In_PRP the_AT0 night_NN1 ,_PUN Marie_NP0 calls_VVZ for_PRP her_DPS four_CRD most_AV0 competent_AJ0 daughters_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 new_AJ0 prioress_NN1 Tilde_NP0 ,_PUN twitchy_AJ0 and_CJC scrupulous_AJ0 ,_PUN with_PRP the_AT0 sweet_AJ0 ,_PUN startled_AJ0 face_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 dormouse_NN1 ._SENT Oh_ITJ how_AVQ the_AT0 girl_NN1 loves_VVZ god_NN1 ,_PUN hungers_NN2 for_PRP god_NN1 ,_PUN believes_VVZ in_PRP the_AT0 goodness_NN1 of_PRF all_DT0 things_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF rigorous_AJ0 simplicity_NN1 ._SENT Such_DT0 knowing_AJ0 simplicity_NN1 in_PRP this_DT0 complex_AJ0 world_NN1 takes_VVZ great_AJ0 intelligence_NN1 ,_PUN Marie_NP0 finds_VVZ ._SENT She_PNP envies_VVZ the_AT0 girl_NN1 ,_PUN admires_VVZ her_PNP ._SENT 
And_CJC young_AJ0 eager_AJ0 Sister_NP0 Asta_NP0 ,_PUN whose_DTQ mind_NN1 is_VBZ clear_AJ0 and_CJC mechanical_AJ0 ,_PUN seeing_VVG deep_AV0 into_PRP the_AT0 workings_NN2 of_PRF things_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ walks_VVZ at_PRP a_AT0 perilous_AJ0 forward_AJ0 tilt_NN1 on_PRP her_DPS toes_NN2 as_AV0 if_CJS impatient_AJ0 to_TO0 already_AV0 be_VBI there_AV0 ,_PUN whose_DTQ table_NN1 manners_NN2 are_VBB so_AV0 atrocious_AJ0 it_PNP is_VBZ counted_VVN a_AT0 penance_NN1 to_TO0 sit_VVI opposite_PRP her_PNP at_PRP refectory_NN1 ._SENT 
And_CJC Sister_NP0 Ruth_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD been_VBN a_AT0 novice_NN1 with_PRP Marie_NP0 and_CJC whose_DTQ judgment_NN1 is_VBZ large_AJ0 and_CJC fine_AJ0 ._SENT 
Finally_AV0 ,_PUN Wulfhild_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 lady-bailiff_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 abbey_NN1 ,_PUN summoned_VVD out_AVP of_PRF her_DPS sleep_NN1 from_PRP her_DPS house_NN1 in_PRP town_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS she_PNP has_VHZ four_CRD daughters_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS own_DT0 ,_PUN bright_AJ0 ,_PUN strong_AJ0 little_AJ0 maidens_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 very_AV0 fine_AJ0 house_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP is_VBZ deep_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 night_NN1 when_CJS all_DT0 are_VBB assembled_VVN in_PRP Marie_NP0 's_POS chambers_NN2 ._SENT Marie_NP0 's_POS kitchener_NN1 brings_VVZ up_AVP cheese_NN1 and_CJC bread_NN1 and_CJC pies_NN2 of_PRF fruit_NN0 and_CJC good_AJ0 sweet_AJ0 wine_NN1 carried_VVD over_AVP from_PRP Burgundy_NP0 ._SENT With_PRP the_AT0 arrival_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 food_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 women_NN2 mind_VVB less_AV0 missing_VVG their_DPS sleep_NN1 ._SENT 
Then_AV0 Marie_NP0 stands_VVZ ,_PUN huge_AJ0 ,_PUN by_PRP the_AT0 fire_NN1 ._SENT Ruth_NP0 thinks_VVZ with_PRP wonder_NN1 that_CJT she_PNP glows_VVZ with_PRP a_AT0 light_NN1 that_DT0 is_VBZ not_XX0 of_PRF fire_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP tells_VVZ them_PNP slowly_AV0 of_PRF her_DPS vision_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 fields_NN2 that_DT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC of_PRF her_DPS plan_NN1 ._SENT 
Prioress_NP0 Tilde_NP0 bows_VVZ her_DPS head_NN1 in_PRP awe_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 is_VBZ no_AT0 resistance_NN1 ;_PUN she_PNP is_VBZ frightened_AJ0 of_PRF Marie_NP0 ,_PUN how_AVQ swiftly_AV0 her_DPS mind_NN1 leaps_VVZ and_CJC turns_VVZ ,_PUN and_CJC now_AV0 she_PNP sees_VVZ the_AT0 light_NN1 borrowed_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 Virgin_NN1 as_CJS it_PNP shines_VVZ out_AVP of_PRF her_DPS superior_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP Sister_NP0 Asta_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 challenge_NN1 of_PRF such_DT0 a_AT0 huge_AJ0 undertaking_NN1 is_VBZ thrilling_AJ0 ,_PUN a_AT0 puzzle_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI attacked_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC her_DPS small_AJ0 pointy_AJ0 face_NN1 grows_VVZ red_AJ0 with_PRP excitement_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP calculates_VVZ swiftly_AV0 and_CJC says_VVZ that_CJT it_PNP can_VM0 be_VBI done_VDN in_PRP two_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN perhaps_AV0 ,_PUN if_CJS all_DT0 hands_NN2 inessential_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 abbey_NN1 's_POS urgent_AJ0 needs_NN2 are_VBB used_VVN and_CJC if_CJS they_PNP buy_VVB ten_CRD freemartins_NN2 or_CJC draft_NN1 horses_NN2 to_TO0 drag_VVI the_AT0 felled_AJ0 branches_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 burning_AJ0 piles_NN2 ._SENT 
In_PRP Sister_NP0 Ruth_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 great_AJ0 stillness_NN1 of_PRF doubt_NN1 takes_VVZ place_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP feels_VVZ chilled_AJ0 and_CJC shivers_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC then_AV0 she_PNP thinks_VVZ in_PRP the_AT0 face_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS unease_NN1 of_PRF Marie_NP0 as_CJS she_PNP had_VHD been_VBN a_AT0 few_DT0 months_NN2 after_CJS she_PNP arrived_VVD as_PRP a_AT0 novice_NN1 :_PUN skinny_AJ0 rangy_AJ0 huge_AJ0 thing_NN1 ,_PUN silent_AJ0 with_PRP her_DPS sadness_NN1 ;_PUN how_AVQ in_PRP the_AT0 thirty_CRD years_NN2 since_PRP that_DT0 day_NN1 of_PRF reckoning_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 abbey_NN1 has_VHZ grown_VVN in_PRP its_DPS prosperity_NN1 and_CJC comfort_NN1 from_PRP twenty_CRD starving_AJ0 nuns_NN2 until_CJS now_AV0 there_EX0 are_VBB nearly_AV0 a_AT0 hundred_CRD nuns_NN2 and_CJC dozens_CRD of_PRF servants_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC nearly_AV0 as_CJS many_DT0 villeinesses_NN2 in_PRP their_DPS cottages_NN2 with_PRP their_DPS children_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC all_DT0 these_DT0 memories_NN2 ,_PUN all_DT0 the_AT0 weight_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ the_AT0 nuns_NN2 owe_VVB Marie_NP0 ,_PUN her_DPS thirty_CRD years_NN2 of_PRF control_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 abbey_NN1 and_CJC genius_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 she_PNP conducted_VVD the_AT0 affairs_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 abbey_NN1 ,_PUN pour_VVB through_PRP Sister_NP0 Ruth_NP0 ._SENT At_PRP last_ORD she_PNP thinks_VVZ of_PRF the_AT0 practical_AJ0 impossibility_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 labyrinth_NN1 ,_PUN how_AVQ nearly_AV0 stupid_AJ0 it_PNP would_VM0 seem_VVI if_CJS it_PNP were_VBD proposed_VVN by_PRP anyone_PNI else_AV0 but_CJC the_AT0 Virgin_NP0 Mary_NP0 through_PRP her_DPS firm_AJ0 enormous_AJ0 receptacle_NN1 of_PRF Abbess_NP0 Marie_NP0 ;_PUN and_CJC she_PNP at_PRP last_ORD arrives_VVZ at_PRP the_AT0 understanding_NN1 that_CJT Marie_NP0 's_POS will_NN1 is_VBZ stronger_AJC than_CJS any_DT0 practical_AJ0 impossibilities_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI done_VDN even_AV0 if_CJS Ruth_NP0 voices_VVZ her_DPS objections_NN2 ._SENT 
She_PNP lowers_VVZ her_DPS head_NN1 and_CJC prays_VVZ and_CJC raises_VVZ it_PNP and_CJC says_VVZ yes_ITJ ,_PUN though_CJS in_PRP a_AT0 voice_NN1 thick_AJ0 with_PRP worry_NN1 when_CJS the_AT0 vote_NN1 is_VBZ called_VVN ._SENT 
Only_AV0 Wulfhild_NP0 resists_VVZ the_AT0 abbess_NN1 ._SENT Twelve_CRD years_NN2 now_AV0 the_AT0 abbey_NN1 's_POS bailiffess_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP her_DPS strange_AJ0 leather_NN1 tunic_NN1 and_CJC skirt_NN1 ,_PUN shining_VVG with_PRP the_AT0 tallow_NN1 she_PNP rubs_VVZ on_AVP to_TO0 make_VVI them_PNP impervious_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 weather_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 dark-haired_AJ0 ,_PUN sunbrowned_AJ0 woman_NN1 who_PNQ gives_VVZ the_AT0 impression_NN1 of_PRF boiling_AJ0 turmoil_NN1 held_VVN in_PRP check_NN1 by_PRP willpower_NN1 alone_AV0 ,_PUN smaller_AJC than_CJS Marie_NP0 but_CJC like_PRP Marie_NP0 holding_VVG a_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF natural_AJ0 authority_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS shoulders_NN2 thrown_VVN back_AVP ._SENT When_CJS she_PNP frowns_VVZ ,_PUN the_AT0 real_AJ0 beauty_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS high_AJ0 cheekbones_NN2 and_CJC long_AJ0 lashes_NN2 becomes_VVZ a_AT0 sudden_AJ0 grimness_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ this_DT0 Wulfhild_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP a_AT0 strong_AJ0 spine_NN1 to_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN who_PNQ now_AV0 stands_VVZ and_CJC tells_VVZ the_AT0 abbess_NN1 no._NN1 
This_DT0 ,_PUN she_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN is_VBZ an_AT0 insane_AJ0 plan_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ destined_VVN for_PRP failure_NN1 ._SENT 
Marie_NP0 blinks_VVZ slowly_AV0 and_CJC the_AT0 other_AJ0 women_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 hold_VVI their_DPS breath_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 abbess_NN1 repeats_VVZ no_AV0 ,_PUN without_PRP emotion_NN1 ._SENT 
Wulfhild_NP0 says_VVZ that_CJT they_PNP have_VHB just_AV0 recently_AV0 saved_VVN enough_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 abbess_NN1 house_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP herself_PNX has_VHZ already_AV0 had_VHN the_AT0 workers_NN2 begin_VVB the_AT0 quarrying_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 pits_NN2 where_AVQ all_DT0 the_AT0 abbey_NN1 stone_NN1 is_VBZ cut_VVN ,_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ senseless_AJ0 to_TO0 stop_VVI now_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP will_VM0 take_VVI ten_CRD more_DT0 years_NN2 to_TO0 save_VVI enough_DT0 all_DT0 over_AVP again_AV0 ._SENT 
Marie_NP0 asks_VVZ very_AV0 quietly_AV0 if_CJS Wulfhild_NP0 does_VDZ not_XX0 love_VVI her_PNP ._SENT 
Wulfhild_NP0 says_VVZ she_PNP loves_VVZ her_PNP so_AV0 much_AV0 that_CJT she_PNP dares_VVZ to_TO0 tell_VVI Marie_NP0 when_CJS she_PNP is_VBZ making_VVG a_AT0 mistake_NN1 and_CJC that_DT0 not_XX0 all_AV0 even_AV0 in_PRP this_DT0 room_NN1 can_VM0 boast_VVI of_PRF such_DT0 honesty_NN1 when_CJS Marie_NP0 puts_VVZ on_PRP her_DPS murderess_NN1 face_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ she_PNP is_VBZ wearing_VVG right_AV0 now_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 abbess_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX0 scare_VVI her_PNP ,_PUN Wulfhild_NP0 ._SENT 
It_PNP is_VBZ clear_AJ0 by_PRP the_AT0 rapid_AJ0 pulse_NN1 twitching_VVG in_PRP Wulfhild_NP0 's_POS neck_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 abbess_NN1 does_VDZ in_PRP fact_NN1 scare_NN1 Wulfhild_NP0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 silence_NN1 stretches_VVZ on_AVP and_CJC it_PNP is_VBZ horrid_AJ0 ._SENT 
In_PRP a_AT0 voice_NN1 so_AV0 soft_AJ0 that_CJT all_DT0 the_AT0 women_NN2 lean_VVB forward_AV0 to_TO0 hear_VVI ,_PUN Marie_NP0 says_VVZ that_CJT when_CJS Wulfhild_NP0 speaks_VVZ ,_PUN she_PNP speaks_VVZ in_PRP the_AT0 voice_NN1 of_PRF Marie_NP0 's_POS own_DT0 authority_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ she_PNP has_VHZ only_AV0 lent_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 bailiffess_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC Marie_NP0 herself_PNX speaks_VVZ with_PRP the_AT0 authority_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Virgin_NP0 Mary_NP0 who_PNQ has_VHZ bestowed_VVN upon_PRP her_PNP a_AT0 great_AJ0 vision_NN1 that_CJT very_AJ0 day_NN1 ._SENT 
Surely_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN Wulfhild_NP0 would_VM0 not_XX0 dare_VVI to_TO0 contradict_VVI the_AT0 Virgin_NN1 Mary_NP0 ._SENT 
And_CJC so_AV0 Wulfhild_NP0 's_POS resistance_NN1 is_VBZ overrun_VVN ._SENT She_PNP sighs_VVZ ._SENT She_PNP adjusts_VVZ ._SENT With_PRP burning_AJ0 eyes_NN2 she_PNP bends_VVZ over_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 where_AVQ Asta_NP0 has_VHZ already_AV0 in_PRP excitement_NN1 begun_VVN sketching_VVG her_DPS plans_NN2 ._SENT 
Outside_PRP the_AT0 infirmary_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 three_CRD ancient_AJ0 nuns_NN2 are_VBB set_VVN out_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 sun_NN1 ._SENT One_PNI afflicted_VVD ,_PUN one_PNI brainless_AJ0 ,_PUN one_PNI who_PNQ slides_VVZ through_PRP time_NN1 ._SENT 
Estrid_NP0 had_VHD died_VVN in_PRP her_DPS sleep_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC has_VHZ been_VBN replaced_VVN with_PRP Amphelisa_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ stepped_VVD over_PRP a_AT0 pair_NN0 of_PRF copulating_VVG snakes_NN2 and_CJC was_VBD cursed_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 stroke_NN1 in_PRP punishment_NN1 ;_PUN half_DT0 of_PRF her_DPS body_NN1 is_VBZ set_VVN in_PRP stone_NN1 and_CJC she_PNP struggles_VVZ to_TO0 speak_VVI ._SENT 
Duvelina_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ has_VHZ the_AT0 purest_AJS blood_NN1 of_PRF any_DT0 nun_NN1 ,_PUN of_PRF the_AT0 greatest_AJS family_NN1 in_PRP France_NP0 ,_PUN was_VBD born_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 handful_NN1 of_PRF words_NN2 in_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN a_AT0 sly_AJ0 smile_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 face_NN1 as_CJS though_CJS she_PNP is_VBZ squinting_VVG into_PRP a_AT0 constant_AJ0 high_AJ0 wind_NN1 ._SENT 
And_CJC Wevua_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ is_VBZ becoming_VVG even_AV0 more_AV0 savage_AJ0 for_PRP being_VBG unmoored_VVN in_PRP time_NN1 ._SENT 
Prioress_NP0 Tilde_NP0 ,_PUN run_VVB off_AVP her_DPS feet_NN2 ,_PUN has_VHZ given_VVN them_PNP peas_NN2 to_PRP shell_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP now_AV0 that_CJT the_AT0 forests_NN2 are_VBB full_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF breaking_VVG trees_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 shouts_NN2 of_PRF nuns_NN2 ,_PUN every_AT0 hand_NN1 must_VM0 work_VVI ,_PUN there_EX0 is_VBZ no_AT0 leisure_NN1 even_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 aged_AJ0 and_CJC ill._NN0 
Wevua_NP0 complains_VVZ that_CJT since_CJS they_PNP started_VVD building_VVG the_AT0 labyrinth_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 dortoir_NN1 stinks_VVZ of_PRF sweat_NN1 ._SENT Impossible_AJ0 to_TO0 breathe_VVI enough_AV0 to_TO0 sleep_VVI ._SENT And_CJC nothing_PNI is_VBZ clean_AJ0 anymore_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 linens_NN2 are_VBB atrocious_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 refectory_NN1 floor_NN1 full_AJ0 of_PRF mud_NN1 ._SENT 
Amphelisa_NP0 says_VVZ with_PRP her_DPS slurry_NN1 tongue_NN1 that_CJT it_PNP is_VBZ very_AV0 hard_AJ0 with_PRP so_AV0 few_DT0 left_VVD to_TO0 work_VVI here_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 abbey_NN1 ._SENT Poor_AJ0 Tilde_NP0 ._SENT 
They_PNP stop_VVB shelling_VVG for_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 to_TO0 watch_VVI Prioress_NP0 Tilde_NP0 's_POS headcloths_NN2 flitting_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 windows_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 prioress_NN1 was_VBD left_VVN with_PRP only_AV0 twelve_CRD servants_NN2 and_CJC nuns_NN2 to_TO0 do_VDI the_AT0 work_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 whole_AJ0 abbey_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP weeps_VVZ as_CJS she_PNP churns_VVZ butter_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP weeps_VVZ as_CJS she_PNP runs_VVZ to_TO0 pull_VVI the_AT0 bread_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 ovens_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP has_VHZ succumbed_VVN in_PRP despair_NN1 to_PRP letting_VVG the_AT0 weeds_NN2 take_VVB over_PRP the_AT0 garden_NN1 ._SENT 
Duvelina_NP0 bows_VVZ her_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT Because_CJS of_PRF her_DPS simplicity_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP is_VBZ perhaps_AV0 the_AT0 most_AV0 perfectly_AV0 faithful_AJ0 nun_NN1 of_PRF all_DT0 ,_PUN the_AT0 one_PNI with_PRP goodness_NN1 shot_VVN through_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN cloudless_AJ0 ._SENT She_PNP begins_VVZ to_TO0 shell_VVI peas_NN2 remarkably_AV0 fast_AV0 ,_PUN her_DPS hands_NN2 blur_VVB ,_PUN she_PNP is_VBZ quite_AV0 excellent_AJ0 at_PRP shelling_VVG peas_NN2 ._SENT 
Amphelisa_NP0 says_VVZ the_AT0 word_NN1 child_NN1 ,_PUN meaning_VVG how_AVQ awful_AJ0 that_CJT the_AT0 child_NN1 oblate_NN1 died_VVD yesterday_AV0 ,_PUN standing_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 path_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 falling_AJ0 oak_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 that_DT0 morning_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 funeral_NN1 ._SENT Amphelisa_NP0 still_AV0 can_VM0 smell_VVI the_AT0 sap_NN1 of_PRF lilies_NN2 her_DPS good_AJ0 hand_NN1 picked_VVD to_TO0 lay_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 body_NN1 in_PRP its_DPS shroud_NN1 ._SENT 
Wevua_NP0 snorts_VVZ ._SENT She_PNP tells_VVZ the_AT0 others_NN2 that_CJT all_DT0 child_NN1 oblates_NN2 who_PNQ are_VBB sent_VVN here_AV0 die_VVB ._SENT What_DTQ can_VM0 one_PNI expect_VVI ._SENT Starvation_NN1 everywhere_AV0 ._SENT So_AV0 much_DT0 death_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC that_DT0 stupid_AJ0 servant_NN1 eating_VVG a_AT0 root_NN1 that_CJT looked_VVD like_PRP a_AT0 carrot_NN1 but_CJC was_VBD not_XX0 and_CJC frothing_VVG to_PRP death_NN1 ._SENT Wevua_NP0 's_POS poor_AJ0 beautiful_AJ0 sisters_NN2 going_VVG blue_AJ0 choking_NN1 on_PRP their_DPS lungs_NN2 ,_PUN what_DTQ horror_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP herself_PNX dug_VVD their_DPS graves_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 cold_AJ0 February_NP0 rain_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS hands_NN2 bloody_AV0 ._SENT Wevua_NP0 opens_VVZ her_DPS hands_NN2 and_CJC looks_VVZ at_PRP her_DPS palms_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP looks_VVZ affronted_AJ0 to_TO0 find_VVI her_DPS hands_NN2 suddenly_AV0 quite_AV0 old_AJ0 ._SENT 
With_PRP this_DT0 gesture_NN1 ,_PUN Amphelisa_NP0 knows_VVZ Wevua_NP0 has_VHZ gone_VVN back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 starving_AJ0 time_NN1 before_CJS Marie_NP0 took_VVD the_AT0 abbey_NN1 in_PRP hand_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 before_CJS she_PNP herself_PNX came_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 abbey_NN1 a_AT0 novice_NN1 of_PRF sixteen_CRD ._SENT She_PNP asks_VVZ Wevua_NP0 's_POS opinion_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 new_AJ0 prioress_NN1 Marie_NP0 ,_PUN curious_AJ0 to_TO0 know_VVI how_AVQ Marie_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN ,_PUN so_AV0 long_AV0 ago_AV0 ._SENT 
Wevua_NP0 scoffs_VVZ and_CJC says_VVZ that_CJT the_AT0 new_AJ0 prioress_NN1 Marie_NP0 is_VBZ a_AT0 nothing_PNI ._SENT Weak_AJ0 ._SENT Still_AV0 a_AT0 child_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS massive_AJ0 body_NN1 ._SENT Barely_AV0 knows_VVZ even_AV0 the_AT0 prayers_NN2 all_DT0 Christian_AJ0 children_NN2 know_VVB ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ shocking_AJ0 ._SENT Raised_VVN a_AT0 heathen_NN1 ._SENT True_AV0 she_PNP took_VVD the_AT0 cross_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 child_NN1 crusader_NN1 but_CJC gave_VVD up_AVP her_DPS vows_NN2 in_PRP frailty_NN1 to_TO0 come_VVI home_AV0 without_PRP ever_AV0 seeing_VVG Jerusalem_NP0 ._SENT Failed_AJ0 crusader_NN1 ;_PUN worse_AJC even_AV0 than_CJS those_DT0 who_PNQ went_VVD to_PRP Outremer_NP0 only_AV0 to_TO0 enrich_VVI themselves_PNX ._SENT Wevua_NP0 hears_VVZ the_AT0 girl_NN1 Marie_NP0 speak_VVB aloud_AV0 in_PRP her_DPS dreams_NN2 sometimes_AV0 ._SENT At_PRP court_NN1 she_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 great_AJ0 love_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP appears_VVZ ._SENT The_AT0 girl_NN1 still_AV0 murmurs_VVZ for_PRP her_DPS love_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 nights_NN2 Wevua_NP0 wakes_VVZ to_TO0 find_VVI Marie_NP0 's_POS bed_NN1 empty_AJ0 ,_PUN who_PNQ knows_VVZ where_AVQ she_PNP goes_VVZ ._SENT Wevua_NP0 predicts_VVZ she_PNP will_VM0 die_VVI soon_AV0 of_PRF a_AT0 broken_AJ0 heart_NN1 ._SENT Good_AJ0 ,_PUN she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT To_TO0 let_VVI an_AT0 unbeliever_VVB like_VVB her_PNP be_VBI a_AT0 prioress_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 community_NN1 of_PRF holy_AJ0 virgins_NN2 is_VBZ a_AT0 scandal_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 sin_NN1 ._SENT 
Half_DT0 of_PRF Amphelisa_NP0 's_POS mouth_NN1 raises_VVZ in_PRP a_AT0 smile_NN1 ._SENT Time_NN1 has_VHZ proved_VVN just_AV0 how_AVQ Wevua_NP0 is_VBZ wrong_AJ0 ._SENT 
Wevua_NP0 says_VVZ reluctantly_AV0 that_CJT still_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 girl_NN1 does_VDZ learn_VVI quickly_AV0 ._SENT Sing_VVB an_AT0 antiphon_NN1 once_AV0 through_AVP and_CJC she_PNP has_VHZ it_PNP by_PRP heart_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC Wevua_NP0 strongly_AV0 believes_VVZ Marie_NP0 should_VM0 never_AV0 take_VVI the_AT0 veil_NN1 for_PRP ,_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ clear_AJ0 ,_PUN she_PNP does_VDZ not_XX0 love_VVI god_NN1 ._SENT 
And_CJC Amphelisa_NP0 laughs_VVZ aloud_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 thought_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 abbess_NN1 being_VBG anything_PNI less_DT0 than_CJS radiant_AJ0 with_PRP holiness_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 she_PNP reminds_VVZ herself_PNX in_PRP her_DPS head_NN1 that_CJT they_PNP are_VBB all_DT0 sinners_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC none_PNI are_VBB perfect_AJ0 ,_PUN even_AV0 Mother_NP0 Marie_NP0 ._SENT 
Prioress_NP0 Tilde_NP0 flies_VVZ down_AVP the_AT0 garden_NN1 path_NN1 ,_PUN panting_VVG ,_PUN crying_VVG out_AVP from_PRP a_AT0 distance_NN1 to_TO0 ask_VVI if_CJS all_DT0 the_AT0 peas_NN2 have_VHB been_VBN shelled_VVN yet_AV0 ,_PUN then_AV0 nearly_AV0 screaming_AJ0 when_CJS she_PNP sees_VVZ the_AT0 basket_NN1 still_AV0 half_AV0 full_AJ0 ._SENT She_PNP pleads_VVZ for_PRP her_DPS sisters_NN2 to_TO0 work_VVI faster_AV0 and_CJC runs_VVZ away_AV0 ._SENT 
Duvelina_NP0 's_POS nose_NN1 almost_AV0 touches_VVZ the_AT0 peas_NN2 in_PRP her_DPS lap_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP shells_VVZ so_AV0 hard_AJ0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 three_CRD nuns_NN2 are_VBB silent_AJ0 while_CJS they_PNP finish_VVB ;_PUN and_CJC they_PNP see_VVB Tilde_NP0 darting_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 chapel_NN1 where_AVQ she_PNP herself_PNX rings_VVZ the_AT0 bells_NN2 for_PRP None_PNI ._SENT Wevua_NP0 stands_VVZ ,_PUN takes_VVZ the_AT0 basket_NN1 of_PRF peas_NN2 for_PRP evening_NN1 refectory_NN1 under_PRP one_CRD arm_NN1 and_CJC Amphelisa_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC carries_VVZ both_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 chapel_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS mind_NN1 is_VBZ slippery_AJ0 in_PRP time_NN1 but_CJC her_DPS body_NN1 is_VBZ still_AV0 strong_AJ0 ,_PUN despite_PRP her_DPS crushed_AJ0 foot_NN1 ._SENT Duvelina_NP0 hums_VVZ shuffling_VVG behind_PRP ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 ,_PUN Wevua_NP0 leaves_VVZ Amphelisa_NP0 but_CJC carries_VVZ the_AT0 peas_NN2 inside_AV0 ._SENT Amphelisa_NP0 waits_VVZ ,_PUN leaning_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 warm_AJ0 stone_NN1 ._SENT Wevua_NP0 comes_VVZ out_AVP and_CJC puts_VVZ the_AT0 basket_NN1 of_PRF peas_NN2 down_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 and_CJC picks_VVZ Amphelisa_NP0 up_AVP and_CJC carries_VVZ her_PNP in_AVP to_PRP her_DPS bench_NN1 ._SENT 
There_EX0 are_VBB so_AV0 few_DT0 nuns_NN2 left_VVD behind_AV0 to_TO0 sing_VVI None_PNI ;_PUN the_AT0 rest_NN1 are_VBB in_PRP the_AT0 chapel_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 forest_NN1 ,_PUN all_DT0 that_DT0 sawdust_NN1 and_CJC smoke_NN1 and_CJC birdsong_NN1 and_CJC sweat_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 is_VBZ Prioress_NP0 Tilde_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 three_CRD ancient_AJ0 nuns_NN2 ,_PUN Goda_NP0 who_PNQ is_VBZ caring_VVG for_PRP the_AT0 animals_NN2 singlehandedly_AV0 ._SENT Infirmatrix_NN1 Nest_NN1 returns_VVZ to_TO0 fetch_VVI some_DT0 blister_NN1 salve_NN1 and_CJC bandages_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 forest_NN1 and_CJC she_PNP sits_VVZ down_AVP impatiently_AV0 to_TO0 wait_VVI through_PRP the_AT0 divine_AJ0 office_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 light_NN1 falls_VVZ gently_AV0 through_PRP the_AT0 windows_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 mostly_AV0 empty_AJ0 wooden_AJ0 benches_NN2 ._SENT 
Prioress_NP0 Tilde_NP0 leads_VVZ the_AT0 service_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 absence_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 cantrix_NN1 ._SENT 
