As_CJS August_NP0 gives_VVZ way_NN1 to_PRP September_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP continue_VVB to_TO0 leave_VVI my_DPS door_NN1 open_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC occasionally_AV0 Martin_NP0 visits_VVZ me_PNP at_PRP night_NN1 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 I_PNP visit_VVB him_PNP ._SENT He_PNP never_AV0 stays_VVZ through_AVP until_PRP morning_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS bed_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB in_PRP his_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP is_VBZ always_AV0 up_AVP before_PRP me_PNP and_CJC gone_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 when_CJS I_PNP awake_VVB ._SENT We_PNP never_AV0 kiss_VVB ;_PUN we_PNP never_AV0 whisper_VVB sweet_AJ0 words_NN2 to_PRP each_DT0 other_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP never_AV0 give_VVB each_DT0 other_NN1 knowing_VVG looks_NN2 across_PRP the_AT0 breakfast_NN1 table_NN1 the_AT0 following_AJ0 day_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 think_VVI Martin_NP0 is_VBZ finding_VVG comfort_NN1 with_PRP me_PNP that_CJT is_VBZ different_AJ0 from_PRP what_DTQ he_PNP got_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 brothels_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI he_PNP visits_VVZ them_PNP anymore_AV0 ._SENT At_PRP least_AV0 I_PNP no_AV0 longer_AV0 smell_VVI the_AT0 cheap_AJ0 perfume_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS skin_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 have_VHI affection_NN1 for_PRP me_PNP ._SENT I_PNP would_VM0 know_VVI it_PNP if_CJS he_PNP did_VDD ._SENT He_PNP would_VM0 kiss_VVI me_PNP if_CJS he_PNP did_VDD ._SENT And_CJC what_DTQ little_DT0 fondness_NN1 I_PNP was_VBD starting_VVG to_TO0 have_VHI for_PRP him_PNP is_VBZ frozen_VVN in_PRP place_NN1 now_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP wait_VVB to_TO0 see_VVI if_CJS he_PNP will_VM0 begin_VVI to_TO0 have_VHI any_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF likewise_AV0 affection_NN1 for_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
In_PRP late_AJ0 September_NP0 Martin_NP0 brings_VVZ in_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD bottles_NN2 of_PRF his_DPS cousin_NN1 Belinda_NP0 's_POS hair_NN1 tonic_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 unlabeled_AJ0 black_AJ0 bottles_NN2 are_VBB the_AT0 size_NN1 of_PRF syrup_NN1 containers_NN2 ,_PUN with_PRP white_AJ0 stoppers_NN2 sealed_VVN with_PRP wax_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP watch_VVB him_PNP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 he_PNP sets_VVZ them_PNP onto_PRP a_AT0 little_AJ0 wooden_AJ0 shelf_NN1 he_PNP placed_VVD inside_PRP the_AT0 brick_NN1 vault_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ he_PNP keeps_VVZ covered_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 thick_AJ0 panel_NN1 of_PRF solid_AJ0 wood_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP positions_VVZ the_AT0 bottles_NN2 like_PRP toy_NN1 soldiers_NN2 ,_PUN like_PRP giant_AJ0 dominoes_NN2 ._SENT By_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 October_NP0 arrives_VVZ there_EX0 are_VBB twelve_CRD bottles_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 oldest_AJS ones_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 far_AJ0 left_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 shelf_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 newer_AJC ones_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 right_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP have_VHB only_AV0 disobeyed_VVN him_PNP once_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP reached_VVD inside_PRP the_AT0 vault_NN1 one_CRD day_NN1 when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD home_AV0 and_CJC the_AT0 cover_NN1 was_VBD off_AVP ,_PUN noting_VVG that_CJT the_AT0 temperature_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 air_NN1 seemed_VVD no_AV0 different_AJ0 within_PRP the_AT0 brick_NN1 structure_NN1 than_CJS outside_PRP it_PNP ._SENT I_PNP carefully_AV0 lifted_VVD one_CRD bottle_NN1 an_AT0 inch_NN1 or_CJC two_CRD off_PRP its_DPS straw_NN1 bed_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 glass_NN1 was_VBD too_AV0 black_AJ0 and_CJC the_AT0 room_NN1 too_AV0 dark_AJ0 ;_PUN I_PNP was_VBD only_AV0 able_AJ0 to_TO0 sense_VVI the_AT0 heaviness_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ was_VBD inside_PRP it_PNP ._SENT Whatever_DTQ mixture_NN1 was_VBD inside_AV0 seemed_VVN dense_AJ0 with_PRP weight_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP set_VVD the_AT0 bottle_NN1 back_AVP in_PRP place_NN1 and_CJC went_VVD upstairs_AV0 ._SENT 
That_DT0 same_DT0 evening_NN1 after_PRP supper_NN1 I_PNP decided_VVD to_TO0 speak_VVI to_PRP Martin_NP0 about_PRP Kat_NP0 's_POS schooling_NN1 ._SENT Another_DT0 six-year-old_AJ0 child_NN1 who_PNQ we_PNP sometimes_AV0 see_VVB at_PRP the_AT0 park_NN1 is_VBZ attending_VVG school_NN1 and_CJC learning_NN1 to_TO0 read_VVI and_CJC write_VVI ._SENT I_PNP had_VHD asked_VVN that_DT0 child_NN1 's_POS mother_NN1 about_PRP it_PNP and_CJC I_PNP learned_VVD that_CJT nearly_AV0 all_DT0 six-year-olds_NN2 living_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 state_NN1 of_PRF California_NP0 are_VBB enrolled_VVN in_PRP some_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF school_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Do_VDB you_PNP think_VVI we_PNP should_VM0 enroll_VVI her_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP asked_VVD Martin_NP0 ._SENT 
He_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 seem_VVI to_TO0 have_VHI an_AT0 opinion_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'll_VM0 leave_VVI you_PNP to_TO0 do_VDI whatever_DTQ you_PNP think_VVB is_VBZ best_AJS ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP replied_VVD ,_PUN sounding_VVG somewhat_AV0 disinterested_AJ0 ._SENT 
There_EX0 is_VBZ plenty_PNI of_PRF money_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 from_PRP what_DTQ I_PNP can_VM0 tell_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP asked_VVD him_PNP if_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 check_VVI into_PRP the_AT0 girls_NN2 '_POS school_NN1 that_CJT this_DT0 other_AJ0 child_NN1 went_VVD to_TO0 ._SENT This_DT0 he_PNP seemed_VVD to_TO0 consider_VVI for_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 before_PRP deciding_VVG that_CJT ,_PUN yes_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 inquire_VVI about_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 interview_NN1 at_PRP that_DT0 school_NN1 ,_PUN two_CRD days_NN2 after_CJS Martin_NP0 left_VVD for_PRP his_DPS route_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD not_XX0 successful_AJ0 ._SENT Kat_NP0 would_VM0 not_XX0 engage_VVI with_PRP the_AT0 headmistress_NN1 ,_PUN did_VDD not_XX0 answer_VVI any_DT0 of_PRF her_DPS questions_NN2 ,_PUN made_VVD no_AT0 attempt_NN1 to_TO0 show_VVI the_AT0 woman_NN1 what_DTQ she_PNP already_AV0 knew_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 headmistress_NN1 suggested_VVD rather_AV0 quickly_AV0 that_CJT Kat_NP0 might_VM0 be_VBI better_AV0 off_AVP with_PRP a_AT0 tutor_NN1 at_PRP home_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Some_DT0 children_NN2 have_VHB special_AJ0 requirements_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP think_VVB your_DPS daughter_NN1 might_VM0 be_VBI one_PNI ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 headmistress_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN children_NN2 like_PRP this_DT0 before_PRP who_PNQ are_VBB withdrawn_VVN ._SENT She_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 do_VDI well_AV0 in_PRP a_AT0 social_AJ0 environment_NN1 like_PRP our_DPS academy_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Kat_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP returned_VVD home_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD angry_AJ0 and_CJC hurt_AJ0 and_CJC annoyed_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC Kat_NP0 seemed_VVD unaffected_AJ0 ._SENT Perhaps_AV0 a_AT0 tutor_NN1 was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 best_AJS thing_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC maybe_AV0 not_XX0 until_CJS she_PNP was_VBD older_AJC ._SENT Perhaps_AV0 for_PRP now_AV0 I_PNP could_VM0 teach_VVI Kat_NP0 her_DPS letters_NN2 and_CJC sums_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD thinking_VVG ._SENT 
When_CJS Martin_NP0 returned_VVD from_PRP his_DPS latest_AJS stint_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 road_NN1 and_CJC bearing_VVG three_CRD black_AJ0 bottles_NN2 of_PRF hair_NN1 tonic_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP told_VVD him_PNP about_PRP the_AT0 interview_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 girls_NN2 '_POS school_NN1 and_CJC what_DTQ the_AT0 woman_NN1 had_VHD said_VVN ._SENT 
"_PUQ Do_VDB you_PNP think_VVI it_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI all_AV0 right_AJ0 if_CJS I_PNP taught_VVD her_PNP here_AV0 at_PRP home_NN1 for_PRP this_DT0 first_ORD year_NN1 until_CJS we_PNP can_VM0 see_VVI better_AV0 how_AVQ she_PNP prefers_VVZ to_TO0 learn_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP asked_VVD him_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Certainly_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Martin_NP0 said_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 confidence_NN1 that_CJT surprised_VVD me_PNP and_CJC with_PRP no_AT0 surprise_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 at_PRP what_DTQ the_AT0 headmistress_NN1 had_VHD said_VVN about_PRP Kat_NP0 ._SENT 
So_AV0 this_DT0 is_VBZ how_AVQ Kat_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP spend_VVB the_AT0 autumn_NN1 mornings_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP work_VVB on_PRP her_DPS letters_NN2 and_CJC simple_AJ0 sums_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP string_VVB colored_AJ0 beads_NN2 in_PRP different_AJ0 patterns_NN2 and_CJC study_NN1 maps_NN2 of_PRF other_AJ0 countries_NN2 and_CJC look_VVB at_PRP books_NN2 with_PRP illustrations_NN2 of_PRF animals_NN2 and_CJC gems_NN2 and_CJC plants_NN2 ._SENT Some_DT0 days_NN2 I_PNP get_VVB out_AVP Da_NP0 's_POS book_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP read_VVD off_AVP some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 words_NN2 until_CJS we_PNP find_VVB one_PNI she_PNP likes_VVZ and_CJC then_AV0 she_PNP attempts_VVZ to_TO0 write_VVI it_PNP ._SENT Her_DPS favorite_AJ0 word_NN1 thus_AV0 far_AV0 is_VBZ luminescent_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP has_VHZ always_AV0 been_VBN one_CRD of_PRF my_DPS favorites_NN2 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT 
Kat_NP0 ,_PUN for_PRP all_DT0 her_DPS oddities_NN2 ,_PUN was_VBD born_VVN to_TO0 learn_VVI ._SENT Everything_PNI that_CJT I_PNP tell_VVB her_PNP she_PNP absorbs_VVZ like_PRP a_AT0 sponge_NN1 ,_PUN though_CJS she_PNP asks_VVZ only_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 questions_NN2 now_AV0 and_CJC then_AV0 ._SENT 
While_CJS I_PNP hunger_VVB to_TO0 hear_VVI the_AT0 child_NN1 's_POS voice_NN1 more_AV0 than_CJS just_AV0 once_AV0 or_CJC twice_AV0 a_AT0 day_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC I_PNP do_VDB hear_VVI it_PNP at_PRP least_AV0 once_AV0 or_CJC twice_AV0 a_AT0 day_NN1 —_PUN I_PNP do_VDB believe_VVI Kat_NP0 has_VHZ grown_VVN fond_AJ0 of_PRF me_PNP ,_PUN perhaps_AV0 even_AV0 loves_VVZ me_PNP ._SENT When_CJS Martin_NP0 is_VBZ home_AV0 Kat_NP0 seems_VVZ no_AV0 different_AJ0 than_CJS when_CJS he_PNP is_VBZ away_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP has_VHZ nothing_PNI to_TO0 say_VVI to_PRP him_PNP and_CJC he_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 seem_VVI to_TO0 mind_VVI that_CJT she_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 ._SENT Mrs._NP0 Lewis_NP0 's_POS words_NN2 haunt_VVB me_PNP a_AT0 little_AV0 then_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP imagine_VVB Martin_NP0 feels_VVZ he_PNP cannot_NN1 change_VVB the_AT0 way_NN1 Kat_NN1 is_VBZ ,_PUN and_CJC therefore_AV0 what_DTQ good_NN1 does_VDZ it_PNP do_VDI to_TO0 worry_VVI about_PRP it_PNP ?_SENT 
The_AT0 year_NN1 comes_VVZ to_PRP a_AT0 close_NN1 after_PRP a_AT0 quiet_AJ0 Christmas_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP make_VVB the_AT0 house_NN1 as_CJS festive_AJ0 as_CJS I_PNP can_VM0 with_PRP my_DPS weekly_AJ0 allowance_NN1 ,_PUN bringing_VVG in_PRP armloads_NN2 of_PRF evergreen_AJ0 branches_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 little_AJ0 pine_NN1 tree_NN1 that_CJT Kat_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP decorate_VVB with_PRP homemade_AJ0 ornaments_NN2 and_CJC garlands_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC despite_PRP the_AT0 cheerful_AJ0 look_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 house_NN1 ,_PUN Martin_NP0 is_VBZ his_DPS usual_AJ0 aloof_AJ0 self_NN1 when_CJS Christmas_NN1 Day_NN1 actually_AV0 arrives_VVZ ._SENT I_PNP asked_VVD him_PNP a_AT0 few_DT0 weeks_NN2 earlier_AJC if_CJS he_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 exchange_VVI gifts_NN2 and_CJC he_PNP simply_AV0 replied_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ No._NN1 "_PUQ I_PNP also_AV0 asked_VVD him_PNP if_CJS he_PNP had_VHD any_DT0 objections_NN2 to_PRP my_DPS picking_VVG out_AVP our_DPS gifts_NN2 for_PRP Kat_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 ._SENT His_DPS only_AJ0 stipulation_NN1 was_VBD not_XX0 to_TO0 give_VVI her_PNP too_AV0 many_DT0 ;_PUN two_CRD or_CJC three_CRD were_VBD plenty_PNI ._SENT I_PNP complied_VVD ._SENT 
Still_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS 1905_CRD becomes_VVZ 1906_CRD ,_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ the_AT0 first_ORD turn_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 year_NN1 since_CJS Da_NP0 died_VVD that_CJT I_PNP am_VBB not_XX0 unhappy_AJ0 with_PRP the_AT0 New_AJ0 Year_NN1 's_POS prospects_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP am_VBB grateful_AJ0 to_TO0 have_VHI Kat_NN1 to_TO0 raise_VVI and_CJC love_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC this_DT0 fine_AJ0 house_NN1 to_TO0 live_VVI in_PRP ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB even_AV0 content_AJ0 with_PRP my_DPS companion_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 spouse_NN1 ._SENT Martin_NP0 has_VHZ been_VBN hard_AJ0 to_TO0 figure_VVI out_AVP ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 gentleman_NN1 who_PNQ provides_VVZ adequately_AV0 and_CJC who_PNQ has_VHZ never_AV0 laid_VVN a_AT0 hard_AJ0 hand_NN1 on_PRP me_PNP ._SENT And_CJC he_PNP lets_VVZ me_PNP mother_NN1 Kat_VVB however_AVQ I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB certain_AJ0 now_AV0 that_CJT what_DTQ I_PNP thought_VVD from_PRP the_AT0 very_AJ0 beginning_NN1 is_VBZ true_AJ0 ._SENT Martin_NP0 has_VHZ decided_VVN he_PNP is_VBZ finished_VVN with_PRP love_NN1 ._SENT Perhaps_AV0 even_AV0 finished_VVN with_PRP love_NN1 for_PRP his_DPS daughter_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS Mrs._NP0 Lewis_NP0 first_ORD suggested_VVD ._SENT He_PNP is_VBZ done_VDN with_PRP loving_VVG anyone_PNI ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ his_DPS one_CRD major_AJ0 flaw_NN1 ,_PUN that_CJT he_PNP let_VVB what_DTQ happened_VVD crush_VVI his_DPS willingness_NN1 to_TO0 love_VVI other_AJ0 people_NN0 again_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI what_DTQ guides_VVZ his_DPS heart_NN1 when_CJS it_PNP comes_VVZ to_PRP his_DPS kindness_NN1 toward_PRP his_DPS cousin_NN1 Belinda_NP0 ._SENT Perhaps_AV0 it_PNP is_VBZ duty_NN1 or_CJC guilt_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI love_NN1 ._SENT 
What_DTQ a_AT0 pathetic_AJ0 creature_NN1 he_PNP is_VBZ ,_PUN I_PNP tell_VVB myself_PNX when_CJS I_PNP toast_VVB the_AT0 first_ORD day_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 New_AJ0 Year_NN1 alone_AV0 ._SENT Martin_NP0 is_VBZ away_AV0 on_PRP business_NN1 even_AV0 though_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 holiday_NN1 and_CJC surely_AV0 no_AT0 one_PNI will_VM0 want_VVI him_PNP to_TO0 come_VVI calling_VVG ._SENT I_PNP pity_VVB him_PNP ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP pity_VVB my_DPS sweet_AJ0 Kat_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ will_VM0 grow_VVI up_AVP without_PRP the_AT0 love_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 father_NN1 if_CJS Martin_NP0 lets_VVZ his_DPS grief_NN1 keep_VVI him_PNP to_PRP his_DPS ways_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP shall_VM0 love_VVI her_PNP doubly_AV0 the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS life_NN1 to_TO0 make_VVI up_AVP for_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
I_PNP spend_VVB January_NP0 and_CJC February_NP0 learning_VVG to_TO0 fully_AV0 embrace_VVI this_DT0 truth_NN1 that_CJT Martin_NP0 has_VHZ no_AT0 emotional_AJ0 attachment_NN1 to_PRP Kat_NP0 and_CJC me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC perhaps_AV0 never_AV0 will_VM0 ._SENT As_CJS March_NP0 rolls_VVZ in_AVP with_PRP its_DPS hints_NN2 of_PRF spring_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP know_VVB I_PNP must_VM0 resolve_VVI to_TO0 be_VBI content_AJ0 without_PRP any_DT0 promise_NN1 of_PRF Martin_NP0 ever_AV0 changing_VVG ._SENT I_PNP begin_VVB to_TO0 remind_VVI myself_PNX every_AT0 day_NN1 of_PRF all_DT0 that_CJT I_PNP have_VHB :_PUN Kat_NP0 ,_PUN this_DT0 house_NN1 ,_PUN food_NN1 to_TO0 eat_VVI ,_PUN nice_AJ0 clothes_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 safe_AJ0 and_CJC warm_AJ0 bed_NN1 ,_PUN books_NN2 to_TO0 read_VVI ,_PUN a_AT0 garden_NN1 to_TO0 keep_VVI ,_PUN a_AT0 fine_AJ0 kitchen_NN1 to_TO0 bake_VVI and_CJC cook_VVI in_PRP ,_PUN a_AT0 view_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 sea_NN1 within_PRP walking_VVG distance_NN1 ,_PUN warm_AJ0 fires_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 hearth_NN1 ,_PUN porcelain_NN1 teacups_NN2 ,_PUN fountain_NN1 pens_NN2 full_AJ0 of_PRF ink_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 spouse_NN1 who_PNQ does_VDZ not_XX0 beat_VVI me_PNP ._SENT 
All_DT0 of_PRF this_DT0 is_VBZ enough_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP tell_VVB myself_PNX ,_PUN over_AVP and_CJC over_AVP ._SENT When_CJS I_PNP compare_VVB what_DTQ I_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 have_VHI to_PRP what_DTQ I_PNP have_VHB now_AV0 ,_PUN surely_AV0 it_PNP is_VBZ ._SENT 
As_CJS our_DPS first_ORD wedding_NN1 anniversary_NN1 arrives_VVZ with_PRP barely_AV0 a_AT0 moment_NN1 of_PRF recognition_NN1 on_PRP Martin_NP0 's_POS part_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP vow_VVB to_TO0 wake_VVI up_AVP every_AT0 morning_NN1 —_PUN for_PRP the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS days_NN2 —_PUN telling_VVG myself_PNX that_CJT what_DTQ I_PNP have_VHB is_VBZ enough_DT0 ._SENT When_CJS Mam_NN1 writes_VVZ to_PRP me_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 occasion_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS first_ORD anniversary_NN1 and_CJC asks_VVZ how_AVQ I_PNP am_VBB faring_VVG ,_PUN I_PNP write_VVB back_AVP that_CJT I_PNP am_VBB as_AV0 happy_AJ0 as_CJS I_PNP 've_VHB ever_AV0 been_VBN ,_PUN because_CJS I_PNP am_VBB ._SENT We_PNP do_VDB not_XX0 speak_VVI of_PRF the_AT0 past_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ is_VBZ the_AT0 point_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP now_AV0 ?_SENT 
March_NP0 slides_VVZ into_PRP April_NP0 ._SENT Martin_NP0 is_VBZ away_AV0 more_AV0 than_CJS usual_AJ0 but_CJC I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 care_VVI ._SENT Kat_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP fill_VVB the_AT0 days_NN2 on_PRP our_DPS own_DT0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP am_VBB pleased_AJ0 to_TO0 see_VVI that_CJT she_PNP is_VBZ now_AV0 speaking_VVG whispered_AJ0 sentences_NN2 to_PRP me_PNP —_PUN whole_AJ0 ones_NN2 —_PUN off_AVP and_CJC on_PRP all_DT0 day_NN1 long_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ as_CJS if_CJS she_PNP ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN has_VHZ come_VVN to_PRP some_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF agreement_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 hand_NN1 she_PNP has_VHZ been_VBN dealt_VVN and_CJC has_VHZ reckoned_VVN me_PNP as_PRP an_AT0 acceptable_AJ0 consolation_NN1 for_PRP her_DPS other_AJ0 losses_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP says_VVZ things_NN2 like_PRP "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 want_VVI eggs_NN2 "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ I_PNP like_VVB the_AT0 blue_AJ0 carousel_NN1 horse_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ I_PNP need_VVB new_AJ0 books_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Martin_NP0 is_VBZ more_AV0 phantom_AJ0 than_CJS anything_PNI else_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC yet_AV0 the_AT0 house_NN1 is_VBZ calm_AJ0 and_CJC peaceful_AJ0 and_CJC warm_AJ0 ._SENT 
It_PNP is_VBZ mid-April_NP0 now_AV0 ._SENT Martin_NP0 is_VBZ away_AV0 —_PUN as_CJS usual_AJ0 —_PUN and_CJC Kat_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP begin_VVB this_DT0 Tuesday_NP0 afternoon_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 trip_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 library_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 we_PNP go_VVB for_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 stroll_NN1 down_PRP Market_NP0 Street_NP0 to_TO0 have_VHI ice_NN1 cream_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 to_PRP a_AT0 butterfly_NN1 house_NN1 so_AV0 that_CJT Kat_NP0 can_VM0 see_VVI the_AT0 splendor_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 chrysalis_NN1 and_CJC its_DPS transformation_NN1 from_PRP crawling_VVG worm_NN1 to_PRP beautiful_AJ0 butterfly_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS we_PNP start_VVB for_PRP home_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 late_AJ0 afternoon_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP congratulate_VVB myself_PNX on_PRP how_AVQ well_AV0 I_PNP 've_VHB settled_VVN in_AVP to_PRP my_DPS new_AJ0 perspective_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 've_VHB even_AV0 begun_VVN to_TO0 appreciate_VVI the_AT0 singleness_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS devotion_NN1 to_PRP merely_AV0 one_CRD person_NN1 —_PUN Kat_NP0 —_PUN instead_AV0 of_PRF having_VHG to_TO0 divide_VVI my_DPS affections_NN2 between_PRP spouse_NN1 and_CJC child_NN1 as_PRP most_DT0 mothers_NN2 and_CJC wives_NN2 have_VHB to_TO0 do_VDI ._SENT As_CJS we_PNP walk_VVB down_AVP Mission_NN1 Street_NN1 to_TO0 catch_VVI a_AT0 streetcar_NN1 ,_PUN stunningly_AV0 gowned_AJ0 women_NN2 and_CJC smartly_AV0 dressed_VVN men_NN2 emerge_VVB from_PRP carriages_NN2 to_TO0 dine_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 Palace_NN1 Hotel_NN1 prior_AJ0 to_PRP attending_VVG the_AT0 opera_NN1 tonight_AV0 ._SENT Enrico_NP0 Caruso_NP0 is_VBZ in_PRP town_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS the_AT0 posters_NN2 declare_VVB ,_PUN to_TO0 sing_VVI the_AT0 role_NN1 of_PRF Don_NP0 José_NP0 in_PRP Carmen_NP0 ._SENT Gaily_AV0 dressed_VVN skaters_NN2 readying_VVG for_PRP the_AT0 masked_AJ0 carnival_NN1 tonight_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 pavilion_NN1 are_VBB on_PRP the_AT0 streets_NN2 ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN boasting_VVG about_AVP which_DTQ of_PRF them_PNP will_VM0 win_VVI the_AT0 thousand-dollar_AJ0 prize_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 mood_NN1 downtown_AV0 is_VBZ festive_AJ0 ,_PUN alight_AJ0 with_PRP promise_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS we_PNP arrive_VVB home_AV0 at_PRP dusk_NN1 ,_PUN Kat_NP0 heads_VVZ upstairs_AV0 to_PRP her_DPS room_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP decide_VVB to_TO0 make_VVI a_AT0 cup_NN1 of_PRF tea_NN1 before_PRP getting_VVG started_VVN on_PRP supper_NN1 ._SENT Martin_NP0 has_VHZ been_VBN gone_VVN for_PRP two_CRD days_NN2 and_CJC I_PNP expect_VVB he_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI gone_VVN for_PRP two_CRD or_CJC three_CRD more_AV0 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 four_CRD ._SENT I_PNP have_VHB grown_VVN accustomed_AJ0 to_PRP knowing_VVG very_AV0 little_AJ0 about_PRP his_DPS stints_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 road_NN1 or_CJC even_AV0 about_PRP his_DPS occupation_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ assesses_VVZ risk_NN1 for_PRP an_AT0 insurance_NN1 company_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP has_VHZ never_AV0 talked_VVN about_PRP his_DPS work_NN1 ,_PUN never_AV0 takes_VVZ calls_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 related_VVN to_PRP his_DPS job_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 has_VHZ never_AV0 been_VBN work-related_AJ0 mail_NN1 delivered_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 because_CJS ,_PUN as_CJS he_PNP finally_AV0 told_VVD me_DPS months_NN2 ago_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP uses_VVZ a_AT0 post_NN1 office_NN1 box_NN1 for_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT 
