On_PRP Saturday_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP helped_VVD my_DPS mother_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 garden_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP talked_VVD about_PRP the_AT0 neighbors_NN2 :_PUN who_PNQ she_PNP 'd_VHD seen_VVN ,_PUN who_PNQ was_VBD away_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 Eastern_AJ0 Shore_NN1 or_CJC Rehoboth_NN1 Beach_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC who_PNQ had_VHD played_VVN in_PRP her_DPS tennis_NN1 foursome_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 reporting_NN1 was_VBD interrupted_VVN periodically_AV0 by_PRP instructions_NN2 on_PRP how_AVQ to_TO0 properly_AV0 deadhead_NN1 flowers_NN2 and_CJC pull_VVB weeds_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP listened_VVD to_PRP all_DT0 of_PRF it_PNP ,_PUN the_AT0 stories_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 directives_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC my_DPS mind_NN1 was_VBD on_PRP the_AT0 Cones_NN2 ,_PUN Jimmy_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Sheba_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP felt_VVD like_PRP the_AT0 outline_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 fourteen-year-old_AJ0 girl_NN1 pulling_VVG weeds_NN2 and_CJC nodding_VVG at_PRP her_DPS mother_NN1 ._SENT 
At_PRP four_CRD o'clock_AV0 my_DPS mother_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP changed_VVD into_PRP dresses_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP were_VBD due_AJ0 at_PRP the_AT0 Elkridge_NP0 Club_NN1 at_PRP four_CRD thirty_CRD ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD meeting_VVG friends_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 porch_NN1 for_PRP tea_NN1 and_CJC lemonade_NN1 before_PRP our_DPS six_CRD o'clock_AV0 dinner_NN1 reservation_NN1 with_PRP my_DPS dad_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD been_VBN at_PRP the_AT0 club_NN1 all_DT0 day_NN1 playing_VVG golf_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS we_PNP were_VBD about_AVP to_TO0 walk_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 door_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS mother_NN1 looked_VVD me_PNP up_AVP and_CJC down_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Mary_NP0 Jane_NP0 ,_PUN is_VBZ there_EX0 something_PNI you_PNP can_VM0 do_VDI with_PRP your_DPS hair_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP pushed_VVD my_DPS hair_NN1 behind_PRP my_DPS ears_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Should_VM0 I_PNP put_VVI on_PRP a_AT0 headband_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Headband_NN1 ,_PUN ponytail_NN1 ,_PUN braids_NN2 ._SENT Just_AV0 do_VDB n't_XX0 walk_VVI around_AVP as_CJS if_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB a_AT0 child_NN1 with_PRP no_AT0 mother_NN1 looking_VVG after_PRP you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP ran_VVD upstairs_AV0 ,_PUN went_VVD into_PRP my_DPS bathroom_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC opened_VVD the_AT0 drawer_NN1 that_CJT held_VVD my_DPS brush_NN1 ,_PUN comb_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC hair_NN1 bands_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP put_VVD on_PRP a_AT0 blue_AJ0 floral_AJ0 headband_NN1 that_CJT matched_VVD my_DPS light_AJ0 blue_AJ0 dress_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC examined_VVD myself_PNX in_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 ._SENT With_PRP my_DPS hair_NN1 pushed_VVD back_AVP like_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN my_DPS forehead_NN1 looked_VVD broader_AJC ,_PUN and_CJC my_DPS dark_AJ0 eyebrows_NN2 stood_VVD out_AVP ._SENT Just_AV0 then_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 see_VVI that_CJT maybe_AV0 someone_PNI might_VM0 notice_VVI me_PNP someday_AV0 :_PUN my_DPS smooth_AJ0 skin_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS wide_AJ0 mouth_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS orangey_AJ0 eyes_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Mary_NP0 Jane_NP0 !_SENT "_PUQ my_DPS mother_NN1 called_VVN from_PRP downstairs_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Do_VDB not_XX0 dillydally_AV0 !_SENT "_PUQ 
My_DPS mother_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP were_VBD silent_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 car_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 to_PRP Elkridge_NP0 ._SENT Just_AV0 as_CJS we_PNP pulled_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 lot_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP asked_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Have_VHB you_PNP figured_VVN out_AVP which_DTQ club_NN1 the_AT0 Cones_NN2 belong_VVB to_TO0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN Mrs._NP0 Cone_NP0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 Jewish_AJ0 ._SENT And_CJC Dr._NP0 Cone_NP0 is_VBZ Jewish_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP 's_VBZ really_AV0 a_AT0 —_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP stopped_VVD myself_PNX before_CJS I_PNP said_VVD Buddhist_AJ0 ._SENT My_DPS mother_NN1 might_VM0 think_VVI a_AT0 Buddhist_NN1 was_VBD worse_AJC than_CJS a_AT0 Jew_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Really_AV0 a_AT0 what_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP prays_VVZ but_CJC he_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 seem_VVI so_AV0 Jewish_AJ0 ._SENT And_CJC she_PNP 's_VBZ Presbyterian_AJ0 ,_PUN like_PRP us_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ How_AVQ do_VDB you_PNP like_VVI that_DT0 !_SENT I_PNP wonder_VVB how_AVQ their_DPS families_NN2 deal_VVB with_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 sure_AJ0 ._SENT Their_DPS parents_NN2 both_AV0 live_VVB in_PRP other_AJ0 towns_NN2 ._SENT No_ITJ one_PNI 's_VBZ around_AVP to_TO0 help_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Maybe_AV0 they_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 want_VVI to_PRP because_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 mixed_AJ0 marriage_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN maybe_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 betray_VVI Mrs._NP0 Cone_NP0 's_POS trust_NN1 and_CJC tell_VVB my_DPS mother_NN1 that_CJT Mrs._NP0 Cone_NP0 's_POS parents_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX0 talk_VVI to_PRP her_PNP specifically_AV0 because_CJS Dr._NP0 Cone_NP0 was_VBD Jewish_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ So_AV0 what_DTQ is_VBZ Izzy_NP0 ?_SENT Presbyterian_AJ0 or_CJC Jewish_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP guess_VVB she_PNP 's_VBZ both_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Does_VDZ Mrs._NP0 Cone_NP0 take_VVB her_PNP to_PRP church_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Mrs._NP0 Cone_NP0 is_VBZ sick_AJ0 ,_PUN remember_VVB ?_SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 lies_NN2 came_VVD out_AVP so_AV0 smoothly_AV0 now_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP barely_AV0 thought_VVD about_PRP them_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Before_AV0 ._SENT Did_VDD she_PNP take_VVI her_PNP to_PRP church_NN1 before_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI ,_PUN Mom_NN1 ._SENT Right_AV0 now_AV0 no_AT0 one_PNI is_VBZ going_VVG to_PRP church_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Hmm_ITJ ._SENT You_PNP 'd_VM0 think_VVI with_PRP her_DPS sick_AJ0 ,_PUN now_AV0 would_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 time_NN1 to_TO0 go_VVI to_PRP church_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP guess_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP 'll_VM0 pray_VVI for_PRP her_PNP tomorrow_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Lately_AV0 all_DT0 my_DPS prayers_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN for_PRP Jimmy_NP0 to_TO0 get_VVI better_AV0 and_CJC for_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 not_XX0 be_VBI a_AT0 sex_NN1 addict_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Okay_AV0 ._SENT That_DT0 would_VM0 be_VBI nice_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 tell_VVI her_PNP on_PRP Monday_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
While_CJS my_DPS mother_NN1 and_CJC her_DPS friends_NN2 drank_VVD iced_AJ0 tea_NN1 and_CJC lemonade_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 porch_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP stared_VVD out_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 vast_AJ0 green_AJ0 lawn_NN1 and_CJC watched_VVD the_AT0 men_NN2 play_VVB golf_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN coming_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 club_NN1 my_DPS entire_AJ0 life_NN1 and_CJC had_VHD never_AV0 seen_VVN it_PNP the_AT0 way_NN1 I_PNP did_VDD that_DT0 day_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ in_PRP the_AT0 past_NN1 had_VHD seemed_VVN normal_AJ0 suddenly_AV0 felt_VVD abnormally_AV0 hushed_AJ0 ,_PUN quiet_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC contained_VVD ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD like_CJS we_PNP were_VBD in_PRP a_AT0 play_NN1 that_CJT went_VVD on_AVP forever_AV0 and_CJC ever_AV0 without_PRP any_DT0 dramatic_AJ0 tension_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 waiters_NN2 and_CJC waitresses_NN2 ,_PUN bartenders_NN2 and_CJC busboys_NN2 at_PRP Elkridge_NP0 were_VBD Black_AJ0 men_NN2 and_CJC women_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD seen_VVN and_CJC known_VVN many_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP since_CJS I_PNP 'd_VHD first_ORD started_VVN walking_VVG ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 until_PRP this_DT0 day_NN1 with_PRP my_DPS mother_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP could_VM0 see_VVI myself_PNX ,_PUN my_DPS mother_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC her_DPS friends_NN2 the_AT0 way_NN1 the_AT0 employees_NN2 might_VM0 ._SENT What_DTQ did_VDD they_PNP think_VVI of_PRF all_DT0 these_DT0 quiet_AJ0 white_AJ0 people_NN0 ?_SENT What_DTQ did_VDD they_PNP think_VVI of_PRF the_AT0 pastel-colored_AJ0 dresses_NN2 and_CJC pants_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 hairdos_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD frozen_VVN in_PRP place_NN1 with_PRP Aqua_NN1 Net_NN1 and_CJC hair_NN1 bands_NN2 ?_SENT What_DTQ did_VDD they_PNP think_VVI about_PRP working_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 place_NN1 that_CJT would_VM0 n't_XX0 accept_VVI them_PNP as_PRP members_NN2 ?_SENT 
We_PNP 'd_VHD learned_VVN about_PRP the_AT0 civil_AJ0 rights_NN2 movement_NN1 in_PRP school_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP made_VVD me_PNP feel_VVB hopeful_AJ0 ,_PUN like_PRP change_NN1 was_VBD happening_VVG all_AV0 around_PRP us_PNP ._SENT But_CJC sitting_VVG at_PRP Elkridge_NP0 that_DT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP felt_VVD stuck_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 time-warp_AJ0 atrium_NN1 of_PRF segregated_AJ0 politeness_NN2 ._SENT 
At_PRP dinner_NN1 that_DT0 night_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS mother_NN1 told_VVD my_DPS father_NN1 about_PRP the_AT0 Cones_NN2 '_POS mixed_AJ0 marriage_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Hm_ITJ ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS dad_NN1 sawed_VVD off_AVP a_AT0 thumb-size_AJ0 bite_NN1 of_PRF steak_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ How_AVQ can_VM0 he_PNP play_VVI golf_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ How_AVQ can_VM0 he_PNP play_VVI golf_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP repeated_VVD ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 understand_VVI what_DTQ golf_NN1 had_VHD to_TO0 do_VDI with_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 Jew_NN1 clubs_NN2 wo_VM0 n't_XX0 take_VVI him_PNP because_CJS of_PRF his_DPS wife_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC the_AT0 normal_AJ0 clubs_NN2 wo_VM0 n't_XX0 take_VVI him_PNP because_CJS he_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 Jew_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
When_CJS I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 answer_VVI quickly_AV0 enough_AV0 ,_PUN my_DPS mother_NN1 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Your_DPS father_NN1 is_VBZ speaking_VVG to_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN Mary_NP0 Jane_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI Dr._NP0 Cone_NP0 plays_VVZ golf_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT In_PRP all_DT0 my_DPS organizing_VVG and_CJC searching_VVG of_PRF the_AT0 Cone_NN1 house_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VHD never_AV0 seen_VVN golf_NN1 clubs_NN2 ._SENT Even_AV0 though_CJS this_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 deflection_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 a_AT0 lie_NN1 ._SENT 
My_DPS dad_NN1 shrugged_VVD ._SENT Chewed_VVD ._SENT Stared_VVD down_AVP his_DPS steak_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP forced_VVD in_PRP another_DT0 bite_NN1 of_PRF lasagna_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ We_PNP 're_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 pray_VVI for_PRP Mrs._NP0 Cone_NP0 on_PRP Sunday_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS mother_NN1 trimmed_VVD off_AVP a_AT0 rim_NN1 of_PRF fat_NN1 from_PRP her_DPS steak_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP looked_VVD like_PRP a_AT0 thick_AJ0 white_AJ0 worm_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Why_AVQ are_VBB all_DT0 the_AT0 people_NN0 who_PNQ work_VVB here_AV0 Black_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP asked_VVD ,_PUN not_XX0 looking_VVG up_AVP from_PRP my_DPS lasagna_NN1 ._SENT 
My_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS face_NN1 shot_VVD toward_PRP me_PNP with_PRP the_AT0 speed_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 bullet_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ kind_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 question_NN1 is_VBZ that_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Good_AJ0 employees_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS dad_NN1 put_VVD another_DT0 thumb_NN1 of_PRF steak_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS mouth_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP just_AV0 mean_VVB ,_PUN well_AV0 ,_PUN do_VDB n't_XX0 you_PNP think_VVI it_PNP 's_VBZ strange_AJ0 that_CJT Black_AJ0 people_NN0 work_VVB here_AV0 but_CJC are_VBB n't_XX0 allowed_VVN to_TO0 join_VVI ?_SENT Why_AVQ do_VDB n't_XX0 white_AJ0 people_NN0 work_VVB here_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
My_DPS mother_NN1 put_VVD down_AVP her_DPS fork_NN1 and_CJC knife_NN1 and_CJC laid_VVD both_DT0 her_DPS palms_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Is_VBZ this_DT0 appropriate_AJ0 dinner_NN1 table_NN1 talk_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
My_DPS dad_NN1 sawed_VVD away_AV0 at_PRP a_AT0 bloody_AJ0 center_NN1 bite_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Ted_NP0 is_VBZ white_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ He_PNP 's_VBZ your_DPS caddie_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN he_PNP is_VBZ ._SENT "_PUQ Dad_NN1 spoke_VVD while_CJS chewing_VVG ._SENT 
My_DPS mother_NN1 picked_VVD up_AVP her_DPS fork_NN1 and_CJC knife_NN1 and_CJC went_VVD after_PRP another_DT0 worm_NN1 of_PRF fat_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI this_DT0 is_VBZ appropriate_AJ0 dinner_NN1 table_NN1 talk_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Why_AVQ do_VDB n't_XX0 you_PNP have_VHI a_AT0 caddie_NN1 who_PNQ 's_VBZ Black_AJ0 ?_SENT Why_AVQ is_VBZ the_AT0 bartender_NN1 Black_AJ0 but_CJC not_XX0 your_DPS caddie_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
My_DPS mother_NN1 put_VVD down_AVP her_DPS fork_NN1 and_CJC knife_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Mary_NP0 Jane_NP0 !_SENT What_DTQ has_VHZ gotten_VVN into_PRP you_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
My_DPS father_NN1 stabbed_VVD his_DPS fork_NN1 and_CJC knife_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 meat_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP looked_VVD directly_AV0 at_PRP me_PNP ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD so_AV0 unusual_AJ0 that_CJT I_PNP could_VM0 only_AV0 look_VVI back_AVP for_PRP a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF seconds_NN2 before_CJS I_PNP turned_VVD my_DPS head_NN1 toward_PRP my_DPS lap_NN1 ._SENT Finally_AV0 Dad_NN1 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 bartender_NN1 ,_PUN Billy_NP0 ,_PUN makes_VVZ the_AT0 best_AJS Manhattan_NP0 this_DT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Mississippi_NP0 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ why_AVQ he_PNP 's_VBZ the_AT0 bartender_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC Ted_NP0 is_VBZ a_AT0 damn_AJ0 good_AJ0 caddie_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP can_VM0 find_VVI me_PNP a_AT0 Black_AJ0 man_NN1 who_PNQ can_VM0 caddie_NN1 like_PRP Ted_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 take_VVI him_PNP ._SENT And_CJC if_CJS you_PNP can_VM0 find_VVI me_PNP a_AT0 white_AJ0 man_NN1 who_PNQ can_VM0 mix_VVI a_AT0 drink_NN1 like_PRP Billy_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 take_VVI him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 most_AV0 I_PNP 'd_VHD heard_VVN my_DPS dad_NN1 say_VVI in_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 time_NN1 ,_PUN maybe_AV0 ever_AV0 ._SENT Perhaps_AV0 it_PNP was_VBD because_CJS we_PNP 'd_VHD never_AV0 discussed_VVN golf_NN1 or_CJC drinks_NN2 before_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ If_CJS Billy_NP0 wanted_VVD to_TO0 join_VVI the_AT0 club_NN1 ,_PUN would_VM0 you_PNP let_VVI him_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP looked_VVD up_AVP from_PRP my_DPS lap_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Not_XX0 up_AVP to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS father_NN1 started_VVD sawing_VVG again_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC the_AT0 club_NN1 rules_NN2 say_VVB that_DT0 no_ITJ ,_PUN he_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 join_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 approve_VVI of_PRF this_DT0 conversation_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS mother_NN1 had_VHD lowered_VVN her_DPS voice_NN1 and_CJC slitted_VVD her_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 tell_VVI she_PNP was_VBD worried_AJ0 someone_PNI might_VM0 overhear_VVI us_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ But_CJC I_PNP will_VM0 tell_VVI you_PNP this_DT0 ,_PUN Mary_NP0 Jane_NP0 "_PUQ —_PUN Dad_NN1 put_VVD another_DT0 bite_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS mouth_NN1 —_PUN "_PUQ if_CJS we_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 let_VVI another_DT0 race_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 club_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VM0 rather_AV0 have_VHI a_AT0 Black_AJ0 than_CJS a_AT0 Jew_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Can_VM0 we_PNP please_AV0 change_VVB the_AT0 topic_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ my_DPS mother_NN1 asked_VVD ._SENT 
My_DPS father_NN1 pushed_VVD his_DPS chair_NN1 back_AVP and_CJC sat_VVD straighter_AJC ._SENT "_PUQ Most_DT0 Black_AJ0 men_NN2 know_VVB their_DPS place_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 assume_VVI anything_PNI ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB a_AT0 pleasure_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI with_PRP ._SENT The_AT0 Jews_NN2 ,_PUN now_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 Jews_NN2 think_VVB they_PNP 're_VBB smarter_AJC than_CJS everyone_PNI else_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC that_DT0 makes_VVZ them_PNP unpleasant_AJ0 ,_PUN untrustworthy_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC unreliable_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP looked_VVD back_AVP and_CJC forth_AV0 between_PRP my_DPS mother_NN1 and_CJC father_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP had_VHD asked_VVN me_PNP at_PRP the_AT0 beginning_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 summer_NN1 if_CJS I_PNP knew_VVD my_DPS parents_NN2 well_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI said_VVN yes_ITJ ._SENT But_CJC these_DT0 two_CRD people_NN0 sitting_VVG here_AV0 were_VBD utterly_AV0 foreign_AJ0 to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT In_PRP school_NN1 we_PNP 'd_VHD learned_VVN about_PRP anti-Semitism_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Holocaust_NP0 ,_PUN racism_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 civil_AJ0 rights_NN2 movement_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ we_PNP 'd_VHD never_AV0 learned_VVN was_VBD that_CJT sometimes_AV0 ideas_NN2 of_PRF racism_NN1 and_CJC anti-Semitism_NN1 were_VBD sparked_VVN to_PRP life_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 very_AJ0 people_NN0 you_PNP lived_VVD with_PRP ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI it_PNP 's_VBZ right_AJ0 that_CJT Black_AJ0 men_NN2 should_VM0 have_VHI a_AT0 place_NN1 to_TO0 know_VVI when_CJS they_PNP 're_VBB around_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC Dr._NP0 Cone_NP0 is_VBZ none_PNI of_PRF those_DT0 words_NN2 you_PNP used_VM0 to_TO0 describe_VVI Jewish_AJ0 people_NN0 ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS lips_NN2 quaked_VVD ._SENT This_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 I_PNP 'd_VHD ever_AV0 voiced_VVN a_AT0 disagreement_NN1 with_PRP my_DPS father_NN1 ._SENT 
Dad_NN1 turned_VVD his_DPS head_NN1 toward_PRP me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI him_PNP ,_PUN Mary_NP0 Jane_NP0 ._SENT You_PNP work_VVB for_PRP him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP went_VVD back_AVP to_PRP his_DPS steak_NN1 ._SENT 
What_DTQ my_DPS father_NN1 said_VVD about_PRP my_DPS knowing_VVG Dr._NP0 Cone_NP0 stuck_VVD in_PRP my_DPS mind_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD think_VVI I_PNP knew_VVD him_PNP ._SENT Was_VBD I_PNP wrong_AJ0 ?_SENT Was_VBD I_PNP just_AV0 an_AT0 employee_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Cones_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC was_VBD their_DPS affection_NN1 for_PRP me_PNP something_PNI like_PRP my_DPS father_NN1 's_POS affection_NN1 for_PRP Billy_NP0 the_AT0 bartender_NN1 ?_SENT Did_VDD they_PNP only_AV0 like_VVB me_PNP when_CJS I_PNP knew_VVD my_DPS place_NN1 ?_SENT 
"_PUQ Are_VBB you_PNP done_VDN ?_SENT "_PUQ my_DPS mother_NN1 asked_VVD ._SENT She_PNP meant_VVD was_VBD I_PNP done_VDN talking_VVG ._SENT And_CJC ,_PUN really_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 asking_VVG ._SENT 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB done_VDN ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 kids_NN2 were_VBD restless_AJ0 at_PRP Sunday_NP0 school_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS my_DPS mother_NN1 started_VVD playing_VVG "_PUQ Rise_VVB and_CJC Shine_VVB "_PUQ on_PRP the_AT0 guitar_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP wondered_VVD if_CJS the_AT0 Cones_NN2 would_VM0 mind_VVI if_CJS I_PNP taught_VVD the_AT0 song_NN1 to_PRP Izzy_NP0 ._SENT Mrs._NP0 Cone_NP0 seemed_VVD disapproving_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 church_NN1 and_CJC Dr._NP0 Cone_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 Buddhist_AJ0 Jew_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC Izzy_NP0 would_VM0 love_VVI the_AT0 rhymes_NN2 and_CJC naming_VVG all_DT0 the_AT0 animals_NN2 on_PRP Noah_NP0 's_POS ark._NN1 And_CJC Jesus_NP0 never_AV0 even_AV0 got_VVN a_AT0 mention_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 maybe_AV0 they_PNP 'd_VM0 think_VVI it_PNP was_VBD okay_AJ0 ._SENT 
After_PRP Sunday_NP0 school_NN1 my_DPS mother_NN1 walked_VVD home_AV0 to_TO0 drop_VVI off_AVP her_DPS guitar_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP hurried_VVD to_PRP choir_NN1 practice_NN1 ._SENT Mr._NP0 Forge_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 choir_NN1 director_NN1 ,_PUN rapidly_AV0 clapped_VVD his_DPS hands_NN2 together_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP approached_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Hurrah_ITJ !_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Our_DPS greatest_AJS voice_NN1 is_VBZ here_AV0 !_SENT "_PUQ He_PNP was_VBD an_AT0 enthusiastic_AJ0 man_NN1 who_PNQ smiled_VVD often_AV0 and_CJC bounced_VVD on_PRP his_DPS toes_NN2 when_CJS he_PNP conducted_VVD ._SENT When_CJS I_PNP saw_VVD Liberace_NP0 on_PRP television_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP thought_VVD of_PRF Mr._NP0 Forge_NP0 ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 similar_AJ0 exuberance_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 like-minded_AJ0 festiveness_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS it_PNP was_VBD time_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 service_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP put_VVD on_PRP my_DPS red_AJ0 robe_NN1 ,_PUN waited_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 choir_NN1 members_NN2 to_TO0 sit_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 took_VVD the_AT0 empty_AJ0 front-row_AJ0 choir_NN1 chair_NN1 beside_PRP the_AT0 pulpit_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP watched_VVD my_DPS mother_NN1 chat_NN1 with_PRP other_AJ0 mothers_NN2 as_CJS she_PNP made_VVD her_DPS way_NN1 down_PRP the_AT0 aisle_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 second_ORD pew_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 front_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS father_NN1 slowly_AV0 stepped_VVD behind_PRP my_DPS mom_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS tie_NN1 knot_NN1 bulged_VVD at_PRP his_DPS neck_NN1 ._SENT 
Usually_AV0 I_PNP listened_VVD carefully_AV0 at_PRP church_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC that_DT0 day_NN1 I_PNP drifted_VVD in_AVP and_CJC out_AVP ._SENT When_CJS it_PNP was_VBD time_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD song_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Dona_NN1 Nobis_NN1 Pacem_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Forge_NP0 put_VVD his_DPS pitch_NN1 pipe_NN1 to_PRP his_DPS mouth_NN1 and_CJC played_VVD G_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 first_ORD note_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP pointed_VVD in_PRP order_NN1 to_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN Mrs._NP0 Lubowski_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Mrs._NP0 Randall_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP meant_VVD that_CJT we_PNP three_CRD were_VBD to_TO0 sing_VVI the_AT0 opening_AJ0 lines_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 song_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 canon_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 round_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC with_PRP each_DT0 additional_AJ0 verse_NN1 ,_PUN more_DT0 voices_NN2 would_VM0 be_VBI added_VVN in_AVP until_PRP the_AT0 entire_AJ0 choir_NN1 was_VBD singing_VVG ._SENT 
