Chapter_NN1 5_MC THE_AT SOUND_NN1 OF_IO the_AT drill_NN1 from_II the_AT basement_NN1 reached_VVD Lorton_NP1 in_II the_AT spare_JJ bedroom_NN1 two_MC floors_NN2 above_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 found_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ fully_RR clothed_VVN under_II the_AT duvet_NN1 ._. 
The_AT curtains_NN2 were_VBDR bright_JJ with_IW winter_NNT1 sunshine_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR after_II eleven_MC o'clock_RA ._. 
He_PPHS1 swung_VVD his_APPGE legs_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 bed_NN1 and_CC stood_VVD up_RP cautiously_RR ._. 
So_RG far_RR ,_, so_RG good_JJ ._. 
On_II the_AT landing_NN1 the_AT drilling_NN1 was_VBDZ louder_JJR ._. 
He_PPHS1 ignored_VVD it_PPH1 and_CC went_VVD into_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 ._. 
Arabella_NP1 's_GE toothbrush_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR in_II the_AT mug_NN1 above_II the_AT basin_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 emptied_VVD his_APPGE bladder_NN1 he_PPHS1 stared_VVD at_II his_APPGE face_NN1 in_II the_AT shaving_JJ mirror_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 neither_RR looked_VVD nor_CC felt_VVD as_RG awful_JJ as_CSA he_PPHS1 deserved_VVD ._. 
His_APPGE memory_NN1 of_IO yesterday_RT evening_NNT1 was_VBDZ patchy_JJ :_: he_PPHS1 had_VHD several_DA2 pictures_NN2 like_II still_JJ photographs_NN2 in_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ difficult_JJ to_TO link_VVI them_PPHO2 together_RL ._. 
The_AT pictures_NN2 resisted_VVD his_APPGE efforts_NN2 to_TO shuffle_VVI them_PPHO2 into_II chronological_JJ order_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 remembered_VVD sitting_VVG on_II the_AT bed_NN1 while_CS William_NP1 Dougal_NP1 drew_VVD the_AT curtains_NN2 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 dropped_VVD planks_NN2 and_CC tools_NN2 on_II the_AT pavement_NN1 :_: perhaps_RR that_CST happened_VVD earlier_RRR ,_, right_RR at_II the_AT beginning_NN1 ._. 
At_II some_DD point_NN1 there_EX had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 pint-pot_NN1 filled_VVN with_IW water_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM also_RR recall_VVI three_MC aspirins_NN2 making_VVG a_AT1 triangle_NN1 on_II the_AT palm_NN1 of_IO Dougal_NP1 's_GE hand_NN1 ._. 
The_AT number_NN1 had_VHD seemed_VVN significant_JJ at_II the_AT time_NNT1 :_: Lorton_NP1 's_GE normal_JJ dose_NN1 was_VBDZ two_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD his_APPGE teeth_NN2 and_CC took_VVD a_AT1 long_JJ shower_NN1 ,_, first_MD hot_JJ then_RT cold_JJ ._. 
The_AT water_NN1 running_VVG down_RP his_APPGE body_NN1 reminded_VVD him_PPHO1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD cried_VVN last_MD night_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT tears_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN for_IF himself_PPX1 ,_, for_IF Arabella_NP1 and_CC for_IF a_AT1 child_NN1 who_PNQS would_VM never_RR be_VBI born_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX ashamed_JJ of_IO crying_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ surprised_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT strange_JJ conversation_NN1 came_VVD back_RP to_II him_PPHO1 while_CS he_PPHS1 scraped_VVD three_MC days_NNT2 '_GE stubble_NN1 from_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
At_RR21 first_RR22 he_PPHS1 assumed_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD dreamed_VVN of_IO discussing_VVG the_AT pros_NN2 and_CC cons_NN2 of_IO murdering_VVG Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 with_IW Dougal_NP1 ._. 
Killing_VVG Newley_NP1 still_RR seemed_VVD desirable_JJ ,_, if_CS far-fetched_JJ ,_, like_II becoming_VVG a_AT1 millionaire_NN1 or_CC finding_VVG a_AT1 cure_NN1 for_IF cancer_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ surely_RR unlikely_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD talked_VVN over_II the_AT idea_NN1 with_IW someone_PN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ little_RR better_RRR than_CSN a_AT1 stranger_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR remembered_VVD Dougal_NP1 saying_VVG something_PN1 about_II blackmail_NN1 ._. 
The_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT conversation_NN1 suddenly_RR fell_VVD into_II place_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN humouring_VVG him_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD sounded_VVN entirely_RR serious_JJ ,_, and_CC what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN made_VVN sense_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 rinsed_VVD the_AT lather_NN1 from_II his_APPGE skin_NN1 and_CC frowned_VVD at_II his_APPGE clean-shaven_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD talked_VVN too_RG much_RR yesterday_RT ,_, and_CC not_XX merely_RR to_II Dougal_NP1 ._. 
His_APPGE threat_NN1 to_II Newley_NP1 must_VM be_VBI all_RR round_II the_AT agency_NN1 by_RT21 now_RT22 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR clean_JJ clothes_NN2 in_II his_APPGE wardrobe_NN1 ._. 
Downstairs_RL in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 he_PPHS1 found_VVD that_CST Celia_NP1 had_VHD done_VDN the_AT washing_NN1 up_RP and_CC left_VVD a_AT1 fresh_JJ pint_NNU1 of_IO milk_NN1 and_CC the_AT morning_NNT1 's_GE mail_NN1 on_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 made_VVD himself_PPX1 a_AT1 cup_NN1 of_IO instant_JJ coffee_NN1 and_CC two_MC slices_NN2 of_IO toast_NN1 ._. 
While_CS he_PPHS1 ate_VVD he_PPHS1 looked_VVD through_II the_AT post_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 sorted_VVD itself_PPX1 naturally_RR into_II three_MC piles_NN2 :_: junk_NN1 mail_NN1 ,_, bills_NN2 and_CC Ya-Ya_PPY letters_NN2 of_IO condolence_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 tucked_VVD the_AT bills_NN2 behind_II the_AT clock_NN1 and_CC swept_VVD the_AT remainder_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE correspondence_NN1 into_II the_AT bin_NN1 ._. 
The_AT drill_NN1 had_VHD stopped_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD where_RRQ Dougal_NP1 had_VHD spent_VVN the_AT night_NNT1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 's_GE Escort_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX parked_VVN outside_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 picked_VVD up_RP his_APPGE jacket_NN1 and_CC went_VVD down_RP to_II the_AT basement_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 found_VVD Dougal_NP1 in_II Celia_NP1 's_VBZ little_RR sitting_VVG room_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO persuade_VVI a_AT1 shelf_NN1 to_TO lie_VVI flat_NN1 on_II its_APPGE brackets_NN2 ._. 
The_AT bedroom_NN1 door_NN1 was_VBDZ open_JJ :_: the_AT bed_NN1 was_VBDZ unmade_VVN and_CC there_EX were_VBDR two_MC mugs_NN2 on_II the_AT dressing_NN1 table_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 looked_VVD critically_RR at_II the_AT shelving_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY should_VM have_VHI used_VVN a_AT1 spirit_NN1 level_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 grimaced_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD have_VHI one_PN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 got_VVD broken_JJ when_CS I_PPIS1 dropped_VVD everything_PN1 last_MD night_NNT1 ._. 
Is_VBZ it_PPH1 lunchtime_NNT1 yet_RR ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG of_IO going_VVG down_II the_AT pub_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX even_RR thought_VVN of_IO lunch_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO spend_VVI the_AT next_MD few_DA2 hours_NNT2 in_II his_APPGE own_DA company_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 looked_VVD at_II the_AT network_NN1 of_IO unparallel_NN1 lines_NN2 on_II the_AT wall_NN1 and_CC winced_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 need_VV0 a_AT1 break_NN1 too_RR ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 walked_VVD up_II21 to_II22 the_AT Washington_NP1 on_II the_AT corner_NN1 of_IO England_NP1 's_GE Lane_NNL1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 fine_JJ January_NPM1 day_NNT1 ._. 
People_NN were_VBDR smiling_VVG at_II one_PPX121 another_PPX122 ;_; the_AT shops_NN2 were_VBDR busy_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ strange_JJ to_TO think_VVI that_CST none_PN of_IO them_PPHO2 knew_VVD that_CST Arabella_NP1 was_VBDZ dead_JJ ;_; her_APPGE absence_NN1 made_VVD no_AT difference_NN1 to_II their_APPGE lives_NN2 ._. 
Beside_II him_PPHO1 ,_, Dougal_NP1 almost_RR pranced_VVD along_II the_AT pavement_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unshaven_JJ and_CC ,_, perhaps_RR by_II contrast_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE eyes_NN2 seemed_VVD a_AT1 brighter_JJR blue_JJ than_CSN Lorton_NP1 remembered_VVD ._. 
Their_APPGE first_MD pints_NNU2 washed_VVN down_RP the_AT sandwiches_NN2 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 bought_VVD another_DD1 round_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 won_VVD nearly_RR two_MC pounds_NN2 from_II the_AT fruit_NN machine_VV0 so_RR they_PPHS2 celebrated_VVD with_IW a_AT1 third_MD pint_NNU1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 should_VM n't_XX be_VBI doing_VDG this_DD1 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ going_VVG to_II work_NN1 this_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 doubt_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 flicked_VVD a_AT1 fingernail_NN1 against_II his_APPGE glass_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR not_XX really_RR in_II the_AT mood_NN1 for_IF work_NN1 ,_, are_VBR you_PPY ?_? 
Celia_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT beauty_NN1 of_IO working_VVG freelance_NN1 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY can_VM pick_VVI and_CC choose_VVI what_DDQ you_PPY do_VD0 and_CC when_CS you_PPY do_VD0 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" Their_APPGE eyes_NN2 met_VVN for_IF an_AT1 instant_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT alcohol_NN1 had_VHD reproduced_VVN the_AT curious_JJ intimacy_NN1 of_IO the_AT night_NNT1 before_RT ._. 
Lorton_NP1 felt_VVD a_AT1 brief_JJ nostalgia_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE own_DA freelance_NN1 days_NNT2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 mercenary_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD abruptly_RR ._. 
'_" No_PN121 one_PN122 knew_VVD ,_, except_CS Arabella_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI told_VVN Ivor_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 flung_VVD it_PPH1 in_II my_APPGE face_NN1 yesterday_RT ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 lit_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 disapproved_VVD ?_? 
'_" '_GE People_NN do_VD0 ._. 
Did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY know_VVI ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ okay_JJ to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 professional_JJ soldier_NN1 if_CS you_PPY join_VV0 the_AT army_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE own_DA country_NN1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY join_VV0 someone_PN1 else_RR 's_VBZ ,_, you_PPY must_VM be_VBI some_DD kind_NN1 of_IO sadist_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Unless_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT French_JJ Foreign_JJ Legion_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ romantic_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Most_DAT of_IO the_AT legionaries_NN2 I_PPIS1 knew_VVD made_VVD Callan_NP1 seem_VVI like_II Father_NN1 bloody_JJ Christmas_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" Being_VBG a_AT1 mercenary_NN1 was_VBDZ perfectly_RR respectable_JJ until_CS nationalism_NN1 came_VVD along_RP ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 fighting_NN1 was_VBDZ seen_VVN as_II a_AT1 glorified_JJ trade_NN1 :_: you_PPY sold_VVD your_APPGE skills_NN2 ._. 
Did_VDD you_PPY do_VDI it_PPH1 for_RR21 long_RR22 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Two_MC or_CC three_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
Angola_NP1 and_CC the_AT Lebanon_NP1 mainly_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 make_VV0 you_PPY earn_VVI your_APPGE money_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY stop_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" My_APPGE first_MD wife_NN1 found_VVD out_RP ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 paused_VVD ,_, aware_JJ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ talking_VVG too_RG much_DA1 ._. 
Then_RT it_PPH1 occurred_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ no_RR21 longer_RR22 any_DD reason_NN1 to_TO hide_VVI what_DDQ had_VHD happened_VVN in_II the_AT past_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 had_VHD nothing_PN1 left_VVN to_TO lose_VVI ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VHD told_VVN her_PPHO1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG contract_NN1 construction_NN1 work_NN1 in_II the_AT Middle_JJ East_ND1 ._. 
But_CCB when_CS I_PPIS1 got_VVD back_RP to_II England_NP1 there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 picture_NN1 in_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT papers_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ upset_VVN ?_? 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 killed_VVD herself_PPX1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH Christ_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN to_II confession_NN1 for_IF 25_MC years_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 remembered_VVD how_RRQ it_PPH1 felt_VVD ._. 
William_NP1 Dougal_NP1 made_VVD an_AT1 unlikely_JJ priest_NN1 ._. 
Maybe_RR the_AT listening_NN1 had_VHD always_RR been_VBN more_RGR important_JJ than_CSN the_AT absolution_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 played_VVD with_IW his_APPGE glass_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ will_VM you_PPY do_VDI now_RT ?_? 
'_" '_GE Sell_VV0 the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 need_VV0 the_AT money_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST there_EX 'll_VM be_VBI much_RR left_VVN over_RG once_RR I_PPIS1 've_VH0 settled_VVN the_AT mortgage_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 might_VM go_VVI abroad_RL again_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC Newley_NP1 ?_? 
Did_VDD you_PPY mean_VVI what_DDQ you_PPY said_VVD last_MD night_NNT1 ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO laugh_VVI :_: it_PPH1 came_VVD out_RP as_II a_AT1 croak_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ drunk_JJ ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 smiled_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ only_RR going_VVGK to_TO say_VVI ,_, there_EX 'd_VM be_VBI no_AT point_NN1 in_II blackmailing_VVG him_PPHO1 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 Celia_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ already_RR told_VVN Georgina_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD across_II the_AT table_NN1 and_CC added_VVD quickly_RR :_: '_" Do_VD0 n't_XX get_VVI me_PPIO1 wrong_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 you_PPY were_VBDR n't_XX really_RR thinking_VVG of_IO that_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI Newley_NP1 either_RR ._. 
Why_RRQ not_XX ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI him_PPHO1 or_CC Georgina_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 're_VBR the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO people_NN who_PNQS walk_VV0 through_II you_PPY if_CS you_PPY get_VV0 in_II their_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 Celia_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI to_TO work_VVI for_IF them_PPHO2 ._. 
If_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR in_II a_AT1 Victorian_JJ novel_NN1 they_PPHS2 'd_VM grind_VVI the_AT faces_NN2 of_IO the_AT poor_JJ ._. 
Then_RT fate_NN1 would_VM catch_VVI up_RP with_IW them_PPHO2 and_CC they_PPHS2 'd_VM become_VVI bankrupt_JJ alcoholics_NN2 ._. 
In_II the_AT last_MD chapter_NN1 they_PPHS2 might_VM be_VBI allowed_VVN to_TO repent_VVI on_II their_APPGE deathbeds_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 vaguely_RR recalled_VVD having_VHG to_TO read_VVI novels_NN2 by_II Dickens_NP1 at_II school_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 vivid_JJ impression_NN1 of_IO slabs_NN2 of_IO grey_JJ ,_, close-set_JJ print_NN1 sandwiched_VVN between_II worn_JJ ,_, red_JJ covers_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 suddenly_RR seemed_VVD important_JJ to_TO keep_VVI the_AT conversation_NN1 as_RG close_JJ as_CSA possible_JJ to_II something_PN1 you_PPY might_VM have_VHI read_VVN in_II an_AT1 old_JJ book_NN1 ._. 
'_" There_EX 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 twist_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE And_CC in_II that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO story_NN1 it_PPH1 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI their_APPGE own_DA fault_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 fatal_JJ weakness_NN1 would_VM be_VBI their_APPGE downfall_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 passion_NN1 for_IF gambling_NN1 ,_, maybe_RR ,_, or_CC an_AT1 illegitimate_JJ child_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Newley_NN1 has_VHZ n't_XX got_VVN any_DD weaknesses_NN2 ,_, not_XX now_RT ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD harshly_RR ;_; the_AT word_NN1 child_NN1 grated_VVD in_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 
Oddly_RR enough_RR ,_, the_AT knowledge_NN1 that_CST Newley_NP1 had_VHD made_VVN Arabella_NP1 pregnant_JJ was_VBDZ harder_JJR to_TO bear_VVI than_CSN anything_PN1 else_RR ._. 
'_GE Except_CS those_DD2 damned_JJ coins_NN2 he_PPHS1 buys_VVZ ._. 
He_PPHS1 drools_VVZ over_II them_PPHO2 ,_, like_II that_DD1 miser_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 Scrooge_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX like_VVI to_TO lose_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Would_VM he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 'd_VM go_VVI spare_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI the_AT fuzz_NN1 running_VVG round_RP in_II circles_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 glanced_VVD at_II Dougal_NP1 and_CC wondered_VVD where_RRQ the_AT hell_NN1 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR :_: in_II real_JJ life_NN1 or_CC in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 tale_NN1 that_CST someone_PN1 might_VM have_VHI written_VVN but_CCB never_RR had_VHD ?_? 
Dougal_NP1 raised_VVD his_APPGE eyebrows_NN2 and_CC spread_VV0 out_RP his_APPGE hands_NN2 ,_, palms_NN2 upwards_RL ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 conceding_VVG defeat_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ we_PPIS2 'd_VM want_VVI the_AT police_NN2 around_RP ._. 
Not_XX in_II this_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO Victorian_JJ novel_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Miss_NNB Prentisse_NP1 ?_? 
This_DD1 is_VBZ George_NP1 Fowler-Troon_NP1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT voice_NN1 became_VVD louder_JJR ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 its_APPGE owner_NN1 had_VHD moved_VVN the_AT phone_NN1 closer_RRR to_II his_APPGE mouth_NN1 ._. 
'_" Er_FU ,_, we_PPIS2 met_VVD the_AT other_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI if_CSW you_PPY remember_VV0 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD warily_RR ._. 
'_" What_DDQ can_VM I_PPIS1 do_VDI for_IF you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ wondering_VVG ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI too_RG much_DA1 of_IO an_AT1 imposition_NN1 ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 might_VM possibly_RR buy_VVI you_PPY lunch_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Fowler-Troon_NP1 cackled_VVD unexpectedly_RR ._. 
'_" Your_APPGE father_NN1 bought_VVD me_PPIO1 lunch_NN1 once_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II Rouen_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ._. 
Never_RR had_VHN a_AT1 chance_NN1 to_TO repay_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ very_RG kind_JJ ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 had_VHD intended_VVN to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 sandwich_NN1 and_CC eat_VVI it_PPH1 at_II her_APPGE desk_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT sunshine_NN1 outside_RL beckoned_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
After_CS last_MD night_NNT1 ,_, work_NN1 seemed_VVD a_AT1 tedious_JJ irrelevance_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 refuge_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ no_RR21 longer_RR22 needed_VVN ._. 
Moreover_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unashamedly_RR curious_JJ about_II Fowler-Troon_NP1 's_GE interview_NN1 with_IW Newley_NP1 ._. 
'_" When_RRQ had_VHD you_PPY in_II mind_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH time_NNT1 like_II the_AT present_NN1 ._. 
Could_VM you_PPY manage_VVI today_RT ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 said_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 could_VM ._. 
Fowler-Troon_NP1 suggested_VVD that_CST they_PPHS2 meet_VV0 at_II Daudet_NP1 's_VBZ in_II Old_NP1 Compton_NP1 Street_NNL1 ._. 
The_AT choice_NN1 of_IO venue_NN1 implied_VVD that_CST Fowler-Troon_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX short_JJ of_IO money_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 only_RR by_II reputation_NN1 ._. 
Newley_NN1 occasionally_RR went_VVD there_RL with_IW clients_NN2 from_II whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 expected_VVD rich_JJ pickings_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 reached_VVD the_AT restaurant_NN1 at_II ten_MC to_II one_MC1 ,_, precisely_RR on_II time_NNT1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT first_MD floor_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ had_VHD once_RR been_VBN a_AT1 small_JJ eighteenth-century_JJ town-house_NN1 ._. 
Fowler-Troon_NP1 was_VBDZ already_RR at_II a_AT1 table_NN1 laid_VVN for_IF two_MC by_II the_AT window_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 rose_VVD politely_RR as_CSA the_AT waiter_NN1 ferried_VVD her_PPHO1 across_II the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
As_II a_AT1 host_NN1 ,_, Fowler-Troon_NP1 proved_VVD to_TO be_VBI attentive_JJ to_II the_AT point_NN1 of_IO fussiness_NN1 ._. 
Everything_PN1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI precisely_RR right_JJ for_IF his_APPGE guest_NN1 ._. 
Would_VM she_PPHS1 prefer_VVI to_TO face_VVI the_AT room_NN1 or_CC the_AT window_NN1 ?_? 
Was_VBDZ her_APPGE seat_NN1 quite_RG comfortable_JJ ?_? 
A_AT1 little_JJ sherry_NN1 while_CS they_PPHS2 consulted_VVD the_AT menu_NN1 ?_? 
Was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 sure_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT objection_NN1 to_II Sancerre_NN1 with_IW the_AT meal_NN1 ?_? 
Should_VM they_PPHS2 order_VVI a_AT1 bottle_NN1 of_IO mineral_NN1 water_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ?_? 
During_II lunch_NN1 they_PPHS2 talked_VVD mainly_RR of_IO Celia_NP1 's_GE father_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 soon_RR realized_VVN that_CST Fowler-Troon_NP1 had_VHD not_XX known_VVN him_PPHO1 well_RR ._. 
The_AT old_JJ man_NN1 asked_VVD about_II her_APPGE job_NN1 ;_; in_II exchange_NN1 he_PPHS1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 a_RR21 little_RR22 about_II himself_PPX1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 gathered_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD spent_VVN most_DAT of_IO his_APPGE adult_NN1 life_NN1 in_II the_AT army_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 mentioned_VVD a_AT1 wife_NN1 and_CC grandchildren_NN2 ._. 
References_NN2 to_II horses_NN2 and_CC to_II a_AT1 flat_NN1 in_II town_NN1 suggested_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ spending_VVG his_APPGE declining_JJ years_NNT2 in_II considerable_JJ financial_JJ comfort_NN1 ._. 
Once_RR or_CC twice_RR he_PPHS1 began_VVD to_TO say_VVI something_PN1 ,_, paused_VVD and_CC then_RT branched_VVD out_RP to_II another_DD1 subject_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD no_AT connection_NN1 with_IW the_AT one_PN1 before_RT ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ almost_RR as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ working_VVG himself_PPX1 up_RP to_II making_VVG a_AT1 confession_NN1 ._. 
After_CS the_AT meal_NN1 ,_, the_AT waiter_NN1 cleared_VVD the_AT table_NN1 and_CC brought_VVD them_PPHO2 coffee_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 leant_VVD back_RP in_II her_APPGE chair_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD eaten_VVN much_DA1 more_DAR than_CSN she_PPHS1 usually_RR did_VDD at_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 of_IO day_NNT1 ._. 
What_DDQ she_PPHS1 really_RR wanted_VVD now_RT was_VBDZ a_AT1 nap_NN1 :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ that_CST was_VBDZ a_AT1 better_JJR lunch_NN1 than_CSN my_APPGE father_NN1 gave_VVD you_PPY in_II Rouen_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Fowler-Troon_NP1 had_VHD the_AT grace_NN1 to_TO look_VVI embarrassed_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 must_VM admit_VVI I_PPIS1 have_VH0 an_AT1 ulterior_JJ motive_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST one_PN1 was_VBDZ necessary_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
Always_RR a_AT1 pleasure_NN1 to_TO entertain_VVI a_AT1 charming_JJ young_JJ lady_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 fiddled_VVD with_IW the_AT handle_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE cup_NN1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH dear_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX quite_RR know_VVI how_RRQ to_TO put_VVI this_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 took_VVD pity_NN1 on_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ it_PPH1 something_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY guessed_VVD ?_? 
'_GE Fowler-Troon_NP1 dabbed_VVD his_APPGE mouth_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE napkin_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ all_DB rather_RG delicate_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO tell_VVI tales_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 school_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY ought_VMK to_TO know_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ your_APPGE father_NN1 would_VM have_VHI wanted_VVN me_PPIO1 to_TO tell_VVI you_PPY ._. 
You_PPY may_VM not_XX want_VVI to_TO continue_VVI working_VVG there_RL ,_, in_II the_AT circumstances_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 question_NN1 of_IO mere_JJ tittle-tattle_NN1 ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ is_VBZ n't_XX ?_? 
'_" '_" This_DD1 business_NN1 about_II the_AT Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ :_: I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX follow_VVI you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ I_PPIS1 've_VH0 plunged_VVN you_PPY in_RP at_II the_AT deep_JJ end_NN1 ._. 
Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 start_VVI at_II the_AT beginning_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 known_VVN Newley_NP1 for_IF quite_RG a_AT1 while_NNT1 now_RT ._. 
Not_XX as_II a_AT1 friend_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 should_VM add_VVI ;_; it_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR that_CST we_PPIS2 both_DB2 collect_VV0 seventeenth-century_JJ English_JJ coins_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 you_PPY could_VM call_VVI us_PPIO2 rivals_NN2 ._. 
Perhaps_RR that_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX quite_RG the_AT right_JJ word_NN1 ..._... 
'_GE Fowler-Troon_NP1 caught_VVD her_APPGE eye_NN1 and_CC smiled_VVD apologetically_RR ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 aware_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ stalling_VVG ._. 
'_GE Last_MD December_NPM1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 continued_VVD in_II a_AT1 lower_JJR voice_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 ran_VVD across_II him_PPHO1 at_II the_AT Warton_NP1 Castle_NN1 sale_NN1 in_II Sussex_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 bought_VVD something_PN1 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 bought_VVD something_PN1 I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD ._. 
We_PPIS2 had_VHD tea_NN1 afterwards_RT in_II a_AT1 hotel_NN1 in_II Berthing_NP1 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 failed_VVD to_TO come_VVI to_II an_AT1 agreement_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR sharing_VVG a_AT1 table_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 elderly_JJ lady_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Mrs_NNB Harvey_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 James_NP1 III_MC guinea_NN1 in_II her_APPGE possession_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 heirloom_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD come_VVN down_RP to_II her_PPHO1 from_II her_APPGE grandfather_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Jams_NN2 111_MC ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY mean_VV0 the_AT Old_JJ Pretender_NN1 ?_? 
But_CCB the_AT Jacobites_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX mint_VVI coins_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" If_CSW it_PPH1 existed_VVD ,_, I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 this_DD1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN what_DDQ we_PPIS2 call_VV0 a_AT1 pattern_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 unofficial_JJ design_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 coinage_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ never_RR minted_VVN ._. 
A_AT1 Jacobite_JJ sympathizer_NN1 might_VM have_VHI had_VHN it_PPH1 struck_VVN ,_, in_II France_NP1 perhaps_RR or_CC Rome_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Fowler-Troon_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NN1 would_VM have_VHI made_VVN a_AT1 fascinating_JJ pendant_NN1 to_II my_APPGE collection_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 'd_VM be_VBI museum_NN1 quality_NN1 ._. 
Imagine_VV0 it_PPH1 :_: the_AT bust_NN1 of_IO James_NP1 I_MC1 II_MC ;_; the_AT Stuart_NP1 arms_NN2 ;_; and_CC an_AT1 eighteenth-century_JJ date_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC does_VDZ it_PPH1 exist_VVI ?_? 
'_GE Fowler-Troon_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT trouble_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 just_RR do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
At_II the_AT time_NNT1 we_PPIS2 asked_VVD Mrs_NNB Harvey_NP1 a_AT1 few_DA2 questions_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 soon_RR became_VVD clear_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI got_VVN the_AT date_NN1 and_CC the_AT king_NN1 wrong_JJ ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX seen_VVN the_AT guinea_NN1 for_IF years_NNT2 ,_, and_RR31 so_RR32 forth_RR33 ._. 
In_II any_DD case_NN1 ,_, the_AT whole_JJ thing_NN1 was_VBDZ intrinsically_RR improbable_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO go_VVI I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 meeting_NN1 in_II town_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO miss_VVI the_AT train_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Newley_NP1 stayed_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD no_AT more_DAR about_II it_PPH1 till_II the_AT following_JJ week_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 happened_VVD to_TO be_VBI in_II Berthing_NP1 again_RT cousin_NN1 of_IO mine_PPGE lives_VVZ there_RL ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR having_VHG tea_NN1 at_II the_AT same_DA hotel_NN1 when_CS Mrs_NNB Harvey_NP1 came_VVD in_RP ,_, with_IW another_DD1 old_JJ dear_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD hello_UH ,_, and_CC after_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 remembered_VVD who_PNQS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
Oddly_RR enough_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT guinea_NN1 in_II her_APPGE handbag_NN1 ._. 
Newley_NP1 had_VHD come_VVN home_RL with_IW her_PPHO1 and_CC valued_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VHD just_RR taken_VVN it_PPH1 round_RP to_II a_AT1 local_JJ dealer_NN1 to_TO get_VVI his_APPGE opinion_NN1 confirmed_VVN ._. 
And_CC of_RR21 course_RR22 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX a_AT1 Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NN1 at_II all:James_FO 11_MC ,_, second_MD bust_NN1 ,_, 1686_MC ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY must_VM have_VHI been_VBN disappointed_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Not_XX disappointed_JJ ,_, '_GE Fowler-Troon_NP1 said_VVD sharply_RR ._. 
'_GE Downright_JJ shocked_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ pretty_RG sure_JJ I_PPIS1 'd_VHD seen_VVN that_DD1 coin_NN1 before_RT ,_, in_II that_DD1 very_JJ hotel_NN1 ._. 
Newley_NP1 bought_VVD it_PPH1 at_II the_AT Warton_NP1 sale_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 the_AT obverse_NN1 was_VBDZ badly_RR scratched_VVN ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 're_VBR saying_VVG there_RL really_RR was_VBDZ a_AT1 Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NN1 ?_? 
And_CC that_CST Ivor_NP1 switched_VVD it_PPH1 for_IF another_DD1 ,_, less_RGR valuable_JJ guinea_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Fowler-Troon_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_GE Perhaps_RR not_XX a_AT1 Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NN1 ;_; but_CCB it_PPH1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN something_PN1 worth_II having_VHG ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX that_DD1 stupid_JJ ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 'd_VM be_VBI tantamount_JJ to_II theft_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Precisely_RR ,_, my_APPGE dear_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD collectors_NN2 become_VV0 obsessive_JJ ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX stupid_JJ ,_, not_XX by_II his_APPGE standards_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 just_RR took_VVD a_AT1 calculated_JJ risk_NN1 on_II the_AT spur_NN1 of_IO the_AT moment_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ n't_XX an_AT1 isolated_JJ incident_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN guilty_JJ of_IO sharp_JJ practice_NN1 in_II the_AT past_NN1 ,_, though_CS this_DD1 is_VBZ undoubtedly_RR the_AT worst_JJT example_NN1 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 come_VVN across_II personally_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE Personally_RR ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 heard_VVN a_AT1 rumour_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 once_RR bought_VVN some_DD stolen_JJ coins_NN2 ;_; but_CCB mind_VV0 you_PPY that_DD1 's_VBZ just_RR a_AT1 rumour_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX even_RR bother_VVI to_TO deny_VVI this_DD1 Harvey_NP1 business_NN1 when_CS I_PPIS1 accused_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 he_PPHS1 'd_VM sue_VVI me_PPIO1 for_IF slander_NN1 if_CS l_ZZ1 made_VVD the_AT accusation_NN1 publicly_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX prove_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, not_XX in_II the_AT legal_JJ sense_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Thank_VV0 you_PPY for_IF telling_VVG me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX quite_RR know_VVI what_DDQ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK to_TO do_VDI about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" There_EX 's_VBZ not_XX much_RR one_PN1 can_VM do_VDI ,_, my_APPGE dear_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM glad_JJ to_TO have_VHI it_PPH1 off_RP my_APPGE chest_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Fowler-Troon_NP1 's_GE eyelids_NN2 drooped_VVD ._. 
'_GE Imagine_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD softly_RR ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NN1 ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 Dougal_NP1 loomed_VVD at_II the_AT foot_NN1 of_IO the_AT bed_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ carrying_VVG two_MC glasses_NN2 and_CC wearing_VVG Celia_NP1 's_GE dressing-gown_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 guilty_JJ expression_NN1 ._. 
'_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 admit_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 could_VM smell_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD sleepily_RR ._. 
'_GE Like_JJ I_PPIS1 could_VM smell_VVI the_AT beer_NN1 on_II your_APPGE breath_NN1 this_DD1 evening_NNT1 ._. 
What_DDQ did_VDD you_PPY and_CC Rod_NN1 talk_NN1 about_II ?_? 
'_" '_GE Victorian_JJ novels_NN2 and_CC soldiering_VVG and_CC putting_VVG up_RP shelves_NN2 ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 sat_VVD on_II the_AT bed_NN1 and_CC handed_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 glass_NN1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ champagne_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 seemed_VVD appropriate_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT Newleys_NP2 are_VBR having_VHG a_AT1 cocktail_NN1 party_NN1 on_II Friday_NPD1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 wants_VVZ you_PPY to_TO come_VVI ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH God_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ your_APPGE own_DA fault_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY should_VM n't_XX have_VHI buttered_VVN her_PPHO1 up_RP when_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD dinner_NN1 here_RL ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ only_RR trying_VVG to_TO jolly_VVI her_PPHO1 along_RP ._. 
'_" '_" Will_VM you_PPY come_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM go_VVI almost_RR anywhere_RL with_IW you_PPY ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 swung_VVD his_APPGE legs_NN2 on_II the_AT bed_NN1 and_CC began_VVD to_TO lick_VVI her_APPGE ear_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 champagne-cooled_JJ tongue_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Talking_NN1 about_II the_AT Newleys_NP2 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 mumbled_VVD between_II licks_NN2 ,_, '_" are_VBR you_PPY going_VVGK to_TO look_VVI for_IF another_DD1 job_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 pulled_VVD away_RL her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM leave_VVI now_RT if_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM afford_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Hugo_NP1 might_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO help_VVI ._. 
And_CC if_CS Rod_NN1 sells_VVZ this_DD1 house_NN1 I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO find_VVI somewhere_RL else_RR to_TO live_VVI ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY can_VM move_VVI in_RP with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 turned_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 so_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI his_APPGE profile_NN1 ._. 
'_" One_MC1 day_NNT1 ,_, maybe_RR ;_; but_CCB not_XX yet_RR ._. 
'_" His_APPGE hand_NN1 burrowed_VVN under_II the_AT duvet_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 ran_VVD a_AT1 finger_NN1 up_RP her_APPGE bare_JJ leg_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 shivered_VVD with_IW a_AT1 blend_NN1 of_IO remembered_JJ and_CC anticipated_JJ pleasure_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 found_VVN another_DD1 reason_NN1 to_TO leave_VVI NCPR_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY remember_VV0 Fowler-Troon_NP1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD lunch_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 today_RT ._. 
Will_VM you_PPY stop_VVI tickling_VVG me_PPIO1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 retired_JJ brigadier_NN1 and_CC one_MC1 of_IO Ivor_NP1 's_GE rivals_NN2 where_RRQ Stuart_NP1 coins_NN2 are_VBR concerned_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 suspects_VVZ that_CST Ivor_NP1 has_VHZ a_AT1 secret_JJ collection_NN1 of_IO stolen_JJ coins_NN2 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 's_VBZ convinced_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 pinched_VVD a_AT1 Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NN1 from_II a_AT1 widow_NN1 in_II Berthing_NP1 ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 what_DDQ ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 explained_VVD ._. 
William_NP1 took_VVD her_PPHO1 through_II the_AT whole_JJ story_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI the_AT attraction_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 :_: a_AT1 curiosity_NN1 like_II a_AT1 Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NN1 would_VM be_VBI an_AT1 excellent_JJ visual_JJ addition_NN1 to_II the_AT documentary_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ researching_VVG ._. 
William_NP1 took_VVD her_APPGE empty_JJ glass_NN1 and_CC put_VV0 it_PPH1 with_IW his_PPGE on_II the_AT bedside_NN1 table_NN1 ._. 
The_AT dressing_NN1 gown_NN1 fell_VVD to_II the_AT carpet_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 wriggled_VVD together_RL ._. 
'_" Will_VM you_PPY come_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 so_RR ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX mean_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
To_II the_AT Newleys_NP2 '_GE party_NN1 ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 pulled_VVD her_PPHO1 on_II31 top_II32 of_II33 him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" One_MC1 thing_NN1 so_RG often_RR leads_VVZ to_II another_DD1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 spent_VVD the_AT evening_NNT1 drinking_VVG bottled_JJ Guinness_NP1 and_CC watching_VVG snooker_NN1 on_II the_AT television_NN1 ._. 
Both_DB2 activities_NN2 had_VHD a_AT1 numbing_JJ effect_NN1 on_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT verge_NN1 of_IO going_VVG to_II bed_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 heard_VVD footsteps_NN2 in_II the_AT hall_NN1 ._. 
William_NP1 Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG in_II the_AT doorway_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG a_AT1 blue_JJ silk_NN1 dressing_NN1 gown_NN1 of_IO Celia_NP1 's_GE and_CC carrying_VVG two_MC glasses_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 bottle_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Champagne_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY celebrating_VVG something_PN1 ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD sourly_RR ._. 
Dougal_NP1 poured_VVD the_AT wine_NN1 and_CC sat_VVD down_RP ._. 
'_GE According_II21 to_II22 Celia_NP1 ,_, Newley_NP1 may_VM have_VHI two_MC coin_NN1 collections_NN2 ._. 
One_PN1 's_VBZ all_DB above_II board_NN1 ._. 
The_AT other_JJ one_PN1 's_VHZ been_VBN built_VVN up_RP illegally_RR ._. 
'_" '_" Does_VDZ n't_XX surprise_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
But_CCB so_RR what_DDQ ?_? 
'_" '_" If_CSW the_AT secret_JJ one_PN1 was_VBDZ stolen_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM hardly_RR go_VVI to_II the_AT police_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 grinned_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 like_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT trouble_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD thoughtfully_RR ,_, '_" if_CSW it_PPH1 exists_VVZ ,_, he_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX have_VHI it_PPH1 on_II show_NN1 ._. 
So_RR where_RRQ does_VDZ he_PPHS1 keep_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE Chapter_NN1 6_MC '_GE WEIGHER_NN1 TAKING_VVG A_AT1 box_NN1 at_II the_AT Coliseum_NN1 tomorrow_RT evening_NNT1 ,_, Georgina_NP1 Newley_NP1 announced_VVD to_II Celia_NP1 Prentisse_NP1 and_CC William_NP1 Dougal_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Salome_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 should_VM be_VBI such_DA fun_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT you_PPY will_VM come_VVI ,_, wo_VM n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 only_RR wish_VV0 I_PPIS1 could_VM ,_, '_GE William_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Unfortunately_RR I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 meeting_NN1 with_IW Verrall_NP1 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ the_AT man_NN1 who_PNQS 's_VBZ fronting_VVG the_AT documentary_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY can_VM manage_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, ca_VM n't_XX you_PPY ,_, Celia_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 smiled_VVD and_CC said_VVD she_PPHS1 could_VM ._. 
For_IF an_AT1 instant_NNT1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN tempted_VVN to_TO get_VVI out_II21 of_II22 the_AT invitation_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 lie_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 old-fashioned_JJ regard_NN1 for_IF the_AT truth_NN1 ;_; and_CC besides_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ time_NNT1 that_CST she_PPHS1 gave_VVD Strauss_NP1 another_DD1 chance_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Ivor_NP1 !_! 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 called_VVD across_II the_AT crowded_JJ room_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 can_VM come_VVI tomorrow_RT but_CCB William_NP1 ca_VM n't_XX ._. 
'_GE Newley_NN1 pantomimed_VVD pleasure_NN1 and_CC regret_NN1 ._. 
Since_CS Arabella_NP1 had_VHD died_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN remarkably_RR docile_JJ with_IW Georgina_NP1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 found_VVD it_PPH1 unnerving_VVG ._. 
'_GE Poor_JJ little_JJ Goo-Goo_NP1 ca_VM n't_XX come_VVI ,_, can_VM he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 informed_VVD her_APPGE dachshund_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Still_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 can_VM guard_VVI the_AT house_NN1 for_IF Mummy_NN1 and_CC Daddy_NN1 ,_, ca_VM n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT dachshund_NN1 slunk_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 felt_VVD slightly_RR sick_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 loathed_VVD the_AT way_NN1 some_DD childless_JJ people_NN treated_VVN their_APPGE pets_NN2 as_CSA surrogate_NN1 children_NN2 ._. 
Her_APPGE loathing_NN1 was_VBDZ partly_RR due_II21 to_II22 the_AT suspicion_NN1 that_CST ,_, in_II a_AT1 similar_JJ situation_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 might_VM do_VDI the_AT same_DA ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 shall_VM be_VBI formal_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, '_GE Georgina_NP1 said_VVD reverting_VVG to_II her_APPGE usual_JJ manner_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 very_RG strongly_RR that_CST someone_PN1 should_VM set_VVI an_AT1 example_NN1 ._. 
After_II all_DB ,_, there_EX are_VBR occasions_NN2 and_CC occasions_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 moved_VVD away_RL to_TO talk_VVI to_II Eustace_NP1 Tolby_NP1 who_PNQS had_VHD come_VVN with_IW his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 elegant_JJ Asian_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ,_, '_GE William_NP1 asked_VVD ,_, '_" that_CST Salome_NP1 will_VM be_VBI an_AT1 occasion_NN1 or_CC an_AT1 occasion_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Probably_RR both_RR ,_, if_CS Georgina_NP1 's_VHZ got_VVN anything_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II his_APPGE watch_NN1 ._. 
'_" Let_VM21 's_VM22 go_VVI and_CC see_VVI the_AT coins_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT collection_NN1 was_VBDZ arranged_VVN in_II Newley_NP1 's_GE study_NN1 ,_, off_II the_AT drawing-room_NN1 ._. 
The_AT room_NN1 contained_VVD two_MC hard_JJ chairs_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 desk_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 upright_JJ piano_NN1 ._. 
The_AT coins_NN2 were_VBDR displayed_VVN in_II locked_JJ glass_NN1 cases_NN2 ._. 
The_AT more_RGR valuable_JJ pieces_NN2 were_VBDR normally_RR kept_VVN in_II a_AT1 safe_JJ ,_, Newley_NP1 told_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 showed_VVD them_PPHO2 around_RP personally_RR ,_, introducing_VVG the_AT coins_NN2 as_CS21 though_CS22 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR friends_NN2 ._. 
Each_DD1 exhibit_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 neatly_RR typed_VVN label_NN1 ._. 
Newley_NP1 thawed_VVD in_II the_AT face_NN1 of_IO William_NP1 's_GE obvious_JJ interest_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 discussed_VVD with_IW mounting_VVG enthusiasm_NN1 the_AT siege_NN1 coinage_NN1 of_IO Charles_NP1 I._MC1 '_GE There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 fascinating_JJ variety_NN1 of_IO design_NN1 ,_, even_RR of_IO shape_NN1 ._. 
Look_VV0 at_II the_AT Newark_NP1 half-crown_NN1 for_REX21 example_REX22 :_: a_AT1 lozenge_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC that_DD1 octagonal_JJ shilling_NNU1 from_II Pontefract_NP1 ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 bent_VVD down_RP to_TO examine_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ interesting_JJ :_: Charles_NP1 II_MC ,_, yet_RR the_AT date_NN1 is_VBZ 1648_MC ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ because_CS '_GE The_AT telephone_NN1 began_VVD to_TO ring_VVI ._. 
'_GE Damn_JJ ._. 
'_GE Newley_NN1 picked_VVD up_RP the_AT study_NN1 extension_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 listened_VVD ,_, his_APPGE face_NN1 went_VVD grey_JJ with_IW shock_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 rang_VVD off_RP ._. 
'_" That_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT police_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO clear_VVI the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 gas_NN1 main_NN1 's_VBZ ruptured_VVN and_CC they_PPHS2 're_VBR afraid_JJ of_IO an_AT1 explosion_NN1 ._. 
Will_VM you_PPY tell_VVI everyone_PN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO get_VVI the_AT coins_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ already_RR unlocking_VVG the_AT cases_NN2 ._. 
Celia_NP1 went_VVD into_II the_AT drawing-room_NN1 and_CC announced_VVD the_AT news_NN1 ._. 
The_AT babble_NN1 of_IO conversation_NN1 stopped_VVD ._. 
Georgina_NP1 ran_VVD from_II the_AT room_NN1 ,_, crying_NN1 '_GE Goo-Goo_NP1 !_! 
Goo-Goo_NP1 !_! 
'_" Her_APPGE departure_NN1 created_VVD a_AT1 subdued_JJ panic_NN1 ._. 
People_NN elbowed_VVD past_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 to_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
Their_APPGE expressions_NN2 were_VBDR drained_VVN of_IO personality_NN1 which_DDQ gave_VVD them_PPHO2 the_AT family_NN1 resemblance_NN1 possessed_VVN by_II a_AT1 flock_NN1 of_IO sheep_NN ._. 
Celia_NP1 tugged_VVD at_II William_NP1 's_GE hand_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX move_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 glanced_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, noticing_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ staring_VVG back_RP through_II the_AT partly_RR open_JJ door_NN1 of_IO the_AT study_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Come_VV0 on_RP ,_, William_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 smiled_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, took_VVD her_APPGE arm_NN1 and_CC led_VVD her_PPHO1 to_II the_AT window_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR the_AT first_MD outside_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT following_JJ night_NNT1 Dougal_NP1 and_CC Lorton_NP1 decided_VVD against_II taking_VVG the_AT car_NN1 ;_; the_AT distance_NN1 from_II Lorton_NP1 's_GE house_NN1 to_II the_AT Newleys_NP2 '_GE was_VBDZ only_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 hundred_NNO yards_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 would_VM be_VBI less_RGR conspicuous_JJ if_CS they_PPHS2 walked_VVD ._. 
The_AT streets_NN2 were_VBDR still_RR sprinkled_VVN with_IW people_NN ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 after_II nine_MC o'clock_RA ._. 
Lorton_NP1 was_VBDZ carrying_VVG a_AT1 bag_NN1 over_II his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 and_CC humming_VVG under_II his_APPGE breath_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ silent_JJ ._. 
His_APPGE nervousness_NN1 had_VHD grown_VVN steadily_RR all_DB day_NNT1 ._. 
Tonight_RT was_VBDZ the_AT Rubicon_NN1 ;_; afterwards_RT there_EX would_VM be_VBI no_RR going_VVG back_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO bolster_VVI his_APPGE courage_NN1 by_II reciting_VVG the_AT reasons_NN2 for_IF what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG :_: go_VV0 per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 of_IO them_PPHO2 boiled_VVN down_RP to_II a_AT1 pressing_JJ need_NN1 for_IF money_NN1 ,_, so_RR pressing_VVG that_CST the_AT bank_NN1 was_VBDZ threatening_VVG to_TO foreclose_VVI on_II his_APPGE mortgage_NN1 ;_; the_AT other_JJ lo_FW per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 was_VBDZ divided_VVN between_II the_AT desire_NN1 to_TO do_VDI Lorton_NP1 a_AT1 good_JJ turn_NN1 and_CC the_AT feeling_NN1 that_CST the_AT Newleys_NP2 deserved_VVD whatever_DDQV fate_NN1 could_VM throw_VVI at_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
His_APPGE courage_NN1 refused_VVD to_TO be_VBI bolstered_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB very_RG well_RR conceiving_VVG these_DD2 things_NN2 in_II the_AT abstract_JJ ;_; the_AT problems_NN2 emerged_VVD when_CS you_PPY tried_VVD to_TO put_VVI them_PPHO2 into_II practice_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 stopped_VVD humming_VVG ._. 
'_" You_PPY 've_VH0 done_VDN this_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 before_RT ,_, have_VH0 n't_XX you_PPY ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD softly_RR ._. 
'_" Not_XX quite_RR like_II this_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_" Does_VDZ Celia_NP1 know_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 she_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 snapped_VVD ._. 
'_GE And_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI her_PPHO1 to_TO ._. 
'_GE The_AT very_JJ idea_NN1 made_VVD him_PPHO1 cringe_VVI inside_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 promised_VVD himself_PPX1 that_CST this_DD1 would_VM be_VBI the_AT last_MD time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 strayed_VVD beyond_II the_AT legally_RR permitted_VVN limits_VVZ in_RP life-he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX risk_VVI the_AT loss_NN1 of_IO Celia_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD her_PPHO1 too_RG well_RR to_TO think_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM allow_VVI affection_NN1 to_TO outweigh_VVI her_APPGE sense_NN1 of_IO right_NN1 and_CC wrong_JJ ._. 
Sometimes_RT he_PPHS1 thought_VVD that_CST her_APPGE simplistic_JJ morality_NN1 was_VBDZ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT reason_NN1 why_RRQ he_PPHS1 loved_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR alien_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 more_RGR accurate_JJ word_NN1 than_CSN simplistic_JJ ._. 
The_AT road_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 cul-de-sac_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 regretted_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ empty_JJ of_IO pedestrians_NN2 and_CC moving_VVG cars_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT excuse_NN1 for_IF turning_VVG back_RP ._. 
Even_CS21 when_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 criminal_NN1 ,_, the_AT low_JJ moral_JJ fibre_NN1 shone_VVD through_RP ._. 
As_CSA they_PPHS2 reached_VVD the_AT privet_NN1 hedge_NN1 fronting_VVG the_AT Newleys_NP2 '_GE garden_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ fervently_RR grateful_JJ to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 last-minute_JJ reprieve_NN1 :_: the_AT drawing-room_NN1 curtains_NN2 were_VBDR n't_XX thick_RR enough_RR to_TO conceal_VVI the_AT light_NN1 behind_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 saw_VVD them_PPHO2 leave_VVI ,_, and_CC their_APPGE car_NN1 's_VBZ not_XX back_RP ._. 
Gloves_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT pulled_JJ on_II the_AT rubber_JJ gloves_NN2 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 felt_VVD like_II a_AT1 surgeon_NN1 at_II the_AT start_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 operation_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ doomed_VVN to_II failure_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 opened_VVD the_AT gate_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 followed_VVD him_PPHO1 into_II the_AT little_JJ garden_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 walked_VVD silently_RR along_II the_AT side_NN1 wall_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
The_AT concrete_JJ paths_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN cleared_VVN of_IO snow_NN1 and_CC ice_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT need_NN1 to_TO talk_VVI ._. 
Both_DB2 of_IO them_PPHO2 knew_VVD the_AT layout_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 had_VHD planned_VVN their_APPGE movements_NN2 in_II exhaustive_JJ detail_NN1 ._. 
The_AT dining-room_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 Victorian_JJ sash_NN1 window_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ loose_JJ in_II its_APPGE frame_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 slid_VVD back_RP the_AT catch_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 thin-bladed_JJ knife_NN1 and_CC raised_VVD the_AT lower_JJR half_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 heard_VVD him_PPHO1 sigh_VVI softly_RR with_IW relief_NN1 ._. 
There_EX had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 strong_JJ possibility_NN1 that_CST the_AT Newleys_NP2 would_VM have_VHI turned_VVN the_AT security_NN1 locks_NN2 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
In_II that_DD1 case_NN1 they_PPHS2 would_VM have_VHI had_VHN to_TO break_VVI the_AT glass_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 passed_VVD the_AT bag_NN1 to_II Dougal_NP1 and_CC balanced_VVD himself_PPX1 on_II the_AT sill_NN1 ,_, with_IW his_APPGE legs_NN2 outside_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 held_VVD on_RP to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Goo-Goo_NP1 began_VVD to_TO bark_VVI ;_; his_APPGE claws_NN2 rattled_VVN on_II the_AT dining-room_NN1 door_NN1 ._. 
Before_CS he_PPHS1 joined_VVD NCPR_NP1 Lorton_NP1 had_VHD worked_VVN in_II the_AT personnel_NN2 department_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 firm_NN1 which_DDQ marketed_VVD burglar_NN1 alarms_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 reached_VVD down_RP to_II the_AT floor_NN1 and_CC folded_VVN back_RP the_AT carpet_NN1 ._. 
Despite_II the_AT cold_NN1 ,_, Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ sweating_VVG under_II his_APPGE coat_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 hooked_VVD a_AT1 leg_NN1 over_RP and_CC climbed_VVD into_II the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 turned_VVD back_RP to_II Dougal_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Come_VV0 in_RP slowly_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM keep_VVI your_APPGE feet_NN2 away_II21 from_II22 the_AT pressure_NN1 pad_NN1 ._. 
'_GE According_II21 to_II22 Lorton_NP1 ,_, the_AT Newleys_NP2 '_GE burglar-alarm_JJ system_NN1 was_VBDZ ten_MC or_CC fifteen_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ and_CC long_RR overdue_JJ for_IF retirement_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 wished_VVD he_PPHS1 could_VM share_VVI his_APPGE confidence_NN1 ._. 
The_AT reflections_NN2 from_II the_AT street_NN1 lamps_NN2 gave_VVD them_PPHO2 just_RR enough_DD light_JJ to_TO see_VVI what_DDQ they_PPHS2 were_VBDR doing_VDG ._. 
Dougal_NP1 took_VVD an_AT1 old_JJ newspaper_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 bowl_NN1 from_II the_AT bag_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 laid_VVD out_RP the_AT newspaper_NN1 on_II the_AT carpet_NN1 and_CC stripped_VVN off_II the_AT bowl_NN1 's_GE clingfilm_NN1 covering_VVG ._. 
It_PPH1 contained_VVD a_AT1 pound_NN1 of_IO raw_JJ stewing_JJ steak_NN1 ,_, laced_VVN with_IW Seconal_JJ for_IF good_JJ measure_NN1 ._. 
Goo-Goo_NP1 's_GE greed_NN1 was_VBDZ legendary_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ reputed_VVN to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 messy_JJ eater_NN1 ._. 
Let_VV0 sleeping_JJ dogs_NN2 lie_VVI ._. 
Lorton_NP1 opened_VVD the_AT door_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT dachshund_NN1 rushed_VVD in_RP ,_, yapping_VVG furiously_RR ._. 
Dougal_NP1 caught_VVD his_APPGE collar_NN1 and_CC rammed_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 into_II the_AT meat_NN1 ._. 
The_AT transformation_NN1 from_II faithful_JJ guard-dog_NN1 to_II quivering_JJ glutton_NN1 was_VBDZ almost_RR instantaneous_JJ ._. 
Lorton_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 still_RR think_VV0 it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN better_JJR to_TO kill_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH !_! 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 hissed_VVD ._. 
They_PPHS2 went_VVD through_II the_AT hall_NN1 and_CC into_II the_AT drawing-room_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 single_JJ standard_NN1 lamp_NN1 was_VBDZ alight_JJ ._. 
The_AT door_NN1 to_II the_AT study_NN1 was_VBDZ ajar_JJ ._. 
Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II front_NN1 now_RT ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD used_VVN an_AT1 old_JJ trick_NN1 last_MD night_NNT1 adapted_VVN from_II Conan_NP1 Doyle_NP1 's_GE '_" A_ZZ1 Scandal_NN1 in_II Bohemia_NP1 '_GE ._. 
Lorton_NP1 's_GE phone_NN1 call_NN1 had_VHD succeeded_VVN perfectly_RR ,_, rather_RR to_II Dougal_NP1 's_GE surprise_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 remained_VVD to_TO be_VBI seen_VVN whether_CSW Newley_NP1 ,_, like_II Irene_NP1 Adler_NP1 ,_, had_VHD realized_VVN the_AT purpose_NN1 of_IO the_AT hoax_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 ignored_VVD both_RR the_AT display_NN1 cases_NN2 and_CC the_AT safe_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ concealed_VVN behind_II a_AT1 framed_JJ eighteenth-century_JJ engraving_NN1 of_IO the_AT City_NN1 of_IO London_NP1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 helped_VVD him_PPHO1 push_VVI the_AT piano_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 the_AT wall_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 rolled_VVD back_RP the_AT carpet_NN1 ._. 
Last_MD night_NNT1 the_AT piano_NN1 had_VHD blocked_VVN his_APPGE view_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 knew_VVD roughly_RR where_RRQ to_TO look_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 ran_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 over_II the_AT parquet_NN1 flooring_NN1 until_CS he_PPHS1 found_VVD the_AT area_NN1 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD ._. 
Lorton_NP1 passed_VVD him_PPHO1 the_AT knife_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 levered_VVD up_RP the_AT rectangle_NN1 of_IO hardwood_NN1 ._. 
The_AT small_JJ japanned_JJ box_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR there_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 lifted_VVD it_PPH1 out_RP and_CC replaced_VVD the_AT block_NN1 of_IO wood_NN1 ._. 
The_AT box_NN1 was_VBDZ reassuringly_RR heavy_JJ ._. 
Lorton_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN watching_VVG anxiously_RR ,_, gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 nod_NN1 of_IO approval_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 restored_VVD the_AT carpet_NN1 and_CC the_AT piano_NN1 to_II their_APPGE original_JJ positions_NN2 ._. 
In_II the_AT dining-room_NN1 ,_, Goo-Goo_NP1 was_VBDZ just_RR finishing_VVG his_APPGE unexpected_JJ supper_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG full_JJ to_TO make_VVI more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 token_JJ protest_NN1 when_CS Lorton_NP1 removed_VVD the_AT bowl_NN1 and_CC rolled_VVD up_RP the_AT newspaper_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR walking_VVG down_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
The_AT whole_JJ operation_NN1 had_VHD taken_VVN no_AT more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 ._. 
'_" Who_PNQS says_VVZ crime_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX pay_VVI ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 muttered_VVD ._. 
Dougal_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX answer_VVI ._. 
Crime_NN1 has_VHZ its_APPGE expenses_NN2 too_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR trembling_VVG ._. 
Lorton_NP1 put_VVD the_AT box_NN1 on_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 table_NN1 and_CC attacked_VVD the_AT lock_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 old_JJ chisel_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 threw_VVD away_RL the_AT newspaper_NN1 and_CC washed_VVD up_RP the_AT bowl_NN1 ._. 
The_AT lock_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX designed_VVN for_IF rough_JJ treatment_NN1 ._. 
The_AT lid_NN1 flew_VVD up_RP ._. 
Lorton_NP1 emptied_VVD the_AT contents_NN2 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 dried_VVD his_APPGE hands_NN2 and_CC lit_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR about_RG thirty_MC coins_NN2 arranged_VVN in_II layers_NN2 on_II cardboard_JJ trays_NN2 ;_; each_DD1 tray_NN1 was_VBDZ encased_VVN in_II a_AT1 plastic_NN1 wallet_NN1 ._. 
Beneath_II the_AT coins_NN2 were_VBDR some_DD papers_NN2 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 bent_VVD down_RP for_IF a_AT1 closer_JJR look_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 really_RR need_VV0 Seaby_NP1 's_GE Standard_JJ Catalogue_NN1 of_IO British_JJ Coins_NN2 for_IF this_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 that_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 James_NP1 I_MC1 half-angel_NN1 ..._... that_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 William-and-Mary_NP1 half-guinea_NN1 ..._... 
God_NP1 knows_VVZ what_DDQ that_DD1 is_VBZ ..._... there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 rarity_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 Edward_NP1 VIII_MC threepence_NN ;_; out_II21 of_II22 period_NN1 but_CCB who_PNQS cares_VVZ ?_? ..._... ah_UH !_! 
'_" He_PPHS1 pointed_VVD at_II a_AT1 gold_NN1 coin_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Fowler-Troon_NP1 was_VBDZ right_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 looked_VVD sharply_RR at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 knew_VVD the_AT bastard_NN1 was_VBDZ bent_VVN ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
At_II that_DD1 moment_NN1 they_PPHS2 both_DB2 heard_VVD the_AT bang_NN1 of_IO the_AT basement_NN1 's_GE front_JJ door_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NN1 was_VBDZ back_RP from_II the_AT opera_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 swept_VVD the_AT coins_NN2 together_RL and_CC crammed_VVD them_PPHO2 into_II the_AT box_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Come_VV0 on_RP ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 'd_VHD better_RRR put_VVN this_DD1 away_RL ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 picked_VVD up_RP the_AT papers_NN2 and_CC followed_VVD Lorton_NP1 upstairs_RL ._. 
They_PPHS2 went_VVD into_II the_AT spare_JJ room_NN1 and_CC sat_VVD on_II the_AT bed_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 unfolded_VVD one_MC1 of_IO the_AT papers_NN2 and_CC quickly_RR handed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II Lorton_NP1 ._. 
Darling_NN1 Just_RR a_AT1 note_NN1 to_TO say_VVI I_PPIS1 love_VV0 you_PPY and_CC I_ZZ1 '_GE m_MC so_RG glad_JJ ._. 
Always_RR your_APPGE Bella_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 leafed_VVD through_II the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT bundle_NN1 ,_, wondering_VVG if_CSW the_AT hurt_JJ and_CC humiliation_NN1 would_VM ever_RR stop_VVI ._. 
All_RR21 but_RR22 one_MC1 of_IO the_AT letters_NN2 were_VBDR in_II Arabella_NP1 's_GE handwriting_NN1 ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO them_PPHO2 were_VBDR short_JJ and_CC crammed_VVN with_IW endearments_NN2 ._. 
Phrases_NN2 leapt_VVD up_RP and_CC hit_VVD him_PPHO1 with_IW a_AT1 force_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ almost_RR physical_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 told_VVD Rod_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ tired_JJ last_MD night_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX bear_VVI him_PPHO1 fumbling_VVG over_II me_PPIO1 after_CS yesterday_RT ..._... 
The_AT test_NN1 is_VBZ positive_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ the_AT baby_NN1 's_VBZ yours_PPGE ._. 
They_PPHS2 say_VV0 women_NN2 always_RR know_VV0 ..._... 
He_PPHS1 picked_VVD up_RP the_AT last_MD letter_NN1 ._. 
Dear_JJ Ivor_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO ring_VVI you_PPY before_II the_AT taxi_NN1 came_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM try_VVI again_RT from_II the_AT airport_NN1 ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 note_NN1 will_VM have_VHI to_TO do_VDI if_CS I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX get_VVI through_RP ._. 
I_ZZ1 '_GE m_ZZ1 delighted_JJ by_II your_APPGE news_NN1 for_IF your_APPGE sake_NN1 ,_, and_CC for_IF Arabella_NP1 's_GE ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
But_II21 for_II22 God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 do_VD0 n't_XX do_VDI anything_PN1 impulsive_JJ ._. 
Divorce_NN1 is_VBZ complicated_VVN enough_RR in_II normal_JJ circumstances_NN2 ._. 
Yours_PPGE are_VBR anything_RR21 but_RR22 normal_JJ ,_, partly_RR because_II21 of_II22 the_AT baby_NN1 and_CC partly_RR because_CS Georgina_NP1 '_GE s_ZZ1 the_AT major_JJ shareholder_NN1 in_II the_AT agency_NN1 ._. 
And_CC l_ZZ1 imagine_VV0 she_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 forgiving_JJ woman_NN1 at_II the_AT best_JJT of_IO times_NNT2 ._. 
I_ZZ1 '_GE ll_NNU be_VBI back_RP from_II the_AT Gambia_NP1 on_II Monday_NPD1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 can_VM talk_VVI this_DD1 through_RP in_II detail_NN1 ._. 
Until_II then_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 really_RR would_VM advise_VVI you_PPY to_TO do_VDI nothing_PN1 ._. 
Even_RR seeing_VVG Arabella_NP1 might_VM be_VBI unwise_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 also_RR need_VV0 to_TO consider_VVI Rod_NN1 's_GE position_NN1 ._. 
All_RR best_RRT wishes_VVZ (_( to_II all_DB three_MC of_IO you_PPY !_! )_) 
Eustace_VV0 ._. 
He_PPHS1 passed_VVD the_AT solicitor_NN1 's_GE letter_NN1 to_II Dougal_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS glanced_VVD through_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ another_DD1 thing_NN1 Newley_NP1 will_VM want_VVI back_RP ._. 
Tolby_NP1 's_GE letter_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 dragged_VVD his_APPGE mind_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 his_APPGE private_JJ misery_NN1 ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ ?_? 
Georgina_NP1 already_RR knows_VVZ about_II the_AT affair_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB she_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX know_VVI that_DD1 divorce_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT wind_NN1 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Nor_CC the_AT reason_NN1 for_IF it_PPH1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 worse_JJR kind_NN1 of_IO betrayal_NN1 ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX like_VVI the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST Tolby_NP1 's_VBZ involved_VVN ._. 
'_" '_GE Nor_CC do_VD0 I_PPIS1 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 snarled_VVD ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 not_XX ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 paused_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB it_PPH1 does_VDZ give_VVI us_PPIO2 a_RR21 little_RR22 more_DAR room_NN1 for_IF manoeuvre_NN1 with_IW Newley_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO manoeuvre_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO kill_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE When_CS Celia_NP1 got_VVD back_RP from_II the_AT opera_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pleased_JJ to_TO find_VVI the_AT flat_NN1 was_VBDZ empty_JJ ._. 
As_CSA she_PPHS1 told_VVD herself_PPX1 several_DA2 times_NNT2 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ glad_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 and_CC William_NP1 were_VBDR n't_XX living_VVG in_II one_PPX121 another_PPX122 's_GE pockets_NN2 ._. 
William_NP1 had_VHD said_VVN he_PPHS1 might_VM be_VBI late_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ meeting_VVG Gilbert_NP1 Verrall_NP1 ,_, the_AT presenter_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 TV_NN1 series_NN called_VVN The_AT Footsteps_NN2 of_IO Time_NNT1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD met_VVN originally_RR when_CS Verrall_NP1 was_VBDZ writing_VVG a_AT1 biography_NN1 of_IO Cromwell_NP1 for_IF which_DDQ William_NP1 had_VHD done_VDN much_DA1 of_IO the_AT research_NN1 ._. 
The_AT projected_JJ documentary_NN1 on_II the_AT exiled_JJ Stuarts_NP2 was_VBDZ Verrall_NP1 's_GE idea_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD commissioned_VVN William_NP1 to_TO do_VDI the_AT spade-work_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR as_RG well_JJ ._. 
William_NP1 seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI no_AT other_JJ source_NN1 of_IO income_NN1 at_RR21 present_RR22 ._. 
Celia_NP1 had_VHD met_VVN Verrall_NP1 once_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 tall_JJ ,_, well-groomed_JJ man_NN1 in_II youthful_JJ middle_JJ age_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wore_VVD outsize_JJ glasses_NN2 and_CC talked_VVD excessively_RR ,_, usually_RR about_II his_APPGE work_NN1 ._. 
William_NP1 would_VM be_VBI lucky_JJ to_TO extricate_VVI himself_PPX1 before_II midnight_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 tidied_VVD up_RP the_AT sitting-room_NN1 ,_, promising_VVG herself_PPX1 an_AT1 early_JJ night_NNT1 with_IW a_AT1 book_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ curious_JJ how_RGQ soon_RR you_PPY grew_VVD used_VVN to_II the_AT presence_NN1 of_IO another_DD1 person_NN1 in_II your_APPGE home_NN1 ._. 
The_AT flat_NN1 seemed_VVD empty_JJ without_IW William_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 kept_VVD thinking_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO tell_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
For_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO smoke_VVI in_II her_APPGE flat_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM at_RR21 least_RR22 have_VHI the_AT decency_NN1 to_TO empty_VVI the_AT ashtray_NN1 ._. 
The_AT phone_NN1 rang_VVD just_RR as_CSA she_PPHS1 had_VHD climbed_VVN into_II the_AT bath_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 wrapped_VVD a_AT1 towel_NN1 around_II her_PPHO1 and_CC ran_VVD to_II the_AT sitting-room_NN1 ,_, swearing_VVG under_II her_APPGE breath_NN1 ._. 
Wet_JJ footprints_NN2 trailed_VVD behind_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 ?_? 
Thank_VV0 God_NP1 !_! 
'_" '_" Who_PNQS is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT voice_NN1 sounded_VVD annoyed_JJ by_II her_APPGE question_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 instant_JJ recognition_NN1 was_VBDZ no_AT more_DAR than_CSN its_APPGE due_JJ ._. 
'_" Something_PN1 terrible_JJ 's_VHZ happened_VVN ._. 
Cyril_NP1 's_VHZ gone_VVN ._. 
'_GE Yorick_NN1 burst_VVN into_II tears_NN2 ._. 
Celia_NP1 asked_VVD where_RRQ Cyril_NP1 had_VHD gone_VVN ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR goose_NN1 pimples_NN2 on_II her_APPGE arm_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO light_VVI the_AT gas_NN1 fire_NN1 but_CCB dropped_VVD the_AT matches_NN2 all_RR over_II the_AT hearthrug_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ,_, '_GE Yorick_NP1 wailed_VVD ._. 
'_GE And_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX care_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 just_RR walked_VVD out_RP with_IW my_APPGE best_JJT suitcases_NN2 and_CC half_DB my_APPGE wardrobe_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX bear_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, darling_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY must_VM come_VVI over_RP ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 ignored_VVD the_AT last_MD sentence_NN1 ._. 
'_" Did_VDD you_PPY have_VHI a_AT1 row_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Cyril_NP1 was_VBDZ very_RG unkind_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Yorick_NN1 sniffed_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 let_VV0 him_PPHO1 read_VVD some_DD of_IO The_AT Journal_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Fallen_VVN Angel_NN1 ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 special_JJ treat_NN1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 else_RR has_VHZ seen_VVN a_AT1 word_NN1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 said_VVD some_DD horrid_JJ things_NN2 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT Journal_NN1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO Yorick_NP1 's_GE most_RGT cherished_JJ schemes_NN2 ._. 
After_CS his_APPGE comeback_NN1 as_II a_AT1 serious_JJ musician_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 planned_VVD to_TO launch_VVI a_AT1 book_NN1 on_II the_AT astonished_JJ and_CC admiring_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 mixture_NN1 of_IO diary_NN1 ,_, autobiography_NN1 ,_, drawings_NN2 and_CC philosophical_JJ statement_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 had_VHD spent_VVN part_NN1 of_IO last_MD week_NNT1 trying_VVG to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 publisher_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ remotely_RR interested_JJ in_II discussing_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX mean_VVI to_TO hurt_VVI you_PPY '_" '_" He_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 perfect_JJ little_JJ bitch_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 called_VVD it_PPH1 a_AT1 wank_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Yorick_NN1 ,_, unmanned_JJ by_II the_AT memory_NN1 ,_, began_VVD to_TO cry_VVI again_RT ._. 
Celia_NP1 managed_VVD to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 lighted_JJ match_NN1 to_II the_AT fire_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Perhaps_RR he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX capable_JJ of_IO appreciating_VVG something_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Yorick_NN1 turned_VVD down_RP this_DD1 attempt_NN1 at_II consolation_NN1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH Celia_NP1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM so_RG unhappy_JJ I_PPIS1 could_VM kill_VVI myself_PPX1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ here_RL ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ he_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI back_RP ._. 
'_" '_GE Please_RR come_VV0 round_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN looking_VVG at_II the_AT knives_NN2 again_RT ._. 
God_NP1 ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR so_RG tempting_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, why_RRQ not_XX ?_? 
Nobody_PN1 wants_VVZ me_PPIO1 ._. 
Nobody_PN1 cares_VVZ a_AT1 damn_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 all_DB care_VV0 about_II you_PPY ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD firmly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 the_AT book_NN1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI marvellous_JJ ._. 
Everyone_PN1 who_PNQS buys_VVZ Mishima_NP1 will_VM want_VVI Fallen_VVN Angel_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, they_PPHS2 wo_VM n't_XX ,_, '_GE Yorick_NP1 wailed_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 'll_VM show_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 really_RR will_VM kill_VVI myself_PPX1 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 knew_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO take_VVI the_AT threat_NN1 seriously_RR ._. 
Yorick_NP1 had_VHD attempted_VVN suicide_NN1 three_MC times_NNT2 in_II the_AT last_MD four_MC years_NNT2 ;_; and_CC the_AT last_MD attempt_NN1 had_VHD nearly_RR succeeded_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 begrudged_VVD the_AT sympathy_NN1 he_PPHS1 demanded_VVD from_II her_PPHO1 ;_; and_CC she_PPHS1 suspected_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ knowingly_RR manipulating_VVG her_PPHO1 ._. 
Still_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX take_VVI chances_NN2 ._. 
'_" Now_RT listen_VV0 ,_, Yorick_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 care_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 love_VV0 you_PPY very_RG much_DA1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM drive_VVI over_RP right_RR away_RL ._. 
Just_RR you_PPY hang_VV0 on_RP and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI there_RL ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH Celia_NP1 ,_, thank_VV0 God_NP1 '_GE Over_II the_AT line_NN1 she_PPHS1 heard_VVD a_AT1 door_NN1 slam_VVI in_II Yorick_NP1 's_GE flat_NN1 ._. 
Yorick_NP1 gasped_VVD ._. 
'_GE Cyril_NP1 !_! 
Darling_NN1 !_! 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 clatter_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 dropped_VVD the_AT handset_NN1 ._. 
The_AT endearments_NN2 and_CC other_JJ noises_NN2 which_DDQ followed_VVD made_VVD it_PPH1 quite_RG clear_JJ that_CST Yorick_NP1 and_CC Cyril_NP1 were_VBDR exploring_VVG to_II the_AT full_JJ the_AT dramatic_JJ possibilities_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 reconciliation_NN1 scene_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 hung_VVD up_RP the_AT phone_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 warmed_VVD up_RP the_AT bath_NN1 water_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 lay_VVD in_II the_AT bath_NN1 ,_, wondering_VVG when_RRQ William_NP1 would_VM come_VVI home_RL ._. 
Chapter_NN1 7_MC LORTON_NP1 WAS_VBDZ HAPPIER_JJR than_CSN he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN since_II Arabella_NP1 died_VVD ._. 
On_II the_AT Tuesday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ whistling_VVG as_CSA he_PPHS1 came_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NN1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO scrape_VVI the_AT frost_NN1 from_II the_AT Escort_NN1 's_GE windscreen_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN some_DD de-icer_NN1 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Hang_VV0 on_RP ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM give_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 hand_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 fetched_VVD the_AT can_NN1 and_CC the_AT scraper_NN1 from_II the_AT Polo_NN1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ 's_VBZ of_IO lice_NN2 life_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 wrinkled_VVD her_APPGE nose_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Grim_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR all_DB supposed_JJ to_TO be_VBI in_II mourning_NN1 ._. 
Goo-Goo_NP1 died_VVD in_II his_APPGE sleep_NN1 on_II Saturday_NPD1 night_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" Ah_UH well_RR ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG on_RP a_RR21 bit_RR22 ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 fine_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, and_CC Lorton_NP1 enjoyed_VVD the_AT drive_NN1 to_II Hampshire_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 kept_VVD the_AT windows_NN2 open_VV0 because_CS the_AT car_NN1 still_RR smelled_VVD of_IO Arabella_NP1 's_GE perfume_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD faintly_RR sinful_JJ not_XX to_TO be_VBI at_II work_NN1 on_II a_AT1 weekday_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 left_VVD the_AT M3_FO before_CS Basingstoke_NP1 and_CC drove_VVD south_ND1 through_II Odiham_NP1 ._. 
After_CS a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO miles_NNU2 he_PPHS1 turned_VVD right_RR into_II a_AT1 network_NN1 of_IO lanes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Newleys_NP2 '_GE weekend_NNT1 cottage_NN1 was_VBDZ called_VVN Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ half_DB a_AT1 mile_NNU1 from_II the_AT nearest_JJT village_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ had_VHD become_VVN a_AT1 haven_NN1 for_IF retired_JJ and_CC commuting_VVG stockbrokers_NN2 since_CS the_AT war_NN1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 had_VHD invited_VVN Lorton_NP1 and_CC Arabella_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 weekend_NNT1 last_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
With_IW hindsight_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 probable_JJ that_CST Arabella_NP1 had_VHD also_RR been_VBN there_RL alone_JJ ,_, to_TO meet_VVI Ivor_NP1 ._. 
The_AT cottage_NN1 itself_PPX1 was_VBDZ not_XX exactly_RR pretty_JJ :_: red-brick_JJ and_CC foursquare_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN built_VVN for_IF a_AT1 farm_NN1 labourer_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE family_NN1 in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT last_MD century_NNT1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 had_VHD smothered_VVN the_AT interior_NN1 with_IW stripped-pine_JJ furniture_NN1 and_CC Laura_NP1 Ashley_NP1 fabrics_NN2 in_II the_AT early_JJ 1970s_MC2 ._. 
Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 was_VBDZ as_RG claustrophobic_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 doll_NN1 's_GE house_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ house_NN1 on_II a_AT1 single-track_JJ lane_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 followed_VVD the_AT lane_NN1 for_IF another_DD1 half_DB mile_NNU1 ,_, until_CS it_PPH1 ended_VVD in_II a_AT1 gravelled_JJ car_NN1 park_NN1 maintained_VVN by_II the_AT National_JJ Trust_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Trust_NN1 owned_VVD nearly_RR a_AT1 hundred_NNO acres_NNU2 ,_, most_DAT of_IO it_PPH1 along_RP a_AT1 low_JJ wooded_JJ ridge_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 prehistoric_JJ version_NN1 of_IO the_AT M3_FO followed_VVD the_AT line_NN1 of_IO the_AT ridge_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Lorton_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN here_RL in_II the_AT summer_NNT1 ,_, the_AT car_NN1 park_NN1 was_VBDZ nearly_RR full_JJ ._. 
Families_NN2 sat_VVD on_II the_AT wooden_JJ benches_NN2 squabbling_VVG over_RP their_APPGE picnics_NN2 ._. 
The_AT ridge_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN alive_JJ with_IW walkers_NN2 ._. 
In_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO January_NPM1 ,_, however_RR ,_, the_AT place_NN1 was_VBDZ desolate_JJ ._. 
Even_RR the_AT rubbish_NN1 bins_NN2 were_VBDR empty_JJ ._. 
Tracks_NN2 on_II the_AT gravel_NN1 suggested_VVD that_CST the_AT local_JJ kids_NN2 used_VVD the_AT car_NN1 park_NN1 as_II a_AT1 skidpan_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 locked_VVD the_AT car_NN1 and_CC followed_VVD the_AT path_NN1 through_II the_AT trees_NN2 to_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO the_AT ridge_NN1 ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO the_AT snow_NN1 had_VHD melted_VVN here_RL ._. 
The_AT path_NN1 intersected_VVD with_IW the_AT trackway_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ wider_JJR than_CSN the_AT path_NN1 ,_, and_CC there_EX were_VBDR hoof-marks_NN2 and_CC fresh_JJ horse_NN1 droppings_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pressed_VVD onwards_RL until_CS he_PPHS1 reached_VVD the_AT clearing_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ about_RG twenty_MC yards_NN2 in_II diameter_NN1 ._. 
To_II one_MC1 side_NN1 stood_VVD a_AT1 gazebo_NN1 ._. 
Eight_MC stone_NN1 pillars_NN2 supported_VVD a_AT1 dome_NN1 above_II a_AT1 stone_NN1 floor_NN1 ._. 
Compass_NN1 points_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN carved_VVN into_II the_AT circular_JJ slab_NN1 in_II the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 Georgina_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN built_VVN before_II the_AT woods_NN2 were_VBDR planted_VVN ._. 
Beyond_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 pond_NN1 fringed_VVN with_IW willows_NN2 ;_; dead_JJ leaves_NN2 and_CC beer_NN1 cans_NN2 floated_VVN on_II the_AT surface_NN1 of_IO the_AT water_NN1 ._. 
The_AT floor_NN1 of_IO the_AT gazebo_NN1 was_VBDZ two_MC feet_NN2 above_II the_AT level_NN1 of_IO the_AT surrounding_JJ grass_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 scrambled_VVD up_RP under_II the_AT dome_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 remembered_VVD ,_, a_AT1 ledge_NN1 of_IO stone_NN1 separated_VVN the_AT rim_NN1 of_IO the_AT dome_NN1 from_II the_AT tops_NN2 of_IO the_AT pillars_NN2 ._. 
Rusting_VVG wire-netting_NN1 lined_VVN its_APPGE upper_JJ surface_NN1 ,_, presumably_RR to_TO prevent_VVI birds_NN2 from_II nesting_VVG there_RL ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 stood_VVD on_II tiptoe_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM reach_VVI the_AT shelf_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 gave_VVD the_AT wire-netting_NN1 an_AT1 experimental_JJ prod_NN1 :_: it_PPH1 moved_VVD easily_RR ._. 
Lorton_NP1 took_VVD a_AT1 Swan_NP1 Vesta_NP1 matchbox_NN1 from_II his_APPGE pocket_NN1 and_CC glanced_VVD down_RP at_II the_AT compass_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 slipped_VVD the_AT matchbox_NN1 under_II the_AT netting_NN1 and_CC pushed_VVD it_PPH1 back_RP as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 it_PPH1 would_VM go_VVI ._. 
Only_RR one_MC1 more_DAR thing_NN1 remained_VVD to_TO be_VBI done_VDN ._. 
He_PPHS1 jumped_VVD to_II the_AT ground_NN1 and_CC continued_VVD along_II the_AT path_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 began_VVD to_TO slope_VVI downwards_RL ._. 
Lorton_NP1 paused_VVD to_TO consult_VVI his_APPGE Ordnance_NN1 Survey_NN1 map_NN1 ._. 
As_II a_AT1 soldier_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN taught_VVN to_TO err_VVI on_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO caution_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ always_RR wise_JJ to_TO work_VVI out_RP a_AT1 line_NN1 of_IO retreat_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 a_AT1 line_NN1 of_IO approach_NN1 ._. 
On_II Wednesday_NPD1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, Dougal_NP1 dialled_VVD the_AT number_NN1 of_IO Newley_NP1 's_GE private_JJ office_NN1 line_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN the_AT number_NN1 in_II Celia_NP1 's_GE address_NN1 book_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT living-room_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA flat_NN1 ,_, sitting_VVG at_II the_AT table_NN1 he_PPHS1 used_VVD for_IF working_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 wore_VVD a_AT1 coat_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 scarf_NN1 because_CS the_AT electricity_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN cut_VVN off_RP at_II lunchtime_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT lower_JJR two-thirds_MF of_IO his_APPGE body_NN1 was_VBDZ encased_VVN in_II a_AT1 sleeping_NN1 bag_NN1 ._. 
The_AT ringing_NN1 stopped_VVD ._. 
'_GE NCPR_NP1 ._. 
Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 speaking_VVG ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 rested_VVD the_AT transmitting_JJ end_NN1 of_IO the_AT handset_NN1 against_II the_AT speaker_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE battery-operated_JJ tape_NN1 recorder_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pressed_VVD the_AT play_NN1 button_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY lost_VVD several_DA2 things_NN2 on_II Saturday_NPD1 night_NNT1 ,_, Newley_NP1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO get_VVI them_PPHO2 back_RP ._. 
'_GE The_AT voice_NN1 was_VBDZ high-pitched_JJ ,_, hollow_JJ and_CC nasal_JJ at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ pleased_JJ with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD experimented_VVN for_IF hours_NNT2 in_II the_AT tiled_JJ bathroom_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD finally_RR chosen_VVN the_AT version_NN1 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 spoke_VVD in_II a_AT1 falsetto_NN1 down_RP a_AT1 cardboard_JJ tube_NN1 ,_, with_IW his_APPGE nostrils_NN2 clamped_VVN together_RL ._. 
'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 recorded_JJ message_NN1 ,_, so_RR all_DB you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO do_VDI is_VBZ listen_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ the_AT hell_NN1 is_VBZ this_DD1 ?_? 
'_GE Newley_NN1 demanded_VVD ._. 
'_" Some_DD kind_NN1 of_IO joke_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE First_MD ,_, if_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX agree_VVI to_II these_DD2 very_RG reasonable_JJ terms_NN2 ,_, certain_JJ documents_NN2 wille_NN1 made_VVD public_NN1 ._. 
Several_DA2 pieces_NN2 of_IO metal_NN1 will_VM be_VBI sold_VVN ._. 
In_II the_AT circumstances_NN2 they_PPHS2 may_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI melted_VVN down_RP ._. 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 wordless_JJ explosion_NN1 on_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 of_IO the_AT line_NN1 ._. 
'_" These_DD2 are_VBR the_AT terms_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY will_VM obtain_VVI ten_MC thousand_NNO pounds_NN2 in_II cash_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY will_VM leave_VVI it_PPH1 in_II a_AT1 carrier_NN1 bag_NN1 at_II a_AT1 certain_JJ place_NN1 and_CC time_NNT1 ._. 
In_II exchange_NN1 we_PPIS2 will_VM leave_VVI a_AT1 coin_NN1 for_IF you_PPY ,_, to_TO show_VVI that_CST we_PPIS2 will_VM keep_VVI our_APPGE side_NN1 of_IO the_AT bargain_NN1 ._. 
The_AT coin_NN1 is_VBZ dated_VVN 1744_MC ._. 
When_CS we_PPIS2 are_VBR satisfied_JJ that_CST this_DD1 stage_NN1 of_IO the_AT transaction_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN completed_VVN in_II good_JJ faith_NN1 ,_, you_PPY will_VM receive_VVI the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT items_NN2 through_II the_AT post_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Now_RT wait_VV0 a_AT1 moment_NN1 ._. 
Where_RRQ ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY have_VH0 until_II tomorrow_RT to_TO think_VVI about_II the_AT proposition_NN1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY agree_VV0 to_II the_AT terms_NN2 ,_, wear_VV0 a_AT1 hat_NN1 whenever_RRQV you_PPY are_VBR outside_RL ,_, even_RR in_II the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 will_VM then_RT contact_VVI you_PPY again_RT about_II the_AT time_NNT1 and_CC place_NN1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY remain_VV0 bareheaded_JJ we_PPIS2 shall_VM consider_VVI the_AT proposition_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN rejected_VVN and_CC act_VV0 accordingly_RR ._. 
'_GE Dougal_JJ cut_NN1 the_AT connection_NN1 ,_, returned_VVD the_AT handset_NN1 to_II its_APPGE rest_NN1 and_CC switched_VVD off_RP the_AT tape_NN1 recorder_NN1 ._. 
Almost_RR immediately_RR the_AT telephone_NN1 started_VVD to_TO ring_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 superstitious_JJ premonition_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Celia_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX interrupting_VVG your_APPGE work_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM just_RR come_VVI to_II a_AT1 point_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Who_PNQS are_VBR you_PPY on_RP now_RT ?_? 
'_" '_GE Prince_NNB Charlie_NP1 's_GE younger_JJR brother_NN1 Henry_NP1 ,_, the_AT Cardinal_NNB Duke_NP1 of_IO York_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ nice_JJ to_TO think_VVI that_CST the_AT last_MD of_IO the_AT Stuarts_NP2 might_VM have_VHI ended_VVN up_RP as_CSA Pope_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR you_PPY 're_VBR nearly_RR finished_VVN ?_? 
'_" '_" More_RRR or_CC less_RRR ._. 
After_CS Henry_NP1 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 only_RR got_VVN the_AT illegitimates_NN2 and_CC the_AT collaterals_NN2 ._. 
And_CC Charlie_NP1 's_GE wife_NN1 ,_, the_AT Countess_NN1 of_IO Albany_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 remembered_VVN my_APPGE excuse_NN1 for_IF ringing_VVG you_PPY ._. 
Are_VBR you_PPY coming_VVG to_II Yorick_NP1 's_GE concert_NN1 on_II Friday_NPD1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 point_NN1 of_IO asking_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 says_VVZ you_PPY 're_VBR intellectual_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX miss_VVI it_PPH1 for_IF the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ throwing_VVG a_AT1 party_NN1 afterwards_RT ,_, at_II his_APPGE flat_NN1 ._. 
About_RG a_AT1 hundred_NNO people_NN have_VH0 been_VBN invited_VVN ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_RR how_RGQ many_DA2 of_IO them_PPHO2 will_VM come_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 Arthur_NP1 Koestler_NP1 's_GE dead_JJ ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD better_RRR go_VVI ._. 
Ivor_NP1 's_VBZ in_II an_AT1 even_RR worse_JJR temper_NN1 than_CSN usual_JJ this_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE On_II Thursday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 ,_, Lorton_NP1 mingled_VVD with_IW the_AT crowds_NN2 in_II Regent_NP1 Street_NNL1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI long_JJ to_TO wait_VVI because_CS Newley_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 man_NN1 of_IO habit_NN1 and_CC arrived_VVD at_II the_AT office_NN1 at_II much_RR the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ,_, day_NNT1 after_II day_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT BMW_NP1 was_VBDZ held_VVN up_RP by_II the_AT set_NN1 of_IO traffic_NN1 lights_NN2 just_RR before_II Brewer_NP1 Street_NNL1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT passenger_NN1 seat_NN1 ._. 
Newley_NN1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG a_AT1 flat_JJ cap_NN1 made_VVN of_IO tweed_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 strolled_VVD away_RL to_II a_AT1 shop_NN1 which_DDQ sold_VVD office_NN1 equipment_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD the_AT assistant_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ considering_II buying_VVG an_AT1 electronic_JJ typewriter_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 asked_VVD if_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM try_VVI one_PN1 out_RP ._. 
The_AT assistant_NN1 introduced_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II a_AT1 demonstration_NN1 model_NN1 and_CC left_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO get_VVI on_RP with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 typed_VVD :_: This_DD1 Sunday_NPD1 at_II Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 removed_VVD the_AT paper_NN1 and_CC left_VVD the_AT shop_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 went_VVD through_II the_AT same_DA process_NN1 in_II another_DD1 shop_NN1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 typed_VVD :_: Lodge_NP1 in_II gazebo_NN1 at_II WSW_ND1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 put_VVD the_AT second_MD letter_NN1 in_II an_AT1 envelope_NN1 addressed_VVN to_II Newley_NP1 at_II Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 ._. 
The_AT first_MD letter_NN1 would_VM be_VBI delivered_VVN by_II hand_NN1 to_II Newley_NP1 's_GE house_NN1 in_II Primrose_NP1 Hill_NNL1 ,_, early_RR on_II Saturday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 posted_VVD the_AT second_MD letter_NN1 now_RT ,_, before_CS he_PPHS1 took_VVD the_AT Bakerloo_NN1 line_NN1 to_II Kilburn_NP1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 shared_VVD the_AT contents_NN2 of_IO the_AT thermos_NN1 between_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO see_VVI this_DD1 through_II Newley_NP1 's_GE eyes_NN2 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD patiently_RR ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX go_VVI to_II the_AT police_NN2 ,_, can_VM he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 sipped_VVD his_APPGE coffee_NN1 and_CC shuddered_VVD ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ lukewarm_JJ ,_, black_JJ and_CC very_RG strong_JJ ._. 
'_" Not_XX without_IW telling_VVG them_PPHO2 about_II the_AT coins_NN2 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 'd_VM be_VBI forced_VVN to_TO come_VVI clean_JJ to_II Georgina_NP1 ,_, as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_GE Newley_NN1 must_VM realize_VVI that_CST someone_PN1 he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ is_VBZ connected_VVN with_IW the_AT theft_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 held_VVD up_RP his_APPGE gloved_JJ hand_NN1 and_CC ticked_VVD off_II the_AT fingers_NN2 ._. 
'_" One_PN1 ,_, the_AT thief_NN1 knew_VVD the_AT layout_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE house_NN1 and_CC exactly_RR what_DDQ to_TO take_VVI ._. 
Two_MC ,_, the_AT thief_NN1 knew_VVD the_AT number_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE unlisted_JJ private_JJ line_NN1 ._. 
Three_MC ,_, the_AT thief_NN1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 never_RR wears_VVZ a_AT1 hat_NN1 ._. 
Four_MC '_GE '_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD irritably_RR ._. 
'_GE And_CC he_PPHS1 'll_VM think_VVI I_PPIS1 'm_VBM the_AT most_RGT likely_JJ person_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX prove_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 dare_VM n't_XX even_RR try_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE If_CS I_PPIS1 were_VBDR Newley_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM want_VVI to_TO know_VVI for_RR21 certain_RR22 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 I_PPIS1 intended_VVD to_TO go_VVI through_RP with_IW the_AT deal_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 will_VM go_VVI through_RP with_IW it_PPH1 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY worry_VVI ._. 
Those_DD2 coins_NN2 are_VBR more_RGR important_JJ to_II him_PPHO1 than_CSN anything_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 might_VM hire_VVI a_AT1 private_JJ detective_NN1 to_II tail_NN1 you_PPY ._. 
If_CS nothing_PN1 else_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VM want_VVI some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO come-back_NN1 if_CS we_PPIS2 cheated_VVD him_PPHO1 after_CS he_PPHS1 handed_VVD over_RP the_AT money_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 never_RR suggested_VVN that_CST ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 bad_JJ idea_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 looked_VVD levelly_RR at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Newley_NN1 may_VM think_VVI it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 possibility_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 may_VM even_RR wonder_VVI if_CSW he_PPHS1 'll_VM walk_VVI into_II an_AT1 ambush_NN1 on_II Sunday_NPD1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 sighed_VVD ,_, blowing_VVG a_AT1 plume_NN1 of_IO warm_JJ air_NN1 into_II the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY win_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM stay_VVI at_II home_NN1 with_IW my_APPGE alibi_NN1 on_II Sunday_NPD1 ,_, while_CS you_PPY collect_VV0 the_AT money_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Trusting_JJ Dougal_JJ not_XX to_TO do_VDI a_AT1 bunk_NN1 with_IW ten_MC thousand_NNO quid_NN was_VBDZ insane_JJ ._. 
Then_RT Lorton_NP1 remembered_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 hostage_NN1 of_IO sorts_NN2 in_II the_AT shape_NN1 of_IO the_AT lodger_NN1 in_II his_APPGE basement_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 little_JJ nod_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 to_TO say_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD remembered_VVN that_CST too_RR ._. 
Yorick_NP1 had_VHD wanted_VVN the_AT Hammersmith_NP1 Odeon_NP1 for_IF his_APPGE comeback_NN1 concert_NN1 ,_, followed_VVN by_II a_AT1 nationwide_JJ tour_NN1 of_IO Britain_NP1 's_GE major_JJ cities_NN2 ._. 
Fortunately_RR this_DD1 was_VBDZ financially_RR impossible_JJ ._. 
His_APPGE manager_NN1 ,_, Simon_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ also_RR Cyril_NP1 's_GE elder_JJR brother_NN1 ,_, had_VHD persuaded_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO lower_VVI his_APPGE sights_NN2 or_CC rather_RR to_TO aim_VVI at_II a_AT1 different_JJ and_CC better_JJR target_NN1 ._. 
The_AT target_NN1 they_PPHS2 chose_VVD was_VBDZ the_AT Green_JJ Room_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 club_NN1 in_II Wardour_NP1 Street_NNL1 ._. 
The_AT club_NN1 took_VVD its_APPGE name_NN1 from_II the_AT colour_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE walls_NN2 ,_, floor_NN1 and_CC ceiling_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 consisted_VVD of_IO a_AT1 stage_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 small_JJ open_JJ space_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ referred_VVN to_II as_II the_AT dance_NN1 floor_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 bar_NN1 selling_VVG a_AT1 limited_JJ selection_NN1 of_IO alcoholic_JJ drinks_NN2 in_II plastic_NN1 beakers_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT Green_JJ Room_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 mysterious_JJ reputation_NN1 for_IF style_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT days_NNT2 when_RRQ Carnaby_NP1 Street_NNL1 had_VHD been_VBN the_AT spiritual_JJ centre_NN1 of_IO swinging_VVG London_NP1 ,_, everyone_PN1 went_VVD to_II the_AT Green_JJ Room_NN1 ._. 
The_AT club_NN1 was_VBDZ mentioned_VVN in_II the_AT ghosted_JJ autobiographies_NN2 of_IO countless_JJ rock_NN1 stars_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 second_MD cousin_NN1 of_IO the_AT Queen_NN1 had_VHD brawled_VVN on-stage_JJ with_IW Manchester_NP1 United_JJ 's_GE centre_NN1 forward_RL ._. 
A_ZZ1 plain-clothes_NN2 policeman_NN1 attached_VVN to_II the_AT drug_NN1 squad_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN accidentally_RR electrocuted_VVN by_II a_AT1 Fender_NN1 Stratocaster_NP1 ,_, while_CS trying_VVG to_TO arrest_VVI the_AT guitar_NN1 's_GE owner_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR now_RT ,_, nostalgia_NN1 gave_VVD the_AT Green_JJ Room_NN1 a_AT1 certain_JJ news_NN1 value_NN1 ._. 
Simon_NP1 knew_VVD that_CST live_JJ music_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX Yorick_NP1 's_GE forte_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 could_VM hardly_RR go_VVI wrong_RR before_II a_AT1 small_JJ and_CC carefully_RR chosen_VVN audience_NN1 ,_, especially_RR if_CS the_AT bar_NN1 prices_NN2 were_VBDR heavily_RR subsidized_VVN :_: drinks_NN2 were_VBDR free_JJ for_IF anyone_PN1 equipped_VVN with_IW a_AT1 press_NN1 card_NN1 ._. 
Simon_NP1 and_CC Celia_NP1 had_VHD chosen_VVN the_AT audience_NN1 with_IW great_JJ care_NN1 ._. 
The_AT majority_NN1 of_IO them_PPHO2 were_VBDR the_AT surviving_JJ members_NN2 of_IO Yorick_NP1 's_GE fan_NN1 club_NN1 ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO them_PPHO2 were_VBDR female_JJ and_CC now_RT in_II their_APPGE late_JJ teens_NN2 ._. 
Celia_NP1 hoped_VVD they_PPHS2 were_VBDR still_RR loyal_JJ enough_RR to_TO be_VBI decently_RR enthusiastic_JJ ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 they_PPHS2 found_VVD it_PPH1 difficult_JJ at_RR21 first_RR22 to_TO appreciate_VVI the_AT new_JJ subtlety_NN1 of_IO Yorick_NP1 's_GE music_NN1 ._. 
The_AT press_NN1 was_VBDZ far_JJ and_CC away_RL the_AT most_RGT important_JJ section_NN1 of_IO the_AT audience_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO celebrities_NN2 had_VHD also_RR been_VBN invited_VVN ,_, chiefly_RR to_TO impress_VVI the_AT journalists_NN2 ._. 
Signed_JJ photographs_NN2 ,_, copies_NN2 of_IO Mishima_NP1 and_CC souvenir_NN1 programmes_NN2 were_VBDR available_JJ ._. 
Despite_II these_DD2 preparations_NN2 ,_, the_AT concert_NN1 got_VVD off_RP to_II a_AT1 bad_JJ start_NN1 ._. 
The_AT celebrities_NN2 had_VHD found_VVN other_JJ ways_NN2 to_TO occupy_VVI their_APPGE Friday_NPD1 evenings_NNT2 ._. 
Yorick_VV0 himself_PPX1 had_VHD an_AT1 attack_NN1 of_IO stage-fright_NN1 and_CC emerged_VVD from_II his_APPGE dressing-room_NN1 half_DB an_AT1 hour_NNT1 behind_II schedule_NN1 ._. 
The_AT band_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN thrown_VVN together_RL at_II the_AT last_MD moment_NN1 ;_; and_CC none_PN of_IO the_AT musicians_NN2 looked_VVN or_CC sounded_VVN as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ enjoying_VVG the_AT experience_NN1 ._. 
The_AT bass-player_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX turn_VVI up_RP at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
The_AT drummer_NN1 turned_VVD up_RP but_CCB was_VBDZ sick_JJ on-stage_JJ during_II the_AT first_MD number_NN1 ._. 
After_CS a_AT1 twenty_MC minute_JJ delay_NN1 Cyril_NP1 took_VVD his_APPGE place_NN1 but_CCB spent_VVD most_DAT of_IO the_AT time_NNT1 smiling_VVG at_II the_AT audience_NN1 ._. 
The_AT keyboards_NN2 player_NN1 spilt_VVD beer_NN1 on_II his_APPGE synthesizer_NN1 ._. 
These_DD2 technical_JJ hitches_NN2 failed_VVD to_TO disguise_VVI the_AT quality_NN1 of_IO the_AT music_NN1 ._. 
Yorick_NP1 had_VHD discarded_VVN the_AT strong_JJ rhythms_NN2 ,_, the_AT simple_JJ melodies_NN2 and_CC the_AT accessible_JJ lyrics_NN2 which_DDQ characterized_VVD the_AT first_MD phase_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE career_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 recited_VVD dramatic_JJ monologues_NN2 to_II a_AT1 background_NN1 of_IO atonal_JJ noise_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE erstwhile_JJ fans_NN2 did_VDD not_XX appreciate_VVI experimental_JJ novelties_NN2 ._. 
The_AT first_MD number_NN1 earned_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 scattered_JJ handclaps_NN2 for_IF old_JJ time_NNT1 's_GE sake_NN1 ;_; the_AT second_NNT1 was_VBDZ received_VVN with_IW silence_NN1 ;_; after_CS the_AT third_MD ,_, a_AT1 ten-minute_JJ dirge_NN1 entitled_VVN '_" When_RRQ The_AT Lotus_NN1 Blossom_NN1 Drops_VVZ In_II My_APPGE Tea_NN1 '_GE ,_, booing_VVG broke_VVD out_RP ._. 
Midway_RL through_II the_AT fourth_MD song_NN1 ,_, Yorick_NP1 gave_VVD up_RP and_CC stumbled_VVD off_II the_AT stage_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 by_II one_MC1 ,_, the_AT members_NN2 of_IO the_AT band_NN1 followed_VVD suit_NN1 ._. 
Only_RR Cyril_NP1 remained_VVD ,_, dribbling_VVG happily_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 tapped_VVD the_AT rhythm_NN1 of_IO '_GE Jingle_NN1 Bells_NN2 '_GE on_II the_AT snare_NN1 drum_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO salvage_VVI what_DDQ she_PPHS1 could_VM ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 knew_VVD few_DA2 of_IO the_AT journalists_NN2 personally_RR ._. 
Newley_NN1 might_VM have_VHI been_VBN useful_JJ here_RL ,_, but_CCB at_II the_AT last_MD moment_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD decided_VVN not_XX to_TO come_VVI ._. 
Some_DD of_IO the_AT journalists_NN2 had_VHD already_RR left_VVN ;_; others_NN2 had_VHD settled_VVN down_RP to_II the_AT serious_JJ business_NN1 of_IO getting_VVG drunk_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 found_VVD William_NP1 at_II the_AT bar_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 borrowed_VVD someone_PN1 's_GE press_NN1 card_NN1 and_CC brought_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 drink_NN1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ disaster_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 muttered_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY did_VDD your_APPGE best_JJT ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX your_APPGE fault_NN1 the_AT music_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RG awful_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT whole_JJ thing_NN1 's_VHZ been_VBN jinxed_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 might_VM 've_VHI helped_VVN if_CS Ivor_NP1 had_VHD bothered_VVN to_TO be_VBI here_RL ._. 
'_" '_GE Celia_NN1 ,_, dear_UH !_! 
'_GE Henry_NP1 Magus_NP1 bobbed_VVD up_RP between_II Celia_NP1 and_CC Dougal_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 just_RR seen_VVN Yorick_NP1 :_: he_PPHS1 's_VBZ determined_VVN to_TO go_VVI ahead_RL with_IW the_AT party_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH God_NP1 ,_, when_RRQ will_VM it_PPH1 end_VVI ?_? 
'_GE Yorick_NN1 's_GE flat_NN1 was_VBDZ just_RR off_II Church_NN1 Row_NN1 in_II Hampstead_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 large_JJ ,_, first-floor_NN1 apartment_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN furnished_VVN as_II a_AT1 suitable_JJ setting_NN1 for_IF an_AT1 up-and-coming_JJ superstar_NN1 ._. 
Four_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, the_AT white_JJ carpets_NN2 had_VHD turned_VVN grey_JJ ;_; the_AT leather-look_JJ upholstery_NN1 no_RR21 longer_RR22 pretended_VVD to_TO be_VBI anything_PN1 other_II21 than_II22 plastic_NN1 ;_; and_CC the_AT electronic_JJ gadgetry_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN sold_VVN ._. 
The_AT gathering_NN1 was_VBDZ rather_RG smaller_JJR than_CSN Yorick_NP1 had_VHD envisaged_VVN ._. 
William_NP1 Dougal_NP1 counted_VVD eleven_MC people_NN ,_, including_II himself_PPX1 and_CC his_APPGE host_NN1 ._. 
Three_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 claimed_VVD to_TO be_VBI journalists_NN2 but_CCB probably_RR were_VBDR n't_XX ._. 
Mona_NN1 ,_, the_AT solitary_JJ groupie_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ in_II31 charge_II32 of_II33 refreshments_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD projecting_JJ teeth_NN2 and_CC told_VVD everyone_PN1 who_PNQS would_VM listen_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN in_II love_NN1 with_IW Yorick_NP1 since_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ twelve_MC ._. 
Cyril_NP1 emptied_VVD several_DA2 grams_NNU2 of_IO cocaine_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 circular_JJ mirror_NN1 and_CC began_VVD to_TO cut_VVI it_PPH1 up_RP with_IW a_AT1 razor_NN1 blade_NN1 ._. 
Yorick_NP1 drew_VVD his_APPGE samurai_NN sword_NN1 and_CC disembowelled_VVD a_AT1 cushion_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 ,_, Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 chanted_VVD ._. 
'_GE Kill_VV0 ,_, kill_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ he_PPHS1 got_VVN against_II Newley_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 blames_VVZ him_PPHO1 for_IF the_AT press_NN1 not_XX being_VBG here_RL ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE And_CC Ivor_NP1 promised_VVD he_PPHS1 'd_VM come_VVI tonight_RT ._. 
'_GE Mona_NN1 leant_VVD over_II the_AT cocaine_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 rolled-up_JJ five-pound_JJ note_NN1 in_II her_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 sneezed_VVD ._. 
The_AT cocaine_NN1 flew_VVD in_II all_DB directions_NN2 ._. 
Yorick_NP1 hit_VVD her_PPHO1 with_IW the_AT flat_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE sword_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI a_AT1 good_JJ solicitor_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Simon_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 like_II suing_VVG somebody_PN1 for_IF all_DB this_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT only_JJ solicitor_NN1 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 is_VBZ Eustace_NP1 Tolby_NP1 ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Are_VBR you_PPY going_VVGK to_TO sue_VVI us_PPIO2 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX recommend_VVI Tolby_NN1 to_II anyone_PN1 ,_, '_GE Henry_NP1 said_VVD earnestly_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ slightly_RR drunk_JJ and_CC his_APPGE face_NN1 was_VBDZ pink_JJ ._. 
Simon_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 I_PPIS1 could_VM sue_VVI you_PPY ._. 
It_PPH1 beats_VVZ cutting_VVG up_RP cushions_NN2 any_DD day_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 slipped_VVD away_RL to_II the_AT table_NN1 where_CS the_AT bottles_NN2 were_VBDR kept_VVN ._. 
Dougal_NP1 followed_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM thinking_VVG of_IO making_VVG my_APPGE will_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 lied_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO ask_VVI Tolby_NN1 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI I_PPIS1 should_VM n't_XX ?_? 
'_GE Henry_NP1 looked_VVD over_RP his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 with_IW theatrical_JJ caution_NN1 ._. 
'_" Not_XX if_CS you_PPY value_VV0 integrity_NN1 in_II your_APPGE professional_JJ advisers_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" Have_VH0 you_PPY ever_RR heard_VVN of_IO the_AT Devenish_JJ case_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Devenish_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 medium_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 good_JJ one_PN1 too_RR ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 prostituted_VVD his_APPGE gift_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 pursed_VVD his_APPGE lips_NN2 ._. 
'_GE And_CC that_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 sin_NN1 I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX forgive_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 set_VVD himself_PPX1 up_RP as_II a_AT1 one-man_JJ cult_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 specialized_VVD in_II elderly_JJ ladies_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 persuaded_VVD seven_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 to_TO change_VVI their_APPGE wills_NN2 in_II his_APPGE favour_NN1 ._. 
The_AT eighth_MD one_PN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX quite_RG so_RG credulous_JJ ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 forged_VVD her_APPGE will_NN1 and_CC smothered_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_" How_RRQ does_VDZ Tolby_NP1 come_VVI into_II this_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_" This_DD1 is_VBZ confidential_JJ ,_, you_PPY understand_VV0 ?_? 
'_GE Henry_NP1 stared_VVD appraisingly_RR at_II Dougal_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 helped_VVD Devenish_JJ frame_NN1 the_AT new_JJ wills_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 may_VM even_RR have_VHI had_VHN something_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW the_AT forgery_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE name_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX come_VVI out_RP in_II court_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 knew_VVD one_MC1 of_IO the_AT women_NN2 involved_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ dead_JJ now_RT ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ was_VBDZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 struck_VVD off_II the_AT Roll_NN1 ,_, or_CC whatever_DDQV they_PPHS2 do_VD0 to_II solicitors_NN2 ?_? 
'_GE Henry_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT proof_NN1 ._. 
Devenish_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX betray_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI why_RRQ ._. 
Perhaps_RR Tolby_NP1 had_VHD something_PN1 else_RR on_II Devenish_NN1 ._. 
Our_APPGE Eustace_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX a_AT1 fool_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 'd_VM make_VVI sure_JJ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ covered_VVN ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 heard_VVD this_DD1 conversation_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM throw_VVI a_AT1 writ_NN1 for_IF slander_NN1 at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY seem_VV0 very_RG certain_JJ ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB have_VH0 you_PPY any_DD real_JJ evidence_NN1 against_II him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_GE Henry_NP1 drew_VVD himself_PPX1 up_II21 to_II22 his_APPGE full_JJ height_NN1 of_IO five-foot-three_MC ._. 
'_" There_EX is_VBZ more_DAR than_CSN one_MC1 kind_NN1 of_IO evidence_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 tapped_VVD Dougal_NP1 on_II the_AT chest_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Believe_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, William_NP1 ,_, sin_NN1 and_CC crime_NN1 leave_VV0 their_APPGE marks_NN2 on_II the_AT soul_NN1 's_GE face_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 true_JJ psychic_JJ can_VM always_RR see_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 looked_VVD away_RL ._. 
Chapter_NN1 8_MC CELIA_NP1 WAS_VBDZ WORRIED_VVN about_II William_NP1 ._. 
On_II Sunday_NP1 he_PPHS1 seemed_VVD unable_JK to_TO settle_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 wandered_VVD round_RP her_APPGE flat_NN1 ,_, answering_VVG her_APPGE attempts_NN2 at_II conversation_NN1 with_IW monosyllables_NN2 ._. 
In_II desperation_NN1 she_PPHS1 dragged_VVD him_PPHO1 out_RP for_IF a_AT1 stroll_NN1 on_II the_AT Heath_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 walked_VVD fast_RR ,_, with_IW his_APPGE head_NN1 down_RP ,_, taking_VVG little_JJ notice_NN1 of_IO where_RRQ they_PPHS2 were_VBDR going_VVG ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ lunchtime_NNT1 ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 suggested_VVD having_VHG a_AT1 drink_NN1 in_II the_AT Flask_NN1 ._. 
William_NP1 agreed_VVD with_IW an_AT1 uncharacteristic_JJ lack_NN1 of_IO enthusiasm_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR more_RGR unusually_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 ordered_VVD tonic_JJ water_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Look_VV0 ,_, what_DDQ 's_VBZ wrong_JJ ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD when_CS they_PPHS2 got_VVD back_RP home_RL ._. 
'_GE And_CC do_VD0 n't_XX say_VVI nothing_PN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 lit_VVD yet_RR another_DD1 cigarette_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
Hangover_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_" Would_VM you_PPY mind_VVI if_CS I_PPIS1 go_VV0 over_RP to_II Kilburn_NP1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX very_RG good_JJ company_NN1 today_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 do_VDI some_DD work_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Go_NN1 wherever_RRQV you_PPY like_VV0 ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 went_VVD into_II the_AT bedroom_NN1 and_CC made_VVD the_AT bed_NN1 with_IW unnecessary_JJ violence_NN1 ._. 
When_CS William_NP1 had_VHD gone_VVN ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO all_DB the_AT things_NN2 she_PPHS1 had_VHD planned_VVN to_TO do_VDI as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 she_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 little_JJ time_NNT1 to_II herself_PPX1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR letters_NN2 to_TO write_VVI ,_, clothes_NN2 to_TO wash_VVI ,_, and_CC the_AT cooker_NN1 to_TO clean_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM watch_VVI television_NN1 or_CC go_VV0 to_II sleep_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ fortunate_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 and_CC William_NP1 had_VHD such_DA a_AT1 flexible_JJ relationship_NN1 :_: they_PPHS2 could_VM do_VDI as_CSA they_PPHS2 pleased_VVD ,_, and_CC not_XX necessarily_RR together_RL ;_; each_DD1 of_IO them_PPHO2 was_VBDZ still_RR an_AT1 individual_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 chose_VVD the_AT cooker_NN1 and_CC began_VVD to_TO scrape_VVI its_APPGE insides_NN2 with_IW wire_NN1 wool_NN1 ._. 
While_CS she_PPHS1 worked_VVD she_PPHS1 wondered_VVD what_DDQ had_VHD really_RR been_VBN wrong_JJ with_IW William_NP1 ._. 
The_AT better_NN1 you_PPY knew_VVD someone_PN1 ,_, the_AT more_RGR you_PPY realized_VVD you_PPY did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
A_AT1 series_NN of_IO thuds_NN2 brought_VVD her_PPHO1 to_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 ._. 
Glass_NP1 shattered_VVD ._. 
The_AT floor_NN1 shuddered_VVD beneath_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 ran_VVD into_II the_AT sitting-room_NN1 ._. 
The_AT rack_NN1 shelving_NN1 ,_, together_RL with_IW its_APPGE load_NN1 of_IO books_NN2 and_CC ornaments_NN2 ,_, had_VHD finally_RR given_VVN up_RP its_APPGE unequal_JJ struggle_NN1 with_IW the_AT force_NN1 of_IO gravity_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 spent_VVD the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 with_IW the_AT Countess_NN1 of_IO Albany_NP1 ._. 
After_CS her_APPGE separation_NN1 from_II Bonnie_NP1 Prince_NNB Charlie_NP1 in_II 1784_MC ,_, she_PPHS1 eventually_RR settled_VVN in_II Florence_NP1 with_IW her_APPGE tame_JJ poet_NN1 ,_, Alfieri_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS possibly_RR became_VVD her_APPGE second_MD husband_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 died_VVD in_II 1803_MC ._. 
She_PPHS1 continued_VVD to_TO live_VVI in_II her_APPGE house_NN1 on_II the_AT Lung'Arno_NN1 ,_, patronizing_JJ scientists_NN2 and_CC literary_JJ figures_NN2 ,_, and_CC holding_VVG nightly_JJ receptions_NN2 at_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 expected_VVD to_TO be_VBI treated_VVN with_IW the_AT etiquette_NN1 due_II21 to_II22 reigning_JJ royalty_NN1 ._. 
At_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 received_VVD a_AT1 pension_NN1 of_IO 1,600_MC a_AT1 year_NNT1 from_II the_AT privy_JJ purse_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE late_JJ husband_NN1 's_GE rival_NN1 ,_, George_NP1 III_MC of_IO Great_NP1 Britain_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ clearly_RR a_AT1 lady_NN1 who_PNQS knew_VVD how_RRQ to_TO make_VVI the_AT most_DAT of_IO life_NN1 ._. 
The_AT phone_NN1 rang_VVD at_RR21 last_RR22 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ after_II six_MC o'clock_RA ._. 
Dougal_NP1 reached_VVD for_IF it_PPH1 so_RG quickly_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 knocked_VVD over_RP one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE candles_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ back_RP ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY can_VM go_VVI now_RT ._. 
'_" '_" Any_DD other_JJ activity_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 chuckled_VVD ._. 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 came_VVD over_RP this_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
Just_RR happened_VVD to_TO be_VBI passing_VVG ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY think_VV0 Newley_NP1 checked_VVD back_RP with_IW him_PPHO1 before_CS he_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II the_AT cottage_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_JJ absently_RR relit_JJ the_AT candle_NN1 from_II the_AT stump_NN1 of_IO the_AT other_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD spilt_VVN wax_NN1 over_II a_AT1 reproduction_NN1 of_IO Fabre_NP1 's_GE portrait_NN1 of_IO the_AT Countess_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT the_AT time_NNT1 had_VHD come_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 felt_VVD weak_JJ and_CC lightheaded_VVD ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX eaten_VVN for_IF days_NNT2 ._. 
The_AT future_NN1 had_VHD become_VVN the_AT present_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 smothered_VVD him_PPHO1 like_II dense_JJ mist_NN1 ._. 
Never_RR again_RT would_VM he_PPHS1 be_VBI so_RG stupid_JJ as_CSA to_TO embroil_VVI himself_PPX1 in_II something_PN1 like_II this_DD1 ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 ?_? 
You_PPY still_RR there_RL ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 ..._... 
I_PPIS1 knocked_VVD over_RP a_AT1 candle_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, then_RT ._. 
On_II your_APPGE bike_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT car_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 ten-year-old_JJ Ford_NP1 Capri_NP1 ,_, belonged_VVD to_II Dougal_NP1 's_GE dope-smoking_JJ neighbour_NN1 upstairs_RL ._. 
Dougal_NP1 had_VHD arranged_VVN to_TO hire_VVI it_PPH1 for_IF the_AT Sunday_NPD1 and_CC the_AT Monday_NPD1 ,_, just_RR to_TO be_VBI on_II the_AT safe_JJ side_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 had_VHD put_VVN up_RP the_AT cash_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 decided_VVD that_CST in_II the_AT circumstances_NN2 it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI foolish_JJ to_TO bother_VVI about_II insurance_NN1 ._. 
Driving_VVG through_II London_NP1 in_II a_AT1 strange_JJ car_NN1 ,_, even_RR on_II a_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 evening_NNT1 ,_, would_VM normally_RR have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 terrifying_JJ prospect_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 believed_VVD that_CST cars_NN2 were_VBDR unpredictable_JJ creatures_NN2 at_II the_AT best_JJT of_IO times_NNT2 ._. 
Tonight_RT ,_, however_RR ,_, the_AT lesser_JJ worry_NN1 was_VBDZ obliterated_VVN by_II the_AT greater_JJR ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ vaguely_RR aware_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ driving_VVG rather_RG better_RRR than_CSN usual_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 even_RR managed_VVD to_TO overtake_VVI another_DD1 car_NN1 ._. 
For_RR21 once_RR22 his_APPGE map-reading_NN1 was_VBDZ flawless_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 bad_JJ moment_NN1 between_II Chiswick_NP1 and_CC Richmond_NP1 when_RRQ a_AT1 police_NN2 car_NN1 stayed_VVD on_II his_APPGE tail_NN1 for_IF half_DB a_AT1 mile_NNU1 ._. 
At_II Sunbury_NP1 he_PPHS1 reached_VVD the_AT M3_FO and_CC accelerated_VVD to_II a_AT1 reckless_JJ 50_MC m.p.h_NNU ._. 
The_AT car_NN1 heater_NN1 kept_VVD him_PPHO1 warmer_JJR than_CSN he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN since_II leaving_VVG Celia_NP1 's_GE flat_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR everything_PN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI all_RR right_JJ ,_, after_II all_DB ._. 
He_PPHS1 switched_VVD on_RP the_AT radio_NN1 and_CC learned_VVD that_CST temperatures_NN2 of_IO minus_NN1 6_MC were_VBDR expected_VVN tonight_RT ;_; the_AT forecaster_NN1 believed_VVD they_PPHS2 were_VBDR due_JJ for_IF a_AT1 '_GE cold_JJ snap_NN1 '_GE which_DDQ could_VM last_VVI at_RR21 least_RR22 a_AT1 week_NNT1 ._. 
Dougal_JJ thought_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE unheated_JJ flat_NN1 and_CC shuddered_VVD ._. 
Once_CS he_PPHS1 left_VVD the_AT M3_FO ,_, his_APPGE little_JJ store_NN1 of_IO optimism_NN1 rapidly_RR evaporated_VVN ._. 
Three_MC times_NNT2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO pull_VVI over_RP to_TO examine_VVI the_AT map_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_TO bear_VVI the_AT same_DA relationship_NN1 to_II the_AT country_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ travelling_VVG through_RP as_CSA Ptolemy_NP1 's_GE view_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 to_II a_AT1 satellite_NN1 picture_NN1 of_IO the_AT earth_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ little_JJ traffic_NN1 on_II the_AT roads_NN2 ._. 
After_CS Dougal_NP1 turned_VVD off_II the_AT A32_FO there_EX was_VBDZ even_RR less_RRR ._. 
He_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 series_NN of_IO false_JJ casts_NN2 ,_, wondering_VVG at_II the_AT apparent_JJ inability_NN1 of_IO the_AT Hampshire_NP1 County_NN1 Council_NN1 to_TO conceive_VVI and_CC implement_VVI an_AT1 efficient_JJ system_NN1 of_IO signposts_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ with_IW some_DD relief_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 found_VVD a_AT1 village_NN1 which_DDQ actually_RR admitted_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ called_VVN Short_NP1 Soham_NP1 ._. 
Two_MC miles_NNU2 beyond_II it_PPH1 ,_, the_AT Capri_NP1 was_VBDZ negotiating_VVG the_AT potholes_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 poorly-maintained_JJ farm_NN1 track_NN1 ._. 
By_II this_DD1 stage_NN1 Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ relying_VVG on_II Lorton_NP1 's_GE instructions_NN2 ._. 
These_DD2 were_VBDR a_AT1 more_RGR effective_JJ guide_NN1 than_CSN the_AT map_NN1 or_CC the_AT Hampshire_NP1 County_NN1 Council_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ one_MC1 bad_JJ moment_NN1 ,_, when_RRQ he_PPHS1 met_VVD a_AT1 car_NN1 going_VVG in_II the_AT opposite_JJ direction_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 hoped_VVD that_CST the_AT driver_NN1 would_VM remember_VVI nothing_PN1 more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO headlights_NN2 ._. 
The_AT National_JJ Trust_NN1 car_NN1 park_NN1 was_VBDZ empty_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 switched_VVD off_RP the_AT engine_NN1 ,_, cut_VV0 the_AT lights_NN2 and_CC lit_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 ._. 
The_AT darkness_NN1 swirled_VVD around_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT south-east_ND1 side_NN1 of_IO the_AT ridge_NN1 ;_; Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 and_CC the_AT other_JJ car_NN1 park_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ Lorton_NP1 had_VHD used_VVN ,_, lay_VVD to_II the_AT north-west_ND1 ._. 
Somewhere_RL out_RP there_RL was_VBDZ the_AT gazebo_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 willed_VVD himself_PPX1 to_TO sit_VVI quietly_RR ,_, allowing_VVG his_APPGE eyes_NN2 gradually_RR to_TO adjust_VVI to_II the_AT night_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT sky_NN1 was_VBDZ dear_JJ ._. 
The_AT stars_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 thin_JJ crescent_NN1 moon_NN1 shed_VVD just_RR enough_DD light_JJ to_TO show_VVI where_RRQ the_AT path_NN1 led_VVD up_RP through_II the_AT trees_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 place_NN1 of_IO silence_NN1 and_CC shadows_NN2 ,_, an_AT1 unnatural_JJ habitat_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 city-dweller_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 stubbed_VVD out_RP the_AT cigarette_NN1 and_CC checked_VVD his_APPGE torch_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 had_VHD lent_VVN him_PPHO1 a_AT1 black_JJ Balaclava_NN1 helmet_NN1 which_DDQ covered_VVD all_DB of_IO his_APPGE head_NN1 except_II the_AT eyes_NN2 and_CC the_AT bridge_NN1 of_IO the_AT nose_NN1 ;_; feeling_VVG like_II a_AT1 trainee_NN1 terrorist_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 pulled_VVD it_PPH1 on_RP ;_; he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ grateful_JJ for_IF its_APPGE warmth_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 picked_VVD up_RP the_AT canvas_NN1 shoulder-bag_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ empty_JJ except_II21 for_II22 the_AT map_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 compass_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE other_JJ item_NN1 of_IO equipment_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 heavy_JJ iron-tipped_JJ walking-stick_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD brought_VVN for_IF reassurance_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ bitterly_RR cold_JJ ._. 
The_AT air_NN1 chilled_VVN his_APPGE lungs_NN2 ._. 
The_AT ground_NN1 was_VBDZ already_RR thick_JJ with_IW frost_NN1 which_DDQ crunched_VVD beneath_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 as_CSA he_PPHS1 walked_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 forced_VVD himself_PPX1 to_TO go_VVI slowly_RR ,_, with_IW frequent_JJ pauses_NN2 to_TO listen_VVI ._. 
Now_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ outside_II the_AT car_NN1 ,_, the_AT night_NNT1 seemed_VVD full_JJ of_IO noises_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ darker_JJR among_II the_AT trees_NN2 ._. 
At_II intervals_NN2 ,_, splashes_NN2 of_IO light_NN1 fell_VVD across_II the_AT path_NN1 ,_, giving_VVG it_PPH1 a_AT1 striped_JJ appearance_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 small_JJ animal_NN1 ran_VVD over_RP one_MC1 of_IO the_AT stripes_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 yard_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 him_PPHO1 ;_; Dougal_NP1 wondered_VVD which_DDQ of_IO them_PPHO2 was_VBDZ the_AT more_RGR terrified_JJ ._. 
Something_PN1 hard_RR and_CC metallic_JJ ,_, concealed_VVN in_II the_AT shadows_NN2 ,_, sliced_VVN into_II his_APPGE leg_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 bent_VVD double_JJ with_IW the_AT pain_NN1 but_CCB managed_VVD to_TO restrain_VVI himself_PPX1 from_II crying_VVG out_RP ._. 
When_CS the_AT pain_NN1 receded_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 shaded_VVD the_AT torch_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC switched_VVD it_PPH1 on_RP :_: the_AT rusting_JJ fragments_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 disembowelled_JJ car_NN1 were_VBDR strewn_VVN in_II the_AT bushes_NN2 ;_; he_PPHS1 had_VHD barked_VVN his_APPGE legs_NN2 on_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 door_NN1 which_DDQ protruded_VVD on_RP to_II the_AT path_NN1 ._. 
People_NN chose_VVD the_AT strangest_JJT places_NN2 to_TO leave_VVI their_APPGE rubbish_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pressed_VVD on_RP with_IW even_RR more_DAR caution_NN1 ._. 
The_AT path_NN1 began_VVD to_TO widen_VVI ._. 
A_AT1 moment_NN1 later_RRR he_PPHS1 reached_VVD the_AT clearing_NN1 ._. 
The_AT gazebo_NN1 made_VVD him_PPHO1 suck_VVI in_II his_APPGE breath_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 squatted_VVD incongruously_RR among_II the_AT trees_NN2 ,_, looking_VVG like_II a_AT1 visitor_NN1 from_II another_DD1 planet_NN1 ._. 
The_AT dome_NN1 was_VBDZ silvered_VVN with_IW frost_NN1 ._. 
The_AT interior_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 nest_NN1 of_IO shadows_NN2 ._. 
The_AT surface_NN1 of_IO the_AT pond_NN1 beside_II it_PPH1 was_VBDZ smooth_JJ and_CC dull_JJ with_IW ice_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 waited_VVD while_CS he_PPHS1 counted_VVD to_II a_AT1 hundred_NNO ._. 
His_APPGE eyes_NN2 swept_VVN from_II side_NN1 to_II side_NN1 ,_, probing_VVG the_AT edges_NN2 of_IO the_AT darkness_NN1 ._. 
The_AT cold_NN1 seeped_VVD through_II his_APPGE boots_NN2 and_CC socks_NN2 and_CC worked_VVD its_APPGE way_NN1 through_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 waited_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 ran_VVD through_II the_AT reasons_NN2 why_RRQ Newley_NP1 was_VBDZ unlikely_JJ to_TO have_VHI set_VVN up_RP a_AT1 trap_NN1 ._. 
First_MD ,_, the_AT man_NN1 was_VBDZ miles_NNU2 away_RL in_II London_NP1 ._. 
Secondly_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO get_VVI back_RP the_AT coins_NN2 and_CC the_AT letters_NN2 without_IW publicity_NN1 which_DDQ might_VM reach_VVI his_APPGE wife_NN1 or_CC the_AT police_NN2 ._. 
Thirdly_RR ,_, the_AT Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NN1 should_VM have_VHI convinced_VVN him_PPHO1 that_CST the_AT thief_NN1 intended_VVD to_TO keep_VVI his_APPGE side_NN1 of_IO the_AT bargain_NN1 ._. 
There_EX remained_VVD a_AT1 faint_JJ possibility_NN1 that_CST Newley_NP1 would_VM try_VVI to_TO identify_VVI the_AT person_NN1 who_PNQS collected_VVD the_AT money_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM need_VVI a_AT1 hired_JJ watcher_NN1 for_IF that_DD1 ,_, or_CC a_AT1 camera_NN1 operated_VVN by_II remote_JJ control_NN1 ._. 
Neither_DD1 eventuality_NN1 was_VBDZ likely_JJ ._. 
In_II any_DD case_NN1 ,_, the_AT darkness_NN1 and_CC the_AT Balaclava_NN1 cut_VVN down_RP the_AT risk_NN1 of_IO recognition_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 stepped_VVD softly_RR over_II the_AT rough_JJ grass_NN1 towards_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 moved_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 swung_VVD the_AT stick_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 him_PPHO1 ,_, like_II a_AT1 blind_JJ man_NN1 searching_VVG for_IF obstacles_NN2 ._. 
The_AT low_JJ stone_NN1 base_NN1 of_IO the_AT gazebo_NN1 felt_VVD comfortingly_RR solid_JJ ._. 
The_AT floor_NN1 was_VBDZ dappled_VVN with_IW pale_JJ moonlight_NN1 ,_, scarcely_RR lighter_JJR than_CSN the_AT shadows_NN2 which_DDQ mingled_VVD with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 supported_VVD himself_PPX1 against_II a_AT1 pillar_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE free_JJ hand_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 canted_VVD his_APPGE body_NN1 and_CC raised_VVD one_MC1 knee_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT floor_NN1 of_IO the_AT gazebo.Just_NNU as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ about_RPK to_TO lever_VVI the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO himself_PPX1 up_RP ,_, a_AT1 shock_NN1 jolted_VVD through_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
In_II the_AT patch_NN1 of_IO moonlight_NN1 by_II the_AT pillar_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 human_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, splayed_JJ palm_NN1 downwards_RL on_II the_AT flagstone_NN1 like_II a_AT1 monstrous_JJ silver_NN1 spider_NN1 ._. 
Only_RR five_MC legs_NN2 ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI a_AT1 spider_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 left_JJ hand_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 plain_JJ wedding_NN1 band_NN1 on_II the_AT third_MD finger_NN1 ._. 
The_AT hand_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX quite_RG flat_JJ :_: it_PPH1 looked_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO get_VVI up_RP ._. 
A_AT1 dead_JJ leaf_NN1 balanced_VVN precariously_RR on_II the_AT knuckles_NN2 ,_, twitching_VVG in_II the_AT breeze_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 's_GE breath_NN1 was_VBDZ coming_VVG in_RR21 short_RR22 gasps_VVZ ._. 
His_APPGE gloved_JJ hand_NN1 groped_VVD for_IF the_AT torch_NN1 in_II his_APPGE coat_NN1 pocket_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 shielded_VVD the_AT thin_JJ beam_NN1 as_RG best_RRT he_PPHS1 could_VM ;_; he_PPHS1 felt_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 beacon_NN1 ,_, alerting_VVG the_AT whole_JJ county_NN1 ._. 
By_II its_APPGE light_NN1 he_PPHS1 connected_VVD the_AT hand_NN1 to_II the_AT arm_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 dark_JJ suede_NN1 coat_NN1 ._. 
Hunched_VVN against_II the_AT base_NN1 of_IO the_AT pillar_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 round_JJ object_NN1 ,_, the_AT size_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 football_NN1 ,_, covered_VVN with_IW short_JJ ,_, wiry_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
The_AT coat_NN1 had_VHD huddled_VVN its_APPGE contents_NN2 together_RL ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 trying_VVG to_TO keep_VVI them_PPHO2 warm_JJ against_II all_DB odds_NN2 ._. 
Two_MC stumpy_JJ cylinders_NN2 ,_, covered_VVN with_IW brown_JJ corduroy_NN1 ,_, dangled_VVN from_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT coat_NN1 furthest_RRT from_II the_AT head_NN1 ._. 
The_AT cylinders_NN2 lay_VVD untidily_RR ,_, one_PN1 on_II31 top_II32 of_II33 the_AT other_JJ ._. 
Each_DD1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ended_VVD in_II a_AT1 shiny_JJ black_JJ shoe_NN1 ._. 
In_II moments_NN2 of_IO crisis_NN1 the_AT strangest_JJT reflexes_NN2 determine_VV0 action_NN1 ._. 
The_AT thought_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA danger_NN1 dwindled_VVD to_II insignificance_NN1 beside_II a_AT1 wholly_RR altruistic_JJ desire_NN1 to_TO help_VVI ._. 
Before_CS he_PPHS1 knew_VVD what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG ,_, Dougal_NP1 had_VHD scrambled_VVN into_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ kneeling_VVG beside_II the_AT body_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 supported_VVD the_AT head_NN1 with_IW one_MC1 hand_NN1 and_CC pulled_VVD the_AT upper_JJ shoulder_NN1 towards_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
For_IF an_AT1 instant_NNT1 the_AT jawbone_NN1 touched_VVD the_AT bare_JJ skin_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE wrist_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT gap_NN1 between_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE glove_NN1 and_CC the_AT cuff_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE coat_NN1 ._. 
The_AT jawbone_NN1 felt_VVD as_RG cold_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 joint_NN1 of_IO beef_NN1 in_II a_AT1 supermarket_NN1 deep-freeze_NN1 ._. 
The_AT body_NN1 flopped_VVD on_RP to_II its_APPGE back_NN1 ,_, nudging_VVG trustingly_RR against_II Dougal_NP1 's_GE legs_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 picked_VVD up_RP the_AT torch_NN1 and_CC turned_VVD it_PPH1 back_RP on_II ._. 
The_AT eyes_NN2 and_CC the_AT mouth_NN1 were_VBDR open_JJ ._. 
Gold_NN1 fillings_NN2 studded_VVD the_AT crooked_JJ teeth_NN2 ._. 
The_AT coat_NN1 was_VBDZ unbuttoned_VVN ._. 
The_AT body_NN1 was_VBDZ no_AT more_DAR than_CSN dead_JJ flesh_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Dougal_NP1 realized_VVD this_DD1 ,_, the_AT strangest_JJT reflex_NN1 of_IO all_DB briefly_RR took_VVD control_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 :_: his_APPGE eyes_NN2 filled_VVN with_IW tears_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN death_NN1 before_RT but_CCB had_VHD never_RR grown_VVN used_VVN to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ angry_JJ with_IW it_PPH1 for_IF existing_JJ ,_, and_CC terrified_VVN by_II the_AT reminder_NN1 that_CST one_MC1 day_NNT1 he_PPHS1 might_VM catch_VVI it_PPH1 himself_PPX1 ._. 
The_AT impulse_NN1 to_TO cry_VVI disappeared_VVD as_RG inexplicably_RR as_CSA it_PPH1 had_VHD come_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD at_II the_AT head_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ resting_VVG in_II the_AT crook_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE right_JJ arm_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 sour_JJ taste_NN1 flooded_VVN into_II his_APPGE mouth_NN1 ._. 
For_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 allowed_VVD the_AT features_NN2 to_TO assemble_VVI themselves_PPX2 into_II a_AT1 face_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 belonged_VVD to_II Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ halfway_RR back_RP to_II the_AT car_NN1 park_NN1 before_CS it_PPH1 occurred_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 that_DD1 flight_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX necessarily_RR the_AT wisest_JJT course_NN1 of_IO action_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pulled_VVD up_RP and_CC leant_VVD against_II a_AT1 tree_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE panting_NN1 sounded_VVD abnormally_RR loud_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 forced_VVD his_APPGE mind_NN1 into_II action_NN1 ,_, though_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ aware_JJ that_CST a_AT1 state_NN1 of_IO panic_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 temperature_NN1 around_RG zero_MC were_VBDR not_XX the_AT best_JJT conditions_NN2 for_IF clarity_NN1 of_IO thought_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN two_MC blind_JJ assumptions_NN2 :_: that_CST Newley_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN murdered_VVN ;_; and_CC that_CST Lorton_NP1 was_VBDZ somehow_RR responsible_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 occurred_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 that_CST Newley_NP1 might_VM have_VHI died_VVN a_AT1 perfectly_RR natural_JJ death_NN1 a_AT1 heart_NN1 attack_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR ,_, brought_VVN on_RP by_II the_AT blackmail_NN1 ._. 
(_( There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT need_NN1 to_TO mince_VVI words_NN2 now_RT ._. )_) 
In_II that_DD1 case_NN1 ,_, both_DB2 the_AT money_NN1 and_CC the_AT Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NN1 would_VM still_RR be_VBI in_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 ;_; the_AT police_NN2 would_VM infer_VVI from_II them_PPHO2 that_CST Newley_NP1 had_VHD gone_VVN to_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 for_IF more_DAR than_CSN just_RR a_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 stroll_NN1 ._. 
God_NP1 knew_VVD what_DDQ their_APPGE enquiries_NN2 might_VM unearth_VVI ._. 
In_II the_AT unlikely_JJ event_NN1 that_CST someone_PN1 other_II21 than_II22 Lorton_NP1 had_VHD killed_VVN Newley_NP1 ,_, the_AT murderer_NN1 might_VM have_VHI left_VVN behind_II both_RR guinea_NN1 and_CC ransom_NN1 for_IF the_AT simple_JJ reason_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI they_PPHS2 were_VBDR there_RL ._. 
Dougal_NP1 realized_VVD he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO go_VVI back_RP and_CC find_VVI out_RP ._. 
Surely_RR Lorton_NP1 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI so_RG foolish_JJ as_CSA to_TO kill_VVI Newley_NP1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI the_AT obvious_JJ suspect_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB suppose_VV0 Lorton_NP1 had_VHD intended_VVN from_II the_AT first_MD to_TO rob_VVI Newley_NP1 ,_, to_TO murder_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC to_TO present_VVI the_AT police_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 strong_JJ case_NN1 against_II someone_PN1 else_RR ?_? 
The_AT idea_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 ghastly_JJ plausibility_NN1 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 's_GE stomach_NN1 churned_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN to_TO like_VVI and_CC trust_VVI Lorton_NP1 ;_; he_PPHS1 had_VHD assumed_VVN that_CST the_AT feeling_NN1 was_VBDZ reciprocated_VVN ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ easy_JJ to_TO put_VVI another_DD1 interpretation_NN1 on_II his_APPGE behaviour_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN exactly_RR friendly_JJ before_II Arabella_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE apparent_JJ change_NN1 of_IO heart_NN1 afterwards_RT might_VM have_VHI been_VBN the_AT result_NN1 of_IO calculation_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 ,_, not_XX Lorton_NP1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN among_II the_AT Newleys_NP2 '_GE guests_NN2 when_RRQ Newley_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN tricked_VVN into_II revealing_VVG his_APPGE hiding_NN1 place_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 had_VHD passed_VVN on_II Fowler-Troon_NP1 's_GE information_NN1 about_II the_AT secret_JJ coin_NN1 collection_NN1 to_II Dougal_NP1 ,_, not_XX to_II Lorton_NP1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 had_VHD insisted_VVN that_CST they_PPHS2 both_DB2 took_VVD part_NN1 in_II the_AT burglary_NN1 ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM easily_RR have_VHI done_VDN it_PPH1 by_II himself_PPX1 It_PPH1 was_VBDZ true_JJ that_CST Dougal_NP1 had_VHD suggested_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 came_VVD alone_RR tonight_RT ._. 
But_CCB Lorton_NP1 might_VM have_VHI suggested_VVN it_PPH1 himself_PPX1 ,_, if_CS Dougal_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN stupid_JJ enough_RR to_TO volunteer_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 realized_VVD abruptly_RR that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT room_NN1 for_IF doubt_NN1 :_: Lorton_NP1 had_VHD condemned_VVN himself_PPX1 when_CS he_PPHS1 rang_VVD Dougal_NP1 just_RR after_II six_MC to_TO say_VVI that_CST Newley_NP1 was_VBDZ back_RP in_II London_NP1 ._. 
Between_II then_RT and_CC now_RT there_EX would_VM not_XX have_VHI been_VBN time_NNT1 for_IF Newley_NP1 to_TO drive_VVI down_RP to_II Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 ,_, walk_VV0 to_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 ,_, get_VV0 himself_PPX1 killed_VVN and_CC become_VV0 as_RG cold_JJ as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ only_RR one_MC1 explanation_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 had_VHD lied_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 walked_VVD slowly_RR back_RP to_II the_AT clearing_NN1 ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ right_JJ ,_, then_RT Lorton_NP1 's_GE ingenuity_NN1 might_VM well_RR have_VHI taken_VVN him_PPHO1 one_MC1 step_NN1 further_RRR ._. 
An_AT1 anonymous_JJ telephone_NN1 call_NN1 to_II the_AT police_NN2 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN one_MC1 option_NN1 ;_; but_CCB that_DD1 seemed_VVD unlikely_JJ because_CS in_II that_DD1 case_NN1 the_AT police_NN2 would_VM already_RR be_VBI here_RL ._. 
A_AT1 stronger_JJR possibility_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST Lorton_NP1 had_VHD left_VVN something_PN1 which_DDQ incriminated_VVD Dougal_NP1 on_II or_CC around_II the_AT body_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ relying_VVG on_II the_AT next_MD passer-by_NN1 to_TO report_VVI the_AT corpse_NN1 to_II the_AT police_NN2 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 had_VHD changed_VVN in_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 started_VVD with_IW the_AT body_NN1 ._. 
The_AT first_MD thing_NN1 he_PPHS1 discovered_VVD was_VBDZ that_CST Newley_NP1 had_VHD not_XX died_VVN accidentally_RR ._. 
Three_MC stab_NN1 wounds_NN2 made_VVD a_AT1 neat_JJ triangular_JJ pattern_NN1 on_II his_APPGE chest_NN1 ._. 
The_AT wounds_NN2 were_VBDR shaped_VVN like_II pendants_NN2 in_II silhouette_NN1 :_: each_DD1 slit_NN1 was_VBDZ rounded_VVN and_CC broad_JJ at_II one_MC1 end_NN1 ,_, and_CC tapered_VVD to_II a_AT1 point_NN1 at_II the_AT other_JJ ._. 
One_MC1 or_CC more_DAR of_IO the_AT cuts_NN2 must_VM have_VHI found_VVN his_APPGE heart_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO distract_VVI himself_PPX1 from_II what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG by_II treating_VVG the_AT wounds_NN2 as_II a_AT1 mental_JJ puzzle_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 concluded_VVD that_CST a_AT1 single-bladed_JJ knife_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN used_VVN ;_; the_AT blade_NN1 was_VBDZ probably_RR about_II an_AT1 inch_NNU1 wide_JJ ;_; Newley_NP1 's_GE assailant_NN1 had_VHD stood_VVN in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 him_PPHO1 ;_; the_AT slant_NN1 of_IO the_AT stab_NN1 wounds_NN2 suggested_VVD that_CST the_AT assailant_NN1 was_VBDZ right-handed_RR ,_, like_RR go_VV0 per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 of_IO the_AT human_JJ race_NN1 ._. 
Surely_RR Sherlock_NP1 Holmes_NP1 could_VM have_VHI done_VDN better_RRR than_CSN this_DD1 ?_? 
Newley_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN wearing_VVG a_AT1 black_JJ ,_, loosely_RR knitted_JJ jersey_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ why_RRQ Dougal_NP1 had_VHD not_XX noticed_VVN the_AT wounds_NN2 earlier_RRR ._. 
There_EX had_VHD been_VBN little_DA1 blood_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ implied_VVD that_CST Newley_NP1 had_VHD died_VVN soon_RR after_II the_AT attack_NN1 began_VVD ._. 
The_AT pockets_NN2 held_VVD the_AT usual_JJ impedimenta_NN2 :_: two_MC sets_NN2 of_IO house_NN1 keys_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 wallet_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 handkerchief_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 small_JJ penknife_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 driving_JJ licence_NN1 ._. 
The_AT wallet_NN1 contained_VVD an_AT1 assortment_NN1 of_IO plastic_NN1 cards_NN2 and_CC sixty_MC pounds_NN2 in_II notes_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tempted_VVN to_TO take_VVI the_AT cash_NN1 ;_; but_CCB in_II the_AT end_NN1 he_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO leave_VVI well_RR alone_JJ ._. 
Notes_NN2 could_VM be_VBI traced_VVN ._. 
Dougal_NP1 examined_VVD the_AT floor_NN1 of_IO the_AT gazebo_NN1 ,_, finding_VVG nothing_PN1 except_II bird-droppings_NN2 ,_, sweet-wrappers_NN2 and_CC dead_JJ leaves_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 checked_VVD the_AT shelf_NN1 above_II the_AT pillars_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD feared_VVN ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT sign_NN1 of_IO the_AT Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NP1 or_CC 10,000_MC in_II notes_NN2 ._. 
Their_APPGE absence_NN1 strengthened_VVD the_AT case_NN1 against_II Lorton_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 jumped_VVD down_RP to_II the_AT grass_NN1 and_CC did_VDD his_APPGE best_JJT to_TO search_VVI the_AT clearing_NN1 ._. 
The_AT futility_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO do_VDI swept_JJ over_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
To_TO be_VBI certain_JJ he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO search_VVI the_AT entire_JJ National_JJ Trust_NN1 site_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ stop_VVI there_RL ?_? 
Lorton_NP1 might_VM have_VHI left_VVN something_PN1 incriminating_JJ at_II Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM search_VVI until_II dawn_NNT1 ,_, or_CC until_CS the_AT torch_NN1 battery_NN1 gave_VVD out_RP ,_, and_CC still_RR be_VBI in_II the_AT same_DA position_NN1 ._. 
The_AT breaking_NN1 point_NN1 came_VVD when_RRQ he_PPHS1 reached_VVD the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT gazebo_NN1 ._. 
The_AT pond_NN1 stretched_VVN to_II within_II inches_NNU2 of_IO the_AT stone_NN1 base_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 bent_VVD over_RP to_TO examine_VVI a_AT1 scrap_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 ._. 
Just_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 discovered_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ yet_RR another_DD1 Mars_NP1 Bar_NN1 wrapper_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 slipped_VVD and_CC pitched_VVD forward_RL ._. 
In_II other_JJ circumstances_NN2 it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN comic_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 swung_VVD his_APPGE body_NN1 round_RP as_CSA he_PPHS1 fell_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 landed_VVD on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT pond_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE foot_NN1 went_VVD through_II the_AT ice_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN paper_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 gasped_VVD as_II the_AT boot_NN1 filled_VVN with_IW cold_JJ water_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT gazebo_NN1 ,_, wrung_VVD out_RP the_AT sock_NN1 and_CC dried_VVD himself_PPX1 as_RG best_RRT he_PPHS1 could_VM ._. 
His_APPGE teeth_NN2 were_VBDR chattering_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD had_VHN enough_DD of_IO searching_VVG ._. 
If_CS only_RR he_PPHS1 could_VM give_VVI himself_PPX1 more_DAR time_NNT1 ._. 
Simple_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD sarcastically.Just_NNU delay_VV0 the_AT discovery_NN1 of_IO the_AT body_NN1 ._. 
At_II that_DD1 moment_NN1 the_AT idea_NN1 hit_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 grabbed_VVD the_AT walking_NN1 stick_NN1 and_CC hobbled_VVD to_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT pond_NN1 ._. 
The_AT ice_NN1 was_VBDZ barely_RR a_AT1 quarter-inch_NNU1 thick_JJ ._. 
The_AT tip_NN1 of_IO the_AT walking_NN1 stick_NN1 plunged_VVN through_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 forced_VVD it_PPH1 downwards_RL ,_, as_RG nearly_RR vertically_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 could_VM manage_VVI ._. 
Just_RR before_II his_APPGE gloved_JJ hand_NN1 reached_VVD the_AT water_NN1 ,_, the_AT stick_NN1 jarred_VVD on_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT pond_NN1 ._. 
At_II a_AT1 conservative_NN1 estimate_VV0 the_AT water_NN1 was_VBDZ nearly_RR a_AT1 yard_NN1 deep_RR ,_, even_RR near_II the_AT edge_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 made_VVD two_MC more_DAR soundings_NN2 further_RRR along_II the_AT bank_NN1 and_CC got_VVD the_AT same_DA result_NN1 for_IF both_DB2 ._. 
Temperatures_NN2 tonight_RT reaching_VVG minus_II six_MC ..._... 
A_AT1 cold_JJ snap_JJ ,_, lasting_VVG at_RR21 least_RR22 a_AT1 week_NNT1 ..._... 
If_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM weight_NN1 Newley_NP1 's_GE body_NN1 and_CC roll_VV0 it_PPH1 into_II the_AT pond_NN1 ,_, the_AT ice_NN1 would_VM seal_VVI it_PPH1 off_RP for_IF days_NNT2 ;_; it_PPH1 might_VM not_XX be_VBI found_VVN for_IF months_NNT2 ,_, if_CS no_PN121 one_PN122 dragged_VVD the_AT pond_NN1 ._. 
The_AT time_NNT1 of_IO death_NN1 would_VM be_VBI difficult_JJ to_TO fix_VVI ._. 
If_CS the_AT body_NN1 lay_VVD there_RL for_IF long_JJ enough_RR ,_, even_RR the_AT means_NN of_IO death_NN1 could_VM be_VBI hard_JJ to_TO ascertain_VVI ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT time_NNT1 to_TO think_VVI it_PPH1 over_RP ._. 
Dougal_NP1 grabbed_VVD the_AT body_NN1 's_GE legs_NN2 and_CC hauled_VVD it_PPH1 on_II its_APPGE back_NN1 to_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT gazebo_NN1 nearest_II the_AT pond_NN1 ._. 
Fortunately_RR Newley_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN wearing_VVG a_AT1 tie_NN1 and_CC belt_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 made_VVD two_MC journeys_NN2 down_II the_AT path_NN1 to_II the_AT wreckage_NN1 of_IO the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
The_AT first_MD time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 returned_VVD with_IW the_AT door_NN1 against_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD knocked_VVN his_APPGE shin_NN1 ;_; on_II the_AT second_MD trip_NN1 he_PPHS1 fetched_VVD a_AT1 dented_JJ wheel_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD lost_VVN its_APPGE tyre_NN1 ._. 
The_AT wheel_NN1 rim_NN1 screeched_VVD against_II the_AT stone_NN1 but_CCB Dougal_NP1 ignored_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
Desperation_NN1 had_VHD cancelled_VVN out_RP his_APPGE caution_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 unbuckled_JJ the_AT belt_NN1 and_CC ,_, leaving_VVG it_PPH1 around_II Newley_NP1 's_GE waist_NN1 ,_, looped_VVN it_PPH1 through_II the_AT wheel_NN1 and_CC through_II the_AT glassless_JJ window_NN1 of_IO the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR long_RR enough_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 knotted_VVD the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT tie_NN1 round_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT window_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 hut_NN1 his_APPGE mind_NN1 to_II the_AT host_NN1 of_IO possible_JJ consequences_NN2 and_CC pushed_VVD ._. 
The_AT legs_NN2 caught_VVN against_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT pillars_NN2 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 picked_VVD them_PPHO2 up_RP and_CC used_VVD them_PPHO2 as_II a_AT1 lever_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 thanked_VVD God_NP1 that_DD1 rigor_NN121 mortis_NN122 had_VHD not_XX set_VVN in_RP ;_; presumably_RR the_AT cold_NN1 had_VHD delayed_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT body_NN1 and_CC its_APPGE burdens_NN2 teetered_VVD on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT gazebo_NN1 ._. 
Suddenly_RR it_PPH1 passed_VVD the_AT point_NN1 of_IO no_AT return_NN1 and_CC plunged_VVD downwards_RL ._. 
Dougal_NP1 ,_, taken_VVN by_II surprise_NN1 ,_, nearly_RR toppled_VVN after_CS it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT splash_NN1 sounded_VVN like_II an_AT1 exploding_JJ bomb_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 cowered_VVD back_RP ,_, praying_VVG that_CST no_PN121 one_PN122 would_VM hear_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Water_NN1 slapped_VVN against_II the_AT base_NN1 of_IO the_AT gazebo_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 advanced_VVD cautiously_RR and_CC played_VVD the_AT torch_NN1 over_II the_AT surface_NN1 of_IO the_AT pond_NN1 ._. 
Much_DA1 of_IO the_AT ice_NN1 had_VHD vanished_VVN ._. 
Waves_NN2 careered_VVD from_II side_NN1 to_II side_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT sign_NN1 of_IO Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 felt_VVD lightheaded_JJ ,_, this_DD1 time_NNT1 with_IW relief_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 picked_VVD up_RP the_AT bag_NN1 and_CC the_AT stick_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 shone_VVD the_AT torch_NN1 over_II the_AT floor_NN1 of_IO the_AT gazebo_NN1 ,_, checking_VVG he_PPHS1 had_VHD left_VVN nothing_PN1 behind_RL ._. 
The_AT beam_NN1 picked_VVD out_RP a_AT1 small_JJ pale_JJ oblong_NN1 by_II the_AT pillar_NN1 nearest_II the_AT pond_NN1 ._. 
Something_PN1 had_VHD been_VBN trapped_VVN underneath_II the_AT body_NN1 ._. 
The_AT cold_NN1 made_VVD his_APPGE fingers_NN2 clumsy_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 put_VVD down_RP the_AT torch_NN1 and_CC used_VVD both_DB2 hands_NN2 to_TO scoop_VVI up_RP his_APPGE last-minute_JJ discovery_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 Midland_NP1 Bank_NN1 cheque_NN1 book_NN1 ,_, three-quarters_MF used_JJ ._. 
The_AT torch_NN1 beam_NN1 dimmed_VVD perceptibly_RR ._. 
The_AT battery_NN1 ,_, like_II the_AT torch_NN1 's_GE owner_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ on_II its_APPGE last_MD legs_NN2 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 frowned_VVD at_II the_AT cheque_NN1 book_NN1 and_CC opened_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD back_RP on_II his_APPGE heels_NN2 and_CC swore_VVD ._. 
Nothing_PN1 made_VVD sense_NN1 ._. 
The_AT cheque_NN1 book_NN1 belonged_VVD to_II R._NP1 B._NP1 Lorton_NP1 ._. 
Chapter_NN1 9_MC CELIA_NP1 ALMOST_RR WELCOMED_VVD the_AT idea_NN1 of_IO going_VVG to_II work_NN1 ._. 
At_RR21 least_RR22 it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 distraction_NN1 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 the_AT radio_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT coldest_JJT January_NPM1 day_NNT1 for_IF five_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR icy_JJ patches_NN2 on_II the_AT roads_NN2 ,_, even_RR in_II central_JJ London_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 concentrated_VVD on_II her_APPGE driving_JJ and_CC wished_VVD she_PPHS1 could_VM stop_VVI thinking_NN1 of_IO William_NP1 ._. 
Last_MD night_NNT1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD swallowed_VVN her_APPGE pride_NN1 and_CC rung_VVN the_AT Kilburn_NP1 flat_NN1 twice_RR ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ there_RL ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX answering_VVG the_AT phone_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 promised_VVD herself_PPX1 that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM try_VVI once_RR21 more_RR22 when_CS she_PPHS1 got_VVD to_TO work_VVI ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX answer_VVI ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE problem_NN1 ._. 
Unfortunately_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ also_RR hers_PPGE ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB very_RG well_JJ to_TO remind_VVI herself_PPX1 that_CST she_PPHS1 and_CC William_NP1 were_VBDR individuals_NN2 who_PNQS gloried_VVD in_II their_APPGE independence_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN nothing_PN1 about_II getting_VVG in_II touch_NN1 or_CC when_RRQ he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI back_RP ._. 
The_AT unpalatable_JJ truth_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST his_APPGE absence_NN1 hurt_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 worried_VVD her_PPHO1 too_RR (_( He_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI had_VHN an_AT1 accident_NN1 should_VM I_PPIS1 phone_VVI the_AT police_NN2 ?_? )_) ,_, almost_RR as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA it_PPH1 angered_VVD her_PPHO1 (_( He_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI had_VHN the_AT decency_NN1 to_TO let_VVI me_PPIO1 know_VVI he_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI in_RP to_II supper_NN1 )_) ._. 
At_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE mind_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT thought_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 might_VM be_VBI with_IW someone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD so_RG little_DA1 about_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT possibility_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD another_DD1 woman_NN1 was_VBDZ even_RR harder_JJR to_TO bear_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 reached_VVD the_AT office_NN1 before_II eight-thirty_MC ._. 
Newley_NP1 's_GE BMW_NP1 and_CC Brassard_NP1 's_GE Honda_NP1 were_VBDR already_RR in_II their_APPGE parking_NN1 slots_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 walked_VVD round_RP to_II the_AT main_JJ entrance_NN1 and_CC took_VVD the_AT lift_NN1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 Newley_NP1 was_VBDZ conferring_VVG with_IW Brassard_NP1 in_II the_AT reception_NN1 area_NN1 ._. 
The_AT heating_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN off_RP over_II the_AT weekend_NNT1 ,_, and_CC the_AT office_NN1 was_VBDZ like_II an_AT1 ice-box_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Look_VV0 ,_, here_RL 's_VBZ Celia_NP1 ,_, '_GE Hugo_NP1 said_VVD unnecessarily_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 twitched_VVD his_APPGE shoulders_NN2 as_CS21 if_CS22 shrugging_VVG the_AT burden_NN1 of_IO Georgina_NP1 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT new_JJ arrival_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ just_RR telling_VVG Hugo_NP1 ,_, '_GE Georgina_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM terribly_RR worried_VVN about_II Ivor_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX seen_VVN him_PPHO1 since_II yesterday_RT morning_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" His_APPGE car_NN1 's_VBZ outside_RL ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. 
I_PPIS1 used_VVD it_PPH1 myself_PPX1 this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 fished_VVD out_RP a_AT1 grubby_JJ paper_NN1 handkerchief_NN1 from_II the_AT pocket_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE mink_NN coat_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 blew_VVD her_APPGE nose_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY have_VH0 n't_XX seen_VVN him_PPHO1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 shook_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 doing_VDG when_RRQ you_PPY last_MD saw_VVD him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO drive_VVI up_II21 to_II22 the_AT Spaniard_NN1 's_VBZ for_IF a_AT1 drink_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ about_II midday_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 heard_VVD him_PPHO1 go_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE In_II his_APPGE car_NN1 ?_? 
Or_CC yours_PPGE ?_? 
'_" '_" His_APPGE car_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 found_VVD it_PPH1 last_MD night_NNT1 ,_, parked_VVD a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO streets_NN2 away_RL ._. 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 coughed_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX suppose_VVI he_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI gone_VVN down_RP to_II Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Without_IW a_AT1 car_NN1 ?_? 
Do_VD0 n't_XX be_VBI silly_JJ ,_, Hugo_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Sorry_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Have_VH0 you_PPY tried_VVN Eustace_NP1 Tolby_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 asked_VVD ._. 
Georgina_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX seen_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 telephoned_VVN everyone_PN1 I_PPIS1 can_VM think_VVI of_IO ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ no_AT use_NN1 ._. 
Ivor_NP1 's_VBZ vanished_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 just_RR ca_VM n't_XX understand_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" Have_VH0 you_PPY told_VVN the_AT police_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX yet_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD perhaps_58 '_GE The_AT phone_NN1 on_II Zaza_NP1 's_GE desk_NN1 began_VVD to_TO ring_VVI ._. 
All_DB three_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 stared_VVD at_II it_PPH1 for_IF an_AT1 instant_NNT1 ._. 
Then_RT the_AT spell_NN1 broke_VVD ._. 
Celia_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD to_TO reach_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE NCPR_NP1 ._. 
Good_JJ morning_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Celia_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ..._... 
I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ about_II yesterday_RT ._. 
Can_VM I_PPIS1 come_VVI round_RP this_DD1 evening_NNT1 ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 was_VBDZ convinced_VVN that_CST Brassard_NP1 and_CC Georgina_NP1 could_VM hear_VVI everything_PN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 kept_VVD her_APPGE voice_NN1 neutral_JJ ._. 
'_" That_DD1 would_VM be_VBI fine_JJ ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 chuckled_VVD unexpectedly_RR ._. 
'_GE Witnesses_NN2 ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
I_PPIS1 love_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 put_VVD down_RP the_AT phone_NN1 and_CC tried_VVD to_TO wipe_VVI the_AT smile_NN1 from_II her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 snorted_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY know_VV0 how_RRQ we_PPIS2 feel_VV0 about_II personal_JJ calls_NN2 at_II the_AT office_NN1 ,_, Celia_NP1 ._. 
Quite_RR apart_II21 from_II22 anything_PN1 else_RR ,_, it_PPH1 sets_VVZ such_DA a_AT1 bad_JJ example_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 left_VVD the_AT flat_NN1 at_II nine_MC o'clock_RA ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD bundled_VVN everything_PN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD worn_VVN yesterday_RT into_II a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO carrier-bags_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT sense_NN1 in_II taking_VVG chances_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD the_AT North_ND1 London_NP1 line_NN1 to_II Acton_NP1 and_CC walked_VVD from_II there_RL to_II Hammersmith_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 scattered_VVD his_APPGE clothes_NN2 across_II West_ND1 London_NP1 in_II a_AT1 variety_NN1 of_IO dustbins_NN2 and_CC builder_NN1 's_GE skips_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD hoped_VVN that_DD1 walking_NN1 would_VM keep_VVI him_PPHO1 warm_JJ ._. 
Life_NN1 without_IW a_AT1 winter_NNT1 coat_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI unpleasantly_RR chilly_JJ ._. 
At_RR21 first_RR22 Lorton_NP1 refused_VVD to_TO allow_VVI the_AT absence_NN1 of_IO news_NN1 to_TO worry_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 preyed_VVD on_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, nevertheless_RR ._. 
At_II nine_MC o'clock_RA on_II the_AT Monday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 he_PPHS1 drove_VVD over_RP to_II Kilburn_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Capri_NP1 was_VBDZ parked_VVN outside_RL ._. 
But_CCB Dougal_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX answer_VVI the_AT bell_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 wondered_VVD if_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD chickened_VVN out_RP at_II the_AT last_MD moment_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD sounded_VVN nervous_JJ on_II the_AT phone_NN1 last_MD night_NNT1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 glanced_VVD over_RP his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 and_CC let_VV0 himself_PPX1 into_II the_AT flat_NN1 with_IW the_AT key_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN on_II Celia_NP1 's_GE mantelpiece_NN1 ._. 
I_ZZ1 t_ZZ1 was_VBDZ colder_JJR inside_RL than_CSN in_II the_AT open_JJ air_NN1 ._. 
The_AT atmosphere_NN1 was_VBDZ stale_JJ with_IW cigarette_NN1 smoke_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 looked_VVD quickly_RR in_II the_AT living-room_NN1 ,_, the_AT bedroom_NN1 ,_, the_AT bathroom_NN1 and_CC the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
The_AT flat_NN1 was_VBDZ empty_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI difficult_JJ to_TO hide_VVI a_AT1 cat_NN1 in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 examined_VVD each_DD1 room_NN1 in_II a_AT1 more_RGR leisurely_JJ fashion_NN1 ._. 
The_AT table_NN1 was_VBDZ loaded_VVN with_IW files_NN2 and_CC books_NN2 about_II the_AT Stuarts_NP2 ._. 
Splashes_NN2 of_IO candle_NN1 grease_NN1 defaced_VVD a_AT1 black-and-white_JJ picture_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 woman_NN1 in_II old-fashioned_JJ clothes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT bedroom_NN1 contained_VVD little_DA1 but_CCB a_AT1 bed_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 trunk_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 old_JJ photograph_NN1 of_IO Celia_NP1 ._. 
The_AT kitchen_NN1 and_CC bathroom_NN1 were_VBDR surprisingly_RR clean_JJ ._. 
As_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 Lorton_NP1 could_VM tell_VVI ,_, Dougal_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX done_VDN a_AT1 bunk_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE cheque_NN1 card_NN1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE passport_NN1 and_CC driving_JJ licence_NN1 were_VBDR in_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT box_NN1 files_NN2 ._. 
In_II any_DD case_NN1 ,_, Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX the_AT type_NN1 to_TO run_VVI away_RL :_: someone_PN1 with_IW his_APPGE talents_NN2 had_VHD nowhere_RL to_TO run_VVI to_II ._. 
He_PPHS1 used_VVD the_AT telephone_NN1 to_TO ring_VVI his_APPGE own_DA number_NN1 and_CC Celia_NP1 's_GE ,_, on_II the_AT off_JJ chance_NN1 that_CST Dougal_NP1 had_VHD gone_VVN to_II Primrose_NP1 Hill_NNL1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 rejected_VVD the_AT temptation_NN1 to_TO call_VVI Celia_NP1 at_II the_AT office_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM only_RR wonder_VVI why_RRQ he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD Dougal_NP1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 settled_VVD down_RP to_TO wait_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ good_JJ at_II that_DD1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 sank_VVD back_RP in_II Ivor_NP1 's_GE chair_NN1 ._. 
The_AT foam_NN1 rubber_NN1 squeaked_VVD beneath_II her_APPGE weight_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 waved_VVD Celia_NP1 to_II a_AT1 seat_NN1 and_CC continued_VVD to_TO browbeat_VVI Ivor_NP1 's_GE unfortunate_JJ secretary_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ quite_RG simple_JJ ,_, Fiona_NP1 dear_NN1 ._. 
Just_RR give_VV0 me_PPIO1 a_AT1 list_NN1 of_IO Ivor_NP1 's_GE appointments_NN2 ._. 
In_II most_DAT cases_NN2 there_EX 'll_VM be_VBI no_AT problem_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB Mr_NNB Newley_NP1 said_VVD that_CST Mr_NNB Brassard_NP1 '_GE '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Newley_NP1 is_VBZ n't_XX here_RL today_RT ,_, is_VBZ he_PPHS1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM quite_RG capable_JJ of_IO deputizing_VVG for_IF my_APPGE husband_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY 'll_VM find_VVI Hugo_NP1 will_VM agree_VVI with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
Now_RT ,_, Fiona_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 shall_VM need_VVI you_PPY to_TO brief_VVI me_PPIO1 on_II some_DD of_IO the_AT meetings_NN2 ,_, especially_RR the_AT visit_NN1 to_II RTI_NP1 ._. 
After_CS we_PPIS2 've_VH0 discussed_VVN the_AT appointments_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 may_VM need_VVI you_PPY to_TO do_VDI afew_NN1 letters_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Fiona_NP1 stared_VVD down_RP at_II her_APPGE bright_JJ red_JJ nails_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Mr_NNB Newley_NP1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 to_TO do_VDI the_AT RTI_JJ expense_NN1 sheet_NN1 this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" If_CSW necessary_JJ it_PPH1 can_VM keep_VVI till_II this_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 hardened_VVD ._. 
'_GE Close_VV0 the_AT door_NN1 behind_II you_PPY ,_, and_CC tell_VV0 Zaza_NP1 I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI some_DD coffee_NN1 ._. 
'_" As_CSA the_AT door_NN1 dosed_VVN behind_II the_AT routed_JJ Fiona_NP1 ,_, Celia_NP1 thought_VVD she_PPHS1 glimpsed_VVD the_AT worried_JJ ,_, ageing_JJ woman_NN1 behind_II Georgina_NP1 's_GE facade_NN1 of_IO gruff_JJ competence_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 could_VM n't_XX be_VBI easy_JJ to_TO cope_VVI with_IW the_AT emotional_JJ strain_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 missing_JJ husband_NN1 and_CC do_VD0 his_APPGE job_NN1 at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" Any_DD news_NN1 of_IO Ivor_NP1 ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD gently_RR ._. 
Georgina_NP1 ran_VVD a_AT1 finger_NN1 down_II the_AT cutting_NN1 edge_NN1 of_IO Ivor_NP1 's_GE paperknife_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 rung_VVN the_AT police_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR sending_VVG someone_PN1 round_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 word_NN1 with_IW you_PPY about_II Yorick_NP1 ._. 
Be_VB0 candid_JJ ._. 
What_DDQ was_VBDZ the_AT concert_NN1 like_II ?_? 
Can_VM we_PPIS2 get_VVI any_DD mileage_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT abrupt_JJ change_NN1 of_IO subject_NN1 disconcerted_VVD Celia_NP1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ awful_JJ ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 situations_NN2 when_CS any_DD publicity_NN1 we_PPIS2 get_VV0 is_VBZ bound_VVNK to_TO be_VBI bad_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 Ivor_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN there_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI been_VBN able_JK to_TO do_VDI something_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 doubt_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 hesitated_VVD and_CC then_RT plunged_VVD on_RP :_: '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI if_CS I_PPIS1 should_VM mention_VVI this_DD1 ,_, but_CCB Yorick_NP1 was_VBDZ very_RG upset_JJ that_CST Ivor_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX there_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD it_PPH1 as_CSA some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO betrayal_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT absurd_JJ little_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX abide_VVI people_NN with_IW artistic_JJ temperaments_NN2 :_: always_RR blame_VV0 someone_PN1 else_RR ,_, never_RR themselves_PPX2 ._. 
I_MC1 just_JJ hope_NN1 he_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_RR21 little_RR22 more_DAR success_NN1 with_IW Mishima_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_GE So_RR do_VD0 I._NP1 To_TO be_VBI honest_JJ ,_, though_CS ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI the_AT album_NN1 will_VM make_VVI things_NN2 much_RR better_RRR ._. 
Even_RR the_AT concept_NN1 's_VBZ about_RG fifteen_MC years_NNT2 out_JJ31 of_JJ32 date_JJ33 ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 may_VM have_VHI to_TO cut_VVI our_APPGE losses_NN2 in_II that_DD1 direction_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 jabbed_VVD the_AT point_NN1 of_IO the_AT paperknife_NN1 into_II the_AT blotter_NN1 and_CC changed_VVD the_AT subject_NN1 again_RT ._. 
'_" How_RRQ 's_VBZ the_AT house-hunting_NN1 going_VVG ?_? 
'_" It_PPH1 had_VHD n't_XX even_RR started_VVN ._. 
'_GE Fine_JJ ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ suddenly_RR tired_JJ of_IO all_DB the_AT evasion_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE own_DA included_VVD ;_; she_PPHS1 had_VHD also_RR had_VHN her_APPGE fill_NN1 of_IO conversational_JJ shock_NN1 tactics_NN2 ._. 
'_GE In_II fact_NN1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ possible_JJ I_PPIS1 may_VM move_VVI in_RP with_IW William_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 raised_VVD her_APPGE eyebrows_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM think_VVI very_RG carefully_RR about_II that_DD1 ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 were_VBDR you_PPY ._. 
A_AT1 woman_NN1 needs_VVZ her_APPGE independence_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ so_RG cold_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 dropped_VVD the_AT key_NN1 the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 put_VVD it_PPH1 in_II the_AT lock_NN1 ._. 
The_AT second_MD time_NNT1 ,_, his_APPGE fingers_NN2 hardly_RR had_VHD the_AT strength_NN1 to_TO turn_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stumbled_VVD into_II the_AT hall_NN1 ,_, kicking_VVG the_AT door_NN1 closed_VVD behind_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT living-room_JJ door_NN1 was_VBDZ open_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI that_CST his_APPGE duvet_NN1 had_VHD migrated_VVN mysteriously_RR from_II the_AT bed_NN1 to_II the_AT armchair_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD barely_RR registered_VVN this_DD1 fact_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 felt_VVD a_AT1 tap_NN1 on_II his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ._. 
Subconsciously_RR he_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN expecting_VVG something_PN1 like_II this_DD1 :_: his_APPGE first_MD reaction_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX surprise_NN1 but_CCB an_AT1 intensification_NN1 of_IO the_AT dull_JJ misery_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD enveloped_VVN him_PPHO1 for_IF the_AT last_MD 24_MC hours_NNT2 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 came_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT bathroom_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_JJ desperately_RR wanted_VVN to_TO run_VVI away_RL ;_; but_CCB Lorton_NP1 was_VBDZ between_II him_PPHO1 and_CC the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" Why_RRQ did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY ring_VVI last_MD night_NNT1 ?_? 
'_" His_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX unpleasant_JJ ._. 
Dougal_JJ nevertheless_RR remembered_VVN that_CST the_AT army_NN1 had_VHD trained_VVN Lorton_NP1 in_II the_AT efficient_JJ use_NN1 of_IO violence_NN1 ;_; and_CC that_CST subsequently_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD sold_VVN those_DD2 skills_NN2 to_II the_AT highest_JJT bidder_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 merc_NN1 fights_VVZ for_IF anyone_PN1 ,_, mate_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX Commies_NN2 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
And_CC never_RR for_IF anyone_PN1 who_PNQS means_VVZ harm_NN1 to_II the_AT Queen_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD struck_VVN Dougal_JJ at_II the_AT time_NNT1 that_CST Lorton_NP1 's_GE view_NN1 of_IO patriotism_NN1 was_VBDZ more_RRR than_CSN old-fashioned_JJ :_: it_PPH1 was_VBDZ positively_RR feudal_JJ ,_, in_CS21 that_CS22 it_PPH1 depended_VVD on_II loyalty_NN1 to_II a_AT1 single_JJ person_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ terribly_RR afraid_JJ that_CST at_RR21 present_RR22 Lorton_NP1 was_VBDZ loyal_JJ solely_RR to_II his_APPGE own_DA interests_NN2 ._. 
These_DD2 thoughts_NN2 were_VBDR coloured_VVN by_II the_AT depressing_JJ realization_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 meeting_NN1 between_II them_PPHO2 was_VBDZ inevitable_JJ ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX we_PPIS2 sit_VVI down_RP ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Be_VBI my_APPGE guest_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 sat_VVD in_II the_AT armchair_NN1 and_CC wrapped_VVD himself_PPX1 in_II the_AT duvet_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ still_RR warm_JJ from_II Lorton_NP1 's_GE body_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ too_RG cold_JJ to_TO be_VBI choosy_JJ about_II the_AT source_NN1 of_IO any_DD spare_JJ heat_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 remained_VVD on_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE arms_NN2 swinging_VVG slightly_RR ._. 
'_GE So_RR where_RRQ 's_VBZ the_AT money_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX there_RL ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 wondered_VVD how_RRQ on_II earth_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO play_VVI this_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Really_RR ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 's_GE tone_NN1 meant_VVD That_DD1 's_VBZ your_APPGE story_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ about_II the_AT guinea_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_CST had_VHD gone_VVN too_RR ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 're_VBR saying_VVG that_CST Newley_NP1 worked_VVD a_AT1 double-cross_NN1 ?_? 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 faint_JJ ,_, incredulous_JJ stress_NN1 on_II the_AT name_NN1 ._. 
'_" Not_XX Newley_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 stressed_VVD the_AT name_NN1 too_RR ._. 
'_GE Newley_NN1 was_VBDZ there_RL ,_, in_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ dead_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Come_VV0 off_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 hardened_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'd_VHD better_RRR start_VVI talking_VVG ._. 
Fast_RR ._. 
'_GE Dougal_JJ could_VM have_VHI done_VDN without_IW the_AT B-movie_JJ dialogue_NN1 ._. 
Crises_NN2 thrived_VVD on_II cliches_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Newley_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN stabbed_VVN ._. 
His_APPGE body_NN1 was_VBDZ cold-I_RR think_VV0 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN there_RL for_IF hours_NNT2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 looked_VVD up_RP at_II Lorton_NP1 ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ the_AT murderer_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 won_VVD '_" t_ZZ1 kill_VV0 me_PPIO1 because_CS he_PPHS1 needs_VVZ a_AT1 scapegoat_NN1 ;_; and_CC if_CS he_PPHS1 is_VBZ n't_XX ,_, he_PPHS1 won_VVD '_" t_ZZ1 kill_VV0 me_PPIO1 either_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN no_AT reason_NN1 to_II ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ time_NNT1 to_TO move_VVI on_RP to_II the_AT offensive_JJ :_: '_" What_DDQ I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO know_VVI is_VBZ how_RRQ you_PPY managed_VVD to_TO see_VVI Newley_NP1 in_II Primrose_NP1 Hill_NNL1 at_II six_MC o'clock_RA ._. 
'_" Without_IW warning_NN1 ,_, Lorton_NP1 bent_VVD down_RP and_CC grabbed_VVD the_AT edges_NN2 of_IO the_AT duvet_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pulled_VVD Dougal_NP1 to_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX struggle_VVI :_: even_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI got_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT duvet_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI stood_VVN a_AT1 chance_NN1 ._. 
Their_APPGE faces_NN2 were_VBDR six_MC inches_NNU2 apart_RL ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX monkey_NN1 with_IW me_PPIO1 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" What_DDQ have_VH0 you_PPY done_VDN with_IW the_AT money_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX there_RL ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 repeated_VVD patiently_RR ._. 
'_GE And_CC if_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD nicked_VVN it_PPH1 ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY really_RR think_VVI I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI here_RL ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 released_VVD his_APPGE grip_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 fell_VVD inelegantly_RR into_II the_AT chair_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 revealed_VVD nothing_PN1 ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE voice_NN1 had_VHD lost_VVN a_RR21 little_RR22 of_IO its_APPGE assurance_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX actually_RR see_VVI Newley_NP1 ._. 
Not_XX then_RT ._. 
Just_RR his_APPGE car_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 what_DDQ happened_VVD ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 saw_VVD him_PPHO1 leaving_VVG Primrose_NP1 Hill_NNL1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ alone_JJ ,_, and_CC in_II the_AT BMW_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB you_PPY did_VDD n't_XX see_VVI him_PPHO1 come_VVI back_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY ,_, I_PPIS1 saw_VVD the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ parked_VVN a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO streets_NN2 away_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ walking_VVG around_RP ,_, keeping_VVG an_AT1 eye_NN1 out_RP for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT car_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX there_RL at_II twenty_MC to_II six_MC ,_, but_CCB ten_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR there_RL it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ._. 
The_AT engine_NN1 was_VBDZ warm_JJ ._. 
'_GE The_AT story_NN1 was_VBDZ plausible_JJ ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 did_VDD n't_XX mean_VVI it_PPH1 was_VBDZ true_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ supported_VVN by_II Lorton_NP1 's_GE apparent_JJ belief_NN1 that_CST Dougal_NP1 had_VHD taken_VVN the_AT money_NN1 ;_; but_CCB that_DD1 could_VM be_VBI no_AT more_DAR than_CSN bluff_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 was_VBDZ staring_VVG fixedly_RR at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ probably_RR wondering_VVG if_CS Dougal_NP1 had_VHD killed_VVN Newley_NP1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 sat_VVD down_RP opposite_JJ Dougal_JJ ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO have_VHI problems_NN2 when_CS they_PPHS2 find_VV0 the_AT body_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD casually_RR ._. 
'_GE People_NN must_VM go_VVI up_RP there_RL even_RR in_II winter_NNT1 ._. 
It_PPH1 may_VM 've_VHI been_VBN found_VVN already_RR ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 not_XX ._. 
You_PPY see_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 put_VV0 it_PPH1 in_II the_AT pond_NN1 ._. 
After_CS last_MD night_NNT1 's_GE frost_NN1 ,_, the_AT ice_NN1 should_VM hide_VVI it_PPH1 for_IF a_AT1 while_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 was_VBDZ stupid_JJ ._. 
You_PPY should_VM 've_VHI just_RR buggered_VVN off_RP ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX understand_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VHD been_VBN framed_VVN ._. 
'_" '_" Who_PNQS 'd_VM want_VVI to_TO ..._... ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 paused_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ._. 
You_PPY thought_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM set_VVI you_PPY up_RP ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VHD told_VVN you_PPY Newley_NP1 was_VBDZ back_RP in_II London_NP1 ._. 
Thanks_NN2 for_IF the_AT bloody_JJ vote_NN1 of_IO confidence_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, at_II the_AT time_NNT1 it_PPH1 did_VDD look_VVI that_DD1 way_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 threw_VVD in_II the_AT necessary_JJ lie_NN1 :_: '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 realize_VV0 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ wrong_RR now_RT ._. 
'_" '_GE Because_CS I_PPIS1 only_RR saw_VVD the_AT car_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ one_MC1 reason_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 else_RR ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 moved_VVD the_AT body_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 found_VVD a_AT1 cheque_NN1 book_NN1 of_IO yours_PPGE ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY what_DDQ ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 burnt_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT point_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI you_PPY 'd_VM be_VBI likely_JJ to_TO make_VVI that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO mistake_NN1 ._. 
Which_DDQ led_VVD on_RP to_II the_AT obvious_JJ conclusion_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 stared_VVD blankly_RR at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Which_DDQ is_VBZ ?_? 
'_" '_" That_CST someone_PN1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO frame_VVI you_PPY ._. 
'_GE The_AT smell_NN1 of_IO liver_NN1 and_CC bacon_NN1 greeted_VVD Celia_NP1 as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 she_PPHS1 opened_VVD her_APPGE front_JJ door_NN1 ._. 
William_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ,_, stirring_VVG the_AT casserole_NN1 with_IW one_MC1 hand_NN1 and_CC holding_VVG a_AT1 glass_NN1 of_IO red_JJ wine_NN1 in_II the_AT other_JJ ._. 
The_AT oven_NN1 door_NN1 was_VBDZ open_JJ ,_, and_CC there_EX were_VBDR four_MC jacket_NN1 potatoes_NN2 on_II the_AT second_MD shelf_NN1 ._. 
The_AT plates_NN2 were_VBDR warming_VVG under_II the_AT grill_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT work_NN1 surface_NN1 she_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI a_AT1 bowl_NN1 of_IO salad_NN1 ,_, the_AT wine_NN1 bottle_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 row_NN1 of_IO cutlery_NN1 ._. 
Don_NP1 Giovanni_NP1 filtered_VVD through_RP from_II the_AT sitting-room_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_II coming_VVG home_RL ._. 
They_PPHS2 kissed_VVD casually_RR ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 yesterday_RT had_VHD n't_XX existed_VVN ._. 
'_GE Dinner_NN1 in_RP about_RG half_DB an_AT1 hour_NNT1 ,_, '_GE William_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM just_RR get_VVI changed_VVN ._. 
'_GE The_AT sitting-room_NN1 was_VBDZ tidier_JJR than_CSN when_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD left_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT ruins_NN2 of_IO the_AT rack_NN1 shelving_NN1 were_VBDR leaning_VVG against_II the_AT wall_NN1 ;_; the_AT books_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN stacked_VVN up_RP in_II neat_JJ piles_NN2 beside_II it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT ashtray_NN1 was_VBDZ empty_JJ ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 looked_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN washed_VVN ._. 
While_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ changing_VVG ,_, William_NP1 and_CC the_AT wine_NN1 had_VHD moved_VVN in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT gas_NN1 fire_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 sat_VVD beside_II him_PPHO1 ;_; he_PPHS1 poured_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 glass_NN1 and_CC put_VVD his_APPGE arm_NN1 around_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 still_RR looked_VVD tired_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 would_VM have_VHI to_TO talk_VVI about_II yesterday_RT ,_, but_CCB not_XX yet_RR ._. 
'_GE Good_JJ day_NNT1 at_II the_AT office_NN1 ,_, dear_UH ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 whispered_VVD in_II her_APPGE ear_NN1 ,_, managing_VVG to_TO lick_VVI the_AT lobe_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
Okay_RR we_PPIS2 both_DB2 want_VV0 to_TO keep_VVI the_AT conversation_NN1 in_II neutral_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 giggled_VVD ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tickling_VVG her_PPHO1 ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 pulled_VVD away_RL ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 real_JJ crisis_NN1 today_RT ._. 
Ivor_NP1 's_VBZ disappeared_JJ ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 spilled_VVD a_AT1 drop_NN1 of_IO wine_NN1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 licked_VVD his_APPGE finger_NN1 and_CC dabbed_VVD the_AT mark_NN1 on_II his_APPGE trousers_NN2 ._. 
Celia_NP1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 the_AT little_JJ she_PPHS1 knew_VVD ._. 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 's_VBZ in_II quite_RG a_AT1 state_NN1 ,_, underneath_II the_AT armour-plated_JJ shell_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ really_RR nervous_JJ when_CS the_AT police_NN2 came_VVD ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ did_VDD they_PPHS2 say_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Apparently_RR they_PPHS2 were_VBDR n't_XX very_RG helpful_JJ ._. 
About_RG sixty_MC thousand_NNO people_NN vanish_VV0 every_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, and_CC most_DAT of_IO them_PPHO2 turn_VV0 up_RP undamaged_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX as_CS21 if_CS22 Ivor_NP1 's_VBZ a_AT1 ten-year-old_JJ girl_NN1 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 looks_VVZ as_CS21 if_CS22 Ivor_NP1 was_VBDZ planning_VVG to_TO do_VDI a_AT1 bunk_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR Arabella_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 upset_VVN him_PPHO1 more_DAR than_CSN he_PPHS1 let_VVD on_RP ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Georgina_NP1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 'd_VHD looked_VVN through_II his_APPGE papers_NN2 last_MD night_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM surprised_JJ she_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX do_VDI that_DD1 as_II a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 ignored_VVD the_AT interruption_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 found_VVD he_PPHS1 'd_VHD drawn_VVN out_RP quite_RG a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 on_II Friday_NPD1 ,_, from_II two_MC building_NN1 society_NN1 accounts_NN2 they_PPHS2 've_VH0 got_VVN ._. 
Ten_MC thousand_NNO pounds_NN2 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 took_VVD it_PPH1 out_RP in_II cash_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Celia_NN1 ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 murmured_VVD something_PN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX catch_VVI and_CC flung_VVD her_APPGE leg_NN1 over_II his_PPGE ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ after_II midnight_NNT1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 's_GE body_NN1 had_VHD flaked_VVN out_RP hours_NNT2 earlier_RRR ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE mind_NN1 would_VM n't_XX go_VVI to_II sleep_NN1 ._. 
'_" Will_VM you_PPY come_VVI and_CC live_VVI in_II sin_NN1 with_IW me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Because_CS Rod_NN1 's_VBZ selling_VVG this_DD1 house_NN1 ._. 
Because_CS I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO sell_VVI my_APPGE flat_NN1 if_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX come_VVI and_CC help_VVI with_IW the_AT bills_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 cut_VV0 off_RP the_AT electricity_NN1 last_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
Because_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ silly_JJ to_TO throw_VVI away_RL money_NN1 on_II two_MC flats_NN2 when_RRQ one_MC1 would_VM do_VDI ._. 
'_GE And_CC because_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI you_PPY living_VVG in_II the_AT same_DA house_NN1 as_CSA someone_PN1 who_PNQS might_VM be_VBI a_AT1 murderer_NN1 ._. 
'_" Not_XX good_JJ enough_RR ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD sleepily_RR ._. 
'_GE Hugo_NP1 would_VM say_VVI you_PPY needed_VVD to_TO sharpen_VVI up_RP your_APPGE selling-points_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN it_PPH1 for_IF granted_VVN that_CST the_AT other_JJ reasons_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX need_VVI to_TO be_VBI spelled_VVN out_RP ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 you_PPY to_TO ._. 
I_PPIS1 love_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_GE Maybe_RR I_PPIS1 will_VM ._. 
One_MC1 day_NNT1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 buried_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 in_II the_AT pillow_NN1 and_CC began_VVD to_TO snore_VVI gently_RR ._. 
Dougal_JJ even_RR liked_VVD her_PPHO1 snoring_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 switched_VVD out_RP the_AT light_NN1 and_CC lay_VVD there_RL ,_, watching_VVG the_AT little_JJ red_JJ numbers_NN2 changing_VVG on_II the_AT face_NN1 of_IO the_AT clock_NN1 ._. 
The_AT arm_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ trapped_VVN beneath_II Celia_NP1 gradually_RR went_VVD numb_JJ ,_, like_II a_AT1 partial_JJ foretaste_NN1 of_IO death_NN1 ._. 
Underneath_II the_AT water_NN1 ,_, Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 's_GE skin_NN1 would_VM have_VHI begun_VVN to_TO bleach_VVI and_CC wrinkle_NN1 ._. 
Eventually_RR ,_, if_CS the_AT body_NN1 lay_VVD undisturbed_JJ for_IF long_JJ enough_RR ,_, the_AT skin_NN1 might_VM even_RR detach_VVI itself_PPX1 from_II the_AT body_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 had_VHD read_VVN all_DB about_II it_PPH1 this_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 in_II the_AT public_JJ library_NN1 at_II Swiss_NP1 Cottage_NP1 ._. 
There_EX had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 case_NN1 in_II Australia_NP1 ,_, back_RP in_II 1933_MC ,_, when_RRQ a_AT1 body_NN1 was_VBDZ found_VVN in_II a_AT1 river_NN1 near_II Wagga_NP1 Wagga_NP1 ._. 
The_AT body_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN unrecognizable_JJ ,_, because_CS decomposition_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RG far_RR advanced_VVN ._. 
The_AT skin_NN1 from_II both_DB2 hands_NN2 had_VHD peeled_VVN away_II21 from_II22 the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT corpse_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO these_DD2 glove-like_JJ objects_NN2 was_VBDZ washed_VVN up_RP on_II the_AT bank_NN1 ._. 
The_AT police_NN2 took_VVD fingerprints_NN2 from_II it_PPH1 and_CC identified_VVD the_AT body_NN1 ._. 
Later_RRR they_PPHS2 caught_VVD the_AT murderer_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 slid_VVD into_II a_AT1 waking_NN1 dream_NN1 ._. 
The_AT skin_NN1 from_II Newley_NP1 's_GE hands_NN2 ,_, semi-transparent_JJ without_IW their_APPGE former_DA contents_NN2 of_IO flesh_NN1 and_CC bone_NN1 ,_, looked_VVN like_II a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO pale_JJ kid_NN1 gloves_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 floated_VVD in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, moving_VVG ceaselessly_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD they_PPHS2 were_VBDR trying_VVG to_TO tell_VVI him_PPHO1 something_PN1 in_II the_AT sign_NN1 language_NN1 used_VVN by_II the_AT deaf_JJ and_CC dumb_JJ ._. 
Over_RP and_CC over_RP again_RT ,_, the_AT hands_NN2 danced_VVN through_II the_AT same_DA short_JJ sequence_NN1 of_IO signs_NN2 ._. 
The_AT name_NN1 of_IO the_AT murderer_NN1 ?_? 
A_AT1 curse_NN1 ?_? 
A_AT1 prayer_NN1 for_IF mercy_NN1 ?_? 
A_AT1 string_NN1 of_IO gibberish_JJ ?_? 
Chapter_NN1 10_MC '_GE DOING_VDG A_AT1 BIT_NN1 of_IO decorating_NN1 ,_, sir_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Detective_NNB Sergeant_NNB Maxham_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" One_MC1 way_NN1 of_IO keeping_VVG warm_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM putting_VVG the_AT house_NN1 on_II the_AT market_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 could_VM find_VVI that_DD1 out_RP easily_RR enough_RR ,_, so_RR why_RRQ not_XX tell_VVI them_PPHO2 ?_? 
Lorton_NP1 wiped_VVD his_APPGE hands_NN2 on_II a_AT1 rag_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI to_TO sit_VVI down_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ very_RG kind_RR21 of_RR22 you_PPY ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 removed_VVD an_AT1 empty_JJ paint_NN1 tin_NN1 from_II the_AT seat_NN1 of_IO the_AT nearest_JJT armchair_NN1 and_CC sat_VVD down_RP with_IW a_AT1 sigh_NN1 of_IO relief_NN1 '_GE I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN this_DD1 verruca_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 confided_VVD ._. 
'_" Gives_VVZ me_PPIO1 hell_NN1 in_II the_AT cold_JJ weather_NN1 ,_, for_IF some_DD reason_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 say_VV0 it_PPH1 went_VVD down_RP to_II minus_NN1 ten_MC last_MD night_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 perched_VVD on_II the_AT step_NN1 ladder_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY should_VM see_VVI a_AT1 doctor_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT point_NN1 ?_? 
All_DB they_PPHS2 do_VD0 is_VBZ give_VVI you_PPY some_DD ointment_NN1 and_CC tell_VV0 you_PPY it_PPH1 'll_VM drop_VVI out_RP in_II its_APPGE own_DA good_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX ._. 
Oh_UH no_UH ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ like_II trying_VVG to_TO peel_VVI an_AT1 onion_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY spend_VV0 twenty_MC minutes_NNT2 on_II it_PPH1 every_AT1 night_NNT1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY scratch_VV0 off_RP a_AT1 layer_NN1 of_IO dead_JJ skin_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB underneath_II it_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR the_AT same_DA ,_, except_CS it_PPH1 hurts_VVZ more_RRR ._. 
No_UH ,_, me_PPIO1 and_CC my_APPGE verruca_NN1 are_VBR together_RL for_IF life_NN1 ._. 
Until_CS death_NN1 do_VD0 us_PPIO2 part_NN1 ._. 
'_" Without_IW warning_NN1 ,_, Maxham_NP1 looked_VVD away_II21 from_II22 Lorton_NP1 ,_, towards_II the_AT door_NN1 :_: The_AT good_JJ humour_NN1 vanished_VVD from_II his_APPGE plump_JJ ,_, pink_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
'_" For_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ,_, Bernie_NP1 ,_, park_VV0 your_APPGE arse_NN1 somewhere_RL ._. 
You_PPY look_VV0 like_II a_AT1 constipated_JJ panda_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Detective_NNB Constable_NNB Viol_NP1 chose_VVD a_AT1 hard_JJ chair_NN1 near_II the_AT window_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 bulky_JJ young_JJ man_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ wearing_VVG a_AT1 black_JJ coat_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 white_JJ shirt_NN1 ;_; the_AT comparison_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 panda_NN1 was_VBDZ unkind_JJ but_CCB accurate_JJ ._. 
Maxham_NN1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT chatty_JJ type_NN1 ,_, like_II a_AT1 superior_JJ salesman_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 foot_NN1 through_II the_AT door_NN1 before_CS you_PPY had_VHD time_NNT1 to_TO register_VVI that_CST someone_PN1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT doorstep_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 had_VHD known_VVN who_PNQS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR as_RG soon_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 'd_VHD seen_VVN them_PPHO2 ;_; he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN expecting_VVG the_AT police_NN2 ,_, though_CS not_XX quite_RR as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 this_DD1 ,_, and_CC in_II any_DD case_NN1 salesmen_NN2 rarely_RR travelled_VVN in_II pairs_NN2 ._. 
Besides_II Maxham_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX dressed_VVN with_IW a_AT1 salesman_NN1 's_GE mass-produced_JJ smartness_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 wiry_JJ little_JJ man_NN1 whose_DDQGE rumpled_JJ suit_NN1 and_CC gold-rimmed_JJ glasses_NN2 made_VVD him_PPHO1 look_VVI like_II an_AT1 old-fashioned_JJ country_NN1 doctor_NN1 ._. 
Viol_NP1 pulled_VVD out_RP a_AT1 notebook_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 biro_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 licked_VVD his_APPGE lips_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Bernie_NP1 's_GE such_DA an_AT1 eager_JJ beaver_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 scratched_VVD a_AT1 tweed-covered_JJ knee-cap_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
You_PPY see_VV0 ,_, sir_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 problem_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 hoped_VVD you_PPY might_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO help_VVI us_PPIO2 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD had_VHN dealings_NN2 with_IW the_AT police_NN2 in_II many_DA2 countries_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 never_RR paid_VVD to_TO volunteer_VVI information_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 to_TO worry_VVI about_RP :_: if_CS there_EX had_VHD been_VBN ,_, the_AT fuzz_NN1 would_VM have_VHI come_VVN in_RP with_IW a_AT1 warrant_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI chatting_VVG about_II the_AT weather_NN1 and_CC their_APPGE verrucas_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Missing_JJ persons_NN2 ,_, '_GE Maxham_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Matter_NN1 of_IO routine_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB in_II this_DD1 case_NN1 the_AT routine_NN1 's_VHZ got_VVN huggered_VVN up_RP ,_, if_CS you_PPY 'll_VM excuse_VVI my_APPGE French_NN1 ,_, because_CS someone_PN1 's_GE short-circuited_JJ the_AT standard_JJ procedure_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 pulled_VVD a_AT1 wry_JJ face_NN1 ,_, inviting_VVG Lorton_NP1 's_GE sympathy_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Right_NN1 now_RT we_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 lady_NN1 who_PNQS went_VVD to_II school_NN1 with_IW the_AT Assistant_JJ Commissioner_NN1 's_GE wife_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 how_RRQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, Mr_NNB Lorton_NP1 :_: strings_NN2 are_VBR pulled_VVN ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 all_DB have_VH0 to_TO go_VVI through_II the_AT hoops_NN2 rather_RG faster_RRR than_CSN normal_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Is_VBZ this_DD1 about_II Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY know_VV0 about_II it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 began_VVD to_TO scratch_VVI the_AT other_JJ knee-cap_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 see_VVI ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ Friday_NPD1 ._. 
Newley_NP1 went_VVD off_RP only_RR five_MC days_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
News_NN1 travels_VVZ fast_RR ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" My_APPGE lodger_NN1 works_VVZ for_IF NCPR_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 added_VVD ,_, insultingly_RR :_: '_GE Newley_NP1 's_GE firm_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Miss_NNB Celia_NP1 Prentisse_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 's_GE pale_JJ grey_JJ eyes_NN2 blinked_VVD ._. 
'_GE So_RR she_PPHS1 does_VDZ ._. 
You_PPY used_VVD to_TO work_VVI there_RL too_RR ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 resigned_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 you_PPY did_VDD ._. 
I_PPIS1 gather_VV0 randy_JJ old_JJ Ivor_NP1 was_VBDZ screwing_VVG your_APPGE missus_NN1 ._. 
Your_APPGE late_JJ missus_NN1 ._. 
'_GE One-all_FO ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 row_NN1 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD calmly_RR ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR witnesses_NN2 to_II that_DD1 ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 earn_VVI a_AT1 bonus_NN1 point_NN1 by_II mentioning_VVG it_PPH1 first_MD ._. 
'_" Can_VM you_PPY blame_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" If_CSW it_PPH1 'd_VHD been_VBN my_APPGE missus_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM 've_VHI been_VBN relieved_VVN that_CST someone_PN1 else_RR was_VBDZ taking_VVG an_AT1 interest_NN1 ._. 
Take_VV0 the_AT heat_NN1 off_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, so_CS you_PPY had_VHD a_AT1 slanging_JJ match_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY seen_VVD him_PPHO1 since_II then_RT ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Sure_JJ about_II that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT week_NNT1 before_CS he_PPHS1 disappeared_VVD ,_, Newley_NP1 raised_VVD ten_MC grand_JJ in_II cash_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ does_VDZ that_DD1 suggest_VVI to_II you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Two-one_FO ._. 
Maxham_NP1 held_VVD up_RP two_MC fingers_NN2 in_II an_AT1 obscene_JJ gesture_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 neutralized_VVD the_AT obscenity_NN1 by_II touching_VVG the_AT tip_NN1 of_IO one_MC1 finger_NN1 ._. 
The_AT V-sign_NN1 became_VVD an_AT1 inoffensive_JJ teaching_NN1 aid_NN1 ._. 
Two-all_FO ._. 
'_GE Either_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ being_VBG blackmailed_VVN ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 touched_VVD the_AT tip_NN1 of_IO the_AT other_JJ finger_NN1 and_CC smiled_VVD ._. 
'_GE Or_CC he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ start_NN1 in_II life_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX we_PPIS2 all_DB ?_? 
'_" '_GE Maybe_RR he_PPHS1 just_RR wanted_VVN to_TO buy_VVI something_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Maybe_RR ._. 
Just_RR as_II a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO interest_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ were_VBDR you_PPY doing_VDG on_II Sunday_NPD1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Nothing_PN1 much_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II mass_NN1 in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 had_VHD woken_VVN up_RP with_IW the_AT desire_NN1 to_TO take_VVI communion_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ feeling_VVG religious_JJ ._. 
More_RRR to_TO fill_VVI in_II time_NNT1 ,_, and_CC perhaps_RR to_TO find_VVI out_RP if_CS the_AT God_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE childhood_NN1 really_RR did_VDD exist_VVI ,_, after_II all_DB ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD half_RR expected_VVN a_AT1 divine_JJ pre-emptive_JJ strike_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 thunderbolt_NN1 maybe_RR ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 queued_VVD for_IF the_AT body_NN1 and_CC blood_NN1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 had_VHD happened_VVN ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 could_VM still_RR taste_VVI the_AT sweet_JJ ,_, rich_JJ wine_NN1 '_GE Catholic_NN1 ,_, are_VBR you_PPY ?_? 
So_RR 's_VBZ my_APPGE old_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
Where_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY go_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Saint_NP1 Etheldreda_NP1 's_GE ,_, in_II Holborn_NP1 ._. 
The_AT early_JJ service_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 stupid_JJ thing_NN1 to_TO do_VDI ,_, on_II that_DD1 day_NNT1 of_IO all_DB days_NNT2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI missed_VVN Newley_NP1 's_GE departure_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD needed_VVN to_TO go_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ proposing_VVG a_AT1 bargain_NN1 to_II God:I_FO 'll_VM come_VVI to_II church_NN1 ,_, if_CS You_PPY '_GE ll_NNU turn_VV0 a_AT1 blind_JJ eye_NN1 later_RRR ._. 
And_CC God_NP1 didn_NN1 '_GE t_ZZ1 even_RR bother_VV0 to_TO listen_VVI '_GE See_VV0 anyone_PN1 you_PPY knew_VVD there_RL ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 chatted_VVD with_IW the_AT priest_NN1 on_II the_AT way_NN1 out_RP ._. 
'_" '_GE Nice_JJ to_TO see_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ face_NN1 among_II us_PPIO2 ._. 
Shall_VM we_PPIS2 see_VVI you_PPY next_MD Sunday_NPD1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_MC1 don_NN1 '_GE t_ZZ1 think_VV0 so_RR ,_, Father_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ..._... 
I_ZZ1 '_GE m_ZZ1 just_JJ passing_NN1 through_RP ._. 
'_" '_" Then_RT I_PPIS1 came_VVD home_RL ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 came_VVD up_RP to_TO pay_VVI me_PPIO1 the_AT rent_NN1 ,_, mid-morning_NNT1 that_CST 'd_VM be_VBI ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD my_APPGE dinner_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 bloke_NN1 called_VVN Tolby_NP1 came_VVD round_RP '_" '_GE Eustace_NP1 Tolby_NP1 ?_? 
The_AT solicitor_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_GE Around_RG two_MC o'clock_RA ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" Any_DD particular_JJ reason_NN1 ?_? 
'_" They_PPHS2 would_VM ask_VVI Tolby_NN1 that_CST ,_, if_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD n't_XX done_VDN so_RG already_RR ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ would_VM Tolby_NP1 tell_VVI them_PPHO2 ?_? 
'_GE Search_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 happened_VVD to_TO be_VBI passing_VVG you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, just_RR popped_VVN in_RP to_TO see_VVI how_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ,_, what_DDQ a_AT1 shame_NN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD left_VVN NCPR_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_CST surprised_VVD you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_GE A_RR21 little_RR22 ._. 
I_PPIS1 saw_VVD him_PPHO1 at_II work_NN1 quite_RG often_RR ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 were_VBDR never_RR exactly_RR buddy-buddy_JJ ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 let_VV0 the_AT silence_NN1 lengthen_VVI ._. 
The_AT only_JJ sounds_NN2 were_VBDR Viol_NP1 's_GE heavy_JJ breathing_NN1 and_CC the_AT scratching_NN1 of_IO the_AT biro_NN1 on_II his_APPGE notebook_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT Maxham_NP1 waved_VVD a_AT1 square_NN1 ,_, clean_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, brushing_VVG aside_RL Tolby_NP1 for_RT41 the_RT42 time_RT43 being_RT44 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ did_VDD you_PPY do_VDI with_IW the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 walk_NN1 ._. 
Did_VDD a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO painting_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 went_VVD out_RP for_IF a_AT1 drink_NN1 just_RR after_II seven_MC at_II the_AT Sir_NNB Richard_NP1 Steele_NP1 on_II Haverstock_NP1 Hill_NNL1 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 snack_NN1 and_CC watched_VVD telly_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY saw_VVD no_PN121 one_PN122 in_II the_AT evening_NNT1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 Celia_NP1 was_VBDZ in_RP ._. 
She_PPHS1 probably_RR heard_VVD the_AT telly_NN1 ,_, and_CC me_PPIO1 moving_VVG around_RP ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 had_VHD calculated_VVN the_AT alibi_NN1 carefully_RR ._. 
If_CS alibi_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT right_JJ word_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 completely_RR watertight_JJ one_PN1 was_VBDZ obviously_RR impossible_JJ ;_; and_CC it_PPH1 would_VM also_RR be_VBI sufficiently_RR unusual_JJ to_TO be_VBI suspicious_JJ ._. 
In_II the_AT circumstances_NN2 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ best_JJT to_TO leave_VVI himself_PPX1 room_VV0 for_IF manoeuvre_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY could_VM never_RR tell_VVI who_PNQS might_VM have_VHI seen_VVN you_PPY ._. 
Or_CC where_RRQ ._. 
Maxham_NP1 took_VVD out_RP something_PN1 which_DDQ looked_VVD like_II a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO chewing_NN1 gum_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 peeled_VVD off_II the_AT wrapper_NN1 and_CC popped_VVD it_PPH1 in_II his_APPGE mouth_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Indigestion_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE The_AT copper_NN1 's_GE curse_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 and_CC alcoholism_NN1 and_CC broken_JJ marriages_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT unsocial_JJ hours_NNT2 we_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO work_VVI ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 chewed_VVD vigorously_RR for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 ._. 
'_GE Every_AT1 job_NN1 has_VHZ its_APPGE drawbacks_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 never_RR end_VV0 up_II doing_VDG what_DDQ we_PPIS2 want_VV0 ._. 
Bernie_NP1 here_RL ,_, he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 deep-sea_JJ diver_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 engine-driver_NN1 ._. 
Real_JJ engines_NN2 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, not_XX the_AT diesel_NN1 or_CC electric_JJ rubbish_NN1 they_PPHS2 use_VV0 nowadays_RT ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 sighed_VVD ._. 
His_APPGE eyes_NN2 lost_VVD their_APPGE vagueness_NN1 and_CC focused_VVD on_II Lorton_NP1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC so_RR we_PPIS2 drift_VV0 into_II something_PN1 else_RR ._. 
How_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY end_VVI up_RP in_II public_JJ relations_NN2 ,_, Mr_NNB Lorton_NP1 ?_? 
Bit_NN1 unusual_JJ for_IF someone_PN1 with_IW your_APPGE background_NN1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR they_PPHS2 knew_VVD about_II that_DD1 ._. 
The_AT old_JJ bitch_NN1 would_VM have_VHI told_VVN them_PPHO2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 would_VM have_VHI dug_VVN out_RP his_APPGE file_NN1 from_II the_AT Ministry_NN1 of_IO Defence_NN1 ,_, and_CC got_VVD chapter_NN1 and_CC verse_NN1 on_II his_APPGE time_NNT1 in_II the_AT army_NN1 ._. 
And_CC that_DD1 would_VM have_VHI led_VVN them_PPHO2 to_II their_APPGE own_DA Special_JJ Branch_NN1 registry_NN1 ,_, where_CS there_EX must_VM be_VBI a_AT1 file_NN1 on_II his_APPGE career_NN1 as_II a_AT1 freelance_NN1 ;_; it_PPH1 was_VBDZ inevitable_JJ after_II that_DD1 damned_JJ publicity_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ working_VVG for_IF Custodemus_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT security_NN1 people_NN ?_? 
'_" '_" Yeah_UH ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 wondered_VVD what_DDQ was_VBDZ the_AT purpose_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 unnecessary_JJ question_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR Maxham_NP1 already_RR knew_VVD that_CST the_AT Newleys_NP2 '_GE burglar_NN1 alarm_NN1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT early_JJ Custodemus_NN1 models_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB surely_RR the_AT police_NN2 could_VM n't_XX know_VVI about_II the_AT burglary_NN1 ?_? 
Newley_NN1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI told_VVN Georgina_NP1 ._. 
The_AT only_JJ person_NN1 who_PNQS could_VM have_VHI told_VVN them_PPHO2 was_VBDZ William_NP1 Dougal_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ absurd_JJ ._. 
'_" Everything_PN1 from_II payrolls_NN2 to_II personal_JJ security_NN1 ,_, '_GE Maxham_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Plus_II a_AT1 range_NN1 of_IO hardware_NN1 to_TO suit_VVI every_AT1 pocket_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 made_VVD no_AT attempt_NN1 to_TO hide_VVI the_AT sneer_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC what_DDQ exactly_RR did_VDD you_PPY do_VDI ,_, Mr_NNB Lorton_NP1 ?_? 
Stroll_VV0 around_RP in_II a_AT1 smart_JJ blue_JJ uniform_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Two-three_MC ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 worked_VVD for_IF personnel_NN2 ._. 
Desk_NN1 job_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD some_DD PR_NN1 ,_, too_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC Newley_NP1 made_VVD you_PPY an_AT1 offer_NN1 you_PPY could_VM n't_XX refuse_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY could_VM put_VVI it_PPH1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Darling_NN1 ,_, '_GE Arabella_NP1 had_VHD said_VVN ,_, '_" You_PPY know_VV0 that_CST PR_NP1 firm_NN1 I_PPIS1 did_VDD some_DD work_VVI for_IF ?_? l_ZZ1 was_VBDZ talking_VVG with_IW their_APPGE boss_NN1 the_AT other_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 said_VVD they_PPHS2 were_VBDR looking_VVG for_IF new_JJ blood_NN1 ..._... 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 leered_VVD ._. 
'_GE Maybe_RR Newley_NP1 wanted_VVD to_TO pay_VVI his_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Two-four_MC ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 unequal_JJ contest_NN1 ,_, and_CC Lorton_NP1 was_VBDZ tired_JJ of_IO playing_VVG the_AT loser_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD up_RP ._. 
'_GE Look_VV0 ,_, mate_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM busy_JJ ._. 
You_PPY got_VVD any_DD more_DAR questions_NN2 ?_? 
Real_JJ questions_NN2 ?_? 
'_GE Three-four_MC ._. 
'_" Not_XX for_IF now_RT ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 took_VVD his_APPGE time_NNT1 getting_VVG up_RP ._. 
'_" If_CSW we_PPIS2 need_VV0 you_PPY again_RT ,_, we_PPIS2 'll_VM know_VVI where_RRQ to_TO find_VVI you_PPY ._. 
Airway_NN1 not_XX planning_VVG to_TO leave_VVI in_II a_AT1 hurry_NN1 ,_, are_VBR you_PPY ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
Viol_NP1 sprang_VVD to_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 ,_, politely_RR drawing_VVG back_RP to_TO allow_VVI his_APPGE superior_JJ to_TO precede_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
Maxham_NP1 put_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 on_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Mind_NN1 the_AT paint_NN1 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ wet_JJ ._. 
'_" Four-all_DB ._. 
From_II Primrose_NP1 Hill_NNL1 ,_, London_NP1 looked_VVD like_II a_AT1 ruined_JJ city_NN1 ,_, shrouded_VVN in_II mist_NN1 ._. 
The_AT top_NN1 of_IO the_AT hill_NN1 was_VBDZ empty_JJ at_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 of_IO day_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT weather_NN1 kept_VVD away_RL the_AT housewives_NN2 ,_, the_AT unemployed_JJ and_CC the_AT winos_NN2 ._. 
In_II a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO hours_NNT2 '_GE time_NNT1 ,_, the_AT kids_NN2 would_VM be_VBI out_II21 of_II22 school_NN1 and_CC dogs_NN2 would_VM be_VBI out_RP for_IF their_APPGE last_MD daylight_NN1 walks_NN2 ._. 
The_AT frozen_JJ snow_NN1 would_VM become_VVI a_AT1 playground_NN1 ._. 
The_AT steep_JJ slope_NN1 towards_II Regent_NP1 's_GE Park_NN1 would_VM be_VBI cluttered_VVN with_IW death-defying_JJ sledges_NN2 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG three_MC jerseys_NN2 and_CC Celia_NP1 's_GE duffel_NN1 coat_NN1 ,_, but_CCB as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 the_AT wind_NN1 was_VBDZ concerned_JJ he_PPHS1 might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 have_VHI been_VBN naked_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 wished_VVD Lorton_NP1 had_VHD chosen_VVN a_AT1 less_RGR exposed_JJ place_NN1 to_TO meet_VVI ._. 
Lorton_NP1 was_VBDZ coming_VVG up_II the_AT path_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 came_VVD closer_RRR ,_, Dougal_NP1 saw_VVD that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 drop_NN1 of_IO moisture_NN1 on_II the_AT pink_JJ tip_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE nose_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 wasted_VVD no_AT time_NNT1 in_II preliminaries_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT police_NN2 came_VVD today_RT ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 had_VHD an_AT1 instant_NNT1 of_IO undiluted_JJ panic_NN1 ._. 
'_" Have_VH0 they_PPHS2 found_VVN ..._... ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR a_AT1 missing-person_JJ case_NN1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 's_VHZ got_VVN friends_NN2 in_II high_JJ places_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 would_VM ._. 
'_GE The_AT panic_NN1 receded_VVD for_RT41 the_RT42 time_RT43 being_RT44 ._. 
'_" There_EX 's_VBZ nothing_PN1 we_PPIS2 can_VM do_VDI except_CS sit_VV0 tight_RR ,_, is_VBZ there_EX ?_? 
'_" '_GE The_AT longer_JJR they_PPHS2 take_VV0 to_TO find_VVI Newley_NP1 ,_, the_AT better_JJR it_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI for_IF both_DB2 of_IO us_PPIO2 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 paused_VVD ._. 
'_GE Though_CS of_RR21 course_RR22 there_EX 's_VBZ nothing_PN1 to_TO link_VVI us_PPIO2 with_IW him_PPHO1 ..._... disappearing_VVG ._. 
'_" '_" Not_XX now_RT ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT unpleasant_JJ by-products_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 affair_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST it_PPH1 had_VHD blighted_VVN the_AT beginnings_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 friendship_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 smiled_VVD without_IW humour_NN1 and_CC changed_VVD the_AT subject_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 sold_VVD the_AT half-angel_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY did_VDD ?_? 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 n't_XX be_VBI stupid_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 got_VVD a_AT1 mate_NN1 of_IO mine_PPGE to_TO take_VVI it_PPH1 on_II Wednesday_NPD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN contacts_NN2 in_II antiques_NN2 you_PPY know_VV0 the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX exactly_RR bent_VVN ,_, more_RGR sort_RR21 of_RR22 unofficial_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 came_VVD round_RP last_MD night_NNT1 with_IW two-fifty_MC ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ worth_II far_RG more_DAR than_CSN that_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 
You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI to_TO spell_VVI it_PPH1 out_RP ._. 
'_" '_" Less_RRR his_APPGE commission_NN1 of_IO 20_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 hundred_NNO each_DD1 ._. 
Okay_RR ?_? 
'_" '_GE Okay_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX okay_JJ but_CCB Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX in_II a_AT1 position_NN1 to_TO argue_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 could_VM n't_XX afford_VVI the_AT luxury_NN1 of_IO open-market_JJ values_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD how_RGQ much_DA1 Lorton_NP1 's_GE mate_NN1 had_VHD creamed_VVN off_RP on_II31 top_II32 of_II33 his_APPGE percentage_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 passed_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 roll_NN1 of_IO ten-pound_JJ notes_NN2 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX count_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
At_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 marvelled_VVD that_CST Lorton_NP1 had_VHD bothered_VVN to_TO give_VVI him_PPHO1 anything_PN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
On_II the_AT other_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 hundred_NNO pounds_NN2 is_VBZ small_JJ change_NN1 compared_VVN with_IW ten_MC thousand_NNO ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM worried_JJ about_II the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX impossible_JJ that_CST the_AT police_NN2 'll_VM get_VVI a_AT1 search_NN1 warrant_NN1 for_IF my_APPGE place_NN1 ._. 
Unlikely_JJ but_CCB you_PPY never_RR know_VV0 ._. 
If_CS they_PPHS2 found_VVD the_AT coins_NN2 they_PPHS2 might_VM put_VVI two_MC and_CC two_MC together_RL ._. 
They_PPHS2 know_VV0 about_II the_AT ten_MC grand_JJ ._. 
Will_VM you_PPY keep_VVI them_PPHO2 for_IF a_AT1 while_NNT1 ?_? 
'_" They_PPHS2 had_VHD agreed_VVN it_PPH1 was_VBDZ best_JJT to_TO put_VVI the_AT coins_NN2 on_II the_AT market_NN1 one_MC1 by_II one_MC1 ;_; a_AT1 flood_NN1 of_IO rare_JJ coins_NN2 ,_, some_DD without_IW provenance_NN1 and_CC others_NN2 with_IW the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO provenance_NN1 which_DDQ would_VM interest_VVI the_AT police_NN2 ,_, would_VM be_VBI bound_VVNK to_TO arouse_VVI suspicion_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 surprised_JJ Dougal_JJ that_CST Lorton_NP1 wanted_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO look_VVI after_II the_AT coins_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 argued_VVD either_RR that_CST Lorton_NP1 trusted_VVD him_PPHO1 still_RR ,_, or_CC that_CST Lorton_NP1 had_VHD in_II mind_NN1 some_DD devious_JJ idea_NN1 of_IO framing_VVG him_PPHO1 ._. 
His_APPGE mind_NN1 went_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT familiar_JJ and_CC unanswerable_JJ question_NN1 :_: who_PNQS killed_VVD Newley_NP1 ?_? 
'_" Will_VM you_PPY ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 prompted_VVD ._. 
Dougal_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
Lorton_NP1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 flat_JJ package_NN1 ,_, wrapped_VVN in_II a_AT1 polythene_NN1 bag_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT coins_NN2 and_CC the_AT letter_NN1 to_II Tolby_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 got_VVD rid_VVN of_IO everything_PN1 else_RR ._. 
'_GE The_AT drop_NN1 on_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE nose_NN1 trembled_VVD and_CC fell_VVD ;_; it_PPH1 glistened_VVD like_II a_AT1 snail_NN1 track_NN1 on_II his_APPGE scarf_NN1 ._. 
Everything_PN1 else_RR ._. 
Lorton_NP1 's_GE tone_NN1 had_VHD given_VVN nothing_PN1 away_RL ,_, but_CCB Dougal_NP1 could_VM imagine_VVI how_RRQ he_PPHS1 must_VM feel_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI destroyed_VVN Arabella_NP1 's_GE letters_NN2 to_II Newley_NP1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX rid_VVI his_APPGE memory_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE contents_NN2 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ 's_VBZ it_PPH1 going_VVG then_RT ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD awkwardly_RR ._. 
'_" You_PPY still_RR involved_JJ with_IW your_APPGE Jacobites_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Nearly_RR finished_VVN now_RT ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 shivered_VVD ,_, partly_RR because_II21 of_II22 the_AT cold_JJ and_CC partly_RR because_CS polite_JJ conversation_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 bizarre_JJ activity_NN1 for_IF Lorton_NP1 to_TO choose_VVI ._. 
Lorton_NP1 moved_VVD down_II the_AT path_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD something_PN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 went_VVD ,_, but_CCB the_AT wind_NN1 whipped_VVD away_RL his_APPGE words_NN2 ._. 
'_" Have_VH0 you_PPY made_VVN up_RP your_APPGE mind_NN1 yet_RR ?_? 
About_II moving_VVG ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 shook_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO make_VVI decisions_NN2 at_RR21 present_RR22 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX rush_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 was_VBDZ sitting_VVG on_II the_AT floor_NN1 at_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 ,_, leaning_VVG against_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 ran_VVD a_AT1 finger_NN1 down_II the_AT nape_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE neck_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stirred_VVD and_CC smiled_VVD up_RP at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO hurry_VVI you_PPY ._. 
Blame_VV0 it_PPH1 on_II the_AT electricity_NN1 bill_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ partly_RR because_CS leaving_VVG now_RT would_VM be_VBI running_VVG out_RP on_II Rod_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX just_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 needs_VVZ the_AT money_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 paused_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 can_VM lend_VVI you_PPY some_DD money_NN1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY want_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM manage_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ only_RR a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO hanging_VVG on_RP until_CS the_AT Jacobites_NN2 are_VBR out_II21 of_II22 the_AT way_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ immensely_RR relieved_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD refused_VVN the_AT offer_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO tie_VVI him_PPHO1 to_II her_PPHO1 with_IW obligations_NN2 ._. 
In_II the_AT past_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN obliged_VVN to_II other_JJ people_NN ,_, William_NP1 included_VVD ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX good_JJ for_IF the_AT character_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ easier_JJR to_TO grant_VVI favours_NN2 than_CSN to_TO receive_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ another_DD1 reason_NN1 for_IF relief_NN1 ._. 
At_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE mind_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT half-formed_JJ worry_NN1 that_CST William_NP1 was_VBDZ with_IW her_PPHO1 only_RR for_IF what_DDQ he_PPHS1 could_VM get_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO dismiss_VVI the_AT fear_NN1 as_II the_AT unwanted_JJ product_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA emotional_JJ insecurity_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ impossible_JJ to_TO forget_VVI entirely_RR the_AT rumours_NN2 that_CST William_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN involved_JJ with_IW some_DD very_RG undesirable_JJ people_NN over_II the_AT last_MD few_DA2 years_NNT2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD known_VVN William_NP1 as_II a_AT1 boy_NN1 and_CC as_II an_AT1 adolescent_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO know_VVI him_PPHO1 as_II an_AT1 adult_NN1 and_CC as_II a_AT1 lover_NN1 ;_; but_CCB between_II the_AT two_MC blocks_NN2 of_IO knowledge_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 ten-year_JJ gap_NN1 ._. 
'_" When_RRQ 's_VBZ Henry_NP1 on_II ?_? 
'_GE William_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_GE Ten_MC o'clock_RA ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 welcomed_VVD the_AT distraction_NN1 ._. 
Henry_NP1 's_GE first_MD appearance_NN1 on_II television_NN1 was_VBDZ due_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 lucky_JJ prophecy_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN on_II the_AT radio_NN1 phone-in_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD predicted_VVN with_IW uncanny_JJ accuracy_NN1 the_AT result_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 snooker_NN1 championship_NN1 ._. 
NCPR_NP1 was_VBDZ delighted_JJ ,_, for_IF television_NN1 provided_CS the_AT ultimate_JJ publicity_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 's_GE stock_NN1 at_II the_AT agency_NN1 had_VHD automatically_RR and_CC undeservedly_RR soared_VVD ._. 
Henry_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN invited_VVN on_II21 to_II22 the_AT chat_NN1 show_NN1 chiefly_RR because_CS the_AT new_JJ snooker_NN1 champion_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT guest_NN1 of_IO honour_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX suppose_VVI his_APPGE crystal_NN1 ball_NN1 's_VHZ told_VVN him_PPHO1 where_CS Newley_NP1 's_VHZ got_VVN to_TO ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 believes_VVZ Newley_NP1 's_VBZ dead_JJ ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 cast_VVN around_RP in_II her_APPGE mind_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 less_RGR depressing_JJ topic_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ 's_VHZ happened_VVN to_II your_APPGE coat_NN1 ?_? 
That_DD1 grey_JJ one_PN1 you_PPY got_VVD in_II the_AT sale_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 lost_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX see_VVI William_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 but_CCB something_PN1 in_II his_APPGE voice_NN1 discouraged_VVD further_JJR questions_NN2 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB how_RRQ ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 left_VVD it_PPH1 in_II a_AT1 pub_NN1 ._. 
Someone_PN1 must_VM have_VHI nicked_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ gone_VVN when_CS I_PPIS1 went_VVD back_RP for_IF it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Liar_NN1 ,_, Celia_NP1 thought_VVD ._. 
Ever_RR since_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR children_NN2 ,_, Celia_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN able_JK to_TO tell_VVI when_RRQ William_NP1 was_VBDZ lying_VVG ._. 
Not_XX always_RR ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 good_JJ 50_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 of_IO the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT ugly_JJ ,_, unwanted_JJ question_NN1 appeared_VVD in_II her_APPGE mind_NN1 :_: did_VDD she_PPHS1 really_RR want_VVI to_TO live_VVI with_IW someone_PN1 who_PNQS lied_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ always_RR worst_JJT at_II night_NNT1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 waited_VVD for_IF sleep_NN1 to_TO rescue_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
Newley_NP1 's_GE body_NN1 ambushed_VVD him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT darkness_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 's_GE imagination_NN1 presented_VVD him_PPHO1 with_IW images_NN2 of_IO decay_NN1 ._. 
The_AT images_NN2 were_VBDR more_RGR vivid_JJ tonight_RT ,_, perhaps_RR because_II21 of_II22 the_AT coldness_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD developed_VVN between_II him_PPHO1 and_CC Celia_NP1 ._. 
The_AT evening_NNT1 had_VHD gone_VVN downhill_RL since_CS she_PPHS1 asked_VVD about_II the_AT coat_NN1 ._. 
There_EX had_VHD been_VBN no_AT open_JJ quarrel_NN1 just_RR the_AT feeling_NN1 that_CST both_DB2 of_IO them_PPHO2 had_VHD their_APPGE heads_NN2 down_RP behind_II different_JJ barricades_NN2 ._. 
Celia_NP1 lay_VVD beside_II him_PPHO1 ,_, breathing_VVG quietly_RR and_CC evenly_RR ._. 
His_APPGE hand_NN1 was_VBDZ warm_JJ against_II her_APPGE leg_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD if_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ really_RR asleep_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO distance_NN1 himself_PPX1 from_II the_AT physical_JJ reality_NN1 of_IO death_NN1 by_II thinking_VVG about_II the_AT identity_NN1 of_IO the_AT person_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD caused_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT front-runner_NN1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI Lorton_NP1 :_: he_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT motive_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 knew_VVD where_RRQ Newley_NP1 would_VM be_VBI ;_; and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ presumably_RR accustomed_VVN to_II the_AT mechanics_NN2 of_IO killing_NN1 ._. 
The_AT cheque_NN1 book_NN1 ,_, so_RG conveniently_RR left_VVN at_II the_AT scene_NN1 of_IO the_AT crime_NN1 ,_, could_VM be_VBI interpreted_VVN as_II a_AT1 genuine_JJ slip-up_NN1 on_II his_APPGE part_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Lorton_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX a_AT1 fool_NN1 ._. 
If_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX Lorton_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS else_RR could_VM it_PPH1 have_VHI been_VBN ?_? 
Newley_NN1 might_VM have_VHI told_VVN Tolby_NN1 about_II the_AT ransom_NN1 demand_NN1 ._. 
Suppose_VV0 Tolby_NP1 needed_VVD money_NN1 ,_, or_CC had_VHD some_DD other_JJ reason_NN1 for_IF killing_VVG Newley_NP1 ?_? 
The_AT thought_NN1 fizzled_VVD out_RP for_IF lack_NN1 of_IO evidence_NN1 ._. 
Maybe_RR the_AT murderer_NN1 knew_VVD nothing_PN1 about_II the_AT ransom_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD followed_VVN Newley_NP1 or_CC met_VVD him_PPHO1 by_II chance_NN1 at_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 to_TO prevent_VVI escaped_JJ lunatics_NN2 and_CC psychopathic_JJ tramps_NN2 from_II spending_VVG their_APPGE Sunday_NPD1 afternoons_NNT2 rambling_VVG through_II Hampshire_NP1 ;_; they_PPHS2 had_VHD to_TO spend_VVI them_PPHO2 somewhere_RL ._. 
Could_VM Georgina_NP1 have_VHI killed_VVN him_PPHO1 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD the_AT geography_NN1 of_IO the_AT place_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 might_VM easily_RR have_VHI followed_VVN Newley_NP1 down_RP to_II Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 ._. 
The_AT problem_NN1 here_RL was_VBDZ the_AT lack_NN1 of_IO motive_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN to_II terms_NN2 with_IW Newley_NP1 's_GE affair_NN1 with_IW Arabella_NP1 ;_; she_PPHS1 believed_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD her_APPGE husband_NN1 precisely_RR where_CS she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
Other_JJ candidates_NN2 presented_VVD themselves_PPX2 :_: Brassard_NP1 must_VM know_VVI Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI come_VVN to_TO hate_VVI being_VBG bullied_VVN by_II Newley_NP1 ;_; Yorick_NP1 blamed_VVD Newley_NP1 for_IF his_APPGE own_DA failings_NN2 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ hysterical_JJ enough_RR to_TO kill_VVI on_II impulse_NN1 ;_; Henry_NP1 ,_, having_VHG predicted_VVN Newley_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 ,_, had_VHD a_AT1 vested_JJ interest_NN1 in_II ensuring_VVG that_CST the_AT prediction_NN1 was_VBDZ fulfilled_VVN ;_; Zaza_NP1 might_VM have_VHI been_VBN seduced_VVN by_II Newley_NP1 and_CC then_RT spurned_VVD It_PPH1 was_VBDZ useless_JJ :_: he_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT evidence_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 closed_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 and_CC tried_VVD counting_VVG sheep_NN ._. 
Instead_RR he_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO gloves_NN2 ,_, suspended_VVN in_II water_NN1 and_CC waving_JJ fleshless_JJ fingers_NN2 at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Chapter_NN1 11_MC YORICK_NP1 SCREAMED_VVD ._. 
Georgina_NP1 's_GE door_NN1 was_VBDZ closed_VVN ,_, but_CCB nevertheless_RR the_AT sound_NN1 was_VBDZ audible_JJ throughout_II the_AT office_NN1 ._. 
The_AT typing_NN1 stopped_VVD ._. 
Zaza_NP1 dropped_VVD a_AT1 cup_NN1 of_IO coffee_NN1 ._. 
Hugo_NP1 Brassard_NP1 looked_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 someone_PN1 had_VHD given_VVN him_PPHO1 a_AT1 present_NN1 ._. 
Yorick_NP1 screamed_VVD again_RT the_AT high_JJ wail_NN1 lasted_VVD for_IF several_DA2 seconds_NNT2 before_CS it_PPH1 ended_VVD with_IW a_AT1 sharp_JJ report_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Hysterics_NN1 ,_, '_GE Brassard_NP1 said_VVD ,_, with_IW the_AT air_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 specialist_NN1 making_VVG a_AT1 brilliant_JJ diagnosis_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 a_AT1 first-year_JJ medical_JJ student_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC Georgina_NP1 's_VHZ slapped_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT only_JJ way_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Suddenly_RR Georgina_NP1 's_GE Ivor_NP1 's_GE door_NN1 opened_VVD ._. 
Yorick_NP1 shambled_VVD backwards_RL out_II21 of_II22 the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
Behind_II him_PPHO1 Georgina_NP1 advanced_VVD like_II a_AT1 victorious_JJ army_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 stared_VVD unwaveringly_RR at_II Yorick_NP1 ._. 
Yorick_NP1 glanced_VVD back_RP over_II his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sight_NN1 of_IO Celia_NP1 and_CC Brassard_NP1 seemed_VVD to_TO give_VVI him_PPHO1 courage_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD his_APPGE ground_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX do_VDI this_DD1 to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD shakily_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM sue_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM '_" '_" Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY sue_VVI ?_? 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 roared_VVD ._. 
'_GE Just_RR try_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM talk_VVI to_II the_AT press_NN1 '_GE '_" What_DDQ 'll_VM you_PPY tell_VVI them_PPHO2 ?_? 
That_CST you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX pay_VVI your_APPGE bills_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 will_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO pay_VVI you_PPY ._. 
Give_VV0 me_PPIO1 a_AT1 month_NNT1 ._. 
Two_MC months_NNT2 ,_, maybe_RR ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM giving_VVG you_PPY nothing_PN1 ,_, you_PPY pathetic_JJ little_JJ pederast_NN1 ._. 
Because_CS you_PPY 'll_VM never_RR be_VBI able_JK to_TO pay_VVI anybody_PN1 ._. 
Airway_NN1 a_AT1 failure_NN1 ,_, d'_VD0 you_PPY hear_VVI ?_? 
Airway_NN1 all_RR washed_VVN up_RP ._. 
The_AT concert_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 disaster_NN1 ._. 
The_AT album_NN1 reviews_NN2 were_VBDR worse_JJR ._. 
And_CC now_RT you_PPY have_VH0 the_AT gall_NN1 to_TO tell_VVI me_PPIO1 you_PPY wo_VM n't_XX pay_VVI our_APPGE monthly_JJ account_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ should_VM l_ZZ1 ?_? 
'_GE Yorick_NN1 spat_VVN on_II the_AT carpet_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY and_CC your_APPGE precious_JJ husband_NN1 did_VDD nothing_PN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 'll_VM regret_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 picked_VVD up_RP her_APPGE umbrella_NN1 and_CC resumed_VVD her_APPGE advance_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY filthy_JJ drug_NN1 addict_NN1 ._. 
Airway_NN1 a_AT1 cretinous_JJ has-been_NN1 ._. 
And_CC everyone_PN1 knows_VVZ it_PPH1 ,_, even_RR your_APPGE gormless_JJ boyfriend_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM surprised_JJ he_PPHS1 stuck_VVD to_II you_PPY for_IF as_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 cleared_VVD his_APPGE throat_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, Georgina_NP1 '_GE Yorick_NP1 turned_VVD ._. 
Celia_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 brief_JJ glimpse_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 pale_JJ ,_, unshaven_JJ face_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 mouth_NN1 incongruously_RR decorated_VVN with_IW lipstick_NN1 ,_, and_CC pleading_VVG ,_, bloodshot_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ running_VVG down_RP the_AT office_NN1 ,_, howling_VVG like_II a_AT1 bereaved_JJ dog_NN1 ._. 
The_AT door_NN1 slammed_VVD behind_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 slapped_VVD the_AT palm_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE hand_NN1 with_IW the_AT umbrella_NN1 ,_, reminding_VVG Celia_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 staff_NN officer_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE swagger-stick_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT last_MD we_PPIS2 'll_VM see_VVI of_IO him_PPHO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
Zaza_NP1 giggled_VVD ._. 
'_" Be_VBI quiet_JJ ,_, girl_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Yorick_NN1 's_VBZ left_VVN his_PPGE ,_, bag_NN1 ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 pointed_VVD to_II the_AT foot_NN1 of_IO Georgina_NP1 's_GE desk_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 shabby_JJ army-surplus_JJ shoulder-bag_NN1 which_DDQ someone_PN1 had_VHD painstakingly_RR embroidered_VVN with_IW purple_JJ stars_NN2 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 wrinkled_VVD her_APPGE nose_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT dog_NN1 had_VHD left_VVN behind_II an_AT1 unmentionable_JJ souvenir_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE visit_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 pushed_VVD the_AT tip_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE umbrella_NN1 through_II the_AT strap_NN1 and_CC scooped_VVD the_AT bag_NN1 into_II her_APPGE waste-paper_JJ basket_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY all_DB staring_VVG at_II ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 barked_VVD ._. 
'_" There_EX 's_VBZ work_NN1 to_TO be_VBI done_VDN ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 closed_VVD her_APPGE door_NN1 ._. 
The_AT main_JJ office_NN1 gradually_RR returned_VVN to_II a_AT1 semblance_NN1 of_IO normality_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 said_VVD quietly_RR :_: '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI how_RGQ long_RR I_PPIS1 can_VM stick_VVI it_PPH1 here_RL ._. 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 twitched_VVD ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 must_VM be_VBI charitable_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 murmured_VVD ._. 
'_GE Yorick_NN1 was_VBDZ really_RR being_VBG most_RGT offensive_JJ ._. 
Did_VDD you_PPY know_VVI that_CST Cyril_NP1 's_VBZ walked_VVN out_RP on_II him_PPHO1 again_RT ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ all_DB the_AT more_DAR reason_NN1 for_IF Georgina_NP1 to_TO make_VVI allowances_NN2 for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Georgina_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX make_VVI allowances_NN2 for_IF anyone_PN1 ._. 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 lowered_VVD his_APPGE voice_NN1 still_RR more_RRR ._. 
'_GE Actually_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 if_CSW it_PPH1 's_VBZ well_JJ ,_, to_TO be_VBI blunt_JJ her_APPGE time_NNT1 of_IO life_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Her_APPGE time_NNT1 of_IO life_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 said_VVD loudly_RR ;_; she_PPHS1 ignored_VVD Brassard_NP1 's_GE agonized_JJ expression_NN1 ._. 
'_" If_CSW you_PPY ask_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VBZ having_VHG the_AT time_NNT1 of_IO her_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 object_VV0 to_TO ._. 
'_GE On_II Tuesday_NPD1 evening_NNT1 ,_, Lorton_NP1 bought_VVD a_AT1 copy_NN1 of_IO the_AT Standard_NN1 ._. 
All_DB he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD was_VBDZ the_AT estate_NN1 agents_NN2 '_GE advertisements_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 never_RR reached_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
The_AT story_NN1 was_VBDZ splashed_VVN over_II the_AT front_JJ page_NN1 ,_, elbowing_VVG aside_RL the_AT arms_NN2 talks_NN2 and_CC the_AT council_NN1 scandal_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 glanced_VVD through_II it_PPH1 and_CC went_VVD home_RL immediately_RR ._. 
Celia_NP1 's_GE car_NN1 was_VBDZ outside_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 called_VVD down_II the_AT stairs_NN2 to_II the_AT basement_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE white_JJ face_NN1 stared_VVD up_RP at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD tired_JJ but_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ all_DB ._. 
'_" Have_VH0 you_PPY seen_VVN the_AT Standard_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 usually_RR get_VV0 one_PN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO go_VVI up_II21 to_II22 Hertford_NP1 this_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
You_PPY 'll_VM get_VVI one_PN1 at_II the_AT station_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN one_PN1 already_RR ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 clattered_VVD down_II the_AT stairs_NN2 ._. 
'_" There_EX 's_VBZ bad_JJ news_NN1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ '_GE Her_APPGE face_NN1 went_VVD blank_JJ with_IW panic_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI her_APPGE mouth_NN1 forming_VVG a_AT1 W._NP1 Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 lucky_JJ bastard_NN1 ,_, and_CC no_AT mistake_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ Yorick_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD quickly_RR ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX any_DD way_NN1 to_TO do_VDI this_DD1 tactfully_RR ._. 
'_GE Suicide_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 held_VVD out_RP her_APPGE hand_NN1 for_IF the_AT paper_NN1 ._. 
ROCK_NN1 STAR_NN1 'S_GE HARAKIRI_NN1 ._. 
Yorick_NP1 had_VHD disembowelled_VVN himself_PPX1 ,_, messily_RR but_CCB effectively_RR ,_, with_IW his_APPGE samurai_NN sword_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD chosen_VVN to_TO do_VDI it_PPH1 before_II the_AT statue_NN1 of_IO Eros_NP1 at_II Piccadilly_NP1 Circus_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 put_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 under_II Celia_NP1 's_GE arm_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM ring_VVI William_NP1 ._. 
Is_VBZ he_PPHS1 over_RP in_II Kilburn_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ little_RR better_RRR than_CSN murder_NN1 ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD fiercely_RR ._. 
'_" You_PPY do_VD0 see_VVI that_DD1 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 resisted_VVD her_APPGE efforts_NN2 to_TO pull_VVI her_APPGE hand_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 his_PPGE ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Wednesday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD spent_VVN the_AT previous_JJ evening_NNT1 and_CC half_DB the_AT night_NNT1 talking_VVG round_II the_AT same_DA subject_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO feel_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD had_VHN enough_DD of_IO Yorick_NP1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 said_VVD on_II the_AT news_NN1 that_CST Yorick_NP1 was_VBDZ chock_NN1 full_JJ of_IO amphetamines_NN2 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD patiently_RR ,_, for_IF the_AT third_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 probably_RR thought_VVN everyone_PN1 was_VBDZ persecuting_VVG him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 has_VHZ to_TO bear_VVI some_DD responsibility_NN1 for_IF what_DDQ happened_VVD ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI happened_VVN if_CS that_CST that_DD1 cow_NN1 had_VHD n't_XX destroyed_VVN him_PPHO1 in_RR21 public_RR22 ._. 
You_PPY were_VBDR n't_XX there_RL ,_, William_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 ripped_VVD him_PPHO1 into_II little_JJ pieces_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ totally_RR unnecessary_JJ ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 enjoyed_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX defending_VVG Georgina_NP1 '_GE '_" Yes_UH ,_, you_PPY are_VBR ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 was_VBDZ beautiful_JJ in_II a_AT1 rage_NN1 ,_, Dougal_NP1 thought_VVD ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 liked_VVD her_PPHO1 like_II this_DD1 ,_, when_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ rumpled_VVN with_IW sleep_NN1 and_CC undefended_JJ by_II make-up_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR in_II bed_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ a_AT1 suitable_JJ place_NN1 for_IF erotic_JJ thoughts_NN2 ;_; but_CCB now_RT was_VBDZ hardly_RR the_AT right_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ ten_MC o'clock_RA ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Are_VBR n't_XX you_PPY going_VVG into_II work_NN1 today_RT ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 shook_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, violently_RR ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO ring_VVI and_CC say_VVI airway_NN1 ill_JJ ?_? 
'_" Another_DD1 shake_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 repressed_VVD the_AT temptation_NN1 to_TO sigh_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 wanted_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO wait_VVI too_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 put_VVD his_APPGE arm_NN1 around_II her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC after_II a_AT1 while_NNT1 she_PPHS1 began_VVD to_TO cry_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR tears_NN2 of_IO anger_NN1 ,_, not_XX weakness_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 occurred_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 that_CST Celia_NP1 would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 bad_JJ enemy_NN1 ,_, just_RR as_CSA she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ friend_NN1 ._. 
As_II21 for_II22 himself_PPX1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sorry_JJ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ upset_VVN and_CC also_RR ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ honest_JJ ,_, a_RR21 little_RR22 irritated_VVN too_RR ,_, because_CS the_AT crisis_NN1 had_VHD wrecked_VVN his_APPGE plans_NN2 for_IF the_AT morning_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 found_VVD it_PPH1 difficult_JJ to_TO feel_VVI much_DA1 pity_NN1 for_IF Yorick_NP1 ._. 
Yorick_NP1 had_VHD died_VVN as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD lived_VVN untidily_RR and_CC selfishly_RR ._. 
And_CC that_DD1 ,_, Dougal_NP1 told_VVD himself_PPX1 ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT cold_NN1 ,_, unpalatable_JJ truth_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ so_RG unpalatable_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 doubted_VVD if_CS Celia_NP1 's_GE digestion_NN1 was_VBDZ capable_JJ of_IO handling_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT crying_NN1 wore_VVD itself_PPX1 out_RP ._. 
Dougal_NP1 passed_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 tissue_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 blew_VVD her_APPGE nose_NN1 and_CC announced_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 bath_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 would_VM drive_VVI down_RP to_II NCPR_NP1 and_CC resign_VVI ._. 
'_GE Leave_NN1 it_PPH1 till_II tomorrow_RT morning_NNT1 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 suggested_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 big_JJ decision_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX rush_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX going_VVGK to_TO change_VVI my_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 dropped_VVD a_AT1 kiss_NN1 on_II her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 airway_NN1 not_XX ._. 
But_CCB if_CS airway_NN1 going_VVGK to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 gesture_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ best_JJT not_XX to_TO do_VDI it_PPH1 while_CS airway_NN1 white-hot_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 'll_VM turn_VVI into_II melodrama_NN1 if_CS airway_NN1 not_XX careful_JJ ._. 
You_PPY 'll_VM upset_VVI Georgina_NP1 much_RR more_RRR ,_, and_CC yourself_PPX1 much_RR less_RRR ,_, if_CS you_PPY do_VD0 it_PPH1 in_II cold_JJ blood_NN1 ._. 
'_" Her_APPGE body_NN1 twisted_VVN in_II his_APPGE arms_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Airway_NN1 so_RR calculating_VVG sometimes_RT ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 looked_VVD up_RP at_II him_PPHO1 ;_; her_APPGE face_NN1 was_VBDZ as_RG hard_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD ever_RR seen_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB perhaps_RR airway_NN1 right_NN1 ._. 
'_GE When_CS Celia_NP1 reached_VVD the_AT office_NN1 on_II Thursday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 ,_, Georgina_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX there_RL ._. 
The_AT need_NN1 to_TO delay_VVI her_APPGE resignation_NN1 infuriated_VVD Celia_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 more_DAR item_NN1 to_TO be_VBI added_VVN to_II the_AT debit_NN1 side_NN1 of_IO Georgina_NP1 's_GE account_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 walked_VVD into_II Brassard_NP1 's_GE office_NN1 and_CC closed_VVD the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
'_" Hullo_UH ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Feeling_NN1 better_RRR ?_? 
'_" '_GE Feeling_NN1 ..._... ?_? 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX ill_JJ ,_, Hugo_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 steam-rollered_JJ over_II his_APPGE surprise_NN1 ._. 
'_" Where_RRQ 's_VBZ Georgina_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 's_VHZ gone_VVN to_II the_AT press_NN1 conference_NN1 at_II the_AT record_NN1 company_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Yorick_NN1 's_GE ?_? 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 's_GE hand_NN1 fluttered_VVD over_RP his_APPGE crowded_JJ in-tray_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ forgetting_VVG you_PPY have_VH0 n't_XX heard_VVN ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR rushed_VVN off_II our_APPGE feet_NN2 yesterday_RT ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II all_DB the_AT dailies_NN2 ,_, and_CC you_PPY probably_RR saw_VVD the_AT TV_NN1 coverage_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 sort_NN1 of_IO memorial_NN1 documentary_NN1 at_II the_AT weekend_NNT1 ,_, on_II BBC1_NP1 ._. 
The_AT demand_NN1 for_IF Mishima_NP1 has_VHZ been_VBN quite_RG incredible_JJ '_" '_GE The_AT ultimate_JJ PR_NN1 coup_NN1 ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD harshly_RR ._. 
'_GE Death_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX put_VVI it_PPH1 quite_RR like_II that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ certainly_RR how_RRQ can_VM I_PPIS1 put_VVI it_PPH1 the_AT silver_NN1 lining_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ Yorick_NN1 would_VM have_VHI wanted_VVN us_58 '_GE '_GE Yorick_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX want_VVI anything_PN1 now_RT ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 avoided_VVD her_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Actually_RR ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ more_DAR what_DDQ Georgina_NP1 wants_VVZ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD slyly_RR at_II her_PPHO1 and_CC then_RT back_RP to_II the_AT filing_NN1 cabinet_NN1 three_MC feet_NN2 away_II21 from_II22 where_RRQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX realize_VVI it_PPH1 until_CS yesterday_RT ,_, but_CCB Georgina_NP1 has_VHZ a_AT1 personal_JJ stake_NN1 in_II Yorick_NP1 's_GE success_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC failure_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 owns_VVZ about_RG 40_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 of_IO Mercutio_NP1 Records_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 sat_VVD down_RP ._. 
'_GE So_RR that_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ she_PPHS1 and_CC Ivor_NP1 took_VVD Yorick_NP1 on_RP ._. 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 gave_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 quick_JJ ,_, intelligent_JJ nod_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD wondered_VVN about_II that_DD1 too_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT bloody_JJ vulture_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Perhaps_RR that_DD1 's_VBZ a_RR21 little_RR22 strong_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ just_RR a_AT1 good_JJ businesswoman_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" When_RRQ 's_VBZ she_PPHS1 due_JJ back_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Any_DD time_NNT1 ._. 
Certainly_RR before_II twelve_MC ,_, because_CS she_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN a_AT1 meeting_NN1 here_RL with_IW someone_PN1 from_II Gasset_NP1 and_CC Lode_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 knew_VVD the_AT name_NN1 ._. 
Gasset_VV0 and_CC Lode_NP1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 American-owned_JJ paperback_NN1 publisher_NN1 which_DDQ specialized_VVD in_II film_NN1 and_CC television_NN1 tie-ins_NNU2 ,_, soft_JJ pornography_NN1 and_CC celebrity_NN1 biographies_NN2 '_GE The_AT Journal_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Fallen_VVN Angel_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 rummaged_VVD in_II his_APPGE in-tray_NN1 and_CC pulled_VVD out_RP a_AT1 large_JJ brown_JJ envelope_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 passed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II Celia_NP1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ rather_RG more_RGR commercial_JJ now_RT ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Especially_RR if_CS we_PPIS2 can_VM get_VVI it_PPH1 into_II the_AT shops_NN2 quickly_RR ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX miss_VVI a_AT1 trick_NN1 ,_, does_VDZ she_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 weighed_VVD the_AT envelope_NN1 in_II her_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
Yorick_NN1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN delighted_JJ to_TO have_VHI it_PPH1 published_VVN ._. 
'_" How_RRQ did_VDD Georgina_NP1 get_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? 
Does_VDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 belong_VVI to_II Yorick_NP1 's_GE estate_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Yorick_NN1 left_VVD it_PPH1 here_RL on_II Tuesday_NPD1 ,_, just_RR before_RT ..._... 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 cracked_VVD his_APPGE knuckles_NN2 in_II some_DD embarrassment_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY remember_VV0 he_PPHS1 left_VVD his_APPGE bag_NN1 behind_RL ?_? 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VHD better_RRR rescue_VVI it_PPH1 before_CS it_PPH1 went_VVD out_RP with_IW the_AT rubbish_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Hugo_NP1 's_GE nosiness_NN1 had_VHD paid_VVN off_RP again_RT ,_, Celia_NP1 thought_VVD ._. 
'_GE As_II21 for_II22 the_AT legal_JJ position_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 continued_VVD ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 gather_VV0 that_CST Yorick_NP1 died_VVD intestate_JJ ._. 
The_AT next-of-kin_NN is_VBZ his_APPGE mother_NN1 ._. 
Eustace_VV0 Tolby_NP1 went_VVD down_RP to_TO see_VVI her_PPHO1 yesterday_RT ,_, and_CC got_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO sign_VVI something_PN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ all_DB above_II board_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB surely_RR the_AT police_NN2 should_VM have_VHI this_DD1 ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 must_VM be_VBI evidence_NN1 ,_, if_CS only_RR about_II Yorick_NP1 's_GE state_NN1 of_IO mind_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT police_NN2 have_VH0 the_AT original_JJ ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 photocopy_NN1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 had_VHD it_PPH1 done_VDN before_CS she_PPHS1 called_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
The_AT only_JJ problem_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, as_CSA it_PPH1 stands_VVZ it_PPH1 's_VBZ almost_RR unreadable_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 needs_VVZ retyping_VVG ?_? 
'_" '_" That_CST too_RR ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 meant_VVD content_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 presentation_NN1 ._. 
And_CC there_EX are_VBR a_AT1 few_DA2 rather_RR unflattering_JJ references_NN2 to_II NCPR_NP1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 wants_VVZ me_PPIO1 to_TO tidy_VVI up_RP the_AT manuscript_NN1 before_CS she_PPHS1 lets_VVZ Gasset_NP1 and_CC Lode_NP1 have_VH0 it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX suppose_VVI you_PPY 'd_VM care_VVI to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 look_NN1 at_II it_PPH1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX a_AT1 moment_NN1 to_TO call_VVI my_APPGE own_DA at_RR21 present_RR22 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 shook_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM resigning_VVG ,_, Hugo_NP1 ._. 
As_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 Georgina_NP1 gets_VVZ back_RP ._. 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 stared_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 with_IW his_APPGE mouth_NN1 open_JJ for_IF a_AT1 full_JJ five_MC seconds_NNT2 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX do_VDI that_DD1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 we_PPIS2 're_VBR short-handed_RR ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX help_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX approve_VVI of_IO Georgina_NP1 's_GE methods_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ all_DB there_EX is_VBZ to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" Could_VM n't_XX we_PPIS2 come_VVI to_II some_DD arrangement_NN1 ?_? 
Georgina_NP1 has_VHZ often_RR said_VVN how_RGQ highly_RR she_PPHS1 values_VVZ your_APPGE ..._... 
If_CS more_DAR money_NN1 would_VM help_VVI ..._... ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 shook_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO say_VVI that_CST her_APPGE conscience_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX for_IF sale_NN1 ;_; but_CCB she_PPHS1 lacked_VVD the_AT nerve_NN1 ._. 
Having_VHG to_TO take_VVI notice_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE moral_JJ scruples_NN2 was_VBDZ bad_JJ enough_RR :_: parading_VVG them_PPHO2 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 other_JJ people_NN was_VBDZ unbearable_JJ ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX help_VVI ._. 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 smiled_VVD unexpectedly_RR at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ._. 
Look_VV0 ,_, will_VM you_PPY work_VVI out_RP your_APPGE month_NNT1 's_GE notice_NN1 ?_? 
Henry_NP1 will_VM suffer_VVI if_CSW you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX ,_, and_CC so_RR will_VV0 RTI_NN2 ._. 
If_CS it_PPH1 comes_VVZ to_II that_DD1 ,_, so_RR would_VM I._NP1 '_GE '_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ going_VVG to_II in_II any_DD case_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ in_II the_AT contract_NN1 ._. 
Besides_RR ,_, it_PPH1 'll_VM give_VVI me_PPIO1 time_NNT1 to_TO look_VVI round_RP for_IF something_PN1 else_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE Perhaps_RR I_PPIS1 can_VM help_VVI there_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 often_RR thought_VVN myself_PPX1 '_GE Brassard_NP1 hovered_VVD on_II the_AT brink_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 confidence_NN1 but_CCB pulled_VVD himself_PPX1 back_RP just_RR in_II time_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE About_II the_AT Journal_NN1 do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI William_NP1 might_VM edit_VVI it_PPH1 for_IF us_PPIO2 ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ his_APPGE line_NN1 of_IO country_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 's_GE immediate_JJ reaction_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO turn_VVI down_RP the_AT offer_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 occurred_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT right_NN1 to_TO make_VVI the_AT decision_NN1 for_IF William_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD nearly_RR finished_VVN with_IW the_AT Jacobites_NN2 ;_; and_CC as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ aware_JJ he_PPHS1 had_VHD nothing_PN1 else_RR lined_VVN up_RP ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM certainly_RR welcome_VVI the_AT money_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 hoped_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM refuse_VVI the_AT commission_NN1 ,_, but_CCB her_APPGE feelings_NN2 were_VBDR beside_II the_AT point_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ exactly_RR would_VM you_PPY want_VVI him_PPHO1 to_TO do_VDI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Retype_NN1 it_PPH1 some_DD of_IO it_PPH1 's_VBZ handwritten_VVN ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ ._. 
Cut_VV0 out_RP some_DD of_IO the_AT obscurer_JJR passages_NN2 ,_, and_CC anything_PN1 too_RG tactless_JJ ._. 
Just_RR tidy_VV0 it_PPH1 up_RP ,_, really_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ we_PPIS2 would_VM pay_VVI a_AT1 very_RG reasonable_JJ fee_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 rush_NN1 job_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC perhaps_RR an_AT1 hourly_JJ rate_NN1 what_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 
The_AT one_MC1 consolation_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST it_PPH1 's_VBZ relatively_RR short_JJ ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 can_VM ask_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_" Would_VM you_PPY ?_? 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 's_GE relief_NN1 showed_VVD on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ not_XX take_VVI the_AT manuscript_NN1 home_RL with_IW you_PPY today_RT ?_? 
See_VV0 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 thinks_VVZ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI so_RG grateful_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX promise_VVI anything_PN1 ._. 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 's_GE door_NN1 opened_VVN without_IW warning_NN1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 stood_VVD on_II the_AT threshold_NN1 ._. 
Beneath_II her_APPGE mink_NN she_PPHS1 wore_VVD a_AT1 blue_JJ dress_NN1 which_DDQ made_VVD her_PPHO1 look_VV0 like_II an_AT1 overgrown_JJ Girl_NN1 Guide_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Wonderful_JJ news_NN1 !_! 
The_AT Mail_NN1 on_II Sunday_NPD1 is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO do_VDI a_AT1 feature_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO use_VVI Arabella_NP1 's_GE photographs_NN2 so_RG fortunate_JJ we_PPIS2 had_VHD them_PPHO2 done_VDN ._. 
And_CC Mercutio_NP1 have_VH0 dug_VVN up_RP some_DD old_JJ videos_NN2 for_IF the_AT documentary_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Splendid_JJ ,_, '_GE Brassard_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 want_VV0 you_PPY to_TO get_VVI in_II31 touch_II32 with_II33 Ronnie_NP1 Thrale_NP1 at_II London_NP1 Weekend_NNT1 ._. 
Once_CS ITV_NP1 realize_VV0 the_AT BBC_NP1 are_VBR going_VVG ahead_RL '_GE '_GE Georgina_NP1 ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Will_VM you_PPY be_VBI quiet_JJ for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 beg_VV0 your_APPGE pardon_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM handing_VVG in_II my_APPGE notice_NN1 ._. 
And_CC during_II my_APPGE last_MD month_NNT1 here_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX having_VHG anything_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW your_APPGE plans_NN2 for_IF Yorick_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 just_RR crumpled_VVN ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD to_II William_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI anyone_PN1 's_VBZ told_VVN her_PPHO1 to_TO shut_VVI up_RP for_IF years_NNT2 ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO talk_VVI me_PPIO1 out_II21 of_II22 leaving_VVG laid_VVN on_II the_AT flattery_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 trowel_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY really_RR are_VBR leaving_VVG ?_? 
'_" '_GE In_II four_MC weeks_NNT2 '_GE time_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 smiled_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 marvelled_VVD that_CST throwing_VVG away_RL a_AT1 perfectly_RR good_JJ job_NN1 could_VM make_VVI her_PPHO1 so_RG happy_JJ ._. 
'_" Then_RT we_PPIS2 'll_VM both_RR be_VBI poor_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO move_VVI in_RP with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Perhaps_RR ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 turned_VVD on_II the_AT oven_NN1 and_CC put_VV0 the_AT wine_NN1 in_II the_AT fridge_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Or_CC perhaps_RR I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI another_DD1 job_NN1 ._. 
Hugo_NP1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO ask_VVI around_RP ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 had_VHD seen_VVN the_AT label_NN1 on_II the_AT bottle_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR celebrating_VVG ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 blushed_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 you_PPY like_VV0 white_JJ Burgundies_NP2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 Montagny_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY have_VHI a_AT1 look_NN1 at_II the_AT manuscript_NN1 while_CS I_PPIS1 get_VV0 dinner_NN1 on_II ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 shooed_VVD Dougal_NP1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wandered_VVD into_II the_AT sitting-room_NN1 and_CC lit_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 had_VHD told_VVN him_PPHO1 about_II the_AT Journal_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 realized_VVD she_PPHS1 would_VM prefer_VVI him_PPHO1 to_TO turn_VVI it_PPH1 down_RP ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ inclined_JJ to_TO accept_VVI the_AT offer_NN1 ._. 
The_AT timing_NN1 was_VBDZ perfect_JJ ._. 
Besides_RR ,_, it_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI very_RG profitable_JJ :_: PR_NP1 firms_NN2 set_VV0 an_AT1 inflated_JJ value_NN1 on_II their_APPGE own_DA services_NN2 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 expected_VVD others_NN2 to_TO do_VDI the_AT same_DA ._. 
He_PPHS1 pulled_VVD the_AT photocopied_JJ manuscript_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 its_APPGE envelope_NN1 ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD second_MD thoughts_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Journal_NN1 showed_VVD all_DB the_AT symptoms_NN2 of_IO being_VBG an_AT1 autobiographical_JJ disaster_NN1 area_NN1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR perhaps_RR 200_MC sheets_NN2 of_IO paper_NN1 ,_, ranging_VVG from_II foolscap_NN1 ,_, densely_RR packed_VVN with_IW single-spaced_JJ typing_NN1 ,_, to_II what_DDQ looked_VVD like_II a_AT1 paper_NN1 bag_NN1 covered_VVN with_IW faint_JJ hieroglyphics_NN2 ,_, possibly_RR in_II pencil_NN1 ._. 
Yorick_NP1 had_VHD included_VVN several_DA2 newspaper_NN1 cuttings_NN2 (_( '_GE POP_NN1 STAR_NN1 WEEPS_VVZ IN_II DOCK_NN1 '_GE )_) and_CC an_AT1 old_JJ school_NN1 report_NN1 (_( '_GE Stephen_NP1 must_VM try_VVI to_TO stop_VVI biting_VVG his_APPGE friends_NN2 '_GE )_) ._. 
Stephen_NP1 ?_? 
The_AT text_NN1 was_VBDZ interspersed_VVN with_IW doodles_NN2 ,_, most_DAT of_IO which_DDQ were_VBDR variations_NN2 on_II the_AT same_DA theme_NN1 :_: a_AT1 roly-poly_JJ man_NN1 wearing_VVG a_AT1 bowler_NN1 hat_NN1 and_CC smoking_VVG a_AT1 pipe_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT few_DA2 exceptions_NN2 was_VBDZ a_AT1 full-page_JJ abstract_JJ sketch_NN1 in_II felt_NN1 tip_NN1 ;_; it_PPH1 was_VBDZ labelled_JJ '_GE Cyril_NP1 's_GE Mind_NN1 (_( Rear_JJ View_NN1 )_) '_GE ._. 
Dougal_NP1 flicked_VVD through_II the_AT pages_NN2 ,_, dipping_VVG into_II the_AT typed_JJ sections_NN2 ;_; the_AT handwritten_JJ portions_NN2 could_VM wait_VVI ._. 
Yorick_NP1 had_VHD eschewed_VVN such_DA simple_JJ guidelines_NN2 as_CSA dates_NN2 and_CC pagination_NN1 ._. 
Establishing_VVG a_AT1 sequence_NN1 for_IF the_AT material_NN1 would_VM be_VBI the_AT first_MD problem_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 wondered_VVD if_CS the_AT absence_NN1 of_IO upper-case_JJ letters_NN2 was_VBDZ a_AT1 conscious_JJ literary_JJ gimmick_NN1 ;_; alternatively_RR ,_, it_PPH1 might_VM suggest_VVI a_AT1 simple_JJ failure_NN1 to_TO master_VVI the_AT typewriter_NN1 's_GE shift-key_NN1 ._. 
Matters_NN2 were_VBDR complicated_VVN by_II Yorick_NP1 's_GE style_NN1 :_: his_APPGE consciousness_NN1 did_VDD more_DAR than_CSN stream_NN1 ;_; it_PPH1 gushed_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 aversion_NN1 for_IF proper_JJ names_NN2 ,_, employing_VVG instead_RR a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO poetic_JJ circumlocutions_NN2 ._. 
The_AT '_GE silken_JJ midnight_NNT1 cowboy_NN1 '_GE was_VBDZ a_AT1 clear_JJ reference_NN1 to_II Cyril_NP1 ,_, but_CCB who_PNQS on_II earth_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT '_GE bug-eyed_JJ monster_NN1 '_GE or_CC the_AT '_GE dead-skinned_JJ harpic_JJ harpy_NN1 '_GE ?_? my_APPGE white_JJ cowboy_NN1 cried_VVD and_CC silly-billy_NN1 spilt_VVD a_AT1 splash_NN1 of_IO blood_NN1 across_II his_APPGE bosom._NNU i_ZZ1 longed_VVN for_IF my_APPGE muse_NN1 to_TO appear_VVI and_CC scatter_VVI the_AT philistines_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 wave_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE magic_JJ wand_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE third_MD ,_, all-seeing_JJ eye_NN1 ,_, but_CCB i_MC1 made_VVD do_VDI with_IW a_AT1 scented_JJ geisha_NN1 ..._... 
That_DD1 might_VM almost_RR be_VBI an_AT1 account_NN1 of_IO the_AT office_NN1 party_NN1 ,_, when_CS Cyril_NP1 had_VHD tried_VVN to_TO sit_VVI on_II Celia_NP1 's_GE lap_NN1 ._. 
In_II which_DDQ case_NN1 ,_, silly-billy_NN1 's_GE identity_NN1 was_VBDZ obvious_JJ if_CS unflattering_JJ ._. 
Dougal_NP1 turned_VVD back_RP ,_, hoping_VVG to_TO confirm_VVI the_AT theory_NN1 by_II finding_VVG a_AT1 mention_NN1 of_IO the_AT new_JJ year._NNU my_APPGE picture_NN1 muse_NN1 walking_VVG with_IW her_APPGE hound_NN1 amid_II skies_NN2 like_II pink_JJ paper_NN1 flowers._NN2 and_CC the_AT furry_JJ monster_NN1 was_VBDZ there_RL and_CC the_AT church_NN1 bells_NN2 rang_VVD unceasingly_RR ,_, my_APPGE muse_NN1 was_VBDZ red_JJ with_IW righteous_JJ anger_NN1 ,_, o_UH my_APPGE love_NN1 ,_, and_CC her_APPGE hound_NN1 barked_VVD at_II the_AT furry_JJ monster_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE frankfurter_NN1 but_CCB i_MC1 did_VDD not_XX let_VVI them_PPHO2 see_VVI me_PPIO1 for_IF worshipping_VVG in_II silence_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT artist_NN1 's_GE choice_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT way_NN1 for_IF growth._NNU inner_JJ suffering_NN1 purifies_VVZ ,_, makes_VVZ clean_JJ ,_, a_AT1 catharsis._NNU monks_NN2 must_VM know._NNU the_AT way_NN1 of_IO the_AT cross_NN1 and_CC the_AT way_NN1 of_IO the_AT needle_NN1 lead_NN1 to_II the_AT same_DA crossroads._NNU at_II the_AT crossroads_NN1 by_II hampstead_NN1 tube_NN1 station_NN1 i_ZZ1 lay_VV0 down_RP in_II my_APPGE heart_NN1 and_CC wept_VVD ..._... 
Dougal_NP1 frowned_VVD ._. 
A_AT1 bizarre_JJ interpretation_NN1 occurred_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
If_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ right_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 complicated_VVD everything_PN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO tell_VVI Lorton_NP1 ,_, if_CS no_PN121 one_PN122 else_RR ._. 
But_CCB so_RG much_RR depended_VVN on_II the_AT interpretation_NN1 :_: if_CS only_RR Yorick_NP1 had_VHD contented_VVN himself_PPX1 with_IW unvarnished_JJ English_JJ prose_NN1 ._. 
Despite_II the_AT gas_NN1 fire_NN1 and_CC the_AT central_JJ heating_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ shivering_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 pulled_VVD himself_PPX1 together_RL and_CC began_VVD to_TO read_VVI ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 !_! 
Ca_VM n't_XX you_PPY hear_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 shouted_VVD from_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
'_" Can_VM you_PPY open_VVI the_AT wine_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Chapter_NN1 12_MC FRANKFURTER_NP1 ,_, WILLIAM_NP1 DOUGAL_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
German_JJ sausage_NN1 :_: sausage_NN1 dog_NN1 :_: dachshund_NN1 :_: Goo-Goo_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 pulled_VVD the_AT paint-scraper_NN1 along_II the_AT window-sill_NN1 ;_; the_AT blade_NN1 bit_VVD too_RG deeply_RR ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 gouged_VVD out_RP a_AT1 sliver_NN1 of_IO wood_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Damn_JJ ._. 
'_GE The_AT sense_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ Dougal_NP1 had_VHD said_VVN suddenly_RR hit_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
His_APPGE voice_NN1 changed_VVN to_II a_AT1 snarl_NN1 :_: '_" Then_RT why_RRQ the_AT hell_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX he_PPHS1 say_VVI so_RR ?_? 
'_" '_GE Because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO write_VVI deathless_JJ purple_JJ prose_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Deathless_JJ crap_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 felt_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ drowning_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 groped_VVD for_IF a_AT1 lifebelt_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX mean_VVI anything_PN1 ._. 
All_DB that_DD1 stuff_NN1 about_II purple_JJ flowers_NN2 '_GE '_GE Pink_JJ paper_NN1 flowers_NN2 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD patiently_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ coming_VVG to_II those_DD2 ._. 
The_AT day_NNT1 after_II your_APPGE dinner_NN1 party_NN1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 really_RR bright_JJ winter_NNT1 days_NNT2 ._. 
Might_VM have_VHI been_VBN summer_NNT1 if_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN so_RG cold_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 went_VVD for_IF a_AT1 walk_NN1 in_II the_AT afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT sky_NN1 was_VBDZ clear_JJ blue_JJ ,_, except_II21 for_II22 some_DD little_JJ pink_JJ clouds_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 threw_VVD the_AT scraper_NN1 on_II the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Come_VV0 on_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 made_VVD a_AT1 pot_NN1 of_IO coffee_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 led_VVD the_AT way_NN1 from_II the_AT dining-room_NN1 to_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ another_DD1 fine_JJ winter_NNT1 day_NNT1 ,_, just_RR like_II that_DD1 Sunday_NPD1 nearly_RR six_MC weeks_NNT2 earlier_RRR :_: the_AT day_NNT1 before_II Arabella_NP1 died_VVD ._. 
The_AT colours_NN2 were_VBDR so_RG bright_JJ they_PPHS2 hurt_VV0 your_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE were_VBDR smarting_VVG now_RT ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO cry_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 sat_VVD at_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 table_NN1 with_IW the_AT manuscript_NN1 between_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
Even_RR the_AT table_NN1 reminded_VVD him_PPHO1 of_IO Arabella_NP1 :_: it_PPH1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT expensive_JJ bargains_NN2 which_DDQ she_PPHS1 enjoyed_VVD finding_VVG at_II country_NN1 auctions_NN2 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 blew_VVD his_APPGE nose_NN1 and_CC drank_VVD half_DB a_AT1 mug_NN1 of_IO coffee_NN1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 muse_NN1 of_IO his_PPGE ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD at_RR21 last_RR22 ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ should_VM it_PPH1 be_VBI Arabella_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_JJ pointed_JJ to_II the_AT page_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 bit_NN1 at_II the_AT party_NN1 ,_, about_II the_AT muse_NN1 not_XX being_VBG there_RL ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY remember_VVI how_RRQ Yorick_NP1 made_VVD a_AT1 fuss_NN1 because_CS Arabella_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX come_VVN ?_? 
The_AT third_MD eye_NN1 's_VBZ probably_RR the_AT camera_NN1 lens_NN1 '_GE my_APPGE picture_NN1 muse_NN1 '_GE ,_, remember_VV0 ._. 
The_AT geisha_NN1 must_VM be_VBI Zaza_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB there_EX 're_VBR no_AT dates_NN2 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 pointed_VVD out_RP ._. 
'_GE And_CC you_PPY said_VVD yourself_PPX1 that_CST the_AT typescript_NN1 's_VBZ not_XX in_II any_DD particular_JJ order_NN1 ._. 
So_RR how_RRQ do_VD0 we_PPIS2 know_VVI it_PPH1 's_VBZ that_DD1 Sunday_NPD1 ?_? 
Or_CC even_RR that_CST it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ?_? '_" '_GE 'The_NN1 church_NN1 bells_NN2 rang_VVD '_" :_: that_DD1 suggests_VVZ a_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 paused_VVD ._. 
'_GE And_CC the_AT muse_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 hound_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY haven_NN1 '_GE t_ZZ1 got_VVD a_AT1 dog_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 weekend_NNT1 you_PPY were_VBDR looking_VVG after_II someone_PN1 's_GE spaniel_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Pumphrey_NN1 ._. 
From_II next_MD door_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_GE On_II the_AT night_NNT1 before_RT ,_, did_VDD n't_XX Arabella_NP1 say_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 took_VVD him_PPHO1 out_RP to_II Primrose_NP1 Hill_NNL1 in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 ?_? 
Georgina_NP1 must_VM have_VHI heard_VVN ._. 
You_PPY remember_VV0 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR as_CSA the_AT Newleys_NP2 were_VBDR leaving_VVG ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY saying_VVG ,_, William_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD quietly_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ all_DB rather_RG vague_JJ ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 rubbed_VVD a_AT1 finger_NN1 tip_NN1 round_II the_AT rim_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mug_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 Yorick_NP1 's_VBZ dead_JJ ._. 
And_CC the_AT Journal_NN1 's_VBZ not_XX exactly_RR a_AT1 reliable_JJ record_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ happened_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 or_CC even_CS21 when_CS22 it_PPH1 happened_VVD ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 does_VDZ seem_VVI possible_JJ that_CST Georgina_NP1 purposely_RR waylaid_VVD Arabella_NP1 on_II the_AT day_NNT1 before_CS she_PPHS1 died_VVD ,_, and_CC that_CST the_AT two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 had_VHD a_AT1 row_NN1 ._. 
And_CC that_CST neither_DD1 of_IO them_PPHO2 told_VVD anyone_PN1 else_RR afterwards_RT ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 pen_NN1 in_II her_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 blank_JJ sheet_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 her_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB her_APPGE eyelids_NN2 kept_VVD closing_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sunlight_NN1 streamed_VVD through_II the_AT row_NN1 of_IO windows_NN2 above_II the_AT fire-escape_JJ door_NN1 ,_, staining_VVG the_AT carpet_NN1 and_CC the_AT walls_NN2 with_IW oblong_JJ patches_NN2 of_IO gold_NN1 ._. 
Zaza_NN1 and_CC Fiona_NP1 were_VBDR discussing_VVG their_APPGE plans_NN2 to_TO visit_VVI Top_JJ Shop_NN1 in_II their_APPGE lunch_NN1 break_NN1 ._. 
Brassard_NN1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT phone_NN1 :_: '_GE The_AT thing_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, Jim_NP1 ,_, the_AT rotary_JJ feed_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 revolutionary_JJ new_JJ concept_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 yawned_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 promise_VV0 you_PPY ,_, this_DD1 is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO change_VVI the_AT face_NN1 of_IO vending_VVG machines_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 been_VBN testing_VVG the_AT top-of-the-range_JJ model_NN1 ,_, the_AT one_PN1 with_IW the_AT voice_NN1 activated_VVD selector_NN1 ,_, on_II site_NN1 ..._... 
Yes_UH ,_, at_II Heathrow_NP1 ..._... 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 it_PPH1 's_VBZ fully_RR computerized_JJ ..._... 
And_CC the_AT public_NN1 's_GE response_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN fantastic_JJ ..._... 
'_" He_PPHS1 yawned_VVD again_RT ._. 
Celia_NP1 yawned_VVD in_II sympathy_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ with_IW one_MC1 thing_NN1 and_CC another_DD1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX had_VHN much_DA1 time_NNT1 for_IF sleep_NN1 last_MD night_NNT1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT she_PPHS1 thought_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 and_CC William_NP1 both_DB2 had_VHD a_AT1 need_NN1 to_TO make_VVI up_RP for_IF those_DD2 lost_VVN ten_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
Or_CC to_TO make_VVI the_AT most_DAT of_IO what_DDQ they_PPHS2 had_VHD ,_, while_CS they_PPHS2 could_VM ..._... 
She_PPHS1 pushed_VVD the_AT second_MD alternative_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO think_VVI about_II it_PPH1 ,_, any_DD more_DAR than_CSN she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO think_VVI about_II William_NP1 's_GE missing_JJ coat_NN1 or_CC William_NP1 's_GE doubtful_JJ past_NN1 ._. 
'_" There_RL you_PPY are_VBR ,_, dear_UH ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 blinked_VVD ._. 
If_CS her_APPGE mind_NN1 were_VBDR a_AT1 warship_NN1 ,_, the_AT crew_NN1 would_VM be_VBI rushing_VVG to_II their_APPGE battle_NN1 stations_NN2 ._. 
Affability_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT last_MD thing_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD expected_VVN from_II Georgina_NP1 this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 plumped_VVD herself_PPX1 into_II the_AT visitor_NN1 's_GE chair_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 fired_VVD an_AT1 opening_NN1 smile_NN1 across_II Celia_NP1 's_GE desk_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 resisted_VVD the_AT temptation_NN1 to_TO duck_VVI ._. 
'_" Now_RT what_DDQ did_VDD I_PPIS1 want_VVI to_TO ask_VVI you_PPY ..._... ?_? 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 bent_VVD down_RP and_CC scraped_VVD a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO mud_NN1 from_II her_APPGE sturdy_JJ brown_JJ shoe_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 
Hugo_NP1 said_VVD you_PPY knew_VVD Brigadier_NNB Fowler-Thrown_NP1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT sentence_NN1 was_VBDZ somewhere_RL between_II a_AT1 question_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 statement_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 took_VVD Celia_NP1 by_II surprise_NN1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ this_DD1 something_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 ?_? 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 word_NN1 for_IF people_NN like_VV0 you_PPY ,_, Fowler-Thrown_NN1 had_VHD said_VVN ._. 
Unethical_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 knew_VVD my_APPGE father_NN1 in_II the_AT war_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 met_VVN him_PPHO1 once_RR or_CC twice_RR recently_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE Splendid_JJ ._. 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 transferred_VVD her_APPGE attention_NN1 to_II the_AT other_JJ shoe_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 if_CS you_PPY 'd_VM let_VVI me_PPIO1 have_VHI his_APPGE address_NN1 ?_? 
'_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT old_JJ devil_NN1 up_II21 to_II22 now_RT ?_? 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ Ivor_NP1 's_GE wretched_JJ coins_NN2 ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ._. 
'_GE An_AT1 avalanche_NN1 of_IO mud_NN1 cascaded_VVD into_II the_AT waste-paper_JJ basket_NN1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 straightened_VVD up_RP ._. 
'_GE The_AT insurance_NN1 is_VBZ due_JJ for_IF renewal_NN1 at_II the_AT beginning_NN1 of_IO March_NPM1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX the_AT foggiest_JJT idea_NN1 what_DDQ they_PPHS2 're_VBR worth_II now_RT ._. 
Ivor_NP1 's_VBZ always_RR adding_VVG to_II them_PPHO2 ,_, the_AT naughty_JJ boy_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ so_RR ..._... awkward_JJ ,_, him_PPHO1 being_VBG away_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ hoping_VVG the_AT Brigadier_NN1 would_VM have_VHI a_AT1 look_NN1 at_II the_AT collection_NN1 and_CC give_VV0 me_PPIO1 an_AT1 estimate_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 he_PPHS1 and_CC Ivor_NP1 are_VBR interested_JJ in_II the_AT same_DA period_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN his_APPGE address_NN1 somewhere_RL ,_, :_: Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ either_RR in_II my_APPGE bag_NN1 or_CC at_II home_NN1 ._. 
Hang_VV0 on_RP a_AT1 moment_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 knew_VVD quite_RG well_RR that_CST her_APPGE address-book_NN1 was_VBDZ here_RL ,_, in_II her_APPGE shoulder-bag_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT pretence_NN1 of_IO searching_VVG for_IF it_PPH1 gave_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 moment_NN1 to_TO think_VVI ._. 
Ivor_NP1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI furious_JJ about_II this_DD1 ._. 
On_II the_AT other_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 suspected_VVD that_DD1 Fowler-Thrown_NN1 would_VM be_VBI delighted_JJ to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 private_JJ view_NN1 of_IO Newley_NP1 's_GE collection_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ would_VM happen_VVI if_CSW Fowler-Thrown_NN1 found_VVD the_AT coins_NN2 which_DDQ Newley_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX supposed_JJ to_TO have_VHI the_AT Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NP1 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ?_? 
Georgina_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ letting_VVG herself_PPX1 and_CC Ivor_NP1 in_RP for_IF ._. 
For_IF an_AT1 instant_NNT1 she_PPHS1 wondered_VVD if_CS she_PPHS1 should_VM try_VVI to_TO warn_VVI Georgina_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 rejected_VVD the_AT idea_NN1 immediately_RR :_: the_AT Newleys_NP2 deserved_VVD to_TO reap_VVI as_CSA they_PPHS2 had_VHD sowed_VVN ._. 
'_" Here_RL we_PPIS2 are_VBR ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO phone_NN1 numbers_NN2 for_IF him_PPHO1 too_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM jot_VVI them_PPHO2 down_RP for_IF you_PPY ._. 
'_GE But_CCB why_RRQ did_VDD Georgina_NP1 want_VVI Fowler-Thrown_NN1 ?_? 
Surely_RR an_AT1 insurance_NN1 company_NN1 would_VM need_VVI a_AT1 professional_JJ valuation_NN1 ?_? 
Besides_RR ,_, Georgina_NP1 must_VM know_VVI that_DD1 Fowler-Thrown_NN1 and_CC Ivor_NP1 were_VBDR rivals_NN2 ;_; and_CC that_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT blandest_JJT possible_JJ construction_NN1 you_PPY could_VM put_VVI on_II their_APPGE relationship_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Thank_VV0 you_PPY so_RG much_DA1 ,_, dear_UH ,_, '_GE Georgina_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY 've_VH0 been_VBN a_AT1 great_JJ help_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 wanted_VVD to_TO hit_VVI someone_PN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wanted_VVD blood_NN1 to_TO spurt_VVI ,_, bones_NN2 to_TO break_VVI and_CC the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO screaming_VVG ._. 
The_AT violence_NN1 seethed_VVD inside_II him_PPHO1 ,_, like_II milk_NN1 bubbling_VVG in_II a_AT1 saucepan_NN1 ,_, trying_VVG to_TO boil_VVI over_RP and_CC escape_VVI the_AT unendurable_JJ heat_NN1 ._. 
The_AT last_MD time_NNT1 this_DD1 had_VHD happened_VVN was_VBDZ in_II Belfast_NP1 ,_, when_RRQ they_PPHS2 had_VHD cornered_VVN that_CST PIRA_NP1 bastard_NN1 in_II the_AT cellar_NN1 ._. 
Killed_JJ while_CS resisting_VVG capture_VV0 everyone_PN1 had_VHD accepted_VVN the_AT report_NN1 ,_, though_CS they_PPHS2 all_DB knew_VVD what_DDQ had_VHD really_RR happened_VVN ._. 
Lorton_NP1 shut_VVD his_APPGE mind_NN1 to_II that_DD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX proud_JJ of_IO the_AT ability_NN1 to_TO go_VVI berserk_NN1 because_CS it_PPH1 meant_VVD loss_NN1 of_IO control_NN1 ._. 
An_AT1 uncontrolled_JJ soldier_NN1 was_VBDZ usually_RR a_AT1 dead_JJ one_PN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ,_, in_II a_AT1 very_RG short_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
And_CC if_CS you_PPY were_VBDR n't_XX dead_JJ ,_, you_PPY had_VHD to_TO live_VVI with_IW what_DDQ you_PPY had_VHD done_VDN ._. 
You_PPY could_VM n't_XX win_VVI ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX help_VVI ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD gently_RR ._. 
'_GE Arabella_NP1 's_VBZ dead_JJ ._. 
Nothing_PN1 will_VM bring_VVI her_PPHO1 back_RP ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 slowly_RR unclasped_JJ his_APPGE hands_NN2 ._. 
The_AT nails_NN2 had_VHD dug_VVN deeply_RR into_II the_AT palms_NN2 ,_, leaving_VVG bloodless_JJ ,_, crescent-shaped_JJ depressions_NN2 behind_RL ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR still_RR sitting_VVG at_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 table_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sun_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR shining_VVG outside_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI a_AT1 handful_NN1 of_IO snowdrops_NN2 in_II the_AT little_JJ back_NN1 garden_NN1 ._. 
Arabella_NP1 must_VM have_VHI planted_VVN them_PPHO2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ so_RG damned_RG unfair_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM never_RR see_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO know_VVI ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ there_RL more_DAR ?_? 
'_GE In_II a_AT1 strange_JJ way_NN1 ,_, Lorton_NP1 realized_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 afraid_JJ of_IO William_NP1 Dougal_NP1 now_RT ._. 
Not_XX physically_RR ;_; this_DD1 was_VBDZ more_RRR the_AT sort_RR21 of_RR22 fear_VV0 you_PPY had_VHD as_II a_AT1 child_NN1 of_IO ghosties_NN2 and_CC ghoulies_NN2 and_CC long-legged_JJ beasties_NN2 and_CC things_NN2 that_CST go_VV0 bump_NN1 in_II the_AT night_NNT1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 could_VM read_VVI meaning_VVG into_II the_AT meaningless_JJ ,_, like_II a_AT1 priest_NN1 finding_VVG omens_NN2 in_II the_AT steaming_JJ entrails_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 sacrificed_JJ animal_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 unnerved_VVD Lorton_NP1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN unnerved_VVN as_II a_AT1 boy_NN1 to_TO hear_VVI the_AT priest_NN1 say_VV0 that_DD1 bread_NN1 and_CC wine_NN1 was_VBDZ changed_VVN through_II the_AT magic_NN1 of_IO the_AT mass_NN1 into_II flesh_NN1 and_CC blood_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 pushed_VVD a_AT1 sheet_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 towards_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Read_VV0 that_DD1 ._. 
No_UH ,_, not_XX the_AT bit_NN1 about_II the_AT party_NN1 ._. 
The_AT paragraph_NN1 below_RL ._. 
'_GE just_RR now_RT cyril_VV0 has_VHZ his_APPGE head_NN1 in_II the_AT toilet._NNU the_AT visual_JJ image_NN1 is_VBZ so_RG important_JJ as_II a_AT1 complement_NN1 to_II the_AT sounds._NNU we_PPIS2 need_VV0 more_DAR pictures._NNU i_ZZ1 have_VH0 a_AT1 line_NN1 and_CC think_VV0 why_RRQ wait_VVI till_II tomorrow_RT ,_, we_PPIS2 are_VBR wrapped_VVN in_II the_AT present_NN1 ,_, like_II a_AT1 seamless_JJ and_CC infinite_JJ cloak_NN1 ;_; past_JJ and_CC future_NN1 are_VBR convenient_JJ illusions._NNU time_NNT1 passes_VVZ into_II eternity_NN1 ,_, so_RR i_MC1 ring_NN1 (_( eternal_JJ symbol_NN1 )_) mr_NNU and_CC mrs_NNU monster_NN1 to_TO fix_VVI it_PPH1 up_RP but_CCB no_AT answer._NNU i_ZZ1 ring_NN1 &amp;_CC i_MC1 ring_NN1 &amp;_CC have_VH0 another_DD1 line_NN1 or_CC three_MC and_CC then_RT i_ZZ1 think_VV0 that_CST all_DB i_ZZ1 want_VV0 is_VBZ peace_NN1 that_CST passeth_VVZ understanding_NN1 and_CC the_AT phone_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 barbaric_JJ instrument_NN1 of_IO torture_NN1 and_CC do_VD0 i_ZZ1 really_RR want_VV0 more_DAR images_NN2 for_IF people_NN to_TO stick_VVI pins_NN2 in_II me._NNU i_ZZ1 wish_VV0 i_ZZ1 could_VM ask_VVI the_AT muse_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 would_VM know._NNU oooowwww._NNU cyril_NN1 says_VVZ i_MC1 am_RA vain_JJ but_CCB what_DDQ does_VDZ he_PPHS1 know_VVI ..._... 
Lorton_NP1 raised_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX take_VVI much_DA1 more_DAR of_IO this_DD1 rubbish_NN1 ._. 
So_RR he_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO phone_VVI someone_PN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 Yorick_NP1 wrote_VVD that_CST whole_JJ page_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD back_RP from_II the_AT party_NN1 ._. 
As_II a_AT1 general_JJ rule_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 seems_VVZ to_TO start_VVI each_DD1 session_NNT1 on_II a_AT1 fresh_JJ bit_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 rose_VVD with_IW his_APPGE excitement_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC it_PPH1 fits_VVZ :_: you_PPY 'd_VM expect_VVI Cyril_NP1 to_TO be_VBI puking_VVG his_APPGE heart_NN1 out_RP when_CS they_PPHS2 got_VVD home_RL ._. 
Meanwhile_RR Yorick_NP1 was_VBDZ snorting_VVG something_PN1 ,_, speed_NN1 or_CC coke_NN1 I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 ,_, and_CC getting_VVG more_RRR and_CC more_RGR manic_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 starts_VVZ thinking_VVG about_II the_AT photos_NN2 ._. 
Specifically_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 wants_VVZ Arabella_NP1 to_TO take_VVI some_DD more_DAR ._. 
So_RR he_PPHS1 phones_NN2 the_AT Newleys_NP2 to_TO try_VVI to_TO arrange_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM buy_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 glanced_VVD sideways_RL at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Yorick_NN1 called_VVN the_AT Newleys_NN2 several_DA2 times_NNT2 during_II that_DD1 evening_NNT1 the_AT Monday_NPD1 evening_NNT1 after_II the_AT party_NN1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 got_VVD no_AT answer_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI done_VDN ._. 
'_" '_" Whatever_DDQV happens_VVZ ,_, '_GE Brigadier_NNB Fowler-Thrown_NP1 said_VVD ,_, '_" You_PPY may_VM be_VBI sure_JJ I_PPIS1 shall_VM do_VDI my_APPGE duty_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sure_JJ he_PPHS1 would_VM ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN her_PPHO1 to_II Daudet_NP1 's_VBZ again_RT ._. 
His_APPGE telephone_NN1 call_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN shortly_RR before_II lunch_NN1 ,_, while_CS Georgina_NP1 was_VBDZ closeted_VVN again_RT with_IW the_AT elegant_JJ young_JJ man_NN1 from_II Gasset_NP1 and_CC Lode_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN expecting_VVG him_PPHO1 to_TO call_VVI ,_, though_CS not_XX quite_RG so_RG soon_RR as_CSA this_DD1 ._. 
His_APPGE motive_NN1 was_VBDZ curiosity_NN1 ,_, thinly_RR disguised_VVN as_CSA concern_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE wellbeing_NN1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 had_VHD contacted_VVN him_PPHO1 immediately_RR after_II her_APPGE talk_NN1 with_IW Celia_NP1 ._. 
The_AT request_NN1 to_II value_NN1 Newley_NP1 's_GE collection_NN1 intrigued_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB where_RRQ is_VBZ Newley_NP1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ._. 
For_IF such_DA a_AT1 small_JJ man_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 incongruously_RR deep_JJ and_CC booming_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ most_RGT mysterious_JJ ._. 
People_NN do_VD0 n't_XX just_RR vanish_VVI ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
Have_VH0 they_PPHS2 tried_VVN the_AT hospitals_NN2 ?_? 
Perhaps_RR he_PPHS1 's_VBZ lost_VVN his_APPGE memory_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Mrs_NNB Newley_NP1 thought_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 ._. 
So_RR did_VDD the_AT police_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 could_VM see_VVI a_AT1 pudding_NN1 trolley_NN1 approaching_VVG ._. 
On_II the_AT top_JJ shelf_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 silver_NN1 tureen_NN1 brimming_VVG with_IW strawberries_NN2 ._. 
Strawberries_NN2 in_II February_NPM1 :_: her_APPGE mouth_NN1 began_VVD to_II water_NN1 with_IW unashamed_JJ greed_NN1 ._. 
Strawberries_NN2 and_CC cream_NN1 ;_; and_CC damn_VV0 what_DDQ it_PPH1 would_VM do_VDI to_II her_APPGE waistline_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 if_CSW he_PPHS1 's_VBZ done_VDN a_AT1 bunk_NN1 ,_, '_GE Fowler-Thrown_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX surprise_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
Always_RR thought_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 shifty_JJ about_II that_DD1 man_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY can_VM see_VVI it_PPH1 in_II the_AT eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE Strawberries_NN2 ,_, please_RR ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 watched_VVD the_AT waiter_NN1 spooning_VVG the_AT glistening_JJ fruit_NN into_II a_AT1 bowl_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, with_IW cream_NN1 ..._... perhaps_RR a_RR21 little_RR22 more_RRR ._. 
'_GE Fowler-Thrown_NN1 waved_VVD the_AT waiter_NN1 away_RL ._. 
'_GE But_CCB if_CS he_PPHS1 has_VHZ done_VDN a_AT1 bunk_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 'd_VM expect_VVI him_PPHO1 to_TO take_VVI his_APPGE collection_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, would_VM n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
Or_CC some_DD of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_GE Perhaps_RR he_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
Perhaps_RR that_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ Georgina_NP1 wants_VVZ you_PPY to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 look_NN1 at_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" Now_RT that_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 thought_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Fowler-Thrown_NN1 frowned_VVD ._. 
'_GE Rather_RG devious_JJ of_IO her_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ true_JJ I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 pretty_RG good_JJ idea_NN1 what_DDQ should_VM be_VBI there_RL ._. 
Newley_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 have_VH0 been_VBN bidding_VVG for_IF the_AT same_DA things_NN2 for_IF years_NNT2 ._. 
'_" '_" When_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY going_VVG to_TO do_VDI it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Next_MD week_NNT1 probably_RR Tuesday_NPD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX leave_VVI it_PPH1 much_RR later_RRR because_CS we_PPIS2 're_VBR off_RP to_II Australia_NP1 on_II Friday_NPD1 ._. 
My_APPGE eldest_JJT daughter_NN1 's_VBZ out_RP there_RL ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 chatted_VVD about_II the_AT trip_NN1 while_CS Celia_NP1 finished_VVD her_APPGE strawberries_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 were_VBDR going_VVG for_IF two_MC months_NNT2 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR grandchildren_NN2 to_TO be_VBI met_VVN for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
Over_II coffee_NN1 ,_, the_AT conversation_NN1 worked_VVD its_APPGE way_NN1 back_RP to_II NCPR_NP1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY thought_VVD any_DD more_DAR about_II leaving_VVG ?_? 
Wrong_JJ sort_NN1 of_IO job_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 girl_NN1 like_II you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 handed_VVD in_II my_APPGE notice_NN1 yesterday_RT ._. 
'_" '_GE Jolly_RG good_JJ ._. 
'_GE Fowler-Thrown_NN1 's_GE smile_NN1 was_VBDZ distinctly_RR smug_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD you_PPY 'd_VM take_VVI my_APPGE advice_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ your_APPGE father_NN1 would_VM have_VHI said_VVN the_AT same_DA ._. 
'_" '_" One_MC1 thing_NN1 struck_VVD me_PPIO1 as_RG curious_JJ at_II the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE The_AT light_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 swallowed_VVD the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE pint_NNU1 ._. 
The_AT alcohol_NN1 had_VHD blunted_VVN the_AT need_NN1 for_IF violence_NN1 ,_, but_CCB had_VHD n't_XX removed_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT light_NN1 could_VM wait_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 picked_VVD up_RP Dougal_NP1 's_GE empty_JJ glass_NN1 and_CC elbowed_VVD through_II the_AT crowd_NN1 at_II the_AT bar_NN1 ._. 
The_AT lunchtime_NNT1 crush_NN1 at_II the_AT Washington_NP1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO thin_VVI ;_; but_CCB the_AT serious_JJ drinkers_NN2 always_RR gathered_VVN round_II the_AT bar_NN1 for_IF their_APPGE last_MD stand_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT light_NN1 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD when_RRQ he_PPHS1 got_VVD back_RP to_II their_APPGE table_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_RR21 bit_RR22 like_II Sherlock_NP1 Holmes_NP1 's_GE dog_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Come_VV0 again_RT ?_? 
'_" '_GE The_AT dog_NN1 was_VBDZ curious_JJ because_CS it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX bark_VVI in_II the_AT night_NNT1 ,_, when_RRQ it_PPH1 should_VM have_VHI done_VDN ._. 
The_AT light_NN1 's_GE curious_JJ because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX switched_VVN on_RP ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT light_NN1 in_II the_AT car_NN1 park_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ did_VDD n't_XX Arabella_NP1 switch_VVI it_PPH1 on_RP ?_? 
It_PPH1 worked_VVD perfectly_RR well_RR they_PPHS2 tested_VVD that_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, for_IF Christ_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 rolled_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 towards_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 hurry_NN1 to_TO get_VVI those_DD2 photos_NN2 up_II21 to_II22 the_AT office_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD her_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ should_VM she_PPHS1 bother_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Rod_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT yard_NN1 one_MC1 night_NNT1 with_IW Celia_NP1 ._. 
The_AT buildings_NN2 block_VV0 out_RP the_AT street_NN1 lighting_NN1 ._. 
If_CS none_PN of_IO the_AT office_NN1 lights_NN2 is_VBZ on_RP ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ pitch_NN1 black_NN1 in_II there_RL ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ snow_NN1 and_CC ice_NN1 around_RP too_RR ._. 
And_CC Arabella_NP1 knew_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pregnant_JJ she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI wanted_VVN to_TO take_VVI care_NN1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI tried_VVN the_AT light_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" This_DD1 is_VBZ another_DD1 one_MC1 of_IO your_APPGE damned_JJ theories_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 
But_CCB suppose_VV0 Arabella_NP1 did_VDD try_VVI the_AT light_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX work_VVI ._. 
Perhaps_RR someone_PN1 had_VHD taken_VVN out_RP the_AT bulb_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ easily_RR accessible_JJ I_PPIS1 checked_VVD ._. 
And_CC afterwards_RT they_PPHS2 'd_VM put_VVI the_AT bulb_NN1 back_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 closed_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 to_TO shut_VVI out_RP the_AT sight_NN1 of_IO Dougal_NP1 ._. 
The_AT implications_NN2 of_IO the_AT theory_NN1 became_VVD suddenly_RR and_CC horribly_RR vivid_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ almost_RR as_RG clear_JJ as_CSA if_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN there_RL ._. 
Arabella_NP1 drove_VVD through_II the_AT archway_NN1 ,_, revving_VVG the_AT engine_NN1 far_RR too_RG high_JJ ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 always_RR did_VDD in_II the_AT lower_JJR gears_NN2 ._. 
The_AT headlights_NN2 sliced_VVN into_II the_AT darkness_NN1 ._. 
The_AT gate_NN1 swung_VVD shut_VVN behind_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 cut_VVD the_AT engine_NN1 and_CC the_AT lights_NN2 ._. 
The_AT portfolio_NN1 was_VBDZ under_II her_APPGE arm_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 tried_VVD the_AT switch_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT light_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX work_VVI ._. 
Probably_RR she_PPHS1 swore_VVD ._. 
Perhaps_RR she_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO turning_VVG on_II the_AT car_NN1 lights_NN2 ,_, but_CCB decided_VVD not_XX to_TO ;_; it_PPH1 would_VM waste_VVI time_NNT1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI much_RR use_VV0 because_CS the_AT car_NN1 was_VBDZ angled_VVN away_II21 from_II22 the_AT fire_NN1 escape_NN1 ._. 
So_RR she_PPHS1 climbed_VVD the_AT fire_NN1 escape_NN1 ,_, briskly_RR for_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD always_RR been_VBN brisk_JJ about_II everything_PN1 ,_, even_RR making_VVG love_NN1 ._. 
On_II each_DD1 floor_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 darker_JJR patch_NN1 ,_, marking_VVG the_AT recessed_JJ doorway_NN1 of_IO the_AT fire-escape_JJ door_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA Arabella_NP1 passed_VVD one_MC1 of_IO the_AT doorways_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO hands_NN2 shot_VVD out_RP ._. 
A_AT1 push_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 series_NN of_IO thuds_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 scream_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT silence_VV0 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD gently_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 could_VM have_VHI happened_VVN like_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 opened_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_" You_PPY think_VV0 ..._... 
Georgina_NP1 ..._... ?_? 
'_" '_" If_CSW we_PPIS2 can_VM rely_VVI on_II the_AT Journal_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 big_JJ if_CS ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 quarrelled_VVD with_IW Arabella_NP1 on_II the_AT day_NNT1 before_RT ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD Arabella_NP1 was_VBDZ bringing_VVG the_AT photos_NN2 round_RP late_RR that_DD1 evening_NNT1 ._. 
Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 was_VBDZ having_VHG dinner_NN1 with_IW Tolby_NP1 that_DD1 night_NNT1 you_PPY remember_VV0 ?_? 
Georgina_NP1 was_VBDZ most_RGT upset_JJ at_II the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
Yorick_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO ring_VVI the_AT Newleys_NP2 but_CCB got_VVD no_AT answer_NN1 ._. 
So_RR Georgina_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX at_II home_NN1 either_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB why_RRQ ?_? 
Georgina_NP1 knew_VVD that_CST Ivor_NP1 was_VBDZ having_VHG an_AT1 affair_NN1 with_IW Arabella_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD about_II his_APPGE other_JJ affairs_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI to_TO worry_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 this_DD1 one_PN1 was_VBDZ different_JJ ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 hesitated_VVD ._. 
'_GE Because_II21 of_II22 the_AT baby_NN1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, the_AT baby_NN1 makes_VVZ it_PPH1 different_JJ ._. 
Lorton_NP1 felt_VVD the_AT bitterness_NN1 sweep_VVI over_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT baby_NN1 made_VVD it_PPH1 different_JJ for_IF everyone_PN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 reminded_VVD him_PPHO1 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA inadequacy_NN1 ;_; it_PPH1 made_VVD Arabella_NP1 's_GE betrayal_NN1 all_DB the_AT worse_JJR ;_; it_PPH1 had_VHD given_VVN Newley_NP1 the_AT courage_NN1 to_TO think_VVI of_IO divorcing_VVG Georgina_NP1 ._. 
And_CC how_RRQ had_VHD the_AT baby_NN1 affected_VVN the_AT ageing_JJ and_CC childless_JJ Georgina_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE If_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM right_JJ ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI she_PPHS1 meant_VVD to_TO kill_VVI Arabella_NP1 ._. 
The_AT fall_NN1 itself_PPX1 did_VDD n't_XX kill_VVI her_PPHO1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ hitting_VVG her_APPGE head_NN1 on_II the_AT stanchion_NN1 ;_; Georgina_NP1 could_VM n't_XX have_VHI planned_VVN that_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Great_JJ ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 real_JJ consolation_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 just_RR wanted_VVD to_TO cause_VVI a_AT1 nice_JJ little_JJ miscarriage_NN1 ,_, did_VDD she_PPHS1 ?_? 
Because_CS Ivor_NP1 would_VM come_VVI to_II his_APPGE senses_NN2 if_CS there_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX a_AT1 little_JJ bastard_NN1 Newley_NN1 on_II the_AT way_NN1 ?_? 
How_RGQ old_JJ do_VD0 you_PPY have_VHI to_TO be_VBI before_CS you_PPY can_VM have_VHI the_AT privilege_NN1 of_IO being_VBG murdered_VVN ?_? 
Before_CS you_PPY count_VV0 as_RG human_JJ ?_? 
That_DD1 's_VBZ one_MC1 thing_NN1 my_APPGE church_NN1 has_VHZ got_VVN right_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE Listen_VV0 ,_, Rod_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI for_RR21 sure_RR22 ._. 
The_AT Journal_NN1 's_VBZ not_XX evidence_NN1 ,_, not_XX in_II the_AT legal_JJ sense_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 court_NN1 would_VM laugh_VVI at_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX laughing_VVG ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM feel_VVI a_AT1 muscle_NN1 twitching_VVG under_II his_APPGE eye_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 forced_VVD himself_PPX1 to_TO sit_VVI back_RP in_II his_APPGE chair_NN1 ,_, to_TO swallow_VVI more_DAR beer_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ vital_JJ to_TO retain_VVI control_NN1 ._. 
The_AT rage_NN1 ebbed_VVD away_RL ,_, leaving_VVG a_AT1 residue_NN1 of_IO bitterness_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ this_DD1 just_RR a_AT1 game_NN1 for_IF you_PPY ?_? 
Or_CC do_VD0 you_PPY really_RR think_VVI Georgina_NP1 did_VDD it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 ignored_VVD the_AT implicit_JJ accusation_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 all_DB hinges_NN2 on_II motive_NN1 ,_, on_II whether_CSW Georgina_NP1 knew_VVD about_II the_AT divorce_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST Arabella_NP1 was_VBDZ pregnant_JJ ._. 
If_CS we_PPIS2 knew_VVD that_CST ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 we_PPIS2 'd_VM be_VBI beyond_II reasonable_JJ doubt_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX going_VVGK to_TO tell_VVI us_PPIO2 ,_, is_VBZ she_PPHS1 ?_? 
And_CC no_PN121 one_PN122 else_RR can_VM ._. 
'_GE The_AT words_NN2 set_VV0 up_RP an_AT1 echo_NN1 in_II Lorton_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 remembered_VVD Sue_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT doctor_NN1 saying_VVG ,_, She_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX tell_VVI us_PPIO2 what_DDQ the_AT problem_NN1 was_VBDZ now_RT ,_, Mr_NNB Lorton_NP1 ._. 
And_CC no_PN121 one_PN122 else_RR can_VM ._. 
But_CCB Lorton_NP1 had_VHD known_VVN ._. 
In_II his_APPGE memory_NN1 ,_, Sue_NP1 and_CC Arabella_NP1 were_VBDR beginning_VVG to_TO lose_VVI their_APPGE separate_JJ outlines_NN2 ._. 
Their_APPGE deaths_NN2 connected_VVN them_PPHO2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 owed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II Sue_NP1 to_TO avenge_VVI Arabella_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY never_RR quite_RR got_VVD away_II21 from_II22 guilt_NN1 ;_; the_AT priests_NN2 were_VBDR right_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK to_TO find_VVI out_RP if_CS Georgina_NP1 knew_VVD ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 sounded_VVD alien_NN1 to_II himself_PPX1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI how_RRQ ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 will_VM ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD have_VHI one_MC1 idea_NN1 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE A_RR21 bit_RR22 far-fetched_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 probably_RR would_VM n't_XX work_VVI ._. 
'_GE The_AT control_NN1 snapped_VVD without_IW warning_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 's_GE arm_NN1 was_VBDZ resting_VVG on_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 slammed_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 on_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 cried_VVD out_RP in_II surprise_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 jerked_VVD away_RL ;_; his_APPGE glass_NN1 toppled_VVN off_II the_AT table_NN1 and_CC shattered_VVN ._. 
An_AT1 ironic_JJ cheer_NN1 arose_VVD from_II the_AT crowd_NN1 round_II the_AT bar_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 leant_VVD forward_RL ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 had_VHD better_RRR work_VVI ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD softly_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 tightened_VVD his_APPGE grip_NN1 on_II Dougal_NP1 's_GE arm_NN1 and_CC gave_VVD it_PPH1 a_AT1 little_JJ shake_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY understand_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_GE Chapter_NN1 13_MC '_GE THE_AT I_ZZ1 Ching_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Henry_NP1 Magus_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Oddly_RR enough_RR ,_, that_DD1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN my_APPGE choice_NN1 ,_, too_RR ._. 
Most_DAT people_NN go_VV0 for_IF the_AT stars_NN2 or_CC the_AT Tarot_NN1 ._. 
Between_II ourselves_PPX2 ,_, I_PPIS1 find_VV0 them_PPHO2 a_RR21 little_RR22 too_RG deterministic_JJ for_IF my_APPGE taste_NN1 ._. 
And_CC psychically_RR speaking_VVG ,_, I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX help_VVI feeling_NN1 they_PPHS2 carry_VVI a_RR21 little_RR22 too_RG much_DA1 excess_JJ baggage_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 :_: people_NN expect_VV0 you_PPY to_TO talk_VVI about_II dark_JJ strangers_NN2 from_II over_II the_AT water_NN1 and_CC golden_JJ fortunes_NN2 coming_VVG their_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO them_PPHO2 would_VM be_VBI much_RR happier_JJR if_CS I_PPIS1 wore_VVD a_AT1 headscarf_NN1 and_CC jangled_JJ gypsy_NN1 bangles_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 raised_VVD himself_PPX1 on_II tiptoe_NN1 and_CC pranced_VVD across_II the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Cross_VV0 me_PPIO1 palm_NN1 with_IW silver_NN1 ,_, duckie_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 crooned_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 lowered_VVD his_APPGE heels_NN2 to_II the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Whereas_CS nowadays_RT we_PPIS2 all_DB prefer_VV0 credit_NN1 cards_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 can_VM manage_VVI used_JJ fivers_NN2 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Will_VM they_PPHS2 do_VDI ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM give_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 reduction_NN1 ,_, as_CSA airway_NN1 a_AT1 friend_NN1 of_IO Celia_NP1 's_GE ._. 
Ten_MC pounds_NN2 all_RR21 right_RR22 ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD what_DDQ the_AT full_JJ fee_NN1 was_VBDZ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ glad_JJ that_CST Henry_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX waived_VVN the_AT charge_NN1 altogether_RR ;_; you_PPY would_VM n't_XX expect_VVI an_AT1 electrician_NN1 to_TO rewire_VVI your_APPGE house_NN1 for_IF free_JJ ,_, just_RR because_CS you_PPY happened_VVD to_TO be_VBI acquainted_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD already_RR put_VVN himself_PPX1 out_RP by_II agreeing_VVG to_TO see_VVI Dougal_JJ at_II such_DA short_JJ notice_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 what_DDQ you_PPY really_RR want_VV0 is_VBZ just_RR a_AT1 demonstration_NN1 ,_, '_GE Henry_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB we_PPIS2 shall_VM have_VHI to_TO do_VDI this_DD1 properly_RR ._. 
Try_VV0 to_TO get_VVI rid_VVN of_IO those_DD2 sceptical_JJ preconceptions_NN2 of_IO yours_PPGE ,_, just_RR for_IF the_AT moment_NN1 ._. 
And_CC now_RT I_PPIS1 must_VM make_VVI a_AT1 few_DA2 preparations_NN2 ._. 
Sit_VV0 quietly_RR and_CC let_VV0 your_APPGE mind_NN1 relax_VVI ._. 
'_GE Relaxation_NN1 was_VBDZ easier_RRR said_VVN than_CSN done_VDN ._. 
Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ chasing_VVG a_AT1 forlorn_JJ hope_NN1 ;_; and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX even_RR sure_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVG by_II the_AT best_JJT route_NN1 ._. 
Beforehand_RR ,_, the_AT pretence_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ interested_JJ in_II putting_VVG together_RL a_AT1 documentary_NN1 series_NN on_II psychic_JJ phenomena_NN2 had_VHD seemed_VVN a_AT1 good_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
Henry_NP1 was_VBDZ certainly_RR intrigued_VVN by_II the_AT project_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 remained_VVD to_TO be_VBI seen_VVN whether_CSW he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI willing_JJ to_TO answer_VVI the_AT one_MC1 question_NN1 for_IF which_DDQ Dougal_NP1 needed_VVD an_AT1 answer_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 to_TO be_VBI gained_VVN from_II worrying_JJ ,_, not_XX at_II this_DD1 juncture_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO follow_VVI Henry_NP1 's_GE advice_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 let_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 roam_VVI round_RP his_APPGE surroundings_NN2 ._. 
Henry_NP1 lived_VVD in_II a_AT1 small_JJ mews_NN2 flat_NN1 ,_, just_RR off_II Fitzroy_NP1 Square_NNL1 ._. 
The_AT living-room_NN1 was_VBDZ no_AT more_DAR than_CSN fifteen_MC feet_NN2 square_VV0 ;_; but_CCB pale_JJ colours_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 huge_JJ window_NN1 made_VVD it_PPH1 seem_VVI larger_JJR ._. 
The_AT impression_NN1 of_IO space_NN1 was_VBDZ enhanced_VVN by_II the_AT furniture_NN1 :_: it_PPH1 was_VBDZ modern_JJ ,_, plain_JJ and_CC expensive_JJ ;_; and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX much_DA1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT room_NN1 was_VBDZ restful_JJ partly_RR because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ anonymous_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 contained_VVD no_AT clues_NN2 to_II Henry_NP1 's_GE professional_JJ interests_NN2 and_CC gave_VVD few_DA2 hints_NN2 about_II his_APPGE private_JJ tastes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT one_MC1 exception_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT display_NN1 cabinet_NN1 mounted_VVN on_II the_AT wall_NN1 :_: it_PPH1 held_VVD two_MC rows_NN2 of_IO Staffordshire_NP1 figures_NN2 ;_; their_APPGE garish_JJ colours_NN2 contrasted_VVD vividly_RR with_IW the_AT muted_JJ pastels_NN2 in_II the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ particularly_RR taken_VVN with_IW a_AT1 flat-back_NN1 figure_NN1 of_IO Dick_NP1 Turpin_NP1 ,_, debonairly_RR moustached_JJ and_CC astride_II a_AT1 prancing_JJ horse_NN1 ._. 
Henry_NP1 's_GE preparations_NN2 for_IF the_AT consultation_NN1 were_VBDR as_RG methodical_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 dentist_NN1 's_GE ._. 
He_PPHS1 removed_VVD his_APPGE jacket_NN1 ,_, revealing_VVG a_AT1 dashing_JJ red_JJ woollen_JJ waistcoat_NN1 ,_, rolled_VVD up_RP his_APPGE sleeves_NN2 and_CC left_VVD the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 could_VM hear_VVI him_PPHO1 scrubbing_VVG his_APPGE hands_NN2 in_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 returned_VVD to_II the_AT living-room_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ carrying_VVG an_AT1 oblong_JJ package_NN1 wrapped_VVN in_II black_JJ silk_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 spiral-bound_JJ shorthand_NN1 pad_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 cylindrical_JJ container_NN1 made_VVN of_IO brass_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 placed_VVD them_PPHO2 carefully_RR on_II the_AT table_NN1 in_II the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 arranged_VVD two_MC upright_JJ chairs_NN2 at_II the_AT table_NN1 ,_, side_NN1 by_II side_NN1 and_CC facing_VVG the_AT window_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE movements_NN2 were_VBDR solemn_JJ and_CC precise_JJ ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT trace_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE previous_JJ light-heartedness_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ traditional_JJ in_II China_NP1 for_IF those_DD2 in_II authority_NN1 to_TO face_VVI south_ND1 when_CS giving_VVG an_AT1 audience_NN1 ._. 
So_RR we_PPIS2 face_VV0 north_ND1 and_CC the_AT book_NN1 faces_VVZ south_ND1 ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 had_VHD become_VVN slightly_RR pompous_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 unfolded_VVD the_AT silk_NN1 and_CC revealed_VVD a_AT1 blue_JJ hardback_NN1 volume_NN1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT Book_NN1 of_IO Changes_NN2 itself_PPX1 ._. 
Some_DD people_NN like_VV0 to_TO burn_VVI incense_NN1 and_CC kowtow_VVI to_II the_AT book_NN1 ._. 
In_II my_APPGE view_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ n't_XX necessary_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 have_VH0 our_APPGE own_DA ways_NN2 of_IO showing_VVG respect_NN1 ._. 
Would_VM you_PPY come_VVI and_CC sit_VVI here_RL ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_JJ ,_, relieved_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX expected_VVN to_TO grovel_VVI in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 a_AT1 book_NN1 ,_, joined_VVD Henry_NP1 at_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
'_GE At_II this_DD1 stage_NN1 I_PPIS1 generally_RR offer_VV0 to_TO give_VVI an_AT1 outline_NN1 of_IO the_AT principles_NN2 behind_II the_AT I_ZZ1 Ching_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 find_VV0 it_PPH1 helps_VVZ ,_, if_CS the_AT client_NN1 is_VBZ unfamiliar_JJ with_IW the_AT oracle_NN1 ._. 
People_NN sometimes_RT have_VH0 very_RG unrealistic_JJ expectations_NN2 ._. 
The_AT concepts_NN2 behind_II it_PPH1 may_VM seem_VVI alien_NN1 ,_, but_CCB there_EX 's_VBZ no_AT occult_NN1 jiggery-pokery_NN1 about_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" '_GE Please_RR go_VV0 ahead_RL ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO ask_VVI a_AT1 trick_NN1 question.Just_NNU something_PN1 quite_RG straightforward_JJ ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 wrinkled_VVD his_APPGE snub_NN1 nose_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ the_AT answer_NN1 is_VBZ unlikely_JJ to_TO be_VBI straightforward_JJ ._. 
You_PPY 'll_VM understand_VVI why_RRQ when_CS I_PPIS1 've_VH0 finished_VVN my_APPGE little_JJ lecture_NN1 ._. 
Chinese_JJ philosophers_NN2 proposed_VVD ,_, long_RR before_II Christ_NP1 ,_, that_CST everything_PN1 was_VBDZ perpetually_RR undergoing_VVG a_AT1 process_NN1 of_IO change_NN1 ._. 
Eventually_RR they_PPHS2 divided_VVD this_DD1 process_NN1 into_II sixty-four_MC stages_NN2 ;_; In_II the_AT Book_NN1 of_IO Changes_NN2 each_DD1 stage_NN1 is_VBZ represented_VVN by_II a_AT1 hexagram_NN1 a_AT1 six-line_JJ figure_NN1 made_VVD up_RP of_IO whole_NN1 and_CC broken_JJ lines_NN2 ._. 
To_TO complicate_VVI life_NN1 still_RR further_RRR ,_, each_DD1 of_IO these_DD2 lines_NN2 is_VBZ either_RR strong_JJ or_CC weak_JJ which_DDQ modifies_VVZ considerably_RR the_AT meaning_NN1 of_IO the_AT hexagram_NN1 ._. 
Over_II the_AT years_NNT2 ,_, texts_NN2 and_CC commentaries_NN2 have_VH0 grown_VVN up_RP around_II the_AT hexagrams_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 develop_VV0 ,_, often_RR in_II complex_NN1 ,_, symbolic_JJ terms_NN2 ,_, the_AT meaning_NN1 of_IO the_AT hexagram_NN1 ._. 
All_DB clear_VV0 so_RG far_RR ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 smiled_VVD ._. 
'_" As_CSA mud_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX see_VVI where_RRQ the_AT oracle_NN1 comes_VVZ in_RP ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM coming_VVG to_II that_DD1 ._. 
Think_VV0 of_IO it_PPH1 this_DD1 way_NN1 ._. 
Any_DD question_NN1 you_PPY put_VV0 to_II the_AT I_ZZ1 Ching_NP1 refers_VVZ to_II a_AT1 particular_JJ process_NN1 of_IO change_NN1 ._. 
For_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, '_" What_DDQ will_VM happen_VVI if_CS I_PPIS1 shoot_VV0 Auntie_NNB Flo_NP1 ?_? '_" refers_VVZ to_II the_AT process_NN1 of_IO change_NN1 which_DDQ binds_VVZ together_RL you_PPY and_CC your_APPGE Auntie_NNB Flo_NP1 ._. 
The_AT process_NN1 is_VBZ rooted_VVN in_II what_DDQ has_VHZ happened_VVN already_RR ,_, in_II the_AT past_NN1 ;_; the_AT Boo_NN1 of_IO Changes_NN2 allows_VVZ you_PPY the_AT luxury_NN1 of_IO seeing_VVG how_RRQ the_AT process_NN1 will_VM continue_VVI in_II a_AT1 hypothetical_JJ future_NN1 in_II this_DD1 case_NN1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY shoot_VV0 Auntie_NNB Flo_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 increased_VVD his_APPGE resemblance_NN1 to_II a_AT1 chubby_JJ robin_NN1 by_II putting_VVG his_APPGE head_NN1 on_II one_MC1 side_NN1 and_CC glancing_VVG sideways_RL at_II Dougal_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 should_VM warn_VVI you_PPY of_IO two_MC things_NN2 ._. 
Relating_VVG a_AT1 question_NN1 to_II the_AT text_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 given_JJ hexagram_NN1 is_VBZ often_RR a_AT1 difficult_JJ and_CC frustratingly_RR obscure_JJ business_NN1 ;_; that_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ you_PPY need_VV0 someone_PN1 like_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
Secondly_RR ,_, the_AT I_ZZ1 Ching_NP1 can_VM be_VBI uncompromisingly_RR moral_JJ ._. 
Almost_RR certainly_RR it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX approve_VVI of_IO you_PPY shooting_VVG Auntie_NNB Flo_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX condone_VVI evil_NN1 ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 moment_NN1 's_GE silence_NN1 stretched_VVN between_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB nonsense_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, Dougal_JJ thought_NN1 ;_; but_CCB the_AT quality_NN1 of_IO Henry_NP1 's_GE belief_NN1 was_VBDZ beyond_II dispute_NN1 and_CC curiously_RR impressive_JJ ._. 
For_IF an_AT1 instant_JJ Dougal_NP1 wondered_VVD wildly_RR if_CS Henry_NP1 had_VHD guessed_VVN his_APPGE real_JJ purpose_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR Auntie_NNB Flo_NP1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN chosen_VVN at_RR21 random_RR22 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 stirred_VVD in_II his_APPGE chair_NN1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY link_VVI the_AT question_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 particular_JJ hexagram_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Henry_NP1 unscrewed_VVD the_AT top_NN1 of_IO the_AT brass_NN1 cylinder_NN1 and_CC shook_VVD out_RP a_AT1 bundle_NN1 of_IO sticks_NN2 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 use_VV0 yarrow_NN1 stalks_VVZ to_TO obtain_VVI the_AT response_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX explain_VVI the_AT method_NN1 unless_CS you_PPY want_VV0 me_PPIO1 to_TO it_PPH1 'll_VM only_RR muddle_VVI you_PPY ._. 
While_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM manipulating_VVG them_PPHO2 ,_, I_PPIS1 keep_VV0 your_APPGE question_NN1 in_II mind_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR the_AT link_NN1 is_VBZ sort_RR21 of_RR22 psychokinetic_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Perhaps_RR ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 sounded_VVD uninterested_JJ ._. 
'_GE The_AT main_JJ thing_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, it_PPH1 works_VVZ ._. 
Jung_NP1 suggested_VVD that_CST there_EX might_VM be_VBI an_AT1 acausal_JJ connecting_JJ principle_NN1 linking_VVG everything_PN1 in_II the_AT universe_NN1 at_II any_DD one_MC1 point_NN1 in_II time_NNT1 :_: he_PPHS1 called_VVD it_PPH1 synchronicity_NN1 ._. 
So_RR the_AT seemingly_RR random_JJ patterns_NN2 of_IO the_AT yarrow_NN1 stalks_NN2 provide_VV0 a_AT1 bridge_NN1 between_II your_APPGE question_NN1 and_CC the_AT relevant_JJ hexagram_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ important_JJ to_TO phrase_VVI the_AT question_NN1 correctly_RR ._. 
Perhaps_RR we_PPIS2 should_VM discuss_VVI that_CST now_RT ._. 
Have_VH0 you_PPY something_PN1 specific_JJ to_TO ask_VVI ,_, or_CC do_VD0 you_PPY just_RR want_VVI a_AT1 general_JJ overview_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE life_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 we_PPIS2 could_VM ask_VVI its_APPGE opinion_NN1 about_II the_AT documentary_NN1 ._. 
Could_VM we_PPIS2 do_VDI that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 uncapped_JJ a_AT1 felt-tip_JJ pen_NN1 and_CC opened_VVD the_AT shorthand_NN1 pad_NN1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ shall_VM we_PPIS2 put_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" What_DDQ is_VBZ your_APPGE judgement_NN1 on_II William_NP1 Dougal_NP1 's_GE plan_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 TV_NN1 documentary_NN1 on_II the_AT paranormal_JJ ?_? 
'_" That_DD1 should_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 must_VM both_RR keep_VVI the_AT question_NN1 in_II mind_NN1 all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" As_CSA Dougal_NP1 watched_VVD ,_, Henry_NP1 's_GE stubby_JJ fingers_NN2 moved_VVN among_II the_AT yarrow_NN1 stalks_NN2 ._. 
First_MD he_PPHS1 returned_VVD one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 to_II the_AT brass_NN1 container_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 divided_VVD the_AT remainder_NN1 into_II two_MC piles_NN2 ._. 
The_AT fingers_NN2 moved_VVD so_RG fast_RR that_CST Dougal_NP1 found_VVD it_PPH1 hard_RR to_TO follow_VVI what_DDQ was_VBDZ happening_VVG ._. 
Each_DD1 heap_NN1 was_VBDZ sorted_VVN and_CC subdivided_JJ ._. 
Henry_NP1 placed_VVD some_DD of_IO the_AT stalks_NN2 between_II the_AT fingers_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE left_JJ hand_NN1 ._. 
Finally_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 calculation_NN1 ,_, the_AT nature_NN1 of_IO which_DDQ eluded_VVD Dougal_NP1 ,_, and_CC scribbled_VVD a_AT1 number_NN1 on_II the_AT pad_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 repeated_VVD this_DD1 process_NN1 five_MC times_NNT2 ._. 
The_AT performance_NN1 lasted_VVD for_IF several_DA2 minutes_NNT2 ._. 
Despite_II himself_PPX1 ,_, Dougal_NP1 began_VVD to_TO wonder_VVI if_CSW there_EX might_VM be_VBI something_PN1 in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT chance_NN1 distribution_NN1 of_IO yarrow_NN1 stalks_NN2 was_VBDZ leading_VVG with_IW uncomfortable_JJ inevitability_NN1 towards_II a_AT1 hexagram_NN1 ._. 
And_CC the_AT hexagram_NN1 itself_PPX1 was_VBDZ the_AT key_NN1 to_II a_AT1 verbal_JJ answer_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_JJ almost_RR felt_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tampering_VVG with_IW something_PN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM neither_RR understand_VVI nor_CC control_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ briefly_RR tempted_VVN to_TO stop_VVI the_AT session_NNT1 ._. 
Superstitious_JJ rubbish_NN1 ._. 
After_CS the_AT sixth_MD time_NNT1 ,_, Henry_NP1 replaced_VVD the_AT yarrow_NN1 stalks_VVZ in_II their_APPGE cylinder_NN1 and_CC consulted_VVD his_APPGE notes_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 drew_VVD a_AT1 column_NN1 of_IO six_MC lines_NN2 ,_, four_MC of_IO which_DDQ were_VBDR broken_VVN in_II the_AT middle_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 scrawled_VVD a_AT1 cross_NN1 in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO one_MC1 of_IO the_AT broken_JJ lines_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Meng_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 muttered_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD so_RR ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 beg_VV0 your_APPGE pardon_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT name_NN1 of_IO the_AT hexagram_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 looked_VVD straight_RR at_II Dougal_NP1 ;_; his_APPGE expression_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX friendly_JJ ._. 
'_" You_PPY can_VM translate_VVI it_PPH1 in_II various_JJ ways_NN2 ._. 
Immaturity_NN1 ,_, youthful_JJ folly_NN1 ,_, obscurity_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 opened_VVD the_AT book_NN1 and_CC turned_VVD its_APPGE pages_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT I_ZZ1 Ching_NP1 often_RR uses_VVZ this_DD1 hexagram_NN1 to_TO reprove_VVI a_AT1 foolish_JJ or_CC dishonest_JJ questioner_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 read_VVD quickly_RR through_II a_AT1 section_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ does_VDZ it_PPH1 say_VVI ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
Henry_NP1 closed_VVD the_AT book_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 confirms_VVZ an_AT1 intuition_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ no_AT documentary_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ there_EX ?_? 
You_PPY 're_VBR tangled_VVN up_RP in_II something_PN1 which_DDQ will_VM probably_RR end_VVI in_II humiliation_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR in_II a_AT1 mess_NN1 ,_, William_NP1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY 're_VBR trying_VVG to_TO be_VBI devious_JJ with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
You_PPY want_VV0 my_APPGE help_NN1 ,_, not_XX the_AT I_ZZ1 Ching_NP1 's_GE ._. 
'_GE Embarrassment_NN1 paralysed_VVD Dougal_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 felt_VVD like_II a_AT1 child_NN1 caught_VVN out_RP in_II a_AT1 lie_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA arrogant_JJ stupidity_NN1 blended_VVN with_IW the_AT shame_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 had_VHD underrated_VVN Henry_NP1 ,_, and_CC perhaps_RR the_AT I_ZZ1 Ching_NP1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ so_RG damned_RG unfair_JJ that_CST Henry_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX the_AT complete_JJ charlatan_NN1 he_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI been_VBN ._. 
'_GE Youthful_JJ folly_NN1 '_GE struck_VVD unpleasantly_RR close_RR to_II home_NN1 ._. 
'_" Are_VBR you_PPY going_VVGK to_TO tell_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_GE Henry_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
Dougal_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD wrecked_VVN his_APPGE chances_NN2 now_RT ._. 
Frankness_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ option_NN1 open_VV0 to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT faith_NN1 in_II it_PPH1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ I_PPIS1 really_RR want_VV0 to_TO know_VVI ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD slowly_RR ,_, '_GE is_VBZ where_RRQ I_PPIS1 can_VM find_VVI Devenish_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 ran_VVD Fred_NP1 to_II earth_NN1 in_II a_AT1 pub_NN1 near_II the_AT station_NN1 in_II Acton_NP1 ._. 
The_AT little_JJ Ulsterman_NN1 was_VBDZ playing_VVG pool_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 West_NP1 Indian_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ roughly_RR twice_RR his_APPGE weight_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 gave_VVD no_AT sign_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN Lorton_NP1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 probably_RR had_VHN ;_; Fred_NP1 had_VHD eyes_NN2 in_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 bought_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 pint_NNU1 of_IO Guinness_NP1 and_CC a_AT1 whisky_NN1 chaser_NN1 ._. 
The_AT game_NN1 was_VBDZ nearly_RR over_RP ,_, and_CC as_RR21 usual_RR22 Fred_NP1 was_VBDZ winning_VVG ,_, despite_II his_APPGE opponent_NN1 's_GE longer_JJR reach_NN1 ._. 
Fred_NP1 made_VVD up_RP for_IF his_APPGE lack_NN1 of_IO inches_NNU2 by_II waging_VVG psychological_JJ warfare_NN1 in_II the_AT form_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 relentless_JJ monologue_NN1 ._. 
Today_RT he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ talking_VVG about_II his_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 environmental_JJ health_NN1 officer_NN1 by_II title_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 rat-catcher_NN1 by_II profession_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ as_RG true_JJ as_CSA I_PPIS1 'm_VBM standing_VVG here_RL ,_, as_CSA God_NP1 's_VBZ my_APPGE witness_NN1 ,_, there_EX were_VBDR two_MC dead_JJ rats_NN2 in_II the_AT babby_NN1 's_GE cradle_NN1 ,_, one_PN1 on_II either_DD1 side_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR already_RR beginning_VVG to_TO stink_VVI ,_, this_DD1 was_VBDZ summertime_NNT1 ,_, you_PPY understand_VV0 ._. 
And_CC the_AT mother_NN1 says_VVZ ,_, '_GE The_AT babby_NN1 likes_VVZ to_TO stroke_VVI the_AT fur_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR like_II cuddly_RR toys_NN2 '_GE ;_; and_CC I_PPIS1 says_VVZ ,_, '_GE Jesus_NP1 ,_, woman_NN1 ,_, you_PPY do_VD0 realize_VVI there_EX 's_VBZ enough_DD poison_NN1 in_II them_PPHO2 rats_NN2 to_TO kill_VVI a_AT1 bloody_JJ army_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE The_AT game_NN1 finished_VVD ._. 
Fred_NP1 's_GE monologue_NN1 also_RR finished_VVN ,_, in_II mid-sentence_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pocketed_VVD his_APPGE winnings_NN2 and_CC wandered_VVN across_II the_AT room_NN1 towards_II Lorton_NP1 ._. 
A_AT1 squashed_JJ hand-rolled_JJ cigarette_NN1 dangled_VVN from_II the_AT corner_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mouth_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 gentleman_NN1 ,_, Rod_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Fred_NP1 picked_VVD up_RP the_AT Guinness_NP1 and_CC swallowed_VVD half_DB of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD down_RP and_CC relit_JJ his_APPGE cigarette_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wore_VVD a_AT1 greasy_JJ purple_JJ jacket_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ several_DA2 sizes_NN2 too_RG large_JJ for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
People_NN generally_RR gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 wide_JJ berth_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 the_AT smell_NN1 he_PPHS1 carried_VVD with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 knew_VVD Fred_NP1 too_RG well_RR to_TO try_VVI to_TO hurry_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT little_JJ man_NN1 had_VHD two_MC attributes_NN2 which_DDQ made_VVD him_PPHO1 valuable_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 natural_JJ survivor_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 natural_JJ entrepreneur_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM sell_VVI anything_PN1 ;_; and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX get_VVI caught_VVN ._. 
Lorton_NP1 had_VHD met_VVN him_PPHO1 first_MD in_II Beirut_NP1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 ran_VVD a_AT1 short-lived_JJ but_CCB lucrative_JJ business_NN1 selling_VVG the_AT same_DA medical_JJ supplies_NN2 to_II more_DAR than_CSN one_MC1 purchaser_NN1 ._. 
Fred_NP1 talked_VVD about_II greyhound_NN1 racing_VVG until_II Lorton_NP1 bought_VVD the_AT second_MD round_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY got_VVD something_PN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_GE Fred_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
Lorton_NP1 passed_VVD a_AT1 small_JJ brown_JJ envelope_NN1 across_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
Fred_NP1 opened_VVD it_PPH1 gingerly_RR and_CC peered_VVD inside_RL ._. 
'_GE An_AT1 old_JJ thruppenny_JJ bit_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" This_DD1 one_PN1 's_VBZ meant_VVN to_TO be_VBI priceless_JJ ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ Edward_NP1 VIII_MC ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 private_JJ sale_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM acting_VVG for_IF a_AT1 friend_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 friend_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Fred_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_GE Priceless_JJ ,_, you_PPY say_VV0 ?_? 
You_PPY putting_VVG a_AT1 reserve_NN1 on_II ?_? 
'_" '_" A_ZZ1 grand_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX take_VVI less_RRR ._. 
And_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ giving_VVG it_PPH1 away_RL ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 always_RR is_VBZ ,_, '_GE Fred_NP1 said_VVD sadly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 need_VV0 it_PPH1 done_VDN quickly_RR ._. 
In_II a_AT1 day_NNT1 or_CC two_MC at_II the_AT most_RRT ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 're_VBR pushing_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, are_VBR n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO up_RP the_AT commission_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Come_VV0 off_II it_PPH1 ,_, Fred_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY charge_VV0 enough_RR as_CSA it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. 
'_GE Fred_NP1 flicked_VVD the_AT envelope_NN1 back_RP across_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 
'_GE Okay_RR ._. 
How_RGQ much_DA1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Thirty_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 ._. 
After_II all_DB ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 private_JJ sale_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 friend_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 friend_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ that_DD1 got_VVN to_TO do_VDI with_IW it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Your_APPGE friend_NN1 likes_VVZ his_APPGE privacy_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Fred_NP1 winked_VVD ._. 
'_" Nothing_PN1 comes_VVZ free_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Devenish_JJ ?_? 
'_GE Henry_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Bertie_NN1 Devenish_NN1 ?_? 
Why_RRQ ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX tell_VVI you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT word_NN1 's_VBZ '_" wo_VM n't_XX '_GE ,_, not_XX '_" ca_VM n't_XX '_GE ._. 
Does_VDZ Celia_NP1 know_VVI about_II this_DD1 ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI her_PPHO1 to_TO find_VVI out_RP ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 stood_VVD up_RP and_CC padded_JJ across_II the_AT thick_JJ carpet_NN1 to_II the_AT window_NN1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY plan_VVI to_TO get_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO tell_VVI you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_GE By_II saying_VVG that_CST the_AT documentary_NN1 needed_VVD to_TO face_VVI up_II21 to_II22 the_AT frauds_NN2 ,_, if_CS only_RR to_TO distinguish_VVI them_PPHO2 from_II sincere_JJ practitioners_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 turned_VVD away_RL ._. 
With_IW the_AT light_NN1 behind_II him_PPHO1 ,_, his_APPGE dumpy_JJ shape_NN1 was_VBDZ emphasized_VVN ._. 
'_" For_IF all_DB you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, Devenish_NN1 is_VBZ still_RR in_II jail_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 traced_VVD the_AT case_NN1 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ given_VVN a_AT1 twenty-five_MC year_NNT1 sentence_NN1 ,_, eighteen_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
With_IW remission_NN1 for_IF good_JJ conduct_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM be_VBI out_RP now_RT ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ come_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY were_VBDR upset_VVN by_II that_DD1 case_NN1 ._. 
Professionally_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
If_CS Devenish_NN1 was_VBDZ free_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY 'd_VM want_VVI to_TO keep_VVI an_AT1 eye_NN1 on_II what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ up_II21 to_II22 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD if_CS you_PPY had_VHD a_AT1 personal_JJ interest_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 quick_JJ nod_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 acknowledging_VVG that_CST Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ at_II liberty_NN1 to_TO use_VVI his_APPGE intuition_NN1 too_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 moved_VVD across_RL to_II the_AT display_NN1 cabinet_NN1 and_CC picked_VVD up_RP Dick_NP1 Turpin_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 ran_VVD his_APPGE finger_NN1 along_II the_AT line_NN1 of_IO the_AT highwayman_NN1 's_GE arm_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 has_VHZ a_AT1 tiny_JJ chip_NN1 ._. 
Just_RR here_RL ,_, on_II the_AT cuff_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY would_VM n't_XX believe_VVI the_AT effect_NN1 it_PPH1 has_VHZ on_II the_AT value_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 joined_VVD him_PPHO1 by_II the_AT cabinet_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY can_VM hardly_RR see_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 returned_VVD the_AT figure_NN1 to_II its_APPGE shelf_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Bertie_NN1 could_VM be_VBI very_RG charming_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD carefully_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ also_RR an_AT1 extremely_RR gifted_JJ medium_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT real_JJ tragedy_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Could_VM be_VBI very_RG charming_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 not_XX seen_VVN him_PPHO1 since_CS he_PPHS1 appeared_VVD in_II court_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Henty_NN1 sidestepped_VVD the_AT question_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 need_VV0 to_TO know_VVI more_RRR ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 sensed_VVD that_CST Henry_NP1 's_GE resistance_NN1 had_VHD weakened_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD instinctively_RR that_CST the_AT success_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ he_PPHS1 said_VVD now_RT would_VM depend_VVI on_II how_RRQ he_PPHS1 said_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
Henry_NP1 's_GE aftershave_NN1 was_VBDZ overpowering_VVG at_II this_DD1 range_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 edged_VVD away_RL ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX my_APPGE secret_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD slowly_RR ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 can_VM tell_VVI you_PPY this_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 someone_PN1 has_VHZ done_VDN a_AT1 great_JJ wrong_JJ ._. 
Eustace_VV0 Tolby_NP1 '_GE '_GE Tolby_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Henry_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ rough_JJ with_IW anger_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 chink_NN1 in_II the_AT armour_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE benevolence_NN1 ,_, Dougal_NP1 realized_VVD ;_; and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ well_JJ worth_II trying_VVG to_TO exploit_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI Tolby_NP1 's_GE responsible_JJ ,_, not_XX for_IF this_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 watched_VVD Henry_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI sworn_VVN he_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 flash_NN1 of_IO disappointment_NN1 there_RL ._. 
'_GE The_AT point_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, he_PPHS1 may_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO prove_VVI or_CC disprove_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX going_VVGK to_TO want_VVI to_II ._. 
I_PPIS1 need_VV0 to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 way_NN1 to_TO persuade_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT words_NN2 trailed_VVD away_RL to_II silence_NN1 ._. 
Henry_NP1 turned_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC seemed_VVD absorbed_VVN by_II his_APPGE Staffordshire_NP1 figures_NN2 ._. 
Dougal_JJ hardly_RR dared_VVN to_TO breathe_VVI ._. 
Details_NN2 presented_VVD themselves_PPX2 to_II him_PPHO1 with_IW unusual_JJ clarity_NN1 :_: the_AT sprinkling_NN1 of_IO grey_JJ hairs_NN2 among_II Henry_NP1 's_GE curls_NN2 ;_; an_AT1 ambulance_NN1 siren_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 helicopter_NN1 fighting_VVG for_IF dominance_NN1 outside_RL ;_; and_CC the_AT dryness_NN1 at_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE throat_NN1 which_DDQ announced_VVD that_CST his_APPGE addiction_NN1 to_II tobacco_NN1 was_VBDZ craving_VVG to_TO be_VBI fed_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM hardly_RR have_VHI set_VVN about_RP this_DD1 more_RGR cack-handedly_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD :_: he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ asking_VVG a_AT1 respectable_JJ psychic_JJ to_TO supply_VVI him_PPHO1 with_IW blackmail_NN1 material_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 would_VM have_VHI a_AT1 fit_JJ if_CS he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ._. 
Henry_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 
'_GE Bertie_NN1 's_GE dead_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 hung_VVD himself_PPX1 in_II his_APPGE cell_NN1 three_MC months_NNT2 after_II the_AT trial_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO disguise_VVI his_APPGE disappointment_NN1 :_: to_TO have_VHI come_VVN so_RG far_RR ,_, only_RR to_TO find_VVI it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 blind_JJ alley_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR trying_VVG to_TO be_VBI honest_JJ ,_, '_GE Henry_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR telling_VVG the_AT truth_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY want_VV0 to_TO do_VDI what_DDQ 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 mumbled_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 hoped_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
His_APPGE voice_NN1 lacked_VVD conviction_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 can_VM usually_RR tell_VVI ,_, '_GE Henry_NP1 said_VVD simply_RR ._. 
'_GE In_II your_APPGE case_NN1 you_PPY probably_RR think_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR acting_VVG out_II21 of_II22 expediency_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB there_EX 's_VBZ more_RRR to_II it_PPH1 than_CSN that_DD1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 time_NNT1 Dougal_NP1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD undeservedly_RR passed_VVN an_AT1 examination_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX even_RR known_VVN he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ taking_VVG ._. 
'_GE Clare_NP1 Devenish_JJ lives_NN2 in_II Woolwich_NP1 ,_, '_GE Henry_NP1 continued_VVD ._. 
'_" If_CSW anyone_PN1 can_VM help_VVI you_PPY ,_, she_PPHS1 can_VM ._. 
'_" '_" His_APPGE widow_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
His_APPGE sister_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Chapter_NN1 14_MC CLARE_NP1 DEVENISH_NP1 DROPPED_VVD one_MC1 lump_NN1 of_IO sugar_NN1 in_II her_APPGE tea_NN1 ._. 
The_AT china_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RG thin_JJ that_CST Dougal_NP1 could_VM see_VVI the_AT level_NN1 of_IO the_AT tea_NN1 swaying_VVG as_CSA she_PPHS1 stirred_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 knew_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 wrong_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD slowly_RR ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, suspected_VVD ._. 
And_CC even_RR that_DD1 is_VBZ putting_VVG it_PPH1 too_RG strongly_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO admit_VVI I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ worried_JJ ,_, even_RR to_II myself_PPX1 ._. 
You_PPY must_VM think_VVI I_PPIS1 'm_VBM very_RG stupid_JJ ._. 
Or_CC very_RG cowardly_JJ ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" Sometimes_RT ignoring_VVG a_AT1 problem_NN1 's_VBZ the_AT best_JJT way_NN1 to_TO deal_VVI with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
If_CS not_XX the_AT only_JJ way_NN1 ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 lorry_NN1 thundered_VVD down_RP the_AT Woolwich_NP1 Road_NNL1 towards_II Greenwich_NP1 ,_, making_VVG conversation_NN1 temporarily_RR impossible_JJ ._. 
Miss_NNB Devenish_NP1 ,_, obviously_RR used_VVN to_II these_DD2 interruptions_NN2 ,_, offered_VVD Dougal_NP1 another_DD1 digestive_JJ biscuit_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 thin_JJ ,_, slender_JJ woman_NN1 ,_, somewhere_RL in_II the_AT further_JJR reaches_NN2 of_IO middle_JJ age_NN1 ._. 
Everything_PN1 about_II her_PPHO1 her_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE clothes_NN2 and_CC the_AT room_NN1 in_II which_DDQ they_PPHS2 were_VBDR sitting_VVG was_VBDZ pale_JJ ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT colours_NN2 had_VHD faded_VVN with_IW frequent_JJ washing_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI so_RR ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Not_XX this_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO problem_NN1 ._. 
Because_CS one_PN1 's_VBZ involved_VVN whether_CSW one_PN1 likes_VVZ it_PPH1 or_CC not_XX ,_, just_RR by_II caring_VVG for_IF the_AT person_NN1 concerned_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" When_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY begin_VVI to_TO feel_VVI something_PN1 was_VBDZ wrong_JJ ?_? 
'_" Her_APPGE mouth_NN1 twitched_VVD ._. 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 wrong_JJ with_IW Hubert_NP1 right_NN1 from_II the_AT start_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ five_MC years_NNT2 older_JJR than_CSN him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 always_RR seemed_VVD to_TO need_VVI protecting_VVG from_II someone_PN1 or_CC something_PN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 never_RR wanted_VVD to_TO fit_VVI in_RP ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE trouble_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR as_II a_AT1 toddler_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT our_APPGE mother_NN1 died_VVD ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ Father_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX very_RG good_JJ with_IW Hubert_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD very_RG definite_JJ ideas_NN2 about_II what_DDQ a_AT1 son_NN1 of_IO his_PPGE should_VM be_VBI like_II ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX mind_VVI about_II me_PPIO1 :_: I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ just_RR a_AT1 girl_NN1 ._. 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT bitterness_NN1 in_II her_APPGE high_JJ ,_, wavering_VVG voice_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE attitude_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN accepted_VVN at_II the_AT time_NNT1 and_CC accepted_VVN ever_RR since_RR ._. 
On_II the_AT pavement_NN1 outside_RL ,_, two_MC teenagers_NN2 were_VBDR having_VHG a_AT1 lovers_NN2 '_GE quarrel_NN1 ._. 
Clare_NP1 Devenish_NN1 eavesdropped_VVD unselfconsciously_RR ._. 
Dougal_NP1 could_VM n't_XX see_VVI a_AT1 television_NN1 in_II the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR the_AT bay_NN1 window_NN1 provided_VVD a_AT1 wider_JJR range_NN1 of_IO entertainment_NN1 ._. 
Opposite_II the_AT window_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 curtained_JJ archway_NN1 ._. 
The_AT curtains_NN2 failed_VVD to_TO meet_VVI in_II the_AT middle_NN1 ,_, revealing_VVG a_AT1 section_NN1 of_IO the_AT room_NN1 beyond_II :_: a_AT1 high_JJ ,_, narrow_JJ bed_NN1 flanked_VVN by_II a_AT1 massive_JJ wardrobe_NN1 in_II dark_NN1 ,_, stained_JJ oak_NN1 ;_; a_AT1 large_JJ crucifix_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 unusually_RR lifelike_JJ Christ_NP1 hanging_VVG on_RP the_AT wall_NN1 ._. 
Clare_NP1 Devenish_NN1 lived_VVD in_II these_DD2 two_MC rooms_NN2 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 Henry_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 shared_VVD the_AT kitchen_NN1 and_CC the_AT bathroom_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE three_MC lodgers_NN2 ,_, all_DB single_JJ women_NN2 much_RR the_AT same_DA age_NN1 as_CSA herself_PPX1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 household_NN1 of_IO spinsters_NN2 ._. 
Henry_NP1 had_VHD phoned_VVN to_TO arrange_VVI the_AT meeting_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD that_CST Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 researcher_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ investigating_VVG the_AT Devenish_JJ case_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ relieved_VVN that_CST Miss_NNB Devenish_NP1 agreed_VVD so_RG readily_RR to_TO see_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB Henry_NP1 was_VBDZ unsurprised_JJ :_: You_PPY 'll_VM be_VBI doing_VDG her_APPGE a_AT1 favour_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 likes_VVZ talking_VVG about_II her_APPGE brother_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX many_DA2 other_JJ pleasures_NN2 ._. 
The_AT teenagers_NN2 were_VBDR passionately_RR reconciled_VVN ;_; they_PPHS2 moved_VVD away_RL ._. 
Miss_NNB Devenish_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 
'_GE Hubert_NP1 's_GE ..._... special_JJ gifts_NN2 began_VVD to_TO develop_VVI when_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ about_RG thirteen_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD automatic_JJ writing_NN1 and_CC moved_VVD ornaments_NN2 that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE father_NN1 just_RR pretended_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX happening_VVG ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX go_VVI on_RP pretending_VVG once_RR the_AT school_NN1 asked_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO leave_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 said_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ disturbing_VVG the_AT other_JJ pupils_NN2 ._. 
Father_NN1 was_VBDZ furious_JJ ._. 
Poor_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ so_RG conventional_JJ ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 glanced_VVD at_II her_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, wondering_VVG if_CSW he_PPHS1 had_VHD imagined_VVN that_DD1 note_NN1 of_IO amused_JJ satisfaction_NN1 in_II her_APPGE voice_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Father_NN1 wanted_VVD Hubert_NP1 to_TO come_VVI into_II the_AT firm_NN1 you_PPY knew_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 solicitor_NN1 ?_? 
The_AT original_JJ idea_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST Hubert_NP1 would_VM join_VVI after_II university_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO give_VVI that_DD1 up_RP ._. 
Then_RT Hubert_NP1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 articled_JJ clerk_NN1 ,_, straight_RR after_II school_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Hubert_NP1 dug_VVD in_II his_APPGE toes_NN2 ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ eighteen_MC ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ earning_VVG quite_RG a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 as_II a_AT1 medium_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM afford_VVI to_TO go_VVI his_APPGE own_DA way_NN1 ._. 
And_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ Eustace_NP1 came_VVD to_TO join_VVI the_AT firm_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 substitute_NN1 for_IF Hubert_NP1 ._. 
The_AT son_NN1 my_APPGE father_NN1 wanted_VVD ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD your_APPGE brother_NN1 go_VVI on_RP living_VVG at_II home_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH no_UH ._. 
He_PPHS1 left_VVD as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 could_VM ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR terrible_JJ rows_NN2 ..._... 
'_GE The_AT lips_NN2 twitched_VVD again_RT ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI Father_NN1 ever_RR saw_VVD Hubert_NP1 again_RT until_CS the_AT trial_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR then_RT ,_, they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX actually_RR talk_VVI ._. 
Father_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 heart_NN1 attack_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 kept_VVD up_RP with_IW Hubert_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ I_PPIS1 met_VVD Henry_NP1 ._. 
Such_DA a_AT1 sweet_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ one_PN1 of_IO Hubert_NP1 's_GE friends_NN2 I_PPIS1 really_RR got_VVN to_TO like_VVI ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO them_PPHO2 were_VBDR rather_RG odd_JJ ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, apart_II21 from_II22 Eustace_NP1 ;_; but_CCB of_RR21 course_RR22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ different_JJ ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 put_VVD down_RP his_APPGE teacup_NN1 ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ was_VBDZ Eustace_NP1 different_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 cousin_NN1 of_IO ours_PPGE ._. 
Did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY know_VVI ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD known_VVN him_PPHO1 all_DB my_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
And_CC Eustace_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX believe_VVI in_II the_AT paranormal_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 and_CC Hubert_NP1 used_VMK to_TO argue_VVI about_II it_PPH1 for_IF hours_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 were_VBDR surprisingly_RR good_JJ friends_NN2 ,_, for_IF all_DB that_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Miss_NNB Devenish_NP1 sipped_VVD her_APPGE tea_NN1 ;_; Dougal_NP1 noticed_VVD that_CST her_APPGE cup_NN1 was_VBDZ cracked_VVN ;_; the_AT best_JJT cup_NN1 was_VBDZ reserved_VVN for_IF visitors_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 glanced_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT window_NN1 at_II the_AT empty_JJ pavement_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Hubert_NP1 was_VBDZ very_RG hurt_JJ by_II Eustace_NP1 's_GE attitude_NN1 at_II the_AT trial_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 stopped_VVD being_VBG friendly_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Like_II so_RG many_DA2 people_NN ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 looked_VVD reproachfully_RR at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 Eustace_NP1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO establish_VVI himself_PPX1 as_II a_AT1 solicitor_NN1 at_II that_DD1 time_NNT1 ._. 
You_PPY can_VM see_VVI why_RRQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO acknowledge_VVI a_AT1 family_NN1 connection_NN1 with_IW someone_PN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ convicted_VVN of_IO murder_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX very_RG kind_JJ ._. 
'_GE But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ very_RG sensible_JJ ,_, Dougal_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, if_CS you_PPY were_VBDR afraid_JJ of_IO being_VBG implicated_VVN yourself_PPX1 ._. 
Tolby_NN1 must_VM have_VHI had_VHN some_DD way_NN1 of_IO preventing_VVG Hubert_NP1 from_II talking_VVG ._. 
Miss_NNB Devenish_NP1 chattered_VVD on_RP ,_, talking_VVG about_II Hubert_NP1 as_II a_AT1 toddler_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT dock_NN1 ,_, at_II a_AT1 seance_NN1 and_CC in_II his_APPGE teens_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 jumped_VVD backwards_RL and_CC forwards_RL in_II her_APPGE narrative_NN1 ,_, creating_VVG considerable_JJ confusion_NN1 in_II Dougal_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 ._. 
Once_RR started_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ difficult_JJ to_TO stop_VVI :_: she_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT trick_NN1 of_IO pausing_VVG in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO sentences_NN2 rather_II21 than_II22 at_II their_APPGE end_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ made_VVD polite_JJ interruptions_NN2 next_II21 to_II22 impossible_JJ ._. 
After_CS a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 her_APPGE voice_NN1 began_VVD to_TO grate_VVI on_II Dougal_NP1 's_GE ears_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI been_VBN stuck_VVN in_II this_DD1 shabby_JJ ,_, overheated_JJ room_NN1 for_IF days_NNT2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM think_VVI of_IO no_AT way_NN1 of_IO escape_NN1 ,_, short_JJ of_IO downright_JJ rudeness_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 learned_VVD nothing_PN1 that_CST would_VM be_VBI of_IO much_DA1 use_NN1 to_II Lorton_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ true_JJ that_CST Miss_NNB Devenish_NP1 let_VV0 slip_VVI a_AT1 good_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO fragmentary_JJ information_NN1 about_II Tolby_NP1 ._. 
The_AT picture_NN1 that_CST emerged_VVD was_VBDZ unflattering_JJ ;_; but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX much_RR use_VV0 to_II an_AT1 aspiring_JJ blackmailer_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ no_AT crime_NN1 to_TO be_VBI ambitious_JJ and_CC greedy_JJ ._. 
Tolby_NP1 seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI buttered_VVN up_RP all_DB the_AT Devenishes_NN2 for_IF what_DDQ he_PPHS1 could_VM get_VVI :_: the_AT father_NN1 took_VVD him_PPHO1 into_II the_AT firm_NN1 and_CC launched_VVD him_PPHO1 on_II his_APPGE career_NN1 ;_; Clare_NP1 darned_VVD his_APPGE socks_NN2 and_CC cooked_VVD him_PPHO1 meals_NN2 ;_; and_CC Hubert_NP1 if_CS Henry_NP1 was_VBDZ right_RR had_VHD put_VVN some_DD business_NN1 his_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Clare_NP1 seemed_VVD to_TO know_VVI nothing_PN1 of_IO this_DD1 side_NN1 of_IO the_AT relationship_NN1 between_II her_APPGE brother_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE cousin_NN1 ._. 
When_CS the_AT Devenishes_NN2 had_VHD nothing_PN1 left_VVN to_TO give_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, Tolby_NP1 abandoned_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ would_VM you_PPY do_VDI ?_? 
'_GE Miss_NNB Devenish_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
For_RR21 once_RR22 she_PPHS1 obviously_RR required_VVD an_AT1 answer_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN listening_VVG to_II her_PPHO1 for_IF at_RR21 least_RR22 a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD refuge_NN1 in_II honesty_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 lost_VVD the_AT thread_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ you_PPY were_VBDR saying_VVG ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ asking_VVG what_DDQ you_PPY 'd_VM do_VDI if_CS you_PPY discovered_VVD someone_PN1 you_PPY cared_VVD for_IF was_VBDZ doing_VDG wrong_JJ ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ no_AT easy_JJ answer_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ there_EX ?_? 
You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX just_RR stop_VVI loving_VVG them_PPHO2 because_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX approve_VVI of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX condone_VVI what_DDQ they_PPHS2 're_VBR doing_VDG ,_, either_RR ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 muttered_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 supposed_VVD each_DD1 situation_NN1 should_VM be_VBI judged_VVN on_II its_APPGE own_DA merits_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 felt_VVD uncomfortable_JJ for_IF another_DD1 reason_NN1 now_RT :_: he_PPHS1 suspected_VVD that_CST ,_, once_CS her_APPGE moral_JJ hackles_NN2 were_VBDR up_RP ,_, Miss_NNB Devenish_NP1 would_VM be_VBI implacable_JJ ,_, despite_II her_APPGE mild_JJ exterior_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 leant_VVD closer_RRR to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 knew_VVD Hubert_NP1 was_VBDZ up_II21 to_II22 something_PN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 started_VVD buying_VVG expensive_JJ clothes_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 car_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 moved_VVD to_II a_AT1 better_JJR flat_NN1 ..._... 
I_PPIS1 could_VM tell_VVI he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pleased_JJ with_IW himself_PPX1 but_CCB a_RR21 bit_RR22 scared_JJ ,_, just_RR like_II when_RRQ he_PPHS1 used_VMK to_TO keep_VVI the_AT half-crown_JJ Father_NN1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 on_II Sundays_NPD2 ,_, rather_CS21 than_CS22 put_VVI it_PPH1 on_II the_AT collection_NN1 plate_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT I_PPIS1 found_VVD out_RP about_II his_APPGE old_JJ ladies_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO do_VDI something_PN1 ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_TO see_VVI the_AT latest_JJT one_PN1 ,_, Mrs_NNB Houston_NP1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ called_VVN ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 warned_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 just_RR made_VVD it_PPH1 worse_JJR ._. 
Because_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 row_NN1 with_IW Hubert_NP1 and_CC he_PPHS1 killed_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB my_APPGE fault_NN1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 way_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 held_VVD a_AT1 cushion_NN1 over_II her_APPGE face_NN1 and_CC pressed_VVD ..._... and_CC pressed_VVD ..._... 
'_GE Clare_NP1 Devenish_NN1 covered_VVD her_APPGE face_NN1 with_IW long_JJ white_JJ hands_NN2 and_CC began_VVD to_TO cry_VVI ._. 
'_" All_DB you_PPY 've_VH0 done_VDN ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD angrily_RR ,_, '_GE is_VBZ make_VV0 a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO people_NN wonder_VV0 why_RRQ you_PPY 're_VBR so_RG interested_JJ in_II Tolby_NP1 ._. 
Apart_II21 from_II22 that_DD1 you_PPY 've_VH0 achieved_VVN sod_VV0 all_DB ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 long_JJ shot_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX good_JJ enough_RR ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 lowered_VVD his_APPGE voice_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN another_DD1 idea_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 were_VBDR in_II the_AT dining-room_NN1 ,_, and_CC Celia_NP1 was_VBDZ directly_RR below_RL in_II the_AT basement_NN1 's_GE kitchen_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 could_VM hear_VVI the_AT clatter_NN1 of_IO saucepans_NN2 as_CSA she_PPHS1 prepared_VVD dinner_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD invited_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO share_VVI the_AT meal_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ six_MC weeks_NNT2 to_II the_AT day_NNT1 since_CS the_AT Saturday_NPD1 of_IO Arabella_NP1 's_GE last_MD dinner_NN1 party_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 've_VH0 made_VVN some_DD progress_NN1 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 pointed_VVD out_RP ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 've_VH0 confirmed_VVN that_CST Tolby_NP1 was_VBDZ almost_RR certainly_RR mixed_VVN up_RP with_IW Devenish_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI vulnerable_JJ there_RL ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 few_DA2 more_DAR names_NN2 and_CC facts_NN2 to_TO throw_VVI at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 lawyer_NN1 ,_, William_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI frightened_VVN unless_CS we_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN something_PN1 he_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX argue_VVI away_RL ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 wandered_VVD over_RP to_II the_AT uncurtained_JJ window_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 touched_VVD the_AT fresh_JJ paint_NN1 on_II the_AT frame_NN1 and_CC made_VVD a_AT1 face_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 discovered_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ still_RR tacky_JJ ._. 
'_GE Well_RR ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" There_EX 's_VBZ one_MC1 way_NN1 to_TO frighten_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 swung_VVD round_RP ._. 
'_GE And_CC we_PPIS2 both_DB2 know_VV0 what_DDQ that_DD1 is_VBZ ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI anything_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 opened_VVD his_APPGE mouth_NN1 to_TO speak_VVI but_CCB something_PN1 in_II Dougal_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 strangled_VVD the_AT first_MD syllable_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD round_RP ._. 
Celia_NN1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG in_II the_AT doorway_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_RR telling_VVG how_RGQ much_DA1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD overheard_VVN ._. 
'_GE Dinner_NN1 's_GE ready_JJ ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II Dougal_NP1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY were_VBDR going_VVGK to_TO lay_VVI the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Up_RG21 to_RG22 eight_MC litters_VVZ a_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, '_GE Fred_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE And_CC the_AT average_JJ size_NN1 is_VBZ eight_MC to_II twelve_MC ._. 
The_AT females_NN2 can_VM start_VVI reproducing_VVG when_RRQ they_PPHS2 're_VBR six_MC weeks_NNT2 old_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 propped_VVD himself_PPX1 on_II the_AT pool_NN1 table_NN1 ._. 
'_" If_CSW they_PPHS2 all_DB lived_VVD ,_, guess_VV0 how_RGQ many_DA2 rats_NN2 there_EX 'd_VM be_VBI in_II this_DD1 country_NN1 in_II five_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
Give_VV0 up_RP ?_? 
Twenty-five_MC million_NNO ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 fact_NN1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 time_NNT1 Fred_NP1 was_VBDZ playing_VVG a_AT1 small_JJ soberly-dressed_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS looked_VVD like_II a_AT1 civil_JJ servant_NN1 ._. 
As_RR21 usual_RR22 his_APPGE tactics_NN2 were_VBDR paying_VVG off_RP ._. 
Fred_NP1 had_VHD once_RR told_VVN Lorton_NP1 that_CST he_PPHS1 reckoned_VVD to_TO make_VVI his_APPGE beer_NN1 money_NN1 from_II playing_VVG pool_NN1 ,_, and_CC perhaps_RR a_AT1 little_JJ bit_NN1 over_RP for_IF the_AT dogs_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 never_RR played_VVD in_II the_AT same_DA pub_NN1 twice_RR in_II the_AT same_DA month_NNT1 ;_; even_RR21 so_RR22 ,_, word_NN1 got_VVD around_RP among_II the_AT regulars_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 rarely_RR had_VHD to_TO spend_VVI a_AT1 lunchtime_NNT1 without_IW a_AT1 game_NN1 ._. 
'_" Now_RT take_VV0 Warfarin_NP1 ,_, '_GE Fred_NP1 advised_VVD his_APPGE opponent_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY need_VV0 to_TO eat_VVI maybe_RR a_AT1 third_MD of_IO your_APPGE body_NN1 weight_NN1 before_CS it_PPH1 kills_VVZ you_PPY ._. 
Some_DD rats_NN2 are_VBR immune_JJ to_II it_PPH1 now_RT ..._... 
'_" Today_RT the_AT rendezvous_NN was_VBDZ in_II Hammersmith_NP1 ._. 
Fred_NP1 had_VHD worked_VVN fast_RR :_: he_PPHS1 had_VHD sold_VVN the_AT thruppenny_JJ piece_NN1 in_II under_RG 48_MC hours_NNT2 ,_, and_CC during_II the_AT weekend_NNT1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 waited_VVD as_II patiently-as_CSA he_PPHS1 could_VM ._. 
Fred_NP1 slid_VVD on_RP to_II the_AT seat_NN1 beside_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 raised_VVD his_APPGE glass_NN1 to_II Lorton_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Twelve_MC hundred_NNO ._. 
Not_XX bad_JJ ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD someone_PN1 had_VHD a_AT1 bargain_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 edged_VVD away_RL :_: at_II this_DD1 range_NN1 Fred_NP1 's_GE smell_NN1 was_VBDZ overpowering_VVG ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 took_VVD out_RP my_APPGE three-sixty_MC ,_, '_GE Fred_NP1 continued_VVD ._. 
'_GE And_CC the_AT keys_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 came_VVD a_RR21 bit_RR22 pricey_JJ ,_, I_ZZ1 '_GE m_ZZ1 afraid_JJ ._. 
Had_VHD to_TO go_VVI up_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 hundred_NNO ._. 
I_PPIS1 t_ZZ221 's_ZZ222 for_IF this_DD1 year_NNT1 's_GE model_NN1 ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 better_JJR lock_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had-to_VHD get_VV0 three_MC keys_NN2 :_: one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 should_VM fit_VVI ._. 
Mind_VV0 you_PPY ,_, it_PPH1 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN cheaper_JJR if_CS you_PPY had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN in_II such_DA a_AT1 hurry_NN1 ._. 
Maybe_RR fifty_MC quid_NN ,_, or_CC even_RR less_RRR ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX matter_VVI ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 pocketed_VVD the_AT envelope_NN1 which_DDQ Fred_NP1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT point_NN1 in_II counting_VVG the_AT money_NN1 ._. 
There_EX would_VM be_VBI exactly_RR 740_MC ,_, in_II used_JJ notes_NN2 ._. 
Fred_NP1 cheated_VVD his_APPGE clients_NN2 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ;_; but_CCB he_PPHS1 never_RR did_VDD it_PPH1 at_II this_DD1 stage_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 transaction_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI bad_JJ for_IF business_NN1 ._. 
'_" Anything_PN1 else_RR I_PPIS1 can_VM do_VDI for_IF you_PPY ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Always_RR a_AT1 pleasure_NN1 to_TO do_VDI business_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 real_JJ gent_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Fred_NP1 stared_VVD hopefully_RR at_II his_APPGE empty_JJ glass_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX look_VVI now_RT ,_, but_CCB there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 man_NN1 by_II the_AT bar_NN1 who_PNQS keeps_VVZ looking_VVG at_II you_PPY ._. 
Came_VVD in_RP just_RR after_CS you_PPY did_VDD ._. 
Mate_NN1 of_IO yours_PPGE ?_? 
'_GE Over_II their_APPGE table_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 mirror_NN1 ,_, advertising_VVG a_AT1 long_JJ defunct_JJ brand_NN1 of_IO pale_JJ ale_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 glanced_VVD up_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD the_AT rear_JJ view_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 fat_JJ young_JJ man_NN1 in_II jeans_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 leather_NN1 jacket_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 mirror_NN1 behind_II the_AT bar_NN1 too_RR ;_; the_AT man_NN1 was_VBDZ staring_VVG into_II it_PPH1 ._. 
His_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, doubly_RR reflected_VVN ,_, met_VVD Lorton_NP1 's_GE ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Detective_NNB Constable_NNB Bernie_NP1 Viol_NP1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 left_VVD the_AT pub_NN1 just_RR as_CSA Viol_NP1 bought_VVD himself_PPX1 a_AT1 second_NNT1 pint_NNU1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 strolled_VVD up_II21 to_II22 Hammersmith_NP1 Broadway_NP1 ._. 
Viol_NP1 abandoned_VVD his_APPGE drink_NN1 and_CC padded_JJ after_II him_PPHO1 ,_, twenty_MC yards_NN2 behind_RL ._. 
When_CS Lorton_NP1 stopped_VVD ,_, so_RR did_VDD Viol_NP1 ._. 
The_AT policeman_NN1 made_VVD no_AT attempt_NN1 to_TO conceal_VVI himself_PPX1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD miserable_JJ ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 his_APPGE jeans_NN2 were_VBDR too_RG tight_RR for_IF comfort_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE jacket_NN1 too_RG thin_JJ for_IF warmth_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Broadway_NN1 was_VBDZ thick_JJ with_IW traffic_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 hailed_VVD a_AT1 taxi_NN1 ._. 
Viol_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO flag_NN1 down_II another_DD1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT driver_NN1 ignored_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD on_II the_AT pavement_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE arms_NN2 folded_VVN across_II his_APPGE belly_NN1 ,_, watching_VVG Lorton_NP1 drive_VV0 away_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN easy_JJ to_TO get_VVI rid_VVN of_IO Viol_NP1 ,_, Lorton_NP1 thought_VVD :_: too_RG easy_JJ ?_? 
A_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, he_PPHS1 paid_VVD off_RP the_AT taxi_NN1 and_CC caught_VVD a_AT1 bus_NN1 to_II Shepherd_NP1 's_GE Bush_NP1 ._. 
The_AT encounter_NN1 worried_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
Did_VDD Maxham_NP1 know_VVI about_II the_AT other_JJ meetings_NN2 with_IW Fred_NP1 ?_? 
Lorton_NP1 hoped_VVD not_XX ._. 
Viol_NP1 had_VHD made_VVN himself_PPX1 obvious_JJ today_RT ;_; and_CC presumably_RR he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI done_VDN the_AT same_DA on_II other_JJ occasions_NN2 ._. 
Fred_NP1 was_VBDZ convinced_VVN he_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR seen_VVN the_AT man_NN1 before_RT ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ reassuring_VVG in_II itself_PPX1 the_AT Irishman_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 highly_RR sensitive_JJ nose_NN1 for_IF coppers_NN2 ;_; he_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI touched_VVN the_AT coins_NN2 if_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD caught_VVN a_AT1 whiff_NN1 of_IO police_NN2 involvement_NN1 ._. 
The_AT simplest_JJT explanation_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST Maxham_NP1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG nowhere_RL with_IW the_AT Newley_NP1 case_NN1 ;_; and_CC he_PPHS1 'd_VHD sent_VVN Viol_VV0 along_RP on_II the_AT off_JJ chance_NN1 ,_, to_TO put_VVI a_AT1 little_JJ pressure_NN1 on_II Lorton_NP1 and_CC see_VV0 what_DDQ happened_VVD ._. 
Maybe_RR the_AT Assistant_JJ Commissioner_NN1 's_GE wife_NN1 was_VBDZ breathing_VVG down_RP Maxham_NP1 's_GE neck_NN1 ._. 
The_AT bus_NN1 dropped_VVD him_PPHO1 off_RP just_RR before_II the_AT Green_JJ ._. 
Lorton_NP1 walked_VVD down_RP the_AT Goldhawk_NP1 Road_NNL1 until_CS he_PPHS1 found_VVD a_AT1 big_JJ hardware_NN1 store_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO buy_VVI a_AT1 knife_NN1 ._. 
Given_VVN a_AT1 choice_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 much_RR preferred_JJ knives_NN2 to_II guns_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR direct_JJ and_CC simple_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR difficult_JJ to_TO trace_VVI and_CC silent_JJ to_TO use_VVI ._. 
Celia_NP1 spent_VVD Monday_NPD1 lunchtime_NNT1 with_IW Henry_NP1 Magus_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 met_VVD at_II his_APPGE flat_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD prepared_VVN a_AT1 pasta_NN1 salad_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 served_VVD with_IW wholemeal_JJ bread_NN1 and_CC fruit_NN juice_NN1 ._. 
While_CS they_PPHS2 ate_VVD ,_, the_AT conversation_NN1 was_VBDZ confined_VVN to_II business_NN1 ._. 
Tomorrow_RT 's_GE Woman_NN1 was_VBDZ mildly_RR enthusiastic_JJ about_II a_AT1 proposed_JJ series_NN of_IO astrological_JJ interviews_NN2 with_IW celebrities_NN2 from_II all_DB walks_NN2 of_IO life_NN1 ._. 
The_AT idea_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN Celia_NP1 's_GE ._. 
The_AT celebrities_NN2 would_VM be_VBI interviewed_VVN in_II their_APPGE homes_NN2 ._. 
Henry_NP1 would_VM cast_VVI their_APPGE horoscopes_NN2 ,_, probing_VVG their_APPGE pasts_NN2 ,_, presents_NN2 and_CC futures_NN2 ;_; as_II a_AT1 bonus_NN1 ,_, the_AT series_NN would_VM reveal_VVI the_AT secrets_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE homes_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ even_RR a_AT1 possible_JJ link-up_NN1 with_IW RTI_NP1 :_: the_AT firm_NN1 was_VBDZ considering_VVG an_AT1 addition_NN1 to_II their_APPGE leisure_NN1 software_NN1 list_NN1 ,_, called_VVN Astrogaze_NP1 ,_, with_IW Henry_NP1 as_CSA technical_JJ consultant_NN1 ._. 
Henry_NP1 had_VHD agreed_VVN to_TO use_VVI Astrogaze_NN1 to_TO examine_VVI the_AT lives_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE celebrities_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 took_VVD their_APPGE coffee_NN1 into_II the_AT sitting-room_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 admired_VVD the_AT Staffordshire_NP1 figures_NN2 while_CS Henry_NP1 poured_VVD ._. 
'_" Have_VH0 you_PPY found_VVN another_DD1 job_NN1 yet_RR ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 I_PPIS1 had_VHD ._. 
Hugo_NP1 Brassard_NP1 keeps_VVZ telling_VVG me_PPIO1 not_XX to_TO give_VVI up_RP hope_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB you_PPY are_VBR leaving_VVG ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT one_MC1 thing_NN1 I_PPIS1 am_VBM sure_JJ about_II ._. 
'_" '_" My_APPGE contract_NN1 with_IW NCPR_NP1 ends_VVZ in_II April_NPM1 ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 fiddled_VVD with_IW the_AT handle_NN1 of_IO the_AT milk_NN1 jug_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI I_PPIS1 shall_VM renew_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 've_VH0 had_VHN enough_DD of_IO PR_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX that_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 wrinkled_VVD his_APPGE nose_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR that_CST I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI Hugo_NP1 or_CC Georgina_NP1 would_VM do_VDI the_AT job_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 you_PPY do_VD0 ._. 
Have_VH0 you_PPY thought_VVN of_IO starting_VVG up_RP on_II your_APPGE own_DA ?_? 
'_GE The_AT question_NN1 took_VVD Celia_NP1 by_II surprise_NN1 ._. 
Henry_NP1 's_GE loyalty_NN1 touched_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 had_VHD never_RR occurred_VVN to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI if_CSW it_PPH1 's_VBZ possible_JJ :_: I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN enough_DD contacts_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" Would_VM you_PPY need_VVI capital_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 would_VM help_VVI ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 could_VM always_RR work_VVI from_II home_NN1 ._. 
Contacts_NN2 are_VBR the_AT really_RR essential_JJ thing_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, think_VV0 about_II it_PPH1 ,_, dear_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY 'd_VM do_VDI very_RG well_RR ._. 
And_CC you_PPY 'd_VM have_VHI at_RR21 least_RR22 one_MC1 client_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT idea_NN1 caught_VVD Celia_NP1 's_GE imagination_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Perhaps_RR if_CS I_PPIS1 found_VVD a_AT1 partner_NN1 ..._... 
'_" She_PPHS1 grinned_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ absurd_JJ ._. 
Castles_NN2 in_II the_AT sky_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ always_RR a_AT1 good_JJ idea_NN1 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 few_DA2 castles_NN2 up_RP there_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM still_RR be_VBI a_AT1 lowly_JJ civil_JJ servant_NN1 if_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX had_VHN my_APPGE castle_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 passed_VVD her_APPGE cup_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 never_RR did_VDD a_AT1 reading_NN1 for_IF you_PPY ,_, did_VDD I_PPIS1 ?_? 
Do_VD0 you_PPY remember_VVI ?_? 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ going_VVG to_II ,_, just_RR before_II Arabella_NP1 died_VVD ._. 
Perhaps_RR this_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT right_JJ moment_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 shivered_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 remembered_VVD that_DD1 party_NN1 all_DB too_RG well_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI if_CS I_PPIS1 really_RR want_VV0 one_PN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Would_VM you_PPY '_" Does_VDZ it_PPH1 seem_VVI a_RR21 bit_RR22 sacrilegious_JJ to_II you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_GE In_II a_AT1 way_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ illogical_JJ ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM agnostic_JJ about_II everything_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ,_, religion_NN1 included_VVD ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO know_VVI what_DDQ 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO happen_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
And_CC you_PPY might_VM not_XX want_VVI to_TO tell_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ bad_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 keep_VV0 thinking_NN1 of_IO Ivor_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Henry_NP1 sniffed_VVD ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ clear_JJ that_CST Newley_NP1 's_GE jocularity_NN1 on_II that_DD1 occasion_NN1 still_RR rankled_VVD ._. 
Celia_NP1 said_VVD ,_, before_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM put_VVI a_AT1 brake_NN1 on_II her_APPGE tongue_NN1 :_: '_" You_PPY really_RR think_VV0 Ivor_NP1 's_VBZ dead_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI ,_, '_GE Henry_NP1 said_VVD impressively_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 know_VV0 more_DAR than_CSN that_DD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 died_VVD by_II asphyxiation_NN1 ,_, somewhere_RL in_II London_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX an_AT1 accident_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 himself_PPX1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ murdered_VVN ._. 
'_" For_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 Celia_NP1 almost_RR believed_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
Chapter_NN1 15_MC TOLBY_NP1 FLICKERED_VVD IN_RP and_CC out_II21 of_II22 sight_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 walked_VVD along_II the_AT line_NN1 of_IO parked_JJ cars_NN2 ._. 
Sometimes_RT you_PPY could_VM see_VVI only_RR his_APPGE head_NN1 or_CC his_APPGE legs_NN2 ;_; sometimes_RT you_PPY could_VM see_VVI nothing_PN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ walking_VVG quickly_RR with_IW his_APPGE head_NN1 down_RP ,_, running_VVG on_II invisible_JJ rails_NN2 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 pulled_VVD back_RP so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT concrete_JJ pillar_NN1 concealed_VVD him_PPHO1 completely_RR ._. 
The_AT atmosphere_NN1 stank_VVD of_IO exhaust_NN1 fumes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT multistorey_JJ car_NN1 park_NN1 was_VBDZ full_JJ of_IO slamming_VVG doors_NN2 and_CC revving_VVG engines_NN2 ._. 
Suddenly_RR he_PPHS1 despised_VVD Tolby_NP1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 venom_NN1 which_DDQ took_VVD him_PPHO1 by_II surprise_NN1 ._. 
The_AT solicitor_NN1 had_VHD walked_VVN from_II the_AT station_NN1 to_II the_AT car_NN1 park_NN1 so_RG many_DA2 times_NNT2 that_CST he_PPHS1 no_RR21 longer_RR22 noticed_VVD his_APPGE surroundings_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ defenceless_JJ ._. 
The_AT disdain_NN1 spilled_VVD over_RP and_CC spread_VVN to_II the_AT other_JJ commuters_NN2 scurrying_VVG to_II their_APPGE cars_NN2 ._. 
Did_VDD they_PPHS2 never_RR rebel_VVI against_II the_AT awesome_JJ formality_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE lives_NN2 ?_? 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD reduced_VVN existence_NN1 to_II the_AT two_MC secure_JJ havens_NN2 of_IO home_NN1 and_CC office_NN1 ._. 
The_AT journey_NN1 between_II them_PPHO2 was_VBDZ as_RG familiar_JJ to_II them_PPHO2 as_CSA sleep_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR only_RR half_DB alive_JJ ._. 
His_APPGE mind_NN1 concentrated_VVD itself_PPX1 on_II Tolby_NP1 's_GE footsteps_NN2 which_DDQ were_VBDR slightly_RR uneven_JJ ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT solicitor_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 slight_JJ limp_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 was_VBDZ breathing_VVG quickly_RR through_II his_APPGE mouth_NN1 ._. 
Tolby_NP1 unlocked_VVD the_AT driver_NN1 's_GE door_NN1 of_IO the_AT blue_JJ Volvo_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 flung_VVD his_APPGE briefcase_NN1 and_CC umbrella_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT back_NN1 seat_NN1 ._. 
The_AT car_NN1 vibrated_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 climbed_VVD in_RP ._. 
Lorton_NP1 slid_VVD from_II the_AT shelter_NN1 of_IO the_AT pillar_NN1 ,_, opened_VVD the_AT passenger_NN1 door_NN1 and_CC got_VVD in_RP ._. 
The_AT car_NN1 smelled_VVD of_IO fresh_JJ plastic_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 closed_VVD the_AT door_NN1 behind_II him_PPHO1 and_CC smiled_VVD at_II Tolby_NP1 ._. 
Tolby_NP1 's_GE reactions_NN2 were_VBDR sluggish_JJ ;_; Lorton_NP1 could_VM read_VVI them_PPHO2 on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, seconds_NNT2 after_II the_AT event_NN1 which_DDQ produced_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
First_MD came_VVD surprise_NN1 ,_, swiftly_RR followed_VVN by_II outrage_NN1 ;_; then_RT recognition_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 corresponding_JJ relief_NN1 ;_; finally_RR there_EX was_VBDZ curiosity_NN1 ,_, leading_VVG to_II confusion_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Rod_NN1 ..._... 
You_PPY gave_VVD me_PPIO1 quite_RG a_AT1 shock_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 smoothed_VVN back_RP the_AT tufts_NN2 of_IO hair_NN1 above_II his_APPGE ears_NN2 and_CC tried_VVD to_TO smile_VVI back_RP ._. 
'_" How_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY get_VVI in_RP ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ I_PPIS1 locked_VVD that_DD1 door_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 held_VVD up_RP the_AT key_NN1 which_DDQ Fred_NP1 had_VHD got_VVN for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT knife_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR out_II21 of_II22 sight_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT palm_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE other_JJ hand_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 and_CC waited_VVD for_IF Tolby_NN1 to_TO grasp_VVI the_AT implications_NN2 ._. 
Tolby_NP1 frowned_VVD ._. 
'_" What_DDQ is_VBZ all_DB this_DD1 ?_? 
'_" His_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ tetchy_JJ ,_, but_CCB not_XX alarmed_VVN ._. 
Physical_JJ fear_NN1 was_VBDZ somewhere_RL in_II his_APPGE emotional_JJ vocabulary_NN1 but_CCB over_II the_AT years_NNT2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD mislaid_VVN its_APPGE meaning_NN1 ._. 
Fear_NN1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 felt_VVN by_II other_JJ people_NN when_CS they_PPHS2 found_VVD an_AT1 unexpected_JJ lump_NN1 under_II their_APPGE arm_NN1 or_CC were_VBDR mugged_VVN by_II a_AT1 complete_JJ stranger_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 uncurled_VVD his_APPGE fingers_NN2 ,_, allowing_VVG Tolby_NN1 to_TO see_VVI the_AT knife_NN1 ._. 
I_ZZ1 t_ZZ1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 clasp_NN1 knife_NN1 ,_, the_AT sort_NN1 that_CST fishermen_NN2 used_VVN for_IF gutting_VVG fish_NN ._. 
He_PPHS1 opened_VVD it_PPH1 with_IW a_AT1 click_NN1 ,_, holding_VVG it_PPH1 in_II his_APPGE left_JJ hand_NN1 ._. 
The_AT four_MC inch_NNU1 blade_NN1 locked_VVN in_II place_NN1 ._. 
Tolby_NN1 was_VBDZ having_VHG a_AT1 little_JJ difficulty_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE breathing_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 stabbed_VVD him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT thigh_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 carefully_RR ._. 
The_AT tip_NN1 slid_VVD through_II the_AT tweed_NN1 and_CC penetrated_VVD about_RG a_AT1 quarter_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 inch_NNU1 into_II the_AT fleshy_JJ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT leg_NN1 ._. 
Tolby_NP1 squealed_VVD and_CC jerked_VVD away_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO grab_VVI the_AT knife_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 twisted_VVD it_PPH1 in_II the_AT wound_NN1 ._. 
With_IW his_APPGE other_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 caught_VVD Tolby_NP1 by_II the_AT neck_NN1 and_CC pushed_VVD upwards_RL against_II the_AT chin_NN1 ._. 
The_AT back_NN1 of_IO Tolby_NP1 's_GE head_NN1 collided_VVN with_IW the_AT window_NN1 of_IO the_AT driver_NN1 's_GE door_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE hands_NN2 clutched_VVD Lorton_NP1 's_GE arm_NN1 ,_, trying_VVG to_TO ease_VVI the_AT pressure_NN1 on_II his_APPGE windpipe_NN1 ._. 
'_" Now_RT listen_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 shifted_VVD his_APPGE grip_NN1 on_II the_AT throat_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Just_RR do_VD0 as_CSA I_PPIS1 say_VV0 and_CC you_PPY 'll_VM be_VBI all_RR right_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 gave_VVD the_AT knife_NN1 another_DD1 twist_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY can_VM let_VVI go_NN1 of_IO me_PPIO1 ,_, for_IF a_AT1 start_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 's_GE hands_NN2 fell_VVD away_II21 from_II22 Lorton_NP1 's_GE arm_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 slackened_VVD his_APPGE grip_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Start_NN1 the_AT engine_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM tell_VVI you_PPY where_RRQ to_TO go_VVI ._. 
If_CS you_PPY make_VV0 any_DD mistakes_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM turn_VVI you_PPY into_II a_AT1 eunuch_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT engine_NN1 fired_VVN at_II the_AT second_MD attempt_NN1 ._. 
Tolby_NP1 edged_VVD the_AT car_NN1 into_II the_AT queue_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD well_RR forward_RL on_II his_APPGE seat_NN1 ,_, with_IW his_APPGE hands_NN2 clamped_VVN round_II the_AT steering_NN1 wheel_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 was_VBDZ relieved_VVN that_CST the_AT clutch_NN1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 no_AT trouble_NN1 :_: the_AT wound_NN1 in_II his_APPGE leg_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN designed_VVN to_TO scare_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, not_XX to_TO incapacitate_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 realized_VVD that_CST ,_, when_CS they_PPHS2 reached_VVD the_AT exit_NN1 ,_, the_AT attendant_NN1 might_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO see_VVI into_II the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 switched_VVD the_AT knife_NN1 to_II his_APPGE right_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, pulled_VVD back_RP Tolby_NP1 's_GE coat_NN1 and_CC jacket_NN1 and_CC rested_VVD it_PPH1 on_II the_AT waistband_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE trousers_NN2 ._. 
Tolby_NP1 tensed_VVD himself_PPX1 ._. 
The_AT knife_NN1 point_NN1 pricked_VVD the_AT skin_NN1 ._. 
The_AT received_JJ military_JJ wisdom_NN1 on_II prisoners_NN2 was_VBDZ that_DD1 time_NNT1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT captor_NN1 's_GE side_NN1 ._. 
The_AT longer_JJR you_PPY held_VVD someone_PN1 ,_, the_AT more_RRR his_APPGE will_NN1 conformed_VVN to_II yours_PPGE ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ easier_RRR once_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR moving_VVG ._. 
The_AT heavy_JJ traffic_NN1 gave_VVD Tolby_NP1 plenty_PN to_TO do_VDI ._. 
They_PPHS2 turned_VVD right_RR out_II21 of_II22 the_AT approach_NN1 road_NN1 to_II the_AT car_NN1 park_NN1 ,_, drove_VVD past_II Richmond_NP1 Station_NN1 and_CC turned_VVD left_RL on_II21 to_II22 the_AT A316_FO ._. 
By_RT21 now_RT22 the_AT evening_NNT1 rush_NN1 hour_NNT1 was_VBDZ past_II its_APPGE peak_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Volvo_NP1 picked_VVD up_RP speed_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX believe_VVI this_DD1 ,_, '_GE Tolby_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 waited_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 for_IF Lorton_NP1 to_TO reply_VVI ._. 
'_GE Jenny_NP1 will_VM wonder_VVI where_RRQ I_PPIS1 am_VBM ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN people_NN coming_VVG to_II dinner_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 were_VBDR slowing_VVG for_IF a_AT1 roundabout_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Straight_RR on_RP ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Be_VBI reasonable_JJ ,_, Rod_NN1 ._. 
If_CS there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 problem_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ we_PPIS2 can_VM sort_VVI it_PPH1 out_RP ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 probed_VVD with_IW the_AT knife_NN1 ._. 
The_AT car_NN1 veered_VVD into_II the_AT outside_JJ lane_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Eyes_NN2 on_II the_AT road_NN1 ,_, Eustace_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR good_JJ at_II solving_VVG problems_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY used_VMK to_TO solve_VVI them_PPHO2 for_IF Hubert_NP1 Devenish_NN1 ,_, did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ you_PPY mean_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE Keep_VV0 within_II the_AT speed_NN1 limit_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 paused_VVD for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 talked_VVN to_II Clare_NP1 Devenish_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 found_VVD a_AT1 diary_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE brother_NN1 's_GE ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ prepared_VVN to_TO testify_VVI ._. 
'_GE The_AT Volvo_NP1 bucked_VVD as_CSA Tolby_NP1 braked_VVD without_IW warning_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX do_VDI that_DD1 again_RT ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE or_CC my_APPGE hand_NN1 might_VM slip_VVI ._. 
If_CS she_PPHS1 talked_VVD ,_, the_AT Law_NN1 Society_NN1 could_VM be_VBI very_RG interested_JJ in_II you_PPY ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 might_VM not_XX talk_VVI ._. 
Did_VDD I_PPIS1 say_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 's_VHZ given_VVN me_PPIO1 the_AT diary_NN1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 used_VVD the_AT knife_NN1 to_TO distract_VVI Tolby_NP1 's_GE attention_NN1 ._. 
The_AT mention_NN1 of_IO Devenish_NN1 should_VM unsettle_VVI the_AT man_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ vital_JJ to_TO prevent_VVI him_PPHO1 from_II thinking_VVG too_RG hard_RR ._. 
The_AT Devenish_JJ story_NN1 was_VBDZ full_JJ of_IO holes_NN2 ._. 
Before_CS Tolby_NP1 had_VHD stopped_VVN squirming_VVG ,_, Lorton_NP1 flung_VVD another_DD1 question_NN1 at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" When_RRQ did_VDD Georgina_NP1 find_VVI out_RP that_CST Ivor_NP1 was_VBDZ playing_VVG around_RP with_IW my_APPGE wife_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" How_RRQ should_VM I_PPIS1 know_VVI ?_? 
'_" Another_DD1 roundabout_NN1 appeared_VVD ._. 
This_DD1 time_NNT1 they_PPHS2 had_VHD to_TO stop_VVI ._. 
Tolby_NP1 flung_VVD himself_PPX1 sideways_RL ,_, his_APPGE hand_NN1 groping_VVG for_IF the_AT door_NN1 handle_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 grabbed_VVD his_APPGE collar_NN1 and_CC pulled_VVD him_PPHO1 back_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 banged_VVD Tolby_NP1 's_GE head_NN1 against_II the_AT steering_NN1 wheel_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 car_NN1 hooted_VVD behind_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 wondered_VVD how_RGQ much_DA1 the_AT driver_NN1 had_VHD seen_VVN ._. 
'_GE Drive_NN1 on_RP ._. 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 obeyed_VVD ._. 
Blood_NN1 dribbled_VVD from_II his_APPGE nostrils_NN2 ._. 
In_II this_DD1 light_NN1 it_PPH1 looked_VVD black_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 can_VM kill_VVI you_PPY ,_, or_CC disgrace_NN1 you_PPY ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 continued_VVD ._. 
'_GE And_CC either_DD1 way_NN1 I_PPIS1 'll_VM make_VVI you_PPY suffer_VVI first_MD ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX mess_VVI me_PPIO1 around_RP ,_, all_RR21 right_RR22 ?_? 
When_RRQ did_VDD she_PPHS1 find_VVI out_RP ?_? 
'_GE The_AT silence_NN1 lasted_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT week_NNT1 before_II Arabella_NP1 died_VVD ._. 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 sniffed_VVD twice_RR ._. 
'_" Friday_NPD1 ,_, perhaps_RR ,_, or_CC Saturday_NPD1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 relaxed_VVD ._. 
'_" How_RRQ ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ ._. 
Ivor_NP1 thought_VVD she_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI gone_VVN through_II his_APPGE briefcase_NN1 and_CC found_VVN a_AT1 letter_NN1 from_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 about_II it_PPH1 when_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD dinner_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 on_II the_AT Monday_NPD1 evening_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD had_VHN a_AT1 row_NN1 with_IW Georgina_NP1 on_II the_AT Saturday_NPD1 ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT row_NN1 was_VBDZ about_II his_APPGE plans_NN2 for_IF divorce_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ determined_VVN to_TO go_VVI ahead_RL ._. 
But_CCB then_RT Arabella_NP1 died_VVD ,_, and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT point_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Georgina_NP1 knew_VVD about_II the_AT baby_NN1 too_RR ?_? 
'_" '_GE Ivor_NP1 said_VVD that_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT worst_JJT thing_NN1 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 glanced_VVD at_II Lorton_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Babies_NN2 are_VBR n't_XX her_APPGE favourite_JJ subject_NN1 at_II the_AT best_JJT of_IO times_NNT2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX able_JK to_TO have_VHI any_DD herself_PPX1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ stopped_VVD her_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" One_MC1 of_IO these_DD2 inherited_JJ conditions_NN2 ._. 
Something_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW the_AT hormones_NN2 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 never_RR knew_VVD the_AT details_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 told_VVD Tolby_NP1 to_TO take_VVI the_AT next_MD left_JJ turn_NN1 ._. 
Until_CS they_PPHS2 reached_VVD the_AT outskirts_NN2 of_IO Teddington_NP1 they_PPHS2 drove_VVD in_II silence_NN1 ,_, except_II21 for_II22 Lorton_NP1 's_GE directions_NN2 and_CC Tolby_NP1 's_GE sniffs_NN2 ._. 
'_" Where_RRQ 's_VBZ Ivor_NP1 gone_VVN ,_, Eustace_NP1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI told_VVN you_PPY ._. 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX confide_VVI in_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT solicitor_NN1 's_GE face_NN1 gave_VVD nothing_PN1 away_RL ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD called_VVN on_II Lorton_NP1 on_II the_AT Sunday_NPD1 of_IO Newley_NP1 's_GE disappearance_NN1 ._. 
Newley_NN1 must_VM have_VHI put_VVN him_PPHO1 up_II21 to_II22 it_PPH1 ._. 
Did_VDD that_DD1 mean_JJ that_CST Tolby_NP1 had_VHD some_DD inkling_NN1 about_II the_AT theft_NN1 of_IO the_AT coins_NN2 and_CC Newley_NP1 's_GE suspicions_NN2 about_II the_AT identity_NN1 of_IO the_AT thief_NN1 ?_? 
'_" You_PPY must_VM have_VHI an_AT1 idea_NN1 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" If_CSW you_PPY ask_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 ran_VVD away_II21 from_II22 Georgina_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 snorted_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI done_VDN it_PPH1 years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD they_PPHS2 'd_VHD patched_VVN things_NN2 up_RP ?_? 
'_" '_GE Only_JJ temporarily_RR ._. 
Perhaps_RR Ivor_NP1 found_VVD the_AT price_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO pay_VVI was_VBDZ too_RG high_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS takes_VVZ kindly_RR to_II being_VBG henpecked_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG about_II divorce_NN1 again_RT ,_, but_CCB Georgina_NP1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI made_VVN it_PPH1 easy_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 reckon_VV0 he_PPHS1 just_RR took_VVD the_AT easy_JJ way_NN1 out_RP ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 sounded_VVD plausible_JJ ,_, but_CCB the_AT words_NN2 were_VBDR a_RR21 little_RR22 too_RR pat_VV0 for_IF Lorton_NP1 's_GE liking_NN1 ._. 
The_AT solution_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RG convenient_JJ and_CC for_IF someone_PN1 in_II Tolby_NP1 's_GE position_NN1 so_RG tactful_JJ too_RR ._. 
Tolby_NN1 might_VM suspect_VVI that_CST Lorton_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 hand_NN1 in_II Newley_NP1 's_GE disappearance_NN1 ,_, despite_II the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD unwittingly_RR provided_VVN Lorton_NP1 with_IW a_AT1 partial_JJ alibi_NN1 for_IF that_DD1 Sunday_NPD1 ._. 
But_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ another_DD1 possibility_NN1 ._. 
Maybe_RR Tolby_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 different_JJ problem_NN1 on_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Pull_VV0 over_RP and_CC park_NN1 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Not_XX on_II a_AT1 yellow_JJ line_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 drew_VVD up_RP outside_II a_AT1 newsagent_NN1 's_GE ._. 
'_" You_PPY mean_VV0 ..._... we_PPIS2 've_VH0 finished_VVN ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX quite_RR ._. 
Why_RRQ was_VBDZ Newley_NP1 having_VHG a_AT1 second_NNT1 go_VV0 at_II divorce_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 's_GE hands_NN2 trembled_VVD on_II the_AT wheel_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY ._. 
Georgina_NP1 '_GE Lorton_NP1 ran_VVD the_AT knife_NN1 along_II Tolby_NP1 's_GE trouser_NN1 leg_NN1 ._. 
The_AT blade_NN1 sliced_VVN into_II the_AT thick_JJ material_NN1 ._. 
Tolby_NP1 flinched_VVD as_CSA it_PPH1 touched_VVD the_AT skin_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 the_AT real_JJ reason_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY must_VM n't_XX take_VVI this_DD1 too_RG seriously_RR ._. 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 swallowed_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wrong_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ so_RG upset_JJ about_II Arabella_NP1 ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX thinking_VVG straight_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 started_VVD wondering_VVG if_CS Georgina_NP1 could_VM have_VHI killed_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
Her_APPGE and_CC the_AT baby_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 spent_VVD another_DD1 evening_NNT1 without_IW William_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ particularly_RR annoying_JJ because_CS she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO tell_VVI him_PPHO1 about_II Henry_NP1 's_GE suggestion_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 grey_JJ February_NPM1 evenings_NNT2 when_CS winter_NNT1 seemed_VVD a_AT1 permanent_JJ fixture_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 forced_VVD herself_PPX1 to_TO go_VVI to_II the_AT cinema_NN1 knowing_VVG that_CST otherwise_RR she_PPHS1 would_VM grow_VVI increasingly_RR depressed_VVN at_II home_NN1 ._. 
The_AT money_NN1 was_VBDZ wasted_VVN because_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX concentrate_VVI on_II the_AT film_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE mind_NN1 was_VBDZ determined_VVN to_TO dwell_VVI gloomily_RR on_II the_AT future_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO come_VVI to_II a_AT1 decision_NN1 quickly_RR ._. 
In_II a_AT1 few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 she_PPHS1 would_VM part_NN1 company_NN1 with_IW NCPR_NP1 ._. 
Her_APPGE savings_NN2 should_VM tide_NN1 her_PPHO1 over_RG two_MC or_CC three_MC months_NNT2 at_II her_APPGE present_JJ rate_NN1 of_IO expenditure_NN1 ._. 
If_CS she_PPHS1 economized_VVD ,_, and_CC perhaps_RR moved_VVN in_RP with_IW William_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM probably_RR last_VVI for_IF longer_JJR ._. 
But_CCB unemployment_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX appeal_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX just_RR the_AT money_NN1 :_: self-esteem_NN1 came_VVD into_II it_PPH1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
The_AT alternative_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO use_VVI her_APPGE capital_NN1 to_TO set_VVI herself_PPX1 up_RP in_II business_NN1 ._. 
An_AT1 office_NN1 was_VBDZ at_RR21 present_RR22 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT question_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 would_VM need_VVI to_TO work_VVI from_II home_NN1 ,_, relying_VVG on_II the_AT phone_NN1 ._. 
How_RRQ would_VM potential_JJ clients_NN2 respond_VV0 to_II a_AT1 PR_NN1 consultant_NN1 who_PNQS lacked_VVD an_AT1 office_NN1 ?_? 
If_CS you_PPY came_VVD to_II that_DD1 ,_, how_RRQ would_VM William_NP1 react_VVI to_II having_VHG someone_PN1 else_RR working_VVG in_II his_APPGE living-room_NN1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX as_CS21 if_CS22 you_PPY could_VM rely_VVI on_II him_PPHO1 being_VBG away_II21 from_II22 home_NN1 during_II the_AT working_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ another_DD1 depressing_JJ thing_NN1 about_II this_DD1 evening_NNT1 ._. 
Wherever_RRQV a_AT1 train_NN1 of_IO thought_NN1 started_VVD ,_, all_DB lines_NN2 led_VVN to_II the_AT terminus_NN1 of_IO William_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB William_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX there_RL ._. 
William_NP1 Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ drinking_VVG his_APPGE third_MD orange_NN1 juice_NN1 of_IO the_AT evening_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD declared_VVN this_DD1 week_NNT1 an_AT1 alcohol-free_JJ zone_NN1 after_II a_AT1 bad_JJ hangover_NN1 on_II Sunday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD anticipated_VVN that_CST going_VVG to_II a_AT1 pub_NN1 would_VM test_VVI the_AT resolve_NN1 to_II its_APPGE limits_NN2 ._. 
So_RG far_RR the_AT results_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX encouraging_JJ ._. 
The_AT resolve_NN1 had_VHD held_VVN ,_, but_CCB the_AT orange_NN1 juice_NN1 was_VBDZ giving_VVG him_PPHO1 stomach_NN1 ache_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 ,_, by_II contrast_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ drinking_VVG lager_NN1 and_CC thriving_VVG on_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, Tolby_NP1 wo_VM n't_XX talk_VVI ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 smiled_VVD reminiscently_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 scared_VVD him_PPHO1 shitless_JJ ._. 
Most_DAT people_NN are_VBR soft_JJ ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
They_PPHS2 ca_VM n't_XX handle_VVI violence_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 mental_JJ thing_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 just_RR go_VV0 to_II pieces_NN2 ._. 
'_" His_APPGE eyes_NN2 met_VVD Dougal_NP1 's_GE ;_; Dougal_NP1 looked_VVD away_RL ._. 
The_AT words_NN2 were_VBDR a_AT1 warning_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVG to_II pieces_NN2 inside_RL ,_, just_RR as_CSA Lorton_NP1 intended_VVD ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX like_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Being_VBG bullied_VVN make_VV0 him_PPHO1 angry_JJ ._. 
'_" What_DDQ about_II Clare_NP1 Devenish_NN1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX go_VVI near_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 warned_VVD him_PPHO1 off_RP ._. 
Besides_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 said_VVD I_PPIS1 had_VHD Bertie_NP1 's_GE diary_NN1 now_RT ,_, so_CS it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX do_VDI him_PPHO1 no_AT good_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR right_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 nearly_RR forgot_VVD ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN three_MC hundred_NNO and_CC seventy_MC quid_NN for_IF you_PPY ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 passed_VVD the_AT roll_NN1 of_IO notes_NN2 beneath_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 stuffed_VVD them_PPHO2 into_II his_APPGE pocket_NN1 ._. 
The_AT money_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT one_MC1 bright_JJ spot_NN1 the_AT evening_NNT1 had_VHD produced_VVN so_RG far_RR ,_, the_AT carrot_NN1 to_II the_AT threat_NN1 of_IO the_AT stick_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 's_GE techniques_NN2 were_VBDR crude_JJ ,_, but_CCB unfortunately_RR they_PPHS2 were_VBDR also_RR effective_JJ ._. 
Dougal_NP1 decided_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 preferred_VVD Lorton_NP1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX being_VBG cheerful_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR sitting_VVG in_II a_AT1 pub_NN1 in_II Kingly_JJ Street_NN1 ._. 
Their_APPGE table_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT corner_NN1 by_II the_AT juke_NN1 box_NN1 ;_; pop_JJ songs_NN2 from_II the_AT 19605_MC made_VVD an_AT1 aural_JJ barrier_NN1 between_II them_PPHO2 and_CC the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT clientele_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 wished_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ with_IW Celia_NP1 in_II her_APPGE flat_NN1 ,_, watching_VVG something_PN1 mindless_JJ on_II television_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO believe_VVI him_PPHO1 when_CS he_PPHS1 invented_VVD another_DD1 meeting_NN1 with_IW Verrall_NP1 ,_, to_TO discuss_VVI the_AT Jacobite_JJ research_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB lying_VVG to_II Celia_NP1 was_VBDZ making_VVG him_PPHO1 increasingly_RR uncomfortable_JJ ._. 
Not_XX only_RR was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 bound_VVN to_TO find_VVI out_RP sooner_RRR or_CC later_RRR ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO lie_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
Once_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ out_II21 of_II22 this_DD1 mess_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 could_VM start_VVI afresh_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI truthful_JJ ,_, decent_JJ and_CC honest_JJ ,_, like_II the_AT advertisements_NN2 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 've_VH0 cracked_VVN it_PPH1 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Tolby_NN1 said_VVD that_CST Newley_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO ring_VVI Georgina_NP1 on_II the_AT Monday_NPD1 evening_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX answer_VVI ,_, just_RR like_II when_RRQ Yorick_NP1 tried_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 told_VVD Newley_NP1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT loo_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX have_VHI spent_VVN all_DB evening_NNT1 on_II the_AT loo_NN1 ,_, can_VM she_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 depends_VVZ ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI had_VHN '_GE Lorton_NP1 brushed_VVD aside_RL the_AT interruption_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC it_PPH1 looks_VVZ as_CS21 if_CS22 Ivor_NP1 had_VHD come_VVN to_II the_AT same_DA conclusion_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT only_JJ real_JJ explanation_NN1 Tolby_NN1 had_VHD for_IF him_PPHO1 starting_VVG up_RP the_AT divorce_NN1 proceedings_NN2 again_RT ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 makes_VVZ sense_NN1 :_: Ivor_NP1 's_VHZ been_VBN married_VVN to_II her_PPHO1 for_IF years_NNT2 he_PPHS1 'd_VM need_VVI a_AT1 good_JJ ,_, strong_JJ reason_NN1 to_TO go_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX proof_NN1 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
At_II this_DD1 moment_NN1 he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI argued_VVN with_IW anything_PN1 Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ more_DAR do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI ?_? 
Georgina_NP1 's_GE vicious_JJ ,_, we_PPIS2 all_DB know_VV0 that_DD1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ jealous_JJ of_IO Arabella_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT baby_NN1 on_II the_AT way_NN1 made_VVD it_PPH1 ten_MC times_NNT2 worse_RRR ._. 
A_AT1 divorce_NN1 would_VM hit_VVI her_APPGE vanity_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE pocket_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX exactly_RR material_JJ evidence_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 rubbed_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Even_RR the_AT opportunity_NN1 would_VM n't_XX stand_VVI up_RP in_II court_NN1 ._. 
No_RR one_MC1 saw_VVD her_PPHO1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
Yorick_VV0 and_CC Newley_NP1 ca_VM n't_XX confirm_VVI they_PPHS2 tried_VVD to_TO ring_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT diary_NN1 and_CC what_DDQ Tolby_NP1 said_VVD Newley_NP1 said_VVD are_VBR n't_XX much_DA1 use_NN1 ._. 
Take_VV0 those_DD2 away_RL and_CC all_DB you_PPY 're_VBR left_VVN with_IW is_VBZ psychological_JJ value_NN1 judgements_NN2 ._. 
Was_VBDZ Tolby_NP1 even_RR in_II the_AT same_DA room_NN1 when_CS Newley_NP1 used_VVD the_AT phone_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR in_II a_AT1 restaurant_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC the_AT payphone_NN1 was_VBDZ out_RP near_II the_AT toilets_NN2 '_GE '_GE So_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ all_DB hearsay_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX even_RR prove_VVI that_CST Newley_NP1 used_VVD the_AT phone_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX believe_VVI she_PPHS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 ?_? 
Come_VV0 off_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_JJ lit_NN1 another_DD1 cigarette_NN1 ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX smoke_VVI ,_, he_PPHS1 drank_VVD more_RRR :_: if_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX drink_VVI he_PPHS1 smoked_VVD more_RRR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX say_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 she_PPHS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 ._. 
But_CCB we_PPIS2 ca_VM n't_XX prove_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT police_NN2 need_VV0 facts_NN2 ._. 
Like_II fingerprints_NN2 on_II the_AT murder_NN1 weapon_NN1 ._. 
Eye_NN1 witnesses_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 they_PPHS2 're_VBR even_RR more_RGR necessary_JJ when_CS the_AT person_NN1 concerned_JJ is_VBZ an_AT1 old_JJ friend_NN1 of_IO the_AT Assistant_JJ Commissioner_NN1 's_GE wife_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Even_RR the_AT corpse_NN1 was_VBDZ no_RR21 longer_RR22 available_JJ ,_, since_CS Arabella_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN cremated_VVN ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM hardly_RR mention_VVI to_II Lorton_NP1 ._. 
The_AT whole_JJ business_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 tangle_NN1 of_IO supposition_NN1 ._. 
The_AT one_MC1 solid_JJ fact_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST Newley_NP1 was_VBDZ dead_JJ ._. 
For_IF all_DB Dougal_NP1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sitting_VVG opposite_II the_AT murderer_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD how_RGQ solid_JJ the_AT fact_NN1 still_RR was_VBDZ :_: decomposition_NN1 in_II water_NN1 must_VM produce_VVI strange_JJ results_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT weather_NN1 forecast_NN1 mentioned_VVD a_AT1 thaw_NN1 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE By_II next_MD weekend_NNT1 ,_, if_CS not_XX sooner_RRR ._. 
'_" '_GE Come_VV0 again_RT ?_? 
'_" '_GE Warmer_JJR weather_NN1 ._. 
Spring_NN1 ._. 
Sunshine_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX bother_VVI to_TO keep_VVI the_AT sarcasm_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE voice_NN1 ._. 
Fear_VV0 often_RR made_VVD him_PPHO1 sarcastic_JJ ;_; he_PPHS1 had_VHD noticed_VVN that_CST before_RT ._. 
'_GE Ice_NN1 melts_VVZ ._. 
Things_NN2 come_VV0 to_II the_AT surface_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO happen_VVI sooner_RRR or_CC later_RRR ._. 
At_RR21 least_RR22 he_PPHS1 's_VHZ had_VHN a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 in_II there_RL ._. 
That_DD1 'll_VM make_VVI things_NN2 easier_RRR ._. 
'_GE Gloves_NN2 waving_VVG in_II the_AT water_NN1 ..._... 
'_" When_RRQ they_PPHS2 find_VV0 Newley_NP1 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD softly_RR ,_, '_" there_EX 'll_VM be_VBI a_AT1 manhunt_NN1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO claim_VVI that_DD1 's_VBZ an_AT1 accident_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Okay_RR ,_, there_EX 'll_VM be_VBI a_AT1 fuss_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 can_VM just_RR sit_VVI tight_RR ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX forget_VVI the_AT police_NN2 are_VBR already_RR interested_JJ in_II you_PPY ._. 
'_GE The_AT old_JJ fear_NN1 lurked_VVD at_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mind_NN1 :_: suppose_VV0 Lorton_NP1 had_VHD set_VVN him_PPHO1 up_RP for_IF Newley_NP1 's_GE murder_NN1 ?_? 
Concealing_VVG the_AT body_NN1 might_VM have_VHI delayed_VVN the_AT scheme_NN1 ,_, but_CCB not_XX aborted_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Got_VVD any_DD ideas_NN2 ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR the_AT R-and-D_NP1 man_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Just_RR a_AT1 small_JJ one_PN1 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 ran_VVD it_PPH1 through_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 should_VM fulfil_VVI the_AT double_JJ function_NN1 of_IO protecting_VVG himself_PPX1 and_CC appealing_VVG to_II Lorton_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 could_VM work_VVI ._. 
Lorton_NP1 tapped_VVD the_AT side_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE glass_NN1 ._. 
'_" Let_VM21 's_VM22 have_VHI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" How_RRQ about_II if_CSW we_PPIS2 tell_VV0 the_AT police_NN2 where_RRQ Newley_NP1 is_VBZ ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, for_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 '_GE '_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX finished_VVN ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 snapped_VVD ._. 
For_IF an_AT1 instant_NNT1 he_PPHS1 savoured_VVD his_APPGE temporary_JJ possession_NN1 of_IO the_AT whip_NN1 hand_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 tell_VV0 the_AT police_NN2 where_RRQ the_AT body_NN1 is_VBZ ._. 
And_CC we_PPIS2 give_VV0 them_PPHO2 a_AT1 murderer_NN1 to_TO go_VVI with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Chapter_NN1 16_MC '_GE RUBBISH_NN1 !_! 
'_GE GEORGINA_NP1 SAID_VVD ._. 
You_PPY both_DB2 took_VVD at_RR21 least_RR22 ninety_MC minutes_NNT2 for_IF lunch_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 timed_VVD you_PPY myself_PPX1 ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 got_VVD stuck_JJ in_II a_AT1 queue_NN1 ,_, '_GE Fiona_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM make_VVI up_RP the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 promise_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX good_JJ enough_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX just_RR your_APPGE time-keeping_NN1 that_CST concerns_VVZ me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 turned_VVD on_II Zaza_NP1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 may_VM interest_VVI you_PPY to_TO know_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 've_VH0 just_RR had_VHN Mr_NNB Standish_NP1 on_II the_AT phone_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wondering_VVG why_RRQ I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX returned_VVN his_APPGE call_NN1 ._. 
Understandably_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG annoyed_JJ ._. 
So_RR am_VBM 1_MC1 ._. 
Well_RR ?_? 
'_GE Zaza_NN1 's_GE lower_JJR lip_NN1 trembled_VVD ominously_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 can_VM not_XX and_CC will_VM not_XX tolerate_VVI incompetence_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT second_MD time_NNT1 you_PPY 've_VH0 failed_VVN to_TO pass_VVI on_RP a_AT1 vital_JJ message_NN1 ._. 
And_CC as_II21 for_II22 you_PPY ,_, Fiona_NP1 ,_, words_NN2 fail_VV0 me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 picked_VVD up_RP a_AT1 letter_NN1 from_II her_APPGE desk_NN1 ,_, screwed_VVD it_PPH1 up_RP and_CC threw_VVD it_PPH1 at_II the_AT waste-paper_JJ basket_NN1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ my_APPGE husband_NN1 put_VVN up_RP with_IW you_PPY for_IF so_RG long_RR I_PPIS1 just_RR do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
You_PPY call_VV0 yourself_PPX1 a_AT1 trained_JJ secretary_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE But_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ only_RR one_MC1 mistake_NN1 in_II that_DD1 letter_NN1 ,_, Mrs_NNB Newley_NP1 ,_, '_GE Fiona_NP1 said_VVD ;_; she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ made_VVN of_IO slightly_RR sterner_JJR stuff_NN1 than_CSN Zaza_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ no_PN121 one_PN122 would_VM have_VHI noticed_VVN '_" '_" I_PPIS1 noticed_VVD ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ your_APPGE third_MD attempt_NN1 ,_, too_RR ._. 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 pulled_VVD off_RP her_APPGE coat_NN1 and_CC flung_VVD it_PPH1 on_II the_AT chair_NN1 ._. 
'_GE As_II a_AT1 matter_JJ31 of_JJ32 fact_JJ33 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ your_APPGE last_MD attempt_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR both_RR fired_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 the_AT pair_NN of_IO you_PPY out_II21 of_II22 the_AT office_NN1 in_II ten_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
Do_VD0 I_PPIS1 make_VVI myself_PPX1 clear_JJ ?_? 
'_GE Zaza_NN1 began_VVD to_TO weep_VVI ._. 
Fiona_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO negotiate_VVI about_II wages_NN2 in_II31 lieu_II32 of_II33 notice_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Hugo_NP1 will_VM see_VVI to_II that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 ,_, '_GE Georgina_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE By_II post_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT get_VV0 out_II21 of_II22 my_APPGE sight_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT two_MC girls_NN2 fled_VVD ._. 
Celia_NN1 and_CC Brassard_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD overheard_VVN everything_PN1 from_II the_AT outer_JJ office_NN1 ,_, exchanged_VVD rueful_JJ glances_NN2 ._. 
NCPR_NP1 's_GE corps_NN of_IO secretaries_NN2 was_VBDZ now_RT down_RP to_II one_MC1 woman_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 middle-aged_JJ Italian_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 moustache_NN1 ._. 
Brassard_NP1 murmured_VVD that_CST the_AT moustache_NN1 had_VHD saved_VVN Angelica_NP1 's_GE job_NN1 ._. 
Like_II Celia_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 suspected_VVD that_CST Georgina_NP1 's_GE chief_JJ objection_NN1 to_II the_AT other_JJ secretaries_NN2 was_VBDZ not_XX their_APPGE undoubted_JJ lack_NN1 of_IO efficiency_NN1 but_CCB the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 were_VBDR young_JJ and_CC pretty_JJ ._. 
Georgina_NP1 emerged_VVD from_II her_APPGE room_NN1 ._. 
Brassard_NP1 's_GE phone_NN1 began_VVD to_TO ring_VVI ;_; he_PPHS1 seized_VVD the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO escape_VVI ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'd_VHD better_RRR organize_VVI a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO temps_NN2 for_IF us_PPIO2 ,_, '_GE Georgina_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Celia_NP1 looked_VVD at_II her_APPGE watch_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI tomorrow_RT ._. 
The_AT agency_NN1 'll_VM be_VBI closing_VVG it_PPH1 's_VBZ nearly_RR half-past_II five_MC ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM advertise_VVI for_IF permanent_JJ replacements_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 chatted_VVD for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 about_II the_AT qualities_NN2 she_PPHS1 considered_VVD desirable_JJ in_II a_AT1 secretary_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 even_RR asked_VVD Celia_NP1 's_GE opinion_NN1 ._. 
By_II handing_VVG in_II her_APPGE notice_NN1 ,_, Celia_NP1 had_VHD somehow_RR increased_VVN her_PPHO1 standing_VVG at_II NCPR_NP1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 's_GE civility_NN1 made_VVD her_PPHO1 feel_VV0 queasy_JJ ._. 
I_ZZ1 n_ZZ1 the_AT background_NN1 she_PPHS1 could_VM hear_VVI Brassard_NP1 being_VBG soothing_JJ on_II the_AT phone_NN1 :_: '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, Ron_NP1 ..._... 
No_AT problem_NN1 ..._... 
Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 today_RT 's_VBZ Tuesday_NPD1 ..._... 
Just_RR leave_VV0 it_PPH1 with_IW me_PPIO1 ..._... 
Only_RR too_RG glad_JJ to_TO help_VVI ..._... 
'_GE But_CCB when_RRQ he_PPHS1 put_VVD down_RP the_AT phone_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG what_DDQ Celia_NP1 called_VVD his_APPGE crisis_NN1 face_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 in_II itself_PPX1 was_VBDZ not_XX unusual_JJ ._. 
Public_JJ relations_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 sometimes_RT thought_VVD ,_, could_VM be_VBI defined_VVN as_II a_AT1 series_NN of_IO crises_NN2 created_VVN by_II other_JJ people_NN ._. 
'_" Oh_UH God_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 moaned_VVD ._. 
'_" What_DDQ is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Brassard_NP1 waved_VVD at_II the_AT phone_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 was_VBDZ Ron_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ editing_VVG The_AT Silicon_NN1 Leisure_NN1 Review_NN1 now_RT ?_? 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR due_JJ to_TO go_VVI to_II press_NN1 this_DD1 evening_NNT1 and_CC someone_PN1 's_VBZ ailed_VVN to_TO meet_VVI the_AT deadline_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 needs_VVZ a_AT1 fifteen-hundred_MC word_NN1 article_NN1 by_II eight-thirty_MC at_II the_AT latest_JJT ._. 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Splendid_JJ ,_, '_GE Georgina_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM leave_VVI you_PPY to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ just_RR it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 owe_VV0 him_PPHO1 a_AT1 favour_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX say_VVI no_UH ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 means_VVZ I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO cancel_VVI the_AT meeting_NN1 with_IW Clive_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX do_VDI that_DD1 ,_, '_GE Georgina_NP1 said_VVD firmly_RR ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 need_VV0 the_AT account_NN1 ._. 
'_" Both_DB2 of_IO them_PPHO2 looked_VVD at_II Celia_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD what_DDQ was_VBDZ coming_VVG ._. 
She_PPHS1 also_RR knew_VVD that_CST ,_, if_CS she_PPHS1 refused_VVD ,_, the_AT crisis_NN1 would_VM turn_VVI into_II a_AT1 five-act_JJ melodrama_NN1 ._. 
'_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, before_CS they_PPHS2 could_VM ask_VVI ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX worry_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 's_GE motives_NN2 for_IF volunteering_VVG were_VBDR not_XX entirely_RR altruistic_JJ ._. 
If_CS she_PPHS1 ever_RR went_VVD freelance_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 would_VM need_VVI all_DB the_AT contacts_NN2 she_PPHS1 could_VM get_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD nothing_PN1 planned_VVN for_IF the_AT evening_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 rang_VVD William_NP1 to_TO tell_VVI him_PPHO1 she_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI late_JJ ._. 
To_II her_APPGE surprise_NN1 he_PPHS1 offered_VVD to_TO come_VVI over_RP to_II the_AT office_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA Brassard_NP1 was_VBDZ leaving_VVG ,_, he_PPHS1 warned_VVD the_AT security_NN1 man_NN1 at_II the_AT front_JJ entrance_NN1 that_CST Celia_NP1 was_VBDZ expecting_VVG a_AT1 visitor_NN1 ._. 
The_AT article_NN1 itself_PPX1 was_VBDZ easy_RR enough_RR ._. 
The_AT only_JJ editorial_JJ guideline_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST the_AT subject_NN1 should_VM have_VHI something_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW leisure_NN1 software_NN1 for_IF home_NN1 computers_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 superb_JJ opportunity_NN1 to_TO enthuse_VVI about_II RTI_NP1 's_GE products_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT need_NN1 to_TO worry_VVI about_II her_APPGE lack_NN1 of_IO knowledge_NN1 :_: public_JJ relations_NN2 trained_VVN you_PPY to_TO write_VVI authoritatively_RR about_II everything_PN1 from_II tractors_NN2 to_II lingerie_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE raw_JJ material_NN1 came_VVD from_II RTI_NP1 's_GE press_NN1 releases_NN2 and_CC from_II other_JJ people_NN 's_GE articles_NN2 in_II previous_JJ issues_NN2 of_IO The_AT Silicon_NN1 Leisure_NN1 Review_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 cobbled_VVD together_RL a_AT1 rough_JJ draft_NN1 and_CC then_RT rewrote_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, trying_VVG to_TO remove_VVI the_AT more_RGR ostentatious_JJ signs_NN2 of_IO plagiarism_NN1 ._. 
The_AT contract_NN1 cleaners_NN2 hoovered_VVD and_CC dusted_VVN around_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 left_VVD at_II seven_MC o'clock_RA ,_, as_CSA Celia_NP1 was_VBDZ starting_VVG her_APPGE third_MD draft_NN1 ._. 
Though_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR admitted_VVN it_PPH1 to_II anyone_PN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 disliked_VVD being_VBG alone_JJ in_II the_AT office_NN1 since_CS Arabella_NP1 had_VHD fallen_VVN to_II her_APPGE death_NN1 from_II the_AT fire_NN1 escape_NN1 :_: and_CC the_AT feeling_NN1 was_VBDZ always_RR worse_JJR in_II the_AT evening_NNT1 ._. 
William_NP1 arrived_VVD promptly_RR at_II half-past_II seven_MC ._. 
She_PPHS1 greeted_VVD him_PPHO1 with_IW a_AT1 smile_NN1 ,_, hoping_VVG her_APPGE relief_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX too_RG obvious_JJ ._. 
'_" How_RRQ 's_VBZ it_PPH1 going_VVG ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI long_JJ ._. 
Ten_MC or_CC fifteen_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 was_VBDZ carrying_VVG a_AT1 briefcase_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 brought_VVD the_AT first_MD sixty_MC pages_NN2 of_IO Fallen_VVN Angel_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 'll_VM please_VVI Georgina_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 rolled_VVD another_DD1 sheet_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 into_II the_AT typewriter_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 she_PPHS1 likes_VVZ my_APPGE invoice_NN1 too_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM leave_VVI it_PPH1 in_II her_APPGE in-tray_NN1 ,_, shall_VM l_ZZ1 ?_? 
'_" '_" As_CSA you_PPY like_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 made_VVD two_MC typing_NN1 errors_NN2 in_II the_AT next_MD sentence_NN1 ._. 
William_NP1 's_GE readiness_NN1 to_TO make_VVI money_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 Yorick_NP1 still_RR seemed_VVD rather_RG tasteless_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 ripped_VVD out_RP the_AT paper_NN1 and_CC put_VVN in_II a_AT1 fresh_JJ sheet_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN another_DD1 paragraph_NN1 before_CS it_PPH1 occurred_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ taking_VVG a_AT1 long_JJ time_NNT1 in_II Georgina_NP1 's_GE office_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 swivelled_VVD round_RP in_II her_APPGE chair_NN1 ._. 
William_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 manilla_NN1 envelope_NN1 in_II his_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 slid_VVD it_PPH1 into_II his_APPGE briefcase_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY doing_VDG ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 wished_VVD she_PPHS1 could_VM take_VVI back_RP the_AT words_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG too_RG suspicious_JJ these_DD2 days_NNT2 ._. 
William_NP1 snapped_VVD shut_VVD the_AT lock_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 taken_VVN another_DD1 envelope_NN1 :_: it_PPH1 'll_VM do_VDI for_IF the_AT next_MD batch_NN1 of_IO typescript_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 walked_VVD towards_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX mind_VVI ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY ?_? 
Or_CC does_VDZ it_PPH1 count_VVI as_RG petty_JJ thieving_NN1 ?_? 
'_" His_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ light_JJ ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 thought_VVD she_PPHS1 detected_VVD an_AT1 undercurrent_NN1 of_IO bitterness_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 not_XX ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 turned_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT typewriter_NN1 to_TO avoid_VVI looking_VVG at_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 just_RR wondered_VVD ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ all_DB ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 read_VVD through_II the_AT article_NN1 ,_, finding_VVG two_MC literals_NN2 ,_, while_CS she_PPHS1 finished_VVD the_AT last_MD page_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 corrected_VVD the_AT mistakes_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 pen_NN1 ._. 
If_CS Georgina_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN here_RL ,_, she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI insisted_VVN on_II having_VHG both_RR pages_NN2 retyped_VVN ._. 
William_NP1 photocopied_VVD it_PPH1 for_IF her_PPHO1 while_CS she_PPHS1 addressed_VVD an_AT1 envelope_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 fetched_VVD her_APPGE coat_NN1 ._. 
When_CS she_PPHS1 got_VVD back_RP ,_, she_PPHS1 found_VVD William_NP1 standing_NN1 by_II the_AT open_JJ door_NN1 of_IO the_AT fire_NN1 escape_NN1 ._. 
Cold_JJ air_NN1 eddied_VVD around_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 shivered_VVD as_CSA she_PPHS1 buttoned_VVD up_RP her_APPGE coat_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN using_VVG the_AT front_JJ entrance_NN1 lately_RR ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 
'_GE William_NP1 smiled_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB this_DD1 is_VBZ quicker_JJR ._. 
Let_VM21 's_VM22 go_VVI and_CC face_VVI the_AT ghosts_NN2 together_RL ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 watched_VVD Dougal_NP1 surreptitiously_RR as_CSA they_PPHS2 walked_VVD along_II the_AT path_NN1 through_II the_AT woods_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ equally_RR wary_JJ of_IO him_PPHO1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 walked_VVD in_II silence_NN1 ._. 
The_AT ground_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR hard_JJ ,_, despite_II the_AT thaw_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 left_VVD no_AT traces_NN2 ._. 
Beyond_II the_AT bare_JJ ,_, black_JJ branches_NN2 of_IO the_AT trees_NN2 ,_, the_AT sky_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 harsh_JJ and_CC brilliant_JJ blue_JJ ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT real_JJ need_NN1 for_IF both_DB2 of_IO them_PPHO2 to_TO be_VBI here_RL ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN accepted_VVN from_II the_AT start_NN1 ,_, without_IW the_AT need_NN1 for_IF discussion_NN1 ,_, that_CST this_DD1 would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 joint_JJ expedition_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT inevitable_JJ corollary_NN1 of_IO the_AT absence_NN1 of_IO trust_NN1 between_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
The_AT hire_NN1 car_NN1 was_VBDZ down_RP in_II the_AT car_NN1 park_NN1 ,_, the_AT one_PN1 near_II Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ worried_VVN that_CST someone_PN1 might_VM sec_NNU it_PPH1 ;_; but_CCB Lorton_NP1 thought_VVD that_RG unlikely_JJ ._. 
A_AT1 Wednesday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 in_II winter_NNT1 was_VBDZ n't_XX likely_JJ to_TO attract_VVI tourists_NN2 or_CC walkers_NN2 ._. 
Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 was_VBDZ empty_JJ ,_, and_CC no_PN121 one_PN122 but_CCB a_AT1 stray_JJ farm-worker_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO use_VVI the_AT lane_NN1 ._. 
And_CC why_RRQ should_VM anyone_PN1 bother_VVI to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 note_NN1 of_IO the_AT car_NN1 's_GE number_NN1 ?_? 
I_ZZ1 t_ZZ1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 chance_NN1 worth_II taking_VVG ._. 
They_PPHS2 came_VVD to_II the_AT track_NN1 which_DDQ ran_VVD along_II the_AT spine_NN1 of_IO the_AT ridge_NN1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR fresh_JJ horse-droppings_NN2 on_II the_AT beaten_JJ earth_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 looked_VVD from_II left_NN1 to_II right_NN1 ,_, then_RT left_VVD again_RT ,_, like_II a_AT1 child_NN1 on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 busy_JJ road_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 go_VV0 straight_RR on_RP ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Dougal_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
'_GE Cheer_VV0 up_RP ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 suggested_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 may_VM never_RR happen_VVI ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 should_VM tell_VVI you_PPY ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 mumbled_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 left_VVD a_AT1 letter_NN1 with_IW my_APPGE solicitor_NN1 ,_, to_TO be_VBI opened_VVN by_II him_PPHO1 if_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX reclaim_VVI it_PPH1 within_II a_AT1 certain_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 glanced_VVD sharply_RR at_II him_PPHO1 and_CC then_RT burst_VV0 out_RP laughing_VVG ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX funny_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Keep_VV0 your_APPGE hair_NN1 on_RP ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 grinned_VVD ._. 
'_" For_IF all_DB I_PPIS1 know_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR planning_VVG to_TO pin_VVI it_PPH1 on_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
How_RRQ do_VD0 I_PPIS1 know_VVI you_PPY did_VDD n't_XX top_VVI Newley_NP1 yourself_PPX1 ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 I_PPIS1 look_VVI the_AT type_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" There_EX is_VBZ n't_XX a_AT1 type_NN1 ._. 
'_" Their_APPGE eyes_NN2 met_VVD ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 smiled_VVD ._. 
The_AT smiles_NN2 were_VBDR cautious_JJ ,_, expecting_VVG rebuffs_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 emerged_VVD into_II the_AT clearing_NN1 ._. 
The_AT weather-stained_JJ dome_NN1 of_IO the_AT gazebo_NN1 faced_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
Beside_II it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT pond_NN1 ._. 
Someone_PN1 had_VHD rolled_VVN a_AT1 tyre_NN1 into_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT ice_NN1 is_VBZ still_RR holding_VVG ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Where_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY ..._... ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_JJ pointed_JJ to_II the_AT spot_NN1 immediately_RR alongside_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 ._. 
'_" In_RP about_RG three_MC feet_NN2 of_IO water_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 spoke_VVD in_II whispers_NN2 ._. 
Around_II them_PPHO2 the_AT trees_NN2 were_VBDR silent_JJ :_: the_AT day_NNT1 was_VBDZ windless_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT birds_NN2 were_VBDR n't_XX on_II speaking_VVG terms_NN2 with_IW one_PPX121 another_PPX122 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 cleared_VVD his_APPGE throat_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO hear_VVI if_CSW anyone_PN1 comes_VVZ ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ so_RG bloody_RR quiet_JJ here_RL ._. 
Give_VV0 me_PPIO1 a_AT1 city_NN1 any_DD day_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 nosed_VVD around_II the_AT clearing_NN1 while_CS Lorton_NP1 watched_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 probably_RR made_VVN that_CST mark_VV0 on_II the_AT ground_NN1 when_CS I_PPIS1 pulled_VVD over_II the_AT door_NN1 ..._... there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 scrape_NN1 on_II the_AT floor_NN1 of_IO the_AT gazebo_NN1 ..._... must_VM have_VHI happened_VVN when_CS I_PPIS1 pushed_VVD him_PPHO1 over_RP ._. 
'_" '_" Nothing_PN1 to_TO worry_VVI about_RP ._. 
You_PPY going_VVG to_TO be_VBI all_DB day_NNT1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM cold_JJ ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 unzipped_VVD his_APPGE coat_NN1 and_CC pulled_VVD out_RP the_AT envelope_NN1 ._. 
'_" Where_RRQ do_VD0 we_PPIS2 put_VVI them_PPHO2 ?_? 
'_" '_" One_MC1 of_IO the_AT tissues_NN2 could_VM go_VVI down_RP here_RL ,_, between_II the_AT grass_NN1 and_CC the_AT base_NN1 of_IO the_AT gazebo_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 crouched_VVD down_RP to_TO show_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO give_VVI it_PPH1 a_AT1 few_DA2 days_NNT2 to_TO get_VVI properly_RR weather-beaten_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 could_VM shove_VVI the_AT other_JJ one_PN1 in_II the_AT wreck_NN1 of_IO the_AT old_JJ car_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Bit_NN1 obvious_JJ ,_, ai_FU n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 straightened_VVD up_RP ._. 
'_" If_CSW you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 better_JJR idea_NN1 ,_, why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY say_VVI so_RR ?_? 
'_" '_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, sorry_JJ I_PPIS1 spoke_VVD ._. 
What_DDQ about_II the_AT hairs_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD perhaps_RR on_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
Somewhere_RL out_II21 of_II22 the_AT wind_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ they_PPHS2 'll_VM look_VVI there_RL ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 frowned_VVD ._. 
'_" What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY doing_VDG ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 had_VHD jumped_VVN up_RP on_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 ran_VVD his_APPGE gloved_JJ hand_NN1 along_II the_AT shelf_NN1 above_II the_AT pillars_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 winked_VVD at_II Dougal_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Just_RR thought_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM check_VVI ._. 
That_DD1 ten_MC thousand_NNO quid_NN must_VM be_VBI somewhere_RL ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX there_RL ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD thoughtfully_RR at_II Lorton_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Nor_CC 's_VBZ the_AT Jacobite_JJ Guinea_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT week_NNT1 crawled_VVD by_RP ._. 
Dougal_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO immerse_VVI himself_PPX1 in_II The_AT Journal_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Fallen_VVN Angel_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA time_NNT1 went_VVD by_RP ,_, he_PPHS1 made_VVD fewer_DAR and_CC fewer_DAR corrections_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ easier_JJR to_TO act_VVI merely_RR as_II a_AT1 copy-typist_NN1 :_: the_AT thumping_NN1 of_IO the_AT keys_NN2 deadened_VVD the_AT mind_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sleeping_VVG badly_RR ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 knew_VVD Celia_NP1 was_VBDZ worried_VVN about_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 made_VVD pressure_NN1 of_IO work_NN1 into_II an_AT1 excuse_NN1 for_IF not_XX seeing_CS21 as_CS22 much_DA1 of_IO her_PPHO1 as_CSA usual_JJ ._. 
Typing_VVG five_MC or_CC six_MC thousand_NNO words_NN2 of_IO drivel_NN1 every_AT1 day_NNT1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 strange_JJ way_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI sane_JJ ._. 
The_AT next_MD job_NN1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE alone_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 considered_VVD going_VVG into_II an_AT1 office_NN1 equipment_NN1 shop_NN1 ,_, as_CSA Lorton_NP1 had_VHD done_VDN ._. 
In_II the_AT event_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 bought_VVD a_AT1 secondhand_JJ typewriter_NN1 at_II a_AT1 street_NN1 market_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 pad_NN1 of_IO cheap_JJ paper_NN1 from_II Woolworth_NP1 's_GE ._. 
The_AT message_NN1 was_VBDZ very_RG simple_JJ :_: IVOR_NP1 NEWLEY_NP1 WAS_VBDZ MURDERED_VVN BY_II HIS_APPGE WIFE_NN1 ._. 
HE_PPHS1 'S_VBZ IN_II THE_AT POND_NN1 NEAR_II THEIR_APPGE COTTAGE_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 addressed_VVD the_AT envelope_NN1 to_II the_AT Chief_NN1 Constable_NN1 of_IO Hampshire_NP1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 allowed_VVD himself_PPX1 no_AT frills_NN2 ,_, like_II misspellings_NN2 or_CC too_RG much_DA1 information_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 carried_VVD caution_NN1 to_II absurd_JJ lengths_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 defaced_VVD the_AT typewriter_NN1 keys_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 file_NN1 and_CC made_VVD a_AT1 special_JJ trip_NN1 to_II Hertfordshire_NP1 to_TO drop_VVI it_PPH1 in_II a_AT1 reservoir_NN1 ._. 
Drowning_VVG the_AT typewriter_NN1 reminded_VVD him_PPHO1 of_IO what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN to_II the_AT remains_NN2 of_IO Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 ._. 
Celia_NN1 was_VBDZ working_VVG at_II the_AT office_NN1 on_II Saturday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 brought_VVD the_AT letter_NN1 to_II Lorton_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS read_VV0 it_PPH1 and_CC sealed_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 took_VVD a_AT1 bus_NN1 to_II Regent_NP1 Street_NNL1 and_CC posted_VVD the_AT letter_NN1 at_II the_AT Heddon_NP1 Street_NNL1 post_NN1 office_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 suggested_VVD going_VVG for_IF a_AT1 drink_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Dougal_NP1 refused_VVD ._. 
His_APPGE alcohol-free_JJ time_NNT1 zone_NN1 still_RR had_VHN twelve_MC hours_NNT2 more_RRR to_TO run_VVI ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX feel_VVI like_II celebrating_VVG ._. 
The_AT police_NN2 came_VVD just_RR before_II lunch_NN1 on_II the_AT following_JJ Wednesday_NPD1 ._. 
Celia_NN1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT phone_NN1 to_II Jeremy_NP1 Murgatroyd_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR discussing_VVG the_AT launch_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 new_JJ range_NN1 of_IO low-calorie_JJ snacks_NN2 ._. 
Murgatroyd_NP1 wanted_VVD to_TO change_VVI the_AT basis_NN1 of_IO the_AT launch_NN1 at_II the_AT last_MD moment_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT idea_NN1 of_IO claiming_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN instructions_NN2 for_IF making_VVG the_AT snacks_NN2 in_II a_AT1 recipe_NN1 book_NN1 compiled_VVN by_II his_APPGE great-grandmother_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 tenacious_JJ man_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ difficult_JJ to_TO dissuade_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
Maxham_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD to_TO appear_VVI ;_; Celia_NP1 recognized_VVD him_PPHO1 from_II his_APPGE previous_JJ visits_NN2 to_II the_AT office_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ accompanied_VVN by_II another_DD1 ,_, taller_JJR man_NN1 and_CC by_II a_AT1 sturdy_JJ WPC_NP1 with_IW dyed_JJ blonde_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Look_VV0 ,_, Jeremy_NP1 ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD for_IF the_AT second_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI the_AT Victorians_NN2 had_VHD heard_VVN of_IO peanut_NN1 butter_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC calories_NNU2 ,_, for_IF that_DD1 matter_NN1 ._. 
'_GE In_II the_AT reception_NN1 area_NN1 ,_, Angelica_NP1 gestured_VVD at_II the_AT closed_JJ door_NN1 of_IO Georgina_NP1 's_GE office_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX interrupt_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'll_VM kill_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ not_XX ?_? 
'_GE Murgatroyd_NN1 demanded_VVD ._. 
'_GE Peanut_NN1 butter_NN1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN invented_VVN ._. 
And_CC we_PPIS2 need_VM n't_XX call_VVI them_PPHO2 calories_NNU2 we_PPIS2 could_VM just_RR say_VVI the_AT recipes_NN2 were_VBDR '_GE suitable_JJ for_IF ladies_NN2 on_II a_AT1 reducing_JJ diet_NN1 '_GE or_CC something_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Angelica_NN1 gave_VVD way_NN1 ._. 
Maxham_NP1 led_VVD his_APPGE colleagues_NN2 through_II the_AT office_NN1 ._. 
Angelica_NN1 ,_, still_RR protesting_VVG ,_, trailed_VVD behind_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
Celia_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ such_DA a_AT1 hackneyed_JJ gimmick_NN1 '_GE '_GE Tell_VV0 you_PPY what_DDQ ._. 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 burst_NN1 of_IO enthusiasm_NN1 on_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 of_IO the_AT line_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 could_VM say_VVI great-granny_NN1 was_VBDZ American_JJ ._. 
Then_RT we_PPIS2 could_VM use_VVI a_AT1 Gone_VVN with_IW the_AT Wind_NN1 angle_NN1 in_II the_AT advertising_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ too_RG late_JJ to_TO put_VVI an_AT1 antebellum_NN1 mansion_NN1 on_II the_AT label_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ too_RG late_JJ to_TO change_VVI anything_PN1 ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD firmly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO go_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM ring_VVI you_PPY tomorrow_RT ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 knocked_VVD once_RR on_II Georgina_NP1 's_GE door_NN1 and_CC opened_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT police_NN2 filed_VVN into_II the_AT office_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 moment_NN1 later_RRR the_AT beautiful_JJ young_JJ man_NN1 from_II Gasset_NP1 and_CC Lode_NP1 came_VVD out_RP ,_, looking_VVG peeved_JJ ._. 
The_AT door_NN1 closed_VVD behind_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 beckoned_VVD to_II Angelica_NP1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ it_PPH1 all_DB about_RP ?_? 
'_GE Angelica_NN1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" How_RRQ should_VM I_PPIS1 know_VVI ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 whispered_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB the_AT tall_JJ one_PN1 's_VBZ a_AT1 Superintendent_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 were_VBDR not_XX kept_VVN in_II suspense_NN1 for_IF more_DAR than_CSN five_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
The_AT door_NN1 opened_VVD ,_, and_CC Georgina_NP1 came_VVD out_RP with_IW the_AT police_NN2 ._. 
The_AT WPC_NP1 helped_VVD her_PPHO1 into_II the_AT mink_NN ._. 
'_GE Thank_VV0 you_PPY so_RG much_DA1 ._. 
'_GE Georgina_NP1 turned_VVD to_II Celia_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Tell_VV0 Hugo_NP1 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 gone_VVN out_RP ,_, will_VM you_PPY ?_? 
The_AT police_NN2 need_VV0 my_APPGE help_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ when_CS I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI back_RP ._. 
'_GE Chapter_NN1 17_MC CELIA_NP1 WROTE_VVD A_AT1 letter_NN1 shortly_RR before_II the_AT trial_NN1 started_VVD ._. 
Dear_JJ Georgina_NP1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM terribly_RR sorry_JJ about_II all_DB this_DD1 ._. 
Would_VM you_PPY like_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO visit_VVI you_PPY ,_, if_CS that_DD1 is_VBZ possible_JJ ?_? 
And_CC is_VBZ there_EX anything_PN1 I_PPIS1 can_VM bring_VVI or_CC send_VVI you_PPY ?_? 
With_IW best_RRT wishes_VVZ ,_, Celia_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 difficult_JJ letter_NN1 to_TO write_VVI ,_, and_CC probably_RR an_AT1 unsatisfactory_JJ one_PN1 to_TO receive_VVI ._. 
Celia_NP1 disliked_VVD Georgina_NP1 intensely_RR ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD little_DA1 doubt_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE guilt_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Georgina_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN kind_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, in_II her_APPGE own_DA way_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT living_JJ relatives_NN2 and_CC ,_, so_RG far_RR as_CSA Celia_NP1 was_VBDZ aware_JJ ,_, none_PN of_IO her_APPGE friendships_NN2 had_VHD survived_VVN her_APPGE arrest_NN1 ._. 
Someone_PN1 had_VHD to_TO write_VVI ._. 
Celia_NP1 told_VVD no_PN121 one_PN122 but_CCB William_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 shrugged_VVD and_CC said_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 loved_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ reassuring_VVG to_TO hear_VVI if_CS not_XX particularly_RR helpful_JJ ._. 
To_II Celia_NP1 's_GE relief_NN1 ,_, Georgina_NP1 did_VDD not_XX answer_VVI the_AT letter_NN1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 Newley_NP1 was_VBDZ charged_VVN with_IW the_AT murder_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE husband_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 noticed_VVD that_CST the_AT news_NN1 appeared_VVD to_TO give_VVI pleasure_NN1 to_II a_AT1 great_JJ many_DA2 people_NN ._. 
Georgina_NP1 had_VHD never_RR been_VBN well-liked_JJ ._. 
Nor_CC had_VHD Ivor_NP1 ;_; but_CCB the_AT circumstances_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE death_NN1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 posthumous_JJ popularity_NN1 ,_, if_CS only_RR to_TO make_VVI the_AT crime_NN1 of_IO which_DDQ Georgina_NP1 was_VBDZ accused_VVN seem_VV0 fouler_JJR ._. 
The_AT Newleys_NP2 '_GE acquaintances_NN2 spoke_VVD well_RR of_IO the_AT dead_JJ in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO think_VVI ill_JJ of_IO the_AT living_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 followed_VVD the_AT case_NN1 in_II the_AT press_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI liked_VVN to_TO have_VHI watched_VVN it_PPH1 from_II the_AT public_JJ gallery_NN1 ;_; but_CCB that_DD1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN asking_VVG for_IF trouble_NN1 ._. 
Besides_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD enough_RR to_TO do_VDI at_II home_NN1 ,_, now_RT the_AT house_NN1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT market_NN1 at_RR21 last_RR22 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 pleaded_VVD not_XX guilty_JJ ._. 
As_II the_AT trial_NN1 progressed_VVD ,_, and_CC the_AT evidence_NN1 mounted_VVD up_RP ,_, it_PPH1 became_VVD increasingly_RR difficult_JJ to_TO take_VVI the_AT plea_NN1 seriously_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 made_VVD matters_NN2 worse_RRR by_II her_APPGE hauteur_NN1 in_II court_NN1 ._. 
On_II one_MC1 occasion_NN1 she_PPHS1 called_VVD the_AT judge_NN1 '_GE you_PPY silly_JJ old_JJ man_NN1 '_GE ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ apt_JJ to_TO accuse_VVI the_AT witnesses_NN2 for_IF the_AT prosecution_NN1 of_IO lying_VVG ._. 
The_AT pieces_NN2 of_IO evidence_NN1 fell_VVD into_II place_NN1 with_IW the_AT unequivocal_JJ precision_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 well-made_JJ jigsaw_NN1 puzzle_NN1 ._. 
Ivor_NP1 Newley_NP1 had_VHD last_MD been_VBN seen_VVN alive_JJ by_II independent_JJ witnesses_NN2 on_II the_AT morning_NNT1 of_IO Sunday_NPD1 ,_, 27_MC January_NPM1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN killed_VVN ,_, either_RR on_II the_AT same_DA day_NNT1 or_CC shortly_RR afterwards_RT ;_; and_CC the_AT murderer_NN1 had_VHD dumped_VVN his_APPGE body_NN1 in_II the_AT pond_NN1 near_II the_AT Newleys_NP2 '_GE country_NN1 cottage_NN1 in_II Hampshire_NP1 ._. 
The_AT weapon_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 kitchen_NN1 knife_NN1 which_DDQ probably_RR came_VVD from_II Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN found_VVN when_CS the_AT police_NN2 dragged_VVD the_AT pond_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ assumed_VVN ,_, reasonably_RR enough_RR ,_, that_CST the_AT murder_NN1 had_VHD taken_VVN place_NN1 in_II or_CC near_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 by_II the_AT pond_NN1 ,_, because_II21 of_II22 the_AT difficulty_NN1 of_IO moving_VVG a_AT1 heavy_JJ body_NN1 ._. 
The_AT prosecution_NN1 argued_VVD that_CST the_AT Newleys_NP2 had_VHD driven_VVN down_RP together_RL from_II London_NP1 ;_; after_CS the_AT murder_NN1 ,_, Mrs_NNB Newley_NP1 had_VHD driven_VVN back_RP in_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE car_NN1 ,_, and_CC parked_VVD it_PPH1 near_II their_APPGE home_NN1 ;_; no_RR21 doubt_RR22 she_PPHS1 hoped_VVD that_CST the_AT trip_NN1 to_II Hampshire_NP1 would_VM never_RR come_VVI to_II light_NN1 ._. 
The_AT deceased_NN1 's_GE solicitor_NN1 ,_, Eustace_NP1 Tolby_NP1 ,_, attested_VVD that_CST Newley_NP1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT verge_NN1 of_IO instituting_VVG divorce_NN1 proceedings_NN2 against_II his_APPGE wife_NN1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Newley_NP1 was_VBDZ bitterly_RR opposed_VVN to_II the_AT idea_NN1 ,_, for_IF financial_JJ and_CC emotional_JJ reasons_NN2 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 actually_RR said_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 jealous_JJ ,_, greedy_JJ woman_NN1 ;_; it_PPH1 was_VBDZ implied_VVN sufficiently_RR clearly_RR by_II the_AT facts_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 stood_VVD to_TO gain_VVI substantially_RR from_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE death_NN1 ,_, since_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX made_VVN a_AT1 will_NN1 ._. 
Hugo_NP1 Brassard_NP1 confirmed_VVD with_IW obvious_JJ reluctance_NN1 that_CST Georgina_NP1 Newley_NP1 had_VHD lost_VVN no_AT time_NNT1 in_II taking_VVG control_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE business_NN1 after_II his_APPGE disappearance_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE domineering_JJ managerial_JJ techniques_NN2 must_VM have_VHI prejudiced_VVN the_AT jury_NN1 against_II her_APPGE still_JJ more_RRR ._. 
Since_CS Georgina_NP1 denied_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN to_II Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 since_II Christmas_NNT1 ,_, and_CC to_II the_AT woods_NN2 behind_II the_AT cottage_NN1 since_CS the_AT previous_JJ autumn_NNT1 ,_, the_AT forensic_JJ evidence_NN1 clinched_VVD the_AT case_NN1 against_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
Hairs_NN2 from_II her_APPGE mink_NN coat_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN found_VVN in_II the_AT gazebo_NN1 by_II the_AT pond_NN1 ._. 
Two_MC tissues_NN2 discovered_VVD in_II the_AT vicinity_NN1 showed_VVD traces_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE mucus_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE saliva_NN1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 mentioned_VVD Arabella_NP1 ._. 
Georgina_NP1 kept_VVD quiet_JJ about_II her_PPHO1 because_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT wit_NN1 to_TO see_VVI that_DD1 knowledge_NN1 of_IO the_AT affair_NN1 would_VM strengthen_VVI her_APPGE motive_NN1 for_IF killing_VVG her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 in_II the_AT eyes_NN2 of_IO the_AT jury_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NN1 and_CC Dougal_NP1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 ,_, partly_RR because_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR n't_XX asked_VVN ._. 
Lorton_NP1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 because_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX bear_VVI to_TO bring_VVI Arabella_NP1 into_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Tolby_NP1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 about_II Arabella_NP1 because_CS Lorton_NP1 threatened_VVD to_TO break_VVI his_APPGE neck_NN1 if_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
On_II the_AT last_MD day_NNT1 the_AT jury_NN1 was_VBDZ out_RP for_IF thirty_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 decided_VVD unanimously_RR that_CST Georgina_NP1 Newley_NP1 was_VBDZ guilty_JJ ._. 
The_AT judge_NN1 gave_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 life_NN1 sentence_NN1 ._. 
As_II the_AT court_NN1 rose_NN1 ,_, Georgina_NP1 shouted_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX guilty_JJ !_! 
'_GE On_II the_AT evening_NNT1 of_IO the_AT same_DA day_NNT1 ,_, Hugo_NP1 Brassard_NP1 invited_VVD Celia_NP1 to_II dinner_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 went_VVD to_II a_AT1 Greek_JJ restaurant_NN1 in_II Charlotte_NP1 Street_NNL1 ._. 
Brassard_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 liking_NN1 for_IF retsina_NN1 ,_, fostered_VVN by_II his_APPGE annual_JJ package_NN1 holiday_NN1 to_II Greece_NP1 ._. 
While_CS they_PPHS2 nibbled_VVD their_APPGE way_NN1 through_II the_AT starters_NN2 ,_, Brassard_NP1 talked_VVD about_II the_AT Elgin_NP1 Marbles_NN2 ,_, the_AT traffic_NN1 problem_NN1 in_II Athens_NP1 and_CC the_AT best_JJT way_NN1 of_IO making_VVG houmus_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ low_JJ and_CC urgent_JJ ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ talking_VVG about_II something_PN1 completely_RR different_JJ ._. 
Celia_NP1 made_VVD monosyllabic_JJ replies_NN2 ._. 
Her_APPGE stomach_NN1 felt_VVD uneasy_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 blamed_VVD it_PPH1 on_II the_AT after-effects_NN2 of_IO the_AT trial_NN1 and_CC the_AT feta_NN1 cheese_NN1 in_II the_AT salad_NN1 ._. 
Brassard_NN1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG drawn_VVN ,_, and_CC the_AT nervous_JJ movements_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE limbs_NN2 were_VBDR more_RGR pronounced_JJ than_CSN usual_JJ ._. 
Though_CS the_AT trial_NN1 was_VBDZ over_RP ,_, the_AT strain_NN1 of_IO the_AT last_MD few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 was_VBDZ still_RR affecting_VVG both_DB2 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
Celia_NP1 's_GE patience_NN1 snapped_VVD when_RRQ he_PPHS1 poured_VVD her_PPHO1 the_AT second_MD glass_NN1 of_IO retsina_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Hugo_NP1 ,_, ca_VM n't_XX we_PPIS2 stop_VVI pretending_VVG everything_PN1 's_GE normal_JJ ?_? 
You_PPY did_VDD n't_XX ask_VVI me_PPIO1 here_RL to_TO talk_VVI about_II your_APPGE summer_NNT1 holidays_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR right_JJ ._. 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 pushed_VVD aside_RL his_APPGE plate_NN1 ._. 
'_" Um_UH ..._... 
I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI said_VVN this_DD1 earlier_RRR :_: I_PPIS1 did_VDD appreciate_VVI you_PPY withdrawing_VVG your_APPGE notice_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX particularly_RR virtuous_JJ ._. 
Georgina_NP1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE main_JJ reason_NN1 for_IF leaving_VVG in_II the_AT first_MD place_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 
All_RR31 the_RR32 same_RR33 ,_, most_DAT people_NN would_VM have_VHI been_VBN all_RR too_RG glad_JJ to_TO get_VVI off_II the_AT sinking_NN1 ship_NN1 ._. 
Which_DDQ makes_VVZ it_PPH1 such_DA a_AT1 pity_NN1 ..._... 
'_" '_" What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY trying_VVG to_TO say_VVI ?_? 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 rested_VVD his_APPGE elbows_NN2 on_II the_AT table_NN1 and_CC leant_VVD forward_RL ._. 
'_GE The_AT ship_NN1 's_VBZ sunk_VVN ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE NCPR_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY must_VM have_VHI guessed_VVN ._. 
The_AT firm_NN1 wo_VM n't_XX survive_VVI this_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO scandal_NN1 ._. 
Arabella_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 was_VBDZ bad_JJ enough_RR ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 is_VBZ ten_MC times_NNT2 worse_RRR ._. 
Half_DB our_APPGE clients_NN2 have_VH0 already_RR told_VVN us_PPIO2 they_PPHS2 wo_VM n't_XX renew_VVI their_APPGE contracts_NN2 ._. 
Ca_VM n't_XX say_VVI I_PPIS1 blame_VV0 them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ about_II the_AT legal_JJ position_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Complicated_JJ ._. 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 fiddled_VVN with_IW a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO pitta_NN1 bread_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX the_AT point_NN1 ._. 
As_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 PR_NP1 's_VBZ concerned_JJ ,_, the_AT Newleys_NP2 are_VBR the_AT kiss_NN1 of_IO death_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 flushed_VVD ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 nodded_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 fair_JJ idea_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ was_VBDZ coming_VVG ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ wondering_VVG ,_, '_GE Brassard_NP1 confided-to_JJ his_APPGE wine_NN1 glass_NN1 ,_, '_" whether_CSW you_PPY 'd_VM be_VBI interested_JJ in_II joining_VVG me_PPIO1 in_II a_AT1 new_JJ agency_NN1 ._. 
As_II a_AT1 partner_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ ._. 
A_AT1 fresh_JJ start_NN1 ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ worth_II thinking_VVG about_II ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB you_PPY do_VD0 realize_VVI I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX much_DA1 capital_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 twitched_VVD ._. 
'_GE Money_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX everything_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY 'd_VM bring_VVI two_MC clients_NN2 with_IW you_PPY ,_, possibly_RR more_RRR ._. 
Henry_NP1 Magus_NP1 and_CC that_DD1 odious_JJ Jeremy_NP1 Murgatroyd_NP1 ,_, for_RR21 certain_RR22 ._. 
And_CC perhaps_RR RTI_NP1 :_: I_PPIS1 happen_VV0 to_TO know_VVI that_CST Joe_NP1 's_VHZ been_VBN very_RG impressed_JJ with_IW your_APPGE work_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 article_NN1 you_PPY wrote_VVD went_VVD down_RP very_RG well_RR ._. 
Um_UH ..._... a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE own_DA clients_NN2 will_VM stay_VVI loyal_JJ ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 could_VM persuade_VVI my_APPGE bank_NN1 manager_NN1 to_TO give_VVI us_PPIO2 a_AT1 loan_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO find_VVI an_AT1 office_NN1 ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE And_CC staff_NN '_GE '_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 of_IO a_AT1 short_JJ lease_NN1 up_RP for_IF sale_NN1 ,_, just_RR off_II Soho_NP1 Square_NNL1 ,_, '_GE Brassard_NP1 interrupted_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR right_JJ about_II an_AT1 office_NN1 :_: people_NN always_RR think_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 Mickey_NP1 Mouse_NP1 outfit_NN1 if_CS you_PPY work_VV0 from_II home_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB we_PPIS2 need_VM n't_XX worry_VVI too_RG much_DA1 about_II staff_NN ._. 
I_PPIS1 always_RR thought_VVD NCPR_NP1 had_VHD employed_VVN too_RG many_DA2 people_NN ._. 
We_PPIS2 could_VM get_VVI a_AT1 word-processor_NN1 and_CC do_VD0 most_DAT of_IO our_APPGE own_DA typing_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 could_VM always_RR farm_NN1 things_NN2 out_RP to_II freelances_NN2 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 uses_VVZ freelances_VVZ these_DD2 days_NNT2 ._. 
No_AT national_JJ insurance_NN1 ,_, no_AT office_NN1 space_NN1 ,_, no_AT fringe_NN1 benefits_NN2 :_: they_PPHS2 're_VBR cost-effective_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM definitely_RR interested_JJ ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 incautiously_RR swallowed_VVD a_AT1 mouthful_NN1 of_IO retsina_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 if_CS we_PPIS2 should_VM ask_VVI ..._... 
'_" Her_APPGE voice_NN1 trailed_VVD away_RL ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 shuddered_VVD ._. 
The_AT wine_NN1 was_VBDZ sour_JJ in_II her_APPGE mouth_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE stomach_NN1 heaved_VVD ._. 
All_DB she_PPHS1 could_VM think_VVI of_IO was_VBDZ pine-scented_JJ engine_NN1 oil_NN1 and_CC the_AT need_NN1 to_TO get_VVI it_PPH1 out_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE system_NN1 ._. 
'_" Are_VBR you_PPY all_RR21 right_RR22 ?_? 
'_GE Brassard_NN1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI sick_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" How_RGQ soon_RR could_VM you_PPY be_VBI out_RP ?_? 
'_" '_GE By_II next_MD week_NNT1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY wanted_VVD ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Mr_NNB Bentley_NP1 lingered_VVD in_II the_AT hall_NN1 ,_, surreptitiously_RR examining_VVG the_AT state_NN1 of_IO the_AT decoration_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 plump_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS looked_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 would_VM burst_VVI if_CSW you_PPY sat_VVD on_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
His_APPGE wife_NN1 had_VHD asked_VVN to_TO use_VVI the_AT bathroom_NN1 ,_, presumably_RR to_TO test_VVI the_AT plumbing_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 lodger_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_GE No_AT problem_NN1 there_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ already_RR fixed_VVN up_RP ._. 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO see_VVI the_AT house_NN1 by_II daylight_NN1 before_CS we_PPIS2 make_VV0 up_RP our_APPGE minds_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX mind_VVI saying_VVG we_PPIS2 're_VBR very_RG interested_JJ ._. 
Very_RG interested_JJ indeed_RR ._. 
'_GE Three_MC other_JJ people_NN had_VHD also_RR said_VVN they_PPHS2 were_VBDR interested_JJ in_II the_AT last_MD few_DA2 days_NNT2 ._. 
But_CCB none_PN of_IO them_PPHO2 had_VHD been_VBN interested_VVN enough_RR to_TO come_VVI up_RP with_IW an_AT1 offer_NN1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Bentley_NP1 appeared_VVD at_II the_AT head_NN1 of_IO the_AT stairs_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 like_VVI the_AT banisters_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR an_AT1 original_JJ feature_NN1 ,_, are_VBR n't_XX they_PPHS2 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
So_RR are_VBR the_AT downstairs_NN1 fireplaces_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Bentley_NP1 cleared_VVD his_APPGE throat_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 should_VM make_VVI it_PPH1 quite_RG clear_JJ that_CST speed_NN1 's_VBZ important_JJ for_IF us_PPIO2 ._. 
If_CS we_PPIS2 did_VDD go_VVI ahead_RL ,_, we_PPIS2 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO exchange_VVI as_RG soon_RR as_CSA possible_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 already_RR sold_VVN our_APPGE house_NN1 in_II Manchester_NP1 ._. 
The_AT firm_NN1 's_VBZ paying_VVG for_IF a_AT1 rented_JJ flat_NN1 but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX really_RR big_JJ enough_RR for_IF us_PPIO2 and_CC the_AT children_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" They_PPHS2 're_VBR away_RL at_II school_NN1 at_RR21 present_RR22 ,_, '_GE the_AT woman_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB they_PPHS2 'll_VM be_VBI home_RL at_II Easter_NNT1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY have_VHI any_DD children_NN2 ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX mind_VVI me_PPIO1 asking_VVG ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 continued_VVD ,_, '_GE but_CCB one_PN1 has_VHZ to_TO ask_VVI ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX one_PN1 ?_? 
Why_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY moving_VVG ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ such_DA a_AT1 delightful_JJ house_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ too_RG big_JJ for_IF one_MC1 person_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE wife_NN1 died_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 months_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 saw_VVD the_AT mixture_NN1 of_IO embarrassment_NN1 and_CC doubt_VV0 on_II the_AT woman_NN1 's_GE fat_NN1 ,_, powdered_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX die_VVI here_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 fell_VVD off_II the_AT office_NN1 fire_NN1 escape_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT husband_NN1 glanced_VVD desperately_RR at_II the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ to_TO hear_VVI that_DD1 ..._... 
We_PPIS2 must_VM be_VBI off_RP ,_, dear_UH ._. 
We_PPIS2 'll_VM be_VBI in_II touch_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Lorton_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 showed_VVD them_PPHO2 out_RP and_CC went_VVD to_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 to_TO pour_VVI himself_PPX1 a_AT1 drink_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Bentleys_NP2 were_VBDR the_AT tenth_MD set_NN1 of_IO prospective_JJ purchasers_NN2 whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 had_VHD shown_VVN round_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD of_IO them_PPHO2 were_VBDR politer_JJR than_CSN others_NN2 ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 tended_VVD to_TO ask_VVI the_AT same_DA questions_NN2 as_CSA they_PPHS2 trampled_VVD through_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG work_NN1 ._. 
The_AT door_NN1 bell_NN1 rang_VVD again_RT ._. 
Lorton_NP1 looked_VVD up_RP at_II the_AT dock_NN1 :_: Dougal_NP1 was_VBDZ due_JJ at_II nine-thirty_MC ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ only_RR nine_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 recapped_VVD the_AT whisky_NN1 bottle_NN1 and_CC left_VVD it_PPH1 on_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
Detective_NNB Sergeant_NNB Maxham_NP1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG on_II the_AT doorstep_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE grey_JJ hair_NN1 was_VBDZ shiny_JJ with_IW rain_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ alone_JJ ._. 
'_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX trouble_VVI to_TO make_VVI his_APPGE voice_NN1 civil_JJ ._. 
'_GE Just_RR a_AT1 word_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 edged_VVN into_II the_AT hall_NN1 ,_, smiling_VVG his_APPGE salesman_NN1 's_GE smile_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY by_II yourself_PPX1 tonight_RT ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
It_PPH1 occurred_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, out_II21 of_II22 the_AT blue_JJ ,_, that_CST Maxham_NP1 was_VBDZ physically_RR inconsistent_JJ :_: the_AT fleshy_JJ face_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX fit_VVI the_AT skinny_JJ body_NN1 ._. 
The_AT incongruity_NN1 disturbed_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 've_VH0 done_VDN a_AT1 nice_JJ job_NN1 here_RL ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 looked_VVN along_II the_AT hall_NN1 and_CC up_II the_AT stairs_NN2 ._. 
'_" My_APPGE old_JJ woman_NN1 is_VBZ house-hunting_JJ :_: she_PPHS1 'd_VM like_VVI this_DD1 ._. 
Classy_JJ ._. 
Myself_PPX1 ,_, I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX see_VVI what_DDQ 's_VBZ wrong_JJ with_IW Croydon_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 's_VBZ right_JJ about_II one_MC1 thing_NN1 :_: we_PPIS2 do_VD0 need_VVI a_AT1 bigger_JJR house_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB where_RRQ 's_VBZ the_AT cash_NN1 going_VVGK to_TO come_VVI from_II ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO know_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 she_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT answer_NN1 to_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_" Where_RRQ 's_VBZ your_APPGE mate_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY know_VV0 ,_, the_AT panda_NN1 who_PNQS keeps_VVZ an_AT1 eye_NN1 on_II my_APPGE drinking_NN1 habits_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE Bernie_NP1 's_VBZ off-duty_JJ ._. 
So_RR am_VBM I_PPIS1 ,_, as_II a_AT1 matter_JJ31 of_JJ32 fact_JJ33 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ n't_XX really_RR an_AT1 official_JJ visit_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 's_GE pale-blue_JJ eyes_NN2 glanced_VVD down_RP the_AT hall_NN1 to_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
The_AT whisky_NN1 bottle_NN1 was_VBDZ in_RR21 full_RR22 view_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Celebrating_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD you_PPY might_VM be_VBI ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ you_PPY mean_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 affected_VVN surprise_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY have_VH0 n't_XX heard_VVN the_AT news_NN1 ?_? 
About_II the_AT trial_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 have_VH0 ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ that_DD1 got_VVN to_TO do_VDI with_IW it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Nice_JJ little_JJ case_NN1 ,_, '_GE Maxham_NP1 said_VVD ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 that_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 cause_NN1 for_IF celebration_NN1 ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 body_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 killer_NN1 ._. 
An_AT1 open-shut_JJ trial_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT judge_NN1 congratulates_VVZ the_AT police_NN2 on_II their_APPGE brilliant_JJ investigation_NN1 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 pats_VVZ themselves_PPX2 on_II the_AT back_NN1 and_CC goes_VVZ home_RL ._. 
'_" '_GE Except_CS you_PPY ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 looked_VVD at_II his_APPGE watch_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI Dougal_JJ to_TO run_VVI into_II Maxham_NP1 ._. 
On_II the_AT other_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO know_VVI what_DDQ the_AT man_NN1 was_VBDZ up_II21 to_II22 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN someone_PN1 coming_VVG to_TO look_VVI at_II the_AT house_NN1 in_II ten_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
'_" '_GE Except_II me_PPIO1 ,_, '_GE Maxham_NP1 agreed_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX say_VVI no_UH to_II a_AT1 small_JJ scotch_NN1 ,_, seeing_CS21 as_CS22 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM off-duty_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM give_VVI you_PPY two_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 led_VVD the_AT way_NN1 into_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 and_CC poured_VVD them_PPHO2 both_RR a_AT1 drink_NN1 ._. 
Maxham_NP1 leant_VVD against_II the_AT sink_NN1 ,_, glass_NN1 in_II hand_NN1 ,_, and_CC sighed_VVD with_IW pleasure_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 sat_VVD down_RP at_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX my_APPGE case_NN1 any_RR21 longer_RR22 ,_, '_GE Maxham_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 sometimes_RT think_VV0 regional_JJ CIDs_NP2 can_VM get_VVI a_RR21 bit_RR22 parochial_JJ in_II their_APPGE thinking_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX always_RR see_VVI the_AT wider_JJR picture_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, none_PN of_IO them_PPHO2 seemed_VVD too_RG worried_JJ about_II that_DD1 anonymous_JJ letter_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM want_VVI to_TO know_VVI who_PNQS sent_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
And_CC why_RRQ ._. 
But_CCB no_RR :_: the_AT Hampshire_NP1 boys_NN2 had_VHD this_DD1 ready-made_JJ killer_NN1 ,_, so_CS they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX bother_VVI about_II anyone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX worry_VVI too_RG much_DA1 ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 were_VBDR you_PPY ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 whoever_PNQV sent_VVD that_DD1 letter_NN1 just_RR did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO get_VVI involved_VVN ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 sipped_VVD his_APPGE drink_NN1 and_CC smacked_VVD his_APPGE lips_NN2 appreciatively_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 malt_NN1 ,_, ai_FU n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
Quite_RG a_AT1 treat_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 blinked_VVD rapidly_RR ._. 
'_" You_PPY know_VV0 ,_, if_CS anyone_PN1 had_VHD asked_VVN me_PPIO1 and_CC no_PN121 one_PN122 did_VDD ,_, mind_VV0 you_PPY I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI said_VVN that_CST several_DA2 people_NN had_VHD a_AT1 reason_NN1 to_TO kill_VVI Newley_NP1 ._. 
I_ZZ1 '_GE d_ZZ1 have_VH0 been_VBN happier_JJR if_CS someone_PN1 had_VHD actually_RR seen_VVN the_AT woman_NN1 down_RP there_RL over_II the_AT weekend_NNT1 ._. 
A_AT1 farmer_NN1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 car_NN1 down_II his_APPGE lane_NN1 on_II the_AT Sunday_NPD1 night_NNT1 just_RR a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO headlights_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 courting_NN1 couple_NN1 ;_; but_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT ridge_NN1 ,_, away_II21 from_II22 Miller_NP1 's_GE End_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Maybe_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ right_JJ ._. 
About_II the_AT courting_NN1 couple_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Maybe_RR ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 stared_VVD up_RP at_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 ._. 
'_" There_EX were_VBDR a_AT1 few_DA2 loose_JJ ends_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI happened_VVN to_II that_DD1 ten_MC thousand_NNO quid_NN ?_? 
'_" '_GE Georgina_NP1 must_VM have_VHI got_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 found_VVD no_AT trace_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR she_PPHS1 hid_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
A_AT1 little_JJ nest-egg_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE old_JJ age_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY said_VVD loose_JJ ends_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 waited_VVD for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ else_RR was_VBDZ there_EX ?_? 
'_" '_GE A_AT1 few_DA2 odds_NN2 and_CC sods_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 look_NN1 at_II Newley_NP1 's_GE papers_NN2 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI ,_, just_RR before_CS he_PPHS1 vanished_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VHD written_VVN to_II Custodemus_NP1 :_: he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO update_VVI his_APPGE home_NN1 security_NN1 ._. 
Very_RG wise_JJ ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 why_RRQ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX reported_VVN a_AT1 burglary_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ when_RRQ most_DAT people_NN start_VV0 worrying_JJ ._. 
Another_DD1 thing_NN1 :_: the_AT house_NN1 is_VBZ in_II Mrs_NNB Newley_NP1 's_GE name_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ just_RR about_RPK to_TO walk_VVI out_RP ._. 
So_RR why_RRQ was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 worrying_JJ about_II burglar_NN1 alarms_NN2 for_IF her_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Maybe_RR he_PPHS1 still_RR felt_VVD responsible_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
Some_DD couples_NN2 go_VV0 on_RP like_II that_DD1 ,_, even_RR after_CS they_PPHS2 're_VBR divorced_VVN ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY think_VV0 the_AT Newleys_NP2 were_VBDR like_II that_DD1 ?_? 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 chuckled_VVD ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, you_PPY should_VM know_VVI ,_, Mr_NNB Lorton_NP1 ,_, having_VHG worked_VVN with_IW them_PPHO2 ._. 
And_CC of_RR21 course_RR22 you_PPY knew_VVD them_PPHO2 socially_RR too_RR ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY were_VBDR n't_XX at_II the_AT Newleys_NP2 '_GE party_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR you_PPY ?_? 
Must_VM have_VHI been_VBN the_AT weekend_NNT1 before_CS he_PPHS1 died_VVD ._. 
No_UH ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 not_XX ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 Miss_NNB Prentisse_NP1 told_VVD you_PPY about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Some_DD practical_JJ joker_NN1 rang_VVD up_RP :_: said_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 gas_NN1 leak_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 had_VHD to_TO evacuate_VVI the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
'_" Some_DD people_NN have_VH0 a_AT1 weird_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO humour_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 drained_VVD his_APPGE glass_NN1 and_CC put_VV0 it_PPH1 in_II the_AT sink_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR right_RR there_RL ._. 
Take_VV0 Fred_NP1 Mahony_NP1 ,_, for_REX21 instance_REX22 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 little_JJ bloke_NN1 ,_, plays_VVZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO pool_NN1 ._. 
Bernie_NP1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 saw_VVD you_PPY together_RL ._. 
Always_RR joking_VVG about_II rats_NN2 :_: that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 call_VV0 a_AT1 weird_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO humour_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 heard_VVD a_AT1 whisper_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN selling_VVG coins_NN2 lately_RR ._. 
Newley_NP1 collected_VVD coins_NN2 ._. 
Funny_JJ little_JJ coincidence_NN1 ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
'_" '_" What_DDQ coincidence_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Whythat_VV0 you_PPY knew_VVD them_PPHO2 both_DB2 ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 glanced_VVD at_II his_APPGE watch_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO go_VVI now_RT ._. 
'_" '_" All_DB good_JJ things_NN2 must_VM end_VVI ,_, Mr_NNB Lorton_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 tell_VV0 my_APPGE old_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX get_VVI up_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM see_VVI myself_PPX1 out_RP ._. 
'_GE Maxham_NN1 winced_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 walked_VVD across_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT verruca_NN1 's_GE bad_JJ tonight_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 reckon_VV0 it_PPH1 needs_VVZ surgery_NN1 ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM afford_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM go_VVI private_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" These_DD2 days_NNT2 it_PPH1 's_VBZ all_DB a_AT1 question_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Everything_PN1 has_VHZ its_APPGE price_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM all_RR for_IF the_AT free_JJ market_NN1 economy.i_NNU Maxham_NP1 hobbled_VVD into_II the_AT hall_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Thanks_NN2 for_IF the_AT drink_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI in_II touch_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 perfectly_RR all_RR21 right_RR22 now_RT ,_, '_GE Celia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI why_RRQ Hugo_NP1 bothered_VVD with_IW a_AT1 taxi_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ on_II earth_NN1 's_VBZ that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Black_JJ tea_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO sugar_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 sat_VVD on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT bed_NN1 and_CC smiled_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 rather_RR like_VV0 mothering_NN1 you_PPY ._. 
What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI caused_VVN it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE The_AT smell_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 cheese_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ off_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN feeling_VVG delicate_JJ all_DB day_NNT1 ,_, what_DDQ with_IW the_AT trial_NN1 and_CC everything_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX help_VVI wondering_VVG how_RRQ Georgina_NP1 's_GE feeling_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ all_DB such_DA a_AT1 waste_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 squeezed_VVD her_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY would_VM n't_XX want_VVI her_PPHO1 to_TO get_VVI away_RL scot-free_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX what_DDQ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Celia_NN1 pulled_VVN away_II21 from_II22 him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 she_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 killer_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 must_VM be_VBI terrible_JJ to_TO be_VBI so_RG alone_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Let_VM21 's_VM22 change_VVI the_AT subject_NN1 ._. 
Are_VBR you_PPY going_VVGK to_TO accept_VVI Hugo_NP1 's_GE offer_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 so_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO do_VDI something_PN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 trust_VV0 Hugo_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 lay_VVD back_RP on_II the_AT pillows_NN2 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 caught_VVD sight_NN1 of_IO the_AT clock_NN1 :_: it_PPH1 was_VBDZ nearly_RR ten_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD missed_VVN his_APPGE appointment_NN1 with_IW Lorton_NP1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 stirred_VVD ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY still_RR want_VVI a_AT1 lodger_NN1 ?_? 
'_" It_PPH1 took_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 moment_NN1 to_TO realize_VVI what_DDQ she_PPHS1 meant_VVD ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, please_RR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 began_VVD to_TO brush_VVI her_APPGE hair_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO move_VVI out_RP soon_RR ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD quickly_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX fair_JJ to_II Rod_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wants_VVZ a_AT1 quick_JJ sale_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 half_DB the_AT people_NN who_PNQS 've_VH0 come_VVN to_TO see_VVI the_AT house_NN1 suspect_VVI I_PPIS1 'm_VBM a_AT1 sitting_NN1 tenant_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM hire_VVI a_AT1 van_NN1 this_DD1 weekend_NNT1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY like_VV0 ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD casually_RR ._. 
'_" Saturday_NPD1 suit_VV0 you_PPY ?_? 
'_GE Celia_NN1 's_GE arm_NN1 came_VVD round_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT cup_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 fell_VVD to_II the_AT carpet_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 minute_NNT1 later_RRR ,_, Dougal_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO pull_VVI away_RL ._. 
But_CCB Celia_NP1 pinned_VVD him_PPHO1 down_RP ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 fine_JJ now_RT ._. 
'_GE Dougal_JJ no_RR21 longer_RR22 dreamed_VVN of_IO skin_NN1 gloves_NN2 waving_VVG in_II the_AT water_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 new_JJ dream_NN1 ,_, now_RT ,_, in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ chased_VVN by_II something_PN1 or_CC someone_PN1 down_RP the_AT long_JJ ,_, windowless_JJ corridors_NN2 of_IO an_AT1 institutional_JJ building_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 never_RR saw_VVD his_APPGE pursuer_NN1 ,_, though_CS occasionally_RR he_PPHS1 heard_VVD it_PPH1 snuffling_VVG behind_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Now_RT and_CC then_RT a_AT1 door_NN1 slammed_VVD ,_, sending_VVG metallic_JJ echoes_NN2 rolling_VVG along_II the_AT corridors_NN2 ._. 
There_EX must_VM be_VBI a_AT1 door_NN1 to_II the_AT outside_JJ world_NN1 :_: it_PPH1 was_VBDZ only_RR a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 before_CS he_PPHS1 found_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT problem_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI any_DD time_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT trial_NN1 was_VBDZ over_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX as_RG simple_JJ as_CSA that_DD1 ._. 
Part_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 still_RR found_VVD it_PPH1 difficult_JJ to_TO forget_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN to_II Georgina_NP1 Newley_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ profoundly_RR humiliating_JJ that_CST his_APPGE dreaming_JJ mind_NN1 still_RR owed_VVN allegiance_NN1 to_II a_AT1 rudimentary_JJ conscience_NN1 ._. 
Dougal_NP1 had_VHD officially_RR dismissed_VVN his_APPGE conscience_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II his_APPGE teens_NN2 ._. 
The_AT morning_NNT1 after_II the_AT trial_NN1 he_PPHS1 woke_VVD up_RP soaked_JJ with_IW sweat_NN1 ._. 
Celia_NP1 slept_VVD peacefully_RR beside_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ only_RR six_MC o'clock_RA ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO get_VVI up_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 pulled_VVD on_II his_APPGE clothes_NN2 and_CC stumbled_VVD into_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM hear_VVI Lorton_NP1 moving_VVG around_RP quietly_RR on_II the_AT floor_NN1 above_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 remembered_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD missed_VVN their_APPGE appointment_NN1 last_MD night_NNT1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 would_VM have_VHI to_TO meet_VVI sooner_RRR or_CC later_RRR ._. 
Lorton_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT room_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN Arabella_NP1 's_GE studio_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG press-ups_NN2 ,_, an_AT1 activity_NN1 which_DDQ Dougal_NP1 found_VVD distasteful_JJ ._. 
Lorton_NP1 raised_VVD himself_PPX1 as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 could_VM ._. 
'_" You_PPY could_VM n't_XX sleep_VVI either_DD1 ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wandered_VVD into_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 found_VVD a_AT1 freshly-brewed_JJ pot_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 poured_VVD himself_PPX1 a_AT1 cup_NN1 and_CC lit_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 ._. 
Lorton_NP1 followed_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG a_AT1 red_JJ tracksuit_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE breathing_NN1 was_VBDZ normal_JJ ._. 
'_" You_PPY did_VDD n't_XX turn_VVI up_RP last_MD night_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 got_VVD diverted_VVN ,_, '_GE Dougal_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE By_II the_AT way_NN1 ,_, Celia_NP1 's_VBZ moving_VVG out_RP on_II Saturday_NPD1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Good_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Hugo_NP1 Brassard_NP1 's_GE asked_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO join_VVI him_PPHO1 in_II a_AT1 new_JJ agency_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 wondered_VVD if_CS you_PPY wanted_VVD to_TO come_VVI in_RP too_RR ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN other_JJ plans_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Dougal_JJ flicked_JJ ash_NN1 into_II the_AT sink_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 brought_VVD the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT coins_NN2 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI it_PPH1 's_VBZ safe_JJ to_TO sell_VVI them_PPHO2 as_II a_AT1 job_NN1 lot_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 changed_VVD my_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, '_GE Lorton_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY can_VM keep_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR all_DB yours_PPGE ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB why_RRQ ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 caller_NN1 last_MD night_NNT1 ._. 
Sergeant_NNB Maxham_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ worried_VVN about_II the_AT loose_JJ ends_NN2 in_II the_AT Newley_NP1 case_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Surely_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ all_RR over_II now_RT ?_? 
'_GE Dougal_NP1 's_GE fingers_NN2 tightened_VVD involuntarily_RR ,_, denting_VVG the_AT cigarette_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ loose_JJ ends_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 n't_XX worry_VVI ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR not_XX involved_VVN ._. 
Yet_RR ._. 
'_GE The_AT words_NN2 were_VBDR like_II a_AT1 slap_NN1 in_II the_AT face_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB what_DDQ 's_VBZ he_PPHS1 got_VVN to_TO go_VVI on_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" Nothing_PN1 to_TO worry_VVI you_PPY ._. 
'_GE Lorton_NP1 smiled_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX want_VVI to_TO nick_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
He_PPHS1 just_RR wants_VVZ to_TO blackmail_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. '_" 
