Emmett_NP0 
Realizing_VVG that_CJT he_PNP had_VHD been_VBN frittering_VVG away_AV0 not_XX0 only_AV0 the_AT0 fortune_NN1 his_DPS father_NN1 had_VHD left_VVN him_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 more_AV0 valuable_AJ0 treasure_NN1 of_PRF time_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 young_AJ0 Arabian_AJ0 sold_VVD what_DTQ few_DT0 possessions_NN2 he_PNP had_VHD left_VVN ,_PUN joined_VVD the_AT0 ranks_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 merchant_NN1 vessel_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC set_VVD sail_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 great_AJ0 unknown_AJ0 ..._PUN 
Here_AV0 we_PNP go_VVB again_AV0 ,_PUN thought_VVD Emmett_NP0 ._SENT 
That_DT0 afternoon_NN1 —_PUN while_CJS Emmett_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN laying_VVG out_AVP the_AT0 bread_NN1 and_CJC ham_NN1 and_CJC cheese_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP 'd_VHD secured_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 Pullman_NN1 car_NN1 —_PUN Billy_NP0 had_VHD asked_VVN Ulysses_NP0 if_CJS he_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 hear_VVI another_DT0 story_NN1 about_PRP someone_PNI who_PNQ had_VHD traveled_VVN the_AT0 seas_NN2 ._SENT When_CJS Ulysses_NP0 said_VVD that_CJT he_PNP would_VM0 ,_PUN Billy_NP0 took_VVD out_AVP his_DPS big_AJ0 red_AJ0 book_NN1 ,_PUN sat_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 black_AJ0 man_NN1 's_POS side_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC began_VVD reading_NN1 of_PRF Jason_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 Argonauts_NN2 ._SENT 
In_PRP that_DT0 story_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 young_AJ0 Jason_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ is_VBZ the_AT0 rightful_AJ0 king_NN1 of_PRF Thessaly_NP0 ,_PUN is_VBZ told_VVN by_PRP his_DPS usurping_AJ0 uncle_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 throne_NN1 is_VBZ his_PNP to_TO0 reclaim_VVI if_CJS he_PNP can_VM0 sail_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 kingdom_NN1 of_PRF Colchis_NN1 and_CJC return_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 Golden_AJ0 Fleece_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 of_PRF fifty_CRD adventurers_NN2 —_PUN including_PRP Theseus_NP0 and_CJC Hercules_NP0 in_PRP the_AT0 years_NN2 before_PRP their_DPS fame_NN1 —_PUN Jason_NP0 sets_VVZ course_NN1 for_PRP Colchis_NP0 with_PRP the_AT0 winds_NN2 at_PRP his_DPS back_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 untold_AJ0 days_NN2 that_CJT follow_VVB ,_PUN he_PNP and_CJC his_DPS band_NN1 travel_NN1 from_PRP trial_NN1 to_PRP trial_NN1 ,_PUN variously_AV0 facing_VVG a_AT0 colossus_NN1 made_VVD of_PRF bronze_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 winged_AJ0 harpies_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 spartoi_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 battalion_NN1 of_PRF warriors_NN2 who_PNQ spring_VVB from_PRP the_AT0 soil_NN1 fully_AV0 armed_AJ0 when_CJS the_AT0 teeth_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 dragon_NN1 have_VHB been_VBN sown_VVN ._SENT With_PRP the_AT0 help_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 sorceress_NN1 Medea_NN1 ,_PUN Jason_NP0 and_CJC his_DPS Argonauts_NN2 eventually_AV0 overcome_VVN their_DPS adversaries_NN2 ,_PUN secure_VVB the_AT0 Fleece_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC make_VVB their_DPS way_NN1 safely_AV0 back_AVP to_PRP Thessaly_NP0 ._SENT 
So_AV0 enthralled_VVN was_VBD Billy_NP0 with_PRP the_AT0 telling_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 tale_NN1 and_CJC Ulysses_NP0 with_PRP the_AT0 hearing_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ,_PUN when_CJS Emmett_NP0 handed_VVD them_PNP the_AT0 sandwiches_NN2 that_CJT he_PNP 'd_VHD made_VVN on_PRP their_DPS behalf_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP hardly_AV0 seemed_VVD to_TO0 notice_VVI they_PNP were_VBD eating_VVG them_PNP ._SENT 
As_CJS he_PNP sat_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 boxcar_NN1 eating_VVG his_DPS own_DT0 sandwich_NN1 ,_PUN Emmett_NP0 found_VVD himself_PNX mulling_VVG over_PRP Billy_NP0 's_POS book_NN1 ._SENT 
For_PRP the_AT0 life_NN1 of_PRF him_PNP ,_PUN Emmett_NP0 could_VM0 not_XX0 understand_VVI why_AVQ this_DT0 so-called_AJ0 professor_NN1 had_VHD chosen_VVN to_TO0 mix_VVI Galileo_NP0 Galilei_NP0 ,_PUN Leonardo_NP0 da_NP0 Vinci_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Thomas_NP0 Alva_NP0 Edison_NP0 —_PUN three_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 greatest_AJS minds_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 scientific_AJ0 age_NN1 —_PUN with_PRP the_AT0 likes_NN2 of_PRF Hercules_NP0 ,_PUN Theseus_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Jason_NP0 ._SENT Galileo_NP0 ,_PUN da_NP0 Vinci_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Edison_NP0 were_VBD not_XX0 heroes_NN2 of_PRF legend_NN1 ._SENT These_DT0 were_VBD men_NN2 of_PRF flesh_NN1 and_CJC blood_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD the_AT0 rare_AJ0 ability_NN1 to_TO0 witness_VVI natural_AJ0 phenomena_NN2 without_PRP superstition_NN1 or_CJC prejudice_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD men_NN2 of_PRF industry_NN1 who_PNQ with_PRP patience_NN1 and_CJC precision_NN1 studied_VVD the_AT0 inner_AJ0 workings_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 world_NN1 and_CJC ,_PUN having_VHG done_VDN so_AV0 ,_PUN turned_VVD what_DTQ knowledge_NN1 they_PNP 'd_VHD gained_VVN in_PRP solitude_NN1 toward_PRP practical_AJ0 discoveries_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 service_NN1 of_PRF mankind_NN1 ._SENT 
What_DTQ good_NN1 could_VM0 possibly_AV0 come_VVI from_PRP mixing_VVG the_AT0 lives_NN2 of_PRF these_DT0 men_NN2 with_PRP stories_NN2 of_PRF mythical_AJ0 heroes_NN2 setting_VVG sail_NN1 on_PRP fabled_AJ0 waters_NN2 to_TO0 battle_VVI fantastical_AJ0 beasts_NN2 ?_SENT By_PRP tossing_VVG them_PNP together_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP seemed_VVD to_PRP Emmett_NP0 ,_PUN Abernathe_NP0 was_VBD encouraging_VVG a_AT0 boy_NN1 to_TO0 believe_VVI that_CJT the_AT0 great_AJ0 scientific_AJ0 discoverers_NN2 were_VBD not_XX0 exactly_AV0 real_AJ0 and_CJC the_AT0 heroes_NN2 of_PRF legend_NN1 not_XX0 exactly_AV0 imagined_VVN ._SENT That_DT0 shoulder_NN1 to_PRP shoulder_NN1 they_PNP traveled_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 realms_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 known_AJ0 and_CJC unknown_AJ0 making_VVG the_AT0 most_DT0 of_PRF their_DPS intelligence_NN1 and_CJC courage_NN1 ,_PUN yes_ITJ ,_PUN but_CJC also_AV0 of_PRF sorcery_NN1 and_CJC enchantment_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 occasional_AJ0 intervention_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 gods_NN2 ._SENT 
Was_VBD n't_XX0 it_PNP hard_AJ0 enough_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 course_NN1 of_PRF life_NN1 to_TO0 distinguish_VVI between_PRP fact_NN1 and_CJC fancy_NN1 ,_PUN between_PRP what_DTQ one_PNI witnessed_VVD and_CJC what_DTQ one_PNI wanted_VVD ?_SENT Was_VBD n't_XX0 it_PNP the_AT0 challenge_NN1 of_PRF making_VVG this_DT0 very_AJ0 distinction_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD left_VVN their_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN after_PRP twenty_CRD years_NN2 of_PRF toil_NN1 ,_PUN bankrupt_AJ0 and_CJC bereft_AJ0 ?_SENT 
And_CJC now_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS the_AT0 day_NN1 was_VBD drawing_VVG to_PRP a_AT0 close_AJ0 ,_PUN Billy_NP0 and_CJC Ulysses_NP0 had_VHD turned_VVN their_DPS attention_NN1 to_PRP Sinbad_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 hero_NN1 who_PNQ set_VVB sail_NN1 seven_CRD different_AJ0 times_NN2 on_PRP seven_CRD different_AJ0 adventures_NN2 ._SENT 
—_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB going_VVG to_PRP bed_NN1 ,_PUN Emmett_NP0 announced_VVD ._SENT 
—_PUN Okay_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 two_CRD responded_VVD ._SENT 
Then_AV0 ,_PUN so_AV0 as_CJS not_XX0 to_TO0 disturb_VVI his_DPS brother_NN1 ,_PUN Billy_NP0 lowered_VVD his_DPS voice_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Ulysses_NP0 lowered_VVD his_DPS head_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 two_CRD looking_VVG more_AV0 like_PRP conspirators_NN2 than_CJS strangers_NN2 ._SENT 
*_PUN *_PUN *_PUN 
•••_NN1 
As_CJS Emmett_NP0 lay_VVD down_AVP ,_PUN trying_VVG not_XX0 to_TO0 listen_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 murmured_AJ0 saga_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Arabian_AJ0 sailor_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP understood_VVD perfectly_AV0 well_AV0 that_CJT when_CJS Ulysses_NP0 had_VHD happened_VVN upon_PRP their_DPS boxcar_NN1 it_PNP had_VHD been_VBN a_AT0 stroke_NN1 of_PRF extraordinary_AJ0 luck_NN1 ;_PUN but_CJC it_PNP had_VHD been_VBN humbling_VVG too_AV0 ._SENT 
After_CJS Billy_NP0 had_VHD made_VVN introductions_NN2 ,_PUN in_PRP his_DPS excited_AJ0 way_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD recounted_VVN everything_PNI that_CJT had_VHD happened_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 moment_NN1 of_PRF Pastor_NP0 John_NP0 's_POS appearance_NN1 to_PRP his_DPS timely_AJ0 departure_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 train_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS Emmett_NP0 expressed_VVD his_DPS gratitude_NN1 to_PRP Ulysses_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 stranger_NN1 had_VHD dismissed_VVN the_AT0 thanks_NN2 as_CJS unnecessary_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 first_ORD chance_NN1 he_PNP got_VVD —_PUN when_CJS Billy_NP0 was_VBD retrieving_VVG his_DPS book_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS backpack_NN1 —_PUN Ulysses_NP0 had_VHD taken_VVN Emmett_NP0 aside_AV0 and_CJC given_VVN him_PNP a_AT0 thorough_AJ0 schooling_NN1 ._SENT How_AVQ could_VM0 he_PNP be_VBI such_DT0 a_AT0 fool_NN1 as_CJS to_TO0 leave_VVI his_DPS brother_NN1 alone_AV0 like_PRP that_DT0 ?_SENT Just_AV0 because_CJS a_AT0 boxcar_NN1 has_VHZ four_CRD walls_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 ceiling_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX0 make_VVI it_PNP safe_AJ0 ,_PUN not_XX0 remotely_AV0 so_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC make_VVB no_AT0 mistake_NN1 :_PUN The_AT0 pastor_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 simply_AV0 going_VVG to_TO0 give_VVI Billy_NP0 the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS hand_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD every_AT0 intention_NN1 of_PRF throwing_VVG him_PNP from_PRP the_AT0 train_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS Ulysses_NP0 had_VHD turned_VVN back_AVP to_PRP Billy_NP0 and_CJC sat_VVD down_AVP at_PRP his_DPS side_NN1 ,_PUN ready_AJ0 to_TO0 hear_VVI about_PRP Jason_NP0 ,_PUN Emmett_NP0 had_VHD felt_VVN the_AT0 sting_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 reprimand_NN1 burning_VVG on_PRP his_DPS cheeks_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP felt_VVD the_AT0 heat_NN1 of_PRF indignation_NN1 too_AV0 ,_PUN indignation_NN1 that_CJT this_DT0 man_NN1 whom_PNQ he_PNP had_VHD only_AV0 just_AV0 met_VVN should_VM0 take_VVI the_AT0 liberty_NN1 of_PRF scolding_VVG him_PNP as_PRP a_AT0 parent_NN1 scolds_VVZ a_AT0 child_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC at_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN Emmett_NP0 understood_VVD that_CJT his_DPS taking_AJ0 umbrage_NN1 at_PRP being_VBG treated_VVN like_PRP a_AT0 child_NN1 was_VBD childish_AJ0 in_PRP itself_PNX ._SENT Just_AV0 as_CJS he_PNP knew_VVD that_CJT it_PNP was_VBD childish_AJ0 to_TO0 feel_VVI resentment_NN1 that_CJT Billy_NP0 and_CJC Ulysses_NP0 had_VHD n't_XX0 lingered_VVN over_PRP their_DPS sandwiches_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC to_TO0 feel_VVI jealous_AJ0 over_PRP their_DPS sudden_AJ0 confederacy_NN1 ._SENT 
Trying_VVG to_TO0 calm_VVI the_AT0 roiling_AJ0 waters_NN2 of_PRF his_DPS own_DT0 temperament_NN1 ,_PUN Emmett_NP0 turned_VVD his_DPS attention_NN1 away_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 events_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 day_NN1 toward_PRP the_AT0 challenges_NN2 that_CJT lay_VVD ahead_AV0 ._SENT 
When_CJS they_PNP had_VHD all_AV0 been_VBN seated_VVN together_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 kitchen_NN1 table_NN1 in_PRP Morgen_NP0 ,_PUN Duchess_NP0 had_VHD said_VVN that_CJT before_PRP going_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 Adirondacks_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP and_CJC Woolly_AJ0 were_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 stop_VVI in_PRP Manhattan_NP0 to_TO0 see_VVI his_DPS father_NN1 ._SENT 
From_PRP Duchess_NP0 's_POS stories_NN2 it_PNP was_VBD clear_AJ0 that_CJT Mr._NP0 Hewett_NP0 rarely_AV0 had_VHD a_AT0 steady_AJ0 address_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC on_PRP Townhouse_NN1 's_POS last_ORD day_NN1 in_PRP Salina_NP0 ,_PUN Duchess_NP0 had_VHD encouraged_VVN Townhouse_NN1 to_TO0 look_VVI him_PNP up_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 —_PUN by_PRP contacting_VVG one_CRD of_PRF his_DPS father_NN1 's_POS booking_NN1 agencies_NN2 ._SENT Even_AV0 if_CJS a_AT0 has-been_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP the_AT0 run_NN1 from_PRP creditors_NN2 ,_PUN wanted_VVD by_PRP the_AT0 cops_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC living_VVG under_PRP an_AT0 assumed_AJ0 name_NN1 ,_PUN Duchess_NN1 had_VHD said_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 wink_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP 'll_VM0 always_AV0 leave_VVI word_NN1 of_PRF where_AVQ he_PNP can_VM0 be_VBI found_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 agencies_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 City_NN1 ,_PUN all_DT0 the_AT0 biggest_AJS bookers_NN2 of_PRF has-beens_NN2 have_VHB offices_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 building_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 bottom_NN1 of_PRF Times_NN2 Square_NP0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 only_AJ0 problem_NN1 was_VBD that_CJT Emmett_NP0 could_VM0 n't_XX0 remember_VVI the_AT0 name_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 building_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP was_VBD fairly_AV0 certain_AJ0 it_PNP began_VVD with_PRP an_AT0 S._NP0 As_CJS he_PNP lay_VVD there_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 jog_VVI his_DPS memory_NN1 by_PRP going_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 alphabet_NN1 and_CJC systematically_AV0 sounding_VVG out_AVP all_DT0 the_AT0 possible_AJ0 combinations_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 first_ORD three_CRD letters_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 building_NN1 's_POS name_NN1 ._SENT Beginning_VVG with_PRP Sa_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP would_VM0 say_VVI to_PRP himself_PNX :_PUN Sab_NP0 ,_PUN sac_NN1 ,_PUN sad_AJ0 ,_PUN saf_NP0 ,_PUN sag_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 on_AVP ._SENT Then_AV0 it_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 combinations_NN2 flowing_VVG from_PRP Sc_NN0 and_CJC Se_NN1 and_CJC Sh_ITJ ._SENT 
Maybe_AV0 it_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF Billy_NP0 whispering_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC his_DPS own_DT0 murmuring_NN1 of_PRF alphabetical_AJ0 triplets_NN2 ._SENT Or_CJC maybe_AV0 it_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 warm_AJ0 ,_PUN wooden_AJ0 smell_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 boxcar_NN1 after_PRP its_DPS long_AJ0 day_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 sun_NN1 ._SENT Whatever_DTQ the_AT0 cause_NN1 ,_PUN instead_AV0 of_PRF recalling_VVG the_AT0 name_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 building_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 bottom_NN1 of_PRF Times_NN2 Square_NP0 ,_PUN Emmett_NP0 was_VBD suddenly_AV0 nine_CRD years_NN2 old_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 attic_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS house_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 hatch_NN1 pulled_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN building_VVG a_AT0 fort_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS parents_NN2 '_POS old_AJ0 trunks_NN2 —_PUN the_AT0 ones_NN2 that_CJT once_AV0 had_VHD traveled_VVN to_PRP Paris_NP0 and_CJC Venice_NP0 and_CJC Rome_NP0 and_CJC that_DT0 had_VHD n't_XX0 traveled_VVN anywhere_AV0 since_AV0 —_PUN which_DTQ in_PRP turn_NN1 brought_VVN memories_NN2 of_PRF his_DPS mother_NN1 wondering_VVG where_AVQ he_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI gotten_VVN to_PRP and_CJC the_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS voice_NN1 calling_VVG out_AVP his_DPS name_NN1 as_CJS she_PNP went_VVD from_PRP room_NN1 to_PRP room_NN1 to_PRP room_NN1 ._SENT 
SIX_CRD 
Duchess_NN1 
When_CJS I_PNP knocked_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 of_PRF room_NN1 42_CRD ,_PUN I_PNP heard_VVD a_AT0 groan_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 labored_AJ0 movement_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 bedsprings_NN2 as_AV0 if_CJS the_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS rapping_NN1 had_VHD woken_VVN him_PNP from_PRP a_AT0 deep_AJ0 sleep_NN1 ._SENT Given_VVN it_PNP was_VBD nearly_AV0 noon_NN1 ,_PUN that_DT0 was_VBD right_AJ0 on_PRP schedule_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 hear_VVI him_PNP put_VVI his_DPS hungover_AJ0 feet_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 hear_VVI him_PNP look_VVI around_AVP the_AT0 room_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 get_VVI his_DPS bearings_NN2 ,_PUN taking_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 cracked_AJ0 plaster_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 ceiling_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 peeling_AJ0 wallpaper_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 hint_NN1 of_PRF bewilderment_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS if_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 quite_AV0 grasp_VVI what_DTQ he_PNP was_VBD doing_VDG in_PRP a_AT0 room_NN1 like_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN could_VM0 n't_XX0 quite_AV0 believe_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN even_AV0 after_PRP all_DT0 these_DT0 years_NN2 ._SENT 
Ah_ITJ ,_PUN yes_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 almost_AV0 hear_VVI him_PNP say_VVI ._SENT 
Ever_AV0 so_AV0 politely_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP knocked_VVD again_AV0 ._SENT 
Another_DT0 groan_NN1 —_PUN this_DT0 time_NN1 a_AT0 groan_NN1 of_PRF effort_NN1 —_PUN then_AV0 the_AT0 release_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 bedsprings_NN2 as_CJS he_PNP rose_VVD to_PRP his_DPS feet_NN2 and_CJC began_VVD moving_VVG slowly_AV0 toward_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 ._SENT 
—_PUN Coming_VVG ,_PUN a_AT0 muffled_AJ0 voice_NN1 called_VVN ._SENT 
As_CJS I_PNP waited_VVD ,_PUN I_PNP found_VVD myself_PNX genuinely_AV0 curious_AJ0 as_CJS to_PRP how_AVQ he_PNP would_VM0 look_VVI ._SENT Barely_AV0 two_CRD years_NN2 had_VHD gone_VVN by_PRP ,_PUN but_CJC at_PRP his_DPS age_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS lifestyle_NN1 ,_PUN two_CRD years_NN2 could_VM0 do_VDI a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF damage_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC when_CJS the_AT0 door_NN1 creaked_VVD open_AJ0 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 my_DPS old_AJ0 man_NN1 ._SENT 
—_PUN Yes_ITJ ?_SENT 
Somewhere_AV0 in_PRP his_DPS seventies_CRD ,_PUN room_NN1 42_CRD 's_POS occupant_NN1 had_VHD a_AT0 genteel_AJ0 bearing_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 accent_NN1 to_TO0 go_VVI with_PRP it_PNP ._SENT At_PRP one_CRD time_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN the_AT0 master_NN1 of_PRF an_AT0 estate_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC served_VVD the_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ was_VBD ._SENT 
—_PUN Is_VBZ there_EX0 something_PNI I_PNP can_VM0 do_VDI for_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN young_AJ0 man_NN1 ?_SENT he_PNP asked_VVD ,_PUN as_CJS I_PNP glanced_VVD over_AVP his_DPS shoulder_NN1 ._SENT 
—_PUN I_PNP was_VBD looking_VVG for_PRP someone_PNI who_PNQ used_VVD to_TO0 live_VVI here_AV0 ._SENT My_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN actually_AV0 ._SENT 
—_PUN Oh_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP see_VVB ..._PUN ._SENT 
His_DPS shaggy_AJ0 eyebrows_NN2 drooped_VVD a_AT0 little_AJ0 ,_PUN as_CJS if_CJS he_PNP were_VBD actually_AV0 sorry_AJ0 to_TO0 have_VHI been_VBN the_AT0 cause_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 stranger_NN1 's_POS disappointment_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 his_DPS eyebrows_NN2 rose_VVD again_AV0 ._SENT 
—_PUN Perhaps_AV0 he_PNP left_VVD a_AT0 forwarding_AJ0 address_NN1 downstairs_AV0 ?_SENT 
—_PUN More_AV0 likely_AJ0 an_AT0 unpaid_AJ0 bill_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP 'll_VM0 ask_VVI on_PRP my_DPS way_NN1 out_AVP ._SENT Thanks_NN2 ._SENT 
He_PNP nodded_VVD in_PRP sympathy_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC when_CJS I_PNP turned_VVD to_TO0 go_VVI ,_PUN he_PNP called_VVD me_PNP back_AVP ._SENT 
—_PUN Young_AJ0 man_NN1 ._SENT By_PRP any_DT0 chance_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD your_DPS father_NN1 an_AT0 actor_NN1 ?_SENT 
—_PUN He_PNP was_VBD known_VVN to_TO0 call_VVI himself_PNX one_PNI ._SENT 
—_PUN Then_AV0 wait_VVB a_AT0 moment_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP believe_VVB he_PNP may_VM0 have_VHI left_VVN something_PNI behind_AV0 ._SENT 
As_CJS the_AT0 old_AJ0 gent_NN1 shuffled_VVD his_DPS way_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 bureau_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP scanned_VVD the_AT0 room_NN1 ,_PUN curious_AJ0 as_CJS to_PRP his_DPS weakness_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 Sunshine_NN1 Hotel_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP every_AT0 room_NN1 there_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 weakness_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC for_PRP every_AT0 weakness_NN1 an_AT0 artifact_NN1 bearing_VVG witness_NN1 ._SENT Like_PRP an_AT0 empty_AJ0 bottle_NN1 that_CJT has_VHZ rolled_VVN under_PRP the_AT0 bed_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC a_AT0 feathered_AJ0 deck_NN1 of_PRF cards_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 nightstand_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC a_AT0 bright_AJ0 pink_AJ0 kimono_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 hook_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 evidence_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 one_CRD desire_NN1 so_AV0 delectable_AJ0 ,_PUN so_AV0 insatiable_AJ0 that_CJT it_PNP overshadowed_VVD all_DT0 others_NN2 ,_PUN eclipsing_VVG even_AV0 the_AT0 desires_NN2 for_PRP a_AT0 home_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 family_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC a_AT0 sense_NN1 of_PRF human_AJ0 dignity_NN1 ._SENT 
Given_VVN how_AVQ slow_AJ0 the_AT0 old_AJ0 man_NN1 moved_VVD I_PNP had_VHD plenty_PNI of_PRF time_NN1 to_TO0 look_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 room_NN1 was_VBD only_AV0 ten_CRD by_PRP ten_CRD ,_PUN but_CJC if_CJS evidence_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS weakness_NN1 was_VBD present_AJ0 ,_PUN for_PRP the_AT0 life_NN1 of_PRF me_PNP I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 spot_VVI it_PNP ._SENT 
—_PUN Here_AV0 we_PNP are_VBB ,_PUN he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
Shuffling_VVG back_AVP ,_PUN he_PNP handed_VVD me_PNP what_DTQ he_PNP 'd_VHD rummaged_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 bureau_NN1 's_POS bottom_NN1 drawer_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 black_AJ0 leather_NN1 case_NN1 about_PRP twelve_CRD inches_NN2 square_AJ0 and_CJC three_CRD inches_NN2 tall_AJ0 with_PRP a_AT0 small_AJ0 ,_PUN brass_NN1 clasp_NN1 —_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 larger_AJC version_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ might_VM0 hold_VVI a_AT0 double_AJ0 strand_NN1 of_PRF pearls_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 similarity_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 a_AT0 coincidence_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP suppose_VVB ._SENT Because_CJS at_PRP the_AT0 knee-high_AJ0 height_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS father_NN1 's_POS fame_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 leading_AJ0 man_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 small_AJ0 Shakespearean_AJ0 troupe_NN1 performing_VVG to_PRP half-filled_AJ0 houses_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD six_CRD of_PRF these_DT0 cases_NN2 and_CJC they_PNP were_VBD his_DPS prized_AJ0 possessions_NN2 ._SENT 
Though_CJS the_AT0 gold_NN1 embossing_NN1 on_PRP this_DT0 one_PNI was_VBD chipped_AJ0 and_CJC faint_AJ0 ,_PUN you_PNP could_VM0 still_AV0 make_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 O_ZZ0 of_PRF Othello_NP0 ._SENT Throwing_VVG the_AT0 clasp_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP opened_VVD the_AT0 lid_NN1 ._SENT Inside_AV0 were_VBD four_CRD objects_NN2 resting_VVG snuggly_AV0 in_PRP velvet-lined_AJ0 indentations_NN2 :_PUN a_AT0 goatee_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 golden_AJ0 earring_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 small_AJ0 jar_NN1 of_PRF blackface_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 dagger_NN1 ._SENT 
Like_PRP the_AT0 case_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 dagger_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN custom_NN1 made_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 golden_AJ0 hilt_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ had_VHD been_VBN fashioned_VVN to_TO0 fit_VVI perfectly_AV0 in_PRP my_DPS old_AJ0 man_NN1 's_POS grasp_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD adorned_VVN with_PRP three_CRD large_AJ0 jewels_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 row_NN1 :_PUN one_CRD ruby_NN1 ,_PUN one_CRD sapphire_NN1 ,_PUN one_PNI emerald_AJ0 ._SENT 
