PROLOGUE_NN1 Post-Impressionism_NP1 :_: Royal_JJ Academy_NN1 of_IO Arts_NN2 ,_, London_NP1 1980_MC He_PPHS1 signed_VVD the_AT Friends_NN2 '_GE Book_NN1 in_II his_APPGE elegant_JJ handwriting_NN1 :_: Alexander_NP1 Wedderburn_NP1 ,_, January_NPM1 22nd_MD ,_, 1980_MC ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN ,_, peremptory_JJ as_CSA always_RR ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ to_TO go_VVI straight_RR to_II Room_NN1 III_MC ,_, where_CS &quot;_" the_AT miraculous_JJ stuff_NN1 &quot;_" was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI found_VVN ._. 
Early_RR ._. 
So_RR here_RL he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, a_AT1 distinguished_JJ public_JJ man_NN1 ,_, also_RR an_AT1 artist_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 kind_NN1 ,_, stepping_VVG obediently_RR through_II Room_NN1 I_ZZ1 (_( French_JJ 1880s_MC2 )_) and_CC Room_NN1 II_MC (_( British_JJ 1880s_MC2 and_CC 1890s_MC2 )_) ,_, on_II a_AT1 lead_NN1 grey_JJ morning_NNT1 ,_, to_II the_AT pale_JJ grey_JJ ,_, classical_JJ ,_, quiet_JJ place_NN1 where_RRQ the_AT bright_JJ light_NN1 shone_VVD and_CC sang_VVD off_II pigment_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT phrase_NN1 ,_, miraculous_JJ stuff_NN1 ,_, seemed_VVD merely_RR accurate_JJ ._. 
On_II one_MC1 long_JJ wall_NN1 hung_VVD a_AT1 row_NN1 of_IO Van_NP1 Goghs_NP1 ,_, including_II an_AT1 Arles_NP2 &quot;_" Poets_NN2 '_GE Garden_NN1 &quot;_" he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX seen_VVN before_RT ,_, but_CCB recognised_VVD ,_, from_II small_JJ photographs_NN2 ,_, from_II charged_JJ descriptions_NN2 in_II the_AT painter_NN1 's_GE letters_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD down_RP and_CC saw_VVD a_AT1 bifurcated_JJ path_NN1 ,_, simmering_JJ with_IW gold_JJ heat_NN1 round_RP and_CC under_II the_AT rising_NN1 ,_, spreading_VVG blue-black-green_JJ down-pointing_JJ vanes_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 great_JJ pine_NN1 ,_, still_RR widening_VVG where_RRQ the_AT frame_NN1 interrupted_VVD its_APPGE soaring_JJ ._. 
Two_MC decorous_JJ figures_NN2 advanced_VVD ,_, hand-in-hand_JJ ,_, under_II its_APPGE suspended_JJ thickness_NN1 ._. 
And_CC beyond_RL ,_, green_JJ grass_NN1 and_CC geraniums_NN2 like_II splashes_NN2 of_IO blood_NN1 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX worried_VVN about_II whether_CSW Frederica_NP1 would_VM turn_VVI up_RP ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ no_RR21 longer_RR22 in_II the_AT habit_NN1 of_IO being_VBG late_JJ :_: her_APPGE life_NN1 had_VHD schooled_VVN her_PPHO1 to_II temporal_JJ accuracy_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR to_II being_VBG considerate_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 himself_PPX1 ,_, at_II sixty-two_MC ,_, felt_VVD ,_, not_XX quite_RG accurately_RR ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ now_RT too_RG old_JJ ,_, too_RR settled_VVN ,_, to_TO be_VBI put_VVN out_RP ,_, by_II her_PPHO1 or_CC by_II anyone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD with_IW warmth_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE certain_JJ approach_NN1 ._. 
There_EX had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 pattern_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 only_RR too_RG discernible_JJ repetition_NN1 in_II the_AT events_NN2 and_CC relationships_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE life_NN1 into_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD ruggedly_RR refused_VVN to_TO fit_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 nuisance_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 threat_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 torment_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ now_RT a_AT1 friend_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD suggested_VVN that_CST they_PPHS2 look_VV0 at_II Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 together_RL ,_, setting_VVG up_RP another_DD1 form_NN1 of_IO repetition_NN1 ,_, deliberate_VV0 ,_, contrived_JJ and_CC aesthetic_JJ ._. 
His_APPGE play_NN1 ,_, The_AT Yellow_JJ Chair_NN1 ,_, had_VHD first_MD been_VBN presented_VVN in_II 1957_MC ;_; he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX like_VVI to_TO think_VVI too_RG closely_RR about_II it_PPH1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX like_VVI to_TO think_VVI too_RG closely_RR about_II any_DD of_IO his_APPGE past_JJ work_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stared_VVD at_II the_AT serenely_RR impassioned_JJ garden_NN1 made_VVN out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 whirl_NN1 of_IO yellow_JJ brushstrokes_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 viridian_JJ impasto_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 dense_JJ mass_NN1 of_IO furiously_RR feathered_JJ lines_NN2 of_IO blue-green_JJ ,_, isolated_VVD black_JJ pot_NN1 hooks_NN2 ,_, the_AT painfully_RR clear_JJ orange-red_JJ spattering_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD trouble_NN1 finding_VVG an_AT1 appropriate_JJ language_NN1 for_IF the_AT painter_NN1 's_GE obsession_NN1 with_IW the_AT illuminated_JJ material_NN1 world_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN lying_VVG if_CSW he_PPHS1 had_VHD recorded_VVN only_RR the_AT more_RGR accessible_JJ drama_NN1 of_IO the_AT painter_NN1 's_GE electric_JJ quarrels_NN2 with_IW Gauguin_NN1 in_II the_AT Yellow_JJ House_NN1 in_II Arles_NP2 ,_, the_AT distant_JJ necessary_JJ brother_NN1 who_PNQS supplied_VVD paint_NN1 and_CC love_NN1 ,_, the_AT severed_JJ ear_NN1 delivered_VVN to_II the_AT whore_NN1 in_II the_AT brothel_NN1 ,_, the_AT asylum_NN1 fears_NN2 ._. 
At_RR21 first_RR22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD thought_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM write_VVI a_AT1 plain_NN1 ,_, exact_JJ verse_NN1 with_IW no_AT figurative_JJ language_NN1 ,_, in_II which_DDQ a_AT1 yellow_JJ chair_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT thing_NN1 itself_PPX1 ,_, a_AT1 yellow_JJ chair_NN1 ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 round_JJ gold_NN1 apple_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 apple_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 sunflower_NN1 a_AT1 sunflower_NN1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT he_PPHS1 still_RR saw_VVD the_AT brushstrokes_NN2 ,_, as_RR31 it_RR32 were_RR33 ,_, in_II this_DD1 naked_JJ way_NN1 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 his_APPGE earlier_JJR thoughts_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 garden_NN1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI undone_VVN ,_, the_AT idea_NN1 of_IO black_JJ wings_NN2 to_TO be_VBI stripped_VVN from_II the_AT painted_JJ leafage_NN1 ,_, the_AT vulgar_JJ idea_NN1 of_IO blood_NN1 splashes_NN2 washed_VVN off_II the_AT notation_NN1 of_IO geraniums_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 could_VM n't_XX be_VBI done_VDN ._. 
Language_NN1 was_VBDZ against_II him_PPHO1 ,_, for_IF a_AT1 start_NN1 ._. 
Metaphor_NN1 lay_VVD coiled_VVD in_II the_AT name_NN1 sunflower_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ not_XX only_RR turned_VVN towards_II but_CCB resembled_VVD the_AT sun_NN1 ,_, the_AT source_NN1 of_IO light_NN1 ._. 
Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 's_GE idea_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 had_VHD also_RR been_VBN against_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT yellow_JJ chair_NN1 ,_, besides_RR being_VBG brushstrokes_NN2 and_CC pigment_NN1 ,_, besides_RR being_VBG a_AT1 yellow_JJ chair_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO twelve_MC bought_VVD for_IF a_AT1 company_NN1 of_IO artists_NN2 who_PNQS were_VBDR to_TO inhabit_VVI the_AT Yellow_JJ House_NN1 ,_, the_AT white_JJ walls_NN2 of_IO which_DDQ should_VM blaze_VVI with_IW sunflowers_NN2 as_II the_AT windows_NN2 of_IO Gothic_JJ cathedrals_NN2 blazed_VVD with_IW coloured_JJ light_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX only_JJ metaphor_NN1 :_: cultural_JJ motif_NN1 ,_, immanent_JJ religion_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 faith_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 church_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 thing_NN1 always_RR linked_VVN to_II another_DD1 thing_NN1 ._. 
As_II the_AT Poets_NN2 '_GE Garden_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 decoration_NN1 for_IF the_AT bedroom_NN1 of_IO the_AT &quot;_" poet_NN1 Gauguin_NN1 &quot;_" was_VBDZ more_RRR than_CSN it_PPH1 seemed_VVD ._. 
Some_DD time_NNT1 ago_RA I_PPIS1 read_VV0 an_AT1 article_NN1 on_II Dante_NP1 ,_, Petrarch_NP1 ,_, Boccaccio_NP1 and_CC Botticelli_NP1 ._. 
Good_JJ Lord_NN1 !_! it_PPH1 did_VDD make_VVI an_AT1 impression_NN1 on_II me_PPIO1 ,_, reading_VVG the_AT letters_NN2 of_IO those_DD2 men_NN2 ._. 
Arles_NP1 ,_, 1888_MC ._. 
And_CC Petrarch_NP1 lived_VVD quite_RG near_RL here_RL in_II Avignon_NP1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 am_VBM seeing_VVG the_AT same_DA cypresses_NN2 and_CC oleanders_VVZ ..._... 
There_EX is_VBZ still_RR a_AT1 great_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO Greece_NP1 all_RR through_II the_AT Tartarin_NN1 and_CC Daumier_JJR part_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 queer_JJ country_NN1 ,_, where_CS the_AT good_JJ folks_NN2 have_VH0 the_AT accent_NN1 you_PPY know_VV0 ;_; there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 Venus_NP1 of_IO Arles_NP2 just_RR as_CSA there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 Venus_NP1 of_IO Lesbos_NN2 and_CC one_PN1 still_RR feels_VVZ the_AT youth_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, in_II31 spite_II32 of_II33 all_DB ..._... 
But_CCB is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 true_JJ ,_, this_DD1 garden_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 fantastic_JJ character_NN1 which_DDQ makes_VVZ you_PPY quite_RG able_JK to_TO imagine_VVI the_AT poets_NN2 of_IO the_AT Renaissance_NN1 strolling_VVG among_II these_DD2 bushes_NN2 and_CC over_II the_AT flowery_JJ grass_NN1 ?_? ..._... 
The_AT youth_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, Alexander_NP1 thought_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ world-weary_JJ then_RT ._. 
In_II July_NPM1 1890_MC ,_, two_MC years_NNT2 after_II writing_VVG this_DD1 ,_, Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 had_VHD shot_VVN himself_PPX1 inefficiently_RR in_II the_AT groin_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD died_VVN slowly_RR ._. 
In_II 1954_MC Alexander_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 time-obsessed_JJ man_NN1 ,_, had_VHD read_VVN the_AT centenary_NN1 edition_NN1 (_( 1953_MC )_) of_IO the_AT Letters_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD himself_PPX1 been_VBN rising_VVG thirty-seven_MC and_CC when_CS The_AT Yellow_JJ Chair_NN1 was_VBDZ put_VVN on_RP had_VHD passed_VVN that_DD1 age_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ older_JJR now_RT than_CSN Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD ,_, in_II the_AT 1940s_MC2 ,_, realised_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ older_JJR than_CSN Keats_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD felt_VVN ,_, perhaps_RR ,_, briefly_RR ,_, the_AT power_NN1 of_IO the_AT survivor_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ nonsense_NN1 ._. 
The_AT eternal_JJ youth_NN1 of_IO Provence_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO thick_JJ ,_, fat_NN1 ,_, hot_JJ motorways_NN2 carving_VVG up_RP that_DD1 land_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 turned_VVD his_APPGE attention_NN1 to_II the_AT timeless_JJ fields_NN2 of_IO wheat_NN1 and_CC olives_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO progress_NN1 up_II the_AT Palladian_JJ marble_NN1 stair_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 painter_NN1 stopped_VVD to_TO kiss_VVI her_PPHO1 :_: a_AT1 journalist_NN1 waved_VVD ._. 
John_NP1 House_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD organised_VVN the_AT exhibition_NN1 ,_, came_VVD almost_RR leaping_VVG down_II the_AT stairs_NN2 accompanied_VVN by_II a_AT1 smallish_JJ woman_NN1 in_II a_AT1 pine-green_JJ tent-like_JJ coat_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR kissed_VVD Frederica_NP1 and_CC introduced_VVD the_AT woman_NN1 ,_, fumbling_VVG her_APPGE name_NN1 ,_, as_CSA &quot;_" a_AT1 colleague_NN1 &quot;_" and_CC Frederica_NP1 as_CSA &quot;_" Frederica_NP1 you_PPY must_VM forgive_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 never_RR know_VV0 what_DDQ name_VV0 you_PPY re_II working_VVG under_RP ,_, women_NN2 these_DD2 days_NNT2 are_VBR so_RG protean_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" Frederica_NP1 did_VDD not_XX attempt_VVI to_TO ascertain_VVI the_AT fumbled_JJ name_NN1 ,_, having_VHG given_VVN up_RP interest_NN1 in_II stray_JJ new_JJ people_NN until_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ clear_JJ that_CST they_PPHS2 were_VBDR of_IO real_JJ concern_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 assumed_VVD wrongly_RR that_CST John_NP1 House_NN1 's_GE colleague_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 art_NN1 historian_NN1 ._. 
The_AT colleague_NN1 looked_VVN at_II Frederica_NP1 with_IW an_AT1 apparently_RR absent-minded_JJ scanning_NN1 attention_NN1 ._. 
John_NP1 House_NN1 spoke_VVD of_IO the_AT history_NN1 of_IO the_AT gathering_NN1 of_IO the_AT images_NN2 ,_, an_AT1 emptiness_NN1 here_RL Jacob_NP1 wrestling_VVG the_AT Angel_NN1 )_) ,_, an_AT1 unexpected_JJ illumination_NN1 there_RL ._. 
Frederica_NP1 listened_VVD attentively_RR ;_; went_VVD on_RP and_CC signed_VVD the_AT Visitors_NN2 '_GE Book_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 Potter_NP1 ,_, Radio_NN1 3_MC Critics_NN2 '_GE Forum_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 negotiated_VVD a_AT1 free_JJ catalogue_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 made_VVD her_APPGE leisurely_JJ way_NN1 towards_II where_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD told_VVN Alexander_NP1 to_TO be_VBI ._. 
An_AT1 old_JJ woman_NN1 ,_, armed_VVN with_IW a_AT1 Sound_NN1 Guide_NN1 ,_, became_VVD quite_RG excited_JJ and_CC pulled_VVN at_II the_AT arm_NN1 of_IO another_DD1 ._. 
&quot;_" Hey_UH look_VV0 at_II that_DD1 Winston_NP1 Churchill_NP1 painted_VVD that_CST ,_, the_AT ..._... &quot;_" carefully_RR &quot;_" Cap_VV0 d'Antibes_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Frederica_NP1 dipped_VVD round_II her_PPHO1 to_TO stare_VVI :_: Claude_NP1 Monet_NP1 :_: &quot;_" Au_FO Cap_NN1 d'Antibes_NP1 par_NN1 vent_NN1 de_NP1 mistral_NN1 &quot;_" ._. 
A_AT1 whirl_NN1 of_IO blue_JJ and_CC rose_VVD ,_, for_IF in_II less_RGR formed_JJ plungings_NN2 of_IO water_NN1 and_CC wind_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" To_TO paint_VVI ,_, &quot;_" she_PPHS1 remembered_VVD from_II Proust_NP1 's_GE description_NN1 of_IO fictive_JJ Elstir_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" that_CST one_PN1 does_VDZ not_XX see_VVI what_DDQ one_PN1 sees_VVZ ._. 
&quot;_" To_TO paint_VVI light_JJ and_CC air_NN1 between_II ourselves_PPX2 and_CC objects_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, dear_UH ,_, Winston_NP1 Churchill_NP1 &quot;_" The_AT second_MD woman_NN1 tugged_VVD free_JJ of_IO the_AT clutching_JJ fingers_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" Not_XX to_TO be_VBI mentioned_VVN in_II the_AT same_DA breath_NN1 with_IW ..._... &quot;_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, looking_VVG nervously_RR from_II Frederica_NP1 to_II painted_JJ signature_NN1 ._. 
The_AT arrested_JJ water_NN1 shone_VVD and_CC danced_VVD ._. 
In_II the_AT catalogue_NN1 John_NP1 House_NN1 quoted_VVD Monet_NP1 's_GE description_NN1 of_IO the_AT painted_JJ light_NN1 around_II the_AT snowy_JJ haystacks_NN2 as_II an_AT1 enveloping_JJ veil_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR quoted_VVD Mallarm_VV0 &quot;_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ..._... that_CST there_EX should_VM be_VBI only_JJ allusion_NN1 ..._... 
To_TO name_VVI an_AT1 object_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO suppress_VVI three-quarters_MF of_IO the_AT enjoyment_NN1 of_IO the_AT poem_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ created_VVN by_II the_AT gradual_JJ pleasure_NN1 of_IO apprehending_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
To_TO suggest_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT dream_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 view_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 with_IW which_DDQ Frederica_NP1 was_VBDZ entirely_RR in_II sympathy_NN1 :_: she_PPHS1 liked_VVD naming_VVG names_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 looked_VVD briefly_RR down_RP ,_, dazzled_VVN by_II the_AT flowing_JJ skin_NN1 of_IO worked_JJ and_CC delicate_JJ colour_NN1 ;_; the_AT blue_JJ and_CC rose_NN1 tourbillons_NN2 of_IO the_AT mistral_NN1 on_II the_AT sea_NN1 ,_, the_AT prismatically_RR sliced_JJ frosty_JJ nimbus_NN1 round_II the_AT mysterious_JJ squat_JJ stacks_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 scribbled_VVD words_NN2 ,_, notes_NN2 ,_, in_II the_AT margin_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE catalogue_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 bought_VVD a_AT1 ticket_NN1 ,_, and_CC paid_VVN for_IF the_AT hire_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 catalogue_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX sure_JJ why_RRQ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 believed_VVD ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO discuss_VVI certain_JJ administrative_JJ problems_NN2 with_IW Frederica_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ aware_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 believed_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II31 need_II32 of_II33 art_NN1 ._. 
Under_II his_APPGE arm_NN1 he_PPHS1 carried_VVD a_AT1 folded_JJ newspaper_NN1 with_IW that_DD1 day_NNT1 's_GE headline_NN1 :_: PEACE_NN1 MOTHER_NN1 DIES_VVZ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ raw_JJ to_II bad_JJ news_NN1 ,_, more_RGR raw_JJ as_CSA he_PPHS1 grew_VVD older_JJR ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ not_XX perhaps_RR quite_RG what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD expected_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD and_CC did_VDD not_XX see_VVI the_AT paintings_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 field_NN1 of_IO poppies_NN2 and_CC corn_NN1 which_DDQ reminded_VVD him_PPHO1 only_RR of_IO small_JJ and_CC large_JJ ,_, faded_JJ and_CC ghostly_JJ versions_NN2 of_IO Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 's_GE &quot;_" Harvest_NN1 &quot;_" which_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN repeated_VVN in_II endless_JJ hospital_NN1 corridors_NN2 ,_, waiting_VVG rooms_NN2 ,_, school_NN1 offices_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN these_DD2 ample_JJ fields_NN2 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN Cezanne_NP1 's_GE geometric_JJ brown_JJ and_CC green_JJ undergrowth_NN1 in_II more_DAR than_CSN one_MC1 mental_JJ hospital_NN1 day_NNT1 room_NN1 ._. 
Odd_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, considering_CS21 that_CS22 Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 himself_PPX1 had_VHD died_VVN mad_JJ and_CC despairing_JJ in_II such_DA surroundings_NN2 ._. 
Not_XX serene_JJ ,_, overexcited_VVD ,_, these_DD2 fields_NN2 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 's_GE patience_NN1 with_IW the_AT nervously_RR ill_JJ was_VBDZ not_XX what_DDQ it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN ._. 
Although_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ fourteen_MC years_NNT2 younger_JJR than_CSN Alexander_NP1 ,_, Daniel_NP1 too_RR was_VBDZ in_II the_AT habit_NN1 of_IO thinking_NN1 of_IO himself_PPX1 as_II a_AT1 survivor_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 battered_JJ and_CC grizzled_JJ survivor_NN1 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 saw_VVD her_PPHO1 coming_VVG towards_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
A_AT1 dozen_NNO or_CC so_RR schoolgirls_NN2 were_VBDR dutifully_RR filling_VVG in_II xeroxed_JJ ,_, hand-written_NN1 ,_, one-word-answerable_JJ questionnaires_NN2 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 ,_, always_RR a_AT1 connoisseur_NN1 of_IO garments_NN2 ,_, realised_VVD that_CST Frederica_NP1 had_VHD changed_VVN her_APPGE style_NN1 ,_, that_CST the_AT clothes_NN2 the_AT young_JJ creatures_NN2 were_VBDR wearing_VVG could_VM be_VBI described_VVN as_II a_AT1 parody_NN1 of_IO the_AT clothes_NN2 Frederica_NP1 had_VHD worn_VVN at_II their_APPGE age_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST Frederica_NP1 's_GE new_JJ style_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX unrelated_JJ to_II this_DD1 shift_NN1 ._. 
There_RL she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 conventional_JJ two-piece_JJ suit_NN1 ,_, fine_JJ dark_JJ wool_NN1 ,_, muted_JJ geometrical_JJ pattern_NN1 in_II greens_NN2 and_CC unexpected_JJ straw_NN1 browns_NN2 ,_, caught_VVN in_RP at_II the_AT waist_NN1 still_RR very_RG thin_JJ to_TO give_VVI the_AT effect_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 bustle_NN1 ,_, the_AT skirt_NN1 long_RR and_CC straight_RR to_II the_AT knee_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD ruffles_NN2 (_( not_XX swashbuckling_VVG )_) at_II the_AT neck_NN1 and_CC the_AT small_JJ velvet_NN1 hat_NN1 could_VM ,_, but_CCB did_VDD not_XX ,_, support_VV0 a_AT1 veil_NN1 ._. 
The_AT pale_JJ red_JJ hair_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 figure_NN1 of_IO eight_MC chignon_NN1 in_II her_APPGE neck_NN1 ,_, reminiscent_JJ of_IO one_MC1 of_IO Toulouse-Lautrec_NP1 's_GE fine-drawn_JJ cafe_NN1 habitues_NN2 ._. 
Fifties_MC2 and_CC post-impressionist_JJ ,_, thought_VVD Alexander_NP1 ,_, connecting_VVG ._. 
She_PPHS1 came_VVD up_RP and_CC kissed_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 remarked_VVD on_II the_AT parody-young_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 took_VVD the_AT point_NN1 eagerly_RR ._. 
&quot;_" My_APPGE dear_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 
Pencil_NN1 skirts_NN2 and_CC batwing_VVG sweaters_NN2 and_CC spiky_JJ stilettos_NN2 ,_, tottering_VVG with_IW their_APPGE hard_JJ little_JJ behinds_NN2 sticking_VVG out_RP ,_, and_CC all_DB that_DD1 red_JJ lipstick_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 when_RRQ I_PPIS1 thought_VVD lipstick_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN forever_RT ,_, a_AT1 dream_NN1 of_IO painted_JJ excess_NN1 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 thought_VVD paper_NN1 taffeta_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN forever_RT ,_, in_II Cambridge_NP1 ,_, when_RRQ we_PPIS2 all_DB took_VVD to_II glazed_JJ cotton_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY remember_VVI ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Do_VD0 you_PPY remember_VVI the_AT eclectic_JJ Sixties_MC2 parodies_VVZ when_RRQ we_PPIS2 went_VVD to_II the_AT National_JJ Portrait_NN1 Gallery_NN1 everything_PN1 ,_, from_II swamis_NN2 to_II major-generals_NN2 and_CC major-domos_NN2 too_RR ._. 
These_DD2 are_VBR such_DA a_AT1 serious_JJ and_CC uniform_JJ parody_NN1 ._. 
More_RRR and_CC more_DAR of_IO the_AT same_DA ._. 
More_DAR of_IO me_PPIO1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Lse-majest_JJT ._. 
And_CC you_PPY ?_? 
You_PPY have_VH0 reverted_VVN to_II type_NN1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Oh_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM in_II my_APPGE element_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 the_AT Fifties_MC2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX do_VDI the_AT Forties_MC2 bit_VVD at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, padded_JJ shoulders_NN2 and_CC crpy_JJ things_NN2 ,_, ugh_UH ,_, and_CC pageboys_NN2 I_PPIS1 think_VV0 it_PPH1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN purely_RR Oedipal_JJ ,_, those_DD2 were_VBDR my_APPGE parents_NN2 '_GE things_NN2 ,_, dammit_UH ,_, what_DDQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG away_II21 from_II22 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ my_APPGE scene_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" So_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" And_CC now_RT I_PPIS1 have_VH0 money_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" In_II our_APPGE new_JJ austerity_NN1 ,_, you_PPY have_VH0 money_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" In_II our_APPGE new_JJ austerity_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 am_VBM old_JJ enough_RR to_TO have_VHI money_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" They_PPHS2 saw_VVD Daniel_NP1 advancing_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" Daniel_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX change_VVI ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Alexander_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Sometimes_RT I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 he_PPHS1 did_VDD ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Frederica_NP1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 did_VDD not_XX change_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 wore_VVD the_AT same_DA black_JJ clothes_NN2 baggy_JJ corduroys_NN2 ,_, heavy_JJ sweater_NN1 ,_, working-man_NN1 's_GE jacket_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD worn_VVN through_II the_AT Sixties_MC2 and_CC Seventies_MC2 ._. 
Like_II many_DA2 hirsute_VV0 men_NN2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD thinned_VVN a_RR21 little_RR22 on_II top_NN1 where_CS once_RR his_APPGE black_JJ fur_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN extravagant_JJ ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 plentiful_JJ and_CC prickling_VVG black_JJ beard_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE body_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR compact_JJ and_CC very_RG heavy_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD ,_, in_II this_DD1 setting_NN1 ,_, a_RR21 little_RR22 like_II some_DD painter_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 saluted_VVD Frederica_NP1 and_CC Alexander_NP1 with_IW his_APPGE rolled_JJ newspaper_NN1 and_CC said_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ cold_JJ outside_RL ._. 
Frederica_NP1 kissed_VVD him_PPHO1 too_RR ,_, reflecting_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ dressed_VVN like_II a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS smelled_VVD dirty_JJ ,_, but_CCB in_II fact_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX ._. 
Alexander_NP1 smelled_VVD ,_, still_RR ,_, of_IO Old_JJ Spice_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 sort_NN1 of_IO agreeable_JJ toastiness_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE smooth_JJ brown_JJ hair_NN1 was_VBDZ as_RG thick_JJ as_CSA ever_RR but_CCB shot_VVD now_RT with_IW needles_NN2 of_IO glittering_JJ silver_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" We_PPIS2 must_VM talk_VVI ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Daniel_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" First_MD you_PPY must_VM look_VVI at_II the_AT pictures_NN2 ._. 
Take_VV0 time_NNT1 off_RP ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 keep_VV0 trying_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II the_AT King_NN1 's_GE Carol_NP1 Service_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Good_JJ for_IF you_PPY ._. 
&quot;_" Frederica_NP1 glanced_VVD shrewdly_RR at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
&quot;_" Now_RT ,_, look_VV0 at_II the_AT pictures_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" Gauguin_NP1 's_GE &quot;_" Man_NN1 with_IW the_AT Axe_NN1 &quot;_" ._. 
&quot;_" One_PN1 for_IF you_PPY ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Frederica_NP1 to_II Alexander_NP1 ,_, still_RR skimming_VVG the_AT necessary_JJ accompanying_JJ print_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Androgynous_JJ ._. 
John_NP1 House_NN1 says_VVZ ._. 
No_UH ,_, Gauguin_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 
&quot;_" Alexander_NP1 considered_VVD the_AT decorative_JJ gold_NN1 body_NN1 ,_, itself_PPX1 a_AT1 repetition_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 body_NN1 on_II the_AT Parthenon_NN1 frieze_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 blue_JJ loincloth_NN1 ,_, flat_JJ breasts_NN2 ,_, purple_JJ sea_NN1 with_IW coral_NN1 tracings_NN2 lying_VVG flatly_RR on_II it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unmoved_JJ ,_, though_CS the_AT colours_NN2 were_VBDR rich_JJ and_CC strange_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD Frederica_NP1 he_PPHS1 preferred_VVD his_APPGE androgynes_NN2 to_TO be_VBI more_RRR obscured_VVN ,_, more_RGR veiled_JJ ,_, more_RRR suggested_VVN ,_, and_CC directed_VVN her_APPGE attention_NN1 to_II &quot;_" Still-Life_NN1 ,_, Fete_NN1 Gloanec_NP1 1888_MC &quot;_" in_II which_DDQ various_JJ inanimate_JJ objects_NN2 ,_, two_MC ripe_JJ pears_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 dense_JJ bunch_NN1 of_IO flowers_NN2 ,_, swam_VVD across_II a_AT1 bright_JJ red_JJ table-top_NN1 rimmed_VVD with_IW a_AT1 black_JJ ellipse_NN1 ._. 
The_AT picture_NN1 was_VBDZ signed_VVN &quot;_" Madeleine_NP1 Bernard_NP1 &quot;_" ,_, and_CC Alexander_NP1 told_VVD Frederica_NP1 that_CST Gauguin_NP1 had_VHD flirted_VVN seriously_RR with_IW that_DD1 young_JJ woman_NN1 ,_, had_VHD characterised_VVN her_PPHO1 ,_, as_CSA was_VBDZ fashionable_JJ at_II the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, as_CSA having_VHG the_AT desirable_JJ ,_, unattainable_JJ androgynous_JJ perfection_NN1 ,_, complete_JJ sensuality_NN1 combined_VVN with_IW unattainable_JJ self-sufficiency_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 informed_VVD him_PPHO1 from_II the_AT catalogue_NN1 that_CST the_AT vegetation_NN1 was_VBDZ supposed_JJ to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 jocular_JJ portrait_NN1 by_II Gauguin_NN1 of_IO Madeleine_NP1 ,_, the_AT pears_NN2 her_APPGE breasts_NN2 ,_, the_AT dense_JJ flowers_NN2 her_APPGE hair_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" You_PPY could_VM read_VVI it_PPH1 another_DD1 way_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Alexander_NP1 ,_, interested_VVD now_RT ,_, &quot;_" you_PPY could_VM read_VVI the_AT pears_NN2 as_CSA androgynous_JJ in_II themselves_PPX2 ,_, as_CSA partly_RR male_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" And_CC the_AT hair_NN1 as_CSA other_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Frederica_NP1 loudly_RR ,_, scandalising_VVG a_AT1 few_DA2 bystanders_NN2 ,_, amusing_VVG a_AT1 few_DA2 more_DAR ._. 
&quot;_" You_PPY like_VV0 to_II cork_NN1 for_IF your_APPGE images_NN2 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY ,_, Alexander_NP1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ age_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Alexander_NP1 ,_, peaceably_RR ,_, untruthfully_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR beginning_VVG to_TO attract_VVI a_AT1 penumbra_NN1 of_IO gallery-goers_NN2 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR offering_VVG a_AT1 guided_JJ tour_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 moved_VVD on_RP to_II the_AT &quot;_" Olive_JJ Pickers_NN2 &quot;_" ._. 
Daniel_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 was_VBDZ elsewhere_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 remembered_VVD a_AT1 straight_JJ mass_NN1 of_IO red-gold_NN1 hair_NN1 ,_, in_II cold_JJ King_NN1 's_GE Chapel_NN1 ,_, more_RGR golden_JJ than_CSN foxy_JJ Frederica_NP1 's_GE ,_, slowly_RR settling_VVG onto_II a_AT1 collar_NN1 as_II the_AT pins_NN2 released_VVN their_APPGE grip_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 mass_NN1 of_IO freckles_NN2 sometimes_RT melding_VVG into_II sixpenny-sized_JJ brown_JJ patches_NN2 of_IO warmth_NN1 moving_VVG over_II the_AT hard_JJ frame_NN1 of_IO cheekbones_NN2 and_CC brow_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sexless_JJ voices_NN2 rose_VVD in_II the_AT cold_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Unto_II us_PPIO2 a_AT1 Boy_NN1 is_VBZ born_VVN ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Herod_NP1 then_RT with_IW wrath_NN1 was_VBDZ filled_VVN ._. 
&quot;_" The_AT voices_NN2 played_VVN with_IW the_AT slaughter_NN1 of_IO the_AT innocents_NN2 ,_, treble_JJ and_CC descant_NN1 hunting_VVG each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, while_CS she_PPHS1 bowed_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, unable_JK to_TO sing_VVI in_II tune_NN1 ._. 
The_AT olives_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN painted_VVN from_II the_AT asylum_NN1 at_II St_NP1 Rmy_NP1 in_II 1889_MC ._. 
As_II21 for_II22 me_PPIO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 tell_VV0 you_PPY as_II a_AT1 friend_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 impotent_JJ when_CS confronted_VVN with_IW such_DA nature_NN1 ,_, for_IF my_APPGE Northern_JJ brains_NN2 were_VBDR oppressed_VVN by_II a_AT1 nightmare_NN1 in_II those_DD2 peaceful_JJ spots_NN2 as_CSA I_PPIS1 felt_VVD one_PN1 ought_VMK to_TO do_VDI better_RRR things_NN2 with_IW the_AT foliage_NN1 ._. 
Yet_RR I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX want_VVI to_TO leave_VVI things_NN2 alone_JJ entirely_RR ,_, without_IW making_VVG an_AT1 effort_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 is_VBZ restricted_VVN to_II the_AT expression_NN1 of_IO two_MC things_NN2 the_AT cypresses_NN2 the_AT olive_JJ trees_NN2 let_VV0 others_NN2 who_PNQS are_VBR better_JJR and_CC more_RGR powerful_JJ than_CSN I_PPIS1 reveal_VV0 their_APPGE symbolic_JJ language_NN1 ..._... 
Look_VV0 here_RL ,_, there_EX is_VBZ another_DD1 question_NN1 that_CST comes_VVZ to_TO mind_VVI ._. 
Who_PNQS are_VBR the_AT human_JJ beings_NN2 that_CST actually_RR live_VV0 among_II the_AT olive_NN1 ,_, the_AT orange_NN1 ,_, the_AT lemon_NN1 orchards_NN2 ?_? 
Frederica_NN1 and_CC Alexander_NP1 held_VVD a_AT1 discussion_NN1 of_IO natural_JJ supernaturalism_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 looked_VVD at_II the_AT pink_JJ sky_NN1 ,_, the_AT twisted_JJ trunks_NN2 ,_, the_AT silvery_JJ leaves_NN2 ,_, the_AT rhythmic_JJ earth_NN1 streaked_VVN with_IW yellow_JJ ochre_NN1 ,_, with_IW pink_JJ ,_, with_IW pale_JJ blue_JJ ,_, with_IW red-brown_JJ ._. 
Olives_NN2 ,_, Frederica_NP1 agreed_VVD with_IW Alexander_NP1 ,_, could_VM not_XX recall_VVI the_AT Mount_NN1 of_IO Olives_NN2 ,_, the_AT Garden_NN1 of_IO Gethsemane_NP1 ,_, in_II the_AT day_NNT1 of_IO Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 the_AT pastor_NN1 's_GE son_NN1 ,_, the_AT lay_JJ preacher_NN1 ._. 
As_II the_AT cypresses_NN2 must_VM always_RR ,_, differently_RR ,_, mean_JJ death_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 asked_VVD ,_, for_IF politeness_NN2 really_RR ,_, why_RRQ Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN mad_JJ ,_, was_VBDZ it_PPH1 just_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ driven_VVN ?_? 
Alexander_NP1 said_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 may_VM have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 form_NN1 of_IO epilepsy_NN1 ,_, exacerbated_VVN by_II the_AT atmospheric-electric_JJ disturbances_NN2 of_IO the_AT mistral_NN1 and_CC the_AT heat_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC you_PPY could_VM make_VVI a_AT1 Freudian_JJ explanation_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 felt_VVD guilty_JJ towards_II the_AT child_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD not_XX survived_VVN ,_, for_IF whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN named_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN born_VVN on_II March_NPM1 30th_MD 1853_MC ._. 
His_APPGE dead_JJ brother_NN1 ,_, Vincent_NP1 Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN born_VVN on_II March_NPM1 30th_MD 1852_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II flight_NN1 from_II his_APPGE family_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE dead_JJ alter_NN121 ego_NN122 ,_, his_APPGE uncertain_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO identity_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wrote_VVD to_II Theo_NP1 ,_, &quot;_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 you_PPY are_VBR not_XX a_AT1 &quot;_" Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 &quot;_" ._. 
Essentially_RR I_PPIS1 am_VBM not_XX a_AT1 &quot;_" Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 &quot;_" ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 always_RR looked_VVN upon_II you_PPY as_CSA Theo_NP1 Daniel_NP1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX see_VVI the_AT pain_NN1 Frederica_NP1 said_VVD was_VBDZ in_II the_AT olives_NN2 ,_, and_CC Alexander_NP1 ,_, still_RR lecturing_VVG ,_, said_VVD that_CST Vincent_NP1 had_VHD objected_VVN to_II paintings_NN2 of_IO symbolic_JJ Christs_NP2 in_II Gethsemane_NP1 by_II Bernard_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE compres_NN2 ,_, had_VHD torn_VVN up_RP his_APPGE own_DA ,_, had_VHD made_VVN do_VDI with_IW the_AT olives_NN2 themselves_PPX2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD Daniel_NP1 about_II the_AT terrible_JJ St_NP1 Rmy_NP1 painting_NN1 of_IO the_AT blasted_JJ tree_NN1 ,_, about_II noir-rouge_NN1 ,_, and_CC Daniel_NP1 said_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ odd_JJ that_CST these_DD2 orchards_NN2 should_VM be_VBI all_RR over_II the_AT walls_NN2 of_IO other_JJ asylums_NN2 now_RT ,_, to_TO cheer_VVI people_NN up_RP ._. 
The_AT trees_NN2 stood_VVD under_II their_APPGE haloes_NN2 of_IO pink_JJ and_CC green_JJ strokes_NN2 ,_, small_JJ flying_JJ things_NN2 ,_, solidified_VVD light_JJ movements_NN2 or_CC saccades_NN2 of_IO the_AT eye_NN1 ,_, brushstrokes_NN2 ,_, pigment_NN1 ._. 
Here_RL is_VBZ a_AT1 description_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 canvas_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 me_PPIO1 at_II the_AT moment_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 view_NN1 of_IO the_AT park_NN1 of_IO the_AT asylum_NN1 where_CS I_PPIS1 am_VBM staying_VVG ;_; on_II the_AT right_NN1 a_AT1 grey_JJ terrace_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 side_NN1 wall_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD deflowered_JJ rose_NN1 bushes_NN2 ,_, on_II the_AT left_JJ a_AT1 stretch_NN1 of_IO the_AT park_NN1 red-ochre_NN1 the_AT soil_NN1 scorched_VVN by_II the_AT sun_NN1 ,_, covered_VVN with_IW fallen_JJ pine_NN1 needles_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT park_NN1 is_VBZ planted_VVN with_IW large_JJ pine-trees_NN2 ,_, whose_DDQGE trunks_NN2 and_CC branches_NN2 are_VBR red-ochre_JJ ,_, the_AT foliage_NN1 green_NN1 gloomed_VVD over_RP by_II an_AT1 admixture_NN1 of_IO black_JJ ._. 
These_DD2 high_JJ trees_NN2 stand_VV0 out_RP against_II an_AT1 evening_NNT1 sky_NN1 with_IW violet_JJ stripes_NN2 on_II a_AT1 yellow_JJ ground_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ higher_RRR up_RP turns_VVZ into_II pink_JJ ,_, into_II green_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 wall_NN1 also_RR red-ochre_NN1 shuts_VVZ off_II the_AT view_NN1 ,_, and_CC is_VBZ topped_VVN only_RR by_II a_AT1 violet_NN1 and_CC yellow-ochre_JJ hill_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT the_AT nearest_JJT tree_NN1 is_VBZ an_AT1 enormous_JJ trunk_NN1 ,_, struck_VVN by_II lightning_NN1 and_CC sawed-off_JJ ._. 
But_CCB one_MC1 side_NN1 branch_NN1 shoots_VVZ up_RP very_RG high_JJ and_CC lets_VVZ fall_VVI an_AT1 avalanche_NN1 of_IO dark_JJ green_JJ pine_NN1 needles_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 sombre_JJ giant_NN1 like_II a_AT1 defeated_JJ proud_JJ man_NN1 contrasts_NN2 ,_, when_CS considered_VVN in_II the_AT nature_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 living_JJ creature_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT pale_JJ smile_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 last_MD rose_NN1 on_II the_AT fading_JJ bush_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 him_PPHO1 ..._... 
To_II Emile_NP1 Barnard_NP1 ,_, St_NP1 Rmy_NP1 ,_, December_NPM1 1889_MC ._. 
You_PPY will_VM realise_VVI that_CST this_DD1 combination_NN1 of_IO red-ochre_NN1 ,_, of_IO green_NN1 gloomed_VVD over_RP by_II grey_JJ ,_, the_AT black_JJ streaks_NN2 surrounding_VVG the_AT contours_NN2 ,_, produces_VVZ something_PN1 of_IO the_AT sensation_NN1 of_IO anguish_NN1 ,_, called_VVN &quot;_" noir-rouge_NN1 &quot;_" from_II which_DDQ certain_JJ of_IO my_APPGE companions_NN2 in_II misfortune_NN1 frequently_RR suffer_VV0 I_PPIS1 am_VBM telling_VVG you_PPY about_II this_DD1 ..._... to_TO remind_VVI you_PPY that_CST one_PN1 can_VM try_VVI to_TO give_VVI an_AT1 impression_NN1 of_IO anguish_NN1 without_IW aiming_VVG straight_RR at_II the_AT historic_JJ Garden_NN1 of_IO Gethsemane_NP1 Daniel_NP1 thought_VVD about_II dead_JJ Ann_NP1 Maguire_NP1 who_PNQS ,_, like_II Anna_NP1 Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ,_, the_AT Dutch_JJ pastor_NN1 's_GE wife_NN1 ,_, had_VHD named_VVN a_AT1 younger_JJR ,_, hopeful_JJ child_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 dead_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
(_( Though_CS in_II Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 's_GE case_NN1 ,_, the_AT names_NN2 ,_, Theodorus_NP1 ,_, Vincent_NP1 ,_, Vincent_NP1 ,_, Theodorus_NP1 ,_, appeared_VVD and_CC reappeared_VVD from_II generation_NN1 to_II generation_NN1 ,_, the_AT cultural_JJ parallels_NN2 to_II certain_JJ persisting_VVG aspects_NN2 of_IO the_AT family_NN1 face_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 heavy_JJ brow_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 intense_JJ blue_JJ eye_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 cheek_NN1 bone_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 nostril_NN1 ._. )_) 
In_II the_AT churchyard_NN1 in_II his_APPGE last_MD parish_NN1 a_AT1 family_NN1 in_II the_AT English_JJ 1870s_MC2 had_VHD tried_VVN to_TO name_VVI a_AT1 son_NN1 Walter_NP1 Cornelius_NP2 Brittain_NP1 and_CC had_VHD buried_VVN three_MC ,_, aged_II five_MC ,_, aged_II two_MC ,_, aged_VVD one_MC1 month_NNT1 ,_, interspersed_VVN by_II variegated_JJ dead_JJ daughters_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 Jennet_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Marian_NP1 ,_, an_AT1 Eva_NP1 ._. 
In_II August_NPM1 1976_MC a_AT1 car_NN1 ,_, containing_VVG an_AT1 IRA_NP1 gunman_NN1 ,_, possibly_RR already_RR dead_JJ ,_, ploughed_VVD onto_II a_AT1 pavement_NN1 and_CC killed_VVD three_MC of_IO Mrs_NNB Maguire_NP1 's_GE children_NN2 ,_, Joanne_NP1 ,_, eight_MC ,_, John_NP1 ,_, two_MC ,_, Andrew_NP1 ,_, six_MC weeks_NNT2 ,_, leaving_VVG one_MC1 son_NN1 ,_, Mark_NP1 ,_, aged_II seven_MC ._. 
People_NN had_VHD been_VBN shocked_VVN ,_, by_II numbers_NN2 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 by_II gratuitous_JJ death_NN1 itself_PPX1 ,_, as_CSA people_NN will_VM be_VBI ,_, and_CC Mrs_NNB Maguire_NP1 's_GE sister_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 friend_NN1 had_VHD founded_VVN the_AT Peace_NN1 People_NN ,_, whose_DDQGE brave_JJ beginning_NN1 and_CC sad_JJ end_NN1 will_VM not_XX be_VBI chronicled_VVN here_RL ._. 
Ann_NP1 Maguire_NP1 had_VHD borne_VVN a_AT1 second_NNT1 Joanne_NP1 ,_, in_II New_NP1 Zealand_NP1 ,_, from_II where_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD returned_VVN ,_, unable_JK to_TO bear_VVI cultural_JJ transplantation_NN1 ._. 
Although_CS the_AT papers_NN2 referred_VVN to_II her_PPHO1 as_II the_AT Peace_NN1 Mother_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN active_JJ in_II the_AT Peace_NN1 People_NN ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD brought_VVN a_AT1 case_NN1 for_IF legal_JJ compensation_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE dead_JJ children_NN2 's_GE lives_NN2 and_CC for_IF her_APPGE own_DA suffering_NN1 and_CC one_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE few_DA2 recorded_JJ public_JJ utterances_NN2 was_VBDZ to_TO call_VVI the_AT first_MD offer_NN1 of_IO compensation_NN1 &quot;_" pitiful_JJ &quot;_" ._. 
The_AT day_NNT1 of_IO the_AT hearing_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE second_MD case_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN found_VVN dead_JJ ._. 
Daniel_NP1 had_VHD pieced_VVN the_AT story_NN1 together_RL from_II the_AT radio_NN1 :_: &quot;_" with_IW throat_NN1 wounds_NN2 ._. 
Foul_JJ play_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX suspected_VVN ,_, &quot;_" and_CC from_II conflicting_JJ newspapers_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" With_IW hedge-cutters_NN2 &quot;_" ._. 
&quot;_" With_IW a_AT1 carving_NN1 knife_NN1 &quot;_" ._. 
&quot;_" With_IW an_AT1 electric_JJ carving-knife_NN1 &quot;_" &quot;_" by_II her_APPGE side_NN1 &quot;_" ._. 
Her_APPGE motives_NN2 ,_, the_AT coroner_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO say_VVI ,_, were_VBDR &quot;_" not_XX completely_RR easy_JJ to_TO understand_VVI &quot;_" ._. 
Daniel_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD become_VVN a_AT1 specialist_NN1 in_II wild_JJ blows_NN2 of_IO chance_NN1 ,_, thought_VVD he_PPHS1 understood_VVD some_DD of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX prayed_VVN for_IF Ann_NP1 Maguire_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO priest_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD metaphorically_RR shaken_VVN a_AT1 large_JJ fist_NN1 ,_, impotently_RR ,_, at_II some_DD looming_JJ energy-field_NN1 ,_, and_CC got_VVD on_RP with_IW his_APPGE work_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE work_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 followed_VVD the_AT other_JJ two_MC into_II the_AT dark_JJ shadows_NN2 of_IO the_AT room_NN1 housing_VVG the_AT Low_JJ Countries_NN2 ._. 
Nuns_NN2 ascended_VVN and_CC descended_VVN a_AT1 cool_JJ grey_JJ stair_NN1 in_II winged_JJ white_JJ caps_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Lauriergracht_NN1 in_II Amsterdam_NP1 was_VBDZ gloomed_VVN and_CC glittering_JJ ._. 
Mondriaan_NP1 's_GE &quot;_" Evening_NNT1 &quot;_" was_VBDZ sombre_JJ and_CC cloudy_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 liked_VVD these_DD2 ._. 
Like_II Vincent_NP1 ,_, although_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unaware_JJ that_CST Vincent_NP1 had_VHD remarked_VVN on_II it_PPH1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD &quot;_" Northern_JJ brains_NN2 &quot;_" and_CC responded_VVD biologically_RR and_CC spiritually_RR to_II tones_NN2 of_IO black_JJ ,_, donkey-brown_JJ ,_, varied_JJ greys_NN2 ,_, touches_NN2 of_IO white_JJ in_II dark_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" One_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT beautiful_JJ things_NN2 done_VDN by_II the_AT painters_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 country_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN the_AT painting_NN1 of_IO black_JJ which_DDQ nevertheless_RR has_VHZ light_JJ in_II it_PPH1 ,_, &quot;_" Vincent_NP1 had_VHD written_VVN from_II Holland_NP1 ._. 
Xavier_NP1 Mellery_NP1 ,_, the_AT painter_NN1 of_IO the_AT nuns_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ described_VVN in_II the_AT catalogue_NN1 as_II &quot;_" creating_VVG a_AT1 light_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT negation_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 which_DDQ envelops_VVZ our_APPGE immediate_JJ visual_JJ experience_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 ;_; it_PPH1 is_VBZ rather_RG the_AT Interior_JJ light_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE mind_NN1 ..._... 
&quot;_" Daniel_NP1 was_VBDZ used_JJ to_II such_DA language_NN1 ;_; it_PPH1 was_VBDZ his_PPGE daily_RR ,_, or_CC anyway_RR weekly_JJ ,_, pabulum_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD about_II the_AT light_NN1 shining_VVG in_II darkness_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD come_VVN ,_, for_IF reasons_NN2 completely_RR different_JJ from_II Alexander_NP1 's_GE desire_NN1 for_IF exactness_NN1 ,_, specificity_NN1 ,_, to_TO mistrust_VVI figurative_JJ language_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 never_RR now_RT made_VVD a_AT1 sermon_NN1 from_II a_AT1 metaphor_NN1 ,_, nor_CC drew_VVD analogies_NN2 :_: he_PPHS1 preached_VVD examples_NN2 ,_, cases_NN2 ,_, lessons_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 liked_VVD the_AT black_JJ Dutch_JJ paintings_NN2 :_: they_PPHS2 were_VBDR ,_, so_RR to_TO speak_VVI ,_, on_II his_APPGE wavelength_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 cornered_VVD Frederica_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" You_PPY said_VVD you_PPY 'd_VHD news_NN1 of_IO Will_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" A_AT1 postcard_NN1 ,_, yes_UH ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Where_CS this_DD1 time_NNT1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Kenya_NP1 ._. 
On_II the_AT way_NN1 to_II the_AT Ugandan_JJ famine_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Hippie_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Daniel_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Helping_VVG out_RP ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Frederica_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" What_DDQ use_VV0 comparatively_RR is_VBZ a_AT1 chap_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ,_, wi'_IW no_AT training_NN1 ,_, no_AT medical_JJ ..._... no_UH ..._... ?_? 
Another_DD1 mouth_NN1 to_TO feed_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 makes_VVZ me_PPIO1 wild_RR ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 is_VBZ often_RR useful_JJ ,_, in_II his_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY judge_VV0 him_PPHO1 so_CS &quot;_" &quot;_" He_PPHS1 judges_VVZ me_PPIO1 ._. 
Judging_VVG runs_NN2 in_II the_AT family_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" It_PPH1 does_VDZ ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Frederica_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Once_RR ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Daniel_NP1 ,_, &quot;_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II Charing_NP1 Cross_NP1 Hospital_NN1 ,_, someone_PN1 's_GE kid_NN1 had_VHD taken_VVN an_AT1 overdose_NN1 and_CC died_VVN ,_, they_PPHS2 pump_VV0 them_PPHO2 out_RP there_RL regular_JJ as_CSA clockwork_NN1 but_CCB this_DD1 one_PN1 's_GE liver_NN1 could_VM n't_XX take_VVI any_DD more_DAR ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, there_RL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ,_, going_VVG up_RP this_DD1 endless_JJ corridor_NN1 ,_, thinking_VVG what_DDQ to_TO do_VDI about_II the_AT mother_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS blamed_VVD herself_PPX1 wi'_IW reason_NN1 mind_VV0 you_PPY ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 soft_JJ suckering_JJ witch-women_NN2 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 made_VVD it_PPH1 worse_JJR ,_, not_XX better_RRR and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ th'_AT trolley_NN1 wi'_IW the_AT dead_JJ girl_NN1 on_II it_PPH1 ,_, sliding_VVG by_II me_PPIO1 sheet_NN1 right_NN1 over_RP ,_, porters_NN2 in_II those_DD2 soft_JJ theatre_NN1 boots_NN2 and_CC floppy_JJ plastic_NN1 bathcaps_NN2 and_CC when_CS they_PPHS2 'd_VHD got_VVN past_II me_PPIO1 and_CC were_VBDR turning_VVG i_MC1 n't_XX door_NN1 ,_, the_AT first_MD one_PN1 looked_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 from_II under_II his_APPGE plastic_NN1 frills_NN2 like_VV0 ,_, with_IW my_APPGE own_DA face_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ shocked_VVN for_IF a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ._. 
Got_VVN all_DB his_APPGE hair_NN1 tucked_VVD up_RP in_II that_DD1 thing_NN1 ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 otherwise_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX so_RR like_II me_PPIO1 ,_, not_XX strikingly_RR so_RR ._. 
&quot;_" Hi_UH ,_, &quot;_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Going_VVG about_II your_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE business_NN1 ,_, are_VBR you_PPY ?_? 
&quot;_" So_CS I_PPIS1 asked_VVD him_PPHO1 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ up_II21 to_II22 and_CC he_PPHS1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVG to_RL31 and_RL32 fro_RL33 in_II the_AT earth_NN1 and_CC walking_VVG up_RP and_CC down_RP in_II it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC then_RT he_PPHS1 pushed_VVD th_NNU &quot;_" trolley_NN1 in_RP ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 went_VVD in_RP after_CS ,_, and_CC the_AT mother_NN1 began_VVD her_APPGE howling_JJ and_CC shrieking_VVG ,_, and_CC Will_NP1 said_VVD ,_, &quot;_" Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM walk_VVI off_RP and_CC leave_VVI you_PPY to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
&quot;_" And_CC I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, &quot;_" Where_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY going_VVG ,_, then_RT ?_? 
&quot;_" And_CC he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, &quot;_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY ._. 
To_RL31 and_RL32 fro_RL33 ._. 
&quot;_" That_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT last_MD I_PPIS1 saw_VVD of_IO Will_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" The_AT nuns_NN2 ascended_VVD the_AT stairs_NN2 in_II a_AT1 perpetual_JJ cool_JJ silence_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Quoting_VVG scripture_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE own_DA purposes_NN2 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Daniel_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" That_DD1 was_VBDZ rather_RG funny_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Frederica_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Anything_PN1 on_II the_AT postcard_NN1 about_II coming_VVG back_RP ?_? 
Any_DD plans_NN2 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" No_UH ._. 
&quot;_" Sometimes_RT she_PPHS1 wished_VVD Will_NP1 would_VM not_XX write_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 would_VM send_VVI no_AT messages_NN2 to_II Daniel_NP1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT she_PPHS1 told_VVD herself_PPX1 the_AT postcards_NN2 ,_, or_CC exercise_VV0 book_NN1 scrawls_NN2 ,_, were_VBDR messages_NN2 to_II Daniel_NP1 ,_, but_CCB one_PN1 should_VM never_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 considered_VVD ,_, ignore_VV0 surface_NN1 meanings_NN2 in_II31 favour_II32 of_II33 implications_NN2 and_CC the_AT damned_JJ things_NN2 were_VBDR addressed_VVN to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, to_II Frederica_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Oh_UH hell_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Not_XX to_TO worry_VVI ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Daniel_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM push_VVI off_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM see_VVI you_PPY ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" You_PPY have_VH0 n't_XX seen_VVN the_AT pictures_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX in_II the_AT mood_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" We_PPIS2 were_VBDR going_VVGK to_TO have_VHI coffee_NN1 in_II Fortnum_NP1 and_CC Mason_NP1 's_GE ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" No_UH ,_, thank_VV0 you_PPY all_RR31 the_RR32 same_RR33 ._. 
&quot;_" 1_MC1 ._. 
Ante-Natal_NP1 :_: December_NPM1 1933_MC It_PPH1 was_VBDZ written_VVN over_II the_AT entrance_NN1 ,_, gold_NN1 letters_NN2 on_II purple_JJ gloss_NN1 on_II red_JJ brick_NN1 ._. 
Gynaecology_NN1 and_CC Obstetrics_NN1 ._. 
Inside_II the_AT archway_NN1 an_AT1 archetypal_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, the_AT first_MD of_IO a_AT1 series_NN ,_, pointed_VVD on_II a_AT1 placard_NN1 ._. 
Ante-Natal_NP1 Clinic_NN1 ,_, First_MD Right_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ dark_JJ in_II there_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 rode_VVD up_RP and_CC chained_VVD her_APPGE bicycle_NN1 to_II tall_JJ railings_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ six_MC months_NNT2 pregnant_JJ ._. 
The_AT bicycle_NN1 basket_NN1 sagged_VVD heavily_RR on_II the_AT front_JJ mudguard_NN1 ._. 
From_II it_PPH1 she_PPHS1 took_VVD a_AT1 string_NN1 bag_NN1 ,_, in_II which_DDQ was_VBDZ a_AT1 paper_NN1 bag_NN1 ,_, containing_VVG knitting_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 lemonade_NN1 bottle_NN1 wrapped_VVN in_II greaseproof_JJ ,_, and_CC two_MC heavy_JJ books_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 went_VVD in_RP ._. 
The_AT central_JJ reception_NN1 area_NN1 was_VBDZ red-tiled_JJ ,_, walled_VVD most_DAT of_IO the_AT way_NN1 up_RP also_RR in_II dried-blood-red_JJ tiles_NN2 ,_, high_JJ windows_NN2 way_NN1 above_II eyes_NN2 ._. 
At_II a_AT1 table_NN1 sat_VVD a_AT1 royal-blue_JJ Sister_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 crimped_JJ white_JJ turret_NN1 on_II her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
In_II31 front_II32 of_II33 her_PPHO1 stood_VVD twelve_MC women_NN2 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 counted_VVD them_PPHO2 and_CC joined_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II her_APPGE watch._NNU 10.30_MC exactly_RR ._. 
Twelve_MC was_VBDZ not_XX good_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 wedged_VVD the_AT string_NN1 bag_NN1 between_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 ,_, took_VVD out_RP a_AT1 book_NN1 ,_, held_VVD the_AT paper_NN1 up_II21 to_II22 the_AT dim_JJ light_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 fourteenth_MD woman_NN1 pushed_VVN through_II the_AT swing_NN1 doors_NN2 ,_, past_II the_AT thirteen_MC ,_, addressed_VVD the_AT Sister_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" My_APPGE name_NN1 is_VBZ Owen_NP1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Frances_NP1 Owen_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 an_AT1 appointment_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" So_RR have_VH0 all_DB these_DD2 ladies_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" At_II ten_MC thirty_MC ,_, with_IW Mr_NNB Cummings_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" So_RR have_VH0 all_DB these_DD2 ladies_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Ten_MC fifteen_MC ,_, &quot;_" murmured_VVD one_MC1 or_CC two_MC ._. 
&quot;_" But_CCB &quot;_" &quot;_" Now_RT if_CS you_PPY just_RR take_VV0 your_APPGE place_NN1 you_PPY 'll_VM be_VBI seen_VVN in_II your_APPGE turn_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_MC1 &quot;_" Mrs_NNB Francis_NP1 Owen_NP1 stood_VVD behind_II Stephanie_NP1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 lowered_VVD the_AT book_NN1 and_CC murmured_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Block_NN1 bookings_NN2 ._. 
Some_DD of_IO the_AT sisters_NN2 are_VBR less_RGR efficient_JJ so_CS they_PPHS2 just_RR heap_VV0 the_AT notes_NN2 up_RP and_CC the_AT last_MD become_VV0 first_MD ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 nice_JJ calculation_NN1 ,_, whether_CSW to_TO arrive_VVI early_JJ or_CC late_JJ ._. 
Best_JJT to_TO get_VVI the_AT first_MD appointment_NN1 ._. 
Nine_MC thirty_MC ._. 
Except_CS the_AT doctors_NN2 are_VBR often_RR late_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ my_APPGE first_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" In_II that_DD1 case_NN1 they_PPHS2 'll_VM keep_VVI you_PPY longer_RRR ,_, taking_VVG details_NN2 The_AT queue_NN1 goes_VVZ round_RP you_PPY ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" How_RGQ long_RR ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Better_VV0 not_XX to_TO think_VVI ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_MC1 &quot;_" Stephanie_NP1 read_VVD William_NP1 Wordsworth_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD decided_VVN to_TO read_VVI through_II his_APPGE poems_NN2 ,_, slowly_RR and_CC thoughtfully_RR ,_, in_II these_DD2 queues_NN2 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR three_MC problems_NN2 with_IW this_DD1 :_: the_AT weight_NN1 of_IO the_AT book_NN1 ,_, increasing_JJ nakedness_NN1 as_II the_AT examination_NN1 wound_VVN from_II stage_NN1 to_II stage_NN1 ,_, and_CC failure_NN1 of_IO concentration_NN1 ,_, owing_II21 to_II22 painful_JJ legs_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 general_JJ pregnant_JJ incapacity_NN1 to_TO finish_VVI sentences_NN2 ,_, her_APPGE own_DA ,_, Wordsworth_NP1 's_GE ,_, or_CC Mrs_NNB Frances_NP1 Owen_NP1 's_GE ._. 
Who_PNQS was_VBDZ now_RT quiet_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 read_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" A_AT1 slumber_NN1 did_VDD my_APPGE spirit_NN1 seal_VVI ._. 
&quot;_" The_AT book_NN1 often_RR opened_VVN here_RL ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD no_AT human_JJ fears_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" Ordinary_JJ words_NN2 ,_, in_II an_AT1 extraordinary_JJ arrangement_NN1 ._. 
How_RRQ did_VDD one_PN1 recognise_VVI what_DDQ was_VBDZ extraordinary_JJ ?_? 
She_PPHS1 shuffled_VVD forwards_RL ,_, manipulating_VVG the_AT string_NN1 bag_NN1 with_IW sensible_JJ shoes_NN2 ._. 
In_II her_APPGE turn_NN1 she_PPHS1 came_VVD to_II the_AT Sister_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS extracted_VVD a_AT1 folder_NN1 with_IW Orton_NP1 ,_, Stephanie_NP1 Jane_NP1 ,_, EDD_NP1 13._MC 4.54_MC on_II it_PPH1 ,_, from_II a_AT1 pile_NN1 on_II her_APPGE left_JJ ,_, transferred_VVN it_PPH1 to_II a_AT1 pile_NN1 on_II her_APPGE right_NN1 and_CC permitted_VVD Stephanie_NP1 to_TO sit_VVI on_II a_AT1 brown_JJ canvas_NN1 and_CC metal_NN1 tube_NN1 chair_NN1 for_IF another_DD1 half_DB hour_NNT1 ._. 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD a_AT1 thing_NN1 that_CST could_VM not_XX feel_VVI The_AT touch_NN1 of_IO earthly_JJ years_NNT2 ._. 
&quot;_" Seemed_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II the_AT women_NN2 ._. 
Hats_NN2 ,_, headscarves_NN2 ,_, bulky_JJ coats_NN2 ,_, varicose_JJ veins_NN2 ,_, bags_NN2 ,_, baskets_NN2 ,_, bottles_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD no_AT human_JJ fears_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" Once_CS her_APPGE heart_NN1 would_VM have_VHI leapt_VVN up_RP ,_, just_RR at_II the_AT rhythm_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT its_APPGE own_DA rhythm_NN1 was_VBDZ strained_VVN and_CC sluggish_JJ ._. 
Inside_II her_PPHO1 ,_, unperceived_JJ ,_, another_DD1 quick_JJ rhythm_NN1 fluttered_VVD ,_, perhaps_RR synchronised_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 dozed_VVD ,_, open-eyed_JJ ,_, looking_VVG up_RP at_II slits_NN2 of_IO light_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 am_VBM sunk_VVN in_II biology_NN1 ._. 
The_AT phrase_NN1 pleased_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
Sunk_VVN in_II biology_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 complaint_NN1 ._. 
Biology_NN1 was_VBDZ very_RG interesting_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR imagined_VVN it_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI so_RG wholly_RR voracious_JJ of_IO time_NNT1 and_CC attention_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 read_VVD slowly_RR ._. 
&quot;_" No_AT motion_NN1 has_VHZ she_PPHS1 now_RT ,_, no_AT force_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" On_II the_AT contrary_NN1 ,_, too_RG much_DA1 and_CC not_XX her_APPGE own_DA ._. 
They_PPHS2 called_VVD her_APPGE name_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 went_VVD into_II the_AT corridor_NN1 ,_, hurrying_VVG as_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX know_VVI very_RG well_RR that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ simply_RR being_VBG transferred_VVN to_II another_DD1 waiting_JJ chair_NN1 ,_, that_CST the_AT urgency_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE voices_NN2 bore_VV0 no_AT relation_NN1 to_II the_AT speed_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE ,_, or_CC anyway_RR her_PPHO1 ,_, movements_NN2 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Owen_NP1 spoke_VVD behind_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN terrible_JJ pains_NN2 in_II the_AT back_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT standing_NN1 and_CC these_DD2 chairs_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 'll_VM get_VVI worse_JJR before_CS they_PPHS2 get_VV0 better_RRR ._. 
&quot;_" There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 disagreeable_JJ note_NN1 of_IO clergyman_NN1 's_GE wife_NN1 in_II that_DD1 ._. 
A_AT1 jolly_JJ sympathetic_JJ delimiting_NN1 of_IO response_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 must_VM not_XX make_VVI that_DD1 particular_JJ sound_NN1 ._. 
The_AT church_NN1 was_VBDZ beset_VVN with_IW choirs_NN2 of_IO false_JJ voices_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX want_VVI to_TO speak_VVI ._. 
The_AT ante-natal_JJ queues_NN2 were_VBDR ,_, apart_II21 from_II22 the_AT baby_NN1 who_PNQS fluttered_VVD and_CC arched_VVD ,_, her_APPGE nearest_JJT approach_NN1 now_RT to_II privacy_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO get_VVI someone_PN1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Oh_UH no_UH ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Mrs_NNB Owen_NP1 ,_, already_RR aware_JJ that_CST doctors_NN2 and_CC nurses_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX there_RL to_TO be_VBI pestered_VVN ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM manage_VVI ._. 
&quot;_" Stephanie_NP1 held_VVD up_RP the_AT heavy_JJ book_NN1 again_RT ._. 
The_AT ante-natal_JJ clinic_NN1 proper_JJ ,_, beyond_II the_AT red_JJ mouth_NN1 and_CC throat_NN1 of_IO reception_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ ,_, like_II the_AT whole_JJ maternity_NN1 wing_NN1 ,_, part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 military_JJ hospital_NN1 added_VVD hastily_RR at_II the_AT beginning_NN1 of_IO the_AT last_MD war_NN1 ,_, in_II anticipation_NN1 of_IO hosts_NN2 of_IO wounded_JJ soldiers_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD never_RR come_VVN there_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ on_II one_MC1 floor_NN1 ,_, temporary-walled_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 repeating_JJ H-shape_NN1 of_IO corridors_NN2 and_CC slopes_NN2 with_IW dismal_JJ bright_JJ blue_JJ paint_NN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 and_CC Mrs_NNB Owen_NP1 ,_, clutching_VVG notes_NN2 ,_, bottles_NN2 ,_, knitting_VVG ,_, Wordsworth_NP1 ,_, turned_VVD left_RL and_CC right_JJ and_CC were_VBDR greeted_VVN by_II a_AT1 fat_JJ nurse_NN1 who_PNQS put_VVD their_APPGE bottles_NN2 on_II a_AT1 tray_NN1 amongst_II jam-jars_NN2 with_IW cellophane_NN1 frills_NN2 ,_, various_JJ medicine_NN1 bottles_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 gin_NN1 bottle_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 large_JJ ketchup_NN1 pot_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR shown_VVN into_II cubicles_NN2 with_IW inadequate_JJ curtains_NN2 ,_, where_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR told_VVN to_TO strip_VVI completely_RR and_CC put_VVN on_RP the_AT clean_JJ towelling_NN1 gowns_NN2 in_II there_RL ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 's_GE gown_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 cheerful_JJ beach-look_NN1 ,_, orange_JJ and_CC poster-blue_JJ pyjama_NN1 or_CC deckchair_NN1 stripes_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 reached_VVD her_APPGE mid-thigh_NN1 ,_, would_VM in_II no_AT way_NN1 meet_VV0 over_RP her_APPGE jutting_JJ belly_NN1 and_CC had_VHD no_AT belt_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ used_VVN ,_, but_CCB not_XX reconciled_VVN ,_, to_II such_DA indignities_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 gathered_VVD up_RP Wordsworth_NP1 and_CC the_AT string_NN1 bag_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM hear_VVI Mrs_NNB Owen_NP1 being_VBG castigated_VVN for_IF not_XX having_VHG turned_VVN right_RR and_CC left_VVN ,_, instead_II21 of_II22 left_JJ and_CC right_RR ,_, to_II Haematology_NP1 ,_, seeing_CS21 as_CS22 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ her_APPGE first_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 spoke_VVD as_CSA one_PN1 speaks_VVZ to_II distracted_JJ children_NN2 or_CC incapable_JJ old_JJ people_NN ,_, who_PNQS do_VD0 not_XX look_VVI or_CC listen_VVI ._. 
&quot;_" My_APPGE back_NN1 hurts_VVZ ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Mrs_NNB Owen_NP1 ,_, &quot;_" And_CC I_MC1 &quot;_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ hurried_VVN away_RL slowly_RR to_II Haematology_NP1 ._. 
At_II one_MC1 end_NN1 of_IO the_AT cubicle_NN1 room_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 set_NN1 of_IO scales_NN2 before_II which_DDQ another_DD1 long_JJ queue_NN1 was_VBDZ forming_VVG ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR only_RR two_MC chairs_NN2 in_II the_AT whole_JJ place_NN1 for_IF at_RR21 least_RR22 a_AT1 dozen_NNO women_NN2 many_DA2 now_RT uncomfortably_RR unsupported_JJ by_II girdle_NN1 or_CC bra_NN1 ._. 
The_AT scale_NN1 platform_NN1 was_VBDZ occupied_VVN by_II a_AT1 woman_NN1 so_RG huge_JJ ,_, so_RG grossly_RR hung_VVN about_RP with_IW mounds_NN2 and_CC protuberances_NN2 and_CC pendent_JJ ledges_NN2 of_IO fat_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ impossible_JJ to_TO see_VVI where_RRQ there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 baby_NN1 ,_, or_CC how_RGQ large_JJ ,_, or_CC how_RGQ high_JJ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 laughed_VVD ,_, as_CSA the_AT fat_JJ will_NN1 ,_, whilst_CS nurses_NN2 gathered_VVN and_CC tutted_VVN over_II the_AT sliding_JJ weights_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ diabetic_JJ and_CC a_AT1 cause_NN1 for_IF concern_NN1 ._. 
Nurses_NN2 liked_VVD gallantry_NN1 and_CC real_JJ problems_NN2 ._. 
Wordsworth_NP1 read_VVD differently_RR amongst_II so_RG much_DA1 ,_, so_RG various_JJ flesh_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" No_AT motion_NN1 has_VHZ she_PPHS1 now_RT ,_, no_AT force_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Wordsworth_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 man_NN1 speaking_VVG to_II men_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN so_RR ._. 
One_PN1 would_VM need_VVI to_TO know_VVI things_NN2 technical_JJ things_NN2 about_II speech_NN1 ,_, about_II why_RRQ and_CC how_RRQ rhythm_NN1 worked_VVD ,_, about_II selection_NN1 of_IO nouns_NN2 and_CC word_NN1 order_NN1 to_TO explain_VVI how_RRQ he_PPHS1 could_VM state_VVI with_IW finality_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT words_NN2 for_IF it_PPH1 were_VBDR his_APPGE words_NN2 simple_JJ truths_NN2 ._. 
Her_APPGE education_NN1 had_VHD hardly_RR started_VVN ._. 
Mrs_NNB Owen_NP1 returned_VVD ._. 
Her_APPGE face_NN1 was_VBDZ very_RG white_JJ above_II her_PPHO1 very_RG brief_JJ ,_, neatly_RR closed_JJ gown_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 moving_JJ line_NN1 of_IO blood_NN1 along_II the_AT inside_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE leg_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Mrs_NNB Owen_NP1 !_! 
&quot;_" Stephanie_NP1 pointed_VVD ._. 
Mrs_NNB Owen_NP1 had_VHD an_AT1 elaborate_JJ hairstyle_NN1 piled_VVD incongruously_RR above_II her_APPGE thin_JJ nakedness_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 bent_VVD to_TO peer_VVI down_RP ._. 
She_PPHS1 stammered_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Oh_UH ,_, how_RRQ embarrassing_JJ ._. 
Oh_UH dear_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 kept_VVD trying_VVG to_TO ask_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO bleeding_VVG all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, and_CC the_AT pains_NN2 ,_, but_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX the_AT opportunity_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 really_RR was_VBDZ n't_XX this_RG much_RR ..._... 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 deprecating_NN1 ,_, apologetic_JJ gesture_NN1 ,_, gave_VVD a_AT1 small_JJ cry_NN1 ,_, and_CC fell_VVD over_RP ._. 
A_AT1 great_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO blood_NN1 pumped_VVN and_CC washed_VVN over_II the_AT clean_JJ tiled_JJ floor_NN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 called_VVD &quot;_" Nurse_NN1 &quot;_" and_CC almost_RR immediately_CS there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO efficient_JJ rubbersoled_JJ running_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 trolley_NN1 ,_, heaps_NN2 of_IO towels_NN2 and_CC swabs_NN2 ,_, subdued_JJ chatter_NN1 among_II the_AT women_NN2 ._. 
The_AT doctor_NN1 emerged_VVD from_II the_AT frosted-glass_JJ cubicle_NN1 beyond_II the_AT scales_NN2 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Owen_NP1 ,_, now_RT chalk-white_JJ and_CC motionless_JJ on_II her_APPGE trolley_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ wheeled_VVN behind_II curtains_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ more_RGR running_JJ ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 was_VBDZ fetched_VVN away_RL ,_, divested_VVD of_IO her_APPGE gown_NN1 ,_, arranged_VVN on_II a_AT1 hard_JJ high_JJ couch_NN1 under_II a_AT1 cellular_JJ blanket_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR here_RL ,_, one_PN1 could_VM wait_VVI a_AT1 long_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 propped_VVD Wordsworth_NP1 against_II the_AT hard_JJ ledge_NN1 of_IO the_AT bulge_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 neither_RR hears_VVZ nor_CC sees_VVZ Rolled_JJ round_NN1 in_II earth_NN1 's_GE diurnal_JJ course_NN1 ,_, With_IW rocks_NN2 ,_, and_CC stones_NN2 ,_, and_CC trees_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" To_TO name_VVI the_AT whole_JJ earth_NN1 with_IW three_MC nouns_NN2 ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ authority_NN1 ._. 
Rocks_NN2 and_CC stones_NN2 and_CC trees_NN2 ._. 
The_AT rhythm_NN1 formed_VVN by_II the_AT reiterated_JJ &quot;_" and_CC &quot;_" ._. 
Everything_PN1 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 named_VVN ,_, was_VBDZ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT same_DA thing_NN1 ._. 
And_CC the_AT one_MC1 complex_JJ word_NN1 among_II simple_JJ verbs_NN2 ,_, diurnal_JJ ._. 
A_AT1 young_JJ doctor_NN1 came_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 probed_VVD her_PPHO1 hard_RR ,_, tough_JJ sides_NN2 with_IW reasonably_RR kind_JJ fingers_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pushed_VVD a_AT1 stethoscope_NN1 into_II her_APPGE softness_NN1 and_CC listened_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX meet_VVI her_APPGE eye_NN1 :_: this_DD1 was_VBDZ usual_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" Well_RR ,_, Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 ,_, how_RRQ are_VBR we_PPIS2 ?_? 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX answer_VVI ._. 
Tears_NN2 were_VBDR running_VVG all_RR over_II her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" There_EX are_VBR traces_NN2 of_IO sugar_NN1 ._. 
Are_VBR you_PPY sure_RR the_AT specimen_NN1 was_VBDZ taken_VVN on_RP rising_VVG ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 ,_, what_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT matter_NN1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" The_AT English_NN1 ._. 
Are_VBR so_RG damned_JJ ._. 
Polite_JJ ._. 
For_IF hours_NNT2 and_CC hours_NNT2 we_PPIS2 stand_VV0 with_IW no_AT girdles_NN2 in_II cold_JJ draughty_JJ places_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 woman_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Owen_NP1 ._. 
Lost_VVD her_APPGE baby_NN1 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 because_CS ._. 
Because_CS no_PN121 one_PN122 would_VM let_VVI her_PPHO1 tell_VV0 them_PPHO2 ._. 
Because_CS I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX ._. 
Because_CS nobody_PN1 here_RL &quot;_" &quot;_" Do_VD0 n't_XX be_VBI hysterical_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ bad_JJ for_IF the_AT child_NN1 ._. 
Your_APPGE child_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 sniffed_VVD ,_, wet_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 would_VM almost_RR certainly_RR have_VHI lost_VVN it_PPH1 anyway_RR ._. 
&quot;_" It_PPH1 sounded_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ conceding_VVG a_AT1 point_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" But_CCB not_XX so_RG foolishly_RR ._. 
&quot;_" This_DD1 slightly_RR unusual_JJ speech_NN1 pattern_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO enable_VVI him_PPHO1 to_TO address_VVI her_PPHO1 directly_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 came_VVD to_II the_AT head_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 peered_VVD at_II her_APPGE wet_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Why_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY so_RG particularly_RR upset_VV0 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX listen_VVI ._. 
Nobody_PN1 did_VDD ._. 
We_PPIS2 taught_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO stand_VVI in_II line_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" You_PPY would_VM think_VVI anyone_PN1 in_II that_DD1 state_NN1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN clever_JJ enough_RR ,_, sensible_JJ enough_RR ,_, to_TO get_VVI out_II21 of_II22 line_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 truly_RR doubt_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
This_DD1 place_NN1 puts_VVZ you_PPY in_II line_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY stay_VV0 in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
You_PPY stand_VV0 for_IF hours_NNT2 ,_, without_IW a_AT1 girdle_NN1 ,_, because_II21 of_II22 block_NN1 bookings_NN2 and_CC not_XX enough_DD chairs_NN2 ._. 
Two_MC chairs_NN2 for_IF all_DB those_DD2 women_NN2 ._. 
Standing_NN1 hurts_VVZ ._. 
This_DD1 place_NN1 changes_VVZ you_PPY ._. 
I_PPIS1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 myself_PPX1 not_XX to_TO think_VVI ._. 
Doctors_NN2 are_VBR busy_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 looked_VVD automatically_RR ,_, by_II association_NN1 ,_, at_II his_APPGE watch_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ true_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ busy_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN Stephanie_NP1 before_RT ,_, but_CCB perhaps_RR only_RR once_RR :_: he_PPHS1 remembered_VVD her_PPHO1 vaguely_RR blond_JJ ,_, curved_JJ rounds_NN2 ,_, placid_JJ ,_, no_AT trouble_NN1 ,_, always_RR using_VVG &quot;_" the_AT pregnancy_NN1 &quot;_" as_II a_AT1 reading-desk_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI that_DD1 was_VBDZ quite_RG right_JJ ,_, but_CCB had_VHD n't_XX formulated_VVN why_RRQ ._. 
&quot;_" Your_APPGE baby_NN1 's_GE fine_JJ ,_, &quot;_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Just_RR fine_JJ ._. 
Strong_JJ heart-beat_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 good_JJ size_NN1 ,_, nice_JJ position_NN1 ,_, coming_VVG along_RP fine_JJ ._. 
Your_APPGE weight_NN1 's_GE good_JJ ,_, no_AT problems_NN2 ._. 
Do_VD0 stop_VVI crying_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 does_VDZ no_AT good_JJ ._. 
Pregnancy_NN1 is_VBZ an_AT1 upsetting_JJ time_NNT1 for_IF some_DD people_NN ._. 
You_PPY must_VM try_VVI and_CC keep_VVI calm_NN1 for_IF your_APPGE child_NN1 's_GE sake_NN1 ._. 
Please_RR ._. 
Look_VV0 if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR upset_VVN go_VV0 and_CC have_VH0 a_AT1 good_JJ talk_NN1 with_IW our_APPGE social_JJ worker_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 good_JJ ..._... 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI a_AT1 good_JJ talk_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 seem_VV0 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 social_JJ worker_NN1 most_DAT of_IO the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
Unpaid_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO take_VVI time_NNT1 off_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX ..._... 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 could_VM read_VVI Wordsworth_NP1 and_CC forget_VVI about_II the_AT damned_JJ queue_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Yes_UH ._. 
Now_RT ,_, if_CS you_PPY 'd_VM just_RR swing_VVI your_APPGE legs_NN2 down_RP ._. 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 considered_VVD apologising_VVG and_CC did_VDD not_XX ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX feel_VVI angry_JJ with_IW him_PPHO1 :_: she_PPHS1 could_VM imagine_VVI how_RRQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ for_IF him_PPHO1 :_: woman_NN1 after_II woman_NN1 after_II woman_NN1 ,_, all_RR31 the_RR32 same_RR33 ,_, all_DB different_JJ ,_, weeping_VVG on_II occasion_NN1 for_IF fear_NN1 ,_, boredom_NN1 ,_, pain_NN1 ,_, frustration_NN1 ,_, humiliation_NN1 ._. 
How_RRQ could_VM he_PPHS1 take_VVI on_RP all_DB that_DD1 ,_, much_DA1 of_IO it_PPH1 irremediable_JJ ,_, at_II ten-minute_JJ intervals_NN2 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 very_RG young_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM peer_VVI professionally_RR down_RP his_APPGE speculum_NN1 into_II her_APPGE vagina_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 blushed_VVD when_CS his_APPGE eyes_NN2 met_VVD hers_PPGE ._. 
However_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 should_VM not_XX apologise_VVI for_IF her_APPGE tears_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM at_RR21 least_RR22 ,_, whatever_DDQV his_APPGE personal_JJ reticence_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 promised_VVN to_TO investigate_VVI the_AT problem_NN1 of_IO the_AT insufficient_JJ chairs_NN2 ._. 
Here_RL she_PPHS1 did_VDD him_PPHO1 less_DAR than_CSN justice_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 recognised_VVD the_AT chairs_NN2 as_II part_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE province_NN1 ._. 
On_II her_APPGE next_MD visit_NN1 there_EX were_VBDR another_DD1 half_DB dozen_NNO ._. 
Out_RP in_II the_AT air_NN1 identity_NN1 was_VBDZ partly_RR restored_VVN ._. 
Businesslike_JJ and_CC not_XX languid_JJ ,_, brisk_JJ and_CC not_XX tearful_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 mounted_VVD her_APPGE bicycle_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 kept_VVD her_PPHO1 back_RP rigorously_RR straight_RR :_: the_AT foetus_NN1 or_CC baby_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO like_VVI the_AT bicycle_NN1 :_: its_APPGE movement_NN1 usually_RR ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 felt_VVD happily_RR ,_, ceased_VVN as_CSA hers_PPGE began_VVD ._. 
The_AT roads_NN2 round_II Blesford_NP1 were_VBDR still_RR more_DAR or_CC less_DAR country_NN1 lanes_NN2 ,_, bare_JJ blackthorn_NN1 hedges_NN2 and_CC deep_JJ ditches_NN2 ,_, with_IW the_AT first_MD few_DA2 bungalows_NN2 isolated_VVN on_II their_APPGE little_JJ plots_NN2 on_II the_AT edges_NN2 of_IO little_JJ capillary_JJ roads_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 remembered_VVD the_AT lanes_NN2 in_II summer_NNT1 ,_, cow_NN1 parsley_NN1 and_CC warm_JJ leaves_NN2 ,_, but_CCB not_XX ,_, not_XX bodily_RR ,_, her_APPGE own_DA light_JJ movement_NN1 ._. 
Eclipsed_VVN in_II maidenly_RR grace_NN1 ,_, says_VVZ Dr_NNB Spock_NP1 with_IW a_AT1 curious_JJ inversion_NN1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ true_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 braked_VVD to_TO avoid_VVI another_DD1 cycling_NN1 figure_NN1 :_: her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, Daniel_NP1 ,_, heavy_JJ and_CC black_JJ ,_, clanking_VVG a_RR21 little_RR22 because_CS of_IO a_AT1 rubbing_NN1 chain-guard_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 rode_VVD along_II side_NN1 by_II side_NN1 ,_, amicably_RR ,_, both_RR heavy_JJ ,_, legs_NN2 efficiently_RR working_VVG ._. 
&quot;_" Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 all_RR21 right_RR22 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" No_AT troubles_NN2 ._. 
Longer_RRR than_CSN usual_JJ ._. 
How_RRQ was_VBDZ yours_PPGE ?_? 
&quot;_" Daniel_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN officiating_VVG at_II a_AT1 funeral_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Not_XX nice_JJ ,_, really_RR ._. 
Old_JJ ladies_NN2 from_II t'Home_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 daughter_NN1 wi'_IW three_MC or_CC four_MC kids_NN2 in_II tow_NN1 ._. 
Crematorium_NN1 ._. 
Usual_JJ anti-climax_NN1 old_JJ birds_NN2 standing_VVG round_RP a_AT1 bit_NN1 o'_IO grass_NN1 at_II t'back_NN1 they_PPHS2 'd_VHD got_VVN lease_NN1 of_IO for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 hours_NNT2 ,_, wi'_IW a_AT1 garden_NN1 label_NN1 saying_VVG Mrs_NNB Edna_NP1 Morrison_NP1 and_CC a_AT1 few_DA2 bunches_NN2 of_IO chrysanths_NN2 put_VVN in_II rows_NN2 ._. 
Looked_VVN ready_JJ to_TO be_VBI blown_VVN away_RL ,_, the_AT old_JJ biddies_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB pleased_JJ wi'_IW themselves_PPX2 because_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR still_RR on_II their_APPGE pins_NN2 and_CC not_XX slid_VVN away_RL into_II Eternity_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT tea_NN1 ,_, thank_VV0 God_NP1 ._. 
T'Home_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX run_VVI to_II one_MC1 ,_, and_CC t'daughter_NN1 only_RR wanted_VVN to_TO get_VVI all_DB t'kids_NN2 back_RP to_II Sunderland_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Someone_PN1 in_II our_APPGE queue_NN1 lost_VVD her_APPGE baby_NN1 ._. 
Just_RR there_RL ._. 
On_II the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 
Fast_RR ._. 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX meant_VVN to_TO tell_VVI him_PPHO1 that_DD1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 was_VBDZ much_DA1 more_DAR subject_NN1 than_CSN she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ to_II gynaecological_JJ and_CC biological_JJ terror_NN1 about_II the_AT coming_JJ birth_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE bike_NN1 swerved_VVD and_CC straightened_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Does_VDZ that_DD1 happen_VVI often_RR ,_, then_RT ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ._. 
Only_RR I_PPIS1 felt_VVD bad_JJ ,_, because_CS she_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO tell_VVI me_PPIO1 she_PPHS1 felt_VVD rotten_JJ ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ just_RR trying_VVG to_TO read_VVI ._. 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 frowned_VVD his_APPGE black_JJ frown_NN1 ._. 
When_CS they_PPHS2 got_VVD back_RP the_AT little_JJ house_NN1 was_VBDZ empty_JJ ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ unusual_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 put_VVD on_II the_AT kettle_NN1 and_CC built_VVD the_AT fire_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sliced_VVD toast_NN1 ,_, fetched_VVD butter_NN1 ,_, honey_NN1 ,_, cups_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 put_VVD his_APPGE large_JJ arms_NN2 round_II her_APPGE thick_JJ body_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 love_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 
&quot;_" They_PPHS2 sat_VVD side_NN1 by_II side_NN1 on_II the_AT hearthrug_NN1 :_: the_AT fire_NN1 caught_VVD :_: Daniel_NP1 held_VVD the_AT toasting-fork_NN1 to_II the_AT grate_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 smell_NN1 of_IO toast_NN1 began_VVD to_TO infiltrate_VVI the_AT paint_NN1 smell_VV0 that_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 perpetual_JJ consequence_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE attempts_NN2 to_TO make_VVI the_AT place_NN1 habitable_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" Where_RRQ 's_VBZ Marcus_NP1 ,_, then_RT ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Hospital_NN1 ._. 
In_II his_APPGE own_DA queue_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 goes_VVZ by_II bus_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Psychiatrist_NN1 once_RR a_AT1 week_NNT1 for_IF half_DB an_AT1 hour_NNT1 never_RR did_VDD any_DD good_JJ to_II anyone_PN1 ._. 
In_II my_APPGE view_NN1 ._. 
Though_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VM not_XX presume_VVI to_TO say_VVI what_DDQ is_VBZ needed_VVN ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Do_VD0 n't_XX ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Stephanie_NP1 ,_, putting_VVG a_AT1 hand_NN1 on_II his_APPGE knee_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Daniel_NP1 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX ._. 
Let_VM21 's_VM22 have_VHI tea_NN1 together_RL ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX complaining_VVG ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" No_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 
&quot;_" Marcus_NP1 Potter_NP1 ,_, Stephanie_NP1 's_GE young_JJ brother_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ living_VVG with_IW them_PPHO2 ,_, apparently_RR indefinitely_RR ._. 
In_II the_AT summer_NNT1 of_IO 1953_MC he_PPHS1 had_VHD suffered_VVN some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO breakdown_NN1 ,_, or_CC nervous_JJ crisis_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN caused_VVN (_( one_MC1 view_NN1 )_) or_CC exacerbated_VVN (_( a_AT1 more_RGR informed_JJ view_NN1 )_) by_II his_APPGE bizarre_JJ relations_NN2 with_IW the_AT ex-biology_JJ teacher_NN1 at_II Blesford_NP1 Ride_NN1 ,_, the_AT public_JJ school_NN1 where_CS his_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, and_CC Stephanie_NP1 's_GE father_NN1 ,_, taught_VVD ._. 
There_EX had_VHD been_VBN some_DD kind_NN1 of_IO religious_JJ fantasy_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 possibility_NN1 of_IO homosexual_JJ tampering_NN1 ._. 
Those_DD2 in_II authority_NN1 had_VHD decided_VVN that_CST Marcus_NP1 should_VM intermit_VVI a_AT1 year_NNT1 of_IO his_APPGE education_NN1 ,_, in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO recuperate_VVI ,_, and_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 should_VM not_XX live_VVI with_IW his_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 man_NN1 of_IO uncertain_JJ temper_NN1 ,_, of_IO whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 had_VHD expressed_VVN extreme_JJ and_CC unreasoning_JJ terror_NN1 ._. 
Nobody_PN1 had_VHD said_VVN what_DDQ Marcus_NP1 should_VM do_VDI :_: the_AT result_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST he_PPHS1 appeared_VVD to_TO do_VDI little_DA1 or_CC nothing_PN1 ,_, spoke_VVD minimally_RR and_CC was_VBDZ increasingly_RR reluctant_JJ to_TO leave_VVI his_APPGE bedroom_NN1 or_CC the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
Nobody_PN1 had_VHD also_RR said_VVN how_RGQ long_JJ Marcus_NP1 should_VM remain_VVI in_II his_APPGE sister_NN1 's_GE house_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 naturally_RR vigorous_JJ seeker_NN1 of_IO solutions_NN2 ,_, tried_VVD to_TO restrain_VVI an_AT1 instinct_NN1 to_TO shake_VVI or_CC confront_VVI Marcus_NP1 with_IW the_AT unsatisfactory_JJ nature_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 inertia_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 had_VHD occasional_JJ violent_JJ feelings_NN2 towards_II Marcus_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 suppressed_VVD ._. 
Bill_NP1 Potter_NP1 ,_, the_AT father_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 violent_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 saw_VVD Marcus_NP1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 they_PPHS2 had_VHD called_VVN him_PPHO1 up_RP by_II naming_VVG him_PPHO1 ,_, making_VVG his_APPGE way_NN1 home_RL ._. 
The_AT process_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO cause_VVI unnecessary_JJ difficulty_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stepped_VVD forward_RL and_CC retreated_VVD at_II the_AT little_JJ garden_NN1 gate_NN1 as_CS21 though_CS22 rebuffed_VVN by_II some_DD force_NN1 field_NN1 or_CC buffeted_VVN by_II some_DD invisible_JJ gale_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD no_AT effect_NN1 on_II the_AT branches_NN2 of_IO the_AT little_JJ trees_NN2 and_CC evergreens_NN2 in_II the_AT front_JJ gardens_NN2 of_IO the_AT cottages_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 carried_VVD his_APPGE long_JJ thin_JJ arms_NN2 crossed_VVD protectively_RR in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 him_PPHO1 ._. 
His_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, with_IW its_APPGE dull-straw_JJ hair_NN1 and_CC moon_NN1 glasses_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ down_RP ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 watched_VVD him_PPHO1 dance_NN1 or_CC shuffle_VV0 ,_, two_MC steps_NN2 forward_RL ,_, one_MC1 back_NN1 ,_, almost_RR sideways_RL along_II the_AT paved_JJ path_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 felt_VVD protective_JJ and_CC threatened_VVD ._. 
Daniel_NP1 saw_VVD her_APPGE face_NN1 set_NN1 ._. 
The_AT door_NN1 rattled_VVN for_IF some_DD time_NNT1 :_: Marcus_NP1 was_VBDZ struggling_VVG with_IW his_APPGE key_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 suppressed_VVD fairly_RR easily_RR an_AT1 impulse_NN1 to_TO get_VVI up_RP and_CC open_VVI the_AT door_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 turned_VVD the_AT toast_NN1 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 came_VVD round_II the_AT door_NN1 feelingly_RR like_II a_AT1 blind_JJ creature_NN1 ,_, clinging_VVG with_IW fingers_NN2 to_II edges_NN2 and_CC surfaces_NN2 Although_CS the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 opened_VVD into_II the_AT Sitting-room_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ plainly_RR disconcerted_VVN to_TO find_VVI them_PPHO2 there_RL ._. 
&quot;_" Tea_NN1 and_CC toast_NN1 ,_, Marcus_NP1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Stephanie_NP1 ,_, in_II the_AT voice_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD heard_VVN herself_PPX1 use_VVI to_II Mrs_NNB Owen_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 disliked_VVD this_DD1 voice_NN1 very_RG much_DA1 but_CCB employed_VVD it_PPH1 more_RRR and_CC more_RRR ._. 
Conversation_NN1 with_IW Marcus_NP1 had_VHD become_VVN largely_RR monosyllabic_JJ ,_, which_DDQ did_VDD not_XX help_VVI ._. 
&quot;_" No_UH ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Marcus_NP1 palely_RR ,_, adding_VVG inaudibly_RR ,_, &quot;_" Thank_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 began_VVD what_DDQ Daniel_NP1 thought_NN1 of_IO as_CSA his_APPGE &quot;_" creeping_JJ &quot;_" to_II the_AT back-stairs_NN2 ._. 
The_AT room_NN1 dark_NN1 with_IW small_JJ windows_NN2 was_VBDZ only_JJ half-furnished_NN1 and_CC half-painted_JJ Armchairs_NN2 ,_, little_JJ dining-table_NN1 ,_, Stephanie_NP1 's_GE old_JJ ,_, good_JJ mahogany_NN1 desk_NN1 stood_VVD on_II uncarpeted_JJ boards_NN2 ,_, splashed_VVN with_IW paint_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 big_JJ rag-pegged_JJ rug_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT fire_NN1 ,_, and_CC one_MC1 or_CC two_MC pieces_NN2 of_IO coconut_NN1 matting_NN1 elsewhere_RL ._. 
The_AT walls_NN2 were_VBDR papered_VVN with_IW very_RG large_JJ blue_JJ roses_NN2 ,_, surrounded_VVN by_II dove-grey_JJ and_CC silver-tinted_JJ leafage_NN1 ._. 
Half_DB of_IO these_DD2 were_VBDR partially_RR obliterated_VVN by_II white_JJ undercoat_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 never_RR had_VHN time_NNT1 nor_CC ,_, truly_RR ,_, inclination_NN1 to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 good_JJ job_NN1 of_IO the_AT painting_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ self-trained_JJ not_XX to_TO notice_VVI his_APPGE surroundings_NN2 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 had_VHD tried_VVN herself_PPX1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT paint_NN1 vapour_NN1 made_VVD her_APPGE vomit_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 idea_NN1 that_CST this_DD1 might_VM damage_VVI the_AT baby_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 ,_, quick_JJ to_TO notice_VVI essentials_NN2 ,_, had_VHD no_AT idea_NN1 how_RGQ much_DA1 Stephanie_NP1 disliked_VVD living_VVG in_II this_DD1 unfinished_JJ mess_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI agreed_VVN with_IW him_PPHO1 largely_RR as_II21 to_II22 what_DDQ were_VBDR essentials_NN2 and_CC inessentials_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT mess_NN1 depressed_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 reached_VVD the_AT staircase_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ also_RR descended_VVN into_II the_AT living-room_NN1 ,_, and_CC looked_VVN vaguely_RR back_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 went_VVD ,_, less_RGR sidling_JJ ,_, up_RP ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 heard_VVD his_APPGE bedroom_NN1 door_NN1 open_JJ and_CC close_VV0 ._. 
No_AT further_JJR sound_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 took_VVD the_AT toast_NN1 off_II the_AT fork_NN1 ._. 
The_AT silence_NN1 upstairs_RL imposed_VVD a_AT1 silence_NN1 downstairs_RL ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 watched_VVD Daniel_NP1 ,_, wanting_VVG to_TO protect_VVI him_PPHO1 from_II Marcus_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Let_VM21 's_VM22 talk_VVI to_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
Tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 about_II your_APPGE day_NNT1 ._. 
&quot;_" A_AT1 verbal_JJ lot_NN1 ,_, the_AT Potters_NP2 ,_, even_RR peaceful_JJ Stephanie_NP1 ._. 
Words_NN2 helped_VVD them_PPHO2 ,_, apparently_RR ._. 
His_APPGE &quot;_" day_NNT1 &quot;_" was_VBDZ better_RRR left_VVN without_IW conversion_NN1 into_II narrative_NN1 ,_, amusing_JJ ,_, querulous_JJ or_CC appealing_JJ ._. 
A_AT1 funeral_NN1 ,_, already_RR described_VVN ,_, two_MC drunk_JJ tramps_NN2 ,_, another_DD1 lecture_NN1 from_II the_AT Vicar_NN1 on_II interfering_VVG in_II the_AT domestic_JJ wrangles_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE parishioners_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II his_APPGE pale_JJ gold_NN1 wife_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE arms_NN2 folded_VVN about_II her_APPGE belly_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Toast_VV0 ,_, &quot;_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, monosyllabic_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 gave_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 perfectly_RR browned_VVD ,_, gold-buttered_JJ honey-glistening_JJ warm-smelling_JJ slice_NN1 ._. 
Sunk_VVN in_II biology_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, listening_VVG for_IF creaks_NN2 or_CC moans_VVZ above_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 ,_, listening_VVG to_II the_AT soft_JJ stirring_JJ in_II her_APPGE belly_NN1 ,_, licking_VVG her_APPGE fingers_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX offer_VVI Daniel_NP1 this_DD1 satisfactory_JJ phrase_NN1 ._. 
Listening_VVG for_IF Marcus_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 heard_VVD Frederica_NP1 's_GE bicycle_NN1 grind_NN1 gravel_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 came_VVD in_II a_AT1 rush_NN1 ,_, fell_VVD dramatically_RR on_II her_APPGE knees_NN2 before_II the_AT fire_NN1 ,_, beside_II her_APPGE sister_NN1 ,_, cried_VVD &quot;_" Look_VV0 !_! 
&quot;_" Stephanie_NP1 saw_VVD small_JJ buff_JJ papers_NN2 pasted_VVN with_IW white_JJ strips_NN2 ._. 
MINOR_JJ SCHOLARSHIP_NN1 OFFERED_VVD NEWNHAM_NP1 +_FO WRITING_VVG +_FO PRINCIPAL_NN1 +_FO ._. 
SCHOLARSHIP_NN1 OFFERED_VVD SOMERVILLE_NP1 +_FO CONGRATULATIONS_NN2 +_FO PRINCIPAL+_FO ._. 
&quot;_" It_PPH1 worked_VVD ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Stephanie_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" You_PPY did_VDD it_PPH1 ._. 
&quot;_" In_II 1948_MC she_PPHS1 had_VHD opened_VVN almost_RR identical_JJ telegrams_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ had_VHD she_PPHS1 felt_VVN ?_? 
A_AT1 great_JJ lightening_NN1 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 only_RR temporary_JJ ,_, of_IO the_AT burden_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE inexorable_JJ expectations_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX realised_VVN how_RGQ heavy_JJ the_AT &quot;_" burden_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN till_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ lifted_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 felt_VVD pleasure_NN1 only_RR very_RG much_DA1 later_JJR ,_, and_CC pride_NN1 and_CC self-satisfaction_NN1 later_RRR still_RR ,_, on_II the_AT brink_NN1 of_IO departure_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 handed_VVD the_AT telegrams_NN2 to_II Daniel_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Is_VBZ that_DD1 good_JJ ,_, then_RT ?_? &quot;_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, not_XX knowing_VVG the_AT significance_NN1 of_IO scholarships_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" A_AT1 definite_JJ offer_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 won_VVN ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 won_VVN ,_, &quot;_" Frederica_NP1 crowed_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD a_AT1 Viva_NN1 in_II Oxford_NP1 ,_, just_JJ me_PPIO1 and_CC all_DB the_AT dons_NN2 ,_, all_DB ,_, in_II robes_NN2 and_CC furred_VVD gowns_NN2 ,_, and_CC me_PPIO1 with_IW a_AT1 blackboard_NN1 explaining_VVG Milton_NP1 's_GE English_NN1 and_CC Latin_JJ words_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR talked_VVN so_RG much_DA1 in_II my_APPGE life_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 were_VBDR interested_JJ ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR ,_, I_PPIS1 got_VVD all_DB sorts_NN2 of_IO things_NN2 in_RP ,_, Britannicus_NP1 and_CC Henry_NP1 VIII_MC and_CC The_AT Broken_JJ Heart_NN1 and_CC The_AT Winter_NNT1 's_GE Tale_NN1 and_CC feminine_JJ endings_NN2 and_CC they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX stop_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, they_PPHS2 said_VVD go_VV0 on_II oh_UH and_CC Satan_NP1 's_GE speech_NN1 to_II Eve_NP1 in_II the_AT garden_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 place_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE own_DA oh_UH glory_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Stephanie_NP1 nodded_VVD and_CC Daniel_NP1 watched_VVD Stephanie_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD what_DDQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX know_VVI about_II her_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB only_RR as_II a_AT1 blank_JJ ._. 
Once_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD all_DB this_DD1 ._. 
Whether_CSW she_PPHS1 had_VHD unaffectedly_RR cried_VVN oh_UH ,_, glory_NN1 !_! he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX know_VVI ,_, and_CC doubted_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 imagined_VVD her_APPGE wish_NN1 to_TO go_VVI on_RP teaching_VVG for_CS they_PPHS2 shared_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 and_CC she_PPHS1 ,_, did_VDD they_PPHS2 not_XX ,_, a_AT1 pastoral_JJ compulsion_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 filled_VVD the_AT cottage_NN1 with_IW the_AT lost_JJ and_CC unhappy_JJ ._. 
When_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR not_XX put_VVN off_RP by_II Marcus_NP1 's_GE rigid_JJ unfocussed_JJ stare_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 waited_VVD for_IF a_AT1 clue_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 reminiscence_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA Viva_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ silent_JJ ._. 
Frederica_NP1 spoke_VVD to_II his_APPGE thought_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" They_PPHS2 all_DB remembered_VVD you_PPY ,_, Steph_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Newnham_NP1 dons_NN2 asked_VVD what_DDQ you_PPY were_VBDR doing_VDG ._. 
The_AT Somerville_NP1 ones_NN2 remembered_VVD too_RR ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT Newnham_NP1 ones_NN2 said_VVD she_PPHS1 'd_VHD always_RR hoped_VVN you_PPY 'd_VM come_VVI back_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD of_RR21 course_RR22 you_PPY were_VBDR deep_RR in_II domesticity_NN1 and_CC waiting_VVG for_IF the_AT baby_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 said_VVD that_DD1 was_VBDZ what_DDQ so_RG many_DA2 good_JJ students_NN2 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI choosing_VVG these_DD2 days_NNT2 ..._... 
&quot;_" &quot;_" You_PPY 'll_VM go_VVI to_II Newnham_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Despite_II the_AT lovely_JJ Viva_NN1 ._. 
Yes_UH ._. 
How_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Well_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 wanted_VVD us_PPIO2 to_TO go_VVI to_II Cambridge_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 might_VM have_VHI rebelled_VVN ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" You_PPY might_VM ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 Cambridge_NP1 mind_NN1 ._. 
Heavy_JJ morals_NN2 ._. 
Grown-in_JJ ._. 
For_IF all_DB the_AT Oxford_NP1 language-talk_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" They_PPHS2 said_VVD they_PPHS2 'd_VM see_VVI me_PPIO1 in_II three_MC years_NNT2 to_TO do_VDI my_APPGE D.Phil._NN1 at_II Oxford_NP1 ._. 
Imagine_VV0 ._. 
They_PPHS2 asked_VVD me_PPIO1 what_DDQ it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI on_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD John_NP1 Ford_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT worst_JJT moment_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 laughed_VVD so_RG much_DA1 ,_, they_PPHS2 could_VM n't_XX go_VVI on_RP with_IW the_AT interview_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI why_RRQ ,_, still_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX care_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 won_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" We_PPIS2 know_VV0 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Daniel_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM stop_VVI boring_VVG on_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 talk_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 talked_VVD too_RG much_DA1 to_II the_AT other_JJ girls_NN2 over_II coffee_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 went_VVD on_RP and_CC on_RP about_II Eliot_NP1 's_GE Chinese_JJ jar_NN1 moving_VVG perpetually_RR in_II its_APPGE stillness_NN1 ,_, how_RRQ ironic_JJ ,_, and_CC you_PPY could_VM hear_VVI them_PPHO2 wishing_VVG I_PPIS1 'd_VM stop_VVI and_CC somehow_RR I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ Daniel_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 need_VV0 to_TO let_VVI off_II steam_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ only_RR just_RR dawning_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM get_VVI out_RP now_RT ,_, ca_VM n't_XX I_PPIS1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 can_VM get_VVI away_II21 from_II22 Home_NN1 and_CC Them_PPHO2 and_CC the_AT weight_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 all_DB ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM free_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" How_RRQ are_VBR they_PPHS2 ?_? &quot;_" said_VVD Stephanie_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Baddish_VV0 ._. 
They_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX seem_VVI able_JK to_TO get_VVI over_II the_AT Marcus_NP1 thing_NN1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ somehow_RR dismantled_VVN their_APPGE idea_NN1 of_IO themselves_PPX2 as_CSA parents_NN2 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, good_JJ parents_NN2 whatever_DDQV ,_, and_CC the_AT Home_NN1 as_II a_AT1 home_NN1 ._. 
Daddy_NN1 sits_VVZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 ,_, doing_VDG nothing_PN1 and_CC muttering_VVG to_II himself_PPX1 and_CC Mummy_NN1 's_VHZ just_RR retreated_VVN she_PPHS1 never_RR starts_VVZ a_AT1 conversation_NN1 ,_, or_CC asks_VVZ a_AT1 question_NN1 ,_, or_CC You_PPY 'd_VM think_VVI they_PPHS2 'd_VM be_VBI over-anxious_JJ about_II me_PPIO1 ,_, their_APPGE one_MC1 remaining_JJ child_NN1 and_CC perhaps_RR they_PPHS2 are_VBR ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 have_VH0 miserable_JJ ways_NN2 of_IO showing_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
Daddy_NN1 kept_VVD rather_RG obviously_RR bestirring_VVG himself_PPX1 to_TO mind_VVI about_II my_APPGE exams_NN2 and_CC piling_VVG up_RP my_APPGE desk_NN1 with_IW secondary_JJ stuff_NN1 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 no_AT time_NNT1 for_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO read_VVI literary_JJ criticism_NN1 yet_RR ,_, almost_RR at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM damned_RG sure_JJ he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX smother_VVI his_APPGE clever_JJ boys_NN2 with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
My_APPGE work_NN1 is_VBZ my_APPGE cork_NN1 and_CC my_APPGE ideas_NN2 are_VBR my_APPGE ideas_NN2 and_CC he_PPHS1 ought_VMK to_TO leave_VVI them_PPHO2 alone_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ._. 
&quot;_" When_CS these_DD2 telegrams_NN2 came_VVD I_PPIS1 ran_VVD down_RP and_CC opened_VVD the_AT door_NN1 to_II the_AT boy_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 showed_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II Mummy_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 began_VVD very_RG bravely_RR ,_, how_RRQ lovely_JJ dear_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT began_VVD to_TO cry_VVI and_CC shut_VVD herself_PPX1 in_II her_APPGE room_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX very_RG festive_JJ ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 came_VVD here_RL ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 can_VM get_VVI right_RR away_RL ,_, now_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM ,_, ca_VM n't_XX I_PPIS1 ?_? 
&quot;_" There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 silence_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" How_RRQ is_VBZ Marcus_NP1 ?_? &quot;_" said_VVD Frederica_NP1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 and_CC Stephanie_NP1 gestured_VVD mutely_RR at_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 's_VHZ had_VHN heaps_NN2 of_IO letters_NN2 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, about_RG three_MC ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ._. 
From_II that_DD1 man_NN1 ._. 
Daddy_NN1 shreds_VVZ them_PPHO2 up_RP I_PPIS1 saw_VVD him_PPHO1 doing_VDG it_PPH1 with_IW a_AT1 razor_NN1 blade_NN1 ,_, Steph_NP1 and_CC burns_VVZ them_PPHO2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 rang_VVD the_AT hospital_NN1 and_CC told_VVD them_PPHO2 to_TO stop_VVI that_DD1 man_NN1 sending_VVG letters_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY could_VM hear_VVI him_PPHO1 shouting_VVG down_RP the_AT telephone_NN1 halfway_RR down_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX go_VVI to_II work_NN1 for_IF two_MC days_NNT2 ._. 
Probably_RR the_AT invisible_JJ psychiatrist_NN1 should_VM have_VHI a_AT1 go_NN1 at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" And_CC Mummy_NN1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" As_CSA I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD say_VVI to_TO ask_VVI you_PPY about_II Christmas_NNT1 ._. 
&quot;_" Daniel_NP1 said_VVD ,_, &quot;_" She_PPHS1 could_VM come_VVI and_CC talk_VVI about_II that_DD1 ._. 
&quot;_" Stephanie_NP1 said_VVD ,_, &quot;_" She_PPHS1 seems_VVZ to_TO have_VHI stopped_VVN coming_VVG ._. 
&quot;_" In_II the_AT early_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO Marcus_NP1 's_GE retreat_NN1 or_CC illness_NN1 Winifred_NP1 had_VHD come_VVN regularly_RR ;_; Bill_NP1 had_VHD not_XX ,_, partly_RR because_CS &quot;_" they_PPHS2 &quot;_" had_VHD said_VVN better_RRR to_TO leave_VVI Marcus_NP1 alone_JJ ,_, partly_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 disapproved_VVD of_IO Daniel_NP1 ,_, the_AT Church_NN1 of_IO England_NP1 ,_, Christianity_NN1 and_CC Stephanie_NP1 's_GE burial_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE talent_NN1 amongst_II these_DD2 things_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 disapproved_VVD with_IW a_AT1 liberal_JJ atheism_NN1 that_CST produced_VVD emotions_NN2 more_RGR akin_JJ to_II seventeenth-century_JJ religious_JJ fanaticism_NN1 than_CSN to_II agnostic_JJ tolerance_NN1 ._. 
So_RR in_II a_AT1 sense_NN1 ,_, Stephanie_NP1 was_VBDZ lost_VVN to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, as_CSA Marcus_NP1 was_VBDZ lost_VVN ._. 
Winifred_NP1 had_VHD sat_VVN for_IF hours_NNT2 in_II those_DD2 early_JJ days_NNT2 on_II the_AT sofa_NN1 ,_, next_II21 to_II22 Marcus_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS moved_VVD away_RL ,_, and_CC like_II a_AT1 parody_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 mad_JJ religious_JJ discipline_NN1 ,_, abbreviated_VVN his_APPGE answers_NN2 ,_, elongated_VVD his_PPGE silences_VVZ ,_, until_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD imposed_VVN on_II his_APPGE mother_NN1 a_AT1 similar_JJ pattern_NN1 of_IO behaviour_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM doing_VDG no_AT good_JJ ,_, &quot;_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II Stephanie_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" How_RRQ can_VM we_PPIS2 tell_VVI ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 can_VM tell_VVI ._. 
&quot;_" Winifred_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX unlike_JJ Marcus_NP1 ._. 
Or_CC Marcus_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX unlike_JJ Winifred_NP1 ._. 
Defeat_NN1 communicates_VVZ itself_PPX1 ,_, is_VBZ handed_VVN on_RP ._. 
Unlike_JJ euphoria_NN1 ,_, Stephanie_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, considering_CS Frederica_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ odd_JJ how_RRQ glory_NN1 could_VM not_XX be_VBI shared_VVN ._. 
Frederica_NN1 ,_, now_RT smoothing_VVG and_CC folding_VVG her_APPGE telegrams_NN2 ,_, would_VM perhaps_RR learn_VVI this_DD1 ._. 
&quot;_" We_PPIS2 shall_VM have_VHI my_APPGE Mum_NN1 ,_, too_RR ,_, by_II Christmas_NNT1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Daniel_NP1 ,_, heartily_RR and_CC with_IW edge_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" We_PPIS2 shall_VM have_VHI a_AT1 real_JJ party_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" At_II Home_NN1 Beginnings_NN2 ,_, ends_NN2 ,_, phases_NN2 ,_, terms_NN2 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 thought_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 phase_NN1 as_II the_AT deprivation_NN1 of_IO privacy_NN1 ,_, not_XX contemplating_VVG the_AT possibility_NN1 that_CST privacy_NN1 was_VBDZ gone_VVN forever_RT ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 woman_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 young_JJ body_NN1 whose_DDQGE knowledge_NN1 ,_, biological_JJ and_CC intellectual_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ defined_VVN in_II clearly_RR marked_JJ periods_NN2 ,_, menstrual_JJ ,_, domestic_JJ ,_, academic_JJ ,_, rounds_NN2 of_IO flesh_NN1 ,_, blood_NN1 ,_, rites_NN2 ,_, qualifications_NN2 ._. 
The_AT pregnancy_NN1 was_VBDZ another_DD1 such_DA ,_, with_IW its_APPGE set_NN1 term_NN1 ._. 
In_II December_NPM1 came_VVD the_AT end_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE teaching_NN1 at_II Blesford_NP1 Girls_NN2 '_GE Grammar_NN1 School_NN1 ._. 
At_II the_AT last_MD Assembly_NN1 ,_, where_CS Frederica_NP1 received_VVD ,_, as_CSA Stephanie_NP1 had_VHD once_RR received_VVN ,_, the_AT School_NN1 Governors_NN2 '_GE Prize_NN1 for_IF Academic_JJ Achievement_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ given_VVN a_AT1 leaving_NN1 present_NN1 by_II teachers_NN2 and_CC girls_NN2 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 strode_VVD grimly_RR up_RP and_CC carried_VVN off_II the_AT Oxford_NP1 Companions_NN2 to_II English_NN1 and_CC Classical_JJ Literature_NN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 's_GE presents_NN2 were_VBDR useful_JJ and_CC various_JJ :_: an_AT1 electric_JJ teamaker_NN1 ,_, with_IW alarm_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 set_NN1 of_IO Pyrex_NN1 dishes_NN2 with_IW night-light_NN1 heaters_NN2 to_TO warm_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 layette_NN1 ,_, knitted_JJ and_CC stitched_VVN by_II Upper_JJ III_MC and_CC Lower_JJR IV_MC ,_, little_RR embroidered_JJ viyella_NN1 nighties_NN2 ,_, crocheted_VVD lambswool_NN1 matinee_NN1 jackets_NN2 ,_, knitted_JJ bonnets_NN2 and_CC bootees_NN2 ,_, pretty_RG fluffy_JJ blankets_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 woollen_JJ lamb_NN1 with_IW black_JJ stitched_JJ eyes_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 slightly_RR thrawn_VV0 neck_NN1 ,_, dangling_VVG from_II a_AT1 scarlet_JJ ribbon_NN1 ._. 
The_AT headmistress_NN1 made_VVD a_AT1 long_JJ and_CC patently_RR truthful_JJ speech_NN1 about_II how_RRQ they_PPHS2 would_VM miss_VVI Stephanie_NP1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 brief_JJ speech_NN1 about_II Frederica_NP1 's_GE outstanding_JJ good_JJ fortune_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 sang_VVD &quot;_" Lord_NP1 ,_, dismiss_VV0 us_PPIO2 with_IW thy_APPGE blessing_NN1 &quot;_" ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 felt_VVD tearful_JJ ,_, not_XX because_CS she_PPHS1 loved_VVD the_AT school_NN1 ,_, but_CCB because_CS something_PN1 was_VBDZ finished_VVN ._. 
Wheeling_VVG her_APPGE bicycle_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT school_NN1 for_IF the_AT (_( official_NN1 )_) last_MD time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 saw_VVD Frederica_NP1 striding_VVG away_RL in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 her_PPHO1 ,_, past_II the_AT still_JJ unlevelled_JJ Bomb_NN1 Crater_NP1 ,_, bearing_VVG a_AT1 satchel_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 large_JJ paper_NN1 parcel_NN1 ,_, two_MC shoe_NN1 bags_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 paper_NN1 carrier_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI to_TO put_VVI any_DD of_IO that_DD1 in_II my_APPGE bike_NN1 basket_NN1 ?_? 
&quot;_" Frederica_NP1 jumped_VVD ._. 
Her_APPGE hair_NN1 flowed_VVD lank_NN1 and_CC forbidden_VVN over_II her_APPGE shoulders_NN2 ,_, crimped_VVN by_II the_AT traces_NN2 of_IO regulation_NN1 ribbons_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" You_PPY should_VM n't_XX still_RR be_VBI riding_VVG that_DD1 thing_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY 'll_VM do_VDI yourself_PPX1 and_CC the_AT progeny_NN1 an_AT1 injury_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Rubbish_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 are_VBR balanced_VVN and_CC dignified_JJ ._. 
Give_VV0 me_PPIO1 that_DD1 bag_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" They_PPHS2 went_VVD on_RP in_II silence_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Where_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY going_VVG ,_, Frederica_NP1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Somewhere_RL called_VVD Nmes_NP2 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" What_DDQ ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Headmistress_NN1 found_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
&quot;_" French_JJ family_NN1 desires_VVZ respectable_JJ English_JJ girl_NN1 to_TO speak_VVI English_NN1 to_II their_APPGE daughters_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM off_RP after_II Christmas_NNT1 ._. 
Nice_JJ to_TO have_VHI to_TO speak_VVI French_NN1 ._. 
Nice_JJ to_TO get_VVI right_RR away_II21 from_II22 here_RL ._. 
Not_XX sure_JJ about_II the_AT daughters_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 actually_RR only_RR meant_VVN where_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY going_VVG now_RT ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Oh_UH ,_, to_TO perform_VVI a_AT1 rite_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY might_VM disapprove_VVI ._. 
If_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX ,_, you_PPY can_VM participate_VVI ._. 
If_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX fall_VVI off_RP that_DD1 thing_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" What_DDQ sort_NN1 of_IO rite_NN1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" A_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO oblation_NN1 ._. 
Of_IO Blesford_NP1 Girls_NN2 '_GE Grammar_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 flung_VVD open_RR her_APPGE macintosh_NN1 and_CC Stephanie_NP1 saw_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG a_AT1 skin-tight_JJ black_JJ sweater_NN1 ,_, wide_JJ elastic_JJ belt_NN1 ,_, long_RR grey_JJ pencil_NN1 skirt_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ going_VVG in_II the_AT canal_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI to_TO come_VVI ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" What_DDQ is_VBZ ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Blesford_NN1 Girls_NN2 '_GE Grammar_NN1 ._. 
Shirt_NN1 ,_, tie_VV0 ,_, beret_NN1 ,_, skirt_NN1 ,_, ankle_NN1 socks_NN2 and_CC gym_NN1 kit_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX put_VVI the_AT mac_NN1 in_RP ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX got_VVN another_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 weighted_VVN this_DD1 parcel_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" With_IW what_DDQ ?_? &quot;_" asked_VVD Stephanie_NP1 ,_, afraid_JJ for_IF the_AT Oxford_NP1 Companions_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" Stones_NN2 ,_, idiot_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX drown_VVI books_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY should_VM have_VHI known_VVN that_DD1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Drowning_VVG perfectly_RR good_JJ warm_JJ clothes_NN2 is_VBZ an_AT1 awful_JJ waste_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD poor_JJ girl_NN1 ..._... 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI to_TO come_VVI ._. 
You_PPY should_VM n't_XX ,_, if_CS you_PPY 've_VH0 already_RR turned_VVN into_II a_AT1 full-time_JJ clergyman_NN1 's_GE wife_NN1 ._. 
Which_DDQ I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 I_PPIS1 could_VM understand_VVI how_RRQ you_PPY can_VM bear_VVI ._. 
Steph_NN1 ,_, did_VDD you_PPY want_VVI an_AT1 electric_JJ tea-maker_NN1 ?_? 
Do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI to_TO rescue_VVI these_DD2 horrible_JJ garments_NN2 ,_, these_DD2 symbols_NN2 of_IO pettiness_NN1 and_CC niggling_JJ ,_, for_IF Daniel_NP1 to_TO give_VVI to_II some_DD trampess_NN1 ?_? 
Do_VD0 n't_XX answer_VVI ._. 
Do_VD0 come_VVI and_CC help_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ only_RR once_RR ._. 
&quot;_" There_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 remarkable_JJ about_II Blesford_NP1 Canal_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ decayed_VVN and_CC decaying_JJ ,_, darkly_RR full_JJ of_IO a_AT1 strange_JJ ,_, fine_JJ black_JJ weed_NN1 ,_, like_II tendrils_NN2 of_IO soot_NN1 ,_, tipped_VVN with_IW faded_JJ moss_NN1 green_NN1 ._. 
Its_APPGE banks_NN2 were_VBDR slipping_VVG into_II it_PPH1 ,_, over_II falls_NN2 of_IO broken_JJ ,_, dislodged_VVD bricks_NN2 ._. 
Little_JJ boys_NN2 occasionally_RR drowned_VVN there_RL ._. 
The_AT sisters_NN2 stopped_VVN on_II a_AT1 narrow_JJ bridge_NN1 over_II it_PPH1 ,_, near_II nothing_PN1 ,_, except_CS a_AT1 gasholder_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 filthy_JJ hoarding_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 Capstan_NN1 tobacco_NN1 advertisement_NN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 leaned_VVD her_APPGE bike_NN1 against_II the_AT parapet_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 hefted_VVD the_AT paper_NN1 parcel_NN1 onto_II the_AT ledge_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 plain_JJ rite_NN1 ._. 
No_AT words_NN2 ,_, no_AT prancing_VVG around_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM a_AT1 grown_VVN woman_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 just_RR want_VV0 someone_PN1 to_TO know_VVI that_CST this_DD1 all_DB this_DD1 stuff_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 burden_NN1 and_CC nothing_PN1 but_II a_AT1 burden_NN1 from_II start_NN1 to_II finish_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 no_AT twinge_NN1 of_IO regret_NN1 at_II coming_VVG out_II21 of_II22 that_DD1 place_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST I_PPIS1 shall_VM never_RR go_VVI back_RP into_II it_PPH1 ,_, ever_RR ,_, so_RR help_VV0 me_PPIO1 Frederica_NP1 Potter_NP1 ._. 
No_AT more_DAR group_NN1 life_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX belong_VVI to_II anything_PN1 ,_, ever_RR again_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 stand_VV0 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI to_TO help_VVI shove_NN1 ?_? 
&quot;_" Stephanie_NP1 thought_NN1 of_IO the_AT sweet_JJ ,_, soft_JJ ,_, on_II the_AT whole_NN1 carefully_RR made_VVN layette_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO Felicity_NP1 Wells_NP1 ,_, the_AT senior_JJ mistress_NN1 ,_, passionate_JJ about_II George_NP1 Herbert_NP1 and_CC Anglo-Catholicism_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD spent_VVN a_AT1 lifetime_NNT1 tempting_JJ with_IW these_DD2 fine_JJ things_NN2 girls_NN2 from_II this_DD1 dirty_JJ town_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO John_NP1 Keats_NP1 ,_, alive_JJ in_II Hampstead_NP1 ,_, dead_JJ in_II Rome_NP1 ,_, read_VVN in_II Cambridge_NP1 ,_, read_VV0 here_RL ,_, in_II class_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO blackened_JJ red_JJ brick_NN1 ,_, chalk_NN1 dust_NN1 ,_, shoe_NN1 boxes_NN2 ,_, muddy_JJ hockey_NN1 boots_NN2 ,_, the_AT smell_NN1 of_IO groups_NN2 of_IO girls_NN2 in_II classrooms_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" Yes_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 so_RR ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" O.K._RR One_MC1 ,_, two_MC ,_, three_MC ,_, ready_JJ ._. 
Over_RP she_PPHS1 goes_VVZ ._. 
&quot;_" The_AT parcel_NN1 splashed_VVD heavily_RR ,_, soughed_VVD ,_, and_CC sank_VVD in_II a_AT1 trail_NN1 of_IO thick_JJ ,_, slow_JJ ,_, glutinous_JJ bubbles_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" What_DDQ ceremony_NN1 else_RR ?_? &quot;_" said_VVD Stephanie_NP1 ,_, blasphemously_RR ._. 
&quot;_" None_PN ._. 
I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 gesture_NN1 that_CST simply_RR means_VVZ itself_PPX1 and_CC no_AT more_RRR ._. 
You_PPY would_VM n't_XX give_VVI me_PPIO1 some_DD tea_NN1 ,_, would_VM you_PPY ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 come_VV0 home_RL with_IW you_PPY ?_? 
Would_VM you_PPY ?_? 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO go_VVI back_RP to_II the_AT house_NN1 yet_RR ,_, a_RR21 bit_RR22 ,_, not_XX yet_RR ._. 
&quot;_" Daniel_NP1 's_GE Mum_NN1 came_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX unexpected_JJ ;_; she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN coming_VVG for_IF months_NNT2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD moved_VVN from_II a_AT1 council_NN1 flat_NN1 ,_, Daniel_NP1 's_GE choice_NN1 of_IO home_NN1 ,_, to_II this_DD1 partially_RR renovated_VVN artisan_NN1 's_GE cottage_NN1 to_TO make_VVI space_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ,_, when_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sufficiently_RR better_JJR from_II her_APPGE fall_NN1 and_CC fractured_JJ hip_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 decorated_VVD the_AT third_MD little_JJ bedroom_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 before_CS they_PPHS2 finished_VVD their_APPGE own_DA ,_, putting_VVG up_RP a_AT1 sprigged_JJ paper_NN1 ,_, installing_VVG a_AT1 fat_JJ armchair_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 fringed_JJ table_NN1 lamp_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 satiny_JJ quilt_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 dressing-table_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 glass_NN1 top_NN1 ,_, all_RR fetched_VVN by_II Daniel_NP1 from_II the_AT relinquished_JJ Sheffield_NP1 house_NN1 ._. 
Visiting_VVG his_APPGE Mum_NN1 in_II hospital_NN1 made_VVD Daniel_NP1 morose_JJ and_CC gloomy_JJ ,_, which_DDQ Stephanie_NP1 noticed_VVD ,_, but_CCB did_VDD not_XX ask_VVI about_II ._. 
He_PPHS1 remarked_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD almost_RR certainly_RR brought_VVN the_AT wrong_JJ objects_NN2 ,_, except_CS the_AT dressing-table_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ alone_JJ of_IO its_APPGE kind_NN1 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ fifty-fifty_MC ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, that_CST that_DD1 would_VM be_VBI said_VVN to_TO be_VBI too_RG big_JJ ,_, which_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, in_II that_DD1 room_NN1 ,_, taking_VVG up_RP far_RR too_RG much_DA1 space_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 had_VHD done_VDN that_DD1 before_RT ._. 
The_AT day_NNT1 she_PPHS1 came_VVD ,_, Stephanie_NP1 went_VVD up_RP and_CC put_VV0 flowers_NN2 on_II the_AT dressing-table_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 potted_JJ cyclamen_NN1 ,_, almost_RR maroon_JJ in_II its_APPGE dark_JJ red-purple_JJ ,_, a_AT1 crystal_NN1 vase_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 wedding_NN1 present_NN1 ,_, containing_VVG asters_NN2 ,_, violet_NN1 ,_, cherry-pink_JJ ,_, shell-pink_JJ ._. 
Brave_JJ and_CC graceful_JJ flowers_NN2 ._. 
When_CS Daniel_NP1 was_VBDZ at_II the_AT station_NN1 she_PPHS1 remembered_VVD that_CST the_AT lamp_NN1 had_VHD flickered_VVN alarmingly_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 tried_VVD it_PPH1 and_CC it_PPH1 flickered_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 went_VVD downstairs_RL ,_, fetched_VVD fuse_NN1 wire_NN1 and_CC screwdriver_NN1 ,_, went_VVD upstairs_RL ,_, changed_VVD the_AT fuse_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO tire_VVI on_II the_AT stairs_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA she_PPHS1 worked_VVD a_AT1 hand_NN1 ,_, or_CC a_AT1 foot_NN1 ,_, hard_RR ,_, protruding_VVG ,_, worked_VVD its_APPGE way_NN1 up_RP under_II her_APPGE skin_NN1 ,_, outside_II her_APPGE rib-cage_NN1 ._. 
When_CS she_PPHS1 heard_VVD the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ momentarily_RR unable_JK to_TO stand_VVI ,_, for_IF inner_JJ turbulence_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD meant_VVN to_TO open_VVI the_AT door_NN1 ,_, welcoming_VVG ._. 
Daniel_NP1 's_GE mother_NN1 's_GE voice_NN1 came_VVD in_RP ,_, small_JJ ,_, plaintive_JJ ,_, continuous_JJ ,_, carrying._NNU &quot;_" ..._... last_MD time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 ever_RR go_VV0 anywhere_RL on_II them_PPHO2 British_JJ Railways_NN2 ._. 
Any_DD road_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO carry_VVI me_PPIO1 out_II21 of_II22 here_RL feet_NN2 first_MD ,_, I_PPIS1 reckon_VV0 ._. 
&quot;_" Stephanie_NP1 came_VVD down_RP ._. 
Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 spread_VVD like_II many_DA2 heaped_JJ and_CC plumped_VVD cushions_NN2 in_II Daniel_NP1 's_GE armchair_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE clothes_NN2 ,_, her_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE hands_NN2 ,_, her_APPGE glistening_JJ rounded_JJ legs_NN2 were_VBDR many_DA2 shades_NN2 of_IO what_DDQ Frederica_NP1 later_RRR learned_VVN from_II her_PPHO1 to_TO call_VVI &quot;_" mohve_NN1 &quot;_" ,_, like_RR ,_, yet_RR unlike_JJ ,_, the_AT innocent_JJ bright_JJ asters_NN2 and_CC the_AT cyclamen_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ now_RT in_II Stephanie_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 resembled_VVD bruised_JJ flesh_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 wore_VVD a_AT1 moulded_JJ oval_NN1 felt_VVD hat_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 deliberate_JJ dent_NN1 at_II the_AT high_JJ point_NN1 ._. 
From_II beneath_II the_AT hat_NN1 poked_VVD various_JJ sheep-like_JJ curls_NN2 of_IO iron-grey_JJ soft_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 purplish_JJ cast_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR simply_RR a_AT1 glow_NN1 reflected_VVN from_II the_AT shining_JJ expanse_NN1 of_IO floral_JJ artificial_JJ silk_NN1 below_RL ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 ,_, bumping_VVG the_AT baby_NN1 on_II the_AT chair_NN1 arm_NN1 ,_, bent_VVD to_TO kiss_VVI the_AT isolated_JJ ,_, over-defined_VVD crimson_JJ apple-round_NN1 of_IO the_AT cheek_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 offered_VVD tea_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" No_UH thanks_NN2 ,_, pet_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ just_RR telling_VVG our_APPGE Daniel_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ right_RR put_VVN off_RP by_II what_DDQ passes_VVZ for_IF tea_NN1 on_II t'railways_NN2 these_DD2 days_NNT2 :_: I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX stomach_NN1 no_AT more_RRR ._. 
No_AT tea_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 you_PPY have_VH0 n't_XX gone_VVN to_II any_DD trouble_NN1 cooking_VVG for_IF me_PPIO1 because_CS I_PPIS1 can_VM barely_RR keep_VVI owt_PN1 down_RP these_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, not_XX after_II t'hospital_JJ ,_, me_PPIO1 appetite_NN1 quite_RR sickened_VVD away_RL on_II me_PPIO1 wi'_IW the_AT things_NN2 they_PPHS2 serve_VV0 up_RP greasy_JJ bits_NN2 o'_IO beef_NN1 skirt_NN1 and_CC nasty_JJ little_JJ salads_NN2 wi'_IW half_DB a_AT1 two-week_JJ old_JJ egg_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 few_DA2 outside_JJ leaves_NN2 o'_IO lettuce_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 bit_NN1 o'_IO wet_JJ beetroot_NN1 ,_, no_UH ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 effort_NN1 getting_VVG it_PPH1 down_RP ,_, let_II21 alone_II22 keeping_VVG it_PPH1 down_RP I_PPIS1 can_VM tell_VVI you_PPY ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ many_DA2 as_CSA could_VM n't_XX ,_, eggs_NN2 from_II t'infernal_JJ regions_NN2 we_PPIS2 got_VVD for_IF us_PPIO2 breakfast_VV0 as_RG often_RR as_CSA not_XX ,_, right_RR stink_VV0 bombs_NN2 ,_, but_CCB could_VM you_PPY get_VVI any_DD o'_IO them_PPHO2 nurses_NN2 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 sniff_NN1 or_CC give_VV0 us_PPIO2 another_DD1 i'stead_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ I_PPIS1 'd_VM ha'_VVI done_VDN if_CS t'owd_NN1 dear_NN1 i_MC1 n't_XX next_MD bed_NN1 had_VHD n't_XX a_AT1 had_VHD a_AT1 daughter_NN1 as_CSA worked_VVN i_MC1 n't_XX chocolate_NN1 factory_NN1 in_II York_NP1 ,_, kept_VVD her_PPHO1 supplied_VVN wi'_IW great_JJ bags_NN2 o'_IO rejects_NN2 she_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX bring_VVI herself_PPX1 to_TO eat_VVI on_II her_APPGE own_DA funny_JJ that_CST they_PPHS2 get_VV0 put_VV0 right_RR off_RP ,_, working_VVG wi'_IW chocolate_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 craving_NN1 for_IF salty_JJ things_NN2 ,_, them_PPHO2 roasted_JJ peanuts_NN2 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ always_RR popping_VVG in_RP and_CC Smith_NP1 's_GE Crisps_NN2 ._. 
T'owd_VV0 dear_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX up_RP to_II doing_VDG much_RR better_RRR by_II the_AT chocolates_NN2 ,_, having_VHG problems_NN2 wi'_IW sugar_NN1 in_II her_APPGE water_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD well_RR out_RP o'_IO that_DD1 ._. 
Until_CS she_PPHS1 passed_VVD on_RP ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 did_VDD two_MC weeks_NNT2 past_RL ._. 
Mind_VV0 you_PPY ,_, when_CS our_APPGE Daniel_NP1 come_VV0 in_RP now_RT and_CC then_RT to_TO visit_VVI they_PPHS2 thowt_VV0 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ on_II me_PPIO1 way_NN1 out_RP too_RR ,_, wi't_VV0 dog-collar_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 ,_, dog-collars_NN2 in_II them_PPHO2 places_NN2 meaning_VVG Death_NN1 ..._... 
Half_DB an_AT1 hour_NNT1 later_RRR ,_, eased_VVD out_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE coat_NN1 and_CC hat_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE belongings_NN2 piled_VVN by_II Stephanie_NP1 's_GE bed_NN1 since_CS they_PPHS2 would_VM n't_XX fit_VVI in_II her_APPGE room_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, &quot;_" You_PPY would_VM n't_XX have_VHI a_AT1 nice_JJ cup_NN1 o'_IO tea_NN1 ,_, would_VM you_PPY ?_? 
&quot;_" It_PPH1 took_VVD Stephanie_NP1 some_DD time_NNT1 to_TO realise_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 always_RR refused_VVN what_DDQ was_VBDZ offered_VVN at_II the_AT time_NNT1 when_RRQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ offered_VVN ,_, whether_CSW out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 curious_JJ notion_NN1 of_IO good_JJ manners_NN2 or_CC out_II21 of_II22 cussedness_NN1 Stephanie_NP1 was_VBDZ never_RR wholly_RR sure_JJ ._. 
When_CS Marcus_NP1 came_VVD in_RP for_IF supper_NN1 ,_, two_MC hours_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, Daniel_NP1 's_GE Mum_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR talking_VVG ,_, to_II Stephanie_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ in_RP and_CC out_II21 of_II22 the_AT kitchen_NN1 dishing_VVG up_RP vegetables_NN2 and_CC making_VVG gravy_NN1 ,_, to_II her_APPGE son_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS moved_VVD his_APPGE weight_NN1 cautiously_RR from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 on_II a_AT1 dining-room_NN1 chair_NN1 and_CC frowned_VVD and_CC frowned_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD ,_, during_II that_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, said_VVD nothing_PN1 about_II man_NN1 ,_, wife_NN1 or_CC child_NN1 :_: her_APPGE conversation_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ predominantly_RR to_TO remain_VVI ,_, purely_RR descriptive_JJ and_CC immediate_JJ to_II herself_PPX1 ._. 
About_II the_AT railway_NN1 carriage_NN1 ,_, the_AT stop_NN1 at_II Darlington_NP1 ,_, the_AT routine_NN1 on_II the_AT ward_NN1 in_II Sheffield_NP1 General_JJ Hospital_NN1 ,_, two_MC or_CC three_MC obsessively_RR studied_VVN old_JJ dears_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 batch_NN1 of_IO more_RGR distantly_RR hinted_VVN ones_NN2 ,_, Stephanie_NP1 knew_VVD a_RR31 great_RR32 deal_RR33 ._. 
About_II Daniel_NP1 's_GE Mum_NN1 she_PPHS1 knew_VVD very_RG little_DA1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 thought_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR been_VBN so_RG tired_JJ ._. 
Marcus_NP1 backed_VVD away_II21 from_II22 the_AT door_NN1 once_RR or_CC twice_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 very_RG bad_JJ day_NNT1 and_CC made_VVD his_APPGE usual_JJ rush_NN1 in_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 stopped_VVD in_II the_AT doorway_NN1 ,_, confronting_VVG the_AT large_JJ fact_NN1 of_IO Daniel_NP1 's_GE Mum_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Who_PNQS 's_VBZ this_DD1 ,_, then_RT ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" My_APPGE brother_NN1 Marcus_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ staying_VVG here_RL ._. 
&quot;_" Marcus_NP1 looked_VVD ,_, dumb_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" This_DD1 is_VBZ Daniel_NP1 's_GE mother_NN1 ,_, Marcus_NP1 ._. 
Who_PNQS has_VHZ come_VVN to_TO stay_VVI ._. 
Neither_RR Marcus_NP1 nor_CC Daniel_NP1 's_GE Mum_NN1 spoke_VVD ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_II Daniel_NP1 that_CST neither_DD1 of_IO them_PPHO2 had_VHD bothered_VVN to_TO take_VVI in_RP ,_, until_CS that_DD1 moment_NN1 ,_, the_AT fact_NN1 ,_, carefully_RR explained_VVN to_II both_DB2 beforehand_RR ,_, of_IO the_AT other_NN1 's_GE presence_NN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 put_VVD food_NN1 on_II the_AT table_NN1 :_: roast_JJ beef_NN1 ,_, Yorkshire_NP1 pudding._NNU roast_JJ potatoes_NN2 ,_, cauliflower_VV0 ._. 
The_AT meat_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN expensive_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 and_CC Daniel_NP1 were_VBDR learning_VVG about_II herrings_NN2 and_CC shin_NN1 of_IO beef_NN1 ,_, gnocchi_NN2 and_CC onion_NN1 tart_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 's_GE Mum_NN1 ,_, wedged_VVN in_II Daniel_NP1 's_GE chair_NN1 ,_, watched_VVD every_AT1 movement_NN1 critically_RR ._. 
Marcus_NP1 wrung_VVD his_APPGE hands_NN2 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 addressed_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
&quot;_" Do_VD0 n't_XX fidget_VVI ,_, young_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 put_VVD his_APPGE hands_NN2 quickly_RR in_II his_APPGE pockets_NN2 ,_, bowed_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, and_CC made_VVD his_APPGE way_NN1 sideways_RL to_II his_APPGE place_NN1 at_II table_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 carved_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 expressed_VVD his_APPGE pleasure_NN1 ,_, in_II over-ringing_VVG tones_NN2 ,_, in_II rare_JJ beef_NN1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 cut_VVD all_DB the_AT brown_JJ edges_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE slices_NN2 away_RL and_CC ate_VVD those_DD2 ,_, leaving_VVG a_AT1 growing_JJ ,_, mangled_VVD heap_NN1 of_IO red_JJ beef_NN1 on_II one_MC1 side_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE plate_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 chewed_VVD steadily_RR and_CC loudly_RR ._. 
Marcus_NP1 gagged_VVD and_CC pushed_VVD away_RL an_AT1 almost_RR untouched_JJ plate_NN1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 told_VVD Stephanie_NP1 how_RRQ in_II her_APPGE day_NNT1 they_PPHS2 made_VVD right_RR big_JJ puffed-up_JJ brown_JJ Yorkshires_NP2 and_CC served_VVD them_PPHO2 separate_VV0 ,_, with_IW the_AT gravy_NN1 poured_VVD in_RP ,_, before_CS the_AT meat_NN1 ,_, to_TO spin_VVI it_PPH1 out_RP ,_, you_PPY had_VHD to_TO scrape_VVI and_CC pinch_NN1 in_II them_PPHO2 days_NNT2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 accepted_VVD two_MC more_DAR helpings_NN2 of_IO beef_NN1 ,_, asking_VVG Daniel_NP1 to_TO cut_VVI it_PPH1 from_II the_AT edges_NN2 ,_, remarking_VVG that_DD1 bloody_JJ meat_NN1 had_VHD always_RR turned_VVN her_APPGE stomach_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 all_DB have_VH0 our_APPGE different_JJ tastes_NN2 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX we_PPIS2 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 admonished_VVD Marcus_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" You_PPY 've_VH0 eaten_VVN next_II21 to_II22 nowt_PN1 ,_, young_JJ fellow-me-lad_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 peaky_JJ look_NN1 ,_, you_PPY could_VM do_VDI wi'_IW a_AT1 bit_NN1 o'_IO substance_NN1 ._. 
Get_VV0 it_PPH1 down_RP ._. 
She_PPHS1 laughed_VVD ._. 
Marcus_NP1 stared_VVD palely_RR at_II his_APPGE plate_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Not_XX much_DA1 to_TO say_VVI for_IF 'imself_PPX1 ,_, 'as_VHZ he_PPHS1 ?_? 
We_PPIS2 was_VBDZ brought_VVN up_RP to_TO eat_VVI what_DDQ was_VBDZ put_VVN in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 us_PPIO2 ._. 
What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY do_VDI wi'_IW yourself_PPX1 all_RR day_NNT1 then_RT ?_? 
&quot;_" Marcus_NP1 poked_VVD silently_RR at_II the_AT tablecloth_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE fork_NN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 said_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN seriously_RR ill_JJ and_CC was_VBDZ convalescing_VVG ._. 
This_DD1 had_VHD already_RR been_VBN explained_VVN in_II Sheffield_NP1 ,_, by_II Daniel_NP1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 showed_VVD an_AT1 interest_NN1 in_II Marcus_NP1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD failed_VVN to_TO show_VVI in_II Daniel_NP1 and_CC Stephanie_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 asked_VVD several_DA2 sharp_JJ questions_NN2 about_II what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ill_JJ of_IO and_CC what_DDQ treatment_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG ._. 
Marcus_NP1 did_VDD not_XX answer_VVI ._. 
Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 speculated_VVD about_II why_RRQ this_DD1 was_VBDZ ,_, speaking_VVG increasingly_RR of_IO his_APPGE illness_NN1 to_II Daniel_NP1 and_CC Stephanie_NP1 as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX there_RL ._. 
Daniel_NP1 thought_VVD that_CST in_II a_AT1 way_NN1 this_DD1 was_VBDZ what_DDQ Marcus_NP1 had_VHD appeared_VVN to_TO want_VVI ,_, to_TO be_VBI present_JJ yet_RR absent_JJ and_CC unconsidered_JJ ._. 
In_II the_AT days_NNT2 that_CST followed_VVD Daniel_NP1 's_GE Mum_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO elaborate_VVI this_DD1 confidential_JJ and_CC blotting-out_NN1 commentary_NN1 to_II an_AT1 embarrassing_JJ extent_NN1 ._. 
On_II her_APPGE way_NN1 to_II bed_NN1 that_DD1 night_NNT1 Stephanie_NP1 fell_VVD over_II the_AT cyclamen_NN1 on_II the_AT landing_NN1 floor_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 came_VVD down_RP heavily_RR ,_, spattering_VVG her_APPGE nightdress_NN1 with_IW earth_NN1 ,_, shards_NN2 of_IO flowerpot_NN1 ,_, dark_JJ streaks_NN2 of_IO water_NN1 from_II spilled_JJ asters_NN2 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 found_VVD her_PPHO1 there_RL on_II hands_NN2 and_CC knees_NN2 ,_, tears_NN2 running_VVG down_RP her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 listening_JJ stillness_NN1 behind_II closed_JJ doors_NN2 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 got_VVD down_RP ,_, put_VVD an_AT1 arm_NN1 round_II her_APPGE thick_JJ middle_NN1 ,_, hoisted_VVD her_PPHO1 silently_RR to_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 and_CC pulled_VVD her_PPHO1 towards_II the_AT bedroom_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 resisted_VVD ,_, pointing_VVG in_II angry_JJ dumb_JJ show_NN1 at_II earth_NN1 ,_, water_NN1 ,_, petals_NN2 on_II the_AT linoleum_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 stood_VVD and_CC shivered_VVD and_CC wept_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Come_VV0 on_RP ._. 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 burrowed_VVD in_II her_APPGE drawers_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 clean_JJ nightdress_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Come_VV0 on_RP ,_, love_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Do_VD0 n't_XX mess_VVI my_APPGE things_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Now_RT ,_, now_RT ._. 
When_RRQ did_VDD I_PPIS1 ever_RR mess_VVI your_APPGE things_NN2 ?_? 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 lifted_VVD the_AT soiled_JJ nightdress_NN1 up_RP over_II her_PPHO1 unresisting_VVG shoulders_NN2 and_CC head_NN1 ,_, and_CC for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ naked_JJ ,_, bursting_VVG breasts_NN2 ,_, strangely_RR risen_VVN navel_NN1 ,_, arms_NN2 and_CC legs_NN2 fragile_JJ and_CC ineffectual_JJ beside_II the_AT central_JJ weight_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 stroked_VVD her_PPHO1 and_CC dressed_VVD her_PPHO1 whilst_CS she_PPHS1 wept_VVD on_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 whispered_VVD hoarsely_RR ._. 
&quot;_" Go_VV0 to_II bed_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE love_NN1 ._. 
Go_VV0 on_RP ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO clear_VVI all_DB that_DD1 up_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 only_RR meant_VVD to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 welcoming_JJ and_CC nice_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 even_RR thought_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VHD got_VVN the_AT colours_NN2 right_RR ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Look_VV0 ,_, &quot;_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Look_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX that_DD1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 liked_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 believes_VVZ flowers_NN2 breathe_VV0 out_RP carbon_NN1 dioxide_NN1 well_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 do_VD0 and_CC they_PPHS2 have_VH0 to_TO be_VBI put_VVN out_RP at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 always_RR has_VHZ ,_, ever_RR since_CS my_APPGE Dad_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II hospital_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 died_VVD and_CC the_AT nurses_NN2 wheeled_VVD the_AT flowers_NN2 out_RP every_AT1 night_NNT1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 do_VD0 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ only_RR doing_VDG what_DDQ they_PPHS2 do_VD0 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" She_PPHS1 put_VVD them_PPHO2 jolly_RG far_RR out_RP ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Stephanie_NP1 ,_, childishly_RR ._. 
&quot;_" Aye_UH ._. 
Well_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX bend_VVI well_RR ._. 
None_PN of_IO us_PPIO2 do_VD0 ,_, at_II the_AT moment_NN1 ,_, for_IF various_JJ reasons_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY get_VV0 into_II bed_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM clear_VVI it_PPH1 up_RP ._. 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 got_VVD into_II bed_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 listened_VVD ._. 
Dustpan_NN1 and_CC brush_VV0 :_: taps_VVZ :_: back_JJ door_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 must_VM be_VBI digging_JJ earth_NN1 and_CC replanting_VVG the_AT cyclamen_NN1 corm_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT most_RGT thorough_JJ man_NN1 she_PPHS1 knew_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 heard_VVD him_PPHO1 come_VVI quietly_RR up_II the_AT stairs_NN2 ;_; she_PPHS1 heard_VVD the_AT clink_NN1 of_IO vase_NN1 and_CC saucer_NN1 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 came_VVD to_II bed_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 clung_VVD to_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, cold_JJ and_CC clean_JJ and_CC silent_JJ ,_, feeling_VVG that_CST even_RR these_DD2 small_JJ movements_NN2 were_VBDR overheard_VVN ._. 
As_CSA her_APPGE muscles_NN2 slowly_RR nevertheless_RR relaxed_VVD the_AT child_NN1 began_VVD its_APPGE dolphin-like_JJ arching_JJ and_CC wheeling_VVG ._. 
In_CS41 so_CS42 far_CS43 as_CS44 it_PPH1 distinguished_VVD between_II night_NNT1 and_CC day_NNT1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ active_JJ at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 ,_, though_CS his_APPGE ferocious_JJ passion_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE wife_NN1 's_GE body_NN1 included_VVD its_APPGE swollen_JJ state_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS could_VM be_VBI brought_VVN to_II a_AT1 close_JJ interest_NN1 in_II this_DD1 unseen_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
The_AT more_RRR it_PPH1 churned_VVD ,_, the_AT more_RRR he_PPHS1 moved_VVD away_RL ._. 
Even_RR in_II bed_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT privacy_NN1 ._. 
As_II21 for_II22 Wordsworth_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD as_CSA she_PPHS1 sank_VVD into_II sleep_NN1 ,_, as_II21 for_II22 Wordsworth_NP1 ..._... 
Another_DD1 unfinished_JJ pregnant_JJ sentence_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 dreamed_VVD ,_, not_XX for_IF the_AT last_MD time_NNT1 ,_, that_CST the_AT baby_NN1 had_VHD prematurely_RR got_VVN out_RP ,_, like_II a_AT1 kangaroo_NN1 embryo_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ making_VVG its_APPGE way_NN1 blind_NN1 and_CC white_JJ and_CC tiny_JJ up_RP and_CC up_RP the_AT billowing_JJ creases_NN2 of_IO Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 's_GE purple_JJ front_NN1 ,_, as_CSA that_DD1 woman_NN1 talked_VVD on_RP and_CC on_RP ,_, shifting_VVG so_CS21 that_CS22 at_II every_AT1 turn_NN1 the_AT climbing_NN1 thing_NN1 was_VBDZ about_RPK to_TO be_VBI casually_RR suffocated_VVN ._. 
Marcus_NP1 looked_VVD at_II the_AT psychiatrist_NN1 and_CC the_AT psychiatrist_NN1 looked_VVN at_II Marcus_NP1 ._. 
The_AT psychiatrist_NN1 was_VBDZ called_VVN Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 and_CC was_VBDZ ,_, as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 Marcus_NP1 could_VM remember_VVI from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 ,_, medium_NN1 in_II height_NN1 ,_, medium_JJ brown_NN1 in_II colouring_NN1 and_CC with_IW a_AT1 medium_JJ tenor_NN1 voice_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 spoke_VVD ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ infrequently_RR ._. 
Sometimes_RT Marcus_NP1 thought_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 as_CSA wearing_VVG glasses_NN2 and_CC sometimes_RT he_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO remember_VVI the_AT man_NN1 's_GE face_NN1 naked_JJ ._. 
His_APPGE room_NN1 ,_, too_RR ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO a_AT1 series_NN of_IO repeated_JJ offices_NN2 in_II Calverley_NP1 General_JJ Hospital_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ medium-brown_JJ and_CC medium-grey_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD a_AT1 brown_JJ leathery_JJ couch_NN1 ,_, two_MC metal-and-leathery_JJ chairs_NN2 ,_, an_AT1 oak_NN1 desk_NN1 and_CC pale_JJ green_JJ walls_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 filing_NN1 cabinet_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 metal_NN1 coat_NN1 cupboard_NN1 ,_, both_DB2 battleship_NN1 grey_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT wall_NN1 over_II the_AT desk_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 print_NN1 of_IO Munch_NP1 's_GE &quot;_" Scream_NN1 &quot;_" ._. 
On_II another_DD1 wall_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 dog-eared_JJ calendar_NN1 with_IW coloured_JJ reproductions_NN2 of_IO Great_JJ Paintings_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 month_NNT1 there_EX were_VBDR some_DD Cezanne_NN1 apples_NN2 on_II a_AT1 checked_JJ tablecloth_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 Venetian_JJ blind_JJ ,_, normally_RR down_RP with_IW its_APPGE slats_NN2 open_VV0 ._. 
The_AT view_NN1 it_PPH1 obscured_VVD was_VBDZ pipes_NN2 ,_, fire_NN1 escapes_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 sooty-walled_JJ well_NN1 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 did_VDD not_XX lie_VVI on_II the_AT couch_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD on_II a_AT1 chair_NN1 facing_VVG the_AT desk_NN1 and_CC did_VDD not_XX look_VVI at_II Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 ,_, though_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 tilt_VVI his_APPGE head_NN1 to_TO measure_VVI the_AT angled_JJ slices_NN2 of_IO building_NN1 and_CC reflected_JJ light_NN1 arranged_VVN by_II the_AT blind_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT faith_NN1 in_II Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 's_GE capacity_NN1 to_TO &quot;_" help_VVI &quot;_" him_PPHO1 ._. 
This_DD1 may_VM have_VHI been_VBN because_CS he_PPHS1 defined_VVD &quot;_" help_NN1 &quot;_" to_II himself_PPX1 as_II a_AT1 putting_NN1 right_NN1 of_IO something_PN1 that_CST had_VHD gone_VVN wrong_JJ ,_, a_AT1 restoration_NN1 of_IO some_DD earlier_JJR ,_, good_JJ &quot;_" normal_JJ &quot;_" state_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX sure_JJ that_CST such_DA a_AT1 state_NN1 had_VHD existed_VVN or_CC could_VM exist_VVI ._. 
Normal_JJ was_VBDZ what_DDQ people_NN said_VVD some_DD of_IO their_APPGE actions_NN2 and_CC relations_NN2 were_VBDR ,_, from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 ,_, and_CC in_II Marcus_NP1 's_GE experience_NN1 what_DDQ they_PPHS2 said_VVD they_PPHS2 were_VBDR bore_NN1 only_RR a_AT1 vague_JJ relation_NN1 to_II their_APPGE actual_JJ forms_NN2 and_CC configurations_NN2 ._. 
Bill_NP1 would_VM say_VVI what_DDQ fathers_NN2 and_CC sons_NN2 ,_, sisters_NN2 and_CC brothers_NN2 ,_, boys_NN2 and_CC girls_NN2 did_VDD or_CC were_VBDR and_CC would_VM scream_VVI quite_RG other_JJ definitions_NN2 or_CC labels_NN2 ._. 
The_AT idea_NN1 of_IO the_AT Boy_NN1 at_II school_NN1 ,_, of_IO the_AT &quot;_" friend_NN1 &quot;_" ,_, of_IO the_AT &quot;_" good_JJ sport_NN1 &quot;_" ,_, of_IO the_AT &quot;_" bright_JJ chap_NN1 &quot;_" bore_VVD the_AT same_DA kind_NN1 of_IO bizarrely_RR streamlined_JJ relation_NN1 to_II real_JJ creatures_NN2 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 thought_NN1 of_IO normality_NN1 as_II a_AT1 complex_JJ pattern_NN1 on_II tracing_NN1 paper_NN1 ,_, peaks_NN2 ,_, rounds_NN2 ,_, interlocking_JJ jigsaw_NN1 parts_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ ,_, when_CS slid_VVN over_II the_AT mess_NN1 of_IO the_AT actual_JJ graph_NN1 or_CC representation_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ was_VBDZ ,_, produced_VVD a_AT1 thickened_JJ shifty_JJ outline_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 jigging_NN1 blurring_VVG worse_JJR than_CSN the_AT original_JJ ._. 
The_AT attraction_NN1 of_IO Lucas_NP1 Simmonds_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD appeared_VVN to_TO be_VBI confidently_RR ,_, unusually_RR ,_, happily_RR &quot;_" normal_JJ &quot;_" ,_, good_JJ friend_NN1 ,_, good_JJ sport_NN1 ,_, reliable_JJ leader_NN1 ,_, bright_JJ chap_NN1 ,_, blazer_NN1 ,_, flannels_NN2 and_CC smiling_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN able_JK to_TO appear_VVI &quot;_" normal_JJ &quot;_" because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ abnormal_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 outsider_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ mad_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 saw_VVD and_CC desired_JJ normality_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 piercing_JJ vision_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ it_PPH1 might_VM ideally_RR be_VBI thought_VVN to_TO be_VBI ._. 
It_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX occur_VVI to_II Marcus_NP1 to_TO say_VVI any_DD of_IO this_DD1 to_II Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ partly_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ secretive_JJ ,_, partly_RR be_VBI cause_NN1 ,_, with_IW his_APPGE own_DA version_NN1 of_IO Potter_NP1 arrogance_NN1 ,_, Marcus_NP1 supposed_VVD Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 would_VM probably_RR be_VBI unable_JK to_TO follow_VVI the_AT significance_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE reflections_NN2 ,_, and_CC partly_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 supposed_VVD Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 was_VBDZ primarily_RR interested_JJ in_II sex_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 supposed_VVD Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 was_VBDZ interested_JJ in_II finding_VVG out_RP if_CS he_PPHS1 ,_, Marcus_NP1 ,_, &quot;_" was_VBDZ &quot;_" homosexual_JJ ,_, and_CC whilst_CS he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI liked_VVN to_TO know_VVI that_CST himself_PPX1 ,_, and_CC remembered_VVD the_AT one_PN1 explicitly_RR sexual_JJ moment_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE relations_NN2 with_IW Lucas_NP1 with_IW tremors_NN2 of_IO disgust_NN1 and_CC anxiety_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT wish_NN1 to_TO go_VVI into_II that_DD1 with_IW Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 deep_JJ ,_, consciously_RR formulated_VVN desire_NN1 not_XX to_TO be_VBI sexual_JJ at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, but_CCB did_VDD not_XX expect_VVI to_TO be_VBI believed_VVN if_CS he_PPHS1 said_VVD so_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 rebuffed_VVD suggestions_NN2 politely_RR ,_, and_CC allowed_VVD long_RR silences_VVZ to_TO spread_VVI in_II the_AT little_JJ room_NN1 like_II ripples_NN2 from_II some_DD very_RG stony_JJ stone_NN1 descending_VVG ._. 
Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 addressed_VVD him_PPHO1 as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 were_VBDR younger_JJR ,_, simpler_JJR and_CC less_RGR capable_JJ of_IO thought_NN1 than_CSN in_II fact_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
This_DD1 made_VVD it_PPH1 easy_JJ for_IF him_PPHO1 to_TO appear_VVI younger_JJR ,_, simpler_JJR and_CC less_DAR thinking_NN1 than_CSN he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 and_CC Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 bored_VVD each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
They_PPHS2 connived_VVD in_II a_AT1 sleepy_JJ state_NN1 of_IO inertia_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 week_NNT1 ,_, prompted_VVN in_II fact_NN1 by_II a_AT1 carefully_RR reasoned_VVD properly_RR concerned_JJ letter_NN1 from_II Bill_NP1 ,_, Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO find_VVI out_RP whether_CSW Marcus_NP1 thought_VVD about_II going_VVG home_RL ,_, and_CC if_CS so_RR ,_, what_DDQ he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ._. 
Marcus_NP1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX like_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC added_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 supposed_VVD he_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO go_VVI sometime_RT ._. 
Why_RRQ would_VM n't_XX he_PPHS1 like_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? said_VVD Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 ,_, and_CC Marcus_NP1 said_VVD the_AT idea_NN1 frightened_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI trapped_VVN ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO noise_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 just_RR would_VM n't_XX like_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
What_DDQ would_VM n't_XX he_PPHS1 like_VVI ?_? asked_VVD Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 and_CC Marcus_NP1 said_VVD unhelpfully_RR ,_, everything_PN1 ,_, everything_PN1 ,_, the_AT noise_NN1 especially_RR ,_, but_CCB everything_PN1 ._. 
The_AT word_NN1 &quot;_" home_RL &quot;_" in_II fact_NN1 raised_VVN in_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 spoke_VVD their_APPGE tedious_JJ sentences_NN2 a_AT1 mental_JJ image_NN1 which_DDQ it_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX even_RR occur_VVI to_II him_PPHO1 to_TO describe_VVI to_II Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 house_NN1 ,_, the_AT house_NN1 ,_, almost_RR the_AT house_NN1 a_AT1 child_NN1 draws_VVZ in_II its_APPGE infant_NN1 school_NN1 ,_, four_MC windows_NN2 ,_, chimney_NN1 ,_, door_NN1 ,_, garden_NN1 path_NN1 ,_, lazy-daisy_JJ looped_JJ flowers_NN2 in_II rectangular_JJ parterres_NN2 ,_, only_RR this_DD1 house_NN1 was_VBDZ also_RR a_AT1 crudely_RR three-dimensional_JJ flimsy_JJ box_NN1 ,_, barely_RR containing_VVG something_PN1 very_RG large_JJ and_CC very_RG much_DA1 alive_JJ ,_, covered_VVN with_IW rusty_JJ pelt_NN1 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 every_AT1 aperture_NN1 bulged_VVD with_IW glowing_JJ fur_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ pushed_VVN outwards_RL ,_, cracking_VVG ,_, and_CC a_AT1 claw_NN1 showed_VVD here_RL on_II a_AT1 sill_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 ripple_NN1 of_IO muscle_NN1 there_RL ._. 
And_CC the_AT thing_NN1 growled_VVD and_CC howled_VVD to_II itself_PPX1 in_II the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE blind_JJ struggle_NN1 ._. 
The_AT conversation_NN1 came_VVD to_II a_AT1 halt_NN1 ,_, like_II an_AT1 unequally_RR overweighted_JJ seesaw_NN1 ,_, at_II Bill_NP1 's_GE anger_NN1 ,_, Marcus_NP1 's_GE fear_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ always_RR angry_JJ ,_, said_VVD Marcus_NP1 ._. 
Were_VBDR you_PPY always_RR frightened_JJ ?_? said_VVD Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 ._. 
Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, said_VVD Marcus_NP1 ._. 
Tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 about_II being_VBG frightened_JJ when_CS you_PPY were_VBDR little_JJ ,_, said_VVD Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" There_EX was_VBDZ the_AT time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 saw_VVD the_AT bear_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Marcus_NP1 unguardedly_RR ,_, remembering_VVG the_AT bear_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Which_DDQ bear_VV0 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Not_XX a_AT1 real_JJ bear_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sitting_VVG behind_II the_AT sofa_NN1 playing_VVG with_IW a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO milk_NN1 lorry_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD ._. 
And_CC they_PPHS2 called_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 crawled_VVD out_RP ,_, and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ this_DD1 huge_JJ bear_NN1 between_II me_PPIO1 and_CC my_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, very_RG tall_JJ ,_, sitting_VVG up_RP the_AT way_NN1 they_PPHS2 do_VD0 ,_, as_RG tall_JJ as_CSA ..._... all_DB the_AT way_NN1 up_II21 to_II22 the_AT light_NN1 fitting_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD quite_RG real_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX cross_VVI the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
So_RR they_PPHS2 came_VVD and_CC picked_VVD me_PPIO1 up_RP ,_, and_CC told_VVD me_PPIO1 off_RP ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY associate_VVI bears_NN2 with_IW ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Oh_UH ,_, the_AT Three_MC Bears_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ always_RR getting_VVG told_VVN the_AT Three_MC Bears_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 sat_VVD up_RP a_RR21 little_RR22 ._. 
&quot;_" What_DDQ did_VDD you_PPY feel_VVI about_II the_AT Three_MC Bears_NN2 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Oh_UH well_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX really_RR remember_VVI ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Did_VDD it_PPH1 frighten_VVI you_PPY ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" You_PPY mean_VV0 the_AT bears_NN2 bursting_VVG out_II21 of_II22 the_AT house_NN1 ,_, shouting_VVG out_II21 of_II22 the_AT windows_NN2 ,_, chasing_VVG the_AT little_JJ girl_NN1 away_RL ?_? 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 it_PPH1 did_VDD ._. 
&quot;_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 difficult_JJ tale_NN1 ._. 
Too_RG much_DA1 sympathy_NN1 was_VBDZ required_VVN ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ the_AT lost_JJ child_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT forest_NN1 ,_, peering_VVG through_II windows_NN2 ,_, knocking_VVG at_II doors_NN2 ,_, creeping_VVG in_RP from_II outside_RL ,_, trying_VVG to_TO find_VVI things_NN2 that_CST fitted_VVD ,_, food_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ acceptable_JJ ,_, chair_NN1 ,_, porridge_NN1 ,_, bed_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT the_AT bears_NN2 required_JJ sympathy_NN1 ,_, their_APPGE warm_JJ ,_, ordered_VVD breakfast_NN1 disrupted_VVD ,_, their_APPGE chairs_NN2 and_CC beds_NN2 appropriated_VVD and_CC messed_VVD ,_, broken_VVN ,_, used_VVN by_II the_AT intruding_JJ child_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT the_AT child_NN1 ,_, whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 always_RR saw_VVD as_CSA very_RG peaked_JJ and_CC pale_JJ ,_, with_IW staring_VVG rays_NN2 of_IO pale_JJ gold_NN1 hair_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 spiky_JJ ,_, sly_JJ little_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, required_JJ sympathy_NN1 in_II her_APPGE way_NN1 ,_, having_VHG smashed_VVN a_AT1 chair_NN1 ,_, dirtied_VVD spoons_NN2 ,_, unmade_JJ beds_NN2 ._. 
And_CC then_RT the_AT outburst_NN1 of_IO anger_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT quick_JJ sliding_JJ through_II the_AT window_NN1 to_II the_AT outside_JJ again_RT from_II the_AT furious_JJ warm_JJ inside_RL ._. 
&quot;_" And_CC the_AT little_JJ bear_NN1 's_GE chair_NN1 was_VBDZ smashed_VVN all_DB to_II pieces_NN2 by_II the_AT little_JJ girl_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sorry_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" For_IF the_AT little_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, or_CC the_AT baby_NN1 bear_NN1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
For_IF both_DB2 perhaps_RR ._. 
For_IF the_AT bear_NN1 because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE thing_NN1 ,_, for_IF the_AT little_JJ girl_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 the_AT shouting_VVG &quot;_" His_APPGE tone_NN1 conveyed_VVD some_DD contempt_NN1 for_IF this_DD1 line_NN1 of_IO questioning_NN1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 asked_VVD Marcus_NP1 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO when_RRQ he_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO home_NN1 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 's_GE mental_JJ furniture_NN1 was_VBDZ meagre_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 and_CC Stephanie_NP1 both_RR always_RR won_VVD Kim_NP1 's_GE game_NN1 ,_, the_AT objects_NN2 on_II a_AT1 tray_NN1 ,_, but_CCB whereas_CS she_PPHS1 remembered_VVD them_PPHO2 for_IF their_APPGE quiddity_NN1 ,_, naming_VVG and_CC denoting_VVG them_PPHO2 in_II language_NN1 in_II her_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 with_IW a_AT1 geometrical_JJ map_NN1 and_CC total_JJ spatial_JJ recall_NN1 ._. 
Home_RL to_II him_PPHO1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 pattern_NN1 of_IO relations_NN2 ,_, lines_NN2 between_II chairs_NN2 ,_, window-oblongs_NN2 ,_, stair_NN1 numbers_NN2 with_IW corner-segments_NN2 ,_, whereas_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM remember_VVI every_AT1 missed_JJ stitch_NN1 on_II a_AT1 tablecloth_NN1 ,_, scratches_NN2 on_II enamelled_JJ jugs_NN2 ,_, worn_VVN carving_VVG knives_NN2 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 was_VBDZ unconvinced_JJ of_IO the_AT persistence_NN1 of_IO places_NN2 or_CC things_NN2 ,_, perhaps_RR of_IO people_NN ._. 
For_REX21 instance_REX22 ,_, the_AT lavatory_NN1 at_II Calverley_NP1 General_NN1 never_RR struck_VVD him_PPHO1 as_CSA being_VBG the_AT same_DA lavatory_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD entered_VVN last_MD week_NNT1 ,_, month_NNT1 or_CC year_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB always_RR generically_RR as_CSA &quot;_" the_AT &quot;_" or_CC &quot;_" a_AT1 &quot;_" lavatory_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT same_DA way_NN1 he_PPHS1 never_RR recognised_VVD himself_PPX1 as_CSA eating_VVG with_IW a_AT1 familiar_JJ spoon_NN1 from_II a_AT1 familiar_JJ plate_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 never_RR supposed_VVD a_AT1 bus_NN1 might_VM recur_VVI in_II his_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, to_TO be_VBI travelled_VVN in_II a_AT1 second_MD time_NNT1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 recognisable_JJ darn_JJ in_II its_APPGE upholstery_NN1 ._. 
The_AT bus_NN1 lines_NN2 were_VBDR mappable_JJ ,_, new_JJ buses_NN2 succeeded_VVD each_PPX221 other_PPX222 infinitely_RR ._. 
Everything_PN1 was_VBDZ provisional_JJ ._. 
So_RR home_RL for_IF Marcus_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 few_DA2 dangerous_JJ objects_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR extensions_NN2 of_IO people_NN ,_, Bill_NP1 's_GE ashtray_NN1 and_CC pipe_NN1 ,_, Bill_NP1 's_GE carving_NN1 tools_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE rubber_JJ gloves_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE bed_NN1 and_CC the_AT shelf_NN1 in_II his_APPGE bedroom_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE model_NN1 Spitfire_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX say_VVI this_DD1 either_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 he_PPHS1 supposed_VVD he_PPHS1 missed_VVD his_APPGE bedroom_NN1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 wished_VVD to_TO shake_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC knew_VVD this_DD1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN unprofessional_JJ ._. 
So_RR he_PPHS1 yawned_VVD ,_, asked_VVD if_CS Marcus_NP1 was_VBDZ using_VVG his_APPGE time_NNT1 in_II any_DD particular_JJ way_NN1 ,_, looked_VVN at_II his_APPGE watch_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 night_NNT1 ,_, in_II Stephanie_NP1 's_GE house_NN1 ,_, Marcus_NP1 dreamed_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD gone_VVN home_RL and_CC Bill_NP1 was_VBDZ carving_VVG a_AT1 meal_NN1 to_TO welcome_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT meat_NN1 was_VBDZ cylindrical_JJ and_CC bloody_RR ,_, and_CC still_RR had_VHD the_AT furry_JJ skin_NN1 on_RP ._. 
Also_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 saw_VVD at_II one_MC1 end_NN1 ,_, pads_NN2 and_CC claws_NN2 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT penalties_NN2 of_IO talking_VVG ,_, or_CC even_RR stubbornly_RR not_XX talking_VVG ,_, to_II Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 afterwards_RT he_PPHS1 had_VHD odd_JJ dreams_NN2 ._. 
There_RL they_PPHS2 were_VBDR at_II the_AT table_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE mother_NN1 in_II a_AT1 hat_NN1 like_II a_AT1 helmet_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE father_NN1 carving_VVG the_AT bloody_JJ paw_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ all_DB the_AT food_NN1 on_II offer_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 carved_VVD ,_, it_PPH1 contracted_VVD painfully_RR ,_, still_RR alive_JJ ,_, apparently_RR ._. 
Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 ,_, had_VHD he_PPHS1 had_VHN access_NN1 to_II the_AT whole_JJ elaboration_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 pleasing_JJ metaphor_NN1 ,_, with_IW its_APPGE roots_NN2 in_II folklore_NN1 and_CC childhood_NN1 culture_NN1 ,_, hallucination_NN1 and_CC dream_NN1 ,_, might_VM ,_, or_CC might_VM not_XX ,_, have_VH0 understood_VVN something_PN1 about_II Marcus_NP1 that_CST he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX already_RR understand_VVI ,_, and_CC might_VM ,_, or_CC might_VM not_XX ,_, have_VH0 felt_VVN able_JK to_TO offer_VVI help_NN1 or_CC advice_NN1 as_II a_AT1 result_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 understanding_NN1 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 told_VVD himself_PPX1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD muddled_VVN up_RP some_DD bears_NN2 ,_, examined_VVD his_APPGE own_DA dream_NN1 ,_, concluded_VVD it_PPH1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 nothing_PN1 he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI ,_, and_CC decided_VVD not_XX to_TO report_VVI it_PPH1 to_II Mr_NNB Rose_NP1 ._. 
Imaginary_JJ bears_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX the_AT essence_NN1 of_IO the_AT matter._NNU 3_MC ._. 
Christmas_NNT1 The_AT nuclear_JJ Potter_NN1 family_NN1 had_VHD practised_VVN a_AT1 muted_JJ and_CC aimless_JJ version_NN1 of_IO the_AT British_JJ family_NN1 Christmas_NNT1 rite_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD inhibitions_NN2 about_II concentrating_VVG on_II what_DDQ might_VM be_VBI called_VVN the_AT Dickensian_JJ essentials_NN2 ;_; a_AT1 great_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO specified_JJ food_NN1 and_CC drink_NN1 ,_, presents_NN2 wanted_VVD and_CC unwanted_JJ ,_, the_AT gathering_NN1 of_IO friends_NN2 and_CC relations_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD no_AT available_JJ extended_JJ family_NN1 :_: there_EX were_VBDR Potters_NN2 scattered_VVN about_II North_NP1 Yorkshire_NP1 who_PNQS had_VHD not_XX been_VBN seen_VVN since_CS Bill_NP1 's_GE Congregationalist_JJ parents_NN2 had_VHD cast_VVN him_PPHO1 off_RP for_IF unbelief_NN1 ._. 
Winifred_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ child_NN1 of_IO dead_JJ parents_NN2 ._. 
Their_APPGE household_NN1 gods_NN2 were_VBDR created_VVN ,_, not_XX inherited_VVN ,_, and_CC were_VBDR meagre_JJ and_CC fleshless_JJ ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ partly_RR in_II the_AT Dickensian_JJ context_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 uncertainty_NN1 of_IO manners_NN2 ,_, owing_II21 to_II22 upward_JJ social_JJ mobility_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD ideas_NN2 about_II respectability_NN1 and_CC propriety_NN1 which_DDQ as_II intellectuals_NN2 they_PPHS2 despised_VVD but_CCB as_CSA Christmas_NNT1 dinner-eaters_NN2 they_PPHS2 endorsed_VVD ._. 
Daniel_NP1 's_GE Dad_NN1 ,_, the_AT engine-driver_NN1 ,_, when_CS living_VVG ,_, had_VHD got_VVN drunk_JJ in_II the_AT pub_NN1 first_MD and_CC at_II home_NN1 later_RRR :_: there_EX had_VHD been_VBN gusto_NN1 ,_, jollity_NN1 ,_, somnolence_NN1 and_CC regret_NN1 ._. 
Bill_NP1 Potter_NP1 took_VVD a_AT1 glass_NN1 of_IO sherry_NN1 ,_, and_CC shared_VVD out_RP a_AT1 bottle_NN1 of_IO sparkling_JJ wine_NN1 ._. 
No_AT neighbours_NN2 called_VVN and_CC they_PPHS2 visited_VVD no_AT neighbours_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR blameless_JJ of_IO seasonal_JJ road_NN1 accidents_NN2 :_: they_PPHS2 were_VBDR closed_VVN in_RP with_IW themselves_PPX2 ,_, more_RRR than_CSN usual_JJ ,_, since_CS no_AT shops_NN2 were_VBDR open_JJ and_CC no_AT employment_NN1 was_VBDZ possible_JJ ,_, except_CS to_TO &quot;_" enjoy_VVI oneself_PNX1 &quot;_" and_CC wash_VVI up_RP more_DAR plates_NN2 than_CSN usual_JJ ,_, as_CSA Frederica_NP1 frequently_RR pointed_VVN out_RP ._. 
They_PPHS2 ate_VVD frugally_RR :_: they_PPHS2 had_VHD learned_VVN in_II the_AT war_NN1 to_TO make_VVI do_VDI with_IW the_AT plain_NN1 ,_, avoid_VV0 waste_NN1 ,_, make_VV0 things_NN2 go_VVI round_RP ._. 
Winifred_NP1 had_VHD aesthetic_JJ uncertainties_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA she_PPHS1 had_VHD little_DA1 dress_NN1 sense_NN1 ,_, only_RR a_AT1 vague_JJ fear_NN1 that_CST any_DD hat_NN1 or_CC dress_VV0 she_PPHS1 chose_VVD might_VM be_VBI vulgar_JJ ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT sense_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 possible_JJ style_NN1 in_II which_DDQ to_TO decorate_VVI a_AT1 house_NN1 ,_, or_CC even_RR a_AT1 dining_NN1 table_NN1 ,_, for_IF Christmas_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 solved_VVD the_AT clothes_NN2 problem_NN1 with_IW rigorous_JJ inconspicuous_JJ plainness_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ inclined_JJ to_TO solve_VVI the_AT Christmas_NNT1 problem_NN1 ,_, much_RR less_RGR successfully_RR ,_, the_AT same_DA way_NN1 ._. 
When_CS the_AT children_NN2 were_VBDR little_RR they_PPHS2 made_VVD paper_NN1 chains_NN2 and_CC strings_NN2 of_IO painted_JJ cardboard_JJ milk-bottle_JJ tops_NN2 ,_, and_CC these_DD2 were_VBDR draped_VVN over_II mirrors_NN2 ._. 
(_( They_PPHS2 were_VBDR never_RR long_RR enough_RR to_TO cross_VVI the_AT room_NN1 ._. )_) 
When_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR little_RR they_PPHS2 had_VHD a_RR21 little_RR22 artificial_JJ tree_NN1 and_CC put_VVD out_RP their_APPGE stockings_NN2 on_II Christmas_NNT1 Eve_NNT1 ._. 
Neither_RR Bill_NP1 nor_CC Winifred_NP1 could_VM bring_VVI themselves_PPX2 to_TO lie_VVI about_II the_AT provenance_NN1 of_IO the_AT gifts_NN2 they_PPHS2 found_VVD in_II the_AT stockings_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ not_XX really_RR because_II21 of_II22 an_AT1 absolute_JJ respect_NN1 for_IF truth_NN1 but_CCB was_VBDZ something_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW their_APPGE inhibited_JJ negative_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO style_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 could_VM not_XX be_VBI seen_VVN telling_VVG stories_NN2 :_: it_PPH1 looked_VVD daft_JJ ._. 
Frederica_NN1 ,_, frustrated_VVN of_IO magic_NN1 ,_, took_VVD it_PPH1 out_RP on_II her_APPGE classmates_NN2 at_II a_AT1 very_RG early_JJ age_NN1 by_II stripping_VVG them_PPHO2 ruthlessly_RR of_IO their_APPGE illusions_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 made_VVD her_PPHO1 neither_RR popular_JJ nor_CC happy_JJ ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT singing_NN1 ,_, because_CS they_PPHS2 could_VM not_XX sing_VVI ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR no_AT games_NN2 ,_, partly_RR because_CS they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI any_DD ,_, partly_RR because_CS all_DB five_MC were_VBDR united_VVN ,_, in_II this_DD1 if_CS in_II nothing_PN1 else_RR ,_, in_II the_AT belief_NN1 that_CST dice_NN ,_, cards_NN2 ,_, charades_NN ,_, were_VBDR a_AT1 frivolous_JJ waste_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 ._. 
So_RR ,_, apart_II21 from_II22 opening_VVG presents_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 watched_VVD each_PPX221 other_PPX222 and_CC waited_VVD for_IF Christmas_NNT1 to_TO be_VBI over_RP so_CS21 that_CS22 they_PPHS2 could_VM resume_VVI their_APPGE intense_JJ and_CC private_JJ working_JJ lives_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 year_NNT1 ,_, for_IF Stephanie_NP1 ,_, had_VHD to_TO be_VBI different_JJ ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ the_AT church_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 helped_VVD to_TO decorate_VVI with_IW holly_NN1 ,_, mistletoe_VV0 ,_, evergreens_NN2 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR parish_NN1 parties_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ the_AT fact_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE two_MC families_NN2 ._. 
After_CS thought_VVN ,_, she_PPHS1 asked_VVD her_APPGE mother_NN1 to_TO bring_VVI the_AT remaining_JJ Potters_NP2 Bill_NN1 and_CC Frederica_NP1 to_II Christmas_NNT1 dinner_NN1 in_II the_AT cottage_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 might_VM ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, provide_VV0 a_AT1 sensible_JJ bridging_JJ occasion_NN1 when_CS Marcus_NP1 could_VM establish_VVI some_DD new_JJ contact_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE parents_NN2 ._. 
Winifred_NP1 was_VBDZ doubtful_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI lost_VVN some_DD sense_NN1 that_CST events_NN2 could_VM be_VBI controlled_VVN or_CC hopefully_RR directed_VVN ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 spoke_VVD also_RR ,_, for_IF her_PPHO1 almost_RR sharply_RR ,_, to_II Marcus_NP1 and_CC told_VVD him_PPHO1 that_CST the_AT visit_NN1 would_VM happen_VVI and_CC that_CST she_PPHS1 trusted_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO help_VVI with_IW it_PPH1 ,_, to_TO behave_VVI well_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO respond_VVI and_CC even_RR ,_, to_II her_APPGE great_JJ surprise_NN1 and_CC encouragement_NN1 ,_, took_VVD the_AT first_MD active_JJ part_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN in_II any_DD event_NN1 for_IF six_MC months_NNT2 ,_, preparing_VVG for_IF the_AT feast_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO make_VVI the_AT cottage_NN1 festive_JJ ,_, mostly_RR for_IF Daniel_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 spent_VVD money_NN1 they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI on_II green_JJ leafage_NN1 and_CC bought_VVD a_AT1 large_JJ ,_, real_JJ tree_NN1 in_II Blesford_NP1 market_NN1 place_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ delivered_VVN swaddled_VVD in_II raffia_NN1 ,_, conical_JJ and_CC bursting_VVG with_IW dark_JJ needles_NN2 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 unwound_VVD it_PPH1 like_II a_AT1 cocoon_NN1 ,_, stroked_VVD and_CC spread_VVD its_APPGE spiky_JJ boughs_NN2 ,_, spent_VVD time_NNT1 and_CC effort_NN1 stabilising_VVG it_PPH1 in_II a_AT1 bucket_NN1 of_IO earth_NN1 with_IW the_AT weight_NN1 from_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 scales_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 stood_VVD there_RL with_IW its_APPGE thick_JJ different_JJ life_NN1 ,_, blue-green_JJ and_CC sombre_JJ ,_, smelling_VVG of_IO resin_NN1 and_CC forests_NN2 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS spent_VVD every_AT1 day_NNT1 settled_VVN in_II Daniel_NP1 's_GE chair_NN1 ,_, stared_VVD ,_, said_VVD Stephanie_NP1 would_VM do_VDI herself_PPX1 a_AT1 damage_NN1 ,_, and_CC offered_VVD no_AT assistance_NN1 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 ,_, palely_RR flitting_VVG past_RL ,_, consented_VVD ,_, when_CS asked_VVN ,_, to_TO hold_VVI the_AT trunk_NN1 upright_RL with_IW one_MC1 thin_JJ hand_NN1 whilst_CS she_PPHS1 toiled_VVD ,_, tamping_VVG earth_NN1 ,_, lashing_VVG clothesline_NN1 round_II trunk_NN1 and_CC branches_NN2 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 said_VVD in_II a_AT1 thin_JJ voice_NN1 that_CST the_AT smell_NN1 of_IO pine_NN1 needles_NN2 was_VBDZ nice_JJ in_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 said_VVD they_PPHS2 were_VBDR messy_JJ things_NN2 ,_, got_VVN into_II everything_PN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 vision_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE tree_NN1 hung_VVN with_IW gold_NN1 and_CC silver_NN1 fruit_NN and_CC bright_JJ with_IW candles_NN2 ._. 
Because_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 plain_JJ Potter_NN1 she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD her_APPGE fruit_NN plain_NN1 ,_, not_XX frosted_JJ with_IW garish_JJ patterns_NN2 or_CC stencilled_VVN with_IW poinsettias_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM find_VVI in_II Blesford_NP1 only_JJ gnomes_NN2 ,_, dwarfish_JJ Father_NNB Christmases_NP1 ,_, hideous_JJ waits_NN2@ '_GE lanterns_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 sat_VVD down_RP one_MC1 afternoon_NNT1 with_IW the_AT idea_NN1 of_IO coiling_VVG gold_NN1 and_CC silver_NN1 thread_NN1 into_II starbursts_NN2 on_II milk-bottle_JJ tops_NN2 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 surprised_VVD her_PPHO1 considerably_RR by_II saying_VVG why_RRQ not_XX wire_NN1 ,_, and_CC surprised_VVD her_PPHO1 still_RR further_RRR by_II constructing_VVG ,_, from_II fine_JJ gold_NN1 and_CC silver_NN1 wire_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 whole_JJ series_NN of_IO stars_NN2 ,_, hexagons_NN2 ,_, starry_JJ hollow_JJ globes_NN2 and_CC complex_JJ polyhedrons_NN2 ,_, an_AT1 abstract_JJ fruitage_NN1 which_DDQ glittered_VVD brightly_RR ,_, weaving_VVG threads_NN2 of_IO light_NN1 among_II the_AT dark_JJ threads_NN2 of_IO the_AT needles_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 preferred_VVD Christmas_NNT1 to_II other_JJ Christian_JJ feasts_NN2 a_AT1 magical_JJ tale_NN1 celebrating_VVG birth_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 common_JJ miracle_NN1 ._. 
Bill_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN given_VVN to_II anti-sermons_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE children_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN lectured_VVN on_II the_AT folly_NN1 of_IO the_AT Virgin_NN1 Birth_NN1 ,_, the_AT slenderness_NN1 of_IO evidence_NN1 for_IF shepherds_NN2 ,_, star_NN1 or_CC stable_JJ ,_, with_IW the_AT intensity_NN1 of_IO Strauss_NP1 or_CC Renan_NP1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 ascertainable_JJ historical_JJ truth_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 freedom_NN1 he_PPHS1 passionately_RR desired_VVN for_IF his_APPGE children_NN2 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ desirable_JJ ,_, or_CC would_VM have_VHI been_VBN ,_, if_CS his_APPGE style_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN less_RGR intimidating_JJ ,_, if_CS the_AT proposed_JJ freedom_NN1 had_VHD offered_VVN a_AT1 colour_NN1 ,_, light_JJ or_CC warmth_NN1 to_TO compensate_VVI for_IF astral_NN1 and_CC angelic_JJ voices_NN2 ._. 
Now_RT Daniel_NP1 was_VBDZ difficult_JJ ,_, telling_VVG her_PPHO1 not_XX to_TO come_VVI to_II the_AT hospital_NN1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI Father_NN1 Christmas_NNT1 in_II the_AT children_NN2 's_GE ward_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO see_VVI you_PPY ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Not_XX there_RL ,_, you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Shall_VM I_PPIS1 embarrass_VVI you_PPY ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX in_II this_DD1 job_NN1 to_TO be_VBI easily_RR embarrassed_JJ ._. 
No_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 just_RR think_VV0 I_PPIS1 just_RR think_VV0 ._. 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX say_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 just_RR thought_VVN ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ that_CST she_PPHS1 should_VM be_VBI afraid_JJ of_IO that_DD1 place_NN1 now_RT ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ himself_PPX1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 came_VVD ._. 
The_AT farther_JJR in_II your_APPGE bed_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, the_AT worse_NN1 you_PPY were_VBDR ._. 
At_II the_AT end_NN1 were_VBDR cubicles_NN2 ,_, out_II21 of_II22 sight_NN1 and_CC sound_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT outer_JJ ward_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 silky-white_JJ hygienic_JJ artificial_JJ tree_NN1 ._. 
Those_DD2 children_NN2 who_PNQS could_VM possibly_RR go_VVI home_RL had_VHD gone_VVN ._. 
The_AT very_JJ sick_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN wheeled_VVN into_II spaces_NN2 vacated_VVN by_II simple_JJ fracture_NN1 and_CC tonsillectomies_NN2 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 visited_VVD this_DD1 ward_NN1 regularly_RR :_: the_AT perpetual_JJ inhabitants_NN2 she_PPHS1 knew_VVD ._. 
Two_MC teenage_JJ boys_NN2 ,_, Neil_NP1 and_CC Simon_NP1 ,_, with_IW muscular_JJ dystrophy_NN1 ,_, immobilised_VVD now_RT forever_RT ,_, propped_VVN up_RP side_NN1 by_II side_NN1 with_IW twig-arms_NN2 disposed_VVD lightly_RR on_II clean_JJ sheets_NN2 and_CC skeletal_JJ intelligent_JJ faces_NN2 cocked_VVN at_II unnatural_JJ angles_NN2 ,_, open-mouthed_NN1 ,_, amongst_II the_AT pillows_NN2 ._. 
Anorexic_NP1 Primrose_NP1 ,_, thirteen_MC years_NNT2 and_CC five_MC stones_NN2 ,_, delicate_JJ eyes_NN2 closed_VVN against_II a_AT1 world_NN1 she_PPHS1 refused_VVD to_TO recognise_VVI ,_, hands_NN2 folded_VVN white_JJ and_CC nun-like_JJ ,_, or_CC worse_JJR ,_, beneath_II a_AT1 sharp_JJ chin_NN1 ._. 
Gary_NP1 ,_, shaven_JJ ,_, swollen-skulled_JJ ,_, brutal-looking_JJ ,_, heavy-eyed_JJ with_IW his_APPGE death_NN1 burgeoning_JJ and_CC forceful_JJ under_II the_AT bones_NN2 ._. 
The_AT mobile_NN1 lower_JJR population_NN1 of_IO younger_JJR inhabitants_NN2 ,_, staggering_VVG Dopey-like_JJ in_II dressing-gowns_NN2 ,_, trotting_VVG in_II party_NN1 dresses_NN2 ._. 
Charlie_NP1 aged_II eight_MC with_IW a_AT1 stinking_JJ cancerous_JJ hip_NN1 who_PNQS propelled_VVD himself_PPX1 flat_JJ on_II his_APPGE back_NN1 on_II a_AT1 trolley_NN1 made_VVN from_II a_AT1 pram_NN1 base_NN1 ,_, flipper-hands_NN2 paddling_VVG ,_, olive_NN1 ,_, oval_JJ face_NN1 too_RG big_JJ ,_, all_DB their_APPGE faces_NN2 were_VBDR too_RG big_JJ grinning_JJ with_IW flickering_JJ contempt_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 wound_VVD skilfully_RR round_II Stephanie_NP1 's_GE ankles_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE foul_JJ air_NN1 preceding_VVG him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC behind_II him_PPHO1 decay_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 whiff_NN1 of_IO disinfectant_NN1 ._. 
Legless_NP1 Mike_NP1 ,_, trundling_VVG on_II tree-stump_JJ hip-pads_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE one_MC1 arm_NN1 a_AT1 long_JJ puckered_JJ cone_NN1 ._. 
Mary_NP1 in_II a_AT1 pretty_RG pink_JJ dress_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 which_DDQ stuck_VVD yellow_JJ claws_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 head_NN1 and_CC face_NN1 made_VVN by_II plastic_NN1 surgeons_NN2 of_IO grafts_NN2 ranging_VVG in_II colour_NN1 from_II vellum_NN1 to_II grape-purple_NN1 ._. 
Mary_NP1 ,_, lashless_JJ ,_, browless_JJ ,_, lipless_JJ ,_, hairless_JJ ,_, except_II21 for_II22 a_AT1 freshly_RR washed_VVN blond_JJ tuft_NN1 above_II her_APPGE left_JJ ear_NN1 ._. 
Mary_NP1 had_VHD fallen_VVN or_CC been_VBN pushed_VVN into_II an_AT1 open_JJ fire_NN1 ,_, more_DAR than_CSN once_RR ._. 
Mary_NP1 never_RR had_VHN visitors_NN2 ._. 
Sometimes_RT Mary_NP1 went_VVD home_RL ,_, and_CC came_VVD back_RP with_IW another_DD1 scar_NN1 or_CC suppurating_VVG patch_NN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 picked_VVD Mary_NP1 up_II Mary_NP1 liked_VVD to_TO be_VBI picked_VVN up_RP and_CC perched_VVN her_PPHO1 on_II one_MC1 hip_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 walked_VVD from_II bed_NN1 to_II bed_NN1 ._. 
Between_II Mary_NP1 and_CC the_AT unborn_JJ child_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 network_NN1 of_IO expanded_JJ muscles_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 sealed_JJ drum_NN1 of_IO amniotic_JJ fluid_NN1 ,_, in_II which_DDQ it_PPH1 rested_VVD ,_, stretched_VVD an_AT1 unfinished_JJ limb_NN1 ,_, rolled_VVN and_CC rested_VVN ._. 
Beyond_II swing_NN1 doors_NN2 were_VBDR the_AT babies_NN2 :_: mended_VVN harelips_NN2 ,_, and_CC small_JJ creatures_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD constructed_VVN for_IF them_PPHO2 by_II human_JJ skill_NN1 gullet_NN1 or_CC anal_JJ opening_NN1 or_CC separate_JJ fingers_NN2 with_IW which_DDQ the_AT working_JJ cells_NN2 and_CC DNA_NN1 during_II their_APPGE gestation_NN1 had_VHD failed_VVN to_TO provide_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
In_II an_AT1 incubator_NN1 a_AT1 brown-gold_NN1 boy_NN1 ,_, naked_JJ and_CC perfect_JJ except_CS21 that_CS22 both_DB2 his_APPGE legs_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN broken_VVN during_II his_APPGE birth_NN1 ,_, and_CC were_VBDR now_RT suspended_VVN from_II a_AT1 delicately_RR constructed_VVN pulley_NN1 and_CC weight_NN1 inside_II his_APPGE perspex_NN1 container_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 gramophone_NN1 began_VVD with_IW a_AT1 bang_NN1 on_II &quot;_" Away_RL in_II a_AT1 Manger_NN1 &quot;_" ._. 
The_AT nurses_NN2 and_CC the_AT few_DA2 mothers_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD managed_VVN to_TO be_VBI available_JJ on_II Christmas_NNT1 Eve_NNT1 sang_VVD ragged_JJ and_CC loud_RR ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 sang_VVD ._. 
Mary_NP1 grunted_VVD and_CC Charlie_NP1 whizzed_VVD chuntering_VVG past_RL on_II his_APPGE low_JJ wheels_NN2 ._. 
The_AT gramophone_NN1 banged_VVD a_RR21 bit_RR22 more_RRR and_CC produced_VVD Tchaikovsky_NP1 ._. 
Little_JJ girls_NN2 from_II Miss_NNB Marilynne_NP1 's_GE Blesford_NP1 Ballet_NN1 School_NN1 did_VDD a_AT1 snowflake_NN1 dance_VVI ,_, little_JJ boys_NN2 (_( fewer_DAR in_II number_NN1 )_) a_AT1 snowman_NN1 tumbling-dance_NN1 ,_, melting_VVG most_RGT convincingly_RR ._. 
The_AT gramophone_NN1 spurted_VVD out_RP &quot;_" Rudolph_NP1 the_AT Red-nosed_JJ Reindeer_NN &quot;_" ._. 
Bells_NN2 jangled_VVD ._. 
Who_PNQS do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI that_DD1 can_VM be_VBI ,_, children_NN2 ,_, said_VVD Sister_NN1 ._. 
And_CC Daniel_NP1 came_VVD in_RP on_II a_AT1 hospital_NN1 trolley_NN1 disguised_VVN as_II a_AT1 sleigh_NN1 with_IW scarlet_JJ blankets_NN2 and_CC silver-paper_JJ runners_NN2 ,_, drawn_VVN by_II hospital_NN1 porters_NN2 dressed_VVN as_CSA polar_JJ bears_NN2 ._. 
The_AT ballet_NN1 school_NN1 children_NN2 ran_VVD up_RP to_TO distribute_VVI presents_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 took_VVD these_DD2 from_II Father_NN1 Christmas_NNT1 and_CC gave_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II the_AT nurses_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS gave_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II the_AT hospital_NN1 children_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 not_XX right_RR about_II Daniel_NP1 ,_, his_APPGE wife_NN1 thought_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Gynae_NP1 man_NN1 who_PNQS usually_RR wore_VVD the_AT outfit_NN1 was_VBDZ thinner_JJR than_CSN Daniel_NP1 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 Daniel_NP1 's_GE black_JJ garments_NN2 appeared_VVD in_II large_JJ and_CC small_JJ expanses_NN2 under_II and_CC through_II the_AT red_NN1 ,_, like_II coals_NN2 in_II a_AT1 fire_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD left_VVN off_II his_APPGE dog_NN1 collar_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ losing_VVG strips_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE white_JJ eyebrows_NN2 ,_, moustache_NN1 and_CC beard_NN1 the_AT undergrowth_NN1 ,_, the_AT perpetually_RR springing_VVG beard-stubble_NN1 was_VBDZ subversively_RR blue-black_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 stumped_VVD awkwardly_RR about_II the_AT ward_NN1 ,_, asking_VVG people_NN if_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR comfortable_JJ ,_, and_CC occasionally_RR getting_VVG answers_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX really_RR jolly_JJ ._. 
One_MC1 or_CC two_MC of_IO the_AT healthier_JJR children_NN2 cried_VVD when_RRQ he_PPHS1 came_VVD near_II them_PPHO2 ;_; he_PPHS1 moved_VVD resignedly_RR away_RL on_II these_DD2 occasions_NN2 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 this_DD1 reaction_NN1 were_VBDR entirely_RR natural_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 avoided_VVD his_APPGE wife_NN1 ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO the_AT toys_NN2 distributed_VVN by_II the_AT ballet_NN1 children_NN2 were_VBDR cuddly_RR toys_NN2 ,_, pink_JJ ,_, blue_JJ and_CC white_JJ ,_, bunnies_NN2 ,_, ducks_NN2 ,_, bears_NN2 ._. 
No_AT child_NN1 ,_, Stephanie_NP1 had_VHD observed_VVN ,_, will_VM love_VVI a_AT1 random_JJ cuddly_RR toy_VV0 ,_, uninvested_JJ with_IW history_NN1 or_CC personality_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ were_VBDR needed_VVN ,_, and_CC were_VBDR not_XX given_VVN ,_, were_VBDR constructive_JJ things_NN2 ,_, meccano_NN1 ,_, plasticine_VV0 ,_, things_NN2 bad_JJ for_IF the_AT sheets_NN2 and_CC easy_JJ to_TO lose_VVI ._. 
A_AT1 puffed-up_JJ snowflake_NN1 ,_, face_NN1 averted_VVD ,_, tried_VVD to_TO offer_VVI a_AT1 woolly_JJ bear_NN1 to_II Stephanie_NP1 to_TO give_VVI to_II Mary_NP1 ._. 
Mary_NP1 buried_VVD her_APPGE face_NN1 in_II Stephanie_NP1 's_GE womb_NN1 and_CC grunted_VVD ._. 
Daniel_NP1 strode_VVD up_RP ,_, booted_VVN and_CC cloaked_JJ ,_, ludicrous_JJ and_CC blackly_RR angry_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" Put_VV0 that_DD1 child_NN1 down_RP ._. 
You_PPY 'll_VM hurt_VVI yourself_PPX1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX ._. 
She_PPHS1 likes_VVZ it_PPH1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX ._. 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 grinned_VVD horribly_RR at_II Mary_NP1 across_II his_APPGE skewed_JJ woolly_JJ mouthpiece_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 cringed_VVD and_CC began_VVD to_TO whimper_VVI ._. 
&quot;_" Quite_RG right_RR ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Daniel_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Come_VV0 on_RP ,_, Steph_NP1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 done_VDN our_APPGE duty_NN1 &quot;_" &quot;_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ wrong_JJ with_IW you_PPY ?_? 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX say_VVI ,_, though_CS he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI dealt_VVN with_IW this_DD1 decently_RR without_IW Stephanie_NP1 ._. 
Now_RT ,_, seeing_VVG Mary_NP1 's_GE shapelessness_NN1 goblin-like_JJ straddling_VVG her_APPGE thick_JJ hips_NN2 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD her_PPHO1 and_CC his_APPGE child_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 there_RL ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR vulnerable_JJ to_II these_DD2 most_RRT bizarre_JJ manifestations_NN2 of_IO the_AT random_JJ and_CC the_AT destructive_JJ ._. 
But_CCB Stephanie_NP1 stood_VVD there_RL calm_VV0 and_CC healthy_JJ and_CC said_VVD he_PPHS1 must_VM speak_VVI to_II Mrs_NNB Marriott_NP1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Marriott_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 refinement_NN1 of_IO alarm_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 sat_VVD all_DB day_NNT1 ,_, by_II the_AT cot_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE son_NN1 in_II a_AT1 cubicle_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 pale_JJ lovely_JJ baby_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 defective_JJ liver_NN1 and_CC dubious_JJ kidneys_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD tried_VVN surgery_NN1 and_CC were_VBDR experimenting_VVG with_IW dieting_VVG ._. 
The_AT child_NN1 slept_VVD ,_, mostly_RR ,_, very_RG deeply_RR ._. 
The_AT woman_NN1 ,_, not_XX still_RR by_II nature_NN1 ,_, moved_VVD around_II the_AT cubicle_NN1 re-arranging_VVG baby_NN1 powder_NN1 ,_, water_NN1 jug_NN1 ,_, nappies_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD lost_VVN four_MC stones_NN2 in_II four_MC weeks_NNT2 ._. 
When_CS she_PPHS1 saw_VVD Daniel_NP1 ,_, shedding_VVG red_JJ and_CC white_JJ fuzz_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD palely_RR that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ afraid_JJ now_RT she_PPHS1 would_VM lose_VVI little_JJ Stephen_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ hope_NN1 that_CST killed_VVD you_PPY ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ,_, best_JJT not_XX to_II hope_NN1 ,_, but_CCB what_DDQ else_RR could_VM you_PPY do_VDI ,_, sitting_VVG there_RL ?_? 
She_PPHS1 felt_VVD so_RG useless_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX know_VVI and_CC could_VM not_XX say_VVI :_: he_PPHS1 tore_VVD off_II the_AT silly_JJ beard_NN1 and_CC began_VVD a_AT1 sentence_NN1 about_II resignation_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX finish_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ communicating_VVG was_VBDZ urgency_NN1 ,_, irritability_NN1 ,_, frustrated_JJ life_NN1 and_CC fury_NN1 ,_, wrong_JJ things_NN2 here_RL ,_, and_CC indeed_RR Mrs_NNB Marriott_NP1 began_VVD hopelessly_RR ,_, her_APPGE head_NN1 in_II a_AT1 pile_NN1 of_IO clean_JJ muslin_NN1 nappies_NN2 ,_, to_TO cry_VVI ._. 
When_CS Daniel_NP1 saw_VVD his_APPGE wife_NN1 coming_VVG towards_II the_AT cubicle_NN1 to_TO offer_VVI comfort_NN1 where_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX he_PPHS1 flailed_VVD his_APPGE arms_NN2 and_CC drove_VVD her_PPHO1 away_RL ,_, leaving_VVG Mrs_NNB Marriott_NP1 to_TO cry_VVI on_RP ,_, not_XX even_RR telling_VVG himself_PPX1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ good_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 to_TO cry_VVI ,_, since_CS how_RRQ could_VM he_PPHS1 know_VVI ,_, how_RRQ could_VM he_PPHS1 imagine_VVI ?_? 
The_AT Family_NN1 Service_NN1 in_II St_NP1 Bartholomew_NP1 's_GE came_VVD later_RRR ._. 
It_PPH1 incorporated_VVD the_AT Nativity_NN1 Play_NN1 ,_, to_II which_DDQ Stephanie_NP1 thought_VVD she_PPHS1 looked_VVD forward_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD helped_VVN enthusiastically_RR with_IW the_AT costumes_NN2 ,_, making_VVG for_IF Mary_NP1 a_AT1 trailing_JJ blue_JJ robe_NN1 of_IO cornflower_NN1 taffeta_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE own_DA Cambridge_NP1 May_NP1 Ball_NN1 dress_VVI sheared_VVD apart_RL at_II the_AT seams_NN2 ,_, lending_VVG or_CC donating_VVG bright_JJ belts_NN2 and_CC beads_NN2 to_II deck_NN1 out_RP the_AT three_MC kings_NN2 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO whom_PNQO wore_VVD a_AT1 peacock-feathered_JJ turban_NN1 made_VVN of_IO the_AT shot-silk_NN1 stole_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD worn_VVN with_IW that_DD1 dance_NN1 dress_NN1 ._. 
The_AT organ_NN1 sounded_VVD ._. 
The_AT children_NN2 came_VVD into_II the_AT church_NN1 ,_, half-skipping_JJ half-marching_NN1 ,_, keeping_VVG uncertain_JJ step_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 big_JJ boy_NN1 and-a_CC big_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, eleven-plus_JJ age_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 stooping_VVG with_IW embarrassment_NN1 ,_, stood_VVD at_II the_AT lectern_NN1 and_CC read_VVD alternatively_RR the_AT brief_JJ ,_, fairy-tale_NN1 bits_NN2 of_IO Matthew_NP1 and_CC Luke_NP1 ._. 
Matthew_NP1 's_GE three_MC kings_NN2 ,_, Matthew_NP1 's_GE moving_JJ star_NN1 ,_, Luke_NP1 's_GE stable_JJ ,_, ox_NN1 ,_, ass_NN1 ,_, shepherds_NN2 and_CC singing_VVG angels_NN2 ._. 
The_AT children_NN2 mimed_VVD the_AT tale_NN1 ,_, serious_JJ ,_, inhibited_VVD ._. 
Blond_JJ ,_, Danish-faced_JJ Mary_NP1 sat_VVD solemnly_RR on_II the_AT chancel_NN1 steps_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 Joseph_NP1 smaller_JJR than_CSN herself_PPX1 in_II a_AT1 striped_JJ towelling_NN1 bathrobe_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 towel_NN1 tied_VVN to_II his_APPGE head_NN1 with_IW plaited_JJ wool_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ only_RR too_RG conscious_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD nothing_PN1 really_RR to_TO do_VDI :_: his_APPGE hands_NN2 strayed_VVD from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 above_II his_APPGE freckled_JJ face_NN1 to_TO adjust_VVI his_APPGE headgear_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 diminutive_JJ innkeeper_NN1 held_VVD the_AT flats_NN2 of_IO unformed_JJ hands_NN2 up_RP to_TO indicate_VVI that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT room_NN1 in_II the_AT Inn_NN1 ._. 
Smaller_JJR children_NN2 and_CC deaf_JJ grannies_NN2 in_II the_AT congregation_NN1 twittered_VVD ,_, as_CSA each_DD1 year_NNT1 they_PPHS2 twittered_VVD ,_, like_II starlings_NN2 on_II telegraph_NN1 wires_NN2 ,_, urgent_JJ and_CC aimless_JJ ,_, look_VV0 there_EX 's_VBZ our_APPGE Janet_NP1 ,_, look_VV0 at_II our_APPGE Ron_NP1 ,_, there_RL ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX he_PPHS1 look_VVI funny_JJ ,_, lovely_JJ ,_, dignified_JJ ,_, daft_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" And_CC she_PPHS1 brought_VVD forth_RR her_APPGE first-born_JJ child_NN1 ,_, and_CC laid_VVD him_PPHO1 in_II a_AT1 manger_NN1 ,_, because_CS there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT place_NN1 for_IF them_PPHO2 in_II the_AT inn_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" This_DD1 central_JJ moment_NN1 was_VBDZ always_RR awkward_JJ ._. 
Now_RT ,_, as_CSA every_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, Mary_NP1 ,_, back_RP to_II the_AT pews_NN2 ,_, bottom_NN1 upended_VVD ,_, fumbled_VVN in_II Mrs_NNB Ellenby_NP1 's_GE old_JJ wooden_JJ crib_NN1 and_CC brought_VVD out_RP her_APPGE best_JJT and_CC largest_JJT doll_NN1 ,_, smiling_VVG ,_, pouting_VVG ,_, celluloid_NN1 ,_, with_IW hard_JJ eyes_NN2 on_II a_AT1 metal_NN1 hinge_NN1 that_CST clattered_VVD open_JJ and_CC shut_VVD ,_, open_JJ and_CC shut_VVD as_II the_AT wavering_JJ child_NN1 righted_VVD herself_PPX1 ,_, thrust_VV0 it_PPH1 up_RP briefly_RR and_CC apologetically_RR before_II the_AT congregation_NN1 and_CC pushed_VVD it_PPH1 back_RP under_II the_AT blankets_NN2 ._. 
Owing_II21 to_II22 the_AT permanent_JJ rigid_JJ curvature_NN1 of_IO the_AT celluloid_NN1 limbs_NN2 swaddling_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX possible_JJ ,_, so_CS the_AT doll_NN1 was_VBDZ swathed_VVN in_II someone_PN1 's_GE pretty_JJ Christening_NN1 shawl_NN1 ._. 
Paper-masked_JJ sheep_NN and_CC cows_NN2 and_CC donkeys_NN2 huddled_VVD in_RP and_CC knelt_VVD ,_, adjusting_VVG their_APPGE heads_NN2 ._. 
Three_MC diminutive_JJ Kinglets_NN2 ,_, carrying_VVG a_AT1 Kelly_NP1 lamp_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 silver_NN1 sugar_NN1 castor_NN1 ,_, Mrs_NNB Ellenby_NP1 's_GE Chinese_JJ enamelled_JJ cigarette_NN1 box_NN1 ,_, bowed_VVD ,_, wobbled_VVD ,_, kneeled_VVD ._. 
A_AT1 flock_NN1 of_IO small_JJ shepherds_NN2 collected_VVN in_II the_AT nave_NN1 ._. 
Down_II the_AT aisle_NN1 came_VVD a_AT1 blond_JJ choirboy_NN1 ,_, in_II sheet_NN1 and_CC halo_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE pure_JJ voice_NN1 just_RR cracking_JJ ,_, accompanied_VVN by_II a_AT1 very_RG limited_JJ multitude_NN1 of_IO the_AT heavenly_JJ host_NN1 ._. 
And_CC on_II earth_NN1 peace_NN1 ,_, goodwill_NN1 toward_II men_NN2 ._. 
The_AT parents_NN2 were_VBDR moved_VVN in_II a_AT1 confused_JJ way_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR moved_VVN by_II their_APPGE own_DA flesh_NN1 and_CC blood_NN1 acting_VVG out_RP the_AT motions_NN2 of_IO birth_NN1 and_CC parentage_VV0 with_IW that_DD1 mixture_NN1 of_IO awkwardness_NN1 ,_, ignorance_NN1 ,_, seriousness_NN1 and_CC imitation_NN1 which_DDQ can_VM be_VBI observed_VVN in_II the_AT necessary_JJ games_NN2 of_IO mothers_NN2 and_CC fathers_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT childishness_NN1 of_IO Mary_NP1 and_CC Joseph_NP1 that_CST moves_VVZ ,_, nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW the_AT celluloid_NN1 Babe_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ always_RR somehow_RR redundant_JJ in_II this_DD1 set_NN1 of_IO emotions_NN2 ._. 
Parents_NN2 are_VBR moved_VVN because_CS childhood_NN1 is_VBZ so_RG swift_JJ and_CC vanishing_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 are_VBR perhaps_RR also_RR more_RGR darkly_RR moved_VVN by_II some_DD threat_NN1 in_II the_AT law_NN1 of_IO flesh_NN1 and_CC blood_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
These_DD2 small_JJ creatures_NN2 are_VBR the_AT future_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR only_RR acting_VVG out_RP what_DDQ they_PPHS2 will_VM be_VBI ._. 
Not_XX only_JJ childhood_NN1 vanishes_VVZ :_: men_NN2 and_CC women_NN2 ,_, having_VHG handed_VVN on_II their_APPGE genes_NN2 ,_, are_VBR superfluous_JJ ._. 
To_TO watch_VVI this_DD1 acting_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO be_VBI marginally_RR caught_VVN between_II times_NNT2 ,_, between_II roles_NN2 ._. 
Mary_NP1 looks_VVZ protectively_RR at_II the_AT doll_NN1 :_: Mary_NP1 's_GE mother_NN1 looks_VVZ ,_, moved_VVD and_CC protective_JJ ,_, at_II Mary_NP1 's_GE childish_JJ body_NN1 and_CC soft_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
And_CC time_NNT1 runs_VVZ on_RP ._. 
Herod_NP1 appeared_VVD in_II the_AT pulpit_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, as_CSA always_RR ,_, the_AT best_JJT actor_NN1 stamped_VVD a_AT1 small_JJ foot_NN1 ,_, tossed_VVD an_AT1 imperious_JJ forelock_NN1 ,_, straightened_VVD a_AT1 paper_NN1 crown_NN1 ,_, despatched_VVN a_AT1 token_JJ army_NN1 across_II the_AT chancel_NN1 ._. 
The_AT slaughter_NN1 of_IO the_AT Innocents_NN2 was_VBDZ offstage_RL ._. 
The_AT large_JJ boy_NN1 at_II the_AT lectern_NN1 read_VVN about_II Rachel_NP1 weeping_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE children_NN2 ,_, because_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR not_XX ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 had_VHD in_II other_JJ years_NNT2 enjoyed_VVD this_DD1 believed_VVD fairy_NN1 tale_NN1 :_: this_DD1 year_NNT1 her_APPGE own_DA heaviness_NN1 ,_, fear_VV0 perhaps_RR of_IO real_JJ birth_NN1 ,_, prevented_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD a_AT1 nice_JJ tea_NN1 in_II the_AT Rectory_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 yule_NN1 log_NN1 iced_JJ by_II Mrs_NNB Ellenby_NP1 ,_, and_CC like_II good_JJ children_NN2 did_VDD not_XX receive_VVI gifts_NN2 but_CCB brought_VVD them_PPHO2 ,_, wrapped_VVD relinquished_JJ Dinky_NN1 toys_NN2 and_CC woolly_JJ animals_NN2 to_TO be_VBI redistributed_VVN to_II Dr_NNB Barnardo_NP1 's_GE ._. 
Daniel_NP1 told_VVD them_PPHO2 how_RRQ at_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 God_NP1 had_VHD so_RR loved_VVN the_AT world_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD sent_VVN his_APPGE only_JJ son_NN1 to_TO give_VVI it_PPH1 life_NN1 ,_, to_TO be_VBI made_VVN just_RR like_II them_PPHO2 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 God_NP1 might_VM live_VVI man_NN1 's_GE life_NN1 and_CC man_NN1 might_VM through_II him_PPHO1 come_VV0 close_RR to_II God_NP1 ._. 
God_NP1 's_GE life_NN1 and_CC man_NN1 's_GE life_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 life_NN1 ,_, Daniel_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 thought_VVD she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI made_VVN a_AT1 better_JJR job_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, not_XX believing_VVG a_AT1 word_NN1 ,_, just_RR because_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ teacher_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ enlivened_VVD the_AT world_NN1 ?_? 
Daniel_NP1 himself_PPX1 ,_, his_APPGE restlessness_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE impatience_NN1 ._. 
The_AT edge_NN1 in_II the_AT blond_JJ angel_NN1 's_GE cracking_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE belly_NN1 ,_, churning_VVG ._. 
Dark_JJ trees_NN2 ._. 
Charlie_NP1 ,_, Gary_NP1 ,_, Mary_NP1 ._. 
Did_VDD he_PPHS1 who_PNQS made_VVD the_AT lamb_NN1 make_VVI thee_PPY ,_, her_APPGE dark_JJ mind_NN1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 she_PPHS1 loved_VVD nothing_PN1 and_CC no_PN121 one_PN122 ._. 
She_PPHS1 smiled_VVD and_CC distributed_JJ cups_NN2 of_IO milk_NN1 ,_, little_JJ packages_NN2 of_IO brightly_RR coloured_JJ Smarties_NN2 ,_, like_II magic_JJ beans_NN2 ._. 
Her_APPGE mood_NN1 of_IO hostile_JJ detachment_NN1 persisted_VVN through_II Midnight_NNT1 Mass_NN1 ,_, despite_II the_AT presence_NN1 of_IO old_JJ friends_NN2 ,_, Miss_NNB Wells_NP1 ,_, the_AT Thones_NN2 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Thone_NP1 sang_VVD loud_RR and_CC clear_RR those_DD2 loud_JJ ,_, chanting_VVG hymns_NN2 which_DDQ Yorkshire_NP1 people_NN enjoy_VV0 ,_, who_PNQS sing_VV0 the_AT Messiah_NN1 not_XX with_IW the_AT abandoned_JJ full_JJ rotundity_NN1 of_IO the_AT Welsh_JJ ,_, but_CCB sober_JJ and_CC strong_JJ ,_, heavy_JJ and_CC rhythmically_RR marked_VVN ._. 
They_PPHS2 came_VVD partly_RR for_IF the_AT singing_NN1 ,_, the_AT people_NN ._. 
They_PPHS2 sang_VVD that_CST gloomy_JJ invocation_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" O_ZZ1 Come_VV0 ,_, O_ZZ1 Come_VV0 ,_, Emmanuel_NP1 &quot;_" ._. 
They_PPHS2 sang_VVD the_AT Yorkshire_NP1 &quot;_" Christians_NN2 Awake_JJ &quot;_" and_CC &quot;_" O_ZZ1 Come_VV0 all_DB Ye_PPY faithful_JJ &quot;_" with_IW a_AT1 mixture_NN1 of_IO respectability_NN1 ,_, sober_JJ energy_NN1 and_CC abandon_VV0 which_DDQ always_RR confused_VVN Stephanie_NP1 who_PNQS associated_VVD the_AT noise_NN1 both_RR with_IW repressive_JJ habits_NN2 and_CC with_IW unused_JJ forces_NN2 finding_VVG an_AT1 outlet_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 stood_VVD there_RL ,_, still_RR and_CC dark_JJ and_CC hatted_VVD in_II rows_NN2 ._. 
The_AT English_NN1 are_VBR ugly_JJ ,_, Stephanie_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, not_XX for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 preponderance_NN1 of_IO middle-aged_JJ faces_NN2 ,_, plum-coloured_NN1 ,_, ashen_JJ ,_, pasty_NN1 ,_, pursed_VVN into_II a_AT1 combination_NN1 of_IO too_RG much_DA1 patience_NN1 ,_, caution_NN1 and_CC suspicion_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR not_XX outdoor_JJ faces_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR not_XX easy_JJ faces_NN2 ._. 
Nor_CC were_VBDR they_PPHS2 suffering_JJ faces_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR the_AT faces_NN2 of_IO people_NN concerned_JJ predominantly_RR either_RR with_IW what_DDQ people_NN thought_VVN about_II their_APPGE behaviour_NN1 ,_, property_NN1 ,_, social_JJ standing_NN1 ,_, or_CC with_IW their_APPGE own_DA judgment_NN1 of_IO other_JJ people_NN 's_GE behaviour_NN1 ,_, property_NN1 ,_, social_JJ standing_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR more_RGR uncertain_JJ than_CSN their_APPGE parents_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN about_II these_DD2 things_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 generation_NN1 that_CST had_VHD to_TO be_VBI brave_JJ and_CC now_RT did_VDD not_XX know_VVI how_RRQ to_TO be_VBI peaceful_JJ ._. 
See_VV0 the_AT hosts_NN2 of_IO Midian_JJ ,_, prowl_NN1 and_CC prowl_VV0 around_RP ._. 
Their_APPGE clothes_NN2 were_VBDR ugly_JJ carapaces_NN2 ,_, designed_VVN to_TO show_VVI the_AT quality_NN1 of_IO the_AT cloth_NN1 and_CC be_VBI decent_JJ :_: wine_NN1 reds_NN2 ,_, bottle_NN1 greens_NN2 ,_, odd_JJ strident_JJ royal_JJ blues_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO D._NP1 H._NP1 Lawrence_NP1 's_GE requirement_NN1 of_IO tight_JJ white_JJ trousers_NN2 and_CC thought_VVD most_DAT of_IO these_DD2 shapeless_JJ persons_NN2 would_VM be_VBI worse_RRR his_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
No_AT good_JJ to_TO sit_VVI under_II beautiful_JJ Italian_JJ trees_NN2 amongst_II beautiful_JJ Italian_JJ peasants_NN2 and_CC inveigh_VV0 petulantly_RR against_II miners_NN2 and_CC respectable_JJ women_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 thought_VVD instead_II21 of_II22 The_AT Mill_NN1 on_II the_AT Floss_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 cruel_JJ social_JJ history_NN1 of_IO English_JJ religion_NN1 ,_, locating_VVG its_APPGE true_JJ centre_NN1 in_II the_AT Lares_NN2 and_CC Penates_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 dense_JJ structure_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 which_DDQ defined_VVD who_PNQS you_PPY were_VBDR and_CC what_DDQ your_APPGE relation_NN1 to_II others_NN2 was_VBDZ ,_, spotted_JJ damask_NN1 ,_, sprigged_VVD china_NN1 ,_, the_AT graduated_JJ expense_NN1 and_CC display_NN1 of_IO bonnets_NN2 kept_VVN to_TO be_VBI worshipped_VVN rather_II21 than_II22 worn_JJ ._. 
This_DD1 had_VHD ,_, and_CC George_NP1 Eliot_NP1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, little_JJ or_CC even_RR nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW Christ_NP1 's_GE injunctions_NN2 to_II his_APPGE followers_NN2 ,_, and_CC certainly_RR nothing_PN1 at_II all_DB to_TO do_VDI with_IW the_AT Incarnation_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ now_RT being_VBG celebrated_VVN as_II the_AT congregation_NN1 sang_VVD &quot;_" Unto_II us_PPIO2 a_AT1 Boy_NN1 is_VBZ Born_VVN &quot;_" as_CSA Daniel_NP1 at_II the_AT white-draped_JJ altar_NN1 ,_, with_IW its_APPGE lovingly_RR embroidered_VVN white_JJ cloth_NN1 ,_, watched_VVD with_IW Mr_NNB Ellenby_NP1 over_II the_AT bread_NN1 and_CC wine_NN1 ._. 
George_NP1 Eliot_NP1 ,_, Stephanie_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ hater_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD long_JJ and_CC intelligently_RR at_II what_DDQ she_PPHS1 hated_VVD ,_, with_IW curiosity_NN1 to_TO see_VVI exactly_RR chat_VV0 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, and_CC the_AT necessary_JJ detachment_NN1 to_TO imagine_VVI it_PPH1 from_II within_RL and_CC without_RR ,_, these_DD2 two_MC breeding_VVG a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO knowledge_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ love_NN1 ._. 
George_NP1 Eliot_NP1 had_VHD loved_VVN the_AT bonnets_NN2 and_CC sprigged_JJ china_NN1 because_CS she_PPHS1 knew_VVD them_PPHO2 ,_, or_CC because_CS writing_VVG them_PPHO2 down_RP gave_VVD her_APPGE power_NN1 over_II them_PPHO2 ,_, made_VVD her_APPGE gentle_JJ and_CC generous_JJ to_II their_APPGE meaning_NN1 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO relate_VVI this_DD1 sudden_JJ vision_NN1 of_IO the_AT things_NN2 of_IO the_AT pieties_NN2 of_IO the_AT Dodson_NP1 sisters_NN2 to_II Daniel_NP1 's_GE Mum_NN1 's_GE instructions_NN2 about_II how_RRQ to_TO cook_VVI Christmas_NNT1 pudding_NN1 ,_, and_CC largely_RR failed_VVN ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 had_VHD hopes_NN2 that_CST the_AT familial_JJ Christmas_NNT1 dinner_NN1 might_VM in_II some_DD way_NN1 restore_VV0 something_PN1 of_IO the_AT frail_JJ threadwork_NN1 of_IO decency_NN1 and_CC courteous_JJ behaviour_NN1 broken_VVN by_II the_AT earlier_JJR violence_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE father_NN1 and_CC brother_NN1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 ,_, bizarrely_RR enough_RR ,_, represented_VVD the_AT necessary_JJ public_JJ presence_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 observer_NN1 who_PNQS might_VM inhibit_VVI wrath_NN1 ,_, induce_VV0 politeness_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI had_VHN no_AT such_DA hopes_NN2 in_II the_AT old_JJ days_NNT2 ,_, when_RRQ Bill_NP1 took_VVD pleasure_NN1 in_II flouting_VVG normal_JJ expectations_NN2 ,_, seemed_VVD driven_JJ to_TO flare_VVI up_RP ,_, to_TO &quot;_" create_VVI &quot;_" as_CSA Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 might_VM put_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD embarrassed_VVN Stephanie_NP1 forever_RT at_II her_APPGE own_DA wedding_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB those_DD2 who_PNQS &quot;_" create_VV0 &quot;_" social_JJ terror_NN1 are_VBR vulnerable_JJ to_II those_DD2 who_PNQS ,_, ruthlessly_RR or_CC desperately_RR ,_, are_VBR capable_JJ of_IO creating_VVG greater_JJR terror_NN1 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 had_VHD embarrassed_VVN Bill_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 hurting_VVG him_PPHO1 in_II a_AT1 way_NN1 that_CST outstripped_VVD any_DD mischief_NN1 or_CC shock_NN1 Bill_NN1 had_VHD ever_RR caused_VVN ._. 
From_II what_DDQ Stephanie_NP1 had_VHD seen_VVN of_IO Bill_NP1 lately_RR ,_, from_II what_DDQ Frederica_NP1 reported_VVD ,_, his_APPGE spirit_NN1 was_VBDZ daunted_VVN ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 for_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX consider_VVI ,_, though_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM and_CC should_VM have_VHI done_VDN ,_, that_DD1 Bill_NN1 's_GE very_RG real_JJ affection_NN1 for_IF herself_PPX1 might_VM temper_VVI any_DD onslaught_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX like_VVI Daniel_NP1 ,_, or_CC her_APPGE marriage_NN1 ,_, and_CC made_VVD that_RG clear_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 worked_VVD at_II civility_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 made_VVD Cumberland_NP1 sauce_NN1 to_TO go_VVI with_IW the_AT turkey_NN1 ,_, translucent_JJ and_CC clear_JJ wine-red_JJ in_II little_JJ pots_NN2 ,_, with_IW fine_JJ gold_NN1 strips_NN2 of_IO peel_NN1 lying_VVG in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 spent_VVD time_NNT1 shelling_VVG boiled_JJ chestnuts_NN2 to_TO sit_VVI amongst_II the_AT traditional_JJ sprouts_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 rubbed_VVD bread_NN1 and_CC herbs_NN2 and_CC made_VVD stuffing_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 built_VVD little_JJ mounds_NN2 of_IO nuts_NN2 ,_, raisins_NN2 and_CC mandarins_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 laid_VVD out_RP bright_JJ scarlet_JJ napkins_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 built_VVD a_AT1 good_JJ wood_NN1 fire_NN1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR cut_VVN glass_NN1 wine_NN1 glasses_NN2 on_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 did_VDD not_XX like_VVI cut_JJ glass_NN1 :_: she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ of_IO the_AT generation_NN1 that_CST discovered_VVD the_AT plain_NN1 ,_, the_AT functional_JJ ,_, the_AT Finnish_JJ ,_, Dartington_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT lines_NN2 of_IO light_NN1 glittered_VVD on_II the_AT carved_JJ glassy_JJ flowers_NN2 and_CC formed_VVD a_AT1 bright_JJ hazy_JJ enveloping_JJ pattern_NN1 with_IW the_AT triangles_NN2 of_IO round_JJ mandarins_NN2 ,_, the_AT crisscross_NN1 of_IO orange_JJ peel_NN1 ,_, Marcus_NP1 's_GE fine_JJ polyhedrons_NN2 in_II the_AT tree_NN1 ,_, the_AT changing_JJ firelight_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
When_CS they_PPHS2 came_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 saw_VVD Bill_NP1 would_VM not_XX &quot;_" create_VV0 &quot;_" ._. 
She_PPHS1 opened_VVD the_AT door_NN1 to_II them_PPHO2 ,_, crimson-faced_JJ and_CC breathless_JJ from_II basting_VVG the_AT turkey_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 butcher_NN1 's_GE apron_NN1 inadequately_RR covering_VVG a_AT1 distended_JJ quaker-grey_JJ dress_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD on_II the_AT doorstep_NN1 between_II Winifred_NP1 &quot;_" and_CC Frederica_NP1 and_CC seemed_VVD so_RG very_RG much_DA1 smaller_JJR than_CSN either_DD1 tall_JJ woman_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 looked_VVD to_II Stephanie_NP1 horridly_RR shrunk_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 carried_VVD several_DA2 parcels_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 box_NN1 of_IO bottles_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" My_APPGE contribution_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, perhaps_RR anxiously_RR ,_, to_II his_APPGE daughter_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS found_VVD it_PPH1 almost_RR impossible_JJ to_TO kiss_VVI him_PPHO1 across_II the_AT barrier_NN1 made_VVN by_II these_DD2 objects_NN2 and_CC her_APPGE own_DA girth_NN1 ._. 
When_CS she_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO take_VVI the_AT boxes_NN2 he_PPHS1 summoned_VVD Frederica_NP1 with_IW a_AT1 touch_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE old_JJ asperity_NN1 ,_, and_CC told_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO make_VVI herself_PPX1 useful_JJ ._. 
The_AT Potters_NP2 edged_VVD their_APPGE way_NN1 in_RP ,_, nerved_VVD to_TO meet_VVI Marcus_NP1 ,_, and_CC saw_VVD Daniel_NP1 's_GE Mum_NN1 ,_, lapped_VVN deep_RR in_II flesh_NN1 and_CC garments_NN2 in_II the_AT armchair_NN1 ,_, flesh_NN1 overlapping_JJ flesh_NN1 as_CSA her_APPGE chin_NN1 folded_VVN over_II her_APPGE folded_JJ neck_NN1 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX there_RL ._. 
They_PPHS2 took_VVD chairs_NN2 a_RR21 little_RR22 too_RG close_JJ ,_, the_AT circle_NN1 ,_, for_IF elegance_NN1 in_II the_AT small_JJ space_NN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 offered_VVD sherry_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 voice_NN1 spoke_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Please_RR excuse_VV0 me_PPIO1 if_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX get_VVI up_RP ._. 
Truth_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX ,_, wi'out_VV0 help_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM just_RR21 about_RR22 get_VVI down_RP here_RL of_IO a_AT1 morning_NNT1 and_CC then_RT I_PPIS1 'm_VBM stuck_VVN until_CS someone_PN1 gives_VVZ me_PPIO1 a'_JJ and_CC up_RP ,_, which_DDQ they_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO be_VBI doing_VDG too_RG often_RR ,_, do_VD0 they_PPHS2 dear_RR ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM still_RR strong_JJ enough_RR for_IF a_AT1 tug_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Stephanie_NP1 ,_, too_RG brightly_RR ._. 
&quot;_" And_CC how_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY keeping_VVG ,_, Mrs_NNB Potter_NP1 ?_? 
Bearing_VVG up_RP ,_, despite_II troubles_NN2 ?_? 
As_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN your_APPGE health_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 always_RR say_VV0 ..._... 
&quot;_" Winifred_NP1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ well_JJ and_CC looked_VVN at_II Stephanie_NP1 ,_, sitting_VVG near_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 she_PPHS1 thought_VVD did_VDD not_XX look_VVI well_RR ._. 
The_AT gloss_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN from_II the_AT blond_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, the_AT face_NN1 was_VBDZ sharper_JJR ,_, however_RRQV the_AT cheeks_NN2 were_VBDR flushed_VVN and_CC the_AT body_NN1 swollen_VVN ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR lines_NN2 round_II the_AT sharpened_JJ nose_NN1 and_CC indigo_JJ shadows_NN2 round_II the_AT eyes_NN2 ._. 
And_CC not_XX much_DA1 colour_NN1 in_II the_AT lips_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" How_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY ?_? &quot;_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD her_APPGE daughter_NN1 cautiously_RR ._. 
&quot;_" Thriving_JJ ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" The_AT amount_NN1 the_AT young_JJ can_VM do_VDI nowadays_RT now_RT when_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ carrying_VVG Dan_NP1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX able_JK to_TO get_VVI up_RP for_IF days_NNT2 together_RL ,_, me_PPIO1 ankles_NN2 swoll_VV0 so_RR ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'ad_VHN dizzy_JJ spells_NN2 ,_, something_PN1 terrible_JJ ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 still_RR gets_VVZ around_RP on_II that_DD1 bike_NN1 ,_, perky_JJ as_CSA Punch_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY 'll_VM do_VDI yourself_PPX1 an_AT1 injury_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 knows_VVZ best_JJT no_RR21 doubt_RR22 for_CS there_EX is_VBZ n't_XX a_AT1 day_NNT1 but_CCB she_PPHS1 's_VBZ off_RP for_IF some_DD long_JJ trip_NN1 or_CC other_JJ on_II the_AT thing_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 day_NNT1 last_MD week_NNT1 we_PPIS2 'ad_VHN to_TO get_VVI us_PPIO2 own_DA lunch_NN1 ,_, me_PPIO1 young_JJ upstairs_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO bellow_VVI to_TO get_VVI him_PPHO1 down_RP t'elp_NN1 or_CC I_PPIS1 'd_VM 'ave_VHI been_VBN stuck_VVN 'ere_RL in_II this_DD1 chair_NN1 wi'out_VV0 a_AT1 sup_VV0 or_CC bite_VV0 from_II dawn_NNT1 to_II dusk_NNT1 and_CC beyond_RL ._. 
But_CCB 'e_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 bit_NN1 o'_IO Welsh_JJ rarebit_NN1 after_II some_DD coaxing._NNU 'E_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX as_RG incapable_JJ as'e_NN1 looks_VVZ ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 come_VVN to_II 't_PPH1 conclusion_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Briefly_RR ,_, no_AT Potter_NP1 could_VM speak_VVI ._. 
Fortunately_RR at_II this_DD1 point_NN1 Daniel_NP1 came_VVD in_RP ,_, humming_VVG ,_, from_II Morning_NNT1 Prayer_NN1 ,_, taking_VVG up_RP too_RG much_DA1 space_NN1 ,_, wishing_VVG everyone_PN1 &quot;_" Happy_JJ Christmas_NNT1 &quot;_" in_II a_AT1 clerical_JJ boom_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD in_II Marcus_NP1 's_GE absence_NN1 ,_, went_VVD upstairs_RL and_CC came_VVD down_RP with_IW the_AT pale_JJ boy_NN1 behind_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 stood_VVD on_II the_AT bottom_JJ step_NN1 ._. 
Bill_NP1 stood_VVD up_RP and_CC faced_VVD his_APPGE son_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 's_GE Mum_NN1 issued_VVD a_AT1 disregarded_JJ injunction_NN1 to_TO sit_VVI down_RP ,_, do_VD0 ._. 
Bill_NP1 took_VVD two_MC steps_NN2 forwards_RL and_CC very_RG formally_RR held_VVN out_RP his_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 ,_, limply_RR ,_, but_II21 for_II22 a_AT1 perfectly_RR decent_JJ period_NN1 ,_, took_VVD it_PPH1 as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ offered_VVN ,_, and_CC then_RT moved_VVD on_RP to_TO lay_VVI a_AT1 cold_JJ cheek_NN1 against_II his_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE ._. 
Through_II Stephanie_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 ran_VVD an_AT1 image_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 huge_JJ rent_NN1 ,_, in_II sail_NN1 canvas_NN1 or_CC something_PN1 like_II it_PPH1 ,_, being_VBG stitched_VVN with_IW large_JJ ,_, clumsy_JJ ,_, visible_JJ stitches_NN2 ,_, but_CCB stitched_VVD ._. 
The_AT next_MD thing_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT mutual_JJ offering_NN1 of_IO presents_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 proposed_VVD ._. 
The_AT presents_NN2 were_VBDR curiously_RR uniform_JJ ._. 
Marcus_NP1 received_VVD several_DA2 anonymous_JJ shirts_NN2 and_CC socks_NN2 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 too_RR was_VBDZ given_VVN garments_NN2 ,_, some_DD he_PPHS1 might_VM wear_VVI and_CC some_DD he_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX ,_, socks_NN2 ,_, scarf_NN1 ,_, tie_VV0 ,_, all_DB of_IO them_PPHO2 not_XX black_JJ ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT company_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN a_AT1 preconcerted_JJ attempt_NN1 to_TO cheer_VVI him_PPHO1 up_RP ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 had_VHD miscellaneous_JJ pieces_NN2 of_IO kitchen_NN1 equipment_NN1 and_CC bedlinen_NN1 :_: not_XX a_AT1 book_NN1 :_: although_CS Frederica_NP1 had_VHD all_DB books_NN2 if_CS you_PPY included_VVD a_AT1 book_NN1 token_NN1 from_II Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 ._. 
Bill_NP1 had_VHD books_NN2 ,_, and_CC tobacco_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 book_NN1 token_NN1 from_II Marcus_NP1 with_IW a_AT1 Brueghel_NN1 snowscene_NN1 reproduced_VVN on_II the_AT front_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 turned_VVD over_RP several_DA2 times_NNT2 as_RG though_RR it_PPH1 must_VM contain_VVI some_DD message_NN1 other_II21 than_II22 &quot;_" Happy_JJ Christmas_NNT1 ,_, love_VV0 Marcus_NP1 '_GE written_JJ neatly_RR on_II the_AT dotted_JJ line_NN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 went_VVD back_RP into_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 to_TO dish_VVI up_RP ._. 
Daniel_NP1 adeptly_JJ and_CC too_RG obviously_RR converted_VVN a_AT1 reminiscence_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE Mum_NN1 's_VBZ about_II a_AT1 joint_NN1 of_IO pork_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD once_RR cooked_VVN into_II a_AT1 general_JJ conversation_NN1 about_II Christmases_NN2 past_RL ._. 
They_PPHS2 remembered_VVD wartime_NN1 making-do_VD0 ._. 
They_PPHS2 discussed_VVD the_AT new_JJ turkey_NN1 farms_NN2 ._. 
Bill_NP1 borrowed_VVD a_AT1 corkscrew_NN1 and_CC opened_VVD some_DD bottles_NN2 of_IO Beaujolais_NP1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD brought_VVN ._. 
Sentence_NN1 by_II meaningless_JJ sentence_NN1 they_PPHS2 held_VVD the_AT occasion_NN1 together_RL ._. 
In_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ,_, Stephanie_NP1 struggled_VVD with_IW the_AT turkey_NN1 ,_, bloated_JJ and_CC slithering_VVG in_II its_APPGE fatty_JJ dish_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE face_NN1 glistened_VVD with_IW heat_NN1 and_CC effort_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 suffered_VVD from_II an_AT1 excess_NN1 of_IO exact_JJ imagination_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 weighed_VVD on_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
In_II all_DB of_IO them_PPHO2 some_DD private_JJ violence_NN1 pulled_VVN against_II prescribed_JJ behaviour_NN1 ._. 
Bill_NP1 most_RRT ._. 
If_CS public_JJ medical_JJ statements_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN made_VVN about_II a_AT1 man_NN1 's_GE deleterious_JJ effect_NN1 on_II his_APPGE son_NN1 's_GE psyche_NN1 there_EX is_VBZ bound_VVNK to_TO be_VBI anxiety_NN1 and_CC embarrassment_NN1 attendant_NN1 on_II their_APPGE meeting_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT other_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ the_AT infinite_JJ English_JJ capacity_NN1 for_IF underplaying_VVG dramas_NN2 ,_, ignoring_VVG situations_NN2 ,_, pretending_VVG things_NN2 were_VBDR normal_JJ ._. 
Bill_NP1 had_VHD had_VHN his_APPGE own_DA small_JJ share_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 sometimes_RT useful_JJ refusal_NN1 to_TO recognise_VVI awkward_JJ truths_NN2 ,_, particularly_RR where_CS Marcus_NP1 was_VBDZ concerned_JJ ._. 
And_CC there_EX was_VBDZ Winifred_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD tried_VVN to_TO teach_VVI her_APPGE son_NN1 her_APPGE own_DA form_NN1 of_IO passive_JJ resistance_NN1 to_II Bill_NP1 's_GE rage_NN1 and_CC had_VHD only_RR ,_, perhaps_RR she_PPHS1 now_RT thought_VVD ,_, exposed_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II a_AT1 homosexual_JJ religious_JJ maniac_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD once_RR told_VVN Stephanie_NP1 ,_, whom_PNQO she_PPHS1 trusted_VVD ,_, though_CS it_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX come_VVI easily_RR to_II her_PPHO1 to_TO make_VVI confidences_NN2 to_II her_APPGE daughters_NN2 ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ possessed_VVN by_II physical_JJ loathing_NN1 of_IO Lucas_NP1 Simmonds_NP1 and_CC of_IO what_DDQ contact_VV0 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX specific_JJ he_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI had_VHN with_IW her_APPGE son_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO vomit_VVI ,_, &quot;_" she_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN sharply_RR to_II Stephanie_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Indeed_RR I_PPIS1 have_VH0 vomited_VVN ._. 
&quot;_" Stephanie_NP1 did_VDD not_XX know_VVI how_RGQ far_RR this_DD1 revulsion_NN1 might_VM perhaps_RR include_VVI Marcus_NP1 himself_PPX1 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 found_VVD large_JJ areas_NN2 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 untouchable_JJ :_: Winifred_NP1 brought_VVD herself_PPX1 to_TO make_VVI contact_NN1 with_IW them_PPHO2 with_IW difficulty_NN1 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 could_VM feel_VVI Frederica_NP1 's_GE tolerant_JJ and_CC arrogant_JJ knowledge_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 ,_, Frederica_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ now_RT tangential_JJ to_II all_DB this_DD1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM feel_VVI Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 wanting_VVG to_TO be_VBI noticed_VVN ,_, desiring_VVG to_TO be_VBI liked_VVN ,_, preventing_VVG these_DD2 things_NN2 ._. 
And_CC there_EX was_VBDZ Daniel_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ unhappy_JJ or_CC angry_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX know_VVI why_RRQ ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM hear_VVI him_PPHO1 being_VBG professionally_RR cheerful_JJ ,_, caricaturing_VVG himself_PPX1 and_CC the_AT Cloth_NN1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 did_VDD ,_, under_II stress_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 felt_VVD every_AT1 housewife_NN1 's_GE fury_NN1 when_CS the_AT guests_NN2 could_VM not_XX be_VBI got_VVN to_II table_NN1 and_CC the_AT food_NN1 was_VBDZ ready_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 felt_VVD irritable_JJ ,_, tearful_JJ ,_, contemned_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 carried_VVD in_II sprouts_NN2 and_CC potatoes_NN2 and_CC smiled_VVD and_CC smiled_VVD ._. 
The_AT food_NN1 was_VBDZ eaten_VVN ._. 
Chewing_NN1 took_VVD over_RP from_II talking_VVG ._. 
Daniel_NP1 sliced_VVD the_AT bird_NN1 's_GE plump_JJ breast_NN1 and_CC pulled_VVD tendons_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT lopped_JJ legs_NN2 ,_, fished_VVN for_IF stuffing_VVG with_IW a_AT1 long_JJ spoon_NN1 ._. 
Marcus_NP1 caused_VVD the_AT first_MD flurry_NN1 by_II refusing_VVG meat_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX say_VVI ,_, but_CCB looked_VVD ,_, that_CST the_AT sight_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 made_VVD him_PPHO1 feel_VVI sick_JJ ._. 
Mild_JJ Stephanie_NP1 felt_VVD momentary_JJ pure_JJ rage_NN1 at_II his_APPGE rejection_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE good_JJ gravy_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE dedicated_JJ basting_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE care_NN1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 took_VVD it_PPH1 upon_II herself_PPX1 ,_, watching_VVG him_PPHO1 pick_VV0 at_II a_AT1 little_JJ heap_NN1 of_IO sprouts_NN2 and_CC chestnut_NN1 ,_, to_TO observe_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD very_RG likely_RR made_VVN himself_PPX1 ill_JJ with_IW being_VBG faddy_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Frederica_NP1 who_PNQS retorted_VVD &quot;_" Plenty_PN of_IO protein_NN1 in_II chestnuts_NN2 &quot;_" and_CC took_VVD another_DD1 helping_NN1 for_IF herself_PPX1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 all_DB got_VVD hotter_JJR and_CC redder_JJR and_CC shinier_JJR and_CC fatter_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Mrs_NNB Orton_NP1 proposed_VVD that_CST they_PPHS2 listen_VV0 to_II the_AT Queen_NN1 's_GE Speech_NN1 on_II the_AT radio_NN1 ,_, Bill_NP1 's_GE only_JJ protest_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO produce_VVI a_AT1 bottle_NN1 of_IO brandy_NN1 from_II his_APPGE case_NN1 ,_, open_VV0 one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE gift_NN1 books_NN2 ,_, roll_VV0 himself_PPX1 a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 with_IW gift_NN1 tobacco_NN1 ,_, lean_VV0 back_RP and_CC stare_VV0 covertly_RR at_II his_APPGE son_NN1 ._. 
Who_PNQS had_VHD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 closed_VVN in_II an_AT1 expressionless_JJ face_NN1 but_CCB was_VBDZ still_RR present_JJ ,_, in_II his_APPGE chair_NN1 ._. 
No_UH ,_, Stephanie_NP1 thought_VVD later_RRR ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN no_AT more_DAR and_CC no_AT less_DAR than_CSN could_VM have_VHI been_VBN hoped_VVN :_: a_AT1 reasonable_JJ coming_VVG together_RL of_IO people_NN close_RR to_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, not_XX by_II choice_NN1 ,_, reluctant_JJ in_II many_DA2 cases_NN2 ._. 
Nevertheless_RR it_PPH1 had_VHD ,_, from_II the_AT first_MD glass_NN1 of_IO sherry_NN1 to_II the_AT momentary_JJ blue_JJ veil_NN1 of_IO flame_NN1 on_II the_AT pudding_NN1 ,_, been_VBN what_DDQ she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI called_VVN civilised_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD behaved_VVN well_RR ._. 
Daniel_NP1 was_VBDZ unhappy_JJ ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 did_VDD not_XX understand_VVI Daniel_NP1 's_GE unhappiness_NN1 because_CS ,_, quick_JJ about_II his_APPGE attitudes_NN2 to_II churchwardens_NN2 ,_, shirt_NN1 buttons_NN2 ,_, Bill_NP1 's_GE fury_NN1 ,_, the_AT Ellenbys_NP1 '_GE lazy_JJ matter-of-course_JJ snobbery_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unable_JK to_TO catch_VVI the_AT shifts_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE feelings_NN2 about_II herself_PPX1 ,_, or_CC now_RT ,_, about_II the_AT two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD her_APPGE arrogance_NN1 :_: she_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX believe_VVI he_PPHS1 had_VHD fully_RR imagined_VVN her_APPGE physical_JJ battle_NN1 with_IW the_AT turkey_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE anger_NN1 ,_, and_CC shame_NN1 at_II her_APPGE anger_NN1 ,_, over_II Marcus_NP1 's_GE vegetarian_JJ gesture_NN1 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 had_VHD in_II fact_NN1 imagined_VVD all_DB these_DD2 ,_, and_CC had_VHD also_RR adequately_RR encompassed_VVN her_APPGE relief_NN1 that_CST small_JJ talk_NN1 and_CC eating_NN1 were_VBDR proceeding_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 about_II English_JJ ways_NN2 of_IO &quot;_" not_XX speaking_VVG &quot;_" ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ more_DAR than_CSN one_MC1 couple_NN1 in_II his_APPGE parish_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD communicated_VVN for_IF years_NNT2 only_RR by_II note_NN1 or_CC through_II neighbours_NN2 ._. 
And_CC beyond_II married_JJ couples_NN2 there_EX were_VBDR siblings_NN2 ,_, parents_NN2 ,_, children_NN2 who_PNQS froze_VVD speech_NN1 forever_RT ,_, from_II revenge_NN1 ,_, terror_NN1 ,_, hopelessness_NN1 ,_, small_JJ hardened_JJ stubbornness_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD what_DDQ it_PPH1 meant_VVD that_CST Marcus_NP1 should_VM stay_VVI in_II the_AT room_NN1 whilst_CS Bill_NP1 managed_VVD for_IF three_MC consecutive_JJ hours_NNT2 to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 series_NN of_IO acceptably_RR banal_JJ factual_JJ observations_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX happy_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD wanted_VVN her_PPHO1 ,_, Stephanie_NP1 ._. 
Not_XX a_AT1 Home_NN1 ._. 
Just_RR her_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wished_VVD now_RT he_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX given_VVN her_PPHO1 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 believed_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 very_RG beautiful_JJ nightdress_NN1 ,_, creamy_JJ and_CC ruffled_VVD :_: he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN her_APPGE look_NN1 at_II Frederica_NP1 's_GE books_NN2 and_CC had_VHD understood_VVN what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD half-sensed_JJ on_II the_AT occasion_NN1 of_IO Frederica_NP1 's_GE telegrams_NN2 ,_, her_APPGE sense_NN1 of_IO loss_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD his_APPGE own_DA sense_NN1 of_IO loss_NN1 :_: the_AT grim_JJ singleness_NN1 of_IO himself_PPX1 and_CC his_APPGE job_NN1 alone_RR in_II an_AT1 anonymous_JJ bedsitter_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II them_PPHO2 all_DB ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR three_MC kinds_NN2 ._. 
The_AT pale_JJ Potters_NP2 ,_, the_AT vanishers_NN2 :_: Winifred_NP1 ,_, Stephanie_NP1 ,_, Marcus_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS effaced_VVD themselves_PPX2 too_RG quickly_RR ._. 
The_AT flaming_JJ Potters_NP2 ,_, Bill_NP1 and_CC Frederica_NP1 ,_, today_RT out-talked_VVN by_II his_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, but_CCB capable_JJ of_IO endless_JJ egocentric_JJ parabolas_NN2 of_IO speech_NN1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, heavy_JJ ,_, flesh_NN1 and_CC blood_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE Mum_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 horrible_JJ nuisance_NN1 ,_, no_AT question_NN1 ._. 
And_CC ate_VVD and_CC ate_VVD and_CC ate_VVD :_: everyone_PN1 had_VHD watched_VVN her_PPHO1 guzzle_VV0 ,_, blank_JJ pale_JJ Potters_NP2 ,_, bird-like_JJ ,_, judging_VVG ,_, flaming_JJ Potters_NP2 ,_, fastidious_JJ Marcus_NP1 with_IW his_APPGE bits_NN2 of_IO greens_NN2 dissected_VVN and_CC rejected_VVN ._. 
His_APPGE child_NN1 had_VHD the_AT weight_NN1 of_IO all_DB this_DD1 on_II it_PPH1 ._. 
If_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX born_VVN like_II hospital_NN1 Mary_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI genetically_RR fated_JJ to_TO resemble_VVI his_APPGE Mum_NN1 ,_, or_CC Marcus_NP1 ,_, or_CC the_AT awful_JJ Frederica_NN1 ._. 
Flesh_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 fleshes_NN2 and_CC blood_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 bloods_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 considered_VVD the_AT mothers_NN2 round_II the_AT table_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 almost_RR superstitious_JJ wariness_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE own_DA ,_, now_RT saccharine_JJ and_CC anecdotal_JJ about_II the_AT good_JJ old_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO his_APPGE childhood_NN1 ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD in_II fact_NN1 eaten_VVN pilchards_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 fork_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 tin_NN1 in_II silence_NN1 ,_, day_NNT1 after_II day_NNT1 ,_, whilst_CS she_PPHS1 slept_VVD ._. 
Winifred_NP1 ,_, washed-away_JJ and_CC thinned-down_NN1 by_II a_AT1 lifetime_NNT1 of_IO self-effacement_NN1 and_CC subordination_NN1 to_II these_DD2 ferocious_JJ ,_, pale_JJ or_CC fuming_VVG creatures_NN2 ._. 
Stephanie_NP1 ,_, double_NN1 ,_, self-contained_JJ ,_, so_RG egg-inviolate_JJ that_CST Charlie_NP1 did_VDD not_XX frighten_VVI her_PPHO1 nor_CC Mary_NP1 shake_VV0 her_APPGE calm_JJ assurance_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ would_VM become_VVI of_IO her_PPHO1 ,_, of_IO him_PPHO1 ,_, of_IO his_APPGE child_NN1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 felt_VVD the_AT mothers_NN2 and_CC the_AT family_NN1 ,_, as_CSA in_II a_AT1 different_JJ way_NN1 he_PPHS1 felt_VVD the_AT hospital_NN1 children_NN2 ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 threat_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD Stephanie_NP1 to_TO put_VVI her_APPGE feet_NN2 up_RP and_CC went_VVD into_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 for_IF solitude_NN1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 began_VVD purposefully_RR on_II the_AT dishes_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ joined_VVN ,_, which_DDQ annoyed_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, by_II Frederica_NP1 ._. 
Who_PNQS had_VHD ,_, among_II other_JJ disqualifications_NN2 ,_, no_AT turn_NN1 of_IO speed_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 tea-towel_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 used_VVD it_PPH1 initially_RR to_TO fan_VVI her_APPGE face_NN1 with_IW ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Well_RR ,_, that_CST went_VVD off_RP O.K._RR &quot;_" &quot;_" Yes_UH ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Nice_JJ to_TO be_VBI out_RP in_II the_AT cool_JJ though_RR ._. 
Air_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX bear_VVI somnolent_JJ groups_NN2 of_IO people_NN ._. 
&quot;_" Neither_DD1 could_VM he_PPHS1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 remarked_VVD however_RR that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ little_JJ to_TO choose_VVI between_II kitchen_NN1 and_CC living-room_NN1 in_II31 respect_II32 of_II33 air_NN1 ,_, since_CS the_AT oven_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN on_RP since_II dawn_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 handed_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 dripping_NN1 plate_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Good_JJ practice_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVG in_II a_AT1 week_NNT1 or_CC two_MC ._. 
To_TO be_VBI a_AT1 Mother_NN1 's_GE Helper_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX my_APPGE forte_NN1 but_CCB a_AT1 mother_NN1 's_GE helper_NN1 in_II French_NN1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Very_RG nice_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 wondered_VVN if_CS I_PPIS1 ought_VMK to_TO leave_VVI Mummy_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ in_II a_AT1 grim_JJ state_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI she_PPHS1 finds_VVZ me_PPIO1 much_DA1 use_NN1 ._. 
Tells_VVZ Steph_NN1 things_NN2 ,_, not_XX me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM unnecessary_JJ ._. 
Just_RR as_RR21 well_RR22 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO get_VVI moving_VVG ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Yes_UH ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI me_PPIO1 much_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 noticed_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX for_IF a_AT1 long_JJ time_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ only_RR interested_JJ in_II whether_CSW I_PPIS1 liked_VVD you_PPY ._. 
And_CC when_CS I_PPIS1 decided_VVD I_PPIS1 did_VDD ,_, I_PPIS1 noticed_VVD you_PPY did_VDD n't_XX like_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 handed_VVD her_PPHO1 another_DD1 plate_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX spend_VVI much_DA1 time_NNT1 thinking_VVG about_II liking_VVG or_CC not_XX liking_VVG ,_, &quot;_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" No_UH ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY can_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 ,_, without_IW thinking_VVG about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 you_PPY get_VV0 to_TO like_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, we_PPIS2 shall_VM know_VVI each_PPX221 other_PPX222 all_DB our_APPGE lives_NN2 ._. 
Though_CS I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX go_VVI on_II having_VHG family_NN1 Christmases_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 long_VV0 to_TO be_VBI with_IW people_NN I_PPIS1 've_VH0 chosen_VVN ._. 
Are_VBR you_PPY afraid_JJ of_IO defeat_NN1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" What_DDQ ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Well_RR you_PPY go_VV0 on_RP like_II a_AT1 bulldozer_NN1 like_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
Are_VBR n't_XX you_PPY afraid_JJ of_IO being_VBG the_AT other_JJ sort_NN1 the_AT sort_NN1 that_CST stops_VVZ and_CC suffers_VVZ ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Everyone_PN1 has_VHZ to_TO be_VBI that_DD1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" No_UH look_VV0 some_DD people_NN are_VBR n't_XX defeated_VVN ._. 
Some_DD are_VBR ._. 
Look_VV0 at_II the_AT people_NN in_II this_DD1 house_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY are_VBR n't_XX defeated_VVN ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" No_UH ?_? &quot;_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, passing_VVG another_DD1 plate_NN1 ,_, and_CC regretted_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
&quot;_" Daniel_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX feel_VVI weighed_VVN down_RP too_RR ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ._. 
No_AT more_DAR than_CSN is_VBZ inevitable_JJ ,_, and_CC manageable_JJ ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR young_JJ enough_RR to_TO be_VBI dramatic_JJ about_II everything_PN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" And_CC how_RGQ old_JJ are_VBR you_PPY ,_, so_RG wise_JJ ?_? 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ twenty-four_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 laughed_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" You_PPY should_VM get_VVI Marcus_NP1 out_II21 of_II22 your_APPGE house_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, rattling_VVG a_AT1 handful_NN1 of_IO cutlery_NN1 &quot;_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ unobtrusive_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Is_VBZ he_PPHS1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX noticed_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ an_AT1 energy-absorber_NN1 ,_, like_II shock-absorbers_NN2 in_II cars_NN2 or_CC astronomical_JJ anti-matter_NN1 ._. 
Since_CS Daniel_NP1 agreed_VVD with_IW this_DD1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ reduced_VVN to_II silence_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 studied_VVD him_PPHO1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 dealt_VVD with_IW the_AT roasting-pans_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE waist_NN1 was_VBDZ huge_JJ over_II the_AT sink_NN1 :_: his_APPGE arms_NN2 black_JJ and_CC hairy_JJ below_II rolled-up_JJ sleeves_NN2 :_: the_AT mass_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE black_JJ hair_NN1 ruffled_VVD by_II effort_NN1 ._. 
The_AT back_NN1 view_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 large_JJ man_NN1 in_II a_AT1 small_JJ space_NN1 at_II the_AT wrong_JJ height_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD wish_VVI he_PPHS1 liked_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX care_VVI greatly_RR ._. 
Her_APPGE mind_NN1 was_VBDZ full_JJ of_IO the_AT future_NN1 which_DDQ presented_VVD itself_PPX1 as_II a_AT1 bright_JJ empty_JJ space_NN1 crossed_VVN by_II tracks_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA shining_JJ ,_, clear-cut_JJ flights_NN2 ,_, her_APPGE passage_NN1 swift_NN1 and_CC sunlit_JJ ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI very_RG little_DA1 room_NN1 in_II Frederica_NP1 Potter_NP1 's_GE life_NN1 from_RT31 now_RT32 on_RT33 for_IF this_DD1 imposed_JJ world_NN1 of_IO people_NN and_CC chairs_NN2 you_PPY had_VHD to_TO have_VHI because_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR there_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 might_VM be_VBI all_RR21 right_RR22 for_IF Daniel_NP1 :_: his_APPGE purposes_NN2 possibly_RR included_VVD its_APPGE transfiguration_NN1 or_CC consecration_NN1 or_CC whatever_DDQV words_NN2 from_II whatever_DDQV language_NN1 he_PPHS1 chose_VVD to_TO describe_VVI it_PPH1 in_RP ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 rejected_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 dropped_VVD ,_, and_CC broke_VVD ,_, one_MC1 of_IO Stephanie_NP1 's_GE wedding-present_JJ wine_NN1 glasses_NN2 ._. 
Daniel_NP1 swept_VVD up_RP the_AT fragments._NNU 4_MC ._. 
Midi_NP1 When_RRQ Frederica_NP1 left_VVD for_IF Nmes_NP2 she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT real_JJ idea_NN1 of_IO the_AT South_ND1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST Nmes_NP2 was_VBDZ a_AT1 provincial_JJ city_NN1 and_CC would_VM have_VHI preferred_VVN it_PPH1 not_XX to_TO be_VBI ,_, seeing_VVG &quot;_" provincial_JJ &quot;_" in_II31 terms_II32 of_II33 the_AT English_NN1 nineteenth_MD century_NNT1 novel_NN1 ,_, not_XX of_IO the_AT Roman_JJ Provincia_NP1 ,_, Provence_NP1 ._. 
Drifting_VVG citywards_RL in_II her_APPGE generation_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD really_RR hoped_VVN for_IF Paris_NP1 and_CC bright_JJ lights_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD booked_VVN a_AT1 sleeper_NN1 from_II Paris_NP1 in_II31 terms_II32 of_II33 time_NNT1 &quot;_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX sit_VVI up_RP all_DB night_NNT1 &quot;_" not_XX distance_NN1 &quot;_" I_PPIS1 am_VBM going_VVG a_AT1 long_JJ way_NN1 south_ND1 ._. 
&quot;_" When_CS she_PPHS1 boarded_VVD this_DD1 train_NN1 she_PPHS1 became_VVD involved_JJ in_II an_AT1 altercation_NN1 with_IW the_AT sleeping-car_JJ attendant_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 enjoyed_VVD ,_, because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II French_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO use_VVI her_APPGE subjunctives_NN2 and_CC conditionals_NN2 ,_, and_CC say_VV0 &quot;_" si_FW &quot;_" instead_II21 of_II22 &quot;_" oui_FW &quot;_" at_II appropriate_JJ moments_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 lost_VVD the_AT argument_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ about_II her_APPGE reservation_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ for_IF berth_NN1 No._NN1 7_MC in_II English_NN1 which_DDQ the_AT conductor_NN1 obstinately_RR read_VVN as_CSA 1_MC1 in_II French_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 explained_VVD that_CST in_II France_NP1 the_AT 7_MC is_VBZ crossed_VVN but_CCB that_CST this_DD1 is_VBZ not_XX done_VDN in_II Thomas_NP1 Cook_NP1 's_VBZ in_II Calverley_NP1 ,_, N._NP1 Yorkshire_NP1 ._. 
The_AT attendant_NN1 said_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 gentleman_NN1 already_RR undressing_VVG in_II No._NN1 1_MC1 Frederica_NP1 received_VVD no_AT answer_NN1 to_II her_APPGE question_NN1 about_II numro_NN1 sept_NN1 ,_, but_CCB was_VBDZ given_VVN permission_NN1 to_TO stand_VVI in_II the_AT corridor_NN1 of_IO the_AT train_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ already_RR sliding_VVG away_II21 from_II22 its_APPGE platform_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 watched_VVD Paris_NP1 rattle_VV0 past_RL ,_, foreign_JJ blocks_NN2 of_IO lit_NN1 windows_NN2 ,_, knots_NN2 of_IO wire_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ offered_VVN a_AT1 Gauloise_NN1 by_II a_AT1 compact_JJ little_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS leaned_VVD his_APPGE elbow_NN1 companionably_RR against_II hers_PPGE on_II the_AT window-rail_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 accepted_VVD the_AT cigarette_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 accepted_VVD most_DAT offerings_NN2 ,_, and_CC still_RR elated_JJ at_II the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE French_NN1 being_VBG understood_VVN and_CC responded_VVN to_II by_II Frenchmen_NN2 ,_, volunteered_VVD the_AT information_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVG to_II Nmes_NP2 ,_, to_TO stay_VVI with_IW a_AT1 family_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI told_VVN him_PPHO1 much_RR more_RRR ,_, all_DB sorts_NN2 of_IO improper_JJ things_NN2 ,_, only_RR to_TO hear_VVI the_AT old_JJ information_NN1 newly_RR proposed_VVN in_II new_JJ words_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI lucky_JJ ,_, the_AT man_NN1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, to_TO see_VVI the_AT South_ND1 in_II spring_NN1 ._. 
The_AT maquis_NN1 smells_VVZ wonderful_JJ ._. 
For_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 Frederica_NP1 's_GE imagination_NN1 touched_VVN at_II the_AT South_ND1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVG to_II St_NP1 Raphael_NP1 himself_PPX1 ,_, the_AT man_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 traveller_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sold_VVD liqueurs_NN2 ,_, mostly_RR to_II the_AT hotel_NN1 industry_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM offer_VVI mademoiselle_NN1 a_AT1 taste_NN1 of_IO Cointreau_NP1 ,_, Grand_NP1 Marnier_NP1 ,_, Chartreuse_NN1 ,_, if_CS she_PPHS1 really_RR had_VHD no_AT berth_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 replied_VVD brightly_RR that_DD1 would_VM be_VBI very_RG agreeable_JJ ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ despite_II a_AT1 strong_JJ sense_NN1 that_CST the_AT man_NN1 was_VBDZ unduly_RR anxious_JJ about_II the_AT outcome_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE overture_NN1 :_: anxiety_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 great_JJ destroyer_NN1 of_IO response_NN1 ,_, and_CC Frederica_NP1 had_VHD no_AT taste_NN1 for_IF being_VBG closed_VVN in_II a_AT1 sleeping_JJ compartment_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 worried_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT other_JJ hand_NN1 she_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX want_VVI to_TO stand_VVI until_II dawn_NNT1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 did_VDD want_VVI the_AT French_JJ words_NN2 to_TO go_VVI on_II being_VBG threaded_VVN together_RL ._. 
The_AT sleeping-car_JJ attendant_NN1 came_VVD back_RP and_CC announced_VVD that_CST by_II great_JJ good_JJ fortune_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 empty_JJ berth_NN1 for_IF which_DDQ the_AT occupant_NN1 had_VHD unaccountably_RR not_XX appeared_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 ushered_VVD Frederica_NP1 into_II No._NN1 7_MC ,_, and_CC stood_VVD ,_, perhaps_RR awaiting_VVG a_AT1 tip_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unable_JK to_TO offer_VVI ,_, being_VBG provided_VVN only_RR with_IW notes_NN2 of_IO large_JJ denominations_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 caused_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO close_VVI herself_PPX1 abruptly_RR in_RP ,_, without_IW the_AT traveller_NN1 in_II liqueurs_NN2 ._. 
And_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ delighted_VVN by_II the_AT solitude_NN1 of_IO the_AT sleeping-car_NN1 ,_, and_CC forgot_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 undressed_VVD partly_RR and_CC padded_JJ about_II the_AT perpetually_RR shifting_JJ floor_NN1 in_II stocking_VVG feet_NN2 ,_, suspenders_NN2 ,_, slip_VV0 and_CC bra_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 investigated_VVD ring_NN1 hooks_NN2 ,_, water_NN1 flask_NN1 ,_, lidded_VVD washbasin_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO peer_VVI out_II21 of_II22 the_AT peephole_NN1 in_II her_APPGE blind_JJ ._. 
A_AT1 station_NN1 clashed_VVN by_II so_RG fast_RR she_PPHS1 could_VM neither_RR read_VVI its_APPGE name_NN1 or_CC discern_VV0 the_AT pattern_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE ironwork_NN1 ._. 
Black_JJ masses_NN2 of_IO bush_NN1 ,_, or_CC bull_NN1 ,_, or_CC thatch_VV0 elongated_JJ themselves_PPX2 howling_VVG ._. 
She_PPHS1 liked_VVD that_DD1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 liked_VVD to_TO be_VBI alone_JJ in_II a_AT1 warm_JJ ,_, lit_VVD box_NN1 with_IW the_AT world_NN1 streaming_VVG darkly_RR by_II ._. 
She_PPHS1 curled_VVD on_II her_APPGE bunk_NN1 ,_, admired_VVD her_APPGE long_JJ legs_NN2 ,_, thought_VVN about_II desire_NN1 (_( not_XX for_IF the_AT traveller_NN1 in_II liqueurs_NN2 )_) ,_, read_VV0 part_NN1 of_IO Madame_NNB Bovary_NP1 ,_, part_NN1 of_IO Les_NP1 Fleurs_NP1 du_FW Hal_NP1 and_CC all_DB of_IO a_AT1 novel_NN1 by_II Margery_NP1 Sharp_NP1 ,_, bought_VVN on_II impulse_NN1 at_II the_AT Gare_NP1 de_NP1 Lyon_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 saw_VVD the_AT dawn_NNT1 when_RRQ it_PPH1 came_VVD and_CC pulled_VVD up_RP the_AT blind_JJ ._. 
There_RL in_II the_AT pale_JJ lemon_NN1 grey_NN1 were_VBDR expanses_NN2 of_IO espaliered_JJ rows_NN2 of_IO strange_JJ stumps_NN2 like_II truncated_JJ Virginia_NP1 creepers_NN2 ,_, squat_JJ and_CC tough_JJ ._. 
These_DD2 large_JJ spaces_NN2 did_VDD not_XX rush_VVI past_RL but_CCB seemed_VVD endless_JJ because_CS endlessly_RR repeated_VVN ._. 
Understanding_NN1 took_VVD time_NNT1 ._. 
Vines_NP1 in_II her_APPGE mind_NN1 trailed_VVD over_RP trellises_NN2 ,_, depended_VVN from_II arbours_NN2 ,_, clung_VVD ._. 
Round_II these_DD2 orderly_JJ gnarled_JJ wooden_JJ roots_NN2 the_AT cold_JJ soil_NN1 heated_VVN almost_RR visibly_RR as_CSA the_AT incredible_JJ bright_JJ dawn_NNT1 advanced_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 dressed_VVD carefully_RR ,_, green_JJ herring-bone_NN1 tweed_NN1 suit_NN1 ,_, pinch-waisted_JJ ,_, court_NN1 shoes_NN2 ,_, very_RG plain_JJ ,_, and_CC a_AT1 complicated_JJ face_NN1 ,_, the_AT tricky_JJ little_JJ eyeliner_NN1 triangles_NN2 at_II the_AT lid-corners_NN2 almost_RR smudged_VVN by_II the_AT swaying_JJ train_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 sort_NN1 of_IO velvet_NN1 cap_NN1 ,_, from_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD snipped_VVN a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO veiling_VVG ._. 
She_PPHS1 believed_VVD cheap_JJ clothes_NN2 could_VM be_VBI made_VVN elegant_JJ by_II paring_VVG them_PPHO2 down_RP to_II essentials_NN2 ._. 
Sometimes_RT this_DD1 worked_VVD ,_, sometimes_RT she_PPHS1 looked_VVD tarty_JJ ,_, sometimes_RT she_PPHS1 looked_VVD drab_NN1 ._. 
On_II that_DD1 morning_NNT1 ,_, descending_VVG the_AT steel_NN1 ladder_NN1 onto_II the_AT sandy_JJ Nmes_NP2 siding_VVG in_II two-inch_JJ heels_NN2 and_CC an_AT1 inverted_JJ tulip_NN1 skirt_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 looked_VVD all_DB these_DD2 things_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Grimaud_NP1 family_NN1 had_VHD written_VVN to_TO say_VVI that_CST they_PPHS2 would_VM meet_VVI her_PPHO1 with_IW a_AT1 blue_JJ Corvette_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ only_RR at_II this_DD1 late_JJ stage_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 began_VVD to_TO think_VVI about_II them_PPHO2 ;_; they_PPHS2 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 means_NN to_II an_AT1 end_NN1 ,_, Frederica_NP1 Potter_NP1 's_GE removal_NN1 from_II Blesford_NP1 and_CC Yorkshire_NP1 ._. 
A_AT1 large_JJ man_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 small_JJ boy_NN1 appeared_VVD at_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 of_IO the_AT platform_NN1 :_: she_PPHS1 hobbled_VVD on_II her_APPGE heels_NN2 ,_, humping_VVG her_APPGE heavy_JJ suitcase_NN1 ,_, towards_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 greeted_VVD her_PPHO1 and_CC introduced_VVD themselves_PPX2 Monsieur_NNB Grimaud_NP1 and_CC Paul-Marie_NP1 ._. 
Paul-Marie_NP1 had_VHD un-English_JJ shorts_NN2 ,_, long_RR white_JJ socks_NN2 ,_, olive-brown_JJ legs_NN2 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 ignored_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 swung_VVD up_RP her_APPGE bag_NN1 ,_, smiling_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 wide_JJ waistline_NN1 ,_, iron-grey_JJ hair_NN1 en_FW brosse_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 tanned_JJ face_NN1 with_IW smile-lines_NN2 set_VVN round_II the_AT mouth_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 signet_NN1 ring_NN1 ,_, gold_NN1 serpent_NN1 coiled_VVD round_II bloodstone_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ at_II ease_NN1 in_II his_APPGE skin_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 asked_VVD about_II her_APPGE journey_NN1 ,_, and_CC sitting_VVG beside_II him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT car_NN1 she_PPHS1 recounted_VVD the_AT mix-up_NN1 over_II the_AT sleeper_NN1 numbers_NN2 ,_, enjoying_VVG ,_, still_RR ,_, hearing_VVG herself_PPX1 speak_VVI French_NN1 ._. 
M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 laughed_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 swung_VVD the_AT car_NN1 out_RP into_II Nmes_NP2 and_CC beyond_II Nmes_NP2 into_II the_AT countryside_NN1 ,_, straight_JJ roads_NN2 with_IW plane_NN1 trees_NN2 ,_, cultivated_VVD wild_JJ land_NN1 right_NN1 and_CC left_VVD ._. 
M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 explained_VVD everything_PN1 easily_RR ,_, with_IW a_AT1 French_JJ educational_JJ fervour_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 local_JJ passion_NN1 which_DDQ Frederica_NP1 was_VBDZ too_RG culturally_RR inexperienced_JJ and_CC too_RG confused_JJ to_TO place_VVI ._. 
The_AT lovely_JJ light_NN1 ,_, as_CSA they_PPHS2 travelled_VVD ,_, grew_VVD and_CC grew_VVD ._. 
The_AT fields_NN2 here_RL ,_, M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 said_VVD ,_, were_VBDR fields_NN2 of_IO lavender_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 major_JJ Provincial_JJ industry_NN1 ._. 
Here_RL she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT land_NN1 of_IO the_AT Langue_FW d'Oc_NP1 which_DDQ must_VM be_VBI distinguished_VVN from_II the_AT Langue_FW d'Oil_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 spoke_VVD of_IO troubadours_NN2 and_CC ancient_JJ lords_NN2 and_CC sang_VVD ,_, unembarrassed_JJ and_CC unaffected_JJ ,_, snatches_VVZ of_IO song_NN1 about_II lavender_NN1 ,_, about_II almond_NN1 trees_NN2 ,_, about_II love_NN1 ,_, in_II incomprehensible_JJ Proven-am_RA ._. 
Frederica_NP1 saw_VVD the_AT long_JJ ridges_NN2 of_IO dusty_JJ grey-green_JJ lavender_NN1 leaves_NN2 and_CC imagined_JJ violet_JJ spikes_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 saw_VVD unshadowed_JJ earth_NN1 in_II yellow_JJ light_NN1 ,_, more_DAR vines_NN2 ,_, new_JJ shoots_NN2 of_IO what_DDQ she_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX recognise_VVI as_RG young_JJ maize_NN1 ._. 
Later_RRR ,_, travelling_VVG knowledgeably_RR south_ND1 at_II thirty_MC ,_, at_II forty_MC ,_, full_JJ of_IO accrued_JJ wisdom_NN1 about_II good_JJ little_JJ places_NN2 ,_, local_JJ food_NN1 and_CC wine_NN1 ,_, Cafes_NN2 Routiers_NN2 and_CC long-vanished_JJ sand_NN1 dunes_NN2 she_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO remember_VVI the_AT surprises_NN2 ,_, only_JJ half-experienced_NN1 that_DD1 day_NNT1 ,_, of_IO that_DD1 land_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 unexpecting_VVG eyes_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD seemed_VVN ,_, because_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, raw_JJ and_CC new_JJ ,_, dust_NN1 and_CC brightness_NN1 ._. 
And_CC the_AT smells_NN2 ,_, the_AT beginning_NN1 of_IO the_AT smells_NN2 of_IO the_AT south_ND1 ,_, more_RGR immediately_RR apprehensible_JJ ,_, more_RGR durable_JJ in_II the_AT memory_NN1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 when_CS re-evoked_VVN ._. 
Herbs_NN2 in_II rough_JJ places_NN2 ,_, juniper_NN1 ,_, rosemary_NN1 and_CC thyme_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI named_VVN but_CCB not_XX identified_VVN ,_, oregano_NN1 which_DDQ she_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX even_RR have_VHI named_VVN ._. 
They_PPHS2 approached_VVD the_AT proprit_NN1 along_II an_AT1 avenue_NN1 lined_VVN with_IW limes_NN2 tilleuls_VVZ ,_, a_AT1 word_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 name_NN1 ,_, already_RR in_II her_APPGE vocabulary_NN1 ,_, but_CCB now_RT suddenly_RR associated_VVN with_IW a_AT1 solid_JJ form_NN1 and_CC gusts_NN2 of_IO fragrance_NN1 ._. 
M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 discoursed_VVD on_II the_AT making_NN1 of_IO tisanes_NN2 ,_, and_CC made_VVD obscure_JJ references_NN2 to_II Marcel_NP1 Proust_NP1 ._. 
Tisane_NN1 ,_, like_II tilleul_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ in_II Frederica_NP1 's_GE vocabulary_NN1 ,_, the_AT word_NN1 ,_, not_XX the_AT thing_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ some_DD time_NNT1 yet_RR before_CS she_PPHS1 would_VM understand_VVI their_APPGE connection_NN1 with_IW Proust_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD entered_VVN her_APPGE consciousness_NN1 largely_RR through_II a_AT1 striking_JJ nightmare_NN1 ,_, dreamed_VVD the_AT night_NNT1 before_II her_APPGE Oxford_NP1 entrance_NN1 examination_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 recalled_VVD ,_, as_CSA M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 talked_VVD and_CC the_AT scented_JJ trees_NN2 brushed_VVN past_RL ._. 
In_II this_DD1 dream_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN locked_VVN into_II the_AT school_NN1 library_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 exam_NN1 paper_NN1 containing_VVG one_MC1 question_NN1 and_CC one_PN1 only_RR :_: Compare_VV0 and_CC contrast_NN1 narrative_NN1 method_NN1 in_II Proust_NP1 and_CC Tom_NP1 Jones_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD nothing_PN1 about_II either_DD1 and_CC in_II the_AT dream_NN1 wept_VVD bitterly_RR from_II shame_NN1 and_CC impotence_NN1 ._. 
When_CS she_PPHS1 woke_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ further_RRR annoyed_JJ at_II having_VHG dreamed_VVN a_AT1 category_NN1 confusion_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 man_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 book_NN1 ,_, not_XX realising_VVG that_CST the_AT category_NN1 error_NN1 was_VBDZ partly_RR the_AT answer_NN1 to_II the_AT uncouth_JJ question_NN1 ,_, since_CS Proust_NP1 was_VBDZ coterminous_JJ with_IW a_AT1 book_NN1 as_II the_AT eponymous_JJ Tom_NP1 Jones_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ never_RR to_TO think_VVI of_IO that_DD1 dream_NN1 without_IW some_DD of_IO its_APPGE investing_JJ emotions_NN2 ,_, shame_NN1 and_CC irritation_NN1 ,_, even_RR after_II a_AT1 man_NN1 at_II a_AT1 party_NN1 in_II 1969_MC had_VHD told_VVN her_APPGE such_DA dreams_NN2 are_VBR dreamed_VVN typically_RR by_II those_DD2 unlikely_JJ to_TO fail_VVI plausible_JJ and_CC real_JJ exams_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, in_II 1954_MC ,_, as_CSA the_AT car_NN1 passed_VVN under_II what_DDQ seemed_VVD a_AT1 mediaeval_JJ or_CC Renaissance_NN1 courtyard_NN1 gate_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ Frederica_NP1 ,_, brooding_VVG grimly_RR about_II a_AT1 personal_JJ failure_NN1 in_II a_AT1 dreamed_VVN ,_, unreal_JJ competition_NN1 ._. 
In_II later_JJR years_NNT2 ,_, say_VV0 1964_MC ,_, 1974_MC ,_, 1984_MC ,_, the_AT first_MD vision_NN1 of_IO Nozires_NP1 took_VVD on_RP its_APPGE perfection_NN1 and_CC primacy_NN1 ,_, as_CSA it_PPH1 is_VBZ only_RR after_II the_AT mind_NN1 has_VHZ cleared_VVN itself_PPX1 of_IO the_AT flow_NN1 of_IO daily_JJ preoccupation_NN1 ,_, planning_VVG ,_, expectation_NN1 ,_, that_CST the_AT moment_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 death_NN1 can_VM be_VBI known_VVN for_IF what_DDQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, and_CC one_PN1 's_GE life_NN1 mapped_VVN ,_, prospectively_RR and_CC retrospectively_RR ,_, to_II that_DD1 threshold_NN1 ._. 
The_AT yard_NN1 was_VBDZ walled_VVN in_II gold_NN1 stone_NN1 covered_VVN with_IW clean_JJ dust_NN1 and_CC lichen-stains_NN2 ._. 
Hens_NN2 ran_VVD ,_, calling_VVG ._. 
Madame_NNB Grimaud_NP1 ,_, short_JJ and_CC trim_VV0 with_IW a_AT1 well-managed_JJ waist_NN1 ,_, solid_JJ hips_NN2 and_CC strictly_RR upswept_NN1 smooth_JJ black_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, stood_VVD on_II the_AT doorstep_NN1 with_IW two_MC cross-looking_JJ and_CC awkward_JJ teenage_JJ daughters_NN2 ,_, to_II whom_PNQO Frederica_NP1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI required_VVN to_TO converse_VVI ._. 
Mediterranean_JJ women_NN2 in_II black_JJ dresses_NN2 Frederica_NP1 's_GE first_MD sight_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 moved_VVN around_RP and_CC behind_II this_DD1 group_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO formal_JJ handshaking_NN1 and_CC Frederica_NP1 ,_, directed_VVD in_RR21 part_RR22 by_II the_AT nature_NN1 of_IO the_AT language_NN1 ,_, spoke_VVD several_DA2 formal_JJ French_JJ sentences_NN2 of_IO graceful_JJ gratitude_NN1 ._. 
Inside_RL ,_, at_II a_AT1 huge_JJ oak_NN1 table_NN1 in_II a_AT1 stone_NN1 dining-hall_NN1 ,_, dark-walled_JJ and_CC tiled_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ given_VVN a_AT1 bowl_NN1 of_IO hot_JJ chocolate_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 huge_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO French_JJ bread_NN1 ,_, unsalted_JJ butter_NN1 (_( again_RT the_AT first_MD )_) and_CC confiture_VV0 aux_FW cerises_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ conducted_VVN up_RP flights_NN2 of_IO stone_NN1 stairs_NN2 with_IW wrought-iron_JJ balustrades_NN2 to_II her_APPGE huge_JJ room_NN1 ,_, whose_DDQGE walls_NN2 were_VBDR painted_VVN a_AT1 bright_JJ dark_JJ blue_JJ a_AT1 colour_NN1 which_DDQ reminded_VVD her_PPHO1 of_IO a_AT1 postcard_NN1 of_IO Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 's_GE &quot;_" Starry_JJ Night_NNT1 &quot;_" ,_, and_CC even_RR more_DAR of_IO the_AT colour_NN1 behind_II the_AT fleurs_NN2 de_NP1 lys_VVZ on_II the_AT banners_NN2 in_II Olivier_NP1 's_GE film_NN1 of_IO Henry_NP1 V._II Its_APPGE powdery_JJ darkness_NN1 amazed_VVD her_PPHO1 :_: no_AT English_JJ room_NN1 was_VBDZ ever_RR dark_JJ blue_NN1 :_: maybe_RR this_DD1 was_VBDZ more_RRR like_II Reckitt_NP1 's_VBZ blue_JJ ?_? 
The_AT floor_NN1 was_VBDZ faded_VVN blue_JJ and_CC tawny_JJ tiles_NN2 ._. 
The_AT bed_NN1 was_VBDZ high_JJ ,_, high_JJ and_CC curtained_VVD ,_, covered_VVN with_IW lace_NN1 and_CC bobbled_VVN crocheted_JJ cotton_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 wash_NN1 hand-stand_NN1 with_IW ewer_NN1 ,_, slop_VV0 bucket_NN1 and_CC china_NN1 washbasin_NN1 ._. 
The_AT room_NN1 was_VBDZ twice_RR the_AT size_NN1 of_IO the_AT sitting-room_NN1 at_II home_NN1 in_II Masters_NN2 Row_VV0 at_II Blesford_NP1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ neither_RR writing-table_JJ nor_CC desk_NN1 ,_, though_CS there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 whole_JJ set_NN1 of_IO heavy_JJ ,_, yellow-painted_JJ bedroom_NN1 furniture_NN1 ,_, wardrobe_NN1 ,_, cupboard_NN1 ,_, chest_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ alien_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ interesting_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ excited_VVN by_II so_RG many_DA2 strange_JJ things_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ also_RR exhausted_VVN ._. 
And_CC ,_, to_II her_APPGE horror_NN1 ,_, briefly_RR homesick_JJ for_IF carpets_NN2 ,_, bookcases_NN2 ,_, small_JJ casement_NN1 windows_NN2 ,_, man-made_JJ heating_NN1 devices_NN2 ,_, the_AT familiar_JJ ,_, the_AT known_JJ ._. 
Later_RRR ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 for_IF many_DA2 years_NNT2 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX to_TO see_VVI this_DD1 time_NNT1 as_II part_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, and_CC perhaps_RR therefore_RR it_PPH1 need_VM not_XX now_RT be_VBI told_VVN at_RR21 length_RR22 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 's_GE recall_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 seen_VVN was_VBDZ very_RG much_DA1 less_DAR lucid_JJ and_CC automatic_JJ than_CSN those_DD2 of_IO Stephanie_NP1 or_CC even_RR Marcus_NP1 ._. 
Her_APPGE mind_NN1 was_VBDZ self-referring_JJ and_CC exclusive_JJ as_CSA theirs_PPGE were_VBDR not_XX impersonal_JJ only_RR in_II relation_NN1 to_II the_AT teasing-out_NN1 of_IO the_AT intellectually_RR taxing_JJ problem_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT 1970s_MC2 Ezra_NP1 Pound_NP1 's_GE laminated_JJ view_NN1 of_IO vital_JJ and_CC moribund_NN1 cultures_NN2 ,_, centred_VVD partly_RR on_II Provence_NP1 ,_, made_VVD her_PPHO1 see_VV0 M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 's_GE easy_JJ educating_JJ communications_NN2 about_II the_AT land_NN1 ,_, the_AT lore_NN1 ,_, the_AT language_NN1 in_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 found_VVD herself_PPX1 ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 sign_NN1 of_IO real_JJ energy_NN1 in_II his_APPGE community_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN ersatz_JJ ,_, or_CC only_RR wished-for_JJ ,_, in_II post-Festival_NN1 of_IO Britain_NP1 Yorkshire_NP1 ._. 
Bill_NP1 Potter_NP1 had_VHD his_APPGE local_JJ pride_NN1 :_: his_APPGE evening_NNT1 class_NN1 students_NN2 collected_VVD local_JJ words_NN2 ,_, described_VVD patterns_NN2 of_IO social_JJ behaviour_NN1 and_CC family_NN1 interrelationship_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO Fabian_NP1 zeal_NN1 ,_, but_CCB without_IW the_AT sun-saturated_JJ liveliness_NN1 of_IO M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 's_GE sense_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ was_VBDZ shared_VVN and_CC perpetual_JJ in_II his_APPGE world_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 family_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ not_XX her_APPGE own_DA ,_, which_DDQ threw_VVD her_APPGE own_DA ,_, absent_JJ and_CC dispersed_JJ ,_, into_II sharp_JJ relief_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ certainly_RR kind_NN1 ._. 
M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 was_VBDZ captain_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 ship_NN1 that_CST ran_VVD between_II Marseille_NP1 and_CC Tunis_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ away_RL for_IF weeks_NNT2 at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 and_CC would_VM return_VVI laden_JJ with_IW gigots_NN2 of_IO Algerian_JJ lamb_NN1 ,_, jars_NN2 of_IO oil_NN1 ,_, sacks_NN2 of_IO pulses_NN2 ;_; Madame_NN1 ran_VVD the_AT proprit_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ large_JJ ,_, and_CC not_XX labour-intensive_JJ (_( words_NN2 that_CST entered_VVD Frederica_NP1 's_GE vocabulary_NN1 ca._NNU 1960_MC )_) ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR hectares_NNU2 of_IO vineyards_NN2 she_PPHS1 never_RR knew_VVD how_RGQ many_DA2 and_CC orchards_NN2 of_IO peaches_NN2 ,_, cherries_NN2 ,_, melons_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ at_RR21 least_RR22 a_AT1 sufficiency_NN1 of_IO migrant_NN1 Italian_NN1 house_NN1 and_CC garden_NN1 servants_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS rendered_VVD any_DD conventional_JJ mother_NN1 's_GE help_NN1 more_RRR than_CSN redundant_JJ ._. 
Frederica_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS did_VDD not_XX even_RR make_VVI her_APPGE own_DA bed_NN1 ,_, acquired_VVD one_MC1 or_CC two_MC odd_JJ skills_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 learned_VVD to_TO cut_VVI asparagus_NN1 daily_RR ,_, in_II the_AT wide_JJ ,_, ridged_JJ ,_, humped_VVD beds_NN2 outside_II the_AT golden_JJ walls_NN2 ,_, spying_VVG out_RP newly_RR poking_VVG purple_JJ heads_NN2 ,_, slicing_VVG ,_, with_IW a_AT1 gritty_JJ sharp_JJ knife_NN1 ,_, just_RR under_II the_AT soil_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 also_RR learned_VVD to_TO assist_VVI in_II the_AT preparation_NN1 of_IO foods_NN2 she_PPHS1 believed_VVD herself_PPX1 ,_, in_II 1954_MC ,_, to_TO dislike_VVI :_: aoli_NN2 ,_, estouffade_VV0 de_NP1 boeuf_NN1 ,_, kid_NN1 stewed_VVD with_IW wine_NN1 ,_, tomatoes_NN2 and_CC garlic_NN1 ,_, potage_VV0 de_NP1 legumes_VVZ hand-wound_NN1 through_II a_AT1 Mouli_NN1 ,_, dressed_JJ salads_NN2 made_VVN with_IW unknown_JJ leaves_NN2 and_CC fronds_NN2 ,_, crimson_NN1 ,_, cream-white_JJ ,_, spinach-dark_NN1 ,_, curly_JJ pale_JJ green_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 turned_VVD the_AT handle_NN1 of_IO the_AT spit_NN1 when_CS the_AT Algerian_JJ gigots_NN2 were_VBDR roasted_VVN ,_, larded_VVD with_IW garlic_NN1 and_CC anchovies_NN2 ,_, in_II a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO oval_JJ cage_NN1 of_IO iron_NN1 slats_NN2 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 a_AT1 hot_JJ fire_NN1 of_IO vine-stumps_NN2 inside_II the_AT huge_JJ hearth_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 sat_VVD on_II a_AT1 bench_NN1 inside_II the_AT chemine_NN1 ,_, turning_VVG the_AT ratchet_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 wound_VVD down_RP ,_, basting_VVG the_AT lamb_NN1 with_IW oil_NN1 and_CC its_APPGE own_DA juices_NN2 from_II a_AT1 diabolical_JJ long_JJ spoon_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE one_MC1 apparent_JJ asset_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE good_JJ French_NN1 ,_, turned_VVD out_RP to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 disadvantage_NN1 ._. 
Marie-Claire_NP1 and_CC Monique_NP1 learned_VVD little_DA1 English_NN1 because_CS Frederica_NP1 intimidated_VVD them_PPHO2 and_CC they_PPHS2 intimidated_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 rewrote_VV0 their_APPGE homework_NN1 in_II respectable_JJ English_NN1 but_CCB appeared_VVD ,_, at_II that_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, not_XX to_TO have_VHI inherited_VVN the_AT family_NN1 teaching_NN1 compulsion_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ unable_JK to_TO explain_VVI the_AT principle_NN1 by_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ altering_VVG their_APPGE grammar_NN1 and_CC syntax_NN1 ._. 
Thus_RR ,_, although_CS their_APPGE marks_NN2 improved_VVN ,_, the_AT two_MC girls_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX learning_VVG ._. 
Only_RR much_RR later_RRR did_VDD it_PPH1 occur_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ her_APPGE failure_NN1 :_: academically_RR self-sufficient_JJ and_CC wholly_RR self-centred_JJ she_PPHS1 saw_VVD their_APPGE sullenness_NN1 and_CC ignorance_NN1 as_CSA their_APPGE concern_NN1 and_CC their_APPGE fault_NN1 ._. 
Madame_NNB Grimaud_NP1 treated_VVD all_DB this_DD1 with_IW brisk_JJ courtesy_NN1 ,_, remarking_VVG on_II one_MC1 occasion_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 could_VM at_RR21 least_RR22 be_VBI said_VVN that_CST Frederica_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ moral_JJ influence_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 saw_VVD this_DD1 observation_NN1 at_II the_AT time_NNT1 as_II a_AT1 mark_NN1 of_IO signal_NN1 failure_NN1 of_IO insight_NN1 ._. 
Later_RRR ,_, in_II England_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 occurred_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 that_CST it_PPH1 might_VM have_VHI been_VBN said_VVN ironically_RR ,_, but_CCB by_II then_RT she_PPHS1 had_VHD forgotten_VVN the_AT context_NN1 and_CC intonation_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, could_VM only_RR remember_VVI that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ said_VVN under_II hot_JJ sun_NN1 outside_II the_AT Maison_NP1 Carre_NP1 in_II Nmes_NP2 ,_, where_CS the_AT air_NN1 was_VBDZ fluent_JJ and_CC the_AT stones_NN2 shone_VVD ._. 
They_PPHS2 made_VVD courteous_JJ and_CC persistent_JJ attempts_NN2 to_TO amuse_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
On_II the_AT second_MD day_NNT1 they_PPHS2 gave_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 rubber_JJ ball_NN1 attached_VVN on_II a_AT1 long_JJ elastic_JJ thread_NN1 to_II a_AT1 wooden_JJ bat_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 stood_VVD in_II the_AT courtyard_NN1 ,_, solemnly_RR playing_VVG ,_, seventeen_MC ,_, sex-starved_NN1 ,_, muscle-bound_JJ ,_, an_AT1 intellectual_JJ shark_NN1 ,_, at_II Jokari_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ no_AT good_JJ at_II this_DD1 ._. 
The_AT domestiques_NN2 and_CC Madame_NNB Grimaud_NP1 observed_VVD her_APPGE failure_NN1 solemnly_RR from_II doors_NN2 and_CC windows_NN2 as_CSA they_PPHS2 moved_VVD about_II their_APPGE household_NN1 works_VVZ ._. 
Frederica_NN1 was_VBDZ put_VVN in_II mind_NN1 ,_, mutatis_RR21 mutandis_RR22 ,_, starting_VVG with_IW the_AT intention_NN1 ,_, of_IO Miss_NNB Havisham_NP1 bidding_VVG the_AT boy_NN1 Pip_NP1 to_TO play_VVI ,_, of_IO the_AT brewery_NN1 yard_NN1 where_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD met_VVN Herbert_NP1 Pocket_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ (_( the_AT yard_NN1 )_) irked_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, because_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX properly_RR visualise_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ taken_VVN everywhere_RL ._. 
To_II the_AT covered_JJ fish_NN market_VV0 at_II dawn_NNT1 to_TO buy_VVI fish_NN for_IF a_AT1 bouillabaisse_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ held_VVD no_AT romance_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 for_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX then_RT read_VVN Ford_NP1 's_GE description_NN1 of_IO the_AT great_JJ bouillabaisse_NN1 in_II the_AT Calanques_NN2 ,_, nor_CC Elizabeth_NP1 David_NP1 's_GE description_NN1 of_IO the_AT colours_NN2 and_CC patterns_NN2 of_IO fish_NN on_II the_AT stalls_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II the_AT dressmaker_NN1 with_IW Madame_NNB Grimaud_NP1 ,_, where_CS there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 stocky_JJ replica_NN1 ,_, adjustable_JJ ,_, of_IO Madame_NNB Grimaud_NP1 's_GE female_JJ French_JJ form_NN1 standing_VVG headless_JJ on_II a_AT1 metal_NN1 leg_NN1 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 knew_VVD everyone_PN1 and_CC stopped_VVD to_TO speak_VVI to_II everyone_PN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 thought_VVD she_PPHS1 remembered_VVD lovebirds_NN2 at_II the_AT dressmaker_NN1 ,_, and_CC did_VDD remember_VVI dark_JJ coffee_NN1 and_CC langues_VVZ de_NP1 chat_NN1 ._. 
The_AT lovebirds_NN2 in_II her_APPGE mind_NN1 fused_VVN into_II a_AT1 watching_JJ parrot_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR made_VVN by_II the_AT metal_NN1 leg_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 visited_VVD neighbouring_JJ proprits_NN2 and_CC sipped_VVD aperitifs_NN2 from_II unlabelled_JJ bottles_NN2 ,_, white_JJ port_NN1 on_II terraces_NN2 ,_, in_II arbours_NN2 trailing_VVG wisteria_NN1 ,_, under_II acacia_NN1 trees_NN2 ._. 
In_II two_MC of_IO these_DD2 families_NN2 there_EX were_VBDR young_JJ men_NN2 ,_, sons_NN2 and_CC heirs_NN2 who_PNQS would_VM inherit_VVI the_AT land_NN1 ,_, unspeaking_VVG grave_JJ Michel_NP1 ,_, noisy_JJ Dany_NN1 with_IW one_MC1 word_NN1 of_IO English_JJ &quot;_" bluejeans_NN2 &quot;_" and_CC an_AT1 explosive_JJ Lambretta_NN1 churning_VVG up_RP pale_JJ ,_, clean_JJ dust_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD ideas_NN2 about_II these_DD2 two_MC ,_, especially_RR about_II Michel_NP1 ,_, but_CCB saw_VVD that_CST to_II them_PPHO2 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ invisible_JJ ,_, not_XX quite_RG real_JJ ,_, as_CSA au_NN121 pair_NN122 girls_NN2 frequently_RR ,_, perhaps_RR usually_RR ,_, are_VBR ._. 
She_PPHS1 spoke_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 turned_VVD and_CC congratulated_VVD each_PPX221 other_PPX222 on_II her_APPGE French_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO barrel-organ_NN1 she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, being_VBG not_XX only_RR sex-starved_JJ but_CCB starved_VVD also_RR of_IO admiration_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Monsieur_NN1 was_VBDZ at_II home_NN1 ,_, more_RGR cultural_JJ and_CC purposeful_JJ expeditions_NN2 were_VBDR undertaken_VVN ._. 
They_PPHS2 went_VVD to_II a_AT1 floodlit_JJ performance_NN1 of_IO Mireille_NP1 in_II the_AT Roman_JJ arena_NN1 in_II Nmes_NP2 ._. 
In_II the_AT same_DA place_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 day_NNT1 ,_, Frederica_NP1 saw_VVD bullfighting_VVG ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD hoped_VVN to_TO understand_VVI the_AT aesthetic_JJ excitement_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 pursuit_NN1 ,_, to_TO see_VVI and_CC recognise_VVI the_AT &quot;_" moment_NN1 of_IO truth_NN1 &quot;_" even_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 must_VM simultaneously_RR be_VBI revolted_VVN ._. 
But_CCB all_DB she_PPHS1 saw_VVD was_VBDZ slow_JJ ,_, repeated_VVD ,_, stumbling_VVG ,_, coughing_VVG killings_NN2 at_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 retched_VVD in_II a_AT1 very_RG conventional_JJ English_JJ animal-loving_JJ way_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ upset_VV0 Monsieur_NNB Grimaud_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ an_AT1 aficionado_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD been_VBN lecturing_VVG Frederica_NP1 on_II the_AT provenance_NN1 and_CC meaning_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 word_NN1 ._. 
The_AT place_NN1 suddenly_RR had_VHN its_APPGE history_NN1 of_IO bloodletting_VVG to_TO be_VBI sniffed_VVN ,_, and_CC yet_RR even_RR that_DD1 was_VBDZ not_XX exciting_JJ ,_, maybe_RR because_CS the_AT Nmois_NP1 did_VDD not_XX roar_VVI for_IF blood_NN1 as_II the_AT Romans_NN2 had_VHD ,_, but_CCB sunned_VVD themselves_PPX2 and_CC discussed_VVD finer_JJR points_NN2 of_IO capework_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 did_VDD ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ true_JJ ,_, have_VH0 an_AT1 agitated_JJ fit_NN1 of_IO booing_VVG and_CC hissing_VVG ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 was_VBDZ ,_, M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 explained_VVD ,_, an_AT1 expression_NN1 of_IO spontaneous_JJ disapproval_NN1 of_IO Picasso_NP1 who_PNQS could_VM just_RR be_VBI made_VVN out_RP ,_, small_JJ brown_JJ face_NN1 under_II black_JJ beret_NN1 at_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT arena_NN1 ._. 
The_AT crowd_NN1 ,_, M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 stated_VVD ,_, thought_VVD his_APPGE art_NN1 was_VBDZ fraudulent_JJ and_CC Frederica_NP1 ,_, trying_VVG in_RR21 vain_RR22 to_TO imagine_VVI any_DD English_JJ football_NN1 crowd_NN1 holding_VVG any_DD communal_JJ view_NN1 about_II any_DD modern_JJ artist_NN1 ,_, suddenly_RR remembered_VVD the_AT Picasso_NP1 prints_NN2 on_II the_AT walls_NN2 of_IO Alexander_NP1 Wedderburn_NP1 's_GE study_NN1 in_II Blesford_NP1 Ride_NN1 School_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN in_II love_NN1 with_IW Alexander_NP1 ._. 
Here_RL ,_, distant_JJ from_II home_NN1 and_CC muddle_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sure_JJ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR in_II love_NN1 with_IW Alexander_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN ,_, circumstances_NN2 had_VHD made_VVN ,_, rather_RG a_AT1 mess_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 love_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX think_VVI he_PPHS1 would_VM like_VVI to_TO hear_VVI from_II her_PPHO1 ,_, or_CC possibly_RR even_RR to_TO think_VVI about_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
His_APPGE Picassos_NP2 had_VHD been_VBN Blue_JJ Period_NN1 ,_, the_AT Saltimbanques_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 strange_JJ Boy_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 Pipe_NN1 ,_, crowned_VVN with_IW flowers_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ odd_JJ to_TO sit_VVI here_RL ,_, so_RG far_RR away_RL ,_, in_II sun_NN1 and_CC shouting_VVG ,_, and_CC see_VV0 the_AT small_JJ dark_NN1 and_CC light_JJ rounds_NN2 of_IO the_AT face_NN1 of_IO the_AT man_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD made_VVN those_DD2 images_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE lines_NN2 are_VBR very_RG economical_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS looked_VVD solidly_RR startled_VVN at_II this_DD1 view_NN1 and_CC spoke_VVN dismissively_RR of_IO women_NN2 with_IW three_MC breasts_NN2 ,_, or_CC single_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, paintings_NN2 more_RGR infantile_JJ than_CSN those_DD2 of_IO Cromagnon_NP1 man_NN1 ._. 
Moreover_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, Picasso_NP1 had_VHD discovered_VVN and_CC ruined_VVN the_AT traditional_JJ potteries_NN2 at_II Vallauris_NP1 which_DDQ now_RT turned_VVD out_RP only_RR nasty_JJ ash-trays_NN2 with_IW distorted_JJ bulls_NN2 and_CC gross_JJ doves_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 has_VHZ killed_VVN the_AT tradition_NN1 he_PPHS1 loved_VVD ,_, M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 said_VVD with_IW contempt_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ being_VBG philistine_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ later_JJR to_TO learn_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ being_VBG simply_RR truthful_JJ ._. 
The_AT drawings_NN2 of_IO bullfights_NN2 ,_, however_RR ,_, have_VH0 real_JJ merit_NN1 ,_, M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 assured_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, which_DDQ silenced_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, since_CS she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI the_AT drawings_NN2 and_CC was_VBDZ sick_JJ of_IO the_AT bullfight_NN1 ._. 
Afterwards_RT bleeding_JJ bull_NN1 steaks_NN2 hung_VVN from_II hooks_NN2 in_II butchers_NN '_GE windows_NN2 ,_, or_CC lay_VVD overlapping_VVG on_II white_JJ plates_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Grimaud_NP1 family_NN1 purchased_VVN and_CC cooked_VVN many_DA2 of_IO these_DD2 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ customary_JJ ,_, Frederica_NP1 was_VBDZ told_VVN ._. 
Frederica_NP1 gagged_VVD on_II hers_PPGE ,_, nauseated_VVN by_II a_AT1 memory_NN1 of_IO the_AT foundering_JJ black_JJ body_NN1 as_II the_AT life_NN1 left_VVD the_AT legs_NN2 ,_, of_IO the_AT crawling_JJ sheet_NN1 of_IO sticky_JJ blood_NN1 over_II the_AT shoulder_NN1 under_II the_AT pics_NN2 ,_, of_IO trailing_JJ hooves_NN2 and_CC horns_NN2 dragged_VVN over_II sawdust_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ later_JJR to_TO discover_VVI that_CST a_AT1 certain_JJ J._NP1 Olivier_NP1 believed_VVD that_CST Vincent_NP1 Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 's_GE self-mutilation_NN1 in_II Arles_NP2 was_VBDZ an_AT1 aspect_NN1 of_IO some_DD bull-ritual_NN1 ._. 
The_AT victorious_JJ matador_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, was_VBDZ awarded_VVN the_AT ear_NN1 of_IO the_AT bull_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 would_VM offer_VVI &quot;_" to_II his_APPGE Lady_NN1 or_CC to_II a_AT1 female_JJ spectator_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ drawn_VVN his_APPGE attention_NN1 &quot;_" ._. 
(_( No_AT ears_NN2 were_VBDR awarded_VVN on_II the_AT day_NNT1 of_IO Frederica_NP1 's_GE visit_NN1 to_II the_AT corrida_NN1 ._. )_) 
So_RR ,_, J._NP1 Olivier_NP1 argues_VVZ ,_, Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ,_, vanquished_JJ and_CC vanquisher_NN1 both_RR ,_, cut_VV0 off_RP his_APPGE own_DA ear_NN1 after_II the_AT altercation_NN1 with_IW Gauguin_NP1 and_CC presented_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, in_II his_APPGE own_DA honour_NN1 ,_, to_II the_AT lady_NN1 ,_, the_AT Arles_NP2 whore_NN1 ._. 
The_AT vignoble_NN1 produced_VVD a_AT1 reasonable_JJ vin_NN1 rose_NN1 which_DDQ she_PPHS1 drank_VVD like_II water_NN1 every_AT1 lunchtime_NNT1 ._. 
Unlike_II Marie-Claire_NP1 ,_, Monique_NP1 and_CC Paul-Marie_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX add_VVI water_NN1 ,_, believing_VVG it_PPH1 to_TO be_VBI childish_JJ or_CC in_II doubtful_JJ taste_NN1 to_TO dilute_VVI good_JJ wine_NN1 ._. 
The_AT result_NN1 was_VBDZ burning_JJ headaches_NN2 ,_, dizzy_JJ spells_NN2 and_CC prolonged_JJ periods_NN2 of_IO lassitude_NN1 which_DDQ the_AT Grimauds_NP2 ,_, courteous_JJ as_CSA always_RR ,_, ascribed_VVN to_II the_AT mistral_NN1 ,_, to_TO heat_VVI ,_, to_II unaccustomed_JJ diet_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 may_VM have_VHI been_VBN glad_JJ ,_, since_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ turning_VVG out_RP to_TO be_VBI hard_JJ to_TO amuse_VVI ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 slept_VVD deeply_RR in_II the_AT early_JJ afternoons_NNT2 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR no_AT books_NN2 ._. 
M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 how_RRQ Nmes_NP2 had_VHD been_VBN settled_VVN by_II the_AT veterans_NN2 of_IO Octavius_NP1 's_GE victory_NN1 over_II Antony_NP1 and_CC Cleopatra_NP1 ,_, whose_DDQGE names_NN2 ,_, Antonin_NP1 ,_, Numa_NP1 ,_, Flavien_NP1 ,_, Adrien_NP1 ,_, persisted_VVD ,_, even_RR today_RT ,_, as_CSA did_VDD the_AT emblem_NN1 of_IO the_AT defeat_NN1 of_IO the_AT serpent_NN1 of_IO old_JJ Nile_NP1 ,_, the_AT Nmes_NP2 chained_VVD crocodile_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD her_PPHO1 to_II Uzs_NP2 where_CS Racine_NP1 had_VHD once_RR come_VVN to_TO ruralise_VVI ,_, contemplate_VV0 the_AT priesthood_NN1 ,_, began_VVD to_TO write_VVI ._. 
Uzs_NP1 was_VBDZ and_CC is_VBZ a_AT1 town_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 another_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 yellow_JJ town_NN1 on_II a_AT1 gently_RR conical_JJ hill_NN1 ,_, geometrical_JJ roof_NN1 on_II roof_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 town_NN1 that_CST must_VM have_VHI been_VBN as_CSA it_PPH1 now_RT is_VBZ when_RRQ Shakespeare_NP1 wrote_VVD Antony_NP1 and_CC Cleopatra_NP1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO talk_VVI to_II M._NN1 Grimaud_NN1 about_II Racine_NP1 but_CCB ,_, although_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM quote_VVI several_DA2 speeches_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ more_RGR interested_JJ in_II what_DDQ Racine_NP1 was_VBDZ and_CC meant_VVN than_CSN in_II what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD written_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 Racine_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Molire_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Chateaubriand_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 borrowed_VVD also_RR Hemingway_NP1 in_II translation_NN1 ,_, and_CC read_VVN about_II bullfights_NN2 and_CC the_AT earth_NN1 moving_VVG ,_, which_DDQ caused_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO feel_VVI worse_JJR ,_, sex-starved_NN1 ,_, desperate_JJ for_IF life_NN1 ,_, and_CC love_NN1 ,_, and_CC action_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 also_RR developed_VVD a_AT1 need_NN1 for_IF the_AT English_JJ language_NN1 ._. 
Madame_NN1 took_VVD her_PPHO1 to_II the_AT City_NN1 Library_NN1 in_II Nmes_NP2 ,_, a_AT1 gaunt_JJ ,_, dark_JJ building_NN1 with_IW high_JJ shutters_NN2 behind_II grilles_NN2 and_CC dusty_JJ leather_NN1 books_NN2 ,_, ceiling_NN1 high_JJ ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ not_XX much_RR in_II English_NN1 :_: she_PPHS1 borrowed_VVD the_AT complete_JJ works_NN of_IO Tobias_NP2 Smollett_NP1 ._. 
These_DD2 were_VBDR not_XX what_DDQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ hungry_JJ for_IF ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 were_VBDR English_JJ ,_, and_CC narrative_NN1 ._. 
Narrative_NN1 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT best_JJT intoxicants_NN2 or_CC tranquillisers_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR at_RR21 least_RR22 long_JJ ._. 
Madame_NN1 then_RT thought_VVN of_IO the_AT vlo_NN1 ._. 
On_II this_DD1 Frederica_NN1 explored_VVD the_AT unvarying_JJ hot_JJ flat_JJ country_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 bumped_VVD along_RP furrows_NN2 between_II vines_NN2 ,_, spattered_VVD cobalt-blue_JJ with_IW spraying_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 listened_VVD to_II cicadas_NN2 and_CC breathed_VVD the_AT pervasive_JJ liquorice_NN1 which_DDQ grew_VVD locally_RR and_CC was_VBDZ processed_VVN in_II a_AT1 factory_NN1 on_II the_AT Nmes_NP2 road_NN1 ._. 
Whenever_RRQV she_PPHS1 fell_VVD off_II the_AT vlo_NN1 she_PPHS1 sat_VVD where_RRQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, nodding_VVG ,_, fumed_VVN with_IW wine_NN1 and_CC drowsy_JJ with_IW heat_NN1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 classical_JJ furrow_NN1 ,_, under_II a_AT1 pale_JJ ,_, bright_JJ sky_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO become_VVI a_AT1 writer_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ almost_RR inevitable_JJ ,_, given_VVN the_AT excessive_JJ respect_NN1 paid_VVN in_II the_AT Potter_NP1 house_NN1 to_II the_AT written_JJ word_NN1 ,_, and_CC given_VVN Frederica_NP1 's_GE own_DA mastery_NN1 of_IO ,_, and_CC intense_JJ pleasure_NN1 in_RP ,_, the_AT school_NN1 essay_NN1 ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 should_VM decide_VVI to_TO become_VVI a_AT1 writer_NN1 ._. 
Foreign_JJ places_NN2 ,_, moreover_RR ,_, bring_VV0 out_RP the_AT writer_NN1 in_II strangers_NN2 less_RRR word_NN1 obsessed_JJ than_CSN Frederica_NP1 Potter_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 not_XX think_VVI the_AT compulsion_NN1 to_TO write_VVI about_II foreign_JJ places_NN2 can_VM be_VBI very_RG closely_RR compared_VVN to_II a_AT1 painter_NN1 's_GE sensuous_JJ delight_NN1 in_II new_JJ light_NN1 ,_, new_JJ forms_NN2 ,_, new_JJ colours_NN2 ,_, Monet_NP1 seeing_VVG the_AT Cap_NN1 d'Antibes_NP1 in_II blue_JJ and_CC rose_VVD ,_, Turner_NP1 seeing_VVG the_AT bright_JJ watery_JJ Venetian_JJ light_NN1 in_II Venice_NP1 ,_, Gauguin_NP1 in_II Tahiti_NP1 ._. 
Pigment_NN1 is_VBZ pigment_NN1 and_CC light_NN1 is_VBZ light_JJ in_II any_DD culture_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB words_NN2 ,_, acquired_VVD slowly_RR over_II a_AT1 lifetime_NNT1 ,_, are_VBR part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 different_JJ set_NN1 of_IO perceptions_NN2 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 have_VH0 grown_VVN with_IW us_PPIO2 ,_, they_PPHS2 restrict_VV0 what_DDQ we_PPIS2 see_VV0 and_CC how_RRQ we_PPIS2 see_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 am_VBM trying_VVG to_TO account_VVI for_IF the_AT paradox_NN1 of_IO the_AT sameness_NN1 of_IO so_RG many_DA2 accounts_NN2 ,_, in_II language_NN1 ,_, of_IO the_AT strange_JJ ,_, the_AT exotic_JJ ,_, the_AT new_JJ ._. 
Frederica_NN1 will_VM do_VDI as_II an_AT1 example_NN1 to_TO illustrate_VVI the_AT difficulties_NN2 of_IO writing_VVG about_II strangeness_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO set_VVI down_RP the_AT southern_JJ landscape_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE tradition_NN1 of_IO looking_VVG at_II landscape_NN1 was_VBDZ deeply_RR Wordsworthian_JJ ,_, whatever_DDQV intimations_NN2 she_PPHS1 may_VM have_VHI had_VHN that_DD1 Wordsworth_NP1 's_GE language_NN1 was_VBDZ for_IF his_APPGE time_NNT1 and_CC place_VV0 only_RR ._. 
Frederica_NN1 could_VM ,_, in_II the_AT Lake_NNL1 District_NP1 ,_, have_VH0 seen_VVN a_AT1 &quot;_" Wordsworthian_JJ &quot;_" tarn_NN1 and_CC been_VBN able_JK to_TO render_VVI it_PPH1 in_II Wordsworthian_JJ words_NN2 ,_, and_CC ,_, because_CS these_DD2 words_NN2 were_VBDR known_VVN ,_, tested_VVD ,_, thought_VVN about_II ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI introduced_VVN minute_JJ changes_NN2 ,_, have_VH0 seen_VVN one_PN1 little_DA1 thing_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX seen_VVN ,_, changed_VVD the_AT point_NN1 of_IO view_NN1 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR shepherds_NN2 in_II the_AT Andes_NP2 who_PNQS have_VH0 over_RG sixty_MC words_NN2 for_IF the_AT colour_NN1 brown_NN1 in_II the_AT coats_NN2 of_IO sheep_NN ._. 
But_CCB they_PPHS2 are_VBR shepherds_NN2 in_II the_AT Andes_NP2 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 had_VHD words_NN2 for_IF tea_NN1 party_NN1 behaviour_NN1 and_CC shopping_NN1 discriminations_NN2 in_II North_NP1 Yorkshire_NP1 matrons_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 variety_NN1 of_IO words_NN2 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ adding_VVG to_II them_PPHO2 ,_, for_IF the_AT structure_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Shakespearean_JJ plot_NN1 or_CC metaphor_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 saw_VVD these_DD2 new_JJ things_NN2 ,_, paradoxically_RR ,_, in_II old_JJ cliches_NN2 ._. 
The_AT same_DA Wordsworth_NP1 ,_, much-mocked_NN1 ,_, thought_VVD himself_PPX1 back_RP to_II an_AT1 innocent_JJ vision_NN1 ,_, told_VVD us_PPIO2 that_DD1 grass_NN1 is_VBZ green_JJ and_CC water_NN1 wet_VVN because_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD reached_VVN beyond_II familiarity_NN1 to_II some_DD primal_JJ wonder_NN1 that_CST these_DD2 things_NN2 were_VBDR so_RR and_CC not_XX otherwise_RR ,_, to_II some_DD mythic_JJ sense_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ giving_VVG or_CC finding_VVG the_AT words_NN2 for_IF the_AT things_NN2 ,_, not_XX merely_RR repeating_VVG ._. 
So_RR also_RR Daniel_NP1 ,_, walking_VVG with_IW Stephanie_NP1 on_II Filey_NP1 beach_NN1 ,_, had_VHD suddenly_RR ,_, out_II21 of_II22 some_DD metaphorical_JJ experience_NN1 as_RG bodily_RR as_CSA breathing_VVG ,_, known_VVN why_RRQ love_NN1 was_VBDZ called_VVN &quot;_" sweet_JJ &quot;_" and_CC ,_, as_CSA his_APPGE blood_NN1 banged_VVD ,_, why_RRQ a_AT1 beloved_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 &quot;_" sweet_JJ heart_NN1 &quot;_" ._. 
So_RR now_RT ,_, more_RGR mildly_RR ,_, Frederica_NP1 saw_VVD for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 that_CST the_AT light_NN1 was_VBDZ gold_NN1 ,_, that_CST olives_NN2 were_VBDR black_JJ and_CC warm_JJ ,_, the_AT olive_JJ trees_NN2 were_VBDR powdery-grey_JJ ,_, that_DD1 lavender_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 purple_JJ haze_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB when_CS she_PPHS1 saw_VVD these_DD2 things_NN2 written_VVN they_PPHS2 seemed_VVD ,_, and_CC were_VBDR ,_, stale_JJ ,_, deja-vu_NN1 ,_, derivative_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NN1 was_VBDZ also_RR enough_RR a_AT1 child_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE time_NNT1 to_TO suppose_VVI that_DD1 what_DDQ she_PPHS1 should_VM write_VVI should_VM be_VBI fiction_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" The_AT novel_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT one_MC1 bright_JJ book_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" Lawrence_NP1 had_VHD didactically_RR exclaimed_VVN and_CC Bill_NP1 Potter_NP1 had_VHD didactically_RR reiterated_VVN ._. 
&quot;_" The_AT novel_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT highest_JJT form_NN1 of_IO human_JJ expression_NN1 yet_RR attained_VVN ._. 
&quot;_" If_CS anyone_PN1 had_VHD challenged_VVN Frederica_NP1 directly_RR as_II21 to_II22 whether_CSW she_PPHS1 believed_VVD that_CST ,_, she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI argued_VVN the_AT toss_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB however_RGQV Wordsworthian_JJ the_AT roots_NN2 in_II the_AT 1950s_MC2 the_AT recording_NN1 compulsion_NN1 took_VVD Lawrentian_JJ forms_NN2 ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT plot_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC did_VDD not_XX recognise_VVI those_DD2 plots_NN2 she_PPHS1 had_VHD ._. 
And_CC was_VBDZ not_XX primarily_RR in_II those_DD2 days_NNT2 concerned_JJ with_IW invention_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO utilise_VVI Dany_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE Lambretta_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 speechless_JJ Michel_NP1 ,_, and_CC disgusted_VVD herself_PPX1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ driven_VVN back_RP to_II Alexander_NP1 ,_, and_CC attempted_VVN unsuccessfully_RR to_TO translate_VVI that_CST very_RG English_JJ poet_NN1 into_II a_AT1 divinity_NN1 of_IO the_AT olive_JJ groves_NN2 ._. 
All_DB that_CST happened_VVD was_VBDZ that_CST her_APPGE sexual_JJ needs_NN2 became_VVD painful_JJ instead_II21 of_II22 grumbling_VVG and_CC Alexander_NP1 became_VVD unreal_JJ in_II her_APPGE mind_NN1 in_II a_AT1 bad_JJ way_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 tried_VVD a_AT1 diary_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 reiterated_VVD circuitously_RR and_CC boringly_RR that_CST Frederica_NP1 Potter_NP1 was_VBDZ bored_JJ and_CC also_RR ,_, to_II her_APPGE shame_NN1 ,_, homesick_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX see_VVI how_RRQ to_TO see_VVI Marie-Claire_NP1 and_CC Monique_NP1 ,_, Paul-Marie_NP1 and_CC Madame_NN1 ,_, let_II21 alone_II22 the_AT workings_NN2 of_IO the_AT wine_NN1 co-operative_NN1 ,_, the_AT rglisserie_NN1 or_CC Protestant_JJ Nmes_NP2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ critic_NN1 ,_, despite_II her_APPGE egocentricity_NN1 ,_, and_CC decided_VVD briskly_RR and_CC miserably_RR that_DD1 writing_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX her_APPGE mtier_NN1 ._. 
So_RR she_PPHS1 gave_VVD up_RP ,_, and_CC sat_VVD between_II the_AT vines_NN2 in_II the_AT hot_JJ sun_NN1 ,_, alternately_RR sleeping_JJ and_CC working_VVG her_APPGE way_NN1 through_II the_AT dusty_JJ volumes_NN2 of_IO Peregrine_NN1 Pickle_NN1 ,_, bound_VVN in_II crimson_NN1 and_CC gold_NN1 leather_NN1 ,_, with_IW real_JJ bookworms_NN2 making_VVG agitated_JJ forays_NN2 from_II their_APPGE dark_JJ crannies_NN2 into_II the_AT heat_NN1 and_CC light_NN1 across_II the_AT extraordinary_JJ scenes_NN2 where_RRQ Smollett_NP1 's_GE elderly_JJ ladies_NN2 retained_VVD their_APPGE urine_NN1 indefinitely_RR to_TO put_VVI out_RP putative_JJ fires_NN2 ,_, or_CC sweetened_VVD their_APPGE foul_JJ breaths_NN2 with_IW violet_JJ cachous_NN2 to_TO deceive_VVI desired_JJ young_JJ lovers_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX ask_VVI herself_PPX1 then_RT under_II what_DDQ compulsion_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN his_APPGE plots_NN2 or_CC constructed_VVD his_APPGE worlds_NN2 ;_; she_PPHS1 accepted_VVD them_PPHO2 as_CSA one_PN1 accepts_VVZ fairy_NN1 tales_NN2 in_II childhood_NN1 ._. 
And_CC Vincent_NP1 Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ?_? 
Provence_NP1 is_VBZ as_CSA he_PPHS1 painted_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, we_PPIS2 use_VV0 his_APPGE images_NN2 as_CSA icons_NN2 by_II which_DDQ to_TO recognise_VVI certain_JJ things_NN2 ,_, the_AT cypresses_NN2 above_II all_DB ,_, the_AT olives_NN2 ,_, some_DD configurations_NN2 of_IO rock_NN1 and_CC vegetation_NN1 ,_, the_AT line_NN1 of_IO the_AT Alpilles_NP2 ,_, the_AT plain_NN1 of_IO the_AT Crau_NN1 ,_, the_AT light_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 came_VVD ,_, as_CSA Frederica_NP1 did_VDD not_XX ,_, with_IW precise_JJ aesthetic_JJ expectations_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 expected_VVD to_TO see_VVI &quot;_" Japanese_JJ &quot;_" subjects_NN2 ,_, the_AT colours_NN2 of_IO Monticelli_NP1 ,_, the_AT forms_NN2 of_IO Cezanne_NP1 and_CC Renoir_NP1 ,_, the_AT southern_JJ light_NN1 lauded_VVD by_II Gauguin_NP1 as_II a_AT1 mystic_JJ necessity_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD all_DB these_DD2 things_NN2 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 expected_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD also_RR Dutch_JJ things_NN2 in_II the_AT French_JJ heat_NN1 ,_, bridges_NN2 not_XX formally_RR different_JJ from_II those_DD2 in_II Delft_NP1 and_CC Leyden_NP1 ,_, colours_NN2 in_II the_AT glare_NN1 that_CST reminded_VVD him_PPHO1 primarily_RR of_IO the_AT soft_JJ blues_NN2 and_CC yellows_NN2 of_IO Vermeer_NP1 ._. 
Also_RR ,_, and_CC simultaneously_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 saw_VVD what_DDQ no_PN121 one_PN122 had_VHD yet_RR seen_VVN ,_, what_DDQ was_VBDZ his_PPGE to_TO see_VVI ._. 
Sunflowers_NN2 ,_, cypresses_NN2 ,_, olives_NN2 ._. 
My_APPGE dear_JJ Theo_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 wrote_VVD to_II you_PPY already_RR early_RR this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ,_, then_RT I_PPIS1 went_VVD away_RL to_TO go_VVI on_RP with_IW a_AT1 picture_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 garden_NN1 in_II the_AT sunshine_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 brought_VVD it_PPH1 back_RP and_CC went_VVD out_RP again_RT with_IW a_AT1 blank_JJ canvas_NN1 and_CC that_CST also_RR is_VBZ finished_VVN ._. 
And_CC now_RT I_PPIS1 write_VV0 to_II you_PPY again_RT ._. 
Because_CS I_PPIS1 have_VH0 never_RR had_VHN such_DA a_AT1 chance_NN1 ,_, nature_NN1 here_RL being_VBG so_RG extraordinarily_RR beautiful_JJ ._. 
Everywhere_RL and_CC all_RR over_II the_AT vault_NN1 of_IO heaven_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 marvellous_JJ blue_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT sun_NN1 sheds_NN2 a_AT1 radiance_NN1 of_IO pale_JJ sulphur_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ soft_JJ and_CC lovely_JJ as_II the_AT combination_NN1 of_IO heavenly_JJ blues_NN2 and_CC yellows_NN2 in_II a_AT1 Van_NP1 der_NP1 Meer_NP1 of_IO Delft_NP1 &lsqb;_( sic_RR &rsqb;_) ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM not_XX paint_VVI it_PPH1 as_RG beautifully_RR as_CSA that_DD1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 absorbs_VVZ me_PPIO1 so_RG much_DA1 that_CST I_PPIS1 let_VV0 myself_PPX1 go_VVI ,_, never_RR thinking_VVG of_IO a_AT1 single_JJ rule_NN1 ..._... 
Here_RL under_II a_AT1 stronger_JJR sun_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 found_VVN what_DDQ Pissarro_NP1 said_VVD confirmed_VVN ,_, and_CC also_RR what_DDQ Gauguin_NP1 wrote_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, the_AT simplicity_NN1 ,_, the_AT fading_NN1 of_IO the_AT colours_NN2 ,_, the_AT gravity_NN1 of_IO great_JJ sunlight_NN1 effects_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY never_RR come_VV0 near_II21 to_II22 suspecting_VVG it_PPH1 in_II the_AT North._NP1 5_MC ._. 
Mas_JJ Rose_NN1 ._. 
Mas_JJ Cabestainh_NN1 Mas_JJ Rose_NN1 In_II the_AT early_JJ summer_NNT1 the_AT family_NN1 went_VVD to_II its_APPGE summer_NNT1 house_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 small_JJ pink-washed_JJ mas_JJ on_II a_AT1 hillside_NN1 in_II the_AT Basses-Alpes_NN2 ,_, not_XX far_RR from_II Mont_NP1 Ventoux_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 took_VVD their_APPGE spiky_JJ ,_, useless_JJ English_JJ girl_NN1 with_IW them_PPHO2 ,_, offering_VVG culture_NN1 ,_, the_AT Cte_NN1 d'Azur_NN ,_, the_AT Camargue_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 took_VVD her_PPHO1 to_II the_AT Palais_NN1 des_NP1 Papes_VVZ in_II Avignon_NP1 where_RRQ ,_, on_II a_AT1 warm_JJ evening_NNT1 ,_, they_PPHS2 saw_VVD a_AT1 floodlit_JJ trench_NN1 production_NN1 of_IO Macbeth_NP1 ,_, the_AT Thtre_NN1 Nationale_FW Populaire_NP1 ,_, with_IW Jean_NP1 Vilar_NP1 ,_, drawn_VVN and_CC romantic_JJ ,_, more_RGR damned_JJ troubadour_NN1 than_CSN Scots_JJ butcher_NN1 ,_, and_CC Maria_NP1 Casares_NP1 ,_, whitely_RR elegant_JJ and_CC frenzied_VVD ,_, washing_VVG blood_NN1 from_II her_APPGE hands_NN2 whilst_CS angelic_JJ trumpets_NN2 shrilled_VVD from_II high_JJ battlements_NN2 ._. 
Everything_PN1 rushed_VVD forward_RL in_II strange_JJ ,_, denuded_VVD fast_JJ prose_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Demain_FW et_FW demain_FW et_FW demain_FW ._. 
&quot;_" In_II the_AT interval_NN1 Frederica_NP1 became_VVD useful_JJ for_RR21 once_RR22 ,_, and_CC recited_VVN to_II the_AT bored_JJ young_JJ Grimauds_NN2 as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 could_VM remember_VVI and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 great_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO the_AT thick_JJ ,_, incomprehensible_JJ English_JJ verse_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 brought_VVD an_AT1 access_NN1 of_IO homesickness_NN1 ,_, not_XX for_IF the_AT Yorkshire_NP1 moors_NN2 but_CCB for_IF the_AT English_JJ language_NN1 ,_, and_CC also_RR for_IF the_AT long_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO last_MD summer_NNT1 's_GE play_NN1 ,_, for_IF Alexander_NP1 Wedderburn_NP1 's_GE blown-rose_NN1 full-blooded_JJ verse_NN1 on_II the_AT Elizabethan_JJ terrace_NN1 at_II Long_JJ Royston_NP1 ,_, English_JJ summer_NNT1 evenings_NNT2 ._. 
As_CSA she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ telling_VVG the_AT shuffling_NN1 Grimauds_VVZ that_DD1 light_NN1 thickens_VVZ ,_, and_CC the_AT crow_NN1 makes_VVZ wing_NN1 to_II the_AT rooky_JJ wood_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 voice_NN1 cried_VVD above_II her_PPHO1 from_II the_AT high_JJ scaffolding_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 that_DD1 voice_NN1 ._. 
Young_NP1 Potter_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 will_VM not_XX act_VVI or_CC suffer_VVI at_II the_AT sword_NN1 's_GE edge_NN1 Not_XX that_CST I_PPIS1 will_VM not_XX bleed_VVI my_APPGE dear_NN1 ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY remember_VVI ?_? 
&quot;_" This_DD1 sound_NN1 was_VBDZ both_RR welcome_VV0 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 blow_NN1 beneath_RL ,_, very_RG strictly_RR beneath_RL ,_, the_AT belt_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Edmund_NP1 Wilkie_NP1 ,_, polymath_NN1 ,_, to_II whom_PNQO in_II the_AT unlikely_JJ Edwardian_JJ luxe_NN1 of_IO the_AT Grand_JJ Hotel_NN1 in_II Scarborough_NP1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD most_RGT bloodily_RR surrendered_VVN her_APPGE virginity_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Wilkie_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX see_VVI in_II the_AT dark_NN1 ._. 
Where_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY ?_? 
What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY doing_VDG here_RL ?_? 
Excusez-moi_FW ,_, Madame_NN1 ,_, c'est_JJT un_FW ami_NN2 ,_, un_FW ami_NN2 demon_NN1 pays_VVZ ..._... 
&quot;_" Wilkie_NP1 wriggled_VVD into_II the_AT seat_NN1 beside_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
Here_RL in_II the_AT Palais_NN1 des_NP1 Papes_NP1 ,_, as_CSA at_II Long_JJ Royston_NP1 ,_, the_AT audience_NN1 was_VBDZ on_II tiers_NN2 of_IO scaffolding_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD sat_VVN together_RL on_II the_AT other_JJ scaffolding_NN1 and_CC watched_VVD the_AT Graces_NP2 dance_VVI ._. 
Wilkie_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT same_DA ._. 
Soft_JJ ,_, dark_NN1 ,_, animal_NN1 plump_NN1 ,_, exaggerated_JJ goggle-glasses_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 raffish_JJ academic_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" Monsieur_NNB Grimaud_NP1 ._. 
Madame_NN1 ._. 
Edmund_NP1 Wilkie_NP1 ._. 
Un_NP1 ami_NN2 ,_, un_FW tudiant_NN1 de_NP1 psychologie_NN1 ,_, un_FW acteur_NN1 ._. 
Wilkie_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY doing_VDG ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY ,_, is_VBZ more_RRR to_II the_AT point_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM staying_VVG with_IW Crowe_NP1 at_II the_AT Mas_JJ Cabestainh_NN1 ._. 
Crowe_NP1 's_GE French_JJ residence_NN1 ._. 
Very_RG pretty_JJ ._. 
Lots_PN of_IO nice_JJ people_NN ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 gone_VVN all_DB brown_JJ and_CC peeling_VVG in_II patches_NN2 ,_, like_II a_AT1 plane_NN1 tree_NN1 ._. 
Having_VHG an_AT1 exciting_JJ time_NNT1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM an_AT1 au_NN121 pair_NN122 girl_NN1 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 is_VBZ very_RG good_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR staying_VVG near_II Vaison-la-Romaine_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Not_XX far_RR ._. 
We_PPIS2 could_VM meet_VVI ._. 
Lots_PN of_IO old_JJ friends_NN2 at_II Mas_JJ Cabestainh_NN1 ._. 
The_AT girl_NN1 ,_, the_AT beauty_NN1 ,_, Anthea_NP1 Whatsit_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Warburton_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Yes_UH ,_, her_PPHO1 ._. 
And_CC Wedderburn_NP1 ._. 
Elevated_VVN to_II producing_VVG radio_NN1 talks_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 you_PPY knew_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 'd_VHD heard_VVN ._. 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ put_VVN out_RP ._. 
The_AT row_NN1 of_IO Grimauds_NP2 ,_, wanting_VVG not_XX this_DD1 chatter_NN1 but_CCB Shakespeare_NP1 ,_, value_NN1 for_IF money_NN1 at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, was_VBDZ inhibiting_VVG ._. 
She_PPHS1 managed_VVD ,_, &quot;_" Is_VBZ he_PPHS1 well_RR ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Oh_UH Frederica_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY great_JJ fool_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 came_VVD to_TO see_VVI this_DD1 play_NN1 last_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
Told_VVD me_PPIO1 and_CC Caroline_NP1 to_TO come_VVI ._. 
But_CCB dear_UH Caroline_NP1 's_VHZ got_VVN an_AT1 almighty_JJ hangover_NN1 ,_, sick_JJ as_II a_AT1 dog_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 brought_VVD him_PPHO1 over_RP on_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO the_AT bike_NN1 to_TO see_VVI it_PPH1 again_RT ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ up_RP there_RL ._. 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 gestured_VVD vaguely_RR at_II the_AT upper_JJ reaches_NN2 of_IO seats_NN2 ._. 
The_AT trumpets_NN2 sounded_VVD ,_, thin_JJ and_CC clear_JJ ,_, for_IF the_AT last_MD act_NN1 ,_, from_II the_AT palace_NN1 's_GE high_JJ corners_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" Les_NP1 anges_VVZ ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Wilkie_NP1 ,_, &quot;_" rayonnent_JJ toujours_NN2 ,_, bien_JJ que_FW le_FW plus_II radieux_NN1 soit_NN1 dchu_NN1 ._. 
Is_VBZ that_DD1 right_JJ ?_? 
It_PPH1 sounds_VVZ funny_JJ ._. 
Can_VM you_PPY see_VVI him_PPHO1 ?_? 
There_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI seeing_VVG you_PPY ._. 
&quot;_" And_CC he_PPHS1 scuttled_VVD monkey-like_JJ up_RP through_II the_AT rows_NN2 of_IO seats_NN2 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 craned_VVD upwards_RL ._. 
A_AT1 light_NN1 from_II a_AT1 battlement_NN1 caught_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, a_AT1 white_JJ open-necked_JJ shirt_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 tentative_JJ length_NN1 of_IO lean_JJ man_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 grave_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 ?_? 
&quot;_" Guess_VV0 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 found_VVD there_RL ?_? 
&quot;_" No_AT answer_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Frederica_NP1 Potter_NP1 being_VBG nanny_NN1 to_II a_AT1 row_NN1 of_IO French_JJ children_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Oh_UH Christ_NP1 !_! 
&quot;_" &quot;_" She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD very_RG keen_JJ on_II seeing_VVG you_PPY ._. 
Excited_JJ you_PPY were_VBDR here_RL ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Oh_UH Christ_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" She_PPHS1 loves_VVZ you_PPY ,_, Alexander_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Rubbish_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 boa_NN1 constrictor_NN1 ._. 
Always_RR was_VBDZ ,_, always_RR will_VM be_VBI ._. 
Shut_VV0 up_RP ,_, and_CC let_VV0 me_PPIO1 watch_NN1 this_DD1 play_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Frederica_NN1 was_VBDZ agitated_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 remembered_VVD her_APPGE last_MD encounter_NN1 with_IW Alexander_NP1 and_CC failed_VVD yet_RR again_RT to_TO understand_VVI her_APPGE own_DA behaviour_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD stalked_VVN him_PPHO1 with_IW infinite_JJ care_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD attacked_VVN him_PPHO1 frontally_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD thrown_VVN herself_PPX1 at_II him_PPHO1 and_CC teased_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD finally_RR reached_VVN the_AT point_NN1 of_IO consummation_NN1 where_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ coming_VVG to_II dinner_NN1 ,_, in_II an_AT1 empty_JJ house_NN1 ,_, wanting_VVG her_PPHO1 ._. 
And_CC what_DDQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN was_VBDZ to_TO flee_VVI to_II Scarborough_NP1 on_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO Wilkie_NP1 's_GE motorbike_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 loved_VVD Alexander_NP1 ._. 
Wilkie_NN1 was_VBDZ only_RR a_AT1 friend_NN1 to_II whom_PNQO she_PPHS1 chattered_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD always_RR loved_VVN Alexander_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 intimation_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN important_JJ to_II her_PPHO1 to_TO have_VHI an_AT1 impersonal_JJ initiation_NN1 ,_, in_II her_APPGE own_DA control_NN1 ,_, not_XX over-whelming_JJ ._. 
But_CCB how_RRQ could_VM she_PPHS1 ever_RR explain_VVI this_DD1 to_II Alexander_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS anyway_RR no_RR21 longer_RR22 wanted_VVN to_TO understand_VVI ?_? 
&quot;_" Elle_FW aurait_VV0 du_FW mourir_NN1 ci-aprs_NN2 ._. 
Un_NP1 temps_NN2 serait_VV0 venu_NN1 pour_VV0 ce_NN1 mot_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Something_PN1 wrong_JJ with_IW that_DD1 ?_? 
There_EX would_VM have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 time_NNT1 for_IF such_DA a_AT1 word_NN1 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 's_GE emotions_NN2 were_VBDR simpler_JJR ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM hardly_RR remember_VVI why_RRQ ,_, or_CC how_RGQ much_DA1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD wanted_VVN Frederica_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 referred_VVD to_II it_PPH1 in_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 as_II a_AT1 temporary_JJ dramaturgical_JJ folly_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 remembered_VVD very_RG clearly_RR that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN him_PPHO1 look_VVI a_AT1 fool_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 remembered_VVD kicking_VVG cornflowers_NN2 and_CC moon_NN1 daisies_NN2 all_RR over_II the_AT little_JJ square_JJ garden_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT wish_NN1 to_TO repeat_VVI any_DD part_NN1 of_IO the_AT experience_NN1 ._. 
Tous_FW nos_NN2 hiers_NN2 n'ont_VV0 qu'allums_NN2 ,_, pour_FW les_FW sots_NN2 ,_, une_FW voie_NN1 vers_VVZ la_FW Mort_NP1 poussireuse_NN1 ._. 
Nevertheless_RR the_AT two_MC parties_NN2 collided_VVN in_II the_AT dark_JJ antechambers_NN2 of_IO the_AT Palace_NN1 ._. 
Wilkie_NP1 rushed_VVD up_II21 to_II22 Frederica_NP1 ,_, his_APPGE bush-baby_JJ eyes_NN2 bright_JJ ._. 
Alexander_NP1 hung_VVD back_RP ._. 
Because_CS the_AT motorbike_NN1 was_VBDZ tucked_VVN cunningly_RR under_II the_AT very_JJ rampart_NN1 of_IO the_AT fortress_NN1 ,_, much_RR closer_RRR than_CSN the_AT blue_JJ Corvette_NP1 ,_, Wilkie_NP1 was_VBDZ able_JJ both_RR to_TO reverse_VVI the_AT firm_JJ family_NN1 progress_NN1 of_IO the_AT Grimauds_NP2 ,_, and_CC to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 impossible_JJ for_IF Alexander_NP1 not_XX to_TO catch_VVI up_RP ._. 
Wilkie_NP1 enjoyed_VVD such_DA moments_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" Hello_UH ,_, Alexander_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Hello_UH ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Monsieur_NNB Grimaud_NP1 ,_, Madame_NN1 ,_, Monsieur_NNB Alexander_NP1 Wedderburn_NP1 ..._... un_FW crivain_NN1 anglais_NN1 ..._... qui_FW a_AT1 crit_NN1 de_NP1 belles_NN2 pices_VVZ ..._... tres_FW renommes_NN2 ..._... un_FW ami_NN2 ..._... de_FO mon_NPD1 pre_II ._. 
&quot;_" Everyone_PN1 bowed_VVD ._. 
Alexander_NP1 ,_, his_APPGE French_NN1 less_RGR flowing_JJ than_CSN Frederica_NP1 's_GE ,_, asked_VVD ,_, inveterately_RR good-mannered_JJ ,_, how_RRQ the_AT Grimauds_NP2 had_VHD liked_VVN the_AT play_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 replied_VVD ._. 
Frederica_NP1 interrupted_VVD with_IW a_AT1 comment_NN1 on_II the_AT strange_JJ effect_NN1 of_IO the_AT translation_NN1 on_II an_AT1 English_JJ ear_NN1 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 fell_VVD silent_JJ ._. 
Wilkie_NP1 wrote_VVD down_RP Frederica_NP1 's_GE address_NN1 ._. 
M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 ,_, interested_VVN by_II these_DD2 strangers_NN2 ,_, hoping_VVG to_TO amuse_VVI their_APPGE English_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, drew_VVD on_II an_AT1 envelope_NN1 a_AT1 sailor-like_JJ map_NN1 demonstrating_VVG the_AT approach_NN1 to_II the_AT Mas_JJ Rose_NN1 from_II Vaison_NP1 and_CC the_AT Mas_JJ Cabestainh_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 supposed_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ named_VVN for_IF the_AT troubadour_NN1 ,_, very_RG famous_JJ and_CC tragic_JJ ,_, very_RG Provenal_JJ ._. 
Courtly_JJ love_NN1 ,_, Jealousy_NN1 ,_, blood_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 terrible_JJ story_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Mas_JJ Rose_NN1 had_VHD no_AT gas_NN1 ,_, no_AT electricity_NN1 ,_, no_AT running_JJ water_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT mountain_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD a_AT1 spring_NN1 ,_, the_AT air_NN1 was_VBDZ pure_JJ ,_, one_PN1 could_VM see_VVI the_AT Ventoux_NN1 ,_, famous_JJ of_RR21 course_RR22 for_IF the_AT love_NN1 of_IO Ptrarque_NN1 for_IF Laure_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 hoped_VVD Mr_NNB Wilkie_NP1 would_VM indeed_RR visit_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Also_RR Mr_NNB Wedderburn_NP1 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 looked_VVD at_II the_AT stars_NN2 and_CC shifted_VVN from_II foot_NN1 to_II foot_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ impossible_JJ for_IF him_PPHO1 to_TO mount_VVI the_AT motorbike_NN1 before_II Wilkie_NP1 ._. 
Frederica_NN1 too_RR looked_VVN at_II the_AT motorbike_NN1 and_CC remembered_VVN her_APPGE sanguinary_JJ defloration_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 plucked_VVD Alexander_NP1 's_GE sleeve_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 tried_VVD ,_, not_XX successfully_RR ,_, to_TO recall_VVI something_PN1 of_IO the_AT pupil-teacher_JJ aspect_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE relations_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" Alexander_NP1 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 got_VVD into_II Cambridge_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Good_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Actually_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 got_VVD scholarships_NN2 at_II both_DB2 universities_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Good_JJ ._. 
That_DD1 should_VM please_VVI your_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ too_RG upset_JJ about_II Marcus_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ._. 
&quot;_" Alexander_NP1 looked_VVD at_II Wilkie_NP1 who_PNQS deliberately_RR did_VDD not_XX see_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
Wilkie_NP1 asked_VVD Frederica_NP1 if_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN the_AT Mediterranean_NP1 the_AT Camargue_NN1 Orange_NN1 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 nervously_RR ,_, one_MC1 eye_NN1 on_II Alexander_NP1 ,_, how_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD stayed_VVN with_IW one_MC1 of_IO Mme_NNB Grimaud_NP1 's_GE innumerable_JJ cousins_NN2 in_II Orange_NN1 ,_, had_VHD seen_VVN Racine_NP1 's_GE Britannicus_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 Cocteau_NP1 ballet_NN1 on_II the_AT same_DA subject_NN1 in_II the_AT Thtre_NN1 Antique_NN1 ._. 
Imagine_VV0 ,_, she_PPHS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, Aricie_NP1 in_II ice-cream_NN1 pink_JJ tights_NN2 and_CC Britannicus_NN1 in_II a_AT1 weird_JJ gold_NN1 curly_JJ wig_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 little_JJ clattering_JJ metal_NN1 skirt_NN1 ._. 
Very_JJ Cocteau_NP1 ,_, said_VVD Wilkie_NP1 ,_, and_CC Alexander_NP1 buttoned_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 very_RG firmly_RR into_II his_APPGE Orphic_JJ helmet_NN1 ,_, thus_RR becoming_VVG deaf_JJ to_II Frederica_NP1 's_GE brightness_NN1 and_CC absurd_JJ to_TO look_VVI at_II ,_, globular_JJ white_JJ anonymity_NN1 above_II the_AT beautiful_JJ ,_, clean_JJ ,_, white-clothed_NN1 ,_, untouchable_JJ long_JJ body_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pulled_VVD down_RP his_APPGE visor_NN1 and_CC folded_VVD his_APPGE arms_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" Well_RR ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Wilkie_NP1 ,_, grinning_VVG broadly_RR ._. 
&quot;_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ nice_JJ ,_, Frederica_NP1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 'll_VM drop_VVI in_II one_MC1 of_IO these_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, you_PPY 'll_VM see_VVI ._. 
We_PPIS2 'll_VM all_DB go_VVI for_IF a_AT1 skinny_JJ dip_NN1 one_MC1 evening_NNT1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY 're_VBR allowed_VVN out_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 pulled_VVD out_RP the_AT bike_NN1 and_CC straddled_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, followed_VVN by_II Alexander_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS inclined_VVD his_APPGE fat_JJ head_NN1 minimally_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 wove_VVD off_RP through_II the_AT theatre_NN1 crowd_NN1 ,_, bending_VVG and_CC bowing_VVG together_RL ._. 
Frederica_NP1 wondered_VVD if_CS Wilkie_NP1 had_VHD chatted_VVN to_II Alexander_NP1 about_II all_DB that_DD1 blood_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ about_RG equally_RR likely_JJ and_CC unlikely_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX really_RR expect_VVI to_TO see_VVI them_PPHO2 again_RT ._. 
At_II the_AT Mas_JJ Rose_NN1 she_PPHS1 hoped_VVD every_AT1 day_NNT1 to_TO see_VVI them_PPHO2 riding_VVG down_RP the_AT white_JJ stony_JJ hillside_NN1 track_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 had_VHD wanted_VVN ,_, but_CCB not_XX dared_VVN ,_, to_TO ask_VVI Alexander_NP1 how_RRQ his_APPGE writing_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVG ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX going_VVG well_RR ._. 
Life_NN1 at_II the_AT Mas_JJ Cabestainh_NN1 was_VBDZ ostensibly_RR designed_VVN for_IF the_AT enjoyment_NN1 and_CC production_NN1 of_IO art_NN1 ._. 
Crowe_NP1 had_VHD bought_VVN the_AT house_NN1 ,_, grey_JJ ,_, bullet-pocked_JJ ,_, near_II derelict_JJ ,_, for_IF a_AT1 song_NN1 immediately_RR after_II the_AT war_NN1 and_CC had_VHD made_VVN it_PPH1 ,_, incorporating_VVG its_APPGE farm_NN1 buildings_NN2 ,_, expensively_RR unassuming_JJ and_CC very_RG comfortable_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD a_AT1 large_JJ sitting-room_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 open_JJ hearth_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 refectory_NN1 dining-room_NN1 with_IW wooden_JJ tables_NN2 and_CC benches_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 small_JJ library_NN1 in_II which_DDQ silence_NN1 was_VBDZ observed_VVN ._. 
The_AT barns_NN2 ,_, stables_NN2 and_CC servants_NN2 '_GE quarters_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN made_VVN into_II more_RGR or_CC less_RGR monastic_JJ cells_NN2 in_II which_DDQ visiting_JJ artists_NN2 or_CC writers_NN2 could_VM work_VVI or_CC sleep_VVI off_II the_AT night_NNT1 's_GE excesses_NN2 ,_, alone_JJ or_CC together_RL ._. 
Alexander_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 stable-room_NN1 ,_, white-washed_VVD ,_, double-doored_JJ ,_, with_IW a_AT1 yellow_JJ wooden_JJ bed_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 green-shuttered_JJ window_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 woven_JJ rug_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 writing_NN1 table_NN1 ,_, two_MC yellow-stained_JJ rush-bottomed_JJ upright_JJ chairs_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 bookcase_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 spent_VVD less_DAR time_NNT1 there_RL than_CSN he_PPHS1 meant_VVD to_II :_: it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 cell_NN1 ,_, cool_JJ and_CC enclosed_VVD ,_, whereas_CS from_II the_AT terrace_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT sunlit_JJ house_NN1 one_PN1 could_VM see_VVI ,_, sipping_VVG wine_NN1 ,_, the_AT valley_NN1 of_IO the_AT Rhone_NN1 away_RL below_RL ,_, lavender_NN1 fields_NN2 ,_, olives_NN2 ,_, vines_NN2 ._. 
On_II this_DD1 terrace_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ civilised_JJ talk_NN1 ,_, projects_NN2 for_IF expeditions_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO daily_JJ life_NN1 of_IO the_AT mind_NN1 for_IF which_DDQ Alexander_NP1 ,_, in_II this_DD1 not_XX unlike_JJ Frederica_NP1 ,_, had_VHD longed_VVN in_II a_AT1 youth_NN1 unprovided_JJ with_IW games_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 serious_JJ kind_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 project_NN1 of_IO Matthew_NP1 Crowe_NP1 's_GE was_VBDZ that_CST Alexander_NP1 should_VM write_VVI a_AT1 play_NN1 for_IF the_AT house_NN1 guests_NN2 to_TO act_VVI ,_, a_AT1 play_NN1 about_II the_AT story_NN1 of_IO Cabestainh_NN1 for_IF whom_PNQO the_AT house_NN1 had_VHD ,_, in_II a_AT1 felicitous_JJ conjunction_NN1 at_II Crowe_NP1 's_GE twin_NN1 predilections_NN2 for_IF violence_NN1 and_CC civility_NN1 ,_, been_VBN named_VVN ._. 
Has_VHZ Cabestainh_NP1 Guillem_NP1 ,_, or_CC Guillaume_NP1 de_NP1 Cabestanh_NP1 ,_, or_CC Cabestaing_NP1 ,_, or_CC Cabestan_NP1 ,_, had_VHD loved_VVN the_AT lady_NN1 of_IO Roussillon_NP1 ,_, Soremonde_NP1 ,_, Sermonde_NP1 ,_, or_CC Marguerite_NN1 ,_, wife_NN1 of_IO the_AT seigneur_FW Raymond_NP1 of_IO Roussillon_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS ,_, in_II a_AT1 fit_NN1 of_IO jealous_JJ rage_NN1 ,_, had_VHD the_AT troubadour_NN1 slaughtered_VVN and_CC had_VHD served_VVN his_APPGE heart_NN1 to_II the_AT lady_NN1 in_II a_AT1 dish_NN1 ._. 
Whereupon_CS ,_, declaring_VVG that_CST no_AT less_RGR precious_JJ food_NN1 should_VM thereafter_RT pass_VVI her_APPGE lips_NN2 ,_, the_AT lady_NN1 had_VHD ,_, variously_RR ,_, starved_VVN herself_PPX1 to_II death_NN1 or_CC flung_VVD herself_PPX1 from_II the_AT window_NN1 ,_, in_II which_DDQ case_VV0 her_APPGE blood_NN1 had_VHD forever_RT coloured_VVN the_AT ruddy_JJ rocks_NN2 of_IO Roussillon_NN1 ._. 
Pound_NN1 tells_VVZ and_CC retells_VVZ this_DD1 tale_NN1 ,_, in_II laminated_JJ fragments_NN2 ,_, in_II the_AT early_JJ Cantos_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ Cabestan_NP1 's_GE heart_NN1 in_II the_AT dish_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ Cabestan_NP1 's_GE heart_NN1 in_II the_AT dish_NN1 ?_? 
No_AT other_JJ taste_NN1 shall_VM change_VVI this_DD1 ._. 
&quot;_" Alexander_NP1 was_VBDZ excited_VVN by_II Pound_NP1 's_GE verse_NN1 ,_, so_RG fluid_JJ ,_, so_RG dramatic_JJ ,_, so_RG exact_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ excited_VVN by_II the_AT troubadours_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS wrote_VVD endlessly_RR varied_JJ repetitions_NN2 of_IO inventive_JJ metaphors_NN2 for_IF love_NN1 ,_, pain_NN1 ,_, service_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 could_VM write_VVI Crowe_NP1 a_AT1 parody_NN1 at_RR21 once_RR22 elegant_JJ and_CC shocking_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 turned_VVD out_RP to_TO be_VBI unexpectedly_RR difficult_JJ ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ partly_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ anxious_JJ about_II his_APPGE next_MD major_JJ work_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 writer_NN1 of_IO the_AT fidgety_JJ ,_, costive_JJ kind_NN1 whose_DDQGE works_NN are_VBR long_JJ in_II the_AT planning_NN1 ,_, and_CC meticulous_JJ in_II the_AT execution_NN1 only_RR at_II the_AT very_JJ end_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 project_NN1 ,_, when_CS the_AT scaffolding_NN1 ,_, the_AT foundations_NN2 ,_, the_AT walls_NN2 and_CC roof_NN1 and_CC even_RR the_AT plaster_NN1 were_VBDR laid_VVN down_RP ,_, did_VDD spontaneity_NN1 and_CC delight_NN1 take_VV0 over_RP ,_, in_II the_AT actual_JJ play_NN1 of_IO ,_, play_VV0 with_IW ,_, words_NN2 themselves_PPX2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX only_RR a_AT1 perfectionist_NN1 about_II the_AT form_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE work_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 held_VVD beliefs_NN2 ,_, again_RT rigid_JJ and_CC inhibiting_VVG ,_, about_II its_APPGE subject_NN1 matter_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 believed_VVD that_CST the_AT English_JJ drama_NN1 would_VM be_VBI improved_VVN by_II the_AT deliberate_JJ tackling_NN1 of_IO large_JJ subjects_NN2 ,_, subjects_NN2 of_IO political_JJ and_CC philosophical_JJ weight_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II no_AT way_NN1 a_AT1 precursor_NN1 of_IO &quot;_" committed_JJ &quot;_" drama_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, in_II his_APPGE case_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 question_NN1 of_IO the_AT scope_NN1 and_CC ambition_NN1 of_IO understanding_NN1 ._. 
Too_RG much_DA1 minor_JJ modern_JJ art_NN1 was_VBDZ art_NN1 about_II art_NN1 ,_, inward-looking_JJ ,_, narcissistic_JJ ._. 
Alexander_NP1 was_VBDZ rattled_VVN ,_, disturbed_VVN in_II his_APPGE habits_NN2 ,_, by_II instant_JJ fame_NN1 ,_, by_II being_VBG treated_VVN as_II a_AT1 major_JJ dramatist_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE correspondents_NN2 agents_NN2 ,_, theatres_NN2 ,_, drama_NN1 groups_NN2 ,_, journalists_NN2 ,_, students_NN2 ,_, teachers_NN2 treated_VVN him_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 major_JJ writer_NN1 and_CC waited_VVD to_TO see_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 would_VM do_VDI next_MD ._. 
Given_VVN the_AT moral_JJ seriousness_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD already_RR ,_, these_DD2 expectations_NN2 intensified_VVD his_APPGE anxiety_NN1 about_II his_APPGE subject_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 toyed_VVD with_IW the_AT time_NNT1 of_IO Munich_NP1 ,_, the_AT decisions_NN2 and_CC failures_NN2 to_TO decide_VVI that_CST had_VHD made_VVN the_AT world_NN1 he_PPHS1 lived_VVD in_RP ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 felt_VVD ,_, in_II a_AT1 way_NN1 that_CST must_VM seem_VVI absurd_JJ when_CS the_AT conflict_NN1 in_II the_AT Falklands_NP1 is_VBZ dramatised_VVN repeatedly_RR before_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ even_RR over_RP ,_, when_CS the_AT widow_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 assassinated_JJ president_NN1 is_VBZ recreated_VVN in_II large_JJ in_II her_APPGE lifetime_NNT1 on_II the_AT epic_JJ screen_NN1 ,_, that_CST these_DD2 events_NN2 were_VBDR too_RG close_JJ to_II be_VBI seen_VVN clearly_RR ,_, too_RG large_JJ and_CC foul_JJ and_CC complex_JJ to_TO be_VBI treated_VVN with_IW decorum_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD now_RT formed_VVD a_AT1 plan_NN1 to_TO write_VVI about_II the_AT falsely_RR sunny_JJ period_NN1 before_II the_AT Great_JJ War_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM parody_VVI the_AT poetry_NN1 of_IO grazing_JJ cows_NN2 and_CC vicarage_NN1 lawns_NN2 ,_, foxhunting_NN1 and_CC romantic_JJ love_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM quote_VVI trench_NN1 poetry_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB this_DD1 project_NN1 too_RG hung_JJ fire_NN1 ,_, impeded_VVD perhaps_RR by_II the_AT conflicting_JJ duty_NN1 to_II Cabestainh_NP1 ,_, perhaps_RR by_II sun_NN1 and_CC wine_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR by_II distance_NN1 English_NN1 lawns_NN2 seemed_VVD far_RR &quot;_" away_RL ._. 
And_CC then_RT he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ partly_RR taken_VVN over_RP by_II a_AT1 piece_NN1 he_PPHS1 neither_RR intended_VVN nor_CC wanted_VVD to_TO write_VVI and_CC which_DDQ preoccupied_VVD him_PPHO1 obsessively_RR ,_, the_AT dramatisation_NN1 of_IO the_AT dispute_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT Yellow_JJ House_NN1 in_II Arles_NP2 ,_, between_II Paul_NP1 Gauguin_NP1 and_CC Vincent_NP1 Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ._. 
This_DD1 work_NN1 had_VHD begun_VVN ,_, like_II Frederica_NP1 's_GE limp_JJ tales_NN2 ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO tourism_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD visited_VVN Arles_NP2 and_CC walked_VVN along_II the_AT Alyscamps_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Yellow_JJ House_NN1 was_VBDZ gone_VVN ,_, swallowed_VVN by_II the_AT railway_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT nondescript_JJ indefinite_JJ area_NN1 between_II nineteenth-century_JJ railway_NN1 and_CC the_AT ancient_JJ Roman_JJ sarcophagi_NN2 in_II their_APPGE Elysian_JJ fields_NN2 was_VBDZ still_RR there_RL ._. 
Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 had_VHD divided_VVN his_APPGE painting_NN1 of_IO the_AT Yellow_JJ House_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 soft_JJ ,_, muddy-brown_JJ line_NN1 ,_, and_CC there_RL still_RR was_VBDZ the_AT soft_JJ muddy_JJ raised_JJ bank_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 irrelevant_JJ ditch_NN1 ._. 
Crowe_NP1 had_VHD the_AT new_JJ edition_NN1 of_IO the_AT Letter_NN1 's_GE ,_, and_CC Alexander_NP1 borrowed_VVD them_PPHO2 to_TO read_VVI in_II bed_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR had_VHD a_AT1 copy_NN1 of_IO Gauguin_NP1 's_GE Avant_FW et_FW Aprs_NN2 which_DDQ recounted_VVD the_AT episode_NN1 in_II the_AT Yellow_JJ House_NN1 from_II Gauguin_NP1 's_GE point_NN1 of_IO view_NN1 ,_, patronising_JJ ,_, complacent_JJ in_II its_APPGE nervousness_NN1 ,_, making_VVG sure_JJ the_AT world_NN1 knew_VVD who_PNQS was_VBDZ the_AT great_JJ painter_NN1 ,_, the_AT great_JJ influence_NN1 ,_, the_AT major_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
The_AT impulse_NN1 to_TO dramatise_VVI the_AT events_NN2 came_VVD out_II21 of_II22 Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 's_GE descriptions_NN2 of_IO the_AT &quot;_" electric_JJ &quot;_" arguments_NN2 of_IO the_AT two_MC ._. 
They_PPHS2 quarrelled_VVD about_II art_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 went_VVD to_II Montpellier_NP1 and_CC quarrelled_VVD about_II Rembrandt_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Our_APPGE arguments_NN2 are_VBR terribly_RR electric_JJ ,_, we_PPIS2 come_VV0 out_II21 of_II22 them_PPHO2 sometimes_RT with_IW our_APPGE heads_NN2 as_RG exhausted_JJ as_CSA an_AT1 electric_JJ battery_NN1 after_CS it_PPH1 has_VHZ run_VVN down_RP ._. 
&quot;_" Electricity_NN1 crackled_VVN and_CC flashed_VVN in_II the_AT whole_JJ relationship_NN1 ,_, and_CC in_II Vincent_NP1 Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 's_GE body_NN1 ,_, and_CC brain_NN1 ._. 
Gauguin_NP1 painted_VVD Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 painting_NN1 sunflowers_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" Afterwards_RT my_APPGE face_NN1 got_VVD much_RR brighter_JJR ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 &lsqb;_( the_AT portrait_NN1 &rsqb;_) was_VBDZ really_RR me_PPIO1 ,_, very_RG tired_JJ and_CC charged_VVN with_IW electricity_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ then_RT ._. 
&quot;_" Gauguin_NN1 was_VBDZ uneasy_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 woke_VVD sometimes_RT and_CC found_VVD Vincent_NP1 standing_NN1 by_II his_APPGE bed_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Between_II two_MC beings_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 and_CC I_PPIS1 ,_, he_PPHS1 like_II a_AT1 Vulcan_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 boiling_RR too_RG ,_, a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO struggle_NN1 was_VBDZ preparing_VVG itself_PPX1 ..._... 
There_EX followed_VVD the_AT Christmas_NNT1 episode_NN1 of_IO the_AT razor-threatening_NN1 ,_, the_AT severed_JJ ear_NN1 ,_, Gauguin_NP1 's_GE precipitate_NN1 departure_NN1 ,_, the_AT incarceration_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT asylum_NN1 a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO dark_JJ Christianity_NN1 repossessed_VVN Vincent_NP1 Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ._. 
The_AT surface_NN1 of_IO the_AT letters_NN2 to_II Theo_NP1 about_II Gauguin_NP1 's_GE defection_NN1 ,_, the_AT disproportionate_JJ interest_NN1 in_II the_AT whereabouts_NN2 of_IO Gauguin_NP1 's_GE fencing_NN1 gloves_NN2 ,_, spoke_VVD of_IO an_AT1 anxiety_NN1 for_IF Gauguin_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Christian_JJ concern_NN1 ._. 
Underneath_RL was_VBDZ rage_NN1 and_CC humiliation_NN1 ._. 
Vincent_NP1 himself_PPX1 was_VBDZ afraid_JJ of_IO the_AT way_NN1 madness_NN1 brought_VVD back_RP a_AT1 religious_JJ intensity_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD felt_VVN and_CC transmuted_VVN :_: Well_RR ,_, with_IW this_DD1 mental_JJ disease_NN1 I_PPIS1 have_VH0 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 of_IO the_AT many_DA2 other_JJ artists_NN2 suffering_VVG mentally_RR and_CC I_PPIS1 tell_VV0 myself_PPX1 that_CST this_DD1 does_VDZ not_XX prevent_VVI one_PN1 from_II exercising_VVG the_AT painter_NN1 's_GE profession_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 nothing_PN1 was_VBDZ amiss_RR ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 realise_VV0 that_CST here_RL the_AT attacks_NN2 tend_VV0 to_TO take_VVI an_AT1 absurd_JJ religious_JJ turn_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 should_VM almost_RR venture_VVI to_TO think_VVI that_CST this_DD1 even_RR necessitates_VVZ a_AT1 return_NN1 to_II the_AT North_ND1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ afraid_JJ ,_, particularly_RR at_II Christmas_NNT1 ,_, of_IO a_AT1 recurrence_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE despair_NN1 and_CC terrible_JJ visions_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ much_RR that_DD1 was_VBDZ intrinsically_RR dramatic_JJ ._. 
Vincent_NP1 's_GE position_NN1 as_CSA scapegoat_NN1 or_CC demon_NN1 :_: A_ZZ1 certain_JJ number_NN1 of_IO people_NN here_RL (_( there_EX were_VBDR more_DAR than_CSN So_RR signatures_NN2 )_) addressed_VVD a_AT1 petition_NN1 to_II the_AT Mayor_NN1 (_( I_PPIS1 think_VV0 his_APPGE name_NN1 is_VBZ M.Tardieu_NP1 )_) describing_VVG me_PPIO1 as_II a_AT1 man_NN1 not_XX fit_JJ to_TO be_VBI at_II liberty_NN1 ,_, or_CC something_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
The_AT commissioner_NN1 of_IO police_NN2 or_CC the_AT chief_JJ commissioner_NN1 then_RT gave_VVD the_AT order_NN1 to_TO shut_VVI me_PPIO1 up_RP again_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 write_VV0 to_II you_PPY in_II the_AT full_JJ possession_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE faculties_NN2 and_CC not_XX as_II a_AT1 madman_NN1 but_CCB as_CSA the_AT brother_NN1 you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
And_CC the_AT involuntary_JJ malice_NN1 within_II the_AT desperate_JJ attempts_NN2 to_TO remain_VVI on_II the_AT safe_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT frontier_NN1 of_IO madness_NN1 ._. 
If_CS Theo_NP1 was_VBDZ worried_VVN about_II marriage_NN1 settlements_NN2 in_II the_AT event_NN1 of_IO death_NN1 &quot;_" why_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY not_XX just_RR knife_VVI your_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC have_VH0 done_VDN with_IW it_PPH1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Indeed_RR I_PPIS1 am_VBM so_RG glad_JJ that_CST if_CS there_EX are_VBR sometimes_RT cockroaches_NN2 in_II the_AT food_NN1 here_RL ,_, you_PPY have_VH0 your_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC child_NN1 at_II home_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" So_RG transparent_JJ ,_, so_RG furious_JJ ._. 
Alexander_NP1 became_VVD obsessed_JJ by_II the_AT yellow_JJ chair_NN1 ,_, of_IO which_DDQ the_AT yellow_JJ chairs_NN2 in_II his_APPGE own_DA cell_NN1 were_VBDR close_JJ relations_NN2 ,_, generic_JJ descendants_NN2 ,_, the_AT rush_NN1 the_AT same_DA ,_, the_AT back_NN1 the_AT same_DA ,_, the_AT varnish_NN1 less_DAR lemon_NN1 and_CC ruddier_JJR ._. 
He_PPHS1 discovered_VVD first_MD that_CST it_PPH1 (_( like_II the_AT fencing_NN1 gloves_NN2 )_) had_VHD been_VBN painted_VVN in_II the_AT wake_NN1 of_IO the_AT Gauguin_NN1 debacle_NN1 and_CC as_II a_AT1 companion_NN1 piece_NN1 to_II the_AT portrait_NN1 of_IO Gauguin_NP1 's_GE empty_JJ chair_NN1 (_( &quot;_" Effect_NN1 of_IO Night_NNT1 &quot;_" )_) ._. 
Gauguin_NP1 's_GE chair_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 ample_JJ ,_, armed_JJ chair_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ painted_VVN in_II the_AT dark_NN1 against_II a_AT1 lamplit_JJ green_JJ wall_NN1 &quot;_" in_II dark_JJ brown-red_JJ wood_NN1 ,_, the_AT seat_NN1 of_IO greenish_JJ rush_NN1 ,_, and_CC in_II the_AT place_NN1 of_IO the_AT absent_JJ a_AT1 lighted_JJ candle_NN1 and_CC two_MC modern_JJ novels_NN2 &quot;_" ._. 
The_AT novels_NN2 ,_, disposed_VVD randomly_RR ,_, had_VHD ,_, for_IF Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ,_, as_II21 for_II22 Henry_NP1 James_NP1 ,_, connotations_NN2 of_IO French_JJ naughtiness_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 also_RR ,_, for_IF Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ,_, represented_VVD life_NN1 ._. 
After_CS his_APPGE pastor-father_NN1 's_GE death_NN1 he_PPHS1 painted_VVD his_APPGE heavy_JJ Bible_NN1 ,_, in_II dark_JJ light_NN1 near_II two_MC snuffed_VVD candles_NN2 ,_, looming_VVG over_RP one_MC1 small_JJ yellow_JJ novel_NN1 ,_, Zola_NP1 's_GE La_NP1 Joie_NP1 de_FW Vivre_FW ._. 
In_II Paris_NP1 ,_, learning_VVG colour_NN1 ,_, with_IW Theo_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 painted_VVD the_AT beautiful_JJ &quot;_" Still_JJ Life_NN1 with_IW Books_NN2 &quot;_" ,_, a_AT1 profusion_NN1 of_IO yellow_JJ novels_NN2 on_II a_AT1 clear_JJ ,_, brilliant_JJ pink_JJ ground_NN1 ._. 
(_( And_CC behind_II these_DD2 in_II the_AT imagination_NN1 the_AT heavy_JJ tomes_NN2 ,_, eaten_VVN away_RL and_CC dusty_JJ ,_, of_IO the_AT Dutch_JJ still-life_NN1 masters_NN2 '_GE reminders_NN2 of_IO the_AT vanity_NN1 of_IO human_JJ wishes_NN2 ,_, of_IO death_NN1 ._. )_) 
Gauguin_NP1 's_GE chair_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" Effet_NP1 de_FW Nuit_FW &quot;_" ,_, Alexander_NP1 came_VVD to_TO realise_VVI ,_, with_IW its_APPGE nocturnal_JJ colour-scheme_NN1 of_IO ruddy_JJ browns_NN2 and_CC murky_JJ greens_NN2 resembled_VVD the_AT iniquitous_JJ &quot;_" Night_NNT1 Cafe_NN1 &quot;_" (_( and_CC by_II implication_NN1 the_AT brothels_NN2 the_AT two_MC painters_NN2 had_VHD haunted_VVN in_II31 search_II32 of_II33 subject-matter_NN1 and_CC what_DDQ else_RR ?_? ,_, scene_NN1 of_IO Gauguin_NP1 's_GE triumphs_NN2 and_CC Vincent_NP1 's_GE humiliations_NN2 )_) ._. 
&quot;_" In_II the_AT Night_NNT1 Cafe_NN1 I_PPIS1 have_VH0 tried_VVN to_TO express_VVI the_AT terrible_JJ passions_NN2 of_IO humanity_NN1 by_II31 means_II32 of_II33 red_JJ and_CC green_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" And_CC the_AT yellow_JJ chair_NN1 ?_? 
Blue_JJ and_CC yellow_JJ ,_, the_AT opposing_JJ colours_NN2 ,_, clean_JJ and_CC upright_RL ,_, no_AT erect_JJ candle_NN1 on_II its_APPGE seat_NN1 but_CCB a_AT1 snuffed_VVN out_RP ,_, horizontal_JJ pipe_NN1 ,_, light_JJ and_CC cleanliness_NN1 ,_, bare_JJ sanity_NN1 ?_? 
The_AT grief-stricken_JJ old_JJ man_NN1 in_II blue_NN1 of_IO the_AT St_NP1 Rmy_NP1 days_NNT2 sits_VVZ head_NN1 in_II hand_NN1 on_II just_RR such_DA a_AT1 shining_JJ chair_NN1 by_II a_AT1 fire_NN1 with_IW fragile_JJ flames_NN2 ._. 
These_DD2 images_NN2 had_VHD what_DDQ Alexander_NP1 desired_VVN for_IF his_APPGE own_DA work_NN1 and_CC did_VDD not_XX have_VHI :_: authority_NN1 ._. 
The_AT man_NN1 could_VM both_RR paint_VVI and_CC name_VVI a_AT1 chair_NN1 ,_, and_CC bring_VVI into_II play_NN1 his_APPGE own_DA terrors_NN2 and_CC hopes_NN2 ,_, and_CC behind_II it_PPH1 ,_, the_AT culture_NN1 of_IO Europe_NP1 ,_, north_ND1 and_CC south_ND1 ,_, the_AT Church_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
The_AT yellow_JJ chair_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT opposite_NN1 of_IO the_AT insane_JJ messianic_JJ visions_NN2 and_CC voices_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 writer_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 man_NN1 haunted_VVN by_II voices_NN2 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 walking_NN1 to_II and_CC from_II the_AT water-tank_NN1 in_II Crowe_NP1 's_GE kitchen-garden_NN1 ,_, where_CS balloon-like_JJ tadpoles_NN2 ,_, the_AT size_NN1 of_IO half-crowns_NN2 ,_, dived_VVN and_CC plashed_VVN their_APPGE lips_NN2 ,_, unable_JK to_TO emerge_VVI and_CC metamorphose_VVI into_II frogs_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ amused_VVN sometimes_RT by_II the_AT counterpoint_NN1 that_CST wailed_VVD in_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 :_: Cabestan_NP1 's_GE heart_NN1 ,_, Vincent_NP1 's_GE ear_NN1 ,_, gassed_JJ soldiers_NN2 '_GE throats_NN2 ,_, Brooke_NP1 's_GE poppies_NN2 ,_, the_AT troubadour_NN1 's_GE lady_NN1 like_II rose_NN1 and_CC gillyflower_NN1 ,_, Vincent_NP1 's_GE irises_NN2 ,_, jealousy_NN1 rage_NN1 and_CC fear_NN1 ,_, fear_VV0 jealousy_NN1 and_CC rage_NN1 ,_, fear_NN1 and_CC indignation_NN1 and_CC pity_NN1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT ,_, before_CS he_PPHS1 drank_VVD the_AT fourth_MD or_CC fifth_MD glass_NN1 of_IO Ctes-du-Rhone_NN2 that_CST would_VM incapacitate_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD with_IW guilt_NN1 of_IO the_AT Flanders_NP1 fields_NN2 ,_, with_IW impotence_NN1 of_IO the_AT forests_NN2 where_RRQ wolves_NN2 ranged_VVD ,_, with_IW the_AT sense_NN1 of_IO temptation_NN1 ,_, secret_JJ delight_NN1 ,_, and_CC energy_NN1 welling_VVG up_RP from_II unknown_JJ sources_NN2 of_IO Gauguin_NP1 's_GE cold_JJ bluster_NN1 ,_, of_IO Vincent_NP1 's_GE two_MC voices_NN2 ._. 
Mostly_RR he_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II sleep_NN1 ,_, then_RT ._. 
Sometimes_RT he_PPHS1 wrote_VVD verse_NN1 about_II colours_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX think_VVI of_IO Frederica_NP1 Potter_NP1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 man_NN1 whose_DDQGE personal_JJ life_NN1 ,_, though_CS occasionally_RR exigent_JJ ,_, never_RR became_VVD a_AT1 siren_NN1 song_NN1 ._. 
The_AT most_RGT delightful_JJ thing_NN1 about_II the_AT Mas_JJ Rose_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT water-supply_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 came_VVD from_II a_AT1 source_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 spring_NN1 ,_, further_RRR up_RP the_AT hillside_NN1 ._. 
M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 showed_VVD Frederica_NP1 how_RRQ ,_, by_II building_VVG a_AT1 slate_NN1 dam_VV0 here_RL ,_, releasing_VVG a_AT1 little_JJ stone_NN1 floodgate_VV0 there_RL ,_, he_PPHS1 diverted_VVD the_AT clear_JJ water_NN1 into_II its_APPGE summer_NNT1 channel_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 stone-lined_JJ gully_NN1 which_DDQ ran_VVD down_RP beside_II the_AT house_NN1 and_CC along_II its_APPGE front_JJ wall_NN1 ,_, passing_VVG under_II slabstone_NN1 doorsteps_NN2 ._. 
Here_RL they_PPHS2 washed_VVD Vallauris_NP1 honey-gold_NN1 dishes_NN2 and_CC coffee_NN1 bowls_NN2 ,_, here_RL ,_, in_II running_JJ water_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 dipped_VVD and_CC shook_VVD salads_NN2 and_CC peaches_NN2 ._. 
The_AT house_NN1 was_VBDZ rosy_JJ and_CC set_VVN into_II the_AT hill_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 slept_VVD in_II a_AT1 windowless_JJ loft_NN1 that_CST held_VVD her_APPGE suitcase_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 camp_NN1 bed_NN1 ,_, and_CC no_AT more_RRR ._. 
She_PPHS1 read_VVD at_II night_NNT1 by_II torchlight_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE own_DA little_JJ door_NN1 open_VV0 onto_II the_AT sandy_JJ hillside_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ not_XX much_DA1 air_NN1 :_: the_AT roof_NN1 heat_NN1 persisted_VVN from_II the_AT day_NNT1 ._. 
An_AT1 army_NN1 of_IO ants_NN2 marched_VVD ceaselessly_RR under_II the_AT bedhead_NN1 and_CC sheared_VVD away_RL the_AT edges_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE dirty_JJ underwear_NN1 with_IW innumerable_JJ mandibles_NN2 ._. 
Owls_NN2 and_CC cicadas_NN2 screamed_VVN and_CC scraped_VVN ._. 
Mosquitoes_NN2 whined_VVD and_CC bit_VVD Frederica_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 into_II a_AT1 plump_JJ ,_, knobbed_VVD ,_, pink_JJ parody_NN1 of_IO itself_PPX1 ,_, giving_VVG her_PPHO1 an_AT1 unfair_JJ look_NN1 of_IO the_AT acne_NN1 from_II which_DDQ her_APPGE dryness_NN1 of_IO flesh_NN1 and_CC perhaps_RR of_IO character_NN1 had_VHD preserved_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ unfortunate_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN Alexander_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 lacked_VVD his_APPGE detachment_NN1 and_CC would_VM not_XX even_RR have_VHI thought_VVN it_PPH1 morally_RR desirable_JJ ,_, believing_VVG the_AT Byronic_JJ tag_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" Man_NN1 's_GE love_NN1 is_VBZ of_IO man_NN1 's_GE life_NN1 a_AT1 thing_NN1 apart_RL :_: 't_PPH1 is_VBZ woman_NN1 's_GE whole_JJ existence_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 retreated_VVD into_II clouded_JJ vision_NN1 ,_, only_RR half-saw_JJ the_AT Ventoux_NN1 ,_, the_AT Vallauris_NP1 potteries_NN2 ,_, the_AT evening_NNT1 games_NN2 of_IO boules_NN2 under_II the_AT plane_NN1 trees_NN2 in_II the_AT timeless_JJ village_NN1 square_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 and_CC Marie-Claire_NP1 and_CC Monique_NP1 sat_VVD ,_, heavy_JJ ,_, sulky_JJ ,_, self-absorbed_NN1 ,_, graceless_JJ whilst_CS Paul-Marie_NP1 darted_VVD and_CC chattered_VVD like_II a_AT1 squirrel_NN1 after_II the_AT scaly_JJ balls_NN2 and_CC his_APPGE parents_NN2 sipped_VVD their_APPGE white_JJ port_NN1 and_CC admired_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
One_MC1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, after_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD given_VVN up_RP hope_NN1 ,_, stirring_VVG aoli_NN2 on_II the_AT doorstep_NN1 ,_, Frederica_NP1 heard_VVD the_AT crunch_NN1 of_IO wheels_NN2 on_II stones_NN2 and_CC saw_VVD the_AT motorbike_NN1 winding_VVG down_RP the_AT cliff_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE two_MC insect-heads_NN2 swaying_VVG in_II harmony_NN1 above_II it_PPH1 ._. 
It_PPH1 disappeared_VVD behind_II olives_NN2 and_CC reappeared_VVD lower_JJR down_II the_AT hill_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 clutched_VVD the_AT oily_JJ mortar_NN1 to_II her_APPGE breast_NN1 ._. 
Marie-Claire_NP1 snickered_VVD ._. 
The_AT bike_NN1 drew_VVD up_RP in_II the_AT yard_NN1 under_II the_AT tree_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Dear_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ have_VH0 you_PPY done_VDN to_II your_APPGE face_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 we_PPIS2 're_VBR welcome_JJ ._. 
What_DDQ a_AT1 divine_JJ setting_NN1 ._. 
For_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 put_VVD down_RP that_DD1 mortar_NN1 ,_, you_PPY are_VBR ruining_VVG the_AT front_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE dress_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 brought_VVD Caroline_NP1 ,_, now_RT not_XX hungover_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" Not_XX Alexander_NP1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 not_XX Alexander_NP1 ._. 
Wilkie_NP1 's_GE girl_NN1 ,_, as_CSA Frederica_NP1 always_RR thought_VVN of_IO her_APPGE had_VHD he_PPHS1 not_XX said_VVN ,_, in_II Scarborough_NP1 ,_, &quot;_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 girl_NN1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ..._... &quot;_" smoothed_VVN blown_JJ skirts_NN2 over_II thin_JJ brown_JJ legs_NN2 and_CC tossed_VVD her_APPGE urchin_NN1 head_NN1 free_JJ of_IO its_APPGE case_NN1 ._. 
M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 came_VVD from_II his_APPGE vegetable_NN1 patch_NN1 up_II the_AT hill_NN1 ,_, where_RRQ ,_, with_IW further_JJR engineering_NN1 of_IO irrigation_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 produced_VVD excellent_JJ tomatoes_NN2 ,_, courgettes_NN2 ,_, peppers_NN2 ,_, beans_NN2 and_CC salad_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 extended_VVD a_AT1 huge_JJ hand_NN1 and_CC invited_VVD Wilkie_NP1 to_II lunch_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 wondered_VVD whether_CSW Caroline_NP1 knew_VVD the_AT Scarborough_NP1 story_NN1 ,_, and_CC ,_, if_CS so_RR ,_, whether_CSW it_PPH1 was_VBDZ known_VVN as_II a_AT1 joke_NN1 or_CC as_CSA something_PN1 apologised_VVD for_IF ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, glad_JJ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ no_PN121 one_PN122 's_GE &quot;_" girl_NN1 &quot;_" though_CS Caroline_NP1 ,_, assured_VVN in_II this_DD1 position_NN1 and_CC two_MC years_NNT2 into_II Cambridge_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ intimidating_JJ ._. 
Frederica_NP1 felt_VVD she_PPHS1 looked_VVD frightful_JJ :_: the_AT oil_NN1 was_VBDZ sticky_JJ and_CC stiff_JJ on_II her_APPGE breasts_NN2 ,_, the_AT sun_NN1 had_VHD frizzed_VVN her_APPGE hair_NN1 and_CC the_AT mosquitoes_NN2 deformed_VVN her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 ate_VVD outdoors_RL :_: sausages_NN2 ,_, aoli_NN2 ,_, vegetables_NN2 and_CC salad_NN1 fresh_JJ cheeses_NN2 and_CC new_JJ ,_, raw_JJ ,_, indigestible_JJ Gigondas_NP2 ,_, inky_JJ purple_JJ ._. 
Wilkie_NP1 discussed_VVD the_AT Camargue_NN1 with_IW M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 ,_, whose_DDQGE cousin_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 domaine_NN1 there_RL ,_, asked_VVD Monique_NP1 and_CC Marie-Claire_NP1 politely_RR what_DDQ they_PPHS2 were_VBDR studying_VVG and_CC elicited_VVD more_DAR information_NN1 in_II half-an-hour_NNT1 than_CSN Frederica_NP1 had_VHD done_VDN in_II several_DA2 months_NNT2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 ate_VVD vast_JJ quantities_NN2 of_IO aoli_NN2 :_: his_APPGE firm_NN1 ,_, plump_JJ chin_NN1 gleamed_VVD with_IW it_PPH1 ,_, like_II a_AT1 child_NN1 's_GE ,_, approached_VVN with_IW a_AT1 buttercup_NN1 in_II31 search_II32 of_II33 an_AT1 affinity_NN1 for_IF butter_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 talked_VVD edgily_RR to_II Caroline_NP1 ._. 
Cambridge_NP1 eleven_MC men_NN2 to_II every_AT1 woman_NN1 ._. 
Wilkie_NN1 a_AT1 genius_NN1 effortless_JJ Firsts_NN2 but_CCB perhaps_RR still_RR ready_JJ to_TO give_VVI up_RP and_CC make_VVI a_AT1 career_NN1 in_II the_AT theatre_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO have_VHI his_APPGE cake_NN1 and_CC eat_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Caroline_NP1 ,_, watching_VVG him_PPHO1 devour_VV0 olives_NN2 and_CC radishes_NN2 and_CC French_JJ bread_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Most_DAT of_IO us_PPIO2 do_VD0 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Frederica_NP1 drily_RR ._. 
&quot;_" What_DDQ will_VM you_PPY do_VDI ._. 
Marry_VV0 ?_? 
&quot;_" This_DD1 was_VBDZ ,_, from_II Frederica_NP1 ,_, pointedly_RR rude_JJ ,_, but_CCB Caroline_NP1 took_VVD it_PPH1 complacently_RR ,_, said_VVD ,_, &quot;_" One_MC1 thing_NN1 at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 
First_MD thing_NN1 ,_, will_VM Wilkie_NP1 go_VVI back_RP to_II Cambridge_NP1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 so_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 to_TO know_VVI someone_PN1 there_RL ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ this_DD1 ?_? &quot;_" said_VVD Wilkie_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Whether_CSW you_PPY 'll_VM stay_VVI at_II Cambridge_NP1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Frederica_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 so_RR ._. 
&quot;_" Wilkie_NP1 grinned_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 I_PPIS1 shall_VM ._. 
&quot;_" Caroline_NP1 sulked_VVD a_RR21 little_RR22 ._. 
This_DD1 did_VDD not_XX spoil_VVI Wilkie_NP1 's_GE party_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sampled_VVD brandied_JJ cherries_NN2 and_CC admired_VVD the_AT irrigation_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 walked_VVD amongst_II the_AT olives_NN2 and_CC flirted_VVD with_IW Frederica_NP1 ,_, Caroline_NP1 ,_, Monique_NP1 and_CC Marie-Claire_NP1 whilst_CS talking_VVG folklore_NN1 seriously_RR with_IW Monsieur_NN1 ._. 
Before_CS he_PPHS1 left_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 proposed_VVD that_CST Frederica_NP1 join_VV0 a_AT1 beach_NN1 party_NN1 at_II Les_NP1 Saintes-Maries_NP2 de_FW la_FW Mer_NP1 ,_, next_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 said_VVD that_CST would_VM be_VBI very_RG pleasant_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 :_: he_PPHS1 would_VM deliver_VVI and_CC collect_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC visit_VVI his_APPGE cousin_NN1 on_II the_AT domaine._NNU 6_MC ._. 
Seascape_NN1 Frederica_NP1 arrived_VVD when_RRQ the_AT beach_NN1 party_NN1 at_II Les_NP1 Saintes-Maries_NP2 was_VBDZ posed_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ at_II some_DD distance_NN1 from_II other_JJ groups_NN2 ,_, in_II those_DD2 days_NNT2 not_XX numerous_JJ ,_, on_II that_DD1 beach_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD arranged_VVN itself_PPX1 around_II bright_JJ canvas_NN1 bags_NN2 and_CC wicker_NN1 baskets_NN2 in_II the_AT part-shade_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 fishing-boat_NN1 ._. 
In_II those_DD2 days_NNT2 also_RR the_AT boats_NN2 were_VBDR unchanged_JJ since_CS Vincent_NP1 Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 had_VHD spent_VVN one_MC1 week_NNT1 there_RL in_II June_NPM1 1888_MC and_CC had_VHD painted_VVN them_PPHO2 ,_, red_JJ and_CC blue_JJ ,_, green_JJ and_CC yellow_JJ ,_, with_IW coloured_JJ delicate_JJ masts_NN2 erect_VV0 ,_, and_CC the_AT slanted_JJ ,_, tapering_VVG yard-arms_NN2 crossing_VVG each_PPX221 other_PPX222 on_II the_AT pale_JJ mackerel_NN sky_NN1 ._. 
Their_APPGE lines_NN2 were_VBDR curved_JJ and_CC beautiful_JJ ;_; they_PPHS2 were_VBDR more_RGR instantly_RR recognisable_JJ than_CSN the_AT cypress_NN1 or_CC even_RR the_AT chair_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR probably_RR not_XX much_RR changed_VVN since_CS long_RR before_II Vincent_NP1 Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 :_: the_AT Phoenician_JJ auspicious_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, white_JJ circled_JJ dot_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR painted_VVN on_II the_AT high_JJ prow_NN1 then_RT as_CSA in_II 1888_MC ._. 
Frederica_NP1 read_VVD the_AT names_NN2 on_II these_DD2 prows_NN2 :_: Dsire_NP1 ,_, Bonheur_NP1 ,_, Amiti_NP1 ._. 
By_II these_DD2 words_NN2 she_PPHS1 would_VM remember_VVI form_NN1 and_CC colour_NN1 ._. 
Words_NN2 were_VBDR primary_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 stood_VVD at_II the_AT foot_NN1 of_IO the_AT bare_JJ dunes_NN2 ,_, gripping_VVG a_AT1 string_NN1 bag_NN1 of_IO swimming_VVG things_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 volume_NN1 of_IO Smollett_NP1 ._. 
Wilkie_NP1 came_VVD up_RP the_AT sand_NN1 and_CC arranged_VVD her_APPGE return_NN1 with_IW M._NN1 Grimaud_NP1 ._. 
Formed_VVN groups_NN2 are_VBR alarming_VVG mostly_RR :_: Frederica_NP1 had_VHD not_XX come_VVN in_II the_AT expectation_NN1 of_IO enjoying_VVG herself_PPX1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 advanced_VVD on_II them_PPHO2 bravely_RR rather_II21 than_II22 hopefully_RR ._. 
You_PPY could_VM see_VVI they_PPHS2 were_VBDR English_JJ ,_, though_CS how_RRQ this_DD1 was_VBDZ ,_, since_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR mostly_RR gleaming_JJ brown_JJ and_CC both_RR elegantly_RR and_CC scantily_RR dressed_VVN ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI hard_JJ to_TO say_VVI ._. 
A_AT1 pinker_JJR skin-tone_NN1 under_II the_AT brown_JJ ,_, and_CC then_RT the_AT pristine_JJ ,_, non-domestic_JJ look_NN1 this_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO English_NN1 had_VHD untouched_JJ ,_, however_RGQV untrue_JJ that_CST might_VM be_VBI ._. 
They_PPHS2 rested_VVD on_II elbows_NN2 ,_, or_CC lay_VVD stretched_VVN like_II Stars_NN2 ,_, stomachs_NN2 in_II sand_NN1 ,_, smooth_JJ heads_NN2 together_RL ,_, a_AT1 brown_JJ hand_NN1 lifting_VVG a_AT1 white_JJ cigarette_NN1 to_II a_AT1 rose-painted_JJ mouth_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 line_NN1 of_IO malachite_NN1 green_JJ smoke_NN1 going_VVG up_RP into_II the_AT air_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ not_XX here_RL the_AT intense_JJ cobalt_NN1 of_IO the_AT plain_NN1 of_IO Orange_NN1 ,_, but_CCB pearl-cream-gold_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 heavy_JJ air_NN1 ,_, soft_JJ and_CC undulating_JJ like_II the_AT pale_JJ sand_NN1 and_CC beyond_II it_PPH1 the_AT warm_JJ ,_, hazed_VVD ,_, sand-green_JJ sea_NN1 ._. 
The_AT figures_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX hard-edged_JJ ,_, like_II the_AT high_JJ boats_NN2 ,_, but_CCB soft_JJ patches_NN2 of_IO bright_JJ colour_NN1 ,_, impinged_VVD on_RP by_II soft_JJ sand_NN1 ._. 
Two_MC unknown_JJ men_NN2 were_VBDR blue_JJ ,_, one_PN1 with_IW a_AT1 fawn_JJ skin_NN1 ,_, just_RR deeper_RRR in_II colour_NN1 than_CSN the_AT sand_NN1 ,_, caerulean_JJ trunks_NN2 and_CC blackbird-blue_JJ hair_NN1 falling_VVG smoothly_RR over_II one_MC1 brow_NN1 ._. 
The_AT other_JJ ,_, fatter_NN1 ,_, had_VHD stark_RG white_JJ skin_NN1 shadowed_VVD ,_, sitting_VVG upright_RL against_II the_AT boat_NN1 in_II navy_NN1 shorts_NN2 and_CC sky-blue_JJ poplin_NN1 shirt_NN1 ._. 
Between_II these_DD2 ,_, gold-dark_NN1 ,_, dark-gold_NN1 and_CC violent_JJ pink_JJ ,_, lay_VVD Lady_NNB Rose_NP1 Martindale_NP1 ,_, solid_JJ but_CCB not_XX fat_JJ or_CC for_IF in_II less_DAR ,_, indeed_RR very_RG woman-shaped_JJ ,_, in_II pink-and-brown_JJ striped_JJ silk_NN1 bathing_VVG suit_NN1 ,_, with_IW gold_JJ hair_NN1 spattered_VVD softly_RR over_II the_AT brown_JJ flesh_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE shoulders_NN2 and_CC whitish_JJ sand_NN1 speckled_JJ on_II the_AT gleam_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE thighs_NN2 where_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD rolled_VVN from_II side_NN1 to_II side_NN1 ._. 
Crowe_NP1 and_CC Anthea_NP1 Warburton_NP1 lay_VVD parallel_RR ,_, Anthea_NP1 pale_JJ only_RR by_II contrast_NN1 with_IW Lady_NNB Rose_NP1 's_GE bright_JJ darkness_NN1 ,_, and_CC with_IW the_AT sunburnt_JJ red_JJ earth_NN1 colour_NN1 of_IO Crowe_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD the_AT look_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 man_NN1 bronzed_JJ against_II nature_NN1 by_II willpower_NN1 and_CC decisive_JJ planning_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 man_NN1 whose_DDQGE ruddiness_NN1 was_VBDZ made_VVN for_IF peeling_VVG crimson_JJ but_CCB who_PNQS had_VHD constrained_VVN his_APPGE skin_NN1 to_TO stay_VVI on_RP even_RR the_AT thin_JJ shiny_JJ tonsure_NN1 and_CC go_VV0 terra-cotta_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE trunks_NN2 ,_, largely_RR buried_VVN between_II the_AT rolls_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE stomach_NN1 and_CC thighs_NN2 ,_, were_VBDR red-purple_JJ ,_, a_AT1 colour_NN1 neither_RR heavier_JJR nor_CC lighter_JJR than_CSN his_APPGE achieved_JJ flesh_NN1 colour_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ jangled_VVD the_AT eye_NN1 ._. 
Anthea_NP1 lay_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 dancing_VVG on_II the_AT hot_JJ folded_JJ sand_NN1 ,_, the_AT pale_JJ ,_, lively_JJ hair_NN1 curved_VVN as_CS21 though_CS22 blown_VVN out_RP on_II the_AT duck_NN egg_NN1 blue_JJ towel_NN1 on_II which_DDQ her_APPGE lovely_JJ profile_NN1 rested_VVD ,_, the_AT skin_NN1 darker_JJR than_CSN the_AT tossed_VVN gold_NN1 ,_, the_AT marvellous_JJ bones_NN2 picked_VVD out_RP by_II clear-cut_JJ shadows_NN2 and_CC glitter_NN1 of_IO sweat_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE bathing-dress_NN1 was_VBDZ peacock_NN1 ,_, rippled_VVD green_JJ and_CC blue_JJ like_II waves_NN2 of_IO an_AT1 illuminated_JJ sea_NN1 ._. 
At_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT circle_NN1 sat_VVD Wilkie_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE girl_NN1 ,_, like_II photographic_JJ negatives_NN2 ,_, Caroline_NP1 olive-dark_NN1 in_II a_AT1 white_JJ bikini_NN1 ,_, hair_NN1 and_CC skin_NN1 black_NN1 to_II Frederica_NP1 's_GE dazzled_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, and_CC Wilkie_NP1 ,_, blacker_JJR still_RR ,_, soot-black_JJ ,_, except_II21 for_II22 the_AT neat_JJ ,_, white_JJ ,_, exiguous_JJ triangle_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE genitals_NN2 ,_, the_AT smiling_JJ teeth_NN2 ,_, light_NN1 striking_VVG off_II the_AT bright_JJ black_JJ hair_NN1 and_CC off_II the_AT huge_JJ butterfly-blue_JJ sunglasses_NN2 ,_, reflecting_VVG in_II their_APPGE inscrutable_JJ surfaces_NN2 pearly_JJ sky_NN1 and_CC sand_NN1 and_CC pearly_JJ sea_NN1 ._. 
The_AT boats_NN2 stared_VVD with_IW their_APPGE painted_JJ eyes_NN2 and_CC no_PN121 one_PN122 else_RR but_CCB Wilkie_NP1 looked_VVD up_RP ._. 
Grey_JJ ash_NN1 dripped_VVD on_II cream_NN1 sand_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ decided_VVN to_TO be_VBI agreeable_JJ and_CC unobtrusive_JJ ._. 
Her_APPGE highest_JJT ambition_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI by_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 simply_RR acceptable_JJ ,_, to_TO have_VHI done_VDN no_RR rushing_VVG or_CC crashing_JJ ,_, committed_VVN no_AT vehemence_NN1 ._. 
Wilkie_NP1 said_VVD to_II Crowe_NP1 &quot;_" Here_RL is_VBZ Frederica_NP1 &quot;_" and_CC the_AT two_MC strange_JJ men_NN2 lifted_VVD a_AT1 limp_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 firm_JJ hand_NN1 in_II silent_JJ salutation_NN1 ._. 
Crowe_NP1 sat_VVD up_RP and_CC stared_VVD at_II Frederica_NP1 ._. 
Caroline_NP1 nodded_VVD and_CC produced_VVN with_IW difficulty_NN1 a_AT1 half-sound_NN1 ._. 
Anthea_NP1 Warburton_NP1 pushed_VVD back_RP a_AT1 strand_NN1 or_CC two_MC of_IO hair_NN1 from_II her_APPGE mouth_NN1 and_CC said_VVD Hi_UH in_II a_AT1 failing_JJ voice_NN1 into_II the_AT thick_JJ air_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 's_GE quick_JJ mind_NN1 's_GE eye_NN1 saw_VVD what_DDQ Crowe_NP1 saw_VVD :_: a_AT1 figure_NN1 broomstick-thin_JJ against_II the_AT dune_NN1 ,_, splay-footed_JJ in_II sensible_JJ sandals_NN2 ,_, thin-shouldered_JJ in_II the_AT provincial_JJ flowered_JJ sundress_NN1 ,_, with_IW its_APPGE white_JJ pique_NN1 triangles_NN2 below_II the_AT straps_NN2 ,_, butterfly-bowed_NN1 on_II the_AT small_JJ breasts_NN2 ,_, plain_NN1 ,_, yes_UH ,_, but_CCB not_XX shockingly_RR or_CC brilliantly_RR plain_JJ ,_, smart_JJ in_II Calverley_NP1 ,_, unexceptionable_JJ in_II Nmes_NP2 and_CC Bargemon_NP1 ,_, dowdy_JJ in_II this_DD1 company_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE hair_NN1 and_CC skin_NN1 were_VBDR now_RT strangely_RR coloured_VVN ._. 
The_AT long_JJ red_JJ tresses_NN2 which_DDQ in_II Astraea_NP1 had_VHD flowed_VVN deranged_VVD on_II her_APPGE shoulders_NN2 whilst_CS her_APPGE paper_NN1 skirts_NN2 were_VBDR slit_VVN by_II Seymour_NP1 's_GE scissors_NN2 had_VHD in_II the_AT hot_JJ sun_NN1 of_IO Provence_NP1 slowly_RR crimped_VVD ,_, frizzled_VVD ,_, and_CC broken_VVN off_II lustreless_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 stood_VVD out_RP now_RT in_II a_AT1 fat_JJ triangular_JJ fan_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 ginger_JJ haze_NN1 of_IO split_JJ ends_NN2 ._. 
Her_APPGE skin_NN1 had_VHD at_II one_MC1 stage_NN1 ,_, unusual_JJ in_II a_AT1 redhead_NN1 ,_, been_VBN almost_RR chocolate-brown_JJ and_CC silk-smooth_JJ ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 northern_JJ redhead_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD passed_VVN beyond_II the_AT russet_JJ and_CC the_AT Negro_NN1 ,_, back_RP to_II a_AT1 strange_JJ peeled_JJ patchwork_NN1 ,_, toast-cinder_JJ brown_JJ ,_, radish-crimson_NN1 ,_, freckled_VVD bone_NN1 and_CC the_AT translucent_JJ grey_NN1 of_IO flaking_VVG skin_NN1 still_RR shifting_VVG ._. 
At_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT play_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD declared_VVN to_II Crowe_NP1 her_APPGE ambition_NN1 to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 actress_NN1 ._. 
Crowe_NP1 had_VHD told_VVN her_PPHO1 to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 glaring_JJ thin_JJ skull_NN1 ,_, striped_JJ and_CC quilted_JJ with_IW bites_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ hardly_RR an_AT1 improvement_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 smiled_VVD benign_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" Well_RR ,_, Frederica_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 hear_VV0 you_PPY are_VBR employed_VVN as_II a_AT1 nanny_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seems_VVZ most_DAT unlikely_JJ ._. 
Do_VD0 sit_VVI down_RP ._. 
&quot;_" Frederica_NP1 sat_VVD down_RP ._. 
They_PPHS2 all_DB breathed_VVD slowly_RR ,_, some_DD with_IW shut_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, some_DD with_IW open_JJ ._. 
Everything_PN1 there_RL was_VBDZ slow_JJ ,_, slow_JJ :_: a_AT1 long_JJ minute_NNT1 went_VVD by_RP ,_, and_CC no_PN121 one_PN122 spoke_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Not_XX exactly_RR a_AT1 nanny_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Frederica_NP1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 displayed_VVD any_DD interest_NN1 in_II what_DDQ she_PPHS1 really_RR was_VBDZ ._. 
Crowe_NP1 made_VVD known_VVN Lady_NNB Rose_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 friend_NN1 of_IO the_AT Woolfs_NP2 in_II their_APPGE later_JJR years_NNT2 and_CC was_VBDZ writing_VVG an_AT1 elegant_JJ book_NN1 on_II cats_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT fat_NN1 and_CC thin_JJ men_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS were_VBDR Vincent_NP1 Hodgkiss_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 philosopher_NN1 ,_, and_CC Jeremy_NP1 Norton_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 poet_NN1 ._. 
Crowe_NP1 lit_VVD another_DD1 cigarette_NN1 for_IF Lady_NNB Rose_NP1 ._. 
Vincent_NP1 Hodgkiss_NP1 observed_VVD in_II a_AT1 tight_JJ pleasant_JJ voice_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ hard_JJ to_TO determine_VVI the_AT colours_NN2 of_IO objects_NN2 in_II this_DD1 light_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ seemed_VVD opaque_JJ ,_, though_CS hot_JJ and_CC dry_JJ ._. 
Frederica_NP1 said_VVD obviously_RR that_CST the_AT sky_NN1 and_CC the_AT sea_NN1 and_CC the_AT boats_NN2 were_VBDR uncannily_RR like_II Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ,_, and_CC Hodgkiss_NP1 said_VVD that_CST of_RR21 course_RR22 they_PPHS2 would_VM never_RR have_VHI seen_VVN them_PPHO2 in_II this_DD1 way_NN1 before_CS he_PPHS1 saw_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
Wilkie_NP1 said_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ Alexander_NP1 she_PPHS1 ought_VMK to_TO talk_VVI to_II about_II Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 and_CC Hodgkiss_NP1 said_VVD Alexander_NP1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 excellent_JJ example_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ talking_VVG about_II ,_, the_AT effect_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 light_NN1 ,_, the_AT difficulty_NN1 of_IO fixing_VVG colours_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ colour_NN1 would_VM they_PPHS2 say_VVI Alexander_NP1 was_VBDZ now_RT ,_, In_II this_DD1 light_NN1 ?_? 
Frederica_NN1 could_VM not_XX see_VVI Alexander_NP1 at_RR21 all_RR22 :_: indeed_RR she_PPHS1 had_VHD noted_VVN he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX there_RL :_: she_PPHS1 stared_VVD around_RP and_CC around_RP now_RT at_II colourless_JJ air_NN1 and_CC sand_NN1 as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 might_VM rise_VVI from_II them_PPHO2 like_II a_AT1 mirage_NN1 ._. 
No_UH ,_, the_AT sea_NN1 ,_, said_VVD Wilkie_NP1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 looked_VVD out_RP ,_, at_II the_AT Stella_FW Maris_FW ,_, anchored_VVN off_II the_AT coast_NN1 ,_, and_CC there_RL he_PPHS1 stood_VVD on_II the_AT curving_JJ prow_NN1 ,_, pale_JJ on_II the_AT pale_JJ sky_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 triangular_JJ patch_NN1 of_IO yellow_JJ like_II a_AT1 painted_JJ sun_NN1 Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 chrome_NN1 ,_, not_XX Renaissance_NN1 gilt_NN1 between_II his_APPGE thighs_NN2 and_CC his_APPGE limbs_NN2 creamy-brown_JJ like_II the_AT foam_NN1 on_II the_AT new_JJ cappuccino_NN1 coffee_NN1 ._. 
And_CC the_AT long_JJ heavy_JJ hair_NN1 was_VBDZ creamy_JJ too_RR ,_, in_II the_AT filtered_JJ sun_NN1 ,_, only_RR just_RR darker_JJR than_CSN the_AT sky_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 rode_VVD a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT dived_VVN into_II the_AT shifting_NN1 ,_, opaque_JJ water_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ ran_VVD away_II21 from_II22 him_PPHO1 in_II rays_NN2 ,_, like_II jewels_NN2 flashing_VVG ,_, opals_NN2 you_PPY might_VM call_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, emeralds_NN2 ,_, lapis_NN1 ,_, rubies_NN2 ,_, sapphires_NN2 ,_, as_CSA Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 had_VHD said_VVN of_IO the_AT stars_NN2 reflected_VVN in_II that_DD1 same_DA sea_NN1 in_II June_NPM1 1888_MC ._. 
Had_VHD she_PPHS1 got_VVN swimming_VVG things_NN2 ,_, Wilkie_NP1 said_VVD ?_? 
She_PPHS1 shifted_VVD her_APPGE string_NN1 bag_NN1 in_II her_APPGE rigid_JJ lap_NN1 ._. 
Come_VV0 on_RP in_II ,_, said_VVD Wilkie_NP1 ._. 
So_RR she_PPHS1 stood_VVD up_RP ,_, and_CC pulled_VVD down_RP her_APPGE pants_NN2 ,_, and_CC rolled_VVD on_II her_APPGE dark-brown_JJ bathing-costume_NN1 ,_, under_II her_APPGE dress_NN1 ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN on_II seaside_NN1 holidays_NN2 ,_, and_CC then_RT pulled_VVD that_CST off_II too_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ aware_JJ that_CST this_DD1 process_NN1 exposed_VVD first_MD her_APPGE buttocks_NN2 and_CC then_RT her_APPGE breasts_NN2 ,_, fleetingly_RR ,_, to_II Crowe_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD seen_VVN them_PPHO2 and_CC more_DAR than_CSN seen_VVN them_PPHO2 ,_, already_RR ,_, but_CCB not_XX in_II circumstances_NN2 either_RR of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, she_PPHS1 took_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, cared_VVD to_TO remember_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 walked_VVD with_IW Wilkie_NP1 crane-like_JJ on_II burning_JJ sand_NN1 to_II the_AT water_NN1 's_GE edge_NN1 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 was_VBDZ disporting_VVG himself_PPX1 about_II the_AT boat_NN1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 strode_VVD into_II the_AT water_NN1 ,_, followed_VVN by_II sauntering_VVG Wilkie_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 reasonable_JJ swimmer_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 struck_VVD out_RP forcefully_RR towards_II Alexander_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ seemed_VVD natural_JJ ,_, since_CS the_AT boat_NN1 at_II anchor_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ thing_NN1 to_TO swim_VVI towards_II or_CC away_II21 from_II22 or_CC around_RP on_II the_AT flat_JJ Mediterranean_JJ ._. 
Alexander_NP1 now_RT floated_VVN near_II it_PPH1 ,_, on_II his_APPGE back_NN1 ,_, arms_NN2 outstretched_JJ ,_, hair_NN1 waving_VVG under_II pale_JJ green_JJ water_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 bobbed_VVD down_RP and_CC came_VVD up_II more_RGR or_CC less_RGR inside_II his_APPGE embrace_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE crimson_NN1 ,_, browned_VVD and_CC pallid_JJ face_NN1 peering_VVG like_II a_AT1 floating_JJ decapitated_JJ head_NN1 in_II his_APPGE direction_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 brought_VVD knees_NN2 to_II chin_NN1 ,_, turned_VVD gracefully_RR ,_, and_CC looked_VVN at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, both_DB2 their_APPGE chins_NN2 on_II water_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 stared_VVD unwavering_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 nasty_JJ habit_NN1 of_IO simply_RR appearing_VVG and_CC staring_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
There_EX had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 time_NNT1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN with_IW the_AT then_RT desired_VVD Jenny_NP1 in_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 car_NN1 on_II the_AT moor_NN1 at_II Goathland_NP1 ._. 
There_EX had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 time_NNT1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD stared_VVN from_II Crowe_NP1 's_GE knee_NN1 ,_, before_CS Crowe_NP1 's_GE study_NN1 fire_NN1 ,_, out_RP at_II Alexander_NP1 on_II the_AT Long_JJ Royston_NP1 terrace_NN1 ._. 
And_CC now_RT in_II the_AT sluggish_JJ sea_NN1 of_IO the_AT Camargue_NN1 and_CC the_AT mouths_NN2 of_IO the_AT Rhone_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" So_CS you_PPY 're_VBR here_RL ,_, &quot;_" he_PPHS1 stated_VVD ,_, with_IW no_AT apparent_JJ note_NN1 of_IO acceptance_NN1 or_CC annoy_VV0 ._. 
She_PPHS1 stared_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Are_VBR you_PPY here_RL long_RR &quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ asked_VVN to_II a_AT1 lunch_NN1 party_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Do_VD0 you_PPY wish_VVI I_PPIS1 'd_VM go_VVI away_RL ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Not_XX particularly_RR ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Good_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" Still_RR staring_VVG ._. 
&quot;_" But_CCB I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 you_PPY would_VM n't_XX stare_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX nice_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR liked_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX mean_VVI to_TO stare_VVI ._. 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 performed_VVD a_AT1 somersault_NN1 ,_, shook_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, and_CC said_VVD towards_II the_AT Stella_FW Maris_FW ,_, &quot;_" I_PPIS1 just_RR like_VV0 looking_VVG at_II you_PPY ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. 
As_CSA you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
&quot;_" Alexander_NP1 's_GE skin_NN1 crept_VVD ,_, possibly_RR with_IW pleasure_NN1 ._. 
To_TO cover_VVI this_DD1 quickening_NN1 he_PPHS1 pointed_VVD out_RP ,_, &quot;_" You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN badly_RR burned_VVN ._. 
Someone_PN1 should_VM have_VHI warned_VVN you_PPY ._. 
With_IW your_APPGE colouring_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" The_AT black_JJ and_CC orange_JJ skull_NN1 grinned_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" They_PPHS2 did_VDD ._. 
This_DD1 has_VHZ taken_VVN months_NNT2 and_CC months_NNT2 to_TO achieve_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 smooth_JJ black_JJ girl_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 peeled_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ past_RL it_PPH1 but_CCB obviously_RR not_XX ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ I_PPIS1 look_VV0 horrid_JJ ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" No_AT skin_NN1 off_II my_APPGE nose_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Alexander_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS veered_VVD between_II the_AT absurdly_RR avuncular_JJ ,_, the_AT undignified_JJ childish_JJ and_CC something_PN1 else_RR whenever_RRQV he_PPHS1 allowed_VVD Frederica_NP1 to_TO trap_VVI him_PPHO1 into_II talk_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 crawled_VVD away_RL towards_II the_AT boat_NN1 and_CC swung_VVD himself_PPX1 up_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO diving_VVG off_RP again_RT before_CS she_PPHS1 ,_, swimming_VVG doggedly_RR after_CS ,_, was_VBDZ up_RP ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 gave_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 hand_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 sat_VVD side_NN1 by_II side_NN1 on_II the_AT hot_JJ wood_NN1 ,_, pouring_JJ sea_NN1 water_NN1 ,_, steaming_VVG ._. 
&quot;_" Are_VBR you_PPY having_VHG fun_NN1 ?_? &quot;_" said_VVD she_PPHS1 ._. 
&quot;_" On_II the_AT whole_NN1 ._. 
That_REX21 is_REX22 ,_, yes_UH ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Are_VBR you_PPY writing_VVG ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Not_XX as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA ..._... 
That_REX21 is_REX22 ,_, yes_UH ._. 
But_CCB the_AT wrong_JJ things_NN2 ._. 
Or_CC I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ,_, the_AT wrong_JJ things_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" What_DDQ things_NN2 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Oh_UH ,_, Frederica_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 shifted_VVD his_APPGE damp_JJ bottom_NN1 and_CC the_AT planks_NN2 hissed_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Come_VV0 on_RP ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX catechise_VVI people_NN on_II a_AT1 swimming_NN1 party_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO know_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX see_VVI you_PPY much_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 really_RR want_VV0 to_TO know_VVI ._. 
Why_RRQ did_VDD they_PPHS2 say_VVI you_PPY would_VM tell_VVI me_PPIO1 about_II Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Did_VDD they_PPHS2 ?_? 
Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM ._. 
Perhaps_RR I_PPIS1 will_VM ,_, &quot;_" he_PPHS1 fatally_RR added_VVN ,_, standing_VVG up_RP ._. 
&quot;_" But_CCB now_RT I_PPIS1 'm_VBM swimming_VVG ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Can_VM I_PPIS1 come_VVI ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 can_VM hardly_RR stop_VVI you_PPY ._. 
&quot;_" He_PPHS1 dived_VVD ,_, and_CC swam_VVD ,_, and_CC turned_VVD to_TO see_VVI her_PPHO1 enter_VV0 the_AT water_NN1 ,_, neat_JJ as_II a_AT1 needle_NN1 ,_, if_CS inelegant_JJ ._. 
Her_APPGE curious_JJ visage_NN1 reminded_VVD him_PPHO1 of_IO something_PN1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX think_VVI what_DDQ ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD flayed_JJ ,_, or_CC striped_JJ ._. 
Tiger_NN1 ,_, tiger_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX that_DD1 ,_, despite_II the_AT staring_NN1 ._. 
More_RGR simian_JJ ._. 
There_RL he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, thinking_VVG about_II Frederica_NP1 Potter_NP1 ,_, at_II Les_NP1 Saintes-Maries_NP2 de_FW la_FW Mer_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 still_RR believed_VVD this_DD1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 irritating_JJ aberration_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 bobbed_VVD up_RP at_II his_APPGE side_NN1 like_II a_AT1 terrier_NN1 ,_, treading_VVG water_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Are_VBR you_PPY writing_VVG about_II Provence_NP1 ,_, then_RT ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Not_XX exactly_RR ._. 
Not_XX intentionally_RR ._. 
Not_XX about_II Provence_NP1 itself_PPX1 exactly_RR ._. 
Oh_UH ,_, come_VV0 off_II it_PPH1 ,_, Frederica_NP1 ,_, try_VV0 to_TO enjoy_VVI yourself_PPX1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 am_VBM ._. 
&quot;_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
They_PPHS2 swam_VVD slowly_RR together_RL round_II the_AT boat_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 did_VDD not_XX play_VVI water_NN1 games_NN2 :_: he_PPHS1 dared_VVD not_XX ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 came_VVD close_JJ on_II a_AT1 corner_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 turned_VVD and_CC humped_VVD his_APPGE body_NN1 to_TO avoid_VVI a_AT1 rope_NN1 ,_, and_CC under_II the_AT colourless_JJ many-coloured_JJ water_NN1 their_APPGE naked_JJ legs_NN2 brushed_VVD weightlessly_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ still_RR there_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ still_RR there_RL ,_, they_PPHS2 both_DB2 thought_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 with_IW greed_NN1 and_CC apprehension_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 with_IW alarm_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO injury_NN1 ,_, and_CC an_AT1 animal_NN1 redirection_NN1 of_IO intention_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD something_PN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX catch_VVI ._. 
&quot;_" What_DDQ ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Dolphin-like_JJ ._. 
You_PPY ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" I_PPIS1 like_VV0 dolphins_NN2 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" So_RR do_VD0 I._NP1 They_PPHS2 sing_VV0 ._. 
Melodious_JJ hootings_NN2 and_CC echoings_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 heard_VVD them_PPHO2 on_II the_AT wireless_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Ca_VM n't_XX you_PPY just_RR be_VBI in_II a_AT1 place_NN1 ,_, Frederica_NP1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" No_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO think_VVI ._. 
So_RR do_VD0 you_PPY ._. 
&quot;_" &quot;_" No_UH I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX ._. 
To_II my_APPGE shame_NN1 ,_, in_II many_DA2 ways_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX ._. 
&quot;_" But_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG tempted_VVN to_TO tell_VVI her_PPHO1 about_II The_AT Yellow_JJ Chair_NN1 ._. 
The_AT whole_JJ problem_NN1 ,_, the_AT way_NN1 the_AT plays_NN2 had_VHD got_VVN wound_VVN into_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, would_VM interest_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, she_PPHS1 would_VM see_VVI it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 problem_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 turned_VVD on_II his_APPGE back_NN1 and_CC swam_VVD away_RL ,_, jerky_JJ and_CC splashing_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 swam_VVD after_CS ,_, outside_II the_AT rainbow_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE thrashing_NN1 ._. 
Inshore_RL ,_, Wilkie_NP1 ,_, lying_VVG lazily_RR along_II the_AT water_NN1 ,_, propped_VVN by_II flickering_JJ hands_NN2 ,_, watched_VVD the_AT to_RL31 and_RL32 fro_RL33 of_IO their_APPGE dancing_NN1 and_CC circling_VVG and_CC smiled_VVD to_II himself_PPX1 ._. 
At_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT water_NN1 Wilkie_NP1 's_GE girl_NN1 cried_VVD out_RP that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ lunch_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR going_VVGK to_TO eat_VVI lunch_NN1 ._. 
Lunch_NN1 was_VBDZ good_JJ :_: little_RR cold_JJ herb_NN1 omelettes_NN2 ,_, raw_JJ smoked_JJ ham_NN1 ,_, huge_JJ pumpkin-indented_JJ scarlet_JJ tomatoes_NN2 ,_, black_JJ olives_NN2 with_IW garlic_NN1 and_CC pepper_NN1 ,_, glistening_VVG ,_, wrinkled_JJ and_CC hot_JJ ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO red_JJ wine_NN1 ,_, Ctes_NP1 du_FW Ventoux_NP1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO good_JJ crusty_JJ bread_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ sharp_JJ ,_, fresh_JJ goat_NN1 cheese_NN1 and_CC rose-orange_JJ Cavaillon_NN1 melons_NN2 ,_, green-gold_NN1 like_II legendary_JJ serpents_NN2 outside_RL ,_, into_II whose_DDQGE fluted_JJ pink_JJ hollows_NN2 Crowe_VV0 ceremoniously_RR poured_VVN pink_JJ ,_, sweet_JJ Beaumes-de-Venise_NN2 wine_NN1 ._. 
Sand_NN1 got_VVN into_II things_NN2 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, and_CC three_MC or_CC four_MC wasps_NN2 buzzed_VVD ,_, straddled_VVD and_CC chewed_VVD ,_, could_VM be_VBI seen_VVN chewing_VVG ,_, the_AT meat_NN1 and_CC the_AT fruit_NN ._. 
Frederica_NP1 drank_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO wine_NN1 and_CC said_VVD nothing_PN1 ,_, but_CCB watched_VVD everyone_PN1 in_II turn_NN1 ,_, charged_VVN with_IW unsatisfied_JJ curiosity_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 lay_VV0 and_CC lazily_RR tossed_VVN ideas_NN2 between_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX give_VVI their_APPGE talk_NN1 her_APPGE whole_JJ attention_NN1 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 had_VHD much_RR if_CS not_XX most_DAT of_IO that_DD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 lay_VVD in_II the_AT sun_NN1 ,_, near_II Lady_NNB Rose_NP1 and_CC Matthew_NP1 Crowe_NP1 ,_, not_XX near_II Frederica_NP1 ,_, and_CC seemed_VVD intent_NN1 on_II the_AT talk_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ mostly_RR talk_VV0 between_II Hodgkiss_NP1 ,_, Wilkie_NP1 and_CC Crowe_NP1 about_II the_AT perception_NN1 and_CC representation_NN1 of_IO colour_NN1 ,_, on_II which_DDQ Hodgkiss_NP1 was_VBDZ writing_VVG a_AT1 paper_NN1 in_II aesthetics_NN1 ,_, and_CC on_II which_DDQ Wilkie_NP1 had_VHD conducted_VVN his_APPGE experiment_NN1 with_IW the_AT rainbow_NN1 sunglasses_NN2 ._. 
The_AT latter_DA was_VBDZ now_RT staring_VVG at_II the_AT Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 boats_NN2 and_CC the_AT milky_JJ sea_NN1 and_CC sky_NN1 through_II poppy-scarlet_JJ lenses_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ Frederica_NP1 thought_NN1 was_VBDZ perverse_JJ ,_, although_CS she_PPHS1 wished_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT courage_NN1 to_TO ask_VVI for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 to_TO put_VVI them_PPHO2 on_RP ,_, to_TO see_VVI all_DB this_DD1 ._. 
Hodgkiss_VV0 and_CC Wilkie_NP1 talked_VVD about_II the_AT nature_NN1 of_IO colour_NN1 ._. 
Hodgkiss_NP1 's_GE manner_NN1 displeased_VVD Frederica_NP1 ;_; he_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 mannered_JJ Oxford_NP1 voice_NN1 ,_, elided_VVD words_NN2 ,_, and_CC used_VVD the_AT pronoun_NN1 &quot;_" one_PN1 &quot;_" frequently_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT voice_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 thin_JJ languid_JJ man_NN1 and_CC the_AT body_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 stocky_JJ alert_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN reading_VVG the_AT notes_NN2 of_IO Wittgenstein_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, who_PNQS before_II his_APPGE death_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN working_VVG on_II the_AT relation_NN1 between_II the_AT private_JJ ,_, sensuous_JJ experience_NN1 of_IO colour_NN1 and_CC the_AT universal_JJ language_NN1 of_IO colour_NN1 words_NN2 with_IW which_DDQ we_PPIS2 appear_VV0 to_TO be_VBI able_JK to_TO communicate_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 spoke_VVD of_IO a_AT1 mathematics_NN1 of_IO colour_NN1 ,_, Wittgenstein_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Farbmathematik_NN1 :_: one_PN1 knew_VVD saturated_JJ red_NN1 or_CC yellow_JJ ,_, once_RR experienced_VVN ,_, as_CSA one_PN1 knew_VVD the_AT nature_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 circle_NN1 or_CC the_AT square_NN1 on_II the_AT hypotenuse_NN1 ._. 
Crowe_NP1 put_VVD in_II that_DD1 the_AT symbolists_NN2 of_IO Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 's_GE time_NNT1 had_VHD supposed_VVN there_RL was_VBDZ a_AT1 universal_JJ language_NN1 of_IO colour_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 primary_JJ language_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 divine_JJ alphabet_NN1 of_IO colours_NN2 and_CC forms_NN2 ._. 
Something_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ,_, said_VVD Hodgkiss_NP1 :_: Wittgenstein_NP1 asked_VVD if_CS there_EX could_VM be_VBI a_AT1 natural_JJ history_NN1 of_IO colour_NN1 ,_, like_II the_AT natural_JJ history_NN1 of_IO plants_NN2 and_CC answered_VVD himself_PPX1 that_CST such_DA a_AT1 natural_JJ history_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, unlike_II that_DD1 of_IO plants_NN2 ,_, outside_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 said_VVD that_CST Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 in_II his_APPGE letters_NN2 in_II French_NN1 very_RG rarely_RR made_VVD his_APPGE colour_NN1 adjectives_NN2 agree_VV0 with_IW the_AT nouns_NN2 they_PPHS2 qualified_VVD ._. 
The_AT result_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST they_PPHS2 could_VM almost_RR be_VBI read_VVN as_CSA things_NN2 more_RGR real_JJ than_CSN the_AT things_NN2 they_PPHS2 qualified_VVD ,_, a_AT1 pattern_NN1 of_IO eternal_JJ forms_NN2 from_II another_DD1 world_NN1 ,_, not_XX part_NN1 of_IO the_AT solid_JJ world_NN1 of_IO cabbages_NN2 and_CC pears_NN2 yellow_JJ and_CC violet_NN1 ,_, blue_JJ and_CC orange_NN1 ,_, red_JJ and_CC green_JJ ._. 
Wilkie_NP1 said_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ known_VVN to_II psychologists_NN2 that_CST certain_JJ colours_NN2 had_VHD certain_JJ psychological_JJ effects_NN2 :_: red_JJ ,_, and_CC also_RR orange_JJ and_CC yellow_JJ increase_NN1 muscular_JJ tension_NN1 and_CC the_AT flow_NN1 of_IO adrenalin_NN1 :_: blue_JJ and_CC green_JJ slow_JJ the_AT heartbeat_NN1 ,_, lower_VV0 the_AT temperature_NN1 ._. 
The_AT conversation_NN1 moved_VVD on_RP to_II the_AT human_JJ habit_NN1 of_IO colour-mapping_NN1 ._. 
Crowe_NP1 said_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ an_AT1 odd_JJ passage_NN1 in_II Proust_NP1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 associated_VVD letters_NN2 of_IO the_AT alphabet_NN1 with_IW colours_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 claimed_VVD that_CST the_AT letter_NN1 &quot;_" I_PPIS1 &quot;_" was_VBDZ red_JJ in_II Gerard_NP1 de_NP1 Nerval_NP1 's_GE Sylvie_NP1 ,_, la_FW Vraie_NP1 Fille_NP1 du_FW Feu_NP1 ,_, for_REX21 instance_REX22 ._. 
Lady_NNB Rose_NP1 immediately_RR said_VVD no_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ice-blue_JJ ,_, and_CC Anthea_NP1 said_VVD no_UH ,_, silvery-green_JJ and_CC Crowe_NP1 said_VVD women_NN2 's_GE interest_NN1 in_II colour_NN1 depended_VVN on_II what_DDQ colour_NN1 showed_VVD their_APPGE bodies_NN2 to_II best_JJT advantage_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 woman_NN1 would_VM always_RR decorate_VVI a_AT1 room_NN1 in_II31 terms_II32 of_II33 her_APPGE own_DA skin_NN1 tone_NN1 and_CC eyes_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 asked_VVD the_AT others_NN2 about_II the_AT letter_NN1 &quot;_" I_ZZ1 &quot;_" :_: Hodgkiss_NP1 said_VVD it_PPH1 brought_VVD to_II mind_NN1 Henry_NP1 James_NP1 's_GE simile_NN1 for_IF the_AT dress_NN1 of_IO Sarah_NP1 Pocock_NP1 ,_, &quot;_" scarlet_JJ like_II the_AT scream_NN1 of_IO someone_PN1 falling_VVG through_II a_AT1 skylight_NN1 &quot;_" ._. 
Jeremy_NP1 Norton_NP1 said_VVD &quot;_" silver_NN1 &quot;_" ,_, Alexander_NP1 said_VVD &quot;_" sage_NN1 &quot;_" ,_, Wilkie_NP1 said_VVD &quot;_" inky_JJ &quot;_" and_CC Caroline_NP1 muttered_VVD &quot;_" green_JJ &quot;_" ._. 
Frederica_NP1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX make_VVI associations_NN2 between_II colours_NN2 and_CC other_JJ systems_NN2 like_II alphabets_NN2 or_CC days_NNT2 of_IO the_AT week_NNT1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II Wilkie_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ colour-insensitive_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tone-deaf_JJ ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 remembered_VVD ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 said_VVD no_UH ,_, you_PPY have_VH0 little_DA1 synaesthesia_NN1 and_CC vestigial_JJ sensory_JJ responses_NN2 you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX encourage_VVI ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ all_DB ._. 
Jeremy_NP1 Norton_NP1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 ._. 
Years_NNT2 later_RRR Frederica_NP1 read_VVD a_AT1 poem_NN1 by_II him_PPHO1 about_II that_DD1 beach_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 neat_JJ poem_NN1 ,_, orchestrating_VVG colour_NN1 adjectives_NN2 ,_, unmodified_JJ ,_, against_II indefinite_JJ objects_NN2 and_CC asking_VVG subtly_RR how_RRQ language_NN1 fitted_VVN the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
On_II that_DD1 day_NNT1 she_PPHS1 decided_VVD he_PPHS1 looked_VVD too_RG much_DA1 like_II a_AT1 poet_NN1 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 good_JJ one_PN1 ,_, a_AT1 view_NN1 at_II variance_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE view_NN1 of_IO Hodgkiss_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS looked_VVD too_RG unlike_JJ what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, profound_JJ thinker_NN1 ,_, Oxford_NP1 don_NN1 ,_, to_TO be_VBI satisfactory_JJ either_RR ._. 
Lady_NNB Rose_NP1 went_VVD to_II sleep_NN1 ._. 
Crowe_VV0 lovingly_RR arranged_VVD the_AT wheel_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE straw_NN1 hat_NN1 to_TO cover_VVI her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
Anthea_NP1 kicked_VVD the_AT sand_NN1 with_IW perfect_JJ ,_, active_JJ little_JJ toes_NN2 and_CC Wilkie_NP1 's_GE girl_NN1 lay_VVD down_RP in_II the_AT shadow_NN1 of_IO the_AT boat_NN1 ,_, pulling_VVG him_PPHO1 down_RP after_II her_PPHO1 ,_, putting_VVG an_AT1 arm_NN1 over_II his_APPGE sweaty_JJ waist_NN1 ,_, claiming_VVG ._. 
Crowe_NP1 leaned_VVD back_RP and_CC snuffled_VVD a_AT1 snore_NN1 ._. 
Anthea_NP1 began_VVD to_II oil_NN1 her_APPGE skin_NN1 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 ,_, unusually_RR lively_JJ after_II a_AT1 meal_NN1 ,_, proposed_VVD a_AT1 walk_NN1 ,_, and_CC did_VDD not_XX know_VVI if_CSW he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ glad_JJ or_CC sorry_JJ when_CS only_JJ Frederica_NP1 accepted_VVD ._. 
&quot;_" Have_VH0 you_PPY seen_VVN the_AT church_NN1 ,_, Frederica_NP1 ?_? 
&quot;_" &quot;_" No_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI who_PNQS the_AT Saintes-Maries_NP2 were_VBDR ,_, or_CC why_RRQ there_EX are_VBR more_DAR than_CSN one_MC1 ._. 
&quot;_" They_PPHS2 mounted_VVD the_AT white_JJ dune_NN1 and_CC set_VVD off_RP towards_II town_NN1 square_NN1 and_CC church_NN1 ,_, past_II a_AT1 few_DA2 white_JJ cottages_NN2 ._. 
At_II that_DD1 time_NNT1 the_AT Camargue_NN1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN invaded_VVN by_II the_AT tourists_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS instigated_VVD the_AT establishment_NN1 of_IO mournful-looking_JJ groups_NN2 of_IO tethered_JJ ,_, bony_JJ horses_NN2 in_II American-style_JJ corrals_NN2 ,_, souvenir_NN1 stalls_NN2 with_IW gardien_JJ hats_NN2 ,_, and_CC gaucho_NN1 hats_NN2 and_CC Texan_NN1 sombreros_NN2 ,_, little_JJ cotton_NN1 peaked_VVD caps_NN2 ,_, with_IW Mickey_NP1 Mouse_NP1 or_CC pink_JJ flamingoes_NN2 on_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
Nor_CC had_VHD the_AT later_JJR overlapping_JJ visitation_NN1 of_IO hippies_NN2 of_IO the_AT Sixties_MC2 taken_VVN place_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD followed_VVN the_AT gipsy_JJ processions_NN2 ,_, of_IO which_DDQ Alexander_NP1 now_RT told_VVD Frederica_NP1 ,_, and_CC stayed_VVD and_CC sung_VVN and_CC smoked_VVN and_CC loved_VVD and_CC sat_VVD on_II the_AT white_JJ beaches_NN2 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT pale_JJ sand_NN1 came_VVD to_TO resemble_VVI road-dirt_NN1 anywhere_RL ._. 
In_II the_AT Sixties_MC2 any_RR vaguely_RR holy_JJ and_CC distant_JJ place_NN1 became_VVD heaped_JJ and_CC congested_JJ with_IW the_AT bodies_NN2 of_IO the_AT seekers_NN2 of_IO the_AT holy_JJ and_CC distant_JJ ._. 
Frederica_NN1 at_II that_DD1 time_NNT1 wrote_VVD an_AT1 essay_NN1 on_II overpopulation_NN1 ,_, relics_NN2 of_IO individualism_NN1 ,_, the_AT collective_JJ soul_NN1 and_CC Glastonbury_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ before_II Stonehenge_NP1 ,_, in_II 1980_MC ,_, became_VVD enclosed_VVN in_II a_AT1 concentration_NN1 camp_NN1 cage_NN1 ,_, designed_VVN to_TO keep_VVI people_NN out_RP ,_, not_XX in_RP ,_, and_CC that_DD1 fence_NN1 was_VBDZ built_VVN before_II a_AT1 Frenchman_NN1 proposed_VVD to_TO preserve_VVI the_AT crumbling_JJ Sphinx_NN1 by_II encasing_VVG him/her/it_FU in_II a_AT1 transparent_JJ plastic_NN1 skin_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 world_NN1 was_VBDZ coming_VVG in_II which_DDQ it_PPH1 would_VM almost_RR certainly_RR never_RR again_RT be_VBI possible_JJ to_TO walk_VVI quietly_RR ,_, as_CSA Frederica_NP1 and_CC Alexander_NP1 walked_VVD ,_, through_II the_AT village_NN1 where_CS Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 tramped_VVD and_CC set_VVD up_RP his_APPGE easel_NN1 in_II the_AT clean_JJ dust_NN1 ._. 
St_NP1 Mary_NP1 Jacobus_NP1 and_CC St_NP1 Mary_NP1 Salome_NP1 ,_, in_II some_DD versions_NN2 accompanied_VVN by_II St_NP1 Mary_NP1 Magdalene_NP1 and_CC in_II all_DB by_II their_APPGE black_JJ servant_NN1 ,_, Sarah_NP1 ,_, had_VHD sailed_VVN to_II this_DD1 coast_NN1 from_II Palestine_NP1 ,_, Alexander_NP1 told_VVD Frederica_NP1 ,_, after_CS the_AT death_NN1 of_IO Christ_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD been_VBN miraculously_RR wafted_VVN to_II this_DD1 place_NN1 after_II days_NNT2 without_IW food_NN1 or_CC water_NN1 in_II an_AT1 open_JJ boat_NN1 ._. 
Sarah_NP1 had_VHD joined_VVN them_PPHO2 through_II another_DD1 miracle_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 cloak_NN1 thrown_VVN by_II Mary_NP1 Jacobus_NP1 which_DDQ upheld_VVN her_APPGE feet_NN2 on_II the_AT water_NN1 ._. 
Every_AT1 year_NNT1 the_AT saints_NN2 all_DB three_MC were_VBDR taken_VVN down_RP to_II the_AT sea_NN1 and_CC ritually_RR dipped_VVN into_II it_PPH1 :_: every_AT1 year_NNT1 the_AT gipsies_NN2 from_II all_RR over_II France_NP1 gathered_VVD to_TO celebrate_VVI this_DD1 bathing_NN1 and_CC rebirth_NN1 ._. 
The_AT gipsies_NN2 patron_NN1 saint_NN1 was_VBDZ Sarah_NP1 ;_; it_PPH1 was_VBDZ thought_VVN she_PPHS1 might_VM bear_VVI some_DD relation_NN1 in_II their_APPGE minds_NN2 to_II a_AT1 deity_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA ,_, an_AT1 oriental_JJ deity_NN1 ,_, Sara_NP1 le_FW Kali_NP1 ._. 
&quot;_" Kali_NN2 the_AT destroyer_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Frederica_NP1 knowledgeably_RR ,_, who_PNQS in_II fact_NN1 knew_VVD little_DA1 more_DAR of_IO this_DD1 terrifying_JJ deity_NN1 than_CSN her_APPGE name_NN1 and_CC brief_JJ tag_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Goddesses_NN2 rising_VVG from_II the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
Like_II Venus_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 see_VV0 what_DDQ they_PPHS2 mean_VV0 when_RRQ they_PPHS2 say_VV0 the_AT Mediterranean_JJ countries_NN2 have_VH0 never_RR missed_VVN out_RP on_II a_AT1 female_JJ god_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 makes_VVZ a_AT1 change_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ put_VVN out_RP not_XX disappointed_JJ but_CCB made_VVD uneasy_JJ by_II the_AT images_NN2 of_IO the_AT Maries_NP2 in_II the_AT church_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ an_AT1 uncompromising_JJ fortress-like_JJ church_NN1 ,_, old_JJ ,_, high_JJ ,_, square_NN1 with_IW no_AT elaboration_NN1 of_IO aisle_NN1 or_CC transept_NN1 ,_, bare_JJ ,_, which_DDQ chimed_VVD with_IW Frederica_NP1 's_GE northern_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO fitness_NN1 ,_, and_CC yet_RR ,_, in_II its_APPGE dark_NN1 ,_, after_CS the_AT bright_JJ sun_NN1 ,_, haunted_VVN by_II things_NN2 her_APPGE blood_NN1 rejected_VVD racks_NN2 of_IO fragile_JJ spiked_JJ flames_NN2 of_IO votive_JJ candles_NN2 ,_, elaborate_JJ china_NN1 and_CC metal_NN1 plaques_NN2 and_CC pictures_NN2 offering_VVG thanks_NN2 for_IF favours_NN2 obtained_VVN ,_, the_AT smell_NN1 of_IO old_JJ wax_NN1 and_CC lingering_JJ incense_NN1 muffling_VVG the_AT smell_NN1 of_IO stone_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sacred_JJ images_NN2 of_IO the_AT two_MC Maries_NP2 leaned_VVD out_RP awkwardly_RR from_II a_AT1 plinth_NN1 on_II a_AT1 balustrade_NN1 ._. 
Both_DB2 had_VHD sweet_JJ ,_, round_JJ ,_, pink-cheeked_JJ china-doll_NN1 faces_VVZ :_: both_DB2 were_VBDR crowned_VVN with_IW wreaths_NN2 of_IO globular_JJ white_JJ silk_NN1 flowers_NN2 ,_, wound_VVN with_IW pearls_NN2 ._. 
Both_DB2 were_VBDR dressed_VVN in_II silk_NN1 floss_NN1 ,_, tinsel_NN1 and_CC gauze_NN1 ,_, pink_JJ and_CC pale_JJ blue_JJ ._. 
Both_DB2 smiled_VVD thoughtlessly_RR ._. 
Frederica_NN1 was_VBDZ irresistibly_RR reminded_VVN of_IO the_AT two_MC dolls_NN2 leaning_VVG lifelessly_RR on_II the_AT doll_NN1 's_GE house_NN1 dresser_NN1 ,_, staring_VVG ,_, in_II The_AT Tale_NN1 of_IO Tao_NP1 Bad_JJ Mice_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR the_AT first_MD such_DA images_NN2 she_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN the_AT Grimauds_NP2 ,_, like_II many_DA2 Nmois_NP1 ,_, were_VBDR staunchly_RR Protestant_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II Alexander_NP1 for_IF guidance_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 said_VVD that_CST the_AT image_NN1 of_IO black_JJ Sarah_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT crypt_NN1 They_PPHS2 went_VVD down_RP ._. 
Sarah_NP1 was_VBDZ different_JJ ._. 
Her_APPGE carved_JJ ,_, dark_NN1 ,_, fine-nosed_JJ wooden_JJ face_NN1 had_VHD both_RR austerity_NN1 and_CC arrogance_NN1 or_CC contempt_NN1 ,_, something_PN1 indeed_RR oriental_JJ ,_, though_CS her_APPGE flounces_NN2 and_CC veils_NN2 were_VBDR the_AT same_DA frothy_JJ pastels_NN2 as_CSA those_DD2 of_IO the_AT upstairs_NN1 saints_NN2 ._. 
Round_II her_APPGE burned_JJ iron-spiked_JJ circles_NN2 of_IO tapering_JJ candles_NN2 ,_, yellow-bright_JJ in_II the_AT dark_NN1 ._. 
Before_CS her_APPGE lay_JJ heaps_NN2 of_IO flowers_NN2 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT beloved_JJ ,_, the_AT tended_JJ saint_NN1 dying_VVG gladioli_NN2 ,_, eternal_JJ silk_NN1 blown_VVN roses_NN2 ,_, immortelles_NN2 ._. 
Behind_II her_PPHO1 on_II the_AT altar_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 reliquary_NN1 in_II which_DDQ Frederica_NP1 could_VM see_VVI through_II glass_NN1 a_AT1 bone_NN1 or_CC two_MC a_AT1 shin_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 forearm_NN1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_JJ seeing_CS21 that_CS22 female_JJ body_NN1 preserved_VVN whole_NN1 in_II sand_NN1 in_II the_AT British_JJ Museum_NN1 ,_, as_CSA one_PN1 feels_VVZ it_PPH1 should_VM not_XX be_VBI ,_, its_APPGE reddish_JJ leathery_JJ skin_NN1 peeling_VVG from_II its_APPGE temples_NN2 ,_, crispings_NN2 of_IO dead_RG gingery_JJ hair_NN1 over_II its_APPGE ears_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 woman_NN1 is_VBZ many_DA2 English_JJ children_NN2 's_GE first_MD encounter_NN1 with_IW death_NN1 ,_, lying_VVG there_RL knees_NN2 to_II chin_NN1 ,_, folded_VVN ,_, flaking_VVG ,_, tendons_NN2 taut_JJ ._. 
The_AT thing_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
Image_NN1 and_CC bones_NN2 ,_, altar_NN1 and_CC woman_NN1 ,_, half-doll_NN1 ,_, half-idol_NN1 ,_, iron_NN1 spikes_NN2 ,_, flame_NN1 light_NN1 on_II the_AT smoke-stained_JJ roof_NN1 ._. 
Let_VM21 's_VM22 get_VVI out_RP into_II the_AT sun_NN1 ,_, said_VVD Frederica_NP1 ,_, let_VM21 's_VM22 go_VVI ._. 
After_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD left_VVN the_AT church_NN1 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR a_RR21 little_RR22 embarrassed_JJ ._. 
Alexander_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS took_VVD refuge_NN1 from_II awkwardness_NN1 in_II the_AT purveying_NN1 of_IO information_NN1 ,_, told_VVD Frederica_NP1 about_II other_JJ Mediterranean_JJ goddesses_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 Ford_NP1 Madox_NP1 Ford_NP1 's_GE delightful_JJ story_NN1 of_IO the_AT portrait-sculpture_NN1 of_IO Our_APPGE Lady_NN1 of_IO the_AT Castle_NN1 from_II St_NP1 Etienne_NP1 des_NP1 Grs_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Virgin_NN1 ,_, Ford_NP1 relates_VVZ ,_, appeared_VVD to_II a_AT1 young_JJ shepherd_NN1 in_II the_AT Alpilles_NN2 who_PNQS was_VBDZ chiselling_VVG a_AT1 rock_NN1 ,_, and_CC remained_VVD whilst_CS he_PPHS1 carved_VVD her_APPGE portrait_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" When_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ done_VDN She_PPHS1 expressed_VVD Her_APPGE complete_JJ satisfaction_NN1 with_IW the_AT statue_NN1 both_RR as_II a_AT1 portrait_NN1 and_CC as_II a_AT1 work_NN1 of_IO art_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 particularly_RR asked_VVD the_AT Bishop_NN1 about_II that_DD1 last_MD point_NN1 ._. 
There_RL at_RR21 once_RR22 was_VBDZ presented_VVN to_II the_AT world_NN1 the_AT final_JJ canon_NN1 of_IO aesthetics_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" Ford_NP1 set_VVD out_RP to_TO see_VVI this_DD1 cynosure_NN1 and_CC found_VVD Her_PPHO1 so_RR wrapped_VVN and_CC swaddled_VVN in_II lace_NN1 robes_NN2 and_CC veiling_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI no_AT trace_NN1 of_IO figure_NN1 or_CC countenance_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT ,_, one_MC1 day_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 came_VVD to_II her_APPGE church_NN1 and_CC saw_VVD a_AT1 great_JJ gold_NN1 crown_NN1 on_II one_MC1 chair_NN1 ,_, billows_NN2 of_IO lace_NN1 on_II another_DD1 ,_, &quot;_" two_MC beetle-like_JJ old_JJ ladies_NN2 washing_VVG something_PN1 in_II a_AT1 pewter_NN1 receptacle_NN1 ..._... 
&quot;_" &quot;_" And_CC the_AT image_NN1 ,_, &quot;_" Alexander_NP1 quoted_VVD ,_, &quot;_" was_VBDZ a_AT1 rude_JJ ,_, carved_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO reddish_JJ rock_NN1 ._. 
&quot;_" A_AT1 primitive_NN1 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 Gaudier-Brzeska_NP1 emulated_VVD ,_, such_II21 as_II22 the_AT peasant-Virgin_NN1 would_VM have_VHI recognised_VVN ._. 
Cybele_NN1 and_CC Venus_NP1 ,_, Alexander_NP1 said_VVD ,_, were_VBDR worshipped_VVN as_CSA conical_JJ stones_NN2 ._. 
How_RGQ beautiful_JJ ,_, how_RRQ amazing_JJ ,_, Frederica_NP1 exclaimed_VVD ,_, associating_VVG the_AT red_JJ rock_NN1 of_IO Roussillon_NN1 with_IW Alexander_NP1 explaining_VVG Rodin_NP1 's_GE Danade_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 with_IW his_APPGE perfect_JJ ,_, respectful_JJ ,_, abstract_JJ sensuality_NN1 ._. 
Alexander_NP1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 about_II the_AT Venus_NP1 of_IO Arles_NP2 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN dug_VVN up_RP in_II the_AT Roman_JJ circus_NN1 there_RL ,_, classically_RR graceful_JJ with_IW both_DB2 her_APPGE arms_NN2 ,_, holding_VVG up_RP the_AT golden_JJ or_CC marble_NN1 apple_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 quoted_VVD Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ,_, &quot;_" There_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 Venus_NP1 of_IO Arles_NP2 ,_, just_RR as_CSA there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 Venus_NP1 of_IO Lesbos_NP1 ,_, and_CC one_PN1 still_RR feels_VVZ the_AT youth_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, in_II31 spite_II32 of_II33 all_DB ..._... 
&quot;_" &quot;_" Ah_UH yes_UH ,_, Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ,_, &quot;_" said_VVD Frederica._NP1 bas_NN2 he_PPHS1 writing_VVG about_II Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ?_? 
They_PPHS2 sat_VVD in_II a_AT1 cafe_NN1 and_CC ordered_VVD citrons_NN2 presses_NN2 and_CC Alexander_NP1 told_VVD Frederica_NP1 about_II the_AT importunate_JJ play_NN1 ,_, about_II the_AT evanescent_JJ summer_NNT1 of_IO 1914_MC ,_, about_II Cabestainh_NP1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX see_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ hesitating_VVG about_RP ,_, he_PPHS1 must_VM write_VVI The_AT yellow_JJ Chair_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ alive_JJ ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
They_PPHS2 talked_VVD about_II how_RRQ to_TO write_VVI The_AT Yellow_JJ Chair_NN1 ,_, whether_CSW to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 stark_JJ and_CC classical_JJ by_II keeping_VVG the_AT unities_NN2 ,_, restricting_VVG the_AT action_NN1 to_II the_AT terrible_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO the_AT battle_NN1 with_IW Gauguin_NP1 ,_, or_CC whether_CSW to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 episodic_JJ and_CC epic_NN1 ,_, to_TO introduce_VVI Theo_NP1 at_RR21 least_RR22 and_CC maybe_RR other_JJ figures_NN2 ,_, even_RR the_AT looming_JJ pastor_NN1 from_II Nuenen_NP1 ._. 
Frederica_NP1 said_VVD to_II Alexander_NP1 ,_, before_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM say_VVI it_PPH1 to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ an_AT1 intrinsic_JJ problem_NN1 in_II writing_VVG about_II artists_NN2 ,_, for_IF how_RRQ could_VM he_PPHS1 dramatise_VVI the_AT battle_NN1 with_IW the_AT colours_NN2 and_CC forms_NN2 as_II31 opposed_II32 to_II33 the_AT whore_NN1 and_CC the_AT rival_NN1 ,_, the_AT father_NN1 ,_, the_AT brother_NN1 ,_, the_AT nephew_NN1 Vincent_NP1 Van_NP1 Gogh_NP1 ?_? 
They_PPHS2 got_VVD excited_JJ ._. 
Alexander_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 shifted_VVN from_II conflict_NN1 over_II his_APPGE intentions_NN2 to_II certainty_NN1 that_CST The_AT Yellow_JJ Chair_NN1 was_VBDZ what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ writing_VVG ._. 
(_( Paradoxically_RR the_AT release_NN1 of_IO tension_NN1 enabled_VVD him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT next_MD week_NNT1 to_TO run_VVI up_RP ,_, turn_VV0 out_RP ,_, patch_VV0 together_RL ,_, a_AT1 poetical_JJ melodrama_NN1 about_II Cabestainh_NN1 with_IW which_DDQ the_AT house-guests_NN2 had_VHD some_DD civilised_JJ fun_NN1 ._. )_) 
Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 at_II this_DD1 moment_NN1 that_CST some_DD reciprocal_JJ need_NN1 established_VVD an_AT1 understanding_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 two_MC were_VBDR friends_NN2 ,_, would_VM know_VVI each_PPX221 other_PPX222 for_IF a_AT1 long_JJ part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 life-time_NNT1 ?_? 
Hardly_RR then_RT ,_, though_CS it_PPH1 did_VDD cross_VVI Frederica_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 that_CST sex_NN1 inhibited_JJ talk_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 to_TO be_VBI talked_VVN to_II by_II Alexander_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 pleasure_NN1 not_XX readily_RR to_TO be_VBI forgone_VV0 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX touch_VVI her_PPHO1 until_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 stroked_VVD the_AT frizzled_JJ hair_NN1 briefly_RR and_CC said_VVD &quot;_" Thank_VV0 you_PPY &quot;_" ,_, meaning_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 went_VVD home_RL to_II her_APPGE windowless_JJ attic_NN1 ,_, sweltered_VVD and_CC turned_VVD ,_, remembering_VVG Ford_NP1 's_GE red-stone_JJ Virgin_NN1 with_IW intense_JJ pleasure_NN1 ,_, plotting_VVG The_AT Yellow_JJ Chair_NN1 ,_, remembering_VVG the_AT yellow_JJ triangle_NN1 of_IO Alexander_NP1 's_GE trunks_NN2 on_II the_AT prow_NN1 of_IO the_AT Stella_FW Maris_FW ._. 
They_PPHS2 did_VDD not_XX meet_VVI again_RT ,_, that_DD1 summer_NNT1 ._. 
Arles_NP1 ,_, June_NPM1 1888_MC ._. 
To_II Emile_NP1 Bernard_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 spent_VVD a_AT1 week_NNT1 at_II Saintes-Maries_NP2 ,_, and_CC to_TO get_VVI there_RL I_PPIS1 drove_VVD in_II a_AT1 diligence_NN1 across_II the_AT Camargue_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE vineyards_NN2 ,_, moors_NN2 ,_, and_CC flat_JJ fields_NN2 like_II Holland_NP1 ._. 
There_RL ,_, at_II Saintes-Maries_NP2 ,_, were_VBDR girls_NN2 who_PNQS reminded_VVD me_PPIO1 of_IO Cimabue_NP1 and_CC Giotto_NP1 thin_JJ ,_, straight_RR ,_, somewhat_RR sad_JJ and_CC mystic_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT perfectly_RR flat_JJ sandy_JJ beach_NN1 little_RR green_JJ ,_, red_JJ ,_, blue_JJ boats_NN2 ,_, so_RG pretty_JJ in_II shape_NN1 and_CC colour_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 made_VVD one_MC1 think_NN1 of_IO flowers_NN2 ..._... 
What_DDQ I_PPIS1 should_VM like_VVI to_TO find_VVI out_RP is_VBZ the_AT effect_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 intenser_JJR blue_NN1 in_II the_AT sky_NN1 ._. 
Fromentin_NN1 and_CC Gerome_NP1 see_VV0 the_AT soil_NN1 of_IO the_AT South_ND1 as_CSA colourless_JJ ,_, and_CC a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO people_NN see_VV0 it_PPH1 like_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
My_APPGE God_NP1 ,_, yes_UH ,_, if_CS you_PPY take_VV0 some_DD sand_NN1 in_II your_APPGE hand_NN1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY look_VV0 at_II it_PPH1 closely_RR and_CC also_RR water_NN1 ,_, and_CC also_RR air_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR all_DB colourless_JJ ,_, looked_VVN &quot;_" at_II in_II this_DD1 way_NN1 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ no_AT blue_JJ without_IW yellow_JJ and_CC without_IW orange_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS you_PPY put_VV0 in_II blue_JJ ,_, then_RT you_PPY must_VM put_VVI in_II yellow_JJ ,_, and_CC orange_NN1 too_RR ,_, must_VM n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
Oh_UH well_RR ,_, you_PPY will_VM tell_VVI me_PPIO1 that_DD1 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 write_VV0 to_II you_PPY are_VBR only_JJ banalities_NN2 ._. 
