We_PPIS2 docked_VVD at_II midday_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT deserted_JJ boatyard_NN1 was_VBDZ swimming_VVG in_II heat_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ well_JJ into_II the_AT charter_NN1 business_NN1 's_GE low_JJ season_NNT1 ,_, so_CS the_AT vast_JJ majority_NN1 of_IO Cutwater_NP1 's_GE yachts_NN2 had_VHD either_RR gone_VVN north_ND1 for_IF the_AT summer_NNT1 or_CC were_VBDR sitting_VVG on_II jackstands_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT water_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE bareboat_NN1 yachts_NN2 were_VBDR still_RR at_II sea_NN1 ,_, and_CC Wavebreaker_NP1 had_VHD one_PN1 more_RGR paying_JJ charter_NN1 to_TO complete_VVI ,_, but_CCB otherwise_RR McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE yard_NN1 had_VHD the_AT torpor_NN1 of_IO tropical_JJ summer_NNT1 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Even_RR Stella_FW ,_, McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE longsuffering_JJ secretary_NN1 ,_, had_VHD taken_VVN the_AT day_NNT1 off_RP ,_, leaving_VVG the_AT office_NN1 locked_VVD ,_, which_DDQ meant_VVD I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO walk_VVI into_II town_NN1 to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 public_JJ telephone_NN1 from_II which_DDQ I_PPIS1 called_VVD the_AT Bahamian_JJ Police_NN2 and_CC told_VVD them_PPHO2 about_II Hirondelle_NP1 ,_, and_CC added_VVD that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD rescued_VVN a_AT1 chart_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 handful_NN1 of_IO cartridges_NN2 from_II the_AT stricken_JJ boat_NN1 ._. 
The_AT police_NN2 sounded_VVD surprised_JJ that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD bothered_VVN to_TO call_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 walked_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT boatyard_NN1 feeling_VVG strangely_RR foolish_JJ ._. 
Ellen_NP1 laughed_VVD at_II my_APPGE punctiliousness_NN1 ._. 
Doubtless_RR the_AT police_NN2 had_VHD responded_VVN to_II my_APPGE call_NN1 by_II sharpening_VVG their_APPGE cutlasses_NN2 and_CC charging_VVG their_APPGE muskets_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 mocked_VVD ,_, in_II readiness_NN1 for_IF an_AT1 invasion_NN1 of_IO Murder_NN1 Cay_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX mention_VVI Murder_NN1 Cay_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 just_RR told_VVD them_PPHO2 about_II the_AT bullet_NN1 damage_NN1 to_II the_AT boat_NN1 and_CC about_II the_AT chart_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_RR now_CS21 that_CS22 you_PPY 've_VH0 single-handedly_RR won_VVN the_AT war_NN1 on_II drugs_NN2 ,_, perhaps_RR you_PPY can_VM do_VDI something_PN1 useful_JJ ,_, like_RR scrub_VV0 the_AT deck_NN1 ?_? 
'_" We_PPIS2 had_VHD only_RR this_DD1 one_MC1 day_NNT1 to_II resupply_JJ and_CC prepare_VV0 Wavebreaker_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE last_MD charter_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ meant_VVD the_AT schooner_NN1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI refuelled_VVN and_CC provisioned_VVN ,_, her_APPGE carpets_NN2 must_VM be_VBI vacuumed_VVN ,_, her_APPGE bilges_NN2 poisoned_VVN against_II rats_NN2 and_CC cockroaches_NN2 ,_, her_APPGE galley_NN1 made_VVD spotless_JJ ,_, her_APPGE deck_NN1 scrubbed_VVN and_CC her_APPGE brightwork_NN1 polished_VVD ._. 
In_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT afternoon_NNT1 ,_, when_CS it_PPH1 seemed_VVD that_CST the_AT work_NN1 would_VM never_RR be_VBI done_VDN on_II time_NNT1 ,_, Bellybutton_NP1 arrived_VVD at_II the_AT yard_NN1 ._. 
Bellybutton_NN1 was_VBDZ McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE foreman_NN1 ,_, and_CC for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 I_PPIS1 dared_VVD hope_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN to_TO help_VVI us_PPIO2 ,_, but_CCB instead_RR he_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 that_CST one_MC1 of_IO the_AT bareboat_NN1 thirty-three-footers_NN2 was_VBDZ in_II trouble_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT man_NN1 radioed_VVD that_CST his_APPGE engine_NN1 broke_VVD ,_, '_GE Bellybutton_NP1 grumbled_VVD ,_, '_GE so_RR I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO fetch_VVI the_AT idiot_NN1 in_II Starkisser_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pretending_VVG that_CST the_AT errand_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 nuisance_NN1 ,_, though_CS at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ grinning_VVG with_IW pleasure_NN1 at_II the_AT thought_NN1 of_IO taking_VVG McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE brand_JJ21 new_JJ22 sportsboat_NN1 to_II sea_NN1 ._. 
Starkisser_NP1 's_GE midnight-blue_JJ hull_NN1 had_VHD metalflake_NN1 embedded_VVN in_II its_APPGE fibreglass_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT sleek_JJ boat_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO scintillate_VVI with_IW an_AT1 internal_JJ and_CC infernal_JJ dark_JJ blue_JJ light_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI one_MC1 of_IO the_AT fastest_JJT production_NN1 boats_NN2 in_II the_AT islands_NN2 ;_; her_APPGE twin_NN1 big-block_NN1 engines_NN2 could_VM hurl_VVI the_AT three-ton_NNU1 wedge-shaped_JJ hull_NN1 at_II over_RG eighty_MC miles_NNU2 an_AT1 hour_NNT1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 worried_VVD neither_RR McIllvanney_NP1 nor_CC Bellybutton_NP1 that_CST at_II such_DA a_AT1 speed_NN1 a_AT1 man_NN1 could_VM not_XX hear_VVI himself_PPX1 scream_VVI and_CC that_CST even_RR the_AT smallest_JJT wave_NN1 shook_VVD the_AT bones_NN2 right_RR out_II21 of_II22 their_APPGE flesh_NN1 ._. 
'_" There_EX ai_FU n't_XX a_AT1 girl_NN1 in_II creation_NN1 who_PNQS do_VD0 n't_XX melt_VVI after_II a_AT1 ride_NN1 in_II Starkisser_NP1 ,_, '_GE Bellybutton_NP1 liked_VVD to_TO boast_VVI ._. 
His_APPGE real_JJ name_NN1 was_VBDZ Benjamin_NP1 ,_, but_CCB no_PN121 one_PN122 ever_RR called_VVN him_PPHO1 Benjamin_NP1 or_CC even_RR Ben_NP1 ._. 
To_II the_AT whole_JJ island_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ Bellybutton_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ rumoured_VVN he_PPHS1 had_VHD earned_VVN the_AT nickname_NN1 by_II biting_VVG the_AT navel_NN1 clean_JJ out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 whore_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD displeased_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 found_VVD the_AT rumour_NN1 all_DB too_RG believable_JJ for_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 pleasant_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 black_JJ version_NN1 of_IO McIllvanney_NP1 himself_PPX1 ;_; rangy_NN1 ,_, knowing_VVG ,_, tall_JJ and_CC sarcastic_JJ ._. 
'_GE Mr_NNB Mac_NP1 wants_VVZ to_TO see_VVI you_PPY tonight_RT ,_, '_GE Bellybutton_NP1 leered_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 suspected_VVD I_PPIS1 would_VM not_XX enjoy_VVI the_AT meeting_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 says_VVZ you_PPY 're_VBR to_TO go_VVI to_II his_APPGE place_NN1 at_II sundown_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ is_VBZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 in_II the_AT yard_NN1 today_RT ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_GE Mr_NNB Mac_NP1 's_VBZ taking_VVG a_AT1 day_NNT1 off_RP !_! 
'_GE Bellybutton_NN1 said_VVD in_II an_AT1 indignant_JJ voice_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 my_APPGE question_NN1 had_VHD impugned_VVN McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE honour_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 has_VHZ business_NN1 to_TO take_VVI care_NN1 of_IO ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO take_VVI a_AT1 boat_NN1 to_II Miami_NP1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ he_PPHS1 give_VV0 me_PPIO1 the_AT keys_NN2 to_II Starkisser_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY maybe_RR want_VV0 to_TO take_VVI Miss_NNB Ellen_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 ride_NN1 in_II Starkisser_NP1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 dangled_VVD the_AT sportsboat_NN1 's_GE keys_NN2 enticingly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX tell_VVI Mr_NNB Mac_NP1 ,_, long_RR as_CSA you_PPY give_VV0 me_PPIO1 a_AT1 ride_NN1 on_II Miss_NNB Ellen_NP1 when_CS you_PPY 're_VBR done_VDN ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 laughed_VVD and_CC obscenely_RR pumped_VVD his_APPGE lean_JJ hips_NN2 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR an_AT1 offensive_JJ shit_NN1 ,_, Bellybutton_NP1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD in_II a_AT1 very_RG friendly_JJ voice_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD already_RR turned_VVN his_APPGE attention_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 me_PPIO1 because_CS a_AT1 car_NN1 had_VHD suddenly_RR appeared_VVN in_II the_AT yard_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 long_JJ white_JJ Lincoln_NP1 with_IW black-tinted_JJ windows_NN2 ._. 
The_AT car_NN1 slid_VVD quietly_RR between_II the_AT cradled_JJ yachts_NN2 to_TO stop_VVI just_RR short_JJ of_IO Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE pier_NN1 ._. 
Apart_II21 from_II22 the_AT crunching_JJ sound_NN1 of_IO the_AT tyres_NN2 the_AT Lincoln_NP1 's_GE approach_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN silent_JJ and_CC oddly_RR sinister_JJ ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT passenger_NN1 doors_NN2 opened_VVN and_CC a_AT1 very_RG tall_JJ and_CC very_RG black-skinned_JJ man_NN1 climbed_VVD slowly_RR into_II the_AT sunlight_NN1 ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 friend_NN1 of_IO yours_PPGE ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD Bellybutton_NP1 ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE eyes_NN2 widened_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 muttered_VVD a_AT1 curse_NN1 and_CC ,_, instead_II21 of_II22 answering_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 dashed_VVD frantically_RR towards_II Starkisser_NP1 's_GE pontoon_NN1 ._. 
The_AT tall_JJ black_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD emerged_VVN from_II the_AT Lincoln_NP1 was_VBDZ dressed_VVN in_II a_AT1 dark_JJ blue_JJ three-piece_JJ suit_NN1 that_CST looked_VVD incongruously_RR heavy_JJ for_IF such_DA a_AT1 hot_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wore_VVD the_AT elegantly_RR cut_VV0 suit_NN1 over_II a_AT1 white_JJ shirt_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 old_JJ Etonian_JJ tie_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ impressively_RR built_VVN ;_; thin_JJ hipped_JJ and_CC wide_RR shouldered_VVD ,_, like_II a_AT1 boxer_NN1 who_PNQS could_VM punch_VVI hard_JJ and_CC dance_VVI lightly_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD calmly_RR around_II the_AT yard_NN1 ,_, then_RT put_VVN on_II a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO mirrored_JJ sunglasses_NN2 before_II slamming_VVG the_AT car_NN1 door_NN1 shut_VVD ._. 
Bellybutton_NP1 had_VHD thrown_VVN off_II Starkisser_NP1 's_GE lines_NN2 and_CC now_RT let_VV0 the_AT sportsboat_NN1 float_VVI away_II21 from_II22 the_AT pontoon_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 unclipped_JJ her_APPGE jet-black_JJ cockpit_NN1 cover_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, plainly_RR frantic_JJ to_TO escape_VVI the_AT elegant_JJ man_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 punched_VVD the_AT boat_NN1 's_GE engines_NN2 into_II life_NN1 ._. 
The_AT echo_NN1 of_IO the_AT twin_NN1 motors_NN2 crackled_VVD back_RP from_II the_AT nearby_JJ buildings_NN2 like_II the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 battle-tank_NN1 firing_VVG up_RP for_IF action_NN1 ._. 
Scared_JJ pelicans_NN2 flapped_VVD away_RL ,_, and_CC Ellen_NP1 came_VVD up_RP from_II the_AT galley_NN1 to_TO see_VVI what_DDQ had_VHD caused_VVN the_AT commotion_NN1 ._. 
Bellybutton_NP1 gave_VVD one_MC1 last_MD look_NN1 at_II the_AT man_NN1 walking_VVG along_II the_AT dock_NN1 ,_, then_RT shoved_VVD Starkisser_NP1 's_GE tachometers_NN2 way_NN1 into_II their_APPGE red_JJ zones_NN2 so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT dark_JJ blue_JJ powerboat_NN1 stood_VVD on_II her_APPGE tail_NN1 and_CC screamed_VVD out_RP to_II sea_NN1 as_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT devil_NN1 himself_PPX1 was_VBDZ on_II her_APPGE tail_NN1 ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 guilty_JJ conscience_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 terrible_JJ thing_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT tall_JJ black_JJ man_NN1 chuckled_VVD ,_, then_RT sauntered_VVD across_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE gangplank_NN1 ._. 
Once_RR on_II deck_NN1 he_PPHS1 stopped_VVD to_TO admire_VVI Ellen_NP1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ dressed_VVN in_II a_AT1 brief_JJ pair_NN of_IO shorts_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 faded_JJ tank_NN1 top_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR with_IW her_APPGE glorious_JJ hair_NN1 scraped_VVD back_RP into_II a_AT1 loose_JJ bun_NN1 ,_, and_CC with_IW her_APPGE hands_NN2 and_CC face_NN1 smeared_VVN with_IW soap_NN1 and_CC sweat_VV0 from_II the_AT exertions_NN2 of_IO scrubbing_VVG the_AT galley_NN1 stove_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 looked_VVD utterly_RR beguiling_JJ ._. 
The_AT black_JJ man_NN1 momentarily_RR took_VVD off_RP his_APPGE sunglasses_NN2 as_CS21 though_CS22 to_TO examine_VVI Ellen_NP1 more_RRR closely_RR and_CC I_PPIS1 saw_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD very_RG hard_JJ and_CC very_RG cynical_JJ eyes_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR suddenly_RR turned_VVN full_JJ on_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY must_VM be_VBI Breakspear_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
'_" '_" My_APPGE name_NN1 is_VBZ Deacon_NN1 Billingsley_NP1 '_GE he_PPHS1 paused_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 should_VM recognise_VVI the_AT name_NN1 ,_, '_GE and_CC I_PPIS1 am_VBM a_AT1 police_NN2 officer_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT arrival_NN1 of_IO Deacon_NN1 Billingsley_NP1 should_VM have_VHI given_VVN me_PPIO1 the_AT satisfaction_NN1 that_CST my_APPGE telephone_NN1 call_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN treated_VVN seriously_RR ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 sensed_VVD this_DD1 policeman_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX going_VVGK to_TO offer_VVI me_PPIO1 any_DD satisfaction_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD spoken_VVN very_RG flatly_RR ,_, making_VVG his_APPGE introduction_NN1 sound_NN1 like_II a_AT1 threat_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sun_NN1 ,_, mirrored_VVN in_II the_AT obsidian_NN1 brightness_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE glasses_NN2 ,_, momentarily_RR dazzled_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ were_VBDR you_PPY doing_VDG when_RRQ you_PPY found_VVD Hirondelle_NP1 ,_, Breakspear_VV0 ?_? 
'_GE Billingsley_NN1 asked_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Making_NN1 passage_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Making_NN1 passage_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 mocked_VVD my_APPGE British_JJ accent_NN1 ,_, then_RT turned_VVN on_II Ellen_NP1 who_PNQS had_VHD stayed_VVN on_II deck_NN1 to_TO hear_VVI the_AT conversation_NN1 ._. 
'_" Where_RRQ were_VBDR you_PPY coming_VVG from_II ,_, lady_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Hey_UH !_! 
Count_VV0 me_PPIO1 out_RP ,_, OK_RR ?_? 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX call_VVI any_DD goddamn_JJ cavalry_NN ._. 
You_PPY want_VV0 to_TO know_VVI anything_PN1 about_II that_DD1 boat_NN1 ,_, you_PPY ask_VV0 Nick_NP1 ,_, not_XX me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 twisted_VVD contemptuously_RR towards_II the_AT companionway_NN1 ._. 
Billingsley_NP1 watched_VVD her_APPGE walk_NN1 away_RL ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ American_JJ ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 seemed_VVD amused_JJ rather_CS21 than_CS22 offended_VVN by_II Ellen_NP1 's_GE defiance_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ American_JJ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 confirmed_VVD ._. 
Ellen_NP1 dropped_VVD out_II21 of_II22 sight_NN1 and_CC Billingsley_NP1 turned_VVD back_RP to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" Are_VBR you_PPY screwing_VVG the_AT American_JJ ,_, Breakspear_VV0 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ so_RG astonished_JJ by_II the_AT sudden_JJ question_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 just_RR gaped_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Are_VBR you_PPY laying_VVG the_AT girl_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Billingsley_NN1 rephrased_VVD his_APPGE insolent_JJ question_NN1 as_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 had_VHD not_XX understood_VVN the_AT first_MD version_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE tone_NN1 of_IO voice_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RG bland_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 have_VHI been_VBN asking_VVG my_APPGE opinion_NN1 of_IO Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE sea-keeping_JJ qualities_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT answer_NN1 is_VBZ no_UH ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 finally_RR said_VVD ,_, '_GE and_CC fuck_VV0 off_RP ._. 
'_GE Billingsley_NN1 lit_VVD a_AT1 cigar_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD a_AT1 red_JJ and_CC yellow_JJ band_NN1 on_II which_DDQ I_PPIS1 could_VM just_RR read_VVI the_AT word_NN1 Cubana_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD his_APPGE time_NNT1 ;_; first_MD cutting_VVG the_AT cigar_NN1 ,_, then_RT heating_VVG its_APPGE tip_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 succession_NN1 of_IO matches_NN2 that_CST he_PPHS1 carelessly_RR and_CC provocatively_RR dropped_VVN on_II21 to_II22 Wavebreaker_NP1 's_VBZ scrubbed_VVN deck_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 used_VVD the_AT toes_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE expensive_JJ brogues_NN2 to_TO grind_VVI each_DD1 dead_JJ match_NN1 into_II the_AT teakwood_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT charred_JJ tips_NN2 smeared_VVD black_JJ carbonised_JJ streaks_NN2 across_II the_AT wood_NN1 's_GE bone-whiteness_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 finally_RR drew_VVD the_AT cigar_NN1 into_II red_JJ heat_NN1 and_CC discarded_VVD the_AT final_JJ match_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 raised_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 to_TO stare_VVI into_II my_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 felt_VVD a_AT1 surge_NN1 of_IO fear_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX Billingsley_NP1 's_GE physical_JJ size_NN1 that_CST provoked_VVD that_CST fear_VV0 ,_, for_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ of_IO a_AT1 size_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, nor_CC was_VBDZ it_PPH1 his_APPGE profession_NN1 that_CST gave_VVD me_PPIO1 pause_NN1 ,_, but_CCB rather_RR the_AT aura_NN1 of_IO incipient_JJ violence_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 radiated_VVD like_II a_AT1 blast_NN1 furnace_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY mess_VV0 with_IW me_PPIO1 ,_, Breakspear_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD in_II a_AT1 deceptively_RR mild_JJ voice_NN1 ,_, '_GE and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM rip_VVI your_APPGE spine_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 your_APPGE asshole_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ damned_VVN if_CS I_PPIS1 would_VM show_VVI him_PPHO1 my_APPGE fear_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY have_VHI a_AT1 warrant_NN1 card_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD him_PPHO1 instead_RR ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 second_NNT1 I_PPIS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO hit_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT he_PPHS1 reached_VVD into_II his_APPGE jacket_NN1 pocket_NN1 and_CC brought_VVD out_RP a_AT1 wallet_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 unfolded_VVD and_CC thrust_VVN towards_II me_PPIO1 ,_, giving_VVG me_PPIO1 just_RR enough_DD time_NNT1 to_TO see_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 held_VVD the_AT rank_NN1 of_IO chief_JJ inspector_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT highest_JJT ranks_NN2 in_II the_AT Bahamian_JJ police_NN2 force_NN1 ,_, then_RT the_AT wallet_NN1 was_VBDZ snapped_VVN shut_JJ and_CC Deacon_NN1 Billingsley_NP1 moved_VVD to_TO stand_VVI very_RG close_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, so_RR close_VV0 that_CST I_PPIS1 could_VM smell_VVI the_AT cigar_NN1 smoke_NN1 on_II his_APPGE breath_NN1 ._. 
'_" Where_RRQ 's_VBZ the_AT chart_NN1 you_PPY took_VVD from_II Hirondelle_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Down_RP below_RL ._. 
'_" '_" Then_RT fetch_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD dismissively_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 obeyed_VVD ._. 
The_AT chart_NN1 had_VHD dried_VVN into_II stiff_JJ and_CC faded_JJ folds_NN2 ,_, but_CCB Billingsley_NP1 did_VDD not_XX look_VVI at_II it_PPH1 ,_, instead_RR he_PPHS1 just_RR screwed_VVD it_PPH1 up_RP and_CC thrust_VV0 it_PPH1 into_II a_AT1 pocket_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE expensive_JJ jacket_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 also_RR found_VVD these_DD2 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC offered_VVD him_PPHO1 the_AT handful_NN1 of_IO cartridge_NN1 cases_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 ignored_VVD my_APPGE outstretched_JJ hand_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ were_VBDR you_PPY doing_VDG at_II Sister_NNB Island_NP1 ,_, Breakspear_VV0 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT question_NN1 puzzled_VVD me_PPIO1 for_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD not_XX mentioned_VVN Sister_NNB Island_NP1 ,_, nor_CC its_APPGE old_JJ name_NN1 of_IO Murder_NN1 Cay_NN1 ,_, to_II either_RR the_AT police_NN2 or_CC to_II the_AT Defence_NN1 Forces_NN2 ,_, nor_CC had_VHD Billingsley_NP1 troubled_VVN to_TO look_VVI at_II the_AT pencilled_JJ line_NN1 on_II the_AT chart_NN1 ,_, yet_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD somehow_RR connected_VVN Hirondelle_NP1 with_IW the_AT mysterious_JJ island_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD you_PPY what_DDQ you_PPY were_VBDR doing_VDG at_II Sister_NNB Island_NP1 ,_, '_GE Deacon_NN1 Billingsley_NP1 said_VVD threateningly_RR ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 were_VBDR n't_XX anywhere_RL near_II the_AT island_NN1 !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 protested_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY can_VM check_VVI that_DD1 for_IF yourself_PPX1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 reported_VVD the_AT co-ordinates_NN2 where_CS we_PPIS2 found_VVD Hirondelle_NP1 over_II the_AT radio_NN1 ,_, and_CC those_DD2 co-ordinates_NN2 are_VBR twenty_MC miles_NNU2 north-west_ND1 of_IO Sister_NNB Island_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ as_RG close_JJ as_CSA we_PPIS2 ever_RR got_VVN to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 sensed_VVD that_CST I_PPIS1 might_VM have_VHI unsettled_VVN this_DD1 policeman_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD also_RR angered_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, though_CS his_APPGE anger_NN1 seemed_VVD directed_VVN at_II himself_PPX1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN here_RL on_II a_AT1 misunderstanding_NN1 ;_; believing_VVG that_CST Wavebreaker_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN at_II Murder_NN1 Cay_NN1 when_CS in_II fact_NN1 we_PPIS2 had_VHD not_XX even_RR been_VBN within_II sight_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 mysterious_JJ island_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Billingsley_NP1 had_VHD clearly_RR known_VVN about_II Hirondelle_NP1 's_GE visit_NN1 to_II Murder_NN1 Cay_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 realised_VVD that_CST this_DD1 senior_JJ police_NN2 officer_NN1 had_VHD not_XX come_VVN here_RL to_TO enquire_VVI into_II a_AT1 crime_NN1 ,_, but_CCB to_TO cover_VVI it_PPH1 up_RP ._. 
Hirondelle_NP1 's_GE owners_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD glibly_RR ,_, had_VHD decided_VVN to_TO fly_VVI home_RL and_CC ,_, despairing_JJ of_IO ever_RR selling_VVG the_AT yacht_NN1 in_II a_AT1 glutted_JJ market_NN1 ,_, had_VHD simply_RR abandoned_VVN it_PPH1 and_CC someone_PN1 had_VHD evidently_RR used_VVN the_AT hulk_NN1 for_IF target_NN1 practice_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Maybe_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT Americans_NN2 ,_, '_GE Billingsley_NP1 suggested_VVD airily_RR ,_, '_" you_PPY know_VV0 there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 naval_JJ exercise_NN1 in_II progress_NN1 ?_? 
Perhaps_RR they_PPHS2 machine-gunned_JJ the_AT hulk_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Those_DD2 cartridge_NN1 cases_NN2 are_VBR n't_XX American_JJ issue_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, holding_VVG out_RP the_AT green-lacquered_JJ steel_NN1 casings_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI kept_VVN my_APPGE silence_NN1 ,_, for_IF the_AT only_JJ purpose_NN1 my_APPGE words_NN2 served_VVD was_VBDZ to_TO demonstrate_VVI my_APPGE disbelief_NN1 in_II Billingsley_NP1 's_GE outrageous_JJ explanation_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 disbelief_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 challenge_NN1 ,_, and_CC Deacon_NN1 Billingsley_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 man_NN1 to_TO resist_VVI a_AT1 challenge_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 tipped_VVD my_APPGE hand_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE own_DA strong_JJ grasp_NN1 ,_, spilling_VVG the_AT cartridge_NN1 cases_NN2 into_II his_APPGE left_JJ palm_NN1 ,_, then_RT ,_, one_MC1 by_II one_MC1 ,_, he_PPHS1 tossed_VVD the_AT cartridge_NN1 cases_NN2 overboard_RL ._. 
'_" You_PPY have_VH0 a_AT1 boat_NN1 in_II the_AT Bahamas_NP1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 question_NN1 ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 flat_JJ statement_NN1 ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 ketch_NN1 called_VVN Masquerade_NP1 ,_, presently_RR marooned_JJ on_II Straker_NP1 's_GE Cay_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX marooned_JJ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 's_VBZ under_II repair_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 ignored_VVD my_APPGE emendation_NN1 ,_, but_CCB just_RR continued_VVN to_TO toss_VVI the_AT cartridge_NN1 cases_NN2 over_II the_AT gunwale_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC how_RRQ will_VM you_PPY repair_VVI your_APPGE boat_NN1 ,_, Breakspear_NP1 ,_, or_CC even_RR take_VV0 her_PPHO1 away_RL ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 put_VV0 your_APPGE name_NN1 on_II the_AT Stop_NN1 List_NN1 ?_? 
You_PPY do_VD0 know_VVI what_DDQ the_AT Stop_NN1 List_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, Breakspear_VV0 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 knew_VVD only_RR too_RG well_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT list_NN1 of_IO undesirable_JJ aliens_NN2 who_PNQS were_VBDR banned_VVN from_II entering_VVG the_AT Bahamas_NP1 ,_, and_CC if_CS my_APPGE name_NN1 was_VBDZ put_VVN on_II that_DD1 Stop_NN1 List_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ then_RT thrown_VVN off_II the_AT islands_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM probably_RR never_RR see_VVI my_APPGE boat_NN1 again_RT ._. 
The_AT threat_NN1 was_VBDZ effective_JJ and_CC blunt_JJ ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY understand_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_GE Billingsley_NN1 asked_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 threw_VVD the_AT last_MD cartridge_NN1 overboard_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 suspected_VVD that_CST as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 left_VVD the_AT boatyard_NN1 the_AT chart_NN1 would_VM be_VBI similarly_RR destroyed_VVN ._. 
Doubtless_RR Hirondelle_NP1 had_VHD already_RR been_VBN blown_VVN up_RP ,_, just_RR as_CSA my_APPGE own_DA boat_NN1 would_VM be_VBI butchered_VVN if_CS I_PPIS1 insisted_VVD on_II challenging_VVG this_DD1 man_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY understand_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD a_AT1 second_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 tasted_VVD the_AT sourness_NN1 of_IO humble_JJ pie_NN1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR do_VD0 you_PPY still_RR find_VVI anything_PN1 suspicious_JJ in_II the_AT circumstances_NN2 surrounding_VVG your_APPGE discovery_NN1 of_IO the_AT yacht_NN1 Hirondelle_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Billingsley_NN1 asked_VVD with_IW a_AT1 mocking_JJ punctiliousness_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ intended_VVN to_TO humiliate_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT humiliation_NN1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE own_DA fault_NN1 for_IF having_VHG challenged_VVN the_AT policeman_NN1 's_GE lie_NN1 ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC hated_VVD myself_PPX1 for_IF telling_VVG the_AT untruth_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG of_IO my_APPGE own_DA boat_NN1 standing_NN1 propped_VVN on_II the_AT sand_NN1 of_IO Straker_NP1 's_GE Cay_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 thought_VVD of_IO all_DB the_AT work_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD lavished_VVN on_II Masquerade_NP1 ,_, and_CC of_IO all_DB the_AT love_NN1 and_CC care_NN1 and_CC time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD poured_VVN into_II her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO imagine_VVI her_APPGE rotting_NN1 under_II the_AT tropical_JJ sun_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE paint_NN1 peeling_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE deck_NN1 planks_NN2 opening_VVG and_CC her_APPGE timbers_NN2 riddled_VVD with_IW termites_NN2 ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 lied_VVD and_CC said_VVD I_PPIS1 detected_VVD nothing_PN1 untoward_JJ in_II finding_VVG a_AT1 bullet-riddled_JJ boat_NN1 awash_JJ in_II the_AT Bahamian_JJ seas_NN2 ._. 
Chief_NNB Inspector_NNB Deacon_NP1 Billingsley_NP1 raised_VVD his_APPGE right_JJ hand_NN1 and_CC victoriously_RR ,_, patronisingly_RR and_CC very_RG gently_RR ,_, patted_VVD my_APPGE cheek_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 I_PPIS1 felt_VVD the_AT cold_NN1 touch_VVI of_IO his_APPGE heavy_JJ gold_NN1 rings_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Good_JJ boy_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD derisively_RR ._. 
'_GE And_CC when_CS you_PPY see_VV0 Bellybutton_NP1 ,_, tell_VV0 him_PPHO1 that_CST I_PPIS1 know_VV0 where_RRQ his_APPGE brother_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM pick_VVI the_AT bastard_NN1 up_II whenever_RRQV I_PPIS1 choose_VV0 and_CC then_RT feed_VV0 him_PPHO1 head_NN1 first_MD into_II a_AT1 cane-shredder_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 turned_VVD abruptly_RR away_RL ,_, not_XX waiting_VVG for_IF any_DD answer_NN1 ._. 
The_AT gangplank_NN1 bounced_VVD under_II his_APPGE confident_JJ step_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 walked_VVD down_RP the_AT quay_NN1 without_IW looking_VVG back_RP ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI known_VVN I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ watching_VVG him_PPHO1 for_CS he_PPHS1 stopped_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 yards_NN2 short_JJ of_IO his_APPGE car_NN1 and_CC very_RG ostentatiously_RR took_VVD the_AT incriminating_JJ chart_NN1 from_II his_APPGE jacket_NN1 pocket_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD for_IF a_AT1 second_NNT1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO burn_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB instead_RR he_PPHS1 tore_VVD it_PPH1 into_II tiny_JJ scraps_NN2 that_CST he_PPHS1 tossed_VVD into_II the_AT warm_JJ wind_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT bastard_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 breathed_VVD ._. 
In_II that_DD1 moment_NN1 ,_, Hirondelle_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE crew_NN1 had_VHD disappeared_VVN for_RR21 good_RR22 ._. 
The_AT Lincoln_NP1 's_GE driver_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 uniformed_JJ constable_NN1 who_PNQS climbed_VVD into_II the_AT sunlight_NN1 to_TO open_VVI the_AT car_NN1 door_NN1 for_IF Billingsley_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY not_XX to_TO bother_VVI ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD disparagingly_RR as_CSA she_PPHS1 climbed_VVD the_AT main_JJ companionway_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 guessed_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN listening_VVG to_II my_APPGE conversation_NN1 with_IW Billingsley_NP1 by_II standing_VVG just_RR under_II the_AT saloon_NN1 skylight_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ propped_VVN open_JJ ._. 
Now_RT she_PPHS1 stood_VVD beside_II me_PPIO1 and_CC watched_VVD the_AT white_JJ Lincoln_NP1 drive_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT boatyard_NN1 ._. 
'_" Did_VDD n't_XX I_PPIS1 say_VVI you_PPY 'd_VM be_VBI wasting_VVG your_APPGE time_NNT1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Sod_VV0 my_APPGE time_NNT1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD angrily_RR ._. 
'_" Did_VDD you_PPY hear_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 asked_VVD about_II you_PPY and_CC me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 heard_VVD ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD quite_RG unfazed_JJ by_II Billingsley_NP1 's_GE impertinent_JJ question_NN1 whether_CSW we_PPIS2 slept_VVD together_RL ,_, doubtless_RR translating_VVG the_AT policeman_NN1 's_GE particular_JJ curiosity_NN1 as_II a_AT1 general_JJ confirmation_NN1 of_IO men_NN2 's_GE innate_JJ tackiness_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ more_RRR irritated_VVN by_II my_APPGE answer_NN1 than_CSN by_II Billingsley_NP1 's_GE question_NN1 ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY just_RR tell_VVI him_PPHO1 the_AT truth_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 the_AT truthful_JJ explanation_NN1 ._. 
'_" Which_DDQ was_VBDZ that_CST Ellen_NP1 had_VHD sworn_VVN herself_PPX1 to_II celibacy_NN1 while_CS she_PPHS1 worked_VVD as_II a_AT1 cook_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 decision_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ to_II me_PPIO1 as_RG eccentric_JJ as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ both_RR incomprehensible_JJ and_CC frustrating_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 should_VM n't_XX have_VHI told_VVN the_AT arrogant_JJ bastard_NN1 anything_PN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 stared_VVD at_II the_AT empty_JJ yard_NN1 where_CS Billingsley_NP1 's_GE car_NN1 had_VHD stood_VVN ._. 
'_" My_APPGE God_NP1 !_! 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 ought_VMK to_TO report_VVI him_PPHO1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 'll_VM do_VDI !_! 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM bloody_RG well_RR call_VVI the_AT Belgian_JJ Embassy_NN1 !_! 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 n't_XX be_VBI so_RG stupid_JJ ,_, Nick_NP1 !_! 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ genuinely_RR frightened_VVN for_IF me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ also_RR indignant_JJ at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Report_VV0 him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY 'll_VM be_VBI thrown_VVN off_II the_AT islands_NN2 before_II the_AT week_NNT1 's_GE end_NN1 !_! 
Do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY understand_VVI what_DDQ 's_VBZ going_VVG on_RP ?_? 
Are_VBR you_PPY entirely_RR blind_JJ ?_? 
Do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY understand_VVI that_CST in_II small_JJ countries_NN2 power_NN1 is_VBZ more_RGR likely_JJ to_TO remain_VVI undisguised_JJ because_CS there_EX is_VBZ n't_XX sufficient_JJ societal_JJ depth_NN1 to_TO conceal_VVI the_AT realities_NN2 of_IO institutionalised_JJ brutality_NN1 beneath_II a_AT1 respectable_JJ fiction_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX listening_VVG to_II the_AT professor_NN1 's_GE explanation_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ feeling_VVG disgust_NN1 at_II myself_PPX1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 that_CST the_AT stench_NN1 of_IO Billingsley_NP1 's_GE cigar_NN1 smoke_NN1 clung_VVN to_II the_AT boat_NN1 like_II the_AT sulphurous_JJ reek_NN1 of_IO the_AT pit_NN1 ,_, and_CC with_IW it_PPH1 lingered_VVD the_AT realisation_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD been_VBN twisted_VVN into_II dishonesty_NN1 as_RG easily_RR as_CSA a_AT1 length_NN1 of_IO rope_NN1 could_VM be_VBI coiled_VVN into_II hanks_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD lied_VVN ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD let_VVN myself_PPX1 be_VBI used_VVN by_II evil_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB all_DB for_IF Masquerade_NP1 ._. 
Masquerade_NN1 is_VBZ my_APPGE boat_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 beauty_NN1 ;_; a_AT1 forty-foot_JJ ketch_NN1 built_VVN of_IO mahogany_NN1 on_II oak_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN constructed_VVN in_II Hampshire_NP1 before_II the_AT Second_MD World_NN1 War_NN1 by_II craftsmen_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD taken_VVN pride_NN1 in_II their_APPGE work_NN1 ,_, but_CCB fibreglass_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN wooden_JJ boats_NN2 redundant_JJ and_CC Masquerade_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN laid_VVN up_RP and_CC left_VVN to_TO rot_VVI at_II a_AT1 boatyard_NN1 on_II the_AT River_NNL1 Exe_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD found_VVN her_PPHO1 when_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 Weapons_NN2 Instructor_NN1 at_II the_AT Royal_JJ Marines_NN2 '_GE Lympstone_NP1 camp_NN1 in_II Devon_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD bought_VVN her_PPHO1 for_IF a_AT1 song_NN1 ,_, then_RT spent_VVD a_AT1 fortune_NN1 restoring_VVG her_PPHO1 and_CC ,_, when_CS my_APPGE term_NN1 of_IO service_NN1 expired_VVD and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM afford_VVI to_TO become_VVI the_AT gypsy-sailor_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD always_RR wanted_VVN to_TO be_VBI ,_, I_PPIS1 left_VVD the_AT Marines_NN2 and_CC made_VVD Masquerade_NP1 my_APPGE new_JJ home_NN1 ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO years_NNT2 she_PPHS1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD knocked_VVN around_II the_AT Mediterranean_NP1 ,_, then_RT I_PPIS1 had_VHD sailed_VVN her_PPHO1 across_II the_AT Atlantic_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 voyage_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN the_AT first_MD leg_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 planned_JJ circumnavigation_NN1 ,_, but_CCB those_DD2 dreams_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN brutally_RR shattered_VVN when_CS Masquerade_NP1 was_VBDZ stolen_VVN from_II an_AT1 anchorage_NN1 in_II the_AT Florida_NP1 Keys_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 turned_VVD up_RP ten_MC days_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, stranded_VVN on_II a_AT1 coral_NN1 reef_NN1 in_II the_AT Bahamas_NP1 with_IW most_DAT of_IO her_APPGE gear_NN1 missing_VVG and_CC her_APPGE starboard_NN1 bilges_VVZ half_DB ripped_VVD out_RP by_II the_AT savage_JJ coral_NN1 heads_NN2 ._. 
The_AT thieves_NN2 were_VBDR never_RR found_VVN ._. 
That_DD1 theft_NN1 and_CC recovery_NN1 had_VHD taken_VVN place_NN1 just_RR over_RG a_AT1 year_NNT1 ago_RA ._. 
Now_RT ,_, laboriously_RR rescued_VVN by_II Thessy_NP1 's_GE father_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 fisherman_NN1 ,_, Masquerade_NP1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG in_II the_AT sandy_JJ backyard_NN1 of_IO Thessy_NP1 's_GE house_NN1 where_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ cradled_VVN by_II timber_NN1 props_NN2 among_II the_AT casuarinas_NN2 and_CC palm_NN1 trees_NN2 ,_, and_CC where_RRQ chickens_NN2 roosted_VVD in_II her_APPGE cockpit_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 needed_VVD repairs_NN2 and_CC she_PPHS1 needed_VVD love_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO feel_VVI the_AT sea_NN1 about_II her_PPHO1 long_RR deep_JJ keel_NN1 again_RT ._. 
Her_APPGE timbers_NN2 needed_VVN to_TO swell_VVI with_IW the_AT salt_NN1 water_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 needed_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
Which_DDQ was_VBDZ why_RRQ I_PPIS1 had_VHD bowed_VVN to_II the_AT imperative_NN1 of_IO Deacon_NN1 Billingsley_NP1 's_GE dishonesty_NN1 ,_, because_CS otherwise_RR I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI lost_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI lost_VVN the_AT chance_NN1 to_TO sail_VVI across_II the_AT Pacific_NP1 with_IW Ellen_NP1 ,_, because_CS Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT verge_NN1 of_IO agreeing_VVG to_TO come_VVI with_IW me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC if_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD not_XX yielded_VVN to_II the_AT policeman_NN1 's_GE blackmail_NN1 I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI lost_VVN Ellen_NP1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 my_APPGE boat_NN1 ._. 
And_CC so_RR I_PPIS1 had_VHD lied_VVN ._. 
A_AT1 few_DA2 moments_NN2 before_II sundown_NN1 I_PPIS1 extricated_VVD Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE folding_JJ bicycle_NN1 from_II the_AT big_JJ locker_NN1 on_II the_AT boat_NN1 's_VBZ after_II swimplatform_NN1 ,_, forced_VVD the_AT rusting_JJ hinges_NN2 open_VV0 ,_, then_RT pedalled_VVD along_II Midshipman_NP1 Road_NNL1 to_II the_AT glittering_JJ block_NN1 of_IO apartments_NN2 where_CS our_APPGE esteemed_JJ boss_NN1 lived_VVD ._. 
Matthew_NP1 McIllvanney_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX the_AT real_JJ boss_NN1 of_IO Cutwater_JJR Yacht_NN1 Charters_NN2 (_( Bahamas_NP1 )_) Limited_JJ ,_, which_DDQ belonged_VVD to_II a_AT1 retired_JJ theatre_NN1 owner_NN1 who_PNQS now_RT lived_VVD in_II Bermuda_NP1 and_CC was_VBDZ a_AT1 long-time_JJ friend_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 friendship_NN1 that_CST had_VHD secured_VVN me_PPIO1 the_AT job_NN1 of_IO skippering_VVG Wavebreaker_NN1 when_CS Masquerade_NP1 was_VBDZ wrecked_VVN ,_, but_CCB McIllvanney_NP1 actually_RR looked_VVN after_II the_AT day-to-day_JJ running_NN1 of_IO the_AT charter_NN1 business_NN1 ._. 
Cutwater_NP1 's_GE charter_NN1 bookings_NN2 were_VBDR usually_RR made_VVN by_II agencies_NN2 in_II Fort_NP1 Lauderdale_NP1 and_CC London_NP1 ,_, then_RT faxed_VVD to_II McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE yard_NN1 in_II Freeport_NP1 where_RRQ the_AT boats_NN2 were_VBDR docked_VVN and_CC maintained_VVN ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 also_RR kept_VVN a_AT1 few_DA2 power-cruisers_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA for_IF charter_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE yard_NN1 ran_VVD an_AT1 efficient_JJ yacht-servicing_NN1 and_CC marine_JJ supplies_NN2 business_NN1 ,_, and_CC thus_RR the_AT boundaries_NN2 between_II his_APPGE operations_NN2 and_CC Cutwater_JJR Charters_NN2 were_VBDR necessarily_RR blurred_VVN and_CC ,_, for_IF all_DB intents_NN2 and_CC purposes_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN said_VVN to_TO run_VVI Cutwater_JJR ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR ran_VVD a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO other_JJ businesses_NN2 that_CST had_VHD nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW boats_NN2 and_CC were_VBDR probably_RR much_RR more_RGR profitable_JJ ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 was_VBDZ certainly_RR making_VVG money_NN1 from_II somewhere_RL ._. 
Starkisser_NP1 had_VHD to_TO have_VHI cost_VVN him_PPHO1 close_RR to_II a_AT1 hundred_NNO thousand_NNO US_NP1 dollars_NNU2 ,_, and_CC the_AT Lucaya_NP1 penthouse_NN1 apartment_NN1 ,_, with_IW its_APPGE private_JJ docks_NN2 and_CC its_APPGE view_NN1 towards_II Silver_NP1 Point_NN1 Beach_NN1 ,_, probably_RR cost_VV0 ten_MC times_NNT2 as_RG much_DA1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 kept_VVD a_AT1 BMW_NP1 and_CC an_AT1 old_JJ open-top_NN1 MG_NNU in_II the_AT garage_NN1 ,_, though_CS his_APPGE vehicle_NN1 of_IO choice_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 big_JJ Kawasaki_NP1 motorbike_NN1 ._. 
Matthew_NP1 McIllvanney_NP1 ,_, even_RR by_II the_AT standards_NN2 of_IO the_AT expatriate_NN1 retired_JJ Americans_NN2 who_PNQS lived_VVD all_DB around_II him_PPHO1 ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 rich_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 chained_VVD Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE bicycle_NN1 to_II an_AT1 ornamental_JJ fence_NN1 outside_II McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE apartment_NN1 block_NN1 ,_, and_CC persuaded_VVD the_AT uniformed_JJ ape_NN1 on_II security_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 terrorist_NN1 ._. 
The_AT ape_NN1 keyed_VVN the_AT lift_NN1 panel_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT elevator_NN1 would_VM go_VVI to_II the_AT very_JJ top_JJ floor_NN1 where_CS it_PPH1 opened_VVD directly_RR into_II McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE apartment_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD visited_VVN the_AT apartment_NN1 at_RR21 least_RR22 a_AT1 dozen_NNO times_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 still_RR found_VVD the_AT fact_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 lift_NN1 opening_VVG directly_RR into_II a_AT1 living_NN1 room_NN1 incredibly_RR impressive_JJ ;_; a_AT1 proof_NN1 of_IO wealth_NN1 as_RG convincing_JJ as_CSA the_AT possession_NN1 of_IO gold_NN1 taps_NN2 or_CC of_IO mink_NN rugs_NN2 or_CC of_IO the_AT girl_NN1 who_PNQS waited_VVD to_TO greet_VVI me_PPIO1 just_RR beyond_II the_AT lift_NN1 doors_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 very_RG tall_JJ and_CC very_RG fair_JJ and_CC dazzlingly_RR beautiful_JJ creature_NN1 whose_DDQGE skin_NN1 was_VBDZ goose-pimpled_JJ under_II the_AT impact_NN1 of_IO McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE air_NN1 conditioning_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ set_VVN to_II a_AT1 level_NN1 that_CST might_VM have_VHI made_VVN a_AT1 penguin_NN1 shiver_NN1 ._. 
'_" Hi_UH !_! '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD enthusiastically_RR ._. 
'_" You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO be_VBI Nick_NP1 !_! 
Matt_NP1 's_VBZ expecting_VVG you_PPY ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ right_JJ outside_RL ._. 
'_GE The_AT girl_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS looked_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN made_VVN in_II heaven_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 peaches_NN2 and_CC cream_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ wearing_VVG a_AT1 few_DA2 pieces_NN2 of_IO string_NN1 arranged_VVN as_II a_AT1 bikini_NN1 ,_, high_JJ heels_NN2 ,_, the_AT goosepimples_NN2 ,_, and_CC nothing_PN1 else_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 nodded_VVD towards_II the_AT screened_JJ porch_NN1 that_CST overlooked_VVD the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'll_VM have_VHI a_AT1 drinkie_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Irish_JJ whiskey_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE no_AT ice_NN1 ,_, some_DD water_NN1 ,_, and_CC thank_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 're_VBR surely_RR welcome_VV0 ._. 
My_APPGE name_NN1 's_GE Donna_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Donna_NN1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 limpid_JJ hand_NN1 to_TO shake_VVI ,_, then_RT wiggled_VVD her_APPGE way_NN1 towards_II the_AT liquor_NN1 cabinet._NNU just_RR to_TO watch_VVI her_APPGE walk_NN1 threatened_VVD to_TO break_VVI your_APPGE heart_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 waved_VVD a_AT1 hand_NN1 about_II McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE apartment_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ n't_XX this_RG just_RR the_AT cutest_JJT place_VV0 you_PPY ever_RR did_VDD see_VVI ,_, Nick_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ very_RG splendid_JJ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 agreed_VVD politely_RR ._. 
The_AT apartment_NN1 was_VBDZ indeed_RR attractive_JJ ,_, perhaps_RR because_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD nothing_PN1 whatever_DDQV of_IO McIllvanney_NP1 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT apartment_NN1 's_GE previous_JJ owners_NN2 had_VHD hired_VVN an_AT1 expensive_JJ interior_JJ designer_NN1 from_II New_NP1 York_NP1 and_CC ordered_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO trick_VVI out_RP the_AT rooms_NN2 in_II a_AT1 horse-country_JJ oldeEnglish_JJ Spy-Cartoons_NN2 look_VV0 ,_, which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN done_VDN to_II extravagant_JJ perfection_NN1 ,_, but_CCB McIllvanney_NP1 was_VBDZ none_PN of_IO those_DD2 things_NN2 ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 Protestant_JJ bully_NN1 from_II the_AT Shankill_NP1 Road_NNL1 in_II Belfast_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD learned_VVN his_APPGE thuggery_NN1 in_II the_AT hard_JJ school_NN1 of_IO Northern_NP1 Ireland_NP1 's_GE prejudices_NN2 ,_, honed_VVD it_PPH1 in_II the_AT British_JJ army_NN1 ,_, and_CC now_RT put_VV0 it_PPH1 to_II whatever_DDQV good_JJ use_NN1 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD in_II the_AT Bahamas_NP1 ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD been_VBN asked_VVN to_TO decorate_VVI a_AT1 flat_JJ to_TO reflect_VVI McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE character_NN1 then_RT I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI given_VVN him_PPHO1 an_AT1 East_ND1 Belfast_NP1 bar_NN1 with_IW sawdust_NN1 scattered_VVN on_II the_AT floor_NN1 ,_, King_NNB Billy_NP1 strutting_VVG on_II the_AT walls_NN2 ,_, and_CC blood_NN1 splattered_VVD across_II its_APPGE tobacco-stained_JJ ceiling_NN1 ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY just_RR go_VVI on_RP through_II ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, '_GE Donna_NN1 invited_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, '_GE and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM bring_VVI you_PPY and_CC Matt_NP1 your_APPGE drinkies_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 went_VVD on_RP through_II ,_, sliding_VVG the_AT heavy_JJ plate_NN1 glass_NN1 aside_RL to_TO walk_VVI on_RP to_II the_AT humid_JJ porch_NN1 where_CS a_AT1 morose_JJ looking_VVG McIllvanney_NP1 slouched_VVD in_II a_AT1 cane_NN1 chair_NN1 and_CC stared_VVD through_II the_AT insect_NN1 screens_NN2 at_II the_AT darkening_JJ sea_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ you_PPY ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 greeted_VVD me_PPIO1 without_IW delight_NN1 and_CC as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN expecting_VVG someone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
'_" You_PPY wanted_VVD to_TO see_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 pointed_VVD out_RP ._. 
Spending_VVG time_NNT1 with_IW McIllvanney_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX my_APPGE idea_NN1 of_IO relaxation_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX much_RR take_VVI to_II his_APPGE lack_NN1 of_IO enthusiasm_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Sit_VV0 down_RP ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD grudgingly_RR ,_, '_" your_APPGE Holiness_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Calling_VVG me_PPIO1 '_" your_APPGE Holiness_NN1 '_GE was_VBDZ McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE joke_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX because_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ particularly_RR pious_JJ ,_, but_CCB rather_RR because_CS my_APPGE namesake_NN1 ,_, Nicholas_NP1 Breakspear_NP1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN the_AT only_JJ Englishman_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD ever_RR become_VV0 Pope_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN the_AT name_NN1 Adrian_NP1 IV_MC and_CC had_VHD ruled_VVN the_AT church_NN1 in_II the_AT twelfth_MD century_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 fact_NN1 that_CST very_RG few_DA2 people_NN other_II21 than_II22 myself_PPX1 knew_VVD ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 fact_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD been_VBN foolish_JJ enough_RR to_TO tell_VVI McIllvanney_NP1 whose_DDQGE hatred_NN1 of_IO '_GE taigs_NN2 '_GE ,_, Catholics_NN2 ,_, ensured_VVD he_PPHS1 would_VM never_RR forget_VVI my_APPGE papal_JJ connection_NN1 ._. 
In_II truth_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT connection_NN1 ,_, for_IF my_APPGE original_JJ family_NN1 name_NN1 was_VBDZ Sillitoe_NP1 ,_, but_CCB ,_, long_RR before_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ born_VVN ,_, my_APPGE father_NN1 had_VHD adopted_VVN Breakspear_NN1 as_CSA his_APPGE stage_NN1 name_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD really_RR known_VVN no_AT other_JJ ._. 
'_" Did_VDD that_DD1 focker_NN1 Bellybutton_NP1 bring_VV0 Starkisser_NN1 back_RP ?_? 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 suddenly_RR demanded_VVN of_IO me_PPIO1 in_II his_APPGE sour_JJ Belfast_NP1 accent_NN1 ._. 
'_GE In_II one_MC1 piece_NN1 ,_, even_RR ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ getting_VVG too_RG big_JJ for_IF his_APPGE focking_JJ black_JJ boots_NN2 ,_, that_DD1 feller_NN1 is_VBZ ._. 
'_GE The_AT complaint_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 ritual_NN1 ,_, not_XX to_TO be_VBI taken_VVN seriously_RR ,_, a_AT1 mere_JJ habitual_JJ statement_NN1 made_VVD solely_RR to_TO impress_VVI on_II me_PPIO1 how_RGQ tough_JJ McIllvanney_NP1 was_VBDZ ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO choose_VVI between_II me_PPIO1 and_CC Bellybutton_NP1 ,_, or_CC between_II Bellybutton_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE own_DA mother_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI chosen_VVN Bellybutton_NP1 any_DD day_NNT1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR two_MC of_IO a_AT1 kind_NN1 ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 tall_JJ ,_, harshly_RR scarred_VVN and_CC surprisingly_RR handsome_JJ man_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 hard_JJ knowing_JJ face_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 deceptively_RR thin_JJ body_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ deceptive_JJ for_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ brutally_RR strong_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM also_RR be_VBI excellent_JJ company_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 fund_NN1 of_IO stories_NN2 that_CST he_PPHS1 told_VVD with_IW an_AT1 exquisite_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO timing_NN1 ,_, though_CS such_DA good_JJ moments_NN2 were_VBDR rare_JJ for_CS he_PPHS1 preferred_VVD to_TO brood_VVI savagely_RR over_II life_NN1 's_GE injustices_NN2 ;_; the_AT chief_NN1 of_IO which_DDQ was_VBDZ the_AT inexplicable_JJ existence_NN1 of_IO Roman_JJ Catholics_NN2 ._. 
'_" Are_VBR you_PPY a_AT1 Catholic_NN1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD Donna_NP1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 brought_VVD out_RP the_AT drinks_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suspected_VVD the_AT question_NN1 was_VBDZ meant_VVN for_IF my_APPGE amusement_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 for_IF his_APPGE own_DA enlightenment_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Gracious_JJ ,_, no_UH !_! 
In_II our_APPGE family_NN1 we_PPIS2 're_VBR all_DB Episcopalians_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 big_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 
'_GE From_II Philadelphia_NP1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 added_VVD for_IF my_APPGE benefit_NN1 and_CC with_IW yet_RR another_DD1 winning_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 
Donna_NP1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO life_NN1 's_GE cheerleaders_NN2 ;_; her_APPGE teeth_NN2 were_VBDR a_AT1 triumph_NN1 of_IO the_AT orthodontic_JJ trade_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE hair_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 confection_NN1 of_IO gel_NN1 ,_, spray_NN1 and_CC heat_NN1 ,_, and_CC her_APPGE body_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 tribute_NN1 to_II wholesome_JJ American_JJ food_NN1 and_CC exercise_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 heard_VVN so_RG much_DA1 about_II you_PPY ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 settling_VVG herself_PPX1 in_RP for_IF a_AT1 long_JJ cosy_JJ chat_NN1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR now_RT fock_VV0 away_RL off_RP and_CC forget_VV0 him_PPHO1 ,_, '_GE McIllvanney_NP1 snapped_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VHZ just_RR been_VBN so_RG nice_JJ visiting_JJ with_IW you_PPY ,_, Nick_NP1 !_! 
'_GE Donna_NN1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 last_MD dazzling_JJ smile_NN1 ,_, then_RT ,_, apparently_RR impervious_JJ to_II McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE evil-tempered_JJ scorn_NN1 ,_, clicked_VVD away_RL on_II her_PPHO1 ridiculously_RR high_JJ heels_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 waited_VVD till_II Donna_NP1 was_VBDZ safely_RR out_II21 of_II22 earshot_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ she_PPHS1 your_APPGE newest_JJT ?_? 
'_GE Pretty_JJ girls_NN2 moved_VVN through_II McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE life_NN1 at_II an_AT1 astonishing_JJ rate_NN1 ,_, though_CS the_AT last_MD ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD endured_VVN a_AT1 record_NN1 six_MC months_NNT2 ,_, had_VHD left_VVN just_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 before_RT ._. 
He_PPHS1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT girls_NN2 ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 is_VBZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 'll_VM cost_VVI you_PPY two_MC thousand_NNO US_NP1 a_AT1 day_NNT1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, plus_II air-fare_NN1 ,_, food_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 present_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO bring_VVI her_PPHO1 over_RP from_II Miami_NP1 today_RT because_CS the_AT stupid_JJ cow_NN1 wo_VM n't_XX fly_VVI ._. 
Can_VM you_PPY believe_VVI that_DD1 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ frightened_VVN of_IO airplanes_NN2 ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 is_VBZ !_! 
So_RR I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO fetch_VVI her_PPHO1 in_II Junkanoo_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Junkanoo_NN1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE boats_NN2 ,_, doubtless_RR purchased_VVN on_II the_AT profits_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE call-girl_JJ service_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 liked_VVD to_TO boast_VVI that_CST the_AT service_NN1 was_VBDZ very_RG elegant_JJ ,_, and_CC certainly_RR not_XX crude_JJ like_II the_AT part-time_JJ pimp_NN1 service_NN1 that_CST Bellybutton_NP1 enforced_VVD with_IW his_APPGE teeth_NN2 ._. 
Instead_RR McIllvanney_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT Bahamian_JJ agent_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 Miami-based_JJ business_NN1 that_CST claimed_VVD to_TO provide_VVI the_AT world_NN1 's_GE most_RGT beautiful_JJ girls_NN2 to_II anyone_PN1 with_IW the_AT money_NN1 to_TO pay_VVI for_IF them_PPHO2 ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 arranged_VVD the_AT girls_NN2 '_GE visits_NN2 to_II clients_NN2 in_II the_AT Bahamas_NP1 and_CC guaranteed_VVD their_APPGE safety_NN1 while_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR in_II the_AT islands_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 made_VVD McIllvanney_NP1 a_AT1 gold-plated_JJ pimp_NN1 ,_, though_CS he_PPHS1 preferred_VVD to_TO describe_VVI himself_PPX1 as_II a_AT1 '_GE leisure-agent_NN1 '_GE ;_; however_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 usually_RR had_VHD the_AT grace_NN1 to_TO smile_VVI when_RRQ he_PPHS1 used_VVD that_DD1 label_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 showed_VVD a_AT1 similar_JJ amusement_NN1 now_RT ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 hear_VV0 that_DD1 black_NN1 bugger_VVI Billingsley_NP1 scared_VVD the_AT living_JJ daylights_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 you_PPY today_RT ?_? 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 enjoyed_VVD making_VVG the_AT accusation_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX like_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ the_AT son_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 rich_JJ and_CC famous_JJ man_NN1 and_CC ,_, to_II McIllvanney_NP1 ,_, that_DD1 accident_NN1 of_IO birth_NN1 clinked_VVD with_IW the_AT corrupt_JJ sound_NN1 of_IO silver_NN1 spoons_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX matter_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD rejected_VVN my_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE ways_NN2 ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD become_VVN a_AT1 marine_JJ and_CC was_VBDZ as_RG poor_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 church_NN1 mouse_NN1 while_CS McIllvanney_NP1 had_VHD become_VVN a_AT1 rich_JJ man_NN1 ;_; the_AT stench_NN1 of_IO privilege_NN1 still_RR clung_VVN to_II me_PPIO1 and_CC McIllvanney_NP1 loved_VVD to_II discomfort_NN1 me_PPIO1 because_II21 of_II22 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI what_DDQ Billingsley_NP1 did_VDD to_II me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ the_AT fock_NN1 do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI realised_VVN that_CST in_II an_AT1 island_NN1 as_RG small_JJ as_CSA Grand_NP1 Bahamas_NP1 two_MC men_NN2 like_II McIllvanney_NP1 and_CC Billingsley_NP1 would_VM know_VVI each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN Billingsley_NP1 's_GE source_NN1 for_IF the_AT policeman_NN1 's_GE information_NN1 about_II my_APPGE boat_NN1 and_CC my_APPGE plans_NN2 to_TO repair_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
Doubtless_RR ,_, before_II coming_VVG to_II the_AT yard_NN1 ,_, Billingsley_NP1 had_VHD talked_VVN with_IW McIllvanney_NP1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 guessed_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD also_RR entertained_VVN the_AT Ulsterman_NN1 afterwards_RT with_IW an_AT1 account_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE pusillanimity_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suddenly_RR felt_VVD an_AT1 immense_JJ relief_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 only_RR had_VHD one_MC1 more_DAR charter_NN1 to_TO complete_VVI for_IF Cutwater_NP1 ,_, and_CC that_CST I_PPIS1 would_VM then_RT be_VBI free_JJ of_IO these_DD2 men_NN2 ._. 
'_GE So_RR what_DDQ did_VDD Billingsley_NP1 tell_VVI you_PPY ?_? 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 seemed_VVD amused_JJ by_II my_APPGE silence_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_CST the_AT Belgian_JJ owners_NN2 got_VVD pissed_VVN off_RP with_IW sailing_NN1 and_CC trotted_VVN off_II home_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
'_" '_GE Billingsley_NN1 's_VBZ a_AT1 lying_NN1 black_JJ bastard_NN1 ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 is_VBZ ._. 
Those_DD2 Belgians_NN2 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN in_II the_AT wrong_JJ place_NN1 at_II the_AT wrong_JJ time_NNT1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 probably_RR saw_VVD something_PN1 they_PPHS2 should_VM n't_XX have_VHI seen_VVN ,_, so_CS someone_PN1 shut_VVD them_PPHO2 up_RP for_RR21 good_RR22 ._. 
They_PPHS2 'll_VM not_XX have_VHI been_VBN the_AT first_MD tourists_NN2 to_TO be_VBI fed_VVN to_II the_AT sharks_NN2 and_CC they_PPHS2 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI the_AT last_MD ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 're_VBR telling_VVG me_PPIO1 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR murdered_VVN ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ feeling_VVG guilty_JJ at_II giving_VVG in_RP so_RG easily_RR to_II Billingsley_NP1 's_GE blackmail_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ happened_VVD to_II them_PPHO2 ,_, do_VD0 I_PPIS1 ?_? 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 said_VVD tiredly_RR ._. 
'_GE And_CC if_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD know_VVI ,_, would_VM I_PPIS1 be_VBI telling_VVG you_PPY ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM just_RR telling_VVG you_PPY what_DDQ I_PPIS1 think_VV0 happened_VVN ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 am_VBM ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI they_PPHS2 pissed_VVD off_II home_NN1 because_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR suddenly_RR hungry_JJ for_IF Belgian_JJ waffles_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR sent_VVN for_IF their_APPGE tea_NN1 by_II Billingsley_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE friends_NN2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM tell_VVI you_PPY something_PN1 more_DAR ,_, no_RR one_MC1 will_VM ever_RR know_VVI what_DDQ happened_VVD to_II them_PPHO2 ,_, so_RR forget_VV0 it_PPH1 !_! 
If_CS you_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ 's_VBZ good_JJ for_IF you_PPY ,_, Thessy_NP1 and_CC Ellen_NP1 ,_, none_PN of_IO you_PPY even_RR saw_VVD the_AT Belgian_JJ boat_NN1 this_DD1 morning_NNT1 !_! 
'_" He_PPHS1 glared_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 ,_, almost_RR daring_VVG me_PPIO1 to_TO contradict_VVI his_APPGE advice_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 kept_VVD a_AT1 cowardly_JJ silence_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ broken_VVN by_II a_AT1 strident_JJ and_CC sudden_JJ eruption_NN1 of_IO Goombay_NP1 music_NN1 from_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT nearby_JJ beach_NN1 hotels_NN2 ._. 
The_AT music_NN1 triggered_VVD a_AT1 burst_NN1 of_IO applause_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 convention_NN1 ,_, '_GE McIllvanney_NP1 explained_VVD with_IW a_AT1 sneer_NN1 ,_, '_GE off-season_JJ rates_NN2 ,_, car_NN1 dealers_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE wives_NN2 from_II Europe_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT product_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 fivespeed_NN1 piece_NN1 of_IO tin-plate_JJ junk_NN1 ._. 
Man_NN1 's_VBZ a_AT1 prick_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD added_VVN the_AT last_MD three_MC words_NN2 with_IW the_AT same_DA morose_JJ carelessness_NN1 with_IW which_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD decried_VVN the_AT car_NN1 dealers_NN2 '_GE convention_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 offered_VVD no_AT elucidation_NN1 as_II21 to_II22 what_DDQ the_AT words_NN2 meant_VVD ._. 
'_" Who_PNQS is_VBZ ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 finally_RR asked_VVD ._. 
'_GE Deacon_NN1 Billingsley_NP1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ as_RG tough_JJ as_CSA old_JJ boots_NN2 ,_, but_CCB playing_VVG with_IW drugs_NN2 is_VBZ still_RR a_AT1 mug_NN1 's_GE game_NN1 ._. 
If_CS the_AT spics_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX blow_VVI you_PPY away_RL then_RT the_AT Americans_NN2 will_VM ._. 
The_AT man_NN1 's_VBZ a_AT1 prick_NN1 to_TO be_VBI involved_VVN ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR he_PPHS1 is_VBZ involved_VVN ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ unable_JK to_TO hide_VVI my_APPGE surprise_NN1 even_CS21 though_CS22 McIllvanney_NP1 was_VBDZ merely_RR confirming_VVG my_APPGE own_DA suspicion_NN1 that_CST Billingsley_NP1 was_VBDZ corrupt_JJ ._. 
Yet_RR suspecting_VVG and_CC knowing_VVG are_VBR two_MC different_JJ things_NN2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ still_RR naive_JJ enough_RR to_TO want_VVI to_TO believe_VVI that_CST all_DB policemen_NN2 could_VM be_VBI trusted_VVN ._. 
Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ amused_VVN by_II my_APPGE navety_NN1 ,_, claiming_VVG that_CST if_CS she_PPHS1 dug_VVD deep_RR enough_RR she_PPHS1 would_VM probably_RR discover_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 still_RR believed_VVN in_II Santa_NP1 Claus_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX like_VVI the_AT accusation_NN1 of_IO navety_NN1 ,_, preferring_VVG to_TO believe_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 honest_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS found_VVD it_PPH1 hard_RR to_TO imagine_VVI how_RGQ other_JJ people_NN could_VM live_VVI with_IW a_AT1 guilty_JJ conscience_NN1 ._. 
Whatever_DDQV ,_, I_PPIS1 sounded_VVD primly_RR shocked_JJ at_II hearing_VVG my_APPGE suspicions_NN2 of_IO Billingsley_NP1 's_GE corruption_NN1 confirmed_VVD ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 stared_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 as_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 complete_JJ idiot_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ focking_VVG involved_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ up_II21 to_II22 his_APPGE black_JJ eyeballs_NN2 in_II the_AT drug_NN1 trade_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ even_RR got_VVN a_AT1 house_NN1 on_II Murder_NN1 Cay_NN1 ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 has_VHZ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX the_AT only_JJ one_PN1 with_IW his_APPGE nose_NN1 stuck_VVN in_II that_DD1 particular_JJ trough_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX your_APPGE business_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX mess_VVI with_IW the_AT man_NN1 because_CS he_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN friends_NN2 who_PNQS wo_VM n't_XX think_VVI twice_RR about_II feeding_VVG you_PPY to_II the_AT sharks_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 job_NN1 for_IF you_PPY ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 almost_RR ignored_VVD his_APPGE last_MD words_NN2 because_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ still_RR thinking_VVG about_II Billingsley_NP1 's_GE dishonesty_NN1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT I_PPIS1 realised_VVD just_RR what_DDQ McIllvanney_NP1 had_VHD said_VVN and_CC I_PPIS1 frowned_VVD ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 job_NN1 ?_? 
What_DDQ kind_NN1 of_IO job_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" What_DDQ the_AT hell_NN1 sort_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 job_NN1 do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI it_PPH1 is_VBZ ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ an_AT1 extra_JJ charter_NN1 for_IF Wavebreaker_NP1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD instantly_RR and_CC very_RG firmly_RR ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 did_VDD not_XX respond_VVI ,_, except_CS to_TO stare_VVI at_II me_PPIO1 with_IW his_APPGE unblinking_NN1 and_CC reptilian_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, and_CC thus_RR he_PPHS1 forced_VVD me_PPIO1 to_TO add_VVI an_AT1 unnecessary_JJ explanation_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO sail_VVI Masquerade_NP1 south_ND1 before_II the_AT hurricane_NN1 season_NNT1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK to_TO need_VVI all_DB that_DD1 's_VBZ left_VVN of_IO this_DD1 summer_NNT1 to_TO repair_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 was_VBDZ entirely_RR true_JJ ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 sounded_VVD very_RG limp_JJ as_CSA I_PPIS1 said_VVD it_PPH1 and_CC my_APPGE voice_NN1 just_RR tailed_VVD away_RL ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO help_VVI you_PPY ,_, but_CCB ..._... 
'_" '_GE The_AT job_NN1 will_VM pay_VVI extra_JJ ,_, '_GE McIllvanney_NP1 said_VVD flatly_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX looking_VVG at_II me_PPIO1 any_DD more_DAR ,_, but_CCB was_VBDZ staring_VVG out_RP to_II sea_NN1 where_CS a_AT1 small_JJ tanker_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE navigation_NN1 lights_NN2 glowing_VVG bright_JJ in_II the_AT falling_JJ darkness_NN1 ,_, nudged_VVD gingerly_RR towards_II the_AT bunkering_JJ buoys_NN2 ._. 
'_GE A_RR21 lot_RR22 extra_JJ ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ legal_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" If_CSW it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX for_IF Masquerade_NP1 '_GE I_PPIS1 began_VVD ,_, but_CCB McIllvanney_NP1 cut_VV0 me_PPIO1 off_RP ._. 
'_GE The_AT client_NN1 's_GE offering_NN1 115_MC American_JJ dollars_NNU2 a_AT1 day_NNT1 for_IF the_AT skipper_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ makes_VVZ the_AT whole_JJ thing_NN1 worth_NN1 over_RG ten_MC thousand_NNO bucks_NN2 to_II you_PPY ._. 
Ellen_NP1 will_VM clear_VVI eight_MC thousand_NNO ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 will_VM ,_, and_CC Thessalonians_NN2 will_VM make_VVI over_RG three_MC ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG some_DD swift_JJ mental_JJ arithmetic_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT result_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RG crazy_JJ that_CST I_PPIS1 paused_VVD to_TO rework_VVI the_AT sums_NN2 in_II my_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
The_AT car_NN1 salesmen_NN2 cheered_VVN from_II the_AT darkness_NN1 beneath_RL as_CSA I_PPIS1 stared_VVD into_II McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE implacable_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Three_MC months_NNT2 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD in_II disbelief_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT client_NN1 wants_VVZ the_AT boat_NN1 for_IF three_MC months_NNT2 !_! 
That_DD1 's_VBZ impossible_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN Masquerade_NP1 to_TO repair_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT client_NN1 says_VVZ he_PPHS1 's_VBZ an_AT1 admirer_NN1 of_IO yours_PPGE ._. 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 man_NN1 aged_VVN to_TO insert_VVI a_AT1 sneer_NN1 into_II the_AT word_NN1 admirer_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 wants_VVZ you_PPY particularly_RR ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 does_VDZ ._. 
You_PPY remember_VV0 Senator_NNB Crowninshield_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 remembered_VVD George_NP1 Crowninshield_VV0 very_RG well_RR ,_, for_CS he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN my_APPGE very_RG first_MD clients_NN2 on_II21 board_II22 Wavebreaker_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD been_VBN nervous_JJ ,_, not_XX just_RR at_II the_AT prospect_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 new_JJ job_NN1 ,_, but_CCB because_II21 of_II22 the_AT client_NN1 's_GE eminence_NN1 ._. 
George_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 US_NP1 senator_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT stars_NN2 of_IO that_DD1 legislature_NN1 ,_, and_CC these_DD2 days_NNT2 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ impossible_JJ to_TO see_VVI his_APPGE name_NN1 in_II a_AT1 magazine_NN1 or_CC newspaper_NN1 without_IW the_AT added_JJ speculation_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 might_VM soon_RR become_VVI the_AT President_NN1 of_IO the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX the_AT clear_JJ favourite_NN1 for_IF the_AT Oval_JJ Office_NN1 ,_, for_CS there_EX were_VBDR other_JJ men_NN2 whose_DDQGE achievements_NN2 were_VBDR more_RGR palpable_JJ than_CSN George_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 's_GE ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 looked_VVD good_JJ ,_, sounded_VVD better_RRR and_CC no_AT journalist_NN1 had_VHD ever_RR discovered_VVN him_PPHO1 with_IW his_APPGE fingers_NN2 in_II the_AT till_NN1 or_CC his_APPGE legs_NN2 in_II the_AT wrong_JJ bed_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE enemies_NN2 said_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 politician_NN1 without_IW a_AT1 cause_NN1 ,_, but_CCB if_CS that_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT worst_JJT they_PPHS2 could_VM say_VVI of_IO him_PPHO1 then_RT he_PPHS1 could_VM indeed_RR look_VVI towards_II the_AT White_NP1 House_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD liked_VVN the_AT senator_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD expected_VVN an_AT1 American_JJ senator_NN1 to_TO be_VBI as_RG pompous_JJ and_CC flatulent_JJ as_II a_AT1 British_JJ MP_NN1 ,_, but_CCB George_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 had_VHD proved_VVN affable_JJ and_CC friendly_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN intrigued_VVN by_II my_APPGE relationship_NN1 with_IW my_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, and_CC sympathetic_JJ to_II my_APPGE rejection_NN1 of_IO the_AT theatre_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, Sir_NNB Tom_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT second_MD most_RGT famous_JJ man_NN1 of_IO the_AT British_JJ stage_NN1 ,_, of_IO any_DD stage_NN1 for_IF that_DD1 matter_NN1 ;_; a_AT1 towering_JJ and_CC famous_JJ figure_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT great_JJ actors_NN2 of_IO all_DB time_NNT1 ,_, who_PNQS accepted_VVD the_AT adulation_NN1 as_CSA his_APPGE due_JJ and_CC who_PNQS had_VHD expected_VVN me_PPIO1 ,_, like_II the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE children_NN2 ,_, to_TO follow_VVI in_II his_APPGE footsteps_NN2 ._. 
Instead_RR ,_, in_II rebellion_NN1 against_II the_AT illusions_NN2 of_IO the_AT stage_NN1 and_CC films_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD run_VVN away_II21 from_II22 home_NN1 and_CC joined_VVD the_AT Marines_NN2 ._. 
Not_XX as_II an_AT1 officer_NN1 ,_, but_CCB as_II a_AT1 marine_JJ ._. 
Sir_NNB Tom_NP1 had_VHD tried_VVN to_TO get_VVI me_PPIO1 out_RP ,_, had_VHD failed_VVN ,_, and_CC had_VHD then_RT left_VVN me_PPIO1 to_II my_APPGE own_DA devices_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ hurt_VVD him_PPHO1 was_VBDZ how_RRQ much_DA1 I_PPIS1 looked_VVD like_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ,_, the_AT only_JJ one_PN1 of_IO his_APPGE children_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD not_XX gone_VVN on_II21 to_II22 the_AT stage_NN1 ,_, had_VHD inherited_VVN the_AT famous_JJ Breakspear_NN1 eyes_NN2 ,_, the_AT Breakspear_NN1 height_NN1 ,_, the_AT Breakspear_NN1 cheekbones_NN2 ,_, the_AT brooding_JJ Breakspear_NN1 presence_NN1 that_CST my_APPGE father_NN1 had_VHD used_VVN to_TO break_VVI the_AT hearts_NN2 of_IO unnumbered_JJ women_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ often_RR called_VVN Hamlet_NP1 because_CS I_PPIS1 so_RR resembled_VVD my_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE appearance_NN1 in_II his_APPGE most_RGT famous_JJ film_NN1 ,_, the_AT '_GE Coronation_NN1 '_GE Hamlet_NP1 ,_, so_RR named_VVN because_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN released_VVN in_II Coronation_NN1 year_NNT1 ._. 
Yet_RR I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX my_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 exmarine_JJ sergeant_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ also_RR a_AT1 damned_RG good_JJ sailor_NN1 ._. 
Senator_NNB Crowninshield_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN sympathetic_JJ to_II the_AT problems_NN2 a_AT1 child_NN1 might_VM have_VHI with_IW a_AT1 famous_JJ parent_NN1 ._. 
The_AT senator_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 son_NN1 and_CC daughter_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA and_CC ,_, though_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR talked_VVN specifically_RR of_IO their_APPGE problems_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 sensed_VVD that_CST in_II my_APPGE life_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ seeking_VVG an_AT1 answer_NN1 to_II his_APPGE own_DA family_NN1 's_GE complexities_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD talked_VVN long_RR into_II the_AT tropical_JJ nights_NNT2 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD enjoyed_VVN his_APPGE company_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI liked_VVN to_TO have_VHI spent_VVN more_DAR time_NNT1 with_IW Senator_NNB Crowninshield_NP1 ,_, but_CCB three_MC months_NNT2 ?_? 
'_GE Just_RR how_RRQ can_VM a_AT1 US_NP1 senator_NN1 take_VV0 off_RP from_II his_APPGE job_NN1 for_IF three_MC months_NNT2 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 now_RT asked_VVD McIllvanney_NP1 in_II astonishment_NN1 '_GE The_AT senator_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX want_VVI the_AT boat_NN1 for_IF himself_PPX1 ._. 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 shook_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 packet_NN1 ,_, then_RT opened_VVD his_APPGE briefcase_NN1 that_CST lay_VVD on_II the_AT floor_NN1 beside_II his_APPGE chair_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 wants_VVZ the_AT boat_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE two_MC children_NN2 ._. 
Except_CS they_PPHS2 're_VBR hardly_RR children_NN2 any_DD more_DAR ;_; the_AT wee_JJ bastards_NN2 are_VBR twenty-four_MC ,_, so_CS they_PPHS2 are_VBR ._. 
Twins_NN2 ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ,_, a_AT1 boy_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 girl_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN his_APPGE lighter_NN1 in_II the_AT briefcase_NN1 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 a_AT1 letter_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ embossed_VVN with_IW a_AT1 blue_JJ and_CC gold_NN1 eagle_NN1 above_II the_AT rubric_NN1 '_GE From_II the_AT Washington_NP1 Office_NN1 of_IO Senator_NNB George_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 '_GE ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 held_VVD the_AT letter_NN1 out_RP to_II me_PPIO1 as_CS21 though_CS22 it_PPH1 explained_VVD everything_PN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT girl_NN1 's_VBZ called_VVN Robin-Anne_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT boy_NN1 is_VBZ Rickie_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 graduation_NN1 present_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ,_, so_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 ignored_VVD the_AT letter_NN1 ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 graduation_NN1 present_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ accustomed_VVN to_II wealthy_JJ Americans_NN2 treating_VVG their_APPGE children_NN2 to_TO lavish_VVI rewards_NN2 for_IF completing_VVG extremely_RR average_JJ educations_NN2 ,_, but_CCB three_MC months_NNT2 '_GE charter_NN1 aboard_II Wavebreaker_NP1 seemed_VVD uncommonly_RR generous_JJ ,_, even_RR to_II a_AT1 man_NN1 as_CSA famously_RR wealthy_JJ as_CSA Senator_NNB Crowninshield_NP1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ his_APPGE focking_JJ money_NN1 ,_, '_GE McIllvanney_NP1 justified_VVD the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE generosity_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ my_APPGE time_NNT1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD as_CSA I_PPIS1 stood_VVD up_RP ,_, '_GE and_CC I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX spare_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 boat_NN1 to_TO repair_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE Ellen_NP1 will_VM be_VBI disappointed_JJ ,_, '_GE McIllvanney_NP1 said_VVD slyly_RR ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 likes_VVZ her_APPGE money_NN1 ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 does_VDZ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 again_RT managed_VVD to_TO invest_VVI his_APPGE words_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 sneer_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ only_RR saving_VVG her_APPGE money_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 sprang_VVD to_II Ellen_NP1 's_GE defence_NN1 ,_, '_GE so_RR she_PPHS1 has_VHZ something_PN1 to_TO live_VVI on_RP while_CS she_PPHS1 writes_VVZ her_APPGE first_MD novel_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 should_VM shack_NN1 up_RP with_IW a_AT1 man_NN1 ,_, then_RT ,_, like_II the_AT other_JJ women_NN2 writers_NN2 do_VD0 ,_, '_GE McIllvanney_NP1 said_VVD nastily_RR and_CC ,_, when_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX respond_VVI ,_, he_PPHS1 jabbed_VVD a_AT1 finger_NN1 at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" If_CSW she_PPHS1 's_VBZ so_RG keen_JJ to_TO save_VVI a_AT1 spot_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 then_RT she_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX thank_VVI you_PPY for_IF cheating_VVG her_PPHO1 of_IO eight_MC grand_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Find_VV0 someone_PN1 else_RR to_TO skipper_VVI the_AT charter_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY ask_VVI Sammy_NP1 Meredith_NP1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM love_VVI to_TO do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Sammy_NP1 was_VBDZ another_DD1 of_IO Cutwater_NP1 's_GE skippers_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 good_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
'_GE Because_CS the_AT senator_NN1 asked_VVD for_IF you_PPY personally_RR ,_, '_GE McIllvanney_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 wants_VVZ you_PPY ,_, not_XX Sammy_NP1 or_CC anyone_PN1 else_RR ,_, and_CC if_CS you_PPY wo_VM n't_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 ,_, then_RT you_PPY 're_VBR not_XX just_RR putting_VVG Ellen_NP1 's_GE money_NN1 at_II risk_NN1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY 're_VBR putting_VVG my_APPGE commission_NN1 on_II the_AT line_NN1 too_RR ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 might_VM not_XX like_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Get_VV0 lost_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 would_VM not_XX be_VBI threatened_VVN by_II McIllvanney_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Ask_VV0 Sammy_NP1 Meredith_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE A_AT1 hundred_NNO and_CC twenty-five_MC dollars_NNU2 a_AT1 day_NNT1 ?_? 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 offered_VVD ._. 
It_PPH1 never_RR occurred_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 that_CST something_PN1 quite_RG extraordinary_JJ must_VM be_VBI implicated_VVN in_II the_AT charter_NN1 if_CS George_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 was_VBDZ willing_JJ to_TO pay_VVI such_DA an_AT1 egregious_JJ price_NN1 for_IF an_AT1 out-of-season_JJ charter_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT answer_NN1 's_VBZ still_RR no_UH ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 shrugged_VVD acceptance_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE refusal_NN1 ,_, then_RT held_VVD up_RP a_AT1 hand_NN1 to_TO stop_VVI me_PPIO1 leaving_VVG ._. 
'_GE Talking_NN1 of_IO Ellen_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD casually_RR ,_, '_GE is_VBZ the_AT silly_JJ bint_NN1 still_RR refusing_VVG to_TO fock_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Jesus_NP1 wept_VVD !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ wondering_VVG if_CSW the_AT world_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN mad_JJ ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR as_RG bad_JJ as_CSA Billingsley_NP1 !_! 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 was_VBDZ quite_RG unmoved_JJ by_II my_APPGE anger_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Because_CS if_CS she_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX make_VVI money_NN1 from_II the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE charter_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG of_IO offering_VVG her_PPHO1 a_AT1 job_NN1 or_CC two_MC on_II my_APPGE own_DA behalf_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VBZ an_AT1 attractive_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 is_VBZ ,_, despite_II her_APPGE ideas_NN2 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 could_VM make_VVI a_AT1 pretty_JJ penny_NNU1 out_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE looks_NN2 ._. 
Know_VV0 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 knew_VVD exactly_RR what_DDQ he_PPHS1 meant_VVD ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 felt_VVD a_AT1 seething_NN1 of_IO anger_NN1 at_II his_APPGE suggestion_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Ask_VV0 her_PPHO1 yourself_PPX1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX bloody_RR pimp_VVI for_IF you_PPY ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 snatched_VVD his_APPGE sliding_JJ door_NN1 open_JJ and_CC went_VVD back_RP into_II the_AT arctic_JJ cold_NN1 where_CS I_PPIS1 punched_VVD the_AT button_NN1 to_TO summon_VVI the_AT lift_NN1 ._. 
Donna_NP1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT telephone_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 smiled_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 as_II the_AT lift_NN1 doors_NN2 opened_VVD ,_, then_RT mouthed_VVD a_AT1 silent_JJ farewell_NN1 and_CC fluttered_VVD her_APPGE fingers_NN2 at_II me_PPIO1 till_II the_AT lift_NN1 doors_NN2 closed_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 rode_VVD the_AT bicycle_NN1 back_RP to_II the_AT darkened_JJ and_CC empty_JJ boatyard_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 had_VHD gone_VVN to_II her_APPGE one-room_JJ apartment_NN1 in_II town_NN1 while_CS Thessy_NP1 was_VBDZ reading_VVG his_APPGE Bible_NN1 in_II the_AT main-cabin_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 heated_VVD myself_PPX1 some_DD baked_JJ beans_NN2 in_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE microwave_NN1 ,_, spread_VV0 them_PPHO2 on_II buttered_JJ toast_NN1 ,_, soaked_VVD them_PPHO2 in_II brown_JJ sauce_NN1 ,_, then_RT ate_VVD a_AT1 morose_JJ supper_NN1 on_II deck_NN1 until_CS the_AT bugs_NN2 drove_VVD me_PPIO1 to_II the_AT screened_JJ sanctuary_NN1 of_IO the_AT staterooms_NN2 below_RL ._. 
Thessy_NP1 asked_VVD me_PPIO1 what_DDQ McIllvanney_NP1 had_VHD wanted_VVN ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 said_VVD it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN nothing_PN1 very_RG much_DA1 for_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ too_RG disgusted_JJ with_IW the_AT man_NN1 to_TO tell_VVI Thessy_NP1 the_AT truth_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 felt_VVD dirtied_VVD by_II the_AT corruption_NN1 of_IO pimps_NN2 ,_, yet_RR I_PPIS1 would_VM soon_RR be_VBI free_JJ of_IO them_PPHO2 for_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD just_RR one_MC1 more_DAR job_NN1 to_TO do_VDI ,_, and_CC then_RT I_PPIS1 would_VM be_VBI loosed_VVN to_II the_AT consolations_NN2 of_IO Masquerade_NP1 and_CC to_II the_AT joys_NN2 of_IO the_AT South_ND1 Pacific_NP1 's_GE winds_NN2 ._. 
Just_RR one_MC1 more_DAR job_NN1 ;_; then_RT home_RL to_II the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
Next_MD morning_NNT1 the_AT sky_NN1 was_VBDZ clear_JJ ,_, the_AT wind_NN1 steady_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT barometer_NN1 high_JJ ._. 
The_AT customers_NN2 '_GE beds_NN2 were_VBDR made_VVN ,_, the_AT galley_NN1 was_VBDZ stocked_VVN ,_, and_CC the_AT black_JJ scorch_NN1 marks_NN2 of_IO Deacon_NN1 Billingsley_NP1 's_GE matches_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN scrubbed_VVN out_II21 of_II22 Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE pale_JJ decks_NN2 ._. 
Her_APPGE fuel_NN1 tanks_NN2 were_VBDR filled_VVN with_IW diesel_NN1 ,_, the_AT last_MD fresh_JJ water_NN1 was_VBDZ aboard_RL ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ sun-tan_NN1 lotion_NN1 and_CC lip-salve_NN1 in_II every_AT1 cabin_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT rotted_JJ chicken_NN1 heads_NN2 were_VBDR safe_JJ in_II the_AT freezer_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR ready_JJ ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 made_VVD his_APPGE usual_JJ inspection_NN1 ._. 
Wavebreaker_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT flagship_NN1 of_IO Cutwater_NP1 's_GE fleet_NN1 and_CC McIllvanney_NP1 liked_VVD to_TO see_VVI her_PPHO1 sparkling_VVG before_II each_DD1 charter_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 morning_NNT1 ,_, as_RR21 usual_RR22 ,_, he_PPHS1 found_VVD nothing_PN1 to_TO complain_VVI of_IO ,_, so_RG instead_RR he_PPHS1 wheeled_VVD on_II me_PPIO1 to_TO demand_VVI whether_CSW the_AT boat_NN1 's_GE electronic_JJ instruments_NN2 were_VBDR functioning_VVG properly_RR ._. 
'_GE Ask_VV0 Ellen_NP1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 replied_VVD laconically_RR ,_, for_IF Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ person_NN1 who_PNQS truly_RR understood_VVN all_DB the_AT fancy_JJ gadgets_NN2 though_CS ,_, perversely_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD still_RR not_XX mastered_VVN a_AT1 sextant_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 confirmed_VVD to_II McIllvanney_NP1 that_CST the_AT weather-fax_JJ machine_NN1 and_CC the_AT Loran_NN1 and_CC the_AT Satnav_NN1 and_CC the_AT radar_NN1 and_CC all_DB the_AT other_JJ things_NN2 that_CST hummed_VVD and_CC winked_VVD and_CC glowed_VVD in_II the_AT night_NNT1 were_VBDR working_VVG properly_RR ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 flicked_VVD a_AT1 non-existent_JJ scrap_NN1 of_IO dust_NN1 from_II the_AT varnished_JJ rail_NN1 ,_, then_RT gave_VVD Thessy_NP1 a_AT1 sly_JJ glance_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 His_APPGE Holiness_NN1 Pope_NNB Breakspear_NP1 told_VVD you_PPY about_II the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE offer_NN1 ,_, eh_UH ,_, Thessalonians_NN2 ?_? 
And_CC I_PPIS1 dare_VM say_VVI you_PPY 're_VBR disappointed_JJ about_II it_PPH1 ,_, because_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX every_AT1 day_NNT1 that_CST an_AT1 out-island_NN1 lad_NN1 gets_VVZ offered_VVN that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ it_PPH1 now_RT ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ even_RR better_JJR money_NN1 than_CSN you_PPY could_VM earn_VVI in_II high_JJ season_NNT1 ,_, so_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, but_CCB of_RR21 course_RR22 your_APPGE father_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX Sir_NNB Thomas_NP1 Bloody_JJ Breakspear_NN1 and_CC as_RG rich_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 pig_NN1 in_II shit_NN1 ,_, so_CS you_PPY need_VV0 the_AT money_NN1 ,_, while_CS his_APPGE Holiness_NN1 here_RL does_VDZ n't_XX ._. 
And_CC the_AT senator_NN1 was_VBDZ most_RGT particular_JJ in_II wanting_VVG Pope_NNB Breakspear_NP1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 else_RR ,_, the_AT senator_NN1 said_VVD ,_, just_RR his_APPGE Holiness_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 favoured_VVD me_PPIO1 with_IW a_AT1 jackal-like_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 
Thessy_NP1 hesitated_VVD ,_, torn_VVN between_II curiosity_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE loyalty_NN1 to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 finally_RR shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI about_II the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE offer_NN1 ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 pretended_VVD astonishment_NN1 ._. 
'_" Did_VDD I_PPIS1 speak_VVI out_II21 of_II22 turn_NN1 ?_? 
That_DD1 's_VBZ terrible_JJ ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD ._. 
Forget_VV0 I_PPIS1 even_RR spoke_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 shot_VVD a_AT1 glance_NN1 at_II Ellen_NP1 ,_, making_VVG sure_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD understood_VVN him_PPHO1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 Thessy_NP1 ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II his_APPGE watch_NN1 and_CC shouted_VVD for_IF Bellybutton_NP1 to_TO start_VVI up_RP one_MC1 of_IO the_AT workboats_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM see_VVI you_PPY in_II a_AT1 week_NNT1 's_GE time_NNT1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 will_VM ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 an_AT1 evil_JJ grin_NN1 ,_, knowing_VVG just_RR what_DDQ dissension_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD sown_VVN in_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE crew_NN1 ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ gone_VVN ._. 
'_" What_DDQ offer_VV0 ?_? 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 asked_VVD icily_RR when_CS McIllvanney_NP1 was_VBDZ out_II21 of_II22 earshot_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC what_DDQ senator_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE So_RR ,_, just_RR as_CSA McIllvanney_NP1 had_VHD intended_VVN ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ forced_VVN to_TO tell_VVI Ellen_NP1 and_CC Thessy_NN1 about_II George_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 's_GE offer_NN1 ,_, and_CC how_RRQ the_AT senator_NN1 was_VBDZ willing_JJ to_TO pay_VVI above_II the_AT odds_NN2 if_CS we_PPIS2 would_VM all_DB abandon_VVI our_APPGE summer_NNT1 plans_NN2 and_CC take_VVI his_APPGE precious_JJ kids_NN2 to_II sea_NN1 for_IF three_MC months_NNT2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO make_VVI the_AT prospect_NN1 unattractive_JJ ,_, but_CCB McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE vision_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 had_VHD dazzled_VVN both_RR Ellen_NP1 and_CC Thessy_NP1 ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ the_AT hell_NN1 did_VDD you_PPY say_VVI no_UH ?_? 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 demanded_VVD angrily_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX say_VVI no_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 just_RR said_VVD I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX go_VVI myself_PPX1 !_! 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 told_VVD McIllvanney_NP1 that_CST Sammy_NP1 Meredith_NP1 could_VM go_VVI instead_II21 of_II22 me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 did_VDD not_XX like_VVI that_DD1 suggestion_NN1 ._. 
Sammy_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 competent_JJ skipper_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX keep_VVI his_APPGE hands_NN2 to_II himself_PPX1 when_CS Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ close_JJ ._. 
Sammy_NP1 was_VBDZ presently_RR delivering_VVG one_MC1 of_IO our_APPGE Nautor_NN1 Swans_NN2 to_II its_APPGE Massachusetts_NP1 owner_NN1 ;_; many_DA2 of_IO the_AT charter_NN1 yachts_NN2 were_VBDR privately_RR owned_VVN and_CC only_RR leased_VVN into_II Cutwater_NP1 's_GE care_NN1 on_II condition_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 delivered_VVD them_PPHO2 back_RP to_II their_APPGE owners_NN2 for_IF the_AT northern_JJ summer_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 assumed_VVD McIllvanney_NP1 had_VHD sent_VVN a_AT1 message_NN1 to_II Massachusetts_NP1 asking_VVG Sammy_NP1 to_TO telephone_VVI as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 reached_VVD port_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ certain_JJ that_CST Sammy_NP1 would_VM jump_VVI at_II the_AT chance_NN1 of_IO three_MC months_NNT2 '_GE extra_JJ salary_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD then_RT Ellen_NP1 and_CC Thessy_NN1 would_VM similarly_RR earn_VVI their_APPGE small_JJ fortunes_NN2 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB Mr_NNB McIllvanney_NP1 said_VVD the_AT senator_NN1 vants_NN2 you_PPY ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, '_GE Thessy_NN1 said_VVD unhappily_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 just_RR wants_VVZ someone_PN1 to_TO give_VVI his_APPGE two_MC spoilt_JJ brats_NN2 a_AT1 holiday_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX care_VVI who_PNQS skippers_VVZ the_AT boat_NN1 !_! 
'_" '_GE But_CCB maybe_RR he_PPHS1 does_VDZ ,_, '_GE Thessy_NN1 insisted_VVD sadly_RR ,_, and_CC both_RR he_PPHS1 and_CC Ellen_NP1 stared_VVD reproachfully_RR at_II me_PPIO1 as_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ risking_VVG all_DB their_APPGE future_JJ prosperity_NN1 ._. 
'_" For_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD angrily_RR ,_, '_" you_PPY 'll_VM both_RR get_VVI your_APPGE money_NN1 ._. 
Sammy_NP1 Meredith_NP1 will_VM jump_VVI at_II the_AT chance_NN1 of_IO three_MC months_NNT2 '_GE work_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 ,_, OK_RR ?_? 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 boat_NN1 to_TO mend_VVI ._. 
'_GE The_AT two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 still_RR gazed_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 with_IW resentful_JJ misunderstanding_NN1 ._. 
Damn_UH McIllvanney_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD ,_, and_CC damn_VV0 his_APPGE blackmail_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 turned_VVD away_II21 from_II22 my_APPGE crew_NN1 to_TO demonstrate_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 would_VM not_XX discuss_VVI the_AT Crowninshield_NN1 charter_NN1 any_RR further_RRR ._. 
'_GE Thessy_NN1 ?_? 
Put_VV0 up_RP the_AT flags_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT flags_NN2 were_VBDR our_APPGE final_JJ welcoming_JJ touch_NN1 ._. 
Wavebreaker_NN1 was_VBDZ registered_VVN in_II the_AT Channel_NP1 Islands_NNL2 ,_, and_CC thus_RR sailed_VVN under_II a_AT1 defaced_JJ British_JJ red_JJ ensign_NN1 with_IW the_AT Bahamian_JJ flag_NN1 flying_VVG as_II a_AT1 courtesy_NN1 ensign_NN1 from_II the_AT main_JJ spreaders_NN2 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 always_RR greeted_VVN arriving_VVG charter_NN1 guests_NN2 with_IW their_APPGE own_DA country_NN1 's_GE flag_NN1 though_CS such_DA a_AT1 gesture_NN1 was_VBDZ considered_VVN bad_JJ flag_NN1 etiquette_NN1 by_II nautical_JJ purists_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ good_JJ for_IF our_APPGE final_JJ tip_NN1 and_CC so_RG Thessy_JJ now_RT hoisted_VVD the_AT Stars_NN2 and_CC Stripes_NN2 to_II the_AT mainmast_NN1 's_GE spreaders_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 smaller_JJR Stars_NN2 and_CC Bars_NN2 just_RR beneath_RL ._. 
The_AT Confederate_NN1 flag_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN Ellen_NP1 's_GE idea_NN1 ,_, to_TO be_VBI unfurled_VVN whenever_RRQV we_PPIS2 had_VHD charterers_NN2 from_II the_AT deep_JJ South_ND1 ,_, and_CC this_DD1 week_NNT1 's_GE guests_NN2 were_VBDR three_MC married_JJ couples_NN2 from_II Georgia_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 watched_VVD the_AT two_MC handsome_JJ flags_NN2 uncurl_VV0 to_II the_AT warm_JJ wind_NN1 ,_, then_RT went_VVD on_II my_APPGE own_DA tour_NN1 of_IO inspection_NN1 ._. 
Wavebreaker_NP1 looked_VVD good_JJ ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 ,_, her_APPGE crew_NN1 ,_, looked_VVD just_RR as_RG good_JJ in_II our_APPGE matching_JJ blue_JJ and_CC white_JJ clothes_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR ready_JJ ,_, even_RR to_II the_AT pitcher_NN1 of_IO orange_NN1 juice_NN1 ,_, bucket_NN1 of_IO champagne_NN1 and_CC iced_JJ flask_NN1 of_IO vodka_NN1 that_CST waited_VVD on_II a_AT1 table_NN1 Ellen_NP1 had_VHD carried_VVN up_II21 to_II22 the_AT cockpit_NN1 ._. 
The_AT wind_NN1 lifted_VVD the_AT snowwhite_NN1 tablecloth_NN1 and_CC stirred_VVD the_AT handsome_JJ red_JJ ensign_NN1 at_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE stern_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 looks_VVZ good_JJ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD my_APPGE crew_NN1 ,_, '_GE well_RR done_VDN ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB suppose_VV0 Crowninshield_NN1 wo_VM n't_XX accept_VVI anyone_PN1 but_CCB you_PPY as_CSA Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE captain_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 ,_, refusing_VVG to_TO be_VBI sidetracked_VVN from_II her_APPGE lost_JJ dollars_NNU2 ,_, asked_VVD in_II a_AT1 sulky_JJ and_CC defiant_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 
The_AT question_NN1 annoyed_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM supposed_JJ to_TO abandon_VVI Masquerade_NP1 just_RR to_TO give_VVI his_APPGE spoilt_JJ bloody_JJ kids_NN2 a_AT1 holiday_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR supposed_JJ to_TO abandon_VVI Masquerade_NP1 just_RR so_CS I_PPIS1 can_VM earn_VVI a_AT1 few_DA2 thousand_NNO dollars_NNU2 ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 smiled_VVD very_RG sweetly_RR at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC if_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX earn_VVI those_DD2 few_DA2 thousand_NNO dollars_NNU2 then_JJ I_PPIS1 am_VBM sure_JJ as_CSA hell_NN1 not_XX going_VVGK to_TO sail_VVI away_RL with_IW you_PPY ._. 
As_II the_AT psalmist_NN1 says_VVZ ,_, dear_UH Nicholas_NP1 ,_, '_GE and_CC Ellen_NP1 's_GE smile_NN1 became_VVD even_RR sweeter_JJR ,_, '_" you_PPY can_VM blow_VVI that_CST dream_VV0 right_RR up_RP your_APPGE ass_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Thessy_NN1 gasped_VVD at_II such_DA blasphemy_NN1 ,_, while_CS I_PPIS1 scowled_VVD at_II Ellen_NP1 's_GE blackmail_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY can_VM earn_VVI your_APPGE money_NN1 with_IW Sammy_NP1 Meredith_NP1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 insisted_VVD ,_, '_" then_RT sail_VV0 away_RL with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX if_CS the_AT senator_NN1 demands_VVZ you_PPY ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD stubbornly_RR ,_, then_RT turned_VVD away_RL as_CSA Cutwater_NP1 's_GE courtesy_NN1 taxi_NN1 arrived_VVD from_II the_AT airport_NN1 in_II a_AT1 salvo_NN1 of_IO backfires_VVZ and_CC black_JJ smoke_NN1 ._. 
Thessy_NP1 slid_VVD down_RP the_AT companionway_NN1 ,_, took_VVD the_AT cassette_NN1 from_II the_AT rack_NN1 ,_, and_CC waited_VVD by_II the_AT boat_NN1 's_GE sound_NN1 system_NN1 for_IF my_APPGE signal_NN1 ._. 
The_AT taxi_NN1 doors_NN2 opened_VVD ._. 
We_PPIS2 knew_VVD very_RG little_DA1 about_II these_DD2 last_MD clients_NN2 of_IO the_AT season_NNT1 except_CS21 that_CS22 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR two_MC attorneys_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 proctologist_NN1 ,_, all_DB from_II Georgia_NP1 and_CC all_DB vacationing_VVG with_IW their_APPGE wives_NN2 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 also_RR knew_VVD that_CST one_MC1 of_IO the_AT wives_NN2 was_VBDZ a_AT1 vegetarian_JJ and_CC that_CST the_AT proctologist_NN1 hated_VVD pasta_NN1 ,_, but_CCB beyond_RL that_CST our_APPGE guests_NN2 were_VBDR utter_JJ strangers_NN2 and_CC so_RR we_PPIS2 waited_VVD nervously_RR to_TO see_VVI what_DDQ kind_NN1 of_IO people_NN would_VM be_VBI our_APPGE companions_NN2 and_CC paymasters_NN2 for_IF the_AT next_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
Doubtless_RR the_AT arriving_JJ customers_NN2 were_VBDR just_RR as_RG anxious_JJ about_II us_PPIO2 ,_, and_CC part_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE job_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO relax_VVI them_PPHO2 quickly_RR ._. 
'_" You_PPY have_VH0 to_TO remember_VVI ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 liked_VVD to_TO lecture_VVI Thessy_JJ and_CC me_PPIO1 ,_, '_GE just_RR how_RGQ absurdly_RR wealthy_JJ they_PPHS2 all_DB are_VBR ,_, and_CC how_RGQ desperately_RR the_AT wealthy_JJ want_VV0 to_TO be_VBI liked_VVN because_CS they_PPHS2 ca_VM n't_XX help_VVI feeling_VVG guilty_JJ about_II being_VBG so_RG rich_JJ ,_, so_CS we_PPIS2 only_RR have_VH0 to_TO be_VBI obsequious_JJ ,_, give_VV0 them_PPHO2 loads_NN2 of_IO booze_NN1 ,_, and_CC pretend_VV0 to_TO be_VBI impressed_VVN by_II their_APPGE entirely_RR predictable_JJ and_CC usually_RR jejune_NN1 opinions_NN2 ,_, after_II which_DDQ they_PPHS2 'll_VM reward_VVI us_PPIO2 with_IW an_AT1 outrageously_RR large_JJ tip_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ ,_, after_II all_DB ,_, the_AT sole_JJ reason_NN1 for_IF being_VBG nice_JJ to_II the_AT ghastly_JJ creatures_NN2 in_II the_AT first_MD place_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT first_MD man_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT Chevrolet_NN1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG blue_JJ and_CC green_JJ Bermuda_NP1 shorts_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 pink_JJ and_CC scarlet_JJ Hawaiian_JJ shirt_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 blue_JJ tennis_NN1 visor_NN1 with_IW the_AT words_NN2 '_GE Go_VV0 Dawgs_NP1 '_GE inscribed_JJ on_II its_APPGE peak_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 must_VM be_VBI the_AT proctologist_NN1 ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD sweetly_RR ._. 
'_GE Vot_NN1 's_VBZ a_AT1 proctologist_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Thessy_NN1 ,_, ever_RR eager_JJ to_TO extend_VVI his_APPGE education_NN1 ,_, asked_VVD from_II the_AT foot_NN1 of_IO the_AT companionway_NN1 ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 proctologist_NN1 is_VBZ an_AT1 asshole_NN1 doctor_NN1 ,_, Thessy_JJ dear_NN1 ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 explained_VVD ,_, then_RT gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 smile_NN1 that_CST would_VM have_VHI frozen_VVN the_AT heart_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 blast_NN1 furnace_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Or_CC in_II Nick_NP1 's_GE case_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 added_VVD loudly_RR ,_, '_GE a_AT1 brain_NN1 surgeon_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Now_RT !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 interrupted_VVD Thessy_NP1 's_GE next_MD earnest_JJ question_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 pushed_VVD the_AT cassette_NN1 into_II the_AT tape_NN1 deck_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 steel_NN1 band_NN1 arrangement_NN1 of_IO '_GE Yellow_JJ Bird_NN1 '_GE thumped_JJ and_CC jangled_VVD from_II the_AT cockpit_NN1 speakers_NN2 to_TO fill_VVI the_AT marina_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE bright_JJ and_CC jaunty_JJ welcome_NN1 ._. 
Bellybutton_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 straw_NN1 hat_NN1 over_II his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, danced_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 ludicrous_JJ steps_NN2 on_II the_AT deck_NN1 of_IO the_AT workboat_NN1 ,_, thus_RR looking_VVG for_IF all_DB the_AT world_NN1 like_II a_AT1 simple_JJ Bahamian_JJ native_NN1 welcoming_VVG the_AT nice_JJ white_JJ folks_NN2 from_II Georgia_NP1 who_PNQS now_RT stood_VVD blinking_VVG in_II the_AT bright_JJ sunlight_NN1 beside_II a_AT1 growing_JJ mound_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE designer-label_JJ luggage_NN1 ._. 
The_AT man_NN1 with_IW the_AT '_GE Go_VV0 Dawgs_NP1 '_GE hat_NN1 saw_VVD our_APPGE rebel_NN1 flag_NN1 at_II the_AT spreaders_NN2 and_CC let_VV0 out_RP an_AT1 approving_JJ yell_NN1 that_CST sent_VVD two_MC gulls_NN2 squawking_VVG up_RP from_II the_AT garbage_NN1 cans_NN2 behind_II McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE office_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Asshole_NN1 ,_, '_GE the_AT Yankee_NN1 Ellen_NP1 said_VVD scathingly_RR ,_, then_RT ,_, joined_VVN by_II Thessy_NP1 ,_, we_PPIS2 stepped_VVD forward_RL to_TO offer_VVI our_APPGE practised_JJ and_CC smiling_JJ welcome_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE last_MD charter_NN1 had_VHD begun_VVN ;_; I_PPIS1 had_VHD one_MC1 week_NNT1 to_TO work_VVI ,_, then_RT it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI back_RP to_II Masquerade_NP1 ,_, and_CC then_RT to_II the_AT long_JJ winds_NN2 of_IO the_AT southern_JJ ocean_NN1 that_CST led_VVD to_II the_AT uttermost_JJ ends_NN2 of_IO the_AT earth_NN1 ,_, and_CC thus_RR to_II happiness_NN1 ._. 
Wavebreaker_NN1 ,_, despite_II her_APPGE ethereal_JJ beauty_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ not_XX the_AT most_RGT practical_JJ boat_NN1 with_IW which_DDQ to_TO cruise_VVI the_AT Bahamas_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 drew_VVD too_RG much_DA1 water_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT Bahamas_NP1 ,_, for_RR41 the_RR42 most_RR43 part_RR44 ,_, are_VBR a_AT1 shallow_JJ bank_NN1 dotted_VVN with_IW ripsaw_NN1 coral_NN1 heads_NN2 and_CC treacherous_JJ shoals_NN2 where_RRQ flat-bottomed_JJ boats_NN2 might_VM glide_VVI in_II comparative_JJ safety_NN1 ,_, but_CCB where_RRQ a_AT1 deep-keeled_JJ schooner_NN1 was_VBDZ forced_VVN to_TO creep_VVI with_IW painful_JJ care_NN1 ._. 
Whenever_RRQV we_PPIS2 reached_VVD coral_NN1 or_CC shoal_NN1 waters_VVZ Thessy_NP1 was_VBDZ forced_VVN to_TO spend_VVI hours_NNT2 perched_VVN at_II the_AT foremast_NN1 's_GE lower_JJR spreaders_NN2 to_TO watch_VVI the_AT water_NN1 's_GE colour_NN1 ._. 
Deep_RR safe_JJ water_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 dark_JJ royal_JJ blue_JJ ,_, while_CS over_II a_AT1 coral_NN1 reef_NN1 the_AT sea_NN1 shaded_VVN to_II green_JJ or_CC ,_, when_CS perilously_RR shallow_JJ ,_, to_II brown_JJ ,_, and_CC Thessy_NP1 ,_, peering_VVG ahead_RL ,_, would_VM shout_VVI at_II me_PPIO1 to_TO go_VVI to_II port_NN1 or_CC starboard_NN1 ,_, or_CC even_RR to_TO go_VVI backwards_RL as_RG fast_RR as_CSA the_AT motors_NN2 would_VM catch_VVI hold_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 tried_VVD to_TO avoid_VVI such_DA adventures_NN2 by_II sticking_VVG to_II the_AT deeper_JJR channels_NN2 and_CC harbours_NN2 ,_, but_CCB some_DD guests_NN2 demanded_VVD we_PPIS2 anchor_VV0 in_II the_AT shallower_JJR lagoons_NN2 where_RRQ the_AT rays_NN2 glided_VVD above_II the_AT bright_JJ sand_NN1 and_CC the_AT grey_JJ snappers_NN2 schooled_VVN and_CC the_AT barracudas_NN2 patrolled_VVD ._. 
One_MC1 way_NN1 to_TO discourage_VVI such_DA demands_NN2 was_VBDZ secretly_RR to_II salt_NN1 a_AT1 shallow_JJ anchorage_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 bag_NN1 of_IO rotted_JJ chicken_NN1 heads_NN2 which_DDQ would_VM quickly_RR draw_VVI a_AT1 sinuous_JJ and_CC evillooking_VVG pack_NN1 of_IO otherwise_RR harmless_JJ sand_NN1 sharks_NN2 that_CST would_VM twist_VVI menacingly_RR under_II our_APPGE keel_NN1 and_CC persuade_VVI the_AT paying_JJ customers_NN2 to_TO seek_VVI the_AT deeper_JJR darker_JJR waters_NN2 offshore_RL ._. 
Guests_NN2 who_PNQS still_RR wanted_VVN to_TO explore_VVI the_AT lagoons_NN2 and_CC sea-flats_NN2 could_VM use_VVI Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE skiff_NN1 ._. 
Our_APPGE Georgia_NP1 guests_NN2 used_VVD the_AT small_JJ flat-bottomed_JJ craft_NN1 to_TO go_VVI bonefishing_VVG one_MC1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, and_CC Thessy_NP1 ,_, well_RR trained_VVN by_II his_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, led_VVD them_PPHO2 unerringly_RR to_II a_AT1 sea-flat_NN1 by_II a_AT1 mangrove_NN1 swamp_NN1 where_RRQ ,_, in_II just_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 heart-racing_JJ moments_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 landed_VVD four_MC of_IO the_AT gleaming_JJ and_CC elusive_JJ fish_NN ._. 
None_PN weighed_VVD more_DAR than_CSN three_MC pounds_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT sheer_JJ savage_JJ strength_NN1 of_IO the_AT mirror-plated_JJ fish_NN astonished_VVD our_APPGE guests_NN2 ._. 
'_" Hey_UH ,_, beautiful_JJ !_! '_GE the_AT proctologist_NN1 ,_, back_RP aboard_II Wavebreaker_NP1 at_II sunset_NN1 ,_, called_VVN down_RP the_AT companionway_NN1 steps_NN2 to_II where_RRQ Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ tearing_VVG apart_RL a_AT1 lettuce_NN1 for_IF the_AT evening_NNT1 meal_NN1 ._. 
'_" Can_VM you_PPY cook_VVI me_PPIO1 a_AT1 bonefish_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 can_VM cook_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, doctor_NN1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY wo_VM n't_XX want_VVI to_TO eat_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 her_APPGE sweetest_JJT smile_NN1 ,_, the_AT one_PN1 calculated_VVD to_TO provoke_VVI cardiac_JJ arrest_NN1 in_II a_AT1 sworn_JJ celibate_JJ ._. 
'_GE Eating_NN1 bonefish_NN1 is_VBZ just_RR like_II sucking_VVG fish-juice_NN1 off_II a_AT1 mouthful_NN1 of_IO tin-tacks_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR what_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY doing_VDG for_IF my_APPGE supper_NN1 ,_, darling_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE French_JJ fries_NN2 and_CC New_NP1 York_NP1 strip_NN1 steak_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Who_PNQS strips_VVZ ?_? 
You_PPY or_CC the_AT beef_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT proctologist_NN1 whooped_VVD with_IW laughter_NN1 and_CC punched_VVD my_APPGE arm_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Get_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ?_? 
Who_PNQS strips_VVZ ?_? 
You_PPY or_CC the_AT beef_NN1 ?_? 
Shee-it_PPH1 ,_, I_PPIS1 kill_VV0 myself_PPX1 sometimes_RT ._. 
Was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 really_RR a_AT1 college_NN1 professor_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE So_RR she_PPHS1 tells_VVZ me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_" They_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX look_VVI like_II that_DD1 when_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ at_II college_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 tell_VV0 you_PPY ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, the_AT old_JJ bags_NN2 who_PNQS lectured_VVD us_PPIO2 were_VBDR all_DB spayed_VVD before_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR allowed_VVN near_II the_AT students_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 chuckled_VVD ,_, then_RT held_VVD his_APPGE glass_NN1 out_RP for_IF a_AT1 refill_NN1 of_IO vodka_NN1 and_CC orange_NN1 juice_NN1 ._. 
Once_CS the_AT glass_NN1 was_VBDZ full_JJ he_PPHS1 held_VVD it_PPH1 up_II21 to_II22 the_AT lantern_NN1 that_CST hung_VVD from_II the_AT awning_NN1 's_GE strut_NN1 and_CC toasted_VVD whichever_DDQV patient_NN1 had_VHD paid_VVN for_IF that_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 's_GE bonefishing_NN1 ._. 
All_DB week_NNT1 our_APPGE doctor_NN1 and_CC two_MC lawyers_NN2 had_VHD thus_RR credited_VVN their_APPGE clients_NN2 for_IF their_APPGE various_JJ pleasures_NN2 ._. 
The_AT proctologist_NN1 drank_VVD the_AT toast_NN1 ,_, then_RT raised_VVD his_APPGE glass_NN1 once_RR21 more_RR22 ,_, this_DD1 time_NNT1 in_II tribute_NN1 to_II Thessy_NP1 's_GE prowess_NN1 as_II a_AT1 bonefish_NN1 guide_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ the_AT kid_NN1 's_GE name_NN1 really_RR Thessalonians_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 truly_RR is_VBZ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 confirmed_VVD ._. 
'_GE Weirdest_JJT goddamn_JJ name_NN1 I_PPIS1 ever_RR did_VDD hear_VVI ._. 
'_GE The_AT proctologist_NN1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 then_RT turned_VVD to_TO look_VVI at_II our_APPGE private_JJ scrap_NN1 of_IO paradise_NN1 ._. 
The_AT evening_NNT1 was_VBDZ dropping_VVG like_II velvet_NN1 and_CC the_AT lagoon_NN1 was_VBDZ fading_VVG to_II a_AT1 deep_JJ dusky_JJ richness_NN1 in_II which_DDQ the_AT curving_JJ palms_NN2 were_VBDR reflected_VVN as_RG cleanly_RR as_CSA though_CS the_AT water_NN1 were_VBDR a_AT1 darksilvered_JJ looking-glass_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 had_VHD moored_VVN off_II a_AT1 deserted_JJ cay_NN1 rimmed_VVD with_IW a_AT1 beach_NN1 of_IO clear_JJ sand_NN1 above_II which_DDQ the_AT first_MD stars_NN2 were_VBDR pricking_VVG the_AT warm_JJ sky_NN1 ,_, while_CS ,_, beneath_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE bimini_NN2 cover_VV0 ,_, half-moon_JJ ice_NN1 cubes_NN2 clinked_VVD in_II crystal_NN1 glasses_NN2 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT life_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT proctologist_NN1 stretched_VVD his_APPGE sunburned_JJ legs_NN2 on_II the_AT cockpit_NN1 cushions_NN2 and_CC rested_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 so_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM stare_VVI past_II the_AT bimini_NN2 cover_VV0 at_II the_AT stars_NN2 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR one_MC1 hell_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 lucky_JJ guy_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY spend_VV0 your_APPGE life_NN1 with_IW Ellen_NP1 ,_, while_CS I_PPIS1 get_VV0 to_TO stare_VVI up_RP assholes_NN2 all_DB day_NNT1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 grimaced_VVD ,_, then_RT rolled_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 to_TO look_VVI at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY become_VVI an_AT1 actor_NN1 like_II your_APPGE dad_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM no_AT good_JJ at_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Ineptitude_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX stop_VVI me_PPIO1 becoming_VVG an_AT1 asshole_NN1 doctor_NN1 !_! 
'_GE The_AT proctologist_NN1 hooted_VVD at_II his_APPGE own_DA wit_NN1 before_II asking_VVG which_DDQ of_IO my_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE famous_JJ wives_NN2 was_VBDZ my_APPGE mother_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 and_CC he_PPHS1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 in_II admiration_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ some_DD looker_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 !_! 
Wow_UH ._. 
'_" '_" Wow_UH ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 agreed_VVD ._. 
In_II her_APPGE time_NNT1 Mother_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN almost_RR as_RG famous_JJ as_CSA Father_NN1 ,_, but_CCB presently_RR she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 home_NN1 for_IF inebriates_NN2 where_RRQ ,_, on_II good_JJ days_NNT2 ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM remember_VVI who_PNQS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, but_CCB the_AT good_JJ days_NNT2 were_VBDR very_RG rare_JJ and_CC getting_VVG scarcer_JJR ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD what_DDQ a_AT1 snakepit_NN1 my_APPGE family_NN1 was_VBDZ ;_; a_AT1 snakepit_NN1 dominated_VVN by_II a_AT1 genius_NN1 who_PNQS knew_VVD how_RRQ to_TO create_VVI any_DD illusion_NN1 even_RR love_VV0 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 must_VM be_VBI pretty_RG great_JJ having_VHG Sir_NNB Thomas_NP1 as_II a_AT1 father_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT proctologist_NN1 was_VBDZ fishing_NN1 for_IF gossip_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ wonderful_JJ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD with_IW suitable_JJ sanctimony_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 great_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT doctor_NN1 nodded_VVD agreement_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY can_VM tell_VVI that_CST just_RR from_II looking_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ entirely_RR serious_JJ ,_, and_CC had_VHD adopted_VVN a_AT1 portentous_JJ tone_NN1 suitable_JJ for_IF expressing_VVG admiration_NN1 for_IF the_AT Greatest_JJT Living_JJ Englishman_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Know_VV0 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, Nick_NP1 ?_? 
You_PPY look_VV0 at_II Sir_NNB Tom_NP1 on_II the_AT screen_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX matter_VVI what_DDQ part_NN1 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ playing_VVG but_CCB you_PPY can_VM tell_VVI he_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 great_JJ guy_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT word_NN1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM looking_VVG for_IF ?_? 
Help_VV0 me_PPIO1 out_RP here_RL ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 snapped_VVD his_APPGE fingers_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Integrity_NN1 !_! '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD at_RR21 last_RR22 ._. 
'_" Your_APPGE dad_NN1 's_VHZ got_VVN integrity_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Father_NN1 would_VM not_XX know_VVI what_DDQ integrity_NN1 was_VBDZ if_CS it_PPH1 sneaked_VVD up_RP and_CC bit_VVD his_APPGE backside_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD humbly_RR ._. 
The_AT proctologist_NN1 swirled_VVD the_AT ice_NN1 in_II his_APPGE glass_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 lucky_JJ fellow_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD again_RT ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ too_RR ,_, but_CCB not_XX for_IF the_AT reasons_NN2 the_AT proctologist_NN1 believed_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ lucky_JJ because_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD turned_VVN my_APPGE back_NN1 on_II illusion_NN1 ,_, pursuing_VVG instead_RR common-sense_NN1 reality_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD run_VVN away_II21 from_II22 Sir_NNB Tom_NP1 because_CS I_PPIS1 needed_VVD to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 bedrock_NN1 of_IO truth_NN1 on_II which_DDQ to_TO build_VVI a_AT1 life_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD no_AT time_NNT1 for_IF my_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE illusions_NN2 ._. 
Illusion_NN1 could_VM not_XX fix_VVI a_AT1 position_NN1 from_II a_AT1 sextant_NN1 reading_NN1 ,_, nor_CC fight_VV0 two_MC hundred_NNO square_JJ feet_NN2 of_IO heavy_JJ flogging_NN1 wet_JJ canvas_NN1 in_II a_AT1 tumbling_JJ sea_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 rough_JJ wind_NN1 ._. 
People_NN envied_VVD me_PPIO1 my_APPGE birth_NN1 and_CC my_APPGE childhood_NN1 ,_, but_CCB my_APPGE secret_JJ pride_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD rejected_VVN both_RR to_TO make_VVI of_IO myself_PPX1 a_AT1 prosaic_JJ and_CC common-sense_NN1 fellow_NN1 ._. 
The_AT proctologist_NN1 was_VBDZ bored_JJ with_IW talking_VVG about_II Sir_NNB Tom_NP1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY reckon_VV0 we_PPIS2 can_VM go_VVI bonefishing_VVG again_RT tomorrow_RT ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD me_PPIO1 instead_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ your_APPGE charter_NN1 ,_, doctor_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY can_VM do_VDI whatever_DDQV you_PPY like_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" Hey_UH ,_, Ellen_NP1 !_! '_GE the_AT doctor_NN1 shouted_VVD down_RP to_II the_AT galley_NN1 where_CS Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO disguise_VVI the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST the_AT frozen_JJ steaks_NN2 were_VBDR being_VBG thawed_VVN in_II a_AT1 microwave_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Nick_NP1 says_VVZ I_PPIS1 can_VM do_VDI whatever_DDQV I_PPIS1 like_VV0 !_! 
You_PPY want_VV0 to_TO come_VVI skinny-dipping_JJ with_IW me_PPIO1 tomorrow_RT ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI I_PPIS1 could_VM take_VVI the_AT excitement_NN1 ,_, doctor_NN1 ._. 
'_GE By_II the_AT week_NNT1 's_GE end_NN1 the_AT proctologist_NN1 was_VBDZ saying_VVG that_CST it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN the_AT best_JJT goddamned_JJ vacation_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD ever_RR taken_VVN ,_, and_CC as_CSA we_PPIS2 passed_VVD the_AT bunkering_JJ moorings_NN2 near_II McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE yard_NN1 I_PPIS1 saw_VVD him_PPHO1 take_VVI Ellen_NP1 aside_RL and_CC I_PPIS1 guessed_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ offering_VVG her_PPHO1 a_AT1 job_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT year_NNT1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD skippered_VVN Wavebreaker_NP1 at_RR21 least_RR22 half_DB of_IO our_APPGE married_JJ male_JJ charterers_NN2 had_VHD either_RR offered_VVN Ellen_NP1 a_AT1 job_NN1 or_CC pressed_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO visit_VVI their_APPGE offices_NN2 the_AT next_MD time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 passed_VVD through_II their_APPGE city_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ almost_RR tedious_JJ to_TO watch_VVI it_PPH1 happen_VV0 ._. 
We_PPIS2 docked_VVD ten_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, and_CC Thessy_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 carried_VVD the_AT luggage_NN1 out_RP to_II the_AT yard_NN1 where_CS the_AT courtesy_NN1 taxi_NN1 shimmered_VVD in_II the_AT heat_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT lawyers_NN2 '_GE wives_NN2 wanted_VVD to_TO know_VVI the_AT secret_NN1 of_IO Ellen_NP1 's_GE coffee_NN1 ,_, and_CC Ellen_NP1 modestly_RR said_VVD she_PPHS1 just_RR followed_VVD the_AT percolator_NN1 instructions_NN2 ,_, while_CS the_AT truth_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST she_PPHS1 put_VVD a_AT1 cupful_JJ of_IO cheap_JJ instant_JJ coffee_NN1 powder_NN1 into_II every_AT1 percolated_JJ pot_NN1 ._. 
The_AT proctologist_NN1 handed_VVD me_PPIO1 three_MC envelopes_NN2 ,_, one_MC1 addressed_VVD to_II each_DD1 of_IO us_PPIO2 ,_, then_RT told_VVD me_PPIO1 that_CST if_CS I_PPIS1 ever_RR had_VHD piles_NN2 I_PPIS1 could_VM rely_VVI on_II him_PPHO1 to_TO cut_VVI them_PPHO2 out_RP for_IF cost_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 held_VVD her_APPGE happy_JJ smile_NN1 till_II the_AT courtesy_NN1 taxi_NN1 had_VHD disappeared_VVN ,_, then_RT she_PPHS1 tore_VVD up_RP the_AT proctologist_NN1 's_GE business_NN1 card_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT creep_NN1 suggested_VVD I_PPIS1 might_VM be_VBI his_APPGE receptionist_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 ripped_VVD open_RR her_APPGE envelope_NN1 to_TO find_VVI two_MC hundred_NNO dollars_NNU2 ._. 
Mine_NN1 had_VHD the_AT same_DA amount_NN1 ,_, while_CS Thessy_NP1 's_VBZ only_RR contained_VVN a_AT1 hundred_NNO ,_, though_CS the_AT proctologist_NN1 had_VHD also_RR given_VVN him_PPHO1 the_AT '_GE Go_VV0 Dawgs_NP1 '_GE hat_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST the_AT inequity_NN1 of_IO the_AT tip_NN1 mattered_VVD ,_, for_CS we_PPIS2 always_RR pooled_VVN and_CC shared_VVN the_AT money_NN1 evenly_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 took_VVD just_RR over_RG an_AT1 hour_NNT1 to_TO empty_VVI Wavebreaker_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE garbage_NN1 and_CC dirty_JJ linen_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT to_TO hook_VVI up_RP the_AT shoreside_NN1 electricity_NN1 and_CC pump_NN1 diesel_NN1 and_CC fresh_JJ water_NN1 into_II her_APPGE tanks_NN2 ._. 
Those_DD2 chores_NN2 done_VDN ,_, and_CC the_AT synthetic_JJ fabric_NN1 of_IO the_AT precious_JJ sails_NN2 covered_VVN from_II the_AT ravages_NN2 of_IO sunlight_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 hefted_VVD my_APPGE old_JJ marine_JJ kit_NN1 bag_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT dock_NN1 where_CS Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ waiting_VVG to_TO ambush_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 planned_VVD to_TO return_VVI to_II her_APPGE tiny_JJ apartment_NN1 in_II the_AT town_NN1 where_CS she_PPHS1 kept_VVD her_APPGE precious_JJ books_NN2 and_CC where_RRQ ,_, on_II an_AT1 old_JJ manual_JJ typewriter_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 wrote_VVD what_DDQ she_PPHS1 called_VVD her_PPHO1 '_GE five-finger_JJ exercises_NN2 '_GE ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 would_VM never_RR let_VVI anyone_PN1 read_VVD ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 had_VHD offered_VVN to_TO let_VVI her_PPHO1 stay_VVI on_RL21 board_RL22 Wavebreaker_NP1 ,_, so_RG long_RR as_CSA the_AT boat_NN1 's_GE air_NN1 conditioners_NN2 were_VBDR disconnected_VVN ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE offer_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX as_RG generous_JJ as_CSA it_PPH1 seemed_VVD for_IF Ellen_NP1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN little_DA1 more_DAR than_CSN an_AT1 unpaid_JJ security_NN1 guard_NN1 and_CC also_RR subject_II21 to_II22 Bellybutton_NP1 's_GE endlessly_RR tedious_JJ suggestions_NN2 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 far_RR preferred_VVD her_APPGE small_JJ hot_JJ room_NN1 in_II the_AT busy_JJ crowded_JJ apartment_NN1 block_NN1 that_CST smelt_VVD of_IO cooking_VVG all_DB day_NNT1 and_CC marijuana_NN1 all_DB night_NNT1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM see_VVI you_PPY in_II a_AT1 week_NNT1 's_GE time_NNT1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 now_RT challenged_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 shook_VVD my_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY know_VV0 you_PPY wo_VM n't_XX ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 boat_NN1 to_TO mend_VVI ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO edge_NN1 past_II her_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 blocked_VVD my_APPGE progress_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE bicycle_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Sammy_NP1 Meredith_NP1 can_VM skipper_VVI the_AT boat_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 suggested_VVD ._. 
'_GE Sam_NP1 Meredith_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 creep_NN1 ._. 
Be_VB0 here_RL in_II one_MC1 week_NNT1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, or_CC you_PPY wo_VM n't_XX see_VVI me_PPIO1 again_RT !_! 
'_GE Thessy_NN1 was_VBDZ already_RR waiting_VVG at_II the_AT yard_NN1 gate_NN1 where_CS our_APPGE taxi_NN1 thumped_VVD and_CC quivered_VVD ._. 
Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ still_RR arguing_VVG with_IW me_PPIO1 as_RG Thessy_JJ and_CC I_PPIS1 climbed_VVD in_RP and_CC backfired_VVD away_RL ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ no_RR21 longer_RR22 listening_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD Masquerade_NP1 to_TO mend_VVI and_CC a_AT1 life_NN1 to_TO live_VVI and_CC ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 meant_VVD living_VVG it_PPH1 without_IW Ellen_NP1 ,_, my_APPGE charter_NN1 days_NNT2 were_VBDR done_VDN ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ free_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD been_VBN in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 when_RRQ Masquerade_NP1 was_VBDZ stolen._NNU l_NNU had_VHD gone_VVN there_RL from_II Florida_NP1 because_CS my_APPGE father_NN1 had_VHD pleaded_VVN with_IW me_PPIO1 to_TO go_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ opening_VVG his_APPGE celebrated_JJ King_NNB Lear_NP1 on_II Broadway_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ old_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ feeling_VVG his_APPGE age_VVI ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD played_VVN the_AT Lear_NP1 for_IF five_MC months_NNT2 at_II the_AT National_JJ in_II London_NP1 and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tired_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO patch_VVI things_NN2 up_RP with_IW me_PPIO1 because_CS it_PPH1 would_VM make_VVI him_PPHO1 feel_VVI better_RRR ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ one_PN1 of_IO all_DB his_APPGE children_NN2 whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 could_VM trust_VVI ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 needed_VVD my_APPGE youth_NN1 to_TO support_VVI him_PPHO1 at_II this_DD1 difficult_JJ time_NNT1 and_CC so_RR ,_, like_II a_AT1 fool_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD believed_VVN him_PPHO1 and_CC flown_VVN to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 where_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD found_VVN the_AT rogue_NN1 ensconced_JJ in_II a_AT1 suite_NN1 of_IO the_AT Plaza_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 frizzy-haired_JJ girl_NN1 young_JJ enough_RR to_TO be_VBI his_APPGE greatgranddaughter_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT dear_JJ soul_NN1 wishes_VVZ to_TO be_VBI in_II the_AT theatre_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, '_GE and_CC her_APPGE legs_NN2 are_VBR good_JJ enough_RR to_TO allow_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO encourage_VVI that_DD1 ambition_NN1 ,_, though_CS doubtless_RR at_II the_AT risk_NN1 of_IO slipping_VVG a_AT1 disc_NN1 or_CC two_MC in_II my_APPGE back_NN1 ._. 
Would_VM you_PPY like_VVI to_TO sleep_VVI with_IW her_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II his_APPGE opening_NN1 night_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ brilliant_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 still_RR do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI how_RRQ he_PPHS1 does_VDZ it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 despises_VVZ the_AT method_NN1 actors_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Grubby_JJ little_JJ players_NN2 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 calls_VVZ them_PPHO2 ,_, '_GE vermin_NN1 in_II greasepaint_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR not_XX paid_VVN to_TO be_VBI amateur_JJ psychiatrists_NN2 ,_, but_CCB to_TO be_VBI players_NN2 ,_, to_TO be_VBI actors_NN2 ._. 
The_AT stage_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 job_NN1 ,_, dear_UH Nick_NP1 ,_, not_XX a_AT1 mindfuck_NN1 ._. 
'_GE On_II that_DD1 first_MD Broadway_NN1 night_NNT1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD stood_VVN in_II the_AT wings_NN2 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ absent-mindedly_RR fondling_VVG the_AT breasts_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE frizzy-haired_JJ admirer_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_II me_PPIO1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD looked_VVN just_RR like_II any_DD other_JJ dirty_JJ old_JJ man_NN1 ;_; but_CCB then_RT ,_, as_CSA the_AT royal_JJ fanfare_NN1 sounded_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD twitched_VVN his_APPGE grey_JJ gown_NN1 ,_, given_VVN me_PPIO1 a_AT1 wink_NN1 ,_, and_CC walked_VVN into_II the_AT stage_NN1 's_GE glare_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Attend_VV0 the_AT lords_NN2 of_IO France_NP1 and_CC Burgundy_NP1 ,_, Gloucester_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD spoken_VVN Lear_NP1 's_GE opening_NN1 lines_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD felt_VVN a_AT1 shiver_NN1 run_VVN through_II the_AT theatre_NN1 's_GE great_JJ darkness_NN1 ,_, because_CS the_AT voice_NN1 was_VBDZ there_RL ,_, and_CC the_AT power_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ suddenly_RR not_XX a_AT1 dirty_JJ old_JJ man_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 great_JJ ,_, kind_NN1 ,_, foolish_JJ and_CC painfully_RR honest_JJ King_NN1 ._. 
The_AT performance_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 triumph_NN1 ._. 
Later_RRR that_DD1 night_NNT1 ,_, drinking_VVG champagne_NN1 at_II the_AT first_MD night_NNT1 party_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 his_APPGE usual_JJ disclaimers_NN2 ;_; how_RRQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB an_AT1 illusion_NN1 ,_, everything_PN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 illusion_NN1 ,_, all_DB life_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 illusion_NN1 ,_, and_CC how_RRQ he_PPHS1 ,_, Sir_NNB Tom_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT master_NN1 of_IO illusion_NN1 ,_, but_CCB how_RRQ his_APPGE dear_JJ children_NN2 were_VBDR real_JJ because_CS they_PPHS2 alone_RR could_VM not_XX be_VBI spawned_VVN from_II the_AT imagination_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Sweet_JJ soul_NN1 '_GE he_PPHS1 took_VVD my_APPGE arm_NN1 in_II his_PPGE ,_, '_GE come_VV0 home_RL to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
To_II England_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ drunk_JJ ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY could_VM succeed_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
You_PPY have_VH0 it_PPH1 in_II you_PPY ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY are_VBR my_APPGE bad_JJ conscience_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 is_VBZ why_RRQ I_PPIS1 need_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 looked_VVD across_II the_AT room_NN1 to_II where_RRQ a_AT1 famous_JJ actress_NN1 held_VVD scornful_JJ court_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 screwed_VVD her_PPHO1 in_II a_AT1 hot-air_JJ balloon_NN1 ._. 
Over_II California_NP1 ._. 
Her_APPGE husband_NN1 chased_VVD us_PPIO2 in_II a_AT1 jeep_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT oscillations_NN2 of_IO the_AT basket_NN1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG to_II his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT poor_JJ man_NN1 was_VBDZ jealous_JJ ._. 
'_" My_APPGE father_NN1 had_VHD begun_VVN to_TO giggle_VVI ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI what_DDQ she_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 could_VM feel_VVI a_AT1 shard_NN1 of_IO genius_NN1 enter_VV0 her_APPGE soul_NN1 with_IW my_APPGE seed_NN1 !_! 
Oh_UH ,_, Nick_NP1 !_! 
How_RGQ generous_JJ I_PPIS1 have_VH0 been_VBN with_IW my_APPGE genius_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE silly_JJ husband_NN1 shot_VVD himself_PPX1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ hardly_RR surprising_JJ because_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 rotten_JJ lay_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 talked_VVD me_PPIO1 into_II staying_VVG two_MC more_DAR days_NNT2 ,_, and_CC thus_RR three_MC days_NNT2 passed_VVN before_CS I_PPIS1 discovered_VVD that_CST Masquerade_NP1 was_VBDZ missing_VVG ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ another_DD1 seven_MC days_NNT2 before_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ found_VVN grinding_VVG her_APPGE starboard_NN1 side_NN1 to_II shreds_NN2 on_II a_AT1 coral_NN1 reef_NN1 north_ND1 of_IO Straker_NP1 's_GE Cay_NN1 in_II the_AT Far-Out_JJ Islands_NN2 ._. 
Bonefish_NP1 Straker_NP1 reckoned_VVD that_CST some_DD Bahamian_JJ kids_NN2 must_VM have_VHI stolen_VVN the_AT boat_NN1 as_II a_AT1 means_NN of_IO getting_VVG home_RL ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 would_VM never_RR know_VVI who_PNQS had_VHD wrecked_VVN her_PPHO1 ,_, only_RR that_CST they_PPHS2 had_VHD removed_VVN a_AT1 dinghy_NN1 load_NN1 of_IO gear_NN1 including_II her_APPGE chronometer_NN1 ,_, sextant_NN1 ,_, VHF_NN1 ,_, barometer_NN1 ,_, spare_JJ sails_NN2 ,_, lines_NN2 ,_, fenders_NN2 ,_, and_CC even_RR the_AT mattress_NN1 off_II the_AT starboard_NN1 quarter-berth_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD stolen_VVN my_APPGE good_JJ oilskins_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT thieves_NN2 had_VHD never_RR found_VVN my_APPGE small_JJ stash_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN hidden_VVN in_II a_AT1 redundant_JJ sea-cock_NN1 ,_, nor_CC had_VHD they_PPHS2 found_VVN the_AT old_JJ Webley.455_FO revolver_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD hidden_VVN deep_RR in_II Masquerade_NP1 's_GE bilges_NN2 ._. 
The_AT gun_NN1 itself_PPX1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 prop_NN1 in_II a_AT1 film_NN1 version_NN1 of_IO Journey_NN1 's_GE End_NN1 in_II which_DDQ my_APPGE father_NN1 had_VHD starred_VVN ,_, and_CC when_CS the_AT filming_NN1 was_VBDZ over_RP he_PPHS1 had_VHD '_GE forgotten_JJ '_GE to_TO return_VVI the_AT pistol_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ still_RR in_II good_JJ working_JJ order_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD fewer_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 hundred_NNO rounds_NN2 for_IF the_AT gun_NN1 which_DDQ I_PPIS1 kept_VVD solely_RR as_II a_AT1 deterrent_NN1 for_IF those_DD2 remote_JJ places_NN2 where_RRQ cruising_NN1 yachtsmen_NN2 are_VBR seen_VVN as_CSA plump_JJ victims_NN2 ,_, ripe_JJ for_IF pillaging_VVG ,_, and_CC the_AT Webley_NP1 offered_VVD me_PPIO1 good_JJ protection_NN1 for_IF ,_, though_CS the_AT gun_NN1 was_VBDZ over_RG seventy_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ massively_RR built_VVN and_CC frighteningly_RR powerful_JJ ._. 
Bonefish_NP1 Straker_NP1 had_VHD rescued_VVN Masquerade_NP1 ,_, propping_VVG her_PPHO1 up_RP in_II his_APPGE own_DA backyard_NN1 and_CC refusing_VVG to_TO take_VVI any_DD money_NN1 from_II me_PPIO1 as_II a_AT1 salvage_NN1 fee_NN1 ._. 
Bonefish_NP1 Straker_NP1 was_VBDZ Thessalonians_NN2 ,_, father_NN1 ,_, and_CC also_RR father_NN1 to_II two_MC dozen_NNO other_JJ children_NN2 ,_, most_DAT of_IO them_PPHO2 orphans_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN unofficially_RR adopted_VVN by_II Bonefish_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, Sarah_NP1 ._. 
Bonefish_NP1 's_GE real_JJ name_NN1 was_VBDZ Hector_NP1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD earned_VVN his_APPGE nickname_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE uncanny_JJ ability_NN1 to_TO find_VVI the_AT elusive_JJ fish_NN ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ reckoned_VVN one_MC1 of_IO the_AT islands_NN2 '_GE best_JJT fishing_NN1 guides_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS could_VM name_VVI his_APPGE own_DA price_NN1 to_II the_AT rich_JJ northerners_NN2 who_PNQS came_VVD to_II the_AT blue_JJ waters_NN2 to_TO kill_VVI gamefish_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Bonefish_NP1 believed_VVD that_CST his_APPGE family_NN1 might_VM stray_VVI from_II the_AT path_NN1 of_IO righteousness_NN1 if_CS he_PPHS1 spent_VVD too_RG much_DA1 time_NNT1 away_II21 from_II22 home_NN1 so_CS he_PPHS1 restricted_VVD his_APPGE guide_NN1 work_NN1 to_II just_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 of_IO the_AT year_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 caught_VVD snapper_NN1 or_CC conch_NN1 or_CC lobster_NN1 ,_, and_CC brooded_VVD over_II the_AT souls_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE ramshackle_JJ family_NN1 ;_; each_DD1 of_IO whom_PNQO was_VBDZ named_VVN for_IF a_AT1 different_JJ book_NN1 in_II the_AT Bible_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD started_VVN at_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO the_AT good_JJ book_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ perversely_RR working_VVG his_APPGE way_NN1 towards_II Genesis_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ meant_VVD that_CST his_APPGE eldest_JJT daughter_NN1 was_VBDZ called_VVN Revelation_NN1 Straker_NN1 ;_; a_AT1 young_JJ woman_NN1 as_RG pretty_JJ as_CSA her_APPGE name_NN1 ,_, and_CC as_RG happy_JJ as_CSA all_DB the_AT other_JJ children_NN2 who_PNQS grew_VVD up_RP under_II Bonefish_NP1 's_GE skinny_JJ care_NN1 ._. 
Bonefish_NN1 ,_, in_RR21 brief_RR22 ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD never_RR heard_VVN of_IO Sir_NNB Thomas_NP1 Breakspear_NP1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 very_RG lucky_JJ man_NN1 for_IF the_AT fortunate_JJ accident_NN1 of_IO having_VHG met_VVN Bonefish_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 watched_VVD in_II anxious_JJ silence_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 ran_VVD a_AT1 hand_NN1 over_II the_AT repairs_NN2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD begun_VVN on_II Masquerade_NP1 ._. 
A_AT1 Danish_JJ yawl_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN wrecked_VVN on_II the_AT far_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT island_NN1 two_MC years_NNT2 before_CS and_CC Bonefish_NP1 had_VHD rescued_VVN some_DD of_IO her_APPGE oak_NN1 timbers_NN2 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD scarfed_VVN in_RP to_II Masquerade_NP1 's_GE broken_JJ hull_NN1 ._. 
Only_RR one_MC1 rib_NN1 had_VHD needed_VVN replacing_VVG and_CC Bonefish_NP1 apologised_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD fashioned_VVN that_CST new_JJ one_PN1 from_II a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA Madeira_NP1 wood_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 wonderful_JJ job_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD respectfully_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, too_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 vould_VV0 have_VH0 done_VDN more_RRR ,_, sir_NN1 ,_, but_CCB life_NN1 is_VBZ busy_JJ .._... 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 n't_XX call_VVI me_PPIO1 '_GE sir_NN1 '_GE ._. 
My_APPGE name_NN1 's_GE Nick_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Werry_RG busy_JJ ,_, sir_NN1 ,_, '_GE Bonefish_NN1 went_VVD on_RP as_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 had_VHD not_XX spoken_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 called_VVD all_DB white_JJ men_NN2 '_GE sir_NN1 '_GE ._. 
To_II him_PPHO1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR still_RR the_AT missionaries_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD brought_VVN God_NP1 to_II his_APPGE soul_NN1 and_CC law_NN1 to_II his_APPGE land_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD tried_VVN to_TO tell_VVI him_PPHO1 that_CST the_AT world_NN1 had_VHD changed_VVN drastically_RR ,_, but_CCB Bonefish_NP1 did_VDD not_XX want_VVI to_TO believe_VVI in_II change_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ descended_VVN from_II slaves_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD accompanied_VVN their_APPGE master_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 Rafe_NP1 Straker_NP1 ,_, from_II Long_JJ Island_NNL1 in_II 1783_MC ._. 
Rafe_NP1 Straker_NP1 ,_, like_II many_DA2 of_IO the_AT original_JJ white_JJ settlers_NN2 of_IO the_AT Bahamas_NP1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN an_AT1 American_JJ loyalist_NN1 who_PNQS could_VM not_XX stomach_NN1 life_NN1 under_II George_NP1 Washington_NP1 ._. 
The_AT white_JJ Straker_NN1 family_NN1 had_VHD long_RR disappeared_VVN ,_, their_APPGE genes_NN2 and_CC blood_NN1 melded_VVD into_II the_AT vigorous_JJ bodies_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE freed_JJ slaves_NN2 ,_, and_CC only_RR the_AT Straker_NN1 name_NN1 lived_VVD on_RP to_TO be_VBI given_VVN new_JJ dignity_NN1 by_II Bonefish_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE family_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI from_II vere_JJ ve_NN1 'll_VM fetch_VVI the_AT copper_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Bonefish_NN1 drew_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 over_II the_AT abraded_JJ edges_NN2 of_IO the_AT copper_NN1 sheathing_VVG left_JJ on_II Masquerade_NP1 's_GE hull_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI some_DD sent_VVN from_II England_NP1 ,_, and_CC some_DD bronze_NN1 nails_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB we_PPIS2 can_VM get_VVI the_AT tar_NN1 and_CC brown_JJ paper_NN1 locally_RR ?_? 
'_GE The_AT copper_NN1 was_VBDZ bedded_VVN on_II21 to_II22 the_AT wood_NN1 with_IW tarred_JJ brown_JJ paper_NN1 ._. 
Bonefish_NP1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 swift_JJ silent_JJ grin_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ve_NN1 can_VM manage_VVI tar_NN1 and_CC paper_NN1 ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Thessy_NN1 ,_, squatting_VVG nearby_RL as_CSA he_PPHS1 waited_VVD for_IF his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE permission_NN1 to_TO join_VVI the_AT conversation_NN1 ,_, looked_VVD up_RP as_II a_AT1 twin-engined_JJ plane_NN1 howled_VVD low_JJ overhead_NN1 ._. 
The_AT plane_NN1 's_GE registration_NN1 number_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RG faded_JJ as_CSA to_TO be_VBI illegible_JJ ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 recognised_VVD the_AT machine_NN1 anyway_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 belonged_VVD to_II the_AT Maggot_NN1 ,_, whose_DDQGE real_JJ name_NN1 was_VBDZ John_NP1 Maggovertski_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 expatriate_NN1 American_NN1 who_PNQS ran_VVD a_AT1 slew_NN1 of_IO businesses_NN2 from_II his_APPGE Grand_JJ Bahama_NN1 home_RL ._. 
All_DB of_IO the_AT Maggot_NN1 's_GE businesses_NN2 were_VBDR perpetually_RR on_II the_AT fringe_NN1 of_IO bankruptcy_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE shakier_JJR concerns_NN2 was_VBDZ an_AT1 air-taxi_JJ service_NN1 with_IW which_DDQ he_PPHS1 scared_VVD the_AT wits_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 travellers_NN2 too_RG innocent_JJ to_TO know_VVI better_RRR than_CSN to_TO fly_VVI with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT shriek_NN1 of_IO the_AT plane_NN1 's_GE engines_NN2 drowned_VVD our_APPGE voices_NN2 ,_, so_CS Bonefish_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 just_RR watched_VVD as_II the_AT plane_NN1 sank_VVD towards_II Straker_NP1 Cay_NP1 's_GE small_JJ airstrip_NN1 ._. 
Once_CS the_AT machine_NN1 had_VHD disappeared_VVN behind_II the_AT trees_NN2 Bonefish_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 sadly_RR ._. 
To_II him_PPHO1 all_DB aircraft_NN were_VBDR harbingers_NN2 of_IO dreadful_JJ change_NN1 ,_, mere_JJ noisy_JJ messengers_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 Godless_JJ world_NN1 ;_; which_DDQ ,_, I_PPIS1 realised_VVD ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 pretty_RG accurate_JJ description_NN1 of_IO the_AT Maggot_NN1 himself_PPX1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 assumed_VVD the_AT Maggot_NN1 was_VBDZ delivering_VVG or_CC picking_VVG up_RP a_AT1 customer_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ none_PN of_IO my_APPGE business_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 stripped_VVD down_RP to_II my_APPGE shorts_NN2 and_CC began_VVD work_NN1 as_CSA Thessy_NP1 ,_, his_APPGE brother_NN1 Philemon_NP1 and_CC their_APPGE father_NN1 took_VVD a_AT1 battered_JJ wooden_JJ skiff_NN1 across_II the_AT lagoon_NN1 ._. 
Two_MC brown_JJ pelicans_NN2 flapped_VVD past_RL as_CSA I_PPIS1 began_VVD shaping_VVG the_AT broken_JJ ends_NN2 of_IO Masquerade_NP1 's_GE shattered_JJ planking_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sun_NN1 was_VBDZ warm_JJ on_II my_APPGE back_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT south-easterly_JJ wind_NN1 took_VVD the_AT edge_NN1 off_II the_AT stifling_JJ heat_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 gaggle_NN1 of_IO Bonefish_NP1 's_GE children_NN2 were_VBDR in_II constant_JJ ,_, but_CCB changing_VVG ,_, attendance_NN1 ,_, sometimes_RT helping_VVG me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB more_RGR often_RR chasing_VVG each_PPX221 other_PPX222 in_II a_AT1 complicated_JJ game_NN1 of_IO tag_NN1 up_RP and_CC over_II Masquerade_NP1 's_GE hull_NN1 ._. 
Revelation_NN1 came_VVD and_CC sat_VVD in_II the_AT shade_NN1 of_IO Masquerade_NP1 's_GE bows_NN2 where_RRQ she_PPHS1 plucked_VVD two_MC chickens_NN2 that_CST I_PPIS1 suspected_VVD had_VHD been_VBN killed_VVN in_II honour_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE return_NN1 to_II the_AT island_NN1 ._. 
The_AT chickens_NN2 '_GE surviving_JJ relatives_NN2 clucked_VVD and_CC scratched_VVN in_II the_AT dirt_NN1 ,_, oblivious_JJ to_II the_AT drifting_JJ feathers_NN2 ._. 
Revelation_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 chatted_VVD idly_RR ,_, content_JJ to_TO let_VVI the_AT minutes_NNT2 drift_VVI pass_NN1 like_II warm_JJ thistledown_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Thessy_NN1 says_VVZ he_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN offered_VVN a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 charter_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Revelation_NN1 eventually_RR challenged_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ true_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB you_PPY vo_NN1 n't_XX do_VD0 it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO leave_VVI you_PPY ,_, Revelation_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 gave_VVD that_DD1 piece_NN1 of_IO gallantry_NN1 the_AT scorn_NN1 it_PPH1 deserved_VVD ._. 
'_GE Father_NN1 vould_VV0 n't_XX really_RR vant_JJ him_PPHO1 to_TO go_VVI for_IF all_DB the_AT summer_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR it_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX matter_VVI if_CS I_PPIS1 say_VV0 no_UH ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD with_IW some_DD relief_NN1 ,_, for_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD been_VBN feeling_VVG somewhat_RR guilty_JJ at_II risking_VVG Thessy_NP1 's_GE chances_NN2 of_IO making_VVG some_DD money_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB if_CS you_PPY go_VV0 on_II this_DD1 charter_NN1 ,_, Father_NN1 will_VM let_VVI Thessy_NP1 go_VVI ._. 
'_GE Revelation_NN1 went_VVD sweetly_RR on_RP ,_, thus_RR impaling_VVG me_PPIO1 on_II the_AT hook_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE own_DA guilt_NN1 once_RR21 more_RR22 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ I_PPIS1 who_PNQS had_VHD introduced_VVN Thessy_NN1 to_II McIllvanney_NP1 and_CC who_PNQS had_VHD secured_VVN him_PPHO1 the_AT job_NN1 with_IW Cutwater_NP1 ,_, but_CCB Bonefish_NP1 had_VHD only_RR allowed_VVN his_APPGE son_NN1 into_II the_AT wide_JJ wicked_JJ world_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE trust_NN1 in_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX certain_JJ that_CST the_AT trust_NN1 was_VBDZ deserved_VVN ,_, but_CCB Bonefish_NP1 was_VBDZ convinced_JJ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ protecting_VVG his_APPGE son_NN1 from_II iniquity_NN1 ,_, and_CC no_AT assertion_NN1 to_II the_AT contrary_NN1 would_VM convince_VVI him_PPHO1 otherwise_RR ._. 
'_GE And_CC if_CS Thessy_JJ vent_NN1 ,_, '_GE Revelation_NN1 continued_VVD ,_, '_" then_RT the_AT money_NN1 vould_NN1 be_VBI good_JJ ,_, because_CS the_AT outboard_NN1 is_VBZ broken_VVN and_CC Father_NN1 ca_VM n't_XX mend_VVI it_PPH1 and_CC there_EX 's_VBZ no_AT money_NN1 for_IF another_DD1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 sighed_VVD ,_, then_RT twisted_VVN on_II her_APPGE stool_NN1 to_II gaze_NN1 in_II astonishment_NN1 because_CS a_AT1 car_NN1 was_VBDZ thumping_VVG and_CC crashing_VVG its_APPGE way_NN1 along_II the_AT dirt_NN1 road_NN1 that_CST led_VVD from_II the_AT island_NN1 's_GE one_MC1 village_NN1 to_II Bonefish_NP1 's_GE sprawl_NN1 of_IO shacks_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ clear_JJ from_II Revelation_NN1 's_GE expression_NN1 that_CST cars_NN2 were_VBDR as_RG uncommon_JJ at_II this_DD1 end_NN1 of_IO the_AT island_NN1 as_CSA polar_JJ bears_NN2 ;_; indeed_RR ,_, the_AT sight_NN1 of_IO one_PN1 was_VBDZ so_RG surprising_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 picked_VVD up_RP her_APPGE skirts_NN2 and_CC ,_, with_IW the_AT younger_JJR children_NN2 around_II her_PPHO1 ,_, fled_VVN towards_II the_AT safety_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE kitchen_NN1 ._. 
The_AT car_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 ancient_JJ Pontiac_JJ taxi_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ painted_VVN six_MC shades_NN2 of_IO yellow_JJ and_CC purple_JJ ,_, stopped_VVN outside_II the_AT twin_NN1 piles_NN2 of_IO broken_JJ coral_NN1 that_CST were_VBDR Bonefish_NP1 's_GE proud_JJ gateposts_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 pause_NN1 ,_, then_RT the_AT back_NN1 door_NN1 of_IO the_AT cab_NN1 opened_VVD ,_, and_CC a_AT1 very_RG tall_JJ white_JJ man_NN1 climbed_VVD out_RP into_II the_AT sun_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ dressed_VVN in_II checked_JJ golfing_NN1 trousers_NN2 ,_, cowboy_NN1 boots_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 cowboy_NN1 hat_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 blinked_VVD uncertainly_RR at_II the_AT landscape_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD lost_VVN and_CC nervous_JJ ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unsure_JJ of_IO where_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ or_CC why_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD bothered_VVN to_TO come_VVI ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 saw_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, waved_VVD ,_, and_CC began_VVD walking_VVG slowly_RR towards_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX respond_VVI ,_, for_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ feeling_VVG nothing_PN1 but_II astonishment_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM not_XX even_RR speak_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ struck_VVN dumb_JJ because_CS George_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 ,_, senator_NN1 and_CC possibly_RR a_AT1 future_JJ President_NN1 of_IO the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ,_, had_VHD come_VVN alone_RR to_II Straker_NP1 's_GE Cay_NN1 ._. 
'_" Hello_UH ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 held_VVD out_RP a_AT1 hand_NN1 and_CC gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 smile_NN1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, bloody_JJ hell_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 found_VVD my_APPGE voice_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT shook_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 night_NNT1 during_II our_APPGE charter_NN1 ,_, when_CS we_PPIS2 had_VHD been_VBN sipping_VVG whisky_NN1 under_II the_AT stars_NN2 ,_, Senator_NNB Crowninshield_NP1 had_VHD told_VVN me_PPIO1 that_CST no_AT fat_JJ man_NN1 could_VM ever_RR again_RT become_VVI President_NN1 of_IO the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 Taft_NP1 will_VM be_VBI the_AT last_MD really_RR fat_JJ President_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 had_VHD told_VVN me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 very_RG fat_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Big_JJ as_II a_AT1 house_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 had_VHD frowned_VVN ,_, then_RT opined_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX just_RR the_AT fat_NN1 who_PNQS were_VBDR for_RR21 ever_RR22 barred_VVN from_II the_AT Oval_JJ Office_NN1 ,_, but_CCB even_RR the_AT ugly_JJ ._. 
America_NP1 ,_, Crowninshield_NP1 had_VHD said_VVN with_IW a_AT1 note_NN1 of_IO amusement_NN1 in_II his_APPGE voice_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ doomed_VVN for_RR21 ever_RR22 to_TO have_VHI toothsome_JJ Presidents_NN2 ,_, and_CC all_RR because_CS television_NN1 now_RT ruled_VVD politics_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD sounded_VVN amused_JJ ,_, but_CCB then_RT he_PPHS1 had_VHD turned_VVN to_II me_PPIO1 and_CC pointed_VVN to_II his_APPGE chin_NN1 ._. 
'_GE See_VV0 the_AT scar_NN1 ?_? 
'_" There_EX had_VHD been_VBN the_AT faintest_JJT mark_NN1 against_II his_APPGE tanned_JJ skin_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD nodded_VVN ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 dimple_NN1 there_RL ,_, '_GE the_AT Senator_NN1 had_VHD confessed_VVN with_IW his_APPGE engaging_JJ frankness_NN1 ,_, '_" which_DDQ my_APPGE advisers_NN2 determined_VVN made_VVD me_PPIO1 look_NN1 too_RG baby-faced_JJ ,_, and_CC so_RR we_PPIS2 had_VHD it_PPH1 removed_VVN ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD laughed_VVN ,_, simultaneously_RR mocking_VVG the_AT stupidity_NN1 of_IO government_NN1 by_II cosmetics_NN2 and_CC confessing_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ also_RR a_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, just_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ part_NN1 of_IO government_NN1 by_II voice_NN1 coach_NN1 and_CC acting_VVG coach_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST the_AT senator_NN1 needed_VVD a_AT1 beautician_NN1 's_GE help_NN1 if_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ to_TO become_VVI President_NN1 ,_, for_IF George_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 good-looking_JJ man_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 strong-boned_JJ face_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 head_NN1 of_IO thick_JJ black_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI fifty_MC ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX look_VVI a_AT1 day_NNT1 over_RG thirty-five_MC ,_, an_AT1 illusion_NN1 helped_VVN by_II his_APPGE lopsided_JJ boyish_JJ grin_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ so_RG very_RG full_JJ of_IO charm_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT candid_JJ charm_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ his_APPGE greatest_JJT public_JJ asset_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ popularly_RR supposed_JJ to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS not_XX only_RR told_VVD the_AT truth_NN1 ,_, but_CCB who_PNQS could_VM not_XX tell_VVI a_AT1 lie_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE aides_NN2 and_CC publicists_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX unhappy_JJ to_TO promulgate_VVI that_DD1 echo_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 previous_JJ President_NN1 's_GE virtues_NN2 ._. 
Not_XX everyone_PN1 was_VBDZ so_RR impressed_VVN by_II Senator_NNB Crowninshield_NP1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 political_JJ lightweight_NN1 whose_DDQGE stagecraft_NN1 was_VBDZ better_RRR than_CSN his_APPGE statecraft_NN1 ._. 
The_AT usual_JJ jibe_NN1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 Crowninshield_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 politician_NN1 without_IW a_AT1 cause_NN1 ,_, or_CC rather_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM support_VVI any_DD cause_VV0 so_RG long_RR as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ fashionable_JJ ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE critics_NN2 also_RR attacked_VVN Crowninshield_NN1 for_IF being_VBG wealthy_JJ ,_, claiming_VVG that_CST his_APPGE eminence_NN1 was_VBDZ solely_RR due_II21 to_II22 the_AT vast_JJ amounts_NN2 of_IO money_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 spent_VVD on_II his_APPGE campaigns_NN2 ._. 
One_MC1 night_NNT1 ,_, long_RR after_II the_AT senator_NN1 had_VHD chartered_VVN Wavebreaker_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD defended_VVN him_PPHO1 to_II Ellen_NP1 ,_, saying_VVG that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX Crowninshield_NP1 's_GE fault_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN born_VVN to_II wealthy_JJ parents_NN2 ,_, and_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD used_VVN his_APPGE wealth_NN1 well_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ an_AT1 honest_JJ man_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD said_VVN trenchantly_RR ,_, '_GE and_CC there_EX are_VBR n't_XX too_RG many_DA2 of_IO those_DD2 in_II politics_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 had_VHD given_VVN me_PPIO1 one_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE pitying_NN1 looks_VVZ ._. 
'_GE Honest_JJ ?_? 
For_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 graduated_VVD from_II Yale_NP1 Law_NN1 School_NN1 !_! 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ just_RR pretending_VVG to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO guy_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ nice_JJ to_II us_PPIO2 because_CS we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX threaten_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC because_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ cultivated_VVN the_AT vote_NN1 catching_VVG art_NN1 of_IO being_VBG modestly_RR affable_JJ ,_, but_CCB wearing_VVG cowboy_NN1 boots_NN2 and_CC grinning_VVG like_II a_AT1 demented_JJ Howdy-Doody_JJ does_VDZ n't_XX turn_VVI a_AT1 rattlesnake_NN1 into_II a_AT1 puppy_NN1 !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD not_XX believed_VVN her_PPHO1 then_RT ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX believe_VVI her_PPHO1 now_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 believed_VVD the_AT senator_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 thoughtful_JJ man_NN1 whose_DDQGE wealth_NN1 had_VHD elevated_VVN him_PPHO1 above_II the_AT need_NN1 to_TO make_VVI compromises_NN2 with_IW his_APPGE convictions_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ also_RR a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS seemed_VVD mighty_RG pleased_JJ to_TO see_VVI me_PPIO1 again_RT ._. 
He_PPHS1 lightly_RR punched_VVD my_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY look_VV0 good_JJ ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, real_JJ good_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR do_VD0 you_PPY ,_, senator_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 ought_VMK to_TO ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, considering_VVG how_RGQ much_DA1 I_PPIS1 pay_VV0 my_APPGE fitness_NN1 advisers_NN2 and_CC dietitians_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ it_PPH1 costs_VVZ to_TO join_VVI a_AT1 health_NN1 club_NN1 these_DD2 days_NNT2 ?_? 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 '_" he_PPHS1 offered_VVD me_PPIO1 his_APPGE ingenuous_JJ grin_NN1 '_GE what_DDQ really_RR keeps_VVZ me_PPIO1 fit_JJ is_VBZ all_DB that_DD1 prime_JJ USDA_NN1 beef_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 represented_VVD a_AT1 beef-rearing_JJ state_NN1 and_CC never_RR forgot_VVD to_TO extol_VVI the_AT benefits_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 plateful_NN1 of_IO bleeding_RG home-grown_JJ American_JJ steak_NN1 ,_, while_CS in_RR21 private_RR22 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 had_VHD learned_VVN when_CS he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 had_VHD chartered_VVN Wavebreaker_NP1 ,_, George_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 rarely_RR touched_VVN red_JJ meat_NN1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY find_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" One_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE staff_NN spoke_VVD to_II that_DD1 guy_NN1 McIllvanney_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI in_II Nassau_NP1 anyway_RR ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM look_VVI you_PPY up_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX stay_VVI long_RR ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 particular_JJ reason_NN1 to_TO speak_VVI with_IW you_PPY ._. 
'_GE The_AT yellow_JJ and_CC purple_JJ taxi_NN1 was_VBDZ waiting_VVG for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT taxi_NN1 driver_NN1 was_VBDZ squatting_VVG by_II one_MC1 of_IO Bonefish_NP1 's_GE gateposts_NN2 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 surreptitiously_RR smoked_VVN a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 ._. 
When_CS the_AT cigarette_NN1 was_VBDZ finished_VVN the_AT driver_NN1 would_VM be_VBI invited_VVN to_TO wait_VVI in_II the_AT shade_NN1 of_IO Bonefish_NP1 's_GE casuarinas_NN2 ,_, but_CCB not_XX before_RT ._. 
'_" Did_VDD the_AT Maggot_NN1 fly_VVI you_PPY here_RL ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD Crowninshield_NP1 ._. 
The_AT senator_NN1 nodded_VVD and_CC laughed_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 him_PPHO1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, from_II when_RRQ he_PPHS1 played_VVD for_IF the_AT Giants_NN2 ._. 
My_APPGE Lord_NN1 !_! 
He_PPHS1 flies_VVZ a_AT1 plane_NN1 in_II the_AT same_DA way_NN1 he_PPHS1 used_VMK to_TO sack_VVI quarterbacks_NN2 !_! 
'_GE The_AT Maggot_NN1 had_VHD played_VVN American_JJ football_NN1 until_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN off_II his_APPGE Harley-Davidson_NP1 at_II eighty_MC miles_NNU2 an_AT1 hour_NNT1 and_CC permanently_RR damaged_VVN his_APPGE left_JJ knee_NN1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT ,_, when_CS drunk_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM regale_VVI me_PPIO1 with_IW stories_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE footballing_JJ prowess_NN1 ,_, but_CCB such_DA stories_NN2 went_VVD past_II me_PPIO1 like_II galley_NN1 smoke_NN1 because_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM not_XX bring_VVI myself_PPX1 to_TO enquire_VVI ,_, nor_CC indeed_RR to_TO care_VVI ,_, about_II the_AT differences_NN2 between_II a_AT1 Tight_JJ End_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 flea-flicker_NN1 ._. 
When_CS the_AT Maggot_NN1 became_VVD too_RG boring_JJ about_II football_NN1 I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 cricketing_JJ stories_NN2 until_CS he_PPHS1 shut_VVD up_RP ._. 
We_PPIS2 liked_VVD each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ glad_JJ that_CST the_AT senator_NN1 also_RR liked_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
Now_RT ,_, fanning_VVG his_APPGE face_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE hat_NN1 ,_, Senator_NNB Crowninshield_NP1 followed_VVD me_PPIO1 into_II the_AT shade_NN1 of_IO Masquerade_NP1 's_GE hull_NN1 and_CC stared_VVD up_RP at_II her_APPGE scarred_JJ flank_NN1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR this_DD1 is_VBZ your_APPGE famous_JJ boat_NN1 ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
'_" '_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ left_VVN of_IO her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ surely_RR pretty_JJ ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 walked_VVD to_II the_AT stern_NN1 where_CS her_APPGE name_NN1 was_VBDZ lettered_VVN in_II gold_NN1 ._. 
'_" Sounds_VVZ like_II a_AT1 tribute_NN1 to_II your_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE profession_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ called_VVN Masquerade_NP1 when_CS I_PPIS1 bought_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ said_VVN to_TO be_VBI unlucky_JJ to_TO change_VVI a_AT1 boat_NN1 's_GE name_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 shrewd_JJ look_NN1 ,_, clearly_RR suspecting_VVG that_CST I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI changed_VVN the_AT name_NN1 had_VHD I_PPIS1 dared_VVN defy_VVI the_AT superstition_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 about_II his_APPGE suspicion_NN1 ,_, instead_RR asking_VVG me_PPIO1 to_TO remind_VVI him_PPHO1 of_IO how_RRQ Masquerade_NP1 had_VHD become_VVN damaged_VVN ._. 
'_" Some_DD swine_NN stole_VVD her_PPHO1 and_CC ran_VVD her_PPHO1 on_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 coral_NN1 reef_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM spending_VVG the_AT next_MD two_MC months_NNT2 mending_VVG her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Crowninshield_NN1 walked_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 paces_NN2 in_II silence_NN1 until_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG under_II the_AT palms_NN2 which_DDQ edged_VVD the_AT lagoon_NN1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR you_PPY 're_VBR mending_VVG your_APPGE boat_NN1 instead_II21 of_II22 taking_VVG my_APPGE twins_NN2 sailing_VVG ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY got_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 mimicked_VVD his_APPGE slow_JJ accent_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT mimicry_NN1 made_VVD him_PPHO1 turn_VVI and_CC stare_VVI at_II me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC the_AT look_NN1 on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 instantly_RR made_VVD me_PPIO1 regret_NN1 my_APPGE mimicry_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 man_NN1 whose_DDQGE approachability_NN1 made_VVD him_PPHO1 seem_VVI so_RG very_RG affable_JJ ,_, but_CCB no_PN121 one_PN122 ,_, however_RGQV wealthy_JJ ,_, becomes_VVZ a_AT1 Presidential_JJ hopeful_JJ without_IW some_DD steel_NN1 in_II the_AT soul_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 sudden_JJ steel_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 now_RT saw_VVD in_II the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE eyes_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD offended_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC the_AT look_NN1 he_PPHS1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 was_VBDZ positively_RR frightening_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO back_VVI away_II21 from_II22 my_APPGE levity_NN1 ._. 
'_" Someone_PN1 else_RR will_VM take_VVI your_APPGE kids_NN2 to_II sea_NN1 ,_, senator_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 fellow_NN1 called_VVN Sammy_NP1 Meredith_NP1 who_PNQS 's_VBZ every_AT1 bit_NN1 as_RG good_JJ a_AT1 sailor_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 am_VBM ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 want_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD evidently_RR forgiven_VVN my_APPGE mimicry_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 now_RT took_VVD a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO sunglasses_NN2 from_II his_APPGE shirt_NN1 pocket_NN1 and_CC pointed_VVD them_PPHO2 at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 made_VVD no_AT response_NN1 he_PPHS1 turned_VVD and_CC gazed_VVD at_II the_AT far_JJ line_NN1 of_IO coral_NN1 reef_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ marked_VVN by_II a_AT1 fret_NN1 of_IO white_JJ breaking_NN1 water_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM see_VVI Bonefish_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE sons_NN2 working_VVG the_AT lateen-sail_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE skiff_NN1 way_NN1 beyond_II the_AT reef_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR looking_VVG for_IF turtles_NN2 which_DDQ they_PPHS2 could_VM sell_VVI to_II the_AT men_NN2 who_PNQS exported_VVD the_AT rich_JJ flesh_NN1 to_II the_AT Japanese_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sun_NN1 was_VBDZ flat_JJ and_CC hard_JJ and_CC brilliant_JJ on_II the_AT nearer_JJR water_NN1 ,_, forcing_VVG Crowninshield_NN1 to_TO turn_VVI back_RP to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 need_VV0 your_APPGE help_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, because_CS my_APPGE only_JJ son_NN1 is_VBZ dying_JJ and_CC my_APPGE only_JJ daughter_NN1 is_VBZ following_VVG his_APPGE example_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 need_VV0 a_AT1 strong_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS will_VM save_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 said_VVD the_AT words_NN2 in_II the_AT same_DA light_JJ tone_NN1 of_IO voice_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD used_VVN when_CS speaking_VVG of_IO my_APPGE boat_NN1 ,_, and_CC somehow_RR the_AT discordant_JJ contrast_NN1 between_II the_AT tone_NN1 and_CC the_AT message_NN1 threw_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX certain_JJ I_PPIS1 had_VHD heard_VVN aright_RR ,_, then_RT knew_VVD I_PPIS1 had_VHD ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 suddenly_RR felt_VVD a_AT1 very_RG British_JJ rush_NN1 of_IO embarrassment_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE frankness_NN1 ._. 
'_" Your_APPGE son_NN1 is_VBZ dying_VVG ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 responded_VVD inadequately_RR ._. 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 drug_NN1 addict_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 explained_VVD gently_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, shit_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 then_RT said_VVD ,_, because_CS that_DD1 was_VBDZ how_RRQ I_PPIS1 felt_VVD and_CC because_CS I_PPIS1 suddenly_RR knew_VVD that_CST the_AT next_MD few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 were_VBDR going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI extraordinarily_RR difficult_JJ ._. 
'_GE Specifically_RR Rickie_NP1 is_VBZ addicted_VVN to_II cocaine_NN1 ,_, '_GE the_AT senator_NN1 continued_VVD ,_, '_GE but_CCB I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX say_VVI he_PPHS1 's_VBZ particular_JJ in_II his_APPGE tastes_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 uses_VVZ crack_NN1 and_CC cocaine_NN1 and_CC amphetamines_NN2 ,_, then_RT more_DAR crack_NN1 and_CC more_DAR cocaine_NN1 and_CC perhaps_RR even_RR a_AT1 speedball_NN1 to_TO round_VVI things_NN2 off_RP ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ a_AT1 speedball_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, Nick_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ an_AT1 injection_NN1 of_IO cocaine_NN1 mixed_VVN with_IW heroin_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ real_JJ big_JJ boy_NN1 stuff_NN1 '_GE the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ very_RG bitter_JJ '_GE and_CC all_DB of_IO that_DD1 garbage_NN1 is_VBZ washed_VVN down_RP with_IW alcohol_NN1 and_CC pickled_VVN in_II nicotine_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE son_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 dying_JJ junkie_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX want_VVI to_TO die_VVI alone_RR so_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ encouraging_JJ Robin-Anne_NP1 to_TO keep_VVI him_PPHO1 company_NN1 and_CC now_RT she_PPHS1 's_VBZ become_VVN addicted_VVN to_II cocaine_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI very_RG long_JJ before_CS she_PPHS1 's_VBZ smoking_JJ crack_NN1 and_CC trying_VVG speedballs_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 spoke_VVD with_IW a_AT1 sudden_JJ and_CC incredible_JJ venom_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 realised_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ only_RR that_DD1 angry_JJ force_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ keeping_VVG him_PPHO1 from_II weeping_VVG for_IF his_APPGE two_MC children_NN2 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 seems_VVZ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP in_II a_AT1 calmer_JJR voice_NN1 ,_, '_" that_CST Rickie_NP1 and_CC Robin-Anne_NP1 are_VBR among_II the_AT sizeable_JJ minority_NN1 of_IO the_AT population_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ peculiarly_RR prone_JJ to_II severe_JJ addiction_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD why_RRQ McIllvanney_NP1 had_VHD not_XX told_VVN me_PPIO1 that_CST Rickie_NP1 and_CC Robin-Anne_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 were_VBDR drug_NN1 addicts_NN2 ,_, then_RT I_PPIS1 realised_VVD that_CST McIllvanney_NP1 would_VM not_XX have_VHI told_VVN me_PPIO1 anything_PN1 that_CST might_VM have_VHI risked_VVN my_APPGE acceptance_NN1 of_IO the_AT charter_NN1 ,_, but_CCB now_CS21 that_CS22 I_PPIS1 had_VHD learned_VVN that_CST the_AT twins_NN2 had_VHD such_DA a_AT1 severe_JJ drug_NN1 problem_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ even_RR less_RGR keen_JJ to_TO take_VVI on_RP the_AT job_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM no_AT expert_NN1 on_II drugs_NN2 ,_, senator_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" There_EX must_VM be_VBI hospitals_NN2 they_PPHS2 can_VM go_VVI to_II ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 there_EX are_VBR such_DA hospitals_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT twins_NN2 are_VBR under_II the_AT supervision_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 clinic_NN1 right_RR now_RT ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 believe_VV0 they_PPHS2 need_VV0 extraordinary_JJ help_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 paused_VVD ,_, and_CC gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 flicker_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE famous_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Help_NN1 from_II an_AT1 extraordinary_JJ person_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX extraordinary_JJ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD flatly_RR ._. 
Crowninshield_NP1 smiled_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY were_VBDR a_AT1 marine_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" They_PPHS2 'll_VM take_VVI anyone_PN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ n't_XX blind_JJ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD with_IW dismissive_JJ untruth_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC you_PPY understand_VV0 what_DDQ makes_VVZ a_AT1 son_NN1 rebel_NN1 against_II a_AT1 father_NN1 ,_, '_GE Crowninshield_NN1 went_VVD on_RP ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 those_DD2 nights_NNT2 we_PPIS2 shared_VVD our_APPGE thoughts_NN2 on_II that_DD1 subject_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 think_VV0 my_APPGE son_NN1 kind_RR21 of_RR22 needs_VVZ the_AT understanding_NN1 you_PPY can_VM give_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 shied_VVD away_II21 from_II22 the_AT very_JJ American-sounding_JJ compliment_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Get_VV0 him_PPHO1 a_AT1 good_JJ doctor_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX an_AT1 expert_NN1 !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 protested_VVD ._. 
'_" Yes_UH you_PPY are_VBR ,_, '_GE Crowninshield_NN1 insisted_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR an_AT1 expert_NN1 sailor_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ good_JJ because_CS it_PPH1 means_VVZ you_PPY can_VM take_VVI the_AT twins_NN2 to_II sea_NN1 and_CC keep_VVI them_PPHO2 there_RL until_CS they_PPHS2 're_VBR damn_RG well_RR cured_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX care_VVI what_DDQ hell_NN1 they_PPHS2 go_VV0 through_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX care_VVI if_CSW they_PPHS2 have_VH0 to_TO be_VBI strapped_VVN to_II the_AT mast_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX care_VVI if_CSW they_PPHS2 're_VBR hallucinating_VVG purple_JJ snakes_NN2 and_CC blue_JJ baboons_NN2 ,_, because_CS the_AT whole_JJ point_NN1 of_IO putting_VVG them_PPHO2 on_II a_AT1 boat_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST they_PPHS2 ca_VM n't_XX get_VVI off_RP and_CC swim_VVI home_RL ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 ca_VM n't_XX get_VVI drugs_NN2 on_RL21 board_RL22 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 ca_VM n't_XX bribe_VVI you_PPY to_TO take_VVI them_PPHO2 to_TO land_VVI ,_, and_CC that_DD1 means_VVZ they_PPHS2 'll_VM have_VHI no_AT damned_JJ choice_NN1 but_CCB to_TO get_VVI cured_VVN ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG of_IO all_DB the_AT work_NN1 I_PPIS1 needed_VVD to_TO do_VDI on_II Masquerade_NP1 ;_; all_DB the_AT painstaking_JJ hours_NNT2 of_IO sawing_VVG and_CC planing_VVG and_CC caulking_VVG and_CC rigging_NN1 ._. 
Crowninshield_NP1 stared_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 through_II his_APPGE obscuring_NN1 lenses_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Nick_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, '_" my_APPGE son_NN1 is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO die_VVI within_II a_AT1 year_NNT1 if_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX do_VDI something_PN1 very_RG drastic_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ already_RR lost_VVN the_AT sight_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE left_JJ eye_NN1 because_CS cocaine_NN1 starved_VVD the_AT retina_NN1 of_IO blood_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 's_VBZ damn_RG lucky_JJ not_XX to_TO be_VBI totally_RR blind_JJ ,_, or_CC even_RR dead_JJ ,_, because_CS the_AT next_MD time_NNT1 it_PPH1 could_VM constrict_VVI the_AT arteries_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE heart_NN1 or_CC block_VV0 the_AT blood_NN1 from_II reaching_VVG his_APPGE brain_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC next_MD time_NNT1 it_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI Robin-Anne_NP1 ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO do_VDI something_PN1 because_CS I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX just_RR stand_VVI idle_JJ and_CC let_VVI my_APPGE kids_NN2 die_VVI ._. 
'_GE The_AT pain_NN1 in_II the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ awful_JJ ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 still_RR did_VDD not_XX want_VVI to_TO become_VVI involved_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 began_VVD walking_VVG along_II the_AT track_NN1 leading_VVG behind_II the_AT beach_NN1 towards_II the_AT village_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ marked_VVN by_II the_AT red_JJ tin_NN1 roof_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 tiny_JJ church_NN1 showing_VVG above_II the_AT casuarinas_NN2 and_CC palm_NN1 trees_NN2 ._. 
The_AT senator_NN1 fell_VVD into_II step_NN1 beside_II me_PPIO1 while_CS some_DD of_IO Bonefish_NP1 's_GE smaller_JJR children_NN2 followed_VVN at_II a_AT1 safe_JJ distance_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 stopped_VVD close_RR to_II a_AT1 small_JJ graveyard_NN1 where_CS a_AT1 tribe_NN1 of_IO wild_JJ goats_NN2 stared_VVD suspiciously_RR at_II us_PPIO2 from_II between_II the_AT mounds_NN2 of_IO earth_NN1 and_CC bleak_JJ wooden_JJ crosses_NN2 ._. 
The_AT senator_NN1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG at_II the_AT sunreflecting_JJ sea_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT truth_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 messed_VVD up_RP my_APPGE kids_NN2 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 hurts_VVZ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX lack_NN1 of_IO love_NN1 ._. 
Hell_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 bumper_JJ sticker_NN1 saying_NN1 '_GE Have_VH0 You_PPY Hugged_VVN Your_APPGE Kids_NN2 Today_RT ?_? '_GE and_CC ,_, sure_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 hugged_VVD them_PPHO2 every_AT1 day_NNT1 I_PPIS1 could_VM ,_, but_CCB nowadays_RT I_PPIS1 sometimes_RT wonder_VV0 just_RR what_DDQ in_II hell_NN1 is_VBZ going_VVG on_RP inside_II their_APPGE heads_NN2 ._. 
Especially_RR Rickie_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ easier_JJR to_TO extract_VVI sense_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 fruitfly_RR than_CSN to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 civil_JJ word_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 Rickie_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 threw_VVD him_PPHO1 out_II21 of_II22 college_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 cocaine_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ damn_RG lucky_JJ that_CST they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX call_VVI the_AT police_NN2 ,_, but_CCB all_DB he_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 was_VBDZ to_TO stay_VVI cool_JJ !_! 
To_TO stay_VVI cool_JJ ,_, for_IF Christ_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 !_! 
Your_APPGE only_JJ son_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 college_NN1 drop-out_NN1 ,_, and_CC bleeding_VVG from_II the_AT nose_NN1 because_CS his_APPGE blood_NN1 vessels_NN2 are_VBR popping_VVG from_II all_DB the_AT cocaine_NN1 in_II his_APPGE system_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 tells_VVZ you_PPY to_TO keep_VVI your_APPGE cool_JJ !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ to_TO say_VVI ,_, so_RR said_VVD nothing_PN1 ._. 
A_AT1 tiny_JJ lizard_NN1 watched_VVD me_PPIO1 with_IW unblinking_VVG eyes_NN2 from_II a_AT1 rock_NN1 beside_II the_AT lagoon_NN1 ,_, while_CS above_II the_AT trees_NN2 the_AT red_JJ tin_NN1 church_NN1 roof_NN1 shimmered_VVD bright_JJ in_II the_AT sultry_JJ heat_NN1 ._. 
'_" Did_VDD you_PPY ever_RR take_VVI drugs_NN2 ?_? '_GE the_AT senator_NN1 asked_VVD me_PPIO1 after_II a_AT1 long_JJ silence_NN1 ._. 
'_" No_UH ._. 
'_" My_APPGE father_NN1 had_VHD often_RR urged_VVN me_PPIO1 to_TO try_VVI some_DD of_IO his_APPGE marijuana_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 had_VHD never_RR accepted_VVN ,_, just_RR as_CSA I_PPIS1 had_VHD refused_VVN even_RR to_TO look_VVI at_II the_AT cocaine_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 kept_VVD in_II his_APPGE dressing_NN1 room_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lucky_JJ you_PPY ,_, '_GE the_AT senator_NN1 said_VVD ruefully_RR ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 happy_JJ man_NN1 ,_, are_VBR n't_XX you_PPY ,_, Nick_NP1 ?_? 
That_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ I_PPIS1 want_VV0 you_PPY to_TO take_VVI the_AT twins_NN2 to_II sea_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 some_DD of_IO your_APPGE certainty_NN1 and_CC happiness_NN1 to_TO rub_VVI off_RP on_II my_APPGE kid_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 shrugged_VVD that_CST embarrassing_JJ wish_NN1 away_RL ._. 
Ellen_NP1 had_VHD once_RR assured_VVN me_PPIO1 that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ only_RR happy_JJ because_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX think_VVI too_RG deeply_RR ,_, and_CC probably_RR she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ right_JJ ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 is_VBZ still_RR that_DD1 shallow_JJ contentment_NN1 which_DDQ makes_VVZ people_NN bring_VVI me_PPIO1 their_APPGE troubles_NN2 just_RR as_CSA the_AT senator_NN1 was_VBDZ now_RT bringing_VVG me_PPIO1 his_APPGE two_MC children_NN2 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX understand_VVI ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD harshly_RR ,_, and_CC in_II an_AT1 attempt_NN1 to_TO steer_VVI the_AT conversation_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 compliments_NN2 ,_, '_GE is_VBZ why_RRQ you_PPY give_VV0 the_AT twins_NN2 enough_DD money_NN1 to_TO buy_VVI themselves_PPX2 drugs_NN2 in_II the_AT first_MD place_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ I_PPIS1 really_RR could_VM not_XX understand_VVI was_VBDZ why_RRQ the_AT senator_NN1 did_VDD not_XX beat_VVI ten_MC kinds_NN2 of_IO nonsense_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 son_NN1 who_PNQS told_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO cool_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB telling_VVG middle-class_JJ Americans_NN2 to_TO thump_VVI their_APPGE kids_NN2 is_VBZ like_II asking_VVG them_PPHO2 to_TO burn_VVI their_APPGE flag_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX waste_VVI my_APPGE time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 've_VH0 got_VVN their_APPGE own_DA money_NN1 ,_, '_GE the_AT senator_NN1 answered_VVD ,_, '_GE left_JJ to_II them_PPHO2 by_II their_APPGE grandmother_NN1 ._. 
The_AT twins_NN2 are_VBR only_RR entitled_VVN to_II the_AT income_NN1 ,_, while_CS Barbara_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 control_VV0 the_AT capital_NN1 ,_, but_CCB all_DB that_DD1 changes_VVZ on_II their_APPGE birthday_NN1 next_MD month_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" When_RRQ they_PPHS2 scoop_VV0 the_AT pool_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 nodded_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 sensed_VVD my_APPGE curiosity_NN1 about_II how_RGQ much_DA1 the_AT twins_NN2 were_VBDR worth_II ,_, and_CC for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 reticence_NN1 and_CC candour_NN1 fought_VVN across_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT he_PPHS1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 'll_VM inherit_VVI about_RG six_MC million_NNO dollars_NNU2 each_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Jesus_NP1 wept_VVD !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 stared_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC you_PPY let_VV0 them_PPHO2 use_VVI the_AT income_NN1 off_II that_DD1 ?_? 
Even_CS21 though_CS22 you_PPY know_VV0 they_PPHS2 blow_VV0 it_PPH1 away_RL on_II drugs_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_GE The_AT alternative_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ much_DA1 much_RR worse_JJR ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ alternative_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 was_VBDZ again_RT not_XX looking_VVG at_II me_PPIO1 but_CCB at_II the_AT sea_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ immensely_RR sad_JJ ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 drug_NN1 addict_NN1 will_VM do_VDI anything_PN1 to_TO feed_VVI his_APPGE habit_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'll_VM steal_VVI ,_, beg_VV0 ,_, pawn_NN1 or_CC sell_VV0 his_APPGE family_NN1 treasures_NN2 ,_, anything_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 let_VV0 the_AT twins_NN2 use_VVI their_APPGE money_NN1 on_II drugs_NN2 because_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO turn_VVI them_PPHO2 into_II thieves_NN2 '_GE he_PPHS1 paused_VVD ,_, '_GE or_CC hookers_NN2 ._. 
Getting_VVG laid_JJ has_VHZ never_RR been_VBN so_RG cheap_JJ in_II all_DB history_NN1 ._. 
Go_VV0 to_II a_AT1 crack_NN1 house_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY can_VM buy_VVI anything_PN1 you_PPY want_VV0 in_II the_AT way_NN1 of_IO human_JJ flesh_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO see_VVI my_APPGE kids_NN2 turning_VVG tricks_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 smear_NN1 of_IO white_JJ powder_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 felt_VVD his_APPGE sadness_NN1 and_CC hopelessness_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ still_RR reluctant_JJ to_TO embroil_VVI myself_PPX1 ._. 
There_EX had_VHD to_TO be_VBI agencies_NN2 and_CC clinics_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR competent_JJ to_TO deal_VVI with_IW drug_NN1 abuse_NN1 ,_, while_CS the_AT best_RRT I_PPIS1 could_VM be_VBI was_VBDZ an_AT1 enthusiastic_JJ amateur_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 was_VBDZ rarely_RR good_JJ enough_RR ._. 
'_GE So_RR tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 about_II the_AT twins_NN2 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, not_XX because_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ interested_JJ ,_, but_CCB because_CS I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD the_AT senator_NN1 to_TO talk_VVI while_CS I_PPIS1 dreamed_VVD up_RP a_AT1 strategy_NN1 to_TO turn_VVI down_RP his_APPGE request_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'll_VM like_VVI Robin-Anne_NP1 ,_, '_GE the_AT senator_NN1 said_VVD too_RG quickly_RR ,_, thus_RR betraying_VVG that_CST I_PPIS1 would_VM probably_RR not_XX like_VVI Rickie_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VHZ always_RR been_VBN the_AT quiet_JJ one_PN1 in_II the_AT family_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 Liberal_JJ Arts_NN2 major_JJ at_II college_NN1 ,_, and_CC has_VHZ never_RR really_RR been_VBN any_DD trouble_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI read_VVN my_APPGE thoughts_NN2 ,_, for_CS he_PPHS1 hurried_VVD on_RP to_TO explain_VVI how_RRQ such_DA a_AT1 paragon_NN1 could_VM end_VVI up_RP addicted_VVN to_II cocaine_NN1 ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 boyfriend_NN1 hooked_VVN her_PPHO1 on_II drugs_NN2 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 boyfriend_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 room-mate_NN1 of_IO Rickie_NP1 's_GE ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC Rickie_NP1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD sardonically_RR ,_, '_GE is_VBZ not_XX the_AT quiet_JJ one_PN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE True_JJ ._. 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 did_VDD not_XX seem_VVI to_TO want_VVI to_TO say_VVI much_DA1 more_DAR ._. 
'_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ his_APPGE major_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Girls_NN2 ?_? 
Sun-tanning_NN1 ?_? 
Skiing_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 found_VVD it_PPH1 hard_RR to_TO hide_VVI the_AT rancour_NN1 his_APPGE own_DA son_NN1 provoked_VVN in_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Cocaine_NN1 ?_? 
Actually_RR he_PPHS1 majored_VVD in_II Phys_NP1 Ed_NP1 ,_, but_CCB to_TO tell_VVI you_PPY the_AT truth_NN1 ,_, Rickie_NP1 was_VBDZ always_RR a_AT1 slow_JJ learner_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX truly_RR backward_RL ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 suffers_VVZ from_II some_DD kind_NN1 of_IO learning_VVG dysfunctionalism_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD why_RRQ Americans_NN2 always_RR called_VVN a_AT1 spade_NN1 a_AT1 manually_RR powered_VVN entrenching_VVG instrument_NN1 ._. 
The_AT senator_NN1 meant_VVD that_CST his_APPGE son_NN1 was_VBDZ dumb_JJ ,_, but_CCB psycho-babble_NN1 made_VVD stupidity_NN1 sound_NN1 respectable_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 walked_VVD to_II the_AT water_NN1 's_GE edge_NN1 where_CS a_AT1 coconut_NN1 husk_NN1 trembled_VVD in_II the_AT backwash_NN1 of_IO the_AT lagoon_NN1 's_GE tiny_JJ waves_NN2 ._. 
'_" Are_VBR you_PPY sure_JJ you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX just_RR want_VVI Rickie_NP1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT way_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 felt_VVD nervous_JJ of_IO challenging_VVG a_AT1 man_NN1 as_RG important_JJ as_CSA Crowninshield_NP1 with_IW the_AT truth_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 anyway_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 it_PPH1 ca_VM n't_XX help_VVI your_APPGE Presidential_JJ prospects_NN2 if_CS the_AT voters_NN2 discover_VV0 that_CST your_APPGE kids_NN2 are_VBR drug_NN1 addicts_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 responded_VVN with_IW a_AT1 practised_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ Presidential_JJ prospects_NN2 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX declared_VVN ._. 
'_" '_GE Rickie_NN1 's_VBZ still_RR an_AT1 embarrassment_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 accused_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Indeed_RR ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 accepted_VVD the_AT charge_NN1 ,_, '_GE and_CC more_DAR of_IO an_AT1 embarrassment_NN1 than_CSN you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ arrested_VVN two_MC months_NNT2 ago_RA on_II a_AT1 charge_NN1 of_IO trafficking_VVG in_II drugs_NN2 ._. 
Provisionally_RR his_APPGE trial_NN1 is_VBZ set_VVN for_IF December_NPM1 ,_, and_CC till_II then_RT he_PPHS1 's_VBZ released_VVN on_II bail_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 hesitated_VVD for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 ._. 
'_GE Nick_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 continued_VVD with_IW a_AT1 tone_NN1 of_IO wry_JJ honesty_NN1 in_II his_APPGE voice_NN1 ,_, '_" there_EX are_VBR some_DD mighty_JJ clever_JJ people_NN who_PNQS say_VV0 I_PPIS1 could_VM be_VBI President_NN1 of_IO the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 three_MC years_NNT2 from_II now_RT ,_, but_CCB what_DDQ no_PN121 one_PN122 seems_VVZ to_TO realise_VVI is_VBZ that_CST I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX care_VVI about_II that_DD1 ._. 
I_MC1 just_JJ care_NN1 about_II getting_VVG my_APPGE kids_NN2 off_II drugs_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 said_VVD it_PPH1 with_IW such_DA heartfelt_JJ force_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 believed_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 felt_VVD guilty_JJ for_IF challenging_VVG his_APPGE motives_NN2 and_CC ,_, even_CS21 though_CS22 a_AT1 tiny_JJ corner_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE mind_NN1 was_VBDZ hearing_VVG an_AT1 imaginary_JJ Ellen_NP1 scoff_NN1 at_II my_APPGE navety_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 believed_VVD the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE sudden_JJ and_CC passionate_JJ sincerity_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 would_VM doubtless_RR tell_VVI me_PPIO1 that_CST the_AT senator_NN1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO turn_VVI an_AT1 electoral_JJ liability_NN1 into_II an_AT1 advantage_NN1 ,_, meaning_VVG that_CST if_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM parade_VVI his_APPGE cured_JJ children_NN2 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT electorate_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM then_RT pose_VVI as_RG both_RR a_AT1 noble_JJ parent_NN1 and_CC as_II an_AT1 expert_NN1 on_II drugs_NN2 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 preferred_VVD to_TO ignore_VVI that_DD1 imagined_JJ cynicism_NN1 ,_, choosing_VVG a_AT1 different_JJ reservation_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY could_VM spend_VVI a_AT1 small_JJ fortune_NN1 this_DD1 summer_NNT1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD the_AT senator_NN1 ,_, '_GE and_CC if_CS Rickie_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX want_VVI to_TO stop_VVI killing_VVG himself_PPX1 ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM take_VVI him_PPHO1 to_II sea_NN1 and_CC keep_VVI him_PPHO1 clean_JJ for_IF three_MC months_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB how_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI that_CST the_AT moment_NN1 the_AT court_NN1 case_NN1 is_VBZ done_VDN he_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX just_RR stuff_VVI his_APPGE nose_NN1 full_JJ of_IO crap_NN1 again_RT ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI that_DD1 ,_, '_GE the_AT senator_NN1 said_VVD simply_RR ._. 
Above_II us_PPIO2 the_AT fronds_NN2 of_IO the_AT palm_NN1 trees_NN2 clattered_VVD in_II the_AT warm_JJ wind_NN1 ,_, while_CS out_RP to_II sea_NN1 Bonefish_NP1 's_GE ragged_JJ and_CC patched_JJ sail_NN1 dipped_VVN in_II the_AT steep_JJ waves_NN2 beyond_II the_AT reef_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB Rickie_NP1 knows_VVZ he_PPHS1 's_VBZ in_II trouble_NN1 ,_, big_JJ trouble_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ why_RRQ he_PPHS1 suggested_VVD this_DD1 idea_NN1 of_IO isolating_VVG himself_PPX1 at_II sea_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Rickie_NN1 suggested_VVD it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 could_VM not_XX hide_VVI my_APPGE surprise_NN1 ._. 
The_AT senator_NN1 had_VHD just_RR told_VVN me_PPIO1 how_RGQ difficult_JJ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ to_TO extract_VVI any_DD sense_NN1 from_II his_APPGE son_NN1 ,_, yet_RR apparently_RR Rickie_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX so_RG far_RR gone_VVN as_II the_AT senator_NN1 had_VHD suggested_VVN ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 surprised_VVD me_PPIO1 too_RR ,_, '_GE the_AT senator_NN1 confessed_VVD wryly_RR ._. 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 calls_VVZ it_PPH1 his_58 '_GE cruise-cure_NN1 '_GE ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ he_PPHS1 understands_VVZ all_DB that_CST it_PPH1 involves_VVZ ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ expecting_VVG a_AT1 glorified_JJ vacation_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO scuba_NN1 diving_NN1 and_CC board-sailing_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 does_VDZ understand_VVI that_CST a_AT1 cruise-cure_JJ means_NN giving_VVG up_RP drugs_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 he_PPHS1 heard_VVD Barbara_NP1 and_CC me_PPIO1 discussing_VVG the_AT good_JJ time_NNT1 we_PPIS2 had_VHD with_IW you_PPY ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 kind_RR21 of_RR22 picked_VVN up_RP on_II it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 wondered_VVD why_RRQ he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX come_VVI down_RP to_II the_AT Bahamas_NP1 and_CC isolate_VVI himself_PPX1 from_II drugs_NN2 ._. 
Our_APPGE lawyer_NN1 took_VVD the_AT idea_NN1 to_II the_AT court_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT judge_NN1 altered_VVD the_AT terms_NN2 of_IO Rickie_NP1 's_GE bail_NN1 to_TO let_VVI him_PPHO1 come_VVI here_RL for_IF a_AT1 therapeutic_JJ cruise_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR the_AT judge_NN1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 great_JJ idea_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, because_CS on_II a_AT1 boat_NN1 Rickie_NP1 will_VM be_VBI far_RR away_II21 from_II22 temptation_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 gave_VVD the_AT senator_NN1 a_AT1 cynical_JJ glance_NN1 ._. 
'_" Plenty_PN of_IO temptation_NN1 in_II the_AT Bahamas_NP1 ._. 
The_AT islands_NN2 are_VBR awash_JJ with_IW drugs_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR take_VV0 the_AT twins_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 proper_JJ voyage_NN1 ,_, '_GE the_AT senator_NN1 said_VVD with_IW what_DDQ he_PPHS1 hoped_VVD was_VBDZ a_AT1 contagious_JJ enthusiasm_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY can_VM teach_VVI them_PPHO2 navigation_NN1 ?_? 
Robin-Anne_NP1 has_VHZ always_RR liked_VVN sailing_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 kind_RR21 of_RR22 think_VV0 Rickie_NP1 could_VM take_VVI to_II it_PPH1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
You_PPY could_VM go_VVI home_RL !_! 
You_PPY could_VM drink_VVI some_DD of_IO that_DD1 warm_JJ English_JJ beer_NN1 you_PPY were_VBDR always_RR telling_VVG me_PPIO1 was_VBDZ so_RG good_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX warm_JJ ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX as_RG easy_JJ as_CSA that_DD1 ,_, senator_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 paused_VVD to_TO marshal_VVI all_DB my_APPGE heartfelt_JJ arguments_NN2 against_II the_AT cruise-cure_NN1 ,_, but_CCB at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 felt_VVD a_AT1 sudden_JJ and_CC oceanic_JJ surge_NN1 of_IO homesickness_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 imagined_VVD conning_VVG Wavebreaker_NN1 into_II Dartmouth_NP1 ,_, and_CC taking_VVG the_AT power_NN1 skiff_VV0 upriver_RL to_II one_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE old_JJ and_CC favourite_JJ pubs_NN2 where_RRQ the_AT ale_NN1 had_VHD real_JJ taste_NN1 instead_II21 of_II22 the_AT limp-wristed_JJ chill_NN1 of_IO North_NP1 American_JJ beers_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suddenly_RR wanted_VVD to_TO see_VVI the_AT green-leafed_JJ Devon_NP1 river_NN1 banks_NN2 and_CC to_TO feel_VVI the_AT grey_JJ sharp_JJ waves_NN2 of_IO the_AT Channel_NN1 buffeting_VVG my_APPGE hull_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 ca_VM n't_XX take_VVI too_RG long_JJ to_TO prepare_VVI Wavebreaker_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 long_JJ voyage_NN1 ,_, can_VM it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 had_VHD sensed_VVN my_APPGE vacillation_NN1 and_CC now_RT pressed_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 can_VM be_VBI done_VDN ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 allowed_VVD ,_, '_GE but_CCB not_XX by_II next_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB surely_RR you_PPY can_VM do_VDI some_DD of_IO that_DD1 preparatory_JJ work_NN1 at_II sea_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Some_DD ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 yielded_VVD the_AT point_NN1 ,_, '_GE but_CCB at_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 of_IO year_NNT1 I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX go_VVI far_RR from_II land_NN1 while_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 early_JJ in_II the_AT summer_NNT1 most_DAT of_IO the_AT hurricane_NN1 tracks_NN2 lay_VVD well_RR to_II the_AT south_ND1 of_IO the_AT Bahamas_NP1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT islands_NN2 could_VM still_RR be_VBI racked_VVN by_II shipkilling_VVG tropical_JJ storms_NN2 and_CC ,_, till_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sure_JJ of_IO Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE rigging_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM not_XX go_VVI too_RG far_RG21 from_RG22 safe_JJ harbours_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 realised_VVD that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ actually_RR contemplating_VVG accepting_VVG the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE offer_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 told_VVD myself_PPX1 that_CST the_AT last_MD thing_NN1 I_PPIS1 needed_VVD this_DD1 summer_NNT1 was_VBDZ to_TO babysit_VVI two_MC spoilt_VVD rich-kid_JJ junkies_NN2 ._. 
'_GE And_CC if_CS Wavebreaker_NP1 does_VDZ sail_VVI across_II the_AT Atlantic_NP1 '_GE I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ carefully_RR not_XX including_II myself_PPX1 in_II that_DD1 statement_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ also_RR piling_VVG on_II the_AT practical_JJ difficulties_NN2 attendant_NN1 on_II the_AT cruise-cure_NN1 '_GE she_PPHS1 'll_VM need_VVI a_AT1 proper_JJ crew_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'll_VM want_VVI at_RR21 least_RR22 another_DD1 three_MC watch-keepers_NN2 ,_, and_CC preferably_RR two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 must_VM understand_VVI celestial_JJ navigation_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 Wavebreaker_NP1 's_VHZ got_VVN more_RGR electronic_JJ toys_NN2 than_CSN a_AT1 battleship_NN1 ,_, but_CCB if_CS the_AT electricity_NN1 fails_VVZ then_RT you_PPY 're_VBR back_RP to_II the_AT sextant_NN1 and_CC the_AT sharp_JJ pencil_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY can_VM have_VHI whatever_DDQV and_CC whoever_PNQV you_PPY want_VV0 ,_, '_GE Crowninshield_NN1 promised_VVD flatly_RR ._. 
'_" What_DDQ I_PPIS1 want_VV0 '_" I_PPIS1 turned_VVD and_CC pointed_VVD towards_II Masquerade_NP1 '_GE is_VBZ to_TO have_VHI my_APPGE boat_NN1 mended_VVN and_CC re-equipped_VVN ,_, and_CC then_RT to_TO sail_VVI her_PPHO1 away_RL ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI her_APPGE repaired_JJ and_CC re-equipped_VVD ._. 
'_GE Crowninshield_NN1 sliced_VVN through_II my_APPGE objections_NN2 with_IW all_DB the_AT brute_NN1 force_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE family_NN1 's_GE fortune_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY write_VV0 the_AT specifications_NN2 for_IF her_APPGE repairs_NN2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM guarantee_VVI to_TO have_VHI them_PPHO2 done_VDN at_II the_AT best_JJT boatyard_NN1 in_II America_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI how_RRQ to_TO cope_VVI with_IW drug_NN1 addicts_NN2 !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 returned_VVD to_II my_APPGE first_MD and_CC most_RGT potent_JJ objection_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ Ellen_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX either_RR ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 know_VV0 Thessy_NN1 ca_VM n't_XX cope_VVI ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR not_XX medical_JJ people_NN !_! 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX expect_VVI you_PPY to_TO cope_VVI ._. 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 was_VBDZ seemingly_RR prepared_VVN for_IF every_AT1 difficulty_NN1 I_PPIS1 raised_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 hired_VVN a_AT1 medical_JJ specialist_NN1 from_II the_AT Rinkfels_NP2 Clinic_NN1 to_TO sail_VVI with_IW you_PPY ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 para-medic_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 a_AT1 doctor_NN1 ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE presence_NN1 means_VVZ you_PPY wo_VM n't_XX have_VHI to_TO worry_VVI about_II the_AT twins_NN2 '_GE health_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 had_VHD trapped_VVN me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM have_VHI given_VVN him_PPHO1 a_AT1 straight_JJ rejection_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 that_DD1 was_VBDZ not_XX in_II my_APPGE nature_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO overwhelm_VVI the_AT senator_NN1 with_IW so_RG many_DA2 difficulties_NN2 that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM abandon_VVI the_AT idea_NN1 ,_, but_CCB instead_RR I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ the_AT one_PN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ weakening_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 tried_VVD one_MC1 last_MD desperate_JJ objection_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 ca_VM n't_XX sail_VVI next_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ impossible_JJ ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ n't_XX another_DD1 ferry_NN1 off_II Straker_NP1 's_GE Cay_NN1 till_II Saturday_NPD1 night_NNT1 and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ no_AT good_JJ expecting_VVG me_PPIO1 to_TO get_VVI any_DD preparatory_JJ work_NN1 done_VDN on_II Wavebreaker_NP1 till_II Monday_NPD1 at_II the_AT earliest_JJT ,_, and_CC then_RT it_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI two_MC or_CC three_MC days_NNT2 before_RT '_GE '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI you_PPY flown_VVN back_RP to_II the_AT Grand_JJ Bahama_NP1 today_RT ,_, '_GE Crowninshield_NN1 said_VVD patiently_RR ,_, '_GE and_CC the_AT twins_NN2 can_VM join_VVI you_PPY on_II Sunday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 've_VH0 only_RR just_RR got_VVN here_RL ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD weakly_RR ._. 
'_GE Listen_VV0 ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 had_VHD beaten_VVN down_RP my_APPGE last_MD defences_NN2 ,_, and_CC now_RT offered_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 compromise_NN1 that_CST might_VM make_VVI my_APPGE surrender_NN1 to_II his_APPGE wishes_NN2 more_RGR acceptable_JJ ._. 
'_GE Take_VV0 my_APPGE kids_NN2 to_II sea_NN1 for_IF two_MC weeks_NNT2 ,_, just_RR two_MC weeks_NNT2 ,_, and_CC if_CS at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO those_DD2 two_MC weeks_NNT2 you_PPY really_RR believe_VV0 that_CST the_AT cruise-cure_NN1 wo_VM n't_XX work_VVI ,_, or_CC if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR convinced_JJ that_CST you_PPY 're_VBR the_AT wrong_JJ guy_NN1 for_IF the_AT job_NN1 ,_, then_RT send_VV0 the_AT twins_NN2 home_RL ._. 
Does_VDZ that_DD1 sound_NN1 OK_RR ?_? 
You_PPY return_VV0 the_AT twins_NN2 to_II me_PPIO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX blame_VVI you_PPY one_PN1 bit_VVD for_IF failing_VVG ,_, because_CS all_DB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM asking_VVG you_PPY to_TO do_VDI is_VBZ to_TO try_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX demanding_VVG that_CST you_PPY succeed_VV0 ,_, only_RR that_CST you_PPY try_VV0 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ all_DB we_PPIS2 can_VM ever_RR ask_VVI of_IO anyone_PN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" His_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ almost_RR plaintive_JJ ._. 
'_" To_TO try_VVI ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 looked_VVD into_II his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
For_IF all_DB the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE affability_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 proud_JJ man_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD humbled_VVN himself_PPX1 to_TO ask_VVI for_IF my_APPGE help_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 also_RR knew_VVD I_PPIS1 could_VM not_XX refuse_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
Which_DDQ was_VBDZ exactly_RR why_RRQ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN the_AT trouble_NN1 to_TO come_VVI all_DB this_DD1 way_NN1 to_TO look_VVI into_II my_APPGE eyes_NN2 as_CSA he_PPHS1 asked_VVD for_IF my_APPGE help_NN1 ._. 
'_" Shee-it_PPH1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC felt_VVD guilty_JJ that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ leaving_VVG the_AT island_NN1 without_IW sharing_VVG the_AT chicken_NN1 dinner_NN1 that_CST Sarah_NP1 Straker_NP1 was_VBDZ doubtless_RR cooking_VVG for_IF me_PPIO1 at_II that_DD1 very_JJ moment_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 should_VM n't_XX be_VBI doing_VDG this_DD1 !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD to_II the_AT senator_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 really_RR should_VM not_XX ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 smiled_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM glad_JJ you_PPY are_VBR ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, and_CC thank_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 held_VVD out_RP his_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD of_IO all_DB the_AT extra_JJ equipment_NN1 his_APPGE money_NN1 would_VM buy_VVI for_IF Masquerade_NP1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO justify_VVI my_APPGE acceptance_NN1 of_IO the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE proposal_NN1 ,_, but_CCB in_II reality_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ because_CS Crowninshield_NP1 had_VHD invited_VVN me_PPIO1 to_TO play_VVI Galahad_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 never_RR could_VM resist_VVI the_AT lure_NN1 of_IO the_AT dragon_NN1 's_GE breath_NN1 even_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 did_VDD mean_VVI charging_VVG into_II idiocy_NN1 like_II a_AT1 fool_NN1 ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 reached_VVD for_IF the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE hand_NN1 ,_, and_CC thereby_RR couched_VVD my_APPGE lance_NN1 to_TO face_VVI the_AT dragon_NN1 's_GE fire_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI thought_VVN more_RGR deeply_RR before_CS I_PPIS1 agreed_VVD ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX how_RRQ fools_NN2 charge_VV0 in_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI before_CS I_PPIS1 went_VVD into_II the_AT recruiting_NN1 office_NN1 and_CC became_VVD a_AT1 marine_JJ ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI now_RT ._. 
Instead_RR I_PPIS1 consoled_VVD myself_PPX1 that_CST Ellen_NP1 would_VM be_VBI pleased_VVN ,_, and_CC a_AT1 pleased_JJ Ellen_NP1 might_VM become_VVI my_APPGE shipmate_NN1 all_DB the_AT way_NN1 around_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, so_RG really_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 told_VVD myself_PPX1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX doing_VDG this_DD1 for_IF the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE happiness_NN1 ,_, and_CC not_XX even_RR for_IF the_AT twins_NN2 ,_, but_II21 for_II22 my_APPGE own_DA ,_, and_CC so_RR I_PPIS1 shook_VVD the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE hand_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 was_VBDZ waiting_VVG at_II the_AT airstrip_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 welcoming_JJ grin_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 ironic_JJ bow_NN1 to_TO acknowledge_VVI the_AT exalted_JJ company_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ keeping_VVG ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 ushered_VVD the_AT senator_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT starboard_NN1 wing_NN1 and_CC so_RR into_II the_AT aeroplane_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 always_RR seemed_VVD miraculous_JJ that_CST the_AT Maggot_NN1 could_VM fit_VVI himself_PPX1 into_II a_AT1 small_JJ aircraft_NN ,_, for_IF John_NP1 Maggovertski_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 huge_JJ man_NN1 :_: six_MC foot_NN1 five_MC and_CC well_RR over_RG two_MC hundred_NNO pounds_NN2 ,_, and_CC none_PN of_IO those_DD2 pounds_NN2 was_VBDZ fat_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 sometimes_RT tried_VVD to_TO imagine_VVI blocking_VVG the_AT Maggot_NN1 during_II a_AT1 game_NN1 of_IO American_JJ football_NN1 and_CC simply_RR could_VM not_XX ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI like_II trying_VVG to_TO stop_VVI a_AT1 buffalo_NN1 ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 but_II muscle_NN1 ,_, weight_NN1 and_CC bone_NN1 ._. 
For_IF exterior_JJ decoration_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 thick_JJ black_JJ beard_NN1 ,_, dark_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 shock_NN1 of_IO tousled_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, and_CC weight-lifter_NN1 's_GE arms_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR tattooed_VVN with_IW snakes_NN2 ,_, naked_JJ ladies_NN2 and_CC the_AT twin_NN1 flags_NN2 of_IO the_AT USA_NP1 and_CC the_AT Maggot_NN1 's_GE home_NN1 state_NN1 of_IO Arkansas_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 put_VVD the_AT senator_NN1 into_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT back_NN1 seats_NN2 ,_, first_MD shoving_VVG aside_RL a_AT1 tangle_NN1 of_IO camera_NN1 equipment_NN1 ._. 
Another_DD1 of_IO John_NP1 Maggovertski_NP1 's_GE failing_JJ businesses_NN2 was_VBDZ taking_VVG aerial_NN1 photographs_NN2 of_IO rich_JJ folk_NN 's_GE houses_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR refilled_VVD air-bottles_NN2 for_IF scuba_NN1 divers_NN2 ,_, ran_VVD sports-fishing_JJ excursions_NN2 and_CC ,_, despite_II his_APPGE slow_JJ left_JJ knee_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ enough_DD tennis_NN1 player_NN1 to_TO have_VHI been_VBN hired_VVN as_II a_AT1 coach_NN1 at_II some_DD of_IO the_AT Lucaya_NP1 hotels_NN2 ,_, though_CS the_AT Maggot_NN1 's_GE career_NN1 as_II a_AT1 tennis_NN1 coach_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN somewhat_RR jeopardised_VVN by_II his_APPGE insistence_NN1 on_II helping_VVG only_RR the_AT prettier_JJR guests_NN2 to_TO improve_VVI their_APPGE game_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sporadically_RR published_VVD a_AT1 newsletter_NN1 about_II rare_JJ firearms_NN2 ,_, collected_VVD guns_NN2 himself_PPX1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ the_AT proud_JJ owner_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 decrepit_JJ fishing_NN1 boat_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ called_VVN Bronco-Buster_NP1 in_II honour_NN1 of_IO the_AT Giants_NN2 '_GE Superbowl_NN1 victory_NN1 ,_, though_CS the_AT Maggot_NN1 himself_PPX1 never_RR referred_VVN to_II the_AT beaten_JJ team_NN1 as_II the_AT Denver_NP1 Broncos_NN2 ,_, but_CCB always_RR and_CC ever_RR as_CSA the_AT Denver_NP1 Fairies_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 referred_VVN to_II himself_PPX1 as_II a_AT1 '_GE good_JJ old_JJ country_NN1 boy_NN1 '_GE which_DDQ description_NN1 provoked_VVD Ellen_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS could_VM not_XX stand_VVI the_AT sight_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 ,_, to_TO comment_VVI that_CST John_NP1 Maggovertski_NP1 was_VBDZ to_II country_NN1 what_DDQ the_AT serpent_NN1 was_VBDZ to_II Eden_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 ,_, Ellen_NP1 insisted_VVD ,_, was_VBDZ an_AT1 untoilet-trained_JJ redneck_NN1 jerk_NN1 whose_DDQGE only_JJ expertise_NN1 was_VBDZ as_II a_AT1 player_NN1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT brutal_JJ and_CC mindless_JJ sport_NN1 to_TO be_VBI devised_VVN since_CS the_AT lions_NN2 took_VVD on_RP the_AT Christians_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 ,_, faced_VVN with_IW these_DD2 scathing_JJ judgments_NN2 ,_, countered_VVN by_II asserting_VVG that_CST Ellen_NP1 's_GE education_NN1 had_VHD ruined_VVN what_DDQ might_VM otherwise_RR have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 useful_JJ bimbo_NN1 ,_, and_CC loudly_RR proclaimed_VVN that_CST her_APPGE extreme_JJ aversion_NN1 to_II himself_PPX1 was_VBDZ positive_JJ psychological_JJ proof_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ secretly_RR enamoured_JJ of_IO him_PPHO1 ._. 
On_II the_AT whole_NN1 I_PPIS1 found_VVD it_PPH1 less_RGR tiring_JJ to_TO keep_VVI the_AT two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 apart_RL ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 now_RT ordered_VVD me_PPIO1 into_II the_AT right-hand_JJ pilot_NN1 's_GE seat_NN1 and_CC told_VVD me_PPIO1 to_TO keep_VVI my_APPGE thieving_JJ hands_NN2 off_II his_APPGE knobs_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 fired_VVD up_RP the_AT twin_NN1 engines_NN2 I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD just_RR what_DDQ instruments_NN2 had_VHD once_RR occupied_VVN the_AT vacant_JJ holes_NN2 in_II the_AT dashboard_NN1 ,_, from_II which_DDQ empty_JJ holes_NN2 there_RL now_RT trailed_VVD forlorn_JJ scraps_NN2 of_IO wiring_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ best_JJT not_XX to_TO wonder_VVI ,_, for_CS I_PPIS1 faced_VVD a_AT1 long_JJ journey_NN1 in_II what_DDQ remained_VVD of_IO the_AT Maggot_NN1 's_GE plane_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR flying_VVG first_MD to_II Nassau_NP1 where_CS the_AT senator_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI guest_NN1 of_IO honour_NN1 at_II an_AT1 American_JJ Embassy_NN1 reception_NN1 for_IF senior_JJ officers_NN2 of_IO the_AT naval_JJ units_NN2 taking_VVG part_NN1 in_II Exercise_NN1 Stingray_NP1 ,_, and_CC after_II Nassau_NP1 the_AT Maggot_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM fly_VVI on_RP to_II Grand_NP1 Bahama_NP1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 lived_VVD and_CC where_RRQ Wavebreaker_NP1 was_VBDZ docked_VVN ._. 
'_" Are_VBR you_PPY sure_JJ you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI us_PPIO2 boys_NN2 to_TO keep_VVI you_PPY company_NN1 at_II the_AT reception_NN1 ,_, senator_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE John_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI surely_RR delighted_JJ to_TO have_VHI your_APPGE company_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 ,_, ever_RR affable_JJ ,_, seemed_VVD unworried_JJ at_II the_AT thought_NN1 of_IO taking_VVG the_AT Maggot_NN1 into_II polite_JJ society_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 I_PPIS1 have_VHI to_TO wear_VVI a_AT1 tie_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 so_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI wearing_VVG one_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Reckon_VV0 I_PPIS1 'll_VM leave_VVI the_AT embassy_NN1 girls_NN2 to_II you_PPY then_RT ,_, senator_NN1 ,_, '_GE the_AT Maggot_NN1 had_VHD to_TO shout_VVI over_II the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO the_AT engines_NN2 ,_, '_GE and_CC me_PPIO1 and_CC Nick_NP1 will_VM just_RR have_VHI to_TO play_VVI with_IW each_PPX221 other_PPX222 on_II31 account_II32 of_II33 forgetting_VVG to_TO bring_VVI our_APPGE ties_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 laughed_VVD ,_, then_RT frowned_VVD at_II the_AT aircraft_NN 's_GE controls_NN2 as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX entirely_RR certain_JJ what_DDQ most_DAT of_IO them_PPHO2 did_VDD ._. 
One_MC1 reason_NN1 why_RRQ John_NP1 's_GE air-taxi_JJ service_NN1 was_VBDZ less_RRR than_CSN successful_JJ was_VBDZ his_APPGE habit_NN1 of_IO pretending_VVG not_XX to_TO know_VVI how_RRQ to_TO fly_VVI the_AT plane_NN1 or_CC ,_, worse_JJR ,_, pretending_VVG to_TO have_VHI forgotten_VVN how_RRQ to_TO land_VVI it_PPH1 once_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD succeeded_VVN in_II becoming_VVG airborne_JJ ._. 
The_AT performances_NN2 made_VVD his_APPGE customers_NN2 understandably_RR nervous_JJ ,_, and_CC nervous_JJ customers_NN2 do_VD0 not_XX pass_VVI on_RP glowing_JJ recommendations_NN2 to_II their_APPGE friends_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 we_PPIS2 should_VM try_VVI and_CC get_VVI this_DD1 hot_JJ heap_NN1 of_IO shit_NN1 off_II the_AT ground_NN1 ,_, '_GE the_AT Maggot_NN1 growled_VVD now_RT ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ indeed_RR as_RG hot_JJ as_CSA hell_NN1 inside_II the_AT aircraft_NN ._. 
We_PPIS2 taxied_VVD away_II21 from_II22 the_AT palm-thatched_JJ hut_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ proudly_RR styled_VVN as_CSA Straker_NP1 's_GE Cay_NN1 Airport_NN1 Terminal_NN1 Number_NN1 One_MC1 ._. 
The_AT hut_NN1 was_VBDZ home_NN1 to_II some_DD lizards_NN2 and_CC to_II the_AT island_NN1 's_GE one_MC1 taxi_NN1 driver_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD sequestered_VVN it_PPH1 as_CSA his_APPGE office_NN1 and_CC gasoline_NN1 store_NN1 ._. 
The_AT airstrip_NN1 itself_PPX1 had_VHD been_VBN built_VVN to_TO serve_VVI a_AT1 golf_NN1 and_CC diving_JJ resort_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 consortium_NN1 of_IO Dutch_JJ and_CC American_JJ businessmen_NN2 had_VHD planned_VVN to_TO build_VVI on_II Straker_NP1 's_GE Cay_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT money_NN1 had_VHD run_VVN out_RP before_II the_AT hotel_NN1 or_CC marina_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN built_VVN and_CC all_DB that_DD1 was_VBDZ left_VVN of_IO their_APPGE grandiose_JJ plans_NN2 was_VBDZ this_DD1 pinkish_JJ runway_NN1 made_VVN of_IO compacted_JJ coral_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 few_DA2 abandoned_JJ cement_NN1 mixers_NN2 which_DDQ rusted_VVD forlornly_RR where_CS the_AT hotel_NN1 's_GE swimming_NN1 pool_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO have_VHI been_VBN built_VVN ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS refused_VVD to_TO wear_VVI a_AT1 seat_NN1 belt_NN1 ,_, shoved_VVD his_APPGE throttles_NN2 forward_RL ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 felt_VVD the_AT sweat_NN1 trickling_VVG down_RP my_APPGE belly_NN1 as_II the_AT brakes_NN2 were_VBDR released_VVN and_CC the_AT small_JJ plane_NN1 thundered_VVD down_RP the_AT rough_JJ surface_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 plays_VVZ hell_NN1 with_IW the_AT tyres_NN2 ,_, senator_NN1 !_! 
'_GE The_AT Maggot_NN1 yelled_VVD over_II the_AT howling_JJ engine_NN1 noise_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ does_VDZ ?_? 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 shouted_VVD back_RP ._. 
'_GE Runways_NN2 made_VVN of_IO crushed_JJ coral_NN1 !_! 
As_RG likely_JJ as_CSA not_XX we_PPIS2 'll_VM blow_VVI a_AT1 tyre_NN1 ,_, slew_VV0 off_RP ,_, and_CC become_VV0 three_MC small_JJ puddles_NN2 of_IO melted_JJ fat_NN1 in_II a_AT1 blackened_JJ and_CC twisted_JJ plane_NN1 wreck_NN1 !_! 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 blanched_VVN and_CC leaned_VVN back_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD heard_VVN it_PPH1 all_DB before_II and_CC so_RR was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 more_RGR sanguine_JJ ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 ,_, pleased_JJ to_TO have_VHI spoilt_VVN someone_PN1 's_GE day_NNT1 ,_, pulled_VVD back_RP the_AT stick_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 liked_VVD safely_RR off_II the_AT runway_NN1 and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ suddenly_RR a_AT1 wonderful_JJ rush_NN1 of_IO cool_JJ air_NN1 coming_VVG from_II an_AT1 overhead_JJ vent_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 banked_VVD over_II Bonefish_NP1 's_GE house_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 waved_VVD at_II Thessy_NP1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ standing_VVG beside_II Masquerade_NP1 ._. 
Thessy_NN1 would_VM follow_VVI on_II the_AT weekend_NNT1 ferry_NN1 ,_, arriving_VVG at_II Grand_NP1 Bahama_NP1 on_II the_AT same_DA day_NNT1 as_CSA the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE twins_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 's_GE Beechcraft_NN1 clawed_VVD higher_JJR ,_, its_APPGE progress_NN1 punctuated_VVN by_II the_AT alarm_NN1 sirens_NN2 that_CST the_AT Maggot_NN1 ignored_VVN and_CC which_DDQ the_AT senator_NN1 had_VHD learned_VVN not_XX to_TO worry_VVI about_RP ._. 
Once_RR ,_, when_CS an_AT1 alarm_NN1 became_VVD peculiarly_RR insistent_JJ ,_, the_AT Maggot_NN1 thumped_VVD the_AT instrument_NN1 panel_NN1 until_CS it_PPH1 stopped_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 that_CST goddamn_JJ racket_NN1 means_VVZ we_PPIS2 should_VM all_DB be_VBI dead_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 announced_VVD cheerfully_RR ,_, then_RT carried_VVD on_RP with_IW an_AT1 involved_JJ story_NN1 of_IO how_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD once_RR won_VVN undying_JJ glory_NN1 by_II intercepting_VVG a_AT1 pass_NN1 against_II the_AT Philadelphia_NP1 Faggots_NN2 ._. 
In_II the_AT senator_NN1 the_AT Maggot_NN1 had_VHD found_VVN a_AT1 listener_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ only_RR too_RG eager_JJ to_TO hear_VVI his_APPGE tales_NN2 of_IO goal-line_JJ stands_NN2 and_CC blocked_VVD punts_NN2 ,_, concussed_VVD running_JJ backs_NN2 and_CC sacked_VVD quarterbacks_NN2 ._. 
The_AT one_MC1 subject_NN1 we_PPIS2 did_VDD not_XX talk_VVI about_II was_VBDZ why_RRQ the_AT senator_NN1 had_VHD flown_VVN to_II Straker_NP1 's_GE Cay_NN1 to_TO meet_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD the_AT Maggot_NN1 was_VBDZ dying_VVG to_TO hear_VVI the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE business_NN1 ,_, but_CCB even_RR the_AT Maggot_NN1 had_VHD enough_DD delicacy_NN1 to_TO wait_VVI until_CS we_PPIS2 had_VHD safely_RR delivered_VVN the_AT senator_NN1 to_II Nassau_NP1 before_II asking_VVG ._. 
But_CCB once_RR Crowninshield_NP1 was_VBDZ gone_VVN ,_, and_CC when_CS we_PPIS2 had_VHD refuelled_VVN the_AT Beechcraft_NN1 and_CC put_VVN a_AT1 crate_NN1 of_IO beer_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 one_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE back_NN1 seats_NN2 ,_, the_AT Maggot_NN1 demanded_VVD to_TO know_VVI everything_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suspected_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ hoping_VVG to_TO hear_VVI that_CST the_AT senator_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN arranging_VVG for_IF an_AT1 illicit_JJ love_NN1 affair_NN1 on_II21 board_II22 Wavebreaker_NP1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 had_VHD embarked_VVN two_MC such_DA affairs_NN2 in_II the_AT last_MD year_NNT1 ;_; the_AT most_RGT memorable_JJ being_VBG an_AT1 English_JJ lawyer_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD arrived_VVN with_IW his_APPGE French_JJ mistress_NN1 ,_, but_CCB only_RR after_II telling_VVG his_APPGE wife_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ attending_VVG a_AT1 legal_JJ conference_NN1 in_II Brussels_NP1 and_CC ,_, to_TO preserve_VVI the_AT lie_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN forced_VVN to_TO hide_VVI every_AT1 inch_NNU1 of_IO his_APPGE pallid_JJ skin_NN1 in_CS21 case_CS22 a_AT1 sun-tan_NN1 betrayed_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT French_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, to_II Thessy_NP1 's_GE infinite_JJ embarrassment_NN1 ,_, had_VHD strolled_VVN stark_RG naked_JJ about_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE deck_NN1 while_CS the_AT lawyer_NN1 had_VHD cowered_VVN in_II the_AT stateroom_NN1 cloaked_VVN like_II an_AT1 Ayatollah_NN1 with_IW impetigo_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 ,_, disappointed_VVD that_CST the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE business_NN1 offered_VVD no_AT such_DA rich_JJ pickings_NN2 of_IO gossip_NN1 ,_, scowled_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY mean_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR just_RR babysitting_VVG two_MC rich_JJ junkies_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" Shee-it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 had_VHD at_RR21 last_RR22 taken_VVN off_RP from_II Nassau_NP1 and_CC were_VBDR banking_VVG north_ND1 to_II where_RRQ three_MC American_JJ warships_NN2 sliced_VVD white_JJ water_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 opened_VVD us_PPIO2 each_DD1 a_AT1 beer_NN1 ,_, then_RT idly_RR unfolded_VVD the_AT aviation_NN1 chart_NN1 that_CST the_AT Maggot_NN1 had_VHD stuck_VVN down_RP between_II our_APPGE seats_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 looked_VVD very_RG different_JJ to_II a_AT1 nautical_JJ chart_NN1 and_CC made_VVD little_DA1 sense_NN1 to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 gradually_RR deciphered_VVD some_DD of_IO the_AT meaning_NN1 from_II its_APPGE weird_JJ markings_NN2 ._. 
'_" You_PPY ai_FU n't_XX going_VVG to_TO have_VHI fun_JJ ,_, '_GE the_AT Maggot_NN1 said_VVD suddenly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY ai_FU n't_XX going_VVG to_TO have_VHI fun_JJ with_IW two_MC goddamn_JJ cocaine_NN1 addicts_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 stuff_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT hardest_JJT to_TO kick_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR the_AT senator_NN1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC there_EX ai_FU n't_XX no_AT magic_JJ pill_NN1 that_CST will_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Maggovertski_NN2 sounded_VVD unusually_RR sombre_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 lit_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 hate_VV0 cocaine_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD finally_RR ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 surprised_VVD me_PPIO1 by_II saying_VVG it_PPH1 for_IF the_AT Maggot_NN1 had_VHD always_RR struck_VVN me_PPIO1 as_RG one_MC1 of_IO life_NN1 's_GE rebels_NN2 ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 discovered_VVD a_AT1 new_JJ rule_NN1 he_PPHS1 would_VM immediately_RR seek_VVI a_AT1 way_NN1 of_IO breaking_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD assumed_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI some_DD sympathy_NN1 with_IW those_DD2 who_PNQS flouted_VVD the_AT laws_NN2 against_II drugs_NN2 ,_, yet_RR there_EX was_VBDZ no_RR denying_VVG the_AT genuine_JJ anger_NN1 in_II his_APPGE voice_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 talked_VVD of_IO cocaine_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI sensed_VVN my_APPGE puzzlement_NN1 ,_, for_CS he_PPHS1 offered_VVD a_AT1 reluctant_JJ explanation_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 knew_VVD a_AT1 girl_NN1 who_PNQS got_VVD hooked_VVN on_II cocaine_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 taught_VVD in_II a_AT1 health_NN1 club_NN1 ;_; aerobics_NN2 ,_, that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT next_MD we_PPIS2 knew_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG hot_JJ pants_NN2 on_II a_AT1 street_NN1 corner_NN1 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 and_CC strutting_VVG her_APPGE stuff_NN1 at_II the_AT cars_NN2 ._. 
Jesus_NP1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY knew_VVD how_RGQ hard_RR we_PPIS2 tried_VVD to_TO get_VVI her_PPHO1 off_II that_DD1 damned_JJ powder_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD you_PPY succeed_VVI ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 paused_VVD ,_, and_CC finally_RR shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Last_MD time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 saw_VVD her_PPHO1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG a_AT1 peep-show_NN1 in_II Pittsburgh_NP1 ._. 
Hell_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO get_VVI her_PPHO1 out_II21 of_II22 that_DD1 place_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX care_VVI ._. 
All_DB she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO do_VDI was_VBDZ shovel_NN1 that_CST crap_VV0 up_RP her_APPGE nose_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS that_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ someone_PN1 wants_VVZ to_TO pass_VVI their_APPGE time_NNT1 ,_, then_RT there_EX 's_VBZ diddly-squat_JJ you_PPY can_VM do_VDI to_TO stop_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD sounded_VVN immensely_RR sad_JJ as_CSA he_PPHS1 spoke_VVD ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD if_CS the_AT girl_NN1 had_VHD meant_VVN more_RRR to_II him_PPHO1 than_CSN being_VBG merely_RR a_AT1 casual_JJ friend_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX like_VVI to_TO ask_VVI and_CC Maggovertski_NP1 was_VBDZ clearly_RR disinclined_JJ to_TO explain_VVI more_RRR ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 just_RR stared_VVD down_RP at_II the_AT aerial_NN1 chart_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 suddenly_RR noticed_VVN ,_, in_II an_AT1 otherwise_RR empty_JJ space_NN1 beneath_II an_AT1 intersection_NN1 of_IO two_MC air_NN1 corridors_NN2 ,_, the_AT tiny_JJ island_NN1 of_IO Murder_NN1 Cay_NN1 ._. 
The_AT chart_NN1 ,_, either_RR printed_VVN before_II the_AT government_NN1 's_GE name_NN1 change_NN1 or_CC else_RR blithely_RR ignoring_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, noted_VVD the_AT existence_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 2500-foot_JJ paved_JJ airstrip_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ 2500_MC feet_NN2 long_JJ for_IF a_AT1 runway_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD Maggot_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Two_MC five_MC ?_? 
Short_NP1 as_II a_AT1 quarterback_NN1 's_GE dick_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ evidently_RR still_JJ thinking_NN1 of_IO the_AT girl_NN1 ,_, for_IF the_AT obscenity_NN1 was_VBDZ automatic_JJ and_CC his_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ clipped_VVN and_CC distant_JJ ._. 
'_" Have_VH0 you_PPY ever_RR flown_VVN into_II Murder_NN1 Cay_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT big_JJ shaggy_JJ head_NN1 turned_VVD to_TO look_VVI at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 frowned_VVD and_CC sucked_VVD on_II his_APPGE cigarette_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 somehow_RR got_VVD the_AT impression_NN1 that_CST my_APPGE question_NN1 had_VHD annoyed_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB when_RRQ he_PPHS1 answered_VVD his_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ mild_JJ enough_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 snakepit_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
Leave_VV0 it_PPH1 alone_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR who_PNQS are_VBR the_AT snakes_NN2 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 insisted_VVD ._. 
'_GE The_AT dickheads_NN2 who_PNQS bought_VVD the_AT place_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 paused_VVD to_TO pull_VVI on_II his_APPGE beer_NN1 bottle_NN1 which_DDQ ,_, emptied_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 tossed_VVD out_RP through_II the_AT tiny_JJ triangular_JJ window_NN1 at_II his_APPGE left_JJ elbow_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 ran_VVD a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO passengers_NN2 there_RL before_II the_AT dickheads_NN2 bought_VVD the_AT island_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 real_JJ nice_JJ place_NN1 two_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ;_; nothing_PN1 but_II luxury_JJ houses_NN2 for_IF the_AT super-rich_JJ ,_, but_CCB then_RT the_AT snakes_NN2 bought_VVD it_PPH1 and_CC they_PPHS2 've_VH0 painted_VVN a_AT1 big_JJ yellow_JJ cross_NN1 on_II their_APPGE runway_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ a_AT1 big_JJ yellow_JJ cross_NN1 on_II a_AT1 runway_NN1 means_VVZ ?_? 
It_PPH1 means_VVZ keep_VV0 away_RL if_CS you_PPY want_VV0 to_TO go_VVI on_II living_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR who_PNQS are_VBR the_AT new_JJ owners_NN2 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 tried_VVD again_RT ._. 
'_GE Never_RR been_VBN introduced_VVN to_II them_PPHO2 ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Drug_NN1 people_NN ?_? 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 !_! 
'_GE The_AT Maggot_NN1 assumed_VVD I_PPIS1 had_VHD already_RR known_VVN that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 looked_VVD down_RP at_II the_AT chart_NN1 and_CC saw_VVD that_CST the_AT island_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX so_RG very_RG far_RR off_II our_APPGE course_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 knew_VVD that_CST the_AT Beechcraft_NN1 was_VBDZ brim-full_JJ with_IW fuel_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY fancy_VV0 having_VHG a_AT1 look_NN1 at_II the_AT island_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT Maggot_NN1 laughed_VVD ._. 
'_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ made_VVN you_PPY feel_VVI suicidal_JJ ?_? 
Did_VDD you_PPY get_VVI bored_JJ with_IW waiting_VVG for_IF Ellen_NP1 to_TO drop_VVI her_APPGE panties_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM just_RR curious_JJ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD with_IW as_RG much_DA1 innocence_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 could_VM muster_VVI ,_, '_GE but_CCB of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR scared_JJ of_IO the_AT place_NN1 ..._... 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, damn_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD reckoned_VVN that_CST an_AT1 accusation_NN1 of_IO fear_NN1 would_VM sting_VVI the_AT Maggot_NN1 ,_, and_CC even_RR before_CS he_PPHS1 interrupted_VVD me_PPIO1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD banked_VVN the_AT plane_NN1 westwards_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 snatched_VVD the_AT chart_NN1 off_II my_APPGE lap_NN1 and_CC worked_VVD out_RP a_AT1 crude_JJ course_NN1 for_IF the_AT remote_JJ island_NN1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR why_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI to_TO stir_VVI the_AT bastards_NN2 up_RP ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 grumbled_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 about_II Hirondelle_NP1 and_CC how_RRQ Deacon_NN1 Billingsley_NP1 had_VHD lied_VVN about_II the_AT yacht_NN1 's_GE fate_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 confessed_VVD that_CST though_CS there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 I_PPIS1 could_VM do_VDI about_II a_AT1 corrupt_JJ policeman_NN1 ,_, nor_CC about_II what_DDQ I_PPIS1 strongly_RR suspected_VVN had_VHD been_VBN the_AT murder_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 yacht_NN1 's_GE crew_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ still_RR curious_JJ about_II the_AT island_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Billingsley_NN1 's_VBZ a_AT1 bastard_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT Maggot_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD lived_VVN long_RR enough_RR in_II the_AT Bahamas_NP1 to_TO learn_VVI and_CC relish_VVI all_DB the_AT important_JJ gossip_NN1 ,_, growled_VVD the_AT verdict_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY want_VV0 to_TO stay_VVI upwind_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE McIllvanney_NP1 says_VVZ that_CST Billingsley_NP1 owns_VVZ a_AT1 house_NN1 on_II Murder_NN1 Cay_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_CST figures_NN2 ,_, '_GE the_AT Maggot_NN1 said_VVD gloomily_RR ._. 
'_GE The_AT dickheads_NN2 know_VV0 that_CST the_AT best_JJT way_NN1 of_IO keeping_VVG the_AT Americans_NN2 off_II their_APPGE backs_NN2 is_VBZ by_II buying_VVG themselves_PPX2 a_AT1 slice_NN1 of_IO the_AT local_JJ law_NN1 ._. 
'_" His_APPGE disgruntled_JJ voice_NN1 made_VVD it_PPH1 seem_VVI as_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT precautions_NN2 of_IO the_AT drug_NN1 smugglers_NN2 formed_VVD a_AT1 personal_JJ affront_NN1 to_II his_APPGE patriotism_NN1 ._. 
Yet_RR if_CS anyone_PN1 's_GE patriotism_NN1 should_VM have_VHI been_VBN affronted_VVN by_II what_DDQ happened_VVD in_II the_AT islands_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT Bahamians_NN2 ,_, for_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR forced_VVN to_TO endure_VVI the_AT indignity_NN1 of_IO having_VHG another_DD1 nation_NN1 's_GE law-enforcement_JJ agencies_NN2 operating_VVG in_II their_APPGE waters_NN2 ._. 
The_AT islands_NN2 had_VHD always_RR been_VBN a_AT1 smugglers_NN2 '_GE paradise_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD proved_VVN a_AT1 perfect_JJ place_NN1 to_TO stockpile_VVI cocaine_NN1 before_II running_VVG it_PPH1 across_II the_AT narrow_JJ Straits_NN2 of_IO Florida_NP1 to_II the_AT waiting_JJ American_JJ markets_NN2 ._. 
The_AT American_JJ government_NN1 had_VHD pressed_VVN the_AT Bahamians_NN2 to_TO clean_VVI out_RP the_AT drug_NN1 lords_NN2 ,_, but_CCB instead_RR the_AT trade_NN1 had_VHD flourished_VVN until_CS the_AT Americans_NN2 finally_RR insisted_VVD that_CST their_APPGE own_DA coastguard_NN1 be_VBI allowed_VVN to_TO patrol_VVI Bahamian_JJ waters_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 scintilla_NN1 of_IO Bahamian_JJ pride_NN1 was_VBDZ preserved_VVN by_II the_AT presence_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 native_JJ officer_NN1 on_II every_AT1 American_JJ boat_NN1 or_CC helicopter_NN1 ,_, but_CCB no_PN121 one_PN122 really_RR believed_VVD the_AT polite_JJ fiction_NN1 that_CST the_AT local_JJ officer_NN1 was_VBDZ thus_RR in_II command_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB we_PPIS2 ai_FU n't_XX in_II command_NN1 either_RR ,_, '_GE the_AT Maggot_NN1 said_VVD sourly_RR ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 can_VM stop_VVI a_AT1 boat_NN1 at_II sea_NN1 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 sure_RR as_CSA hell_NN1 ca_VM n't_XX put_VVI a_AT1 foot_NN1 on_II dry_JJ land_NN1 without_IW Bahamian_JJ permission_NN1 ._. 
And_CC you_PPY can_VM bet_VVI your_APPGE pretty_JJ ass_NN1 that_CST your_APPGE policeman_NN1 friend_NN1 is_VBZ making_VVG sure_JJ that_CST permission_NN1 to_TO search_VVI Murder_NN1 Cay_NN1 is_VBZ never_RR given_VVN ,_, or_CC if_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, that_CST the_AT guys_NN2 on_II the_AT island_NN1 are_VBR well_RR warned_VVN before_II our_APPGE boys_NN2 get_VV0 anywhere_RL near_RL ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 ?_? 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ so_RG incongruous_JJ to_TO hear_VVI the_AT Maggot_NN1 aligning_VVG himself_PPX1 with_IW the_AT forces_NN2 of_IO law_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ forced_VVN to_TO ask_VVI the_AT question_NN1 ._. 
'_" Our_APPGE boys_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 keep_VV0 thinking_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 girl_NN1 in_II Pittsburgh_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD with_IW a_AT1 bitter_JJ ruefulness_NN1 ,_, '_GE and_CC how_RRQ the_AT bastards_NN2 who_PNQS run_VV0 the_AT peep-show_NN1 have_VH0 to_TO put_VVI sawdust_NN1 on_II the_AT booth_NN1 floors_NN2 every_AT1 hour_NNT1 ._. 
You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX get_VVI much_RR lower_JJR than_CSN that_DD1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, and_CC if_CS anyone_PN1 wants_VVZ to_TO kick_VVI the_AT balls_NN2 of_IO the_AT people_NN who_PNQS put_VVD her_PPHO1 there_RL ,_, then_RT those_DD2 are_VBR my_APPGE guys_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 paused_VVD to_TO light_VVI another_DD1 cigarette_NN1 ,_, then_RT nodded_VVD through_II his_APPGE scratched_JJ windscreen_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 reckon_VV0 that_DD1 's_VBZ your_APPGE snakepit_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Far_JJ ahead_RL ,_, and_CC blurred_VVN by_II the_AT heat_NN1 haze_NN1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 bright_JJ green_JJ dot_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 island_NN1 ringed_VVD by_II coral-fretted_JJ water_NN1 ._. 
No_AT other_JJ land_NN1 was_VBDZ visible_JJ ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 turned_VVD in_II his_APPGE seat_NN1 and_CC rummaged_VVD in_II his_APPGE camera_NN1 bag_NN1 until_CS he_PPHS1 found_VVD a_AT1 battered_JJ Nikon_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 roll_NN1 of_IO black_JJ and_CC white_JJ film_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Take_VV0 some_DD pictures_NN2 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
You_PPY never_RR know_VV0 ,_, some_DD customer_NN1 might_VM want_VVI a_AT1 snap_NN1 of_IO Murder_NN1 Cay_NN1 one_MC1 day_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE By_II the_AT time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD loaded_VVN the_AT camera_NN1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR already_RR close_JJ to_II the_AT reefs_NN2 that_CST formed_VVD the_AT Devil_NN1 's_GE Necklace_NN1 ._. 
The_AT shadow_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE plane_NN1 skipped_VVD across_II the_AT bright_JJ sea_NN1 ,_, then_RT flickered_VVD over_II the_AT outer_JJ coral_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR approaching_VVG the_AT island_NN1 from_II the_AT south-east_ND1 ,_, coming_VVG with_IW the_AT wind_NN1 at_II a_AT1 height_NN1 of_IO six_MC thousand_NNO feet_NN2 ._. 
The_AT island_NN1 was_VBDZ shaped_VVN rather_RR like_II an_AT1 anchor_NN1 ._. 
The_AT airstrip_NN1 ,_, with_IW its_APPGE unfriendly_JJ yellow_JJ cross_NN1 that_CST warned_VVD strange_JJ aircraft_NN from_II landing_NN1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN built_VVN across_II the_AT curved_JJ flukes_NN2 of_IO the_AT anchor_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ otherwise_RR seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI covered_VVN in_II low_JJ scrub_NN1 ,_, slash_VV0 pine_NN1 and_CC sea-grape_NN1 ._. 
The_AT surprisingly_RR big_JJ houses_NN2 were_VBDR all_DB built_VVN on_II the_AT western_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT north-south_ND1 shank_NN1 of_IO the_AT anchor_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ thick_JJ with_IW palm_NN1 trees_NN2 and_CC vivid_JJ with_IW bright_JJ blue_JJ swimming_NN1 pools_NN2 ._. 
The_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT shank_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 long_JJ narrow_JJ golf_NN1 course_NN1 ,_, punctuated_VVN with_IW sand_NN1 traps_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 twisted_VVD in_II the_AT seat_NN1 to_TO see_VVI that_CST there_EX were_VBDR a_AT1 dozen_NNO or_CC so_RR boats_NN2 moored_VVN in_II the_AT protected_JJ crook_NN1 of_IO the_AT easternmost_JJ anchor_NN1 fluke_NN ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 dipped_VVD the_AT starboard_NN1 wing_NN1 to_TO let_VVI me_PPIO1 take_VVI a_AT1 picture_NN1 of_IO the_AT deep_JJ water_NN1 channel_NN1 that_CST dog-legged_JJ in_II from_II the_AT west_ND1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 flew_VVD above_II the_AT skeletal_JJ radio_NN1 mast_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 stared_VVD down_RP at_II the_AT row_NN1 of_IO huge_JJ houses_NN2 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 and_CC nothing_PN1 stirred_VVD there_RL ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 spent_VVD a_AT1 fortune_NN1 developing_VVG the_AT place_NN1 ,_, '_GE the_AT Maggot_NN1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE but_CCB the_AT rich_JJ folks_NN2 never_RR came_VVD ,_, so_CS they_PPHS2 sold_VVD it_PPH1 to_II the_AT rich_JJ dickheads_NN2 instead_RR ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 flew_VVD out_RP across_II the_AT northern_JJ reefs_NN2 ._. 
'_" One_MC1 more_DAR pass_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD John_NP1 ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ not_XX ?_? 
'_" '_GE And_CC a_RR21 bit_RR22 lower_JJR ?_? 
'_" '_" Yeah_UH ,_, maybe_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD turned_VVN to_TO fly_VVI around_II the_AT eastern_JJ edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT island_NN1 's_GE encircling_VVG reefs_NN2 and_CC was_VBDZ now_RT staring_VVG intently_RR at_II the_AT houses_NN2 ,_, searching_VVG for_IF any_DD signs_NN2 of_IO danger_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 seemed_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 Murder_NN1 Cay_NN1 was_VBDZ deserted_VVN ._. 
'_" What_DDQ the_AT hell_NN1 ,_, '_GE the_AT Maggot_NN1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 wrenched_VVD the_AT plane_NN1 round_RP in_II a_AT1 tight_JJ turn_NN1 until_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR aimed_VVN plumb_RR at_II the_AT island_NN1 's_GE southernmost_JJ tip_NN1 ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 dropped_VVD the_AT nose_NN1 ready_JJ to_TO make_VVI one_MC1 high_JJ speed_NN1 and_CC low_JJ level_JJ pass_NN1 above_II the_AT Cay_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ friendly_JJ !_! '_" he_PPHS1 shouted_VVD over_II the_AT engine_NN1 noise_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 pointed_VVD through_II the_AT windscreen_NN1 at_II the_AT concrete_JJ airstrip_NN1 which_DDQ not_XX only_RR had_VHD the_AT yellow_JJ cross_NN1 painted_VVN huge_JJ at_II its_APPGE western_JJ end_NN1 ,_, but_CCB also_RR had_VHN two_MC trucks_NN2 parked_VVN in_II its_APPGE centre_NN1 line_NN1 ,_, thus_RR making_VVG it_PPH1 impossible_JJ for_IF any_DD plane_NN1 to_TO land_VVI ._. 
Despite_II the_AT obstructions_NN2 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ clear_JJ that_CST aircraft_NN did_VDD use_VVI the_AT runway_NN1 ,_, for_IF it_PPH1 was_VBDZ marked_VVN by_II the_AT black_JJ rubber_JJ streaks_NN2 of_IO fresh_JJ tyre_NN1 marks_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT two_MC trucks_NN2 ,_, together_RL with_IW the_AT yellow_JJ cross_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR evidence_NN1 that_CST the_AT runway_NN1 could_VM only_RR be_VBI used_VVN by_II invitation_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 slashed_VVD across_II the_AT shank_NN1 of_IO the_AT island_NN1 ,_, then_RT we_PPIS2 were_VBDR over_II the_AT anchorage_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 glimpse_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 sailing_NN1 boat_NN1 's_GE shadow_NN1 black_NN1 on_II the_AT bed_NN1 of_IO the_AT lagoon_NN1 before_II our_APPGE own_DA winged_JJ shadow_NN1 whipped_VVN across_II a_AT1 gaggle_NN1 of_IO powerboats_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR going_VVG too_RG fast_RR to_TO see_VVI any_DD details_NN2 of_IO the_AT moored_VVN vessels_NN2 so_CS I_PPIS1 just_RR snapped_VVD a_AT1 random_JJ photograph_NN1 and_CC ,_, at_II the_AT very_RG same_DA instant_NNT1 ,_, the_AT Maggot_NN1 swore_VVD and_CC banked_VVD and_CC rammed_VVD the_AT throttles_NN2 hard_RR forward_RL ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR side-slipping_JJ ,_, starboard_NN1 wing_NN1 down_RP ,_, falling_VVG to_II earth_NN1 with_IW our_APPGE engines_NN2 howling_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 flailed_VVD for_IF support_NN1 as_II the_AT camera_NN1 flew_VVD up_II21 to_II22 the_AT padded_JJ ceiling_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 whooped_VVD ,_, dragged_VVD the_AT stick_NN1 back_NN1 and_CC our_APPGE earthwards_RL wing_NN1 lifted_VVN and_CC suddenly_RR we_PPIS2 were_VBDR screaming_VVG just_RR above_II the_AT palm_NN1 trees_NN2 ,_, close_RR to_II the_AT tiled_JJ roofs_NN2 and_CC at_II a_AT1 speed_NN1 that_CST seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI doubled_VVN because_II21 of_II22 our_APPGE proximity_NN1 to_II the_AT ground_NN1 ._. 
The_AT camera_NN1 ,_, re-entering_VVG the_AT world_NN1 of_IO normal_JJ gravity_NN1 ,_, dropped_VVD hard_RR beside_II my_APPGE shoes_NN2 ._. 
Beer_NN1 bottles_NN2 were_VBDR everywhere_RL ._. 
One_PN1 broke_VVD ,_, shattering_JJ liquid_NN1 across_II the_AT side_NN1 windows_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 glimpse_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 fair-haired_JJ girl_NN1 staring_VVG wide-eyed_JJ and_CC terrified_VVN from_II a_AT1 tennis_NN1 court_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE racket_NN1 held_VVD loose_JJ by_II her_APPGE side_NN1 and_CC tennis_NN1 balls_NN2 scattered_VVN at_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 and_CC ,_, though_CS the_AT trees_NN2 and_CC buildings_NN2 and_CC gardens_NN2 were_VBDR nothing_PN1 but_II a_AT1 high-speed_JJ blur_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE mind_NN1 nevertheless_RR registered_VVN with_IW a_AT1 startling_JJ clarity_NN1 that_CST the_AT girl_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN completely_RR naked_JJ ._. 
The_AT plane_NN1 's_GE engines_NN2 were_VBDR screaming_VVG ._. 
We_PPIS2 whipped_VVD over_II the_AT northernmost_JJ house_NN1 ,_, across_II the_AT beach_NN1 ,_, and_CC thus_RR out_RP to_II sea_NN1 again_RT ._. 
'_" What_DDQ the_AT hell_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 managed_VVD to_TO ask_VVI ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 fired_VVD at_II us_PPIO2 !_! goddamn_UH tracer_NN1 bullets_NN2 !_! 
Jesus_NP1 !_! 
'_GE The_AT Maggot_NN1 did_VDD not_XX seem_VVI scared_JJ ,_, but_CCB rather_RR stung_VVN by_II the_AT challenge_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR over_II the_AT lagoon_NN1 now_RT ,_, racing_VVG towards_II the_AT northern_JJ strands_NN2 of_IO the_AT Devil_NN1 's_GE Necklace_NN1 ,_, but_CCB low_RR enough_RR so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT wash_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE twin_NN1 propellers_NN2 was_VBDZ whipping_VVG the_AT blue_JJ water_NN1 into_II a_AT1 wake_NN1 of_IO white-hazed_JJ foam_NN1 ._. 
'_" Shee-it_PPH1 !_! 
'_GE The_AT Maggot_NN1 said_VVD with_IW inappropriate_JJ exultation_NN1 ,_, then_RT twisted_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 to_TO stare_VVI back_RP at_II the_AT island_NN1 ._. 
'_" Let_VM21 's_VM22 go_VVI see_VV0 them_PPHO2 again_RT !_! 
'_" '_" Are_VBR you_PPY sure_JJ that_CST 's_VBZ wise_JJ ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 have_VHI saved_VVN my_APPGE breath_NN1 because_CS the_AT plane_NN1 suddenly_RR climbed_VVD ,_, banked_VVD ,_, then_RT began_VVD descending_VVG fast_RR towards_II the_AT island_NN1 again_RT ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 was_VBDZ growling_VVG to_II himself_PPX1 ,_, relishing_VVG the_AT confrontation_NN1 ._. 
Sunlight_NN1 reflected_VVN from_II a_AT1 window_NN1 among_II the_AT palm_NN1 trees_NN2 to_TO lance_VVI a_AT1 sliver_NN1 of_IO dazzling_JJ light_NN1 at_II our_APPGE cockpit_NN1 ,_, then_RT the_AT reflection_NN1 was_VBDZ gone_VVN and_CC we_PPIS2 were_VBDR at_II sea_NN1 level_NN1 ,_, engines_NN2 screaming_VVG ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 fumbled_VVD for_IF the_AT camera_NN1 ,_, prayed_VVD it_PPH1 had_VHD not_XX broken_VVN when_CS it_PPH1 fell_VVD from_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 ,_, and_CC took_VVD another_DD1 picture_NN1 just_RR before_II Maggot_NN1 lifted_VVD the_AT aircraft_NN 's_GE nose_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 we_PPIS2 swooped_VVD up_RP and_CC over_II the_AT palm_NN1 trees_NN2 that_CST edged_VVD the_AT beach_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 jinked_VVD left_JJ ,_, then_RT right_RR ,_, throwing_VVG the_AT plane_NN1 into_II such_DA steep_JJ and_CC sudden_JJ turns_NN2 that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ alternately_RR jerked_VVN hard_RR against_II the_AT cockpit_NN1 's_GE side_NN1 window_NN1 and_CC then_RT against_II his_APPGE broad_JJ shoulder_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX taking_VVG evasive_JJ action_NN1 but_CCB quartering_VVG the_AT ground_NN1 in_II31 search_II32 of_II33 our_APPGE enemy_NN1 ._. 
'_" There_RL !_! '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD abruptly_RR and_CC threw_VVD the_AT plane_NN1 straight_RR again_RT ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 time_NNT1 dropping_VVG the_AT nose_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 jeep_NN1 churning_VVG dust_NN1 from_II the_AT dirt_NN1 road_NN1 which_DDQ ran_VVD the_AT length_NN1 of_IO the_AT island_NN1 's_GE long_JJ shank_NN1 ,_, between_II the_AT golf_NN1 course_NN1 and_CC the_AT houses_NN2 ,_, and_CC just_RR as_CSA I_PPIS1 saw_VVD the_AT jeep_NN1 so_CS the_AT red_JJ tracer_NN1 bullets_NN2 began_VVD climbing_VVG from_II a_AT1 machine-gun_NN1 mounted_VVN in_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO the_AT vehicle_NN1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, Jesus_NP1 wept_VVD ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, snapped_VVD a_AT1 last_MD picture_NN1 ,_, then_RT ducked_VVD down_RP in_II momentary_JJ expectation_NN1 of_IO the_AT windscreen_NN1 shattering_VVG into_II a_AT1 million_NNO bright_JJ scraps_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Fuck_VV0 you_PPY ,_, '_GE the_AT Maggot_NN1 screamed_VVN at_II whoever_PNQV fired_VVN at_II him_PPHO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 looked_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT Beechcraft_NP1 's_GE side_NN1 window_NN1 to_TO see_VVI palm_NN1 trees_NN2 going_VVG past_RL at_II over_RG 150_MC miles_NNU2 an_AT1 hour_NNT1 and_CC above_II us_PPIO2 ._. 
Above_II us_PPIO2 ._. 
Truly_RR ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 really_RR had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ life_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 fun_JJ life_NN1 ,_, despite_II Ellen_NP1 never_RR having_VHG gone_VVN to_II bed_NN1 with_IW me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD if_CS my_APPGE father_NN1 would_VM even_RR notice_VVI my_APPGE death_NN1 ,_, then_RT the_AT Maggot_NN1 whooped_VVD with_IW glee_NN1 ,_, hauled_VVD back_RP on_II the_AT stick_NN1 ,_, and_CC our_APPGE plane_NN1 was_VBDZ screaming_VVG up_RP into_II the_AT wide_JJ blue_JJ lovely_JJ bulletfree_JJ sky_NN1 and_CC the_AT Maggot_NN1 was_VBDZ laughing_VVG and_CC slapping_VVG my_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Was_VBDZ n't_XX that_DD1 just_RR the_AT best_JJT goddamned_JJ fun_NN1 you_PPY can_VM have_VHI this_DD1 side_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 blanket_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY missed_VVD it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 sounded_VVD aggrieved_JJ and_CC astonished_JJ ._. 
'_GE Missed_JJ what_DDQ ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 ran_VVD that_DD1 turkey_NN1 clean_JJ off_II the_AT road_NN1 !_! 
Shit_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 gave_VVD that_DD1 bastard_NN1 a_AT1 headache_NN1 !_! 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY gave_VVD me_PPIO1 one_PN1 too_RR ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, then_RT ,_, very_RG gingerly_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 straightened_VVD up_RP and_CC twisted_VVD round_RP to_TO see_VVI that_DD1 Murder_NN1 Cay_NN1 was_VBDZ far_RR behind_II us_PPIO2 and_CC well_RR out_II21 of_II22 machine-gun_JJ range_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR mad_JJ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 courteously_RR informed_VVD John_NP1 Maggovertski_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 laughed_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR the_AT one_PN1 who_PNQS wanted_VVD to_TO see_VVI the_AT island_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 were_VBDR gently_RR circling_VVG northwards_RL now_RT ,_, heading_VVG for_IF home_NN1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR now_RT you_PPY 've_VH0 seen_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO relax_VVI ,_, letting_VVG the_AT cold_JJ air_NN1 from_II the_AT vent_NN1 cool_VV0 the_AT sweat_NN1 from_II my_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE right_JJ hand_NN1 shook_VVD as_CSA I_PPIS1 remembered_VVD the_AT sudden_JJ fear_NN1 of_IO seeing_VVG the_AT crimson_JJ tracer_NN1 flick_VV0 up_RP from_II the_AT ground_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Hell_NN1 !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 protested_VVD ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 ca_VM n't_XX just_RR open_RR fire_VVI !_! 
'_GE The_AT Maggot_NN1 grinned_VVD through_II the_AT black_JJ tangle_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE beard_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Nick_NP1 ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR richer_JJR than_CSN your_APPGE wettest_JJT dreams_NN2 ,_, and_CC like_II all_DB the_AT very_RG rich_JJ they_PPHS2 think_VV0 they_PPHS2 are_VBR above_II the_AT law_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ speaking_VVG very_RG casually_RR ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 saw_VVD that_CST his_APPGE right_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, like_II mine_PPGE ,_, was_VBDZ shaking_VVG ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX pleasant_JJ to_TO be_VBI shot_VVN at_II ,_, and_CC even_RR the_AT pleasure_NN1 of_IO being_VBG missed_VVN is_VBZ spoilt_VVN by_II the_AT mind_NN1 's_GE habit_NN1 of_IO constructing_VVG alternative_JJ scenarios_NN2 ;_; if_CS the_AT machine-gunner_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN a_RR21 bit_RR22 quicker_JJR to_TO react_VVI ,_, or_CC had_VHD led_VVN us_PPIO2 with_IW more_DAR skill_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 would_VM now_RT be_VBI nothing_PN1 but_II a_AT1 heap_NN1 of_IO molten_JJ metal_NN1 somewhere_RL in_II the_AT sea-grape_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY have_VHI any_DD idea_NN1 just_RR how_RGQ rich_JJ these_DD2 people_NN are_VBR ?_? 
'_" '_GE Very_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" There_EX 's_VBZ an_AT1 island_NN1 not_XX far_RR from_II here_RL that_CST has_VHZ just_RR two_MC thousand_NNO inhabitants_NN2 ,_, and_CC last_MD year_NNT1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, according_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 banker_NN1 I_PPIS1 sometimes_RT fly_VV0 to_II Miami_NP1 ,_, those_DD2 two_MC thousand_NNO dirt_NN1 poor_JJ and_CC unemployed_JJ islanders_NN2 deposited_VVD 24.3_MC million_NNO dollars_NNU2 in_II the_AT one_MC1 and_CC only_JJ bank_NN1 on_II their_APPGE impoverished_JJ little_JJ island_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT Maggot_NN1 laughed_VVD ._. 
'_" Not_XX bad_JJ ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
And_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 not_XX believe_VVI that_CST 24.3_MC million_NNO dollars_NNU2 a_AT1 year_NNT1 is_VBZ the_AT average_JJ reward_NN1 for_IF selling_VVG coconut_NN1 milk_NN1 and_CC conch_VV0 shells_NN2 to_II honky_JJ tourists_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 money_NN1 is_VBZ pure_JJ commission_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 mere_JJ ten_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 of_IO the_AT value_NN1 of_IO the_AT cocaine_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ stored_VVN on_II their_APPGE island_NN1 while_CS it_PPH1 awaited_VVD transportation_NN1 to_II the_AT good_JJ old_JJ US_NP1 of_IO A_ZZ1 ;_; and_CC neither_RR you_PPY ,_, nor_CC I_PPIS1 ,_, nor_CC even_RR the_AT dickheads_NN2 in_II the_AT Drug_NN1 Enforcement_NN1 Administration_NN1 will_VM ever_RR know_VVI just_RR how_RGQ much_DA1 money_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX put_VVN in_II the_AT bank_NN1 ,_, but_CCB stored_VVD in_II paper_NN1 bags_NN2 under_II the_AT bed_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 sounded_VVD depressed_JJ by_II the_AT thought_NN1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT cheered_VVD himself_PPX1 up_RP by_II asking_VVG me_PPIO1 for_IF a_AT1 beer_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 opened_VVD two_MC bottles_NN2 that_CST I_PPIS1 retrieved_VVD from_II the_AT sticky_JJ mess_NN1 on_II the_AT cabin_NN1 floor_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 flew_VVD the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT way_NN1 home_RL in_II silence_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX till_CS we_PPIS2 saw_VVD the_AT captive_JJ aerostat_NN1 balloon_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE ever_RR watching_VVG radar_NN1 that_CST the_AT Americans_NN2 had_VHD hoisted_VVN over_II Grand_NP1 Bahama_NP1 to_TO probe_VVI for_IF boats_NN2 or_CC aircraft_NN smuggling_VVG drugs_NN2 ,_, that_CST the_AT Maggot_NN1 again_RT spoke_VVD ,_, and_CC by_II then_RT he_PPHS1 had_VHD recaptured_VVN all_DB his_APPGE old_JJ insouciance_NN1 ._. 
'_GE At_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY 'd_VM care_VVI to_TO fold_VVI up_RP your_APPGE tray_NN1 table_NN1 and_CC extinguish_VVI your_APPGE hopes_NN2 ,_, we_PPIS2 shall_VM land_VVI this_DD1 little_JJ sucker_NN1 ._. 
Thank_VV0 you_PPY for_IF flying_VVG Maggovertski_JJ Airways_NN2 ;_; please_RR return_VV0 the_AT stewardess_NN1 her_APPGE pantyhose_NN1 ,_, put_VVD her_PPHO1 in_II the_AT upright_JJ position_NN1 ,_, and_CC kindly_RR pray_VV0 that_CST the_AT tyres_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX blow_VVI ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 did_VDD not_XX ,_, and_CC thus_RR I_PPIS1 came_VVD back_RP to_II Wavebreaker_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 went_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT Maggot_NN1 's_GE foul_JJ house_NN1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 kept_VVD his_APPGE killer_NN1 dog_NN1 and_CC astonishing_JJ collection_NN1 of_IO guns_NN2 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 sat_VVD on_II his_APPGE makeshift_JJ verandah_NN1 that_CST overlooked_VVD a_AT1 noxious_JJ and_CC polluted_JJ creek_NN1 and_CC shared_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 whiskies_NN2 as_CSA he_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 an_AT1 incredibly_RR tedious_JJ tale_NN1 of_IO how_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD once_RR sacked_VVN the_AT quarterback_NN1 of_IO the_AT San_NP1 Francisco_NP1 Sugar_NN1 Plums_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 retaliated_VVD with_IW detailed_JJ instructions_NN2 on_II how_RRQ to_TO bowl_VVI off-breaks_NN2 to_II left-handers_NN2 on_II a_AT1 drying_NN1 pitch_NN1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 eventually_RR declared_VVN a_AT1 truce_NN1 as_CSA we_PPIS2 watched_VVD the_AT sun_NN1 sink_VVI across_II the_AT oil-storage_JJ tanks_NN2 beyond_II the_AT creek_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 offered_VVD me_PPIO1 his_APPGE spare_JJ bed_NN1 for_IF the_AT night_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 could_VM not_XX stand_VVI the_AT stench_NN1 of_IO the_AT creek_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO make_VVI an_AT1 early_JJ start_NN1 on_II the_AT work_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO do_VDI on_II Wavebreaker_NP1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 caught_VVD the_AT bus_NN1 to_II McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE boatyard_NN1 ._. 
Naturally_RR no_PN121 one_PN122 was_VBDZ there_RL and_CC the_AT gate_NN1 was_VBDZ locked_VVN and_CC the_AT top_NN1 of_IO the_AT fence_NN1 was_VBDZ rimmed_VVN with_IW razor-wire_JJ so_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM not_XX climb_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD not_XX kept_VVN my_APPGE old_JJ key_NN1 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD hoped_VVN that_CST my_APPGE association_NN1 with_IW Cutwater_JJR Charters_NN2 was_VBDZ done_VDN ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ forced_VVN to_TO carry_VVI my_APPGE heavy_JJ pack_NN1 into_II the_AT tangle_NN1 of_IO dark_JJ alleys_NN2 that_CST lay_VVD behind_II the_AT straw_NN1 market_NN1 and_CC where_CS I_PPIS1 planned_VVD to_TO find_VVI Ellen_NP1 and_CC borrow_VVI her_APPGE key_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 tribe_NN1 of_IO stray_JJ cats_NN2 scattered_VVN as_CSA I_PPIS1 turned_VVD into_II the_AT yard_NN1 where_CS Ellen_NP1 's_GE apartment_NN1 lay_VVD ._. 
The_AT archway_NN1 was_VBDZ bright_JJ with_IW the_AT brass_NN1 plates_NN2 of_IO the_AT dozens_NNO2 of_IO corporations_NN2 who_PNQS were_VBDR registered_VVN at_II the_AT address_NN1 to_TO avoid_VVI paying_VVG tax_NN1 in_II their_APPGE home_NN1 countries_NN2 ._. 
The_AT courtyard_NN1 was_VBDZ inhabited_VVN by_II three_MC tethered_JJ goats_NN2 that_CST stared_VVD malevolently_RR at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
The_AT open-air_JJ stairways_NN2 were_VBDR shadowed_VVN with_IW creepers_NN2 and_CC flickering_VVG with_IW the_AT eerie_JJ lights_NN2 of_IO televisions_NN2 that_CST glowed_VVD from_II within_II the_AT screened_JJ windows_NN2 of_IO the_AT small_JJ apartments_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 climbed_VVD the_AT two_MC flights_NN2 of_IO stairs_NN2 and_CC walked_VVD down_RP the_AT rickety_JJ balcony_NN1 which_DDQ led_VVD to_II Ellen_NP1 's_GE small_JJ end_NN1 room_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 child_NN1 was_VBDZ screaming_VVG in_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT flats_NN2 ,_, while_CS two_MC dogs_NN2 were_VBDR snarling_VVG as_CSA they_PPHS2 fought_VVD in_II the_AT wasteland_NN1 beyond_II the_AT apartment_NN1 house_NN1 ._. 
The_AT chorus_NN1 of_IO televisions_NN2 was_VBDZ tuned_VVN to_II an_AT1 American_JJ game_NN1 show_NN1 in_II which_DDQ competing_JJ families_NN2 were_VBDR leaping_VVG up_RP and_CC down_RP and_CC screaming_VVG with_IW apparent_JJ incontinence_NN1 because_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD won_VVN a_AT1 trip_NN1 to_II Disneyworld_NP1 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, above_II all_DB those_DD2 discordant_JJ sounds_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 heard_VVD Ellen_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 rise_NN1 in_II sudden_JJ indignation_NN1 ._. 
'_" No_UH !_! 
No_UH !_! 
No_UH !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 stopped_VVD outside_II her_APPGE open_JJ window_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE room_NN1 was_VBDZ lit_VVN by_II a_AT1 single_JJ naked_JJ bulb_NN1 which_DDQ hung_VVD from_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 and_CC shone_VVD harshly_RR on_II Ellen_NP1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ standing_VVG in_II the_AT doorway_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE tiny_JJ bathroom_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ facing_VVG the_AT window_NN1 ,_, but_CCB did_VDD not_XX see_VVI me_PPIO1 beyond_II its_APPGE screen_NN1 because_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ staring_VVG at_II Matthew_NP1 McIllvanney_NP1 who_PNQS seemed_VVD to_TO fill_VVI the_AT whole_JJ room_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE malevolence_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM just_RR asking_VVG you_PPY to_TO think_VVI about_II it_PPH1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 heard_VVD him_PPHO1 say_VVI in_II a_AT1 calm_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 thought_VVN '_" I_PPIS1 could_VM see_VVI Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG hard_RR to_TO recover_VVI her_APPGE composure_NN1 '_GE and_CC the_AT answer_NN1 is_VBZ no_UH ._. 
'_" '_GE Six_MC hundred_NNO ._. 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE persistence_NN1 in_II the_AT face_NN1 of_IO any_DD refusal_NN1 was_VBDZ monotonous_JJ and_CC relentless_JJ ._. 
'_GE And_CC I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX even_RR take_VVI my_APPGE usual_JJ commission_NN1 on_II that_DD1 ,_, so_CS you_PPY 'll_VM get_VVI to_TO keep_VVI it_PPH1 all_DB ,_, and_CC remember_VVI the_AT agreed_JJ price_NN1 is_VBZ just_RR a_AT1 guaranteed_JJ minimum_NN1 and_CC there_EX 's_VBZ always_RR a_AT1 tip_NN1 ._. 
Is_VBZ n't_XX there_EX always_RR a_AT1 tip_NN1 ,_, Bellybutton_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" This_DD1 one_PN1 's_VBZ a_AT1 big_JJ tipper_NN1 ,_, Miss_NNB Ellen_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Bellybutton_NN1 laughed_VVD suggestively_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG just_RR inside_II the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ thus_RR hidden_VVN from_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Shut_VV0 up_RP ,_, you_PPY black_JJ bastard_NN1 ,_, '_GE McIllvanney_NP1 snapped_VVD ,_, then_RT paused_VVD to_TO light_VVI a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 small_JJ battery-powered_JJ fan_NN1 whirled_VVD the_AT smoke_NN1 away_RL and_CC generally_RR tried_VVD to_TO stir_VVI up_RP the_AT humid_JJ air_NN1 which_DDQ played_VVD such_DA havoc_NN1 with_IW Ellen_NP1 's_GE precious_JJ books_NN2 in_II their_APPGE orange-crate_JJ shelves_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Ulsterman_NP1 blew_VVD smoke_NN1 towards_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Breakspear_NN1 wo_VM n't_XX do_VDI the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE cruise_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE so_RR you_PPY 'll_VM lose_VVI that_DD1 money_NN1 ,_, but_CCB if_CS you_PPY work_VV0 one_MC1 night_NNT1 a_AT1 week_NNT1 for_IF me_PPIO1 then_RT you_PPY 'll_VM earn_VVI just_RR as_RG much_DA1 anyway_RR ._. 
And_CC you_PPY 're_VBR wanting_VVG to_TO save_VVI money_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX that_DD1 right_JJ ?_? 
So_RR you_PPY can_VM keep_VVI yourself_PPX1 while_CS you_PPY write_VV0 your_APPGE book_NN1 ?_? 
So_RR I_PPIS1 'm_VBM offering_VVG you_PPY a_AT1 good_JJ wage_NN1 ,_, girl_NN1 !_! 
And_CC this_DD1 client_NN1 's_VBZ a_AT1 good-looking_JJ fellow_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX that_DD1 right_NN1 ,_, Bellybutton_NP1 ?_? 
And_CC he_PPHS1 's_VBZ already_RR seen_VVN you_PPY ,_, he_PPHS1 likes_VVZ you_PPY ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 's_VBZ willing_JK to_TO pay_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 professional_NN1 's_GE fee_NN1 even_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ you_PPY 're_VBR an_AT1 amateur_NN1 ,_, and_CC '_" '_" No_UH !_! 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 shouted_VVD again_RT ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 might_VM go_VVI to_II seven-fifty_MC ,_, '_GE McIllvanney_NP1 said_VVD dubiously_RR ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT price_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ possible_JJ objection_NN1 Ellen_NP1 might_VM have_VHI to_TO whoring_VVG herself_PPX1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 the_AT conversation_NN1 went_VVD ,_, for_CS I_PPIS1 decided_VVD to_TO end_VVI it_PPH1 by_II pushing_VVG open_VV0 the_AT screen_NN1 door_NN1 ._. 
All_DB three_MC stared_VVD in_II astonishment_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 tossed_VVD my_APPGE kit_NN1 bag_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI a_AT1 key_NN1 to_II the_AT boatyard_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 introduced_VVD myself_PPX1 ,_, '_GE so_RR I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM borrow_VVI Ellen_NP1 's_GE ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX interrupting_VVG anything_PN1 ,_, am_VBM I_PPIS1 ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY are_VBR not_XX ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, no_UH !_! 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 almost_RR flew_VVD across_II the_AT small_JJ room_NN1 and_CC ,_, to_II my_APPGE astonishment_NN1 and_CC probably_RR to_II everyone_PN1 else_RR 's_VBZ ,_, greeted_VVD me_PPIO1 with_IW a_AT1 warm_JJ kiss_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ the_AT hell_NN1 are_VBR you_PPY doing_VDG here_RL ?_? 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 asked_VVD sourly_RR ,_, while_CS Bellybutton_NP1 just_RR grinned_VVD maliciously_RR at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY sent_VVD the_AT senator_NN1 to_TO see_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? 
So_RR he_PPHS1 came_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 saw_VVD ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 conquered_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, which_DDQ means_VVZ I_PPIS1 've_VH0 agreed_VVN to_TO do_VDI his_APPGE charter_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Maggot_NN1 flew_VVD me_PPIO1 back_RP ,_, because_CS if_CS we_PPIS2 want_VV0 to_TO leave_VVI on_II Sunday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 then_RT we_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 heap_NN1 of_IO work_NN1 to_TO do_VDI first_MD ._. 
God_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM hungry_JJ ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 still_RR clung_VVN to_II my_APPGE arm_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM go_VVI out_RP and_CC eat_VVI ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD quickly_RR ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI ready_JJ ,_, '_GE and_CC she_PPHS1 twisted_VVD away_RL to_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ also_RR served_VVN as_CSA her_APPGE wardrobe_NN1 ,_, and_CC slammed_VVN the_AT door_NN1 to_TO leave_VVI me_PPIO1 alone_JJ with_IW McIllvanney_NP1 and_CC Bellybutton_NP1 ._. 
'_" If_CSW the_AT suggestion_NN1 I_PPIS1 heard_VVD just_RR now_RT ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD to_II McIllvanney_NP1 ,_, '_GE was_VBDZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, then_RT do_VD0 n't_XX make_VVI it_PPH1 again_RT ._. 
Not_XX to_II Ellen_NP1 ._. 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 found_VVD my_APPGE defiance_NN1 wonderfully_RR amusing_JJ ._. 
'_" Who_PNQS 's_VBZ to_TO stop_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Just_JJ me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 came_VVD and_CC stood_VVD very_RG close_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, trying_VVG to_TO intimidate_VVI me_PPIO1 as_CSA Billingsley_NP1 had_VHD done_VDN ._. 
He_PPHS1 blew_VVD cigarette_NN1 smoke_NN1 to_TO sting_VVI my_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Just_RR because_CS you_PPY were_VBDR a_AT1 poxy_JJ marine_JJ ,_, your_APPGE Holiness_NN1 ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX make_VVI you_PPY tough_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Piss_NN1 off_RP ._. 
'_" That_CST also_RR amused_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ there_EX something_PN1 going_VVG on_RP between_II you_PPY and_CC Ellen_NP1 ,_, now_RT ?_? 
Got_VVD your_APPGE boots_NN2 under_II her_APPGE table_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD firmly_RR ,_, '_GE so_RR get_VV0 out_RP ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD you_PPY know_VVI she_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 Catholic_NN1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD me_PPIO1 as_CS21 though_CS22 it_PPH1 really_RR mattered_VVN ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 gestured_VVD with_IW his_APPGE cigarette_NN1 at_II a_AT1 crucifix_NN1 that_CST hung_VVD over_II the_AT narrow_JJ bed_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ I_PPIS1 knew_VVD was_VBDZ there_RL solely_RR for_IF sentimental_JJ purposes_NN2 because_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD belonged_VVN to_II Ellen_NP1 's_GE dead_JJ father_NN1 ,_, but_CCB to_II McIllvanney_NP1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 challenge_NN1 ._. 
'_GE If_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VHD realised_VVN she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 taig_NN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VM never_RR have_VHI hired_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 used_VVD the_AT Ulster_NP1 slang_NN1 ,_, knowing_VVG I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI learned_VVN it_PPH1 during_II my_APPGE tours_NN2 of_IO duty_NN1 on_II attachment_NN1 in_II Belfast_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ it_PPH1 the_AT papist_JJ meat_NN1 that_CST gets_VVZ you_PPY going_VVG ,_, Breakspear_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ that_DD1 it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 laughed_VVD ,_, then_RT stepped_VVD quickly_RR back_RP as_CSA he_PPHS1 sensed_VVD I_PPIS1 might_VM bring_VVI my_APPGE knee_NN1 up_RP into_II his_APPGE balls_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 counter-attacking_VVG ,_, he_PPHS1 jabbed_VVD the_AT cigarette_NN1 towards_II my_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM do_VDI business_NN1 how_RRQ I_PPIS1 like_VV0 ,_, with_IW whom_PNQO I_PPIS1 like_VV0 ,_, and_CC when_CS I_PPIS1 like_VV0 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX need_VVI your_APPGE focking_JJ permission_NN1 to_TO do_VDI it_PPH1 ,_, Nicholas_NP1 Breakspear_NP1 ._. 
Nor_CC does_VDZ the_AT girl_NN1 have_VHI to_TO agree_VVI to_II anything_PN1 I_PPIS1 ask_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX forcing_VVG her_PPHO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM merely_RR making_VVG a_AT1 business_NN1 proposition_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY understand_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Get_VV0 out_II21 of_II22 here_RL ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 continued_VVD to_TO stare_VVI into_II my_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 spoke_VVD to_II Bellybutton_NP1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ cackling_VVG behind_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI put_VVN on_II a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO tights_NN2 and_CC joined_VVD his_APPGE daddy_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT fairy-lights_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT Ulsterman_NP1 's_GE scorn_NN1 was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 blowtorch_NN1 ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 turned_VVD away_RL ,_, clicked_VVD his_APPGE fingers_NN2 at_II Bellybutton_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 were_VBDR gone_VVN ._. 
Ellen_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX go_VVI out_RP to_TO eat_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG shocked_JJ by_II McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE offer_NN1 and_CC ,_, at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ paradoxically_RR surprised_JJ at_II herself_PPX1 for_IF being_VBG so_RG shocked_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 really_RR thought_VVD I_PPIS1 could_VM handle_VVI something_PN1 like_II that_DD1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 really_RR did_VDD !_! 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX in_II danger_NN1 ,_, because_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO rape_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 really_RR ,_, really_RR upset_VV0 me_PPIO1 !_! 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 upset_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Shit_NN1 !_! 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ too_RG angry_JJ with_IW herself_PPX1 to_TO be_VBI assuaged_VVN by_II or_CC even_RR interested_JJ in_II my_APPGE sympathy_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 paced_VVD up_RP and_CC down_RP the_AT tiny_JJ room_NN1 while_CS I_PPIS1 sat_VVD on_II her_APPGE bed_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 explained_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 that_CST McIllvanney_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN approached_VVN by_II a_AT1 client_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD apparently_RR seen_VVN Ellen_NP1 and_CC authorised_JJ McIllvanney_NP1 to_TO offer_VVI her_PPHO1 the_AT money_NN1 ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 had_VHD made_VVN the_AT offer_NN1 very_RG dispassionately_RR ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 businesslike_JJ approach_NN1 only_RR seemed_VVD to_TO add_VVI to_II Ellen_NP1 's_GE fury_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ kind_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 jerk_NN1 pays_VVZ that_DD1 money_NN1 ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 rich_JJ and_CC randy_JJ jerk_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 suggested_VVD ,_, and_CC decided_VVD not_XX to_TO tell_VVI her_PPHO1 that_CST for_IF most_DAT of_IO McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE girls_NN2 six_MC or_CC seven_MC hundred_NNO dollars_NNU2 a_AT1 night_NNT1 was_VBDZ small_JJ change_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC get_VV0 this_DD1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 whirled_VVD on_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 jerk_NN1 has_VHZ got_VVN something_PN1 about_II redheads_NN2 !_! 
Rut_VV0 before_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VM pay_VVI any_DD money_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI satisfied_VVN that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ red-haired_JJ all_RR over_RP !_! 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, Jesus_NP1 !_! 
How_RGQ nauseating_JJ can_VM you_PPY get_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" Who_PNQS was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE McIllvanney_NP1 would_VM n't_XX say_VVI ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 shuddered_VVD ,_, then_RT plucked_VVD some_DD typed_JJ sheets_NN2 of_IO paper_NN1 from_II the_AT small_JJ table_NN1 under_II the_AT window_NN1 and_CC stuffed_VVD them_PPHO2 into_II a_AT1 folder_NN1 ._. 
The_AT floor_NN1 was_VBDZ crowded_VVN with_IW cardboard_JJ boxes_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR filled_VVN with_IW leaflets_NN2 for_IF the_AT Literacy_NN1 Project_NN1 that_CST Ellen_NP1 helped_VVD in_II her_APPGE spare_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 idly_RR picked_VVD up_RP one_MC1 of_IO the_AT leaflets_NN2 which_DDQ had_VHD two_MC pictures_NN2 on_II its_APPGE cover_NN1 ;_; the_AT first_MD illustration_NN1 showed_VVD a_AT1 happy_JJ black_JJ family_NN1 ,_, all_DB neatly_RR dressed_VVN and_CC reading_VVG books_NN2 around_II a_AT1 table_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ filled_VVN with_IW platefuls_NN2 of_IO food_NN1 and_CC with_IW jugs_NN2 labelled_JJ '_GE milk_NN1 '_GE ._. 
The_AT second_MD picture_NN1 ,_, clearly_RR designed_VVN to_TO demonstrate_VVI the_AT rewards_NN2 of_IO illiteracy_NN1 ,_, showed_VVD a_AT1 scabby-looking_JJ native_NN1 dressed_VVN in_II a_AT1 threadbare_JJ loincloth_NN1 who_PNQS crouched_VVD in_II the_AT mud_NN1 outside_II a_AT1 grass_NN1 hut_NN1 and_CC who_PNQS seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI sharing_VVG his_APPGE lunch_NN1 bowl_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 baboon_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 caught_VVD my_APPGE eye_NN1 ,_, looked_VVD down_RP at_II the_AT ridiculous_JJ leaflet_NN1 ,_, and_CC suddenly_RR we_PPIS2 both_DB2 began_VVD to_TO laugh_VVI helplessly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 they_PPHS2 're_VBR absurd_JJ ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 had_VHD tears_NN2 in_II her_APPGE eyes_NN2 as_CSA she_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO recover_VVI from_II the_AT laughter_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 were_VBDR printed_VVN for_IF Africa_NP1 sometime_RT in_II the_AT 1950s_MC2 and_CC the_AT United_JJ Nations_NN2 sent_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II our_APPGE project_NN1 ,_, God_NP1 knows_VVZ why_RRQ ._. 
There_EX are_VBR too_RG many_DA2 to_TO throw_VVI away_RL all_RR31 at_RR32 once_RR33 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 take_VV0 a_AT1 handful_NN1 out_RP every_AT1 day_NNT1 and_CC hide_VV0 them_PPHO2 in_II someone_PN1 's_GE garbage_NN1 can_VM ._. 
They_PPHS2 make_VV0 rotten_JJ toilet_NN1 paper_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ else_RR to_TO do_VDI with_IW them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC ,_, oh_UH Nick_NP1 '_GE she_PPHS1 suddenly_RR sat_VVD heavily_RR beside_II me_PPIO1 on_II the_AT bed_NN1 '_GE you_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 good_JJ man_NN1 and_CC sometimes_RT I_PPIS1 think_VV0 how_RGQ nice_RR it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 good_JJ man_NN1 in_II my_APPGE life_NN1 again_RT ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM available_JJ ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 kissed_VVD me_PPIO1 on_II the_AT nose_NN1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 rejecting_VVG her_APPGE idea_NN1 of_IO adopting_VVG a_AT1 good_JJ man_NN1 ,_, stood_VVD up_RP briskly_RR ._. 
'_" You_PPY reek_VV0 of_IO cheap_JJ whisky_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 you_PPY 've_VH0 been_VBN with_IW that_DD1 awful_JJ Muggovertski_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 sends_VVZ his_APPGE most_RGT fervent_JJ and_CC undying_JJ love_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 mocked_VVD that_DD1 assertion_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 grimace_NN1 ._. 
'_" If_CSW you_PPY want_VV0 a_AT1 sandwich_NN1 there_EX 's_VBZ some_DD margarine_NN1 and_CC foul_JJ cheese_NN1 in_II the_AT cupboard_NN1 and_CC some_DD not_XX very_RG fresh_JJ bread_NN1 in_II the_AT bin_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 're_VBR sure_JJ you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO go_VVI out_RP to_TO eat_VVI ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 shook_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO write_VVI up_RP my_APPGE notes_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE About_II what_DDQ happened_VVD tonight_RT ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 sounded_VVD surprised_JJ ._. 
'_GE Sure_JJ ,_, why_RRQ not_XX ?_? 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 need_VV0 a_AT1 shower_NN1 first_MD ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 went_VVD into_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 made_VVD my_APPGE own_DA supper_NN1 by_II slicing_VVG some_DD of_IO the_AT foul_JJ cheese_NN1 and_CC shoving_VVG it_PPH1 between_II two_MC slices_NN2 of_IO greased_JJ plastic_NN1 bread_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 ate_VVD the_AT sandwich_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 walked_VVD back_RP to_II Wavebreaker_NP1 ._. 
Alone_JJ ._. 
Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ perversely_RR unhappy_JJ about_II the_AT Crowninshield_NN1 charter_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD nagged_VVN me_PPIO1 to_TO accept_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB now_RT she_PPHS1 behaved_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 had_VHD done_VDN her_APPGE a_AT1 disservice_NN1 by_II doing_VDG so_RR ._. 
'_GE The_AT senator_NN1 obviously_RR just_RR wants_VVZ us_PPIO2 to_TO drown_VVI his_APPGE children_NN2 so_CS they_PPHS2 ca_VM n't_XX embarrass_VVI him_PPHO1 when_CS the_AT time_NNT1 comes_VVZ to_TO run_VVI for_IF President_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 next_MD morning_NNT1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 accused_VVD him_PPHO1 of_IO that_DD1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, proud_JJ of_IO having_VHG anticipated_VVN Ellen_NP1 's_GE diagnosis_NN1 ,_, '_GE and_CC he_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 he_PPHS1 'd_VM rather_RR lose_VVI the_AT election_NN1 than_CSN lose_VV0 his_APPGE children_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 put_VVD down_RP her_APPGE cup_NN1 of_IO coffee_NN1 and_CC stared_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 as_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 had_VHD gone_VVN completely_RR mad_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 politician_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, and_CC in_II a_AT1 voice_NN1 she_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI used_VVN to_TO reason_VVI with_IW a_AT1 three-year-old_JJ ,_, '_GE and_CC politicians_NN2 would_VM sell_VVI their_APPGE mothers_NN2 ,_, let_II21 alone_II22 their_APPGE kids_NN2 ,_, to_TO win_VVI an_AT1 election_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ just_RR using_VVG us_PPIO2 !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 shrugged_VVD ,_, but_CCB said_VVD nothing_PN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 had_VHD bought_VVN some_DD melon_NN1 and_CC coffee_NN1 on_II her_APPGE way_NN1 to_II the_AT boatyard_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 were_VBDR eating_VVG a_AT1 late_JJ breakfast_NN1 in_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE cockpit_NN1 ._. 
Bellybutton_NN1 was_VBDZ pressurehosing_VVG a_AT1 hull_NN1 across_II the_AT yard_NN1 ,_, while_CS McIllvanney_NP1 was_VBDZ evidently_RR taking_VVG another_DD1 day_NNT1 off_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 hoped_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ avoiding_VVG us_PPIO2 because_CS he_PPHS1 felt_VVD ashamed_JJ of_IO his_APPGE offer_NN1 to_II Ellen_NP1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 doubted_VVD whether_CSW Matthew_NP1 McIllvanney_NP1 had_VHD ever_RR felt_VVN ashamed_JJ of_IO anything_PN1 ._. 
'_GE God_NN1 !_! 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD in_II a_AT1 tone_NN1 which_DDQ implied_VVD that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD entirely_RR misunderstood_VVN the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE motives_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 would_VM now_RT have_VHI to_TO explain_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 by_II the_AT application_NN1 of_IO sound_NN1 feminist_NN1 arguments_NN2 ._. 
Sound_VV0 feminist_JJ argument_NN1 usually_RR means_VVZ making_VVG the_AT nearest_JJT male_NN1 look_VV0 like_II an_AT1 idiot_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ in_II Ellen_NP1 's_GE case_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 very_RG demanding_JJ task_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 are_VBR talking_VVG about_II a_AT1 man_NN1 's_GE image_NN1 ,_, Nicholas_NP1 ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 runs_VVZ for_IF President_NN1 next_MD year_NNT1 then_RT he_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN to_TO be_VBI clean_JJ ,_, and_CC that_DD1 means_VVZ that_CST the_AT issue_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE drugsodden_NN1 kids_NN2 will_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI defused_VVN ._. 
And_CC above_II all_DB ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN to_TO keep_VVI Rickie_NP1 out_II21 of_II22 prison_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ clearly_RR our_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO clean_VVI the_AT boy_NN1 up_RP so_RR the_AT judge_NN1 will_VM merely_RR tap_VVI his_APPGE wrist_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Is_VBZ that_DD1 so_RG bad_JJ ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 demanded_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 just_RR do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI being_VBG used_VVN by_II rich_JJ politicians_NN2 ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD angrily_RR ,_, though_CS I_PPIS1 silently_RR noted_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT objections_NN2 to_II taking_VVG their_APPGE money_NN1 ._. 
'_GE At_RR21 least_RR22 we_PPIS2 'll_VM be_VBI taking_VVG two_MC kids_NN2 off_II drugs_NN2 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD warmly_RR ,_, '_GE and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ something_PN1 to_TO be_VBI proud_JJ of_IO ._. 
'_" '_GE Jesus_NP1 wept_VVD '_" '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD in_II disgust_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 hate_VVI goddamn_JJ junkies_NN2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 especially_RR hate_VV0 rich_JJ goddamn_JJ junkies_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX even_RR have_VHI the_AT excuse_NN1 of_IO poverty_NN1 for_IF their_APPGE addiction_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI why_RRQ I_PPIS1 apologised_VVD because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX my_APPGE fault_NN1 that_CST the_AT Crowninshield_NN1 twins_NN2 were_VBDR cocaine_NN1 freaks_NN2 ,_, nor_CC that_CST their_APPGE father_NN1 wanted_VVD to_TO charter_VVI Wavebreaker_NP1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 sympathised_VVD with_IW Ellen_NP1 's_GE distaste_NN1 for_IF cocaine_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ foolish_JJ enough_RR to_TO say_VVI as_RG much_DA1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX be_VBI so_RG downright_RR stupid_JJ ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 witheringly_RR rejected_VVD my_APPGE sympathy_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX disapprove_VVI of_IO cocaine_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY forget_VV0 that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 academic_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO work_VVI out_RP an_AT1 obvious_JJ connection_NN1 between_II scholarship_NN1 and_CC cocaine_NN1 and_CC could_VM not_XX ,_, but_CCB knew_VVD better_RRR than_CSN to_TO ask_VVI ._. 
'_GE But_CCB you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX possibly_RR approve_VVI of_IO drugs_NN2 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD instead_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 neither_RR approve_VV0 nor_CC disapprove_VV0 ._. 
Cocaine_NN1 is_VBZ merely_RR a_AT1 recreational_JJ drug_NN1 and_CC ,_, taken_VVN to_II excess_NN1 ,_, like_II alcohol_NN1 or_CC nicotine_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ undoubtedly_RR dangerous_JJ ,_, but_CCB judiciously_RR used_VVD it_PPH1 can_VM be_VBI a_AT1 source_NN1 of_IO harmless_JJ pleasure_NN1 ,_, and_CC even_RR of_IO intellectual_JJ stimulation_NN1 ._. 
Eat_VV0 your_APPGE melon_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ good_JJ for_IF you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX believe_VVI this_DD1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 stared_VVD in_II genuine_JJ horror_NN1 at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO imagine_VVI a_AT1 girl_NN1 in_II a_AT1 Pittsburgh_NP1 peep-show_NN1 ,_, put_VV0 there_RL by_II cocaine_NN1 ._. 
'_" Did_VDD you_PPY feed_VVI that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO intellectual_JJ garbage_NN1 to_II your_APPGE students_NN2 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD Ellen_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 stared_VVD defiantly_RR across_II the_AT cockpit_NN1 table_NN1 at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Nicholas_NP1 Breakspear_NP1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, '_" there_EX are_VBR times_NNT2 when_RRQ you_PPY can_VM be_VBI excessively_RR tedious_JJ ._. 
You_PPY are_VBR a_AT1 turkey_NN1 '_GE she_PPHS1 cast_VVD about_RP for_IF an_AT1 even_RR worse_JJR insult_NN1 ,_, '_GE a_AT1 puritan_NN1 !_! 
'_" '_GE Rickie_NN1 Crowninshield_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD stiffly_RR ,_, '_" has_VHZ already_RR lost_VVN the_AT sight_NN1 of_IO one_MC1 eye_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 cocaine_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX stop_VVI using_VVG the_AT drug_NN1 then_RT he_PPHS1 will_VM almost_RR certainly_RR go_VVI to_TO jail_VVI or_CC even_RR kill_VVI himself_PPX1 with_IW an_AT1 overdose_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR Rickie_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 is_VBZ an_AT1 irresponsible_JJ idiot_NN1 ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD coldly_RR ,_, '_GE but_CCB you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX run_VVI society_NN1 on_II the_AT assumption_NN1 that_CST everyone_PN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 retard_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO accept_VVI that_CST there_EX will_VM be_VBI casualties_NN2 in_II a_AT1 free_JJ society_NN1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY 're_VBR so_RG intent_JJ on_II keeping_VVG the_AT young_JJ alive_JJ then_RT why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY ban_VVI rock_NN1 climbing_NN1 ?_? 
Or_CC surfing_VVG ?_? 
Or_CC motorcycles_NN2 ?_? 
Or_CC alcohol_NN1 ?_? 
Or_CC have_VH0 you_PPY forgotten_VVN that_CST America_NP1 did_VDD once_RR try_VVI to_TO ban_VVI alcohol_NN1 ,_, and_CC look_VVI what_DDQ happened_VVD !_! 
'_" Her_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ scathing_JJ ._. 
'_GE The_AT vaunted_JJ land_NN1 of_IO the_AT free_JJ became_VVD the_AT last_MD best_JJT hope_NN1 of_IO organised_JJ crime_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 has_VHZ never_RR recovered_VVN ._. 
The_AT clear_JJ and_CC obvious_JJ course_NN1 for_IF America_NP1 is_VBZ to_TO legalise_VVI cocaine_NN1 so_CS the_AT trade_NN1 can_VM be_VBI controlled_VVN ,_, but_CCB there_EX is_VBZ no_AT way_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 shall_VM ever_RR persuade_VVI the_AT airheads_NN2 in_II Congress_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 most_RGT obvious_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO wisdom_NN1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI the_AT melon_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB you_PPY do_VD0 believe_VVI the_AT trade_NN1 should_VM be_VBI controlled_VVN ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ seeking_VVG a_AT1 scrap_NN1 of_IO common_JJ ground_NN1 on_II which_DDQ we_PPIS2 could_VM mutually_RR back_VVI away_II21 from_II22 the_AT argument_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 naturally_RR believe_VV0 that_CST the_AT financial_JJ profits_NN2 of_IO the_AT drugsuppliers_NN2 are_VBR offensive_JJ ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD ,_, '_" which_DDQ is_VBZ why_RRQ I_PPIS1 've_VH0 only_RR used_VVN cocaine_NN1 on_II a_AT1 handful_NN1 of_IO occasions_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX say_VVI I_PPIS1 liked_VVD it_PPH1 much_RR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 poured_VVD out_RP the_AT last_MD of_IO the_AT coffee_NN1 ,_, then_RT looked_VVD up_RP into_II my_APPGE horrified_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, come_VV0 on_RP ,_, Nick_NP1 !_! 
Do_VD0 n't_XX be_VBI so_RG innocent_JJ !_! 
And_CC stop_VV0 worrying_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX reveal_VVI my_APPGE views_NN2 on_II the_AT drug_NN1 to_II the_AT twins_NN2 ._. 
The_AT poor_JJ dim_JJ little_JJ creatures_NN2 doubtless_RR need_VV0 all_DB the_AT help_NN1 they_PPHS2 can_VM get_VVI ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 promise_VV0 not_XX to_TO confuse_VVI them_PPHO2 with_IW anything_PN1 so_RR threatening_VVG as_II an_AT1 idea_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Robin-Anne_NP1 's_VBZ not_XX dim_JJ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 passed_VVD her_APPGE degree_NN1 !_! 
'_" '_" My_APPGE dear_JJ Nicholas_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 mentally_RR retarded_JJ slug_NN1 could_VM get_VVI a_AT1 degree_NN1 in_II Liberal_JJ Arts_NN2 !_! 
For_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ,_, the_AT silly_JJ little_JJ twinkle_NN1 might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 have_VHI majored_VVN in_II handwriting_NN1 or_CC media_NN studies_NN2 !_! 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 dismissive_JJ glance_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Still_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 to_II the_AT uneducated_JJ even_RR a_AT1 degree_NN1 in_II Liberal_JJ Arts_NN2 is_VBZ impressive_JJ ._. 
'_GE Cocaine_NN1 thus_RR became_VVD another_DD1 of_IO the_AT subjects_NN2 which_DDQ Ellen_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 decorously_RR avoided_VVN ,_, like_II the_AT existence_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 ,_, the_AT wisdom_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE having_VHG been_VBN a_AT1 marine_JJ ,_, feminism_NN1 and_CC the_AT cartoons_NN2 in_II the_AT New_JJ Yorker_NP1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ adamantly_RR opposed_VVN to_II the_AT first_MD two_MC and_CC a_AT1 noisy_JJ supporter_NN1 of_IO the_AT last_MD two_MC ,_, while_CS my_APPGE position_NN1 was_VBDZ more_RRR or_CC less_RRR the_AT opposite_JJ ._. 
God_NP1 alone_RR knew_VVD why_RRQ we_PPIS2 wanted_VVD to_TO sail_VVI to_II New_NP1 Zealand_NP1 together_RL ,_, except_CS21 that_CS22 in_II a_AT1 strange_JJ way_NN1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR friends_NN2 ._. 
But_II21 for_II22 the_AT moment_NN1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR friends_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD to_TO prepare_VVI Wavebreaker_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 possible_JJ Atlantic_NP1 crossing_NN1 ._. 
Thessy_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI a_AT1 chance_NN1 to_TO strengthen_VVI the_AT rigging_NN1 during_II our_APPGE two-week_JJ trial_NN1 period_NN1 with_IW the_AT twins_NN2 ,_, but_CCB some_DD jobs_NN2 simply_RR could_VM not_XX be_VBI done_VDN at_II sea_NN1 ._. 
Thus_RR I_PPIS1 stripped_VVD out_RP all_DB Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE unnecessary_JJ furniture_NN1 and_CC equipment_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 installed_VVD extra_JJ fresh-water_JJ tanks_NN2 and_CC fuel_NN1 bunkers_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 made_VVD storm_NN1 shields_VVZ for_IF the_AT big_JJ cabin_NN1 windows_NN2 and_CC skylights_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR a_AT1 delight_NN1 for_IF the_AT charterers_NN2 in_II the_AT Bahamian_JJ lagoons_NN2 ,_, but_CCB in_II an_AT1 Atlantic_NP1 storm_VV0 such_DA wide_JJ windows_NN2 could_VM be_VBI our_APPGE death_NN1 warrants_VVZ for_IF if_CS Wavebreaker_NP1 fell_VVD off_RP a_AT1 big_JJ wave_NN1 the_AT glass_NN1 could_VM be_VBI driven_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT windows_NN2 and_CC the_AT boat_NN1 be_VBI filling_VVG with_IW water_NN1 in_II seconds_NNT2 ,_, and_CC so_RR I_PPIS1 cut_VV0 and_CC shaped_JJ sheet_NN1 steel_NN1 shutters_NN2 that_CST could_VM be_VBI bolted_VVN over_II the_AT boat_NN1 's_GE glass_NN1 at_II the_AT first_MD sign_NN1 of_IO bad_JJ weather_NN1 ._. 
The_AT shutters_NN2 '_GE anchor_NN1 points_NN2 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI welded_VVN to_II the_AT hull_NN1 and_CC ,_, especially_RR at_II the_AT stern_NN1 where_CS the_AT windows_NN2 wrapped_VVN round_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE counter_NN1 ,_, the_AT bolts_NN2 looked_VVD intrusive_JJ and_CC ugly_JJ ,_, but_CCB better_RRR that_DD1 than_CSN to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 good-looking_JJ boat_NN1 fifty_MC fathoms_NN2 down_RP and_CC still_RR sinking_VVG ._. 
Ellen_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 worked_VVD hard_RR that_DD1 week_NNT1 and_CC ,_, on_II the_AT Saturday_NPD1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 to_TO commiserate_VVI with_IW ourselves_PPX2 on_II this_DD1 being_VBG our_APPGE last_MD day_NNT1 alone_JJ together_RL ,_, we_PPIS2 stopped_VVD work_NN1 at_II midday_NNT1 and_CC took_VVD a_AT1 bus_NN1 to_II Mama_NN1 Sipcott_NP1 's_GE Caf_NN1 on_II the_AT beach_NN1 where_CS we_PPIS2 ate_VVD lobster_NN1 and_CC drank_VVD too_RG much_DA1 of_IO Mama_NN1 's_GE sticky-sweet_JJ white_JJ wine_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 proposed_VVD a_AT1 toast_NN1 to_II the_AT prospect_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE first_MD Atlantic_NP1 crossing_NN1 under_II sail_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 drank_VVD to_II the_AT toast_NN1 ,_, though_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX at_RR21 all_RR22 sure_JJ that_CST we_PPIS2 would_VM actually_RR make_VVI the_AT crossing_NN1 in_II Wavebreaker_NP1 ._. 
The_AT best_JJT season_NNT1 for_IF an_AT1 eastwards_JJ voyage_NN1 was_VBDZ already_RR past_RL ,_, though_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR possible_JJ that_CST we_PPIS2 might_VM run_VVI far_RR north_ND1 and_CC cross_VVI in_II the_AT high_JJ latitudes_NN2 where_RRQ ,_, even_RR in_II summer_NNT1 ,_, we_PPIS2 could_VM expect_VVI fog_NN1 ,_, rain_NN1 and_CC cold_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD Ellen_NP1 hated_VVD the_AT cold_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO warn_VVI her_PPHO1 of_IO the_AT conditions_NN2 we_PPIS2 might_VM expect_VVI in_II those_DD2 latitudes_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 of_IO the_AT big_JJ green_JJ seas_NN2 ,_, all_DB crinkled_VVD and_CC slow_JJ ,_, heaving_VVG up_RP astern_RL as_II the_AT icy_JJ wind_NN1 scoured_VVD their_APPGE tops_NN2 into_II freezing_JJ spume_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 smiled_VVD at_II my_APPGE enthusiastic_JJ description_NN1 ._. 
'_" My_APPGE poetic_JJ and_CC romantic_JJ Nick_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 cocked_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 on_II one_MC1 side_NN1 and_CC gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 long_JJ scrutiny_NN1 ,_, almost_RR as_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR seen_VVN me_PPIO1 before_RT ._. 
'_" You_PPY did_VDD inherit_VVI a_AT1 lot_NN1 from_II your_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 'll_VM find_VVI that_DD1 northern_JJ seas_NN2 are_VBR oddly_RR more_RGR threatening_JJ '_GE I_PPIS1 ignored_VVD her_APPGE insult_NN1 '_GE because_CS sunlight_NN1 on_II water_NN1 always_RR makes_VVZ it_PPH1 seem_VVI less_RGR formidable_JJ ._. 
But_CCB if_CS we_PPIS2 travel_VV0 the_AT northern_JJ route_NN1 we_PPIS2 probably_RR wo_VM n't_XX see_VVI the_AT sun_NN1 for_IF weeks_NNT2 ,_, and_CC the_AT daylight_NN1 is_VBZ grey_JJ and_CC the_AT sea_NN1 is_VBZ green_JJ and_CC grey_JJ ,_, while_CS at_II night_NNT1 you_PPY just_RR see_VV0 the_AT cold_JJ white_JJ wavetops_NN2 hissing_VVG out_II21 of_II22 blackness_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD curious_JJ to_TO be_VBI describing_VVG such_DA ice-cold_JJ seas_NN2 while_CS sitting_VVG in_II a_AT1 palm-thatched_JJ Bahamian_JJ beach_NN1 caf_VV0 that_CST looked_VVD on_RP to_II a_AT1 shoreline_NN1 where_RRQ pelicans_NN2 perched_VVN under_II the_AT diamond-hard_JJ sun_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'll_VM need_VVI long_JJ johns_NN2 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 went_VVD on_RP gleefully_RR ,_, '_GE and_CC thermal_JJ underwear_NN1 and_CC layers_NN2 of_IO greasy-wool_JJ sweaters_NN2 and_CC good_JJ oilies_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 woolly_JJ hat_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 towelling_NN1 scarf_NN1 to_TO stop_VVI the_AT seas_NN2 slopping_VVG down_RP your_APPGE neck_NN1 and_CC good_JJ sea-boots_NN2 and_CC as_RG many_DA2 pairs_NN2 of_IO gloves_NN2 as_CSA you_PPY can_VM find_VVI ,_, because_CS gloves_NN2 never_RR stay_VV0 dry_JJ and_CC '_" '_GE Shut_VV0 up_RP ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD firmly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD you_PPY wanted_VVD to_TO go_VVI ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 shall_VM go_VVI ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 also_RR want_VV0 to_TO enjoy_VVI the_AT anticipation_NN1 of_IO going_VVG ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 smiled_VVD ._. 
'_GE Just_RR pray_VV0 we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX get_VVI a_AT1 North_ND1 Atlantic_NP1 fog_NN1 ,_, because_CS in_II those_DD2 latitudes_NN2 we_PPIS2 could_VM roll_VVI in_II the_AT swells_NN2 for_IF days_NNT2 ,_, with_IW the_AT moisture_NN1 beading_VVG the_AT shrouds_NN2 and_CC the_AT air_NN1 as_RG cold_JJ as_CSA charity_NN1 ,_, and_CC always_RR being_VBG terrified_VVN that_CST a_AT1 super-tanker_NN1 will_NN1 barrel_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT muck_NN1 at_II full_JJ speed_NN1 to_TO thump_VVI you_PPY under_II her_APPGE bows_NN2 without_IW even_RR knowing_VVG you_PPY were_VBDR ever_RR there_RL ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 borrowed_VVD the_AT adjustable_JJ spanner_NN1 that_CST Mama_NN1 Sipcott_NP1 provided_VVD as_II a_AT1 lobster-claw_JJ cracker_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX come_VVI the_AT Ancient_JJ Mariner_NN1 with_IW me_PPIO1 ,_, Nicholas_NP1 Breakspear_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 opened_VVD a_AT1 claw_NN1 and_CC pulled_VVD out_RP a_AT1 sliver_NN1 of_IO succulent_JJ flesh_NN1 ._. 
'_" If_CSW we_PPIS2 encounter_VV0 fog_NN1 over_II the_AT North_ND1 Atlantic_NP1 we_PPIS2 will_VM turn_VVI on_II the_AT radar_NN1 ,_, switch_VV0 on_RP the_AT Satnav_NN1 ,_, and_CC start_VV0 the_AT engines_NN2 ._. 
These_DD2 are_VBR the_AT 1980s_MC2 ,_, not_XX the_AT twelfth_MD century_NNT1 when_RRQ your_APPGE namesake_NN1 was_VBDZ Pope_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX even_RR a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ Pope_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ excellent_JJ !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 protested_VVD ._. 
'_GE Authoritative_JJ ,_, unimaginative_JJ ,_, anti-Irish_JJ ,_, and_CC a_AT1 lousy_JJ politician_NN1 ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 commented_VVD ,_, then_RT she_PPHS1 smiled_VVD and_CC pushed_VVD the_AT lobster_NN1 meat_NN1 into_II my_APPGE mouth_NN1 ._. 
'_GE God_NN1 knows_VVZ why_RRQ I_PPIS1 like_VV0 you_PPY ,_, Nicholas_NP1 Breakspear_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Because_II21 of_II22 my_APPGE sexy_JJ legs_NN2 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 assured_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 laughed_VVD ._. 
Mama_NN1 Sipcott_NP1 's_GE butter_NN1 sauce_NN1 was_VBDZ gleaming_VVG on_II her_APPGE chin_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 looked_VVD very_RG beautiful_JJ ._. 
Beauty_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD ,_, was_VBDZ something_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW the_AT way_NN1 a_AT1 face_NN1 betrayed_JJ character_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD oblivious_JJ to_II my_APPGE scrutiny_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 I_PPIS1 like_VV0 you_PPY ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD after_II a_AT1 moment_NN1 's_GE thought_NN1 ,_, '_GE because_CS you_PPY lack_VV0 guile_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY remind_VV0 me_PPIO1 of_IO a_AT1 cocker_NN1 spaniel_NN1 I_PPIS1 once_RR owned_VVN ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, woof-woof_NN1 ._. 
Thanks_NN2 a_AT1 million_NNO ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 face_NN1 at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'd_VM prefer_VVI to_TO be_VBI villainous_JJ ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 always_RR wanted_VVN to_TO be_VBI mysterious_JJ and_CC a_RR31 little_RR32 bit_RR33 sinister_JJ and_CC have_VH0 girls_NN2 swoon_VVI when_RRQ they_PPHS2 see_VV0 me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Like_II my_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 realised_VVD ,_, and_CC tried_VVD to_TO reject_VVI the_AT thought_NN1 ._. 
To_II Ellen_NP1 ,_, my_APPGE wish_NN1 to_TO be_VBI mysterious_JJ was_VBDZ a_AT1 hoot_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Forget_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
You_PPY have_VH0 an_AT1 open_JJ face_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY smile_VV0 too_RG easily_RR ,_, and_CC you_PPY 're_VBR much_RR too_RG honest_JJ ,_, and_CC you_PPY really_RR ca_VM n't_XX resist_VVI helping_VVG people_NN ;_; and_CC frankly_RR ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR about_II as_RG subtle_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 Mack_NP1 truck_NN1 ._. 
As_II a_AT1 villain_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, you_PPY just_RR do_VD0 n't_XX measure_VVI up_RP ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 turned_VVD and_CC looked_VVN at_II myself_PPX1 in_II the_AT cracked_JJ Cutty_NP1 Sark_NP1 Whisky_NN1 mirror_NN1 behind_II Mama_NN1 Sipcott_NP1 's_GE bar_NN1 ._. 
Hamlet_NP1 ,_, not_XX Macbeth_NP1 or_CC Richard_NP1 III_MC ,_, stared_VVD back_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 turned_VVD again_RT to_II Ellen_NP1 ,_, pretty_RG freckled_JJ Ellen_NP1 with_IW her_APPGE high_JJ cheekbones_NN2 and_CC clever_JJ green_JJ eyes_NN2 and_CC flaming_JJ hair_NN1 and_CC mocking_JJ smile_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 suddenly_RR wondered_VVD whether_CSW McIllvanney_NP1 had_VHD spoken_VVN to_II her_PPHO1 again_RT in_II the_AT last_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
'_" Did_VDD McIllvanney_NP1 '_GE I_PPIS1 began_VVD tentatively_RR ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, yes_UH ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 cut_VVD in_RP smoothly_RR ,_, and_CC without_IW any_DD disgust_NN1 in_II her_APPGE voice_NN1 ._. 
'_GE In_II fact_NN1 he_PPHS1 increased_VVD the_AT fee_NN1 to_II a_AT1 thousand_NNO dollars_NNU2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 sounded_VVD perversely_RR proud_JJ of_IO her_APPGE increased_JJ value_NN1 ,_, and_CC again_RT I_PPIS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 best_JJT not_XX to_TO inform_VVI her_PPHO1 that_CST a_AT1 bubblehead_NN1 like_II Donna_NP1 could_VM earn_VVI twice_RR that_DD1 fee_NN1 in_II a_AT1 single_JJ night_NNT1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO go_VVI jump_NN1 in_II a_AT1 lake_NN1 ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD very_RG calmly_RR ,_, '_GE and_CC then_RT I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 that_CST just_RR as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 finished_VVN with_IW the_AT Crowninshield_NN1 twins_NN2 I_PPIS1 shall_VM be_VBI sailing_VVG away_RL '_GE she_PPHS1 clinked_VVD her_APPGE glass_NN1 on_II mine_PPGE ,_, '_" with_IW you_PPY ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD actually_RR said_VVN for_RR21 certain_RR22 that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM sail_VVI with_IW me_PPIO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM not_XX hide_VVI my_APPGE joy_NN1 ,_, and_CC Ellen_NP1 ,_, seeing_CS21 that_CS22 pleasure_NN1 ,_, laughed_VVD at_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM coming_VVG with_IW you_PPY ,_, Nick_NP1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ always_RR planning_VVG to_TO sail_VVI with_IW you_PPY !_! 
Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI I_PPIS1 'd_VM pass_VVI up_RP an_AT1 adventure_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ?_? 
'_GE So_RR who_PNQS cared_VVD about_II having_VHG a_AT1 too-honest_JJ face_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ lucky_JJ Nick_NP1 and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pretty_JJ Ellen_NP1 ,_, and_CC so_RR I_PPIS1 ordered_VVD another_DD1 bottle_NN1 of_IO the_AT sticky_JJ white_JJ wine_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 let_VV0 our_APPGE dreams_NN2 take_VVI wings_NN2 ._. 
For_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR going_VVG to_II sea_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 lingered_VVD on_RP in_II Mama_NN1 Sipcott_NP1 's_GE for_IF another_DD1 hour_NNT1 and_CC a_AT1 half_NN1 ;_; indulging_VVG in_II the_AT sailor_NN1 's_GE shorebound_NN1 pastime_NN1 of_IO planning_VVG the_AT perfect_JJ voyage_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 decided_VVD that_CST Masquerade_NP1 would_VM sail_VVI from_II the_AT Bahamas_NP1 to_II Panama_NP1 ,_, and_CC thence_RR to_II the_AT Galapagos_NN2 where_CS we_PPIS2 would_VM find_VVI Darwin_NP1 's_GE giant_JJ tortoises_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT we_PPIS2 would_VM sail_VVI south_ND1 to_II Easter_NP1 Island_NNL1 to_TO explore_VVI the_AT mysterious_JJ statues_NN2 before_II going_VVG to_II the_AT mutineers_NN2 '_GE refuge_NN1 on_II Pitcairn_NP1 Island_NNL1 ._. 
After_CS that_CST we_PPIS2 would_VM go_VVI to_II Tahiti_NP1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 saw_VVD the_AT excitement_NN1 grow_VVI in_II Ellen_NP1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 realised_VVD that_CST these_DD2 plans_NN2 were_VBDR so_RG close_JJ to_II coming_VVG true_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 excitement_NN1 that_CST matched_VVD my_APPGE own_DA ,_, for_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD never_RR sailed_VVN the_AT South_NP1 Seas_NNL2 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD long_RR dreamed_VVN of_IO that_DD1 scatter_NN1 of_IO tiny_JJ ,_, magically_RR named_VVN islands_NN2 strewn_VVN across_II one_MC1 third_MD of_IO a_AT1 globe_NN1 ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 we_PPIS2 had_VHD drunk_VVN our_APPGE third_MD bottle_NN1 of_IO wine_NN1 Ellen_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD long_RR reached_VVN New_NP1 Zealand_NP1 and_CC were_VBDR already_RR sailing_VVG north_ND1 towards_II New_NP1 Caledonia_NP1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR happy_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 caught_VVD the_AT bus_NN1 back_RP to_II Ellen_NP1 's_GE apartment_NN1 and_CC collected_VVD her_APPGE clothes_NN2 and_CC notebooks_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ moving_VVG back_RP on_RL21 board_RL22 Wavebreaker_NN1 in_II preparation_NN1 for_IF the_AT next_MD day_NNT1 's_GE early_JJ departure_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 carried_VVD her_APPGE luggage_NN1 to_II the_AT yard_NN1 ,_, noting_VVG that_CST even_RR Ellen_NP1 's_GE strident_JJ feminism_NN1 evaporated_VVN in_II the_AT face_NN1 of_IO two_MC heavy_JJ bags_NN2 and_CC tropical_JJ heat_NN1 ._. 
Once_RR in_II the_AT boatyard_NN1 Ellen_NP1 ran_VVD ahead_II21 of_II22 me_PPIO1 ,_, evidently_RR eager_JJ to_TO reach_VVI Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE air_NN1 conditioning_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 reached_VVD the_AT dock_NN1 's_GE edge_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 suddenly_RR checked_VVN ._. 
'_" What_DDQ on_II earth_NN1 is_VBZ that_DD1 ?_? 
Oh_UH ,_, no_UH !_! 
'_" She_PPHS1 began_VVD to_TO run_VVI again_RT ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 reached_VVD the_AT water_NN1 's_GE edge_NN1 I_PPIS1 understood_VVD her_APPGE dismay_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 large_JJ sports-fishing_JJ boat_NN1 was_VBDZ moored_VVN alongside_II Wavebreaker_NP1 ,_, but_CCB moored_VVN so_RG crudely_RR that_DD1 whoever_PNQV had_VHD brought_VVN the_AT powerboat_NN1 alongside_II the_AT schooner_NN1 had_VHD not_XX bothered_VVN to_TO put_VVI out_RP fenders_NN2 ,_, but_CCB instead_RR had_VHD gouged_VVN long_RR ugly_JJ gashes_NN2 in_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE white_JJ paint_NN1 ._. 
Yet_RR even_RR the_AT gashes_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX so_RG ugly_JJ as_II the_AT expensive_JJ boat_NN1 that_CST had_VHD caused_VVN them_PPHO2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 wrong_JJ with_IW the_AT boat_NN1 's_GE lines_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ were_VBDR sleekly_RR functional_JJ ,_, but_CCB her_APPGE long_JJ powerful_JJ hull_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE upperworks_NN2 ,_, and_CC even_RR the_AT interior_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE capacious_JJ working_JJ deck_NN1 had_VHD all_RR been_VBN painted_VVN with_IW a_AT1 wartime_NN1 dazzle_NN1 paint_NN1 ._. 
The_AT seemingly_RR random_JJ and_CC jagged-edged_JJ pattern_NN1 of_IO blue_JJ ,_, black_JJ ,_, silver_NN1 ,_, green_JJ and_CC white_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN designed_VVN to_TO disguise_VVI a_AT1 boat_NN1 's_GE shape_NN1 from_II the_AT prying_JJ eyes_NN2 of_IO U-Boat_NN1 captains_NN2 ,_, so_CS it_PPH1 seemed_VVD somewhat_RR fanciful_JJ to_TO thus_RR camouflage_VVI a_AT1 pleasure_NN1 boat_NN1 in_II the_AT Bahamas_NP1 ._. 
This_DD1 boat_NN1 was_VBDZ called_VVN Dream_NN1 Baby_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ clearly_RR an_AT1 expensive_JJ infant_NN1 for_IF rods_NN2 and_CC whip-aerials_NN2 and_CC outriggers_NN2 splayed_VVN from_II her_APPGE upperworks_NN2 like_II the_AT antennae_NN2 of_IO some_DD outlandish_JJ insect_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 boasted_VVD a_AT1 harpoon_NN1 walkway_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 flybridge_NN1 ,_, and_CC ,_, above_II the_AT highest_JJT wheel-platform_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 aluminium_NN1 canopy_NN1 which_DDQ held_VVD a_AT1 radar_NN1 aerial_NN1 ._. 
The_AT fighting_NN1 chair_NN1 on_II her_APPGE aft_JJ deck_NN1 had_VHD thick_RR white_JJ leather_NN1 straps_NN2 giving_VVG it_PPH1 the_AT appearance_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 padded_JJ electric_JJ chair_NN1 ,_, while_CS the_AT dazzle_NN1 paint_NN1 gave_VVD the_AT boat_NN1 an_AT1 oddly_RR military_JJ look_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ completed_VVN by_II the_AT number_NN1 666_MC that_DD1 was_VBDZ painted_VVN on_II her_APPGE bows_NN2 in_II silver-edged_JJ black_JJ numerals_NN2 like_II those_DD2 warships_NN2 use_VV0 to_TO display_VVI their_APPGE commissioning_NN1 numbers_NN2 ._. 
The_AT boat_NN1 's_GE wrap-around_NN1 windscreens_NN2 were_VBDR made_VVN of_IO black_JJ polarised_JJ glass_NN1 which_DDQ only_RR added_VVN to_II Dream_NN1 Baby_NN1 's_GE ugly_JJ air_NN1 of_IO menace_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 ,_, unencumbered_JJ with_IW luggage_NN1 ,_, had_VHD already_RR reached_VVN Wavebreaker_NP1 and_CC taken_VVN two_MC plastic_NN1 fenders_NN2 from_II a_AT1 locker_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 swung_VVD lithely_RR down_RP to_II Dream_NN1 Baby_NN1 's_VBZ gaudily_RR painted_VVN deck_NN1 and_CC cushioned_VVN the_AT two_MC hulls_NN2 ._. 
'_" How_RGQ bad_JJ is_VBZ the_AT damage_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 called_VVD down_RP to_II her_PPHO1 when_CS I_PPIS1 reached_VVD Wavebreaker_NP1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ scraped_VVN back_RP to_TO bare_VVI metal_NN1 !_! 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM give_VVI it_PPH1 some_DD paint_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Wavebreaker_NN1 's_GE hull_NN1 was_VBDZ made_VVN of_IO steel_NN1 and_CC ,_, while_CS such_DA hulls_NN2 are_VBR marvellously_RR strong_JJ and_CC safe_JJ ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR soon_RR weakened_VVN if_CS their_APPGE steel_NN1 is_VBZ exposed_VVN to_II salt_NN1 air_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO paint_VVI the_AT gashes_NN2 as_RG soon_RR as_CSA possible_JJ so_CS that_DD1 rust_NN1 would_VM not_XX begin_VVI to_TO bite_VVI into_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE long_JJ sleekness_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 looked_VVD around_II the_AT oddly_RR painted_VVN powerboat_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'd_VM think_VVI someone_PN1 rich_JJ enough_RR to_TO own_VVI a_AT1 rig_NN1 like_II this_DD1 could_VM afford_VVI a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO fenders_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" Who_PNQS cares_VVZ ?_? 
Just_RR cut_VV0 the_AT damn_JJ boat_NN1 loose_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD vengefully_RR ._. 
Ellen_NP1 ignored_VVD my_APPGE advice_NN1 while_CS I_PPIS1 ,_, obedient_JJ to_II the_AT rule_NN1 that_CST if_CS a_AT1 job_NN1 needed_VVN doing_VDG then_RT do_VD0 it_PPH1 without_IW delay_NN1 ,_, found_VVD a_AT1 pot_NN1 of_IO white_JJ paint_NN1 and_CC dug_VVD through_II the_AT locker_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 clean_JJ brush_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, from_II behind_II me_PPIO1 ,_, an_AT1 unfamiliar_JJ voice_NN1 sounded_VVD :_: '_" Oh_UH ,_, ring_VV0 my_APPGE bells_NN2 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 man_NN1 's_GE voice_NN1 ;_; drawling_VVG and_CC lazy_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 twisted_VVD around_RP and_CC almost_RR blinded_VVD myself_PPX1 by_II staring_VVG straight_RR into_II the_AT sun_NN1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT ,_, through_II the_AT dizzying_JJ glare_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 made_VVD out_RP the_AT long_JJ silhouette_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 tall_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS seemed_VVD ,_, incongruously_RR ,_, to_TO be_VBI dressed_VVN in_II a_AT1 long_JJ ,_, transparent_JJ dressing_NN1 gown_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ emerging_VVG in_II stately_JJ fashion_NN1 from_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE companionway_NN1 and_CC ,_, though_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM see_VVI he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tall_JJ and_CC lanky_JJ and_CC had_VHD a_AT1 ponytail_NN1 of_IO hair_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM make_VVI out_RP no_AT details_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
'_" Who_PNQS the_AT hell_NN1 are_VBR you_PPY ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 demanded_VVD ._. 
The_AT man_NN1 ignored_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, walking_VVG instead_RR towards_II Ellen_NP1 who_PNQS ,_, dressed_VVN only_RR in_II shorts_NN2 and_CC T-shirt_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ climbing_VVG long-legged_JJ over_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE rail_NN1 ._. 
'_" Be_VBI still_RR my_APPGE restless_JJ heart_NN1 ,_, '_GE the_AT man_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 strong_JJ ,_, caressing_VVG voice_NN1 and_CC the_AT slow_JJ luscious_JJ accent_NN1 of_IO America_NP1 's_GE deep_JJ south_ND1 ._. 
'_GE Dear_JJ lady_NN1 ,_, dear_JJ lady_NN1 ,_, to_TO think_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 might_VM have_VHI lived_VVN my_APPGE whole_JJ life_NN1 through_II and_CC never_RR seen_VVN you_PPY ._. 
Oh_UH ,_, lay_VVD me_PPIO1 down_RP ,_, just_RR lay_VV0 me_PPIO1 down_RP ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 ,_, usually_RR so_RG quick_JJ with_IW a_AT1 scornful_JJ reply_NN1 ,_, just_RR stood_VVD and_CC stared_VVD at_II the_AT elegant_JJ stranger_NN1 who_PNQS stopped_VVD one_MC1 pace_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 her_PPHO1 ,_, took_VVD her_APPGE hand_NN1 ,_, then_RT bowed_VVN above_II her_APPGE fingers_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 kissed_VVD the_AT air_NN1 a_AT1 fastidiously_RR polite_JJ inch_NNU1 above_II her_APPGE knuckles_NN2 ,_, then_RT closed_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Dear_JJ sweet_JJ Lord_NN1 above_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 thank_VVI Thee_PPY for_IF Thy_APPGE kindness_NN1 in_II showing_VVG me_PPIO1 this_DD1 lovely_JJ woman_NN1 before_CS I_PPIS1 died_VVD ._. 
'_GE To_II my_APPGE astonishment_NN1 and_CC chagrin_NN1 Ellen_NP1 left_VVD her_APPGE hand_NN1 in_II his_PPGE as_CSA he_PPHS1 opened_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 and_CC smiled_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" My_APPGE name_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 stroked_VVD her_PPHO1 with_IW his_APPGE voice_NN1 ,_, '_GE is_VBZ Jesse_NP1 Isambard_NP1 Sweetman_NP1 ._. 
And_CC who_PNQS ,_, dear_JJ creature_NN1 ,_, are_VBR you_PPY ?_? 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 still_RR said_VVD nothing_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD straightened_VVN up_RP and_CC moved_VVN aside_RL so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT sun_NN1 no_RR21 longer_RR22 dazzled_VVD me_PPIO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM see_VVI Sweetman_NP1 properly_RR ,_, and_CC what_DDQ I_PPIS1 saw_VVD I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX like_VVI ._. 
His_APPGE face_NN1 was_VBDZ old_JJ and_CC young_JJ ,_, sardonic_JJ and_CC knowing_VVG ,_, amused_JJ and_CC handsome_JJ ;_; the_AT face_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ seen_VVN the_AT world_NN1 's_GE wickedness_NN1 and_CC knows_VVZ how_RRQ to_TO match_VVI it_PPH1 with_IW his_APPGE own_DA ._. 
His_APPGE long_JJ black_JJ hair_NN1 was_VBDZ tied_VVN into_II its_APPGE ponytail_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 velvet_NN1 ribbon_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE skin_NN1 was_VBDZ parchment_NN1 pale_JJ ,_, and_CC his_APPGE eyes_NN2 dark_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 put_VV0 his_APPGE age_NN1 at_II forty_MC ,_, but_CCB even_RR among_II men_NN2 twenty_MC years_NNT2 younger_JJR he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN accounted_VVN handsome_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, for_IF his_APPGE expression_NN1 showed_VVD both_RR confidence_NN1 and_CC amusement_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 continued_VVD to_TO hold_VVI Ellen_NP1 's_GE hand_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 showed_VVD even_RR more_DAR amusement_NN1 when_CS she_PPHS1 suddenly_RR realised_VVN just_RR what_DDQ liberty_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ thus_RR granting_VVG him_PPHO1 and_CC jerked_VVD her_APPGE fingers_NN2 swiftly_RR away_RL ._. 
Thus_RR released_VVN ,_, Jesse_NP1 Sweetman_NP1 turned_VVD to_TO look_VVI at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
The_AT dressing_NN1 gown_NN1 had_VHD proved_VVN to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 long_JJ ,_, stylish_JJ ,_, ankle-length_JJ duster_NN1 coat_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ loosely_RR woven_VVN from_II a_AT1 delicate_JJ white_JJ cotton_NN1 ._. 
Beneath_II the_AT filmy_JJ topcoat_NN1 he_PPHS1 wore_VVD a_AT1 black_JJ shirt_NN1 and_CC black_JJ trousers_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR tucked_VVN into_II tall_JJ black_JJ boots_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 dramatic_JJ and_CC impractical_JJ outfit_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 kind_NN1 I_PPIS1 only_RR expected_VVN to_TO see_VVI on_II the_AT male_JJ models_NN2 who_PNQS posed_VVD in_II the_AT more_RGR outlandish_JJ fashion_NN1 magazines_NN2 that_CST our_APPGE rich_JJ clients_NN2 brought_VVN aboard_II Wavebreaker_NP1 ,_, yet_RR Jesse_NP1 Isambard_NP1 Sweetman_NP1 managed_VVD to_TO wear_VVI the_AT elaborate_JJ style_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 elegant_JJ insouciance_NN1 ._. 
The_AT only_JJ incongruous_JJ note_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 cheap_JJ round_JJ badge_NN1 ,_, enamelled_VVD in_II red_JJ and_CC yellow_JJ ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 wore_VVD on_II his_APPGE shirt_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ bore_VV0 the_AT legend_NN1 '_GE Just_RR Say_VV0 No_UH !_! '_GE ._. 
'_" You_PPY must_VM be_VBI Nicholas_NP1 Breakspear_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD carelessly_RR ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX much_RR care_VVI whether_CSW I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ or_CC not_XX ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ that_DD1 gaudy_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO junk_NN1 your_APPGE boat_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 gestured_VVD to_II where_RRQ Dream_NN1 Baby_NN1 's_GE aerials_NN2 showed_VVD above_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE gunwale_NN1 ._. 
Sweetman_NP1 turned_VVD and_CC pretended_VVD to_TO notice_VVI the_AT sports-fishing_JJ boat_NN1 for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD helpfully_RR ,_, then_RT bestowed_VVD a_AT1 patronising_JJ smile_NN1 on_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY look_VV0 so_RR like_II your_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ really_RR uncanny_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD you_PPY bring_VVI that_DD1 boat_NN1 here_RL ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 persevered_VVD ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, indeed_RR I_PPIS1 did_VDD ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD brightly_RR ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 merely_RR indulged_VVN a_AT1 rather_RG dim_JJ child_NN1 's_GE curiosity_NN1 ._. 
'_" Your_APPGE mother_NN1 was_VBDZ Malise_NP1 Fielding_NP1 ,_, am_VBM I_PPIS1 right_RR ?_? 
Or_CC are_VBR you_PPY Lucy_NP1 de_NP1 Sills_NN2 '_GE son_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ the_AT hell_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY use_VVI fenders_NN2 when_CS you_PPY tied_VVD alongside_RL ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 sighed_VVD ,_, intimating_VVG what_DDQ a_AT1 bore_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ being_VBG ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX use_VVI fenders_NN2 ,_, Breakspear_NP1 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 despise_VV0 precautions_NN2 ._. 
Precautions_NN2 are_VBR the_AT symptoms_NN2 of_IO small_JJ and_CC fearful_JJ minds_NN2 ._. 
Precautions_NN2 will_VM not_XX conquer_VVI empires_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 will_VM not_XX build_VVI great_JJ cities_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 will_VM not_XX transmute_VVI dreams_NN2 into_II gold_NN1 or_CC carry_VV0 men_NN2 across_II wide_JJ oceans_NN2 ,_, and_CC precautions_NN2 will_VM not_XX ,_, emphatically_RR not_XX ,_, win_VV0 fair_JJ ladies_NN2 ,_, '_GE and_CC here_RL he_PPHS1 turned_VVD to_II Ellen_NP1 and_CC lasciviously_RR dropped_VVD his_APPGE gaze_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 long_RR bare_JJ legs_NN2 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 twisted_VVD away_RL and_CC Sweetman_NP1 laughed_VVD at_II her_APPGE obvious_JJ discomfiture_NN1 ,_, then_RT ,_, as_RG coolly_RR as_CSA though_CS he_PPHS1 owned_VVD Wavebreaker_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 stepped_VVD down_RP into_II the_AT central_JJ cockpit_NN1 where_CS he_PPHS1 first_MD brushed_VVN at_II ,_, then_RT sat_VVD on_RP ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT white_JJ cushioned_JJ seats_NN2 by_II the_AT ship_NN1 's_GE wheel_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 had_VHN a_AT1 look_NN1 round_II the_AT boat_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD very_RG coolly_RR ,_, '_GE and_CC I_PPIS1 approve_VV0 of_IO her_PPHO1 ._. 
So_RR tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 the_AT cost_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 week_NNT1 's_GE charter_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT man_NN1 you_PPY want_VV0 to_TO see_VVI ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE is_VBZ called_VVN Matthew_NP1 McIllvanney_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE office_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT pink_JJ building_NN1 with_IW the_AT outside_JJ staircase_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX here_RL this_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY can_VM doubtless_RR telephone_VVI him_PPHO1 next_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Sweetman_NN1 took_VVD a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO polarised_JJ sunglasses_NN2 from_II his_APPGE shirt_NN1 pocket_NN1 and_CC put_VV0 them_PPHO2 on_RP before_II inspecting_VVG me_PPIO1 again_RT ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX seem_VVI to_TO like_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 saw_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR really_RR not_XX being_VBG noticeably_RR helpful_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD after_II a_AT1 pause_NN1 ,_, '_GE so_RR let_VV0 us_PPIO2 try_VVI again_RT shall_VM we_PPIS2 ?_? 
Would_VM you_PPY please_RR tell_VVI me_PPIO1 the_AT high_JJ season_NNT1 price_NN1 for_IF one_MC1 week_NNT1 ?_? 
'_" '_" How_RGQ many_DA2 passengers_NN2 ?_? 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 asked_VVD before_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM refuse_VVI to_TO answer_VVI ._. 
Sweetman_NP1 paused_VVD again_RT ,_, this_DD1 time_NNT1 to_TO light_VVI a_AT1 long_JJ pale_JJ blue_JJ cigarette_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 slim_JJ gold_NN1 lighter_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_GE Two_MC ,_, four_MC ,_, six_MC passengers_NN2 ?_? 
Does_VDZ it_PPH1 really_RR matter_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" One_MC1 week_NNT1 in_II high_JJ season_NNT1 costs_VVZ ten_MC thousand_NNO US_NP1 dollars_NNU2 for_CS two_MC people_NN ,_, and_CC every_AT1 extra_JJ couple_NN1 is_VBZ another_DD1 thousand_NNO bucks_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ cold_JJ ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 disliked_VVD satisfying_VVG his_APPGE curiosity_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC to_II those_DD2 prices_NN2 you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO add_VVI the_AT boat_NN1 's_GE running_JJ costs_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" Which_DDQ are_VBR ?_? 
'_GE Sweetman_NN1 asked_VVD carelessly_RR ._. 
'_GE A_RR21 lot_RR22 ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD flatly_RR ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR talking_VVG fuel_NN1 ,_, food_NN1 and_CC liquor_NN1 ,_, plus_II any_DD toys_NN2 you_PPY might_VM want_VVI aboard_RL like_II scuba_NN1 equipment_NN1 ,_, snorkels_NN2 ,_, jet-skis_NN2 or_CC sailboards_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Sweetman_NN1 drew_VVD on_II his_APPGE fancy_JJ cigarette_NN1 ,_, then_RT blew_VVD a_AT1 plume_NN1 of_IO smoke_NN1 into_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE rigging_NN1 before_II smiling_VVG lazily_RR at_II Ellen_NP1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, sweet_JJ creature_NN1 ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY count_VVI as_II a_AT1 toy_NN1 ?_? 
Or_CC are_VBR you_PPY a_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO the_AT initial_NN1 ten_MC thousand_NNO dollars_NNU2 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Get_VV0 off_RP the_AT boat_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Shut_VV0 up_RP ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 turned_VVD on_II me_PPIO1 like_II a_AT1 snake_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR nothing_PN1 but_II a_AT1 hired_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, Breakspear_NP1 ,_, so_RR shut_VV0 the_AT fuck_NN1 up_RP ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD at_II the_AT paint_NN1 pot_NN1 and_CC brush_VV0 that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ still_RR holding_VVG ._. 
'_GE Go_VV0 and_CC paint_VV0 something_PN1 ._. 
Be_VB0 useful_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 stared_VVD into_II my_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, challenging_VVG me_PPIO1 to_TO defy_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC when_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX move_VVI he_PPHS1 looked_VVD back_RP to_II Ellen_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD you_PPY a_AT1 question_NN1 ,_, dear_JJ heart_NN1 ._. 
Please_RR be_VB0 so_RG good_JJ as_CSA to_TO answer_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE Get_VV0 off_RP this_DD1 boat_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB my_APPGE anger_NN1 only_RR amused_JJ Sweetman_NN1 who_PNQS unfolded_VVD his_APPGE long_JJ thin_JJ legs_NN2 from_II the_AT cushioned_JJ thwart_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Dick_NP1 off_RP ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ surprised_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 so_RR eagerly_RR sought_VVN to_TO confront_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 am_VBM not_XX a_AT1 small_JJ man_NN1 ,_, nor_CC am_VBM I_PPIS1 a_AT1 weakling_NN1 ,_, yet_RR the_AT thin_JJ Sweetman_NN1 seemed_VVD unconcerned_JJ as_CSA I_PPIS1 jumped_VVD down_RP into_II the_AT cockpit_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 saw_VVD why_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ so_RG confident_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 put_VVD a_AT1 hand_NN1 into_II a_AT1 pocket_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE elegant_JJ duster_NN1 coat_NN1 and_CC brought_VVD out_RP a_AT1 small.22_FO pistol_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 pointed_VVD at_II my_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 ladies_NN2 '_GE gun_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE but_CCB remarkably_RR effective_JJ at_II close_JJ range_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Nick_NP1 !_! 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 called_VVD warningly_RR ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 might_VM not_XX have_VHI seen_VVN the_AT gun_NN1 ._. 
The_AT gun_NN1 's_GE threat_NN1 had_VHD not_XX stopped_VVN my_APPGE advance_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ calling_VVG Sweetman_NP1 's_GE bluff_NN1 ,_, confident_JJ he_PPHS1 would_VM not_XX dare_VVI pull_VVI the_AT trigger_NN1 ,_, and_CC equally_RR confident_JJ that_CST my_APPGE marine_JJ training_NN1 would_VM let_VVI me_PPIO1 turn_VVI him_PPHO1 into_II mincemeat_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ also_RR half_DB drunk_JJ ,_, and_CC thus_RR filled_VVN with_IW the_AT Dutch_JJ courage_NN1 offered_VVN by_II Mama_NN1 Sipcott_NP1 's_GE worst_JJT white_JJ wine_NN1 ._. 
Sweetman_NP1 stood_VVD ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ ,_, at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, a_AT1 look_NN1 of_IO alarm_NN1 on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM see_VVI him_PPHO1 wondering_VVG whether_CSW he_PPHS1 really_RR would_VM have_VHI to_TO pull_VVI the_AT small_JJ trigger_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 held_VVD the_AT gun_NN1 pointed_VVD at_II my_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 began_VVD to_TO fear_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM fire_VVI ,_, and_CC a_AT1 small_JJ sober_JJ part_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE brain_NN1 registered_VVD just_RR how_RGQ foolish_JJ this_DD1 confrontation_NN1 was_VBDZ ;_; a_AT1 contest_NN1 caused_VVD solely_RR by_II two_MC male_JJ egos_NN2 over_II a_AT1 girl_NN1 sworn_VVN to_II celibacy_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Stop_VV0 it_PPH1 !_! 
Both_DB2 of_IO you_PPY !_! 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 it_PPH1 !_! 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ suddenly_RR a_AT1 harsh_JJ scream_NN1 ,_, so_RG harsh_JJ that_CST we_PPIS2 both_DB2 looked_VVN towards_II her_PPHO1 and_CC saw_VVN that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ threatening_VVG both_DB2 of_IO us_PPIO2 with_IW one_MC1 of_IO Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE heavy-duty_JJ fire_NN1 extinguishers_NN2 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD snatched_VVN from_II its_APPGE rack_NN1 at_II the_AT head_NN1 of_IO the_AT main_JJ companionway_NN1 ._. 
The_AT cylinder_NN1 was_VBDZ filled_VVN with_IW a_AT1 compressed_JJ chemical_NN1 that_CST would_VM have_VHI smothered_VVN both_DB2 Sweetman_NP1 and_CC me_PPIO1 in_II an_AT1 avalanche_NN1 of_IO nauseating_JJ foam_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Step_NN1 back_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 !_! 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, her_APPGE voice_NN1 recovering_VVG its_APPGE normal_JJ timbre_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM only_RR going_VVGK to_TO kill_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD reasonably_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ neither_RR wise_JJ nor_CC manly_JJ to_TO get_VVI into_II a_AT1 pissing_JJ contest_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 skunk_NN1 ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD coldly_RR ,_, '_GE so_RR step_VV0 back_RP ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 menaced_VVD me_PPIO1 with_IW the_AT extinguisher_NN1 's_GE nozzle_NN1 and_CC ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 knew_VVD Ellen_NP1 did_VDD not_XX make_VVI idle_JJ threats_NN2 ,_, and_CC because_CS I_PPIS1 knew_VVD she_PPHS1 despised_VVD all_DB displays_NN2 of_IO macho_JJ violence_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 obediently_RR stepped_VVD backwards_RL and_CC watched_VVD as_CSA she_PPHS1 transferred_VVD the_AT extinguisher_NN1 's_GE aim_NN1 to_II Sweetman_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Leave_NN1 us._NNU '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Listen_VV0 ,_, sweet_JJ lady_NN1 '_GE '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD leave_VV0 us_PPIO2 !_! 
'_" He_PPHS1 gave_VVD her_PPHO1 his_APPGE most_RGT confidently_RR patronising_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dear_JJ lady_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 merely_RR wish_VV0 ..._... 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 squeezed_VVD the_AT lever_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 gulp_NN1 from_II the_AT extinguisher_NN1 's_GE valve_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 trickle_NN1 of_IO yellow-white_JJ liquid_NN1 dribbled_VVD pathetically_RR from_II its_APPGE nozzle_NN1 ._. 
Sweetman_NP1 crowed_VVD with_IW laughter_NN1 ,_, but_CCB too_RG soon_RR ,_, for_IF ,_, just_RR as_CSA it_PPH1 seemed_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 Ellen_NP1 's_GE gesture_NN1 had_VHD indeed_RR collapsed_VVN into_II an_AT1 ignominious_JJ anti-climax_NN1 ,_, the_AT extinguisher_NN1 first_MD coughed_VVD ,_, then_RT spat_VVD a_AT1 vicious_JJ deluge_NN1 of_IO white_JJ muck_NN1 that_CST fanned_VVD from_II the_AT flared_JJ nozzle_NN1 to_TO splatter_VVI spectacularly_RR against_II Sweetman_NP1 's_GE chest_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 staggered_VVD back_RP ,_, half_RR tripped_VVN on_II the_AT cockpit_NN1 coaming_VVG ,_, scrambled_VVN up_II21 to_II22 the_AT deck_NN1 and_CC then_RT to_II the_AT ship_NN1 's_GE rail_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ utterly_RR delighted_JJ with_IW her_APPGE achievement_NN1 ,_, followed_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO spray_VVI the_AT churning_JJ mess_NN1 over_II his_APPGE hair_NN1 ,_, then_RT down_RP on_II21 to_II22 the_AT decks_NN2 of_IO Dream_NN1 Baby_NN1 as_CSA Sweetman_NP1 jumped_VVD panicstricken_NN1 from_II our_APPGE gunwale_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Nick_NP1 !_! '_" she_PPHS1 called_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX turn_VVI off_RP !_! 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ laughing_VVG as_CSA she_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO stop_VVI the_AT gunk_NN1 that_CST still_RR spewed_VVD from_II the_AT cylinder_NN1 ._. 
Sweetman_NN1 ,_, safe_JJ under_II Dream_NN1 Baby_NN1 's_GE canopy_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ starting_VVG his_APPGE motors_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 risked_VVD a_AT1 soaking_NN1 of_IO foam_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 darted_VVD out_RP to_TO cut_VVI his_APPGE mooring_JJ lines_NN2 ,_, then_RT twisted_JJ Dream_NN1 Baby_NN1 's_GE wheel_NN1 and_CC thrust_VVD her_APPGE throttles_NN2 forward_RL ._. 
Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ laughing_VVG like_II a_AT1 child_NN1 let_VV0 loose_JJ in_II a_AT1 sweet_JJ shop_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX turn_VVI off_RP !_! '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD again_RT ._. 
'_GE Throw_NN1 it_PPH1 overboard_RL !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO spend_VVI the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT afternoon_NNT1 cleaning_NN1 foam_NN1 from_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE decks_NN2 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 hurled_VVD the_AT still_JJ discharging_JJ extinguisher_NN1 over_II the_AT side_NN1 ._. 
The_AT cylinder_NN1 bounced_VVD hard_RR on_II Dream_NN1 Baby_NN1 's_GE dazzle-painted_JJ transom_NN1 ,_, then_RT sank_VVD in_II the_AT clear_JJ water_NN1 where_RRQ ,_, resting_VVG on_II the_AT sea-bed_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 continued_VVD to_TO discharge_VVI its_APPGE disgusting_JJ foam_NN1 ._. 
Sweetman_NP1 turned_VVD a_AT1 furious_JJ smeared_JJ face_NN1 at_II us_PPIO2 ,_, then_RT drove_VVD his_APPGE garish_JJ boat_NN1 hard_RR at_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE hull_NN1 to_TO gouge_VVI a_AT1 long_RR scratch_VV0 down_RP to_II the_AT bare_JJ metal_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 heard_VVD the_AT screech_NN1 of_IO protesting_VVG steel_NN1 ,_, then_RT the_AT powerboat_NN1 bounced_VVD off_RP our_APPGE hull_NN1 and_CC accelerated_VVD away_RL so_CS21 that_CS22 ,_, within_II seconds_NNT2 ,_, its_APPGE powerful_JJ drives_NN2 were_VBDR swirling_VVG the_AT sea_NN1 into_II twin_NN1 sprays_NN2 of_IO white_JJ water_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Damn_VV0 him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 leaned_VVD over_II the_AT rail_NN1 to_TO inspect_VVI the_AT new_JJ scratch_NN1 in_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE paint_NN1 ._. 
'_" Did_VDD n't_XX I_PPIS1 do_VDI well_RR ?_? 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 asked_VVD proudly_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO laugh_VVI ._. 
'_" You_PPY did_VDD wonderfully_RR !_! 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 gun_NN1 !_! 
'_" She_PPHS1 sounded_VVD astonished_JJ ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 knew_VVD that_CST the_AT real_JJ danger_NN1 of_IO the_AT moment_NN1 was_VBDZ only_RR just_RR occurring_VVG to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" For_IF someone_PN1 who_PNQS hates_VVZ violence_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 agreed_VVD ,_, '_" you_PPY used_JJ force_NN1 with_IW great_JJ skill_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY gained_VVD a_AT1 victory_NN1 over_II a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO scum_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 congratulate_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_GE A_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO scum_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 turned_VVD to_TO look_VVI at_II the_AT rapidly_RR disappearing_JJ Dream_NN1 Baby_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ kind_RR21 of_RR22 cute_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Cute_JJ !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ astonished_VVN by_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY thought_VVD that_CST scabby_JJ creep_NN1 was_VBDZ cute_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" Yeah_UH ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 sounded_VVD defensive_JJ ,_, '_GE kind_NN1 of_IO ._. 
'_" '_GE Bloody_JJ hell_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC decided_VVD that_CST I_PPIS1 would_VM never_RR understand_VVI women_NN2 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'd_VHD better_RRR check_VVI that_CST your_APPGE cute_JJ friend_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX steal_VVI anything_PN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ down_RP below_RL ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 took_VVD me_PPIO1 two_MC hours_NNT2 to_TO paint_VVI out_RP the_AT damage_NN1 that_CST Sweetman_NP1 had_VHD caused_VVN to_II our_APPGE hull_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 meanwhile_RR cleared_VVD the_AT foam_NN1 from_II the_AT teak_NN1 deck_NN1 ,_, then_RT searched_VVD Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE cabins_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 reported_VVD that_CST Jesse_NP1 Sweetman_NP1 appeared_VVD to_TO have_VHI stolen_VVN nothing_PN1 and_CC ,_, except_II21 for_II22 the_AT padlock_NN1 on_II the_AT companionway_NN1 ,_, had_VHD damaged_VVN nothing_PN1 either_RR ._. 
Ellen_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 both_RR assumed_VVN that_CST Sweetman_NP1 's_GE interest_NN1 in_II Wavebreaker_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN merely_RR that_DD1 of_IO a_AT1 prospective_JJ charterer_NN1 who_PNQS wanted_VVD to_TO reconnoitre_VVI the_AT boat_NN1 's_GE amenities_NN2 ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 forgot_VVD about_II him_PPHO1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 until_CS that_DD1 evening_NNT1 when_RRQ I_PPIS1 gave_VVD Ellen_NP1 some_DD practice_NN1 with_IW the_AT sextant_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO master_VVI celestial_JJ navigation_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 stood_VVD beside_II her_PPHO1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 trapped_VVD Altair_NP1 in_II the_AT mirror_NN1 ,_, then_RT delicately_RR and_CC successfully_RR brought_VVD the_AT star_NN1 down_RP to_II the_AT horizon_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 read_VVD the_AT star_NN1 's_GE altitude_NN1 off_II the_AT sextant_NN1 's_GE micrometer_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 dutifully_RR jotted_VVD down_RP the_AT numbers_NN2 and_CC the_AT time_NNT1 of_IO day_NNT1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Does_VDZ 666_MC mean_VV0 anything_PN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 suddenly_RR asked_VVD ,_, remembering_VVG the_AT numerals_NN2 painted_VVN on_II Dream_NN1 Baby_NN1 's_GE bows_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 it_PPH1 does_VDZ ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ already_RR trying_VVG to_TO identify_VVI another_DD1 star_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT number_NN1 of_IO the_AT Beast_NN1 ,_, the_AT anti-Christ_JJ ,_, the_AT personification_NN1 of_IO everything_PN1 that_CST 's_VBZ evil_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Seriously_RR ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_" does_VDZ it_PPH1 mean_VVI anything_PN1 ?_? 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 looked_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX joking_VVG ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ from_II the_AT Bible_NN1 ._. 
Ask_VV0 Thessy_NP1 tomorrow_RT ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 bad_JJ news_NN1 number_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO theological_JJ mindfuck_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 looked_VVD out_RP to_II sea_NN1 ,_, almost_RR as_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 expected_VVD to_TO see_VVI a_AT1 puff_NN1 of_IO smoke_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 beast_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 forked_JJ tail_NN1 appear_VV0 from_II the_AT darkness_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC you_PPY think_VV0 Sweetman_NP1 's_VBZ cute_JJ ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD Ellen_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ best_RRT avoided_VVN ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD in_II an_AT1 unexpectedly_RR sober_JJ voice_NN1 ,_, and_CC suddenly_RR ,_, and_CC for_IF no_AT particular_JJ reason_NN1 on_II a_AT1 very_RG warm_JJ night_NNT1 ,_, we_PPIS2 both_DB2 shivered_VVD ._. 
If_CS McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE yard_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN deserted_VVN on_II Saturday_NPD1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, on_II Sunday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ unnaturally_RR busy_JJ ._. 
Thessy_NP1 arrived_VVD first_MD ,_, tired_JJ after_II an_AT1 uncomfortable_JJ night_NNT1 on_II the_AT ferry_NN1 ,_, and_CC five_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR Bellybutton_NP1 half_RR danced_VVN and_CC half_DB shuffled_VVD down_RP the_AT pontoon_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 can_NN1 of_IO paint_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 pocketful_NN1 of_IO rags_NN2 and_CC brushes_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 arranged_VVD his_APPGE materials_NN2 on_II Starkisser_NP1 's_GE long_JJ midnight-blue_JJ bows_NN2 and_CC ,_, seeing_VVG my_APPGE interest_NN1 ,_, offered_VVD an_AT1 explanation_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Mr_NNB Mac_NP1 wants_VVZ a_AT1 star_NN1 painted_VVN on_II his_APPGE sharp_JJ end_NN1 ,_, and_CC what_DDQ Mr_NNB Mac_NP1 wants_VVZ ,_, Mr_NNB Mac_NP1 gets_VVZ ._. 
'_GE Ten_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR Mr_NNB Mac_NP1 himself_PPX1 arrived_VVD ,_, blasting_VVG his_APPGE big_JJ Kawasaki_NP1 into_II the_AT yard_NN1 before_II strolling_VVG down_RP the_AT quay_NN1 to_TO cast_VVI his_APPGE sceptical_JJ gaze_NN1 at_II Wavebreaker_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 looks_VVZ all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD grudgingly_RR ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 crossed_VVD the_AT gangplank_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 closer_JJR look_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Good_JJ holiday_NN1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD Thessy_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Thank_VV0 you_PPY ,_, sir_NN1 ,_, yes_UH ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ over_RP now_RT ,_, you_PPY lazy_JJ black_JJ bastard_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT client_NN1 wants_VVZ three_MC scuba_NN1 sets_NN2 put_VV0 on_RL21 board_RL22 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 tossed_VVD Thessy_NP1 the_AT keys_NN2 to_II the_AT storeroom_NN1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR go_VV0 fetch_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE Scuba_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD as_CSA Thessy_NP1 ran_VVD towards_II the_AT stores_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Master_NN1 Rickie_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 likes_VVZ to_II scuba_NN1 ,_, '_GE McIllvanney_NP1 said_VVD sourly_RR ,_, '_GE and_CC his_APPGE daddy_NN1 's_VBZ paying_VVG for_IF the_AT gear_NN1 ,_, so_RR gear_VV0 they_PPHS2 will_VM have_VHI ._. 
Good_JJ morning_NNT1 ,_, Ellen_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 stared_VVD defiantly_RR at_II Ellen_NP1 who_PNQS ,_, standing_VVG at_II the_AT stern_NN1 just_RR above_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE swimming_NN1 platform_NN1 ,_, nodded_VVD back_RP very_RG coolly_RR ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 turned_VVD back_RP to_II me_PPIO1 and_CC dropped_VVD his_APPGE voice_NN1 very_RG slightly_RR ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 tells_VVZ me_PPIO1 she_PPHS1 's_VBZ sailing_VVG away_RL with_IW you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 is_VBZ ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 're_VBR the_AT lucky_JJ one_PN1 ,_, are_VBR n't_XX you_PPY ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 peered_VVD into_II the_AT binnacle_NN1 as_CS21 though_CS22 checking_VVG that_CST no_PN121 one_PN122 had_VHD stolen_VVN the_AT compass_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Screwing_VVG her_PPHO1 ,_, are_VBR you_PPY ,_, Nick_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Piss_NN1 off_RP ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 laughed_VVD ,_, clearly_RR in_II high_JJ spirits_NN2 ._. 
'_GE And_CC the_AT senator_NN1 tells_VVZ me_PPIO1 that_CST you_PPY 're_VBR only_RR doing_VDG a_AT1 two-week_JJ trial_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE kids_NN2 ,_, is_VBZ that_DD1 right_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 straightened_VVD up_RP from_II the_AT binnacle_NN1 and_CC jabbed_VVD a_AT1 finger_NN1 painfully_RR into_II my_APPGE chest_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY do_VD0 the_AT full_JJ three_MC months_NNT2 ,_, Nicholas_NP1 Breakspear_NP1 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 want_VV0 the_AT commission_NN1 on_II this_DD1 one_PN1 ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY hear_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" If_CSW a_AT1 charter_NN1 was_VBDZ booked_VVN direct_JJ by_II McIllvanney_NP1 ,_, and_CC not_XX through_II either_RR the_AT London_NP1 or_CC the_AT Fort_NP1 Lauderdale_NP1 agencies_NN2 ,_, then_RT the_AT Ulsterman_NP1 collected_VVD the_AT full_JJ fifteen_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 commission_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ meant_VVD that_CST the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE jaunt_NN1 was_VBDZ worth_II at_RR21 least_RR22 eighteen_MC thousand_NNO dollars_NNU2 to_II McIllvanney_NP1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY cut_VV0 this_DD1 one_PN1 short_JJ '_" he_PPHS1 jabbed_VVD my_APPGE chest_NN1 again_RT '_GE and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM cut_VVI you_PPY so_RG short_JJ that_CST you_PPY 'll_VM be_VBI singing_VVG falsetto_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Has_VHZ anyone_PN1 ever_RR told_VVN you_PPY that_CST you_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 filthy_JJ bastard_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD McIllvanney_NP1 in_II a_AT1 tone_NN1 of_IO genuine_JJ enquiry_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT last_MD creature_NN1 who_PNQS told_VVD me_PPIO1 that_DD1 is_VBZ living_VVG in_II a_AT1 greengrocer_NN1 's_GE shop_NN1 now_RT ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ lives_VVZ in_II greengrocers_NN2 '_GE shops_NN2 ,_, Nick_NP1 ?_? 
Vegetables_NN2 do_VD0 ,_, '_" He_PPHS1 guffawed_VVD ,_, then_RT gave_VVD a_AT1 grotesque_JJ imitation_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 witless_JJ paraplegic_JJ slumped_VVN in_II a_AT1 wheelchair_NN1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR everything_PN1 's_GE ready_JJ ,_, is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ,_, suddenly_RR businesslike_JJ again_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 nodded_VVD ;_; then_RT ,_, on_II an_AT1 impulse_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 asked_VVD if_CS McIllvanney_NP1 had_VHD ever_RR met_VVN a_AT1 man_NN1 called_VVN Jesse_NP1 Sweetman_NP1 ._. 
McIllvanney_NP1 did_VDD not_XX even_RR need_VVI to_TO think_VVI about_II his_APPGE answer_NN1 ,_, but_CCB just_RR shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ kind_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 name_NN1 is_VBZ Jesse_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 southern_JJ name_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE perhaps_RR from_II South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 or_CC Georgia_NP1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 runs_VVZ around_RP in_II a_AT1 dazzle-painted_JJ sports-fisherman_NN1 called_VVN Dream_NN1 Baby_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Dream_NN1 Baby_NN1 ?_? 
'_" That_DD1 name_NN1 clearly_RR struck_VVN a_AT1 chord_NN1 in_II McIllvanney_NP1 ,_, for_CS he_PPHS1 frowned_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT chord_NN1 must_VM have_VHI faded_VVN for_CS he_PPHS1 shrugged_VVD it_PPH1 off_RP ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 seen_VVN that_DD1 boat_NN1 somewhere_RL ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX place_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Does_VDZ it_PPH1 matter_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Sweetman_NN1 and_CC Dream_VV0 Baby_NN1 were_VBDR here_RL yesterday_RT afternoon_NNT1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE and_CC he_PPHS1 gouged_VVD Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE hull_NN1 and_CC prised_VVD open_JJ the_AT companionway_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX steal_VVI anything_PN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 annoyed_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 broke_VVD into_II the_AT boat_NN1 ?_? 
The_AT bastard_NN1 ._. 
'_" Whatever_DDQV else_RR ,_, McIllvanney_NP1 ran_VVD a_AT1 good_JJ boatyard_NN1 and_CC hated_VVD to_TO think_VVI of_IO it_PPH1 being_VBG vandalised_VVN ._. 
'_GE Bellybutton_NN1 !_! '_" he_PPHS1 shouted_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 hear_VV0 you_PPY !_! 
'_GE Bellybutton_NN1 had_VHD painted_VVN the_AT outline_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 fivepointed_JJ shooting_NN1 star_NN1 on_II the_AT sleek_JJ deck_NN1 of_IO Starkisser_NP1 's_GE bows_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 surprisingly_RR delicate_JJ touch_NN1 and_CC the_AT silver_NN1 star_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO look_VVI beautiful_JJ when_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ finished_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD given_VVN the_AT star_NN1 a_AT1 long_JJ fiery_JJ tail_NN1 and_CC surrounded_VVD it_PPH1 with_IW darts_NN2 of_IO reflected_JJ light_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI about_II a_AT1 sports-fisherman_NN1 called_VVN Dream_NN1 Baby_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 shouted_VVD over_II the_AT water_NN1 ._. 
Bellybutton_NN1 ,_, kneeling_VVG over_RP his_APPGE work_NN1 ,_, thought_VVN about_II it_PPH1 for_IF a_AT1 second_NNT1 ,_, then_RT spread_VV0 his_APPGE hands_NN2 in_II a_AT1 gesture_NN1 of_IO ignorance_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX mean_VVI nothing_PN1 to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, boss_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_RR if_CS you_PPY see_VV0 the_AT bugger_NN1 ,_, run_VV0 him_PPHO1 off_RP !_! 
'_GE McIllvanney_NP1 said_VVD angrily_RR ,_, then_RT turned_VVD to_TO look_VVI at_II the_AT yard_NN1 where_CS a_AT1 silver-grey_JJ stretch_NN1 limo_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE windows_NN2 tinted_VVD black_JJ against_II the_AT sun_NN1 ,_, rolled_VVD ponderously_RR to_TO park_VVI beside_II the_AT stairs_NN2 to_II his_APPGE office_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 scowled_VVD ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 never_RR liked_VVN meeting_VVG the_AT clients_NN2 ,_, and_CC clearly_RR the_AT big_JJ car_NN1 was_VBDZ bringing_VVG the_AT Crowninshield_NN1 twins_NN2 for_IF their_APPGE cruise-cure_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 came_VVD and_CC stood_VVD beside_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
Our_APPGE usual_JJ nervousness_NN1 about_II meeting_VVG clients_NN2 seemed_VVD more_RGR intense_JJ this_DD1 bright_JJ morning_NNT1 for_IF neither_DD1 of_IO us_PPIO2 knew_VVD quite_RG what_DDQ to_TO expect_VVI of_IO the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE children_NN2 ._. 
One_MC1 part_NN1 of_IO me_PPIO1 ,_, despite_II George_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 's_GE reassurances_NN2 ,_, anticipated_VVD that_CST the_AT twins_NN2 would_VM emerge_VVI as_CSA shambling_VVG twitching_JJ wrecks_NN2 ,_, and_CC for_IF a_AT1 second_NNT1 ,_, believing_VVG my_APPGE worst_JJT fears_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 bitterly_RR regretted_VVD accepting_VVG the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE charter_NN1 ._. 
However_RR ,_, Rickie_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 appeared_VVD reassuringly_RR normal_JJ when_CS he_PPHS1 emerged_VVD from_II the_AT limousine_NN1 ._. 
At_II the_AT very_RG least_RRT I_PPIS1 had_VHD expected_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI physically_RR frail_JJ and_CC mentally_RR chastened_JJ ;_; a_AT1 boy_NN1 worn_VVN out_RP by_II his_APPGE long_JJ addiction_NN1 and_CC frightened_JJ of_IO the_AT criminal_JJ charges_NN2 that_CST hung_VVD over_II him_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB instead_RR he_PPHS1 came_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT limo_NN1 and_CC down_RP the_AT dock_NN1 with_IW the_AT frisky_JJ energy_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 puppy_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 ran_VVD across_II the_AT gangplank_NN1 as_RG enthusiastically_RR as_CSA though_CS he_PPHS1 sought_VVD votes_NN2 for_IF his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE election_NN1 campaign_NN1 ,_, then_RT approached_VVD us_PPIO2 with_IW an_AT1 outstretched_JJ hand_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 voice_NN1 full_JJ of_IO bright_JJ greetings_NN2 ._. 
'_" You_PPY must_VM be_VBI Nick_NP1 ?_? 
Dad_NN1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 about_II you_PPY ._. 
He_PPHS1 says_VVZ you_PPY 're_VBR one_MC1 hell_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 guy_NN1 ._. 
Really_RR !_! 
'_" His_APPGE handshake_NN1 was_VBDZ warm_JJ and_CC firm_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE face_NN1 redolent_JJ of_IO his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE sincerity_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC ,_, oh_UH boy_NN1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 who_PNQS you_PPY are_VBR ._. 
Ellen_NP1 Skandinsky_NP1 !_! 
Wow_UH !_! 
'_" He_PPHS1 gave_VVD her_PPHO1 an_AT1 admiring_JJ grin_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ very_RG reminiscent_JJ of_IO the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE beguiling_JJ charm_NN1 ._. 
'_" Hello_UH ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 's_GE manner_NN1 was_VBDZ almost_RR British_JJ in_II its_APPGE cool_JJ restraint_NN1 ,_, matching_VVG our_APPGE welcome_NN1 which_DDQ we_PPIS2 had_VHD deliberately_RR pitched_VVN at_II a_AT1 low_JJ key_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR not_XX filling_VVG the_AT marina_NN1 with_IW the_AT steel_NN1 band_NN1 jollity_NN1 of_IO Yellow_JJ Bird_NN1 ,_, nor_CC were_VBDR any_DD of_IO us_PPIO2 in_II our_APPGE matching_JJ blue_JJ and_CC white_JJ uniforms_NN2 ,_, for_IF this_DD1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 usual_JJ charter_NN1 ,_, and_CC none_PN of_IO us_PPIO2 were_VBDR at_II Rickie_NP1 or_CC Robin-Anne_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 's_GE beck_NN1 and_CC call_NN1 ._. 
Instead_RR ,_, if_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR anything_PN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 were_VBDR their_APPGE jailers_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 introduced_VVD Rickie_NP1 to_II McIllvanney_NP1 who_PNQS screwed_VVD his_APPGE face_NN1 into_II what_DDQ he_PPHS1 thought_VVD was_VBDZ a_AT1 pleasant_JJ smile_NN1 then_RT ,_, after_II exchanging_VVG an_AT1 inanity_NN1 or_CC two_MC ,_, fled_VVN to_II his_APPGE office_NN1 ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 terrific_JJ boat_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 !_! 
Really_RR !_! 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 looked_VVD appreciatively_RR round_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE deck_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sucked_VVD on_II a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 saw_VVD that_CST the_AT fingers_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE right_JJ hand_NN1 were_VBDR stained_VVN a_AT1 deep_JJ yellow_NN1 by_II the_AT nicotine_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Just_RR outstanding_JJ !_! 
My_APPGE mom_NN1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD just_RR the_AT greatest_JJT time_NNT1 with_IW you_PPY all_DB last_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 blast_NN1 ,_, really_RR !_! 
So_RR I_PPIS1 thought_VVD we_PPIS2 could_VM have_VHI a_AT1 really_RR good_JJ time_NNT1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ,_, yeah_UH ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 hope_VVI so_RR ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD with_IW polite_JJ enthusiasm_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Just_RR outstanding_JJ ,_, '_GE Rickie_NP1 said_VVD ,_, but_CCB referring_VVG to_II what_DDQ I_PPIS1 could_VM not_XX tell_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ built_VVN like_II a_AT1 basketball_NN1 player_NN1 ;_; tall_JJ and_CC as_RG thin_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 stick_NN1 insect_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 noticed_VVD a_AT1 slight_JJ discolouration_NN1 in_II his_APPGE left_JJ eye_NN1 that_CST betrayed_VVD its_APPGE blindness_NN1 ,_, but_CCB otherwise_RR he_PPHS1 looked_VVD as_RG fit_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 cricket_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE black_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 strong_JJ sun-tan_NN1 ,_, and_CC seemed_VVD filled_VVN with_IW a_AT1 manic_JJ energy_NN1 ;_; ready_JJ and_CC eager_JJ to_TO enjoy_VVI both_DB2 Wavebreaker_NP1 and_CC our_APPGE company_NN1 ._. 
'_GE God_NN1 ,_, you_PPY look_VV0 like_II him_PPHO1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, '_GE like_II your_APPGE dad_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
Really_RR something_PN1 ._. 
Wow_UH ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 turned_VVD as_CSA Thessy_NP1 struggled_VVD aboard_RL with_IW a_AT1 heavy_JJ scuba_NN1 outfit_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY must_VM be_VBI Thessy_JJ ,_, right_RR ?_? 
Just_RR great_JJ to_TO meet_VVI you_PPY ,_, just_RR great_JJ !_! 
Do_VD0 I_PPIS1 call_VVI you_PPY Thessy_JJ or_CC Thessalonians_NN2 ?_? 
'_GE Thessy_NN1 ,_, forced_VVN to_TO put_VVI the_AT scuba_NN1 outfit_NN1 down_RP to_TO shake_VVI Rickie_NP1 's_GE hand_NN1 ,_, stammered_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX mind_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ called_VVN ,_, but_CCB Rickie_NP1 had_VHD already_RR forgotten_VVN his_APPGE question_NN1 ._. 
'_" Hey_UH !_! 
Jackson_NP1 !_! 
'_" He_PPHS1 shouted_VVD towards_II a_AT1 black_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ walking_VVG slowly_RR along_II the_AT dock_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR just_RR going_VVGK to_TO eat_VVI this_DD1 up_RP !_! 
Really_RR !_! 
This_DD1 is_VBZ just_RR awesome_JJ !_! 
'_GE The_AT man_NN1 who_PNQS now_RT approached_VVD Wavebreaker_NP1 was_VBDZ as_RG tall_JJ as_CSA Rickie_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 ,_, but_CCB ,_, where_CS Rickie_NP1 was_VBDZ attenuated_VVN ,_, this_DD1 man_NN1 was_VBDZ as_RG broad_JJ shouldered_JJ and_CC as_RG heavily_RR muscled_VVD as_II a_AT1 pit_NN1 bull_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 black_JJ version_NN1 of_IO the_AT Maggot_NN1 ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 man_NN1 appeared_VVD to_TO have_VHI none_PN of_IO the_AT Maggot_NN1 's_GE casual_JJ bonhomie_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 guessed_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II his_APPGE forties_MC2 and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 hard_JJ face_NN1 with_IW small_JJ wary_JJ eyes_NN2 and_CC tightly_RR curled_JJ hair_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ cut_VVN very_RG short_JJ ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 ,_, '_GE Rickie_NP1 introduced_VVD the_AT big_JJ man_NN1 ,_, '_GE and_CC he_PPHS1 's_VBZ my_APPGE minder_NN1 !_! 
Really_RR !_! 
Ai_FU n't_XX that_DD1 right_NN1 ,_, Jacko_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Chatterton_NN1 carried_VVD two_MC heavy_JJ suitcases_NN2 across_II the_AT gangplank_NN1 and_CC ignored_VVD the_AT over-excited_JJ Rickie_NN1 who_PNQS shadowboxed_VVD two_MC punches_NN2 at_II his_APPGE left_JJ arm_NN1 ._. 
Chatterton_NP1 dropped_VVD the_AT suitcases_NN2 and_CC turned_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Chatterton_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD flatly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM a_AT1 para-medic_NN1 attached_VVN to_II the_AT Rinkfels_NP2 clinic_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 'll_VM tell_VVI you_PPY he_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 male_JJ nurse_NN1 ,_, '_GE Rickie_NP1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE but_CCB he_PPHS1 's_VBZ really_RR my_APPGE bodyguard_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 big_JJ bad_JJ black_JJ bodyguard_NN1 ._. 
Ai_FU n't_XX that_DD1 what_DDQ you_PPY are_VBR ,_, Jacko_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Chatterton_NN1 continued_VVD to_TO ignore_VVI Rickie_NP1 ,_, as_CSA did_VDD I._NP1 '_GE My_APPGE name_NN1 's_GE Breakspear_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD to_II the_AT huge_JJ man_NN1 ,_, '_GE and_CC welcome_VV0 aboard_RL ._. 
'_GE Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 had_VHD not_XX offered_VVN me_PPIO1 his_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC appeared_VVN not_XX to_TO notice_VVI when_RRQ I_PPIS1 offered_VVD mine_PPGE ._. 
Nor_CC did_VDD he_PPHS1 introduce_VVI himself_PPX1 to_II Ellen_NP1 or_CC Thessy_NP1 ,_, but_CCB instead_RR looked_VVN warily_RR up_RP into_II the_AT rigging_NN1 as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 expected_VVD to_TO be_VBI ambushed_VVN from_II the_AT foremast_NN1 's_GE crosstrees_NN2 ._. 
'_" You_PPY were_VBDR a_AT1 soldier_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, not_XX as_II a_AT1 question_NN1 ,_, but_CCB as_II a_AT1 straight_JJ assertion_NN1 of_IO fact_NN1 ,_, for_IF almost_RR everything_PN1 about_II him_PPHO1 spoke_VVD of_IO the_AT military_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 killer_NN1 !_! 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 answered_VVN for_IF the_AT giant_JJ Chatterton_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Really_RR !_! 
Wow_UH !_! 
Bang-bang_FU ._. 
'_" '_GE Airborne_JJ ,_, '_GE Chatterton_NP1 confirmed_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Sergeant_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Vietnam_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Yessir_NN1 !_! 
And_CC proud_JJ of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 opened_VVD her_APPGE mouth_NN1 ,_, then_RT had_VHD the_AT brilliant_JJ good_JJ sense_NN1 to_TO close_VVI it_PPH1 unused_JJ ._. 
'_" You_PPY ?_? 
'_GE Chatterton_NN1 unbent_VVD enough_RR to_TO ask_VVI me_PPIO1 the_AT question_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Royal_JJ Marines_NN2 ._. 
Sergeant_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 summed_VVD up_RP my_APPGE military_JJ career_NN1 in_II Chatterton_NP1 's_GE own_DA staccato_NN1 fashion_NN1 ._. 
The_AT big_JJ man_NN1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 an_AT1 approving_JJ nod_NN1 ,_, then_RT gestured_VVD at_II the_AT suitcases_NN2 ._. 
'_" Not_XX mine_PPGE ,_, the_AT twins_NN2 '_GE ._. 
Where_RRQ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Ellen_NP1 will_VM show_VVI you_PPY ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 offered_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 poisonous_JJ smile_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 had_VHD no_AT time_NNT1 to_TO worry_VVI about_II her_APPGE distaste_NN1 for_IF the_AT militaristic_JJ para-medic_NN1 ._. 
Instead_RR I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG down_RP the_AT quay_NN1 to_II where_RRQ a_AT1 pathetically_RR thin_JJ girl_NN1 was_VBDZ walking_VVG beside_II a_AT1 smartly_RR dressed_VVN woman_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ Robin-Anne_NP1 ,_, '_GE Rickie_NP1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 helpfully_RR ,_, '_" with_IW Denise_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 crossed_VVD the_AT gangway_NN1 and_CC Rickie_NP1 came_VVD after_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" Were_VBDR you_PPY really_RR a_AT1 marine_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
'_" '_GE A_AT1 sergeant_NN1 ?_? 
Why_RRQ not_XX an_AT1 officer_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 officer_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE No_AT shit_NN1 !_! 
Really_RR ?_? 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 was_VBDZ literally_RR dancing_VVG in_II circles_NN2 around_II me_PPIO1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 walked_VVD down_RP the_AT dock_NN1 towards_II his_APPGE sister_NN1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT he_PPHS1 paused_VVD in_II his_APPGE frenetic_JJ progress_NN1 to_TO light_VVI one_MC1 cigarette_NN1 from_II the_AT stump_NN1 of_IO another_DD1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD just_RR what_DDQ perverted_JJ fate_NN1 decreed_VVD that_CST such_DA a_AT1 boy_NN1 should_VM receive_VVI a_AT1 legacy_NN1 of_IO six_MC million_NNO dollars_NNU2 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ that_DD1 your_APPGE motorbike_NN1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD spotted_VVN McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE Kawasaki_NP1 ._. 
'_" No_UH ._. 
'_" '_GE Just_RR awesome_JJ ,_, Nick_NP1 ._. 
Really_RR !_! 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, what_DDQ a_AT1 blast_NN1 !_! 
Wow_UH !_! 
'_" He_PPHS1 ran_VVD on_RP ahead_RL ,_, shouting_VVG at_II his_APPGE sister_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 killer_NN1 ,_, Robbie_NP1 !_! 
Really_RR !_! 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 marine_JJ !_! 
Just_RR awesome_JJ !_! 
'_GE Robin-Anne_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 shyly_RR offered_VVD me_PPIO1 her_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
Like_II her_APPGE brother_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ painfully_RR thin_JJ ,_, but_CCB otherwise_RR they_PPHS2 seemed_VVD utterly_RR unlike_JJ ,_, despite_II being_VBG twins_NN2 ._. 
Robin-Anne_NP1 had_VHD her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE fair_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, so_RG fair_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 looked_VVD bleached_JJ ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE delicate_JJ good_JJ looks_NN2 etched_VVN on_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 face_NN1 so_RG pale_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 seemed_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 her_APPGE skin_NN1 must_VM burn_VVI if_CSW it_PPH1 was_VBDZ exposed_VVN to_II anything_PN1 more_RGR powerful_JJ than_CSN a_AT1 light_NN1 bulb_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE hand_NN1 lay_VVD in_II mine_PPGE as_RG lightly_RR as_CSA a_AT1 bird_NN1 's_GE wing_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ very_RG hot_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI cooler_JJR at_II sea_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 reassured_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, then_RT I_PPIS1 looked_VVD at_II her_APPGE companion_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ a_AT1 very_RG crisp_JJ and_CC handsome_JJ black_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
'_" My_APPGE name_NN1 's_GE Breakspear_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 introduced_VVD myself_PPX1 ._. 
'_GE Denise_NP1 Harriman_NP1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 responded_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM one_MC1 of_IO Senator_NNB Crowninshield_NP1 's_GE aides_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ from_II Washington_NP1 ,_, '_GE the_AT manic_JJ Rickie_NP1 explained_VVD ,_, in_II a_AT1 tone_NN1 of_IO voice_NN1 which_DDQ suggested_VVD I_PPIS1 should_VM be_VBI impressed_VVN ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO deliver_VVI us_PPIO2 here_RL ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 ai_FU n't_XX coming_VVG with_IW us_PPIO2 because_CS she_PPHS1 gets_VVZ seasick_JJ ._. 
Ai_FU n't_XX that_DD1 right_NN1 ,_, Denise_NP1 ?_? 
You_PPY barf_VV0 in_II boats_NN2 ?_? 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 began_VVD mimicking_VVG an_AT1 attack_NN1 of_IO vomiting_VVG ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX just_RR barf_VVI on_II boats_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Denise_NP1 Harriman_NP1 shot_VVD Rickie_NP1 a_AT1 look_NN1 of_IO pure_JJ venom_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sarcasm_NN1 went_VVD airily_RR past_II Rickie_NP1 who_PNQS had_VHD suddenly_RR stiffened_VVN ,_, and_CC whose_DDQGE face_NN1 now_RT showed_VVD a_AT1 look_NN1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT terrible_JJ anxiety_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 dreaded_VVD to_TO discover_VVI just_RR what_DDQ symptom_NN1 of_IO drug_NN1 dependency_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ witnessing_VVG ,_, and_CC wondered_VVD if_CS I_PPIS1 should_VM shout_VVI for_IF the_AT big_JJ Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 to_TO come_VVI and_CC rescue_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT Rickie_NP1 turned_VVD his_APPGE terrified_JJ gaze_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Jesus_NP1 !_! 
'_" He_PPHS1 punched_VVD one_MC1 hand_NN1 into_II the_AT other_JJ ._. 
'_" My_APPGE dad_NN1 promised_VVD to_TO ask_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 question_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 forgot_VVD ,_, and_CC Mom_NN1 could_VM n't_XX remember_VVI ._. 
Shit_NN1 !_! 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ clearly_RR so_RG fearful_JJ of_IO the_AT answer_NN1 to_II his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE unasked_JJ question_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 scarcely_RR dared_VVN pose_VVI it_PPH1 himself_PPX1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT summoned_VVD up_RP the_AT courage_NN1 ._. 
'_" Does_VDZ this_DD1 boat_NN1 have_VHI a_AT1 sound_NN1 system_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_GE Sure_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 tape_NN1 deck_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 CD_NN1 player_NN1 ._. 
'_" His_APPGE relief_NN1 was_VBDZ palpable_JJ ._. 
'_GE Really_RR ?_? 
A_AT1 CD_NN1 ?_? 
Oh_UH God_NP1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ awesome_JJ !_! 
Come_VV0 on_RP ,_, Robbie_NP1 !_! 
'_" His_APPGE good_JJ spirits_NN2 thus_RR restored_VVN ,_, Rickie_NP1 seized_VVD his_APPGE sister_NN1 's_GE hand_NN1 and_CC dragged_VVD her_PPHO1 excitedly_RR towards_II the_AT boat_NN1 ._. 
Robin-Anne_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN looking_VVG very_RG apprehensive_JJ ,_, seemed_VVD to_TO go_VVI aboard_II Wavebreaker_NP1 rather_RG unwillingly_RR ._. 
Denise_NP1 Harriman_NP1 ,_, the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE aide_NN1 ,_, uttered_VVD a_AT1 barely_RR audible_JJ sigh_NN1 which_DDQ I_PPIS1 translated_VVD as_II an_AT1 expression_NN1 of_IO relief_NN1 that_CST her_APPGE responsibility_NN1 for_IF the_AT twins_NN2 was_VBDZ ending_VVG ._. 
She_PPHS1 took_VVD a_AT1 thick_JJ manila_NN1 envelope_NN1 from_II her_PPHO1 attach_VV0 case_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 envelope_NN1 contains_VVZ the_AT twins_NN2 '_GE documentation_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Breakspear_NP1 :_: their_APPGE passports_NN2 ,_, emergency_NN1 air_NN1 tickets_NN2 and_CC medical_JJ records_NN2 ._. 
There_RL s_ZZ1 also_RR a_AT1 full_JJ list_NN1 of_IO the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE telephone_NN1 numbers_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 handed_VVD me_PPIO1 that_DD1 envelope_NN1 ,_, then_RT took_VVD another_DD1 from_II the_AT briefcase_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC these_DD2 are_VBR the_AT papers_NN2 concerning_II your_APPGE own_DA boat_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 opened_VVD the_AT envelope_NN1 and_CC handed_VVD me_PPIO1 the_AT forms_NN2 which_DDQ would_VM be_VBI needed_VVN if_CS the_AT senator_NN1 undertook_VVD the_AT repairs_NN2 to_II Masquerade_NP1 ._. 
For_IF the_AT moment_NN1 my_APPGE boat_NN1 was_VBDZ staying_VVG on_II Straker_NP1 's_GE Cay_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 would_VM only_RR pass_VVI into_II the_AT senator_NN1 's_GE care_NN1 if_CS I_PPIS1 agreed_VVD to_TO extend_VVI the_AT trial_NN1 two_MC weeks_NNT2 ,_, cruise-cure_NN1 into_II a_AT1 full_JJ summer_NNT1 's_GE excursion_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 spread_VV0 the_AT forms_NN2 on_II the_AT saddle_NN1 of_IO McIllvanney_NP1 's_GE Kawasaki_NP1 ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD take_VVI the_AT twins_NN2 away_RL all_DB summer_NNT1 then_RT Masquerade_NP1 would_VM be_VBI taken_VVN to_II a_AT1 boatyard_NN1 in_II Florida_NP1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 now_RT signed_VVD the_AT necessary_JJ customs_NN2 forms_NN2 and_CC the_AT insurance_NN1 waiver_NN1 and_CC the_AT dozen_NNO other_JJ pieces_NN2 of_IO paper_NN1 that_CST would_VM be_VBI needed_VVN to_TO keep_VVI the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 government_NN1 and_CC the_AT delivery_NN1 company_NN1 happy_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 signed_VVD the_AT last_MD sheet_NN1 ,_, hoped_VVN to_II God_NP1 that_CST the_AT US_NP1 Customs_NN2 service_NN1 did_VDD not_XX discover_VVI the_AT huge_JJ Webley_NN1 pistol_NN1 deep_RR in_II its_APPGE box_NN1 in_II Masquerade_NP1 's_GE bilges_NN2 ,_, and_CC handed_VVD Denise_NP1 Harriman_NP1 back_RP her_APPGE pen_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 put_VVD the_AT signed_JJ papers_NN2 in_II her_PPHO1 attach_VV0 case_NN1 ,_, then_RT shot_VVD a_AT1 poisonous_JJ glance_NN1 towards_II Rickie_NP1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ rummaging_VVG though_CS his_APPGE pile_NN1 of_IO luggage_NN1 on_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE deck_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Bun_NN1 voyage_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 called_VVD aloud_RR to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ possible_JJ to_TO discern_VVI a_AT1 dance_NN1 of_IO relieved_JJ joy_NN1 in_II her_APPGE step_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 walked_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT limousine_NN1 ._. 
Bellybutton_NN1 ,_, painting_VVG his_APPGE delicate_JJ silver_NN1 star_NN1 ,_, laughed_VVD up_RP at_II the_AT twins_NN2 with_IW his_APPGE discoloured_JJ teeth_NN2 ,_, while_CS McIllvanney_NP1 leered_VVD at_II them_PPHO2 from_II his_APPGE office_NN1 window_NN1 ._. 
The_AT last_MD of_IO their_APPGE luggage_NN1 was_VBDZ brought_VVN from_II the_AT limousine_NN1 and_CC ,_, as_CSA Thessy_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 prepared_VVD to_TO cast_VVI off_RP ,_, Rickie_NP1 tested_VVD our_APPGE sound_NN1 system_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 cacophonous_JJ cassette_NN1 of_IO rock_NN1 music_NN1 ._. 
Robin-Anne_NP1 searched_VVD for_IF a_AT1 silent_JJ dark_JJ hole_NN1 in_II which_DDQ to_TO hide_VVI ,_, Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 scowled_VVD at_II us_PPIO2 ,_, Ellen_NP1 looked_VVD exasperated_JJ and_CC Thessy_NP1 appeared_VVD just_RR plain_JJ scared_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 started_VVD Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE engines_NN2 ,_, used_VVD the_AT bow_NN1 thruster_NN1 to_TO drive_VVI her_APPGE stem_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 the_AT quay_NN1 and_CC ,_, with_IW an_AT1 apparent_JJ cargo_NN1 of_IO misery_NN1 and_CC mania_NN1 ,_, went_VVD to_II sea._NNU p_ZZ1 104_MC :_: blank_JJ ;_; p_ZZ1 105_MC :_: PART_NN1 TWO_MC ;_; p_ZZ1 106_MC :_: blank_VV0 We_PPIS2 beat_VV0 southwards_RL all_DB that_DD1 first_MD day_NNT1 ,_, slicing_VVG through_II a_AT1 glittering_JJ sea_NN1 ,_, and_CC propelled_VVN by_II an_AT1 apparently_RR changeless_JJ south-easterly_JJ trade_NN1 wind_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 hardly_RR saw_VVD the_AT Crowninshield_NN1 twins_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 briefly_RR appeared_VVD on_II deck_NN1 for_IF lunch_NN1 ;_; a_AT1 meal_NN1 which_DDQ Rickie_NP1 hardly_RR touched_VVN ,_, while_CS Robin-Anne_NP1 ,_, despite_II her_APPGE apparent_JJ frailty_NN1 ,_, attacked_VVD the_AT sandwiches_NN2 and_CC salad_NN1 with_IW the_AT savagery_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 starving_JJ bear_NN1 ._. 
Afterwards_RT ,_, incongruously_RR dressed_VVN in_II a_AT1 raincoat_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II the_AT bows_NN2 and_CC stared_VVD briefly_RR down_RP at_II the_AT mesmerising_JJ onrush_NN1 of_IO sea_NN1 where_CS it_PPH1 split_VVD and_CC foamed_VVD at_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE cutwater_JJR ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX stay_VVI there_RL long_RR ,_, but_CCB retreated_VVD from_II the_AT fierce_JJ sun_NN1 to_II the_AT stern-cabin_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI sharing_VVG with_IW Ellen_NP1 ._. 
The_AT contrast_NN1 between_II the_AT two_MC American_JJ girls_NN2 was_VBDZ almost_RR painful_JJ ;_; Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ so_RG healthy_JJ and_CC strong_JJ ,_, while_CS the_AT waif-like_JJ Robin-Anne_NP1 was_VBDZ pathetically_RR wan_JJ and_CC listless_JJ ._. 
'_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI of_IO her_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD Ellen_NP1 that_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 an_AT1 amused_JJ glance_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Little_JJ Orphan_NN1 Annie_NP1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VVI she_PPHS1 's_VBZ about_RPK to_TO be_VBI worth_II six_MC million_NNO dollars_NNU2 ._. 
Still_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN precious_RG little_DA1 else_RR going_VVG for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 smiled_VVD at_II the_AT severity_NN1 of_IO Ellen_NP1 's_GE judgment_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ she_PPHS1 that_RG bad_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 distressingly_RR simple_JJ mind_NN1 ,_, with_IW only_JJ room_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 single_JJ idea_NN1 at_II any_DD one_MC1 time_NNT1 ._. 
Presently_RR that_DD1 idea_NN1 is_VBZ cocaine_NN1 ,_, and_CC nothing_PN1 but_II cocaine_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 has_VHZ an_AT1 obsession_NN1 with_IW the_AT drug_NN1 that_CST verges_VVZ on_II monomania_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 tells_VVZ me_PPIO1 she_PPHS1 needs_VVZ to_TO understand_VVI it_PPH1 if_CS she_PPHS1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO defeat_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY approve_VVI of_IO that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 she_PPHS1 'd_VM do_VDI better_RRR to_TO understand_VVI herself_PPX1 ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD tartly_RR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 allowed_VVD a_AT1 man_NN1 to_TO persuade_VVI her_PPHO1 into_II taking_VVG the_AT drug_NN1 ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 can_VM only_RR blame_VVI herself_PPX1 for_IF her_APPGE predicament_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VM find_VVI it_PPH1 more_RGR useful_JJ to_TO understand_VVI her_APPGE own_DA character_NN1 shortcomings_NN2 than_CSN to_TO take_VVI an_AT1 elementary_JJ course_NN1 in_II drug_NN1 chemistry_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY make_VVI of_IO Rickie_NP1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ precisely_RR what_DDQ anyone_PN1 would_VM expect_VVI of_IO a_AT1 drop-out_NN1 Phys_NP1 Ed_NP1 basketball-playing_NN1 retard_VV0 ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD scornfully_RR ,_, '_GE by_II which_DDQ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 that_CST he_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 jock_NN1 with_IW the_AT brains_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 dung_NN1 beetle_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 reminds_VVZ me_PPIO1 of_IO your_APPGE Neanderthal_JJ friend_NN1 ,_, the_AT Maggot_NN1 ,_, except_CS Rickie_NP1 is_VBZ a_RR31 great_RR32 deal_RR33 more_RGR handsome_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Is_VBZ he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 laughed_VVD at_II the_AT suspicion_NN1 of_IO jealousy_NN1 in_II my_APPGE voice_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, Nicholas_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 is_VBZ ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX cute_JJ ._. 
'_GE At_II supper_NN1 ,_, as_CSA at_II lunch_NN1 ,_, Robin-Anne_NP1 ate_VVD with_IW the_AT appetite_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 horse_NN1 ,_, though_CS her_APPGE brother_NN1 hardly_RR touched_VVD his_APPGE chicken_NN1 and_CC pasta_NN1 salad_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY like_VVI pasta_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ perversely_RR proud_JJ of_IO her_APPGE skills_NN2 in_II the_AT salad_NN1 department_NN1 ,_, asked_VVD Rickie_NP1 with_IW just_RR a_AT1 touch_NN1 of_IO asperity_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ great_JJ ._. 
Really_RR awesome_JJ ._. 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 lit_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_ZZ1 just_JJ guess_NN1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX hungry_JJ ._. 
'_GE Robin-Anne_NP1 reached_VVD over_RP and_CC tipped_VVD her_APPGE brother_NN1 's_GE food_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 her_APPGE own_DA plate_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Kind_NN1 of_IO starving_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 justified_VVD her_APPGE theft_NN1 ,_, then_RT poured_VVD herself_PPX1 some_DD diet_NN1 soda_NN1 ._. 
For_RR21 once_RR22 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR carrying_VVG neither_RR wine_NN1 nor_CC spirits_NN2 on_II Wavebreaker_NP1 ,_, for_IF Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 's_GE drug_NN1 clinic_NN1 had_VHD utterly_RR forbidden_VVN us_PPIO2 to_TO offer_VVI the_AT twins_NN2 any_DD alcohol_NN1 ,_, saying_VVG that_CST any_DD mood-altering_JJ drug_NN1 could_VM hamper_VVI the_AT success_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 detoxification_NN1 programme_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR thus_RR officially_RR a_AT1 dry_JJ boat_NN1 ,_, though_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD hidden_VVN some_DD Irish_JJ whiskey_NN1 in_II the_AT engine_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sure_JJ that_CST Ellen_NP1 would_VM have_VHI similarly_RR salted_VVN away_RL some_DD vodka_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD that_CST Ellen_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 were_VBDR not_XX the_AT only_JJ ones_NN2 to_TO take_VVI such_DA a_AT1 precaution_NN1 ,_, for_IF late_RR that_DD1 night_NNT1 Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 lumbered_VVD on_II deck_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 bottle_NN1 in_II one_MC1 huge_JJ hand_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Bourbon_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 explained_VVD laconically_RR ._. 
'_GE Want_VV0 some_DD ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD you_PPY 'd_VM never_RR ask_VVI ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 chuckled_VVD ,_, produced_VVD two_MC cardboard_JJ cups_NN2 ,_, and_CC poured_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 generous_JJ slug_NN1 of_IO the_AT whiskey_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR alone_JJ on_II deck_NN1 ,_, though_CS not_XX the_AT only_JJ ones_NN2 awake_VV0 for_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM hear_VVI Rickie_NP1 and_CC Ellen_NP1 's_GE voices_NN2 coming_VVG from_II the_AT open_JJ skylight_NN1 of_IO the_AT main_JJ saloon_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 hoped_VVD Thessy_NP1 was_VBDZ fast_RR asleep_JJ for_CS he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI taking_VVG the_AT morning_NNT1 watch_NN1 ._. 
'_" Cheers_UH ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
Chatterton_NP1 raised_VVD his_APPGE cardboard_JJ cup_NN1 in_II silent_JJ acknowledgement_NN1 ,_, then_RT stared_VVD ahead_RL to_II where_RRQ a_AT1 great_JJ beam_NN1 swept_VVN around_II the_AT sky_NN1 ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 lighthouse_NN1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD in_II a_AT1 voice_NN1 which_DDQ suggested_VVD that_CST a_AT1 prudent_JJ man_NN1 avoided_VVN such_DA things_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ called_VVN the_AT Hole_NN1 in_II the_AT Wall_NN1 ._. 
Once_CS we_PPIS2 're_VBR past_RL it_PPH1 we_PPIS2 can_VM turn_VVI out_RP to_II the_AT open_JJ ocean_NN1 ._. 
Things_NN2 will_VM be_VBI a_RR21 bit_RR22 livelier_JJR then_RT ._. 
'_" '_GE Livelier_JJR ?_? 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM have_VHI a_RR21 bit_RR22 more_DAR sea_NN1 ,_, kick_VV0 up_RP some_DD spray_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD spoken_VVN enthusiastically_RR ,_, but_CCB Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 seemed_VVD unmoved_JJ by_II the_AT prospect_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ are_VBR your_APPGE plans_NN2 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD nothing_PN1 particular_JJ planned_JJ ,_, merely_RR an_AT1 idea_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 might_VM be_VBI interesting_JJ to_TO thrash_VVI our_APPGE way_NN1 out_RP into_II the_AT open_JJ ocean_NN1 ,_, though_CS ,_, mindful_JJ of_IO the_AT danger_NN1 of_IO tropical_JJ storms_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD no_AT intention_NN1 of_IO going_VVG too_RG far_RR from_II the_AT safe_JJ shelter_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Bahamian_JJ hurricane_NN1 hole_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 fancied_VVD feeling_VVG the_AT long_JJ hard_JJ pressure_NN1 of_IO ocean_NN1 waves_NN2 against_II our_APPGE hull_NN1 and_CC ,_, though_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR short-handed_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 reckoned_VVD that_CST a_AT1 few_DA2 days_NNT2 out_II21 of_II22 sight_NN1 of_IO land_NN1 would_VM shake_VVI us_PPIO2 all_DB down_RP quickly_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 explained_VVD all_DB that_CST to_II Chatterton_NP1 ,_, but_CCB stressed_VVD that_CST we_PPIS2 would_VM run_VVI for_IF cover_NN1 at_II the_AT first_MD sign_NN1 of_IO trouble_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI assumed_VVN that_CST I_PPIS1 meant_VVD trouble_NN1 from_II the_AT twins_NN2 ,_, for_CS he_PPHS1 suddenly_RR became_VVD surprisingly_RR loquacious_JJ ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 wo_VM n't_XX give_VVI you_PPY any_DD grief_NN1 in_II the_AT next_MD few_DA2 days_NNT2 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Now_CS21 that_CS22 they_PPHS2 ca_VM n't_XX get_VVI hold_NN1 of_IO cocaine_NN1 they_PPHS2 'll_VM just_RR crash_VVI out_RP ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 grimaced_VVD ._. 
'_" Does_VDZ that_DD1 mean_JJ they_PPHS2 'll_VM be_VBI seeing_VVG green_JJ monkeys_NN2 and_CC blue_JJ snakes_NN2 up_II the_AT rigging_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Chatterton_NN1 poured_VVD himself_PPX1 more_DAR bourbon_NN1 ,_, then_RT put_VV0 the_AT bottle_NN1 within_II my_APPGE reach_NN1 on_II the_AT binnacle_NN1 shelf_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Coming_NN1 off_II cocaine_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX like_II that_DD1 ._. 
At_RR21 first_RR22 they_PPHS2 'll_VM just_RR want_VVI to_TO do_VDI nothing_PN1 but_CS eat_VVI and_CC sleep_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT opposite_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 cocaine_NN1 high_JJ ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 paused_VVD ._. 
'_GE The_AT difficult_JJ bit_NN1 starts_VVZ two_MC or_CC three_MC days_NNT2 later_RRR ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ when_RRQ the_AT real_JJ hell_NN1 begins_VVZ ._. 
'_" '_" For_IF all_DB of_IO us_PPIO2 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI easy_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD grimly_RR ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ suddenly_RR rather_RG glad_JJ to_TO have_VHI the_AT taciturn_NN1 Chatterton_NN1 aboard_RL ._. 
The_AT big_JJ man_NN1 had_VHD obviously_RR come_VVN on_II deck_NN1 to_TO warn_VVI me_PPIO1 what_DDQ to_TO expect_VVI from_II the_AT twins_NN2 ,_, and_CC for_IF that_DD1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ grateful_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 noticed_VVD that_CST Rickie_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX eating_VVG today_RT ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE but_CCB Robin-Anne_NP1 was_VBDZ ?_? 
'_GE Chatterton_NN1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 may_VM have_VHI stopped_VVN his_APPGE cocaine_NN1 a_AT1 day_NNT1 or_CC two_MC ago_RA ,_, which_DDQ means_VVZ he_PPHS1 's_VBZ probably_RR already_RR over_II the_AT crash_NN1 period_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 promise_VV0 you_PPY one_MC1 thing_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 's_VBZ brought_VVN none_PN of_IO it_PPH1 on_RL21 board_RL22 ._. 
I_PPIS1 searched_VVD him_PPHO1 and_CC his_APPGE luggage_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ clean_JJ ._. 
'_GE The_AT big_JJ man_NN1 thought_VVN for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 ,_, then_RT laughed_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 'd_VHD better_RRR be_VBI clean_JJ !_! 
That_DD1 turkey_NN1 has_VHZ got_VVN one_MC1 chance_NN1 of_IO avoiding_VVG jail_NN1 ,_, just_RR one_MC1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 chance_NN1 is_VBZ by_II proving_VVG to_II the_AT judge_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 's_VBZ cleaned_VVN up_RP his_APPGE act_NN1 ._. 
And_CC if_CS he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX do_VDI that_DD1 ,_, then_RT the_AT man_NN1 will_VM send_VVI Rickie_NP1 's_GE plump_JJ young_JJ ass_NN1 down_RP to_II the_AT gang-rape_JJ squad_NN1 in_II the_AT county_NN1 jail_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Chatterton_NN1 did_VDD not_XX sound_VVI unduly_RR worried_VVN at_II that_DD1 prospect_NN1 ._. 
'_" Can_VM we_PPIS2 be_VBI sure_JJ Robin-Anne_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX bring_VVI any_DD of_IO the_AT drug_NN1 aboard_RL ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX have_VHI done_VDN that_DD1 ,_, '_GE Chatterton_NP1 said_VVD with_IW conviction_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 girl_NN1 is_VBZ serious_JJ about_II giving_VVG it_PPH1 up_RP ,_, real_JJ serious_JJ ,_, heavy_JJ serious_JJ !_! 
That_DD1 girl_NN1 is_VBZ really_RR trying_VVG !_! 
She_PPHS1 studies_VVZ the_AT drug_NN1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ?_? 
Like_VV0 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ her_APPGE enemy_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Chatterton_NN1 had_VHD spoken_VVN with_IW genuine_JJ admiration_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 glanced_VVD up_RP at_II the_AT sails_NN2 ,_, down_RP at_II the_AT compass_NN1 ,_, then_RT ahead_RL to_II where_RRQ the_AT lighthouse_NN1 loom_NN1 arced_VVD powerfully_RR through_II the_AT night_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR what_DDQ are_VBR the_AT twins_NN2 ,_, chances_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_" Depends_VVZ on_II their_APPGE will_NN1 power_NN1 ,_, 'cause_CS nothing_PN1 else_RR will_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 for_IF them_PPHO2 ._. 
There_EX ai_FU n't_XX no_AT pill_NN1 to_TO get_VVI you_PPY off_II the_AT powder_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Breakspear_NP1 ,_, only_JJ will_NN1 power_NN1 ._. 
And_CC let_VV0 me_PPIO1 tell_VVI you_PPY ,_, coming_VVG off_II coke_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT hardest_JJT damn_JJ thing_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY 're_VBR real_JJ lucky_JJ if_CS you_PPY have_VH0 a_AT1 rich_JJ daddy_NN1 who_PNQS pays_VVZ for_IF people_NN to_TO hold_VVI your_APPGE hand_NN1 while_CS you_PPY go_VV0 through_II the_AT hell_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT twins_NN2 '_GE daddy_NN1 has_VHZ paid_VVN for_IF you_PPY and_CC me_PPIO1 ,_, Mr_NNB Breakspear_NP1 ,_, and_CC for_IF everyone_PN1 else_RR on_RL21 board_RL22 this_DD1 boat_NN1 ,_, but_CCB even_RR with_IW all_DB that_DD1 money_NN1 and_CC all_DB this_DD1 boat_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 still_RR might_VM not_XX succeed_VVI with_IW them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ that_CST hard_RR ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ that_CST hard_RR ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ominously_RR ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 thought_VVD of_IO John_NP1 Maggovertski_NP1 's_GE sadness_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 pretty_JJ girl_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD whored_VVN herself_PPX1 to_TO pay_VVI for_IF the_AT white_JJ powder_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ even_RR harder_JJR ,_, '_GE Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ suddenly_RR sinister_JJ ,_, '_" for_IF a_AT1 poor_JJ person_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ no_PN121 one_PN122 to_TO help_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 stared_VVD at_II Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 ,_, and_CC at_RR21 last_RR22 sensed_VVD the_AT drama_NN1 that_CST lay_VVD behind_II his_APPGE big_JJ calm_JJ presence_NN1 ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY leave_VVI the_AT army_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Chatterton_NP1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD after_II a_AT1 long_JJ pause_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 you_PPY can_VM guess_VVI ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 guessed_VVD ,_, but_CCB did_VDD not_XX make_VVI him_PPHO1 confirm_VVI my_APPGE guess_NN1 ._. 
Instead_RR I_PPIS1 asked_VVD whether_CSW the_AT American_JJ army_NN1 had_VHD helped_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO kick_VVI his_APPGE drug_NN1 habit_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Sure_JJ they_PPHS2 tried_VVD ,_, they_PPHS2 tried_VVD real_JJ hard_JJ ,_, but_CCB back_RP then_RT I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO be_VBI helped_VVN ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB you_PPY still_RR got_VVN off_II cocaine_NN1 ?_? 
On_II your_APPGE own_DA ?_? 
'_" '_GE Eventually_RR ._. 
'_GE The_AT light_NN1 inside_II the_AT binnacle_NN1 glossed_VVD his_APPGE black_JJ face_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 sheen_NN1 of_IO red_NN1 ,_, sparking_VVG his_APPGE eyes_NN2 like_II fire_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX looking_VVG at_II me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB staring_VVG doggedly_RR ahead_RL into_II the_AT turning_JJ white_JJ light_NN1 of_IO the_AT Hole_NN1 in_II the_AT Wall_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO lose_VVI a_AT1 good_JJ ,_, good_JJ woman_NN1 before_CS I_PPIS1 came_VVD to_II my_APPGE senses_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD kick_VVI the_AT drug_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Breakspear_NP1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ probably_RR the_AT hardest_JJT damned_JJ thing_NN1 I_PPIS1 ever_RR did_VDD in_II all_DB my_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB once_RR I_PPIS1 'd_VHD done_VDN it_PPH1 ,_, I_PPIS1 swore_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM help_VVI others_NN2 do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Even_RR the_AT very_RG rich_JJ ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD provocatively_RR ._. 
'_GE The_AT rich_JJ trash_NN1 pay_VV0 the_AT bills_NN2 ,_, Mr_NNB Breakspear_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ lets_VVZ me_PPIO1 give_VVI my_APPGE spare_JJ time_NNT1 away_RL to_II the_AT poor_JJ trash_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 looked_VVD at_II the_AT tough_JJ ,_, impressive_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
'_" Are_VBR the_AT twins_NN2 trash_VV0 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 paused_VVD before_II replying_VVG ,_, then_RT gave_VVD the_AT smallest_JJT shake_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ OK_JJ ,_, but_CCB him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" This_DD1 time_NNT1 the_AT pause_NN1 was_VBDZ almost_RR eloquent_JJ ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 gave_VVD a_AT1 richly_RR contagious_JJ laugh_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI liked_VVN to_TO have_VHI had_VHN Rickie_NN1 Crowninshield_NN1 in_II my_APPGE platoon_NN1 for_IF just_RR five_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 laughed_VVD too_RR ._. 
'_GE Good_JJ to_TO have_VHI you_PPY aboard_RL ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 ai_FU n't_XX bad_RR being_VBG aboard_RL ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC held_VVD out_RP his_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC ,_, not_XX before_RT time_NNT1 ,_, we_PPIS2 shook_VVD ._. 
By_II midnight_NNT1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ alone_JJ on_II deck_NN1 ,_, and_CC happy_JJ to_TO be_VBI alone_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 like_VV0 sailing_VVG alone_RR at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 like_VV0 to_TO watch_VVI the_AT phosphorescence_NN1 curling_VVG away_II21 from_II22 the_AT hull_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 like_VV0 to_TO watch_VVI the_AT brilliant_JJ specks_NN2 of_IO light_NN1 fade_VV0 in_II the_AT black_JJ deep_JJ water_NN1 far_RR in_II the_AT ship_NN1 's_GE wake_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 like_VV0 to_TO be_VBI alone_JJ under_II the_AT careless_JJ profusion_NN1 of_IO the_AT stars_NN2 ,_, and_CC alone_RR on_II a_AT1 moon-glossed_JJ sea_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 like_VV0 the_AT sounds_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 boat_NN1 sailing_VVG at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT sounds_NN2 are_VBR the_AT same_DA as_CSA those_DD2 of_IO daylight_NN1 ,_, yet_RR somehow_RR the_AT night_NNT1 magnifies_VVZ and_CC sharpens_VVZ the_AT creak_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 yielding_JJ block_NN1 ,_, the_AT sigh_NN1 of_IO air_NN1 over_II a_AT1 shroud_NN1 ,_, the_AT stretching_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 sail_NN1 ,_, the_AT hiss_NN1 of_IO water_NN1 sliding_VVG sleek_JJ against_II the_AT hull_NN1 ,_, the_AT curl_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 quarter-wave_NN1 falling_VVG away_RL ,_, and_CC the_AT thump_NN1 as_II a_AT1 wave_NN1 strikes_VVZ the_AT cutwater_JJR to_TO be_VBI sheared_VVN into_II two_MC bright_JJ slices_NN2 of_IO whiteness_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 like_VV0 the_AT purposefulness_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 boat_NN1 at_II night_NNT1 as_CSA it_PPH1 slits_VVZ a_AT1 path_NN1 across_II an_AT1 empty_JJ planet_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 like_VV0 the_AT secretiveness_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 boat_NN1 in_II the_AT blackness_NN1 ,_, when_CS the_AT only_JJ thing_NN1 to_TO dislike_VVI is_VBZ the_AT prospect_NN1 of_IO dawn_NNT1 ,_, which_DDQ seems_VVZ like_II a_AT1 betrayal_NN1 because_CS ,_, at_II night_NNT1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 boat_NN1 under_II sail_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ easy_JJ to_TO feel_VVI very_RG close_JJ to_II God_NP1 for_IF eternity_NN1 is_VBZ all_DB around_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 tacked_VVD the_AT ship_NN1 shortly_RR after_II midnight_NNT1 ,_, doing_VDG the_AT job_NN1 by_II myself_PPX1 and_CC enjoying_VVG the_AT work_NN1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ still_RR awake_JJ ,_, talking_VVG in_II the_AT stateroom_NN1 with_IW Rickie_NP1 ,_, but_CCB everyone_PN1 else_RR seemed_VVD asleep_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 wished_VVD that_CST Ellen_NP1 and_CC Rickie_NP1 would_VM go_VVI to_II their_APPGE beds_NN2 ,_, for_IF the_AT soft_JJ mutter_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE voices_NN2 was_VBDZ an_AT1 intrusion_NN1 on_II the_AT dark_NN1 and_CC star-studded_JJ infinity_NN1 through_II which_DDQ I_PPIS1 steered_VVD Wavebreaker_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD just_RR winched_VVN in_II the_AT staysail_NN1 's_GE port_NN1 sheet_NN1 when_CS the_AT explosion_NN1 sounded_VVD ,_, or_CC something_PN1 so_RR like_II an_AT1 explosion_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 instinctively_RR cowered_VVD by_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE rail_NN1 as_CSA my_APPGE mind_NN1 whipped_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT crash_NN1 of_IO practice_NN1 shells_NN2 ripping_VVG through_II the_AT sleet_NN1 in_II Norway_NP1 ._. 
The_AT sound_NN1 of_IO the_AT explosion_NN1 melded_VVD into_II a_AT1 terrible_JJ noise_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ like_II an_AT1 animal_NN1 dying_VVG in_II awful_JJ ,_, bellowing_VVG pain_NN1 ,_, but_CCB beneath_II that_DD1 sound_NN1 of_IO agony_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 harsh_JJ metallic_JJ scrape_NN1 and_CC clash_VV0 that_CST punched_VVD at_II my_APPGE belly_NN1 and_CC eardrums_NN2 ._. 
If_CS anything_PN1 the_AT sound_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO become_VVI louder_JJR as_CSA I_PPIS1 ran_VVD down_RP the_AT deck_NN1 ._. 
The_AT noise_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 foul_JJ but_CCB apt_JJ accompaniment_NN1 to_II the_AT schooner_NN1 's_GE fitful_JJ motion_NN1 for_IF ,_, with_IW her_APPGE wheel_NN1 lashed_VVN and_CC her_APPGE sails_NN2 only_RR half_DB trimmed_VVD ,_, Wavebreaker_NP1 was_VBDZ bridling_VVG and_CC jerking_VVG into_II the_AT short_JJ hard_JJ seas_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR driving_VVG through_II the_AT North-East_ND1 Providence_NP1 Channel_NN1 ._. 
The_AT noise_NN1 rose_VVD to_II a_AT1 scream_NN1 ;_; like_II the_AT sound_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 beast_NN1 would_VM make_VVI while_CS being_VBG disembowelled_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 stepped_VVD over_II the_AT coaming_NN1 and_CC down_RP into_II the_AT cockpit_NN1 where_CS I_PPIS1 cannoned_VVD off_II the_AT binnacle_NN1 before_II snatching_VVG open_VV0 the_AT companionway_NN1 hatch_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 put_VVD both_DB2 hands_NN2 on_II the_AT rails_NN2 and_CC vaulted_VVD down_RP to_II the_AT accommodation_NN1 deck_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 slipped_VVD as_CSA I_PPIS1 landed_VVD and_CC fell_VVD against_II the_AT bulkhead_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 scrambled_VVD up_RP and_CC reached_VVN for_IF the_AT eject_VV0 button_NN1 on_II the_AT cassette_NN1 deck_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 punched_VVD the_AT button_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ rewarded_VVN with_IW a_AT1 blessed_JJ ,_, ear-ringing_JJ silence_NN1 as_II the_AT offending_JJ cassette_NN1 slid_VVD out_RP ._. 
'_GE Shit_NN1 !_! 
What_DDQ is_VBZ this_DD1 ?_? 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 ,_, apparently_RR still_RR vibrating_VVG to_II the_AT music_NN1 ,_, sprang_VVD up_RP from_II the_AT stateroom_NN1 couch_NN1 ._. 
'_" Hey_UH !_! 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE tape_NN1 ,_, man_NN1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ listening_VVG to_II that_DD1 !_! 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ grinning_VVG from_II the_AT other_JJ couch_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II no_AT mood_NN1 to_II humour_NN1 her_APPGE amusement_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Thessy_NN1 's_VBZ sleeping_VVG for_IF the_AT morning_NNT1 watch_NN1 ,_, for_IF Christ_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 accused_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, wondering_VVG why_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD let_VVN Rickie_NP1 play_VVI such_DA an_AT1 appalling_JJ din_NN1 at_II such_DA volume_NN1 at_II such_DA a_AT1 late_JJ hour_NNT1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR just_RR listening_VVG to_II music_NN1 !_! 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 was_VBDZ suddenly_RR truculent_JJ ,_, twisting_VVG off_II the_AT sofa_NN1 and_CC dancing_VVG towards_II m_ZZ1 '_GE on_II the_AT balls_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE feet_NN2 ._. 
An_AT1 inch_NNU1 of_IO ash_NN1 spilt_VVN from_II his_APPGE cigarette_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 raised_VVD his_APPGE hands_NN2 in_II a_AT1 threat_NN1 to_TO hit_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 !_! 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 called_VVD warningly_RR ._. 
Some_DD grain_NN1 of_IO self-preserving_JJ sense_NN1 must_VM have_VHI penetrated_VVN Rickie_NP1 's_GE skull_NN1 ,_, for_CS he_PPHS1 suddenly_RR dropped_VVN on_II21 to_II22 his_APPGE heels_NN2 and_CC offered_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 placatory_JJ grin_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY should_VM like_VVI that_DD1 sound_NN1 ,_, Nick_NP1 !_! '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD happily_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ really_RR heavy_JJ English_JJ music_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 looked_VVD at_II the_AT cassette_NN1 which_DDQ claimed_VVD to_TO be_VBI music_NN1 recorded_VVN by_II the_AT Pinkoe_NP1 Dirt-Box_NP1 Band_NN1 ._. 
'_GE New_JJ shipboard_NN1 rule_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE no_AT English_JJ music_NN1 on_II this_DD1 boat_NN1 ,_, unless_CS played_VVN very_RG softly_RR or_CC through_II earphones_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 tossed_VVD the_AT cassette_NN1 to_II Rickie_NP1 who_PNQS ,_, turning_VVG away_RL and_CC thus_RR leaving_VVG his_APPGE blind_JJ eye_NN1 facing_VVG me_PPIO1 ,_, fumbled_VVD the_AT catch_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stooped_VVD to_TO pick_VVI up_RP the_AT tape_NN1 ._. 
'_" Are_VBR you_PPY saying_VVG I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX play_VVI my_APPGE music_NN1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ suddenly_RR spoiling_VVG for_IF a_AT1 fight_NN1 again_RT ._. 
'_GE The_AT man_NN1 is_VBZ saying_VVG that_CST you_PPY keep_VV0 the_AT noise_NN1 down_RP ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 am_VBM saying_VVG that_CST you_PPY do_VD0 what_DDQ the_AT man_NN1 says_VVZ ._. 
'_GE Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 had_VHD appeared_VVN in_II canary_JJ yellow_JJ pyjamas_NN2 at_II the_AT far_JJ end_NN1 of_IO the_AT stateroom_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE looming_JJ presence_NN1 utterly_RR cowed_VVD Rickie_NP1 who_PNQS whined_VVD something_PN1 about_II only_RR wanting_VVG to_TO play_VVI Ellen_NP1 a_RR21 little_RR22 night_NNT1 music_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX meant_VVN any_DD harm_NN1 ,_, and_CC what_DDQ was_VBDZ a_AT1 guy_NN1 supposed_JJ to_TO be_VBI doing_VDG on_II this_DD1 boat_NN1 anyway_RR ?_? 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX the_AT goddamn_JJ navy_NN1 ,_, really_RR ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 went_VVD on_II muttering_VVG all_DB the_AT way_NN1 past_II Chatterton_NP1 's_GE impassive_JJ gaze_NN1 and_CC so_RR into_II the_AT cabin_NN1 that_CST the_AT two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 shared_VVD ._. 
Thessy_NP1 's_GE scared_JJ face_NN1 appeared_VVD at_II the_AT other_JJ cabin_NN1 door_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 shook_VVD my_APPGE head_NN1 at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, mimicked_VVD sleep_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 ducked_VVD back_RP inside_RL ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ,_, Nick_NP1 ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD ,_, though_CS not_XX with_IW any_DD great_JJ contrition_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Forget_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ still_RR angry_JJ ,_, but_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT point_NN1 in_II pursuing_VVG what_DDQ was_VBDZ over_RP ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 went_VVD back_RP topsides_NN2 to_TO trim_VVI the_AT ship_NN1 ,_, and_CC five_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR I_PPIS1 saw_VVD the_AT stateroom_NN1 lights_NN2 go_VV0 out_RP ,_, and_CC half_DB an_AT1 hour_NNT1 after_CS that_CST the_AT lights_NN2 in_II Ellen_NP1 and_CC Robin-Anne_NP1 's_GE cabin_NN1 were_VBDR doused_VVN ,_, leaving_VVG only_RR a_AT1 light_NN1 in_II the_AT forward_JJ starboard_NN1 cabin_NN1 to_TO show_VVI that_CST either_RR Rickie_NP1 or_CC Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 was_VBDZ still_RR awake_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD if_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD simply_RR forgotten_VVN to_TO turn_VVI off_II the_AT bulb_NN1 which_DDQ annoyingly_RR cast_VV0 its_APPGE brightness_NN1 through_II a_AT1 porthole_NN1 and_CC on_II21 to_II22 the_AT swirl_NN1 and_CC rush_NN1 of_IO white_JJ water_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ half_RR tempted_VVN to_TO pull_VVI the_AT fuse_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT circuit_NN1 and_CC thus_RR surround_VV0 Wavebreaker_NN1 with_IW darkness_NN1 ,_, but_CCB resisted_VVD the_AT impulse_NN1 ._. 
The_AT night_NNT1 became_VVD quiet_JJ again_RT ._. 
Wavebreaker_NP1 settled_VVD on_II her_APPGE new_JJ course_NN1 and_CC ,_, by_II the_AT time_NNT1 the_AT small_JJ hours_NNT2 were_VBDR growing_VVG ,_, we_PPIS2 had_VHD left_VVN the_AT island_NN1 's_GE lights_NN2 well_RR behind_RL and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ cutting_VVG her_APPGE prow_NN1 hard_RR into_II real_JJ ocean_NN1 waves_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR on_II the_AT starboard_NN1 tack_VV0 ,_, fighting_VVG into_II the_AT trades_NN2 as_CSA we_PPIS2 clawed_VVD our_APPGE way_NN1 out_RP from_II the_AT Bahamian_JJ shoals_NN2 into_II the_AT deep_JJ waters_NN2 of_IO the_AT Atlantic_NP1 ._. 
The_AT difference_NN1 in_II Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE motion_NN1 was_VBDZ extraordinary_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD disdained_VVN the_AT smaller_JJR waves_NN2 in_II the_AT shelter_NN1 of_IO the_AT islands_NN2 ,_, but_CCB now_RT she_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO tremble_VVI as_CSA her_APPGE hull_NN1 soaked_VVD up_RP the_AT ponderous_JJ force_NN1 of_IO the_AT ocean_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ proper_JJ sailing_NN1 ._. 
And_CC ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 to_TO celebrate_VVI her_APPGE freedom_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 dipped_VVD her_APPGE cutwater_NN1 into_II a_AT1 sudden_JJ trough_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 and_CC then_RT sprayed_VVD white_JJ water_NN1 high_JJ over_II her_APPGE bows_NN2 ._. 
The_AT shudder_NN1 of_IO the_AT bigger_JJR wave_NN1 sent_VVD a_AT1 shock_NN1 wave_NN1 through_II the_AT long_JJ hull_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 laughed_VVD aloud_RR with_IW the_AT pleasure_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 often_RR did_VDD when_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ alone_JJ at_II sea_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 began_VVD to_TO recite_VVI Shakespeare_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD reams_NN2 of_IO the_AT stuff_NN1 ,_, yards_NN2 and_CC yards_NN2 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, learned_VVN from_II my_APPGE father_NN1 ;_; the_AT one_PN1 absolutely_RR true_JJ gift_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE childhood_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 liked_VVD to_TO hear_VVI the_AT verse_NN1 ,_, and_CC enjoyed_VVD declaiming_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB only_RR if_CS there_EX was_VBDZ no_PN121 one_PN122 to_TO hear_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, for_CS I_PPIS1 knew_VVD that_CST my_APPGE voice_NN1 held_VVD all_DB the_AT fine_JJ cadences_NN2 of_IO Sir_NNB Tom_NP1 himself_PPX1 ._. 
That_DD1 night_NNT1 I_PPIS1 belted_VVD out_RP one_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE favourite_JJ speeches_NN2 ,_, the_AT one_PN1 from_II the_AT second_MD part_NN1 of_IO Henry_NP1 IV_MC in_II which_DDQ the_AT new_JJ king_NN1 ,_, Henry_NP1 V_ZZ1 ,_, rejects_VVZ the_AT friendship_NN1 of_IO Falstaff_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 thee_PPY not_XX ,_, old_JJ man_NN1 :_: fall_VV0 to_II thy_APPGE prayers_NN2 ;_; How_RGQ ill_JJ white_JJ hairs_NN2 become_VV0 a_AT1 fool_NN1 and_CC jester_NN1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 long_JJ dream_NN1 'd_VHD of_IO such_DA a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO man_NN1 ,_, So_RG surfeit-swell_JJ 'd_VM ,_, so_RG old_JJ ,_, and_CC so_RR profane_VV0 ;_; But_CCB ,_, being_VBG awaked_VVN ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 despise_VVI my_APPGE dream_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 stopped_VVD abruptly_RR ._. 
A_AT1 movement_NN1 had_VHD startled_VVN me_PPIO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 turned_VVD to_TO see_VVI Robin-Anne_NP1 Crowninshield_NP1 ,_, dressed_VVN only_RR in_II a_AT1 white_JJ nightdress_NN1 ,_, standing_VVG in_II the_AT main_JJ companionway_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 was_VBDZ really_RR great_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ shivering_VVG violently_RR ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'll_VM find_VVI an_AT1 oilskin_NN1 jacket_NN1 in_II the_AT locker_NN1 at_II the_AT foot_NN1 of_IO the_AT stairs_NN2 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE and_CC you_PPY 'll_VM also_RR discover_VVI that_CST Ellen_NP1 has_VHZ left_VVN a_AT1 Thermos_NN1 of_IO coffee_NN1 on_II the_AT stove_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 like_VV0 mine_PPGE without_IW sugar_NN1 but_CCB with_IW milk_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY may_VM have_VHI to_TO unscrew_VVI the_AT stove-fiddles_NN2 to_TO release_VVI the_AT Thermos_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY 'll_VM find_VVI the_AT milk_NN1 in_II the_AT fridge_NN1 to_II the_AT right_NN1 of_IO the_AT stove_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 nodded_VVD grave_JJ acknowledgement_NN1 of_IO all_DB my_APPGE instructions_NN2 ,_, then_RT disappeared_VVD below_RL for_IF five_MC minutes_NNT2 ,_, eventually_RR returning_VVG swathed_VVD in_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT vast_JJ ,_, padded_JJ and_CC multi-layered_JJ foulweather_NN1 coats_NN2 ,_, and_CC carrying_VVG a_AT1 mug_NN1 of_IO coffee_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 assume_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ caffeinated_VVN ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD in_II her_APPGE thin_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ indeed_RR proper_JJ coffee_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 confirmed_VVD ,_, '_GE but_CCB if_CS you_PPY insist_VV0 on_II the_AT wimpish_JJ unleaded_JJ kind_NN1 then_RT you_PPY will_VM find_VVI a_AT1 jar_NN1 in_II the_AT locker_NN1 above_II the_AT sink_NN1 ._. 
Are_VBR you_PPY hungry_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM OK_JJ ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 sat_VVD at_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT cockpit_NN1 ,_, curled_VVD her_APPGE legs_NN2 into_II the_AT warm_JJ shelter_NN1 of_IO the_AT jacket_NN1 ,_, then_RT hunched_VVN down_RP into_II the_AT thick_JJ collar_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 all_DB I_PPIS1 could_VM see_VVI of_IO her_APPGE face_NN1 was_VBDZ her_APPGE enormous_JJ ,_, moon-silvered_JJ and_CC lemur-like_JJ eyes_NN2 beneath_II the_AT pale_JJ gleam_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE short_JJ bright_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 yawned_VVD ._. 
'_" How_RGQ long_RR till_II dawn_NNT1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE An_AT1 hour_NNT1 ._. 
Could_VM n't_XX you_PPY sleep_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 set_VV0 an_AT1 alarm_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI up_RP ._. 
Mom_NN1 said_VVD I_PPIS1 should_VM n't_XX miss_VVI the_AT dawn_NNT1 at_II sea_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD it_PPH1 's_VBZ kind_RR21 of_RR22 beautiful_JJ ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 rested_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 against_II a_AT1 cushion_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 she_PPHS1 could_VM stare_VVI straight_RR up_RP through_II the_AT network_NN1 of_IO rigging_NN1 and_CC past_II the_AT lightblanched_JJ sails_NN2 to_II where_RRQ the_AT stars_NN2 wheeled_VVD their_APPGE cold_JJ fire_NN1 beyond_II the_AT mastheads_NN2 ._. 
'_" Where_RRQ are_VBR we_PPIS2 ?_? 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 've_VH0 just_RR left_VVN the_AT North-East_ND1 Providence_NP1 Channel_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 're_VBR in_II the_AT open_JJ sea_NN1 now_RT ._. 
Did_VDD your_APPGE brother_NN1 's_GE music_NN1 wake_VV0 you_PPY earlier_RRR ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 shook_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, then_RT seemed_VVD to_TO shrink_VVI even_RR lower_JJR inside_II the_AT enveloping_JJ jacket_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY look_VV0 happy_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, almost_RR accusingly_RR ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ me_PPIO1 ._. 
Just_RR a_AT1 dim_JJ ,_, shallow_JJ and_CC happy_JJ Brit_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD meant_VVN her_PPHO1 to_TO laugh_VVI ,_, but_CCB instead_RR she_PPHS1 frowned_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 my_APPGE happiness_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 puzzle_NN1 that_CST needed_VVD to_TO be_VBI understood_VVN ._. 
'_" Are_VBR you_PPY going_VVGK to_TO recite_VVI any_DD more_DAR of_IO that_DD1 poetry_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Shakespeare_NP1 ,_, right_RR ?_? 
'_" '_GE Right_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ good_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 great_JJ poet_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO be_VBI told_VVN ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 your_APPGE voice_NN1 and_CC delivery_NN1 ,_, '_GE Robin-Anne_NP1 said_VVD fervently_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ good_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ imitation_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD in_II self-disparagement_NN1 ,_, '_GE just_JJ imitation_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 suddenly_RR heard_VVD my_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE voice_NN1 telling_VVG me_PPIO1 that_CST all_DB acting_VVG is_VBZ mere_JJ imitation_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ all_DB it_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, dear_UH Nick_NP1 !_! 
Only_JJ imitation_NN1 ,_, mere_JJ mummery_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ do_VD0 people_NN take_VV0 it_PPH1 so_RG seriously_RR ?_? 
'_GE The_AT wheel_NN1 suddenly_RR pushed_VVN into_II my_APPGE left_JJ palm_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM feel_VVI all_DB the_AT thudding_JJ pressure_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 and_CC the_AT wind_NN1 concentrated_VVN into_II that_DD1 one_MC1 polished_JJ spoke_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 eased_VVD the_AT wheel_NN1 up_RP ,_, drawing_VVG Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE bows_NN2 harder_RRR into_II the_AT sea_NN1 and_CC wind_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ rewarded_VVN with_IW another_DD1 shattering_JJ of_IO white_JJ spray_NN1 that_CST exploded_VVD prettily_RR about_II our_APPGE bows_NN2 before_CS I_PPIS1 let_VV0 the_AT hull_NN1 fall_VVI away_RL once_RR21 more_RR22 ._. 
I_PPIS1 laughed_VVD for_IF the_AT sheer_JJ pleasure_NN1 of_IO playing_VVG such_DA games_NN2 with_IW God_NP1 's_GE strong_JJ world_NN1 ,_, then_RT remembered_VVD the_AT senator_NN1 had_VHD told_VVN me_PPIO1 that_CST Robin-Anne_NP1 liked_VVD to_TO sail_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 asked_VVD her_PPHO1 if_CS she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO take_VVI the_AT wheel_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO shudder_VVI at_II the_AT very_JJ thought_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI frightened_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB you_PPY can_VM sail_VVI a_AT1 boat_NN1 ,_, ca_VM n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 used_VMK to_TO sail_VVI a_AT1 little_JJ cat-boat_NN1 in_II Penobscot_NP1 Bay_NN1 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 long_JJ time_NNT1 ago_RA ._. 
Grandmother_NN1 lived_VVD there_RL in_II a_AT1 house_NN1 that_CST looked_VVD over_II the_AT water_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 's_VBZ dead_JJ now_RT ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 spoke_VVD sadly_RR ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 to_II a_AT1 twenty-four-year-old_JJ there_RL really_RR was_VBDZ a_AT1 time_NNT1 of_IO lost_JJ innocence_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ,_, if_CS the_AT twenty-four-year-old_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 cocaine_NN1 addict_NN1 ,_, then_RT there_EX was_VBDZ indeed_RR such_DA a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR understood_VVN the_AT appeal_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 cat-boat_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_" all_DB that_DD1 great_JJ big_JJ undivided_JJ sail_NN1 and_CC weather_NN1 helm_NN1 and_CC barn-door_JJ rudder_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 must_VM be_VBI like_II going_VVG to_II sea_NN1 in_II a_AT1 haystack_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Robin-Anne_NP1 nodded_VVD very_RG earnestly_RR as_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 truly_RR cared_VVN about_II my_APPGE opinion_NN1 ,_, but_CCB her_APPGE next_MD question_NN1 showed_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ paying_VVG no_AT attention_NN1 to_II my_APPGE inanities_NN2 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI of_IO us_PPIO2 ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD instead_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 glanced_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, trying_VVG to_TO hide_VVI my_APPGE embarrassment_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 swift_JJ and_CC flippant_JJ response_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 could_VM think_VVI of_IO nothing_PN1 to_TO say_VVI and_CC so_RR I_PPIS1 looked_VVD back_RP at_II the_AT binnacle_NN1 ,_, then_RT up_II21 to_II22 the_AT long_JJ moon-burnished_JJ sea_NN1 ahead_RL ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 really_RR awkward_JJ ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ,_, '_GE Robin-Anne_NP1 explained_VVD her_APPGE question_NN1 ,_, '_GE and_CC ashamed_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM just_RR the_AT skipper_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 barge_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE so_RR you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI to_TO explain_VVI anything_PN1 to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 like_II a_AT1 circus_NN1 animal_NN1 '_GE Robin-Anne_NP1 ignored_VVD my_APPGE disclaimer_NN1 '_GE because_CS you_PPY 're_VBR all_DB expecting_VVG me_PPIO1 to_TO perform_VVI my_APPGE antics_NN2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ I_PPIS1 can_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ antics_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_" To_TO stop_VVI using_VVG cocaine_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 frowned_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR all_DB watching_VVG me_PPIO1 ,_, waiting_VVG to_TO applaud_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE Is_VBZ that_DD1 bad_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ patronising_JJ ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ my_APPGE own_DA fault_NN1 that_CST you_PPY can_VM all_DB patronise_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 hate_VV0 myself_PPX1 for_IF it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Come_VV0 on_RP !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD chidingly_RR ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 all_DB like_VV0 you_PPY !_! 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 fell_VVD silent_JJ for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 saw_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ watching_VVG the_AT long_JJ heaving_NN1 waves_NN2 slip_VV0 past_II our_APPGE flanks_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, with_IW a_AT1 rustle_NN1 of_IO the_AT stiff_JJ jacket_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 looked_VVD back_RP to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" Did_VDD you_PPY ever_RR try_VVI cocaine_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 've_VH0 not_XX even_RR been_VBN tempted_VVN by_II it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
'_" For_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ silent_JJ ,_, staring_VVG at_II the_AT sheen_NN1 of_IO night_NNT1 on_II the_AT crinkled_JJ sea_NN1 ,_, then_RT she_PPHS1 smiled_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR lucky_JJ ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 cocaine_NN1 virgin_NN1 ._. 
Stay_VV0 that_DD1 way_NN1 ,_, because_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT most_RGT addictive_JJ substance_NN1 on_II the_AT planet_NN1 ._. 
'_" Her_APPGE last_MD words_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN spoken_VVN very_RG portentously_RR ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 rewarded_VVD them_PPHO2 with_IW a_AT1 dubious_JJ shrug_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Heroin_NN1 ?_? 
Alcohol_NN1 ?_? 
Nicotine_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY have_VH0 to_TO persuade_VVI a_AT1 laboratory_NN1 animal_NN1 to_TO become_VVI addicted_VVN to_II any_DD of_IO those_DD2 drugs_NN2 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY only_RR need_VV0 to_TO give_VVI an_AT1 animal_NN1 one_MC1 dose_NN1 of_IO cocaine_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ hooked_VVN ._. 
'_GE The_AT luff_NN1 of_IO the_AT flying_JJ jib_NN1 had_VHD begun_VVN to_II back_NN1 and_CC fill_VV0 and_CC so_RR I_PPIS1 let_VV0 the_AT ship_NN1 's_GE head_NN1 fall_VV0 away_RL ._. 
'_GE But_CCB the_AT real_JJ danger_NN1 of_IO cocaine_NN1 ,_, '_GE Robin-Anne_NP1 continued_VVD softly_RR ,_, '_GE is_VBZ that_CST it_PPH1 provides_VVZ ecstasy_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Breakspear_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Call_VV0 me_PPIO1 Nick_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ cocaine_NN1 does_VDZ ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ,_, is_VBZ to_TO make_VVI the_AT brain_NN1 produce_VVI a_AT1 thing_NN1 called_VVN dopamine_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 and_CC a_AT1 whole_JJ lot_NN1 of_IO other_JJ chemicals_NN2 ,_, but_CCB dopamine_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT main_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
'_" Her_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ very_RG earnest_JJ ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ desperately_RR important_JJ that_CST I_PPIS1 understood_VVD what_DDQ she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ weird_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP ,_, '_GE but_CCB pleasure_NN1 is_VBZ merely_RR the_AT result_NN1 of_IO naturally_RR occurring_VVG chemicals_NN2 secreted_VVN in_II the_AT brain_NN1 ,_, and_CC cocaine_NN1 can_VM turn_VVI those_DD2 chemicals_NN2 on_RP like_II a_AT1 faucet_NN1 ._. 
Can_VM you_PPY imagine_VVI a_AT1 day_NNT1 of_IO pure_JJ pleasure_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Breakspear_NP1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX need_VVI to_TO imagine_VVI such_DA a_AT1 day_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM remember_VVI plenty_PN ._. 
I_PPIS1 remembered_VVD lying_VVG in_II bed_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 pretty_JJ girl_NN1 while_CS the_AT rain_NN1 fell_VVD on_II a_AT1 Devon_NP1 river_NN1 outside_II our_APPGE window_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 remembered_VVD the_AT honesty_NN1 of_IO Masquerade_NP1 in_II a_AT1 force_NN1 five_MC wind_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT I_PPIS1 thought_VVD of_IO all_DB the_AT good_JJ days_NNT2 to_TO come_VVI ;_; days_NNT2 of_IO Ellen_NP1 and_CC me_PPIO1 and_CC Masquerade_NP1 in_II far_JJ seas_NN2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 must_VM have_VHI smiled_VVN ,_, for_IF Robin-Anne_NP1 nodded_VVD approval_NN1 of_IO whatever_DDQV silent_JJ answer_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ framing_VVG to_II her_APPGE question_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Think_VV0 of_IO all_DB that_DD1 happiness_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE and_CC understand_VV0 that_CST a_AT1 single_JJ hit_NN1 of_IO cocaine_NN1 ,_, just_RR a_AT1 single_JJ hit_NN1 ,_, will_VM produce_VVI a_AT1 hundred_NNO times_NNT2 as_RG much_DA1 pleasure-making_JJ dopamine_NN1 as_CSA that_DD1 one_MC1 happy_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
A_AT1 hundred_NNO times_NNT2 !_! 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ like_II making_VVG love_NN1 to_II God_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ euphoria_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 looked_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB said_VVD nothing_PN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI mistaken_VVN my_APPGE silence_NN1 for_IF disbelief_NN1 for_CS she_PPHS1 hurried_VVD to_TO explain_VVI her_APPGE evident_JJ knowledge_NN1 about_II the_AT drug_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 studied_VVD cocaine_NN1 ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO ._. 
I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD Rickie_NP1 to_TO stop_VVI using_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD a_AT1 friend_NN1 to_TO stop_VVI using_VVG it_PPH1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ,_, and_CC so_RR I_PPIS1 learned_VVD everything_PN1 I_PPIS1 could_VM ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC did_VDD learning_NN1 about_II it_PPH1 mean_VV0 trying_VVG it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC thus_RR you_PPY discovered_VVD euphoria_NN1 ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 nodded_VVD again_RT ._. 
'_GE And_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT euphoria_NN1 that_CST 's_VBZ so_RG addictive_JJ ,_, because_CS you_PPY 've_VH0 been_VBN to_II heaven_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT real_JJ world_NN1 seems_VVZ a_AT1 very_RG dull_JJ place_NN1 afterwards_RT ._. 
So_RR you_PPY begin_VV0 to_TO take_VVI more_DAR cocaine_NN1 ,_, and_CC quite_RG soon_RR you_PPY need_VV0 more_DAR and_CC more_DAR cocaine_NN1 to_TO unlock_VVI the_AT gates_NN2 of_IO heaven_NN1 ,_, and_CC once_CS you_PPY reach_VV0 heaven_NN1 you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO leave_VVI it_PPH1 and_CC so_CS you_PPY take_VV0 still_RR more_DAR cocaine_NN1 ,_, but_CCB by_II then_RT it_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX working_VVG ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 stopped_VVD abruptly_RR ,_, perhaps_RR fearing_VVG that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ boring_VVG me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 turned_VVD the_AT wheel_NN1 a_AT1 fraction_NN1 ,_, waiting_VVG for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT catch_NN1 in_II this_DD1 heaven_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP ,_, '_GE is_VBZ that_CST the_AT brain_NN1 has_VHZ only_RR got_VVN so_RG much_DA1 dopamine_NN1 to_TO offer_VVI ,_, and_CC once_RR the_AT cocaine_NN1 has_VHZ used_VVN it_PPH1 all_DB up_RP ,_, then_RT that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT pleasure_NN1 ._. 
Except_CS the_AT brain_NN1 is_VBZ screaming_VVG for_IF more_DAR dopamine_NN1 ,_, so_CS you_PPY overdose_VV0 because_CS you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX accept_VVI that_CST the_AT drug_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX working_VVG any_RR21 longer_RR22 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ then_RT that_DD1 cocaine_NN1 starts_VVZ doing_VDG its_APPGE other_JJ things_NN2 to_II you_PPY ._. 
It_PPH1 shrinks_VVZ the_AT arteries_NN2 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ blinded_VVD Rickie_NP1 's_GE left_JJ eye_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 really_RR had_VHD nothing_PN1 useful_JJ to_TO say_VVI ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 responded_VVD with_IW a_AT1 sympathetic_JJ noise_NN1 that_CST only_RR made_VVD Robin-Anne_NP1 shake_VVI her_APPGE head_NN1 impatiently_RR ._. 
'_" There_EX 's_VBZ worse_JJR ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE far_RG worse_JJR ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY mean_VV0 a_AT1 heart_NN1 attack_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ..._... 
'_" She_PPHS1 drew_VVD the_AT word_NN1 out_RP ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 I_PPIS1 heard_VVD in_II its_APPGE simple_JJ syllable_NN1 all_DB the_AT pain_NN1 and_CC hurt_JJ of_IO the_AT drug_NN1 ._. 
Robin-Anne_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN staring_VVG at_II the_AT dark_JJ sea_NN1 ,_, but_CCB now_RT she_PPHS1 turned_VVD her_APPGE big_JJ eyes_NN2 back_RP to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT worst_JJT thing_NN1 about_II cocaine_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST once_CS it_PPH1 has_VHZ exhausted_VVN all_DB the_AT dopamine_NN1 from_II the_AT brain_NN1 ,_, then_RT what_DDQ 's_VBZ left_VVN is_VBZ a_AT1 black_JJ hole_NN1 of_IO depression_NN1 so_RG big_JJ and_CC so_RG awful_JJ that_CST not_XX all_DB the_AT misery_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 can_VM fill_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
People_NN try_VV0 to_TO beat_VVI that_DD1 misery_NN1 with_IW barbiturates_NN2 ,_, but_CCB nothing_PN1 can_VM cure_VVI it_PPH1 because_CS you_PPY 've_VH0 taken_VVN away_II21 from_II22 yourself_PPX1 all_RR chance_NN1 of_IO feeling_VVG pleasure_NN1 ._. 
The_AT doctors_NN2 have_VH0 a_AT1 word_NN1 for_IF that_DD1 misery_NN1 ;_; they_PPHS2 call_VV0 it_PPH1 anhedonia_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ only_RR means_VVZ an_AT1 inability_NN1 to_TO feel_VVI enjoyment_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 feels_VVZ like_II hell_NN1 ,_, like_II true_JJ hell_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 hell_NN1 you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX even_RR escape_VVI from_II in_II sleep_NN1 because_CS overdosing_VVG on_II cocaine_NN1 gives_VVZ you_PPY chronic_JJ insomnia_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Hell_NN1 was_VBDZ being_VBG without_IW God_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 ,_, just_RR stared_VVD instead_RR at_II the_AT white_JJ wash_NN1 of_IO cabin_NN1 light_NN1 on_II the_AT rushing_JJ water_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD why_RRQ some_DD people_NN could_VM take_VVI cocaine_NN1 and_CC just_RR walk_VVI away_II21 from_II22 it_PPH1 ,_, while_CS others_NN2 ended_VVD up_RP in_II hell_NN1 ,_, or_CC in_II a_AT1 peep-show_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ probably_RR the_AT same_DA thing_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, '_GE Robin-Anne_NP1 went_VVD on_RP ,_, '_GE the_AT brain_NN1 eventually_RR manufactures_VVZ more_DAR dopamine_NN1 ,_, so_RR after_II a_AT1 day_NNT1 or_CC two_MC the_AT cocaine_NN1 can_VM work_VVI again_RT ,_, and_CC you_PPY go_VV0 soaring_VVG up_RP from_II hell_NN1 into_II heaven_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 roller-coaster_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Breakspear_NP1 ,_, up_RP and_CC down_RP ,_, up_RP and_CC down_NN1 '_GE her_APPGE thin_JJ white_JJ hand_NN1 suited_VVD the_AT action_NN1 to_II her_APPGE words_NN2 '_GE from_II heaven_NN1 to_II hell_NN1 and_CC back_RP again_RT ,_, and_CC if_CS heaven_NN1 is_VBZ euphoria_NN1 then_RT let_VV0 me_PPIO1 assure_VVI you_PPY that_DD1 hell_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 terrible_JJ place_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR remember_VV0 the_AT hell_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 really_RR could_VM help_VVI her_PPHO1 with_IW my_APPGE tuppence_NN worth_NN1 of_IO cheerful_JJ encouragement_NN1 ,_, '_GE and_CC perhaps_RR that_DD1 will_VM stop_VVI you_PPY ever_RR going_VVG back_RP to_II it_PPH1 !_! 
'_" '_GE But_CCB there_EX 's_VBZ another_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO hell_NN1 ,_, '_GE Robin-Anne_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ dulled_VVN ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 my_APPGE cheap_JJ optimism_NN1 had_VHD depressed_VVN her_PPHO1 ,_, '_" which_DDQ is_VBZ remembering_VVG the_AT euphoria_NN1 ,_, and_CC having_VHG to_TO surrender_VVI the_AT means_NN of_IO creating_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
That_DD1 hell_NN1 is_VBZ giving_VVG up_RP cocaine_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM in_II the_AT easy_JJ stage_NN1 ,_, the_AT first_MD few_DA2 days_NNT2 when_RRQ you_PPY just_RR sleep_VV0 and_CC eat_VV0 ,_, but_CCB quite_RG soon_RR I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI in_II the_AT hell_NN1 of_IO denial_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Breakspear_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 looked_VVD past_II Robin-Anne_NP1 to_II where_RRQ the_AT moon_NN1 's_GE path_NN1 gleamed_VVD on_II the_AT long_JJ waves_NN2 ,_, and_CC then_RT I_PPIS1 glanced_VVD forward_RL and_CC saw_VVD another_DD1 belt_NN1 of_IO silver_NN1 ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 one_PN1 diffuse_JJ and_CC hazy_JJ ,_, showing_VVG where_RRQ the_AT first_MD crepuscular_JJ light_NN1 seeped_VVD over_II the_AT world_NN1 's_GE grey_JJ edge_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dawn_NNT1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD in_II a_AT1 hopeful_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Robin-Anne_NP1 did_VDD not_XX react_VVI ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 looked_VVD down_RP to_TO see_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX watching_VVG for_IF the_AT new_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB was_VBDZ crying_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX know_VVI what_DDQ to_TO say_VVI or_CC do_VDI ._. 
I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI knelt_VVN beside_II her_PPHO1 and_CC put_VVN my_APPGE arms_NN2 around_II her_PPHO1 and_CC promised_VVD her_PPHO1 that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI freed_VVN from_II the_AT hell_NN1 of_IO anhedonia_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST there_EX really_RR was_VBDZ a_AT1 God_NN1 and_CC that_CST she_PPHS1 did_VDD have_VHI the_AT strength_NN1 to_TO tear_VVI herself_PPX1 free_JJ from_II cocaine_NN1 ,_, as_CSA others_NN2 had_VHD freed_VVN themselves_PPX2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI assured_VVN her_PPHO1 that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ true_JJ happiness_NN1 without_IW a_AT1 drug_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX know_VVI her_PPHO1 well_RR enough_RR to_TO embrace_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 just_RR let_VV0 her_APPGE weep_NN1 as_II the_AT sun_NN1 streaked_VVD up_RP in_II glory_NN1 from_II the_AT east_ND1 ._. 
Thus_RR Wavebreaker_NP1 sailed_VVD towards_II the_AT light_NN1 ,_, carrying_VVG her_APPGE passengers_NN2 to_II hell_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 rousted_VVD Thessy_NP1 out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE bed_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 cup_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 ,_, then_RT went_VVD to_II my_APPGE own_DA bed_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 took_VVD over_II the_AT wheel_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 slept_VVD ,_, dreaming_VVG of_IO Masquerade_NP1 sinking_NN1 through_II waves_NN2 of_IO steel_NN1 into_II torrents_NN2 of_IO fire_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 woke_VVD just_RR before_II lunchtime_NNT1 to_TO find_VVI Wavebreaker_NP1 still_RR sailing_VVG eastwards_RL ._. 
Ellen_NP1 was_VBDZ showing_VVG Rickie_NP1 Crowninshield_VV0 all_DB the_AT elaborate_JJ electronic_JJ toys_NN2 that_CST only_JJ Ellen_NP1 wholly_RR understood_VVN ;_; the_AT radios_NN2 ,_, radars_NN2 ,_, weatherfaxes_NN2 and_CC satellite_NN1 receivers_NN2 ,_, and_CC Rickie_NP1 was_VBDZ being_VBG surprisingly_RR attentive_JJ ,_, but_CCB as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 saw_VVD me_PPIO1 he_PPHS1 scowled_VVD and_CC clamped_VVD a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO headphones_NN2 over_II his_APPGE ears_NN2 as_CS21 though_CS22 to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX have_VHI to_TO hold_VVI any_DD kind_NN1 of_IO conversation_NN1 with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
Ellen_NP1 shrugged_VVD at_II his_APPGE rudeness_NN1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ 's_VBZ the_AT weather_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE No_AT change_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 squinted_VVD through_II a_AT1 porthole_NN1 and_CC saw_VVD the_AT sky_NN1 was_VBDZ scraped_VVN blue_JJ and_CC bright_JJ above_II an_AT1 empty_JJ sea_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY faxed_VVD a_AT1 chart_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD Ellen_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Sure_RR did_VDD ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 handed_VVD me_PPIO1 the_AT sheet_NN1 of_IO grey_JJ paper_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE synoptic_JJ chart_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN transmitted_VVN from_II Florida_NP1 just_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 moments_NN2 before_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 pretended_VVD to_TO despise_VVI such_DA modern_JJ aids_NN2 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ really_RR a_AT1 defensive_JJ reaction_NN1 because_CS I_PPIS1 knew_VVD I_PPIS1 could_VM never_RR afford_VVI such_DA frills_NN2 for_IF Masquerade_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 saw_VVD that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ not_XX even_RR a_AT1 ripple_NN1 of_IO low_JJ pressure_NN1 off_RP to_II the_AT east_ND1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ the_AT reassurance_NN1 I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD ,_, for_IF a_AT1 depression_NN1 to_II the_AT east_ND1 could_VM swiftly_RR twist_VVI itself_PPX1 into_II a_AT1 full-blooded_JJ storm_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Good_JJ morning_NNT1 ,_, Rickie_NP1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD loudly_RR ,_, wanting_VVG to_TO demonstrate_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 held_VVD no_AT grudge_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE behaviour_NN1 in_II the_AT night_NNT1 ._. 
'_" Yo_UH ._. 
'_" His_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ surly_JJ ,_, but_CCB suddenly_RR he_PPHS1 twisted_VVD round_RP to_TO face_VVI me_PPIO1 and_CC took_VVD off_II the_AT headphones_NN2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO apologise_VVI for_IF his_APPGE rudeness_NN1 of_IO the_AT previous_JJ night_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB instead_RR he_PPHS1 demanded_VVD to_TO know_VVI if_CSW it_PPH1 was_VBDZ true_JJ that_CST we_PPIS2 were_VBDR out_RP in_II the_AT open_JJ ocean_NN1 and_CC were_VBDR not_XX planning_VVG to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 landfall_NN1 for_IF some_DD days_NNT2 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ true_JJ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO do_VDI some_DD scuba_NN1 !_! '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD in_II outrage_NN1 ._. 
'_" There_EX 'll_VM be_VBI a_AT1 chance_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 promise_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE Jesus_NP1 !_! '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD in_II exasperation_NN1 ,_, then_RT turned_VVD abruptly_RR away_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 waited_VVD to_TO see_VVI if_CSW he_PPHS1 would_VM say_VVI any_DD more_DAR ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 evidently_RR did_VDD not_XX want_VVI my_APPGE company_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 grimaced_VVD at_II Ellen_NP1 ,_, then_RT went_VVD topsides_NN2 where_RRQ I_PPIS1 found_VVD the_AT ship_NN1 being_VBG steered_VVN by_II its_APPGE automatic_JJ pilot_NN1 and_CC Thessy_NP1 and_CC Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 perched_VVD halfway_RR up_RP the_AT mainmast_NN1 with_IW reels_NN2 of_IO rigging_VVG wire_NN1 from_II which_DDQ Thessy_NP1 was_VBDZ fashioning_VVG a_AT1 parallel_JJ set_NN1 of_IO starboard_NN1 shrouds_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO double_VVI up_RP all_DB Wavebreaker_NP1 's_GE standing_NN1 rigging_NN1 ,_, just_RR in_CS21 case_CS22 we_PPIS2 did_VDD try_VVI to_TO take_VVI her_PPHO1 across_II the_AT ocean_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT sign_NN1 of_IO Robin-Anne_NP1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ presumably_RR asleep_JJ ._. 
Chatterton_NP1 climbed_VVD down_RP to_II the_AT deck_NN1 and_CC told_VVD me_PPIO1 that_CST Robin-Anne_NP1 had_VHD eaten_VVN a_AT1 huge_JJ breakfast_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ about_II Rickie_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 just_RR played_VVN with_IW his_APPGE food_NN1 ,_, '_GE Chatterton_NP1 frowned_VVD ,_, '_GE and_CC that_DD1 means_VVZ he_PPHS1 must_VM be_VBI over_II the_AT crash_NN1 period_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ means_VVZ his_APPGE behaviour_NN1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI difficult_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Even_RR more_RGR difficult_JJ ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD with_IW dread_NN1 ._. 
The_AT big_JJ man_NN1 laughed_VVD ._. 
'_GE Nick_NP1 ,_, you_PPY ai_FU n't_XX seen_VVN nothing_PN1 yet_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 seemed_VVD that_CST Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 was_VBDZ right_JJ ,_, for_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR all_DB witnesses_NN2 to_II a_AT1 dreadful_JJ metamorphosis_NN1 in_II Rickie_NP1 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD joined_VVN the_AT ship_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN nothing_PN1 but_II eagerness_NN1 and_CC smiles_NN2 ,_, romping_VVG about_RP like_II a_AT1 new_JJ puppy_NN1 ,_, but_CCB now_RT he_PPHS1 had_VHD turned_VVN unrelentingly_RR morose_JJ ._. 
At_II lunchtime_NNT1 he_PPHS1 scowled_VVD at_II his_APPGE sister_NN1 who_PNQS ,_, wrapped_VVN in_II a_AT1 dressing_NN1 gown_NN1 ,_, fell_VVD on_II the_AT sandwiches_NN2 as_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX eaten_VVN in_II weeks_NNT2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM famished_JJ !_! 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 would_VM not_XX even_RR try_VVI a_AT1 sandwich_NN1 ,_, but_CCB instead_RR pushed_VVD his_APPGE plate_NN1 away_RL and_CC lit_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sipped_VVD at_II his_APPGE can_NN1 of_IO diet_NN1 soda_NN1 and_CC grimaced_VVN at_II the_AT taste_NN1 ._. 
'_" Have_VH0 we_PPIS2 got_VVN any_DD beer_NN1 on_II this_DD1 boat_NN1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 suddenly_RR asked_VVD ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD placidly_RR ._. 
'_GE Doctor_NN1 's_GE orders_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE Fuck_NN1 the_AT doctors_NN2 ._. 
'_" No_PN121 one_PN122 responded_VVD ,_, which_DDQ merely_RR annoyed_JJ Rickie_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stared_VVD at_II his_APPGE sister_NN1 whose_DDQGE pale_JJ face_NN1 was_VBDZ made_VVN even_RR paler_JJR by_II the_AT sun-block_JJ ointment_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD liberally_RR smeared_VVN on_II her_APPGE skin_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY like_VV0 this_DD1 shit-for-drink_NN1 ,_, Robbie_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Robin-Anne_NP1 nodded_VVD ,_, but_CCB was_VBDZ too_RG busy_JJ eating_NN1 to_TO take_VVI much_DA1 notice_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE brother_NN1 ,_, though_CS she_PPHS1 did_VDD manage_VVI to_TO mumble_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 thought_VVD the_AT diet_NN1 soda_NN1 was_VBDZ really_RR kind_RR21 of_RR22 good_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ really_RR kind_NN1 of_IO crap_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 turned_VVD his_APPGE truculent_JJ gaze_NN1 on_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY must_VM have_VHI some_DD liquor_NN1 aboard_RL ,_, Nick_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX a_AT1 drop_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 lied_VVD ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ very_RG un-British_JJ of_IO you_PPY ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 attempted_VVD an_AT1 atrocious_JJ imitation_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE English_JJ accent_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD all_DB British_JJ ships_NN2 were_VBDR fuelled_VVN by_II rum_NN1 ,_, sodomy_NN1 and_CC the_AT lash_NN1 ._. 
Is_VBZ n't_XX that_DD1 what_DDQ they_PPHS2 say_VV0 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ they_PPHS2 say_VV0 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 kept_VVD my_APPGE voice_NN1 friendly_NN1 ,_, for_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ determined_VVN not_XX to_TO be_VBI drawn_VVN by_II his_APPGE provocation_NN1 ._. 
'_" Are_VBR you_PPY gay_JJ ,_, Nick_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 suddenly_RR asked_VVD me_PPIO1 in_II what_DDQ purported_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 tone_NN1 of_IO serious_JJ enquiry_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX answer_VVI ,_, while_CS everyone_PN1 but_CCB Robin-Anne_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ too_RG busy_JJ eating_NN1 ,_, seemed_VVD embarrassed_JJ ._. 
Once_RR21 again_RR22 the_AT lack_NN1 of_IO response_NN1 infuriated_VVD Rickie_NP1 who_PNQS ,_, seeking_VVG some_DD other_JJ means_NN of_IO provocation_NN1 ,_, hurled_VVD his_APPGE can_NN1 of_IO soda_NN1 across_II the_AT deck_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Shit-juice_NN1 !_! '_" he_PPHS1 shouted_VVD ._. 
Ellen_NP1 caught_VVD my_APPGE eye_NN1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 stared_VVD at_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 for_IF a_AT1 sympathetic_JJ fraction_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 second_NNT1 ,_, then_RT I_PPIS1 looked_VVD away_RL to_TO see_VVI that_CST the_AT sticky_JJ liquid_NN1 had_VHD sprayed_VVN across_II the_AT teak_NN1 planks_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Clean_JJ it_PPH1 up_RP ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD mildly_RR ._. 
'_GE Rum_NN1 ,_, sodomy_NN1 and_CC the_AT lash_NN1 !_! 
'_GE Rickie_NN1 chanted_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 with_IW a_AT1 sudden_JJ and_CC extraordinary_JJ vindictiveness_NN1 ._. 
Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 stirred_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 proposed_VVD to_TO clean_VVI up_RP the_AT mess_NN1 himself_PPX1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 waved_VVD him_PPHO1 down_RP and_CC kept_VVD my_APPGE eyes_NN2 on_II Rickie_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Clean_JJ it_PPH1 up_RP ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD again_RT ._. 
'_" You_PPY clean_VV0 it_PPH1 up_RP ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ our_APPGE vacation_NN1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX suggest_VVI coming_VVG on_II this_DD1 heap_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 boat_NN1 to_TO work_VVI like_II a_AT1 house-servant_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX that_DD1 right_NN1 ,_, Robbie_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Robin-Anne_NP1 just_RR went_VVD on_II eating_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Clean_JJ it_PPH1 up_RP ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD Rickie_NP1 again_RT ._. 
Rickie_NP1 seized_VVD Thessy_NP1 's_GE can_NN1 ,_, pulled_VVN open_VV0 its_APPGE top_NN1 ,_, and_CC hurled_VVN it_PPH1 messily_RR after_II the_AT first_MD ._. 
'_" Now_RT what_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY going_VVG to_TO do_VDI ?_? 
Flog_VV0 me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 suddenly_RR laughed_VVD ,_, then_RT looked_VVN at_II Ellen_NP1 whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 perceived_VVD as_II a_AT1 possible_JJ ally_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY can_VM never_RR tell_VVI with_IW a_AT1 Brit_NN1 ,_, can_VM you_PPY ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ either_RR a_AT1 flog_VV0 or_CC a_AT1 fuck_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 to_TO encourage_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
Robin-Anne_NP1 ate_VVD stolidly_RR on_RP ,_, while_CS poor_JJ Thessy_NN1 looked_VVD terrified_JJ ._. 
Only_RR Jackson_NP1 Chatterton_NP1 seemed_VVD comfortable_JJ with_IW Rickie_NP1 's_GE display_NN1 of_IO petulant_JJ temper_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT man_NN1 said_VVD clean_JJ it_PPH1 up_RP ,_, '_GE Chatterton_NP1 said_VVD calmly_RR ,_, '_GE so_RR clean_VV0 it_PPH1 up_RP !_! 
'_GE But_CCB Rickie_NP1 was_VBDZ long_JJ beyond_II sense_NN1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 vacation_NN1 !_! '_" he_PPHS1 screamed_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 ,_, '_GE so_RR why_RRQ are_VBR we_PPIS2 out_RP here_RL ?_? 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO see_VVI a_AT1 beach_NN1 !_! 
A_AT1 beach_NN1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ a_AT1 beach_NN1 is_VBZ ?_? 
Sand_NN1 ?_? 
Surf_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO go_VVI board-sailing_NN1 ,_, maybe_RR do_VD0 a_AT1 little_JJ water_NN1 skiing_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO do_VDI some_DD scuba_NN1 ,_, for_IF Christ_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 !_! 
'_" I_PPIS1 ignored_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, fetching_VVG instead_RR a_AT1 mop_NN1 and_CC bucket_NN1 from_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT big_JJ stern_JJ lockers_NN2 ._. 
The_AT bucket_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 rope_NN1 attached_VVN to_II its_APPGE handle_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 skimmed_VVD it_PPH1 over_II the_AT stern_JJ to_TO haul_VVI up_RP a_AT1 gallon_NNU1 or_CC so_RR of_IO sea-water_NN1 which_DDQ I_PPIS1 slammed_VVD down_RP in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 Rickie_NP1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT deck_NN1 needs_VVZ cleaning_NN1 ,_, Rickie_NP1 ,_, so_RR do_VD0 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 threw_VVD the_AT mop_NN1 at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 ignored_VVD the_AT mop_NN1 ,_, just_RR staring_VVG at_II me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 saw_VVD him_PPHO1 take_VVI a_AT1 breath_NN1 ready_JJ to_TO defy_VVI me_PPIO1 so_RR I_PPIS1 spoke_VVD before_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM ._. 
'_GE Either_RR you_PPY clean_VV0 the_AT deck_NN1 ,_, Rickie_NP1 ,_, or_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM scrub_VVI it_PPH1 with_IW your_APPGE hair_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 began_VVD to_TO weep_VVI ._. 
Robin-Anne_NP1 glanced_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, then_RT smeared_JJ mustard_NN1 on_II a_AT1 roast_JJ beef_NN1 sandwich_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ real_JJ good_JJ food_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD enthusiastically_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM help_VVI you_PPY ,_, '_GE Ellen_NP1 said_VVD to_II Rickie_NP1 ,_, then_RT she_PPHS1 took_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC placed_VVD it_PPH1 on_II the_AT mop_NN1 handle_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Come_VV0 on_RP ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD gently_RR ._. 
Thus_RR ,_, as_CSA Rickie_NP1 feebly_RR dabbed_VVD at_II the_AT deck_NN1 and_CC as_CSA his_APPGE sister_NN1 ate_VVD ,_, our_APPGE happy_JJ ship_NN1 sailed_VVD on_RP ._. 
