GOD_NN1 'S_POS PROMISE_NN1 
IT_PNP WAS_VBD ONE_CRD YEAR_NN1 and_CJC one_CRD day_NN1 since_PRP the_AT0 Palace_NN1 Theatre_NN1 fire_NN1 in_PRP Hartford_NP0 where_AVQ his_DPS mother_NN1 burned_VVN to_PRP death_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC now_AV0 twelve-year-old_AJ0 Sheldon_NP0 Horowitz_NP0 and_CJC his_DPS father_NN1 were_VBD on_PRP their_DPS way_NN1 back_AVP from_PRP the_AT0 headstone_NN1 unveiling_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 battered_AJ0 Ford_NN1 truck_NN1 they_PNP had_VHD inadvisably_AV0 borrowed_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 Krupinski_NP0 brothers_NN2 to_TO0 make_VVI the_AT0 journey_NN1 ._SENT Joseph_NP0 glanced_VVD at_PRP his_DPS son_NN1 to_TO0 see_VVI whether_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD fallen_VVN asleep_AJ0 but_CJC he_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 ;_PUN instead_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 chorus_NN1 of_PRF unspoken_AJ0 words_NN2 ._SENT 
There_EX0 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT0 brief_AJ0 event_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 synagogue_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 they_PNP left_VVD Joseph_NP0 's_POS brother_NN1 and_CJC his_DPS two_CRD children_NN2 behind_AV0 ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD their_DPS own_DT0 loss_NN1 to_TO0 contend_VVI with_PRP ._SENT Sheldon_NP0 's_POS head_NN1 was_VBD flopped_VVN back_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 seat_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD tired_AJ0 and_CJC moody_AJ0 after_PRP their_DPS visit_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Joseph_NP0 knew_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 long_AJ0 drive_NN1 back_NN1 was_VBD taking_VVG its_DPS toll_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS beloved_AJ0 son_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 question_NN1 of_PRF whether_CJS to_TO0 get_VVI him_PNP talking_VVG or_CJC not_XX0 was_VBD a_AT0 delicate_AJ0 one_PNI ._SENT 
Long_AJ0 silences_NN2 between_PRP them_PNP over_PRP the_AT0 past_AJ0 year_NN1 were_VBD nothing_PNI new_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC in_PRP Joseph_NP0 's_POS view_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP were_VBD mostly_AV0 his_DPS own_DT0 fault_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP had_VHD been_VBN the_AT0 one_PNI to_TO0 abandon_VVI words_NN2 first¡ªalthough_AJ0 ,_PUN when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD feeling_VVG more_AV0 gracious_AJ0 with_PRP himself_PNX ,_PUN he_PNP sometimes_AV0 thought_VVD the_AT0 words_NN2 had_VHD abandoned_VVN him_PNP ._SENT It_PNP made_VVD no_AT0 practical_AJ0 difference_NN1 :_PUN Sheldon_NP0 's_POS withdrawal_NN1 from_PRP verbiage_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 response_NN1 to_PRP Lila_NP0 's_POS death_NN1 itself_PNX ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD one_CRD more_DT0 thing_NN1 Joseph_NP0 could_VM0 blame_VVI himself_PNX for_PRP ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 the_AT0 worst_AJS one_PNI ._SENT 
"_PUQ There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 fire_NN1 "_PUQ was_VBD all_DT0 Joseph_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN able_AJ0 to_TO0 say_VVI after_PRP pulling_VVG Sheldon_NP0 out_AVP of_PRF class_NN1 and_CJC onto_PRP the_AT0 schoolhouse_NN1 steps_NN2 last_ORD year_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 Monday_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD expected_VVN that_DT0 morning_NN1 ._SENT Instead_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP received_VVD an_AT0 official_AJ0 call_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 next_ORD two_CRD words_NN2 were_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI "_PUQ your_DPS mother_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ but_CJC he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 get_VVI that_DT0 far_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Your_DPS mother_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP is_VBZ now_AV0 grateful_AJ0 he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 say_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ burned_VVD to_PRP death_NN1 with_PRP your_DPS aunt_NN1 Lucy_NP0 in_PRP a_AT0 movie_NN1 theater_NN1 in_PRP Hartford_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD there_AV0 because_CJS of_PRF me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
If_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI gone_VVN on_AVP ?_SENT At_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN nothing_PNI ._SENT Sheldon_NP0 was_VBD eleven_CRD ._SENT Joseph_NP0 knew_VVD enough_AV0 not_XX0 to_TO0 burden_VVI a_AT0 boy_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS sorrows_NN2 ._SENT 
Sheldon¡ªperceptive_AJ0 ,_PUN emotional_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC connected_VVN to_PRP Joseph_NP0 like_PRP a_AT0 magnet_NN1 to_TO0 iron_VVI ever_AV0 since_CJS he_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 baby¡ªhad_NN1 understood_VVD immediately_AV0 what_DTQ the_AT0 fire_NN1 had_VHD done_VDN even_AV0 if_CJS his_DPS father_NN1 could_VM0 n't_XX0 say_VVI it_PNP ._SENT On_PRP the_AT0 schoolhouse_NN1 steps_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD reached_VVN out_AVP to_TO0 comfort_VVI his_DPS father_NN1 rather_AV0 than_CJS the_AT0 other_AJ0 way_NN1 around_AVP ._SENT 
Since_CJS then_AV0 ,_PUN silences_NN2 have_VHB appeared_VVN in_PRP their_DPS lives_NN2 ;_PUN they_PNP arrive_VVB as_CJS unpredictably_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC are_VBB accepted_VVN as_CJS easily_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS an_AT0 evening_NN1 rain_NN1 ._SENT 
On_PRP most_DT0 occasions_NN2 ,_PUN Joseph_NP0 left_VVD Sheldon_NP0 to_PRP his_DPS peace_NN1 ,_PUN both_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 boy_NN1 's_POS benefit_NN1 and_CJC his_DPS own_DT0 ._SENT Sheldon_NP0 Unleashed_VVD ,_PUN Sheldon_NP0 Provoked_AJ0 :_PUN These_DT0 were_VBD formidable_AJ0 characters_NN2 that_CJT Joseph_NP0 avoided_VVD ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 only_AV0 the_AT0 intensity_NN1 of_PRF Sheldon_NP0 's_POS emotions_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD also_AV0 the_AT0 range_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS mental_AJ0 gymnastics_NN1 and_CJC argumentative_AJ0 tactics_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 kid_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 young_AJ0 Sherman_NP0 on_PRP the_AT0 intellectual_AJ0 battlefield_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Joseph_NP0 lacked_VVD his_DPS agility_NN1 ._SENT 
Tonight_AV0 ,_PUN Joseph_NP0 knew_VVD ,_PUN was_VBD not_XX0 the_AT0 time_NN1 to_TO0 raise_VVI Cain_NP0 ._SENT Not_XX0 in_PRP an_AT0 unfamiliar_AJ0 moving_AJ0 vehicle_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 dark_NN1 with_PRP weather_NN1 coming_VVG in_PRP ._SENT Not_XX0 after_PRP hours_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 journey_NN1 ._SENT Not_XX0 after_PRP seeing_VVG his_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS name_NN1 carved_VVN into_PRP a_AT0 stone_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 and_CJC tragedy_NN1 itself_PNX seemed_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI testing_VVG the_AT0 boy_NN1 's_POS will_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI slick_AJ0 soon_AV0 too_AV0 ._SENT Joseph_NP0 could_VM0 feel_VVI it_PNP in_PRP his_DPS fingers_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 wooden_AJ0 steering_NN1 wheel_NN1 ._SENT New_NP0 England_NP0 can_VM0 teach_VVI a_AT0 man_NN1 more_AV0 than_CJS he_PNP 'd_VM0 ever_AV0 want_VVI to_TO0 know_VVI about_PRP weather_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Joseph_NP0 had_VHD long_AV0 since_AV0 taken_VVN those_DT0 lessons_NN2 to_PRP heart_NN1 ._SENT 
Sheldon_NP0 shifted_VVD in_PRP his_DPS seat_NN1 and_CJC Joseph_NP0 realized_VVD the_AT0 Beast_NN1 was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 wake_VVI itself_PNX ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ 's_VBZ on_PRP your_DPS mind_NN1 ,_PUN Donny_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Joseph_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN calling_VVG him_PNP what_DTQ the_AT0 toddlers_NN2 used_VVN to_TO0 call_VVI him_PNP back_AVP in_PRP kindergarten_NN1 when_CJS they_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 pronounce_VVI his_DPS name_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 only_AJ0 one_PNI who_PNQ still_AV0 did_VDD and_CJC Sheldon_NP0 seemed_VVD to_TO0 tolerate_VVI it_PNP ._SENT 
Sheldon_NP0 flopped_VVD his_DPS head_NN1 over_AVP and_CJC looked_VVD at_PRP his_DPS father_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Joseph_NP0 prompted_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Who_PNQ else_AV0 you_PNP going_VVG to_TO0 tell_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ The_AT0 Krupinski_NP0 brothers_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Sheldon_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ not_XX0 what_DTQ Joseph_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN expecting_VVG ._SENT 
Outside_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 white_AJ0 birches_NN2 slipped_VVD past_PRP them_PNP like_PRP specters_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 sleek_AJ0 black_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 road_NN1 became_VVD as_PRP something_PNI living_VVG when_CJS the_AT0 rain_NN1 started_VVD to_PRP fall¡ª_NP0 slowly_AV0 for_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 and_CJC then_AV0 a_AT0 downpour_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 asphalt_NN1 river_NN1 slithered_VVD beneath_PRP their_DPS thin_AJ0 wheels_NN2 as_PRP the_AT0 truck_NN1 began_VVD to_TO0 rattle_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 winds_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 darkness_NN1 encroached_VVN on_PRP them_PNP because_CJS the_AT0 sky_NN1 was_VBD as_AV0 black_AJ0 as_CJS the_AT0 forest_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 headlights_NN2 were_VBD too_AV0 weak_AJ0 to_TO0 illuminate_VVI any_DT0 future_NN1 ._SENT 
Joseph_NP0 gripped_VVD the_AT0 large_AJ0 wheel_NN1 tightly_AV0 and_CJC leaned_VVD into_PRP it_PNP as_CJS if_CJS he_PNP were_VBD driving_VVG a_AT0 tractor_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ about_PRP them_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ Joseph_NP0 asked_VVD ,_PUN trying_VVG to_TO0 drive_VVI and_CJC talk_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI we_PNP should_VM0 have_VHI borrowed_VVN their_DPS truck_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Why_AVQ not_XX0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI we_PNP should_VM0 owe_VVI them_PNP anything_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 ._SENT When_CJS we_PNP dropped_VVD off_AVP the_AT0 pelts_NN2 in_PRP Springfield_NP0 ,_PUN we_PNP were_VBD doing_VDG Old_AJ0 Krupinski_NP0 a_AT0 favor_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP 're_VBB even_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 even_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Sheldon_NP0 flatly_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Lenny_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP think_VVB they_PNP 're_VBB selling_VVG your_DPS pelts_NN2 down_AVP in_PRP Hartford_NP0 for_PRP more_AV0 than_CJS they_PNP 're_VBB telling_VVG you_PNP and_CJC we_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 getting_VVG our_DPS fair_AJ0 share_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP do_VDB all_DT0 the_AT0 hunting_NN1 and_CJC trapping_VVG and_CJC preparing_VVG the_AT0 pelts_NN2 and_CJC they_PNP only_AV0 sell_VVB them_PNP ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB thieves_NN2 and_CJC they_PNP think_VVB we_PNP 're_VBB suckers_NN2 who_PNQ have_VHB n't_XX0 got_VVN the_AT0 balls_NN2 to_TO0 call_VVI them_PNP out_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ asked_VVD Joseph_NP0 with_PRP a_AT0 smile_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP help_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP do_VDB ,_PUN "_PUQ Joseph_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN glad_AJ0 that_CJT Sheldon_NP0 was_VBD coming_VVG around_AVP ._SENT 
Lenny_NP0 Bernstein_NP0 was_VBD Sheldon_NP0 's_POS best_AJS friend_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 only_AV0 other_AJ0 Jewish_AJ0 kid_NN1 around_AVP for_PRP a_AT0 thousand_CRD miles_NN2 as_CJS far_AV0 as_CJS either_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP knew_VVD ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 year_NN1 older_AJC ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 boys_NN2 were_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 grade_NN1 because_CJS Sheldon_NP0 was_VBD reading_VVG more_AV0 and_CJC faster_AV0 ._SENT They_PNP often_AV0 took_VVD off_AVP after_PRP school_NN1 on_PRP their_DPS bicycles_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC Joseph_NP0 was_VBD glad_AJ0 that_CJT Sheldon_NP0 had_VHD someone_PNI to_TO0 confide_VVI in_AVP and_CJC bond_VVI with_PRP ,_PUN though_CJS he_PNP wished_VVD their_DPS conspiracy_NN1 theories_NN2 about_PRP the_AT0 Krupinskis_NP0 '_POS nefarious_AJ0 ways_NN2 would_VM0 end¡ªeven_NN1 if_CJS the_AT0 boys_NN2 were_VBD n't_XX0 entirely_AV0 wrong_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ are_VBB you_PNP proposing_VVG ?_SENT "_PUQ Joseph_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB that_CJT when_CJS we_PNP get_VVB back_AVP home_AV0 ,_PUN without_PRP overthinking_VVG it_PNP or_CJC anything_PNI ,_PUN we_PNP should_VM0 run_VVI them_PNP over_AVP and_CJC call_VVB it_PNP an_AT0 accident_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Joseph_NP0 smiled_VVD and_CJC squinted_VVD past_PRP the_AT0 wipers_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD no_AT0 match_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 storm_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Running_VVG over_AVP two_CRD people_NN0 is_VBZ pretty_AV0 tough_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN as_CJS though_CJS considering_VVG it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP 've_VHB got_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI lined_VVN up_AVP like_PRP bowling_NN1 pins_NN2 and_CJC be_VBI just_AV0 as_CJS blind_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Maybe_AV0 we_PNP could_VM0 tie_VVI them_PNP up_AVP first_ORD ._SENT Then_AV0 run_VVB '_PUQ em_PNP over_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Sheldon_NP0 suggested_VVD ,_PUN relaxing_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF banter_NN1 they_PNP both_AV0 always_AV0 enjoyed_VVN ._SENT 
Joseph_NP0 saw_VVD a_AT0 flaw_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 plan_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Accidentally_AV0 run_VVN over_PRP two_CRD people_NN0 ?_SENT As_CJS an_AT0 alibi_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 tough_AJ0 sell_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP could_VM0 say_VVI Ronny_NP0 and_CJC Theo_NP0 jumped_VVD out_AVP in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 truck_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 practical_AJ0 joke_NN1 and_CJC it_PNP all_DT0 went_VVD horribly_AV0 ,_PUN horribly_AV0 right_AJ0 ._SENT Everyone_PNI would_VM0 believe_VVI it_PNP ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB idiots_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP wonder_VVB if_CJS that_DT0 imagination_NN1 is_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI you_PNP into_PRP trouble_NN1 someday_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Or_CJC out_AVP of_PRF it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Sheldon_NP0 countered_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Probably_AV0 both_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP suspect_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
They_PNP drove_VVD on_AVP silently_AV0 for_PRP half_DT0 a_AT0 mile_NN1 ._SENT Joseph_NP0 concentrated_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 road_NN1 had_VHD no_AT0 curb_NN1 and_CJC no_AT0 lights_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 rain_NN1 played_VVD tricks_NN2 with_PRP the_AT0 headlights_NN2 ._SENT After_PRP a_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN Joseph_NP0 addressed_VVD Sheldon_NP0 's_POS accusation_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB sure_AJ0 they_PNP are_VBB skimming_VVG a_AT0 bit_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 arrangement_NN1 's_VBZ a_AT0 stable_AJ0 one_PNI ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP keeps_VVZ away_AV0 people_NN0 I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 want_VVI near_PRP us_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 garment_NN1 business_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 fur_NN1 trade_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 factories_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 retail¡ª_NN1 there_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF money_NN1 in_PRP that_DT0 sector_NN1 and_CJC there_EX0 are_VBB dirty_AJ0 hands_NN2 greasing_VVG those_DT0 wheels_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB on_PRP the_AT0 quiet_AJ0 end_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP out_AVP here_AV0 ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ no_AT0 need_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI greedy_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP think_VVB me_PNP and_CJC you_PNP and_CJC ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT well_AV0 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB we_PNP live_VVI OK_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC besides_AV0 ,_PUN Old_NP0 Krupinski_NP0 served_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 Great_AJ0 War_NN1 too_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP and_CJC I_PNP have_VHB an_AT0 understanding_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP have_VHB everything_PNI we_PNP need_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI everything_PNI we_PNP need_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ Sheldon_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
Joseph_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 push_VVI further_AJC ,_PUN but_CJC for_PRP the_AT0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN Sheldon_NP0 was_VBD talking_VVG without_PRP exploding_VVG ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP was_VBD better_AJC to_TO0 have_VHI him_PNP come_VVB clean_AJ0 when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD in_PRP this_DT0 state_NN1 of_PRF mind_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 ,_PUN Joseph_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Come_VVB on_AVP ._SENT Out_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 rest_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP 're_VBB all_DT0 we_PNP 've_VHB got_VVN left_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Uncle_NP0 Nate_NP0 acted_VVD like_PRP he_PNP was_VBD in_PRP charge_NN1 of_PRF everything_PNI ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Sheldon_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC we_PNP went_VVD along_AVP with_PRP it_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 stupid_AJ0 clothes_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 stupid_AJ0 prayers_NN2 ._SENT Standing_VVG around_AVP like_PRP a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF dolts_NN2 pretending_VVG it_PNP all_DT0 means_VVZ something_PNI when_CJS we_PNP all_DT0 know_VVB Mom_NN1 and_CJC Aunt_NP0 Lucy_NP0 were_VBD n't_XX0 even_AV0 there_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Joseph_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN wearing_VVG his_DPS only_AJ0 suit_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD black_AJ0 because_CJS he_PNP had_VHD only_AV0 one_CRD need_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 suit_NN1 ._SENT Sheldon_NP0 's_POS funeral_NN1 jacket_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN bought_VVN in_PRP Springfield_NP0 on_PRP their_DPS way_NN1 down_AVP to_PRP Connecticut_NP0 ._SENT They_PNP 'd_VHD found_VVN a_AT0 secondhand_AJ0 clothing_NN1 store_NN1 that_CJT smelled_VVD like_PRP mothballs_NN2 and_CJC wood_NN1 polish_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP fifty_CRD cents_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP fit_VVB him_PNP well_AV0 enough_AV0 ._SENT Using_VVG scissors_NN2 ,_PUN Joseph_NP0 had_VHD dutifully_AV0 ripped_VVN the_AT0 lapel_NN1 in_PRP line_NN1 with_PRP Jewish_AJ0 custom_NN1 to_TO0 show_VVI that_CJT vanity_NN1 was_VBD not_XX0 distracting_VVG them_PNP from_PRP thinking_VVG about_PRP those_DT0 they_PNP had_VHD lost_VVN ._SENT 
At_PRP the_AT0 cemetery_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Massachusetts_NP0 men_NN2 looked_VVD like_PRP country_NN1 versions_NN2 of_PRF Mutt_NN1 and_CJC Jeff_NP0 compared_VVD to_PRP Nate_NP0 's_POS three-piece_AJ0 suit_NN1 from_PRP G_NP0 ._SENT Fox_NP0 &_NP0 Co._NN1 Sheldon_NP0 's_POS older_AJC cousin_NN1 Abe_NP0 was_VBD in_PRP a_AT0 tailored_AJ0 hand-me-down_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Mirabelle_NP0 ¡ªsixteen_NP0 already_AV0 and_CJC looking_VVG like_PRP a_AT0 lady¡ªwas_NN2 wearing_VVG one_CRD of_PRF Lucy_NP0 's_POS gowns_NN2 ._SENT 
Joseph_NP0 knew_VVD Sheldon_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 wrong_AJ0 about_PRP Nate_NN1 's_POS domination_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 proceedings_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 the_AT0 most_AV0 interesting_AJ0 thing_NN1 Sheldon_NP0 had_VHD said_VVN ._SENT 
"_PUQ When_CJS you_PNP say_VVB they_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 there_AV0 ,_PUN what_DTQ do_VDB you_PNP mean_VVI ?_SENT You_PNP mean_VVB their_DPS spirits_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ Joseph_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP mean_VVB their_DPS bodies_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
There_EX0 had_VHD been_VBN nothing_PNI but_CJC ash_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 film_NN1 reels_NN2 were_VBD made_VVN of_PRF nitrate_NN1 ._SENT Nitrate_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS burned_VVN ,_PUN creates_VVZ its_DPS own_DT0 oxygen_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 nitrate_NN1 fire_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 hell_NN1 machine_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP burned_VVD in_PRP Hartford_NP0 for_PRP two_CRD days_NN2 ;_PUN water_NN1 only_AV0 made_VVD it_PNP burn_VVI hotter_AJC ._SENT When_CJS the_AT0 ground_NN1 was_VBD cool_AJ0 enough_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 firemen_NN2 sifted_VVN through_PRP the_AT0 ash_NN1 ._SENT All_DT0 the_AT0 gold_NN1 had_VHD melted_VVN ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP found_VVD Lila_NP0 's_POS diamond_NN1 pendant_NN1 in_PRP what_DTQ had_VHD been_VBN the_AT0 aisle_NN1 ;_PUN proof_NN1 to_PRP Joseph_NP0 she_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN trampled_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 out_AVP ._SENT 
The_AT0 rabbi_NN1 collected_VVD some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 ash_NN1 and_CJC buried_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN calling_VVG it_PNP "_PUQ Lila_NP0 Horo_NP0 ©_NP0 \_CJC witz_NP0 "_PUQ like_CJS it_PNP had_VHD once_AV0 been_VBN a_AT0 person_NN1 or_CJC maybe_AV0 still_AV0 was_VBD ._SENT Joseph_NP0 brought_VVD the_AT0 diamond_NN1 home_NN1 and_CJC put_VVB it_PNP in_PRP her_DPS jewelry_NN1 box_NN1 ._SENT Ever_AV0 since_CJS the_AT0 funeral_NN1 a_AT0 year_NN1 ago_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP would_VM0 occasionally_AV0 glimpse_VVI Sheldon_NP0 touching_VVG it_PNP ._SENT He_PNP never_AV0 interfered_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ We_PNP talked_VVD about_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN did_VDD n't_XX0 we_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ Joseph_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ Sheldon_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 bring_VVI her_DPS ashes_NN2 back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 woods_NN2 and_CJC scatter_VVB them_PNP there_AV0 ._SENT Uncle_NP0 Nate_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN ¡_PUN ®_NN0 No_ITJ ,_PUN '_PUQ mumbled_VVD something_PNI about_PRP expectations_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP accepted_VVD that_DT0 ._SENT Now_AV0 we_PNP 've_VHB borrowed_VVN the_AT0 Krupinski_NP0 truck_NN1 to_TO0 see_VVI a_AT0 rock_NN1 placed_VVN over_PRP a_AT0 cup_NN1 of_PRF ash_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Sheldon_NP0 's_POS voice_NN1 was_VBD calm_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC this_DT0 pained_VVD Joseph_NP0 even_AV0 more_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP wanted_VVD that_CJT too_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP confessed_VVD ._SENT 
Sheldon_NP0 turned_VVD fully_AV0 and_CJC placed_VVD a_AT0 leg_NN1 up_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 bench_NN1 seat_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ So_AV0 why_AVQ did_VDD n't_XX0 we_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB sorry_AJ0 "_PUQ was_VBD all_DT0 Joseph_NP0 could_VM0 say_VVI ._SENT More_AV0 than_CJS that_DT0 and_CJC he_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI been_VBN able_AJ0 to_TO0 see_VVI the_AT0 road_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB you_PNP are_VBB ,_PUN "_PUQ Sheldon_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ why_AVQ I_PNP have_VHB n't_XX0 said_VVN anything_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ 
After_PRP nearly_AV0 a_AT0 minute_NN1 ,_PUN Sheldon_NP0 added_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB sorry_AJ0 too_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Joseph_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN encouraging_VVG Lila_NP0 's_POS trips_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP came_VVD back_AVP refreshed_AJ0 and_CJC energetic_AJ0 and_CJC more_AV0 affectionate_AJ0 ._SENT Hartford_NP0 may_VM0 not_XX0 have_VHI been_VBN as_AV0 sophisticated_AJ0 or_CJC glamorous_AJ0 as_PRP Boston_NP0 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 big_AJ0 city_NN1 life_NN1 that_CJT Lila_NP0 was_VBD missing_AJ0 and_CJC Joseph_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI her_PNP to_TO0 miss_VVI anything_PNI ._SENT He_PNP thought_VVD he_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 good_AJ0 husband_NN1 and_CJC father_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP also_AV0 knew_VVD that_CJT he_PNP was_VBD reclusive_AJ0 ._SENT That_CJT he_PNP was_VBD still_AV0 shaken_VVN from_PRP his_DPS experiences_NN2 in_PRP France_NP0 ._SENT That_DT0 the_AT0 round_AJ0 and_CJC full_AJ0 life_NN1 his_DPS wife_NN1 deserved_VVD was_VBD beyond_PRP his_DPS capacity_NN1 to_TO0 provide_VVI ._SENT All_AV0 he_PNP could_VM0 do_VDI to_TO0 honor_VVI that_CJT reality_NN1 was_VBD try_VVB to_TO0 be_VBI permissive_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 newspapers_NN2 later_AV0 said_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 projectionist_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 man_NN1 named_VVN Arnold_NP0 Krevich_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 heavy_AJ0 smoker_NN1 and_CJC often_AV0 puffed_VVD away_AV0 as_PRP the_AT0 films_NN2 played_VVN ._SENT Krevich_NP0 had_VHD seen_VVN bad_AJ0 things_NN2 during_PRP the_AT0 Great_AJ0 War_NN1 and_CJC everyone_PNI knew_VVD his_DPS nerves_NN2 and_CJC temper_NN1 were_VBD frayed_AJ0 ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ why_AVQ he_PNP had_VHD taken_VVN a_AT0 job_NN1 sitting_VVG alone_AV0 in_PRP a_AT0 dark_AJ0 room_NN1 with_PRP nothing_PNI but_CJC the_AT0 rhythmic_AJ0 whirr_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 reels_NN2 for_PRP company_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 smoke_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC management_NN1 feared_VVD telling_VVG him_PNP to_TO0 stop_VVI ._SENT 
