Chapter_NN1 8_CRD 
The_AT0 Shoulder_NN1 of_PRF Mutton_NP0 reared_VVD its_DPS thatched_AJ0 head_NN1 at_PRP Buckingham_NP0 and_CJC Newton_NP0 roads_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 bar_NN1 cozy_AJ0 and_CJC bright_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 private_AJ0 sitting_NN1 room_NN1 low_AJ0 beamed_AJ0 and_CJC inviting_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD everything_PNI Beth_NP0 feared_VVD about_PRP social_AJ0 gatherings_NN2 :_PUN tight_AJ0 quarters_NN2 ,_PUN loud_AJ0 noises_NN2 ,_PUN cigarette_NN1 smoke_NN1 ,_PUN fast_AJ0 conversation_NN1 ,_PUN strange_AJ0 people_NN0 ,_PUN and_CJC men_NN2 ._SENT Anxiety_NN1 choked_VVD her_DPS throat_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 stop_VVI fiddling_VVG with_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS plait_NN1 like_CJS it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 lifeline_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ —_PUN you_PNP billet_NN1 here_AV0 ,_PUN Giles_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ someone_PNI was_VBD asking_VVG the_AT0 lanky_AJ0 red-haired_AJ0 man_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Blimey_ITJ ,_PUN you_PNP got_VVD lucky_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 I_PNP know_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN Mrs._NP0 Bowden_NP0 's_VBZ a_AT0 gem_NN1 ._SENT Not_XX0 much_AV0 bothered_VVN by_PRP rationing_NN1 ;_PUN I_PNP swear_VVB she_PNP 's_VBZ queen_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 local_AJ0 black_AJ0 market_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP 've_VHB got_VVN the_AT0 private_AJ0 room_NN1 ,_PUN get_VVB your_DPS drinks_NN2 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT "_PUQ 
Beth_NP0 found_VVD herself_PNX clutching_VVG a_AT0 sherry_NN1 she_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 dare_VVI sip_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ if_CJS her_DPS mother_NN1 smelled_VVD liquor_NN1 on_PRP her_DPS breath_NN1 ?_SENT 
"_PUQ Swig_VVB that_DT0 down_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ Mab_NP0 advised_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ W-what_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ Beth_NP0 was_VBD eyeing_VVG the_AT0 group_NN1 piling_VVG around_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ._SENT Osla_NP0 ,_PUN laughing_VVG as_PRP an_AT0 army_NN1 lieutenant_NN1 lit_VVD her_DPS cigarette_NN1 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT several_DT0 gangling_AJ0 academic_AJ0 sorts_NN2 gawping_VVG at_PRP Mab_NP0 like_PRP puppies_NN2 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT red-haired_AJ0 Giles_NP0 and_CJC a_AT0 truly_AV0 massive_AJ0 black-haired_AJ0 man_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD to_TO0 duck_VVI under_PRP the_AT0 rafter_NN1 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT all_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP worked_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 mysterious_AJ0 Bletchley_NP0 Park_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 what_DTQ was_VBD Beth_NP0 doing_VDG here_AV0 ?_SENT She_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI what_DTQ to_TO0 make_VVI of_PRF these_DT0 people_NN0 —_PUN some_DT0 looked_VVD so_AV0 shabby_AJ0 in_PRP their_DPS patched_AJ0 tweeds_NN2 that_CJT her_DPS mother_NN1 might_VM0 have_VHI taken_VVN them_PNP for_PRP tramps_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP talked_VVD in_PRP such_DT0 overeducated_NN1 drawls_VVZ she_PNP could_VM0 hardly_AV0 understand_VVI a_AT0 word_NN1 they_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Relax_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ Mab_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 glass_NN1 of_PRF beer_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP 'd_VHD thrown_VVN one_CRD leg_NN1 over_PRP the_AT0 other_NN1 in_PRP casually_AV0 elegant_AJ0 fashion_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP 're_VBB only_AV0 here_AV0 to_TO0 talk_VVI books_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP should_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI here_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Beth_NP0 whispered_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 literary_AJ0 society_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 a_AT0 bordello_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 stay_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ Beth_NP0 set_VVD her_DPS sherry_NN1 down_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS mother_NN1 will_VM0 pitch_VVI a_AT0 fit_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ So_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ her_DPS house_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS rules_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ your_DPS house_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC really_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ your_DPS father_NN1 's_POS house_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ 
Beth_NP0 's_POS words_NN2 dried_VVD up_AVP ._SENT Impossible_AJ0 to_TO0 explain_VVI how_AVQ slight_AJ0 a_AT0 presence_NN1 her_DPS father_NN1 really_AV0 was_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 Finch_NP0 household_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP never_AV0 put_VVD his_DPS foot_NN1 down_AVP ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 that_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF husband_NN1 ,_PUN that_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF father_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 finest_AJS of_PRF men_NN2 ,_PUN Beth_NP0 's_POS mother_NN1 always_AV0 said_VVD smugly_AV0 when_CJS other_AJ0 women_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 village_NN1 complained_VVD of_PRF overbearing_AJ0 husbands_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 stay_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Beth_NP0 repeated_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ '_PUQ The_AT0 greatest_AJS tyrants_NN2 over_PRP women_NN2 are_VBB women_NN2 ,_PUN '_PUQ "_PUQ Mab_NP0 quoted_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Have_VHB you_PNP read_VVN that_CJT far_AV0 in_PRP Vanity_NN1 Fair_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ She_PNP arched_VVD one_CRD brow_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 addressed_VVN the_AT0 men_NN2 across_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ So_AV0 ,_PUN shall_VM0 we_PNP vote_VVI on_PRP a_AT0 book_NN1 every_AT0 month_NN1 ?_SENT How_AVQ shall_VM0 we_PNP tally_VVI up_AVP —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Popular_AJ0 vote_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 skinny_AJ0 academics_NN2 was_VBD saying_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ Or_CJC the_AT0 ladies_NN2 will_VM0 have_VHI us_PNP all_DT0 reading_VVG romantic_AJ0 tosh_NN1 —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Romantic_AJ0 tosh_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Osla_NP0 demanded_VVD ,_PUN squashing_VVG in_AVP on_PRP Beth_NP0 's_POS left_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 last_ORD thing_NN1 I_PNP read_VVD was_VBD Vanity_NN1 Fair_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ about_PRP girls_NN2 ,_PUN is_VBZ n't_XX0 it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ Giles_NP0 objected_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ written_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 that_DT0 's_VBZ all_DT0 right_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Mab_NP0 said_VVD tartly_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Why_AVQ do_VDB you_PNP men_NN2 get_VVB the_AT0 swithers_NN2 if_CJS you_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 read_VVI anything_PNI written_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 female_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Osla_NP0 wondered_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Are_VBB n't_XX0 we_PNP a_AT0 century_NN1 out_AVP from_PRP poor_AJ0 Charlotte_NP0 Brontë_NP0 signing_VVG herself_PNX Currer_NP0 Bell_NP0 to_TO0 get_VVI published_VVN ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Fish_NN0 and_CJC chips_NN2 arrived_VVD ,_PUN leaking_VVG grease_NN1 ._SENT Beth_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 dare_VVI touch_VVI hers_PNP ,_PUN any_DT0 more_DT0 than_CJS the_AT0 sherry_NN1 ._SENT Nice_AJ0 girls_NN2 did_VDD not_XX0 eat_VVI in_PRP public_AJ0 houses_NN2 ;_PUN nice_AJ0 girls_NN2 did_VDD not_XX0 smoke_VVI or_CJC drink_VVI or_CJC argue_VVI with_PRP men_NN2 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT 
Osla_NP0 's_VBZ a_AT0 nice_AJ0 girl_NN1 ,_PUN Beth_NP0 thought_VVD ,_PUN marshaling_VVG arguments_NN2 for_PRP later_AV0 ._SENT Nothing_PNI Mab_NP0 did_VDD was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 find_VVI approval_NN1 with_PRP Mrs._NP0 Finch_NP0 ,_PUN but_CJC Osla_NP0 was_VBD another_DT0 story_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP 's_VHZ been_VBN presented_VVN at_PRP court_NN1 ;_PUN you_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 say_VVI she_PNP is_VBZ n't_XX0 a_AT0 lady_NN1 ,_PUN Mother_NP0 !_SENT And_CJC here_AV0 Osla_NP0 was_VBD crunching_VVG up_AVP chunks_NN2 of_PRF fried_AJ0 cod_NN0 ,_PUN swilling_VVG sherry_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC arguing_VVG with_PRP Giles_NP0 about_PRP Lewis_NP0 Carroll_NP0 's_VBZ Through_PRP the_AT0 Looking-Glass_NN1 ,_PUN obviously_AV0 having_VHG a_AT0 grand_AJ0 time_NN1 ._SENT 
Somehow_AV0 Beth_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 think_VVI that_CJT argument_NN1 was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 weigh_VVI much_AV0 with_PRP her_DPS mother_NN1 ,_PUN either_AV0 ._SENT Mrs._NP0 Finch_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 going_VVG to_TO0 care_VVI about_PRP anything_PNI except_CJS that_CJT Beth_NP0 had_VHD gone_VVN out_AVP ,_PUN without_PRP permission_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP vote_VVB for_PRP Conan_NP0 Doyle_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 huge_AJ0 dark-haired_AJ0 man_NN1 on_PRP Beth_NP0 's_POS right_NN1 was_VBD saying_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ Who_PNQ does_VDZ n't_XX0 like_VVI Sherlock_NP0 Holmes_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP 've_VHB already_AV0 read_VVN everything_PNI Doyle_NP0 ever_AV0 wrote_VVD ,_PUN Harry_NP0 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 look_VVI like_PRP a_AT0 Harry_NP0 ,_PUN Beth_NP0 thought_VVD ,_PUN trying_VVG not_XX0 to_TO0 stare_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 just_AV0 enormous_AJ0 —_PUN nearly_AV0 a_AT0 head_NN1 taller_AJC even_AV0 than_CJS Mab_NP0 ;_PUN broad_AJ0 enough_AV0 he_PNP 'd_VHD nearly_AV0 turned_VVN sideways_AV0 through_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 —_PUN but_CJC he_PNP was_VBD black_AJ0 haired_AJ0 and_CJC swarthy_AJ0 ,_PUN almost_AV0 dark_AJ0 skinned_AJ0 ._SENT Beth_NP0 could_VM0 imagine_VVI the_AT0 village_NN1 ladies_NN2 whispering_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ Is_VBZ he_PNP a_AT0 wog_NN1 or_CJC an_AT0 Eyetie_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ but_CJC he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 sound_VVI like_PRP a_AT0 foreigner_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD exactly_AV0 the_AT0 same_DT0 university_NN1 drawl_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 rest_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Maltese_AJ0 ,_PUN Arab_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC Egyptian_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN catching_VVG Beth_NP0 's_POS eye_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP flinched_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ My_DPS father_NN1 's_POS family_NN1 is_VBZ originally_AV0 from_PRP Malta_NP0 ,_PUN my_DPS mother_NN1 was_VBD born_VVN to_PRP an_AT0 Egyptian_AJ0 diplomat_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 daughter_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 banker_NN1 from_PRP Baghdad_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP grinned_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 be_VBI embarrassed_AJ0 ;_PUN everyone_PNI wants_VVZ to_TO0 know_VVI ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB Harry_NP0 Zarb_NP0 ,_PUN by_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP speak_VVB English_AJ0 very_AV0 well_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP managed_VVD to_TO0 reply_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN my_DPS branch_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 family_NN1 's_VHZ been_VBN London_NP0 based_VVN for_PRP three_CRD generations_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD baptized_VVN Church_NN1 of_PRF England_NP0 ,_PUN then_AV0 went_VVD through_PRP Kings_NP0 College_NN1 in_PRP Cambridge_NP0 like_PRP my_DPS father_NN1 and_CJC grandfather_NN1 before_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN so_AV0 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT be_VBI rather_AV0 embarrassing_AJ0 if_CJS I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 speak_VVI English_AJ0 well_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP —_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB so_AV0 sorry_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Beth_NP0 whispered_VVD ,_PUN mortified_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Look_VVB like_PRP me_PNP and_CJC everyone_PNI thinks_VVZ you_PNP were_VBD born_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 tent_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 sand_NN1 dune_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP shrugged_VVD ,_PUN but_CJC Beth_NP0 was_VBD too_AV0 embarrassed_AJ0 to_TO0 answer_VVI ._SENT She_PNP let_VVB the_AT0 talk_NN1 pass_NN1 over_PRP her_DPS head_NN1 ,_PUN reaching_VVG for_PRP the_AT0 newspaper_NN1 abandoned_VVN at_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD table_NN1 and_CJC turning_VVG for_PRP the_AT0 crossword_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD half_AV0 obliterated_VVN by_PRP grease_NN1 stains_NN2 but_CJC she_PNP fell_VVD into_PRP it_PNP gratefully_AV0 ,_PUN doing_VDG it_PNP up_AVP with_PRP a_AT0 pencil_NN1 stub_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP went_VVD through_AVP that_CJT like_PRP a_AT0 Derby_NP0 winner_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Osla_NP0 laughed_VVD ,_PUN but_CJC Beth_NP0 just_AV0 stared_VVD down_AVP at_PRP her_DPS feet_NN2 ._SENT Would_VM0 this_DT0 night_NN1 never_AV0 be_VBI over_AVP ?_SENT 
ONE_CRD LOOK_VVB AT_PRP her_DPS mother_NN1 ,_PUN sitting_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 kitchen_NN1 table_NN1 with_PRP her_DPS Bible_NN1 ,_PUN two_CRD bright_AJ0 spots_NN2 of_PRF color_NN1 flaring_VVG in_PRP her_DPS cheeks_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC Beth_NP0 shriveled_VVD down_AVP to_PRP her_DPS bones_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Now_AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP must_VM0 n't_XX0 put_VVI yourself_PNX in_PRP a_AT0 pucker_NN1 ,_PUN Mrs._NP0 F_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Osla_NP0 attempted_VVD with_PRP her_DPS winning_AJ0 smile_NN1 as_CJS they_PNP filed_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 kitchen_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 Beth_NP0 's_POS fault_NN1 —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP dragged_VVD her_PNP out_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ Mab_NP0 added_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Really_AV0 —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Had_VHD n't_XX0 you_PNP better_AV0 get_VVB to_PRP bed_NN1 ,_PUN girls_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ Mrs._NP0 Finch_NP0 looked_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 kitchen_NN1 clock_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Lights_NN2 out_AVP in_PRP twenty_CRD ._SENT "_PUQ 
There_EX0 was_VBD n't_XX0 anything_PNI the_AT0 other_AJ0 two_CRD could_VM0 do_VDI but_CJC go_VVI upstairs_AV0 ._SENT Mrs._NP0 Finch_NP0 's_POS nose_NN1 twitched_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 smells_NN2 of_PRF cigarette_NN1 smoke_NN1 ,_PUN beer_NN1 ,_PUN sherry_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB sorry_AJ0 ,_PUN Mother_NP0 —_PUN "_PUQ Beth_NP0 began_VVD ,_PUN but_CJC that_DT0 was_VBD all_DT0 she_PNP managed_VVD to_TO0 say_VVI as_PRP her_DPS mother_NN1 seized_VVD her_DPS arm_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 whole_AJ0 village_NN1 will_VM0 be_VBI talking_VVG ._SENT Did_VDD you_PNP think_VVI about_PRP that_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Mrs._NP0 Finch_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 shout_VVI ,_PUN she_PNP spoke_VVD sorrowfully_AV0 ._SENT That_DT0 made_VVD it_PNP so_AV0 much_AV0 worse_AJC ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 ingratitude_NN1 ,_PUN Bethan_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 disgrace_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP held_VVD out_AVP her_DPS Bible_NN1 ,_PUN open_AJ0 to_PRP Deuteronomy_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ '_PUQ If_CJS any_DT0 man_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT0 stubborn_AJ0 and_CJC rebellious_AJ0 son_NN1 who_PNQ will_VM0 not_XX0 obey_VVI his_DPS father_NN1 or_CJC his_DPS mother_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC when_CJS they_PNP chastise_VVB him_PNP ,_PUN he_PNP will_VM0 not_XX0 even_AV0 listen_VVI to_PRP them_PNP —_PUN '_POS "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Mother_NN1 —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Did_VDD you_PNP think_VVI that_DT0 did_VDD n't_XX0 apply_VVI to_PRP daughters_NN2 ?_SENT '_PUQ They_PNP shall_VM0 say_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 elders_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 city_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ This_DT0 daughter_NN1 of_PRF ours_PNP is_VBZ stubborn_AJ0 and_CJC rebellious_AJ0 ,_PUN she_PNP will_VM0 not_XX0 obey_VVI us_PNP ,_PUN she_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 glutton_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 drunkard_NN1 —_PUN "_PUQ '_POS "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 drink_VVI a_AT0 drop_NN1 —_PUN "_PUQ 
Mrs._NP0 Finch_NP0 shook_VVD her_DPS head_NN1 sadly_AV0 ,_PUN holding_VVG out_AVP the_AT0 Bible_NN1 ._SENT Beth_NP0 took_VVD the_AT0 heavy_AJ0 book_NN1 and_CJC held_VVD it_PNP straight_AV0 out_AVP ,_PUN tear-blurred_AJ0 eyes_NN2 fixed_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 page_NN1 of_PRF Deuteronomy_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 longest_AJS she_PNP 'd_VHD ever_AV0 had_VHN to_TO0 hold_VVI it_PNP up_AVP was_VBD thirty_CRD agonizing_AJ0 minutes_NN2 ._SENT Surely_AV0 it_PNP being_VBG so_AV0 late_AJ0 ,_PUN Mother_NP0 would_VM0 n't_XX0 —_PUN 
"_PUQ You_PNP 've_VHB disappointed_VVN me_PNP ,_PUN Bethan_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ A_AT0 hard_AJ0 pinch_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 inside_NN1 of_PRF Beth_NP0 's_POS arm_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 Bible_NN1 began_VVD to_TO0 droop_VVI ,_PUN then_AV0 the_AT0 gentle_AJ0 disapproval_NN1 flowed_VVD on_AVP ._SENT Beth_NP0 had_VHD behaved_VVN shamefully_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD disgraced_VVN her_DPS mother_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ took_VVD care_NN1 of_PRF her_PNP when_CJS she_PNP was_VBD too_AV0 slow-witted_AJ0 and_CJC head-in-the-sky_AJ0 to_TO0 look_VVI after_PRP herself_PNX ._SENT Beth_NP0 was_VBD lucky_AJ0 she_PNP 'd_VM0 never_AV0 marry_VVI and_CJC have_VHI children_NN2 ,_PUN so_AV0 she_PNP 'd_VM0 never_AV0 know_VVI how_AVQ they_PNP broke_VVD your_DPS heart_NN1 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT Fifteen_CRD minutes_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN Beth_NP0 was_VBD hiccupping_VVG with_PRP sobs_NN2 ,_PUN tears_NN2 dripping_VVG off_AVP her_DPS hot_AJ0 cheeks_NN2 ,_PUN arms_NN2 shaking_VVG and_CJC burning_VVG with_PRP the_AT0 effort_NN1 to_TO0 keep_VVI the_AT0 book_NN1 level_NN1 with_PRP her_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Of_PRF course_NN1 I_PNP forgive_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN Bethan_NP0 ._SENT You_PNP may_VM0 lower_VVI the_AT0 Bible_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ A_AT0 pat_NN1 instead_AV0 of_PRF a_AT0 pinch_NN1 to_PRP Beth_NP0 's_POS arm_NN1 as_CJS she_PNP dropped_VVD the_AT0 book_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ bringing_VVG on_PRP one_CRD of_PRF my_DPS headaches_NN2 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT "_PUQ 
Beth_NP0 flew_VVD teary_NN1 eyed_VVD for_PRP a_AT0 cold_AJ0 cloth_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 footstool_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD half_DT0 an_AT0 hour_NN1 before_CJS she_PNP was_VBD allowed_VVN to_TO0 go_VVI to_PRP bed_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS arms_NN2 hung_VVD loose_AJ0 as_PRP noodles_NN2 ,_PUN muscles_NN2 aflame_AJ0 ._SENT Finally_AV0 daring_AJ0 to_TO0 massage_VVI the_AT0 tender_AJ0 flesh_NN1 inside_PRP her_DPS elbow_NN1 —_PUN Mrs._NP0 Finch_NP0 had_VHD strong_AJ0 fingers_NN2 ;_PUN they_PNP pinched_VVD so_AV0 hard_AJ0 —_PUN Beth_NP0 reached_VVD the_AT0 first_ORD landing_NN1 and_CJC heard_VVD voices_NN2 through_PRP Osla_NP0 and_CJC Mab_NP0 's_POS door_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ —_PUN poor_AJ0 Beth_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Osla_NP0 was_VBD saying_VVG ._SENT 
"_PUQ She_PNP could_VM0 grow_VVI a_AT0 spine_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Mab_NP0 responded_VVD tartly_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ If_CJS my_DPS mother_NN1 went_VVD at_PRP me_PNP like_PRP that_DT0 at_PRP my_DPS age_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VM0 dish_VVI it_PNP right_AV0 back_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ She_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 you_PNP ,_PUN Queen_NP0 Mab_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP 've_VHB never_AV0 seen_VVN anybody_PNI so_AV0 perfectly_AV0 ,_PUN hopelessly_AV0 Fanny_NP0 Price_NP0 in_PRP my_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Mab_NP0 made_VVD an_AT0 inquiring_AJ0 noise_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP know_VVB ,_PUN the_AT0 dishrag_AJ0 heroine_NN1 in_PRP Mansfield_NP0 Park_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ goes_VVZ about_PRP looking_VVG like_PRP a_AT0 dog_NN1 's_POS dinner_NN1 and_CJC raining_VVG on_PRP everyone_PNI 's_POS fun_NN1 ?_SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 tell_VVI me_PNP you_PNP have_VHB n't_XX0 read_VVN Austen_NP0 —_PUN "_PUQ 
Beth_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 wait_VVI to_TO0 hear_VVI any_DT0 more_AV0 ._SENT Tears_NN2 sliding_VVG from_PRP her_DPS eyes_NN2 all_DT0 over_PRP again_AV0 ,_PUN cheeks_NN2 burning_VVG with_PRP dull_AJ0 humiliation_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP stumbled_VVD into_PRP her_DPS bedroom_NN1 ._SENT How_AVQ idiotic_AJ0 ,_PUN how_AVQ pathetic_AJ0 ,_PUN thinking_VVG that_CJT because_CJS the_AT0 Bletchley_NP0 Park_NN1 girls_NN2 threw_VVD her_PNP a_AT0 few_DT0 nice_AJ0 words_NN2 like_PRP a_AT0 bone_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 dog_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP actually_AV0 liked_VVD her_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 slightest_AJS ._SENT Even_AV0 more_AV0 idiotic_AJ0 and_CJC pathetic_AJ0 to_TO0 think_VVI that_CJT just_AV0 because_CJS the_AT0 redbrick_NN1 mansion_NN1 down_PRP the_AT0 road_NN1 had_VHD become_VVN a_AT0 hive_NN1 of_PRF wartime_NN1 activity_NN1 ,_PUN life_NN1 would_VM0 change_VVI ._SENT 
Nothing_PNI for_PRP Beth_NP0 was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 change_VVI ,_PUN ever_AV0 ._SENT 
Chapter_NN1 9_CRD 
June_NP0 rolled_VVD into_PRP July_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Osla_NP0 was_VBD dying_VVG for_PRP a_AT0 project_NN1 ._SENT Work_NN1 in_PRP German_AJ0 naval_AJ0 section_NN1 might_VM0 have_VHI carried_VVN on_AVP at_PRP a_AT0 frenetic_AJ0 pace_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP was_VBD about_AV0 as_AV0 intellectually_AV0 taxing_AJ0 as_CJS noughts_NN2 and_CJC crosses_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP need_VVB a_AT0 challenge_NN1 ,_PUN Osla_NP0 thought_VVD ,_PUN yawning_VVG as_CJS she_PNP helped_VVD Miss_NP0 Senyard_NP0 notate_AJ0 unknown_AJ0 German_AJ0 codes_NN2 to_TO0 be_VBI passed_VVN up_AVP the_AT0 ladder_NN1 for_PRP identification_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC at_PRP least_AV0 I_PNP will_VM0 when_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB back_AVP on_PRP days_NN2 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT The_AT0 nine-to-four_CRD shift_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 bad_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC when_CJS the_AT0 shift_NN1 change_NN1 rolled_VVD around_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 four-to-midnight_NN1 ,_PUN Osla_NP0 had_VHD to_TO0 fight_VVI to_TO0 keep_VVI herself_PNX from_PRP falling_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 dismals_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD one_CRD thing_NN1 to_PRP trip_NN1 home_NN1 after_PRP midnight_NN1 because_CJS you_PNP 'd_VHD splashed_VVN out_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 Café_NN1 de_NP0 Paris_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD quite_AV0 another_DT0 to_TO0 fall_VVI into_PRP bed_NN1 at_PRP one_CRD in_PRP the_AT0 morning_NN1 after_PRP a_AT0 night_NN1 spent_VVD making_VVG preparations_NN2 for_PRP when_AVQ the_AT0 enemy_NN1 invaded_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ There_EX0 are_VBB plans_NN2 to_TO0 organize_VVI a_AT0 mobile_AJ0 section_NN1 of_PRF GC_NP0 &_NP0 CS_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Miss_NP0 Senyard_NP0 told_VVD her_DPS girls_NN2 ,_PUN quite_AV0 matter-of-factly_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Those_DT0 members_NN2 of_PRF German_AJ0 naval_AJ0 section_NN1 chosen_VVN will_VM0 be_VBI supplied_VVN with_PRP special_AJ0 passports_NN2 in_PRP preparation_NN1 for_PRP hasty_AJ0 departure_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
So_AV0 they_PNP can_VM0 bunk_VVI off_AVP into_PRP the_AT0 hills_NN2 and_CJC keep_VVB up_AVP the_AT0 fight_NN1 once_CJS the_AT0 Germans_NN2 have_VHB taken_VVN over_AVP here_AV0 ,_PUN Osla_NP0 thought_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 sick_AJ0 twist_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS stomach_NN1 ._SENT Until_CJS now_AV0 she_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN able_AJ0 to_TO0 contemplate_VVI her_DPS country_NN1 's_POS takeover_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 abstract_AJ0 ,_PUN a_AT0 black_AJ0 cloud_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 horizon_NN1 —_PUN but_CJC to_TO0 see_VVI practical_AJ0 preparations_NN2 being_VBG made_VVN for_PRP the_AT0 day_NN1 German_AJ0 tanks_NN2 came_VVD rolling_VVG through_PRP Bletchley_NP0 village_NN1 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT 
If_CJS Miss_NP0 Senyard_NP0 's_POS announcement_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN during_PRP day_NN1 shift_NN1 ,_PUN Osla_NP0 might_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN able_AJ0 to_TO0 toss_VVI her_DPS head_NN1 in_PRP defiance_NN1 :_PUN We_PNP will_VM0 never_AV0 need_VVI a_AT0 mobile_AJ0 GC_NP0 &_NP0 CS_NP0 to_TO0 flee_VVI into_PRP the_AT0 hills_NN2 ,_PUN because_CJS you_PNP 'll_VM0 never_AV0 pull_VVI this_DT0 invasion_NN1 off_AVP ,_PUN Herr_NP0 Hitler_NP0 ._SENT You_PNP 'll_VM0 have_VHI to_TO0 run_VVI your_DPS tanks_NN2 over_PRP my_DPS dead_AJ0 body_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 dead_AJ0 bodies_NN2 of_PRF everyone_PNI else_AV0 in_PRP Britain_NP0 first_ORD ._SENT 
But_CJC in_PRP the_AT0 eerie_AJ0 ,_PUN stuffy_AJ0 blackness_NN1 of_PRF night_NN1 ,_PUN Miss_NP0 Senyard_NP0 's_POS announcement_NN1 and_CJC its_DPS implications_NN2 seeped_VVD into_PRP Osla_NP0 's_POS bones_NN2 like_PRP poison_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS documents_NN2 were_VBD being_VBG issued_VVN and_CJC orders_NN2 passed_VVD down_AVP ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD fairly_AV0 obvious_AJ0 Germany_NP0 would_VM0 be_VBI invading_VVG very_AV0 soon_AV0 ._SENT 
Dear_ITJ Philip_NP0 :_PUN If_CJS you_PNP stop_VVB getting_VVG my_DPS letters_NN2 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT 
"_PUQ At_PRP least_AV0 we_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 on_PRP night_NN1 shifts_NN2 yet_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ one_CRD of_PRF her_DPS fellow_AJ0 indexers_NN2 yawned_VVD ,_PUN noting_VVG Osla_NP0 's_POS long_AJ0 silence_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 brainy_AJ0 boys_NN2 work_VVB a_AT0 midnight-to-nine_AJ0 shift_NN1 too_AV0 ,_PUN because_CJS the_AT0 Jerries_NP0 change_NN1 all_DT0 the_AT0 cipher_NN1 settings_NN2 at_PRP midnight_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
