February_NP0 4_CRD ,_PUN 1791_CRD 
When_CJS 3_CRD Back_NN1 Alley_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 reputable_AJ0 women_NN2 's_POS apothecary_NN1 shop_NN1 belonging_VVG to_PRP my_DPS mother_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP consisted_VVD of_PRF a_AT0 single_AJ0 room_NN1 ._SENT Alight_VVB with_PRP the_AT0 flame_NN1 of_PRF countless_AJ0 candles_NN2 and_CJC often_AV0 teeming_VVG with_PRP customers_NN2 and_CJC their_DPS babies_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 little_AJ0 shop_NN1 gave_VVD a_AT0 sense_NN1 of_PRF warmth_NN1 and_CJC safety_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP those_DT0 days_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP seemed_VVD everyone_PNI in_PRP London_NP0 knew_VVD of_PRF the_AT0 shop_NN1 for_PRP women_NN2 's_POS maladies_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 heavy_AJ0 oak_NN1 door_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 front_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 shop_NN1 rarely_AV0 stayed_VVD shut_VVN for_PRP long_AV0 ._SENT 
But_CJC many_DT0 years_NN2 ago_AV0 —_PUN after_PRP my_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS death_NN1 ,_PUN after_PRP Frederick_NP0 's_POS betrayal_NN1 and_CJC after_CJS I_PNP began_VVD dispensing_VVG poisons_NN2 to_PRP women_NN2 across_PRP London_NP0 —_PUN it_PNP became_VVD necessary_AJ0 to_TO0 divide_VVI the_AT0 space_NN1 into_PRP two_CRD separate_AJ0 ,_PUN distinct_AJ0 sections_NN2 ._SENT This_DT0 was_VBD easily_AV0 accomplished_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 installation_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 wall_NN1 of_PRF shelves_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ split_VVD the_AT0 room_NN1 in_PRP two_CRD ._SENT 
The_AT0 first_ORD room_NN1 ,_PUN situated_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 front_NN1 ,_PUN remained_VVD directly_AV0 accessible_AJ0 from_PRP Back_AJ0 Alley_NN1 ._SENT Anyone_PNI could_VM0 open_VVI the_AT0 front_AJ0 door_NN1 —_PUN it_PNP was_VBD nearly_AV0 always_AV0 unlocked_VVN —_PUN but_CJC most_DT0 would_VM0 assume_VVI they_PNP had_VHD arrived_VVN at_PRP the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 destination_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP now_AV0 kept_VVD nothing_PNI in_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 except_PRP an_AT0 old_AJ0 grain_NN1 barrel_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC who_PNQ had_VHD any_DT0 interest_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 bin_NN1 of_PRF half-rotted_AJ0 pearl_NN1 barley_NN1 ?_SENT Sometimes_AV0 ,_PUN if_CJS I_PNP was_VBD lucky_AJ0 ,_PUN a_AT0 nest_NN1 of_PRF rats_NN2 toiled_VVD away_AV0 at_PRP one_CRD corner_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 room_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC this_DT0 gave_VVD further_AJC impression_NN1 of_PRF disuse_NN1 and_CJC neglect_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 room_NN1 was_VBD my_DPS first_ORD disguise_NN1 ._SENT 
Indeed_AV0 ,_PUN many_DT0 customers_NN2 ceased_VVD coming_VVG ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD heard_VVN of_PRF my_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS death_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC after_PRP seeing_VVG this_DT0 empty_AJ0 room_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP merely_AV0 assumed_VVD the_AT0 shop_NN1 had_VHD closed_VVN for_PRP good_AJ0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 more_AV0 curious_AJ0 or_CJC nefarious_AJ0 sort_NN1 —_PUN like_PRP young_AJ0 boys_NN2 with_PRP sticky_AJ0 fingers_NN2 —_PUN were_VBD not_XX0 deterred_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 emptiness_NN1 ._SENT Seeking_VVG something_PNI to_TO0 snatch_VVI ,_PUN they_PNP 'd_VM0 push_VVI deeper_AV0 into_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 ,_PUN inspecting_VVG the_AT0 shelves_NN2 for_PRP wares_NN2 or_CJC books_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC they_PNP would_VM0 find_VVI nothing_PNI ,_PUN because_CJS I_PNP left_VVD nothing_PNI to_TO0 steal_VVI ,_PUN nothing_PNI of_PRF interest_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT And_CJC so_AV0 onward_AV0 they_PNP would_VM0 go_VVI ._SENT Onward_AV0 they_PNP always_AV0 went_VVD ._SENT 
What_DTQ fools_NN2 they_PNP were_VBD —_PUN all_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP but_CJC the_AT0 women_NN2 who_PNQ 'd_VHD been_VBN told_VVN where_AVQ to_TO0 look_VVI by_PRP their_DPS friends_NN2 ,_PUN their_DPS sisters_NN2 ,_PUN their_DPS mothers_NN2 ._SENT Only_AV0 they_PNP knew_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 bin_NN1 of_PRF pearl_NN1 barley_NN1 served_VVD a_AT0 very_AV0 important_AJ0 function_NN1 :_PUN it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 means_NN0 of_PRF communication_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 hiding_AJ0 place_NN1 for_PRP letters_NN2 whose_DTQ contents_NN2 dared_VVD not_XX0 be_VBI uttered_VVN aloud_AV0 ._SENT Only_AV0 they_PNP knew_VVD that_DT0 hidden_VVN within_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 of_PRF shelves_NN2 ,_PUN invisible_AJ0 ,_PUN stood_VVD a_AT0 door_NN1 leading_VVG to_PRP my_DPS apothecary_NN1 shop_NN1 for_PRP women_NN2 's_POS maladies_NN2 ._SENT Only_AV0 they_PNP knew_VVD that_CJT I_PNP waited_VVD silently_AV0 behind_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS fingers_NN2 stained_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 residue_NN1 of_PRF poison_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD where_AVQ I_PNP now_AV0 waited_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 woman_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS new_AJ0 patron_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP daybreak_NN1 ._SENT 
Hearing_VVG the_AT0 slow_AJ0 creak_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 storage_NN1 room_NN1 door_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP knew_VVD she_PNP had_VHD arrived_VVN ._SENT I_PNP peered_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 nearly_AV0 imperceptible_AJ0 cleft_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 column_NN1 of_PRF shelves_NN2 ,_PUN aiming_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI my_DPS first_ORD dim_AJ0 look_NN1 at_PRP her_PNP ._SENT 
Taken_VVN aback_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP covered_VVD my_DPS mouth_NN1 with_PRP trembling_AJ0 fingers_NN2 ._SENT Was_VBD it_PNP some_DT0 mistake_NN1 ?_SENT This_DT0 was_VBD no_AT0 woman_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 ;_PUN it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 mere_AJ0 girl_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 more_AV0 than_CJS twelve_CRD or_CJC thirteen_CRD ,_PUN dressed_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 gray_AJ0 woolen_AJ0 gown_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 threadbare_AJ0 navy_NN1 cloak_NN1 draped_VVN over_PRP her_DPS shoulders_NN2 ._SENT Had_VHD she_PNP come_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 place_NN1 ?_SENT Perhaps_AV0 she_PNP was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF those_DT0 little_AJ0 thieves_NN2 who_PNQ was_VBD not_XX0 fooled_VVN by_PRP my_DPS storage_NN1 room_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP sought_VVD something_PNI to_TO0 steal_VVI ._SENT If_CJS that_DT0 were_VBD the_AT0 case_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI better_AV0 suited_VVN at_PRP a_AT0 baker_NN1 's_POS shop_NN1 ,_PUN stealing_VVG cherry_NN1 buns_NN2 so_CJS she_PNP could_VM0 fatten_VVI up_AVP a_AT0 bit_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC the_AT0 girl_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP her_DPS youth_NN1 ,_PUN arrived_VVN at_PRP exactly_AV0 daybreak_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP stood_VVD still_AV0 and_CJC sure_AJ0 of_PRF herself_PNX in_PRP the_AT0 storage_NN1 room_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS gaze_NN1 directed_VVN at_PRP the_AT0 false_AJ0 wall_NN1 of_PRF shelves_NN2 behind_PRP which_DTQ I_PNP stood_VVD ._SENT 
No_ITJ ,_PUN this_DT0 was_VBD no_AT0 accidental_AJ0 visitor_NN1 ._SENT 
At_PRP once_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP prepared_VVD to_TO0 send_VVI her_PNP away_AV0 on_PRP account_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS age_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP stopped_VVD myself_PNX ._SENT In_PRP her_DPS note_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD said_VVN she_PNP needed_VVD something_PNI for_PRP her_DPS mistress_NN1 's_POS husband_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ might_VM0 become_VVI of_PRF my_DPS legacy_NN1 if_CJS this_DT0 mistress_NN1 was_VBD well-known_AJ0 about_PRP town_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC word_NN1 got_VVD out_AVP that_CJT I_PNP sent_VVD a_AT0 child_NN1 away_AV0 ?_SENT Besides_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS I_PNP continued_VVD to_TO0 peek_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 young_AJ0 girl_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 cleft_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP held_VVD high_AV0 her_DPS head_NN1 of_PRF thick_AJ0 black_AJ0 hair_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS eyes_NN2 were_VBD round_AJ0 and_CJC bright_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 look_VVI down_AVP at_PRP her_DPS feet_NN2 or_CJC back_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 front_AJ0 door_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 alley_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP shivered_VVD slightly_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP felt_VVD sure_AJ0 it_PNP was_VBD on_PRP account_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 cool_AJ0 air_NN1 rather_AV0 than_CJS her_DPS nerves_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 girl_NN1 stood_VVD too_AV0 tall_AJ0 ,_PUN too_AV0 proud_AJ0 ,_PUN for_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 think_VVI her_PNP fearful_AJ0 ._SENT 
With_PRP what_DTQ did_VDD she_PNP brew_VVI her_DPS courage_NN1 ?_SENT The_AT0 strict_AJ0 command_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS mistress_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC something_PNI more_AV0 sinister_AJ0 ?_SENT 
I_PNP maneuvered_VVD the_AT0 latch_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF its_DPS hold_NN1 ,_PUN swung_VVD the_AT0 column_NN1 of_PRF shelves_NN2 inward_AJ0 and_CJC motioned_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 girl_NN1 to_TO0 come_VVI inside_AV0 ._SENT Her_DPS eyes_NN2 took_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 tiny_AJ0 space_NN1 in_PRP an_AT0 instant_NN1 ,_PUN without_PRP need_NN1 to_TO0 even_AV0 blink_VVI ;_PUN the_AT0 room_NN1 was_VBD so_AV0 small_AJ0 that_CJT if_CJS the_AT0 girl_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP stood_VVD together_AV0 and_CJC spread_VVD our_DPS arms_NN2 wide_AJ0 ,_PUN we_PNP could_VM0 nearly_AV0 touch_VVI the_AT0 opposite_AJ0 sides_NN2 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT 
I_PNP followed_VVD her_DPS gaze_NN1 across_PRP the_AT0 shelves_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 wall_NN1 ,_PUN littered_VVN with_PRP glass_NN1 vials_NN2 and_CJC tin_NN1 funnels_NN2 ,_PUN gallipots_NN2 and_CJC grinding_AJ0 stones_NN2 ._SENT On_PRP a_AT0 second_ORD wall_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS far_AV0 as_CJS possible_AJ0 from_PRP the_AT0 fire_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS oaken_AJ0 cupboard_NN1 held_VVD an_AT0 assortment_NN1 of_PRF earthenware_NN1 and_CJC porcelain_NN1 jars_NN2 ,_PUN meant_VVN for_PRP the_AT0 tinctures_NN2 and_CJC herbs_NN2 that_CJT frayed_AJ0 and_CJC decayed_AJ0 in_PRP even_AV0 the_AT0 faintest_AJS light_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 nearest_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 stood_VVD a_AT0 long_AJ0 narrow_AJ0 counter_NN1 as_CJS tall_AJ0 as_CJS the_AT0 girl_NN1 's_POS shoulders_NN2 ;_PUN on_AV0 it_PNP rested_VVD a_AT0 collection_NN1 of_PRF metal_NN1 scales_NN2 ,_PUN glass_NN1 and_CJC stone_NN1 weights_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 few_DT0 bound_AJ0 reference_NN1 guides_NN2 on_PRP women_NN2 's_POS maladies_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC if_CJS the_AT0 girl_NN1 were_VBD to_TO0 pry_VVI inside_PRP the_AT0 drawers_NN2 beneath_PRP the_AT0 counter_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP would_VM0 find_VVI spoons_NN2 ,_PUN corks_NN2 ,_PUN candlesticks_NN2 ,_PUN pewter_NN1 plates_NN2 and_CJC dozens_CRD of_PRF sheets_NN2 of_PRF parchment_NN1 ,_PUN many_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP spoiled_VVD with_PRP hurried_AJ0 notes_NN2 and_CJC calculations_NN2 ._SENT 
Treading_VVG carefully_AV0 around_PRP her_PNP and_CJC latching_VVG the_AT0 door_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS most_DT0 immediate_AJ0 concern_NN1 was_VBD providing_VVG my_DPS new_AJ0 customer_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 sense_NN1 of_PRF safety_NN1 and_CJC discretion_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC my_DPS fears_NN2 were_VBD unwarranted_AJ0 ,_PUN for_CJS she_PNP plopped_VVD into_PRP one_CRD of_PRF my_DPS two_CRD chairs_NN2 as_AV0 though_CJS she_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN at_PRP my_DPS shop_NN1 a_AT0 hundred_CRD times_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 see_VVI her_PNP better_AV0 now_AV0 that_CJT she_PNP sat_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 light_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS figure_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 slender_AJ0 one_PNI ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP had_VHD clear_AJ0 ,_PUN hazel_AJ0 eyes_NN2 ,_PUN almost_AV0 too_AV0 large_AJ0 for_PRP her_DPS oval-shaped_AJ0 face_NN1 ._SENT Intertwining_AJ0 her_DPS fingers_NN2 and_CJC setting_VVG her_DPS hands_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP looked_VVD at_PRP me_PNP and_CJC smiled_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Hello_ITJ ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Hello_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP replied_VVD ,_PUN surprised_AJ0 by_PRP her_DPS manner_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP an_AT0 instant_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP felt_VVD a_AT0 fool_NN1 for_PRP having_VHG sensed_VVN any_DT0 doom_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 blush-colored_AJ0 letter_NN1 written_VVN by_PRP this_DT0 child_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP wondered_VVD ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN about_PRP her_DPS beautiful_AJ0 penmanship_NN1 at_PRP such_DT0 a_AT0 young_AJ0 age_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS my_DPS sense_NN1 of_PRF worry_NN1 diminished_VVN ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD replaced_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 relaxed_AJ0 curiosity_NN1 ;_PUN I_PNP desired_VVD to_TO0 know_VVI more_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 girl_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP turned_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 hearth_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ claimed_VVD one_CRD corner_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 room_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 pot_NN1 of_PRF water_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP had_VHD set_VVN over_PRP the_AT0 fire_NN1 a_AT0 short_AJ0 time_NN1 ago_AV0 spewed_VVD entrails_NN2 of_PRF steam_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 've_VHB hot-brewed_VVN some_DT0 leaves_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 girl_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP filled_VVD two_CRD mugs_NN2 with_PRP the_AT0 brew_NN1 and_CJC set_VVD one_CRD of_PRF them_PNP in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF her_PNP ._SENT 
She_PNP thanked_VVD me_PNP and_CJC pulled_VVD her_DPS mug_NN1 toward_PRP her_PNP ._SENT Her_DPS gaze_NN1 came_VVD to_TO0 settle_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP which_DTQ rested_VVD our_DPS mugs_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 single_AJ0 lit_NN1 candle_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS register_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 letter_NN1 she_PNP 'd_VHD left_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 bin_NN1 of_PRF pearl_NN1 barley_NN1 :_PUN For_PRP my_DPS mistress_NN1 's_POS husband_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP his_DPS breakfast_NN1 ._SENT Daybreak_NN1 ,_PUN 4_CRD Feb._NP0 The_AT0 girl_NN1 's_POS cheeks_NN2 ,_PUN pink_AJ0 upon_PRP her_DPS arrival_NN1 ,_PUN remained_VVD flushed_AJ0 with_PRP youth_NN1 ,_PUN life_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ kind_NN1 of_PRF leaves_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Valerian_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP told_VVD her_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ spiced_VVD with_PRP cinnamon_NN1 bark_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 few_DT0 sips_NN2 to_TO0 warm_VVI the_AT0 body_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 few_DT0 more_AV0 to_TO0 brighten_VVI and_CJC relax_VVI the_AT0 mind_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
We_PNP were_VBD quiet_AJ0 ,_PUN then_AV0 ,_PUN for_PRP a_AT0 minute_NN1 or_CJC so_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 uncomfortable_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 that_CJT it_PNP can_VM0 be_VBI between_PRP adults_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP supposed_VVD the_AT0 girl_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI grateful_AJ0 ,_PUN foremost_AJS ,_PUN to_TO0 be_VBI out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 cold_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP gave_VVD her_PNP a_AT0 few_DT0 moments_NN2 to_TO0 warm_VVI herself_PNX ,_PUN while_CJS I_PNP went_VVD to_PRP my_DPS counter_NN1 and_CJC busied_VVD myself_PNX with_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 small_AJ0 black_AJ0 stones_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP needed_VVD smoothing_VVG along_AVP the_AT0 grinding_AJ0 board_NN1 ,_PUN after_PRP which_DTQ they_PNP would_VM0 make_VVI ideal_AJ0 vial_NN1 stoppers_NN2 ._SENT Aware_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 girl_NN1 watching_VVG me_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP lifted_VVD the_AT0 first_ORD stone_NN1 and_CJC ,_PUN pressing_VVG down_AVP with_PRP my_DPS palm_NN1 ,_PUN rolled_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN spun_VVD it_PNP around_AVP and_CJC rolled_VVD it_PNP again_AV0 ._SENT Ten_CRD or_CJC fifteen_CRD seconds_NN2 was_VBD all_DT0 I_PNP could_VM0 manage_VVI before_CJS I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 stop_VVI and_CJC slow_VVI my_DPS breath_NN1 ._SENT 
A_AT0 year_NN1 ago_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD stronger_AJC ,_PUN and_CJC my_DPS strength_NN1 was_VBD such_DT0 that_CJT I_PNP could_VM0 roll_VVI and_CJC smooth_VVI these_DT0 stones_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 matter_NN1 of_PRF minutes_NN2 ,_PUN without_PRP so_AV0 much_DT0 as_CJS brushing_VVG a_AT0 hair_NN1 from_PRP my_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC on_PRP this_DT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP the_AT0 child_NN1 watching_VVG me_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 not_XX0 go_VVI on_AVP —_PUN my_DPS shoulder_NN1 ached_VVD too_AV0 badly_AV0 ._SENT Oh_ITJ ,_PUN how_AVQ I_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 understand_VVI this_DT0 ailment_NN1 ;_PUN months_NN2 ago_AV0 it_PNP had_VHD been_VBN borne_VVN in_PRP my_DPS elbow_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 shifted_VVN into_PRP the_AT0 opposite_AJ0 wrist_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC only_AV0 very_AV0 recently_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 heat_NN1 had_VHD begun_VVN to_TO0 slip_VVI into_PRP the_AT0 joints_NN2 of_PRF my_DPS fingers_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 girl_NN1 remained_VVD still_AV0 ,_PUN her_DPS fingers_NN2 wrapped_VVD tightly_AV0 around_PRP her_DPS mug_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ 's_VBZ that_DT0 bowl_NN1 of_PRF creamy_AJ0 stuff_NN1 ,_PUN over_AV0 there_AV0 by_PRP the_AT0 fire_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP turned_VVD away_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 stones_NN2 to_TO0 look_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 hearth_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ A_AT0 salve_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ of_PRF hog_NN1 's_POS lard_NN1 and_CJC purple_AJ0 foxglove_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB warming_VVG it_PNP ,_PUN then_AV0 ,_PUN for_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ too_AV0 hard_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP paused_VVD at_PRP her_DPS quick_AJ0 understanding_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ right_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ is_VBZ the_AT0 salve_NN1 for_PRP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Heat_NN1 rose_VVD in_PRP my_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 not_XX0 tell_VVI her_PNP that_CJT the_AT0 leaves_NN2 of_PRF purple_AJ0 foxglove_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS dried_AJ0 and_CJC crushed_AJ0 ,_PUN sucked_VVD the_AT0 heat_NN1 and_CJC blood_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 skin_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC therefore_AV0 assisted_VVN a_AT0 great_AJ0 deal_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 days_NN2 after_PRP a_AT0 woman_NN1 had_VHD birthed_VVN a_AT0 child_NN1 —_PUN an_AT0 experience_NN1 unknown_AJ0 to_PRP girls_NN2 the_AT0 age_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 one_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP is_VBZ for_PRP a_AT0 tear_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 skin_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP offered_VVD ,_PUN taking_VVG a_AT0 seat_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ ,_PUN a_AT0 poisonous_AJ0 salve_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 tear_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 skin_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Shaking_VVG my_DPS head_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ No_AT0 poison_NN1 in_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN child_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Her_DPS little_AJ0 shoulders_NN2 tensed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC Mrs._NP0 Amwell_NP0 —_PUN my_DPS mistress_NN1 —_PUN told_VVD me_PNP you_PNP sell_VVB poison_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB ,_PUN but_CJC poison_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX0 all_DT0 I_PNP sell_VVB ._SENT The_AT0 women_NN2 who_PNQ have_VHB been_VBN here_AV0 for_PRP deadly_AJ0 remedies_NN2 have_VHB seen_VVN the_AT0 extent_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS shelves_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC some_DT0 have_VHB whispered_VVN of_PRF it_PNP to_PRP their_DPS most_DT0 trusted_AJ0 friends_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP dispense_VVB all_DT0 sorts_NN2 of_PRF oils_NN2 and_CJC tinctures_NN2 and_CJC draughts_NN2 —_PUN anything_PNI an_AT0 honorable_AJ0 apothecary_NN1 might_VM0 require_VVI in_PRP her_DPS shop_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Indeed_AV0 ,_PUN when_CJS I_PNP began_VVD dispensing_VVG poisons_NN2 many_DT0 years_NN2 ago_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 simply_AV0 clear_VVI my_DPS shelves_NN2 of_PRF all_DT0 but_CJC arsenic_NN1 and_CJC opium_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP continued_VVD to_TO0 keep_VVI the_AT0 ingredients_NN2 needed_VVD to_TO0 remedy_VVI most_DT0 afflictions_NN2 ,_PUN supplies_NN2 as_CJS benign_AJ0 as_CJS clary_NN1 or_CJC tamarisk_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 because_CJS a_AT0 woman_NN1 has_VHZ rid_VVN herself_PNX of_PRF one_CRD malady_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 devious_AJ0 husband_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP instance_NN1 —_PUN does_VDZ not_XX0 mean_VVI she_PNP is_VBZ immune_AJ0 to_PRP all_DT0 other_AJ0 maladies_NN2 ._SENT My_DPS register_NN1 was_VBD proof_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ;_PUN interspersed_VVN among_PRP the_AT0 deadly_AJ0 tonics_NN2 were_VBD also_AV0 many_DT0 healing_AJ0 ones_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ And_CJC only_AV0 girls_NN2 come_VVB here_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 child_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Did_VDD your_DPS mistress_NN1 tell_VVI you_PNP that_DT0 ,_PUN too_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ 'm_VBB ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 mistaken_VVN ._SENT Only_AJ0 girls_NN2 come_VVB here_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ With_PRP the_AT0 exception_NN1 of_PRF one_PNI long_AV0 ago_AV0 ,_PUN no_AT0 man_NN1 had_VHD ever_AV0 stepped_VVN foot_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS shop_NN1 of_PRF poisons_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP only_AV0 aided_VVD women_NN2 ._SENT 
My_DPS mother_NN1 had_VHD held_VVN tight_AJ0 to_PRP this_DT0 principle_NN1 ,_PUN instilling_VVG in_PRP me_PNP from_PRP an_AT0 early_AJ0 age_NN1 the_AT0 importance_NN1 of_PRF providing_VVG a_AT0 safe_AJ0 haven_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 place_NN1 of_PRF healing_NN1 —_PUN for_PRP women_NN2 ._SENT London_NP0 grants_VVZ little_AV0 to_PRP women_NN2 in_PRP need_NN1 of_PRF tender_AJ0 care_NN1 ;_PUN instead_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP crawls_VVZ with_PRP gentlemen_NN2 's_POS doctors_NN2 ,_PUN each_DT0 as_PRP unprincipled_AJ0 and_CJC corrupt_AJ0 as_CJS the_AT0 next_ORD ._SENT My_DPS mother_NN1 committed_VVN to_PRP giving_VVG women_NN2 a_AT0 place_NN1 of_PRF refuge_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 place_NN1 where_AVQ they_PNP might_VM0 be_VBI vulnerable_AJ0 and_CJC forthcoming_AJ0 about_PRP their_DPS ailments_NN2 without_PRP the_AT0 lascivious_AJ0 appraisal_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 man_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 ideals_NN2 of_PRF gentlemen_NN2 's_POS medicine_NN1 did_VDD not_XX0 align_VVI with_PRP my_DPS mother_NN1 's_VBZ ,_PUN either_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP believed_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 proven_AJ0 remedies_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 sweet_AJ0 ,_PUN fertile_AJ0 earth_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 the_AT0 schemes_NN2 diagrammed_VVN in_PRP books_NN2 and_CJC studied_VVN by_PRP bespectacled_AJ0 gentlemen_NN2 with_PRP brandy_NN1 on_PRP their_DPS tongues_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 young_AJ0 girl_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS shop_NN1 looked_VVD around_AVP ,_PUN the_AT0 light_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 flame_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ How_AVQ clever_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP like_VVB this_DT0 place_NN1 ,_PUN though_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 bit_NN1 dark_NN1 ._SENT How_AVQ do_VDB you_PNP know_VVI when_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ morning_NN1 ?_SENT There_EX0 are_VBB no_AT0 windows_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP pointed_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 clock_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 is_VBZ more_DT0 than_CJS one_CRD way_NN1 to_TO0 tell_VVI the_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC a_AT0 window_NN1 would_VM0 do_VDI me_PNP no_AT0 service_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP must_VM0 grow_VVI tired_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 dark_AJ0 ,_PUN then_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
