Grace_NP0 drew_VVD to_PRP a_AT0 stop_NN1 before_PRP the_AT0 bombed-out_AJ0 house_NN1 on_PRP Clerkenwell_NP0 Road_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 muscles_NN2 in_PRP her_DPS legs_NN2 jumping_VVG from_PRP her_DPS exertion_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 address_NN1 was_VBD no_AT0 longer_AV0 visible_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 rubble_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD once_AV0 been_VBN a_AT0 home_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP could_VM0 make_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 two_CRD on_PRP either_DT0 side_NN1 well_AV0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 identify_VVI the_AT0 missing_AJ0 house_NN1 number_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP that_DT0 number_NN1 was_VBD tied_VVN to_PRP names_NN2 in_PRP her_DPS mind_NN1 ,_PUN repeated_VVN by_PRP Mr._NP0 Stokes_NP0 three_CRD times_NN2 a_AT0 week_NN1 at_PRP several_DT0 intervals_NN2 on_PRP every_AT0 watch_NN1 ._SENT 
Mr._NP0 and_CJC Mrs._NP0 Hews_NP0 ,_PUN an_AT0 elderly_AJ0 couple_NN1 ,_PUN had_VHD lived_VVN in_PRP that_DT0 house_NN1 since_CJS they_PNP wed_VVB nearly_AV0 fifty_CRD years_NN2 prior_AJ0 ._SENT Mr._NP0 Stokes_NP0 often_AV0 mentioned_VVD Mrs._NP0 Hews_NP0 's_POS fondness_NN1 for_PRP chocolate_NN1 and_CJC how_AVQ she_PNP 'd_VHD always_AV0 carried_VVN one_PNI just_AV0 for_PRP him_PNP when_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN a_AT0 boy_NN1 ._SENT 
Mr._NP0 Stokes_NP0 's_POS footsteps_NN2 slowed_VVD as_CJS he_PNP appeared_VVD beside_PRP Grace_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Mrs._NP0 Hews_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP whispered_VVD ,_PUN his_DPS expression_NN1 stark_AV0 as_CJS he_PNP observed_VVD the_AT0 ruins_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ They_PNP were_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 shelter_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Grace_NP0 recalled_VVD the_AT0 names_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 list_NN1 she_PNP 'd_VHD assembled_VVN as_CJS people_NN0 entered_VVD the_AT0 door_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Stokes_NP0 ,_PUN they_PNP 're_VBB safe_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Good_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP nodded_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Good_AJ0 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ good_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
They_PNP set_VVD to_TO0 work_VVI ,_PUN dousing_VVG the_AT0 small_AJ0 flames_NN2 that_CJT flickered_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 rubble_NN1 with_PRP their_DPS stirrup_NN1 pumps_NN2 and_CJC continued_VVD their_DPS watch_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 sector_NN1 ._SENT More_DT0 bombs_NN2 fell_VVD as_PRP the_AT0 night_NN1 went_VVD on_AVP ,_PUN though_CJS no_AT0 more_DT0 were_VBD in_PRP their_DPS area_NN1 of_PRF patrol_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 better_AJC part_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS night_NN1 was_VBD spent_VVN sweeping_VVG up_AVP the_AT0 fallen_AJ0 glass_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 surrounding_AJ0 streets_NN2 where_AVQ all_DT0 the_AT0 windows_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN blown_VVN out_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC at_PRP one_CRD point_NN1 chasing_VVG away_AV0 looters_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 Hewses_NN2 '_POS property_NN1 ._SENT 
Mr._NP0 Stokes_NP0 waited_VVD for_PRP Mr._NP0 and_CJC Mrs._NP0 Hews_NP0 when_CJS the_AT0 all_DT0 clear_AJ0 sounded_VVD ,_PUN thinking_VVG it_PNP best_AV0 that_CJT he_PNP be_VBB the_AT0 one_PNI to_TO0 share_VVI the_AT0 dismal_AJ0 news_NN1 ._SENT Their_DPS pain_NN1 was_VBD difficult_AJ0 to_TO0 witness_VVI ._SENT After_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN a_AT0 woman_NN1 's_POS pride_NN1 was_VBD her_DPS home_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Mrs._NP0 Hews_NP0 had_VHD put_VVN a_AT0 lifetime_NN1 of_PRF work_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 grand_AJ0 little_AJ0 townhouse_NN1 where_CJS purple_AJ0 cabbages_NN2 grew_VVD in_PRP flower_NN1 boxes_NN2 that_CJT once_AV0 held_VVN geraniums_NN2 ._SENT 
But_CJC in_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 only_AV0 Grace_NP0 and_CJC Mr._NP0 Stokes_NP0 who_PNQ stayed_VVD on_AVP after_PRP the_AT0 all_AV0 clear_AJ0 to_TO0 help_VVI them_PNP sort_VVI through_PRP the_AT0 dusty_AJ0 rubble_NN1 for_PRP anything_PNI salvageable_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 inhabitants_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 entire_AJ0 row_NN1 of_PRF townhouses_NN2 helped_VVN as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS neighbors_NN2 from_PRP other_AJ0 streets_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP ignored_VVD their_DPS own_DT0 broken_AJ0 windows_NN2 and_CJC blown-out_AJ0 doors_NN2 to_TO0 offer_VVI aid_NN1 to_PRP those_DT0 whose_DTQ suffering_NN1 was_VBD far_AV0 greater_AJC than_CJS their_DPS own_DT0 ._SENT A_AT0 community_NN1 brought_VVD together_AV0 by_PRP loss_NN1 ._SENT 
Their_DPS close_AJ0 friends_NN2 took_VVD the_AT0 meager_AJ0 pile_NN1 of_PRF possessions_NN2 to_TO0 hold_VVI for_PRP them_PNP while_CJS Grace_NP0 directed_VVD the_AT0 stunned_AJ0 couple_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 local_AJ0 rest_NN1 center_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI sheltered_VVN until_PRP a_AT0 new_AJ0 home_NN1 could_VM0 be_VBI found_VVN ._SENT After_PRP Grace_NP0 's_POS shift_NN1 ended_VVD ,_PUN she_PNP made_VVD her_DPS way_NN1 back_AVP to_PRP Britton_NP0 Street_NP0 in_PRP such_DT0 a_AT0 fatigued_AJ0 state_NN1 that_CJT her_DPS feet_NN2 could_VM0 scarcely_AV0 function_VVI and_CJC clumsily_AV0 stumbled_VVD over_AVP one_CRD another_DT0 ._SENT She_PNP fell_VVD into_PRP bed_NN1 with_PRP her_DPS dirty_AJ0 clothes_NN2 on_AVP and_CJC slept_VVD where_AVQ she_PNP landed_VVD until_CJS she_PNP could_VM0 rouse_VVI herself_PNX for_PRP her_DPS shift_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 bookshop_NN1 ._SENT 
A_AT0 bath_NN1 worked_VVD miracles_NN2 for_PRP her_PNP and_CJC by_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 she_PNP entered_VVD Primrose_NP0 Hill_NP0 Books_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 feel_VVI nearly_AV0 as_CJS exhausted_AJ0 as_CJS when_CJS she_PNP 'd_VM0 come_VVI home_AV0 ._SENT Mr._NP0 Evans_NP0 ,_PUN however_AV0 ,_PUN frowned_VVD at_PRP her_PNP as_CJS she_PNP entered_VVD the_AT0 store_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Have_VHB you_PNP had_VHN enough_DT0 sleep_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ He_PNP set_VVD his_DPS pencil_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS ledger_NN1 so_CJS it_PNP lay_VVD neatly_AV0 along_PRP the_AT0 seam_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Have_VHB any_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ She_PNP offered_VVD a_AT0 smile_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP folded_VVD his_DPS arms_NN2 over_PRP his_DPS brown_AJ0 pullover_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ had_VHD become_VVN baggy_AJ0 as_PRP the_AT0 ration_NN1 whittled_VVD away_AV0 at_PRP his_DPS once_AV0 rather_AV0 stout_AJ0 frame_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP heard_VVD the_AT0 Hewses_NN2 '_POS house_NN1 was_VBD bombed_VVN on_PRP Clerkenwell_NP0 Street_NP0 ._SENT Were_VBD you_PNP there_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Only_AV0 afterward_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 was_VBD something_PNI in_PRP the_AT0 seriousness_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS tone_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP asked_VVD that_CJT made_VVD her_DPS feel_NN1 like_PRP a_AT0 child_NN1 about_AVP to_TO0 be_VBI reprimanded_VVN ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN there_AV0 when_CJS it_PNP happened_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 white_AJ0 tufts_NN2 of_PRF his_DPS brows_NN2 inched_VVD together_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ would_VM0 you_PNP have_VHI done_VDN if_CJS you_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN near_PRP the_AT0 bomb_NN1 when_CJS it_PNP fell_VVD ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Grace_NP0 hesitated_VVD ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 thought_VVN of_PRF it_PNP ,_PUN truly_AV0 ._SENT After_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 East_NN1 End_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 Germans_NN2 seemed_VVD to_TO0 target_VVI ._SENT And_CJC the_AT0 odds_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS being_VBG hit_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 bomb_NN1 seemed_VVD far_AV0 too_AV0 slim_AJ0 to_TO0 genuinely_AV0 consider_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 like_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN Miss_NP0 Bennett_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Color_NN1 blossomed_VVD in_PRP his_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB you_PNP ought_VM0 to_TO0 resign_VVI from_PRP your_DPS post_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 ARP_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
A_AT0 customer_NN1 entered_VVD the_AT0 store_NN1 ,_PUN setting_VVG the_AT0 bell_NN1 ringing_NN1 ._SENT Grace_NP0 glanced_VVD over_AVP her_DPS shoulder_NN1 and_CJC recognized_VVD the_AT0 woman_NN1 as_PRP one_CRD of_PRF their_DPS regulars_NN2 ,_PUN one_PNI who_PNQ seldom_AV0 required_VVD assistance_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 ARP_NP0 needs_VVZ me_PNP now_AV0 more_AV0 than_CJS ever_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Grace_NP0 replied_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 low_AJ0 voice_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ So_AV0 does_VDZ the_AT0 store_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Evans_NP0 snatched_VVD up_AVP his_DPS ledger_NN1 ,_PUN sending_VVG the_AT0 pencil_NN1 flying_VVG from_PRP its_DPS spine_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC strode_VVD toward_PRP the_AT0 rear_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 shop_NN1 without_PRP another_DT0 word_NN1 ._SENT 
Hopelessness_NN1 welled_VVD in_PRP Grace_NP0 ,_PUN exacerbated_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 tired_AJ0 fog_NN1 clouding_VVG her_DPS mind_NN1 ._SENT Mr._NP0 Evans_NP0 was_VBD evidently_AV0 worried_AJ0 she_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI sacrificing_VVG her_DPS focus_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 store_NN1 for_PRP her_DPS efforts_NN2 with_PRP the_AT0 ARP_NP0 ._SENT 
She_PNP was_VBD determined_VVN to_TO0 prove_VVI him_PNP wrong_AJ0 ._SENT 
By_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 the_AT0 shop_NN1 was_VBD set_VVN to_TO0 close_VVI that_DT0 night_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP 'd_VHD designed_VVN several_DT0 new_AJ0 slogans_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 couple_NN1 already_AV0 neatly_AV0 printed_VVN on_PRP pasteboard_NN1 ._SENT Liven_VVB up_AVP your_DPS shelter_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 new_AJ0 book_NN1 and_CJC Let_VVB a_AT0 book_NN1 keep_VVI you_PNP company_NN1 during_PRP the_AT0 air_NN1 raids_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 ideal_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP were_VBD a_AT0 start_NN1 ._SENT 
Regardless_AV0 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Evans_NP0 had_VHD scarcely_AV0 said_VVN more_AV0 than_CJS two_CRD words_NN2 to_PRP her_PNP and_CJC merely_AV0 offered_VVD a_AT0 grunt_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 new_AJ0 adverts_NN2 ._SENT 
She_PNP had_VHD little_DT0 time_NN1 to_TO0 worry_VVI over_AVP his_DPS demeanor_NN1 ,_PUN however_AV0 ,_PUN for_PRP when_CJS she_PNP went_VVD home_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP fell_VVD into_PRP a_AT0 deep_AJ0 slumber_NN1 ._SENT One_PNI that_CJT was_VBD rudely_AV0 interrupted_VVN around_PRP eight_CRD that_DT0 evening_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 wail_NN1 of_PRF yet_AV0 another_DT0 air_NN1 raid_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP dragged_VVD herself_PNX to_PRP the_AT0 shelter_NN1 along_AVP with_PRP Mrs._NP0 Weatherford_NP0 where_AVQ the_AT0 sleep_NN1 she_PNP so_AV0 desperately_AV0 needed_VVN eluded_VVD her_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 attack_NN1 continued_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 night_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 same_DT0 as_CJS the_AT0 prior_AJ0 evening_NN1 when_CJS she_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN outside_AV0 helping_VVG the_AT0 people_NN0 in_PRP her_DPS sector_NN1 ._SENT Only_AV0 this_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP was_VBD locked_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 darkened_AJ0 cocoon_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Anderson_NP0 shelter_NN1 ,_PUN unable_AJ0 to_TO0 see_VVI what_DTQ was_VBD happening_VVG ._SENT But_CJC she_PNP could_VM0 hear_VVI it_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 blasts_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 ack-ack_AJ0 guns_NN2 rattled_VVD the_AT0 steel_NN1 frame_NN1 and_CJC bombs_NN2 detonated_VVN so_AV0 close_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 whole_AJ0 structure_NN1 shuddered_VVD as_CJS though_CJS it_PNP was_VBD going_VVG to_PRP cave_NN1 in_PRP ._SENT Once_AV0 it_PNP even_AV0 seemed_VVD to_TO0 lift_VVI off_AVP the_AT0 ground_NN1 before_PRP crashing_VVG back_AVP into_PRP place_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 whistles_NN2 were_VBD sharp_AJ0 and_CJC loud_AJ0 just_AV0 before_CJS going_VVG silent_AJ0 ,_PUN followed_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 boom_NN1 so_AV0 ferocious_AJ0 that_CJT the_AT0 ground_NN1 trembled_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 all_AV0 clear_AJ0 did_VDD n't_XX0 come_VVI again_AV0 until_PRP the_AT0 following_AJ0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 women_NN2 resolved_VVN to_PRP layer_NN1 the_AT0 hard_AJ0 benches_NN2 with_PRP bedding_NN1 to_PRP at_PRP least_AV0 make_VVI them_PNP more_AV0 comfortable_AJ0 for_PRP sleep_NN1 ._SENT Already_AV0 they_PNP 'd_VHD cleared_VVN away_AV0 the_AT0 gardening_NN1 tools_NN2 to_TO0 restore_VVI it_PNP to_PRP a_AT0 proper_AJ0 shelter_NN1 ._SENT 
After_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD beginning_VVG to_TO0 look_VVI like_PRP the_AT0 Germans_NN2 were_VBD intent_AJ0 on_PRP bombing_VVG London_NP0 every_AT0 night_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS Grace_NP0 woke_VVD later_AV0 that_DT0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP learned_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 news_NN1 that_CJT St._NP0 Thomas_NP0 's_POS hospital_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN hit_VVN ,_PUN having_VHG received_VVN a_AT0 direct_AJ0 blow_NN1 along_PRP one_CRD major_AJ0 section_NN1 ._SENT Nearby_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 school_NN1 had_VHD also_AV0 sustained_VVN terrible_AJ0 damage_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Nazis_NN2 were_VBD a_AT0 foul_AJ0 lot_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP was_VBD truly_AV0 low_AJ0 to_TO0 target_VVI the_AT0 infirm_AJ0 and_CJC children_NN2 ._SENT 
Anger_NN1 burned_VVN through_PRP Grace_NP0 ,_PUN arming_VVG her_PNP with_PRP the_AT0 need_NN1 to_TO0 continue_VVI her_DPS role_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 ARP_NP0 —_PUN to_TO0 do_VDI her_DPS part_NN1 to_TO0 fight_VVI Hitler_NP0 ._SENT 
She_PNP was_VBD ready_AJ0 to_TO0 declare_VVI as_PRP much_DT0 to_PRP Mr._NP0 Evans_NP0 when_CJS she_PNP went_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 bookshop_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC found_VVD the_AT0 door_NN1 closed_VVD and_CJC locked_VVD tight_AV0 upon_PRP her_DPS arrival_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD presented_VVN her_PNP a_AT0 key_NN1 some_DT0 months_NN2 before_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP dug_VVD it_PNP out_AVP of_PRF her_DPS handbag_NN1 ,_PUN unlocking_VVG the_AT0 shop_NN1 ._SENT Once_AV0 inside_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP flipped_VVD the_AT0 sign_NN1 to_PRP Open_AJ0 and_CJC pulled_VVD back_AVP the_AT0 blackout_NN1 curtains_NN2 to_TO0 let_VVI in_PRP a_AT0 stream_NN1 of_PRF cloudy_AJ0 sunlight_NN1 as_CJS she_PNP called_VVD out_AVP for_PRP Mr._NP0 Evans_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 reply_VVI ._SENT 
Apprehension_NN1 tightened_VVD along_AVP her_DPS back_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 only_AJ0 time_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS employment_NN1 he_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 standing_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 counter_NN1 like_PRP a_AT0 sentry_NN1 ,_PUN awaiting_VVG her_DPS arrival_NN1 before_PRP disappearing_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 to_TO0 resume_VVI his_DPS daily_AJ0 work_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS work_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP 'd_VHD surmised_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD year_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD mainly_AV0 reading_VVG the_AT0 day_NN1 away_AV0 ._SENT 
And_CJC now_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 there_EX0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 building_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 appear_VVI damaged_VVN ,_PUN meaning_VVG his_DPS flat_NN1 above_AV0 would_VM0 have_VHI remained_VVN intact_AJ0 ._SENT Images_NN2 flooded_VVD her_DPS mind_NN1 ,_PUN colored_VVN with_PRP Mr._NP0 Stokes_NP0 's_POS terrible_AJ0 stories_NN2 ._SENT What_DTQ if_CJS Mr._NP0 Evans_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN out_AVP the_AT0 previous_AJ0 evening_NN1 and_CJC was_VBD caught_VVN unawares_AV0 ?_SENT 
She_PNP called_VVD his_DPS name_NN1 again_AV0 as_CJS she_PNP strode_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 rear_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 shop_NN1 and_CJC pushed_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 small_AJ0 backroom_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 smell_NN1 of_PRF alcohol_NN1 that_CJT hit_VVD her_DPS first_ORD ._SENT 
Scotch_AJ0 ._SENT 
Her_DPS uncle_NN1 had_VHD drunk_VVN the_AT0 stuff_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP stank_VVD like_PRP paraffin_NN1 oil_NN1 and_CJC tasted_VVD far_AV0 worse_AJC ._SENT Not_XX0 that_CJT she_PNP was_VBD one_PNI for_PRP sampling_NN1 paraffin_NN1 oil_NN1 ._SENT 
Mr._NP0 Evans_NP0 was_VBD slumped_VVN in_PRP his_DPS chair_NN1 ,_PUN half_DT0 sagging_VVG over_PRP the_AT0 tabletop_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 bottle_NN1 of_PRF amber_AJ0 liquid_NN1 sat_VVD before_PRP his_DPS folded_AJ0 elbow_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC his_DPS hand_NN1 limply_AV0 curled_VVD around_AVP a_AT0 nearly_AV0 empty_AJ0 crystal_NN1 glass_NN1 ._SENT 
Were_VBD it_PNP not_XX0 for_PRP that_DT0 bottle_NN1 at_PRP his_DPS side_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP might_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN truly_AV0 worried_AJ0 ._SENT Though_CJS the_AT0 image_NN1 of_PRF him_PNP in_PRP such_DT0 a_AT0 state_NN1 was_VBD still_AV0 rather_AV0 disconcerting_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Mr._NP0 Evans_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Grace_NP0 stepped_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 quiet_AJ0 room_NN1 and_CJC set_VVD aside_AV0 her_DPS handbag_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP lifted_VVD his_DPS head_NN1 ,_PUN though_CJS his_DPS glasses_NN2 rested_VVD askew_AJ0 across_PRP his_DPS face_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC gave_VVD her_PNP a_AT0 bleary_AJ0 look_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 crooked_AJ0 lenses_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS normally_AV0 immaculately_AV0 combed_AJ0 hair_NN1 was_VBD mussed_VVN and_CJC his_DPS brown_AJ0 pullover_NN1 atop_PRP his_DPS collared_AJ0 shirt_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 same_DT0 he_PNP 'd_VHD worn_VVN the_AT0 day_NN1 before_AV0 ,_PUN was_VBD rumpled_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ Go_VVB home_AV0 ,_PUN Miss_NP0 Bennett_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS words_NN2 were_VBD thick_AJ0 with_PRP sleep_NN1 and_CJC drink_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP lay_VVD his_DPS head_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 once_AV0 more_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 go_VVI home_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ morning_NN1 and_CJC we_PNP 've_VHB a_AT0 store_NN1 to_TO0 run_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP gently_AV0 reached_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 glass_NN1 and_CJC pulled_VVD it_PNP from_PRP his_DPS hand_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 stop_VVI her_PNP ._SENT Instead_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP squinted_VVD up_AVP at_PRP her_PNP from_PRP under_PRP his_DPS bushy_AJ0 brows_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Did_VDD I_PNP ever_AV0 tell_VVB you_PNP I_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 daughter_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 aware_AJ0 ,_PUN no._NN1 "_PUQ Grace_NP0 cradled_VVD the_AT0 glass_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS palm_NN1 ,_PUN its_DPS smooth_AJ0 surface_NN1 still_AV0 warm_AJ0 from_PRP his_DPS grip_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD clearly_AV0 been_VBN there_AV0 for_PRP quite_AV0 some_DT0 time_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Is_VBZ she_PNP in_PRP London_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP sat_VVD up_AVP slowly_AV0 ,_PUN swaying_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP 's_VBZ dead_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Grace_NP0 winced_VVD at_PRP her_DPS egregious_AJ0 misstep_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Forgive_VVB me_PNP ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP happened_VVD several_DT0 years_NN2 ago_AV0 ,_PUN same_DT0 car_NN1 accident_NN1 as_PRP my_DPS wife_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP adjusted_VVD his_DPS glasses_NN2 with_PRP clumsy_AJ0 hands_NN2 ,_PUN setting_VVG them_PNP almost_AV0 correctly_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 bridge_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS nose_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN about_PRP your_DPS age_NN1 now_AV0 ,_PUN my_DPS Alice_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
A_AT0 ghost_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 smile_NN1 flickered_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 corners_NN2 of_PRF his_DPS mouth_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP look_VVB like_PRP her_PNP ._SENT I_PNP suspect_VVB it_PNP 's_VBZ why_AVQ Mrs._NP0 Weatherford_NP0 sent_VVD you_PNP my_DPS way_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 meddlesome_AJ0 woman_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS boy_NN1 Colin_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN friends_NN2 with_PRP my_DPS daughter_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 whole_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS lives_NN2 ._SENT No_AT0 doubt_NN1 she_PNP thought_VVD it_PNP might_VM0 help_VVI ease_VVI the_AT0 pain_NN1 of_PRF Alice_NP0 's_POS loss_NN1 or_CJC some_DT0 such_DT0 rot_NN1 ._SENT Nonsense_NN1 ,_PUN all_DT0 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS furrowed_AJ0 expression_NN1 softened_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Though_CJS I_PNP suppose_VVB now_AV0 Mrs._NP0 Weatherford_NP0 understands_VVZ the_AT0 futility_NN1 more_AV0 so_AV0 than_CJS before_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 sadness_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS eyes_NN2 that_CJT Grace_NP0 felt_VVD in_PRP her_DPS core_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 hollow_AJ0 emptiness_NN1 of_PRF grief_NN1 ._SENT One_PNI that_CJT had_VHD resonated_VVN since_PRP her_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS death_NN1 and_CJC never_AV0 went_VVD silent_AJ0 ._SENT 
She_PNP carefully_AV0 set_VVD the_AT0 glass_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 stack_NN1 of_PRF boxes_NN2 ,_PUN away_AV0 from_PRP his_DPS reach_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Does_VDZ it_PNP bother_VVI you_PNP that_CJT I_PNP look_VVB like_PRP Alice_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
His_DPS gaze_NN1 slid_VVD to_PRP Grace_NP0 and_CJC paused_VVD as_CJS though_CJS considering_VVG her_DPS appearance_NN1 in_PRP earnest_NN1 ._SENT Tears_NN2 filled_VVD his_DPS eyes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC his_DPS chin_NN1 began_VVD to_TO0 tremble_VVI ._SENT Quickly_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP looked_VVD away_AV0 and_CJC a_AT0 hearty_AJ0 sniff_NN1 filled_VVD the_AT0 room_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ In_PRP the_AT0 beginning_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 quaver_NN1 to_PRP his_DPS voice_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP cleared_VVD his_DPS throat_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Every_AT0 time_NN1 I_PNP 'd_VM0 see_VVI you_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VM0 see_VVI my_DPS Alice_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD blond_AJ0 hair_NN1 ,_PUN like_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Before_PRP this_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS fingers_NN2 danced_VVD over_AVP his_DPS white_AJ0 ,_PUN rumpled_AJ0 hair_NN1 ._SENT 
Grace_NP0 said_VVD nothing_PNI ,_PUN letting_VVG him_PNP speak_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP thought_VVD I_PNP 'd_VHD buried_VVN her_PNP here_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP slapped_VVD his_DPS open_AJ0 hand_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS chest_NN1 and_CJC gave_VVD an_AT0 exhale_NN1 that_CJT seemed_VVD to_TO0 cause_VVI him_PNP great_AJ0 pain_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Now_AV0 I_PNP know_VVB ,_PUN such_DT0 things_NN2 are_VBB too_AV0 great_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI contained_VVN ._SENT It_PNP also_AV0 makes_VVZ me_PNP realize_VVI I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 only_AV0 trying_VVG to_TO0 push_VVI aside_AV0 my_DPS grief_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC also_AV0 my_DPS guilt_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 thickness_NN1 to_PRP his_DPS words_NN2 ,_PUN not_XX0 from_PRP alcohol_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC from_PRP emotion_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP made_VVD Grace_NP0 ache_VVI for_PRP him_PNP ._SENT 
