March_NP0 13_CRD 
THUD_ITJ ,_PUN THUD_ITJ ,_PUN THUD_ITJ ._SENT Thud_ITJ ,_PUN thud_ITJ ,_PUN thud_ITJ ._SENT 
It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 familiar_AJ0 sound_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC Gerry_NP0 ca_VM0 n't_XX0 identify_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN not_XX0 with_PRP the_AT0 blood_NN1 pounding_VVG in_PRP his_DPS ears_NN2 and_CJC his_DPS mind_NN1 darting_VVG around_AVP ,_PUN trying_VVG to_TO0 make_VVI sense_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 tableau_NN1 before_PRP him_PNP ._SENT 
Thud_ITJ ,_PUN thud_ITJ ,_PUN thud_ITJ ._SENT 
Maybe_AV0 it_PNP 's_VBZ the_AT0 telltale_NN1 heart_NN1 ,_PUN although_CJS how_AVQ would_VM0 one_PNI bury_VVI a_AT0 body_NN1 beneath_PRP a_AT0 floor_NN1 of_PRF poured_AJ0 concrete_NN1 ?_SENT If_CJS only_AV0 ._SENT If_CJS only_AV0 there_EX0 were_VBD a_AT0 heart_NN1 still_AV0 beating_VVG inside_PRP that_DT0 black_AJ0 puddle_NN1 of_PRF cloth_NN1 ,_PUN if_CJS only_AV0 a_AT0 brain_NN1 were_VBD still_AV0 humming_VVG inside_PRP Margot_NP0 's_POS damaged_AJ0 skull_NN1 ._SENT 
Thud_ITJ ,_PUN thud_ITJ ,_PUN thud_ITJ ._SENT 
It_PNP 's_VBZ Aileen_NP0 's_POS heavy_AJ0 tread_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 stairs_NN2 ._SENT Shit_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP always_AV0 comes_VVZ up_AVP to_TO0 say_VVI goodbye_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 mornings_NN2 ,_PUN although_CJS Gerry_NP0 usually_AV0 feigns_VVZ sleep_NN1 to_TO0 avoid_VVI conversation_NN1 with_PRP her_PNP ._SENT Maybe_AV0 he_PNP should_VM0 do_VDI that_DT0 now_AV0 ,_PUN play_NN1 possum_NN1 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 he_PNP is_VBZ asleep_AJ0 ._SENT A_AT0 dream_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI dreamy_AJ0 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ a_AT0 dream_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP has_VHZ to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 dream_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC when_CJS he_PNP awakes_VVZ ,_PUN the_AT0 shape_NN1 will_VM0 be_VBI gone_VVN ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 way_NN1 the_AT0 apparition_NN1 disappeared_VVD that_CJT one_CRD night_NN1 ._SENT Opioid-fueled_AJ0 delusions_NN2 ,_PUN dementia_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ cares_VVZ ?_SENT All_DT0 that_DT0 matters_NN2 is_VBZ an_AT0 explanation_NN1 for_PRP what_DTQ he_PNP thinks_VVZ he_PNP sees_VVZ on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP closes_VVZ his_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 his_DPS eyes_NN2 were_VBD always_AV0 closed_AJ0 ._SENT 
Thud_ITJ ,_PUN thud_ITJ ,_PUN thud_ITJ ._SENT 
Then_AV0 —_PUN nothing_PNI ._SENT The_AT0 moment_NN1 of_PRF silence_NN1 stretches_VVZ out_AVP ._SENT He_PNP keeps_VVZ thinking_VVG she_PNP will_VM0 scream_VVI and_CJC when_CJS she_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 ,_PUN it_PNP gives_VVZ him_PNP hope_VVB ._SENT Her_DPS breathing_NN1 is_VBZ regular_AJ0 ,_PUN in_AVP and_CJC out_AVP ,_PUN a_AT0 little_AV0 huffy_AJ0 as_CJS always_AV0 after_CJS she_PNP climbs_VVZ the_AT0 stairs_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC normal_AJ0 ,_PUN measured_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ my_DPS ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ happened_VVD here_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP opens_VVZ his_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 stands_VVZ Aileen_NP0 in_PRP her_DPS puffy_AJ0 coat_NN1 ,_PUN arms_NN2 akimbo_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 not-so-little_AJ0 teapot_NN1 ,_PUN tall_AJ0 and_CJC stout_AJ0 ._SENT Her_DPS knitting_NN1 bag_NN1 dangles_VVZ from_PRP the_AT0 crook_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS elbow_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI ,_PUN I_PNP honestly_AV0 do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Gerry_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP showed_VVD up_AVP yesterday_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP sent_VVD her_PNP away_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP attacked_VVD me_PNP ,_PUN she_PNP scratched_VVD me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP fended_VVD her_PNP off_AVP ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 —_PUN I_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 ._SENT And_CJC that_DT0 was_VBD earlier_AJC ,_PUN when_CJS Victoria_NP0 was_VBD here_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 —_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 —_PUN I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI how_AVQ —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ She_PNP sneaked_VVD back_AVP in_PRP ,_PUN "_PUQ Aileen_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT Or_CJC asks_VVZ ._SENT Her_DPS calmness_NN1 is_VBZ surreal_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 nurse_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP has_VHZ seen_VVN things_NN2 that_CJT others_NN2 have_VHB not_XX0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ She_PNP must_VM0 have_VHI ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI how_AVQ ._SENT She_PNP knows_VVZ I_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 leave_VVI the_AT0 front_AJ0 door_NN1 unlocked_VVD ,_PUN maybe_AV0 she_PNP hid_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 stairwell_NN1 between_PRP the_AT0 floors_NN2 —_PUN "_PUQ 
He_PNP sounds_VVZ ludicrous_AJ0 ._SENT Could_VM0 he_PNP have_VHI done_VDN this_DT0 ?_SENT That_DT0 sounds_VVZ ludicrous_AJ0 ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 idea_NN1 of_PRF Margot_NP0 spending_NN1 hours_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 stairwell_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC Victoria_NP0 was_VBD here_AV0 until_CJS five_CRD and_CJC there_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 body_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 when_CJS Aileen_NP0 arrived_VVD at_PRP seven_CRD ._SENT This_DT0 has_VHZ happened_VVN overnight_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP is_VBZ proud_AJ0 that_CJT he_PNP can_VM0 pinpoint_VVI this_DT0 ,_PUN then_AV0 appalled_AJ0 ._SENT Margot_NP0 is_VBZ dead_AJ0 ,_PUN in_PRP his_DPS apartment_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC not_XX0 even_AV0 she_PNP is_VBZ drama_NN1 queen_NN1 enough_AV0 to_TO0 plunge_VVI a_AT0 letter_NN1 opener_NN1 into_PRP her_DPS own_DT0 eye_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ bad_AJ0 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Andersen_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ For_PRP once_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP is_VBZ grateful_AJ0 for_PRP Aileen_NP0 's_POS flat_AJ0 aspect_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS gift_NN1 for_PRP understatement_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP guess_VVB we_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 call_VVI the_AT0 police_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ Sure_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Aileen_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN although_CJS she_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 move_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ Obviously_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD self-defense_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP mean_VVB ,_PUN I_PNP think_VVB ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 remember_VVI anything_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP wonders_VVZ if_CJS sleep-murdering_NN1 is_VBZ another_DT0 potential_AJ0 side_NN1 effect_NN1 of_PRF Ambien_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Any_DT0 statement_NN1 I_PNP give_VVB would_VM0 be_VBI inherently_AV0 false_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP need_VVB time_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 worst_AJS thing_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI in_PRP an_AT0 emergency_NN1 is_VBZ go_VVB off_AVP half-cocked_NN1 without_PRP a_AT0 plan_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP agrees_VVZ fervently_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Maybe_AV0 call_VVB a_AT0 lawyer_NN1 or_CJC —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No_ITJ ,_PUN not_XX0 a_AT0 lawyer_NN1 ._SENT Trust_VVB me_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP can_VM0 take_VVI care_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ How_AVQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Trust_VVB me_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP repeats_VVZ ._SENT She_PNP takes_VVZ off_AVP her_DPS coat_NN1 ,_PUN drapes_VVZ it_PNP over_PRP a_AT0 chair_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP does_VDZ not_XX0 remonstrate_VVI with_PRP her_PNP for_PRP this_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ Put_VVB yourself_PNX into_PRP my_DPS hands_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Not_XX0 the_AT0 image_NN1 he_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI chosen_VVN ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP will_VM0 do_VDI exactly_AV0 that_DT0 ._SENT He_PNP has_VHZ to_TO0 ._SENT He_PNP literally_AV0 cannot_VVB imagine_VVB what_DTQ it_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI like_AJ0 to_TO0 follow_VVI any_DT0 other_AJ0 course_NN1 of_PRF action_NN1 ._SENT To_TO0 call_VVI the_AT0 police_NN2 or_CJC a_AT0 lawyer_NN1 ._SENT To_TO0 tell_VVI Thiru_NP0 ._SENT No_ITJ ,_PUN he_PNP will_VM0 trust_VVI Aileen_NP0 ._SENT 
She_PNP continues_VVZ with_PRP appealing_AJ0 confidence_NN1 ,_PUN energized_VVN by_PRP this_DT0 new_AJ0 task_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ Cancel_VVB Claude_NP0 ._SENT Then_AV0 call_VVB Victoria_NP0 and_CJC tell_VVB her_PNP not_XX0 to_TO0 come_VVI in_PRP today_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ On_PRP what_DTQ grounds_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB the_AT0 writer_NN1 ._SENT Make_VVB something_PNI up_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP does_VDZ ._SENT He_PNP calls_VVZ Victoria_NP0 and_CJC tells_VVZ her_PNP that_CJT he_PNP needs_VVZ her_PNP to_TO0 drive_VVI up_AVP to_PRP Princeton_NP0 and_CJC inspect_VVB its_DPS special_AJ0 collections_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 find_VVI out_AVP what_DTQ the_AT0 experience_NN1 of_PRF accessing_VVG my_DPS papers_NN2 will_VM0 be_VBI like_AJ0 for_PRP future_AJ0 researchers_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Tell_VVB them_PNP that_CJT you_PNP are_VBB interested_AJ0 in_PRP seeing_VVG the_AT0 collections_NN2 of_PRF Toni_NP0 Morrison_NP0 and_CJC ,_PUN say_VVB ,_PUN F_NP0 ._SENT Scott_NP0 Fitzgerald_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Do_VDB you_PNP think_VVI those_DT0 are_VBB the_AT0 best_AJS ,_PUN um_ITJ ,_PUN comps_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
An_AT0 impertinent_AJ0 question_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 have_VHI the_AT0 luxury_NN1 of_PRF challenging_VVG Victoria_NP0 's_POS assessment_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS place_NN1 in_PRP American_AJ0 literature_NN1 ._SENT Although_CJS ,_PUN he_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 help_VVI noting_VVG to_PRP himself_PNX that_CJT his_DPS body_NN1 of_PRF work_NN1 is_VBZ larger_AJC than_CJS Fitzgerald_NP0 's_POS ._SENT 
"_PUQ My_DPS thinking_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT those_DT0 will_VM0 be_VBI two_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 most_AV0 in-demand_AJ0 ,_PUN that_DT0 library_NN1 staff_NN0 should_VM0 be_VBI used_VVN to_PRP scholars_NN2 asking_VVG to_TO0 see_VVI their_DPS papers_NN2 ._SENT If_CJS they_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 handle_VVI this_DT0 request_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 expect_VVI them_PNP to_TO0 do_VDI well_AV0 by_PRP those_DT0 who_PNQ might_VM0 want_VVI to_TO0 examine_VVI my_DPS papers_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ The_AT0 drive_NN1 alone_AV0 —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 lot_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP could_VM0 take_VVI the_AT0 train_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 save_VVI much_DT0 time_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC it_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 long_AJ0 day_NN1 no_AT0 matter_NN1 how_AVQ efficient_AJ0 you_PNP are_VBB ._SENT Why_AVQ do_VDB n't_XX0 you_PNP stay_VVI in_PRP a_AT0 hotel_NN1 —_PUN I_PNP can_VM0 recommend_VVI a_AT0 nice_AJ0 inn_NN1 ,_PUN near_PRP campus_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC spend_VVB the_AT0 night_NN1 ,_PUN break_VVB the_AT0 work_NN1 up_AVP over_PRP two_CRD days_NN2 and_CJC then_AV0 take_VVB Friday_NP0 off_AVP to_TO0 make_VVI up_AVP for_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 extra_AJ0 hours_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Aileen_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ is_VBZ scrubbing_VVG the_AT0 floor_NN1 ,_PUN gives_VVZ him_PNP a_AT0 rubber-gloved_AJ0 thumbsup_NN1 ._SENT 
Aileen_NP0 's_POS efficiency_NN1 today_AV0 surprises_VVZ him_PNP ._SENT Aileen_NP0 ,_PUN so_AV0 slow_AJ0 and_CJC dull_AJ0 when_CJS going_VVG about_PRP her_DPS normal_AJ0 job_NN1 of_PRF caring_VVG for_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN has_VHZ rallied_VVN admirably_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 matter_NN1 of_PRF removing_VVG a_AT0 corpse_NN1 and_CJC cleaning_VVG up_AVP after_PRP it_PNP ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ like_PRP a_AT0 reality_NN1 television_NN1 show_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 living_AJ0 room_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD watched_VVN from_PRP his_DPS bed_NN1 as_CJS she_PNP wrapped_VVD Margot_NP0 's_POS body_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 fitted_AJ0 white_AJ0 sheet_NN1 ,_PUN presumably_AV0 one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 ones_NN2 he_PNP keeps_VVZ for_PRP the_AT0 never-used_AJ0 sofa_NN1 bed_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS study_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 dragged_VVD it_PNP down_AVP the_AT0 stairs_NN2 like_PRP a_AT0 toboggan_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Good_AJ0 thing_NN1 you_PNP like_VVB the_AT0 skinny_AJ0 ones_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Aileen_NP0 had_VHD said_VVN ,_PUN huffing_VVG and_CJC puffing_VVG ._SENT 
"_PUQ Where_AVQ will_VM0 you_PNP —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ The_AT0 fewer_DT0 questions_NN2 you_PNP ask_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP told_VVD him_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 better_AJC ._SENT Not_XX0 knowing_VVG anything_PNI ,_PUN not_XX0 remembering_VVG anything_PNI —_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ an_AT0 asset_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
So_AV0 the_AT0 body_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN removed_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 floor_NN1 is_VBZ scrubbed_VVN ._SENT She_PNP has_VHZ washed_VVN the_AT0 letter_NN1 opener_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 cheerful_AJ0 Lady_NP0 Macbeth_NP0 ,_PUN humming_VVG as_CJS she_PNP works_VVZ ,_PUN and_CJC placed_VVD it_PNP back_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 table_NN1 he_PNP uses_VVZ as_PRP a_AT0 nightstand_NN1 ._SENT Gerry_NP0 asks_VVZ the_AT0 Google_NP0 app_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS phone_NN1 a_AT0 question_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ How_AVQ do_VDB police_NN2 find_VVI blood_NN1 evidence_NN1 on_PRP objects_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 takes_VVZ him_PNP down_AVP a_AT0 rabbit_NN1 hole_NN1 of_PRF luminol_NN1 stories_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 letter_NN1 opener_NN1 is_VBZ far_AV0 from_PRP their_DPS only_AJ0 problem_NN1 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 they_PNP should_VM0 just_AV0 get_VVI rid_VVN of_PRF it_PNP ?_SENT But_CJC they_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 get_VVI rid_VVN of_PRF the_AT0 poured_AJ0 concrete_AJ0 floor_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ potentially_AV0 could_VM0 hold_VVI on_AVP to_PRP its_DPS trace_NN1 memories_NN2 of_PRF Margot_NP0 's_POS death_NN1 forever_AV0 ._SENT 
Aileen_NP0 ,_PUN do_VDB you_PNP think_VVI that_DT0 —_PUN ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 let_VVI me_PNP do_VDI the_AT0 thinking_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Terrifying_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP accedes_VVZ ._SENT 
She_PNP asks_VVZ for_PRP his_DPS credit_NN1 card_NN1 and_CJC makes_VVZ a_AT0 series_NN0 of_PRF mysterious_AJ0 phone_NN1 calls_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP catches_VVZ references_NN2 to_PRP cubic_AJ0 feet_NN2 and_CJC expedited_AJ0 delivery_NN1 ._SENT Aileen_NP0 gets_VVZ testy_NN1 at_PRP one_CRD point_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Tomorrow_AV0 is_VBZ not_XX0 expedited_VVN ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Today_AV0 is_VBZ expedited_AJ0 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 you_PNP know_VVI what_DTQ words_NN2 mean_VVB ?_SENT "_PUQ She_PNP hangs_VVZ up_AVP on_PRP that_DT0 person_NN1 ,_PUN dials_VVZ another_DT0 number_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 conversation_NN1 is_VBZ odder_AJC still_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP am_VBB aware_AJ0 that_CJT deer_NN0 season_NN1 is_VBZ over_AVP ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP hit_VVD one_PNI with_PRP my_DPS car_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
And_CJC ,_PUN more_AV0 often_AV0 than_CJS usual_AJ0 ,_PUN given_VVN that_CJT she_PNP is_VBZ not_XX0 normally_AV0 here_AV0 during_PRP the_AT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP appears_VVZ by_PRP his_DPS bedside_NN1 with_PRP pills_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP wants_VVZ to_TO0 protest_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP is_VBZ so_AV0 grateful_AJ0 for_PRP the_AT0 sleep_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ provides_VVZ the_AT0 hope_NN1 that_CJT this_DT0 is_VBZ a_AT0 nightmare_NN1 from_PRP which_DTQ he_PNP will_VM0 wake_VVI ._SENT 
He_PNP picks_VVZ up_AVP the_AT0 letter_NN1 opener_NN1 ,_PUN presses_VVZ it_PNP to_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 face_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 below_PRP the_AT0 eye_NN1 ._SENT Skin_NN1 and_CJC bone_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI no_AT0 match_NN1 for_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
2016_CRD 
"_PUQ YOU_PNP MUST_VM0 HAVE_VHI THE_AT0 UNI_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Gerry_NP0 looked_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN skeptical_AJ0 ._SENT Already_AV0 grumpy_AJ0 at_PRP being_VBG tricked_VVN into_PRP going_VVG to_PRP a_AT0 fancy_AJ0 restaurant_NN1 —_PUN he_PNP had_VHD thought_VVN he_PNP was_VBD meeting_VVG Thiru_NN1 for_PRP soup_NN1 dumplings_NN2 ,_PUN having_VHG no_AT0 idea_NN1 where_AVQ Extra_AJ0 Place_NN1 was_VBD ,_PUN beyond_PRP being_VBG on_PRP the_AT0 Lower_AJC East_NN1 Side_NN1 —_PUN he_PNP was_VBD in_PRP no_AT0 mood_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI told_VVN what_DTQ he_PNP must_VM0 eat_VVI ,_PUN or_CJC drink_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 get_VVI out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 restaurant_NN1 as_CJS fast_AV0 as_CJS possible_AJ0 ._SENT 
But_CJC this_DT0 Momofuku_NP0 Ko_NN1 was_VBD not_XX0 designed_VVN for_PRP speedy_AJ0 dining_NN1 ,_PUN much_DT0 to_PRP Gerry_NP0 's_POS dismay_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 only_AJ0 option_NN1 available_AJ0 was_VBD a_AT0 "_PUQ tasting_NN1 menu_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ dreaded_AJ0 words_NN2 to_PRP Gerry_NP0 's_POS ears_NN2 ._SENT Probably_AV0 Thiru_NP0 's_POS reason_NN1 for_PRP choosing_VVG it_PNP ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD an_AT0 agenda_NN1 ,_PUN one_PNI that_CJT would_VM0 take_VVI time_NN1 to_TO0 lay_VVI out_AVP ._SENT And_CJC the_AT0 service_NN1 was_VBD oversolicitous_AJ0 ,_PUN which_DTQ Gerry_NP0 hated_VVD ._SENT He_PNP preferred_VVD the_AT0 gruff_AJ0 indifference_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 city_NN1 's_POS diners_NN2 ,_PUN places_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD disappearing_VVG one_PNI by_PRP one_PNI ._SENT Where_AVQ was_VBD the_AT0 New_NP0 York_NP0 of_PRF the_AT0 late_AJ0 1980s_CRD ,_PUN or_CJC even_AV0 the_AT0 one_PNI at_PRP the_AT0 beginning_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 twenty-first_ORD century_NN1 ?_SENT After_PRP the_AT0 second_ORD or_CJC third_ORD course_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP stopped_VVD the_AT0 pretense_NN1 of_PRF eating_VVG ,_PUN regarding_VVG his_DPS food_NN1 with_PRP arms_NN2 folded_VVN ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 grumpy_AJ0 child_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC the_AT0 woman_NN1 who_PNQ was_VBD insisting_VVG that_CJT he_PNP must_VM0 try_VVI the_AT0 uni_NN2 was_VBD another_DT0 patron_NN1 ._SENT Tall_AJ0 ,_PUN thin_AJ0 ,_PUN stylish_AJ0 ._SENT Sexy_AJ0 ,_PUN frankly_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 linger_VVI or_CJC try_VVI to_TO0 introduce_VVI herself_PNX ,_PUN simply_AV0 returned_VVN to_PRP her_DPS table_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS she_PNP was_VBD dining_VVG with_PRP what_DTQ Gerry_NP0 assumed_VVD was_VBD a_AT0 finance_NN1 type_NN1 ,_PUN based_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 pinstripes_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 pocket_NN1 square_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 realize_VVI he_PNP was_VBD still_AV0 looking_VVG at_PRP her_PNP until_CJS Thiru_NP0 snapped_VVD his_DPS fingers_NN2 to_TO0 get_VVI his_DPS attention_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Gerry_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP was_VBD saying_VVG Rudin_NP0 gets_VVZ things_NN2 made_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ Thiru_NP0 began_VVD ticking_VVG off_AVP the_AT0 names_NN2 of_PRF various_AJ0 film_NN1 and_CJC television_NN1 projects_NN2 ,_PUN most_DT0 of_PRF which_DTQ meant_VVD nothing_PNI to_PRP Gerry_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 get_VVI The_AT0 Corrections_NN2 made_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT Although_CJS Gerry_NP0 disdained_VVD most_DT0 gossip_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 literary_AJ0 gossip_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 were_VBD certain_AJ0 writers_NN2 whose_DTQ careers_NN2 he_PNP tracked_VVD ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 consider_VVI Franzen_NP0 the_AT0 gold_NN1 standard_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS generation_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC others_NN2 did_VDD ,_PUN so_CJS he_PNP kept_VVD tabs_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC he_PNP was_VBD sincerely_AV0 disappointed_AJ0 when_CJS the_AT0 Corrections_NN2 adaptation_NN1 fell_VVD through_AVP ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD hoped_VVN the_AT0 television_NN1 series_NN0 would_VM0 highlight_VVI what_DTQ Gerry_NP0 considered_VVD the_AT0 novel_NN1 's_POS myriad_NN1 flaws_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ No_AT0 one_CRD bats_NN2 a_AT0 thousand_CRD ,_PUN "_PUQ Thiru_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Look_VVB ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 even_AV0 a_AT0 good_AJ0 option_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ insultingly_AV0 low_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Dream_NN1 Girl_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN optioned_VVN three_CRD times_NN2 so_AV0 far_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 book_NN1 was_VBD like_PRP a_AT0 trick_NN1 wallet_NN1 ,_PUN tied_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 string_NN1 ._SENT Gerry_NP0 and_CJC Thiru_NP0 put_VVD it_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 sidewalk_NN1 and_CJC people_NN0 kept_VVD chasing_VVG it_PNP ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 tell_VVI Thiru_NP0 that_CJT he_PNP would_VM0 prefer_VVI just_AV0 optioning_VVG it_PNP over_AVP and_CJC over_AVP ._SENT The_AT0 film_NN1 production_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS first_ORD novel_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN disappointing_AJ0 ,_PUN in_PRP large_AJ0 part_NN1 because_CJS no_AT0 one_PNI seemed_VVD to_TO0 care_VVI that_DT0 much_DT0 ._SENT Gerry_NP0 had_VHD hoped_VVN for_PRP either_AV0 an_AT0 outstanding_AJ0 adaptation_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 total_AJ0 botch_NN1 that_CJT would_VM0 lead_VVI to_PRP impassioned_AJ0 tributes_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 source_NN1 material_NN1 ._SENT No_AT0 one_PNI had_VHD anything_PNI to_TO0 say_VVI about_PRP the_AT0 movie_NN1 ,_PUN good_AJ0 or_CJC bad_AJ0 ._SENT They_PNP took_VVD his_DPS firstborn_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP many_DT0 ways_NN2 his_DPS sweetest_AJS and_CJC most_AV0 pliable_AJ0 child_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC rendered_VVD it_PNP dull_AJ0 ._SENT Boring_AJ0 ,_PUN polite_AJ0 ,_PUN bloodless_AJ0 ,_PUN with_PRP nothing_PNI really_AV0 there_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 ,_PUN no_ITJ ,_PUN he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 see_VVI Dream_NN1 Girl_NN1 produced_VVN ._SENT He_PNP wanted_VVD people_NN0 to_TO0 pay_VVI him_PNP for_PRP it_PNP over_AVP and_CJC over_AVP again_AV0 ._SENT 
Also_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD miffed_VVN that_CJT Rudin_NP0 had_VHD bought_VVN Franzen_NP0 's_POS book_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 his_DPS ,_PUN back_AVP in_PRP 2001._CRD He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 be_VBI anyone_PNI 's_POS second_ORD choice_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Options_NN2 have_VHB changed_VVN ,_PUN Gerry_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ hard_AJ0 to_TO0 get_VVI that_CJT big_AJ0 money_NN1 now_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC an_AT0 actress_NN1 is_VBZ attached_VVN ,_PUN someone_PNI who_PNQ wants_VVZ to_TO0 play_VVI Aubrey_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Thiru_NP0 shared_VVD a_AT0 name_NN1 that_CJT meant_VVD nothing_PNI to_PRP Gerry_NP0 ,_PUN then_AV0 showed_VVD him_PNP a_AT0 photograph_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS phone_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Beautiful_AJ0 ._SENT Absolutely_AV0 beautiful_AJ0 ._SENT Too_AV0 beautiful_AJ0 ,_PUN in_PRP fact_NN1 ._SENT Aubrey_NP0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 conventionally_AV0 pretty_AJ0 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ central_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 book_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Jesus_NP0 Christ_NP0 ,_PUN Gerry_NP0 ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 she_PNP 's_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI beautiful_AJ0 ._SENT Have_VHB you_PNP been_VBN to_PRP the_AT0 movies_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Not_XX0 recently_AV0 ,_PUN no._NN1 I_PNP do_VDB like_VVI that_CJT one_CRD television_NN1 show_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Which_DTQ one_PNI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 one_PNI that_CJT people_NN0 talk_VVB about_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 have_VHI to_TO0 narrow_VVI it_PNP down_AVP ,_PUN Gerry_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ "_PUQ He_PNP sells_VVZ drugs_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Breaking_VVG Bad_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Gerry_NP0 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 even_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 air_NN1 anymore_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP guess_VVB I_PNP 'm_VBB watching_VVG it_PNP on_PRP iTunes_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP sampled_VVD the_AT0 uni_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD no_AT0 idea_NN1 what_DTQ it_PNP was_VBD ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 admit_VVI ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD pretty_AV0 good_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ 's_VBZ next_ORD ?_SENT "_PUQ Thiru_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
