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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net + + +Title: Sense and Sensibility + +Author: Jane Austen + +Release Date: May 25, 2008 [EBook #161] +[This file last updated May 18, 2011] + +Language: English + + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SENSE AND SENSIBILITY *** + +Special thanks are due to Sharon Partridge for extensive +proofreading and correction of this etext. + + + + + + + + + + + +SENSE AND SENSIBILITY + +by Jane Austen + +(1811) + + + + +CHAPTER 1 + + +The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate +was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of +their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so +respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their +surrounding acquaintance. The late owner of this estate was a single +man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years of his +life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister. But her +death, which happened ten years before his own, produced a great +alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he invited and received +into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal +inheritor of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to +bequeath it. In the society of his nephew and niece, and their +children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent. His +attachment to them all increased. The constant attention of Mr. and +Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his wishes, which proceeded not merely from +interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree of solid +comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the +children added a relish to his existence. + +By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present +lady, three daughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was +amply provided for by the fortune of his mother, which had been large, +and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age. By his own +marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his +wealth. To him therefore the succession to the Norland estate was not +so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, independent +of what might arise to them from their father's inheriting that +property, could be but small. Their mother had nothing, and their +father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; for the +remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her +child, and he had only a life-interest in it. + +The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other +will, gave as much disappointment as pleasure. He was neither so +unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave his estate from his nephew;--but +he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the +bequest. Mr. Dashwood had wished for it more for the sake of his wife +and daughters than for himself or his son;--but to his son, and his +son's son, a child of four years old, it was secured, in such a way, as +to leave to himself no power of providing for those who were most dear +to him, and who most needed a provision by any charge on the estate, or +by any sale of its valuable woods. The whole was tied up for the +benefit of this child, who, in occasional visits with his father and +mother at Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by +such attractions as are by no means unusual in children of two or three +years old; an imperfect articulation, an earnest desire of having his +own way, many cunning tricks, and a great deal of noise, as to outweigh +all the value of all the attention which, for years, he had received +from his niece and her daughters. He meant not to be unkind, however, +and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a +thousand pounds a-piece. + +Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was +cheerful and sanguine; and he might reasonably hope to live many years, +and by living economically, lay by a considerable sum from the produce +of an estate already large, and capable of almost immediate +improvement. But the fortune, which had been so tardy in coming, was +his only one twelvemonth. He survived his uncle no longer; and ten +thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that remained for +his widow and daughters. + +His son was sent for as soon as his danger was known, and to him Mr. +Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness +could command, the interest of his mother-in-law and sisters. + +Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the rest of the +family; but he was affected by a recommendation of such a nature at +such a time, and he promised to do every thing in his power to make +them comfortable. His father was rendered easy by such an assurance, +and Mr. John Dashwood had then leisure to consider how much there might +prudently be in his power to do for them. + +He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold hearted +and rather selfish is to be ill-disposed: but he was, in general, well +respected; for he conducted himself with propriety in the discharge of +his ordinary duties. Had he married a more amiable woman, he might +have been made still more respectable than he was:--he might even have +been made amiable himself; for he was very young when he married, and +very fond of his wife. But Mrs. John Dashwood was a strong caricature +of himself;--more narrow-minded and selfish. + +When he gave his promise to his father, he meditated within himself to +increase the fortunes of his sisters by the present of a thousand +pounds a-piece. He then really thought himself equal to it. The +prospect of four thousand a-year, in addition to his present income, +besides the remaining half of his own mother's fortune, warmed his +heart, and made him feel capable of generosity.-- "Yes, he would give +them three thousand pounds: it would be liberal and handsome! It would +be enough to make them completely easy. Three thousand pounds! he +could spare so considerable a sum with little inconvenience."-- He +thought of it all day long, and for many days successively, and he did +not repent. + +No sooner was his father's funeral over, than Mrs. John Dashwood, +without sending any notice of her intention to her mother-in-law, +arrived with her child and their attendants. No one could dispute her +right to come; the house was her husband's from the moment of his +father's decease; but the indelicacy of her conduct was so much the +greater, and to a woman in Mrs. Dashwood's situation, with only common +feelings, must have been highly unpleasing;--but in HER mind there was +a sense of honor so keen, a generosity so romantic, that any offence of +the kind, by whomsoever given or received, was to her a source of +immovable disgust. Mrs. John Dashwood had never been a favourite with +any of her husband's family; but she had had no opportunity, till the +present, of shewing them with how little attention to the comfort of +other people she could act when occasion required it. + +So acutely did Mrs. Dashwood feel this ungracious behaviour, and so +earnestly did she despise her daughter-in-law for it, that, on the +arrival of the latter, she would have quitted the house for ever, had +not the entreaty of her eldest girl induced her first to reflect on the +propriety of going, and her own tender love for all her three children +determined her afterwards to stay, and for their sakes avoid a breach +with their brother. + +Elinor, this eldest daughter, whose advice was so effectual, possessed +a strength of understanding, and coolness of judgment, which qualified +her, though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and +enabled her frequently to counteract, to the advantage of them all, +that eagerness of mind in Mrs. Dashwood which must generally have led +to imprudence. She had an excellent heart;--her disposition was +affectionate, and her feelings were strong; but she knew how to govern +them: it was a knowledge which her mother had yet to learn; and which +one of her sisters had resolved never to be taught. + +Marianne's abilities were, in many respects, quite equal to Elinor's. +She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: her sorrows, her +joys, could have no moderation. She was generous, amiable, +interesting: she was everything but prudent. The resemblance between +her and her mother was strikingly great. + +Elinor saw, with concern, the excess of her sister's sensibility; but +by Mrs. Dashwood it was valued and cherished. They encouraged each +other now in the violence of their affliction. The agony of grief +which overpowered them at first, was voluntarily renewed, was sought +for, was created again and again. They gave themselves up wholly to +their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every reflection that +could afford it, and resolved against ever admitting consolation in +future. Elinor, too, was deeply afflicted; but still she could +struggle, she could exert herself. She could consult with her brother, +could receive her sister-in-law on her arrival, and treat her with +proper attention; and could strive to rouse her mother to similar +exertion, and encourage her to similar forbearance. + +Margaret, the other sister, was a good-humored, well-disposed girl; but +as she had already imbibed a good deal of Marianne's romance, without +having much of her sense, she did not, at thirteen, bid fair to equal +her sisters at a more advanced period of life. + + + +CHAPTER 2 + + +Mrs. John Dashwood now installed herself mistress of Norland; and her +mother and sisters-in-law were degraded to the condition of visitors. +As such, however, they were treated by her with quiet civility; and by +her husband with as much kindness as he could feel towards anybody +beyond himself, his wife, and their child. He really pressed them, +with some earnestness, to consider Norland as their home; and, as no +plan appeared so eligible to Mrs. Dashwood as remaining there till she +could accommodate herself with a house in the neighbourhood, his +invitation was accepted. + +A continuance in a place where everything reminded her of former +delight, was exactly what suited her mind. In seasons of cheerfulness, +no temper could be more cheerful than hers, or possess, in a greater +degree, that sanguine expectation of happiness which is happiness +itself. But in sorrow she must be equally carried away by her fancy, +and as far beyond consolation as in pleasure she was beyond alloy. + +Mrs. John Dashwood did not at all approve of what her husband intended +to do for his sisters. To take three thousand pounds from the fortune +of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him to the most +dreadful degree. She begged him to think again on the subject. How +could he answer it to himself to rob his child, and his only child too, +of so large a sum? And what possible claim could the Miss Dashwoods, +who were related to him only by half blood, which she considered as no +relationship at all, have on his generosity to so large an amount. It +was very well known that no affection was ever supposed to exist +between the children of any man by different marriages; and why was he +to ruin himself, and their poor little Harry, by giving away all his +money to his half sisters? + +"It was my father's last request to me," replied her husband, "that I +should assist his widow and daughters." + +"He did not know what he was talking of, I dare say; ten to one but he +was light-headed at the time. Had he been in his right senses, he +could not have thought of such a thing as begging you to give away half +your fortune from your own child." + +"He did not stipulate for any particular sum, my dear Fanny; he only +requested me, in general terms, to assist them, and make their +situation more comfortable than it was in his power to do. Perhaps it +would have been as well if he had left it wholly to myself. He could +hardly suppose I should neglect them. But as he required the promise, +I could not do less than give it; at least I thought so at the time. +The promise, therefore, was given, and must be performed. Something +must be done for them whenever they leave Norland and settle in a new +home." + +"Well, then, LET something be done for them; but THAT something need +not be three thousand pounds. Consider," she added, "that when the +money is once parted with, it never can return. Your sisters will +marry, and it will be gone for ever. If, indeed, it could be restored +to our poor little boy--" + +"Why, to be sure," said her husband, very gravely, "that would make +great difference. The time may come when Harry will regret that so +large a sum was parted with. If he should have a numerous family, for +instance, it would be a very convenient addition." + +"To be sure it would." + +"Perhaps, then, it would be better for all parties, if the sum were +diminished one half.--Five hundred pounds would be a prodigious +increase to their fortunes!" + +"Oh! beyond anything great! What brother on earth would do half so +much for his sisters, even if REALLY his sisters! And as it is--only +half blood!--But you have such a generous spirit!" + +"I would not wish to do any thing mean," he replied. "One had rather, +on such occasions, do too much than too little. No one, at least, can +think I have not done enough for them: even themselves, they can hardly +expect more." + +"There is no knowing what THEY may expect," said the lady, "but we are +not to think of their expectations: the question is, what you can +afford to do." + +"Certainly--and I think I may afford to give them five hundred pounds +a-piece. As it is, without any addition of mine, they will each have +about three thousand pounds on their mother's death--a very comfortable +fortune for any young woman." + +"To be sure it is; and, indeed, it strikes me that they can want no +addition at all. They will have ten thousand pounds divided amongst +them. If they marry, they will be sure of doing well, and if they do +not, they may all live very comfortably together on the interest of ten +thousand pounds." + +"That is very true, and, therefore, I do not know whether, upon the +whole, it would not be more advisable to do something for their mother +while she lives, rather than for them--something of the annuity kind I +mean.--My sisters would feel the good effects of it as well as herself. +A hundred a year would make them all perfectly comfortable." + +His wife hesitated a little, however, in giving her consent to this +plan. + +"To be sure," said she, "it is better than parting with fifteen hundred +pounds at once. But, then, if Mrs. Dashwood should live fifteen years +we shall be completely taken in." + +"Fifteen years! my dear Fanny; her life cannot be worth half that +purchase." + +"Certainly not; but if you observe, people always live for ever when +there is an annuity to be paid them; and she is very stout and healthy, +and hardly forty. An annuity is a very serious business; it comes over +and over every year, and there is no getting rid of it. You are not +aware of what you are doing. I have known a great deal of the trouble +of annuities; for my mother was clogged with the payment of three to +old superannuated servants by my father's will, and it is amazing how +disagreeable she found it. Twice every year these annuities were to be +paid; and then there was the trouble of getting it to them; and then +one of them was said to have died, and afterwards it turned out to be +no such thing. My mother was quite sick of it. Her income was not her +own, she said, with such perpetual claims on it; and it was the more +unkind in my father, because, otherwise, the money would have been +entirely at my mother's disposal, without any restriction whatever. It +has given me such an abhorrence of annuities, that I am sure I would +not pin myself down to the payment of one for all the world." + +"It is certainly an unpleasant thing," replied Mr. Dashwood, "to have +those kind of yearly drains on one's income. One's fortune, as your +mother justly says, is NOT one's own. To be tied down to the regular +payment of such a sum, on every rent day, is by no means desirable: it +takes away one's independence." + +"Undoubtedly; and after all you have no thanks for it. They think +themselves secure, you do no more than what is expected, and it raises +no gratitude at all. If I were you, whatever I did should be done at +my own discretion entirely. I would not bind myself to allow them any +thing yearly. It may be very inconvenient some years to spare a +hundred, or even fifty pounds from our own expenses." + +"I believe you are right, my love; it will be better that there should +be no annuity in the case; whatever I may give them occasionally will +be of far greater assistance than a yearly allowance, because they +would only enlarge their style of living if they felt sure of a larger +income, and would not be sixpence the richer for it at the end of the +year. It will certainly be much the best way. A present of fifty +pounds, now and then, will prevent their ever being distressed for +money, and will, I think, be amply discharging my promise to my father." + +"To be sure it will. Indeed, to say the truth, I am convinced within +myself that your father had no idea of your giving them any money at +all. The assistance he thought of, I dare say, was only such as might +be reasonably expected of you; for instance, such as looking out for a +comfortable small house for them, helping them to move their things, +and sending them presents of fish and game, and so forth, whenever they +are in season. I'll lay my life that he meant nothing farther; indeed, +it would be very strange and unreasonable if he did. Do but consider, +my dear Mr. Dashwood, how excessively comfortable your mother-in-law +and her daughters may live on the interest of seven thousand pounds, +besides the thousand pounds belonging to each of the girls, which +brings them in fifty pounds a year a-piece, and, of course, they will +pay their mother for their board out of it. Altogether, they will have +five hundred a-year amongst them, and what on earth can four women want +for more than that?--They will live so cheap! Their housekeeping will +be nothing at all. They will have no carriage, no horses, and hardly +any servants; they will keep no company, and can have no expenses of +any kind! Only conceive how comfortable they will be! Five hundred a +year! I am sure I cannot imagine how they will spend half of it; and as +to your giving them more, it is quite absurd to think of it. They will +be much more able to give YOU something." + +"Upon my word," said Mr. Dashwood, "I believe you are perfectly right. +My father certainly could mean nothing more by his request to me than +what you say. I clearly understand it now, and I will strictly fulfil +my engagement by such acts of assistance and kindness to them as you +have described. When my mother removes into another house my services +shall be readily given to accommodate her as far as I can. Some little +present of furniture too may be acceptable then." + +"Certainly," returned Mrs. John Dashwood. "But, however, ONE thing +must be considered. When your father and mother moved to Norland, +though the furniture of Stanhill was sold, all the china, plate, and +linen was saved, and is now left to your mother. Her house will +therefore be almost completely fitted up as soon as she takes it." + +"That is a material consideration undoubtedly. A valuable legacy +indeed! And yet some of the plate would have been a very pleasant +addition to our own stock here." + +"Yes; and the set of breakfast china is twice as handsome as what +belongs to this house. A great deal too handsome, in my opinion, for +any place THEY can ever afford to live in. But, however, so it is. +Your father thought only of THEM. And I must say this: that you owe no +particular gratitude to him, nor attention to his wishes; for we very +well know that if he could, he would have left almost everything in the +world to THEM." + +This argument was irresistible. It gave to his intentions whatever of +decision was wanting before; and he finally resolved, that it would be +absolutely unnecessary, if not highly indecorous, to do more for the +widow and children of his father, than such kind of neighbourly acts as +his own wife pointed out. + + + +CHAPTER 3 + + +Mrs. Dashwood remained at Norland several months; not from any +disinclination to move when the sight of every well known spot ceased +to raise the violent emotion which it produced for a while; for when +her spirits began to revive, and her mind became capable of some other +exertion than that of heightening its affliction by melancholy +remembrances, she was impatient to be gone, and indefatigable in her +inquiries for a suitable dwelling in the neighbourhood of Norland; for +to remove far from that beloved spot was impossible. But she could +hear of no situation that at once answered her notions of comfort and +ease, and suited the prudence of her eldest daughter, whose steadier +judgment rejected several houses as too large for their income, which +her mother would have approved. + +Mrs. Dashwood had been informed by her husband of the solemn promise on +the part of his son in their favour, which gave comfort to his last +earthly reflections. She doubted the sincerity of this assurance no +more than he had doubted it himself, and she thought of it for her +daughters' sake with satisfaction, though as for herself she was +persuaded that a much smaller provision than 7000L would support her in +affluence. For their brother's sake, too, for the sake of his own +heart, she rejoiced; and she reproached herself for being unjust to his +merit before, in believing him incapable of generosity. His attentive +behaviour to herself and his sisters convinced her that their welfare +was dear to him, and, for a long time, she firmly relied on the +liberality of his intentions. + +The contempt which she had, very early in their acquaintance, felt for +her daughter-in-law, was very much increased by the farther knowledge +of her character, which half a year's residence in her family afforded; +and perhaps in spite of every consideration of politeness or maternal +affection on the side of the former, the two ladies might have found it +impossible to have lived together so long, had not a particular +circumstance occurred to give still greater eligibility, according to +the opinions of Mrs. Dashwood, to her daughters' continuance at Norland. + +This circumstance was a growing attachment between her eldest girl and +the brother of Mrs. John Dashwood, a gentleman-like and pleasing young +man, who was introduced to their acquaintance soon after his sister's +establishment at Norland, and who had since spent the greatest part of +his time there. + +Some mothers might have encouraged the intimacy from motives of +interest, for Edward Ferrars was the eldest son of a man who had died +very rich; and some might have repressed it from motives of prudence, +for, except a trifling sum, the whole of his fortune depended on the +will of his mother. But Mrs. Dashwood was alike uninfluenced by either +consideration. It was enough for her that he appeared to be amiable, +that he loved her daughter, and that Elinor returned the partiality. +It was contrary to every doctrine of hers that difference of fortune +should keep any couple asunder who were attracted by resemblance of +disposition; and that Elinor's merit should not be acknowledged by +every one who knew her, was to her comprehension impossible. + +Edward Ferrars was not recommended to their good opinion by any +peculiar graces of person or address. He was not handsome, and his +manners required intimacy to make them pleasing. He was too diffident +to do justice to himself; but when his natural shyness was overcome, +his behaviour gave every indication of an open, affectionate heart. +His understanding was good, and his education had given it solid +improvement. But he was neither fitted by abilities nor disposition to +answer the wishes of his mother and sister, who longed to see him +distinguished--as--they hardly knew what. They wanted him to make a +fine figure in the world in some manner or other. His mother wished to +interest him in political concerns, to get him into parliament, or to +see him connected with some of the great men of the day. Mrs. John +Dashwood wished it likewise; but in the mean while, till one of these +superior blessings could be attained, it would have quieted her +ambition to see him driving a barouche. But Edward had no turn for +great men or barouches. All his wishes centered in domestic comfort +and the quiet of private life. Fortunately he had a younger brother +who was more promising. + +Edward had been staying several weeks in the house before he engaged +much of Mrs. Dashwood's attention; for she was, at that time, in such +affliction as rendered her careless of surrounding objects. She saw +only that he was quiet and unobtrusive, and she liked him for it. He +did not disturb the wretchedness of her mind by ill-timed conversation. +She was first called to observe and approve him farther, by a +reflection which Elinor chanced one day to make on the difference +between him and his sister. It was a contrast which recommended him +most forcibly to her mother. + +"It is enough," said she; "to say that he is unlike Fanny is enough. +It implies everything amiable. I love him already." + +"I think you will like him," said Elinor, "when you know more of him." + +"Like him!" replied her mother with a smile. "I feel no sentiment of +approbation inferior to love." + +"You may esteem him." + +"I have never yet known what it was to separate esteem and love." + +Mrs. Dashwood now took pains to get acquainted with him. Her manners +were attaching, and soon banished his reserve. She speedily +comprehended all his merits; the persuasion of his regard for Elinor +perhaps assisted her penetration; but she really felt assured of his +worth: and even that quietness of manner, which militated against all +her established ideas of what a young man's address ought to be, was no +longer uninteresting when she knew his heart to be warm and his temper +affectionate. + +No sooner did she perceive any symptom of love in his behaviour to +Elinor, than she considered their serious attachment as certain, and +looked forward to their marriage as rapidly approaching. + +"In a few months, my dear Marianne." said she, "Elinor will, in all +probability be settled for life. We shall miss her; but SHE will be +happy." + +"Oh! Mama, how shall we do without her?" + +"My love, it will be scarcely a separation. We shall live within a few +miles of each other, and shall meet every day of our lives. You will +gain a brother, a real, affectionate brother. I have the highest +opinion in the world of Edward's heart. But you look grave, Marianne; +do you disapprove your sister's choice?" + +"Perhaps," said Marianne, "I may consider it with some surprise. +Edward is very amiable, and I love him tenderly. But yet--he is not +the kind of young man--there is something wanting--his figure is not +striking; it has none of that grace which I should expect in the man +who could seriously attach my sister. His eyes want all that spirit, +that fire, which at once announce virtue and intelligence. And besides +all this, I am afraid, Mama, he has no real taste. Music seems +scarcely to attract him, and though he admires Elinor's drawings very +much, it is not the admiration of a person who can understand their +worth. It is evident, in spite of his frequent attention to her while +she draws, that in fact he knows nothing of the matter. He admires as +a lover, not as a connoisseur. To satisfy me, those characters must be +united. I could not be happy with a man whose taste did not in every +point coincide with my own. He must enter into all my feelings; the +same books, the same music must charm us both. Oh! mama, how +spiritless, how tame was Edward's manner in reading to us last night! +I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much +composure, she seemed scarcely to notice it. I could hardly keep my +seat. To hear those beautiful lines which have frequently almost +driven me wild, pronounced with such impenetrable calmness, such +dreadful indifference!"-- "He would certainly have done more justice to +simple and elegant prose. I thought so at the time; but you WOULD give +him Cowper." + +"Nay, Mama, if he is not to be animated by Cowper!--but we must allow +for difference of taste. Elinor has not my feelings, and therefore she +may overlook it, and be happy with him. But it would have broke MY +heart, had I loved him, to hear him read with so little sensibility. +Mama, the more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I +shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much! He +must have all Edward's virtues, and his person and manners must +ornament his goodness with every possible charm." + +"Remember, my love, that you are not seventeen. It is yet too early in +life to despair of such a happiness. Why should you be less fortunate +than your mother? In one circumstance only, my Marianne, may your +destiny be different from hers!" + + + +CHAPTER 4 + + +"What a pity it is, Elinor," said Marianne, "that Edward should have no +taste for drawing." + +"No taste for drawing!" replied Elinor, "why should you think so? He +does not draw himself, indeed, but he has great pleasure in seeing the +performances of other people, and I assure you he is by no means +deficient in natural taste, though he has not had opportunities of +improving it. Had he ever been in the way of learning, I think he +would have drawn very well. He distrusts his own judgment in such +matters so much, that he is always unwilling to give his opinion on any +picture; but he has an innate propriety and simplicity of taste, which +in general direct him perfectly right." + +Marianne was afraid of offending, and said no more on the subject; but +the kind of approbation which Elinor described as excited in him by the +drawings of other people, was very far from that rapturous delight, +which, in her opinion, could alone be called taste. Yet, though +smiling within herself at the mistake, she honoured her sister for that +blind partiality to Edward which produced it. + +"I hope, Marianne," continued Elinor, "you do not consider him as +deficient in general taste. Indeed, I think I may say that you cannot, +for your behaviour to him is perfectly cordial, and if THAT were your +opinion, I am sure you could never be civil to him." + +Marianne hardly knew what to say. She would not wound the feelings of +her sister on any account, and yet to say what she did not believe was +impossible. At length she replied: + +"Do not be offended, Elinor, if my praise of him is not in every thing +equal to your sense of his merits. I have not had so many +opportunities of estimating the minuter propensities of his mind, his +inclinations and tastes, as you have; but I have the highest opinion in +the world of his goodness and sense. I think him every thing that is +worthy and amiable." + +"I am sure," replied Elinor, with a smile, "that his dearest friends +could not be dissatisfied with such commendation as that. I do not +perceive how you could express yourself more warmly." + +Marianne was rejoiced to find her sister so easily pleased. + +"Of his sense and his goodness," continued Elinor, "no one can, I +think, be in doubt, who has seen him often enough to engage him in +unreserved conversation. The excellence of his understanding and his +principles can be concealed only by that shyness which too often keeps +him silent. You know enough of him to do justice to his solid worth. +But of his minuter propensities, as you call them you have from +peculiar circumstances been kept more ignorant than myself. He and I +have been at times thrown a good deal together, while you have been +wholly engrossed on the most affectionate principle by my mother. I +have seen a great deal of him, have studied his sentiments and heard +his opinion on subjects of literature and taste; and, upon the whole, I +venture to pronounce that his mind is well-informed, enjoyment of books +exceedingly great, his imagination lively, his observation just and +correct, and his taste delicate and pure. His abilities in every +respect improve as much upon acquaintance as his manners and person. +At first sight, his address is certainly not striking; and his person +can hardly be called handsome, till the expression of his eyes, which +are uncommonly good, and the general sweetness of his countenance, is +perceived. At present, I know him so well, that I think him really +handsome; or at least, almost so. What say you, Marianne?" + +"I shall very soon think him handsome, Elinor, if I do not now. When +you tell me to love him as a brother, I shall no more see imperfection +in his face, than I now do in his heart." + +Elinor started at this declaration, and was sorry for the warmth she +had been betrayed into, in speaking of him. She felt that Edward stood +very high in her opinion. She believed the regard to be mutual; but +she required greater certainty of it to make Marianne's conviction of +their attachment agreeable to her. She knew that what Marianne and her +mother conjectured one moment, they believed the next--that with them, +to wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect. She tried to explain +the real state of the case to her sister. + +"I do not attempt to deny," said she, "that I think very highly of +him--that I greatly esteem, that I like him." + +Marianne here burst forth with indignation-- + +"Esteem him! Like him! Cold-hearted Elinor! Oh! worse than +cold-hearted! Ashamed of being otherwise. Use those words again, and I +will leave the room this moment." + +Elinor could not help laughing. "Excuse me," said she; "and be assured +that I meant no offence to you, by speaking, in so quiet a way, of my +own feelings. Believe them to be stronger than I have declared; +believe them, in short, to be such as his merit, and the suspicion--the +hope of his affection for me may warrant, without imprudence or folly. +But farther than this you must not believe. I am by no means assured +of his regard for me. There are moments when the extent of it seems +doubtful; and till his sentiments are fully known, you cannot wonder at +my wishing to avoid any encouragement of my own partiality, by +believing or calling it more than it is. In my heart I feel +little--scarcely any doubt of his preference. But there are other +points to be considered besides his inclination. He is very far from +being independent. What his mother really is we cannot know; but, from +Fanny's occasional mention of her conduct and opinions, we have never +been disposed to think her amiable; and I am very much mistaken if +Edward is not himself aware that there would be many difficulties in +his way, if he were to wish to marry a woman who had not either a great +fortune or high rank." + +Marianne was astonished to find how much the imagination of her mother +and herself had outstripped the truth. + +"And you really are not engaged to him!" said she. "Yet it certainly +soon will happen. But two advantages will proceed from this delay. I +shall not lose you so soon, and Edward will have greater opportunity of +improving that natural taste for your favourite pursuit which must be +so indispensably necessary to your future felicity. Oh! if he should +be so far stimulated by your genius as to learn to draw himself, how +delightful it would be!" + +Elinor had given her real opinion to her sister. She could not +consider her partiality for Edward in so prosperous a state as Marianne +had believed it. There was, at times, a want of spirits about him +which, if it did not denote indifference, spoke of something almost as +unpromising. A doubt of her regard, supposing him to feel it, need not +give him more than inquietude. It would not be likely to produce that +dejection of mind which frequently attended him. A more reasonable +cause might be found in the dependent situation which forbade the +indulgence of his affection. She knew that his mother neither behaved +to him so as to make his home comfortable at present, nor to give him +any assurance that he might form a home for himself, without strictly +attending to her views for his aggrandizement. With such a knowledge +as this, it was impossible for Elinor to feel easy on the subject. She +was far from depending on that result of his preference of her, which +her mother and sister still considered as certain. Nay, the longer +they were together the more doubtful seemed the nature of his regard; +and sometimes, for a few painful minutes, she believed it to be no more +than friendship. + +But, whatever might really be its limits, it was enough, when perceived +by his sister, to make her uneasy, and at the same time, (which was +still more common,) to make her uncivil. She took the first +opportunity of affronting her mother-in-law on the occasion, talking to +her so expressively of her brother's great expectations, of Mrs. +Ferrars's resolution that both her sons should marry well, and of the +danger attending any young woman who attempted to DRAW HIM IN; that +Mrs. Dashwood could neither pretend to be unconscious, nor endeavor to +be calm. She gave her an answer which marked her contempt, and +instantly left the room, resolving that, whatever might be the +inconvenience or expense of so sudden a removal, her beloved Elinor +should not be exposed another week to such insinuations. + +In this state of her spirits, a letter was delivered to her from the +post, which contained a proposal particularly well timed. It was the +offer of a small house, on very easy terms, belonging to a relation of +her own, a gentleman of consequence and property in Devonshire. The +letter was from this gentleman himself, and written in the true spirit +of friendly accommodation. He understood that she was in need of a +dwelling; and though the house he now offered her was merely a cottage, +he assured her that everything should be done to it which she might +think necessary, if the situation pleased her. He earnestly pressed +her, after giving the particulars of the house and garden, to come with +her daughters to Barton Park, the place of his own residence, from +whence she might judge, herself, whether Barton Cottage, for the houses +were in the same parish, could, by any alteration, be made comfortable +to her. He seemed really anxious to accommodate them and the whole of +his letter was written in so friendly a style as could not fail of +giving pleasure to his cousin; more especially at a moment when she was +suffering under the cold and unfeeling behaviour of her nearer +connections. She needed no time for deliberation or inquiry. Her +resolution was formed as she read. The situation of Barton, in a +county so far distant from Sussex as Devonshire, which, but a few hours +before, would have been a sufficient objection to outweigh every +possible advantage belonging to the place, was now its first +recommendation. To quit the neighbourhood of Norland was no longer an +evil; it was an object of desire; it was a blessing, in comparison of +the misery of continuing her daughter-in-law's guest; and to remove for +ever from that beloved place would be less painful than to inhabit or +visit it while such a woman was its mistress. She instantly wrote Sir +John Middleton her acknowledgment of his kindness, and her acceptance +of his proposal; and then hastened to shew both letters to her +daughters, that she might be secure of their approbation before her +answer were sent. + +Elinor had always thought it would be more prudent for them to settle +at some distance from Norland, than immediately amongst their present +acquaintance. On THAT head, therefore, it was not for her to oppose +her mother's intention of removing into Devonshire. The house, too, as +described by Sir John, was on so simple a scale, and the rent so +uncommonly moderate, as to leave her no right of objection on either +point; and, therefore, though it was not a plan which brought any charm +to her fancy, though it was a removal from the vicinity of Norland +beyond her wishes, she made no attempt to dissuade her mother from +sending a letter of acquiescence. + + + +CHAPTER 5 + + +No sooner was her answer dispatched, than Mrs. Dashwood indulged herself +in the pleasure of announcing to her son-in-law and his wife that she +was provided with a house, and should incommode them no longer than till +every thing were ready for her inhabiting it. They heard her with +surprise. Mrs. John Dashwood said nothing; but her husband civilly hoped +that she would not be settled far from Norland. She had great +satisfaction in replying that she was going into Devonshire.--Edward +turned hastily towards her, on hearing this, and, in a voice of surprise +and concern, which required no explanation to her, repeated, +"Devonshire! Are you, indeed, going there? So far from hence! And to +what part of it?" She explained the situation. It was within four miles +northward of Exeter. + +"It is but a cottage," she continued, "but I hope to see many of my +friends in it. A room or two can easily be added; and if my friends +find no difficulty in travelling so far to see me, I am sure I will +find none in accommodating them." + +She concluded with a very kind invitation to Mr. and Mrs. John Dashwood +to visit her at Barton; and to Edward she gave one with still greater +affection. Though her late conversation with her daughter-in-law had +made her resolve on remaining at Norland no longer than was +unavoidable, it had not produced the smallest effect on her in that +point to which it principally tended. To separate Edward and Elinor +was as far from being her object as ever; and she wished to show Mrs. +John Dashwood, by this pointed invitation to her brother, how totally +she disregarded her disapprobation of the match. + +Mr. John Dashwood told his mother again and again how exceedingly sorry +he was that she had taken a house at such a distance from Norland as to +prevent his being of any service to her in removing her furniture. He +really felt conscientiously vexed on the occasion; for the very +exertion to which he had limited the performance of his promise to his +father was by this arrangement rendered impracticable.-- The furniture +was all sent around by water. It chiefly consisted of household linen, +plate, china, and books, with a handsome pianoforte of Marianne's. +Mrs. John Dashwood saw the packages depart with a sigh: she could not +help feeling it hard that as Mrs. Dashwood's income would be so +trifling in comparison with their own, she should have any handsome +article of furniture. + +Mrs. Dashwood took the house for a twelvemonth; it was ready furnished, +and she might have immediate possession. No difficulty arose on either +side in the agreement; and she waited only for the disposal of her +effects at Norland, and to determine her future household, before she +set off for the west; and this, as she was exceedingly rapid in the +performance of everything that interested her, was soon done.--The +horses which were left her by her husband had been sold soon after his +death, and an opportunity now offering of disposing of her carriage, +she agreed to sell that likewise at the earnest advice of her eldest +daughter. For the comfort of her children, had she consulted only her +own wishes, she would have kept it; but the discretion of Elinor +prevailed. HER wisdom too limited the number of their servants to +three; two maids and a man, with whom they were speedily provided from +amongst those who had formed their establishment at Norland. + +The man and one of the maids were sent off immediately into Devonshire, +to prepare the house for their mistress's arrival; for as Lady +Middleton was entirely unknown to Mrs. Dashwood, she preferred going +directly to the cottage to being a visitor at Barton Park; and she +relied so undoubtingly on Sir John's description of the house, as to +feel no curiosity to examine it herself till she entered it as her own. +Her eagerness to be gone from Norland was preserved from diminution by +the evident satisfaction of her daughter-in-law in the prospect of her +removal; a satisfaction which was but feebly attempted to be concealed +under a cold invitation to her to defer her departure. Now was the +time when her son-in-law's promise to his father might with particular +propriety be fulfilled. Since he had neglected to do it on first +coming to the estate, their quitting his house might be looked on as +the most suitable period for its accomplishment. But Mrs. Dashwood +began shortly to give over every hope of the kind, and to be convinced, +from the general drift of his discourse, that his assistance extended +no farther than their maintenance for six months at Norland. He so +frequently talked of the increasing expenses of housekeeping, and of +the perpetual demands upon his purse, which a man of any consequence in +the world was beyond calculation exposed to, that he seemed rather to +stand in need of more money himself than to have any design of giving +money away. + +In a very few weeks from the day which brought Sir John Middleton's +first letter to Norland, every thing was so far settled in their future +abode as to enable Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters to begin their +journey. + +Many were the tears shed by them in their last adieus to a place so +much beloved. "Dear, dear Norland!" said Marianne, as she wandered +alone before the house, on the last evening of their being there; "when +shall I cease to regret you!--when learn to feel a home elsewhere!--Oh! +happy house, could you know what I suffer in now viewing you from this +spot, from whence perhaps I may view you no more!--And you, ye +well-known trees!--but you will continue the same.--No leaf will decay +because we are removed, nor any branch become motionless although we +can observe you no longer!--No; you will continue the same; unconscious +of the pleasure or the regret you occasion, and insensible of any +change in those who walk under your shade!--But who will remain to +enjoy you?" + + + +CHAPTER 6 + + +The first part of their journey was performed in too melancholy a +disposition to be otherwise than tedious and unpleasant. But as they +drew towards the end of it, their interest in the appearance of a +country which they were to inhabit overcame their dejection, and a view +of Barton Valley as they entered it gave them cheerfulness. It was a +pleasant fertile spot, well wooded, and rich in pasture. After winding +along it for more than a mile, they reached their own house. A small +green court was the whole of its demesne in front; and a neat wicket +gate admitted them into it. + +As a house, Barton Cottage, though small, was comfortable and compact; +but as a cottage it was defective, for the building was regular, the +roof was tiled, the window shutters were not painted green, nor were +the walls covered with honeysuckles. A narrow passage led directly +through the house into the garden behind. On each side of the entrance +was a sitting room, about sixteen feet square; and beyond them were the +offices and the stairs. Four bed-rooms and two garrets formed the rest +of the house. It had not been built many years and was in good repair. +In comparison of Norland, it was poor and small indeed!--but the tears +which recollection called forth as they entered the house were soon +dried away. They were cheered by the joy of the servants on their +arrival, and each for the sake of the others resolved to appear happy. +It was very early in September; the season was fine, and from first +seeing the place under the advantage of good weather, they received an +impression in its favour which was of material service in recommending +it to their lasting approbation. + +The situation of the house was good. High hills rose immediately +behind, and at no great distance on each side; some of which were open +downs, the others cultivated and woody. The village of Barton was +chiefly on one of these hills, and formed a pleasant view from the +cottage windows. The prospect in front was more extensive; it +commanded the whole of the valley, and reached into the country beyond. +The hills which surrounded the cottage terminated the valley in that +direction; under another name, and in another course, it branched out +again between two of the steepest of them. + +With the size and furniture of the house Mrs. Dashwood was upon the +whole well satisfied; for though her former style of life rendered many +additions to the latter indispensable, yet to add and improve was a +delight to her; and she had at this time ready money enough to supply +all that was wanted of greater elegance to the apartments. "As for the +house itself, to be sure," said she, "it is too small for our family, +but we will make ourselves tolerably comfortable for the present, as it +is too late in the year for improvements. Perhaps in the spring, if I +have plenty of money, as I dare say I shall, we may think about +building. These parlors are both too small for such parties of our +friends as I hope to see often collected here; and I have some thoughts +of throwing the passage into one of them with perhaps a part of the +other, and so leave the remainder of that other for an entrance; this, +with a new drawing room which may be easily added, and a bed-chamber +and garret above, will make it a very snug little cottage. I could +wish the stairs were handsome. But one must not expect every thing; +though I suppose it would be no difficult matter to widen them. I +shall see how much I am before-hand with the world in the spring, and +we will plan our improvements accordingly." + +In the mean time, till all these alterations could be made from the +savings of an income of five hundred a-year by a woman who never saved +in her life, they were wise enough to be contented with the house as it +was; and each of them was busy in arranging their particular concerns, +and endeavoring, by placing around them books and other possessions, to +form themselves a home. Marianne's pianoforte was unpacked and +properly disposed of; and Elinor's drawings were affixed to the walls +of their sitting room. + +In such employments as these they were interrupted soon after breakfast +the next day by the entrance of their landlord, who called to welcome +them to Barton, and to offer them every accommodation from his own +house and garden in which theirs might at present be deficient. Sir +John Middleton was a good looking man about forty. He had formerly +visited at Stanhill, but it was too long for his young cousins to +remember him. His countenance was thoroughly good-humoured; and his +manners were as friendly as the style of his letter. Their arrival +seemed to afford him real satisfaction, and their comfort to be an +object of real solicitude to him. He said much of his earnest desire +of their living in the most sociable terms with his family, and pressed +them so cordially to dine at Barton Park every day till they were +better settled at home, that, though his entreaties were carried to a +point of perseverance beyond civility, they could not give offence. +His kindness was not confined to words; for within an hour after he +left them, a large basket full of garden stuff and fruit arrived from +the park, which was followed before the end of the day by a present of +game. He insisted, moreover, on conveying all their letters to and +from the post for them, and would not be denied the satisfaction of +sending them his newspaper every day. + +Lady Middleton had sent a very civil message by him, denoting her +intention of waiting on Mrs. Dashwood as soon as she could be assured +that her visit would be no inconvenience; and as this message was +answered by an invitation equally polite, her ladyship was introduced +to them the next day. + +They were, of course, very anxious to see a person on whom so much of +their comfort at Barton must depend; and the elegance of her appearance +was favourable to their wishes. Lady Middleton was not more than six +or seven and twenty; her face was handsome, her figure tall and +striking, and her address graceful. Her manners had all the elegance +which her husband's wanted. But they would have been improved by some +share of his frankness and warmth; and her visit was long enough to +detract something from their first admiration, by shewing that, though +perfectly well-bred, she was reserved, cold, and had nothing to say for +herself beyond the most common-place inquiry or remark. + +Conversation however was not wanted, for Sir John was very chatty, and +Lady Middleton had taken the wise precaution of bringing with her their +eldest child, a fine little boy about six years old, by which means +there was one subject always to be recurred to by the ladies in case of +extremity, for they had to enquire his name and age, admire his beauty, +and ask him questions which his mother answered for him, while he hung +about her and held down his head, to the great surprise of her +ladyship, who wondered at his being so shy before company, as he could +make noise enough at home. On every formal visit a child ought to be +of the party, by way of provision for discourse. In the present case +it took up ten minutes to determine whether the boy were most like his +father or mother, and in what particular he resembled either, for of +course every body differed, and every body was astonished at the +opinion of the others. + +An opportunity was soon to be given to the Dashwoods of debating on the +rest of the children, as Sir John would not leave the house without +securing their promise of dining at the park the next day. + + + +CHAPTER 7 + + +Barton Park was about half a mile from the cottage. The ladies had +passed near it in their way along the valley, but it was screened from +their view at home by the projection of a hill. The house was large +and handsome; and the Middletons lived in a style of equal hospitality +and elegance. The former was for Sir John's gratification, the latter +for that of his lady. They were scarcely ever without some friends +staying with them in the house, and they kept more company of every +kind than any other family in the neighbourhood. It was necessary to +the happiness of both; for however dissimilar in temper and outward +behaviour, they strongly resembled each other in that total want of +talent and taste which confined their employments, unconnected with +such as society produced, within a very narrow compass. Sir John was a +sportsman, Lady Middleton a mother. He hunted and shot, and she +humoured her children; and these were their only resources. Lady +Middleton had the advantage of being able to spoil her children all the +year round, while Sir John's independent employments were in existence +only half the time. Continual engagements at home and abroad, however, +supplied all the deficiencies of nature and education; supported the +good spirits of Sir John, and gave exercise to the good breeding of his +wife. + +Lady Middleton piqued herself upon the elegance of her table, and of +all her domestic arrangements; and from this kind of vanity was her +greatest enjoyment in any of their parties. But Sir John's +satisfaction in society was much more real; he delighted in collecting +about him more young people than his house would hold, and the noisier +they were the better was he pleased. He was a blessing to all the +juvenile part of the neighbourhood, for in summer he was for ever +forming parties to eat cold ham and chicken out of doors, and in winter +his private balls were numerous enough for any young lady who was not +suffering under the unsatiable appetite of fifteen. + +The arrival of a new family in the country was always a matter of joy +to him, and in every point of view he was charmed with the inhabitants +he had now procured for his cottage at Barton. The Miss Dashwoods were +young, pretty, and unaffected. It was enough to secure his good +opinion; for to be unaffected was all that a pretty girl could want to +make her mind as captivating as her person. The friendliness of his +disposition made him happy in accommodating those, whose situation +might be considered, in comparison with the past, as unfortunate. In +showing kindness to his cousins therefore he had the real satisfaction +of a good heart; and in settling a family of females only in his +cottage, he had all the satisfaction of a sportsman; for a sportsman, +though he esteems only those of his sex who are sportsmen likewise, is +not often desirous of encouraging their taste by admitting them to a +residence within his own manor. + +Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters were met at the door of the house by +Sir John, who welcomed them to Barton Park with unaffected sincerity; +and as he attended them to the drawing room repeated to the young +ladies the concern which the same subject had drawn from him the day +before, at being unable to get any smart young men to meet them. They +would see, he said, only one gentleman there besides himself; a +particular friend who was staying at the park, but who was neither very +young nor very gay. He hoped they would all excuse the smallness of +the party, and could assure them it should never happen so again. He +had been to several families that morning in hopes of procuring some +addition to their number, but it was moonlight and every body was full +of engagements. Luckily Lady Middleton's mother had arrived at Barton +within the last hour, and as she was a very cheerful agreeable woman, +he hoped the young ladies would not find it so very dull as they might +imagine. The young ladies, as well as their mother, were perfectly +satisfied with having two entire strangers of the party, and wished for +no more. + +Mrs. Jennings, Lady Middleton's mother, was a good-humoured, merry, +fat, elderly woman, who talked a great deal, seemed very happy, and +rather vulgar. She was full of jokes and laughter, and before dinner +was over had said many witty things on the subject of lovers and +husbands; hoped they had not left their hearts behind them in Sussex, +and pretended to see them blush whether they did or not. Marianne was +vexed at it for her sister's sake, and turned her eyes towards Elinor +to see how she bore these attacks, with an earnestness which gave +Elinor far more pain than could arise from such common-place raillery +as Mrs. Jennings's. + +Colonel Brandon, the friend of Sir John, seemed no more adapted by +resemblance of manner to be his friend, than Lady Middleton was to be +his wife, or Mrs. Jennings to be Lady Middleton's mother. He was +silent and grave. His appearance however was not unpleasing, in spite +of his being in the opinion of Marianne and Margaret an absolute old +bachelor, for he was on the wrong side of five and thirty; but though +his face was not handsome, his countenance was sensible, and his +address was particularly gentlemanlike. + +There was nothing in any of the party which could recommend them as +companions to the Dashwoods; but the cold insipidity of Lady Middleton +was so particularly repulsive, that in comparison of it the gravity of +Colonel Brandon, and even the boisterous mirth of Sir John and his +mother-in-law was interesting. Lady Middleton seemed to be roused to +enjoyment only by the entrance of her four noisy children after dinner, +who pulled her about, tore her clothes, and put an end to every kind of +discourse except what related to themselves. + +In the evening, as Marianne was discovered to be musical, she was +invited to play. The instrument was unlocked, every body prepared to +be charmed, and Marianne, who sang very well, at their request went +through the chief of the songs which Lady Middleton had brought into +the family on her marriage, and which perhaps had lain ever since in +the same position on the pianoforte, for her ladyship had celebrated +that event by giving up music, although by her mother's account, she +had played extremely well, and by her own was very fond of it. + +Marianne's performance was highly applauded. Sir John was loud in his +admiration at the end of every song, and as loud in his conversation +with the others while every song lasted. Lady Middleton frequently +called him to order, wondered how any one's attention could be diverted +from music for a moment, and asked Marianne to sing a particular song +which Marianne had just finished. Colonel Brandon alone, of all the +party, heard her without being in raptures. He paid her only the +compliment of attention; and she felt a respect for him on the +occasion, which the others had reasonably forfeited by their shameless +want of taste. His pleasure in music, though it amounted not to that +ecstatic delight which alone could sympathize with her own, was +estimable when contrasted against the horrible insensibility of the +others; and she was reasonable enough to allow that a man of five and +thirty might well have outlived all acuteness of feeling and every +exquisite power of enjoyment. She was perfectly disposed to make every +allowance for the colonel's advanced state of life which humanity +required. + + + +CHAPTER 8 + + +Mrs. Jennings was a widow with an ample jointure. She had only two +daughters, both of whom she had lived to see respectably married, and +she had now therefore nothing to do but to marry all the rest of the +world. In the promotion of this object she was zealously active, as +far as her ability reached; and missed no opportunity of projecting +weddings among all the young people of her acquaintance. She was +remarkably quick in the discovery of attachments, and had enjoyed the +advantage of raising the blushes and the vanity of many a young lady by +insinuations of her power over such a young man; and this kind of +discernment enabled her soon after her arrival at Barton decisively to +pronounce that Colonel Brandon was very much in love with Marianne +Dashwood. She rather suspected it to be so, on the very first evening +of their being together, from his listening so attentively while she +sang to them; and when the visit was returned by the Middletons' dining +at the cottage, the fact was ascertained by his listening to her again. +It must be so. She was perfectly convinced of it. It would be an +excellent match, for HE was rich, and SHE was handsome. Mrs. Jennings +had been anxious to see Colonel Brandon well married, ever since her +connection with Sir John first brought him to her knowledge; and she +was always anxious to get a good husband for every pretty girl. + +The immediate advantage to herself was by no means inconsiderable, for +it supplied her with endless jokes against them both. At the park she +laughed at the colonel, and in the cottage at Marianne. To the former +her raillery was probably, as far as it regarded only himself, +perfectly indifferent; but to the latter it was at first +incomprehensible; and when its object was understood, she hardly knew +whether most to laugh at its absurdity, or censure its impertinence, +for she considered it as an unfeeling reflection on the colonel's +advanced years, and on his forlorn condition as an old bachelor. + +Mrs. Dashwood, who could not think a man five years younger than +herself, so exceedingly ancient as he appeared to the youthful fancy of +her daughter, ventured to clear Mrs. Jennings from the probability of +wishing to throw ridicule on his age. + +"But at least, Mama, you cannot deny the absurdity of the accusation, +though you may not think it intentionally ill-natured. Colonel Brandon +is certainly younger than Mrs. Jennings, but he is old enough to be MY +father; and if he were ever animated enough to be in love, must have +long outlived every sensation of the kind. It is too ridiculous! When +is a man to be safe from such wit, if age and infirmity will not +protect him?" + +"Infirmity!" said Elinor, "do you call Colonel Brandon infirm? I can +easily suppose that his age may appear much greater to you than to my +mother; but you can hardly deceive yourself as to his having the use of +his limbs!" + +"Did not you hear him complain of the rheumatism? and is not that the +commonest infirmity of declining life?" + +"My dearest child," said her mother, laughing, "at this rate you must +be in continual terror of MY decay; and it must seem to you a miracle +that my life has been extended to the advanced age of forty." + +"Mama, you are not doing me justice. I know very well that Colonel +Brandon is not old enough to make his friends yet apprehensive of +losing him in the course of nature. He may live twenty years longer. +But thirty-five has nothing to do with matrimony." + +"Perhaps," said Elinor, "thirty-five and seventeen had better not have +any thing to do with matrimony together. But if there should by any +chance happen to be a woman who is single at seven and twenty, I should +not think Colonel Brandon's being thirty-five any objection to his +marrying HER." + +"A woman of seven and twenty," said Marianne, after pausing a moment, +"can never hope to feel or inspire affection again, and if her home be +uncomfortable, or her fortune small, I can suppose that she might bring +herself to submit to the offices of a nurse, for the sake of the +provision and security of a wife. In his marrying such a woman +therefore there would be nothing unsuitable. It would be a compact of +convenience, and the world would be satisfied. In my eyes it would be +no marriage at all, but that would be nothing. To me it would seem +only a commercial exchange, in which each wished to be benefited at the +expense of the other." + +"It would be impossible, I know," replied Elinor, "to convince you that +a woman of seven and twenty could feel for a man of thirty-five +anything near enough to love, to make him a desirable companion to her. +But I must object to your dooming Colonel Brandon and his wife to the +constant confinement of a sick chamber, merely because he chanced to +complain yesterday (a very cold damp day) of a slight rheumatic feel in +one of his shoulders." + +"But he talked of flannel waistcoats," said Marianne; "and with me a +flannel waistcoat is invariably connected with aches, cramps, +rheumatisms, and every species of ailment that can afflict the old and +the feeble." + +"Had he been only in a violent fever, you would not have despised him +half so much. Confess, Marianne, is not there something interesting to +you in the flushed cheek, hollow eye, and quick pulse of a fever?" + +Soon after this, upon Elinor's leaving the room, "Mama," said +Marianne, "I have an alarm on the subject of illness which I cannot +conceal from you. I am sure Edward Ferrars is not well. We have now +been here almost a fortnight, and yet he does not come. Nothing but +real indisposition could occasion this extraordinary delay. What else +can detain him at Norland?" + +"Had you any idea of his coming so soon?" said Mrs. Dashwood. "I had +none. On the contrary, if I have felt any anxiety at all on the +subject, it has been in recollecting that he sometimes showed a want of +pleasure and readiness in accepting my invitation, when I talked of his +coming to Barton. Does Elinor expect him already?" + +"I have never mentioned it to her, but of course she must." + +"I rather think you are mistaken, for when I was talking to her +yesterday of getting a new grate for the spare bedchamber, she observed +that there was no immediate hurry for it, as it was not likely that the +room would be wanted for some time." + +"How strange this is! what can be the meaning of it! But the whole of +their behaviour to each other has been unaccountable! How cold, how +composed were their last adieus! How languid their conversation the +last evening of their being together! In Edward's farewell there was no +distinction between Elinor and me: it was the good wishes of an +affectionate brother to both. Twice did I leave them purposely +together in the course of the last morning, and each time did he most +unaccountably follow me out of the room. And Elinor, in quitting +Norland and Edward, cried not as I did. Even now her self-command is +invariable. When is she dejected or melancholy? When does she try to +avoid society, or appear restless and dissatisfied in it?" + + + +CHAPTER 9 + + +The Dashwoods were now settled at Barton with tolerable comfort to +themselves. The house and the garden, with all the objects surrounding +them, were now become familiar, and the ordinary pursuits which had +given to Norland half its charms were engaged in again with far greater +enjoyment than Norland had been able to afford, since the loss of their +father. Sir John Middleton, who called on them every day for the first +fortnight, and who was not in the habit of seeing much occupation at +home, could not conceal his amazement on finding them always employed. + +Their visitors, except those from Barton Park, were not many; for, in +spite of Sir John's urgent entreaties that they would mix more in the +neighbourhood, and repeated assurances of his carriage being always at +their service, the independence of Mrs. Dashwood's spirit overcame the +wish of society for her children; and she was resolute in declining to +visit any family beyond the distance of a walk. There were but few who +could be so classed; and it was not all of them that were attainable. +About a mile and a half from the cottage, along the narrow winding +valley of Allenham, which issued from that of Barton, as formerly +described, the girls had, in one of their earliest walks, discovered an +ancient respectable looking mansion which, by reminding them a little +of Norland, interested their imagination and made them wish to be +better acquainted with it. But they learnt, on enquiry, that its +possessor, an elderly lady of very good character, was unfortunately +too infirm to mix with the world, and never stirred from home. + +The whole country about them abounded in beautiful walks. The high +downs which invited them from almost every window of the cottage to +seek the exquisite enjoyment of air on their summits, were a happy +alternative when the dirt of the valleys beneath shut up their superior +beauties; and towards one of these hills did Marianne and Margaret one +memorable morning direct their steps, attracted by the partial sunshine +of a showery sky, and unable longer to bear the confinement which the +settled rain of the two preceding days had occasioned. The weather was +not tempting enough to draw the two others from their pencil and their +book, in spite of Marianne's declaration that the day would be +lastingly fair, and that every threatening cloud would be drawn off +from their hills; and the two girls set off together. + +They gaily ascended the downs, rejoicing in their own penetration at +every glimpse of blue sky; and when they caught in their faces the +animating gales of a high south-westerly wind, they pitied the fears +which had prevented their mother and Elinor from sharing such +delightful sensations. + +"Is there a felicity in the world," said Marianne, "superior to +this?--Margaret, we will walk here at least two hours." + +Margaret agreed, and they pursued their way against the wind, resisting +it with laughing delight for about twenty minutes longer, when suddenly +the clouds united over their heads, and a driving rain set full in +their face.-- Chagrined and surprised, they were obliged, though +unwillingly, to turn back, for no shelter was nearer than their own +house. One consolation however remained for them, to which the +exigence of the moment gave more than usual propriety; it was that of +running with all possible speed down the steep side of the hill which +led immediately to their garden gate. + +They set off. Marianne had at first the advantage, but a false step +brought her suddenly to the ground; and Margaret, unable to stop +herself to assist her, was involuntarily hurried along, and reached the +bottom in safety. + +A gentleman carrying a gun, with two pointers playing round him, was +passing up the hill and within a few yards of Marianne, when her +accident happened. He put down his gun and ran to her assistance. She +had raised herself from the ground, but her foot had been twisted in +her fall, and she was scarcely able to stand. The gentleman offered +his services; and perceiving that her modesty declined what her +situation rendered necessary, took her up in his arms without farther +delay, and carried her down the hill. Then passing through the garden, +the gate of which had been left open by Margaret, he bore her directly +into the house, whither Margaret was just arrived, and quitted not his +hold till he had seated her in a chair in the parlour. + +Elinor and her mother rose up in amazement at their entrance, and while +the eyes of both were fixed on him with an evident wonder and a secret +admiration which equally sprung from his appearance, he apologized for +his intrusion by relating its cause, in a manner so frank and so +graceful that his person, which was uncommonly handsome, received +additional charms from his voice and expression. Had he been even old, +ugly, and vulgar, the gratitude and kindness of Mrs. Dashwood would +have been secured by any act of attention to her child; but the +influence of youth, beauty, and elegance, gave an interest to the +action which came home to her feelings. + +She thanked him again and again; and, with a sweetness of address which +always attended her, invited him to be seated. But this he declined, +as he was dirty and wet. Mrs. Dashwood then begged to know to whom she +was obliged. His name, he replied, was Willoughby, and his present +home was at Allenham, from whence he hoped she would allow him the +honour of calling tomorrow to enquire after Miss Dashwood. The honour +was readily granted, and he then departed, to make himself still more +interesting, in the midst of a heavy rain. + +His manly beauty and more than common gracefulness were instantly the +theme of general admiration, and the laugh which his gallantry raised +against Marianne received particular spirit from his exterior +attractions.-- Marianne herself had seen less of his Mama the +rest, for the confusion which crimsoned over her face, on his lifting +her up, had robbed her of the power of regarding him after their +entering the house. But she had seen enough of him to join in all the +admiration of the others, and with an energy which always adorned her +praise. His person and air were equal to what her fancy had ever drawn +for the hero of a favourite story; and in his carrying her into the +house with so little previous formality, there was a rapidity of +thought which particularly recommended the action to her. Every +circumstance belonging to him was interesting. His name was good, his +residence was in their favourite village, and she soon found out that +of all manly dresses a shooting-jacket was the most becoming. Her +imagination was busy, her reflections were pleasant, and the pain of a +sprained ankle was disregarded. + +Sir John called on them as soon as the next interval of fair weather +that morning allowed him to get out of doors; and Marianne's accident +being related to him, he was eagerly asked whether he knew any +gentleman of the name of Willoughby at Allenham. + +"Willoughby!" cried Sir John; "what, is HE in the country? That is good +news however; I will ride over tomorrow, and ask him to dinner on +Thursday." + +"You know him then," said Mrs. Dashwood. + +"Know him! to be sure I do. Why, he is down here every year." + +"And what sort of a young man is he?" + +"As good a kind of fellow as ever lived, I assure you. A very decent +shot, and there is not a bolder rider in England." + +"And is that all you can say for him?" cried Marianne, indignantly. +"But what are his manners on more intimate acquaintance? What his +pursuits, his talents, and genius?" + +Sir John was rather puzzled. + +"Upon my soul," said he, "I do not know much about him as to all THAT. +But he is a pleasant, good humoured fellow, and has got the nicest +little black bitch of a pointer I ever saw. Was she out with him +today?" + +But Marianne could no more satisfy him as to the colour of Mr. +Willoughby's pointer, than he could describe to her the shades of his +mind. + +"But who is he?" said Elinor. "Where does he come from? Has he a +house at Allenham?" + +On this point Sir John could give more certain intelligence; and he +told them that Mr. Willoughby had no property of his own in the +country; that he resided there only while he was visiting the old lady +at Allenham Court, to whom he was related, and whose possessions he was +to inherit; adding, "Yes, yes, he is very well worth catching I can +tell you, Miss Dashwood; he has a pretty little estate of his own in +Somersetshire besides; and if I were you, I would not give him up to my +younger sister, in spite of all this tumbling down hills. Miss +Marianne must not expect to have all the men to herself. Brandon will +be jealous, if she does not take care." + +"I do not believe," said Mrs. Dashwood, with a good humoured smile, +"that Mr. Willoughby will be incommoded by the attempts of either of MY +daughters towards what you call CATCHING him. It is not an employment +to which they have been brought up. Men are very safe with us, let +them be ever so rich. I am glad to find, however, from what you say, +that he is a respectable young man, and one whose acquaintance will not +be ineligible." + +"He is as good a sort of fellow, I believe, as ever lived," repeated +Sir John. "I remember last Christmas at a little hop at the park, he +danced from eight o'clock till four, without once sitting down." + +"Did he indeed?" cried Marianne with sparkling eyes, "and with +elegance, with spirit?" + +"Yes; and he was up again at eight to ride to covert." + +"That is what I like; that is what a young man ought to be. Whatever +be his pursuits, his eagerness in them should know no moderation, and +leave him no sense of fatigue." + +"Aye, aye, I see how it will be," said Sir John, "I see how it will be. +You will be setting your cap at him now, and never think of poor +Brandon." + +"That is an expression, Sir John," said Marianne, warmly, "which I +particularly dislike. I abhor every common-place phrase by which wit +is intended; and 'setting one's cap at a man,' or 'making a conquest,' +are the most odious of all. Their tendency is gross and illiberal; and +if their construction could ever be deemed clever, time has long ago +destroyed all its ingenuity." + +Sir John did not much understand this reproof; but he laughed as +heartily as if he did, and then replied, + +"Ay, you will make conquests enough, I dare say, one way or other. +Poor Brandon! he is quite smitten already, and he is very well worth +setting your cap at, I can tell you, in spite of all this tumbling +about and spraining of ankles." + + + +CHAPTER 10 + + +Marianne's preserver, as Margaret, with more elegance than precision, +styled Willoughby, called at the cottage early the next morning to make +his personal enquiries. He was received by Mrs. Dashwood with more +than politeness; with a kindness which Sir John's account of him and +her own gratitude prompted; and every thing that passed during the +visit tended to assure him of the sense, elegance, mutual affection, +and domestic comfort of the family to whom accident had now introduced +him. Of their personal charms he had not required a second interview +to be convinced. + +Miss Dashwood had a delicate complexion, regular features, and a +remarkably pretty figure. Marianne was still handsomer. Her form, +though not so correct as her sister's, in having the advantage of +height, was more striking; and her face was so lovely, that when in the +common cant of praise, she was called a beautiful girl, truth was less +violently outraged than usually happens. Her skin was very brown, but, +from its transparency, her complexion was uncommonly brilliant; her +features were all good; her smile was sweet and attractive; and in her +eyes, which were very dark, there was a life, a spirit, an eagerness, +which could hardily be seen without delight. From Willoughby their +expression was at first held back, by the embarrassment which the +remembrance of his assistance created. But when this passed away, when +her spirits became collected, when she saw that to the perfect +good-breeding of the gentleman, he united frankness and vivacity, and +above all, when she heard him declare, that of music and dancing he was +passionately fond, she gave him such a look of approbation as secured +the largest share of his discourse to herself for the rest of his stay. + +It was only necessary to mention any favourite amusement to engage her +to talk. She could not be silent when such points were introduced, and +she had neither shyness nor reserve in their discussion. They speedily +discovered that their enjoyment of dancing and music was mutual, and +that it arose from a general conformity of judgment in all that related +to either. Encouraged by this to a further examination of his +opinions, she proceeded to question him on the subject of books; her +favourite authors were brought forward and dwelt upon with so rapturous +a delight, that any young man of five and twenty must have been +insensible indeed, not to become an immediate convert to the excellence +of such works, however disregarded before. Their taste was strikingly +alike. The same books, the same passages were idolized by each--or if +any difference appeared, any objection arose, it lasted no longer than +till the force of her arguments and the brightness of her eyes could be +displayed. He acquiesced in all her decisions, caught all her +enthusiasm; and long before his visit concluded, they conversed with +the familiarity of a long-established acquaintance. + +"Well, Marianne," said Elinor, as soon as he had left them, "for ONE +morning I think you have done pretty well. You have already +ascertained Mr. Willoughby's opinion in almost every matter of +importance. You know what he thinks of Cowper and Scott; you are +certain of his estimating their beauties as he ought, and you have +received every assurance of his admiring Pope no more than is proper. +But how is your acquaintance to be long supported, under such +extraordinary despatch of every subject for discourse? You will soon +have exhausted each favourite topic. Another meeting will suffice to +explain his sentiments on picturesque beauty, and second marriages, and +then you can have nothing farther to ask."-- + +"Elinor," cried Marianne, "is this fair? is this just? are my ideas so +scanty? But I see what you mean. I have been too much at my ease, too +happy, too frank. I have erred against every common-place notion of +decorum; I have been open and sincere where I ought to have been +reserved, spiritless, dull, and deceitful--had I talked only of the +weather and the roads, and had I spoken only once in ten minutes, this +reproach would have been spared." + +"My love," said her mother, "you must not be offended with Elinor--she +was only in jest. I should scold her myself, if she were capable of +wishing to check the delight of your conversation with our new +friend."-- Marianne was softened in a moment. + +Willoughby, on his side, gave every proof of his pleasure in their +acquaintance, which an evident wish of improving it could offer. He +came to them every day. To enquire after Marianne was at first his +excuse; but the encouragement of his reception, to which every day gave +greater kindness, made such an excuse unnecessary before it had ceased +to be possible, by Marianne's perfect recovery. She was confined for +some days to the house; but never had any confinement been less +irksome. Willoughby was a young man of good abilities, quick +imagination, lively spirits, and open, affectionate manners. He was +exactly formed to engage Marianne's heart, for with all this, he joined +not only a captivating person, but a natural ardour of mind which was +now roused and increased by the example of her own, and which +recommended him to her affection beyond every thing else. + +His society became gradually her most exquisite enjoyment. They read, +they talked, they sang together; his musical talents were considerable; +and he read with all the sensibility and spirit which Edward had +unfortunately wanted. + +In Mrs. Dashwood's estimation he was as faultless as in Marianne's; and +Elinor saw nothing to censure in him but a propensity, in which he +strongly resembled and peculiarly delighted her sister, of saying too +much what he thought on every occasion, without attention to persons or +circumstances. In hastily forming and giving his opinion of other +people, in sacrificing general politeness to the enjoyment of undivided +attention where his heart was engaged, and in slighting too easily the +forms of worldly propriety, he displayed a want of caution which Elinor +could not approve, in spite of all that he and Marianne could say in +its support. + +Marianne began now to perceive that the desperation which had seized +her at sixteen and a half, of ever seeing a man who could satisfy her +ideas of perfection, had been rash and unjustifiable. Willoughby was +all that her fancy had delineated in that unhappy hour and in every +brighter period, as capable of attaching her; and his behaviour +declared his wishes to be in that respect as earnest, as his abilities +were strong. + +Her mother too, in whose mind not one speculative thought of their +marriage had been raised, by his prospect of riches, was led before the +end of a week to hope and expect it; and secretly to congratulate +herself on having gained two such sons-in-law as Edward and Willoughby. + +Colonel Brandon's partiality for Marianne, which had so early been +discovered by his friends, now first became perceptible to Elinor, when +it ceased to be noticed by them. Their attention and wit were drawn +off to his more fortunate rival; and the raillery which the other had +incurred before any partiality arose, was removed when his feelings +began really to call for the ridicule so justly annexed to sensibility. +Elinor was obliged, though unwillingly, to believe that the sentiments +which Mrs. Jennings had assigned him for her own satisfaction, were now +actually excited by her sister; and that however a general resemblance +of disposition between the parties might forward the affection of Mr. +Willoughby, an equally striking opposition of character was no +hindrance to the regard of Colonel Brandon. She saw it with concern; +for what could a silent man of five and thirty hope, when opposed to a +very lively one of five and twenty? and as she could not even wish him +successful, she heartily wished him indifferent. She liked him--in +spite of his gravity and reserve, she beheld in him an object of +interest. His manners, though serious, were mild; and his reserve +appeared rather the result of some oppression of spirits than of any +natural gloominess of temper. Sir John had dropped hints of past +injuries and disappointments, which justified her belief of his being +an unfortunate man, and she regarded him with respect and compassion. + +Perhaps she pitied and esteemed him the more because he was slighted by +Willoughby and Marianne, who, prejudiced against him for being neither +lively nor young, seemed resolved to undervalue his merits. + +"Brandon is just the kind of man," said Willoughby one day, when they +were talking of him together, "whom every body speaks well of, and +nobody cares about; whom all are delighted to see, and nobody remembers +to talk to." + +"That is exactly what I think of him," cried Marianne. + +"Do not boast of it, however," said Elinor, "for it is injustice in +both of you. He is highly esteemed by all the family at the park, and +I never see him myself without taking pains to converse with him." + +"That he is patronised by YOU," replied Willoughby, "is certainly in +his favour; but as for the esteem of the others, it is a reproach in +itself. Who would submit to the indignity of being approved by such a +woman as Lady Middleton and Mrs. Jennings, that could command the +indifference of any body else?" + +"But perhaps the abuse of such people as yourself and Marianne will +make amends for the regard of Lady Middleton and her mother. If their +praise is censure, your censure may be praise, for they are not more +undiscerning, than you are prejudiced and unjust." + +"In defence of your protege you can even be saucy." + +"My protege, as you call him, is a sensible man; and sense will always +have attractions for me. Yes, Marianne, even in a man between thirty +and forty. He has seen a great deal of the world; has been abroad, has +read, and has a thinking mind. I have found him capable of giving me +much information on various subjects; and he has always answered my +inquiries with readiness of good-breeding and good nature." + +"That is to say," cried Marianne contemptuously, "he has told you, that +in the East Indies the climate is hot, and the mosquitoes are +troublesome." + +"He WOULD have told me so, I doubt not, had I made any such inquiries, +but they happened to be points on which I had been previously informed." + +"Perhaps," said Willoughby, "his observations may have extended to the +existence of nabobs, gold mohrs, and palanquins." + +"I may venture to say that HIS observations have stretched much further +than your candour. But why should you dislike him?" + +"I do not dislike him. I consider him, on the contrary, as a very +respectable man, who has every body's good word, and nobody's notice; +who, has more money than he can spend, more time than he knows how to +employ, and two new coats every year." + +"Add to which," cried Marianne, "that he has neither genius, taste, nor +spirit. That his understanding has no brilliancy, his feelings no +ardour, and his voice no expression." + +"You decide on his imperfections so much in the mass," replied Elinor, +"and so much on the strength of your own imagination, that the +commendation I am able to give of him is comparatively cold and +insipid. I can only pronounce him to be a sensible man, well-bred, +well-informed, of gentle address, and, I believe, possessing an amiable +heart." + +"Miss Dashwood," cried Willoughby, "you are now using me unkindly. You +are endeavouring to disarm me by reason, and to convince me against my +will. But it will not do. You shall find me as stubborn as you can be +artful. I have three unanswerable reasons for disliking Colonel +Brandon; he threatened me with rain when I wanted it to be fine; he has +found fault with the hanging of my curricle, and I cannot persuade him +to buy my brown mare. If it will be any satisfaction to you, however, +to be told, that I believe his character to be in other respects +irreproachable, I am ready to confess it. And in return for an +acknowledgment, which must give me some pain, you cannot deny me the +privilege of disliking him as much as ever." + + + +CHAPTER 11 + + +Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came +into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their +time as shortly presented themselves, or that they should have such +frequent invitations and such constant visitors as to leave them little +leisure for serious employment. Yet such was the case. When Marianne +was recovered, the schemes of amusement at home and abroad, which Sir +John had been previously forming, were put into execution. The private +balls at the park then began; and parties on the water were made and +accomplished as often as a showery October would allow. In every +meeting of the kind Willoughby was included; and the ease and +familiarity which naturally attended these parties were exactly +calculated to give increasing intimacy to his acquaintance with the +Dashwoods, to afford him opportunity of witnessing the excellencies of +Marianne, of marking his animated admiration of her, and of receiving, +in her behaviour to himself, the most pointed assurance of her +affection. + +Elinor could not be surprised at their attachment. She only wished +that it were less openly shewn; and once or twice did venture to +suggest the propriety of some self-command to Marianne. But Marianne +abhorred all concealment where no real disgrace could attend unreserve; +and to aim at the restraint of sentiments which were not in themselves +illaudable, appeared to her not merely an unnecessary effort, but a +disgraceful subjection of reason to common-place and mistaken notions. +Willoughby thought the same; and their behaviour at all times, was an +illustration of their opinions. + +When he was present she had no eyes for any one else. Every thing he +did, was right. Every thing he said, was clever. If their evenings at +the park were concluded with cards, he cheated himself and all the rest +of the party to get her a good hand. If dancing formed the amusement +of the night, they were partners for half the time; and when obliged to +separate for a couple of dances, were careful to stand together and +scarcely spoke a word to any body else. Such conduct made them of +course most exceedingly laughed at; but ridicule could not shame, and +seemed hardly to provoke them. + +Mrs. Dashwood entered into all their feelings with a warmth which left +her no inclination for checking this excessive display of them. To her +it was but the natural consequence of a strong affection in a young and +ardent mind. + +This was the season of happiness to Marianne. Her heart was devoted to +Willoughby, and the fond attachment to Norland, which she brought with +her from Sussex, was more likely to be softened than she had thought it +possible before, by the charms which his society bestowed on her +present home. + +Elinor's happiness was not so great. Her heart was not so much at +ease, nor her satisfaction in their amusements so pure. They afforded +her no companion that could make amends for what she had left behind, +nor that could teach her to think of Norland with less regret than +ever. Neither Lady Middleton nor Mrs. Jennings could supply to her the +conversation she missed; although the latter was an everlasting talker, +and from the first had regarded her with a kindness which ensured her a +large share of her discourse. She had already repeated her own history +to Elinor three or four times; and had Elinor's memory been equal to +her means of improvement, she might have known very early in their +acquaintance all the particulars of Mr. Jennings's last illness, and +what he said to his wife a few minutes before he died. Lady Middleton +was more agreeable than her mother only in being more silent. Elinor +needed little observation to perceive that her reserve was a mere +calmness of manner with which sense had nothing to do. Towards her +husband and mother she was the same as to them; and intimacy was +therefore neither to be looked for nor desired. She had nothing to say +one day that she had not said the day before. Her insipidity was +invariable, for even her spirits were always the same; and though she +did not oppose the parties arranged by her husband, provided every +thing were conducted in style and her two eldest children attended her, +she never appeared to receive more enjoyment from them than she might +have experienced in sitting at home;--and so little did her presence +add to the pleasure of the others, by any share in their conversation, +that they were sometimes only reminded of her being amongst them by her +solicitude about her troublesome boys. + +In Colonel Brandon alone, of all her new acquaintance, did Elinor find +a person who could in any degree claim the respect of abilities, excite +the interest of friendship, or give pleasure as a companion. +Willoughby was out of the question. Her admiration and regard, even +her sisterly regard, was all his own; but he was a lover; his +attentions were wholly Marianne's, and a far less agreeable man might +have been more generally pleasing. Colonel Brandon, unfortunately for +himself, had no such encouragement to think only of Marianne, and in +conversing with Elinor he found the greatest consolation for the +indifference of her sister. + +Elinor's compassion for him increased, as she had reason to suspect +that the misery of disappointed love had already been known to him. +This suspicion was given by some words which accidently dropped from +him one evening at the park, when they were sitting down together by +mutual consent, while the others were dancing. His eyes were fixed on +Marianne, and, after a silence of some minutes, he said, with a faint +smile, "Your sister, I understand, does not approve of second +attachments." + +"No," replied Elinor, "her opinions are all romantic." + +"Or rather, as I believe, she considers them impossible to exist." + +"I believe she does. But how she contrives it without reflecting on +the character of her own father, who had himself two wives, I know not. +A few years however will settle her opinions on the reasonable basis of +common sense and observation; and then they may be more easy to define +and to justify than they now are, by any body but herself." + +"This will probably be the case," he replied; "and yet there is +something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is +sorry to see them give way to the reception of more general opinions." + +"I cannot agree with you there," said Elinor. "There are +inconveniences attending such feelings as Marianne's, which all the +charms of enthusiasm and ignorance of the world cannot atone for. Her +systems have all the unfortunate tendency of setting propriety at +nought; and a better acquaintance with the world is what I look forward +to as her greatest possible advantage." + +After a short pause he resumed the conversation by saying,-- + +"Does your sister make no distinction in her objections against a +second attachment? or is it equally criminal in every body? Are those +who have been disappointed in their first choice, whether from the +inconstancy of its object, or the perverseness of circumstances, to be +equally indifferent during the rest of their lives?" + +"Upon my word, I am not acquainted with the minutiae of her principles. +I only know that I never yet heard her admit any instance of a second +attachment's being pardonable." + +"This," said he, "cannot hold; but a change, a total change of +sentiments--No, no, do not desire it; for when the romantic refinements +of a young mind are obliged to give way, how frequently are they +succeeded by such opinions as are but too common, and too dangerous! I +speak from experience. I once knew a lady who in temper and mind +greatly resembled your sister, who thought and judged like her, but who +from an inforced change--from a series of unfortunate circumstances"-- +Here he stopt suddenly; appeared to think that he had said too much, +and by his countenance gave rise to conjectures, which might not +otherwise have entered Elinor's head. The lady would probably have +passed without suspicion, had he not convinced Miss Dashwood that what +concerned her ought not to escape his lips. As it was, it required but +a slight effort of fancy to connect his emotion with the tender +recollection of past regard. Elinor attempted no more. But Marianne, +in her place, would not have done so little. The whole story would +have been speedily formed under her active imagination; and every thing +established in the most melancholy order of disastrous love. + + + +CHAPTER 12 + + +As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the +latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of +all that she knew before of Marianne's imprudence and want of thought, +surprised her by its extravagant testimony of both. Marianne told her, +with the greatest delight, that Willoughby had given her a horse, one +that he had bred himself on his estate in Somersetshire, and which was +exactly calculated to carry a woman. Without considering that it was +not in her mother's plan to keep any horse, that if she were to alter +her resolution in favour of this gift, she must buy another for the +servant, and keep a servant to ride it, and after all, build a stable +to receive them, she had accepted the present without hesitation, and +told her sister of it in raptures. + +"He intends to send his groom into Somersetshire immediately for it," +she added, "and when it arrives we will ride every day. You shall +share its use with me. Imagine to yourself, my dear Elinor, the +delight of a gallop on some of these downs." + +Most unwilling was she to awaken from such a dream of felicity to +comprehend all the unhappy truths which attended the affair; and for +some time she refused to submit to them. As to an additional servant, +the expense would be a trifle; Mama she was sure would never object to +it; and any horse would do for HIM; he might always get one at the +park; as to a stable, the merest shed would be sufficient. Elinor then +ventured to doubt the propriety of her receiving such a present from a +man so little, or at least so lately known to her. This was too much. + +"You are mistaken, Elinor," said she warmly, "in supposing I know very +little of Willoughby. I have not known him long indeed, but I am much +better acquainted with him, than I am with any other creature in the +world, except yourself and mama. It is not time or opportunity that is +to determine intimacy;--it is disposition alone. Seven years would be +insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven +days are more than enough for others. I should hold myself guilty of +greater impropriety in accepting a horse from my brother, than from +Willoughby. Of John I know very little, though we have lived together +for years; but of Willoughby my judgment has long been formed." + +Elinor thought it wisest to touch that point no more. She knew her +sister's temper. Opposition on so tender a subject would only attach +her the more to her own opinion. But by an appeal to her affection for +her mother, by representing the inconveniences which that indulgent +mother must draw on herself, if (as would probably be the case) she +consented to this increase of establishment, Marianne was shortly +subdued; and she promised not to tempt her mother to such imprudent +kindness by mentioning the offer, and to tell Willoughby when she saw +him next, that it must be declined. + +She was faithful to her word; and when Willoughby called at the +cottage, the same day, Elinor heard her express her disappointment to +him in a low voice, on being obliged to forego the acceptance of his +present. The reasons for this alteration were at the same time +related, and they were such as to make further entreaty on his side +impossible. His concern however was very apparent; and after +expressing it with earnestness, he added, in the same low voice,--"But, +Marianne, the horse is still yours, though you cannot use it now. I +shall keep it only till you can claim it. When you leave Barton to +form your own establishment in a more lasting home, Queen Mab shall +receive you." + +This was all overheard by Miss Dashwood; and in the whole of the +sentence, in his manner of pronouncing it, and in his addressing her +sister by her Christian name alone, she instantly saw an intimacy so +decided, a meaning so direct, as marked a perfect agreement between +them. From that moment she doubted not of their being engaged to each +other; and the belief of it created no other surprise than that she, or +any of their friends, should be left by tempers so frank, to discover +it by accident. + +Margaret related something to her the next day, which placed this +matter in a still clearer light. Willoughby had spent the preceding +evening with them, and Margaret, by being left some time in the parlour +with only him and Marianne, had had opportunity for observations, +which, with a most important face, she communicated to her eldest +sister, when they were next by themselves. + +"Oh, Elinor!" she cried, "I have such a secret to tell you about +Marianne. I am sure she will be married to Mr. Willoughby very soon." + +"You have said so," replied Elinor, "almost every day since they first +met on High-church Down; and they had not known each other a week, I +believe, before you were certain that Marianne wore his picture round +her neck; but it turned out to be only the miniature of our great +uncle." + +"But indeed this is quite another thing. I am sure they will be +married very soon, for he has got a lock of her hair." + +"Take care, Margaret. It may be only the hair of some great uncle of +HIS." + +"But, indeed, Elinor, it is Marianne's. I am almost sure it is, for I +saw him cut it off. Last night after tea, when you and mama went out +of the room, they were whispering and talking together as fast as could +be, and he seemed to be begging something of her, and presently he took +up her scissors and cut off a long lock of her hair, for it was all +tumbled down her back; and he kissed it, and folded it up in a piece of +white paper; and put it into his pocket-book." + +For such particulars, stated on such authority, Elinor could not +withhold her credit; nor was she disposed to it, for the circumstance +was in perfect unison with what she had heard and seen herself. + +Margaret's sagacity was not always displayed in a way so satisfactory +to her sister. When Mrs. Jennings attacked her one evening at the +park, to give the name of the young man who was Elinor's particular +favourite, which had been long a matter of great curiosity to her, +Margaret answered by looking at her sister, and saying, "I must not +tell, may I, Elinor?" + +This of course made every body laugh; and Elinor tried to laugh too. +But the effort was painful. She was convinced that Margaret had fixed +on a person whose name she could not bear with composure to become a +standing joke with Mrs. Jennings. + +Marianne felt for her most sincerely; but she did more harm than good +to the cause, by turning very red and saying in an angry manner to +Margaret, + +"Remember that whatever your conjectures may be, you have no right to +repeat them." + +"I never had any conjectures about it," replied Margaret; "it was you +who told me of it yourself." + +This increased the mirth of the company, and Margaret was eagerly +pressed to say something more. + +"Oh! pray, Miss Margaret, let us know all about it," said Mrs. +Jennings. "What is the gentleman's name?" + +"I must not tell, ma'am. But I know very well what it is; and I know +where he is too." + +"Yes, yes, we can guess where he is; at his own house at Norland to be +sure. He is the curate of the parish I dare say." + +"No, THAT he is not. He is of no profession at all." + +"Margaret," said Marianne with great warmth, "you know that all this is +an invention of your own, and that there is no such person in +existence." + +"Well, then, he is lately dead, Marianne, for I am sure there was such +a man once, and his name begins with an F." + +Most grateful did Elinor feel to Lady Middleton for observing, at this +moment, "that it rained very hard," though she believed the +interruption to proceed less from any attention to her, than from her +ladyship's great dislike of all such inelegant subjects of raillery as +delighted her husband and mother. The idea however started by her, was +immediately pursued by Colonel Brandon, who was on every occasion +mindful of the feelings of others; and much was said on the subject of +rain by both of them. Willoughby opened the piano-forte, and asked +Marianne to sit down to it; and thus amidst the various endeavours of +different people to quit the topic, it fell to the ground. But not so +easily did Elinor recover from the alarm into which it had thrown her. + +A party was formed this evening for going on the following day to see a +very fine place about twelve miles from Barton, belonging to a +brother-in-law of Colonel Brandon, without whose interest it could not +be seen, as the proprietor, who was then abroad, had left strict orders +on that head. The grounds were declared to be highly beautiful, and +Sir John, who was particularly warm in their praise, might be allowed +to be a tolerable judge, for he had formed parties to visit them, at +least, twice every summer for the last ten years. They contained a +noble piece of water; a sail on which was to a form a great part of the +morning's amusement; cold provisions were to be taken, open carriages +only to be employed, and every thing conducted in the usual style of a +complete party of pleasure. + +To some few of the company it appeared rather a bold undertaking, +considering the time of year, and that it had rained every day for the +last fortnight;--and Mrs. Dashwood, who had already a cold, was +persuaded by Elinor to stay at home. + + + +CHAPTER 13 + + +Their intended excursion to Whitwell turned out very different from +what Elinor had expected. She was prepared to be wet through, +fatigued, and frightened; but the event was still more unfortunate, for +they did not go at all. + +By ten o'clock the whole party was assembled at the park, where they +were to breakfast. The morning was rather favourable, though it had +rained all night, as the clouds were then dispersing across the sky, +and the sun frequently appeared. They were all in high spirits and +good humour, eager to be happy, and determined to submit to the +greatest inconveniences and hardships rather than be otherwise. + +While they were at breakfast the letters were brought in. Among the +rest there was one for Colonel Brandon;--he took it, looked at the +direction, changed colour, and immediately left the room. + +"What is the matter with Brandon?" said Sir John. + +Nobody could tell. + +"I hope he has had no bad news," said Lady Middleton. "It must be +something extraordinary that could make Colonel Brandon leave my +breakfast table so suddenly." + +In about five minutes he returned. + +"No bad news, Colonel, I hope;" said Mrs. Jennings, as soon as he +entered the room. + +"None at all, ma'am, I thank you." + +"Was it from Avignon? I hope it is not to say that your sister is +worse." + +"No, ma'am. It came from town, and is merely a letter of business." + +"But how came the hand to discompose you so much, if it was only a +letter of business? Come, come, this won't do, Colonel; so let us hear +the truth of it." + +"My dear madam," said Lady Middleton, "recollect what you are saying." + +"Perhaps it is to tell you that your cousin Fanny is married?" said +Mrs. Jennings, without attending to her daughter's reproof. + +"No, indeed, it is not." + +"Well, then, I know who it is from, Colonel. And I hope she is well." + +"Whom do you mean, ma'am?" said he, colouring a little. + +"Oh! you know who I mean." + +"I am particularly sorry, ma'am," said he, addressing Lady Middleton, +"that I should receive this letter today, for it is on business which +requires my immediate attendance in town." + +"In town!" cried Mrs. Jennings. "What can you have to do in town at +this time of year?" + +"My own loss is great," he continued, "in being obliged to leave so +agreeable a party; but I am the more concerned, as I fear my presence +is necessary to gain your admittance at Whitwell." + +What a blow upon them all was this! + +"But if you write a note to the housekeeper, Mr. Brandon," said +Marianne, eagerly, "will it not be sufficient?" + +He shook his head. + +"We must go," said Sir John.--"It shall not be put off when we are so +near it. You cannot go to town till tomorrow, Brandon, that is all." + +"I wish it could be so easily settled. But it is not in my power to +delay my journey for one day!" + +"If you would but let us know what your business is," said Mrs. +Jennings, "we might see whether it could be put off or not." + +"You would not be six hours later," said Willoughby, "if you were to +defer your journey till our return." + +"I cannot afford to lose ONE hour."-- + +Elinor then heard Willoughby say, in a low voice to Marianne, "There +are some people who cannot bear a party of pleasure. Brandon is one of +them. He was afraid of catching cold I dare say, and invented this +trick for getting out of it. I would lay fifty guineas the letter was +of his own writing." + +"I have no doubt of it," replied Marianne. + +"There is no persuading you to change your mind, Brandon, I know of +old," said Sir John, "when once you are determined on anything. But, +however, I hope you will think better of it. Consider, here are the +two Miss Careys come over from Newton, the three Miss Dashwoods walked +up from the cottage, and Mr. Willoughby got up two hours before his +usual time, on purpose to go to Whitwell." + +Colonel Brandon again repeated his sorrow at being the cause of +disappointing the party; but at the same time declared it to be +unavoidable. + +"Well, then, when will you come back again?" + +"I hope we shall see you at Barton," added her ladyship, "as soon as +you can conveniently leave town; and we must put off the party to +Whitwell till you return." + +"You are very obliging. But it is so uncertain, when I may have it in +my power to return, that I dare not engage for it at all." + +"Oh! he must and shall come back," cried Sir John. "If he is not here +by the end of the week, I shall go after him." + +"Ay, so do, Sir John," cried Mrs. Jennings, "and then perhaps you may +find out what his business is." + +"I do not want to pry into other men's concerns. I suppose it is +something he is ashamed of." + +Colonel Brandon's horses were announced. + +"You do not go to town on horseback, do you?" added Sir John. + +"No. Only to Honiton. I shall then go post." + +"Well, as you are resolved to go, I wish you a good journey. But you +had better change your mind." + +"I assure you it is not in my power." + +He then took leave of the whole party. + +"Is there no chance of my seeing you and your sisters in town this +winter, Miss Dashwood?" + +"I am afraid, none at all." + +"Then I must bid you farewell for a longer time than I should wish to +do." + +To Marianne, he merely bowed and said nothing. + +"Come Colonel," said Mrs. Jennings, "before you go, do let us know what +you are going about." + +He wished her a good morning, and, attended by Sir John, left the room. + +The complaints and lamentations which politeness had hitherto +restrained, now burst forth universally; and they all agreed again and +again how provoking it was to be so disappointed. + +"I can guess what his business is, however," said Mrs. Jennings +exultingly. + +"Can you, ma'am?" said almost every body. + +"Yes; it is about Miss Williams, I am sure." + +"And who is Miss Williams?" asked Marianne. + +"What! do not you know who Miss Williams is? I am sure you must have +heard of her before. She is a relation of the Colonel's, my dear; a +very near relation. We will not say how near, for fear of shocking the +young ladies." Then, lowering her voice a little, she said to Elinor, +"She is his natural daughter." + +"Indeed!" + +"Oh, yes; and as like him as she can stare. I dare say the Colonel +will leave her all his fortune." + +When Sir John returned, he joined most heartily in the general regret +on so unfortunate an event; concluding however by observing, that as +they were all got together, they must do something by way of being +happy; and after some consultation it was agreed, that although +happiness could only be enjoyed at Whitwell, they might procure a +tolerable composure of mind by driving about the country. The +carriages were then ordered; Willoughby's was first, and Marianne never +looked happier than when she got into it. He drove through the park +very fast, and they were soon out of sight; and nothing more of them +was seen till their return, which did not happen till after the return +of all the rest. They both seemed delighted with their drive; but said +only in general terms that they had kept in the lanes, while the others +went on the downs. + +It was settled that there should be a dance in the evening, and that +every body should be extremely merry all day long. Some more of the +Careys came to dinner, and they had the pleasure of sitting down nearly +twenty to table, which Sir John observed with great contentment. +Willoughby took his usual place between the two elder Miss Dashwoods. +Mrs. Jennings sat on Elinor's right hand; and they had not been long +seated, before she leant behind her and Willoughby, and said to +Marianne, loud enough for them both to hear, "I have found you out in +spite of all your tricks. I know where you spent the morning." + +Marianne coloured, and replied very hastily, "Where, pray?"-- + +"Did not you know," said Willoughby, "that we had been out in my +curricle?" + +"Yes, yes, Mr. Impudence, I know that very well, and I was determined +to find out WHERE you had been to.-- I hope you like your house, Miss +Marianne. It is a very large one, I know; and when I come to see you, +I hope you will have new-furnished it, for it wanted it very much when +I was there six years ago." + +Marianne turned away in great confusion. Mrs. Jennings laughed +heartily; and Elinor found that in her resolution to know where they +had been, she had actually made her own woman enquire of Mr. +Willoughby's groom; and that she had by that method been informed that +they had gone to Allenham, and spent a considerable time there in +walking about the garden and going all over the house. + +Elinor could hardly believe this to be true, as it seemed very unlikely +that Willoughby should propose, or Marianne consent, to enter the house +while Mrs. Smith was in it, with whom Marianne had not the smallest +acquaintance. + +As soon as they left the dining-room, Elinor enquired of her about it; +and great was her surprise when she found that every circumstance +related by Mrs. Jennings was perfectly true. Marianne was quite angry +with her for doubting it. + +"Why should you imagine, Elinor, that we did not go there, or that we +did not see the house? Is not it what you have often wished to do +yourself?" + +"Yes, Marianne, but I would not go while Mrs. Smith was there, and with +no other companion than Mr. Willoughby." + +"Mr. Willoughby however is the only person who can have a right to shew +that house; and as he went in an open carriage, it was impossible to +have any other companion. I never spent a pleasanter morning in my +life." + +"I am afraid," replied Elinor, "that the pleasantness of an employment +does not always evince its propriety." + +"On the contrary, nothing can be a stronger proof of it, Elinor; for if +there had been any real impropriety in what I did, I should have been +sensible of it at the time, for we always know when we are acting +wrong, and with such a conviction I could have had no pleasure." + +"But, my dear Marianne, as it has already exposed you to some very +impertinent remarks, do you not now begin to doubt the discretion of +your own conduct?" + +"If the impertinent remarks of Mrs. Jennings are to be the proof of +impropriety in conduct, we are all offending every moment of our lives. +I value not her censure any more than I should do her commendation. I +am not sensible of having done anything wrong in walking over Mrs. +Smith's grounds, or in seeing her house. They will one day be Mr. +Willoughby's, and--" + +"If they were one day to be your own, Marianne, you would not be +justified in what you have done." + +She blushed at this hint; but it was even visibly gratifying to her; +and after a ten minutes' interval of earnest thought, she came to her +sister again, and said with great good humour, "Perhaps, Elinor, it WAS +rather ill-judged in me to go to Allenham; but Mr. Willoughby wanted +particularly to shew me the place; and it is a charming house, I assure +you.--There is one remarkably pretty sitting room up stairs; of a nice +comfortable size for constant use, and with modern furniture it would +be delightful. It is a corner room, and has windows on two sides. On +one side you look across the bowling-green, behind the house, to a +beautiful hanging wood, and on the other you have a view of the church +and village, and, beyond them, of those fine bold hills that we have so +often admired. I did not see it to advantage, for nothing could be +more forlorn than the furniture,--but if it were newly fitted up--a +couple of hundred pounds, Willoughby says, would make it one of the +pleasantest summer-rooms in England." + +Could Elinor have listened to her without interruption from the others, +she would have described every room in the house with equal delight. + + + +CHAPTER 14 + + +The sudden termination of Colonel Brandon's visit at the park, with his +steadiness in concealing its cause, filled the mind, and raised the +wonder of Mrs. Jennings for two or three days; she was a great +wonderer, as every one must be who takes a very lively interest in all +the comings and goings of all their acquaintance. She wondered, with +little intermission what could be the reason of it; was sure there must +be some bad news, and thought over every kind of distress that could +have befallen him, with a fixed determination that he should not escape +them all. + +"Something very melancholy must be the matter, I am sure," said she. +"I could see it in his face. Poor man! I am afraid his circumstances +may be bad. The estate at Delaford was never reckoned more than two +thousand a year, and his brother left everything sadly involved. I do +think he must have been sent for about money matters, for what else can +it be? I wonder whether it is so. I would give anything to know the +truth of it. Perhaps it is about Miss Williams and, by the bye, I dare +say it is, because he looked so conscious when I mentioned her. May be +she is ill in town; nothing in the world more likely, for I have a +notion she is always rather sickly. I would lay any wager it is about +Miss Williams. It is not so very likely he should be distressed in his +circumstances NOW, for he is a very prudent man, and to be sure must +have cleared the estate by this time. I wonder what it can be! May be +his sister is worse at Avignon, and has sent for him over. His setting +off in such a hurry seems very like it. Well, I wish him out of all +his trouble with all my heart, and a good wife into the bargain." + +So wondered, so talked Mrs. Jennings. Her opinion varying with every +fresh conjecture, and all seeming equally probable as they arose. +Elinor, though she felt really interested in the welfare of Colonel +Brandon, could not bestow all the wonder on his going so suddenly away, +which Mrs. Jennings was desirous of her feeling; for besides that the +circumstance did not in her opinion justify such lasting amazement or +variety of speculation, her wonder was otherwise disposed of. It was +engrossed by the extraordinary silence of her sister and Willoughby on +the subject, which they must know to be peculiarly interesting to them +all. As this silence continued, every day made it appear more strange +and more incompatible with the disposition of both. Why they should +not openly acknowledge to her mother and herself, what their constant +behaviour to each other declared to have taken place, Elinor could not +imagine. + +She could easily conceive that marriage might not be immediately in +their power; for though Willoughby was independent, there was no reason +to believe him rich. His estate had been rated by Sir John at about +six or seven hundred a year; but he lived at an expense to which that +income could hardly be equal, and he had himself often complained of +his poverty. But for this strange kind of secrecy maintained by them +relative to their engagement, which in fact concealed nothing at all, +she could not account; and it was so wholly contradictory to their +general opinions and practice, that a doubt sometimes entered her mind +of their being really engaged, and this doubt was enough to prevent her +making any inquiry of Marianne. + +Nothing could be more expressive of attachment to them all, than +Willoughby's behaviour. To Marianne it had all the distinguishing +tenderness which a lover's heart could give, and to the rest of the +family it was the affectionate attention of a son and a brother. The +cottage seemed to be considered and loved by him as his home; many more +of his hours were spent there than at Allenham; and if no general +engagement collected them at the park, the exercise which called him +out in the morning was almost certain of ending there, where the rest +of the day was spent by himself at the side of Marianne, and by his +favourite pointer at her feet. + +One evening in particular, about a week after Colonel Brandon left the +country, his heart seemed more than usually open to every feeling of +attachment to the objects around him; and on Mrs. Dashwood's happening +to mention her design of improving the cottage in the spring, he warmly +opposed every alteration of a place which affection had established as +perfect with him. + +"What!" he exclaimed--"Improve this dear cottage! No. THAT I will +never consent to. Not a stone must be added to its walls, not an inch +to its size, if my feelings are regarded." + +"Do not be alarmed," said Miss Dashwood, "nothing of the kind will be +done; for my mother will never have money enough to attempt it." + +"I am heartily glad of it," he cried. "May she always be poor, if she +can employ her riches no better." + +"Thank you, Willoughby. But you may be assured that I would not +sacrifice one sentiment of local attachment of yours, or of any one +whom I loved, for all the improvements in the world. Depend upon it +that whatever unemployed sum may remain, when I make up my accounts in +the spring, I would even rather lay it uselessly by than dispose of it +in a manner so painful to you. But are you really so attached to this +place as to see no defect in it?" + +"I am," said he. "To me it is faultless. Nay, more, I consider it as +the only form of building in which happiness is attainable, and were I +rich enough I would instantly pull Combe down, and build it up again in +the exact plan of this cottage." + +"With dark narrow stairs and a kitchen that smokes, I suppose," said +Elinor. + +"Yes," cried he in the same eager tone, "with all and every thing +belonging to it;--in no one convenience or INconvenience about it, +should the least variation be perceptible. Then, and then only, under +such a roof, I might perhaps be as happy at Combe as I have been at +Barton." + +"I flatter myself," replied Elinor, "that even under the disadvantage +of better rooms and a broader staircase, you will hereafter find your +own house as faultless as you now do this." + +"There certainly are circumstances," said Willoughby, "which might +greatly endear it to me; but this place will always have one claim of +my affection, which no other can possibly share." + +Mrs. Dashwood looked with pleasure at Marianne, whose fine eyes were +fixed so expressively on Willoughby, as plainly denoted how well she +understood him. + +"How often did I wish," added he, "when I was at Allenham this time +twelvemonth, that Barton cottage were inhabited! I never passed within +view of it without admiring its situation, and grieving that no one +should live in it. How little did I then think that the very first +news I should hear from Mrs. Smith, when I next came into the country, +would be that Barton cottage was taken: and I felt an immediate +satisfaction and interest in the event, which nothing but a kind of +prescience of what happiness I should experience from it, can account +for. Must it not have been so, Marianne?" speaking to her in a lowered +voice. Then continuing his former tone, he said, "And yet this house +you would spoil, Mrs. Dashwood? You would rob it of its simplicity by +imaginary improvement! and this dear parlour in which our acquaintance +first began, and in which so many happy hours have been since spent by +us together, you would degrade to the condition of a common entrance, +and every body would be eager to pass through the room which has +hitherto contained within itself more real accommodation and comfort +than any other apartment of the handsomest dimensions in the world +could possibly afford." + +Mrs. Dashwood again assured him that no alteration of the kind should +be attempted. + +"You are a good woman," he warmly replied. "Your promise makes me +easy. Extend it a little farther, and it will make me happy. Tell me +that not only your house will remain the same, but that I shall ever +find you and yours as unchanged as your dwelling; and that you will +always consider me with the kindness which has made everything +belonging to you so dear to me." + +The promise was readily given, and Willoughby's behaviour during the +whole of the evening declared at once his affection and happiness. + +"Shall we see you tomorrow to dinner?" said Mrs. Dashwood, when he was +leaving them. "I do not ask you to come in the morning, for we must +walk to the park, to call on Lady Middleton." + +He engaged to be with them by four o'clock. + + + +CHAPTER 15 + + +Mrs. Dashwood's visit to Lady Middleton took place the next day, and +two of her daughters went with her; but Marianne excused herself from +being of the party, under some trifling pretext of employment; and her +mother, who concluded that a promise had been made by Willoughby the +night before of calling on her while they were absent, was perfectly +satisfied with her remaining at home. + +On their return from the park they found Willoughby's curricle and +servant in waiting at the cottage, and Mrs. Dashwood was convinced that +her conjecture had been just. So far it was all as she had foreseen; +but on entering the house she beheld what no foresight had taught her +to expect. They were no sooner in the passage than Marianne came +hastily out of the parlour apparently in violent affliction, with her +handkerchief at her eyes; and without noticing them ran up stairs. +Surprised and alarmed they proceeded directly into the room she had +just quitted, where they found only Willoughby, who was leaning against +the mantel-piece with his back towards them. He turned round on their +coming in, and his countenance shewed that he strongly partook of the +emotion which over-powered Marianne. + +"Is anything the matter with her?" cried Mrs. Dashwood as she +entered--"is she ill?" + +"I hope not," he replied, trying to look cheerful; and with a forced +smile presently added, "It is I who may rather expect to be ill--for I +am now suffering under a very heavy disappointment!" + +"Disappointment?" + +"Yes, for I am unable to keep my engagement with you. Mrs. Smith has +this morning exercised the privilege of riches upon a poor dependent +cousin, by sending me on business to London. I have just received my +dispatches, and taken my farewell of Allenham; and by way of +exhilaration I am now come to take my farewell of you." + +"To London!--and are you going this morning?" + +"Almost this moment." + +"This is very unfortunate. But Mrs. Smith must be obliged;--and her +business will not detain you from us long I hope." + +He coloured as he replied, "You are very kind, but I have no idea of +returning into Devonshire immediately. My visits to Mrs. Smith are +never repeated within the twelvemonth." + +"And is Mrs. Smith your only friend? Is Allenham the only house in the +neighbourhood to which you will be welcome? For shame, Willoughby, can +you wait for an invitation here?" + +His colour increased; and with his eyes fixed on the ground he only +replied, "You are too good." + +Mrs. Dashwood looked at Elinor with surprise. Elinor felt equal +amazement. For a few moments every one was silent. Mrs. Dashwood +first spoke. + +"I have only to add, my dear Willoughby, that at Barton cottage you +will always be welcome; for I will not press you to return here +immediately, because you only can judge how far THAT might be pleasing +to Mrs. Smith; and on this head I shall be no more disposed to question +your judgment than to doubt your inclination." + +"My engagements at present," replied Willoughby, confusedly, "are of +such a nature--that--I dare not flatter myself"-- + +He stopt. Mrs. Dashwood was too much astonished to speak, and another +pause succeeded. This was broken by Willoughby, who said with a faint +smile, "It is folly to linger in this manner. I will not torment +myself any longer by remaining among friends whose society it is +impossible for me now to enjoy." + +He then hastily took leave of them all and left the room. They saw him +step into his carriage, and in a minute it was out of sight. + +Mrs. Dashwood felt too much for speech, and instantly quitted the +parlour to give way in solitude to the concern and alarm which this +sudden departure occasioned. + +Elinor's uneasiness was at least equal to her mother's. She thought of +what had just passed with anxiety and distrust. Willoughby's behaviour +in taking leave of them, his embarrassment, and affectation of +cheerfulness, and, above all, his unwillingness to accept her mother's +invitation, a backwardness so unlike a lover, so unlike himself, +greatly disturbed her. One moment she feared that no serious design +had ever been formed on his side; and the next that some unfortunate +quarrel had taken place between him and her sister;--the distress in +which Marianne had quitted the room was such as a serious quarrel could +most reasonably account for, though when she considered what Marianne's +love for him was, a quarrel seemed almost impossible. + +But whatever might be the particulars of their separation, her sister's +affliction was indubitable; and she thought with the tenderest +compassion of that violent sorrow which Marianne was in all probability +not merely giving way to as a relief, but feeding and encouraging as a +duty. + +In about half an hour her mother returned, and though her eyes were +red, her countenance was not uncheerful. + +"Our dear Willoughby is now some miles from Barton, Elinor," said she, +as she sat down to work, "and with how heavy a heart does he travel?" + +"It is all very strange. So suddenly to be gone! It seems but the work +of a moment. And last night he was with us so happy, so cheerful, so +affectionate? And now, after only ten minutes notice--Gone too without +intending to return!--Something more than what he owned to us must have +happened. He did not speak, he did not behave like himself. YOU must +have seen the difference as well as I. What can it be? Can they have +quarrelled? Why else should he have shewn such unwillingness to accept +your invitation here?"-- + +"It was not inclination that he wanted, Elinor; I could plainly see +THAT. He had not the power of accepting it. I have thought it all +over I assure you, and I can perfectly account for every thing that at +first seemed strange to me as well as to you." + +"Can you, indeed!" + +"Yes. I have explained it to myself in the most satisfactory way;--but +you, Elinor, who love to doubt where you can--it will not satisfy YOU, +I know; but you shall not talk ME out of my trust in it. I am +persuaded that Mrs. Smith suspects his regard for Marianne, disapproves +of it, (perhaps because she has other views for him,) and on that +account is eager to get him away;--and that the business which she +sends him off to transact is invented as an excuse to dismiss him. +This is what I believe to have happened. He is, moreover, aware that +she DOES disapprove the connection, he dares not therefore at present +confess to her his engagement with Marianne, and he feels himself +obliged, from his dependent situation, to give into her schemes, and +absent himself from Devonshire for a while. You will tell me, I know, +that this may or may NOT have happened; but I will listen to no cavil, +unless you can point out any other method of understanding the affair +as satisfactory at this. And now, Elinor, what have you to say?" + +"Nothing, for you have anticipated my answer." + +"Then you would have told me, that it might or might not have happened. +Oh, Elinor, how incomprehensible are your feelings! You had rather +take evil upon credit than good. You had rather look out for misery +for Marianne, and guilt for poor Willoughby, than an apology for the +latter. You are resolved to think him blameable, because he took leave +of us with less affection than his usual behaviour has shewn. And is +no allowance to be made for inadvertence, or for spirits depressed by +recent disappointment? Are no probabilities to be accepted, merely +because they are not certainties? Is nothing due to the man whom we +have all such reason to love, and no reason in the world to think ill +of? To the possibility of motives unanswerable in themselves, though +unavoidably secret for a while? And, after all, what is it you suspect +him of?" + +"I can hardly tell myself. But suspicion of something unpleasant is +the inevitable consequence of such an alteration as we just witnessed +in him. There is great truth, however, in what you have now urged of +the allowances which ought to be made for him, and it is my wish to be +candid in my judgment of every body. Willoughby may undoubtedly have +very sufficient reasons for his conduct, and I will hope that he has. +But it would have been more like Willoughby to acknowledge them at +once. Secrecy may be advisable; but still I cannot help wondering at +its being practiced by him." + +"Do not blame him, however, for departing from his character, where the +deviation is necessary. But you really do admit the justice of what I +have said in his defence?--I am happy--and he is acquitted." + +"Not entirely. It may be proper to conceal their engagement (if they +ARE engaged) from Mrs. Smith--and if that is the case, it must be +highly expedient for Willoughby to be but little in Devonshire at +present. But this is no excuse for their concealing it from us." + +"Concealing it from us! my dear child, do you accuse Willoughby and +Marianne of concealment? This is strange indeed, when your eyes have +been reproaching them every day for incautiousness." + +"I want no proof of their affection," said Elinor; "but of their +engagement I do." + +"I am perfectly satisfied of both." + +"Yet not a syllable has been said to you on the subject, by either of +them." + +"I have not wanted syllables where actions have spoken so plainly. Has +not his behaviour to Marianne and to all of us, for at least the last +fortnight, declared that he loved and considered her as his future +wife, and that he felt for us the attachment of the nearest relation? +Have we not perfectly understood each other? Has not my consent been +daily asked by his looks, his manner, his attentive and affectionate +respect? My Elinor, is it possible to doubt their engagement? How +could such a thought occur to you? How is it to be supposed that +Willoughby, persuaded as he must be of your sister's love, should leave +her, and leave her perhaps for months, without telling her of his +affection;--that they should part without a mutual exchange of +confidence?" + +"I confess," replied Elinor, "that every circumstance except ONE is in +favour of their engagement; but that ONE is the total silence of both +on the subject, and with me it almost outweighs every other." + +"How strange this is! You must think wretchedly indeed of Willoughby, +if, after all that has openly passed between them, you can doubt the +nature of the terms on which they are together. Has he been acting a +part in his behaviour to your sister all this time? Do you suppose him +really indifferent to her?" + +"No, I cannot think that. He must and does love her I am sure." + +"But with a strange kind of tenderness, if he can leave her with such +indifference, such carelessness of the future, as you attribute to him." + +"You must remember, my dear mother, that I have never considered this +matter as certain. I have had my doubts, I confess; but they are +fainter than they were, and they may soon be entirely done away. If we +find they correspond, every fear of mine will be removed." + +"A mighty concession indeed! If you were to see them at the altar, you +would suppose they were going to be married. Ungracious girl! But I +require no such proof. Nothing in my opinion has ever passed to +justify doubt; no secrecy has been attempted; all has been uniformly +open and unreserved. You cannot doubt your sister's wishes. It must +be Willoughby therefore whom you suspect. But why? Is he not a man of +honour and feeling? Has there been any inconsistency on his side to +create alarm? can he be deceitful?" + +"I hope not, I believe not," cried Elinor. "I love Willoughby, +sincerely love him; and suspicion of his integrity cannot be more +painful to yourself than to me. It has been involuntary, and I will +not encourage it. I was startled, I confess, by the alteration in his +manners this morning;--he did not speak like himself, and did not +return your kindness with any cordiality. But all this may be +explained by such a situation of his affairs as you have supposed. He +had just parted from my sister, had seen her leave him in the greatest +affliction; and if he felt obliged, from a fear of offending Mrs. +Smith, to resist the temptation of returning here soon, and yet aware +that by declining your invitation, by saying that he was going away for +some time, he should seem to act an ungenerous, a suspicious part by +our family, he might well be embarrassed and disturbed. In such a +case, a plain and open avowal of his difficulties would have been more +to his honour I think, as well as more consistent with his general +character;--but I will not raise objections against any one's conduct +on so illiberal a foundation, as a difference in judgment from myself, +or a deviation from what I may think right and consistent." + +"You speak very properly. Willoughby certainly does not deserve to be +suspected. Though WE have not known him long, he is no stranger in +this part of the world; and who has ever spoken to his disadvantage? +Had he been in a situation to act independently and marry immediately, +it might have been odd that he should leave us without acknowledging +everything to me at once: but this is not the case. It is an +engagement in some respects not prosperously begun, for their marriage +must be at a very uncertain distance; and even secrecy, as far as it +can be observed, may now be very advisable." + +They were interrupted by the entrance of Margaret; and Elinor was then +at liberty to think over the representations of her mother, to +acknowledge the probability of many, and hope for the justice of all. + +They saw nothing of Marianne till dinner time, when she entered the +room and took her place at the table without saying a word. Her eyes +were red and swollen; and it seemed as if her tears were even then +restrained with difficulty. She avoided the looks of them all, could +neither eat nor speak, and after some time, on her mother's silently +pressing her hand with tender compassion, her small degree of fortitude +was quite overcome, she burst into tears and left the room. + +This violent oppression of spirits continued the whole evening. She +was without any power, because she was without any desire of command +over herself. The slightest mention of anything relative to Willoughby +overpowered her in an instant; and though her family were most +anxiously attentive to her comfort, it was impossible for them, if they +spoke at all, to keep clear of every subject which her feelings +connected with him. + + + +CHAPTER 16 + + +Marianne would have thought herself very inexcusable had she been able +to sleep at all the first night after parting from Willoughby. She +would have been ashamed to look her family in the face the next +morning, had she not risen from her bed in more need of repose than +when she lay down in it. But the feelings which made such composure a +disgrace, left her in no danger of incurring it. She was awake the +whole night, and she wept the greatest part of it. She got up with a +headache, was unable to talk, and unwilling to take any nourishment; +giving pain every moment to her mother and sisters, and forbidding all +attempt at consolation from either. Her sensibility was potent enough! + +When breakfast was over she walked out by herself, and wandered about +the village of Allenham, indulging the recollection of past enjoyment +and crying over the present reverse for the chief of the morning. + +The evening passed off in the equal indulgence of feeling. She played +over every favourite song that she had been used to play to Willoughby, +every air in which their voices had been oftenest joined, and sat at +the instrument gazing on every line of music that he had written out +for her, till her heart was so heavy that no farther sadness could be +gained; and this nourishment of grief was every day applied. She spent +whole hours at the pianoforte alternately singing and crying; her voice +often totally suspended by her tears. In books too, as well as in +music, she courted the misery which a contrast between the past and +present was certain of giving. She read nothing but what they had been +used to read together. + +Such violence of affliction indeed could not be supported for ever; it +sunk within a few days into a calmer melancholy; but these employments, +to which she daily recurred, her solitary walks and silent meditations, +still produced occasional effusions of sorrow as lively as ever. + +No letter from Willoughby came; and none seemed expected by Marianne. +Her mother was surprised, and Elinor again became uneasy. But Mrs. +Dashwood could find explanations whenever she wanted them, which at +least satisfied herself. + +"Remember, Elinor," said she, "how very often Sir John fetches our +letters himself from the post, and carries them to it. We have already +agreed that secrecy may be necessary, and we must acknowledge that it +could not be maintained if their correspondence were to pass through +Sir John's hands." + +Elinor could not deny the truth of this, and she tried to find in it a +motive sufficient for their silence. But there was one method so +direct, so simple, and in her opinion so eligible of knowing the real +state of the affair, and of instantly removing all mystery, that she +could not help suggesting it to her mother. + +"Why do you not ask Marianne at once," said she, "whether she is or she +is not engaged to Willoughby? From you, her mother, and so kind, so +indulgent a mother, the question could not give offence. It would be +the natural result of your affection for her. She used to be all +unreserve, and to you more especially." + +"I would not ask such a question for the world. Supposing it possible +that they are not engaged, what distress would not such an enquiry +inflict! At any rate it would be most ungenerous. I should never +deserve her confidence again, after forcing from her a confession of +what is meant at present to be unacknowledged to any one. I know +Marianne's heart: I know that she dearly loves me, and that I shall not +be the last to whom the affair is made known, when circumstances make +the revealment of it eligible. I would not attempt to force the +confidence of any one; of a child much less; because a sense of duty +would prevent the denial which her wishes might direct." + +Elinor thought this generosity overstrained, considering her sister's +youth, and urged the matter farther, but in vain; common sense, common +care, common prudence, were all sunk in Mrs. Dashwood's romantic +delicacy. + +It was several days before Willoughby's name was mentioned before +Marianne by any of her family; Sir John and Mrs. Jennings, indeed, were +not so nice; their witticisms added pain to many a painful hour;--but +one evening, Mrs. Dashwood, accidentally taking up a volume of +Shakespeare, exclaimed, + +"We have never finished Hamlet, Marianne; our dear Willoughby went away +before we could get through it. We will put it by, that when he comes +again...But it may be months, perhaps, before THAT happens." + +"Months!" cried Marianne, with strong surprise. "No--nor many weeks." + +Mrs. Dashwood was sorry for what she had said; but it gave Elinor +pleasure, as it produced a reply from Marianne so expressive of +confidence in Willoughby and knowledge of his intentions. + +One morning, about a week after his leaving the country, Marianne was +prevailed on to join her sisters in their usual walk, instead of +wandering away by herself. Hitherto she had carefully avoided every +companion in her rambles. If her sisters intended to walk on the +downs, she directly stole away towards the lanes; if they talked of the +valley, she was as speedy in climbing the hills, and could never be +found when the others set off. But at length she was secured by the +exertions of Elinor, who greatly disapproved such continual seclusion. +They walked along the road through the valley, and chiefly in silence, +for Marianne's MIND could not be controlled, and Elinor, satisfied with +gaining one point, would not then attempt more. Beyond the entrance of +the valley, where the country, though still rich, was less wild and +more open, a long stretch of the road which they had travelled on first +coming to Barton, lay before them; and on reaching that point, they +stopped to look around them, and examine a prospect which formed the +distance of their view from the cottage, from a spot which they had +never happened to reach in any of their walks before. + +Amongst the objects in the scene, they soon discovered an animated one; +it was a man on horseback riding towards them. In a few minutes they +could distinguish him to be a gentleman; and in a moment afterwards +Marianne rapturously exclaimed, + +"It is he; it is indeed;--I know it is!"--and was hastening to meet +him, when Elinor cried out, + +"Indeed, Marianne, I think you are mistaken. It is not Willoughby. +The person is not tall enough for him, and has not his air." + +"He has, he has," cried Marianne, "I am sure he has. His air, his +coat, his horse. I knew how soon he would come." + +She walked eagerly on as she spoke; and Elinor, to screen Marianne from +particularity, as she felt almost certain of its not being Willoughby, +quickened her pace and kept up with her. They were soon within thirty +yards of the gentleman. Marianne looked again; her heart sunk within +her; and abruptly turning round, she was hurrying back, when the voices +of both her sisters were raised to detain her; a third, almost as well +known as Willoughby's, joined them in begging her to stop, and she +turned round with surprise to see and welcome Edward Ferrars. + +He was the only person in the world who could at that moment be +forgiven for not being Willoughby; the only one who could have gained a +smile from her; but she dispersed her tears to smile on HIM, and in her +sister's happiness forgot for a time her own disappointment. + +He dismounted, and giving his horse to his servant, walked back with +them to Barton, whither he was purposely coming to visit them. + +He was welcomed by them all with great cordiality, but especially by +Marianne, who showed more warmth of regard in her reception of him than +even Elinor herself. To Marianne, indeed, the meeting between Edward +and her sister was but a continuation of that unaccountable coldness +which she had often observed at Norland in their mutual behaviour. On +Edward's side, more particularly, there was a deficiency of all that a +lover ought to look and say on such an occasion. He was confused, +seemed scarcely sensible of pleasure in seeing them, looked neither +rapturous nor gay, said little but what was forced from him by +questions, and distinguished Elinor by no mark of affection. Marianne +saw and listened with increasing surprise. She began almost to feel a +dislike of Edward; and it ended, as every feeling must end with her, by +carrying back her thoughts to Willoughby, whose manners formed a +contrast sufficiently striking to those of his brother elect. + +After a short silence which succeeded the first surprise and enquiries +of meeting, Marianne asked Edward if he came directly from London. No, +he had been in Devonshire a fortnight. + +"A fortnight!" she repeated, surprised at his being so long in the same +county with Elinor without seeing her before. + +He looked rather distressed as he added, that he had been staying with +some friends near Plymouth. + +"Have you been lately in Sussex?" said Elinor. + +"I was at Norland about a month ago." + +"And how does dear, dear Norland look?" cried Marianne. + +"Dear, dear Norland," said Elinor, "probably looks much as it always +does at this time of the year. The woods and walks thickly covered +with dead leaves." + +"Oh," cried Marianne, "with what transporting sensation have I formerly +seen them fall! How have I delighted, as I walked, to see them driven +in showers about me by the wind! What feelings have they, the season, +the air altogether inspired! Now there is no one to regard them. They +are seen only as a nuisance, swept hastily off, and driven as much as +possible from the sight." + +"It is not every one," said Elinor, "who has your passion for dead +leaves." + +"No; my feelings are not often shared, not often understood. But +SOMETIMES they are."--As she said this, she sunk into a reverie for a +few moments;--but rousing herself again, "Now, Edward," said she, +calling his attention to the prospect, "here is Barton valley. Look up +to it, and be tranquil if you can. Look at those hills! Did you ever +see their equals? To the left is Barton park, amongst those woods and +plantations. You may see the end of the house. And there, beneath +that farthest hill, which rises with such grandeur, is our cottage." + +"It is a beautiful country," he replied; "but these bottoms must be +dirty in winter." + +"How can you think of dirt, with such objects before you?" + +"Because," replied he, smiling, "among the rest of the objects before +me, I see a very dirty lane." + +"How strange!" said Marianne to herself as she walked on. + +"Have you an agreeable neighbourhood here? Are the Middletons pleasant +people?" + +"No, not all," answered Marianne; "we could not be more unfortunately +situated." + +"Marianne," cried her sister, "how can you say so? How can you be so +unjust? They are a very respectable family, Mr. Ferrars; and towards +us have behaved in the friendliest manner. Have you forgot, Marianne, +how many pleasant days we have owed to them?" + +"No," said Marianne, in a low voice, "nor how many painful moments." + +Elinor took no notice of this; and directing her attention to their +visitor, endeavoured to support something like discourse with him, by +talking of their present residence, its conveniences, &c. extorting +from him occasional questions and remarks. His coldness and reserve +mortified her severely; she was vexed and half angry; but resolving to +regulate her behaviour to him by the past rather than the present, she +avoided every appearance of resentment or displeasure, and treated him +as she thought he ought to be treated from the family connection. + + + +CHAPTER 17 + + +Mrs. Dashwood was surprised only for a moment at seeing him; for his +coming to Barton was, in her opinion, of all things the most natural. +Her joy and expression of regard long outlived her wonder. He received +the kindest welcome from her; and shyness, coldness, reserve could not +stand against such a reception. They had begun to fail him before he +entered the house, and they were quite overcome by the captivating +manners of Mrs. Dashwood. Indeed a man could not very well be in love +with either of her daughters, without extending the passion to her; and +Elinor had the satisfaction of seeing him soon become more like +himself. His affections seemed to reanimate towards them all, and his +interest in their welfare again became perceptible. He was not in +spirits, however; he praised their house, admired its prospect, was +attentive, and kind; but still he was not in spirits. The whole family +perceived it, and Mrs. Dashwood, attributing it to some want of +liberality in his mother, sat down to table indignant against all +selfish parents. + +"What are Mrs. Ferrars's views for you at present, Edward?" said she, +when dinner was over and they had drawn round the fire; "are you still +to be a great orator in spite of yourself?" + +"No. I hope my mother is now convinced that I have no more talents than +inclination for a public life!" + +"But how is your fame to be established? for famous you must be to +satisfy all your family; and with no inclination for expense, no +affection for strangers, no profession, and no assurance, you may find +it a difficult matter." + +"I shall not attempt it. I have no wish to be distinguished; and have +every reason to hope I never shall. Thank Heaven! I cannot be forced +into genius and eloquence." + +"You have no ambition, I well know. Your wishes are all moderate." + +"As moderate as those of the rest of the world, I believe. I wish as +well as every body else to be perfectly happy; but, like every body +else it must be in my own way. Greatness will not make me so." + +"Strange that it would!" cried Marianne. "What have wealth or grandeur +to do with happiness?" + +"Grandeur has but little," said Elinor, "but wealth has much to do with +it." + +"Elinor, for shame!" said Marianne, "money can only give happiness +where there is nothing else to give it. Beyond a competence, it can +afford no real satisfaction, as far as mere self is concerned." + +"Perhaps," said Elinor, smiling, "we may come to the same point. YOUR +competence and MY wealth are very much alike, I dare say; and without +them, as the world goes now, we shall both agree that every kind of +external comfort must be wanting. Your ideas are only more noble than +mine. Come, what is your competence?" + +"About eighteen hundred or two thousand a year; not more than THAT." + +Elinor laughed. "TWO thousand a year! ONE is my wealth! I guessed how +it would end." + +"And yet two thousand a-year is a very moderate income," said Marianne. +"A family cannot well be maintained on a smaller. I am sure I am not +extravagant in my demands. A proper establishment of servants, a +carriage, perhaps two, and hunters, cannot be supported on less." + +Elinor smiled again, to hear her sister describing so accurately their +future expenses at Combe Magna. + +"Hunters!" repeated Edward--"but why must you have hunters? Every body +does not hunt." + +Marianne coloured as she replied, "But most people do." + +"I wish," said Margaret, striking out a novel thought, "that somebody +would give us all a large fortune apiece!" + +"Oh that they would!" cried Marianne, her eyes sparkling with +animation, and her cheeks glowing with the delight of such imaginary +happiness. + +"We are all unanimous in that wish, I suppose," said Elinor, "in spite +of the insufficiency of wealth." + +"Oh dear!" cried Margaret, "how happy I should be! I wonder what I +should do with it!" + +Marianne looked as if she had no doubt on that point. + +"I should be puzzled to spend so large a fortune myself," said Mrs. +Dashwood, "if my children were all to be rich without my help." + +"You must begin your improvements on this house," observed Elinor, "and +your difficulties will soon vanish." + +"What magnificent orders would travel from this family to London," said +Edward, "in such an event! What a happy day for booksellers, +music-sellers, and print-shops! You, Miss Dashwood, would give a +general commission for every new print of merit to be sent you--and as +for Marianne, I know her greatness of soul, there would not be music +enough in London to content her. And books!--Thomson, Cowper, +Scott--she would buy them all over and over again: she would buy up +every copy, I believe, to prevent their falling into unworthy hands; +and she would have every book that tells her how to admire an old +twisted tree. Should not you, Marianne? Forgive me, if I am very +saucy. But I was willing to shew you that I had not forgot our old +disputes." + +"I love to be reminded of the past, Edward--whether it be melancholy or +gay, I love to recall it--and you will never offend me by talking of +former times. You are very right in supposing how my money would be +spent--some of it, at least--my loose cash would certainly be employed +in improving my collection of music and books." + +"And the bulk of your fortune would be laid out in annuities on the +authors or their heirs." + +"No, Edward, I should have something else to do with it." + +"Perhaps, then, you would bestow it as a reward on that person who +wrote the ablest defence of your favourite maxim, that no one can ever +be in love more than once in their life--your opinion on that point is +unchanged, I presume?" + +"Undoubtedly. At my time of life opinions are tolerably fixed. It is +not likely that I should now see or hear any thing to change them." + +"Marianne is as steadfast as ever, you see," said Elinor, "she is not +at all altered." + +"She is only grown a little more grave than she was." + +"Nay, Edward," said Marianne, "you need not reproach me. You are not +very gay yourself." + +"Why should you think so!" replied he, with a sigh. "But gaiety never +was a part of MY character." + +"Nor do I think it a part of Marianne's," said Elinor; "I should hardly +call her a lively girl--she is very earnest, very eager in all she +does--sometimes talks a great deal and always with animation--but she +is not often really merry." + +"I believe you are right," he replied, "and yet I have always set her +down as a lively girl." + +"I have frequently detected myself in such kind of mistakes," said +Elinor, "in a total misapprehension of character in some point or +other: fancying people so much more gay or grave, or ingenious or +stupid than they really are, and I can hardly tell why or in what the +deception originated. Sometimes one is guided by what they say of +themselves, and very frequently by what other people say of them, +without giving oneself time to deliberate and judge." + +"But I thought it was right, Elinor," said Marianne, "to be guided +wholly by the opinion of other people. I thought our judgments were +given us merely to be subservient to those of neighbours. This has +always been your doctrine, I am sure." + +"No, Marianne, never. My doctrine has never aimed at the subjection of +the understanding. All I have ever attempted to influence has been the +behaviour. You must not confound my meaning. I am guilty, I confess, +of having often wished you to treat our acquaintance in general with +greater attention; but when have I advised you to adopt their +sentiments or to conform to their judgment in serious matters?" + +"You have not been able to bring your sister over to your plan of +general civility," said Edward to Elinor. "Do you gain no ground?" + +"Quite the contrary," replied Elinor, looking expressively at Marianne. + +"My judgment," he returned, "is all on your side of the question; but I +am afraid my practice is much more on your sister's. I never wish to +offend, but I am so foolishly shy, that I often seem negligent, when I +am only kept back by my natural awkwardness. I have frequently thought +that I must have been intended by nature to be fond of low company, I +am so little at my ease among strangers of gentility!" + +"Marianne has not shyness to excuse any inattention of hers," said +Elinor. + +"She knows her own worth too well for false shame," replied Edward. +"Shyness is only the effect of a sense of inferiority in some way or +other. If I could persuade myself that my manners were perfectly easy +and graceful, I should not be shy." + +"But you would still be reserved," said Marianne, "and that is worse." + +Edward started--"Reserved! Am I reserved, Marianne?" + +"Yes, very." + +"I do not understand you," replied he, colouring. "Reserved!--how, in +what manner? What am I to tell you? What can you suppose?" + +Elinor looked surprised at his emotion; but trying to laugh off the +subject, she said to him, "Do not you know my sister well enough to +understand what she means? Do not you know she calls every one +reserved who does not talk as fast, and admire what she admires as +rapturously as herself?" + +Edward made no answer. His gravity and thoughtfulness returned on him +in their fullest extent--and he sat for some time silent and dull. + + + +CHAPTER 18 + + +Elinor saw, with great uneasiness the low spirits of her friend. His +visit afforded her but a very partial satisfaction, while his own +enjoyment in it appeared so imperfect. It was evident that he was +unhappy; she wished it were equally evident that he still distinguished +her by the same affection which once she had felt no doubt of +inspiring; but hitherto the continuance of his preference seemed very +uncertain; and the reservedness of his manner towards her contradicted +one moment what a more animated look had intimated the preceding one. + +He joined her and Marianne in the breakfast-room the next morning +before the others were down; and Marianne, who was always eager to +promote their happiness as far as she could, soon left them to +themselves. But before she was half way upstairs she heard the parlour +door open, and, turning round, was astonished to see Edward himself +come out. + +"I am going into the village to see my horses," said he, "as you are +not yet ready for breakfast; I shall be back again presently." + + *** + +Edward returned to them with fresh admiration of the surrounding +country; in his walk to the village, he had seen many parts of the +valley to advantage; and the village itself, in a much higher situation +than the cottage, afforded a general view of the whole, which had +exceedingly pleased him. This was a subject which ensured Marianne's +attention, and she was beginning to describe her own admiration of +these scenes, and to question him more minutely on the objects that had +particularly struck him, when Edward interrupted her by saying, "You +must not enquire too far, Marianne--remember I have no knowledge in the +picturesque, and I shall offend you by my ignorance and want of taste +if we come to particulars. I shall call hills steep, which ought to be +bold; surfaces strange and uncouth, which ought to be irregular and +rugged; and distant objects out of sight, which ought only to be +indistinct through the soft medium of a hazy atmosphere. You must be +satisfied with such admiration as I can honestly give. I call it a +very fine country--the hills are steep, the woods seem full of fine +timber, and the valley looks comfortable and snug--with rich meadows +and several neat farm houses scattered here and there. It exactly +answers my idea of a fine country, because it unites beauty with +utility--and I dare say it is a picturesque one too, because you admire +it; I can easily believe it to be full of rocks and promontories, grey +moss and brush wood, but these are all lost on me. I know nothing of +the picturesque." + +"I am afraid it is but too true," said Marianne; "but why should you +boast of it?" + +"I suspect," said Elinor, "that to avoid one kind of affectation, +Edward here falls into another. Because he believes many people +pretend to more admiration of the beauties of nature than they really +feel, and is disgusted with such pretensions, he affects greater +indifference and less discrimination in viewing them himself than he +possesses. He is fastidious and will have an affectation of his own." + +"It is very true," said Marianne, "that admiration of landscape scenery +is become a mere jargon. Every body pretends to feel and tries to +describe with the taste and elegance of him who first defined what +picturesque beauty was. I detest jargon of every kind, and sometimes I +have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to +describe them in but what was worn and hackneyed out of all sense and +meaning." + +"I am convinced," said Edward, "that you really feel all the delight in +a fine prospect which you profess to feel. But, in return, your sister +must allow me to feel no more than I profess. I like a fine prospect, +but not on picturesque principles. I do not like crooked, twisted, +blasted trees. I admire them much more if they are tall, straight, and +flourishing. I do not like ruined, tattered cottages. I am not fond +of nettles or thistles, or heath blossoms. I have more pleasure in a +snug farm-house than a watch-tower--and a troop of tidy, happy villages +please me better than the finest banditti in the world." + +Marianne looked with amazement at Edward, with compassion at her +sister. Elinor only laughed. + +The subject was continued no farther; and Marianne remained +thoughtfully silent, till a new object suddenly engaged her attention. +She was sitting by Edward, and in taking his tea from Mrs. Dashwood, +his hand passed so directly before her, as to make a ring, with a plait +of hair in the centre, very conspicuous on one of his fingers. + +"I never saw you wear a ring before, Edward," she cried. "Is that +Fanny's hair? I remember her promising to give you some. But I should +have thought her hair had been darker." + +Marianne spoke inconsiderately what she really felt--but when she saw +how much she had pained Edward, her own vexation at her want of thought +could not be surpassed by his. He coloured very deeply, and giving a +momentary glance at Elinor, replied, "Yes; it is my sister's hair. The +setting always casts a different shade on it, you know." + +Elinor had met his eye, and looked conscious likewise. That the hair +was her own, she instantaneously felt as well satisfied as Marianne; +the only difference in their conclusions was, that what Marianne +considered as a free gift from her sister, Elinor was conscious must +have been procured by some theft or contrivance unknown to herself. +She was not in a humour, however, to regard it as an affront, and +affecting to take no notice of what passed, by instantly talking of +something else, she internally resolved henceforward to catch every +opportunity of eyeing the hair and of satisfying herself, beyond all +doubt, that it was exactly the shade of her own. + +Edward's embarrassment lasted some time, and it ended in an absence of +mind still more settled. He was particularly grave the whole morning. +Marianne severely censured herself for what she had said; but her own +forgiveness might have been more speedy, had she known how little +offence it had given her sister. + +Before the middle of the day, they were visited by Sir John and Mrs. +Jennings, who, having heard of the arrival of a gentleman at the +cottage, came to take a survey of the guest. With the assistance of +his mother-in-law, Sir John was not long in discovering that the name +of Ferrars began with an F. and this prepared a future mine of raillery +against the devoted Elinor, which nothing but the newness of their +acquaintance with Edward could have prevented from being immediately +sprung. But, as it was, she only learned, from some very significant +looks, how far their penetration, founded on Margaret's instructions, +extended. + +Sir John never came to the Dashwoods without either inviting them to +dine at the park the next day, or to drink tea with them that evening. +On the present occasion, for the better entertainment of their visitor, +towards whose amusement he felt himself bound to contribute, he wished +to engage them for both. + +"You MUST drink tea with us to night," said he, "for we shall be quite +alone--and tomorrow you must absolutely dine with us, for we shall be a +large party." + +Mrs. Jennings enforced the necessity. "And who knows but you may raise +a dance," said she. "And that will tempt YOU, Miss Marianne." + +"A dance!" cried Marianne. "Impossible! Who is to dance?" + +"Who! why yourselves, and the Careys, and Whitakers to be sure.--What! +you thought nobody could dance because a certain person that shall be +nameless is gone!" + +"I wish with all my soul," cried Sir John, "that Willoughby were among +us again." + +This, and Marianne's blushing, gave new suspicions to Edward. "And who +is Willoughby?" said he, in a low voice, to Miss Dashwood, by whom he +was sitting. + +She gave him a brief reply. Marianne's countenance was more +communicative. Edward saw enough to comprehend, not only the meaning +of others, but such of Marianne's expressions as had puzzled him +before; and when their visitors left them, he went immediately round +her, and said, in a whisper, "I have been guessing. Shall I tell you +my guess?" + +"What do you mean?" + +"Shall I tell you." + +"Certainly." + +"Well then; I guess that Mr. Willoughby hunts." + +Marianne was surprised and confused, yet she could not help smiling at +the quiet archness of his manner, and after a moment's silence, said, + +"Oh, Edward! How can you?--But the time will come I hope...I am sure +you will like him." + +"I do not doubt it," replied he, rather astonished at her earnestness +and warmth; for had he not imagined it to be a joke for the good of her +acquaintance in general, founded only on a something or a nothing +between Mr. Willoughby and herself, he would not have ventured to +mention it. + + + +CHAPTER 19 + + +Edward remained a week at the cottage; he was earnestly pressed by Mrs. +Dashwood to stay longer; but, as if he were bent only on +self-mortification, he seemed resolved to be gone when his enjoyment +among his friends was at the height. His spirits, during the last two +or three days, though still very unequal, were greatly improved--he +grew more and more partial to the house and environs--never spoke of +going away without a sigh--declared his time to be wholly +disengaged--even doubted to what place he should go when he left +them--but still, go he must. Never had any week passed so quickly--he +could hardly believe it to be gone. He said so repeatedly; other +things he said too, which marked the turn of his feelings and gave the +lie to his actions. He had no pleasure at Norland; he detested being +in town; but either to Norland or London, he must go. He valued their +kindness beyond any thing, and his greatest happiness was in being with +them. Yet, he must leave them at the end of a week, in spite of their +wishes and his own, and without any restraint on his time. + +Elinor placed all that was astonishing in this way of acting to his +mother's account; and it was happy for her that he had a mother whose +character was so imperfectly known to her, as to be the general excuse +for every thing strange on the part of her son. Disappointed, however, +and vexed as she was, and sometimes displeased with his uncertain +behaviour to herself, she was very well disposed on the whole to regard +his actions with all the candid allowances and generous qualifications, +which had been rather more painfully extorted from her, for +Willoughby's service, by her mother. His want of spirits, of openness, +and of consistency, were most usually attributed to his want of +independence, and his better knowledge of Mrs. Ferrars's disposition +and designs. The shortness of his visit, the steadiness of his purpose +in leaving them, originated in the same fettered inclination, the same +inevitable necessity of temporizing with his mother. The old +well-established grievance of duty against will, parent against child, +was the cause of all. She would have been glad to know when these +difficulties were to cease, this opposition was to yield,--when Mrs. +Ferrars would be reformed, and her son be at liberty to be happy. But +from such vain wishes she was forced to turn for comfort to the renewal +of her confidence in Edward's affection, to the remembrance of every +mark of regard in look or word which fell from him while at Barton, and +above all to that flattering proof of it which he constantly wore round +his finger. + +"I think, Edward," said Mrs. Dashwood, as they were at breakfast the +last morning, "you would be a happier man if you had any profession to +engage your time and give an interest to your plans and actions. Some +inconvenience to your friends, indeed, might result from it--you would +not be able to give them so much of your time. But (with a smile) you +would be materially benefited in one particular at least--you would +know where to go when you left them." + +"I do assure you," he replied, "that I have long thought on this point, +as you think now. It has been, and is, and probably will always be a +heavy misfortune to me, that I have had no necessary business to engage +me, no profession to give me employment, or afford me any thing like +independence. But unfortunately my own nicety, and the nicety of my +friends, have made me what I am, an idle, helpless being. We never +could agree in our choice of a profession. I always preferred the +church, as I still do. But that was not smart enough for my family. +They recommended the army. That was a great deal too smart for me. +The law was allowed to be genteel enough; many young men, who had +chambers in the Temple, made a very good appearance in the first +circles, and drove about town in very knowing gigs. But I had no +inclination for the law, even in this less abstruse study of it, which +my family approved. As for the navy, it had fashion on its side, but I +was too old when the subject was first started to enter it--and, at +length, as there was no necessity for my having any profession at all, +as I might be as dashing and expensive without a red coat on my back as +with one, idleness was pronounced on the whole to be most advantageous +and honourable, and a young man of eighteen is not in general so +earnestly bent on being busy as to resist the solicitations of his +friends to do nothing. I was therefore entered at Oxford and have been +properly idle ever since." + +"The consequence of which, I suppose, will be," said Mrs. Dashwood, +"since leisure has not promoted your own happiness, that your sons will +be brought up to as many pursuits, employments, professions, and trades +as Columella's." + +"They will be brought up," said he, in a serious accent, "to be as +unlike myself as is possible. In feeling, in action, in condition, in +every thing." + +"Come, come; this is all an effusion of immediate want of spirits, +Edward. You are in a melancholy humour, and fancy that any one unlike +yourself must be happy. But remember that the pain of parting from +friends will be felt by every body at times, whatever be their +education or state. Know your own happiness. You want nothing but +patience--or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope. Your +mother will secure to you, in time, that independence you are so +anxious for; it is her duty, and it will, it must ere long become her +happiness to prevent your whole youth from being wasted in discontent. +How much may not a few months do?" + +"I think," replied Edward, "that I may defy many months to produce any +good to me." + +This desponding turn of mind, though it could not be communicated to +Mrs. Dashwood, gave additional pain to them all in the parting, which +shortly took place, and left an uncomfortable impression on Elinor's +feelings especially, which required some trouble and time to subdue. +But as it was her determination to subdue it, and to prevent herself +from appearing to suffer more than what all her family suffered on his +going away, she did not adopt the method so judiciously employed by +Marianne, on a similar occasion, to augment and fix her sorrow, by +seeking silence, solitude and idleness. Their means were as different +as their objects, and equally suited to the advancement of each. + +Elinor sat down to her drawing-table as soon as he was out of the +house, busily employed herself the whole day, neither sought nor +avoided the mention of his name, appeared to interest herself almost as +much as ever in the general concerns of the family, and if, by this +conduct, she did not lessen her own grief, it was at least prevented +from unnecessary increase, and her mother and sisters were spared much +solicitude on her account. + +Such behaviour as this, so exactly the reverse of her own, appeared no +more meritorious to Marianne, than her own had seemed faulty to her. +The business of self-command she settled very easily;--with strong +affections it was impossible, with calm ones it could have no merit. +That her sister's affections WERE calm, she dared not deny, though she +blushed to acknowledge it; and of the strength of her own, she gave a +very striking proof, by still loving and respecting that sister, in +spite of this mortifying conviction. + +Without shutting herself up from her family, or leaving the house in +determined solitude to avoid them, or lying awake the whole night to +indulge meditation, Elinor found every day afforded her leisure enough +to think of Edward, and of Edward's behaviour, in every possible +variety which the different state of her spirits at different times +could produce,--with tenderness, pity, approbation, censure, and doubt. +There were moments in abundance, when, if not by the absence of her +mother and sisters, at least by the nature of their employments, +conversation was forbidden among them, and every effect of solitude was +produced. Her mind was inevitably at liberty; her thoughts could not +be chained elsewhere; and the past and the future, on a subject so +interesting, must be before her, must force her attention, and engross +her memory, her reflection, and her fancy. + +From a reverie of this kind, as she sat at her drawing-table, she was +roused one morning, soon after Edward's leaving them, by the arrival of +company. She happened to be quite alone. The closing of the little +gate, at the entrance of the green court in front of the house, drew +her eyes to the window, and she saw a large party walking up to the +door. Amongst them were Sir John and Lady Middleton and Mrs. Jennings, +but there were two others, a gentleman and lady, who were quite unknown +to her. She was sitting near the window, and as soon as Sir John +perceived her, he left the rest of the party to the ceremony of +knocking at the door, and stepping across the turf, obliged her to open +the casement to speak to him, though the space was so short between the +door and the window, as to make it hardly possible to speak at one +without being heard at the other. + +"Well," said he, "we have brought you some strangers. How do you like +them?" + +"Hush! they will hear you." + +"Never mind if they do. It is only the Palmers. Charlotte is very +pretty, I can tell you. You may see her if you look this way." + +As Elinor was certain of seeing her in a couple of minutes, without +taking that liberty, she begged to be excused. + +"Where is Marianne? Has she run away because we are come? I see her +instrument is open." + +"She is walking, I believe." + +They were now joined by Mrs. Jennings, who had not patience enough to +wait till the door was opened before she told HER story. She came +hallooing to the window, "How do you do, my dear? How does Mrs. +Dashwood do? And where are your sisters? What! all alone! you will be +glad of a little company to sit with you. I have brought my other son +and daughter to see you. Only think of their coming so suddenly! I +thought I heard a carriage last night, while we were drinking our tea, +but it never entered my head that it could be them. I thought of +nothing but whether it might not be Colonel Brandon come back again; so +I said to Sir John, I do think I hear a carriage; perhaps it is Colonel +Brandon come back again"-- + +Elinor was obliged to turn from her, in the middle of her story, to +receive the rest of the party; Lady Middleton introduced the two +strangers; Mrs. Dashwood and Margaret came down stairs at the same +time, and they all sat down to look at one another, while Mrs. Jennings +continued her story as she walked through the passage into the parlour, +attended by Sir John. + +Mrs. Palmer was several years younger than Lady Middleton, and totally +unlike her in every respect. She was short and plump, had a very +pretty face, and the finest expression of good humour in it that could +possibly be. Her manners were by no means so elegant as her sister's, +but they were much more prepossessing. She came in with a smile, +smiled all the time of her visit, except when she laughed, and smiled +when she went away. Her husband was a grave looking young man of five +or six and twenty, with an air of more fashion and sense than his wife, +but of less willingness to please or be pleased. He entered the room +with a look of self-consequence, slightly bowed to the ladies, without +speaking a word, and, after briefly surveying them and their +apartments, took up a newspaper from the table, and continued to read +it as long as he staid. + +Mrs. Palmer, on the contrary, who was strongly endowed by nature with a +turn for being uniformly civil and happy, was hardly seated before her +admiration of the parlour and every thing in it burst forth. + +"Well! what a delightful room this is! I never saw anything so +charming! Only think, Mama, how it is improved since I was here last! +I always thought it such a sweet place, ma'am! (turning to Mrs. +Dashwood) but you have made it so charming! Only look, sister, how +delightful every thing is! How I should like such a house for myself! +Should not you, Mr. Palmer?" + +Mr. Palmer made her no answer, and did not even raise his eyes from the +newspaper. + +"Mr. Palmer does not hear me," said she, laughing; "he never does +sometimes. It is so ridiculous!" + +This was quite a new idea to Mrs. Dashwood; she had never been used to +find wit in the inattention of any one, and could not help looking with +surprise at them both. + +Mrs. Jennings, in the meantime, talked on as loud as she could, and +continued her account of their surprise, the evening before, on seeing +their friends, without ceasing till every thing was told. Mrs. Palmer +laughed heartily at the recollection of their astonishment, and every +body agreed, two or three times over, that it had been quite an +agreeable surprise. + +"You may believe how glad we all were to see them," added Mrs. +Jennings, leaning forward towards Elinor, and speaking in a low voice +as if she meant to be heard by no one else, though they were seated on +different sides of the room; "but, however, I can't help wishing they +had not travelled quite so fast, nor made such a long journey of it, +for they came all round by London upon account of some business, for +you know (nodding significantly and pointing to her daughter) it was +wrong in her situation. I wanted her to stay at home and rest this +morning, but she would come with us; she longed so much to see you all!" + +Mrs. Palmer laughed, and said it would not do her any harm. + +"She expects to be confined in February," continued Mrs. Jennings. + +Lady Middleton could no longer endure such a conversation, and +therefore exerted herself to ask Mr. Palmer if there was any news in +the paper. + +"No, none at all," he replied, and read on. + +"Here comes Marianne," cried Sir John. "Now, Palmer, you shall see a +monstrous pretty girl." + +He immediately went into the passage, opened the front door, and +ushered her in himself. Mrs. Jennings asked her, as soon as she +appeared, if she had not been to Allenham; and Mrs. Palmer laughed so +heartily at the question, as to show she understood it. Mr. Palmer +looked up on her entering the room, stared at her some minutes, and +then returned to his newspaper. Mrs. Palmer's eye was now caught by +the drawings which hung round the room. She got up to examine them. + +"Oh! dear, how beautiful these are! Well! how delightful! Do but +look, mama, how sweet! I declare they are quite charming; I could look +at them for ever." And then sitting down again, she very soon forgot +that there were any such things in the room. + +When Lady Middleton rose to go away, Mr. Palmer rose also, laid down +the newspaper, stretched himself and looked at them all around. + +"My love, have you been asleep?" said his wife, laughing. + +He made her no answer; and only observed, after again examining the +room, that it was very low pitched, and that the ceiling was crooked. +He then made his bow, and departed with the rest. + +Sir John had been very urgent with them all to spend the next day at +the park. Mrs. Dashwood, who did not chuse to dine with them oftener +than they dined at the cottage, absolutely refused on her own account; +her daughters might do as they pleased. But they had no curiosity to +see how Mr. and Mrs. Palmer ate their dinner, and no expectation of +pleasure from them in any other way. They attempted, therefore, +likewise, to excuse themselves; the weather was uncertain, and not +likely to be good. But Sir John would not be satisfied--the carriage +should be sent for them and they must come. Lady Middleton too, though +she did not press their mother, pressed them. Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. +Palmer joined their entreaties, all seemed equally anxious to avoid a +family party; and the young ladies were obliged to yield. + +"Why should they ask us?" said Marianne, as soon as they were gone. +"The rent of this cottage is said to be low; but we have it on very +hard terms, if we are to dine at the park whenever any one is staying +either with them, or with us." + +"They mean no less to be civil and kind to us now," said Elinor, "by +these frequent invitations, than by those which we received from them a +few weeks ago. The alteration is not in them, if their parties are +grown tedious and dull. We must look for the change elsewhere." + + + +CHAPTER 20 + + +As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next +day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as +good humoured and merry as before. She took them all most +affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them +again. + +"I am so glad to see you!" said she, seating herself between Elinor and +Marianne, "for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, +which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow. We must +go, for the Westons come to us next week you know. It was quite a +sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the +carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I +would go with him to Barton. He is so droll! He never tells me any +thing! I am so sorry we cannot stay longer; however we shall meet again +in town very soon, I hope." + +They were obliged to put an end to such an expectation. + +"Not go to town!" cried Mrs. Palmer, with a laugh, "I shall be quite +disappointed if you do not. I could get the nicest house in world for +you, next door to ours, in Hanover-square. You must come, indeed. I +am sure I shall be very happy to chaperon you at any time till I am +confined, if Mrs. Dashwood should not like to go into public." + +They thanked her; but were obliged to resist all her entreaties. + +"Oh, my love," cried Mrs. Palmer to her husband, who just then entered +the room--"you must help me to persuade the Miss Dashwoods to go to +town this winter." + +Her love made no answer; and after slightly bowing to the ladies, began +complaining of the weather. + +"How horrid all this is!" said he. "Such weather makes every thing and +every body disgusting. Dullness is as much produced within doors as +without, by rain. It makes one detest all one's acquaintance. What +the devil does Sir John mean by not having a billiard room in his +house? How few people know what comfort is! Sir John is as stupid as +the weather." + +The rest of the company soon dropt in. + +"I am afraid, Miss Marianne," said Sir John, "you have not been able to +take your usual walk to Allenham today." + +Marianne looked very grave and said nothing. + +"Oh, don't be so sly before us," said Mrs. Palmer; "for we know all +about it, I assure you; and I admire your taste very much, for I think +he is extremely handsome. We do not live a great way from him in the +country, you know. Not above ten miles, I dare say." + +"Much nearer thirty," said her husband. + +"Ah, well! there is not much difference. I never was at his house; but +they say it is a sweet pretty place." + +"As vile a spot as I ever saw in my life," said Mr. Palmer. + +Marianne remained perfectly silent, though her countenance betrayed her +interest in what was said. + +"Is it very ugly?" continued Mrs. Palmer--"then it must be some other +place that is so pretty I suppose." + +When they were seated in the dining room, Sir John observed with regret +that they were only eight all together. + +"My dear," said he to his lady, "it is very provoking that we should be +so few. Why did not you ask the Gilberts to come to us today?" + +"Did not I tell you, Sir John, when you spoke to me about it before, +that it could not be done? They dined with us last." + +"You and I, Sir John," said Mrs. Jennings, "should not stand upon such +ceremony." + +"Then you would be very ill-bred," cried Mr. Palmer. + +"My love you contradict every body," said his wife with her usual +laugh. "Do you know that you are quite rude?" + +"I did not know I contradicted any body in calling your mother +ill-bred." + +"Ay, you may abuse me as you please," said the good-natured old lady, +"you have taken Charlotte off my hands, and cannot give her back again. +So there I have the whip hand of you." + +Charlotte laughed heartily to think that her husband could not get rid +of her; and exultingly said, she did not care how cross he was to her, +as they must live together. It was impossible for any one to be more +thoroughly good-natured, or more determined to be happy than Mrs. +Palmer. The studied indifference, insolence, and discontent of her +husband gave her no pain; and when he scolded or abused her, she was +highly diverted. + +"Mr. Palmer is so droll!" said she, in a whisper, to Elinor. "He is +always out of humour." + +Elinor was not inclined, after a little observation, to give him credit +for being so genuinely and unaffectedly ill-natured or ill-bred as he +wished to appear. His temper might perhaps be a little soured by +finding, like many others of his sex, that through some unaccountable +bias in favour of beauty, he was the husband of a very silly +woman,--but she knew that this kind of blunder was too common for any +sensible man to be lastingly hurt by it.-- It was rather a wish of +distinction, she believed, which produced his contemptuous treatment of +every body, and his general abuse of every thing before him. It was +the desire of appearing superior to other people. The motive was too +common to be wondered at; but the means, however they might succeed by +establishing his superiority in ill-breeding, were not likely to attach +any one to him except his wife. + +"Oh, my dear Miss Dashwood," said Mrs. Palmer soon afterwards, "I have +got such a favour to ask of you and your sister. Will you come and +spend some time at Cleveland this Christmas? Now, pray do,--and come +while the Westons are with us. You cannot think how happy I shall be! +It will be quite delightful!--My love," applying to her husband, "don't +you long to have the Miss Dashwoods come to Cleveland?" + +"Certainly," he replied, with a sneer--"I came into Devonshire with no +other view." + +"There now,"--said his lady, "you see Mr. Palmer expects you; so you +cannot refuse to come." + +They both eagerly and resolutely declined her invitation. + +"But indeed you must and shall come. I am sure you will like it of all +things. The Westons will be with us, and it will be quite delightful. +You cannot think what a sweet place Cleveland is; and we are so gay +now, for Mr. Palmer is always going about the country canvassing +against the election; and so many people came to dine with us that I +never saw before, it is quite charming! But, poor fellow! it is very +fatiguing to him! for he is forced to make every body like him." + +Elinor could hardly keep her countenance as she assented to the +hardship of such an obligation. + +"How charming it will be," said Charlotte, "when he is in +Parliament!--won't it? How I shall laugh! It will be so ridiculous to +see all his letters directed to him with an M.P.--But do you know, he +says, he will never frank for me? He declares he won't. Don't you, +Mr. Palmer?" + +Mr. Palmer took no notice of her. + +"He cannot bear writing, you know," she continued--"he says it is quite +shocking." + +"No," said he, "I never said any thing so irrational. Don't palm all +your abuses of languages upon me." + +"There now; you see how droll he is. This is always the way with him! +Sometimes he won't speak to me for half a day together, and then he +comes out with something so droll--all about any thing in the world." + +She surprised Elinor very much as they returned into the drawing-room, +by asking her whether she did not like Mr. Palmer excessively. + +"Certainly," said Elinor; "he seems very agreeable." + +"Well--I am so glad you do. I thought you would, he is so pleasant; +and Mr. Palmer is excessively pleased with you and your sisters I can +tell you, and you can't think how disappointed he will be if you don't +come to Cleveland.--I can't imagine why you should object to it." + +Elinor was again obliged to decline her invitation; and by changing the +subject, put a stop to her entreaties. She thought it probable that as +they lived in the same county, Mrs. Palmer might be able to give some +more particular account of Willoughby's general character, than could +be gathered from the Middletons' partial acquaintance with him; and she +was eager to gain from any one, such a confirmation of his merits as +might remove the possibility of fear from Marianne. She began by +inquiring if they saw much of Mr. Willoughby at Cleveland, and whether +they were intimately acquainted with him. + +"Oh dear, yes; I know him extremely well," replied Mrs. Palmer;--"Not +that I ever spoke to him, indeed; but I have seen him for ever in town. +Somehow or other I never happened to be staying at Barton while he was +at Allenham. Mama saw him here once before;--but I was with my uncle +at Weymouth. However, I dare say we should have seen a great deal of +him in Somersetshire, if it had not happened very unluckily that we +should never have been in the country together. He is very little at +Combe, I believe; but if he were ever so much there, I do not think Mr. +Palmer would visit him, for he is in the opposition, you know, and +besides it is such a way off. I know why you inquire about him, very +well; your sister is to marry him. I am monstrous glad of it, for then +I shall have her for a neighbour you know." + +"Upon my word," replied Elinor, "you know much more of the matter than +I do, if you have any reason to expect such a match." + +"Don't pretend to deny it, because you know it is what every body talks +of. I assure you I heard of it in my way through town." + +"My dear Mrs. Palmer!" + +"Upon my honour I did.--I met Colonel Brandon Monday morning in +Bond-street, just before we left town, and he told me of it directly." + +"You surprise me very much. Colonel Brandon tell you of it! Surely +you must be mistaken. To give such intelligence to a person who could +not be interested in it, even if it were true, is not what I should +expect Colonel Brandon to do." + +"But I do assure you it was so, for all that, and I will tell you how +it happened. When we met him, he turned back and walked with us; and +so we began talking of my brother and sister, and one thing and +another, and I said to him, 'So, Colonel, there is a new family come to +Barton cottage, I hear, and mama sends me word they are very pretty, +and that one of them is going to be married to Mr. Willoughby of Combe +Magna. Is it true, pray? for of course you must know, as you have been +in Devonshire so lately.'" + +"And what did the Colonel say?" + +"Oh--he did not say much; but he looked as if he knew it to be true, so +from that moment I set it down as certain. It will be quite +delightful, I declare! When is it to take place?" + +"Mr. Brandon was very well I hope?" + +"Oh! yes, quite well; and so full of your praises, he did nothing but +say fine things of you." + +"I am flattered by his commendation. He seems an excellent man; and I +think him uncommonly pleasing." + +"So do I.--He is such a charming man, that it is quite a pity he should +be so grave and so dull. Mama says HE was in love with your sister +too.-- I assure you it was a great compliment if he was, for he hardly +ever falls in love with any body." + +"Is Mr. Willoughby much known in your part of Somersetshire?" said +Elinor. + +"Oh! yes, extremely well; that is, I do not believe many people are +acquainted with him, because Combe Magna is so far off; but they all +think him extremely agreeable I assure you. Nobody is more liked than +Mr. Willoughby wherever he goes, and so you may tell your sister. She +is a monstrous lucky girl to get him, upon my honour; not but that he +is much more lucky in getting her, because she is so very handsome and +agreeable, that nothing can be good enough for her. However, I don't +think her hardly at all handsomer than you, I assure you; for I think +you both excessively pretty, and so does Mr. Palmer too I am sure, +though we could not get him to own it last night." + +Mrs. Palmer's information respecting Willoughby was not very material; +but any testimony in his favour, however small, was pleasing to her. + +"I am so glad we are got acquainted at last," continued +Charlotte.--"And now I hope we shall always be great friends. You +can't think how much I longed to see you! It is so delightful that you +should live at the cottage! Nothing can be like it, to be sure! And I +am so glad your sister is going to be well married! I hope you will be +a great deal at Combe Magna. It is a sweet place, by all accounts." + +"You have been long acquainted with Colonel Brandon, have not you?" + +"Yes, a great while; ever since my sister married.-- He was a +particular friend of Sir John's. I believe," she added in a low voice, +"he would have been very glad to have had me, if he could. Sir John +and Lady Middleton wished it very much. But mama did not think the +match good enough for me, otherwise Sir John would have mentioned it to +the Colonel, and we should have been married immediately." + +"Did not Colonel Brandon know of Sir John's proposal to your mother +before it was made? Had he never owned his affection to yourself?" + +"Oh, no; but if mama had not objected to it, I dare say he would have +liked it of all things. He had not seen me then above twice, for it +was before I left school. However, I am much happier as I am. Mr. +Palmer is the kind of man I like." + + + +CHAPTER 21 + + +The Palmers returned to Cleveland the next day, and the two families at +Barton were again left to entertain each other. But this did not last +long; Elinor had hardly got their last visitors out of her head, had +hardly done wondering at Charlotte's being so happy without a cause, at +Mr. Palmer's acting so simply, with good abilities, and at the strange +unsuitableness which often existed between husband and wife, before Sir +John's and Mrs. Jennings's active zeal in the cause of society, +procured her some other new acquaintance to see and observe. + +In a morning's excursion to Exeter, they had met with two young ladies, +whom Mrs. Jennings had the satisfaction of discovering to be her +relations, and this was enough for Sir John to invite them directly to +the park, as soon as their present engagements at Exeter were over. +Their engagements at Exeter instantly gave way before such an +invitation, and Lady Middleton was thrown into no little alarm on the +return of Sir John, by hearing that she was very soon to receive a +visit from two girls whom she had never seen in her life, and of whose +elegance,--whose tolerable gentility even, she could have no proof; for +the assurances of her husband and mother on that subject went for +nothing at all. Their being her relations too made it so much the +worse; and Mrs. Jennings's attempts at consolation were therefore +unfortunately founded, when she advised her daughter not to care about +their being so fashionable; because they were all cousins and must put +up with one another. As it was impossible, however, now to prevent +their coming, Lady Middleton resigned herself to the idea of it, with +all the philosophy of a well-bred woman, contenting herself with merely +giving her husband a gentle reprimand on the subject five or six times +every day. + +The young ladies arrived: their appearance was by no means ungenteel or +unfashionable. Their dress was very smart, their manners very civil, +they were delighted with the house, and in raptures with the furniture, +and they happened to be so doatingly fond of children that Lady +Middleton's good opinion was engaged in their favour before they had +been an hour at the Park. She declared them to be very agreeable girls +indeed, which for her ladyship was enthusiastic admiration. Sir John's +confidence in his own judgment rose with this animated praise, and he +set off directly for the cottage to tell the Miss Dashwoods of the Miss +Steeles' arrival, and to assure them of their being the sweetest girls +in the world. From such commendation as this, however, there was not +much to be learned; Elinor well knew that the sweetest girls in the +world were to be met with in every part of England, under every +possible variation of form, face, temper and understanding. Sir John +wanted the whole family to walk to the Park directly and look at his +guests. Benevolent, philanthropic man! It was painful to him even to +keep a third cousin to himself. + +"Do come now," said he--"pray come--you must come--I declare you shall +come--You can't think how you will like them. Lucy is monstrous +pretty, and so good humoured and agreeable! The children are all +hanging about her already, as if she was an old acquaintance. And they +both long to see you of all things, for they have heard at Exeter that +you are the most beautiful creatures in the world; and I have told them +it is all very true, and a great deal more. You will be delighted with +them I am sure. They have brought the whole coach full of playthings +for the children. How can you be so cross as not to come? Why they +are your cousins, you know, after a fashion. YOU are my cousins, and +they are my wife's, so you must be related." + +But Sir John could not prevail. He could only obtain a promise of +their calling at the Park within a day or two, and then left them in +amazement at their indifference, to walk home and boast anew of their +attractions to the Miss Steeles, as he had been already boasting of the +Miss Steeles to them. + +When their promised visit to the Park and consequent introduction to +these young ladies took place, they found in the appearance of the +eldest, who was nearly thirty, with a very plain and not a sensible +face, nothing to admire; but in the other, who was not more than two or +three and twenty, they acknowledged considerable beauty; her features +were pretty, and she had a sharp quick eye, and a smartness of air, +which though it did not give actual elegance or grace, gave distinction +to her person.-- Their manners were particularly civil, and Elinor soon +allowed them credit for some kind of sense, when she saw with what +constant and judicious attention they were making themselves agreeable +to Lady Middleton. With her children they were in continual raptures, +extolling their beauty, courting their notice, and humouring their +whims; and such of their time as could be spared from the importunate +demands which this politeness made on it, was spent in admiration of +whatever her ladyship was doing, if she happened to be doing any thing, +or in taking patterns of some elegant new dress, in which her +appearance the day before had thrown them into unceasing delight. +Fortunately for those who pay their court through such foibles, a fond +mother, though, in pursuit of praise for her children, the most +rapacious of human beings, is likewise the most credulous; her demands +are exorbitant; but she will swallow any thing; and the excessive +affection and endurance of the Miss Steeles towards her offspring were +viewed therefore by Lady Middleton without the smallest surprise or +distrust. She saw with maternal complacency all the impertinent +encroachments and mischievous tricks to which her cousins submitted. +She saw their sashes untied, their hair pulled about their ears, their +work-bags searched, and their knives and scissors stolen away, and felt +no doubt of its being a reciprocal enjoyment. It suggested no other +surprise than that Elinor and Marianne should sit so composedly by, +without claiming a share in what was passing. + +"John is in such spirits today!" said she, on his taking Miss Steeles's +pocket handkerchief, and throwing it out of window--"He is full of +monkey tricks." + +And soon afterwards, on the second boy's violently pinching one of the +same lady's fingers, she fondly observed, "How playful William is!" + +"And here is my sweet little Annamaria," she added, tenderly caressing +a little girl of three years old, who had not made a noise for the last +two minutes; "And she is always so gentle and quiet--Never was there +such a quiet little thing!" + +But unfortunately in bestowing these embraces, a pin in her ladyship's +head dress slightly scratching the child's neck, produced from this +pattern of gentleness such violent screams, as could hardly be outdone +by any creature professedly noisy. The mother's consternation was +excessive; but it could not surpass the alarm of the Miss Steeles, and +every thing was done by all three, in so critical an emergency, which +affection could suggest as likely to assuage the agonies of the little +sufferer. She was seated in her mother's lap, covered with kisses, her +wound bathed with lavender-water, by one of the Miss Steeles, who was +on her knees to attend her, and her mouth stuffed with sugar plums by +the other. With such a reward for her tears, the child was too wise to +cease crying. She still screamed and sobbed lustily, kicked her two +brothers for offering to touch her, and all their united soothings were +ineffectual till Lady Middleton luckily remembering that in a scene of +similar distress last week, some apricot marmalade had been +successfully applied for a bruised temple, the same remedy was eagerly +proposed for this unfortunate scratch, and a slight intermission of +screams in the young lady on hearing it, gave them reason to hope that +it would not be rejected.-- She was carried out of the room therefore +in her mother's arms, in quest of this medicine, and as the two boys +chose to follow, though earnestly entreated by their mother to stay +behind, the four young ladies were left in a quietness which the room +had not known for many hours. + +"Poor little creatures!" said Miss Steele, as soon as they were gone. +"It might have been a very sad accident." + +"Yet I hardly know how," cried Marianne, "unless it had been under +totally different circumstances. But this is the usual way of +heightening alarm, where there is nothing to be alarmed at in reality." + +"What a sweet woman Lady Middleton is!" said Lucy Steele. + +Marianne was silent; it was impossible for her to say what she did not +feel, however trivial the occasion; and upon Elinor therefore the whole +task of telling lies when politeness required it, always fell. She did +her best when thus called on, by speaking of Lady Middleton with more +warmth than she felt, though with far less than Miss Lucy. + +"And Sir John too," cried the elder sister, "what a charming man he is!" + +Here too, Miss Dashwood's commendation, being only simple and just, +came in without any eclat. She merely observed that he was perfectly +good humoured and friendly. + +"And what a charming little family they have! I never saw such fine +children in my life.--I declare I quite doat upon them already, and +indeed I am always distractedly fond of children." + +"I should guess so," said Elinor, with a smile, "from what I have +witnessed this morning." + +"I have a notion," said Lucy, "you think the little Middletons rather +too much indulged; perhaps they may be the outside of enough; but it is +so natural in Lady Middleton; and for my part, I love to see children +full of life and spirits; I cannot bear them if they are tame and +quiet." + +"I confess," replied Elinor, "that while I am at Barton Park, I never +think of tame and quiet children with any abhorrence." + +A short pause succeeded this speech, which was first broken by Miss +Steele, who seemed very much disposed for conversation, and who now +said rather abruptly, "And how do you like Devonshire, Miss Dashwood? +I suppose you were very sorry to leave Sussex." + +In some surprise at the familiarity of this question, or at least of +the manner in which it was spoken, Elinor replied that she was. + +"Norland is a prodigious beautiful place, is not it?" added Miss Steele. + +"We have heard Sir John admire it excessively," said Lucy, who seemed +to think some apology necessary for the freedom of her sister. + +"I think every one MUST admire it," replied Elinor, "who ever saw the +place; though it is not to be supposed that any one can estimate its +beauties as we do." + +"And had you a great many smart beaux there? I suppose you have not so +many in this part of the world; for my part, I think they are a vast +addition always." + +"But why should you think," said Lucy, looking ashamed of her sister, +"that there are not as many genteel young men in Devonshire as Sussex?" + +"Nay, my dear, I'm sure I don't pretend to say that there an't. I'm +sure there's a vast many smart beaux in Exeter; but you know, how could +I tell what smart beaux there might be about Norland; and I was only +afraid the Miss Dashwoods might find it dull at Barton, if they had not +so many as they used to have. But perhaps you young ladies may not +care about the beaux, and had as lief be without them as with them. +For my part, I think they are vastly agreeable, provided they dress +smart and behave civil. But I can't bear to see them dirty and nasty. +Now there's Mr. Rose at Exeter, a prodigious smart young man, quite a +beau, clerk to Mr. Simpson, you know, and yet if you do but meet him of +a morning, he is not fit to be seen.-- I suppose your brother was quite +a beau, Miss Dashwood, before he married, as he was so rich?" + +"Upon my word," replied Elinor, "I cannot tell you, for I do not +perfectly comprehend the meaning of the word. But this I can say, that +if he ever was a beau before he married, he is one still for there is +not the smallest alteration in him." + +"Oh! dear! one never thinks of married men's being beaux--they have +something else to do." + +"Lord! Anne," cried her sister, "you can talk of nothing but +beaux;--you will make Miss Dashwood believe you think of nothing else." +And then to turn the discourse, she began admiring the house and the +furniture. + +This specimen of the Miss Steeles was enough. The vulgar freedom and +folly of the eldest left her no recommendation, and as Elinor was not +blinded by the beauty, or the shrewd look of the youngest, to her want +of real elegance and artlessness, she left the house without any wish +of knowing them better. + +Not so the Miss Steeles.--They came from Exeter, well provided with +admiration for the use of Sir John Middleton, his family, and all his +relations, and no niggardly proportion was now dealt out to his fair +cousins, whom they declared to be the most beautiful, elegant, +accomplished, and agreeable girls they had ever beheld, and with whom +they were particularly anxious to be better acquainted.-- And to be +better acquainted therefore, Elinor soon found was their inevitable +lot, for as Sir John was entirely on the side of the Miss Steeles, +their party would be too strong for opposition, and that kind of +intimacy must be submitted to, which consists of sitting an hour or two +together in the same room almost every day. Sir John could do no more; +but he did not know that any more was required: to be together was, in +his opinion, to be intimate, and while his continual schemes for their +meeting were effectual, he had not a doubt of their being established +friends. + +To do him justice, he did every thing in his power to promote their +unreserve, by making the Miss Steeles acquainted with whatever he knew +or supposed of his cousins' situations in the most delicate +particulars,--and Elinor had not seen them more than twice, before the +eldest of them wished her joy on her sister's having been so lucky as +to make a conquest of a very smart beau since she came to Barton. + +"'Twill be a fine thing to have her married so young to be sure," said +she, "and I hear he is quite a beau, and prodigious handsome. And I +hope you may have as good luck yourself soon,--but perhaps you may have +a friend in the corner already." + +Elinor could not suppose that Sir John would be more nice in +proclaiming his suspicions of her regard for Edward, than he had been +with respect to Marianne; indeed it was rather his favourite joke of +the two, as being somewhat newer and more conjectural; and since +Edward's visit, they had never dined together without his drinking to +her best affections with so much significancy and so many nods and +winks, as to excite general attention. The letter F--had been likewise +invariably brought forward, and found productive of such countless +jokes, that its character as the wittiest letter in the alphabet had +been long established with Elinor. + +The Miss Steeles, as she expected, had now all the benefit of these +jokes, and in the eldest of them they raised a curiosity to know the +name of the gentleman alluded to, which, though often impertinently +expressed, was perfectly of a piece with her general inquisitiveness +into the concerns of their family. But Sir John did not sport long +with the curiosity which he delighted to raise, for he had at least as +much pleasure in telling the name, as Miss Steele had in hearing it. + +"His name is Ferrars," said he, in a very audible whisper; "but pray do +not tell it, for it's a great secret." + +"Ferrars!" repeated Miss Steele; "Mr. Ferrars is the happy man, is he? +What! your sister-in-law's brother, Miss Dashwood? a very agreeable +young man to be sure; I know him very well." + +"How can you say so, Anne?" cried Lucy, who generally made an amendment +to all her sister's assertions. "Though we have seen him once or twice +at my uncle's, it is rather too much to pretend to know him very well." + +Elinor heard all this with attention and surprise. "And who was this +uncle? Where did he live? How came they acquainted?" She wished very +much to have the subject continued, though she did not chuse to join in +it herself; but nothing more of it was said, and for the first time in +her life, she thought Mrs. Jennings deficient either in curiosity after +petty information, or in a disposition to communicate it. The manner +in which Miss Steele had spoken of Edward, increased her curiosity; for +it struck her as being rather ill-natured, and suggested the suspicion +of that lady's knowing, or fancying herself to know something to his +disadvantage.--But her curiosity was unavailing, for no farther notice +was taken of Mr. Ferrars's name by Miss Steele when alluded to, or even +openly mentioned by Sir John. + + + +CHAPTER 22 + + +Marianne, who had never much toleration for any thing like +impertinence, vulgarity, inferiority of parts, or even difference of +taste from herself, was at this time particularly ill-disposed, from +the state of her spirits, to be pleased with the Miss Steeles, or to +encourage their advances; and to the invariable coldness of her +behaviour towards them, which checked every endeavour at intimacy on +their side, Elinor principally attributed that preference of herself +which soon became evident in the manners of both, but especially of +Lucy, who missed no opportunity of engaging her in conversation, or of +striving to improve their acquaintance by an easy and frank +communication of her sentiments. + +Lucy was naturally clever; her remarks were often just and amusing; and +as a companion for half an hour Elinor frequently found her agreeable; +but her powers had received no aid from education: she was ignorant and +illiterate; and her deficiency of all mental improvement, her want of +information in the most common particulars, could not be concealed from +Miss Dashwood, in spite of her constant endeavour to appear to +advantage. Elinor saw, and pitied her for, the neglect of abilities +which education might have rendered so respectable; but she saw, with +less tenderness of feeling, the thorough want of delicacy, of +rectitude, and integrity of mind, which her attentions, her +assiduities, her flatteries at the Park betrayed; and she could have no +lasting satisfaction in the company of a person who joined insincerity +with ignorance; whose want of instruction prevented their meeting in +conversation on terms of equality, and whose conduct toward others made +every shew of attention and deference towards herself perfectly +valueless. + +"You will think my question an odd one, I dare say," said Lucy to her +one day, as they were walking together from the park to the +cottage--"but pray, are you personally acquainted with your +sister-in-law's mother, Mrs. Ferrars?" + +Elinor DID think the question a very odd one, and her countenance +expressed it, as she answered that she had never seen Mrs. Ferrars. + +"Indeed!" replied Lucy; "I wonder at that, for I thought you must have +seen her at Norland sometimes. Then, perhaps, you cannot tell me what +sort of a woman she is?" + +"No," returned Elinor, cautious of giving her real opinion of Edward's +mother, and not very desirous of satisfying what seemed impertinent +curiosity-- "I know nothing of her." + +"I am sure you think me very strange, for enquiring about her in such a +way," said Lucy, eyeing Elinor attentively as she spoke; "but perhaps +there may be reasons--I wish I might venture; but however I hope you +will do me the justice of believing that I do not mean to be +impertinent." + +Elinor made her a civil reply, and they walked on for a few minutes in +silence. It was broken by Lucy, who renewed the subject again by +saying, with some hesitation, + +"I cannot bear to have you think me impertinently curious. I am sure I +would rather do any thing in the world than be thought so by a person +whose good opinion is so well worth having as yours. And I am sure I +should not have the smallest fear of trusting YOU; indeed, I should be +very glad of your advice how to manage in such an uncomfortable +situation as I am; but, however, there is no occasion to trouble YOU. +I am sorry you do not happen to know Mrs. Ferrars." + +"I am sorry I do NOT," said Elinor, in great astonishment, "if it could +be of any use to YOU to know my opinion of her. But really I never +understood that you were at all connected with that family, and +therefore I am a little surprised, I confess, at so serious an inquiry +into her character." + +"I dare say you are, and I am sure I do not at all wonder at it. But +if I dared tell you all, you would not be so much surprised. Mrs. +Ferrars is certainly nothing to me at present--but the time MAY +come--how soon it will come must depend upon herself--when we may be +very intimately connected." + +She looked down as she said this, amiably bashful, with only one side +glance at her companion to observe its effect on her. + +"Good heavens!" cried Elinor, "what do you mean? Are you acquainted +with Mr. Robert Ferrars? Can you be?" And she did not feel much +delighted with the idea of such a sister-in-law. + +"No," replied Lucy, "not to Mr. ROBERT Ferrars--I never saw him in my +life; but," fixing her eyes upon Elinor, "to his eldest brother." + +What felt Elinor at that moment? Astonishment, that would have been as +painful as it was strong, had not an immediate disbelief of the +assertion attended it. She turned towards Lucy in silent amazement, +unable to divine the reason or object of such a declaration; and though +her complexion varied, she stood firm in incredulity, and felt in no +danger of an hysterical fit, or a swoon. + +"You may well be surprised," continued Lucy; "for to be sure you could +have had no idea of it before; for I dare say he never dropped the +smallest hint of it to you or any of your family; because it was always +meant to be a great secret, and I am sure has been faithfully kept so +by me to this hour. Not a soul of all my relations know of it but +Anne, and I never should have mentioned it to you, if I had not felt +the greatest dependence in the world upon your secrecy; and I really +thought my behaviour in asking so many questions about Mrs. Ferrars +must seem so odd, that it ought to be explained. And I do not think +Mr. Ferrars can be displeased, when he knows I have trusted you, +because I know he has the highest opinion in the world of all your +family, and looks upon yourself and the other Miss Dashwoods quite as +his own sisters."--She paused. + +Elinor for a few moments remained silent. Her astonishment at what she +heard was at first too great for words; but at length forcing herself +to speak, and to speak cautiously, she said, with calmness of manner, +which tolerably well concealed her surprise and solicitude-- "May I ask +if your engagement is of long standing?" + +"We have been engaged these four years." + +"Four years!" + +"Yes." + +Elinor, though greatly shocked, still felt unable to believe it. + +"I did not know," said she, "that you were even acquainted till the +other day." + +"Our acquaintance, however, is of many years date. He was under my +uncle's care, you know, a considerable while." + +"Your uncle!" + +"Yes; Mr. Pratt. Did you never hear him talk of Mr. Pratt?" + +"I think I have," replied Elinor, with an exertion of spirits, which +increased with her increase of emotion. + +"He was four years with my uncle, who lives at Longstaple, near +Plymouth. It was there our acquaintance begun, for my sister and me +was often staying with my uncle, and it was there our engagement was +formed, though not till a year after he had quitted as a pupil; but he +was almost always with us afterwards. I was very unwilling to enter +into it, as you may imagine, without the knowledge and approbation of +his mother; but I was too young, and loved him too well, to be so +prudent as I ought to have been.-- Though you do not know him so well +as me, Miss Dashwood, you must have seen enough of him to be sensible +he is very capable of making a woman sincerely attached to him." + +"Certainly," answered Elinor, without knowing what she said; but after +a moment's reflection, she added, with revived security of Edward's +honour and love, and her companion's falsehood--"Engaged to Mr. Edward +Ferrars!--I confess myself so totally surprised at what you tell me, +that really--I beg your pardon; but surely there must be some mistake +of person or name. We cannot mean the same Mr. Ferrars." + +"We can mean no other," cried Lucy, smiling. "Mr. Edward Ferrars, the +eldest son of Mrs. Ferrars, of Park Street, and brother of your +sister-in-law, Mrs. John Dashwood, is the person I mean; you must allow +that I am not likely to be deceived as to the name of the man on who +all my happiness depends." + +"It is strange," replied Elinor, in a most painful perplexity, "that I +should never have heard him even mention your name." + +"No; considering our situation, it was not strange. Our first care has +been to keep the matter secret.-- You knew nothing of me, or my family, +and, therefore, there could be no OCCASION for ever mentioning my name +to you; and, as he was always particularly afraid of his sister's +suspecting any thing, THAT was reason enough for his not mentioning it." + +She was silent.--Elinor's security sunk; but her self-command did not +sink with it. + +"Four years you have been engaged," said she with a firm voice. + +"Yes; and heaven knows how much longer we may have to wait. Poor +Edward! It puts him quite out of heart." Then taking a small miniature +from her pocket, she added, "To prevent the possibility of mistake, be +so good as to look at this face. It does not do him justice, to be +sure, but yet I think you cannot be deceived as to the person it was +drew for.--I have had it above these three years." + +She put it into her hands as she spoke; and when Elinor saw the +painting, whatever other doubts her fear of a too hasty decision, or +her wish of detecting falsehood might suffer to linger in her mind, she +could have none of its being Edward's face. She returned it almost +instantly, acknowledging the likeness. + +"I have never been able," continued Lucy, "to give him my picture in +return, which I am very much vexed at, for he has been always so +anxious to get it! But I am determined to set for it the very first +opportunity." + +"You are quite in the right," replied Elinor calmly. They then +proceeded a few paces in silence. Lucy spoke first. + +"I am sure," said she, "I have no doubt in the world of your faithfully +keeping this secret, because you must know of what importance it is to +us, not to have it reach his mother; for she would never approve of it, +I dare say. I shall have no fortune, and I fancy she is an exceeding +proud woman." + +"I certainly did not seek your confidence," said Elinor; "but you do me +no more than justice in imagining that I may be depended on. Your +secret is safe with me; but pardon me if I express some surprise at so +unnecessary a communication. You must at least have felt that my being +acquainted with it could not add to its safety." + +As she said this, she looked earnestly at Lucy, hoping to discover +something in her countenance; perhaps the falsehood of the greatest +part of what she had been saying; but Lucy's countenance suffered no +change. + +"I was afraid you would think I was taking a great liberty with you," +said she, "in telling you all this. I have not known you long to be +sure, personally at least, but I have known you and all your family by +description a great while; and as soon as I saw you, I felt almost as +if you was an old acquaintance. Besides in the present case, I really +thought some explanation was due to you after my making such particular +inquiries about Edward's mother; and I am so unfortunate, that I have +not a creature whose advice I can ask. Anne is the only person that +knows of it, and she has no judgment at all; indeed, she does me a +great deal more harm than good, for I am in constant fear of her +betraying me. She does not know how to hold her tongue, as you must +perceive, and I am sure I was in the greatest fright in the world +t'other day, when Edward's name was mentioned by Sir John, lest she +should out with it all. You can't think how much I go through in my +mind from it altogether. I only wonder that I am alive after what I +have suffered for Edward's sake these last four years. Every thing in +such suspense and uncertainty; and seeing him so seldom--we can hardly +meet above twice a-year. I am sure I wonder my heart is not quite +broke." + +Here she took out her handkerchief; but Elinor did not feel very +compassionate. + +"Sometimes." continued Lucy, after wiping her eyes, "I think whether it +would not be better for us both to break off the matter entirely." As +she said this, she looked directly at her companion. "But then at +other times I have not resolution enough for it.-- I cannot bear the +thoughts of making him so miserable, as I know the very mention of such +a thing would do. And on my own account too--so dear as he is to me--I +don't think I could be equal to it. What would you advise me to do in +such a case, Miss Dashwood? What would you do yourself?" + +"Pardon me," replied Elinor, startled by the question; "but I can give +you no advice under such circumstances. Your own judgment must direct +you." + +"To be sure," continued Lucy, after a few minutes silence on both +sides, "his mother must provide for him sometime or other; but poor +Edward is so cast down by it! Did you not think him dreadful +low-spirited when he was at Barton? He was so miserable when he left +us at Longstaple, to go to you, that I was afraid you would think him +quite ill." + +"Did he come from your uncle's, then, when he visited us?" + +"Oh, yes; he had been staying a fortnight with us. Did you think he +came directly from town?" + +"No," replied Elinor, most feelingly sensible of every fresh +circumstance in favour of Lucy's veracity; "I remember he told us, that +he had been staying a fortnight with some friends near Plymouth." She +remembered too, her own surprise at the time, at his mentioning nothing +farther of those friends, at his total silence with respect even to +their names. + +"Did not you think him sadly out of spirits?" repeated Lucy. + +"We did, indeed, particularly so when he first arrived." + +"I begged him to exert himself for fear you should suspect what was the +matter; but it made him so melancholy, not being able to stay more than +a fortnight with us, and seeing me so much affected.-- Poor fellow!--I +am afraid it is just the same with him now; for he writes in wretched +spirits. I heard from him just before I left Exeter;" taking a letter +from her pocket and carelessly showing the direction to Elinor. "You +know his hand, I dare say, a charming one it is; but that is not +written so well as usual.--He was tired, I dare say, for he had just +filled the sheet to me as full as possible." + +Elinor saw that it WAS his hand, and she could doubt no longer. This +picture, she had allowed herself to believe, might have been +accidentally obtained; it might not have been Edward's gift; but a +correspondence between them by letter, could subsist only under a +positive engagement, could be authorised by nothing else; for a few +moments, she was almost overcome--her heart sunk within her, and she +could hardly stand; but exertion was indispensably necessary; and she +struggled so resolutely against the oppression of her feelings, that +her success was speedy, and for the time complete. + +"Writing to each other," said Lucy, returning the letter into her +pocket, "is the only comfort we have in such long separations. Yes, I +have one other comfort in his picture, but poor Edward has not even +THAT. If he had but my picture, he says he should be easy. I gave him +a lock of my hair set in a ring when he was at Longstaple last, and +that was some comfort to him, he said, but not equal to a picture. +Perhaps you might notice the ring when you saw him?" + +"I did," said Elinor, with a composure of voice, under which was +concealed an emotion and distress beyond any thing she had ever felt +before. She was mortified, shocked, confounded. + +Fortunately for her, they had now reached the cottage, and the +conversation could be continued no farther. After sitting with them a +few minutes, the Miss Steeles returned to the Park, and Elinor was then +at liberty to think and be wretched. + + + + + +[At this point in the first and second editions, Volume 1 ends.] + + + + + +CHAPTER 23 + + +However small Elinor's general dependence on Lucy's veracity might be, +it was impossible for her on serious reflection to suspect it in the +present case, where no temptation could be answerable to the folly of +inventing a falsehood of such a description. What Lucy had asserted to +be true, therefore, Elinor could not, dared not longer doubt; supported +as it was too on every side by such probabilities and proofs, and +contradicted by nothing but her own wishes. Their opportunity of +acquaintance in the house of Mr. Pratt was a foundation for the rest, +at once indisputable and alarming; and Edward's visit near Plymouth, +his melancholy state of mind, his dissatisfaction at his own prospects, +his uncertain behaviour towards herself, the intimate knowledge of the +Miss Steeles as to Norland and their family connections, which had +often surprised her, the picture, the letter, the ring, formed +altogether such a body of evidence, as overcame every fear of +condemning him unfairly, and established as a fact, which no partiality +could set aside, his ill-treatment of herself.--Her resentment of such +behaviour, her indignation at having been its dupe, for a short time +made her feel only for herself; but other ideas, other considerations, +soon arose. Had Edward been intentionally deceiving her? Had he +feigned a regard for her which he did not feel? Was his engagement to +Lucy an engagement of the heart? No; whatever it might once have been, +she could not believe it such at present. His affection was all her +own. She could not be deceived in that. Her mother, sisters, Fanny, +all had been conscious of his regard for her at Norland; it was not an +illusion of her own vanity. He certainly loved her. What a softener +of the heart was this persuasion! How much could it not tempt her to +forgive! He had been blamable, highly blamable, in remaining at +Norland after he first felt her influence over him to be more than it +ought to be. In that, he could not be defended; but if he had injured +her, how much more had he injured himself; if her case were pitiable, +his was hopeless. His imprudence had made her miserable for a while; +but it seemed to have deprived himself of all chance of ever being +otherwise. She might in time regain tranquillity; but HE, what had he +to look forward to? Could he ever be tolerably happy with Lucy Steele; +could he, were his affection for herself out of the question, with his +integrity, his delicacy, and well-informed mind, be satisfied with a +wife like her--illiterate, artful, and selfish? + +The youthful infatuation of nineteen would naturally blind him to every +thing but her beauty and good nature; but the four succeeding +years--years, which if rationally spent, give such improvement to the +understanding, must have opened his eyes to her defects of education, +while the same period of time, spent on her side in inferior society +and more frivolous pursuits, had perhaps robbed her of that simplicity +which might once have given an interesting character to her beauty. + +If in the supposition of his seeking to marry herself, his difficulties +from his mother had seemed great, how much greater were they now likely +to be, when the object of his engagement was undoubtedly inferior in +connections, and probably inferior in fortune to herself. These +difficulties, indeed, with a heart so alienated from Lucy, might not +press very hard upon his patience; but melancholy was the state of the +person by whom the expectation of family opposition and unkindness, +could be felt as a relief! + +As these considerations occurred to her in painful succession, she wept +for him, more than for herself. Supported by the conviction of having +done nothing to merit her present unhappiness, and consoled by the +belief that Edward had done nothing to forfeit her esteem, she thought +she could even now, under the first smart of the heavy blow, command +herself enough to guard every suspicion of the truth from her mother +and sisters. And so well was she able to answer her own expectations, +that when she joined them at dinner only two hours after she had first +suffered the extinction of all her dearest hopes, no one would have +supposed from the appearance of the sisters, that Elinor was mourning +in secret over obstacles which must divide her for ever from the object +of her love, and that Marianne was internally dwelling on the +perfections of a man, of whose whole heart she felt thoroughly +possessed, and whom she expected to see in every carriage which drove +near their house. + +The necessity of concealing from her mother and Marianne, what had been +entrusted in confidence to herself, though it obliged her to unceasing +exertion, was no aggravation of Elinor's distress. On the contrary it +was a relief to her, to be spared the communication of what would give +such affliction to them, and to be saved likewise from hearing that +condemnation of Edward, which would probably flow from the excess of +their partial affection for herself, and which was more than she felt +equal to support. + +From their counsel, or their conversation, she knew she could receive +no assistance, their tenderness and sorrow must add to her distress, +while her self-command would neither receive encouragement from their +example nor from their praise. She was stronger alone, and her own +good sense so well supported her, that her firmness was as unshaken, +her appearance of cheerfulness as invariable, as with regrets so +poignant and so fresh, it was possible for them to be. + +Much as she had suffered from her first conversation with Lucy on the +subject, she soon felt an earnest wish of renewing it; and this for +more reasons than one. She wanted to hear many particulars of their +engagement repeated again, she wanted more clearly to understand what +Lucy really felt for Edward, whether there were any sincerity in her +declaration of tender regard for him, and she particularly wanted to +convince Lucy, by her readiness to enter on the matter again, and her +calmness in conversing on it, that she was no otherwise interested in +it than as a friend, which she very much feared her involuntary +agitation, in their morning discourse, must have left at least +doubtful. That Lucy was disposed to be jealous of her appeared very +probable: it was plain that Edward had always spoken highly in her +praise, not merely from Lucy's assertion, but from her venturing to +trust her on so short a personal acquaintance, with a secret so +confessedly and evidently important. And even Sir John's joking +intelligence must have had some weight. But indeed, while Elinor +remained so well assured within herself of being really beloved by +Edward, it required no other consideration of probabilities to make it +natural that Lucy should be jealous; and that she was so, her very +confidence was a proof. What other reason for the disclosure of the +affair could there be, but that Elinor might be informed by it of +Lucy's superior claims on Edward, and be taught to avoid him in future? +She had little difficulty in understanding thus much of her rival's +intentions, and while she was firmly resolved to act by her as every +principle of honour and honesty directed, to combat her own affection +for Edward and to see him as little as possible; she could not deny +herself the comfort of endeavouring to convince Lucy that her heart was +unwounded. And as she could now have nothing more painful to hear on +the subject than had already been told, she did not mistrust her own +ability of going through a repetition of particulars with composure. + +But it was not immediately that an opportunity of doing so could be +commanded, though Lucy was as well disposed as herself to take +advantage of any that occurred; for the weather was not often fine +enough to allow of their joining in a walk, where they might most +easily separate themselves from the others; and though they met at +least every other evening either at the park or cottage, and chiefly at +the former, they could not be supposed to meet for the sake of +conversation. Such a thought would never enter either Sir John or Lady +Middleton's head; and therefore very little leisure was ever given for +a general chat, and none at all for particular discourse. They met for +the sake of eating, drinking, and laughing together, playing at cards, +or consequences, or any other game that was sufficiently noisy. + +One or two meetings of this kind had taken place, without affording +Elinor any chance of engaging Lucy in private, when Sir John called at +the cottage one morning, to beg, in the name of charity, that they +would all dine with Lady Middleton that day, as he was obliged to +attend the club at Exeter, and she would otherwise be quite alone, +except her mother and the two Miss Steeles. Elinor, who foresaw a +fairer opening for the point she had in view, in such a party as this +was likely to be, more at liberty among themselves under the tranquil +and well-bred direction of Lady Middleton than when her husband united +them together in one noisy purpose, immediately accepted the +invitation; Margaret, with her mother's permission, was equally +compliant, and Marianne, though always unwilling to join any of their +parties, was persuaded by her mother, who could not bear to have her +seclude herself from any chance of amusement, to go likewise. + +The young ladies went, and Lady Middleton was happily preserved from +the frightful solitude which had threatened her. The insipidity of the +meeting was exactly such as Elinor had expected; it produced not one +novelty of thought or expression, and nothing could be less interesting +than the whole of their discourse both in the dining parlour and +drawing room: to the latter, the children accompanied them, and while +they remained there, she was too well convinced of the impossibility of +engaging Lucy's attention to attempt it. They quitted it only with the +removal of the tea-things. The card-table was then placed, and Elinor +began to wonder at herself for having ever entertained a hope of +finding time for conversation at the park. They all rose up in +preparation for a round game. + +"I am glad," said Lady Middleton to Lucy, "you are not going to finish +poor little Annamaria's basket this evening; for I am sure it must hurt +your eyes to work filigree by candlelight. And we will make the dear +little love some amends for her disappointment to-morrow, and then I +hope she will not much mind it." + +This hint was enough, Lucy recollected herself instantly and replied, +"Indeed you are very much mistaken, Lady Middleton; I am only waiting +to know whether you can make your party without me, or I should have +been at my filigree already. I would not disappoint the little angel +for all the world: and if you want me at the card-table now, I am +resolved to finish the basket after supper." + +"You are very good, I hope it won't hurt your eyes--will you ring the +bell for some working candles? My poor little girl would be sadly +disappointed, I know, if the basket was not finished tomorrow, for +though I told her it certainly would not, I am sure she depends upon +having it done." + +Lucy directly drew her work table near her and reseated herself with an +alacrity and cheerfulness which seemed to infer that she could taste no +greater delight than in making a filigree basket for a spoilt child. + +Lady Middleton proposed a rubber of Casino to the others. No one made +any objection but Marianne, who with her usual inattention to the forms +of general civility, exclaimed, "Your Ladyship will have the goodness +to excuse ME--you know I detest cards. I shall go to the piano-forte; +I have not touched it since it was tuned." And without farther +ceremony, she turned away and walked to the instrument. + +Lady Middleton looked as if she thanked heaven that SHE had never made +so rude a speech. + +"Marianne can never keep long from that instrument you know, ma'am," +said Elinor, endeavouring to smooth away the offence; "and I do not +much wonder at it; for it is the very best toned piano-forte I ever +heard." + +The remaining five were now to draw their cards. + +"Perhaps," continued Elinor, "if I should happen to cut out, I may be +of some use to Miss Lucy Steele, in rolling her papers for her; and +there is so much still to be done to the basket, that it must be +impossible I think for her labour singly, to finish it this evening. I +should like the work exceedingly, if she would allow me a share in it." + +"Indeed I shall be very much obliged to you for your help," cried Lucy, +"for I find there is more to be done to it than I thought there was; +and it would be a shocking thing to disappoint dear Annamaria after +all." + +"Oh! that would be terrible, indeed," said Miss Steele-- "Dear little +soul, how I do love her!" + +"You are very kind," said Lady Middleton to Elinor; "and as you really +like the work, perhaps you will be as well pleased not to cut in till +another rubber, or will you take your chance now?" + +Elinor joyfully profited by the first of these proposals, and thus by a +little of that address which Marianne could never condescend to +practise, gained her own end, and pleased Lady Middleton at the same +time. Lucy made room for her with ready attention, and the two fair +rivals were thus seated side by side at the same table, and, with the +utmost harmony, engaged in forwarding the same work. The pianoforte at +which Marianne, wrapped up in her own music and her own thoughts, had +by this time forgotten that any body was in the room besides herself, +was luckily so near them that Miss Dashwood now judged she might +safely, under the shelter of its noise, introduce the interesting +subject, without any risk of being heard at the card-table. + + + +CHAPTER 24 + + +In a firm, though cautious tone, Elinor thus began. + +"I should be undeserving of the confidence you have honoured me with, +if I felt no desire for its continuance, or no farther curiosity on its +subject. I will not apologize therefore for bringing it forward again." + +"Thank you," cried Lucy warmly, "for breaking the ice; you have set my +heart at ease by it; for I was somehow or other afraid I had offended +you by what I told you that Monday." + +"Offended me! How could you suppose so? Believe me," and Elinor spoke +it with the truest sincerity, "nothing could be farther from my +intention than to give you such an idea. Could you have a motive for +the trust, that was not honourable and flattering to me?" + +"And yet I do assure you," replied Lucy, her little sharp eyes full of +meaning, "there seemed to me to be a coldness and displeasure in your +manner that made me quite uncomfortable. I felt sure that you was +angry with me; and have been quarrelling with myself ever since, for +having took such a liberty as to trouble you with my affairs. But I am +very glad to find it was only my own fancy, and that you really do not +blame me. If you knew what a consolation it was to me to relieve my +heart speaking to you of what I am always thinking of every moment of +my life, your compassion would make you overlook every thing else I am +sure." + +"Indeed, I can easily believe that it was a very great relief to you, +to acknowledge your situation to me, and be assured that you shall +never have reason to repent it. Your case is a very unfortunate one; +you seem to me to be surrounded with difficulties, and you will have +need of all your mutual affection to support you under them. Mr. +Ferrars, I believe, is entirely dependent on his mother." + +"He has only two thousand pounds of his own; it would be madness to +marry upon that, though for my own part, I could give up every prospect +of more without a sigh. I have been always used to a very small +income, and could struggle with any poverty for him; but I love him too +well to be the selfish means of robbing him, perhaps, of all that his +mother might give him if he married to please her. We must wait, it +may be for many years. With almost every other man in the world, it +would be an alarming prospect; but Edward's affection and constancy +nothing can deprive me of I know." + +"That conviction must be every thing to you; and he is undoubtedly +supported by the same trust in your's. If the strength of your +reciprocal attachment had failed, as between many people, and under +many circumstances it naturally would during a four years' engagement, +your situation would have been pitiable, indeed." + +Lucy here looked up; but Elinor was careful in guarding her countenance +from every expression that could give her words a suspicious tendency. + +"Edward's love for me," said Lucy, "has been pretty well put to the +test, by our long, very long absence since we were first engaged, and +it has stood the trial so well, that I should be unpardonable to doubt +it now. I can safely say that he has never gave me one moment's alarm +on that account from the first." + +Elinor hardly knew whether to smile or sigh at this assertion. + +Lucy went on. "I am rather of a jealous temper too by nature, and from +our different situations in life, from his being so much more in the +world than me, and our continual separation, I was enough inclined for +suspicion, to have found out the truth in an instant, if there had been +the slightest alteration in his behaviour to me when we met, or any +lowness of spirits that I could not account for, or if he had talked +more of one lady than another, or seemed in any respect less happy at +Longstaple than he used to be. I do not mean to say that I am +particularly observant or quick-sighted in general, but in such a case +I am sure I could not be deceived." + +"All this," thought Elinor, "is very pretty; but it can impose upon +neither of us." + +"But what," said she after a short silence, "are your views? or have +you none but that of waiting for Mrs. Ferrars's death, which is a +melancholy and shocking extremity?--Is her son determined to submit to +this, and to all the tediousness of the many years of suspense in which +it may involve you, rather than run the risk of her displeasure for a +while by owning the truth?" + +"If we could be certain that it would be only for a while! But Mrs. +Ferrars is a very headstrong proud woman, and in her first fit of anger +upon hearing it, would very likely secure every thing to Robert, and +the idea of that, for Edward's sake, frightens away all my inclination +for hasty measures." + +"And for your own sake too, or you are carrying your disinterestedness +beyond reason." + +Lucy looked at Elinor again, and was silent. + +"Do you know Mr. Robert Ferrars?" asked Elinor. + +"Not at all--I never saw him; but I fancy he is very unlike his +brother--silly and a great coxcomb." + +"A great coxcomb!" repeated Miss Steele, whose ear had caught those +words by a sudden pause in Marianne's music.-- "Oh, they are talking of +their favourite beaux, I dare say." + +"No sister," cried Lucy, "you are mistaken there, our favourite beaux +are NOT great coxcombs." + +"I can answer for it that Miss Dashwood's is not," said Mrs. Jennings, +laughing heartily; "for he is one of the modestest, prettiest behaved +young men I ever saw; but as for Lucy, she is such a sly little +creature, there is no finding out who SHE likes." + +"Oh," cried Miss Steele, looking significantly round at them, "I dare +say Lucy's beau is quite as modest and pretty behaved as Miss +Dashwood's." + +Elinor blushed in spite of herself. Lucy bit her lip, and looked +angrily at her sister. A mutual silence took place for some time. +Lucy first put an end to it by saying in a lower tone, though Marianne +was then giving them the powerful protection of a very magnificent +concerto-- + +"I will honestly tell you of one scheme which has lately come into my +head, for bringing matters to bear; indeed I am bound to let you into +the secret, for you are a party concerned. I dare say you have seen +enough of Edward to know that he would prefer the church to every other +profession; now my plan is that he should take orders as soon as he +can, and then through your interest, which I am sure you would be kind +enough to use out of friendship for him, and I hope out of some regard +to me, your brother might be persuaded to give him Norland living; +which I understand is a very good one, and the present incumbent not +likely to live a great while. That would be enough for us to marry +upon, and we might trust to time and chance for the rest." + +"I should always be happy," replied Elinor, "to show any mark of my +esteem and friendship for Mr. Ferrars; but do you not perceive that my +interest on such an occasion would be perfectly unnecessary? He is +brother to Mrs. John Dashwood--THAT must be recommendation enough to +her husband." + +"But Mrs. John Dashwood would not much approve of Edward's going into +orders." + +"Then I rather suspect that my interest would do very little." + +They were again silent for many minutes. At length Lucy exclaimed with +a deep sigh, + +"I believe it would be the wisest way to put an end to the business at +once by dissolving the engagement. We seem so beset with difficulties +on every side, that though it would make us miserable for a time, we +should be happier perhaps in the end. But you will not give me your +advice, Miss Dashwood?" + +"No," answered Elinor, with a smile, which concealed very agitated +feelings, "on such a subject I certainly will not. You know very well +that my opinion would have no weight with you, unless it were on the +side of your wishes." + +"Indeed you wrong me," replied Lucy, with great solemnity; "I know +nobody of whose judgment I think so highly as I do of yours; and I do +really believe, that if you was to say to me, 'I advise you by all +means to put an end to your engagement with Edward Ferrars, it will be +more for the happiness of both of you,' I should resolve upon doing it +immediately." + +Elinor blushed for the insincerity of Edward's future wife, and +replied, "This compliment would effectually frighten me from giving any +opinion on the subject had I formed one. It raises my influence much +too high; the power of dividing two people so tenderly attached is too +much for an indifferent person." + +"'Tis because you are an indifferent person," said Lucy, with some +pique, and laying a particular stress on those words, "that your +judgment might justly have such weight with me. If you could be +supposed to be biased in any respect by your own feelings, your opinion +would not be worth having." + +Elinor thought it wisest to make no answer to this, lest they might +provoke each other to an unsuitable increase of ease and unreserve; and +was even partly determined never to mention the subject again. Another +pause therefore of many minutes' duration, succeeded this speech, and +Lucy was still the first to end it. + +"Shall you be in town this winter, Miss Dashwood?" said she with all +her accustomary complacency. + +"Certainly not." + +"I am sorry for that," returned the other, while her eyes brightened at +the information, "it would have gave me such pleasure to meet you +there! But I dare say you will go for all that. To be sure, your +brother and sister will ask you to come to them." + +"It will not be in my power to accept their invitation if they do." + +"How unlucky that is! I had quite depended upon meeting you there. +Anne and me are to go the latter end of January to some relations who +have been wanting us to visit them these several years! But I only go +for the sake of seeing Edward. He will be there in February, otherwise +London would have no charms for me; I have not spirits for it." + +Elinor was soon called to the card-table by the conclusion of the first +rubber, and the confidential discourse of the two ladies was therefore +at an end, to which both of them submitted without any reluctance, for +nothing had been said on either side to make them dislike each other +less than they had done before; and Elinor sat down to the card table +with the melancholy persuasion that Edward was not only without +affection for the person who was to be his wife; but that he had not +even the chance of being tolerably happy in marriage, which sincere +affection on HER side would have given, for self-interest alone could +induce a woman to keep a man to an engagement, of which she seemed so +thoroughly aware that he was weary. + +From this time the subject was never revived by Elinor, and when +entered on by Lucy, who seldom missed an opportunity of introducing it, +and was particularly careful to inform her confidante, of her happiness +whenever she received a letter from Edward, it was treated by the +former with calmness and caution, and dismissed as soon as civility +would allow; for she felt such conversations to be an indulgence which +Lucy did not deserve, and which were dangerous to herself. + +The visit of the Miss Steeles at Barton Park was lengthened far beyond +what the first invitation implied. Their favour increased; they could +not be spared; Sir John would not hear of their going; and in spite of +their numerous and long arranged engagements in Exeter, in spite of the +absolute necessity of returning to fulfill them immediately, which was +in full force at the end of every week, they were prevailed on to stay +nearly two months at the park, and to assist in the due celebration of +that festival which requires a more than ordinary share of private +balls and large dinners to proclaim its importance. + + + +CHAPTER 25 + + +Though Mrs. Jennings was in the habit of spending a large portion of +the year at the houses of her children and friends, she was not without +a settled habitation of her own. Since the death of her husband, who +had traded with success in a less elegant part of the town, she had +resided every winter in a house in one of the streets near Portman +Square. Towards this home, she began on the approach of January to +turn her thoughts, and thither she one day abruptly, and very +unexpectedly by them, asked the elder Misses Dashwood to accompany her. +Elinor, without observing the varying complexion of her sister, and the +animated look which spoke no indifference to the plan, immediately gave +a grateful but absolute denial for both, in which she believed herself +to be speaking their united inclinations. The reason alleged was their +determined resolution of not leaving their mother at that time of the +year. Mrs. Jennings received the refusal with some surprise, and +repeated her invitation immediately. + +"Oh, Lord! I am sure your mother can spare you very well, and I DO beg +you will favour me with your company, for I've quite set my heart upon +it. Don't fancy that you will be any inconvenience to me, for I shan't +put myself at all out of my way for you. It will only be sending Betty +by the coach, and I hope I can afford THAT. We three shall be able to +go very well in my chaise; and when we are in town, if you do not like +to go wherever I do, well and good, you may always go with one of my +daughters. I am sure your mother will not object to it; for I have had +such good luck in getting my own children off my hands that she will +think me a very fit person to have the charge of you; and if I don't +get one of you at least well married before I have done with you, it +shall not be my fault. I shall speak a good word for you to all the +young men, you may depend upon it." + +"I have a notion," said Sir John, "that Miss Marianne would not object +to such a scheme, if her elder sister would come into it. It is very +hard indeed that she should not have a little pleasure, because Miss +Dashwood does not wish it. So I would advise you two, to set off for +town, when you are tired of Barton, without saying a word to Miss +Dashwood about it." + +"Nay," cried Mrs. Jennings, "I am sure I shall be monstrous glad of +Miss Marianne's company, whether Miss Dashwood will go or not, only the +more the merrier say I, and I thought it would be more comfortable for +them to be together; because, if they got tired of me, they might talk +to one another, and laugh at my old ways behind my back. But one or +the other, if not both of them, I must have. Lord bless me! how do you +think I can live poking by myself, I who have been always used till +this winter to have Charlotte with me. Come, Miss Marianne, let us +strike hands upon the bargain, and if Miss Dashwood will change her +mind by and bye, why so much the better." + +"I thank you, ma'am, sincerely thank you," said Marianne, with warmth: +"your invitation has insured my gratitude for ever, and it would give +me such happiness, yes, almost the greatest happiness I am capable of, +to be able to accept it. But my mother, my dearest, kindest mother,--I +feel the justice of what Elinor has urged, and if she were to be made +less happy, less comfortable by our absence--Oh! no, nothing should +tempt me to leave her. It should not, must not be a struggle." + +Mrs. Jennings repeated her assurance that Mrs. Dashwood could spare +them perfectly well; and Elinor, who now understood her sister, and saw +to what indifference to almost every thing else she was carried by her +eagerness to be with Willoughby again, made no farther direct +opposition to the plan, and merely referred it to her mother's +decision, from whom however she scarcely expected to receive any +support in her endeavour to prevent a visit, which she could not +approve of for Marianne, and which on her own account she had +particular reasons to avoid. Whatever Marianne was desirous of, her +mother would be eager to promote--she could not expect to influence the +latter to cautiousness of conduct in an affair respecting which she had +never been able to inspire her with distrust; and she dared not explain +the motive of her own disinclination for going to London. That +Marianne, fastidious as she was, thoroughly acquainted with Mrs. +Jennings' manners, and invariably disgusted by them, should overlook +every inconvenience of that kind, should disregard whatever must be +most wounding to her irritable feelings, in her pursuit of one object, +was such a proof, so strong, so full, of the importance of that object +to her, as Elinor, in spite of all that had passed, was not prepared to +witness. + +On being informed of the invitation, Mrs. Dashwood, persuaded that such +an excursion would be productive of much amusement to both her +daughters, and perceiving through all her affectionate attention to +herself, how much the heart of Marianne was in it, would not hear of +their declining the offer upon HER account; insisted on their both +accepting it directly; and then began to foresee, with her usual +cheerfulness, a variety of advantages that would accrue to them all, +from this separation. + +"I am delighted with the plan," she cried, "it is exactly what I could +wish. Margaret and I shall be as much benefited by it as yourselves. +When you and the Middletons are gone, we shall go on so quietly and +happily together with our books and our music! You will find Margaret +so improved when you come back again! I have a little plan of +alteration for your bedrooms too, which may now be performed without +any inconvenience to any one. It is very right that you SHOULD go to +town; I would have every young woman of your condition in life +acquainted with the manners and amusements of London. You will be +under the care of a motherly good sort of woman, of whose kindness to +you I can have no doubt. And in all probability you will see your +brother, and whatever may be his faults, or the faults of his wife, +when I consider whose son he is, I cannot bear to have you so wholly +estranged from each other." + +"Though with your usual anxiety for our happiness," said Elinor, "you +have been obviating every impediment to the present scheme which +occurred to you, there is still one objection which, in my opinion, +cannot be so easily removed." + +Marianne's countenance sunk. + +"And what," said Mrs. Dashwood, "is my dear prudent Elinor going to +suggest? What formidable obstacle is she now to bring forward? Do let +me hear a word about the expense of it." + +"My objection is this; though I think very well of Mrs. Jennings's +heart, she is not a woman whose society can afford us pleasure, or +whose protection will give us consequence." + +"That is very true," replied her mother, "but of her society, +separately from that of other people, you will scarcely have any thing +at all, and you will almost always appear in public with Lady +Middleton." + +"If Elinor is frightened away by her dislike of Mrs. Jennings," said +Marianne, "at least it need not prevent MY accepting her invitation. I +have no such scruples, and I am sure I could put up with every +unpleasantness of that kind with very little effort." + +Elinor could not help smiling at this display of indifference towards +the manners of a person, to whom she had often had difficulty in +persuading Marianne to behave with tolerable politeness; and resolved +within herself, that if her sister persisted in going, she would go +likewise, as she did not think it proper that Marianne should be left +to the sole guidance of her own judgment, or that Mrs. Jennings should +be abandoned to the mercy of Marianne for all the comfort of her +domestic hours. To this determination she was the more easily +reconciled, by recollecting that Edward Ferrars, by Lucy's account, was +not to be in town before February; and that their visit, without any +unreasonable abridgement, might be previously finished. + +"I will have you BOTH go," said Mrs. Dashwood; "these objections are +nonsensical. You will have much pleasure in being in London, and +especially in being together; and if Elinor would ever condescend to +anticipate enjoyment, she would foresee it there from a variety of +sources; she would, perhaps, expect some from improving her +acquaintance with her sister-in-law's family." + +Elinor had often wished for an opportunity of attempting to weaken her +mother's dependence on the attachment of Edward and herself, that the +shock might be less when the whole truth were revealed, and now on this +attack, though almost hopeless of success, she forced herself to begin +her design by saying, as calmly as she could, "I like Edward Ferrars +very much, and shall always be glad to see him; but as to the rest of +the family, it is a matter of perfect indifference to me, whether I am +ever known to them or not." + +Mrs. Dashwood smiled, and said nothing. Marianne lifted up her eyes in +astonishment, and Elinor conjectured that she might as well have held +her tongue. + +After very little farther discourse, it was finally settled that the +invitation should be fully accepted. Mrs. Jennings received the +information with a great deal of joy, and many assurances of kindness +and care; nor was it a matter of pleasure merely to her. Sir John was +delighted; for to a man, whose prevailing anxiety was the dread of +being alone, the acquisition of two, to the number of inhabitants in +London, was something. Even Lady Middleton took the trouble of being +delighted, which was putting herself rather out of her way; and as for +the Miss Steeles, especially Lucy, they had never been so happy in +their lives as this intelligence made them. + +Elinor submitted to the arrangement which counteracted her wishes with +less reluctance than she had expected to feel. With regard to herself, +it was now a matter of unconcern whether she went to town or not, and +when she saw her mother so thoroughly pleased with the plan, and her +sister exhilarated by it in look, voice, and manner, restored to all +her usual animation, and elevated to more than her usual gaiety, she +could not be dissatisfied with the cause, and would hardly allow +herself to distrust the consequence. + +Marianne's joy was almost a degree beyond happiness, so great was the +perturbation of her spirits and her impatience to be gone. Her +unwillingness to quit her mother was her only restorative to calmness; +and at the moment of parting her grief on that score was excessive. +Her mother's affliction was hardly less, and Elinor was the only one of +the three, who seemed to consider the separation as any thing short of +eternal. + +Their departure took place in the first week in January. The +Middletons were to follow in about a week. The Miss Steeles kept their +station at the park, and were to quit it only with the rest of the +family. + + + +CHAPTER 26 + + +Elinor could not find herself in the carriage with Mrs. Jennings, and +beginning a journey to London under her protection, and as her guest, +without wondering at her own situation, so short had their acquaintance +with that lady been, so wholly unsuited were they in age and +disposition, and so many had been her objections against such a measure +only a few days before! But these objections had all, with that happy +ardour of youth which Marianne and her mother equally shared, been +overcome or overlooked; and Elinor, in spite of every occasional doubt +of Willoughby's constancy, could not witness the rapture of delightful +expectation which filled the whole soul and beamed in the eyes of +Marianne, without feeling how blank was her own prospect, how cheerless +her own state of mind in the comparison, and how gladly she would +engage in the solicitude of Marianne's situation to have the same +animating object in view, the same possibility of hope. A short, a +very short time however must now decide what Willoughby's intentions +were; in all probability he was already in town. Marianne's eagerness +to be gone declared her dependence on finding him there; and Elinor was +resolved not only upon gaining every new light as to his character +which her own observation or the intelligence of others could give her, +but likewise upon watching his behaviour to her sister with such +zealous attention, as to ascertain what he was and what he meant, +before many meetings had taken place. Should the result of her +observations be unfavourable, she was determined at all events to open +the eyes of her sister; should it be otherwise, her exertions would be +of a different nature--she must then learn to avoid every selfish +comparison, and banish every regret which might lessen her satisfaction +in the happiness of Marianne. + +They were three days on their journey, and Marianne's behaviour as they +travelled was a happy specimen of what future complaisance and +companionableness to Mrs. Jennings might be expected to be. She sat in +silence almost all the way, wrapt in her own meditations, and scarcely +ever voluntarily speaking, except when any object of picturesque beauty +within their view drew from her an exclamation of delight exclusively +addressed to her sister. To atone for this conduct therefore, Elinor +took immediate possession of the post of civility which she had +assigned herself, behaved with the greatest attention to Mrs. Jennings, +talked with her, laughed with her, and listened to her whenever she +could; and Mrs. Jennings on her side treated them both with all +possible kindness, was solicitous on every occasion for their ease and +enjoyment, and only disturbed that she could not make them choose their +own dinners at the inn, nor extort a confession of their preferring +salmon to cod, or boiled fowls to veal cutlets. They reached town by +three o'clock the third day, glad to be released, after such a journey, +from the confinement of a carriage, and ready to enjoy all the luxury +of a good fire. + +The house was handsome, and handsomely fitted up, and the young ladies +were immediately put in possession of a very comfortable apartment. It +had formerly been Charlotte's, and over the mantelpiece still hung a +landscape in coloured silks of her performance, in proof of her having +spent seven years at a great school in town to some effect. + +As dinner was not to be ready in less than two hours from their +arrival, Elinor determined to employ the interval in writing to her +mother, and sat down for that purpose. In a few moments Marianne did +the same. "I am writing home, Marianne," said Elinor; "had not you +better defer your letter for a day or two?" + +"I am NOT going to write to my mother," replied Marianne, hastily, and +as if wishing to avoid any farther inquiry. Elinor said no more; it +immediately struck her that she must then be writing to Willoughby; and +the conclusion which as instantly followed was, that, however +mysteriously they might wish to conduct the affair, they must be +engaged. This conviction, though not entirely satisfactory, gave her +pleasure, and she continued her letter with greater alacrity. +Marianne's was finished in a very few minutes; in length it could be no +more than a note; it was then folded up, sealed, and directed with +eager rapidity. Elinor thought she could distinguish a large W in the +direction; and no sooner was it complete than Marianne, ringing the +bell, requested the footman who answered it to get that letter conveyed +for her to the two-penny post. This decided the matter at once. + +Her spirits still continued very high; but there was a flutter in them +which prevented their giving much pleasure to her sister, and this +agitation increased as the evening drew on. She could scarcely eat any +dinner, and when they afterwards returned to the drawing room, seemed +anxiously listening to the sound of every carriage. + +It was a great satisfaction to Elinor that Mrs. Jennings, by being much +engaged in her own room, could see little of what was passing. The tea +things were brought in, and already had Marianne been disappointed more +than once by a rap at a neighbouring door, when a loud one was suddenly +heard which could not be mistaken for one at any other house, Elinor +felt secure of its announcing Willoughby's approach, and Marianne, +starting up, moved towards the door. Every thing was silent; this +could not be borne many seconds; she opened the door, advanced a few +steps towards the stairs, and after listening half a minute, returned +into the room in all the agitation which a conviction of having heard +him would naturally produce; in the ecstasy of her feelings at that +instant she could not help exclaiming, "Oh, Elinor, it is Willoughby, +indeed it is!" and seemed almost ready to throw herself into his arms, +when Colonel Brandon appeared. + +It was too great a shock to be borne with calmness, and she immediately +left the room. Elinor was disappointed too; but at the same time her +regard for Colonel Brandon ensured his welcome with her; and she felt +particularly hurt that a man so partial to her sister should perceive +that she experienced nothing but grief and disappointment in seeing +him. She instantly saw that it was not unnoticed by him, that he even +observed Marianne as she quitted the room, with such astonishment and +concern, as hardly left him the recollection of what civility demanded +towards herself. + +"Is your sister ill?" said he. + +Elinor answered in some distress that she was, and then talked of +head-aches, low spirits, and over fatigues; and of every thing to which +she could decently attribute her sister's behaviour. + +He heard her with the most earnest attention, but seeming to recollect +himself, said no more on the subject, and began directly to speak of +his pleasure at seeing them in London, making the usual inquiries about +their journey, and the friends they had left behind. + +In this calm kind of way, with very little interest on either side, +they continued to talk, both of them out of spirits, and the thoughts +of both engaged elsewhere. Elinor wished very much to ask whether +Willoughby were then in town, but she was afraid of giving him pain by +any enquiry after his rival; and at length, by way of saying something, +she asked if he had been in London ever since she had seen him last. +"Yes," he replied, with some embarrassment, "almost ever since; I have +been once or twice at Delaford for a few days, but it has never been in +my power to return to Barton." + +This, and the manner in which it was said, immediately brought back to +her remembrance all the circumstances of his quitting that place, with +the uneasiness and suspicions they had caused to Mrs. Jennings, and she +was fearful that her question had implied much more curiosity on the +subject than she had ever felt. + +Mrs. Jennings soon came in. "Oh! Colonel," said she, with her usual +noisy cheerfulness, "I am monstrous glad to see you--sorry I could not +come before--beg your pardon, but I have been forced to look about me a +little, and settle my matters; for it is a long while since I have been +at home, and you know one has always a world of little odd things to do +after one has been away for any time; and then I have had Cartwright to +settle with-- Lord, I have been as busy as a bee ever since dinner! +But pray, Colonel, how came you to conjure out that I should be in town +today?" + +"I had the pleasure of hearing it at Mr. Palmer's, where I have been +dining." + +"Oh, you did; well, and how do they all do at their house? How does +Charlotte do? I warrant you she is a fine size by this time." + +"Mrs. Palmer appeared quite well, and I am commissioned to tell you, +that you will certainly see her to-morrow." + +"Ay, to be sure, I thought as much. Well, Colonel, I have brought two +young ladies with me, you see--that is, you see but one of them now, +but there is another somewhere. Your friend, Miss Marianne, too--which +you will not be sorry to hear. I do not know what you and Mr. +Willoughby will do between you about her. Ay, it is a fine thing to be +young and handsome. Well! I was young once, but I never was very +handsome--worse luck for me. However, I got a very good husband, and I +don't know what the greatest beauty can do more. Ah! poor man! he has +been dead these eight years and better. But Colonel, where have you +been to since we parted? And how does your business go on? Come, +come, let's have no secrets among friends." + +He replied with his accustomary mildness to all her inquiries, but +without satisfying her in any. Elinor now began to make the tea, and +Marianne was obliged to appear again. + +After her entrance, Colonel Brandon became more thoughtful and silent +than he had been before, and Mrs. Jennings could not prevail on him to +stay long. No other visitor appeared that evening, and the ladies were +unanimous in agreeing to go early to bed. + +Marianne rose the next morning with recovered spirits and happy looks. +The disappointment of the evening before seemed forgotten in the +expectation of what was to happen that day. They had not long finished +their breakfast before Mrs. Palmer's barouche stopped at the door, and +in a few minutes she came laughing into the room: so delighted to see +them all, that it was hard to say whether she received most pleasure +from meeting her mother or the Miss Dashwoods again. So surprised at +their coming to town, though it was what she had rather expected all +along; so angry at their accepting her mother's invitation after having +declined her own, though at the same time she would never have forgiven +them if they had not come! + +"Mr. Palmer will be so happy to see you," said she; "What do you think +he said when he heard of your coming with Mama? I forget what it was +now, but it was something so droll!" + +After an hour or two spent in what her mother called comfortable chat, +or in other words, in every variety of inquiry concerning all their +acquaintance on Mrs. Jennings's side, and in laughter without cause on +Mrs. Palmer's, it was proposed by the latter that they should all +accompany her to some shops where she had business that morning, to +which Mrs. Jennings and Elinor readily consented, as having likewise +some purchases to make themselves; and Marianne, though declining it at +first was induced to go likewise. + +Wherever they went, she was evidently always on the watch. In Bond +Street especially, where much of their business lay, her eyes were in +constant inquiry; and in whatever shop the party were engaged, her mind +was equally abstracted from every thing actually before them, from all +that interested and occupied the others. Restless and dissatisfied +every where, her sister could never obtain her opinion of any article +of purchase, however it might equally concern them both: she received +no pleasure from anything; was only impatient to be at home again, and +could with difficulty govern her vexation at the tediousness of Mrs. +Palmer, whose eye was caught by every thing pretty, expensive, or new; +who was wild to buy all, could determine on none, and dawdled away her +time in rapture and indecision. + +It was late in the morning before they returned home; and no sooner had +they entered the house than Marianne flew eagerly up stairs, and when +Elinor followed, she found her turning from the table with a sorrowful +countenance, which declared that no Willoughby had been there. + +"Has no letter been left here for me since we went out?" said she to +the footman who then entered with the parcels. She was answered in the +negative. "Are you quite sure of it?" she replied. "Are you certain +that no servant, no porter has left any letter or note?" + +The man replied that none had. + +"How very odd!" said she, in a low and disappointed voice, as she +turned away to the window. + +"How odd, indeed!" repeated Elinor within herself, regarding her sister +with uneasiness. "If she had not known him to be in town she would not +have written to him, as she did; she would have written to Combe Magna; +and if he is in town, how odd that he should neither come nor write! +Oh! my dear mother, you must be wrong in permitting an engagement +between a daughter so young, a man so little known, to be carried on in +so doubtful, so mysterious a manner! I long to inquire; and how will +MY interference be borne." + +She determined, after some consideration, that if appearances continued +many days longer as unpleasant as they now were, she would represent in +the strongest manner to her mother the necessity of some serious +enquiry into the affair. + +Mrs. Palmer and two elderly ladies of Mrs. Jennings's intimate +acquaintance, whom she had met and invited in the morning, dined with +them. The former left them soon after tea to fulfill her evening +engagements; and Elinor was obliged to assist in making a whist table +for the others. Marianne was of no use on these occasions, as she +would never learn the game; but though her time was therefore at her +own disposal, the evening was by no means more productive of pleasure +to her than to Elinor, for it was spent in all the anxiety of +expectation and the pain of disappointment. She sometimes endeavoured +for a few minutes to read; but the book was soon thrown aside, and she +returned to the more interesting employment of walking backwards and +forwards across the room, pausing for a moment whenever she came to the +window, in hopes of distinguishing the long-expected rap. + + + +CHAPTER 27 + + +"If this open weather holds much longer," said Mrs. Jennings, when they +met at breakfast the following morning, "Sir John will not like leaving +Barton next week; 'tis a sad thing for sportsmen to lose a day's +pleasure. Poor souls! I always pity them when they do; they seem to +take it so much to heart." + +"That is true," cried Marianne, in a cheerful voice, and walking to the +window as she spoke, to examine the day. "I had not thought of that. +This weather will keep many sportsmen in the country." + +It was a lucky recollection, all her good spirits were restored by it. +"It is charming weather for THEM indeed," she continued, as she sat +down to the breakfast table with a happy countenance. "How much they +must enjoy it! But" (with a little return of anxiety) "it cannot be +expected to last long. At this time of the year, and after such a +series of rain, we shall certainly have very little more of it. Frosts +will soon set in, and in all probability with severity. In another day +or two perhaps; this extreme mildness can hardly last longer--nay, +perhaps it may freeze tonight!" + +"At any rate," said Elinor, wishing to prevent Mrs. Jennings from +seeing her sister's thoughts as clearly as she did, "I dare say we +shall have Sir John and Lady Middleton in town by the end of next week." + +"Ay, my dear, I'll warrant you we do. Mary always has her own way." + +"And now," silently conjectured Elinor, "she will write to Combe by +this day's post." + +But if she DID, the letter was written and sent away with a privacy +which eluded all her watchfulness to ascertain the fact. Whatever the +truth of it might be, and far as Elinor was from feeling thorough +contentment about it, yet while she saw Marianne in spirits, she could +not be very uncomfortable herself. And Marianne was in spirits; happy +in the mildness of the weather, and still happier in her expectation of +a frost. + +The morning was chiefly spent in leaving cards at the houses of Mrs. +Jennings's acquaintance to inform them of her being in town; and +Marianne was all the time busy in observing the direction of the wind, +watching the variations of the sky and imagining an alteration in the +air. + +"Don't you find it colder than it was in the morning, Elinor? There +seems to me a very decided difference. I can hardly keep my hands warm +even in my muff. It was not so yesterday, I think. The clouds seem +parting too, the sun will be out in a moment, and we shall have a clear +afternoon." + +Elinor was alternately diverted and pained; but Marianne persevered, +and saw every night in the brightness of the fire, and every morning in +the appearance of the atmosphere, the certain symptoms of approaching +frost. + +The Miss Dashwoods had no greater reason to be dissatisfied with Mrs. +Jennings's style of living, and set of acquaintance, than with her +behaviour to themselves, which was invariably kind. Every thing in her +household arrangements was conducted on the most liberal plan, and +excepting a few old city friends, whom, to Lady Middleton's regret, she +had never dropped, she visited no one to whom an introduction could at +all discompose the feelings of her young companions. Pleased to find +herself more comfortably situated in that particular than she had +expected, Elinor was very willing to compound for the want of much real +enjoyment from any of their evening parties, which, whether at home or +abroad, formed only for cards, could have little to amuse her. + +Colonel Brandon, who had a general invitation to the house, was with +them almost every day; he came to look at Marianne and talk to Elinor, +who often derived more satisfaction from conversing with him than from +any other daily occurrence, but who saw at the same time with much +concern his continued regard for her sister. She feared it was a +strengthening regard. It grieved her to see the earnestness with which +he often watched Marianne, and his spirits were certainly worse than +when at Barton. + +About a week after their arrival, it became certain that Willoughby was +also arrived. His card was on the table when they came in from the +morning's drive. + +"Good God!" cried Marianne, "he has been here while we were out." +Elinor, rejoiced to be assured of his being in London, now ventured to +say, "Depend upon it, he will call again tomorrow." But Marianne +seemed hardly to hear her, and on Mrs. Jennings's entrance, escaped with +the precious card. + +This event, while it raised the spirits of Elinor, restored to those of +her sister all, and more than all, their former agitation. From this +moment her mind was never quiet; the expectation of seeing him every +hour of the day, made her unfit for any thing. She insisted on being +left behind, the next morning, when the others went out. + +Elinor's thoughts were full of what might be passing in Berkeley Street +during their absence; but a moment's glance at her sister when they +returned was enough to inform her, that Willoughby had paid no second +visit there. A note was just then brought in, and laid on the table. + +"For me!" cried Marianne, stepping hastily forward. + +"No, ma'am, for my mistress." + +But Marianne, not convinced, took it instantly up. + +"It is indeed for Mrs. Jennings; how provoking!" + +"You are expecting a letter, then?" said Elinor, unable to be longer +silent. + +"Yes, a little--not much." + +After a short pause. "You have no confidence in me, Marianne." + +"Nay, Elinor, this reproach from YOU--you who have confidence in no +one!" + +"Me!" returned Elinor in some confusion; "indeed, Marianne, I have +nothing to tell." + +"Nor I," answered Marianne with energy, "our situations then are alike. +We have neither of us any thing to tell; you, because you do not +communicate, and I, because I conceal nothing." + +Elinor, distressed by this charge of reserve in herself, which she was +not at liberty to do away, knew not how, under such circumstances, to +press for greater openness in Marianne. + +Mrs. Jennings soon appeared, and the note being given her, she read it +aloud. It was from Lady Middleton, announcing their arrival in Conduit +Street the night before, and requesting the company of her mother and +cousins the following evening. Business on Sir John's part, and a +violent cold on her own, prevented their calling in Berkeley Street. +The invitation was accepted; but when the hour of appointment drew +near, necessary as it was in common civility to Mrs. Jennings, that +they should both attend her on such a visit, Elinor had some difficulty +in persuading her sister to go, for still she had seen nothing of +Willoughby; and therefore was not more indisposed for amusement abroad, +than unwilling to run the risk of his calling again in her absence. + +Elinor found, when the evening was over, that disposition is not +materially altered by a change of abode, for although scarcely settled +in town, Sir John had contrived to collect around him, nearly twenty +young people, and to amuse them with a ball. This was an affair, +however, of which Lady Middleton did not approve. In the country, an +unpremeditated dance was very allowable; but in London, where the +reputation of elegance was more important and less easily attained, it +was risking too much for the gratification of a few girls, to have it +known that Lady Middleton had given a small dance of eight or nine +couple, with two violins, and a mere side-board collation. + +Mr. and Mrs. Palmer were of the party; from the former, whom they had +not seen before since their arrival in town, as he was careful to avoid +the appearance of any attention to his mother-in-law, and therefore +never came near her, they received no mark of recognition on their +entrance. He looked at them slightly, without seeming to know who they +were, and merely nodded to Mrs. Jennings from the other side of the +room. Marianne gave one glance round the apartment as she entered: it +was enough--HE was not there--and she sat down, equally ill-disposed to +receive or communicate pleasure. After they had been assembled about +an hour, Mr. Palmer sauntered towards the Miss Dashwoods to express his +surprise on seeing them in town, though Colonel Brandon had been first +informed of their arrival at his house, and he had himself said +something very droll on hearing that they were to come. + +"I thought you were both in Devonshire," said he. + +"Did you?" replied Elinor. + +"When do you go back again?" + +"I do not know." And thus ended their discourse. + +Never had Marianne been so unwilling to dance in her life, as she was +that evening, and never so much fatigued by the exercise. She +complained of it as they returned to Berkeley Street. + +"Aye, aye," said Mrs. Jennings, "we know the reason of all that very +well; if a certain person who shall be nameless, had been there, you +would not have been a bit tired: and to say the truth it was not very +pretty of him not to give you the meeting when he was invited." + +"Invited!" cried Marianne. + +"So my daughter Middleton told me, for it seems Sir John met him +somewhere in the street this morning." Marianne said no more, but +looked exceedingly hurt. Impatient in this situation to be doing +something that might lead to her sister's relief, Elinor resolved to +write the next morning to her mother, and hoped by awakening her fears +for the health of Marianne, to procure those inquiries which had been +so long delayed; and she was still more eagerly bent on this measure by +perceiving after breakfast on the morrow, that Marianne was again +writing to Willoughby, for she could not suppose it to be to any other +person. + +About the middle of the day, Mrs. Jennings went out by herself on +business, and Elinor began her letter directly, while Marianne, too +restless for employment, too anxious for conversation, walked from one +window to the other, or sat down by the fire in melancholy meditation. +Elinor was very earnest in her application to her mother, relating all +that had passed, her suspicions of Willoughby's inconstancy, urging her +by every plea of duty and affection to demand from Marianne an account +of her real situation with respect to him. + +Her letter was scarcely finished, when a rap foretold a visitor, and +Colonel Brandon was announced. Marianne, who had seen him from the +window, and who hated company of any kind, left the room before he +entered it. He looked more than usually grave, and though expressing +satisfaction at finding Miss Dashwood alone, as if he had somewhat in +particular to tell her, sat for some time without saying a word. +Elinor, persuaded that he had some communication to make in which her +sister was concerned, impatiently expected its opening. It was not the +first time of her feeling the same kind of conviction; for, more than +once before, beginning with the observation of "your sister looks +unwell to-day," or "your sister seems out of spirits," he had appeared +on the point, either of disclosing, or of inquiring, something +particular about her. After a pause of several minutes, their silence +was broken, by his asking her in a voice of some agitation, when he was +to congratulate her on the acquisition of a brother? Elinor was not +prepared for such a question, and having no answer ready, was obliged +to adopt the simple and common expedient, of asking what he meant? He +tried to smile as he replied, "your sister's engagement to Mr. +Willoughby is very generally known." + +"It cannot be generally known," returned Elinor, "for her own family do +not know it." + +He looked surprised and said, "I beg your pardon, I am afraid my +inquiry has been impertinent; but I had not supposed any secrecy +intended, as they openly correspond, and their marriage is universally +talked of." + +"How can that be? By whom can you have heard it mentioned?" + +"By many--by some of whom you know nothing, by others with whom you are +most intimate, Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Palmer, and the Middletons. But +still I might not have believed it, for where the mind is perhaps +rather unwilling to be convinced, it will always find something to +support its doubts, if I had not, when the servant let me in today, +accidentally seen a letter in his hand, directed to Mr. Willoughby in +your sister's writing. I came to inquire, but I was convinced before I +could ask the question. Is every thing finally settled? Is it +impossible to-? But I have no right, and I could have no chance of +succeeding. Excuse me, Miss Dashwood. I believe I have been wrong in +saying so much, but I hardly know what to do, and on your prudence I +have the strongest dependence. Tell me that it is all absolutely +resolved on, that any attempt, that in short concealment, if +concealment be possible, is all that remains." + +These words, which conveyed to Elinor a direct avowal of his love for +her sister, affected her very much. She was not immediately able to +say anything, and even when her spirits were recovered, she debated for +a short time, on the answer it would be most proper to give. The real +state of things between Willoughby and her sister was so little known +to herself, that in endeavouring to explain it, she might be as liable +to say too much as too little. Yet as she was convinced that +Marianne's affection for Willoughby, could leave no hope of Colonel +Brandon's success, whatever the event of that affection might be, and +at the same time wished to shield her conduct from censure, she thought +it most prudent and kind, after some consideration, to say more than +she really knew or believed. She acknowledged, therefore, that though +she had never been informed by themselves of the terms on which they +stood with each other, of their mutual affection she had no doubt, and +of their correspondence she was not astonished to hear. + +He listened to her with silent attention, and on her ceasing to speak, +rose directly from his seat, and after saying in a voice of emotion, +"to your sister I wish all imaginable happiness; to Willoughby that he +may endeavour to deserve her,"--took leave, and went away. + +Elinor derived no comfortable feelings from this conversation, to +lessen the uneasiness of her mind on other points; she was left, on the +contrary, with a melancholy impression of Colonel Brandon's +unhappiness, and was prevented even from wishing it removed, by her +anxiety for the very event that must confirm it. + + + +CHAPTER 28 + + +Nothing occurred during the next three or four days, to make Elinor +regret what she had done, in applying to her mother; for Willoughby +neither came nor wrote. They were engaged about the end of that time +to attend Lady Middleton to a party, from which Mrs. Jennings was kept +away by the indisposition of her youngest daughter; and for this party, +Marianne, wholly dispirited, careless of her appearance, and seeming +equally indifferent whether she went or staid, prepared, without one +look of hope or one expression of pleasure. She sat by the +drawing-room fire after tea, till the moment of Lady Middleton's +arrival, without once stirring from her seat, or altering her attitude, +lost in her own thoughts, and insensible of her sister's presence; and +when at last they were told that Lady Middleton waited for them at the +door, she started as if she had forgotten that any one was expected. + +They arrived in due time at the place of destination, and as soon as +the string of carriages before them would allow, alighted, ascended the +stairs, heard their names announced from one landing-place to another +in an audible voice, and entered a room splendidly lit up, quite full +of company, and insufferably hot. When they had paid their tribute of +politeness by curtsying to the lady of the house, they were permitted +to mingle in the crowd, and take their share of the heat and +inconvenience, to which their arrival must necessarily add. After some +time spent in saying little or doing less, Lady Middleton sat down to +Cassino, and as Marianne was not in spirits for moving about, she and +Elinor luckily succeeding to chairs, placed themselves at no great +distance from the table. + +They had not remained in this manner long, before Elinor perceived +Willoughby, standing within a few yards of them, in earnest +conversation with a very fashionable looking young woman. She soon +caught his eye, and he immediately bowed, but without attempting to +speak to her, or to approach Marianne, though he could not but see her; +and then continued his discourse with the same lady. Elinor turned +involuntarily to Marianne, to see whether it could be unobserved by +her. At that moment she first perceived him, and her whole countenance +glowing with sudden delight, she would have moved towards him +instantly, had not her sister caught hold of her. + +"Good heavens!" she exclaimed, "he is there--he is there--Oh! why does +he not look at me? why cannot I speak to him?" + +"Pray, pray be composed," cried Elinor, "and do not betray what you +feel to every body present. Perhaps he has not observed you yet." + +This however was more than she could believe herself; and to be +composed at such a moment was not only beyond the reach of Marianne, it +was beyond her wish. She sat in an agony of impatience which affected +every feature. + +At last he turned round again, and regarded them both; she started up, +and pronouncing his name in a tone of affection, held out her hand to +him. He approached, and addressing himself rather to Elinor than +Marianne, as if wishing to avoid her eye, and determined not to observe +her attitude, inquired in a hurried manner after Mrs. Dashwood, and +asked how long they had been in town. Elinor was robbed of all +presence of mind by such an address, and was unable to say a word. But +the feelings of her sister were instantly expressed. Her face was +crimsoned over, and she exclaimed, in a voice of the greatest emotion, +"Good God! Willoughby, what is the meaning of this? Have you not +received my letters? Will you not shake hands with me?" + +He could not then avoid it, but her touch seemed painful to him, and he +held her hand only for a moment. During all this time he was evidently +struggling for composure. Elinor watched his countenance and saw its +expression becoming more tranquil. After a moment's pause, he spoke +with calmness. + +"I did myself the honour of calling in Berkeley Street last Tuesday, +and very much regretted that I was not fortunate enough to find +yourselves and Mrs. Jennings at home. My card was not lost, I hope." + +"But have you not received my notes?" cried Marianne in the wildest +anxiety. "Here is some mistake I am sure--some dreadful mistake. What +can be the meaning of it? Tell me, Willoughby; for heaven's sake tell +me, what is the matter?" + +He made no reply; his complexion changed and all his embarrassment +returned; but as if, on catching the eye of the young lady with whom he +had been previously talking, he felt the necessity of instant exertion, +he recovered himself again, and after saying, "Yes, I had the pleasure +of receiving the information of your arrival in town, which you were so +good as to send me," turned hastily away with a slight bow and joined +his friend. + +Marianne, now looking dreadfully white, and unable to stand, sunk into +her chair, and Elinor, expecting every moment to see her faint, tried +to screen her from the observation of others, while reviving her with +lavender water. + +"Go to him, Elinor," she cried, as soon as she could speak, "and force +him to come to me. Tell him I must see him again--must speak to him +instantly.-- I cannot rest--I shall not have a moment's peace till this +is explained--some dreadful misapprehension or other.-- Oh go to him +this moment." + +"How can that be done? No, my dearest Marianne, you must wait. This is +not the place for explanations. Wait only till tomorrow." + +With difficulty however could she prevent her from following him +herself; and to persuade her to check her agitation, to wait, at least, +with the appearance of composure, till she might speak to him with more +privacy and more effect, was impossible; for Marianne continued +incessantly to give way in a low voice to the misery of her feelings, +by exclamations of wretchedness. In a short time Elinor saw Willoughby +quit the room by the door towards the staircase, and telling Marianne +that he was gone, urged the impossibility of speaking to him again that +evening, as a fresh argument for her to be calm. She instantly begged +her sister would entreat Lady Middleton to take them home, as she was +too miserable to stay a minute longer. + +Lady Middleton, though in the middle of a rubber, on being informed +that Marianne was unwell, was too polite to object for a moment to her +wish of going away, and making over her cards to a friend, they +departed as soon the carriage could be found. Scarcely a word was +spoken during their return to Berkeley Street. Marianne was in a +silent agony, too much oppressed even for tears; but as Mrs. Jennings +was luckily not come home, they could go directly to their own room, +where hartshorn restored her a little to herself. She was soon +undressed and in bed, and as she seemed desirous of being alone, her +sister then left her, and while she waited the return of Mrs. Jennings, +had leisure enough for thinking over the past. + +That some kind of engagement had subsisted between Willoughby and +Marianne she could not doubt, and that Willoughby was weary of it, +seemed equally clear; for however Marianne might still feed her own +wishes, SHE could not attribute such behaviour to mistake or +misapprehension of any kind. Nothing but a thorough change of +sentiment could account for it. Her indignation would have been still +stronger than it was, had she not witnessed that embarrassment which +seemed to speak a consciousness of his own misconduct, and prevented +her from believing him so unprincipled as to have been sporting with +the affections of her sister from the first, without any design that +would bear investigation. Absence might have weakened his regard, and +convenience might have determined him to overcome it, but that such a +regard had formerly existed she could not bring herself to doubt. + +As for Marianne, on the pangs which so unhappy a meeting must already +have given her, and on those still more severe which might await her in +its probable consequence, she could not reflect without the deepest +concern. Her own situation gained in the comparison; for while she +could ESTEEM Edward as much as ever, however they might be divided in +future, her mind might be always supported. But every circumstance +that could embitter such an evil seemed uniting to heighten the misery +of Marianne in a final separation from Willoughby--in an immediate and +irreconcilable rupture with him. + + + +CHAPTER 29 + + +Before the house-maid had lit their fire the next day, or the sun +gained any power over a cold, gloomy morning in January, Marianne, only +half dressed, was kneeling against one of the window-seats for the sake +of all the little light she could command from it, and writing as fast +as a continual flow of tears would permit her. In this situation, +Elinor, roused from sleep by her agitation and sobs, first perceived +her; and after observing her for a few moments with silent anxiety, +said, in a tone of the most considerate gentleness, + +"Marianne, may I ask-?" + +"No, Elinor," she replied, "ask nothing; you will soon know all." + +The sort of desperate calmness with which this was said, lasted no +longer than while she spoke, and was immediately followed by a return +of the same excessive affliction. It was some minutes before she could +go on with her letter, and the frequent bursts of grief which still +obliged her, at intervals, to withhold her pen, were proofs enough of +her feeling how more than probable it was that she was writing for the +last time to Willoughby. + +Elinor paid her every quiet and unobtrusive attention in her power; and +she would have tried to sooth and tranquilize her still more, had not +Marianne entreated her, with all the eagerness of the most nervous +irritability, not to speak to her for the world. In such +circumstances, it was better for both that they should not be long +together; and the restless state of Marianne's mind not only prevented +her from remaining in the room a moment after she was dressed, but +requiring at once solitude and continual change of place, made her +wander about the house till breakfast time, avoiding the sight of every +body. + +At breakfast she neither ate, nor attempted to eat any thing; and +Elinor's attention was then all employed, not in urging her, not in +pitying her, nor in appearing to regard her, but in endeavouring to +engage Mrs. Jennings's notice entirely to herself. + +As this was a favourite meal with Mrs. Jennings, it lasted a +considerable time, and they were just setting themselves, after it, +round the common working table, when a letter was delivered to +Marianne, which she eagerly caught from the servant, and, turning of a +death-like paleness, instantly ran out of the room. Elinor, who saw as +plainly by this, as if she had seen the direction, that it must come +from Willoughby, felt immediately such a sickness at heart as made her +hardly able to hold up her head, and sat in such a general tremour as +made her fear it impossible to escape Mrs. Jennings's notice. That good +lady, however, saw only that Marianne had received a letter from +Willoughby, which appeared to her a very good joke, and which she +treated accordingly, by hoping, with a laugh, that she would find it to +her liking. Of Elinor's distress, she was too busily employed in +measuring lengths of worsted for her rug, to see any thing at all; and +calmly continuing her talk, as soon as Marianne disappeared, she said, + +"Upon my word, I never saw a young woman so desperately in love in my +life! MY girls were nothing to her, and yet they used to be foolish +enough; but as for Miss Marianne, she is quite an altered creature. I +hope, from the bottom of my heart, he won't keep her waiting much +longer, for it is quite grievous to see her look so ill and forlorn. +Pray, when are they to be married?" + +Elinor, though never less disposed to speak than at that moment, +obliged herself to answer such an attack as this, and, therefore, +trying to smile, replied, "And have you really, Ma'am, talked yourself +into a persuasion of my sister's being engaged to Mr. Willoughby? I +thought it had been only a joke, but so serious a question seems to +imply more; and I must beg, therefore, that you will not deceive +yourself any longer. I do assure you that nothing would surprise me +more than to hear of their being going to be married." + +"For shame, for shame, Miss Dashwood! how can you talk so? Don't we +all know that it must be a match, that they were over head and ears in +love with each other from the first moment they met? Did not I see +them together in Devonshire every day, and all day long; and did not I +know that your sister came to town with me on purpose to buy wedding +clothes? Come, come, this won't do. Because you are so sly about it +yourself, you think nobody else has any senses; but it is no such +thing, I can tell you, for it has been known all over town this ever so +long. I tell every body of it and so does Charlotte." + +"Indeed, Ma'am," said Elinor, very seriously, "you are mistaken. +Indeed, you are doing a very unkind thing in spreading the report, and +you will find that you have though you will not believe me now." + +Mrs. Jennings laughed again, but Elinor had not spirits to say more, +and eager at all events to know what Willoughby had written, hurried +away to their room, where, on opening the door, she saw Marianne +stretched on the bed, almost choked by grief, one letter in her hand, +and two or three others laying by her. Elinor drew near, but without +saying a word; and seating herself on the bed, took her hand, kissed +her affectionately several times, and then gave way to a burst of +tears, which at first was scarcely less violent than Marianne's. The +latter, though unable to speak, seemed to feel all the tenderness of +this behaviour, and after some time thus spent in joint affliction, she +put all the letters into Elinor's hands; and then covering her face +with her handkerchief, almost screamed with agony. Elinor, who knew +that such grief, shocking as it was to witness it, must have its +course, watched by her till this excess of suffering had somewhat spent +itself, and then turning eagerly to Willoughby's letter, read as +follows: + + "Bond Street, January. + "MY DEAR MADAM, + + "I have just had the honour of receiving your + letter, for which I beg to return my sincere + acknowledgments. I am much concerned to find there + was anything in my behaviour last night that did + not meet your approbation; and though I am quite at + a loss to discover in what point I could be so + unfortunate as to offend you, I entreat your + forgiveness of what I can assure you to have been + perfectly unintentional. I shall never reflect on + my former acquaintance with your family in Devonshire + without the most grateful pleasure, and flatter + myself it will not be broken by any mistake or + misapprehension of my actions. My esteem for your + whole family is very sincere; but if I have been so + unfortunate as to give rise to a belief of more than + I felt, or meant to express, I shall reproach myself + for not having been more guarded in my professions + of that esteem. That I should ever have meant more + you will allow to be impossible, when you understand + that my affections have been long engaged elsewhere, + and it will not be many weeks, I believe, before + this engagement is fulfilled. It is with great + regret that I obey your commands in returning the + letters with which I have been honoured from you, + and the lock of hair, which you so obligingly bestowed + on me. + + "I am, dear Madam, + "Your most obedient + "humble servant, + "JOHN WILLOUGHBY." + + +With what indignation such a letter as this must be read by Miss +Dashwood, may be imagined. Though aware, before she began it, that it +must bring a confession of his inconstancy, and confirm their +separation for ever, she was not aware that such language could be +suffered to announce it; nor could she have supposed Willoughby capable +of departing so far from the appearance of every honourable and +delicate feeling--so far from the common decorum of a gentleman, as to +send a letter so impudently cruel: a letter which, instead of bringing +with his desire of a release any professions of regret, acknowledged no +breach of faith, denied all peculiar affection whatever--a letter of +which every line was an insult, and which proclaimed its writer to be +deep in hardened villainy. + +She paused over it for some time with indignant astonishment; then read +it again and again; but every perusal only served to increase her +abhorrence of the man, and so bitter were her feelings against him, +that she dared not trust herself to speak, lest she might wound +Marianne still deeper by treating their disengagement, not as a loss to +her of any possible good but as an escape from the worst and most +irremediable of all evils, a connection, for life, with an unprincipled +man, as a deliverance the most real, a blessing the most important. + +In her earnest meditations on the contents of the letter, on the +depravity of that mind which could dictate it, and probably, on the +very different mind of a very different person, who had no other +connection whatever with the affair than what her heart gave him with +every thing that passed, Elinor forgot the immediate distress of her +sister, forgot that she had three letters on her lap yet unread, and so +entirely forgot how long she had been in the room, that when on hearing +a carriage drive up to the door, she went to the window to see who +could be coming so unreasonably early, she was all astonishment to +perceive Mrs. Jennings's chariot, which she knew had not been ordered +till one. Determined not to quit Marianne, though hopeless of +contributing, at present, to her ease, she hurried away to excuse +herself from attending Mrs. Jennings, on account of her sister being +indisposed. Mrs. Jennings, with a thoroughly good-humoured concern for +its cause, admitted the excuse most readily, and Elinor, after seeing +her safe off, returned to Marianne, whom she found attempting to rise +from the bed, and whom she reached just in time to prevent her from +falling on the floor, faint and giddy from a long want of proper rest +and food; for it was many days since she had any appetite, and many +nights since she had really slept; and now, when her mind was no longer +supported by the fever of suspense, the consequence of all this was +felt in an aching head, a weakened stomach, and a general nervous +faintness. A glass of wine, which Elinor procured for her directly, +made her more comfortable, and she was at last able to express some +sense of her kindness, by saying, + +"Poor Elinor! how unhappy I make you!" + +"I only wish," replied her sister, "there were any thing I COULD do, +which might be of comfort to you." + +This, as every thing else would have been, was too much for Marianne, +who could only exclaim, in the anguish of her heart, "Oh! Elinor, I am +miserable, indeed," before her voice was entirely lost in sobs. + +Elinor could no longer witness this torrent of unresisted grief in +silence. + +"Exert yourself, dear Marianne," she cried, "if you would not kill +yourself and all who love you. Think of your mother; think of her +misery while YOU suffer: for her sake you must exert yourself." + +"I cannot, I cannot," cried Marianne; "leave me, leave me, if I +distress you; leave me, hate me, forget me! but do not torture me so. +Oh! how easy for those, who have no sorrow of their own to talk of +exertion! Happy, happy Elinor, YOU cannot have an idea of what I +suffer." + +"Do you call ME happy, Marianne? Ah! if you knew!--And can you believe +me to be so, while I see you so wretched!" + +"Forgive me, forgive me," throwing her arms round her sister's neck; "I +know you feel for me; I know what a heart you have; but yet you +are--you must be happy; Edward loves you--what, oh what, can do away +such happiness as that?" + +"Many, many circumstances," said Elinor, solemnly. + +"No, no, no," cried Marianne wildly, "he loves you, and only you. You +CAN have no grief." + +"I can have no pleasure while I see you in this state." + +"And you will never see me otherwise. Mine is a misery which nothing +can do away." + +"You must not talk so, Marianne. Have you no comforts? no friends? Is +your loss such as leaves no opening for consolation? Much as you +suffer now, think of what you would have suffered if the discovery of +his character had been delayed to a later period--if your engagement +had been carried on for months and months, as it might have been, +before he chose to put an end to it. Every additional day of unhappy +confidence, on your side, would have made the blow more dreadful." + +"Engagement!" cried Marianne, "there has been no engagement." + +"No engagement!" + +"No, he is not so unworthy as you believe him. He has broken no faith +with me." + +"But he told you that he loved you." + +"Yes--no--never absolutely. It was every day implied, but never +professedly declared. Sometimes I thought it had been--but it never +was." + +"Yet you wrote to him?"-- + +"Yes--could that be wrong after all that had passed?-- But I cannot +talk." + +Elinor said no more, and turning again to the three letters which now +raised a much stronger curiosity than before, directly ran over the +contents of all. The first, which was what her sister had sent him on +their arrival in town, was to this effect. + + Berkeley Street, January. + + "How surprised you will be, Willoughby, on + receiving this; and I think you will feel something + more than surprise, when you know that I am in town. + An opportunity of coming hither, though with Mrs. + Jennings, was a temptation we could not resist. + I wish you may receive this in time to come here + to-night, but I will not depend on it. At any rate + I shall expect you to-morrow. For the present, adieu. + + "M.D." + +Her second note, which had been written on the morning after the dance +at the Middletons', was in these words:-- + + "I cannot express my disappointment in having + missed you the day before yesterday, nor my astonishment + at not having received any answer to a note which + I sent you above a week ago. I have been expecting + to hear from you, and still more to see you, every + hour of the day. Pray call again as soon as possible, + and explain the reason of my having expected this + in vain. You had better come earlier another time, + because we are generally out by one. We were last + night at Lady Middleton's, where there was a dance. + I have been told that you were asked to be of the + party. But could it be so? You must be very much + altered indeed since we parted, if that could be + the case, and you not there. But I will not suppose + this possible, and I hope very soon to receive your + personal assurance of its being otherwise. + + "M.D." + +The contents of her last note to him were these:-- + + "What am I to imagine, Willoughby, by your + behaviour last night? Again I demand an explanation + of it. I was prepared to meet you with the pleasure + which our separation naturally produced, with the + familiarity which our intimacy at Barton appeared + to me to justify. I was repulsed indeed! I have + passed a wretched night in endeavouring to excuse + a conduct which can scarcely be called less than + insulting; but though I have not yet been able to + form any reasonable apology for your behaviour, + I am perfectly ready to hear your justification of + it. You have perhaps been misinformed, or purposely + deceived, in something concerning me, which may have + lowered me in your opinion. Tell me what it is, + explain the grounds on which you acted, and I shall + be satisfied, in being able to satisfy you. It + would grieve me indeed to be obliged to think ill + of you; but if I am to do it, if I am to learn that + you are not what we have hitherto believed you, that + your regard for us all was insincere, that your + behaviour to me was intended only to deceive, let + it be told as soon as possible. My feelings are at + present in a state of dreadful indecision; I wish + to acquit you, but certainty on either side will be + ease to what I now suffer. If your sentiments are + no longer what they were, you will return my notes, + and the lock of my hair which is in your possession. + + "M.D." + +That such letters, so full of affection and confidence, could have been +so answered, Elinor, for Willoughby's sake, would have been unwilling +to believe. But her condemnation of him did not blind her to the +impropriety of their having been written at all; and she was silently +grieving over the imprudence which had hazarded such unsolicited proofs +of tenderness, not warranted by anything preceding, and most severely +condemned by the event, when Marianne, perceiving that she had finished +the letters, observed to her that they contained nothing but what any +one would have written in the same situation. + +"I felt myself," she added, "to be as solemnly engaged to him, as if +the strictest legal covenant had bound us to each other." + +"I can believe it," said Elinor; "but unfortunately he did not feel the +same." + +"He DID feel the same, Elinor--for weeks and weeks he felt it. I know +he did. Whatever may have changed him now, (and nothing but the +blackest art employed against me can have done it), I was once as dear +to him as my own soul could wish. This lock of hair, which now he can +so readily give up, was begged of me with the most earnest +supplication. Had you seen his look, his manner, had you heard his +voice at that moment! Have you forgot the last evening of our being +together at Barton? The morning that we parted too! When he told me +that it might be many weeks before we met again--his distress--can I +ever forget his distress?" + +For a moment or two she could say no more; but when this emotion had +passed away, she added, in a firmer tone, + +"Elinor, I have been cruelly used; but not by Willoughby." + +"Dearest Marianne, who but himself? By whom can he have been +instigated?" + +"By all the world, rather than by his own heart. I could rather +believe every creature of my acquaintance leagued together to ruin me +in his opinion, than believe his nature capable of such cruelty. This +woman of whom he writes--whoever she be--or any one, in short, but your +own dear self, mama, and Edward, may have been so barbarous to bely me. +Beyond you three, is there a creature in the world whom I would not +rather suspect of evil than Willoughby, whose heart I know so well?" + +Elinor would not contend, and only replied, "Whoever may have been so +detestably your enemy, let them be cheated of their malignant triumph, +my dear sister, by seeing how nobly the consciousness of your own +innocence and good intentions supports your spirits. It is a +reasonable and laudable pride which resists such malevolence." + +"No, no," cried Marianne, "misery such as mine has no pride. I care +not who knows that I am wretched. The triumph of seeing me so may be +open to all the world. Elinor, Elinor, they who suffer little may be +proud and independent as they like--may resist insult, or return +mortification--but I cannot. I must feel--I must be wretched--and they +are welcome to enjoy the consciousness of it that can." + +"But for my mother's sake and mine--" + +"I would do more than for my own. But to appear happy when I am so +miserable--Oh! who can require it?" + +Again they were both silent. Elinor was employed in walking +thoughtfully from the fire to the window, from the window to the fire, +without knowing that she received warmth from one, or discerning +objects through the other; and Marianne, seated at the foot of the bed, +with her head leaning against one of its posts, again took up +Willoughby's letter, and, after shuddering over every sentence, +exclaimed-- + +"It is too much! Oh, Willoughby, Willoughby, could this be yours! +Cruel, cruel--nothing can acquit you. Elinor, nothing can. Whatever +he might have heard against me--ought he not to have suspended his +belief? ought he not to have told me of it, to have given me the power +of clearing myself? 'The lock of hair, (repeating it from the letter,) +which you so obligingly bestowed on me'--That is unpardonable. +Willoughby, where was your heart when you wrote those words? Oh, +barbarously insolent!--Elinor, can he be justified?" + +"No, Marianne, in no possible way." + +"And yet this woman--who knows what her art may have been?--how long it +may have been premeditated, and how deeply contrived by her!--Who is +she?--Who can she be?--Whom did I ever hear him talk of as young and +attractive among his female acquaintance?--Oh! no one, no one--he +talked to me only of myself." + +Another pause ensued; Marianne was greatly agitated, and it ended thus. + +"Elinor, I must go home. I must go and comfort mama. Can not we be +gone to-morrow?" + +"To-morrow, Marianne!" + +"Yes, why should I stay here? I came only for Willoughby's sake--and +now who cares for me? Who regards me?" + +"It would be impossible to go to-morrow. We owe Mrs. Jennings much more +than civility; and civility of the commonest kind must prevent such a +hasty removal as that." + +"Well then, another day or two, perhaps; but I cannot stay here long, I +cannot stay to endure the questions and remarks of all these people. +The Middletons and Palmers--how am I to bear their pity? The pity of +such a woman as Lady Middleton! Oh, what would HE say to that!" + +Elinor advised her to lie down again, and for a moment she did so; but +no attitude could give her ease; and in restless pain of mind and body +she moved from one posture to another, till growing more and more +hysterical, her sister could with difficulty keep her on the bed at +all, and for some time was fearful of being constrained to call for +assistance. Some lavender drops, however, which she was at length +persuaded to take, were of use; and from that time till Mrs. Jennings +returned, she continued on the bed quiet and motionless. + + + +CHAPTER 30 + + +Mrs. Jennings came immediately to their room on her return, and without +waiting to have her request of admittance answered, opened the door and +walked in with a look of real concern. + +"How do you do my dear?"--said she in a voice of great compassion to +Marianne, who turned away her face without attempting to answer. + +"How is she, Miss Dashwood?--Poor thing! she looks very bad.-- No +wonder. Ay, it is but too true. He is to be married very soon--a +good-for-nothing fellow! I have no patience with him. Mrs. Taylor +told me of it half an hour ago, and she was told it by a particular +friend of Miss Grey herself, else I am sure I should not have believed +it; and I was almost ready to sink as it was. Well, said I, all I can +say is, that if this be true, he has used a young lady of my +acquaintance abominably ill, and I wish with all my soul his wife may +plague his heart out. And so I shall always say, my dear, you may +depend on it. I have no notion of men's going on in this way; and if +ever I meet him again, I will give him such a dressing as he has not +had this many a day. But there is one comfort, my dear Miss Marianne; +he is not the only young man in the world worth having; and with your +pretty face you will never want admirers. Well, poor thing! I won't +disturb her any longer, for she had better have her cry out at once and +have done with. The Parrys and Sandersons luckily are coming tonight +you know, and that will amuse her." + +She then went away, walking on tiptoe out of the room, as if she +supposed her young friend's affliction could be increased by noise. + +Marianne, to the surprise of her sister, determined on dining with +them. Elinor even advised her against it. But "no, she would go down; +she could bear it very well, and the bustle about her would be less." +Elinor, pleased to have her governed for a moment by such a motive, +though believing it hardly possible that she could sit out the dinner, +said no more; and adjusting her dress for her as well as she could, +while Marianne still remained on the bed, was ready to assist her into +the dining room as soon as they were summoned to it. + +When there, though looking most wretchedly, she ate more and was calmer +than her sister had expected. Had she tried to speak, or had she been +conscious of half Mrs. Jennings's well-meant but ill-judged attentions +to her, this calmness could not have been maintained; but not a +syllable escaped her lips; and the abstraction of her thoughts +preserved her in ignorance of every thing that was passing before her. + +Elinor, who did justice to Mrs. Jennings's kindness, though its +effusions were often distressing, and sometimes almost ridiculous, made +her those acknowledgments, and returned her those civilities, which her +sister could not make or return for herself. Their good friend saw +that Marianne was unhappy, and felt that every thing was due to her +which might make her at all less so. She treated her therefore, with +all the indulgent fondness of a parent towards a favourite child on the +last day of its holidays. Marianne was to have the best place by the +fire, was to be tempted to eat by every delicacy in the house, and to +be amused by the relation of all the news of the day. Had not Elinor, +in the sad countenance of her sister, seen a check to all mirth, she +could have been entertained by Mrs. Jennings's endeavours to cure a +disappointment in love, by a variety of sweetmeats and olives, and a +good fire. As soon, however, as the consciousness of all this was +forced by continual repetition on Marianne, she could stay no longer. +With a hasty exclamation of Misery, and a sign to her sister not to +follow her, she directly got up and hurried out of the room. + +"Poor soul!" cried Mrs. Jennings, as soon as she was gone, "how it +grieves me to see her! And I declare if she is not gone away without +finishing her wine! And the dried cherries too! Lord! nothing seems +to do her any good. I am sure if I knew of any thing she would like, I +would send all over the town for it. Well, it is the oddest thing to +me, that a man should use such a pretty girl so ill! But when there is +plenty of money on one side, and next to none on the other, Lord bless +you! they care no more about such things!--" + +"The lady then--Miss Grey I think you called her--is very rich?" + +"Fifty thousand pounds, my dear. Did you ever see her? a smart, +stylish girl they say, but not handsome. I remember her aunt very +well, Biddy Henshawe; she married a very wealthy man. But the family +are all rich together. Fifty thousand pounds! and by all accounts, it +won't come before it's wanted; for they say he is all to pieces. No +wonder! dashing about with his curricle and hunters! Well, it don't +signify talking; but when a young man, be who he will, comes and makes +love to a pretty girl, and promises marriage, he has no business to fly +off from his word only because he grows poor, and a richer girl is +ready to have him. Why don't he, in such a case, sell his horses, let +his house, turn off his servants, and make a thorough reform at once? I +warrant you, Miss Marianne would have been ready to wait till matters +came round. But that won't do now-a-days; nothing in the way of +pleasure can ever be given up by the young men of this age." + +"Do you know what kind of a girl Miss Grey is? Is she said to be +amiable?" + +"I never heard any harm of her; indeed I hardly ever heard her +mentioned; except that Mrs. Taylor did say this morning, that one day +Miss Walker hinted to her, that she believed Mr. and Mrs. Ellison would +not be sorry to have Miss Grey married, for she and Mrs. Ellison could +never agree."-- + +"And who are the Ellisons?" + +"Her guardians, my dear. But now she is of age and may choose for +herself; and a pretty choice she has made!--What now," after pausing a +moment--"your poor sister is gone to her own room, I suppose, to moan +by herself. Is there nothing one can get to comfort her? Poor dear, +it seems quite cruel to let her be alone. Well, by-and-by we shall +have a few friends, and that will amuse her a little. What shall we +play at? She hates whist I know; but is there no round game she cares +for?" + +"Dear ma'am, this kindness is quite unnecessary. Marianne, I dare say, +will not leave her room again this evening. I shall persuade her if I +can to go early to bed, for I am sure she wants rest." + +"Aye, I believe that will be best for her. Let her name her own +supper, and go to bed. Lord! no wonder she has been looking so bad and +so cast down this last week or two, for this matter I suppose has been +hanging over her head as long as that. And so the letter that came +today finished it! Poor soul! I am sure if I had had a notion of it, +I would not have joked her about it for all my money. But then you +know, how should I guess such a thing? I made sure of its being +nothing but a common love letter, and you know young people like to be +laughed at about them. Lord! how concerned Sir John and my daughters +will be when they hear it! If I had my senses about me I might have +called in Conduit Street in my way home, and told them of it. But I +shall see them tomorrow." + +"It would be unnecessary I am sure, for you to caution Mrs. Palmer and +Sir John against ever naming Mr. Willoughby, or making the slightest +allusion to what has passed, before my sister. Their own good-nature +must point out to them the real cruelty of appearing to know any thing +about it when she is present; and the less that may ever be said to +myself on the subject, the more my feelings will be spared, as you my +dear madam will easily believe." + +"Oh! Lord! yes, that I do indeed. It must be terrible for you to hear +it talked of; and as for your sister, I am sure I would not mention a +word about it to her for the world. You saw I did not all dinner time. +No more would Sir John, nor my daughters, for they are all very +thoughtful and considerate; especially if I give them a hint, as I +certainly will. For my part, I think the less that is said about such +things, the better, the sooner 'tis blown over and forgot. And what +does talking ever do you know?" + +"In this affair it can only do harm; more so perhaps than in many cases +of a similar kind, for it has been attended by circumstances which, for +the sake of every one concerned in it, make it unfit to become the +public conversation. I must do THIS justice to Mr. Willoughby--he has +broken no positive engagement with my sister." + +"Law, my dear! Don't pretend to defend him. No positive engagement +indeed! after taking her all over Allenham House, and fixing on the +very rooms they were to live in hereafter!" + +Elinor, for her sister's sake, could not press the subject farther, and +she hoped it was not required of her for Willoughby's; since, though +Marianne might lose much, he could gain very little by the enforcement +of the real truth. After a short silence on both sides, Mrs. Jennings, +with all her natural hilarity, burst forth again. + +"Well, my dear, 'tis a true saying about an ill-wind, for it will be +all the better for Colonel Brandon. He will have her at last; aye, +that he will. Mind me, now, if they an't married by Mid-summer. Lord! +how he'll chuckle over this news! I hope he will come tonight. It +will be all to one a better match for your sister. Two thousand a year +without debt or drawback--except the little love-child, indeed; aye, I +had forgot her; but she may be 'prenticed out at a small cost, and then +what does it signify? Delaford is a nice place, I can tell you; +exactly what I call a nice old fashioned place, full of comforts and +conveniences; quite shut in with great garden walls that are covered +with the best fruit-trees in the country; and such a mulberry tree in +one corner! Lord! how Charlotte and I did stuff the only time we were +there! Then, there is a dove-cote, some delightful stew-ponds, and a +very pretty canal; and every thing, in short, that one could wish for; +and, moreover, it is close to the church, and only a quarter of a mile +from the turnpike-road, so 'tis never dull, for if you only go and sit +up in an old yew arbour behind the house, you may see all the carriages +that pass along. Oh! 'tis a nice place! A butcher hard by in the +village, and the parsonage-house within a stone's throw. To my fancy, +a thousand times prettier than Barton Park, where they are forced to +send three miles for their meat, and have not a neighbour nearer than +your mother. Well, I shall spirit up the Colonel as soon as I can. +One shoulder of mutton, you know, drives another down. If we CAN but +put Willoughby out of her head!" + +"Ay, if we can do THAT, Ma'am," said Elinor, "we shall do very well +with or without Colonel Brandon." And then rising, she went away to +join Marianne, whom she found, as she expected, in her own room, +leaning, in silent misery, over the small remains of a fire, which, +till Elinor's entrance, had been her only light. + +"You had better leave me," was all the notice that her sister received +from her. + +"I will leave you," said Elinor, "if you will go to bed." But this, +from the momentary perverseness of impatient suffering, she at first +refused to do. Her sister's earnest, though gentle persuasion, +however, soon softened her to compliance, and Elinor saw her lay her +aching head on the pillow, and as she hoped, in a way to get some quiet +rest before she left her. + +In the drawing-room, whither she then repaired, she was soon joined by +Mrs. Jennings, with a wine-glass, full of something, in her hand. + +"My dear," said she, entering, "I have just recollected that I have +some of the finest old Constantia wine in the house that ever was +tasted, so I have brought a glass of it for your sister. My poor +husband! how fond he was of it! Whenever he had a touch of his old +colicky gout, he said it did him more good than any thing else in the +world. Do take it to your sister." + +"Dear Ma'am," replied Elinor, smiling at the difference of the +complaints for which it was recommended, "how good you are! But I have +just left Marianne in bed, and, I hope, almost asleep; and as I think +nothing will be of so much service to her as rest, if you will give me +leave, I will drink the wine myself." + +Mrs. Jennings, though regretting that she had not been five minutes +earlier, was satisfied with the compromise; and Elinor, as she +swallowed the chief of it, reflected, that though its effects on a +colicky gout were, at present, of little importance to her, its healing +powers, on a disappointed heart might be as reasonably tried on herself +as on her sister. + +Colonel Brandon came in while the party were at tea, and by his manner +of looking round the room for Marianne, Elinor immediately fancied that +he neither expected nor wished to see her there, and, in short, that he +was already aware of what occasioned her absence. Mrs. Jennings was +not struck by the same thought; for soon after his entrance, she walked +across the room to the tea-table where Elinor presided, and whispered-- +"The Colonel looks as grave as ever you see. He knows nothing of it; +do tell him, my dear." + +He shortly afterwards drew a chair close to hers, and, with a look +which perfectly assured her of his good information, inquired after her +sister. + +"Marianne is not well," said she. "She has been indisposed all day, +and we have persuaded her to go to bed." + +"Perhaps, then," he hesitatingly replied, "what I heard this morning +may be--there may be more truth in it than I could believe possible at +first." + +"What did you hear?" + +"That a gentleman, whom I had reason to think--in short, that a man, +whom I KNEW to be engaged--but how shall I tell you? If you know it +already, as surely you must, I may be spared." + +"You mean," answered Elinor, with forced calmness, "Mr. Willoughby's +marriage with Miss Grey. Yes, we DO know it all. This seems to have +been a day of general elucidation, for this very morning first unfolded +it to us. Mr. Willoughby is unfathomable! Where did you hear it?" + +"In a stationer's shop in Pall Mall, where I had business. Two ladies +were waiting for their carriage, and one of them was giving the other +an account of the intended match, in a voice so little attempting +concealment, that it was impossible for me not to hear all. The name +of Willoughby, John Willoughby, frequently repeated, first caught my +attention; and what followed was a positive assertion that every thing +was now finally settled respecting his marriage with Miss Grey--it was +no longer to be a secret--it would take place even within a few weeks, +with many particulars of preparations and other matters. One thing, +especially, I remember, because it served to identify the man still +more:--as soon as the ceremony was over, they were to go to Combe +Magna, his seat in Somersetshire. My astonishment!--but it would be +impossible to describe what I felt. The communicative lady I learnt, +on inquiry, for I stayed in the shop till they were gone, was a Mrs. +Ellison, and that, as I have been since informed, is the name of Miss +Grey's guardian." + +"It is. But have you likewise heard that Miss Grey has fifty thousand +pounds? In that, if in any thing, we may find an explanation." + +"It may be so; but Willoughby is capable--at least I think"--he stopped +a moment; then added in a voice which seemed to distrust itself, "And +your sister--how did she--" + +"Her sufferings have been very severe. I have only to hope that they +may be proportionately short. It has been, it is a most cruel +affliction. Till yesterday, I believe, she never doubted his regard; +and even now, perhaps--but I am almost convinced that he never was +really attached to her. He has been very deceitful! and, in some +points, there seems a hardness of heart about him." + +"Ah!" said Colonel Brandon, "there is, indeed! But your sister does +not--I think you said so--she does not consider quite as you do?" + +"You know her disposition, and may believe how eagerly she would still +justify him if she could." + +He made no answer; and soon afterwards, by the removal of the +tea-things, and the arrangement of the card parties, the subject was +necessarily dropped. Mrs. Jennings, who had watched them with pleasure +while they were talking, and who expected to see the effect of Miss +Dashwood's communication, in such an instantaneous gaiety on Colonel +Brandon's side, as might have become a man in the bloom of youth, of +hope and happiness, saw him, with amazement, remain the whole evening +more serious and thoughtful than usual. + + + +CHAPTER 31 + + +From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the +next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had +closed her eyes. + +Elinor encouraged her as much as possible to talk of what she felt; and +before breakfast was ready, they had gone through the subject again and +again; and with the same steady conviction and affectionate counsel on +Elinor's side, the same impetuous feelings and varying opinions on +Marianne's, as before. Sometimes she could believe Willoughby to be as +unfortunate and as innocent as herself, and at others, lost every +consolation in the impossibility of acquitting him. At one moment she +was absolutely indifferent to the observation of all the world, at +another she would seclude herself from it for ever, and at a third +could resist it with energy. In one thing, however, she was uniform, +when it came to the point, in avoiding, where it was possible, the +presence of Mrs. Jennings, and in a determined silence when obliged to +endure it. Her heart was hardened against the belief of Mrs. +Jennings's entering into her sorrows with any compassion. + +"No, no, no, it cannot be," she cried; "she cannot feel. Her kindness +is not sympathy; her good-nature is not tenderness. All that she wants +is gossip, and she only likes me now because I supply it." + +Elinor had not needed this to be assured of the injustice to which her +sister was often led in her opinion of others, by the irritable +refinement of her own mind, and the too great importance placed by her +on the delicacies of a strong sensibility, and the graces of a polished +manner. Like half the rest of the world, if more than half there be +that are clever and good, Marianne, with excellent abilities and an +excellent disposition, was neither reasonable nor candid. She expected +from other people the same opinions and feelings as her own, and she +judged of their motives by the immediate effect of their actions on +herself. Thus a circumstance occurred, while the sisters were together +in their own room after breakfast, which sunk the heart of Mrs. +Jennings still lower in her estimation; because, through her own +weakness, it chanced to prove a source of fresh pain to herself, though +Mrs. Jennings was governed in it by an impulse of the utmost goodwill. + +With a letter in her outstretched hand, and countenance gaily smiling, +from the persuasion of bringing comfort, she entered their room, saying, + +"Now, my dear, I bring you something that I am sure will do you good." + +Marianne heard enough. In one moment her imagination placed before her +a letter from Willoughby, full of tenderness and contrition, +explanatory of all that had passed, satisfactory, convincing; and +instantly followed by Willoughby himself, rushing eagerly into the room +to inforce, at her feet, by the eloquence of his eyes, the assurances +of his letter. The work of one moment was destroyed by the next. The +hand writing of her mother, never till then unwelcome, was before her; +and, in the acuteness of the disappointment which followed such an +ecstasy of more than hope, she felt as if, till that instant, she had +never suffered. + +The cruelty of Mrs. Jennings no language, within her reach in her +moments of happiest eloquence, could have expressed; and now she could +reproach her only by the tears which streamed from her eyes with +passionate violence--a reproach, however, so entirely lost on its +object, that after many expressions of pity, she withdrew, still +referring her to the letter of comfort. But the letter, when she was +calm enough to read it, brought little comfort. Willoughby filled +every page. Her mother, still confident of their engagement, and +relying as warmly as ever on his constancy, had only been roused by +Elinor's application, to intreat from Marianne greater openness towards +them both; and this, with such tenderness towards her, such affection +for Willoughby, and such a conviction of their future happiness in each +other, that she wept with agony through the whole of it. + +All her impatience to be at home again now returned; her mother was +dearer to her than ever; dearer through the very excess of her mistaken +confidence in Willoughby, and she was wildly urgent to be gone. +Elinor, unable herself to determine whether it were better for Marianne +to be in London or at Barton, offered no counsel of her own except of +patience till their mother's wishes could be known; and at length she +obtained her sister's consent to wait for that knowledge. + +Mrs. Jennings left them earlier than usual; for she could not be easy +till the Middletons and Palmers were able to grieve as much as herself; +and positively refusing Elinor's offered attendance, went out alone for +the rest of the morning. Elinor, with a very heavy heart, aware of the +pain she was going to communicate, and perceiving, by Marianne's +letter, how ill she had succeeded in laying any foundation for it, then +sat down to write her mother an account of what had passed, and entreat +her directions for the future; while Marianne, who came into the +drawing-room on Mrs. Jennings's going away, remained fixed at the table +where Elinor wrote, watching the advancement of her pen, grieving over +her for the hardship of such a task, and grieving still more fondly +over its effect on her mother. + +In this manner they had continued about a quarter of an hour, when +Marianne, whose nerves could not then bear any sudden noise, was +startled by a rap at the door. + +"Who can this be?" cried Elinor. "So early too! I thought we HAD been +safe." + +Marianne moved to the window-- + +"It is Colonel Brandon!" said she, with vexation. "We are never safe +from HIM." + +"He will not come in, as Mrs. Jennings is from home." + +"I will not trust to THAT," retreating to her own room. "A man who has +nothing to do with his own time has no conscience in his intrusion on +that of others." + +The event proved her conjecture right, though it was founded on +injustice and error; for Colonel Brandon DID come in; and Elinor, who +was convinced that solicitude for Marianne brought him thither, and who +saw THAT solicitude in his disturbed and melancholy look, and in his +anxious though brief inquiry after her, could not forgive her sister +for esteeming him so lightly. + +"I met Mrs. Jennings in Bond Street," said he, after the first +salutation, "and she encouraged me to come on; and I was the more +easily encouraged, because I thought it probable that I might find you +alone, which I was very desirous of doing. My object--my wish--my sole +wish in desiring it--I hope, I believe it is--is to be a means of +giving comfort;--no, I must not say comfort--not present comfort--but +conviction, lasting conviction to your sister's mind. My regard for +her, for yourself, for your mother--will you allow me to prove it, by +relating some circumstances which nothing but a VERY sincere +regard--nothing but an earnest desire of being useful--I think I am +justified--though where so many hours have been spent in convincing +myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be +wrong?" He stopped. + +"I understand you," said Elinor. "You have something to tell me of Mr. +Willoughby, that will open his character farther. Your telling it will +be the greatest act of friendship that can be shewn Marianne. MY +gratitude will be insured immediately by any information tending to +that end, and HERS must be gained by it in time. Pray, pray let me +hear it." + +"You shall; and, to be brief, when I quitted Barton last October,--but +this will give you no idea--I must go farther back. You will find me a +very awkward narrator, Miss Dashwood; I hardly know where to begin. A +short account of myself, I believe, will be necessary, and it SHALL be +a short one. On such a subject," sighing heavily, "can I have little +temptation to be diffuse." + +He stopt a moment for recollection, and then, with another sigh, went +on. + +"You have probably entirely forgotten a conversation--(it is not to be +supposed that it could make any impression on you)--a conversation +between us one evening at Barton Park--it was the evening of a +dance--in which I alluded to a lady I had once known, as resembling, in +some measure, your sister Marianne." + +"Indeed," answered Elinor, "I have NOT forgotten it." He looked pleased +by this remembrance, and added, + +"If I am not deceived by the uncertainty, the partiality of tender +recollection, there is a very strong resemblance between them, as well +in mind as person. The same warmth of heart, the same eagerness of +fancy and spirits. This lady was one of my nearest relations, an +orphan from her infancy, and under the guardianship of my father. Our +ages were nearly the same, and from our earliest years we were +playfellows and friends. I cannot remember the time when I did not +love Eliza; and my affection for her, as we grew up, was such, as +perhaps, judging from my present forlorn and cheerless gravity, you +might think me incapable of having ever felt. Hers, for me, was, I +believe, fervent as the attachment of your sister to Mr. Willoughby and +it was, though from a different cause, no less unfortunate. At +seventeen she was lost to me for ever. She was married--married +against her inclination to my brother. Her fortune was large, and our +family estate much encumbered. And this, I fear, is all that can be +said for the conduct of one, who was at once her uncle and guardian. +My brother did not deserve her; he did not even love her. I had hoped +that her regard for me would support her under any difficulty, and for +some time it did; but at last the misery of her situation, for she +experienced great unkindness, overcame all her resolution, and though +she had promised me that nothing--but how blindly I relate! I have +never told you how this was brought on. We were within a few hours of +eloping together for Scotland. The treachery, or the folly, of my +cousin's maid betrayed us. I was banished to the house of a relation +far distant, and she was allowed no liberty, no society, no amusement, +till my father's point was gained. I had depended on her fortitude too +far, and the blow was a severe one--but had her marriage been happy, so +young as I then was, a few months must have reconciled me to it, or at +least I should not have now to lament it. This however was not the +case. My brother had no regard for her; his pleasures were not what +they ought to have been, and from the first he treated her unkindly. +The consequence of this, upon a mind so young, so lively, so +inexperienced as Mrs. Brandon's, was but too natural. She resigned +herself at first to all the misery of her situation; and happy had it +been if she had not lived to overcome those regrets which the +remembrance of me occasioned. But can we wonder that, with such a +husband to provoke inconstancy, and without a friend to advise or +restrain her (for my father lived only a few months after their +marriage, and I was with my regiment in the East Indies) she should +fall? Had I remained in England, perhaps--but I meant to promote the +happiness of both by removing from her for years, and for that purpose +had procured my exchange. The shock which her marriage had given me," +he continued, in a voice of great agitation, "was of trifling +weight--was nothing to what I felt when I heard, about two years +afterwards, of her divorce. It was THAT which threw this gloom,--even +now the recollection of what I suffered--" + +He could say no more, and rising hastily walked for a few minutes about +the room. Elinor, affected by his relation, and still more by his +distress, could not speak. He saw her concern, and coming to her, took +her hand, pressed it, and kissed it with grateful respect. A few +minutes more of silent exertion enabled him to proceed with composure. + +"It was nearly three years after this unhappy period before I returned +to England. My first care, when I DID arrive, was of course to seek +for her; but the search was as fruitless as it was melancholy. I could +not trace her beyond her first seducer, and there was every reason to +fear that she had removed from him only to sink deeper in a life of +sin. Her legal allowance was not adequate to her fortune, nor +sufficient for her comfortable maintenance, and I learnt from my +brother that the power of receiving it had been made over some months +before to another person. He imagined, and calmly could he imagine it, +that her extravagance, and consequent distress, had obliged her to +dispose of it for some immediate relief. At last, however, and after I +had been six months in England, I DID find her. Regard for a former +servant of my own, who had since fallen into misfortune, carried me to +visit him in a spunging-house, where he was confined for debt; and +there, in the same house, under a similar confinement, was my unfortunate +sister. So altered--so faded--worn down by acute suffering of every +kind! hardly could I believe the melancholy and sickly figure before +me, to be the remains of the lovely, blooming, healthful girl, on whom +I had once doted. What I endured in so beholding her--but I have no +right to wound your feelings by attempting to describe it--I have +pained you too much already. That she was, to all appearance, in the +last stage of a consumption, was--yes, in such a situation it was my +greatest comfort. Life could do nothing for her, beyond giving time +for a better preparation for death; and that was given. I saw her +placed in comfortable lodgings, and under proper attendants; I visited +her every day during the rest of her short life: I was with her in her +last moments." + +Again he stopped to recover himself; and Elinor spoke her feelings in +an exclamation of tender concern, at the fate of his unfortunate friend. + +"Your sister, I hope, cannot be offended," said he, "by the resemblance +I have fancied between her and my poor disgraced relation. Their +fates, their fortunes, cannot be the same; and had the natural sweet +disposition of the one been guarded by a firmer mind, or a happier +marriage, she might have been all that you will live to see the other +be. But to what does all this lead? I seem to have been distressing +you for nothing. Ah! Miss Dashwood--a subject such as this--untouched +for fourteen years--it is dangerous to handle it at all! I WILL be +more collected--more concise. She left to my care her only child, a +little girl, the offspring of her first guilty connection, who was then +about three years old. She loved the child, and had always kept it +with her. It was a valued, a precious trust to me; and gladly would I +have discharged it in the strictest sense, by watching over her +education myself, had the nature of our situations allowed it; but I +had no family, no home; and my little Eliza was therefore placed at +school. I saw her there whenever I could, and after the death of my +brother, (which happened about five years ago, and which left to me the +possession of the family property,) she visited me at Delaford. I +called her a distant relation; but I am well aware that I have in +general been suspected of a much nearer connection with her. It is now +three years ago (she had just reached her fourteenth year,) that I +removed her from school, to place her under the care of a very +respectable woman, residing in Dorsetshire, who had the charge of four +or five other girls of about the same time of life; and for two years I +had every reason to be pleased with her situation. But last February, +almost a twelvemonth back, she suddenly disappeared. I had allowed +her, (imprudently, as it has since turned out,) at her earnest desire, +to go to Bath with one of her young friends, who was attending her +father there for his health. I knew him to be a very good sort of man, +and I thought well of his daughter--better than she deserved, for, with +a most obstinate and ill-judged secrecy, she would tell nothing, would +give no clue, though she certainly knew all. He, her father, a +well-meaning, but not a quick-sighted man, could really, I believe, +give no information; for he had been generally confined to the house, +while the girls were ranging over the town and making what acquaintance +they chose; and he tried to convince me, as thoroughly as he was +convinced himself, of his daughter's being entirely unconcerned in the +business. In short, I could learn nothing but that she was gone; all +the rest, for eight long months, was left to conjecture. What I +thought, what I feared, may be imagined; and what I suffered too." + +"Good heavens!" cried Elinor, "could it be--could Willoughby!"-- + +"The first news that reached me of her," he continued, "came in a +letter from herself, last October. It was forwarded to me from +Delaford, and I received it on the very morning of our intended party +to Whitwell; and this was the reason of my leaving Barton so suddenly, +which I am sure must at the time have appeared strange to every body, +and which I believe gave offence to some. Little did Mr. Willoughby +imagine, I suppose, when his looks censured me for incivility in +breaking up the party, that I was called away to the relief of one whom +he had made poor and miserable; but HAD he known it, what would it have +availed? Would he have been less gay or less happy in the smiles of +your sister? No, he had already done that, which no man who CAN feel +for another would do. He had left the girl whose youth and innocence +he had seduced, in a situation of the utmost distress, with no +creditable home, no help, no friends, ignorant of his address! He had +left her, promising to return; he neither returned, nor wrote, nor +relieved her." + +"This is beyond every thing!" exclaimed Elinor. + +"His character is now before you; expensive, dissipated, and worse than +both. Knowing all this, as I have now known it many weeks, guess what +I must have felt on seeing your sister as fond of him as ever, and on +being assured that she was to marry him: guess what I must have felt +for all your sakes. When I came to you last week and found you alone, +I came determined to know the truth; though irresolute what to do when +it WAS known. My behaviour must have seemed strange to you then; but +now you will comprehend it. To suffer you all to be so deceived; to +see your sister--but what could I do? I had no hope of interfering +with success; and sometimes I thought your sister's influence might yet +reclaim him. But now, after such dishonorable usage, who can tell what +were his designs on her. Whatever they may have been, however, she may +now, and hereafter doubtless WILL turn with gratitude towards her own +condition, when she compares it with that of my poor Eliza, when she +considers the wretched and hopeless situation of this poor girl, and +pictures her to herself, with an affection for him so strong, still as +strong as her own, and with a mind tormented by self-reproach, which +must attend her through life. Surely this comparison must have its use +with her. She will feel her own sufferings to be nothing. They +proceed from no misconduct, and can bring no disgrace. On the +contrary, every friend must be made still more her friend by them. +Concern for her unhappiness, and respect for her fortitude under it, +must strengthen every attachment. Use your own discretion, however, in +communicating to her what I have told you. You must know best what +will be its effect; but had I not seriously, and from my heart believed +it might be of service, might lessen her regrets, I would not have +suffered myself to trouble you with this account of my family +afflictions, with a recital which may seem to have been intended to +raise myself at the expense of others." + +Elinor's thanks followed this speech with grateful earnestness; +attended too with the assurance of her expecting material advantage to +Marianne, from the communication of what had passed. + +"I have been more pained," said she, "by her endeavors to acquit him +than by all the rest; for it irritates her mind more than the most +perfect conviction of his unworthiness can do. Now, though at first +she will suffer much, I am sure she will soon become easier. Have +you," she continued, after a short silence, "ever seen Mr. Willoughby +since you left him at Barton?" + +"Yes," he replied gravely, "once I have. One meeting was unavoidable." + +Elinor, startled by his manner, looked at him anxiously, saying, + +"What? have you met him to--" + +"I could meet him no other way. Eliza had confessed to me, though most +reluctantly, the name of her lover; and when he returned to town, which +was within a fortnight after myself, we met by appointment, he to +defend, I to punish his conduct. We returned unwounded, and the +meeting, therefore, never got abroad." + +Elinor sighed over the fancied necessity of this; but to a man and a +soldier she presumed not to censure it. + +"Such," said Colonel Brandon, after a pause, "has been the unhappy +resemblance between the fate of mother and daughter! and so imperfectly +have I discharged my trust!" + +"Is she still in town?" + +"No; as soon as she recovered from her lying-in, for I found her near +her delivery, I removed her and her child into the country, and there +she remains." + +Recollecting, soon afterwards, that he was probably dividing Elinor +from her sister, he put an end to his visit, receiving from her again +the same grateful acknowledgments, and leaving her full of compassion +and esteem for him. + + + +CHAPTER 32 + + +When the particulars of this conversation were repeated by Miss +Dashwood to her sister, as they very soon were, the effect on her was +not entirely such as the former had hoped to see. Not that Marianne +appeared to distrust the truth of any part of it, for she listened to +it all with the most steady and submissive attention, made neither +objection nor remark, attempted no vindication of Willoughby, and +seemed to shew by her tears that she felt it to be impossible. But +though this behaviour assured Elinor that the conviction of this guilt +WAS carried home to her mind, though she saw with satisfaction the +effect of it, in her no longer avoiding Colonel Brandon when he called, +in her speaking to him, even voluntarily speaking, with a kind of +compassionate respect, and though she saw her spirits less violently +irritated than before, she did not see her less wretched. Her mind did +become settled, but it was settled in a gloomy dejection. She felt the +loss of Willoughby's character yet more heavily than she had felt the +loss of his heart; his seduction and desertion of Miss Williams, the +misery of that poor girl, and the doubt of what his designs might ONCE +have been on herself, preyed altogether so much on her spirits, that +she could not bring herself to speak of what she felt even to Elinor; +and, brooding over her sorrows in silence, gave more pain to her sister +than could have been communicated by the most open and most frequent +confession of them. + +To give the feelings or the language of Mrs. Dashwood on receiving and +answering Elinor's letter would be only to give a repetition of what +her daughters had already felt and said; of a disappointment hardly +less painful than Marianne's, and an indignation even greater than +Elinor's. Long letters from her, quickly succeeding each other, +arrived to tell all that she suffered and thought; to express her +anxious solicitude for Marianne, and entreat she would bear up with +fortitude under this misfortune. Bad indeed must the nature of +Marianne's affliction be, when her mother could talk of fortitude! +mortifying and humiliating must be the origin of those regrets, which +SHE could wish her not to indulge! + +Against the interest of her own individual comfort, Mrs. Dashwood had +determined that it would be better for Marianne to be any where, at +that time, than at Barton, where every thing within her view would be +bringing back the past in the strongest and most afflicting manner, by +constantly placing Willoughby before her, such as she had always seen +him there. She recommended it to her daughters, therefore, by all +means not to shorten their visit to Mrs. Jennings; the length of which, +though never exactly fixed, had been expected by all to comprise at +least five or six weeks. A variety of occupations, of objects, and of +company, which could not be procured at Barton, would be inevitable +there, and might yet, she hoped, cheat Marianne, at times, into some +interest beyond herself, and even into some amusement, much as the +ideas of both might now be spurned by her. + +From all danger of seeing Willoughby again, her mother considered her +to be at least equally safe in town as in the country, since his +acquaintance must now be dropped by all who called themselves her +friends. Design could never bring them in each other's way: negligence +could never leave them exposed to a surprise; and chance had less in +its favour in the crowd of London than even in the retirement of +Barton, where it might force him before her while paying that visit at +Allenham on his marriage, which Mrs. Dashwood, from foreseeing at first +as a probable event, had brought herself to expect as a certain one. + +She had yet another reason for wishing her children to remain where +they were; a letter from her son-in-law had told her that he and his +wife were to be in town before the middle of February, and she judged +it right that they should sometimes see their brother. + +Marianne had promised to be guided by her mother's opinion, and she +submitted to it therefore without opposition, though it proved +perfectly different from what she wished and expected, though she felt +it to be entirely wrong, formed on mistaken grounds, and that by +requiring her longer continuance in London it deprived her of the only +possible alleviation of her wretchedness, the personal sympathy of her +mother, and doomed her to such society and such scenes as must prevent +her ever knowing a moment's rest. + +But it was a matter of great consolation to her, that what brought evil +to herself would bring good to her sister; and Elinor, on the other +hand, suspecting that it would not be in her power to avoid Edward +entirely, comforted herself by thinking, that though their longer stay +would therefore militate against her own happiness, it would be better +for Marianne than an immediate return into Devonshire. + +Her carefulness in guarding her sister from ever hearing Willoughby's +name mentioned, was not thrown away. Marianne, though without knowing +it herself, reaped all its advantage; for neither Mrs. Jennings, nor +Sir John, nor even Mrs. Palmer herself, ever spoke of him before her. +Elinor wished that the same forbearance could have extended towards +herself, but that was impossible, and she was obliged to listen day +after day to the indignation of them all. + +Sir John, could not have thought it possible. "A man of whom he had +always had such reason to think well! Such a good-natured fellow! He +did not believe there was a bolder rider in England! It was an +unaccountable business. He wished him at the devil with all his heart. +He would not speak another word to him, meet him where he might, for +all the world! No, not if it were to be by the side of Barton covert, +and they were kept watching for two hours together. Such a scoundrel +of a fellow! such a deceitful dog! It was only the last time they met +that he had offered him one of Folly's puppies! and this was the end of +it!" + +Mrs. Palmer, in her way, was equally angry. "She was determined to +drop his acquaintance immediately, and she was very thankful that she +had never been acquainted with him at all. She wished with all her +heart Combe Magna was not so near Cleveland; but it did not signify, +for it was a great deal too far off to visit; she hated him so much +that she was resolved never to mention his name again, and she should +tell everybody she saw, how good-for-nothing he was." + +The rest of Mrs. Palmer's sympathy was shewn in procuring all the +particulars in her power of the approaching marriage, and communicating +them to Elinor. She could soon tell at what coachmaker's the new +carriage was building, by what painter Mr. Willoughby's portrait was +drawn, and at what warehouse Miss Grey's clothes might be seen. + +The calm and polite unconcern of Lady Middleton on the occasion was a +happy relief to Elinor's spirits, oppressed as they often were by the +clamorous kindness of the others. It was a great comfort to her to be +sure of exciting no interest in ONE person at least among their circle +of friends: a great comfort to know that there was ONE who would meet +her without feeling any curiosity after particulars, or any anxiety for +her sister's health. + +Every qualification is raised at times, by the circumstances of the +moment, to more than its real value; and she was sometimes worried down +by officious condolence to rate good-breeding as more indispensable to +comfort than good-nature. + +Lady Middleton expressed her sense of the affair about once every day, +or twice, if the subject occurred very often, by saying, "It is very +shocking, indeed!" and by the means of this continual though gentle +vent, was able not only to see the Miss Dashwoods from the first +without the smallest emotion, but very soon to see them without +recollecting a word of the matter; and having thus supported the +dignity of her own sex, and spoken her decided censure of what was +wrong in the other, she thought herself at liberty to attend to the +interest of her own assemblies, and therefore determined (though rather +against the opinion of Sir John) that as Mrs. Willoughby would at once +be a woman of elegance and fortune, to leave her card with her as soon +as she married. + +Colonel Brandon's delicate, unobtrusive enquiries were never unwelcome +to Miss Dashwood. He had abundantly earned the privilege of intimate +discussion of her sister's disappointment, by the friendly zeal with +which he had endeavoured to soften it, and they always conversed with +confidence. His chief reward for the painful exertion of disclosing +past sorrows and present humiliations, was given in the pitying eye +with which Marianne sometimes observed him, and the gentleness of her +voice whenever (though it did not often happen) she was obliged, or +could oblige herself to speak to him. THESE assured him that his +exertion had produced an increase of good-will towards himself, and +THESE gave Elinor hopes of its being farther augmented hereafter; but +Mrs. Jennings, who knew nothing of all this, who knew only that the +Colonel continued as grave as ever, and that she could neither prevail +on him to make the offer himself, nor commission her to make it for +him, began, at the end of two days, to think that, instead of +Midsummer, they would not be married till Michaelmas, and by the end of +a week that it would not be a match at all. The good understanding +between the Colonel and Miss Dashwood seemed rather to declare that the +honours of the mulberry-tree, the canal, and the yew arbour, would all +be made over to HER; and Mrs. Jennings had, for some time ceased to +think at all of Mrs. Ferrars. + +Early in February, within a fortnight from the receipt of Willoughby's +letter, Elinor had the painful office of informing her sister that he +was married. She had taken care to have the intelligence conveyed to +herself, as soon as it was known that the ceremony was over, as she was +desirous that Marianne should not receive the first notice of it from +the public papers, which she saw her eagerly examining every morning. + +She received the news with resolute composure; made no observation on +it, and at first shed no tears; but after a short time they would burst +out, and for the rest of the day, she was in a state hardly less +pitiable than when she first learnt to expect the event. + +The Willoughbys left town as soon as they were married; and Elinor now +hoped, as there could be no danger of her seeing either of them, to +prevail on her sister, who had never yet left the house since the blow +first fell, to go out again by degrees as she had done before. + +About this time the two Miss Steeles, lately arrived at their cousin's +house in Bartlett's Buildings, Holburn, presented themselves again +before their more grand relations in Conduit and Berkeley Streets; and +were welcomed by them all with great cordiality. + +Elinor only was sorry to see them. Their presence always gave her +pain, and she hardly knew how to make a very gracious return to the +overpowering delight of Lucy in finding her STILL in town. + +"I should have been quite disappointed if I had not found you here +STILL," said she repeatedly, with a strong emphasis on the word. "But +I always thought I SHOULD. I was almost sure you would not leave +London yet awhile; though you TOLD me, you know, at Barton, that you +should not stay above a MONTH. But I thought, at the time, that you +would most likely change your mind when it came to the point. It would +have been such a great pity to have went away before your brother and +sister came. And now to be sure you will be in no hurry to be gone. I +am amazingly glad you did not keep to YOUR WORD." + +Elinor perfectly understood her, and was forced to use all her +self-command to make it appear that she did NOT. + +"Well, my dear," said Mrs. Jennings, "and how did you travel?" + +"Not in the stage, I assure you," replied Miss Steele, with quick +exultation; "we came post all the way, and had a very smart beau to +attend us. Dr. Davies was coming to town, and so we thought we'd join +him in a post-chaise; and he behaved very genteelly, and paid ten or +twelve shillings more than we did." + +"Oh, oh!" cried Mrs. Jennings; "very pretty, indeed! and the Doctor is +a single man, I warrant you." + +"There now," said Miss Steele, affectedly simpering, "everybody laughs +at me so about the Doctor, and I cannot think why. My cousins say they +are sure I have made a conquest; but for my part I declare I never +think about him from one hour's end to another. 'Lord! here comes your +beau, Nancy,' my cousin said t'other day, when she saw him crossing the +street to the house. My beau, indeed! said I--I cannot think who you +mean. The Doctor is no beau of mine." + +"Aye, aye, that is very pretty talking--but it won't do--the Doctor is +the man, I see." + +"No, indeed!" replied her cousin, with affected earnestness, "and I beg +you will contradict it, if you ever hear it talked of." + +Mrs. Jennings directly gave her the gratifying assurance that she +certainly would NOT, and Miss Steele was made completely happy. + +"I suppose you will go and stay with your brother and sister, Miss +Dashwood, when they come to town," said Lucy, returning, after a +cessation of hostile hints, to the charge. + +"No, I do not think we shall." + +"Oh, yes, I dare say you will." + +Elinor would not humour her by farther opposition. + +"What a charming thing it is that Mrs. Dashwood can spare you both for +so long a time together!" + +"Long a time, indeed!" interposed Mrs. Jennings. "Why, their visit is +but just begun!" + +Lucy was silenced. + +"I am sorry we cannot see your sister, Miss Dashwood," said Miss +Steele. "I am sorry she is not well--" for Marianne had left the room +on their arrival. + +"You are very good. My sister will be equally sorry to miss the +pleasure of seeing you; but she has been very much plagued lately with +nervous head-aches, which make her unfit for company or conversation." + +"Oh, dear, that is a great pity! but such old friends as Lucy and +me!--I think she might see US; and I am sure we would not speak a word." + +Elinor, with great civility, declined the proposal. Her sister was +perhaps laid down upon the bed, or in her dressing gown, and therefore +not able to come to them. + +"Oh, if that's all," cried Miss Steele, "we can just as well go and see +HER." + +Elinor began to find this impertinence too much for her temper; but she +was saved the trouble of checking it, by Lucy's sharp reprimand, which +now, as on many occasions, though it did not give much sweetness to the +manners of one sister, was of advantage in governing those of the other. + + + +CHAPTER 33 + + +After some opposition, Marianne yielded to her sister's entreaties, and +consented to go out with her and Mrs. Jennings one morning for half an +hour. She expressly conditioned, however, for paying no visits, and +would do no more than accompany them to Gray's in Sackville Street, +where Elinor was carrying on a negotiation for the exchange of a few +old-fashioned jewels of her mother. + +When they stopped at the door, Mrs. Jennings recollected that there was +a lady at the other end of the street on whom she ought to call; and as +she had no business at Gray's, it was resolved, that while her young +friends transacted their's, she should pay her visit and return for +them. + +On ascending the stairs, the Miss Dashwoods found so many people before +them in the room, that there was not a person at liberty to tend to +their orders; and they were obliged to wait. All that could be done +was, to sit down at that end of the counter which seemed to promise the +quickest succession; one gentleman only was standing there, and it is +probable that Elinor was not without hope of exciting his politeness to +a quicker despatch. But the correctness of his eye, and the delicacy +of his taste, proved to be beyond his politeness. He was giving orders +for a toothpick-case for himself, and till its size, shape, and +ornaments were determined, all of which, after examining and debating +for a quarter of an hour over every toothpick-case in the shop, were +finally arranged by his own inventive fancy, he had no leisure to +bestow any other attention on the two ladies, than what was comprised +in three or four very broad stares; a kind of notice which served to +imprint on Elinor the remembrance of a person and face, of strong, +natural, sterling insignificance, though adorned in the first style of +fashion. + +Marianne was spared from the troublesome feelings of contempt and +resentment, on this impertinent examination of their features, and on +the puppyism of his manner in deciding on all the different horrors of +the different toothpick-cases presented to his inspection, by remaining +unconscious of it all; for she was as well able to collect her thoughts +within herself, and be as ignorant of what was passing around her, in +Mr. Gray's shop, as in her own bedroom. + +At last the affair was decided. The ivory, the gold, and the pearls, +all received their appointment, and the gentleman having named the last +day on which his existence could be continued without the possession of +the toothpick-case, drew on his gloves with leisurely care, and +bestowing another glance on the Miss Dashwoods, but such a one as +seemed rather to demand than express admiration, walked off with a +happy air of real conceit and affected indifference. + +Elinor lost no time in bringing her business forward, was on the point +of concluding it, when another gentleman presented himself at her side. +She turned her eyes towards his face, and found him with some surprise +to be her brother. + +Their affection and pleasure in meeting was just enough to make a very +creditable appearance in Mr. Gray's shop. John Dashwood was really far +from being sorry to see his sisters again; it rather gave them +satisfaction; and his inquiries after their mother were respectful and +attentive. + +Elinor found that he and Fanny had been in town two days. + +"I wished very much to call upon you yesterday," said he, "but it was +impossible, for we were obliged to take Harry to see the wild beasts at +Exeter Exchange; and we spent the rest of the day with Mrs. Ferrars. +Harry was vastly pleased. THIS morning I had fully intended to call on +you, if I could possibly find a spare half hour, but one has always so +much to do on first coming to town. I am come here to bespeak Fanny a +seal. But tomorrow I think I shall certainly be able to call in +Berkeley Street, and be introduced to your friend Mrs. Jennings. I +understand she is a woman of very good fortune. And the Middletons +too, you must introduce me to THEM. As my mother-in-law's relations, I +shall be happy to show them every respect. They are excellent +neighbours to you in the country, I understand." + +"Excellent indeed. Their attention to our comfort, their friendliness +in every particular, is more than I can express." + +"I am extremely glad to hear it, upon my word; extremely glad indeed. +But so it ought to be; they are people of large fortune, they are +related to you, and every civility and accommodation that can serve to +make your situation pleasant might be reasonably expected. And so you +are most comfortably settled in your little cottage and want for +nothing! Edward brought us a most charming account of the place: the +most complete thing of its kind, he said, that ever was, and you all +seemed to enjoy it beyond any thing. It was a great satisfaction to us +to hear it, I assure you." + +Elinor did feel a little ashamed of her brother; and was not sorry to +be spared the necessity of answering him, by the arrival of Mrs. +Jennings's servant, who came to tell her that his mistress waited for +them at the door. + +Mr. Dashwood attended them down stairs, was introduced to Mrs. Jennings +at the door of her carriage, and repeating his hope of being able to +call on them the next day, took leave. + +His visit was duly paid. He came with a pretence at an apology from +their sister-in-law, for not coming too; "but she was so much engaged +with her mother, that really she had no leisure for going any where." +Mrs. Jennings, however, assured him directly, that she should not stand +upon ceremony, for they were all cousins, or something like it, and she +should certainly wait on Mrs. John Dashwood very soon, and bring her +sisters to see her. His manners to THEM, though calm, were perfectly +kind; to Mrs. Jennings, most attentively civil; and on Colonel +Brandon's coming in soon after himself, he eyed him with a curiosity +which seemed to say, that he only wanted to know him to be rich, to be +equally civil to HIM. + +After staying with them half an hour, he asked Elinor to walk with him +to Conduit Street, and introduce him to Sir John and Lady Middleton. +The weather was remarkably fine, and she readily consented. As soon as +they were out of the house, his enquiries began. + +"Who is Colonel Brandon? Is he a man of fortune?" + +"Yes; he has very good property in Dorsetshire." + +"I am glad of it. He seems a most gentlemanlike man; and I think, +Elinor, I may congratulate you on the prospect of a very respectable +establishment in life." + +"Me, brother! what do you mean?" + +"He likes you. I observed him narrowly, and am convinced of it. What +is the amount of his fortune?" + +"I believe about two thousand a year." + +"Two thousand a-year;" and then working himself up to a pitch of +enthusiastic generosity, he added, "Elinor, I wish with all my heart it +were TWICE as much, for your sake." + +"Indeed I believe you," replied Elinor; "but I am very sure that +Colonel Brandon has not the smallest wish of marrying ME." + +"You are mistaken, Elinor; you are very much mistaken. A very little +trouble on your side secures him. Perhaps just at present he may be +undecided; the smallness of your fortune may make him hang back; his +friends may all advise him against it. But some of those little +attentions and encouragements which ladies can so easily give will fix +him, in spite of himself. And there can be no reason why you should +not try for him. It is not to be supposed that any prior attachment on +your side--in short, you know as to an attachment of that kind, it is +quite out of the question, the objections are insurmountable--you have +too much sense not to see all that. Colonel Brandon must be the man; +and no civility shall be wanting on my part to make him pleased with +you and your family. It is a match that must give universal +satisfaction. In short, it is a kind of thing that"--lowering his +voice to an important whisper--"will be exceedingly welcome to ALL +PARTIES." Recollecting himself, however, he added, "That is, I mean to +say--your friends are all truly anxious to see you well settled; Fanny +particularly, for she has your interest very much at heart, I assure +you. And her mother too, Mrs. Ferrars, a very good-natured woman, I am +sure it would give her great pleasure; she said as much the other day." + +Elinor would not vouchsafe any answer. + +"It would be something remarkable, now," he continued, "something +droll, if Fanny should have a brother and I a sister settling at the +same time. And yet it is not very unlikely." + +"Is Mr. Edward Ferrars," said Elinor, with resolution, "going to be +married?" + +"It is not actually settled, but there is such a thing in agitation. +He has a most excellent mother. Mrs. Ferrars, with the utmost +liberality, will come forward, and settle on him a thousand a year, if +the match takes place. The lady is the Hon. Miss Morton, only daughter +of the late Lord Morton, with thirty thousand pounds. A very desirable +connection on both sides, and I have not a doubt of its taking place in +time. A thousand a-year is a great deal for a mother to give away, to +make over for ever; but Mrs. Ferrars has a noble spirit. To give you +another instance of her liberality:--The other day, as soon as we came +to town, aware that money could not be very plenty with us just now, +she put bank-notes into Fanny's hands to the amount of two hundred +pounds. And extremely acceptable it is, for we must live at a great +expense while we are here." + +He paused for her assent and compassion; and she forced herself to say, + +"Your expenses both in town and country must certainly be considerable; +but your income is a large one." + +"Not so large, I dare say, as many people suppose. I do not mean to +complain, however; it is undoubtedly a comfortable one, and I hope will +in time be better. The enclosure of Norland Common, now carrying on, +is a most serious drain. And then I have made a little purchase within +this half year; East Kingham Farm, you must remember the place, where +old Gibson used to live. The land was so very desirable for me in +every respect, so immediately adjoining my own property, that I felt it +my duty to buy it. I could not have answered it to my conscience to +let it fall into any other hands. A man must pay for his convenience; +and it HAS cost me a vast deal of money." + +"More than you think it really and intrinsically worth." + +"Why, I hope not that. I might have sold it again, the next day, for +more than I gave: but, with regard to the purchase-money, I might have +been very unfortunate indeed; for the stocks were at that time so low, +that if I had not happened to have the necessary sum in my banker's +hands, I must have sold out to very great loss." + +Elinor could only smile. + +"Other great and inevitable expenses too we have had on first coming to +Norland. Our respected father, as you well know, bequeathed all the +Stanhill effects that remained at Norland (and very valuable they were) +to your mother. Far be it from me to repine at his doing so; he had an +undoubted right to dispose of his own property as he chose, but, in +consequence of it, we have been obliged to make large purchases of +linen, china, &c. to supply the place of what was taken away. You may +guess, after all these expenses, how very far we must be from being +rich, and how acceptable Mrs. Ferrars's kindness is." + +"Certainly," said Elinor; "and assisted by her liberality, I hope you +may yet live to be in easy circumstances." + +"Another year or two may do much towards it," he gravely replied; "but +however there is still a great deal to be done. There is not a stone +laid of Fanny's green-house, and nothing but the plan of the +flower-garden marked out." + +"Where is the green-house to be?" + +"Upon the knoll behind the house. The old walnut trees are all come +down to make room for it. It will be a very fine object from many +parts of the park, and the flower-garden will slope down just before +it, and be exceedingly pretty. We have cleared away all the old thorns +that grew in patches over the brow." + +Elinor kept her concern and her censure to herself; and was very +thankful that Marianne was not present, to share the provocation. + +Having now said enough to make his poverty clear, and to do away the +necessity of buying a pair of ear-rings for each of his sisters, in his +next visit at Gray's his thoughts took a cheerfuller turn, and he began +to congratulate Elinor on having such a friend as Mrs. Jennings. + +"She seems a most valuable woman indeed--Her house, her style of +living, all bespeak an exceeding good income; and it is an acquaintance +that has not only been of great use to you hitherto, but in the end may +prove materially advantageous.--Her inviting you to town is certainly a +vast thing in your favour; and indeed, it speaks altogether so great a +regard for you, that in all probability when she dies you will not be +forgotten.-- She must have a great deal to leave." + +"Nothing at all, I should rather suppose; for she has only her +jointure, which will descend to her children." + +"But it is not to be imagined that she lives up to her income. Few +people of common prudence will do THAT; and whatever she saves, she +will be able to dispose of." + +"And do you not think it more likely that she should leave it to her +daughters, than to us?" + +"Her daughters are both exceedingly well married, and therefore I +cannot perceive the necessity of her remembering them farther. +Whereas, in my opinion, by her taking so much notice of you, and +treating you in this kind of way, she has given you a sort of claim on +her future consideration, which a conscientious woman would not +disregard. Nothing can be kinder than her behaviour; and she can +hardly do all this, without being aware of the expectation it raises." + +"But she raises none in those most concerned. Indeed, brother, your +anxiety for our welfare and prosperity carries you too far." + +"Why, to be sure," said he, seeming to recollect himself, "people have +little, have very little in their power. But, my dear Elinor, what is +the matter with Marianne?-- she looks very unwell, has lost her colour, +and is grown quite thin. Is she ill?" + +"She is not well, she has had a nervous complaint on her for several +weeks." + +"I am sorry for that. At her time of life, any thing of an illness +destroys the bloom for ever! Hers has been a very short one! She was +as handsome a girl last September, as I ever saw; and as likely to +attract the man. There was something in her style of beauty, to please +them particularly. I remember Fanny used to say that she would marry +sooner and better than you did; not but what she is exceedingly fond of +YOU, but so it happened to strike her. She will be mistaken, however. +I question whether Marianne NOW, will marry a man worth more than five +or six hundred a-year, at the utmost, and I am very much deceived if +YOU do not do better. Dorsetshire! I know very little of Dorsetshire; +but, my dear Elinor, I shall be exceedingly glad to know more of it; +and I think I can answer for your having Fanny and myself among the +earliest and best pleased of your visitors." + +Elinor tried very seriously to convince him that there was no +likelihood of her marrying Colonel Brandon; but it was an expectation +of too much pleasure to himself to be relinquished, and he was really +resolved on seeking an intimacy with that gentleman, and promoting the +marriage by every possible attention. He had just compunction enough +for having done nothing for his sisters himself, to be exceedingly +anxious that everybody else should do a great deal; and an offer from +Colonel Brandon, or a legacy from Mrs. Jennings, was the easiest means +of atoning for his own neglect. + +They were lucky enough to find Lady Middleton at home, and Sir John +came in before their visit ended. Abundance of civilities passed on +all sides. Sir John was ready to like anybody, and though Mr. Dashwood +did not seem to know much about horses, he soon set him down as a very +good-natured fellow: while Lady Middleton saw enough of fashion in his +appearance to think his acquaintance worth having; and Mr. Dashwood +went away delighted with both. + +"I shall have a charming account to carry to Fanny," said he, as he +walked back with his sister. "Lady Middleton is really a most elegant +woman! Such a woman as I am sure Fanny will be glad to know. And Mrs. +Jennings too, an exceedingly well-behaved woman, though not so elegant +as her daughter. Your sister need not have any scruple even of +visiting HER, which, to say the truth, has been a little the case, and +very naturally; for we only knew that Mrs. Jennings was the widow of a +man who had got all his money in a low way; and Fanny and Mrs. Ferrars +were both strongly prepossessed, that neither she nor her daughters +were such kind of women as Fanny would like to associate with. But now +I can carry her a most satisfactory account of both." + + + +CHAPTER 34 + + +Mrs. John Dashwood had so much confidence in her husband's judgment, +that she waited the very next day both on Mrs. Jennings and her +daughter; and her confidence was rewarded by finding even the former, +even the woman with whom her sisters were staying, by no means unworthy +her notice; and as for Lady Middleton, she found her one of the most +charming women in the world! + +Lady Middleton was equally pleased with Mrs. Dashwood. There was a +kind of cold hearted selfishness on both sides, which mutually +attracted them; and they sympathised with each other in an insipid +propriety of demeanor, and a general want of understanding. + +The same manners, however, which recommended Mrs. John Dashwood to the +good opinion of Lady Middleton did not suit the fancy of Mrs. Jennings, +and to HER she appeared nothing more than a little proud-looking woman +of uncordial address, who met her husband's sisters without any +affection, and almost without having anything to say to them; for of +the quarter of an hour bestowed on Berkeley Street, she sat at least +seven minutes and a half in silence. + +Elinor wanted very much to know, though she did not chuse to ask, +whether Edward was then in town; but nothing would have induced Fanny +voluntarily to mention his name before her, till able to tell her that +his marriage with Miss Morton was resolved on, or till her husband's +expectations on Colonel Brandon were answered; because she believed +them still so very much attached to each other, that they could not be +too sedulously divided in word and deed on every occasion. The +intelligence however, which SHE would not give, soon flowed from +another quarter. Lucy came very shortly to claim Elinor's compassion +on being unable to see Edward, though he had arrived in town with Mr. +and Mrs. Dashwood. He dared not come to Bartlett's Buildings for fear +of detection, and though their mutual impatience to meet, was not to be +told, they could do nothing at present but write. + +Edward assured them himself of his being in town, within a very short +time, by twice calling in Berkeley Street. Twice was his card found on +the table, when they returned from their morning's engagements. Elinor +was pleased that he had called; and still more pleased that she had +missed him. + +The Dashwoods were so prodigiously delighted with the Middletons, that, +though not much in the habit of giving anything, they determined to +give them--a dinner; and soon after their acquaintance began, invited +them to dine in Harley Street, where they had taken a very good house +for three months. Their sisters and Mrs. Jennings were invited +likewise, and John Dashwood was careful to secure Colonel Brandon, who, +always glad to be where the Miss Dashwoods were, received his eager +civilities with some surprise, but much more pleasure. They were to +meet Mrs. Ferrars; but Elinor could not learn whether her sons were to +be of the party. The expectation of seeing HER, however, was enough to +make her interested in the engagement; for though she could now meet +Edward's mother without that strong anxiety which had once promised to +attend such an introduction, though she could now see her with perfect +indifference as to her opinion of herself, her desire of being in +company with Mrs. Ferrars, her curiosity to know what she was like, was +as lively as ever. + +The interest with which she thus anticipated the party, was soon +afterwards increased, more powerfully than pleasantly, by her hearing +that the Miss Steeles were also to be at it. + +So well had they recommended themselves to Lady Middleton, so agreeable +had their assiduities made them to her, that though Lucy was certainly +not so elegant, and her sister not even genteel, she was as ready as +Sir John to ask them to spend a week or two in Conduit Street; and it +happened to be particularly convenient to the Miss Steeles, as soon as +the Dashwoods' invitation was known, that their visit should begin a +few days before the party took place. + +Their claims to the notice of Mrs. John Dashwood, as the nieces of the +gentleman who for many years had had the care of her brother, might not +have done much, however, towards procuring them seats at her table; but +as Lady Middleton's guests they must be welcome; and Lucy, who had long +wanted to be personally known to the family, to have a nearer view of +their characters and her own difficulties, and to have an opportunity +of endeavouring to please them, had seldom been happier in her life, +than she was on receiving Mrs. John Dashwood's card. + +On Elinor its effect was very different. She began immediately to +determine, that Edward who lived with his mother, must be asked as his +mother was, to a party given by his sister; and to see him for the +first time, after all that passed, in the company of Lucy!--she hardly +knew how she could bear it! + +These apprehensions, perhaps, were not founded entirely on reason, and +certainly not at all on truth. They were relieved however, not by her +own recollection, but by the good will of Lucy, who believed herself to +be inflicting a severe disappointment when she told her that Edward +certainly would not be in Harley Street on Tuesday, and even hoped to +be carrying the pain still farther by persuading her that he was kept +away by the extreme affection for herself, which he could not conceal +when they were together. + +The important Tuesday came that was to introduce the two young ladies +to this formidable mother-in-law. + +"Pity me, dear Miss Dashwood!" said Lucy, as they walked up the stairs +together--for the Middletons arrived so directly after Mrs. Jennings, +that they all followed the servant at the same time--"There is nobody +here but you, that can feel for me.--I declare I can hardly stand. +Good gracious!--In a moment I shall see the person that all my +happiness depends on--that is to be my mother!"-- + +Elinor could have given her immediate relief by suggesting the +possibility of its being Miss Morton's mother, rather than her own, +whom they were about to behold; but instead of doing that, she assured +her, and with great sincerity, that she did pity her--to the utter +amazement of Lucy, who, though really uncomfortable herself, hoped at +least to be an object of irrepressible envy to Elinor. + +Mrs. Ferrars was a little, thin woman, upright, even to formality, in +her figure, and serious, even to sourness, in her aspect. Her +complexion was sallow; and her features small, without beauty, and +naturally without expression; but a lucky contraction of the brow had +rescued her countenance from the disgrace of insipidity, by giving it +the strong characters of pride and ill nature. She was not a woman of +many words; for, unlike people in general, she proportioned them to the +number of her ideas; and of the few syllables that did escape her, not +one fell to the share of Miss Dashwood, whom she eyed with the spirited +determination of disliking her at all events. + +Elinor could not NOW be made unhappy by this behaviour.-- A few months +ago it would have hurt her exceedingly; but it was not in Mrs. Ferrars' +power to distress her by it now;--and the difference of her manners to +the Miss Steeles, a difference which seemed purposely made to humble +her more, only amused her. She could not but smile to see the +graciousness of both mother and daughter towards the very person-- for +Lucy was particularly distinguished--whom of all others, had they known +as much as she did, they would have been most anxious to mortify; while +she herself, who had comparatively no power to wound them, sat +pointedly slighted by both. But while she smiled at a graciousness so +misapplied, she could not reflect on the mean-spirited folly from which +it sprung, nor observe the studied attentions with which the Miss +Steeles courted its continuance, without thoroughly despising them all +four. + +Lucy was all exultation on being so honorably distinguished; and Miss +Steele wanted only to be teazed about Dr. Davies to be perfectly happy. + +The dinner was a grand one, the servants were numerous, and every thing +bespoke the Mistress's inclination for show, and the Master's ability +to support it. In spite of the improvements and additions which were +making to the Norland estate, and in spite of its owner having once +been within some thousand pounds of being obliged to sell out at a +loss, nothing gave any symptom of that indigence which he had tried to +infer from it;--no poverty of any kind, except of conversation, +appeared--but there, the deficiency was considerable. John Dashwood +had not much to say for himself that was worth hearing, and his wife +had still less. But there was no peculiar disgrace in this; for it was +very much the case with the chief of their visitors, who almost all +laboured under one or other of these disqualifications for being +agreeable--Want of sense, either natural or improved--want of +elegance--want of spirits--or want of temper. + +When the ladies withdrew to the drawing-room after dinner, this poverty +was particularly evident, for the gentlemen HAD supplied the discourse +with some variety--the variety of politics, inclosing land, and +breaking horses--but then it was all over; and one subject only engaged +the ladies till coffee came in, which was the comparative heights of +Harry Dashwood, and Lady Middleton's second son William, who were +nearly of the same age. + +Had both the children been there, the affair might have been determined +too easily by measuring them at once; but as Harry only was present, it +was all conjectural assertion on both sides; and every body had a right +to be equally positive in their opinion, and to repeat it over and over +again as often as they liked. + +The parties stood thus: + +The two mothers, though each really convinced that her own son was the +tallest, politely decided in favour of the other. + +The two grandmothers, with not less partiality, but more sincerity, +were equally earnest in support of their own descendant. + +Lucy, who was hardly less anxious to please one parent than the other, +thought the boys were both remarkably tall for their age, and could not +conceive that there could be the smallest difference in the world +between them; and Miss Steele, with yet greater address gave it, as +fast as she could, in favour of each. + +Elinor, having once delivered her opinion on William's side, by which +she offended Mrs. Ferrars and Fanny still more, did not see the +necessity of enforcing it by any farther assertion; and Marianne, when +called on for hers, offended them all, by declaring that she had no +opinion to give, as she had never thought about it. + +Before her removing from Norland, Elinor had painted a very pretty pair +of screens for her sister-in-law, which being now just mounted and +brought home, ornamented her present drawing room; and these screens, +catching the eye of John Dashwood on his following the other gentlemen +into the room, were officiously handed by him to Colonel Brandon for +his admiration. + +"These are done by my eldest sister," said he; "and you, as a man of +taste, will, I dare say, be pleased with them. I do not know whether +you have ever happened to see any of her performances before, but she +is in general reckoned to draw extremely well." + +The Colonel, though disclaiming all pretensions to connoisseurship, +warmly admired the screens, as he would have done any thing painted by +Miss Dashwood; and on the curiosity of the others being of course +excited, they were handed round for general inspection. Mrs. Ferrars, +not aware of their being Elinor's work, particularly requested to look +at them; and after they had received gratifying testimony of Lady +Middletons's approbation, Fanny presented them to her mother, +considerately informing her, at the same time, that they were done by +Miss Dashwood. + +"Hum"--said Mrs. Ferrars--"very pretty,"--and without regarding them at +all, returned them to her daughter. + +Perhaps Fanny thought for a moment that her mother had been quite rude +enough,--for, colouring a little, she immediately said, + +"They are very pretty, ma'am--an't they?" But then again, the dread of +having been too civil, too encouraging herself, probably came over her, +for she presently added, + +"Do you not think they are something in Miss Morton's style of +painting, Ma'am?--She DOES paint most delightfully!--How beautifully +her last landscape is done!" + +"Beautifully indeed! But SHE does every thing well." + +Marianne could not bear this.--She was already greatly displeased with +Mrs. Ferrars; and such ill-timed praise of another, at Elinor's +expense, though she had not any notion of what was principally meant by +it, provoked her immediately to say with warmth, + +"This is admiration of a very particular kind!--what is Miss Morton to +us?--who knows, or who cares, for her?--it is Elinor of whom WE think +and speak." + +And so saying, she took the screens out of her sister-in-law's hands, +to admire them herself as they ought to be admired. + +Mrs. Ferrars looked exceedingly angry, and drawing herself up more +stiffly than ever, pronounced in retort this bitter philippic, "Miss +Morton is Lord Morton's daughter." + +Fanny looked very angry too, and her husband was all in a fright at his +sister's audacity. Elinor was much more hurt by Marianne's warmth than +she had been by what produced it; but Colonel Brandon's eyes, as they +were fixed on Marianne, declared that he noticed only what was amiable +in it, the affectionate heart which could not bear to see a sister +slighted in the smallest point. + +Marianne's feelings did not stop here. The cold insolence of Mrs. +Ferrars's general behaviour to her sister, seemed, to her, to foretell +such difficulties and distresses to Elinor, as her own wounded heart +taught her to think of with horror; and urged by a strong impulse of +affectionate sensibility, she moved after a moment, to her sister's +chair, and putting one arm round her neck, and one cheek close to hers, +said in a low, but eager, voice, + +"Dear, dear Elinor, don't mind them. Don't let them make YOU unhappy." + +She could say no more; her spirits were quite overcome, and hiding her +face on Elinor's shoulder, she burst into tears. Every body's +attention was called, and almost every body was concerned.--Colonel +Brandon rose up and went to them without knowing what he did.--Mrs. +Jennings, with a very intelligent "Ah! poor dear," immediately gave her +her salts; and Sir John felt so desperately enraged against the author +of this nervous distress, that he instantly changed his seat to one +close by Lucy Steele, and gave her, in a whisper, a brief account of +the whole shocking affair. + +In a few minutes, however, Marianne was recovered enough to put an end +to the bustle, and sit down among the rest; though her spirits retained +the impression of what had passed, the whole evening. + +"Poor Marianne!" said her brother to Colonel Brandon, in a low voice, +as soon as he could secure his attention,-- "She has not such good +health as her sister,--she is very nervous,--she has not Elinor's +constitution;--and one must allow that there is something very trying +to a young woman who HAS BEEN a beauty in the loss of her personal +attractions. You would not think it perhaps, but Marianne WAS +remarkably handsome a few months ago; quite as handsome as Elinor.-- +Now you see it is all gone." + + + +CHAPTER 35 + + +Elinor's curiosity to see Mrs. Ferrars was satisfied.-- She had found +in her every thing that could tend to make a farther connection between +the families undesirable.-- She had seen enough of her pride, her +meanness, and her determined prejudice against herself, to comprehend +all the difficulties that must have perplexed the engagement, and +retarded the marriage, of Edward and herself, had he been otherwise +free;--and she had seen almost enough to be thankful for her OWN sake, +that one greater obstacle preserved her from suffering under any other +of Mrs. Ferrars's creation, preserved her from all dependence upon her +caprice, or any solicitude for her good opinion. Or at least, if she +did not bring herself quite to rejoice in Edward's being fettered to +Lucy, she determined, that had Lucy been more amiable, she OUGHT to +have rejoiced. + +She wondered that Lucy's spirits could be so very much elevated by the +civility of Mrs. Ferrars;--that her interest and her vanity should so +very much blind her as to make the attention which seemed only paid her +because she was NOT ELINOR, appear a compliment to herself--or to allow +her to derive encouragement from a preference only given her, because +her real situation was unknown. But that it was so, had not only been +declared by Lucy's eyes at the time, but was declared over again the +next morning more openly, for at her particular desire, Lady Middleton +set her down in Berkeley Street on the chance of seeing Elinor alone, +to tell her how happy she was. + +The chance proved a lucky one, for a message from Mrs. Palmer soon +after she arrived, carried Mrs. Jennings away. + +"My dear friend," cried Lucy, as soon as they were by themselves, "I +come to talk to you of my happiness. Could anything be so flattering +as Mrs. Ferrars's way of treating me yesterday? So exceeding affable +as she was!--You know how I dreaded the thoughts of seeing her;--but +the very moment I was introduced, there was such an affability in her +behaviour as really should seem to say, she had quite took a fancy to +me. Now was not it so?-- You saw it all; and was not you quite struck +with it?" + +"She was certainly very civil to you." + +"Civil!--Did you see nothing but only civility?-- I saw a vast deal +more. Such kindness as fell to the share of nobody but me!--No pride, +no hauteur, and your sister just the same--all sweetness and +affability!" + +Elinor wished to talk of something else, but Lucy still pressed her to +own that she had reason for her happiness; and Elinor was obliged to go +on.-- + +"Undoubtedly, if they had known your engagement," said she, "nothing +could be more flattering than their treatment of you;--but as that was +not the case"-- + +"I guessed you would say so,"--replied Lucy quickly--"but there was no +reason in the world why Mrs. Ferrars should seem to like me, if she did +not, and her liking me is every thing. You shan't talk me out of my +satisfaction. I am sure it will all end well, and there will be no +difficulties at all, to what I used to think. Mrs. Ferrars is a +charming woman, and so is your sister. They are both delightful women, +indeed!--I wonder I should never hear you say how agreeable Mrs. +Dashwood was!" + +To this Elinor had no answer to make, and did not attempt any. + +"Are you ill, Miss Dashwood?--you seem low--you don't speak;--sure you +an't well." + +"I never was in better health." + +"I am glad of it with all my heart; but really you did not look it. I +should be sorry to have YOU ill; you, that have been the greatest +comfort to me in the world!--Heaven knows what I should have done +without your friendship."-- + +Elinor tried to make a civil answer, though doubting her own success. +But it seemed to satisfy Lucy, for she directly replied, + +"Indeed I am perfectly convinced of your regard for me, and next to +Edward's love, it is the greatest comfort I have.--Poor Edward!--But +now there is one good thing, we shall be able to meet, and meet pretty +often, for Lady Middleton's delighted with Mrs. Dashwood, so we shall +be a good deal in Harley Street, I dare say, and Edward spends half his +time with his sister--besides, Lady Middleton and Mrs. Ferrars will +visit now;--and Mrs. Ferrars and your sister were both so good to say +more than once, they should always be glad to see me.-- They are such +charming women!--I am sure if ever you tell your sister what I think of +her, you cannot speak too high." + +But Elinor would not give her any encouragement to hope that she SHOULD +tell her sister. Lucy continued. + +"I am sure I should have seen it in a moment, if Mrs. Ferrars had took +a dislike to me. If she had only made me a formal courtesy, for +instance, without saying a word, and never after had took any notice of +me, and never looked at me in a pleasant way--you know what I mean--if +I had been treated in that forbidding sort of way, I should have gave +it all up in despair. I could not have stood it. For where she DOES +dislike, I know it is most violent." + +Elinor was prevented from making any reply to this civil triumph, by +the door's being thrown open, the servant's announcing Mr. Ferrars, and +Edward's immediately walking in. + +It was a very awkward moment; and the countenance of each shewed that +it was so. They all looked exceedingly foolish; and Edward seemed to +have as great an inclination to walk out of the room again, as to +advance farther into it. The very circumstance, in its unpleasantest +form, which they would each have been most anxious to avoid, had fallen +on them.--They were not only all three together, but were together +without the relief of any other person. The ladies recovered +themselves first. It was not Lucy's business to put herself forward, +and the appearance of secrecy must still be kept up. She could +therefore only LOOK her tenderness, and after slightly addressing him, +said no more. + +But Elinor had more to do; and so anxious was she, for his sake and her +own, to do it well, that she forced herself, after a moment's +recollection, to welcome him, with a look and manner that were almost +easy, and almost open; and another struggle, another effort still +improved them. She would not allow the presence of Lucy, nor the +consciousness of some injustice towards herself, to deter her from +saying that she was happy to see him, and that she had very much +regretted being from home, when he called before in Berkeley Street. +She would not be frightened from paying him those attentions which, as +a friend and almost a relation, were his due, by the observant eyes of +Lucy, though she soon perceived them to be narrowly watching her. + +Her manners gave some re-assurance to Edward, and he had courage enough +to sit down; but his embarrassment still exceeded that of the ladies in +a proportion, which the case rendered reasonable, though his sex might +make it rare; for his heart had not the indifference of Lucy's, nor +could his conscience have quite the ease of Elinor's. + +Lucy, with a demure and settled air, seemed determined to make no +contribution to the comfort of the others, and would not say a word; +and almost every thing that WAS said, proceeded from Elinor, who was +obliged to volunteer all the information about her mother's health, +their coming to town, &c. which Edward ought to have inquired about, +but never did. + +Her exertions did not stop here; for she soon afterwards felt herself +so heroically disposed as to determine, under pretence of fetching +Marianne, to leave the others by themselves; and she really did it, and +THAT in the handsomest manner, for she loitered away several minutes on +the landing-place, with the most high-minded fortitude, before she went +to her sister. When that was once done, however, it was time for the +raptures of Edward to cease; for Marianne's joy hurried her into the +drawing-room immediately. Her pleasure in seeing him was like every +other of her feelings, strong in itself, and strongly spoken. She met +him with a hand that would be taken, and a voice that expressed the +affection of a sister. + +"Dear Edward!" she cried, "this is a moment of great happiness!--This +would almost make amends for every thing?" + +Edward tried to return her kindness as it deserved, but before such +witnesses he dared not say half what he really felt. Again they all +sat down, and for a moment or two all were silent; while Marianne was +looking with the most speaking tenderness, sometimes at Edward and +sometimes at Elinor, regretting only that their delight in each other +should be checked by Lucy's unwelcome presence. Edward was the first +to speak, and it was to notice Marianne's altered looks, and express +his fear of her not finding London agree with her. + +"Oh, don't think of me!" she replied with spirited earnestness, though +her eyes were filled with tears as she spoke, "don't think of MY +health. Elinor is well, you see. That must be enough for us both." + +This remark was not calculated to make Edward or Elinor more easy, nor +to conciliate the good will of Lucy, who looked up at Marianne with no +very benignant expression. + +"Do you like London?" said Edward, willing to say any thing that might +introduce another subject. + +"Not at all. I expected much pleasure in it, but I have found none. +The sight of you, Edward, is the only comfort it has afforded; and +thank Heaven! you are what you always were!" + +She paused--no one spoke. + +"I think, Elinor," she presently added, "we must employ Edward to take +care of us in our return to Barton. In a week or two, I suppose, we +shall be going; and, I trust, Edward will not be very unwilling to +accept the charge." + +Poor Edward muttered something, but what it was, nobody knew, not even +himself. But Marianne, who saw his agitation, and could easily trace +it to whatever cause best pleased herself, was perfectly satisfied, and +soon talked of something else. + +"We spent such a day, Edward, in Harley Street yesterday! So dull, so +wretchedly dull!--But I have much to say to you on that head, which +cannot be said now." + +And with this admirable discretion did she defer the assurance of her +finding their mutual relatives more disagreeable than ever, and of her +being particularly disgusted with his mother, till they were more in +private. + +"But why were you not there, Edward?--Why did you not come?" + +"I was engaged elsewhere." + +"Engaged! But what was that, when such friends were to be met?" + +"Perhaps, Miss Marianne," cried Lucy, eager to take some revenge on +her, "you think young men never stand upon engagements, if they have no +mind to keep them, little as well as great." + +Elinor was very angry, but Marianne seemed entirely insensible of the +sting; for she calmly replied, + +"Not so, indeed; for, seriously speaking, I am very sure that +conscience only kept Edward from Harley Street. And I really believe +he HAS the most delicate conscience in the world; the most scrupulous +in performing every engagement, however minute, and however it may make +against his interest or pleasure. He is the most fearful of giving +pain, of wounding expectation, and the most incapable of being selfish, +of any body I ever saw. Edward, it is so, and I will say it. What! +are you never to hear yourself praised!--Then you must be no friend of +mine; for those who will accept of my love and esteem, must submit to +my open commendation." + +The nature of her commendation, in the present case, however, happened +to be particularly ill-suited to the feelings of two thirds of her +auditors, and was so very unexhilarating to Edward, that he very soon +got up to go away. + +"Going so soon!" said Marianne; "my dear Edward, this must not be." + +And drawing him a little aside, she whispered her persuasion that Lucy +could not stay much longer. But even this encouragement failed, for he +would go; and Lucy, who would have outstaid him, had his visit lasted +two hours, soon afterwards went away. + +"What can bring her here so often?" said Marianne, on her leaving them. +"Could not she see that we wanted her gone!--how teazing to Edward!" + +"Why so?--we were all his friends, and Lucy has been the longest known +to him of any. It is but natural that he should like to see her as +well as ourselves." + +Marianne looked at her steadily, and said, "You know, Elinor, that this +is a kind of talking which I cannot bear. If you only hope to have +your assertion contradicted, as I must suppose to be the case, you +ought to recollect that I am the last person in the world to do it. I +cannot descend to be tricked out of assurances, that are not really +wanted." + +She then left the room; and Elinor dared not follow her to say more, +for bound as she was by her promise of secrecy to Lucy, she could give +no information that would convince Marianne; and painful as the +consequences of her still continuing in an error might be, she was +obliged to submit to it. All that she could hope, was that Edward +would not often expose her or himself to the distress of hearing +Marianne's mistaken warmth, nor to the repetition of any other part of +the pain that had attended their recent meeting--and this she had every +reason to expect. + + + +CHAPTER 36 + + +Within a few days after this meeting, the newspapers announced to the +world, that the lady of Thomas Palmer, Esq. was safely delivered of a +son and heir; a very interesting and satisfactory paragraph, at least +to all those intimate connections who knew it before. + +This event, highly important to Mrs. Jennings's happiness, produced a +temporary alteration in the disposal of her time, and influenced, in a +like degree, the engagements of her young friends; for as she wished to +be as much as possible with Charlotte, she went thither every morning as +soon as she was dressed, and did not return till late in the evening; +and the Miss Dashwoods, at the particular request of the Middletons, +spent the whole of every day in Conduit Street. For their own comfort +they would much rather have remained, at least all the morning, in Mrs. +Jennings's house; but it was not a thing to be urged against the wishes +of everybody. Their hours were therefore made over to Lady Middleton and +the two Miss Steeles, by whom their company, in fact was as little +valued, as it was professedly sought. + +They had too much sense to be desirable companions to the former; and +by the latter they were considered with a jealous eye, as intruding on +THEIR ground, and sharing the kindness which they wanted to monopolize. +Though nothing could be more polite than Lady Middleton's behaviour to +Elinor and Marianne, she did not really like them at all. Because they +neither flattered herself nor her children, she could not believe them +good-natured; and because they were fond of reading, she fancied them +satirical: perhaps without exactly knowing what it was to be satirical; +but THAT did not signify. It was censure in common use, and easily +given. + +Their presence was a restraint both on her and on Lucy. It checked the +idleness of one, and the business of the other. Lady Middleton was +ashamed of doing nothing before them, and the flattery which Lucy was +proud to think of and administer at other times, she feared they would +despise her for offering. Miss Steele was the least discomposed of the +three, by their presence; and it was in their power to reconcile her to +it entirely. Would either of them only have given her a full and +minute account of the whole affair between Marianne and Mr. Willoughby, +she would have thought herself amply rewarded for the sacrifice of the +best place by the fire after dinner, which their arrival occasioned. +But this conciliation was not granted; for though she often threw out +expressions of pity for her sister to Elinor, and more than once dropt +a reflection on the inconstancy of beaux before Marianne, no effect was +produced, but a look of indifference from the former, or of disgust in +the latter. An effort even yet lighter might have made her their +friend. Would they only have laughed at her about the Doctor! But so +little were they, anymore than the others, inclined to oblige her, that +if Sir John dined from home, she might spend a whole day without +hearing any other raillery on the subject, than what she was kind +enough to bestow on herself. + +All these jealousies and discontents, however, were so totally +unsuspected by Mrs. Jennings, that she thought it a delightful thing +for the girls to be together; and generally congratulated her young +friends every night, on having escaped the company of a stupid old +woman so long. She joined them sometimes at Sir John's, sometimes at +her own house; but wherever it was, she always came in excellent +spirits, full of delight and importance, attributing Charlotte's well +doing to her own care, and ready to give so exact, so minute a detail +of her situation, as only Miss Steele had curiosity enough to desire. +One thing DID disturb her; and of that she made her daily complaint. +Mr. Palmer maintained the common, but unfatherly opinion among his sex, +of all infants being alike; and though she could plainly perceive, at +different times, the most striking resemblance between this baby and +every one of his relations on both sides, there was no convincing his +father of it; no persuading him to believe that it was not exactly like +every other baby of the same age; nor could he even be brought to +acknowledge the simple proposition of its being the finest child in the +world. + +I come now to the relation of a misfortune, which about this time +befell Mrs. John Dashwood. It so happened that while her two sisters +with Mrs. Jennings were first calling on her in Harley Street, another +of her acquaintance had dropt in--a circumstance in itself not +apparently likely to produce evil to her. But while the imaginations +of other people will carry them away to form wrong judgments of our +conduct, and to decide on it by slight appearances, one's happiness +must in some measure be always at the mercy of chance. In the present +instance, this last-arrived lady allowed her fancy to so far outrun +truth and probability, that on merely hearing the name of the Miss +Dashwoods, and understanding them to be Mr. Dashwood's sisters, she +immediately concluded them to be staying in Harley Street; and this +misconstruction produced within a day or two afterwards, cards of +invitation for them as well as for their brother and sister, to a small +musical party at her house. The consequence of which was, that Mrs. +John Dashwood was obliged to submit not only to the exceedingly great +inconvenience of sending her carriage for the Miss Dashwoods, but, what +was still worse, must be subject to all the unpleasantness of appearing +to treat them with attention: and who could tell that they might not +expect to go out with her a second time? The power of disappointing +them, it was true, must always be hers. But that was not enough; for +when people are determined on a mode of conduct which they know to be +wrong, they feel injured by the expectation of any thing better from +them. + +Marianne had now been brought by degrees, so much into the habit of +going out every day, that it was become a matter of indifference to +her, whether she went or not: and she prepared quietly and mechanically +for every evening's engagement, though without expecting the smallest +amusement from any, and very often without knowing, till the last +moment, where it was to take her. + +To her dress and appearance she was grown so perfectly indifferent, as +not to bestow half the consideration on it, during the whole of her +toilet, which it received from Miss Steele in the first five minutes of +their being together, when it was finished. Nothing escaped HER minute +observation and general curiosity; she saw every thing, and asked every +thing; was never easy till she knew the price of every part of +Marianne's dress; could have guessed the number of her gowns altogether +with better judgment than Marianne herself, and was not without hopes +of finding out before they parted, how much her washing cost per week, +and how much she had every year to spend upon herself. The +impertinence of these kind of scrutinies, moreover, was generally +concluded with a compliment, which though meant as its douceur, was +considered by Marianne as the greatest impertinence of all; for after +undergoing an examination into the value and make of her gown, the +colour of her shoes, and the arrangement of her hair, she was almost +sure of being told that upon "her word she looked vastly smart, and she +dared to say she would make a great many conquests." + +With such encouragement as this, was she dismissed on the present +occasion, to her brother's carriage; which they were ready to enter +five minutes after it stopped at the door, a punctuality not very +agreeable to their sister-in-law, who had preceded them to the house of +her acquaintance, and was there hoping for some delay on their part +that might inconvenience either herself or her coachman. + +The events of this evening were not very remarkable. The party, like +other musical parties, comprehended a great many people who had real +taste for the performance, and a great many more who had none at all; +and the performers themselves were, as usual, in their own estimation, +and that of their immediate friends, the first private performers in +England. + +As Elinor was neither musical, nor affecting to be so, she made no +scruple of turning her eyes from the grand pianoforte, whenever it +suited her, and unrestrained even by the presence of a harp, and +violoncello, would fix them at pleasure on any other object in the +room. In one of these excursive glances she perceived among a group of +young men, the very he, who had given them a lecture on toothpick-cases +at Gray's. She perceived him soon afterwards looking at herself, and +speaking familiarly to her brother; and had just determined to find out +his name from the latter, when they both came towards her, and Mr. +Dashwood introduced him to her as Mr. Robert Ferrars. + +He addressed her with easy civility, and twisted his head into a bow +which assured her as plainly as words could have done, that he was +exactly the coxcomb she had heard him described to be by Lucy. Happy +had it been for her, if her regard for Edward had depended less on his +own merit, than on the merit of his nearest relations! For then his +brother's bow must have given the finishing stroke to what the +ill-humour of his mother and sister would have begun. But while she +wondered at the difference of the two young men, she did not find that +the emptiness of conceit of the one, put her out of all charity with +the modesty and worth of the other. Why they WERE different, Robert +exclaimed to her himself in the course of a quarter of an hour's +conversation; for, talking of his brother, and lamenting the extreme +GAUCHERIE which he really believed kept him from mixing in proper +society, he candidly and generously attributed it much less to any +natural deficiency, than to the misfortune of a private education; +while he himself, though probably without any particular, any material +superiority by nature, merely from the advantage of a public school, +was as well fitted to mix in the world as any other man. + +"Upon my soul," he added, "I believe it is nothing more; and so I often +tell my mother, when she is grieving about it. 'My dear Madam,' I +always say to her, 'you must make yourself easy. The evil is now +irremediable, and it has been entirely your own doing. Why would you +be persuaded by my uncle, Sir Robert, against your own judgment, to +place Edward under private tuition, at the most critical time of his +life? If you had only sent him to Westminster as well as myself, +instead of sending him to Mr. Pratt's, all this would have been +prevented.' This is the way in which I always consider the matter, and +my mother is perfectly convinced of her error." + +Elinor would not oppose his opinion, because, whatever might be her +general estimation of the advantage of a public school, she could not +think of Edward's abode in Mr. Pratt's family, with any satisfaction. + +"You reside in Devonshire, I think,"--was his next observation, "in a +cottage near Dawlish." + +Elinor set him right as to its situation; and it seemed rather +surprising to him that anybody could live in Devonshire, without living +near Dawlish. He bestowed his hearty approbation however on their +species of house. + +"For my own part," said he, "I am excessively fond of a cottage; there +is always so much comfort, so much elegance about them. And I protest, +if I had any money to spare, I should buy a little land and build one +myself, within a short distance of London, where I might drive myself +down at any time, and collect a few friends about me, and be happy. I +advise every body who is going to build, to build a cottage. My friend +Lord Courtland came to me the other day on purpose to ask my advice, +and laid before me three different plans of Bonomi's. I was to decide +on the best of them. 'My dear Courtland,' said I, immediately throwing +them all into the fire, 'do not adopt either of them, but by all means +build a cottage.' And that I fancy, will be the end of it. + +"Some people imagine that there can be no accommodations, no space in a +cottage; but this is all a mistake. I was last month at my friend +Elliott's, near Dartford. Lady Elliott wished to give a dance. 'But +how can it be done?' said she; 'my dear Ferrars, do tell me how it is +to be managed. There is not a room in this cottage that will hold ten +couple, and where can the supper be?' I immediately saw that there +could be no difficulty in it, so I said, 'My dear Lady Elliott, do not +be uneasy. The dining parlour will admit eighteen couple with ease; +card-tables may be placed in the drawing-room; the library may be open +for tea and other refreshments; and let the supper be set out in the +saloon.' Lady Elliott was delighted with the thought. We measured the +dining-room, and found it would hold exactly eighteen couple, and the +affair was arranged precisely after my plan. So that, in fact, you +see, if people do but know how to set about it, every comfort may be as +well enjoyed in a cottage as in the most spacious dwelling." + +Elinor agreed to it all, for she did not think he deserved the +compliment of rational opposition. + +As John Dashwood had no more pleasure in music than his eldest sister, +his mind was equally at liberty to fix on any thing else; and a thought +struck him during the evening, which he communicated to his wife, for +her approbation, when they got home. The consideration of Mrs. +Dennison's mistake, in supposing his sisters their guests, had +suggested the propriety of their being really invited to become such, +while Mrs. Jennings's engagements kept her from home. The expense would +be nothing, the inconvenience not more; and it was altogether an +attention which the delicacy of his conscience pointed out to be +requisite to its complete enfranchisement from his promise to his +father. Fanny was startled at the proposal. + +"I do not see how it can be done," said she, "without affronting Lady +Middleton, for they spend every day with her; otherwise I should be +exceedingly glad to do it. You know I am always ready to pay them any +attention in my power, as my taking them out this evening shews. But +they are Lady Middleton's visitors. How can I ask them away from her?" + +Her husband, but with great humility, did not see the force of her +objection. "They had already spent a week in this manner in Conduit +Street, and Lady Middleton could not be displeased at their giving the +same number of days to such near relations." + +Fanny paused a moment, and then, with fresh vigor, said, + +"My love I would ask them with all my heart, if it was in my power. +But I had just settled within myself to ask the Miss Steeles to spend a +few days with us. They are very well behaved, good kind of girls; and +I think the attention is due to them, as their uncle did so very well +by Edward. We can ask your sisters some other year, you know; but the +Miss Steeles may not be in town any more. I am sure you will like +them; indeed, you DO like them, you know, very much already, and so +does my mother; and they are such favourites with Harry!" + +Mr. Dashwood was convinced. He saw the necessity of inviting the Miss +Steeles immediately, and his conscience was pacified by the resolution +of inviting his sisters another year; at the same time, however, slyly +suspecting that another year would make the invitation needless, by +bringing Elinor to town as Colonel Brandon's wife, and Marianne as +THEIR visitor. + +Fanny, rejoicing in her escape, and proud of the ready wit that had +procured it, wrote the next morning to Lucy, to request her company and +her sister's, for some days, in Harley Street, as soon as Lady +Middleton could spare them. This was enough to make Lucy really and +reasonably happy. Mrs. Dashwood seemed actually working for her, +herself; cherishing all her hopes, and promoting all her views! Such +an opportunity of being with Edward and his family was, above all +things, the most material to her interest, and such an invitation the +most gratifying to her feelings! It was an advantage that could not be +too gratefully acknowledged, nor too speedily made use of; and the +visit to Lady Middleton, which had not before had any precise limits, +was instantly discovered to have been always meant to end in two days' +time. + +When the note was shown to Elinor, as it was within ten minutes after +its arrival, it gave her, for the first time, some share in the +expectations of Lucy; for such a mark of uncommon kindness, vouchsafed +on so short an acquaintance, seemed to declare that the good-will +towards her arose from something more than merely malice against +herself; and might be brought, by time and address, to do every thing +that Lucy wished. Her flattery had already subdued the pride of Lady +Middleton, and made an entry into the close heart of Mrs. John +Dashwood; and these were effects that laid open the probability of +greater. + +The Miss Steeles removed to Harley Street, and all that reached Elinor +of their influence there, strengthened her expectation of the event. +Sir John, who called on them more than once, brought home such accounts +of the favour they were in, as must be universally striking. Mrs. +Dashwood had never been so much pleased with any young women in her +life, as she was with them; had given each of them a needle book made +by some emigrant; called Lucy by her Christian name; and did not know +whether she should ever be able to part with them. + + + + + +[At this point in the first and second editions, Volume II ended.] + + + + +CHAPTER 37 + + +Mrs. Palmer was so well at the end of a fortnight, that her mother felt +it no longer necessary to give up the whole of her time to her; and, +contenting herself with visiting her once or twice a day, returned from +that period to her own home, and her own habits, in which she found the +Miss Dashwoods very ready to resume their former share. + +About the third or fourth morning after their being thus resettled in +Berkeley Street, Mrs. Jennings, on returning from her ordinary visit to +Mrs. Palmer, entered the drawing-room, where Elinor was sitting by +herself, with an air of such hurrying importance as prepared her to +hear something wonderful; and giving her time only to form that idea, +began directly to justify it, by saying, + +"Lord! my dear Miss Dashwood! have you heard the news?" + +"No, ma'am. What is it?" + +"Something so strange! But you shall hear it all.-- When I got to Mr. +Palmer's, I found Charlotte quite in a fuss about the child. She was +sure it was very ill--it cried, and fretted, and was all over pimples. +So I looked at it directly, and, 'Lord! my dear,' says I, 'it is +nothing in the world, but the red gum--' and nurse said just the same. +But Charlotte, she would not be satisfied, so Mr. Donavan was sent for; +and luckily he happened to just come in from Harley Street, so he +stepped over directly, and as soon as ever Mama, he said +just as we did, that it was nothing in the world but the red gum, and +then Charlotte was easy. And so, just as he was going away again, it +came into my head, I am sure I do not know how I happened to think of +it, but it came into my head to ask him if there was any news. So upon +that, he smirked, and simpered, and looked grave, and seemed to know +something or other, and at last he said in a whisper, 'For fear any +unpleasant report should reach the young ladies under your care as to +their sister's indisposition, I think it advisable to say, that I +believe there is no great reason for alarm; I hope Mrs. Dashwood will +do very well.'" + +"What! is Fanny ill?" + +"That is exactly what I said, my dear. 'Lord!' says I, 'is Mrs. +Dashwood ill?' So then it all came out; and the long and the short of +the matter, by all I can learn, seems to be this. Mr. Edward Ferrars, +the very young man I used to joke with you about (but however, as it +turns out, I am monstrous glad there was never any thing in it), Mr. +Edward Ferrars, it seems, has been engaged above this twelvemonth to my +cousin Lucy!--There's for you, my dear!--And not a creature knowing a +syllable of the matter, except Nancy!--Could you have believed such a +thing possible?-- There is no great wonder in their liking one another; +but that matters should be brought so forward between them, and nobody +suspect it!--THAT is strange!--I never happened to see them together, +or I am sure I should have found it out directly. Well, and so this +was kept a great secret, for fear of Mrs. Ferrars, and neither she nor +your brother or sister suspected a word of the matter;--till this very +morning, poor Nancy, who, you know, is a well-meaning creature, but no +conjurer, popt it all out. 'Lord!' thinks she to herself, 'they are +all so fond of Lucy, to be sure they will make no difficulty about it;' +and so, away she went to your sister, who was sitting all alone at her +carpet-work, little suspecting what was to come--for she had just been +saying to your brother, only five minutes before, that she thought to +make a match between Edward and some Lord's daughter or other, I forget +who. So you may think what a blow it was to all her vanity and pride. +She fell into violent hysterics immediately, with such screams as +reached your brother's ears, as he was sitting in his own dressing-room +down stairs, thinking about writing a letter to his steward in the +country. So up he flew directly, and a terrible scene took place, for +Lucy was come to them by that time, little dreaming what was going on. +Poor soul! I pity HER. And I must say, I think she was used very +hardly; for your sister scolded like any fury, and soon drove her into +a fainting fit. Nancy, she fell upon her knees, and cried bitterly; +and your brother, he walked about the room, and said he did not know +what to do. Mrs. Dashwood declared they should not stay a minute +longer in the house, and your brother was forced to go down upon HIS +knees too, to persuade her to let them stay till they had packed up +their clothes. THEN she fell into hysterics again, and he was so +frightened that he would send for Mr. Donavan, and Mr. Donavan found +the house in all this uproar. The carriage was at the door ready to +take my poor cousins away, and they were just stepping in as he came +off; poor Lucy in such a condition, he says, she could hardly walk; and +Nancy, she was almost as bad. I declare, I have no patience with your +sister; and I hope, with all my heart, it will be a match in spite of +her. Lord! what a taking poor Mr. Edward will be in when he hears of +it! To have his love used so scornfully! for they say he is monstrous +fond of her, as well he may. I should not wonder, if he was to be in +the greatest passion!--and Mr. Donavan thinks just the same. He and I +had a great deal of talk about it; and the best of all is, that he is +gone back again to Harley Street, that he may be within call when Mrs. +Ferrars is told of it, for she was sent for as soon as ever my cousins +left the house, for your sister was sure SHE would be in hysterics too; +and so she may, for what I care. I have no pity for either of them. I +have no notion of people's making such a to-do about money and +greatness. There is no reason on earth why Mr. Edward and Lucy should +not marry; for I am sure Mrs. Ferrars may afford to do very well by her +son, and though Lucy has next to nothing herself, she knows better than +any body how to make the most of every thing; I dare say, if Mrs. +Ferrars would only allow him five hundred a-year, she would make as +good an appearance with it as any body else would with eight. Lord! +how snug they might live in such another cottage as yours--or a little +bigger--with two maids, and two men; and I believe I could help them to +a housemaid, for my Betty has a sister out of place, that would fit +them exactly." + +Here Mrs. Jennings ceased, and as Elinor had had time enough to collect +her thoughts, she was able to give such an answer, and make such +observations, as the subject might naturally be supposed to produce. +Happy to find that she was not suspected of any extraordinary interest +in it; that Mrs. Jennings (as she had of late often hoped might be the +case) had ceased to imagine her at all attached to Edward; and happy +above all the rest, in the absence of Marianne, she felt very well able +to speak of the affair without embarrassment, and to give her judgment, +as she believed, with impartiality on the conduct of every one +concerned in it. + +She could hardly determine what her own expectation of its event really +was; though she earnestly tried to drive away the notion of its being +possible to end otherwise at last, than in the marriage of Edward and +Lucy. What Mrs. Ferrars would say and do, though there could not be a +doubt of its nature, she was anxious to hear; and still more anxious to +know how Edward would conduct himself. For HIM she felt much +compassion;--for Lucy very little--and it cost her some pains to +procure that little;--for the rest of the party none at all. + +As Mrs. Jennings could talk on no other subject, Elinor soon saw the +necessity of preparing Marianne for its discussion. No time was to be +lost in undeceiving her, in making her acquainted with the real truth, +and in endeavouring to bring her to hear it talked of by others, +without betraying that she felt any uneasiness for her sister, or any +resentment against Edward. + +Elinor's office was a painful one.--She was going to remove what she +really believed to be her sister's chief consolation,--to give such +particulars of Edward as she feared would ruin him for ever in her good +opinion,-and to make Marianne, by a resemblance in their situations, +which to HER fancy would seem strong, feel all her own disappointment +over again. But unwelcome as such a task must be, it was necessary to +be done, and Elinor therefore hastened to perform it. + +She was very far from wishing to dwell on her own feelings, or to +represent herself as suffering much, any otherwise than as the +self-command she had practised since her first knowledge of Edward's +engagement, might suggest a hint of what was practicable to Marianne. +Her narration was clear and simple; and though it could not be given +without emotion, it was not accompanied by violent agitation, nor +impetuous grief.--THAT belonged rather to the hearer, for Marianne +listened with horror, and cried excessively. Elinor was to be the +comforter of others in her own distresses, no less than in theirs; and +all the comfort that could be given by assurances of her own composure +of mind, and a very earnest vindication of Edward from every charge but +of imprudence, was readily offered. + +But Marianne for some time would give credit to neither. Edward seemed +a second Willoughby; and acknowledging as Elinor did, that she HAD +loved him most sincerely, could she feel less than herself! As for +Lucy Steele, she considered her so totally unamiable, so absolutely +incapable of attaching a sensible man, that she could not be persuaded +at first to believe, and afterwards to pardon, any former affection of +Edward for her. She would not even admit it to have been natural; and +Elinor left her to be convinced that it was so, by that which only +could convince her, a better knowledge of mankind. + +Her first communication had reached no farther than to state the fact +of the engagement, and the length of time it had existed.--Marianne's +feelings had then broken in, and put an end to all regularity of +detail; and for some time all that could be done was to soothe her +distress, lessen her alarms, and combat her resentment. The first +question on her side, which led to farther particulars, was,-- + +"How long has this been known to you, Elinor? has he written to you?" + +"I have known it these four months. When Lucy first came to Barton +Park last November, she told me in confidence of her engagement." + +At these words, Marianne's eyes expressed the astonishment which her +lips could not utter. After a pause of wonder, she exclaimed-- + +"Four months!--Have you known of this four months?" + +Elinor confirmed it. + +"What!--while attending me in all my misery, has this been on your +heart?--And I have reproached you for being happy!"-- + +"It was not fit that you should then know how much I was the reverse!" + +"Four months!"--cried Marianne again.--"So calm!--so cheerful!--how +have you been supported?"-- + +"By feeling that I was doing my duty.--My promise to Lucy, obliged me +to be secret. I owed it to her, therefore, to avoid giving any hint of +the truth; and I owed it to my family and friends, not to create in +them a solicitude about me, which it could not be in my power to +satisfy." + +Marianne seemed much struck. + +"I have very often wished to undeceive yourself and my mother," added +Elinor; "and once or twice I have attempted it;--but without betraying +my trust, I never could have convinced you." + +"Four months!--and yet you loved him!"-- + +"Yes. But I did not love only him;--and while the comfort of others was +dear to me, I was glad to spare them from knowing how much I felt. +Now, I can think and speak of it with little emotion. I would not have +you suffer on my account; for I assure you I no longer suffer +materially myself. I have many things to support me. I am not +conscious of having provoked the disappointment by any imprudence of my +own, I have borne it as much as possible without spreading it farther. +I acquit Edward of essential misconduct. I wish him very happy; and I +am so sure of his always doing his duty, that though now he may harbour +some regret, in the end he must become so. Lucy does not want sense, +and that is the foundation on which every thing good may be built.--And +after all, Marianne, after all that is bewitching in the idea of a +single and constant attachment, and all that can be said of one's +happiness depending entirely on any particular person, it is not +meant--it is not fit--it is not possible that it should be so.-- Edward +will marry Lucy; he will marry a woman superior in person and +understanding to half her sex; and time and habit will teach him to +forget that he ever thought another superior to HER."-- + +"If such is your way of thinking," said Marianne, "if the loss of what +is most valued is so easily to be made up by something else, your +resolution, your self-command, are, perhaps, a little less to be +wondered at.--They are brought more within my comprehension." + +"I understand you.--You do not suppose that I have ever felt much.--For +four months, Marianne, I have had all this hanging on my mind, without +being at liberty to speak of it to a single creature; knowing that it +would make you and my mother most unhappy whenever it were explained to +you, yet unable to prepare you for it in the least.-- It was told +me,--it was in a manner forced on me by the very person herself, whose +prior engagement ruined all my prospects; and told me, as I thought, +with triumph.-- This person's suspicions, therefore, I have had to +oppose, by endeavouring to appear indifferent where I have been most +deeply interested;--and it has not been only once;--I have had her +hopes and exultation to listen to again and again.-- I have known +myself to be divided from Edward for ever, without hearing one +circumstance that could make me less desire the connection.--Nothing +has proved him unworthy; nor has anything declared him indifferent to +me.-- I have had to contend against the unkindness of his sister, and +the insolence of his mother; and have suffered the punishment of an +attachment, without enjoying its advantages.-- And all this has been +going on at a time, when, as you know too well, it has not been my only +unhappiness.-- If you can think me capable of ever feeling--surely you +may suppose that I have suffered NOW. The composure of mind with which +I have brought myself at present to consider the matter, the +consolation that I have been willing to admit, have been the effect of +constant and painful exertion;--they did not spring up of +themselves;--they did not occur to relieve my spirits at first.-- No, +Marianne.--THEN, if I had not been bound to silence, perhaps nothing +could have kept me entirely--not even what I owed to my dearest +friends--from openly shewing that I was VERY unhappy."-- + +Marianne was quite subdued.-- + +"Oh! Elinor," she cried, "you have made me hate myself for ever.--How +barbarous have I been to you!--you, who have been my only comfort, who +have borne with me in all my misery, who have seemed to be only +suffering for me!--Is this my gratitude?--Is this the only return I can +make you?--Because your merit cries out upon myself, I have been trying +to do it away." + +The tenderest caresses followed this confession. In such a frame of +mind as she was now in, Elinor had no difficulty in obtaining from her +whatever promise she required; and at her request, Marianne engaged +never to speak of the affair to any one with the least appearance of +bitterness;--to meet Lucy without betraying the smallest increase of +dislike to her;--and even to see Edward himself, if chance should bring +them together, without any diminution of her usual cordiality.-- These +were great concessions;--but where Marianne felt that she had injured, +no reparation could be too much for her to make. + +She performed her promise of being discreet, to admiration.--She +attended to all that Mrs. Jennings had to say upon the subject, with an +unchanging complexion, dissented from her in nothing, and was heard +three times to say, "Yes, ma'am."--She listened to her praise of Lucy +with only moving from one chair to another, and when Mrs. Jennings +talked of Edward's affection, it cost her only a spasm in her +throat.--Such advances towards heroism in her sister, made Elinor feel +equal to any thing herself. + +The next morning brought a farther trial of it, in a visit from their +brother, who came with a most serious aspect to talk over the dreadful +affair, and bring them news of his wife. + +"You have heard, I suppose," said he with great solemnity, as soon as +he was seated, "of the very shocking discovery that took place under +our roof yesterday." + +They all looked their assent; it seemed too awful a moment for speech. + +"Your sister," he continued, "has suffered dreadfully. Mrs. Ferrars +too--in short it has been a scene of such complicated distress--but I +will hope that the storm may be weathered without our being any of us +quite overcome. Poor Fanny! she was in hysterics all yesterday. But I +would not alarm you too much. Donavan says there is nothing materially +to be apprehended; her constitution is a good one, and her resolution +equal to any thing. She has borne it all, with the fortitude of an +angel! She says she never shall think well of anybody again; and one +cannot wonder at it, after being so deceived!--meeting with such +ingratitude, where so much kindness had been shewn, so much confidence +had been placed! It was quite out of the benevolence of her heart, +that she had asked these young women to her house; merely because she +thought they deserved some attention, were harmless, well-behaved +girls, and would be pleasant companions; for otherwise we both wished +very much to have invited you and Marianne to be with us, while your +kind friend there, was attending her daughter. And now to be so +rewarded! 'I wish, with all my heart,' says poor Fanny in her +affectionate way, 'that we had asked your sisters instead of them.'" + +Here he stopped to be thanked; which being done, he went on. + +"What poor Mrs. Ferrars suffered, when first Fanny broke it to her, is +not to be described. While she with the truest affection had been +planning a most eligible connection for him, was it to be supposed that +he could be all the time secretly engaged to another person!--such a +suspicion could never have entered her head! If she suspected ANY +prepossession elsewhere, it could not be in THAT quarter. 'THERE, to +be sure,' said she, 'I might have thought myself safe.' She was quite +in an agony. We consulted together, however, as to what should be +done, and at last she determined to send for Edward. He came. But I +am sorry to relate what ensued. All that Mrs. Ferrars could say to +make him put an end to the engagement, assisted too as you may well +suppose by my arguments, and Fanny's entreaties, was of no avail. +Duty, affection, every thing was disregarded. I never thought Edward +so stubborn, so unfeeling before. His mother explained to him her +liberal designs, in case of his marrying Miss Morton; told him she +would settle on him the Norfolk estate, which, clear of land-tax, +brings in a good thousand a-year; offered even, when matters grew +desperate, to make it twelve hundred; and in opposition to this, if he +still persisted in this low connection, represented to him the certain +penury that must attend the match. His own two thousand pounds she +protested should be his all; she would never see him again; and so far +would she be from affording him the smallest assistance, that if he +were to enter into any profession with a view of better support, she +would do all in her power to prevent him advancing in it." + +Here Marianne, in an ecstasy of indignation, clapped her hands +together, and cried, "Gracious God! can this be possible!" + +"Well may you wonder, Marianne," replied her brother, "at the obstinacy +which could resist such arguments as these. Your exclamation is very +natural." + +Marianne was going to retort, but she remembered her promises, and +forbore. + +"All this, however," he continued, "was urged in vain. Edward said +very little; but what he did say, was in the most determined manner. +Nothing should prevail on him to give up his engagement. He would +stand to it, cost him what it might." + +"Then," cried Mrs. Jennings with blunt sincerity, no longer able to be +silent, "he has acted like an honest man! I beg your pardon, Mr. +Dashwood, but if he had done otherwise, I should have thought him a +rascal. I have some little concern in the business, as well as +yourself, for Lucy Steele is my cousin, and I believe there is not a +better kind of girl in the world, nor one who more deserves a good +husband." + +John Dashwood was greatly astonished; but his nature was calm, not open +to provocation, and he never wished to offend anybody, especially +anybody of good fortune. He therefore replied, without any resentment, + +"I would by no means speak disrespectfully of any relation of yours, +madam. Miss Lucy Steele is, I dare say, a very deserving young woman, +but in the present case you know, the connection must be impossible. +And to have entered into a secret engagement with a young man under her +uncle's care, the son of a woman especially of such very large fortune +as Mrs. Ferrars, is perhaps, altogether a little extraordinary. In +short, I do not mean to reflect upon the behaviour of any person whom +you have a regard for, Mrs. Jennings. We all wish her extremely happy; +and Mrs. Ferrars's conduct throughout the whole, has been such as every +conscientious, good mother, in like circumstances, would adopt. It has +been dignified and liberal. Edward has drawn his own lot, and I fear +it will be a bad one." + +Marianne sighed out her similar apprehension; and Elinor's heart wrung +for the feelings of Edward, while braving his mother's threats, for a +woman who could not reward him. + +"Well, sir," said Mrs. Jennings, "and how did it end?" + +"I am sorry to say, ma'am, in a most unhappy rupture:-- Edward is +dismissed for ever from his mother's notice. He left her house +yesterday, but where he is gone, or whether he is still in town, I do +not know; for WE of course can make no inquiry." + +"Poor young man!--and what is to become of him?" + +"What, indeed, ma'am! It is a melancholy consideration. Born to the +prospect of such affluence! I cannot conceive a situation more +deplorable. The interest of two thousand pounds--how can a man live on +it?--and when to that is added the recollection, that he might, but for +his own folly, within three months have been in the receipt of two +thousand, five hundred a-year (for Miss Morton has thirty thousand +pounds,) I cannot picture to myself a more wretched condition. We must +all feel for him; and the more so, because it is totally out of our +power to assist him." + +"Poor young man!" cried Mrs. Jennings, "I am sure he should be very +welcome to bed and board at my house; and so I would tell him if I +could see him. It is not fit that he should be living about at his own +charge now, at lodgings and taverns." + +Elinor's heart thanked her for such kindness towards Edward, though she +could not forbear smiling at the form of it. + +"If he would only have done as well by himself," said John Dashwood, +"as all his friends were disposed to do by him, he might now have been +in his proper situation, and would have wanted for nothing. But as it +is, it must be out of anybody's power to assist him. And there is one +thing more preparing against him, which must be worse than all--his +mother has determined, with a very natural kind of spirit, to settle +THAT estate upon Robert immediately, which might have been Edward's, on +proper conditions. I left her this morning with her lawyer, talking +over the business." + +"Well!" said Mrs. Jennings, "that is HER revenge. Everybody has a way +of their own. But I don't think mine would be, to make one son +independent, because another had plagued me." + +Marianne got up and walked about the room. + +"Can anything be more galling to the spirit of a man," continued John, +"than to see his younger brother in possession of an estate which might +have been his own? Poor Edward! I feel for him sincerely." + +A few minutes more spent in the same kind of effusion, concluded his +visit; and with repeated assurances to his sisters that he really +believed there was no material danger in Fanny's indisposition, and +that they need not therefore be very uneasy about it, he went away; +leaving the three ladies unanimous in their sentiments on the present +occasion, as far at least as it regarded Mrs. Ferrars's conduct, the +Dashwoods', and Edward's. + +Marianne's indignation burst forth as soon as he quitted the room; and +as her vehemence made reserve impossible in Elinor, and unnecessary in +Mrs. Jennings, they all joined in a very spirited critique upon the +party. + + + +CHAPTER 38 + + +Mrs. Jennings was very warm in her praise of Edward's conduct, but only +Elinor and Marianne understood its true merit. THEY only knew how +little he had had to tempt him to be disobedient, and how small was the +consolation, beyond the consciousness of doing right, that could remain +to him in the loss of friends and fortune. Elinor gloried in his +integrity; and Marianne forgave all his offences in compassion for his +punishment. But though confidence between them was, by this public +discovery, restored to its proper state, it was not a subject on which +either of them were fond of dwelling when alone. Elinor avoided it +upon principle, as tending to fix still more upon her thoughts, by the +too warm, too positive assurances of Marianne, that belief of Edward's +continued affection for herself which she rather wished to do away; and +Marianne's courage soon failed her, in trying to converse upon a topic +which always left her more dissatisfied with herself than ever, by the +comparison it necessarily produced between Elinor's conduct and her own. + +She felt all the force of that comparison; but not as her sister had +hoped, to urge her to exertion now; she felt it with all the pain of +continual self-reproach, regretted most bitterly that she had never +exerted herself before; but it brought only the torture of penitence, +without the hope of amendment. Her mind was so much weakened that she +still fancied present exertion impossible, and therefore it only +dispirited her more. + +Nothing new was heard by them, for a day or two afterwards, of affairs +in Harley Street, or Bartlett's Buildings. But though so much of the +matter was known to them already, that Mrs. Jennings might have had +enough to do in spreading that knowledge farther, without seeking after +more, she had resolved from the first to pay a visit of comfort and +inquiry to her cousins as soon as she could; and nothing but the +hindrance of more visitors than usual, had prevented her going to them +within that time. + +The third day succeeding their knowledge of the particulars, was so +fine, so beautiful a Sunday as to draw many to Kensington Gardens, +though it was only the second week in March. Mrs. Jennings and Elinor +were of the number; but Marianne, who knew that the Willoughbys were +again in town, and had a constant dread of meeting them, chose rather +to stay at home, than venture into so public a place. + +An intimate acquaintance of Mrs. Jennings joined them soon after they +entered the Gardens, and Elinor was not sorry that by her continuing +with them, and engaging all Mrs. Jennings's conversation, she was +herself left to quiet reflection. She saw nothing of the Willoughbys, +nothing of Edward, and for some time nothing of anybody who could by +any chance whether grave or gay, be interesting to her. But at last +she found herself with some surprise, accosted by Miss Steele, who, +though looking rather shy, expressed great satisfaction in meeting +them, and on receiving encouragement from the particular kindness of +Mrs. Jennings, left her own party for a short time, to join their's. +Mrs. Jennings immediately whispered to Elinor, + +"Get it all out of her, my dear. She will tell you any thing if you +ask. You see I cannot leave Mrs. Clarke." + +It was lucky, however, for Mrs. Jennings's curiosity and Elinor's too, +that she would tell any thing WITHOUT being asked; for nothing would +otherwise have been learnt. + +"I am so glad to meet you;" said Miss Steele, taking her familiarly by +the arm--"for I wanted to see you of all things in the world." And +then lowering her voice, "I suppose Mrs. Jennings has heard all about +it. Is she angry?" + +"Not at all, I believe, with you." + +"That is a good thing. And Lady Middleton, is SHE angry?" + +"I cannot suppose it possible that she should." + +"I am monstrous glad of it. Good gracious! I have had such a time of +it! I never saw Lucy in such a rage in my life. She vowed at first +she would never trim me up a new bonnet, nor do any thing else for me +again, so long as she lived; but now she is quite come to, and we are +as good friends as ever. Look, she made me this bow to my hat, and put +in the feather last night. There now, YOU are going to laugh at me +too. But why should not I wear pink ribbons? I do not care if it IS +the Doctor's favourite colour. I am sure, for my part, I should never +have known he DID like it better than any other colour, if he had not +happened to say so. My cousins have been so plaguing me! I declare +sometimes I do not know which way to look before them." + +She had wandered away to a subject on which Elinor had nothing to say, +and therefore soon judged it expedient to find her way back again to +the first. + +"Well, but Miss Dashwood," speaking triumphantly, "people may say what +they chuse about Mr. Ferrars's declaring he would not have Lucy, for it +is no such thing I can tell you; and it is quite a shame for such +ill-natured reports to be spread abroad. Whatever Lucy might think +about it herself, you know, it was no business of other people to set +it down for certain." + +"I never heard any thing of the kind hinted at before, I assure you," +said Elinor. + +"Oh, did not you? But it WAS said, I know, very well, and by more than +one; for Miss Godby told Miss Sparks, that nobody in their senses could +expect Mr. Ferrars to give up a woman like Miss Morton, with thirty +thousand pounds to her fortune, for Lucy Steele that had nothing at +all; and I had it from Miss Sparks myself. And besides that, my cousin +Richard said himself, that when it came to the point he was afraid Mr. +Ferrars would be off; and when Edward did not come near us for three +days, I could not tell what to think myself; and I believe in my heart +Lucy gave it up all for lost; for we came away from your brother's +Wednesday, and we saw nothing of him not all Thursday, Friday, and +Saturday, and did not know what was become of him. Once Lucy thought +to write to him, but then her spirits rose against that. However this +morning he came just as we came home from church; and then it all came +out, how he had been sent for Wednesday to Harley Street, and been +talked to by his mother and all of them, and how he had declared before +them all that he loved nobody but Lucy, and nobody but Lucy would he +have. And how he had been so worried by what passed, that as soon as +he had went away from his mother's house, he had got upon his horse, +and rid into the country, some where or other; and how he had stayed +about at an inn all Thursday and Friday, on purpose to get the better +of it. And after thinking it all over and over again, he said, it +seemed to him as if, now he had no fortune, and no nothing at all, it +would be quite unkind to keep her on to the engagement, because it must +be for her loss, for he had nothing but two thousand pounds, and no +hope of any thing else; and if he was to go into orders, as he had some +thoughts, he could get nothing but a curacy, and how was they to live +upon that?--He could not bear to think of her doing no better, and so +he begged, if she had the least mind for it, to put an end to the +matter directly, and leave him shift for himself. I heard him say all +this as plain as could possibly be. And it was entirely for HER sake, +and upon HER account, that he said a word about being off, and not upon +his own. I will take my oath he never dropt a syllable of being tired +of her, or of wishing to marry Miss Morton, or any thing like it. But, +to be sure, Lucy would not give ear to such kind of talking; so she +told him directly (with a great deal about sweet and love, you know, +and all that--Oh, la! one can't repeat such kind of things you +know)--she told him directly, she had not the least mind in the world +to be off, for she could live with him upon a trifle, and how little so +ever he might have, she should be very glad to have it all, you know, +or something of the kind. So then he was monstrous happy, and talked +on some time about what they should do, and they agreed he should take +orders directly, and they must wait to be married till he got a living. +And just then I could not hear any more, for my cousin called from +below to tell me Mrs. Richardson was come in her coach, and would take +one of us to Kensington Gardens; so I was forced to go into the room +and interrupt them, to ask Lucy if she would like to go, but she did +not care to leave Edward; so I just run up stairs and put on a pair of +silk stockings and came off with the Richardsons." + +"I do not understand what you mean by interrupting them," said Elinor; +"you were all in the same room together, were not you?" + +"No, indeed, not us. La! Miss Dashwood, do you think people make love +when any body else is by? Oh, for shame!--To be sure you must know +better than that. (Laughing affectedly.)--No, no; they were shut up in +the drawing-room together, and all I heard was only by listening at the +door." + +"How!" cried Elinor; "have you been repeating to me what you only +learnt yourself by listening at the door? I am sorry I did not know it +before; for I certainly would not have suffered you to give me +particulars of a conversation which you ought not to have known +yourself. How could you behave so unfairly by your sister?" + +"Oh, la! there is nothing in THAT. I only stood at the door, and heard +what I could. And I am sure Lucy would have done just the same by me; +for a year or two back, when Martha Sharpe and I had so many secrets +together, she never made any bones of hiding in a closet, or behind a +chimney-board, on purpose to hear what we said." + +Elinor tried to talk of something else; but Miss Steele could not be +kept beyond a couple of minutes, from what was uppermost in her mind. + +"Edward talks of going to Oxford soon," said she; "but now he is +lodging at No. --, Pall Mall. What an ill-natured woman his mother is, +an't she? And your brother and sister were not very kind! However, I +shan't say anything against them to YOU; and to be sure they did send +us home in their own chariot, which was more than I looked for. And +for my part, I was all in a fright for fear your sister should ask us +for the huswifes she had gave us a day or two before; but, however, +nothing was said about them, and I took care to keep mine out of sight. +Edward have got some business at Oxford, he says; so he must go there +for a time; and after THAT, as soon as he can light upon a Bishop, he +will be ordained. I wonder what curacy he will get!--Good gracious! +(giggling as she spoke) I'd lay my life I know what my cousins will +say, when they hear of it. They will tell me I should write to the +Doctor, to get Edward the curacy of his new living. I know they will; +but I am sure I would not do such a thing for all the world.-- 'La!' I +shall say directly, 'I wonder how you could think of such a thing? I +write to the Doctor, indeed!'" + +"Well," said Elinor, "it is a comfort to be prepared against the worst. +You have got your answer ready." + +Miss Steele was going to reply on the same subject, but the approach of +her own party made another more necessary. + +"Oh, la! here come the Richardsons. I had a vast deal more to say to +you, but I must not stay away from them not any longer. I assure you +they are very genteel people. He makes a monstrous deal of money, and +they keep their own coach. I have not time to speak to Mrs. Jennings +about it myself, but pray tell her I am quite happy to hear she is not +in anger against us, and Lady Middleton the same; and if anything +should happen to take you and your sister away, and Mrs. Jennings +should want company, I am sure we should be very glad to come and stay +with her for as long a time as she likes. I suppose Lady Middleton +won't ask us any more this bout. Good-by; I am sorry Miss Marianne was +not here. Remember me kindly to her. La! if you have not got your +spotted muslin on!--I wonder you was not afraid of its being torn." + +Such was her parting concern; for after this, she had time only to pay +her farewell compliments to Mrs. Jennings, before her company was +claimed by Mrs. Richardson; and Elinor was left in possession of +knowledge which might feed her powers of reflection some time, though +she had learnt very little more than what had been already foreseen and +foreplanned in her own mind. Edward's marriage with Lucy was as firmly +determined on, and the time of its taking place remained as absolutely +uncertain, as she had concluded it would be;--every thing depended, +exactly after her expectation, on his getting that preferment, of +which, at present, there seemed not the smallest chance. + +As soon as they returned to the carriage, Mrs. Jennings was eager for +information; but as Elinor wished to spread as little as possible +intelligence that had in the first place been so unfairly obtained, she +confined herself to the brief repetition of such simple particulars, as +she felt assured that Lucy, for the sake of her own consequence, would +choose to have known. The continuance of their engagement, and the +means that were able to be taken for promoting its end, was all her +communication; and this produced from Mrs. Jennings the following +natural remark. + +"Wait for his having a living!--ay, we all know how THAT will +end:--they will wait a twelvemonth, and finding no good comes of it, +will set down upon a curacy of fifty pounds a-year, with the interest +of his two thousand pounds, and what little matter Mr. Steele and Mr. +Pratt can give her.--Then they will have a child every year! and Lord +help 'em! how poor they will be!--I must see what I can give them +towards furnishing their house. Two maids and two men, indeed!--as I +talked of t'other day.--No, no, they must get a stout girl of all +works.-- Betty's sister would never do for them NOW." + +The next morning brought Elinor a letter by the two-penny post from +Lucy herself. It was as follows: + + "Bartlett's Building, March. + + "I hope my dear Miss Dashwood will excuse the + liberty I take of writing to her; but I know your + friendship for me will make you pleased to hear such + a good account of myself and my dear Edward, after + all the troubles we have went through lately, + therefore will make no more apologies, but proceed + to say that, thank God! though we have suffered + dreadfully, we are both quite well now, and as happy + as we must always be in one another's love. We have + had great trials, and great persecutions, but + however, at the same time, gratefully acknowledge + many friends, yourself not the least among them, + whose great kindness I shall always thankfully + remember, as will Edward too, who I have told of + it. I am sure you will be glad to hear, as likewise + dear Mrs. Jennings, I spent two happy hours with + him yesterday afternoon, he would not hear of our + parting, though earnestly did I, as I thought my + duty required, urge him to it for prudence sake, + and would have parted for ever on the spot, would + he consent to it; but he said it should never be, + he did not regard his mother's anger, while he could + have my affections; our prospects are not very + bright, to be sure, but we must wait, and hope for + the best; he will be ordained shortly; and should + it ever be in your power to recommend him to any + body that has a living to bestow, am very sure you + will not forget us, and dear Mrs. Jennings too, + trust she will speak a good word for us to Sir John, + or Mr. Palmer, or any friend that may be able to + assist us.--Poor Anne was much to blame for what + she did, but she did it for the best, so I say + nothing; hope Mrs. Jennings won't think it too much + trouble to give us a call, should she come this way + any morning, 'twould be a great kindness, and my + cousins would be proud to know her.--My paper reminds + me to conclude; and begging to be most gratefully + and respectfully remembered to her, and to Sir John, + and Lady Middleton, and the dear children, when you + chance to see them, and love to Miss Marianne, + + "I am, &c." + +As soon as Elinor had finished it, she performed what she concluded to +be its writer's real design, by placing it in the hands of Mrs. +Jennings, who read it aloud with many comments of satisfaction and +praise. + +"Very well indeed!--how prettily she writes!--aye, that was quite +proper to let him be off if he would. That was just like Lucy.--Poor +soul! I wish I COULD get him a living, with all my heart.--She calls me +dear Mrs. Jennings, you see. She is a good-hearted girl as ever +lived.--Very well upon my word. That sentence is very prettily turned. +Yes, yes, I will go and see her, sure enough. How attentive she is, to +think of every body!--Thank you, my dear, for shewing it me. It is as +pretty a letter as ever I saw, and does Lucy's head and heart great +credit." + + + +CHAPTER 39 + + +The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, +and Marianne's impatience to be gone increased every day. She sighed +for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if +any place could give her ease, Barton must do it. Elinor was hardly +less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent +on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the +difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought +to acknowledge. She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts +towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to +their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her +good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from +home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more +eligible than any other. The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about +the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both +her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with +them. This would not, in itself, have been sufficient for the delicacy +of Miss Dashwood;--but it was inforced with so much real politeness by +Mr. Palmer himself, as, joined to the very great amendment of his +manners towards them since her sister had been known to be unhappy, +induced her to accept it with pleasure. + +When she told Marianne what she had done, however, her first reply was +not very auspicious. + +"Cleveland!"--she cried, with great agitation. "No, I cannot go to +Cleveland."-- + +"You forget," said Elinor gently, "that its situation is not...that it +is not in the neighbourhood of..." + +"But it is in Somersetshire.--I cannot go into Somersetshire.--There, +where I looked forward to going...No, Elinor, you cannot expect me to +go there." + +Elinor would not argue upon the propriety of overcoming such +feelings;--she only endeavoured to counteract them by working on +others;--represented it, therefore, as a measure which would fix the +time of her returning to that dear mother, whom she so much wished to +see, in a more eligible, more comfortable manner, than any other plan +could do, and perhaps without any greater delay. From Cleveland, which +was within a few miles of Bristol, the distance to Barton was not +beyond one day, though a long day's journey; and their mother's servant +might easily come there to attend them down; and as there could be no +occasion of their staying above a week at Cleveland, they might now be +at home in little more than three weeks' time. As Marianne's affection +for her mother was sincere, it must triumph with little difficulty, +over the imaginary evils she had started. + +Mrs. Jennings was so far from being weary of her guests, that she +pressed them very earnestly to return with her again from Cleveland. +Elinor was grateful for the attention, but it could not alter her +design; and their mother's concurrence being readily gained, every +thing relative to their return was arranged as far as it could be;--and +Marianne found some relief in drawing up a statement of the hours that +were yet to divide her from Barton. + +"Ah! Colonel, I do not know what you and I shall do without the Miss +Dashwoods;"--was Mrs. Jennings's address to him when he first called on +her, after their leaving her was settled--"for they are quite resolved +upon going home from the Palmers;--and how forlorn we shall be, when I +come back!--Lord! we shall sit and gape at one another as dull as two +cats." + +Perhaps Mrs. Jennings was in hopes, by this vigorous sketch of their +future ennui, to provoke him to make that offer, which might give +himself an escape from it;--and if so, she had soon afterwards good +reason to think her object gained; for, on Elinor's moving to the +window to take more expeditiously the dimensions of a print, which she +was going to copy for her friend, he followed her to it with a look of +particular meaning, and conversed with her there for several minutes. +The effect of his discourse on the lady too, could not escape her +observation, for though she was too honorable to listen, and had even +changed her seat, on purpose that she might NOT hear, to one close by +the piano forte on which Marianne was playing, she could not keep +herself from seeing that Elinor changed colour, attended with +agitation, and was too intent on what he said to pursue her +employment.-- Still farther in confirmation of her hopes, in the +interval of Marianne's turning from one lesson to another, some words +of the Colonel's inevitably reached her ear, in which he seemed to be +apologising for the badness of his house. This set the matter beyond a +doubt. She wondered, indeed, at his thinking it necessary to do so; +but supposed it to be the proper etiquette. What Elinor said in reply +she could not distinguish, but judged from the motion of her lips, that +she did not think THAT any material objection;--and Mrs. Jennings +commended her in her heart for being so honest. They then talked on +for a few minutes longer without her catching a syllable, when another +lucky stop in Marianne's performance brought her these words in the +Colonel's calm voice,-- + +"I am afraid it cannot take place very soon." + +Astonished and shocked at so unlover-like a speech, she was almost +ready to cry out, "Lord! what should hinder it?"--but checking her +desire, confined herself to this silent ejaculation. + +"This is very strange!--sure he need not wait to be older." + +This delay on the Colonel's side, however, did not seem to offend or +mortify his fair companion in the least, for on their breaking up the +conference soon afterwards, and moving different ways, Mrs. Jennings +very plainly heard Elinor say, and with a voice which shewed her to +feel what she said, + +"I shall always think myself very much obliged to you." + +Mrs. Jennings was delighted with her gratitude, and only wondered that +after hearing such a sentence, the Colonel should be able to take leave +of them, as he immediately did, with the utmost sang-froid, and go away +without making her any reply!--She had not thought her old friend could +have made so indifferent a suitor. + +What had really passed between them was to this effect. + +"I have heard," said he, with great compassion, "of the injustice your +friend Mr. Ferrars has suffered from his family; for if I understand +the matter right, he has been entirely cast off by them for persevering +in his engagement with a very deserving young woman.-- Have I been +rightly informed?--Is it so?--" + +Elinor told him that it was. + +"The cruelty, the impolitic cruelty,"--he replied, with great +feeling,--"of dividing, or attempting to divide, two young people long +attached to each other, is terrible.-- Mrs. Ferrars does not know what +she may be doing--what she may drive her son to. I have seen Mr. +Ferrars two or three times in Harley Street, and am much pleased with +him. He is not a young man with whom one can be intimately acquainted +in a short time, but I have seen enough of him to wish him well for his +own sake, and as a friend of yours, I wish it still more. I understand +that he intends to take orders. Will you be so good as to tell him +that the living of Delaford, now just vacant, as I am informed by this +day's post, is his, if he think it worth his acceptance--but THAT, +perhaps, so unfortunately circumstanced as he is now, it may be +nonsense to appear to doubt; I only wish it were more valuable.-- It +is a rectory, but a small one; the late incumbent, I believe, did not +make more than 200 L per annum, and though it is certainly capable of +improvement, I fear, not to such an amount as to afford him a very +comfortable income. Such as it is, however, my pleasure in presenting +him to it, will be very great. Pray assure him of it." + +Elinor's astonishment at this commission could hardly have been +greater, had the Colonel been really making her an offer of his hand. +The preferment, which only two days before she had considered as +hopeless for Edward, was already provided to enable him to marry;--and +SHE, of all people in the world, was fixed on to bestow it!--Her +emotion was such as Mrs. Jennings had attributed to a very different +cause;--but whatever minor feelings less pure, less pleasing, might +have a share in that emotion, her esteem for the general benevolence, +and her gratitude for the particular friendship, which together +prompted Colonel Brandon to this act, were strongly felt, and warmly +expressed. She thanked him for it with all her heart, spoke of +Edward's principles and disposition with that praise which she knew +them to deserve; and promised to undertake the commission with +pleasure, if it were really his wish to put off so agreeable an office +to another. But at the same time, she could not help thinking that no +one could so well perform it as himself. It was an office in short, +from which, unwilling to give Edward the pain of receiving an +obligation from HER, she would have been very glad to be spared +herself;-- but Colonel Brandon, on motives of equal delicacy, declining +it likewise, still seemed so desirous of its being given through her +means, that she would not on any account make farther opposition. +Edward, she believed, was still in town, and fortunately she had heard +his address from Miss Steele. She could undertake therefore to inform +him of it, in the course of the day. After this had been settled, +Colonel Brandon began to talk of his own advantage in securing so +respectable and agreeable a neighbour, and THEN it was that he +mentioned with regret, that the house was small and indifferent;--an +evil which Elinor, as Mrs. Jennings had supposed her to do, made very +light of, at least as far as regarded its size. + +"The smallness of the house," said she, "I cannot imagine any +inconvenience to them, for it will be in proportion to their family and +income." + +By which the Colonel was surprised to find that SHE was considering Mr. +Ferrars's marriage as the certain consequence of the presentation; for +he did not suppose it possible that Delaford living could supply such +an income, as anybody in his style of life would venture to settle +on--and he said so. + +"This little rectory CAN do no more than make Mr. Ferrars comfortable +as a bachelor; it cannot enable him to marry. I am sorry to say that +my patronage ends with this; and my interest is hardly more extensive. +If, however, by an unforeseen chance it should be in my power to serve +him farther, I must think very differently of him from what I now do, +if I am not as ready to be useful to him then as I sincerely wish I +could be at present. What I am now doing indeed, seems nothing at all, +since it can advance him so little towards what must be his principal, +his only object of happiness. His marriage must still be a distant +good;--at least, I am afraid it cannot take place very soon.--" + +Such was the sentence which, when misunderstood, so justly offended the +delicate feelings of Mrs. Jennings; but after this narration of what +really passed between Colonel Brandon and Elinor, while they stood at +the window, the gratitude expressed by the latter on their parting, may +perhaps appear in general, not less reasonably excited, nor less +properly worded than if it had arisen from an offer of marriage. + + + +CHAPTER 40 + + +"Well, Miss Dashwood," said Mrs. Jennings, sagaciously smiling, as soon +as the gentleman had withdrawn, "I do not ask you what the Colonel has +been saying to you; for though, upon my honour, I TRIED to keep out of +hearing, I could not help catching enough to understand his business. +And I assure you I never was better pleased in my life, and I wish you +joy of it with all my heart." + +"Thank you, ma'am," said Elinor. "It is a matter of great joy to me; +and I feel the goodness of Colonel Brandon most sensibly. There are +not many men who would act as he has done. Few people who have so +compassionate a heart! I never was more astonished in my life." + +"Lord! my dear, you are very modest. I an't the least astonished at it +in the world, for I have often thought of late, there was nothing more +likely to happen." + +"You judged from your knowledge of the Colonel's general benevolence; +but at least you could not foresee that the opportunity would so very +soon occur." + +"Opportunity!" repeated Mrs. Jennings--"Oh! as to that, when a man has +once made up his mind to such a thing, somehow or other he will soon +find an opportunity. Well, my dear, I wish you joy of it again and +again; and if ever there was a happy couple in the world, I think I +shall soon know where to look for them." + +"You mean to go to Delaford after them I suppose," said Elinor, with a +faint smile. + +"Aye, my dear, that I do, indeed. And as to the house being a bad one, +I do not know what the Colonel would be at, for it is as good a one as +ever I saw." + +"He spoke of its being out of repair." + +"Well, and whose fault is that? why don't he repair it?--who should do +it but himself?" + +They were interrupted by the servant's coming in to announce the +carriage being at the door; and Mrs. Jennings immediately preparing to +go, said,-- + +"Well, my dear, I must be gone before I have had half my talk out. +But, however, we may have it all over in the evening; for we shall be +quite alone. I do not ask you to go with me, for I dare say your mind +is too full of the matter to care for company; and besides, you must +long to tell your sister all about it." + +Marianne had left the room before the conversation began. + +"Certainly, ma'am, I shall tell Marianne of it; but I shall not mention +it at present to any body else." + +"Oh! very well," said Mrs. Jennings rather disappointed. "Then you +would not have me tell it to Lucy, for I think of going as far as +Holborn to-day." + +"No, ma'am, not even Lucy if you please. One day's delay will not be +very material; and till I have written to Mr. Ferrars, I think it ought +not to be mentioned to any body else. I shall do THAT directly. It is +of importance that no time should be lost with him, for he will of +course have much to do relative to his ordination." + +This speech at first puzzled Mrs. Jennings exceedingly. Why Mr. +Ferrars was to have been written to about it in such a hurry, she could +not immediately comprehend. A few moments' reflection, however, +produced a very happy idea, and she exclaimed;-- + +"Oh, ho!--I understand you. Mr. Ferrars is to be the man. Well, so +much the better for him. Ay, to be sure, he must be ordained in +readiness; and I am very glad to find things are so forward between +you. But, my dear, is not this rather out of character? Should not +the Colonel write himself?--sure, he is the proper person." + +Elinor did not quite understand the beginning of Mrs. Jennings's +speech, neither did she think it worth inquiring into; and therefore +only replied to its conclusion. + +"Colonel Brandon is so delicate a man, that he rather wished any one to +announce his intentions to Mr. Ferrars than himself." + +"And so YOU are forced to do it. Well THAT is an odd kind of delicacy! +However, I will not disturb you (seeing her preparing to write.) You +know your own concerns best. So goodby, my dear. I have not heard of +any thing to please me so well since Charlotte was brought to bed." + +And away she went; but returning again in a moment, + +"I have just been thinking of Betty's sister, my dear. I should be +very glad to get her so good a mistress. But whether she would do for +a lady's maid, I am sure I can't tell. She is an excellent housemaid, +and works very well at her needle. However, you will think of all that +at your leisure." + +"Certainly, ma'am," replied Elinor, not hearing much of what she said, +and more anxious to be alone, than to be mistress of the subject. + +How she should begin--how she should express herself in her note to +Edward, was now all her concern. The particular circumstances between +them made a difficulty of that which to any other person would have +been the easiest thing in the world; but she equally feared to say too +much or too little, and sat deliberating over her paper, with the pen +in her hand, till broken in on by the entrance of Edward himself. + +He had met Mrs. Jennings at the door in her way to the carriage, as he +came to leave his farewell card; and she, after apologising for not +returning herself, had obliged him to enter, by saying that Miss +Dashwood was above, and wanted to speak with him on very particular +business. + +Elinor had just been congratulating herself, in the midst of her +perplexity, that however difficult it might be to express herself +properly by letter, it was at least preferable to giving the +information by word of mouth, when her visitor entered, to force her +upon this greatest exertion of all. Her astonishment and confusion +were very great on his so sudden appearance. She had not seen him +before since his engagement became public, and therefore not since his +knowing her to be acquainted with it; which, with the consciousness of +what she had been thinking of, and what she had to tell him, made her +feel particularly uncomfortable for some minutes. He too was much +distressed; and they sat down together in a most promising state of +embarrassment.--Whether he had asked her pardon for his intrusion on +first coming into the room, he could not recollect; but determining to +be on the safe side, he made his apology in form as soon as he could +say any thing, after taking a chair. + +"Mrs. Jennings told me," said he, "that you wished to speak with me, at +least I understood her so--or I certainly should not have intruded on +you in such a manner; though at the same time, I should have been +extremely sorry to leave London without seeing you and your sister; +especially as it will most likely be some time--it is not probable that +I should soon have the pleasure of meeting you again. I go to Oxford +tomorrow." + +"You would not have gone, however," said Elinor, recovering herself, +and determined to get over what she so much dreaded as soon as +possible, "without receiving our good wishes, even if we had not been +able to give them in person. Mrs. Jennings was quite right in what she +said. I have something of consequence to inform you of, which I was on +the point of communicating by paper. I am charged with a most +agreeable office (breathing rather faster than usual as she spoke.) +Colonel Brandon, who was here only ten minutes ago, has desired me to +say, that understanding you mean to take orders, he has great pleasure +in offering you the living of Delaford now just vacant, and only wishes +it were more valuable. Allow me to congratulate you on having so +respectable and well-judging a friend, and to join in his wish that the +living--it is about two hundred a-year--were much more considerable, +and such as might better enable you to--as might be more than a +temporary accommodation to yourself--such, in short, as might establish +all your views of happiness." + +What Edward felt, as he could not say it himself, it cannot be expected +that any one else should say for him. He LOOKED all the astonishment +which such unexpected, such unthought-of information could not fail of +exciting; but he said only these two words, + +"Colonel Brandon!" + +"Yes," continued Elinor, gathering more resolution, as some of the +worst was over, "Colonel Brandon means it as a testimony of his concern +for what has lately passed--for the cruel situation in which the +unjustifiable conduct of your family has placed you--a concern which I +am sure Marianne, myself, and all your friends, must share; and +likewise as a proof of his high esteem for your general character, and +his particular approbation of your behaviour on the present occasion." + +"Colonel Brandon give ME a living!--Can it be possible?" + +"The unkindness of your own relations has made you astonished to find +friendship any where." + +"No," replied he, with sudden consciousness, "not to find it in YOU; +for I cannot be ignorant that to you, to your goodness, I owe it +all.--I feel it--I would express it if I could--but, as you well know, +I am no orator." + +"You are very much mistaken. I do assure you that you owe it entirely, +at least almost entirely, to your own merit, and Colonel Brandon's +discernment of it. I have had no hand in it. I did not even know, +till I understood his design, that the living was vacant; nor had it +ever occurred to me that he might have had such a living in his gift. +As a friend of mine, of my family, he may, perhaps--indeed I know he +HAS, still greater pleasure in bestowing it; but, upon my word, you owe +nothing to my solicitation." + +Truth obliged her to acknowledge some small share in the action, but +she was at the same time so unwilling to appear as the benefactress of +Edward, that she acknowledged it with hesitation; which probably +contributed to fix that suspicion in his mind which had recently +entered it. For a short time he sat deep in thought, after Elinor had +ceased to speak;--at last, and as if it were rather an effort, he said, + +"Colonel Brandon seems a man of great worth and respectability. I have +always heard him spoken of as such, and your brother I know esteems him +highly. He is undoubtedly a sensible man, and in his manners perfectly +the gentleman." + +"Indeed," replied Elinor, "I believe that you will find him, on farther +acquaintance, all that you have heard him to be, and as you will be +such very near neighbours (for I understand the parsonage is almost +close to the mansion-house,) it is particularly important that he +SHOULD be all this." + +Edward made no answer; but when she had turned away her head, gave her +a look so serious, so earnest, so uncheerful, as seemed to say, that he +might hereafter wish the distance between the parsonage and the +mansion-house much greater. + +"Colonel Brandon, I think, lodges in St. James Street," said he, soon +afterwards, rising from his chair. + +Elinor told him the number of the house. + +"I must hurry away then, to give him those thanks which you will not +allow me to give YOU; to assure him that he has made me a very--an +exceedingly happy man." + +Elinor did not offer to detain him; and they parted, with a very +earnest assurance on HER side of her unceasing good wishes for his +happiness in every change of situation that might befall him; on HIS, +with rather an attempt to return the same good will, than the power of +expressing it. + +"When I see him again," said Elinor to herself, as the door shut him +out, "I shall see him the husband of Lucy." + +And with this pleasing anticipation, she sat down to reconsider the +past, recall the words and endeavour to comprehend all the feelings of +Edward; and, of course, to reflect on her own with discontent. + +When Mrs. Jennings came home, though she returned from seeing people +whom she had never seen before, and of whom therefore she must have a +great deal to say, her mind was so much more occupied by the important +secret in her possession, than by anything else, that she reverted to +it again as soon as Elinor appeared. + +"Well, my dear," she cried, "I sent you up the young man. Did not I +do right?--And I suppose you had no great difficulty--You did not find +him very unwilling to accept your proposal?" + +"No, ma'am; THAT was not very likely." + +"Well, and how soon will he be ready?--For it seems all to depend upon +that." + +"Really," said Elinor, "I know so little of these kind of forms, that I +can hardly even conjecture as to the time, or the preparation +necessary; but I suppose two or three months will complete his +ordination." + +"Two or three months!" cried Mrs. Jennings; "Lord! my dear, how calmly +you talk of it; and can the Colonel wait two or three months! Lord +bless me!--I am sure it would put ME quite out of patience!--And though +one would be very glad to do a kindness by poor Mr. Ferrars, I do think +it is not worth while to wait two or three months for him. Sure +somebody else might be found that would do as well; somebody that is in +orders already." + +"My dear ma'am," said Elinor, "what can you be thinking of?-- Why, +Colonel Brandon's only object is to be of use to Mr. Ferrars." + +"Lord bless you, my dear!--Sure you do not mean to persuade me that the +Colonel only marries you for the sake of giving ten guineas to Mr. +Ferrars!" + +The deception could not continue after this; and an explanation +immediately took place, by which both gained considerable amusement for +the moment, without any material loss of happiness to either, for Mrs. +Jennings only exchanged one form of delight for another, and still +without forfeiting her expectation of the first. + +"Aye, aye, the parsonage is but a small one," said she, after the first +ebullition of surprise and satisfaction was over, "and very likely MAY +be out of repair; but to hear a man apologising, as I thought, for a +house that to my knowledge has five sitting rooms on the ground-floor, +and I think the housekeeper told me could make up fifteen beds!--and to +you too, that had been used to live in Barton cottage!-- It seems quite +ridiculous. But, my dear, we must touch up the Colonel to do some +thing to the parsonage, and make it comfortable for them, before Lucy +goes to it." + +"But Colonel Brandon does not seem to have any idea of the living's +being enough to allow them to marry." + +"The Colonel is a ninny, my dear; because he has two thousand a-year +himself, he thinks that nobody else can marry on less. Take my word +for it, that, if I am alive, I shall be paying a visit at Delaford +Parsonage before Michaelmas; and I am sure I shan't go if Lucy an't +there." + +Elinor was quite of her opinion, as to the probability of their not +waiting for any thing more. + + + +CHAPTER 41 + + +Edward, having carried his thanks to Colonel Brandon, proceeded with +his happiness to Lucy; and such was the excess of it by the time he +reached Bartlett's Buildings, that she was able to assure Mrs. +Jennings, who called on her again the next day with her +congratulations, that she had never seen him in such spirits before in +her life. + +Her own happiness, and her own spirits, were at least very certain; and +she joined Mrs. Jennings most heartily in her expectation of their +being all comfortably together in Delaford Parsonage before Michaelmas. +So far was she, at the same time, from any backwardness to give Elinor +that credit which Edward WOULD give her, that she spoke of her +friendship for them both with the most grateful warmth, was ready to +own all their obligation to her, and openly declared that no exertion +for their good on Miss Dashwood's part, either present or future, would +ever surprise her, for she believed her capable of doing any thing in +the world for those she really valued. As for Colonel Brandon, she was +not only ready to worship him as a saint, but was moreover truly +anxious that he should be treated as one in all worldly concerns; +anxious that his tithes should be raised to the utmost; and scarcely +resolved to avail herself, at Delaford, as far as she possibly could, +of his servants, his carriage, his cows, and his poultry. + +It was now above a week since John Dashwood had called in Berkeley +Street, and as since that time no notice had been taken by them of his +wife's indisposition, beyond one verbal enquiry, Elinor began to feel +it necessary to pay her a visit.--This was an obligation, however, +which not only opposed her own inclination, but which had not the +assistance of any encouragement from her companions. Marianne, not +contented with absolutely refusing to go herself, was very urgent to +prevent her sister's going at all; and Mrs. Jennings, though her +carriage was always at Elinor's service, so very much disliked Mrs. +John Dashwood, that not even her curiosity to see how she looked after +the late discovery, nor her strong desire to affront her by taking +Edward's part, could overcome her unwillingness to be in her company +again. The consequence was, that Elinor set out by herself to pay a +visit, for which no one could really have less inclination, and to run +the risk of a tete-a-tete with a woman, whom neither of the others had +so much reason to dislike. + +Mrs. Dashwood was denied; but before the carriage could turn from the +house, her husband accidentally came out. He expressed great pleasure +in meeting Elinor, told her that he had been just going to call in +Berkeley Street, and, assuring her that Fanny would be very glad to see +her, invited her to come in. + +They walked up stairs in to the drawing-room.--Nobody was there. + +"Fanny is in her own room, I suppose," said he:--"I will go to her +presently, for I am sure she will not have the least objection in the +world to seeing YOU.-- Very far from it, indeed. NOW especially there +cannot be--but however, you and Marianne were always great +favourites.--Why would not Marianne come?"-- + +Elinor made what excuse she could for her. + +"I am not sorry to see you alone," he replied, "for I have a good deal +to say to you. This living of Colonel Brandon's--can it be true?--has +he really given it to Edward?--I heard it yesterday by chance, and was +coming to you on purpose to enquire farther about it." + +"It is perfectly true.--Colonel Brandon has given the living of +Delaford to Edward." + +"Really!--Well, this is very astonishing!--no relationship!--no +connection between them!--and now that livings fetch such a +price!--what was the value of this?" + +"About two hundred a year." + +"Very well--and for the next presentation to a living of that +value--supposing the late incumbent to have been old and sickly, and +likely to vacate it soon--he might have got I dare say--fourteen +hundred pounds. And how came he not to have settled that matter before +this person's death?--NOW indeed it would be too late to sell it, but a +man of Colonel Brandon's sense!--I wonder he should be so improvident +in a point of such common, such natural, concern!--Well, I am convinced +that there is a vast deal of inconsistency in almost every human +character. I suppose, however--on recollection--that the case may +probably be THIS. Edward is only to hold the living till the person to +whom the Colonel has really sold the presentation, is old enough to +take it.--Aye, aye, that is the fact, depend upon it." + +Elinor contradicted it, however, very positively; and by relating that +she had herself been employed in conveying the offer from Colonel +Brandon to Edward, and, therefore, must understand the terms on which +it was given, obliged him to submit to her authority. + +"It is truly astonishing!"--he cried, after hearing what she +said--"what could be the Colonel's motive?" + +"A very simple one--to be of use to Mr. Ferrars." + +"Well, well; whatever Colonel Brandon may be, Edward is a very lucky +man.--You will not mention the matter to Fanny, however, for though I +have broke it to her, and she bears it vastly well,--she will not like +to hear it much talked of." + +Elinor had some difficulty here to refrain from observing, that she +thought Fanny might have borne with composure, an acquisition of wealth +to her brother, by which neither she nor her child could be possibly +impoverished. + +"Mrs. Ferrars," added he, lowering his voice to the tone becoming so +important a subject, "knows nothing about it at present, and I believe +it will be best to keep it entirely concealed from her as long as may +be.-- When the marriage takes place, I fear she must hear of it all." + +"But why should such precaution be used?--Though it is not to be +supposed that Mrs. Ferrars can have the smallest satisfaction in +knowing that her son has money enough to live upon,--for THAT must be +quite out of the question; yet why, upon her late behaviour, is she +supposed to feel at all?--She has done with her son, she cast him off +for ever, and has made all those over whom she had any influence, cast +him off likewise. Surely, after doing so, she cannot be imagined +liable to any impression of sorrow or of joy on his account--she cannot +be interested in any thing that befalls him.-- She would not be so weak +as to throw away the comfort of a child, and yet retain the anxiety of +a parent!" + +"Ah! Elinor," said John, "your reasoning is very good, but it is +founded on ignorance of human nature. When Edward's unhappy match +takes place, depend upon it his mother will feel as much as if she had +never discarded him; and, therefore every circumstance that may +accelerate that dreadful event, must be concealed from her as much as +possible. Mrs. Ferrars can never forget that Edward is her son." + +"You surprise me; I should think it must nearly have escaped her memory +by THIS time." + +"You wrong her exceedingly. Mrs. Ferrars is one of the most +affectionate mothers in the world." + +Elinor was silent. + +"We think NOW,"--said Mr. Dashwood, after a short pause, "of ROBERT'S +marrying Miss Morton." + +Elinor, smiling at the grave and decisive importance of her brother's +tone, calmly replied, + +"The lady, I suppose, has no choice in the affair." + +"Choice!--how do you mean?" + +"I only mean that I suppose, from your manner of speaking, it must be +the same to Miss Morton whether she marry Edward or Robert." + +"Certainly, there can be no difference; for Robert will now to all +intents and purposes be considered as the eldest son;--and as to any +thing else, they are both very agreeable young men: I do not know that +one is superior to the other." + +Elinor said no more, and John was also for a short time silent.--His +reflections ended thus. + +"Of ONE thing, my dear sister," kindly taking her hand, and speaking in +an awful whisper,--"I may assure you;--and I WILL do it, because I know +it must gratify you. I have good reason to think--indeed I have it +from the best authority, or I should not repeat it, for otherwise it +would be very wrong to say any thing about it--but I have it from the +very best authority--not that I ever precisely heard Mrs. Ferrars say +it herself--but her daughter DID, and I have it from her--That in +short, whatever objections there might be against a certain--a certain +connection--you understand me--it would have been far preferable to +her, it would not have given her half the vexation that THIS does. I +was exceedingly pleased to hear that Mrs. Ferrars considered it in that +light--a very gratifying circumstance you know to us all. 'It would +have been beyond comparison,' she said, 'the least evil of the two, and +she would be glad to compound NOW for nothing worse.' But however, all +that is quite out of the question--not to be thought of or +mentioned--as to any attachment you know--it never could be--all that +is gone by. But I thought I would just tell you of this, because I +knew how much it must please you. Not that you have any reason to +regret, my dear Elinor. There is no doubt of your doing exceedingly +well--quite as well, or better, perhaps, all things considered. Has +Colonel Brandon been with you lately?" + +Elinor had heard enough, if not to gratify her vanity, and raise her +self-importance, to agitate her nerves and fill her mind;--and she was +therefore glad to be spared from the necessity of saying much in reply +herself, and from the danger of hearing any thing more from her +brother, by the entrance of Mr. Robert Ferrars. After a few moments' +chat, John Dashwood, recollecting that Fanny was yet uninformed of her +sister's being there, quitted the room in quest of her; and Elinor was +left to improve her acquaintance with Robert, who, by the gay +unconcern, the happy self-complacency of his manner while enjoying so +unfair a division of his mother's love and liberality, to the prejudice +of his banished brother, earned only by his own dissipated course of +life, and that brother's integrity, was confirming her most +unfavourable opinion of his head and heart. + +They had scarcely been two minutes by themselves, before he began to +speak of Edward; for he, too, had heard of the living, and was very +inquisitive on the subject. Elinor repeated the particulars of it, as +she had given them to John; and their effect on Robert, though very +different, was not less striking than it had been on HIM. He laughed +most immoderately. The idea of Edward's being a clergyman, and living +in a small parsonage-house, diverted him beyond measure;--and when to +that was added the fanciful imagery of Edward reading prayers in a +white surplice, and publishing the banns of marriage between John Smith +and Mary Brown, he could conceive nothing more ridiculous. + +Elinor, while she waited in silence and immovable gravity, the +conclusion of such folly, could not restrain her eyes from being fixed +on him with a look that spoke all the contempt it excited. It was a +look, however, very well bestowed, for it relieved her own feelings, +and gave no intelligence to him. He was recalled from wit to wisdom, +not by any reproof of hers, but by his own sensibility. + +"We may treat it as a joke," said he, at last, recovering from the +affected laugh which had considerably lengthened out the genuine gaiety +of the moment--"but, upon my soul, it is a most serious business. Poor +Edward! he is ruined for ever. I am extremely sorry for it--for I +know him to be a very good-hearted creature; as well-meaning a fellow +perhaps, as any in the world. You must not judge of him, Miss +Dashwood, from YOUR slight acquaintance.--Poor Edward!--His manners are +certainly not the happiest in nature.--But we are not all born, you +know, with the same powers,--the same address.-- Poor fellow!--to see +him in a circle of strangers!--to be sure it was pitiable enough!--but +upon my soul, I believe he has as good a heart as any in the kingdom; +and I declare and protest to you I never was so shocked in my life, as +when it all burst forth. I could not believe it.-- My mother was the +first person who told me of it; and I, feeling myself called on to act +with resolution, immediately said to her, 'My dear madam, I do not know +what you may intend to do on the occasion, but as for myself, I must +say, that if Edward does marry this young woman, I never will see him +again.' That was what I said immediately.-- I was most uncommonly +shocked, indeed!--Poor Edward!--he has done for himself +completely--shut himself out for ever from all decent society!--but, as +I directly said to my mother, I am not in the least surprised at it; +from his style of education, it was always to be expected. My poor +mother was half frantic." + +"Have you ever seen the lady?" + +"Yes; once, while she was staying in this house, I happened to drop in +for ten minutes; and I saw quite enough of her. The merest awkward +country girl, without style, or elegance, and almost without beauty.-- +I remember her perfectly. Just the kind of girl I should suppose +likely to captivate poor Edward. I offered immediately, as soon as my +mother related the affair to me, to talk to him myself, and dissuade +him from the match; but it was too late THEN, I found, to do any thing, +for unluckily, I was not in the way at first, and knew nothing of it +till after the breach had taken place, when it was not for me, you +know, to interfere. But had I been informed of it a few hours +earlier--I think it is most probable--that something might have been +hit on. I certainly should have represented it to Edward in a very +strong light. 'My dear fellow,' I should have said, 'consider what you +are doing. You are making a most disgraceful connection, and such a +one as your family are unanimous in disapproving.' I cannot help +thinking, in short, that means might have been found. But now it is +all too late. He must be starved, you know;--that is certain; +absolutely starved." + +He had just settled this point with great composure, when the entrance +of Mrs. John Dashwood put an end to the subject. But though SHE never +spoke of it out of her own family, Elinor could see its influence on +her mind, in the something like confusion of countenance with which she +entered, and an attempt at cordiality in her behaviour to herself. She +even proceeded so far as to be concerned to find that Elinor and her +sister were so soon to leave town, as she had hoped to see more of +them;--an exertion in which her husband, who attended her into the +room, and hung enamoured over her accents, seemed to distinguish every +thing that was most affectionate and graceful. + + + +CHAPTER 42 + + +One other short call in Harley Street, in which Elinor received her +brother's congratulations on their travelling so far towards Barton +without any expense, and on Colonel Brandon's being to follow them to +Cleveland in a day or two, completed the intercourse of the brother and +sisters in town;--and a faint invitation from Fanny, to come to Norland +whenever it should happen to be in their way, which of all things was +the most unlikely to occur, with a more warm, though less public, +assurance, from John to Elinor, of the promptitude with which he should +come to see her at Delaford, was all that foretold any meeting in the +country. + +It amused her to observe that all her friends seemed determined to send +her to Delaford;--a place, in which, of all others, she would now least +chuse to visit, or wish to reside; for not only was it considered as +her future home by her brother and Mrs. Jennings, but even Lucy, when +they parted, gave her a pressing invitation to visit her there. + +Very early in April, and tolerably early in the day, the two parties +from Hanover Square and Berkeley Street set out from their respective +homes, to meet, by appointment, on the road. For the convenience of +Charlotte and her child, they were to be more than two days on their +journey, and Mr. Palmer, travelling more expeditiously with Colonel +Brandon, was to join them at Cleveland soon after their arrival. + +Marianne, few as had been her hours of comfort in London, and eager as +she had long been to quit it, could not, when it came to the point, bid +adieu to the house in which she had for the last time enjoyed those +hopes, and that confidence, in Willoughby, which were now extinguished +for ever, without great pain. Nor could she leave the place in which +Willoughby remained, busy in new engagements, and new schemes, in which +SHE could have no share, without shedding many tears. + +Elinor's satisfaction, at the moment of removal, was more positive. +She had no such object for her lingering thoughts to fix on, she left +no creature behind, from whom it would give her a moment's regret to be +divided for ever, she was pleased to be free herself from the +persecution of Lucy's friendship, she was grateful for bringing her +sister away unseen by Willoughby since his marriage, and she looked +forward with hope to what a few months of tranquility at Barton might +do towards restoring Marianne's peace of mind, and confirming her own. + +Their journey was safely performed. The second day brought them into +the cherished, or the prohibited, county of Somerset, for as such was +it dwelt on by turns in Marianne's imagination; and in the forenoon of +the third they drove up to Cleveland. + +Cleveland was a spacious, modern-built house, situated on a sloping +lawn. It had no park, but the pleasure-grounds were tolerably +extensive; and like every other place of the same degree of importance, +it had its open shrubbery, and closer wood walk, a road of smooth +gravel winding round a plantation, led to the front, the lawn was +dotted over with timber, the house itself was under the guardianship of +the fir, the mountain-ash, and the acacia, and a thick screen of them +altogether, interspersed with tall Lombardy poplars, shut out the +offices. + +Marianne entered the house with a heart swelling with emotion from the +consciousness of being only eighty miles from Barton, and not thirty +from Combe Magna; and before she had been five minutes within its +walls, while the others were busily helping Charlotte to show her child +to the housekeeper, she quitted it again, stealing away through the +winding shrubberies, now just beginning to be in beauty, to gain a +distant eminence; where, from its Grecian temple, her eye, wandering +over a wide tract of country to the south-east, could fondly rest on +the farthest ridge of hills in the horizon, and fancy that from their +summits Combe Magna might be seen. + +In such moments of precious, invaluable misery, she rejoiced in tears +of agony to be at Cleveland; and as she returned by a different circuit +to the house, feeling all the happy privilege of country liberty, of +wandering from place to place in free and luxurious solitude, she +resolved to spend almost every hour of every day while she remained +with the Palmers, in the indulgence of such solitary rambles. + +She returned just in time to join the others as they quitted the house, +on an excursion through its more immediate premises; and the rest of +the morning was easily whiled away, in lounging round the kitchen +garden, examining the bloom upon its walls, and listening to the +gardener's lamentations upon blights, in dawdling through the +green-house, where the loss of her favourite plants, unwarily exposed, +and nipped by the lingering frost, raised the laughter of +Charlotte,--and in visiting her poultry-yard, where, in the +disappointed hopes of her dairy-maid, by hens forsaking their nests, or +being stolen by a fox, or in the rapid decrease of a promising young +brood, she found fresh sources of merriment. + +The morning was fine and dry, and Marianne, in her plan of employment +abroad, had not calculated for any change of weather during their stay +at Cleveland. With great surprise therefore, did she find herself +prevented by a settled rain from going out again after dinner. She had +depended on a twilight walk to the Grecian temple, and perhaps all over +the grounds, and an evening merely cold or damp would not have deterred +her from it; but a heavy and settled rain even SHE could not fancy dry +or pleasant weather for walking. + +Their party was small, and the hours passed quietly away. Mrs. Palmer +had her child, and Mrs. Jennings her carpet-work; they talked of the +friends they had left behind, arranged Lady Middleton's engagements, +and wondered whether Mr. Palmer and Colonel Brandon would get farther +than Reading that night. Elinor, however little concerned in it, +joined in their discourse; and Marianne, who had the knack of finding +her way in every house to the library, however it might be avoided by +the family in general, soon procured herself a book. + +Nothing was wanting on Mrs. Palmer's side that constant and friendly +good humour could do, to make them feel themselves welcome. The +openness and heartiness of her manner more than atoned for that want of +recollection and elegance which made her often deficient in the forms +of politeness; her kindness, recommended by so pretty a face, was +engaging; her folly, though evident was not disgusting, because it was +not conceited; and Elinor could have forgiven every thing but her laugh. + +The two gentlemen arrived the next day to a very late dinner, affording +a pleasant enlargement of the party, and a very welcome variety to +their conversation, which a long morning of the same continued rain had +reduced very low. + +Elinor had seen so little of Mr. Palmer, and in that little had seen so +much variety in his address to her sister and herself, that she knew +not what to expect to find him in his own family. She found him, +however, perfectly the gentleman in his behaviour to all his visitors, +and only occasionally rude to his wife and her mother; she found him +very capable of being a pleasant companion, and only prevented from +being so always, by too great an aptitude to fancy himself as much +superior to people in general, as he must feel himself to be to Mrs. +Jennings and Charlotte. For the rest of his character and habits, they +were marked, as far as Elinor could perceive, with no traits at all +unusual in his sex and time of life. He was nice in his eating, +uncertain in his hours; fond of his child, though affecting to slight +it; and idled away the mornings at billiards, which ought to have been +devoted to business. She liked him, however, upon the whole, much +better than she had expected, and in her heart was not sorry that she +could like him no more;--not sorry to be driven by the observation of +his Epicurism, his selfishness, and his conceit, to rest with +complacency on the remembrance of Edward's generous temper, simple +taste, and diffident feelings. + +Of Edward, or at least of some of his concerns, she now received +intelligence from Colonel Brandon, who had been into Dorsetshire +lately; and who, treating her at once as the disinterested friend of +Mr. Ferrars, and the kind of confidant of himself, talked to her a +great deal of the parsonage at Delaford, described its deficiencies, +and told her what he meant to do himself towards removing them.--His +behaviour to her in this, as well as in every other particular, his +open pleasure in meeting her after an absence of only ten days, his +readiness to converse with her, and his deference for her opinion, +might very well justify Mrs. Jennings's persuasion of his attachment, +and would have been enough, perhaps, had not Elinor still, as from the +first, believed Marianne his real favourite, to make her suspect it +herself. But as it was, such a notion had scarcely ever entered her +head, except by Mrs. Jennings's suggestion; and she could not help +believing herself the nicest observer of the two;--she watched his +eyes, while Mrs. Jennings thought only of his behaviour;--and while his +looks of anxious solicitude on Marianne's feeling, in her head and +throat, the beginning of a heavy cold, because unexpressed by words, +entirely escaped the latter lady's observation;--SHE could discover in +them the quick feelings, and needless alarm of a lover. + +Two delightful twilight walks on the third and fourth evenings of her +being there, not merely on the dry gravel of the shrubbery, but all +over the grounds, and especially in the most distant parts of them, +where there was something more of wildness than in the rest, where the +trees were the oldest, and the grass was the longest and wettest, +had--assisted by the still greater imprudence of sitting in her wet +shoes and stockings--given Marianne a cold so violent as, though for a +day or two trifled with or denied, would force itself by increasing +ailments on the concern of every body, and the notice of herself. +Prescriptions poured in from all quarters, and as usual, were all +declined. Though heavy and feverish, with a pain in her limbs, and a +cough, and a sore throat, a good night's rest was to cure her entirely; +and it was with difficulty that Elinor prevailed on her, when she went +to bed, to try one or two of the simplest of the remedies. + + + +CHAPTER 43 + + +Marianne got up the next morning at her usual time; to every inquiry +replied that she was better, and tried to prove herself so, by engaging +in her accustomary employments. But a day spent in sitting shivering +over the fire with a book in her hand, which she was unable to read, or +in lying, weary and languid, on a sofa, did not speak much in favour of +her amendment; and when, at last, she went early to bed, more and more +indisposed, Colonel Brandon was only astonished at her sister's +composure, who, though attending and nursing her the whole day, against +Marianne's inclination, and forcing proper medicines on her at night, +trusted, like Marianne, to the certainty and efficacy of sleep, and +felt no real alarm. + +A very restless and feverish night, however, disappointed the +expectation of both; and when Marianne, after persisting in rising, +confessed herself unable to sit up, and returned voluntarily to her +bed, Elinor was very ready to adopt Mrs. Jennings's advice, of sending +for the Palmers' apothecary. + +He came, examined his patient, and though encouraging Miss Dashwood to +expect that a very few days would restore her sister to health, yet, by +pronouncing her disorder to have a putrid tendency, and allowing the +word "infection" to pass his lips, gave instant alarm to Mrs. Palmer, +on her baby's account. Mrs. Jennings, who had been inclined from the +first to think Marianne's complaint more serious than Elinor, now +looked very grave on Mr. Harris's report, and confirming Charlotte's +fears and caution, urged the necessity of her immediate removal with +her infant; and Mr. Palmer, though treating their apprehensions as +idle, found the anxiety and importunity of his wife too great to be +withstood. Her departure, therefore, was fixed on; and within an hour +after Mr. Harris's arrival, she set off, with her little boy and his +nurse, for the house of a near relation of Mr. Palmer's, who lived a +few miles on the other side of Bath; whither her husband promised, at +her earnest entreaty, to join her in a day or two; and whither she was +almost equally urgent with her mother to accompany her. Mrs. Jennings, +however, with a kindness of heart which made Elinor really love her, +declared her resolution of not stirring from Cleveland as long as +Marianne remained ill, and of endeavouring, by her own attentive care, +to supply to her the place of the mother she had taken her from; and +Elinor found her on every occasion a most willing and active helpmate, +desirous to share in all her fatigues, and often by her better +experience in nursing, of material use. + +Poor Marianne, languid and low from the nature of her malady, and +feeling herself universally ill, could no longer hope that tomorrow +would find her recovered; and the idea of what tomorrow would have +produced, but for this unlucky illness, made every ailment severe; for +on that day they were to have begun their journey home; and, attended +the whole way by a servant of Mrs. Jennings, were to have taken their +mother by surprise on the following forenoon. The little she said was +all in lamentation of this inevitable delay; though Elinor tried to +raise her spirits, and make her believe, as she THEN really believed +herself, that it would be a very short one. + +The next day produced little or no alteration in the state of the +patient; she certainly was not better, and, except that there was no +amendment, did not appear worse. Their party was now farther reduced; +for Mr. Palmer, though very unwilling to go as well from real humanity +and good-nature, as from a dislike of appearing to be frightened away +by his wife, was persuaded at last by Colonel Brandon to perform his +promise of following her; and while he was preparing to go, Colonel +Brandon himself, with a much greater exertion, began to talk of going +likewise.--Here, however, the kindness of Mrs. Jennings interposed most +acceptably; for to send the Colonel away while his love was in so much +uneasiness on her sister's account, would be to deprive them both, she +thought, of every comfort; and therefore telling him at once that his +stay at Cleveland was necessary to herself, that she should want him to +play at piquet of an evening, while Miss Dashwood was above with her +sister, &c. she urged him so strongly to remain, that he, who was +gratifying the first wish of his own heart by a compliance, could not +long even affect to demur; especially as Mrs. Jennings's entreaty was +warmly seconded by Mr. Palmer, who seemed to feel a relief to himself, +in leaving behind him a person so well able to assist or advise Miss +Dashwood in any emergence. + +Marianne was, of course, kept in ignorance of all these arrangements. +She knew not that she had been the means of sending the owners of +Cleveland away, in about seven days from the time of their arrival. It +gave her no surprise that she saw nothing of Mrs. Palmer; and as it +gave her likewise no concern, she never mentioned her name. + +Two days passed away from the time of Mr. Palmer's departure, and her +situation continued, with little variation, the same. Mr. Harris, who +attended her every day, still talked boldly of a speedy recovery, and +Miss Dashwood was equally sanguine; but the expectation of the others +was by no means so cheerful. Mrs. Jennings had determined very early +in the seizure that Marianne would never get over it, and Colonel +Brandon, who was chiefly of use in listening to Mrs. Jennings's +forebodings, was not in a state of mind to resist their influence. He +tried to reason himself out of fears, which the different judgment of +the apothecary seemed to render absurd; but the many hours of each day +in which he was left entirely alone, were but too favourable for the +admission of every melancholy idea, and he could not expel from his +mind the persuasion that he should see Marianne no more. + +On the morning of the third day however, the gloomy anticipations of +both were almost done away; for when Mr. Harris arrived, he declared +his patient materially better. Her pulse was much stronger, and every +symptom more favourable than on the preceding visit. Elinor, confirmed +in every pleasant hope, was all cheerfulness; rejoicing that in her +letters to her mother, she had pursued her own judgment rather than her +friend's, in making very light of the indisposition which delayed them +at Cleveland; and almost fixing on the time when Marianne would be able +to travel. + +But the day did not close so auspiciously as it began.-- Towards the +evening Marianne became ill again, growing more heavy, restless, and +uncomfortable than before. Her sister, however, still sanguine, was +willing to attribute the change to nothing more than the fatigue of +having sat up to have her bed made; and carefully administering the +cordials prescribed, saw her, with satisfaction, sink at last into a +slumber, from which she expected the most beneficial effects. Her +sleep, though not so quiet as Elinor wished to see it, lasted a +considerable time; and anxious to observe the result of it herself, she +resolved to sit with her during the whole of it. Mrs. Jennings, +knowing nothing of any change in the patient, went unusually early to +bed; her maid, who was one of the principal nurses, was recreating +herself in the housekeeper's room, and Elinor remained alone with +Marianne. + +The repose of the latter became more and more disturbed; and her +sister, who watched, with unremitting attention her continual change of +posture, and heard the frequent but inarticulate sounds of complaint +which passed her lips, was almost wishing to rouse her from so painful +a slumber, when Marianne, suddenly awakened by some accidental noise in +the house, started hastily up, and, with feverish wildness, cried out,-- + +"Is mama coming?--" + +"Not yet," cried the other, concealing her terror, and assisting +Marianne to lie down again, "but she will be here, I hope, before it is +long. It is a great way, you know, from hence to Barton." + +"But she must not go round by London," cried Marianne, in the same +hurried manner. "I shall never see her, if she goes by London." + +Elinor perceived with alarm that she was not quite herself, and, while +attempting to soothe her, eagerly felt her pulse. It was lower and +quicker than ever! and Marianne, still talking wildly of mama, her +alarm increased so rapidly, as to determine her on sending instantly +for Mr. Harris, and despatching a messenger to Barton for her mother. +To consult with Colonel Brandon on the best means of effecting the +latter, was a thought which immediately followed the resolution of its +performance; and as soon she had rung up the maid to take her place by +her sister, she hastened down to the drawing-room, where she knew he +was generally to be found at a much later hour than the present. + +It was no time for hesitation. Her fears and her difficulties were +immediately before him. Her fears, he had no courage, no confidence to +attempt the removal of:--he listened to them in silent despondence;--but +her difficulties were instantly obviated, for with a readiness that +seemed to speak the occasion, and the service pre-arranged in his mind, +he offered himself as the messenger who should fetch Mrs. Dashwood. +Elinor made no resistance that was not easily overcome. She thanked him +with brief, though fervent gratitude, and while he went to hurry off his +servant with a message to Mr. Harris, and an order for post-horses +directly, she wrote a few lines to her mother. + +The comfort of such a friend at that moment as Colonel Brandon--or such +a companion for her mother,--how gratefully was it felt!--a companion +whose judgment would guide, whose attendance must relieve, and whose +friendship might soothe her!--as far as the shock of such a summons +COULD be lessened to her, his presence, his manners, his assistance, +would lessen it. + +HE, meanwhile, whatever he might feel, acted with all the firmness of a +collected mind, made every necessary arrangement with the utmost +despatch, and calculated with exactness the time in which she might +look for his return. Not a moment was lost in delay of any kind. The +horses arrived, even before they were expected, and Colonel Brandon +only pressing her hand with a look of solemnity, and a few words spoken +too low to reach her ear, hurried into the carriage. It was then about +twelve o'clock, and she returned to her sister's apartment to wait for +the arrival of the apothecary, and to watch by her the rest of the +night. It was a night of almost equal suffering to both. Hour after +hour passed away in sleepless pain and delirium on Marianne's side, and +in the most cruel anxiety on Elinor's, before Mr. Harris appeared. Her +apprehensions once raised, paid by their excess for all her former +security; and the servant who sat up with her, for she would not allow +Mrs. Jennings to be called, only tortured her more, by hints of what +her mistress had always thought. + +Marianne's ideas were still, at intervals, fixed incoherently on her +mother, and whenever she mentioned her name, it gave a pang to the +heart of poor Elinor, who, reproaching herself for having trifled with +so many days of illness, and wretched for some immediate relief, +fancied that all relief might soon be in vain, that every thing had +been delayed too long, and pictured to herself her suffering mother +arriving too late to see this darling child, or to see her rational. + +She was on the point of sending again for Mr. Harris, or if HE could +not come, for some other advice, when the former--but not till after +five o'clock--arrived. His opinion, however, made some little amends +for his delay, for though acknowledging a very unexpected and +unpleasant alteration in his patient, he would not allow the danger to +be material, and talked of the relief which a fresh mode of treatment +must procure, with a confidence which, in a lesser degree, was +communicated to Elinor. He promised to call again in the course of +three or four hours, and left both the patient and her anxious +attendant more composed than he had found them. + +With strong concern, and with many reproaches for not being called to +their aid, did Mrs. Jennings hear in the morning of what had passed. +Her former apprehensions, now with greater reason restored, left her no +doubt of the event; and though trying to speak comfort to Elinor, her +conviction of her sister's danger would not allow her to offer the +comfort of hope. Her heart was really grieved. The rapid decay, the +early death of a girl so young, so lovely as Marianne, must have struck +a less interested person with concern. On Mrs. Jennings's compassion +she had other claims. She had been for three months her companion, was +still under her care, and she was known to have been greatly injured, +and long unhappy. The distress of her sister too, particularly a +favourite, was before her;--and as for their mother, when Mrs. Jennings +considered that Marianne might probably be to HER what Charlotte was to +herself, her sympathy in HER sufferings was very sincere. + +Mr. Harris was punctual in his second visit;--but he came to be +disappointed in his hopes of what the last would produce. His +medicines had failed;--the fever was unabated; and Marianne only more +quiet--not more herself--remained in a heavy stupor. Elinor, catching +all, and more than all, his fears in a moment, proposed to call in +further advice. But he judged it unnecessary: he had still something +more to try, some more fresh application, of whose success he was as +confident as the last, and his visit concluded with encouraging +assurances which reached the ear, but could not enter the heart of Miss +Dashwood. She was calm, except when she thought of her mother; but she +was almost hopeless; and in this state she continued till noon, +scarcely stirring from her sister's bed, her thoughts wandering from +one image of grief, one suffering friend to another, and her spirits +oppressed to the utmost by the conversation of Mrs. Jennings, who +scrupled not to attribute the severity and danger of this attack to the +many weeks of previous indisposition which Marianne's disappointment +had brought on. Elinor felt all the reasonableness of the idea, and it +gave fresh misery to her reflections. + +About noon, however, she began--but with a caution--a dread of +disappointment which for some time kept her silent, even to her +friend--to fancy, to hope she could perceive a slight amendment in her +sister's pulse;--she waited, watched, and examined it again and +again;--and at last, with an agitation more difficult to bury under +exterior calmness, than all her foregoing distress, ventured to +communicate her hopes. Mrs. Jennings, though forced, on examination, +to acknowledge a temporary revival, tried to keep her young friend from +indulging a thought of its continuance;--and Elinor, conning over every +injunction of distrust, told herself likewise not to hope. But it was +too late. Hope had already entered; and feeling all its anxious +flutter, she bent over her sister to watch--she hardly knew for what. +Half an hour passed away, and the favourable symptom yet blessed her. +Others even arose to confirm it. Her breath, her skin, her lips, all +flattered Elinor with signs of amendment; and Marianne fixed her eyes +on her with a rational, though languid, gaze. Anxiety and hope now +oppressed her in equal degrees, and left her no moment of tranquillity +till the arrival of Mr. Harris at four o'clock;--when his assurances, +his felicitations on a recovery in her sister even surpassing his +expectation, gave her confidence, comfort, and tears of joy. + +Marianne was in every respect materially better, and he declared her +entirely out of danger. Mrs. Jennings, perhaps satisfied with the +partial justification of her forebodings which had been found in their +late alarm, allowed herself to trust in his judgment, and admitted, +with unfeigned joy, and soon with unequivocal cheerfulness, the +probability of an entire recovery. + +Elinor could not be cheerful. Her joy was of a different kind, and led +to any thing rather than to gaiety. Marianne restored to life, health, +friends, and to her doting mother, was an idea to fill her heart with +sensations of exquisite comfort, and expand it in fervent +gratitude;--but it led to no outward demonstrations of joy, no words, +no smiles. All within Elinor's breast was satisfaction, silent and +strong. + +She continued by the side of her sister, with little intermission the +whole afternoon, calming every fear, satisfying every inquiry of her +enfeebled spirits, supplying every succour, and watching almost every +look and every breath. The possibility of a relapse would of course, +in some moments, occur to remind her of what anxiety was--but when she +saw, on her frequent and minute examination, that every symptom of +recovery continued, and saw Marianne at six o'clock sink into a quiet, +steady, and to all appearance comfortable, sleep, she silenced every +doubt. + +The time was now drawing on, when Colonel Brandon might be expected +back. At ten o'clock, she trusted, or at least not much later her +mother would be relieved from the dreadful suspense in which she must +now be travelling towards them. The Colonel, too!--perhaps scarcely +less an object of pity!--Oh!--how slow was the progress of time which +yet kept them in ignorance! + +At seven o'clock, leaving Marianne still sweetly asleep, she joined +Mrs. Jennings in the drawing-room to tea. Of breakfast she had been +kept by her fears, and of dinner by their sudden reverse, from eating +much;--and the present refreshment, therefore, with such feelings of +content as she brought to it, was particularly welcome. Mrs. Jennings +would have persuaded her, at its conclusion, to take some rest before +her mother's arrival, and allow HER to take her place by Marianne; but +Elinor had no sense of fatigue, no capability of sleep at that moment +about her, and she was not to be kept away from her sister an +unnecessary instant. Mrs. Jennings therefore attending her up stairs +into the sick chamber, to satisfy herself that all continued right, +left her there again to her charge and her thoughts, and retired to her +own room to write letters and sleep. + +The night was cold and stormy. The wind roared round the house, and +the rain beat against the windows; but Elinor, all happiness within, +regarded it not. Marianne slept through every blast; and the +travellers--they had a rich reward in store, for every present +inconvenience. + +The clock struck eight. Had it been ten, Elinor would have been +convinced that at that moment she heard a carriage driving up to the +house; and so strong was the persuasion that she DID, in spite of the +ALMOST impossibility of their being already come, that she moved into +the adjoining dressing-closet and opened a window shutter, to be +satisfied of the truth. She instantly saw that her ears had not +deceived her. The flaring lamps of a carriage were immediately in +view. By their uncertain light she thought she could discern it to be +drawn by four horses; and this, while it told the excess of her poor +mother's alarm, gave some explanation to such unexpected rapidity. + +Never in her life had Elinor found it so difficult to be calm, as at +that moment. The knowledge of what her mother must be feeling as the +carriage stopt at the door--of her doubt--her dread--perhaps her +despair!--and of what SHE had to tell!--with such knowledge it was +impossible to be calm. All that remained to be done was to be speedy; +and, therefore staying only till she could leave Mrs. Jennings's maid +with her sister, she hurried down stairs. + +The bustle in the vestibule, as she passed along an inner lobby, +assured her that they were already in the house. She rushed to the +drawing-room,--she entered it,--and saw only Willoughby. + + + +CHAPTER 44 + + +Elinor, starting back with a look of horror at the sight of him, obeyed +the first impulse of her heart in turning instantly to quit the room, +and her hand was already on the lock, when its action was suspended by +his hastily advancing, and saying, in a voice rather of command than +supplication, + +"Miss Dashwood, for half an hour--for ten minutes--I entreat you to +stay." + +"No, sir," she replied with firmness, "I shall NOT stay. Your business +cannot be with ME. The servants, I suppose, forgot to tell you that +Mr. Palmer was not in the house." + +"Had they told me," he cried with vehemence, "that Mr. Palmer and all +his relations were at the devil, it would not have turned me from the +door. My business is with you, and only you." + +"With me!"--in the utmost amazement--"well, sir,--be quick--and if you +can--less violent." + +"Sit down, and I will be both." + +She hesitated; she knew not what to do. The possibility of Colonel +Brandon's arriving and finding her there, came across her. But she had +promised to hear him, and her curiosity no less than her honor was +engaged. After a moment's recollection, therefore, concluding that +prudence required dispatch, and that her acquiescence would best +promote it, she walked silently towards the table, and sat down. He +took the opposite chair, and for half a minute not a word was said by +either. + +"Pray be quick, sir,"--said Elinor, impatiently;--"I have no time to +spare." + +He was sitting in an attitude of deep meditation, and seemed not to +hear her. + +"Your sister," said he, with abruptness, a moment afterwards--"is out +of danger. I heard it from the servant. God be praised!--But is it +true? is it really true?" + +Elinor would not speak. He repeated the inquiry with yet greater +eagerness. + +"For God's sake tell me, is she out of danger, or is she not?" + +"We hope she is." + +He rose up, and walked across the room. + +"Had I known as much half an hour ago--But since I AM here,"--speaking +with a forced vivacity as he returned to his seat--"what does it +signify?--For once, Miss Dashwood--it will be the last time, +perhaps--let us be cheerful together.--I am in a fine mood for +gaiety.-- Tell me honestly"--a deeper glow overspreading his +cheeks--"do you think me most a knave or a fool?" + +Elinor looked at him with greater astonishment than ever. She began to +think that he must be in liquor;--the strangeness of such a visit, and +of such manners, seemed no otherwise intelligible; and with this +impression she immediately rose, saying, + +"Mr. Willoughby, I advise you at present to return to Combe--I am not +at leisure to remain with you longer.-- Whatever your business may be +with me, will it be better recollected and explained to-morrow." + +"I understand you," he replied, with an expressive smile, and a voice +perfectly calm; "yes, I am very drunk.-- A pint of porter with my cold +beef at Marlborough was enough to over-set me." + +"At Marlborough!"--cried Elinor, more and more at a loss to understand +what he would be at. + +"Yes,--I left London this morning at eight o'clock, and the only ten +minutes I have spent out of my chaise since that time procured me a +nuncheon at Marlborough." + +The steadiness of his manner, and the intelligence of his eye as he +spoke, convincing Elinor, that whatever other unpardonable folly might +bring him to Cleveland, he was not brought there by intoxication, she +said, after a moment's recollection, + +"Mr. Willoughby, you OUGHT to feel, and I certainly DO--that after what +has passed--your coming here in this manner, and forcing yourself upon +my notice, requires a very particular excuse.--What is it, that you +mean by it?"-- + +"I mean,"--said he, with serious energy--"if I can, to make you hate me +one degree less than you do NOW. I mean to offer some kind of +explanation, some kind of apology, for the past; to open my whole heart +to you, and by convincing you, that though I have been always a +blockhead, I have not been always a rascal, to obtain something like +forgiveness from Ma--from your sister." + +"Is this the real reason of your coming?" + +"Upon my soul it is,"--was his answer, with a warmth which brought all +the former Willoughby to her remembrance, and in spite of herself made +her think him sincere. + +"If that is all, you may be satisfied already,--for Marianne DOES--she +has LONG forgiven you." + +"Has she?"--he cried, in the same eager tone.-- "Then she has forgiven +me before she ought to have done it. But she shall forgive me again, +and on more reasonable grounds.--NOW will you listen to me?" + +Elinor bowed her assent. + +"I do not know," said he, after a pause of expectation on her side, and +thoughtfulness on his own,--"how YOU may have accounted for my +behaviour to your sister, or what diabolical motive you may have +imputed to me.-- Perhaps you will hardly think the better of me,--it is +worth the trial however, and you shall hear every thing. When I first +became intimate in your family, I had no other intention, no other view +in the acquaintance than to pass my time pleasantly while I was obliged +to remain in Devonshire, more pleasantly than I had ever done before. +Your sister's lovely person and interesting manners could not but +please me; and her behaviour to me almost from the first, was of a +kind--It is astonishing, when I reflect on what it was, and what SHE +was, that my heart should have been so insensible! But at first I must +confess, my vanity only was elevated by it. Careless of her happiness, +thinking only of my own amusement, giving way to feelings which I had +always been too much in the habit of indulging, I endeavoured, by every +means in my power, to make myself pleasing to her, without any design +of returning her affection." + +Miss Dashwood, at this point, turning her eyes on him with the most +angry contempt, stopped him, by saying, + +"It is hardly worth while, Mr. Willoughby, for you to relate, or for me +to listen any longer. Such a beginning as this cannot be followed by +any thing.-- Do not let me be pained by hearing any thing more on the +subject." + +"I insist on you hearing the whole of it," he replied, "My fortune was +never large, and I had always been expensive, always in the habit of +associating with people of better income than myself. Every year since +my coming of age, or even before, I believe, had added to my debts; and +though the death of my old cousin, Mrs. Smith, was to set me free; yet +that event being uncertain, and possibly far distant, it had been for +some time my intention to re-establish my circumstances by marrying a +woman of fortune. To attach myself to your sister, therefore, was not +a thing to be thought of;--and with a meanness, selfishness, +cruelty--which no indignant, no contemptuous look, even of yours, Miss +Dashwood, can ever reprobate too much--I was acting in this manner, +trying to engage her regard, without a thought of returning it.--But +one thing may be said for me: even in that horrid state of selfish +vanity, I did not know the extent of the injury I meditated, because I +did not THEN know what it was to love. But have I ever known it?--Well +may it be doubted; for, had I really loved, could I have sacrificed my +feelings to vanity, to avarice?--or, what is more, could I have +sacrificed hers?-- But I have done it. To avoid a comparative poverty, +which her affection and her society would have deprived of all its +horrors, I have, by raising myself to affluence, lost every thing that +could make it a blessing." + +"You did then," said Elinor, a little softened, "believe yourself at +one time attached to her?" + +"To have resisted such attractions, to have withstood such +tenderness!--Is there a man on earth who could have done it?--Yes, I +found myself, by insensible degrees, sincerely fond of her; and the +happiest hours of my life were what I spent with her when I felt my +intentions were strictly honourable, and my feelings blameless. Even +THEN, however, when fully determined on paying my addresses to her, I +allowed myself most improperly to put off, from day to day, the moment +of doing it, from an unwillingness to enter into an engagement while my +circumstances were so greatly embarrassed. I will not reason here--nor +will I stop for YOU to expatiate on the absurdity, and the worse than +absurdity, of scrupling to engage my faith where my honour was already +bound. The event has proved, that I was a cunning fool, providing with +great circumspection for a possible opportunity of making myself +contemptible and wretched for ever. At last, however, my resolution +was taken, and I had determined, as soon as I could engage her alone, +to justify the attentions I had so invariably paid her, and openly +assure her of an affection which I had already taken such pains to +display. But in the interim--in the interim of the very few hours that +were to pass, before I could have an opportunity of speaking with her +in private--a circumstance occurred--an unlucky circumstance, to ruin +all my resolution, and with it all my comfort. A discovery took +place,"--here he hesitated and looked down.--"Mrs. Smith had somehow or +other been informed, I imagine by some distant relation, whose interest +it was to deprive me of her favour, of an affair, a connection--but I +need not explain myself farther," he added, looking at her with an +heightened colour and an enquiring eye--"your particular intimacy--you +have probably heard the whole story long ago." + +"I have," returned Elinor, colouring likewise, and hardening her heart +anew against any compassion for him, "I have heard it all. And how you +will explain away any part of your guilt in that dreadful business, I +confess is beyond my comprehension." + +"Remember," cried Willoughby, "from whom you received the account. +Could it be an impartial one? I acknowledge that her situation and her +character ought to have been respected by me. I do not mean to justify +myself, but at the same time cannot leave you to suppose that I have +nothing to urge--that because she was injured she was irreproachable, +and because I was a libertine, SHE must be a saint. If the violence of +her passions, the weakness of her understanding--I do not mean, +however, to defend myself. Her affection for me deserved better +treatment, and I often, with great self-reproach, recall the tenderness +which, for a very short time, had the power of creating any return. I +wish--I heartily wish it had never been. But I have injured more than +herself; and I have injured one, whose affection for me--(may I say +it?) was scarcely less warm than hers; and whose mind--Oh! how +infinitely superior!"-- + +"Your indifference, however, towards that unfortunate girl--I must say +it, unpleasant to me as the discussion of such a subject may well +be--your indifference is no apology for your cruel neglect of her. Do +not think yourself excused by any weakness, any natural defect of +understanding on her side, in the wanton cruelty so evident on yours. +You must have known, that while you were enjoying yourself in +Devonshire pursuing fresh schemes, always gay, always happy, she was +reduced to the extremest indigence." + +"But, upon my soul, I did NOT know it," he warmly replied; "I did not +recollect that I had omitted to give her my direction; and common sense +might have told her how to find it out." + +"Well, sir, and what said Mrs. Smith?" + +"She taxed me with the offence at once, and my confusion may be +guessed. The purity of her life, the formality of her notions, her +ignorance of the world--every thing was against me. The matter itself +I could not deny, and vain was every endeavour to soften it. She was +previously disposed, I believe, to doubt the morality of my conduct in +general, and was moreover discontented with the very little attention, +the very little portion of my time that I had bestowed on her, in my +present visit. In short, it ended in a total breach. By one measure I +might have saved myself. In the height of her morality, good woman! +she offered to forgive the past, if I would marry Eliza. That could +not be--and I was formally dismissed from her favour and her house. +The night following this affair--I was to go the next morning--was +spent by me in deliberating on what my future conduct should be. The +struggle was great--but it ended too soon. My affection for Marianne, +my thorough conviction of her attachment to me--it was all insufficient +to outweigh that dread of poverty, or get the better of those false +ideas of the necessity of riches, which I was naturally inclined to +feel, and expensive society had increased. I had reason to believe +myself secure of my present wife, if I chose to address her, and I +persuaded myself to think that nothing else in common prudence remained +for me to do. A heavy scene however awaited me, before I could leave +Devonshire;--I was engaged to dine with you on that very day; some +apology was therefore necessary for my breaking this engagement. But +whether I should write this apology, or deliver it in person, was a +point of long debate. To see Marianne, I felt, would be dreadful, and +I even doubted whether I could see her again, and keep to my +resolution. In that point, however, I undervalued my own magnanimity, +as the event declared; for I went, I saw her, and saw her miserable, +and left her miserable--and left her hoping never to see her again." + +"Why did you call, Mr. Willoughby?" said Elinor, reproachfully; "a note +would have answered every purpose.-- Why was it necessary to call?" + +"It was necessary to my own pride. I could not bear to leave the +country in a manner that might lead you, or the rest of the +neighbourhood, to suspect any part of what had really passed between +Mrs. Smith and myself--and I resolved therefore on calling at the +cottage, in my way to Honiton. The sight of your dear sister, however, +was really dreadful; and, to heighten the matter, I found her alone. +You were all gone I do not know where. I had left her only the evening +before, so fully, so firmly resolved within my self on doing right! A +few hours were to have engaged her to me for ever; and I remember how +happy, how gay were my spirits, as I walked from the cottage to +Allenham, satisfied with myself, delighted with every body! But in +this, our last interview of friendship, I approached her with a sense +of guilt that almost took from me the power of dissembling. Her +sorrow, her disappointment, her deep regret, when I told her that I was +obliged to leave Devonshire so immediately--I never shall forget +it--united too with such reliance, such confidence in me!--Oh, +God!--what a hard-hearted rascal I was!" + +They were both silent for a few moments. Elinor first spoke. + +"Did you tell her that you should soon return?" + +"I do not know what I told her," he replied, impatiently; "less than +was due to the past, beyond a doubt, and in all likelihood much more +than was justified by the future. I cannot think of it.--It won't +do.--Then came your dear mother to torture me farther, with all her +kindness and confidence. Thank Heaven! it DID torture me. I was +miserable. Miss Dashwood, you cannot have an idea of the comfort it +gives me to look back on my own misery. I owe such a grudge to myself +for the stupid, rascally folly of my own heart, that all my past +sufferings under it are only triumph and exultation to me now. Well, I +went, left all that I loved, and went to those to whom, at best, I was +only indifferent. My journey to town--travelling with my own horses, +and therefore so tediously--no creature to speak to--my own reflections +so cheerful--when I looked forward every thing so inviting!--when I +looked back at Barton, the picture so soothing!--oh, it was a blessed +journey!" + +He stopped. + +"Well, sir," said Elinor, who, though pitying him, grew impatient for +his departure, "and this is all?" + +"Ah!--no,--have you forgot what passed in town?-- That infamous +letter--Did she shew it you?" + +"Yes, I saw every note that passed." + +"When the first of hers reached me (as it immediately did, for I was in +town the whole time,) what I felt is--in the common phrase, not to be +expressed; in a more simple one--perhaps too simple to raise any +emotion--my feelings were very, very painful.--Every line, every word +was--in the hackneyed metaphor which their dear writer, were she here, +would forbid--a dagger to my heart. To know that Marianne was in town +was--in the same language--a thunderbolt.--Thunderbolts and +daggers!--what a reproof would she have given me!--her taste, her +opinions--I believe they are better known to me than my own,--and I am +sure they are dearer." + +Elinor's heart, which had undergone many changes in the course of this +extraordinary conversation, was now softened again;--yet she felt it +her duty to check such ideas in her companion as the last. + +"This is not right, Mr. Willoughby.--Remember that you are married. +Relate only what in your conscience you think necessary for me to hear." + +"Marianne's note, by assuring me that I was still as dear to her as in +former days, that in spite of the many, many weeks we had been +separated, she was as constant in her own feelings, and as full of +faith in the constancy of mine as ever, awakened all my remorse. I say +awakened, because time and London, business and dissipation, had in +some measure quieted it, and I had been growing a fine hardened +villain, fancying myself indifferent to her, and chusing to fancy that +she too must have become indifferent to me; talking to myself of our +past attachment as a mere idle, trifling business, shrugging up my +shoulders in proof of its being so, and silencing every reproach, +overcoming every scruple, by secretly saying now and then, 'I shall be +heartily glad to hear she is well married.'-- But this note made me +know myself better. I felt that she was infinitely dearer to me than +any other woman in the world, and that I was using her infamously. But +every thing was then just settled between Miss Grey and me. To retreat +was impossible. All that I had to do, was to avoid you both. I sent +no answer to Marianne, intending by that to preserve myself from her +farther notice; and for some time I was even determined not to call in +Berkeley Street;--but at last, judging it wiser to affect the air of a +cool, common acquaintance than anything else, I watched you all safely +out of the house one morning, and left my name." + +"Watched us out of the house!" + +"Even so. You would be surprised to hear how often I watched you, how +often I was on the point of falling in with you. I have entered many a +shop to avoid your sight, as the carriage drove by. Lodging as I did +in Bond Street, there was hardly a day in which I did not catch a +glimpse of one or other of you; and nothing but the most constant +watchfulness on my side, a most invariably prevailing desire to keep +out of your sight, could have separated us so long. I avoided the +Middletons as much as possible, as well as everybody else who was +likely to prove an acquaintance in common. Not aware of their being in +town, however, I blundered on Sir John, I believe, the first day of his +coming, and the day after I had called at Mrs. Jennings's. He asked me +to a party, a dance at his house in the evening.--Had he NOT told me as +an inducement that you and your sister were to be there, I should have +felt it too certain a thing, to trust myself near him. The next +morning brought another short note from Marianne--still affectionate, +open, artless, confiding--everything that could make MY conduct most +hateful. I could not answer it. I tried--but could not frame a +sentence. But I thought of her, I believe, every moment of the day. +If you CAN pity me, Miss Dashwood, pity my situation as it was THEN. +With my head and heart full of your sister, I was forced to play the +happy lover to another woman!--Those three or four weeks were worse +than all. Well, at last, as I need not tell you, you were forced on +me; and what a sweet figure I cut!--what an evening of agony it was!-- +Marianne, beautiful as an angel on one side, calling me Willoughby in +such a tone!--Oh, God!--holding out her hand to me, asking me for an +explanation, with those bewitching eyes fixed in such speaking +solicitude on my face!--and Sophia, jealous as the devil on the other +hand, looking all that was--Well, it does not signify; it is over +now.-- Such an evening!--I ran away from you all as soon as I could; +but not before I had seen Marianne's sweet face as white as +death.--THAT was the last, last look I ever had of her;--the last +manner in which she appeared to me. It was a horrid sight!--yet when I +thought of her to-day as really dying, it was a kind of comfort to me +to imagine that I knew exactly how she would appear to those, who saw +her last in this world. She was before me, constantly before me, as I +travelled, in the same look and hue." + +A short pause of mutual thoughtfulness succeeded. Willoughby first +rousing himself, broke it thus: + +"Well, let me make haste and be gone. Your sister is certainly better, +certainly out of danger?" + +"We are assured of it." + +"Your poor mother, too!--doting on Marianne." + +"But the letter, Mr. Willoughby, your own letter; have you any thing to +say about that?" + +"Yes, yes, THAT in particular. Your sister wrote to me again, you +know, the very next morning. You saw what she said. I was +breakfasting at the Ellisons,--and her letter, with some others, was +brought to me there from my lodgings. It happened to catch Sophia's +eye before it caught mine--and its size, the elegance of the paper, the +hand-writing altogether, immediately gave her a suspicion. Some vague +report had reached her before of my attachment to some young lady in +Devonshire, and what had passed within her observation the preceding +evening had marked who the young lady was, and made her more jealous +than ever. Affecting that air of playfulness, therefore, which is +delightful in a woman one loves, she opened the letter directly, +and read its contents. She was well paid for her impudence. +She read what made her wretched. Her wretchedness I could have +borne, but her passion--her malice--At all events it must be appeased. +And, in short--what do you think of my wife's style of +letter-writing?--delicate--tender--truly feminine--was it not?" + +"Your wife!--The letter was in your own hand-writing." + +"Yes, but I had only the credit of servilely copying such sentences as +I was ashamed to put my name to. The original was all her own--her own +happy thoughts and gentle diction. But what could I do!--we were +engaged, every thing in preparation, the day almost fixed--But I am +talking like a fool. Preparation!--day!--In honest words, her money +was necessary to me, and in a situation like mine, any thing was to be +done to prevent a rupture. And after all, what did it signify to my +character in the opinion of Marianne and her friends, in what language +my answer was couched?--It must have been only to one end. My business +was to declare myself a scoundrel, and whether I did it with a bow or a +bluster was of little importance.-- 'I am ruined for ever in their +opinion--' said I to myself--'I am shut out for ever from their +society, they already think me an unprincipled fellow, this letter will +only make them think me a blackguard one.' Such were my reasonings, as, +in a sort of desperate carelessness, I copied my wife's words, and +parted with the last relics of Marianne. Her three notes--unluckily +they were all in my pocketbook, or I should have denied their +existence, and hoarded them for ever--I was forced to put them up, and +could not even kiss them. And the lock of hair--that too I had always +carried about me in the same pocket-book, which was now searched by +Madam with the most ingratiating virulence,--the dear lock--all, every +memento was torn from me." + +"You are very wrong, Mr. Willoughby, very blamable," said Elinor, while +her voice, in spite of herself, betrayed her compassionate emotion; +"you ought not to speak in this way, either of Mrs. Willoughby or my +sister. You had made your own choice. It was not forced on you. Your +wife has a claim to your politeness, to your respect, at least. She +must be attached to you, or she would not have married you. To treat +her with unkindness, to speak of her slightingly is no atonement to +Marianne--nor can I suppose it a relief to your own conscience." + +"Do not talk to me of my wife," said he with a heavy sigh.-- "She does +not deserve your compassion.--She knew I had no regard for her when we +married.--Well, married we were, and came down to Combe Magna to be +happy, and afterwards returned to town to be gay.--And now do you pity +me, Miss Dashwood?--or have I said all this to no purpose?-- Am I--be +it only one degree--am I less guilty in your opinion than I was +before?--My intentions were not always wrong. Have I explained away +any part of my guilt?" + +"Yes, you have certainly removed something--a little.-- You have proved +yourself, on the whole, less faulty than I had believed you. You have +proved your heart less wicked, much less wicked. But I hardly +know--the misery that you have inflicted--I hardly know what could have +made it worse." + +"Will you repeat to your sister when she is recovered, what I have been +telling you?--Let me be a little lightened too in her opinion as well +as in yours. You tell me that she has forgiven me already. Let me be +able to fancy that a better knowledge of my heart, and of my present +feelings, will draw from her a more spontaneous, more natural, more +gentle, less dignified, forgiveness. Tell her of my misery and my +penitence--tell her that my heart was never inconstant to her, and if +you will, that at this moment she is dearer to me than ever." + +"I will tell her all that is necessary to what may comparatively be +called, your justification. But you have not explained to me the +particular reason of your coming now, nor how you heard of her illness." + +"Last night, in Drury Lane lobby, I ran against Sir John Middleton, and +when he saw who I was--for the first time these two months--he spoke to +me.--That he had cut me ever since my marriage, I had seen without +surprise or resentment. Now, however, his good-natured, honest, stupid +soul, full of indignation against me, and concern for your sister, +could not resist the temptation of telling me what he knew ought +to--though probably he did not think it WOULD--vex me horridly. As +bluntly as he could speak it, therefore, he told me that Marianne +Dashwood was dying of a putrid fever at Cleveland--a letter that +morning received from Mrs. Jennings declared her danger most +imminent--the Palmers are all gone off in a fright, &c.--I was too much +shocked to be able to pass myself off as insensible even to the +undiscerning Sir John. His heart was softened in seeing mine suffer; +and so much of his ill-will was done away, that when we parted, he +almost shook me by the hand while he reminded me of an old promise +about a pointer puppy. What I felt on hearing that your sister was +dying--and dying too, believing me the greatest villain upon earth, +scorning, hating me in her latest moments--for how could I tell what +horrid projects might not have been imputed? ONE person I was sure +would represent me as capable of any thing-- What I felt was +dreadful!--My resolution was soon made, and at eight o'clock this +morning I was in my carriage. Now you know all." + +Elinor made no answer. Her thoughts were silently fixed on the +irreparable injury which too early an independence and its consequent +habits of idleness, dissipation, and luxury, had made in the mind, the +character, the happiness, of a man who, to every advantage of person +and talents, united a disposition naturally open and honest, and a +feeling, affectionate temper. The world had made him extravagant and +vain--Extravagance and vanity had made him cold-hearted and selfish. +Vanity, while seeking its own guilty triumph at the expense of another, +had involved him in a real attachment, which extravagance, or at least +its offspring, necessity, had required to be sacrificed. Each faulty +propensity in leading him to evil, had led him likewise to punishment. +The attachment, from which against honour, against feeling, against +every better interest he had outwardly torn himself, now, when no +longer allowable, governed every thought; and the connection, for the +sake of which he had, with little scruple, left her sister to misery, +was likely to prove a source of unhappiness to himself of a far more +incurable nature. From a reverie of this kind she was recalled at the +end of some minutes by Willoughby, who, rousing himself from a reverie +at least equally painful, started up in preparation for going, and +said-- + +"There is no use in staying here; I must be off." + +"Are you going back to town?" + +"No--to Combe Magna. I have business there; from thence to town in a +day or two. Good bye." + +He held out his hand. She could not refuse to give him hers;--he +pressed it with affection. + +"And you DO think something better of me than you did?"--said he, +letting it fall, and leaning against the mantel-piece as if forgetting +he was to go. + +Elinor assured him that she did;--that she forgave, pitied, wished him +well--was even interested in his happiness--and added some gentle +counsel as to the behaviour most likely to promote it. His answer was +not very encouraging. + +"As to that," said he, "I must rub through the world as well as I can. +Domestic happiness is out of the question. If, however, I am allowed +to think that you and yours feel an interest in my fate and actions, it +may be the means--it may put me on my guard--at least, it may be +something to live for. Marianne to be sure is lost to me for ever. +Were I even by any blessed chance at liberty again--" + +Elinor stopped him with a reproof. + +"Well,"--he replied--"once more good bye. I shall now go away and live +in dread of one event." + +"What do you mean?" + +"Your sister's marriage." + +"You are very wrong. She can never be more lost to you than she is +now." + +"But she will be gained by some one else. And if that some one should +be the very he whom, of all others, I could least bear--but I will not +stay to rob myself of all your compassionate goodwill, by shewing that +where I have most injured I can least forgive. Good bye,--God bless +you!" + +And with these words, he almost ran out of the room. + + + +CHAPTER 45 + + +Elinor, for some time after he left her, for some time even after the +sound of his carriage had died away, remained too much oppressed by a +crowd of ideas, widely differing in themselves, but of which sadness +was the general result, to think even of her sister. + +Willoughby, he, whom only half an hour ago she had abhorred as the most +worthless of men, Willoughby, in spite of all his faults, excited a +degree of commiseration for the sufferings produced by them, which made +her think of him as now separated for ever from her family, with a +tenderness, a regret, rather in proportion, as she soon acknowledged +within herself--to his wishes than to his merits. She felt that his +influence over her mind was heightened by circumstances which ought not +in reason to have weight; by that person of uncommon attraction, that +open, affectionate, and lively manner which it was no merit to possess; +and by that still ardent love for Marianne, which it was not even +innocent to indulge. But she felt that it was so, long, long before +she could feel his influence less. + +When at last she returned to the unconscious Marianne, she found her +just awaking, refreshed by so long and sweet a sleep to the extent of +her hopes. Elinor's heart was full. The past, the present, the +future, Willoughby's visit, Marianne's safety, and her mother's +expected arrival, threw her altogether into an agitation of spirits +which kept off every indication of fatigue, and made her only fearful +of betraying herself to her sister. Short was the time, however, in +which that fear could affect her, for within half an hour after +Willoughby's leaving the house, she was again called down stairs by the +sound of another carriage.--Eager to save her mother from every +unnecessary moment's horrible suspense, she ran immediately into the +hall, and reached the outward door just in time to receive and support +her as she entered it. + +Mrs. Dashwood, whose terror as they drew near the house had produced +almost the conviction of Marianne's being no more, had no voice to +inquire after her, no voice even for Elinor; but SHE, waiting neither +for salutation nor inquiry, instantly gave the joyful relief;--and her +mother, catching it with all her usual warmth, was in a moment as much +overcome by her happiness, as she had been before by her fears. She +was supported into the drawing-room between her daughter and her +friend;--and there, shedding tears of joy, though still unable to +speak, embraced Elinor again and again, turning from her at intervals +to press Colonel Brandon's hand, with a look which spoke at once her +gratitude, and her conviction of his sharing with herself in the bliss +of the moment. He shared it, however, in a silence even greater than +her own. + +As soon as Mrs. Dashwood had recovered herself, to see Marianne was her +first desire; and in two minutes she was with her beloved child, +rendered dearer to her than ever by absence, unhappiness, and danger. +Elinor's delight, as she saw what each felt in the meeting, was only +checked by an apprehension of its robbing Marianne of farther +sleep;--but Mrs. Dashwood could be calm, could be even prudent, when +the life of a child was at stake, and Marianne, satisfied in knowing +her mother was near her, and conscious of being too weak for +conversation, submitted readily to the silence and quiet prescribed by +every nurse around her. Mrs. Dashwood WOULD sit up with her all night; +and Elinor, in compliance with her mother's entreaty, went to bed. But +the rest, which one night entirely sleepless, and many hours of the +most wearing anxiety seemed to make requisite, was kept off by +irritation of spirits. Willoughby, "poor Willoughby," as she now +allowed herself to call him, was constantly in her thoughts; she would +not but have heard his vindication for the world, and now blamed, now +acquitted herself for having judged him so harshly before. But her +promise of relating it to her sister was invariably painful. She +dreaded the performance of it, dreaded what its effect on Marianne +might be; doubted whether after such an explanation she could ever be +happy with another; and for a moment wished Willoughby a widower. +Then, remembering Colonel Brandon, reproved herself, felt that to HIS +sufferings and his constancy far more than to his rival's, the reward +of her sister was due, and wished any thing rather than Mrs. +Willoughby's death. + +The shock of Colonel Brandon's errand at Barton had been much softened +to Mrs. Dashwood by her own previous alarm; for so great was her +uneasiness about Marianne, that she had already determined to set out +for Cleveland on that very day, without waiting for any further +intelligence, and had so far settled her journey before his arrival, +that the Careys were then expected every moment to fetch Margaret away, +as her mother was unwilling to take her where there might be infection. + +Marianne continued to mend every day, and the brilliant cheerfulness of +Mrs. Dashwood's looks and spirits proved her to be, as she repeatedly +declared herself, one of the happiest women in the world. Elinor could +not hear the declaration, nor witness its proofs without sometimes +wondering whether her mother ever recollected Edward. But Mrs. +Dashwood, trusting to the temperate account of her own disappointment +which Elinor had sent her, was led away by the exuberance of her joy to +think only of what would increase it. Marianne was restored to her +from a danger in which, as she now began to feel, her own mistaken +judgment in encouraging the unfortunate attachment to Willoughby, had +contributed to place her;--and in her recovery she had yet another +source of joy unthought of by Elinor. It was thus imparted to her, as +soon as any opportunity of private conference between them occurred. + +"At last we are alone. My Elinor, you do not yet know all my +happiness. Colonel Brandon loves Marianne. He has told me so himself." + +Her daughter, feeling by turns both pleased and pained, surprised and +not surprised, was all silent attention. + +"You are never like me, dear Elinor, or I should wonder at your +composure now. Had I sat down to wish for any possible good to my +family, I should have fixed on Colonel Brandon's marrying one of you as +the object most desirable. And I believe Marianne will be the most +happy with him of the two." + +Elinor was half inclined to ask her reason for thinking so, because +satisfied that none founded on an impartial consideration of their age, +characters, or feelings, could be given;--but her mother must always be +carried away by her imagination on any interesting subject, and +therefore instead of an inquiry, she passed it off with a smile. + +"He opened his whole heart to me yesterday as we travelled. It came +out quite unawares, quite undesignedly. I, you may well believe, could +talk of nothing but my child;--he could not conceal his distress; I saw +that it equalled my own, and he perhaps, thinking that mere friendship, +as the world now goes, would not justify so warm a sympathy--or rather, +not thinking at all, I suppose--giving way to irresistible feelings, +made me acquainted with his earnest, tender, constant, affection for +Marianne. He has loved her, my Elinor, ever since the first moment of +seeing her." + +Here, however, Elinor perceived,--not the language, not the professions +of Colonel Brandon, but the natural embellishments of her mother's +active fancy, which fashioned every thing delightful to her as it chose. + +"His regard for her, infinitely surpassing anything that Willoughby +ever felt or feigned, as much more warm, as more sincere or +constant--which ever we are to call it--has subsisted through all the +knowledge of dear Marianne's unhappy prepossession for that worthless +young man!--and without selfishness--without encouraging a hope!--could +he have seen her happy with another--Such a noble mind!--such openness, +such sincerity!--no one can be deceived in HIM." + +"Colonel Brandon's character," said Elinor, "as an excellent man, is +well established." + +"I know it is,"--replied her mother seriously, "or after such a warning, +I should be the last to encourage such affection, or even to be pleased +by it. But his coming for me as he did, with such active, such ready +friendship, is enough to prove him one of the worthiest of men." + +"His character, however," answered Elinor, "does not rest on ONE act of +kindness, to which his affection for Marianne, were humanity out of the +case, would have prompted him. To Mrs. Jennings, to the Middletons, he +has been long and intimately known; they equally love and respect him; +and even my own knowledge of him, though lately acquired, is very +considerable; and so highly do I value and esteem him, that if Marianne +can be happy with him, I shall be as ready as yourself to think our +connection the greatest blessing to us in the world. What answer did +you give him?--Did you allow him to hope?" + +"Oh! my love, I could not then talk of hope to him or to myself. +Marianne might at that moment be dying. But he did not ask for hope or +encouragement. His was an involuntary confidence, an irrepressible +effusion to a soothing friend--not an application to a parent. Yet +after a time I DID say, for at first I was quite overcome--that if she +lived, as I trusted she might, my greatest happiness would lie in +promoting their marriage; and since our arrival, since our delightful +security, I have repeated it to him more fully, have given him every +encouragement in my power. Time, a very little time, I tell him, will +do everything;--Marianne's heart is not to be wasted for ever on such a +man as Willoughby.-- His own merits must soon secure it." + +"To judge from the Colonel's spirits, however, you have not yet made +him equally sanguine." + +"No.--He thinks Marianne's affection too deeply rooted for any change +in it under a great length of time, and even supposing her heart again +free, is too diffident of himself to believe, that with such a +difference of age and disposition he could ever attach her. There, +however, he is quite mistaken. His age is only so much beyond hers as +to be an advantage, as to make his character and principles fixed;--and +his disposition, I am well convinced, is exactly the very one to make +your sister happy. And his person, his manners too, are all in his +favour. My partiality does not blind me; he certainly is not so +handsome as Willoughby--but at the same time, there is something much +more pleasing in his countenance.-- There was always a something,--if +you remember,--in Willoughby's eyes at times, which I did not like." + +Elinor could NOT remember it;--but her mother, without waiting for her +assent, continued, + +"And his manners, the Colonel's manners are not only more pleasing to +me than Willoughby's ever were, but they are of a kind I well know to +be more solidly attaching to Marianne. Their gentleness, their genuine +attention to other people, and their manly unstudied simplicity is much +more accordant with her real disposition, than the liveliness--often +artificial, and often ill-timed of the other. I am very sure myself, +that had Willoughby turned out as really amiable, as he has proved +himself the contrary, Marianne would yet never have been so happy with +HIM, as she will be with Colonel Brandon." + +She paused.--Her daughter could not quite agree with her, but her +dissent was not heard, and therefore gave no offence. + +"At Delaford, she will be within an easy distance of me," added Mrs. +Dashwood, "even if I remain at Barton; and in all probability,--for I +hear it is a large village,--indeed there certainly MUST be some small +house or cottage close by, that would suit us quite as well as our +present situation." + +Poor Elinor!--here was a new scheme for getting her to Delaford!--but +her spirit was stubborn. + +"His fortune too!--for at my time of life you know, everybody cares +about THAT;--and though I neither know nor desire to know, what it +really is, I am sure it must be a good one." + +Here they were interrupted by the entrance of a third person, and +Elinor withdrew to think it all over in private, to wish success to her +friend, and yet in wishing it, to feel a pang for Willoughby. + + + +CHAPTER 46 + + +Marianne's illness, though weakening in its kind, had not been long +enough to make her recovery slow; and with youth, natural strength, and +her mother's presence in aid, it proceeded so smoothly as to enable her +to remove, within four days after the arrival of the latter, into Mrs. +Palmer's dressing-room. When there, at her own particular request, for +she was impatient to pour forth her thanks to him for fetching her +mother, Colonel Brandon was invited to visit her. + +His emotion on entering the room, in seeing her altered looks, and in +receiving the pale hand which she immediately held out to him, was +such, as, in Elinor's conjecture, must arise from something more than +his affection for Marianne, or the consciousness of its being known to +others; and she soon discovered in his melancholy eye and varying +complexion as he looked at her sister, the probable recurrence of many +past scenes of misery to his mind, brought back by that resemblance +between Marianne and Eliza already acknowledged, and now strengthened +by the hollow eye, the sickly skin, the posture of reclining weakness, +and the warm acknowledgment of peculiar obligation. + +Mrs. Dashwood, not less watchful of what passed than her daughter, but +with a mind very differently influenced, and therefore watching to very +different effect, saw nothing in the Colonel's behaviour but what arose +from the most simple and self-evident sensations, while in the actions +and words of Marianne she persuaded herself to think that something +more than gratitude already dawned. + +At the end of another day or two, Marianne growing visibly stronger +every twelve hours, Mrs. Dashwood, urged equally by her own and her +daughter's wishes, began to talk of removing to Barton. On HER +measures depended those of her two friends; Mrs. Jennings could not +quit Cleveland during the Dashwoods' stay; and Colonel Brandon was soon +brought, by their united request, to consider his own abode there as +equally determinate, if not equally indispensable. At his and Mrs. +Jennings's united request in return, Mrs. Dashwood was prevailed on to +accept the use of his carriage on her journey back, for the better +accommodation of her sick child; and the Colonel, at the joint +invitation of Mrs. Dashwood and Mrs. Jennings, whose active good-nature +made her friendly and hospitable for other people as well as herself, +engaged with pleasure to redeem it by a visit at the cottage, in the +course of a few weeks. + +The day of separation and departure arrived; and Marianne, after taking +so particular and lengthened a leave of Mrs. Jennings, one so earnestly +grateful, so full of respect and kind wishes as seemed due to her own +heart from a secret acknowledgment of past inattention, and bidding +Colonel Brandon farewell with a cordiality of a friend, was carefully +assisted by him into the carriage, of which he seemed anxious that she +should engross at least half. Mrs. Dashwood and Elinor then followed, +and the others were left by themselves, to talk of the travellers, and +feel their own dullness, till Mrs. Jennings was summoned to her chaise +to take comfort in the gossip of her maid for the loss of her two young +companions; and Colonel Brandon immediately afterwards took his +solitary way to Delaford. + +The Dashwoods were two days on the road, and Marianne bore her journey +on both, without essential fatigue. Every thing that the most zealous +affection, the most solicitous care could do to render her comfortable, +was the office of each watchful companion, and each found their reward +in her bodily ease, and her calmness of spirits. To Elinor, the +observation of the latter was particularly grateful. She, who had seen +her week after week so constantly suffering, oppressed by anguish of +heart which she had neither courage to speak of, nor fortitude to +conceal, now saw with a joy, which no other could equally share, an +apparent composure of mind, which, in being the result as she trusted +of serious reflection, must eventually lead her to contentment and +cheerfulness. + +As they approached Barton, indeed, and entered on scenes of which every +field and every tree brought some peculiar, some painful recollection, +she grew silent and thoughtful, and turning away her face from their +notice, sat earnestly gazing through the window. But here, Elinor +could neither wonder nor blame; and when she saw, as she assisted +Marianne from the carriage, that she had been crying, she saw only an +emotion too natural in itself to raise any thing less tender than pity, +and in its unobtrusiveness entitled to praise. In the whole of her +subsequent manner, she traced the direction of a mind awakened to +reasonable exertion; for no sooner had they entered their common +sitting-room, than Marianne turned her eyes around it with a look of +resolute firmness, as if determined at once to accustom herself to the +sight of every object with which the remembrance of Willoughby could be +connected.--She said little, but every sentence aimed at cheerfulness, +and though a sigh sometimes escaped her, it never passed away without +the atonement of a smile. After dinner she would try her piano-forte. +She went to it; but the music on which her eye first rested was an +opera, procured for her by Willoughby, containing some of their +favourite duets, and bearing on its outward leaf her own name in his +hand-writing.--That would not do.--She shook her head, put the music +aside, and after running over the keys for a minute, complained of +feebleness in her fingers, and closed the instrument again; declaring +however with firmness as she did so, that she should in future practice +much. + +The next morning produced no abatement in these happy symptoms. On the +contrary, with a mind and body alike strengthened by rest, she looked +and spoke with more genuine spirit, anticipating the pleasure of +Margaret's return, and talking of the dear family party which would +then be restored, of their mutual pursuits and cheerful society, as the +only happiness worth a wish. + +"When the weather is settled, and I have recovered my strength," said +she, "we will take long walks together every day. We will walk to the +farm at the edge of the down, and see how the children go on; we will +walk to Sir John's new plantations at Barton Cross, and the Abbeyland; +and we will often go the old ruins of the Priory, and try to trace its +foundations as far as we are told they once reached. I know we shall +be happy. I know the summer will pass happily away. I mean never to +be later in rising than six, and from that time till dinner I shall +divide every moment between music and reading. I have formed my plan, +and am determined to enter on a course of serious study. Our own +library is too well known to me, to be resorted to for any thing beyond +mere amusement. But there are many works well worth reading at the +Park; and there are others of more modern production which I know I can +borrow of Colonel Brandon. By reading only six hours a-day, I shall +gain in the course of a twelve-month a great deal of instruction which +I now feel myself to want." + +Elinor honoured her for a plan which originated so nobly as this; +though smiling to see the same eager fancy which had been leading her +to the extreme of languid indolence and selfish repining, now at work +in introducing excess into a scheme of such rational employment and +virtuous self-control. Her smile however changed to a sigh when she +remembered that promise to Willoughby was yet unfulfilled, and feared +she had that to communicate which might again unsettle the mind of +Marianne, and ruin at least for a time this fair prospect of busy +tranquillity. Willing therefore to delay the evil hour, she resolved +to wait till her sister's health were more secure, before she appointed +it. But the resolution was made only to be broken. + +Marianne had been two or three days at home, before the weather was +fine enough for an invalid like herself to venture out. But at last a +soft, genial morning appeared; such as might tempt the daughter's +wishes and the mother's confidence; and Marianne, leaning on Elinor's +arm, was authorised to walk as long as she could without fatigue, in +the lane before the house. + +The sisters set out at a pace, slow as the feebleness of Marianne in an +exercise hitherto untried since her illness required;--and they had +advanced only so far beyond the house as to admit a full view of the +hill, the important hill behind, when pausing with her eyes turned +towards it, Marianne calmly said, + +"There, exactly there,"--pointing with one hand, "on that projecting +mound,--there I fell; and there I first saw Willoughby." + +Her voice sunk with the word, but presently reviving she added, + +"I am thankful to find that I can look with so little pain on the +spot!--shall we ever talk on that subject, Elinor?"--hesitatingly it +was said.--"Or will it be wrong?--I can talk of it now, I hope, as I +ought to do."-- + +Elinor tenderly invited her to be open. + +"As for regret," said Marianne, "I have done with that, as far as HE is +concerned. I do not mean to talk to you of what my feelings have been +for him, but what they are NOW.--At present, if I could be satisfied on +one point, if I could be allowed to think that he was not ALWAYS acting +a part, not ALWAYS deceiving me;--but above all, if I could be assured +that he never was so VERY wicked as my fears have sometimes fancied +him, since the story of that unfortunate girl"-- + +She stopt. Elinor joyfully treasured her words as she answered, + +"If you could be assured of that, you think you should be easy." + +"Yes. My peace of mind is doubly involved in it;--for not only is it +horrible to suspect a person, who has been what HE has been to ME, of +such designs,--but what must it make me appear to myself?--What in a +situation like mine, but a most shamefully unguarded affection could +expose me to"-- + +"How then," asked her sister, "would you account for his behaviour?" + +"I would suppose him,--Oh, how gladly would I suppose him, only fickle, +very, very fickle." + +Elinor said no more. She was debating within herself on the +eligibility of beginning her story directly, or postponing it till +Marianne were in stronger health;--and they crept on for a few minutes +in silence. + +"I am not wishing him too much good," said Marianne at last with a +sigh, "when I wish his secret reflections may be no more unpleasant +than my own. He will suffer enough in them." + +"Do you compare your conduct with his?" + +"No. I compare it with what it ought to have been; I compare it with +yours." + +"Our situations have borne little resemblance." + +"They have borne more than our conduct.--Do not, my dearest Elinor, let +your kindness defend what I know your judgment must censure. My +illness has made me think-- It has given me leisure and calmness for +serious recollection. Long before I was enough recovered to talk, I +was perfectly able to reflect. I considered the past: I saw in my own +behaviour, since the beginning of our acquaintance with him last +autumn, nothing but a series of imprudence towards myself, and want of +kindness to others. I saw that my own feelings had prepared my +sufferings, and that my want of fortitude under them had almost led me +to the grave. My illness, I well knew, had been entirely brought on by +myself by such negligence of my own health, as I had felt even at the +time to be wrong. Had I died,--it would have been self-destruction. I +did not know my danger till the danger was removed; but with such +feelings as these reflections gave me, I wonder at my recovery,--wonder +that the very eagerness of my desire to live, to have time for +atonement to my God, and to you all, did not kill me at once. Had I +died,--in what peculiar misery should I have left you, my nurse, my +friend, my sister!--You, who had seen all the fretful selfishness of my +latter days; who had known all the murmurings of my heart!--How should +I have lived in YOUR remembrance!--My mother too! How could you have +consoled her!--I cannot express my own abhorrence of myself. Whenever +I looked towards the past, I saw some duty neglected, or some failing +indulged. Every body seemed injured by me. The kindness, the +unceasing kindness of Mrs. Jennings, I had repaid with ungrateful +contempt. To the Middletons, to the Palmers, the Steeles, to every +common acquaintance even, I had been insolent and unjust; with a heart +hardened against their merits, and a temper irritated by their very +attention.--To John, to Fanny,--yes, even to them, little as they +deserve, I had given less than their due. But you,--you above all, +above my mother, had been wronged by me. I, and only I, knew your +heart and its sorrows; yet to what did it influence me?--not to any +compassion that could benefit you or myself.--Your example was before +me; but to what avail?--Was I more considerate of you and your comfort? +Did I imitate your forbearance, or lessen your restraints, by taking +any part in those offices of general complaisance or particular +gratitude which you had hitherto been left to discharge +alone?--No;--not less when I knew you to be unhappy, than when I had +believed you at ease, did I turn away from every exertion of duty or +friendship; scarcely allowing sorrow to exist but with me, regretting +only THAT heart which had deserted and wronged me, and leaving you, for +whom I professed an unbounded affection, to be miserable for my sake." + +Here ceased the rapid flow of her self-reproving spirit; and Elinor, +impatient to soothe, though too honest to flatter, gave her instantly +that praise and support which her frankness and her contrition so well +deserved. Marianne pressed her hand and replied, + +"You are very good.--The future must be my proof. I have laid down my +plan, and if I am capable of adhering to it--my feelings shall be +governed and my temper improved. They shall no longer worry others, +nor torture myself. I shall now live solely for my family. You, my +mother, and Margaret, must henceforth be all the world to me; you will +share my affections entirely between you. From you, from my home, I +shall never again have the smallest incitement to move; and if I do mix +in other society, it will be only to shew that my spirit is humbled, my +heart amended, and that I can practise the civilities, the lesser +duties of life, with gentleness and forbearance. As for Willoughby--to +say that I shall soon or that I shall ever forget him, would be idle. +His remembrance can be overcome by no change of circumstances or +opinions. But it shall be regulated, it shall be checked by religion, +by reason, by constant employment." + +She paused--and added in a low voice, "If I could but know HIS heart, +everything would become easy." + +Elinor, who had now been for some time reflecting on the propriety or +impropriety of speedily hazarding her narration, without feeling at all +nearer decision than at first, heard this; and perceiving that as +reflection did nothing, resolution must do all, soon found herself +leading to the fact. + +She managed the recital, as she hoped, with address; prepared her +anxious listener with caution; related simply and honestly the chief +points on which Willoughby grounded his apology; did justice to his +repentance, and softened only his protestations of present regard. +Marianne said not a word.--She trembled, her eyes were fixed on the +ground, and her lips became whiter than even sickness had left them. A +thousand inquiries sprung up from her heart, but she dared not urge +one. She caught every syllable with panting eagerness; her hand, +unknowingly to herself, closely pressed her sister's, and tears covered +her cheeks. + +Elinor, dreading her being tired, led her towards home; and till they +reached the door of the cottage, easily conjecturing what her curiosity +must be though no question was suffered to speak it, talked of nothing +but Willoughby, and their conversation together; and was carefully +minute in every particular of speech and look, where minuteness could +be safely indulged. As soon as they entered the house, Marianne with a +kiss of gratitude and these two words just articulate through her +tears, "Tell mama," withdrew from her sister and walked slowly up +stairs. Elinor would not attempt to disturb a solitude so reasonable +as what she now sought; and with a mind anxiously pre-arranging its +result, and a resolution of reviving the subject again, should Marianne +fail to do it, she turned into the parlour to fulfill her parting +injunction. + + + +CHAPTER 47 + + +Mrs. Dashwood did not hear unmoved the vindication of her former +favourite. She rejoiced in his being cleared from some part of his +imputed guilt;--she was sorry for him;--she wished him happy. But the +feelings of the past could not be recalled.--Nothing could restore him +with a faith unbroken--a character unblemished, to Marianne. Nothing +could do away the knowledge of what the latter had suffered through his +means, nor remove the guilt of his conduct towards Eliza. Nothing +could replace him, therefore, in her former esteem, nor injure the +interests of Colonel Brandon. + +Had Mrs. Dashwood, like her daughter, heard Willoughby's story from +himself--had she witnessed his distress, and been under the influence +of his countenance and his manner, it is probable that her compassion +would have been greater. But it was neither in Elinor's power, nor in +her wish, to rouse such feelings in another, by her retailed +explanation, as had at first been called forth in herself. Reflection +had given calmness to her judgment, and sobered her own opinion of +Willoughby's deserts;--she wished, therefore, to declare only the +simple truth, and lay open such facts as were really due to his +character, without any embellishment of tenderness to lead the fancy +astray. + +In the evening, when they were all three together, Marianne began +voluntarily to speak of him again;--but that it was not without an +effort, the restless, unquiet thoughtfulness in which she had been for +some time previously sitting--her rising colour, as she spoke,--and her +unsteady voice, plainly shewed. + +"I wish to assure you both," said she, "that I see every thing--as you +can desire me to do." + +Mrs. Dashwood would have interrupted her instantly with soothing +tenderness, had not Elinor, who really wished to hear her sister's +unbiased opinion, by an eager sign, engaged her silence. Marianne +slowly continued-- + +"It is a great relief to me--what Elinor told me this morning--I have +now heard exactly what I wished to hear."--For some moments her voice +was lost; but recovering herself, she added, and with greater calmness +than before--"I am now perfectly satisfied, I wish for no change. I +never could have been happy with him, after knowing, as sooner or later +I must have known, all this.--I should have had no confidence, no +esteem. Nothing could have done it away to my feelings." + +"I know it--I know it," cried her mother. "Happy with a man of +libertine practices!--With one who so injured the peace of the dearest +of our friends, and the best of men!--No--my Marianne has not a heart +to be made happy with such a man!--Her conscience, her sensitive +conscience, would have felt all that the conscience of her husband +ought to have felt." + +Marianne sighed, and repeated, "I wish for no change." + +"You consider the matter," said Elinor, "exactly as a good mind and a +sound understanding must consider it; and I dare say you perceive, as +well as myself, not only in this, but in many other circumstances, +reason enough to be convinced that your marriage must have involved you +in many certain troubles and disappointments, in which you would have +been poorly supported by an affection, on his side, much less certain. +Had you married, you must have been always poor. His expensiveness is +acknowledged even by himself, and his whole conduct declares that +self-denial is a word hardly understood by him. His demands and your +inexperience together, on a small, very small income, must have brought +on distresses which would not be the LESS grievous to you, from having +been entirely unknown and unthought of before. YOUR sense of honour +and honesty would have led you, I know, when aware of your situation, +to attempt all the economy that would appear to you possible: and, +perhaps, as long as your frugality retrenched only on your own comfort, +you might have been suffered to practice it, but beyond that--and how +little could the utmost of your single management do to stop the ruin +which had begun before your marriage?-- Beyond THAT, had you +endeavoured, however reasonably, to abridge HIS enjoyments, is it not +to be feared, that instead of prevailing on feelings so selfish to +consent to it, you would have lessened your own influence on his heart, +and made him regret the connection which had involved him in such +difficulties?" + +Marianne's lips quivered, and she repeated the word "Selfish?" in a +tone that implied--"do you really think him selfish?" + +"The whole of his behaviour," replied Elinor, "from the beginning to +the end of the affair, has been grounded on selfishness. It was +selfishness which first made him sport with your affections; which +afterwards, when his own were engaged, made him delay the confession of +it, and which finally carried him from Barton. His own enjoyment, or +his own ease, was, in every particular, his ruling principle." + +"It is very true. MY happiness never was his object." + +"At present," continued Elinor, "he regrets what he has done. And why +does he regret it?--Because he finds it has not answered towards +himself. It has not made him happy. His circumstances are now +unembarrassed--he suffers from no evil of that kind; and he thinks only +that he has married a woman of a less amiable temper than yourself. +But does it follow that had he married you, he would have been +happy?--The inconveniences would have been different. He would then +have suffered under the pecuniary distresses which, because they are +removed, he now reckons as nothing. He would have had a wife of whose +temper he could make no complaint, but he would have been always +necessitous--always poor; and probably would soon have learned to rank +the innumerable comforts of a clear estate and good income as of far +more importance, even to domestic happiness, than the mere temper of a +wife." + +"I have not a doubt of it," said Marianne; "and I have nothing to +regret--nothing but my own folly." + +"Rather say your mother's imprudence, my child," said Mrs. Dashwood; +"SHE must be answerable." + +Marianne would not let her proceed;--and Elinor, satisfied that each +felt their own error, wished to avoid any survey of the past that might +weaken her sister's spirits; she, therefore, pursuing the first +subject, immediately continued, + +"One observation may, I think, be fairly drawn from the whole of the +story--that all Willoughby's difficulties have arisen from the first +offence against virtue, in his behaviour to Eliza Williams. That crime +has been the origin of every lesser one, and of all his present +discontents." + +Marianne assented most feelingly to the remark; and her mother was led +by it to an enumeration of Colonel Brandon's injuries and merits, warm +as friendship and design could unitedly dictate. Her daughter did not +look, however, as if much of it were heard by her. + +Elinor, according to her expectation, saw on the two or three following +days, that Marianne did not continue to gain strength as she had done; +but while her resolution was unsubdued, and she still tried to appear +cheerful and easy, her sister could safely trust to the effect of time +upon her health. + +Margaret returned, and the family were again all restored to each +other, again quietly settled at the cottage; and if not pursuing their +usual studies with quite so much vigour as when they first came to +Barton, at least planning a vigorous prosecution of them in future. + +Elinor grew impatient for some tidings of Edward. She had heard +nothing of him since her leaving London, nothing new of his plans, +nothing certain even of his present abode. Some letters had passed +between her and her brother, in consequence of Marianne's illness; and +in the first of John's, there had been this sentence:-- "We know +nothing of our unfortunate Edward, and can make no enquiries on so +prohibited a subject, but conclude him to be still at Oxford;" which +was all the intelligence of Edward afforded her by the correspondence, +for his name was not even mentioned in any of the succeeding letters. +She was not doomed, however, to be long in ignorance of his measures. + +Their man-servant had been sent one morning to Exeter on business; and +when, as he waited at table, he had satisfied the inquiries of his +mistress as to the event of his errand, this was his voluntary +communication-- + +"I suppose you know, ma'am, that Mr. Ferrars is married." + +Marianne gave a violent start, fixed her eyes upon Elinor, saw her +turning pale, and fell back in her chair in hysterics. Mrs. Dashwood, +whose eyes, as she answered the servant's inquiry, had intuitively +taken the same direction, was shocked to perceive by Elinor's +countenance how much she really suffered, and a moment afterwards, +alike distressed by Marianne's situation, knew not on which child to +bestow her principal attention. + +The servant, who saw only that Miss Marianne was taken ill, had sense +enough to call one of the maids, who, with Mrs. Dashwood's assistance, +supported her into the other room. By that time, Marianne was rather +better, and her mother leaving her to the care of Margaret and the +maid, returned to Elinor, who, though still much disordered, had so far +recovered the use of her reason and voice as to be just beginning an +inquiry of Thomas, as to the source of his intelligence. Mrs. Dashwood +immediately took all that trouble on herself; and Elinor had the +benefit of the information without the exertion of seeking it. + +"Who told you that Mr. Ferrars was married, Thomas?" + +"I see Mr. Ferrars myself, ma'am, this morning in Exeter, and his lady +too, Miss Steele as was. They was stopping in a chaise at the door of +the New London Inn, as I went there with a message from Sally at the +Park to her brother, who is one of the post-boys. I happened to look up +as I went by the chaise, and so I see directly it was the youngest Miss +Steele; so I took off my hat, and she knew me and called to me, and +inquired after you, ma'am, and the young ladies, especially Miss +Marianne, and bid me I should give her compliments and Mr. Ferrars's, +their best compliments and service, and how sorry they was they had not +time to come on and see you, but they was in a great hurry to go +forwards, for they was going further down for a little while, but +howsever, when they come back, they'd make sure to come and see you." + +"But did she tell you she was married, Thomas?" + +"Yes, ma'am. She smiled, and said how she had changed her name since +she was in these parts. She was always a very affable and free-spoken +young lady, and very civil behaved. So, I made free to wish her joy." + +"Was Mr. Ferrars in the carriage with her?" + +"Yes, ma'am, I just see him leaning back in it, but he did not look +up;--he never was a gentleman much for talking." + +Elinor's heart could easily account for his not putting himself +forward; and Mrs. Dashwood probably found the same explanation. + +"Was there no one else in the carriage?" + +"No, ma'am, only they two." + +"Do you know where they came from?" + +"They come straight from town, as Miss Lucy--Mrs. Ferrars told me." + +"And are they going farther westward?" + +"Yes, ma'am--but not to bide long. They will soon be back again, and +then they'd be sure and call here." + +Mrs. Dashwood now looked at her daughter; but Elinor knew better than +to expect them. She recognised the whole of Lucy in the message, and +was very confident that Edward would never come near them. She +observed in a low voice, to her mother, that they were probably going +down to Mr. Pratt's, near Plymouth. + +Thomas's intelligence seemed over. Elinor looked as if she wished to +hear more. + +"Did you see them off, before you came away?" + +"No, ma'am--the horses were just coming out, but I could not bide any +longer; I was afraid of being late." + +"Did Mrs. Ferrars look well?" + +"Yes, ma'am, she said how she was very well; and to my mind she was +always a very handsome young lady--and she seemed vastly contented." + +Mrs. Dashwood could think of no other question, and Thomas and the +tablecloth, now alike needless, were soon afterwards dismissed. +Marianne had already sent to say, that she should eat nothing more. +Mrs. Dashwood's and Elinor's appetites were equally lost, and Margaret +might think herself very well off, that with so much uneasiness as both +her sisters had lately experienced, so much reason as they had often +had to be careless of their meals, she had never been obliged to go +without her dinner before. + +When the dessert and the wine were arranged, and Mrs. Dashwood and +Elinor were left by themselves, they remained long together in a +similarity of thoughtfulness and silence. Mrs. Dashwood feared to +hazard any remark, and ventured not to offer consolation. She now +found that she had erred in relying on Elinor's representation of +herself; and justly concluded that every thing had been expressly +softened at the time, to spare her from an increase of unhappiness, +suffering as she then had suffered for Marianne. She found that she +had been misled by the careful, the considerate attention of her +daughter, to think the attachment, which once she had so well +understood, much slighter in reality, than she had been wont to +believe, or than it was now proved to be. She feared that under this +persuasion she had been unjust, inattentive, nay, almost unkind, to her +Elinor;--that Marianne's affliction, because more acknowledged, more +immediately before her, had too much engrossed her tenderness, and led +her away to forget that in Elinor she might have a daughter suffering +almost as much, certainly with less self-provocation, and greater +fortitude. + + + +CHAPTER 48 + + +Elinor now found the difference between the expectation of an +unpleasant event, however certain the mind may be told to consider it, +and certainty itself. She now found, that in spite of herself, she had +always admitted a hope, while Edward remained single, that something +would occur to prevent his marrying Lucy; that some resolution of his +own, some mediation of friends, or some more eligible opportunity of +establishment for the lady, would arise to assist the happiness of all. +But he was now married; and she condemned her heart for the lurking +flattery, which so much heightened the pain of the intelligence. + +That he should be married soon, before (as she imagined) he could be in +orders, and consequently before he could be in possession of the +living, surprised her a little at first. But she soon saw how likely +it was that Lucy, in her self-provident care, in her haste to secure +him, should overlook every thing but the risk of delay. They were +married, married in town, and now hastening down to her uncle's. What +had Edward felt on being within four miles from Barton, on seeing her +mother's servant, on hearing Lucy's message! + +They would soon, she supposed, be settled at Delaford.--Delaford,--that +place in which so much conspired to give her an interest; which she +wished to be acquainted with, and yet desired to avoid. She saw them +in an instant in their parsonage-house; saw in Lucy, the active, +contriving manager, uniting at once a desire of smart appearance with +the utmost frugality, and ashamed to be suspected of half her +economical practices;--pursuing her own interest in every thought, +courting the favour of Colonel Brandon, of Mrs. Jennings, and of every +wealthy friend. In Edward--she knew not what she saw, nor what she +wished to see;--happy or unhappy,--nothing pleased her; she turned away +her head from every sketch of him. + +Elinor flattered herself that some one of their connections in London +would write to them to announce the event, and give farther +particulars,--but day after day passed off, and brought no letter, no +tidings. Though uncertain that any one were to blame, she found fault +with every absent friend. They were all thoughtless or indolent. + +"When do you write to Colonel Brandon, ma'am?" was an inquiry which +sprung from the impatience of her mind to have something going on. + +"I wrote to him, my love, last week, and rather expect to see, than to +hear from him again. I earnestly pressed his coming to us, and should +not be surprised to see him walk in today or tomorrow, or any day." + +This was gaining something, something to look forward to. Colonel +Brandon must have some information to give. + +Scarcely had she so determined it, when the figure of a man on +horseback drew her eyes to the window. He stopt at their gate. It was +a gentleman, it was Colonel Brandon himself. Now she could hear more; +and she trembled in expectation of it. But--it was NOT Colonel +Brandon--neither his air--nor his height. Were it possible, she must +say it must be Edward. She looked again. He had just dismounted;--she +could not be mistaken,--it WAS Edward. She moved away and sat down. +"He comes from Mr. Pratt's purposely to see us. I WILL be calm; I WILL +be mistress of myself." + +In a moment she perceived that the others were likewise aware of the +mistake. She saw her mother and Marianne change colour; saw them look +at herself, and whisper a few sentences to each other. She would have +given the world to be able to speak--and to make them understand that +she hoped no coolness, no slight, would appear in their behaviour to +him;--but she had no utterance, and was obliged to leave all to their +own discretion. + +Not a syllable passed aloud. They all waited in silence for the +appearance of their visitor. His footsteps were heard along the gravel +path; in a moment he was in the passage, and in another he was before +them. + +His countenance, as he entered the room, was not too happy, even for +Elinor. His complexion was white with agitation, and he looked as if +fearful of his reception, and conscious that he merited no kind one. +Mrs. Dashwood, however, conforming, as she trusted, to the wishes of +that daughter, by whom she then meant in the warmth of her heart to be +guided in every thing, met with a look of forced complacency, gave him +her hand, and wished him joy. + +He coloured, and stammered out an unintelligible reply. Elinor's lips +had moved with her mother's, and, when the moment of action was over, +she wished that she had shaken hands with him too. But it was then too +late, and with a countenance meaning to be open, she sat down again and +talked of the weather. + +Marianne had retreated as much as possible out of sight, to conceal her +distress; and Margaret, understanding some part, but not the whole of +the case, thought it incumbent on her to be dignified, and therefore +took a seat as far from him as she could, and maintained a strict +silence. + +When Elinor had ceased to rejoice in the dryness of the season, a very +awful pause took place. It was put an end to by Mrs. Dashwood, who +felt obliged to hope that he had left Mrs. Ferrars very well. In a +hurried manner, he replied in the affirmative. + +Another pause. + +Elinor resolving to exert herself, though fearing the sound of her own +voice, now said, + +"Is Mrs. Ferrars at Longstaple?" + +"At Longstaple!" he replied, with an air of surprise.-- "No, my mother +is in town." + +"I meant," said Elinor, taking up some work from the table, "to inquire +for Mrs. EDWARD Ferrars." + +She dared not look up;--but her mother and Marianne both turned their +eyes on him. He coloured, seemed perplexed, looked doubtingly, and, +after some hesitation, said,-- + +"Perhaps you mean--my brother--you mean Mrs.--Mrs. ROBERT Ferrars." + +"Mrs. Robert Ferrars!"--was repeated by Marianne and her mother in an +accent of the utmost amazement;--and though Elinor could not speak, +even HER eyes were fixed on him with the same impatient wonder. He +rose from his seat, and walked to the window, apparently from not +knowing what to do; took up a pair of scissors that lay there, and +while spoiling both them and their sheath by cutting the latter to +pieces as he spoke, said, in a hurried voice, + +"Perhaps you do not know--you may not have heard that my brother is +lately married to--to the youngest--to Miss Lucy Steele." + +His words were echoed with unspeakable astonishment by all but Elinor, +who sat with her head leaning over her work, in a state of such +agitation as made her hardly know where she was. + +"Yes," said he, "they were married last week, and are now at Dawlish." + +Elinor could sit it no longer. She almost ran out of the room, and as +soon as the door was closed, burst into tears of joy, which at first +she thought would never cease. Edward, who had till then looked any +where, rather than at her, saw her hurry away, and perhaps saw--or even +heard, her emotion; for immediately afterwards he fell into a reverie, +which no remarks, no inquiries, no affectionate address of Mrs. +Dashwood could penetrate, and at last, without saying a word, quitted +the room, and walked out towards the village--leaving the others in the +greatest astonishment and perplexity on a change in his situation, so +wonderful and so sudden;--a perplexity which they had no means of +lessening but by their own conjectures. + + + +CHAPTER 49 + + +Unaccountable, however, as the circumstances of his release might +appear to the whole family, it was certain that Edward was free; and to +what purpose that freedom would be employed was easily pre-determined +by all;--for after experiencing the blessings of ONE imprudent +engagement, contracted without his mother's consent, as he had already +done for more than four years, nothing less could be expected of him in +the failure of THAT, than the immediate contraction of another. + +His errand at Barton, in fact, was a simple one. It was only to ask +Elinor to marry him;--and considering that he was not altogether +inexperienced in such a question, it might be strange that he should +feel so uncomfortable in the present case as he really did, so much in +need of encouragement and fresh air. + +How soon he had walked himself into the proper resolution, however, how +soon an opportunity of exercising it occurred, in what manner he +expressed himself, and how he was received, need not be particularly +told. This only need be said;--that when they all sat down to table at +four o'clock, about three hours after his arrival, he had secured his +lady, engaged her mother's consent, and was not only in the rapturous +profession of the lover, but, in the reality of reason and truth, one +of the happiest of men. His situation indeed was more than commonly +joyful. He had more than the ordinary triumph of accepted love to +swell his heart, and raise his spirits. He was released without any +reproach to himself, from an entanglement which had long formed his +misery, from a woman whom he had long ceased to love;--and elevated at +once to that security with another, which he must have thought of +almost with despair, as soon as he had learnt to consider it with +desire. He was brought, not from doubt or suspense, but from misery to +happiness;--and the change was openly spoken in such a genuine, +flowing, grateful cheerfulness, as his friends had never witnessed in +him before. + +His heart was now open to Elinor, all its weaknesses, all its errors +confessed, and his first boyish attachment to Lucy treated with all the +philosophic dignity of twenty-four. + +"It was a foolish, idle inclination on my side," said he, "the +consequence of ignorance of the world--and want of employment. Had my +brother given me some active profession when I was removed at eighteen +from the care of Mr. Pratt, I think--nay, I am sure, it would never +have happened; for though I left Longstaple with what I thought, at the +time, a most unconquerable preference for his niece, yet had I then had +any pursuit, any object to engage my time and keep me at a distance +from her for a few months, I should very soon have outgrown the fancied +attachment, especially by mixing more with the world, as in such case I +must have done. But instead of having any thing to do, instead of +having any profession chosen for me, or being allowed to chuse any +myself, I returned home to be completely idle; and for the first +twelvemonth afterwards I had not even the nominal employment, which +belonging to the university would have given me; for I was not entered +at Oxford till I was nineteen. I had therefore nothing in the world to +do, but to fancy myself in love; and as my mother did not make my home +in every respect comfortable, as I had no friend, no companion in my +brother, and disliked new acquaintance, it was not unnatural for me to +be very often at Longstaple, where I always felt myself at home, and +was always sure of a welcome; and accordingly I spent the greatest part +of my time there from eighteen to nineteen: Lucy appeared everything +that was amiable and obliging. She was pretty too--at least I thought +so THEN; and I had seen so little of other women, that I could make no +comparisons, and see no defects. Considering everything, therefore, I +hope, foolish as our engagement was, foolish as it has since in every +way been proved, it was not at the time an unnatural or an inexcusable +piece of folly." + +The change which a few hours had wrought in the minds and the happiness +of the Dashwoods, was such--so great--as promised them all, the +satisfaction of a sleepless night. Mrs. Dashwood, too happy to be +comfortable, knew not how to love Edward, nor praise Elinor enough, how +to be enough thankful for his release without wounding his delicacy, +nor how at once to give them leisure for unrestrained conversation +together, and yet enjoy, as she wished, the sight and society of both. + +Marianne could speak HER happiness only by tears. Comparisons would +occur--regrets would arise;--and her joy, though sincere as her love +for her sister, was of a kind to give her neither spirits nor language. + +But Elinor--how are HER feelings to be described?--From the moment of +learning that Lucy was married to another, that Edward was free, to the +moment of his justifying the hopes which had so instantly followed, she +was every thing by turns but tranquil. But when the second moment had +passed, when she found every doubt, every solicitude removed, compared +her situation with what so lately it had been,--saw him honourably +released from his former engagement, saw him instantly profiting by the +release, to address herself and declare an affection as tender, as +constant as she had ever supposed it to be,--she was oppressed, she was +overcome by her own felicity;--and happily disposed as is the human +mind to be easily familiarized with any change for the better, it +required several hours to give sedateness to her spirits, or any degree +of tranquillity to her heart. + +Edward was now fixed at the cottage at least for a week;--for whatever +other claims might be made on him, it was impossible that less than a +week should be given up to the enjoyment of Elinor's company, or +suffice to say half that was to be said of the past, the present, and +the future;--for though a very few hours spent in the hard labor of +incessant talking will despatch more subjects than can really be in +common between any two rational creatures, yet with lovers it is +different. Between THEM no subject is finished, no communication is +even made, till it has been made at least twenty times over. + +Lucy's marriage, the unceasing and reasonable wonder among them all, +formed of course one of the earliest discussions of the lovers;--and +Elinor's particular knowledge of each party made it appear to her in +every view, as one of the most extraordinary and unaccountable +circumstances she had ever heard. How they could be thrown together, +and by what attraction Robert could be drawn on to marry a girl, of +whose beauty she had herself heard him speak without any admiration,--a +girl too already engaged to his brother, and on whose account that +brother had been thrown off by his family--it was beyond her +comprehension to make out. To her own heart it was a delightful +affair, to her imagination it was even a ridiculous one, but to her +reason, her judgment, it was completely a puzzle. + +Edward could only attempt an explanation by supposing, that, perhaps, +at first accidentally meeting, the vanity of the one had been so worked +on by the flattery of the other, as to lead by degrees to all the rest. +Elinor remembered what Robert had told her in Harley Street, of his +opinion of what his own mediation in his brother's affairs might have +done, if applied to in time. She repeated it to Edward. + +"THAT was exactly like Robert,"--was his immediate observation.--"And +THAT," he presently added, "might perhaps be in HIS head when the +acquaintance between them first began. And Lucy perhaps at first might +think only of procuring his good offices in my favour. Other designs +might afterward arise." + +How long it had been carrying on between them, however, he was equally +at a loss with herself to make out; for at Oxford, where he had +remained for choice ever since his quitting London, he had had no means +of hearing of her but from herself, and her letters to the very last +were neither less frequent, nor less affectionate than usual. Not the +smallest suspicion, therefore, had ever occurred to prepare him for +what followed;--and when at last it burst on him in a letter from Lucy +herself, he had been for some time, he believed, half stupified between +the wonder, the horror, and the joy of such a deliverance. He put the +letter into Elinor's hands. + + "DEAR SIR, + + "Being very sure I have long lost your affections, + I have thought myself at liberty to bestow my own + on another, and have no doubt of being as happy with + him as I once used to think I might be with you; + but I scorn to accept a hand while the heart was + another's. Sincerely wish you happy in your choice, + and it shall not be my fault if we are not always + good friends, as our near relationship now makes + proper. I can safely say I owe you no ill-will, + and am sure you will be too generous to do us any + ill offices. Your brother has gained my affections + entirely, and as we could not live without one + another, we are just returned from the altar, and + are now on our way to Dawlish for a few weeks, which + place your dear brother has great curiosity to see, + but thought I would first trouble you with these + few lines, and shall always remain, + + "Your sincere well-wisher, friend, and sister, + "LUCY FERRARS. + + "I have burnt all your letters, and will return + your picture the first opportunity. Please to destroy + my scrawls--but the ring with my hair you are very + welcome to keep." + +Elinor read and returned it without any comment. + +"I will not ask your opinion of it as a composition," said +Edward.--"For worlds would not I have had a letter of hers seen by YOU +in former days.--In a sister it is bad enough, but in a wife!--how I +have blushed over the pages of her writing!--and I believe I may say +that since the first half year of our foolish--business--this is the +only letter I ever received from her, of which the substance made me +any amends for the defect of the style." + +"However it may have come about," said Elinor, after a pause,--"they +are certainly married. And your mother has brought on herself a most +appropriate punishment. The independence she settled on Robert, +through resentment against you, has put it in his power to make his own +choice; and she has actually been bribing one son with a thousand +a-year, to do the very deed which she disinherited the other for +intending to do. She will hardly be less hurt, I suppose, by Robert's +marrying Lucy, than she would have been by your marrying her." + +"She will be more hurt by it, for Robert always was her favourite.--She +will be more hurt by it, and on the same principle will forgive him +much sooner." + +In what state the affair stood at present between them, Edward knew +not, for no communication with any of his family had yet been attempted +by him. He had quitted Oxford within four and twenty hours after +Lucy's letter arrived, and with only one object before him, the nearest +road to Barton, had had no leisure to form any scheme of conduct, with +which that road did not hold the most intimate connection. He could do +nothing till he were assured of his fate with Miss Dashwood; and by his +rapidity in seeking THAT fate, it is to be supposed, in spite of the +jealousy with which he had once thought of Colonel Brandon, in spite of +the modesty with which he rated his own deserts, and the politeness +with which he talked of his doubts, he did not, upon the whole, expect +a very cruel reception. It was his business, however, to say that he +DID, and he said it very prettily. What he might say on the subject a +twelvemonth after, must be referred to the imagination of husbands and +wives. + +That Lucy had certainly meant to deceive, to go off with a flourish of +malice against him in her message by Thomas, was perfectly clear to +Elinor; and Edward himself, now thoroughly enlightened on her +character, had no scruple in believing her capable of the utmost +meanness of wanton ill-nature. Though his eyes had been long opened, +even before his acquaintance with Elinor began, to her ignorance and a +want of liberality in some of her opinions--they had been equally +imputed, by him, to her want of education; and till her last letter +reached him, he had always believed her to be a well-disposed, +good-hearted girl, and thoroughly attached to himself. Nothing but +such a persuasion could have prevented his putting an end to an +engagement, which, long before the discovery of it laid him open to his +mother's anger, had been a continual source of disquiet and regret to +him. + +"I thought it my duty," said he, "independent of my feelings, to give +her the option of continuing the engagement or not, when I was +renounced by my mother, and stood to all appearance without a friend in +the world to assist me. In such a situation as that, where there +seemed nothing to tempt the avarice or the vanity of any living +creature, how could I suppose, when she so earnestly, so warmly +insisted on sharing my fate, whatever it might be, that any thing but +the most disinterested affection was her inducement? And even now, I +cannot comprehend on what motive she acted, or what fancied advantage +it could be to her, to be fettered to a man for whom she had not the +smallest regard, and who had only two thousand pounds in the world. +She could not foresee that Colonel Brandon would give me a living." + +"No; but she might suppose that something would occur in your favour; +that your own family might in time relent. And at any rate, she lost +nothing by continuing the engagement, for she has proved that it +fettered neither her inclination nor her actions. The connection was +certainly a respectable one, and probably gained her consideration +among her friends; and, if nothing more advantageous occurred, it would +be better for her to marry YOU than be single." + +Edward was, of course, immediately convinced that nothing could have +been more natural than Lucy's conduct, nor more self-evident than the +motive of it. + +Elinor scolded him, harshly as ladies always scold the imprudence which +compliments themselves, for having spent so much time with them at +Norland, when he must have felt his own inconstancy. + +"Your behaviour was certainly very wrong," said she; "because--to say +nothing of my own conviction, our relations were all led away by it to +fancy and expect WHAT, as you were THEN situated, could never be." + +He could only plead an ignorance of his own heart, and a mistaken +confidence in the force of his engagement. + +"I was simple enough to think, that because my FAITH was plighted to +another, there could be no danger in my being with you; and that the +consciousness of my engagement was to keep my heart as safe and sacred +as my honour. I felt that I admired you, but I told myself it was only +friendship; and till I began to make comparisons between yourself and +Lucy, I did not know how far I was got. After that, I suppose, I WAS +wrong in remaining so much in Sussex, and the arguments with which I +reconciled myself to the expediency of it, were no better than +these:--The danger is my own; I am doing no injury to anybody but +myself." + +Elinor smiled, and shook her head. + +Edward heard with pleasure of Colonel Brandon's being expected at the +Cottage, as he really wished not only to be better acquainted with him, +but to have an opportunity of convincing him that he no longer resented +his giving him the living of Delaford--"Which, at present," said he, +"after thanks so ungraciously delivered as mine were on the occasion, +he must think I have never forgiven him for offering." + +NOW he felt astonished himself that he had never yet been to the place. +But so little interest had he taken in the matter, that he owed all his +knowledge of the house, garden, and glebe, extent of the parish, +condition of the land, and rate of the tithes, to Elinor herself, who +had heard so much of it from Colonel Brandon, and heard it with so much +attention, as to be entirely mistress of the subject. + +One question after this only remained undecided, between them, one +difficulty only was to be overcome. They were brought together by +mutual affection, with the warmest approbation of their real friends; +their intimate knowledge of each other seemed to make their happiness +certain--and they only wanted something to live upon. Edward had two +thousand pounds, and Elinor one, which, with Delaford living, was all +that they could call their own; for it was impossible that Mrs. +Dashwood should advance anything; and they were neither of them quite +enough in love to think that three hundred and fifty pounds a-year +would supply them with the comforts of life. + +Edward was not entirely without hopes of some favourable change in his +mother towards him; and on THAT he rested for the residue of their +income. But Elinor had no such dependence; for since Edward would +still be unable to marry Miss Morton, and his chusing herself had been +spoken of in Mrs. Ferrars's flattering language as only a lesser evil +than his chusing Lucy Steele, she feared that Robert's offence would +serve no other purpose than to enrich Fanny. + +About four days after Edward's arrival Colonel Brandon appeared, to +complete Mrs. Dashwood's satisfaction, and to give her the dignity of +having, for the first time since her living at Barton, more company +with her than her house would hold. Edward was allowed to retain the +privilege of first comer, and Colonel Brandon therefore walked every +night to his old quarters at the Park; from whence he usually returned +in the morning, early enough to interrupt the lovers' first tete-a-tete +before breakfast. + +A three weeks' residence at Delaford, where, in his evening hours at +least, he had little to do but to calculate the disproportion between +thirty-six and seventeen, brought him to Barton in a temper of mind +which needed all the improvement in Marianne's looks, all the kindness +of her welcome, and all the encouragement of her mother's language, to +make it cheerful. Among such friends, however, and such flattery, he +did revive. No rumour of Lucy's marriage had yet reached him:--he knew +nothing of what had passed; and the first hours of his visit were +consequently spent in hearing and in wondering. Every thing was +explained to him by Mrs. Dashwood, and he found fresh reason to rejoice +in what he had done for Mr. Ferrars, since eventually it promoted the +interest of Elinor. + +It would be needless to say, that the gentlemen advanced in the good +opinion of each other, as they advanced in each other's acquaintance, +for it could not be otherwise. Their resemblance in good principles +and good sense, in disposition and manner of thinking, would probably +have been sufficient to unite them in friendship, without any other +attraction; but their being in love with two sisters, and two sisters +fond of each other, made that mutual regard inevitable and immediate, +which might otherwise have waited the effect of time and judgment. + +The letters from town, which a few days before would have made every +nerve in Elinor's body thrill with transport, now arrived to be read +with less emotion than mirth. Mrs. Jennings wrote to tell the +wonderful tale, to vent her honest indignation against the jilting +girl, and pour forth her compassion towards poor Mr. Edward, who, she +was sure, had quite doted upon the worthless hussy, and was now, by all +accounts, almost broken-hearted, at Oxford.-- "I do think," she +continued, "nothing was ever carried on so sly; for it was but two days +before Lucy called and sat a couple of hours with me. Not a soul +suspected anything of the matter, not even Nancy, who, poor soul! came +crying to me the day after, in a great fright for fear of Mrs. Ferrars, +as well as not knowing how to get to Plymouth; for Lucy it seems +borrowed all her money before she went off to be married, on purpose we +suppose to make a show with, and poor Nancy had not seven shillings in +the world;--so I was very glad to give her five guineas to take her +down to Exeter, where she thinks of staying three or four weeks with +Mrs. Burgess, in hopes, as I tell her, to fall in with the Doctor +again. And I must say that Lucy's crossness not to take them along +with them in the chaise is worse than all. Poor Mr. Edward! I cannot +get him out of my head, but you must send for him to Barton, and Miss +Marianne must try to comfort him." + +Mr. Dashwood's strains were more solemn. Mrs. Ferrars was the most +unfortunate of women--poor Fanny had suffered agonies of +sensibility--and he considered the existence of each, under such a +blow, with grateful wonder. Robert's offence was unpardonable, but +Lucy's was infinitely worse. Neither of them were ever again to be +mentioned to Mrs. Ferrars; and even, if she might hereafter be induced +to forgive her son, his wife should never be acknowledged as her +daughter, nor be permitted to appear in her presence. The secrecy with +which everything had been carried on between them, was rationally +treated as enormously heightening the crime, because, had any suspicion +of it occurred to the others, proper measures would have been taken to +prevent the marriage; and he called on Elinor to join with him in +regretting that Lucy's engagement with Edward had not rather been +fulfilled, than that she should thus be the means of spreading misery +farther in the family.-- He thus continued: + +"Mrs. Ferrars has never yet mentioned Edward's name, which does not +surprise us; but, to our great astonishment, not a line has been +received from him on the occasion. Perhaps, however, he is kept silent +by his fear of offending, and I shall, therefore, give him a hint, by a +line to Oxford, that his sister and I both think a letter of proper +submission from him, addressed perhaps to Fanny, and by her shewn to +her mother, might not be taken amiss; for we all know the tenderness of +Mrs. Ferrars's heart, and that she wishes for nothing so much as to be +on good terms with her children." + +This paragraph was of some importance to the prospects and conduct of +Edward. It determined him to attempt a reconciliation, though not +exactly in the manner pointed out by their brother and sister. + +"A letter of proper submission!" repeated he; "would they have me beg +my mother's pardon for Robert's ingratitude to HER, and breach of +honour to ME?--I can make no submission--I am grown neither humble nor +penitent by what has passed.--I am grown very happy; but that would not +interest.--I know of no submission that IS proper for me to make." + +"You may certainly ask to be forgiven," said Elinor, "because you have +offended;--and I should think you might NOW venture so far as to +profess some concern for having ever formed the engagement which drew +on you your mother's anger." + +He agreed that he might. + +"And when she has forgiven you, perhaps a little humility may be +convenient while acknowledging a second engagement, almost as imprudent +in HER eyes as the first." + +He had nothing to urge against it, but still resisted the idea of a +letter of proper submission; and therefore, to make it easier to him, +as he declared a much greater willingness to make mean concessions by +word of mouth than on paper, it was resolved that, instead of writing +to Fanny, he should go to London, and personally intreat her good +offices in his favour.-- "And if they really DO interest themselves," +said Marianne, in her new character of candour, "in bringing about a +reconciliation, I shall think that even John and Fanny are not entirely +without merit." + +After a visit on Colonel Brandon's side of only three or four days, the +two gentlemen quitted Barton together.-- They were to go immediately to +Delaford, that Edward might have some personal knowledge of his future +home, and assist his patron and friend in deciding on what improvements +were needed to it; and from thence, after staying there a couple of +nights, he was to proceed on his journey to town. + + + +CHAPTER 50 + + +After a proper resistance on the part of Mrs. Ferrars, just so violent +and so steady as to preserve her from that reproach which she always +seemed fearful of incurring, the reproach of being too amiable, Edward +was admitted to her presence, and pronounced to be again her son. + +Her family had of late been exceedingly fluctuating. For many years of +her life she had had two sons; but the crime and annihilation of Edward +a few weeks ago, had robbed her of one; the similar annihilation of +Robert had left her for a fortnight without any; and now, by the +resuscitation of Edward, she had one again. + +In spite of his being allowed once more to live, however, he did not +feel the continuance of his existence secure, till he had revealed his +present engagement; for the publication of that circumstance, he +feared, might give a sudden turn to his constitution, and carry him off +as rapidly as before. With apprehensive caution therefore it was +revealed, and he was listened to with unexpected calmness. Mrs. +Ferrars at first reasonably endeavoured to dissuade him from marrying +Miss Dashwood, by every argument in her power;--told him, that in Miss +Morton he would have a woman of higher rank and larger fortune;--and +enforced the assertion, by observing that Miss Morton was the daughter +of a nobleman with thirty thousand pounds, while Miss Dashwood was only +the daughter of a private gentleman with no more than THREE; but when +she found that, though perfectly admitting the truth of her +representation, he was by no means inclined to be guided by it, she +judged it wisest, from the experience of the past, to submit--and +therefore, after such an ungracious delay as she owed to her own +dignity, and as served to prevent every suspicion of good-will, she +issued her decree of consent to the marriage of Edward and Elinor. + +What she would engage to do towards augmenting their income was next to +be considered; and here it plainly appeared, that though Edward was now +her only son, he was by no means her eldest; for while Robert was +inevitably endowed with a thousand pounds a-year, not the smallest +objection was made against Edward's taking orders for the sake of two +hundred and fifty at the utmost; nor was anything promised either for +the present or in future, beyond the ten thousand pounds, which had +been given with Fanny. + +It was as much, however, as was desired, and more than was expected, by +Edward and Elinor; and Mrs. Ferrars herself, by her shuffling excuses, +seemed the only person surprised at her not giving more. + +With an income quite sufficient to their wants thus secured to them, +they had nothing to wait for after Edward was in possession of the +living, but the readiness of the house, to which Colonel Brandon, with +an eager desire for the accommodation of Elinor, was making +considerable improvements; and after waiting some time for their +completion, after experiencing, as usual, a thousand disappointments +and delays from the unaccountable dilatoriness of the workmen, Elinor, +as usual, broke through the first positive resolution of not marrying +till every thing was ready, and the ceremony took place in Barton +church early in the autumn. + +The first month after their marriage was spent with their friend at the +Mansion-house; from whence they could superintend the progress of the +Parsonage, and direct every thing as they liked on the spot;--could +chuse papers, project shrubberies, and invent a sweep. Mrs. Jennings's +prophecies, though rather jumbled together, were chiefly fulfilled; for +she was able to visit Edward and his wife in their Parsonage by +Michaelmas, and she found in Elinor and her husband, as she really +believed, one of the happiest couples in the world. They had in fact +nothing to wish for, but the marriage of Colonel Brandon and Marianne, +and rather better pasturage for their cows. + +They were visited on their first settling by almost all their relations +and friends. Mrs. Ferrars came to inspect the happiness which she was +almost ashamed of having authorised; and even the Dashwoods were at the +expense of a journey from Sussex to do them honour. + +"I will not say that I am disappointed, my dear sister," said John, as +they were walking together one morning before the gates of Delaford +House, "THAT would be saying too much, for certainly you have been one +of the most fortunate young women in the world, as it is. But, I +confess, it would give me great pleasure to call Colonel Brandon +brother. His property here, his place, his house, every thing is in +such respectable and excellent condition!--and his woods!--I have not +seen such timber any where in Dorsetshire, as there is now standing in +Delaford Hanger!--And though, perhaps, Marianne may not seem exactly +the person to attract him--yet I think it would altogether be advisable +for you to have them now frequently staying with you, for as Colonel +Brandon seems a great deal at home, nobody can tell what may +happen--for, when people are much thrown together, and see little of +anybody else--and it will always be in your power to set her off to +advantage, and so forth;--in short, you may as well give her a +chance--You understand me."-- + +But though Mrs. Ferrars DID come to see them, and always treated them +with the make-believe of decent affection, they were never insulted by +her real favour and preference. THAT was due to the folly of Robert, +and the cunning of his wife; and it was earned by them before many +months had passed away. The selfish sagacity of the latter, which had +at first drawn Robert into the scrape, was the principal instrument of +his deliverance from it; for her respectful humility, assiduous +attentions, and endless flatteries, as soon as the smallest opening was +given for their exercise, reconciled Mrs. Ferrars to his choice, and +re-established him completely in her favour. + +The whole of Lucy's behaviour in the affair, and the prosperity which +crowned it, therefore, may be held forth as a most encouraging instance +of what an earnest, an unceasing attention to self-interest, however +its progress may be apparently obstructed, will do in securing every +advantage of fortune, with no other sacrifice than that of time and +conscience. When Robert first sought her acquaintance, and privately +visited her in Bartlett's Buildings, it was only with the view imputed +to him by his brother. He merely meant to persuade her to give up the +engagement; and as there could be nothing to overcome but the affection +of both, he naturally expected that one or two interviews would settle +the matter. In that point, however, and that only, he erred;--for +though Lucy soon gave him hopes that his eloquence would convince her +in TIME, another visit, another conversation, was always wanted to +produce this conviction. Some doubts always lingered in her mind when +they parted, which could only be removed by another half hour's +discourse with himself. His attendance was by this means secured, and +the rest followed in course. Instead of talking of Edward, they came +gradually to talk only of Robert,--a subject on which he had always +more to say than on any other, and in which she soon betrayed an +interest even equal to his own; and in short, it became speedily +evident to both, that he had entirely supplanted his brother. He was +proud of his conquest, proud of tricking Edward, and very proud of +marrying privately without his mother's consent. What immediately +followed is known. They passed some months in great happiness at +Dawlish; for she had many relations and old acquaintances to cut--and +he drew several plans for magnificent cottages;--and from thence +returning to town, procured the forgiveness of Mrs. Ferrars, by the +simple expedient of asking it, which, at Lucy's instigation, was +adopted. The forgiveness, at first, indeed, as was reasonable, +comprehended only Robert; and Lucy, who had owed his mother no duty and +therefore could have transgressed none, still remained some weeks +longer unpardoned. But perseverance in humility of conduct and +messages, in self-condemnation for Robert's offence, and gratitude for +the unkindness she was treated with, procured her in time the haughty +notice which overcame her by its graciousness, and led soon afterwards, +by rapid degrees, to the highest state of affection and influence. +Lucy became as necessary to Mrs. Ferrars, as either Robert or Fanny; +and while Edward was never cordially forgiven for having once intended +to marry her, and Elinor, though superior to her in fortune and birth, +was spoken of as an intruder, SHE was in every thing considered, and +always openly acknowledged, to be a favourite child. They settled in +town, received very liberal assistance from Mrs. Ferrars, were on the +best terms imaginable with the Dashwoods; and setting aside the +jealousies and ill-will continually subsisting between Fanny and Lucy, +in which their husbands of course took a part, as well as the frequent +domestic disagreements between Robert and Lucy themselves, nothing +could exceed the harmony in which they all lived together. + +What Edward had done to forfeit the right of eldest son, might have +puzzled many people to find out; and what Robert had done to succeed to +it, might have puzzled them still more. It was an arrangement, +however, justified in its effects, if not in its cause; for nothing +ever appeared in Robert's style of living or of talking to give a +suspicion of his regretting the extent of his income, as either leaving +his brother too little, or bringing himself too much;--and if Edward +might be judged from the ready discharge of his duties in every +particular, from an increasing attachment to his wife and his home, and +from the regular cheerfulness of his spirits, he might be supposed no +less contented with his lot, no less free from every wish of an +exchange. + +Elinor's marriage divided her as little from her family as could well +be contrived, without rendering the cottage at Barton entirely useless, +for her mother and sisters spent much more than half their time with +her. Mrs. Dashwood was acting on motives of policy as well as pleasure +in the frequency of her visits at Delaford; for her wish of bringing +Marianne and Colonel Brandon together was hardly less earnest, though +rather more liberal than what John had expressed. It was now her +darling object. Precious as was the company of her daughter to her, +she desired nothing so much as to give up its constant enjoyment to her +valued friend; and to see Marianne settled at the mansion-house was +equally the wish of Edward and Elinor. They each felt his sorrows, and +their own obligations, and Marianne, by general consent, was to be the +reward of all. + +With such a confederacy against her--with a knowledge so intimate of +his goodness--with a conviction of his fond attachment to herself, +which at last, though long after it was observable to everybody +else--burst on her--what could she do? + +Marianne Dashwood was born to an extraordinary fate. She was born to +discover the falsehood of her own opinions, and to counteract, by her +conduct, her most favourite maxims. She was born to overcome an +affection formed so late in life as at seventeen, and with no sentiment +superior to strong esteem and lively friendship, voluntarily to give +her hand to another!--and THAT other, a man who had suffered no less +than herself under the event of a former attachment, whom, two years +before, she had considered too old to be married,--and who still sought +the constitutional safeguard of a flannel waistcoat! + +But so it was. Instead of falling a sacrifice to an irresistible +passion, as once she had fondly flattered herself with expecting,--instead +of remaining even for ever with her mother, and finding her only +pleasures in retirement and study, as afterwards in her more calm and +sober judgment she had determined on,--she found herself at nineteen, +submitting to new attachments, entering on new duties, placed in a new +home, a wife, the mistress of a family, and the patroness of a village. + +Colonel Brandon was now as happy, as all those who best loved him, +believed he deserved to be;--in Marianne he was consoled for every past +affliction;--her regard and her society restored his mind to animation, +and his spirits to cheerfulness; and that Marianne found her own +happiness in forming his, was equally the persuasion and delight of +each observing friend. Marianne could never love by halves; and her +whole heart became, in time, as much devoted to her husband, as it had +once been to Willoughby. + +Willoughby could not hear of her marriage without a pang; and his +punishment was soon afterwards complete in the voluntary forgiveness of +Mrs. Smith, who, by stating his marriage with a woman of character, as +the source of her clemency, gave him reason for believing that had he +behaved with honour towards Marianne, he might at once have been happy +and rich. That his repentance of misconduct, which thus brought its +own punishment, was sincere, need not be doubted;--nor that he long +thought of Colonel Brandon with envy, and of Marianne with regret. But +that he was for ever inconsolable, that he fled from society, or +contracted an habitual gloom of temper, or died of a broken heart, must +not be depended on--for he did neither. He lived to exert, and +frequently to enjoy himself. His wife was not always out of humour, +nor his home always uncomfortable; and in his breed of horses and dogs, +and in sporting of every kind, he found no inconsiderable degree of +domestic felicity. + +For Marianne, however--in spite of his incivility in surviving her +loss--he always retained that decided regard which interested him in +every thing that befell her, and made her his secret standard of +perfection in woman;--and many a rising beauty would be slighted by him +in after-days as bearing no comparison with Mrs. Brandon. + +Mrs. Dashwood was prudent enough to remain at the cottage, without +attempting a removal to Delaford; and fortunately for Sir John and Mrs. +Jennings, when Marianne was taken from them, Margaret had reached an +age highly suitable for dancing, and not very ineligible for being +supposed to have a lover. + +Between Barton and Delaford, there was that constant communication +which strong family affection would naturally dictate;--and among the +merits and the happiness of Elinor and Marianne, let it not be ranked +as the least considerable, that though sisters, and living almost +within sight of each other, they could live without disagreement +between themselves, or producing coolness between their husbands. + + + +THE END + + + + + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SENSE AND SENSIBILITY *** + +***** This file should be named 161.txt or 161.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + http://www.gutenberg.org/1/6/161/ + + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Moby Dick; or The Whale + +Author: Herman Melville + +Last Updated: January 3, 2009 +Posting Date: December 25, 2008 [EBook #2701] +Release Date: June, 2001 + +Language: English + + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MOBY DICK; OR THE WHALE *** + + + + +Produced by Daniel Lazarus and Jonesey + + + + + +MOBY DICK; OR THE WHALE + +By Herman Melville + + + + +Original Transcriber's Notes: + +This text is a combination of etexts, one from the now-defunct ERIS +project at Virginia Tech and one from Project Gutenberg's archives. The +proofreaders of this version are indebted to The University of Adelaide +Library for preserving the Virginia Tech version. The resulting etext +was compared with a public domain hard copy version of the text. + +In chapters 24, 89, and 90, we substituted a capital L for the symbol +for the British pound, a unit of currency. + + + + +ETYMOLOGY. + +(Supplied by a Late Consumptive Usher to a Grammar School) + +The pale Usher--threadbare in coat, heart, body, and brain; I see him +now. He was ever dusting his old lexicons and grammars, with a queer +handkerchief, mockingly embellished with all the gay flags of all +the known nations of the world. He loved to dust his old grammars; it +somehow mildly reminded him of his mortality. + +"While you take in hand to school others, and to teach them by what +name a whale-fish is to be called in our tongue leaving out, through +ignorance, the letter H, which almost alone maketh the signification of +the word, you deliver that which is not true." --HACKLUYT + +"WHALE.... Sw. and Dan. HVAL. This animal is named from roundness or +rolling; for in Dan. HVALT is arched or vaulted." --WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY + +"WHALE.... It is more immediately from the Dut. and Ger. WALLEN; A.S. +WALW-IAN, to roll, to wallow." --RICHARDSON'S DICTIONARY + + KETOS, GREEK. + CETUS, LATIN. + WHOEL, ANGLO-SAXON. + HVALT, DANISH. + WAL, DUTCH. + HWAL, SWEDISH. + WHALE, ICELANDIC. + WHALE, ENGLISH. + BALEINE, FRENCH. + BALLENA, SPANISH. + PEKEE-NUEE-NUEE, FEGEE. + PEKEE-NUEE-NUEE, ERROMANGOAN. + + + + +EXTRACTS (Supplied by a Sub-Sub-Librarian). + +It will be seen that this mere painstaking burrower and grub-worm of a +poor devil of a Sub-Sub appears to have gone through the long Vaticans +and street-stalls of the earth, picking up whatever random allusions to +whales he could anyways find in any book whatsoever, sacred or +profane. Therefore you must not, in every case at least, take the +higgledy-piggledy whale statements, however authentic, in these +extracts, for veritable gospel cetology. Far from it. As touching the +ancient authors generally, as well as the poets here appearing, these +extracts are solely valuable or entertaining, as affording a glancing +bird's eye view of what has been promiscuously said, thought, fancied, +and sung of Leviathan, by many nations and generations, including our +own. + +So fare thee well, poor devil of a Sub-Sub, whose commentator I am. Thou +belongest to that hopeless, sallow tribe which no wine of this world +will ever warm; and for whom even Pale Sherry would be too rosy-strong; +but with whom one sometimes loves to sit, and feel poor-devilish, too; +and grow convivial upon tears; and say to them bluntly, with full eyes +and empty glasses, and in not altogether unpleasant sadness--Give it up, +Sub-Subs! For by how much the more pains ye take to please the world, +by so much the more shall ye for ever go thankless! Would that I could +clear out Hampton Court and the Tuileries for ye! But gulp down your +tears and hie aloft to the royal-mast with your hearts; for your friends +who have gone before are clearing out the seven-storied heavens, and +making refugees of long-pampered Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael, against +your coming. Here ye strike but splintered hearts together--there, ye +shall strike unsplinterable glasses! + + +EXTRACTS. + +"And God created great whales." --GENESIS. + +"Leviathan maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to +be hoary." --JOB. + +"Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah." --JONAH. + +"There go the ships; there is that Leviathan whom thou hast made to play +therein." --PSALMS. + +"In that day, the Lord with his sore, and great, and strong sword, +shall punish Leviathan the piercing serpent, even Leviathan that crooked +serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea." --ISAIAH + +"And what thing soever besides cometh within the chaos of this monster's +mouth, be it beast, boat, or stone, down it goes all incontinently that +foul great swallow of his, and perisheth in the bottomless gulf of his +paunch." --HOLLAND'S PLUTARCH'S MORALS. + +"The Indian Sea breedeth the most and the biggest fishes that are: among +which the Whales and Whirlpooles called Balaene, take up as much in +length as four acres or arpens of land." --HOLLAND'S PLINY. + +"Scarcely had we proceeded two days on the sea, when about sunrise a +great many Whales and other monsters of the sea, appeared. Among the +former, one was of a most monstrous size.... This came towards us, +open-mouthed, raising the waves on all sides, and beating the sea before +him into a foam." --TOOKE'S LUCIAN. "THE TRUE HISTORY." + +"He visited this country also with a view of catching horse-whales, +which had bones of very great value for their teeth, of which he brought +some to the king.... The best whales were catched in his own country, of +which some were forty-eight, some fifty yards long. He said that he was +one of six who had killed sixty in two days." --OTHER OR OTHER'S VERBAL +NARRATIVE TAKEN DOWN FROM HIS MOUTH BY KING ALFRED, A.D. 890. + +"And whereas all the other things, whether beast or vessel, that +enter into the dreadful gulf of this monster's (whale's) mouth, are +immediately lost and swallowed up, the sea-gudgeon retires into it in +great security, and there sleeps." --MONTAIGNE. --APOLOGY FOR RAIMOND +SEBOND. + +"Let us fly, let us fly! Old Nick take me if is not Leviathan described +by the noble prophet Moses in the life of patient Job." --RABELAIS. + +"This whale's liver was two cartloads." --STOWE'S ANNALS. + +"The great Leviathan that maketh the seas to seethe like boiling pan." +--LORD BACON'S VERSION OF THE PSALMS. + +"Touching that monstrous bulk of the whale or ork we have received +nothing certain. They grow exceeding fat, insomuch that an incredible +quantity of oil will be extracted out of one whale." --IBID. "HISTORY OF +LIFE AND DEATH." + +"The sovereignest thing on earth is parmacetti for an inward bruise." +--KING HENRY. + +"Very like a whale." --HAMLET. + + "Which to secure, no skill of leach's art + Mote him availle, but to returne againe + To his wound's worker, that with lowly dart, + Dinting his breast, had bred his restless paine, + Like as the wounded whale to shore flies thro' the maine." + --THE FAERIE QUEEN. + +"Immense as whales, the motion of whose vast bodies can in a peaceful +calm trouble the ocean til it boil." --SIR WILLIAM DAVENANT. PREFACE TO +GONDIBERT. + +"What spermacetti is, men might justly doubt, since the learned +Hosmannus in his work of thirty years, saith plainly, Nescio quid sit." +--SIR T. BROWNE. OF SPERMA CETI AND THE SPERMA CETI WHALE. VIDE HIS V. +E. + + "Like Spencer's Talus with his modern flail + He threatens ruin with his ponderous tail. + ... + Their fixed jav'lins in his side he wears, + And on his back a grove of pikes appears." + --WALLER'S BATTLE OF THE SUMMER ISLANDS. + +"By art is created that great Leviathan, called a Commonwealth or +State--(in Latin, Civitas) which is but an artificial man." --OPENING +SENTENCE OF HOBBES'S LEVIATHAN. + +"Silly Mansoul swallowed it without chewing, as if it had been a sprat +in the mouth of a whale." --PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. + + "That sea beast + Leviathan, which God of all his works + Created hugest that swim the ocean stream." --PARADISE LOST. + + ---"There Leviathan, + Hugest of living creatures, in the deep + Stretched like a promontory sleeps or swims, + And seems a moving land; and at his gills + Draws in, and at his breath spouts out a sea." --IBID. + +"The mighty whales which swim in a sea of water, and have a sea of oil +swimming in them." --FULLLER'S PROFANE AND HOLY STATE. + + "So close behind some promontory lie + The huge Leviathan to attend their prey, + And give no chance, but swallow in the fry, + Which through their gaping jaws mistake the way." + --DRYDEN'S ANNUS MIRABILIS. + +"While the whale is floating at the stern of the ship, they cut off his +head, and tow it with a boat as near the shore as it will come; but it +will be aground in twelve or thirteen feet water." --THOMAS EDGE'S TEN +VOYAGES TO SPITZBERGEN, IN PURCHAS. + +"In their way they saw many whales sporting in the ocean, and in +wantonness fuzzing up the water through their pipes and vents, which +nature has placed on their shoulders." --SIR T. HERBERT'S VOYAGES INTO +ASIA AND AFRICA. HARRIS COLL. + +"Here they saw such huge troops of whales, that they were forced to +proceed with a great deal of caution for fear they should run their ship +upon them." --SCHOUTEN'S SIXTH CIRCUMNAVIGATION. + +"We set sail from the Elbe, wind N.E. in the ship called The +Jonas-in-the-Whale.... Some say the whale can't open his mouth, but that +is a fable.... They frequently climb up the masts to see whether they +can see a whale, for the first discoverer has a ducat for his pains.... +I was told of a whale taken near Shetland, that had above a barrel of +herrings in his belly.... One of our harpooneers told me that he caught +once a whale in Spitzbergen that was white all over." --A VOYAGE TO +GREENLAND, A.D. 1671 HARRIS COLL. + +"Several whales have come in upon this coast (Fife) Anno 1652, one +eighty feet in length of the whale-bone kind came in, which (as I was +informed), besides a vast quantity of oil, did afford 500 weight of +baleen. The jaws of it stand for a gate in the garden of Pitferren." +--SIBBALD'S FIFE AND KINROSS. + +"Myself have agreed to try whether I can master and kill this +Sperma-ceti whale, for I could never hear of any of that sort that was +killed by any man, such is his fierceness and swiftness." --RICHARD +STRAFFORD'S LETTER FROM THE BERMUDAS. PHIL. TRANS. A.D. 1668. + +"Whales in the sea God's voice obey." --N. E. PRIMER. + +"We saw also abundance of large whales, there being more in those +southern seas, as I may say, by a hundred to one; than we have to the +northward of us." --CAPTAIN COWLEY'S VOYAGE ROUND THE GLOBE, A.D. 1729. + +"... and the breath of the whale is frequently attended with such an +insupportable smell, as to bring on a disorder of the brain." --ULLOA'S +SOUTH AMERICA. + + "To fifty chosen sylphs of special note, + We trust the important charge, the petticoat. + Oft have we known that seven-fold fence to fail, + Tho' stuffed with hoops and armed with ribs of whale." + --RAPE OF THE LOCK. + +"If we compare land animals in respect to magnitude, with those +that take up their abode in the deep, we shall find they will appear +contemptible in the comparison. The whale is doubtless the largest +animal in creation." --GOLDSMITH, NAT. HIST. + +"If you should write a fable for little fishes, you would make them +speak like great wales." --GOLDSMITH TO JOHNSON. + +"In the afternoon we saw what was supposed to be a rock, but it was +found to be a dead whale, which some Asiatics had killed, and were then +towing ashore. They seemed to endeavor to conceal themselves behind the +whale, in order to avoid being seen by us." --COOK'S VOYAGES. + +"The larger whales, they seldom venture to attack. They stand in so +great dread of some of them, that when out at sea they are afraid to +mention even their names, and carry dung, lime-stone, juniper-wood, +and some other articles of the same nature in their boats, in order to +terrify and prevent their too near approach." --UNO VON TROIL'S LETTERS +ON BANKS'S AND SOLANDER'S VOYAGE TO ICELAND IN 1772. + +"The Spermacetti Whale found by the Nantuckois, is an active, fierce +animal, and requires vast address and boldness in the fishermen." +--THOMAS JEFFERSON'S WHALE MEMORIAL TO THE FRENCH MINISTER IN 1778. + +"And pray, sir, what in the world is equal to it?" --EDMUND BURKE'S +REFERENCE IN PARLIAMENT TO THE NANTUCKET WHALE-FISHERY. + +"Spain--a great whale stranded on the shores of Europe." --EDMUND BURKE. +(SOMEWHERE.) + +"A tenth branch of the king's ordinary revenue, said to be grounded on +the consideration of his guarding and protecting the seas from pirates +and robbers, is the right to royal fish, which are whale and sturgeon. +And these, when either thrown ashore or caught near the coast, are the +property of the king." --BLACKSTONE. + + "Soon to the sport of death the crews repair: + Rodmond unerring o'er his head suspends + The barbed steel, and every turn attends." + --FALCONER'S SHIPWRECK. + + "Bright shone the roofs, the domes, the spires, + And rockets blew self driven, + To hang their momentary fire + Around the vault of heaven. + + "So fire with water to compare, + The ocean serves on high, + Up-spouted by a whale in air, + To express unwieldy joy." --COWPER, ON THE QUEEN'S + VISIT TO LONDON. + +"Ten or fifteen gallons of blood are thrown out of the heart at +a stroke, with immense velocity." --JOHN HUNTER'S ACCOUNT OF THE +DISSECTION OF A WHALE. (A SMALL SIZED ONE.) + +"The aorta of a whale is larger in the bore than the main pipe of the +water-works at London Bridge, and the water roaring in its passage +through that pipe is inferior in impetus and velocity to the blood +gushing from the whale's heart." --PALEY'S THEOLOGY. + +"The whale is a mammiferous animal without hind feet." --BARON CUVIER. + +"In 40 degrees south, we saw Spermacetti Whales, but did not take +any till the first of May, the sea being then covered with them." +--COLNETT'S VOYAGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTENDING THE SPERMACETI WHALE +FISHERY. + + "In the free element beneath me swam, + Floundered and dived, in play, in chace, in battle, + Fishes of every colour, form, and kind; + Which language cannot paint, and mariner + Had never seen; from dread Leviathan + To insect millions peopling every wave: + Gather'd in shoals immense, like floating islands, + Led by mysterious instincts through that waste + And trackless region, though on every side + Assaulted by voracious enemies, + Whales, sharks, and monsters, arm'd in front or jaw, + With swords, saws, spiral horns, or hooked fangs." + --MONTGOMERY'S WORLD BEFORE THE FLOOD. + + "Io! Paean! Io! sing. + To the finny people's king. + Not a mightier whale than this + In the vast Atlantic is; + Not a fatter fish than he, + Flounders round the Polar Sea." + --CHARLES LAMB'S TRIUMPH OF THE WHALE. + +"In the year 1690 some persons were on a high hill observing the +whales spouting and sporting with each other, when one observed: +there--pointing to the sea--is a green pasture where our children's +grand-children will go for bread." --OBED MACY'S HISTORY OF NANTUCKET. + +"I built a cottage for Susan and myself and made a gateway in the form +of a Gothic Arch, by setting up a whale's jaw bones." --HAWTHORNE'S +TWICE TOLD TALES. + +"She came to bespeak a monument for her first love, who had been killed +by a whale in the Pacific ocean, no less than forty years ago." --IBID. + +"No, Sir, 'tis a Right Whale," answered Tom; "I saw his sprout; he threw +up a pair of as pretty rainbows as a Christian would wish to look at. +He's a raal oil-butt, that fellow!" --COOPER'S PILOT. + +"The papers were brought in, and we saw in the Berlin Gazette +that whales had been introduced on the stage there." --ECKERMANN'S +CONVERSATIONS WITH GOETHE. + +"My God! Mr. Chace, what is the matter?" I answered, "we have been stove +by a whale." --"NARRATIVE OF THE SHIPWRECK OF THE WHALE SHIP ESSEX OF +NANTUCKET, WHICH WAS ATTACKED AND FINALLY DESTROYED BY A LARGE SPERM +WHALE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN." BY OWEN CHACE OF NANTUCKET, FIRST MATE OF +SAID VESSEL. NEW YORK, 1821. + + "A mariner sat in the shrouds one night, + The wind was piping free; + Now bright, now dimmed, was the moonlight pale, + And the phospher gleamed in the wake of the whale, + As it floundered in the sea." + --ELIZABETH OAKES SMITH. + +"The quantity of line withdrawn from the boats engaged in the capture +of this one whale, amounted altogether to 10,440 yards or nearly six +English miles.... + +"Sometimes the whale shakes its tremendous tail in the air, which, +cracking like a whip, resounds to the distance of three or four miles." +--SCORESBY. + +"Mad with the agonies he endures from these fresh attacks, the +infuriated Sperm Whale rolls over and over; he rears his enormous head, +and with wide expanded jaws snaps at everything around him; he rushes +at the boats with his head; they are propelled before him with vast +swiftness, and sometimes utterly destroyed.... It is a matter of great +astonishment that the consideration of the habits of so interesting, +and, in a commercial point of view, so important an animal (as the Sperm +Whale) should have been so entirely neglected, or should have excited +so little curiosity among the numerous, and many of them competent +observers, that of late years, must have possessed the most abundant +and the most convenient opportunities of witnessing their habitudes." +--THOMAS BEALE'S HISTORY OF THE SPERM WHALE, 1839. + +"The Cachalot" (Sperm Whale) "is not only better armed than the True +Whale" (Greenland or Right Whale) "in possessing a formidable weapon +at either extremity of its body, but also more frequently displays a +disposition to employ these weapons offensively and in manner at once so +artful, bold, and mischievous, as to lead to its being regarded as the +most dangerous to attack of all the known species of the whale tribe." +--FREDERICK DEBELL BENNETT'S WHALING VOYAGE ROUND THE GLOBE, 1840. + + October 13. "There she blows," was sung out from the mast-head. + "Where away?" demanded the captain. + "Three points off the lee bow, sir." + "Raise up your wheel. Steady!" "Steady, sir." + "Mast-head ahoy! Do you see that whale now?" + "Ay ay, sir! A shoal of Sperm Whales! There she blows! There she + breaches!" + "Sing out! sing out every time!" + "Ay Ay, sir! There she blows! there--there--THAR she + blows--bowes--bo-o-os!" + "How far off?" + "Two miles and a half." + "Thunder and lightning! so near! Call all hands." + --J. ROSS BROWNE'S ETCHINGS OF A WHALING CRUIZE. 1846. + +"The Whale-ship Globe, on board of which vessel occurred the horrid +transactions we are about to relate, belonged to the island of +Nantucket." --"NARRATIVE OF THE GLOBE," BY LAY AND HUSSEY SURVIVORS. +A.D. 1828. + +Being once pursued by a whale which he had wounded, he parried the +assault for some time with a lance; but the furious monster at length +rushed on the boat; himself and comrades only being preserved by leaping +into the water when they saw the onset was inevitable." --MISSIONARY +JOURNAL OF TYERMAN AND BENNETT. + +"Nantucket itself," said Mr. Webster, "is a very striking and peculiar +portion of the National interest. There is a population of eight or nine +thousand persons living here in the sea, adding largely every year +to the National wealth by the boldest and most persevering industry." +--REPORT OF DANIEL WEBSTER'S SPEECH IN THE U. S. SENATE, ON THE +APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A BREAKWATER AT NANTUCKET. 1828. + +"The whale fell directly over him, and probably killed him in a moment." +--"THE WHALE AND HIS CAPTORS, OR THE WHALEMAN'S ADVENTURES AND THE +WHALE'S BIOGRAPHY, GATHERED ON THE HOMEWARD CRUISE OF THE COMMODORE +PREBLE." BY REV. HENRY T. CHEEVER. + +"If you make the least damn bit of noise," replied Samuel, "I will send +you to hell." --LIFE OF SAMUEL COMSTOCK (THE MUTINEER), BY HIS BROTHER, +WILLIAM COMSTOCK. ANOTHER VERSION OF THE WHALE-SHIP GLOBE NARRATIVE. + +"The voyages of the Dutch and English to the Northern Ocean, in order, +if possible, to discover a passage through it to India, though they +failed of their main object, laid-open the haunts of the whale." +--MCCULLOCH'S COMMERCIAL DICTIONARY. + +"These things are reciprocal; the ball rebounds, only to bound forward +again; for now in laying open the haunts of the whale, the whalemen seem +to have indirectly hit upon new clews to that same mystic North-West +Passage." --FROM "SOMETHING" UNPUBLISHED. + +"It is impossible to meet a whale-ship on the ocean without being struck +by her near appearance. The vessel under short sail, with look-outs at +the mast-heads, eagerly scanning the wide expanse around them, has a +totally different air from those engaged in regular voyage." --CURRENTS +AND WHALING. U.S. EX. EX. + +"Pedestrians in the vicinity of London and elsewhere may recollect +having seen large curved bones set upright in the earth, either to form +arches over gateways, or entrances to alcoves, and they may perhaps +have been told that these were the ribs of whales." --TALES OF A WHALE +VOYAGER TO THE ARCTIC OCEAN. + +"It was not till the boats returned from the pursuit of these whales, +that the whites saw their ship in bloody possession of the savages +enrolled among the crew." --NEWSPAPER ACCOUNT OF THE TAKING AND RETAKING +OF THE WHALE-SHIP HOBOMACK. + +"It is generally well known that out of the crews of Whaling vessels +(American) few ever return in the ships on board of which they +departed." --CRUISE IN A WHALE BOAT. + +"Suddenly a mighty mass emerged from the water, and shot up +perpendicularly into the air. It was the while." --MIRIAM COFFIN OR THE +WHALE FISHERMAN. + +"The Whale is harpooned to be sure; but bethink you, how you would +manage a powerful unbroken colt, with the mere appliance of a rope tied +to the root of his tail." --A CHAPTER ON WHALING IN RIBS AND TRUCKS. + +"On one occasion I saw two of these monsters (whales) probably male and +female, slowly swimming, one after the other, within less than a stone's +throw of the shore" (Terra Del Fuego), "over which the beech tree +extended its branches." --DARWIN'S VOYAGE OF A NATURALIST. + +"'Stern all!' exclaimed the mate, as upon turning his head, he saw the +distended jaws of a large Sperm Whale close to the head of the boat, +threatening it with instant destruction;--'Stern all, for your lives!'" +--WHARTON THE WHALE KILLER. + +"So be cheery, my lads, let your hearts never fail, While the bold +harpooneer is striking the whale!" --NANTUCKET SONG. + + "Oh, the rare old Whale, mid storm and gale + In his ocean home will be + A giant in might, where might is right, + And King of the boundless sea." + --WHALE SONG. + + + + +CHAPTER 1. Loomings. + + +Call me Ishmael. Some years ago--never mind how long precisely--having +little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on +shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of +the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen and regulating +the circulation. Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; +whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find +myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up +the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get +such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to +prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically +knocking people's hats off--then, I account it high time to get to sea +as soon as I can. This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a +philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly +take to the ship. There is nothing surprising in this. If they but knew +it, almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very +nearly the same feelings towards the ocean with me. + +There now is your insular city of the Manhattoes, belted round by +wharves as Indian isles by coral reefs--commerce surrounds it with +her surf. Right and left, the streets take you waterward. Its extreme +downtown is the battery, where that noble mole is washed by waves, and +cooled by breezes, which a few hours previous were out of sight of land. +Look at the crowds of water-gazers there. + +Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon. Go from Corlears +Hook to Coenties Slip, and from thence, by Whitehall, northward. What +do you see?--Posted like silent sentinels all around the town, stand +thousands upon thousands of mortal men fixed in ocean reveries. Some +leaning against the spiles; some seated upon the pier-heads; some +looking over the bulwarks of ships from China; some high aloft in the +rigging, as if striving to get a still better seaward peep. But these +are all landsmen; of week days pent up in lath and plaster--tied to +counters, nailed to benches, clinched to desks. How then is this? Are +the green fields gone? What do they here? + +But look! here come more crowds, pacing straight for the water, and +seemingly bound for a dive. Strange! Nothing will content them but the +extremest limit of the land; loitering under the shady lee of yonder +warehouses will not suffice. No. They must get just as nigh the water +as they possibly can without falling in. And there they stand--miles of +them--leagues. Inlanders all, they come from lanes and alleys, streets +and avenues--north, east, south, and west. Yet here they all unite. +Tell me, does the magnetic virtue of the needles of the compasses of all +those ships attract them thither? + +Once more. Say you are in the country; in some high land of lakes. Take +almost any path you please, and ten to one it carries you down in a +dale, and leaves you there by a pool in the stream. There is magic +in it. Let the most absent-minded of men be plunged in his deepest +reveries--stand that man on his legs, set his feet a-going, and he will +infallibly lead you to water, if water there be in all that region. +Should you ever be athirst in the great American desert, try this +experiment, if your caravan happen to be supplied with a metaphysical +professor. Yes, as every one knows, meditation and water are wedded for +ever. + +But here is an artist. He desires to paint you the dreamiest, shadiest, +quietest, most enchanting bit of romantic landscape in all the valley of +the Saco. What is the chief element he employs? There stand his trees, +each with a hollow trunk, as if a hermit and a crucifix were within; and +here sleeps his meadow, and there sleep his cattle; and up from yonder +cottage goes a sleepy smoke. Deep into distant woodlands winds a +mazy way, reaching to overlapping spurs of mountains bathed in their +hill-side blue. But though the picture lies thus tranced, and though +this pine-tree shakes down its sighs like leaves upon this shepherd's +head, yet all were vain, unless the shepherd's eye were fixed upon the +magic stream before him. Go visit the Prairies in June, when for scores +on scores of miles you wade knee-deep among Tiger-lilies--what is the +one charm wanting?--Water--there is not a drop of water there! Were +Niagara but a cataract of sand, would you travel your thousand miles to +see it? Why did the poor poet of Tennessee, upon suddenly receiving two +handfuls of silver, deliberate whether to buy him a coat, which he sadly +needed, or invest his money in a pedestrian trip to Rockaway Beach? Why +is almost every robust healthy boy with a robust healthy soul in him, at +some time or other crazy to go to sea? Why upon your first voyage as a +passenger, did you yourself feel such a mystical vibration, when first +told that you and your ship were now out of sight of land? Why did the +old Persians hold the sea holy? Why did the Greeks give it a separate +deity, and own brother of Jove? Surely all this is not without meaning. +And still deeper the meaning of that story of Narcissus, who because +he could not grasp the tormenting, mild image he saw in the fountain, +plunged into it and was drowned. But that same image, we ourselves see +in all rivers and oceans. It is the image of the ungraspable phantom of +life; and this is the key to it all. + +Now, when I say that I am in the habit of going to sea whenever I begin +to grow hazy about the eyes, and begin to be over conscious of my lungs, +I do not mean to have it inferred that I ever go to sea as a passenger. +For to go as a passenger you must needs have a purse, and a purse is +but a rag unless you have something in it. Besides, passengers get +sea-sick--grow quarrelsome--don't sleep of nights--do not enjoy +themselves much, as a general thing;--no, I never go as a passenger; +nor, though I am something of a salt, do I ever go to sea as a +Commodore, or a Captain, or a Cook. I abandon the glory and distinction +of such offices to those who like them. For my part, I abominate all +honourable respectable toils, trials, and tribulations of every kind +whatsoever. It is quite as much as I can do to take care of myself, +without taking care of ships, barques, brigs, schooners, and what not. +And as for going as cook,--though I confess there is considerable glory +in that, a cook being a sort of officer on ship-board--yet, somehow, +I never fancied broiling fowls;--though once broiled, judiciously +buttered, and judgmatically salted and peppered, there is no one who +will speak more respectfully, not to say reverentially, of a broiled +fowl than I will. It is out of the idolatrous dotings of the old +Egyptians upon broiled ibis and roasted river horse, that you see the +mummies of those creatures in their huge bake-houses the pyramids. + +No, when I go to sea, I go as a simple sailor, right before the mast, +plumb down into the forecastle, aloft there to the royal mast-head. +True, they rather order me about some, and make me jump from spar to +spar, like a grasshopper in a May meadow. And at first, this sort +of thing is unpleasant enough. It touches one's sense of honour, +particularly if you come of an old established family in the land, the +Van Rensselaers, or Randolphs, or Hardicanutes. And more than all, +if just previous to putting your hand into the tar-pot, you have been +lording it as a country schoolmaster, making the tallest boys stand +in awe of you. The transition is a keen one, I assure you, from a +schoolmaster to a sailor, and requires a strong decoction of Seneca and +the Stoics to enable you to grin and bear it. But even this wears off in +time. + +What of it, if some old hunks of a sea-captain orders me to get a broom +and sweep down the decks? What does that indignity amount to, weighed, +I mean, in the scales of the New Testament? Do you think the archangel +Gabriel thinks anything the less of me, because I promptly and +respectfully obey that old hunks in that particular instance? Who ain't +a slave? Tell me that. Well, then, however the old sea-captains may +order me about--however they may thump and punch me about, I have the +satisfaction of knowing that it is all right; that everybody else is +one way or other served in much the same way--either in a physical +or metaphysical point of view, that is; and so the universal thump is +passed round, and all hands should rub each other's shoulder-blades, and +be content. + +Again, I always go to sea as a sailor, because they make a point of +paying me for my trouble, whereas they never pay passengers a single +penny that I ever heard of. On the contrary, passengers themselves must +pay. And there is all the difference in the world between paying +and being paid. The act of paying is perhaps the most uncomfortable +infliction that the two orchard thieves entailed upon us. But BEING +PAID,--what will compare with it? The urbane activity with which a man +receives money is really marvellous, considering that we so earnestly +believe money to be the root of all earthly ills, and that on no account +can a monied man enter heaven. Ah! how cheerfully we consign ourselves +to perdition! + +Finally, I always go to sea as a sailor, because of the wholesome +exercise and pure air of the fore-castle deck. For as in this world, +head winds are far more prevalent than winds from astern (that is, +if you never violate the Pythagorean maxim), so for the most part the +Commodore on the quarter-deck gets his atmosphere at second hand from +the sailors on the forecastle. He thinks he breathes it first; but not +so. In much the same way do the commonalty lead their leaders in many +other things, at the same time that the leaders little suspect it. +But wherefore it was that after having repeatedly smelt the sea as a +merchant sailor, I should now take it into my head to go on a whaling +voyage; this the invisible police officer of the Fates, who has the +constant surveillance of me, and secretly dogs me, and influences me +in some unaccountable way--he can better answer than any one else. And, +doubtless, my going on this whaling voyage, formed part of the grand +programme of Providence that was drawn up a long time ago. It came in as +a sort of brief interlude and solo between more extensive performances. +I take it that this part of the bill must have run something like this: + + +"GRAND CONTESTED ELECTION FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES. + +"WHALING VOYAGE BY ONE ISHMAEL. + +"BLOODY BATTLE IN AFFGHANISTAN." + + +Though I cannot tell why it was exactly that those stage managers, the +Fates, put me down for this shabby part of a whaling voyage, when others +were set down for magnificent parts in high tragedies, and short and +easy parts in genteel comedies, and jolly parts in farces--though +I cannot tell why this was exactly; yet, now that I recall all the +circumstances, I think I can see a little into the springs and motives +which being cunningly presented to me under various disguises, induced +me to set about performing the part I did, besides cajoling me into the +delusion that it was a choice resulting from my own unbiased freewill +and discriminating judgment. + +Chief among these motives was the overwhelming idea of the great +whale himself. Such a portentous and mysterious monster roused all my +curiosity. Then the wild and distant seas where he rolled his island +bulk; the undeliverable, nameless perils of the whale; these, with all +the attending marvels of a thousand Patagonian sights and sounds, helped +to sway me to my wish. With other men, perhaps, such things would not +have been inducements; but as for me, I am tormented with an everlasting +itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on +barbarous coasts. Not ignoring what is good, I am quick to perceive a +horror, and could still be social with it--would they let me--since it +is but well to be on friendly terms with all the inmates of the place +one lodges in. + +By reason of these things, then, the whaling voyage was welcome; the +great flood-gates of the wonder-world swung open, and in the wild +conceits that swayed me to my purpose, two and two there floated into +my inmost soul, endless processions of the whale, and, mid most of them +all, one grand hooded phantom, like a snow hill in the air. + + + +CHAPTER 2. The Carpet-Bag. + + +I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, +and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific. Quitting the good city of +old Manhatto, I duly arrived in New Bedford. It was a Saturday night in +December. Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet +for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place +would offer, till the following Monday. + +As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at +this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well +be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing. For my mind was +made up to sail in no other than a Nantucket craft, because there was a +fine, boisterous something about everything connected with that famous +old island, which amazingly pleased me. Besides though New Bedford has +of late been gradually monopolising the business of whaling, and though +in this matter poor old Nantucket is now much behind her, yet Nantucket +was her great original--the Tyre of this Carthage;--the place where the +first dead American whale was stranded. Where else but from Nantucket +did those aboriginal whalemen, the Red-Men, first sally out in canoes to +give chase to the Leviathan? And where but from Nantucket, too, did that +first adventurous little sloop put forth, partly laden with imported +cobblestones--so goes the story--to throw at the whales, in order to +discover when they were nigh enough to risk a harpoon from the bowsprit? + +Now having a night, a day, and still another night following before me +in New Bedford, ere I could embark for my destined port, it became a +matter of concernment where I was to eat and sleep meanwhile. It was a +very dubious-looking, nay, a very dark and dismal night, bitingly cold +and cheerless. I knew no one in the place. With anxious grapnels I had +sounded my pocket, and only brought up a few pieces of silver,--So, +wherever you go, Ishmael, said I to myself, as I stood in the middle of +a dreary street shouldering my bag, and comparing the gloom towards the +north with the darkness towards the south--wherever in your wisdom you +may conclude to lodge for the night, my dear Ishmael, be sure to inquire +the price, and don't be too particular. + +With halting steps I paced the streets, and passed the sign of "The +Crossed Harpoons"--but it looked too expensive and jolly there. Further +on, from the bright red windows of the "Sword-Fish Inn," there came such +fervent rays, that it seemed to have melted the packed snow and ice from +before the house, for everywhere else the congealed frost lay ten inches +thick in a hard, asphaltic pavement,--rather weary for me, when I struck +my foot against the flinty projections, because from hard, remorseless +service the soles of my boots were in a most miserable plight. Too +expensive and jolly, again thought I, pausing one moment to watch the +broad glare in the street, and hear the sounds of the tinkling glasses +within. But go on, Ishmael, said I at last; don't you hear? get away +from before the door; your patched boots are stopping the way. So on I +went. I now by instinct followed the streets that took me waterward, for +there, doubtless, were the cheapest, if not the cheeriest inns. + +Such dreary streets! blocks of blackness, not houses, on either hand, +and here and there a candle, like a candle moving about in a tomb. At +this hour of the night, of the last day of the week, that quarter of +the town proved all but deserted. But presently I came to a smoky light +proceeding from a low, wide building, the door of which stood invitingly +open. It had a careless look, as if it were meant for the uses of the +public; so, entering, the first thing I did was to stumble over an +ash-box in the porch. Ha! thought I, ha, as the flying particles almost +choked me, are these ashes from that destroyed city, Gomorrah? But "The +Crossed Harpoons," and "The Sword-Fish?"--this, then must needs be the +sign of "The Trap." However, I picked myself up and hearing a loud voice +within, pushed on and opened a second, interior door. + +It seemed the great Black Parliament sitting in Tophet. A hundred black +faces turned round in their rows to peer; and beyond, a black Angel +of Doom was beating a book in a pulpit. It was a negro church; and the +preacher's text was about the blackness of darkness, and the weeping and +wailing and teeth-gnashing there. Ha, Ishmael, muttered I, backing out, +Wretched entertainment at the sign of 'The Trap!' + +Moving on, I at last came to a dim sort of light not far from the docks, +and heard a forlorn creaking in the air; and looking up, saw a swinging +sign over the door with a white painting upon it, faintly representing +a tall straight jet of misty spray, and these words underneath--"The +Spouter Inn:--Peter Coffin." + +Coffin?--Spouter?--Rather ominous in that particular connexion, thought +I. But it is a common name in Nantucket, they say, and I suppose this +Peter here is an emigrant from there. As the light looked so dim, and +the place, for the time, looked quiet enough, and the dilapidated little +wooden house itself looked as if it might have been carted here from +the ruins of some burnt district, and as the swinging sign had a +poverty-stricken sort of creak to it, I thought that here was the very +spot for cheap lodgings, and the best of pea coffee. + +It was a queer sort of place--a gable-ended old house, one side palsied +as it were, and leaning over sadly. It stood on a sharp bleak corner, +where that tempestuous wind Euroclydon kept up a worse howling than ever +it did about poor Paul's tossed craft. Euroclydon, nevertheless, is a +mighty pleasant zephyr to any one in-doors, with his feet on the hob +quietly toasting for bed. "In judging of that tempestuous wind called +Euroclydon," says an old writer--of whose works I possess the only copy +extant--"it maketh a marvellous difference, whether thou lookest out at +it from a glass window where the frost is all on the outside, or whether +thou observest it from that sashless window, where the frost is on both +sides, and of which the wight Death is the only glazier." True enough, +thought I, as this passage occurred to my mind--old black-letter, thou +reasonest well. Yes, these eyes are windows, and this body of mine is +the house. What a pity they didn't stop up the chinks and the crannies +though, and thrust in a little lint here and there. But it's too late +to make any improvements now. The universe is finished; the copestone +is on, and the chips were carted off a million years ago. Poor Lazarus +there, chattering his teeth against the curbstone for his pillow, and +shaking off his tatters with his shiverings, he might plug up both ears +with rags, and put a corn-cob into his mouth, and yet that would not +keep out the tempestuous Euroclydon. Euroclydon! says old Dives, in his +red silken wrapper--(he had a redder one afterwards) pooh, pooh! What +a fine frosty night; how Orion glitters; what northern lights! Let them +talk of their oriental summer climes of everlasting conservatories; give +me the privilege of making my own summer with my own coals. + +But what thinks Lazarus? Can he warm his blue hands by holding them up +to the grand northern lights? Would not Lazarus rather be in Sumatra +than here? Would he not far rather lay him down lengthwise along the +line of the equator; yea, ye gods! go down to the fiery pit itself, in +order to keep out this frost? + +Now, that Lazarus should lie stranded there on the curbstone before the +door of Dives, this is more wonderful than that an iceberg should be +moored to one of the Moluccas. Yet Dives himself, he too lives like a +Czar in an ice palace made of frozen sighs, and being a president of a +temperance society, he only drinks the tepid tears of orphans. + +But no more of this blubbering now, we are going a-whaling, and there is +plenty of that yet to come. Let us scrape the ice from our frosted feet, +and see what sort of a place this "Spouter" may be. + + + +CHAPTER 3. The Spouter-Inn. + + +Entering that gable-ended Spouter-Inn, you found yourself in a wide, +low, straggling entry with old-fashioned wainscots, reminding one of +the bulwarks of some condemned old craft. On one side hung a very large +oilpainting so thoroughly besmoked, and every way defaced, that in the +unequal crosslights by which you viewed it, it was only by diligent +study and a series of systematic visits to it, and careful inquiry of +the neighbors, that you could any way arrive at an understanding of its +purpose. Such unaccountable masses of shades and shadows, that at first +you almost thought some ambitious young artist, in the time of the New +England hags, had endeavored to delineate chaos bewitched. But by dint +of much and earnest contemplation, and oft repeated ponderings, and +especially by throwing open the little window towards the back of the +entry, you at last come to the conclusion that such an idea, however +wild, might not be altogether unwarranted. + +But what most puzzled and confounded you was a long, limber, portentous, +black mass of something hovering in the centre of the picture over three +blue, dim, perpendicular lines floating in a nameless yeast. A boggy, +soggy, squitchy picture truly, enough to drive a nervous man distracted. +Yet was there a sort of indefinite, half-attained, unimaginable +sublimity about it that fairly froze you to it, till you involuntarily +took an oath with yourself to find out what that marvellous painting +meant. Ever and anon a bright, but, alas, deceptive idea would dart you +through.--It's the Black Sea in a midnight gale.--It's the unnatural +combat of the four primal elements.--It's a blasted heath.--It's a +Hyperborean winter scene.--It's the breaking-up of the icebound stream +of Time. But at last all these fancies yielded to that one portentous +something in the picture's midst. THAT once found out, and all the rest +were plain. But stop; does it not bear a faint resemblance to a gigantic +fish? even the great leviathan himself? + +In fact, the artist's design seemed this: a final theory of my own, +partly based upon the aggregated opinions of many aged persons with whom +I conversed upon the subject. The picture represents a Cape-Horner in a +great hurricane; the half-foundered ship weltering there with its three +dismantled masts alone visible; and an exasperated whale, purposing to +spring clean over the craft, is in the enormous act of impaling himself +upon the three mast-heads. + +The opposite wall of this entry was hung all over with a heathenish +array of monstrous clubs and spears. Some were thickly set with +glittering teeth resembling ivory saws; others were tufted with knots of +human hair; and one was sickle-shaped, with a vast handle sweeping round +like the segment made in the new-mown grass by a long-armed mower. You +shuddered as you gazed, and wondered what monstrous cannibal and savage +could ever have gone a death-harvesting with such a hacking, horrifying +implement. Mixed with these were rusty old whaling lances and harpoons +all broken and deformed. Some were storied weapons. With this once long +lance, now wildly elbowed, fifty years ago did Nathan Swain kill fifteen +whales between a sunrise and a sunset. And that harpoon--so like a +corkscrew now--was flung in Javan seas, and run away with by a whale, +years afterwards slain off the Cape of Blanco. The original iron entered +nigh the tail, and, like a restless needle sojourning in the body of a +man, travelled full forty feet, and at last was found imbedded in the +hump. + +Crossing this dusky entry, and on through yon low-arched way--cut +through what in old times must have been a great central chimney with +fireplaces all round--you enter the public room. A still duskier place +is this, with such low ponderous beams above, and such old wrinkled +planks beneath, that you would almost fancy you trod some old craft's +cockpits, especially of such a howling night, when this corner-anchored +old ark rocked so furiously. On one side stood a long, low, shelf-like +table covered with cracked glass cases, filled with dusty rarities +gathered from this wide world's remotest nooks. Projecting from the +further angle of the room stands a dark-looking den--the bar--a rude +attempt at a right whale's head. Be that how it may, there stands the +vast arched bone of the whale's jaw, so wide, a coach might almost drive +beneath it. Within are shabby shelves, ranged round with old decanters, +bottles, flasks; and in those jaws of swift destruction, like another +cursed Jonah (by which name indeed they called him), bustles a little +withered old man, who, for their money, dearly sells the sailors +deliriums and death. + +Abominable are the tumblers into which he pours his poison. Though +true cylinders without--within, the villanous green goggling glasses +deceitfully tapered downwards to a cheating bottom. Parallel meridians +rudely pecked into the glass, surround these footpads' goblets. Fill to +THIS mark, and your charge is but a penny; to THIS a penny more; and so +on to the full glass--the Cape Horn measure, which you may gulp down for +a shilling. + +Upon entering the place I found a number of young seamen gathered about +a table, examining by a dim light divers specimens of SKRIMSHANDER. I +sought the landlord, and telling him I desired to be accommodated with a +room, received for answer that his house was full--not a bed unoccupied. +"But avast," he added, tapping his forehead, "you haint no objections +to sharing a harpooneer's blanket, have ye? I s'pose you are goin' +a-whalin', so you'd better get used to that sort of thing." + +I told him that I never liked to sleep two in a bed; that if I should +ever do so, it would depend upon who the harpooneer might be, and +that if he (the landlord) really had no other place for me, and the +harpooneer was not decidedly objectionable, why rather than wander +further about a strange town on so bitter a night, I would put up with +the half of any decent man's blanket. + +"I thought so. All right; take a seat. Supper?--you want supper? +Supper'll be ready directly." + +I sat down on an old wooden settle, carved all over like a bench on the +Battery. At one end a ruminating tar was still further adorning it with +his jack-knife, stooping over and diligently working away at the space +between his legs. He was trying his hand at a ship under full sail, but +he didn't make much headway, I thought. + +At last some four or five of us were summoned to our meal in an +adjoining room. It was cold as Iceland--no fire at all--the landlord +said he couldn't afford it. Nothing but two dismal tallow candles, each +in a winding sheet. We were fain to button up our monkey jackets, and +hold to our lips cups of scalding tea with our half frozen fingers. But +the fare was of the most substantial kind--not only meat and potatoes, +but dumplings; good heavens! dumplings for supper! One young fellow in +a green box coat, addressed himself to these dumplings in a most direful +manner. + +"My boy," said the landlord, "you'll have the nightmare to a dead +sartainty." + +"Landlord," I whispered, "that aint the harpooneer is it?" + +"Oh, no," said he, looking a sort of diabolically funny, "the harpooneer +is a dark complexioned chap. He never eats dumplings, he don't--he eats +nothing but steaks, and he likes 'em rare." + +"The devil he does," says I. "Where is that harpooneer? Is he here?" + +"He'll be here afore long," was the answer. + +I could not help it, but I began to feel suspicious of this "dark +complexioned" harpooneer. At any rate, I made up my mind that if it so +turned out that we should sleep together, he must undress and get into +bed before I did. + +Supper over, the company went back to the bar-room, when, knowing not +what else to do with myself, I resolved to spend the rest of the evening +as a looker on. + +Presently a rioting noise was heard without. Starting up, the landlord +cried, "That's the Grampus's crew. I seed her reported in the offing +this morning; a three years' voyage, and a full ship. Hurrah, boys; now +we'll have the latest news from the Feegees." + +A tramping of sea boots was heard in the entry; the door was flung open, +and in rolled a wild set of mariners enough. Enveloped in their shaggy +watch coats, and with their heads muffled in woollen comforters, all +bedarned and ragged, and their beards stiff with icicles, they seemed an +eruption of bears from Labrador. They had just landed from their boat, +and this was the first house they entered. No wonder, then, that they +made a straight wake for the whale's mouth--the bar--when the wrinkled +little old Jonah, there officiating, soon poured them out brimmers all +round. One complained of a bad cold in his head, upon which Jonah +mixed him a pitch-like potion of gin and molasses, which he swore was a +sovereign cure for all colds and catarrhs whatsoever, never mind of how +long standing, or whether caught off the coast of Labrador, or on the +weather side of an ice-island. + +The liquor soon mounted into their heads, as it generally does even +with the arrantest topers newly landed from sea, and they began capering +about most obstreperously. + +I observed, however, that one of them held somewhat aloof, and though +he seemed desirous not to spoil the hilarity of his shipmates by his own +sober face, yet upon the whole he refrained from making as much noise +as the rest. This man interested me at once; and since the sea-gods +had ordained that he should soon become my shipmate (though but a +sleeping-partner one, so far as this narrative is concerned), I will +here venture upon a little description of him. He stood full six feet +in height, with noble shoulders, and a chest like a coffer-dam. I have +seldom seen such brawn in a man. His face was deeply brown and burnt, +making his white teeth dazzling by the contrast; while in the deep +shadows of his eyes floated some reminiscences that did not seem to give +him much joy. His voice at once announced that he was a Southerner, +and from his fine stature, I thought he must be one of those tall +mountaineers from the Alleghanian Ridge in Virginia. When the revelry +of his companions had mounted to its height, this man slipped away +unobserved, and I saw no more of him till he became my comrade on the +sea. In a few minutes, however, he was missed by his shipmates, and +being, it seems, for some reason a huge favourite with them, they raised +a cry of "Bulkington! Bulkington! where's Bulkington?" and darted out of +the house in pursuit of him. + +It was now about nine o'clock, and the room seeming almost +supernaturally quiet after these orgies, I began to congratulate myself +upon a little plan that had occurred to me just previous to the entrance +of the seamen. + +No man prefers to sleep two in a bed. In fact, you would a good deal +rather not sleep with your own brother. I don't know how it is, but +people like to be private when they are sleeping. And when it comes to +sleeping with an unknown stranger, in a strange inn, in a strange +town, and that stranger a harpooneer, then your objections indefinitely +multiply. Nor was there any earthly reason why I as a sailor should +sleep two in a bed, more than anybody else; for sailors no more sleep +two in a bed at sea, than bachelor Kings do ashore. To be sure they +all sleep together in one apartment, but you have your own hammock, and +cover yourself with your own blanket, and sleep in your own skin. + +The more I pondered over this harpooneer, the more I abominated the +thought of sleeping with him. It was fair to presume that being a +harpooneer, his linen or woollen, as the case might be, would not be of +the tidiest, certainly none of the finest. I began to twitch all over. +Besides, it was getting late, and my decent harpooneer ought to be +home and going bedwards. Suppose now, he should tumble in upon me at +midnight--how could I tell from what vile hole he had been coming? + +"Landlord! I've changed my mind about that harpooneer.--I shan't sleep +with him. I'll try the bench here." + +"Just as you please; I'm sorry I cant spare ye a tablecloth for a +mattress, and it's a plaguy rough board here"--feeling of the knots and +notches. "But wait a bit, Skrimshander; I've got a carpenter's plane +there in the bar--wait, I say, and I'll make ye snug enough." So saying +he procured the plane; and with his old silk handkerchief first dusting +the bench, vigorously set to planing away at my bed, the while grinning +like an ape. The shavings flew right and left; till at last the +plane-iron came bump against an indestructible knot. The landlord was +near spraining his wrist, and I told him for heaven's sake to quit--the +bed was soft enough to suit me, and I did not know how all the planing +in the world could make eider down of a pine plank. So gathering up the +shavings with another grin, and throwing them into the great stove in +the middle of the room, he went about his business, and left me in a +brown study. + +I now took the measure of the bench, and found that it was a foot too +short; but that could be mended with a chair. But it was a foot too +narrow, and the other bench in the room was about four inches higher +than the planed one--so there was no yoking them. I then placed the +first bench lengthwise along the only clear space against the wall, +leaving a little interval between, for my back to settle down in. But I +soon found that there came such a draught of cold air over me from under +the sill of the window, that this plan would never do at all, especially +as another current from the rickety door met the one from the window, +and both together formed a series of small whirlwinds in the immediate +vicinity of the spot where I had thought to spend the night. + +The devil fetch that harpooneer, thought I, but stop, couldn't I steal +a march on him--bolt his door inside, and jump into his bed, not to be +wakened by the most violent knockings? It seemed no bad idea; but upon +second thoughts I dismissed it. For who could tell but what the next +morning, so soon as I popped out of the room, the harpooneer might be +standing in the entry, all ready to knock me down! + +Still, looking round me again, and seeing no possible chance of spending +a sufferable night unless in some other person's bed, I began to think +that after all I might be cherishing unwarrantable prejudices against +this unknown harpooneer. Thinks I, I'll wait awhile; he must be dropping +in before long. I'll have a good look at him then, and perhaps we may +become jolly good bedfellows after all--there's no telling. + +But though the other boarders kept coming in by ones, twos, and threes, +and going to bed, yet no sign of my harpooneer. + +"Landlord!" said I, "what sort of a chap is he--does he always keep such +late hours?" It was now hard upon twelve o'clock. + +The landlord chuckled again with his lean chuckle, and seemed to +be mightily tickled at something beyond my comprehension. "No," he +answered, "generally he's an early bird--airley to bed and airley to +rise--yes, he's the bird what catches the worm. But to-night he went out +a peddling, you see, and I don't see what on airth keeps him so late, +unless, may be, he can't sell his head." + +"Can't sell his head?--What sort of a bamboozingly story is this you +are telling me?" getting into a towering rage. "Do you pretend to say, +landlord, that this harpooneer is actually engaged this blessed Saturday +night, or rather Sunday morning, in peddling his head around this town?" + +"That's precisely it," said the landlord, "and I told him he couldn't +sell it here, the market's overstocked." + +"With what?" shouted I. + +"With heads to be sure; ain't there too many heads in the world?" + +"I tell you what it is, landlord," said I quite calmly, "you'd better +stop spinning that yarn to me--I'm not green." + +"May be not," taking out a stick and whittling a toothpick, "but I +rayther guess you'll be done BROWN if that ere harpooneer hears you a +slanderin' his head." + +"I'll break it for him," said I, now flying into a passion again at this +unaccountable farrago of the landlord's. + +"It's broke a'ready," said he. + +"Broke," said I--"BROKE, do you mean?" + +"Sartain, and that's the very reason he can't sell it, I guess." + +"Landlord," said I, going up to him as cool as Mt. Hecla in a +snow-storm--"landlord, stop whittling. You and I must understand one +another, and that too without delay. I come to your house and want a +bed; you tell me you can only give me half a one; that the other half +belongs to a certain harpooneer. And about this harpooneer, whom I +have not yet seen, you persist in telling me the most mystifying and +exasperating stories tending to beget in me an uncomfortable feeling +towards the man whom you design for my bedfellow--a sort of connexion, +landlord, which is an intimate and confidential one in the highest +degree. I now demand of you to speak out and tell me who and what this +harpooneer is, and whether I shall be in all respects safe to spend the +night with him. And in the first place, you will be so good as to unsay +that story about selling his head, which if true I take to be good +evidence that this harpooneer is stark mad, and I've no idea of sleeping +with a madman; and you, sir, YOU I mean, landlord, YOU, sir, by trying +to induce me to do so knowingly, would thereby render yourself liable to +a criminal prosecution." + +"Wall," said the landlord, fetching a long breath, "that's a purty long +sarmon for a chap that rips a little now and then. But be easy, be easy, +this here harpooneer I have been tellin' you of has just arrived from +the south seas, where he bought up a lot of 'balmed New Zealand heads +(great curios, you know), and he's sold all on 'em but one, and that one +he's trying to sell to-night, cause to-morrow's Sunday, and it would not +do to be sellin' human heads about the streets when folks is goin' to +churches. He wanted to, last Sunday, but I stopped him just as he was +goin' out of the door with four heads strung on a string, for all the +airth like a string of inions." + +This account cleared up the otherwise unaccountable mystery, and showed +that the landlord, after all, had had no idea of fooling me--but at +the same time what could I think of a harpooneer who stayed out of a +Saturday night clean into the holy Sabbath, engaged in such a cannibal +business as selling the heads of dead idolators? + +"Depend upon it, landlord, that harpooneer is a dangerous man." + +"He pays reg'lar," was the rejoinder. "But come, it's getting dreadful +late, you had better be turning flukes--it's a nice bed; Sal and me +slept in that ere bed the night we were spliced. There's plenty of room +for two to kick about in that bed; it's an almighty big bed that. Why, +afore we give it up, Sal used to put our Sam and little Johnny in the +foot of it. But I got a dreaming and sprawling about one night, and +somehow, Sam got pitched on the floor, and came near breaking his arm. +Arter that, Sal said it wouldn't do. Come along here, I'll give ye a +glim in a jiffy;" and so saying he lighted a candle and held it towards +me, offering to lead the way. But I stood irresolute; when looking at a +clock in the corner, he exclaimed "I vum it's Sunday--you won't see that +harpooneer to-night; he's come to anchor somewhere--come along then; DO +come; WON'T ye come?" + +I considered the matter a moment, and then up stairs we went, and I was +ushered into a small room, cold as a clam, and furnished, sure enough, +with a prodigious bed, almost big enough indeed for any four harpooneers +to sleep abreast. + +"There," said the landlord, placing the candle on a crazy old sea chest +that did double duty as a wash-stand and centre table; "there, make +yourself comfortable now, and good night to ye." I turned round from +eyeing the bed, but he had disappeared. + +Folding back the counterpane, I stooped over the bed. Though none of the +most elegant, it yet stood the scrutiny tolerably well. I then glanced +round the room; and besides the bedstead and centre table, could see +no other furniture belonging to the place, but a rude shelf, the four +walls, and a papered fireboard representing a man striking a whale. Of +things not properly belonging to the room, there was a hammock lashed +up, and thrown upon the floor in one corner; also a large seaman's bag, +containing the harpooneer's wardrobe, no doubt in lieu of a land trunk. +Likewise, there was a parcel of outlandish bone fish hooks on the shelf +over the fire-place, and a tall harpoon standing at the head of the bed. + +But what is this on the chest? I took it up, and held it close to the +light, and felt it, and smelt it, and tried every way possible to arrive +at some satisfactory conclusion concerning it. I can compare it to +nothing but a large door mat, ornamented at the edges with little +tinkling tags something like the stained porcupine quills round an +Indian moccasin. There was a hole or slit in the middle of this mat, +as you see the same in South American ponchos. But could it be possible +that any sober harpooneer would get into a door mat, and parade the +streets of any Christian town in that sort of guise? I put it on, to try +it, and it weighed me down like a hamper, being uncommonly shaggy and +thick, and I thought a little damp, as though this mysterious harpooneer +had been wearing it of a rainy day. I went up in it to a bit of glass +stuck against the wall, and I never saw such a sight in my life. I tore +myself out of it in such a hurry that I gave myself a kink in the neck. + +I sat down on the side of the bed, and commenced thinking about this +head-peddling harpooneer, and his door mat. After thinking some time on +the bed-side, I got up and took off my monkey jacket, and then stood in +the middle of the room thinking. I then took off my coat, and thought +a little more in my shirt sleeves. But beginning to feel very cold now, +half undressed as I was, and remembering what the landlord said about +the harpooneer's not coming home at all that night, it being so very +late, I made no more ado, but jumped out of my pantaloons and boots, and +then blowing out the light tumbled into bed, and commended myself to the +care of heaven. + +Whether that mattress was stuffed with corn-cobs or broken crockery, +there is no telling, but I rolled about a good deal, and could not sleep +for a long time. At last I slid off into a light doze, and had pretty +nearly made a good offing towards the land of Nod, when I heard a heavy +footfall in the passage, and saw a glimmer of light come into the room +from under the door. + +Lord save me, thinks I, that must be the harpooneer, the infernal +head-peddler. But I lay perfectly still, and resolved not to say a word +till spoken to. Holding a light in one hand, and that identical New +Zealand head in the other, the stranger entered the room, and without +looking towards the bed, placed his candle a good way off from me on the +floor in one corner, and then began working away at the knotted cords +of the large bag I before spoke of as being in the room. I was all +eagerness to see his face, but he kept it averted for some time while +employed in unlacing the bag's mouth. This accomplished, however, he +turned round--when, good heavens! what a sight! Such a face! It was of +a dark, purplish, yellow colour, here and there stuck over with large +blackish looking squares. Yes, it's just as I thought, he's a terrible +bedfellow; he's been in a fight, got dreadfully cut, and here he is, +just from the surgeon. But at that moment he chanced to turn his face +so towards the light, that I plainly saw they could not be +sticking-plasters at all, those black squares on his cheeks. They were +stains of some sort or other. At first I knew not what to make of this; +but soon an inkling of the truth occurred to me. I remembered a story of +a white man--a whaleman too--who, falling among the cannibals, had been +tattooed by them. I concluded that this harpooneer, in the course of his +distant voyages, must have met with a similar adventure. And what is it, +thought I, after all! It's only his outside; a man can be honest in any +sort of skin. But then, what to make of his unearthly complexion, that +part of it, I mean, lying round about, and completely independent of the +squares of tattooing. To be sure, it might be nothing but a good coat of +tropical tanning; but I never heard of a hot sun's tanning a white man +into a purplish yellow one. However, I had never been in the South Seas; +and perhaps the sun there produced these extraordinary effects upon the +skin. Now, while all these ideas were passing through me like lightning, +this harpooneer never noticed me at all. But, after some difficulty +having opened his bag, he commenced fumbling in it, and presently pulled +out a sort of tomahawk, and a seal-skin wallet with the hair on. Placing +these on the old chest in the middle of the room, he then took the New +Zealand head--a ghastly thing enough--and crammed it down into the bag. +He now took off his hat--a new beaver hat--when I came nigh singing out +with fresh surprise. There was no hair on his head--none to speak of at +least--nothing but a small scalp-knot twisted up on his forehead. His +bald purplish head now looked for all the world like a mildewed skull. +Had not the stranger stood between me and the door, I would have bolted +out of it quicker than ever I bolted a dinner. + +Even as it was, I thought something of slipping out of the window, but +it was the second floor back. I am no coward, but what to make of +this head-peddling purple rascal altogether passed my comprehension. +Ignorance is the parent of fear, and being completely nonplussed and +confounded about the stranger, I confess I was now as much afraid of him +as if it was the devil himself who had thus broken into my room at +the dead of night. In fact, I was so afraid of him that I was not +game enough just then to address him, and demand a satisfactory answer +concerning what seemed inexplicable in him. + +Meanwhile, he continued the business of undressing, and at last showed +his chest and arms. As I live, these covered parts of him were checkered +with the same squares as his face; his back, too, was all over the same +dark squares; he seemed to have been in a Thirty Years' War, and just +escaped from it with a sticking-plaster shirt. Still more, his very +legs were marked, as if a parcel of dark green frogs were running up +the trunks of young palms. It was now quite plain that he must be some +abominable savage or other shipped aboard of a whaleman in the South +Seas, and so landed in this Christian country. I quaked to think of it. +A peddler of heads too--perhaps the heads of his own brothers. He might +take a fancy to mine--heavens! look at that tomahawk! + +But there was no time for shuddering, for now the savage went about +something that completely fascinated my attention, and convinced me that +he must indeed be a heathen. Going to his heavy grego, or wrapall, or +dreadnaught, which he had previously hung on a chair, he fumbled in the +pockets, and produced at length a curious little deformed image with +a hunch on its back, and exactly the colour of a three days' old Congo +baby. Remembering the embalmed head, at first I almost thought that +this black manikin was a real baby preserved in some similar manner. But +seeing that it was not at all limber, and that it glistened a good deal +like polished ebony, I concluded that it must be nothing but a wooden +idol, which indeed it proved to be. For now the savage goes up to the +empty fire-place, and removing the papered fire-board, sets up this +little hunch-backed image, like a tenpin, between the andirons. The +chimney jambs and all the bricks inside were very sooty, so that I +thought this fire-place made a very appropriate little shrine or chapel +for his Congo idol. + +I now screwed my eyes hard towards the half hidden image, feeling but +ill at ease meantime--to see what was next to follow. First he takes +about a double handful of shavings out of his grego pocket, and places +them carefully before the idol; then laying a bit of ship biscuit on +top and applying the flame from the lamp, he kindled the shavings into +a sacrificial blaze. Presently, after many hasty snatches into the fire, +and still hastier withdrawals of his fingers (whereby he seemed to be +scorching them badly), he at last succeeded in drawing out the biscuit; +then blowing off the heat and ashes a little, he made a polite offer of +it to the little negro. But the little devil did not seem to fancy such +dry sort of fare at all; he never moved his lips. All these strange +antics were accompanied by still stranger guttural noises from the +devotee, who seemed to be praying in a sing-song or else singing some +pagan psalmody or other, during which his face twitched about in the +most unnatural manner. At last extinguishing the fire, he took the idol +up very unceremoniously, and bagged it again in his grego pocket as +carelessly as if he were a sportsman bagging a dead woodcock. + +All these queer proceedings increased my uncomfortableness, and +seeing him now exhibiting strong symptoms of concluding his business +operations, and jumping into bed with me, I thought it was high time, +now or never, before the light was put out, to break the spell in which +I had so long been bound. + +But the interval I spent in deliberating what to say, was a fatal one. +Taking up his tomahawk from the table, he examined the head of it for an +instant, and then holding it to the light, with his mouth at the handle, +he puffed out great clouds of tobacco smoke. The next moment the light +was extinguished, and this wild cannibal, tomahawk between his teeth, +sprang into bed with me. I sang out, I could not help it now; and giving +a sudden grunt of astonishment he began feeling me. + +Stammering out something, I knew not what, I rolled away from him +against the wall, and then conjured him, whoever or whatever he might +be, to keep quiet, and let me get up and light the lamp again. But his +guttural responses satisfied me at once that he but ill comprehended my +meaning. + +"Who-e debel you?"--he at last said--"you no speak-e, dam-me, I kill-e." +And so saying the lighted tomahawk began flourishing about me in the +dark. + +"Landlord, for God's sake, Peter Coffin!" shouted I. "Landlord! Watch! +Coffin! Angels! save me!" + +"Speak-e! tell-ee me who-ee be, or dam-me, I kill-e!" again growled the +cannibal, while his horrid flourishings of the tomahawk scattered the +hot tobacco ashes about me till I thought my linen would get on fire. +But thank heaven, at that moment the landlord came into the room light +in hand, and leaping from the bed I ran up to him. + +"Don't be afraid now," said he, grinning again, "Queequeg here wouldn't +harm a hair of your head." + +"Stop your grinning," shouted I, "and why didn't you tell me that that +infernal harpooneer was a cannibal?" + +"I thought ye know'd it;--didn't I tell ye, he was a peddlin' heads +around town?--but turn flukes again and go to sleep. Queequeg, look +here--you sabbee me, I sabbee--you this man sleepe you--you sabbee?" + +"Me sabbee plenty"--grunted Queequeg, puffing away at his pipe and +sitting up in bed. + +"You gettee in," he added, motioning to me with his tomahawk, and +throwing the clothes to one side. He really did this in not only a civil +but a really kind and charitable way. I stood looking at him a moment. +For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking +cannibal. What's all this fuss I have been making about, thought I to +myself--the man's a human being just as I am: he has just as much reason +to fear me, as I have to be afraid of him. Better sleep with a sober +cannibal than a drunken Christian. + +"Landlord," said I, "tell him to stash his tomahawk there, or pipe, or +whatever you call it; tell him to stop smoking, in short, and I will +turn in with him. But I don't fancy having a man smoking in bed with me. +It's dangerous. Besides, I ain't insured." + +This being told to Queequeg, he at once complied, and again politely +motioned me to get into bed--rolling over to one side as much as to +say--"I won't touch a leg of ye." + +"Good night, landlord," said I, "you may go." + +I turned in, and never slept better in my life. + + + +CHAPTER 4. The Counterpane. + + +Upon waking next morning about daylight, I found Queequeg's arm thrown +over me in the most loving and affectionate manner. You had almost +thought I had been his wife. The counterpane was of patchwork, full of +odd little parti-coloured squares and triangles; and this arm of his +tattooed all over with an interminable Cretan labyrinth of a figure, +no two parts of which were of one precise shade--owing I suppose to +his keeping his arm at sea unmethodically in sun and shade, his shirt +sleeves irregularly rolled up at various times--this same arm of his, I +say, looked for all the world like a strip of that same patchwork quilt. +Indeed, partly lying on it as the arm did when I first awoke, I could +hardly tell it from the quilt, they so blended their hues together; and +it was only by the sense of weight and pressure that I could tell that +Queequeg was hugging me. + +My sensations were strange. Let me try to explain them. When I was a +child, I well remember a somewhat similar circumstance that befell me; +whether it was a reality or a dream, I never could entirely settle. +The circumstance was this. I had been cutting up some caper or other--I +think it was trying to crawl up the chimney, as I had seen a little +sweep do a few days previous; and my stepmother who, somehow or other, +was all the time whipping me, or sending me to bed supperless,--my +mother dragged me by the legs out of the chimney and packed me off to +bed, though it was only two o'clock in the afternoon of the 21st June, +the longest day in the year in our hemisphere. I felt dreadfully. But +there was no help for it, so up stairs I went to my little room in the +third floor, undressed myself as slowly as possible so as to kill time, +and with a bitter sigh got between the sheets. + +I lay there dismally calculating that sixteen entire hours must elapse +before I could hope for a resurrection. Sixteen hours in bed! the +small of my back ached to think of it. And it was so light too; the +sun shining in at the window, and a great rattling of coaches in the +streets, and the sound of gay voices all over the house. I felt worse +and worse--at last I got up, dressed, and softly going down in my +stockinged feet, sought out my stepmother, and suddenly threw myself +at her feet, beseeching her as a particular favour to give me a good +slippering for my misbehaviour; anything indeed but condemning me to lie +abed such an unendurable length of time. But she was the best and most +conscientious of stepmothers, and back I had to go to my room. For +several hours I lay there broad awake, feeling a great deal worse than I +have ever done since, even from the greatest subsequent misfortunes. At +last I must have fallen into a troubled nightmare of a doze; and slowly +waking from it--half steeped in dreams--I opened my eyes, and the before +sun-lit room was now wrapped in outer darkness. Instantly I felt a shock +running through all my frame; nothing was to be seen, and nothing was +to be heard; but a supernatural hand seemed placed in mine. My arm hung +over the counterpane, and the nameless, unimaginable, silent form +or phantom, to which the hand belonged, seemed closely seated by my +bed-side. For what seemed ages piled on ages, I lay there, frozen with +the most awful fears, not daring to drag away my hand; yet ever thinking +that if I could but stir it one single inch, the horrid spell would be +broken. I knew not how this consciousness at last glided away from me; +but waking in the morning, I shudderingly remembered it all, and for +days and weeks and months afterwards I lost myself in confounding +attempts to explain the mystery. Nay, to this very hour, I often puzzle +myself with it. + +Now, take away the awful fear, and my sensations at feeling the +supernatural hand in mine were very similar, in their strangeness, to +those which I experienced on waking up and seeing Queequeg's pagan +arm thrown round me. But at length all the past night's events soberly +recurred, one by one, in fixed reality, and then I lay only alive to +the comical predicament. For though I tried to move his arm--unlock his +bridegroom clasp--yet, sleeping as he was, he still hugged me tightly, +as though naught but death should part us twain. I now strove to rouse +him--"Queequeg!"--but his only answer was a snore. I then rolled over, +my neck feeling as if it were in a horse-collar; and suddenly felt a +slight scratch. Throwing aside the counterpane, there lay the tomahawk +sleeping by the savage's side, as if it were a hatchet-faced baby. A +pretty pickle, truly, thought I; abed here in a strange house in the +broad day, with a cannibal and a tomahawk! "Queequeg!--in the name of +goodness, Queequeg, wake!" At length, by dint of much wriggling, and +loud and incessant expostulations upon the unbecomingness of his +hugging a fellow male in that matrimonial sort of style, I succeeded in +extracting a grunt; and presently, he drew back his arm, shook himself +all over like a Newfoundland dog just from the water, and sat up in bed, +stiff as a pike-staff, looking at me, and rubbing his eyes as if he +did not altogether remember how I came to be there, though a dim +consciousness of knowing something about me seemed slowly dawning over +him. Meanwhile, I lay quietly eyeing him, having no serious misgivings +now, and bent upon narrowly observing so curious a creature. When, at +last, his mind seemed made up touching the character of his bedfellow, +and he became, as it were, reconciled to the fact; he jumped out upon +the floor, and by certain signs and sounds gave me to understand that, +if it pleased me, he would dress first and then leave me to dress +afterwards, leaving the whole apartment to myself. Thinks I, Queequeg, +under the circumstances, this is a very civilized overture; but, the +truth is, these savages have an innate sense of delicacy, say what +you will; it is marvellous how essentially polite they are. I pay this +particular compliment to Queequeg, because he treated me with so much +civility and consideration, while I was guilty of great rudeness; +staring at him from the bed, and watching all his toilette motions; for +the time my curiosity getting the better of my breeding. Nevertheless, +a man like Queequeg you don't see every day, he and his ways were well +worth unusual regarding. + +He commenced dressing at top by donning his beaver hat, a very tall one, +by the by, and then--still minus his trowsers--he hunted up his boots. +What under the heavens he did it for, I cannot tell, but his next +movement was to crush himself--boots in hand, and hat on--under the bed; +when, from sundry violent gaspings and strainings, I inferred he was +hard at work booting himself; though by no law of propriety that I ever +heard of, is any man required to be private when putting on his +boots. But Queequeg, do you see, was a creature in the transition +stage--neither caterpillar nor butterfly. He was just enough civilized +to show off his outlandishness in the strangest possible manners. His +education was not yet completed. He was an undergraduate. If he had not +been a small degree civilized, he very probably would not have troubled +himself with boots at all; but then, if he had not been still a savage, +he never would have dreamt of getting under the bed to put them on. At +last, he emerged with his hat very much dented and crushed down over his +eyes, and began creaking and limping about the room, as if, not +being much accustomed to boots, his pair of damp, wrinkled cowhide +ones--probably not made to order either--rather pinched and tormented +him at the first go off of a bitter cold morning. + +Seeing, now, that there were no curtains to the window, and that the +street being very narrow, the house opposite commanded a plain view +into the room, and observing more and more the indecorous figure that +Queequeg made, staving about with little else but his hat and boots on; +I begged him as well as I could, to accelerate his toilet somewhat, +and particularly to get into his pantaloons as soon as possible. He +complied, and then proceeded to wash himself. At that time in the +morning any Christian would have washed his face; but Queequeg, to +my amazement, contented himself with restricting his ablutions to his +chest, arms, and hands. He then donned his waistcoat, and taking up a +piece of hard soap on the wash-stand centre table, dipped it into water +and commenced lathering his face. I was watching to see where he kept +his razor, when lo and behold, he takes the harpoon from the bed corner, +slips out the long wooden stock, unsheathes the head, whets it a little +on his boot, and striding up to the bit of mirror against the wall, +begins a vigorous scraping, or rather harpooning of his cheeks. Thinks +I, Queequeg, this is using Rogers's best cutlery with a vengeance. +Afterwards I wondered the less at this operation when I came to know of +what fine steel the head of a harpoon is made, and how exceedingly sharp +the long straight edges are always kept. + +The rest of his toilet was soon achieved, and he proudly marched out of +the room, wrapped up in his great pilot monkey jacket, and sporting his +harpoon like a marshal's baton. + + + +CHAPTER 5. Breakfast. + + +I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the +grinning landlord very pleasantly. I cherished no malice towards him, +though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my +bedfellow. + +However, a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a +good thing; the more's the pity. So, if any one man, in his own +proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be +backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in +that way. And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, +be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for. + +The bar-room was now full of the boarders who had been dropping in the +night previous, and whom I had not as yet had a good look at. They were +nearly all whalemen; chief mates, and second mates, and third mates, and +sea carpenters, and sea coopers, and sea blacksmiths, and harpooneers, +and ship keepers; a brown and brawny company, with bosky beards; an +unshorn, shaggy set, all wearing monkey jackets for morning gowns. + +You could pretty plainly tell how long each one had been ashore. This +young fellow's healthy cheek is like a sun-toasted pear in hue, and +would seem to smell almost as musky; he cannot have been three days +landed from his Indian voyage. That man next him looks a few shades +lighter; you might say a touch of satin wood is in him. In the +complexion of a third still lingers a tropic tawn, but slightly bleached +withal; HE doubtless has tarried whole weeks ashore. But who could show +a cheek like Queequeg? which, barred with various tints, seemed like the +Andes' western slope, to show forth in one array, contrasting climates, +zone by zone. + +"Grub, ho!" now cried the landlord, flinging open a door, and in we went +to breakfast. + +They say that men who have seen the world, thereby become quite at ease +in manner, quite self-possessed in company. Not always, though: Ledyard, +the great New England traveller, and Mungo Park, the Scotch one; of all +men, they possessed the least assurance in the parlor. But perhaps the +mere crossing of Siberia in a sledge drawn by dogs as Ledyard did, or +the taking a long solitary walk on an empty stomach, in the negro heart +of Africa, which was the sum of poor Mungo's performances--this kind of +travel, I say, may not be the very best mode of attaining a high social +polish. Still, for the most part, that sort of thing is to be had +anywhere. + +These reflections just here are occasioned by the circumstance that +after we were all seated at the table, and I was preparing to hear some +good stories about whaling; to my no small surprise, nearly every +man maintained a profound silence. And not only that, but they looked +embarrassed. Yes, here were a set of sea-dogs, many of whom without the +slightest bashfulness had boarded great whales on the high seas--entire +strangers to them--and duelled them dead without winking; and yet, here +they sat at a social breakfast table--all of the same calling, all of +kindred tastes--looking round as sheepishly at each other as though they +had never been out of sight of some sheepfold among the Green Mountains. +A curious sight; these bashful bears, these timid warrior whalemen! + +But as for Queequeg--why, Queequeg sat there among them--at the head of +the table, too, it so chanced; as cool as an icicle. To be sure I cannot +say much for his breeding. His greatest admirer could not have cordially +justified his bringing his harpoon into breakfast with him, and using it +there without ceremony; reaching over the table with it, to the imminent +jeopardy of many heads, and grappling the beefsteaks towards him. But +THAT was certainly very coolly done by him, and every one knows that in +most people's estimation, to do anything coolly is to do it genteelly. + +We will not speak of all Queequeg's peculiarities here; how he eschewed +coffee and hot rolls, and applied his undivided attention to beefsteaks, +done rare. Enough, that when breakfast was over he withdrew like the +rest into the public room, lighted his tomahawk-pipe, and was sitting +there quietly digesting and smoking with his inseparable hat on, when I +sallied out for a stroll. + + + +CHAPTER 6. The Street. + + +If I had been astonished at first catching a glimpse of so outlandish +an individual as Queequeg circulating among the polite society of a +civilized town, that astonishment soon departed upon taking my first +daylight stroll through the streets of New Bedford. + +In thoroughfares nigh the docks, any considerable seaport will +frequently offer to view the queerest looking nondescripts from foreign +parts. Even in Broadway and Chestnut streets, Mediterranean mariners +will sometimes jostle the affrighted ladies. Regent Street is not +unknown to Lascars and Malays; and at Bombay, in the Apollo Green, live +Yankees have often scared the natives. But New Bedford beats all Water +Street and Wapping. In these last-mentioned haunts you see only sailors; +but in New Bedford, actual cannibals stand chatting at street corners; +savages outright; many of whom yet carry on their bones unholy flesh. It +makes a stranger stare. + +But, besides the Feegeeans, Tongatobooarrs, Erromanggoans, Pannangians, +and Brighggians, and, besides the wild specimens of the whaling-craft +which unheeded reel about the streets, you will see other sights still +more curious, certainly more comical. There weekly arrive in this town +scores of green Vermonters and New Hampshire men, all athirst for gain +and glory in the fishery. They are mostly young, of stalwart frames; +fellows who have felled forests, and now seek to drop the axe and snatch +the whale-lance. Many are as green as the Green Mountains whence they +came. In some things you would think them but a few hours old. Look +there! that chap strutting round the corner. He wears a beaver hat and +swallow-tailed coat, girdled with a sailor-belt and sheath-knife. Here +comes another with a sou'-wester and a bombazine cloak. + +No town-bred dandy will compare with a country-bred one--I mean a +downright bumpkin dandy--a fellow that, in the dog-days, will mow his +two acres in buckskin gloves for fear of tanning his hands. Now when a +country dandy like this takes it into his head to make a distinguished +reputation, and joins the great whale-fishery, you should see the +comical things he does upon reaching the seaport. In bespeaking his +sea-outfit, he orders bell-buttons to his waistcoats; straps to his +canvas trowsers. Ah, poor Hay-Seed! how bitterly will burst those straps +in the first howling gale, when thou art driven, straps, buttons, and +all, down the throat of the tempest. + +But think not that this famous town has only harpooneers, cannibals, and +bumpkins to show her visitors. Not at all. Still New Bedford is a queer +place. Had it not been for us whalemen, that tract of land would this +day perhaps have been in as howling condition as the coast of Labrador. +As it is, parts of her back country are enough to frighten one, they +look so bony. The town itself is perhaps the dearest place to live +in, in all New England. It is a land of oil, true enough: but not like +Canaan; a land, also, of corn and wine. The streets do not run with +milk; nor in the spring-time do they pave them with fresh eggs. Yet, in +spite of this, nowhere in all America will you find more patrician-like +houses; parks and gardens more opulent, than in New Bedford. Whence came +they? how planted upon this once scraggy scoria of a country? + +Go and gaze upon the iron emblematical harpoons round yonder lofty +mansion, and your question will be answered. Yes; all these brave houses +and flowery gardens came from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. +One and all, they were harpooned and dragged up hither from the bottom +of the sea. Can Herr Alexander perform a feat like that? + +In New Bedford, fathers, they say, give whales for dowers to their +daughters, and portion off their nieces with a few porpoises a-piece. +You must go to New Bedford to see a brilliant wedding; for, they say, +they have reservoirs of oil in every house, and every night recklessly +burn their lengths in spermaceti candles. + +In summer time, the town is sweet to see; full of fine maples--long +avenues of green and gold. And in August, high in air, the beautiful and +bountiful horse-chestnuts, candelabra-wise, proffer the passer-by their +tapering upright cones of congregated blossoms. So omnipotent is art; +which in many a district of New Bedford has superinduced bright terraces +of flowers upon the barren refuse rocks thrown aside at creation's final +day. + +And the women of New Bedford, they bloom like their own red roses. But +roses only bloom in summer; whereas the fine carnation of their cheeks +is perennial as sunlight in the seventh heavens. Elsewhere match that +bloom of theirs, ye cannot, save in Salem, where they tell me the young +girls breathe such musk, their sailor sweethearts smell them miles off +shore, as though they were drawing nigh the odorous Moluccas instead of +the Puritanic sands. + + + +CHAPTER 7. The Chapel. + + +In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman's Chapel, and few are +the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who +fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot. I am sure that I did not. + +Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this +special errand. The sky had changed from clear, sunny cold, to driving +sleet and mist. Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called +bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm. Entering, I +found a small scattered congregation of sailors, and sailors' wives and +widows. A muffled silence reigned, only broken at times by the shrieks +of the storm. Each silent worshipper seemed purposely sitting apart from +the other, as if each silent grief were insular and incommunicable. The +chaplain had not yet arrived; and there these silent islands of men and +women sat steadfastly eyeing several marble tablets, with black borders, +masoned into the wall on either side the pulpit. Three of them ran +something like the following, but I do not pretend to quote:-- + +SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN TALBOT, Who, at the age of eighteen, was +lost overboard, Near the Isle of Desolation, off Patagonia, November +1st, 1836. THIS TABLET Is erected to his Memory BY HIS SISTER. + +SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ROBERT LONG, WILLIS ELLERY, NATHAN COLEMAN, +WALTER CANNY, SETH MACY, AND SAMUEL GLEIG, Forming one of the boats' +crews OF THE SHIP ELIZA Who were towed out of sight by a Whale, On the +Off-shore Ground in the PACIFIC, December 31st, 1839. THIS MARBLE Is +here placed by their surviving SHIPMATES. + +SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF The late CAPTAIN EZEKIEL HARDY, Who in the bows +of his boat was killed by a Sperm Whale on the coast of Japan, AUGUST +3d, 1833. THIS TABLET Is erected to his Memory BY HIS WIDOW. + +Shaking off the sleet from my ice-glazed hat and jacket, I seated myself +near the door, and turning sideways was surprised to see Queequeg near +me. Affected by the solemnity of the scene, there was a wondering gaze +of incredulous curiosity in his countenance. This savage was the only +person present who seemed to notice my entrance; because he was the only +one who could not read, and, therefore, was not reading those frigid +inscriptions on the wall. Whether any of the relatives of the seamen +whose names appeared there were now among the congregation, I knew not; +but so many are the unrecorded accidents in the fishery, and so plainly +did several women present wear the countenance if not the trappings +of some unceasing grief, that I feel sure that here before me were +assembled those, in whose unhealing hearts the sight of those bleak +tablets sympathetically caused the old wounds to bleed afresh. + +Oh! ye whose dead lie buried beneath the green grass; who standing among +flowers can say--here, HERE lies my beloved; ye know not the desolation +that broods in bosoms like these. What bitter blanks in those +black-bordered marbles which cover no ashes! What despair in those +immovable inscriptions! What deadly voids and unbidden infidelities in +the lines that seem to gnaw upon all Faith, and refuse resurrections to +the beings who have placelessly perished without a grave. As well might +those tablets stand in the cave of Elephanta as here. + +In what census of living creatures, the dead of mankind are included; +why it is that a universal proverb says of them, that they tell no +tales, though containing more secrets than the Goodwin Sands; how it is +that to his name who yesterday departed for the other world, we prefix +so significant and infidel a word, and yet do not thus entitle him, if +he but embarks for the remotest Indies of this living earth; why the +Life Insurance Companies pay death-forfeitures upon immortals; in what +eternal, unstirring paralysis, and deadly, hopeless trance, yet lies +antique Adam who died sixty round centuries ago; how it is that we +still refuse to be comforted for those who we nevertheless maintain are +dwelling in unspeakable bliss; why all the living so strive to hush all +the dead; wherefore but the rumor of a knocking in a tomb will terrify a +whole city. All these things are not without their meanings. + +But Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these +dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope. + +It needs scarcely to be told, with what feelings, on the eve of a +Nantucket voyage, I regarded those marble tablets, and by the murky +light of that darkened, doleful day read the fate of the whalemen +who had gone before me. Yes, Ishmael, the same fate may be thine. But +somehow I grew merry again. Delightful inducements to embark, fine +chance for promotion, it seems--aye, a stove boat will make me an +immortal by brevet. Yes, there is death in this business of whaling--a +speechlessly quick chaotic bundling of a man into Eternity. But what +then? Methinks we have hugely mistaken this matter of Life and Death. +Methinks that what they call my shadow here on earth is my true +substance. Methinks that in looking at things spiritual, we are too +much like oysters observing the sun through the water, and thinking that +thick water the thinnest of air. Methinks my body is but the lees of my +better being. In fact take my body who will, take it I say, it is not +me. And therefore three cheers for Nantucket; and come a stove boat and +stove body when they will, for stave my soul, Jove himself cannot. + + + +CHAPTER 8. The Pulpit. + + +I had not been seated very long ere a man of a certain venerable +robustness entered; immediately as the storm-pelted door flew back upon +admitting him, a quick regardful eyeing of him by all the congregation, +sufficiently attested that this fine old man was the chaplain. Yes, it +was the famous Father Mapple, so called by the whalemen, among whom he +was a very great favourite. He had been a sailor and a harpooneer in his +youth, but for many years past had dedicated his life to the ministry. +At the time I now write of, Father Mapple was in the hardy winter of a +healthy old age; that sort of old age which seems merging into a second +flowering youth, for among all the fissures of his wrinkles, there shone +certain mild gleams of a newly developing bloom--the spring verdure +peeping forth even beneath February's snow. No one having previously +heard his history, could for the first time behold Father Mapple without +the utmost interest, because there were certain engrafted clerical +peculiarities about him, imputable to that adventurous maritime life +he had led. When he entered I observed that he carried no umbrella, and +certainly had not come in his carriage, for his tarpaulin hat ran down +with melting sleet, and his great pilot cloth jacket seemed almost to +drag him to the floor with the weight of the water it had absorbed. +However, hat and coat and overshoes were one by one removed, and hung up +in a little space in an adjacent corner; when, arrayed in a decent suit, +he quietly approached the pulpit. + +Like most old fashioned pulpits, it was a very lofty one, and since a +regular stairs to such a height would, by its long angle with the floor, +seriously contract the already small area of the chapel, the architect, +it seemed, had acted upon the hint of Father Mapple, and finished the +pulpit without a stairs, substituting a perpendicular side ladder, like +those used in mounting a ship from a boat at sea. The wife of a whaling +captain had provided the chapel with a handsome pair of red worsted +man-ropes for this ladder, which, being itself nicely headed, and +stained with a mahogany colour, the whole contrivance, considering what +manner of chapel it was, seemed by no means in bad taste. Halting for +an instant at the foot of the ladder, and with both hands grasping the +ornamental knobs of the man-ropes, Father Mapple cast a look upwards, +and then with a truly sailor-like but still reverential dexterity, hand +over hand, mounted the steps as if ascending the main-top of his vessel. + +The perpendicular parts of this side ladder, as is usually the case with +swinging ones, were of cloth-covered rope, only the rounds were of wood, +so that at every step there was a joint. At my first glimpse of the +pulpit, it had not escaped me that however convenient for a ship, +these joints in the present instance seemed unnecessary. For I was not +prepared to see Father Mapple after gaining the height, slowly turn +round, and stooping over the pulpit, deliberately drag up the ladder +step by step, till the whole was deposited within, leaving him +impregnable in his little Quebec. + +I pondered some time without fully comprehending the reason for this. +Father Mapple enjoyed such a wide reputation for sincerity and sanctity, +that I could not suspect him of courting notoriety by any mere tricks +of the stage. No, thought I, there must be some sober reason for this +thing; furthermore, it must symbolize something unseen. Can it be, +then, that by that act of physical isolation, he signifies his spiritual +withdrawal for the time, from all outward worldly ties and connexions? +Yes, for replenished with the meat and wine of the word, to the faithful +man of God, this pulpit, I see, is a self-containing stronghold--a lofty +Ehrenbreitstein, with a perennial well of water within the walls. + +But the side ladder was not the only strange feature of the place, +borrowed from the chaplain's former sea-farings. Between the marble +cenotaphs on either hand of the pulpit, the wall which formed its back +was adorned with a large painting representing a gallant ship beating +against a terrible storm off a lee coast of black rocks and snowy +breakers. But high above the flying scud and dark-rolling clouds, there +floated a little isle of sunlight, from which beamed forth an angel's +face; and this bright face shed a distinct spot of radiance upon the +ship's tossed deck, something like that silver plate now inserted into +the Victory's plank where Nelson fell. "Ah, noble ship," the angel +seemed to say, "beat on, beat on, thou noble ship, and bear a hardy +helm; for lo! the sun is breaking through; the clouds are rolling +off--serenest azure is at hand." + +Nor was the pulpit itself without a trace of the same sea-taste that +had achieved the ladder and the picture. Its panelled front was in +the likeness of a ship's bluff bows, and the Holy Bible rested on a +projecting piece of scroll work, fashioned after a ship's fiddle-headed +beak. + +What could be more full of meaning?--for the pulpit is ever this earth's +foremost part; all the rest comes in its rear; the pulpit leads the +world. From thence it is the storm of God's quick wrath is first +descried, and the bow must bear the earliest brunt. From thence it is +the God of breezes fair or foul is first invoked for favourable winds. +Yes, the world's a ship on its passage out, and not a voyage complete; +and the pulpit is its prow. + + + +CHAPTER 9. The Sermon. + + +Father Mapple rose, and in a mild voice of unassuming authority ordered +the scattered people to condense. "Starboard gangway, there! side away +to larboard--larboard gangway to starboard! Midships! midships!" + +There was a low rumbling of heavy sea-boots among the benches, and a +still slighter shuffling of women's shoes, and all was quiet again, and +every eye on the preacher. + +He paused a little; then kneeling in the pulpit's bows, folded his large +brown hands across his chest, uplifted his closed eyes, and offered +a prayer so deeply devout that he seemed kneeling and praying at the +bottom of the sea. + +This ended, in prolonged solemn tones, like the continual tolling of +a bell in a ship that is foundering at sea in a fog--in such tones he +commenced reading the following hymn; but changing his manner towards +the concluding stanzas, burst forth with a pealing exultation and joy-- + + "The ribs and terrors in the whale, + Arched over me a dismal gloom, + While all God's sun-lit waves rolled by, + And lift me deepening down to doom. + + "I saw the opening maw of hell, + With endless pains and sorrows there; + Which none but they that feel can tell-- + Oh, I was plunging to despair. + + "In black distress, I called my God, + When I could scarce believe him mine, + He bowed his ear to my complaints-- + No more the whale did me confine. + + "With speed he flew to my relief, + As on a radiant dolphin borne; + Awful, yet bright, as lightning shone + The face of my Deliverer God. + + "My song for ever shall record + That terrible, that joyful hour; + I give the glory to my God, + His all the mercy and the power." + + +Nearly all joined in singing this hymn, which swelled high above the +howling of the storm. A brief pause ensued; the preacher slowly turned +over the leaves of the Bible, and at last, folding his hand down upon +the proper page, said: "Beloved shipmates, clinch the last verse of the +first chapter of Jonah--'And God had prepared a great fish to swallow up +Jonah.'" + +"Shipmates, this book, containing only four chapters--four yarns--is one +of the smallest strands in the mighty cable of the Scriptures. Yet what +depths of the soul does Jonah's deep sealine sound! what a pregnant +lesson to us is this prophet! What a noble thing is that canticle in the +fish's belly! How billow-like and boisterously grand! We feel the floods +surging over us; we sound with him to the kelpy bottom of the waters; +sea-weed and all the slime of the sea is about us! But WHAT is this +lesson that the book of Jonah teaches? Shipmates, it is a two-stranded +lesson; a lesson to us all as sinful men, and a lesson to me as a pilot +of the living God. As sinful men, it is a lesson to us all, because it +is a story of the sin, hard-heartedness, suddenly awakened fears, the +swift punishment, repentance, prayers, and finally the deliverance and +joy of Jonah. As with all sinners among men, the sin of this son of +Amittai was in his wilful disobedience of the command of God--never +mind now what that command was, or how conveyed--which he found a hard +command. But all the things that God would have us do are hard for us to +do--remember that--and hence, he oftener commands us than endeavors to +persuade. And if we obey God, we must disobey ourselves; and it is in +this disobeying ourselves, wherein the hardness of obeying God consists. + +"With this sin of disobedience in him, Jonah still further flouts at +God, by seeking to flee from Him. He thinks that a ship made by men will +carry him into countries where God does not reign, but only the Captains +of this earth. He skulks about the wharves of Joppa, and seeks a ship +that's bound for Tarshish. There lurks, perhaps, a hitherto unheeded +meaning here. By all accounts Tarshish could have been no other city +than the modern Cadiz. That's the opinion of learned men. And where is +Cadiz, shipmates? Cadiz is in Spain; as far by water, from Joppa, +as Jonah could possibly have sailed in those ancient days, when the +Atlantic was an almost unknown sea. Because Joppa, the modern Jaffa, +shipmates, is on the most easterly coast of the Mediterranean, the +Syrian; and Tarshish or Cadiz more than two thousand miles to the +westward from that, just outside the Straits of Gibraltar. See ye +not then, shipmates, that Jonah sought to flee world-wide from God? +Miserable man! Oh! most contemptible and worthy of all scorn; with +slouched hat and guilty eye, skulking from his God; prowling among the +shipping like a vile burglar hastening to cross the seas. So disordered, +self-condemning is his look, that had there been policemen in those +days, Jonah, on the mere suspicion of something wrong, had been arrested +ere he touched a deck. How plainly he's a fugitive! no baggage, not a +hat-box, valise, or carpet-bag,--no friends accompany him to the wharf +with their adieux. At last, after much dodging search, he finds the +Tarshish ship receiving the last items of her cargo; and as he steps on +board to see its Captain in the cabin, all the sailors for the moment +desist from hoisting in the goods, to mark the stranger's evil eye. +Jonah sees this; but in vain he tries to look all ease and confidence; +in vain essays his wretched smile. Strong intuitions of the man assure +the mariners he can be no innocent. In their gamesome but still serious +way, one whispers to the other--"Jack, he's robbed a widow;" or, "Joe, +do you mark him; he's a bigamist;" or, "Harry lad, I guess he's the +adulterer that broke jail in old Gomorrah, or belike, one of the missing +murderers from Sodom." Another runs to read the bill that's stuck +against the spile upon the wharf to which the ship is moored, offering +five hundred gold coins for the apprehension of a parricide, and +containing a description of his person. He reads, and looks from Jonah +to the bill; while all his sympathetic shipmates now crowd round Jonah, +prepared to lay their hands upon him. Frighted Jonah trembles, and +summoning all his boldness to his face, only looks so much the more a +coward. He will not confess himself suspected; but that itself is strong +suspicion. So he makes the best of it; and when the sailors find him +not to be the man that is advertised, they let him pass, and he descends +into the cabin. + +"'Who's there?' cries the Captain at his busy desk, hurriedly making +out his papers for the Customs--'Who's there?' Oh! how that harmless +question mangles Jonah! For the instant he almost turns to flee again. +But he rallies. 'I seek a passage in this ship to Tarshish; how soon +sail ye, sir?' Thus far the busy Captain had not looked up to Jonah, +though the man now stands before him; but no sooner does he hear that +hollow voice, than he darts a scrutinizing glance. 'We sail with the +next coming tide,' at last he slowly answered, still intently eyeing +him. 'No sooner, sir?'--'Soon enough for any honest man that goes a +passenger.' Ha! Jonah, that's another stab. But he swiftly calls away +the Captain from that scent. 'I'll sail with ye,'--he says,--'the +passage money how much is that?--I'll pay now.' For it is particularly +written, shipmates, as if it were a thing not to be overlooked in this +history, 'that he paid the fare thereof' ere the craft did sail. And +taken with the context, this is full of meaning. + +"Now Jonah's Captain, shipmates, was one whose discernment detects crime +in any, but whose cupidity exposes it only in the penniless. In this +world, shipmates, sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without +a passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers. +So Jonah's Captain prepares to test the length of Jonah's purse, ere he +judge him openly. He charges him thrice the usual sum; and it's assented +to. Then the Captain knows that Jonah is a fugitive; but at the same +time resolves to help a flight that paves its rear with gold. Yet when +Jonah fairly takes out his purse, prudent suspicions still molest the +Captain. He rings every coin to find a counterfeit. Not a forger, any +way, he mutters; and Jonah is put down for his passage. 'Point out my +state-room, Sir,' says Jonah now, 'I'm travel-weary; I need sleep.' +'Thou lookest like it,' says the Captain, 'there's thy room.' Jonah +enters, and would lock the door, but the lock contains no key. Hearing +him foolishly fumbling there, the Captain laughs lowly to himself, and +mutters something about the doors of convicts' cells being never allowed +to be locked within. All dressed and dusty as he is, Jonah throws +himself into his berth, and finds the little state-room ceiling almost +resting on his forehead. The air is close, and Jonah gasps. Then, in +that contracted hole, sunk, too, beneath the ship's water-line, Jonah +feels the heralding presentiment of that stifling hour, when the whale +shall hold him in the smallest of his bowels' wards. + +"Screwed at its axis against the side, a swinging lamp slightly +oscillates in Jonah's room; and the ship, heeling over towards the wharf +with the weight of the last bales received, the lamp, flame and all, +though in slight motion, still maintains a permanent obliquity with +reference to the room; though, in truth, infallibly straight itself, it +but made obvious the false, lying levels among which it hung. The lamp +alarms and frightens Jonah; as lying in his berth his tormented eyes +roll round the place, and this thus far successful fugitive finds no +refuge for his restless glance. But that contradiction in the lamp more +and more appals him. The floor, the ceiling, and the side, are all awry. +'Oh! so my conscience hangs in me!' he groans, 'straight upwards, so it +burns; but the chambers of my soul are all in crookedness!' + +"Like one who after a night of drunken revelry hies to his bed, still +reeling, but with conscience yet pricking him, as the plungings of the +Roman race-horse but so much the more strike his steel tags into him; as +one who in that miserable plight still turns and turns in giddy anguish, +praying God for annihilation until the fit be passed; and at last amid +the whirl of woe he feels, a deep stupor steals over him, as over the +man who bleeds to death, for conscience is the wound, and there's naught +to staunch it; so, after sore wrestlings in his berth, Jonah's prodigy +of ponderous misery drags him drowning down to sleep. + +"And now the time of tide has come; the ship casts off her cables; and +from the deserted wharf the uncheered ship for Tarshish, all careening, +glides to sea. That ship, my friends, was the first of recorded +smugglers! the contraband was Jonah. But the sea rebels; he will not +bear the wicked burden. A dreadful storm comes on, the ship is like to +break. But now when the boatswain calls all hands to lighten her; +when boxes, bales, and jars are clattering overboard; when the wind +is shrieking, and the men are yelling, and every plank thunders with +trampling feet right over Jonah's head; in all this raging tumult, Jonah +sleeps his hideous sleep. He sees no black sky and raging sea, feels not +the reeling timbers, and little hears he or heeds he the far rush of the +mighty whale, which even now with open mouth is cleaving the seas after +him. Aye, shipmates, Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship--a +berth in the cabin as I have taken it, and was fast asleep. But the +frightened master comes to him, and shrieks in his dead ear, 'What +meanest thou, O, sleeper! arise!' Startled from his lethargy by that +direful cry, Jonah staggers to his feet, and stumbling to the deck, +grasps a shroud, to look out upon the sea. But at that moment he is +sprung upon by a panther billow leaping over the bulwarks. Wave after +wave thus leaps into the ship, and finding no speedy vent runs roaring +fore and aft, till the mariners come nigh to drowning while yet afloat. +And ever, as the white moon shows her affrighted face from the steep +gullies in the blackness overhead, aghast Jonah sees the rearing +bowsprit pointing high upward, but soon beat downward again towards the +tormented deep. + +"Terrors upon terrors run shouting through his soul. In all his cringing +attitudes, the God-fugitive is now too plainly known. The sailors mark +him; more and more certain grow their suspicions of him, and at last, +fully to test the truth, by referring the whole matter to high Heaven, +they fall to casting lots, to see for whose cause this great tempest was +upon them. The lot is Jonah's; that discovered, then how furiously they +mob him with their questions. 'What is thine occupation? Whence comest +thou? Thy country? What people? But mark now, my shipmates, the behavior +of poor Jonah. The eager mariners but ask him who he is, and where +from; whereas, they not only receive an answer to those questions, +but likewise another answer to a question not put by them, but the +unsolicited answer is forced from Jonah by the hard hand of God that is +upon him. + +"'I am a Hebrew,' he cries--and then--'I fear the Lord the God of Heaven +who hath made the sea and the dry land!' Fear him, O Jonah? Aye, well +mightest thou fear the Lord God THEN! Straightway, he now goes on to +make a full confession; whereupon the mariners became more and more +appalled, but still are pitiful. For when Jonah, not yet supplicating +God for mercy, since he but too well knew the darkness of his +deserts,--when wretched Jonah cries out to them to take him and cast him +forth into the sea, for he knew that for HIS sake this great tempest +was upon them; they mercifully turn from him, and seek by other means to +save the ship. But all in vain; the indignant gale howls louder; +then, with one hand raised invokingly to God, with the other they not +unreluctantly lay hold of Jonah. + +"And now behold Jonah taken up as an anchor and dropped into the sea; +when instantly an oily calmness floats out from the east, and the sea +is still, as Jonah carries down the gale with him, leaving smooth +water behind. He goes down in the whirling heart of such a masterless +commotion that he scarce heeds the moment when he drops seething into +the yawning jaws awaiting him; and the whale shoots-to all his ivory +teeth, like so many white bolts, upon his prison. Then Jonah prayed unto +the Lord out of the fish's belly. But observe his prayer, and learn a +weighty lesson. For sinful as he is, Jonah does not weep and wail for +direct deliverance. He feels that his dreadful punishment is just. He +leaves all his deliverance to God, contenting himself with this, that +spite of all his pains and pangs, he will still look towards His holy +temple. And here, shipmates, is true and faithful repentance; not +clamorous for pardon, but grateful for punishment. And how pleasing to +God was this conduct in Jonah, is shown in the eventual deliverance of +him from the sea and the whale. Shipmates, I do not place Jonah before +you to be copied for his sin but I do place him before you as a model +for repentance. Sin not; but if you do, take heed to repent of it like +Jonah." + +While he was speaking these words, the howling of the shrieking, +slanting storm without seemed to add new power to the preacher, who, +when describing Jonah's sea-storm, seemed tossed by a storm himself. +His deep chest heaved as with a ground-swell; his tossed arms seemed the +warring elements at work; and the thunders that rolled away from off his +swarthy brow, and the light leaping from his eye, made all his simple +hearers look on him with a quick fear that was strange to them. + +There now came a lull in his look, as he silently turned over the leaves +of the Book once more; and, at last, standing motionless, with closed +eyes, for the moment, seemed communing with God and himself. + +But again he leaned over towards the people, and bowing his head lowly, +with an aspect of the deepest yet manliest humility, he spake these +words: + +"Shipmates, God has laid but one hand upon you; both his hands press +upon me. I have read ye by what murky light may be mine the lesson that +Jonah teaches to all sinners; and therefore to ye, and still more to me, +for I am a greater sinner than ye. And now how gladly would I come down +from this mast-head and sit on the hatches there where you sit, and +listen as you listen, while some one of you reads ME that other and more +awful lesson which Jonah teaches to ME, as a pilot of the living God. +How being an anointed pilot-prophet, or speaker of true things, and +bidden by the Lord to sound those unwelcome truths in the ears of a +wicked Nineveh, Jonah, appalled at the hostility he should raise, fled +from his mission, and sought to escape his duty and his God by taking +ship at Joppa. But God is everywhere; Tarshish he never reached. As we +have seen, God came upon him in the whale, and swallowed him down to +living gulfs of doom, and with swift slantings tore him along 'into the +midst of the seas,' where the eddying depths sucked him ten thousand +fathoms down, and 'the weeds were wrapped about his head,' and all the +watery world of woe bowled over him. Yet even then beyond the reach of +any plummet--'out of the belly of hell'--when the whale grounded upon +the ocean's utmost bones, even then, God heard the engulphed, repenting +prophet when he cried. Then God spake unto the fish; and from the +shuddering cold and blackness of the sea, the whale came breeching +up towards the warm and pleasant sun, and all the delights of air and +earth; and 'vomited out Jonah upon the dry land;' when the word of the +Lord came a second time; and Jonah, bruised and beaten--his ears, like +two sea-shells, still multitudinously murmuring of the ocean--Jonah +did the Almighty's bidding. And what was that, shipmates? To preach the +Truth to the face of Falsehood! That was it! + +"This, shipmates, this is that other lesson; and woe to that pilot of +the living God who slights it. Woe to him whom this world charms from +Gospel duty! Woe to him who seeks to pour oil upon the waters when God +has brewed them into a gale! Woe to him who seeks to please rather than +to appal! Woe to him whose good name is more to him than goodness! Woe +to him who, in this world, courts not dishonour! Woe to him who would +not be true, even though to be false were salvation! Yea, woe to him +who, as the great Pilot Paul has it, while preaching to others is +himself a castaway!" + +He dropped and fell away from himself for a moment; then lifting his +face to them again, showed a deep joy in his eyes, as he cried out with +a heavenly enthusiasm,--"But oh! shipmates! on the starboard hand of +every woe, there is a sure delight; and higher the top of that delight, +than the bottom of the woe is deep. Is not the main-truck higher than +the kelson is low? Delight is to him--a far, far upward, and inward +delight--who against the proud gods and commodores of this earth, ever +stands forth his own inexorable self. Delight is to him whose strong +arms yet support him, when the ship of this base treacherous world has +gone down beneath him. Delight is to him, who gives no quarter in the +truth, and kills, burns, and destroys all sin though he pluck it out +from under the robes of Senators and Judges. Delight,--top-gallant +delight is to him, who acknowledges no law or lord, but the Lord his +God, and is only a patriot to heaven. Delight is to him, whom all the +waves of the billows of the seas of the boisterous mob can never shake +from this sure Keel of the Ages. And eternal delight and deliciousness +will be his, who coming to lay him down, can say with his final +breath--O Father!--chiefly known to me by Thy rod--mortal or immortal, +here I die. I have striven to be Thine, more than to be this world's, or +mine own. Yet this is nothing: I leave eternity to Thee; for what is man +that he should live out the lifetime of his God?" + +He said no more, but slowly waving a benediction, covered his face with +his hands, and so remained kneeling, till all the people had departed, +and he was left alone in the place. + + + +CHAPTER 10. A Bosom Friend. + + +Returning to the Spouter-Inn from the Chapel, I found Queequeg there +quite alone; he having left the Chapel before the benediction some time. +He was sitting on a bench before the fire, with his feet on the stove +hearth, and in one hand was holding close up to his face that little +negro idol of his; peering hard into its face, and with a jack-knife +gently whittling away at its nose, meanwhile humming to himself in his +heathenish way. + +But being now interrupted, he put up the image; and pretty soon, going +to the table, took up a large book there, and placing it on his lap +began counting the pages with deliberate regularity; at every fiftieth +page--as I fancied--stopping a moment, looking vacantly around him, and +giving utterance to a long-drawn gurgling whistle of astonishment. He +would then begin again at the next fifty; seeming to commence at number +one each time, as though he could not count more than fifty, and it was +only by such a large number of fifties being found together, that his +astonishment at the multitude of pages was excited. + +With much interest I sat watching him. Savage though he was, and +hideously marred about the face--at least to my taste--his countenance +yet had a something in it which was by no means disagreeable. You cannot +hide the soul. Through all his unearthly tattooings, I thought I saw +the traces of a simple honest heart; and in his large, deep eyes, +fiery black and bold, there seemed tokens of a spirit that would dare a +thousand devils. And besides all this, there was a certain lofty bearing +about the Pagan, which even his uncouthness could not altogether maim. +He looked like a man who had never cringed and never had had a creditor. +Whether it was, too, that his head being shaved, his forehead was drawn +out in freer and brighter relief, and looked more expansive than it +otherwise would, this I will not venture to decide; but certain it was +his head was phrenologically an excellent one. It may seem ridiculous, +but it reminded me of General Washington's head, as seen in the popular +busts of him. It had the same long regularly graded retreating slope +from above the brows, which were likewise very projecting, like two +long promontories thickly wooded on top. Queequeg was George Washington +cannibalistically developed. + +Whilst I was thus closely scanning him, half-pretending meanwhile to be +looking out at the storm from the casement, he never heeded my presence, +never troubled himself with so much as a single glance; but appeared +wholly occupied with counting the pages of the marvellous book. +Considering how sociably we had been sleeping together the night +previous, and especially considering the affectionate arm I had found +thrown over me upon waking in the morning, I thought this indifference +of his very strange. But savages are strange beings; at times you do not +know exactly how to take them. At first they are overawing; their calm +self-collectedness of simplicity seems a Socratic wisdom. I had noticed +also that Queequeg never consorted at all, or but very little, with the +other seamen in the inn. He made no advances whatever; appeared to have +no desire to enlarge the circle of his acquaintances. All this struck +me as mighty singular; yet, upon second thoughts, there was something +almost sublime in it. Here was a man some twenty thousand miles from +home, by the way of Cape Horn, that is--which was the only way he could +get there--thrown among people as strange to him as though he were in +the planet Jupiter; and yet he seemed entirely at his ease; preserving +the utmost serenity; content with his own companionship; always equal to +himself. Surely this was a touch of fine philosophy; though no doubt he +had never heard there was such a thing as that. But, perhaps, to be +true philosophers, we mortals should not be conscious of so living or +so striving. So soon as I hear that such or such a man gives himself +out for a philosopher, I conclude that, like the dyspeptic old woman, he +must have "broken his digester." + +As I sat there in that now lonely room; the fire burning low, in that +mild stage when, after its first intensity has warmed the air, it then +only glows to be looked at; the evening shades and phantoms gathering +round the casements, and peering in upon us silent, solitary twain; +the storm booming without in solemn swells; I began to be sensible of +strange feelings. I felt a melting in me. No more my splintered heart +and maddened hand were turned against the wolfish world. This soothing +savage had redeemed it. There he sat, his very indifference speaking a +nature in which there lurked no civilized hypocrisies and bland deceits. +Wild he was; a very sight of sights to see; yet I began to feel myself +mysteriously drawn towards him. And those same things that would have +repelled most others, they were the very magnets that thus drew me. I'll +try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but +hollow courtesy. I drew my bench near him, and made some friendly signs +and hints, doing my best to talk with him meanwhile. At first he little +noticed these advances; but presently, upon my referring to his last +night's hospitalities, he made out to ask me whether we were again to be +bedfellows. I told him yes; whereat I thought he looked pleased, perhaps +a little complimented. + +We then turned over the book together, and I endeavored to explain to +him the purpose of the printing, and the meaning of the few pictures +that were in it. Thus I soon engaged his interest; and from that we went +to jabbering the best we could about the various outer sights to be seen +in this famous town. Soon I proposed a social smoke; and, producing +his pouch and tomahawk, he quietly offered me a puff. And then we sat +exchanging puffs from that wild pipe of his, and keeping it regularly +passing between us. + +If there yet lurked any ice of indifference towards me in the Pagan's +breast, this pleasant, genial smoke we had, soon thawed it out, and left +us cronies. He seemed to take to me quite as naturally and unbiddenly as +I to him; and when our smoke was over, he pressed his forehead against +mine, clasped me round the waist, and said that henceforth we were +married; meaning, in his country's phrase, that we were bosom friends; +he would gladly die for me, if need should be. In a countryman, this +sudden flame of friendship would have seemed far too premature, a thing +to be much distrusted; but in this simple savage those old rules would +not apply. + +After supper, and another social chat and smoke, we went to our room +together. He made me a present of his embalmed head; took out his +enormous tobacco wallet, and groping under the tobacco, drew out +some thirty dollars in silver; then spreading them on the table, and +mechanically dividing them into two equal portions, pushed one of them +towards me, and said it was mine. I was going to remonstrate; but he +silenced me by pouring them into my trowsers' pockets. I let them stay. +He then went about his evening prayers, took out his idol, and removed +the paper fireboard. By certain signs and symptoms, I thought he seemed +anxious for me to join him; but well knowing what was to follow, I +deliberated a moment whether, in case he invited me, I would comply or +otherwise. + +I was a good Christian; born and bred in the bosom of the infallible +Presbyterian Church. How then could I unite with this wild idolator in +worshipping his piece of wood? But what is worship? thought I. Do +you suppose now, Ishmael, that the magnanimous God of heaven and +earth--pagans and all included--can possibly be jealous of an +insignificant bit of black wood? Impossible! But what is worship?--to do +the will of God--THAT is worship. And what is the will of God?--to do to +my fellow man what I would have my fellow man to do to me--THAT is the +will of God. Now, Queequeg is my fellow man. And what do I wish that +this Queequeg would do to me? Why, unite with me in my particular +Presbyterian form of worship. Consequently, I must then unite with him +in his; ergo, I must turn idolator. So I kindled the shavings; helped +prop up the innocent little idol; offered him burnt biscuit with +Queequeg; salamed before him twice or thrice; kissed his nose; and that +done, we undressed and went to bed, at peace with our own consciences +and all the world. But we did not go to sleep without some little chat. + +How it is I know not; but there is no place like a bed for confidential +disclosures between friends. Man and wife, they say, there open the very +bottom of their souls to each other; and some old couples often lie +and chat over old times till nearly morning. Thus, then, in our hearts' +honeymoon, lay I and Queequeg--a cosy, loving pair. + + + +CHAPTER 11. Nightgown. + + +We had lain thus in bed, chatting and napping at short intervals, and +Queequeg now and then affectionately throwing his brown tattooed legs +over mine, and then drawing them back; so entirely sociable and free +and easy were we; when, at last, by reason of our confabulations, what +little nappishness remained in us altogether departed, and we felt like +getting up again, though day-break was yet some way down the future. + +Yes, we became very wakeful; so much so that our recumbent position +began to grow wearisome, and by little and little we found ourselves +sitting up; the clothes well tucked around us, leaning against the +head-board with our four knees drawn up close together, and our two +noses bending over them, as if our kneepans were warming-pans. We felt +very nice and snug, the more so since it was so chilly out of doors; +indeed out of bed-clothes too, seeing that there was no fire in the +room. The more so, I say, because truly to enjoy bodily warmth, some +small part of you must be cold, for there is no quality in this world +that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself. If +you flatter yourself that you are all over comfortable, and have been so +a long time, then you cannot be said to be comfortable any more. But if, +like Queequeg and me in the bed, the tip of your nose or the crown +of your head be slightly chilled, why then, indeed, in the general +consciousness you feel most delightfully and unmistakably warm. For this +reason a sleeping apartment should never be furnished with a fire, which +is one of the luxurious discomforts of the rich. For the height of this +sort of deliciousness is to have nothing but the blanket between you and +your snugness and the cold of the outer air. Then there you lie like the +one warm spark in the heart of an arctic crystal. + +We had been sitting in this crouching manner for some time, when all at +once I thought I would open my eyes; for when between sheets, whether +by day or by night, and whether asleep or awake, I have a way of always +keeping my eyes shut, in order the more to concentrate the snugness +of being in bed. Because no man can ever feel his own identity aright +except his eyes be closed; as if darkness were indeed the proper element +of our essences, though light be more congenial to our clayey part. Upon +opening my eyes then, and coming out of my own pleasant and self-created +darkness into the imposed and coarse outer gloom of the unilluminated +twelve-o'clock-at-night, I experienced a disagreeable revulsion. Nor did +I at all object to the hint from Queequeg that perhaps it were best to +strike a light, seeing that we were so wide awake; and besides he felt +a strong desire to have a few quiet puffs from his Tomahawk. Be it said, +that though I had felt such a strong repugnance to his smoking in the +bed the night before, yet see how elastic our stiff prejudices grow when +love once comes to bend them. For now I liked nothing better than to +have Queequeg smoking by me, even in bed, because he seemed to be full +of such serene household joy then. I no more felt unduly concerned for +the landlord's policy of insurance. I was only alive to the condensed +confidential comfortableness of sharing a pipe and a blanket with a real +friend. With our shaggy jackets drawn about our shoulders, we now passed +the Tomahawk from one to the other, till slowly there grew over us a +blue hanging tester of smoke, illuminated by the flame of the new-lit +lamp. + +Whether it was that this undulating tester rolled the savage away to far +distant scenes, I know not, but he now spoke of his native island; and, +eager to hear his history, I begged him to go on and tell it. He gladly +complied. Though at the time I but ill comprehended not a few of his +words, yet subsequent disclosures, when I had become more familiar with +his broken phraseology, now enable me to present the whole story such as +it may prove in the mere skeleton I give. + + + +CHAPTER 12. Biographical. + + +Queequeg was a native of Rokovoko, an island far away to the West and +South. It is not down in any map; true places never are. + +When a new-hatched savage running wild about his native woodlands in +a grass clout, followed by the nibbling goats, as if he were a green +sapling; even then, in Queequeg's ambitious soul, lurked a strong desire +to see something more of Christendom than a specimen whaler or two. His +father was a High Chief, a King; his uncle a High Priest; and on the +maternal side he boasted aunts who were the wives of unconquerable +warriors. There was excellent blood in his veins--royal stuff; though +sadly vitiated, I fear, by the cannibal propensity he nourished in his +untutored youth. + +A Sag Harbor ship visited his father's bay, and Queequeg sought a +passage to Christian lands. But the ship, having her full complement of +seamen, spurned his suit; and not all the King his father's influence +could prevail. But Queequeg vowed a vow. Alone in his canoe, he paddled +off to a distant strait, which he knew the ship must pass through when +she quitted the island. On one side was a coral reef; on the other a low +tongue of land, covered with mangrove thickets that grew out into the +water. Hiding his canoe, still afloat, among these thickets, with its +prow seaward, he sat down in the stern, paddle low in hand; and when the +ship was gliding by, like a flash he darted out; gained her side; with +one backward dash of his foot capsized and sank his canoe; climbed up +the chains; and throwing himself at full length upon the deck, grappled +a ring-bolt there, and swore not to let it go, though hacked in pieces. + +In vain the captain threatened to throw him overboard; suspended a +cutlass over his naked wrists; Queequeg was the son of a King, and +Queequeg budged not. Struck by his desperate dauntlessness, and his wild +desire to visit Christendom, the captain at last relented, and told +him he might make himself at home. But this fine young savage--this sea +Prince of Wales, never saw the Captain's cabin. They put him down among +the sailors, and made a whaleman of him. But like Czar Peter content to +toil in the shipyards of foreign cities, Queequeg disdained no seeming +ignominy, if thereby he might happily gain the power of enlightening his +untutored countrymen. For at bottom--so he told me--he was actuated by a +profound desire to learn among the Christians, the arts whereby to +make his people still happier than they were; and more than that, +still better than they were. But, alas! the practices of whalemen soon +convinced him that even Christians could be both miserable and wicked; +infinitely more so, than all his father's heathens. Arrived at last in +old Sag Harbor; and seeing what the sailors did there; and then going on +to Nantucket, and seeing how they spent their wages in that place also, +poor Queequeg gave it up for lost. Thought he, it's a wicked world in +all meridians; I'll die a pagan. + +And thus an old idolator at heart, he yet lived among these Christians, +wore their clothes, and tried to talk their gibberish. Hence the queer +ways about him, though now some time from home. + +By hints, I asked him whether he did not propose going back, and having +a coronation; since he might now consider his father dead and gone, he +being very old and feeble at the last accounts. He answered no, not yet; +and added that he was fearful Christianity, or rather Christians, had +unfitted him for ascending the pure and undefiled throne of thirty pagan +Kings before him. But by and by, he said, he would return,--as soon as +he felt himself baptized again. For the nonce, however, he proposed to +sail about, and sow his wild oats in all four oceans. They had made a +harpooneer of him, and that barbed iron was in lieu of a sceptre now. + +I asked him what might be his immediate purpose, touching his future +movements. He answered, to go to sea again, in his old vocation. Upon +this, I told him that whaling was my own design, and informed him of my +intention to sail out of Nantucket, as being the most promising port for +an adventurous whaleman to embark from. He at once resolved to accompany +me to that island, ship aboard the same vessel, get into the same watch, +the same boat, the same mess with me, in short to share my every hap; +with both my hands in his, boldly dip into the Potluck of both worlds. +To all this I joyously assented; for besides the affection I now felt +for Queequeg, he was an experienced harpooneer, and as such, could not +fail to be of great usefulness to one, who, like me, was wholly ignorant +of the mysteries of whaling, though well acquainted with the sea, as +known to merchant seamen. + +His story being ended with his pipe's last dying puff, Queequeg embraced +me, pressed his forehead against mine, and blowing out the light, we +rolled over from each other, this way and that, and very soon were +sleeping. + + +CHAPTER 13. Wheelbarrow. + + +Next morning, Monday, after disposing of the embalmed head to a barber, +for a block, I settled my own and comrade's bill; using, however, my +comrade's money. The grinning landlord, as well as the boarders, seemed +amazingly tickled at the sudden friendship which had sprung up between +me and Queequeg--especially as Peter Coffin's cock and bull stories +about him had previously so much alarmed me concerning the very person +whom I now companied with. + +We borrowed a wheelbarrow, and embarking our things, including my own +poor carpet-bag, and Queequeg's canvas sack and hammock, away we went +down to "the Moss," the little Nantucket packet schooner moored at the +wharf. As we were going along the people stared; not at Queequeg +so much--for they were used to seeing cannibals like him in their +streets,--but at seeing him and me upon such confidential terms. But we +heeded them not, going along wheeling the barrow by turns, and Queequeg +now and then stopping to adjust the sheath on his harpoon barbs. I asked +him why he carried such a troublesome thing with him ashore, and +whether all whaling ships did not find their own harpoons. To this, in +substance, he replied, that though what I hinted was true enough, yet +he had a particular affection for his own harpoon, because it was of +assured stuff, well tried in many a mortal combat, and deeply intimate +with the hearts of whales. In short, like many inland reapers +and mowers, who go into the farmers' meadows armed with their own +scythes--though in no wise obliged to furnish them--even so, Queequeg, +for his own private reasons, preferred his own harpoon. + +Shifting the barrow from my hand to his, he told me a funny story about +the first wheelbarrow he had ever seen. It was in Sag Harbor. The owners +of his ship, it seems, had lent him one, in which to carry his +heavy chest to his boarding house. Not to seem ignorant about the +thing--though in truth he was entirely so, concerning the precise way in +which to manage the barrow--Queequeg puts his chest upon it; lashes it +fast; and then shoulders the barrow and marches up the wharf. "Why," +said I, "Queequeg, you might have known better than that, one would +think. Didn't the people laugh?" + +Upon this, he told me another story. The people of his island of +Rokovoko, it seems, at their wedding feasts express the fragrant water +of young cocoanuts into a large stained calabash like a punchbowl; and +this punchbowl always forms the great central ornament on the braided +mat where the feast is held. Now a certain grand merchant ship once +touched at Rokovoko, and its commander--from all accounts, a very +stately punctilious gentleman, at least for a sea captain--this +commander was invited to the wedding feast of Queequeg's sister, a +pretty young princess just turned of ten. Well; when all the wedding +guests were assembled at the bride's bamboo cottage, this Captain +marches in, and being assigned the post of honour, placed himself over +against the punchbowl, and between the High Priest and his majesty the +King, Queequeg's father. Grace being said,--for those people have their +grace as well as we--though Queequeg told me that unlike us, who at such +times look downwards to our platters, they, on the contrary, copying the +ducks, glance upwards to the great Giver of all feasts--Grace, I say, +being said, the High Priest opens the banquet by the immemorial ceremony +of the island; that is, dipping his consecrated and consecrating fingers +into the bowl before the blessed beverage circulates. Seeing himself +placed next the Priest, and noting the ceremony, and thinking +himself--being Captain of a ship--as having plain precedence over a +mere island King, especially in the King's own house--the Captain coolly +proceeds to wash his hands in the punchbowl;--taking it I suppose for a +huge finger-glass. "Now," said Queequeg, "what you tink now?--Didn't our +people laugh?" + +At last, passage paid, and luggage safe, we stood on board the schooner. +Hoisting sail, it glided down the Acushnet river. On one side, New +Bedford rose in terraces of streets, their ice-covered trees all +glittering in the clear, cold air. Huge hills and mountains of casks on +casks were piled upon her wharves, and side by side the world-wandering +whale ships lay silent and safely moored at last; while from others +came a sound of carpenters and coopers, with blended noises of fires and +forges to melt the pitch, all betokening that new cruises were on the +start; that one most perilous and long voyage ended, only begins a +second; and a second ended, only begins a third, and so on, for ever +and for aye. Such is the endlessness, yea, the intolerableness of all +earthly effort. + +Gaining the more open water, the bracing breeze waxed fresh; the little +Moss tossed the quick foam from her bows, as a young colt his snortings. +How I snuffed that Tartar air!--how I spurned that turnpike earth!--that +common highway all over dented with the marks of slavish heels and +hoofs; and turned me to admire the magnanimity of the sea which will +permit no records. + +At the same foam-fountain, Queequeg seemed to drink and reel with me. +His dusky nostrils swelled apart; he showed his filed and pointed teeth. +On, on we flew; and our offing gained, the Moss did homage to the +blast; ducked and dived her bows as a slave before the Sultan. Sideways +leaning, we sideways darted; every ropeyarn tingling like a wire; the +two tall masts buckling like Indian canes in land tornadoes. So full of +this reeling scene were we, as we stood by the plunging bowsprit, that +for some time we did not notice the jeering glances of the passengers, a +lubber-like assembly, who marvelled that two fellow beings should be so +companionable; as though a white man were anything more dignified than a +whitewashed negro. But there were some boobies and bumpkins there, who, +by their intense greenness, must have come from the heart and centre of +all verdure. Queequeg caught one of these young saplings mimicking him +behind his back. I thought the bumpkin's hour of doom was come. Dropping +his harpoon, the brawny savage caught him in his arms, and by an almost +miraculous dexterity and strength, sent him high up bodily into the air; +then slightly tapping his stern in mid-somerset, the fellow landed with +bursting lungs upon his feet, while Queequeg, turning his back upon him, +lighted his tomahawk pipe and passed it to me for a puff. + +"Capting! Capting!" yelled the bumpkin, running towards that officer; +"Capting, Capting, here's the devil." + +"Hallo, _you_ sir," cried the Captain, a gaunt rib of the sea, stalking +up to Queequeg, "what in thunder do you mean by that? Don't you know you +might have killed that chap?" + +"What him say?" said Queequeg, as he mildly turned to me. + +"He say," said I, "that you came near kill-e that man there," pointing +to the still shivering greenhorn. + +"Kill-e," cried Queequeg, twisting his tattooed face into an unearthly +expression of disdain, "ah! him bevy small-e fish-e; Queequeg no kill-e +so small-e fish-e; Queequeg kill-e big whale!" + +"Look you," roared the Captain, "I'll kill-e YOU, you cannibal, if you +try any more of your tricks aboard here; so mind your eye." + +But it so happened just then, that it was high time for the Captain to +mind his own eye. The prodigious strain upon the main-sail had parted +the weather-sheet, and the tremendous boom was now flying from side to +side, completely sweeping the entire after part of the deck. The poor +fellow whom Queequeg had handled so roughly, was swept overboard; all +hands were in a panic; and to attempt snatching at the boom to stay it, +seemed madness. It flew from right to left, and back again, almost +in one ticking of a watch, and every instant seemed on the point of +snapping into splinters. Nothing was done, and nothing seemed capable of +being done; those on deck rushed towards the bows, and stood eyeing the +boom as if it were the lower jaw of an exasperated whale. In the +midst of this consternation, Queequeg dropped deftly to his knees, and +crawling under the path of the boom, whipped hold of a rope, secured one +end to the bulwarks, and then flinging the other like a lasso, caught it +round the boom as it swept over his head, and at the next jerk, the spar +was that way trapped, and all was safe. The schooner was run into the +wind, and while the hands were clearing away the stern boat, Queequeg, +stripped to the waist, darted from the side with a long living arc of +a leap. For three minutes or more he was seen swimming like a dog, +throwing his long arms straight out before him, and by turns revealing +his brawny shoulders through the freezing foam. I looked at the grand +and glorious fellow, but saw no one to be saved. The greenhorn had gone +down. Shooting himself perpendicularly from the water, Queequeg, now +took an instant's glance around him, and seeming to see just how matters +were, dived down and disappeared. A few minutes more, and he rose again, +one arm still striking out, and with the other dragging a lifeless form. +The boat soon picked them up. The poor bumpkin was restored. All hands +voted Queequeg a noble trump; the captain begged his pardon. From that +hour I clove to Queequeg like a barnacle; yea, till poor Queequeg took +his last long dive. + +Was there ever such unconsciousness? He did not seem to think that he at +all deserved a medal from the Humane and Magnanimous Societies. He only +asked for water--fresh water--something to wipe the brine off; that +done, he put on dry clothes, lighted his pipe, and leaning against the +bulwarks, and mildly eyeing those around him, seemed to be saying +to himself--"It's a mutual, joint-stock world, in all meridians. We +cannibals must help these Christians." + + + +CHAPTER 14. Nantucket. + + +Nothing more happened on the passage worthy the mentioning; so, after a +fine run, we safely arrived in Nantucket. + +Nantucket! Take out your map and look at it. See what a real corner of +the world it occupies; how it stands there, away off shore, more lonely +than the Eddystone lighthouse. Look at it--a mere hillock, and elbow of +sand; all beach, without a background. There is more sand there than +you would use in twenty years as a substitute for blotting paper. Some +gamesome wights will tell you that they have to plant weeds there, they +don't grow naturally; that they import Canada thistles; that they have +to send beyond seas for a spile to stop a leak in an oil cask; that +pieces of wood in Nantucket are carried about like bits of the true +cross in Rome; that people there plant toadstools before their houses, +to get under the shade in summer time; that one blade of grass makes an +oasis, three blades in a day's walk a prairie; that they wear quicksand +shoes, something like Laplander snow-shoes; that they are so shut up, +belted about, every way inclosed, surrounded, and made an utter island +of by the ocean, that to their very chairs and tables small clams will +sometimes be found adhering, as to the backs of sea turtles. But these +extravaganzas only show that Nantucket is no Illinois. + +Look now at the wondrous traditional story of how this island was +settled by the red-men. Thus goes the legend. In olden times an eagle +swooped down upon the New England coast, and carried off an infant +Indian in his talons. With loud lament the parents saw their child borne +out of sight over the wide waters. They resolved to follow in the same +direction. Setting out in their canoes, after a perilous passage they +discovered the island, and there they found an empty ivory casket,--the +poor little Indian's skeleton. + +What wonder, then, that these Nantucketers, born on a beach, should take +to the sea for a livelihood! They first caught crabs and quohogs in +the sand; grown bolder, they waded out with nets for mackerel; more +experienced, they pushed off in boats and captured cod; and at last, +launching a navy of great ships on the sea, explored this watery world; +put an incessant belt of circumnavigations round it; peeped in +at Behring's Straits; and in all seasons and all oceans declared +everlasting war with the mightiest animated mass that has survived the +flood; most monstrous and most mountainous! That Himmalehan, salt-sea +Mastodon, clothed with such portentousness of unconscious power, that +his very panics are more to be dreaded than his most fearless and +malicious assaults! + +And thus have these naked Nantucketers, these sea hermits, issuing from +their ant-hill in the sea, overrun and conquered the watery world like +so many Alexanders; parcelling out among them the Atlantic, Pacific, and +Indian oceans, as the three pirate powers did Poland. Let America add +Mexico to Texas, and pile Cuba upon Canada; let the English overswarm +all India, and hang out their blazing banner from the sun; two thirds +of this terraqueous globe are the Nantucketer's. For the sea is his; he +owns it, as Emperors own empires; other seamen having but a right of +way through it. Merchant ships are but extension bridges; armed ones but +floating forts; even pirates and privateers, though following the sea +as highwaymen the road, they but plunder other ships, other fragments of +the land like themselves, without seeking to draw their living from the +bottomless deep itself. The Nantucketer, he alone resides and riots on +the sea; he alone, in Bible language, goes down to it in ships; to and +fro ploughing it as his own special plantation. THERE is his home; THERE +lies his business, which a Noah's flood would not interrupt, though it +overwhelmed all the millions in China. He lives on the sea, as prairie +cocks in the prairie; he hides among the waves, he climbs them as +chamois hunters climb the Alps. For years he knows not the land; so +that when he comes to it at last, it smells like another world, more +strangely than the moon would to an Earthsman. With the landless gull, +that at sunset folds her wings and is rocked to sleep between billows; +so at nightfall, the Nantucketer, out of sight of land, furls his sails, +and lays him to his rest, while under his very pillow rush herds of +walruses and whales. + + + +CHAPTER 15. Chowder. + + +It was quite late in the evening when the little Moss came snugly +to anchor, and Queequeg and I went ashore; so we could attend to no +business that day, at least none but a supper and a bed. The landlord of +the Spouter-Inn had recommended us to his cousin Hosea Hussey of the +Try Pots, whom he asserted to be the proprietor of one of the best kept +hotels in all Nantucket, and moreover he had assured us that Cousin +Hosea, as he called him, was famous for his chowders. In short, he +plainly hinted that we could not possibly do better than try pot-luck at +the Try Pots. But the directions he had given us about keeping a yellow +warehouse on our starboard hand till we opened a white church to the +larboard, and then keeping that on the larboard hand till we made a +corner three points to the starboard, and that done, then ask the first +man we met where the place was: these crooked directions of his very +much puzzled us at first, especially as, at the outset, Queequeg +insisted that the yellow warehouse--our first point of departure--must +be left on the larboard hand, whereas I had understood Peter Coffin to +say it was on the starboard. However, by dint of beating about a little +in the dark, and now and then knocking up a peaceable inhabitant +to inquire the way, we at last came to something which there was no +mistaking. + +Two enormous wooden pots painted black, and suspended by asses' ears, +swung from the cross-trees of an old top-mast, planted in front of an +old doorway. The horns of the cross-trees were sawed off on the other +side, so that this old top-mast looked not a little like a gallows. +Perhaps I was over sensitive to such impressions at the time, but I +could not help staring at this gallows with a vague misgiving. A sort of +crick was in my neck as I gazed up to the two remaining horns; yes, TWO +of them, one for Queequeg, and one for me. It's ominous, thinks I. A +Coffin my Innkeeper upon landing in my first whaling port; tombstones +staring at me in the whalemen's chapel; and here a gallows! and a pair +of prodigious black pots too! Are these last throwing out oblique hints +touching Tophet? + +I was called from these reflections by the sight of a freckled woman +with yellow hair and a yellow gown, standing in the porch of the inn, +under a dull red lamp swinging there, that looked much like an injured +eye, and carrying on a brisk scolding with a man in a purple woollen +shirt. + +"Get along with ye," said she to the man, "or I'll be combing ye!" + +"Come on, Queequeg," said I, "all right. There's Mrs. Hussey." + +And so it turned out; Mr. Hosea Hussey being from home, but leaving +Mrs. Hussey entirely competent to attend to all his affairs. Upon +making known our desires for a supper and a bed, Mrs. Hussey, postponing +further scolding for the present, ushered us into a little room, and +seating us at a table spread with the relics of a recently concluded +repast, turned round to us and said--"Clam or Cod?" + +"What's that about Cods, ma'am?" said I, with much politeness. + +"Clam or Cod?" she repeated. + +"A clam for supper? a cold clam; is THAT what you mean, Mrs. Hussey?" +says I, "but that's a rather cold and clammy reception in the winter +time, ain't it, Mrs. Hussey?" + +But being in a great hurry to resume scolding the man in the purple +Shirt, who was waiting for it in the entry, and seeming to hear nothing +but the word "clam," Mrs. Hussey hurried towards an open door leading to +the kitchen, and bawling out "clam for two," disappeared. + +"Queequeg," said I, "do you think that we can make out a supper for us +both on one clam?" + +However, a warm savory steam from the kitchen served to belie the +apparently cheerless prospect before us. But when that smoking chowder +came in, the mystery was delightfully explained. Oh, sweet friends! +hearken to me. It was made of small juicy clams, scarcely bigger than +hazel nuts, mixed with pounded ship biscuit, and salted pork cut up into +little flakes; the whole enriched with butter, and plentifully seasoned +with pepper and salt. Our appetites being sharpened by the frosty +voyage, and in particular, Queequeg seeing his favourite fishing food +before him, and the chowder being surpassingly excellent, we despatched +it with great expedition: when leaning back a moment and bethinking +me of Mrs. Hussey's clam and cod announcement, I thought I would try +a little experiment. Stepping to the kitchen door, I uttered the word +"cod" with great emphasis, and resumed my seat. In a few moments the +savoury steam came forth again, but with a different flavor, and in good +time a fine cod-chowder was placed before us. + +We resumed business; and while plying our spoons in the bowl, thinks I +to myself, I wonder now if this here has any effect on the head? +What's that stultifying saying about chowder-headed people? "But look, +Queequeg, ain't that a live eel in your bowl? Where's your harpoon?" + +Fishiest of all fishy places was the Try Pots, which well deserved +its name; for the pots there were always boiling chowders. Chowder for +breakfast, and chowder for dinner, and chowder for supper, till you +began to look for fish-bones coming through your clothes. The area +before the house was paved with clam-shells. Mrs. Hussey wore a polished +necklace of codfish vertebra; and Hosea Hussey had his account books +bound in superior old shark-skin. There was a fishy flavor to the milk, +too, which I could not at all account for, till one morning happening +to take a stroll along the beach among some fishermen's boats, I saw +Hosea's brindled cow feeding on fish remnants, and marching along the +sand with each foot in a cod's decapitated head, looking very slip-shod, +I assure ye. + +Supper concluded, we received a lamp, and directions from Mrs. Hussey +concerning the nearest way to bed; but, as Queequeg was about to precede +me up the stairs, the lady reached forth her arm, and demanded his +harpoon; she allowed no harpoon in her chambers. "Why not?" said I; +"every true whaleman sleeps with his harpoon--but why not?" "Because +it's dangerous," says she. "Ever since young Stiggs coming from that +unfort'nt v'y'ge of his, when he was gone four years and a half, with +only three barrels of _ile_, was found dead in my first floor back, with +his harpoon in his side; ever since then I allow no boarders to take +sich dangerous weepons in their rooms at night. So, Mr. Queequeg" (for +she had learned his name), "I will just take this here iron, and keep +it for you till morning. But the chowder; clam or cod to-morrow for +breakfast, men?" + +"Both," says I; "and let's have a couple of smoked herring by way of +variety." + + + +CHAPTER 16. The Ship. + + +In bed we concocted our plans for the morrow. But to my surprise and +no small concern, Queequeg now gave me to understand, that he had been +diligently consulting Yojo--the name of his black little god--and Yojo +had told him two or three times over, and strongly insisted upon it +everyway, that instead of our going together among the whaling-fleet in +harbor, and in concert selecting our craft; instead of this, I say, Yojo +earnestly enjoined that the selection of the ship should rest wholly +with me, inasmuch as Yojo purposed befriending us; and, in order to +do so, had already pitched upon a vessel, which, if left to myself, I, +Ishmael, should infallibly light upon, for all the world as though it +had turned out by chance; and in that vessel I must immediately ship +myself, for the present irrespective of Queequeg. + +I have forgotten to mention that, in many things, Queequeg placed great +confidence in the excellence of Yojo's judgment and surprising forecast +of things; and cherished Yojo with considerable esteem, as a rather good +sort of god, who perhaps meant well enough upon the whole, but in all +cases did not succeed in his benevolent designs. + +Now, this plan of Queequeg's, or rather Yojo's, touching the selection +of our craft; I did not like that plan at all. I had not a little relied +upon Queequeg's sagacity to point out the whaler best fitted to carry +us and our fortunes securely. But as all my remonstrances produced +no effect upon Queequeg, I was obliged to acquiesce; and accordingly +prepared to set about this business with a determined rushing sort +of energy and vigor, that should quickly settle that trifling little +affair. Next morning early, leaving Queequeg shut up with Yojo in our +little bedroom--for it seemed that it was some sort of Lent or Ramadan, +or day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer with Queequeg and Yojo that +day; HOW it was I never could find out, for, though I applied myself +to it several times, I never could master his liturgies and XXXIX +Articles--leaving Queequeg, then, fasting on his tomahawk pipe, and Yojo +warming himself at his sacrificial fire of shavings, I sallied out among +the shipping. After much prolonged sauntering and many random inquiries, +I learnt that there were three ships up for three-years' voyages--The +Devil-dam, the Tit-bit, and the Pequod. DEVIL-DAM, I do not know the +origin of; TIT-BIT is obvious; PEQUOD, you will no doubt remember, was +the name of a celebrated tribe of Massachusetts Indians; now extinct +as the ancient Medes. I peered and pryed about the Devil-dam; from her, +hopped over to the Tit-bit; and finally, going on board the Pequod, +looked around her for a moment, and then decided that this was the very +ship for us. + +You may have seen many a quaint craft in your day, for aught I +know;--square-toed luggers; mountainous Japanese junks; butter-box +galliots, and what not; but take my word for it, you never saw such a +rare old craft as this same rare old Pequod. She was a ship of the old +school, rather small if anything; with an old-fashioned claw-footed look +about her. Long seasoned and weather-stained in the typhoons and calms +of all four oceans, her old hull's complexion was darkened like a French +grenadier's, who has alike fought in Egypt and Siberia. Her venerable +bows looked bearded. Her masts--cut somewhere on the coast of Japan, +where her original ones were lost overboard in a gale--her masts stood +stiffly up like the spines of the three old kings of Cologne. Her +ancient decks were worn and wrinkled, like the pilgrim-worshipped +flag-stone in Canterbury Cathedral where Becket bled. But to all these +her old antiquities, were added new and marvellous features, pertaining +to the wild business that for more than half a century she had followed. +Old Captain Peleg, many years her chief-mate, before he commanded +another vessel of his own, and now a retired seaman, and one of the +principal owners of the Pequod,--this old Peleg, during the term of his +chief-mateship, had built upon her original grotesqueness, and inlaid +it, all over, with a quaintness both of material and device, unmatched +by anything except it be Thorkill-Hake's carved buckler or bedstead. She +was apparelled like any barbaric Ethiopian emperor, his neck heavy with +pendants of polished ivory. She was a thing of trophies. A cannibal of +a craft, tricking herself forth in the chased bones of her enemies. All +round, her unpanelled, open bulwarks were garnished like one continuous +jaw, with the long sharp teeth of the sperm whale, inserted there for +pins, to fasten her old hempen thews and tendons to. Those thews ran not +through base blocks of land wood, but deftly travelled over sheaves of +sea-ivory. Scorning a turnstile wheel at her reverend helm, she sported +there a tiller; and that tiller was in one mass, curiously carved +from the long narrow lower jaw of her hereditary foe. The helmsman who +steered by that tiller in a tempest, felt like the Tartar, when he holds +back his fiery steed by clutching its jaw. A noble craft, but somehow a +most melancholy! All noble things are touched with that. + +Now when I looked about the quarter-deck, for some one having authority, +in order to propose myself as a candidate for the voyage, at first I saw +nobody; but I could not well overlook a strange sort of tent, or +rather wigwam, pitched a little behind the main-mast. It seemed only +a temporary erection used in port. It was of a conical shape, some ten +feet high; consisting of the long, huge slabs of limber black bone taken +from the middle and highest part of the jaws of the right-whale. +Planted with their broad ends on the deck, a circle of these slabs laced +together, mutually sloped towards each other, and at the apex united in +a tufted point, where the loose hairy fibres waved to and fro like the +top-knot on some old Pottowottamie Sachem's head. A triangular opening +faced towards the bows of the ship, so that the insider commanded a +complete view forward. + +And half concealed in this queer tenement, I at length found one who +by his aspect seemed to have authority; and who, it being noon, and +the ship's work suspended, was now enjoying respite from the burden of +command. He was seated on an old-fashioned oaken chair, wriggling all +over with curious carving; and the bottom of which was formed of a +stout interlacing of the same elastic stuff of which the wigwam was +constructed. + +There was nothing so very particular, perhaps, about the appearance of +the elderly man I saw; he was brown and brawny, like most old seamen, +and heavily rolled up in blue pilot-cloth, cut in the Quaker style; +only there was a fine and almost microscopic net-work of the minutest +wrinkles interlacing round his eyes, which must have arisen from +his continual sailings in many hard gales, and always looking to +windward;--for this causes the muscles about the eyes to become pursed +together. Such eye-wrinkles are very effectual in a scowl. + +"Is this the Captain of the Pequod?" said I, advancing to the door of +the tent. + +"Supposing it be the captain of the Pequod, what dost thou want of him?" +he demanded. + +"I was thinking of shipping." + +"Thou wast, wast thou? I see thou art no Nantucketer--ever been in a +stove boat?" + +"No, Sir, I never have." + +"Dost know nothing at all about whaling, I dare say--eh? + +"Nothing, Sir; but I have no doubt I shall soon learn. I've been several +voyages in the merchant service, and I think that--" + +"Merchant service be damned. Talk not that lingo to me. Dost see that +leg?--I'll take that leg away from thy stern, if ever thou talkest of +the marchant service to me again. Marchant service indeed! I suppose now +ye feel considerable proud of having served in those marchant ships. +But flukes! man, what makes thee want to go a whaling, eh?--it looks +a little suspicious, don't it, eh?--Hast not been a pirate, hast +thou?--Didst not rob thy last Captain, didst thou?--Dost not think of +murdering the officers when thou gettest to sea?" + +I protested my innocence of these things. I saw that under the mask +of these half humorous innuendoes, this old seaman, as an insulated +Quakerish Nantucketer, was full of his insular prejudices, and rather +distrustful of all aliens, unless they hailed from Cape Cod or the +Vineyard. + +"But what takes thee a-whaling? I want to know that before I think of +shipping ye." + +"Well, sir, I want to see what whaling is. I want to see the world." + +"Want to see what whaling is, eh? Have ye clapped eye on Captain Ahab?" + +"Who is Captain Ahab, sir?" + +"Aye, aye, I thought so. Captain Ahab is the Captain of this ship." + +"I am mistaken then. I thought I was speaking to the Captain himself." + +"Thou art speaking to Captain Peleg--that's who ye are speaking to, +young man. It belongs to me and Captain Bildad to see the Pequod fitted +out for the voyage, and supplied with all her needs, including crew. We +are part owners and agents. But as I was going to say, if thou wantest +to know what whaling is, as thou tellest ye do, I can put ye in a way of +finding it out before ye bind yourself to it, past backing out. Clap +eye on Captain Ahab, young man, and thou wilt find that he has only one +leg." + +"What do you mean, sir? Was the other one lost by a whale?" + +"Lost by a whale! Young man, come nearer to me: it was devoured, +chewed up, crunched by the monstrousest parmacetty that ever chipped a +boat!--ah, ah!" + +I was a little alarmed by his energy, perhaps also a little touched at +the hearty grief in his concluding exclamation, but said as calmly as I +could, "What you say is no doubt true enough, sir; but how could I know +there was any peculiar ferocity in that particular whale, though indeed +I might have inferred as much from the simple fact of the accident." + +"Look ye now, young man, thy lungs are a sort of soft, d'ye see; thou +dost not talk shark a bit. SURE, ye've been to sea before now; sure of +that?" + +"Sir," said I, "I thought I told you that I had been four voyages in the +merchant--" + +"Hard down out of that! Mind what I said about the marchant +service--don't aggravate me--I won't have it. But let us understand each +other. I have given thee a hint about what whaling is; do ye yet feel +inclined for it?" + +"I do, sir." + +"Very good. Now, art thou the man to pitch a harpoon down a live whale's +throat, and then jump after it? Answer, quick!" + +"I am, sir, if it should be positively indispensable to do so; not to be +got rid of, that is; which I don't take to be the fact." + +"Good again. Now then, thou not only wantest to go a-whaling, to find +out by experience what whaling is, but ye also want to go in order to +see the world? Was not that what ye said? I thought so. Well then, just +step forward there, and take a peep over the weather-bow, and then back +to me and tell me what ye see there." + +For a moment I stood a little puzzled by this curious request, not +knowing exactly how to take it, whether humorously or in earnest. But +concentrating all his crow's feet into one scowl, Captain Peleg started +me on the errand. + +Going forward and glancing over the weather bow, I perceived that the +ship swinging to her anchor with the flood-tide, was now obliquely +pointing towards the open ocean. The prospect was unlimited, but +exceedingly monotonous and forbidding; not the slightest variety that I +could see. + +"Well, what's the report?" said Peleg when I came back; "what did ye +see?" + +"Not much," I replied--"nothing but water; considerable horizon though, +and there's a squall coming up, I think." + +"Well, what does thou think then of seeing the world? Do ye wish to go +round Cape Horn to see any more of it, eh? Can't ye see the world where +you stand?" + +I was a little staggered, but go a-whaling I must, and I would; and the +Pequod was as good a ship as any--I thought the best--and all this I now +repeated to Peleg. Seeing me so determined, he expressed his willingness +to ship me. + +"And thou mayest as well sign the papers right off," he added--"come +along with ye." And so saying, he led the way below deck into the cabin. + +Seated on the transom was what seemed to me a most uncommon and +surprising figure. It turned out to be Captain Bildad, who along with +Captain Peleg was one of the largest owners of the vessel; the other +shares, as is sometimes the case in these ports, being held by a crowd +of old annuitants; widows, fatherless children, and chancery wards; each +owning about the value of a timber head, or a foot of plank, or a nail +or two in the ship. People in Nantucket invest their money in whaling +vessels, the same way that you do yours in approved state stocks +bringing in good interest. + +Now, Bildad, like Peleg, and indeed many other Nantucketers, was a +Quaker, the island having been originally settled by that sect; and to +this day its inhabitants in general retain in an uncommon measure the +peculiarities of the Quaker, only variously and anomalously modified +by things altogether alien and heterogeneous. For some of these same +Quakers are the most sanguinary of all sailors and whale-hunters. They +are fighting Quakers; they are Quakers with a vengeance. + +So that there are instances among them of men, who, named with Scripture +names--a singularly common fashion on the island--and in childhood +naturally imbibing the stately dramatic thee and thou of the Quaker +idiom; still, from the audacious, daring, and boundless adventure +of their subsequent lives, strangely blend with these unoutgrown +peculiarities, a thousand bold dashes of character, not unworthy a +Scandinavian sea-king, or a poetical Pagan Roman. And when these things +unite in a man of greatly superior natural force, with a globular brain +and a ponderous heart; who has also by the stillness and seclusion +of many long night-watches in the remotest waters, and beneath +constellations never seen here at the north, been led to think +untraditionally and independently; receiving all nature's sweet or +savage impressions fresh from her own virgin voluntary and confiding +breast, and thereby chiefly, but with some help from accidental +advantages, to learn a bold and nervous lofty language--that man makes +one in a whole nation's census--a mighty pageant creature, formed for +noble tragedies. Nor will it at all detract from him, dramatically +regarded, if either by birth or other circumstances, he have what seems +a half wilful overruling morbidness at the bottom of his nature. For all +men tragically great are made so through a certain morbidness. Be sure +of this, O young ambition, all mortal greatness is but disease. But, +as yet we have not to do with such an one, but with quite another; and +still a man, who, if indeed peculiar, it only results again from another +phase of the Quaker, modified by individual circumstances. + +Like Captain Peleg, Captain Bildad was a well-to-do, retired whaleman. +But unlike Captain Peleg--who cared not a rush for what are called +serious things, and indeed deemed those self-same serious things the +veriest of all trifles--Captain Bildad had not only been originally +educated according to the strictest sect of Nantucket Quakerism, but all +his subsequent ocean life, and the sight of many unclad, lovely island +creatures, round the Horn--all that had not moved this native born +Quaker one single jot, had not so much as altered one angle of his +vest. Still, for all this immutableness, was there some lack of +common consistency about worthy Captain Peleg. Though refusing, from +conscientious scruples, to bear arms against land invaders, yet himself +had illimitably invaded the Atlantic and Pacific; and though a sworn foe +to human bloodshed, yet had he in his straight-bodied coat, spilled tuns +upon tuns of leviathan gore. How now in the contemplative evening of his +days, the pious Bildad reconciled these things in the reminiscence, I do +not know; but it did not seem to concern him much, and very probably +he had long since come to the sage and sensible conclusion that a man's +religion is one thing, and this practical world quite another. This +world pays dividends. Rising from a little cabin-boy in short clothes +of the drabbest drab, to a harpooneer in a broad shad-bellied waistcoat; +from that becoming boat-header, chief-mate, and captain, and finally a +ship owner; Bildad, as I hinted before, had concluded his adventurous +career by wholly retiring from active life at the goodly age of +sixty, and dedicating his remaining days to the quiet receiving of his +well-earned income. + +Now, Bildad, I am sorry to say, had the reputation of being an +incorrigible old hunks, and in his sea-going days, a bitter, hard +task-master. They told me in Nantucket, though it certainly seems a +curious story, that when he sailed the old Categut whaleman, his crew, +upon arriving home, were mostly all carried ashore to the hospital, sore +exhausted and worn out. For a pious man, especially for a Quaker, he was +certainly rather hard-hearted, to say the least. He never used to swear, +though, at his men, they said; but somehow he got an inordinate +quantity of cruel, unmitigated hard work out of them. When Bildad was a +chief-mate, to have his drab-coloured eye intently looking at you, made +you feel completely nervous, till you could clutch something--a hammer +or a marling-spike, and go to work like mad, at something or other, +never mind what. Indolence and idleness perished before him. His own +person was the exact embodiment of his utilitarian character. On his +long, gaunt body, he carried no spare flesh, no superfluous beard, +his chin having a soft, economical nap to it, like the worn nap of his +broad-brimmed hat. + +Such, then, was the person that I saw seated on the transom when I +followed Captain Peleg down into the cabin. The space between the decks +was small; and there, bolt-upright, sat old Bildad, who always sat so, +and never leaned, and this to save his coat tails. His broad-brim was +placed beside him; his legs were stiffly crossed; his drab vesture was +buttoned up to his chin; and spectacles on nose, he seemed absorbed in +reading from a ponderous volume. + +"Bildad," cried Captain Peleg, "at it again, Bildad, eh? Ye have been +studying those Scriptures, now, for the last thirty years, to my certain +knowledge. How far ye got, Bildad?" + +As if long habituated to such profane talk from his old shipmate, +Bildad, without noticing his present irreverence, quietly looked up, and +seeing me, glanced again inquiringly towards Peleg. + +"He says he's our man, Bildad," said Peleg, "he wants to ship." + +"Dost thee?" said Bildad, in a hollow tone, and turning round to me. + +"I dost," said I unconsciously, he was so intense a Quaker. + +"What do ye think of him, Bildad?" said Peleg. + +"He'll do," said Bildad, eyeing me, and then went on spelling away at +his book in a mumbling tone quite audible. + +I thought him the queerest old Quaker I ever saw, especially as Peleg, +his friend and old shipmate, seemed such a blusterer. But I said +nothing, only looking round me sharply. Peleg now threw open a chest, +and drawing forth the ship's articles, placed pen and ink before him, +and seated himself at a little table. I began to think it was high time +to settle with myself at what terms I would be willing to engage for the +voyage. I was already aware that in the whaling business they paid no +wages; but all hands, including the captain, received certain shares of +the profits called lays, and that these lays were proportioned to the +degree of importance pertaining to the respective duties of the ship's +company. I was also aware that being a green hand at whaling, my own +lay would not be very large; but considering that I was used to the sea, +could steer a ship, splice a rope, and all that, I made no doubt that +from all I had heard I should be offered at least the 275th lay--that +is, the 275th part of the clear net proceeds of the voyage, whatever +that might eventually amount to. And though the 275th lay was what they +call a rather LONG LAY, yet it was better than nothing; and if we had a +lucky voyage, might pretty nearly pay for the clothing I would wear out +on it, not to speak of my three years' beef and board, for which I would +not have to pay one stiver. + +It might be thought that this was a poor way to accumulate a princely +fortune--and so it was, a very poor way indeed. But I am one of those +that never take on about princely fortunes, and am quite content if the +world is ready to board and lodge me, while I am putting up at this grim +sign of the Thunder Cloud. Upon the whole, I thought that the 275th lay +would be about the fair thing, but would not have been surprised had I +been offered the 200th, considering I was of a broad-shouldered make. + +But one thing, nevertheless, that made me a little distrustful about +receiving a generous share of the profits was this: Ashore, I had heard +something of both Captain Peleg and his unaccountable old crony Bildad; +how that they being the principal proprietors of the Pequod, therefore +the other and more inconsiderable and scattered owners, left nearly the +whole management of the ship's affairs to these two. And I did not know +but what the stingy old Bildad might have a mighty deal to say about +shipping hands, especially as I now found him on board the Pequod, +quite at home there in the cabin, and reading his Bible as if at his +own fireside. Now while Peleg was vainly trying to mend a pen with his +jack-knife, old Bildad, to my no small surprise, considering that he was +such an interested party in these proceedings; Bildad never heeded +us, but went on mumbling to himself out of his book, "LAY not up for +yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth--" + +"Well, Captain Bildad," interrupted Peleg, "what d'ye say, what lay +shall we give this young man?" + +"Thou knowest best," was the sepulchral reply, "the seven hundred and +seventy-seventh wouldn't be too much, would it?--'where moth and rust do +corrupt, but LAY--'" + +LAY, indeed, thought I, and such a lay! the seven hundred and +seventy-seventh! Well, old Bildad, you are determined that I, for one, +shall not LAY up many LAYS here below, where moth and rust do corrupt. +It was an exceedingly LONG LAY that, indeed; and though from the +magnitude of the figure it might at first deceive a landsman, yet +the slightest consideration will show that though seven hundred and +seventy-seven is a pretty large number, yet, when you come to make +a TEENTH of it, you will then see, I say, that the seven hundred and +seventy-seventh part of a farthing is a good deal less than seven +hundred and seventy-seven gold doubloons; and so I thought at the time. + +"Why, blast your eyes, Bildad," cried Peleg, "thou dost not want to +swindle this young man! he must have more than that." + +"Seven hundred and seventy-seventh," again said Bildad, without lifting +his eyes; and then went on mumbling--"for where your treasure is, there +will your heart be also." + +"I am going to put him down for the three hundredth," said Peleg, "do ye +hear that, Bildad! The three hundredth lay, I say." + +Bildad laid down his book, and turning solemnly towards him said, +"Captain Peleg, thou hast a generous heart; but thou must consider the +duty thou owest to the other owners of this ship--widows and orphans, +many of them--and that if we too abundantly reward the labors of this +young man, we may be taking the bread from those widows and those +orphans. The seven hundred and seventy-seventh lay, Captain Peleg." + +"Thou Bildad!" roared Peleg, starting up and clattering about the +cabin. "Blast ye, Captain Bildad, if I had followed thy advice in these +matters, I would afore now had a conscience to lug about that would be +heavy enough to founder the largest ship that ever sailed round Cape +Horn." + +"Captain Peleg," said Bildad steadily, "thy conscience may be drawing +ten inches of water, or ten fathoms, I can't tell; but as thou art still +an impenitent man, Captain Peleg, I greatly fear lest thy conscience be +but a leaky one; and will in the end sink thee foundering down to the +fiery pit, Captain Peleg." + +"Fiery pit! fiery pit! ye insult me, man; past all natural bearing, ye +insult me. It's an all-fired outrage to tell any human creature that +he's bound to hell. Flukes and flames! Bildad, say that again to me, and +start my soul-bolts, but I'll--I'll--yes, I'll swallow a live goat with +all his hair and horns on. Out of the cabin, ye canting, drab-coloured +son of a wooden gun--a straight wake with ye!" + +As he thundered out this he made a rush at Bildad, but with a marvellous +oblique, sliding celerity, Bildad for that time eluded him. + +Alarmed at this terrible outburst between the two principal and +responsible owners of the ship, and feeling half a mind to give up +all idea of sailing in a vessel so questionably owned and temporarily +commanded, I stepped aside from the door to give egress to Bildad, who, +I made no doubt, was all eagerness to vanish from before the awakened +wrath of Peleg. But to my astonishment, he sat down again on the +transom very quietly, and seemed to have not the slightest intention of +withdrawing. He seemed quite used to impenitent Peleg and his ways. As +for Peleg, after letting off his rage as he had, there seemed no more +left in him, and he, too, sat down like a lamb, though he twitched a +little as if still nervously agitated. "Whew!" he whistled at last--"the +squall's gone off to leeward, I think. Bildad, thou used to be good at +sharpening a lance, mend that pen, will ye. My jack-knife here needs +the grindstone. That's he; thank ye, Bildad. Now then, my young man, +Ishmael's thy name, didn't ye say? Well then, down ye go here, Ishmael, +for the three hundredth lay." + +"Captain Peleg," said I, "I have a friend with me who wants to ship +too--shall I bring him down to-morrow?" + +"To be sure," said Peleg. "Fetch him along, and we'll look at him." + +"What lay does he want?" groaned Bildad, glancing up from the book in +which he had again been burying himself. + +"Oh! never thee mind about that, Bildad," said Peleg. "Has he ever +whaled it any?" turning to me. + +"Killed more whales than I can count, Captain Peleg." + +"Well, bring him along then." + +And, after signing the papers, off I went; nothing doubting but that I +had done a good morning's work, and that the Pequod was the identical +ship that Yojo had provided to carry Queequeg and me round the Cape. + +But I had not proceeded far, when I began to bethink me that the Captain +with whom I was to sail yet remained unseen by me; though, indeed, in +many cases, a whale-ship will be completely fitted out, and receive all +her crew on board, ere the captain makes himself visible by arriving +to take command; for sometimes these voyages are so prolonged, and the +shore intervals at home so exceedingly brief, that if the captain have +a family, or any absorbing concernment of that sort, he does not trouble +himself much about his ship in port, but leaves her to the owners till +all is ready for sea. However, it is always as well to have a look at +him before irrevocably committing yourself into his hands. Turning back +I accosted Captain Peleg, inquiring where Captain Ahab was to be found. + +"And what dost thou want of Captain Ahab? It's all right enough; thou +art shipped." + +"Yes, but I should like to see him." + +"But I don't think thou wilt be able to at present. I don't know exactly +what's the matter with him; but he keeps close inside the house; a sort +of sick, and yet he don't look so. In fact, he ain't sick; but no, he +isn't well either. Any how, young man, he won't always see me, so I +don't suppose he will thee. He's a queer man, Captain Ahab--so some +think--but a good one. Oh, thou'lt like him well enough; no fear, no +fear. He's a grand, ungodly, god-like man, Captain Ahab; doesn't speak +much; but, when he does speak, then you may well listen. Mark ye, be +forewarned; Ahab's above the common; Ahab's been in colleges, as well as +'mong the cannibals; been used to deeper wonders than the waves; fixed +his fiery lance in mightier, stranger foes than whales. His lance! +aye, the keenest and the surest that out of all our isle! Oh! he ain't +Captain Bildad; no, and he ain't Captain Peleg; HE'S AHAB, boy; and Ahab +of old, thou knowest, was a crowned king!" + +"And a very vile one. When that wicked king was slain, the dogs, did +they not lick his blood?" + +"Come hither to me--hither, hither," said Peleg, with a significance in +his eye that almost startled me. "Look ye, lad; never say that on board +the Pequod. Never say it anywhere. Captain Ahab did not name himself. +'Twas a foolish, ignorant whim of his crazy, widowed mother, who died +when he was only a twelvemonth old. And yet the old squaw Tistig, at +Gayhead, said that the name would somehow prove prophetic. And, perhaps, +other fools like her may tell thee the same. I wish to warn thee. It's a +lie. I know Captain Ahab well; I've sailed with him as mate years ago; +I know what he is--a good man--not a pious, good man, like Bildad, but +a swearing good man--something like me--only there's a good deal more of +him. Aye, aye, I know that he was never very jolly; and I know that on +the passage home, he was a little out of his mind for a spell; but it +was the sharp shooting pains in his bleeding stump that brought that +about, as any one might see. I know, too, that ever since he lost +his leg last voyage by that accursed whale, he's been a kind of +moody--desperate moody, and savage sometimes; but that will all pass +off. And once for all, let me tell thee and assure thee, young man, it's +better to sail with a moody good captain than a laughing bad one. So +good-bye to thee--and wrong not Captain Ahab, because he happens to +have a wicked name. Besides, my boy, he has a wife--not three voyages +wedded--a sweet, resigned girl. Think of that; by that sweet girl that +old man has a child: hold ye then there can be any utter, hopeless +harm in Ahab? No, no, my lad; stricken, blasted, if he be, Ahab has his +humanities!" + +As I walked away, I was full of thoughtfulness; what had been +incidentally revealed to me of Captain Ahab, filled me with a certain +wild vagueness of painfulness concerning him. And somehow, at the time, +I felt a sympathy and a sorrow for him, but for I don't know what, +unless it was the cruel loss of his leg. And yet I also felt a strange +awe of him; but that sort of awe, which I cannot at all describe, was +not exactly awe; I do not know what it was. But I felt it; and it did +not disincline me towards him; though I felt impatience at what seemed +like mystery in him, so imperfectly as he was known to me then. However, +my thoughts were at length carried in other directions, so that for the +present dark Ahab slipped my mind. + + + +CHAPTER 17. The Ramadan. + + +As Queequeg's Ramadan, or Fasting and Humiliation, was to continue all +day, I did not choose to disturb him till towards night-fall; for I +cherish the greatest respect towards everybody's religious obligations, +never mind how comical, and could not find it in my heart to undervalue +even a congregation of ants worshipping a toad-stool; or those other +creatures in certain parts of our earth, who with a degree of footmanism +quite unprecedented in other planets, bow down before the torso of +a deceased landed proprietor merely on account of the inordinate +possessions yet owned and rented in his name. + +I say, we good Presbyterian Christians should be charitable in these +things, and not fancy ourselves so vastly superior to other mortals, +pagans and what not, because of their half-crazy conceits on these +subjects. There was Queequeg, now, certainly entertaining the most +absurd notions about Yojo and his Ramadan;--but what of that? Queequeg +thought he knew what he was about, I suppose; he seemed to be content; +and there let him rest. All our arguing with him would not avail; let +him be, I say: and Heaven have mercy on us all--Presbyterians and Pagans +alike--for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and +sadly need mending. + +Towards evening, when I felt assured that all his performances and +rituals must be over, I went up to his room and knocked at the door; but +no answer. I tried to open it, but it was fastened inside. "Queequeg," +said I softly through the key-hole:--all silent. "I say, Queequeg! why +don't you speak? It's I--Ishmael." But all remained still as before. I +began to grow alarmed. I had allowed him such abundant time; I thought +he might have had an apoplectic fit. I looked through the key-hole; but +the door opening into an odd corner of the room, the key-hole prospect +was but a crooked and sinister one. I could only see part of the +foot-board of the bed and a line of the wall, but nothing more. I +was surprised to behold resting against the wall the wooden shaft of +Queequeg's harpoon, which the landlady the evening previous had taken +from him, before our mounting to the chamber. That's strange, thought I; +but at any rate, since the harpoon stands yonder, and he seldom or +never goes abroad without it, therefore he must be inside here, and no +possible mistake. + +"Queequeg!--Queequeg!"--all still. Something must have happened. +Apoplexy! I tried to burst open the door; but it stubbornly resisted. +Running down stairs, I quickly stated my suspicions to the first person +I met--the chamber-maid. "La! la!" she cried, "I thought something must +be the matter. I went to make the bed after breakfast, and the door was +locked; and not a mouse to be heard; and it's been just so silent ever +since. But I thought, may be, you had both gone off and locked your +baggage in for safe keeping. La! la, ma'am!--Mistress! murder! Mrs. +Hussey! apoplexy!"--and with these cries, she ran towards the kitchen, I +following. + +Mrs. Hussey soon appeared, with a mustard-pot in one hand and a +vinegar-cruet in the other, having just broken away from the occupation +of attending to the castors, and scolding her little black boy meantime. + +"Wood-house!" cried I, "which way to it? Run for God's sake, and fetch +something to pry open the door--the axe!--the axe! he's had a stroke; +depend upon it!"--and so saying I was unmethodically rushing up stairs +again empty-handed, when Mrs. Hussey interposed the mustard-pot and +vinegar-cruet, and the entire castor of her countenance. + +"What's the matter with you, young man?" + +"Get the axe! For God's sake, run for the doctor, some one, while I pry +it open!" + +"Look here," said the landlady, quickly putting down the vinegar-cruet, +so as to have one hand free; "look here; are you talking about prying +open any of my doors?"--and with that she seized my arm. "What's the +matter with you? What's the matter with you, shipmate?" + +In as calm, but rapid a manner as possible, I gave her to understand the +whole case. Unconsciously clapping the vinegar-cruet to one side of her +nose, she ruminated for an instant; then exclaimed--"No! I haven't seen +it since I put it there." Running to a little closet under the landing +of the stairs, she glanced in, and returning, told me that Queequeg's +harpoon was missing. "He's killed himself," she cried. "It's unfort'nate +Stiggs done over again there goes another counterpane--God pity his poor +mother!--it will be the ruin of my house. Has the poor lad a sister? +Where's that girl?--there, Betty, go to Snarles the Painter, and tell +him to paint me a sign, with--"no suicides permitted here, and no +smoking in the parlor;"--might as well kill both birds at once. Kill? +The Lord be merciful to his ghost! What's that noise there? You, young +man, avast there!" + +And running up after me, she caught me as I was again trying to force +open the door. + +"I don't allow it; I won't have my premises spoiled. Go for the +locksmith, there's one about a mile from here. But avast!" putting her +hand in her side-pocket, "here's a key that'll fit, I guess; let's +see." And with that, she turned it in the lock; but, alas! Queequeg's +supplemental bolt remained unwithdrawn within. + +"Have to burst it open," said I, and was running down the entry a +little, for a good start, when the landlady caught at me, again vowing +I should not break down her premises; but I tore from her, and with a +sudden bodily rush dashed myself full against the mark. + +With a prodigious noise the door flew open, and the knob slamming +against the wall, sent the plaster to the ceiling; and there, good +heavens! there sat Queequeg, altogether cool and self-collected; right +in the middle of the room; squatting on his hams, and holding Yojo on +top of his head. He looked neither one way nor the other way, but sat +like a carved image with scarce a sign of active life. + +"Queequeg," said I, going up to him, "Queequeg, what's the matter with +you?" + +"He hain't been a sittin' so all day, has he?" said the landlady. + +But all we said, not a word could we drag out of him; I almost felt +like pushing him over, so as to change his position, for it was almost +intolerable, it seemed so painfully and unnaturally constrained; +especially, as in all probability he had been sitting so for upwards of +eight or ten hours, going too without his regular meals. + +"Mrs. Hussey," said I, "he's ALIVE at all events; so leave us, if you +please, and I will see to this strange affair myself." + +Closing the door upon the landlady, I endeavored to prevail upon +Queequeg to take a chair; but in vain. There he sat; and all he could +do--for all my polite arts and blandishments--he would not move a peg, +nor say a single word, nor even look at me, nor notice my presence in +the slightest way. + +I wonder, thought I, if this can possibly be a part of his Ramadan; do +they fast on their hams that way in his native island. It must be so; +yes, it's part of his creed, I suppose; well, then, let him rest; he'll +get up sooner or later, no doubt. It can't last for ever, thank God, +and his Ramadan only comes once a year; and I don't believe it's very +punctual then. + +I went down to supper. After sitting a long time listening to the long +stories of some sailors who had just come from a plum-pudding voyage, as +they called it (that is, a short whaling-voyage in a schooner or brig, +confined to the north of the line, in the Atlantic Ocean only); after +listening to these plum-puddingers till nearly eleven o'clock, I went +up stairs to go to bed, feeling quite sure by this time Queequeg must +certainly have brought his Ramadan to a termination. But no; there he +was just where I had left him; he had not stirred an inch. I began to +grow vexed with him; it seemed so downright senseless and insane to be +sitting there all day and half the night on his hams in a cold room, +holding a piece of wood on his head. + +"For heaven's sake, Queequeg, get up and shake yourself; get up and have +some supper. You'll starve; you'll kill yourself, Queequeg." But not a +word did he reply. + +Despairing of him, therefore, I determined to go to bed and to sleep; +and no doubt, before a great while, he would follow me. But previous to +turning in, I took my heavy bearskin jacket, and threw it over him, as +it promised to be a very cold night; and he had nothing but his ordinary +round jacket on. For some time, do all I would, I could not get into +the faintest doze. I had blown out the candle; and the mere thought +of Queequeg--not four feet off--sitting there in that uneasy position, +stark alone in the cold and dark; this made me really wretched. Think of +it; sleeping all night in the same room with a wide awake pagan on his +hams in this dreary, unaccountable Ramadan! + +But somehow I dropped off at last, and knew nothing more till break of +day; when, looking over the bedside, there squatted Queequeg, as if he +had been screwed down to the floor. But as soon as the first glimpse of +sun entered the window, up he got, with stiff and grating joints, +but with a cheerful look; limped towards me where I lay; pressed his +forehead again against mine; and said his Ramadan was over. + +Now, as I before hinted, I have no objection to any person's religion, +be it what it may, so long as that person does not kill or insult any +other person, because that other person don't believe it also. But when +a man's religion becomes really frantic; when it is a positive torment +to him; and, in fine, makes this earth of ours an uncomfortable inn to +lodge in; then I think it high time to take that individual aside and +argue the point with him. + +And just so I now did with Queequeg. "Queequeg," said I, "get into bed +now, and lie and listen to me." I then went on, beginning with the rise +and progress of the primitive religions, and coming down to the various +religions of the present time, during which time I labored to show +Queequeg that all these Lents, Ramadans, and prolonged ham-squattings in +cold, cheerless rooms were stark nonsense; bad for the health; useless +for the soul; opposed, in short, to the obvious laws of Hygiene and +common sense. I told him, too, that he being in other things such an +extremely sensible and sagacious savage, it pained me, very badly pained +me, to see him now so deplorably foolish about this ridiculous Ramadan +of his. Besides, argued I, fasting makes the body cave in; hence the +spirit caves in; and all thoughts born of a fast must necessarily be +half-starved. This is the reason why most dyspeptic religionists cherish +such melancholy notions about their hereafters. In one word, Queequeg, +said I, rather digressively; hell is an idea first born on an undigested +apple-dumpling; and since then perpetuated through the hereditary +dyspepsias nurtured by Ramadans. + +I then asked Queequeg whether he himself was ever troubled with +dyspepsia; expressing the idea very plainly, so that he could take it +in. He said no; only upon one memorable occasion. It was after a great +feast given by his father the king, on the gaining of a great battle +wherein fifty of the enemy had been killed by about two o'clock in the +afternoon, and all cooked and eaten that very evening. + +"No more, Queequeg," said I, shuddering; "that will do;" for I knew the +inferences without his further hinting them. I had seen a sailor who had +visited that very island, and he told me that it was the custom, when +a great battle had been gained there, to barbecue all the slain in the +yard or garden of the victor; and then, one by one, they were placed +in great wooden trenchers, and garnished round like a pilau, with +breadfruit and cocoanuts; and with some parsley in their mouths, were +sent round with the victor's compliments to all his friends, just as +though these presents were so many Christmas turkeys. + +After all, I do not think that my remarks about religion made much +impression upon Queequeg. Because, in the first place, he somehow seemed +dull of hearing on that important subject, unless considered from his +own point of view; and, in the second place, he did not more than one +third understand me, couch my ideas simply as I would; and, finally, he +no doubt thought he knew a good deal more about the true religion than +I did. He looked at me with a sort of condescending concern and +compassion, as though he thought it a great pity that such a sensible +young man should be so hopelessly lost to evangelical pagan piety. + +At last we rose and dressed; and Queequeg, taking a prodigiously hearty +breakfast of chowders of all sorts, so that the landlady should not +make much profit by reason of his Ramadan, we sallied out to board the +Pequod, sauntering along, and picking our teeth with halibut bones. + + + +CHAPTER 18. His Mark. + + +As we were walking down the end of the wharf towards the ship, Queequeg +carrying his harpoon, Captain Peleg in his gruff voice loudly hailed us +from his wigwam, saying he had not suspected my friend was a cannibal, +and furthermore announcing that he let no cannibals on board that craft, +unless they previously produced their papers. + +"What do you mean by that, Captain Peleg?" said I, now jumping on the +bulwarks, and leaving my comrade standing on the wharf. + +"I mean," he replied, "he must show his papers." + +"Yes," said Captain Bildad in his hollow voice, sticking his head from +behind Peleg's, out of the wigwam. "He must show that he's converted. +Son of darkness," he added, turning to Queequeg, "art thou at present in +communion with any Christian church?" + +"Why," said I, "he's a member of the first Congregational Church." Here +be it said, that many tattooed savages sailing in Nantucket ships at +last come to be converted into the churches. + +"First Congregational Church," cried Bildad, "what! that worships in +Deacon Deuteronomy Coleman's meeting-house?" and so saying, taking +out his spectacles, he rubbed them with his great yellow bandana +handkerchief, and putting them on very carefully, came out of the +wigwam, and leaning stiffly over the bulwarks, took a good long look at +Queequeg. + +"How long hath he been a member?" he then said, turning to me; "not very +long, I rather guess, young man." + +"No," said Peleg, "and he hasn't been baptized right either, or it would +have washed some of that devil's blue off his face." + +"Do tell, now," cried Bildad, "is this Philistine a regular member of +Deacon Deuteronomy's meeting? I never saw him going there, and I pass it +every Lord's day." + +"I don't know anything about Deacon Deuteronomy or his meeting," said +I; "all I know is, that Queequeg here is a born member of the First +Congregational Church. He is a deacon himself, Queequeg is." + +"Young man," said Bildad sternly, "thou art skylarking with me--explain +thyself, thou young Hittite. What church dost thee mean? answer me." + +Finding myself thus hard pushed, I replied. "I mean, sir, the same +ancient Catholic Church to which you and I, and Captain Peleg there, +and Queequeg here, and all of us, and every mother's son and soul of +us belong; the great and everlasting First Congregation of this whole +worshipping world; we all belong to that; only some of us cherish some +queer crotchets no ways touching the grand belief; in THAT we all join +hands." + +"Splice, thou mean'st SPLICE hands," cried Peleg, drawing nearer. "Young +man, you'd better ship for a missionary, instead of a fore-mast hand; +I never heard a better sermon. Deacon Deuteronomy--why Father Mapple +himself couldn't beat it, and he's reckoned something. Come aboard, come +aboard; never mind about the papers. I say, tell Quohog there--what's +that you call him? tell Quohog to step along. By the great anchor, what +a harpoon he's got there! looks like good stuff that; and he handles it +about right. I say, Quohog, or whatever your name is, did you ever stand +in the head of a whale-boat? did you ever strike a fish?" + +Without saying a word, Queequeg, in his wild sort of way, jumped upon +the bulwarks, from thence into the bows of one of the whale-boats +hanging to the side; and then bracing his left knee, and poising his +harpoon, cried out in some such way as this:-- + +"Cap'ain, you see him small drop tar on water dere? You see him? well, +spose him one whale eye, well, den!" and taking sharp aim at it, he +darted the iron right over old Bildad's broad brim, clean across the +ship's decks, and struck the glistening tar spot out of sight. + +"Now," said Queequeg, quietly hauling in the line, "spos-ee him whale-e +eye; why, dad whale dead." + +"Quick, Bildad," said Peleg, his partner, who, aghast at the close +vicinity of the flying harpoon, had retreated towards the cabin gangway. +"Quick, I say, you Bildad, and get the ship's papers. We must have +Hedgehog there, I mean Quohog, in one of our boats. Look ye, Quohog, +we'll give ye the ninetieth lay, and that's more than ever was given a +harpooneer yet out of Nantucket." + +So down we went into the cabin, and to my great joy Queequeg was soon +enrolled among the same ship's company to which I myself belonged. + +When all preliminaries were over and Peleg had got everything ready for +signing, he turned to me and said, "I guess, Quohog there don't know how +to write, does he? I say, Quohog, blast ye! dost thou sign thy name or +make thy mark?" + +But at this question, Queequeg, who had twice or thrice before taken +part in similar ceremonies, looked no ways abashed; but taking the +offered pen, copied upon the paper, in the proper place, an exact +counterpart of a queer round figure which was tattooed upon his arm; so +that through Captain Peleg's obstinate mistake touching his appellative, +it stood something like this:-- + +Quohog. his X mark. + +Meanwhile Captain Bildad sat earnestly and steadfastly eyeing Queequeg, +and at last rising solemnly and fumbling in the huge pockets of his +broad-skirted drab coat, took out a bundle of tracts, and selecting +one entitled "The Latter Day Coming; or No Time to Lose," placed it in +Queequeg's hands, and then grasping them and the book with both his, +looked earnestly into his eyes, and said, "Son of darkness, I must do my +duty by thee; I am part owner of this ship, and feel concerned for the +souls of all its crew; if thou still clingest to thy Pagan ways, which I +sadly fear, I beseech thee, remain not for aye a Belial bondsman. Spurn +the idol Bell, and the hideous dragon; turn from the wrath to come; mind +thine eye, I say; oh! goodness gracious! steer clear of the fiery pit!" + +Something of the salt sea yet lingered in old Bildad's language, +heterogeneously mixed with Scriptural and domestic phrases. + +"Avast there, avast there, Bildad, avast now spoiling our harpooneer," +Peleg. "Pious harpooneers never make good voyagers--it takes the shark +out of 'em; no harpooneer is worth a straw who aint pretty sharkish. +There was young Nat Swaine, once the bravest boat-header out of all +Nantucket and the Vineyard; he joined the meeting, and never came to +good. He got so frightened about his plaguy soul, that he shrinked and +sheered away from whales, for fear of after-claps, in case he got stove +and went to Davy Jones." + +"Peleg! Peleg!" said Bildad, lifting his eyes and hands, "thou thyself, +as I myself, hast seen many a perilous time; thou knowest, Peleg, what +it is to have the fear of death; how, then, can'st thou prate in this +ungodly guise. Thou beliest thine own heart, Peleg. Tell me, when this +same Pequod here had her three masts overboard in that typhoon on Japan, +that same voyage when thou went mate with Captain Ahab, did'st thou not +think of Death and the Judgment then?" + +"Hear him, hear him now," cried Peleg, marching across the cabin, and +thrusting his hands far down into his pockets,--"hear him, all of ye. +Think of that! When every moment we thought the ship would sink! +Death and the Judgment then? What? With all three masts making such an +everlasting thundering against the side; and every sea breaking over us, +fore and aft. Think of Death and the Judgment then? No! no time to think +about Death then. Life was what Captain Ahab and I was thinking of; +and how to save all hands--how to rig jury-masts--how to get into the +nearest port; that was what I was thinking of." + +Bildad said no more, but buttoning up his coat, stalked on deck, +where we followed him. There he stood, very quietly overlooking some +sailmakers who were mending a top-sail in the waist. Now and then +he stooped to pick up a patch, or save an end of tarred twine, which +otherwise might have been wasted. + + + +CHAPTER 19. The Prophet. + + +"Shipmates, have ye shipped in that ship?" + +Queequeg and I had just left the Pequod, and were sauntering away from +the water, for the moment each occupied with his own thoughts, when +the above words were put to us by a stranger, who, pausing before us, +levelled his massive forefinger at the vessel in question. He was but +shabbily apparelled in faded jacket and patched trowsers; a rag of a +black handkerchief investing his neck. A confluent small-pox had in all +directions flowed over his face, and left it like the complicated ribbed +bed of a torrent, when the rushing waters have been dried up. + +"Have ye shipped in her?" he repeated. + +"You mean the ship Pequod, I suppose," said I, trying to gain a little +more time for an uninterrupted look at him. + +"Aye, the Pequod--that ship there," he said, drawing back his whole +arm, and then rapidly shoving it straight out from him, with the fixed +bayonet of his pointed finger darted full at the object. + +"Yes," said I, "we have just signed the articles." + +"Anything down there about your souls?" + +"About what?" + +"Oh, perhaps you hav'n't got any," he said quickly. "No matter though, +I know many chaps that hav'n't got any,--good luck to 'em; and they are +all the better off for it. A soul's a sort of a fifth wheel to a wagon." + +"What are you jabbering about, shipmate?" said I. + +"HE'S got enough, though, to make up for all deficiencies of that sort +in other chaps," abruptly said the stranger, placing a nervous emphasis +upon the word HE. + +"Queequeg," said I, "let's go; this fellow has broken loose from +somewhere; he's talking about something and somebody we don't know." + +"Stop!" cried the stranger. "Ye said true--ye hav'n't seen Old Thunder +yet, have ye?" + +"Who's Old Thunder?" said I, again riveted with the insane earnestness +of his manner. + +"Captain Ahab." + +"What! the captain of our ship, the Pequod?" + +"Aye, among some of us old sailor chaps, he goes by that name. Ye +hav'n't seen him yet, have ye?" + +"No, we hav'n't. He's sick they say, but is getting better, and will be +all right again before long." + +"All right again before long!" laughed the stranger, with a solemnly +derisive sort of laugh. "Look ye; when Captain Ahab is all right, then +this left arm of mine will be all right; not before." + +"What do you know about him?" + +"What did they TELL you about him? Say that!" + +"They didn't tell much of anything about him; only I've heard that he's +a good whale-hunter, and a good captain to his crew." + +"That's true, that's true--yes, both true enough. But you must jump when +he gives an order. Step and growl; growl and go--that's the word with +Captain Ahab. But nothing about that thing that happened to him off Cape +Horn, long ago, when he lay like dead for three days and nights; +nothing about that deadly skrimmage with the Spaniard afore the altar in +Santa?--heard nothing about that, eh? Nothing about the silver calabash +he spat into? And nothing about his losing his leg last voyage, +according to the prophecy. Didn't ye hear a word about them matters and +something more, eh? No, I don't think ye did; how could ye? Who knows +it? Not all Nantucket, I guess. But hows'ever, mayhap, ye've heard tell +about the leg, and how he lost it; aye, ye have heard of that, I dare +say. Oh yes, THAT every one knows a'most--I mean they know he's only one +leg; and that a parmacetti took the other off." + +"My friend," said I, "what all this gibberish of yours is about, I +don't know, and I don't much care; for it seems to me that you must be a +little damaged in the head. But if you are speaking of Captain Ahab, of +that ship there, the Pequod, then let me tell you, that I know all about +the loss of his leg." + +"ALL about it, eh--sure you do?--all?" + +"Pretty sure." + +With finger pointed and eye levelled at the Pequod, the beggar-like +stranger stood a moment, as if in a troubled reverie; then starting a +little, turned and said:--"Ye've shipped, have ye? Names down on the +papers? Well, well, what's signed, is signed; and what's to be, will be; +and then again, perhaps it won't be, after all. Anyhow, it's all fixed +and arranged a'ready; and some sailors or other must go with him, I +suppose; as well these as any other men, God pity 'em! Morning to ye, +shipmates, morning; the ineffable heavens bless ye; I'm sorry I stopped +ye." + +"Look here, friend," said I, "if you have anything important to tell +us, out with it; but if you are only trying to bamboozle us, you are +mistaken in your game; that's all I have to say." + +"And it's said very well, and I like to hear a chap talk up that way; +you are just the man for him--the likes of ye. Morning to ye, shipmates, +morning! Oh! when ye get there, tell 'em I've concluded not to make one +of 'em." + +"Ah, my dear fellow, you can't fool us that way--you can't fool us. It +is the easiest thing in the world for a man to look as if he had a great +secret in him." + +"Morning to ye, shipmates, morning." + +"Morning it is," said I. "Come along, Queequeg, let's leave this crazy +man. But stop, tell me your name, will you?" + +"Elijah." + +Elijah! thought I, and we walked away, both commenting, after each +other's fashion, upon this ragged old sailor; and agreed that he was +nothing but a humbug, trying to be a bugbear. But we had not gone +perhaps above a hundred yards, when chancing to turn a corner, and +looking back as I did so, who should be seen but Elijah following us, +though at a distance. Somehow, the sight of him struck me so, that I +said nothing to Queequeg of his being behind, but passed on with my +comrade, anxious to see whether the stranger would turn the same corner +that we did. He did; and then it seemed to me that he was dogging +us, but with what intent I could not for the life of me imagine. This +circumstance, coupled with his ambiguous, half-hinting, half-revealing, +shrouded sort of talk, now begat in me all kinds of vague wonderments +and half-apprehensions, and all connected with the Pequod; and Captain +Ahab; and the leg he had lost; and the Cape Horn fit; and the silver +calabash; and what Captain Peleg had said of him, when I left the ship +the day previous; and the prediction of the squaw Tistig; and the voyage +we had bound ourselves to sail; and a hundred other shadowy things. + +I was resolved to satisfy myself whether this ragged Elijah was really +dogging us or not, and with that intent crossed the way with Queequeg, +and on that side of it retraced our steps. But Elijah passed on, without +seeming to notice us. This relieved me; and once more, and finally as it +seemed to me, I pronounced him in my heart, a humbug. + + + +CHAPTER 20. All Astir. + + +A day or two passed, and there was great activity aboard the Pequod. +Not only were the old sails being mended, but new sails were coming on +board, and bolts of canvas, and coils of rigging; in short, everything +betokened that the ship's preparations were hurrying to a close. Captain +Peleg seldom or never went ashore, but sat in his wigwam keeping a sharp +look-out upon the hands: Bildad did all the purchasing and providing +at the stores; and the men employed in the hold and on the rigging were +working till long after night-fall. + +On the day following Queequeg's signing the articles, word was given at +all the inns where the ship's company were stopping, that their chests +must be on board before night, for there was no telling how soon +the vessel might be sailing. So Queequeg and I got down our traps, +resolving, however, to sleep ashore till the last. But it seems they +always give very long notice in these cases, and the ship did not sail +for several days. But no wonder; there was a good deal to be done, and +there is no telling how many things to be thought of, before the Pequod +was fully equipped. + +Every one knows what a multitude of things--beds, sauce-pans, knives +and forks, shovels and tongs, napkins, nut-crackers, and what not, are +indispensable to the business of housekeeping. Just so with whaling, +which necessitates a three-years' housekeeping upon the wide ocean, +far from all grocers, costermongers, doctors, bakers, and bankers. And +though this also holds true of merchant vessels, yet not by any means +to the same extent as with whalemen. For besides the great length of the +whaling voyage, the numerous articles peculiar to the prosecution of the +fishery, and the impossibility of replacing them at the remote harbors +usually frequented, it must be remembered, that of all ships, whaling +vessels are the most exposed to accidents of all kinds, and especially +to the destruction and loss of the very things upon which the success of +the voyage most depends. Hence, the spare boats, spare spars, and spare +lines and harpoons, and spare everythings, almost, but a spare Captain +and duplicate ship. + +At the period of our arrival at the Island, the heaviest storage of the +Pequod had been almost completed; comprising her beef, bread, water, +fuel, and iron hoops and staves. But, as before hinted, for some time +there was a continual fetching and carrying on board of divers odds and +ends of things, both large and small. + +Chief among those who did this fetching and carrying was Captain +Bildad's sister, a lean old lady of a most determined and indefatigable +spirit, but withal very kindhearted, who seemed resolved that, if SHE +could help it, nothing should be found wanting in the Pequod, after once +fairly getting to sea. At one time she would come on board with a jar +of pickles for the steward's pantry; another time with a bunch of quills +for the chief mate's desk, where he kept his log; a third time with a +roll of flannel for the small of some one's rheumatic back. Never did +any woman better deserve her name, which was Charity--Aunt Charity, as +everybody called her. And like a sister of charity did this charitable +Aunt Charity bustle about hither and thither, ready to turn her hand +and heart to anything that promised to yield safety, comfort, and +consolation to all on board a ship in which her beloved brother +Bildad was concerned, and in which she herself owned a score or two of +well-saved dollars. + +But it was startling to see this excellent hearted Quakeress coming on +board, as she did the last day, with a long oil-ladle in one hand, and +a still longer whaling lance in the other. Nor was Bildad himself nor +Captain Peleg at all backward. As for Bildad, he carried about with him +a long list of the articles needed, and at every fresh arrival, down +went his mark opposite that article upon the paper. Every once in a +while Peleg came hobbling out of his whalebone den, roaring at the men +down the hatchways, roaring up to the riggers at the mast-head, and then +concluded by roaring back into his wigwam. + +During these days of preparation, Queequeg and I often visited the +craft, and as often I asked about Captain Ahab, and how he was, and when +he was going to come on board his ship. To these questions they would +answer, that he was getting better and better, and was expected aboard +every day; meantime, the two captains, Peleg and Bildad, could attend +to everything necessary to fit the vessel for the voyage. If I had been +downright honest with myself, I would have seen very plainly in my heart +that I did but half fancy being committed this way to so long a voyage, +without once laying my eyes on the man who was to be the absolute +dictator of it, so soon as the ship sailed out upon the open sea. +But when a man suspects any wrong, it sometimes happens that if he be +already involved in the matter, he insensibly strives to cover up his +suspicions even from himself. And much this way it was with me. I said +nothing, and tried to think nothing. + +At last it was given out that some time next day the ship would +certainly sail. So next morning, Queequeg and I took a very early start. + + + +CHAPTER 21. Going Aboard. + + +It was nearly six o'clock, but only grey imperfect misty dawn, when we +drew nigh the wharf. + +"There are some sailors running ahead there, if I see right," said I to +Queequeg, "it can't be shadows; she's off by sunrise, I guess; come on!" + +"Avast!" cried a voice, whose owner at the same time coming close behind +us, laid a hand upon both our shoulders, and then insinuating himself +between us, stood stooping forward a little, in the uncertain twilight, +strangely peering from Queequeg to me. It was Elijah. + +"Going aboard?" + +"Hands off, will you," said I. + +"Lookee here," said Queequeg, shaking himself, "go 'way!" + +"Ain't going aboard, then?" + +"Yes, we are," said I, "but what business is that of yours? Do you know, +Mr. Elijah, that I consider you a little impertinent?" + +"No, no, no; I wasn't aware of that," said Elijah, slowly and +wonderingly looking from me to Queequeg, with the most unaccountable +glances. + +"Elijah," said I, "you will oblige my friend and me by withdrawing. We +are going to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and would prefer not to be +detained." + +"Ye be, be ye? Coming back afore breakfast?" + +"He's cracked, Queequeg," said I, "come on." + +"Holloa!" cried stationary Elijah, hailing us when we had removed a few +paces. + +"Never mind him," said I, "Queequeg, come on." + +But he stole up to us again, and suddenly clapping his hand on my +shoulder, said--"Did ye see anything looking like men going towards that +ship a while ago?" + +Struck by this plain matter-of-fact question, I answered, saying, "Yes, +I thought I did see four or five men; but it was too dim to be sure." + +"Very dim, very dim," said Elijah. "Morning to ye." + +Once more we quitted him; but once more he came softly after us; and +touching my shoulder again, said, "See if you can find 'em now, will ye? + +"Find who?" + +"Morning to ye! morning to ye!" he rejoined, again moving off. "Oh! I +was going to warn ye against--but never mind, never mind--it's all one, +all in the family too;--sharp frost this morning, ain't it? Good-bye to +ye. Shan't see ye again very soon, I guess; unless it's before the Grand +Jury." And with these cracked words he finally departed, leaving me, for +the moment, in no small wonderment at his frantic impudence. + +At last, stepping on board the Pequod, we found everything in profound +quiet, not a soul moving. The cabin entrance was locked within; the +hatches were all on, and lumbered with coils of rigging. Going forward +to the forecastle, we found the slide of the scuttle open. Seeing a +light, we went down, and found only an old rigger there, wrapped in a +tattered pea-jacket. He was thrown at whole length upon two chests, his +face downwards and inclosed in his folded arms. The profoundest slumber +slept upon him. + +"Those sailors we saw, Queequeg, where can they have gone to?" said I, +looking dubiously at the sleeper. But it seemed that, when on the wharf, +Queequeg had not at all noticed what I now alluded to; hence I would +have thought myself to have been optically deceived in that matter, +were it not for Elijah's otherwise inexplicable question. But I beat the +thing down; and again marking the sleeper, jocularly hinted to Queequeg +that perhaps we had best sit up with the body; telling him to establish +himself accordingly. He put his hand upon the sleeper's rear, as though +feeling if it was soft enough; and then, without more ado, sat quietly +down there. + +"Gracious! Queequeg, don't sit there," said I. + +"Oh! perry dood seat," said Queequeg, "my country way; won't hurt him +face." + +"Face!" said I, "call that his face? very benevolent countenance then; +but how hard he breathes, he's heaving himself; get off, Queequeg, you +are heavy, it's grinding the face of the poor. Get off, Queequeg! Look, +he'll twitch you off soon. I wonder he don't wake." + +Queequeg removed himself to just beyond the head of the sleeper, and +lighted his tomahawk pipe. I sat at the feet. We kept the pipe passing +over the sleeper, from one to the other. Meanwhile, upon questioning him +in his broken fashion, Queequeg gave me to understand that, in his +land, owing to the absence of settees and sofas of all sorts, the king, +chiefs, and great people generally, were in the custom of fattening some +of the lower orders for ottomans; and to furnish a house comfortably in +that respect, you had only to buy up eight or ten lazy fellows, and lay +them round in the piers and alcoves. Besides, it was very convenient on +an excursion; much better than those garden-chairs which are convertible +into walking-sticks; upon occasion, a chief calling his attendant, and +desiring him to make a settee of himself under a spreading tree, perhaps +in some damp marshy place. + +While narrating these things, every time Queequeg received the tomahawk +from me, he flourished the hatchet-side of it over the sleeper's head. + +"What's that for, Queequeg?" + +"Perry easy, kill-e; oh! perry easy!" + +He was going on with some wild reminiscences about his tomahawk-pipe, +which, it seemed, had in its two uses both brained his foes and soothed +his soul, when we were directly attracted to the sleeping rigger. The +strong vapour now completely filling the contracted hole, it began +to tell upon him. He breathed with a sort of muffledness; then seemed +troubled in the nose; then revolved over once or twice; then sat up and +rubbed his eyes. + +"Holloa!" he breathed at last, "who be ye smokers?" + +"Shipped men," answered I, "when does she sail?" + +"Aye, aye, ye are going in her, be ye? She sails to-day. The Captain +came aboard last night." + +"What Captain?--Ahab?" + +"Who but him indeed?" + +I was going to ask him some further questions concerning Ahab, when we +heard a noise on deck. + +"Holloa! Starbuck's astir," said the rigger. "He's a lively chief mate, +that; good man, and a pious; but all alive now, I must turn to." And so +saying he went on deck, and we followed. + +It was now clear sunrise. Soon the crew came on board in twos and +threes; the riggers bestirred themselves; the mates were actively +engaged; and several of the shore people were busy in bringing various +last things on board. Meanwhile Captain Ahab remained invisibly +enshrined within his cabin. + + + +CHAPTER 22. Merry Christmas. + + +At length, towards noon, upon the final dismissal of the ship's riggers, +and after the Pequod had been hauled out from the wharf, and after the +ever-thoughtful Charity had come off in a whale-boat, with her last +gift--a night-cap for Stubb, the second mate, her brother-in-law, and a +spare Bible for the steward--after all this, the two Captains, Peleg +and Bildad, issued from the cabin, and turning to the chief mate, Peleg +said: + +"Now, Mr. Starbuck, are you sure everything is right? Captain Ahab is +all ready--just spoke to him--nothing more to be got from shore, eh? +Well, call all hands, then. Muster 'em aft here--blast 'em!" + +"No need of profane words, however great the hurry, Peleg," said Bildad, +"but away with thee, friend Starbuck, and do our bidding." + +How now! Here upon the very point of starting for the voyage, Captain +Peleg and Captain Bildad were going it with a high hand on the +quarter-deck, just as if they were to be joint-commanders at sea, as +well as to all appearances in port. And, as for Captain Ahab, no sign of +him was yet to be seen; only, they said he was in the cabin. But then, +the idea was, that his presence was by no means necessary in getting the +ship under weigh, and steering her well out to sea. Indeed, as that was +not at all his proper business, but the pilot's; and as he was not +yet completely recovered--so they said--therefore, Captain Ahab stayed +below. And all this seemed natural enough; especially as in the merchant +service many captains never show themselves on deck for a considerable +time after heaving up the anchor, but remain over the cabin table, +having a farewell merry-making with their shore friends, before they +quit the ship for good with the pilot. + +But there was not much chance to think over the matter, for Captain +Peleg was now all alive. He seemed to do most of the talking and +commanding, and not Bildad. + +"Aft here, ye sons of bachelors," he cried, as the sailors lingered at +the main-mast. "Mr. Starbuck, drive'em aft." + +"Strike the tent there!"--was the next order. As I hinted before, this +whalebone marquee was never pitched except in port; and on board the +Pequod, for thirty years, the order to strike the tent was well known to +be the next thing to heaving up the anchor. + +"Man the capstan! Blood and thunder!--jump!"--was the next command, and +the crew sprang for the handspikes. + +Now in getting under weigh, the station generally occupied by the pilot +is the forward part of the ship. And here Bildad, who, with Peleg, be it +known, in addition to his other officers, was one of the licensed pilots +of the port--he being suspected to have got himself made a pilot in +order to save the Nantucket pilot-fee to all the ships he was concerned +in, for he never piloted any other craft--Bildad, I say, might now +be seen actively engaged in looking over the bows for the approaching +anchor, and at intervals singing what seemed a dismal stave of psalmody, +to cheer the hands at the windlass, who roared forth some sort of +a chorus about the girls in Booble Alley, with hearty good will. +Nevertheless, not three days previous, Bildad had told them that no +profane songs would be allowed on board the Pequod, particularly in +getting under weigh; and Charity, his sister, had placed a small choice +copy of Watts in each seaman's berth. + +Meantime, overseeing the other part of the ship, Captain Peleg ripped +and swore astern in the most frightful manner. I almost thought he would +sink the ship before the anchor could be got up; involuntarily I paused +on my handspike, and told Queequeg to do the same, thinking of the +perils we both ran, in starting on the voyage with such a devil for a +pilot. I was comforting myself, however, with the thought that in pious +Bildad might be found some salvation, spite of his seven hundred and +seventy-seventh lay; when I felt a sudden sharp poke in my rear, and +turning round, was horrified at the apparition of Captain Peleg in the +act of withdrawing his leg from my immediate vicinity. That was my first +kick. + +"Is that the way they heave in the marchant service?" he roared. +"Spring, thou sheep-head; spring, and break thy backbone! Why don't ye +spring, I say, all of ye--spring! Quohog! spring, thou chap with the red +whiskers; spring there, Scotch-cap; spring, thou green pants. Spring, I +say, all of ye, and spring your eyes out!" And so saying, he moved +along the windlass, here and there using his leg very freely, while +imperturbable Bildad kept leading off with his psalmody. Thinks I, +Captain Peleg must have been drinking something to-day. + +At last the anchor was up, the sails were set, and off we glided. It +was a short, cold Christmas; and as the short northern day merged into +night, we found ourselves almost broad upon the wintry ocean, whose +freezing spray cased us in ice, as in polished armor. The long rows of +teeth on the bulwarks glistened in the moonlight; and like the white +ivory tusks of some huge elephant, vast curving icicles depended from +the bows. + +Lank Bildad, as pilot, headed the first watch, and ever and anon, as the +old craft deep dived into the green seas, and sent the shivering frost +all over her, and the winds howled, and the cordage rang, his steady +notes were heard,-- + +"Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood, Stand dressed in living green. +So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan rolled between." + + +Never did those sweet words sound more sweetly to me than then. They +were full of hope and fruition. Spite of this frigid winter night in the +boisterous Atlantic, spite of my wet feet and wetter jacket, there was +yet, it then seemed to me, many a pleasant haven in store; and meads +and glades so eternally vernal, that the grass shot up by the spring, +untrodden, unwilted, remains at midsummer. + +At last we gained such an offing, that the two pilots were needed +no longer. The stout sail-boat that had accompanied us began ranging +alongside. + +It was curious and not unpleasing, how Peleg and Bildad were affected at +this juncture, especially Captain Bildad. For loath to depart, yet; +very loath to leave, for good, a ship bound on so long and perilous a +voyage--beyond both stormy Capes; a ship in which some thousands of +his hard earned dollars were invested; a ship, in which an old shipmate +sailed as captain; a man almost as old as he, once more starting to +encounter all the terrors of the pitiless jaw; loath to say good-bye to +a thing so every way brimful of every interest to him,--poor old Bildad +lingered long; paced the deck with anxious strides; ran down into the +cabin to speak another farewell word there; again came on deck, and +looked to windward; looked towards the wide and endless waters, only +bounded by the far-off unseen Eastern Continents; looked towards +the land; looked aloft; looked right and left; looked everywhere +and nowhere; and at last, mechanically coiling a rope upon its pin, +convulsively grasped stout Peleg by the hand, and holding up a lantern, +for a moment stood gazing heroically in his face, as much as to say, +"Nevertheless, friend Peleg, I can stand it; yes, I can." + +As for Peleg himself, he took it more like a philosopher; but for all +his philosophy, there was a tear twinkling in his eye, when the lantern +came too near. And he, too, did not a little run from cabin to deck--now +a word below, and now a word with Starbuck, the chief mate. + +But, at last, he turned to his comrade, with a final sort of look +about him,--"Captain Bildad--come, old shipmate, we must go. Back the +main-yard there! Boat ahoy! Stand by to come close alongside, now! +Careful, careful!--come, Bildad, boy--say your last. Luck to ye, +Starbuck--luck to ye, Mr. Stubb--luck to ye, Mr. Flask--good-bye and +good luck to ye all--and this day three years I'll have a hot supper +smoking for ye in old Nantucket. Hurrah and away!" + +"God bless ye, and have ye in His holy keeping, men," murmured old +Bildad, almost incoherently. "I hope ye'll have fine weather now, so +that Captain Ahab may soon be moving among ye--a pleasant sun is all +he needs, and ye'll have plenty of them in the tropic voyage ye go. +Be careful in the hunt, ye mates. Don't stave the boats needlessly, +ye harpooneers; good white cedar plank is raised full three per cent. +within the year. Don't forget your prayers, either. Mr. Starbuck, mind +that cooper don't waste the spare staves. Oh! the sail-needles are in +the green locker! Don't whale it too much a' Lord's days, men; but don't +miss a fair chance either, that's rejecting Heaven's good gifts. Have an +eye to the molasses tierce, Mr. Stubb; it was a little leaky, I thought. +If ye touch at the islands, Mr. Flask, beware of fornication. Good-bye, +good-bye! Don't keep that cheese too long down in the hold, Mr. +Starbuck; it'll spoil. Be careful with the butter--twenty cents the +pound it was, and mind ye, if--" + +"Come, come, Captain Bildad; stop palavering,--away!" and with that, +Peleg hurried him over the side, and both dropt into the boat. + +Ship and boat diverged; the cold, damp night breeze blew between; a +screaming gull flew overhead; the two hulls wildly rolled; we gave +three heavy-hearted cheers, and blindly plunged like fate into the lone +Atlantic. + + + +CHAPTER 23. The Lee Shore. + + +Some chapters back, one Bulkington was spoken of, a tall, newlanded +mariner, encountered in New Bedford at the inn. + +When on that shivering winter's night, the Pequod thrust her vindictive +bows into the cold malicious waves, who should I see standing at her +helm but Bulkington! I looked with sympathetic awe and fearfulness upon +the man, who in mid-winter just landed from a four years' dangerous +voyage, could so unrestingly push off again for still another +tempestuous term. The land seemed scorching to his feet. Wonderfullest +things are ever the unmentionable; deep memories yield no epitaphs; this +six-inch chapter is the stoneless grave of Bulkington. Let me only say +that it fared with him as with the storm-tossed ship, that miserably +drives along the leeward land. The port would fain give succor; the port +is pitiful; in the port is safety, comfort, hearthstone, supper, warm +blankets, friends, all that's kind to our mortalities. But in that gale, +the port, the land, is that ship's direst jeopardy; she must fly all +hospitality; one touch of land, though it but graze the keel, would make +her shudder through and through. With all her might she crowds all sail +off shore; in so doing, fights 'gainst the very winds that fain would +blow her homeward; seeks all the lashed sea's landlessness again; +for refuge's sake forlornly rushing into peril; her only friend her +bitterest foe! + +Know ye now, Bulkington? Glimpses do ye seem to see of that mortally +intolerable truth; that all deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid +effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea; while +the wildest winds of heaven and earth conspire to cast her on the +treacherous, slavish shore? + +But as in landlessness alone resides highest truth, shoreless, +indefinite as God--so, better is it to perish in that howling infinite, +than be ingloriously dashed upon the lee, even if that were safety! +For worm-like, then, oh! who would craven crawl to land! Terrors of +the terrible! is all this agony so vain? Take heart, take heart, +O Bulkington! Bear thee grimly, demigod! Up from the spray of thy +ocean-perishing--straight up, leaps thy apotheosis! + + + +CHAPTER 24. The Advocate. + + +As Queequeg and I are now fairly embarked in this business of whaling; +and as this business of whaling has somehow come to be regarded among +landsmen as a rather unpoetical and disreputable pursuit; therefore, I +am all anxiety to convince ye, ye landsmen, of the injustice hereby done +to us hunters of whales. + +In the first place, it may be deemed almost superfluous to establish +the fact, that among people at large, the business of whaling is not +accounted on a level with what are called the liberal professions. If a +stranger were introduced into any miscellaneous metropolitan society, +it would but slightly advance the general opinion of his merits, were +he presented to the company as a harpooneer, say; and if in emulation +of the naval officers he should append the initials S.W.F. (Sperm +Whale Fishery) to his visiting card, such a procedure would be deemed +pre-eminently presuming and ridiculous. + +Doubtless one leading reason why the world declines honouring us +whalemen, is this: they think that, at best, our vocation amounts to a +butchering sort of business; and that when actively engaged therein, we +are surrounded by all manner of defilements. Butchers we are, that is +true. But butchers, also, and butchers of the bloodiest badge have been +all Martial Commanders whom the world invariably delights to honour. And +as for the matter of the alleged uncleanliness of our business, ye shall +soon be initiated into certain facts hitherto pretty generally unknown, +and which, upon the whole, will triumphantly plant the sperm whale-ship +at least among the cleanliest things of this tidy earth. But even +granting the charge in question to be true; what disordered slippery +decks of a whale-ship are comparable to the unspeakable carrion of those +battle-fields from which so many soldiers return to drink in all ladies' +plaudits? And if the idea of peril so much enhances the popular conceit +of the soldier's profession; let me assure ye that many a veteran +who has freely marched up to a battery, would quickly recoil at the +apparition of the sperm whale's vast tail, fanning into eddies the air +over his head. For what are the comprehensible terrors of man compared +with the interlinked terrors and wonders of God! + +But, though the world scouts at us whale hunters, yet does it +unwittingly pay us the profoundest homage; yea, an all-abounding +adoration! for almost all the tapers, lamps, and candles that burn round +the globe, burn, as before so many shrines, to our glory! + +But look at this matter in other lights; weigh it in all sorts of +scales; see what we whalemen are, and have been. + +Why did the Dutch in De Witt's time have admirals of their whaling +fleets? Why did Louis XVI. of France, at his own personal expense, fit +out whaling ships from Dunkirk, and politely invite to that town some +score or two of families from our own island of Nantucket? Why did +Britain between the years 1750 and 1788 pay to her whalemen in bounties +upwards of L1,000,000? And lastly, how comes it that we whalemen of +America now outnumber all the rest of the banded whalemen in the world; +sail a navy of upwards of seven hundred vessels; manned by eighteen +thousand men; yearly consuming 4,000,000 of dollars; the ships worth, +at the time of sailing, $20,000,000! and every year importing into our +harbors a well reaped harvest of $7,000,000. How comes all this, if +there be not something puissant in whaling? + +But this is not the half; look again. + +I freely assert, that the cosmopolite philosopher cannot, for his life, +point out one single peaceful influence, which within the last sixty +years has operated more potentially upon the whole broad world, taken in +one aggregate, than the high and mighty business of whaling. One way +and another, it has begotten events so remarkable in themselves, and so +continuously momentous in their sequential issues, that whaling may +well be regarded as that Egyptian mother, who bore offspring themselves +pregnant from her womb. It would be a hopeless, endless task to +catalogue all these things. Let a handful suffice. For many years past +the whale-ship has been the pioneer in ferreting out the remotest and +least known parts of the earth. She has explored seas and archipelagoes +which had no chart, where no Cook or Vancouver had ever sailed. If +American and European men-of-war now peacefully ride in once savage +harbors, let them fire salutes to the honour and glory of the +whale-ship, which originally showed them the way, and first interpreted +between them and the savages. They may celebrate as they will the heroes +of Exploring Expeditions, your Cooks, your Krusensterns; but I say that +scores of anonymous Captains have sailed out of Nantucket, that were +as great, and greater than your Cook and your Krusenstern. For in their +succourless empty-handedness, they, in the heathenish sharked waters, +and by the beaches of unrecorded, javelin islands, battled with virgin +wonders and terrors that Cook with all his marines and muskets would +not willingly have dared. All that is made such a flourish of in the old +South Sea Voyages, those things were but the life-time commonplaces of +our heroic Nantucketers. Often, adventures which Vancouver dedicates +three chapters to, these men accounted unworthy of being set down in the +ship's common log. Ah, the world! Oh, the world! + +Until the whale fishery rounded Cape Horn, no commerce but colonial, +scarcely any intercourse but colonial, was carried on between Europe and +the long line of the opulent Spanish provinces on the Pacific coast. +It was the whaleman who first broke through the jealous policy of the +Spanish crown, touching those colonies; and, if space permitted, it +might be distinctly shown how from those whalemen at last eventuated the +liberation of Peru, Chili, and Bolivia from the yoke of Old Spain, and +the establishment of the eternal democracy in those parts. + +That great America on the other side of the sphere, Australia, was given +to the enlightened world by the whaleman. After its first blunder-born +discovery by a Dutchman, all other ships long shunned those shores +as pestiferously barbarous; but the whale-ship touched there. The +whale-ship is the true mother of that now mighty colony. Moreover, +in the infancy of the first Australian settlement, the emigrants were +several times saved from starvation by the benevolent biscuit of the +whale-ship luckily dropping an anchor in their waters. The uncounted +isles of all Polynesia confess the same truth, and do commercial homage +to the whale-ship, that cleared the way for the missionary and the +merchant, and in many cases carried the primitive missionaries to their +first destinations. If that double-bolted land, Japan, is ever to become +hospitable, it is the whale-ship alone to whom the credit will be due; +for already she is on the threshold. + +But if, in the face of all this, you still declare that whaling has no +aesthetically noble associations connected with it, then am I ready to +shiver fifty lances with you there, and unhorse you with a split helmet +every time. + +The whale has no famous author, and whaling no famous chronicler, you +will say. + +THE WHALE NO FAMOUS AUTHOR, AND WHALING NO FAMOUS CHRONICLER? Who wrote +the first account of our Leviathan? Who but mighty Job! And who composed +the first narrative of a whaling-voyage? Who, but no less a prince than +Alfred the Great, who, with his own royal pen, took down the words from +Other, the Norwegian whale-hunter of those times! And who pronounced our +glowing eulogy in Parliament? Who, but Edmund Burke! + +True enough, but then whalemen themselves are poor devils; they have no +good blood in their veins. + +NO GOOD BLOOD IN THEIR VEINS? They have something better than royal +blood there. The grandmother of Benjamin Franklin was Mary Morrel; +afterwards, by marriage, Mary Folger, one of the old settlers +of Nantucket, and the ancestress to a long line of Folgers and +harpooneers--all kith and kin to noble Benjamin--this day darting the +barbed iron from one side of the world to the other. + +Good again; but then all confess that somehow whaling is not +respectable. + +WHALING NOT RESPECTABLE? Whaling is imperial! By old English statutory +law, the whale is declared "a royal fish."* + +Oh, that's only nominal! The whale himself has never figured in any +grand imposing way. + +THE WHALE NEVER FIGURED IN ANY GRAND IMPOSING WAY? In one of the mighty +triumphs given to a Roman general upon his entering the world's capital, +the bones of a whale, brought all the way from the Syrian coast, were +the most conspicuous object in the cymballed procession.* + + +*See subsequent chapters for something more on this head. + + +Grant it, since you cite it; but, say what you will, there is no real +dignity in whaling. + +NO DIGNITY IN WHALING? The dignity of our calling the very heavens +attest. Cetus is a constellation in the South! No more! Drive down your +hat in presence of the Czar, and take it off to Queequeg! No more! I +know a man that, in his lifetime, has taken three hundred and fifty +whales. I account that man more honourable than that great captain of +antiquity who boasted of taking as many walled towns. + +And, as for me, if, by any possibility, there be any as yet undiscovered +prime thing in me; if I shall ever deserve any real repute in that small +but high hushed world which I might not be unreasonably ambitious of; if +hereafter I shall do anything that, upon the whole, a man might rather +have done than to have left undone; if, at my death, my executors, or +more properly my creditors, find any precious MSS. in my desk, then here +I prospectively ascribe all the honour and the glory to whaling; for a +whale-ship was my Yale College and my Harvard. + + + +CHAPTER 25. Postscript. + + +In behalf of the dignity of whaling, I would fain advance naught but +substantiated facts. But after embattling his facts, an advocate who +should wholly suppress a not unreasonable surmise, which might +tell eloquently upon his cause--such an advocate, would he not be +blameworthy? + +It is well known that at the coronation of kings and queens, even modern +ones, a certain curious process of seasoning them for their functions is +gone through. There is a saltcellar of state, so called, and there +may be a castor of state. How they use the salt, precisely--who knows? +Certain I am, however, that a king's head is solemnly oiled at his +coronation, even as a head of salad. Can it be, though, that they +anoint it with a view of making its interior run well, as they anoint +machinery? Much might be ruminated here, concerning the essential +dignity of this regal process, because in common life we esteem but +meanly and contemptibly a fellow who anoints his hair, and palpably +smells of that anointing. In truth, a mature man who uses hair-oil, +unless medicinally, that man has probably got a quoggy spot in him +somewhere. As a general rule, he can't amount to much in his totality. + +But the only thing to be considered here, is this--what kind of oil is +used at coronations? Certainly it cannot be olive oil, nor macassar oil, +nor castor oil, nor bear's oil, nor train oil, nor cod-liver oil. What +then can it possibly be, but sperm oil in its unmanufactured, unpolluted +state, the sweetest of all oils? + +Think of that, ye loyal Britons! we whalemen supply your kings and +queens with coronation stuff! + + + +CHAPTER 26. Knights and Squires. + + +The chief mate of the Pequod was Starbuck, a native of Nantucket, and a +Quaker by descent. He was a long, earnest man, and though born on an icy +coast, seemed well adapted to endure hot latitudes, his flesh being hard +as twice-baked biscuit. Transported to the Indies, his live blood would +not spoil like bottled ale. He must have been born in some time of +general drought and famine, or upon one of those fast days for which +his state is famous. Only some thirty arid summers had he seen; those +summers had dried up all his physical superfluousness. But this, his +thinness, so to speak, seemed no more the token of wasting anxieties and +cares, than it seemed the indication of any bodily blight. It was merely +the condensation of the man. He was by no means ill-looking; quite the +contrary. His pure tight skin was an excellent fit; and closely wrapped +up in it, and embalmed with inner health and strength, like a revivified +Egyptian, this Starbuck seemed prepared to endure for long ages to come, +and to endure always, as now; for be it Polar snow or torrid sun, like +a patent chronometer, his interior vitality was warranted to do well +in all climates. Looking into his eyes, you seemed to see there the yet +lingering images of those thousand-fold perils he had calmly confronted +through life. A staid, steadfast man, whose life for the most part was a +telling pantomime of action, and not a tame chapter of sounds. Yet, for +all his hardy sobriety and fortitude, there were certain qualities +in him which at times affected, and in some cases seemed well nigh to +overbalance all the rest. Uncommonly conscientious for a seaman, and +endued with a deep natural reverence, the wild watery loneliness of his +life did therefore strongly incline him to superstition; but to that +sort of superstition, which in some organizations seems rather to +spring, somehow, from intelligence than from ignorance. Outward portents +and inward presentiments were his. And if at times these things bent the +welded iron of his soul, much more did his far-away domestic memories +of his young Cape wife and child, tend to bend him still more from the +original ruggedness of his nature, and open him still further to those +latent influences which, in some honest-hearted men, restrain the gush +of dare-devil daring, so often evinced by others in the more perilous +vicissitudes of the fishery. "I will have no man in my boat," said +Starbuck, "who is not afraid of a whale." By this, he seemed to mean, +not only that the most reliable and useful courage was that which arises +from the fair estimation of the encountered peril, but that an utterly +fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward. + +"Aye, aye," said Stubb, the second mate, "Starbuck, there, is as careful +a man as you'll find anywhere in this fishery." But we shall ere long +see what that word "careful" precisely means when used by a man like +Stubb, or almost any other whale hunter. + +Starbuck was no crusader after perils; in him courage was not a +sentiment; but a thing simply useful to him, and always at hand upon all +mortally practical occasions. Besides, he thought, perhaps, that in this +business of whaling, courage was one of the great staple outfits of +the ship, like her beef and her bread, and not to be foolishly wasted. +Wherefore he had no fancy for lowering for whales after sun-down; nor +for persisting in fighting a fish that too much persisted in fighting +him. For, thought Starbuck, I am here in this critical ocean to kill +whales for my living, and not to be killed by them for theirs; and that +hundreds of men had been so killed Starbuck well knew. What doom was +his own father's? Where, in the bottomless deeps, could he find the torn +limbs of his brother? + +With memories like these in him, and, moreover, given to a certain +superstitiousness, as has been said; the courage of this Starbuck which +could, nevertheless, still flourish, must indeed have been extreme. But +it was not in reasonable nature that a man so organized, and with such +terrible experiences and remembrances as he had; it was not in nature +that these things should fail in latently engendering an element in +him, which, under suitable circumstances, would break out from its +confinement, and burn all his courage up. And brave as he might be, it +was that sort of bravery chiefly, visible in some intrepid men, which, +while generally abiding firm in the conflict with seas, or winds, or +whales, or any of the ordinary irrational horrors of the world, yet +cannot withstand those more terrific, because more spiritual terrors, +which sometimes menace you from the concentrating brow of an enraged and +mighty man. + +But were the coming narrative to reveal in any instance, the complete +abasement of poor Starbuck's fortitude, scarce might I have the heart to +write it; for it is a thing most sorrowful, nay shocking, to expose +the fall of valour in the soul. Men may seem detestable as joint +stock-companies and nations; knaves, fools, and murderers there may be; +men may have mean and meagre faces; but man, in the ideal, is so noble +and so sparkling, such a grand and glowing creature, that over any +ignominious blemish in him all his fellows should run to throw their +costliest robes. That immaculate manliness we feel within ourselves, +so far within us, that it remains intact though all the outer character +seem gone; bleeds with keenest anguish at the undraped spectacle of +a valor-ruined man. Nor can piety itself, at such a shameful sight, +completely stifle her upbraidings against the permitting stars. But this +august dignity I treat of, is not the dignity of kings and robes, but +that abounding dignity which has no robed investiture. Thou shalt see it +shining in the arm that wields a pick or drives a spike; that democratic +dignity which, on all hands, radiates without end from God; Himself! The +great God absolute! The centre and circumference of all democracy! His +omnipresence, our divine equality! + +If, then, to meanest mariners, and renegades and castaways, I shall +hereafter ascribe high qualities, though dark; weave round them tragic +graces; if even the most mournful, perchance the most abased, among them +all, shall at times lift himself to the exalted mounts; if I shall touch +that workman's arm with some ethereal light; if I shall spread a rainbow +over his disastrous set of sun; then against all mortal critics bear +me out in it, thou Just Spirit of Equality, which hast spread one royal +mantle of humanity over all my kind! Bear me out in it, thou great +democratic God! who didst not refuse to the swart convict, Bunyan, the +pale, poetic pearl; Thou who didst clothe with doubly hammered leaves +of finest gold, the stumped and paupered arm of old Cervantes; Thou who +didst pick up Andrew Jackson from the pebbles; who didst hurl him upon a +war-horse; who didst thunder him higher than a throne! Thou who, in all +Thy mighty, earthly marchings, ever cullest Thy selectest champions from +the kingly commons; bear me out in it, O God! + + + +CHAPTER 27. Knights and Squires. + + +Stubb was the second mate. He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, +according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man. A happy-go-lucky; +neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an +indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the +chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged +for the year. Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his +whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his +crew all invited guests. He was as particular about the comfortable +arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the +snugness of his box. When close to the whale, in the very death-lock of +the fight, he handled his unpitying lance coolly and off-handedly, as +a whistling tinker his hammer. He would hum over his old rigadig tunes +while flank and flank with the most exasperated monster. Long usage had, +for this Stubb, converted the jaws of death into an easy chair. What he +thought of death itself, there is no telling. Whether he ever thought of +it at all, might be a question; but, if he ever did chance to cast his +mind that way after a comfortable dinner, no doubt, like a good sailor, +he took it to be a sort of call of the watch to tumble aloft, and bestir +themselves there, about something which he would find out when he obeyed +the order, and not sooner. + +What, perhaps, with other things, made Stubb such an easy-going, +unfearing man, so cheerily trudging off with the burden of life in a +world full of grave pedlars, all bowed to the ground with their packs; +what helped to bring about that almost impious good-humor of his; that +thing must have been his pipe. For, like his nose, his short, black +little pipe was one of the regular features of his face. You would +almost as soon have expected him to turn out of his bunk without his +nose as without his pipe. He kept a whole row of pipes there ready +loaded, stuck in a rack, within easy reach of his hand; and, whenever he +turned in, he smoked them all out in succession, lighting one from +the other to the end of the chapter; then loading them again to be in +readiness anew. For, when Stubb dressed, instead of first putting his +legs into his trowsers, he put his pipe into his mouth. + +I say this continual smoking must have been one cause, at least, of his +peculiar disposition; for every one knows that this earthly air, whether +ashore or afloat, is terribly infected with the nameless miseries of +the numberless mortals who have died exhaling it; and as in time of the +cholera, some people go about with a camphorated handkerchief to their +mouths; so, likewise, against all mortal tribulations, Stubb's tobacco +smoke might have operated as a sort of disinfecting agent. + +The third mate was Flask, a native of Tisbury, in Martha's Vineyard. A +short, stout, ruddy young fellow, very pugnacious concerning whales, +who somehow seemed to think that the great leviathans had personally +and hereditarily affronted him; and therefore it was a sort of point of +honour with him, to destroy them whenever encountered. So utterly lost +was he to all sense of reverence for the many marvels of their majestic +bulk and mystic ways; and so dead to anything like an apprehension of +any possible danger from encountering them; that in his poor opinion, +the wondrous whale was but a species of magnified mouse, or at least +water-rat, requiring only a little circumvention and some small +application of time and trouble in order to kill and boil. This +ignorant, unconscious fearlessness of his made him a little waggish in +the matter of whales; he followed these fish for the fun of it; and a +three years' voyage round Cape Horn was only a jolly joke that lasted +that length of time. As a carpenter's nails are divided into wrought +nails and cut nails; so mankind may be similarly divided. Little Flask +was one of the wrought ones; made to clinch tight and last long. They +called him King-Post on board of the Pequod; because, in form, he could +be well likened to the short, square timber known by that name in Arctic +whalers; and which by the means of many radiating side timbers inserted +into it, serves to brace the ship against the icy concussions of those +battering seas. + +Now these three mates--Starbuck, Stubb, and Flask, were momentous +men. They it was who by universal prescription commanded three of the +Pequod's boats as headsmen. In that grand order of battle in which +Captain Ahab would probably marshal his forces to descend on the whales, +these three headsmen were as captains of companies. Or, being armed with +their long keen whaling spears, they were as a picked trio of lancers; +even as the harpooneers were flingers of javelins. + +And since in this famous fishery, each mate or headsman, like a Gothic +Knight of old, is always accompanied by his boat-steerer or harpooneer, +who in certain conjunctures provides him with a fresh lance, when +the former one has been badly twisted, or elbowed in the assault; and +moreover, as there generally subsists between the two, a close intimacy +and friendliness; it is therefore but meet, that in this place we set +down who the Pequod's harpooneers were, and to what headsman each of +them belonged. + +First of all was Queequeg, whom Starbuck, the chief mate, had selected +for his squire. But Queequeg is already known. + +Next was Tashtego, an unmixed Indian from Gay Head, the most westerly +promontory of Martha's Vineyard, where there still exists the last +remnant of a village of red men, which has long supplied the neighboring +island of Nantucket with many of her most daring harpooneers. In the +fishery, they usually go by the generic name of Gay-Headers. Tashtego's +long, lean, sable hair, his high cheek bones, and black rounding +eyes--for an Indian, Oriental in their largeness, but Antarctic in their +glittering expression--all this sufficiently proclaimed him an inheritor +of the unvitiated blood of those proud warrior hunters, who, in quest +of the great New England moose, had scoured, bow in hand, the aboriginal +forests of the main. But no longer snuffing in the trail of the wild +beasts of the woodland, Tashtego now hunted in the wake of the great +whales of the sea; the unerring harpoon of the son fitly replacing the +infallible arrow of the sires. To look at the tawny brawn of his lithe +snaky limbs, you would almost have credited the superstitions of some of +the earlier Puritans, and half-believed this wild Indian to be a son +of the Prince of the Powers of the Air. Tashtego was Stubb the second +mate's squire. + +Third among the harpooneers was Daggoo, a gigantic, coal-black +negro-savage, with a lion-like tread--an Ahasuerus to behold. Suspended +from his ears were two golden hoops, so large that the sailors called +them ring-bolts, and would talk of securing the top-sail halyards to +them. In his youth Daggoo had voluntarily shipped on board of a whaler, +lying in a lonely bay on his native coast. And never having been +anywhere in the world but in Africa, Nantucket, and the pagan harbors +most frequented by whalemen; and having now led for many years the bold +life of the fishery in the ships of owners uncommonly heedful of what +manner of men they shipped; Daggoo retained all his barbaric virtues, +and erect as a giraffe, moved about the decks in all the pomp of six +feet five in his socks. There was a corporeal humility in looking up at +him; and a white man standing before him seemed a white flag come to +beg truce of a fortress. Curious to tell, this imperial negro, Ahasuerus +Daggoo, was the Squire of little Flask, who looked like a chess-man +beside him. As for the residue of the Pequod's company, be it said, that +at the present day not one in two of the many thousand men before the +mast employed in the American whale fishery, are Americans born, though +pretty nearly all the officers are. Herein it is the same with the +American whale fishery as with the American army and military and +merchant navies, and the engineering forces employed in the construction +of the American Canals and Railroads. The same, I say, because in all +these cases the native American liberally provides the brains, the rest +of the world as generously supplying the muscles. No small number of +these whaling seamen belong to the Azores, where the outward bound +Nantucket whalers frequently touch to augment their crews from the hardy +peasants of those rocky shores. In like manner, the Greenland whalers +sailing out of Hull or London, put in at the Shetland Islands, to +receive the full complement of their crew. Upon the passage homewards, +they drop them there again. How it is, there is no telling, but +Islanders seem to make the best whalemen. They were nearly all Islanders +in the Pequod, ISOLATOES too, I call such, not acknowledging the common +continent of men, but each ISOLATO living on a separate continent of his +own. Yet now, federated along one keel, what a set these Isolatoes were! +An Anacharsis Clootz deputation from all the isles of the sea, and all +the ends of the earth, accompanying Old Ahab in the Pequod to lay the +world's grievances before that bar from which not very many of them ever +come back. Black Little Pip--he never did--oh, no! he went before. Poor +Alabama boy! On the grim Pequod's forecastle, ye shall ere long see him, +beating his tambourine; prelusive of the eternal time, when sent for, +to the great quarter-deck on high, he was bid strike in with angels, and +beat his tambourine in glory; called a coward here, hailed a hero there! + + + +CHAPTER 28. Ahab. + + +For several days after leaving Nantucket, nothing above hatches was seen +of Captain Ahab. The mates regularly relieved each other at the watches, +and for aught that could be seen to the contrary, they seemed to be the +only commanders of the ship; only they sometimes issued from the cabin +with orders so sudden and peremptory, that after all it was plain they +but commanded vicariously. Yes, their supreme lord and dictator was +there, though hitherto unseen by any eyes not permitted to penetrate +into the now sacred retreat of the cabin. + +Every time I ascended to the deck from my watches below, I instantly +gazed aft to mark if any strange face were visible; for my first vague +disquietude touching the unknown captain, now in the seclusion of the +sea, became almost a perturbation. This was strangely heightened +at times by the ragged Elijah's diabolical incoherences uninvitedly +recurring to me, with a subtle energy I could not have before conceived +of. But poorly could I withstand them, much as in other moods I was +almost ready to smile at the solemn whimsicalities of that outlandish +prophet of the wharves. But whatever it was of apprehensiveness or +uneasiness--to call it so--which I felt, yet whenever I came to look +about me in the ship, it seemed against all warrantry to cherish such +emotions. For though the harpooneers, with the great body of the crew, +were a far more barbaric, heathenish, and motley set than any of the +tame merchant-ship companies which my previous experiences had made me +acquainted with, still I ascribed this--and rightly ascribed it--to the +fierce uniqueness of the very nature of that wild Scandinavian vocation +in which I had so abandonedly embarked. But it was especially the aspect +of the three chief officers of the ship, the mates, which was most +forcibly calculated to allay these colourless misgivings, and induce +confidence and cheerfulness in every presentment of the voyage. Three +better, more likely sea-officers and men, each in his own different way, +could not readily be found, and they were every one of them Americans; a +Nantucketer, a Vineyarder, a Cape man. Now, it being Christmas when the +ship shot from out her harbor, for a space we had biting Polar weather, +though all the time running away from it to the southward; and by every +degree and minute of latitude which we sailed, gradually leaving that +merciless winter, and all its intolerable weather behind us. It was one +of those less lowering, but still grey and gloomy enough mornings of the +transition, when with a fair wind the ship was rushing through the water +with a vindictive sort of leaping and melancholy rapidity, that as I +mounted to the deck at the call of the forenoon watch, so soon as I +levelled my glance towards the taffrail, foreboding shivers ran over me. +Reality outran apprehension; Captain Ahab stood upon his quarter-deck. + +There seemed no sign of common bodily illness about him, nor of the +recovery from any. He looked like a man cut away from the stake, when +the fire has overrunningly wasted all the limbs without consuming them, +or taking away one particle from their compacted aged robustness. His +whole high, broad form, seemed made of solid bronze, and shaped in an +unalterable mould, like Cellini's cast Perseus. Threading its way out +from among his grey hairs, and continuing right down one side of his +tawny scorched face and neck, till it disappeared in his clothing, +you saw a slender rod-like mark, lividly whitish. It resembled that +perpendicular seam sometimes made in the straight, lofty trunk of +a great tree, when the upper lightning tearingly darts down it, and +without wrenching a single twig, peels and grooves out the bark from top +to bottom, ere running off into the soil, leaving the tree still greenly +alive, but branded. Whether that mark was born with him, or whether it +was the scar left by some desperate wound, no one could certainly say. +By some tacit consent, throughout the voyage little or no allusion was +made to it, especially by the mates. But once Tashtego's senior, an old +Gay-Head Indian among the crew, superstitiously asserted that not till +he was full forty years old did Ahab become that way branded, and +then it came upon him, not in the fury of any mortal fray, but in +an elemental strife at sea. Yet, this wild hint seemed inferentially +negatived, by what a grey Manxman insinuated, an old sepulchral man, +who, having never before sailed out of Nantucket, had never ere this +laid eye upon wild Ahab. Nevertheless, the old sea-traditions, the +immemorial credulities, popularly invested this old Manxman with +preternatural powers of discernment. So that no white sailor seriously +contradicted him when he said that if ever Captain Ahab should +be tranquilly laid out--which might hardly come to pass, so he +muttered--then, whoever should do that last office for the dead, would +find a birth-mark on him from crown to sole. + +So powerfully did the whole grim aspect of Ahab affect me, and the livid +brand which streaked it, that for the first few moments I hardly noted +that not a little of this overbearing grimness was owing to the barbaric +white leg upon which he partly stood. It had previously come to me that +this ivory leg had at sea been fashioned from the polished bone of +the sperm whale's jaw. "Aye, he was dismasted off Japan," said the old +Gay-Head Indian once; "but like his dismasted craft, he shipped another +mast without coming home for it. He has a quiver of 'em." + +I was struck with the singular posture he maintained. Upon each side of +the Pequod's quarter deck, and pretty close to the mizzen shrouds, there +was an auger hole, bored about half an inch or so, into the plank. +His bone leg steadied in that hole; one arm elevated, and holding by a +shroud; Captain Ahab stood erect, looking straight out beyond the +ship's ever-pitching prow. There was an infinity of firmest fortitude, +a determinate, unsurrenderable wilfulness, in the fixed and fearless, +forward dedication of that glance. Not a word he spoke; nor did his +officers say aught to him; though by all their minutest gestures +and expressions, they plainly showed the uneasy, if not painful, +consciousness of being under a troubled master-eye. And not only that, +but moody stricken Ahab stood before them with a crucifixion in his +face; in all the nameless regal overbearing dignity of some mighty woe. + +Ere long, from his first visit in the air, he withdrew into his cabin. +But after that morning, he was every day visible to the crew; either +standing in his pivot-hole, or seated upon an ivory stool he had; or +heavily walking the deck. As the sky grew less gloomy; indeed, began to +grow a little genial, he became still less and less a recluse; as +if, when the ship had sailed from home, nothing but the dead wintry +bleakness of the sea had then kept him so secluded. And, by and by, it +came to pass, that he was almost continually in the air; but, as yet, +for all that he said, or perceptibly did, on the at last sunny deck, +he seemed as unnecessary there as another mast. But the Pequod was +only making a passage now; not regularly cruising; nearly all whaling +preparatives needing supervision the mates were fully competent to, so +that there was little or nothing, out of himself, to employ or excite +Ahab, now; and thus chase away, for that one interval, the clouds that +layer upon layer were piled upon his brow, as ever all clouds choose the +loftiest peaks to pile themselves upon. + +Nevertheless, ere long, the warm, warbling persuasiveness of the +pleasant, holiday weather we came to, seemed gradually to charm him from +his mood. For, as when the red-cheeked, dancing girls, April and May, +trip home to the wintry, misanthropic woods; even the barest, ruggedest, +most thunder-cloven old oak will at least send forth some few green +sprouts, to welcome such glad-hearted visitants; so Ahab did, in the +end, a little respond to the playful allurings of that girlish air. More +than once did he put forth the faint blossom of a look, which, in any +other man, would have soon flowered out in a smile. + + + +CHAPTER 29. Enter Ahab; to Him, Stubb. + + +Some days elapsed, and ice and icebergs all astern, the Pequod now +went rolling through the bright Quito spring, which, at sea, almost +perpetually reigns on the threshold of the eternal August of the Tropic. +The warmly cool, clear, ringing, perfumed, overflowing, redundant days, +were as crystal goblets of Persian sherbet, heaped up--flaked up, with +rose-water snow. The starred and stately nights seemed haughty dames in +jewelled velvets, nursing at home in lonely pride, the memory of their +absent conquering Earls, the golden helmeted suns! For sleeping man, +'twas hard to choose between such winsome days and such seducing nights. +But all the witcheries of that unwaning weather did not merely lend new +spells and potencies to the outward world. Inward they turned upon the +soul, especially when the still mild hours of eve came on; then, memory +shot her crystals as the clear ice most forms of noiseless twilights. +And all these subtle agencies, more and more they wrought on Ahab's +texture. + +Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less +man has to do with aught that looks like death. Among sea-commanders, +the old greybeards will oftenest leave their berths to visit the +night-cloaked deck. It was so with Ahab; only that now, of late, he +seemed so much to live in the open air, that truly speaking, his visits +were more to the cabin, than from the cabin to the planks. "It feels +like going down into one's tomb,"--he would mutter to himself--"for an +old captain like me to be descending this narrow scuttle, to go to my +grave-dug berth." + +So, almost every twenty-four hours, when the watches of the night were +set, and the band on deck sentinelled the slumbers of the band below; +and when if a rope was to be hauled upon the forecastle, the sailors +flung it not rudely down, as by day, but with some cautiousness dropt +it to its place for fear of disturbing their slumbering shipmates; when +this sort of steady quietude would begin to prevail, habitually, the +silent steersman would watch the cabin-scuttle; and ere long the old man +would emerge, gripping at the iron banister, to help his crippled way. +Some considering touch of humanity was in him; for at times like these, +he usually abstained from patrolling the quarter-deck; because to his +wearied mates, seeking repose within six inches of his ivory heel, such +would have been the reverberating crack and din of that bony step, that +their dreams would have been on the crunching teeth of sharks. But once, +the mood was on him too deep for common regardings; and as with heavy, +lumber-like pace he was measuring the ship from taffrail to mainmast, +Stubb, the old second mate, came up from below, with a certain +unassured, deprecating humorousness, hinted that if Captain Ahab was +pleased to walk the planks, then, no one could say nay; but there might +be some way of muffling the noise; hinting something indistinctly and +hesitatingly about a globe of tow, and the insertion into it, of the +ivory heel. Ah! Stubb, thou didst not know Ahab then. + +"Am I a cannon-ball, Stubb," said Ahab, "that thou wouldst wad me that +fashion? But go thy ways; I had forgot. Below to thy nightly grave; +where such as ye sleep between shrouds, to use ye to the filling one at +last.--Down, dog, and kennel!" + +Starting at the unforseen concluding exclamation of the so suddenly +scornful old man, Stubb was speechless a moment; then said excitedly, "I +am not used to be spoken to that way, sir; I do but less than half like +it, sir." + +"Avast! gritted Ahab between his set teeth, and violently moving away, +as if to avoid some passionate temptation. + +"No, sir; not yet," said Stubb, emboldened, "I will not tamely be called +a dog, sir." + +"Then be called ten times a donkey, and a mule, and an ass, and begone, +or I'll clear the world of thee!" + +As he said this, Ahab advanced upon him with such overbearing terrors in +his aspect, that Stubb involuntarily retreated. + +"I was never served so before without giving a hard blow for it," +muttered Stubb, as he found himself descending the cabin-scuttle. "It's +very queer. Stop, Stubb; somehow, now, I don't well know whether to go +back and strike him, or--what's that?--down here on my knees and pray +for him? Yes, that was the thought coming up in me; but it would be the +first time I ever DID pray. It's queer; very queer; and he's queer too; +aye, take him fore and aft, he's about the queerest old man Stubb ever +sailed with. How he flashed at me!--his eyes like powder-pans! is he +mad? Anyway there's something on his mind, as sure as there must be +something on a deck when it cracks. He aint in his bed now, either, more +than three hours out of the twenty-four; and he don't sleep then. Didn't +that Dough-Boy, the steward, tell me that of a morning he always finds +the old man's hammock clothes all rumpled and tumbled, and the sheets +down at the foot, and the coverlid almost tied into knots, and the +pillow a sort of frightful hot, as though a baked brick had been on +it? A hot old man! I guess he's got what some folks ashore call +a conscience; it's a kind of Tic-Dolly-row they say--worse nor a +toothache. Well, well; I don't know what it is, but the Lord keep me +from catching it. He's full of riddles; I wonder what he goes into the +after hold for, every night, as Dough-Boy tells me he suspects; what's +that for, I should like to know? Who's made appointments with him in +the hold? Ain't that queer, now? But there's no telling, it's the old +game--Here goes for a snooze. Damn me, it's worth a fellow's while to be +born into the world, if only to fall right asleep. And now that I think +of it, that's about the first thing babies do, and that's a sort of +queer, too. Damn me, but all things are queer, come to think of 'em. But +that's against my principles. Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and +sleep when you can, is my twelfth--So here goes again. But how's that? +didn't he call me a dog? blazes! he called me ten times a donkey, and +piled a lot of jackasses on top of THAT! He might as well have kicked +me, and done with it. Maybe he DID kick me, and I didn't observe it, +I was so taken all aback with his brow, somehow. It flashed like a +bleached bone. What the devil's the matter with me? I don't stand right +on my legs. Coming afoul of that old man has a sort of turned me wrong +side out. By the Lord, I must have been dreaming, though--How? how? +how?--but the only way's to stash it; so here goes to hammock again; +and in the morning, I'll see how this plaguey juggling thinks over by +daylight." + + + +CHAPTER 30. The Pipe. + + +When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the +bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor +of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe. +Lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the +weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked. + +In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were +fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale. How could one +look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking +him of the royalty it symbolized? For a Khan of the plank, and a king of +the sea, and a great lord of Leviathans was Ahab. + +Some moments passed, during which the thick vapour came from his mouth +in quick and constant puffs, which blew back again into his face. "How +now," he soliloquized at last, withdrawing the tube, "this smoking no +longer soothes. Oh, my pipe! hard must it go with me if thy charm be +gone! Here have I been unconsciously toiling, not pleasuring--aye, and +ignorantly smoking to windward all the while; to windward, and with +such nervous whiffs, as if, like the dying whale, my final jets were the +strongest and fullest of trouble. What business have I with this pipe? +This thing that is meant for sereneness, to send up mild white vapours +among mild white hairs, not among torn iron-grey locks like mine. I'll +smoke no more--" + +He tossed the still lighted pipe into the sea. The fire hissed in the +waves; the same instant the ship shot by the bubble the sinking pipe +made. With slouched hat, Ahab lurchingly paced the planks. + + + +CHAPTER 31. Queen Mab. + + +Next morning Stubb accosted Flask. + +"Such a queer dream, King-Post, I never had. You know the old man's +ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick +back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off! And then, +presto! Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking +at it. But what was still more curious, Flask--you know how curious all +dreams are--through all this rage that I was in, I somehow seemed to be +thinking to myself, that after all, it was not much of an insult, that +kick from Ahab. 'Why,' thinks I, 'what's the row? It's not a real leg, +only a false leg.' And there's a mighty difference between a living +thump and a dead thump. That's what makes a blow from the hand, Flask, +fifty times more savage to bear than a blow from a cane. The living +member--that makes the living insult, my little man. And thinks I to +myself all the while, mind, while I was stubbing my silly toes against +that cursed pyramid--so confoundedly contradictory was it all, all +the while, I say, I was thinking to myself, 'what's his leg now, but +a cane--a whalebone cane. Yes,' thinks I, 'it was only a playful +cudgelling--in fact, only a whaleboning that he gave me--not a base +kick. Besides,' thinks I, 'look at it once; why, the end of it--the foot +part--what a small sort of end it is; whereas, if a broad footed farmer +kicked me, THERE'S a devilish broad insult. But this insult is whittled +down to a point only.' But now comes the greatest joke of the +dream, Flask. While I was battering away at the pyramid, a sort of +badger-haired old merman, with a hump on his back, takes me by the +shoulders, and slews me round. 'What are you 'bout?' says he. Slid! man, +but I was frightened. Such a phiz! But, somehow, next moment I was over +the fright. 'What am I about?' says I at last. 'And what business is +that of yours, I should like to know, Mr. Humpback? Do YOU want a kick?' +By the lord, Flask, I had no sooner said that, than he turned round his +stern to me, bent over, and dragging up a lot of seaweed he had for a +clout--what do you think, I saw?--why thunder alive, man, his stern +was stuck full of marlinspikes, with the points out. Says I, on second +thoughts, 'I guess I won't kick you, old fellow.' 'Wise Stubb,' said he, +'wise Stubb;' and kept muttering it all the time, a sort of eating of +his own gums like a chimney hag. Seeing he wasn't going to stop saying +over his 'wise Stubb, wise Stubb,' I thought I might as well fall to +kicking the pyramid again. But I had only just lifted my foot for it, +when he roared out, 'Stop that kicking!' 'Halloa,' says I, 'what's +the matter now, old fellow?' 'Look ye here,' says he; 'let's argue +the insult. Captain Ahab kicked ye, didn't he?' 'Yes, he did,' says +I--'right HERE it was.' 'Very good,' says he--'he used his ivory leg, +didn't he?' 'Yes, he did,' says I. 'Well then,' says he, 'wise Stubb, +what have you to complain of? Didn't he kick with right good will? it +wasn't a common pitch pine leg he kicked with, was it? No, you were +kicked by a great man, and with a beautiful ivory leg, Stubb. It's an +honour; I consider it an honour. Listen, wise Stubb. In old England the +greatest lords think it great glory to be slapped by a queen, and made +garter-knights of; but, be YOUR boast, Stubb, that ye were kicked by +old Ahab, and made a wise man of. Remember what I say; BE kicked by him; +account his kicks honours; and on no account kick back; for you can't +help yourself, wise Stubb. Don't you see that pyramid?' With that, he +all of a sudden seemed somehow, in some queer fashion, to swim off into +the air. I snored; rolled over; and there I was in my hammock! Now, what +do you think of that dream, Flask?" + +"I don't know; it seems a sort of foolish to me, tho.'" + +"May be; may be. But it's made a wise man of me, Flask. D'ye see Ahab +standing there, sideways looking over the stern? Well, the best thing +you can do, Flask, is to let the old man alone; never speak to him, +whatever he says. Halloa! What's that he shouts? Hark!" + +"Mast-head, there! Look sharp, all of ye! There are whales hereabouts! + +"If ye see a white one, split your lungs for him! + +"What do you think of that now, Flask? ain't there a small drop of +something queer about that, eh? A white whale--did ye mark that, man? +Look ye--there's something special in the wind. Stand by for it, Flask. +Ahab has that that's bloody on his mind. But, mum; he comes this way." + + + +CHAPTER 32. Cetology. + + +Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost +in its unshored, harbourless immensities. Ere that come to pass; ere the +Pequod's weedy hull rolls side by side with the barnacled hulls of the +leviathan; at the outset it is but well to attend to a matter almost +indispensable to a thorough appreciative understanding of the more +special leviathanic revelations and allusions of all sorts which are to +follow. + +It is some systematized exhibition of the whale in his broad genera, +that I would now fain put before you. Yet is it no easy task. The +classification of the constituents of a chaos, nothing less is here +essayed. Listen to what the best and latest authorities have laid down. + +"No branch of Zoology is so much involved as that which is entitled +Cetology," says Captain Scoresby, A.D. 1820. + +"It is not my intention, were it in my power, to enter into the +inquiry as to the true method of dividing the cetacea into groups and +families.... Utter confusion exists among the historians of this animal" +(sperm whale), says Surgeon Beale, A.D. 1839. + +"Unfitness to pursue our research in the unfathomable waters." +"Impenetrable veil covering our knowledge of the cetacea." "A field +strewn with thorns." "All these incomplete indications but serve to +torture us naturalists." + +Thus speak of the whale, the great Cuvier, and John Hunter, and Lesson, +those lights of zoology and anatomy. Nevertheless, though of real +knowledge there be little, yet of books there are a plenty; and so in +some small degree, with cetology, or the science of whales. Many are +the men, small and great, old and new, landsmen and seamen, who have at +large or in little, written of the whale. Run over a few:--The Authors +of the Bible; Aristotle; Pliny; Aldrovandi; Sir Thomas Browne; Gesner; +Ray; Linnaeus; Rondeletius; Willoughby; Green; Artedi; Sibbald; Brisson; +Marten; Lacepede; Bonneterre; Desmarest; Baron Cuvier; Frederick Cuvier; +John Hunter; Owen; Scoresby; Beale; Bennett; J. Ross Browne; the +Author of Miriam Coffin; Olmstead; and the Rev. T. Cheever. But to what +ultimate generalizing purpose all these have written, the above cited +extracts will show. + +Of the names in this list of whale authors, only those following Owen +ever saw living whales; and but one of them was a real professional +harpooneer and whaleman. I mean Captain Scoresby. On the separate +subject of the Greenland or right-whale, he is the best existing +authority. But Scoresby knew nothing and says nothing of the great +sperm whale, compared with which the Greenland whale is almost unworthy +mentioning. And here be it said, that the Greenland whale is an usurper +upon the throne of the seas. He is not even by any means the largest +of the whales. Yet, owing to the long priority of his claims, and the +profound ignorance which, till some seventy years back, invested the +then fabulous or utterly unknown sperm-whale, and which ignorance to +this present day still reigns in all but some few scientific retreats +and whale-ports; this usurpation has been every way complete. Reference +to nearly all the leviathanic allusions in the great poets of past days, +will satisfy you that the Greenland whale, without one rival, was to +them the monarch of the seas. But the time has at last come for a new +proclamation. This is Charing Cross; hear ye! good people all,--the +Greenland whale is deposed,--the great sperm whale now reigneth! + +There are only two books in being which at all pretend to put the living +sperm whale before you, and at the same time, in the remotest degree +succeed in the attempt. Those books are Beale's and Bennett's; both in +their time surgeons to English South-Sea whale-ships, and both exact and +reliable men. The original matter touching the sperm whale to be found +in their volumes is necessarily small; but so far as it goes, it is of +excellent quality, though mostly confined to scientific description. As +yet, however, the sperm whale, scientific or poetic, lives not complete +in any literature. Far above all other hunted whales, his is an +unwritten life. + +Now the various species of whales need some sort of popular +comprehensive classification, if only an easy outline one for the +present, hereafter to be filled in all its departments by subsequent +laborers. As no better man advances to take this matter in hand, I +hereupon offer my own poor endeavors. I promise nothing complete; +because any human thing supposed to be complete, must for that very +reason infallibly be faulty. I shall not pretend to a minute anatomical +description of the various species, or--in this place at least--to much +of any description. My object here is simply to project the draught of a +systematization of cetology. I am the architect, not the builder. + +But it is a ponderous task; no ordinary letter-sorter in the Post-Office +is equal to it. To grope down into the bottom of the sea after them; +to have one's hands among the unspeakable foundations, ribs, and very +pelvis of the world; this is a fearful thing. What am I that I should +essay to hook the nose of this leviathan! The awful tauntings in Job +might well appal me. Will he the (leviathan) make a covenant with thee? +Behold the hope of him is vain! But I have swam through libraries and +sailed through oceans; I have had to do with whales with these visible +hands; I am in earnest; and I will try. There are some preliminaries to +settle. + +First: The uncertain, unsettled condition of this science of Cetology +is in the very vestibule attested by the fact, that in some quarters it +still remains a moot point whether a whale be a fish. In his System of +Nature, A.D. 1776, Linnaeus declares, "I hereby separate the whales from +the fish." But of my own knowledge, I know that down to the year 1850, +sharks and shad, alewives and herring, against Linnaeus's express edict, +were still found dividing the possession of the same seas with the +Leviathan. + +The grounds upon which Linnaeus would fain have banished the whales from +the waters, he states as follows: "On account of their warm bilocular +heart, their lungs, their movable eyelids, their hollow ears, penem +intrantem feminam mammis lactantem," and finally, "ex lege naturae jure +meritoque." I submitted all this to my friends Simeon Macey and Charley +Coffin, of Nantucket, both messmates of mine in a certain voyage, and +they united in the opinion that the reasons set forth were altogether +insufficient. Charley profanely hinted they were humbug. + +Be it known that, waiving all argument, I take the good old fashioned +ground that the whale is a fish, and call upon holy Jonah to back me. +This fundamental thing settled, the next point is, in what internal +respect does the whale differ from other fish. Above, Linnaeus has given +you those items. But in brief, they are these: lungs and warm blood; +whereas, all other fish are lungless and cold blooded. + +Next: how shall we define the whale, by his obvious externals, so as +conspicuously to label him for all time to come? To be short, then, a +whale is A SPOUTING FISH WITH A HORIZONTAL TAIL. There you have +him. However contracted, that definition is the result of expanded +meditation. A walrus spouts much like a whale, but the walrus is not a +fish, because he is amphibious. But the last term of the definition is +still more cogent, as coupled with the first. Almost any one must have +noticed that all the fish familiar to landsmen have not a flat, but a +vertical, or up-and-down tail. Whereas, among spouting fish the tail, +though it may be similarly shaped, invariably assumes a horizontal +position. + +By the above definition of what a whale is, I do by no means exclude +from the leviathanic brotherhood any sea creature hitherto identified +with the whale by the best informed Nantucketers; nor, on the other +hand, link with it any fish hitherto authoritatively regarded as alien.* +Hence, all the smaller, spouting, and horizontal tailed fish must be +included in this ground-plan of Cetology. Now, then, come the grand +divisions of the entire whale host. + + +*I am aware that down to the present time, the fish styled Lamatins and +Dugongs (Pig-fish and Sow-fish of the Coffins of Nantucket) are included +by many naturalists among the whales. But as these pig-fish are a noisy, +contemptible set, mostly lurking in the mouths of rivers, and feeding on +wet hay, and especially as they do not spout, I deny their credentials +as whales; and have presented them with their passports to quit the +Kingdom of Cetology. + + +First: According to magnitude I divide the whales into three primary +BOOKS (subdivisible into CHAPTERS), and these shall comprehend them all, +both small and large. + +I. THE FOLIO WHALE; II. the OCTAVO WHALE; III. the DUODECIMO WHALE. + +As the type of the FOLIO I present the SPERM WHALE; of the OCTAVO, the +GRAMPUS; of the DUODECIMO, the PORPOISE. + +FOLIOS. Among these I here include the following chapters:--I. The SPERM +WHALE; II. the RIGHT WHALE; III. the FIN-BACK WHALE; IV. the HUMP-BACKED +WHALE; V. the RAZOR-BACK WHALE; VI. the SULPHUR-BOTTOM WHALE. + +BOOK I. (FOLIO), CHAPTER I. (SPERM WHALE).--This whale, among the +English of old vaguely known as the Trumpa whale, and the Physeter +whale, and the Anvil Headed whale, is the present Cachalot of the +French, and the Pottsfich of the Germans, and the Macrocephalus of the +Long Words. He is, without doubt, the largest inhabitant of the globe; +the most formidable of all whales to encounter; the most majestic in +aspect; and lastly, by far the most valuable in commerce; he being +the only creature from which that valuable substance, spermaceti, is +obtained. All his peculiarities will, in many other places, be enlarged +upon. It is chiefly with his name that I now have to do. Philologically +considered, it is absurd. Some centuries ago, when the Sperm whale was +almost wholly unknown in his own proper individuality, and when his oil +was only accidentally obtained from the stranded fish; in those days +spermaceti, it would seem, was popularly supposed to be derived from a +creature identical with the one then known in England as the Greenland +or Right Whale. It was the idea also, that this same spermaceti was that +quickening humor of the Greenland Whale which the first syllable of +the word literally expresses. In those times, also, spermaceti was +exceedingly scarce, not being used for light, but only as an ointment +and medicament. It was only to be had from the druggists as you nowadays +buy an ounce of rhubarb. When, as I opine, in the course of time, the +true nature of spermaceti became known, its original name was still +retained by the dealers; no doubt to enhance its value by a notion so +strangely significant of its scarcity. And so the appellation must at +last have come to be bestowed upon the whale from which this spermaceti +was really derived. + +BOOK I. (FOLIO), CHAPTER II. (RIGHT WHALE).--In one respect this is the +most venerable of the leviathans, being the one first regularly hunted +by man. It yields the article commonly known as whalebone or baleen; and +the oil specially known as "whale oil," an inferior article in commerce. +Among the fishermen, he is indiscriminately designated by all the +following titles: The Whale; the Greenland Whale; the Black Whale; +the Great Whale; the True Whale; the Right Whale. There is a deal of +obscurity concerning the identity of the species thus multitudinously +baptised. What then is the whale, which I include in the second species +of my Folios? It is the Great Mysticetus of the English naturalists; the +Greenland Whale of the English whalemen; the Baliene Ordinaire of the +French whalemen; the Growlands Walfish of the Swedes. It is the whale +which for more than two centuries past has been hunted by the Dutch and +English in the Arctic seas; it is the whale which the American fishermen +have long pursued in the Indian ocean, on the Brazil Banks, on the Nor' +West Coast, and various other parts of the world, designated by them +Right Whale Cruising Grounds. + +Some pretend to see a difference between the Greenland whale of the +English and the right whale of the Americans. But they precisely agree +in all their grand features; nor has there yet been presented a single +determinate fact upon which to ground a radical distinction. It is by +endless subdivisions based upon the most inconclusive differences, that +some departments of natural history become so repellingly intricate. The +right whale will be elsewhere treated of at some length, with reference +to elucidating the sperm whale. + +BOOK I. (FOLIO), CHAPTER III. (FIN-BACK).--Under this head I reckon +a monster which, by the various names of Fin-Back, Tall-Spout, and +Long-John, has been seen almost in every sea and is commonly the whale +whose distant jet is so often descried by passengers crossing the +Atlantic, in the New York packet-tracks. In the length he attains, and +in his baleen, the Fin-back resembles the right whale, but is of a less +portly girth, and a lighter colour, approaching to olive. His great lips +present a cable-like aspect, formed by the intertwisting, slanting folds +of large wrinkles. His grand distinguishing feature, the fin, from which +he derives his name, is often a conspicuous object. This fin is some +three or four feet long, growing vertically from the hinder part of the +back, of an angular shape, and with a very sharp pointed end. Even if +not the slightest other part of the creature be visible, this isolated +fin will, at times, be seen plainly projecting from the surface. When +the sea is moderately calm, and slightly marked with spherical ripples, +and this gnomon-like fin stands up and casts shadows upon the wrinkled +surface, it may well be supposed that the watery circle surrounding it +somewhat resembles a dial, with its style and wavy hour-lines graved on +it. On that Ahaz-dial the shadow often goes back. The Fin-Back is not +gregarious. He seems a whale-hater, as some men are man-haters. Very +shy; always going solitary; unexpectedly rising to the surface in the +remotest and most sullen waters; his straight and single lofty jet +rising like a tall misanthropic spear upon a barren plain; gifted with +such wondrous power and velocity in swimming, as to defy all present +pursuit from man; this leviathan seems the banished and unconquerable +Cain of his race, bearing for his mark that style upon his back. From +having the baleen in his mouth, the Fin-Back is sometimes included with +the right whale, among a theoretic species denominated WHALEBONE WHALES, +that is, whales with baleen. Of these so called Whalebone whales, there +would seem to be several varieties, most of which, however, are little +known. Broad-nosed whales and beaked whales; pike-headed whales; bunched +whales; under-jawed whales and rostrated whales, are the fishermen's +names for a few sorts. + +In connection with this appellative of "Whalebone whales," it is of +great importance to mention, that however such a nomenclature may be +convenient in facilitating allusions to some kind of whales, yet it is +in vain to attempt a clear classification of the Leviathan, founded upon +either his baleen, or hump, or fin, or teeth; notwithstanding that those +marked parts or features very obviously seem better adapted to afford +the basis for a regular system of Cetology than any other detached +bodily distinctions, which the whale, in his kinds, presents. How +then? The baleen, hump, back-fin, and teeth; these are things whose +peculiarities are indiscriminately dispersed among all sorts of whales, +without any regard to what may be the nature of their structure in other +and more essential particulars. Thus, the sperm whale and the humpbacked +whale, each has a hump; but there the similitude ceases. Then, this same +humpbacked whale and the Greenland whale, each of these has baleen; +but there again the similitude ceases. And it is just the same with the +other parts above mentioned. In various sorts of whales, they form such +irregular combinations; or, in the case of any one of them detached, +such an irregular isolation; as utterly to defy all general +methodization formed upon such a basis. On this rock every one of the +whale-naturalists has split. + +But it may possibly be conceived that, in the internal parts of the +whale, in his anatomy--there, at least, we shall be able to hit the +right classification. Nay; what thing, for example, is there in the +Greenland whale's anatomy more striking than his baleen? Yet we have +seen that by his baleen it is impossible correctly to classify the +Greenland whale. And if you descend into the bowels of the various +leviathans, why there you will not find distinctions a fiftieth part as +available to the systematizer as those external ones already enumerated. +What then remains? nothing but to take hold of the whales bodily, in +their entire liberal volume, and boldly sort them that way. And this is +the Bibliographical system here adopted; and it is the only one that can +possibly succeed, for it alone is practicable. To proceed. + +BOOK I. (FOLIO) CHAPTER IV. (HUMP-BACK).--This whale is often seen on +the northern American coast. He has been frequently captured there, and +towed into harbor. He has a great pack on him like a peddler; or you +might call him the Elephant and Castle whale. At any rate, the popular +name for him does not sufficiently distinguish him, since the sperm +whale also has a hump though a smaller one. His oil is not very +valuable. He has baleen. He is the most gamesome and light-hearted of +all the whales, making more gay foam and white water generally than any +other of them. + +BOOK I. (FOLIO), CHAPTER V. (RAZOR-BACK).--Of this whale little is known +but his name. I have seen him at a distance off Cape Horn. Of a retiring +nature, he eludes both hunters and philosophers. Though no coward, he +has never yet shown any part of him but his back, which rises in a long +sharp ridge. Let him go. I know little more of him, nor does anybody +else. + +BOOK I. (FOLIO), CHAPTER VI. (SULPHUR-BOTTOM).--Another retiring +gentleman, with a brimstone belly, doubtless got by scraping along the +Tartarian tiles in some of his profounder divings. He is seldom seen; +at least I have never seen him except in the remoter southern seas, +and then always at too great a distance to study his countenance. He is +never chased; he would run away with rope-walks of line. Prodigies are +told of him. Adieu, Sulphur Bottom! I can say nothing more that is true +of ye, nor can the oldest Nantucketer. + +Thus ends BOOK I. (FOLIO), and now begins BOOK II. (OCTAVO). + +OCTAVOES.*--These embrace the whales of middling magnitude, among which +present may be numbered:--I., the GRAMPUS; II., the BLACK FISH; III., +the NARWHALE; IV., the THRASHER; V., the KILLER. + + +*Why this book of whales is not denominated the Quarto is very plain. +Because, while the whales of this order, though smaller than those of +the former order, nevertheless retain a proportionate likeness to them +in figure, yet the bookbinder's Quarto volume in its dimensioned form +does not preserve the shape of the Folio volume, but the Octavo volume +does. + + +BOOK II. (OCTAVO), CHAPTER I. (GRAMPUS).--Though this fish, whose +loud sonorous breathing, or rather blowing, has furnished a proverb +to landsmen, is so well known a denizen of the deep, yet is he not +popularly classed among whales. But possessing all the grand distinctive +features of the leviathan, most naturalists have recognised him for one. +He is of moderate octavo size, varying from fifteen to twenty-five feet +in length, and of corresponding dimensions round the waist. He swims in +herds; he is never regularly hunted, though his oil is considerable in +quantity, and pretty good for light. By some fishermen his approach is +regarded as premonitory of the advance of the great sperm whale. + +BOOK II. (OCTAVO), CHAPTER II. (BLACK FISH).--I give the popular +fishermen's names for all these fish, for generally they are the best. +Where any name happens to be vague or inexpressive, I shall say so, +and suggest another. I do so now, touching the Black Fish, so-called, +because blackness is the rule among almost all whales. So, call him the +Hyena Whale, if you please. His voracity is well known, and from the +circumstance that the inner angles of his lips are curved upwards, he +carries an everlasting Mephistophelean grin on his face. This whale +averages some sixteen or eighteen feet in length. He is found in almost +all latitudes. He has a peculiar way of showing his dorsal hooked fin +in swimming, which looks something like a Roman nose. When not more +profitably employed, the sperm whale hunters sometimes capture the Hyena +whale, to keep up the supply of cheap oil for domestic employment--as +some frugal housekeepers, in the absence of company, and quite alone by +themselves, burn unsavory tallow instead of odorous wax. Though their +blubber is very thin, some of these whales will yield you upwards of +thirty gallons of oil. + +BOOK II. (OCTAVO), CHAPTER III. (NARWHALE), that is, NOSTRIL +WHALE.--Another instance of a curiously named whale, so named I suppose +from his peculiar horn being originally mistaken for a peaked nose. The +creature is some sixteen feet in length, while its horn averages five +feet, though some exceed ten, and even attain to fifteen feet. Strictly +speaking, this horn is but a lengthened tusk, growing out from the jaw +in a line a little depressed from the horizontal. But it is only +found on the sinister side, which has an ill effect, giving its owner +something analogous to the aspect of a clumsy left-handed man. What +precise purpose this ivory horn or lance answers, it would be hard to +say. It does not seem to be used like the blade of the sword-fish and +bill-fish; though some sailors tell me that the Narwhale employs it for +a rake in turning over the bottom of the sea for food. Charley Coffin +said it was used for an ice-piercer; for the Narwhale, rising to the +surface of the Polar Sea, and finding it sheeted with ice, thrusts his +horn up, and so breaks through. But you cannot prove either of these +surmises to be correct. My own opinion is, that however this one-sided +horn may really be used by the Narwhale--however that may be--it would +certainly be very convenient to him for a folder in reading pamphlets. +The Narwhale I have heard called the Tusked whale, the Horned whale, and +the Unicorn whale. He is certainly a curious example of the Unicornism +to be found in almost every kingdom of animated nature. From certain +cloistered old authors I have gathered that this same sea-unicorn's horn +was in ancient days regarded as the great antidote against poison, +and as such, preparations of it brought immense prices. It was also +distilled to a volatile salts for fainting ladies, the same way that the +horns of the male deer are manufactured into hartshorn. Originally it +was in itself accounted an object of great curiosity. Black Letter tells +me that Sir Martin Frobisher on his return from that voyage, when +Queen Bess did gallantly wave her jewelled hand to him from a window +of Greenwich Palace, as his bold ship sailed down the Thames; "when Sir +Martin returned from that voyage," saith Black Letter, "on bended knees +he presented to her highness a prodigious long horn of the Narwhale, +which for a long period after hung in the castle at Windsor." An Irish +author avers that the Earl of Leicester, on bended knees, did likewise +present to her highness another horn, pertaining to a land beast of the +unicorn nature. + +The Narwhale has a very picturesque, leopard-like look, being of a +milk-white ground colour, dotted with round and oblong spots of black. +His oil is very superior, clear and fine; but there is little of it, and +he is seldom hunted. He is mostly found in the circumpolar seas. + +BOOK II. (OCTAVO), CHAPTER IV. (KILLER).--Of this whale little is +precisely known to the Nantucketer, and nothing at all to the professed +naturalist. From what I have seen of him at a distance, I should say +that he was about the bigness of a grampus. He is very savage--a sort of +Feegee fish. He sometimes takes the great Folio whales by the lip, and +hangs there like a leech, till the mighty brute is worried to death. The +Killer is never hunted. I never heard what sort of oil he has. Exception +might be taken to the name bestowed upon this whale, on the ground +of its indistinctness. For we are all killers, on land and on sea; +Bonapartes and Sharks included. + +BOOK II. (OCTAVO), CHAPTER V. (THRASHER).--This gentleman is famous for +his tail, which he uses for a ferule in thrashing his foes. He mounts +the Folio whale's back, and as he swims, he works his passage by +flogging him; as some schoolmasters get along in the world by a similar +process. Still less is known of the Thrasher than of the Killer. Both +are outlaws, even in the lawless seas. + +Thus ends BOOK II. (OCTAVO), and begins BOOK III. (DUODECIMO). + +DUODECIMOES.--These include the smaller whales. I. The Huzza Porpoise. +II. The Algerine Porpoise. III. The Mealy-mouthed Porpoise. + +To those who have not chanced specially to study the subject, it may +possibly seem strange, that fishes not commonly exceeding four or five +feet should be marshalled among WHALES--a word, which, in the popular +sense, always conveys an idea of hugeness. But the creatures set +down above as Duodecimoes are infallibly whales, by the terms of my +definition of what a whale is--i.e. a spouting fish, with a horizontal +tail. + +BOOK III. (DUODECIMO), CHAPTER 1. (HUZZA PORPOISE).--This is the +common porpoise found almost all over the globe. The name is of my own +bestowal; for there are more than one sort of porpoises, and something +must be done to distinguish them. I call him thus, because he always +swims in hilarious shoals, which upon the broad sea keep tossing +themselves to heaven like caps in a Fourth-of-July crowd. Their +appearance is generally hailed with delight by the mariner. Full of fine +spirits, they invariably come from the breezy billows to windward. They +are the lads that always live before the wind. They are accounted a +lucky omen. If you yourself can withstand three cheers at beholding +these vivacious fish, then heaven help ye; the spirit of godly +gamesomeness is not in ye. A well-fed, plump Huzza Porpoise will +yield you one good gallon of good oil. But the fine and delicate fluid +extracted from his jaws is exceedingly valuable. It is in request among +jewellers and watchmakers. Sailors put it on their hones. Porpoise +meat is good eating, you know. It may never have occurred to you that +a porpoise spouts. Indeed, his spout is so small that it is not very +readily discernible. But the next time you have a chance, watch him; and +you will then see the great Sperm whale himself in miniature. + +BOOK III. (DUODECIMO), CHAPTER II. (ALGERINE PORPOISE).--A pirate. Very +savage. He is only found, I think, in the Pacific. He is somewhat larger +than the Huzza Porpoise, but much of the same general make. Provoke him, +and he will buckle to a shark. I have lowered for him many times, but +never yet saw him captured. + +BOOK III. (DUODECIMO), CHAPTER III. (MEALY-MOUTHED PORPOISE).--The +largest kind of Porpoise; and only found in the Pacific, so far as it is +known. The only English name, by which he has hitherto been designated, +is that of the fishers--Right-Whale Porpoise, from the circumstance that +he is chiefly found in the vicinity of that Folio. In shape, he differs +in some degree from the Huzza Porpoise, being of a less rotund and jolly +girth; indeed, he is of quite a neat and gentleman-like figure. He has +no fins on his back (most other porpoises have), he has a lovely tail, +and sentimental Indian eyes of a hazel hue. But his mealy-mouth spoils +all. Though his entire back down to his side fins is of a deep sable, +yet a boundary line, distinct as the mark in a ship's hull, called +the "bright waist," that line streaks him from stem to stern, with two +separate colours, black above and white below. The white comprises part +of his head, and the whole of his mouth, which makes him look as if he +had just escaped from a felonious visit to a meal-bag. A most mean and +mealy aspect! His oil is much like that of the common porpoise. + + +Beyond the DUODECIMO, this system does not proceed, inasmuch as +the Porpoise is the smallest of the whales. Above, you have all the +Leviathans of note. But there are a rabble of uncertain, fugitive, +half-fabulous whales, which, as an American whaleman, I know by +reputation, but not personally. I shall enumerate them by their +fore-castle appellations; for possibly such a list may be valuable to +future investigators, who may complete what I have here but begun. If +any of the following whales, shall hereafter be caught and marked, then +he can readily be incorporated into this System, according to his Folio, +Octavo, or Duodecimo magnitude:--The Bottle-Nose Whale; the Junk Whale; +the Pudding-Headed Whale; the Cape Whale; the Leading Whale; the Cannon +Whale; the Scragg Whale; the Coppered Whale; the Elephant Whale; the +Iceberg Whale; the Quog Whale; the Blue Whale; etc. From Icelandic, +Dutch, and old English authorities, there might be quoted other lists of +uncertain whales, blessed with all manner of uncouth names. But I omit +them as altogether obsolete; and can hardly help suspecting them for +mere sounds, full of Leviathanism, but signifying nothing. + +Finally: It was stated at the outset, that this system would not be +here, and at once, perfected. You cannot but plainly see that I have +kept my word. But I now leave my cetological System standing thus +unfinished, even as the great Cathedral of Cologne was left, with the +crane still standing upon the top of the uncompleted tower. For small +erections may be finished by their first architects; grand ones, true +ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity. God keep me from ever +completing anything. This whole book is but a draught--nay, but the +draught of a draught. Oh, Time, Strength, Cash, and Patience! + + + +CHAPTER 33. The Specksnyder. + + +Concerning the officers of the whale-craft, this seems as good a place +as any to set down a little domestic peculiarity on ship-board, arising +from the existence of the harpooneer class of officers, a class unknown +of course in any other marine than the whale-fleet. + +The large importance attached to the harpooneer's vocation is evinced +by the fact, that originally in the old Dutch Fishery, two centuries +and more ago, the command of a whale ship was not wholly lodged in +the person now called the captain, but was divided between him and an +officer called the Specksnyder. Literally this word means Fat-Cutter; +usage, however, in time made it equivalent to Chief Harpooneer. In +those days, the captain's authority was restricted to the navigation +and general management of the vessel; while over the whale-hunting +department and all its concerns, the Specksnyder or Chief Harpooneer +reigned supreme. In the British Greenland Fishery, under the corrupted +title of Specksioneer, this old Dutch official is still retained, but +his former dignity is sadly abridged. At present he ranks simply +as senior Harpooneer; and as such, is but one of the captain's more +inferior subalterns. Nevertheless, as upon the good conduct of the +harpooneers the success of a whaling voyage largely depends, and since +in the American Fishery he is not only an important officer in the boat, +but under certain circumstances (night watches on a whaling ground) the +command of the ship's deck is also his; therefore the grand political +maxim of the sea demands, that he should nominally live apart from +the men before the mast, and be in some way distinguished as their +professional superior; though always, by them, familiarly regarded as +their social equal. + +Now, the grand distinction drawn between officer and man at sea, is +this--the first lives aft, the last forward. Hence, in whale-ships and +merchantmen alike, the mates have their quarters with the captain; and +so, too, in most of the American whalers the harpooneers are lodged in +the after part of the ship. That is to say, they take their meals in the +captain's cabin, and sleep in a place indirectly communicating with it. + +Though the long period of a Southern whaling voyage (by far the longest +of all voyages now or ever made by man), the peculiar perils of it, and +the community of interest prevailing among a company, all of whom, high +or low, depend for their profits, not upon fixed wages, but upon their +common luck, together with their common vigilance, intrepidity, and +hard work; though all these things do in some cases tend to beget a less +rigorous discipline than in merchantmen generally; yet, never mind +how much like an old Mesopotamian family these whalemen may, in some +primitive instances, live together; for all that, the punctilious +externals, at least, of the quarter-deck are seldom materially relaxed, +and in no instance done away. Indeed, many are the Nantucket ships in +which you will see the skipper parading his quarter-deck with an elated +grandeur not surpassed in any military navy; nay, extorting almost +as much outward homage as if he wore the imperial purple, and not the +shabbiest of pilot-cloth. + +And though of all men the moody captain of the Pequod was the least +given to that sort of shallowest assumption; and though the only homage +he ever exacted, was implicit, instantaneous obedience; though he +required no man to remove the shoes from his feet ere stepping upon +the quarter-deck; and though there were times when, owing to peculiar +circumstances connected with events hereafter to be detailed, he +addressed them in unusual terms, whether of condescension or IN +TERROREM, or otherwise; yet even Captain Ahab was by no means +unobservant of the paramount forms and usages of the sea. + +Nor, perhaps, will it fail to be eventually perceived, that behind those +forms and usages, as it were, he sometimes masked himself; incidentally +making use of them for other and more private ends than they were +legitimately intended to subserve. That certain sultanism of his brain, +which had otherwise in a good degree remained unmanifested; through +those forms that same sultanism became incarnate in an irresistible +dictatorship. For be a man's intellectual superiority what it will, +it can never assume the practical, available supremacy over other men, +without the aid of some sort of external arts and entrenchments, always, +in themselves, more or less paltry and base. This it is, that for ever +keeps God's true princes of the Empire from the world's hustings; and +leaves the highest honours that this air can give, to those men who +become famous more through their infinite inferiority to the choice +hidden handful of the Divine Inert, than through their undoubted +superiority over the dead level of the mass. Such large virtue lurks +in these small things when extreme political superstitions invest them, +that in some royal instances even to idiot imbecility they have imparted +potency. But when, as in the case of Nicholas the Czar, the ringed crown +of geographical empire encircles an imperial brain; then, the plebeian +herds crouch abased before the tremendous centralization. Nor, will the +tragic dramatist who would depict mortal indomitableness in its fullest +sweep and direct swing, ever forget a hint, incidentally so important in +his art, as the one now alluded to. + +But Ahab, my Captain, still moves before me in all his Nantucket +grimness and shagginess; and in this episode touching Emperors and +Kings, I must not conceal that I have only to do with a poor old +whale-hunter like him; and, therefore, all outward majestical trappings +and housings are denied me. Oh, Ahab! what shall be grand in thee, it +must needs be plucked at from the skies, and dived for in the deep, and +featured in the unbodied air! + + + +CHAPTER 34. The Cabin-Table. + + +It is noon; and Dough-Boy, the steward, thrusting his pale loaf-of-bread +face from the cabin-scuttle, announces dinner to his lord and +master; who, sitting in the lee quarter-boat, has just been taking an +observation of the sun; and is now mutely reckoning the latitude on the +smooth, medallion-shaped tablet, reserved for that daily purpose on +the upper part of his ivory leg. From his complete inattention to the +tidings, you would think that moody Ahab had not heard his menial. But +presently, catching hold of the mizen shrouds, he swings himself to +the deck, and in an even, unexhilarated voice, saying, "Dinner, Mr. +Starbuck," disappears into the cabin. + +When the last echo of his sultan's step has died away, and Starbuck, the +first Emir, has every reason to suppose that he is seated, then Starbuck +rouses from his quietude, takes a few turns along the planks, and, after +a grave peep into the binnacle, says, with some touch of pleasantness, +"Dinner, Mr. Stubb," and descends the scuttle. The second Emir lounges +about the rigging awhile, and then slightly shaking the main brace, to +see whether it will be all right with that important rope, he likewise +takes up the old burden, and with a rapid "Dinner, Mr. Flask," follows +after his predecessors. + +But the third Emir, now seeing himself all alone on the quarter-deck, +seems to feel relieved from some curious restraint; for, tipping all +sorts of knowing winks in all sorts of directions, and kicking off his +shoes, he strikes into a sharp but noiseless squall of a hornpipe right +over the Grand Turk's head; and then, by a dexterous sleight, pitching +his cap up into the mizentop for a shelf, he goes down rollicking so +far at least as he remains visible from the deck, reversing all other +processions, by bringing up the rear with music. But ere stepping into +the cabin doorway below, he pauses, ships a new face altogether, and, +then, independent, hilarious little Flask enters King Ahab's presence, +in the character of Abjectus, or the Slave. + +It is not the least among the strange things bred by the intense +artificialness of sea-usages, that while in the open air of the deck +some officers will, upon provocation, bear themselves boldly and +defyingly enough towards their commander; yet, ten to one, let those +very officers the next moment go down to their customary dinner in that +same commander's cabin, and straightway their inoffensive, not to say +deprecatory and humble air towards him, as he sits at the head of +the table; this is marvellous, sometimes most comical. Wherefore this +difference? A problem? Perhaps not. To have been Belshazzar, King of +Babylon; and to have been Belshazzar, not haughtily but courteously, +therein certainly must have been some touch of mundane grandeur. But he +who in the rightly regal and intelligent spirit presides over his own +private dinner-table of invited guests, that man's unchallenged power +and dominion of individual influence for the time; that man's royalty of +state transcends Belshazzar's, for Belshazzar was not the greatest. Who +has but once dined his friends, has tasted what it is to be Caesar. It +is a witchery of social czarship which there is no withstanding. Now, +if to this consideration you superadd the official supremacy of a +ship-master, then, by inference, you will derive the cause of that +peculiarity of sea-life just mentioned. + +Over his ivory-inlaid table, Ahab presided like a mute, maned +sea-lion on the white coral beach, surrounded by his warlike but still +deferential cubs. In his own proper turn, each officer waited to be +served. They were as little children before Ahab; and yet, in Ahab, +there seemed not to lurk the smallest social arrogance. With one mind, +their intent eyes all fastened upon the old man's knife, as he carved +the chief dish before him. I do not suppose that for the world they +would have profaned that moment with the slightest observation, even +upon so neutral a topic as the weather. No! And when reaching out his +knife and fork, between which the slice of beef was locked, Ahab thereby +motioned Starbuck's plate towards him, the mate received his meat as +though receiving alms; and cut it tenderly; and a little started +if, perchance, the knife grazed against the plate; and chewed it +noiselessly; and swallowed it, not without circumspection. For, like +the Coronation banquet at Frankfort, where the German Emperor profoundly +dines with the seven Imperial Electors, so these cabin meals were +somehow solemn meals, eaten in awful silence; and yet at table old Ahab +forbade not conversation; only he himself was dumb. What a relief it was +to choking Stubb, when a rat made a sudden racket in the hold below. And +poor little Flask, he was the youngest son, and little boy of this weary +family party. His were the shinbones of the saline beef; his would have +been the drumsticks. For Flask to have presumed to help himself, this +must have seemed to him tantamount to larceny in the first degree. Had +he helped himself at that table, doubtless, never more would he have +been able to hold his head up in this honest world; nevertheless, +strange to say, Ahab never forbade him. And had Flask helped himself, +the chances were Ahab had never so much as noticed it. Least of all, did +Flask presume to help himself to butter. Whether he thought the owners +of the ship denied it to him, on account of its clotting his clear, +sunny complexion; or whether he deemed that, on so long a voyage in such +marketless waters, butter was at a premium, and therefore was not for +him, a subaltern; however it was, Flask, alas! was a butterless man! + +Another thing. Flask was the last person down at the dinner, and Flask +is the first man up. Consider! For hereby Flask's dinner was badly +jammed in point of time. Starbuck and Stubb both had the start of him; +and yet they also have the privilege of lounging in the rear. If Stubb +even, who is but a peg higher than Flask, happens to have but a small +appetite, and soon shows symptoms of concluding his repast, then Flask +must bestir himself, he will not get more than three mouthfuls that day; +for it is against holy usage for Stubb to precede Flask to the deck. +Therefore it was that Flask once admitted in private, that ever since he +had arisen to the dignity of an officer, from that moment he had never +known what it was to be otherwise than hungry, more or less. For what +he ate did not so much relieve his hunger, as keep it immortal in him. +Peace and satisfaction, thought Flask, have for ever departed from +my stomach. I am an officer; but, how I wish I could fish a bit of +old-fashioned beef in the forecastle, as I used to when I was before the +mast. There's the fruits of promotion now; there's the vanity of glory: +there's the insanity of life! Besides, if it were so that any mere +sailor of the Pequod had a grudge against Flask in Flask's official +capacity, all that sailor had to do, in order to obtain ample vengeance, +was to go aft at dinner-time, and get a peep at Flask through the cabin +sky-light, sitting silly and dumfoundered before awful Ahab. + +Now, Ahab and his three mates formed what may be called the first table +in the Pequod's cabin. After their departure, taking place in inverted +order to their arrival, the canvas cloth was cleared, or rather was +restored to some hurried order by the pallid steward. And then the three +harpooneers were bidden to the feast, they being its residuary legatees. +They made a sort of temporary servants' hall of the high and mighty +cabin. + +In strange contrast to the hardly tolerable constraint and nameless +invisible domineerings of the captain's table, was the entire care-free +license and ease, the almost frantic democracy of those inferior fellows +the harpooneers. While their masters, the mates, seemed afraid of the +sound of the hinges of their own jaws, the harpooneers chewed their food +with such a relish that there was a report to it. They dined like lords; +they filled their bellies like Indian ships all day loading with spices. +Such portentous appetites had Queequeg and Tashtego, that to fill out +the vacancies made by the previous repast, often the pale Dough-Boy was +fain to bring on a great baron of salt-junk, seemingly quarried out of +the solid ox. And if he were not lively about it, if he did not go with +a nimble hop-skip-and-jump, then Tashtego had an ungentlemanly way of +accelerating him by darting a fork at his back, harpoon-wise. And once +Daggoo, seized with a sudden humor, assisted Dough-Boy's memory by +snatching him up bodily, and thrusting his head into a great empty +wooden trencher, while Tashtego, knife in hand, began laying out the +circle preliminary to scalping him. He was naturally a very nervous, +shuddering sort of little fellow, this bread-faced steward; the progeny +of a bankrupt baker and a hospital nurse. And what with the standing +spectacle of the black terrific Ahab, and the periodical tumultuous +visitations of these three savages, Dough-Boy's whole life was one +continual lip-quiver. Commonly, after seeing the harpooneers furnished +with all things they demanded, he would escape from their clutches into +his little pantry adjoining, and fearfully peep out at them through the +blinds of its door, till all was over. + +It was a sight to see Queequeg seated over against Tashtego, opposing +his filed teeth to the Indian's: crosswise to them, Daggoo seated on the +floor, for a bench would have brought his hearse-plumed head to the low +carlines; at every motion of his colossal limbs, making the low cabin +framework to shake, as when an African elephant goes passenger in a +ship. But for all this, the great negro was wonderfully abstemious, +not to say dainty. It seemed hardly possible that by such comparatively +small mouthfuls he could keep up the vitality diffused through so broad, +baronial, and superb a person. But, doubtless, this noble savage fed +strong and drank deep of the abounding element of air; and through his +dilated nostrils snuffed in the sublime life of the worlds. Not by +beef or by bread, are giants made or nourished. But Queequeg, he had a +mortal, barbaric smack of the lip in eating--an ugly sound enough--so +much so, that the trembling Dough-Boy almost looked to see whether +any marks of teeth lurked in his own lean arms. And when he would hear +Tashtego singing out for him to produce himself, that his bones might be +picked, the simple-witted steward all but shattered the crockery hanging +round him in the pantry, by his sudden fits of the palsy. Nor did the +whetstone which the harpooneers carried in their pockets, for their +lances and other weapons; and with which whetstones, at dinner, they +would ostentatiously sharpen their knives; that grating sound did not at +all tend to tranquillize poor Dough-Boy. How could he forget that in his +Island days, Queequeg, for one, must certainly have been guilty of some +murderous, convivial indiscretions. Alas! Dough-Boy! hard fares the +white waiter who waits upon cannibals. Not a napkin should he carry on +his arm, but a buckler. In good time, though, to his great delight, +the three salt-sea warriors would rise and depart; to his credulous, +fable-mongering ears, all their martial bones jingling in them at every +step, like Moorish scimetars in scabbards. + +But, though these barbarians dined in the cabin, and nominally lived +there; still, being anything but sedentary in their habits, they were +scarcely ever in it except at mealtimes, and just before sleeping-time, +when they passed through it to their own peculiar quarters. + +In this one matter, Ahab seemed no exception to most American whale +captains, who, as a set, rather incline to the opinion that by rights +the ship's cabin belongs to them; and that it is by courtesy alone that +anybody else is, at any time, permitted there. So that, in real truth, +the mates and harpooneers of the Pequod might more properly be said to +have lived out of the cabin than in it. For when they did enter it, it +was something as a street-door enters a house; turning inwards for +a moment, only to be turned out the next; and, as a permanent thing, +residing in the open air. Nor did they lose much hereby; in the cabin +was no companionship; socially, Ahab was inaccessible. Though nominally +included in the census of Christendom, he was still an alien to it. He +lived in the world, as the last of the Grisly Bears lived in settled +Missouri. And as when Spring and Summer had departed, that wild Logan of +the woods, burying himself in the hollow of a tree, lived out the winter +there, sucking his own paws; so, in his inclement, howling old age, +Ahab's soul, shut up in the caved trunk of his body, there fed upon the +sullen paws of its gloom! + + + +CHAPTER 35. The Mast-Head. + + +It was during the more pleasant weather, that in due rotation with the +other seamen my first mast-head came round. + +In most American whalemen the mast-heads are manned almost +simultaneously with the vessel's leaving her port; even though she may +have fifteen thousand miles, and more, to sail ere reaching her proper +cruising ground. And if, after a three, four, or five years' voyage +she is drawing nigh home with anything empty in her--say, an empty vial +even--then, her mast-heads are kept manned to the last; and not till her +skysail-poles sail in among the spires of the port, does she altogether +relinquish the hope of capturing one whale more. + +Now, as the business of standing mast-heads, ashore or afloat, is a very +ancient and interesting one, let us in some measure expatiate here. +I take it, that the earliest standers of mast-heads were the old +Egyptians; because, in all my researches, I find none prior to them. +For though their progenitors, the builders of Babel, must doubtless, by +their tower, have intended to rear the loftiest mast-head in all Asia, +or Africa either; yet (ere the final truck was put to it) as that great +stone mast of theirs may be said to have gone by the board, in the dread +gale of God's wrath; therefore, we cannot give these Babel builders +priority over the Egyptians. And that the Egyptians were a nation of +mast-head standers, is an assertion based upon the general belief among +archaeologists, that the first pyramids were founded for astronomical +purposes: a theory singularly supported by the peculiar stair-like +formation of all four sides of those edifices; whereby, with prodigious +long upliftings of their legs, those old astronomers were wont to mount +to the apex, and sing out for new stars; even as the look-outs of a +modern ship sing out for a sail, or a whale just bearing in sight. In +Saint Stylites, the famous Christian hermit of old times, who built him +a lofty stone pillar in the desert and spent the whole latter portion of +his life on its summit, hoisting his food from the ground with a +tackle; in him we have a remarkable instance of a dauntless +stander-of-mast-heads; who was not to be driven from his place by fogs +or frosts, rain, hail, or sleet; but valiantly facing everything out to +the last, literally died at his post. Of modern standers-of-mast-heads +we have but a lifeless set; mere stone, iron, and bronze men; who, +though well capable of facing out a stiff gale, are still entirely +incompetent to the business of singing out upon discovering any strange +sight. There is Napoleon; who, upon the top of the column of Vendome, +stands with arms folded, some one hundred and fifty feet in the air; +careless, now, who rules the decks below; whether Louis Philippe, Louis +Blanc, or Louis the Devil. Great Washington, too, stands high aloft on +his towering main-mast in Baltimore, and like one of Hercules' pillars, +his column marks that point of human grandeur beyond which few mortals +will go. Admiral Nelson, also, on a capstan of gun-metal, stands his +mast-head in Trafalgar Square; and ever when most obscured by that +London smoke, token is yet given that a hidden hero is there; for +where there is smoke, must be fire. But neither great Washington, nor +Napoleon, nor Nelson, will answer a single hail from below, however +madly invoked to befriend by their counsels the distracted decks +upon which they gaze; however it may be surmised, that their spirits +penetrate through the thick haze of the future, and descry what shoals +and what rocks must be shunned. + +It may seem unwarrantable to couple in any respect the mast-head +standers of the land with those of the sea; but that in truth it is +not so, is plainly evinced by an item for which Obed Macy, the sole +historian of Nantucket, stands accountable. The worthy Obed tells us, +that in the early times of the whale fishery, ere ships were regularly +launched in pursuit of the game, the people of that island erected lofty +spars along the sea-coast, to which the look-outs ascended by means +of nailed cleats, something as fowls go upstairs in a hen-house. A few +years ago this same plan was adopted by the Bay whalemen of New Zealand, +who, upon descrying the game, gave notice to the ready-manned boats nigh +the beach. But this custom has now become obsolete; turn we then to the +one proper mast-head, that of a whale-ship at sea. The three mast-heads +are kept manned from sun-rise to sun-set; the seamen taking their +regular turns (as at the helm), and relieving each other every two +hours. In the serene weather of the tropics it is exceedingly pleasant +the mast-head; nay, to a dreamy meditative man it is delightful. There +you stand, a hundred feet above the silent decks, striding along the +deep, as if the masts were gigantic stilts, while beneath you and +between your legs, as it were, swim the hugest monsters of the sea, even +as ships once sailed between the boots of the famous Colossus at old +Rhodes. There you stand, lost in the infinite series of the sea, with +nothing ruffled but the waves. The tranced ship indolently rolls; the +drowsy trade winds blow; everything resolves you into languor. For the +most part, in this tropic whaling life, a sublime uneventfulness invests +you; you hear no news; read no gazettes; extras with startling accounts +of commonplaces never delude you into unnecessary excitements; you hear +of no domestic afflictions; bankrupt securities; fall of stocks; are +never troubled with the thought of what you shall have for dinner--for +all your meals for three years and more are snugly stowed in casks, and +your bill of fare is immutable. + +In one of those southern whalesmen, on a long three or four years' +voyage, as often happens, the sum of the various hours you spend at the +mast-head would amount to several entire months. And it is much to be +deplored that the place to which you devote so considerable a portion +of the whole term of your natural life, should be so sadly destitute +of anything approaching to a cosy inhabitiveness, or adapted to breed a +comfortable localness of feeling, such as pertains to a bed, a hammock, +a hearse, a sentry box, a pulpit, a coach, or any other of those small +and snug contrivances in which men temporarily isolate themselves. Your +most usual point of perch is the head of the t' gallant-mast, where you +stand upon two thin parallel sticks (almost peculiar to whalemen) called +the t' gallant cross-trees. Here, tossed about by the sea, the beginner +feels about as cosy as he would standing on a bull's horns. To be sure, +in cold weather you may carry your house aloft with you, in the shape of +a watch-coat; but properly speaking the thickest watch-coat is no more +of a house than the unclad body; for as the soul is glued inside of its +fleshy tabernacle, and cannot freely move about in it, nor even move out +of it, without running great risk of perishing (like an ignorant pilgrim +crossing the snowy Alps in winter); so a watch-coat is not so much of +a house as it is a mere envelope, or additional skin encasing you. You +cannot put a shelf or chest of drawers in your body, and no more can you +make a convenient closet of your watch-coat. + +Concerning all this, it is much to be deplored that the mast-heads of a +southern whale ship are unprovided with those enviable little tents +or pulpits, called CROW'S-NESTS, in which the look-outs of a Greenland +whaler are protected from the inclement weather of the frozen seas. In +the fireside narrative of Captain Sleet, entitled "A Voyage among the +Icebergs, in quest of the Greenland Whale, and incidentally for the +re-discovery of the Lost Icelandic Colonies of Old Greenland;" in +this admirable volume, all standers of mast-heads are furnished with +a charmingly circumstantial account of the then recently invented +CROW'S-NEST of the Glacier, which was the name of Captain Sleet's good +craft. He called it the SLEET'S CROW'S-NEST, in honour of himself; he +being the original inventor and patentee, and free from all ridiculous +false delicacy, and holding that if we call our own children after our +own names (we fathers being the original inventors and patentees), so +likewise should we denominate after ourselves any other apparatus we +may beget. In shape, the Sleet's crow's-nest is something like a large +tierce or pipe; it is open above, however, where it is furnished with +a movable side-screen to keep to windward of your head in a hard gale. +Being fixed on the summit of the mast, you ascend into it through a +little trap-hatch in the bottom. On the after side, or side next the +stern of the ship, is a comfortable seat, with a locker underneath for +umbrellas, comforters, and coats. In front is a leather rack, in which +to keep your speaking trumpet, pipe, telescope, and other nautical +conveniences. When Captain Sleet in person stood his mast-head in this +crow's-nest of his, he tells us that he always had a rifle with him +(also fixed in the rack), together with a powder flask and shot, for +the purpose of popping off the stray narwhales, or vagrant sea unicorns +infesting those waters; for you cannot successfully shoot at them from +the deck owing to the resistance of the water, but to shoot down upon +them is a very different thing. Now, it was plainly a labor of love +for Captain Sleet to describe, as he does, all the little detailed +conveniences of his crow's-nest; but though he so enlarges upon many +of these, and though he treats us to a very scientific account of his +experiments in this crow's-nest, with a small compass he kept there for +the purpose of counteracting the errors resulting from what is called +the "local attraction" of all binnacle magnets; an error ascribable to +the horizontal vicinity of the iron in the ship's planks, and in the +Glacier's case, perhaps, to there having been so many broken-down +blacksmiths among her crew; I say, that though the Captain is very +discreet and scientific here, yet, for all his learned "binnacle +deviations," "azimuth compass observations," and "approximate errors," +he knows very well, Captain Sleet, that he was not so much immersed +in those profound magnetic meditations, as to fail being attracted +occasionally towards that well replenished little case-bottle, so nicely +tucked in on one side of his crow's nest, within easy reach of his hand. +Though, upon the whole, I greatly admire and even love the brave, the +honest, and learned Captain; yet I take it very ill of him that he +should so utterly ignore that case-bottle, seeing what a faithful friend +and comforter it must have been, while with mittened fingers and hooded +head he was studying the mathematics aloft there in that bird's nest +within three or four perches of the pole. + +But if we Southern whale-fishers are not so snugly housed aloft as +Captain Sleet and his Greenlandmen were; yet that disadvantage is +greatly counter-balanced by the widely contrasting serenity of those +seductive seas in which we South fishers mostly float. For one, I used +to lounge up the rigging very leisurely, resting in the top to have a +chat with Queequeg, or any one else off duty whom I might find there; +then ascending a little way further, and throwing a lazy leg over the +top-sail yard, take a preliminary view of the watery pastures, and so at +last mount to my ultimate destination. + +Let me make a clean breast of it here, and frankly admit that I kept but +sorry guard. With the problem of the universe revolving in me, how +could I--being left completely to myself at such a thought-engendering +altitude--how could I but lightly hold my obligations to observe all +whale-ships' standing orders, "Keep your weather eye open, and sing out +every time." + +And let me in this place movingly admonish you, ye ship-owners of +Nantucket! Beware of enlisting in your vigilant fisheries any lad with +lean brow and hollow eye; given to unseasonable meditativeness; and who +offers to ship with the Phaedon instead of Bowditch in his head. Beware +of such an one, I say; your whales must be seen before they can be +killed; and this sunken-eyed young Platonist will tow you ten wakes +round the world, and never make you one pint of sperm the richer. Nor +are these monitions at all unneeded. For nowadays, the whale-fishery +furnishes an asylum for many romantic, melancholy, and absent-minded +young men, disgusted with the carking cares of earth, and seeking +sentiment in tar and blubber. Childe Harold not unfrequently perches +himself upon the mast-head of some luckless disappointed whale-ship, and +in moody phrase ejaculates:-- + +"Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll! Ten thousand +blubber-hunters sweep over thee in vain." + +Very often do the captains of such ships take those absent-minded +young philosophers to task, upbraiding them with not feeling sufficient +"interest" in the voyage; half-hinting that they are so hopelessly lost +to all honourable ambition, as that in their secret souls they would +rather not see whales than otherwise. But all in vain; those young +Platonists have a notion that their vision is imperfect; they are +short-sighted; what use, then, to strain the visual nerve? They have +left their opera-glasses at home. + +"Why, thou monkey," said a harpooneer to one of these lads, "we've been +cruising now hard upon three years, and thou hast not raised a whale +yet. Whales are scarce as hen's teeth whenever thou art up here." +Perhaps they were; or perhaps there might have been shoals of them in +the far horizon; but lulled into such an opium-like listlessness of +vacant, unconscious reverie is this absent-minded youth by the blending +cadence of waves with thoughts, that at last he loses his identity; +takes the mystic ocean at his feet for the visible image of that deep, +blue, bottomless soul, pervading mankind and nature; and every +strange, half-seen, gliding, beautiful thing that eludes him; every +dimly-discovered, uprising fin of some undiscernible form, seems to him +the embodiment of those elusive thoughts that only people the soul by +continually flitting through it. In this enchanted mood, thy spirit ebbs +away to whence it came; becomes diffused through time and space; like +Crammer's sprinkled Pantheistic ashes, forming at last a part of every +shore the round globe over. + +There is no life in thee, now, except that rocking life imparted by a +gently rolling ship; by her, borrowed from the sea; by the sea, from +the inscrutable tides of God. But while this sleep, this dream is on ye, +move your foot or hand an inch; slip your hold at all; and your identity +comes back in horror. Over Descartian vortices you hover. And perhaps, +at mid-day, in the fairest weather, with one half-throttled shriek you +drop through that transparent air into the summer sea, no more to rise +for ever. Heed it well, ye Pantheists! + + + +CHAPTER 36. The Quarter-Deck. + + +(ENTER AHAB: THEN, ALL) + + +It was not a great while after the affair of the pipe, that one +morning shortly after breakfast, Ahab, as was his wont, ascended the +cabin-gangway to the deck. There most sea-captains usually walk at that +hour, as country gentlemen, after the same meal, take a few turns in the +garden. + +Soon his steady, ivory stride was heard, as to and fro he paced his old +rounds, upon planks so familiar to his tread, that they were all over +dented, like geological stones, with the peculiar mark of his walk. Did +you fixedly gaze, too, upon that ribbed and dented brow; there also, +you would see still stranger foot-prints--the foot-prints of his one +unsleeping, ever-pacing thought. + +But on the occasion in question, those dents looked deeper, even as +his nervous step that morning left a deeper mark. And, so full of his +thought was Ahab, that at every uniform turn that he made, now at the +main-mast and now at the binnacle, you could almost see that thought +turn in him as he turned, and pace in him as he paced; so completely +possessing him, indeed, that it all but seemed the inward mould of every +outer movement. + +"D'ye mark him, Flask?" whispered Stubb; "the chick that's in him pecks +the shell. 'Twill soon be out." + +The hours wore on;--Ahab now shut up within his cabin; anon, pacing the +deck, with the same intense bigotry of purpose in his aspect. + +It drew near the close of day. Suddenly he came to a halt by the +bulwarks, and inserting his bone leg into the auger-hole there, and with +one hand grasping a shroud, he ordered Starbuck to send everybody aft. + +"Sir!" said the mate, astonished at an order seldom or never given on +ship-board except in some extraordinary case. + +"Send everybody aft," repeated Ahab. "Mast-heads, there! come down!" + +When the entire ship's company were assembled, and with curious and not +wholly unapprehensive faces, were eyeing him, for he looked not unlike +the weather horizon when a storm is coming up, Ahab, after rapidly +glancing over the bulwarks, and then darting his eyes among the crew, +started from his standpoint; and as though not a soul were nigh him +resumed his heavy turns upon the deck. With bent head and half-slouched +hat he continued to pace, unmindful of the wondering whispering among +the men; till Stubb cautiously whispered to Flask, that Ahab must have +summoned them there for the purpose of witnessing a pedestrian feat. But +this did not last long. Vehemently pausing, he cried:-- + +"What do ye do when ye see a whale, men?" + +"Sing out for him!" was the impulsive rejoinder from a score of clubbed +voices. + +"Good!" cried Ahab, with a wild approval in his tones; observing the +hearty animation into which his unexpected question had so magnetically +thrown them. + +"And what do ye next, men?" + +"Lower away, and after him!" + +"And what tune is it ye pull to, men?" + +"A dead whale or a stove boat!" + +More and more strangely and fiercely glad and approving, grew the +countenance of the old man at every shout; while the mariners began +to gaze curiously at each other, as if marvelling how it was that they +themselves became so excited at such seemingly purposeless questions. + +But, they were all eagerness again, as Ahab, now half-revolving in his +pivot-hole, with one hand reaching high up a shroud, and tightly, almost +convulsively grasping it, addressed them thus:-- + +"All ye mast-headers have before now heard me give orders about a white +whale. Look ye! d'ye see this Spanish ounce of gold?"--holding up a +broad bright coin to the sun--"it is a sixteen dollar piece, men. D'ye +see it? Mr. Starbuck, hand me yon top-maul." + +While the mate was getting the hammer, Ahab, without speaking, was +slowly rubbing the gold piece against the skirts of his jacket, as if +to heighten its lustre, and without using any words was meanwhile +lowly humming to himself, producing a sound so strangely muffled and +inarticulate that it seemed the mechanical humming of the wheels of his +vitality in him. + +Receiving the top-maul from Starbuck, he advanced towards the main-mast +with the hammer uplifted in one hand, exhibiting the gold with the +other, and with a high raised voice exclaiming: "Whosoever of ye +raises me a white-headed whale with a wrinkled brow and a crooked jaw; +whosoever of ye raises me that white-headed whale, with three holes +punctured in his starboard fluke--look ye, whosoever of ye raises me +that same white whale, he shall have this gold ounce, my boys!" + +"Huzza! huzza!" cried the seamen, as with swinging tarpaulins they +hailed the act of nailing the gold to the mast. + +"It's a white whale, I say," resumed Ahab, as he threw down the topmaul: +"a white whale. Skin your eyes for him, men; look sharp for white water; +if ye see but a bubble, sing out." + +All this while Tashtego, Daggoo, and Queequeg had looked on with even +more intense interest and surprise than the rest, and at the mention +of the wrinkled brow and crooked jaw they had started as if each was +separately touched by some specific recollection. + +"Captain Ahab," said Tashtego, "that white whale must be the same that +some call Moby Dick." + +"Moby Dick?" shouted Ahab. "Do ye know the white whale then, Tash?" + +"Does he fan-tail a little curious, sir, before he goes down?" said the +Gay-Header deliberately. + +"And has he a curious spout, too," said Daggoo, "very bushy, even for a +parmacetty, and mighty quick, Captain Ahab?" + +"And he have one, two, three--oh! good many iron in him hide, too, +Captain," cried Queequeg disjointedly, "all twiske-tee be-twisk, like +him--him--" faltering hard for a word, and screwing his hand round and +round as though uncorking a bottle--"like him--him--" + +"Corkscrew!" cried Ahab, "aye, Queequeg, the harpoons lie all twisted +and wrenched in him; aye, Daggoo, his spout is a big one, like a whole +shock of wheat, and white as a pile of our Nantucket wool after the +great annual sheep-shearing; aye, Tashtego, and he fan-tails like a +split jib in a squall. Death and devils! men, it is Moby Dick ye have +seen--Moby Dick--Moby Dick!" + +"Captain Ahab," said Starbuck, who, with Stubb and Flask, had thus far +been eyeing his superior with increasing surprise, but at last seemed +struck with a thought which somewhat explained all the wonder. "Captain +Ahab, I have heard of Moby Dick--but it was not Moby Dick that took off +thy leg?" + +"Who told thee that?" cried Ahab; then pausing, "Aye, Starbuck; aye, my +hearties all round; it was Moby Dick that dismasted me; Moby Dick that +brought me to this dead stump I stand on now. Aye, aye," he shouted with +a terrific, loud, animal sob, like that of a heart-stricken moose; +"Aye, aye! it was that accursed white whale that razeed me; made a poor +pegging lubber of me for ever and a day!" Then tossing both arms, with +measureless imprecations he shouted out: "Aye, aye! and I'll chase him +round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and +round perdition's flames before I give him up. And this is what ye have +shipped for, men! to chase that white whale on both sides of land, and +over all sides of earth, till he spouts black blood and rolls fin out. +What say ye, men, will ye splice hands on it, now? I think ye do look +brave." + +"Aye, aye!" shouted the harpooneers and seamen, running closer to the +excited old man: "A sharp eye for the white whale; a sharp lance for +Moby Dick!" + +"God bless ye," he seemed to half sob and half shout. "God bless ye, +men. Steward! go draw the great measure of grog. But what's this long +face about, Mr. Starbuck; wilt thou not chase the white whale? art not +game for Moby Dick?" + +"I am game for his crooked jaw, and for the jaws of Death too, Captain +Ahab, if it fairly comes in the way of the business we follow; but I +came here to hunt whales, not my commander's vengeance. How many barrels +will thy vengeance yield thee even if thou gettest it, Captain Ahab? it +will not fetch thee much in our Nantucket market." + +"Nantucket market! Hoot! But come closer, Starbuck; thou requirest +a little lower layer. If money's to be the measurer, man, and the +accountants have computed their great counting-house the globe, by +girdling it with guineas, one to every three parts of an inch; then, let +me tell thee, that my vengeance will fetch a great premium HERE!" + +"He smites his chest," whispered Stubb, "what's that for? methinks it +rings most vast, but hollow." + +"Vengeance on a dumb brute!" cried Starbuck, "that simply smote thee +from blindest instinct! Madness! To be enraged with a dumb thing, +Captain Ahab, seems blasphemous." + +"Hark ye yet again--the little lower layer. All visible objects, man, +are but as pasteboard masks. But in each event--in the living act, the +undoubted deed--there, some unknown but still reasoning thing puts forth +the mouldings of its features from behind the unreasoning mask. If man +will strike, strike through the mask! How can the prisoner reach outside +except by thrusting through the wall? To me, the white whale is that +wall, shoved near to me. Sometimes I think there's naught beyond. But +'tis enough. He tasks me; he heaps me; I see in him outrageous strength, +with an inscrutable malice sinewing it. That inscrutable thing is +chiefly what I hate; and be the white whale agent, or be the white whale +principal, I will wreak that hate upon him. Talk not to me of blasphemy, +man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me. For could the sun do that, +then could I do the other; since there is ever a sort of fair play +herein, jealousy presiding over all creations. But not my master, man, +is even that fair play. Who's over me? Truth hath no confines. Take off +thine eye! more intolerable than fiends' glarings is a doltish +stare! So, so; thou reddenest and palest; my heat has melted thee to +anger-glow. But look ye, Starbuck, what is said in heat, that thing +unsays itself. There are men from whom warm words are small indignity. I +meant not to incense thee. Let it go. Look! see yonder Turkish cheeks of +spotted tawn--living, breathing pictures painted by the sun. The Pagan +leopards--the unrecking and unworshipping things, that live; and seek, +and give no reasons for the torrid life they feel! The crew, man, the +crew! Are they not one and all with Ahab, in this matter of the whale? +See Stubb! he laughs! See yonder Chilian! he snorts to think of it. +Stand up amid the general hurricane, thy one tost sapling cannot, +Starbuck! And what is it? Reckon it. 'Tis but to help strike a fin; no +wondrous feat for Starbuck. What is it more? From this one poor hunt, +then, the best lance out of all Nantucket, surely he will not hang back, +when every foremast-hand has clutched a whetstone? Ah! constrainings +seize thee; I see! the billow lifts thee! Speak, but speak!--Aye, aye! +thy silence, then, THAT voices thee. (ASIDE) Something shot from my +dilated nostrils, he has inhaled it in his lungs. Starbuck now is mine; +cannot oppose me now, without rebellion." + +"God keep me!--keep us all!" murmured Starbuck, lowly. + +But in his joy at the enchanted, tacit acquiescence of the mate, Ahab +did not hear his foreboding invocation; nor yet the low laugh from the +hold; nor yet the presaging vibrations of the winds in the cordage; +nor yet the hollow flap of the sails against the masts, as for a moment +their hearts sank in. For again Starbuck's downcast eyes lighted up with +the stubbornness of life; the subterranean laugh died away; the winds +blew on; the sails filled out; the ship heaved and rolled as before. Ah, +ye admonitions and warnings! why stay ye not when ye come? But +rather are ye predictions than warnings, ye shadows! Yet not so much +predictions from without, as verifications of the foregoing things +within. For with little external to constrain us, the innermost +necessities in our being, these still drive us on. + +"The measure! the measure!" cried Ahab. + +Receiving the brimming pewter, and turning to the harpooneers, he +ordered them to produce their weapons. Then ranging them before him near +the capstan, with their harpoons in their hands, while his three mates +stood at his side with their lances, and the rest of the ship's company +formed a circle round the group; he stood for an instant searchingly +eyeing every man of his crew. But those wild eyes met his, as the +bloodshot eyes of the prairie wolves meet the eye of their leader, ere +he rushes on at their head in the trail of the bison; but, alas! only to +fall into the hidden snare of the Indian. + +"Drink and pass!" he cried, handing the heavy charged flagon to the +nearest seaman. "The crew alone now drink. Round with it, round! Short +draughts--long swallows, men; 'tis hot as Satan's hoof. So, so; it +goes round excellently. It spiralizes in ye; forks out at the +serpent-snapping eye. Well done; almost drained. That way it went, this +way it comes. Hand it me--here's a hollow! Men, ye seem the years; so +brimming life is gulped and gone. Steward, refill! + +"Attend now, my braves. I have mustered ye all round this capstan; and +ye mates, flank me with your lances; and ye harpooneers, stand there +with your irons; and ye, stout mariners, ring me in, that I may in some +sort revive a noble custom of my fisherman fathers before me. O men, you +will yet see that--Ha! boy, come back? bad pennies come not sooner. Hand +it me. Why, now, this pewter had run brimming again, were't not thou St. +Vitus' imp--away, thou ague! + +"Advance, ye mates! Cross your lances full before me. Well done! Let +me touch the axis." So saying, with extended arm, he grasped the +three level, radiating lances at their crossed centre; while so doing, +suddenly and nervously twitched them; meanwhile, glancing intently from +Starbuck to Stubb; from Stubb to Flask. It seemed as though, by some +nameless, interior volition, he would fain have shocked into them the +same fiery emotion accumulated within the Leyden jar of his own magnetic +life. The three mates quailed before his strong, sustained, and mystic +aspect. Stubb and Flask looked sideways from him; the honest eye of +Starbuck fell downright. + +"In vain!" cried Ahab; "but, maybe, 'tis well. For did ye three but +once take the full-forced shock, then mine own electric thing, THAT had +perhaps expired from out me. Perchance, too, it would have dropped ye +dead. Perchance ye need it not. Down lances! And now, ye mates, I do +appoint ye three cupbearers to my three pagan kinsmen there--yon three +most honourable gentlemen and noblemen, my valiant harpooneers. Disdain +the task? What, when the great Pope washes the feet of beggars, using +his tiara for ewer? Oh, my sweet cardinals! your own condescension, THAT +shall bend ye to it. I do not order ye; ye will it. Cut your seizings +and draw the poles, ye harpooneers!" + +Silently obeying the order, the three harpooneers now stood with the +detached iron part of their harpoons, some three feet long, held, barbs +up, before him. + +"Stab me not with that keen steel! Cant them; cant them over! know ye +not the goblet end? Turn up the socket! So, so; now, ye cup-bearers, +advance. The irons! take them; hold them while I fill!" Forthwith, +slowly going from one officer to the other, he brimmed the harpoon +sockets with the fiery waters from the pewter. + +"Now, three to three, ye stand. Commend the murderous chalices! Bestow +them, ye who are now made parties to this indissoluble league. Ha! +Starbuck! but the deed is done! Yon ratifying sun now waits to sit upon +it. Drink, ye harpooneers! drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful +whaleboat's bow--Death to Moby Dick! God hunt us all, if we do not hunt +Moby Dick to his death!" The long, barbed steel goblets were lifted; +and to cries and maledictions against the white whale, the spirits were +simultaneously quaffed down with a hiss. Starbuck paled, and turned, and +shivered. Once more, and finally, the replenished pewter went the rounds +among the frantic crew; when, waving his free hand to them, they all +dispersed; and Ahab retired within his cabin. + + + +CHAPTER 37. Sunset. + + +THE CABIN; BY THE STERN WINDOWS; AHAB SITTING ALONE, AND GAZING OUT. + + +I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where'er I +sail. The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; +but first I pass. + +Yonder, by ever-brimming goblet's rim, the warm waves blush like wine. +The gold brow plumbs the blue. The diver sun--slow dived from noon--goes +down; my soul mounts up! she wearies with her endless hill. Is, then, +the crown too heavy that I wear? this Iron Crown of Lombardy. Yet is +it bright with many a gem; I the wearer, see not its far flashings; but +darkly feel that I wear that, that dazzlingly confounds. 'Tis iron--that +I know--not gold. 'Tis split, too--that I feel; the jagged edge galls +me so, my brain seems to beat against the solid metal; aye, steel skull, +mine; the sort that needs no helmet in the most brain-battering fight! + +Dry heat upon my brow? Oh! time was, when as the sunrise nobly spurred +me, so the sunset soothed. No more. This lovely light, it lights not me; +all loveliness is anguish to me, since I can ne'er enjoy. Gifted with +the high perception, I lack the low, enjoying power; damned, most subtly +and most malignantly! damned in the midst of Paradise! Good night--good +night! (WAVING HIS HAND, HE MOVES FROM THE WINDOW.) + +'Twas not so hard a task. I thought to find one stubborn, at the least; +but my one cogged circle fits into all their various wheels, and they +revolve. Or, if you will, like so many ant-hills of powder, they all +stand before me; and I their match. Oh, hard! that to fire others, the +match itself must needs be wasting! What I've dared, I've willed; and +what I've willed, I'll do! They think me mad--Starbuck does; but I'm +demoniac, I am madness maddened! That wild madness that's only calm +to comprehend itself! The prophecy was that I should be dismembered; +and--Aye! I lost this leg. I now prophesy that I will dismember my +dismemberer. Now, then, be the prophet and the fulfiller one. That's +more than ye, ye great gods, ever were. I laugh and hoot at ye, ye +cricket-players, ye pugilists, ye deaf Burkes and blinded Bendigoes! +I will not say as schoolboys do to bullies--Take some one of your own +size; don't pommel ME! No, ye've knocked me down, and I am up again; but +YE have run and hidden. Come forth from behind your cotton bags! I have +no long gun to reach ye. Come, Ahab's compliments to ye; come and see +if ye can swerve me. Swerve me? ye cannot swerve me, else ye swerve +yourselves! man has ye there. Swerve me? The path to my fixed purpose is +laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run. Over unsounded +gorges, through the rifled hearts of mountains, under torrents' beds, +unerringly I rush! Naught's an obstacle, naught's an angle to the iron +way! + + + +CHAPTER 38. Dusk. + + +BY THE MAINMAST; STARBUCK LEANING AGAINST IT. + + +My soul is more than matched; she's overmanned; and by a madman! +Insufferable sting, that sanity should ground arms on such a field! But +he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me! I think I see +his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it. Will I, nill I, +the ineffable thing has tied me to him; tows me with a cable I have no +knife to cut. Horrible old man! Who's over him, he cries;--aye, he would +be a democrat to all above; look, how he lords it over all below! Oh! I +plainly see my miserable office,--to obey, rebelling; and worse yet, +to hate with touch of pity! For in his eyes I read some lurid woe would +shrivel me up, had I it. Yet is there hope. Time and tide flow wide. +The hated whale has the round watery world to swim in, as the small +gold-fish has its glassy globe. His heaven-insulting purpose, God may +wedge aside. I would up heart, were it not like lead. But my whole +clock's run down; my heart the all-controlling weight, I have no key to +lift again. + + +[A BURST OF REVELRY FROM THE FORECASTLE.] + + +Oh, God! to sail with such a heathen crew that have small touch of human +mothers in them! Whelped somewhere by the sharkish sea. The white whale +is their demigorgon. Hark! the infernal orgies! that revelry is forward! +mark the unfaltering silence aft! Methinks it pictures life. Foremost +through the sparkling sea shoots on the gay, embattled, bantering +bow, but only to drag dark Ahab after it, where he broods within his +sternward cabin, builded over the dead water of the wake, and further +on, hunted by its wolfish gurglings. The long howl thrills me through! +Peace! ye revellers, and set the watch! Oh, life! 'tis in an hour like +this, with soul beat down and held to knowledge,--as wild, untutored +things are forced to feed--Oh, life! 'tis now that I do feel the latent +horror in thee! but 'tis not me! that horror's out of me! and with the +soft feeling of the human in me, yet will I try to fight ye, ye grim, +phantom futures! Stand by me, hold me, bind me, O ye blessed influences! + + + +CHAPTER 39. First Night Watch. + +Fore-Top. + +(STUBB SOLUS, AND MENDING A BRACE.) + + +Ha! ha! ha! ha! hem! clear my throat!--I've been thinking over it +ever since, and that ha, ha's the final consequence. Why so? Because a +laugh's the wisest, easiest answer to all that's queer; and come what +will, one comfort's always left--that unfailing comfort is, it's all +predestinated. I heard not all his talk with Starbuck; but to my poor +eye Starbuck then looked something as I the other evening felt. Be sure +the old Mogul has fixed him, too. I twigged it, knew it; had had the +gift, might readily have prophesied it--for when I clapped my eye upon +his skull I saw it. Well, Stubb, WISE Stubb--that's my title--well, +Stubb, what of it, Stubb? Here's a carcase. I know not all that may be +coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing. Such a waggish +leering as lurks in all your horribles! I feel funny. Fa, la! lirra, +skirra! What's my juicy little pear at home doing now? Crying its eyes +out?--Giving a party to the last arrived harpooneers, I dare say, gay as +a frigate's pennant, and so am I--fa, la! lirra, skirra! Oh-- + +We'll drink to-night with hearts as light, To love, as gay and fleeting +As bubbles that swim, on the beaker's brim, And break on the lips while +meeting. + + +A brave stave that--who calls? Mr. Starbuck? Aye, aye, sir--(ASIDE) he's +my superior, he has his too, if I'm not mistaken.--Aye, aye, sir, just +through with this job--coming. + + + +CHAPTER 40. Midnight, Forecastle. + +HARPOONEERS AND SAILORS. + +(FORESAIL RISES AND DISCOVERS THE WATCH STANDING, LOUNGING, LEANING, AND +LYING IN VARIOUS ATTITUDES, ALL SINGING IN CHORUS.) + + Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish ladies! + Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain! + Our captain's commanded.-- + +1ST NANTUCKET SAILOR. Oh, boys, don't be sentimental; it's bad for the +digestion! Take a tonic, follow me! (SINGS, AND ALL FOLLOW) + + Our captain stood upon the deck, + A spy-glass in his hand, + A viewing of those gallant whales + That blew at every strand. + Oh, your tubs in your boats, my boys, + And by your braces stand, + And we'll have one of those fine whales, + Hand, boys, over hand! + So, be cheery, my lads! may your hearts never fail! + While the bold harpooner is striking the whale! + +MATE'S VOICE FROM THE QUARTER-DECK. Eight bells there, forward! + +2ND NANTUCKET SAILOR. Avast the chorus! Eight bells there! d'ye hear, +bell-boy? Strike the bell eight, thou Pip! thou blackling! and let me +call the watch. I've the sort of mouth for that--the hogshead mouth. +So, so, (THRUSTS HIS HEAD DOWN THE SCUTTLE,) Star-bo-l-e-e-n-s, a-h-o-y! +Eight bells there below! Tumble up! + +DUTCH SAILOR. Grand snoozing to-night, maty; fat night for that. I +mark this in our old Mogul's wine; it's quite as deadening to some as +filliping to others. We sing; they sleep--aye, lie down there, like +ground-tier butts. At 'em again! There, take this copper-pump, and hail +'em through it. Tell 'em to avast dreaming of their lasses. Tell 'em +it's the resurrection; they must kiss their last, and come to judgment. +That's the way--THAT'S it; thy throat ain't spoiled with eating +Amsterdam butter. + +FRENCH SAILOR. Hist, boys! let's have a jig or two before we ride to +anchor in Blanket Bay. What say ye? There comes the other watch. Stand +by all legs! Pip! little Pip! hurrah with your tambourine! + +PIP. (SULKY AND SLEEPY) Don't know where it is. + +FRENCH SAILOR. Beat thy belly, then, and wag thy ears. Jig it, men, +I say; merry's the word; hurrah! Damn me, won't you dance? Form, now, +Indian-file, and gallop into the double-shuffle? Throw yourselves! Legs! +legs! + +ICELAND SAILOR. I don't like your floor, maty; it's too springy to my +taste. I'm used to ice-floors. I'm sorry to throw cold water on the +subject; but excuse me. + +MALTESE SAILOR. Me too; where's your girls? Who but a fool would take +his left hand by his right, and say to himself, how d'ye do? Partners! I +must have partners! + +SICILIAN SAILOR. Aye; girls and a green!--then I'll hop with ye; yea, +turn grasshopper! + +LONG-ISLAND SAILOR. Well, well, ye sulkies, there's plenty more of us. +Hoe corn when you may, say I. All legs go to harvest soon. Ah! here +comes the music; now for it! + +AZORE SAILOR. (ASCENDING, AND PITCHING THE TAMBOURINE UP THE SCUTTLE.) +Here you are, Pip; and there's the windlass-bitts; up you mount! Now, +boys! (THE HALF OF THEM DANCE TO THE TAMBOURINE; SOME GO BELOW; SOME +SLEEP OR LIE AMONG THE COILS OF RIGGING. OATHS A-PLENTY.) + +AZORE SAILOR. (DANCING) Go it, Pip! Bang it, bell-boy! Rig it, dig it, +stig it, quig it, bell-boy! Make fire-flies; break the jinglers! + +PIP. Jinglers, you say?--there goes another, dropped off; I pound it so. + +CHINA SAILOR. Rattle thy teeth, then, and pound away; make a pagoda of +thyself. + + +FRENCH SAILOR. Merry-mad! Hold up thy hoop, Pip, till I jump through it! +Split jibs! tear yourselves! + +TASHTEGO. (QUIETLY SMOKING) That's a white man; he calls that fun: +humph! I save my sweat. + +OLD MANX SAILOR. I wonder whether those jolly lads bethink them of what +they are dancing over. I'll dance over your grave, I will--that's +the bitterest threat of your night-women, that beat head-winds round +corners. O Christ! to think of the green navies and the green-skulled +crews! Well, well; belike the whole world's a ball, as you scholars have +it; and so 'tis right to make one ballroom of it. Dance on, lads, you're +young; I was once. + +3D NANTUCKET SAILOR. Spell oh!--whew! this is worse than pulling after +whales in a calm--give us a whiff, Tash. + +(THEY CEASE DANCING, AND GATHER IN CLUSTERS. MEANTIME THE SKY +DARKENS--THE WIND RISES.) + +LASCAR SAILOR. By Brahma! boys, it'll be douse sail soon. The sky-born, +high-tide Ganges turned to wind! Thou showest thy black brow, Seeva! + +MALTESE SAILOR. (RECLINING AND SHAKING HIS CAP.) It's the waves--the +snow's caps turn to jig it now. They'll shake their tassels soon. Now +would all the waves were women, then I'd go drown, and chassee with them +evermore! There's naught so sweet on earth--heaven may not match +it!--as those swift glances of warm, wild bosoms in the dance, when the +over-arboring arms hide such ripe, bursting grapes. + +SICILIAN SAILOR. (RECLINING.) Tell me not of it! Hark ye, lad--fleet +interlacings of the limbs--lithe swayings--coyings--flutterings! lip! +heart! hip! all graze: unceasing touch and go! not taste, observe ye, +else come satiety. Eh, Pagan? (NUDGING.) + +TAHITAN SAILOR. (RECLINING ON A MAT.) Hail, holy nakedness of our +dancing girls!--the Heeva-Heeva! Ah! low veiled, high palmed Tahiti! I +still rest me on thy mat, but the soft soil has slid! I saw thee woven +in the wood, my mat! green the first day I brought ye thence; now worn +and wilted quite. Ah me!--not thou nor I can bear the change! How +then, if so be transplanted to yon sky? Hear I the roaring streams from +Pirohitee's peak of spears, when they leap down the crags and drown the +villages?--The blast! the blast! Up, spine, and meet it! (LEAPS TO HIS +FEET.) + +PORTUGUESE SAILOR. How the sea rolls swashing 'gainst the side! Stand +by for reefing, hearties! the winds are just crossing swords, pell-mell +they'll go lunging presently. + +DANISH SAILOR. Crack, crack, old ship! so long as thou crackest, thou +holdest! Well done! The mate there holds ye to it stiffly. He's no more +afraid than the isle fort at Cattegat, put there to fight the Baltic +with storm-lashed guns, on which the sea-salt cakes! + +4TH NANTUCKET SAILOR. He has his orders, mind ye that. I heard old +Ahab tell him he must always kill a squall, something as they burst a +waterspout with a pistol--fire your ship right into it! + +ENGLISH SAILOR. Blood! but that old man's a grand old cove! We are the +lads to hunt him up his whale! + +ALL. Aye! aye! + +OLD MANX SAILOR. How the three pines shake! Pines are the hardest sort +of tree to live when shifted to any other soil, and here there's none +but the crew's cursed clay. Steady, helmsman! steady. This is the sort +of weather when brave hearts snap ashore, and keeled hulls split at sea. +Our captain has his birthmark; look yonder, boys, there's another in the +sky--lurid-like, ye see, all else pitch black. + +DAGGOO. What of that? Who's afraid of black's afraid of me! I'm quarried +out of it! + +SPANISH SAILOR. (ASIDE.) He wants to bully, ah!--the old grudge makes +me touchy (ADVANCING.) Aye, harpooneer, thy race is the undeniable dark +side of mankind--devilish dark at that. No offence. + +DAGGOO (GRIMLY). None. + +ST. JAGO'S SAILOR. That Spaniard's mad or drunk. But that can't be, or +else in his one case our old Mogul's fire-waters are somewhat long in +working. + +5TH NANTUCKET SAILOR. What's that I saw--lightning? Yes. + +SPANISH SAILOR. No; Daggoo showing his teeth. + +DAGGOO (SPRINGING). Swallow thine, mannikin! White skin, white liver! + +SPANISH SAILOR (MEETING HIM). Knife thee heartily! big frame, small +spirit! + +ALL. A row! a row! a row! + +TASHTEGO (WITH A WHIFF). A row a'low, and a row aloft--Gods and +men--both brawlers! Humph! + +BELFAST SAILOR. A row! arrah a row! The Virgin be blessed, a row! Plunge +in with ye! + +ENGLISH SAILOR. Fair play! Snatch the Spaniard's knife! A ring, a ring! + +OLD MANX SAILOR. Ready formed. There! the ringed horizon. In that ring +Cain struck Abel. Sweet work, right work! No? Why then, God, mad'st thou +the ring? + +MATE'S VOICE FROM THE QUARTER-DECK. Hands by the halyards! in +top-gallant sails! Stand by to reef topsails! + +ALL. The squall! the squall! jump, my jollies! (THEY SCATTER.) + + +PIP (SHRINKING UNDER THE WINDLASS). Jollies? Lord help such jollies! +Crish, crash! there goes the jib-stay! Blang-whang! God! Duck lower, +Pip, here comes the royal yard! It's worse than being in the whirled +woods, the last day of the year! Who'd go climbing after chestnuts now? +But there they go, all cursing, and here I don't. Fine prospects to 'em; +they're on the road to heaven. Hold on hard! Jimmini, what a squall! +But those chaps there are worse yet--they are your white squalls, they. +White squalls? white whale, shirr! shirr! Here have I heard all their +chat just now, and the white whale--shirr! shirr!--but spoken of +once! and only this evening--it makes me jingle all over like my +tambourine--that anaconda of an old man swore 'em in to hunt him! Oh, +thou big white God aloft there somewhere in yon darkness, have mercy on +this small black boy down here; preserve him from all men that have no +bowels to feel fear! + + + +CHAPTER 41. Moby Dick. + + +I, Ishmael, was one of that crew; my shouts had gone up with the rest; +my oath had been welded with theirs; and stronger I shouted, and more +did I hammer and clinch my oath, because of the dread in my soul. A +wild, mystical, sympathetical feeling was in me; Ahab's quenchless feud +seemed mine. With greedy ears I learned the history of that murderous +monster against whom I and all the others had taken our oaths of +violence and revenge. + +For some time past, though at intervals only, the unaccompanied, +secluded White Whale had haunted those uncivilized seas mostly +frequented by the Sperm Whale fishermen. But not all of them knew of his +existence; only a few of them, comparatively, had knowingly seen him; +while the number who as yet had actually and knowingly given battle to +him, was small indeed. For, owing to the large number of whale-cruisers; +the disorderly way they were sprinkled over the entire watery +circumference, many of them adventurously pushing their quest along +solitary latitudes, so as seldom or never for a whole twelvemonth or +more on a stretch, to encounter a single news-telling sail of any sort; +the inordinate length of each separate voyage; the irregularity of the +times of sailing from home; all these, with other circumstances, direct +and indirect, long obstructed the spread through the whole world-wide +whaling-fleet of the special individualizing tidings concerning Moby +Dick. It was hardly to be doubted, that several vessels reported to have +encountered, at such or such a time, or on such or such a meridian, +a Sperm Whale of uncommon magnitude and malignity, which whale, after +doing great mischief to his assailants, had completely escaped them; to +some minds it was not an unfair presumption, I say, that the whale in +question must have been no other than Moby Dick. Yet as of late the +Sperm Whale fishery had been marked by various and not unfrequent +instances of great ferocity, cunning, and malice in the monster +attacked; therefore it was, that those who by accident ignorantly gave +battle to Moby Dick; such hunters, perhaps, for the most part, were +content to ascribe the peculiar terror he bred, more, as it were, to +the perils of the Sperm Whale fishery at large, than to the individual +cause. In that way, mostly, the disastrous encounter between Ahab and +the whale had hitherto been popularly regarded. + +And as for those who, previously hearing of the White Whale, by chance +caught sight of him; in the beginning of the thing they had every one of +them, almost, as boldly and fearlessly lowered for him, as for any other +whale of that species. But at length, such calamities did ensue in these +assaults--not restricted to sprained wrists and ankles, broken limbs, or +devouring amputations--but fatal to the last degree of fatality; those +repeated disastrous repulses, all accumulating and piling their terrors +upon Moby Dick; those things had gone far to shake the fortitude of many +brave hunters, to whom the story of the White Whale had eventually come. + +Nor did wild rumors of all sorts fail to exaggerate, and still the more +horrify the true histories of these deadly encounters. For not only do +fabulous rumors naturally grow out of the very body of all surprising +terrible events,--as the smitten tree gives birth to its fungi; but, in +maritime life, far more than in that of terra firma, wild rumors abound, +wherever there is any adequate reality for them to cling to. And as the +sea surpasses the land in this matter, so the whale fishery surpasses +every other sort of maritime life, in the wonderfulness and fearfulness +of the rumors which sometimes circulate there. For not only are whalemen +as a body unexempt from that ignorance and superstitiousness hereditary +to all sailors; but of all sailors, they are by all odds the most +directly brought into contact with whatever is appallingly astonishing +in the sea; face to face they not only eye its greatest marvels, but, +hand to jaw, give battle to them. Alone, in such remotest waters, that +though you sailed a thousand miles, and passed a thousand shores, you +would not come to any chiseled hearth-stone, or aught hospitable beneath +that part of the sun; in such latitudes and longitudes, pursuing too +such a calling as he does, the whaleman is wrapped by influences all +tending to make his fancy pregnant with many a mighty birth. + +No wonder, then, that ever gathering volume from the mere transit over +the widest watery spaces, the outblown rumors of the White Whale did +in the end incorporate with themselves all manner of morbid hints, +and half-formed foetal suggestions of supernatural agencies, which +eventually invested Moby Dick with new terrors unborrowed from anything +that visibly appears. So that in many cases such a panic did he finally +strike, that few who by those rumors, at least, had heard of the White +Whale, few of those hunters were willing to encounter the perils of his +jaw. + +But there were still other and more vital practical influences at work. +Not even at the present day has the original prestige of the Sperm +Whale, as fearfully distinguished from all other species of the +leviathan, died out of the minds of the whalemen as a body. There are +those this day among them, who, though intelligent and courageous +enough in offering battle to the Greenland or Right whale, would +perhaps--either from professional inexperience, or incompetency, or +timidity, decline a contest with the Sperm Whale; at any rate, there are +plenty of whalemen, especially among those whaling nations not sailing +under the American flag, who have never hostilely encountered the Sperm +Whale, but whose sole knowledge of the leviathan is restricted to +the ignoble monster primitively pursued in the North; seated on their +hatches, these men will hearken with a childish fireside interest +and awe, to the wild, strange tales of Southern whaling. Nor is the +pre-eminent tremendousness of the great Sperm Whale anywhere more +feelingly comprehended, than on board of those prows which stem him. + +And as if the now tested reality of his might had in former +legendary times thrown its shadow before it; we find some book +naturalists--Olassen and Povelson--declaring the Sperm Whale not only to +be a consternation to every other creature in the sea, but also to be so +incredibly ferocious as continually to be athirst for human blood. Nor +even down to so late a time as Cuvier's, were these or almost similar +impressions effaced. For in his Natural History, the Baron himself +affirms that at sight of the Sperm Whale, all fish (sharks included) are +"struck with the most lively terrors," and "often in the precipitancy of +their flight dash themselves against the rocks with such violence as to +cause instantaneous death." And however the general experiences in the +fishery may amend such reports as these; yet in their full terribleness, +even to the bloodthirsty item of Povelson, the superstitious belief in +them is, in some vicissitudes of their vocation, revived in the minds of +the hunters. + +So that overawed by the rumors and portents concerning him, not a few of +the fishermen recalled, in reference to Moby Dick, the earlier days +of the Sperm Whale fishery, when it was oftentimes hard to induce long +practised Right whalemen to embark in the perils of this new and daring +warfare; such men protesting that although other leviathans might be +hopefully pursued, yet to chase and point lance at such an apparition +as the Sperm Whale was not for mortal man. That to attempt it, would +be inevitably to be torn into a quick eternity. On this head, there are +some remarkable documents that may be consulted. + +Nevertheless, some there were, who even in the face of these things +were ready to give chase to Moby Dick; and a still greater number who, +chancing only to hear of him distantly and vaguely, without the +specific details of any certain calamity, and without superstitious +accompaniments, were sufficiently hardy not to flee from the battle if +offered. + +One of the wild suggestions referred to, as at last coming to be linked +with the White Whale in the minds of the superstitiously inclined, +was the unearthly conceit that Moby Dick was ubiquitous; that he had +actually been encountered in opposite latitudes at one and the same +instant of time. + +Nor, credulous as such minds must have been, was this conceit altogether +without some faint show of superstitious probability. For as the secrets +of the currents in the seas have never yet been divulged, even to +the most erudite research; so the hidden ways of the Sperm Whale +when beneath the surface remain, in great part, unaccountable to his +pursuers; and from time to time have originated the most curious and +contradictory speculations regarding them, especially concerning the +mystic modes whereby, after sounding to a great depth, he transports +himself with such vast swiftness to the most widely distant points. + +It is a thing well known to both American and English whale-ships, and +as well a thing placed upon authoritative record years ago by Scoresby, +that some whales have been captured far north in the Pacific, in whose +bodies have been found the barbs of harpoons darted in the Greenland +seas. Nor is it to be gainsaid, that in some of these instances it has +been declared that the interval of time between the two assaults could +not have exceeded very many days. Hence, by inference, it has been +believed by some whalemen, that the Nor' West Passage, so long a problem +to man, was never a problem to the whale. So that here, in the real +living experience of living men, the prodigies related in old times of +the inland Strello mountain in Portugal (near whose top there was said +to be a lake in which the wrecks of ships floated up to the surface); +and that still more wonderful story of the Arethusa fountain near +Syracuse (whose waters were believed to have come from the Holy Land +by an underground passage); these fabulous narrations are almost fully +equalled by the realities of the whalemen. + +Forced into familiarity, then, with such prodigies as these; and knowing +that after repeated, intrepid assaults, the White Whale had escaped +alive; it cannot be much matter of surprise that some whalemen should +go still further in their superstitions; declaring Moby Dick not only +ubiquitous, but immortal (for immortality is but ubiquity in time); that +though groves of spears should be planted in his flanks, he would still +swim away unharmed; or if indeed he should ever be made to spout thick +blood, such a sight would be but a ghastly deception; for again in +unensanguined billows hundreds of leagues away, his unsullied jet would +once more be seen. + +But even stripped of these supernatural surmisings, there was enough in +the earthly make and incontestable character of the monster to strike +the imagination with unwonted power. For, it was not so much his +uncommon bulk that so much distinguished him from other sperm whales, +but, as was elsewhere thrown out--a peculiar snow-white wrinkled +forehead, and a high, pyramidical white hump. These were his prominent +features; the tokens whereby, even in the limitless, uncharted seas, he +revealed his identity, at a long distance, to those who knew him. + +The rest of his body was so streaked, and spotted, and marbled with +the same shrouded hue, that, in the end, he had gained his distinctive +appellation of the White Whale; a name, indeed, literally justified by +his vivid aspect, when seen gliding at high noon through a dark blue +sea, leaving a milky-way wake of creamy foam, all spangled with golden +gleamings. + +Nor was it his unwonted magnitude, nor his remarkable hue, nor yet his +deformed lower jaw, that so much invested the whale with natural terror, +as that unexampled, intelligent malignity which, according to specific +accounts, he had over and over again evinced in his assaults. More than +all, his treacherous retreats struck more of dismay than perhaps aught +else. For, when swimming before his exulting pursuers, with every +apparent symptom of alarm, he had several times been known to turn +round suddenly, and, bearing down upon them, either stave their boats to +splinters, or drive them back in consternation to their ship. + +Already several fatalities had attended his chase. But though similar +disasters, however little bruited ashore, were by no means unusual +in the fishery; yet, in most instances, such seemed the White Whale's +infernal aforethought of ferocity, that every dismembering or death +that he caused, was not wholly regarded as having been inflicted by an +unintelligent agent. + +Judge, then, to what pitches of inflamed, distracted fury the minds of +his more desperate hunters were impelled, when amid the chips of chewed +boats, and the sinking limbs of torn comrades, they swam out of the +white curds of the whale's direful wrath into the serene, exasperating +sunlight, that smiled on, as if at a birth or a bridal. + +His three boats stove around him, and oars and men both whirling in the +eddies; one captain, seizing the line-knife from his broken prow, had +dashed at the whale, as an Arkansas duellist at his foe, blindly seeking +with a six inch blade to reach the fathom-deep life of the whale. +That captain was Ahab. And then it was, that suddenly sweeping his +sickle-shaped lower jaw beneath him, Moby Dick had reaped away Ahab's +leg, as a mower a blade of grass in the field. No turbaned Turk, no +hired Venetian or Malay, could have smote him with more seeming malice. +Small reason was there to doubt, then, that ever since that almost fatal +encounter, Ahab had cherished a wild vindictiveness against the whale, +all the more fell for that in his frantic morbidness he at last came +to identify with him, not only all his bodily woes, but all his +intellectual and spiritual exasperations. The White Whale swam before +him as the monomaniac incarnation of all those malicious agencies which +some deep men feel eating in them, till they are left living on with +half a heart and half a lung. That intangible malignity which has been +from the beginning; to whose dominion even the modern Christians ascribe +one-half of the worlds; which the ancient Ophites of the east reverenced +in their statue devil;--Ahab did not fall down and worship it like them; +but deliriously transferring its idea to the abhorred white whale, he +pitted himself, all mutilated, against it. All that most maddens and +torments; all that stirs up the lees of things; all truth with malice +in it; all that cracks the sinews and cakes the brain; all the subtle +demonisms of life and thought; all evil, to crazy Ahab, were visibly +personified, and made practically assailable in Moby Dick. He piled upon +the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt +by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a +mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it. + +It is not probable that this monomania in him took its instant rise at +the precise time of his bodily dismemberment. Then, in darting at the +monster, knife in hand, he had but given loose to a sudden, passionate, +corporal animosity; and when he received the stroke that tore him, he +probably but felt the agonizing bodily laceration, but nothing more. +Yet, when by this collision forced to turn towards home, and for long +months of days and weeks, Ahab and anguish lay stretched together in one +hammock, rounding in mid winter that dreary, howling Patagonian Cape; +then it was, that his torn body and gashed soul bled into one another; +and so interfusing, made him mad. That it was only then, on the homeward +voyage, after the encounter, that the final monomania seized him, seems +all but certain from the fact that, at intervals during the passage, +he was a raving lunatic; and, though unlimbed of a leg, yet such vital +strength yet lurked in his Egyptian chest, and was moreover intensified +by his delirium, that his mates were forced to lace him fast, even +there, as he sailed, raving in his hammock. In a strait-jacket, he swung +to the mad rockings of the gales. And, when running into more sufferable +latitudes, the ship, with mild stun'sails spread, floated across the +tranquil tropics, and, to all appearances, the old man's delirium seemed +left behind him with the Cape Horn swells, and he came forth from his +dark den into the blessed light and air; even then, when he bore that +firm, collected front, however pale, and issued his calm orders once +again; and his mates thanked God the direful madness was now gone; even +then, Ahab, in his hidden self, raved on. Human madness is oftentimes a +cunning and most feline thing. When you think it fled, it may have but +become transfigured into some still subtler form. Ahab's full lunacy +subsided not, but deepeningly contracted; like the unabated Hudson, +when that noble Northman flows narrowly, but unfathomably through the +Highland gorge. But, as in his narrow-flowing monomania, not one jot of +Ahab's broad madness had been left behind; so in that broad madness, not +one jot of his great natural intellect had perished. That before living +agent, now became the living instrument. If such a furious trope may +stand, his special lunacy stormed his general sanity, and carried it, +and turned all its concentred cannon upon its own mad mark; so that far +from having lost his strength, Ahab, to that one end, did now possess a +thousand fold more potency than ever he had sanely brought to bear upon +any one reasonable object. + +This is much; yet Ahab's larger, darker, deeper part remains unhinted. +But vain to popularize profundities, and all truth is profound. Winding +far down from within the very heart of this spiked Hotel de Cluny where +we here stand--however grand and wonderful, now quit it;--and take your +way, ye nobler, sadder souls, to those vast Roman halls of Thermes; +where far beneath the fantastic towers of man's upper earth, his root +of grandeur, his whole awful essence sits in bearded state; an antique +buried beneath antiquities, and throned on torsoes! So with a broken +throne, the great gods mock that captive king; so like a Caryatid, he +patient sits, upholding on his frozen brow the piled entablatures of +ages. Wind ye down there, ye prouder, sadder souls! question that proud, +sad king! A family likeness! aye, he did beget ye, ye young exiled +royalties; and from your grim sire only will the old State-secret come. + +Now, in his heart, Ahab had some glimpse of this, namely: all my means +are sane, my motive and my object mad. Yet without power to kill, or +change, or shun the fact; he likewise knew that to mankind he did long +dissemble; in some sort, did still. But that thing of his dissembling +was only subject to his perceptibility, not to his will determinate. +Nevertheless, so well did he succeed in that dissembling, that when +with ivory leg he stepped ashore at last, no Nantucketer thought him +otherwise than but naturally grieved, and that to the quick, with the +terrible casualty which had overtaken him. + +The report of his undeniable delirium at sea was likewise popularly +ascribed to a kindred cause. And so too, all the added moodiness which +always afterwards, to the very day of sailing in the Pequod on the +present voyage, sat brooding on his brow. Nor is it so very unlikely, +that far from distrusting his fitness for another whaling voyage, on +account of such dark symptoms, the calculating people of that prudent +isle were inclined to harbor the conceit, that for those very reasons he +was all the better qualified and set on edge, for a pursuit so full +of rage and wildness as the bloody hunt of whales. Gnawed within and +scorched without, with the infixed, unrelenting fangs of some incurable +idea; such an one, could he be found, would seem the very man to dart +his iron and lift his lance against the most appalling of all brutes. +Or, if for any reason thought to be corporeally incapacitated for that, +yet such an one would seem superlatively competent to cheer and howl on +his underlings to the attack. But be all this as it may, certain it is, +that with the mad secret of his unabated rage bolted up and keyed in +him, Ahab had purposely sailed upon the present voyage with the one only +and all-engrossing object of hunting the White Whale. Had any one of his +old acquaintances on shore but half dreamed of what was lurking in him +then, how soon would their aghast and righteous souls have wrenched the +ship from such a fiendish man! They were bent on profitable cruises, the +profit to be counted down in dollars from the mint. He was intent on an +audacious, immitigable, and supernatural revenge. + +Here, then, was this grey-headed, ungodly old man, chasing with curses a +Job's whale round the world, at the head of a crew, too, chiefly made +up of mongrel renegades, and castaways, and cannibals--morally enfeebled +also, by the incompetence of mere unaided virtue or right-mindedness in +Starbuck, the invunerable jollity of indifference and recklessness in +Stubb, and the pervading mediocrity in Flask. Such a crew, so officered, +seemed specially picked and packed by some infernal fatality to help him +to his monomaniac revenge. How it was that they so aboundingly responded +to the old man's ire--by what evil magic their souls were possessed, +that at times his hate seemed almost theirs; the White Whale as much +their insufferable foe as his; how all this came to be--what the White +Whale was to them, or how to their unconscious understandings, also, in +some dim, unsuspected way, he might have seemed the gliding great demon +of the seas of life,--all this to explain, would be to dive deeper than +Ishmael can go. The subterranean miner that works in us all, how can one +tell whither leads his shaft by the ever shifting, muffled sound of his +pick? Who does not feel the irresistible arm drag? What skiff in tow +of a seventy-four can stand still? For one, I gave myself up to the +abandonment of the time and the place; but while yet all a-rush to +encounter the whale, could see naught in that brute but the deadliest +ill. + + + +CHAPTER 42. The Whiteness of The Whale. + + +What the white whale was to Ahab, has been hinted; what, at times, he +was to me, as yet remains unsaid. + +Aside from those more obvious considerations touching Moby Dick, which +could not but occasionally awaken in any man's soul some alarm, there +was another thought, or rather vague, nameless horror concerning him, +which at times by its intensity completely overpowered all the rest; and +yet so mystical and well nigh ineffable was it, that I almost despair of +putting it in a comprehensible form. It was the whiteness of the whale +that above all things appalled me. But how can I hope to explain myself +here; and yet, in some dim, random way, explain myself I must, else all +these chapters might be naught. + +Though in many natural objects, whiteness refiningly enhances beauty, as +if imparting some special virtue of its own, as in marbles, japonicas, +and pearls; and though various nations have in some way recognised a +certain royal preeminence in this hue; even the barbaric, grand old +kings of Pegu placing the title "Lord of the White Elephants" above all +their other magniloquent ascriptions of dominion; and the modern kings +of Siam unfurling the same snow-white quadruped in the royal standard; +and the Hanoverian flag bearing the one figure of a snow-white charger; +and the great Austrian Empire, Caesarian, heir to overlording Rome, +having for the imperial colour the same imperial hue; and though this +pre-eminence in it applies to the human race itself, giving the white +man ideal mastership over every dusky tribe; and though, besides, all +this, whiteness has been even made significant of gladness, for among +the Romans a white stone marked a joyful day; and though in other mortal +sympathies and symbolizings, this same hue is made the emblem of many +touching, noble things--the innocence of brides, the benignity of age; +though among the Red Men of America the giving of the white belt +of wampum was the deepest pledge of honour; though in many climes, +whiteness typifies the majesty of Justice in the ermine of the Judge, +and contributes to the daily state of kings and queens drawn by +milk-white steeds; though even in the higher mysteries of the most +august religions it has been made the symbol of the divine spotlessness +and power; by the Persian fire worshippers, the white forked flame being +held the holiest on the altar; and in the Greek mythologies, Great Jove +himself being made incarnate in a snow-white bull; and though to the +noble Iroquois, the midwinter sacrifice of the sacred White Dog was +by far the holiest festival of their theology, that spotless, faithful +creature being held the purest envoy they could send to the Great Spirit +with the annual tidings of their own fidelity; and though directly from +the Latin word for white, all Christian priests derive the name of +one part of their sacred vesture, the alb or tunic, worn beneath the +cassock; and though among the holy pomps of the Romish faith, white is +specially employed in the celebration of the Passion of our Lord; though +in the Vision of St. John, white robes are given to the redeemed, and +the four-and-twenty elders stand clothed in white before the great-white +throne, and the Holy One that sitteth there white like wool; yet for all +these accumulated associations, with whatever is sweet, and honourable, +and sublime, there yet lurks an elusive something in the innermost idea +of this hue, which strikes more of panic to the soul than that redness +which affrights in blood. + +This elusive quality it is, which causes the thought of whiteness, when +divorced from more kindly associations, and coupled with any object +terrible in itself, to heighten that terror to the furthest bounds. +Witness the white bear of the poles, and the white shark of the tropics; +what but their smooth, flaky whiteness makes them the transcendent +horrors they are? That ghastly whiteness it is which imparts such an +abhorrent mildness, even more loathsome than terrific, to the dumb +gloating of their aspect. So that not the fierce-fanged tiger in his +heraldic coat can so stagger courage as the white-shrouded bear or +shark.* + + +*With reference to the Polar bear, it may possibly be urged by him +who would fain go still deeper into this matter, that it is not +the whiteness, separately regarded, which heightens the intolerable +hideousness of that brute; for, analysed, that heightened hideousness, +it might be said, only rises from the circumstance, that the +irresponsible ferociousness of the creature stands invested in the +fleece of celestial innocence and love; and hence, by bringing together +two such opposite emotions in our minds, the Polar bear frightens us +with so unnatural a contrast. But even assuming all this to be true; +yet, were it not for the whiteness, you would not have that intensified +terror. + +As for the white shark, the white gliding ghostliness of repose in that +creature, when beheld in his ordinary moods, strangely tallies with the +same quality in the Polar quadruped. This peculiarity is most vividly +hit by the French in the name they bestow upon that fish. The Romish +mass for the dead begins with "Requiem eternam" (eternal rest), whence +REQUIEM denominating the mass itself, and any other funeral music. Now, +in allusion to the white, silent stillness of death in this shark, and +the mild deadliness of his habits, the French call him REQUIN. + + +Bethink thee of the albatross, whence come those clouds of spiritual +wonderment and pale dread, in which that white phantom sails in all +imaginations? Not Coleridge first threw that spell; but God's great, +unflattering laureate, Nature.* + + +*I remember the first albatross I ever saw. It was during a prolonged +gale, in waters hard upon the Antarctic seas. From my forenoon watch +below, I ascended to the overclouded deck; and there, dashed upon the +main hatches, I saw a regal, feathery thing of unspotted whiteness, and +with a hooked, Roman bill sublime. At intervals, it arched forth +its vast archangel wings, as if to embrace some holy ark. Wondrous +flutterings and throbbings shook it. Though bodily unharmed, it uttered +cries, as some king's ghost in supernatural distress. Through its +inexpressible, strange eyes, methought I peeped to secrets which took +hold of God. As Abraham before the angels, I bowed myself; the white +thing was so white, its wings so wide, and in those for ever exiled +waters, I had lost the miserable warping memories of traditions and of +towns. Long I gazed at that prodigy of plumage. I cannot tell, can only +hint, the things that darted through me then. But at last I awoke; and +turning, asked a sailor what bird was this. A goney, he replied. Goney! +never had heard that name before; is it conceivable that this glorious +thing is utterly unknown to men ashore! never! But some time after, I +learned that goney was some seaman's name for albatross. So that by no +possibility could Coleridge's wild Rhyme have had aught to do with those +mystical impressions which were mine, when I saw that bird upon our +deck. For neither had I then read the Rhyme, nor knew the bird to be +an albatross. Yet, in saying this, I do but indirectly burnish a little +brighter the noble merit of the poem and the poet. + +I assert, then, that in the wondrous bodily whiteness of the bird +chiefly lurks the secret of the spell; a truth the more evinced in this, +that by a solecism of terms there are birds called grey albatrosses; +and these I have frequently seen, but never with such emotions as when I +beheld the Antarctic fowl. + +But how had the mystic thing been caught? Whisper it not, and I will +tell; with a treacherous hook and line, as the fowl floated on the sea. +At last the Captain made a postman of it; tying a lettered, leathern +tally round its neck, with the ship's time and place; and then letting +it escape. But I doubt not, that leathern tally, meant for man, was +taken off in Heaven, when the white fowl flew to join the wing-folding, +the invoking, and adoring cherubim! + + +Most famous in our Western annals and Indian traditions is that of +the White Steed of the Prairies; a magnificent milk-white charger, +large-eyed, small-headed, bluff-chested, and with the dignity of a +thousand monarchs in his lofty, overscorning carriage. He was the +elected Xerxes of vast herds of wild horses, whose pastures in those +days were only fenced by the Rocky Mountains and the Alleghanies. At +their flaming head he westward trooped it like that chosen star which +every evening leads on the hosts of light. The flashing cascade of his +mane, the curving comet of his tail, invested him with housings more +resplendent than gold and silver-beaters could have furnished him. A +most imperial and archangelical apparition of that unfallen, western +world, which to the eyes of the old trappers and hunters revived the +glories of those primeval times when Adam walked majestic as a god, +bluff-browed and fearless as this mighty steed. Whether marching amid +his aides and marshals in the van of countless cohorts that endlessly +streamed it over the plains, like an Ohio; or whether with his +circumambient subjects browsing all around at the horizon, the White +Steed gallopingly reviewed them with warm nostrils reddening through his +cool milkiness; in whatever aspect he presented himself, always to the +bravest Indians he was the object of trembling reverence and awe. Nor +can it be questioned from what stands on legendary record of this noble +horse, that it was his spiritual whiteness chiefly, which so clothed him +with divineness; and that this divineness had that in it which, though +commanding worship, at the same time enforced a certain nameless terror. + +But there are other instances where this whiteness loses all that +accessory and strange glory which invests it in the White Steed and +Albatross. + +What is it that in the Albino man so peculiarly repels and often shocks +the eye, as that sometimes he is loathed by his own kith and kin! It +is that whiteness which invests him, a thing expressed by the name +he bears. The Albino is as well made as other men--has no substantive +deformity--and yet this mere aspect of all-pervading whiteness makes him +more strangely hideous than the ugliest abortion. Why should this be so? + +Nor, in quite other aspects, does Nature in her least palpable but +not the less malicious agencies, fail to enlist among her forces +this crowning attribute of the terrible. From its snowy aspect, the +gauntleted ghost of the Southern Seas has been denominated the White +Squall. Nor, in some historic instances, has the art of human malice +omitted so potent an auxiliary. How wildly it heightens the effect of +that passage in Froissart, when, masked in the snowy symbol of their +faction, the desperate White Hoods of Ghent murder their bailiff in the +market-place! + +Nor, in some things, does the common, hereditary experience of all +mankind fail to bear witness to the supernaturalism of this hue. It +cannot well be doubted, that the one visible quality in the aspect of +the dead which most appals the gazer, is the marble pallor lingering +there; as if indeed that pallor were as much like the badge of +consternation in the other world, as of mortal trepidation here. And +from that pallor of the dead, we borrow the expressive hue of the shroud +in which we wrap them. Nor even in our superstitions do we fail to +throw the same snowy mantle round our phantoms; all ghosts rising in a +milk-white fog--Yea, while these terrors seize us, let us add, that even +the king of terrors, when personified by the evangelist, rides on his +pallid horse. + +Therefore, in his other moods, symbolize whatever grand or gracious +thing he will by whiteness, no man can deny that in its profoundest +idealized significance it calls up a peculiar apparition to the soul. + +But though without dissent this point be fixed, how is mortal man to +account for it? To analyse it, would seem impossible. Can we, then, +by the citation of some of those instances wherein this thing of +whiteness--though for the time either wholly or in great part stripped +of all direct associations calculated to impart to it aught fearful, +but nevertheless, is found to exert over us the same sorcery, however +modified;--can we thus hope to light upon some chance clue to conduct us +to the hidden cause we seek? + +Let us try. But in a matter like this, subtlety appeals to subtlety, +and without imagination no man can follow another into these halls. And +though, doubtless, some at least of the imaginative impressions about +to be presented may have been shared by most men, yet few perhaps were +entirely conscious of them at the time, and therefore may not be able to +recall them now. + +Why to the man of untutored ideality, who happens to be but loosely +acquainted with the peculiar character of the day, does the bare mention +of Whitsuntide marshal in the fancy such long, dreary, speechless +processions of slow-pacing pilgrims, down-cast and hooded with +new-fallen snow? Or, to the unread, unsophisticated Protestant of the +Middle American States, why does the passing mention of a White Friar or +a White Nun, evoke such an eyeless statue in the soul? + +Or what is there apart from the traditions of dungeoned warriors and +kings (which will not wholly account for it) that makes the White +Tower of London tell so much more strongly on the imagination of +an untravelled American, than those other storied structures, its +neighbors--the Byward Tower, or even the Bloody? And those sublimer +towers, the White Mountains of New Hampshire, whence, in peculiar moods, +comes that gigantic ghostliness over the soul at the bare mention of +that name, while the thought of Virginia's Blue Ridge is full of a soft, +dewy, distant dreaminess? Or why, irrespective of all latitudes and +longitudes, does the name of the White Sea exert such a spectralness +over the fancy, while that of the Yellow Sea lulls us with mortal +thoughts of long lacquered mild afternoons on the waves, followed by +the gaudiest and yet sleepiest of sunsets? Or, to choose a wholly +unsubstantial instance, purely addressed to the fancy, why, in reading +the old fairy tales of Central Europe, does "the tall pale man" of the +Hartz forests, whose changeless pallor unrustlingly glides through the +green of the groves--why is this phantom more terrible than all the +whooping imps of the Blocksburg? + +Nor is it, altogether, the remembrance of her cathedral-toppling +earthquakes; nor the stampedoes of her frantic seas; nor the +tearlessness of arid skies that never rain; nor the sight of her wide +field of leaning spires, wrenched cope-stones, and crosses all adroop +(like canted yards of anchored fleets); and her suburban avenues of +house-walls lying over upon each other, as a tossed pack of cards;--it +is not these things alone which make tearless Lima, the strangest, +saddest city thou can'st see. For Lima has taken the white veil; and +there is a higher horror in this whiteness of her woe. Old as Pizarro, +this whiteness keeps her ruins for ever new; admits not the cheerful +greenness of complete decay; spreads over her broken ramparts the rigid +pallor of an apoplexy that fixes its own distortions. + +I know that, to the common apprehension, this phenomenon of whiteness +is not confessed to be the prime agent in exaggerating the terror of +objects otherwise terrible; nor to the unimaginative mind is there aught +of terror in those appearances whose awfulness to another mind almost +solely consists in this one phenomenon, especially when exhibited under +any form at all approaching to muteness or universality. What I mean +by these two statements may perhaps be respectively elucidated by the +following examples. + +First: The mariner, when drawing nigh the coasts of foreign lands, if by +night he hear the roar of breakers, starts to vigilance, and feels just +enough of trepidation to sharpen all his faculties; but under precisely +similar circumstances, let him be called from his hammock to view his +ship sailing through a midnight sea of milky whiteness--as if from +encircling headlands shoals of combed white bears were swimming round +him, then he feels a silent, superstitious dread; the shrouded phantom +of the whitened waters is horrible to him as a real ghost; in vain the +lead assures him he is still off soundings; heart and helm they both go +down; he never rests till blue water is under him again. Yet where is +the mariner who will tell thee, "Sir, it was not so much the fear of +striking hidden rocks, as the fear of that hideous whiteness that so +stirred me?" + +Second: To the native Indian of Peru, the continual sight of the +snowhowdahed Andes conveys naught of dread, except, perhaps, in the +mere fancying of the eternal frosted desolateness reigning at such vast +altitudes, and the natural conceit of what a fearfulness it would be +to lose oneself in such inhuman solitudes. Much the same is it with the +backwoodsman of the West, who with comparative indifference views an +unbounded prairie sheeted with driven snow, no shadow of tree or twig +to break the fixed trance of whiteness. Not so the sailor, beholding the +scenery of the Antarctic seas; where at times, by some infernal trick +of legerdemain in the powers of frost and air, he, shivering and half +shipwrecked, instead of rainbows speaking hope and solace to his misery, +views what seems a boundless churchyard grinning upon him with its lean +ice monuments and splintered crosses. + +But thou sayest, methinks that white-lead chapter about whiteness is but +a white flag hung out from a craven soul; thou surrenderest to a hypo, +Ishmael. + +Tell me, why this strong young colt, foaled in some peaceful valley of +Vermont, far removed from all beasts of prey--why is it that upon the +sunniest day, if you but shake a fresh buffalo robe behind him, so that +he cannot even see it, but only smells its wild animal muskiness--why +will he start, snort, and with bursting eyes paw the ground in phrensies +of affright? There is no remembrance in him of any gorings of wild +creatures in his green northern home, so that the strange muskiness he +smells cannot recall to him anything associated with the experience of +former perils; for what knows he, this New England colt, of the black +bisons of distant Oregon? + +No; but here thou beholdest even in a dumb brute, the instinct of the +knowledge of the demonism in the world. Though thousands of miles from +Oregon, still when he smells that savage musk, the rending, goring bison +herds are as present as to the deserted wild foal of the prairies, which +this instant they may be trampling into dust. + +Thus, then, the muffled rollings of a milky sea; the bleak rustlings +of the festooned frosts of mountains; the desolate shiftings of the +windrowed snows of prairies; all these, to Ishmael, are as the shaking +of that buffalo robe to the frightened colt! + +Though neither knows where lie the nameless things of which the mystic +sign gives forth such hints; yet with me, as with the colt, somewhere +those things must exist. Though in many of its aspects this visible +world seems formed in love, the invisible spheres were formed in fright. + +But not yet have we solved the incantation of this whiteness, and +learned why it appeals with such power to the soul; and more strange +and far more portentous--why, as we have seen, it is at once the +most meaning symbol of spiritual things, nay, the very veil of the +Christian's Deity; and yet should be as it is, the intensifying agent in +things the most appalling to mankind. + +Is it that by its indefiniteness it shadows forth the heartless voids +and immensities of the universe, and thus stabs us from behind with the +thought of annihilation, when beholding the white depths of the milky +way? Or is it, that as in essence whiteness is not so much a colour as +the visible absence of colour; and at the same time the concrete of all +colours; is it for these reasons that there is such a dumb blankness, +full of meaning, in a wide landscape of snows--a colourless, all-colour +of atheism from which we shrink? And when we consider that other theory +of the natural philosophers, that all other earthly hues--every stately +or lovely emblazoning--the sweet tinges of sunset skies and woods; yea, +and the gilded velvets of butterflies, and the butterfly cheeks of +young girls; all these are but subtile deceits, not actually inherent +in substances, but only laid on from without; so that all deified Nature +absolutely paints like the harlot, whose allurements cover nothing but +the charnel-house within; and when we proceed further, and consider that +the mystical cosmetic which produces every one of her hues, the great +principle of light, for ever remains white or colourless in itself, and +if operating without medium upon matter, would touch all objects, even +tulips and roses, with its own blank tinge--pondering all this, the +palsied universe lies before us a leper; and like wilful travellers in +Lapland, who refuse to wear coloured and colouring glasses upon their +eyes, so the wretched infidel gazes himself blind at the monumental +white shroud that wraps all the prospect around him. And of all these +things the Albino whale was the symbol. Wonder ye then at the fiery +hunt? + + + +CHAPTER 43. Hark! + + +"HIST! Did you hear that noise, Cabaco?" + +It was the middle-watch; a fair moonlight; the seamen were standing in a +cordon, extending from one of the fresh-water butts in the waist, to the +scuttle-butt near the taffrail. In this manner, they passed the buckets +to fill the scuttle-butt. Standing, for the most part, on the hallowed +precincts of the quarter-deck, they were careful not to speak or rustle +their feet. From hand to hand, the buckets went in the deepest silence, +only broken by the occasional flap of a sail, and the steady hum of the +unceasingly advancing keel. + +It was in the midst of this repose, that Archy, one of the cordon, whose +post was near the after-hatches, whispered to his neighbor, a Cholo, the +words above. + +"Hist! did you hear that noise, Cabaco?" + +"Take the bucket, will ye, Archy? what noise d'ye mean?" + +"There it is again--under the hatches--don't you hear it--a cough--it +sounded like a cough." + +"Cough be damned! Pass along that return bucket." + +"There again--there it is!--it sounds like two or three sleepers turning +over, now!" + +"Caramba! have done, shipmate, will ye? It's the three soaked biscuits +ye eat for supper turning over inside of ye--nothing else. Look to the +bucket!" + +"Say what ye will, shipmate; I've sharp ears." + +"Aye, you are the chap, ain't ye, that heard the hum of the old +Quakeress's knitting-needles fifty miles at sea from Nantucket; you're +the chap." + +"Grin away; we'll see what turns up. Hark ye, Cabaco, there is somebody +down in the after-hold that has not yet been seen on deck; and I suspect +our old Mogul knows something of it too. I heard Stubb tell Flask, one +morning watch, that there was something of that sort in the wind." + +"Tish! the bucket!" + + + +CHAPTER 44. The Chart. + + +Had you followed Captain Ahab down into his cabin after the squall that +took place on the night succeeding that wild ratification of his purpose +with his crew, you would have seen him go to a locker in the transom, +and bringing out a large wrinkled roll of yellowish sea charts, spread +them before him on his screwed-down table. Then seating himself before +it, you would have seen him intently study the various lines and +shadings which there met his eye; and with slow but steady pencil trace +additional courses over spaces that before were blank. At intervals, he +would refer to piles of old log-books beside him, wherein were set down +the seasons and places in which, on various former voyages of various +ships, sperm whales had been captured or seen. + +While thus employed, the heavy pewter lamp suspended in chains over his +head, continually rocked with the motion of the ship, and for ever threw +shifting gleams and shadows of lines upon his wrinkled brow, till it +almost seemed that while he himself was marking out lines and courses +on the wrinkled charts, some invisible pencil was also tracing lines and +courses upon the deeply marked chart of his forehead. + +But it was not this night in particular that, in the solitude of his +cabin, Ahab thus pondered over his charts. Almost every night they were +brought out; almost every night some pencil marks were effaced, and +others were substituted. For with the charts of all four oceans before +him, Ahab was threading a maze of currents and eddies, with a view to +the more certain accomplishment of that monomaniac thought of his soul. + +Now, to any one not fully acquainted with the ways of the leviathans, +it might seem an absurdly hopeless task thus to seek out one solitary +creature in the unhooped oceans of this planet. But not so did it +seem to Ahab, who knew the sets of all tides and currents; and thereby +calculating the driftings of the sperm whale's food; and, also, calling +to mind the regular, ascertained seasons for hunting him in particular +latitudes; could arrive at reasonable surmises, almost approaching to +certainties, concerning the timeliest day to be upon this or that ground +in search of his prey. + +So assured, indeed, is the fact concerning the periodicalness of the +sperm whale's resorting to given waters, that many hunters believe that, +could he be closely observed and studied throughout the world; were the +logs for one voyage of the entire whale fleet carefully collated, +then the migrations of the sperm whale would be found to correspond in +invariability to those of the herring-shoals or the flights of swallows. +On this hint, attempts have been made to construct elaborate migratory +charts of the sperm whale.* + + *Since the above was written, the statement is happily borne + out by an official circular, issued by Lieutenant Maury, of + the National Observatory, Washington, April 16th, 1851. By + that circular, it appears that precisely such a chart is in + course of completion; and portions of it are presented in + the circular. "This chart divides the ocean into districts + of five degrees of latitude by five degrees of longitude; + perpendicularly through each of which districts are twelve + columns for the twelve months; and horizontally through each + of which districts are three lines; one to show the number + of days that have been spent in each month in every + district, and the two others to show the number of days in + which whales, sperm or right, have been seen." + +Besides, when making a passage from one feeding-ground to another, the +sperm whales, guided by some infallible instinct--say, rather, secret +intelligence from the Deity--mostly swim in VEINS, as they are called; +continuing their way along a given ocean-line with such undeviating +exactitude, that no ship ever sailed her course, by any chart, with +one tithe of such marvellous precision. Though, in these cases, the +direction taken by any one whale be straight as a surveyor's parallel, +and though the line of advance be strictly confined to its own +unavoidable, straight wake, yet the arbitrary VEIN in which at these +times he is said to swim, generally embraces some few miles in width +(more or less, as the vein is presumed to expand or contract); but +never exceeds the visual sweep from the whale-ship's mast-heads, +when circumspectly gliding along this magic zone. The sum is, that at +particular seasons within that breadth and along that path, migrating +whales may with great confidence be looked for. + +And hence not only at substantiated times, upon well known separate +feeding-grounds, could Ahab hope to encounter his prey; but in crossing +the widest expanses of water between those grounds he could, by his +art, so place and time himself on his way, as even then not to be wholly +without prospect of a meeting. + +There was a circumstance which at first sight seemed to entangle his +delirious but still methodical scheme. But not so in the reality, +perhaps. Though the gregarious sperm whales have their regular seasons +for particular grounds, yet in general you cannot conclude that the +herds which haunted such and such a latitude or longitude this year, +say, will turn out to be identically the same with those that were found +there the preceding season; though there are peculiar and unquestionable +instances where the contrary of this has proved true. In general, the +same remark, only within a less wide limit, applies to the solitaries +and hermits among the matured, aged sperm whales. So that though Moby +Dick had in a former year been seen, for example, on what is called the +Seychelle ground in the Indian ocean, or Volcano Bay on the Japanese +Coast; yet it did not follow, that were the Pequod to visit either of +those spots at any subsequent corresponding season, she would infallibly +encounter him there. So, too, with some other feeding grounds, where +he had at times revealed himself. But all these seemed only his casual +stopping-places and ocean-inns, so to speak, not his places of prolonged +abode. And where Ahab's chances of accomplishing his object have +hitherto been spoken of, allusion has only been made to whatever +way-side, antecedent, extra prospects were his, ere a particular +set time or place were attained, when all possibilities would become +probabilities, and, as Ahab fondly thought, every possibility the next +thing to a certainty. That particular set time and place were conjoined +in the one technical phrase--the Season-on-the-Line. For there and then, +for several consecutive years, Moby Dick had been periodically descried, +lingering in those waters for awhile, as the sun, in its annual round, +loiters for a predicted interval in any one sign of the Zodiac. There +it was, too, that most of the deadly encounters with the white whale had +taken place; there the waves were storied with his deeds; there also was +that tragic spot where the monomaniac old man had found the awful motive +to his vengeance. But in the cautious comprehensiveness and unloitering +vigilance with which Ahab threw his brooding soul into this unfaltering +hunt, he would not permit himself to rest all his hopes upon the one +crowning fact above mentioned, however flattering it might be to those +hopes; nor in the sleeplessness of his vow could he so tranquillize his +unquiet heart as to postpone all intervening quest. + +Now, the Pequod had sailed from Nantucket at the very beginning of the +Season-on-the-Line. No possible endeavor then could enable her commander +to make the great passage southwards, double Cape Horn, and then running +down sixty degrees of latitude arrive in the equatorial Pacific in time +to cruise there. Therefore, he must wait for the next ensuing season. +Yet the premature hour of the Pequod's sailing had, perhaps, been +correctly selected by Ahab, with a view to this very complexion of +things. Because, an interval of three hundred and sixty-five days +and nights was before him; an interval which, instead of impatiently +enduring ashore, he would spend in a miscellaneous hunt; if by chance +the White Whale, spending his vacation in seas far remote from his +periodical feeding-grounds, should turn up his wrinkled brow off the +Persian Gulf, or in the Bengal Bay, or China Seas, or in any other +waters haunted by his race. So that Monsoons, Pampas, Nor'-Westers, +Harmattans, Trades; any wind but the Levanter and Simoon, might +blow Moby Dick into the devious zig-zag world-circle of the Pequod's +circumnavigating wake. + +But granting all this; yet, regarded discreetly and coolly, seems it not +but a mad idea, this; that in the broad boundless ocean, one solitary +whale, even if encountered, should be thought capable of individual +recognition from his hunter, even as a white-bearded Mufti in the +thronged thoroughfares of Constantinople? Yes. For the peculiar +snow-white brow of Moby Dick, and his snow-white hump, could not but +be unmistakable. And have I not tallied the whale, Ahab would mutter +to himself, as after poring over his charts till long after midnight he +would throw himself back in reveries--tallied him, and shall he escape? +His broad fins are bored, and scalloped out like a lost sheep's ear! And +here, his mad mind would run on in a breathless race; till a weariness +and faintness of pondering came over him; and in the open air of the +deck he would seek to recover his strength. Ah, God! what trances +of torments does that man endure who is consumed with one unachieved +revengeful desire. He sleeps with clenched hands; and wakes with his own +bloody nails in his palms. + +Often, when forced from his hammock by exhausting and intolerably vivid +dreams of the night, which, resuming his own intense thoughts through +the day, carried them on amid a clashing of phrensies, and whirled them +round and round and round in his blazing brain, till the very throbbing +of his life-spot became insufferable anguish; and when, as was sometimes +the case, these spiritual throes in him heaved his being up from its +base, and a chasm seemed opening in him, from which forked flames and +lightnings shot up, and accursed fiends beckoned him to leap down among +them; when this hell in himself yawned beneath him, a wild cry would be +heard through the ship; and with glaring eyes Ahab would burst from his +state room, as though escaping from a bed that was on fire. Yet these, +perhaps, instead of being the unsuppressable symptoms of some latent +weakness, or fright at his own resolve, were but the plainest tokens +of its intensity. For, at such times, crazy Ahab, the scheming, +unappeasedly steadfast hunter of the white whale; this Ahab that had +gone to his hammock, was not the agent that so caused him to burst from +it in horror again. The latter was the eternal, living principle or +soul in him; and in sleep, being for the time dissociated from the +characterizing mind, which at other times employed it for its outer +vehicle or agent, it spontaneously sought escape from the scorching +contiguity of the frantic thing, of which, for the time, it was no +longer an integral. But as the mind does not exist unless leagued with +the soul, therefore it must have been that, in Ahab's case, yielding up +all his thoughts and fancies to his one supreme purpose; that purpose, +by its own sheer inveteracy of will, forced itself against gods and +devils into a kind of self-assumed, independent being of its own. Nay, +could grimly live and burn, while the common vitality to which it was +conjoined, fled horror-stricken from the unbidden and unfathered birth. +Therefore, the tormented spirit that glared out of bodily eyes, when +what seemed Ahab rushed from his room, was for the time but a vacated +thing, a formless somnambulistic being, a ray of living light, to be +sure, but without an object to colour, and therefore a blankness in +itself. God help thee, old man, thy thoughts have created a creature +in thee; and he whose intense thinking thus makes him a Prometheus; a +vulture feeds upon that heart for ever; that vulture the very creature +he creates. + + + +CHAPTER 45. The Affidavit. + + +So far as what there may be of a narrative in this book; and, indeed, as +indirectly touching one or two very interesting and curious particulars +in the habits of sperm whales, the foregoing chapter, in its earlier +part, is as important a one as will be found in this volume; but the +leading matter of it requires to be still further and more familiarly +enlarged upon, in order to be adequately understood, and moreover to +take away any incredulity which a profound ignorance of the entire +subject may induce in some minds, as to the natural verity of the main +points of this affair. + +I care not to perform this part of my task methodically; but shall +be content to produce the desired impression by separate citations of +items, practically or reliably known to me as a whaleman; and from these +citations, I take it--the conclusion aimed at will naturally follow of +itself. + +First: I have personally known three instances where a whale, after +receiving a harpoon, has effected a complete escape; and, after an +interval (in one instance of three years), has been again struck by +the same hand, and slain; when the two irons, both marked by the same +private cypher, have been taken from the body. In the instance where +three years intervened between the flinging of the two harpoons; and I +think it may have been something more than that; the man who darted +them happening, in the interval, to go in a trading ship on a voyage to +Africa, went ashore there, joined a discovery party, and penetrated far +into the interior, where he travelled for a period of nearly two years, +often endangered by serpents, savages, tigers, poisonous miasmas, +with all the other common perils incident to wandering in the heart of +unknown regions. Meanwhile, the whale he had struck must also have +been on its travels; no doubt it had thrice circumnavigated the globe, +brushing with its flanks all the coasts of Africa; but to no purpose. +This man and this whale again came together, and the one vanquished the +other. I say I, myself, have known three instances similar to this; that +is in two of them I saw the whales struck; and, upon the second attack, +saw the two irons with the respective marks cut in them, afterwards +taken from the dead fish. In the three-year instance, it so fell out +that I was in the boat both times, first and last, and the last time +distinctly recognised a peculiar sort of huge mole under the whale's +eye, which I had observed there three years previous. I say three years, +but I am pretty sure it was more than that. Here are three instances, +then, which I personally know the truth of; but I have heard of many +other instances from persons whose veracity in the matter there is no +good ground to impeach. + +Secondly: It is well known in the Sperm Whale Fishery, however ignorant +the world ashore may be of it, that there have been several memorable +historical instances where a particular whale in the ocean has been at +distant times and places popularly cognisable. Why such a whale became +thus marked was not altogether and originally owing to his bodily +peculiarities as distinguished from other whales; for however peculiar +in that respect any chance whale may be, they soon put an end to his +peculiarities by killing him, and boiling him down into a peculiarly +valuable oil. No: the reason was this: that from the fatal experiences +of the fishery there hung a terrible prestige of perilousness about +such a whale as there did about Rinaldo Rinaldini, insomuch that +most fishermen were content to recognise him by merely touching their +tarpaulins when he would be discovered lounging by them on the sea, +without seeking to cultivate a more intimate acquaintance. Like some +poor devils ashore that happen to know an irascible great man, they +make distant unobtrusive salutations to him in the street, lest if they +pursued the acquaintance further, they might receive a summary thump for +their presumption. + +But not only did each of these famous whales enjoy great individual +celebrity--Nay, you may call it an ocean-wide renown; not only was he +famous in life and now is immortal in forecastle stories after death, +but he was admitted into all the rights, privileges, and distinctions of +a name; had as much a name indeed as Cambyses or Caesar. Was it not so, +O Timor Tom! thou famed leviathan, scarred like an iceberg, who so long +did'st lurk in the Oriental straits of that name, whose spout was oft +seen from the palmy beach of Ombay? Was it not so, O New Zealand Jack! +thou terror of all cruisers that crossed their wakes in the vicinity of +the Tattoo Land? Was it not so, O Morquan! King of Japan, whose lofty +jet they say at times assumed the semblance of a snow-white cross +against the sky? Was it not so, O Don Miguel! thou Chilian whale, marked +like an old tortoise with mystic hieroglyphics upon the back! In plain +prose, here are four whales as well known to the students of Cetacean +History as Marius or Sylla to the classic scholar. + +But this is not all. New Zealand Tom and Don Miguel, after at various +times creating great havoc among the boats of different vessels, were +finally gone in quest of, systematically hunted out, chased and killed +by valiant whaling captains, who heaved up their anchors with +that express object as much in view, as in setting out through the +Narragansett Woods, Captain Butler of old had it in his mind to capture +that notorious murderous savage Annawon, the headmost warrior of the +Indian King Philip. + +I do not know where I can find a better place than just here, to make +mention of one or two other things, which to me seem important, as in +printed form establishing in all respects the reasonableness of the +whole story of the White Whale, more especially the catastrophe. For +this is one of those disheartening instances where truth requires full +as much bolstering as error. So ignorant are most landsmen of some of +the plainest and most palpable wonders of the world, that without +some hints touching the plain facts, historical and otherwise, of the +fishery, they might scout at Moby Dick as a monstrous fable, or still +worse and more detestable, a hideous and intolerable allegory. + +First: Though most men have some vague flitting ideas of the general +perils of the grand fishery, yet they have nothing like a fixed, vivid +conception of those perils, and the frequency with which they recur. +One reason perhaps is, that not one in fifty of the actual disasters and +deaths by casualties in the fishery, ever finds a public record at home, +however transient and immediately forgotten that record. Do you suppose +that that poor fellow there, who this moment perhaps caught by the +whale-line off the coast of New Guinea, is being carried down to the +bottom of the sea by the sounding leviathan--do you suppose that that +poor fellow's name will appear in the newspaper obituary you will read +to-morrow at your breakfast? No: because the mails are very irregular +between here and New Guinea. In fact, did you ever hear what might be +called regular news direct or indirect from New Guinea? Yet I tell you +that upon one particular voyage which I made to the Pacific, among many +others we spoke thirty different ships, every one of which had had a +death by a whale, some of them more than one, and three that had each +lost a boat's crew. For God's sake, be economical with your lamps and +candles! not a gallon you burn, but at least one drop of man's blood was +spilled for it. + +Secondly: People ashore have indeed some indefinite idea that a whale is +an enormous creature of enormous power; but I have ever found that when +narrating to them some specific example of this two-fold enormousness, +they have significantly complimented me upon my facetiousness; when, I +declare upon my soul, I had no more idea of being facetious than Moses, +when he wrote the history of the plagues of Egypt. + +But fortunately the special point I here seek can be established upon +testimony entirely independent of my own. That point is this: The Sperm +Whale is in some cases sufficiently powerful, knowing, and judiciously +malicious, as with direct aforethought to stave in, utterly destroy, and +sink a large ship; and what is more, the Sperm Whale HAS done it. + +First: In the year 1820 the ship Essex, Captain Pollard, of Nantucket, +was cruising in the Pacific Ocean. One day she saw spouts, lowered her +boats, and gave chase to a shoal of sperm whales. Ere long, several of +the whales were wounded; when, suddenly, a very large whale escaping +from the boats, issued from the shoal, and bore directly down upon the +ship. Dashing his forehead against her hull, he so stove her in, that in +less than "ten minutes" she settled down and fell over. Not a surviving +plank of her has been seen since. After the severest exposure, part of +the crew reached the land in their boats. Being returned home at last, +Captain Pollard once more sailed for the Pacific in command of another +ship, but the gods shipwrecked him again upon unknown rocks and +breakers; for the second time his ship was utterly lost, and forthwith +forswearing the sea, he has never tempted it since. At this day Captain +Pollard is a resident of Nantucket. I have seen Owen Chace, who was +chief mate of the Essex at the time of the tragedy; I have read his +plain and faithful narrative; I have conversed with his son; and all +this within a few miles of the scene of the catastrophe.* + + +*The following are extracts from Chace's narrative: "Every fact seemed +to warrant me in concluding that it was anything but chance which +directed his operations; he made two several attacks upon the ship, at +a short interval between them, both of which, according to their +direction, were calculated to do us the most injury, by being made +ahead, and thereby combining the speed of the two objects for the shock; +to effect which, the exact manoeuvres which he made were necessary. His +aspect was most horrible, and such as indicated resentment and fury. He +came directly from the shoal which we had just before entered, and in +which we had struck three of his companions, as if fired with revenge +for their sufferings." Again: "At all events, the whole circumstances +taken together, all happening before my own eyes, and producing, at the +time, impressions in my mind of decided, calculating mischief, on the +part of the whale (many of which impressions I cannot now recall), +induce me to be satisfied that I am correct in my opinion." + +Here are his reflections some time after quitting the ship, during +a black night an open boat, when almost despairing of reaching any +hospitable shore. "The dark ocean and swelling waters were nothing; the +fears of being swallowed up by some dreadful tempest, or dashed +upon hidden rocks, with all the other ordinary subjects of fearful +contemplation, seemed scarcely entitled to a moment's thought; the +dismal looking wreck, and THE HORRID ASPECT AND REVENGE OF THE WHALE, +wholly engrossed my reflections, until day again made its appearance." + +In another place--p. 45,--he speaks of "THE MYSTERIOUS AND MORTAL ATTACK +OF THE ANIMAL." + + +Secondly: The ship Union, also of Nantucket, was in the year 1807 +totally lost off the Azores by a similar onset, but the authentic +particulars of this catastrophe I have never chanced to encounter, +though from the whale hunters I have now and then heard casual allusions +to it. + +Thirdly: Some eighteen or twenty years ago Commodore J---, then +commanding an American sloop-of-war of the first class, happened to be +dining with a party of whaling captains, on board a Nantucket ship in +the harbor of Oahu, Sandwich Islands. Conversation turning upon whales, +the Commodore was pleased to be sceptical touching the amazing strength +ascribed to them by the professional gentlemen present. He peremptorily +denied for example, that any whale could so smite his stout sloop-of-war +as to cause her to leak so much as a thimbleful. Very good; but there +is more coming. Some weeks after, the Commodore set sail in this +impregnable craft for Valparaiso. But he was stopped on the way by a +portly sperm whale, that begged a few moments' confidential business +with him. That business consisted in fetching the Commodore's craft such +a thwack, that with all his pumps going he made straight for the nearest +port to heave down and repair. I am not superstitious, but I consider +the Commodore's interview with that whale as providential. Was not Saul +of Tarsus converted from unbelief by a similar fright? I tell you, the +sperm whale will stand no nonsense. + +I will now refer you to Langsdorff's Voyages for a little circumstance +in point, peculiarly interesting to the writer hereof. Langsdorff, you +must know by the way, was attached to the Russian Admiral Krusenstern's +famous Discovery Expedition in the beginning of the present century. +Captain Langsdorff thus begins his seventeenth chapter: + +"By the thirteenth of May our ship was ready to sail, and the next day +we were out in the open sea, on our way to Ochotsh. The weather was very +clear and fine, but so intolerably cold that we were obliged to keep on +our fur clothing. For some days we had very little wind; it was not +till the nineteenth that a brisk gale from the northwest sprang up. An +uncommon large whale, the body of which was larger than the ship itself, +lay almost at the surface of the water, but was not perceived by any +one on board till the moment when the ship, which was in full sail, +was almost upon him, so that it was impossible to prevent its striking +against him. We were thus placed in the most imminent danger, as this +gigantic creature, setting up its back, raised the ship three feet at +least out of the water. The masts reeled, and the sails fell altogether, +while we who were below all sprang instantly upon the deck, concluding +that we had struck upon some rock; instead of this we saw the monster +sailing off with the utmost gravity and solemnity. Captain D'Wolf +applied immediately to the pumps to examine whether or not the vessel +had received any damage from the shock, but we found that very happily +it had escaped entirely uninjured." + +Now, the Captain D'Wolf here alluded to as commanding the ship in +question, is a New Englander, who, after a long life of unusual +adventures as a sea-captain, this day resides in the village of +Dorchester near Boston. I have the honour of being a nephew of his. I +have particularly questioned him concerning this passage in Langsdorff. +He substantiates every word. The ship, however, was by no means a large +one: a Russian craft built on the Siberian coast, and purchased by my +uncle after bartering away the vessel in which he sailed from home. + +In that up and down manly book of old-fashioned adventure, so full, too, +of honest wonders--the voyage of Lionel Wafer, one of ancient Dampier's +old chums--I found a little matter set down so like that just quoted +from Langsdorff, that I cannot forbear inserting it here for a +corroborative example, if such be needed. + +Lionel, it seems, was on his way to "John Ferdinando," as he calls +the modern Juan Fernandes. "In our way thither," he says, "about four +o'clock in the morning, when we were about one hundred and fifty leagues +from the Main of America, our ship felt a terrible shock, which put our +men in such consternation that they could hardly tell where they were +or what to think; but every one began to prepare for death. And, indeed, +the shock was so sudden and violent, that we took it for granted the +ship had struck against a rock; but when the amazement was a little +over, we cast the lead, and sounded, but found no ground..... The +suddenness of the shock made the guns leap in their carriages, and +several of the men were shaken out of their hammocks. Captain Davis, who +lay with his head on a gun, was thrown out of his cabin!" Lionel then +goes on to impute the shock to an earthquake, and seems to substantiate +the imputation by stating that a great earthquake, somewhere about +that time, did actually do great mischief along the Spanish land. But +I should not much wonder if, in the darkness of that early hour of the +morning, the shock was after all caused by an unseen whale vertically +bumping the hull from beneath. + +I might proceed with several more examples, one way or another known to +me, of the great power and malice at times of the sperm whale. In more +than one instance, he has been known, not only to chase the assailing +boats back to their ships, but to pursue the ship itself, and long +withstand all the lances hurled at him from its decks. The English ship +Pusie Hall can tell a story on that head; and, as for his strength, +let me say, that there have been examples where the lines attached to a +running sperm whale have, in a calm, been transferred to the ship, and +secured there; the whale towing her great hull through the water, as a +horse walks off with a cart. Again, it is very often observed that, if +the sperm whale, once struck, is allowed time to rally, he then acts, +not so often with blind rage, as with wilful, deliberate designs of +destruction to his pursuers; nor is it without conveying some eloquent +indication of his character, that upon being attacked he will frequently +open his mouth, and retain it in that dread expansion for several +consecutive minutes. But I must be content with only one more and a +concluding illustration; a remarkable and most significant one, by which +you will not fail to see, that not only is the most marvellous event in +this book corroborated by plain facts of the present day, but that these +marvels (like all marvels) are mere repetitions of the ages; so that for +the millionth time we say amen with Solomon--Verily there is nothing new +under the sun. + +In the sixth Christian century lived Procopius, a Christian magistrate +of Constantinople, in the days when Justinian was Emperor and Belisarius +general. As many know, he wrote the history of his own times, a work +every way of uncommon value. By the best authorities, he has always been +considered a most trustworthy and unexaggerating historian, except in +some one or two particulars, not at all affecting the matter presently +to be mentioned. + +Now, in this history of his, Procopius mentions that, during the term +of his prefecture at Constantinople, a great sea-monster was captured +in the neighboring Propontis, or Sea of Marmora, after having destroyed +vessels at intervals in those waters for a period of more than fifty +years. A fact thus set down in substantial history cannot easily be +gainsaid. Nor is there any reason it should be. Of what precise species +this sea-monster was, is not mentioned. But as he destroyed ships, as +well as for other reasons, he must have been a whale; and I am strongly +inclined to think a sperm whale. And I will tell you why. For a long +time I fancied that the sperm whale had been always unknown in the +Mediterranean and the deep waters connecting with it. Even now I am +certain that those seas are not, and perhaps never can be, in the +present constitution of things, a place for his habitual gregarious +resort. But further investigations have recently proved to me, that in +modern times there have been isolated instances of the presence of the +sperm whale in the Mediterranean. I am told, on good authority, that +on the Barbary coast, a Commodore Davis of the British navy found +the skeleton of a sperm whale. Now, as a vessel of war readily passes +through the Dardanelles, hence a sperm whale could, by the same route, +pass out of the Mediterranean into the Propontis. + +In the Propontis, as far as I can learn, none of that peculiar substance +called BRIT is to be found, the aliment of the right whale. But I have +every reason to believe that the food of the sperm whale--squid or +cuttle-fish--lurks at the bottom of that sea, because large creatures, +but by no means the largest of that sort, have been found at its +surface. If, then, you properly put these statements together, and +reason upon them a bit, you will clearly perceive that, according to all +human reasoning, Procopius's sea-monster, that for half a century stove +the ships of a Roman Emperor, must in all probability have been a sperm +whale. + + + +CHAPTER 46. Surmises. + + +Though, consumed with the hot fire of his purpose, Ahab in all his +thoughts and actions ever had in view the ultimate capture of Moby Dick; +though he seemed ready to sacrifice all mortal interests to that one +passion; nevertheless it may have been that he was by nature and long +habituation far too wedded to a fiery whaleman's ways, altogether to +abandon the collateral prosecution of the voyage. Or at least if +this were otherwise, there were not wanting other motives much more +influential with him. It would be refining too much, perhaps, even +considering his monomania, to hint that his vindictiveness towards the +White Whale might have possibly extended itself in some degree to all +sperm whales, and that the more monsters he slew by so much the more he +multiplied the chances that each subsequently encountered whale would +prove to be the hated one he hunted. But if such an hypothesis be indeed +exceptionable, there were still additional considerations which, though +not so strictly according with the wildness of his ruling passion, yet +were by no means incapable of swaying him. + +To accomplish his object Ahab must use tools; and of all tools used in +the shadow of the moon, men are most apt to get out of order. He knew, +for example, that however magnetic his ascendency in some respects was +over Starbuck, yet that ascendency did not cover the complete spiritual +man any more than mere corporeal superiority involves intellectual +mastership; for to the purely spiritual, the intellectual but stand in a +sort of corporeal relation. Starbuck's body and Starbuck's coerced will +were Ahab's, so long as Ahab kept his magnet at Starbuck's brain; still +he knew that for all this the chief mate, in his soul, abhorred his +captain's quest, and could he, would joyfully disintegrate himself from +it, or even frustrate it. It might be that a long interval would elapse +ere the White Whale was seen. During that long interval Starbuck +would ever be apt to fall into open relapses of rebellion against his +captain's leadership, unless some ordinary, prudential, circumstantial +influences were brought to bear upon him. Not only that, but the subtle +insanity of Ahab respecting Moby Dick was noways more significantly +manifested than in his superlative sense and shrewdness in foreseeing +that, for the present, the hunt should in some way be stripped of that +strange imaginative impiousness which naturally invested it; that +the full terror of the voyage must be kept withdrawn into the obscure +background (for few men's courage is proof against protracted meditation +unrelieved by action); that when they stood their long night watches, +his officers and men must have some nearer things to think of than Moby +Dick. For however eagerly and impetuously the savage crew had hailed the +announcement of his quest; yet all sailors of all sorts are more or less +capricious and unreliable--they live in the varying outer weather, and +they inhale its fickleness--and when retained for any object remote and +blank in the pursuit, however promissory of life and passion in the +end, it is above all things requisite that temporary interests and +employments should intervene and hold them healthily suspended for the +final dash. + +Nor was Ahab unmindful of another thing. In times of strong emotion +mankind disdain all base considerations; but such times are evanescent. +The permanent constitutional condition of the manufactured man, thought +Ahab, is sordidness. Granting that the White Whale fully incites the +hearts of this my savage crew, and playing round their savageness even +breeds a certain generous knight-errantism in them, still, while for the +love of it they give chase to Moby Dick, they must also have food +for their more common, daily appetites. For even the high lifted and +chivalric Crusaders of old times were not content to traverse two +thousand miles of land to fight for their holy sepulchre, without +committing burglaries, picking pockets, and gaining other pious +perquisites by the way. Had they been strictly held to their one final +and romantic object--that final and romantic object, too many would have +turned from in disgust. I will not strip these men, thought Ahab, of all +hopes of cash--aye, cash. They may scorn cash now; but let some months +go by, and no perspective promise of it to them, and then this same +quiescent cash all at once mutinying in them, this same cash would soon +cashier Ahab. + +Nor was there wanting still another precautionary motive more related +to Ahab personally. Having impulsively, it is probable, and perhaps +somewhat prematurely revealed the prime but private purpose of the +Pequod's voyage, Ahab was now entirely conscious that, in so doing, +he had indirectly laid himself open to the unanswerable charge of +usurpation; and with perfect impunity, both moral and legal, his crew +if so disposed, and to that end competent, could refuse all further +obedience to him, and even violently wrest from him the command. From +even the barely hinted imputation of usurpation, and the possible +consequences of such a suppressed impression gaining ground, Ahab must +of course have been most anxious to protect himself. That protection +could only consist in his own predominating brain and heart and hand, +backed by a heedful, closely calculating attention to every minute +atmospheric influence which it was possible for his crew to be subjected +to. + +For all these reasons then, and others perhaps too analytic to be +verbally developed here, Ahab plainly saw that he must still in a good +degree continue true to the natural, nominal purpose of the Pequod's +voyage; observe all customary usages; and not only that, but force +himself to evince all his well known passionate interest in the general +pursuit of his profession. + +Be all this as it may, his voice was now often heard hailing the three +mast-heads and admonishing them to keep a bright look-out, and not omit +reporting even a porpoise. This vigilance was not long without reward. + + + +CHAPTER 47. The Mat-Maker. + + +It was a cloudy, sultry afternoon; the seamen were lazily lounging +about the decks, or vacantly gazing over into the lead-coloured waters. +Queequeg and I were mildly employed weaving what is called a sword-mat, +for an additional lashing to our boat. So still and subdued and yet +somehow preluding was all the scene, and such an incantation of reverie +lurked in the air, that each silent sailor seemed resolved into his own +invisible self. + +I was the attendant or page of Queequeg, while busy at the mat. As I +kept passing and repassing the filling or woof of marline between +the long yarns of the warp, using my own hand for the shuttle, and as +Queequeg, standing sideways, ever and anon slid his heavy oaken sword +between the threads, and idly looking off upon the water, carelessly and +unthinkingly drove home every yarn: I say so strange a dreaminess did +there then reign all over the ship and all over the sea, only broken by +the intermitting dull sound of the sword, that it seemed as if this were +the Loom of Time, and I myself were a shuttle mechanically weaving +and weaving away at the Fates. There lay the fixed threads of the warp +subject to but one single, ever returning, unchanging vibration, and +that vibration merely enough to admit of the crosswise interblending +of other threads with its own. This warp seemed necessity; and here, +thought I, with my own hand I ply my own shuttle and weave my own +destiny into these unalterable threads. Meantime, Queequeg's impulsive, +indifferent sword, sometimes hitting the woof slantingly, or crookedly, +or strongly, or weakly, as the case might be; and by this difference +in the concluding blow producing a corresponding contrast in the final +aspect of the completed fabric; this savage's sword, thought I, +which thus finally shapes and fashions both warp and woof; this +easy, indifferent sword must be chance--aye, chance, free will, and +necessity--nowise incompatible--all interweavingly working together. +The straight warp of necessity, not to be swerved from its ultimate +course--its every alternating vibration, indeed, only tending to that; +free will still free to ply her shuttle between given threads; and +chance, though restrained in its play within the right lines of +necessity, and sideways in its motions directed by free will, though +thus prescribed to by both, chance by turns rules either, and has the +last featuring blow at events. + + +Thus we were weaving and weaving away when I started at a sound so +strange, long drawn, and musically wild and unearthly, that the ball +of free will dropped from my hand, and I stood gazing up at the clouds +whence that voice dropped like a wing. High aloft in the cross-trees was +that mad Gay-Header, Tashtego. His body was reaching eagerly forward, +his hand stretched out like a wand, and at brief sudden intervals he +continued his cries. To be sure the same sound was that very moment +perhaps being heard all over the seas, from hundreds of whalemen's +look-outs perched as high in the air; but from few of those lungs could +that accustomed old cry have derived such a marvellous cadence as from +Tashtego the Indian's. + +As he stood hovering over you half suspended in air, so wildly and +eagerly peering towards the horizon, you would have thought him some +prophet or seer beholding the shadows of Fate, and by those wild cries +announcing their coming. + +"There she blows! there! there! there! she blows! she blows!" + +"Where-away?" + +"On the lee-beam, about two miles off! a school of them!" + +Instantly all was commotion. + +The Sperm Whale blows as a clock ticks, with the same undeviating and +reliable uniformity. And thereby whalemen distinguish this fish from +other tribes of his genus. + +"There go flukes!" was now the cry from Tashtego; and the whales +disappeared. + +"Quick, steward!" cried Ahab. "Time! time!" + +Dough-Boy hurried below, glanced at the watch, and reported the exact +minute to Ahab. + +The ship was now kept away from the wind, and she went gently rolling +before it. Tashtego reporting that the whales had gone down heading to +leeward, we confidently looked to see them again directly in advance of +our bows. For that singular craft at times evinced by the Sperm Whale +when, sounding with his head in one direction, he nevertheless, while +concealed beneath the surface, mills round, and swiftly swims off in the +opposite quarter--this deceitfulness of his could not now be in action; +for there was no reason to suppose that the fish seen by Tashtego had +been in any way alarmed, or indeed knew at all of our vicinity. One of +the men selected for shipkeepers--that is, those not appointed to the +boats, by this time relieved the Indian at the main-mast head. The +sailors at the fore and mizzen had come down; the line tubs were fixed +in their places; the cranes were thrust out; the mainyard was backed, +and the three boats swung over the sea like three samphire baskets over +high cliffs. Outside of the bulwarks their eager crews with one hand +clung to the rail, while one foot was expectantly poised on the gunwale. +So look the long line of man-of-war's men about to throw themselves on +board an enemy's ship. + +But at this critical instant a sudden exclamation was heard that took +every eye from the whale. With a start all glared at dark Ahab, who was +surrounded by five dusky phantoms that seemed fresh formed out of air. + + + +CHAPTER 48. The First Lowering. + + +The phantoms, for so they then seemed, were flitting on the other side +of the deck, and, with a noiseless celerity, were casting loose the +tackles and bands of the boat which swung there. This boat had always +been deemed one of the spare boats, though technically called the +captain's, on account of its hanging from the starboard quarter. The +figure that now stood by its bows was tall and swart, with one white +tooth evilly protruding from its steel-like lips. A rumpled Chinese +jacket of black cotton funereally invested him, with wide black trowsers +of the same dark stuff. But strangely crowning this ebonness was a +glistening white plaited turban, the living hair braided and coiled +round and round upon his head. Less swart in aspect, the companions of +this figure were of that vivid, tiger-yellow complexion peculiar to +some of the aboriginal natives of the Manillas;--a race notorious for +a certain diabolism of subtilty, and by some honest white mariners +supposed to be the paid spies and secret confidential agents on the +water of the devil, their lord, whose counting-room they suppose to be +elsewhere. + +While yet the wondering ship's company were gazing upon these strangers, +Ahab cried out to the white-turbaned old man at their head, "All ready +there, Fedallah?" + +"Ready," was the half-hissed reply. + +"Lower away then; d'ye hear?" shouting across the deck. "Lower away +there, I say." + +Such was the thunder of his voice, that spite of their amazement the men +sprang over the rail; the sheaves whirled round in the blocks; with a +wallow, the three boats dropped into the sea; while, with a dexterous, +off-handed daring, unknown in any other vocation, the sailors, +goat-like, leaped down the rolling ship's side into the tossed boats +below. + +Hardly had they pulled out from under the ship's lee, when a fourth +keel, coming from the windward side, pulled round under the stern, and +showed the five strangers rowing Ahab, who, standing erect in the stern, +loudly hailed Starbuck, Stubb, and Flask, to spread themselves widely, +so as to cover a large expanse of water. But with all their eyes again +riveted upon the swart Fedallah and his crew, the inmates of the other +boats obeyed not the command. + +"Captain Ahab?--" said Starbuck. + +"Spread yourselves," cried Ahab; "give way, all four boats. Thou, Flask, +pull out more to leeward!" + +"Aye, aye, sir," cheerily cried little King-Post, sweeping round +his great steering oar. "Lay back!" addressing his crew. +"There!--there!--there again! There she blows right ahead, boys!--lay +back!" + +"Never heed yonder yellow boys, Archy." + +"Oh, I don't mind'em, sir," said Archy; "I knew it all before now. +Didn't I hear 'em in the hold? And didn't I tell Cabaco here of it? What +say ye, Cabaco? They are stowaways, Mr. Flask." + +"Pull, pull, my fine hearts-alive; pull, my children; pull, my little +ones," drawlingly and soothingly sighed Stubb to his crew, some of whom +still showed signs of uneasiness. "Why don't you break your backbones, +my boys? What is it you stare at? Those chaps in yonder boat? Tut! They +are only five more hands come to help us--never mind from where--the +more the merrier. Pull, then, do pull; never mind the brimstone--devils +are good fellows enough. So, so; there you are now; that's the stroke +for a thousand pounds; that's the stroke to sweep the stakes! Hurrah +for the gold cup of sperm oil, my heroes! Three cheers, men--all hearts +alive! Easy, easy; don't be in a hurry--don't be in a hurry. Why don't +you snap your oars, you rascals? Bite something, you dogs! So, so, so, +then:--softly, softly! That's it--that's it! long and strong. Give way +there, give way! The devil fetch ye, ye ragamuffin rapscallions; ye are +all asleep. Stop snoring, ye sleepers, and pull. Pull, will ye? pull, +can't ye? pull, won't ye? Why in the name of gudgeons and ginger-cakes +don't ye pull?--pull and break something! pull, and start your eyes out! +Here!" whipping out the sharp knife from his girdle; "every mother's son +of ye draw his knife, and pull with the blade between his teeth. That's +it--that's it. Now ye do something; that looks like it, my steel-bits. +Start her--start her, my silver-spoons! Start her, marling-spikes!" + +Stubb's exordium to his crew is given here at large, because he had +rather a peculiar way of talking to them in general, and especially in +inculcating the religion of rowing. But you must not suppose from this +specimen of his sermonizings that he ever flew into downright passions +with his congregation. Not at all; and therein consisted his chief +peculiarity. He would say the most terrific things to his crew, in a +tone so strangely compounded of fun and fury, and the fury seemed so +calculated merely as a spice to the fun, that no oarsman could hear such +queer invocations without pulling for dear life, and yet pulling for +the mere joke of the thing. Besides he all the time looked so easy and +indolent himself, so loungingly managed his steering-oar, and so broadly +gaped--open-mouthed at times--that the mere sight of such a yawning +commander, by sheer force of contrast, acted like a charm upon the crew. +Then again, Stubb was one of those odd sort of humorists, whose jollity +is sometimes so curiously ambiguous, as to put all inferiors on their +guard in the matter of obeying them. + +In obedience to a sign from Ahab, Starbuck was now pulling obliquely +across Stubb's bow; and when for a minute or so the two boats were +pretty near to each other, Stubb hailed the mate. + +"Mr. Starbuck! larboard boat there, ahoy! a word with ye, sir, if ye +please!" + +"Halloa!" returned Starbuck, turning round not a single inch as he +spoke; still earnestly but whisperingly urging his crew; his face set +like a flint from Stubb's. + +"What think ye of those yellow boys, sir! + +"Smuggled on board, somehow, before the ship sailed. (Strong, strong, +boys!)" in a whisper to his crew, then speaking out loud again: "A sad +business, Mr. Stubb! (seethe her, seethe her, my lads!) but never mind, +Mr. Stubb, all for the best. Let all your crew pull strong, come what +will. (Spring, my men, spring!) There's hogsheads of sperm ahead, Mr. +Stubb, and that's what ye came for. (Pull, my boys!) Sperm, sperm's the +play! This at least is duty; duty and profit hand in hand." + +"Aye, aye, I thought as much," soliloquized Stubb, when the boats +diverged, "as soon as I clapt eye on 'em, I thought so. Aye, and that's +what he went into the after hold for, so often, as Dough-Boy long +suspected. They were hidden down there. The White Whale's at the bottom +of it. Well, well, so be it! Can't be helped! All right! Give way, men! +It ain't the White Whale to-day! Give way!" + +Now the advent of these outlandish strangers at such a critical instant +as the lowering of the boats from the deck, this had not unreasonably +awakened a sort of superstitious amazement in some of the ship's +company; but Archy's fancied discovery having some time previous got +abroad among them, though indeed not credited then, this had in some +small measure prepared them for the event. It took off the extreme edge +of their wonder; and so what with all this and Stubb's confident way +of accounting for their appearance, they were for the time freed from +superstitious surmisings; though the affair still left abundant room for +all manner of wild conjectures as to dark Ahab's precise agency in the +matter from the beginning. For me, I silently recalled the mysterious +shadows I had seen creeping on board the Pequod during the dim Nantucket +dawn, as well as the enigmatical hintings of the unaccountable Elijah. + +Meantime, Ahab, out of hearing of his officers, having sided the +furthest to windward, was still ranging ahead of the other boats; a +circumstance bespeaking how potent a crew was pulling him. Those tiger +yellow creatures of his seemed all steel and whalebone; like five +trip-hammers they rose and fell with regular strokes of strength, which +periodically started the boat along the water like a horizontal burst +boiler out of a Mississippi steamer. As for Fedallah, who was seen +pulling the harpooneer oar, he had thrown aside his black jacket, and +displayed his naked chest with the whole part of his body above the +gunwale, clearly cut against the alternating depressions of the watery +horizon; while at the other end of the boat Ahab, with one arm, like a +fencer's, thrown half backward into the air, as if to counterbalance any +tendency to trip; Ahab was seen steadily managing his steering oar as in +a thousand boat lowerings ere the White Whale had torn him. All at once +the outstretched arm gave a peculiar motion and then remained fixed, +while the boat's five oars were seen simultaneously peaked. Boat and +crew sat motionless on the sea. Instantly the three spread boats in the +rear paused on their way. The whales had irregularly settled bodily +down into the blue, thus giving no distantly discernible token of the +movement, though from his closer vicinity Ahab had observed it. + +"Every man look out along his oars!" cried Starbuck. "Thou, Queequeg, +stand up!" + +Nimbly springing up on the triangular raised box in the bow, the savage +stood erect there, and with intensely eager eyes gazed off towards the +spot where the chase had last been descried. Likewise upon the extreme +stern of the boat where it was also triangularly platformed level with +the gunwale, Starbuck himself was seen coolly and adroitly balancing +himself to the jerking tossings of his chip of a craft, and silently +eyeing the vast blue eye of the sea. + +Not very far distant Flask's boat was also lying breathlessly still; its +commander recklessly standing upon the top of the loggerhead, a stout +sort of post rooted in the keel, and rising some two feet above the +level of the stern platform. It is used for catching turns with the +whale line. Its top is not more spacious than the palm of a man's hand, +and standing upon such a base as that, Flask seemed perched at the +mast-head of some ship which had sunk to all but her trucks. But little +King-Post was small and short, and at the same time little King-Post was +full of a large and tall ambition, so that this loggerhead stand-point +of his did by no means satisfy King-Post. + +"I can't see three seas off; tip us up an oar there, and let me on to +that." + +Upon this, Daggoo, with either hand upon the gunwale to steady his +way, swiftly slid aft, and then erecting himself volunteered his lofty +shoulders for a pedestal. + +"Good a mast-head as any, sir. Will you mount?" + +"That I will, and thank ye very much, my fine fellow; only I wish you +fifty feet taller." + +Whereupon planting his feet firmly against two opposite planks of the +boat, the gigantic negro, stooping a little, presented his flat palm to +Flask's foot, and then putting Flask's hand on his hearse-plumed head +and bidding him spring as he himself should toss, with one dexterous +fling landed the little man high and dry on his shoulders. And here was +Flask now standing, Daggoo with one lifted arm furnishing him with a +breastband to lean against and steady himself by. + +At any time it is a strange sight to the tyro to see with what wondrous +habitude of unconscious skill the whaleman will maintain an erect +posture in his boat, even when pitched about by the most riotously +perverse and cross-running seas. Still more strange to see him giddily +perched upon the loggerhead itself, under such circumstances. But the +sight of little Flask mounted upon gigantic Daggoo was yet more curious; +for sustaining himself with a cool, indifferent, easy, unthought of, +barbaric majesty, the noble negro to every roll of the sea harmoniously +rolled his fine form. On his broad back, flaxen-haired Flask seemed +a snow-flake. The bearer looked nobler than the rider. Though truly +vivacious, tumultuous, ostentatious little Flask would now and then +stamp with impatience; but not one added heave did he thereby give to +the negro's lordly chest. So have I seen Passion and Vanity stamping the +living magnanimous earth, but the earth did not alter her tides and her +seasons for that. + +Meanwhile Stubb, the third mate, betrayed no such far-gazing +solicitudes. The whales might have made one of their regular soundings, +not a temporary dive from mere fright; and if that were the case, +Stubb, as his wont in such cases, it seems, was resolved to solace the +languishing interval with his pipe. He withdrew it from his hatband, +where he always wore it aslant like a feather. He loaded it, and rammed +home the loading with his thumb-end; but hardly had he ignited his match +across the rough sandpaper of his hand, when Tashtego, his harpooneer, +whose eyes had been setting to windward like two fixed stars, suddenly +dropped like light from his erect attitude to his seat, crying out in a +quick phrensy of hurry, "Down, down all, and give way!--there they are!" + +To a landsman, no whale, nor any sign of a herring, would have been +visible at that moment; nothing but a troubled bit of greenish white +water, and thin scattered puffs of vapour hovering over it, and +suffusingly blowing off to leeward, like the confused scud from white +rolling billows. The air around suddenly vibrated and tingled, as it +were, like the air over intensely heated plates of iron. Beneath this +atmospheric waving and curling, and partially beneath a thin layer of +water, also, the whales were swimming. Seen in advance of all the other +indications, the puffs of vapour they spouted, seemed their forerunning +couriers and detached flying outriders. + +All four boats were now in keen pursuit of that one spot of troubled +water and air. But it bade fair to outstrip them; it flew on and on, +as a mass of interblending bubbles borne down a rapid stream from the +hills. + +"Pull, pull, my good boys," said Starbuck, in the lowest possible but +intensest concentrated whisper to his men; while the sharp fixed glance +from his eyes darted straight ahead of the bow, almost seemed as two +visible needles in two unerring binnacle compasses. He did not say much +to his crew, though, nor did his crew say anything to him. Only the +silence of the boat was at intervals startlingly pierced by one of his +peculiar whispers, now harsh with command, now soft with entreaty. + +How different the loud little King-Post. "Sing out and say something, +my hearties. Roar and pull, my thunderbolts! Beach me, beach me on their +black backs, boys; only do that for me, and I'll sign over to you my +Martha's Vineyard plantation, boys; including wife and children, boys. +Lay me on--lay me on! O Lord, Lord! but I shall go stark, staring mad! +See! see that white water!" And so shouting, he pulled his hat from his +head, and stamped up and down on it; then picking it up, flirted it far +off upon the sea; and finally fell to rearing and plunging in the boat's +stern like a crazed colt from the prairie. + +"Look at that chap now," philosophically drawled Stubb, who, with his +unlighted short pipe, mechanically retained between his teeth, at a +short distance, followed after--"He's got fits, that Flask has. Fits? +yes, give him fits--that's the very word--pitch fits into 'em. Merrily, +merrily, hearts-alive. Pudding for supper, you know;--merry's the word. +Pull, babes--pull, sucklings--pull, all. But what the devil are you +hurrying about? Softly, softly, and steadily, my men. Only pull, and +keep pulling; nothing more. Crack all your backbones, and bite your +knives in two--that's all. Take it easy--why don't ye take it easy, I +say, and burst all your livers and lungs!" + +But what it was that inscrutable Ahab said to that tiger-yellow crew of +his--these were words best omitted here; for you live under the blessed +light of the evangelical land. Only the infidel sharks in the audacious +seas may give ear to such words, when, with tornado brow, and eyes of +red murder, and foam-glued lips, Ahab leaped after his prey. + +Meanwhile, all the boats tore on. The repeated specific allusions of +Flask to "that whale," as he called the fictitious monster which +he declared to be incessantly tantalizing his boat's bow with its +tail--these allusions of his were at times so vivid and life-like, that +they would cause some one or two of his men to snatch a fearful look +over the shoulder. But this was against all rule; for the oarsmen +must put out their eyes, and ram a skewer through their necks; usage +pronouncing that they must have no organs but ears, and no limbs but +arms, in these critical moments. + +It was a sight full of quick wonder and awe! The vast swells of the +omnipotent sea; the surging, hollow roar they made, as they rolled along +the eight gunwales, like gigantic bowls in a boundless bowling-green; +the brief suspended agony of the boat, as it would tip for an instant on +the knife-like edge of the sharper waves, that almost seemed threatening +to cut it in two; the sudden profound dip into the watery glens and +hollows; the keen spurrings and goadings to gain the top of the opposite +hill; the headlong, sled-like slide down its other side;--all these, +with the cries of the headsmen and harpooneers, and the shuddering gasps +of the oarsmen, with the wondrous sight of the ivory Pequod bearing +down upon her boats with outstretched sails, like a wild hen after her +screaming brood;--all this was thrilling. + +Not the raw recruit, marching from the bosom of his wife into the fever +heat of his first battle; not the dead man's ghost encountering the +first unknown phantom in the other world;--neither of these can feel +stranger and stronger emotions than that man does, who for the first +time finds himself pulling into the charmed, churned circle of the +hunted sperm whale. + +The dancing white water made by the chase was now becoming more and more +visible, owing to the increasing darkness of the dun cloud-shadows +flung upon the sea. The jets of vapour no longer blended, but tilted +everywhere to right and left; the whales seemed separating their wakes. +The boats were pulled more apart; Starbuck giving chase to three whales +running dead to leeward. Our sail was now set, and, with the still +rising wind, we rushed along; the boat going with such madness through +the water, that the lee oars could scarcely be worked rapidly enough to +escape being torn from the row-locks. + +Soon we were running through a suffusing wide veil of mist; neither ship +nor boat to be seen. + +"Give way, men," whispered Starbuck, drawing still further aft the sheet +of his sail; "there is time to kill a fish yet before the squall comes. +There's white water again!--close to! Spring!" + +Soon after, two cries in quick succession on each side of us denoted +that the other boats had got fast; but hardly were they overheard, when +with a lightning-like hurtling whisper Starbuck said: "Stand up!" and +Queequeg, harpoon in hand, sprang to his feet. + +Though not one of the oarsmen was then facing the life and death peril +so close to them ahead, yet with their eyes on the intense countenance +of the mate in the stern of the boat, they knew that the imminent +instant had come; they heard, too, an enormous wallowing sound as of +fifty elephants stirring in their litter. Meanwhile the boat was still +booming through the mist, the waves curling and hissing around us like +the erected crests of enraged serpents. + +"That's his hump. THERE, THERE, give it to him!" whispered Starbuck. + +A short rushing sound leaped out of the boat; it was the darted iron of +Queequeg. Then all in one welded commotion came an invisible push from +astern, while forward the boat seemed striking on a ledge; the sail +collapsed and exploded; a gush of scalding vapour shot up near by; +something rolled and tumbled like an earthquake beneath us. The whole +crew were half suffocated as they were tossed helter-skelter into the +white curdling cream of the squall. Squall, whale, and harpoon had all +blended together; and the whale, merely grazed by the iron, escaped. + +Though completely swamped, the boat was nearly unharmed. Swimming round +it we picked up the floating oars, and lashing them across the gunwale, +tumbled back to our places. There we sat up to our knees in the sea, the +water covering every rib and plank, so that to our downward gazing eyes +the suspended craft seemed a coral boat grown up to us from the bottom +of the ocean. + +The wind increased to a howl; the waves dashed their bucklers together; +the whole squall roared, forked, and crackled around us like a white +fire upon the prairie, in which, unconsumed, we were burning; immortal +in these jaws of death! In vain we hailed the other boats; as well roar +to the live coals down the chimney of a flaming furnace as hail those +boats in that storm. Meanwhile the driving scud, rack, and mist, grew +darker with the shadows of night; no sign of the ship could be seen. +The rising sea forbade all attempts to bale out the boat. The oars were +useless as propellers, performing now the office of life-preservers. +So, cutting the lashing of the waterproof match keg, after many failures +Starbuck contrived to ignite the lamp in the lantern; then stretching +it on a waif pole, handed it to Queequeg as the standard-bearer of this +forlorn hope. There, then, he sat, holding up that imbecile candle in +the heart of that almighty forlornness. There, then, he sat, the sign +and symbol of a man without faith, hopelessly holding up hope in the +midst of despair. + +Wet, drenched through, and shivering cold, despairing of ship or boat, +we lifted up our eyes as the dawn came on. The mist still spread over +the sea, the empty lantern lay crushed in the bottom of the boat. +Suddenly Queequeg started to his feet, hollowing his hand to his ear. +We all heard a faint creaking, as of ropes and yards hitherto muffled by +the storm. The sound came nearer and nearer; the thick mists were dimly +parted by a huge, vague form. Affrighted, we all sprang into the sea as +the ship at last loomed into view, bearing right down upon us within a +distance of not much more than its length. + +Floating on the waves we saw the abandoned boat, as for one instant it +tossed and gaped beneath the ship's bows like a chip at the base of a +cataract; and then the vast hull rolled over it, and it was seen no +more till it came up weltering astern. Again we swam for it, were dashed +against it by the seas, and were at last taken up and safely landed on +board. Ere the squall came close to, the other boats had cut loose from +their fish and returned to the ship in good time. The ship had given us +up, but was still cruising, if haply it might light upon some token of +our perishing,--an oar or a lance pole. + + + +CHAPTER 49. The Hyena. + + +There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair +we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical +joke, though the wit thereof he but dimly discerns, and more than +suspects that the joke is at nobody's expense but his own. However, +nothing dispirits, and nothing seems worth while disputing. He bolts +down all events, all creeds, and beliefs, and persuasions, all hard +things visible and invisible, never mind how knobby; as an ostrich of +potent digestion gobbles down bullets and gun flints. And as for small +difficulties and worryings, prospects of sudden disaster, peril of +life and limb; all these, and death itself, seem to him only sly, +good-natured hits, and jolly punches in the side bestowed by the unseen +and unaccountable old joker. That odd sort of wayward mood I am speaking +of, comes over a man only in some time of extreme tribulation; it comes +in the very midst of his earnestness, so that what just before might +have seemed to him a thing most momentous, now seems but a part of the +general joke. There is nothing like the perils of whaling to breed this +free and easy sort of genial, desperado philosophy; and with it I now +regarded this whole voyage of the Pequod, and the great White Whale its +object. + +"Queequeg," said I, when they had dragged me, the last man, to the deck, +and I was still shaking myself in my jacket to fling off the water; +"Queequeg, my fine friend, does this sort of thing often happen?" +Without much emotion, though soaked through just like me, he gave me to +understand that such things did often happen. + +"Mr. Stubb," said I, turning to that worthy, who, buttoned up in his +oil-jacket, was now calmly smoking his pipe in the rain; "Mr. Stubb, I +think I have heard you say that of all whalemen you ever met, our chief +mate, Mr. Starbuck, is by far the most careful and prudent. I suppose +then, that going plump on a flying whale with your sail set in a foggy +squall is the height of a whaleman's discretion?" + +"Certain. I've lowered for whales from a leaking ship in a gale off Cape +Horn." + +"Mr. Flask," said I, turning to little King-Post, who was standing close +by; "you are experienced in these things, and I am not. Will you tell +me whether it is an unalterable law in this fishery, Mr. Flask, for an +oarsman to break his own back pulling himself back-foremost into death's +jaws?" + +"Can't you twist that smaller?" said Flask. "Yes, that's the law. +I should like to see a boat's crew backing water up to a whale face +foremost. Ha, ha! the whale would give them squint for squint, mind +that!" + +Here then, from three impartial witnesses, I had a deliberate statement +of the entire case. Considering, therefore, that squalls and capsizings +in the water and consequent bivouacks on the deep, were matters +of common occurrence in this kind of life; considering that at the +superlatively critical instant of going on to the whale I must resign my +life into the hands of him who steered the boat--oftentimes a fellow who +at that very moment is in his impetuousness upon the point of scuttling +the craft with his own frantic stampings; considering that the +particular disaster to our own particular boat was chiefly to be imputed +to Starbuck's driving on to his whale almost in the teeth of a squall, +and considering that Starbuck, notwithstanding, was famous for his +great heedfulness in the fishery; considering that I belonged to this +uncommonly prudent Starbuck's boat; and finally considering in what a +devil's chase I was implicated, touching the White Whale: taking all +things together, I say, I thought I might as well go below and make a +rough draft of my will. "Queequeg," said I, "come along, you shall be my +lawyer, executor, and legatee." + +It may seem strange that of all men sailors should be tinkering at their +last wills and testaments, but there are no people in the world more +fond of that diversion. This was the fourth time in my nautical life +that I had done the same thing. After the ceremony was concluded upon +the present occasion, I felt all the easier; a stone was rolled away +from my heart. Besides, all the days I should now live would be as good +as the days that Lazarus lived after his resurrection; a supplementary +clean gain of so many months or weeks as the case might be. I survived +myself; my death and burial were locked up in my chest. I looked +round me tranquilly and contentedly, like a quiet ghost with a clean +conscience sitting inside the bars of a snug family vault. + +Now then, thought I, unconsciously rolling up the sleeves of my frock, +here goes for a cool, collected dive at death and destruction, and the +devil fetch the hindmost. + + + +CHAPTER 50. Ahab's Boat and Crew. Fedallah. + + +"Who would have thought it, Flask!" cried Stubb; "if I had but one leg +you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole +with my timber toe. Oh! he's a wonderful old man!" + +"I don't think it so strange, after all, on that account," said Flask. +"If his leg were off at the hip, now, it would be a different thing. +That would disable him; but he has one knee, and good part of the other +left, you know." + +"I don't know that, my little man; I never yet saw him kneel." + + +Among whale-wise people it has often been argued whether, considering +the paramount importance of his life to the success of the voyage, it is +right for a whaling captain to jeopardize that life in the active perils +of the chase. So Tamerlane's soldiers often argued with tears in their +eyes, whether that invaluable life of his ought to be carried into the +thickest of the fight. + +But with Ahab the question assumed a modified aspect. Considering +that with two legs man is but a hobbling wight in all times of danger; +considering that the pursuit of whales is always under great and +extraordinary difficulties; that every individual moment, indeed, then +comprises a peril; under these circumstances is it wise for any +maimed man to enter a whale-boat in the hunt? As a general thing, the +joint-owners of the Pequod must have plainly thought not. + +Ahab well knew that although his friends at home would think little of +his entering a boat in certain comparatively harmless vicissitudes of +the chase, for the sake of being near the scene of action and giving +his orders in person, yet for Captain Ahab to have a boat actually +apportioned to him as a regular headsman in the hunt--above all for +Captain Ahab to be supplied with five extra men, as that same boat's +crew, he well knew that such generous conceits never entered the heads +of the owners of the Pequod. Therefore he had not solicited a boat's +crew from them, nor had he in any way hinted his desires on that head. +Nevertheless he had taken private measures of his own touching all +that matter. Until Cabaco's published discovery, the sailors had little +foreseen it, though to be sure when, after being a little while out +of port, all hands had concluded the customary business of fitting the +whaleboats for service; when some time after this Ahab was now and then +found bestirring himself in the matter of making thole-pins with his +own hands for what was thought to be one of the spare boats, and even +solicitously cutting the small wooden skewers, which when the line is +running out are pinned over the groove in the bow: when all this was +observed in him, and particularly his solicitude in having an extra +coat of sheathing in the bottom of the boat, as if to make it better +withstand the pointed pressure of his ivory limb; and also the anxiety +he evinced in exactly shaping the thigh board, or clumsy cleat, as it is +sometimes called, the horizontal piece in the boat's bow for bracing the +knee against in darting or stabbing at the whale; when it was observed +how often he stood up in that boat with his solitary knee fixed in the +semi-circular depression in the cleat, and with the carpenter's chisel +gouged out a little here and straightened it a little there; all these +things, I say, had awakened much interest and curiosity at the time. But +almost everybody supposed that this particular preparative heedfulness +in Ahab must only be with a view to the ultimate chase of Moby Dick; +for he had already revealed his intention to hunt that mortal monster +in person. But such a supposition did by no means involve the remotest +suspicion as to any boat's crew being assigned to that boat. + +Now, with the subordinate phantoms, what wonder remained soon waned +away; for in a whaler wonders soon wane. Besides, now and then such +unaccountable odds and ends of strange nations come up from the unknown +nooks and ash-holes of the earth to man these floating outlaws of +whalers; and the ships themselves often pick up such queer castaway +creatures found tossing about the open sea on planks, bits of wreck, +oars, whaleboats, canoes, blown-off Japanese junks, and what not; that +Beelzebub himself might climb up the side and step down into the cabin +to chat with the captain, and it would not create any unsubduable +excitement in the forecastle. + +But be all this as it may, certain it is that while the subordinate +phantoms soon found their place among the crew, though still as it were +somehow distinct from them, yet that hair-turbaned Fedallah remained +a muffled mystery to the last. Whence he came in a mannerly world like +this, by what sort of unaccountable tie he soon evinced himself to be +linked with Ahab's peculiar fortunes; nay, so far as to have some sort +of a half-hinted influence; Heaven knows, but it might have been even +authority over him; all this none knew. But one cannot sustain +an indifferent air concerning Fedallah. He was such a creature as +civilized, domestic people in the temperate zone only see in their +dreams, and that but dimly; but the like of whom now and then glide +among the unchanging Asiatic communities, especially the Oriental isles +to the east of the continent--those insulated, immemorial, unalterable +countries, which even in these modern days still preserve much of the +ghostly aboriginalness of earth's primal generations, when the memory of +the first man was a distinct recollection, and all men his descendants, +unknowing whence he came, eyed each other as real phantoms, and asked of +the sun and the moon why they were created and to what end; when though, +according to Genesis, the angels indeed consorted with the daughters of +men, the devils also, add the uncanonical Rabbins, indulged in mundane +amours. + + + +CHAPTER 51. The Spirit-Spout. + + +Days, weeks passed, and under easy sail, the ivory Pequod had slowly +swept across four several cruising-grounds; that off the Azores; off the +Cape de Verdes; on the Plate (so called), being off the mouth of the +Rio de la Plata; and the Carrol Ground, an unstaked, watery locality, +southerly from St. Helena. + +It was while gliding through these latter waters that one serene and +moonlight night, when all the waves rolled by like scrolls of silver; +and, by their soft, suffusing seethings, made what seemed a silvery +silence, not a solitude; on such a silent night a silvery jet was seen +far in advance of the white bubbles at the bow. Lit up by the moon, it +looked celestial; seemed some plumed and glittering god uprising from +the sea. Fedallah first descried this jet. For of these moonlight +nights, it was his wont to mount to the main-mast head, and stand a +look-out there, with the same precision as if it had been day. And yet, +though herds of whales were seen by night, not one whaleman in a hundred +would venture a lowering for them. You may think with what emotions, +then, the seamen beheld this old Oriental perched aloft at such unusual +hours; his turban and the moon, companions in one sky. But when, after +spending his uniform interval there for several successive nights +without uttering a single sound; when, after all this silence, his +unearthly voice was heard announcing that silvery, moon-lit jet, every +reclining mariner started to his feet as if some winged spirit had +lighted in the rigging, and hailed the mortal crew. "There she blows!" +Had the trump of judgment blown, they could not have quivered more; yet +still they felt no terror; rather pleasure. For though it was a most +unwonted hour, yet so impressive was the cry, and so deliriously +exciting, that almost every soul on board instinctively desired a +lowering. + +Walking the deck with quick, side-lunging strides, Ahab commanded the +t'gallant sails and royals to be set, and every stunsail spread. The +best man in the ship must take the helm. Then, with every mast-head +manned, the piled-up craft rolled down before the wind. The strange, +upheaving, lifting tendency of the taffrail breeze filling the hollows +of so many sails, made the buoyant, hovering deck to feel like air +beneath the feet; while still she rushed along, as if two antagonistic +influences were struggling in her--one to mount direct to heaven, the +other to drive yawingly to some horizontal goal. And had you watched +Ahab's face that night, you would have thought that in him also two +different things were warring. While his one live leg made lively echoes +along the deck, every stroke of his dead limb sounded like a coffin-tap. +On life and death this old man walked. But though the ship so swiftly +sped, and though from every eye, like arrows, the eager glances shot, +yet the silvery jet was no more seen that night. Every sailor swore he +saw it once, but not a second time. + +This midnight-spout had almost grown a forgotten thing, when, some days +after, lo! at the same silent hour, it was again announced: again it +was descried by all; but upon making sail to overtake it, once more it +disappeared as if it had never been. And so it served us night after +night, till no one heeded it but to wonder at it. Mysteriously +jetted into the clear moonlight, or starlight, as the case might be; +disappearing again for one whole day, or two days, or three; and somehow +seeming at every distinct repetition to be advancing still further and +further in our van, this solitary jet seemed for ever alluring us on. + +Nor with the immemorial superstition of their race, and in accordance +with the preternaturalness, as it seemed, which in many things invested +the Pequod, were there wanting some of the seamen who swore that +whenever and wherever descried; at however remote times, or in however +far apart latitudes and longitudes, that unnearable spout was cast +by one self-same whale; and that whale, Moby Dick. For a time, there +reigned, too, a sense of peculiar dread at this flitting apparition, +as if it were treacherously beckoning us on and on, in order that the +monster might turn round upon us, and rend us at last in the remotest +and most savage seas. + +These temporary apprehensions, so vague but so awful, derived a wondrous +potency from the contrasting serenity of the weather, in which, beneath +all its blue blandness, some thought there lurked a devilish charm, as +for days and days we voyaged along, through seas so wearily, lonesomely +mild, that all space, in repugnance to our vengeful errand, seemed +vacating itself of life before our urn-like prow. + +But, at last, when turning to the eastward, the Cape winds began howling +around us, and we rose and fell upon the long, troubled seas that are +there; when the ivory-tusked Pequod sharply bowed to the blast, and +gored the dark waves in her madness, till, like showers of silver chips, +the foam-flakes flew over her bulwarks; then all this desolate vacuity +of life went away, but gave place to sights more dismal than before. + +Close to our bows, strange forms in the water darted hither and thither +before us; while thick in our rear flew the inscrutable sea-ravens. And +every morning, perched on our stays, rows of these birds were seen; and +spite of our hootings, for a long time obstinately clung to the hemp, +as though they deemed our ship some drifting, uninhabited craft; a thing +appointed to desolation, and therefore fit roosting-place for their +homeless selves. And heaved and heaved, still unrestingly heaved the +black sea, as if its vast tides were a conscience; and the great mundane +soul were in anguish and remorse for the long sin and suffering it had +bred. + +Cape of Good Hope, do they call ye? Rather Cape Tormentoto, as called +of yore; for long allured by the perfidious silences that before had +attended us, we found ourselves launched into this tormented sea, +where guilty beings transformed into those fowls and these fish, seemed +condemned to swim on everlastingly without any haven in store, or beat +that black air without any horizon. But calm, snow-white, and unvarying; +still directing its fountain of feathers to the sky; still beckoning us +on from before, the solitary jet would at times be descried. + +During all this blackness of the elements, Ahab, though assuming for the +time the almost continual command of the drenched and dangerous deck, +manifested the gloomiest reserve; and more seldom than ever addressed +his mates. In tempestuous times like these, after everything above and +aloft has been secured, nothing more can be done but passively to await +the issue of the gale. Then Captain and crew become practical fatalists. +So, with his ivory leg inserted into its accustomed hole, and with one +hand firmly grasping a shroud, Ahab for hours and hours would stand +gazing dead to windward, while an occasional squall of sleet or snow +would all but congeal his very eyelashes together. Meantime, the crew +driven from the forward part of the ship by the perilous seas that +burstingly broke over its bows, stood in a line along the bulwarks in +the waist; and the better to guard against the leaping waves, each man +had slipped himself into a sort of bowline secured to the rail, in which +he swung as in a loosened belt. Few or no words were spoken; and the +silent ship, as if manned by painted sailors in wax, day after day tore +on through all the swift madness and gladness of the demoniac waves. +By night the same muteness of humanity before the shrieks of the +ocean prevailed; still in silence the men swung in the bowlines; still +wordless Ahab stood up to the blast. Even when wearied nature seemed +demanding repose he would not seek that repose in his hammock. Never +could Starbuck forget the old man's aspect, when one night going down +into the cabin to mark how the barometer stood, he saw him with +closed eyes sitting straight in his floor-screwed chair; the rain +and half-melted sleet of the storm from which he had some time before +emerged, still slowly dripping from the unremoved hat and coat. On the +table beside him lay unrolled one of those charts of tides and currents +which have previously been spoken of. His lantern swung from his tightly +clenched hand. Though the body was erect, the head was thrown back so +that the closed eyes were pointed towards the needle of the tell-tale +that swung from a beam in the ceiling.* + + +*The cabin-compass is called the tell-tale, because without going to the +compass at the helm, the Captain, while below, can inform himself of the +course of the ship. + + +Terrible old man! thought Starbuck with a shudder, sleeping in this +gale, still thou steadfastly eyest thy purpose. + + + +CHAPTER 52. The Albatross. + + +South-eastward from the Cape, off the distant Crozetts, a good cruising +ground for Right Whalemen, a sail loomed ahead, the Goney (Albatross) +by name. As she slowly drew nigh, from my lofty perch at the +fore-mast-head, I had a good view of that sight so remarkable to a tyro +in the far ocean fisheries--a whaler at sea, and long absent from home. + +As if the waves had been fullers, this craft was bleached like the +skeleton of a stranded walrus. All down her sides, this spectral +appearance was traced with long channels of reddened rust, while all her +spars and her rigging were like the thick branches of trees furred over +with hoar-frost. Only her lower sails were set. A wild sight it was to +see her long-bearded look-outs at those three mast-heads. They seemed +clad in the skins of beasts, so torn and bepatched the raiment that had +survived nearly four years of cruising. Standing in iron hoops nailed to +the mast, they swayed and swung over a fathomless sea; and though, when +the ship slowly glided close under our stern, we six men in the air +came so nigh to each other that we might almost have leaped from the +mast-heads of one ship to those of the other; yet, those forlorn-looking +fishermen, mildly eyeing us as they passed, said not one word to our own +look-outs, while the quarter-deck hail was being heard from below. + +"Ship ahoy! Have ye seen the White Whale?" + +But as the strange captain, leaning over the pallid bulwarks, was in the +act of putting his trumpet to his mouth, it somehow fell from his hand +into the sea; and the wind now rising amain, he in vain strove to make +himself heard without it. Meantime his ship was still increasing the +distance between. While in various silent ways the seamen of the Pequod +were evincing their observance of this ominous incident at the first +mere mention of the White Whale's name to another ship, Ahab for a +moment paused; it almost seemed as though he would have lowered a boat +to board the stranger, had not the threatening wind forbade. But taking +advantage of his windward position, he again seized his trumpet, and +knowing by her aspect that the stranger vessel was a Nantucketer and +shortly bound home, he loudly hailed--"Ahoy there! This is the Pequod, +bound round the world! Tell them to address all future letters to the +Pacific ocean! and this time three years, if I am not at home, tell them +to address them to--" + +At that moment the two wakes were fairly crossed, and instantly, then, +in accordance with their singular ways, shoals of small harmless fish, +that for some days before had been placidly swimming by our side, darted +away with what seemed shuddering fins, and ranged themselves fore and +aft with the stranger's flanks. Though in the course of his continual +voyagings Ahab must often before have noticed a similar sight, yet, to +any monomaniac man, the veriest trifles capriciously carry meanings. + +"Swim away from me, do ye?" murmured Ahab, gazing over into the water. +There seemed but little in the words, but the tone conveyed more of deep +helpless sadness than the insane old man had ever before evinced. But +turning to the steersman, who thus far had been holding the ship in the +wind to diminish her headway, he cried out in his old lion voice,--"Up +helm! Keep her off round the world!" + +Round the world! There is much in that sound to inspire proud feelings; +but whereto does all that circumnavigation conduct? Only through +numberless perils to the very point whence we started, where those that +we left behind secure, were all the time before us. + +Were this world an endless plain, and by sailing eastward we could for +ever reach new distances, and discover sights more sweet and strange +than any Cyclades or Islands of King Solomon, then there were promise +in the voyage. But in pursuit of those far mysteries we dream of, or in +tormented chase of that demon phantom that, some time or other, swims +before all human hearts; while chasing such over this round globe, they +either lead us on in barren mazes or midway leave us whelmed. + + + +CHAPTER 53. The Gam. + + +The ostensible reason why Ahab did not go on board of the whaler we had +spoken was this: the wind and sea betokened storms. But even had +this not been the case, he would not after all, perhaps, have boarded +her--judging by his subsequent conduct on similar occasions--if so it +had been that, by the process of hailing, he had obtained a negative +answer to the question he put. For, as it eventually turned out, he +cared not to consort, even for five minutes, with any stranger captain, +except he could contribute some of that information he so absorbingly +sought. But all this might remain inadequately estimated, were not +something said here of the peculiar usages of whaling-vessels when +meeting each other in foreign seas, and especially on a common +cruising-ground. + +If two strangers crossing the Pine Barrens in New York State, or the +equally desolate Salisbury Plain in England; if casually encountering +each other in such inhospitable wilds, these twain, for the life of +them, cannot well avoid a mutual salutation; and stopping for a moment +to interchange the news; and, perhaps, sitting down for a while +and resting in concert: then, how much more natural that upon the +illimitable Pine Barrens and Salisbury Plains of the sea, two whaling +vessels descrying each other at the ends of the earth--off lone +Fanning's Island, or the far away King's Mills; how much more natural, +I say, that under such circumstances these ships should not only +interchange hails, but come into still closer, more friendly and +sociable contact. And especially would this seem to be a matter of +course, in the case of vessels owned in one seaport, and whose captains, +officers, and not a few of the men are personally known to each other; +and consequently, have all sorts of dear domestic things to talk about. + +For the long absent ship, the outward-bounder, perhaps, has letters on +board; at any rate, she will be sure to let her have some papers of a +date a year or two later than the last one on her blurred and thumb-worn +files. And in return for that courtesy, the outward-bound ship would +receive the latest whaling intelligence from the cruising-ground to +which she may be destined, a thing of the utmost importance to her. And +in degree, all this will hold true concerning whaling vessels crossing +each other's track on the cruising-ground itself, even though they +are equally long absent from home. For one of them may have received a +transfer of letters from some third, and now far remote vessel; and +some of those letters may be for the people of the ship she now meets. +Besides, they would exchange the whaling news, and have an agreeable +chat. For not only would they meet with all the sympathies of sailors, +but likewise with all the peculiar congenialities arising from a common +pursuit and mutually shared privations and perils. + +Nor would difference of country make any very essential difference; +that is, so long as both parties speak one language, as is the case +with Americans and English. Though, to be sure, from the small number of +English whalers, such meetings do not very often occur, and when they +do occur there is too apt to be a sort of shyness between them; for your +Englishman is rather reserved, and your Yankee, he does not fancy that +sort of thing in anybody but himself. Besides, the English whalers +sometimes affect a kind of metropolitan superiority over the American +whalers; regarding the long, lean Nantucketer, with his nondescript +provincialisms, as a sort of sea-peasant. But where this superiority +in the English whalemen does really consist, it would be hard to say, +seeing that the Yankees in one day, collectively, kill more whales than +all the English, collectively, in ten years. But this is a harmless +little foible in the English whale-hunters, which the Nantucketer does +not take much to heart; probably, because he knows that he has a few +foibles himself. + +So, then, we see that of all ships separately sailing the sea, the +whalers have most reason to be sociable--and they are so. Whereas, some +merchant ships crossing each other's wake in the mid-Atlantic, will +oftentimes pass on without so much as a single word of recognition, +mutually cutting each other on the high seas, like a brace of dandies in +Broadway; and all the time indulging, perhaps, in finical criticism upon +each other's rig. As for Men-of-War, when they chance to meet at sea, +they first go through such a string of silly bowings and scrapings, such +a ducking of ensigns, that there does not seem to be much right-down +hearty good-will and brotherly love about it at all. As touching +Slave-ships meeting, why, they are in such a prodigious hurry, they run +away from each other as soon as possible. And as for Pirates, when they +chance to cross each other's cross-bones, the first hail is--"How many +skulls?"--the same way that whalers hail--"How many barrels?" And that +question once answered, pirates straightway steer apart, for they are +infernal villains on both sides, and don't like to see overmuch of each +other's villanous likenesses. + +But look at the godly, honest, unostentatious, hospitable, sociable, +free-and-easy whaler! What does the whaler do when she meets another +whaler in any sort of decent weather? She has a "GAM," a thing so +utterly unknown to all other ships that they never heard of the name +even; and if by chance they should hear of it, they only grin at it, and +repeat gamesome stuff about "spouters" and "blubber-boilers," and such +like pretty exclamations. Why it is that all Merchant-seamen, and also +all Pirates and Man-of-War's men, and Slave-ship sailors, cherish such +a scornful feeling towards Whale-ships; this is a question it would be +hard to answer. Because, in the case of pirates, say, I should like to +know whether that profession of theirs has any peculiar glory about +it. It sometimes ends in uncommon elevation, indeed; but only at the +gallows. And besides, when a man is elevated in that odd fashion, he has +no proper foundation for his superior altitude. Hence, I conclude, +that in boasting himself to be high lifted above a whaleman, in that +assertion the pirate has no solid basis to stand on. + +But what is a GAM? You might wear out your index-finger running up and +down the columns of dictionaries, and never find the word. Dr. Johnson +never attained to that erudition; Noah Webster's ark does not hold it. +Nevertheless, this same expressive word has now for many years been in +constant use among some fifteen thousand true born Yankees. Certainly, +it needs a definition, and should be incorporated into the Lexicon. With +that view, let me learnedly define it. + +GAM. NOUN--A SOCIAL MEETING OF TWO (OR MORE) WHALESHIPS, GENERALLY ON A +CRUISING-GROUND; WHEN, AFTER EXCHANGING HAILS, THEY EXCHANGE VISITS BY +BOATS' CREWS; THE TWO CAPTAINS REMAINING, FOR THE TIME, ON BOARD OF ONE +SHIP, AND THE TWO CHIEF MATES ON THE OTHER. + +There is another little item about Gamming which must not be forgotten +here. All professions have their own little peculiarities of detail; so +has the whale fishery. In a pirate, man-of-war, or slave ship, when +the captain is rowed anywhere in his boat, he always sits in the stern +sheets on a comfortable, sometimes cushioned seat there, and often +steers himself with a pretty little milliner's tiller decorated with +gay cords and ribbons. But the whale-boat has no seat astern, no sofa of +that sort whatever, and no tiller at all. High times indeed, if whaling +captains were wheeled about the water on castors like gouty old aldermen +in patent chairs. And as for a tiller, the whale-boat never admits of +any such effeminacy; and therefore as in gamming a complete boat's crew +must leave the ship, and hence as the boat steerer or harpooneer is of +the number, that subordinate is the steersman upon the occasion, and +the captain, having no place to sit in, is pulled off to his visit +all standing like a pine tree. And often you will notice that being +conscious of the eyes of the whole visible world resting on him from +the sides of the two ships, this standing captain is all alive to the +importance of sustaining his dignity by maintaining his legs. Nor is +this any very easy matter; for in his rear is the immense projecting +steering oar hitting him now and then in the small of his back, the +after-oar reciprocating by rapping his knees in front. He is thus +completely wedged before and behind, and can only expand himself +sideways by settling down on his stretched legs; but a sudden, violent +pitch of the boat will often go far to topple him, because length of +foundation is nothing without corresponding breadth. Merely make a +spread angle of two poles, and you cannot stand them up. Then, again, +it would never do in plain sight of the world's riveted eyes, it would +never do, I say, for this straddling captain to be seen steadying +himself the slightest particle by catching hold of anything with +his hands; indeed, as token of his entire, buoyant self-command, he +generally carries his hands in his trowsers' pockets; but perhaps being +generally very large, heavy hands, he carries them there for ballast. +Nevertheless there have occurred instances, well authenticated ones too, +where the captain has been known for an uncommonly critical moment or +two, in a sudden squall say--to seize hold of the nearest oarsman's +hair, and hold on there like grim death. + + + +CHAPTER 54. The Town-Ho's Story. + + +(AS TOLD AT THE GOLDEN INN) + + +The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is +much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet +more travellers than in any other part. + +It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another +homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,* was encountered. She was manned +almost wholly by Polynesians. In the short gam that ensued she gave +us strong news of Moby Dick. To some the general interest in the White +Whale was now wildly heightened by a circumstance of the Town-Ho's +story, which seemed obscurely to involve with the whale a certain +wondrous, inverted visitation of one of those so called judgments of God +which at times are said to overtake some men. This latter circumstance, +with its own particular accompaniments, forming what may be called the +secret part of the tragedy about to be narrated, never reached the ears +of Captain Ahab or his mates. For that secret part of the story was +unknown to the captain of the Town-Ho himself. It was the private +property of three confederate white seamen of that ship, one of whom, it +seems, communicated it to Tashtego with Romish injunctions of secrecy, +but the following night Tashtego rambled in his sleep, and revealed +so much of it in that way, that when he was wakened he could not well +withhold the rest. Nevertheless, so potent an influence did this thing +have on those seamen in the Pequod who came to the full knowledge of +it, and by such a strange delicacy, to call it so, were they governed in +this matter, that they kept the secret among themselves so that it never +transpired abaft the Pequod's main-mast. Interweaving in its proper +place this darker thread with the story as publicly narrated on the +ship, the whole of this strange affair I now proceed to put on lasting +record. + + +*The ancient whale-cry upon first sighting a whale from the mast-head, +still used by whalemen in hunting the famous Gallipagos terrapin. + + +For my humor's sake, I shall preserve the style in which I once narrated +it at Lima, to a lounging circle of my Spanish friends, one saint's eve, +smoking upon the thick-gilt tiled piazza of the Golden Inn. Of those +fine cavaliers, the young Dons, Pedro and Sebastian, were on the closer +terms with me; and hence the interluding questions they occasionally +put, and which are duly answered at the time. + +"Some two years prior to my first learning the events which I am about +rehearsing to you, gentlemen, the Town-Ho, Sperm Whaler of Nantucket, +was cruising in your Pacific here, not very many days' sail eastward +from the eaves of this good Golden Inn. She was somewhere to the +northward of the Line. One morning upon handling the pumps, according to +daily usage, it was observed that she made more water in her hold than +common. They supposed a sword-fish had stabbed her, gentlemen. But the +captain, having some unusual reason for believing that rare good luck +awaited him in those latitudes; and therefore being very averse to quit +them, and the leak not being then considered at all dangerous, though, +indeed, they could not find it after searching the hold as low down +as was possible in rather heavy weather, the ship still continued her +cruisings, the mariners working at the pumps at wide and easy intervals; +but no good luck came; more days went by, and not only was the leak yet +undiscovered, but it sensibly increased. So much so, that now taking +some alarm, the captain, making all sail, stood away for the nearest +harbor among the islands, there to have his hull hove out and repaired. + +"Though no small passage was before her, yet, if the commonest chance +favoured, he did not at all fear that his ship would founder by the way, +because his pumps were of the best, and being periodically relieved at +them, those six-and-thirty men of his could easily keep the ship free; +never mind if the leak should double on her. In truth, well nigh the +whole of this passage being attended by very prosperous breezes, the +Town-Ho had all but certainly arrived in perfect safety at her port +without the occurrence of the least fatality, had it not been for the +brutal overbearing of Radney, the mate, a Vineyarder, and the bitterly +provoked vengeance of Steelkilt, a Lakeman and desperado from Buffalo. + +"'Lakeman!--Buffalo! Pray, what is a Lakeman, and where is Buffalo?' +said Don Sebastian, rising in his swinging mat of grass. + +"On the eastern shore of our Lake Erie, Don; but--I crave your +courtesy--may be, you shall soon hear further of all that. Now, +gentlemen, in square-sail brigs and three-masted ships, well-nigh as +large and stout as any that ever sailed out of your old Callao to far +Manilla; this Lakeman, in the land-locked heart of our America, had yet +been nurtured by all those agrarian freebooting impressions popularly +connected with the open ocean. For in their interflowing aggregate, +those grand fresh-water seas of ours,--Erie, and Ontario, and Huron, and +Superior, and Michigan,--possess an ocean-like expansiveness, with many +of the ocean's noblest traits; with many of its rimmed varieties of +races and of climes. They contain round archipelagoes of romantic isles, +even as the Polynesian waters do; in large part, are shored by two great +contrasting nations, as the Atlantic is; they furnish long maritime +approaches to our numerous territorial colonies from the East, dotted +all round their banks; here and there are frowned upon by batteries, +and by the goat-like craggy guns of lofty Mackinaw; they have heard the +fleet thunderings of naval victories; at intervals, they yield their +beaches to wild barbarians, whose red painted faces flash from out +their peltry wigwams; for leagues and leagues are flanked by ancient +and unentered forests, where the gaunt pines stand like serried lines +of kings in Gothic genealogies; those same woods harboring wild Afric +beasts of prey, and silken creatures whose exported furs give robes +to Tartar Emperors; they mirror the paved capitals of Buffalo and +Cleveland, as well as Winnebago villages; they float alike the +full-rigged merchant ship, the armed cruiser of the State, the steamer, +and the beech canoe; they are swept by Borean and dismasting blasts as +direful as any that lash the salted wave; they know what shipwrecks are, +for out of sight of land, however inland, they have drowned full many +a midnight ship with all its shrieking crew. Thus, gentlemen, though +an inlander, Steelkilt was wild-ocean born, and wild-ocean nurtured; +as much of an audacious mariner as any. And for Radney, though in his +infancy he may have laid him down on the lone Nantucket beach, to nurse +at his maternal sea; though in after life he had long followed our +austere Atlantic and your contemplative Pacific; yet was he quite as +vengeful and full of social quarrel as the backwoods seaman, fresh +from the latitudes of buck-horn handled bowie-knives. Yet was this +Nantucketer a man with some good-hearted traits; and this Lakeman, a +mariner, who though a sort of devil indeed, might yet by inflexible +firmness, only tempered by that common decency of human recognition +which is the meanest slave's right; thus treated, this Steelkilt had +long been retained harmless and docile. At all events, he had proved +so thus far; but Radney was doomed and made mad, and Steelkilt--but, +gentlemen, you shall hear. + +"It was not more than a day or two at the furthest after pointing +her prow for her island haven, that the Town-Ho's leak seemed again +increasing, but only so as to require an hour or more at the pumps +every day. You must know that in a settled and civilized ocean like our +Atlantic, for example, some skippers think little of pumping their whole +way across it; though of a still, sleepy night, should the officer of +the deck happen to forget his duty in that respect, the probability +would be that he and his shipmates would never again remember it, on +account of all hands gently subsiding to the bottom. Nor in the +solitary and savage seas far from you to the westward, gentlemen, is it +altogether unusual for ships to keep clanging at their pump-handles in +full chorus even for a voyage of considerable length; that is, if it lie +along a tolerably accessible coast, or if any other reasonable retreat +is afforded them. It is only when a leaky vessel is in some very out of +the way part of those waters, some really landless latitude, that her +captain begins to feel a little anxious. + +"Much this way had it been with the Town-Ho; so when her leak was found +gaining once more, there was in truth some small concern manifested by +several of her company; especially by Radney the mate. He commanded +the upper sails to be well hoisted, sheeted home anew, and every way +expanded to the breeze. Now this Radney, I suppose, was as little of a +coward, and as little inclined to any sort of nervous apprehensiveness +touching his own person as any fearless, unthinking creature on land or +on sea that you can conveniently imagine, gentlemen. Therefore when +he betrayed this solicitude about the safety of the ship, some of the +seamen declared that it was only on account of his being a part owner in +her. So when they were working that evening at the pumps, there was on +this head no small gamesomeness slily going on among them, as they stood +with their feet continually overflowed by the rippling clear water; +clear as any mountain spring, gentlemen--that bubbling from the pumps +ran across the deck, and poured itself out in steady spouts at the lee +scupper-holes. + +"Now, as you well know, it is not seldom the case in this conventional +world of ours--watery or otherwise; that when a person placed in command +over his fellow-men finds one of them to be very significantly his +superior in general pride of manhood, straightway against that man he +conceives an unconquerable dislike and bitterness; and if he have a +chance he will pull down and pulverize that subaltern's tower, and +make a little heap of dust of it. Be this conceit of mine as it may, +gentlemen, at all events Steelkilt was a tall and noble animal with a +head like a Roman, and a flowing golden beard like the tasseled housings +of your last viceroy's snorting charger; and a brain, and a heart, and +a soul in him, gentlemen, which had made Steelkilt Charlemagne, had he +been born son to Charlemagne's father. But Radney, the mate, was ugly +as a mule; yet as hardy, as stubborn, as malicious. He did not love +Steelkilt, and Steelkilt knew it. + +"Espying the mate drawing near as he was toiling at the pump with the +rest, the Lakeman affected not to notice him, but unawed, went on with +his gay banterings. + +"'Aye, aye, my merry lads, it's a lively leak this; hold a cannikin, one +of ye, and let's have a taste. By the Lord, it's worth bottling! I tell +ye what, men, old Rad's investment must go for it! he had best cut away +his part of the hull and tow it home. The fact is, boys, that sword-fish +only began the job; he's come back again with a gang of ship-carpenters, +saw-fish, and file-fish, and what not; and the whole posse of 'em +are now hard at work cutting and slashing at the bottom; making +improvements, I suppose. If old Rad were here now, I'd tell him to jump +overboard and scatter 'em. They're playing the devil with his estate, I +can tell him. But he's a simple old soul,--Rad, and a beauty too. Boys, +they say the rest of his property is invested in looking-glasses. I +wonder if he'd give a poor devil like me the model of his nose.' + +"'Damn your eyes! what's that pump stopping for?' roared Radney, +pretending not to have heard the sailors' talk. 'Thunder away at it!' + +"'Aye, aye, sir,' said Steelkilt, merry as a cricket. 'Lively, boys, +lively, now!' And with that the pump clanged like fifty fire-engines; +the men tossed their hats off to it, and ere long that peculiar gasping +of the lungs was heard which denotes the fullest tension of life's +utmost energies. + +"Quitting the pump at last, with the rest of his band, the Lakeman went +forward all panting, and sat himself down on the windlass; his face +fiery red, his eyes bloodshot, and wiping the profuse sweat from his +brow. Now what cozening fiend it was, gentlemen, that possessed Radney +to meddle with such a man in that corporeally exasperated state, I know +not; but so it happened. Intolerably striding along the deck, the mate +commanded him to get a broom and sweep down the planks, and also a +shovel, and remove some offensive matters consequent upon allowing a pig +to run at large. + +"Now, gentlemen, sweeping a ship's deck at sea is a piece of household +work which in all times but raging gales is regularly attended to every +evening; it has been known to be done in the case of ships actually +foundering at the time. Such, gentlemen, is the inflexibility of +sea-usages and the instinctive love of neatness in seamen; some of whom +would not willingly drown without first washing their faces. But in all +vessels this broom business is the prescriptive province of the boys, +if boys there be aboard. Besides, it was the stronger men in the Town-Ho +that had been divided into gangs, taking turns at the pumps; and being +the most athletic seaman of them all, Steelkilt had been regularly +assigned captain of one of the gangs; consequently he should have +been freed from any trivial business not connected with truly nautical +duties, such being the case with his comrades. I mention all these +particulars so that you may understand exactly how this affair stood +between the two men. + +"But there was more than this: the order about the shovel was almost as +plainly meant to sting and insult Steelkilt, as though Radney had spat +in his face. Any man who has gone sailor in a whale-ship will +understand this; and all this and doubtless much more, the Lakeman fully +comprehended when the mate uttered his command. But as he sat still for +a moment, and as he steadfastly looked into the mate's malignant eye and +perceived the stacks of powder-casks heaped up in him and the slow-match +silently burning along towards them; as he instinctively saw all +this, that strange forbearance and unwillingness to stir up the deeper +passionateness in any already ireful being--a repugnance most felt, when +felt at all, by really valiant men even when aggrieved--this nameless +phantom feeling, gentlemen, stole over Steelkilt. + +"Therefore, in his ordinary tone, only a little broken by the bodily +exhaustion he was temporarily in, he answered him saying that sweeping +the deck was not his business, and he would not do it. And then, without +at all alluding to the shovel, he pointed to three lads as the customary +sweepers; who, not being billeted at the pumps, had done little or +nothing all day. To this, Radney replied with an oath, in a most +domineering and outrageous manner unconditionally reiterating his +command; meanwhile advancing upon the still seated Lakeman, with an +uplifted cooper's club hammer which he had snatched from a cask near by. + +"Heated and irritated as he was by his spasmodic toil at the pumps, for +all his first nameless feeling of forbearance the sweating Steelkilt +could but ill brook this bearing in the mate; but somehow still +smothering the conflagration within him, without speaking he remained +doggedly rooted to his seat, till at last the incensed Radney shook the +hammer within a few inches of his face, furiously commanding him to do +his bidding. + +"Steelkilt rose, and slowly retreating round the windlass, steadily +followed by the mate with his menacing hammer, deliberately repeated his +intention not to obey. Seeing, however, that his forbearance had not +the slightest effect, by an awful and unspeakable intimation with his +twisted hand he warned off the foolish and infatuated man; but it was to +no purpose. And in this way the two went once slowly round the windlass; +when, resolved at last no longer to retreat, bethinking him that he had +now forborne as much as comported with his humor, the Lakeman paused on +the hatches and thus spoke to the officer: + +"'Mr. Radney, I will not obey you. Take that hammer away, or look to +yourself.' But the predestinated mate coming still closer to him, where +the Lakeman stood fixed, now shook the heavy hammer within an inch of +his teeth; meanwhile repeating a string of insufferable maledictions. +Retreating not the thousandth part of an inch; stabbing him in the eye +with the unflinching poniard of his glance, Steelkilt, clenching +his right hand behind him and creepingly drawing it back, told his +persecutor that if the hammer but grazed his cheek he (Steelkilt) would +murder him. But, gentlemen, the fool had been branded for the slaughter +by the gods. Immediately the hammer touched the cheek; the next instant +the lower jaw of the mate was stove in his head; he fell on the hatch +spouting blood like a whale. + +"Ere the cry could go aft Steelkilt was shaking one of the backstays +leading far aloft to where two of his comrades were standing their +mastheads. They were both Canallers. + +"'Canallers!' cried Don Pedro. 'We have seen many whale-ships in our +harbours, but never heard of your Canallers. Pardon: who and what are +they?' + +"'Canallers, Don, are the boatmen belonging to our grand Erie Canal. You +must have heard of it.' + +"'Nay, Senor; hereabouts in this dull, warm, most lazy, and hereditary +land, we know but little of your vigorous North.' + +"'Aye? Well then, Don, refill my cup. Your chicha's very fine; and +ere proceeding further I will tell ye what our Canallers are; for such +information may throw side-light upon my story.' + +"For three hundred and sixty miles, gentlemen, through the entire +breadth of the state of New York; through numerous populous cities and +most thriving villages; through long, dismal, uninhabited swamps, and +affluent, cultivated fields, unrivalled for fertility; by billiard-room +and bar-room; through the holy-of-holies of great forests; on Roman +arches over Indian rivers; through sun and shade; by happy hearts or +broken; through all the wide contrasting scenery of those noble Mohawk +counties; and especially, by rows of snow-white chapels, whose spires +stand almost like milestones, flows one continual stream of Venetianly +corrupt and often lawless life. There's your true Ashantee, gentlemen; +there howl your pagans; where you ever find them, next door to you; +under the long-flung shadow, and the snug patronising lee of churches. +For by some curious fatality, as it is often noted of your metropolitan +freebooters that they ever encamp around the halls of justice, so +sinners, gentlemen, most abound in holiest vicinities. + +"'Is that a friar passing?' said Don Pedro, looking downwards into the +crowded plazza, with humorous concern. + +"'Well for our northern friend, Dame Isabella's Inquisition wanes in +Lima,' laughed Don Sebastian. 'Proceed, Senor.' + +"'A moment! Pardon!' cried another of the company. 'In the name of all +us Limeese, I but desire to express to you, sir sailor, that we have by +no means overlooked your delicacy in not substituting present Lima +for distant Venice in your corrupt comparison. Oh! do not bow and look +surprised; you know the proverb all along this coast--"Corrupt as +Lima." It but bears out your saying, too; churches more plentiful than +billiard-tables, and for ever open--and "Corrupt as Lima." So, too, +Venice; I have been there; the holy city of the blessed evangelist, St. +Mark!--St. Dominic, purge it! Your cup! Thanks: here I refill; now, you +pour out again.' + +"Freely depicted in his own vocation, gentlemen, the Canaller would make +a fine dramatic hero, so abundantly and picturesquely wicked is he. Like +Mark Antony, for days and days along his green-turfed, flowery Nile, +he indolently floats, openly toying with his red-cheeked Cleopatra, +ripening his apricot thigh upon the sunny deck. But ashore, all this +effeminacy is dashed. The brigandish guise which the Canaller so proudly +sports; his slouched and gaily-ribboned hat betoken his grand features. +A terror to the smiling innocence of the villages through which he +floats; his swart visage and bold swagger are not unshunned in cities. +Once a vagabond on his own canal, I have received good turns from one of +these Canallers; I thank him heartily; would fain be not ungrateful; +but it is often one of the prime redeeming qualities of your man of +violence, that at times he has as stiff an arm to back a poor stranger +in a strait, as to plunder a wealthy one. In sum, gentlemen, what the +wildness of this canal life is, is emphatically evinced by this; that +our wild whale-fishery contains so many of its most finished graduates, +and that scarce any race of mankind, except Sydney men, are so much +distrusted by our whaling captains. Nor does it at all diminish the +curiousness of this matter, that to many thousands of our rural boys and +young men born along its line, the probationary life of the Grand Canal +furnishes the sole transition between quietly reaping in a Christian +corn-field, and recklessly ploughing the waters of the most barbaric +seas. + +"'I see! I see!' impetuously exclaimed Don Pedro, spilling his chicha +upon his silvery ruffles. 'No need to travel! The world's one Lima. I +had thought, now, that at your temperate North the generations were cold +and holy as the hills.--But the story.' + +"I left off, gentlemen, where the Lakeman shook the backstay. Hardly +had he done so, when he was surrounded by the three junior mates and the +four harpooneers, who all crowded him to the deck. But sliding down the +ropes like baleful comets, the two Canallers rushed into the uproar, and +sought to drag their man out of it towards the forecastle. Others of the +sailors joined with them in this attempt, and a twisted turmoil ensued; +while standing out of harm's way, the valiant captain danced up and down +with a whale-pike, calling upon his officers to manhandle that atrocious +scoundrel, and smoke him along to the quarter-deck. At intervals, he ran +close up to the revolving border of the confusion, and prying into +the heart of it with his pike, sought to prick out the object of his +resentment. But Steelkilt and his desperadoes were too much for them +all; they succeeded in gaining the forecastle deck, where, hastily +slewing about three or four large casks in a line with the windlass, +these sea-Parisians entrenched themselves behind the barricade. + +"'Come out of that, ye pirates!' roared the captain, now menacing them +with a pistol in each hand, just brought to him by the steward. 'Come +out of that, ye cut-throats!' + +"Steelkilt leaped on the barricade, and striding up and down there, +defied the worst the pistols could do; but gave the captain to +understand distinctly, that his (Steelkilt's) death would be the signal +for a murderous mutiny on the part of all hands. Fearing in his heart +lest this might prove but too true, the captain a little desisted, but +still commanded the insurgents instantly to return to their duty. + +"'Will you promise not to touch us, if we do?' demanded their +ringleader. + +"'Turn to! turn to!--I make no promise;--to your duty! Do you want to +sink the ship, by knocking off at a time like this? Turn to!' and he +once more raised a pistol. + +"'Sink the ship?' cried Steelkilt. 'Aye, let her sink. Not a man of us +turns to, unless you swear not to raise a rope-yarn against us. What say +ye, men?' turning to his comrades. A fierce cheer was their response. + +"The Lakeman now patrolled the barricade, all the while keeping his eye +on the Captain, and jerking out such sentences as these:--'It's not our +fault; we didn't want it; I told him to take his hammer away; it was +boy's business; he might have known me before this; I told him not to +prick the buffalo; I believe I have broken a finger here against his +cursed jaw; ain't those mincing knives down in the forecastle there, +men? look to those handspikes, my hearties. Captain, by God, look to +yourself; say the word; don't be a fool; forget it all; we are ready +to turn to; treat us decently, and we're your men; but we won't be +flogged.' + +"'Turn to! I make no promises, turn to, I say!' + +"'Look ye, now,' cried the Lakeman, flinging out his arm towards him, +'there are a few of us here (and I am one of them) who have shipped +for the cruise, d'ye see; now as you well know, sir, we can claim our +discharge as soon as the anchor is down; so we don't want a row; it's +not our interest; we want to be peaceable; we are ready to work, but we +won't be flogged.' + +"'Turn to!' roared the Captain. + +"Steelkilt glanced round him a moment, and then said:--'I tell you what +it is now, Captain, rather than kill ye, and be hung for such a shabby +rascal, we won't lift a hand against ye unless ye attack us; but till +you say the word about not flogging us, we don't do a hand's turn.' + +"'Down into the forecastle then, down with ye, I'll keep ye there till +ye're sick of it. Down ye go.' + +"'Shall we?' cried the ringleader to his men. Most of them were against +it; but at length, in obedience to Steelkilt, they preceded him down +into their dark den, growlingly disappearing, like bears into a cave. + +"As the Lakeman's bare head was just level with the planks, the Captain +and his posse leaped the barricade, and rapidly drawing over the slide +of the scuttle, planted their group of hands upon it, and loudly called +for the steward to bring the heavy brass padlock belonging to the +companionway. + +"Then opening the slide a little, the Captain whispered something +down the crack, closed it, and turned the key upon them--ten in +number--leaving on deck some twenty or more, who thus far had remained +neutral. + +"All night a wide-awake watch was kept by all the officers, forward and +aft, especially about the forecastle scuttle and fore hatchway; at which +last place it was feared the insurgents might emerge, after breaking +through the bulkhead below. But the hours of darkness passed in peace; +the men who still remained at their duty toiling hard at the pumps, +whose clinking and clanking at intervals through the dreary night +dismally resounded through the ship. + +"At sunrise the Captain went forward, and knocking on the deck, summoned +the prisoners to work; but with a yell they refused. Water was then +lowered down to them, and a couple of handfuls of biscuit were tossed +after it; when again turning the key upon them and pocketing it, the +Captain returned to the quarter-deck. Twice every day for three days +this was repeated; but on the fourth morning a confused wrangling, and +then a scuffling was heard, as the customary summons was delivered; and +suddenly four men burst up from the forecastle, saying they were ready +to turn to. The fetid closeness of the air, and a famishing diet, united +perhaps to some fears of ultimate retribution, had constrained them to +surrender at discretion. Emboldened by this, the Captain reiterated his +demand to the rest, but Steelkilt shouted up to him a terrific hint to +stop his babbling and betake himself where he belonged. On the fifth +morning three others of the mutineers bolted up into the air from the +desperate arms below that sought to restrain them. Only three were left. + +"'Better turn to, now?' said the Captain with a heartless jeer. + +"'Shut us up again, will ye!' cried Steelkilt. + +"'Oh certainly,' the Captain, and the key clicked. + +"It was at this point, gentlemen, that enraged by the defection of seven +of his former associates, and stung by the mocking voice that had last +hailed him, and maddened by his long entombment in a place as black as +the bowels of despair; it was then that Steelkilt proposed to the two +Canallers, thus far apparently of one mind with him, to burst out of +their hole at the next summoning of the garrison; and armed with their +keen mincing knives (long, crescentic, heavy implements with a handle +at each end) run amuck from the bowsprit to the taffrail; and if by any +devilishness of desperation possible, seize the ship. For himself, he +would do this, he said, whether they joined him or not. That was the +last night he should spend in that den. But the scheme met with no +opposition on the part of the other two; they swore they were ready for +that, or for any other mad thing, for anything in short but a surrender. +And what was more, they each insisted upon being the first man on deck, +when the time to make the rush should come. But to this their leader as +fiercely objected, reserving that priority for himself; particularly as +his two comrades would not yield, the one to the other, in the matter; +and both of them could not be first, for the ladder would but admit one +man at a time. And here, gentlemen, the foul play of these miscreants +must come out. + +"Upon hearing the frantic project of their leader, each in his own +separate soul had suddenly lighted, it would seem, upon the same piece +of treachery, namely: to be foremost in breaking out, in order to be +the first of the three, though the last of the ten, to surrender; and +thereby secure whatever small chance of pardon such conduct might merit. +But when Steelkilt made known his determination still to lead them to +the last, they in some way, by some subtle chemistry of villany, mixed +their before secret treacheries together; and when their leader +fell into a doze, verbally opened their souls to each other in three +sentences; and bound the sleeper with cords, and gagged him with cords; +and shrieked out for the Captain at midnight. + +"Thinking murder at hand, and smelling in the dark for the blood, he and +all his armed mates and harpooneers rushed for the forecastle. In a +few minutes the scuttle was opened, and, bound hand and foot, the still +struggling ringleader was shoved up into the air by his perfidious +allies, who at once claimed the honour of securing a man who had been +fully ripe for murder. But all these were collared, and dragged along +the deck like dead cattle; and, side by side, were seized up into the +mizzen rigging, like three quarters of meat, and there they hung till +morning. 'Damn ye,' cried the Captain, pacing to and fro before them, +'the vultures would not touch ye, ye villains!' + +"At sunrise he summoned all hands; and separating those who had rebelled +from those who had taken no part in the mutiny, he told the former that +he had a good mind to flog them all round--thought, upon the whole, +he would do so--he ought to--justice demanded it; but for the present, +considering their timely surrender, he would let them go with a +reprimand, which he accordingly administered in the vernacular. + +"'But as for you, ye carrion rogues,' turning to the three men in the +rigging--'for you, I mean to mince ye up for the try-pots;' and, +seizing a rope, he applied it with all his might to the backs of the +two traitors, till they yelled no more, but lifelessly hung their heads +sideways, as the two crucified thieves are drawn. + +"'My wrist is sprained with ye!' he cried, at last; 'but there is still +rope enough left for you, my fine bantam, that wouldn't give up. Take +that gag from his mouth, and let us hear what he can say for himself.' + +"For a moment the exhausted mutineer made a tremulous motion of his +cramped jaws, and then painfully twisting round his head, said in a sort +of hiss, 'What I say is this--and mind it well--if you flog me, I murder +you!' + +"'Say ye so? then see how ye frighten me'--and the Captain drew off with +the rope to strike. + +"'Best not,' hissed the Lakeman. + +"'But I must,'--and the rope was once more drawn back for the stroke. + +"Steelkilt here hissed out something, inaudible to all but the Captain; +who, to the amazement of all hands, started back, paced the deck rapidly +two or three times, and then suddenly throwing down his rope, said, 'I +won't do it--let him go--cut him down: d'ye hear?' + +"But as the junior mates were hurrying to execute the order, a pale man, +with a bandaged head, arrested them--Radney the chief mate. Ever since +the blow, he had lain in his berth; but that morning, hearing the tumult +on the deck, he had crept out, and thus far had watched the whole +scene. Such was the state of his mouth, that he could hardly speak; +but mumbling something about his being willing and able to do what the +captain dared not attempt, he snatched the rope and advanced to his +pinioned foe. + +"'You are a coward!' hissed the Lakeman. + +"'So I am, but take that.' The mate was in the very act of striking, +when another hiss stayed his uplifted arm. He paused: and then pausing +no more, made good his word, spite of Steelkilt's threat, whatever that +might have been. The three men were then cut down, all hands were turned +to, and, sullenly worked by the moody seamen, the iron pumps clanged as +before. + +"Just after dark that day, when one watch had retired below, a clamor +was heard in the forecastle; and the two trembling traitors running up, +besieged the cabin door, saying they durst not consort with the crew. +Entreaties, cuffs, and kicks could not drive them back, so at their own +instance they were put down in the ship's run for salvation. Still, no +sign of mutiny reappeared among the rest. On the contrary, it seemed, +that mainly at Steelkilt's instigation, they had resolved to maintain +the strictest peacefulness, obey all orders to the last, and, when the +ship reached port, desert her in a body. But in order to insure the +speediest end to the voyage, they all agreed to another thing--namely, +not to sing out for whales, in case any should be discovered. For, +spite of her leak, and spite of all her other perils, the Town-Ho still +maintained her mast-heads, and her captain was just as willing to +lower for a fish that moment, as on the day his craft first struck the +cruising ground; and Radney the mate was quite as ready to change his +berth for a boat, and with his bandaged mouth seek to gag in death the +vital jaw of the whale. + +"But though the Lakeman had induced the seamen to adopt this sort of +passiveness in their conduct, he kept his own counsel (at least till all +was over) concerning his own proper and private revenge upon the man who +had stung him in the ventricles of his heart. He was in Radney the chief +mate's watch; and as if the infatuated man sought to run more than +half way to meet his doom, after the scene at the rigging, he insisted, +against the express counsel of the captain, upon resuming the head +of his watch at night. Upon this, and one or two other circumstances, +Steelkilt systematically built the plan of his revenge. + +"During the night, Radney had an unseamanlike way of sitting on the +bulwarks of the quarter-deck, and leaning his arm upon the gunwale of +the boat which was hoisted up there, a little above the ship's side. +In this attitude, it was well known, he sometimes dozed. There was a +considerable vacancy between the boat and the ship, and down between +this was the sea. Steelkilt calculated his time, and found that his next +trick at the helm would come round at two o'clock, in the morning of the +third day from that in which he had been betrayed. At his leisure, +he employed the interval in braiding something very carefully in his +watches below. + +"'What are you making there?' said a shipmate. + +"'What do you think? what does it look like?' + +"'Like a lanyard for your bag; but it's an odd one, seems to me.' + +"'Yes, rather oddish,' said the Lakeman, holding it at arm's length +before him; 'but I think it will answer. Shipmate, I haven't enough +twine,--have you any?' + +"But there was none in the forecastle. + +"'Then I must get some from old Rad;' and he rose to go aft. + +"'You don't mean to go a begging to HIM!' said a sailor. + +"'Why not? Do you think he won't do me a turn, when it's to help himself +in the end, shipmate?' and going to the mate, he looked at him +quietly, and asked him for some twine to mend his hammock. It was given +him--neither twine nor lanyard were seen again; but the next night +an iron ball, closely netted, partly rolled from the pocket of the +Lakeman's monkey jacket, as he was tucking the coat into his hammock for +a pillow. Twenty-four hours after, his trick at the silent helm--nigh +to the man who was apt to doze over the grave always ready dug to +the seaman's hand--that fatal hour was then to come; and in the +fore-ordaining soul of Steelkilt, the mate was already stark and +stretched as a corpse, with his forehead crushed in. + +"But, gentlemen, a fool saved the would-be murderer from the bloody +deed he had planned. Yet complete revenge he had, and without being the +avenger. For by a mysterious fatality, Heaven itself seemed to step in +to take out of his hands into its own the damning thing he would have +done. + +"It was just between daybreak and sunrise of the morning of the second +day, when they were washing down the decks, that a stupid Teneriffe man, +drawing water in the main-chains, all at once shouted out, 'There she +rolls! there she rolls!' Jesu, what a whale! It was Moby Dick. + +"'Moby Dick!' cried Don Sebastian; 'St. Dominic! Sir sailor, but do +whales have christenings? Whom call you Moby Dick?' + +"'A very white, and famous, and most deadly immortal monster, Don;--but +that would be too long a story.' + +"'How? how?' cried all the young Spaniards, crowding. + +"'Nay, Dons, Dons--nay, nay! I cannot rehearse that now. Let me get more +into the air, Sirs.' + +"'The chicha! the chicha!' cried Don Pedro; 'our vigorous friend looks +faint;--fill up his empty glass!' + +"No need, gentlemen; one moment, and I proceed.--Now, gentlemen, +so suddenly perceiving the snowy whale within fifty yards of the +ship--forgetful of the compact among the crew--in the excitement of the +moment, the Teneriffe man had instinctively and involuntarily lifted +his voice for the monster, though for some little time past it had been +plainly beheld from the three sullen mast-heads. All was now a phrensy. +'The White Whale--the White Whale!' was the cry from captain, mates, +and harpooneers, who, undeterred by fearful rumours, were all anxious +to capture so famous and precious a fish; while the dogged crew eyed +askance, and with curses, the appalling beauty of the vast milky mass, +that lit up by a horizontal spangling sun, shifted and glistened like +a living opal in the blue morning sea. Gentlemen, a strange fatality +pervades the whole career of these events, as if verily mapped out +before the world itself was charted. The mutineer was the bowsman of the +mate, and when fast to a fish, it was his duty to sit next him, while +Radney stood up with his lance in the prow, and haul in or slacken +the line, at the word of command. Moreover, when the four boats were +lowered, the mate's got the start; and none howled more fiercely with +delight than did Steelkilt, as he strained at his oar. After a stiff +pull, their harpooneer got fast, and, spear in hand, Radney sprang to +the bow. He was always a furious man, it seems, in a boat. And now his +bandaged cry was, to beach him on the whale's topmost back. Nothing +loath, his bowsman hauled him up and up, through a blinding foam that +blent two whitenesses together; till of a sudden the boat struck as +against a sunken ledge, and keeling over, spilled out the standing mate. +That instant, as he fell on the whale's slippery back, the boat righted, +and was dashed aside by the swell, while Radney was tossed over into the +sea, on the other flank of the whale. He struck out through the spray, +and, for an instant, was dimly seen through that veil, wildly seeking to +remove himself from the eye of Moby Dick. But the whale rushed round +in a sudden maelstrom; seized the swimmer between his jaws; and rearing +high up with him, plunged headlong again, and went down. + +"Meantime, at the first tap of the boat's bottom, the Lakeman had +slackened the line, so as to drop astern from the whirlpool; calmly +looking on, he thought his own thoughts. But a sudden, terrific, +downward jerking of the boat, quickly brought his knife to the line. He +cut it; and the whale was free. But, at some distance, Moby Dick rose +again, with some tatters of Radney's red woollen shirt, caught in the +teeth that had destroyed him. All four boats gave chase again; but the +whale eluded them, and finally wholly disappeared. + +"In good time, the Town-Ho reached her port--a savage, solitary +place--where no civilized creature resided. There, headed by the +Lakeman, all but five or six of the foremastmen deliberately deserted +among the palms; eventually, as it turned out, seizing a large double +war-canoe of the savages, and setting sail for some other harbor. + +"The ship's company being reduced to but a handful, the captain called +upon the Islanders to assist him in the laborious business of heaving +down the ship to stop the leak. But to such unresting vigilance over +their dangerous allies was this small band of whites necessitated, both +by night and by day, and so extreme was the hard work they underwent, +that upon the vessel being ready again for sea, they were in such a +weakened condition that the captain durst not put off with them in so +heavy a vessel. After taking counsel with his officers, he anchored the +ship as far off shore as possible; loaded and ran out his two cannon +from the bows; stacked his muskets on the poop; and warning the +Islanders not to approach the ship at their peril, took one man with +him, and setting the sail of his best whale-boat, steered straight +before the wind for Tahiti, five hundred miles distant, to procure a +reinforcement to his crew. + +"On the fourth day of the sail, a large canoe was descried, which seemed +to have touched at a low isle of corals. He steered away from it; but +the savage craft bore down on him; and soon the voice of Steelkilt +hailed him to heave to, or he would run him under water. The captain +presented a pistol. With one foot on each prow of the yoked war-canoes, +the Lakeman laughed him to scorn; assuring him that if the pistol so +much as clicked in the lock, he would bury him in bubbles and foam. + +"'What do you want of me?' cried the captain. + +"'Where are you bound? and for what are you bound?' demanded Steelkilt; +'no lies.' + +"'I am bound to Tahiti for more men.' + +"'Very good. Let me board you a moment--I come in peace.' With that he +leaped from the canoe, swam to the boat; and climbing the gunwale, stood +face to face with the captain. + +"'Cross your arms, sir; throw back your head. Now, repeat after me. +As soon as Steelkilt leaves me, I swear to beach this boat on yonder +island, and remain there six days. If I do not, may lightning strike +me!' + +"'A pretty scholar,' laughed the Lakeman. 'Adios, Senor!' and leaping +into the sea, he swam back to his comrades. + +"Watching the boat till it was fairly beached, and drawn up to the +roots of the cocoa-nut trees, Steelkilt made sail again, and in due time +arrived at Tahiti, his own place of destination. There, luck befriended +him; two ships were about to sail for France, and were providentially +in want of precisely that number of men which the sailor headed. They +embarked; and so for ever got the start of their former captain, had he +been at all minded to work them legal retribution. + +"Some ten days after the French ships sailed, the whale-boat arrived, +and the captain was forced to enlist some of the more civilized +Tahitians, who had been somewhat used to the sea. Chartering a small +native schooner, he returned with them to his vessel; and finding all +right there, again resumed his cruisings. + +"Where Steelkilt now is, gentlemen, none know; but upon the island of +Nantucket, the widow of Radney still turns to the sea which refuses +to give up its dead; still in dreams sees the awful white whale that +destroyed him. + +"'Are you through?' said Don Sebastian, quietly. + +"'I am, Don.' + +"'Then I entreat you, tell me if to the best of your own convictions, +this your story is in substance really true? It is so passing wonderful! +Did you get it from an unquestionable source? Bear with me if I seem to +press.' + +"'Also bear with all of us, sir sailor; for we all join in Don +Sebastian's suit,' cried the company, with exceeding interest. + +"'Is there a copy of the Holy Evangelists in the Golden Inn, gentlemen?' + +"'Nay,' said Don Sebastian; 'but I know a worthy priest near by, who +will quickly procure one for me. I go for it; but are you well advised? +this may grow too serious.' + +"'Will you be so good as to bring the priest also, Don?' + +"'Though there are no Auto-da-Fe's in Lima now,' said one of the company +to another; 'I fear our sailor friend runs risk of the archiepiscopacy. +Let us withdraw more out of the moonlight. I see no need of this.' + +"'Excuse me for running after you, Don Sebastian; but may I also beg +that you will be particular in procuring the largest sized Evangelists +you can.' + +"'This is the priest, he brings you the Evangelists,' said Don Sebastian, +gravely, returning with a tall and solemn figure. + +"'Let me remove my hat. Now, venerable priest, further into the light, +and hold the Holy Book before me that I may touch it. + +"'So help me Heaven, and on my honour the story I have told ye, +gentlemen, is in substance and its great items, true. I know it to be +true; it happened on this ball; I trod the ship; I knew the crew; I have +seen and talked with Steelkilt since the death of Radney.'" + + + +CHAPTER 55. Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales. + + +I shall ere long paint to you as well as one can without canvas, +something like the true form of the whale as he actually appears to the +eye of the whaleman when in his own absolute body the whale is moored +alongside the whale-ship so that he can be fairly stepped upon there. +It may be worth while, therefore, previously to advert to those +curious imaginary portraits of him which even down to the present day +confidently challenge the faith of the landsman. It is time to set the +world right in this matter, by proving such pictures of the whale all +wrong. + +It may be that the primal source of all those pictorial delusions will +be found among the oldest Hindoo, Egyptian, and Grecian sculptures. For +ever since those inventive but unscrupulous times when on the marble +panellings of temples, the pedestals of statues, and on shields, +medallions, cups, and coins, the dolphin was drawn in scales of +chain-armor like Saladin's, and a helmeted head like St. George's; ever +since then has something of the same sort of license prevailed, not +only in most popular pictures of the whale, but in many scientific +presentations of him. + +Now, by all odds, the most ancient extant portrait anyways purporting to +be the whale's, is to be found in the famous cavern-pagoda of Elephanta, +in India. The Brahmins maintain that in the almost endless sculptures of +that immemorial pagoda, all the trades and pursuits, every conceivable +avocation of man, were prefigured ages before any of them actually came +into being. No wonder then, that in some sort our noble profession of +whaling should have been there shadowed forth. The Hindoo whale +referred to, occurs in a separate department of the wall, depicting the +incarnation of Vishnu in the form of leviathan, learnedly known as the +Matse Avatar. But though this sculpture is half man and half whale, so +as only to give the tail of the latter, yet that small section of him is +all wrong. It looks more like the tapering tail of an anaconda, than the +broad palms of the true whale's majestic flukes. + +But go to the old Galleries, and look now at a great Christian painter's +portrait of this fish; for he succeeds no better than the antediluvian +Hindoo. It is Guido's picture of Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the +sea-monster or whale. Where did Guido get the model of such a strange +creature as that? Nor does Hogarth, in painting the same scene in his +own "Perseus Descending," make out one whit better. The huge corpulence +of that Hogarthian monster undulates on the surface, scarcely drawing +one inch of water. It has a sort of howdah on its back, and its +distended tusked mouth into which the billows are rolling, might be +taken for the Traitors' Gate leading from the Thames by water into the +Tower. Then, there are the Prodromus whales of old Scotch Sibbald, and +Jonah's whale, as depicted in the prints of old Bibles and the cuts of +old primers. What shall be said of these? As for the book-binder's whale +winding like a vine-stalk round the stock of a descending anchor--as +stamped and gilded on the backs and title-pages of many books both +old and new--that is a very picturesque but purely fabulous creature, +imitated, I take it, from the like figures on antique vases. +Though universally denominated a dolphin, I nevertheless call this +book-binder's fish an attempt at a whale; because it was so intended +when the device was first introduced. It was introduced by an old +Italian publisher somewhere about the 15th century, during the Revival +of Learning; and in those days, and even down to a comparatively +late period, dolphins were popularly supposed to be a species of the +Leviathan. + +In the vignettes and other embellishments of some ancient books you will +at times meet with very curious touches at the whale, where all manner +of spouts, jets d'eau, hot springs and cold, Saratoga and Baden-Baden, +come bubbling up from his unexhausted brain. In the title-page of the +original edition of the "Advancement of Learning" you will find some +curious whales. + +But quitting all these unprofessional attempts, let us glance at those +pictures of leviathan purporting to be sober, scientific delineations, +by those who know. In old Harris's collection of voyages there are some +plates of whales extracted from a Dutch book of voyages, A.D. 1671, +entitled "A Whaling Voyage to Spitzbergen in the ship Jonas in the +Whale, Peter Peterson of Friesland, master." In one of those plates the +whales, like great rafts of logs, are represented lying among ice-isles, +with white bears running over their living backs. In another plate, the +prodigious blunder is made of representing the whale with perpendicular +flukes. + +Then again, there is an imposing quarto, written by one Captain Colnett, +a Post Captain in the English navy, entitled "A Voyage round Cape Horn +into the South Seas, for the purpose of extending the Spermaceti Whale +Fisheries." In this book is an outline purporting to be a "Picture of +a Physeter or Spermaceti whale, drawn by scale from one killed on the +coast of Mexico, August, 1793, and hoisted on deck." I doubt not the +captain had this veracious picture taken for the benefit of his marines. +To mention but one thing about it, let me say that it has an eye which +applied, according to the accompanying scale, to a full grown sperm +whale, would make the eye of that whale a bow-window some five feet +long. Ah, my gallant captain, why did ye not give us Jonah looking out +of that eye! + +Nor are the most conscientious compilations of Natural History for +the benefit of the young and tender, free from the same heinousness of +mistake. Look at that popular work "Goldsmith's Animated Nature." In the +abridged London edition of 1807, there are plates of an alleged "whale" +and a "narwhale." I do not wish to seem inelegant, but this unsightly +whale looks much like an amputated sow; and, as for the narwhale, one +glimpse at it is enough to amaze one, that in this nineteenth century +such a hippogriff could be palmed for genuine upon any intelligent +public of schoolboys. + +Then, again, in 1825, Bernard Germain, Count de Lacepede, a great +naturalist, published a scientific systemized whale book, wherein are +several pictures of the different species of the Leviathan. All these +are not only incorrect, but the picture of the Mysticetus or Greenland +whale (that is to say, the Right whale), even Scoresby, a long +experienced man as touching that species, declares not to have its +counterpart in nature. + +But the placing of the cap-sheaf to all this blundering business was +reserved for the scientific Frederick Cuvier, brother to the famous +Baron. In 1836, he published a Natural History of Whales, in which he +gives what he calls a picture of the Sperm Whale. Before showing that +picture to any Nantucketer, you had best provide for your summary +retreat from Nantucket. In a word, Frederick Cuvier's Sperm Whale is not +a Sperm Whale, but a squash. Of course, he never had the benefit of +a whaling voyage (such men seldom have), but whence he derived that +picture, who can tell? Perhaps he got it as his scientific predecessor +in the same field, Desmarest, got one of his authentic abortions; that +is, from a Chinese drawing. And what sort of lively lads with the pencil +those Chinese are, many queer cups and saucers inform us. + +As for the sign-painters' whales seen in the streets hanging over the +shops of oil-dealers, what shall be said of them? They are generally +Richard III. whales, with dromedary humps, and very savage; breakfasting +on three or four sailor tarts, that is whaleboats full of mariners: +their deformities floundering in seas of blood and blue paint. + +But these manifold mistakes in depicting the whale are not so very +surprising after all. Consider! Most of the scientific drawings have +been taken from the stranded fish; and these are about as correct as a +drawing of a wrecked ship, with broken back, would correctly represent +the noble animal itself in all its undashed pride of hull and spars. +Though elephants have stood for their full-lengths, the living Leviathan +has never yet fairly floated himself for his portrait. The living whale, +in his full majesty and significance, is only to be seen at sea in +unfathomable waters; and afloat the vast bulk of him is out of sight, +like a launched line-of-battle ship; and out of that element it is a +thing eternally impossible for mortal man to hoist him bodily into the +air, so as to preserve all his mighty swells and undulations. And, not +to speak of the highly presumable difference of contour between a young +sucking whale and a full-grown Platonian Leviathan; yet, even in the +case of one of those young sucking whales hoisted to a ship's deck, such +is then the outlandish, eel-like, limbered, varying shape of him, that +his precise expression the devil himself could not catch. + +But it may be fancied, that from the naked skeleton of the stranded +whale, accurate hints may be derived touching his true form. Not at all. +For it is one of the more curious things about this Leviathan, that +his skeleton gives very little idea of his general shape. Though Jeremy +Bentham's skeleton, which hangs for candelabra in the library of one of +his executors, correctly conveys the idea of a burly-browed utilitarian +old gentleman, with all Jeremy's other leading personal characteristics; +yet nothing of this kind could be inferred from any leviathan's +articulated bones. In fact, as the great Hunter says, the mere skeleton +of the whale bears the same relation to the fully invested and padded +animal as the insect does to the chrysalis that so roundingly envelopes +it. This peculiarity is strikingly evinced in the head, as in some +part of this book will be incidentally shown. It is also very curiously +displayed in the side fin, the bones of which almost exactly answer to +the bones of the human hand, minus only the thumb. This fin has four +regular bone-fingers, the index, middle, ring, and little finger. But +all these are permanently lodged in their fleshy covering, as the human +fingers in an artificial covering. "However recklessly the whale may +sometimes serve us," said humorous Stubb one day, "he can never be truly +said to handle us without mittens." + +For all these reasons, then, any way you may look at it, you must needs +conclude that the great Leviathan is that one creature in the world +which must remain unpainted to the last. True, one portrait may hit +the mark much nearer than another, but none can hit it with any very +considerable degree of exactness. So there is no earthly way of finding +out precisely what the whale really looks like. And the only mode in +which you can derive even a tolerable idea of his living contour, is +by going a whaling yourself; but by so doing, you run no small risk of +being eternally stove and sunk by him. Wherefore, it seems to me you had +best not be too fastidious in your curiosity touching this Leviathan. + + + +CHAPTER 56. Of the Less Erroneous Pictures of Whales, and the True +Pictures of Whaling Scenes. + + +In connexion with the monstrous pictures of whales, I am strongly +tempted here to enter upon those still more monstrous stories of +them which are to be found in certain books, both ancient and modern, +especially in Pliny, Purchas, Hackluyt, Harris, Cuvier, etc. But I pass +that matter by. + +I know of only four published outlines of the great Sperm Whale; +Colnett's, Huggins's, Frederick Cuvier's, and Beale's. In the previous +chapter Colnett and Cuvier have been referred to. Huggins's is far +better than theirs; but, by great odds, Beale's is the best. All Beale's +drawings of this whale are good, excepting the middle figure in the +picture of three whales in various attitudes, capping his second +chapter. His frontispiece, boats attacking Sperm Whales, though no +doubt calculated to excite the civil scepticism of some parlor men, is +admirably correct and life-like in its general effect. Some of the Sperm +Whale drawings in J. Ross Browne are pretty correct in contour; but they +are wretchedly engraved. That is not his fault though. + +Of the Right Whale, the best outline pictures are in Scoresby; but they +are drawn on too small a scale to convey a desirable impression. He has +but one picture of whaling scenes, and this is a sad deficiency, because +it is by such pictures only, when at all well done, that you can derive +anything like a truthful idea of the living whale as seen by his living +hunters. + +But, taken for all in all, by far the finest, though in some details +not the most correct, presentations of whales and whaling scenes to +be anywhere found, are two large French engravings, well executed, +and taken from paintings by one Garnery. Respectively, they represent +attacks on the Sperm and Right Whale. In the first engraving a noble +Sperm Whale is depicted in full majesty of might, just risen beneath +the boat from the profundities of the ocean, and bearing high in the air +upon his back the terrific wreck of the stoven planks. The prow of +the boat is partially unbroken, and is drawn just balancing upon +the monster's spine; and standing in that prow, for that one single +incomputable flash of time, you behold an oarsman, half shrouded by the +incensed boiling spout of the whale, and in the act of leaping, as if +from a precipice. The action of the whole thing is wonderfully good and +true. The half-emptied line-tub floats on the whitened sea; the wooden +poles of the spilled harpoons obliquely bob in it; the heads of the +swimming crew are scattered about the whale in contrasting expressions +of affright; while in the black stormy distance the ship is bearing down +upon the scene. Serious fault might be found with the anatomical details +of this whale, but let that pass; since, for the life of me, I could not +draw so good a one. + +In the second engraving, the boat is in the act of drawing alongside +the barnacled flank of a large running Right Whale, that rolls his black +weedy bulk in the sea like some mossy rock-slide from the Patagonian +cliffs. His jets are erect, full, and black like soot; so that from so +abounding a smoke in the chimney, you would think there must be a brave +supper cooking in the great bowels below. Sea fowls are pecking at the +small crabs, shell-fish, and other sea candies and maccaroni, which the +Right Whale sometimes carries on his pestilent back. And all the while +the thick-lipped leviathan is rushing through the deep, leaving tons of +tumultuous white curds in his wake, and causing the slight boat to rock +in the swells like a skiff caught nigh the paddle-wheels of an ocean +steamer. Thus, the foreground is all raging commotion; but behind, in +admirable artistic contrast, is the glassy level of a sea becalmed, the +drooping unstarched sails of the powerless ship, and the inert mass of +a dead whale, a conquered fortress, with the flag of capture lazily +hanging from the whale-pole inserted into his spout-hole. + +Who Garnery the painter is, or was, I know not. But my life for it he +was either practically conversant with his subject, or else marvellously +tutored by some experienced whaleman. The French are the lads for +painting action. Go and gaze upon all the paintings of Europe, and +where will you find such a gallery of living and breathing commotion +on canvas, as in that triumphal hall at Versailles; where the beholder +fights his way, pell-mell, through the consecutive great battles of +France; where every sword seems a flash of the Northern Lights, and the +successive armed kings and Emperors dash by, like a charge of crowned +centaurs? Not wholly unworthy of a place in that gallery, are these sea +battle-pieces of Garnery. + +The natural aptitude of the French for seizing the picturesqueness of +things seems to be peculiarly evinced in what paintings and engravings +they have of their whaling scenes. With not one tenth of England's +experience in the fishery, and not the thousandth part of that of the +Americans, they have nevertheless furnished both nations with the only +finished sketches at all capable of conveying the real spirit of +the whale hunt. For the most part, the English and American whale +draughtsmen seem entirely content with presenting the mechanical outline +of things, such as the vacant profile of the whale; which, so far as +picturesqueness of effect is concerned, is about tantamount to sketching +the profile of a pyramid. Even Scoresby, the justly renowned Right +whaleman, after giving us a stiff full length of the Greenland whale, +and three or four delicate miniatures of narwhales and porpoises, treats +us to a series of classical engravings of boat hooks, chopping knives, +and grapnels; and with the microscopic diligence of a Leuwenhoeck +submits to the inspection of a shivering world ninety-six fac-similes of +magnified Arctic snow crystals. I mean no disparagement to the excellent +voyager (I honour him for a veteran), but in so important a matter it +was certainly an oversight not to have procured for every crystal a +sworn affidavit taken before a Greenland Justice of the Peace. + +In addition to those fine engravings from Garnery, there are two other +French engravings worthy of note, by some one who subscribes himself +"H. Durand." One of them, though not precisely adapted to our present +purpose, nevertheless deserves mention on other accounts. It is a quiet +noon-scene among the isles of the Pacific; a French whaler anchored, +inshore, in a calm, and lazily taking water on board; the loosened sails +of the ship, and the long leaves of the palms in the background, both +drooping together in the breezeless air. The effect is very fine, when +considered with reference to its presenting the hardy fishermen under +one of their few aspects of oriental repose. The other engraving is +quite a different affair: the ship hove-to upon the open sea, and in the +very heart of the Leviathanic life, with a Right Whale alongside; the +vessel (in the act of cutting-in) hove over to the monster as if to a +quay; and a boat, hurriedly pushing off from this scene of activity, is +about giving chase to whales in the distance. The harpoons and lances +lie levelled for use; three oarsmen are just setting the mast in its +hole; while from a sudden roll of the sea, the little craft stands +half-erect out of the water, like a rearing horse. From the ship, the +smoke of the torments of the boiling whale is going up like the smoke +over a village of smithies; and to windward, a black cloud, rising up +with earnest of squalls and rains, seems to quicken the activity of the +excited seamen. + + + +CHAPTER 57. Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in Sheet-Iron; in +Stone; in Mountains; in Stars. + + +On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a +crippled beggar (or KEDGER, as the sailors say) holding a painted board +before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg. +There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed +to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being +crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale. Any time these ten years, +they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that +stump to an incredulous world. But the time of his justification has +now come. His three whales are as good whales as were ever published in +Wapping, at any rate; and his stump as unquestionable a stump as any you +will find in the western clearings. But, though for ever mounted on +that stump, never a stump-speech does the poor whaleman make; but, with +downcast eyes, stands ruefully contemplating his own amputation. + +Throughout the Pacific, and also in Nantucket, and New Bedford, and +Sag Harbor, you will come across lively sketches of whales and +whaling-scenes, graven by the fishermen themselves on Sperm Whale-teeth, +or ladies' busks wrought out of the Right Whale-bone, and other +like skrimshander articles, as the whalemen call the numerous little +ingenious contrivances they elaborately carve out of the rough material, +in their hours of ocean leisure. Some of them have little boxes +of dentistical-looking implements, specially intended for the +skrimshandering business. But, in general, they toil with their +jack-knives alone; and, with that almost omnipotent tool of the sailor, +they will turn you out anything you please, in the way of a mariner's +fancy. + +Long exile from Christendom and civilization inevitably restores a man +to that condition in which God placed him, i.e. what is called savagery. +Your true whale-hunter is as much a savage as an Iroquois. I myself am a +savage, owning no allegiance but to the King of the Cannibals; and ready +at any moment to rebel against him. + +Now, one of the peculiar characteristics of the savage in his domestic +hours, is his wonderful patience of industry. An ancient Hawaiian +war-club or spear-paddle, in its full multiplicity and elaboration of +carving, is as great a trophy of human perseverance as a Latin lexicon. +For, with but a bit of broken sea-shell or a shark's tooth, that +miraculous intricacy of wooden net-work has been achieved; and it has +cost steady years of steady application. + +As with the Hawaiian savage, so with the white sailor-savage. With the +same marvellous patience, and with the same single shark's tooth, of +his one poor jack-knife, he will carve you a bit of bone sculpture, not +quite as workmanlike, but as close packed in its maziness of design, +as the Greek savage, Achilles's shield; and full of barbaric spirit +and suggestiveness, as the prints of that fine old Dutch savage, Albert +Durer. + +Wooden whales, or whales cut in profile out of the small dark slabs of +the noble South Sea war-wood, are frequently met with in the forecastles +of American whalers. Some of them are done with much accuracy. + +At some old gable-roofed country houses you will see brass whales hung +by the tail for knockers to the road-side door. When the porter is +sleepy, the anvil-headed whale would be best. But these knocking +whales are seldom remarkable as faithful essays. On the spires of some +old-fashioned churches you will see sheet-iron whales placed there for +weather-cocks; but they are so elevated, and besides that are to all +intents and purposes so labelled with "HANDS OFF!" you cannot examine +them closely enough to decide upon their merit. + +In bony, ribby regions of the earth, where at the base of high broken +cliffs masses of rock lie strewn in fantastic groupings upon the +plain, you will often discover images as of the petrified forms of the +Leviathan partly merged in grass, which of a windy day breaks against +them in a surf of green surges. + +Then, again, in mountainous countries where the traveller is continually +girdled by amphitheatrical heights; here and there from some lucky +point of view you will catch passing glimpses of the profiles of +whales defined along the undulating ridges. But you must be a thorough +whaleman, to see these sights; and not only that, but if you wish +to return to such a sight again, you must be sure and take the exact +intersecting latitude and longitude of your first stand-point, else +so chance-like are such observations of the hills, that your precise, +previous stand-point would require a laborious re-discovery; like the +Soloma Islands, which still remain incognita, though once high-ruffed +Mendanna trod them and old Figuera chronicled them. + +Nor when expandingly lifted by your subject, can you fail to trace out +great whales in the starry heavens, and boats in pursuit of them; as +when long filled with thoughts of war the Eastern nations saw armies +locked in battle among the clouds. Thus at the North have I chased +Leviathan round and round the Pole with the revolutions of the bright +points that first defined him to me. And beneath the effulgent Antarctic +skies I have boarded the Argo-Navis, and joined the chase against the +starry Cetus far beyond the utmost stretch of Hydrus and the Flying +Fish. + +With a frigate's anchors for my bridle-bitts and fasces of harpoons for +spurs, would I could mount that whale and leap the topmost skies, to +see whether the fabled heavens with all their countless tents really lie +encamped beyond my mortal sight! + + + +CHAPTER 58. Brit. + + +Steering north-eastward from the Crozetts, we fell in with vast meadows +of brit, the minute, yellow substance, upon which the Right Whale +largely feeds. For leagues and leagues it undulated round us, so that we +seemed to be sailing through boundless fields of ripe and golden wheat. + +On the second day, numbers of Right Whales were seen, who, secure from +the attack of a Sperm Whaler like the Pequod, with open jaws sluggishly +swam through the brit, which, adhering to the fringing fibres of that +wondrous Venetian blind in their mouths, was in that manner separated +from the water that escaped at the lip. + +As morning mowers, who side by side slowly and seethingly advance +their scythes through the long wet grass of marshy meads; even so these +monsters swam, making a strange, grassy, cutting sound; and leaving +behind them endless swaths of blue upon the yellow sea.* + + +*That part of the sea known among whalemen as the "Brazil Banks" does +not bear that name as the Banks of Newfoundland do, because of there +being shallows and soundings there, but because of this remarkable +meadow-like appearance, caused by the vast drifts of brit continually +floating in those latitudes, where the Right Whale is often chased. + + +But it was only the sound they made as they parted the brit which at all +reminded one of mowers. Seen from the mast-heads, especially when they +paused and were stationary for a while, their vast black forms looked +more like lifeless masses of rock than anything else. And as in the +great hunting countries of India, the stranger at a distance will +sometimes pass on the plains recumbent elephants without knowing them +to be such, taking them for bare, blackened elevations of the soil; even +so, often, with him, who for the first time beholds this species of the +leviathans of the sea. And even when recognised at last, their immense +magnitude renders it very hard really to believe that such bulky masses +of overgrowth can possibly be instinct, in all parts, with the same sort +of life that lives in a dog or a horse. + +Indeed, in other respects, you can hardly regard any creatures of the +deep with the same feelings that you do those of the shore. For though +some old naturalists have maintained that all creatures of the land are +of their kind in the sea; and though taking a broad general view of +the thing, this may very well be; yet coming to specialties, where, for +example, does the ocean furnish any fish that in disposition answers to +the sagacious kindness of the dog? The accursed shark alone can in any +generic respect be said to bear comparative analogy to him. + +But though, to landsmen in general, the native inhabitants of the +seas have ever been regarded with emotions unspeakably unsocial and +repelling; though we know the sea to be an everlasting terra incognita, +so that Columbus sailed over numberless unknown worlds to discover his +one superficial western one; though, by vast odds, the most terrific +of all mortal disasters have immemorially and indiscriminately befallen +tens and hundreds of thousands of those who have gone upon the waters; +though but a moment's consideration will teach, that however baby man +may brag of his science and skill, and however much, in a flattering +future, that science and skill may augment; yet for ever and for ever, +to the crack of doom, the sea will insult and murder him, and pulverize +the stateliest, stiffest frigate he can make; nevertheless, by the +continual repetition of these very impressions, man has lost that sense +of the full awfulness of the sea which aboriginally belongs to it. + +The first boat we read of, floated on an ocean, that with Portuguese +vengeance had whelmed a whole world without leaving so much as a widow. +That same ocean rolls now; that same ocean destroyed the wrecked ships +of last year. Yea, foolish mortals, Noah's flood is not yet subsided; +two thirds of the fair world it yet covers. + +Wherein differ the sea and the land, that a miracle upon one is not a +miracle upon the other? Preternatural terrors rested upon the Hebrews, +when under the feet of Korah and his company the live ground opened +and swallowed them up for ever; yet not a modern sun ever sets, but in +precisely the same manner the live sea swallows up ships and crews. + +But not only is the sea such a foe to man who is an alien to it, but it +is also a fiend to its own off-spring; worse than the Persian host who +murdered his own guests; sparing not the creatures which itself hath +spawned. Like a savage tigress that tossing in the jungle overlays her +own cubs, so the sea dashes even the mightiest whales against the rocks, +and leaves them there side by side with the split wrecks of ships. No +mercy, no power but its own controls it. Panting and snorting like a mad +battle steed that has lost its rider, the masterless ocean overruns the +globe. + +Consider the subtleness of the sea; how its most dreaded creatures glide +under water, unapparent for the most part, and treacherously hidden +beneath the loveliest tints of azure. Consider also the devilish +brilliance and beauty of many of its most remorseless tribes, as the +dainty embellished shape of many species of sharks. Consider, once more, +the universal cannibalism of the sea; all whose creatures prey upon each +other, carrying on eternal war since the world began. + +Consider all this; and then turn to this green, gentle, and most docile +earth; consider them both, the sea and the land; and do you not find a +strange analogy to something in yourself? For as this appalling ocean +surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular +Tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the +half known life. God keep thee! Push not off from that isle, thou canst +never return! + + +CHAPTER 59. Squid. + + +Slowly wading through the meadows of brit, the Pequod still held on her +way north-eastward towards the island of Java; a gentle air impelling +her keel, so that in the surrounding serenity her three tall tapering +masts mildly waved to that languid breeze, as three mild palms on a +plain. And still, at wide intervals in the silvery night, the lonely, +alluring jet would be seen. + +But one transparent blue morning, when a stillness almost preternatural +spread over the sea, however unattended with any stagnant calm; when +the long burnished sun-glade on the waters seemed a golden finger laid +across them, enjoining some secrecy; when the slippered waves whispered +together as they softly ran on; in this profound hush of the visible +sphere a strange spectre was seen by Daggoo from the main-mast-head. + +In the distance, a great white mass lazily rose, and rising higher and +higher, and disentangling itself from the azure, at last gleamed before +our prow like a snow-slide, new slid from the hills. Thus glistening +for a moment, as slowly it subsided, and sank. Then once more arose, +and silently gleamed. It seemed not a whale; and yet is this Moby Dick? +thought Daggoo. Again the phantom went down, but on re-appearing once +more, with a stiletto-like cry that startled every man from his nod, the +negro yelled out--"There! there again! there she breaches! right ahead! +The White Whale, the White Whale!" + +Upon this, the seamen rushed to the yard-arms, as in swarming-time the +bees rush to the boughs. Bare-headed in the sultry sun, Ahab stood on +the bowsprit, and with one hand pushed far behind in readiness to wave +his orders to the helmsman, cast his eager glance in the direction +indicated aloft by the outstretched motionless arm of Daggoo. + +Whether the flitting attendance of the one still and solitary jet had +gradually worked upon Ahab, so that he was now prepared to connect the +ideas of mildness and repose with the first sight of the particular +whale he pursued; however this was, or whether his eagerness betrayed +him; whichever way it might have been, no sooner did he distinctly +perceive the white mass, than with a quick intensity he instantly gave +orders for lowering. + +The four boats were soon on the water; Ahab's in advance, and all +swiftly pulling towards their prey. Soon it went down, and while, with +oars suspended, we were awaiting its reappearance, lo! in the same +spot where it sank, once more it slowly rose. Almost forgetting for +the moment all thoughts of Moby Dick, we now gazed at the most wondrous +phenomenon which the secret seas have hitherto revealed to mankind. +A vast pulpy mass, furlongs in length and breadth, of a glancing +cream-colour, lay floating on the water, innumerable long arms radiating +from its centre, and curling and twisting like a nest of anacondas, as +if blindly to clutch at any hapless object within reach. No perceptible +face or front did it have; no conceivable token of either sensation or +instinct; but undulated there on the billows, an unearthly, formless, +chance-like apparition of life. + +As with a low sucking sound it slowly disappeared again, Starbuck still +gazing at the agitated waters where it had sunk, with a wild voice +exclaimed--"Almost rather had I seen Moby Dick and fought him, than to +have seen thee, thou white ghost!" + +"What was it, Sir?" said Flask. + +"The great live squid, which, they say, few whale-ships ever beheld, and +returned to their ports to tell of it." + +But Ahab said nothing; turning his boat, he sailed back to the vessel; +the rest as silently following. + +Whatever superstitions the sperm whalemen in general have connected with +the sight of this object, certain it is, that a glimpse of it being +so very unusual, that circumstance has gone far to invest it with +portentousness. So rarely is it beheld, that though one and all of them +declare it to be the largest animated thing in the ocean, yet very few +of them have any but the most vague ideas concerning its true nature and +form; notwithstanding, they believe it to furnish to the sperm whale +his only food. For though other species of whales find their food above +water, and may be seen by man in the act of feeding, the spermaceti +whale obtains his whole food in unknown zones below the surface; and +only by inference is it that any one can tell of what, precisely, that +food consists. At times, when closely pursued, he will disgorge what +are supposed to be the detached arms of the squid; some of them thus +exhibited exceeding twenty and thirty feet in length. They fancy that +the monster to which these arms belonged ordinarily clings by them to +the bed of the ocean; and that the sperm whale, unlike other species, is +supplied with teeth in order to attack and tear it. + +There seems some ground to imagine that the great Kraken of Bishop +Pontoppodan may ultimately resolve itself into Squid. The manner in +which the Bishop describes it, as alternately rising and sinking, with +some other particulars he narrates, in all this the two correspond. +But much abatement is necessary with respect to the incredible bulk he +assigns it. + +By some naturalists who have vaguely heard rumors of the mysterious +creature, here spoken of, it is included among the class of cuttle-fish, +to which, indeed, in certain external respects it would seem to belong, +but only as the Anak of the tribe. + + + +CHAPTER 60. The Line. + + +With reference to the whaling scene shortly to be described, as well as +for the better understanding of all similar scenes elsewhere presented, +I have here to speak of the magical, sometimes horrible whale-line. + +The line originally used in the fishery was of the best hemp, slightly +vapoured with tar, not impregnated with it, as in the case of ordinary +ropes; for while tar, as ordinarily used, makes the hemp more pliable to +the rope-maker, and also renders the rope itself more convenient to the +sailor for common ship use; yet, not only would the ordinary quantity +too much stiffen the whale-line for the close coiling to which it must +be subjected; but as most seamen are beginning to learn, tar in general +by no means adds to the rope's durability or strength, however much it +may give it compactness and gloss. + +Of late years the Manilla rope has in the American fishery almost +entirely superseded hemp as a material for whale-lines; for, though not +so durable as hemp, it is stronger, and far more soft and elastic; and +I will add (since there is an aesthetics in all things), is much more +handsome and becoming to the boat, than hemp. Hemp is a dusky, dark +fellow, a sort of Indian; but Manilla is as a golden-haired Circassian +to behold. + +The whale-line is only two-thirds of an inch in thickness. At first +sight, you would not think it so strong as it really is. By experiment +its one and fifty yarns will each suspend a weight of one hundred and +twenty pounds; so that the whole rope will bear a strain nearly equal +to three tons. In length, the common sperm whale-line measures something +over two hundred fathoms. Towards the stern of the boat it is spirally +coiled away in the tub, not like the worm-pipe of a still though, but so +as to form one round, cheese-shaped mass of densely bedded "sheaves," or +layers of concentric spiralizations, without any hollow but the "heart," +or minute vertical tube formed at the axis of the cheese. As the least +tangle or kink in the coiling would, in running out, infallibly take +somebody's arm, leg, or entire body off, the utmost precaution is used +in stowing the line in its tub. Some harpooneers will consume almost an +entire morning in this business, carrying the line high aloft and then +reeving it downwards through a block towards the tub, so as in the act +of coiling to free it from all possible wrinkles and twists. + +In the English boats two tubs are used instead of one; the same line +being continuously coiled in both tubs. There is some advantage in this; +because these twin-tubs being so small they fit more readily into the +boat, and do not strain it so much; whereas, the American tub, nearly +three feet in diameter and of proportionate depth, makes a rather bulky +freight for a craft whose planks are but one half-inch in thickness; for +the bottom of the whale-boat is like critical ice, which will bear up +a considerable distributed weight, but not very much of a concentrated +one. When the painted canvas cover is clapped on the American line-tub, +the boat looks as if it were pulling off with a prodigious great +wedding-cake to present to the whales. + +Both ends of the line are exposed; the lower end terminating in an +eye-splice or loop coming up from the bottom against the side of the +tub, and hanging over its edge completely disengaged from everything. +This arrangement of the lower end is necessary on two accounts. First: +In order to facilitate the fastening to it of an additional line from a +neighboring boat, in case the stricken whale should sound so deep as +to threaten to carry off the entire line originally attached to the +harpoon. In these instances, the whale of course is shifted like a mug +of ale, as it were, from the one boat to the other; though the +first boat always hovers at hand to assist its consort. Second: This +arrangement is indispensable for common safety's sake; for were the +lower end of the line in any way attached to the boat, and were the +whale then to run the line out to the end almost in a single, smoking +minute as he sometimes does, he would not stop there, for the doomed +boat would infallibly be dragged down after him into the profundity of +the sea; and in that case no town-crier would ever find her again. + +Before lowering the boat for the chase, the upper end of the line is +taken aft from the tub, and passing round the loggerhead there, is again +carried forward the entire length of the boat, resting crosswise upon +the loom or handle of every man's oar, so that it jogs against his wrist +in rowing; and also passing between the men, as they alternately sit at +the opposite gunwales, to the leaded chocks or grooves in the extreme +pointed prow of the boat, where a wooden pin or skewer the size of a +common quill, prevents it from slipping out. From the chocks it hangs +in a slight festoon over the bows, and is then passed inside the boat +again; and some ten or twenty fathoms (called box-line) being coiled +upon the box in the bows, it continues its way to the gunwale still a +little further aft, and is then attached to the short-warp--the rope +which is immediately connected with the harpoon; but previous to that +connexion, the short-warp goes through sundry mystifications too tedious +to detail. + +Thus the whale-line folds the whole boat in its complicated coils, +twisting and writhing around it in almost every direction. All the +oarsmen are involved in its perilous contortions; so that to the timid +eye of the landsman, they seem as Indian jugglers, with the deadliest +snakes sportively festooning their limbs. Nor can any son of mortal +woman, for the first time, seat himself amid those hempen intricacies, +and while straining his utmost at the oar, bethink him that at any +unknown instant the harpoon may be darted, and all these horrible +contortions be put in play like ringed lightnings; he cannot be thus +circumstanced without a shudder that makes the very marrow in his bones +to quiver in him like a shaken jelly. Yet habit--strange thing! what +cannot habit accomplish?--Gayer sallies, more merry mirth, better jokes, +and brighter repartees, you never heard over your mahogany, than you +will hear over the half-inch white cedar of the whale-boat, when thus +hung in hangman's nooses; and, like the six burghers of Calais before +King Edward, the six men composing the crew pull into the jaws of death, +with a halter around every neck, as you may say. + +Perhaps a very little thought will now enable you to account for +those repeated whaling disasters--some few of which are casually +chronicled--of this man or that man being taken out of the boat by the +line, and lost. For, when the line is darting out, to be seated then in +the boat, is like being seated in the midst of the manifold whizzings +of a steam-engine in full play, when every flying beam, and shaft, and +wheel, is grazing you. It is worse; for you cannot sit motionless in the +heart of these perils, because the boat is rocking like a cradle, and +you are pitched one way and the other, without the slightest warning; +and only by a certain self-adjusting buoyancy and simultaneousness of +volition and action, can you escape being made a Mazeppa of, and run +away with where the all-seeing sun himself could never pierce you out. + +Again: as the profound calm which only apparently precedes and +prophesies of the storm, is perhaps more awful than the storm itself; +for, indeed, the calm is but the wrapper and envelope of the storm; and +contains it in itself, as the seemingly harmless rifle holds the fatal +powder, and the ball, and the explosion; so the graceful repose of the +line, as it silently serpentines about the oarsmen before being brought +into actual play--this is a thing which carries more of true terror than +any other aspect of this dangerous affair. But why say more? All men +live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their +necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, +that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life. +And if you be a philosopher, though seated in the whale-boat, you would +not at heart feel one whit more of terror, than though seated before +your evening fire with a poker, and not a harpoon, by your side. + + + +CHAPTER 61. Stubb Kills a Whale. + + +If to Starbuck the apparition of the Squid was a thing of portents, to +Queequeg it was quite a different object. + +"When you see him 'quid," said the savage, honing his harpoon in the bow +of his hoisted boat, "then you quick see him 'parm whale." + +The next day was exceedingly still and sultry, and with nothing special +to engage them, the Pequod's crew could hardly resist the spell of sleep +induced by such a vacant sea. For this part of the Indian Ocean through +which we then were voyaging is not what whalemen call a lively ground; +that is, it affords fewer glimpses of porpoises, dolphins, flying-fish, +and other vivacious denizens of more stirring waters, than those off the +Rio de la Plata, or the in-shore ground off Peru. + +It was my turn to stand at the foremast-head; and with my shoulders +leaning against the slackened royal shrouds, to and fro I idly swayed in +what seemed an enchanted air. No resolution could withstand it; in that +dreamy mood losing all consciousness, at last my soul went out of my +body; though my body still continued to sway as a pendulum will, long +after the power which first moved it is withdrawn. + +Ere forgetfulness altogether came over me, I had noticed that the seamen +at the main and mizzen-mast-heads were already drowsy. So that at last +all three of us lifelessly swung from the spars, and for every swing +that we made there was a nod from below from the slumbering helmsman. +The waves, too, nodded their indolent crests; and across the wide trance +of the sea, east nodded to west, and the sun over all. + +Suddenly bubbles seemed bursting beneath my closed eyes; like vices my +hands grasped the shrouds; some invisible, gracious agency preserved me; +with a shock I came back to life. And lo! close under our lee, not forty +fathoms off, a gigantic Sperm Whale lay rolling in the water like the +capsized hull of a frigate, his broad, glossy back, of an Ethiopian hue, +glistening in the sun's rays like a mirror. But lazily undulating in +the trough of the sea, and ever and anon tranquilly spouting his vapoury +jet, the whale looked like a portly burgher smoking his pipe of a warm +afternoon. But that pipe, poor whale, was thy last. As if struck by some +enchanter's wand, the sleepy ship and every sleeper in it all at once +started into wakefulness; and more than a score of voices from all parts +of the vessel, simultaneously with the three notes from aloft, shouted +forth the accustomed cry, as the great fish slowly and regularly spouted +the sparkling brine into the air. + +"Clear away the boats! Luff!" cried Ahab. And obeying his own order, he +dashed the helm down before the helmsman could handle the spokes. + +The sudden exclamations of the crew must have alarmed the whale; and ere +the boats were down, majestically turning, he swam away to the leeward, +but with such a steady tranquillity, and making so few ripples as he +swam, that thinking after all he might not as yet be alarmed, Ahab gave +orders that not an oar should be used, and no man must speak but in +whispers. So seated like Ontario Indians on the gunwales of the boats, +we swiftly but silently paddled along; the calm not admitting of the +noiseless sails being set. Presently, as we thus glided in chase, the +monster perpendicularly flitted his tail forty feet into the air, and +then sank out of sight like a tower swallowed up. + +"There go flukes!" was the cry, an announcement immediately followed by +Stubb's producing his match and igniting his pipe, for now a respite was +granted. After the full interval of his sounding had elapsed, the whale +rose again, and being now in advance of the smoker's boat, and much +nearer to it than to any of the others, Stubb counted upon the honour +of the capture. It was obvious, now, that the whale had at length become +aware of his pursuers. All silence of cautiousness was therefore no +longer of use. Paddles were dropped, and oars came loudly into play. And +still puffing at his pipe, Stubb cheered on his crew to the assault. + +Yes, a mighty change had come over the fish. All alive to his jeopardy, +he was going "head out"; that part obliquely projecting from the mad +yeast which he brewed.* + + +*It will be seen in some other place of what a very light substance +the entire interior of the sperm whale's enormous head consists. Though +apparently the most massive, it is by far the most buoyant part about +him. So that with ease he elevates it in the air, and invariably does +so when going at his utmost speed. Besides, such is the breadth of the +upper part of the front of his head, and such the tapering cut-water +formation of the lower part, that by obliquely elevating his head, he +thereby may be said to transform himself from a bluff-bowed sluggish +galliot into a sharppointed New York pilot-boat. + + +"Start her, start her, my men! Don't hurry yourselves; take plenty of +time--but start her; start her like thunder-claps, that's all," cried +Stubb, spluttering out the smoke as he spoke. "Start her, now; give 'em +the long and strong stroke, Tashtego. Start her, Tash, my boy--start +her, all; but keep cool, keep cool--cucumbers is the word--easy, +easy--only start her like grim death and grinning devils, and raise the +buried dead perpendicular out of their graves, boys--that's all. Start +her!" + +"Woo-hoo! Wa-hee!" screamed the Gay-Header in reply, raising some +old war-whoop to the skies; as every oarsman in the strained boat +involuntarily bounced forward with the one tremendous leading stroke +which the eager Indian gave. + +But his wild screams were answered by others quite as wild. "Kee-hee! +Kee-hee!" yelled Daggoo, straining forwards and backwards on his seat, +like a pacing tiger in his cage. + +"Ka-la! Koo-loo!" howled Queequeg, as if smacking his lips over a +mouthful of Grenadier's steak. And thus with oars and yells the keels +cut the sea. Meanwhile, Stubb retaining his place in the van, still +encouraged his men to the onset, all the while puffing the smoke from +his mouth. Like desperadoes they tugged and they strained, till the +welcome cry was heard--"Stand up, Tashtego!--give it to him!" The +harpoon was hurled. "Stern all!" The oarsmen backed water; the same +moment something went hot and hissing along every one of their wrists. +It was the magical line. An instant before, Stubb had swiftly caught two +additional turns with it round the loggerhead, whence, by reason of its +increased rapid circlings, a hempen blue smoke now jetted up and mingled +with the steady fumes from his pipe. As the line passed round and +round the loggerhead; so also, just before reaching that point, it +blisteringly passed through and through both of Stubb's hands, from +which the hand-cloths, or squares of quilted canvas sometimes worn at +these times, had accidentally dropped. It was like holding an enemy's +sharp two-edged sword by the blade, and that enemy all the time striving +to wrest it out of your clutch. + +"Wet the line! wet the line!" cried Stubb to the tub oarsman (him seated +by the tub) who, snatching off his hat, dashed sea-water into it.* More +turns were taken, so that the line began holding its place. The boat now +flew through the boiling water like a shark all fins. Stubb and Tashtego +here changed places--stem for stern--a staggering business truly in that +rocking commotion. + + +*Partly to show the indispensableness of this act, it may here be +stated, that, in the old Dutch fishery, a mop was used to dash the +running line with water; in many other ships, a wooden piggin, or +bailer, is set apart for that purpose. Your hat, however, is the most +convenient. + + +From the vibrating line extending the entire length of the upper part of +the boat, and from its now being more tight than a harpstring, you would +have thought the craft had two keels--one cleaving the water, the other +the air--as the boat churned on through both opposing elements at once. +A continual cascade played at the bows; a ceaseless whirling eddy in +her wake; and, at the slightest motion from within, even but of a little +finger, the vibrating, cracking craft canted over her spasmodic gunwale +into the sea. Thus they rushed; each man with might and main clinging +to his seat, to prevent being tossed to the foam; and the tall form of +Tashtego at the steering oar crouching almost double, in order to bring +down his centre of gravity. Whole Atlantics and Pacifics seemed passed +as they shot on their way, till at length the whale somewhat slackened +his flight. + +"Haul in--haul in!" cried Stubb to the bowsman! and, facing round +towards the whale, all hands began pulling the boat up to him, while yet +the boat was being towed on. Soon ranging up by his flank, Stubb, firmly +planting his knee in the clumsy cleat, darted dart after dart into the +flying fish; at the word of command, the boat alternately sterning +out of the way of the whale's horrible wallow, and then ranging up for +another fling. + +The red tide now poured from all sides of the monster like brooks down a +hill. His tormented body rolled not in brine but in blood, which bubbled +and seethed for furlongs behind in their wake. The slanting sun playing +upon this crimson pond in the sea, sent back its reflection into every +face, so that they all glowed to each other like red men. And all +the while, jet after jet of white smoke was agonizingly shot from the +spiracle of the whale, and vehement puff after puff from the mouth of +the excited headsman; as at every dart, hauling in upon his crooked +lance (by the line attached to it), Stubb straightened it again and +again, by a few rapid blows against the gunwale, then again and again +sent it into the whale. + +"Pull up--pull up!" he now cried to the bowsman, as the waning whale +relaxed in his wrath. "Pull up!--close to!" and the boat ranged along +the fish's flank. When reaching far over the bow, Stubb slowly churned +his long sharp lance into the fish, and kept it there, carefully +churning and churning, as if cautiously seeking to feel after some gold +watch that the whale might have swallowed, and which he was fearful of +breaking ere he could hook it out. But that gold watch he sought was the +innermost life of the fish. And now it is struck; for, starting from +his trance into that unspeakable thing called his "flurry," the monster +horribly wallowed in his blood, overwrapped himself in impenetrable, +mad, boiling spray, so that the imperilled craft, instantly dropping +astern, had much ado blindly to struggle out from that phrensied +twilight into the clear air of the day. + +And now abating in his flurry, the whale once more rolled out into view; +surging from side to side; spasmodically dilating and contracting his +spout-hole, with sharp, cracking, agonized respirations. At last, gush +after gush of clotted red gore, as if it had been the purple lees of red +wine, shot into the frighted air; and falling back again, ran dripping +down his motionless flanks into the sea. His heart had burst! + +"He's dead, Mr. Stubb," said Daggoo. + +"Yes; both pipes smoked out!" and withdrawing his own from his mouth, +Stubb scattered the dead ashes over the water; and, for a moment, stood +thoughtfully eyeing the vast corpse he had made. + + + +CHAPTER 62. The Dart. + + +A word concerning an incident in the last chapter. + +According to the invariable usage of the fishery, the whale-boat pushes +off from the ship, with the headsman or whale-killer as temporary +steersman, and the harpooneer or whale-fastener pulling the foremost +oar, the one known as the harpooneer-oar. Now it needs a strong, nervous +arm to strike the first iron into the fish; for often, in what is called +a long dart, the heavy implement has to be flung to the distance of +twenty or thirty feet. But however prolonged and exhausting the chase, +the harpooneer is expected to pull his oar meanwhile to the uttermost; +indeed, he is expected to set an example of superhuman activity to the +rest, not only by incredible rowing, but by repeated loud and intrepid +exclamations; and what it is to keep shouting at the top of one's +compass, while all the other muscles are strained and half started--what +that is none know but those who have tried it. For one, I cannot bawl +very heartily and work very recklessly at one and the same time. In this +straining, bawling state, then, with his back to the fish, all at once +the exhausted harpooneer hears the exciting cry--"Stand up, and give it +to him!" He now has to drop and secure his oar, turn round on his +centre half way, seize his harpoon from the crotch, and with what little +strength may remain, he essays to pitch it somehow into the whale. No +wonder, taking the whole fleet of whalemen in a body, that out of fifty +fair chances for a dart, not five are successful; no wonder that so many +hapless harpooneers are madly cursed and disrated; no wonder that some +of them actually burst their blood-vessels in the boat; no wonder that +some sperm whalemen are absent four years with four barrels; no wonder +that to many ship owners, whaling is but a losing concern; for it is the +harpooneer that makes the voyage, and if you take the breath out of his +body how can you expect to find it there when most wanted! + +Again, if the dart be successful, then at the second critical instant, +that is, when the whale starts to run, the boatheader and harpooneer +likewise start to running fore and aft, to the imminent jeopardy of +themselves and every one else. It is then they change places; and +the headsman, the chief officer of the little craft, takes his proper +station in the bows of the boat. + +Now, I care not who maintains the contrary, but all this is both foolish +and unnecessary. The headsman should stay in the bows from first to +last; he should both dart the harpoon and the lance, and no rowing +whatever should be expected of him, except under circumstances obvious +to any fisherman. I know that this would sometimes involve a slight loss +of speed in the chase; but long experience in various whalemen of more +than one nation has convinced me that in the vast majority of failures +in the fishery, it has not by any means been so much the speed of the +whale as the before described exhaustion of the harpooneer that has +caused them. + +To insure the greatest efficiency in the dart, the harpooneers of this +world must start to their feet from out of idleness, and not from out of +toil. + + + +CHAPTER 63. The Crotch. + + +Out of the trunk, the branches grow; out of them, the twigs. So, in +productive subjects, grow the chapters. + +The crotch alluded to on a previous page deserves independent mention. +It is a notched stick of a peculiar form, some two feet in length, which +is perpendicularly inserted into the starboard gunwale near the bow, +for the purpose of furnishing a rest for the wooden extremity of the +harpoon, whose other naked, barbed end slopingly projects from the prow. +Thereby the weapon is instantly at hand to its hurler, who snatches it +up as readily from its rest as a backwoodsman swings his rifle from +the wall. It is customary to have two harpoons reposing in the crotch, +respectively called the first and second irons. + +But these two harpoons, each by its own cord, are both connected with +the line; the object being this: to dart them both, if possible, one +instantly after the other into the same whale; so that if, in the coming +drag, one should draw out, the other may still retain a hold. It is a +doubling of the chances. But it very often happens that owing to the +instantaneous, violent, convulsive running of the whale upon receiving +the first iron, it becomes impossible for the harpooneer, however +lightning-like in his movements, to pitch the second iron into him. +Nevertheless, as the second iron is already connected with the line, +and the line is running, hence that weapon must, at all events, be +anticipatingly tossed out of the boat, somehow and somewhere; else the +most terrible jeopardy would involve all hands. Tumbled into the water, +it accordingly is in such cases; the spare coils of box line (mentioned +in a preceding chapter) making this feat, in most instances, prudently +practicable. But this critical act is not always unattended with the +saddest and most fatal casualties. + +Furthermore: you must know that when the second iron is thrown +overboard, it thenceforth becomes a dangling, sharp-edged terror, +skittishly curvetting about both boat and whale, entangling the lines, +or cutting them, and making a prodigious sensation in all directions. +Nor, in general, is it possible to secure it again until the whale is +fairly captured and a corpse. + +Consider, now, how it must be in the case of four boats all engaging +one unusually strong, active, and knowing whale; when owing to these +qualities in him, as well as to the thousand concurring accidents of +such an audacious enterprise, eight or ten loose second irons may be +simultaneously dangling about him. For, of course, each boat is supplied +with several harpoons to bend on to the line should the first one +be ineffectually darted without recovery. All these particulars are +faithfully narrated here, as they will not fail to elucidate several +most important, however intricate passages, in scenes hereafter to be +painted. + + + +CHAPTER 64. Stubb's Supper. + + +Stubb's whale had been killed some distance from the ship. It was +a calm; so, forming a tandem of three boats, we commenced the slow +business of towing the trophy to the Pequod. And now, as we eighteen men +with our thirty-six arms, and one hundred and eighty thumbs and fingers, +slowly toiled hour after hour upon that inert, sluggish corpse in the +sea; and it seemed hardly to budge at all, except at long intervals; +good evidence was hereby furnished of the enormousness of the mass we +moved. For, upon the great canal of Hang-Ho, or whatever they call +it, in China, four or five laborers on the foot-path will draw a bulky +freighted junk at the rate of a mile an hour; but this grand argosy we +towed heavily forged along, as if laden with pig-lead in bulk. + +Darkness came on; but three lights up and down in the Pequod's +main-rigging dimly guided our way; till drawing nearer we saw Ahab +dropping one of several more lanterns over the bulwarks. Vacantly eyeing +the heaving whale for a moment, he issued the usual orders for securing +it for the night, and then handing his lantern to a seaman, went his way +into the cabin, and did not come forward again until morning. + +Though, in overseeing the pursuit of this whale, Captain Ahab had +evinced his customary activity, to call it so; yet now that the creature +was dead, some vague dissatisfaction, or impatience, or despair, seemed +working in him; as if the sight of that dead body reminded him that +Moby Dick was yet to be slain; and though a thousand other whales were +brought to his ship, all that would not one jot advance his grand, +monomaniac object. Very soon you would have thought from the sound on +the Pequod's decks, that all hands were preparing to cast anchor in +the deep; for heavy chains are being dragged along the deck, and thrust +rattling out of the port-holes. But by those clanking links, the vast +corpse itself, not the ship, is to be moored. Tied by the head to the +stern, and by the tail to the bows, the whale now lies with its black +hull close to the vessel's and seen through the darkness of the night, +which obscured the spars and rigging aloft, the two--ship and whale, +seemed yoked together like colossal bullocks, whereof one reclines while +the other remains standing.* + + +*A little item may as well be related here. The strongest and most +reliable hold which the ship has upon the whale when moored alongside, +is by the flukes or tail; and as from its greater density that part +is relatively heavier than any other (excepting the side-fins), its +flexibility even in death, causes it to sink low beneath the surface; so +that with the hand you cannot get at it from the boat, in order to +put the chain round it. But this difficulty is ingeniously overcome: a +small, strong line is prepared with a wooden float at its outer end, and +a weight in its middle, while the other end is secured to the ship. By +adroit management the wooden float is made to rise on the other side +of the mass, so that now having girdled the whale, the chain is readily +made to follow suit; and being slipped along the body, is at last locked +fast round the smallest part of the tail, at the point of junction with +its broad flukes or lobes. + + +If moody Ahab was now all quiescence, at least so far as could be known +on deck, Stubb, his second mate, flushed with conquest, betrayed an +unusual but still good-natured excitement. Such an unwonted bustle was +he in that the staid Starbuck, his official superior, quietly resigned +to him for the time the sole management of affairs. One small, helping +cause of all this liveliness in Stubb, was soon made strangely manifest. +Stubb was a high liver; he was somewhat intemperately fond of the whale +as a flavorish thing to his palate. + +"A steak, a steak, ere I sleep! You, Daggoo! overboard you go, and cut +me one from his small!" + +Here be it known, that though these wild fishermen do not, as a general +thing, and according to the great military maxim, make the enemy defray +the current expenses of the war (at least before realizing the proceeds +of the voyage), yet now and then you find some of these Nantucketers +who have a genuine relish for that particular part of the Sperm Whale +designated by Stubb; comprising the tapering extremity of the body. + +About midnight that steak was cut and cooked; and lighted by two +lanterns of sperm oil, Stubb stoutly stood up to his spermaceti supper +at the capstan-head, as if that capstan were a sideboard. Nor was Stubb +the only banqueter on whale's flesh that night. Mingling their mumblings +with his own mastications, thousands on thousands of sharks, swarming +round the dead leviathan, smackingly feasted on its fatness. The few +sleepers below in their bunks were often startled by the sharp slapping +of their tails against the hull, within a few inches of the sleepers' +hearts. Peering over the side you could just see them (as before you +heard them) wallowing in the sullen, black waters, and turning over on +their backs as they scooped out huge globular pieces of the whale of the +bigness of a human head. This particular feat of the shark seems all +but miraculous. How at such an apparently unassailable surface, they +contrive to gouge out such symmetrical mouthfuls, remains a part of the +universal problem of all things. The mark they thus leave on the whale, +may best be likened to the hollow made by a carpenter in countersinking +for a screw. + +Though amid all the smoking horror and diabolism of a sea-fight, sharks +will be seen longingly gazing up to the ship's decks, like hungry dogs +round a table where red meat is being carved, ready to bolt down +every killed man that is tossed to them; and though, while the valiant +butchers over the deck-table are thus cannibally carving each other's +live meat with carving-knives all gilded and tasselled, the sharks, +also, with their jewel-hilted mouths, are quarrelsomely carving away +under the table at the dead meat; and though, were you to turn the whole +affair upside down, it would still be pretty much the same thing, that +is to say, a shocking sharkish business enough for all parties; and +though sharks also are the invariable outriders of all slave ships +crossing the Atlantic, systematically trotting alongside, to be handy in +case a parcel is to be carried anywhere, or a dead slave to be decently +buried; and though one or two other like instances might be set down, +touching the set terms, places, and occasions, when sharks do most +socially congregate, and most hilariously feast; yet is there no +conceivable time or occasion when you will find them in such countless +numbers, and in gayer or more jovial spirits, than around a dead sperm +whale, moored by night to a whaleship at sea. If you have never +seen that sight, then suspend your decision about the propriety of +devil-worship, and the expediency of conciliating the devil. + +But, as yet, Stubb heeded not the mumblings of the banquet that was +going on so nigh him, no more than the sharks heeded the smacking of his +own epicurean lips. + +"Cook, cook!--where's that old Fleece?" he cried at length, widening +his legs still further, as if to form a more secure base for his supper; +and, at the same time darting his fork into the dish, as if stabbing +with his lance; "cook, you cook!--sail this way, cook!" + +The old black, not in any very high glee at having been previously +roused from his warm hammock at a most unseasonable hour, came shambling +along from his galley, for, like many old blacks, there was something +the matter with his knee-pans, which he did not keep well scoured like +his other pans; this old Fleece, as they called him, came shuffling and +limping along, assisting his step with his tongs, which, after a clumsy +fashion, were made of straightened iron hoops; this old Ebony floundered +along, and in obedience to the word of command, came to a dead stop on +the opposite side of Stubb's sideboard; when, with both hands folded +before him, and resting on his two-legged cane, he bowed his arched back +still further over, at the same time sideways inclining his head, so as +to bring his best ear into play. + +"Cook," said Stubb, rapidly lifting a rather reddish morsel to his +mouth, "don't you think this steak is rather overdone? You've been +beating this steak too much, cook; it's too tender. Don't I always say +that to be good, a whale-steak must be tough? There are those sharks +now over the side, don't you see they prefer it tough and rare? What a +shindy they are kicking up! Cook, go and talk to 'em; tell 'em they are +welcome to help themselves civilly, and in moderation, but they must +keep quiet. Blast me, if I can hear my own voice. Away, cook, and +deliver my message. Here, take this lantern," snatching one from his +sideboard; "now then, go and preach to 'em!" + +Sullenly taking the offered lantern, old Fleece limped across the deck +to the bulwarks; and then, with one hand dropping his light low over the +sea, so as to get a good view of his congregation, with the other hand +he solemnly flourished his tongs, and leaning far over the side in a +mumbling voice began addressing the sharks, while Stubb, softly crawling +behind, overheard all that was said. + +"Fellow-critters: I'se ordered here to say dat you must stop dat dam +noise dare. You hear? Stop dat dam smackin' ob de lips! Massa Stubb say +dat you can fill your dam bellies up to de hatchings, but by Gor! you +must stop dat dam racket!" + +"Cook," here interposed Stubb, accompanying the word with a sudden slap +on the shoulder,--"Cook! why, damn your eyes, you mustn't swear that way +when you're preaching. That's no way to convert sinners, cook!" + +"Who dat? Den preach to him yourself," sullenly turning to go. + +"No, cook; go on, go on." + +"Well, den, Belubed fellow-critters:"-- + +"Right!" exclaimed Stubb, approvingly, "coax 'em to it; try that," and +Fleece continued. + +"Do you is all sharks, and by natur wery woracious, yet I zay to you, +fellow-critters, dat dat woraciousness--'top dat dam slappin' ob de +tail! How you tink to hear, spose you keep up such a dam slappin' and +bitin' dare?" + +"Cook," cried Stubb, collaring him, "I won't have that swearing. Talk to +'em gentlemanly." + +Once more the sermon proceeded. + +"Your woraciousness, fellow-critters, I don't blame ye so much for; dat +is natur, and can't be helped; but to gobern dat wicked natur, dat is de +pint. You is sharks, sartin; but if you gobern de shark in you, why den +you be angel; for all angel is not'ing more dan de shark well goberned. +Now, look here, bred'ren, just try wonst to be cibil, a helping +yourselbs from dat whale. Don't be tearin' de blubber out your +neighbour's mout, I say. Is not one shark dood right as toder to dat +whale? And, by Gor, none on you has de right to dat whale; dat whale +belong to some one else. I know some o' you has berry brig mout, brigger +dan oders; but den de brig mouts sometimes has de small bellies; so dat +de brigness of de mout is not to swaller wid, but to bit off de blubber +for de small fry ob sharks, dat can't get into de scrouge to help +demselves." + +"Well done, old Fleece!" cried Stubb, "that's Christianity; go on." + +"No use goin' on; de dam willains will keep a scougin' and slappin' each +oder, Massa Stubb; dey don't hear one word; no use a-preaching to +such dam g'uttons as you call 'em, till dare bellies is full, and dare +bellies is bottomless; and when dey do get 'em full, dey wont hear you +den; for den dey sink in the sea, go fast to sleep on de coral, and +can't hear noting at all, no more, for eber and eber." + +"Upon my soul, I am about of the same opinion; so give the benediction, +Fleece, and I'll away to my supper." + +Upon this, Fleece, holding both hands over the fishy mob, raised his +shrill voice, and cried-- + +"Cussed fellow-critters! Kick up de damndest row as ever you can; fill +your dam bellies 'till dey bust--and den die." + +"Now, cook," said Stubb, resuming his supper at the capstan; "stand +just where you stood before, there, over against me, and pay particular +attention." + +"All 'dention," said Fleece, again stooping over upon his tongs in the +desired position. + +"Well," said Stubb, helping himself freely meanwhile; "I shall now go +back to the subject of this steak. In the first place, how old are you, +cook?" + +"What dat do wid de 'teak," said the old black, testily. + +"Silence! How old are you, cook?" + +"'Bout ninety, dey say," he gloomily muttered. + +"And you have lived in this world hard upon one hundred years, cook, +and don't know yet how to cook a whale-steak?" rapidly bolting another +mouthful at the last word, so that morsel seemed a continuation of the +question. "Where were you born, cook?" + +"'Hind de hatchway, in ferry-boat, goin' ober de Roanoke." + +"Born in a ferry-boat! That's queer, too. But I want to know what +country you were born in, cook!" + +"Didn't I say de Roanoke country?" he cried sharply. + +"No, you didn't, cook; but I'll tell you what I'm coming to, cook. +You must go home and be born over again; you don't know how to cook a +whale-steak yet." + +"Bress my soul, if I cook noder one," he growled, angrily, turning round +to depart. + +"Come back here, cook;--here, hand me those tongs;--now take that bit of +steak there, and tell me if you think that steak cooked as it should be? +Take it, I say"--holding the tongs towards him--"take it, and taste it." + +Faintly smacking his withered lips over it for a moment, the old negro +muttered, "Best cooked 'teak I eber taste; joosy, berry joosy." + +"Cook," said Stubb, squaring himself once more; "do you belong to the +church?" + +"Passed one once in Cape-Down," said the old man sullenly. + +"And you have once in your life passed a holy church in Cape-Town, where +you doubtless overheard a holy parson addressing his hearers as his +beloved fellow-creatures, have you, cook! And yet you come here, and +tell me such a dreadful lie as you did just now, eh?" said Stubb. "Where +do you expect to go to, cook?" + +"Go to bed berry soon," he mumbled, half-turning as he spoke. + +"Avast! heave to! I mean when you die, cook. It's an awful question. Now +what's your answer?" + +"When dis old brack man dies," said the negro slowly, changing his whole +air and demeanor, "he hisself won't go nowhere; but some bressed angel +will come and fetch him." + +"Fetch him? How? In a coach and four, as they fetched Elijah? And fetch +him where?" + +"Up dere," said Fleece, holding his tongs straight over his head, and +keeping it there very solemnly. + +"So, then, you expect to go up into our main-top, do you, cook, when you +are dead? But don't you know the higher you climb, the colder it gets? +Main-top, eh?" + +"Didn't say dat t'all," said Fleece, again in the sulks. + +"You said up there, didn't you? and now look yourself, and see where +your tongs are pointing. But, perhaps you expect to get into heaven by +crawling through the lubber's hole, cook; but, no, no, cook, you don't +get there, except you go the regular way, round by the rigging. It's a +ticklish business, but must be done, or else it's no go. But none of +us are in heaven yet. Drop your tongs, cook, and hear my orders. Do ye +hear? Hold your hat in one hand, and clap t'other a'top of your heart, +when I'm giving my orders, cook. What! that your heart, there?--that's +your gizzard! Aloft! aloft!--that's it--now you have it. Hold it there +now, and pay attention." + +"All 'dention," said the old black, with both hands placed as desired, +vainly wriggling his grizzled head, as if to get both ears in front at +one and the same time. + +"Well then, cook, you see this whale-steak of yours was so very bad, +that I have put it out of sight as soon as possible; you see that, don't +you? Well, for the future, when you cook another whale-steak for my +private table here, the capstan, I'll tell you what to do so as not to +spoil it by overdoing. Hold the steak in one hand, and show a live coal +to it with the other; that done, dish it; d'ye hear? And now to-morrow, +cook, when we are cutting in the fish, be sure you stand by to get +the tips of his fins; have them put in pickle. As for the ends of the +flukes, have them soused, cook. There, now ye may go." + +But Fleece had hardly got three paces off, when he was recalled. + +"Cook, give me cutlets for supper to-morrow night in the mid-watch. +D'ye hear? away you sail, then.--Halloa! stop! make a bow before you +go.--Avast heaving again! Whale-balls for breakfast--don't forget." + +"Wish, by gor! whale eat him, 'stead of him eat whale. I'm bressed if +he ain't more of shark dan Massa Shark hisself," muttered the old man, +limping away; with which sage ejaculation he went to his hammock. + + + +CHAPTER 65. The Whale as a Dish. + + +That mortal man should feed upon the creature that feeds his lamp, and, +like Stubb, eat him by his own light, as you may say; this seems so +outlandish a thing that one must needs go a little into the history and +philosophy of it. + +It is upon record, that three centuries ago the tongue of the Right +Whale was esteemed a great delicacy in France, and commanded large +prices there. Also, that in Henry VIIIth's time, a certain cook of the +court obtained a handsome reward for inventing an admirable sauce to be +eaten with barbacued porpoises, which, you remember, are a species of +whale. Porpoises, indeed, are to this day considered fine eating. The +meat is made into balls about the size of billiard balls, and being well +seasoned and spiced might be taken for turtle-balls or veal balls. +The old monks of Dunfermline were very fond of them. They had a great +porpoise grant from the crown. + +The fact is, that among his hunters at least, the whale would by all +hands be considered a noble dish, were there not so much of him; but +when you come to sit down before a meat-pie nearly one hundred feet +long, it takes away your appetite. Only the most unprejudiced of men +like Stubb, nowadays partake of cooked whales; but the Esquimaux are not +so fastidious. We all know how they live upon whales, and have rare +old vintages of prime old train oil. Zogranda, one of their most famous +doctors, recommends strips of blubber for infants, as being exceedingly +juicy and nourishing. And this reminds me that certain Englishmen, who +long ago were accidentally left in Greenland by a whaling vessel--that +these men actually lived for several months on the mouldy scraps of +whales which had been left ashore after trying out the blubber. Among +the Dutch whalemen these scraps are called "fritters"; which, indeed, +they greatly resemble, being brown and crisp, and smelling something +like old Amsterdam housewives' dough-nuts or oly-cooks, when fresh. They +have such an eatable look that the most self-denying stranger can hardly +keep his hands off. + +But what further depreciates the whale as a civilized dish, is his +exceeding richness. He is the great prize ox of the sea, too fat to be +delicately good. Look at his hump, which would be as fine eating as +the buffalo's (which is esteemed a rare dish), were it not such a solid +pyramid of fat. But the spermaceti itself, how bland and creamy that +is; like the transparent, half-jellied, white meat of a cocoanut in the +third month of its growth, yet far too rich to supply a substitute for +butter. Nevertheless, many whalemen have a method of absorbing it into +some other substance, and then partaking of it. In the long try +watches of the night it is a common thing for the seamen to dip their +ship-biscuit into the huge oil-pots and let them fry there awhile. Many +a good supper have I thus made. + +In the case of a small Sperm Whale the brains are accounted a fine dish. +The casket of the skull is broken into with an axe, and the two plump, +whitish lobes being withdrawn (precisely resembling two large puddings), +they are then mixed with flour, and cooked into a most delectable mess, +in flavor somewhat resembling calves' head, which is quite a dish among +some epicures; and every one knows that some young bucks among the +epicures, by continually dining upon calves' brains, by and by get to +have a little brains of their own, so as to be able to tell a +calf's head from their own heads; which, indeed, requires uncommon +discrimination. And that is the reason why a young buck with an +intelligent looking calf's head before him, is somehow one of the +saddest sights you can see. The head looks a sort of reproachfully at +him, with an "Et tu Brute!" expression. + +It is not, perhaps, entirely because the whale is so excessively +unctuous that landsmen seem to regard the eating of him with abhorrence; +that appears to result, in some way, from the consideration before +mentioned: i.e. that a man should eat a newly murdered thing of the sea, +and eat it too by its own light. But no doubt the first man that ever +murdered an ox was regarded as a murderer; perhaps he was hung; and if +he had been put on his trial by oxen, he certainly would have been; and +he certainly deserved it if any murderer does. Go to the meat-market +of a Saturday night and see the crowds of live bipeds staring up at the +long rows of dead quadrupeds. Does not that sight take a tooth out of +the cannibal's jaw? Cannibals? who is not a cannibal? I tell you it will +be more tolerable for the Fejee that salted down a lean missionary in +his cellar against a coming famine; it will be more tolerable for that +provident Fejee, I say, in the day of judgment, than for thee, civilized +and enlightened gourmand, who nailest geese to the ground and feastest +on their bloated livers in thy pate-de-foie-gras. + +But Stubb, he eats the whale by its own light, does he? and that is +adding insult to injury, is it? Look at your knife-handle, there, my +civilized and enlightened gourmand dining off that roast beef, what is +that handle made of?--what but the bones of the brother of the very ox +you are eating? And what do you pick your teeth with, after devouring +that fat goose? With a feather of the same fowl. And with what quill did +the Secretary of the Society for the Suppression of Cruelty to Ganders +formally indite his circulars? It is only within the last month or two +that that society passed a resolution to patronise nothing but steel +pens. + + + +CHAPTER 66. The Shark Massacre. + + +When in the Southern Fishery, a captured Sperm Whale, after long and +weary toil, is brought alongside late at night, it is not, as a general +thing at least, customary to proceed at once to the business of cutting +him in. For that business is an exceedingly laborious one; is not very +soon completed; and requires all hands to set about it. Therefore, the +common usage is to take in all sail; lash the helm a'lee; and then send +every one below to his hammock till daylight, with the reservation that, +until that time, anchor-watches shall be kept; that is, two and two for +an hour, each couple, the crew in rotation shall mount the deck to see +that all goes well. + +But sometimes, especially upon the Line in the Pacific, this plan will +not answer at all; because such incalculable hosts of sharks gather +round the moored carcase, that were he left so for six hours, say, on a +stretch, little more than the skeleton would be visible by morning. +In most other parts of the ocean, however, where these fish do not so +largely abound, their wondrous voracity can be at times considerably +diminished, by vigorously stirring them up with sharp whaling-spades, +a procedure notwithstanding, which, in some instances, only seems to +tickle them into still greater activity. But it was not thus in the +present case with the Pequod's sharks; though, to be sure, any man +unaccustomed to such sights, to have looked over her side that night, +would have almost thought the whole round sea was one huge cheese, and +those sharks the maggots in it. + +Nevertheless, upon Stubb setting the anchor-watch after his supper was +concluded; and when, accordingly, Queequeg and a forecastle seaman +came on deck, no small excitement was created among the sharks; for +immediately suspending the cutting stages over the side, and lowering +three lanterns, so that they cast long gleams of light over the turbid +sea, these two mariners, darting their long whaling-spades, kept up an +incessant murdering of the sharks,* by striking the keen steel deep +into their skulls, seemingly their only vital part. But in the foamy +confusion of their mixed and struggling hosts, the marksmen could not +always hit their mark; and this brought about new revelations of the +incredible ferocity of the foe. They viciously snapped, not only at each +other's disembowelments, but like flexible bows, bent round, and bit +their own; till those entrails seemed swallowed over and over again by +the same mouth, to be oppositely voided by the gaping wound. Nor was +this all. It was unsafe to meddle with the corpses and ghosts of these +creatures. A sort of generic or Pantheistic vitality seemed to lurk in +their very joints and bones, after what might be called the individual +life had departed. Killed and hoisted on deck for the sake of his skin, +one of these sharks almost took poor Queequeg's hand off, when he tried +to shut down the dead lid of his murderous jaw. + + +*The whaling-spade used for cutting-in is made of the very best steel; +is about the bigness of a man's spread hand; and in general shape, +corresponds to the garden implement after which it is named; only its +sides are perfectly flat, and its upper end considerably narrower than +the lower. This weapon is always kept as sharp as possible; and when +being used is occasionally honed, just like a razor. In its socket, a +stiff pole, from twenty to thirty feet long, is inserted for a handle. + + +"Queequeg no care what god made him shark," said the savage, agonizingly +lifting his hand up and down; "wedder Fejee god or Nantucket god; but de +god wat made shark must be one dam Ingin." + + + +CHAPTER 67. Cutting In. + + +It was a Saturday night, and such a Sabbath as followed! Ex officio +professors of Sabbath breaking are all whalemen. The ivory Pequod was +turned into what seemed a shamble; every sailor a butcher. You would +have thought we were offering up ten thousand red oxen to the sea gods. + +In the first place, the enormous cutting tackles, among other ponderous +things comprising a cluster of blocks generally painted green, and which +no single man can possibly lift--this vast bunch of grapes was swayed up +to the main-top and firmly lashed to the lower mast-head, the strongest +point anywhere above a ship's deck. The end of the hawser-like rope +winding through these intricacies, was then conducted to the windlass, +and the huge lower block of the tackles was swung over the whale; to +this block the great blubber hook, weighing some one hundred pounds, was +attached. And now suspended in stages over the side, Starbuck and Stubb, +the mates, armed with their long spades, began cutting a hole in the +body for the insertion of the hook just above the nearest of the two +side-fins. This done, a broad, semicircular line is cut round the hole, +the hook is inserted, and the main body of the crew striking up a wild +chorus, now commence heaving in one dense crowd at the windlass. When +instantly, the entire ship careens over on her side; every bolt in +her starts like the nail-heads of an old house in frosty weather; she +trembles, quivers, and nods her frighted mast-heads to the sky. More +and more she leans over to the whale, while every gasping heave of the +windlass is answered by a helping heave from the billows; till at last, +a swift, startling snap is heard; with a great swash the ship rolls +upwards and backwards from the whale, and the triumphant tackle rises +into sight dragging after it the disengaged semicircular end of the +first strip of blubber. Now as the blubber envelopes the whale precisely +as the rind does an orange, so is it stripped off from the body +precisely as an orange is sometimes stripped by spiralizing it. For the +strain constantly kept up by the windlass continually keeps the whale +rolling over and over in the water, and as the blubber in one strip +uniformly peels off along the line called the "scarf," simultaneously +cut by the spades of Starbuck and Stubb, the mates; and just as fast as +it is thus peeled off, and indeed by that very act itself, it is all the +time being hoisted higher and higher aloft till its upper end grazes the +main-top; the men at the windlass then cease heaving, and for a moment +or two the prodigious blood-dripping mass sways to and fro as if let +down from the sky, and every one present must take good heed to dodge +it when it swings, else it may box his ears and pitch him headlong +overboard. + +One of the attending harpooneers now advances with a long, keen weapon +called a boarding-sword, and watching his chance he dexterously slices +out a considerable hole in the lower part of the swaying mass. Into this +hole, the end of the second alternating great tackle is then hooked +so as to retain a hold upon the blubber, in order to prepare for what +follows. Whereupon, this accomplished swordsman, warning all hands to +stand off, once more makes a scientific dash at the mass, and with a few +sidelong, desperate, lunging slicings, severs it completely in twain; +so that while the short lower part is still fast, the long upper strip, +called a blanket-piece, swings clear, and is all ready for lowering. +The heavers forward now resume their song, and while the one tackle is +peeling and hoisting a second strip from the whale, the other is slowly +slackened away, and down goes the first strip through the main hatchway +right beneath, into an unfurnished parlor called the blubber-room. Into +this twilight apartment sundry nimble hands keep coiling away the long +blanket-piece as if it were a great live mass of plaited serpents. +And thus the work proceeds; the two tackles hoisting and lowering +simultaneously; both whale and windlass heaving, the heavers singing, +the blubber-room gentlemen coiling, the mates scarfing, the ship +straining, and all hands swearing occasionally, by way of assuaging the +general friction. + + + +CHAPTER 68. The Blanket. + + +I have given no small attention to that not unvexed subject, the skin of +the whale. I have had controversies about it with experienced whalemen +afloat, and learned naturalists ashore. My original opinion remains +unchanged; but it is only an opinion. + +The question is, what and where is the skin of the whale? Already you +know what his blubber is. That blubber is something of the consistence +of firm, close-grained beef, but tougher, more elastic and compact, and +ranges from eight or ten to twelve and fifteen inches in thickness. + +Now, however preposterous it may at first seem to talk of any creature's +skin as being of that sort of consistence and thickness, yet in point +of fact these are no arguments against such a presumption; because you +cannot raise any other dense enveloping layer from the whale's body but +that same blubber; and the outermost enveloping layer of any animal, if +reasonably dense, what can that be but the skin? True, from the unmarred +dead body of the whale, you may scrape off with your hand an infinitely +thin, transparent substance, somewhat resembling the thinnest shreds +of isinglass, only it is almost as flexible and soft as satin; that is, +previous to being dried, when it not only contracts and thickens, but +becomes rather hard and brittle. I have several such dried bits, which +I use for marks in my whale-books. It is transparent, as I said before; +and being laid upon the printed page, I have sometimes pleased myself +with fancying it exerted a magnifying influence. At any rate, it is +pleasant to read about whales through their own spectacles, as you may +say. But what I am driving at here is this. That same infinitely thin, +isinglass substance, which, I admit, invests the entire body of the +whale, is not so much to be regarded as the skin of the creature, as +the skin of the skin, so to speak; for it were simply ridiculous to say, +that the proper skin of the tremendous whale is thinner and more tender +than the skin of a new-born child. But no more of this. + +Assuming the blubber to be the skin of the whale; then, when this skin, +as in the case of a very large Sperm Whale, will yield the bulk of one +hundred barrels of oil; and, when it is considered that, in quantity, or +rather weight, that oil, in its expressed state, is only three fourths, +and not the entire substance of the coat; some idea may hence be had +of the enormousness of that animated mass, a mere part of whose mere +integument yields such a lake of liquid as that. Reckoning ten barrels +to the ton, you have ten tons for the net weight of only three quarters +of the stuff of the whale's skin. + +In life, the visible surface of the Sperm Whale is not the least among +the many marvels he presents. Almost invariably it is all over obliquely +crossed and re-crossed with numberless straight marks in thick array, +something like those in the finest Italian line engravings. But these +marks do not seem to be impressed upon the isinglass substance above +mentioned, but seem to be seen through it, as if they were engraved +upon the body itself. Nor is this all. In some instances, to the quick, +observant eye, those linear marks, as in a veritable engraving, but +afford the ground for far other delineations. These are hieroglyphical; +that is, if you call those mysterious cyphers on the walls of pyramids +hieroglyphics, then that is the proper word to use in the present +connexion. By my retentive memory of the hieroglyphics upon one Sperm +Whale in particular, I was much struck with a plate representing the old +Indian characters chiselled on the famous hieroglyphic palisades on +the banks of the Upper Mississippi. Like those mystic rocks, too, the +mystic-marked whale remains undecipherable. This allusion to the Indian +rocks reminds me of another thing. Besides all the other phenomena which +the exterior of the Sperm Whale presents, he not seldom displays the +back, and more especially his flanks, effaced in great part of the +regular linear appearance, by reason of numerous rude scratches, +altogether of an irregular, random aspect. I should say that those New +England rocks on the sea-coast, which Agassiz imagines to bear the marks +of violent scraping contact with vast floating icebergs--I should say, +that those rocks must not a little resemble the Sperm Whale in this +particular. It also seems to me that such scratches in the whale are +probably made by hostile contact with other whales; for I have most +remarked them in the large, full-grown bulls of the species. + +A word or two more concerning this matter of the skin or blubber of +the whale. It has already been said, that it is stript from him in long +pieces, called blanket-pieces. Like most sea-terms, this one is very +happy and significant. For the whale is indeed wrapt up in his blubber +as in a real blanket or counterpane; or, still better, an Indian poncho +slipt over his head, and skirting his extremity. It is by reason of this +cosy blanketing of his body, that the whale is enabled to keep himself +comfortable in all weathers, in all seas, times, and tides. What would +become of a Greenland whale, say, in those shuddering, icy seas of the +North, if unsupplied with his cosy surtout? True, other fish are +found exceedingly brisk in those Hyperborean waters; but these, be it +observed, are your cold-blooded, lungless fish, whose very bellies +are refrigerators; creatures, that warm themselves under the lee of +an iceberg, as a traveller in winter would bask before an inn fire; +whereas, like man, the whale has lungs and warm blood. Freeze his blood, +and he dies. How wonderful is it then--except after explanation--that +this great monster, to whom corporeal warmth is as indispensable as it +is to man; how wonderful that he should be found at home, immersed +to his lips for life in those Arctic waters! where, when seamen fall +overboard, they are sometimes found, months afterwards, perpendicularly +frozen into the hearts of fields of ice, as a fly is found glued +in amber. But more surprising is it to know, as has been proved by +experiment, that the blood of a Polar whale is warmer than that of a +Borneo negro in summer. + +It does seem to me, that herein we see the rare virtue of a strong +individual vitality, and the rare virtue of thick walls, and the rare +virtue of interior spaciousness. Oh, man! admire and model thyself after +the whale! Do thou, too, remain warm among ice. Do thou, too, live in +this world without being of it. Be cool at the equator; keep thy blood +fluid at the Pole. Like the great dome of St. Peter's, and like the +great whale, retain, O man! in all seasons a temperature of thine own. + +But how easy and how hopeless to teach these fine things! Of erections, +how few are domed like St. Peter's! of creatures, how few vast as the +whale! + + + +CHAPTER 69. The Funeral. + + +Haul in the chains! Let the carcase go astern! + +The vast tackles have now done their duty. The peeled white body of the +beheaded whale flashes like a marble sepulchre; though changed in hue, +it has not perceptibly lost anything in bulk. It is still colossal. +Slowly it floats more and more away, the water round it torn and +splashed by the insatiate sharks, and the air above vexed with rapacious +flights of screaming fowls, whose beaks are like so many insulting +poniards in the whale. The vast white headless phantom floats further +and further from the ship, and every rod that it so floats, what seem +square roods of sharks and cubic roods of fowls, augment the murderous +din. For hours and hours from the almost stationary ship that hideous +sight is seen. Beneath the unclouded and mild azure sky, upon the fair +face of the pleasant sea, wafted by the joyous breezes, that great mass +of death floats on and on, till lost in infinite perspectives. + +There's a most doleful and most mocking funeral! The sea-vultures all in +pious mourning, the air-sharks all punctiliously in black or speckled. +In life but few of them would have helped the whale, I ween, if +peradventure he had needed it; but upon the banquet of his funeral they +most piously do pounce. Oh, horrible vultureism of earth! from which not +the mightiest whale is free. + +Nor is this the end. Desecrated as the body is, a vengeful ghost +survives and hovers over it to scare. Espied by some timid man-of-war or +blundering discovery-vessel from afar, when the distance obscuring the +swarming fowls, nevertheless still shows the white mass floating in +the sun, and the white spray heaving high against it; straightway the +whale's unharming corpse, with trembling fingers is set down in the +log--SHOALS, ROCKS, AND BREAKERS HEREABOUTS: BEWARE! And for years +afterwards, perhaps, ships shun the place; leaping over it as silly +sheep leap over a vacuum, because their leader originally leaped there +when a stick was held. There's your law of precedents; there's your +utility of traditions; there's the story of your obstinate survival of +old beliefs never bottomed on the earth, and now not even hovering in +the air! There's orthodoxy! + +Thus, while in life the great whale's body may have been a real terror +to his foes, in his death his ghost becomes a powerless panic to a +world. + +Are you a believer in ghosts, my friend? There are other ghosts than +the Cock-Lane one, and far deeper men than Doctor Johnson who believe in +them. + + + +CHAPTER 70. The Sphynx. + + +It should not have been omitted that previous to completely stripping +the body of the leviathan, he was beheaded. Now, the beheading of the +Sperm Whale is a scientific anatomical feat, upon which experienced +whale surgeons very much pride themselves: and not without reason. + +Consider that the whale has nothing that can properly be called a neck; +on the contrary, where his head and body seem to join, there, in that +very place, is the thickest part of him. Remember, also, that the +surgeon must operate from above, some eight or ten feet intervening +between him and his subject, and that subject almost hidden in a +discoloured, rolling, and oftentimes tumultuous and bursting sea. Bear +in mind, too, that under these untoward circumstances he has to cut many +feet deep in the flesh; and in that subterraneous manner, without so +much as getting one single peep into the ever-contracting gash thus +made, he must skilfully steer clear of all adjacent, interdicted parts, +and exactly divide the spine at a critical point hard by its insertion +into the skull. Do you not marvel, then, at Stubb's boast, that he +demanded but ten minutes to behead a sperm whale? + +When first severed, the head is dropped astern and held there by a cable +till the body is stripped. That done, if it belong to a small whale +it is hoisted on deck to be deliberately disposed of. But, with a full +grown leviathan this is impossible; for the sperm whale's head embraces +nearly one third of his entire bulk, and completely to suspend such a +burden as that, even by the immense tackles of a whaler, this were as +vain a thing as to attempt weighing a Dutch barn in jewellers' scales. + +The Pequod's whale being decapitated and the body stripped, the head was +hoisted against the ship's side--about half way out of the sea, so that +it might yet in great part be buoyed up by its native element. And there +with the strained craft steeply leaning over to it, by reason of the +enormous downward drag from the lower mast-head, and every yard-arm +on that side projecting like a crane over the waves; there, that +blood-dripping head hung to the Pequod's waist like the giant +Holofernes's from the girdle of Judith. + +When this last task was accomplished it was noon, and the seamen went +below to their dinner. Silence reigned over the before tumultuous but +now deserted deck. An intense copper calm, like a universal yellow +lotus, was more and more unfolding its noiseless measureless leaves upon +the sea. + +A short space elapsed, and up into this noiselessness came Ahab alone +from his cabin. Taking a few turns on the quarter-deck, he paused to +gaze over the side, then slowly getting into the main-chains he +took Stubb's long spade--still remaining there after the whale's +Decapitation--and striking it into the lower part of the half-suspended +mass, placed its other end crutch-wise under one arm, and so stood +leaning over with eyes attentively fixed on this head. + +It was a black and hooded head; and hanging there in the midst of so +intense a calm, it seemed the Sphynx's in the desert. "Speak, thou vast +and venerable head," muttered Ahab, "which, though ungarnished with a +beard, yet here and there lookest hoary with mosses; speak, mighty head, +and tell us the secret thing that is in thee. Of all divers, thou hast +dived the deepest. That head upon which the upper sun now gleams, has +moved amid this world's foundations. Where unrecorded names and navies +rust, and untold hopes and anchors rot; where in her murderous hold this +frigate earth is ballasted with bones of millions of the drowned; there, +in that awful water-land, there was thy most familiar home. Thou hast +been where bell or diver never went; hast slept by many a sailor's side, +where sleepless mothers would give their lives to lay them down. Thou +saw'st the locked lovers when leaping from their flaming ship; heart +to heart they sank beneath the exulting wave; true to each other, when +heaven seemed false to them. Thou saw'st the murdered mate when tossed +by pirates from the midnight deck; for hours he fell into the deeper +midnight of the insatiate maw; and his murderers still sailed on +unharmed--while swift lightnings shivered the neighboring ship that +would have borne a righteous husband to outstretched, longing arms. O +head! thou hast seen enough to split the planets and make an infidel of +Abraham, and not one syllable is thine!" + +"Sail ho!" cried a triumphant voice from the main-mast-head. + +"Aye? Well, now, that's cheering," cried Ahab, suddenly erecting +himself, while whole thunder-clouds swept aside from his brow. +"That lively cry upon this deadly calm might almost convert a better +man.--Where away?" + +"Three points on the starboard bow, sir, and bringing down her breeze to +us! + +"Better and better, man. Would now St. Paul would come along that way, +and to my breezelessness bring his breeze! O Nature, and O soul of man! +how far beyond all utterance are your linked analogies! not the smallest +atom stirs or lives on matter, but has its cunning duplicate in mind." + + + +CHAPTER 71. The Jeroboam's Story. + + +Hand in hand, ship and breeze blew on; but the breeze came faster than +the ship, and soon the Pequod began to rock. + +By and by, through the glass the stranger's boats and manned mast-heads +proved her a whale-ship. But as she was so far to windward, and shooting +by, apparently making a passage to some other ground, the Pequod could +not hope to reach her. So the signal was set to see what response would +be made. + +Here be it said, that like the vessels of military marines, the ships of +the American Whale Fleet have each a private signal; all which signals +being collected in a book with the names of the respective vessels +attached, every captain is provided with it. Thereby, the whale +commanders are enabled to recognise each other upon the ocean, even at +considerable distances and with no small facility. + +The Pequod's signal was at last responded to by the stranger's setting +her own; which proved the ship to be the Jeroboam of Nantucket. Squaring +her yards, she bore down, ranged abeam under the Pequod's lee, and +lowered a boat; it soon drew nigh; but, as the side-ladder was being +rigged by Starbuck's order to accommodate the visiting captain, the +stranger in question waved his hand from his boat's stern in token +of that proceeding being entirely unnecessary. It turned out that +the Jeroboam had a malignant epidemic on board, and that Mayhew, her +captain, was fearful of infecting the Pequod's company. For, though +himself and boat's crew remained untainted, and though his ship was half +a rifle-shot off, and an incorruptible sea and air rolling and flowing +between; yet conscientiously adhering to the timid quarantine of the +land, he peremptorily refused to come into direct contact with the +Pequod. + +But this did by no means prevent all communications. Preserving an +interval of some few yards between itself and the ship, the Jeroboam's +boat by the occasional use of its oars contrived to keep parallel to the +Pequod, as she heavily forged through the sea (for by this time it blew +very fresh), with her main-topsail aback; though, indeed, at times by +the sudden onset of a large rolling wave, the boat would be pushed some +way ahead; but would be soon skilfully brought to her proper bearings +again. Subject to this, and other the like interruptions now and then, a +conversation was sustained between the two parties; but at intervals not +without still another interruption of a very different sort. + +Pulling an oar in the Jeroboam's boat, was a man of a singular +appearance, even in that wild whaling life where individual notabilities +make up all totalities. He was a small, short, youngish man, sprinkled +all over his face with freckles, and wearing redundant yellow hair. A +long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped +him; the overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists. A +deep, settled, fanatic delirium was in his eyes. + +So soon as this figure had been first descried, Stubb had +exclaimed--"That's he! that's he!--the long-togged scaramouch the +Town-Ho's company told us of!" Stubb here alluded to a strange story +told of the Jeroboam, and a certain man among her crew, some time +previous when the Pequod spoke the Town-Ho. According to this account +and what was subsequently learned, it seemed that the scaramouch in +question had gained a wonderful ascendency over almost everybody in the +Jeroboam. His story was this: + +He had been originally nurtured among the crazy society of Neskyeuna +Shakers, where he had been a great prophet; in their cracked, secret +meetings having several times descended from heaven by the way of a +trap-door, announcing the speedy opening of the seventh vial, which he +carried in his vest-pocket; but, which, instead of containing gunpowder, +was supposed to be charged with laudanum. A strange, apostolic whim +having seized him, he had left Neskyeuna for Nantucket, where, with +that cunning peculiar to craziness, he assumed a steady, common-sense +exterior, and offered himself as a green-hand candidate for the +Jeroboam's whaling voyage. They engaged him; but straightway upon +the ship's getting out of sight of land, his insanity broke out in a +freshet. He announced himself as the archangel Gabriel, and commanded +the captain to jump overboard. He published his manifesto, whereby +he set himself forth as the deliverer of the isles of the sea and +vicar-general of all Oceanica. The unflinching earnestness with which he +declared these things;--the dark, daring play of his sleepless, excited +imagination, and all the preternatural terrors of real delirium, united +to invest this Gabriel in the minds of the majority of the ignorant +crew, with an atmosphere of sacredness. Moreover, they were afraid of +him. As such a man, however, was not of much practical use in the ship, +especially as he refused to work except when he pleased, the incredulous +captain would fain have been rid of him; but apprised that that +individual's intention was to land him in the first convenient port, the +archangel forthwith opened all his seals and vials--devoting the ship +and all hands to unconditional perdition, in case this intention was +carried out. So strongly did he work upon his disciples among the crew, +that at last in a body they went to the captain and told him if Gabriel +was sent from the ship, not a man of them would remain. He was therefore +forced to relinquish his plan. Nor would they permit Gabriel to be any +way maltreated, say or do what he would; so that it came to pass that +Gabriel had the complete freedom of the ship. The consequence of all +this was, that the archangel cared little or nothing for the captain and +mates; and since the epidemic had broken out, he carried a higher hand +than ever; declaring that the plague, as he called it, was at his sole +command; nor should it be stayed but according to his good pleasure. +The sailors, mostly poor devils, cringed, and some of them fawned before +him; in obedience to his instructions, sometimes rendering him personal +homage, as to a god. Such things may seem incredible; but, however +wondrous, they are true. Nor is the history of fanatics half so striking +in respect to the measureless self-deception of the fanatic himself, as +his measureless power of deceiving and bedevilling so many others. But +it is time to return to the Pequod. + +"I fear not thy epidemic, man," said Ahab from the bulwarks, to Captain +Mayhew, who stood in the boat's stern; "come on board." + +But now Gabriel started to his feet. + +"Think, think of the fevers, yellow and bilious! Beware of the horrible +plague!" + +"Gabriel! Gabriel!" cried Captain Mayhew; "thou must either--" But +that instant a headlong wave shot the boat far ahead, and its seethings +drowned all speech. + +"Hast thou seen the White Whale?" demanded Ahab, when the boat drifted +back. + +"Think, think of thy whale-boat, stoven and sunk! Beware of the horrible +tail!" + +"I tell thee again, Gabriel, that--" But again the boat tore ahead as if +dragged by fiends. Nothing was said for some moments, while a succession +of riotous waves rolled by, which by one of those occasional caprices +of the seas were tumbling, not heaving it. Meantime, the hoisted sperm +whale's head jogged about very violently, and Gabriel was seen eyeing +it with rather more apprehensiveness than his archangel nature seemed to +warrant. + +When this interlude was over, Captain Mayhew began a dark story +concerning Moby Dick; not, however, without frequent interruptions from +Gabriel, whenever his name was mentioned, and the crazy sea that seemed +leagued with him. + +It seemed that the Jeroboam had not long left home, when upon speaking +a whale-ship, her people were reliably apprised of the existence of Moby +Dick, and the havoc he had made. Greedily sucking in this intelligence, +Gabriel solemnly warned the captain against attacking the White +Whale, in case the monster should be seen; in his gibbering insanity, +pronouncing the White Whale to be no less a being than the Shaker God +incarnated; the Shakers receiving the Bible. But when, some year or two +afterwards, Moby Dick was fairly sighted from the mast-heads, Macey, the +chief mate, burned with ardour to encounter him; and the captain himself +being not unwilling to let him have the opportunity, despite all +the archangel's denunciations and forewarnings, Macey succeeded in +persuading five men to man his boat. With them he pushed off; and, after +much weary pulling, and many perilous, unsuccessful onsets, he at last +succeeded in getting one iron fast. Meantime, Gabriel, ascending to +the main-royal mast-head, was tossing one arm in frantic gestures, and +hurling forth prophecies of speedy doom to the sacrilegious assailants +of his divinity. Now, while Macey, the mate, was standing up in his +boat's bow, and with all the reckless energy of his tribe was venting +his wild exclamations upon the whale, and essaying to get a fair chance +for his poised lance, lo! a broad white shadow rose from the sea; by its +quick, fanning motion, temporarily taking the breath out of the bodies +of the oarsmen. Next instant, the luckless mate, so full of furious +life, was smitten bodily into the air, and making a long arc in his +descent, fell into the sea at the distance of about fifty yards. Not a +chip of the boat was harmed, nor a hair of any oarsman's head; but the +mate for ever sank. + +It is well to parenthesize here, that of the fatal accidents in the +Sperm-Whale Fishery, this kind is perhaps almost as frequent as any. +Sometimes, nothing is injured but the man who is thus annihilated; +oftener the boat's bow is knocked off, or the thigh-board, in which the +headsman stands, is torn from its place and accompanies the body. But +strangest of all is the circumstance, that in more instances than one, +when the body has been recovered, not a single mark of violence is +discernible; the man being stark dead. + +The whole calamity, with the falling form of Macey, was plainly descried +from the ship. Raising a piercing shriek--"The vial! the vial!" Gabriel +called off the terror-stricken crew from the further hunting of the +whale. This terrible event clothed the archangel with added influence; +because his credulous disciples believed that he had specifically +fore-announced it, instead of only making a general prophecy, which any +one might have done, and so have chanced to hit one of many marks in the +wide margin allowed. He became a nameless terror to the ship. + +Mayhew having concluded his narration, Ahab put such questions to +him, that the stranger captain could not forbear inquiring whether he +intended to hunt the White Whale, if opportunity should offer. To which +Ahab answered--"Aye." Straightway, then, Gabriel once more started +to his feet, glaring upon the old man, and vehemently exclaimed, with +downward pointed finger--"Think, think of the blasphemer--dead, and down +there!--beware of the blasphemer's end!" + +Ahab stolidly turned aside; then said to Mayhew, "Captain, I have +just bethought me of my letter-bag; there is a letter for one of thy +officers, if I mistake not. Starbuck, look over the bag." + +Every whale-ship takes out a goodly number of letters for various ships, +whose delivery to the persons to whom they may be addressed, depends +upon the mere chance of encountering them in the four oceans. Thus, +most letters never reach their mark; and many are only received after +attaining an age of two or three years or more. + +Soon Starbuck returned with a letter in his hand. It was sorely tumbled, +damp, and covered with a dull, spotted, green mould, in consequence +of being kept in a dark locker of the cabin. Of such a letter, Death +himself might well have been the post-boy. + +"Can'st not read it?" cried Ahab. "Give it me, man. Aye, aye, it's but +a dim scrawl;--what's this?" As he was studying it out, Starbuck took a +long cutting-spade pole, and with his knife slightly split the end, to +insert the letter there, and in that way, hand it to the boat, without +its coming any closer to the ship. + +Meantime, Ahab holding the letter, muttered, "Mr. Har--yes, Mr. +Harry--(a woman's pinny hand,--the man's wife, I'll wager)--Aye--Mr. +Harry Macey, Ship Jeroboam;--why it's Macey, and he's dead!" + +"Poor fellow! poor fellow! and from his wife," sighed Mayhew; "but let +me have it." + +"Nay, keep it thyself," cried Gabriel to Ahab; "thou art soon going that +way." + +"Curses throttle thee!" yelled Ahab. "Captain Mayhew, stand by now to +receive it"; and taking the fatal missive from Starbuck's hands, he +caught it in the slit of the pole, and reached it over towards the boat. +But as he did so, the oarsmen expectantly desisted from rowing; the boat +drifted a little towards the ship's stern; so that, as if by magic, the +letter suddenly ranged along with Gabriel's eager hand. He clutched it +in an instant, seized the boat-knife, and impaling the letter on it, +sent it thus loaded back into the ship. It fell at Ahab's feet. Then +Gabriel shrieked out to his comrades to give way with their oars, and in +that manner the mutinous boat rapidly shot away from the Pequod. + +As, after this interlude, the seamen resumed their work upon the jacket +of the whale, many strange things were hinted in reference to this wild +affair. + + + +CHAPTER 72. The Monkey-Rope. + + +In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there +is much running backwards and forwards among the crew. Now hands are +wanted here, and then again hands are wanted there. There is no staying +in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done +everywhere. It is much the same with him who endeavors the description +of the scene. We must now retrace our way a little. It was mentioned +that upon first breaking ground in the whale's back, the blubber-hook +was inserted into the original hole there cut by the spades of the +mates. But how did so clumsy and weighty a mass as that same hook +get fixed in that hole? It was inserted there by my particular friend +Queequeg, whose duty it was, as harpooneer, to descend upon the +monster's back for the special purpose referred to. But in very many +cases, circumstances require that the harpooneer shall remain on the +whale till the whole tensing or stripping operation is concluded. The +whale, be it observed, lies almost entirely submerged, excepting the +immediate parts operated upon. So down there, some ten feet below the +level of the deck, the poor harpooneer flounders about, half on the +whale and half in the water, as the vast mass revolves like a tread-mill +beneath him. On the occasion in question, Queequeg figured in the +Highland costume--a shirt and socks--in which to my eyes, at least, +he appeared to uncommon advantage; and no one had a better chance to +observe him, as will presently be seen. + +Being the savage's bowsman, that is, the person who pulled the bow-oar +in his boat (the second one from forward), it was my cheerful duty to +attend upon him while taking that hard-scrabble scramble upon the dead +whale's back. You have seen Italian organ-boys holding a dancing-ape by +a long cord. Just so, from the ship's steep side, did I hold Queequeg +down there in the sea, by what is technically called in the fishery +a monkey-rope, attached to a strong strip of canvas belted round his +waist. + +It was a humorously perilous business for both of us. For, before we +proceed further, it must be said that the monkey-rope was fast at +both ends; fast to Queequeg's broad canvas belt, and fast to my narrow +leather one. So that for better or for worse, we two, for the time, were +wedded; and should poor Queequeg sink to rise no more, then both usage +and honour demanded, that instead of cutting the cord, it should drag +me down in his wake. So, then, an elongated Siamese ligature united us. +Queequeg was my own inseparable twin brother; nor could I any way get +rid of the dangerous liabilities which the hempen bond entailed. + +So strongly and metaphysically did I conceive of my situation then, that +while earnestly watching his motions, I seemed distinctly to perceive +that my own individuality was now merged in a joint stock company of +two; that my free will had received a mortal wound; and that another's +mistake or misfortune might plunge innocent me into unmerited disaster +and death. Therefore, I saw that here was a sort of interregnum in +Providence; for its even-handed equity never could have so gross an +injustice. And yet still further pondering--while I jerked him now +and then from between the whale and ship, which would threaten to jam +him--still further pondering, I say, I saw that this situation of mine +was the precise situation of every mortal that breathes; only, in most +cases, he, one way or other, has this Siamese connexion with a plurality +of other mortals. If your banker breaks, you snap; if your apothecary by +mistake sends you poison in your pills, you die. True, you may say +that, by exceeding caution, you may possibly escape these and the +multitudinous other evil chances of life. But handle Queequeg's +monkey-rope heedfully as I would, sometimes he jerked it so, that I came +very near sliding overboard. Nor could I possibly forget that, do what I +would, I only had the management of one end of it.* + + +*The monkey-rope is found in all whalers; but it was only in the Pequod +that the monkey and his holder were ever tied together. This improvement +upon the original usage was introduced by no less a man than Stubb, +in order to afford the imperilled harpooneer the strongest possible +guarantee for the faithfulness and vigilance of his monkey-rope holder. + + +I have hinted that I would often jerk poor Queequeg from between the +whale and the ship--where he would occasionally fall, from the incessant +rolling and swaying of both. But this was not the only jamming jeopardy +he was exposed to. Unappalled by the massacre made upon them during the +night, the sharks now freshly and more keenly allured by the before pent +blood which began to flow from the carcass--the rabid creatures swarmed +round it like bees in a beehive. + +And right in among those sharks was Queequeg; who often pushed them +aside with his floundering feet. A thing altogether incredible were +it not that attracted by such prey as a dead whale, the otherwise +miscellaneously carnivorous shark will seldom touch a man. + +Nevertheless, it may well be believed that since they have such a +ravenous finger in the pie, it is deemed but wise to look sharp to them. +Accordingly, besides the monkey-rope, with which I now and then jerked +the poor fellow from too close a vicinity to the maw of what seemed +a peculiarly ferocious shark--he was provided with still another +protection. Suspended over the side in one of the stages, Tashtego +and Daggoo continually flourished over his head a couple of keen +whale-spades, wherewith they slaughtered as many sharks as they could +reach. This procedure of theirs, to be sure, was very disinterested and +benevolent of them. They meant Queequeg's best happiness, I admit; but +in their hasty zeal to befriend him, and from the circumstance that both +he and the sharks were at times half hidden by the blood-muddled water, +those indiscreet spades of theirs would come nearer amputating a leg +than a tall. But poor Queequeg, I suppose, straining and gasping there +with that great iron hook--poor Queequeg, I suppose, only prayed to his +Yojo, and gave up his life into the hands of his gods. + +Well, well, my dear comrade and twin-brother, thought I, as I drew in +and then slacked off the rope to every swell of the sea--what matters +it, after all? Are you not the precious image of each and all of us men +in this whaling world? That unsounded ocean you gasp in, is Life; those +sharks, your foes; those spades, your friends; and what between sharks +and spades you are in a sad pickle and peril, poor lad. + +But courage! there is good cheer in store for you, Queequeg. For now, as +with blue lips and blood-shot eyes the exhausted savage at last climbs +up the chains and stands all dripping and involuntarily trembling over +the side; the steward advances, and with a benevolent, consolatory +glance hands him--what? Some hot Cognac? No! hands him, ye gods! hands +him a cup of tepid ginger and water! + +"Ginger? Do I smell ginger?" suspiciously asked Stubb, coming near. +"Yes, this must be ginger," peering into the as yet untasted cup. Then +standing as if incredulous for a while, he calmly walked towards the +astonished steward slowly saying, "Ginger? ginger? and will you have +the goodness to tell me, Mr. Dough-Boy, where lies the virtue of ginger? +Ginger! is ginger the sort of fuel you use, Dough-boy, to kindle a fire +in this shivering cannibal? Ginger!--what the devil is ginger? +Sea-coal? firewood?--lucifer matches?--tinder?--gunpowder?--what the +devil is ginger, I say, that you offer this cup to our poor Queequeg +here." + +"There is some sneaking Temperance Society movement about this +business," he suddenly added, now approaching Starbuck, who had just +come from forward. "Will you look at that kannakin, sir; smell of it, +if you please." Then watching the mate's countenance, he added, "The +steward, Mr. Starbuck, had the face to offer that calomel and jalap +to Queequeg, there, this instant off the whale. Is the steward an +apothecary, sir? and may I ask whether this is the sort of bitters by +which he blows back the life into a half-drowned man?" + +"I trust not," said Starbuck, "it is poor stuff enough." + +"Aye, aye, steward," cried Stubb, "we'll teach you to drug it +harpooneer; none of your apothecary's medicine here; you want to poison +us, do ye? You have got out insurances on our lives and want to murder +us all, and pocket the proceeds, do ye?" + +"It was not me," cried Dough-Boy, "it was Aunt Charity that brought the +ginger on board; and bade me never give the harpooneers any spirits, but +only this ginger-jub--so she called it." + +"Ginger-jub! you gingerly rascal! take that! and run along with ye +to the lockers, and get something better. I hope I do no wrong, Mr. +Starbuck. It is the captain's orders--grog for the harpooneer on a +whale." + +"Enough," replied Starbuck, "only don't hit him again, but--" + +"Oh, I never hurt when I hit, except when I hit a whale or something of +that sort; and this fellow's a weazel. What were you about saying, sir?" + +"Only this: go down with him, and get what thou wantest thyself." + +When Stubb reappeared, he came with a dark flask in one hand, and a sort +of tea-caddy in the other. The first contained strong spirits, and was +handed to Queequeg; the second was Aunt Charity's gift, and that was +freely given to the waves. + + + +CHAPTER 73. Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale; and Then Have a Talk +Over Him. + + +It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale's +prodigious head hanging to the Pequod's side. But we must let it +continue hanging there a while till we can get a chance to attend to it. +For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the +head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold. + +Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually +drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, +gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the +Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking +anywhere near. And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of +those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to +cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near +the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale +had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the +announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if +opportunity offered. + +Nor was this long wanting. Tall spouts were seen to leeward; and two +boats, Stubb's and Flask's, were detached in pursuit. Pulling further +and further away, they at last became almost invisible to the men at +the mast-head. But suddenly in the distance, they saw a great heap of +tumultuous white water, and soon after news came from aloft that one or +both the boats must be fast. An interval passed and the boats were in +plain sight, in the act of being dragged right towards the ship by the +towing whale. So close did the monster come to the hull, that at +first it seemed as if he meant it malice; but suddenly going down in a +maelstrom, within three rods of the planks, he wholly disappeared from +view, as if diving under the keel. "Cut, cut!" was the cry from the +ship to the boats, which, for one instant, seemed on the point of being +brought with a deadly dash against the vessel's side. But having plenty +of line yet in the tubs, and the whale not sounding very rapidly, they +paid out abundance of rope, and at the same time pulled with all their +might so as to get ahead of the ship. For a few minutes the struggle was +intensely critical; for while they still slacked out the tightened line +in one direction, and still plied their oars in another, the contending +strain threatened to take them under. But it was only a few feet advance +they sought to gain. And they stuck to it till they did gain it; when +instantly, a swift tremor was felt running like lightning along the +keel, as the strained line, scraping beneath the ship, suddenly rose +to view under her bows, snapping and quivering; and so flinging off its +drippings, that the drops fell like bits of broken glass on the water, +while the whale beyond also rose to sight, and once more the boats were +free to fly. But the fagged whale abated his speed, and blindly altering +his course, went round the stern of the ship towing the two boats after +him, so that they performed a complete circuit. + +Meantime, they hauled more and more upon their lines, till close +flanking him on both sides, Stubb answered Flask with lance for +lance; and thus round and round the Pequod the battle went, while the +multitudes of sharks that had before swum round the Sperm Whale's body, +rushed to the fresh blood that was spilled, thirstily drinking at every +new gash, as the eager Israelites did at the new bursting fountains that +poured from the smitten rock. + +At last his spout grew thick, and with a frightful roll and vomit, he +turned upon his back a corpse. + +While the two headsmen were engaged in making fast cords to his flukes, +and in other ways getting the mass in readiness for towing, some +conversation ensued between them. + +"I wonder what the old man wants with this lump of foul lard," said +Stubb, not without some disgust at the thought of having to do with so +ignoble a leviathan. + +"Wants with it?" said Flask, coiling some spare line in the boat's bow, +"did you never hear that the ship which but once has a Sperm Whale's +head hoisted on her starboard side, and at the same time a Right Whale's +on the larboard; did you never hear, Stubb, that that ship can never +afterwards capsize?" + +"Why not? + +"I don't know, but I heard that gamboge ghost of a Fedallah saying so, +and he seems to know all about ships' charms. But I sometimes think +he'll charm the ship to no good at last. I don't half like that chap, +Stubb. Did you ever notice how that tusk of his is a sort of carved into +a snake's head, Stubb?" + +"Sink him! I never look at him at all; but if ever I get a chance of a +dark night, and he standing hard by the bulwarks, and no one by; look +down there, Flask"--pointing into the sea with a peculiar motion of +both hands--"Aye, will I! Flask, I take that Fedallah to be the devil in +disguise. Do you believe that cock and bull story about his having been +stowed away on board ship? He's the devil, I say. The reason why you +don't see his tail, is because he tucks it up out of sight; he carries +it coiled away in his pocket, I guess. Blast him! now that I think of +it, he's always wanting oakum to stuff into the toes of his boots." + +"He sleeps in his boots, don't he? He hasn't got any hammock; but I've +seen him lay of nights in a coil of rigging." + +"No doubt, and it's because of his cursed tail; he coils it down, do ye +see, in the eye of the rigging." + +"What's the old man have so much to do with him for?" + +"Striking up a swap or a bargain, I suppose." + +"Bargain?--about what?" + +"Why, do ye see, the old man is hard bent after that White Whale, and +the devil there is trying to come round him, and get him to swap away +his silver watch, or his soul, or something of that sort, and then he'll +surrender Moby Dick." + +"Pooh! Stubb, you are skylarking; how can Fedallah do that?" + +"I don't know, Flask, but the devil is a curious chap, and a wicked +one, I tell ye. Why, they say as how he went a sauntering into the +old flag-ship once, switching his tail about devilish easy and +gentlemanlike, and inquiring if the old governor was at home. Well, he +was at home, and asked the devil what he wanted. The devil, switching +his hoofs, up and says, 'I want John.' 'What for?' says the old +governor. 'What business is that of yours,' says the devil, getting +mad,--'I want to use him.' 'Take him,' says the governor--and by the +Lord, Flask, if the devil didn't give John the Asiatic cholera before +he got through with him, I'll eat this whale in one mouthful. But look +sharp--ain't you all ready there? Well, then, pull ahead, and let's get +the whale alongside." + +"I think I remember some such story as you were telling," said Flask, +when at last the two boats were slowly advancing with their burden +towards the ship, "but I can't remember where." + +"Three Spaniards? Adventures of those three bloody-minded soladoes? Did +ye read it there, Flask? I guess ye did?" + +"No: never saw such a book; heard of it, though. But now, tell me, +Stubb, do you suppose that that devil you was speaking of just now, was +the same you say is now on board the Pequod?" + +"Am I the same man that helped kill this whale? Doesn't the devil live +for ever; who ever heard that the devil was dead? Did you ever see +any parson a wearing mourning for the devil? And if the devil has a +latch-key to get into the admiral's cabin, don't you suppose he can +crawl into a porthole? Tell me that, Mr. Flask?" + +"How old do you suppose Fedallah is, Stubb?" + +"Do you see that mainmast there?" pointing to the ship; "well, that's +the figure one; now take all the hoops in the Pequod's hold, and string +along in a row with that mast, for oughts, do you see; well, that +wouldn't begin to be Fedallah's age. Nor all the coopers in creation +couldn't show hoops enough to make oughts enough." + +"But see here, Stubb, I thought you a little boasted just now, that you +meant to give Fedallah a sea-toss, if you got a good chance. Now, if +he's so old as all those hoops of yours come to, and if he is going +to live for ever, what good will it do to pitch him overboard--tell me +that? + +"Give him a good ducking, anyhow." + +"But he'd crawl back." + +"Duck him again; and keep ducking him." + +"Suppose he should take it into his head to duck you, though--yes, and +drown you--what then?" + +"I should like to see him try it; I'd give him such a pair of black eyes +that he wouldn't dare to show his face in the admiral's cabin again for +a long while, let alone down in the orlop there, where he lives, and +hereabouts on the upper decks where he sneaks so much. Damn the devil, +Flask; so you suppose I'm afraid of the devil? Who's afraid of +him, except the old governor who daresn't catch him and put him in +double-darbies, as he deserves, but lets him go about kidnapping +people; aye, and signed a bond with him, that all the people the devil +kidnapped, he'd roast for him? There's a governor!" + +"Do you suppose Fedallah wants to kidnap Captain Ahab?" + +"Do I suppose it? You'll know it before long, Flask. But I am going now +to keep a sharp look-out on him; and if I see anything very suspicious +going on, I'll just take him by the nape of his neck, and say--Look +here, Beelzebub, you don't do it; and if he makes any fuss, by the Lord +I'll make a grab into his pocket for his tail, take it to the capstan, +and give him such a wrenching and heaving, that his tail will come short +off at the stump--do you see; and then, I rather guess when he finds +himself docked in that queer fashion, he'll sneak off without the poor +satisfaction of feeling his tail between his legs." + +"And what will you do with the tail, Stubb?" + +"Do with it? Sell it for an ox whip when we get home;--what else?" + +"Now, do you mean what you say, and have been saying all along, Stubb?" + +"Mean or not mean, here we are at the ship." + +The boats were here hailed, to tow the whale on the larboard side, where +fluke chains and other necessaries were already prepared for securing +him. + +"Didn't I tell you so?" said Flask; "yes, you'll soon see this right +whale's head hoisted up opposite that parmacetti's." + +In good time, Flask's saying proved true. As before, the Pequod steeply +leaned over towards the sperm whale's head, now, by the counterpoise of +both heads, she regained her even keel; though sorely strained, you may +well believe. So, when on one side you hoist in Locke's head, you go +over that way; but now, on the other side, hoist in Kant's and you come +back again; but in very poor plight. Thus, some minds for ever keep +trimming boat. Oh, ye foolish! throw all these thunder-heads overboard, +and then you will float light and right. + +In disposing of the body of a right whale, when brought alongside the +ship, the same preliminary proceedings commonly take place as in the +case of a sperm whale; only, in the latter instance, the head is cut off +whole, but in the former the lips and tongue are separately removed and +hoisted on deck, with all the well known black bone attached to what is +called the crown-piece. But nothing like this, in the present case, +had been done. The carcases of both whales had dropped astern; and +the head-laden ship not a little resembled a mule carrying a pair of +overburdening panniers. + +Meantime, Fedallah was calmly eyeing the right whale's head, and ever +and anon glancing from the deep wrinkles there to the lines in his own +hand. And Ahab chanced so to stand, that the Parsee occupied his shadow; +while, if the Parsee's shadow was there at all it seemed only to +blend with, and lengthen Ahab's. As the crew toiled on, Laplandish +speculations were bandied among them, concerning all these passing +things. + + + +CHAPTER 74. The Sperm Whale's Head--Contrasted View. + + +Here, now, are two great whales, laying their heads together; let us +join them, and lay together our own. + +Of the grand order of folio leviathans, the Sperm Whale and the Right +Whale are by far the most noteworthy. They are the only whales regularly +hunted by man. To the Nantucketer, they present the two extremes of all +the known varieties of the whale. As the external difference between +them is mainly observable in their heads; and as a head of each is this +moment hanging from the Pequod's side; and as we may freely go from one +to the other, by merely stepping across the deck:--where, I should like +to know, will you obtain a better chance to study practical cetology +than here? + +In the first place, you are struck by the general contrast between these +heads. Both are massive enough in all conscience; but there is a certain +mathematical symmetry in the Sperm Whale's which the Right Whale's sadly +lacks. There is more character in the Sperm Whale's head. As you behold +it, you involuntarily yield the immense superiority to him, in point +of pervading dignity. In the present instance, too, this dignity is +heightened by the pepper and salt colour of his head at the summit, +giving token of advanced age and large experience. In short, he is what +the fishermen technically call a "grey-headed whale." + +Let us now note what is least dissimilar in these heads--namely, the two +most important organs, the eye and the ear. Far back on the side of +the head, and low down, near the angle of either whale's jaw, if you +narrowly search, you will at last see a lashless eye, which you would +fancy to be a young colt's eye; so out of all proportion is it to the +magnitude of the head. + +Now, from this peculiar sideway position of the whale's eyes, it is +plain that he can never see an object which is exactly ahead, no more +than he can one exactly astern. In a word, the position of the whale's +eyes corresponds to that of a man's ears; and you may fancy, for +yourself, how it would fare with you, did you sideways survey objects +through your ears. You would find that you could only command some +thirty degrees of vision in advance of the straight side-line of sight; +and about thirty more behind it. If your bitterest foe were walking +straight towards you, with dagger uplifted in broad day, you would not +be able to see him, any more than if he were stealing upon you from +behind. In a word, you would have two backs, so to speak; but, at the +same time, also, two fronts (side fronts): for what is it that makes the +front of a man--what, indeed, but his eyes? + +Moreover, while in most other animals that I can now think of, the eyes +are so planted as imperceptibly to blend their visual power, so as to +produce one picture and not two to the brain; the peculiar position of +the whale's eyes, effectually divided as they are by many cubic feet of +solid head, which towers between them like a great mountain separating +two lakes in valleys; this, of course, must wholly separate the +impressions which each independent organ imparts. The whale, therefore, +must see one distinct picture on this side, and another distinct +picture on that side; while all between must be profound darkness and +nothingness to him. Man may, in effect, be said to look out on the world +from a sentry-box with two joined sashes for his window. But with the +whale, these two sashes are separately inserted, making two distinct +windows, but sadly impairing the view. This peculiarity of the whale's +eyes is a thing always to be borne in mind in the fishery; and to be +remembered by the reader in some subsequent scenes. + +A curious and most puzzling question might be started concerning this +visual matter as touching the Leviathan. But I must be content with a +hint. So long as a man's eyes are open in the light, the act of seeing +is involuntary; that is, he cannot then help mechanically seeing +whatever objects are before him. Nevertheless, any one's experience +will teach him, that though he can take in an undiscriminating sweep of +things at one glance, it is quite impossible for him, attentively, +and completely, to examine any two things--however large or however +small--at one and the same instant of time; never mind if they lie side +by side and touch each other. But if you now come to separate these two +objects, and surround each by a circle of profound darkness; then, in +order to see one of them, in such a manner as to bring your mind to +bear on it, the other will be utterly excluded from your contemporary +consciousness. How is it, then, with the whale? True, both his eyes, +in themselves, must simultaneously act; but is his brain so much more +comprehensive, combining, and subtle than man's, that he can at the same +moment of time attentively examine two distinct prospects, one on one +side of him, and the other in an exactly opposite direction? If he +can, then is it as marvellous a thing in him, as if a man were able +simultaneously to go through the demonstrations of two distinct problems +in Euclid. Nor, strictly investigated, is there any incongruity in this +comparison. + +It may be but an idle whim, but it has always seemed to me, that the +extraordinary vacillations of movement displayed by some whales when +beset by three or four boats; the timidity and liability to queer +frights, so common to such whales; I think that all this indirectly +proceeds from the helpless perplexity of volition, in which their +divided and diametrically opposite powers of vision must involve them. + +But the ear of the whale is full as curious as the eye. If you are an +entire stranger to their race, you might hunt over these two heads +for hours, and never discover that organ. The ear has no external leaf +whatever; and into the hole itself you can hardly insert a quill, so +wondrously minute is it. It is lodged a little behind the eye. With +respect to their ears, this important difference is to be observed +between the sperm whale and the right. While the ear of the former has +an external opening, that of the latter is entirely and evenly covered +over with a membrane, so as to be quite imperceptible from without. + +Is it not curious, that so vast a being as the whale should see the +world through so small an eye, and hear the thunder through an ear which +is smaller than a hare's? But if his eyes were broad as the lens of +Herschel's great telescope; and his ears capacious as the porches of +cathedrals; would that make him any longer of sight, or sharper of +hearing? Not at all.--Why then do you try to "enlarge" your mind? +Subtilize it. + +Let us now with whatever levers and steam-engines we have at hand, cant +over the sperm whale's head, that it may lie bottom up; then, ascending +by a ladder to the summit, have a peep down the mouth; and were it not +that the body is now completely separated from it, with a lantern we +might descend into the great Kentucky Mammoth Cave of his stomach. But +let us hold on here by this tooth, and look about us where we are. What +a really beautiful and chaste-looking mouth! from floor to ceiling, +lined, or rather papered with a glistening white membrane, glossy as +bridal satins. + +But come out now, and look at this portentous lower jaw, which seems +like the long narrow lid of an immense snuff-box, with the hinge at one +end, instead of one side. If you pry it up, so as to get it overhead, +and expose its rows of teeth, it seems a terrific portcullis; and such, +alas! it proves to many a poor wight in the fishery, upon whom these +spikes fall with impaling force. But far more terrible is it to behold, +when fathoms down in the sea, you see some sulky whale, floating there +suspended, with his prodigious jaw, some fifteen feet long, hanging +straight down at right-angles with his body, for all the world like a +ship's jib-boom. This whale is not dead; he is only dispirited; out of +sorts, perhaps; hypochondriac; and so supine, that the hinges of his +jaw have relaxed, leaving him there in that ungainly sort of plight, a +reproach to all his tribe, who must, no doubt, imprecate lock-jaws upon +him. + +In most cases this lower jaw--being easily unhinged by a practised +artist--is disengaged and hoisted on deck for the purpose of extracting +the ivory teeth, and furnishing a supply of that hard white whalebone +with which the fishermen fashion all sorts of curious articles, +including canes, umbrella-stocks, and handles to riding-whips. + +With a long, weary hoist the jaw is dragged on board, as if it were an +anchor; and when the proper time comes--some few days after the other +work--Queequeg, Daggoo, and Tashtego, being all accomplished dentists, +are set to drawing teeth. With a keen cutting-spade, Queequeg lances +the gums; then the jaw is lashed down to ringbolts, and a tackle being +rigged from aloft, they drag out these teeth, as Michigan oxen drag +stumps of old oaks out of wild wood lands. There are generally forty-two +teeth in all; in old whales, much worn down, but undecayed; nor filled +after our artificial fashion. The jaw is afterwards sawn into slabs, and +piled away like joists for building houses. + + + +CHAPTER 75. The Right Whale's Head--Contrasted View. + + +Crossing the deck, let us now have a good long look at the Right Whale's +head. + +As in general shape the noble Sperm Whale's head may be compared to a +Roman war-chariot (especially in front, where it is so broadly rounded); +so, at a broad view, the Right Whale's head bears a rather inelegant +resemblance to a gigantic galliot-toed shoe. Two hundred years ago an +old Dutch voyager likened its shape to that of a shoemaker's last. And +in this same last or shoe, that old woman of the nursery tale, with +the swarming brood, might very comfortably be lodged, she and all her +progeny. + +But as you come nearer to this great head it begins to assume different +aspects, according to your point of view. If you stand on its summit and +look at these two F-shaped spoutholes, you would take the whole head +for an enormous bass-viol, and these spiracles, the apertures in its +sounding-board. Then, again, if you fix your eye upon this strange, +crested, comb-like incrustation on the top of the mass--this green, +barnacled thing, which the Greenlanders call the "crown," and the +Southern fishers the "bonnet" of the Right Whale; fixing your eyes +solely on this, you would take the head for the trunk of some huge oak, +with a bird's nest in its crotch. At any rate, when you watch those live +crabs that nestle here on this bonnet, such an idea will be almost +sure to occur to you; unless, indeed, your fancy has been fixed by the +technical term "crown" also bestowed upon it; in which case you will +take great interest in thinking how this mighty monster is actually a +diademed king of the sea, whose green crown has been put together for +him in this marvellous manner. But if this whale be a king, he is a very +sulky looking fellow to grace a diadem. Look at that hanging lower lip! +what a huge sulk and pout is there! a sulk and pout, by carpenter's +measurement, about twenty feet long and five feet deep; a sulk and pout +that will yield you some 500 gallons of oil and more. + +A great pity, now, that this unfortunate whale should be hare-lipped. +The fissure is about a foot across. Probably the mother during an +important interval was sailing down the Peruvian coast, when earthquakes +caused the beach to gape. Over this lip, as over a slippery threshold, +we now slide into the mouth. Upon my word were I at Mackinaw, I should +take this to be the inside of an Indian wigwam. Good Lord! is this the +road that Jonah went? The roof is about twelve feet high, and runs to a +pretty sharp angle, as if there were a regular ridge-pole there; while +these ribbed, arched, hairy sides, present us with those wondrous, half +vertical, scimetar-shaped slats of whalebone, say three hundred on a +side, which depending from the upper part of the head or crown +bone, form those Venetian blinds which have elsewhere been cursorily +mentioned. The edges of these bones are fringed with hairy fibres, +through which the Right Whale strains the water, and in whose +intricacies he retains the small fish, when openmouthed he goes through +the seas of brit in feeding time. In the central blinds of bone, as they +stand in their natural order, there are certain curious marks, curves, +hollows, and ridges, whereby some whalemen calculate the creature's age, +as the age of an oak by its circular rings. Though the certainty of this +criterion is far from demonstrable, yet it has the savor of analogical +probability. At any rate, if we yield to it, we must grant a far greater +age to the Right Whale than at first glance will seem reasonable. + +In old times, there seem to have prevailed the most curious fancies +concerning these blinds. One voyager in Purchas calls them the wondrous +"whiskers" inside of the whale's mouth;* another, "hogs' bristles"; a +third old gentleman in Hackluyt uses the following elegant language: +"There are about two hundred and fifty fins growing on each side of his +upper CHOP, which arch over his tongue on each side of his mouth." + + +*This reminds us that the Right Whale really has a sort of whisker, or +rather a moustache, consisting of a few scattered white hairs on the +upper part of the outer end of the lower jaw. Sometimes these +tufts impart a rather brigandish expression to his otherwise solemn +countenance. + + +As every one knows, these same "hogs' bristles," "fins," "whiskers," +"blinds," or whatever you please, furnish to the ladies their busks and +other stiffening contrivances. But in this particular, the demand has +long been on the decline. It was in Queen Anne's time that the bone was +in its glory, the farthingale being then all the fashion. And as those +ancient dames moved about gaily, though in the jaws of the whale, as +you may say; even so, in a shower, with the like thoughtlessness, do we +nowadays fly under the same jaws for protection; the umbrella being a +tent spread over the same bone. + +But now forget all about blinds and whiskers for a moment, and, standing +in the Right Whale's mouth, look around you afresh. Seeing all these +colonnades of bone so methodically ranged about, would you not think +you were inside of the great Haarlem organ, and gazing upon its +thousand pipes? For a carpet to the organ we have a rug of the softest +Turkey--the tongue, which is glued, as it were, to the floor of the +mouth. It is very fat and tender, and apt to tear in pieces in hoisting +it on deck. This particular tongue now before us; at a passing glance I +should say it was a six-barreler; that is, it will yield you about that +amount of oil. + +Ere this, you must have plainly seen the truth of what I started +with--that the Sperm Whale and the Right Whale have almost entirely +different heads. To sum up, then: in the Right Whale's there is no great +well of sperm; no ivory teeth at all; no long, slender mandible of a +lower jaw, like the Sperm Whale's. Nor in the Sperm Whale are there any +of those blinds of bone; no huge lower lip; and scarcely anything of a +tongue. Again, the Right Whale has two external spout-holes, the Sperm +Whale only one. + +Look your last, now, on these venerable hooded heads, while they yet lie +together; for one will soon sink, unrecorded, in the sea; the other will +not be very long in following. + +Can you catch the expression of the Sperm Whale's there? It is the same +he died with, only some of the longer wrinkles in the forehead seem +now faded away. I think his broad brow to be full of a prairie-like +placidity, born of a speculative indifference as to death. But mark the +other head's expression. See that amazing lower lip, pressed by accident +against the vessel's side, so as firmly to embrace the jaw. Does not +this whole head seem to speak of an enormous practical resolution in +facing death? This Right Whale I take to have been a Stoic; the Sperm +Whale, a Platonian, who might have taken up Spinoza in his latter years. + + + +CHAPTER 76. The Battering-Ram. + + +Ere quitting, for the nonce, the Sperm Whale's head, I would have +you, as a sensible physiologist, simply--particularly remark its front +aspect, in all its compacted collectedness. I would have you investigate +it now with the sole view of forming to yourself some unexaggerated, +intelligent estimate of whatever battering-ram power may be lodged +there. Here is a vital point; for you must either satisfactorily settle +this matter with yourself, or for ever remain an infidel as to one of +the most appalling, but not the less true events, perhaps anywhere to be +found in all recorded history. + +You observe that in the ordinary swimming position of the Sperm Whale, +the front of his head presents an almost wholly vertical plane to the +water; you observe that the lower part of that front slopes considerably +backwards, so as to furnish more of a retreat for the long socket which +receives the boom-like lower jaw; you observe that the mouth is entirely +under the head, much in the same way, indeed, as though your own mouth +were entirely under your chin. Moreover you observe that the whale has +no external nose; and that what nose he has--his spout hole--is on the +top of his head; you observe that his eyes and ears are at the sides +of his head, nearly one third of his entire length from the front. +Wherefore, you must now have perceived that the front of the Sperm +Whale's head is a dead, blind wall, without a single organ or tender +prominence of any sort whatsoever. Furthermore, you are now to consider +that only in the extreme, lower, backward sloping part of the front of +the head, is there the slightest vestige of bone; and not till you +get near twenty feet from the forehead do you come to the full cranial +development. So that this whole enormous boneless mass is as one wad. +Finally, though, as will soon be revealed, its contents partly comprise +the most delicate oil; yet, you are now to be apprised of the nature of +the substance which so impregnably invests all that apparent effeminacy. +In some previous place I have described to you how the blubber wraps the +body of the whale, as the rind wraps an orange. Just so with the head; +but with this difference: about the head this envelope, though not so +thick, is of a boneless toughness, inestimable by any man who has not +handled it. The severest pointed harpoon, the sharpest lance darted by +the strongest human arm, impotently rebounds from it. It is as though +the forehead of the Sperm Whale were paved with horses' hoofs. I do not +think that any sensation lurks in it. + +Bethink yourself also of another thing. When two large, loaded Indiamen +chance to crowd and crush towards each other in the docks, what do the +sailors do? They do not suspend between them, at the point of coming +contact, any merely hard substance, like iron or wood. No, they hold +there a large, round wad of tow and cork, enveloped in the thickest +and toughest of ox-hide. That bravely and uninjured takes the jam which +would have snapped all their oaken handspikes and iron crow-bars. By +itself this sufficiently illustrates the obvious fact I drive at. But +supplementary to this, it has hypothetically occurred to me, that +as ordinary fish possess what is called a swimming bladder in them, +capable, at will, of distension or contraction; and as the Sperm Whale, +as far as I know, has no such provision in him; considering, too, +the otherwise inexplicable manner in which he now depresses his head +altogether beneath the surface, and anon swims with it high elevated out +of the water; considering the unobstructed elasticity of its envelope; +considering the unique interior of his head; it has hypothetically +occurred to me, I say, that those mystical lung-celled honeycombs there +may possibly have some hitherto unknown and unsuspected connexion with +the outer air, so as to be susceptible to atmospheric distension and +contraction. If this be so, fancy the irresistibleness of that might, to +which the most impalpable and destructive of all elements contributes. + +Now, mark. Unerringly impelling this dead, impregnable, uninjurable +wall, and this most buoyant thing within; there swims behind it all a +mass of tremendous life, only to be adequately estimated as piled wood +is--by the cord; and all obedient to one volition, as the smallest +insect. So that when I shall hereafter detail to you all the +specialities and concentrations of potency everywhere lurking in this +expansive monster; when I shall show you some of his more inconsiderable +braining feats; I trust you will have renounced all ignorant +incredulity, and be ready to abide by this; that though the Sperm Whale +stove a passage through the Isthmus of Darien, and mixed the Atlantic +with the Pacific, you would not elevate one hair of your eye-brow. For +unless you own the whale, you are but a provincial and sentimentalist +in Truth. But clear Truth is a thing for salamander giants only to +encounter; how small the chances for the provincials then? What befell +the weakling youth lifting the dread goddess's veil at Lais? + + + +CHAPTER 77. The Great Heidelburgh Tun. + + +Now comes the Baling of the Case. But to comprehend it aright, you must +know something of the curious internal structure of the thing operated +upon. + +Regarding the Sperm Whale's head as a solid oblong, you may, on an +inclined plane, sideways divide it into two quoins,* whereof the lower +is the bony structure, forming the cranium and jaws, and the upper an +unctuous mass wholly free from bones; its broad forward end forming the +expanded vertical apparent forehead of the whale. At the middle of the +forehead horizontally subdivide this upper quoin, and then you have two +almost equal parts, which before were naturally divided by an internal +wall of a thick tendinous substance. + + +*Quoin is not a Euclidean term. It belongs to the pure nautical +mathematics. I know not that it has been defined before. A quoin is a +solid which differs from a wedge in having its sharp end formed by the +steep inclination of one side, instead of the mutual tapering of both +sides. + + +The lower subdivided part, called the junk, is one immense honeycomb +of oil, formed by the crossing and recrossing, into ten thousand +infiltrated cells, of tough elastic white fibres throughout its whole +extent. The upper part, known as the Case, may be regarded as the great +Heidelburgh Tun of the Sperm Whale. And as that famous great tierce is +mystically carved in front, so the whale's vast plaited forehead forms +innumerable strange devices for the emblematical adornment of his +wondrous tun. Moreover, as that of Heidelburgh was always replenished +with the most excellent of the wines of the Rhenish valleys, so the tun +of the whale contains by far the most precious of all his oily vintages; +namely, the highly-prized spermaceti, in its absolutely pure, limpid, +and odoriferous state. Nor is this precious substance found unalloyed +in any other part of the creature. Though in life it remains perfectly +fluid, yet, upon exposure to the air, after death, it soon begins to +concrete; sending forth beautiful crystalline shoots, as when the +first thin delicate ice is just forming in water. A large whale's +case generally yields about five hundred gallons of sperm, though from +unavoidable circumstances, considerable of it is spilled, leaks, and +dribbles away, or is otherwise irrevocably lost in the ticklish business +of securing what you can. + +I know not with what fine and costly material the Heidelburgh Tun +was coated within, but in superlative richness that coating could not +possibly have compared with the silken pearl-coloured membrane, like the +lining of a fine pelisse, forming the inner surface of the Sperm Whale's +case. + +It will have been seen that the Heidelburgh Tun of the Sperm Whale +embraces the entire length of the entire top of the head; and since--as +has been elsewhere set forth--the head embraces one third of the whole +length of the creature, then setting that length down at eighty feet for +a good sized whale, you have more than twenty-six feet for the depth +of the tun, when it is lengthwise hoisted up and down against a ship's +side. + +As in decapitating the whale, the operator's instrument is brought close +to the spot where an entrance is subsequently forced into the spermaceti +magazine; he has, therefore, to be uncommonly heedful, lest a careless, +untimely stroke should invade the sanctuary and wastingly let out its +invaluable contents. It is this decapitated end of the head, also, which +is at last elevated out of the water, and retained in that position by +the enormous cutting tackles, whose hempen combinations, on one side, +make quite a wilderness of ropes in that quarter. + +Thus much being said, attend now, I pray you, to that marvellous and--in +this particular instance--almost fatal operation whereby the Sperm +Whale's great Heidelburgh Tun is tapped. + + + +CHAPTER 78. Cistern and Buckets. + + +Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect +posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging mainyard-arm, to the +part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun. He has carried +with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, +travelling through a single-sheaved block. Securing this block, so that +it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it +is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck. Then, hand-over-hand, down +the other part, the Indian drops through the air, till dexterously he +lands on the summit of the head. There--still high elevated above the +rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries--he seems some Turkish +Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower. A +short-handled sharp spade being sent up to him, he diligently searches +for the proper place to begin breaking into the Tun. In this business +he proceeds very heedfully, like a treasure-hunter in some old house, +sounding the walls to find where the gold is masoned in. By the time +this cautious search is over, a stout iron-bound bucket, precisely like +a well-bucket, has been attached to one end of the whip; while the other +end, being stretched across the deck, is there held by two or three +alert hands. These last now hoist the bucket within grasp of the Indian, +to whom another person has reached up a very long pole. Inserting this +pole into the bucket, Tashtego downward guides the bucket into the Tun, +till it entirely disappears; then giving the word to the seamen at the +whip, up comes the bucket again, all bubbling like a dairy-maid's pail +of new milk. Carefully lowered from its height, the full-freighted +vessel is caught by an appointed hand, and quickly emptied into a large +tub. Then remounting aloft, it again goes through the same round until +the deep cistern will yield no more. Towards the end, Tashtego has to +ram his long pole harder and harder, and deeper and deeper into the Tun, +until some twenty feet of the pole have gone down. + +Now, the people of the Pequod had been baling some time in this way; +several tubs had been filled with the fragrant sperm; when all at once a +queer accident happened. Whether it was that Tashtego, that wild Indian, +was so heedless and reckless as to let go for a moment his one-handed +hold on the great cabled tackles suspending the head; or whether the +place where he stood was so treacherous and oozy; or whether the Evil +One himself would have it to fall out so, without stating his particular +reasons; how it was exactly, there is no telling now; but, on a sudden, +as the eightieth or ninetieth bucket came suckingly up--my God! poor +Tashtego--like the twin reciprocating bucket in a veritable well, +dropped head-foremost down into this great Tun of Heidelburgh, and with +a horrible oily gurgling, went clean out of sight! + +"Man overboard!" cried Daggoo, who amid the general consternation first +came to his senses. "Swing the bucket this way!" and putting one foot +into it, so as the better to secure his slippery hand-hold on the whip +itself, the hoisters ran him high up to the top of the head, almost +before Tashtego could have reached its interior bottom. Meantime, +there was a terrible tumult. Looking over the side, they saw the before +lifeless head throbbing and heaving just below the surface of the sea, +as if that moment seized with some momentous idea; whereas it was only +the poor Indian unconsciously revealing by those struggles the perilous +depth to which he had sunk. + +At this instant, while Daggoo, on the summit of the head, was clearing +the whip--which had somehow got foul of the great cutting tackles--a +sharp cracking noise was heard; and to the unspeakable horror of all, +one of the two enormous hooks suspending the head tore out, and with +a vast vibration the enormous mass sideways swung, till the drunk ship +reeled and shook as if smitten by an iceberg. The one remaining hook, +upon which the entire strain now depended, seemed every instant to be +on the point of giving way; an event still more likely from the violent +motions of the head. + +"Come down, come down!" yelled the seamen to Daggoo, but with one hand +holding on to the heavy tackles, so that if the head should drop, he +would still remain suspended; the negro having cleared the foul line, +rammed down the bucket into the now collapsed well, meaning that the +buried harpooneer should grasp it, and so be hoisted out. + +"In heaven's name, man," cried Stubb, "are you ramming home a cartridge +there?--Avast! How will that help him; jamming that iron-bound bucket on +top of his head? Avast, will ye!" + +"Stand clear of the tackle!" cried a voice like the bursting of a +rocket. + +Almost in the same instant, with a thunder-boom, the enormous mass +dropped into the sea, like Niagara's Table-Rock into the whirlpool; the +suddenly relieved hull rolled away from it, to far down her glittering +copper; and all caught their breath, as half swinging--now over the +sailors' heads, and now over the water--Daggoo, through a thick mist of +spray, was dimly beheld clinging to the pendulous tackles, while poor, +buried-alive Tashtego was sinking utterly down to the bottom of the sea! +But hardly had the blinding vapour cleared away, when a naked figure +with a boarding-sword in his hand, was for one swift moment seen +hovering over the bulwarks. The next, a loud splash announced that my +brave Queequeg had dived to the rescue. One packed rush was made to the +side, and every eye counted every ripple, as moment followed moment, and +no sign of either the sinker or the diver could be seen. Some hands now +jumped into a boat alongside, and pushed a little off from the ship. + +"Ha! ha!" cried Daggoo, all at once, from his now quiet, swinging perch +overhead; and looking further off from the side, we saw an arm thrust +upright from the blue waves; a sight strange to see, as an arm thrust +forth from the grass over a grave. + +"Both! both!--it is both!"--cried Daggoo again with a joyful shout; and +soon after, Queequeg was seen boldly striking out with one hand, and +with the other clutching the long hair of the Indian. Drawn into the +waiting boat, they were quickly brought to the deck; but Tashtego was +long in coming to, and Queequeg did not look very brisk. + +Now, how had this noble rescue been accomplished? Why, diving after +the slowly descending head, Queequeg with his keen sword had made +side lunges near its bottom, so as to scuttle a large hole there; then +dropping his sword, had thrust his long arm far inwards and upwards, +and so hauled out poor Tash by the head. He averred, that upon first +thrusting in for him, a leg was presented; but well knowing that that +was not as it ought to be, and might occasion great trouble;--he had +thrust back the leg, and by a dexterous heave and toss, had wrought a +somerset upon the Indian; so that with the next trial, he came forth in +the good old way--head foremost. As for the great head itself, that was +doing as well as could be expected. + +And thus, through the courage and great skill in obstetrics of Queequeg, +the deliverance, or rather, delivery of Tashtego, was successfully +accomplished, in the teeth, too, of the most untoward and apparently +hopeless impediments; which is a lesson by no means to be forgotten. +Midwifery should be taught in the same course with fencing and boxing, +riding and rowing. + +I know that this queer adventure of the Gay-Header's will be sure to +seem incredible to some landsmen, though they themselves may have either +seen or heard of some one's falling into a cistern ashore; an accident +which not seldom happens, and with much less reason too than the +Indian's, considering the exceeding slipperiness of the curb of the +Sperm Whale's well. + +But, peradventure, it may be sagaciously urged, how is this? We thought +the tissued, infiltrated head of the Sperm Whale, was the lightest and +most corky part about him; and yet thou makest it sink in an element of +a far greater specific gravity than itself. We have thee there. Not at +all, but I have ye; for at the time poor Tash fell in, the case had been +nearly emptied of its lighter contents, leaving little but the dense +tendinous wall of the well--a double welded, hammered substance, as I +have before said, much heavier than the sea water, and a lump of which +sinks in it like lead almost. But the tendency to rapid sinking in this +substance was in the present instance materially counteracted by the +other parts of the head remaining undetached from it, so that it sank +very slowly and deliberately indeed, affording Queequeg a fair chance +for performing his agile obstetrics on the run, as you may say. Yes, it +was a running delivery, so it was. + +Now, had Tashtego perished in that head, it had been a very precious +perishing; smothered in the very whitest and daintiest of fragrant +spermaceti; coffined, hearsed, and tombed in the secret inner chamber +and sanctum sanctorum of the whale. Only one sweeter end can readily be +recalled--the delicious death of an Ohio honey-hunter, who seeking honey +in the crotch of a hollow tree, found such exceeding store of it, that +leaning too far over, it sucked him in, so that he died embalmed. +How many, think ye, have likewise fallen into Plato's honey head, and +sweetly perished there? + + + +CHAPTER 79. The Prairie. + + +To scan the lines of his face, or feel the bumps on the head of this +Leviathan; this is a thing which no Physiognomist or Phrenologist has as +yet undertaken. Such an enterprise would seem almost as hopeful as for +Lavater to have scrutinized the wrinkles on the Rock of Gibraltar, +or for Gall to have mounted a ladder and manipulated the Dome of the +Pantheon. Still, in that famous work of his, Lavater not only treats +of the various faces of men, but also attentively studies the faces +of horses, birds, serpents, and fish; and dwells in detail upon the +modifications of expression discernible therein. Nor have Gall and +his disciple Spurzheim failed to throw out some hints touching the +phrenological characteristics of other beings than man. Therefore, +though I am but ill qualified for a pioneer, in the application of these +two semi-sciences to the whale, I will do my endeavor. I try all things; +I achieve what I can. + +Physiognomically regarded, the Sperm Whale is an anomalous creature. +He has no proper nose. And since the nose is the central and most +conspicuous of the features; and since it perhaps most modifies and +finally controls their combined expression; hence it would seem that its +entire absence, as an external appendage, must very largely affect +the countenance of the whale. For as in landscape gardening, a spire, +cupola, monument, or tower of some sort, is deemed almost indispensable +to the completion of the scene; so no face can be physiognomically in +keeping without the elevated open-work belfry of the nose. Dash the nose +from Phidias's marble Jove, and what a sorry remainder! Nevertheless, +Leviathan is of so mighty a magnitude, all his proportions are so +stately, that the same deficiency which in the sculptured Jove were +hideous, in him is no blemish at all. Nay, it is an added grandeur. A +nose to the whale would have been impertinent. As on your physiognomical +voyage you sail round his vast head in your jolly-boat, your noble +conceptions of him are never insulted by the reflection that he has a +nose to be pulled. A pestilent conceit, which so often will insist upon +obtruding even when beholding the mightiest royal beadle on his throne. + +In some particulars, perhaps the most imposing physiognomical view to +be had of the Sperm Whale, is that of the full front of his head. This +aspect is sublime. + +In thought, a fine human brow is like the East when troubled with the +morning. In the repose of the pasture, the curled brow of the bull has a +touch of the grand in it. Pushing heavy cannon up mountain defiles, the +elephant's brow is majestic. Human or animal, the mystical brow is as +that great golden seal affixed by the German Emperors to their decrees. +It signifies--"God: done this day by my hand." But in most creatures, +nay in man himself, very often the brow is but a mere strip of alpine +land lying along the snow line. Few are the foreheads which like +Shakespeare's or Melancthon's rise so high, and descend so low, that the +eyes themselves seem clear, eternal, tideless mountain lakes; and all +above them in the forehead's wrinkles, you seem to track the antlered +thoughts descending there to drink, as the Highland hunters track the +snow prints of the deer. But in the great Sperm Whale, this high and +mighty god-like dignity inherent in the brow is so immensely amplified, +that gazing on it, in that full front view, you feel the Deity and the +dread powers more forcibly than in beholding any other object in living +nature. For you see no one point precisely; not one distinct feature is +revealed; no nose, eyes, ears, or mouth; no face; he has none, proper; +nothing but that one broad firmament of a forehead, pleated with +riddles; dumbly lowering with the doom of boats, and ships, and men. +Nor, in profile, does this wondrous brow diminish; though that way +viewed its grandeur does not domineer upon you so. In profile, you +plainly perceive that horizontal, semi-crescentic depression in the +forehead's middle, which, in man, is Lavater's mark of genius. + +But how? Genius in the Sperm Whale? Has the Sperm Whale ever written +a book, spoken a speech? No, his great genius is declared in his +doing nothing particular to prove it. It is moreover declared in his +pyramidical silence. And this reminds me that had the great Sperm Whale +been known to the young Orient World, he would have been deified by +their child-magian thoughts. They deified the crocodile of the Nile, +because the crocodile is tongueless; and the Sperm Whale has no +tongue, or at least it is so exceedingly small, as to be incapable of +protrusion. If hereafter any highly cultured, poetical nation shall lure +back to their birth-right, the merry May-day gods of old; and livingly +enthrone them again in the now egotistical sky; in the now unhaunted +hill; then be sure, exalted to Jove's high seat, the great Sperm Whale +shall lord it. + +Champollion deciphered the wrinkled granite hieroglyphics. But there is +no Champollion to decipher the Egypt of every man's and every being's +face. Physiognomy, like every other human science, is but a passing +fable. If then, Sir William Jones, who read in thirty languages, could +not read the simplest peasant's face in its profounder and more subtle +meanings, how may unlettered Ishmael hope to read the awful Chaldee of +the Sperm Whale's brow? I but put that brow before you. Read it if you +can. + + + +CHAPTER 80. The Nut. + + +If the Sperm Whale be physiognomically a Sphinx, to the phrenologist his +brain seems that geometrical circle which it is impossible to square. + +In the full-grown creature the skull will measure at least twenty feet +in length. Unhinge the lower jaw, and the side view of this skull is as +the side of a moderately inclined plane resting throughout on a level +base. But in life--as we have elsewhere seen--this inclined plane is +angularly filled up, and almost squared by the enormous superincumbent +mass of the junk and sperm. At the high end the skull forms a crater to +bed that part of the mass; while under the long floor of this crater--in +another cavity seldom exceeding ten inches in length and as many in +depth--reposes the mere handful of this monster's brain. The brain is at +least twenty feet from his apparent forehead in life; it is hidden +away behind its vast outworks, like the innermost citadel within the +amplified fortifications of Quebec. So like a choice casket is it +secreted in him, that I have known some whalemen who peremptorily deny +that the Sperm Whale has any other brain than that palpable semblance +of one formed by the cubic-yards of his sperm magazine. Lying in strange +folds, courses, and convolutions, to their apprehensions, it seems more +in keeping with the idea of his general might to regard that mystic part +of him as the seat of his intelligence. + +It is plain, then, that phrenologically the head of this Leviathan, in +the creature's living intact state, is an entire delusion. As for his +true brain, you can then see no indications of it, nor feel any. The +whale, like all things that are mighty, wears a false brow to the common +world. + +If you unload his skull of its spermy heaps and then take a rear view +of its rear end, which is the high end, you will be struck by its +resemblance to the human skull, beheld in the same situation, and from +the same point of view. Indeed, place this reversed skull (scaled down +to the human magnitude) among a plate of men's skulls, and you would +involuntarily confound it with them; and remarking the depressions on +one part of its summit, in phrenological phrase you would say--This +man had no self-esteem, and no veneration. And by those negations, +considered along with the affirmative fact of his prodigious bulk and +power, you can best form to yourself the truest, though not the most +exhilarating conception of what the most exalted potency is. + +But if from the comparative dimensions of the whale's proper brain, you +deem it incapable of being adequately charted, then I have another idea +for you. If you attentively regard almost any quadruped's spine, +you will be struck with the resemblance of its vertebrae to a strung +necklace of dwarfed skulls, all bearing rudimental resemblance to the +skull proper. It is a German conceit, that the vertebrae are absolutely +undeveloped skulls. But the curious external resemblance, I take it +the Germans were not the first men to perceive. A foreign friend once +pointed it out to me, in the skeleton of a foe he had slain, and with +the vertebrae of which he was inlaying, in a sort of basso-relievo, the +beaked prow of his canoe. Now, I consider that the phrenologists have +omitted an important thing in not pushing their investigations from the +cerebellum through the spinal canal. For I believe that much of a man's +character will be found betokened in his backbone. I would rather feel +your spine than your skull, whoever you are. A thin joist of a spine +never yet upheld a full and noble soul. I rejoice in my spine, as in the +firm audacious staff of that flag which I fling half out to the world. + +Apply this spinal branch of phrenology to the Sperm Whale. His cranial +cavity is continuous with the first neck-vertebra; and in that vertebra +the bottom of the spinal canal will measure ten inches across, being +eight in height, and of a triangular figure with the base downwards. As +it passes through the remaining vertebrae the canal tapers in size, but +for a considerable distance remains of large capacity. Now, of course, +this canal is filled with much the same strangely fibrous substance--the +spinal cord--as the brain; and directly communicates with the brain. +And what is still more, for many feet after emerging from the brain's +cavity, the spinal cord remains of an undecreasing girth, almost +equal to that of the brain. Under all these circumstances, would it be +unreasonable to survey and map out the whale's spine phrenologically? +For, viewed in this light, the wonderful comparative smallness of his +brain proper is more than compensated by the wonderful comparative +magnitude of his spinal cord. + +But leaving this hint to operate as it may with the phrenologists, I +would merely assume the spinal theory for a moment, in reference to the +Sperm Whale's hump. This august hump, if I mistake not, rises over one +of the larger vertebrae, and is, therefore, in some sort, the outer +convex mould of it. From its relative situation then, I should call this +high hump the organ of firmness or indomitableness in the Sperm Whale. +And that the great monster is indomitable, you will yet have reason to +know. + + + +CHAPTER 81. The Pequod Meets The Virgin. + + +The predestinated day arrived, and we duly met the ship Jungfrau, Derick +De Deer, master, of Bremen. + +At one time the greatest whaling people in the world, the Dutch and +Germans are now among the least; but here and there at very wide +intervals of latitude and longitude, you still occasionally meet with +their flag in the Pacific. + +For some reason, the Jungfrau seemed quite eager to pay her respects. +While yet some distance from the Pequod, she rounded to, and dropping a +boat, her captain was impelled towards us, impatiently standing in the +bows instead of the stern. + +"What has he in his hand there?" cried Starbuck, pointing to something +wavingly held by the German. "Impossible!--a lamp-feeder!" + +"Not that," said Stubb, "no, no, it's a coffee-pot, Mr. Starbuck; he's +coming off to make us our coffee, is the Yarman; don't you see that big +tin can there alongside of him?--that's his boiling water. Oh! he's all +right, is the Yarman." + +"Go along with you," cried Flask, "it's a lamp-feeder and an oil-can. +He's out of oil, and has come a-begging." + +However curious it may seem for an oil-ship to be borrowing oil on the +whale-ground, and however much it may invertedly contradict the old +proverb about carrying coals to Newcastle, yet sometimes such a thing +really happens; and in the present case Captain Derick De Deer did +indubitably conduct a lamp-feeder as Flask did declare. + +As he mounted the deck, Ahab abruptly accosted him, without at all +heeding what he had in his hand; but in his broken lingo, the German +soon evinced his complete ignorance of the White Whale; immediately +turning the conversation to his lamp-feeder and oil can, with some +remarks touching his having to turn into his hammock at night in +profound darkness--his last drop of Bremen oil being gone, and not a +single flying-fish yet captured to supply the deficiency; concluding +by hinting that his ship was indeed what in the Fishery is technically +called a CLEAN one (that is, an empty one), well deserving the name of +Jungfrau or the Virgin. + +His necessities supplied, Derick departed; but he had not gained his +ship's side, when whales were almost simultaneously raised from the +mast-heads of both vessels; and so eager for the chase was Derick, that +without pausing to put his oil-can and lamp-feeder aboard, he slewed +round his boat and made after the leviathan lamp-feeders. + +Now, the game having risen to leeward, he and the other three German +boats that soon followed him, had considerably the start of the Pequod's +keels. There were eight whales, an average pod. Aware of their danger, +they were going all abreast with great speed straight before the wind, +rubbing their flanks as closely as so many spans of horses in harness. +They left a great, wide wake, as though continually unrolling a great +wide parchment upon the sea. + +Full in this rapid wake, and many fathoms in the rear, swam a huge, +humped old bull, which by his comparatively slow progress, as well as +by the unusual yellowish incrustations overgrowing him, seemed afflicted +with the jaundice, or some other infirmity. Whether this whale belonged +to the pod in advance, seemed questionable; for it is not customary for +such venerable leviathans to be at all social. Nevertheless, he stuck +to their wake, though indeed their back water must have retarded him, +because the white-bone or swell at his broad muzzle was a dashed one, +like the swell formed when two hostile currents meet. His spout was +short, slow, and laborious; coming forth with a choking sort of gush, +and spending itself in torn shreds, followed by strange subterranean +commotions in him, which seemed to have egress at his other buried +extremity, causing the waters behind him to upbubble. + +"Who's got some paregoric?" said Stubb, "he has the stomach-ache, I'm +afraid. Lord, think of having half an acre of stomach-ache! Adverse +winds are holding mad Christmas in him, boys. It's the first foul wind +I ever knew to blow from astern; but look, did ever whale yaw so before? +it must be, he's lost his tiller." + +As an overladen Indiaman bearing down the Hindostan coast with a deck +load of frightened horses, careens, buries, rolls, and wallows on her +way; so did this old whale heave his aged bulk, and now and then partly +turning over on his cumbrous rib-ends, expose the cause of his devious +wake in the unnatural stump of his starboard fin. Whether he had lost +that fin in battle, or had been born without it, it were hard to say. + +"Only wait a bit, old chap, and I'll give ye a sling for that wounded +arm," cried cruel Flask, pointing to the whale-line near him. + +"Mind he don't sling thee with it," cried Starbuck. "Give way, or the +German will have him." + +With one intent all the combined rival boats were pointed for this +one fish, because not only was he the largest, and therefore the most +valuable whale, but he was nearest to them, and the other whales were +going with such great velocity, moreover, as almost to defy pursuit +for the time. At this juncture the Pequod's keels had shot by the three +German boats last lowered; but from the great start he had had, Derick's +boat still led the chase, though every moment neared by his foreign +rivals. The only thing they feared, was, that from being already so +nigh to his mark, he would be enabled to dart his iron before they +could completely overtake and pass him. As for Derick, he seemed quite +confident that this would be the case, and occasionally with a deriding +gesture shook his lamp-feeder at the other boats. + +"The ungracious and ungrateful dog!" cried Starbuck; "he mocks and dares +me with the very poor-box I filled for him not five minutes ago!"--then +in his old intense whisper--"Give way, greyhounds! Dog to it!" + +"I tell ye what it is, men"--cried Stubb to his crew--"it's against +my religion to get mad; but I'd like to eat that villainous +Yarman--Pull--won't ye? Are ye going to let that rascal beat ye? Do +ye love brandy? A hogshead of brandy, then, to the best man. Come, +why don't some of ye burst a blood-vessel? Who's that been dropping an +anchor overboard--we don't budge an inch--we're becalmed. Halloo, here's +grass growing in the boat's bottom--and by the Lord, the mast there's +budding. This won't do, boys. Look at that Yarman! The short and long of +it is, men, will ye spit fire or not?" + +"Oh! see the suds he makes!" cried Flask, dancing up and down--"What +a hump--Oh, DO pile on the beef--lays like a log! Oh! my lads, DO +spring--slap-jacks and quahogs for supper, you know, my lads--baked +clams and muffins--oh, DO, DO, spring,--he's a hundred barreller--don't +lose him now--don't oh, DON'T!--see that Yarman--Oh, won't ye pull for +your duff, my lads--such a sog! such a sogger! Don't ye love sperm? +There goes three thousand dollars, men!--a bank!--a whole bank! The bank +of England!--Oh, DO, DO, DO!--What's that Yarman about now?" + +At this moment Derick was in the act of pitching his lamp-feeder at the +advancing boats, and also his oil-can; perhaps with the double view +of retarding his rivals' way, and at the same time economically +accelerating his own by the momentary impetus of the backward toss. + +"The unmannerly Dutch dogger!" cried Stubb. "Pull now, men, like fifty +thousand line-of-battle-ship loads of red-haired devils. What d'ye say, +Tashtego; are you the man to snap your spine in two-and-twenty pieces +for the honour of old Gayhead? What d'ye say?" + +"I say, pull like god-dam,"--cried the Indian. + +Fiercely, but evenly incited by the taunts of the German, the Pequod's +three boats now began ranging almost abreast; and, so disposed, +momentarily neared him. In that fine, loose, chivalrous attitude of +the headsman when drawing near to his prey, the three mates stood up +proudly, occasionally backing the after oarsman with an exhilarating cry +of, "There she slides, now! Hurrah for the white-ash breeze! Down with +the Yarman! Sail over him!" + +But so decided an original start had Derick had, that spite of all +their gallantry, he would have proved the victor in this race, had not +a righteous judgment descended upon him in a crab which caught the blade +of his midship oarsman. While this clumsy lubber was striving to free +his white-ash, and while, in consequence, Derick's boat was nigh to +capsizing, and he thundering away at his men in a mighty rage;--that was +a good time for Starbuck, Stubb, and Flask. With a shout, they took a +mortal start forwards, and slantingly ranged up on the German's quarter. +An instant more, and all four boats were diagonically in the whale's +immediate wake, while stretching from them, on both sides, was the +foaming swell that he made. + +It was a terrific, most pitiable, and maddening sight. The whale was +now going head out, and sending his spout before him in a continual +tormented jet; while his one poor fin beat his side in an agony of +fright. Now to this hand, now to that, he yawed in his faltering flight, +and still at every billow that he broke, he spasmodically sank in the +sea, or sideways rolled towards the sky his one beating fin. So have I +seen a bird with clipped wing making affrighted broken circles in the +air, vainly striving to escape the piratical hawks. But the bird has a +voice, and with plaintive cries will make known her fear; but the fear +of this vast dumb brute of the sea, was chained up and enchanted in him; +he had no voice, save that choking respiration through his spiracle, +and this made the sight of him unspeakably pitiable; while still, in his +amazing bulk, portcullis jaw, and omnipotent tail, there was enough to +appal the stoutest man who so pitied. + +Seeing now that but a very few moments more would give the Pequod's +boats the advantage, and rather than be thus foiled of his game, Derick +chose to hazard what to him must have seemed a most unusually long dart, +ere the last chance would for ever escape. + +But no sooner did his harpooneer stand up for the stroke, than all three +tigers--Queequeg, Tashtego, Daggoo--instinctively sprang to their feet, +and standing in a diagonal row, simultaneously pointed their barbs; and +darted over the head of the German harpooneer, their three Nantucket +irons entered the whale. Blinding vapours of foam and white-fire! The +three boats, in the first fury of the whale's headlong rush, bumped +the German's aside with such force, that both Derick and his baffled +harpooneer were spilled out, and sailed over by the three flying keels. + +"Don't be afraid, my butter-boxes," cried Stubb, casting a passing +glance upon them as he shot by; "ye'll be picked up presently--all +right--I saw some sharks astern--St. Bernard's dogs, you know--relieve +distressed travellers. Hurrah! this is the way to sail now. Every keel a +sunbeam! Hurrah!--Here we go like three tin kettles at the tail of a mad +cougar! This puts me in mind of fastening to an elephant in a tilbury on +a plain--makes the wheel-spokes fly, boys, when you fasten to him that +way; and there's danger of being pitched out too, when you strike a +hill. Hurrah! this is the way a fellow feels when he's going to Davy +Jones--all a rush down an endless inclined plane! Hurrah! this whale +carries the everlasting mail!" + +But the monster's run was a brief one. Giving a sudden gasp, he +tumultuously sounded. With a grating rush, the three lines flew round +the loggerheads with such a force as to gouge deep grooves in them; +while so fearful were the harpooneers that this rapid sounding would +soon exhaust the lines, that using all their dexterous might, they +caught repeated smoking turns with the rope to hold on; till at +last--owing to the perpendicular strain from the lead-lined chocks of +the boats, whence the three ropes went straight down into the blue--the +gunwales of the bows were almost even with the water, while the three +sterns tilted high in the air. And the whale soon ceasing to sound, +for some time they remained in that attitude, fearful of expending more +line, though the position was a little ticklish. But though boats have +been taken down and lost in this way, yet it is this "holding on," as it +is called; this hooking up by the sharp barbs of his live flesh from +the back; this it is that often torments the Leviathan into soon rising +again to meet the sharp lance of his foes. Yet not to speak of the peril +of the thing, it is to be doubted whether this course is always the +best; for it is but reasonable to presume, that the longer the stricken +whale stays under water, the more he is exhausted. Because, owing to the +enormous surface of him--in a full grown sperm whale something less than +2000 square feet--the pressure of the water is immense. We all know +what an astonishing atmospheric weight we ourselves stand up under; even +here, above-ground, in the air; how vast, then, the burden of a whale, +bearing on his back a column of two hundred fathoms of ocean! It must at +least equal the weight of fifty atmospheres. One whaleman has estimated +it at the weight of twenty line-of-battle ships, with all their guns, +and stores, and men on board. + +As the three boats lay there on that gently rolling sea, gazing down +into its eternal blue noon; and as not a single groan or cry of any +sort, nay, not so much as a ripple or a bubble came up from its depths; +what landsman would have thought, that beneath all that silence and +placidity, the utmost monster of the seas was writhing and wrenching in +agony! Not eight inches of perpendicular rope were visible at the bows. +Seems it credible that by three such thin threads the great Leviathan +was suspended like the big weight to an eight day clock. Suspended? and +to what? To three bits of board. Is this the creature of whom it was +once so triumphantly said--"Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? +or his head with fish-spears? The sword of him that layeth at him cannot +hold, the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon: he esteemeth iron as +straw; the arrow cannot make him flee; darts are counted as stubble; +he laugheth at the shaking of a spear!" This the creature? this he? Oh! +that unfulfilments should follow the prophets. For with the strength +of a thousand thighs in his tail, Leviathan had run his head under the +mountains of the sea, to hide him from the Pequod's fish-spears! + +In that sloping afternoon sunlight, the shadows that the three boats +sent down beneath the surface, must have been long enough and broad +enough to shade half Xerxes' army. Who can tell how appalling to the +wounded whale must have been such huge phantoms flitting over his head! + +"Stand by, men; he stirs," cried Starbuck, as the three lines suddenly +vibrated in the water, distinctly conducting upwards to them, as by +magnetic wires, the life and death throbs of the whale, so that every +oarsman felt them in his seat. The next moment, relieved in great part +from the downward strain at the bows, the boats gave a sudden bounce +upwards, as a small icefield will, when a dense herd of white bears are +scared from it into the sea. + +"Haul in! Haul in!" cried Starbuck again; "he's rising." + +The lines, of which, hardly an instant before, not one hand's breadth +could have been gained, were now in long quick coils flung back all +dripping into the boats, and soon the whale broke water within two +ship's lengths of the hunters. + +His motions plainly denoted his extreme exhaustion. In most land animals +there are certain valves or flood-gates in many of their veins, whereby +when wounded, the blood is in some degree at least instantly shut off in +certain directions. Not so with the whale; one of whose peculiarities +it is to have an entire non-valvular structure of the blood-vessels, so +that when pierced even by so small a point as a harpoon, a deadly +drain is at once begun upon his whole arterial system; and when this is +heightened by the extraordinary pressure of water at a great distance +below the surface, his life may be said to pour from him in incessant +streams. Yet so vast is the quantity of blood in him, and so distant +and numerous its interior fountains, that he will keep thus bleeding and +bleeding for a considerable period; even as in a drought a river will +flow, whose source is in the well-springs of far-off and undiscernible +hills. Even now, when the boats pulled upon this whale, and perilously +drew over his swaying flukes, and the lances were darted into him, +they were followed by steady jets from the new made wound, which kept +continually playing, while the natural spout-hole in his head was only +at intervals, however rapid, sending its affrighted moisture into the +air. From this last vent no blood yet came, because no vital part of him +had thus far been struck. His life, as they significantly call it, was +untouched. + +As the boats now more closely surrounded him, the whole upper part of +his form, with much of it that is ordinarily submerged, was plainly +revealed. His eyes, or rather the places where his eyes had been, were +beheld. As strange misgrown masses gather in the knot-holes of the +noblest oaks when prostrate, so from the points which the whale's eyes +had once occupied, now protruded blind bulbs, horribly pitiable to see. +But pity there was none. For all his old age, and his one arm, and his +blind eyes, he must die the death and be murdered, in order to light the +gay bridals and other merry-makings of men, and also to illuminate the +solemn churches that preach unconditional inoffensiveness by all to all. +Still rolling in his blood, at last he partially disclosed a strangely +discoloured bunch or protuberance, the size of a bushel, low down on the +flank. + +"A nice spot," cried Flask; "just let me prick him there once." + +"Avast!" cried Starbuck, "there's no need of that!" + +But humane Starbuck was too late. At the instant of the dart an +ulcerous jet shot from this cruel wound, and goaded by it into more than +sufferable anguish, the whale now spouting thick blood, with swift fury +blindly darted at the craft, bespattering them and their glorying crews +all over with showers of gore, capsizing Flask's boat and marring the +bows. It was his death stroke. For, by this time, so spent was he by +loss of blood, that he helplessly rolled away from the wreck he had +made; lay panting on his side, impotently flapped with his stumped fin, +then over and over slowly revolved like a waning world; turned up +the white secrets of his belly; lay like a log, and died. It was most +piteous, that last expiring spout. As when by unseen hands the water +is gradually drawn off from some mighty fountain, and with half-stifled +melancholy gurglings the spray-column lowers and lowers to the +ground--so the last long dying spout of the whale. + +Soon, while the crews were awaiting the arrival of the ship, the body +showed symptoms of sinking with all its treasures unrifled. Immediately, +by Starbuck's orders, lines were secured to it at different points, so +that ere long every boat was a buoy; the sunken whale being suspended a +few inches beneath them by the cords. By very heedful management, when +the ship drew nigh, the whale was transferred to her side, and was +strongly secured there by the stiffest fluke-chains, for it was plain +that unless artificially upheld, the body would at once sink to the +bottom. + +It so chanced that almost upon first cutting into him with the spade, +the entire length of a corroded harpoon was found imbedded in his flesh, +on the lower part of the bunch before described. But as the stumps of +harpoons are frequently found in the dead bodies of captured whales, +with the flesh perfectly healed around them, and no prominence of any +kind to denote their place; therefore, there must needs have been +some other unknown reason in the present case fully to account for +the ulceration alluded to. But still more curious was the fact of a +lance-head of stone being found in him, not far from the buried iron, +the flesh perfectly firm about it. Who had darted that stone lance? And +when? It might have been darted by some Nor' West Indian long before +America was discovered. + +What other marvels might have been rummaged out of this monstrous +cabinet there is no telling. But a sudden stop was put to further +discoveries, by the ship's being unprecedentedly dragged over sideways +to the sea, owing to the body's immensely increasing tendency to sink. +However, Starbuck, who had the ordering of affairs, hung on to it to the +last; hung on to it so resolutely, indeed, that when at length the ship +would have been capsized, if still persisting in locking arms with the +body; then, when the command was given to break clear from it, such was +the immovable strain upon the timber-heads to which the fluke-chains and +cables were fastened, that it was impossible to cast them off. Meantime +everything in the Pequod was aslant. To cross to the other side of the +deck was like walking up the steep gabled roof of a house. The ship +groaned and gasped. Many of the ivory inlayings of her bulwarks and +cabins were started from their places, by the unnatural dislocation. +In vain handspikes and crows were brought to bear upon the immovable +fluke-chains, to pry them adrift from the timberheads; and so low +had the whale now settled that the submerged ends could not be at all +approached, while every moment whole tons of ponderosity seemed added to +the sinking bulk, and the ship seemed on the point of going over. + +"Hold on, hold on, won't ye?" cried Stubb to the body, "don't be in such +a devil of a hurry to sink! By thunder, men, we must do something or go +for it. No use prying there; avast, I say with your handspikes, and run +one of ye for a prayer book and a pen-knife, and cut the big chains." + +"Knife? Aye, aye," cried Queequeg, and seizing the carpenter's heavy +hatchet, he leaned out of a porthole, and steel to iron, began slashing +at the largest fluke-chains. But a few strokes, full of sparks, were +given, when the exceeding strain effected the rest. With a terrific +snap, every fastening went adrift; the ship righted, the carcase sank. + +Now, this occasional inevitable sinking of the recently killed Sperm +Whale is a very curious thing; nor has any fisherman yet adequately +accounted for it. Usually the dead Sperm Whale floats with great +buoyancy, with its side or belly considerably elevated above the +surface. If the only whales that thus sank were old, meagre, and +broken-hearted creatures, their pads of lard diminished and all their +bones heavy and rheumatic; then you might with some reason assert that +this sinking is caused by an uncommon specific gravity in the fish so +sinking, consequent upon this absence of buoyant matter in him. But it +is not so. For young whales, in the highest health, and swelling with +noble aspirations, prematurely cut off in the warm flush and May of +life, with all their panting lard about them; even these brawny, buoyant +heroes do sometimes sink. + +Be it said, however, that the Sperm Whale is far less liable to this +accident than any other species. Where one of that sort go down, twenty +Right Whales do. This difference in the species is no doubt imputable in +no small degree to the greater quantity of bone in the Right Whale; +his Venetian blinds alone sometimes weighing more than a ton; from this +incumbrance the Sperm Whale is wholly free. But there are instances +where, after the lapse of many hours or several days, the sunken whale +again rises, more buoyant than in life. But the reason of this +is obvious. Gases are generated in him; he swells to a prodigious +magnitude; becomes a sort of animal balloon. A line-of-battle ship could +hardly keep him under then. In the Shore Whaling, on soundings, among +the Bays of New Zealand, when a Right Whale gives token of sinking, they +fasten buoys to him, with plenty of rope; so that when the body has gone +down, they know where to look for it when it shall have ascended again. + +It was not long after the sinking of the body that a cry was heard from +the Pequod's mast-heads, announcing that the Jungfrau was again lowering +her boats; though the only spout in sight was that of a Fin-Back, +belonging to the species of uncapturable whales, because of its +incredible power of swimming. Nevertheless, the Fin-Back's spout is so +similar to the Sperm Whale's, that by unskilful fishermen it is often +mistaken for it. And consequently Derick and all his host were now in +valiant chase of this unnearable brute. The Virgin crowding all sail, +made after her four young keels, and thus they all disappeared far to +leeward, still in bold, hopeful chase. + +Oh! many are the Fin-Backs, and many are the Dericks, my friend. + + + +CHAPTER 82. The Honour and Glory of Whaling. + + +There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true +method. + +The more I dive into this matter of whaling, and push my researches up +to the very spring-head of it so much the more am I impressed with its +great honourableness and antiquity; and especially when I find so many +great demi-gods and heroes, prophets of all sorts, who one way or other +have shed distinction upon it, I am transported with the reflection +that I myself belong, though but subordinately, to so emblazoned a +fraternity. + +The gallant Perseus, a son of Jupiter, was the first whaleman; and +to the eternal honour of our calling be it said, that the first whale +attacked by our brotherhood was not killed with any sordid intent. Those +were the knightly days of our profession, when we only bore arms to +succor the distressed, and not to fill men's lamp-feeders. Every one +knows the fine story of Perseus and Andromeda; how the lovely Andromeda, +the daughter of a king, was tied to a rock on the sea-coast, and as +Leviathan was in the very act of carrying her off, Perseus, the prince +of whalemen, intrepidly advancing, harpooned the monster, and delivered +and married the maid. It was an admirable artistic exploit, rarely +achieved by the best harpooneers of the present day; inasmuch as this +Leviathan was slain at the very first dart. And let no man doubt this +Arkite story; for in the ancient Joppa, now Jaffa, on the Syrian coast, +in one of the Pagan temples, there stood for many ages the vast skeleton +of a whale, which the city's legends and all the inhabitants asserted to +be the identical bones of the monster that Perseus slew. When the Romans +took Joppa, the same skeleton was carried to Italy in triumph. What +seems most singular and suggestively important in this story, is this: +it was from Joppa that Jonah set sail. + +Akin to the adventure of Perseus and Andromeda--indeed, by some supposed +to be indirectly derived from it--is that famous story of St. George and +the Dragon; which dragon I maintain to have been a whale; for in many +old chronicles whales and dragons are strangely jumbled together, and +often stand for each other. "Thou art as a lion of the waters, and as a +dragon of the sea," saith Ezekiel; hereby, plainly meaning a whale; +in truth, some versions of the Bible use that word itself. Besides, it +would much subtract from the glory of the exploit had St. George but +encountered a crawling reptile of the land, instead of doing battle +with the great monster of the deep. Any man may kill a snake, but only a +Perseus, a St. George, a Coffin, have the heart in them to march boldly +up to a whale. + +Let not the modern paintings of this scene mislead us; for though +the creature encountered by that valiant whaleman of old is vaguely +represented of a griffin-like shape, and though the battle is depicted +on land and the saint on horseback, yet considering the great ignorance +of those times, when the true form of the whale was unknown to artists; +and considering that as in Perseus' case, St. George's whale might have +crawled up out of the sea on the beach; and considering that the animal +ridden by St. George might have been only a large seal, or sea-horse; +bearing all this in mind, it will not appear altogether incompatible +with the sacred legend and the ancientest draughts of the scene, to +hold this so-called dragon no other than the great Leviathan himself. In +fact, placed before the strict and piercing truth, this whole story will +fare like that fish, flesh, and fowl idol of the Philistines, Dagon by +name; who being planted before the ark of Israel, his horse's head and +both the palms of his hands fell off from him, and only the stump or +fishy part of him remained. Thus, then, one of our own noble stamp, even +a whaleman, is the tutelary guardian of England; and by good rights, we +harpooneers of Nantucket should be enrolled in the most noble order +of St. George. And therefore, let not the knights of that honourable +company (none of whom, I venture to say, have ever had to do with a +whale like their great patron), let them never eye a Nantucketer with +disdain, since even in our woollen frocks and tarred trowsers we are +much better entitled to St. George's decoration than they. + +Whether to admit Hercules among us or not, concerning this I long +remained dubious: for though according to the Greek mythologies, that +antique Crockett and Kit Carson--that brawny doer of rejoicing good +deeds, was swallowed down and thrown up by a whale; still, whether +that strictly makes a whaleman of him, that might be mooted. It nowhere +appears that he ever actually harpooned his fish, unless, indeed, +from the inside. Nevertheless, he may be deemed a sort of involuntary +whaleman; at any rate the whale caught him, if he did not the whale. I +claim him for one of our clan. + +But, by the best contradictory authorities, this Grecian story of +Hercules and the whale is considered to be derived from the still more +ancient Hebrew story of Jonah and the whale; and vice versa; certainly +they are very similar. If I claim the demigod then, why not the prophet? + +Nor do heroes, saints, demigods, and prophets alone comprise the whole +roll of our order. Our grand master is still to be named; for like royal +kings of old times, we find the head waters of our fraternity in nothing +short of the great gods themselves. That wondrous oriental story is now +to be rehearsed from the Shaster, which gives us the dread Vishnoo, one +of the three persons in the godhead of the Hindoos; gives us this divine +Vishnoo himself for our Lord;--Vishnoo, who, by the first of his ten +earthly incarnations, has for ever set apart and sanctified the whale. +When Brahma, or the God of Gods, saith the Shaster, resolved to recreate +the world after one of its periodical dissolutions, he gave birth to +Vishnoo, to preside over the work; but the Vedas, or mystical books, +whose perusal would seem to have been indispensable to Vishnoo before +beginning the creation, and which therefore must have contained +something in the shape of practical hints to young architects, these +Vedas were lying at the bottom of the waters; so Vishnoo became +incarnate in a whale, and sounding down in him to the uttermost depths, +rescued the sacred volumes. Was not this Vishnoo a whaleman, then? even +as a man who rides a horse is called a horseman? + +Perseus, St. George, Hercules, Jonah, and Vishnoo! there's a member-roll +for you! What club but the whaleman's can head off like that? + + + +CHAPTER 83. Jonah Historically Regarded. + + +Reference was made to the historical story of Jonah and the whale in the +preceding chapter. Now some Nantucketers rather distrust this historical +story of Jonah and the whale. But then there were some sceptical Greeks +and Romans, who, standing out from the orthodox pagans of their times, +equally doubted the story of Hercules and the whale, and Arion and the +dolphin; and yet their doubting those traditions did not make those +traditions one whit the less facts, for all that. + +One old Sag-Harbor whaleman's chief reason for questioning the Hebrew +story was this:--He had one of those quaint old-fashioned Bibles, +embellished with curious, unscientific plates; one of which represented +Jonah's whale with two spouts in his head--a peculiarity only true +with respect to a species of the Leviathan (the Right Whale, and the +varieties of that order), concerning which the fishermen have this +saying, "A penny roll would choke him"; his swallow is so very small. +But, to this, Bishop Jebb's anticipative answer is ready. It is not +necessary, hints the Bishop, that we consider Jonah as tombed in the +whale's belly, but as temporarily lodged in some part of his mouth. And +this seems reasonable enough in the good Bishop. For truly, the +Right Whale's mouth would accommodate a couple of whist-tables, and +comfortably seat all the players. Possibly, too, Jonah might have +ensconced himself in a hollow tooth; but, on second thoughts, the Right +Whale is toothless. + +Another reason which Sag-Harbor (he went by that name) urged for his +want of faith in this matter of the prophet, was something obscurely in +reference to his incarcerated body and the whale's gastric juices. But +this objection likewise falls to the ground, because a German exegetist +supposes that Jonah must have taken refuge in the floating body of a +DEAD whale--even as the French soldiers in the Russian campaign turned +their dead horses into tents, and crawled into them. Besides, it has +been divined by other continental commentators, that when Jonah was +thrown overboard from the Joppa ship, he straightway effected his escape +to another vessel near by, some vessel with a whale for a figure-head; +and, I would add, possibly called "The Whale," as some craft are +nowadays christened the "Shark," the "Gull," the "Eagle." Nor have there +been wanting learned exegetists who have opined that the whale mentioned +in the book of Jonah merely meant a life-preserver--an inflated bag +of wind--which the endangered prophet swam to, and so was saved from a +watery doom. Poor Sag-Harbor, therefore, seems worsted all round. But +he had still another reason for his want of faith. It was this, if I +remember right: Jonah was swallowed by the whale in the Mediterranean +Sea, and after three days he was vomited up somewhere within three days' +journey of Nineveh, a city on the Tigris, very much more than three +days' journey across from the nearest point of the Mediterranean coast. +How is that? + +But was there no other way for the whale to land the prophet within that +short distance of Nineveh? Yes. He might have carried him round by the +way of the Cape of Good Hope. But not to speak of the passage through +the whole length of the Mediterranean, and another passage up the +Persian Gulf and Red Sea, such a supposition would involve the complete +circumnavigation of all Africa in three days, not to speak of the Tigris +waters, near the site of Nineveh, being too shallow for any whale to +swim in. Besides, this idea of Jonah's weathering the Cape of Good Hope +at so early a day would wrest the honour of the discovery of that great +headland from Bartholomew Diaz, its reputed discoverer, and so make +modern history a liar. + +But all these foolish arguments of old Sag-Harbor only evinced his +foolish pride of reason--a thing still more reprehensible in him, seeing +that he had but little learning except what he had picked up from the +sun and the sea. I say it only shows his foolish, impious pride, and +abominable, devilish rebellion against the reverend clergy. For by a +Portuguese Catholic priest, this very idea of Jonah's going to Nineveh +via the Cape of Good Hope was advanced as a signal magnification of +the general miracle. And so it was. Besides, to this day, the highly +enlightened Turks devoutly believe in the historical story of Jonah. And +some three centuries ago, an English traveller in old Harris's Voyages, +speaks of a Turkish Mosque built in honour of Jonah, in which Mosque was +a miraculous lamp that burnt without any oil. + + + +CHAPTER 84. Pitchpoling. + + +To make them run easily and swiftly, the axles of carriages are +anointed; and for much the same purpose, some whalers perform an +analogous operation upon their boat; they grease the bottom. Nor is it +to be doubted that as such a procedure can do no harm, it may possibly +be of no contemptible advantage; considering that oil and water are +hostile; that oil is a sliding thing, and that the object in view is to +make the boat slide bravely. Queequeg believed strongly in anointing +his boat, and one morning not long after the German ship Jungfrau +disappeared, took more than customary pains in that occupation; crawling +under its bottom, where it hung over the side, and rubbing in the +unctuousness as though diligently seeking to insure a crop of hair from +the craft's bald keel. He seemed to be working in obedience to some +particular presentiment. Nor did it remain unwarranted by the event. + +Towards noon whales were raised; but so soon as the ship sailed down to +them, they turned and fled with swift precipitancy; a disordered flight, +as of Cleopatra's barges from Actium. + +Nevertheless, the boats pursued, and Stubb's was foremost. By great +exertion, Tashtego at last succeeded in planting one iron; but the +stricken whale, without at all sounding, still continued his horizontal +flight, with added fleetness. Such unintermitted strainings upon the +planted iron must sooner or later inevitably extract it. It became +imperative to lance the flying whale, or be content to lose him. But +to haul the boat up to his flank was impossible, he swam so fast and +furious. What then remained? + +Of all the wondrous devices and dexterities, the sleights of hand and +countless subtleties, to which the veteran whaleman is so often forced, +none exceed that fine manoeuvre with the lance called pitchpoling. Small +sword, or broad sword, in all its exercises boasts nothing like it. It +is only indispensable with an inveterate running whale; its grand +fact and feature is the wonderful distance to which the long lance is +accurately darted from a violently rocking, jerking boat, under extreme +headway. Steel and wood included, the entire spear is some ten or twelve +feet in length; the staff is much slighter than that of the harpoon, +and also of a lighter material--pine. It is furnished with a small rope +called a warp, of considerable length, by which it can be hauled back to +the hand after darting. + +But before going further, it is important to mention here, that though +the harpoon may be pitchpoled in the same way with the lance, yet it +is seldom done; and when done, is still less frequently successful, +on account of the greater weight and inferior length of the harpoon as +compared with the lance, which in effect become serious drawbacks. As a +general thing, therefore, you must first get fast to a whale, before any +pitchpoling comes into play. + +Look now at Stubb; a man who from his humorous, deliberate coolness and +equanimity in the direst emergencies, was specially qualified to excel +in pitchpoling. Look at him; he stands upright in the tossed bow of the +flying boat; wrapt in fleecy foam, the towing whale is forty feet ahead. +Handling the long lance lightly, glancing twice or thrice along its +length to see if it be exactly straight, Stubb whistlingly gathers up +the coil of the warp in one hand, so as to secure its free end in his +grasp, leaving the rest unobstructed. Then holding the lance full before +his waistband's middle, he levels it at the whale; when, covering +him with it, he steadily depresses the butt-end in his hand, thereby +elevating the point till the weapon stands fairly balanced upon his +palm, fifteen feet in the air. He minds you somewhat of a juggler, +balancing a long staff on his chin. Next moment with a rapid, nameless +impulse, in a superb lofty arch the bright steel spans the foaming +distance, and quivers in the life spot of the whale. Instead of +sparkling water, he now spouts red blood. + +"That drove the spigot out of him!" cried Stubb. "'Tis July's immortal +Fourth; all fountains must run wine today! Would now, it were old +Orleans whiskey, or old Ohio, or unspeakable old Monongahela! Then, +Tashtego, lad, I'd have ye hold a canakin to the jet, and we'd drink +round it! Yea, verily, hearts alive, we'd brew choice punch in the +spread of his spout-hole there, and from that live punch-bowl quaff the +living stuff." + +Again and again to such gamesome talk, the dexterous dart is repeated, +the spear returning to its master like a greyhound held in skilful +leash. The agonized whale goes into his flurry; the tow-line is +slackened, and the pitchpoler dropping astern, folds his hands, and +mutely watches the monster die. + + + +CHAPTER 85. The Fountain. + + +That for six thousand years--and no one knows how many millions of ages +before--the great whales should have been spouting all over the sea, +and sprinkling and mistifying the gardens of the deep, as with so +many sprinkling or mistifying pots; and that for some centuries back, +thousands of hunters should have been close by the fountain of the +whale, watching these sprinklings and spoutings--that all this should +be, and yet, that down to this blessed minute (fifteen and a quarter +minutes past one o'clock P.M. of this sixteenth day of December, A.D. +1851), it should still remain a problem, whether these spoutings +are, after all, really water, or nothing but vapour--this is surely a +noteworthy thing. + +Let us, then, look at this matter, along with some interesting items +contingent. Every one knows that by the peculiar cunning of their +gills, the finny tribes in general breathe the air which at all times is +combined with the element in which they swim; hence, a herring or a cod +might live a century, and never once raise its head above the surface. +But owing to his marked internal structure which gives him regular +lungs, like a human being's, the whale can only live by inhaling the +disengaged air in the open atmosphere. Wherefore the necessity for +his periodical visits to the upper world. But he cannot in any degree +breathe through his mouth, for, in his ordinary attitude, the Sperm +Whale's mouth is buried at least eight feet beneath the surface; and +what is still more, his windpipe has no connexion with his mouth. No, he +breathes through his spiracle alone; and this is on the top of his head. + +If I say, that in any creature breathing is only a function +indispensable to vitality, inasmuch as it withdraws from the air a +certain element, which being subsequently brought into contact with the +blood imparts to the blood its vivifying principle, I do not think I +shall err; though I may possibly use some superfluous scientific words. +Assume it, and it follows that if all the blood in a man could be +aerated with one breath, he might then seal up his nostrils and not +fetch another for a considerable time. That is to say, he would then +live without breathing. Anomalous as it may seem, this is precisely the +case with the whale, who systematically lives, by intervals, his full +hour and more (when at the bottom) without drawing a single breath, or +so much as in any way inhaling a particle of air; for, remember, he has +no gills. How is this? Between his ribs and on each side of his spine +he is supplied with a remarkable involved Cretan labyrinth of +vermicelli-like vessels, which vessels, when he quits the surface, are +completely distended with oxygenated blood. So that for an hour or more, +a thousand fathoms in the sea, he carries a surplus stock of vitality in +him, just as the camel crossing the waterless desert carries a surplus +supply of drink for future use in its four supplementary stomachs. +The anatomical fact of this labyrinth is indisputable; and that the +supposition founded upon it is reasonable and true, seems the more +cogent to me, when I consider the otherwise inexplicable obstinacy of +that leviathan in HAVING HIS SPOUTINGS OUT, as the fishermen phrase +it. This is what I mean. If unmolested, upon rising to the surface, the +Sperm Whale will continue there for a period of time exactly uniform +with all his other unmolested risings. Say he stays eleven minutes, and +jets seventy times, that is, respires seventy breaths; then whenever he +rises again, he will be sure to have his seventy breaths over again, to +a minute. Now, if after he fetches a few breaths you alarm him, so that +he sounds, he will be always dodging up again to make good his regular +allowance of air. And not till those seventy breaths are told, will he +finally go down to stay out his full term below. Remark, however, that +in different individuals these rates are different; but in any one +they are alike. Now, why should the whale thus insist upon having his +spoutings out, unless it be to replenish his reservoir of air, ere +descending for good? How obvious is it, too, that this necessity for the +whale's rising exposes him to all the fatal hazards of the chase. For +not by hook or by net could this vast leviathan be caught, when sailing +a thousand fathoms beneath the sunlight. Not so much thy skill, then, O +hunter, as the great necessities that strike the victory to thee! + +In man, breathing is incessantly going on--one breath only serving +for two or three pulsations; so that whatever other business he has to +attend to, waking or sleeping, breathe he must, or die he will. But the +Sperm Whale only breathes about one seventh or Sunday of his time. + +It has been said that the whale only breathes through his spout-hole; if +it could truthfully be added that his spouts are mixed with water, then +I opine we should be furnished with the reason why his sense of smell +seems obliterated in him; for the only thing about him that at all +answers to his nose is that identical spout-hole; and being so clogged +with two elements, it could not be expected to have the power of +smelling. But owing to the mystery of the spout--whether it be water or +whether it be vapour--no absolute certainty can as yet be arrived at on +this head. Sure it is, nevertheless, that the Sperm Whale has no proper +olfactories. But what does he want of them? No roses, no violets, no +Cologne-water in the sea. + +Furthermore, as his windpipe solely opens into the tube of his spouting +canal, and as that long canal--like the grand Erie Canal--is furnished +with a sort of locks (that open and shut) for the downward retention of +air or the upward exclusion of water, therefore the whale has no voice; +unless you insult him by saying, that when he so strangely rumbles, +he talks through his nose. But then again, what has the whale to say? +Seldom have I known any profound being that had anything to say to +this world, unless forced to stammer out something by way of getting a +living. Oh! happy that the world is such an excellent listener! + +Now, the spouting canal of the Sperm Whale, chiefly intended as it +is for the conveyance of air, and for several feet laid along, +horizontally, just beneath the upper surface of his head, and a little +to one side; this curious canal is very much like a gas-pipe laid down +in a city on one side of a street. But the question returns whether this +gas-pipe is also a water-pipe; in other words, whether the spout of the +Sperm Whale is the mere vapour of the exhaled breath, or whether that +exhaled breath is mixed with water taken in at the mouth, and +discharged through the spiracle. It is certain that the mouth indirectly +communicates with the spouting canal; but it cannot be proved that this +is for the purpose of discharging water through the spiracle. Because +the greatest necessity for so doing would seem to be, when in feeding he +accidentally takes in water. But the Sperm Whale's food is far beneath +the surface, and there he cannot spout even if he would. Besides, if +you regard him very closely, and time him with your watch, you will find +that when unmolested, there is an undeviating rhyme between the periods +of his jets and the ordinary periods of respiration. + +But why pester one with all this reasoning on the subject? Speak out! +You have seen him spout; then declare what the spout is; can you not +tell water from air? My dear sir, in this world it is not so easy to +settle these plain things. I have ever found your plain things the +knottiest of all. And as for this whale spout, you might almost stand in +it, and yet be undecided as to what it is precisely. + +The central body of it is hidden in the snowy sparkling mist enveloping +it; and how can you certainly tell whether any water falls from it, +when, always, when you are close enough to a whale to get a close view +of his spout, he is in a prodigious commotion, the water cascading +all around him. And if at such times you should think that you really +perceived drops of moisture in the spout, how do you know that they are +not merely condensed from its vapour; or how do you know that they +are not those identical drops superficially lodged in the spout-hole +fissure, which is countersunk into the summit of the whale's head? For +even when tranquilly swimming through the mid-day sea in a calm, with +his elevated hump sun-dried as a dromedary's in the desert; even then, +the whale always carries a small basin of water on his head, as under +a blazing sun you will sometimes see a cavity in a rock filled up with +rain. + +Nor is it at all prudent for the hunter to be over curious touching the +precise nature of the whale spout. It will not do for him to be peering +into it, and putting his face in it. You cannot go with your pitcher to +this fountain and fill it, and bring it away. For even when coming into +slight contact with the outer, vapoury shreds of the jet, which will +often happen, your skin will feverishly smart, from the acridness of +the thing so touching it. And I know one, who coming into still closer +contact with the spout, whether with some scientific object in view, +or otherwise, I cannot say, the skin peeled off from his cheek and arm. +Wherefore, among whalemen, the spout is deemed poisonous; they try to +evade it. Another thing; I have heard it said, and I do not much doubt +it, that if the jet is fairly spouted into your eyes, it will blind you. +The wisest thing the investigator can do then, it seems to me, is to let +this deadly spout alone. + +Still, we can hypothesize, even if we cannot prove and establish. My +hypothesis is this: that the spout is nothing but mist. And besides +other reasons, to this conclusion I am impelled, by considerations +touching the great inherent dignity and sublimity of the Sperm Whale; +I account him no common, shallow being, inasmuch as it is an undisputed +fact that he is never found on soundings, or near shores; all other +whales sometimes are. He is both ponderous and profound. And I am +convinced that from the heads of all ponderous profound beings, such as +Plato, Pyrrho, the Devil, Jupiter, Dante, and so on, there always goes +up a certain semi-visible steam, while in the act of thinking deep +thoughts. While composing a little treatise on Eternity, I had the +curiosity to place a mirror before me; and ere long saw reflected there, +a curious involved worming and undulation in the atmosphere over my +head. The invariable moisture of my hair, while plunged in deep thought, +after six cups of hot tea in my thin shingled attic, of an August noon; +this seems an additional argument for the above supposition. + +And how nobly it raises our conceit of the mighty, misty monster, to +behold him solemnly sailing through a calm tropical sea; his vast, mild +head overhung by a canopy of vapour, engendered by his incommunicable +contemplations, and that vapour--as you will sometimes see it--glorified +by a rainbow, as if Heaven itself had put its seal upon his thoughts. +For, d'ye see, rainbows do not visit the clear air; they only irradiate +vapour. And so, through all the thick mists of the dim doubts in my +mind, divine intuitions now and then shoot, enkindling my fog with a +heavenly ray. And for this I thank God; for all have doubts; many deny; +but doubts or denials, few along with them, have intuitions. Doubts +of all things earthly, and intuitions of some things heavenly; this +combination makes neither believer nor infidel, but makes a man who +regards them both with equal eye. + + + +CHAPTER 86. The Tail. + + +Other poets have warbled the praises of the soft eye of the antelope, +and the lovely plumage of the bird that never alights; less celestial, I +celebrate a tail. + +Reckoning the largest sized Sperm Whale's tail to begin at that point of +the trunk where it tapers to about the girth of a man, it comprises +upon its upper surface alone, an area of at least fifty square feet. The +compact round body of its root expands into two broad, firm, flat palms +or flukes, gradually shoaling away to less than an inch in thickness. +At the crotch or junction, these flukes slightly overlap, then sideways +recede from each other like wings, leaving a wide vacancy between. In +no living thing are the lines of beauty more exquisitely defined than in +the crescentic borders of these flukes. At its utmost expansion in the +full grown whale, the tail will considerably exceed twenty feet across. + +The entire member seems a dense webbed bed of welded sinews; but cut +into it, and you find that three distinct strata compose it:--upper, +middle, and lower. The fibres in the upper and lower layers, are +long and horizontal; those of the middle one, very short, and running +crosswise between the outside layers. This triune structure, as much as +anything else, imparts power to the tail. To the student of old Roman +walls, the middle layer will furnish a curious parallel to the thin +course of tiles always alternating with the stone in those wonderful +relics of the antique, and which undoubtedly contribute so much to the +great strength of the masonry. + +But as if this vast local power in the tendinous tail were not enough, +the whole bulk of the leviathan is knit over with a warp and woof of +muscular fibres and filaments, which passing on either side the loins +and running down into the flukes, insensibly blend with them, and +largely contribute to their might; so that in the tail the confluent +measureless force of the whole whale seems concentrated to a point. +Could annihilation occur to matter, this were the thing to do it. + +Nor does this--its amazing strength, at all tend to cripple the graceful +flexion of its motions; where infantileness of ease undulates through +a Titanism of power. On the contrary, those motions derive their most +appalling beauty from it. Real strength never impairs beauty or harmony, +but it often bestows it; and in everything imposingly beautiful, +strength has much to do with the magic. Take away the tied tendons that +all over seem bursting from the marble in the carved Hercules, and its +charm would be gone. As devout Eckerman lifted the linen sheet from the +naked corpse of Goethe, he was overwhelmed with the massive chest of the +man, that seemed as a Roman triumphal arch. When Angelo paints even God +the Father in human form, mark what robustness is there. And whatever +they may reveal of the divine love in the Son, the soft, curled, +hermaphroditical Italian pictures, in which his idea has been most +successfully embodied; these pictures, so destitute as they are of all +brawniness, hint nothing of any power, but the mere negative, feminine +one of submission and endurance, which on all hands it is conceded, form +the peculiar practical virtues of his teachings. + +Such is the subtle elasticity of the organ I treat of, that whether +wielded in sport, or in earnest, or in anger, whatever be the mood it +be in, its flexions are invariably marked by exceeding grace. Therein no +fairy's arm can transcend it. + +Five great motions are peculiar to it. First, when used as a fin for +progression; Second, when used as a mace in battle; Third, in sweeping; +Fourth, in lobtailing; Fifth, in peaking flukes. + +First: Being horizontal in its position, the Leviathan's tail acts in +a different manner from the tails of all other sea creatures. It never +wriggles. In man or fish, wriggling is a sign of inferiority. To the +whale, his tail is the sole means of propulsion. Scroll-wise coiled +forwards beneath the body, and then rapidly sprung backwards, it is this +which gives that singular darting, leaping motion to the monster when +furiously swimming. His side-fins only serve to steer by. + +Second: It is a little significant, that while one sperm whale only +fights another sperm whale with his head and jaw, nevertheless, in his +conflicts with man, he chiefly and contemptuously uses his tail. In +striking at a boat, he swiftly curves away his flukes from it, and the +blow is only inflicted by the recoil. If it be made in the unobstructed +air, especially if it descend to its mark, the stroke is then simply +irresistible. No ribs of man or boat can withstand it. Your only +salvation lies in eluding it; but if it comes sideways through the +opposing water, then partly owing to the light buoyancy of the whale +boat, and the elasticity of its materials, a cracked rib or a dashed +plank or two, a sort of stitch in the side, is generally the most +serious result. These submerged side blows are so often received in the +fishery, that they are accounted mere child's play. Some one strips off +a frock, and the hole is stopped. + +Third: I cannot demonstrate it, but it seems to me, that in the whale +the sense of touch is concentrated in the tail; for in this respect +there is a delicacy in it only equalled by the daintiness of the +elephant's trunk. This delicacy is chiefly evinced in the action of +sweeping, when in maidenly gentleness the whale with a certain soft +slowness moves his immense flukes from side to side upon the surface +of the sea; and if he feel but a sailor's whisker, woe to that sailor, +whiskers and all. What tenderness there is in that preliminary touch! +Had this tail any prehensile power, I should straightway bethink me of +Darmonodes' elephant that so frequented the flower-market, and with +low salutations presented nosegays to damsels, and then caressed their +zones. On more accounts than one, a pity it is that the whale does not +possess this prehensile virtue in his tail; for I have heard of yet +another elephant, that when wounded in the fight, curved round his trunk +and extracted the dart. + +Fourth: Stealing unawares upon the whale in the fancied security of the +middle of solitary seas, you find him unbent from the vast corpulence +of his dignity, and kitten-like, he plays on the ocean as if it were a +hearth. But still you see his power in his play. The broad palms of +his tail are flirted high into the air; then smiting the surface, the +thunderous concussion resounds for miles. You would almost think a great +gun had been discharged; and if you noticed the light wreath of vapour +from the spiracle at his other extremity, you would think that that was +the smoke from the touch-hole. + +Fifth: As in the ordinary floating posture of the leviathan the flukes +lie considerably below the level of his back, they are then completely +out of sight beneath the surface; but when he is about to plunge into +the deeps, his entire flukes with at least thirty feet of his body are +tossed erect in the air, and so remain vibrating a moment, till they +downwards shoot out of view. Excepting the sublime BREACH--somewhere +else to be described--this peaking of the whale's flukes is perhaps the +grandest sight to be seen in all animated nature. Out of the bottomless +profundities the gigantic tail seems spasmodically snatching at the +highest heaven. So in dreams, have I seen majestic Satan thrusting forth +his tormented colossal claw from the flame Baltic of Hell. But in +gazing at such scenes, it is all in all what mood you are in; if in +the Dantean, the devils will occur to you; if in that of Isaiah, the +archangels. Standing at the mast-head of my ship during a sunrise that +crimsoned sky and sea, I once saw a large herd of whales in the east, +all heading towards the sun, and for a moment vibrating in concert with +peaked flukes. As it seemed to me at the time, such a grand embodiment +of adoration of the gods was never beheld, even in Persia, the home of +the fire worshippers. As Ptolemy Philopater testified of the African +elephant, I then testified of the whale, pronouncing him the most devout +of all beings. For according to King Juba, the military elephants of +antiquity often hailed the morning with their trunks uplifted in the +profoundest silence. + +The chance comparison in this chapter, between the whale and the +elephant, so far as some aspects of the tail of the one and the trunk +of the other are concerned, should not tend to place those two +opposite organs on an equality, much less the creatures to which they +respectively belong. For as the mightiest elephant is but a terrier +to Leviathan, so, compared with Leviathan's tail, his trunk is but the +stalk of a lily. The most direful blow from the elephant's trunk were as +the playful tap of a fan, compared with the measureless crush and crash +of the sperm whale's ponderous flukes, which in repeated instances have +one after the other hurled entire boats with all their oars and crews +into the air, very much as an Indian juggler tosses his balls.* + + +*Though all comparison in the way of general bulk between the whale +and the elephant is preposterous, inasmuch as in that particular the +elephant stands in much the same respect to the whale that a dog does to +the elephant; nevertheless, there are not wanting some points of curious +similitude; among these is the spout. It is well known that the elephant +will often draw up water or dust in his trunk, and then elevating it, +jet it forth in a stream. + + +The more I consider this mighty tail, the more do I deplore my inability +to express it. At times there are gestures in it, which, though they +would well grace the hand of man, remain wholly inexplicable. In an +extensive herd, so remarkable, occasionally, are these mystic gestures, +that I have heard hunters who have declared them akin to Free-Mason +signs and symbols; that the whale, indeed, by these methods +intelligently conversed with the world. Nor are there wanting other +motions of the whale in his general body, full of strangeness, and +unaccountable to his most experienced assailant. Dissect him how I may, +then, I but go skin deep; I know him not, and never will. But if I know +not even the tail of this whale, how understand his head? much more, +how comprehend his face, when face he has none? Thou shalt see my back +parts, my tail, he seems to say, but my face shall not be seen. But I +cannot completely make out his back parts; and hint what he will about +his face, I say again he has no face. + + + +CHAPTER 87. The Grand Armada. + + +The long and narrow peninsula of Malacca, extending south-eastward from +the territories of Birmah, forms the most southerly point of all Asia. +In a continuous line from that peninsula stretch the long islands of +Sumatra, Java, Bally, and Timor; which, with many others, form a +vast mole, or rampart, lengthwise connecting Asia with Australia, +and dividing the long unbroken Indian ocean from the thickly studded +oriental archipelagoes. This rampart is pierced by several sally-ports +for the convenience of ships and whales; conspicuous among which are the +straits of Sunda and Malacca. By the straits of Sunda, chiefly, vessels +bound to China from the west, emerge into the China seas. + +Those narrow straits of Sunda divide Sumatra from Java; and standing +midway in that vast rampart of islands, buttressed by that bold green +promontory, known to seamen as Java Head; they not a little correspond +to the central gateway opening into some vast walled empire: and +considering the inexhaustible wealth of spices, and silks, and jewels, +and gold, and ivory, with which the thousand islands of that oriental +sea are enriched, it seems a significant provision of nature, that such +treasures, by the very formation of the land, should at least bear the +appearance, however ineffectual, of being guarded from the all-grasping +western world. The shores of the Straits of Sunda are unsupplied +with those domineering fortresses which guard the entrances to the +Mediterranean, the Baltic, and the Propontis. Unlike the Danes, these +Orientals do not demand the obsequious homage of lowered top-sails from +the endless procession of ships before the wind, which for centuries +past, by night and by day, have passed between the islands of Sumatra +and Java, freighted with the costliest cargoes of the east. But while +they freely waive a ceremonial like this, they do by no means renounce +their claim to more solid tribute. + +Time out of mind the piratical proas of the Malays, lurking among +the low shaded coves and islets of Sumatra, have sallied out upon the +vessels sailing through the straits, fiercely demanding tribute at the +point of their spears. Though by the repeated bloody chastisements they +have received at the hands of European cruisers, the audacity of these +corsairs has of late been somewhat repressed; yet, even at the present +day, we occasionally hear of English and American vessels, which, in +those waters, have been remorselessly boarded and pillaged. + +With a fair, fresh wind, the Pequod was now drawing nigh to these +straits; Ahab purposing to pass through them into the Javan sea, and +thence, cruising northwards, over waters known to be frequented here and +there by the Sperm Whale, sweep inshore by the Philippine Islands, and +gain the far coast of Japan, in time for the great whaling season there. +By these means, the circumnavigating Pequod would sweep almost all the +known Sperm Whale cruising grounds of the world, previous to descending +upon the Line in the Pacific; where Ahab, though everywhere else foiled +in his pursuit, firmly counted upon giving battle to Moby Dick, in the +sea he was most known to frequent; and at a season when he might most +reasonably be presumed to be haunting it. + +But how now? in this zoned quest, does Ahab touch no land? does his crew +drink air? Surely, he will stop for water. Nay. For a long time, now, +the circus-running sun has raced within his fiery ring, and needs +no sustenance but what's in himself. So Ahab. Mark this, too, in the +whaler. While other hulls are loaded down with alien stuff, to be +transferred to foreign wharves; the world-wandering whale-ship carries +no cargo but herself and crew, their weapons and their wants. She has a +whole lake's contents bottled in her ample hold. She is ballasted with +utilities; not altogether with unusable pig-lead and kentledge. She +carries years' water in her. Clear old prime Nantucket water; which, +when three years afloat, the Nantucketer, in the Pacific, prefers to +drink before the brackish fluid, but yesterday rafted off in casks, from +the Peruvian or Indian streams. Hence it is, that, while other ships may +have gone to China from New York, and back again, touching at a score +of ports, the whale-ship, in all that interval, may not have sighted +one grain of soil; her crew having seen no man but floating seamen like +themselves. So that did you carry them the news that another flood had +come; they would only answer--"Well, boys, here's the ark!" + +Now, as many Sperm Whales had been captured off the western coast of +Java, in the near vicinity of the Straits of Sunda; indeed, as most of +the ground, roundabout, was generally recognised by the fishermen as an +excellent spot for cruising; therefore, as the Pequod gained more +and more upon Java Head, the look-outs were repeatedly hailed, and +admonished to keep wide awake. But though the green palmy cliffs of the +land soon loomed on the starboard bow, and with delighted nostrils +the fresh cinnamon was snuffed in the air, yet not a single jet was +descried. Almost renouncing all thought of falling in with any game +hereabouts, the ship had well nigh entered the straits, when the +customary cheering cry was heard from aloft, and ere long a spectacle of +singular magnificence saluted us. + +But here be it premised, that owing to the unwearied activity with which +of late they have been hunted over all four oceans, the Sperm Whales, +instead of almost invariably sailing in small detached companies, as in +former times, are now frequently met with in extensive herds, sometimes +embracing so great a multitude, that it would almost seem as if +numerous nations of them had sworn solemn league and covenant for mutual +assistance and protection. To this aggregation of the Sperm Whale into +such immense caravans, may be imputed the circumstance that even in the +best cruising grounds, you may now sometimes sail for weeks and months +together, without being greeted by a single spout; and then be suddenly +saluted by what sometimes seems thousands on thousands. + +Broad on both bows, at the distance of some two or three miles, and +forming a great semicircle, embracing one half of the level horizon, +a continuous chain of whale-jets were up-playing and sparkling in the +noon-day air. Unlike the straight perpendicular twin-jets of the Right +Whale, which, dividing at top, fall over in two branches, like the cleft +drooping boughs of a willow, the single forward-slanting spout of the +Sperm Whale presents a thick curled bush of white mist, continually +rising and falling away to leeward. + +Seen from the Pequod's deck, then, as she would rise on a high hill of +the sea, this host of vapoury spouts, individually curling up into the +air, and beheld through a blending atmosphere of bluish haze, showed +like the thousand cheerful chimneys of some dense metropolis, descried +of a balmy autumnal morning, by some horseman on a height. + +As marching armies approaching an unfriendly defile in the mountains, +accelerate their march, all eagerness to place that perilous passage in +their rear, and once more expand in comparative security upon the plain; +even so did this vast fleet of whales now seem hurrying forward through +the straits; gradually contracting the wings of their semicircle, and +swimming on, in one solid, but still crescentic centre. + +Crowding all sail the Pequod pressed after them; the harpooneers +handling their weapons, and loudly cheering from the heads of their +yet suspended boats. If the wind only held, little doubt had they, that +chased through these Straits of Sunda, the vast host would only deploy +into the Oriental seas to witness the capture of not a few of their +number. And who could tell whether, in that congregated caravan, Moby +Dick himself might not temporarily be swimming, like the worshipped +white-elephant in the coronation procession of the Siamese! So with +stun-sail piled on stun-sail, we sailed along, driving these leviathans +before us; when, of a sudden, the voice of Tashtego was heard, loudly +directing attention to something in our wake. + +Corresponding to the crescent in our van, we beheld another in our rear. +It seemed formed of detached white vapours, rising and falling something +like the spouts of the whales; only they did not so completely come and +go; for they constantly hovered, without finally disappearing. Levelling +his glass at this sight, Ahab quickly revolved in his pivot-hole, +crying, "Aloft there, and rig whips and buckets to wet the +sails;--Malays, sir, and after us!" + +As if too long lurking behind the headlands, till the Pequod should +fairly have entered the straits, these rascally Asiatics were now in hot +pursuit, to make up for their over-cautious delay. But when the swift +Pequod, with a fresh leading wind, was herself in hot chase; how very +kind of these tawny philanthropists to assist in speeding her on to +her own chosen pursuit,--mere riding-whips and rowels to her, that they +were. As with glass under arm, Ahab to-and-fro paced the deck; in his +forward turn beholding the monsters he chased, and in the after one the +bloodthirsty pirates chasing him; some such fancy as the above seemed +his. And when he glanced upon the green walls of the watery defile in +which the ship was then sailing, and bethought him that through that +gate lay the route to his vengeance, and beheld, how that through that +same gate he was now both chasing and being chased to his deadly end; +and not only that, but a herd of remorseless wild pirates and +inhuman atheistical devils were infernally cheering him on with their +curses;--when all these conceits had passed through his brain, Ahab's +brow was left gaunt and ribbed, like the black sand beach after some +stormy tide has been gnawing it, without being able to drag the firm +thing from its place. + +But thoughts like these troubled very few of the reckless crew; and +when, after steadily dropping and dropping the pirates astern, the +Pequod at last shot by the vivid green Cockatoo Point on the Sumatra +side, emerging at last upon the broad waters beyond; then, the +harpooneers seemed more to grieve that the swift whales had been gaining +upon the ship, than to rejoice that the ship had so victoriously gained +upon the Malays. But still driving on in the wake of the whales, at +length they seemed abating their speed; gradually the ship neared them; +and the wind now dying away, word was passed to spring to the boats. But +no sooner did the herd, by some presumed wonderful instinct of the Sperm +Whale, become notified of the three keels that were after them,--though +as yet a mile in their rear,--than they rallied again, and forming +in close ranks and battalions, so that their spouts all looked like +flashing lines of stacked bayonets, moved on with redoubled velocity. + +Stripped to our shirts and drawers, we sprang to the white-ash, and +after several hours' pulling were almost disposed to renounce the chase, +when a general pausing commotion among the whales gave animating +token that they were now at last under the influence of that strange +perplexity of inert irresolution, which, when the fishermen perceive +it in the whale, they say he is gallied. The compact martial columns +in which they had been hitherto rapidly and steadily swimming, were now +broken up in one measureless rout; and like King Porus' elephants in the +Indian battle with Alexander, they seemed going mad with consternation. +In all directions expanding in vast irregular circles, and aimlessly +swimming hither and thither, by their short thick spoutings, they +plainly betrayed their distraction of panic. This was still more +strangely evinced by those of their number, who, completely paralysed +as it were, helplessly floated like water-logged dismantled ships on the +sea. Had these Leviathans been but a flock of simple sheep, pursued over +the pasture by three fierce wolves, they could not possibly have evinced +such excessive dismay. But this occasional timidity is characteristic +of almost all herding creatures. Though banding together in tens of +thousands, the lion-maned buffaloes of the West have fled before a +solitary horseman. Witness, too, all human beings, how when herded +together in the sheepfold of a theatre's pit, they will, at the +slightest alarm of fire, rush helter-skelter for the outlets, crowding, +trampling, jamming, and remorselessly dashing each other to death. Best, +therefore, withhold any amazement at the strangely gallied whales +before us, for there is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not +infinitely outdone by the madness of men. + +Though many of the whales, as has been said, were in violent motion, +yet it is to be observed that as a whole the herd neither advanced nor +retreated, but collectively remained in one place. As is customary in +those cases, the boats at once separated, each making for some one +lone whale on the outskirts of the shoal. In about three minutes' time, +Queequeg's harpoon was flung; the stricken fish darted blinding spray +in our faces, and then running away with us like light, steered straight +for the heart of the herd. Though such a movement on the part of the +whale struck under such circumstances, is in no wise unprecedented; and +indeed is almost always more or less anticipated; yet does it present +one of the more perilous vicissitudes of the fishery. For as the swift +monster drags you deeper and deeper into the frantic shoal, you bid +adieu to circumspect life and only exist in a delirious throb. + +As, blind and deaf, the whale plunged forward, as if by sheer power of +speed to rid himself of the iron leech that had fastened to him; as we +thus tore a white gash in the sea, on all sides menaced as we flew, by +the crazed creatures to and fro rushing about us; our beset boat was +like a ship mobbed by ice-isles in a tempest, and striving to steer +through their complicated channels and straits, knowing not at what +moment it may be locked in and crushed. + +But not a bit daunted, Queequeg steered us manfully; now sheering off +from this monster directly across our route in advance; now edging away +from that, whose colossal flukes were suspended overhead, while all the +time, Starbuck stood up in the bows, lance in hand, pricking out of our +way whatever whales he could reach by short darts, for there was no time +to make long ones. Nor were the oarsmen quite idle, though their wonted +duty was now altogether dispensed with. They chiefly attended to the +shouting part of the business. "Out of the way, Commodore!" cried one, +to a great dromedary that of a sudden rose bodily to the surface, +and for an instant threatened to swamp us. "Hard down with your tail, +there!" cried a second to another, which, close to our gunwale, seemed +calmly cooling himself with his own fan-like extremity. + +All whaleboats carry certain curious contrivances, originally invented +by the Nantucket Indians, called druggs. Two thick squares of wood +of equal size are stoutly clenched together, so that they cross each +other's grain at right angles; a line of considerable length is then +attached to the middle of this block, and the other end of the line +being looped, it can in a moment be fastened to a harpoon. It is chiefly +among gallied whales that this drugg is used. For then, more whales +are close round you than you can possibly chase at one time. But sperm +whales are not every day encountered; while you may, then, you must +kill all you can. And if you cannot kill them all at once, you must wing +them, so that they can be afterwards killed at your leisure. Hence it +is, that at times like these the drugg, comes into requisition. Our boat +was furnished with three of them. The first and second were successfully +darted, and we saw the whales staggeringly running off, fettered by the +enormous sidelong resistance of the towing drugg. They were cramped like +malefactors with the chain and ball. But upon flinging the third, in the +act of tossing overboard the clumsy wooden block, it caught under one +of the seats of the boat, and in an instant tore it out and carried it +away, dropping the oarsman in the boat's bottom as the seat slid from +under him. On both sides the sea came in at the wounded planks, but we +stuffed two or three drawers and shirts in, and so stopped the leaks for +the time. + +It had been next to impossible to dart these drugged-harpoons, were +it not that as we advanced into the herd, our whale's way greatly +diminished; moreover, that as we went still further and further from the +circumference of commotion, the direful disorders seemed waning. So that +when at last the jerking harpoon drew out, and the towing whale sideways +vanished; then, with the tapering force of his parting momentum, we +glided between two whales into the innermost heart of the shoal, as if +from some mountain torrent we had slid into a serene valley lake. Here +the storms in the roaring glens between the outermost whales, were heard +but not felt. In this central expanse the sea presented that smooth +satin-like surface, called a sleek, produced by the subtle moisture +thrown off by the whale in his more quiet moods. Yes, we were now +in that enchanted calm which they say lurks at the heart of every +commotion. And still in the distracted distance we beheld the tumults of +the outer concentric circles, and saw successive pods of whales, eight +or ten in each, swiftly going round and round, like multiplied spans of +horses in a ring; and so closely shoulder to shoulder, that a Titanic +circus-rider might easily have over-arched the middle ones, and so have +gone round on their backs. Owing to the density of the crowd of reposing +whales, more immediately surrounding the embayed axis of the herd, no +possible chance of escape was at present afforded us. We must watch for +a breach in the living wall that hemmed us in; the wall that had only +admitted us in order to shut us up. Keeping at the centre of the lake, +we were occasionally visited by small tame cows and calves; the women +and children of this routed host. + +Now, inclusive of the occasional wide intervals between the revolving +outer circles, and inclusive of the spaces between the various pods in +any one of those circles, the entire area at this juncture, embraced by +the whole multitude, must have contained at least two or three square +miles. At any rate--though indeed such a test at such a time might be +deceptive--spoutings might be discovered from our low boat that +seemed playing up almost from the rim of the horizon. I mention this +circumstance, because, as if the cows and calves had been purposely +locked up in this innermost fold; and as if the wide extent of the +herd had hitherto prevented them from learning the precise cause of its +stopping; or, possibly, being so young, unsophisticated, and every way +innocent and inexperienced; however it may have been, these smaller +whales--now and then visiting our becalmed boat from the margin of the +lake--evinced a wondrous fearlessness and confidence, or else a still +becharmed panic which it was impossible not to marvel at. Like household +dogs they came snuffling round us, right up to our gunwales, and +touching them; till it almost seemed that some spell had suddenly +domesticated them. Queequeg patted their foreheads; Starbuck scratched +their backs with his lance; but fearful of the consequences, for the +time refrained from darting it. + +But far beneath this wondrous world upon the surface, another and still +stranger world met our eyes as we gazed over the side. For, suspended +in those watery vaults, floated the forms of the nursing mothers of the +whales, and those that by their enormous girth seemed shortly to +become mothers. The lake, as I have hinted, was to a considerable depth +exceedingly transparent; and as human infants while suckling will calmly +and fixedly gaze away from the breast, as if leading two different +lives at the time; and while yet drawing mortal nourishment, be still +spiritually feasting upon some unearthly reminiscence;--even so did the +young of these whales seem looking up towards us, but not at us, as if +we were but a bit of Gulfweed in their new-born sight. Floating on their +sides, the mothers also seemed quietly eyeing us. One of these little +infants, that from certain queer tokens seemed hardly a day old, might +have measured some fourteen feet in length, and some six feet in +girth. He was a little frisky; though as yet his body seemed scarce yet +recovered from that irksome position it had so lately occupied in the +maternal reticule; where, tail to head, and all ready for the final +spring, the unborn whale lies bent like a Tartar's bow. The delicate +side-fins, and the palms of his flukes, still freshly retained the +plaited crumpled appearance of a baby's ears newly arrived from foreign +parts. + +"Line! line!" cried Queequeg, looking over the gunwale; "him fast! him +fast!--Who line him! Who struck?--Two whale; one big, one little!" + +"What ails ye, man?" cried Starbuck. + +"Look-e here," said Queequeg, pointing down. + +As when the stricken whale, that from the tub has reeled out hundreds of +fathoms of rope; as, after deep sounding, he floats up again, and shows +the slackened curling line buoyantly rising and spiralling towards the +air; so now, Starbuck saw long coils of the umbilical cord of Madame +Leviathan, by which the young cub seemed still tethered to its dam. Not +seldom in the rapid vicissitudes of the chase, this natural line, with +the maternal end loose, becomes entangled with the hempen one, so that +the cub is thereby trapped. Some of the subtlest secrets of the seas +seemed divulged to us in this enchanted pond. We saw young Leviathan +amours in the deep.* + + +*The sperm whale, as with all other species of the Leviathan, but unlike +most other fish, breeds indifferently at all seasons; after a gestation +which may probably be set down at nine months, producing but one at a +time; though in some few known instances giving birth to an Esau and +Jacob:--a contingency provided for in suckling by two teats, curiously +situated, one on each side of the anus; but the breasts themselves +extend upwards from that. When by chance these precious parts in a +nursing whale are cut by the hunter's lance, the mother's pouring milk +and blood rivallingly discolour the sea for rods. The milk is very sweet +and rich; it has been tasted by man; it might do well with strawberries. +When overflowing with mutual esteem, the whales salute MORE HOMINUM. + + +And thus, though surrounded by circle upon circle of consternations +and affrights, did these inscrutable creatures at the centre freely and +fearlessly indulge in all peaceful concernments; yea, serenely revelled +in dalliance and delight. But even so, amid the tornadoed Atlantic of +my being, do I myself still for ever centrally disport in mute calm; and +while ponderous planets of unwaning woe revolve round me, deep down and +deep inland there I still bathe me in eternal mildness of joy. + +Meanwhile, as we thus lay entranced, the occasional sudden frantic +spectacles in the distance evinced the activity of the other boats, +still engaged in drugging the whales on the frontier of the host; or +possibly carrying on the war within the first circle, where abundance of +room and some convenient retreats were afforded them. But the sight +of the enraged drugged whales now and then blindly darting to and fro +across the circles, was nothing to what at last met our eyes. It is +sometimes the custom when fast to a whale more than commonly powerful +and alert, to seek to hamstring him, as it were, by sundering or +maiming his gigantic tail-tendon. It is done by darting a short-handled +cutting-spade, to which is attached a rope for hauling it back again. +A whale wounded (as we afterwards learned) in this part, but not +effectually, as it seemed, had broken away from the boat, carrying along +with him half of the harpoon line; and in the extraordinary agony of +the wound, he was now dashing among the revolving circles like the lone +mounted desperado Arnold, at the battle of Saratoga, carrying dismay +wherever he went. + +But agonizing as was the wound of this whale, and an appalling spectacle +enough, any way; yet the peculiar horror with which he seemed to +inspire the rest of the herd, was owing to a cause which at first the +intervening distance obscured from us. But at length we perceived that +by one of the unimaginable accidents of the fishery, this whale had +become entangled in the harpoon-line that he towed; he had also run +away with the cutting-spade in him; and while the free end of the rope +attached to that weapon, had permanently caught in the coils of the +harpoon-line round his tail, the cutting-spade itself had worked loose +from his flesh. So that tormented to madness, he was now churning +through the water, violently flailing with his flexible tail, and +tossing the keen spade about him, wounding and murdering his own +comrades. + +This terrific object seemed to recall the whole herd from their +stationary fright. First, the whales forming the margin of our lake +began to crowd a little, and tumble against each other, as if lifted +by half spent billows from afar; then the lake itself began faintly to +heave and swell; the submarine bridal-chambers and nurseries vanished; +in more and more contracting orbits the whales in the more central +circles began to swim in thickening clusters. Yes, the long calm was +departing. A low advancing hum was soon heard; and then like to the +tumultuous masses of block-ice when the great river Hudson breaks up in +Spring, the entire host of whales came tumbling upon their inner centre, +as if to pile themselves up in one common mountain. Instantly Starbuck +and Queequeg changed places; Starbuck taking the stern. + +"Oars! Oars!" he intensely whispered, seizing the helm--"gripe your +oars, and clutch your souls, now! My God, men, stand by! Shove him off, +you Queequeg--the whale there!--prick him!--hit him! Stand up--stand +up, and stay so! Spring, men--pull, men; never mind their backs--scrape +them!--scrape away!" + +The boat was now all but jammed between two vast black bulks, leaving a +narrow Dardanelles between their long lengths. But by desperate endeavor +we at last shot into a temporary opening; then giving way rapidly, +and at the same time earnestly watching for another outlet. After many +similar hair-breadth escapes, we at last swiftly glided into what had +just been one of the outer circles, but now crossed by random whales, +all violently making for one centre. This lucky salvation was cheaply +purchased by the loss of Queequeg's hat, who, while standing in the bows +to prick the fugitive whales, had his hat taken clean from his head by +the air-eddy made by the sudden tossing of a pair of broad flukes close +by. + +Riotous and disordered as the universal commotion now was, it soon +resolved itself into what seemed a systematic movement; for having +clumped together at last in one dense body, they then renewed their +onward flight with augmented fleetness. Further pursuit was useless; but +the boats still lingered in their wake to pick up what drugged whales +might be dropped astern, and likewise to secure one which Flask had +killed and waifed. The waif is a pennoned pole, two or three of which +are carried by every boat; and which, when additional game is at hand, +are inserted upright into the floating body of a dead whale, both to +mark its place on the sea, and also as token of prior possession, should +the boats of any other ship draw near. + +The result of this lowering was somewhat illustrative of that sagacious +saying in the Fishery,--the more whales the less fish. Of all the +drugged whales only one was captured. The rest contrived to escape for +the time, but only to be taken, as will hereafter be seen, by some other +craft than the Pequod. + + + +CHAPTER 88. Schools and Schoolmasters. + + +The previous chapter gave account of an immense body or herd of Sperm +Whales, and there was also then given the probable cause inducing those +vast aggregations. + +Now, though such great bodies are at times encountered, yet, as must +have been seen, even at the present day, small detached bands are +occasionally observed, embracing from twenty to fifty individuals each. +Such bands are known as schools. They generally are of two sorts; those +composed almost entirely of females, and those mustering none but young +vigorous males, or bulls, as they are familiarly designated. + +In cavalier attendance upon the school of females, you invariably see a +male of full grown magnitude, but not old; who, upon any alarm, evinces +his gallantry by falling in the rear and covering the flight of his +ladies. In truth, this gentleman is a luxurious Ottoman, swimming about +over the watery world, surroundingly accompanied by all the solaces +and endearments of the harem. The contrast between this Ottoman and +his concubines is striking; because, while he is always of the largest +leviathanic proportions, the ladies, even at full growth, are not +more than one-third of the bulk of an average-sized male. They are +comparatively delicate, indeed; I dare say, not to exceed half a dozen +yards round the waist. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied, that upon the +whole they are hereditarily entitled to EMBONPOINT. + +It is very curious to watch this harem and its lord in their indolent +ramblings. Like fashionables, they are for ever on the move in leisurely +search of variety. You meet them on the Line in time for the full flower +of the Equatorial feeding season, having just returned, perhaps, from +spending the summer in the Northern seas, and so cheating summer of all +unpleasant weariness and warmth. By the time they have lounged up and +down the promenade of the Equator awhile, they start for the Oriental +waters in anticipation of the cool season there, and so evade the other +excessive temperature of the year. + +When serenely advancing on one of these journeys, if any strange +suspicious sights are seen, my lord whale keeps a wary eye on his +interesting family. Should any unwarrantably pert young Leviathan coming +that way, presume to draw confidentially close to one of the ladies, +with what prodigious fury the Bashaw assails him, and chases him away! +High times, indeed, if unprincipled young rakes like him are to be +permitted to invade the sanctity of domestic bliss; though do what the +Bashaw will, he cannot keep the most notorious Lothario out of his bed; +for, alas! all fish bed in common. As ashore, the ladies often cause the +most terrible duels among their rival admirers; just so with the whales, +who sometimes come to deadly battle, and all for love. They fence with +their long lower jaws, sometimes locking them together, and so striving +for the supremacy like elks that warringly interweave their antlers. Not +a few are captured having the deep scars of these encounters,--furrowed +heads, broken teeth, scolloped fins; and in some instances, wrenched and +dislocated mouths. + +But supposing the invader of domestic bliss to betake himself away at +the first rush of the harem's lord, then is it very diverting to watch +that lord. Gently he insinuates his vast bulk among them again and +revels there awhile, still in tantalizing vicinity to young Lothario, +like pious Solomon devoutly worshipping among his thousand concubines. +Granting other whales to be in sight, the fishermen will seldom give +chase to one of these Grand Turks; for these Grand Turks are too lavish +of their strength, and hence their unctuousness is small. As for the +sons and the daughters they beget, why, those sons and daughters must +take care of themselves; at least, with only the maternal help. For +like certain other omnivorous roving lovers that might be named, my Lord +Whale has no taste for the nursery, however much for the bower; and so, +being a great traveller, he leaves his anonymous babies all over the +world; every baby an exotic. In good time, nevertheless, as the ardour +of youth declines; as years and dumps increase; as reflection lends +her solemn pauses; in short, as a general lassitude overtakes the sated +Turk; then a love of ease and virtue supplants the love for maidens; our +Ottoman enters upon the impotent, repentant, admonitory stage of life, +forswears, disbands the harem, and grown to an exemplary, sulky old +soul, goes about all alone among the meridians and parallels saying his +prayers, and warning each young Leviathan from his amorous errors. + +Now, as the harem of whales is called by the fishermen a school, so +is the lord and master of that school technically known as the +schoolmaster. It is therefore not in strict character, however admirably +satirical, that after going to school himself, he should then go abroad +inculcating not what he learned there, but the folly of it. His title, +schoolmaster, would very naturally seem derived from the name bestowed +upon the harem itself, but some have surmised that the man who first +thus entitled this sort of Ottoman whale, must have read the memoirs of +Vidocq, and informed himself what sort of a country-schoolmaster that +famous Frenchman was in his younger days, and what was the nature of +those occult lessons he inculcated into some of his pupils. + +The same secludedness and isolation to which the schoolmaster whale +betakes himself in his advancing years, is true of all aged Sperm +Whales. Almost universally, a lone whale--as a solitary Leviathan is +called--proves an ancient one. Like venerable moss-bearded Daniel Boone, +he will have no one near him but Nature herself; and her he takes to +wife in the wilderness of waters, and the best of wives she is, though +she keeps so many moody secrets. + +The schools composing none but young and vigorous males, previously +mentioned, offer a strong contrast to the harem schools. For while +those female whales are characteristically timid, the young males, or +forty-barrel-bulls, as they call them, are by far the most pugnacious +of all Leviathans, and proverbially the most dangerous to encounter; +excepting those wondrous grey-headed, grizzled whales, sometimes met, +and these will fight you like grim fiends exasperated by a penal gout. + +The Forty-barrel-bull schools are larger than the harem schools. Like +a mob of young collegians, they are full of fight, fun, and wickedness, +tumbling round the world at such a reckless, rollicking rate, that no +prudent underwriter would insure them any more than he would a riotous +lad at Yale or Harvard. They soon relinquish this turbulence though, +and when about three-fourths grown, break up, and separately go about in +quest of settlements, that is, harems. + +Another point of difference between the male and female schools is +still more characteristic of the sexes. Say you strike a +Forty-barrel-bull--poor devil! all his comrades quit him. But strike +a member of the harem school, and her companions swim around her with +every token of concern, sometimes lingering so near her and so long, as +themselves to fall a prey. + + + +CHAPTER 89. Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish. + + +The allusion to the waif and waif-poles in the last chapter but one, +necessitates some account of the laws and regulations of the whale +fishery, of which the waif may be deemed the grand symbol and badge. + +It frequently happens that when several ships are cruising in company, +a whale may be struck by one vessel, then escape, and be finally killed +and captured by another vessel; and herein are indirectly comprised +many minor contingencies, all partaking of this one grand feature. For +example,--after a weary and perilous chase and capture of a whale, +the body may get loose from the ship by reason of a violent storm; and +drifting far away to leeward, be retaken by a second whaler, who, in a +calm, snugly tows it alongside, without risk of life or line. Thus +the most vexatious and violent disputes would often arise between +the fishermen, were there not some written or unwritten, universal, +undisputed law applicable to all cases. + +Perhaps the only formal whaling code authorized by legislative +enactment, was that of Holland. It was decreed by the States-General in +A.D. 1695. But though no other nation has ever had any written whaling +law, yet the American fishermen have been their own legislators and +lawyers in this matter. They have provided a system which for terse +comprehensiveness surpasses Justinian's Pandects and the By-laws of +the Chinese Society for the Suppression of Meddling with other People's +Business. Yes; these laws might be engraven on a Queen Anne's forthing, +or the barb of a harpoon, and worn round the neck, so small are they. + +I. A Fast-Fish belongs to the party fast to it. + +II. A Loose-Fish is fair game for anybody who can soonest catch it. + +But what plays the mischief with this masterly code is the admirable +brevity of it, which necessitates a vast volume of commentaries to +expound it. + +First: What is a Fast-Fish? Alive or dead a fish is technically fast, +when it is connected with an occupied ship or boat, by any medium at all +controllable by the occupant or occupants,--a mast, an oar, a nine-inch +cable, a telegraph wire, or a strand of cobweb, it is all the same. +Likewise a fish is technically fast when it bears a waif, or any other +recognised symbol of possession; so long as the party waifing it plainly +evince their ability at any time to take it alongside, as well as their +intention so to do. + +These are scientific commentaries; but the commentaries of the whalemen +themselves sometimes consist in hard words and harder knocks--the +Coke-upon-Littleton of the fist. True, among the more upright and +honourable whalemen allowances are always made for peculiar cases, +where it would be an outrageous moral injustice for one party to claim +possession of a whale previously chased or killed by another party. But +others are by no means so scrupulous. + +Some fifty years ago there was a curious case of whale-trover litigated +in England, wherein the plaintiffs set forth that after a hard chase of +a whale in the Northern seas; and when indeed they (the plaintiffs) had +succeeded in harpooning the fish; they were at last, through peril of +their lives, obliged to forsake not only their lines, but their boat +itself. Ultimately the defendants (the crew of another ship) came up +with the whale, struck, killed, seized, and finally appropriated it +before the very eyes of the plaintiffs. And when those defendants were +remonstrated with, their captain snapped his fingers in the plaintiffs' +teeth, and assured them that by way of doxology to the deed he had done, +he would now retain their line, harpoons, and boat, which had remained +attached to the whale at the time of the seizure. Wherefore the +plaintiffs now sued for the recovery of the value of their whale, line, +harpoons, and boat. + +Mr. Erskine was counsel for the defendants; Lord Ellenborough was +the judge. In the course of the defence, the witty Erskine went on +to illustrate his position, by alluding to a recent crim. con. +case, wherein a gentleman, after in vain trying to bridle his wife's +viciousness, had at last abandoned her upon the seas of life; but in +the course of years, repenting of that step, he instituted an action to +recover possession of her. Erskine was on the other side; and he +then supported it by saying, that though the gentleman had originally +harpooned the lady, and had once had her fast, and only by reason of the +great stress of her plunging viciousness, had at last abandoned her; yet +abandon her he did, so that she became a loose-fish; and therefore +when a subsequent gentleman re-harpooned her, the lady then became that +subsequent gentleman's property, along with whatever harpoon might have +been found sticking in her. + +Now in the present case Erskine contended that the examples of the whale +and the lady were reciprocally illustrative of each other. + +These pleadings, and the counter pleadings, being duly heard, the very +learned Judge in set terms decided, to wit,--That as for the boat, he +awarded it to the plaintiffs, because they had merely abandoned it +to save their lives; but that with regard to the controverted whale, +harpoons, and line, they belonged to the defendants; the whale, because +it was a Loose-Fish at the time of the final capture; and the harpoons +and line because when the fish made off with them, it (the fish) +acquired a property in those articles; and hence anybody who afterwards +took the fish had a right to them. Now the defendants afterwards took +the fish; ergo, the aforesaid articles were theirs. + +A common man looking at this decision of the very learned Judge, might +possibly object to it. But ploughed up to the primary rock of the +matter, the two great principles laid down in the twin whaling laws +previously quoted, and applied and elucidated by Lord Ellenborough in +the above cited case; these two laws touching Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish, +I say, will, on reflection, be found the fundamentals of all human +jurisprudence; for notwithstanding its complicated tracery of sculpture, +the Temple of the Law, like the Temple of the Philistines, has but two +props to stand on. + +Is it not a saying in every one's mouth, Possession is half of the law: +that is, regardless of how the thing came into possession? But often +possession is the whole of the law. What are the sinews and souls of +Russian serfs and Republican slaves but Fast-Fish, whereof possession is +the whole of the law? What to the rapacious landlord is the widow's last +mite but a Fast-Fish? What is yonder undetected villain's marble mansion +with a door-plate for a waif; what is that but a Fast-Fish? What is the +ruinous discount which Mordecai, the broker, gets from poor Woebegone, +the bankrupt, on a loan to keep Woebegone's family from starvation; +what is that ruinous discount but a Fast-Fish? What is the Archbishop of +Savesoul's income of L100,000 seized from the scant bread and cheese +of hundreds of thousands of broken-backed laborers (all sure of heaven +without any of Savesoul's help) what is that globular L100,000 but a +Fast-Fish? What are the Duke of Dunder's hereditary towns and hamlets +but Fast-Fish? What to that redoubted harpooneer, John Bull, is poor +Ireland, but a Fast-Fish? What to that apostolic lancer, Brother +Jonathan, is Texas but a Fast-Fish? And concerning all these, is not +Possession the whole of the law? + +But if the doctrine of Fast-Fish be pretty generally applicable, +the kindred doctrine of Loose-Fish is still more widely so. That is +internationally and universally applicable. + +What was America in 1492 but a Loose-Fish, in which Columbus struck the +Spanish standard by way of waifing it for his royal master and mistress? +What was Poland to the Czar? What Greece to the Turk? What India +to England? What at last will Mexico be to the United States? All +Loose-Fish. + +What are the Rights of Man and the Liberties of the World but +Loose-Fish? What all men's minds and opinions but Loose-Fish? What is +the principle of religious belief in them but a Loose-Fish? What to +the ostentatious smuggling verbalists are the thoughts of thinkers but +Loose-Fish? What is the great globe itself but a Loose-Fish? And what +are you, reader, but a Loose-Fish and a Fast-Fish, too? + + + +CHAPTER 90. Heads or Tails. + + +"De balena vero sufficit, si rex habeat caput, et regina caudam." +BRACTON, L. 3, C. 3. + + +Latin from the books of the Laws of England, which taken along with the +context, means, that of all whales captured by anybody on the coast of +that land, the King, as Honourary Grand Harpooneer, must have the head, +and the Queen be respectfully presented with the tail. A division which, +in the whale, is much like halving an apple; there is no intermediate +remainder. Now as this law, under a modified form, is to this day in +force in England; and as it offers in various respects a strange anomaly +touching the general law of Fast and Loose-Fish, it is here treated of +in a separate chapter, on the same courteous principle that prompts +the English railways to be at the expense of a separate car, specially +reserved for the accommodation of royalty. In the first place, in +curious proof of the fact that the above-mentioned law is still in +force, I proceed to lay before you a circumstance that happened within +the last two years. + +It seems that some honest mariners of Dover, or Sandwich, or some one +of the Cinque Ports, had after a hard chase succeeded in killing and +beaching a fine whale which they had originally descried afar off from +the shore. Now the Cinque Ports are partially or somehow under the +jurisdiction of a sort of policeman or beadle, called a Lord Warden. +Holding the office directly from the crown, I believe, all the royal +emoluments incident to the Cinque Port territories become by assignment +his. By some writers this office is called a sinecure. But not so. +Because the Lord Warden is busily employed at times in fobbing his +perquisites; which are his chiefly by virtue of that same fobbing of +them. + +Now when these poor sun-burnt mariners, bare-footed, and with their +trowsers rolled high up on their eely legs, had wearily hauled their fat +fish high and dry, promising themselves a good L150 from the precious +oil and bone; and in fantasy sipping rare tea with their wives, and good +ale with their cronies, upon the strength of their respective shares; up +steps a very learned and most Christian and charitable gentleman, with +a copy of Blackstone under his arm; and laying it upon the whale's head, +he says--"Hands off! this fish, my masters, is a Fast-Fish. I seize it +as the Lord Warden's." Upon this the poor mariners in their respectful +consternation--so truly English--knowing not what to say, fall to +vigorously scratching their heads all round; meanwhile ruefully glancing +from the whale to the stranger. But that did in nowise mend the matter, +or at all soften the hard heart of the learned gentleman with the copy +of Blackstone. At length one of them, after long scratching about for +his ideas, made bold to speak, + +"Please, sir, who is the Lord Warden?" + +"The Duke." + +"But the duke had nothing to do with taking this fish?" + +"It is his." + +"We have been at great trouble, and peril, and some expense, and is +all that to go to the Duke's benefit; we getting nothing at all for our +pains but our blisters?" + +"It is his." + +"Is the Duke so very poor as to be forced to this desperate mode of +getting a livelihood?" + +"It is his." + +"I thought to relieve my old bed-ridden mother by part of my share of +this whale." + +"It is his." + +"Won't the Duke be content with a quarter or a half?" + +"It is his." + +In a word, the whale was seized and sold, and his Grace the Duke of +Wellington received the money. Thinking that viewed in some particular +lights, the case might by a bare possibility in some small degree be +deemed, under the circumstances, a rather hard one, an honest clergyman +of the town respectfully addressed a note to his Grace, begging him to +take the case of those unfortunate mariners into full consideration. To +which my Lord Duke in substance replied (both letters were published) +that he had already done so, and received the money, and would be +obliged to the reverend gentleman if for the future he (the reverend +gentleman) would decline meddling with other people's business. Is +this the still militant old man, standing at the corners of the three +kingdoms, on all hands coercing alms of beggars? + +It will readily be seen that in this case the alleged right of the +Duke to the whale was a delegated one from the Sovereign. We must needs +inquire then on what principle the Sovereign is originally invested with +that right. The law itself has already been set forth. But Plowdon gives +us the reason for it. Says Plowdon, the whale so caught belongs to +the King and Queen, "because of its superior excellence." And by the +soundest commentators this has ever been held a cogent argument in such +matters. + +But why should the King have the head, and the Queen the tail? A reason +for that, ye lawyers! + +In his treatise on "Queen-Gold," or Queen-pinmoney, an old King's Bench +author, one William Prynne, thus discourseth: "Ye tail is ye Queen's, +that ye Queen's wardrobe may be supplied with ye whalebone." Now this +was written at a time when the black limber bone of the Greenland or +Right whale was largely used in ladies' bodices. But this same bone +is not in the tail; it is in the head, which is a sad mistake for +a sagacious lawyer like Prynne. But is the Queen a mermaid, to be +presented with a tail? An allegorical meaning may lurk here. + +There are two royal fish so styled by the English law writers--the whale +and the sturgeon; both royal property under certain limitations, and +nominally supplying the tenth branch of the crown's ordinary revenue. +I know not that any other author has hinted of the matter; but by +inference it seems to me that the sturgeon must be divided in the same +way as the whale, the King receiving the highly dense and elastic head +peculiar to that fish, which, symbolically regarded, may possibly be +humorously grounded upon some presumed congeniality. And thus there +seems a reason in all things, even in law. + + + +CHAPTER 91. The Pequod Meets The Rose-Bud. + + +"In vain it was to rake for Ambergriese in the paunch of this Leviathan, +insufferable fetor denying not inquiry." SIR T. BROWNE, V.E. + + +It was a week or two after the last whaling scene recounted, and when we +were slowly sailing over a sleepy, vapoury, mid-day sea, that the many +noses on the Pequod's deck proved more vigilant discoverers than the +three pairs of eyes aloft. A peculiar and not very pleasant smell was +smelt in the sea. + +"I will bet something now," said Stubb, "that somewhere hereabouts are +some of those drugged whales we tickled the other day. I thought they +would keel up before long." + +Presently, the vapours in advance slid aside; and there in the distance +lay a ship, whose furled sails betokened that some sort of whale must be +alongside. As we glided nearer, the stranger showed French colours from +his peak; and by the eddying cloud of vulture sea-fowl that circled, and +hovered, and swooped around him, it was plain that the whale alongside +must be what the fishermen call a blasted whale, that is, a whale that +has died unmolested on the sea, and so floated an unappropriated corpse. +It may well be conceived, what an unsavory odor such a mass must +exhale; worse than an Assyrian city in the plague, when the living are +incompetent to bury the departed. So intolerable indeed is it regarded +by some, that no cupidity could persuade them to moor alongside of it. +Yet are there those who will still do it; notwithstanding the fact that +the oil obtained from such subjects is of a very inferior quality, and +by no means of the nature of attar-of-rose. + +Coming still nearer with the expiring breeze, we saw that the Frenchman +had a second whale alongside; and this second whale seemed even more +of a nosegay than the first. In truth, it turned out to be one of +those problematical whales that seem to dry up and die with a sort +of prodigious dyspepsia, or indigestion; leaving their defunct bodies +almost entirely bankrupt of anything like oil. Nevertheless, in the +proper place we shall see that no knowing fisherman will ever turn +up his nose at such a whale as this, however much he may shun blasted +whales in general. + +The Pequod had now swept so nigh to the stranger, that Stubb vowed +he recognised his cutting spade-pole entangled in the lines that were +knotted round the tail of one of these whales. + +"There's a pretty fellow, now," he banteringly laughed, standing in the +ship's bows, "there's a jackal for ye! I well know that these Crappoes +of Frenchmen are but poor devils in the fishery; sometimes lowering +their boats for breakers, mistaking them for Sperm Whale spouts; yes, +and sometimes sailing from their port with their hold full of boxes of +tallow candles, and cases of snuffers, foreseeing that all the oil they +will get won't be enough to dip the Captain's wick into; aye, we all +know these things; but look ye, here's a Crappo that is content with our +leavings, the drugged whale there, I mean; aye, and is content too with +scraping the dry bones of that other precious fish he has there. Poor +devil! I say, pass round a hat, some one, and let's make him a present +of a little oil for dear charity's sake. For what oil he'll get from +that drugged whale there, wouldn't be fit to burn in a jail; no, not +in a condemned cell. And as for the other whale, why, I'll agree to get +more oil by chopping up and trying out these three masts of ours, than +he'll get from that bundle of bones; though, now that I think of it, it +may contain something worth a good deal more than oil; yes, ambergris. +I wonder now if our old man has thought of that. It's worth trying. Yes, +I'm for it;" and so saying he started for the quarter-deck. + +By this time the faint air had become a complete calm; so that whether +or no, the Pequod was now fairly entrapped in the smell, with no hope of +escaping except by its breezing up again. Issuing from the cabin, Stubb +now called his boat's crew, and pulled off for the stranger. Drawing +across her bow, he perceived that in accordance with the fanciful French +taste, the upper part of her stem-piece was carved in the likeness of a +huge drooping stalk, was painted green, and for thorns had copper +spikes projecting from it here and there; the whole terminating in a +symmetrical folded bulb of a bright red colour. Upon her head boards, in +large gilt letters, he read "Bouton de Rose,"--Rose-button, or Rose-bud; +and this was the romantic name of this aromatic ship. + +Though Stubb did not understand the BOUTON part of the inscription, yet +the word ROSE, and the bulbous figure-head put together, sufficiently +explained the whole to him. + +"A wooden rose-bud, eh?" he cried with his hand to his nose, "that will +do very well; but how like all creation it smells!" + +Now in order to hold direct communication with the people on deck, he +had to pull round the bows to the starboard side, and thus come close to +the blasted whale; and so talk over it. + +Arrived then at this spot, with one hand still to his nose, he +bawled--"Bouton-de-Rose, ahoy! are there any of you Bouton-de-Roses that +speak English?" + +"Yes," rejoined a Guernsey-man from the bulwarks, who turned out to be +the chief-mate. + +"Well, then, my Bouton-de-Rose-bud, have you seen the White Whale?" + +"WHAT whale?" + +"The WHITE Whale--a Sperm Whale--Moby Dick, have ye seen him? + +"Never heard of such a whale. Cachalot Blanche! White Whale--no." + +"Very good, then; good bye now, and I'll call again in a minute." + +Then rapidly pulling back towards the Pequod, and seeing Ahab leaning +over the quarter-deck rail awaiting his report, he moulded his two hands +into a trumpet and shouted--"No, Sir! No!" Upon which Ahab retired, and +Stubb returned to the Frenchman. + +He now perceived that the Guernsey-man, who had just got into the +chains, and was using a cutting-spade, had slung his nose in a sort of +bag. + +"What's the matter with your nose, there?" said Stubb. "Broke it?" + +"I wish it was broken, or that I didn't have any nose at all!" answered +the Guernsey-man, who did not seem to relish the job he was at very +much. "But what are you holding YOURS for?" + +"Oh, nothing! It's a wax nose; I have to hold it on. Fine day, ain't it? +Air rather gardenny, I should say; throw us a bunch of posies, will ye, +Bouton-de-Rose?" + +"What in the devil's name do you want here?" roared the Guernseyman, +flying into a sudden passion. + +"Oh! keep cool--cool? yes, that's the word! why don't you pack those +whales in ice while you're working at 'em? But joking aside, though; do +you know, Rose-bud, that it's all nonsense trying to get any oil out of +such whales? As for that dried up one, there, he hasn't a gill in his +whole carcase." + +"I know that well enough; but, d'ye see, the Captain here won't believe +it; this is his first voyage; he was a Cologne manufacturer before. But +come aboard, and mayhap he'll believe you, if he won't me; and so I'll +get out of this dirty scrape." + +"Anything to oblige ye, my sweet and pleasant fellow," rejoined Stubb, +and with that he soon mounted to the deck. There a queer scene presented +itself. The sailors, in tasselled caps of red worsted, were getting the +heavy tackles in readiness for the whales. But they worked rather slow +and talked very fast, and seemed in anything but a good humor. All their +noses upwardly projected from their faces like so many jib-booms. +Now and then pairs of them would drop their work, and run up to the +mast-head to get some fresh air. Some thinking they would catch the +plague, dipped oakum in coal-tar, and at intervals held it to their +nostrils. Others having broken the stems of their pipes almost short +off at the bowl, were vigorously puffing tobacco-smoke, so that it +constantly filled their olfactories. + +Stubb was struck by a shower of outcries and anathemas proceeding from +the Captain's round-house abaft; and looking in that direction saw a +fiery face thrust from behind the door, which was held ajar from within. +This was the tormented surgeon, who, after in vain remonstrating +against the proceedings of the day, had betaken himself to the Captain's +round-house (CABINET he called it) to avoid the pest; but still, could +not help yelling out his entreaties and indignations at times. + +Marking all this, Stubb argued well for his scheme, and turning to the +Guernsey-man had a little chat with him, during which the stranger mate +expressed his detestation of his Captain as a conceited ignoramus, +who had brought them all into so unsavory and unprofitable a pickle. +Sounding him carefully, Stubb further perceived that the Guernsey-man +had not the slightest suspicion concerning the ambergris. He therefore +held his peace on that head, but otherwise was quite frank and +confidential with him, so that the two quickly concocted a little plan +for both circumventing and satirizing the Captain, without his at all +dreaming of distrusting their sincerity. According to this little plan +of theirs, the Guernsey-man, under cover of an interpreter's office, was +to tell the Captain what he pleased, but as coming from Stubb; and as +for Stubb, he was to utter any nonsense that should come uppermost in +him during the interview. + +By this time their destined victim appeared from his cabin. He was a +small and dark, but rather delicate looking man for a sea-captain, with +large whiskers and moustache, however; and wore a red cotton velvet vest +with watch-seals at his side. To this gentleman, Stubb was now politely +introduced by the Guernsey-man, who at once ostentatiously put on the +aspect of interpreting between them. + +"What shall I say to him first?" said he. + +"Why," said Stubb, eyeing the velvet vest and the watch and seals, "you +may as well begin by telling him that he looks a sort of babyish to me, +though I don't pretend to be a judge." + +"He says, Monsieur," said the Guernsey-man, in French, turning to his +captain, "that only yesterday his ship spoke a vessel, whose captain +and chief-mate, with six sailors, had all died of a fever caught from a +blasted whale they had brought alongside." + +Upon this the captain started, and eagerly desired to know more. + +"What now?" said the Guernsey-man to Stubb. + +"Why, since he takes it so easy, tell him that now I have eyed him +carefully, I'm quite certain that he's no more fit to command a +whale-ship than a St. Jago monkey. In fact, tell him from me he's a +baboon." + +"He vows and declares, Monsieur, that the other whale, the dried one, is +far more deadly than the blasted one; in fine, Monsieur, he conjures us, +as we value our lives, to cut loose from these fish." + +Instantly the captain ran forward, and in a loud voice commanded his +crew to desist from hoisting the cutting-tackles, and at once cast loose +the cables and chains confining the whales to the ship. + +"What now?" said the Guernsey-man, when the Captain had returned to +them. + +"Why, let me see; yes, you may as well tell him now that--that--in +fact, tell him I've diddled him, and (aside to himself) perhaps somebody +else." + +"He says, Monsieur, that he's very happy to have been of any service to +us." + +Hearing this, the captain vowed that they were the grateful parties +(meaning himself and mate) and concluded by inviting Stubb down into his +cabin to drink a bottle of Bordeaux. + +"He wants you to take a glass of wine with him," said the interpreter. + +"Thank him heartily; but tell him it's against my principles to drink +with the man I've diddled. In fact, tell him I must go." + +"He says, Monsieur, that his principles won't admit of his drinking; but +that if Monsieur wants to live another day to drink, then Monsieur had +best drop all four boats, and pull the ship away from these whales, for +it's so calm they won't drift." + +By this time Stubb was over the side, and getting into his boat, hailed +the Guernsey-man to this effect,--that having a long tow-line in his +boat, he would do what he could to help them, by pulling out the lighter +whale of the two from the ship's side. While the Frenchman's boats, +then, were engaged in towing the ship one way, Stubb benevolently towed +away at his whale the other way, ostentatiously slacking out a most +unusually long tow-line. + +Presently a breeze sprang up; Stubb feigned to cast off from the whale; +hoisting his boats, the Frenchman soon increased his distance, while the +Pequod slid in between him and Stubb's whale. Whereupon Stubb quickly +pulled to the floating body, and hailing the Pequod to give notice of +his intentions, at once proceeded to reap the fruit of his unrighteous +cunning. Seizing his sharp boat-spade, he commenced an excavation in the +body, a little behind the side fin. You would almost have thought he was +digging a cellar there in the sea; and when at length his spade struck +against the gaunt ribs, it was like turning up old Roman tiles and +pottery buried in fat English loam. His boat's crew were all in high +excitement, eagerly helping their chief, and looking as anxious as +gold-hunters. + +And all the time numberless fowls were diving, and ducking, and +screaming, and yelling, and fighting around them. Stubb was beginning +to look disappointed, especially as the horrible nosegay increased, when +suddenly from out the very heart of this plague, there stole a faint +stream of perfume, which flowed through the tide of bad smells without +being absorbed by it, as one river will flow into and then along with +another, without at all blending with it for a time. + +"I have it, I have it," cried Stubb, with delight, striking something in +the subterranean regions, "a purse! a purse!" + +Dropping his spade, he thrust both hands in, and drew out handfuls +of something that looked like ripe Windsor soap, or rich mottled old +cheese; very unctuous and savory withal. You might easily dent it with +your thumb; it is of a hue between yellow and ash colour. And this, good +friends, is ambergris, worth a gold guinea an ounce to any druggist. +Some six handfuls were obtained; but more was unavoidably lost in the +sea, and still more, perhaps, might have been secured were it not for +impatient Ahab's loud command to Stubb to desist, and come on board, +else the ship would bid them good bye. + + + +CHAPTER 92. Ambergris. + + +Now this ambergris is a very curious substance, and so important as +an article of commerce, that in 1791 a certain Nantucket-born Captain +Coffin was examined at the bar of the English House of Commons on that +subject. For at that time, and indeed until a comparatively late day, +the precise origin of ambergris remained, like amber itself, a problem +to the learned. Though the word ambergris is but the French compound for +grey amber, yet the two substances are quite distinct. For amber, though +at times found on the sea-coast, is also dug up in some far inland +soils, whereas ambergris is never found except upon the sea. Besides, +amber is a hard, transparent, brittle, odorless substance, used for +mouth-pieces to pipes, for beads and ornaments; but ambergris is soft, +waxy, and so highly fragrant and spicy, that it is largely used in +perfumery, in pastiles, precious candles, hair-powders, and pomatum. +The Turks use it in cooking, and also carry it to Mecca, for the same +purpose that frankincense is carried to St. Peter's in Rome. Some wine +merchants drop a few grains into claret, to flavor it. + +Who would think, then, that such fine ladies and gentlemen should regale +themselves with an essence found in the inglorious bowels of a sick +whale! Yet so it is. By some, ambergris is supposed to be the cause, and +by others the effect, of the dyspepsia in the whale. How to cure such +a dyspepsia it were hard to say, unless by administering three or four +boat loads of Brandreth's pills, and then running out of harm's way, as +laborers do in blasting rocks. + +I have forgotten to say that there were found in this ambergris, certain +hard, round, bony plates, which at first Stubb thought might be sailors' +trowsers buttons; but it afterwards turned out that they were nothing +more than pieces of small squid bones embalmed in that manner. + +Now that the incorruption of this most fragrant ambergris should be +found in the heart of such decay; is this nothing? Bethink thee of that +saying of St. Paul in Corinthians, about corruption and incorruption; +how that we are sown in dishonour, but raised in glory. And likewise +call to mind that saying of Paracelsus about what it is that maketh +the best musk. Also forget not the strange fact that of all things of +ill-savor, Cologne-water, in its rudimental manufacturing stages, is the +worst. + +I should like to conclude the chapter with the above appeal, but cannot, +owing to my anxiety to repel a charge often made against whalemen, +and which, in the estimation of some already biased minds, might be +considered as indirectly substantiated by what has been said of +the Frenchman's two whales. Elsewhere in this volume the slanderous +aspersion has been disproved, that the vocation of whaling is throughout +a slatternly, untidy business. But there is another thing to rebut. They +hint that all whales always smell bad. Now how did this odious stigma +originate? + +I opine, that it is plainly traceable to the first arrival of the +Greenland whaling ships in London, more than two centuries ago. Because +those whalemen did not then, and do not now, try out their oil at sea as +the Southern ships have always done; but cutting up the fresh blubber in +small bits, thrust it through the bung holes of large casks, and carry +it home in that manner; the shortness of the season in those Icy Seas, +and the sudden and violent storms to which they are exposed, forbidding +any other course. The consequence is, that upon breaking into the hold, +and unloading one of these whale cemeteries, in the Greenland dock, a +savor is given forth somewhat similar to that arising from excavating an +old city grave-yard, for the foundations of a Lying-in-Hospital. + +I partly surmise also, that this wicked charge against whalers may be +likewise imputed to the existence on the coast of Greenland, in former +times, of a Dutch village called Schmerenburgh or Smeerenberg, which +latter name is the one used by the learned Fogo Von Slack, in his great +work on Smells, a text-book on that subject. As its name imports (smeer, +fat; berg, to put up), this village was founded in order to afford a +place for the blubber of the Dutch whale fleet to be tried out, without +being taken home to Holland for that purpose. It was a collection of +furnaces, fat-kettles, and oil sheds; and when the works were in full +operation certainly gave forth no very pleasant savor. But all this is +quite different with a South Sea Sperm Whaler; which in a voyage of four +years perhaps, after completely filling her hold with oil, does not, +perhaps, consume fifty days in the business of boiling out; and in the +state that it is casked, the oil is nearly scentless. The truth is, that +living or dead, if but decently treated, whales as a species are by +no means creatures of ill odor; nor can whalemen be recognised, as the +people of the middle ages affected to detect a Jew in the company, by +the nose. Nor indeed can the whale possibly be otherwise than fragrant, +when, as a general thing, he enjoys such high health; taking abundance +of exercise; always out of doors; though, it is true, seldom in the +open air. I say, that the motion of a Sperm Whale's flukes above water +dispenses a perfume, as when a musk-scented lady rustles her dress in a +warm parlor. What then shall I liken the Sperm Whale to for fragrance, +considering his magnitude? Must it not be to that famous elephant, with +jewelled tusks, and redolent with myrrh, which was led out of an Indian +town to do honour to Alexander the Great? + + + +CHAPTER 93. The Castaway. + + +It was but some few days after encountering the Frenchman, that a most +significant event befell the most insignificant of the Pequod's crew; an +event most lamentable; and which ended in providing the sometimes +madly merry and predestinated craft with a living and ever accompanying +prophecy of whatever shattered sequel might prove her own. + +Now, in the whale ship, it is not every one that goes in the boats. Some +few hands are reserved called ship-keepers, whose province it is to work +the vessel while the boats are pursuing the whale. As a general thing, +these ship-keepers are as hardy fellows as the men comprising the boats' +crews. But if there happen to be an unduly slender, clumsy, or timorous +wight in the ship, that wight is certain to be made a ship-keeper. It +was so in the Pequod with the little negro Pippin by nick-name, Pip by +abbreviation. Poor Pip! ye have heard of him before; ye must remember +his tambourine on that dramatic midnight, so gloomy-jolly. + +In outer aspect, Pip and Dough-Boy made a match, like a black pony and a +white one, of equal developments, though of dissimilar colour, driven in +one eccentric span. But while hapless Dough-Boy was by nature dull and +torpid in his intellects, Pip, though over tender-hearted, was at bottom +very bright, with that pleasant, genial, jolly brightness peculiar to +his tribe; a tribe, which ever enjoy all holidays and festivities with +finer, freer relish than any other race. For blacks, the year's calendar +should show naught but three hundred and sixty-five Fourth of Julys and +New Year's Days. Nor smile so, while I write that this little black was +brilliant, for even blackness has its brilliancy; behold yon lustrous +ebony, panelled in king's cabinets. But Pip loved life, and all life's +peaceable securities; so that the panic-striking business in which he +had somehow unaccountably become entrapped, had most sadly blurred his +brightness; though, as ere long will be seen, what was thus temporarily +subdued in him, in the end was destined to be luridly illumined by +strange wild fires, that fictitiously showed him off to ten times the +natural lustre with which in his native Tolland County in Connecticut, +he had once enlivened many a fiddler's frolic on the green; and at +melodious even-tide, with his gay ha-ha! had turned the round horizon +into one star-belled tambourine. So, though in the clear air of day, +suspended against a blue-veined neck, the pure-watered diamond drop +will healthful glow; yet, when the cunning jeweller would show you +the diamond in its most impressive lustre, he lays it against a gloomy +ground, and then lights it up, not by the sun, but by some unnatural +gases. Then come out those fiery effulgences, infernally superb; then +the evil-blazing diamond, once the divinest symbol of the crystal skies, +looks like some crown-jewel stolen from the King of Hell. But let us to +the story. + +It came to pass, that in the ambergris affair Stubb's after-oarsman +chanced so to sprain his hand, as for a time to become quite maimed; +and, temporarily, Pip was put into his place. + +The first time Stubb lowered with him, Pip evinced much nervousness; +but happily, for that time, escaped close contact with the whale; and +therefore came off not altogether discreditably; though Stubb observing +him, took care, afterwards, to exhort him to cherish his courageousness +to the utmost, for he might often find it needful. + +Now upon the second lowering, the boat paddled upon the whale; and as +the fish received the darted iron, it gave its customary rap, which +happened, in this instance, to be right under poor Pip's seat. The +involuntary consternation of the moment caused him to leap, paddle in +hand, out of the boat; and in such a way, that part of the slack whale +line coming against his chest, he breasted it overboard with him, so as +to become entangled in it, when at last plumping into the water. That +instant the stricken whale started on a fierce run, the line swiftly +straightened; and presto! poor Pip came all foaming up to the chocks +of the boat, remorselessly dragged there by the line, which had taken +several turns around his chest and neck. + +Tashtego stood in the bows. He was full of the fire of the hunt. He +hated Pip for a poltroon. Snatching the boat-knife from its sheath, +he suspended its sharp edge over the line, and turning towards Stubb, +exclaimed interrogatively, "Cut?" Meantime Pip's blue, choked face +plainly looked, Do, for God's sake! All passed in a flash. In less than +half a minute, this entire thing happened. + +"Damn him, cut!" roared Stubb; and so the whale was lost and Pip was +saved. + +So soon as he recovered himself, the poor little negro was assailed +by yells and execrations from the crew. Tranquilly permitting these +irregular cursings to evaporate, Stubb then in a plain, business-like, +but still half humorous manner, cursed Pip officially; and that done, +unofficially gave him much wholesome advice. The substance was, Never +jump from a boat, Pip, except--but all the rest was indefinite, as the +soundest advice ever is. Now, in general, STICK TO THE BOAT, is your +true motto in whaling; but cases will sometimes happen when LEAP FROM +THE BOAT, is still better. Moreover, as if perceiving at last that if he +should give undiluted conscientious advice to Pip, he would be leaving +him too wide a margin to jump in for the future; Stubb suddenly dropped +all advice, and concluded with a peremptory command, "Stick to the boat, +Pip, or by the Lord, I won't pick you up if you jump; mind that. We +can't afford to lose whales by the likes of you; a whale would sell for +thirty times what you would, Pip, in Alabama. Bear that in mind, and +don't jump any more." Hereby perhaps Stubb indirectly hinted, that +though man loved his fellow, yet man is a money-making animal, which +propensity too often interferes with his benevolence. + +But we are all in the hands of the Gods; and Pip jumped again. It was +under very similar circumstances to the first performance; but this time +he did not breast out the line; and hence, when the whale started to +run, Pip was left behind on the sea, like a hurried traveller's trunk. +Alas! Stubb was but too true to his word. It was a beautiful, bounteous, +blue day; the spangled sea calm and cool, and flatly stretching away, +all round, to the horizon, like gold-beater's skin hammered out to the +extremest. Bobbing up and down in that sea, Pip's ebon head showed +like a head of cloves. No boat-knife was lifted when he fell so rapidly +astern. Stubb's inexorable back was turned upon him; and the whale was +winged. In three minutes, a whole mile of shoreless ocean was between +Pip and Stubb. Out from the centre of the sea, poor Pip turned his +crisp, curling, black head to the sun, another lonely castaway, though +the loftiest and the brightest. + +Now, in calm weather, to swim in the open ocean is as easy to the +practised swimmer as to ride in a spring-carriage ashore. But the awful +lonesomeness is intolerable. The intense concentration of self in the +middle of such a heartless immensity, my God! who can tell it? Mark, how +when sailors in a dead calm bathe in the open sea--mark how closely they +hug their ship and only coast along her sides. + +But had Stubb really abandoned the poor little negro to his fate? No; he +did not mean to, at least. Because there were two boats in his wake, +and he supposed, no doubt, that they would of course come up to Pip very +quickly, and pick him up; though, indeed, such considerations towards +oarsmen jeopardized through their own timidity, is not always manifested +by the hunters in all similar instances; and such instances not +unfrequently occur; almost invariably in the fishery, a coward, so +called, is marked with the same ruthless detestation peculiar to +military navies and armies. + +But it so happened, that those boats, without seeing Pip, suddenly +spying whales close to them on one side, turned, and gave chase; and +Stubb's boat was now so far away, and he and all his crew so intent +upon his fish, that Pip's ringed horizon began to expand around him +miserably. By the merest chance the ship itself at last rescued him; but +from that hour the little negro went about the deck an idiot; such, at +least, they said he was. The sea had jeeringly kept his finite body +up, but drowned the infinite of his soul. Not drowned entirely, though. +Rather carried down alive to wondrous depths, where strange shapes of +the unwarped primal world glided to and fro before his passive eyes; +and the miser-merman, Wisdom, revealed his hoarded heaps; and among the +joyous, heartless, ever-juvenile eternities, Pip saw the multitudinous, +God-omnipresent, coral insects, that out of the firmament of waters +heaved the colossal orbs. He saw God's foot upon the treadle of the +loom, and spoke it; and therefore his shipmates called him mad. So man's +insanity is heaven's sense; and wandering from all mortal reason, man +comes at last to that celestial thought, which, to reason, is absurd and +frantic; and weal or woe, feels then uncompromised, indifferent as his +God. + +For the rest, blame not Stubb too hardly. The thing is common in that +fishery; and in the sequel of the narrative, it will then be seen what +like abandonment befell myself. + + + +CHAPTER 94. A Squeeze of the Hand. + + +That whale of Stubb's, so dearly purchased, was duly brought to +the Pequod's side, where all those cutting and hoisting operations +previously detailed, were regularly gone through, even to the baling of +the Heidelburgh Tun, or Case. + +While some were occupied with this latter duty, others were employed +in dragging away the larger tubs, so soon as filled with the sperm; and +when the proper time arrived, this same sperm was carefully manipulated +ere going to the try-works, of which anon. + +It had cooled and crystallized to such a degree, that when, with several +others, I sat down before a large Constantine's bath of it, I found +it strangely concreted into lumps, here and there rolling about in the +liquid part. It was our business to squeeze these lumps back into fluid. +A sweet and unctuous duty! No wonder that in old times this sperm was +such a favourite cosmetic. Such a clearer! such a sweetener! such a +softener! such a delicious molifier! After having my hands in it for +only a few minutes, my fingers felt like eels, and began, as it were, to +serpentine and spiralise. + +As I sat there at my ease, cross-legged on the deck; after the bitter +exertion at the windlass; under a blue tranquil sky; the ship under +indolent sail, and gliding so serenely along; as I bathed my hands among +those soft, gentle globules of infiltrated tissues, woven almost within +the hour; as they richly broke to my fingers, and discharged all their +opulence, like fully ripe grapes their wine; as I snuffed up that +uncontaminated aroma,--literally and truly, like the smell of spring +violets; I declare to you, that for the time I lived as in a musky +meadow; I forgot all about our horrible oath; in that inexpressible +sperm, I washed my hands and my heart of it; I almost began to credit +the old Paracelsan superstition that sperm is of rare virtue in allaying +the heat of anger; while bathing in that bath, I felt divinely free from +all ill-will, or petulance, or malice, of any sort whatsoever. + +Squeeze! squeeze! squeeze! all the morning long; I squeezed that sperm +till I myself almost melted into it; I squeezed that sperm till a +strange sort of insanity came over me; and I found myself unwittingly +squeezing my co-laborers' hands in it, mistaking their hands for the +gentle globules. Such an abounding, affectionate, friendly, loving +feeling did this avocation beget; that at last I was continually +squeezing their hands, and looking up into their eyes sentimentally; as +much as to say,--Oh! my dear fellow beings, why should we longer cherish +any social acerbities, or know the slightest ill-humor or envy! Come; +let us squeeze hands all round; nay, let us all squeeze ourselves into +each other; let us squeeze ourselves universally into the very milk and +sperm of kindness. + +Would that I could keep squeezing that sperm for ever! For now, since by +many prolonged, repeated experiences, I have perceived that in all cases +man must eventually lower, or at least shift, his conceit of attainable +felicity; not placing it anywhere in the intellect or the fancy; but in +the wife, the heart, the bed, the table, the saddle, the fireside, the +country; now that I have perceived all this, I am ready to squeeze case +eternally. In thoughts of the visions of the night, I saw long rows of +angels in paradise, each with his hands in a jar of spermaceti. + +Now, while discoursing of sperm, it behooves to speak of other things +akin to it, in the business of preparing the sperm whale for the +try-works. + +First comes white-horse, so called, which is obtained from the tapering +part of the fish, and also from the thicker portions of his flukes. It +is tough with congealed tendons--a wad of muscle--but still contains +some oil. After being severed from the whale, the white-horse is first +cut into portable oblongs ere going to the mincer. They look much like +blocks of Berkshire marble. + +Plum-pudding is the term bestowed upon certain fragmentary parts of the +whale's flesh, here and there adhering to the blanket of blubber, and +often participating to a considerable degree in its unctuousness. It is +a most refreshing, convivial, beautiful object to behold. As its name +imports, it is of an exceedingly rich, mottled tint, with a bestreaked +snowy and golden ground, dotted with spots of the deepest crimson and +purple. It is plums of rubies, in pictures of citron. Spite of reason, +it is hard to keep yourself from eating it. I confess, that once I stole +behind the foremast to try it. It tasted something as I should conceive +a royal cutlet from the thigh of Louis le Gros might have tasted, +supposing him to have been killed the first day after the venison +season, and that particular venison season contemporary with an +unusually fine vintage of the vineyards of Champagne. + +There is another substance, and a very singular one, which turns up in +the course of this business, but which I feel it to be very puzzling +adequately to describe. It is called slobgollion; an appellation +original with the whalemen, and even so is the nature of the substance. +It is an ineffably oozy, stringy affair, most frequently found in the +tubs of sperm, after a prolonged squeezing, and subsequent decanting. +I hold it to be the wondrously thin, ruptured membranes of the case, +coalescing. + +Gurry, so called, is a term properly belonging to right whalemen, but +sometimes incidentally used by the sperm fishermen. It designates the +dark, glutinous substance which is scraped off the back of the Greenland +or right whale, and much of which covers the decks of those inferior +souls who hunt that ignoble Leviathan. + +Nippers. Strictly this word is not indigenous to the whale's vocabulary. +But as applied by whalemen, it becomes so. A whaleman's nipper is +a short firm strip of tendinous stuff cut from the tapering part of +Leviathan's tail: it averages an inch in thickness, and for the rest, is +about the size of the iron part of a hoe. Edgewise moved along the +oily deck, it operates like a leathern squilgee; and by nameless +blandishments, as of magic, allures along with it all impurities. + +But to learn all about these recondite matters, your best way is at once +to descend into the blubber-room, and have a long talk with its inmates. +This place has previously been mentioned as the receptacle for the +blanket-pieces, when stript and hoisted from the whale. When the proper +time arrives for cutting up its contents, this apartment is a scene of +terror to all tyros, especially by night. On one side, lit by a dull +lantern, a space has been left clear for the workmen. They generally +go in pairs,--a pike-and-gaffman and a spade-man. The whaling-pike is +similar to a frigate's boarding-weapon of the same name. The gaff is +something like a boat-hook. With his gaff, the gaffman hooks on to a +sheet of blubber, and strives to hold it from slipping, as the ship +pitches and lurches about. Meanwhile, the spade-man stands on the sheet +itself, perpendicularly chopping it into the portable horse-pieces. This +spade is sharp as hone can make it; the spademan's feet are shoeless; +the thing he stands on will sometimes irresistibly slide away from +him, like a sledge. If he cuts off one of his own toes, or one of his +assistants', would you be very much astonished? Toes are scarce among +veteran blubber-room men. + + + +CHAPTER 95. The Cassock. + + +Had you stepped on board the Pequod at a certain juncture of this +post-mortemizing of the whale; and had you strolled forward nigh the +windlass, pretty sure am I that you would have scanned with no small +curiosity a very strange, enigmatical object, which you would have seen +there, lying along lengthwise in the lee scuppers. Not the wondrous +cistern in the whale's huge head; not the prodigy of his unhinged lower +jaw; not the miracle of his symmetrical tail; none of these would so +surprise you, as half a glimpse of that unaccountable cone,--longer than +a Kentuckian is tall, nigh a foot in diameter at the base, and jet-black +as Yojo, the ebony idol of Queequeg. And an idol, indeed, it is; or, +rather, in old times, its likeness was. Such an idol as that found in +the secret groves of Queen Maachah in Judea; and for worshipping which, +King Asa, her son, did depose her, and destroyed the idol, and burnt it +for an abomination at the brook Kedron, as darkly set forth in the 15th +chapter of the First Book of Kings. + +Look at the sailor, called the mincer, who now comes along, and assisted +by two allies, heavily backs the grandissimus, as the mariners call it, +and with bowed shoulders, staggers off with it as if he were a grenadier +carrying a dead comrade from the field. Extending it upon the forecastle +deck, he now proceeds cylindrically to remove its dark pelt, as an +African hunter the pelt of a boa. This done he turns the pelt inside +out, like a pantaloon leg; gives it a good stretching, so as almost to +double its diameter; and at last hangs it, well spread, in the rigging, +to dry. Ere long, it is taken down; when removing some three feet of it, +towards the pointed extremity, and then cutting two slits for arm-holes +at the other end, he lengthwise slips himself bodily into it. The mincer +now stands before you invested in the full canonicals of his calling. +Immemorial to all his order, this investiture alone will adequately +protect him, while employed in the peculiar functions of his office. + +That office consists in mincing the horse-pieces of blubber for the +pots; an operation which is conducted at a curious wooden horse, planted +endwise against the bulwarks, and with a capacious tub beneath it, into +which the minced pieces drop, fast as the sheets from a rapt orator's +desk. Arrayed in decent black; occupying a conspicuous pulpit; intent +on bible leaves; what a candidate for an archbishopric, what a lad for a +Pope were this mincer!* + + +*Bible leaves! Bible leaves! This is the invariable cry from the mates +to the mincer. It enjoins him to be careful, and cut his work into as +thin slices as possible, inasmuch as by so doing the business of +boiling out the oil is much accelerated, and its quantity considerably +increased, besides perhaps improving it in quality. + + + +CHAPTER 96. The Try-Works. + + +Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished +by her try-works. She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid +masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship. +It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her +planks. + +The try-works are planted between the foremast and mainmast, the most +roomy part of the deck. The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, +fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and +mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height. The +foundation does not penetrate the deck, but the masonry is firmly +secured to the surface by ponderous knees of iron bracing it on all +sides, and screwing it down to the timbers. On the flanks it is cased +with wood, and at top completely covered by a large, sloping, battened +hatchway. Removing this hatch we expose the great try-pots, two in +number, and each of several barrels' capacity. When not in use, they are +kept remarkably clean. Sometimes they are polished with soapstone +and sand, till they shine within like silver punch-bowls. During the +night-watches some cynical old sailors will crawl into them and coil +themselves away there for a nap. While employed in polishing them--one +man in each pot, side by side--many confidential communications +are carried on, over the iron lips. It is a place also for profound +mathematical meditation. It was in the left hand try-pot of the Pequod, +with the soapstone diligently circling round me, that I was first +indirectly struck by the remarkable fact, that in geometry all bodies +gliding along the cycloid, my soapstone for example, will descend from +any point in precisely the same time. + +Removing the fire-board from the front of the try-works, the bare +masonry of that side is exposed, penetrated by the two iron mouths of +the furnaces, directly underneath the pots. These mouths are fitted +with heavy doors of iron. The intense heat of the fire is prevented +from communicating itself to the deck, by means of a shallow reservoir +extending under the entire inclosed surface of the works. By a tunnel +inserted at the rear, this reservoir is kept replenished with water as +fast as it evaporates. There are no external chimneys; they open direct +from the rear wall. And here let us go back for a moment. + +It was about nine o'clock at night that the Pequod's try-works were +first started on this present voyage. It belonged to Stubb to oversee +the business. + +"All ready there? Off hatch, then, and start her. You cook, fire the +works." This was an easy thing, for the carpenter had been thrusting his +shavings into the furnace throughout the passage. Here be it said that +in a whaling voyage the first fire in the try-works has to be fed for a +time with wood. After that no wood is used, except as a means of quick +ignition to the staple fuel. In a word, after being tried out, the +crisp, shrivelled blubber, now called scraps or fritters, still contains +considerable of its unctuous properties. These fritters feed the flames. +Like a plethoric burning martyr, or a self-consuming misanthrope, once +ignited, the whale supplies his own fuel and burns by his own body. +Would that he consumed his own smoke! for his smoke is horrible to +inhale, and inhale it you must, and not only that, but you must live in +it for the time. It has an unspeakable, wild, Hindoo odor about it, such +as may lurk in the vicinity of funereal pyres. It smells like the left +wing of the day of judgment; it is an argument for the pit. + +By midnight the works were in full operation. We were clear from the +carcase; sail had been made; the wind was freshening; the wild ocean +darkness was intense. But that darkness was licked up by the fierce +flames, which at intervals forked forth from the sooty flues, and +illuminated every lofty rope in the rigging, as with the famed Greek +fire. The burning ship drove on, as if remorselessly commissioned to +some vengeful deed. So the pitch and sulphur-freighted brigs of the +bold Hydriote, Canaris, issuing from their midnight harbors, with broad +sheets of flame for sails, bore down upon the Turkish frigates, and +folded them in conflagrations. + +The hatch, removed from the top of the works, now afforded a wide hearth +in front of them. Standing on this were the Tartarean shapes of the +pagan harpooneers, always the whale-ship's stokers. With huge pronged +poles they pitched hissing masses of blubber into the scalding pots, or +stirred up the fires beneath, till the snaky flames darted, curling, out +of the doors to catch them by the feet. The smoke rolled away in sullen +heaps. To every pitch of the ship there was a pitch of the boiling oil, +which seemed all eagerness to leap into their faces. Opposite the mouth +of the works, on the further side of the wide wooden hearth, was the +windlass. This served for a sea-sofa. Here lounged the watch, when not +otherwise employed, looking into the red heat of the fire, till their +eyes felt scorched in their heads. Their tawny features, now all +begrimed with smoke and sweat, their matted beards, and the contrasting +barbaric brilliancy of their teeth, all these were strangely revealed in +the capricious emblazonings of the works. As they narrated to each other +their unholy adventures, their tales of terror told in words of mirth; +as their uncivilized laughter forked upwards out of them, like the +flames from the furnace; as to and fro, in their front, the harpooneers +wildly gesticulated with their huge pronged forks and dippers; as the +wind howled on, and the sea leaped, and the ship groaned and dived, and +yet steadfastly shot her red hell further and further into the blackness +of the sea and the night, and scornfully champed the white bone in +her mouth, and viciously spat round her on all sides; then the rushing +Pequod, freighted with savages, and laden with fire, and burning +a corpse, and plunging into that blackness of darkness, seemed the +material counterpart of her monomaniac commander's soul. + +So seemed it to me, as I stood at her helm, and for long hours silently +guided the way of this fire-ship on the sea. Wrapped, for that interval, +in darkness myself, I but the better saw the redness, the madness, the +ghastliness of others. The continual sight of the fiend shapes before +me, capering half in smoke and half in fire, these at last begat kindred +visions in my soul, so soon as I began to yield to that unaccountable +drowsiness which ever would come over me at a midnight helm. + +But that night, in particular, a strange (and ever since inexplicable) +thing occurred to me. Starting from a brief standing sleep, I was +horribly conscious of something fatally wrong. The jaw-bone tiller smote +my side, which leaned against it; in my ears was the low hum of sails, +just beginning to shake in the wind; I thought my eyes were open; I +was half conscious of putting my fingers to the lids and mechanically +stretching them still further apart. But, spite of all this, I could see +no compass before me to steer by; though it seemed but a minute since I +had been watching the card, by the steady binnacle lamp illuminating it. +Nothing seemed before me but a jet gloom, now and then made ghastly by +flashes of redness. Uppermost was the impression, that whatever swift, +rushing thing I stood on was not so much bound to any haven ahead as +rushing from all havens astern. A stark, bewildered feeling, as of +death, came over me. Convulsively my hands grasped the tiller, but with +the crazy conceit that the tiller was, somehow, in some enchanted way, +inverted. My God! what is the matter with me? thought I. Lo! in my brief +sleep I had turned myself about, and was fronting the ship's stern, with +my back to her prow and the compass. In an instant I faced back, just +in time to prevent the vessel from flying up into the wind, and very +probably capsizing her. How glad and how grateful the relief from this +unnatural hallucination of the night, and the fatal contingency of being +brought by the lee! + +Look not too long in the face of the fire, O man! Never dream with thy +hand on the helm! Turn not thy back to the compass; accept the first +hint of the hitching tiller; believe not the artificial fire, when its +redness makes all things look ghastly. To-morrow, in the natural sun, +the skies will be bright; those who glared like devils in the forking +flames, the morn will show in far other, at least gentler, relief; the +glorious, golden, glad sun, the only true lamp--all others but liars! + +Nevertheless the sun hides not Virginia's Dismal Swamp, nor Rome's +accursed Campagna, nor wide Sahara, nor all the millions of miles of +deserts and of griefs beneath the moon. The sun hides not the ocean, +which is the dark side of this earth, and which is two thirds of this +earth. So, therefore, that mortal man who hath more of joy than sorrow +in him, that mortal man cannot be true--not true, or undeveloped. With +books the same. The truest of all men was the Man of Sorrows, and the +truest of all books is Solomon's, and Ecclesiastes is the fine hammered +steel of woe. "All is vanity." ALL. This wilful world hath not got hold +of unchristian Solomon's wisdom yet. But he who dodges hospitals and +jails, and walks fast crossing graveyards, and would rather talk of +operas than hell; calls Cowper, Young, Pascal, Rousseau, poor devils all +of sick men; and throughout a care-free lifetime swears by Rabelais as +passing wise, and therefore jolly;--not that man is fitted to sit +down on tomb-stones, and break the green damp mould with unfathomably +wondrous Solomon. + +But even Solomon, he says, "the man that wandereth out of the way +of understanding shall remain" (I.E., even while living) "in the +congregation of the dead." Give not thyself up, then, to fire, lest it +invert thee, deaden thee; as for the time it did me. There is a wisdom +that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness. And there is a Catskill +eagle in some souls that can alike dive down into the blackest gorges, +and soar out of them again and become invisible in the sunny spaces. +And even if he for ever flies within the gorge, that gorge is in the +mountains; so that even in his lowest swoop the mountain eagle is still +higher than other birds upon the plain, even though they soar. + + + +CHAPTER 97. The Lamp. + + +Had you descended from the Pequod's try-works to the Pequod's +forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single +moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some +illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors. There they lay +in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a +score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes. + +In merchantmen, oil for the sailor is more scarce than the milk of +queens. To dress in the dark, and eat in the dark, and stumble in +darkness to his pallet, this is his usual lot. But the whaleman, as he +seeks the food of light, so he lives in light. He makes his berth an +Aladdin's lamp, and lays him down in it; so that in the pitchiest night +the ship's black hull still houses an illumination. + +See with what entire freedom the whaleman takes his handful of +lamps--often but old bottles and vials, though--to the copper cooler at +the try-works, and replenishes them there, as mugs of ale at a vat. He +burns, too, the purest of oil, in its unmanufactured, and, therefore, +unvitiated state; a fluid unknown to solar, lunar, or astral +contrivances ashore. It is sweet as early grass butter in April. He +goes and hunts for his oil, so as to be sure of its freshness and +genuineness, even as the traveller on the prairie hunts up his own +supper of game. + + + +CHAPTER 98. Stowing Down and Clearing Up. + + +Already has it been related how the great leviathan is afar off +descried from the mast-head; how he is chased over the watery moors, and +slaughtered in the valleys of the deep; how he is then towed alongside +and beheaded; and how (on the principle which entitled the headsman of +old to the garments in which the beheaded was killed) his great padded +surtout becomes the property of his executioner; how, in due time, he +is condemned to the pots, and, like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, his +spermaceti, oil, and bone pass unscathed through the fire;--but now it +remains to conclude the last chapter of this part of the description by +rehearsing--singing, if I may--the romantic proceeding of decanting off +his oil into the casks and striking them down into the hold, where +once again leviathan returns to his native profundities, sliding along +beneath the surface as before; but, alas! never more to rise and blow. + +While still warm, the oil, like hot punch, is received into the +six-barrel casks; and while, perhaps, the ship is pitching and rolling +this way and that in the midnight sea, the enormous casks are slewed +round and headed over, end for end, and sometimes perilously scoot +across the slippery deck, like so many land slides, till at last +man-handled and stayed in their course; and all round the hoops, rap, +rap, go as many hammers as can play upon them, for now, EX OFFICIO, +every sailor is a cooper. + +At length, when the last pint is casked, and all is cool, then the great +hatchways are unsealed, the bowels of the ship are thrown open, and down +go the casks to their final rest in the sea. This done, the hatches are +replaced, and hermetically closed, like a closet walled up. + +In the sperm fishery, this is perhaps one of the most remarkable +incidents in all the business of whaling. One day the planks stream with +freshets of blood and oil; on the sacred quarter-deck enormous masses of +the whale's head are profanely piled; great rusty casks lie about, as +in a brewery yard; the smoke from the try-works has besooted all the +bulwarks; the mariners go about suffused with unctuousness; the entire +ship seems great leviathan himself; while on all hands the din is +deafening. + +But a day or two after, you look about you, and prick your ears in this +self-same ship; and were it not for the tell-tale boats and try-works, +you would all but swear you trod some silent merchant vessel, with a +most scrupulously neat commander. The unmanufactured sperm oil possesses +a singularly cleansing virtue. This is the reason why the decks never +look so white as just after what they call an affair of oil. Besides, +from the ashes of the burned scraps of the whale, a potent lye is +readily made; and whenever any adhesiveness from the back of the whale +remains clinging to the side, that lye quickly exterminates it. Hands +go diligently along the bulwarks, and with buckets of water and rags +restore them to their full tidiness. The soot is brushed from the lower +rigging. All the numerous implements which have been in use are likewise +faithfully cleansed and put away. The great hatch is scrubbed and placed +upon the try-works, completely hiding the pots; every cask is out of +sight; all tackles are coiled in unseen nooks; and when by the combined +and simultaneous industry of almost the entire ship's company, the +whole of this conscientious duty is at last concluded, then the crew +themselves proceed to their own ablutions; shift themselves from top to +toe; and finally issue to the immaculate deck, fresh and all aglow, as +bridegrooms new-leaped from out the daintiest Holland. + +Now, with elated step, they pace the planks in twos and threes, and +humorously discourse of parlors, sofas, carpets, and fine cambrics; +propose to mat the deck; think of having hanging to the top; object not +to taking tea by moonlight on the piazza of the forecastle. To hint to +such musked mariners of oil, and bone, and blubber, were little short +of audacity. They know not the thing you distantly allude to. Away, and +bring us napkins! + +But mark: aloft there, at the three mast heads, stand three men intent +on spying out more whales, which, if caught, infallibly will again +soil the old oaken furniture, and drop at least one small grease-spot +somewhere. Yes; and many is the time, when, after the severest +uninterrupted labors, which know no night; continuing straight through +for ninety-six hours; when from the boat, where they have swelled their +wrists with all day rowing on the Line,--they only step to the deck to +carry vast chains, and heave the heavy windlass, and cut and slash, yea, +and in their very sweatings to be smoked and burned anew by the combined +fires of the equatorial sun and the equatorial try-works; when, on the +heel of all this, they have finally bestirred themselves to cleanse the +ship, and make a spotless dairy room of it; many is the time the poor +fellows, just buttoning the necks of their clean frocks, are startled by +the cry of "There she blows!" and away they fly to fight another whale, +and go through the whole weary thing again. Oh! my friends, but this +is man-killing! Yet this is life. For hardly have we mortals by long +toilings extracted from this world's vast bulk its small but valuable +sperm; and then, with weary patience, cleansed ourselves from its +defilements, and learned to live here in clean tabernacles of the soul; +hardly is this done, when--THERE SHE BLOWS!--the ghost is spouted up, +and away we sail to fight some other world, and go through young life's +old routine again. + +Oh! the metempsychosis! Oh! Pythagoras, that in bright Greece, two +thousand years ago, did die, so good, so wise, so mild; I sailed with +thee along the Peruvian coast last voyage--and, foolish as I am, taught +thee, a green simple boy, how to splice a rope! + + + +CHAPTER 99. The Doubloon. + + +Ere now it has been related how Ahab was wont to pace his quarter-deck, +taking regular turns at either limit, the binnacle and mainmast; but +in the multiplicity of other things requiring narration it has not been +added how that sometimes in these walks, when most plunged in his mood, +he was wont to pause in turn at each spot, and stand there strangely +eyeing the particular object before him. When he halted before the +binnacle, with his glance fastened on the pointed needle in the compass, +that glance shot like a javelin with the pointed intensity of his +purpose; and when resuming his walk he again paused before the mainmast, +then, as the same riveted glance fastened upon the riveted gold coin +there, he still wore the same aspect of nailed firmness, only dashed +with a certain wild longing, if not hopefulness. + +But one morning, turning to pass the doubloon, he seemed to be newly +attracted by the strange figures and inscriptions stamped on it, as +though now for the first time beginning to interpret for himself in +some monomaniac way whatever significance might lurk in them. And some +certain significance lurks in all things, else all things are little +worth, and the round world itself but an empty cipher, except to sell by +the cartload, as they do hills about Boston, to fill up some morass in +the Milky Way. + +Now this doubloon was of purest, virgin gold, raked somewhere out of the +heart of gorgeous hills, whence, east and west, over golden sands, the +head-waters of many a Pactolus flows. And though now nailed amidst all +the rustiness of iron bolts and the verdigris of copper spikes, yet, +untouchable and immaculate to any foulness, it still preserved its Quito +glow. Nor, though placed amongst a ruthless crew and every hour passed +by ruthless hands, and through the livelong nights shrouded with thick +darkness which might cover any pilfering approach, nevertheless every +sunrise found the doubloon where the sunset left it last. For it was +set apart and sanctified to one awe-striking end; and however wanton +in their sailor ways, one and all, the mariners revered it as the white +whale's talisman. Sometimes they talked it over in the weary watch by +night, wondering whose it was to be at last, and whether he would ever +live to spend it. + +Now those noble golden coins of South America are as medals of the sun +and tropic token-pieces. Here palms, alpacas, and volcanoes; sun's disks +and stars; ecliptics, horns-of-plenty, and rich banners waving, are in +luxuriant profusion stamped; so that the precious gold seems almost to +derive an added preciousness and enhancing glories, by passing through +those fancy mints, so Spanishly poetic. + +It so chanced that the doubloon of the Pequod was a most wealthy example +of these things. On its round border it bore the letters, REPUBLICA DEL +ECUADOR: QUITO. So this bright coin came from a country planted in the +middle of the world, and beneath the great equator, and named after it; +and it had been cast midway up the Andes, in the unwaning clime that +knows no autumn. Zoned by those letters you saw the likeness of three +Andes' summits; from one a flame; a tower on another; on the third a +crowing cock; while arching over all was a segment of the partitioned +zodiac, the signs all marked with their usual cabalistics, and the +keystone sun entering the equinoctial point at Libra. + +Before this equatorial coin, Ahab, not unobserved by others, was now +pausing. + +"There's something ever egotistical in mountain-tops and towers, and +all other grand and lofty things; look here,--three peaks as proud as +Lucifer. The firm tower, that is Ahab; the volcano, that is Ahab; the +courageous, the undaunted, and victorious fowl, that, too, is Ahab; all +are Ahab; and this round gold is but the image of the rounder globe, +which, like a magician's glass, to each and every man in turn but +mirrors back his own mysterious self. Great pains, small gains for those +who ask the world to solve them; it cannot solve itself. Methinks now +this coined sun wears a ruddy face; but see! aye, he enters the sign +of storms, the equinox! and but six months before he wheeled out of a +former equinox at Aries! From storm to storm! So be it, then. Born in +throes, 't is fit that man should live in pains and die in pangs! So be +it, then! Here's stout stuff for woe to work on. So be it, then." + +"No fairy fingers can have pressed the gold, but devil's claws must +have left their mouldings there since yesterday," murmured Starbuck +to himself, leaning against the bulwarks. "The old man seems to read +Belshazzar's awful writing. I have never marked the coin inspectingly. +He goes below; let me read. A dark valley between three mighty, +heaven-abiding peaks, that almost seem the Trinity, in some faint +earthly symbol. So in this vale of Death, God girds us round; and over +all our gloom, the sun of Righteousness still shines a beacon and a +hope. If we bend down our eyes, the dark vale shows her mouldy soil; +but if we lift them, the bright sun meets our glance half way, to cheer. +Yet, oh, the great sun is no fixture; and if, at midnight, we would fain +snatch some sweet solace from him, we gaze for him in vain! This coin +speaks wisely, mildly, truly, but still sadly to me. I will quit it, +lest Truth shake me falsely." + +"There now's the old Mogul," soliloquized Stubb by the try-works, "he's +been twigging it; and there goes Starbuck from the same, and both with +faces which I should say might be somewhere within nine fathoms long. +And all from looking at a piece of gold, which did I have it now on +Negro Hill or in Corlaer's Hook, I'd not look at it very long ere +spending it. Humph! in my poor, insignificant opinion, I regard this as +queer. I have seen doubloons before now in my voyagings; your doubloons +of old Spain, your doubloons of Peru, your doubloons of Chili, your +doubloons of Bolivia, your doubloons of Popayan; with plenty of gold +moidores and pistoles, and joes, and half joes, and quarter joes. What +then should there be in this doubloon of the Equator that is so killing +wonderful? By Golconda! let me read it once. Halloa! here's signs and +wonders truly! That, now, is what old Bowditch in his Epitome calls the +zodiac, and what my almanac below calls ditto. I'll get the almanac and +as I have heard devils can be raised with Daboll's arithmetic, I'll try +my hand at raising a meaning out of these queer curvicues here with +the Massachusetts calendar. Here's the book. Let's see now. Signs and +wonders; and the sun, he's always among 'em. Hem, hem, hem; here they +are--here they go--all alive:--Aries, or the Ram; Taurus, or the Bull +and Jimimi! here's Gemini himself, or the Twins. Well; the sun he +wheels among 'em. Aye, here on the coin he's just crossing the threshold +between two of twelve sitting-rooms all in a ring. Book! you lie there; +the fact is, you books must know your places. You'll do to give us the +bare words and facts, but we come in to supply the thoughts. That's my +small experience, so far as the Massachusetts calendar, and Bowditch's +navigator, and Daboll's arithmetic go. Signs and wonders, eh? Pity if +there is nothing wonderful in signs, and significant in wonders! There's +a clue somewhere; wait a bit; hist--hark! By Jove, I have it! Look you, +Doubloon, your zodiac here is the life of man in one round chapter; +and now I'll read it off, straight out of the book. Come, Almanack! To +begin: there's Aries, or the Ram--lecherous dog, he begets us; then, +Taurus, or the Bull--he bumps us the first thing; then Gemini, or the +Twins--that is, Virtue and Vice; we try to reach Virtue, when lo! comes +Cancer the Crab, and drags us back; and here, going from Virtue, Leo, +a roaring Lion, lies in the path--he gives a few fierce bites and surly +dabs with his paw; we escape, and hail Virgo, the Virgin! that's our +first love; we marry and think to be happy for aye, when pop comes +Libra, or the Scales--happiness weighed and found wanting; and while we +are very sad about that, Lord! how we suddenly jump, as Scorpio, or the +Scorpion, stings us in the rear; we are curing the wound, when whang +come the arrows all round; Sagittarius, or the Archer, is amusing +himself. As we pluck out the shafts, stand aside! here's the +battering-ram, Capricornus, or the Goat; full tilt, he comes rushing, +and headlong we are tossed; when Aquarius, or the Water-bearer, pours +out his whole deluge and drowns us; and to wind up with Pisces, or the +Fishes, we sleep. There's a sermon now, writ in high heaven, and the +sun goes through it every year, and yet comes out of it all alive and +hearty. Jollily he, aloft there, wheels through toil and trouble; and +so, alow here, does jolly Stubb. Oh, jolly's the word for aye! Adieu, +Doubloon! But stop; here comes little King-Post; dodge round the +try-works, now, and let's hear what he'll have to say. There; he's +before it; he'll out with something presently. So, so; he's beginning." + +"I see nothing here, but a round thing made of gold, and whoever raises +a certain whale, this round thing belongs to him. So, what's all this +staring been about? It is worth sixteen dollars, that's true; and at +two cents the cigar, that's nine hundred and sixty cigars. I won't smoke +dirty pipes like Stubb, but I like cigars, and here's nine hundred and +sixty of them; so here goes Flask aloft to spy 'em out." + +"Shall I call that wise or foolish, now; if it be really wise it has a +foolish look to it; yet, if it be really foolish, then has it a sort +of wiseish look to it. But, avast; here comes our old Manxman--the old +hearse-driver, he must have been, that is, before he took to the sea. He +luffs up before the doubloon; halloa, and goes round on the other side +of the mast; why, there's a horse-shoe nailed on that side; and now he's +back again; what does that mean? Hark! he's muttering--voice like an old +worn-out coffee-mill. Prick ears, and listen!" + +"If the White Whale be raised, it must be in a month and a day, when +the sun stands in some one of these signs. I've studied signs, and know +their marks; they were taught me two score years ago, by the old witch +in Copenhagen. Now, in what sign will the sun then be? The horse-shoe +sign; for there it is, right opposite the gold. And what's the +horse-shoe sign? The lion is the horse-shoe sign--the roaring and +devouring lion. Ship, old ship! my old head shakes to think of thee." + +"There's another rendering now; but still one text. All sorts of men +in one kind of world, you see. Dodge again! here comes Queequeg--all +tattooing--looks like the signs of the Zodiac himself. What says the +Cannibal? As I live he's comparing notes; looking at his thigh bone; +thinks the sun is in the thigh, or in the calf, or in the bowels, I +suppose, as the old women talk Surgeon's Astronomy in the back country. +And by Jove, he's found something there in the vicinity of his thigh--I +guess it's Sagittarius, or the Archer. No: he don't know what to make +of the doubloon; he takes it for an old button off some king's trowsers. +But, aside again! here comes that ghost-devil, Fedallah; tail coiled out +of sight as usual, oakum in the toes of his pumps as usual. What does he +say, with that look of his? Ah, only makes a sign to the sign and bows +himself; there is a sun on the coin--fire worshipper, depend upon it. +Ho! more and more. This way comes Pip--poor boy! would he had died, +or I; he's half horrible to me. He too has been watching all of these +interpreters--myself included--and look now, he comes to read, with that +unearthly idiot face. Stand away again and hear him. Hark!" + +"I look, you look, he looks; we look, ye look, they look." + +"Upon my soul, he's been studying Murray's Grammar! Improving his mind, +poor fellow! But what's that he says now--hist!" + +"I look, you look, he looks; we look, ye look, they look." + +"Why, he's getting it by heart--hist! again." + +"I look, you look, he looks; we look, ye look, they look." + +"Well, that's funny." + +"And I, you, and he; and we, ye, and they, are all bats; and I'm a crow, +especially when I stand a'top of this pine tree here. Caw! caw! caw! +caw! caw! caw! Ain't I a crow? And where's the scare-crow? There he +stands; two bones stuck into a pair of old trowsers, and two more poked +into the sleeves of an old jacket." + +"Wonder if he means me?--complimentary!--poor lad!--I could go hang +myself. Any way, for the present, I'll quit Pip's vicinity. I can stand +the rest, for they have plain wits; but he's too crazy-witty for my +sanity. So, so, I leave him muttering." + +"Here's the ship's navel, this doubloon here, and they are all on fire +to unscrew it. But, unscrew your navel, and what's the consequence? Then +again, if it stays here, that is ugly, too, for when aught's nailed to +the mast it's a sign that things grow desperate. Ha, ha! old Ahab! +the White Whale; he'll nail ye! This is a pine tree. My father, in old +Tolland county, cut down a pine tree once, and found a silver ring grown +over in it; some old darkey's wedding ring. How did it get there? And +so they'll say in the resurrection, when they come to fish up this old +mast, and find a doubloon lodged in it, with bedded oysters for the +shaggy bark. Oh, the gold! the precious, precious, gold! the green +miser'll hoard ye soon! Hish! hish! God goes 'mong the worlds +blackberrying. Cook! ho, cook! and cook us! Jenny! hey, hey, hey, hey, +hey, Jenny, Jenny! and get your hoe-cake done!" + + + +CHAPTER 100. Leg and Arm. + +The Pequod, of Nantucket, Meets the Samuel Enderby, of London. + + +"Ship, ahoy! Hast seen the White Whale?" + +So cried Ahab, once more hailing a ship showing English colours, bearing +down under the stern. Trumpet to mouth, the old man was standing in his +hoisted quarter-boat, his ivory leg plainly revealed to the stranger +captain, who was carelessly reclining in his own boat's bow. He was +a darkly-tanned, burly, good-natured, fine-looking man, of sixty or +thereabouts, dressed in a spacious roundabout, that hung round him in +festoons of blue pilot-cloth; and one empty arm of this jacket streamed +behind him like the broidered arm of a hussar's surcoat. + +"Hast seen the White Whale!" + +"See you this?" and withdrawing it from the folds that had hidden it, +he held up a white arm of sperm whale bone, terminating in a wooden head +like a mallet. + +"Man my boat!" cried Ahab, impetuously, and tossing about the oars near +him--"Stand by to lower!" + +In less than a minute, without quitting his little craft, he and his +crew were dropped to the water, and were soon alongside of the stranger. +But here a curious difficulty presented itself. In the excitement of the +moment, Ahab had forgotten that since the loss of his leg he had never +once stepped on board of any vessel at sea but his own, and then it was +always by an ingenious and very handy mechanical contrivance peculiar to +the Pequod, and a thing not to be rigged and shipped in any other +vessel at a moment's warning. Now, it is no very easy matter +for anybody--except those who are almost hourly used to it, like +whalemen--to clamber up a ship's side from a boat on the open sea; for +the great swells now lift the boat high up towards the bulwarks, and +then instantaneously drop it half way down to the kelson. So, deprived +of one leg, and the strange ship of course being altogether unsupplied +with the kindly invention, Ahab now found himself abjectly reduced to a +clumsy landsman again; hopelessly eyeing the uncertain changeful height +he could hardly hope to attain. + +It has before been hinted, perhaps, that every little untoward +circumstance that befell him, and which indirectly sprang from his +luckless mishap, almost invariably irritated or exasperated Ahab. And +in the present instance, all this was heightened by the sight of the +two officers of the strange ship, leaning over the side, by the +perpendicular ladder of nailed cleets there, and swinging towards him a +pair of tastefully-ornamented man-ropes; for at first they did not seem +to bethink them that a one-legged man must be too much of a cripple to +use their sea bannisters. But this awkwardness only lasted a minute, +because the strange captain, observing at a glance how affairs stood, +cried out, "I see, I see!--avast heaving there! Jump, boys, and swing +over the cutting-tackle." + +As good luck would have it, they had had a whale alongside a day or two +previous, and the great tackles were still aloft, and the massive curved +blubber-hook, now clean and dry, was still attached to the end. This +was quickly lowered to Ahab, who at once comprehending it all, slid his +solitary thigh into the curve of the hook (it was like sitting in the +fluke of an anchor, or the crotch of an apple tree), and then giving the +word, held himself fast, and at the same time also helped to hoist his +own weight, by pulling hand-over-hand upon one of the running parts of +the tackle. Soon he was carefully swung inside the high bulwarks, and +gently landed upon the capstan head. With his ivory arm frankly thrust +forth in welcome, the other captain advanced, and Ahab, putting out his +ivory leg, and crossing the ivory arm (like two sword-fish blades) +cried out in his walrus way, "Aye, aye, hearty! let us shake bones +together!--an arm and a leg!--an arm that never can shrink, d'ye +see; and a leg that never can run. Where did'st thou see the White +Whale?--how long ago?" + +"The White Whale," said the Englishman, pointing his ivory arm towards +the East, and taking a rueful sight along it, as if it had been a +telescope; "there I saw him, on the Line, last season." + +"And he took that arm off, did he?" asked Ahab, now sliding down from +the capstan, and resting on the Englishman's shoulder, as he did so. + +"Aye, he was the cause of it, at least; and that leg, too?" + +"Spin me the yarn," said Ahab; "how was it?" + +"It was the first time in my life that I ever cruised on the Line," +began the Englishman. "I was ignorant of the White Whale at that time. +Well, one day we lowered for a pod of four or five whales, and my boat +fastened to one of them; a regular circus horse he was, too, that went +milling and milling round so, that my boat's crew could only trim dish, +by sitting all their sterns on the outer gunwale. Presently up breaches +from the bottom of the sea a bouncing great whale, with a milky-white +head and hump, all crows' feet and wrinkles." + +"It was he, it was he!" cried Ahab, suddenly letting out his suspended +breath. + +"And harpoons sticking in near his starboard fin." + +"Aye, aye--they were mine--MY irons," cried Ahab, exultingly--"but on!" + +"Give me a chance, then," said the Englishman, good-humoredly. "Well, +this old great-grandfather, with the white head and hump, runs all afoam +into the pod, and goes to snapping furiously at my fast-line! + +"Aye, I see!--wanted to part it; free the fast-fish--an old trick--I +know him." + +"How it was exactly," continued the one-armed commander, "I do not know; +but in biting the line, it got foul of his teeth, caught there somehow; +but we didn't know it then; so that when we afterwards pulled on the +line, bounce we came plump on to his hump! instead of the other whale's; +that went off to windward, all fluking. Seeing how matters stood, and +what a noble great whale it was--the noblest and biggest I ever saw, +sir, in my life--I resolved to capture him, spite of the boiling rage +he seemed to be in. And thinking the hap-hazard line would get loose, or +the tooth it was tangled to might draw (for I have a devil of a boat's +crew for a pull on a whale-line); seeing all this, I say, I jumped +into my first mate's boat--Mr. Mounttop's here (by the way, +Captain--Mounttop; Mounttop--the captain);--as I was saying, I jumped +into Mounttop's boat, which, d'ye see, was gunwale and gunwale +with mine, then; and snatching the first harpoon, let this old +great-grandfather have it. But, Lord, look you, sir--hearts and souls +alive, man--the next instant, in a jiff, I was blind as a bat--both +eyes out--all befogged and bedeadened with black foam--the whale's tail +looming straight up out of it, perpendicular in the air, like a marble +steeple. No use sterning all, then; but as I was groping at midday, with +a blinding sun, all crown-jewels; as I was groping, I say, after the +second iron, to toss it overboard--down comes the tail like a Lima +tower, cutting my boat in two, leaving each half in splinters; and, +flukes first, the white hump backed through the wreck, as though it was +all chips. We all struck out. To escape his terrible flailings, I seized +hold of my harpoon-pole sticking in him, and for a moment clung to that +like a sucking fish. But a combing sea dashed me off, and at the same +instant, the fish, taking one good dart forwards, went down like a +flash; and the barb of that cursed second iron towing along near me +caught me here" (clapping his hand just below his shoulder); "yes, +caught me just here, I say, and bore me down to Hell's flames, I was +thinking; when, when, all of a sudden, thank the good God, the barb ript +its way along the flesh--clear along the whole length of my arm--came +out nigh my wrist, and up I floated;--and that gentleman there will tell +you the rest (by the way, captain--Dr. Bunger, ship's surgeon: Bunger, +my lad,--the captain). Now, Bunger boy, spin your part of the yarn." + +The professional gentleman thus familiarly pointed out, had been all the +time standing near them, with nothing specific visible, to denote his +gentlemanly rank on board. His face was an exceedingly round but sober +one; he was dressed in a faded blue woollen frock or shirt, and patched +trowsers; and had thus far been dividing his attention between a +marlingspike he held in one hand, and a pill-box held in the other, +occasionally casting a critical glance at the ivory limbs of the two +crippled captains. But, at his superior's introduction of him to Ahab, +he politely bowed, and straightway went on to do his captain's bidding. + +"It was a shocking bad wound," began the whale-surgeon; "and, taking my +advice, Captain Boomer here, stood our old Sammy--" + +"Samuel Enderby is the name of my ship," interrupted the one-armed +captain, addressing Ahab; "go on, boy." + +"Stood our old Sammy off to the northward, to get out of the blazing hot +weather there on the Line. But it was no use--I did all I could; sat up +with him nights; was very severe with him in the matter of diet--" + +"Oh, very severe!" chimed in the patient himself; then suddenly altering +his voice, "Drinking hot rum toddies with me every night, till he +couldn't see to put on the bandages; and sending me to bed, half seas +over, about three o'clock in the morning. Oh, ye stars! he sat up with +me indeed, and was very severe in my diet. Oh! a great watcher, and very +dietetically severe, is Dr. Bunger. (Bunger, you dog, laugh out! why +don't ye? You know you're a precious jolly rascal.) But, heave ahead, +boy, I'd rather be killed by you than kept alive by any other man." + +"My captain, you must have ere this perceived, respected sir"--said the +imperturbable godly-looking Bunger, slightly bowing to Ahab--"is apt to +be facetious at times; he spins us many clever things of that sort. But +I may as well say--en passant, as the French remark--that I myself--that +is to say, Jack Bunger, late of the reverend clergy--am a strict total +abstinence man; I never drink--" + +"Water!" cried the captain; "he never drinks it; it's a sort of fits to +him; fresh water throws him into the hydrophobia; but go on--go on with +the arm story." + +"Yes, I may as well," said the surgeon, coolly. "I was about observing, +sir, before Captain Boomer's facetious interruption, that spite of my +best and severest endeavors, the wound kept getting worse and worse; the +truth was, sir, it was as ugly gaping wound as surgeon ever saw; more +than two feet and several inches long. I measured it with the lead line. +In short, it grew black; I knew what was threatened, and off it came. +But I had no hand in shipping that ivory arm there; that thing is +against all rule"--pointing at it with the marlingspike--"that is the +captain's work, not mine; he ordered the carpenter to make it; he had +that club-hammer there put to the end, to knock some one's brains +out with, I suppose, as he tried mine once. He flies into diabolical +passions sometimes. Do ye see this dent, sir"--removing his hat, and +brushing aside his hair, and exposing a bowl-like cavity in his skull, +but which bore not the slightest scarry trace, or any token of ever +having been a wound--"Well, the captain there will tell you how that +came here; he knows." + +"No, I don't," said the captain, "but his mother did; he was born with +it. Oh, you solemn rogue, you--you Bunger! was there ever such another +Bunger in the watery world? Bunger, when you die, you ought to die in +pickle, you dog; you should be preserved to future ages, you rascal." + +"What became of the White Whale?" now cried Ahab, who thus far had been +impatiently listening to this by-play between the two Englishmen. + +"Oh!" cried the one-armed captain, "oh, yes! Well; after he sounded, +we didn't see him again for some time; in fact, as I before hinted, I +didn't then know what whale it was that had served me such a trick, till +some time afterwards, when coming back to the Line, we heard about Moby +Dick--as some call him--and then I knew it was he." + +"Did'st thou cross his wake again?" + +"Twice." + +"But could not fasten?" + +"Didn't want to try to: ain't one limb enough? What should I do without +this other arm? And I'm thinking Moby Dick doesn't bite so much as he +swallows." + +"Well, then," interrupted Bunger, "give him your left arm for bait to +get the right. Do you know, gentlemen"--very gravely and mathematically +bowing to each Captain in succession--"Do you know, gentlemen, that the +digestive organs of the whale are so inscrutably constructed by Divine +Providence, that it is quite impossible for him to completely digest +even a man's arm? And he knows it too. So that what you take for the +White Whale's malice is only his awkwardness. For he never means +to swallow a single limb; he only thinks to terrify by feints. But +sometimes he is like the old juggling fellow, formerly a patient of mine +in Ceylon, that making believe swallow jack-knives, once upon a time let +one drop into him in good earnest, and there it stayed for a twelvemonth +or more; when I gave him an emetic, and he heaved it up in small tacks, +d'ye see. No possible way for him to digest that jack-knife, and fully +incorporate it into his general bodily system. Yes, Captain Boomer, if +you are quick enough about it, and have a mind to pawn one arm for the +sake of the privilege of giving decent burial to the other, why in that +case the arm is yours; only let the whale have another chance at you +shortly, that's all." + +"No, thank ye, Bunger," said the English Captain, "he's welcome to the +arm he has, since I can't help it, and didn't know him then; but not to +another one. No more White Whales for me; I've lowered for him once, and +that has satisfied me. There would be great glory in killing him, I know +that; and there is a ship-load of precious sperm in him, but, hark ye, +he's best let alone; don't you think so, Captain?"--glancing at the +ivory leg. + +"He is. But he will still be hunted, for all that. What is best let +alone, that accursed thing is not always what least allures. He's all a +magnet! How long since thou saw'st him last? Which way heading?" + +"Bless my soul, and curse the foul fiend's," cried Bunger, stoopingly +walking round Ahab, and like a dog, strangely snuffing; "this man's +blood--bring the thermometer!--it's at the boiling point!--his pulse +makes these planks beat!--sir!"--taking a lancet from his pocket, and +drawing near to Ahab's arm. + +"Avast!" roared Ahab, dashing him against the bulwarks--"Man the boat! +Which way heading?" + +"Good God!" cried the English Captain, to whom the question was put. +"What's the matter? He was heading east, I think.--Is your Captain +crazy?" whispering Fedallah. + +But Fedallah, putting a finger on his lip, slid over the bulwarks to +take the boat's steering oar, and Ahab, swinging the cutting-tackle +towards him, commanded the ship's sailors to stand by to lower. + +In a moment he was standing in the boat's stern, and the Manilla men +were springing to their oars. In vain the English Captain hailed him. +With back to the stranger ship, and face set like a flint to his own, +Ahab stood upright till alongside of the Pequod. + + + +CHAPTER 101. The Decanter. + + +Ere the English ship fades from sight, be it set down here, that +she hailed from London, and was named after the late Samuel Enderby, +merchant of that city, the original of the famous whaling house of +Enderby & Sons; a house which in my poor whaleman's opinion, comes not +far behind the united royal houses of the Tudors and Bourbons, in point +of real historical interest. How long, prior to the year of our +Lord 1775, this great whaling house was in existence, my numerous +fish-documents do not make plain; but in that year (1775) it fitted +out the first English ships that ever regularly hunted the Sperm Whale; +though for some score of years previous (ever since 1726) our valiant +Coffins and Maceys of Nantucket and the Vineyard had in large fleets +pursued that Leviathan, but only in the North and South Atlantic: not +elsewhere. Be it distinctly recorded here, that the Nantucketers were +the first among mankind to harpoon with civilized steel the great Sperm +Whale; and that for half a century they were the only people of the +whole globe who so harpooned him. + +In 1778, a fine ship, the Amelia, fitted out for the express purpose, +and at the sole charge of the vigorous Enderbys, boldly rounded Cape +Horn, and was the first among the nations to lower a whale-boat of any +sort in the great South Sea. The voyage was a skilful and lucky one; +and returning to her berth with her hold full of the precious sperm, the +Amelia's example was soon followed by other ships, English and American, +and thus the vast Sperm Whale grounds of the Pacific were thrown open. +But not content with this good deed, the indefatigable house again +bestirred itself: Samuel and all his Sons--how many, their mother only +knows--and under their immediate auspices, and partly, I think, at their +expense, the British government was induced to send the sloop-of-war +Rattler on a whaling voyage of discovery into the South Sea. Commanded +by a naval Post-Captain, the Rattler made a rattling voyage of it, and +did some service; how much does not appear. But this is not all. In +1819, the same house fitted out a discovery whale ship of their own, to +go on a tasting cruise to the remote waters of Japan. That ship--well +called the "Syren"--made a noble experimental cruise; and it was thus +that the great Japanese Whaling Ground first became generally known. +The Syren in this famous voyage was commanded by a Captain Coffin, a +Nantucketer. + +All honour to the Enderbies, therefore, whose house, I think, exists to +the present day; though doubtless the original Samuel must long ago have +slipped his cable for the great South Sea of the other world. + +The ship named after him was worthy of the honour, being a very fast +sailer and a noble craft every way. I boarded her once at midnight +somewhere off the Patagonian coast, and drank good flip down in the +forecastle. It was a fine gam we had, and they were all trumps--every +soul on board. A short life to them, and a jolly death. And that fine +gam I had--long, very long after old Ahab touched her planks with his +ivory heel--it minds me of the noble, solid, Saxon hospitality of that +ship; and may my parson forget me, and the devil remember me, if I ever +lose sight of it. Flip? Did I say we had flip? Yes, and we flipped it +at the rate of ten gallons the hour; and when the squall came (for it's +squally off there by Patagonia), and all hands--visitors and all--were +called to reef topsails, we were so top-heavy that we had to swing each +other aloft in bowlines; and we ignorantly furled the skirts of our +jackets into the sails, so that we hung there, reefed fast in the +howling gale, a warning example to all drunken tars. However, the masts +did not go overboard; and by and by we scrambled down, so sober, that we +had to pass the flip again, though the savage salt spray bursting down +the forecastle scuttle, rather too much diluted and pickled it to my +taste. + +The beef was fine--tough, but with body in it. They said it was +bull-beef; others, that it was dromedary beef; but I do not know, for +certain, how that was. They had dumplings too; small, but substantial, +symmetrically globular, and indestructible dumplings. I fancied that you +could feel them, and roll them about in you after they were swallowed. +If you stooped over too far forward, you risked their pitching out +of you like billiard-balls. The bread--but that couldn't be helped; +besides, it was an anti-scorbutic; in short, the bread contained the +only fresh fare they had. But the forecastle was not very light, and it +was very easy to step over into a dark corner when you ate it. But all +in all, taking her from truck to helm, considering the dimensions of the +cook's boilers, including his own live parchment boilers; fore and aft, +I say, the Samuel Enderby was a jolly ship; of good fare and plenty; +fine flip and strong; crack fellows all, and capital from boot heels to +hat-band. + +But why was it, think ye, that the Samuel Enderby, and some other +English whalers I know of--not all though--were such famous, hospitable +ships; that passed round the beef, and the bread, and the can, and the +joke; and were not soon weary of eating, and drinking, and laughing? +I will tell you. The abounding good cheer of these English whalers +is matter for historical research. Nor have I been at all sparing of +historical whale research, when it has seemed needed. + +The English were preceded in the whale fishery by the Hollanders, +Zealanders, and Danes; from whom they derived many terms still extant +in the fishery; and what is yet more, their fat old fashions, +touching plenty to eat and drink. For, as a general thing, the English +merchant-ship scrimps her crew; but not so the English whaler. Hence, in +the English, this thing of whaling good cheer is not normal and natural, +but incidental and particular; and, therefore, must have some special +origin, which is here pointed out, and will be still further elucidated. + +During my researches in the Leviathanic histories, I stumbled upon an +ancient Dutch volume, which, by the musty whaling smell of it, I +knew must be about whalers. The title was, "Dan Coopman," wherefore I +concluded that this must be the invaluable memoirs of some Amsterdam +cooper in the fishery, as every whale ship must carry its cooper. I was +reinforced in this opinion by seeing that it was the production of one +"Fitz Swackhammer." But my friend Dr. Snodhead, a very learned man, +professor of Low Dutch and High German in the college of Santa Claus and +St. Pott's, to whom I handed the work for translation, giving him a box +of sperm candles for his trouble--this same Dr. Snodhead, so soon as he +spied the book, assured me that "Dan Coopman" did not mean "The Cooper," +but "The Merchant." In short, this ancient and learned Low Dutch book +treated of the commerce of Holland; and, among other subjects, contained +a very interesting account of its whale fishery. And in this chapter it +was, headed, "Smeer," or "Fat," that I found a long detailed list of the +outfits for the larders and cellars of 180 sail of Dutch whalemen; from +which list, as translated by Dr. Snodhead, I transcribe the following: + +400,000 lbs. of beef. 60,000 lbs. Friesland pork. 150,000 lbs. of stock +fish. 550,000 lbs. of biscuit. 72,000 lbs. of soft bread. 2,800 firkins +of butter. 20,000 lbs. Texel & Leyden cheese. 144,000 lbs. cheese +(probably an inferior article). 550 ankers of Geneva. 10,800 barrels of +beer. + +Most statistical tables are parchingly dry in the reading; not so in +the present case, however, where the reader is flooded with whole pipes, +barrels, quarts, and gills of good gin and good cheer. + +At the time, I devoted three days to the studious digesting of all +this beer, beef, and bread, during which many profound thoughts were +incidentally suggested to me, capable of a transcendental and Platonic +application; and, furthermore, I compiled supplementary tables of my +own, touching the probable quantity of stock-fish, etc., consumed by +every Low Dutch harpooneer in that ancient Greenland and Spitzbergen +whale fishery. In the first place, the amount of butter, and Texel and +Leyden cheese consumed, seems amazing. I impute it, though, to their +naturally unctuous natures, being rendered still more unctuous by the +nature of their vocation, and especially by their pursuing their game +in those frigid Polar Seas, on the very coasts of that Esquimaux country +where the convivial natives pledge each other in bumpers of train oil. + +The quantity of beer, too, is very large, 10,800 barrels. Now, as those +polar fisheries could only be prosecuted in the short summer of that +climate, so that the whole cruise of one of these Dutch whalemen, +including the short voyage to and from the Spitzbergen sea, did not much +exceed three months, say, and reckoning 30 men to each of their fleet +of 180 sail, we have 5,400 Low Dutch seamen in all; therefore, I say, +we have precisely two barrels of beer per man, for a twelve weeks' +allowance, exclusive of his fair proportion of that 550 ankers of gin. +Now, whether these gin and beer harpooneers, so fuddled as one might +fancy them to have been, were the right sort of men to stand up in +a boat's head, and take good aim at flying whales; this would seem +somewhat improbable. Yet they did aim at them, and hit them too. But +this was very far North, be it remembered, where beer agrees well with +the constitution; upon the Equator, in our southern fishery, beer would +be apt to make the harpooneer sleepy at the mast-head and boozy in his +boat; and grievous loss might ensue to Nantucket and New Bedford. + +But no more; enough has been said to show that the old Dutch whalers +of two or three centuries ago were high livers; and that the English +whalers have not neglected so excellent an example. For, say they, when +cruising in an empty ship, if you can get nothing better out of the +world, get a good dinner out of it, at least. And this empties the +decanter. + + + +CHAPTER 102. A Bower in the Arsacides. + + +Hitherto, in descriptively treating of the Sperm Whale, I have chiefly +dwelt upon the marvels of his outer aspect; or separately and in detail +upon some few interior structural features. But to a large and thorough +sweeping comprehension of him, it behooves me now to unbutton him still +further, and untagging the points of his hose, unbuckling his garters, +and casting loose the hooks and the eyes of the joints of his innermost +bones, set him before you in his ultimatum; that is to say, in his +unconditional skeleton. + +But how now, Ishmael? How is it, that you, a mere oarsman in the +fishery, pretend to know aught about the subterranean parts of the +whale? Did erudite Stubb, mounted upon your capstan, deliver lectures +on the anatomy of the Cetacea; and by help of the windlass, hold up a +specimen rib for exhibition? Explain thyself, Ishmael. Can you land +a full-grown whale on your deck for examination, as a cook dishes a +roast-pig? Surely not. A veritable witness have you hitherto been, +Ishmael; but have a care how you seize the privilege of Jonah alone; +the privilege of discoursing upon the joists and beams; the rafters, +ridge-pole, sleepers, and under-pinnings, making up the frame-work of +leviathan; and belike of the tallow-vats, dairy-rooms, butteries, and +cheeseries in his bowels. + +I confess, that since Jonah, few whalemen have penetrated very far +beneath the skin of the adult whale; nevertheless, I have been blessed +with an opportunity to dissect him in miniature. In a ship I belonged +to, a small cub Sperm Whale was once bodily hoisted to the deck for his +poke or bag, to make sheaths for the barbs of the harpoons, and for the +heads of the lances. Think you I let that chance go, without using my +boat-hatchet and jack-knife, and breaking the seal and reading all the +contents of that young cub? + +And as for my exact knowledge of the bones of the leviathan in their +gigantic, full grown development, for that rare knowledge I am indebted +to my late royal friend Tranquo, king of Tranque, one of the Arsacides. +For being at Tranque, years ago, when attached to the trading-ship Dey +of Algiers, I was invited to spend part of the Arsacidean holidays with +the lord of Tranque, at his retired palm villa at Pupella; a sea-side +glen not very far distant from what our sailors called Bamboo-Town, his +capital. + +Among many other fine qualities, my royal friend Tranquo, being gifted +with a devout love for all matters of barbaric vertu, had brought +together in Pupella whatever rare things the more ingenious of his +people could invent; chiefly carved woods of wonderful devices, +chiselled shells, inlaid spears, costly paddles, aromatic canoes; +and all these distributed among whatever natural wonders, the +wonder-freighted, tribute-rendering waves had cast upon his shores. + +Chief among these latter was a great Sperm Whale, which, after an +unusually long raging gale, had been found dead and stranded, with his +head against a cocoa-nut tree, whose plumage-like, tufted droopings +seemed his verdant jet. When the vast body had at last been stripped of +its fathom-deep enfoldings, and the bones become dust dry in the sun, +then the skeleton was carefully transported up the Pupella glen, where a +grand temple of lordly palms now sheltered it. + +The ribs were hung with trophies; the vertebrae were carved with +Arsacidean annals, in strange hieroglyphics; in the skull, the priests +kept up an unextinguished aromatic flame, so that the mystic head +again sent forth its vapoury spout; while, suspended from a bough, the +terrific lower jaw vibrated over all the devotees, like the hair-hung +sword that so affrighted Damocles. + +It was a wondrous sight. The wood was green as mosses of the Icy +Glen; the trees stood high and haughty, feeling their living sap; the +industrious earth beneath was as a weaver's loom, with a gorgeous carpet +on it, whereof the ground-vine tendrils formed the warp and woof, and +the living flowers the figures. All the trees, with all their laden +branches; all the shrubs, and ferns, and grasses; the message-carrying +air; all these unceasingly were active. Through the lacings of the +leaves, the great sun seemed a flying shuttle weaving the unwearied +verdure. Oh, busy weaver! unseen weaver!--pause!--one word!--whither +flows the fabric? what palace may it deck? wherefore all these ceaseless +toilings? Speak, weaver!--stay thy hand!--but one single word with +thee! Nay--the shuttle flies--the figures float from forth the loom; the +freshet-rushing carpet for ever slides away. The weaver-god, he weaves; +and by that weaving is he deafened, that he hears no mortal voice; and +by that humming, we, too, who look on the loom are deafened; and only +when we escape it shall we hear the thousand voices that speak through +it. For even so it is in all material factories. The spoken words that +are inaudible among the flying spindles; those same words are plainly +heard without the walls, bursting from the opened casements. Thereby +have villainies been detected. Ah, mortal! then, be heedful; for so, in +all this din of the great world's loom, thy subtlest thinkings may be +overheard afar. + +Now, amid the green, life-restless loom of that Arsacidean wood, the +great, white, worshipped skeleton lay lounging--a gigantic idler! Yet, +as the ever-woven verdant warp and woof intermixed and hummed around +him, the mighty idler seemed the cunning weaver; himself all woven +over with the vines; every month assuming greener, fresher verdure; but +himself a skeleton. Life folded Death; Death trellised Life; the grim +god wived with youthful Life, and begat him curly-headed glories. + +Now, when with royal Tranquo I visited this wondrous whale, and saw the +skull an altar, and the artificial smoke ascending from where the real +jet had issued, I marvelled that the king should regard a chapel as +an object of vertu. He laughed. But more I marvelled that the priests +should swear that smoky jet of his was genuine. To and fro I paced +before this skeleton--brushed the vines aside--broke through the +ribs--and with a ball of Arsacidean twine, wandered, eddied long amid +its many winding, shaded colonnades and arbours. But soon my line was +out; and following it back, I emerged from the opening where I entered. +I saw no living thing within; naught was there but bones. + +Cutting me a green measuring-rod, I once more dived within the skeleton. +From their arrow-slit in the skull, the priests perceived me taking the +altitude of the final rib, "How now!" they shouted; "Dar'st thou measure +this our god! That's for us." "Aye, priests--well, how long do ye make +him, then?" But hereupon a fierce contest rose among them, concerning +feet and inches; they cracked each other's sconces with their +yard-sticks--the great skull echoed--and seizing that lucky chance, I +quickly concluded my own admeasurements. + +These admeasurements I now propose to set before you. But first, be +it recorded, that, in this matter, I am not free to utter any fancied +measurement I please. Because there are skeleton authorities you can +refer to, to test my accuracy. There is a Leviathanic Museum, they tell +me, in Hull, England, one of the whaling ports of that country, where +they have some fine specimens of fin-backs and other whales. Likewise, I +have heard that in the museum of Manchester, in New Hampshire, they have +what the proprietors call "the only perfect specimen of a Greenland or +River Whale in the United States." Moreover, at a place in Yorkshire, +England, Burton Constable by name, a certain Sir Clifford Constable has +in his possession the skeleton of a Sperm Whale, but of moderate size, +by no means of the full-grown magnitude of my friend King Tranquo's. + +In both cases, the stranded whales to which these two skeletons +belonged, were originally claimed by their proprietors upon similar +grounds. King Tranquo seizing his because he wanted it; and Sir +Clifford, because he was lord of the seignories of those parts. Sir +Clifford's whale has been articulated throughout; so that, like a +great chest of drawers, you can open and shut him, in all his bony +cavities--spread out his ribs like a gigantic fan--and swing all day +upon his lower jaw. Locks are to be put upon some of his trap-doors and +shutters; and a footman will show round future visitors with a bunch of +keys at his side. Sir Clifford thinks of charging twopence for a peep at +the whispering gallery in the spinal column; threepence to hear the echo +in the hollow of his cerebellum; and sixpence for the unrivalled view +from his forehead. + +The skeleton dimensions I shall now proceed to set down are copied +verbatim from my right arm, where I had them tattooed; as in my wild +wanderings at that period, there was no other secure way of preserving +such valuable statistics. But as I was crowded for space, and wished +the other parts of my body to remain a blank page for a poem I was +then composing--at least, what untattooed parts might remain--I did not +trouble myself with the odd inches; nor, indeed, should inches at all +enter into a congenial admeasurement of the whale. + + + +CHAPTER 103. Measurement of The Whale's Skeleton. + + +In the first place, I wish to lay before you a particular, plain +statement, touching the living bulk of this leviathan, whose skeleton we +are briefly to exhibit. Such a statement may prove useful here. + +According to a careful calculation I have made, and which I partly base +upon Captain Scoresby's estimate, of seventy tons for the largest +sized Greenland whale of sixty feet in length; according to my careful +calculation, I say, a Sperm Whale of the largest magnitude, between +eighty-five and ninety feet in length, and something less than forty +feet in its fullest circumference, such a whale will weigh at least +ninety tons; so that, reckoning thirteen men to a ton, he would +considerably outweigh the combined population of a whole village of one +thousand one hundred inhabitants. + +Think you not then that brains, like yoked cattle, should be put to this +leviathan, to make him at all budge to any landsman's imagination? + +Having already in various ways put before you his skull, spout-hole, +jaw, teeth, tail, forehead, fins, and divers other parts, I shall now +simply point out what is most interesting in the general bulk of his +unobstructed bones. But as the colossal skull embraces so very large +a proportion of the entire extent of the skeleton; as it is by far the +most complicated part; and as nothing is to be repeated concerning it in +this chapter, you must not fail to carry it in your mind, or under your +arm, as we proceed, otherwise you will not gain a complete notion of the +general structure we are about to view. + +In length, the Sperm Whale's skeleton at Tranque measured seventy-two +Feet; so that when fully invested and extended in life, he must have +been ninety feet long; for in the whale, the skeleton loses about one +fifth in length compared with the living body. Of this seventy-two feet, +his skull and jaw comprised some twenty feet, leaving some fifty feet of +plain back-bone. Attached to this back-bone, for something less than a +third of its length, was the mighty circular basket of ribs which once +enclosed his vitals. + +To me this vast ivory-ribbed chest, with the long, unrelieved spine, +extending far away from it in a straight line, not a little resembled +the hull of a great ship new-laid upon the stocks, when only some twenty +of her naked bow-ribs are inserted, and the keel is otherwise, for the +time, but a long, disconnected timber. + +The ribs were ten on a side. The first, to begin from the neck, +was nearly six feet long; the second, third, and fourth were each +successively longer, till you came to the climax of the fifth, or one +of the middle ribs, which measured eight feet and some inches. From +that part, the remaining ribs diminished, till the tenth and last only +spanned five feet and some inches. In general thickness, they all bore +a seemly correspondence to their length. The middle ribs were the most +arched. In some of the Arsacides they are used for beams whereon to lay +footpath bridges over small streams. + +In considering these ribs, I could not but be struck anew with the +circumstance, so variously repeated in this book, that the skeleton of +the whale is by no means the mould of his invested form. The largest of +the Tranque ribs, one of the middle ones, occupied that part of the fish +which, in life, is greatest in depth. Now, the greatest depth of the +invested body of this particular whale must have been at least sixteen +feet; whereas, the corresponding rib measured but little more than eight +feet. So that this rib only conveyed half of the true notion of the +living magnitude of that part. Besides, for some way, where I now saw +but a naked spine, all that had been once wrapped round with tons of +added bulk in flesh, muscle, blood, and bowels. Still more, for the +ample fins, I here saw but a few disordered joints; and in place of the +weighty and majestic, but boneless flukes, an utter blank! + +How vain and foolish, then, thought I, for timid untravelled man to try +to comprehend aright this wondrous whale, by merely poring over his dead +attenuated skeleton, stretched in this peaceful wood. No. Only in the +heart of quickest perils; only when within the eddyings of his angry +flukes; only on the profound unbounded sea, can the fully invested whale +be truly and livingly found out. + +But the spine. For that, the best way we can consider it is, with a +crane, to pile its bones high up on end. No speedy enterprise. But now +it's done, it looks much like Pompey's Pillar. + +There are forty and odd vertebrae in all, which in the skeleton are +not locked together. They mostly lie like the great knobbed blocks on +a Gothic spire, forming solid courses of heavy masonry. The largest, +a middle one, is in width something less than three feet, and in depth +more than four. The smallest, where the spine tapers away into the +tail, is only two inches in width, and looks something like a white +billiard-ball. I was told that there were still smaller ones, but they +had been lost by some little cannibal urchins, the priest's children, +who had stolen them to play marbles with. Thus we see how that the +spine of even the hugest of living things tapers off at last into simple +child's play. + + + +CHAPTER 104. The Fossil Whale. + + +From his mighty bulk the whale affords a most congenial theme whereon +to enlarge, amplify, and generally expatiate. Would you, you could not +compress him. By good rights he should only be treated of in imperial +folio. Not to tell over again his furlongs from spiracle to tail, +and the yards he measures about the waist; only think of the gigantic +involutions of his intestines, where they lie in him like great +cables and hawsers coiled away in the subterranean orlop-deck of a +line-of-battle-ship. + +Since I have undertaken to manhandle this Leviathan, it behooves me +to approve myself omnisciently exhaustive in the enterprise; not +overlooking the minutest seminal germs of his blood, and spinning him +out to the uttermost coil of his bowels. Having already described him +in most of his present habitatory and anatomical peculiarities, it +now remains to magnify him in an archaeological, fossiliferous, and +antediluvian point of view. Applied to any other creature than the +Leviathan--to an ant or a flea--such portly terms might justly be deemed +unwarrantably grandiloquent. But when Leviathan is the text, the case is +altered. Fain am I to stagger to this emprise under the weightiest +words of the dictionary. And here be it said, that whenever it has been +convenient to consult one in the course of these dissertations, I have +invariably used a huge quarto edition of Johnson, expressly purchased +for that purpose; because that famous lexicographer's uncommon personal +bulk more fitted him to compile a lexicon to be used by a whale author +like me. + +One often hears of writers that rise and swell with their subject, +though it may seem but an ordinary one. How, then, with me, writing +of this Leviathan? Unconsciously my chirography expands into placard +capitals. Give me a condor's quill! Give me Vesuvius' crater for an +inkstand! Friends, hold my arms! For in the mere act of penning my +thoughts of this Leviathan, they weary me, and make me faint with their +outreaching comprehensiveness of sweep, as if to include the whole +circle of the sciences, and all the generations of whales, and men, and +mastodons, past, present, and to come, with all the revolving panoramas +of empire on earth, and throughout the whole universe, not excluding its +suburbs. Such, and so magnifying, is the virtue of a large and liberal +theme! We expand to its bulk. To produce a mighty book, you must choose +a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the +flea, though many there be who have tried it. + +Ere entering upon the subject of Fossil Whales, I present my credentials +as a geologist, by stating that in my miscellaneous time I have been +a stone-mason, and also a great digger of ditches, canals and wells, +wine-vaults, cellars, and cisterns of all sorts. Likewise, by way of +preliminary, I desire to remind the reader, that while in the earlier +geological strata there are found the fossils of monsters now almost +completely extinct; the subsequent relics discovered in what are called +the Tertiary formations seem the connecting, or at any rate intercepted +links, between the antichronical creatures, and those whose remote +posterity are said to have entered the Ark; all the Fossil Whales +hitherto discovered belong to the Tertiary period, which is the last +preceding the superficial formations. And though none of them +precisely answer to any known species of the present time, they are yet +sufficiently akin to them in general respects, to justify their taking +rank as Cetacean fossils. + +Detached broken fossils of pre-adamite whales, fragments of their bones +and skeletons, have within thirty years past, at various intervals, been +found at the base of the Alps, in Lombardy, in France, in England, in +Scotland, and in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. +Among the more curious of such remains is part of a skull, which in the +year 1779 was disinterred in the Rue Dauphine in Paris, a short street +opening almost directly upon the palace of the Tuileries; and bones +disinterred in excavating the great docks of Antwerp, in Napoleon's +time. Cuvier pronounced these fragments to have belonged to some utterly +unknown Leviathanic species. + +But by far the most wonderful of all Cetacean relics was the almost +complete vast skeleton of an extinct monster, found in the year 1842, on +the plantation of Judge Creagh, in Alabama. The awe-stricken credulous +slaves in the vicinity took it for the bones of one of the fallen +angels. The Alabama doctors declared it a huge reptile, and bestowed +upon it the name of Basilosaurus. But some specimen bones of it being +taken across the sea to Owen, the English Anatomist, it turned out +that this alleged reptile was a whale, though of a departed species. A +significant illustration of the fact, again and again repeated in this +book, that the skeleton of the whale furnishes but little clue to the +shape of his fully invested body. So Owen rechristened the monster +Zeuglodon; and in his paper read before the London Geological Society, +pronounced it, in substance, one of the most extraordinary creatures +which the mutations of the globe have blotted out of existence. + +When I stand among these mighty Leviathan skeletons, skulls, tusks, +jaws, ribs, and vertebrae, all characterized by partial resemblances to +the existing breeds of sea-monsters; but at the same time bearing on +the other hand similar affinities to the annihilated antichronical +Leviathans, their incalculable seniors; I am, by a flood, borne back +to that wondrous period, ere time itself can be said to have begun; +for time began with man. Here Saturn's grey chaos rolls over me, and I +obtain dim, shuddering glimpses into those Polar eternities; when wedged +bastions of ice pressed hard upon what are now the Tropics; and in +all the 25,000 miles of this world's circumference, not an inhabitable +hand's breadth of land was visible. Then the whole world was the +whale's; and, king of creation, he left his wake along the present lines +of the Andes and the Himmalehs. Who can show a pedigree like Leviathan? +Ahab's harpoon had shed older blood than the Pharaoh's. Methuselah seems +a school-boy. I look round to shake hands with Shem. I am horror-struck +at this antemosaic, unsourced existence of the unspeakable terrors of +the whale, which, having been before all time, must needs exist after +all humane ages are over. + +But not alone has this Leviathan left his pre-adamite traces in the +stereotype plates of nature, and in limestone and marl bequeathed his +ancient bust; but upon Egyptian tablets, whose antiquity seems to claim +for them an almost fossiliferous character, we find the unmistakable +print of his fin. In an apartment of the great temple of Denderah, +some fifty years ago, there was discovered upon the granite ceiling a +sculptured and painted planisphere, abounding in centaurs, griffins, and +dolphins, similar to the grotesque figures on the celestial globe of the +moderns. Gliding among them, old Leviathan swam as of yore; was there +swimming in that planisphere, centuries before Solomon was cradled. + +Nor must there be omitted another strange attestation of the antiquity +of the whale, in his own osseous post-diluvian reality, as set down by +the venerable John Leo, the old Barbary traveller. + +"Not far from the Sea-side, they have a Temple, the Rafters and Beams +of which are made of Whale-Bones; for Whales of a monstrous size are +oftentimes cast up dead upon that shore. The Common People imagine, that +by a secret Power bestowed by God upon the temple, no Whale can pass it +without immediate death. But the truth of the Matter is, that on either +side of the Temple, there are Rocks that shoot two Miles into the Sea, +and wound the Whales when they light upon 'em. They keep a Whale's Rib +of an incredible length for a Miracle, which lying upon the Ground with +its convex part uppermost, makes an Arch, the Head of which cannot be +reached by a Man upon a Camel's Back. This Rib (says John Leo) is said +to have layn there a hundred Years before I saw it. Their Historians +affirm, that a Prophet who prophesy'd of Mahomet, came from this Temple, +and some do not stand to assert, that the Prophet Jonas was cast forth +by the Whale at the Base of the Temple." + +In this Afric Temple of the Whale I leave you, reader, and if you be a +Nantucketer, and a whaleman, you will silently worship there. + + + +CHAPTER 105. Does the Whale's Magnitude Diminish?--Will He Perish? + + +Inasmuch, then, as this Leviathan comes floundering down upon us from +the head-waters of the Eternities, it may be fitly inquired, whether, +in the long course of his generations, he has not degenerated from the +original bulk of his sires. + +But upon investigation we find, that not only are the whales of the +present day superior in magnitude to those whose fossil remains are +found in the Tertiary system (embracing a distinct geological period +prior to man), but of the whales found in that Tertiary system, those +belonging to its latter formations exceed in size those of its earlier +ones. + +Of all the pre-adamite whales yet exhumed, by far the largest is the +Alabama one mentioned in the last chapter, and that was less than +seventy feet in length in the skeleton. Whereas, we have already seen, +that the tape-measure gives seventy-two feet for the skeleton of a large +sized modern whale. And I have heard, on whalemen's authority, that +Sperm Whales have been captured near a hundred feet long at the time of +capture. + +But may it not be, that while the whales of the present hour are an +advance in magnitude upon those of all previous geological periods; may +it not be, that since Adam's time they have degenerated? + +Assuredly, we must conclude so, if we are to credit the accounts of such +gentlemen as Pliny, and the ancient naturalists generally. For Pliny +tells us of Whales that embraced acres of living bulk, and Aldrovandus +of others which measured eight hundred feet in length--Rope Walks and +Thames Tunnels of Whales! And even in the days of Banks and Solander, +Cooke's naturalists, we find a Danish member of the Academy of Sciences +setting down certain Iceland Whales (reydan-siskur, or Wrinkled Bellies) +at one hundred and twenty yards; that is, three hundred and sixty feet. +And Lacepede, the French naturalist, in his elaborate history of whales, +in the very beginning of his work (page 3), sets down the Right Whale at +one hundred metres, three hundred and twenty-eight feet. And this work +was published so late as A.D. 1825. + +But will any whaleman believe these stories? No. The whale of to-day is +as big as his ancestors in Pliny's time. And if ever I go where Pliny +is, I, a whaleman (more than he was), will make bold to tell him so. +Because I cannot understand how it is, that while the Egyptian mummies +that were buried thousands of years before even Pliny was born, do not +measure so much in their coffins as a modern Kentuckian in his socks; +and while the cattle and other animals sculptured on the oldest Egyptian +and Nineveh tablets, by the relative proportions in which they are +drawn, just as plainly prove that the high-bred, stall-fed, prize cattle +of Smithfield, not only equal, but far exceed in magnitude the fattest +of Pharaoh's fat kine; in the face of all this, I will not admit that of +all animals the whale alone should have degenerated. + +But still another inquiry remains; one often agitated by the more +recondite Nantucketers. Whether owing to the almost omniscient look-outs +at the mast-heads of the whaleships, now penetrating even through +Behring's straits, and into the remotest secret drawers and lockers +of the world; and the thousand harpoons and lances darted along all +continental coasts; the moot point is, whether Leviathan can long endure +so wide a chase, and so remorseless a havoc; whether he must not at last +be exterminated from the waters, and the last whale, like the last man, +smoke his last pipe, and then himself evaporate in the final puff. + +Comparing the humped herds of whales with the humped herds of buffalo, +which, not forty years ago, overspread by tens of thousands the prairies +of Illinois and Missouri, and shook their iron manes and scowled with +their thunder-clotted brows upon the sites of populous river-capitals, +where now the polite broker sells you land at a dollar an inch; in such +a comparison an irresistible argument would seem furnished, to show that +the hunted whale cannot now escape speedy extinction. + +But you must look at this matter in every light. Though so short a +period ago--not a good lifetime--the census of the buffalo in Illinois +exceeded the census of men now in London, and though at the present day +not one horn or hoof of them remains in all that region; and though the +cause of this wondrous extermination was the spear of man; yet the far +different nature of the whale-hunt peremptorily forbids so inglorious an +end to the Leviathan. Forty men in one ship hunting the Sperm Whales for +forty-eight months think they have done extremely well, and thank God, +if at last they carry home the oil of forty fish. Whereas, in the days +of the old Canadian and Indian hunters and trappers of the West, when +the far west (in whose sunset suns still rise) was a wilderness and +a virgin, the same number of moccasined men, for the same number of +months, mounted on horse instead of sailing in ships, would have slain +not forty, but forty thousand and more buffaloes; a fact that, if need +were, could be statistically stated. + +Nor, considered aright, does it seem any argument in favour of the +gradual extinction of the Sperm Whale, for example, that in former years +(the latter part of the last century, say) these Leviathans, in +small pods, were encountered much oftener than at present, and, in +consequence, the voyages were not so prolonged, and were also much more +remunerative. Because, as has been elsewhere noticed, those whales, +influenced by some views to safety, now swim the seas in immense +caravans, so that to a large degree the scattered solitaries, yokes, and +pods, and schools of other days are now aggregated into vast but widely +separated, unfrequent armies. That is all. And equally fallacious seems +the conceit, that because the so-called whale-bone whales no longer +haunt many grounds in former years abounding with them, hence that +species also is declining. For they are only being driven from +promontory to cape; and if one coast is no longer enlivened with +their jets, then, be sure, some other and remoter strand has been very +recently startled by the unfamiliar spectacle. + +Furthermore: concerning these last mentioned Leviathans, they have two +firm fortresses, which, in all human probability, will for ever remain +impregnable. And as upon the invasion of their valleys, the frosty Swiss +have retreated to their mountains; so, hunted from the savannas and +glades of the middle seas, the whale-bone whales can at last resort to +their Polar citadels, and diving under the ultimate glassy barriers and +walls there, come up among icy fields and floes; and in a charmed circle +of everlasting December, bid defiance to all pursuit from man. + +But as perhaps fifty of these whale-bone whales are harpooned for one +cachalot, some philosophers of the forecastle have concluded that this +positive havoc has already very seriously diminished their battalions. +But though for some time past a number of these whales, not less than +13,000, have been annually slain on the nor'-west coast by the Americans +alone; yet there are considerations which render even this circumstance +of little or no account as an opposing argument in this matter. + +Natural as it is to be somewhat incredulous concerning the populousness +of the more enormous creatures of the globe, yet what shall we say to +Harto, the historian of Goa, when he tells us that at one hunting the +King of Siam took 4,000 elephants; that in those regions elephants are +numerous as droves of cattle in the temperate climes. And there seems no +reason to doubt that if these elephants, which have now been hunted for +thousands of years, by Semiramis, by Porus, by Hannibal, and by all the +successive monarchs of the East--if they still survive there in great +numbers, much more may the great whale outlast all hunting, since he +has a pasture to expatiate in, which is precisely twice as large as all +Asia, both Americas, Europe and Africa, New Holland, and all the Isles +of the sea combined. + +Moreover: we are to consider, that from the presumed great longevity +of whales, their probably attaining the age of a century and more, +therefore at any one period of time, several distinct adult generations +must be contemporary. And what that is, we may soon gain some idea +of, by imagining all the grave-yards, cemeteries, and family vaults of +creation yielding up the live bodies of all the men, women, and children +who were alive seventy-five years ago; and adding this countless host to +the present human population of the globe. + +Wherefore, for all these things, we account the whale immortal in his +species, however perishable in his individuality. He swam the seas +before the continents broke water; he once swam over the site of the +Tuileries, and Windsor Castle, and the Kremlin. In Noah's flood he +despised Noah's Ark; and if ever the world is to be again flooded, like +the Netherlands, to kill off its rats, then the eternal whale will still +survive, and rearing upon the topmost crest of the equatorial flood, +spout his frothed defiance to the skies. + + + +CHAPTER 106. Ahab's Leg. + + +The precipitating manner in which Captain Ahab had quitted the Samuel +Enderby of London, had not been unattended with some small violence to +his own person. He had lighted with such energy upon a thwart of his +boat that his ivory leg had received a half-splintering shock. And +when after gaining his own deck, and his own pivot-hole there, he so +vehemently wheeled round with an urgent command to the steersman (it +was, as ever, something about his not steering inflexibly enough); then, +the already shaken ivory received such an additional twist and wrench, +that though it still remained entire, and to all appearances lusty, yet +Ahab did not deem it entirely trustworthy. + +And, indeed, it seemed small matter for wonder, that for all his +pervading, mad recklessness, Ahab did at times give careful heed to the +condition of that dead bone upon which he partly stood. For it had not +been very long prior to the Pequod's sailing from Nantucket, that he +had been found one night lying prone upon the ground, and insensible; +by some unknown, and seemingly inexplicable, unimaginable casualty, his +ivory limb having been so violently displaced, that it had stake-wise +smitten, and all but pierced his groin; nor was it without extreme +difficulty that the agonizing wound was entirely cured. + +Nor, at the time, had it failed to enter his monomaniac mind, that all +the anguish of that then present suffering was but the direct issue of a +former woe; and he too plainly seemed to see, that as the most poisonous +reptile of the marsh perpetuates his kind as inevitably as the sweetest +songster of the grove; so, equally with every felicity, all miserable +events do naturally beget their like. Yea, more than equally, thought +Ahab; since both the ancestry and posterity of Grief go further than the +ancestry and posterity of Joy. For, not to hint of this: that it is +an inference from certain canonic teachings, that while some natural +enjoyments here shall have no children born to them for the other world, +but, on the contrary, shall be followed by the joy-childlessness of +all hell's despair; whereas, some guilty mortal miseries shall still +fertilely beget to themselves an eternally progressive progeny of griefs +beyond the grave; not at all to hint of this, there still seems an +inequality in the deeper analysis of the thing. For, thought Ahab, while +even the highest earthly felicities ever have a certain unsignifying +pettiness lurking in them, but, at bottom, all heartwoes, a mystic +significance, and, in some men, an archangelic grandeur; so do their +diligent tracings-out not belie the obvious deduction. To trail the +genealogies of these high mortal miseries, carries us at last among the +sourceless primogenitures of the gods; so that, in the face of all the +glad, hay-making suns, and soft cymballing, round harvest-moons, we must +needs give in to this: that the gods themselves are not for ever glad. +The ineffaceable, sad birth-mark in the brow of man, is but the stamp of +sorrow in the signers. + +Unwittingly here a secret has been divulged, which perhaps might more +properly, in set way, have been disclosed before. With many other +particulars concerning Ahab, always had it remained a mystery to some, +why it was, that for a certain period, both before and after the sailing +of the Pequod, he had hidden himself away with such Grand-Lama-like +exclusiveness; and, for that one interval, sought speechless refuge, as +it were, among the marble senate of the dead. Captain Peleg's bruited +reason for this thing appeared by no means adequate; though, indeed, +as touching all Ahab's deeper part, every revelation partook more of +significant darkness than of explanatory light. But, in the end, it all +came out; this one matter did, at least. That direful mishap was at +the bottom of his temporary recluseness. And not only this, but to that +ever-contracting, dropping circle ashore, who, for any reason, possessed +the privilege of a less banned approach to him; to that timid circle the +above hinted casualty--remaining, as it did, moodily unaccounted for by +Ahab--invested itself with terrors, not entirely underived from the land +of spirits and of wails. So that, through their zeal for him, they had +all conspired, so far as in them lay, to muffle up the knowledge of +this thing from others; and hence it was, that not till a considerable +interval had elapsed, did it transpire upon the Pequod's decks. + +But be all this as it may; let the unseen, ambiguous synod in the air, +or the vindictive princes and potentates of fire, have to do or not +with earthly Ahab, yet, in this present matter of his leg, he took plain +practical procedures;--he called the carpenter. + +And when that functionary appeared before him, he bade him without delay +set about making a new leg, and directed the mates to see him supplied +with all the studs and joists of jaw-ivory (Sperm Whale) which had thus +far been accumulated on the voyage, in order that a careful selection +of the stoutest, clearest-grained stuff might be secured. This done, the +carpenter received orders to have the leg completed that night; and to +provide all the fittings for it, independent of those pertaining to +the distrusted one in use. Moreover, the ship's forge was ordered to be +hoisted out of its temporary idleness in the hold; and, to accelerate +the affair, the blacksmith was commanded to proceed at once to the +forging of whatever iron contrivances might be needed. + + + +CHAPTER 107. The Carpenter. + + +Seat thyself sultanically among the moons of Saturn, and take high +abstracted man alone; and he seems a wonder, a grandeur, and a woe. But +from the same point, take mankind in mass, and for the most part, they +seem a mob of unnecessary duplicates, both contemporary and hereditary. +But most humble though he was, and far from furnishing an example of +the high, humane abstraction; the Pequod's carpenter was no duplicate; +hence, he now comes in person on this stage. + +Like all sea-going ship carpenters, and more especially those belonging +to whaling vessels, he was, to a certain off-handed, practical extent, +alike experienced in numerous trades and callings collateral to his own; +the carpenter's pursuit being the ancient and outbranching trunk of all +those numerous handicrafts which more or less have to do with wood as an +auxiliary material. But, besides the application to him of the generic +remark above, this carpenter of the Pequod was singularly efficient in +those thousand nameless mechanical emergencies continually recurring +in a large ship, upon a three or four years' voyage, in uncivilized +and far-distant seas. For not to speak of his readiness in ordinary +duties:--repairing stove boats, sprung spars, reforming the shape of +clumsy-bladed oars, inserting bull's eyes in the deck, or new tree-nails +in the side planks, and other miscellaneous matters more directly +pertaining to his special business; he was moreover unhesitatingly +expert in all manner of conflicting aptitudes, both useful and +capricious. + +The one grand stage where he enacted all his various parts so manifold, +was his vice-bench; a long rude ponderous table furnished with several +vices, of different sizes, and both of iron and of wood. At all times +except when whales were alongside, this bench was securely lashed +athwartships against the rear of the Try-works. + +A belaying pin is found too large to be easily inserted into its hole: +the carpenter claps it into one of his ever-ready vices, and straightway +files it smaller. A lost land-bird of strange plumage strays on board, +and is made a captive: out of clean shaved rods of right-whale bone, and +cross-beams of sperm whale ivory, the carpenter makes a pagoda-looking +cage for it. An oarsman sprains his wrist: the carpenter concocts a +soothing lotion. Stubb longed for vermillion stars to be painted upon +the blade of his every oar; screwing each oar in his big vice of wood, +the carpenter symmetrically supplies the constellation. A sailor takes +a fancy to wear shark-bone ear-rings: the carpenter drills his ears. +Another has the toothache: the carpenter out pincers, and clapping +one hand upon his bench bids him be seated there; but the poor fellow +unmanageably winces under the unconcluded operation; whirling round the +handle of his wooden vice, the carpenter signs him to clap his jaw in +that, if he would have him draw the tooth. + +Thus, this carpenter was prepared at all points, and alike indifferent +and without respect in all. Teeth he accounted bits of ivory; heads he +deemed but top-blocks; men themselves he lightly held for capstans. But +while now upon so wide a field thus variously accomplished and with such +liveliness of expertness in him, too; all this would seem to argue some +uncommon vivacity of intelligence. But not precisely so. For nothing was +this man more remarkable, than for a certain impersonal stolidity as +it were; impersonal, I say; for it so shaded off into the surrounding +infinite of things, that it seemed one with the general stolidity +discernible in the whole visible world; which while pauselessly active +in uncounted modes, still eternally holds its peace, and ignores you, +though you dig foundations for cathedrals. Yet was this half-horrible +stolidity in him, involving, too, as it appeared, an all-ramifying +heartlessness;--yet was it oddly dashed at times, with an old, +crutch-like, antediluvian, wheezing humorousness, not unstreaked now +and then with a certain grizzled wittiness; such as might have served +to pass the time during the midnight watch on the bearded forecastle +of Noah's ark. Was it that this old carpenter had been a life-long +wanderer, whose much rolling, to and fro, not only had gathered no moss; +but what is more, had rubbed off whatever small outward clingings +might have originally pertained to him? He was a stript abstract; an +unfractioned integral; uncompromised as a new-born babe; living without +premeditated reference to this world or the next. You might almost +say, that this strange uncompromisedness in him involved a sort of +unintelligence; for in his numerous trades, he did not seem to work so +much by reason or by instinct, or simply because he had been tutored to +it, or by any intermixture of all these, even or uneven; but merely by +a kind of deaf and dumb, spontaneous literal process. He was a pure +manipulator; his brain, if he had ever had one, must have early +oozed along into the muscles of his fingers. He was like one of +those unreasoning but still highly useful, MULTUM IN PARVO, Sheffield +contrivances, assuming the exterior--though a little swelled--of a +common pocket knife; but containing, not only blades of various sizes, +but also screw-drivers, cork-screws, tweezers, awls, pens, rulers, +nail-filers, countersinkers. So, if his superiors wanted to use the +carpenter for a screw-driver, all they had to do was to open that part +of him, and the screw was fast: or if for tweezers, take him up by the +legs, and there they were. + +Yet, as previously hinted, this omnitooled, open-and-shut carpenter, +was, after all, no mere machine of an automaton. If he did not have a +common soul in him, he had a subtle something that somehow anomalously +did its duty. What that was, whether essence of quicksilver, or a few +drops of hartshorn, there is no telling. But there it was; and there it +had abided for now some sixty years or more. And this it was, this same +unaccountable, cunning life-principle in him; this it was, that kept +him a great part of the time soliloquizing; but only like an unreasoning +wheel, which also hummingly soliloquizes; or rather, his body was a +sentry-box and this soliloquizer on guard there, and talking all the +time to keep himself awake. + + + +CHAPTER 108. Ahab and the Carpenter. + +The Deck--First Night Watch. + + +(CARPENTER STANDING BEFORE HIS VICE-BENCH, AND BY THE LIGHT OF TWO +LANTERNS BUSILY FILING THE IVORY JOIST FOR THE LEG, WHICH JOIST IS +FIRMLY FIXED IN THE VICE. SLABS OF IVORY, LEATHER STRAPS, PADS, SCREWS, +AND VARIOUS TOOLS OF ALL SORTS LYING ABOUT THE BENCH. FORWARD, THE RED +FLAME OF THE FORGE IS SEEN, WHERE THE BLACKSMITH IS AT WORK.) + + +Drat the file, and drat the bone! That is hard which should be soft, +and that is soft which should be hard. So we go, who file old jaws and +shinbones. Let's try another. Aye, now, this works better (SNEEZES). +Halloa, this bone dust is (SNEEZES)--why it's (SNEEZES)--yes it's +(SNEEZES)--bless my soul, it won't let me speak! This is what an old +fellow gets now for working in dead lumber. Saw a live tree, and +you don't get this dust; amputate a live bone, and you don't get it +(SNEEZES). Come, come, you old Smut, there, bear a hand, and let's have +that ferule and buckle-screw; I'll be ready for them presently. Lucky +now (SNEEZES) there's no knee-joint to make; that might puzzle a little; +but a mere shinbone--why it's easy as making hop-poles; only I should +like to put a good finish on. Time, time; if I but only had the time, I +could turn him out as neat a leg now as ever (SNEEZES) scraped to a lady +in a parlor. Those buckskin legs and calves of legs I've seen in shop +windows wouldn't compare at all. They soak water, they do; and of +course get rheumatic, and have to be doctored (SNEEZES) with washes and +lotions, just like live legs. There; before I saw it off, now, I must +call his old Mogulship, and see whether the length will be all right; +too short, if anything, I guess. Ha! that's the heel; we are in luck; +here he comes, or it's somebody else, that's certain. + +AHAB (ADVANCING) + +(DURING THE ENSUING SCENE, THE CARPENTER CONTINUES SNEEZING AT TIMES) + + +Well, manmaker! + +Just in time, sir. If the captain pleases, I will now mark the length. +Let me measure, sir. + +Measured for a leg! good. Well, it's not the first time. About it! +There; keep thy finger on it. This is a cogent vice thou hast here, +carpenter; let me feel its grip once. So, so; it does pinch some. + +Oh, sir, it will break bones--beware, beware! + +No fear; I like a good grip; I like to feel something in this +slippery world that can hold, man. What's Prometheus about there?--the +blacksmith, I mean--what's he about? + +He must be forging the buckle-screw, sir, now. + +Right. It's a partnership; he supplies the muscle part. He makes a +fierce red flame there! + +Aye, sir; he must have the white heat for this kind of fine work. + +Um-m. So he must. I do deem it now a most meaning thing, that that +old Greek, Prometheus, who made men, they say, should have been a +blacksmith, and animated them with fire; for what's made in fire must +properly belong to fire; and so hell's probable. How the soot flies! +This must be the remainder the Greek made the Africans of. Carpenter, +when he's through with that buckle, tell him to forge a pair of steel +shoulder-blades; there's a pedlar aboard with a crushing pack. + +Sir? + +Hold; while Prometheus is about it, I'll order a complete man after a +desirable pattern. Imprimis, fifty feet high in his socks; then, chest +modelled after the Thames Tunnel; then, legs with roots to 'em, to stay +in one place; then, arms three feet through the wrist; no heart at all, +brass forehead, and about a quarter of an acre of fine brains; and let +me see--shall I order eyes to see outwards? No, but put a sky-light on +top of his head to illuminate inwards. There, take the order, and away. + +Now, what's he speaking about, and who's he speaking to, I should like +to know? Shall I keep standing here? (ASIDE). + +'Tis but indifferent architecture to make a blind dome; here's one. No, +no, no; I must have a lantern. + +Ho, ho! That's it, hey? Here are two, sir; one will serve my turn. + +What art thou thrusting that thief-catcher into my face for, man? +Thrusted light is worse than presented pistols. + +I thought, sir, that you spoke to carpenter. + + +Carpenter? why that's--but no;--a very tidy, and, I may say, +an extremely gentlemanlike sort of business thou art in here, +carpenter;--or would'st thou rather work in clay? + +Sir?--Clay? clay, sir? That's mud; we leave clay to ditchers, sir. + +The fellow's impious! What art thou sneezing about? + +Bone is rather dusty, sir. + +Take the hint, then; and when thou art dead, never bury thyself under +living people's noses. + +Sir?--oh! ah!--I guess so;--yes--dear! + +Look ye, carpenter, I dare say thou callest thyself a right good +workmanlike workman, eh? Well, then, will it speak thoroughly well +for thy work, if, when I come to mount this leg thou makest, I shall +nevertheless feel another leg in the same identical place with it; that +is, carpenter, my old lost leg; the flesh and blood one, I mean. Canst +thou not drive that old Adam away? + +Truly, sir, I begin to understand somewhat now. Yes, I have heard +something curious on that score, sir; how that a dismasted man never +entirely loses the feeling of his old spar, but it will be still +pricking him at times. May I humbly ask if it be really so, sir? + +It is, man. Look, put thy live leg here in the place where mine once +was; so, now, here is only one distinct leg to the eye, yet two to the +soul. Where thou feelest tingling life; there, exactly there, there to a +hair, do I. Is't a riddle? + +I should humbly call it a poser, sir. + +Hist, then. How dost thou know that some entire, living, thinking thing +may not be invisibly and uninterpenetratingly standing precisely where +thou now standest; aye, and standing there in thy spite? In thy most +solitary hours, then, dost thou not fear eavesdroppers? Hold, don't +speak! And if I still feel the smart of my crushed leg, though it be now +so long dissolved; then, why mayst not thou, carpenter, feel the fiery +pains of hell for ever, and without a body? Hah! + +Good Lord! Truly, sir, if it comes to that, I must calculate over again; +I think I didn't carry a small figure, sir. + +Look ye, pudding-heads should never grant premises.--How long before the +leg is done? + +Perhaps an hour, sir. + +Bungle away at it then, and bring it to me (TURNS TO GO). Oh, Life! Here +I am, proud as Greek god, and yet standing debtor to this blockhead for +a bone to stand on! Cursed be that mortal inter-indebtedness which will +not do away with ledgers. I would be free as air; and I'm down in the +whole world's books. I am so rich, I could have given bid for bid with +the wealthiest Praetorians at the auction of the Roman empire (which was +the world's); and yet I owe for the flesh in the tongue I brag with. By +heavens! I'll get a crucible, and into it, and dissolve myself down to +one small, compendious vertebra. So. + +CARPENTER (RESUMING HIS WORK). + + +Well, well, well! Stubb knows him best of all, and Stubb always says +he's queer; says nothing but that one sufficient little word queer; he's +queer, says Stubb; he's queer--queer, queer; and keeps dinning it into +Mr. Starbuck all the time--queer--sir--queer, queer, very queer. And +here's his leg! Yes, now that I think of it, here's his bedfellow! has +a stick of whale's jaw-bone for a wife! And this is his leg; he'll stand +on this. What was that now about one leg standing in three places, and +all three places standing in one hell--how was that? Oh! I don't wonder +he looked so scornful at me! I'm a sort of strange-thoughted sometimes, +they say; but that's only haphazard-like. Then, a short, little old body +like me, should never undertake to wade out into deep waters with tall, +heron-built captains; the water chucks you under the chin pretty quick, +and there's a great cry for life-boats. And here's the heron's leg! +long and slim, sure enough! Now, for most folks one pair of legs lasts +a lifetime, and that must be because they use them mercifully, as a +tender-hearted old lady uses her roly-poly old coach-horses. But Ahab; +oh he's a hard driver. Look, driven one leg to death, and spavined the +other for life, and now wears out bone legs by the cord. Halloa, there, +you Smut! bear a hand there with those screws, and let's finish it +before the resurrection fellow comes a-calling with his horn for +all legs, true or false, as brewery-men go round collecting old beer +barrels, to fill 'em up again. What a leg this is! It looks like a real +live leg, filed down to nothing but the core; he'll be standing on this +to-morrow; he'll be taking altitudes on it. Halloa! I almost forgot the +little oval slate, smoothed ivory, where he figures up the latitude. So, +so; chisel, file, and sand-paper, now! + + + +CHAPTER 109. Ahab and Starbuck in the Cabin. + + +According to usage they were pumping the ship next morning; and lo! no +inconsiderable oil came up with the water; the casks below must have +sprung a bad leak. Much concern was shown; and Starbuck went down into +the cabin to report this unfavourable affair.* + + +*In Sperm-whalemen with any considerable quantity of oil on board, it +is a regular semiweekly duty to conduct a hose into the hold, and drench +the casks with sea-water; which afterwards, at varying intervals, is +removed by the ship's pumps. Hereby the casks are sought to be kept +damply tight; while by the changed character of the withdrawn water, the +mariners readily detect any serious leakage in the precious cargo. + + +Now, from the South and West the Pequod was drawing nigh to Formosa and +the Bashee Isles, between which lies one of the tropical outlets from +the China waters into the Pacific. And so Starbuck found Ahab with +a general chart of the oriental archipelagoes spread before him; +and another separate one representing the long eastern coasts of the +Japanese islands--Niphon, Matsmai, and Sikoke. With his snow-white new +ivory leg braced against the screwed leg of his table, and with a long +pruning-hook of a jack-knife in his hand, the wondrous old man, with his +back to the gangway door, was wrinkling his brow, and tracing his old +courses again. + +"Who's there?" hearing the footstep at the door, but not turning round +to it. "On deck! Begone!" + +"Captain Ahab mistakes; it is I. The oil in the hold is leaking, sir. We +must up Burtons and break out." + +"Up Burtons and break out? Now that we are nearing Japan; heave-to here +for a week to tinker a parcel of old hoops?" + +"Either do that, sir, or waste in one day more oil than we may make good +in a year. What we come twenty thousand miles to get is worth saving, +sir." + +"So it is, so it is; if we get it." + +"I was speaking of the oil in the hold, sir." + +"And I was not speaking or thinking of that at all. Begone! Let it leak! +I'm all aleak myself. Aye! leaks in leaks! not only full of leaky casks, +but those leaky casks are in a leaky ship; and that's a far worse plight +than the Pequod's, man. Yet I don't stop to plug my leak; for who can +find it in the deep-loaded hull; or how hope to plug it, even if +found, in this life's howling gale? Starbuck! I'll not have the Burtons +hoisted." + +"What will the owners say, sir?" + +"Let the owners stand on Nantucket beach and outyell the Typhoons. What +cares Ahab? Owners, owners? Thou art always prating to me, Starbuck, +about those miserly owners, as if the owners were my conscience. But +look ye, the only real owner of anything is its commander; and hark ye, +my conscience is in this ship's keel.--On deck!" + +"Captain Ahab," said the reddening mate, moving further into the cabin, +with a daring so strangely respectful and cautious that it almost seemed +not only every way seeking to avoid the slightest outward manifestation +of itself, but within also seemed more than half distrustful of itself; +"A better man than I might well pass over in thee what he would quickly +enough resent in a younger man; aye, and in a happier, Captain Ahab." + +"Devils! Dost thou then so much as dare to critically think of me?--On +deck!" + +"Nay, sir, not yet; I do entreat. And I do dare, sir--to be forbearing! +Shall we not understand each other better than hitherto, Captain Ahab?" + +Ahab seized a loaded musket from the rack (forming part of most +South-Sea-men's cabin furniture), and pointing it towards Starbuck, +exclaimed: "There is one God that is Lord over the earth, and one +Captain that is lord over the Pequod.--On deck!" + +For an instant in the flashing eyes of the mate, and his fiery cheeks, +you would have almost thought that he had really received the blaze of +the levelled tube. But, mastering his emotion, he half calmly rose, +and as he quitted the cabin, paused for an instant and said: "Thou hast +outraged, not insulted me, sir; but for that I ask thee not to beware of +Starbuck; thou wouldst but laugh; but let Ahab beware of Ahab; beware of +thyself, old man." + +"He waxes brave, but nevertheless obeys; most careful bravery that!" +murmured Ahab, as Starbuck disappeared. "What's that he said--Ahab +beware of Ahab--there's something there!" Then unconsciously using the +musket for a staff, with an iron brow he paced to and fro in the little +cabin; but presently the thick plaits of his forehead relaxed, and +returning the gun to the rack, he went to the deck. + +"Thou art but too good a fellow, Starbuck," he said lowly to the mate; +then raising his voice to the crew: "Furl the t'gallant-sails, and +close-reef the top-sails, fore and aft; back the main-yard; up Burton, +and break out in the main-hold." + +It were perhaps vain to surmise exactly why it was, that as respecting +Starbuck, Ahab thus acted. It may have been a flash of honesty in him; +or mere prudential policy which, under the circumstance, imperiously +forbade the slightest symptom of open disaffection, however transient, +in the important chief officer of his ship. However it was, his orders +were executed; and the Burtons were hoisted. + + + +CHAPTER 110. Queequeg in His Coffin. + + +Upon searching, it was found that the casks last struck into the hold +were perfectly sound, and that the leak must be further off. So, it +being calm weather, they broke out deeper and deeper, disturbing the +slumbers of the huge ground-tier butts; and from that black midnight +sending those gigantic moles into the daylight above. So deep did they +go; and so ancient, and corroded, and weedy the aspect of the lowermost +puncheons, that you almost looked next for some mouldy corner-stone cask +containing coins of Captain Noah, with copies of the posted placards, +vainly warning the infatuated old world from the flood. Tierce after +tierce, too, of water, and bread, and beef, and shooks of staves, and +iron bundles of hoops, were hoisted out, till at last the piled decks +were hard to get about; and the hollow hull echoed under foot, as if +you were treading over empty catacombs, and reeled and rolled in the sea +like an air-freighted demijohn. Top-heavy was the ship as a dinnerless +student with all Aristotle in his head. Well was it that the Typhoons +did not visit them then. + +Now, at this time it was that my poor pagan companion, and fast +bosom-friend, Queequeg, was seized with a fever, which brought him nigh +to his endless end. + +Be it said, that in this vocation of whaling, sinecures are unknown; +dignity and danger go hand in hand; till you get to be Captain, the +higher you rise the harder you toil. So with poor Queequeg, who, as +harpooneer, must not only face all the rage of the living whale, but--as +we have elsewhere seen--mount his dead back in a rolling sea; and +finally descend into the gloom of the hold, and bitterly sweating +all day in that subterraneous confinement, resolutely manhandle the +clumsiest casks and see to their stowage. To be short, among whalemen, +the harpooneers are the holders, so called. + +Poor Queequeg! when the ship was about half disembowelled, you should +have stooped over the hatchway, and peered down upon him there; where, +stripped to his woollen drawers, the tattooed savage was crawling about +amid that dampness and slime, like a green spotted lizard at the bottom +of a well. And a well, or an ice-house, it somehow proved to him, poor +pagan; where, strange to say, for all the heat of his sweatings, he +caught a terrible chill which lapsed into a fever; and at last, after +some days' suffering, laid him in his hammock, close to the very sill +of the door of death. How he wasted and wasted away in those few +long-lingering days, till there seemed but little left of him but his +frame and tattooing. But as all else in him thinned, and his cheek-bones +grew sharper, his eyes, nevertheless, seemed growing fuller and fuller; +they became of a strange softness of lustre; and mildly but deeply +looked out at you there from his sickness, a wondrous testimony to that +immortal health in him which could not die, or be weakened. And like +circles on the water, which, as they grow fainter, expand; so his eyes +seemed rounding and rounding, like the rings of Eternity. An awe that +cannot be named would steal over you as you sat by the side of this +waning savage, and saw as strange things in his face, as any beheld who +were bystanders when Zoroaster died. For whatever is truly wondrous and +fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books. And the drawing +near of Death, which alike levels all, alike impresses all with a last +revelation, which only an author from the dead could adequately tell. +So that--let us say it again--no dying Chaldee or Greek had higher and +holier thoughts than those, whose mysterious shades you saw creeping +over the face of poor Queequeg, as he quietly lay in his swaying +hammock, and the rolling sea seemed gently rocking him to his final +rest, and the ocean's invisible flood-tide lifted him higher and higher +towards his destined heaven. + +Not a man of the crew but gave him up; and, as for Queequeg himself, +what he thought of his case was forcibly shown by a curious favour he +asked. He called one to him in the grey morning watch, when the day was +just breaking, and taking his hand, said that while in Nantucket he +had chanced to see certain little canoes of dark wood, like the rich +war-wood of his native isle; and upon inquiry, he had learned that all +whalemen who died in Nantucket, were laid in those same dark canoes, +and that the fancy of being so laid had much pleased him; for it was not +unlike the custom of his own race, who, after embalming a dead warrior, +stretched him out in his canoe, and so left him to be floated away to +the starry archipelagoes; for not only do they believe that the stars +are isles, but that far beyond all visible horizons, their own mild, +uncontinented seas, interflow with the blue heavens; and so form the +white breakers of the milky way. He added, that he shuddered at +the thought of being buried in his hammock, according to the usual +sea-custom, tossed like something vile to the death-devouring sharks. +No: he desired a canoe like those of Nantucket, all the more congenial +to him, being a whaleman, that like a whale-boat these coffin-canoes +were without a keel; though that involved but uncertain steering, and +much lee-way adown the dim ages. + +Now, when this strange circumstance was made known aft, the carpenter +was at once commanded to do Queequeg's bidding, whatever it might +include. There was some heathenish, coffin-coloured old lumber aboard, +which, upon a long previous voyage, had been cut from the aboriginal +groves of the Lackaday islands, and from these dark planks the coffin +was recommended to be made. No sooner was the carpenter apprised of +the order, than taking his rule, he forthwith with all the indifferent +promptitude of his character, proceeded into the forecastle and took +Queequeg's measure with great accuracy, regularly chalking Queequeg's +person as he shifted the rule. + +"Ah! poor fellow! he'll have to die now," ejaculated the Long Island +sailor. + +Going to his vice-bench, the carpenter for convenience sake and general +reference, now transferringly measured on it the exact length the coffin +was to be, and then made the transfer permanent by cutting two notches +at its extremities. This done, he marshalled the planks and his tools, +and to work. + +When the last nail was driven, and the lid duly planed and fitted, +he lightly shouldered the coffin and went forward with it, inquiring +whether they were ready for it yet in that direction. + +Overhearing the indignant but half-humorous cries with which the +people on deck began to drive the coffin away, Queequeg, to every one's +consternation, commanded that the thing should be instantly brought to +him, nor was there any denying him; seeing that, of all mortals, some +dying men are the most tyrannical; and certainly, since they will +shortly trouble us so little for evermore, the poor fellows ought to be +indulged. + +Leaning over in his hammock, Queequeg long regarded the coffin with +an attentive eye. He then called for his harpoon, had the wooden stock +drawn from it, and then had the iron part placed in the coffin along +with one of the paddles of his boat. All by his own request, also, +biscuits were then ranged round the sides within: a flask of fresh water +was placed at the head, and a small bag of woody earth scraped up in +the hold at the foot; and a piece of sail-cloth being rolled up for a +pillow, Queequeg now entreated to be lifted into his final bed, that he +might make trial of its comforts, if any it had. He lay without moving +a few minutes, then told one to go to his bag and bring out his little +god, Yojo. Then crossing his arms on his breast with Yojo between, he +called for the coffin lid (hatch he called it) to be placed over him. +The head part turned over with a leather hinge, and there lay Queequeg +in his coffin with little but his composed countenance in view. "Rarmai" +(it will do; it is easy), he murmured at last, and signed to be replaced +in his hammock. + +But ere this was done, Pip, who had been slily hovering near by all this +while, drew nigh to him where he lay, and with soft sobbings, took him +by the hand; in the other, holding his tambourine. + +"Poor rover! will ye never have done with all this weary roving? where +go ye now? But if the currents carry ye to those sweet Antilles where +the beaches are only beat with water-lilies, will ye do one little +errand for me? Seek out one Pip, who's now been missing long: I think +he's in those far Antilles. If ye find him, then comfort him; for he +must be very sad; for look! he's left his tambourine behind;--I found +it. Rig-a-dig, dig, dig! Now, Queequeg, die; and I'll beat ye your dying +march." + +"I have heard," murmured Starbuck, gazing down the scuttle, "that in +violent fevers, men, all ignorance, have talked in ancient tongues; +and that when the mystery is probed, it turns out always that in their +wholly forgotten childhood those ancient tongues had been really spoken +in their hearing by some lofty scholars. So, to my fond faith, poor Pip, +in this strange sweetness of his lunacy, brings heavenly vouchers of all +our heavenly homes. Where learned he that, but there?--Hark! he speaks +again: but more wildly now." + +"Form two and two! Let's make a General of him! Ho, where's his harpoon? +Lay it across here.--Rig-a-dig, dig, dig! huzza! Oh for a game cock +now to sit upon his head and crow! Queequeg dies game!--mind ye that; +Queequeg dies game!--take ye good heed of that; Queequeg dies game! I +say; game, game, game! but base little Pip, he died a coward; died all +a'shiver;--out upon Pip! Hark ye; if ye find Pip, tell all the Antilles +he's a runaway; a coward, a coward, a coward! Tell them he jumped from +a whale-boat! I'd never beat my tambourine over base Pip, and hail +him General, if he were once more dying here. No, no! shame upon all +cowards--shame upon them! Let 'em go drown like Pip, that jumped from a +whale-boat. Shame! shame!" + +During all this, Queequeg lay with closed eyes, as if in a dream. Pip +was led away, and the sick man was replaced in his hammock. + +But now that he had apparently made every preparation for death; now +that his coffin was proved a good fit, Queequeg suddenly rallied; soon +there seemed no need of the carpenter's box: and thereupon, when some +expressed their delighted surprise, he, in substance, said, that the +cause of his sudden convalescence was this;--at a critical moment, he +had just recalled a little duty ashore, which he was leaving undone; +and therefore had changed his mind about dying: he could not die yet, +he averred. They asked him, then, whether to live or die was a matter of +his own sovereign will and pleasure. He answered, certainly. In a word, +it was Queequeg's conceit, that if a man made up his mind to live, mere +sickness could not kill him: nothing but a whale, or a gale, or some +violent, ungovernable, unintelligent destroyer of that sort. + +Now, there is this noteworthy difference between savage and civilized; +that while a sick, civilized man may be six months convalescing, +generally speaking, a sick savage is almost half-well again in a day. +So, in good time my Queequeg gained strength; and at length after +sitting on the windlass for a few indolent days (but eating with a +vigorous appetite) he suddenly leaped to his feet, threw out his arms +and legs, gave himself a good stretching, yawned a little bit, and then +springing into the head of his hoisted boat, and poising a harpoon, +pronounced himself fit for a fight. + +With a wild whimsiness, he now used his coffin for a sea-chest; and +emptying into it his canvas bag of clothes, set them in order there. +Many spare hours he spent, in carving the lid with all manner of +grotesque figures and drawings; and it seemed that hereby he was +striving, in his rude way, to copy parts of the twisted tattooing on +his body. And this tattooing had been the work of a departed prophet and +seer of his island, who, by those hieroglyphic marks, had written out on +his body a complete theory of the heavens and the earth, and a mystical +treatise on the art of attaining truth; so that Queequeg in his own +proper person was a riddle to unfold; a wondrous work in one volume; but +whose mysteries not even himself could read, though his own live heart +beat against them; and these mysteries were therefore destined in +the end to moulder away with the living parchment whereon they were +inscribed, and so be unsolved to the last. And this thought it must +have been which suggested to Ahab that wild exclamation of his, when +one morning turning away from surveying poor Queequeg--"Oh, devilish +tantalization of the gods!" + + + +CHAPTER 111. The Pacific. + + +When gliding by the Bashee isles we emerged at last upon the great South +Sea; were it not for other things, I could have greeted my dear Pacific +with uncounted thanks, for now the long supplication of my youth was +answered; that serene ocean rolled eastwards from me a thousand leagues +of blue. + +There is, one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently +awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath; like those +fabled undulations of the Ephesian sod over the buried Evangelist St. +John. And meet it is, that over these sea-pastures, wide-rolling watery +prairies and Potters' Fields of all four continents, the waves should +rise and fall, and ebb and flow unceasingly; for here, millions of mixed +shades and shadows, drowned dreams, somnambulisms, reveries; all that +we call lives and souls, lie dreaming, dreaming, still; tossing like +slumberers in their beds; the ever-rolling waves but made so by their +restlessness. + +To any meditative Magian rover, this serene Pacific, once beheld, must +ever after be the sea of his adoption. It rolls the midmost waters of +the world, the Indian ocean and Atlantic being but its arms. The same +waves wash the moles of the new-built Californian towns, but yesterday +planted by the recentest race of men, and lave the faded but still +gorgeous skirts of Asiatic lands, older than Abraham; while all between +float milky-ways of coral isles, and low-lying, endless, unknown +Archipelagoes, and impenetrable Japans. Thus this mysterious, divine +Pacific zones the world's whole bulk about; makes all coasts one bay +to it; seems the tide-beating heart of earth. Lifted by those eternal +swells, you needs must own the seductive god, bowing your head to Pan. + +But few thoughts of Pan stirred Ahab's brain, as standing like an +iron statue at his accustomed place beside the mizen rigging, with one +nostril he unthinkingly snuffed the sugary musk from the Bashee isles +(in whose sweet woods mild lovers must be walking), and with the other +consciously inhaled the salt breath of the new found sea; that sea in +which the hated White Whale must even then be swimming. Launched at +length upon these almost final waters, and gliding towards the Japanese +cruising-ground, the old man's purpose intensified itself. His firm lips +met like the lips of a vice; the Delta of his forehead's veins swelled +like overladen brooks; in his very sleep, his ringing cry ran through +the vaulted hull, "Stern all! the White Whale spouts thick blood!" + + + +CHAPTER 112. The Blacksmith. + + +Availing himself of the mild, summer-cool weather that now reigned in +these latitudes, and in preparation for the peculiarly active +pursuits shortly to be anticipated, Perth, the begrimed, blistered old +blacksmith, had not removed his portable forge to the hold again, after +concluding his contributory work for Ahab's leg, but still retained +it on deck, fast lashed to ringbolts by the foremast; being now almost +incessantly invoked by the headsmen, and harpooneers, and bowsmen to do +some little job for them; altering, or repairing, or new shaping their +various weapons and boat furniture. Often he would be surrounded by an +eager circle, all waiting to be served; holding boat-spades, pike-heads, +harpoons, and lances, and jealously watching his every sooty movement, +as he toiled. Nevertheless, this old man's was a patient hammer wielded +by a patient arm. No murmur, no impatience, no petulance did come from +him. Silent, slow, and solemn; bowing over still further his chronically +broken back, he toiled away, as if toil were life itself, and the +heavy beating of his hammer the heavy beating of his heart. And so it +was.--Most miserable! + +A peculiar walk in this old man, a certain slight but painful appearing +yawing in his gait, had at an early period of the voyage excited the +curiosity of the mariners. And to the importunity of their persisted +questionings he had finally given in; and so it came to pass that every +one now knew the shameful story of his wretched fate. + +Belated, and not innocently, one bitter winter's midnight, on the road +running between two country towns, the blacksmith half-stupidly felt +the deadly numbness stealing over him, and sought refuge in a leaning, +dilapidated barn. The issue was, the loss of the extremities of both +feet. Out of this revelation, part by part, at last came out the four +acts of the gladness, and the one long, and as yet uncatastrophied fifth +act of the grief of his life's drama. + +He was an old man, who, at the age of nearly sixty, had postponedly +encountered that thing in sorrow's technicals called ruin. He had been +an artisan of famed excellence, and with plenty to do; owned a house +and garden; embraced a youthful, daughter-like, loving wife, and three +blithe, ruddy children; every Sunday went to a cheerful-looking church, +planted in a grove. But one night, under cover of darkness, and further +concealed in a most cunning disguisement, a desperate burglar slid into +his happy home, and robbed them all of everything. And darker yet to +tell, the blacksmith himself did ignorantly conduct this burglar into +his family's heart. It was the Bottle Conjuror! Upon the opening of that +fatal cork, forth flew the fiend, and shrivelled up his home. Now, for +prudent, most wise, and economic reasons, the blacksmith's shop was in +the basement of his dwelling, but with a separate entrance to it; so +that always had the young and loving healthy wife listened with no +unhappy nervousness, but with vigorous pleasure, to the stout ringing of +her young-armed old husband's hammer; whose reverberations, muffled by +passing through the floors and walls, came up to her, not unsweetly, +in her nursery; and so, to stout Labor's iron lullaby, the blacksmith's +infants were rocked to slumber. + +Oh, woe on woe! Oh, Death, why canst thou not sometimes be timely? Hadst +thou taken this old blacksmith to thyself ere his full ruin came upon +him, then had the young widow had a delicious grief, and her orphans a +truly venerable, legendary sire to dream of in their after years; and +all of them a care-killing competency. But Death plucked down some +virtuous elder brother, on whose whistling daily toil solely hung the +responsibilities of some other family, and left the worse than useless +old man standing, till the hideous rot of life should make him easier to +harvest. + +Why tell the whole? The blows of the basement hammer every day grew more +and more between; and each blow every day grew fainter than the last; +the wife sat frozen at the window, with tearless eyes, glitteringly +gazing into the weeping faces of her children; the bellows fell; the +forge choked up with cinders; the house was sold; the mother dived +down into the long church-yard grass; her children twice followed her +thither; and the houseless, familyless old man staggered off a vagabond +in crape; his every woe unreverenced; his grey head a scorn to flaxen +curls! + +Death seems the only desirable sequel for a career like this; but Death +is only a launching into the region of the strange Untried; it is but +the first salutation to the possibilities of the immense Remote, the +Wild, the Watery, the Unshored; therefore, to the death-longing eyes of +such men, who still have left in them some interior compunctions against +suicide, does the all-contributed and all-receptive ocean alluringly +spread forth his whole plain of unimaginable, taking terrors, and +wonderful, new-life adventures; and from the hearts of infinite +Pacifics, the thousand mermaids sing to them--"Come hither, +broken-hearted; here is another life without the guilt of intermediate +death; here are wonders supernatural, without dying for them. Come +hither! bury thyself in a life which, to your now equally abhorred and +abhorring, landed world, is more oblivious than death. Come hither! put +up THY gravestone, too, within the churchyard, and come hither, till we +marry thee!" + +Hearkening to these voices, East and West, by early sunrise, and by fall +of eve, the blacksmith's soul responded, Aye, I come! And so Perth went +a-whaling. + + + +CHAPTER 113. The Forge. + + +With matted beard, and swathed in a bristling shark-skin apron, about +mid-day, Perth was standing between his forge and anvil, the latter +placed upon an iron-wood log, with one hand holding a pike-head in the +coals, and with the other at his forge's lungs, when Captain Ahab came +along, carrying in his hand a small rusty-looking leathern bag. While +yet a little distance from the forge, moody Ahab paused; till at last, +Perth, withdrawing his iron from the fire, began hammering it upon the +anvil--the red mass sending off the sparks in thick hovering flights, +some of which flew close to Ahab. + +"Are these thy Mother Carey's chickens, Perth? they are always flying +in thy wake; birds of good omen, too, but not to all;--look here, they +burn; but thou--thou liv'st among them without a scorch." + +"Because I am scorched all over, Captain Ahab," answered Perth, resting +for a moment on his hammer; "I am past scorching; not easily can'st thou +scorch a scar." + +"Well, well; no more. Thy shrunk voice sounds too calmly, sanely woeful +to me. In no Paradise myself, I am impatient of all misery in others +that is not mad. Thou should'st go mad, blacksmith; say, why dost thou +not go mad? How can'st thou endure without being mad? Do the heavens yet +hate thee, that thou can'st not go mad?--What wert thou making there?" + +"Welding an old pike-head, sir; there were seams and dents in it." + +"And can'st thou make it all smooth again, blacksmith, after such hard +usage as it had?" + +"I think so, sir." + +"And I suppose thou can'st smoothe almost any seams and dents; never +mind how hard the metal, blacksmith?" + +"Aye, sir, I think I can; all seams and dents but one." + +"Look ye here, then," cried Ahab, passionately advancing, and leaning +with both hands on Perth's shoulders; "look ye here--HERE--can ye +smoothe out a seam like this, blacksmith," sweeping one hand across his +ribbed brow; "if thou could'st, blacksmith, glad enough would I lay +my head upon thy anvil, and feel thy heaviest hammer between my eyes. +Answer! Can'st thou smoothe this seam?" + +"Oh! that is the one, sir! Said I not all seams and dents but one?" + +"Aye, blacksmith, it is the one; aye, man, it is unsmoothable; for +though thou only see'st it here in my flesh, it has worked down into the +bone of my skull--THAT is all wrinkles! But, away with child's play; no +more gaffs and pikes to-day. Look ye here!" jingling the leathern bag, +as if it were full of gold coins. "I, too, want a harpoon made; one that +a thousand yoke of fiends could not part, Perth; something that will +stick in a whale like his own fin-bone. There's the stuff," flinging +the pouch upon the anvil. "Look ye, blacksmith, these are the gathered +nail-stubbs of the steel shoes of racing horses." + +"Horse-shoe stubbs, sir? Why, Captain Ahab, thou hast here, then, the +best and stubbornest stuff we blacksmiths ever work." + +"I know it, old man; these stubbs will weld together like glue from the +melted bones of murderers. Quick! forge me the harpoon. And forge me +first, twelve rods for its shank; then wind, and twist, and hammer these +twelve together like the yarns and strands of a tow-line. Quick! I'll +blow the fire." + +When at last the twelve rods were made, Ahab tried them, one by one, by +spiralling them, with his own hand, round a long, heavy iron bolt. "A +flaw!" rejecting the last one. "Work that over again, Perth." + +This done, Perth was about to begin welding the twelve into one, when +Ahab stayed his hand, and said he would weld his own iron. As, then, +with regular, gasping hems, he hammered on the anvil, Perth passing to +him the glowing rods, one after the other, and the hard pressed forge +shooting up its intense straight flame, the Parsee passed silently, and +bowing over his head towards the fire, seemed invoking some curse or +some blessing on the toil. But, as Ahab looked up, he slid aside. + +"What's that bunch of lucifers dodging about there for?" muttered Stubb, +looking on from the forecastle. "That Parsee smells fire like a fusee; +and smells of it himself, like a hot musket's powder-pan." + +At last the shank, in one complete rod, received its final heat; and as +Perth, to temper it, plunged it all hissing into the cask of water near +by, the scalding steam shot up into Ahab's bent face. + +"Would'st thou brand me, Perth?" wincing for a moment with the pain; +"have I been but forging my own branding-iron, then?" + +"Pray God, not that; yet I fear something, Captain Ahab. Is not this +harpoon for the White Whale?" + +"For the white fiend! But now for the barbs; thou must make them +thyself, man. Here are my razors--the best of steel; here, and make the +barbs sharp as the needle-sleet of the Icy Sea." + +For a moment, the old blacksmith eyed the razors as though he would fain +not use them. + +"Take them, man, I have no need for them; for I now neither shave, sup, +nor pray till--but here--to work!" + +Fashioned at last into an arrowy shape, and welded by Perth to the +shank, the steel soon pointed the end of the iron; and as the blacksmith +was about giving the barbs their final heat, prior to tempering them, he +cried to Ahab to place the water-cask near. + +"No, no--no water for that; I want it of the true death-temper. Ahoy, +there! Tashtego, Queequeg, Daggoo! What say ye, pagans! Will ye give me +as much blood as will cover this barb?" holding it high up. A cluster of +dark nods replied, Yes. Three punctures were made in the heathen flesh, +and the White Whale's barbs were then tempered. + +"Ego non baptizo te in nomine patris, sed in nomine diaboli!" +deliriously howled Ahab, as the malignant iron scorchingly devoured the +baptismal blood. + +Now, mustering the spare poles from below, and selecting one of hickory, +with the bark still investing it, Ahab fitted the end to the socket of +the iron. A coil of new tow-line was then unwound, and some fathoms of +it taken to the windlass, and stretched to a great tension. Pressing +his foot upon it, till the rope hummed like a harp-string, then eagerly +bending over it, and seeing no strandings, Ahab exclaimed, "Good! and +now for the seizings." + +At one extremity the rope was unstranded, and the separate spread yarns +were all braided and woven round the socket of the harpoon; the pole +was then driven hard up into the socket; from the lower end the rope +was traced half-way along the pole's length, and firmly secured so, with +intertwistings of twine. This done, pole, iron, and rope--like the Three +Fates--remained inseparable, and Ahab moodily stalked away with the +weapon; the sound of his ivory leg, and the sound of the hickory pole, +both hollowly ringing along every plank. But ere he entered his cabin, +light, unnatural, half-bantering, yet most piteous sound was heard. Oh, +Pip! thy wretched laugh, thy idle but unresting eye; all thy strange +mummeries not unmeaningly blended with the black tragedy of the +melancholy ship, and mocked it! + + + +CHAPTER 114. The Gilder. + + +Penetrating further and further into the heart of the Japanese cruising +ground, the Pequod was soon all astir in the fishery. Often, in mild, +pleasant weather, for twelve, fifteen, eighteen, and twenty hours on the +stretch, they were engaged in the boats, steadily pulling, or sailing, +or paddling after the whales, or for an interlude of sixty or seventy +minutes calmly awaiting their uprising; though with but small success +for their pains. + +At such times, under an abated sun; afloat all day upon smooth, slow +heaving swells; seated in his boat, light as a birch canoe; and so +sociably mixing with the soft waves themselves, that like hearth-stone +cats they purr against the gunwale; these are the times of dreamy +quietude, when beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the +ocean's skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and +would not willingly remember, that this velvet paw but conceals a +remorseless fang. + +These are the times, when in his whale-boat the rover softly feels a +certain filial, confident, land-like feeling towards the sea; that he +regards it as so much flowery earth; and the distant ship revealing +only the tops of her masts, seems struggling forward, not through high +rolling waves, but through the tall grass of a rolling prairie: as when +the western emigrants' horses only show their erected ears, while their +hidden bodies widely wade through the amazing verdure. + +The long-drawn virgin vales; the mild blue hill-sides; as over these +there steals the hush, the hum; you almost swear that play-wearied +children lie sleeping in these solitudes, in some glad May-time, when +the flowers of the woods are plucked. And all this mixes with your most +mystic mood; so that fact and fancy, half-way meeting, interpenetrate, +and form one seamless whole. + +Nor did such soothing scenes, however temporary, fail of at least as +temporary an effect on Ahab. But if these secret golden keys did seem +to open in him his own secret golden treasuries, yet did his breath upon +them prove but tarnishing. + +Oh, grassy glades! oh, ever vernal endless landscapes in the soul; in +ye,--though long parched by the dead drought of the earthy life,--in ye, +men yet may roll, like young horses in new morning clover; and for some +few fleeting moments, feel the cool dew of the life immortal on them. +Would to God these blessed calms would last. But the mingled, mingling +threads of life are woven by warp and woof: calms crossed by storms, a +storm for every calm. There is no steady unretracing progress in this +life; we do not advance through fixed gradations, and at the last one +pause:--through infancy's unconscious spell, boyhood's thoughtless +faith, adolescence' doubt (the common doom), then scepticism, then +disbelief, resting at last in manhood's pondering repose of If. But once +gone through, we trace the round again; and are infants, boys, and men, +and Ifs eternally. Where lies the final harbor, whence we unmoor no +more? In what rapt ether sails the world, of which the weariest will +never weary? Where is the foundling's father hidden? Our souls are like +those orphans whose unwedded mothers die in bearing them: the secret of +our paternity lies in their grave, and we must there to learn it. + +And that same day, too, gazing far down from his boat's side into that +same golden sea, Starbuck lowly murmured:-- + +"Loveliness unfathomable, as ever lover saw in his young bride's +eye!--Tell me not of thy teeth-tiered sharks, and thy kidnapping +cannibal ways. Let faith oust fact; let fancy oust memory; I look deep +down and do believe." + +And Stubb, fish-like, with sparkling scales, leaped up in that same +golden light:-- + +"I am Stubb, and Stubb has his history; but here Stubb takes oaths that +he has always been jolly!" + + + +CHAPTER 115. The Pequod Meets The Bachelor. + + +And jolly enough were the sights and the sounds that came bearing down +before the wind, some few weeks after Ahab's harpoon had been welded. + +It was a Nantucket ship, the Bachelor, which had just wedged in her +last cask of oil, and bolted down her bursting hatches; and now, in glad +holiday apparel, was joyously, though somewhat vain-gloriously, sailing +round among the widely-separated ships on the ground, previous to +pointing her prow for home. + +The three men at her mast-head wore long streamers of narrow red bunting +at their hats; from the stern, a whale-boat was suspended, bottom down; +and hanging captive from the bowsprit was seen the long lower jaw of the +last whale they had slain. Signals, ensigns, and jacks of all colours +were flying from her rigging, on every side. Sideways lashed in each of +her three basketed tops were two barrels of sperm; above which, in her +top-mast cross-trees, you saw slender breakers of the same precious +fluid; and nailed to her main truck was a brazen lamp. + +As was afterwards learned, the Bachelor had met with the most surprising +success; all the more wonderful, for that while cruising in the same +seas numerous other vessels had gone entire months without securing a +single fish. Not only had barrels of beef and bread been given away to +make room for the far more valuable sperm, but additional supplemental +casks had been bartered for, from the ships she had met; and these were +stowed along the deck, and in the captain's and officers' state-rooms. +Even the cabin table itself had been knocked into kindling-wood; and the +cabin mess dined off the broad head of an oil-butt, lashed down to the +floor for a centrepiece. In the forecastle, the sailors had actually +caulked and pitched their chests, and filled them; it was humorously +added, that the cook had clapped a head on his largest boiler, and +filled it; that the steward had plugged his spare coffee-pot and filled +it; that the harpooneers had headed the sockets of their irons and +filled them; that indeed everything was filled with sperm, except the +captain's pantaloons pockets, and those he reserved to thrust his hands +into, in self-complacent testimony of his entire satisfaction. + +As this glad ship of good luck bore down upon the moody Pequod, the +barbarian sound of enormous drums came from her forecastle; and drawing +still nearer, a crowd of her men were seen standing round her huge +try-pots, which, covered with the parchment-like POKE or stomach skin of +the black fish, gave forth a loud roar to every stroke of the clenched +hands of the crew. On the quarter-deck, the mates and harpooneers were +dancing with the olive-hued girls who had eloped with them from the +Polynesian Isles; while suspended in an ornamented boat, firmly secured +aloft between the foremast and mainmast, three Long Island negroes, with +glittering fiddle-bows of whale ivory, were presiding over the hilarious +jig. Meanwhile, others of the ship's company were tumultuously busy at +the masonry of the try-works, from which the huge pots had been +removed. You would have almost thought they were pulling down the cursed +Bastille, such wild cries they raised, as the now useless brick and +mortar were being hurled into the sea. + +Lord and master over all this scene, the captain stood erect on the +ship's elevated quarter-deck, so that the whole rejoicing drama was +full before him, and seemed merely contrived for his own individual +diversion. + +And Ahab, he too was standing on his quarter-deck, shaggy and black, +with a stubborn gloom; and as the two ships crossed each other's +wakes--one all jubilations for things passed, the other all forebodings +as to things to come--their two captains in themselves impersonated the +whole striking contrast of the scene. + +"Come aboard, come aboard!" cried the gay Bachelor's commander, lifting +a glass and a bottle in the air. + +"Hast seen the White Whale?" gritted Ahab in reply. + +"No; only heard of him; but don't believe in him at all," said the other +good-humoredly. "Come aboard!" + +"Thou art too damned jolly. Sail on. Hast lost any men?" + +"Not enough to speak of--two islanders, that's all;--but come aboard, +old hearty, come along. I'll soon take that black from your brow. Come +along, will ye (merry's the play); a full ship and homeward-bound." + +"How wondrous familiar is a fool!" muttered Ahab; then aloud, "Thou art +a full ship and homeward bound, thou sayst; well, then, call me an empty +ship, and outward-bound. So go thy ways, and I will mine. Forward there! +Set all sail, and keep her to the wind!" + +And thus, while the one ship went cheerily before the breeze, the other +stubbornly fought against it; and so the two vessels parted; the crew +of the Pequod looking with grave, lingering glances towards the receding +Bachelor; but the Bachelor's men never heeding their gaze for the lively +revelry they were in. And as Ahab, leaning over the taffrail, eyed the +homewardbound craft, he took from his pocket a small vial of sand, and +then looking from the ship to the vial, seemed thereby bringing two +remote associations together, for that vial was filled with Nantucket +soundings. + + + +CHAPTER 116. The Dying Whale. + + +Not seldom in this life, when, on the right side, fortune's favourites +sail close by us, we, though all adroop before, catch somewhat of the +rushing breeze, and joyfully feel our bagging sails fill out. So seemed +it with the Pequod. For next day after encountering the gay Bachelor, +whales were seen and four were slain; and one of them by Ahab. + +It was far down the afternoon; and when all the spearings of the crimson +fight were done: and floating in the lovely sunset sea and sky, sun +and whale both stilly died together; then, such a sweetness and such +plaintiveness, such inwreathing orisons curled up in that rosy air, that +it almost seemed as if far over from the deep green convent valleys of +the Manilla isles, the Spanish land-breeze, wantonly turned sailor, had +gone to sea, freighted with these vesper hymns. + +Soothed again, but only soothed to deeper gloom, Ahab, who had sterned +off from the whale, sat intently watching his final wanings from the now +tranquil boat. For that strange spectacle observable in all sperm whales +dying--the turning sunwards of the head, and so expiring--that strange +spectacle, beheld of such a placid evening, somehow to Ahab conveyed a +wondrousness unknown before. + +"He turns and turns him to it,--how slowly, but how steadfastly, his +homage-rendering and invoking brow, with his last dying motions. He too +worships fire; most faithful, broad, baronial vassal of the sun!--Oh +that these too-favouring eyes should see these too-favouring sights. +Look! here, far water-locked; beyond all hum of human weal or woe; +in these most candid and impartial seas; where to traditions no rocks +furnish tablets; where for long Chinese ages, the billows have still +rolled on speechless and unspoken to, as stars that shine upon the +Niger's unknown source; here, too, life dies sunwards full of faith; but +see! no sooner dead, than death whirls round the corpse, and it heads +some other way. + +"Oh, thou dark Hindoo half of nature, who of drowned bones hast builded +thy separate throne somewhere in the heart of these unverdured seas; +thou art an infidel, thou queen, and too truly speakest to me in the +wide-slaughtering Typhoon, and the hushed burial of its after calm. Nor +has this thy whale sunwards turned his dying head, and then gone round +again, without a lesson to me. + +"Oh, trebly hooped and welded hip of power! Oh, high aspiring, rainbowed +jet!--that one strivest, this one jettest all in vain! In vain, oh +whale, dost thou seek intercedings with yon all-quickening sun, that +only calls forth life, but gives it not again. Yet dost thou, darker +half, rock me with a prouder, if a darker faith. All thy unnamable +imminglings float beneath me here; I am buoyed by breaths of once living +things, exhaled as air, but water now. + +"Then hail, for ever hail, O sea, in whose eternal tossings the wild +fowl finds his only rest. Born of earth, yet suckled by the sea; though +hill and valley mothered me, ye billows are my foster-brothers!" + + + +CHAPTER 117. The Whale Watch. + + +The four whales slain that evening had died wide apart; one, far to +windward; one, less distant, to leeward; one ahead; one astern. These +last three were brought alongside ere nightfall; but the windward one +could not be reached till morning; and the boat that had killed it lay +by its side all night; and that boat was Ahab's. + +The waif-pole was thrust upright into the dead whale's spout-hole; and +the lantern hanging from its top, cast a troubled flickering glare +upon the black, glossy back, and far out upon the midnight waves, which +gently chafed the whale's broad flank, like soft surf upon a beach. + +Ahab and all his boat's crew seemed asleep but the Parsee; who crouching +in the bow, sat watching the sharks, that spectrally played round the +whale, and tapped the light cedar planks with their tails. A sound +like the moaning in squadrons over Asphaltites of unforgiven ghosts of +Gomorrah, ran shuddering through the air. + +Started from his slumbers, Ahab, face to face, saw the Parsee; and +hooped round by the gloom of the night they seemed the last men in a +flooded world. "I have dreamed it again," said he. + +"Of the hearses? Have I not said, old man, that neither hearse nor +coffin can be thine?" + +"And who are hearsed that die on the sea?" + +"But I said, old man, that ere thou couldst die on this voyage, two +hearses must verily be seen by thee on the sea; the first not made by +mortal hands; and the visible wood of the last one must be grown in +America." + +"Aye, aye! a strange sight that, Parsee:--a hearse and its plumes +floating over the ocean with the waves for the pall-bearers. Ha! Such a +sight we shall not soon see." + +"Believe it or not, thou canst not die till it be seen, old man." + +"And what was that saying about thyself?" + +"Though it come to the last, I shall still go before thee thy pilot." + +"And when thou art so gone before--if that ever befall--then ere I can +follow, thou must still appear to me, to pilot me still?--Was it not +so? Well, then, did I believe all ye say, oh my pilot! I have here two +pledges that I shall yet slay Moby Dick and survive it." + +"Take another pledge, old man," said the Parsee, as his eyes lighted up +like fire-flies in the gloom--"Hemp only can kill thee." + +"The gallows, ye mean.--I am immortal then, on land and on sea," cried +Ahab, with a laugh of derision;--"Immortal on land and on sea!" + +Both were silent again, as one man. The grey dawn came on, and the +slumbering crew arose from the boat's bottom, and ere noon the dead +whale was brought to the ship. + + + +CHAPTER 118. The Quadrant. + + +The season for the Line at length drew near; and every day when Ahab, +coming from his cabin, cast his eyes aloft, the vigilant helmsman would +ostentatiously handle his spokes, and the eager mariners quickly run to +the braces, and would stand there with all their eyes centrally fixed +on the nailed doubloon; impatient for the order to point the ship's +prow for the equator. In good time the order came. It was hard upon high +noon; and Ahab, seated in the bows of his high-hoisted boat, was +about taking his wonted daily observation of the sun to determine his +latitude. + +Now, in that Japanese sea, the days in summer are as freshets of +effulgences. That unblinkingly vivid Japanese sun seems the blazing +focus of the glassy ocean's immeasurable burning-glass. The sky looks +lacquered; clouds there are none; the horizon floats; and this nakedness +of unrelieved radiance is as the insufferable splendors of God's throne. +Well that Ahab's quadrant was furnished with coloured glasses, through +which to take sight of that solar fire. So, swinging his seated form +to the roll of the ship, and with his astrological-looking instrument +placed to his eye, he remained in that posture for some moments to +catch the precise instant when the sun should gain its precise meridian. +Meantime while his whole attention was absorbed, the Parsee was kneeling +beneath him on the ship's deck, and with face thrown up like Ahab's, +was eyeing the same sun with him; only the lids of his eyes half hooded +their orbs, and his wild face was subdued to an earthly passionlessness. +At length the desired observation was taken; and with his pencil upon +his ivory leg, Ahab soon calculated what his latitude must be at that +precise instant. Then falling into a moment's revery, he again looked up +towards the sun and murmured to himself: "Thou sea-mark! thou high and +mighty Pilot! thou tellest me truly where I AM--but canst thou cast the +least hint where I SHALL be? Or canst thou tell where some other thing +besides me is this moment living? Where is Moby Dick? This instant thou +must be eyeing him. These eyes of mine look into the very eye that is +even now beholding him; aye, and into the eye that is even now equally +beholding the objects on the unknown, thither side of thee, thou sun!" + +Then gazing at his quadrant, and handling, one after the other, its +numerous cabalistical contrivances, he pondered again, and muttered: +"Foolish toy! babies' plaything of haughty Admirals, and Commodores, and +Captains; the world brags of thee, of thy cunning and might; but what +after all canst thou do, but tell the poor, pitiful point, where thou +thyself happenest to be on this wide planet, and the hand that holds +thee: no! not one jot more! Thou canst not tell where one drop of water +or one grain of sand will be to-morrow noon; and yet with thy impotence +thou insultest the sun! Science! Curse thee, thou vain toy; and cursed +be all the things that cast man's eyes aloft to that heaven, whose live +vividness but scorches him, as these old eyes are even now scorched +with thy light, O sun! Level by nature to this earth's horizon are the +glances of man's eyes; not shot from the crown of his head, as if God +had meant him to gaze on his firmament. Curse thee, thou quadrant!" +dashing it to the deck, "no longer will I guide my earthly way by thee; +the level ship's compass, and the level deadreckoning, by log and by +line; THESE shall conduct me, and show me my place on the sea. Aye," +lighting from the boat to the deck, "thus I trample on thee, thou paltry +thing that feebly pointest on high; thus I split and destroy thee!" + +As the frantic old man thus spoke and thus trampled with his live +and dead feet, a sneering triumph that seemed meant for Ahab, and a +fatalistic despair that seemed meant for himself--these passed over +the mute, motionless Parsee's face. Unobserved he rose and glided away; +while, awestruck by the aspect of their commander, the seamen clustered +together on the forecastle, till Ahab, troubledly pacing the deck, +shouted out--"To the braces! Up helm!--square in!" + +In an instant the yards swung round; and as the ship half-wheeled upon +her heel, her three firm-seated graceful masts erectly poised upon +her long, ribbed hull, seemed as the three Horatii pirouetting on one +sufficient steed. + +Standing between the knight-heads, Starbuck watched the Pequod's +tumultuous way, and Ahab's also, as he went lurching along the deck. + +"I have sat before the dense coal fire and watched it all aglow, full of +its tormented flaming life; and I have seen it wane at last, down, down, +to dumbest dust. Old man of oceans! of all this fiery life of thine, +what will at length remain but one little heap of ashes!" + +"Aye," cried Stubb, "but sea-coal ashes--mind ye that, Mr. +Starbuck--sea-coal, not your common charcoal. Well, well; I heard Ahab +mutter, 'Here some one thrusts these cards into these old hands of mine; +swears that I must play them, and no others.' And damn me, Ahab, but +thou actest right; live in the game, and die in it!" + + + +CHAPTER 119. The Candles. + + +Warmest climes but nurse the cruellest fangs: the tiger of Bengal +crouches in spiced groves of ceaseless verdure. Skies the most effulgent +but basket the deadliest thunders: gorgeous Cuba knows tornadoes +that never swept tame northern lands. So, too, it is, that in these +resplendent Japanese seas the mariner encounters the direst of all +storms, the Typhoon. It will sometimes burst from out that cloudless +sky, like an exploding bomb upon a dazed and sleepy town. + +Towards evening of that day, the Pequod was torn of her canvas, and +bare-poled was left to fight a Typhoon which had struck her directly +ahead. When darkness came on, sky and sea roared and split with the +thunder, and blazed with the lightning, that showed the disabled masts +fluttering here and there with the rags which the first fury of the +tempest had left for its after sport. + +Holding by a shroud, Starbuck was standing on the quarter-deck; at every +flash of the lightning glancing aloft, to see what additional disaster +might have befallen the intricate hamper there; while Stubb and Flask +were directing the men in the higher hoisting and firmer lashing of the +boats. But all their pains seemed naught. Though lifted to the very +top of the cranes, the windward quarter boat (Ahab's) did not escape. +A great rolling sea, dashing high up against the reeling ship's high +teetering side, stove in the boat's bottom at the stern, and left it +again, all dripping through like a sieve. + +"Bad work, bad work! Mr. Starbuck," said Stubb, regarding the wreck, +"but the sea will have its way. Stubb, for one, can't fight it. You see, +Mr. Starbuck, a wave has such a great long start before it leaps, all +round the world it runs, and then comes the spring! But as for me, all +the start I have to meet it, is just across the deck here. But never +mind; it's all in fun: so the old song says;"--(SINGS.) + + Oh! jolly is the gale, + And a joker is the whale, + A' flourishin' his tail,-- + Such a funny, sporty, gamy, jesty, joky, hoky-poky lad, is the Ocean, oh! + + The scud all a flyin', + That's his flip only foamin'; + When he stirs in the spicin',-- + Such a funny, sporty, gamy, jesty, joky, hoky-poky lad, is the Ocean, oh! + + Thunder splits the ships, + But he only smacks his lips, + A tastin' of this flip,-- + Such a funny, sporty, gamy, jesty, joky, hoky-poky lad, is the Ocean, oh! + + +"Avast Stubb," cried Starbuck, "let the Typhoon sing, and strike his +harp here in our rigging; but if thou art a brave man thou wilt hold thy +peace." + +"But I am not a brave man; never said I was a brave man; I am a coward; +and I sing to keep up my spirits. And I tell you what it is, Mr. +Starbuck, there's no way to stop my singing in this world but to cut my +throat. And when that's done, ten to one I sing ye the doxology for a +wind-up." + +"Madman! look through my eyes if thou hast none of thine own." + +"What! how can you see better of a dark night than anybody else, never +mind how foolish?" + +"Here!" cried Starbuck, seizing Stubb by the shoulder, and pointing his +hand towards the weather bow, "markest thou not that the gale comes from +the eastward, the very course Ahab is to run for Moby Dick? the very +course he swung to this day noon? now mark his boat there; where is +that stove? In the stern-sheets, man; where he is wont to stand--his +stand-point is stove, man! Now jump overboard, and sing away, if thou +must! + +"I don't half understand ye: what's in the wind?" + +"Yes, yes, round the Cape of Good Hope is the shortest way to +Nantucket," soliloquized Starbuck suddenly, heedless of Stubb's +question. "The gale that now hammers at us to stave us, we can turn it +into a fair wind that will drive us towards home. Yonder, to windward, +all is blackness of doom; but to leeward, homeward--I see it lightens up +there; but not with the lightning." + +At that moment in one of the intervals of profound darkness, following +the flashes, a voice was heard at his side; and almost at the same +instant a volley of thunder peals rolled overhead. + +"Who's there?" + +"Old Thunder!" said Ahab, groping his way along the bulwarks to his +pivot-hole; but suddenly finding his path made plain to him by elbowed +lances of fire. + +Now, as the lightning rod to a spire on shore is intended to carry off +the perilous fluid into the soil; so the kindred rod which at sea some +ships carry to each mast, is intended to conduct it into the water. But +as this conductor must descend to considerable depth, that its end may +avoid all contact with the hull; and as moreover, if kept constantly +towing there, it would be liable to many mishaps, besides interfering +not a little with some of the rigging, and more or less impeding the +vessel's way in the water; because of all this, the lower parts of a +ship's lightning-rods are not always overboard; but are generally made +in long slender links, so as to be the more readily hauled up into the +chains outside, or thrown down into the sea, as occasion may require. + +"The rods! the rods!" cried Starbuck to the crew, suddenly admonished to +vigilance by the vivid lightning that had just been darting flambeaux, +to light Ahab to his post. "Are they overboard? drop them over, fore and +aft. Quick!" + +"Avast!" cried Ahab; "let's have fair play here, though we be the weaker +side. Yet I'll contribute to raise rods on the Himmalehs and Andes, that +all the world may be secured; but out on privileges! Let them be, sir." + +"Look aloft!" cried Starbuck. "The corpusants! the corpusants!" + +All the yard-arms were tipped with a pallid fire; and touched at each +tri-pointed lightning-rod-end with three tapering white flames, each of +the three tall masts was silently burning in that sulphurous air, like +three gigantic wax tapers before an altar. + +"Blast the boat! let it go!" cried Stubb at this instant, as a swashing +sea heaved up under his own little craft, so that its gunwale violently +jammed his hand, as he was passing a lashing. "Blast it!"--but +slipping backward on the deck, his uplifted eyes caught the flames; and +immediately shifting his tone he cried--"The corpusants have mercy on us +all!" + +To sailors, oaths are household words; they will swear in the trance of +the calm, and in the teeth of the tempest; they will imprecate curses +from the topsail-yard-arms, when most they teeter over to a seething +sea; but in all my voyagings, seldom have I heard a common oath when +God's burning finger has been laid on the ship; when His "Mene, Mene, +Tekel Upharsin" has been woven into the shrouds and the cordage. + +While this pallidness was burning aloft, few words were heard from the +enchanted crew; who in one thick cluster stood on the forecastle, +all their eyes gleaming in that pale phosphorescence, like a far away +constellation of stars. Relieved against the ghostly light, the gigantic +jet negro, Daggoo, loomed up to thrice his real stature, and seemed +the black cloud from which the thunder had come. The parted mouth of +Tashtego revealed his shark-white teeth, which strangely gleamed as +if they too had been tipped by corpusants; while lit up by the +preternatural light, Queequeg's tattooing burned like Satanic blue +flames on his body. + +The tableau all waned at last with the pallidness aloft; and once more +the Pequod and every soul on her decks were wrapped in a pall. A moment +or two passed, when Starbuck, going forward, pushed against some one. It +was Stubb. "What thinkest thou now, man; I heard thy cry; it was not the +same in the song." + +"No, no, it wasn't; I said the corpusants have mercy on us all; and I +hope they will, still. But do they only have mercy on long faces?--have +they no bowels for a laugh? And look ye, Mr. Starbuck--but it's too dark +to look. Hear me, then: I take that mast-head flame we saw for a sign +of good luck; for those masts are rooted in a hold that is going to be +chock a' block with sperm-oil, d'ye see; and so, all that sperm will +work up into the masts, like sap in a tree. Yes, our three masts will +yet be as three spermaceti candles--that's the good promise we saw." + +At that moment Starbuck caught sight of Stubb's face slowly beginning +to glimmer into sight. Glancing upwards, he cried: "See! see!" and once +more the high tapering flames were beheld with what seemed redoubled +supernaturalness in their pallor. + +"The corpusants have mercy on us all," cried Stubb, again. + +At the base of the mainmast, full beneath the doubloon and the flame, +the Parsee was kneeling in Ahab's front, but with his head bowed away +from him; while near by, from the arched and overhanging rigging, where +they had just been engaged securing a spar, a number of the seamen, +arrested by the glare, now cohered together, and hung pendulous, like a +knot of numbed wasps from a drooping, orchard twig. In various enchanted +attitudes, like the standing, or stepping, or running skeletons in +Herculaneum, others remained rooted to the deck; but all their eyes +upcast. + +"Aye, aye, men!" cried Ahab. "Look up at it; mark it well; the white +flame but lights the way to the White Whale! Hand me those mainmast +links there; I would fain feel this pulse, and let mine beat against it; +blood against fire! So." + +Then turning--the last link held fast in his left hand, he put his foot +upon the Parsee; and with fixed upward eye, and high-flung right arm, he +stood erect before the lofty tri-pointed trinity of flames. + +"Oh! thou clear spirit of clear fire, whom on these seas I as Persian +once did worship, till in the sacramental act so burned by thee, that to +this hour I bear the scar; I now know thee, thou clear spirit, and I now +know that thy right worship is defiance. To neither love nor reverence +wilt thou be kind; and e'en for hate thou canst but kill; and all +are killed. No fearless fool now fronts thee. I own thy speechless, +placeless power; but to the last gasp of my earthquake life will +dispute its unconditional, unintegral mastery in me. In the midst of the +personified impersonal, a personality stands here. Though but a point at +best; whencesoe'er I came; wheresoe'er I go; yet while I earthly live, +the queenly personality lives in me, and feels her royal rights. But war +is pain, and hate is woe. Come in thy lowest form of love, and I will +kneel and kiss thee; but at thy highest, come as mere supernal power; +and though thou launchest navies of full-freighted worlds, there's that +in here that still remains indifferent. Oh, thou clear spirit, of thy +fire thou madest me, and like a true child of fire, I breathe it back to +thee." + +[SUDDEN, REPEATED FLASHES OF LIGHTNING; THE NINE FLAMES LEAP LENGTHWISE +TO THRICE THEIR PREVIOUS HEIGHT; AHAB, WITH THE REST, CLOSES HIS EYES, +HIS RIGHT HAND PRESSED HARD UPON THEM.] + +"I own thy speechless, placeless power; said I not so? Nor was it wrung +from me; nor do I now drop these links. Thou canst blind; but I can then +grope. Thou canst consume; but I can then be ashes. Take the homage of +these poor eyes, and shutter-hands. I would not take it. The lightning +flashes through my skull; mine eye-balls ache and ache; my whole beaten +brain seems as beheaded, and rolling on some stunning ground. Oh, oh! +Yet blindfold, yet will I talk to thee. Light though thou be, thou +leapest out of darkness; but I am darkness leaping out of light, leaping +out of thee! The javelins cease; open eyes; see, or not? There burn the +flames! Oh, thou magnanimous! now I do glory in my genealogy. But thou +art but my fiery father; my sweet mother, I know not. Oh, cruel! what +hast thou done with her? There lies my puzzle; but thine is greater. +Thou knowest not how came ye, hence callest thyself unbegotten; +certainly knowest not thy beginning, hence callest thyself unbegun. I +know that of me, which thou knowest not of thyself, oh, thou omnipotent. +There is some unsuffusing thing beyond thee, thou clear spirit, to whom +all thy eternity is but time, all thy creativeness mechanical. Through +thee, thy flaming self, my scorched eyes do dimly see it. Oh, thou +foundling fire, thou hermit immemorial, thou too hast thy incommunicable +riddle, thy unparticipated grief. Here again with haughty agony, I read +my sire. Leap! leap up, and lick the sky! I leap with thee; I burn with +thee; would fain be welded with thee; defyingly I worship thee!" + +"The boat! the boat!" cried Starbuck, "look at thy boat, old man!" + +Ahab's harpoon, the one forged at Perth's fire, remained firmly lashed +in its conspicuous crotch, so that it projected beyond his whale-boat's +bow; but the sea that had stove its bottom had caused the loose leather +sheath to drop off; and from the keen steel barb there now came a +levelled flame of pale, forked fire. As the silent harpoon burned there +like a serpent's tongue, Starbuck grasped Ahab by the arm--"God, God +is against thee, old man; forbear! 'tis an ill voyage! ill begun, ill +continued; let me square the yards, while we may, old man, and make a +fair wind of it homewards, to go on a better voyage than this." + +Overhearing Starbuck, the panic-stricken crew instantly ran to the +braces--though not a sail was left aloft. For the moment all the aghast +mate's thoughts seemed theirs; they raised a half mutinous cry. But +dashing the rattling lightning links to the deck, and snatching the +burning harpoon, Ahab waved it like a torch among them; swearing to +transfix with it the first sailor that but cast loose a rope's end. +Petrified by his aspect, and still more shrinking from the fiery dart +that he held, the men fell back in dismay, and Ahab again spoke:-- + +"All your oaths to hunt the White Whale are as binding as mine; and +heart, soul, and body, lungs and life, old Ahab is bound. And that ye +may know to what tune this heart beats; look ye here; thus I blow out +the last fear!" And with one blast of his breath he extinguished the +flame. + +As in the hurricane that sweeps the plain, men fly the neighborhood of +some lone, gigantic elm, whose very height and strength but render it so +much the more unsafe, because so much the more a mark for thunderbolts; +so at those last words of Ahab's many of the mariners did run from him +in a terror of dismay. + + + +CHAPTER 120. The Deck Towards the End of the First Night Watch. + +AHAB STANDING BY THE HELM. STARBUCK APPROACHING HIM. + + +"We must send down the main-top-sail yard, sir. The band is working loose +and the lee lift is half-stranded. Shall I strike it, sir?" + +"Strike nothing; lash it. If I had sky-sail poles, I'd sway them up +now." + +"Sir!--in God's name!--sir?" + +"Well." + +"The anchors are working, sir. Shall I get them inboard?" + +"Strike nothing, and stir nothing, but lash everything. The wind rises, +but it has not got up to my table-lands yet. Quick, and see to it.--By +masts and keels! he takes me for the hunch-backed skipper of some +coasting smack. Send down my main-top-sail yard! Ho, gluepots! Loftiest +trucks were made for wildest winds, and this brain-truck of mine now +sails amid the cloud-scud. Shall I strike that? Oh, none but cowards +send down their brain-trucks in tempest time. What a hooroosh aloft +there! I would e'en take it for sublime, did I not know that the colic +is a noisy malady. Oh, take medicine, take medicine!" + + + +CHAPTER 121. Midnight.--The Forecastle Bulwarks. + + +STUBB AND FLASK MOUNTED ON THEM, AND PASSING ADDITIONAL LASHINGS OVER +THE ANCHORS THERE HANGING. + + +"No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you +will never pound into me what you were just now saying. And how long +ago is it since you said the very contrary? Didn't you once say that +whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its +insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft +and boxes of lucifers forward? Stop, now; didn't you say so?" + +"Well, suppose I did? What then? I've part changed my flesh since that +time, why not my mind? Besides, supposing we ARE loaded with powder +barrels aft and lucifers forward; how the devil could the lucifers get +afire in this drenching spray here? Why, my little man, you have +pretty red hair, but you couldn't get afire now. Shake yourself; you're +Aquarius, or the water-bearer, Flask; might fill pitchers at your coat +collar. Don't you see, then, that for these extra risks the Marine +Insurance companies have extra guarantees? Here are hydrants, Flask. But +hark, again, and I'll answer ye the other thing. First take your leg off +from the crown of the anchor here, though, so I can pass the rope; +now listen. What's the mighty difference between holding a mast's +lightning-rod in the storm, and standing close by a mast that hasn't +got any lightning-rod at all in a storm? Don't you see, you timber-head, +that no harm can come to the holder of the rod, unless the mast is first +struck? What are you talking about, then? Not one ship in a hundred +carries rods, and Ahab,--aye, man, and all of us,--were in no more +danger then, in my poor opinion, than all the crews in ten thousand +ships now sailing the seas. Why, you King-Post, you, I suppose you would +have every man in the world go about with a small lightning-rod running +up the corner of his hat, like a militia officer's skewered feather, +and trailing behind like his sash. Why don't ye be sensible, Flask? it's +easy to be sensible; why don't ye, then? any man with half an eye can be +sensible." + +"I don't know that, Stubb. You sometimes find it rather hard." + +"Yes, when a fellow's soaked through, it's hard to be sensible, that's +a fact. And I am about drenched with this spray. Never mind; catch the +turn there, and pass it. Seems to me we are lashing down these anchors +now as if they were never going to be used again. Tying these two +anchors here, Flask, seems like tying a man's hands behind him. And what +big generous hands they are, to be sure. These are your iron fists, +hey? What a hold they have, too! I wonder, Flask, whether the world is +anchored anywhere; if she is, she swings with an uncommon long cable, +though. There, hammer that knot down, and we've done. So; next to +touching land, lighting on deck is the most satisfactory. I say, just +wring out my jacket skirts, will ye? Thank ye. They laugh at long-togs +so, Flask; but seems to me, a Long tailed coat ought always to be worn +in all storms afloat. The tails tapering down that way, serve to carry +off the water, d'ye see. Same with cocked hats; the cocks form gable-end +eave-troughs, Flask. No more monkey-jackets and tarpaulins for me; I +must mount a swallow-tail, and drive down a beaver; so. Halloa! whew! +there goes my tarpaulin overboard; Lord, Lord, that the winds that come +from heaven should be so unmannerly! This is a nasty night, lad." + + + +CHAPTER 122. Midnight Aloft.--Thunder and Lightning. + + +THE MAIN-TOP-SAIL YARD.--TASHTEGO PASSING NEW LASHINGS AROUND IT. + + +"Um, um, um. Stop that thunder! Plenty too much thunder up here. What's +the use of thunder? Um, um, um. We don't want thunder; we want rum; give +us a glass of rum. Um, um, um!" + + + +CHAPTER 123. The Musket. + + +During the most violent shocks of the Typhoon, the man at the Pequod's +jaw-bone tiller had several times been reelingly hurled to the deck by +its spasmodic motions, even though preventer tackles had been attached +to it--for they were slack--because some play to the tiller was +indispensable. + +In a severe gale like this, while the ship is but a tossed shuttlecock +to the blast, it is by no means uncommon to see the needles in the +compasses, at intervals, go round and round. It was thus with the +Pequod's; at almost every shock the helmsman had not failed to notice +the whirling velocity with which they revolved upon the cards; it is +a sight that hardly anyone can behold without some sort of unwonted +emotion. + +Some hours after midnight, the Typhoon abated so much, that through the +strenuous exertions of Starbuck and Stubb--one engaged forward and the +other aft--the shivered remnants of the jib and fore and main-top-sails +were cut adrift from the spars, and went eddying away to leeward, like +the feathers of an albatross, which sometimes are cast to the winds when +that storm-tossed bird is on the wing. + +The three corresponding new sails were now bent and reefed, and a +storm-trysail was set further aft; so that the ship soon went through +the water with some precision again; and the course--for the present, +East-south-east--which he was to steer, if practicable, was once more +given to the helmsman. For during the violence of the gale, he had only +steered according to its vicissitudes. But as he was now bringing the +ship as near her course as possible, watching the compass meanwhile, lo! +a good sign! the wind seemed coming round astern; aye, the foul breeze +became fair! + +Instantly the yards were squared, to the lively song of "HO! THE +FAIR WIND! OH-YE-HO, CHEERLY MEN!" the crew singing for joy, that so +promising an event should so soon have falsified the evil portents +preceding it. + +In compliance with the standing order of his commander--to report +immediately, and at any one of the twenty-four hours, any decided change +in the affairs of the deck,--Starbuck had no sooner trimmed the yards to +the breeze--however reluctantly and gloomily,--than he mechanically went +below to apprise Captain Ahab of the circumstance. + +Ere knocking at his state-room, he involuntarily paused before it +a moment. The cabin lamp--taking long swings this way and that--was +burning fitfully, and casting fitful shadows upon the old man's bolted +door,--a thin one, with fixed blinds inserted, in place of upper panels. +The isolated subterraneousness of the cabin made a certain humming +silence to reign there, though it was hooped round by all the roar of +the elements. The loaded muskets in the rack were shiningly revealed, as +they stood upright against the forward bulkhead. Starbuck was an honest, +upright man; but out of Starbuck's heart, at that instant when he saw +the muskets, there strangely evolved an evil thought; but so blent with +its neutral or good accompaniments that for the instant he hardly knew +it for itself. + +"He would have shot me once," he murmured, "yes, there's the very musket +that he pointed at me;--that one with the studded stock; let me touch +it--lift it. Strange, that I, who have handled so many deadly lances, +strange, that I should shake so now. Loaded? I must see. Aye, aye; and +powder in the pan;--that's not good. Best spill it?--wait. I'll cure +myself of this. I'll hold the musket boldly while I think.--I come +to report a fair wind to him. But how fair? Fair for death and +doom,--THAT'S fair for Moby Dick. It's a fair wind that's only fair for +that accursed fish.--The very tube he pointed at me!--the very one; +THIS one--I hold it here; he would have killed me with the very thing I +handle now.--Aye and he would fain kill all his crew. Does he not say +he will not strike his spars to any gale? Has he not dashed his heavenly +quadrant? and in these same perilous seas, gropes he not his way by mere +dead reckoning of the error-abounding log? and in this very Typhoon, did +he not swear that he would have no lightning-rods? But shall this crazed +old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship's company down to doom +with him?--Yes, it would make him the wilful murderer of thirty men and +more, if this ship come to any deadly harm; and come to deadly harm, my +soul swears this ship will, if Ahab have his way. If, then, he were this +instant--put aside, that crime would not be his. Ha! is he muttering in +his sleep? Yes, just there,--in there, he's sleeping. Sleeping? aye, +but still alive, and soon awake again. I can't withstand thee, then, old +man. Not reasoning; not remonstrance; not entreaty wilt thou hearken to; +all this thou scornest. Flat obedience to thy own flat commands, this is +all thou breathest. Aye, and say'st the men have vow'd thy vow; say'st +all of us are Ahabs. Great God forbid!--But is there no other way? no +lawful way?--Make him a prisoner to be taken home? What! hope to wrest +this old man's living power from his own living hands? Only a fool +would try it. Say he were pinioned even; knotted all over with ropes +and hawsers; chained down to ring-bolts on this cabin floor; he would +be more hideous than a caged tiger, then. I could not endure the +sight; could not possibly fly his howlings; all comfort, sleep itself, +inestimable reason would leave me on the long intolerable voyage. What, +then, remains? The land is hundreds of leagues away, and locked Japan +the nearest. I stand alone here upon an open sea, with two oceans and +a whole continent between me and law.--Aye, aye, 'tis so.--Is heaven +a murderer when its lightning strikes a would-be murderer in his bed, +tindering sheets and skin together?--And would I be a murderer, then, +if"--and slowly, stealthily, and half sideways looking, he placed the +loaded musket's end against the door. + +"On this level, Ahab's hammock swings within; his head this way. A +touch, and Starbuck may survive to hug his wife and child again.--Oh +Mary! Mary!--boy! boy! boy!--But if I wake thee not to death, old man, +who can tell to what unsounded deeps Starbuck's body this day week +may sink, with all the crew! Great God, where art Thou? Shall I? shall +I?--The wind has gone down and shifted, sir; the fore and main topsails +are reefed and set; she heads her course." + +"Stern all! Oh Moby Dick, I clutch thy heart at last!" + +Such were the sounds that now came hurtling from out the old man's +tormented sleep, as if Starbuck's voice had caused the long dumb dream +to speak. + +The yet levelled musket shook like a drunkard's arm against the panel; +Starbuck seemed wrestling with an angel; but turning from the door, he +placed the death-tube in its rack, and left the place. + +"He's too sound asleep, Mr. Stubb; go thou down, and wake him, and tell +him. I must see to the deck here. Thou know'st what to say." + + + +CHAPTER 124. The Needle. + + +Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of +mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod's gurgling track, pushed her on +like giants' palms outspread. The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded +so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world +boomed before the wind. Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible +sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his +bayonet rays moved on in stacks. Emblazonings, as of crowned Babylonian +kings and queens, reigned over everything. The sea was as a crucible of +molten gold, that bubblingly leaps with light and heat. + +Long maintaining an enchanted silence, Ahab stood apart; and every time +the tetering ship loweringly pitched down her bowsprit, he turned to eye +the bright sun's rays produced ahead; and when she profoundly settled by +the stern, he turned behind, and saw the sun's rearward place, and how +the same yellow rays were blending with his undeviating wake. + +"Ha, ha, my ship! thou mightest well be taken now for the sea-chariot of +the sun. Ho, ho! all ye nations before my prow, I bring the sun to ye! +Yoke on the further billows; hallo! a tandem, I drive the sea!" + +But suddenly reined back by some counter thought, he hurried towards the +helm, huskily demanding how the ship was heading. + +"East-sou-east, sir," said the frightened steersman. + +"Thou liest!" smiting him with his clenched fist. "Heading East at this +hour in the morning, and the sun astern?" + +Upon this every soul was confounded; for the phenomenon just then +observed by Ahab had unaccountably escaped every one else; but its very +blinding palpableness must have been the cause. + +Thrusting his head half way into the binnacle, Ahab caught one glimpse +of the compasses; his uplifted arm slowly fell; for a moment he almost +seemed to stagger. Standing behind him Starbuck looked, and lo! the two +compasses pointed East, and the Pequod was as infallibly going West. + +But ere the first wild alarm could get out abroad among the crew, +the old man with a rigid laugh exclaimed, "I have it! It has happened +before. Mr. Starbuck, last night's thunder turned our compasses--that's +all. Thou hast before now heard of such a thing, I take it." + +"Aye; but never before has it happened to me, sir," said the pale mate, +gloomily. + +Here, it must needs be said, that accidents like this have in more than +one case occurred to ships in violent storms. The magnetic energy, as +developed in the mariner's needle, is, as all know, essentially one with +the electricity beheld in heaven; hence it is not to be much marvelled +at, that such things should be. Instances where the lightning has +actually struck the vessel, so as to smite down some of the spars and +rigging, the effect upon the needle has at times been still more fatal; +all its loadstone virtue being annihilated, so that the before magnetic +steel was of no more use than an old wife's knitting needle. But in +either case, the needle never again, of itself, recovers the original +virtue thus marred or lost; and if the binnacle compasses be affected, +the same fate reaches all the others that may be in the ship; even were +the lowermost one inserted into the kelson. + +Deliberately standing before the binnacle, and eyeing the transpointed +compasses, the old man, with the sharp of his extended hand, now took +the precise bearing of the sun, and satisfied that the needles were +exactly inverted, shouted out his orders for the ship's course to be +changed accordingly. The yards were hard up; and once more the Pequod +thrust her undaunted bows into the opposing wind, for the supposed fair +one had only been juggling her. + +Meanwhile, whatever were his own secret thoughts, Starbuck said nothing, +but quietly he issued all requisite orders; while Stubb and Flask--who +in some small degree seemed then to be sharing his feelings--likewise +unmurmuringly acquiesced. As for the men, though some of them lowly +rumbled, their fear of Ahab was greater than their fear of Fate. But as +ever before, the pagan harpooneers remained almost wholly unimpressed; +or if impressed, it was only with a certain magnetism shot into their +congenial hearts from inflexible Ahab's. + +For a space the old man walked the deck in rolling reveries. But +chancing to slip with his ivory heel, he saw the crushed copper +sight-tubes of the quadrant he had the day before dashed to the deck. + +"Thou poor, proud heaven-gazer and sun's pilot! yesterday I wrecked +thee, and to-day the compasses would fain have wrecked me. So, so. But +Ahab is lord over the level loadstone yet. Mr. Starbuck--a lance without +a pole; a top-maul, and the smallest of the sail-maker's needles. +Quick!" + +Accessory, perhaps, to the impulse dictating the thing he was now about +to do, were certain prudential motives, whose object might have been to +revive the spirits of his crew by a stroke of his subtile skill, in a +matter so wondrous as that of the inverted compasses. Besides, the old +man well knew that to steer by transpointed needles, though clumsily +practicable, was not a thing to be passed over by superstitious sailors, +without some shudderings and evil portents. + +"Men," said he, steadily turning upon the crew, as the mate handed +him the things he had demanded, "my men, the thunder turned old Ahab's +needles; but out of this bit of steel Ahab can make one of his own, that +will point as true as any." + +Abashed glances of servile wonder were exchanged by the sailors, as this +was said; and with fascinated eyes they awaited whatever magic might +follow. But Starbuck looked away. + +With a blow from the top-maul Ahab knocked off the steel head of the +lance, and then handing to the mate the long iron rod remaining, bade +him hold it upright, without its touching the deck. Then, with the maul, +after repeatedly smiting the upper end of this iron rod, he placed the +blunted needle endwise on the top of it, and less strongly hammered +that, several times, the mate still holding the rod as before. Then +going through some small strange motions with it--whether indispensable +to the magnetizing of the steel, or merely intended to augment the awe +of the crew, is uncertain--he called for linen thread; and moving to the +binnacle, slipped out the two reversed needles there, and horizontally +suspended the sail-needle by its middle, over one of the compass-cards. +At first, the steel went round and round, quivering and vibrating at +either end; but at last it settled to its place, when Ahab, who had +been intently watching for this result, stepped frankly back from the +binnacle, and pointing his stretched arm towards it, exclaimed,--"Look +ye, for yourselves, if Ahab be not lord of the level loadstone! The sun +is East, and that compass swears it!" + +One after another they peered in, for nothing but their own eyes could +persuade such ignorance as theirs, and one after another they slunk +away. + +In his fiery eyes of scorn and triumph, you then saw Ahab in all his +fatal pride. + + + +CHAPTER 125. The Log and Line. + + +While now the fated Pequod had been so long afloat this voyage, the log +and line had but very seldom been in use. Owing to a confident reliance +upon other means of determining the vessel's place, some merchantmen, +and many whalemen, especially when cruising, wholly neglect to heave the +log; though at the same time, and frequently more for form's sake than +anything else, regularly putting down upon the customary slate the +course steered by the ship, as well as the presumed average rate of +progression every hour. It had been thus with the Pequod. The wooden +reel and angular log attached hung, long untouched, just beneath the +railing of the after bulwarks. Rains and spray had damped it; sun and +wind had warped it; all the elements had combined to rot a thing that +hung so idly. But heedless of all this, his mood seized Ahab, as he +happened to glance upon the reel, not many hours after the magnet scene, +and he remembered how his quadrant was no more, and recalled his frantic +oath about the level log and line. The ship was sailing plungingly; +astern the billows rolled in riots. + +"Forward, there! Heave the log!" + +Two seamen came. The golden-hued Tahitian and the grizzly Manxman. "Take +the reel, one of ye, I'll heave." + +They went towards the extreme stern, on the ship's lee side, where the +deck, with the oblique energy of the wind, was now almost dipping into +the creamy, sidelong-rushing sea. + +The Manxman took the reel, and holding it high up, by the projecting +handle-ends of the spindle, round which the spool of line revolved, so +stood with the angular log hanging downwards, till Ahab advanced to him. + +Ahab stood before him, and was lightly unwinding some thirty or forty +turns to form a preliminary hand-coil to toss overboard, when the old +Manxman, who was intently eyeing both him and the line, made bold to +speak. + +"Sir, I mistrust it; this line looks far gone, long heat and wet have +spoiled it." + +"'Twill hold, old gentleman. Long heat and wet, have they spoiled thee? +Thou seem'st to hold. Or, truer perhaps, life holds thee; not thou it." + +"I hold the spool, sir. But just as my captain says. With these +grey hairs of mine 'tis not worth while disputing, 'specially with a +superior, who'll ne'er confess." + +"What's that? There now's a patched professor in Queen Nature's +granite-founded College; but methinks he's too subservient. Where wert +thou born?" + +"In the little rocky Isle of Man, sir." + +"Excellent! Thou'st hit the world by that." + +"I know not, sir, but I was born there." + +"In the Isle of Man, hey? Well, the other way, it's good. Here's a man +from Man; a man born in once independent Man, and now unmanned of Man; +which is sucked in--by what? Up with the reel! The dead, blind wall +butts all inquiring heads at last. Up with it! So." + +The log was heaved. The loose coils rapidly straightened out in a long +dragging line astern, and then, instantly, the reel began to whirl. In +turn, jerkingly raised and lowered by the rolling billows, the towing +resistance of the log caused the old reelman to stagger strangely. + +"Hold hard!" + +Snap! the overstrained line sagged down in one long festoon; the tugging +log was gone. + +"I crush the quadrant, the thunder turns the needles, and now the mad +sea parts the log-line. But Ahab can mend all. Haul in here, Tahitian; +reel up, Manxman. And look ye, let the carpenter make another log, and +mend thou the line. See to it." + +"There he goes now; to him nothing's happened; but to me, the skewer +seems loosening out of the middle of the world. Haul in, haul in, +Tahitian! These lines run whole, and whirling out: come in broken, and +dragging slow. Ha, Pip? come to help; eh, Pip?" + +"Pip? whom call ye Pip? Pip jumped from the whale-boat. Pip's missing. +Let's see now if ye haven't fished him up here, fisherman. It drags +hard; I guess he's holding on. Jerk him, Tahiti! Jerk him off; we haul +in no cowards here. Ho! there's his arm just breaking water. A hatchet! +a hatchet! cut it off--we haul in no cowards here. Captain Ahab! sir, +sir! here's Pip, trying to get on board again." + +"Peace, thou crazy loon," cried the Manxman, seizing him by the arm. +"Away from the quarter-deck!" + +"The greater idiot ever scolds the lesser," muttered Ahab, advancing. +"Hands off from that holiness! Where sayest thou Pip was, boy? + +"Astern there, sir, astern! Lo! lo!" + +"And who art thou, boy? I see not my reflection in the vacant pupils of +thy eyes. Oh God! that man should be a thing for immortal souls to sieve +through! Who art thou, boy?" + +"Bell-boy, sir; ship's-crier; ding, dong, ding! Pip! Pip! Pip! +One hundred pounds of clay reward for Pip; five feet high--looks +cowardly--quickest known by that! Ding, dong, ding! Who's seen Pip the +coward?" + +"There can be no hearts above the snow-line. Oh, ye frozen heavens! look +down here. Ye did beget this luckless child, and have abandoned him, +ye creative libertines. Here, boy; Ahab's cabin shall be Pip's home +henceforth, while Ahab lives. Thou touchest my inmost centre, boy; thou +art tied to me by cords woven of my heart-strings. Come, let's down." + +"What's this? here's velvet shark-skin," intently gazing at Ahab's hand, +and feeling it. "Ah, now, had poor Pip but felt so kind a thing as this, +perhaps he had ne'er been lost! This seems to me, sir, as a man-rope; +something that weak souls may hold by. Oh, sir, let old Perth now come +and rivet these two hands together; the black one with the white, for I +will not let this go." + +"Oh, boy, nor will I thee, unless I should thereby drag thee to worse +horrors than are here. Come, then, to my cabin. Lo! ye believers in +gods all goodness, and in man all ill, lo you! see the omniscient gods +oblivious of suffering man; and man, though idiotic, and knowing not +what he does, yet full of the sweet things of love and gratitude. Come! +I feel prouder leading thee by thy black hand, than though I grasped an +Emperor's!" + +"There go two daft ones now," muttered the old Manxman. "One daft with +strength, the other daft with weakness. But here's the end of the rotten +line--all dripping, too. Mend it, eh? I think we had best have a new +line altogether. I'll see Mr. Stubb about it." + + + +CHAPTER 126. The Life-Buoy. + + +Steering now south-eastward by Ahab's levelled steel, and her progress +solely determined by Ahab's level log and line; the Pequod held on +her path towards the Equator. Making so long a passage through such +unfrequented waters, descrying no ships, and ere long, sideways impelled +by unvarying trade winds, over waves monotonously mild; all these seemed +the strange calm things preluding some riotous and desperate scene. + +At last, when the ship drew near to the outskirts, as it were, of the +Equatorial fishing-ground, and in the deep darkness that goes before the +dawn, was sailing by a cluster of rocky islets; the watch--then headed +by Flask--was startled by a cry so plaintively wild and unearthly--like +half-articulated wailings of the ghosts of all Herod's murdered +Innocents--that one and all, they started from their reveries, and for +the space of some moments stood, or sat, or leaned all transfixedly +listening, like the carved Roman slave, while that wild cry remained +within hearing. The Christian or civilized part of the crew said it was +mermaids, and shuddered; but the pagan harpooneers remained unappalled. +Yet the grey Manxman--the oldest mariner of all--declared that the wild +thrilling sounds that were heard, were the voices of newly drowned men +in the sea. + +Below in his hammock, Ahab did not hear of this till grey dawn, when +he came to the deck; it was then recounted to him by Flask, not +unaccompanied with hinted dark meanings. He hollowly laughed, and thus +explained the wonder. + +Those rocky islands the ship had passed were the resort of great numbers +of seals, and some young seals that had lost their dams, or some dams +that had lost their cubs, must have risen nigh the ship and kept company +with her, crying and sobbing with their human sort of wail. But this +only the more affected some of them, because most mariners cherish a +very superstitious feeling about seals, arising not only from their +peculiar tones when in distress, but also from the human look of their +round heads and semi-intelligent faces, seen peeringly uprising from +the water alongside. In the sea, under certain circumstances, seals have +more than once been mistaken for men. + +But the bodings of the crew were destined to receive a most plausible +confirmation in the fate of one of their number that morning. At +sun-rise this man went from his hammock to his mast-head at the fore; +and whether it was that he was not yet half waked from his sleep (for +sailors sometimes go aloft in a transition state), whether it was thus +with the man, there is now no telling; but, be that as it may, he +had not been long at his perch, when a cry was heard--a cry and a +rushing--and looking up, they saw a falling phantom in the air; and +looking down, a little tossed heap of white bubbles in the blue of the +sea. + +The life-buoy--a long slender cask--was dropped from the stern, where it +always hung obedient to a cunning spring; but no hand rose to seize it, +and the sun having long beat upon this cask it had shrunken, so that it +slowly filled, and that parched wood also filled at its every pore; and +the studded iron-bound cask followed the sailor to the bottom, as if to +yield him his pillow, though in sooth but a hard one. + +And thus the first man of the Pequod that mounted the mast to look out +for the White Whale, on the White Whale's own peculiar ground; that man +was swallowed up in the deep. But few, perhaps, thought of that at the +time. Indeed, in some sort, they were not grieved at this event, at +least as a portent; for they regarded it, not as a foreshadowing of evil +in the future, but as the fulfilment of an evil already presaged. They +declared that now they knew the reason of those wild shrieks they had +heard the night before. But again the old Manxman said nay. + +The lost life-buoy was now to be replaced; Starbuck was directed to see +to it; but as no cask of sufficient lightness could be found, and as +in the feverish eagerness of what seemed the approaching crisis of +the voyage, all hands were impatient of any toil but what was directly +connected with its final end, whatever that might prove to be; +therefore, they were going to leave the ship's stern unprovided with a +buoy, when by certain strange signs and inuendoes Queequeg hinted a hint +concerning his coffin. + +"A life-buoy of a coffin!" cried Starbuck, starting. + +"Rather queer, that, I should say," said Stubb. + +"It will make a good enough one," said Flask, "the carpenter here can +arrange it easily." + +"Bring it up; there's nothing else for it," said Starbuck, after a +melancholy pause. "Rig it, carpenter; do not look at me so--the coffin, +I mean. Dost thou hear me? Rig it." + +"And shall I nail down the lid, sir?" moving his hand as with a hammer. + +"Aye." + +"And shall I caulk the seams, sir?" moving his hand as with a +caulking-iron. + +"Aye." + +"And shall I then pay over the same with pitch, sir?" moving his hand as +with a pitch-pot. + +"Away! what possesses thee to this? Make a life-buoy of the coffin, and +no more.--Mr. Stubb, Mr. Flask, come forward with me." + +"He goes off in a huff. The whole he can endure; at the parts he baulks. +Now I don't like this. I make a leg for Captain Ahab, and he wears it +like a gentleman; but I make a bandbox for Queequeg, and he won't put +his head into it. Are all my pains to go for nothing with that coffin? +And now I'm ordered to make a life-buoy of it. It's like turning an old +coat; going to bring the flesh on the other side now. I don't like this +cobbling sort of business--I don't like it at all; it's undignified; +it's not my place. Let tinkers' brats do tinkerings; we are their +betters. I like to take in hand none but clean, virgin, fair-and-square +mathematical jobs, something that regularly begins at the beginning, and +is at the middle when midway, and comes to an end at the conclusion; not +a cobbler's job, that's at an end in the middle, and at the beginning at +the end. It's the old woman's tricks to be giving cobbling jobs. Lord! +what an affection all old women have for tinkers. I know an old woman of +sixty-five who ran away with a bald-headed young tinker once. And that's +the reason I never would work for lonely widow old women ashore, when +I kept my job-shop in the Vineyard; they might have taken it into their +lonely old heads to run off with me. But heigh-ho! there are no caps at +sea but snow-caps. Let me see. Nail down the lid; caulk the seams; pay +over the same with pitch; batten them down tight, and hang it with the +snap-spring over the ship's stern. Were ever such things done before +with a coffin? Some superstitious old carpenters, now, would be tied +up in the rigging, ere they would do the job. But I'm made of knotty +Aroostook hemlock; I don't budge. Cruppered with a coffin! Sailing +about with a grave-yard tray! But never mind. We workers in woods make +bridal-bedsteads and card-tables, as well as coffins and hearses. We +work by the month, or by the job, or by the profit; not for us to ask +the why and wherefore of our work, unless it be too confounded cobbling, +and then we stash it if we can. Hem! I'll do the job, now, tenderly. +I'll have me--let's see--how many in the ship's company, all told? But +I've forgotten. Any way, I'll have me thirty separate, Turk's-headed +life-lines, each three feet long hanging all round to the coffin. Then, +if the hull go down, there'll be thirty lively fellows all fighting for +one coffin, a sight not seen very often beneath the sun! Come hammer, +caulking-iron, pitch-pot, and marling-spike! Let's to it." + + + +CHAPTER 127. The Deck. + + +THE COFFIN LAID UPON TWO LINE-TUBS, BETWEEN THE VICE-BENCH AND THE OPEN +HATCHWAY; THE CARPENTER CAULKING ITS SEAMS; THE STRING OF TWISTED OAKUM +SLOWLY UNWINDING FROM A LARGE ROLL OF IT PLACED IN THE BOSOM OF +HIS FROCK.--AHAB COMES SLOWLY FROM THE CABIN-GANGWAY, AND HEARS PIP +FOLLOWING HIM. + + +"Back, lad; I will be with ye again presently. He goes! Not this hand +complies with my humor more genially than that boy.--Middle aisle of a +church! What's here?" + +"Life-buoy, sir. Mr. Starbuck's orders. Oh, look, sir! Beware the +hatchway!" + +"Thank ye, man. Thy coffin lies handy to the vault." + +"Sir? The hatchway? oh! So it does, sir, so it does." + +"Art not thou the leg-maker? Look, did not this stump come from thy +shop?" + +"I believe it did, sir; does the ferrule stand, sir?" + +"Well enough. But art thou not also the undertaker?" + +"Aye, sir; I patched up this thing here as a coffin for Queequeg; but +they've set me now to turning it into something else." + +"Then tell me; art thou not an arrant, all-grasping, intermeddling, +monopolising, heathenish old scamp, to be one day making legs, and the +next day coffins to clap them in, and yet again life-buoys out of those +same coffins? Thou art as unprincipled as the gods, and as much of a +jack-of-all-trades." + +"But I do not mean anything, sir. I do as I do." + +"The gods again. Hark ye, dost thou not ever sing working about a +coffin? The Titans, they say, hummed snatches when chipping out the +craters for volcanoes; and the grave-digger in the play sings, spade in +hand. Dost thou never?" + +"Sing, sir? Do I sing? Oh, I'm indifferent enough, sir, for that; but +the reason why the grave-digger made music must have been because there +was none in his spade, sir. But the caulking mallet is full of it. Hark +to it." + +"Aye, and that's because the lid there's a sounding-board; and what in +all things makes the sounding-board is this--there's naught beneath. And +yet, a coffin with a body in it rings pretty much the same, Carpenter. +Hast thou ever helped carry a bier, and heard the coffin knock against +the churchyard gate, going in? + +"Faith, sir, I've--" + +"Faith? What's that?" + +"Why, faith, sir, it's only a sort of exclamation-like--that's all, +sir." + +"Um, um; go on." + +"I was about to say, sir, that--" + +"Art thou a silk-worm? Dost thou spin thy own shroud out of thyself? +Look at thy bosom! Despatch! and get these traps out of sight." + +"He goes aft. That was sudden, now; but squalls come sudden in hot +latitudes. I've heard that the Isle of Albemarle, one of the Gallipagos, +is cut by the Equator right in the middle. Seems to me some sort of +Equator cuts yon old man, too, right in his middle. He's always under +the Line--fiery hot, I tell ye! He's looking this way--come, oakum; +quick. Here we go again. This wooden mallet is the cork, and I'm the +professor of musical glasses--tap, tap!" + +(AHAB TO HIMSELF.) + +"There's a sight! There's a sound! The grey-headed woodpecker tapping +the hollow tree! Blind and dumb might well be envied now. See! that +thing rests on two line-tubs, full of tow-lines. A most malicious wag, +that fellow. Rat-tat! So man's seconds tick! Oh! how immaterial are all +materials! What things real are there, but imponderable thoughts? Here +now's the very dreaded symbol of grim death, by a mere hap, made +the expressive sign of the help and hope of most endangered life. +A life-buoy of a coffin! Does it go further? Can it be that in some +spiritual sense the coffin is, after all, but an immortality-preserver! +I'll think of that. But no. So far gone am I in the dark side of earth, +that its other side, the theoretic bright one, seems but uncertain +twilight to me. Will ye never have done, Carpenter, with that accursed +sound? I go below; let me not see that thing here when I return +again. Now, then, Pip, we'll talk this over; I do suck most wondrous +philosophies from thee! Some unknown conduits from the unknown worlds +must empty into thee!" + + + +CHAPTER 128. The Pequod Meets The Rachel. + + +Next day, a large ship, the Rachel, was descried, bearing directly down +upon the Pequod, all her spars thickly clustering with men. At the +time the Pequod was making good speed through the water; but as the +broad-winged windward stranger shot nigh to her, the boastful sails all +fell together as blank bladders that are burst, and all life fled from +the smitten hull. + +"Bad news; she brings bad news," muttered the old Manxman. But ere her +commander, who, with trumpet to mouth, stood up in his boat; ere he +could hopefully hail, Ahab's voice was heard. + +"Hast seen the White Whale?" + +"Aye, yesterday. Have ye seen a whale-boat adrift?" + +Throttling his joy, Ahab negatively answered this unexpected question; +and would then have fain boarded the stranger, when the stranger captain +himself, having stopped his vessel's way, was seen descending her +side. A few keen pulls, and his boat-hook soon clinched the Pequod's +main-chains, and he sprang to the deck. Immediately he was recognised by +Ahab for a Nantucketer he knew. But no formal salutation was exchanged. + +"Where was he?--not killed!--not killed!" cried Ahab, closely advancing. +"How was it?" + +It seemed that somewhat late on the afternoon of the day previous, while +three of the stranger's boats were engaged with a shoal of whales, which +had led them some four or five miles from the ship; and while they were +yet in swift chase to windward, the white hump and head of Moby Dick had +suddenly loomed up out of the water, not very far to leeward; whereupon, +the fourth rigged boat--a reserved one--had been instantly lowered in +chase. After a keen sail before the wind, this fourth boat--the swiftest +keeled of all--seemed to have succeeded in fastening--at least, as +well as the man at the mast-head could tell anything about it. In the +distance he saw the diminished dotted boat; and then a swift gleam +of bubbling white water; and after that nothing more; whence it was +concluded that the stricken whale must have indefinitely run away with +his pursuers, as often happens. There was some apprehension, but no +positive alarm, as yet. The recall signals were placed in the rigging; +darkness came on; and forced to pick up her three far to windward +boats--ere going in quest of the fourth one in the precisely opposite +direction--the ship had not only been necessitated to leave that boat to +its fate till near midnight, but, for the time, to increase her distance +from it. But the rest of her crew being at last safe aboard, she crowded +all sail--stunsail on stunsail--after the missing boat; kindling a fire +in her try-pots for a beacon; and every other man aloft on the look-out. +But though when she had thus sailed a sufficient distance to gain the +presumed place of the absent ones when last seen; though she then +paused to lower her spare boats to pull all around her; and not finding +anything, had again dashed on; again paused, and lowered her boats; and +though she had thus continued doing till daylight; yet not the least +glimpse of the missing keel had been seen. + +The story told, the stranger Captain immediately went on to reveal his +object in boarding the Pequod. He desired that ship to unite with his +own in the search; by sailing over the sea some four or five miles +apart, on parallel lines, and so sweeping a double horizon, as it were. + +"I will wager something now," whispered Stubb to Flask, "that some one +in that missing boat wore off that Captain's best coat; mayhap, his +watch--he's so cursed anxious to get it back. Who ever heard of two +pious whale-ships cruising after one missing whale-boat in the height of +the whaling season? See, Flask, only see how pale he looks--pale in the +very buttons of his eyes--look--it wasn't the coat--it must have been +the--" + +"My boy, my own boy is among them. For God's sake--I beg, I +conjure"--here exclaimed the stranger Captain to Ahab, who thus far +had but icily received his petition. "For eight-and-forty hours let me +charter your ship--I will gladly pay for it, and roundly pay for it--if +there be no other way--for eight-and-forty hours only--only that--you +must, oh, you must, and you SHALL do this thing." + +"His son!" cried Stubb, "oh, it's his son he's lost! I take back the +coat and watch--what says Ahab? We must save that boy." + +"He's drowned with the rest on 'em, last night," said the old Manx +sailor standing behind them; "I heard; all of ye heard their spirits." + +Now, as it shortly turned out, what made this incident of the Rachel's +the more melancholy, was the circumstance, that not only was one of the +Captain's sons among the number of the missing boat's crew; but among +the number of the other boat's crews, at the same time, but on the other +hand, separated from the ship during the dark vicissitudes of the chase, +there had been still another son; as that for a time, the wretched +father was plunged to the bottom of the cruellest perplexity; which +was only solved for him by his chief mate's instinctively adopting the +ordinary procedure of a whale-ship in such emergencies, that is, when +placed between jeopardized but divided boats, always to pick up the +majority first. But the captain, for some unknown constitutional reason, +had refrained from mentioning all this, and not till forced to it by +Ahab's iciness did he allude to his one yet missing boy; a little lad, +but twelve years old, whose father with the earnest but unmisgiving +hardihood of a Nantucketer's paternal love, had thus early sought to +initiate him in the perils and wonders of a vocation almost immemorially +the destiny of all his race. Nor does it unfrequently occur, that +Nantucket captains will send a son of such tender age away from them, +for a protracted three or four years' voyage in some other ship than +their own; so that their first knowledge of a whaleman's career shall +be unenervated by any chance display of a father's natural but untimely +partiality, or undue apprehensiveness and concern. + +Meantime, now the stranger was still beseeching his poor boon of Ahab; +and Ahab still stood like an anvil, receiving every shock, but without +the least quivering of his own. + +"I will not go," said the stranger, "till you say aye to me. Do to me +as you would have me do to you in the like case. For YOU too have a boy, +Captain Ahab--though but a child, and nestling safely at home now--a +child of your old age too--Yes, yes, you relent; I see it--run, run, +men, now, and stand by to square in the yards." + +"Avast," cried Ahab--"touch not a rope-yarn"; then in a voice that +prolongingly moulded every word--"Captain Gardiner, I will not do it. +Even now I lose time. Good-bye, good-bye. God bless ye, man, and may I +forgive myself, but I must go. Mr. Starbuck, look at the binnacle watch, +and in three minutes from this present instant warn off all strangers: +then brace forward again, and let the ship sail as before." + +Hurriedly turning, with averted face, he descended into his cabin, +leaving the strange captain transfixed at this unconditional and utter +rejection of his so earnest suit. But starting from his enchantment, +Gardiner silently hurried to the side; more fell than stepped into his +boat, and returned to his ship. + +Soon the two ships diverged their wakes; and long as the strange vessel +was in view, she was seen to yaw hither and thither at every dark spot, +however small, on the sea. This way and that her yards were swung round; +starboard and larboard, she continued to tack; now she beat against a +head sea; and again it pushed her before it; while all the while, her +masts and yards were thickly clustered with men, as three tall cherry +trees, when the boys are cherrying among the boughs. + +But by her still halting course and winding, woeful way, you plainly saw +that this ship that so wept with spray, still remained without comfort. +She was Rachel, weeping for her children, because they were not. + + + +CHAPTER 129. The Cabin. + + +(AHAB MOVING TO GO ON DECK; PIP CATCHES HIM BY THE HAND TO FOLLOW.) + +"Lad, lad, I tell thee thou must not follow Ahab now. The hour is coming +when Ahab would not scare thee from him, yet would not have thee by him. +There is that in thee, poor lad, which I feel too curing to my malady. +Like cures like; and for this hunt, my malady becomes my most desired +health. Do thou abide below here, where they shall serve thee, as if +thou wert the captain. Aye, lad, thou shalt sit here in my own screwed +chair; another screw to it, thou must be." + +"No, no, no! ye have not a whole body, sir; do ye but use poor me for +your one lost leg; only tread upon me, sir; I ask no more, so I remain a +part of ye." + +"Oh! spite of million villains, this makes me a bigot in the fadeless +fidelity of man!--and a black! and crazy!--but methinks like-cures-like +applies to him too; he grows so sane again." + +"They tell me, sir, that Stubb did once desert poor little Pip, whose +drowned bones now show white, for all the blackness of his living skin. +But I will never desert ye, sir, as Stubb did him. Sir, I must go with +ye." + +"If thou speakest thus to me much more, Ahab's purpose keels up in him. +I tell thee no; it cannot be." + +"Oh good master, master, master! + +"Weep so, and I will murder thee! have a care, for Ahab too is mad. +Listen, and thou wilt often hear my ivory foot upon the deck, and still +know that I am there. And now I quit thee. Thy hand!--Met! True art +thou, lad, as the circumference to its centre. So: God for ever bless +thee; and if it come to that,--God for ever save thee, let what will +befall." + +(AHAB GOES; PIP STEPS ONE STEP FORWARD.) + + +"Here he this instant stood; I stand in his air,--but I'm alone. Now +were even poor Pip here I could endure it, but he's missing. Pip! Pip! +Ding, dong, ding! Who's seen Pip? He must be up here; let's try the +door. What? neither lock, nor bolt, nor bar; and yet there's no opening +it. It must be the spell; he told me to stay here: Aye, and told me this +screwed chair was mine. Here, then, I'll seat me, against the transom, +in the ship's full middle, all her keel and her three masts before me. +Here, our old sailors say, in their black seventy-fours great +admirals sometimes sit at table, and lord it over rows of captains and +lieutenants. Ha! what's this? epaulets! epaulets! the epaulets all come +crowding! Pass round the decanters; glad to see ye; fill up, monsieurs! +What an odd feeling, now, when a black boy's host to white men with gold +lace upon their coats!--Monsieurs, have ye seen one Pip?--a little +negro lad, five feet high, hang-dog look, and cowardly! Jumped from a +whale-boat once;--seen him? No! Well then, fill up again, captains, and +let's drink shame upon all cowards! I name no names. Shame upon them! +Put one foot upon the table. Shame upon all cowards.--Hist! above there, +I hear ivory--Oh, master! master! I am indeed down-hearted when you walk +over me. But here I'll stay, though this stern strikes rocks; and they +bulge through; and oysters come to join me." + + + +CHAPTER 130. The Hat. + + +And now that at the proper time and place, after so long and wide a +preliminary cruise, Ahab,--all other whaling waters swept--seemed to +have chased his foe into an ocean-fold, to slay him the more securely +there; now, that he found himself hard by the very latitude and +longitude where his tormenting wound had been inflicted; now that a +vessel had been spoken which on the very day preceding had actually +encountered Moby Dick;--and now that all his successive meetings with +various ships contrastingly concurred to show the demoniac indifference +with which the white whale tore his hunters, whether sinning or sinned +against; now it was that there lurked a something in the old man's eyes, +which it was hardly sufferable for feeble souls to see. As the unsetting +polar star, which through the livelong, arctic, six months' night +sustains its piercing, steady, central gaze; so Ahab's purpose now +fixedly gleamed down upon the constant midnight of the gloomy crew. It +domineered above them so, that all their bodings, doubts, misgivings, +fears, were fain to hide beneath their souls, and not sprout forth a +single spear or leaf. + +In this foreshadowing interval too, all humor, forced or natural, +vanished. Stubb no more strove to raise a smile; Starbuck no more strove +to check one. Alike, joy and sorrow, hope and fear, seemed ground to +finest dust, and powdered, for the time, in the clamped mortar of +Ahab's iron soul. Like machines, they dumbly moved about the deck, ever +conscious that the old man's despot eye was on them. + +But did you deeply scan him in his more secret confidential hours; when +he thought no glance but one was on him; then you would have seen that +even as Ahab's eyes so awed the crew's, the inscrutable Parsee's glance +awed his; or somehow, at least, in some wild way, at times affected it. +Such an added, gliding strangeness began to invest the thin Fedallah +now; such ceaseless shudderings shook him; that the men looked dubious +at him; half uncertain, as it seemed, whether indeed he were a mortal +substance, or else a tremulous shadow cast upon the deck by some unseen +being's body. And that shadow was always hovering there. For not by +night, even, had Fedallah ever certainly been known to slumber, or go +below. He would stand still for hours: but never sat or leaned; his wan +but wondrous eyes did plainly say--We two watchmen never rest. + +Nor, at any time, by night or day could the mariners now step upon the +deck, unless Ahab was before them; either standing in his pivot-hole, or +exactly pacing the planks between two undeviating limits,--the main-mast +and the mizen; or else they saw him standing in the cabin-scuttle,--his +living foot advanced upon the deck, as if to step; his hat slouched +heavily over his eyes; so that however motionless he stood, however the +days and nights were added on, that he had not swung in his hammock; +yet hidden beneath that slouching hat, they could never tell unerringly +whether, for all this, his eyes were really closed at times; or whether +he was still intently scanning them; no matter, though he stood so in +the scuttle for a whole hour on the stretch, and the unheeded night-damp +gathered in beads of dew upon that stone-carved coat and hat. The +clothes that the night had wet, the next day's sunshine dried upon him; +and so, day after day, and night after night; he went no more beneath +the planks; whatever he wanted from the cabin that thing he sent for. + +He ate in the same open air; that is, his two only meals,--breakfast and +dinner: supper he never touched; nor reaped his beard; which darkly grew +all gnarled, as unearthed roots of trees blown over, which still grow +idly on at naked base, though perished in the upper verdure. But though +his whole life was now become one watch on deck; and though the Parsee's +mystic watch was without intermission as his own; yet these two never +seemed to speak--one man to the other--unless at long intervals some +passing unmomentous matter made it necessary. Though such a potent spell +seemed secretly to join the twain; openly, and to the awe-struck crew, +they seemed pole-like asunder. If by day they chanced to speak one word; +by night, dumb men were both, so far as concerned the slightest verbal +interchange. At times, for longest hours, without a single hail, they +stood far parted in the starlight; Ahab in his scuttle, the Parsee by +the mainmast; but still fixedly gazing upon each other; as if in the +Parsee Ahab saw his forethrown shadow, in Ahab the Parsee his abandoned +substance. + +And yet, somehow, did Ahab--in his own proper self, as daily, hourly, +and every instant, commandingly revealed to his subordinates,--Ahab +seemed an independent lord; the Parsee but his slave. Still again both +seemed yoked together, and an unseen tyrant driving them; the lean shade +siding the solid rib. For be this Parsee what he may, all rib and keel +was solid Ahab. + +At the first faintest glimmering of the dawn, his iron voice was heard +from aft,--"Man the mast-heads!"--and all through the day, till after +sunset and after twilight, the same voice every hour, at the striking of +the helmsman's bell, was heard--"What d'ye see?--sharp! sharp!" + +But when three or four days had slided by, after meeting the +children-seeking Rachel; and no spout had yet been seen; the monomaniac +old man seemed distrustful of his crew's fidelity; at least, of nearly +all except the Pagan harpooneers; he seemed to doubt, even, whether +Stubb and Flask might not willingly overlook the sight he sought. But if +these suspicions were really his, he sagaciously refrained from verbally +expressing them, however his actions might seem to hint them. + +"I will have the first sight of the whale myself,"--he said. "Aye! +Ahab must have the doubloon! and with his own hands he rigged a nest +of basketed bowlines; and sending a hand aloft, with a single sheaved +block, to secure to the main-mast head, he received the two ends of the +downward-reeved rope; and attaching one to his basket prepared a pin for +the other end, in order to fasten it at the rail. This done, with that +end yet in his hand and standing beside the pin, he looked round upon +his crew, sweeping from one to the other; pausing his glance long upon +Daggoo, Queequeg, Tashtego; but shunning Fedallah; and then settling his +firm relying eye upon the chief mate, said,--"Take the rope, sir--I give +it into thy hands, Starbuck." Then arranging his person in the basket, +he gave the word for them to hoist him to his perch, Starbuck being +the one who secured the rope at last; and afterwards stood near it. And +thus, with one hand clinging round the royal mast, Ahab gazed abroad +upon the sea for miles and miles,--ahead, astern, this side, and +that,--within the wide expanded circle commanded at so great a height. + +When in working with his hands at some lofty almost isolated place in +the rigging, which chances to afford no foothold, the sailor at sea is +hoisted up to that spot, and sustained there by the rope; under these +circumstances, its fastened end on deck is always given in strict charge +to some one man who has the special watch of it. Because in such a +wilderness of running rigging, whose various different relations aloft +cannot always be infallibly discerned by what is seen of them at the +deck; and when the deck-ends of these ropes are being every few minutes +cast down from the fastenings, it would be but a natural fatality, if, +unprovided with a constant watchman, the hoisted sailor should by some +carelessness of the crew be cast adrift and fall all swooping to the +sea. So Ahab's proceedings in this matter were not unusual; the only +strange thing about them seemed to be, that Starbuck, almost the one +only man who had ever ventured to oppose him with anything in the +slightest degree approaching to decision--one of those too, whose +faithfulness on the look-out he had seemed to doubt somewhat;--it was +strange, that this was the very man he should select for his watchman; +freely giving his whole life into such an otherwise distrusted person's +hands. + +Now, the first time Ahab was perched aloft; ere he had been there ten +minutes; one of those red-billed savage sea-hawks which so often fly +incommodiously close round the manned mast-heads of whalemen in these +latitudes; one of these birds came wheeling and screaming round his head +in a maze of untrackably swift circlings. Then it darted a thousand feet +straight up into the air; then spiralized downwards, and went eddying +again round his head. + +But with his gaze fixed upon the dim and distant horizon, Ahab seemed +not to mark this wild bird; nor, indeed, would any one else have marked +it much, it being no uncommon circumstance; only now almost the least +heedful eye seemed to see some sort of cunning meaning in almost every +sight. + +"Your hat, your hat, sir!" suddenly cried the Sicilian seaman, who +being posted at the mizen-mast-head, stood directly behind Ahab, though +somewhat lower than his level, and with a deep gulf of air dividing +them. + +But already the sable wing was before the old man's eyes; the long +hooked bill at his head: with a scream, the black hawk darted away with +his prize. + +An eagle flew thrice round Tarquin's head, removing his cap to replace +it, and thereupon Tanaquil, his wife, declared that Tarquin would +be king of Rome. But only by the replacing of the cap was that omen +accounted good. Ahab's hat was never restored; the wild hawk flew on and +on with it; far in advance of the prow: and at last disappeared; while +from the point of that disappearance, a minute black spot was dimly +discerned, falling from that vast height into the sea. + + + +CHAPTER 131. The Pequod Meets The Delight. + + +The intense Pequod sailed on; the rolling waves and days went by; the +life-buoy-coffin still lightly swung; and another ship, most miserably +misnamed the Delight, was descried. As she drew nigh, all eyes were +fixed upon her broad beams, called shears, which, in some whaling-ships, +cross the quarter-deck at the height of eight or nine feet; serving to +carry the spare, unrigged, or disabled boats. + +Upon the stranger's shears were beheld the shattered, white ribs, and +some few splintered planks, of what had once been a whale-boat; but you +now saw through this wreck, as plainly as you see through the peeled, +half-unhinged, and bleaching skeleton of a horse. + +"Hast seen the White Whale?" + +"Look!" replied the hollow-cheeked captain from his taffrail; and with +his trumpet he pointed to the wreck. + +"Hast killed him?" + +"The harpoon is not yet forged that ever will do that," answered the +other, sadly glancing upon a rounded hammock on the deck, whose gathered +sides some noiseless sailors were busy in sewing together. + +"Not forged!" and snatching Perth's levelled iron from the crotch, Ahab +held it out, exclaiming--"Look ye, Nantucketer; here in this hand I hold +his death! Tempered in blood, and tempered by lightning are these barbs; +and I swear to temper them triply in that hot place behind the fin, +where the White Whale most feels his accursed life!" + +"Then God keep thee, old man--see'st thou that"--pointing to the +hammock--"I bury but one of five stout men, who were alive only +yesterday; but were dead ere night. Only THAT one I bury; the rest were +buried before they died; you sail upon their tomb." Then turning to his +crew--"Are ye ready there? place the plank then on the rail, and +lift the body; so, then--Oh! God"--advancing towards the hammock with +uplifted hands--"may the resurrection and the life--" + +"Brace forward! Up helm!" cried Ahab like lightning to his men. + +But the suddenly started Pequod was not quick enough to escape the sound +of the splash that the corpse soon made as it struck the sea; not so +quick, indeed, but that some of the flying bubbles might have sprinkled +her hull with their ghostly baptism. + +As Ahab now glided from the dejected Delight, the strange life-buoy +hanging at the Pequod's stern came into conspicuous relief. + +"Ha! yonder! look yonder, men!" cried a foreboding voice in her wake. +"In vain, oh, ye strangers, ye fly our sad burial; ye but turn us your +taffrail to show us your coffin!" + + + +CHAPTER 132. The Symphony. + + +It was a clear steel-blue day. The firmaments of air and sea were +hardly separable in that all-pervading azure; only, the pensive air was +transparently pure and soft, with a woman's look, and the robust and +man-like sea heaved with long, strong, lingering swells, as Samson's +chest in his sleep. + +Hither, and thither, on high, glided the snow-white wings of small, +unspeckled birds; these were the gentle thoughts of the feminine air; +but to and fro in the deeps, far down in the bottomless blue, rushed +mighty leviathans, sword-fish, and sharks; and these were the strong, +troubled, murderous thinkings of the masculine sea. + +But though thus contrasting within, the contrast was only in shades and +shadows without; those two seemed one; it was only the sex, as it were, +that distinguished them. + +Aloft, like a royal czar and king, the sun seemed giving this gentle +air to this bold and rolling sea; even as bride to groom. And at the +girdling line of the horizon, a soft and tremulous motion--most seen +here at the Equator--denoted the fond, throbbing trust, the loving +alarms, with which the poor bride gave her bosom away. + +Tied up and twisted; gnarled and knotted with wrinkles; haggardly firm +and unyielding; his eyes glowing like coals, that still glow in the +ashes of ruin; untottering Ahab stood forth in the clearness of the +morn; lifting his splintered helmet of a brow to the fair girl's +forehead of heaven. + +Oh, immortal infancy, and innocency of the azure! Invisible winged +creatures that frolic all round us! Sweet childhood of air and sky! how +oblivious were ye of old Ahab's close-coiled woe! But so have I seen +little Miriam and Martha, laughing-eyed elves, heedlessly gambol around +their old sire; sporting with the circle of singed locks which grew on +the marge of that burnt-out crater of his brain. + +Slowly crossing the deck from the scuttle, Ahab leaned over the side and +watched how his shadow in the water sank and sank to his gaze, the more +and the more that he strove to pierce the profundity. But the lovely +aromas in that enchanted air did at last seem to dispel, for a moment, +the cankerous thing in his soul. That glad, happy air, that winsome +sky, did at last stroke and caress him; the step-mother world, so long +cruel--forbidding--now threw affectionate arms round his stubborn neck, +and did seem to joyously sob over him, as if over one, that however +wilful and erring, she could yet find it in her heart to save and to +bless. From beneath his slouched hat Ahab dropped a tear into the sea; +nor did all the Pacific contain such wealth as that one wee drop. + +Starbuck saw the old man; saw him, how he heavily leaned over the side; +and he seemed to hear in his own true heart the measureless sobbing that +stole out of the centre of the serenity around. Careful not to touch +him, or be noticed by him, he yet drew near to him, and stood there. + +Ahab turned. + +"Starbuck!" + +"Sir." + +"Oh, Starbuck! it is a mild, mild wind, and a mild looking sky. On such +a day--very much such a sweetness as this--I struck my first whale--a +boy-harpooneer of eighteen! Forty--forty--forty years ago!--ago! Forty +years of continual whaling! forty years of privation, and peril, and +storm-time! forty years on the pitiless sea! for forty years has Ahab +forsaken the peaceful land, for forty years to make war on the horrors +of the deep! Aye and yes, Starbuck, out of those forty years I have not +spent three ashore. When I think of this life I have led; the desolation +of solitude it has been; the masoned, walled-town of a Captain's +exclusiveness, which admits but small entrance to any sympathy from the +green country without--oh, weariness! heaviness! Guinea-coast slavery of +solitary command!--when I think of all this; only half-suspected, not so +keenly known to me before--and how for forty years I have fed upon dry +salted fare--fit emblem of the dry nourishment of my soil!--when the +poorest landsman has had fresh fruit to his daily hand, and broken the +world's fresh bread to my mouldy crusts--away, whole oceans away, from +that young girl-wife I wedded past fifty, and sailed for Cape Horn +the next day, leaving but one dent in my marriage pillow--wife? +wife?--rather a widow with her husband alive! Aye, I widowed that poor +girl when I married her, Starbuck; and then, the madness, the frenzy, +the boiling blood and the smoking brow, with which, for a thousand +lowerings old Ahab has furiously, foamingly chased his prey--more a +demon than a man!--aye, aye! what a forty years' fool--fool--old fool, +has old Ahab been! Why this strife of the chase? why weary, and palsy +the arm at the oar, and the iron, and the lance? how the richer or +better is Ahab now? Behold. Oh, Starbuck! is it not hard, that with this +weary load I bear, one poor leg should have been snatched from under +me? Here, brush this old hair aside; it blinds me, that I seem to weep. +Locks so grey did never grow but from out some ashes! But do I look +very old, so very, very old, Starbuck? I feel deadly faint, bowed, and +humped, as though I were Adam, staggering beneath the piled +centuries since Paradise. God! God! God!--crack my heart!--stave my +brain!--mockery! mockery! bitter, biting mockery of grey hairs, have +I lived enough joy to wear ye; and seem and feel thus intolerably old? +Close! stand close to me, Starbuck; let me look into a human eye; it is +better than to gaze into sea or sky; better than to gaze upon God. By +the green land; by the bright hearth-stone! this is the magic glass, +man; I see my wife and my child in thine eye. No, no; stay on board, on +board!--lower not when I do; when branded Ahab gives chase to Moby Dick. +That hazard shall not be thine. No, no! not with the far away home I see +in that eye!" + +"Oh, my Captain! my Captain! noble soul! grand old heart, after all! why +should any one give chase to that hated fish! Away with me! let us +fly these deadly waters! let us home! Wife and child, too, are +Starbuck's--wife and child of his brotherly, sisterly, play-fellow +youth; even as thine, sir, are the wife and child of thy loving, +longing, paternal old age! Away! let us away!--this instant let me alter +the course! How cheerily, how hilariously, O my Captain, would we bowl +on our way to see old Nantucket again! I think, sir, they have some such +mild blue days, even as this, in Nantucket." + +"They have, they have. I have seen them--some summer days in the +morning. About this time--yes, it is his noon nap now--the boy +vivaciously wakes; sits up in bed; and his mother tells him of me, of +cannibal old me; how I am abroad upon the deep, but will yet come back +to dance him again." + +"'Tis my Mary, my Mary herself! She promised that my boy, every morning, +should be carried to the hill to catch the first glimpse of his father's +sail! Yes, yes! no more! it is done! we head for Nantucket! Come, my +Captain, study out the course, and let us away! See, see! the boy's face +from the window! the boy's hand on the hill!" + +But Ahab's glance was averted; like a blighted fruit tree he shook, and +cast his last, cindered apple to the soil. + +"What is it, what nameless, inscrutable, unearthly thing is it; what +cozening, hidden lord and master, and cruel, remorseless emperor +commands me; that against all natural lovings and longings, I so keep +pushing, and crowding, and jamming myself on all the time; recklessly +making me ready to do what in my own proper, natural heart, I durst not +so much as dare? Is Ahab, Ahab? Is it I, God, or who, that lifts this +arm? But if the great sun move not of himself; but is as an errand-boy +in heaven; nor one single star can revolve, but by some invisible power; +how then can this one small heart beat; this one small brain think +thoughts; unless God does that beating, does that thinking, does that +living, and not I. By heaven, man, we are turned round and round in +this world, like yonder windlass, and Fate is the handspike. And all +the time, lo! that smiling sky, and this unsounded sea! Look! see yon +Albicore! who put it into him to chase and fang that flying-fish? Where +do murderers go, man! Who's to doom, when the judge himself is dragged +to the bar? But it is a mild, mild wind, and a mild looking sky; and +the air smells now, as if it blew from a far-away meadow; they have been +making hay somewhere under the slopes of the Andes, Starbuck, and the +mowers are sleeping among the new-mown hay. Sleeping? Aye, toil we how +we may, we all sleep at last on the field. Sleep? Aye, and rust amid +greenness; as last year's scythes flung down, and left in the half-cut +swaths--Starbuck!" + +But blanched to a corpse's hue with despair, the Mate had stolen away. + +Ahab crossed the deck to gaze over on the other side; but started at +two reflected, fixed eyes in the water there. Fedallah was motionlessly +leaning over the same rail. + + + +CHAPTER 133. The Chase--First Day. + + +That night, in the mid-watch, when the old man--as his wont at +intervals--stepped forth from the scuttle in which he leaned, and went +to his pivot-hole, he suddenly thrust out his face fiercely, snuffing +up the sea air as a sagacious ship's dog will, in drawing nigh to +some barbarous isle. He declared that a whale must be near. Soon that +peculiar odor, sometimes to a great distance given forth by the +living sperm whale, was palpable to all the watch; nor was any mariner +surprised when, after inspecting the compass, and then the dog-vane, and +then ascertaining the precise bearing of the odor as nearly as possible, +Ahab rapidly ordered the ship's course to be slightly altered, and the +sail to be shortened. + +The acute policy dictating these movements was sufficiently vindicated +at daybreak, by the sight of a long sleek on the sea directly and +lengthwise ahead, smooth as oil, and resembling in the pleated watery +wrinkles bordering it, the polished metallic-like marks of some swift +tide-rip, at the mouth of a deep, rapid stream. + +"Man the mast-heads! Call all hands!" + +Thundering with the butts of three clubbed handspikes on the forecastle +deck, Daggoo roused the sleepers with such judgment claps that they +seemed to exhale from the scuttle, so instantaneously did they appear +with their clothes in their hands. + +"What d'ye see?" cried Ahab, flattening his face to the sky. + +"Nothing, nothing sir!" was the sound hailing down in reply. + +"T'gallant sails!--stunsails! alow and aloft, and on both sides!" + +All sail being set, he now cast loose the life-line, reserved for +swaying him to the main royal-mast head; and in a few moments they were +hoisting him thither, when, while but two thirds of the way aloft, +and while peering ahead through the horizontal vacancy between the +main-top-sail and top-gallant-sail, he raised a gull-like cry in the +air. "There she blows!--there she blows! A hump like a snow-hill! It is +Moby Dick!" + +Fired by the cry which seemed simultaneously taken up by the three +look-outs, the men on deck rushed to the rigging to behold the famous +whale they had so long been pursuing. Ahab had now gained his final +perch, some feet above the other look-outs, Tashtego standing just +beneath him on the cap of the top-gallant-mast, so that the Indian's +head was almost on a level with Ahab's heel. From this height the whale +was now seen some mile or so ahead, at every roll of the sea revealing +his high sparkling hump, and regularly jetting his silent spout into the +air. To the credulous mariners it seemed the same silent spout they had +so long ago beheld in the moonlit Atlantic and Indian Oceans. + +"And did none of ye see it before?" cried Ahab, hailing the perched men +all around him. + +"I saw him almost that same instant, sir, that Captain Ahab did, and I +cried out," said Tashtego. + +"Not the same instant; not the same--no, the doubloon is mine, Fate +reserved the doubloon for me. I only; none of ye could have raised the +White Whale first. There she blows!--there she blows!--there she blows! +There again!--there again!" he cried, in long-drawn, lingering, methodic +tones, attuned to the gradual prolongings of the whale's visible jets. +"He's going to sound! In stunsails! Down top-gallant-sails! Stand by +three boats. Mr. Starbuck, remember, stay on board, and keep the ship. +Helm there! Luff, luff a point! So; steady, man, steady! There go +flukes! No, no; only black water! All ready the boats there? Stand by, +stand by! Lower me, Mr. Starbuck; lower, lower,--quick, quicker!" and he +slid through the air to the deck. + +"He is heading straight to leeward, sir," cried Stubb, "right away from +us; cannot have seen the ship yet." + +"Be dumb, man! Stand by the braces! Hard down the helm!--brace up! +Shiver her!--shiver her!--So; well that! Boats, boats!" + +Soon all the boats but Starbuck's were dropped; all the boat-sails +set--all the paddles plying; with rippling swiftness, shooting to +leeward; and Ahab heading the onset. A pale, death-glimmer lit up +Fedallah's sunken eyes; a hideous motion gnawed his mouth. + +Like noiseless nautilus shells, their light prows sped through the sea; +but only slowly they neared the foe. As they neared him, the ocean grew +still more smooth; seemed drawing a carpet over its waves; seemed a +noon-meadow, so serenely it spread. At length the breathless hunter came +so nigh his seemingly unsuspecting prey, that his entire dazzling hump +was distinctly visible, sliding along the sea as if an isolated thing, +and continually set in a revolving ring of finest, fleecy, greenish +foam. He saw the vast, involved wrinkles of the slightly projecting head +beyond. Before it, far out on the soft Turkish-rugged waters, went +the glistening white shadow from his broad, milky forehead, a musical +rippling playfully accompanying the shade; and behind, the blue waters +interchangeably flowed over into the moving valley of his steady wake; +and on either hand bright bubbles arose and danced by his side. But +these were broken again by the light toes of hundreds of gay fowl softly +feathering the sea, alternate with their fitful flight; and like to +some flag-staff rising from the painted hull of an argosy, the tall but +shattered pole of a recent lance projected from the white whale's back; +and at intervals one of the cloud of soft-toed fowls hovering, and +to and fro skimming like a canopy over the fish, silently perched and +rocked on this pole, the long tail feathers streaming like pennons. + +A gentle joyousness--a mighty mildness of repose in swiftness, invested +the gliding whale. Not the white bull Jupiter swimming away with +ravished Europa clinging to his graceful horns; his lovely, leering +eyes sideways intent upon the maid; with smooth bewitching fleetness, +rippling straight for the nuptial bower in Crete; not Jove, not that +great majesty Supreme! did surpass the glorified White Whale as he so +divinely swam. + +On each soft side--coincident with the parted swell, that but once +leaving him, then flowed so wide away--on each bright side, the whale +shed off enticings. No wonder there had been some among the hunters who +namelessly transported and allured by all this serenity, had ventured +to assail it; but had fatally found that quietude but the vesture of +tornadoes. Yet calm, enticing calm, oh, whale! thou glidest on, to all +who for the first time eye thee, no matter how many in that same way +thou may'st have bejuggled and destroyed before. + +And thus, through the serene tranquillities of the tropical sea, among +waves whose hand-clappings were suspended by exceeding rapture, Moby +Dick moved on, still withholding from sight the full terrors of his +submerged trunk, entirely hiding the wrenched hideousness of his jaw. +But soon the fore part of him slowly rose from the water; for an instant +his whole marbleized body formed a high arch, like Virginia's Natural +Bridge, and warningly waving his bannered flukes in the air, the +grand god revealed himself, sounded, and went out of sight. Hoveringly +halting, and dipping on the wing, the white sea-fowls longingly lingered +over the agitated pool that he left. + +With oars apeak, and paddles down, the sheets of their sails adrift, the +three boats now stilly floated, awaiting Moby Dick's reappearance. + +"An hour," said Ahab, standing rooted in his boat's stern; and he gazed +beyond the whale's place, towards the dim blue spaces and wide wooing +vacancies to leeward. It was only an instant; for again his eyes seemed +whirling round in his head as he swept the watery circle. The breeze now +freshened; the sea began to swell. + +"The birds!--the birds!" cried Tashtego. + +In long Indian file, as when herons take wing, the white birds were +now all flying towards Ahab's boat; and when within a few yards began +fluttering over the water there, wheeling round and round, with joyous, +expectant cries. Their vision was keener than man's; Ahab could discover +no sign in the sea. But suddenly as he peered down and down into its +depths, he profoundly saw a white living spot no bigger than a white +weasel, with wonderful celerity uprising, and magnifying as it rose, +till it turned, and then there were plainly revealed two long crooked +rows of white, glistening teeth, floating up from the undiscoverable +bottom. It was Moby Dick's open mouth and scrolled jaw; his vast, +shadowed bulk still half blending with the blue of the sea. The +glittering mouth yawned beneath the boat like an open-doored marble +tomb; and giving one sidelong sweep with his steering oar, Ahab whirled +the craft aside from this tremendous apparition. Then, calling upon +Fedallah to change places with him, went forward to the bows, and +seizing Perth's harpoon, commanded his crew to grasp their oars and +stand by to stern. + +Now, by reason of this timely spinning round the boat upon its axis, its +bow, by anticipation, was made to face the whale's head while yet +under water. But as if perceiving this stratagem, Moby Dick, with that +malicious intelligence ascribed to him, sidelingly transplanted himself, +as it were, in an instant, shooting his pleated head lengthwise beneath +the boat. + +Through and through; through every plank and each rib, it thrilled for +an instant, the whale obliquely lying on his back, in the manner of +a biting shark, slowly and feelingly taking its bows full within his +mouth, so that the long, narrow, scrolled lower jaw curled high up into +the open air, and one of the teeth caught in a row-lock. The bluish +pearl-white of the inside of the jaw was within six inches of Ahab's +head, and reached higher than that. In this attitude the White Whale +now shook the slight cedar as a mildly cruel cat her mouse. With +unastonished eyes Fedallah gazed, and crossed his arms; but the +tiger-yellow crew were tumbling over each other's heads to gain the +uttermost stern. + +And now, while both elastic gunwales were springing in and out, as the +whale dallied with the doomed craft in this devilish way; and from his +body being submerged beneath the boat, he could not be darted at from +the bows, for the bows were almost inside of him, as it were; and +while the other boats involuntarily paused, as before a quick crisis +impossible to withstand, then it was that monomaniac Ahab, furious with +this tantalizing vicinity of his foe, which placed him all alive and +helpless in the very jaws he hated; frenzied with all this, he seized +the long bone with his naked hands, and wildly strove to wrench it from +its gripe. As now he thus vainly strove, the jaw slipped from him; the +frail gunwales bent in, collapsed, and snapped, as both jaws, like an +enormous shears, sliding further aft, bit the craft completely in twain, +and locked themselves fast again in the sea, midway between the two +floating wrecks. These floated aside, the broken ends drooping, the crew +at the stern-wreck clinging to the gunwales, and striving to hold fast +to the oars to lash them across. + +At that preluding moment, ere the boat was yet snapped, Ahab, the first +to perceive the whale's intent, by the crafty upraising of his head, a +movement that loosed his hold for the time; at that moment his hand +had made one final effort to push the boat out of the bite. But only +slipping further into the whale's mouth, and tilting over sideways as it +slipped, the boat had shaken off his hold on the jaw; spilled him out of +it, as he leaned to the push; and so he fell flat-faced upon the sea. + +Ripplingly withdrawing from his prey, Moby Dick now lay at a little +distance, vertically thrusting his oblong white head up and down in the +billows; and at the same time slowly revolving his whole spindled body; +so that when his vast wrinkled forehead rose--some twenty or more feet +out of the water--the now rising swells, with all their confluent waves, +dazzlingly broke against it; vindictively tossing their shivered spray +still higher into the air.* So, in a gale, the but half baffled Channel +billows only recoil from the base of the Eddystone, triumphantly to +overleap its summit with their scud. + + +*This motion is peculiar to the sperm whale. It receives its designation +(pitchpoling) from its being likened to that preliminary up-and-down +poise of the whale-lance, in the exercise called pitchpoling, previously +described. By this motion the whale must best and most comprehensively +view whatever objects may be encircling him. + + +But soon resuming his horizontal attitude, Moby Dick swam swiftly round +and round the wrecked crew; sideways churning the water in his vengeful +wake, as if lashing himself up to still another and more deadly assault. +The sight of the splintered boat seemed to madden him, as the blood of +grapes and mulberries cast before Antiochus's elephants in the book +of Maccabees. Meanwhile Ahab half smothered in the foam of the whale's +insolent tail, and too much of a cripple to swim,--though he could still +keep afloat, even in the heart of such a whirlpool as that; helpless +Ahab's head was seen, like a tossed bubble which the least chance shock +might burst. From the boat's fragmentary stern, Fedallah incuriously and +mildly eyed him; the clinging crew, at the other drifting end, could not +succor him; more than enough was it for them to look to themselves. +For so revolvingly appalling was the White Whale's aspect, and so +planetarily swift the ever-contracting circles he made, that he seemed +horizontally swooping upon them. And though the other boats, unharmed, +still hovered hard by; still they dared not pull into the eddy to +strike, lest that should be the signal for the instant destruction of +the jeopardized castaways, Ahab and all; nor in that case could they +themselves hope to escape. With straining eyes, then, they remained on +the outer edge of the direful zone, whose centre had now become the old +man's head. + +Meantime, from the beginning all this had been descried from the ship's +mast heads; and squaring her yards, she had borne down upon the scene; +and was now so nigh, that Ahab in the water hailed her!--"Sail on +the"--but that moment a breaking sea dashed on him from Moby Dick, and +whelmed him for the time. But struggling out of it again, and chancing +to rise on a towering crest, he shouted,--"Sail on the whale!--Drive him +off!" + +The Pequod's prows were pointed; and breaking up the charmed circle, she +effectually parted the white whale from his victim. As he sullenly swam +off, the boats flew to the rescue. + +Dragged into Stubb's boat with blood-shot, blinded eyes, the white brine +caking in his wrinkles; the long tension of Ahab's bodily strength did +crack, and helplessly he yielded to his body's doom: for a time, lying +all crushed in the bottom of Stubb's boat, like one trodden under foot +of herds of elephants. Far inland, nameless wails came from him, as +desolate sounds from out ravines. + +But this intensity of his physical prostration did but so much the more +abbreviate it. In an instant's compass, great hearts sometimes condense +to one deep pang, the sum total of those shallow pains kindly diffused +through feebler men's whole lives. And so, such hearts, though summary +in each one suffering; still, if the gods decree it, in their +life-time aggregate a whole age of woe, wholly made up of instantaneous +intensities; for even in their pointless centres, those noble natures +contain the entire circumferences of inferior souls. + +"The harpoon," said Ahab, half way rising, and draggingly leaning on one +bended arm--"is it safe?" + +"Aye, sir, for it was not darted; this is it," said Stubb, showing it. + +"Lay it before me;--any missing men?" + +"One, two, three, four, five;--there were five oars, sir, and here are +five men." + +"That's good.--Help me, man; I wish to stand. So, so, I see him! there! +there! going to leeward still; what a leaping spout!--Hands off from me! +The eternal sap runs up in Ahab's bones again! Set the sail; out oars; +the helm!" + +It is often the case that when a boat is stove, its crew, being picked +up by another boat, help to work that second boat; and the chase is thus +continued with what is called double-banked oars. It was thus now. But +the added power of the boat did not equal the added power of the whale, +for he seemed to have treble-banked his every fin; swimming with a +velocity which plainly showed, that if now, under these circumstances, +pushed on, the chase would prove an indefinitely prolonged, if not a +hopeless one; nor could any crew endure for so long a period, such an +unintermitted, intense straining at the oar; a thing barely tolerable +only in some one brief vicissitude. The ship itself, then, as it +sometimes happens, offered the most promising intermediate means of +overtaking the chase. Accordingly, the boats now made for her, and were +soon swayed up to their cranes--the two parts of the wrecked boat having +been previously secured by her--and then hoisting everything to her +side, and stacking her canvas high up, and sideways outstretching it +with stun-sails, like the double-jointed wings of an albatross; the +Pequod bore down in the leeward wake of Moby-Dick. At the well known, +methodic intervals, the whale's glittering spout was regularly announced +from the manned mast-heads; and when he would be reported as just gone +down, Ahab would take the time, and then pacing the deck, binnacle-watch +in hand, so soon as the last second of the allotted hour expired, his +voice was heard.--"Whose is the doubloon now? D'ye see him?" and if the +reply was, No, sir! straightway he commanded them to lift him to his +perch. In this way the day wore on; Ahab, now aloft and motionless; +anon, unrestingly pacing the planks. + +As he was thus walking, uttering no sound, except to hail the men aloft, +or to bid them hoist a sail still higher, or to spread one to a still +greater breadth--thus to and fro pacing, beneath his slouched hat, at +every turn he passed his own wrecked boat, which had been dropped upon +the quarter-deck, and lay there reversed; broken bow to shattered stern. +At last he paused before it; and as in an already over-clouded sky fresh +troops of clouds will sometimes sail across, so over the old man's face +there now stole some such added gloom as this. + +Stubb saw him pause; and perhaps intending, not vainly, though, to +evince his own unabated fortitude, and thus keep up a valiant place in +his Captain's mind, he advanced, and eyeing the wreck exclaimed--"The +thistle the ass refused; it pricked his mouth too keenly, sir; ha! ha!" + +"What soulless thing is this that laughs before a wreck? Man, man! did +I not know thee brave as fearless fire (and as mechanical) I could swear +thou wert a poltroon. Groan nor laugh should be heard before a wreck." + +"Aye, sir," said Starbuck drawing near, "'tis a solemn sight; an omen, +and an ill one." + +"Omen? omen?--the dictionary! If the gods think to speak outright to +man, they will honourably speak outright; not shake their heads, and +give an old wives' darkling hint.--Begone! Ye two are the opposite poles +of one thing; Starbuck is Stubb reversed, and Stubb is Starbuck; and +ye two are all mankind; and Ahab stands alone among the millions of +the peopled earth, nor gods nor men his neighbors! Cold, cold--I +shiver!--How now? Aloft there! D'ye see him? Sing out for every spout, +though he spout ten times a second!" + +The day was nearly done; only the hem of his golden robe was rustling. +Soon, it was almost dark, but the look-out men still remained unset. + +"Can't see the spout now, sir;--too dark"--cried a voice from the air. + +"How heading when last seen?" + +"As before, sir,--straight to leeward." + +"Good! he will travel slower now 'tis night. Down royals and top-gallant +stun-sails, Mr. Starbuck. We must not run over him before morning; he's +making a passage now, and may heave-to a while. Helm there! keep her +full before the wind!--Aloft! come down!--Mr. Stubb, send a fresh hand +to the fore-mast head, and see it manned till morning."--Then advancing +towards the doubloon in the main-mast--"Men, this gold is mine, for I +earned it; but I shall let it abide here till the White Whale is dead; +and then, whosoever of ye first raises him, upon the day he shall be +killed, this gold is that man's; and if on that day I shall again raise +him, then, ten times its sum shall be divided among all of ye! Away +now!--the deck is thine, sir!" + +And so saying, he placed himself half way within the scuttle, and +slouching his hat, stood there till dawn, except when at intervals +rousing himself to see how the night wore on. + + + +CHAPTER 134. The Chase--Second Day. + + +At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh. + +"D'ye see him?" cried Ahab after allowing a little space for the light +to spread. + +"See nothing, sir." + +"Turn up all hands and make sail! he travels faster than I thought +for;--the top-gallant sails!--aye, they should have been kept on her all +night. But no matter--'tis but resting for the rush." + +Here be it said, that this pertinacious pursuit of one particular whale, +continued through day into night, and through night into day, is a thing +by no means unprecedented in the South sea fishery. For such is the +wonderful skill, prescience of experience, and invincible confidence +acquired by some great natural geniuses among the Nantucket commanders; +that from the simple observation of a whale when last descried, they +will, under certain given circumstances, pretty accurately foretell both +the direction in which he will continue to swim for a time, while out of +sight, as well as his probable rate of progression during that period. +And, in these cases, somewhat as a pilot, when about losing sight of +a coast, whose general trending he well knows, and which he desires +shortly to return to again, but at some further point; like as this +pilot stands by his compass, and takes the precise bearing of the +cape at present visible, in order the more certainly to hit aright +the remote, unseen headland, eventually to be visited: so does the +fisherman, at his compass, with the whale; for after being chased, and +diligently marked, through several hours of daylight, then, when night +obscures the fish, the creature's future wake through the darkness +is almost as established to the sagacious mind of the hunter, as the +pilot's coast is to him. So that to this hunter's wondrous skill, the +proverbial evanescence of a thing writ in water, a wake, is to all +desired purposes well nigh as reliable as the steadfast land. And as the +mighty iron Leviathan of the modern railway is so familiarly known in +its every pace, that, with watches in their hands, men time his rate as +doctors that of a baby's pulse; and lightly say of it, the up train or +the down train will reach such or such a spot, at such or such an hour; +even so, almost, there are occasions when these Nantucketers time that +other Leviathan of the deep, according to the observed humor of his +speed; and say to themselves, so many hours hence this whale will have +gone two hundred miles, will have about reached this or that degree of +latitude or longitude. But to render this acuteness at all successful in +the end, the wind and the sea must be the whaleman's allies; for of what +present avail to the becalmed or windbound mariner is the skill that +assures him he is exactly ninety-three leagues and a quarter from his +port? Inferable from these statements, are many collateral subtile +matters touching the chase of whales. + +The ship tore on; leaving such a furrow in the sea as when a +cannon-ball, missent, becomes a plough-share and turns up the level +field. + +"By salt and hemp!" cried Stubb, "but this swift motion of the deck +creeps up one's legs and tingles at the heart. This ship and I are two +brave fellows!--Ha, ha! Some one take me up, and launch me, spine-wise, +on the sea,--for by live-oaks! my spine's a keel. Ha, ha! we go the gait +that leaves no dust behind!" + +"There she blows--she blows!--she blows!--right ahead!" was now the +mast-head cry. + +"Aye, aye!" cried Stubb, "I knew it--ye can't escape--blow on and +split your spout, O whale! the mad fiend himself is after ye! blow your +trump--blister your lungs!--Ahab will dam off your blood, as a miller +shuts his watergate upon the stream!" + +And Stubb did but speak out for well nigh all that crew. The frenzies +of the chase had by this time worked them bubblingly up, like old wine +worked anew. Whatever pale fears and forebodings some of them might +have felt before; these were not only now kept out of sight through the +growing awe of Ahab, but they were broken up, and on all sides routed, +as timid prairie hares that scatter before the bounding bison. The hand +of Fate had snatched all their souls; and by the stirring perils of +the previous day; the rack of the past night's suspense; the fixed, +unfearing, blind, reckless way in which their wild craft went plunging +towards its flying mark; by all these things, their hearts were bowled +along. The wind that made great bellies of their sails, and rushed the +vessel on by arms invisible as irresistible; this seemed the symbol of +that unseen agency which so enslaved them to the race. + +They were one man, not thirty. For as the one ship that held them all; +though it was put together of all contrasting things--oak, and maple, +and pine wood; iron, and pitch, and hemp--yet all these ran into each +other in the one concrete hull, which shot on its way, both balanced and +directed by the long central keel; even so, all the individualities of +the crew, this man's valor, that man's fear; guilt and guiltiness, all +varieties were welded into oneness, and were all directed to that fatal +goal which Ahab their one lord and keel did point to. + +The rigging lived. The mast-heads, like the tops of tall palms, were +outspreadingly tufted with arms and legs. Clinging to a spar with one +hand, some reached forth the other with impatient wavings; others, +shading their eyes from the vivid sunlight, sat far out on the rocking +yards; all the spars in full bearing of mortals, ready and ripe for +their fate. Ah! how they still strove through that infinite blueness to +seek out the thing that might destroy them! + +"Why sing ye not out for him, if ye see him?" cried Ahab, when, after +the lapse of some minutes since the first cry, no more had been heard. +"Sway me up, men; ye have been deceived; not Moby Dick casts one odd jet +that way, and then disappears." + +It was even so; in their headlong eagerness, the men had mistaken some +other thing for the whale-spout, as the event itself soon proved; for +hardly had Ahab reached his perch; hardly was the rope belayed to its +pin on deck, when he struck the key-note to an orchestra, that made the +air vibrate as with the combined discharges of rifles. The triumphant +halloo of thirty buckskin lungs was heard, as--much nearer to the ship +than the place of the imaginary jet, less than a mile ahead--Moby Dick +bodily burst into view! For not by any calm and indolent spoutings; not +by the peaceable gush of that mystic fountain in his head, did the White +Whale now reveal his vicinity; but by the far more wondrous phenomenon +of breaching. Rising with his utmost velocity from the furthest depths, +the Sperm Whale thus booms his entire bulk into the pure element of +air, and piling up a mountain of dazzling foam, shows his place to the +distance of seven miles and more. In those moments, the torn, enraged +waves he shakes off, seem his mane; in some cases, this breaching is his +act of defiance. + +"There she breaches! there she breaches!" was the cry, as in his +immeasurable bravadoes the White Whale tossed himself salmon-like to +Heaven. So suddenly seen in the blue plain of the sea, and relieved +against the still bluer margin of the sky, the spray that he raised, for +the moment, intolerably glittered and glared like a glacier; and +stood there gradually fading and fading away from its first sparkling +intensity, to the dim mistiness of an advancing shower in a vale. + +"Aye, breach your last to the sun, Moby Dick!" cried Ahab, "thy hour and +thy harpoon are at hand!--Down! down all of ye, but one man at the fore. +The boats!--stand by!" + +Unmindful of the tedious rope-ladders of the shrouds, the men, like +shooting stars, slid to the deck, by the isolated backstays and +halyards; while Ahab, less dartingly, but still rapidly was dropped from +his perch. + +"Lower away," he cried, so soon as he had reached his boat--a spare one, +rigged the afternoon previous. "Mr. Starbuck, the ship is thine--keep +away from the boats, but keep near them. Lower, all!" + +As if to strike a quick terror into them, by this time being the first +assailant himself, Moby Dick had turned, and was now coming for the +three crews. Ahab's boat was central; and cheering his men, he told them +he would take the whale head-and-head,--that is, pull straight up to his +forehead,--a not uncommon thing; for when within a certain limit, such +a course excludes the coming onset from the whale's sidelong vision. +But ere that close limit was gained, and while yet all three boats were +plain as the ship's three masts to his eye; the White Whale churning +himself into furious speed, almost in an instant as it were, rushing +among the boats with open jaws, and a lashing tail, offered appalling +battle on every side; and heedless of the irons darted at him from every +boat, seemed only intent on annihilating each separate plank of which +those boats were made. But skilfully manoeuvred, incessantly wheeling +like trained chargers in the field; the boats for a while eluded him; +though, at times, but by a plank's breadth; while all the time, Ahab's +unearthly slogan tore every other cry but his to shreds. + +But at last in his untraceable evolutions, the White Whale so crossed +and recrossed, and in a thousand ways entangled the slack of the three +lines now fast to him, that they foreshortened, and, of themselves, +warped the devoted boats towards the planted irons in him; though now +for a moment the whale drew aside a little, as if to rally for a more +tremendous charge. Seizing that opportunity, Ahab first paid out more +line: and then was rapidly hauling and jerking in upon it again--hoping +that way to disencumber it of some snarls--when lo!--a sight more savage +than the embattled teeth of sharks! + +Caught and twisted--corkscrewed in the mazes of the line, loose harpoons +and lances, with all their bristling barbs and points, came flashing +and dripping up to the chocks in the bows of Ahab's boat. Only one +thing could be done. Seizing the boat-knife, he critically reached +within--through--and then, without--the rays of steel; dragged in +the line beyond, passed it, inboard, to the bowsman, and then, twice +sundering the rope near the chocks--dropped the intercepted fagot of +steel into the sea; and was all fast again. That instant, the White +Whale made a sudden rush among the remaining tangles of the other lines; +by so doing, irresistibly dragged the more involved boats of Stubb and +Flask towards his flukes; dashed them together like two rolling husks on +a surf-beaten beach, and then, diving down into the sea, disappeared in +a boiling maelstrom, in which, for a space, the odorous cedar chips of +the wrecks danced round and round, like the grated nutmeg in a swiftly +stirred bowl of punch. + +While the two crews were yet circling in the waters, reaching out after +the revolving line-tubs, oars, and other floating furniture, while +aslope little Flask bobbed up and down like an empty vial, twitching his +legs upwards to escape the dreaded jaws of sharks; and Stubb was lustily +singing out for some one to ladle him up; and while the old man's +line--now parting--admitted of his pulling into the creamy pool to +rescue whom he could;--in that wild simultaneousness of a thousand +concreted perils,--Ahab's yet unstricken boat seemed drawn up towards +Heaven by invisible wires,--as, arrow-like, shooting perpendicularly +from the sea, the White Whale dashed his broad forehead against its +bottom, and sent it, turning over and over, into the air; till it fell +again--gunwale downwards--and Ahab and his men struggled out from under +it, like seals from a sea-side cave. + +The first uprising momentum of the whale--modifying its direction as +he struck the surface--involuntarily launched him along it, to a little +distance from the centre of the destruction he had made; and with his +back to it, he now lay for a moment slowly feeling with his flukes from +side to side; and whenever a stray oar, bit of plank, the least chip +or crumb of the boats touched his skin, his tail swiftly drew back, and +came sideways smiting the sea. But soon, as if satisfied that his work +for that time was done, he pushed his pleated forehead through the +ocean, and trailing after him the intertangled lines, continued his +leeward way at a traveller's methodic pace. + +As before, the attentive ship having descried the whole fight, again +came bearing down to the rescue, and dropping a boat, picked up the +floating mariners, tubs, oars, and whatever else could be caught at, and +safely landed them on her decks. Some sprained shoulders, wrists, and +ankles; livid contusions; wrenched harpoons and lances; inextricable +intricacies of rope; shattered oars and planks; all these were there; +but no fatal or even serious ill seemed to have befallen any one. As +with Fedallah the day before, so Ahab was now found grimly clinging to +his boat's broken half, which afforded a comparatively easy float; nor +did it so exhaust him as the previous day's mishap. + +But when he was helped to the deck, all eyes were fastened upon him; as +instead of standing by himself he still half-hung upon the shoulder of +Starbuck, who had thus far been the foremost to assist him. His ivory +leg had been snapped off, leaving but one short sharp splinter. + +"Aye, aye, Starbuck, 'tis sweet to lean sometimes, be the leaner who he +will; and would old Ahab had leaned oftener than he has." + +"The ferrule has not stood, sir," said the carpenter, now coming up; "I +put good work into that leg." + +"But no bones broken, sir, I hope," said Stubb with true concern. + +"Aye! and all splintered to pieces, Stubb!--d'ye see it.--But even with +a broken bone, old Ahab is untouched; and I account no living bone of +mine one jot more me, than this dead one that's lost. Nor white whale, +nor man, nor fiend, can so much as graze old Ahab in his own proper and +inaccessible being. Can any lead touch yonder floor, any mast scrape +yonder roof?--Aloft there! which way?" + +"Dead to leeward, sir." + +"Up helm, then; pile on the sail again, ship keepers! down the rest of +the spare boats and rig them--Mr. Starbuck away, and muster the boat's +crews." + +"Let me first help thee towards the bulwarks, sir." + +"Oh, oh, oh! how this splinter gores me now! Accursed fate! that the +unconquerable captain in the soul should have such a craven mate!" + +"Sir?" + +"My body, man, not thee. Give me something for a cane--there, that +shivered lance will do. Muster the men. Surely I have not seen him yet. +By heaven it cannot be!--missing?--quick! call them all." + +The old man's hinted thought was true. Upon mustering the company, the +Parsee was not there. + +"The Parsee!" cried Stubb--"he must have been caught in--" + +"The black vomit wrench thee!--run all of ye above, alow, cabin, +forecastle--find him--not gone--not gone!" + +But quickly they returned to him with the tidings that the Parsee was +nowhere to be found. + +"Aye, sir," said Stubb--"caught among the tangles of your line--I +thought I saw him dragging under." + +"MY line! MY line? Gone?--gone? What means that little word?--What +death-knell rings in it, that old Ahab shakes as if he were the belfry. +The harpoon, too!--toss over the litter there,--d'ye see it?--the forged +iron, men, the white whale's--no, no, no,--blistered fool! this hand did +dart it!--'tis in the fish!--Aloft there! Keep him nailed--Quick!--all +hands to the rigging of the boats--collect the oars--harpooneers! +the irons, the irons!--hoist the royals higher--a pull on all the +sheets!--helm there! steady, steady for your life! I'll ten times girdle +the unmeasured globe; yea and dive straight through it, but I'll slay +him yet! + +"Great God! but for one single instant show thyself," cried Starbuck; +"never, never wilt thou capture him, old man--In Jesus' name no more of +this, that's worse than devil's madness. Two days chased; twice stove +to splinters; thy very leg once more snatched from under thee; thy evil +shadow gone--all good angels mobbing thee with warnings:-- + +"What more wouldst thou have?--Shall we keep chasing this murderous fish +till he swamps the last man? Shall we be dragged by him to the bottom +of the sea? Shall we be towed by him to the infernal world? Oh, +oh,--Impiety and blasphemy to hunt him more!" + +"Starbuck, of late I've felt strangely moved to thee; ever since that +hour we both saw--thou know'st what, in one another's eyes. But in this +matter of the whale, be the front of thy face to me as the palm of this +hand--a lipless, unfeatured blank. Ahab is for ever Ahab, man. This +whole act's immutably decreed. 'Twas rehearsed by thee and me a billion +years before this ocean rolled. Fool! I am the Fates' lieutenant; I act +under orders. Look thou, underling! that thou obeyest mine.--Stand round +me, men. Ye see an old man cut down to the stump; leaning on a shivered +lance; propped up on a lonely foot. 'Tis Ahab--his body's part; but +Ahab's soul's a centipede, that moves upon a hundred legs. I feel +strained, half stranded, as ropes that tow dismasted frigates in a gale; +and I may look so. But ere I break, yell hear me crack; and till ye hear +THAT, know that Ahab's hawser tows his purpose yet. Believe ye, men, in +the things called omens? Then laugh aloud, and cry encore! For ere they +drown, drowning things will twice rise to the surface; then rise again, +to sink for evermore. So with Moby Dick--two days he's floated--tomorrow +will be the third. Aye, men, he'll rise once more,--but only to spout +his last! D'ye feel brave men, brave?" + +"As fearless fire," cried Stubb. + +"And as mechanical," muttered Ahab. Then as the men went forward, he +muttered on: "The things called omens! And yesterday I talked the same +to Starbuck there, concerning my broken boat. Oh! how valiantly I seek +to drive out of others' hearts what's clinched so fast in mine!--The +Parsee--the Parsee!--gone, gone? and he was to go before:--but still was +to be seen again ere I could perish--How's that?--There's a riddle now +might baffle all the lawyers backed by the ghosts of the whole line +of judges:--like a hawk's beak it pecks my brain. I'LL, I'LL solve it, +though!" + +When dusk descended, the whale was still in sight to leeward. + +So once more the sail was shortened, and everything passed nearly as +on the previous night; only, the sound of hammers, and the hum of the +grindstone was heard till nearly daylight, as the men toiled by lanterns +in the complete and careful rigging of the spare boats and sharpening +their fresh weapons for the morrow. Meantime, of the broken keel of +Ahab's wrecked craft the carpenter made him another leg; while still as +on the night before, slouched Ahab stood fixed within his scuttle; his +hid, heliotrope glance anticipatingly gone backward on its dial; sat due +eastward for the earliest sun. + + + +CHAPTER 135. The Chase.--Third Day. + + +The morning of the third day dawned fair and fresh, and once more the +solitary night-man at the fore-mast-head was relieved by crowds of the +daylight look-outs, who dotted every mast and almost every spar. + +"D'ye see him?" cried Ahab; but the whale was not yet in sight. + +"In his infallible wake, though; but follow that wake, that's all. Helm +there; steady, as thou goest, and hast been going. What a lovely day +again! were it a new-made world, and made for a summer-house to the +angels, and this morning the first of its throwing open to them, a +fairer day could not dawn upon that world. Here's food for thought, had +Ahab time to think; but Ahab never thinks; he only feels, feels, feels; +THAT'S tingling enough for mortal man! to think's audacity. God only has +that right and privilege. Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a +calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our poor brains beat too much +for that. And yet, I've sometimes thought my brain was very calm--frozen +calm, this old skull cracks so, like a glass in which the contents +turned to ice, and shiver it. And still this hair is growing now; this +moment growing, and heat must breed it; but no, it's like that sort +of common grass that will grow anywhere, between the earthy clefts of +Greenland ice or in Vesuvius lava. How the wild winds blow it; they whip +it about me as the torn shreds of split sails lash the tossed ship they +cling to. A vile wind that has no doubt blown ere this through prison +corridors and cells, and wards of hospitals, and ventilated them, and +now comes blowing hither as innocent as fleeces. Out upon it!--it's +tainted. Were I the wind, I'd blow no more on such a wicked, miserable +world. I'd crawl somewhere to a cave, and slink there. And yet, 'tis a +noble and heroic thing, the wind! who ever conquered it? In every fight +it has the last and bitterest blow. Run tilting at it, and you but run +through it. Ha! a coward wind that strikes stark naked men, but will not +stand to receive a single blow. Even Ahab is a braver thing--a nobler +thing than THAT. Would now the wind but had a body; but all the things +that most exasperate and outrage mortal man, all these things are +bodiless, but only bodiless as objects, not as agents. There's a most +special, a most cunning, oh, a most malicious difference! And yet, I +say again, and swear it now, that there's something all glorious and +gracious in the wind. These warm Trade Winds, at least, that in the +clear heavens blow straight on, in strong and steadfast, vigorous +mildness; and veer not from their mark, however the baser currents of +the sea may turn and tack, and mightiest Mississippies of the land swift +and swerve about, uncertain where to go at last. And by the eternal +Poles! these same Trades that so directly blow my good ship on; these +Trades, or something like them--something so unchangeable, and full as +strong, blow my keeled soul along! To it! Aloft there! What d'ye see?" + +"Nothing, sir." + +"Nothing! and noon at hand! The doubloon goes a-begging! See the sun! +Aye, aye, it must be so. I've oversailed him. How, got the start? Aye, +he's chasing ME now; not I, HIM--that's bad; I might have known it, too. +Fool! the lines--the harpoons he's towing. Aye, aye, I have run him by +last night. About! about! Come down, all of ye, but the regular look +outs! Man the braces!" + +Steering as she had done, the wind had been somewhat on the Pequod's +quarter, so that now being pointed in the reverse direction, the braced +ship sailed hard upon the breeze as she rechurned the cream in her own +white wake. + +"Against the wind he now steers for the open jaw," murmured Starbuck to +himself, as he coiled the new-hauled main-brace upon the rail. "God keep +us, but already my bones feel damp within me, and from the inside wet my +flesh. I misdoubt me that I disobey my God in obeying him!" + +"Stand by to sway me up!" cried Ahab, advancing to the hempen basket. +"We should meet him soon." + +"Aye, aye, sir," and straightway Starbuck did Ahab's bidding, and once +more Ahab swung on high. + +A whole hour now passed; gold-beaten out to ages. Time itself now held +long breaths with keen suspense. But at last, some three points off the +weather bow, Ahab descried the spout again, and instantly from the three +mast-heads three shrieks went up as if the tongues of fire had voiced +it. + +"Forehead to forehead I meet thee, this third time, Moby Dick! On deck +there!--brace sharper up; crowd her into the wind's eye. He's too +far off to lower yet, Mr. Starbuck. The sails shake! Stand over that +helmsman with a top-maul! So, so; he travels fast, and I must down. But +let me have one more good round look aloft here at the sea; there's +time for that. An old, old sight, and yet somehow so young; aye, and +not changed a wink since I first saw it, a boy, from the sand-hills of +Nantucket! The same!--the same!--the same to Noah as to me. There's +a soft shower to leeward. Such lovely leewardings! They must lead +somewhere--to something else than common land, more palmy than the +palms. Leeward! the white whale goes that way; look to windward, +then; the better if the bitterer quarter. But good bye, good bye, old +mast-head! What's this?--green? aye, tiny mosses in these warped cracks. +No such green weather stains on Ahab's head! There's the difference now +between man's old age and matter's. But aye, old mast, we both grow old +together; sound in our hulls, though, are we not, my ship? Aye, minus +a leg, that's all. By heaven this dead wood has the better of my live +flesh every way. I can't compare with it; and I've known some ships made +of dead trees outlast the lives of men made of the most vital stuff of +vital fathers. What's that he said? he should still go before me, my +pilot; and yet to be seen again? But where? Will I have eyes at the +bottom of the sea, supposing I descend those endless stairs? and all +night I've been sailing from him, wherever he did sink to. Aye, aye, +like many more thou told'st direful truth as touching thyself, O Parsee; +but, Ahab, there thy shot fell short. Good-bye, mast-head--keep a good +eye upon the whale, the while I'm gone. We'll talk to-morrow, nay, +to-night, when the white whale lies down there, tied by head and tail." + +He gave the word; and still gazing round him, was steadily lowered +through the cloven blue air to the deck. + +In due time the boats were lowered; but as standing in his shallop's +stern, Ahab just hovered upon the point of the descent, he waved to the +mate,--who held one of the tackle-ropes on deck--and bade him pause. + +"Starbuck!" + +"Sir?" + +"For the third time my soul's ship starts upon this voyage, Starbuck." + +"Aye, sir, thou wilt have it so." + +"Some ships sail from their ports, and ever afterwards are missing, +Starbuck!" + +"Truth, sir: saddest truth." + +"Some men die at ebb tide; some at low water; some at the full of +the flood;--and I feel now like a billow that's all one crested comb, +Starbuck. I am old;--shake hands with me, man." + +Their hands met; their eyes fastened; Starbuck's tears the glue. + +"Oh, my captain, my captain!--noble heart--go not--go not!--see, it's a +brave man that weeps; how great the agony of the persuasion then!" + +"Lower away!"--cried Ahab, tossing the mate's arm from him. "Stand by +the crew!" + +In an instant the boat was pulling round close under the stern. + +"The sharks! the sharks!" cried a voice from the low cabin-window there; +"O master, my master, come back!" + +But Ahab heard nothing; for his own voice was high-lifted then; and the +boat leaped on. + +Yet the voice spake true; for scarce had he pushed from the ship, when +numbers of sharks, seemingly rising from out the dark waters beneath +the hull, maliciously snapped at the blades of the oars, every time they +dipped in the water; and in this way accompanied the boat with their +bites. It is a thing not uncommonly happening to the whale-boats in +those swarming seas; the sharks at times apparently following them in +the same prescient way that vultures hover over the banners of marching +regiments in the east. But these were the first sharks that had been +observed by the Pequod since the White Whale had been first descried; +and whether it was that Ahab's crew were all such tiger-yellow +barbarians, and therefore their flesh more musky to the senses of the +sharks--a matter sometimes well known to affect them,--however it was, +they seemed to follow that one boat without molesting the others. + +"Heart of wrought steel!" murmured Starbuck gazing over the side, and +following with his eyes the receding boat--"canst thou yet ring boldly +to that sight?--lowering thy keel among ravening sharks, and followed by +them, open-mouthed to the chase; and this the critical third day?--For +when three days flow together in one continuous intense pursuit; be sure +the first is the morning, the second the noon, and the third the evening +and the end of that thing--be that end what it may. Oh! my God! what +is this that shoots through me, and leaves me so deadly calm, yet +expectant,--fixed at the top of a shudder! Future things swim before me, +as in empty outlines and skeletons; all the past is somehow grown dim. +Mary, girl! thou fadest in pale glories behind me; boy! I seem to +see but thy eyes grown wondrous blue. Strangest problems of life seem +clearing; but clouds sweep between--Is my journey's end coming? My legs +feel faint; like his who has footed it all day. Feel thy heart,--beats +it yet? Stir thyself, Starbuck!--stave it off--move, move! +speak aloud!--Mast-head there! See ye my boy's hand on the +hill?--Crazed;--aloft there!--keep thy keenest eye upon the boats:-- + +"Mark well the whale!--Ho! again!--drive off that hawk! see! he pecks--he +tears the vane"--pointing to the red flag flying at the main-truck--"Ha! +he soars away with it!--Where's the old man now? see'st thou that sight, +oh Ahab!--shudder, shudder!" + +The boats had not gone very far, when by a signal from the mast-heads--a +downward pointed arm, Ahab knew that the whale had sounded; but +intending to be near him at the next rising, he held on his way a little +sideways from the vessel; the becharmed crew maintaining the profoundest +silence, as the head-beat waves hammered and hammered against the +opposing bow. + +"Drive, drive in your nails, oh ye waves! to their uttermost heads +drive them in! ye but strike a thing without a lid; and no coffin and no +hearse can be mine:--and hemp only can kill me! Ha! ha!" + +Suddenly the waters around them slowly swelled in broad circles; then +quickly upheaved, as if sideways sliding from a submerged berg of +ice, swiftly rising to the surface. A low rumbling sound was heard; a +subterraneous hum; and then all held their breaths; as bedraggled with +trailing ropes, and harpoons, and lances, a vast form shot lengthwise, +but obliquely from the sea. Shrouded in a thin drooping veil of mist, it +hovered for a moment in the rainbowed air; and then fell swamping back +into the deep. Crushed thirty feet upwards, the waters flashed for +an instant like heaps of fountains, then brokenly sank in a shower of +flakes, leaving the circling surface creamed like new milk round the +marble trunk of the whale. + +"Give way!" cried Ahab to the oarsmen, and the boats darted forward to +the attack; but maddened by yesterday's fresh irons that corroded in +him, Moby Dick seemed combinedly possessed by all the angels that fell +from heaven. The wide tiers of welded tendons overspreading his broad +white forehead, beneath the transparent skin, looked knitted together; +as head on, he came churning his tail among the boats; and once more +flailed them apart; spilling out the irons and lances from the two +mates' boats, and dashing in one side of the upper part of their bows, +but leaving Ahab's almost without a scar. + +While Daggoo and Queequeg were stopping the strained planks; and as the +whale swimming out from them, turned, and showed one entire flank as he +shot by them again; at that moment a quick cry went up. Lashed round +and round to the fish's back; pinioned in the turns upon turns in which, +during the past night, the whale had reeled the involutions of the lines +around him, the half torn body of the Parsee was seen; his sable raiment +frayed to shreds; his distended eyes turned full upon old Ahab. + +The harpoon dropped from his hand. + +"Befooled, befooled!"--drawing in a long lean breath--"Aye, Parsee! I +see thee again.--Aye, and thou goest before; and this, THIS then is the +hearse that thou didst promise. But I hold thee to the last letter of +thy word. Where is the second hearse? Away, mates, to the ship! those +boats are useless now; repair them if ye can in time, and return to +me; if not, Ahab is enough to die--Down, men! the first thing that but +offers to jump from this boat I stand in, that thing I harpoon. Ye are +not other men, but my arms and my legs; and so obey me.--Where's the +whale? gone down again?" + +But he looked too nigh the boat; for as if bent upon escaping with the +corpse he bore, and as if the particular place of the last encounter had +been but a stage in his leeward voyage, Moby Dick was now again steadily +swimming forward; and had almost passed the ship,--which thus far had +been sailing in the contrary direction to him, though for the present +her headway had been stopped. He seemed swimming with his utmost +velocity, and now only intent upon pursuing his own straight path in the +sea. + +"Oh! Ahab," cried Starbuck, "not too late is it, even now, the third +day, to desist. See! Moby Dick seeks thee not. It is thou, thou, that +madly seekest him!" + +Setting sail to the rising wind, the lonely boat was swiftly impelled to +leeward, by both oars and canvas. And at last when Ahab was sliding +by the vessel, so near as plainly to distinguish Starbuck's face as he +leaned over the rail, he hailed him to turn the vessel about, and follow +him, not too swiftly, at a judicious interval. Glancing upwards, he +saw Tashtego, Queequeg, and Daggoo, eagerly mounting to the three +mast-heads; while the oarsmen were rocking in the two staved boats +which had but just been hoisted to the side, and were busily at work in +repairing them. One after the other, through the port-holes, as he sped, +he also caught flying glimpses of Stubb and Flask, busying themselves +on deck among bundles of new irons and lances. As he saw all this; as he +heard the hammers in the broken boats; far other hammers seemed driving +a nail into his heart. But he rallied. And now marking that the vane or +flag was gone from the main-mast-head, he shouted to Tashtego, who had +just gained that perch, to descend again for another flag, and a hammer +and nails, and so nail it to the mast. + +Whether fagged by the three days' running chase, and the resistance +to his swimming in the knotted hamper he bore; or whether it was some +latent deceitfulness and malice in him: whichever was true, the White +Whale's way now began to abate, as it seemed, from the boat so rapidly +nearing him once more; though indeed the whale's last start had not been +so long a one as before. And still as Ahab glided over the waves the +unpitying sharks accompanied him; and so pertinaciously stuck to the +boat; and so continually bit at the plying oars, that the blades became +jagged and crunched, and left small splinters in the sea, at almost +every dip. + +"Heed them not! those teeth but give new rowlocks to your oars. Pull on! +'tis the better rest, the shark's jaw than the yielding water." + +"But at every bite, sir, the thin blades grow smaller and smaller!" + +"They will last long enough! pull on!--But who can tell"--he +muttered--"whether these sharks swim to feast on the whale or on +Ahab?--But pull on! Aye, all alive, now--we near him. The helm! take the +helm! let me pass,"--and so saying two of the oarsmen helped him forward +to the bows of the still flying boat. + +At length as the craft was cast to one side, and ran ranging along +with the White Whale's flank, he seemed strangely oblivious of its +advance--as the whale sometimes will--and Ahab was fairly within the +smoky mountain mist, which, thrown off from the whale's spout, curled +round his great, Monadnock hump; he was even thus close to him; when, +with body arched back, and both arms lengthwise high-lifted to the +poise, he darted his fierce iron, and his far fiercer curse into the +hated whale. As both steel and curse sank to the socket, as if sucked +into a morass, Moby Dick sideways writhed; spasmodically rolled his nigh +flank against the bow, and, without staving a hole in it, so suddenly +canted the boat over, that had it not been for the elevated part of the +gunwale to which he then clung, Ahab would once more have been tossed +into the sea. As it was, three of the oarsmen--who foreknew not the +precise instant of the dart, and were therefore unprepared for its +effects--these were flung out; but so fell, that, in an instant two of +them clutched the gunwale again, and rising to its level on a combing +wave, hurled themselves bodily inboard again; the third man helplessly +dropping astern, but still afloat and swimming. + +Almost simultaneously, with a mighty volition of ungraduated, +instantaneous swiftness, the White Whale darted through the weltering +sea. But when Ahab cried out to the steersman to take new turns with +the line, and hold it so; and commanded the crew to turn round on their +seats, and tow the boat up to the mark; the moment the treacherous line +felt that double strain and tug, it snapped in the empty air! + +"What breaks in me? Some sinew cracks!--'tis whole again; oars! oars! +Burst in upon him!" + +Hearing the tremendous rush of the sea-crashing boat, the whale wheeled +round to present his blank forehead at bay; but in that evolution, +catching sight of the nearing black hull of the ship; seemingly seeing +in it the source of all his persecutions; bethinking it--it may be--a +larger and nobler foe; of a sudden, he bore down upon its advancing +prow, smiting his jaws amid fiery showers of foam. + +Ahab staggered; his hand smote his forehead. "I grow blind; hands! +stretch out before me that I may yet grope my way. Is't night?" + +"The whale! The ship!" cried the cringing oarsmen. + +"Oars! oars! Slope downwards to thy depths, O sea, that ere it be for +ever too late, Ahab may slide this last, last time upon his mark! I see: +the ship! the ship! Dash on, my men! Will ye not save my ship?" + +But as the oarsmen violently forced their boat through the +sledge-hammering seas, the before whale-smitten bow-ends of two planks +burst through, and in an instant almost, the temporarily disabled boat +lay nearly level with the waves; its half-wading, splashing crew, trying +hard to stop the gap and bale out the pouring water. + +Meantime, for that one beholding instant, Tashtego's mast-head hammer +remained suspended in his hand; and the red flag, half-wrapping him as +with a plaid, then streamed itself straight out from him, as his own +forward-flowing heart; while Starbuck and Stubb, standing upon the +bowsprit beneath, caught sight of the down-coming monster just as soon +as he. + +"The whale, the whale! Up helm, up helm! Oh, all ye sweet powers of air, +now hug me close! Let not Starbuck die, if die he must, in a woman's +fainting fit. Up helm, I say--ye fools, the jaw! the jaw! Is this the +end of all my bursting prayers? all my life-long fidelities? Oh, Ahab, +Ahab, lo, thy work. Steady! helmsman, steady. Nay, nay! Up helm again! +He turns to meet us! Oh, his unappeasable brow drives on towards one, +whose duty tells him he cannot depart. My God, stand by me now!" + +"Stand not by me, but stand under me, whoever you are that will now help +Stubb; for Stubb, too, sticks here. I grin at thee, thou grinning whale! +Who ever helped Stubb, or kept Stubb awake, but Stubb's own unwinking +eye? And now poor Stubb goes to bed upon a mattrass that is all too +soft; would it were stuffed with brushwood! I grin at thee, thou +grinning whale! Look ye, sun, moon, and stars! I call ye assassins of +as good a fellow as ever spouted up his ghost. For all that, I would yet +ring glasses with ye, would ye but hand the cup! Oh, oh! oh, oh! thou +grinning whale, but there'll be plenty of gulping soon! Why fly ye +not, O Ahab! For me, off shoes and jacket to it; let Stubb die in +his drawers! A most mouldy and over salted death, though;--cherries! +cherries! cherries! Oh, Flask, for one red cherry ere we die!" + +"Cherries? I only wish that we were where they grow. Oh, Stubb, I hope +my poor mother's drawn my part-pay ere this; if not, few coppers will +now come to her, for the voyage is up." + +From the ship's bows, nearly all the seamen now hung inactive; hammers, +bits of plank, lances, and harpoons, mechanically retained in their +hands, just as they had darted from their various employments; all their +enchanted eyes intent upon the whale, which from side to side strangely +vibrating his predestinating head, sent a broad band of overspreading +semicircular foam before him as he rushed. Retribution, swift vengeance, +eternal malice were in his whole aspect, and spite of all that mortal +man could do, the solid white buttress of his forehead smote the ship's +starboard bow, till men and timbers reeled. Some fell flat upon their +faces. Like dislodged trucks, the heads of the harpooneers aloft shook +on their bull-like necks. Through the breach, they heard the waters +pour, as mountain torrents down a flume. + +"The ship! The hearse!--the second hearse!" cried Ahab from the boat; +"its wood could only be American!" + +Diving beneath the settling ship, the whale ran quivering along its +keel; but turning under water, swiftly shot to the surface again, far +off the other bow, but within a few yards of Ahab's boat, where, for a +time, he lay quiescent. + +"I turn my body from the sun. What ho, Tashtego! let me hear thy hammer. +Oh! ye three unsurrendered spires of mine; thou uncracked keel; and only +god-bullied hull; thou firm deck, and haughty helm, and Pole-pointed +prow,--death-glorious ship! must ye then perish, and without me? Am I +cut off from the last fond pride of meanest shipwrecked captains? Oh, +lonely death on lonely life! Oh, now I feel my topmost greatness lies in +my topmost grief. Ho, ho! from all your furthest bounds, pour ye now in, +ye bold billows of my whole foregone life, and top this one piled comber +of my death! Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering +whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at +thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee. Sink all coffins +and all hearses to one common pool! and since neither can be mine, let +me then tow to pieces, while still chasing thee, though tied to thee, +thou damned whale! THUS, I give up the spear!" + +The harpoon was darted; the stricken whale flew forward; with igniting +velocity the line ran through the grooves;--ran foul. Ahab stooped to +clear it; he did clear it; but the flying turn caught him round the +neck, and voicelessly as Turkish mutes bowstring their victim, he was +shot out of the boat, ere the crew knew he was gone. Next instant, the +heavy eye-splice in the rope's final end flew out of the stark-empty +tub, knocked down an oarsman, and smiting the sea, disappeared in its +depths. + +For an instant, the tranced boat's crew stood still; then turned. "The +ship? Great God, where is the ship?" Soon they through dim, bewildering +mediums saw her sidelong fading phantom, as in the gaseous Fata Morgana; +only the uppermost masts out of water; while fixed by infatuation, or +fidelity, or fate, to their once lofty perches, the pagan harpooneers +still maintained their sinking lookouts on the sea. And now, concentric +circles seized the lone boat itself, and all its crew, and each floating +oar, and every lance-pole, and spinning, animate and inanimate, all +round and round in one vortex, carried the smallest chip of the Pequod +out of sight. + +But as the last whelmings intermixingly poured themselves over the +sunken head of the Indian at the mainmast, leaving a few inches of the +erect spar yet visible, together with long streaming yards of the flag, +which calmly undulated, with ironical coincidings, over the destroying +billows they almost touched;--at that instant, a red arm and a hammer +hovered backwardly uplifted in the open air, in the act of nailing +the flag faster and yet faster to the subsiding spar. A sky-hawk that +tauntingly had followed the main-truck downwards from its natural home +among the stars, pecking at the flag, and incommoding Tashtego there; +this bird now chanced to intercept its broad fluttering wing between the +hammer and the wood; and simultaneously feeling that etherial thrill, +the submerged savage beneath, in his death-gasp, kept his hammer frozen +there; and so the bird of heaven, with archangelic shrieks, and his +imperial beak thrust upwards, and his whole captive form folded in the +flag of Ahab, went down with his ship, which, like Satan, would not sink +to hell till she had dragged a living part of heaven along with her, and +helmeted herself with it. + +Now small fowls flew screaming over the yet yawning gulf; a sullen white +surf beat against its steep sides; then all collapsed, and the great +shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago. + + + + +Epilogue + +"AND I ONLY AM ESCAPED ALONE TO TELL THEE" Job. + +The drama's done. Why then here does any one step forth?--Because one +did survive the wreck. + +It so chanced, that after the Parsee's disappearance, I was he whom the +Fates ordained to take the place of Ahab's bowsman, when that bowsman +assumed the vacant post; the same, who, when on the last day the three +men were tossed from out of the rocking boat, was dropped astern. So, +floating on the margin of the ensuing scene, and in full sight of it, +when the halfspent suction of the sunk ship reached me, I was then, +but slowly, drawn towards the closing vortex. When I reached it, it had +subsided to a creamy pool. Round and round, then, and ever contracting +towards the button-like black bubble at the axis of that slowly wheeling +circle, like another Ixion I did revolve. Till, gaining that vital +centre, the black bubble upward burst; and now, liberated by reason of +its cunning spring, and, owing to its great buoyancy, rising with great +force, the coffin life-buoy shot lengthwise from the sea, fell over, and +floated by my side. Buoyed up by that coffin, for almost one whole day +and night, I floated on a soft and dirgelike main. The unharming sharks, +they glided by as if with padlocks on their mouths; the savage sea-hawks +sailed with sheathed beaks. On the second day, a sail drew near, nearer, +and picked me up at last. It was the devious-cruising Rachel, that in +her retracing search after her missing children, only found another +orphan. + + + + + +End of Project Gutenberg's Moby Dick; or The Whale, by Herman Melville + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MOBY DICK; OR THE WHALE *** + +***** This file should be named 2701.txt or 2701.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + http://www.gutenberg.org/2/7/0/2701/ + +Produced by Daniel Lazarus and Jonesey + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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inquired,/VBD "where/RB is/VBZ Father/NNP Molony,/NNP that/IN he's/PRP not/RB wid/JJ you?/IN I/PRP hope/VBP he/PRP won't/MD disappoint/VB us;/VBN he's/IN a/DT mighty/RB pleasant/JJ gintleman/NN of/IN an/DT evenin',/NN an',/IN barrin'/NN your/PRP$ Reverence,/NN I/PRP don't/VBP know/VB a/DT man/NN tells/VBZ a/DT better/JJR story."/NN "He/NN entreated/VBN permission/NN from/IN me/PRP this/DT morning,"/NN replied/VBD Father/NNP Finnerty,/NNP "and/CC that/DT was/VBD leave/VB to/TO pay/VB a/DT visit/NN to/TO the/DT Bishop,/NNP for/IN what/WP purpose/NN I/PRP know/VBP not,/RB unless/IN to/TO put/VB in/IN a/DT word/NN in/IN season/NN for/IN the/DT first/JJ parish/NN that/IN becomes/VBZ vacant."/JJ "Throth,/NNP an'/NN he/PRP well/RB desarves/VBZ a/DT parish,"/NN replied/VBD Denis;/NNP "an'/, although/IN we'd/PRP be/VB loath/JJ to/TO part/VB wid/JJ him,/NN still/RB we'd/VBD be/VB proud/JJ to/TO hear/VB of/IN his/PRP$ promotion."/NN "He'll/NN meet/VBP Denis/NNP there,"/, observed/VBD Susan,/NNP 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them,/PRP when/WRB she/PRP shall/MD be/VB enabled/VBN to/TO call/VB Alice/NNP daughter;/NN won't/VBD you,/PRP mother?"/MD The/DT mother,/NN who/WP knew/VBD by/IN the/DT sentiments/NNS which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD expressed/VBN to/TO her/PRP$ before/IN on/IN this/DT subject,/NN that/IN he/PRP was/VBD now/RB playing/VBG a/DT game/NN with/IN the/DT family,/NN did/VBD not/RB consider/VB it/PRP prudent/JJ to/TO contradict/VB him;/NN she/PRP consequently/RB replied,--/, "I/PRP don't/VBP know,/VBN Harry;/NNP I/PRP cannot/MD get/VB their/PRP$ trick/NN about/IN the/DT property/NN out/IN of/IN my/PRP$ heart;/NN but,/CC perhaps,/RB if/IN I/PRP saw/VBD it/PRP once/RB more/RBR where/WRB it/PRP ought/MD to/TO be,/VB I/PRP might/MD change./VB That's/NNP all/DT I/PRP can/MD say/VB at/IN present."/NN "Well,/NN come,/, Harry,"/NNP said/VBD Lindsay--adverting/NNP to/TO what/WP he/PRP had/VBD just/RB said--"I/NNS think/VBP you/PRP have/VBP spoken/VBN fairly/RB enough;/RB I/PRP do--it's/JJ candid;/NN you/PRP 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can/MD you/PRP tell/VB me?"/PRP "They/PRP are,/VBP ma'am,/, but/CC you/PRP may/MD as/RB well/RB go/VB back/RB again;/RB you'll/, have/VBP no/DT luck/NN this/DT day."/NN "Why/IN so?"/NN "Why,/NN bekaise/NN you/PRP won't;/VBP didn't/RB you/PRP meet/VBP me?/NNS Who/WP ever/RB has/VBZ luck/NN that/IN meets/VBZ me?/RB Nobody/NN ought/MD to/TO know/VB that/IN betther/RB than/IN yourself,/PRP for,/, by/IN all/DT accounts,/NNS you're/VBP tarred/VBN wid/VBD the/DT same/JJ stick."/NN "Foolish/NNP woman,"/, replied/VBD Mrs./NNP Lindsay,/NNP "how/NNP is/VBZ it/PRP in/IN your/PRP$ power/NN to/TO prevent/VB me?"/JJ "No/NN matther,"/NN replied/VBD the/DT woman;/NN "go/NN an;/CC but/CC mark/VB my/PRP$ words,/NN you'll/MD have/VB your/PRP$ journey/NN for/IN nuttin',/NN whatever/WDT it/PRP is./VBZ Indeed,/RB if/IN I/PRP turned/VBD back/RB three/CD steps/NNS wid/VBD you/PRP it/PRP might/MD be/VB otherwise,/JJ but/CC you/PRP refused/VBD to/TO cross/VB my/PRP$ hand,/NN so/IN you/PRP must/MD take/VB 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In/IN addition/NN to/TO the/DT prevailing/VBG agitation,/NN and/CC the/DT outrages/NNS arising/VBG from/IN if,/NN she/PRP had/VBD heard/VBN of/IN so/RB many/JJ accidents/NNS with/IN sportsmen,/NNS so/RB many/JJ guns/NNS had/VBD burst,/VBN so/RB many/JJ explosions/NNS had/VBD taken/VBN place,/NN and/CC so/RB many/JJ lives/NNS had/VBD been/VBN lost,/VBN that/IN her/PRP warm/JJ fancy/NN pictured/VBN his/PRP$ death/NN in/IN almost/RB every/DT variety/NN of/IN way/NN in/IN which/WDT a/DT gun/NN could/MD occasion/VB it./PRP Owing/RB to/TO all/DT this,/NN she/PRP experienced/VBD a/DT proportionable/JJ share/NN of/IN confusion/NN and/CC diffidence/NN in/IN managing/VBG her/PRP$ inquiries/NNS with/IN proper/JJ address,/NN and/CC without/IN betraying/VBG any/DT suspicion/NN of/IN her/PRP$ motives./NN "Mogue,"/NN said/VBD she,/PRP "I--hem--hem--I/JJ hope/NN you/PRP don't/VBP feel/VB fatigued/VBN after/IN your/PRP$ sport'?"/NN "Ah,/NN then,/, there/RB it/PRP comes,"/VBD thought/VBN Mogue;/NNP "how/, the/DT crature/NN feels/VBZ for/IN me!/NN an'/NN even/RB if/IN I/PRP did,/VBD Miss/NNP Julia,/NNP sure/JJ one/CD kind/NN word/NN when/WRB I/PRP come/VBP home/NN is/VBZ fit/VBN to/TO cure/VB it."/VBN "And/CC you/PRP are/VBP sure/JJ to/TO get/VB that,/DT Mogue,"/NNP replied/VBD Julia,/NNP who/WP took/VBD it/PRP for/IN granted/VBN that/IN he/PRP referred/VBD to/TO Letty/NNP Lenehan,/NNP "but/CC whisper,"/IN she/PRP proceeded,/VBP still/RB speaking/VBG in/IN a/DT low/JJ voice,/NN from/IN an/DT apprehension/NN of/IN being/VBG heard/VBN making/VBG the/DT proposed/VBN inquiries/NNS by/IN any/DT of/IN her/PRP$ family,/NN "are/NN you/PRP alone?"/RB "I/RB am,/IN indeed,/NN Miss/NNP Julia,"/NNP he/PRP replied/VBD in/IN a/DT tone/NN of/IN such/JJ coaxing/NN and/CC significant/JJ confidence,/NN as/IN would/MD have/VB been/VBN irresistibly/RB laughable/, had/VBD she/PRP understood/VBD why/WRB he/PRP used/VBD it,/IN "I/NNP am/VBP alone,/RB Miss/NNP Julia,/NNP and/CC you/PRP needn't/VBP be/VB either/RB ashamed/JJ or/CC daunted/JJ in/IN sayin'/NN whatever/WDT you/PRP like/VBP to/TO me--maybe/VB I/PRP could/MD guess/VB what/WP you're/PRP goin'/VBD to/TO say,/VB but/CC I/PRP declare/VBP to/TO you,/VB and/CC that/IN my/PRP$ bed/NN may/MD be/VB in/IN heaven,/JJ but,/NNS say/VBP what/WP you/PRP will,/MD you'll/VB find/VB me--honor/JJ bright--do/, you/PRP understand/VBP that,/DT Miss/NNP Julia?"/NNP "Well,/IN I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP do,/VBP Mogue,/NNP and/CC if/IN I/PRP didn't/VBD think/VB so,/NN I/PRP wouldn't/MD have/VB watched/VBN your/PRP$ return/NN to-night/NN as/IN I/PRP did,/VBP or/CC been/VBN here/RB to/TO speak/VB to/TO you/PRP on/IN the/DT subject/NN you/PRP say/VBP you--know."/JJ "An'/NN sure,/JJ Miss/NNP Julia,/NNP you/PRP might/MD a/DT known,/VBN for/IN some/DT time/NN past/IN that/IN I/PRP knew/VBD it;/PRP didn't/VBD I/PRP look/VBP like/IN one/CD that/DT was/VBD up/RB to/TO it?/DT An'/NNP listen/VB hether,/RB Miss/NNP Julia,/NNP my/PRP$ family/NN was/VBD all/DT honor/NN bright;/IN we/PRP wor/VBD great/JJ people/NNS in/IN our/PRP$ day;/NNS sure/JJ we/PRP owned/VBD a/DT big/JJ sweep/NN of/IN country/NN long/RB ago/RB an'/IN wor/NN great/JJ sogers./. 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anybody/NN else/RB spoke/VBD to/TO me/PRP in/IN the/DT style/NN you/PRP do,/VBP Brian,/NNP I'd/NNP not/RB be/VB apt/JJ to/TO overlook/VB it;/RB upon/IN my/PRP$ credit/NN and/CC reputation/NN I/PRP would/MD not."/RB "No,/VB but/CC you'd/VB look/VB round/RB it/PRP may/MD be,/VB ha!/NNS ha!/. ha!/NN but/CC go/VB on,/RB Vulture,/DT who/WP minds/NNS what/WP I/PRP say?"/VBP "Nobody,/VBN to/TO be/VB sure,/JJ because/IN you/PRP make/VBP one/CD laugh/NN whether/IN they/PRP will/MD or/CC not."/RB "Faith,/JJ Vulture/NN dear,/NN and/CC that's/IN what/WP nobody/NN can/MD tax/VB you/PRP with;/IN or/CC if/IN you/PRP do,/VBP it's/RB on/IN the/DT wrong/JJ side/NN of/IN the/DT mouth/NN you/PRP do/VBP it--and/CC they/PRP say/VBP that/DT same/JJ is/VBZ but/CC indifferent/JJ mirth,/NN Val."/NNP "I/NNP wish,/VBD Brian,/IN you/PRP would/MD sometimes/RB speak/VB seriously,/NN and/CC besides,/IN you're/PRP always/RB hard,/RB too/RB hard,/JJ upon/IN me./PRP Anything/NN I/PRP did/VBD harshly,/RB it/PRP was/VBD 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put/VBD you/PRP to/TO that/DT trouble,/NN at/IN least/JJS a/DT great/JJ part/NN of/IN it,/PRP if/IN you/PRP were/VBD ten/CD times/NNS the/DT vulture/NN you/PRP are,/VBP so/RB long/RB as/IN you/PRP have/VBP a/DT full/JJ purse./NN Eh,/RB do/VBP you/PRP perceive/VB me?/PRP ha!/VB ha!/PRP ha!"/VB "Well,/RB damn/VB the/DT devil,/JJ heaven/NN pardon/VB me/PRP for/IN swearing,/NN for/IN it's/RB a/DT thing/NN I/PRP hate----"/VBP "----And/JJ yet,/RB many/JJ a/DT fat/JJ oath/NN you've/NN bolted/VBD in/IN your/PRP$ time./NN Now/RB on/IN the/DT nick/NN of/IN your/PRP$ conscience,/NN Val/NNP darling,/, how/WRB many/JJ Bibles/NNS did/VBD you/PRP wear/VB out,/RP by/IN a/DT long/JJ and/CC honest/JJ course/NN of/IN hard/JJ swearing?--eh--ha!/JJ ha!/NNS ha!"/VBP "Ha!/JJ ha!/NNS ha!/VBP Brian,/NNP I/PRP see/VBP there/EX is/VBZ little/JJ use/NN in/IN speaking/VBG to/TO you,/VB or/CC being/VBG angry/JJ with/IN you;/JJ you/PRP are/VBP a/DT devilish/JJ pleasant/JJ hearty/NN fellow,/VBD only/RB something/NN a/DT little/RB too/RB rough/JJ about/IN the/DT tongue."/NN "Never/RB mind,/, Val,/NNP by/IN all/DT accounts/NNS it/PRP would/MD be/VB easy/JJ to/TO reckon/VB them;/, but/CC seriously,/NN is/VBZ it/PRP true/JJ that/IN the/DT lower/JJR joint/NN of/IN your/PRP$ right/JJ thumb/NN is/VBZ horny,/NN in/IN consequence/NN of/IN having/VBG caught/VBN the/DT character/NN of/IN your/PRP$ conscience/NN from/IN having/VBG kissed/VBD it/PRP so/RB often?"/RB "Go/IN on,/JJ Brian,/NNP go/VB on;/RB to/TO be/VB sure/JJ it/PRP is;/VBZ they/PRP may/MD say/VB what/WP they/PRP like--I/JJ am/VBP not/RB depending/VBG upon/IN them,/PRP and/CC I/PRP care/VBP little./. But/CC now,/JJ Brian,/NNP there/EX is/VBZ one/CD thing/NN I/PRP will/MD say,/VB and/CC I/PRP have/VBP long/RB wished/VBN for/IN an/DT opportunity/NN of/IN saying/VBG it."/PRP "That's/IN my/PRP$ bully,/NN out/RP with/IN it;/PRP don't/RB be/VB dashed,/VBG Val,/NNP you'll/MD get/VB over/IN your/PRP$ modesty;/NN upon/IN my/PRP$ credit/NN you/PRP will--ha!/JJ ha!/NNS ha!"/VBP "D--n/JJ it,/IN you/PRP can't/MD be/VB serious/JJ for/IN a/DT minute;/NN but/CC no/DT matter,/NN I/PRP will/MD out/RP with/IN it--here's/DT your/PRP$ health/NN and/CC fireside,/NN in/IN the/DT mean/JJ time!"/NN Brian/NNP merely/RB nodded/VBD in/IN reply,/NN but/CC said/VBD nothing./DT "Now/NN you/PRP know,/VBP Brian,/NNP your/PRP$ farm/NN and/CC mine/NN lie/VBP very/RB snugly/RB beside/IN one/CD another;/DT observe/VBP that/DT that's/IN what/WP I/PRP begin/VBP with."/IN "Very/JJ good."/NNS "Again,/IN your/PRP$ family/NN and/CC mine/NN live/VBP very/RB close/RB to/TO one/CD another,/DT too."/NN "Very/RB good."/JJ "Now,/IN what/WP if/IN part/NN of/IN the/DT farms,/NN and/CC part/NN of/IN the/DT families/NNS were/VBD to/TO become/VB united,/NN and/CC get/VB spliced/VBN together,/RB eh?"/RB "Very/JJ good,/NNS very/RB good."/JJ "Well,/NN but/CC do/VBP you/PRP really/RB think/VB so,/NN Brian?"/NNP "Go/NNP on,/, if/IN you/PRP please,/VBP and/CC let/VB us/PRP hear/VB more/JJR of/IN it;/DT state/NN your/PRP$ case,/NN as/IN you/PRP say/VBP at/IN the/DT sessions."/NN "Well,/NN then,/, there's/DT your/PRP$ daughter/NN Mary,/IN a/DT handsome/JJ girl,/NN and,/NN by/IN all/DT accounts,/NNS as/RB good/JJ as/IN she/PRP is/VBZ handsome--and/JJ there's/TO my/PRP$ son/NN Phil,/NNP who,/, excepting/VBG the/DT cast/NN (*/NN Squint)--is--but,/NN at/IN any/DT rate,/NN if/IN he's/PRP$ no/NN beauty,/NN he's/IN a/DT stout/JJ young/JJ fellow,/NN for/IN you/PRP know/VBP yourself/PRP that/IN that/DT little/JJ closeness/NN about/IN the/DT knees/NNS is/VBZ always/RB a/DT sign/NN of/IN strength."/NN "That/IN little/JJ 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for/IN I/PRP feel/VBP myself/PRP sometimes/RB one/CD thing,/NN and/CC sometimes/RB the/DT other."/JJ "Ah!"/NNP replied/VBD Solomon,/NNP "I/NNP fear/VBP I/PRP must/MD give/VB you/PRP up,/RB and/CC in/IN that/DT case/NN it/PRP will/MD not/RB be/VB in/IN my/PRP$ power/NN to/TO employ/VB you/PRP in/IN a/DT very/RB confidential/JJ matter,/NN the/DT management/NN of/IN which/WDT I/PRP imagined/VBD I/PRP could/MD have/VB entrusted/VBN to/TO you./PRP That,/DT however,/RB cannot/MD be/VB now,/RB as/IN no/DT one/NN not/RB amply/RB provided/VBN with/IN strong/JJ religious/JJ dispositions,/NN could/MD be/VB relied/VBN on/IN in/IN it."/DT Darby,/NNP who,/, in/IN fact,/NN was/VBD playing/VBG M'Slime/NNP precisely/RB as/IN a/DT skilful/JJ fisherman/NN does/VBZ his/PRP$ fish;/NN who,/, in/IN order/NN to/TO induce/VB him/PRP the/DT more/JJR eagerly/RB to/TO swallow/VB the/DT bait,/NN pretends/VBZ to/TO withdraw/VB it/PRP from/IN his/PRP$ jaws,/NN by/IN which/WDT means/VBZ it/PRP is/VBZ certain/JJ to/TO 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Gracious/NNP Deliverance,/NNP and/CC Triumph--An/NNP Orangeman's/NNP View/NNP of/IN Protestantism/NNP and/CC of/IN Popery--Phil's/NNP Discretion/NNP and/CC Valor./NNP "Monday,/NNP half-past/JJ eleven/CD o'clock./, "My/RB Dear/NNP Spinageberd:/NNP "In/NNP pursuance/NN of/IN my/PRP$ intention,/NN I/PRP attended/VBD the/DT Castle/NNP Cumber/NNP Meeting-house/NNP yesterday,/NN and/CC must/MD confess/VB that/IN I/PRP very/RB much/RB admire/VB the/DT earnest/NN and/CC unassuming/JJ simplicity/NN of/IN the/DT dissenting/NN ritual./NN They/PRP have/VBP neither/RB the/DT epileptical/JJ rant/NN nor/CC goatish/JJ impulses/NNS of/IN the/DT Methodists,/NNP nor/CC the/DT drowsy/NN uniformity/NN from/IN which/WDT not/RB all/DT the/DT solemn/JJ beauty/NN of/IN the/DT service/NN can/MD redeem/VB the/DT Liturgy/NNP of/IN the/DT Church/NNP of/IN England./NNP In/IN singing,/VB the/DT whole/JJ congregation/NN generally/RB take/VBP a/DT part--a/NN circumstance/NN which,/, however/RB it/PRP may/MD impress/VB their/PRP$ worship/NN with/IN a/DT proof/NN of/IN sincerity,/DT certainly/RB adds/VBZ nothing/NN to/TO its/PRP$ melody./NN "The/DT paragraph/NN of/IN 'Susanna/NNP and/CC the'/DT Elder'/NNP having/VBG taken/VBN wind,/RB little/RB Solomon,/JJ as/IN they/PRP call/VBP him,/PRP attended/VBD his/PRP$ usual/JJ seat,/NN with/IN a/DT most/RBS unusual/JJ manifestation/NN of/IN grace/NN and/CC unction/NN beaming/VBG from/IN his/PRP$ countenance./NN He/PRP was/VBD there/RB early;/JJ and/CC before/IN the/DT service/NN commenced/VBD he/PRP sat/VBD with/IN his/PRP$ hands/NNS locked/VBN in/IN each/DT other,/JJ their/PRP$ palms/NNS up,/RB as/IN was/VBD natural,/JJ but/CC his/PRP$ eyes/NNS cast/VBD down,/RP in/IN peaceful/JJ self-communion,/JJ as/IN was/VBD evident/JJ from/IN the/DT divine/JJ and/CC ecstatic/JJ smile/NN with/IN which,/NN from/IN time/NN to/TO time,/VB he/PRP cast/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ enraptured/JJ eyes/NNS to/TO heaven,/VB and/CC sighed--sighed/VBD with/IN an/DT excess/NN of/IN happiness/NN which/WDT was/VBD vouchsafed/VBN to/TO but/CC few,/RB or,/JJ perhaps,/NN for/IN those/DT depraved/JJ and/CC uncharitable/JJ sinners/NNS who/WP had/VBD sent/VBN abroad/RB such/JJ an/DT ungodly/JJ scandal/NN against/IN a/DT champion/NN of/IN the/DT faith./NN At/IN all/DT events,/NN at/IN the/DT commencement/NN of/IN the/DT service,/NN the/DT minister--a/NN rather/RB jolly-looking/JJ man,/NN with/IN a/DT good/JJ round/NN belly/NN apparently/RB well/RB lined--read/JJ out/IN of/IN a/DT written/VBN paper,/NN the/DT following/VBG short/JJ address/NN to/TO those/DT present:--/NNS "'The/DT prayers/NNS of/IN this/DT congregation/NN are/VBP requested/VBN for/IN one/CD of/IN its/PRP$ most/RBS active/JJ and/CC useful/JJ members,/NN who/WP is/VBZ an/DT elder/JJR thereof./EX They/PRP are/VBP requested/VBN to/TO enable/VB him/PRP to/TO fight/VB the/DT good/JJ fight,/NN under/IN the/DT sore/JJ trials/NNS of/IN a/DT wicked/JJ world/NN which/WDT have/VBP come/VBN upon/IN him/PRP in/IN the/DT shape/NN of/IN scandal./DT But/CC inasmuch/JJ as/IN these/DT dispensations/NNS are/VBP dealt/VBN out/RP to/TO us/PRP often/RB for/IN our/PRP$ soul's/NNS good/JJ and/CC ultimate/JJ comfort,/NN the/DT individual/JJ in/IN question/NN doth/VBP not/RB wish/VB you/PRP to/TO pray/VB for/IN a/DT cessation/NN of/IN this,/NN he/PRP trusts,/VBD benign/JJ punishment./NN He/PRP receives/VBZ it/PRP as/IN a/DT token--a/NN manifestation/NN that/WDT out/RB of/IN the/DT great/JJ congregation/NN of/IN the/DT faithful/NN that/IN inherit/NN the/DT church,/NN he--an/NN erring/VBG individual--a/JJ frail/JJ unit,/NN is/VBZ not/RB neglected/VBN nor/CC his/PRP$ spiritual/JJ concerns/NNS overlooked./VBN He/PRP therefore/RB doth/VBP not/RB wish/VB you/PRP to/TO say,/VB "cease/NN Lord,/NNP this/DT evil/JJ unto/IN this/DT man,"/NN but/CC yea,/NN rather/RB to/TO beseech,/VB that/IN if/IN it/PRP be/VB for/IN his/PRP$ good,/NN it/PRP may/MD be/VB multiplied/JJ unto/IN him,/NN and/CC that/IN he/PRP may/MD feel/VB it/PRP is/VBZ good/JJ for/IN him/PRP to/TO be/VB afflicted./VBN Pray,/NNP therefore,/, that/IN he/PRP may/MD be/VB purged/VBN by/IN this/DT tribulation,/NN and/CC that/DT like/IN those/DT who/WP were/VBD placed/VBN in/IN the/DT furnace,/NN nine/CD times/NNS heated,/, he/PRP may/MD come/VB out/RP without/IN a/DT hair/NN of/IN his/PRP$ head/NN singed--unhurt/JJ and/CC rejoicing,/VB ready/JJ again/RB to/TO fight/VB the/DT good/JJ fight,/NN with/IN much/JJ shouting,/NN the/DT rattling/NN of/IN chariots,/NN and/CC the/DT noise/NN of/IN triumph/NN and/CC victory.'/NNS "During/VBG the/DT perusal/NN of/IN this/DT all/DT eyes/NNS were/VBD turned/VBN upon/IN Solomon,/NNP whose/WP$ face/NN was/VBD now/RB perfectly/RB seraphic,/JJ and/CC his/PRP$ soul/NN wrapped/VBD up/RB into/IN the/DT ninth/JJ heaven./NN Of/IN those/DT around/IN him/PRP it/PRP was/VBD quite/RB clear/JJ that/IN he/PRP was/VBD altogether/RB incognizant./. 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first/JJ place/NN allow/VB me/PRP to/TO ask/VB what/WP are/VBP your/PRP$ politics?/NN As/IN an/DT Englishman,/NNP which/WDT I/PRP perceive/VBP you/PRP are/VBP by/IN your/PRP$ accent--I/NN take/VB it/PRP for/IN granted/VBN that/IN you/PRP are/VBP a/DT Protestant.'/JJ "'I/NN am/VBP a/DT Protestant,/NNP certainly,'/, I/PRP replied,/VBP 'and/VBN a/DT Church/NNP of/IN England/NNP one.'/NNP "'Ay,/NNP but/CC that's/IN not/RB enough,'/RB said/VBD Phil,/NNP 'that/IN won't/NN do,/, my/PRP$ good/JJ sir;/NN d--n/NN my/PRP$ honor/NN if/IN it/PRP would/MD be/VB worth/JJ a/DT fig/NN in/IN this/DT country.'/JJ "'I/NN am/VBP very/RB ignorant/JJ of/IN Irish/JJ politics,/NNS I/PRP admit,'/VBD said/VBD I,/PRP 'but,/, I/PRP trust,/VBP I/PRP am/VBP in/IN good/JJ hands/NNS for/IN the/DT receipt/NN of/IN sound/JJ information/NN on/IN the/DT subject.'/JJ "'No,/NN no,'/NNS continued/VBD Phil,/NNP 'that's/PRP nothing--to/NN be/VB a/DT mere/JJ Church/NNP of/IN England/NNP man,/, or/CC a/DT Church/NNP of/IN 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too/RB much/JJ sense,'/NNS returned/VBD the/DT agent;/NN 'but/, now/RB that/IN parliament/NN is/VBZ dissolved,/VBN he/PRP will/MD come/VB over/RB to/TO the/DT Election./NNP We/PRP must/MD return/VB either/CC him/PRP or/CC his/PRP$ brother/NN the/DT Hon./NNP Dick/NNP Topertoe,/NNP who,/, I/PRP understand,/MD has/VBZ no/DT fixed/JJ principles/NNS whatsoever.'/WP "'But/RB why/WRB return/VB such/JJ a/DT man?/NN Why/WRB not/RB put/VBN up/RP and/CC support/VB one/CD of/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ way/NN of/IN thinking?'/DT "'Why,/NN because/IN in/IN the/DT first/JJ place,/NN we/PRP must/MD keep/VB out/IN Hartley,/NNP who/WP is/VBZ a/DT liberal,/NN and/CC also/RB an/DT advocate/NN for/IN emancipating/VBG Popery;/NNP and,/CC in/IN the/DT second,/NN if/IN it/PRP be/VB bad/JJ to/TO have/VB no/DT principles,/NN like/IN Topertoe,/NNP it/PRP is/VBZ worse/JJR to/TO have/VB bad/JJ ones/NNS like/IN Hartley./NNP He'll/NNP do/VBP to/TO stop/VB a/DT gap/NN until/IN we/PRP get/VBP better,/RB and/CC then/RB unless/IN he/PRP comes/VBZ round,/RB we'll/RB send/VB him/PRP adrift.'/IN "'Is/NNS he/PRP in/IN Ireland?/NNP I/PRP mean/VBP does/VBZ he/PRP reside/VB in/IN the/DT country?'/NNS "'Not/IN he,/NN sir;/NN it/PRP seems/VBZ he's/IN a/DT wayward/NN devil,/NN very/RB different/JJ from/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN the/DT family--and/NN with/IN none/NN of/IN the/DT dash/NN and/CC spirit/NN of/IN the/DT Topertoe/NNP blood/NN in/IN him.'/JJ "'In/IN that/DT case,/NN he/PRP will/MD be/VB no/DT great/JJ loss;/NN but/CC Mr./NNP M'Clutchy,/NNP notwithstanding/IN all/DT you/PRP have/VBP said/VBD I/PRP am/VBP so/RB much/JJ charmed/VBN with/IN the/DT beauty/NN of/IN the/DT country,/NN that/IN I/PRP would/MD gladly/RB settle/VB in/IN the/DT neighborhood,/NN if/IN I/PRP could/MD procure/VB a/DT suitable/JJ residence,/NN together/RB with/IN a/DT good/JJ large/JJ farm,/NN which/WDT I/PRP would/MD rent./VB Is/VBZ there/EX anything/NN in/IN that/DT way/NN vacant/JJ on/IN the/DT estate?'/NNS "'At/IN present,/NN sir,/NN nothing;/NN but/CC it/PRP is/VBZ possible/JJ there/EX may/MD be,/VB and/CC if/IN you/PRP should/MD remain/VB in/IN the/DT country,/NN I/PRP shall/MD feel/VB great/JJ pleasure/NN in/IN acquainting/VBG you.'/JJ "'Because/IN I/PRP was/VBD told,'/RB I/PRP continued,/VBP 'that/IN there/EX are/VBP two/CD large/JJ farms,/NNS either/DT of/IN which/WDT would/MD suit/VB me/PRP admirably;/VB but/CC I/PRP dare/MD say/VB I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN misinformed./VBN I/PRP allude/VBP to/TO Mr./NNP M'Loughlin's/NNP and/CC Herman's/NNP holdings,/, which/WDT I/PRP understand/VBP are/VBP out/IN of/IN lease.'/NNS "'Yes,'/. said/VBD he,/PRP sighing,/VBD 'I/JJ am/RB sorry/JJ for/IN those/DT men;/NNS but/CC the/DT truth/NN is,/IN my/PRP$ good/JJ sir,/NN that/IN in/IN this/DT affair/NN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB a/DT free/JJ agent./NN Lord/NNP Cumber,/NNP in/IN consequence/NN of/IN some/DT very/RB accurate/JJ information/NN that/IN reached/VBN him,/NN has/VBZ determined/VBN to/TO put/VB them/PRP out/IN of/IN their/PRP$ holdings,/NNS now/RB that/IN their/PRP$ leases/NNS have/VBP expired./VBN I/PRP am,/VBP you/PRP know,/VB but/CC his/PRP$ agent,/NN and/CC cannot/NN set/VBN up/RP my/PRP$ will/NN against/IN his.'/PRP$ "'But/NN could/MD you/PRP not/RB take/VB their/PRP$ part?--could/NN you/PRP not/RB remonstrate/VB with/IN him,/NN and/CC set/VBD him/PRP right,/JJ rather/RB than/IN see/VB injustice/NN done/VBN to/TO innocent/JJ men?'/NNS "'You/RB surely/RB cannot/IN imagine,/NN sir,/NN that/IN I/PRP have/VBP not/RB done/VBN so./NN Earnestly,/NNS indeed,/RB have/VBP I/PRP begged/VBD of/IN him/PRP to/TO reconsider/VB his/PRP$ orders,/NN and/CC to/TO withdraw/VB them;/PRP but/CC like/IN all/PDT the/DT Topertoes,/NNP he/PRP is/VBZ as/RB obstinate/JJ as/IN a/DT mule./NN The/DT consequence/NN is,/VBZ however,/RB that/IN whilst/IN the/DT whole/JJ blame/NN of/IN the/DT transaction/NN is/VBZ really/RB his,/VB the/DT odium/NN will/MD fall/VB upon/IN me,/JJ as/IN it/PRP always/RB does.'/VBZ "Here/RB Phil,/VB the/DT son,/NN who/WP had/VBD been/VBN for/IN the/DT last/JJ few/JJ minutes/NNS paring/VBG away/RB the/DT pen/NN with/IN his/PRP$ knife,/NN gave/VBD a/DT sudden/JJ yelp,/NN not/RB unlike/IN what/WP a/DT hound/NN would/MD utter/JJ when/WRB he/PRP gets/VBZ an/DT unexpected/JJ cut/NN of/IN the/DT whip./NN It/PRP was/VBD certainly/RB meant/VBN for/IN a/DT laugh,/NN as/IN I/PRP could/MD perceive/VB by/IN the/DT frightful/JJ grin/NN which/WDT drew/VBD back/RB his/PRP$ lips/NNS I/PRP from/IN his/PRP$ yellow/JJ projecting/VBG tusks,/NN as/IN his/PRP$ face/NN appeared/VBD to/TO me/PRP in/IN the/DT looking-glass--a/NN fact/NN which/WDT he/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO forget./DT "'Then,/NNP Mr./NNP M'Clutchy,/NNP the/DT farms/NNS of/IN these/DT men,/NNS are/VBP they/PRP disposed/VBD of?'/RP "'They/PRP are/VBP disposed/VBN of;/RP and,/DT indeed,/NN in/IN any/DT event,/NN I/PRP could/MD not,/RB in/IN justice/NN to/TO the/DT landlord's/NNS interests,/NN receive/VBP the/DT offers/NNS which/WDT M'Loughlin/NNP and/CC Harman/NNP made/VBD me./RP My/PRP$ son/NN here,/RB who,/JJ as/IN under/IN agent/NN feels/VBZ it/PRP necessary/JJ to/TO reside/VB on/IN the/DT property,/NN and/CC who/WP is/VBZ about/IN to/TO take/VB unto/IN himself/PRP a/DT wife/NN besides,/, has/VBZ made/VBN me/PRP a/DT very/RB liberal/JJ offer/NN for/IN M'Loughlin's/NNP holding--one,/, indeed,/NN which/WDT I/PRP did/VBD not/RB feel/VB myself/PRP at/IN liberty/NN to/TO refuse./VB Mr./NNP M'Slime,/NNP our/PRP$ respected/JJ law/NN agent,/NN I/PRP also/RB considered/VBD a/DT very/RB proper/JJ tenant/NN for/IN Harman's;/NNP and/CC that/DT matter/NN is/VBZ also/RB closed--by/IN which/WDT means/VBZ I/PRP secured/VBN two/CD respectable,/NNS safe,/JJ and/CC unobjectionable/JJ tenants,/NN on/IN whose/WP$ votes,/NN at/IN all/DT events,/NN we/PRP can/MD reckon,/VB which/WDT was/VBD more/JJR than/IN we/PRP could/MD do/VB with/IN the/DT other/JJ two--both/DT of/IN whom/WP had/VBD expressed/VBN their/PRP$ determination/NN to/TO vote/VB in/IN favor/NN of/IN Hartley.'/NNP "'What/CC are/VBP the/DT religious/JJ opinions/NNS of/IN those/DT men,/NNS Mr./NNP M'Clutchy?'/NNP "'M'Loughlin/NNP is/VBZ a/DT Papist--'/JJ "'But/NN Harman/NNP is/VBZ worse,'/VBG interrupted/VBN Phil;/NNP 'for/, he's/VBD a/DT Protestant,/NNP and/CC no/DT Orangeman.'/NNP "'I/NNP thought,'/IN I/PRP replied,/VBD 'that/IN nothing/NN could/MD be/VB so/RB bad/JJ as/IN a/DT Papist,/NNP much/RB less/RBR worse.'/JJ "'Oh/NN yes,'/NNS said/VBD Phil,/NNP 'that's/PRP worse;/MD because/IN one/NN always/RB knows/VBZ that/IN a/DT Papist's/NNP a/DT Papist--but/NNP when/WRB you/PRP find/VBP a/DT Protestant/NNP who/WP is/VBZ not/RB an/DT Orangeman,/NNP on/IN my/PRP$ sacred/JJ honor,/NN you/PRP don't/VBP know/VB what/WP to/TO make/VB of/IN him./PRP The/DT Papists/NNS are/VBP all/DT cowards,/JJ too.'/NNS "'Then,'/. said/VBD I,/NNP 'you/, have/VBP the/DT less/JJR difficulty/NN in/IN keeping/VBG them/PRP down.'/RP "'Upon/IN my/PRP$ soul/NN and/CC honor,/NN sir,/NN you/PRP don't/VBP know/VB how/WRB a/DT naked/JJ Papist/NN will/MD run/VB from/IN a/DT gun/NN and/CC bayonet./NN I/PRP have/VBP often/RB seen/VBN it.'/IN "At/RB this/DT moment/NN a/DT tap/NN came/VBD to/TO the/DT door,/NN and/CC a/DT servant/NN man,/NN in/IN Orange/NNP livery,/, announced/VBD a/DT gentleman/NN to/TO see/VB Mr./NNP Philip/NNP M'Clutchy./NNP I/PRP rose/VBD to/TO take/VB my/PRP$ departure;/NN but/CC Phil/NNP insisted/VBD I/PRP should/MD stop./VB "'Don't/RB go,/JJ sir,'/NNS said/VBD he;/PRP 'I/. have/VB something/NN to/TO propose/VB to/TO you/PRP by/IN and/CC by.'/IN I/PRP accordingly/RB took/VBD my/PRP$ seat./NN "When/RB the/DT gentleman/NN entered,/NN he/PRP looked/VBD about,/RB and/CC selecting/VBG Phil,/NNP bowed/VBD to/TO him,/VB and/CC then/RB to/TO us./NNP "'Ah,/NNP Mr./NNP Hartley!/NNP how/WRB do/VBP you/PRP do?'/VB said/VBD Val,/NNP shaking/VBG hands/NNS with/IN him;/PRP 'and/VBZ how/WRB is/VBZ your/PRP$ cousin,/NN whom/WP we/PRP hope/VBP to/TO have/VB the/DT pleasure/NN of/IN beating/VBG soon?--ha,/RB ha,/, ha./VBD Take/VB a/DT seat.'/NN "'Thank/NN you,'said/VBD the/DT other;/JJ 'but/, the/DT fact/NN is,/VBZ that/IN time's/NN just/RB now/RB precious,/JJ and/CC I/PRP wish/VBP to/TO have/VB a/DT few/JJ words/NNS with/IN Mr./NNP Philip/NNP here.'/, "'What/WP is/VBZ it,/VBN Hartley?/NNP How/WRB are/VBP you,/JJ Hartley?/NNP I'm/NNP glad/JJ to/TO see/VB you.'/JJ "'Quite/RB well,/RB Phil;/NNP but/CC if/IN you/PRP have/VBP no/DT objection,/NN I/PRP would/MD rather/RB speak/VB to/TO you/PRP in/IN another/DT room./NN It's/IN a/DT matter/NN of/IN some/DT importance,/JJ and/CC of/IN some/DT delicacy,/NN too.'/RB "'Oh,/RB curse/VB the/DT delicacy,/NN man;/NN out/IN with/IN it.'/DT "'I/NNP really/RB cannot,/MD Phil,/VB unless/IN by/IN ourselves.'/JJ "They/PRP both/CC then/RB withdrew/VBD to/TO the/DT back/NN parlor,/NN where,/, after/IN a/DT period/NN of/IN about/IN ten/CD minutes,/NNS Phil/NNP came/VBD rushing/VBG in/IN with/IN a/DT face/NN on/IN him,/NN and/CC in/IN a/DT state/NN of/IN trepidation/NN utterly/RB indescribable;/JJ Hartley,/NNP on/IN the/DT other/JJ hand,/NN cool/JJ and/CC serious,/JJ following/VBG him./NN "'Phil,'/NNS said/VBD he,/JJ 'think/PRP of/IN what/WP you/PRP are/VBP about/IN to/TO do./VB Don't/NNP exclude/VBP yourself/PRP hereafter/RB from/IN the/DT rank/NN and/CC privileges/NNS of/IN a/DT gentleman./NN Pause,/NN if/IN you/PRP respect/VB yourself,/PRP and/CC regard/VB your/PRP$ reputation/NN as/IN a/DT man/NN of/IN courage.'/NNS "'D----d/. fine/NN talk/NN in/IN you--who--who's/JJ a/DT fire-eater,/NN Hartley./NNP What/WP do/VBP you/PRP think,/VB father--?'/JJ Hartley/NNP put,/, or/CC rather/RB attempted/VBD to/TO put/VB his/PRP$ hand/NN across/IN his/PRP$ mouth,/NN to/TO prevent/VB his/PRP$ cowardly/NN and/CC degrading/NN communication;/NN but/CC in/IN vain./NN 'What/WP do/VBP you/PRP think,/VB father,'/IN he/PRP continued,/VBZ 'but/JJ there's/. that/WDT cowardly/RB scoundrel,/VBP young/JJ M'Loughlin,/NNP has/VBZ sent/VBN me/PRP a/DT challenge?/NN Isn't/IN the/DT country/NN come/VBN to/TO a/DT pretty/JJ pass,/NN when/WRB a/DT Papist/NN durst/RB do/VBP such/JJ a/DT thing?'/JJ "'Why/NN not/RB a/DT Papist?'/NNP said/VBD Hartley./NNP 'Has/VBZ not/RB a/DT Papist/NN flesh,/NN and/CC blood,/NN and/CC bones,/NN like/IN another/DT man?/NN Is/VBZ a/DT Papist/NN to/TO be/VB insensible/JJ to/TO insult?/VB Is/VBZ he/PRP to/TO sit/VB down/RP tamely/RB and/CC meanly/RB under/IN disgrace/NN and/CC injury?/NN Has/VBZ he/PRP no/DT soul/NN to/TO feel/VB the/DT dignity/NN of/IN just/RB resentment?/NN Is/VBZ he/PRP not/RB to/TO defend/VB his/PRP$ sister,/NN when/WRB her/PRP$ character/NN has/VBZ been/VBN basely/RB and/CC treacherously/RB ruined?/JJ Is/VBZ he/PRP to/TO see/VB her/PRP stretched/VBN on/IN her/PRP$ death-bed,/NN by/IN your/PRP$ villainy,/NN and/CC not/RB to/TO avenge/VB her?/PRP By/IN heavens,/JJ if,/NN under/IN the/DT circumstances/NNS of/IN the/DT provocation/NN which/WDT you/PRP gave/VBD him,/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ whole/JJ family,/NN he/PRP would/MD be/VB as/IN mean/JJ and/CC cowardly/RB a/DT poltroon/JJ as/IN I/PRP find/VBP you/PRP to/TO be--if/JJ he/PRP suffered--'/VBD "'Do/IN you/PRP call/VBP me/PRP a/DT poltroon?'/NNS said/VBD Phil,/NNP so/RB shivering/VBG and/CC pale,/VB that/IN his/PRP$ voice/NN betrayed/VBD his/PRP$ cowardice./NN "'Yes,'/NNS said/VBD the/DT other,/JJ 'as/JJ arrant/NN a/DT poltroon/JJ as/IN ever/RB I/PRP met./VBD I/PRP tell/VBP you,/PRP you/PRP must/MD either/RB fight/VB him,/PRP or/CC publish/VB a/DT statement/NN of/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ unparalleled/JJ disgrace./NN Don't/NNP think/VB you/PRP shall/MD get/VB out/IN of/IN it.'/PRP$ "'I/JJ tell/VBP you,/PRP sir,'/RB said/VBD Val,/NNP 'that/IN he/PRP shall/MD not/RB fight/VB him./PRP I/PRP would/MD not/RB suffer/VB a/DT son/NN of/IN mine/NN to/TO put/VB himself/PRP on/IN a/DT level/NN with/IN such/JJ a/DT person/NN as/IN young/JJ M'Loughlin.'/NNP "'On/IN a/DT level/NN with/IN him/PRP he/PRP never/RB will/MD be,/VB for/IN no/DT earthly/JJ advantage/NN could/MD raise/VB him/PRP to/TO it;/PRP but/CC pray,/VBD Mr./NNP M'Clutchy,/NNP who/WP are/VBP you?'/JJ "'Val's/JJ brow/NN fell,/VBN and/CC his/PRP$ lip/NN paled/VBD and/CC quivered,/VBD as/IN the/DT fine/JJ young/JJ fellow/NN looked/VBD him/PRP steadily/RB in/IN the/DT face./NN "'Never/IN mind/NN him,/, father,'/NNS said/VBD Phil/NNP 'you/, know/VBP he's/IN a/DT fire-eater.'/JJ "'There/NN is/VBZ no/DT use/NN in/IN altercations/NNS of/IN this/DT sort,'/JJ replied/VBD Val,/NNP calmly./VBD 'As/. for/IN young/JJ M'Loughlin,/NNP or/CC old/JJ M'Loughlin,/NNS if/IN they/PRP think/VBP themselves/PRP injured,/IN they/PRP have/VBP the/DT laws/NNS of/IN the/DT land/NN to/TO appeal/VB to/TO for/IN redress./NN As/IN for/IN us,/NN we/PRP will/MD fight/VB them/PRP with/IN other/JJ weapons/NNS besides/IN pistols/NNS and/CC firearms.'/NNS "'D----/: my/PRP$ honor,'/JJ said,/NNS Phil,/NNP 'if/, I'd/NNP stoop/VBD to/TO fight/VB any/DT Papist./NNP Aren't/NNP they/PRP all/DT rebels?/NNS And/CC what/WP gentleman/NN would/MD fight/VB a/DT rebel?'/JJ "'Honor!'/NNP exclaimed/VBD Hartley;/NNP 'don't/, profane/NN that/WDT sacred/JJ word--I/NN can/MD have/VB no/DT more/JJR patience/NN with/IN such/JJ a/DT craven-hearted/JJ rascal,/NN who/WP could/MD stoop/VB to/TO such/JJ base/NN revenge/NN against/IN the/DT unsullied/JJ reputation/NN of/IN a/DT virtuous/JJ and/CC admirable/JJ girl,/NN because/IN she/PRP spurned/VBD your/PRP$ scoundrelly/NN addresses.'/IN "'He/NNP never/RB paid/VBD his/PRP$ addresses/NNS to/TO her,'/PRP$ said/VBD Val;--'never.'/NNP "'No/IN I/PRP didn't,'said/VBD Phil./NNP 'At/. any/DT rate/NN I/PRP never/RB had/VBD any/DT notion/NN of/IN marrying/VBG her.'/IN "'You/PRP are/VBP a/DT dastardly/JJ liar,/NN sir,'/NNS responded/VBD Hartley./NNP 'You/PRP know/VBP you/PRP had./VBN How/WRB can/MD your/PRP$ father/NN and/CC you/PRP look/VBP each/DT other/JJ in/IN the/DT face,/NN when/WRB you/PRP say/VBP so?'/JJ "'Go/NNP on,'/NNP said/VBD Phil,/NNP 'you're/, a/DT fire-eater:/NN so/IN you/PRP may/MD say/VB what/WP you/PRP like.'/IN "'Didn't/RB your/PRP$ father,/NN in/IN your/PRP$ name,/NN propose/VB for/IN her/PRP upon/IN some/DT former/JJ occasion,/NN in/IN the/DT fair/JJ of/IN Castle/NNP Cumber,/NNP and/CC he/PRP remembers/VBZ the/DT answer/NN he/PRP got.'/VBD "'Go/NNP on,'/NNP said/VBD Phil,/NNP 'you're/, a/DT fire-eater;/NN that's/IN all/DT I/PRP have/VBP to/TO say/VB to/TO you.'/VB "'And/CC now,/RB having/VBG ruined/VBN her/PRP$ reputation/NN by/IN a/DT base/NN and/CC cowardly/NN plot/NN concocted/VBN with/IN a/DT wicked/JJ old/JJ woman,/NN who/WP would/MD blast/VB the/DT whole/JJ family/NN if/IN she/PRP could,/MD because/IN M'Loughlin/NNP transported/VBD her/PRP$ felon/NN son;/NN you,/, now,/RB like/IN a/DT paltry/NN clown/VBN as/IN you/PRP are,/VBP skulk/NN out/IN of/IN the/DT consequences/NNS of/IN your/PRP$ treachery,/NN and/CC refuse/VB to/TO give/VB satisfaction/NN for/IN the/DT diabolical/JJ injury/NN you/PRP have/VBP inflicted/VBN on/IN the/DT whole/JJ family.'/JJ "'Go/NN on,'/NNS said/VBD Phil,/NNP 'you're/, a/DT fire-eater.'/JJ "'You/NNS forget,'/, said/VBD Val,/NNP 'that/IN I/PRP am/VBP a/DT magistrate,/NN and/CC what/WP the/DT consequences/NNS may/MD be/VB to/TO yourself/PRP for/IN carrying/VBG a/DT hostile/JJ message.'/NNS "'Ah,'/NNP said/VBD Hartley,/NNP 'you/, are/VBP a/DT magistrate,/NN and/CC shame/NN on/IN the/DT government/NN that/WDT can/MD stoop/VB to/TO the/DT degradation/NN of/IN raising/VBG such/JJ rascals/NNS as/IN you/PRP are/VBP to/TO become/VB dispensers/NNS of/IN justice;/RB it/PRP is/VBZ you/PRP and/CC the/DT like/JJ of/IN you,/JJ that/WDT are/VBP a/DT curse/NN to/TO the/DT country./NN As/IN for/IN you,/NNP Phil/NNP M'Clutchy,/NNP I/PRP now/RB know,/VBP and/CC always/RB suspected,/VB the/DT stuff/NN you/PRP are/VBP made/VBN of./NNP You/PRP are/VBP a/DT disgrace/NN to/TO the/DT very/RB Orangemen/RB you/PRP associate/JJ with;/IN for/IN they/PRP are,/VBP in/IN general,/JJ brave/JJ fellows,/NN although/IN too/RB often/RB cruel/JJ and/CC oppressive/JJ when/WRB hunted/VBN on/IN and/CC stimulated/VBN by/IN such/JJ as/IN you/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ rascally/NN upstart/NN of/IN a/DT father.'/JJ "'Go/NN on,'/NNS said/VBD Phil,/NNP 'you/, are/VBP a/DT fire-eater.'/JJ "'I/NN now/RB leave/VBP you/PRP both,'/VB continued/VBD the/DT young/JJ Hotspur,/NNP with/IN a/DT blazing/VBG eye/NN and/CC flushed/VBD cheek,/JJ 'with/IN the/DT greatest/JJS portion/NN of/IN scorn/NN and/CC contempt/NN which/WDT one/CD man/NN can/MD bestow/RB upon/IN another.'/DT "'Go/NNP off,'/NNP said/VBD Phil,/NNP 'you/, are/VBP a/DT fire-eater.'/JJ "'Phil,'/NNP said/VBD the/DT father,/NN 'send/. for/IN M'Murt,/NNP and/CC let/VB him/PRP get/VB the/DT ejectments/NNS from/IN M'Slime--we/NNP shall/MD not,/RB at/IN all/DT events,/RB be/VB insulted/VBN and/CC bearded/VBN by/IN Papists,/NNP or/CC their/PRP$ emissaries,/NNS so/RB long/RB as/IN I/PRP can/MD clear/VB one/CD of/IN them/PRP off/IN the/DT estate.'/NNS "'But,/RB good/JJ God,/NNP Mr./NNP M'Clutchy,/NNP surely/RB these/DT other/JJ Papists/NNS you/PRP speak/VBP of,/NNS have/VBP not/RB participated/VBN in/IN the/DT offences,/NN if/IN such/JJ they/PRP are,/VBP of/IN M'Loughlin/NNP and/CC Harman.'/NNP "'Ay,/NNP but/CC they're/DT all/DT of/IN the/DT same/JJ kidney,'/NNS said/VBD Phil;/NNP 'they/PRP hate/VBP us/PRP because/IN we/PRP keep/VBP them/PRP down.'/RB "'And/CC what/WP can/MD be/VB more/RBR natural/JJ than/IN that?'/IN I/PRP observed;/VBD 'just/JJ reverse/NN the/DT matter--suppose/NN they/PRP were/VBD in/IN your/PRP$ place,/NN and/CC kept/VBD you/PRP down,/RB would/MD you/PRP love/VB them/PRP for/IN it?'/DT "'Why,/NN what/WDT kind/NN of/IN talk/NN is/VBZ that,'/RB said/VBD Phil,/NNP 'they/PRP keep/VBP us/PRP down!/IN Are/VBP they/PRP not/RB rebels?'/VB "'You/PRP observed,'/IN I/PRP replied,/VBP getting/VBG tired/VBN of/IN this/DT sickening/JJ and/CC senseless/JJ bigotry,/NNS 'that/IN you/PRP wished/VBD to/TO make/VB a/DT proposal/NN of/IN some/DT kind/NN to/TO me/PRP before/IN I/PRP went.'/VBD "'Yes,'/IN he/PRP replied,/VBD 'I/JJ wished,/NN if/IN it/PRP be/VB a/DT thing/NN that/IN you/PRP remain/VBP in/IN the/DT neighborhood,/NN to/TO propose/VB that/IN you/PRP should/MD become/VB an/DT Orangeman,/NNP and/CC join/VB my/PRP$ father's/NN lodge./NN You/PRP say/VBP you/PRP want/VBP a/DT farm/NN on/IN the/DT estate;/NN now,/RB if/IN you/PRP do,/VBP take/VB my/PRP$ advice/NN and/CC become/VB an/DT Orangeman;/NNP you/PRP will/MD then/RB have/VB a/DT stronger/JJR claim,/NN for/IN my/PRP$ father/NN always/RB gives/VBZ them/PRP the/DT preference.'/JJ "'By/NN Lord/NNP Cumber's/NNP desire,/NN Phil;/NNP but/CC I/PRP shall/MD be/VB very/RB happy,/JJ indeed,/NN sir,'/NNS proceeded/VBD Val,/NNP 'that/IN is,/VBZ provided/VBN you/PRP get/VB an/DT introduction--for,/JJ at/IN present,/NN you/PRP will/MD pardon/VB me/PRP for/IN saying/VBG we/PRP are/VBP strangers.'/JJ "'I/NNS should/MD first/RB wish/VB to/TO witness/VB the/DT proceedings/NNS of/IN an/DT Orange/NNP Lodge,'/NNP I/PRP said,/VBD 'but/, I/PRP suppose/VBP that,/IN of/IN course,/NN is/VBZ impossible,/JJ unless/IN to/TO the/DT initiated.'/JJ "'Certainly,/NN of/IN course,'/NNS said/VBD M'Clutchy./NNP "'But,/NNP father,'/, said/VBD Phil,/NNP 'couldn't/, we/PRP admit/VBP him/PRP after/IN the/DT business/NN of/IN the/DT lodge/NN is/VBZ concluded.'/JJ "'It/NN is/VBZ not/RB often/RB done,'/VBN replied/VBD the/DT father;/NN 'but/, it/PRP sometimes/RB is--however,/, we/PRP shall/MD have/VB the/DT pleasure,/NN Mr./NNP Easel--(I/NNP forgot/VBD to/TO say/VB that/IN I/PRP had/VBD sent/VBN in/IN my/PRP$ card,/NN so/RB that/IN he/PRP knew/VBD my/PRP$ name),--we/NN shall/MD have/VB the/DT pleasure/NN of/IN a/DT better/JJR acquaintance,/NN I/PRP trust.'/MD "'I/RB tell/VB you/PRP what,'/WP said/VBD Phil,/NNP leaping/VBG off/RP his/PRP$ chair,/NN 'd---n/. my/PRP$ honor,/NN but/CC I/PRP was/VBD wrong/JJ to/TO let/VB young/JJ Hartley/NNP go/VB without/IN a/DT thrashing./NN The/DT cowardly/NN scoundrel/NN was/VBD exceedingly/RB insulting.'/JJ "'No,/NNS no,/, Phil,'/NNP said/VBD the/DT father;/NN 'you/PRP acted/VBD with/IN admirable/JJ coolness/NN and/CC prudence.'/JJ "'I/NNS tell/VBP you/PRP I/PRP ought/MD to/TO have/VB kicked/VBN the/DT rascal/JJ out,'/NNS said/VBD Phil,/NNP getting/VBG into/IN a/DT passion;/NN 'I'll/MD follow/VB him/PRP and/CC teach/VB the/DT impudent/NN vagabond/NN a/DT lesson/NN he/PRP wants.'/VBD "He/NNP seized/VBD his/PRP$ hat,/NN and/CC buttoned/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ coat,/NN as/IN if/IN for/IN combat,/NN whilst/IN he/PRP spoke./VBD "'Phil,/RB be/VB quiet,'/RB said/VBD his/PRP$ father,/NN rising/VBG up/RB and/CC putting/VBG his/PRP$ arms/NNS about/IN him;/PRP 'be/VBP quiet/JJ now./, There/EX will/MD be/VB no/DT taming/VBG him/PRP down,/IN if/IN his/PRP$ spirit/NN gets/VBZ up,'/RB said/VBD Val,/NNP addressing/VBG me;/JJ 'for/, all/DT our/PRP$ sakes,/NN Phil,/NNP keep/VBP quiet/JJ and/CC sit/VBP down./RP Good/JJ heaven!/NN the/DT strength/NN of/IN him!/NN Phil,/NNP keep/VBP quiet,/RB I/PRP say,/VBP you/PRP shan't/RB go/VB after/IN him.'/NNS "'Let/IN me/PRP go,'/, shouted/VBD the/DT other;/JJ 'let/. me/PRP go,/VBP I/PRP say./VBD I/PRP will/MD smash/VB him/PRP to/TO atoms./DT Upon/IN my/PRP$ honor/NN and/CC reputation,/NN he/PRP shall/MD not/RB escape/VB me/PRP this/DT way--I'll/NN send/VB him/PRP home/NN a/DT hoop--a/NN triangle--a/NN zoologist./NN I'll/NN beat/VBD him/PRP into/IN mustard,/PRP$ the/DT cowardly/NN scoundrel!/. And/CC only/RB you/PRP were/VBD a/DT magistrate,/NN father,/NN I/PRP would/MD have/VB done/VBN it/PRP before/IN you./PRP Let/VB me/PRP go,/IN I/PRP say--the/VBD M'Clutchy/JJ blood/NN is/VBZ up/IN in/IN me!/NN Father,/NNP you're/, a/DT scoundrel/NN if/IN you/PRP hold/VBP me!/NNS You/PRP know/VBP what/WP a/DT lion/NN I/PRP am--what/RB a/DT raging/NN lion,/NN when/WRB roused./VBN Hands/NNP off,/, M'Clutchy,/NNP I/PRP say,/VBP when/WRB you/PRP know/VBP I'm/IN a/DT thunderbolt.'/JJ "The/NNP tugging/NN and/CC pulling/VBG that/DT took/VBD place/NN here/RB between/IN the/DT father/NN and/CC son/NN were/VBD extraordinary,/RB and/CC I/PRP could/MD not/RB in/IN common/JJ decency/NN decline/NN assisting/VBG the/DT latter/NN to/TO hold/VB him/PRP in./, I/PRP consequently/RB lent/VBD him/PRP my/PRP$ aid/NN seriously;/NN but/CC this/DT only/RB made/VBN things/NNS worse:--the/, more/JJR he/PRP was/VBD held,/VBN the/DT more/JJR violent/JJ and/CC outrageous/JJ he/PRP became./VBD He/PRP foamed/VBD at/IN the/DT mouth--stormed--swore--and/NN tore/VBD about/IN with/IN such/JJ vehemence,/JJ that/IN I/PRP really/RB began/VBD to/TO think/VB the/DT fellow/NN was/VBD a/DT dull/JJ flint,/NN which/WDT produced,/VBZ fire/NN slowly,/JJ but/CC that/IN there/EX was/VBD fire/NN in/IN him./PRP The/DT struggle/NN still/RB proceeded,/, and/CC we/PRP pulled/VBD and/CC dragged/VBD each/DT other/JJ through/IN every/DT part/NN of/IN the/DT house:--chairs,/NN and/CC tables,/NN and/CC office-stools/NNS were/VBD all/DT overturned--and/JJ Phil's/NNP cry/NN was/VBD still/RB for/IN war./NN "It's/NNS all/RB to/TO no/DT purpose,'/NNS he/PRP shouted--'I'll/MD not/RB leave/VB an/DT unbroken/JJ bone/NN in/IN that/DT scoundrel/NN Hartley's/NNP body.'/VBD "'I/PRP know/VBP you/PRP wouldn't,/MD if/IN you/PRP got/VBD at/IN him,'/NNS said/VBD Val./NNP 'He/. would/MD certainly/RB be/VB the/DT death/NN of/IN him,'/NNS he/PRP added/VBD aside/RB tome;/DT 'he/PRP would/MD give/VB him/PRP some/DT fatal/JJ blow,/NN and/CC that's/IN what/WP I'm/PRP afraid/JJ of.'/IN "Phil/NNP was/VBD now/RB perfectly/RB furious--in/JJ fact/NN he/PRP resembled/VBD a/DT drunken/JJ man,/NN and/CC might/MD have/VB passed/VBN for/IN such./NN "'Hartley,/IN you/PRP scoundrel,/VBP where/WRB are/VBP you,/JJ till/IN I/PRP make/VBP mummy/JJ of/IN you?'/PRP$ he/PRP shouted./MD "'Here/RB I/PRP am,'/MD replied/VBD Hartley,/NNP entering'/VBD the/DT room,/NN walking/VBG up/IN to/TO him,/PRP and/CC looking/VBG him/PRP sternly/RB in/IN the/DT face--'here/NN I/PRP am--what's/POS your/PRP$ will/NN with/IN me?'/NNS "So/RB comic/JJ a/DT paralysis/NN was,/, perhaps,/RB never/RB witnessed./VBN Phil/NNP stood/VBD motionless,/NN helpless,/NN speechless./. The/DT white/JJ cowardly/NN froth/IN rose/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ lips,/NN his/PRP$ color/NN became/VBD ashy,/IN his/PRP$ jaw/NN fell,/VBD he/PRP shook,/VBD shrunk/VBN into/IN himself,/NN and/CC gasped/VBD for/IN breath--his/PRP$ eyes/NNS became/VBD hollow,/JJ his/PRP$ squint/NN deepened,/NNS and/CC such/JJ was/VBD his/PRP$ utter/JJ prostration/NN of/IN strength,/NN that/IN his/PRP$ very/JJ tongue/NN lolled/VBD out/RB with/IN weakness,/NN like/IN that/DT of/IN a/DT newly/RB dropped/VBN calf,/NN when/WRB attempting/VBG to/TO stand/VB for/IN the/DT first/JJ time./NN At/IN length/NN he/PRP got/VBD out--/NNS "'Hold!/IN I/PRP believe,/VBP I'll/NNP restrain/VB myself;/PRP but/CC only/RB my/PRP$ father's/NNS a/DT magistrate------'/JJ "'Your/NN father's/NNS a/DT scoundrel,/NN and/CC you/PRP are/VBP another,'/DT said/VBD Hartley;/NNP 'and/. here's/. my/PRP$ respect/NN for/IN you.'/JJ "Whilst/NN speaking,/NN he/PRP caught/VBD Phil/NNP by/IN the/DT nose/NN with/IN one/CD hand,/NN and/CC also/RB by/IN the/DT collar/NN of/IN his/PRP$ coat/NN with/IN the/DT other,/JJ and/CC in/IN this/DT position/NN led/VBD him,/PRP in/IN a/DT most/RBS comical/JJ way,/NN round/IN the/DT room,/NN after/IN which/WDT he/PRP turned/VBD him/PRP about,/RB and/CC inflicted/VBD a/DT few/JJ vigorous/JJ kicks/NNS upon/IN a/DT part/NN of/IN him/PRP which/WDT must/MD be/VB nameless./VBN "'I/RB am/VBP not/RB sorry,'/NNS said/VBD he,/PRP 'that/IN I/PRP forgot/VBD my/PRP$ note-case/NN in/IN the/DT other/JJ room,/NN as/IN it/PRP has/VBZ given/VBN me/PRP an/DT opportunity/NN of/IN taming/VBG a/DT raging/NN lion/NN so/RB easily.'/RB "'Goon,'/NNP said/VBD Phil,/NNP whose/WP$ language,/NN as/RB well/RB as/IN valor,/NN was/VBD fairly/RB exhausted,/VBN 'it's/. well/RB you're/, a/DT fire-eater,/NN and/CC my/PRP$ father/NN a/DT magistrate,/NN or/CC by/IN my/PRP$ honor,/NN I'd/. know/VB how/WRB to/TO deal/VB with/IN you.'/JJ "Such,/IN my/PRP$ dear/JJ Spinageberd,/NNP is/VBZ a/DT domestic/JJ sketch/NN of/IN the/DT Agent/NNP and/CC Under/IN Agent/NNP of/IN that/DT exceedingly/RB sapient/JJ nobleman,/NNS Lord/NNP Cumber;/NNP and/CC if/IN ever,/DT excellent/JJ landlord/NN that/IN he/PRP is,/VBZ he/PRP should/MD by/IN any/DT possible/JJ chance/NN come/VBN to/TO see/VB these/DT lines,/NNS perhaps/RB he/PRP might/MD be/VB disposed/VBN to/TO think/VB that/IN an/DT occasional/JJ peep/NN at/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ property,/NN and/CC an/DT examination/NN into/IN the/DT principles/NNS upon/IN which/WDT it/PRP is/VBZ managed,/NN might/MD open/VB to/TO him/PRP a/DT new/JJ field/NN of/IN action/NN worth/JJ cultivating,/RB even/RB as/IN an/DT experiment/NN not/RB likely/JJ to/TO end/VB in/IN any/DT injurious/JJ result/NN to/TO either/DT him/PRP or/CC it./PRP In/IN a/DT day/NN or/CC two/CD I/PRP shall/MD call/VB upon/IN Mr./NNP Solomon/NNP M'Slime,/NNP with/IN whom/WP I/PRP am/VBP anxious/JJ to/TO have/VB a/DT conversation,/NN as,/IN indeed,/NN I/PRP am/VBP with/IN the/DT leading/VBG characters/NNS on/IN the/DT property./NN You/PRP may/MD accordingly/RB expect/VB an/DT occasional/JJ batch/NN of/IN observations/NNS from/IN me,/NNS made/VBN upon/IN the/DT spot,/NN and/CC fresh/JJ from/IN my/PRP$ interviews/NNS with/IN the/DT individuals/NNS to/TO whom/WP they/PRP relate."/VBP CHAPTER/NNP XVII.--A/NNP Moral/NNP Survey,/NNP or/CC a/DT Wise/NNP Man/NN led/VBN by/IN a/DT Fool/NNP --Marks/NNP of/IN Unjust/NNP Agency--Reflections/NNP thereon--A/DT Mountain/NNP Water-Spout,/NNP and/CC Rising/VBG of/IN a/DT Torrent--The/NNP Insane/NNP Mother/NNP over/IN the/DT Graves/NNP of/IN her/PRP$ Family--Raymond's/NNP Humanity--His/NNP Rescue/NNP from/IN Death./NNP "Friday,/NNP */NNP */NNP */NNP "I/NNP have/VBP amused/VBN myself--you/PRP will/MD see/VB how/WRB appropriate/JJ the/DT word/NN is/VBZ by/IN and/CC by--since/IN my/PRP$ last/JJ communication,/NN in/IN going/VBG over/IN the/DT whole/JJ Castle/NNP Cumber/NNP estate,/NN and/CC noting/VBG down/IN the/DT traces/NNS which/WDT this/DT irresponsible/JJ and/CC rapacious/JJ oppressor,/JJ aided/VBN by/IN his/PRP$ constables,/NN bailiffs,/NN and/CC blood-hounds,/NN have/VBP left/VBN behind/IN them./. 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speak/VBP to/TO you/PRP as/IN a/DT Christian,/NNP I/PRP humbly/RB trust."/VBP "By/RB G--,/JJ that's/IN good,/JJ father,"/NN exclaimed/VBD Phil,/NNP "M'Slime/NNP preaching/NN to/TO such/JJ a/DT fellow/NN as/IN this!"/DT "I/JJ humbly/NN thank/VB you,/PRP sir,"/RB said/VBD O'Hare/NNP to/TO Solomon,/NNP "for/IN your/PRP$ kindness/NN in--"/JJ "Thank/NN the/DT devil,/NN sirra,"/NN said/VBD Phil;/NNP "What/IN the/DT devil/NN does/VBZ he/PRP or/CC I/PRP care/VBP about/IN your/PRP$ d----d/JJ thanks./, Have/VBP you/PRP your/PRP$ rent?"/NN The/DT man,/NN with/IN trembling/VBG hands,/NNS placed/VBD some/DT notes,/NN and/CC gold,/NN and/CC silver/NN before/IN him--the/JJ latter/JJ being/VBG rolled/VBN up/RP in/IN the/DT former./NN "I'm/IN short/JJ for/IN the/DT present,"/NN he/PRP added,/VBD "just/RB thirty/CD shilling,/NNS sir;/: but/CC you/PRP can/MD give/VB me/PRP an/DT acknowledgment/NN for/IN the/DT sum/NN I/PRP give/VBP you/PRP now:/RB a/DT regular/JJ receipt/NN will/MD do/VB when/WRB I/PRP bring/VBP you/PRP the/DT balance,/NN which,/WDT God/NNP willin',/MD will/MD be/VB in/IN about/IN a/DT fortnight."/JJ "Ay,/NN and/CC this/DT is/VBZ your/PRP$ rent,/NN Mr./NNP O'Hare,"/NNP exclaimed/VBD Phil,/NNP gathering/VBG up/IN the/DT money/NN into/IN a/DT lump,/NN and/CC with/IN all/DT his/PRP$ force/NN flinging/VBG it/PRP at/IN the/DT man's/JJ head;/NN "this/VBZ is/VBZ your/PRP$ rent,/NN Mister/NNP O'Hare,"/NNP placing/VBG an/DT emphasis/NN of/IN contempt/NN on/IN the/DT word/NN Mr.;/IN "thirty/CD shillings/NNS short,/VBD Mr./NNP O'Hare,/NNP but/CC I'll/NNP tell/VBP you/PRP what,/, Mr./NNP O'Hare,/NNP by/IN ---,/JJ if/IN you/PRP don't/RB have/VB the/DT full/JJ rent/NN for/IN me/PRP in/IN two/CD hours,/NNS Mr./NNP O'Hare,/NNP I'll/NNP make/VBP short/JJ work,/NN and/CC you/PRP may/MD sleep/VB on/IN the/DT dunghill./NN I/PRP can/MD in/IN ten/CD minutes/NNS get/VBP more/JJR rent/NN than/IN you/PRP pay,/VBP Mr./NNP O'Hare,/NNP so/RB now/RB go/VBP to/TO h--l,/NNS and/CC get/VB the/DT money,/NN or/CC out/IN you/PRP go."/VBP The/DT poor/JJ man/NN stooped/VBD down,/RB and/CC with/IN considerable/JJ search/NN and/CC difficulty,/JJ succeeded/VBD in/IN picking/VBG up/RP his/PRP$ money./NN "In/IN two/CD hours,/NNS sir,"/NN said/VBD he,/IN "I/NNP could/MD never/RB do/VB it."/PRP "That's/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ business,"/NN said/VBD Phil,/NNP "not/NNP mine--if/, you/PRP have/VBP it/PRP not/RB for/IN me/PRP in/IN two/CD hours,/NNS out/IN you/PRP go;/VBP so/RB now/RB be/VB off/RB to/TO hell/NN out/IN of/IN this,/NN and/CC get/VB it."/DT Val,/NNP who/WP had/VBD been/VBN poring/VBG over/IN an/DT account-book,/NN now/RB raised/VBD his/PRP$ head,/NN as/IN if/IN disturbed/VBN by/IN the/DT noise/NN for/IN the/DT first/JJ time--/NNS "What's/IN the/DT matter?"/NN said/VBD he,/JJ "what/NN is/VBZ it,/VBN Phil?"/NNP "Why,/NNP d--n/. my/PRP$ honor,"/NN replied/VBD Phil,/NNP "but/CC that/DT scoundrel/NN O'Hare,/NNP had/VBD the/DT assurance/NN to/TO come/VB to/TO me/PRP thirty/CD shillings/NNS short/JJ of/IN his/PRP$ rent,/NN and,/CC what/WP is/VBZ more,/JJR only/RB brought/VBD me/PRP a/DT part/NN of/IN it/PRP in/IN gold!"/NN "God/NNP help/NN me!"/NNS exclaimed/VBD poor/JJ O'Hare,/NNP "I/NNP know/VBP not/RB what/WP to/TO do--sure/JJ I/PRP did/VBD the--best/, I/PRP could."/MD He/PRP then/RB went/VBD out/RB to/TO the/DT hall,/NN and/CC was/VBD about/IN to/TO leave/VB the/DT house,/NN when/WRB Val/NNP rising,/NNP called/VBD him/PRP into/IN another/DT room,/NN where/WRB both/DT remained/VBD for/IN a/DT few/JJ minutes,/NNS after/IN which/WDT the/DT man/NN went/VBD away,/RB thanking/IN his/PRP$ honor,/NN and/CC praying/VBG God/NNP to/TO bless/VB him;/PRP and/CC Val,/NNP having;/VBD seated/VBN himself/PRP at/IN the/DT desk,/NN appeared/VBD to/TO feel/VB rather/RB pleased/JJ at/IN their/PRP$ little/JJ interview/NN than/IN otherwise./NNP "Ah,/IN my/PRP$ dear/JJ friend,/NN M'Clutchy,"/NNP said/VBD Solomon,/NNP "you/, are/VBP a/DT treasure/NN in/IN your/PRP$ way--when/WRB you/PRP do/VBP a/DT kind/NN act/NN it/PRP is/VBZ always/RB in/IN secret,/NN ever/RB mindful/NN of/IN our/PRP$ spiritual/JJ obligations,/NN my/PRP$ friend."/NN "Why,"/'' said/VBD Val,/NNP "a/NNP man/NN is/VBZ not/RB always/RB to/TO trumpet/NN forth/RB any/DT little/JJ act/NN of/IN kindness/NN he/PRP may/MD choose/VB to/TO render/VB to/TO a/DT poor/JJ simple/JJ fellow/NN like/IN O'Hare./NNP You/PRP mustn't/MD mind/VB him,/PRP Phil--I/NNP have/VBP told/VBN him/PRP not/RB to/TO be/VB in/IN a/DT hurry,/NN but/CC to/TO take/VB his/PRP$ time."/NN "Very/NN well,"/RB said/VBD Phil,/NNP who/WP had/VBD just/RB knowledge/NN enough/RB of/IN his/PRP$ father's/NN villany,/NN to/TO feel/VB satisfied,/JJ that/IN in/IN whatever/WDT arrangement/NN took/VBD place/NN between/IN them,/PRP$ O'Hare's/NNP interest/NN was/VBD not/RB consulted;*/VBN "very/DT well;/JJ d--n/JJ my/PRP$ honor,/NN I/PRP suppose/VBP it's/IN all/DT right,/JJ old/JJ cock."/NN */'' This/DT scene/NN is/VBZ verbatim/JJ et/CC literatim/JJ from/IN life./NN Our/PRP$ readers,/NN we/PRP presume,/RB have/VBP already/RB observed,/VBN that/IN however/RB tenderly/RB our/PRP$ friend/NN Solomon/NNP felt/VBD for/IN the/DT shearing/NN habit/NN of/IN the/DT poor,/JJ he/PRP was/VBD somehow/RB rather/RB reluctant/JJ in/IN offering/VBG a/DT word/NN in/IN season/NN to/TO any/DT one/CD else./NN What/WP his/PRP$ motive/NN could/MD be/VB for/IN this/DT we/PRP are/VBP really/RB at/IN a/DT loss/NN to/TO know,/VB unless/IN it/PRP proceeded/VBD from/IN a/DT charitable/JJ consciousness,/NN that/IN as/IN there/EX was/VBD no/DT earthly/JJ hope/NN of/IN improving/VBG them/PRP by/IN admonition,/VBG it/PRP was/VBD only/RB deepening/VBG their/PRP$ responsibility/NN to/TO give/VB it--for/PRP$ Solomon/NNP was/VBD charitable/JJ in/IN all/DT things./DT "Call/NN in/IN Tom/NNP Maguire,/NNP from/IN Edenmore,"/NNP said/VBD Val./NNP "Now,"/NNP he/PRP proceeded,/VBD "this/DT is/VBZ a/DT stiff-necked/JJ scoundrel,/NN who/WP refuses/VBZ to/TO vote/VB for/IN us;/NN but/CC it/PRP will/MD go/VB hard,/RB or/CC I/PRP shall/MD work/VB him/PRP to/TO some/DT purpose./NN Well,/NNP Maguire,"/NNP he/PRP proceeded,/VBD after/IN the/DT man/NN had/VBD entered,/VBN "I'm/NNP glad/JJ to/TO see/VB you--how/WRB do/VBP you/PRP do?"/VB "I'm/NNP much/JJ obliged/VBN to/TO you,/VB sir,"/NN replied/VBD the/DT other--"why/JJ just/RB able/JJ to/TO make/VB both/DT ends/NNS barely/RB meet,/, and/CC no/DT more;/JJR but/CC as/IN the/DT time/NN goes,/VBZ sure/JJ it's/RB well/RB to/TO be/VB able/JJ to/TO do/VB that/DT same,/JJ thank/VB goodness."/JJ "Tom,"/NNS said/VBD Solomon,/NNP "I/NNP am/VBP pleased/VBN to/TO hear/VB you/PRP speak/VB in/IN such/JJ a/DT spirit;/NN that/WDT was/VBD piously/RB expressed--very/JJ much/RB so/RB indeed."/JJ "Well,/IN Tom,"/NNP proceeded/VBD Val;/NNP "I/PRP suppose/VBP you/PRP are/VBP prepared?"/JJ "Why,/JJ sir,"/NN replied/VBD Tom,/NNP who,/, by/IN the/DT way,/NN was/VBD a/DT bit/NN of/IN a/DT wag;/NN "you/IN know,/NN or/CC at/IN least/JJS Mr./NNP M'Slime/NNP does,/VBZ that/IN it's/RB good/JJ to/TO be/VB always/RB prepared./VBN The/DT rent/NN in/IN full/JJ is/VBZ there,/RB sir,"/RB he/PRP added,/VBD laying/VBG it/PRP down/RP on/IN the/DT table;/NN "and/CC I'll/NNP thank/VBP you/PRP for/IN the/DT receipt."/NN Val/NNP deliberately/RB reckoned/VBD over/IN the/DT gold--for/NN in/IN no/DT other/JJ coin/NN would/MD he/PRP receive/VB it--and/CC then/RB drew/VBD a/DT long/JJ breath,/NN and/CC appeared/VBD satisfied,/JJ but/CC not/RB altogether/RB free/JJ from/IN some/DT touch/NN of/IN hesitation./NN "Ay,"/NNS said/VBD he,/JJ "it/NN is/VBZ all/DT right,/JJ Tom,/NNP certainly--yes,/JJ certainly,/JJ it/PRP is/VBZ all/DT right./NN Darby,/NNP fill/NN Tom/NNP a/DT bumper/NN of/IN whiskey--not/DT that--I/DT say/VBP the/DT large/JJ glass,/NN you/PRP scoundrel."/VBP "Throth,/JJ Captain,/NNP 'tisn't/IN my/PRP$ heart/NN 'ud/VBZ hindher/VBG me/PRP to/TO give/VB him/PRP the/DT largest/JJS in/IN the/DT house;/NN but/CC I/PRP have/VBP a/DT conscientious/JJ scruple/NN against/IN doin'/NN what/WP I/PRP believe/VBP isn't/IN right./NNP My/NNP Bible/NNP tells/VBZ me--./. 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you've/NN thought/NN over/IN what/WP I/PRP mentioned/VBD to/TO you/PRP on/IN our/PRP$ canvass/NN the/DT other/JJ day?"/NN "I/NNS have,/, sir,"/NN said/VBD Tom,/NNP "and/NNP I'm/NNP still/RB of/IN the/DT same/JJ opinion./NN I'll/NN vote/NN for/IN Hartley/NNP and/CC no/DT other."/JJ "You/NNS don't/RB imagine/VB of/IN what/WP service/NN Lord/NNP Cumber/NNP and/CC I/PRP could/MD be/VB of/IN to/TO you."/PRP "I/IN know/VBP of/IN no/DT service/NN Lord/NNP Cumber/NNP ever/RB was/VBD to/TO any/DT of/IN his/PRP$ tenants,"/NN replied/VBD Maguire;/NNP "except,/, indeed,/NN to/TO keep/VB them/PRP ground/NN to/TO the/DT earth,/NN in/IN supportin'/NN his/PRP$ extravagance,/NN and/CC that/IN he/PRP might/MD spend/VB their/PRP$ hard/JJ earnings/NNS in/IN another/DT country,/NN not/RB caring/VBG one/CD damn/NN whether/IN they/PRP live/VBP or/CC starve./VBP It's/PRP for/IN that/DT raison,/NN sir,/NN I/PRP vote,/VBD and/CC will/MD vote/VB against/IN him."/PRP "Well,/DT but,"/NN said/VBD Val,/NNP whose/WP$ 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Connaught,/NNP sir,/NN or/CC we'll/NN make/VBP it/PRP worse/RBR for/IN you--ha!--bow-wow."/JJ He/PRP did/VBD not/RB utter/JJ the/DT last/JJ interjection,/NN but/CC his/PRP$ face/NN expressed/VBD it./PRP "That's/RB not/RB the/DT religious/JJ individual/NN I/PRP took/VBD him/PRP to/TO be,"/VB said/VBD Solomon;/NNP "there/RB is/VBZ much/RB of/IN the/DT leaven/NN of/IN iniquity/NN in/IN him."/NN "Religion/NN be/VB hanged,/VBN M'Slime!"/NNP said/VBD Phil,/NNP "what/IN religion/NN could/MD you/PRP expect/VB a/DT Papist/NN like/IN him/PRP to/TO have?"/VB "M'Murt,/JJ call/NN in/IN old/JJ Paddy/NNP Corrigan."/NNP A/DT venerable/JJ old/JJ man,/NN who,/, though/IN nearly/RB a/DT hundred/CD years/NNS old,/JJ stood/VBD actually/RB as/RB erect/JJ as/IN the/DT Apollo/NNP Belvidere/NNP himself,/, now/RB entered./VBN He/PRP was,/VBD however,/RB but/CC poorly/RB clad,/VBN and/CC had/VBD nothing/NN else/RB remarkable/JJ about/IN him,/NN with/IN the/DT exception/NN of/IN a/DT rich/JJ wig,/NN which/WDT would/MD puzzle/VB any/DT one/CD to/TO know/VB how/WRB it/PRP had/VBD got/VBN upon/IN his/PRP$ head./NN On/IN entering,/NN he/PRP took/VBD off/RP his/PRP$ hat/NN as/IN usual,/JJ and/CC paid/VBD his/PRP$ salutation./NN "What/IN the/DT devil/NN do/VB you/PRP mean,/, Corrigan?"/NNP said/VBD Phil,/NNP once/RB more/RBR in/IN a/DT fluster;/NN "what/WDT kind/NN of/IN respect/NN is/VBZ that/DT in/IN our/PRP$ presence?--what/JJ kind/NN of/IN respect/NN is/VBZ that,/IN I/PRP say?/VBP Take/VB off/RP your/PRP$ wig,/NN sir."/NN "With/IN great/JJ respect/NN to/TO you,/JJ sir,"/NN replied/VBD Corrigan,/NNP "I/NNP have/VBP been/VBN in/IN as/IN jinteel/NN company/NN as/IN this,/NN and/CC it's/VBD the/DT first/JJ time/NN ever/RB I/PRP was/VBD axed/VBN to/TO take/VB my/PRP$ wig/NN off."/NN "Phil,"/NNP said/VBD Val,/NNP who/WP really/RB felt/VBD somewhat/RB ashamed/JJ of/IN this/DT ignorant/JJ and/CC tyrannical/JJ coxcomb,/NN "Phil,/IN my/PRP$ good/JJ boy,/NN I/PRP think/VBP you/PRP are/VBP rather/RB foolish--never/JJ mind/NN him,/, Paddy,/NNP he/PRP is/VBZ only/RB jesting."/JJ "Are/NN not/RB you/PRP the/DT man?"/NN asked/VBD Solomon,/NNP "in/IN whom/WP our/PRP$ rector,/NN Mr./NNP Lucre,/NNP takes/VBZ such/JJ a/DT deep/JJ and/CC Christian/JJ interest?"/NN "I/IN am,/DT sir,"/NN returned/VBD Corrigan./NNP "And/CC pray,/VBD what/WP interest/NN does/VBZ he/PRP take/VB in/RP you?"/NNP said/VBD Val./NNP "Troth,/NNP sir,"/NN replied/VBD Paddy,/NNP "he/NNP is/VBZ very/RB kind/JJ and/CC very/RB good/JJ to/TO me./PRP Indeed,/RB he's/VBZ the/DT generous/JJ gentleman,/NN and/CC the/DT good/JJ Christian,/NNP that/IN doesn't/RB forget/VB Paddy/NNP Corrigan."/NNP "But,/NNP Paddy,/NNP what/WP does/VBZ he/PRP do/VB for/IN you?"/PRP asked/VBD the/DT agent./NN "Why,/NN sir,"/NN replied/VBD Corrigan,/NNP "he/NNP gives:/VBZ me/PRP a/DT cast-off/NN wig/NN once/RB a/DT year,/NN God/NNP bless/VB him!--This/WP is/VBZ his/PRP$ I/PRP have/VBP on/IN me./PRP Throth,/IN ever/RB since/IN I/PRP began/VBD to/TO wear/VB them/PRP I/PRP feel/VBP a/DT strong-relish/JJ for/IN beef/NN and/CC mutton,/NNS and/CC such/JJ fine/JJ feedin';/NN but/CC somehow,/NN God/NNP forgive/VB me,/PRP I!/IN haven't/IN the/DT same/JJ leanin'/NN to/TO devotion/NN that/IN I/PRP used/VBD to/TO have."/VB "Paddy,/IN my/PRP$ old/JJ boy,"/NN said/VBD Phil,/NNP "that/IN alters/IN the/DT case/NN altogether./IN I/PRP thought/VBD the/DT wig/NN was/VBD as/RB Popish/JJ as/IN yourself;/PRP but/CC had/VBD I/PRP known/VBN that/IN it/PRP was/VBD a/DT staunch/NN and/CC constitutional/JJ concern,/NN of/IN sound/NN High/NNP Church/NNP principle,/, I/PRP should/MD have/VB treated/VBN it/PRP with/IN respect./NN I/PRP might/MD have/VB known,/VBN indeed,/RB that/IN it/PRP could/MD not/RB be/VB a/DT Popish/NNP one,/NNP Paddy,/NNP for/IN I/PRP see/VBP it/PRP has/VBZ the/DT thorough/JJ Protestant/NNP curl."/NNS The/DT father/NN looked/VBD at/IN Phil,/NNP to/TO ascertain/VB whether/IN he/PRP was/VBD serious/JJ or/CC not,/JJ but/CC so/RB unmeaning/JJ or/CC equivocal/JJ was/VBD the/DT expression/NN of/IN his/PRP$ countenance/NN that/IN he/PRP could/MD make/VB nothing/NN out/IN of/IN it./DT "You/NNS are/VBP reasoning,"/NNS said/VBD Solomon,/NNP "upon/IN wrong,/NN certainly/RB not/RB upon/IN purely/RB gospel/NN principles,/NN Phil./NNP The/DT wig/NN at/IN this/DT moment/NN has/VBZ a/DT great/JJ deal/NN more/JJR of/IN Popery/NNP in/IN it/PRP than/IN ever/RB it/PRP had/VBD of/IN Protestantism."/NNP "And,/NNP if/IN I'm/NNP not/RB much/RB mistaken,/VBN more/RBR honesty,/JJ too,"/NN observed/VBD Val,/NNP who/WP had/VBD not/RB forgotten/VBN the/DT opposition/NN he/PRP received/VBD in/IN the/DT grand/JJ jury/NN room/NN by/IN Lucre's/NNP friends;/NNS nor/CC the/DT fact/NN that/IN the/DT same/JJ reverend/NN gentleman/NN had/VBD taken/VBN many/JJ fat/JJ slices/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ mouth/NN on/IN several/JJ other/JJ occasions./NN "Well,/IN then,/DT confound/NN the/DT wig,"/NN said/VBD Phil,/NNP "and/NNP that's/IN all/DT I/PRP have/VBP to/TO say/VB about/IN it."/DT Paddy/NNP then/RB paid/VBD his/PRP$ rent,/NN and/CC having/VBG received/VBN a/DT receipt,/NN was/VBD about/IN to/TO go,/VB when/WRB Val/NNP thus/RB addressed/VBD him:--"Paddy,/NN I/PRP hope/VBP you/PRP will/MD not/RB hesitate/VB to/TO give/VB up/RP that/DT farm/NN of/IN yours/PRP at/IN Slatbeg;/NNP I/PRP told/VBD you/PRP before/IN that/IN if/IN you/PRP do,/VBP I'll/NNP be/VB a/DT friend/NN to/TO you/PRP for/IN life."/NN "I'll/CC sell/VB it,/DT sir,"/NN said/VBD Paddy;/NNP "but/RB surely/RB you/PRP wouldn't/MD have/VB me/PRP to/TO give/VB up/RP my/PRP$ interest/NN in/IN such/JJ a/DT farm/NN as/IN that."/DT "I'll/NNP make/VBP it/PRP up/RP to/TO you/PRP in/IN other/JJ ways,"/NN said/VBD Val;/NNP "and/NNP I'll/NNP mention/VBP you/PRP besides/IN to/TO Lord/NNP Cumber."/NNP "I'm/NNP thankful/JJ to/TO you,/DT sir,"/NN said/VBD Paddy;/NNP "but/NNP it's/VBD in/IN heaven/NN I'll/NN be,/VBZ most/RBS likely,/JJ before/IN ever/RB you/PRP see/VB his/PRP$ face."/NN "Then,/IN you/PRP won't/MD give/VB it/PRP up,/RP nor/CC rely/VB upon/IN my/PRP$ generosity/NN or/CC Lord/NNP Cumber's?/NNP It's/NNP Lord/NNP Cumber/NNP you/PRP will/MD be/VB obliging,/VBN not/RB me."/RB "Wid/VB every/DT respect/NN for/IN you/PRP both,/, sir,"/RB replied/VBD Paddy,/NNP "I/RB must/MD think/VB of/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ flesh/NN and/CC blood,/VB my/PRP$ childre,/NN and/CC grand-childre,/JJ and/CC great-grand-childre,/JJ before/IN I/PRP think/VBP of/IN either/DT you/PRP or/CC him./PRP The/DT day,/NN sir,/NN you/PRP made/VBD me/PRP tipsy,/JJ and/CC sent/VBD me/PRP on/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ car/NN for/IN the/DT lease,/NN I/PRP would/MD a/DT given/VBN it--but/CC then,/, they/PRP wouldn't/MD let/VB me/PRP at/IN home,/NN and/CC so,/NN on/IN thinking-it/JJ over--"/JJ "Pooh,/NN you're/PRP doting,/VBP man,/JJ you're/JJ doting,"/NN said/VBD Val./NNP "go/NNP home,/NN now--but/, I/PRP tell/VBP you,/IN you/PRP will/MD have/VB cause/NN to/TO remember/VB this/DT before/IN you/PRP die,/VBP old/JJ as/IN you/PRP are--go/VBP home."/NN "The/IN truth/NN is,/, Solomon,/NNP I/PRP was/VBD offered/VBN two/CD hundred/CD pounds/NNS for/IN it/PRP by/IN one/CD of/IN my/PRP$ 'hounds'/POS which/WDT would/MD be/VB a/DT good/JJ thing/NN enough,/RB and/CC would/MD afford/VB you/PRP a/DT slice/NN into/IN the/DT bargain./NN The/DT old/JJ fellow/NN would/MD have/VB brought/VBN me/PRP the/DT lease/NN the/DT day/NN he/PRP speaks/VBZ of,/RB were/VBD it/PRP not/RB for/IN the/DT family--and,/NN talking/VBG of/IN leases,/NNS you/PRP will/MD not/RB forget/VB to/TO draw/VB up/RP those/DT two/CD for/IN the/DT O'Flaherties,/NNP with/IN a/DT flaw/NN in/IN each./DT They/PRP are/VBP certainly/RB with/IN us/PRP up/RB to/TO the/DT present/JJ time,/NN but,/, then,/DT we/PRP can/MD never/RB be/VB sure/JJ of/IN these/DT Papists."/NNP "No,/NN d--n/. my/PRP$ honor,/NN if/IN ever/RB we/PRP can,"/MD re-echoed/VB Phil;/NNP "they/PRP hate/VBP us/PRP because/IN we/PRP keep/VBP them/PRP down./RP Put/VB in/RP two/CD good/JJ thumping/NN flaws,/NN Solomon,/NNP and/CC be/VB hanged/VBN to/TO you;/VB so/RB that/IN we/PRP can/MD pop/VB them/PRP out/RP if/IN ever/RB they/PRP refuse/VBP to/TO vote/VB for/IN us."/NN "Never/IN you/PRP mind/NN Solomon,"/NNP said/VBD his/PRP$ father,/NN "Solomon/NN will/MD put/VB in/IN a/DT pair/NN of/IN flaws/NNS that/WDT will/MD do/VB him/PRP honor."/VB "If/IN I/PRP did/VBD not/RB feel/VB that/IN in/IN doing/VBG so,/NN my/PRP$ dear/NN M'Clutchy,/IN I/PRP am/VBP rendering/VBG a/DT service/NN to/TO religion,/VB and/CC fighting/VBG a/DT just/RB and/CC righteous/JJ fight/NN against/IN Popery/NNP and/CC idolatry,/NN I/PRP would/MD not/RB deem/VB myself/PRP as/IN one/CD permitted/VBD to/TO do/VB this/DT thing--but/NN the/DT work/NN is/VBZ a/DT helping/VBG forward/RB of/IN religion,/NN and/CC that/DT is/VBZ my/PRP$ justification."/JJ "Call/NN Philip/NNP Duggan/NNP in."/IN A/DT poor/JJ looking/VBG man/NN now/RB entered/VBD with/IN a/DT staff/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hand,/NN by/IN the/DT aid/NN of/IN which/WDT he/PRP walked,/VBD for/IN he/PRP was/VBD lame./JJ "Well,/NN Duggan,/IN your/PRP$ rent?"/NN "I/. have/VB scrambled/VBD it/PRP together,/RB sir,/RB from/IN God/NNP knows/VBZ how/WRB many/JJ quarthers."/NN "Phil,"/NNS said/VBD Solomon/NNP aside,/RB "is/VBZ it/PRP not/RB painful/JJ to/TO hear/VB how/WRB habitually/RB these/DT dark/JJ creatures/NNS take/VBP the/DT sacred/JJ name/NN in/IN vain."/JJ "By/NN ---,/, it's/VBD perfectly/RB shocking,"/NN said/VBD Phil,/NNP "but/CC what/WP else/RB could/MD you/PRP expect/VB from/IN them?"/DT "Duggan,"/NNP said/VBD Val,/NNP "what/, is/VBZ this,/DT here's/IN a/DT mistake--you/NNS are/VBP short/JJ three/CD pound/NN ten."/NNS "Beggin'/RB your/PRP$ pardon,/NN sir,/NN it's/IN all/DT right,"/JJ replied/VBD Duggan;/NNP "you/IN see,/VBG your/PRP$ honor,/NN here's/IN my/PRP$ little/JJ account/NN for/IN the/DT work/NN I/PRP wrought/VBD for/IN you/PRP for/IN five/CD weeks/NNS wid/JJ horse/NN and/CC cart,/VB up/RP until/IN I/PRP put/VBD my/PRP$ knee/NN out/IN o'/IN joint/JJ in/IN the/DT quarry--you/NNS remember,/VBP sir,/NN when/WRB I/PRP brought/VBD it/PRP to/TO you,/VB you/PRP said/VBD to/TO let/VB it/PRP stand,/VB that/IN you/PRP would/MD allow/VB for/IN it/PRP in/IN the/DT next/JJ gale."/NN "I/NNS remember/VBP no/DT such/JJ thing,/NNS my/PRP$ good/JJ fellow,/NN or,/IN if/IN ever/RB I/PRP said/VBD such/JJ a/DT thing,/NN it/PRP must/MD have/VB been/VBN a/DT mistake;/NN do/VBP you/PRP imagine,/VB now--are/JJ you/PRP really/RB so/RB stupid/JJ and/CC silly/JJ as/IN to/TO imagine/VB that/IN I/PRP could/MD transmit/VB this/DT account/NN of/IN yours/PRP to/TO Lord/NNP Cumber,/NNP in/IN payment/NN of/IN his/PRP$ rent?"/NN "But/CC wasn't/VBD it/PRP by/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ ordhers/NNS I/PRP did/VBD it,/RB sir?"/NN "No,/IN sir;/NN it/PRP couldn't/MD be/VB by/IN my/PRP$ orders./NNP Duggan,/NNP you're/VBD a/DT great/JJ knave,/NN I/PRP see./VBD I/PRP once/RB had/VBD a/DT good/JJ opinion/NN of/IN you;/JJ but/CC I/PRP now/RB perceive/VBP my/PRP$ error./NN Here/RB you/PRP trump/VBP up/RP a/DT dishonest/JJ bill/NN against/IN me,/NNS when/WRB you/PRP know/VBP perfectly/RB well/RB that/IN most/JJS of/IN the/DT work/NN you/PRP charge/VBP me/PRP with/IN was/VBD duty/NN work."/NN "Beggin,'/IN your/PRP$ pardon,/NN sir,/NN I/PRP paid/VBD you/PRP the/DT duty-work/NN besides,/IN if/IN you'll/JJ remember/VBP it."/RP "I/IN tell/VB you,/PRP sirra,/NN you/PRP are/VBP a/DT most/RBS impudent/JJ and/CC knavish/JJ scoundrel,/NN to/TO speak/VB to/TO me/PRP in/IN this/DT style,/NN and/CC in/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ office,/NN too!/, Go/VB and/CC get/VB the/DT balance/NN of/IN the/DT rent,/NN otherwise/RB you/PRP shall/MD repent/VB it;/IN and,/DT mark/NN me,/NN sirra,/NN no/DT more/JJR of/IN your/PRP$ dishonesty."/NN "As/IN God/NNP is/VBZ to/TO judge/VB me--"/JJ "Ah,/IN my/PRP$ friend--,"/JJ began/VBD Solomon./NNP "Be/VB off/RP to/TO h--l,/JJ sir,/NN out/IN of/IN this,"/DT thundered/JJ Phil./NNP "Be/NNP off,/, I/PRP say,/VBP to/TO h--l/VB or/CC Connaught;/VB or/CC if/IN you/PRP don't,/VBP take/VB my/PRP$ word/NN for/IN it,/PRP you'll/MD find/VB yourself/PRP in/IN a/DT worse/JJR mess./. To/TO address/VB my/PRP$ father/NN in/IN such/JJ language!/NN Be/VB off,/JJ sir;/NN ha!"--Bow-wow!/NN said/VBD his/PRP$ face/NN once/RB more./, "Ah,"/NNP said/VBD Solomon,/NNP when/WRB the/DT man/NN had/VBD retired,/VBN "I/PRP see/VB your/PRP$ patience/NN and/CC your/PRP$ difficulties--but/JJ there/EX is/VBZ no/DT man/NN free/RB from/IN the/DT latter/NN in/IN this/DT checkered/JJ vale/NN of/IN sorrow."/JJ "Call/NNP Roger/NNP Regan,"/NNP said/VBD Val;/NNP "here's/VBD a/DT fellow,/NN now,/, who/WP has/VBZ an/DT excellent/JJ farm/NN at/IN a/DT low/JJ rent,/NN yet/CC he/PRP never/RB is/VBZ prepared/VBN with/IN a/DT penny./NN Well/RB Regan."/RB "Oh!/JJ devil/NN resave/VB the/DT penny,/NN sir;--you,/NN must/MD only/RB prize/NN (appraise)/IN the/DT craps;/NN the/DT ould/NN game,/NN sir--the/. ould/. game;/NN however,/RB it's/VBD a/DT merry/JJ world/NN as/RB long/RB as/IN it/PRP lasts,/, and/CC we/PRP must/MD only/RB take/VB our/PRP$ own/JJ fun/NN out/IN of/IN it."/DT "What/NN is/VBZ the/DT matter/NN with/IN your/PRP$ head,/NN Regan?"/RB asked/VBD Val./NNP "Devil/NNP a/DT much,/JJ sir;/NN a/DT couple/NN o'/IN cuts/NNS that/IN you/PRP might/MD lay/VB your/PRP$ finger/NN in./. We/PRP an'/IN the/DT Haimigans/NNPS had/VBD another/DT set/NN to/TO on/RP Thursday/NNP last,/, but/CC be/VB my/PRP$ sowl,/NN we/PRP thrashed/VBD them/PRP into/IN chaff--as/NNS we're/RB well/RB able/JJ to/TO do./VB Will/NNP I/PRP have/VBP the/DT pleasure/NN of/IN drinking/VBG your/PRP$ health,/NN gintlemen?/NN I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP see/VBP the/DT right/JJ sort/NN here."/RB "Give/VB him/PRP a/DT glass/NN of/IN spirits,"/NNS said/VBD Val;/NNP "I/NNP think,/, Regan,/RB you/PRP have/VBP seen/VBN some/DT one/CD drinking/NN to-day/NN already."/RB "Well,/RB gintlemen,/VB here's--if/PRP$ we're/NN to/TO have/VB a/DT short/JJ life,/NN may/MD it/PRP be/VB a/DT merry/NN one!--and/CC may/MD we/PRP never/RB ait/VBP worse/JJR mait/NN than/IN mutton./VBG Mr./NNP M'Slime,/NNP more/RBR power/NN to/TO you!--She's/JJ next/JJ door/NN to/TO me"--and/$ he/PRP winked/VBD at/IN Solomon--"an'/JJ barrin'/NN the/DT paleness,/NN by/IN the/DT powers/NNS gettin'/RB on/IN famous;/NN throth,/IN sir,"/NN in/IN reply/NN to/TO Val--"only/JJ share/NN of/IN two/CD half-pints/NNS wid/JJ Paddy/NNP Colgan,/NNP in/IN regard/NN of/IN that/DT day/NN that's/IN in/IN it--blowin'/DT bullocks--and,/NN I/PRP believe,/VBP another/DT half-pint/NN wid/VBD Para/NNP Bellow./NNP Blood,/NNP sir,/NN but/CC that's/IN a/DT beautiful/JJ drop!/NN Sowl/RB it/PRP would/MD take/VB the/DT tear/VB off/RP a/DT widow's/JJ pig--or/NN the/DT widow/NN herself./PRP Faith,/NNP Mr./NNP M'Clutchy,/NNP I/PRP could/MD tell/VB where/WRB the/DT cow/NN grazes/NNS that/WDT was/VBD milked/VBN for/IN that!/DT Awough!/NNP However,/NNP no/DT matther,/NN I'm/IN rantin'/NN Regan/NNP from/IN sweet/JJ Anghadarra--Regan/NNP the/DT Rake/NN that/WDT never/RB seen/VBN to-morrow./DT Whish!/NNP more/RBR power!"/JJ "That/NN will/MD do,/VB Regan;/RB you/PRP have/VBP not/RB your/PRP$ rent."/NN "Oh!/NN d--n/NN the/DT penny,/NN as/IN usual.--Success!/JJ "Well,/NN but/CC what's/NNS to/TO be/VB done?/NNS I/PRP must/MD come/VB down."/RB "Devil/JJ afoot/RB you'll/JJ 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I/PRP say.--Long/JJ life/NN to/TO you,/VB sir./NN You/PRP know/VBP a/DT hawk/NN from/IN a/DT hand-saw,/NN any/DT how--and/CC be/VB my/PRP$ sowl,/NNS kind/NN father,/NN for/IN you--whish!/JJ I'm/NNP rantin'/NN Regan/NNP from/IN sweet/JJ Anghadarra!"/NNP So/RB saying,/VBP poor,/JJ idle,/JJ drinking,/NN negligent,/NN pugnacious/JJ Regan,/RB by/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ sheer/NN neglect,/NN put/VBD his/PRP$ property/NN into/IN the/DT hands/NNS of/IN the/DT most/RBS relentless/JJ harpy/NN that/WDT ever/RB robbed/VBD and/CC fleeced/VBD a/DT tenantry./NN This/DT mode/NN of/IN proceeding/VBG was,/VBN in/IN fact,/NN one/CD of/IN the/DT many/JJ methods/NNS resorted/VBN to/TO by/IN rapacious/JJ agents,/NN for/IN filling/VBG their/PRP$ own/JJ pockets/NNS at/IN the/DT expense/NN of/IN the/DT tenant,/NN who,/, by/IN this/DT means,/NN seldom/RB received/VBD more/RBR than/IN a/DT fourth/JJ part/NN of/IN the/DT value/NN of/IN his/PRP$ crops./NN The/DT agent/NN under/IN the/DT mask/NN of/IN obliging/VBG 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the/DT butter/NN was/VBD appraised/VBN in/IN the/DT same/JJ manner,/NN mostly/RB with/IN similar/JJ results/NNS to/TO both/DT parties./. 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wet?"/NN said/VBD Val,/NNP turning/VBG round/RB very/RB blandly./JJR "Oh,/NNP Mrs./NNP Tyrrell,/NNP I/PRP hope/VBP you're/PRP very/RB well,"/RB followed/VBN Phil;/NNP "I/NNP fear/VBP you/PRP have/VBP got/VBN wet--have/JJ the/DT goodness/NN to/TO take/VB a/DT chair,/NN Mrs./NNP Tyrrell--and/NNP a/DT glass/NN of/IN wine,/NN ma'am."/NNS Mrs./NNP Tyrrell/NNP took/VBD a/DT chair,/NN but/CC she/PRP declined/VBD the/DT glass/NN of/IN wine./NN Mrs./NNP Tyrrell/NNP had/VBD been/VBN the/DT wife/NN of/IN a/DT young/JJ husband,/NN who/WP died/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ twenty-fourth/JJ year,/NN just/RB when/WRB they/PRP had/VBD been/VBN about/IN a/DT year/NN and/CC a/DT half/NN married./VBN She/PRP was/VBD herself,/JJ on/IN the/DT day/NN in/IN question,/NN about/IN the/DT same/JJ age/NN as/IN her/PRP$ husband/NN when/WRB he/PRP died./VBD She/PRP had/VBD been/VBN a/DT widow/NN just/RB two/CD years,/NNS and/CC had/VBD one/CD child,/NN a/DT son./NN She/PRP was/VBD indeed/RB a/DT beautiful/JJ woman--in/NN 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church-yard/NN for?--eh?"/JJ "Whisht,"/NN said/VBD Raymond,/NNP "let/NNP us/PRP see--who/WP have/VBP we/PRP here?/RB Ah,"/RB said/VBD he,/PRP stooping/VBG down/RB and/CC feeling/VBG the/DT chill/NN of/IN death/NN upon/IN her/PRP$ features,/JJ "it/NN is/VBZ Mary/NNP O'Regan,/NNP and/CC she's/POS dead--dead!"/JJ "Dead,"/NNP exclaimed/VBD Phil,/NNP starting,/VBD "curse/NN you,/PRP Rimon,/NNP let/VB us/PRP be/VB off/RP at/IN full/JJ speed,/NN I/PRP say--Gad,/VBP I'm/NNP in/IN a/DT nice/JJ pickle;/NN and/CC these/DT pistols/NNS are/VBP of/IN no/DT use/NN against/IN any/DT confounded/JJ ghost."/NN On/IN hearing/NN that/IN Phil/NNP carried/VBD pistols,/NN O'Regan/NNP started,/NN and/CC had/VBD it/PRP been/VBN daylight,/IN a/DT fierce/JJ but/CC exulting/JJ fire/NN might/MD have/VB been/VBN seen/VBN to/TO kindle/VB in/IN his/PRP$ eyes./NN "What/NN can/MD have/VB brought/VBN them/PRP here?"/RP asked/VBD Father/NNP Roche;/NNP "I/NNP cannot/MD understand/VB their/PRP$ visit/NN at/IN such/JJ an/DT 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Protestantism/NNP is/VBZ my/PRP$ forte,/JJ Mr./NNP Reilly--there's/NNP where/WRB I'm/NNP strong,/VBD a/DT touch/NN of/IN Hercules/NNP about/IN me/PRP there,/, Mr./NNP Reilly--Willy,/NNP I/PRP mean./VBD Well,/IN you/PRP are/VBP a/DT thorough/JJ good/JJ fellow,/NN Papist/NN and/CC all,/RB though/IN you--ahem!--never/PRP$ mind/NN though,/IN you/PRP shall/MD see/VB my/PRP$ daughter,/NN and/CC you/PRP shall/MD hear/VB my/PRP$ daughter;/NN for,/, by/IN the/DT great/JJ Boyne,/NNP she/PRP must/MD salute/VB the/DT man/NN that/WP saved/VBD her/PRP father's/IN life,/NN and/CC prevented/VBD her/PRP from/IN being/VBG an/DT orphan./NNP And/CC yet/RB see,/VBN Willy,/IN I/PRP love/VBP that/DT girl/NN to/TO such/JJ a/DT degree/NN that/IN if/IN heaven/NN was/VBD open/JJ for/IN me/PRP this/DT moment,/NN and/CC that/IN Saint/NNP Peter--hem!--I/NNP mean/VBP the/DT Apostle/NNP Peter,/NNP slid/VBD to/TO me,/PRP 'Come,/. 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heaven./VBD As/IN for/IN the/DT masther,/NN he/PRP makes/VBZ a/DT god/NN of/IN her./PRP To/TO be/VB sure/JJ if/IN ever/RB there/EX was/VBD an/DT angel/NN in/IN this/DT world/NN she/PRP is/VBZ one."/JJ "Get/NN out,/IN you/PRP old/JJ whelp,"/, exclaimed/VBD his/PRP$ master;/NN "what/RB do/VBP you/PRP know/VB about/IN it?--you/PRP who/WP never/RB had/VBD wife/NN or/CC child?/NN isn't/IN she/PRP my/PRP$ only/RB child?--the/DT apple/NN of/IN my/PRP$ eye?/NN the/DT love/NN of/IN my/PRP$ heart?"/NN "If/IN you/PRP loved/VBD her/PRP so/RB well/RB you/PRP wouldn't/MD make/VB her/PRP unhappy/JJ then."/, "What/RB do/VBP you/PRP mean,/VB you/PRP despicable/JJ old/JJ Papist?"/NNP "I/NNP mean/VBP that/IN you/PRP wouldn't/MD marry/VB her/PRP to/TO a/DT man/NN she/PRP doesn't/RB like,/JJ as/IN you're/JJ goin'/NN to/TO do./RP That's/DT a/DT bad/JJ way/NN to/TO make/VB her/PRP happy,/VB at/IN any/DT rate."/NN "Overlook/VB the/DT word/NN Papist,/NNP Mr./NNP Reilly,/NNP that/IN I/PRP applied/VBD to/TO that/DT old/JJ idolater--the/JJ fellow/NN worships/NNS images;/IN of/IN course/NN you/PRP know,/VBP as/IN a/DT Papist,/NNP he/PRP does--ahem!--but/CC to/TO show/VB you/PRP that/IN I/PRP don't/VBP hate/VB the/DT Papist/NN without/IN exception,/NN I/PRP beg/VBP to/TO let/VB you/PRP know,/VB sir,/NN that/IN I/PRP frequently/RB have/VBP the/DT Papist/JJ priest/NN of/IN our/PRP$ parish/NN to/TO dine/VB with/IN me;/NN and/CC if/IN that/DT isn't/NN liberality/NN the/DT devil's/NNS in/IN it./DT Isn't/NNP that/IN true,/NN you/PRP superstitious/JJ old/JJ Padareen?/NNP No,/NNP Mr./NNP Reilly,/NNP Mr./NNP Mahon--Willy,/NNP I/PRP mean--I'm/VBP a/DT liberal/JJ man,/NN and/CC I/PRP hope/VBP we'll/RB be/VB all/DT saved/VBN yet,/NNS with/IN the/DT exception/NN of/IN the/DT Pope--ahem!/NNP yes,/NN I/PRP hope/VBP we/PRP shall/MD all/PDT be/VB saved."/VBN "Throth,/NNP sir,"/NN said/VBD Andy,/NNP addressing/VBG himself/PRP to/TO Reilly,/NNP "he's/NNP a/DT quare/NN gentleman,/NN this./DT He's/NNP always/RB 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acquaintances./NN None/NN of/IN that/DT foolish/JJ Popish/NNP nonsense./NN When/WRB you/PRP thank/VBP God,/NNP thank/VB him;/PRP and/CC when/WRB you/PRP thank/VBP me,/PRP why/WRB thank/VB me;/RP but/CC don't/VB unite/NN us,/NN as/IN you/PRP do/VBP him/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ Popish/JJ saints,/NN for/IN I/PRP tell/VBP you,/PRP Molly,/NNP I'm/NNP no/DT saint;/NN God/NNP forbid!/VBD Tell/VB the/DT doctorman/NN to/TO pay/VB him/PRP every/DT attention,/NN and/CC to/TO send/VB his/PRP$ bill/NN to/TO me/PRP when/WRB the/DT child/NN is/VBZ properly/RB recovered;/JJ mark/NN that--properly/DT recovered."/NN A/DT noble/JJ avenue,/NN that/WDT swept/VBD along/IN with/IN two/CD or/CC three/CD magnificent/JJ bends,/NN brought/VBD them/PRP up/RP to/TO a/DT fine/JJ old/JJ mansion/NN of/IN the/DT castellated/JJ style,/NN where/WRB the/DT squire/JJ and/CC his/PRP$ two/CD equestrian/NN attendants/NNS dismounted,/, and/CC were/VBD ushered/VBN into/IN the/DT parlor,/NN which/WDT they/PRP found/VBD 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What/WP have/VBP you/PRP to/TO say/VB to/TO him?/PRP He's/IN engaged,/NNS I/PRP tell/VBP you."/PRP Tom,/DT apprehensive/JJ that/IN he/PRP might/MD not/RB get/VB an/DT opportunity/NN of/IN communicating/VBG with/IN Reilly,/NNP bolted/VBD in,/RB and/CC as/IN the/DT parlor/NN door/NN stood/VBD open,/RB he/PRP saw/VBD him/PRP standing/VBG near/IN the/DT large/JJ chimney-piece./NN "Willy/RB Reilly!"/IN he/PRP exclaimed/VBD in/IN a/DT voice/NN that/WDT trembled/VBD with/IN earnestness,/DT "Willy/NNP Reilly,/NNP dere's/VBD news/NN for/IN you--for/JJ de/IN squire/VBG too--bad/JJ news--God's/JJ sake/NN come/VBN wid/JJ Tom--you/. tall/JJ too,/, Willy/NNP Reilly,/NNP but/CC not/RB tall/JJ as/IN Tom/NNP is."/IN "What/RB is/VBZ the/DT matter,/NN Tom?"/NNP asked/VBD Reilly;/NNP "you/TO look/VB alarmed."/JJR "God's/NNP sake,/NN here,/, Willy/NNP Reilly,"/NNP replied/VBD the/DT kind-hearted/JJ fool,/NN "come/NN wid/VBD Tom./NNP Bad/NNP news."/, "Hallo!"/NNP exclaimed/VBD the/DT squire,/JJ "what/NN 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"Certainly,/NNP that/DT woman/NN may/MD be/VB useful/JJ to/TO me."/VB "Well,/RB then,/, we/PRP may/MD as/RB well/RB jog/VB on/IN in/IN that/DT direction,/NN and/CC as/IN we/PRP go/VBP I/PRP will/MD tell/VB you."/PRP "How/IN then/RB did/VBD you/PRP come/VB to/TO describe/VB the/DT barn--or/NN rather,/NN was/VBD your/PRP$ description/NN correct?"/NN "Ay,/RB as/IN Gospel./NNP You/PRP don't/VBP know/VB that/IN by/IN the/DT best/JJS of/IN luck/NN and/CC providence/NN of/IN God,/NNP I/PRP was/VBD two/CD years/NNS and/CC a/DT half/NN an/DT inside/NN laborer/NN with/IN Mr./NNP Graham./NNP As/IN is/VBZ usual,/RB all/DT the/DT inside/NN men-servants/NNS slept,/VBD wintrier/NN and/CC summer,/NN in/IN the/DT barn;/NN and/CC that/DT accounts/NNS for/IN our/PRP$ good/JJ fortune/NN this/DT night./NN Only/RB for/IN that/DT scoundrel,/NN Steen,/NNP however,/, the/DT whole/JJ thing/NN would/MD not/RB have/VB signified/VBN much;/RB but/CC he's/VBD a/DT black/JJ and/CC deep/JJ villain/NN that./DT Nobody/NN likes/VBZ him/PRP but/CC his/PRP$ brother/NN scoundrel,/NN Whitecraft,/NNP and/CC he's/VBD a/DT favorite/JJ with/IN him,/NN bekaise/NN he's/VBD an/DT active/JJ and/CC unscrupulous/JJ tool/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hands./NN Many/JJ a/DT time,/NN when/WRB these/DT men--military-militia-yeomen,/NNS or/CC whatever/WDT they/PRP call/VBP them,/PRP are/VBP sent/VBN out/RP by/IN this/DT same/JJ Sir/NNP Robert,/NNP the/DT poor/JJ fellows/NNS don't/VBP wish/NN to/TO catch/VB what/WP they/PRP call/VBP the/DT unfortunate/JJ Papish-es,/NNP and/CC before/IN they/PRP come/VBP to/TO the/DT house/NN they'll/DT fire/NN off/IN their/PRP$ guns,/NNS pretinding/VBG to/TO be/VB in/IN a/DT big/JJ passion,/NN but/CC only/RB to/TO give/VB their/PRP$ poor/JJ neighbors/NNS notice/VB to/TO escape/VB as/RB soon/RB as/IN they/PRP can."/MD In/IN a/DT short/JJ time/NN they/PRP reached/VBD widow/NN Buckley's/NNP cabin,/NN who,/, on/IN understanding/NN that/IN it/PRP was/VBD Reilly/NNP who/WP sought/VBD admittance,/NN lost/VBN not/RB a/DT moment/NN in/IN opening/VBG the/DT door/NN and/CC letting/VBG them/PRP in./, There/EX was/VBD no/DT candle/NN lit/VBD when/WRB they/PRP entered,/VBP but/CC there/EX was/VBD a/DT bright/JJ turf/NN fire/NN "blinkin'/NN bonnilie"/NN in/IN the/DT fireplace,/NN from/IN which/WDT a/DT mellow/JJ light/NN emanated/VBD that/IN danced/VBD upon/IN the/DT few/JJ plain/JJ plates/NNS that/WDT were/VBD neatly/RB ranged/VBN upon/IN her/PRP$ humble/JJ dresser,/NN but/CC which/WDT fell/VBD still/RB more/RBR strongly/RB upon/IN a/DT clean/JJ and/CC well-swept/JJ hearth,/NN on/IN one/CD side/NN of/IN which/WDT was/VBD an/DT humble/JJ armchair/NN of/IN straw,/JJ and/CC on/IN the/DT other/JJ a/DT grave,/NN but/CC placid-looking/NN cat,/NN purring,/NN with/IN half-closed/JJ eyes,/NNS her/PRP usual/JJ song/NN for/IN the/DT evening./NN "Lord/NN bless/VBD us!/IN Mr./NNP Reilly,/NNP is/VBZ this/DT you?/JJ Sure/JJ it's/RB little/RB I/PRP expected/VBD you,/IN any/DT way;/NN but/CC come/VB when/WRB you/PRP will,/MD you're/VB welcome./DT And/CC who/WP ought/MD to/TO be/VB welcome/JJ to/TO the/DT poor/JJ ould/NN widow/NN if/IN you/PRP wouldn't?"/MD "Take/VB a/DT stool/NN and/CC sit/VB down,/RB honest/JJ man,"/NN she/PRP said,/VBD addressing/VBG Fergus;/NNP "and/CC you,/PRP$ Mr./NNP Reilly,/NNP take/VB my/PRP$ chair;/NN it's/IN the/DT one/CD you/PRP sent/VBD me/PRP yourself,/, and/CC if/IN anybody/NN is/VBZ entitled/VBN to/TO a/DT sate/NN in/IN it,/RB surely/RB you/PRP are./VBP I/PRP must/MD light/VB a/DT rush."/NN "No,/NN Molly,"/NNP replied/VBD Reilly,/NNP "I/NNP would/MD be/VB too/RB heavy/JJ for/IN your/PRP$ frail/JJ chair./NN I/PRP will/MD take/VB one/CD of/IN those/DT stout/NN stools,/NNS which/WDT will/MD answer/VB me/PRP better."/RB She/PRP then/RB lit/VBD a/DT rush-light,/NN which/WDT she/PRP pressed/VBD against/IN a/DT small/JJ cleft/NN of/IN iron/NN that/WDT was/VBD driven/VBN into/IN a/DT wooden/JJ shaft,/NN about/IN three/CD feet/NNS long,/IN 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And/CC now,/JJ Ellen,/NNP that/IN I/PRP have/VBP met/VBN you,/PRP let/VB me/PRP spake/VB to/TO you/PRP about/IN ould/NN times./NN In/IN the/DT first/JJ place,/NN I/PRP am/VBP heart/RB sorry/JJ for/IN the/DT step/NN I/PRP took;/VBD but/CC you/PRP know/VBP it/PRP was/VBD oppression/NN and/CC persecution/NN that/WDT drove/VBD me/PRP to/TO it."/DT "Fergus,"/NN she/PRP replied,/VBD "that's/IN no/DT excuse./NN Persecution/NNP may/MD come/VB upon/IN us,/PRP but/CC that's/IN no/DT reason/NN why/WRB we/PRP should/MD allow/VB it/PRP to/TO drive/VB us/PRP into/IN evil/JJ and/CC crime./NN Don't/VBP you/PRP know/VBP that/IN it's/IN such/JJ conduct/NN that/IN justifies/VBZ the/DT persecutors/NNS in/IN their/PRP$ own/JJ eyes/NNS and/CC in/IN the/DT eyes/NNS of/IN the/DT world./NN What/WP will/MD become/VB of/IN you/PRP now?/RB If/IN you're/PRP caught,/VBP you/PRP must/MD die/VB a/DT shameful/JJ death."/NN "Devil/IN a/DT fear/NN of/IN it,/PRP$ my/PRP$ darlin'/NN Ellen./NNP I/PRP could/MD tell/VB you/PRP something,/RB if/IN I/PRP thought/VBD myself/PRP at/IN liberty/NN to/TO do/VB so--something/NN _mavourneen_,/NNS that/WDT 'ud/MD give/VB you/PRP a/DT light/NN heart."/NN "Indeed,/IN Fergus,/NNP I/PRP don't/VBP wish/VB to/TO hear/VB any/DT of/IN your/PRP$ secrets./NN It's/IN my/PRP$ opinion/NN they/PRP would/MD not/RB be/VB fit/VBN for/IN me/PRP to/TO hear./PRP But/CC in/IN the/DT mane/NN time,"/NN she/PRP added--prompted/VBD by/IN the/DT undying/VBG principle/NN of/IN female/JJ curiosity,/JJ and,/CC let/VB us/PRP add,/VB a/DT better/JJR and/CC more/RBR generous/JJ feeling--"in/NN the/DT mane/NN time,/NN Fergus,/NNP if/IN it's/PRP$ any/DT thing/NN about/IN yourself,/PRP and/CC that/IN it/PRP would/MD give/VB me/PRP a/DT light/NN heart,/NN as/IN you/PRP say/VBP it/PRP would,/, and/CC that/IN there/EX is/VBZ nothing/NN wrong/JJ and/CC dishonorable/JJ in/IN it,/PRP$ I/PRP would,/VBP for/IN your/PRP$ sake,/NN be/VB glad/JJ to/TO hear/VB it."/IN "Well/RB then,/DT Ellen,/NNP I/PRP will/MD tell/VB it;/PRP but/CC it/PRP must,/RB for/IN reasons/NNS that/IN there's/RB no/DT use/NN in/IN mentionin'/NN to/TO you,/MD be/VB a/DT secret/NN between/IN us,/NN for/IN some/DT time--not/NN a/DT long/JJ time,/NN I/PRP hope./VBD I/PRP am,/VBP thank/VB God,/NNP free/JJ as/IN the/DT air/NN of/IN heaven,/NN and/CC may/MD walk/VB abroad,/RB openly,/RB in/IN the/DT face/NN of/IN day,/NN if/IN I/PRP like,/VBP without/IN any/DT one/CD darin'/NN to/TO ask/VB me/PRP a/DT question."/NN "But,/NN Fergus,"/NNP said/VBD Ellen,/NNP "I/NNP don't/, undherstand/CC this./DT You/PRP were/VBD a/DT robber--a/JJ Rapparee--and/NNP now/RB you/PRP are/VBP a/DT free/JJ man./NN But/CC what/WP did/VBD you/PRP do/VB to/TO deserve/VB this/DT at/IN the/DT hands/NNS of/IN the/DT Government?"/NNP "Don't/NNP be/VB alarmed,/JJR my/PRP$ darlin'/NN Ellen--nothing/NNP imbecomin'/VBD an/DT honest/JJ man."/NN "I/IN hope,"/NN she/PRP proceeded--her/JJ cheeks/NNS mantling/VBG with/IN indignation/NN and/CC scorn--"I/JJ 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with/IN astonishment;/JJ "why,/NN how/WRB did/VBD that/IN come?/DT But/CC I/PRP suppose/VBP I/PRP needn't/VBP ask--some/DT of/IN the/DT mad/JJ old/JJ Squire's/NNP tantrums,/, I/PRP suppose?/VBP And/CC what/WP did/VBD the/DT _Cooleen/NNP Bawn_/NNP herself/PRP say?"/VBP "Why,/JJ she/PRP cried/VBD bitterly/RB when/WRB I/PRP was/VBD lavin'/VBN her;/PRP indeed/RB if/IN I/PRP had/VBD been/VBN her/PRP sister/NN she/PRP couldn't/MD feel/VB more;/RB and,/CC as/RB might/MD be/VB expected/VBN from/IN her,/PRP$ she/PRP promised/VBD to/TO befriend/VB me/PRP as/RB long/RB as/IN she/PRP had/VBD it/PRP in/IN her/PRP$ power;/NN but,/CC poor/JJ thing,/NN if/IN matters/NNS go/VBP against/IN her,/PRP as/IN I'm/NNP afeared/VBD they/PRP will--if/MD she's/RB forced/VBN to/TO marry/VB that/DT villain,/NN it/PRP is/VBZ little/JJ for/IN any/DT thing/NN that's/IN either/DT good/JJ or/CC generous/JJ ever/RB she'll/MD have/VB in/IN her/PRP$ power;/NN but/CC marry/VB him/PRP she/PRP never/RB will/MD I/PRP heard/VBD her/PRP say/VB more/JJR than/IN wanst/IN that/DT she'd/NN take/VB her/PRP$ own/JJ life/NN first;/RB and/CC indeed/RB I'm/NNP sartain/VBD she/PRP will,/MD too,/RB if/IN she/PRP is/VBZ forced/VBN to/TO it./PRP Either/CC that,/DT or/CC she'll/MD lose/VB her/PRP$ senses;/NN for,/IN indeed,/NN Fergus,/IN the/DT darlin'/NN girl/NN was/VBD near/IN losin'/NN them/PRP wanst/VBP or/CC twist/VBP as/IN it/PRP is--may/, God/NNP pity/NN and/CC relieve/VB her."/PRP "Amen,"/RB replied/VBD Fergus./NNP "And/CC you're/PRP now/RB on/IN your/PRP$ way/NN home,/NN I/PRP suppose?"/VBP "I/NNP am,"/NN said/VBD Ellen,/NNP "and/NNP every/DT thing/NN belongin'/IN to/TO me/PRP is/VBZ to/TO be/VB sent/VBN to/TO my/PRP$ father's;/NN but/CC indeed,/NN Fergus,/IN I/PRP don't/VBP much/JJ care/NN now/RB what/WP becomes/VBZ of/IN me./VBG My/PRP$ happiness/NN in/IN this/DT world/NN is/VBZ bound/VBN up/RP in/IN hers;/JJ and/CC if/IN she's/NNS to/TO be/VB sunk/VBN in/IN grief/NN and/CC sorrow,/NN I/PRP can/MD never/RB be/VB 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I/PRP certainly/RB did/VBD recommend/VB a/DT young/JJ female/NN named/VBN Herbert/NNP to/TO you,/VB but/CC I/PRP was/VBD utterly/RB ignorant/JJ of/IN what/WP you/PRP mention."/VBP Here/RB the/DT footman/NN entered,/NN and/CC whispered/VBD something/NN to/TO Sir/NNP Robert,/NNP who/WP apologized/VBD to/TO the/DT squire/JJ for/IN leaving/VBG him/PRP two/CD or/CC three/CD minutes./NN "Here/RB is/VBZ the/DT last/JJ paper,"/NN said/VBD he,/PRP "and/CC I/PRP trust/VBP that/IN before/IN you/PRP go/VBP I/PRP will/MD be/VB able/JJ to/TO remove/VB clearly/RB and/CC fully/RB the/DT prejudices/NNS which/WDT you/PRP entertain/VB against/IN me,/NNS and/CC which/WDT originate,/VBP so/RB far/RB as/IN I/PRP am/VBP concerned,/VBN in/IN a/DT mystery/NN which/WDT I/PRP am/VBP unable/JJ to/TO penetrate."/VB He/PRP then/RB followed/VBD the/DT servant,/NN who/WP conducted/VBD him/PRP to/TO Hennessy,/NNP whom/WP he/PRP found/VBD in/IN the/DT back/NN parlor./NN "Well,/IN Mr./NNP Hennessy,"/NNP said/VBD he,/PRP 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round,/RB and/CC raised/VBD her/PRP$ tearful/JJ eyes/NNS to/TO question/VB the/DT intruder./NN She/PRP sprang/VBD eagerly/RB forward,/RB and/CC hung/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ neck,/NN (for/IN it/PRP was/VBD Owen/NNP himself,)/, while/IN she!/PRP joyfully/RB exclaimed--/: "Oh,/JJ heaven/NN be/VB praised,/VBN yer/RB come/VBN back/RB at/IN last,/JJ to/TO give/VB the/DT lie/NN to/TO all/DT their/PRP$ reports,/NN an'/NN to/TO prove/VB yer/NN innocence."/NN "Ellen,/IN my/PRP$ darlint,"/NN he/PRP answered,/MD "I/VB knew/VBD you'd/PRP be/VB glad/JJ to/TO get/VB me/PRP back,"/RB and/CC he/PRP kissed!/VBD again/RB and/CC again/RB her/PRP burning/VBG lips;/JJ "but/CC what/WP do/VBP you/PRP mane,/VB acushla?--What/JJ reports!/NNS do/VBP you/PRP spake/VB ov,/JJ an'/NN ov/IN what/WP am/VBP I/PRP accused?"/VBP "Oh,/JJ thin,/NNS Owen,/RB I'm/VBP glad/JJ you/PRP didn't/VBD even/RB hear/VB ov/NNP id;/NN an'/IN the/DT poliss/NN here/RB searchin'/VBD the/DT house/NN to/TO make/VB you/PRP pres'ner./MD Shure,/VB avick,/JJ Bill/NNP Daly,/NNP the/DT procthor,/NN that/IN sazed/VBN poor/JJ Black/NNP Bess,/NNP was/VBD murdhered/VBN the/DT very/RB mornin'/NN you/PRP wint/VBP to/TO shoot/VB the/DT hares;/JJ an'/NN on/IN account/NN ov/IN yer/NN borryin'/NN the/DT gun,/NN an'/NN threatenin'/IN him/PRP the/DT day/NN ov/IN the/DT sale,/NN they/PRP said/VBD it/PRP was/VBD you/PRP that/IN done/VBN id;/NN but/CC I/PRP gev/VBP thim/PRP all/PDT the/DT lie,/NN fur/NN I/PRP knew/VBD you/PRP wor/MD innocent./POS Now,/NNP Owen,/NNP ahagur,/RB you/PRP look/VBP tired,/RB sit/VB down,/RP an'/NN I'll/MD get/VB you/PRP somethin'/RB to/TO ate./DT Och,/NNP bud/NN I'm/IN 'glad/JJ that/IN yer/NN returned/VBD safe!"/JJ The/DT overjoyed/JJ wife/NN soon/RB heaped/VBN fresh/JJ turf/NN on/IN the/DT fire,/NN and/CC partly/RB blowing,/NN partly/RB fanning/VBG it/PRP into/IN a/DT flame,/NN hung/VBD a/DT large/JJ iron/NN pot/NN I/PRP over/IN it,/RB from/IN a/DT hook/NN firmly/RB fixed/VBN in/IN the/DT wall./NN While/IN these/DT 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You/PRP look/VBP slaved,/NN an'/NN had/VBD betther/RB rest/VB yerself,/RB an'/RB ate/VBD a/DT pratee/NN or/CC two./, I/PRP have/VBP no/DT milk/NN ov/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ to/TO offer/VB you/PRP now,/RB but/CC I'll/RB go/VB an'/RB thry/JJ an'/NN get/VB a/DT dhrop/NN from/IN a/DT neighbor."/NN When/WRB Ellen/NNP returned/VBD with/IN a/DT little/JJ wooden/JJ noggin/NN full,/IN her/PRP$ husband/NN was/VBD sitting/VBG warming/VBG his/PRP$ hands/NNS over/IN the/DT fire;/NN and/CC it/PRP was/VBD then/RB she/PRP recollected/VBD that/IN he/PRP had/VBD not/RB brought/VBN back/RB the/DT gun/NN with/IN him;/JJ besides,/IN when/WRB she/PRP cast/VBD a/DT glance/NN at/IN his/PRP$ clothes,/NN they/PRP were/VBD all/DT soiled/VBN with/IN mud/NN and/CC clay,/NN and/CC torn/VBN in/IN many/JJ places./. 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as/IN I/PRP was/VBD sayin'--whin/JJ I/PRP left/VBD this,/DT I/PRP cut/VBD acrass/NN by/IN Sheemus/NNP Doyle's,/NNP an'/NN so/RB up/RB into/IN the/DT mountain,/NN where/WRB I/PRP knew/VBD the/DT hares/NNS were/VBD coorsin'/JJ about/IN in/IN plenty./NN I/PRP shot/VBD two/CD or/CC three/CD ov/IN thim;/DT an'/NN as/IN night/NN began/VBD to/TO fall,/VB I/PRP was/VBD thinkin'/DT ov/NNP comin'/NN home,/NN whin/IN I/PRP heerd/VBD the/DT barkin'/NN ov/IN a/DT dog/NN a/DT little/JJ farther/RB up,/RB in/IN the/DT wild/JJ part,/NN where/WRB I/PRP never/RB ventured/VBD afore./NN I/PRP dunna/VBD what/WP prompted/VBD me/PRP to/TO folly/VB id/JJ bud,/NN any/DT how,/IN I/PRP did,/VBD an'/DT wint/NN on/IN farther/RB an'/NN farther./NN Well,/NNP Ellen/NNP agra,/IN I/PRP at/IN last/JJ come/VBN to/TO a/DT deep/JJ valley,/NN full/JJ up/IN a'most/RB of/IN furze/NN an'/NN brambles,/NN an'/NN I/PRP seen/VBD a/DT black/JJ thing/NN runnin'/VBG down/IN the/DT edge/NN ov/IN id./VBN It/PRP was/VBD so/RB far/RB 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Oh!/NNP mother,/NN mother,/NN if/IN you/PRP knew/VBD it;/RB an'/VBN as/IN for/IN what/WP you/PRP say,/VBP father,/NN it's/RB right;/RB what/WP advice/NN but/CC my/PRP$ mother's/NN an'/RB yours/PRP ought/MD I/PRP to/TO ask?"/VB "An'/NN God's/NNP too,"/, added/VBD the/DT mother./NN "An'/NN my/PRP$ heart/NN was/VBD nevir/VBN more/RBR _ris_/RB to/TO God/NNP than/IN it/PRP was',/VBD an'/NN is/VBZ this/DT night,"/NN replied/VBD their/PRP$ ingenuous/JJ boy./NN "Well,/NN but/CC what/WP has/VBZ happened,/VBN Connor?"/NNP said/VBD his/PRP$ father;/NN "if/IN it's/PRP$ anything/NN where/WRB our/PRP$ advice/NN can/MD serve/VB you,/IN of/IN coorse/NN we'll/NN advise/VBP you/PRP for/IN the/DT best."/JJS Connor/NNP then,/, with/IN a/DT glowing/VBG heart,/NN made/VBD them/PRP acquainted/VBN with/IN the/DT affection/NN which/WDT subsisted/VBD between/IN himself/PRP and/CC Una/NNP O'Brien,/NNP and/CC ended/VBN by/IN informing/VBG them/PRP of/IN the/DT vow/NN of/IN marriage/NN which/WDT they/PRP had/VBD that/DT night/NN solemnly/RB pledged/VBD to/TO each/DT other./JJ "You/CC both/DT know/VB her/PRP$ by/IN sight,"/NN he/PRP added,/VBD "an'/NN afther/IN what/WP I've/NN sed,/NN can/MD you/PRP blame/VB me/PRP for/IN sayin'/NN that/IN I/PRP found/VBD this/DT a/DT pleasant/JJ and/CC a/DT happy/JJ night?"/NN The/DT affectionate/JJ mother's/NNS eyes/NNS filled/VBD with/IN tears/NNS of/IN pride/NN and/CC delight,/NN on/IN hearing/NN that/IN her/PRP$ handsome/JJ son/NN was/VBD loved/VBN by/IN the/DT beautiful/JJ daughter/NN of/IN Bodagh/NNP Buie,/NNP and/CC she/PRP could/MD not/RB help/VB exclaiming,/VBN in/IN the/DT enthusiasm/NN of/IN the/DT moment,/NN "She's/IN a/DT purty/NN girl--the/, purtiest/JJS indeed/RB I/PRP ever/RB laid/VBD my/PRP$ two/CD livin'/JJ eyes/NNS upon,/IN and/CC by/IN all/DT accounts/NNS as/RB good/JJ as/IN she's/NNS purty;/, but/CC I/PRP say/VBP that,/DT face/NN to/TO face,/VB you're/JJ as/IN good,/JJ ay,/NN an'/NN as/IN handsome,/NN Fardorougha,/NNP as/IN she/PRP is./VBZ God/NNP bless/VB her,/PRP any/DT way,/NN an'/NN mark/NN her/PRP to/TO grace/VB and/CC happiness,/VB _ma/NNP colleen/NN dhas/VBZ dhun_."/NNS "He's/IN no/DT match/NN for/IN her,"/PRP said/VBD the/DT father,/NN who/WP had/VBD listened/VBD with/IN an/DT earnest/JJ face,/NN and/CC compressed/VBD lips,/NNS to/TO his/PRP$ son's/NNS narrative;/VBN "he's/IN no/DT match/NN for/IN her--by/IN four/CD hundred/CD guineas."/NNS Honora,/RB when/WRB he/PRP uttered/VBD the/DT previous/JJ part/NN of/IN his/PRP$ observation,/NN looked/VBD upon/IN him/PRP with/IN a/DT flash/NN of/IN indignant/JJ astonishment;/JJ but/CC when/WRB he/PRP had/VBD concluded,/VBN her/PRP$ countenance/NN fell/VBD back/RB into/IN its/PRP$ original/JJ expression./NN It/PRP was/VBD evident/JJ that,/IN while/IN she,/PRP with/IN the/DT feelings/NNS of/IN a/DT woman/NN and/CC a/DT mother,/NN instituted/VBD a/DT parallel/NN between/IN their/PRP$ personal/JJ merits/NNS alone,/IN the/DT husband/NN viewed/VBD their/PRP$ attachment/NN 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I/PRP can/MD tell/VB you;/PRP an'/IN if/IN she/PRP marries/VBZ me/PRP without/IN their/PRP$ consent,/NN you/PRP both/DT know/VBP I/PRP have/VBP no/DT way/NN of/IN supportin'/NN her,/, except/IN you,/PRP father,/VBP assist/VB me."/NN "That/IN won't/NN be/VB needful,/JJ Connor;/IN you/PRP may/MD manage/VB them;/TO they/PRP won't/MD see/VB her/PRP want;/VB she's/. an/DT only/RB daughter;/NN they/PRP couldn't/MD see/VB her/PRP want."/VB "An'/NN isn't/IN he/PRP an/DT only/RB son,/JJ Fardorougha?"/NNP exclaimed/VBD the/DT wife./NN "An'/IN my/PRP$ sowl/NN to/TO happiness/NN but/CC I/PRP believe/VBP you'd/PRP see/VBP him/PRP want."/VB "Any/DT way,"/NN replied/VBD her/PRP$ husband,/NN "I'm/IN not/RB for/IN matches/NNS against/IN the/DT consint/NN of/IN parents;/NN they're/, not/RB lucky;/JJ or/CC can't/NN you/PRP run/VBP away/RB wid/JJ her,/IN an'/DT thin/JJ refuse/NN marryin'/NN her/PRP except/IN they/PRP come/VBP down/RB wid/VB the/DT cash?"/NN "Oh,/NN father!"/NN exclaimed/VBD Connor,/NNP "father,/NNP father,/NN to/TO become/VB a/DT villain!"/NN "Connor,"/NN said/VBD his/PRP$ mother,/NN rising/VBG up/RP in/IN a/DT spirit/NN of/IN calm/JJ and/CC mournful/JJ solemnity,/JJ "never/NN heed;/NN go/VBP to/TO bed,/VB achora,/RB go/VB to/TO bed."/VB "Of/IN coorse/NN I'll/NNP never/RB heed,/VBD mother,"/NN he/PRP replied;/VBD "but/IN I/PRP can't/MD help/VB sayin'/VBN that,/DT happy/JJ as/IN I/PRP was/VBD awhile/RB agone,/IN my/PRP$ father/NN is/VBZ sendin'/VBN me/PRP to/TO bed/VB with/IN a/DT heavy/JJ heart./NN When/WRB I/PRP asked/VBD your/PRP$ advice,/NN father,/, little/RB I/PRP thought/VBD it/PRP would/MD be/VB to/TO do--but/JJ no/DT matter;/NN I'll/NN never/RB be/VB guilty/JJ of/IN an/DT act/NN that/IN 'ud/JJ disgrace/NN my/PRP$ name."/NN "No,/NN avillish,"/NN said/VBD his/PRP$ mother,/NN "you/PRP never/RB will;/MD God/NNP knows/VBZ it's/RB as/RB much/JJ an'/NN more/RBR than/IN you/PRP an'/IN other/JJ people/NNS can/MD do,/VB to/TO keep/VB the/DT name/NN we/PRP have/VBP in/IN decency."/JJ "It's/NNS fine/JJ talk,"/NN observed/VBD Fardorougha,/NNP "but/IN what/WP I/PRP advise/VBP has/VBZ been/VBN done/VBN by/IN hundreds/NNS that/IN wor/JJ married/VBN an'/NN happy/JJ afterwards;/IN how--an--iver/PRP$ you/PRP needn't/VBP get/VB into/IN a/DT passion,/NN either/CC of/IN you;/JJ I'm/NNP not/RB pressin'/NN you,'/JJ Connor,/NNP to/TO it."/DT "Connor,/NNP achree,"/NN said/VBD his/PRP$ mother,/NN "go/NN to/TO bed,/VB an'/DT instead/RB of/IN the/DT advice/NN you/PRP got,/VBP ax/NN God's;/NNP go,/NN avillish!"/NN Connor,/NNP without/IN making/VBG any/DT further/JJ observation,/NNS sought/VBD his/PRP$ sleeping-room,/NN where,/IN having/VBG recommended/VBN himself/PRP to/TO God,/NNP in/IN earnest/NN prayer,/NN he/PRP lay/VBD revolving/VBG all/DT that/WDT had/VBD occurred/VBN that/IN night,/NN until/IN the/DT gentle/JJ influence/NN of/IN sleep/NN at/IN length/NN drew/VBD him/PRP into/IN oblivion./NN "Now,"/NN said/VBD his/PRP$ mother/NN to/TO Fardorougha,/NNP when/WRB Connor/NNP had/VBD gone,/VBN "you/PRP must/MD sleep/VB by/IN yourself;/PRP$ for,/JJ as/IN for/IN me,/NNS my/PRP$ side/NN I'll/NN not/RB stretch/VB on/IN the/DT same/JJ bed/NN wid/VBD you/PRP to-night."/JJ "Very/RB well,/RB I/PRP can't/MD help/VB that,"/TO said/VBD her/PRP husband;/NN "all/NN I/PRP can/MD say/VB is/VBZ this,/IN that/DT I'm/NNP not/RB able/JJ to/TO put/VB sinse/NN or/CC prudence/NN into/IN you/PRP or/CC Connor;/NNP so,/NN since/IN you/PRP won't/MD be/VB guided/VBN by/IN me,/NNS take/VBP your/PRP$ own/JJ coorse./NN Bodagh/NNP Buie's/NNP very/RB well/RB able/JJ to/TO provide/VB for/IN them--;/PRP$ an'/NN if/IN he/PRP won't/MD do/VB so/RB before/IN they/PRP marry,/VBP why/WRB let/VB Connor/NNP have/VBP nothing/NN to/TO say/VB to/TO her."/RP "I'll/RB tell/VB you/PRP what,/WP Fardorougha,/NNP God/NNP wouldn't/MD be/VB in/IN heaven,/JJ or/CC you'll/MD get/VB a/DT cut/NN heart/NN yet,/NN either/CC through/IN your/PRP$ son/NN or/CC your/PRP$ money;/NN an'/NN that/IN 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Biddy!/. there's/RB greater/JJR wondhers/NNS in/IN the/DT world/NN than/IN that,/DT woman/NN alive!/RB But/CC tell/VB me--pooh--ay,/NN is/VBZ there/RB a/DT thousand/CD quarer/NN things--but/, I/PRP say,/VBP Biddy,/JJ how/WRB do/VBP you/PRP like/IN to--live/JJ wid/NN this/DT family?"/NN "Why,/IN troth/NN indeed,/NN only/RB for/IN the/DT withered/VBN ould/NN leprechaun/NN himself,/PRP divil/VBP a/DT dacenter/NN people/NNS ever/RB broke/VBD bread."/NNS "Yet,/RB isn't/RB it/PRP a/DT wondher/NN that/IN the/DT ould/NN fellow/NN is/VBZ what/WP he/PRP is,/VBZ an'/NN he/PRP so/RB full/JJ o'/IN money?"/NN "Troth,/IN there's/DT one/CD thing/NN myself/PRP wondhers/VBD at/IN more/JJR than/IN that."/DT "What,/NNP Biddy?/NNP let/VBD us/PRP hear/VB it."/PRP "Why,/VB that/IN you/PRP could/MD be/VB mane/JJ an'/NN shabby!/NN enough/RB to/TO come/VB as/IN a/DT sarvint/NN to/TO ate/VBD the/DT bread/NN of/IN the/DT man/NN that/IN ruined/JJ yees!"/NNS "Biddy,"/. replied/VBD Flanagan,/NNP "I'm/NNP glad!/NNP you've/NN said/VBD it;/PRP but/CC do/VBP you/PRP think/VB that/IN I/PRP have/VBP so/RB bad/JJ a/DT heart/NN as/RB too/RB keep/VB revinge/NN in/IN against/IN an/DT inimy?/NN How/WRB could/MD I/PRP go/VB to/TO my/PRP$ knees/NNS at/IN night,/NN if/IN I--no,/JJ Biddy,/NNS we/PRP must/MD be/VB Christians./NNP Well!/NNP let/VBD us/PRP drop/VB that;/DT so/RB you/PRP tell/VBP me/PRP this/DT mother/NN an'/IN son/NN are/VBP kind/NN to/TO you."/JJ "As/NNS good-hearted/JJ a/DT pair/NN as/IN ever/RB lived."/JJ "Connor,/NN of/IN course,/NN can't/NN but/CC be/VB very/RB kind/JJ to/TO so/RB good-looking/JJ a/DT girl/NN as/IN you/PRP are,/VBP Biddy,"/NNP said/VBD Bartle,/NNP with/IN a/DT knowing/VBG smile./NN "Very/RB kind!/RB good-looking!/JJ ay,/NN indeed,/NN I'm/IN sure/JJ o'/IN that,/DT Bartle;/NNP behave!/NN an'/NN don't/RB be/VB gettin'/VBG an/DT wid/NN any/DT o'/IN your/PRP$ palavers./NN What/WP 'ud/MD make/VB Connor/NNP be/VB kind/NN to/TO the/DT likes/NNS of/IN me,/NN that/IN way?"/NN "I/NNS 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this/DT day."/NN "So/RB far/RB only,"/RB replied/VBD Hugh,/NNP "that/IN I'll/NNP stop/VB it/PRP for/IN good/JJ an'/NN all./DT You'll/NNP get/VB no/DT clothes/NNS out/IN of/IN this/DT press/NN to-day./. 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Felix,/NNP Felix,"/NNP exclaimed/VBD Hugh/NNP "what/, was/VBD it/PRP I/PRP did/VBD to/TO you?/VB or/CC how/WRB could/MD the/DT devil/NN out/IN of/IN hell/NN tempt/IN me/PRP to--to--to--oh!/, Felix/NNP agra,/CC say/VB you're/PRP not/RB hurted--say/JJ only/RB that/IN you'll/PRP$ be/VB as/RB well/RB as/IN ever,/RB an/DT I/PRP take/VBP God/NNP and/CC every/DT one/CD present/NN to/TO witness,/VB that/IN from/IN this/DT minute/NN till/IN the/DT day/NN of/IN my/PRP$ death,/NN a/DT harsh/JJ word/NN 'll/MD never/RB crass/VB my/PRP$ lips/NNS to/TO you./PRP Say/VB you're/PRP not/RB hurted,/VBD Felix/NNP dear!/RB Don't/VBP you/PRP know,/VBP Felix,/NNP in/IN spite/NN of/IN my/PRP$ dark-temper's/JJ putting/VBG me/PRP into/IN a/DT passion/NN with/IN you/PRP sometimes,/RB that/IN I/PRP always/RB loved/VBD you?"/PRP "Yes/VBZ you/PRP did,/VBD Hugh,"/NNP replied/VBD Felix,/NNP "an'/NN I/PRP still/RB knew/VBD you/PRP did./VBD I/PRP didn't/RB often/RB contradict/VB you,/PRP because/IN I/PRP knew,/VBD too,/RB that/IN the/DT passion/NN would/MD soon/RB go/VB off/IN of/IN you,/JJ and/CC that/DT you'd/NNP be/VB kind/NN to/TO me/PRP again."/IN "Yeah,/NNP yeelish,"/NNP said/VBD the/DT other,/JJ while/IN the/DT scalding/NN tears/NNS flowed/VBD profusely/RB down/IN his/PRP$ cheeks,/NN and/CC the/DT deep/JJ sobs/NNS almost/RB choked/VBD him./RP "Oh,/NNS yeah,/NN yeelish!/IN what/WP could/MD come/VB over/IN me!/. As/IN judgment's/NNS before/IN me,/NN he/PRP was/VBD the/DT best/JJS brother/NN ever/RB God/NNP created--you/, were,/VBD Felix/NNP darling--you/RB were,/VBD you/PRP were!"/VBD He/PRP again/RB pressed/VBD him/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ heart,/NN and/CC kissed/VBD his/PRP$ lips/NNS with/IN an/DT overwhelming/JJ fulness/NN of/IN remorse/NN and/CC love./NN "An'/NN another/DT thing,/NN Felix/NNP dear--but/JJ first/JJ tell/VBP me/PRP are/VBP you/PRP gettin'/VBG betther?"/RB "I/JJ am,"/NN replied/VBD the/DT youth,/NN "my/NN head/NN is/VBZ a/DT little/JJ confused,/NN but/CC I/PRP have/VBP no/DT pain."/NN Hugh/NNP raised/VBD his/PRP$ hands/NNS and/CC streaming/VBG eyes/NNS to/TO heaven./VB "Thanks,/JJ thanks,/IN oh/UH thanks/NNS an'/NN praise/NN be/VB to/TO God/NNP for/IN that/DT news!/NN thanks/NNS an'/IN praise/NN be/VB to/TO you,/VB blessed/VBN Father,/NNP for/IN what/WP he/PRP has/VBZ said/VBD this/DT minute,/NN for/IN it/PRP takes/VBZ the/DT weight,/NN the/DT dead/JJ crushin'/NN weight/NN that/WDT lay/VBD on/IN my/PRP$ heart,/NN off/IN it./DT And/CC now,/DT Felix/NNP jewel,/NN here,/, alanna,/NN lay/VBD over/IN your/PRP$ head/NN upon/IN my/PRP$ breast,/NN an'/NN I'll/NN hould/NN you/PRP anything/NN I/PRP whisper/VB into/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ ear/NN what/WP 'll/MD make/VB you/PRP as/RB stout/JJ as/IN ever--keep/NN away/RB all/DT of/IN yees--the/DT nerra/NN one/CD o'/IN ye/PRP 'll/MD hear/VB it/PRP but/CC himself./PRP Sure,/RB Felix/NNP dear,"/NN he/PRP continued,/VBD in/IN a/DT lower/JJR voice,/NN "sure/NN I'm/IN willin'/NN that/IN you/PRP should/MD marry/VB your/PRP$ own/JJ Alley/NNP Bawn./NNP An'/NNP listen,/, sure,/JJ I'll/NNP give/VB her/PRP a/DT portion/NN myself--I'm/NN able/JJ to/TO do/VB it/PRP an'/IN I/PRP will/MD too."/RB Felix,/VB on/IN hearing/VBG her/PRP$ name,/NN looked/VBD around/RB and/CC endeavored,/VBD as/IN appeared/VBN by/IN his/PRP$ manner,/NN to/TO collect/VB himself./PRP He/PRP put/VBD his/PRP$ hand/NN to/TO his/PRP$ head/NN for/IN a/DT moment/NN and/CC his/PRP$ eyes/NNS were/VBD without/IN meaning./VBG Hugh/NNP observed/VBD it,/, and/CC felt/VBD his/PRP$ grief/NN instantly/RB checked/VBN by/IN a/DT fearful/JJ surmise/NN as/IN to/TO a/DT possible/JJ consequence/NN of/IN the/DT blow/NN which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD not/RB contemplated./VBN "Felix/NNP dear,"/NN said/VBD he/PRP in/IN a/DT voice/NN low,/JJ hollow,/NN and/CC full/JJ of/IN terror,/NN "what/IN ails/NNS you?/PRP Is/VBZ the/DT pain/NN coming/VBG back?"/RB Felix/NNP spoke/VBD not/RB for/IN about/IN a/DT minute,/NN during/IN which/WDT time/NN he/PRP had/VBD become/VBN quite/RB collected./DT Then/RB with/IN an/DT affectionate/JJ look/NN towards/IN his/PRP$ brother,/NN he/PRP replied--/, "God/NNP bless/VBD you,/JJ Hugh,/NNP for/IN the/DT words/NNS you/PRP have/VBP said/VBD to/TO me!/VB Poor/NNP Alley?/NNP Hugh,/NNP God/NNP bless/VB you!/PRP Would/MD Maura/NNP consent?/JJ Will/MD you/PRP consent,/VB agra,/JJ to/TO it,/DT Maura/NNP dear?"/NN Maura,/NNP who/WP had/VBD been/VBN all/PDT this/DT time/NN weeping,/, now/RB advanced,/JJ and,/CC smiling/VBG through/IN her/PRP$ tears,/NN embraced/VBD him/PRP tenderly./. 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Felix,/NNP darling,/NN an'/NN I'm/IN only/RB heart-broken,/JJ that/IN ever/RB Hugh/NNP or/CC myself/PRP refused/VBD to/TO consent,/VB or/CC ever/RB set/VBN ourselves/PRP against/IN it."/PRP The/DT boy's/NNS eyes/NNS sparkled/VBD with/IN a/DT light/NN more/RBR brilliant/JJ than/IN had/VBD ever/RB shone/VBN from/IN them/PRP before:/IN his/PRP$ whole/JJ face/NN became/VBD animated,/JJ and/CC the/DT cloud/NN of/IN sorrow/NN which/WDT had/VBD rested/VBN on/IN his/PRP$ pale/JJ brow/NN melted/VBN away/RB before/IN the/DT effulgence/NN of/IN reviving/VBG hope./RP In/IN a/DT few/JJ minutes/NNS he/PRP arose/VBD and/CC expressed/VBD his/PRP$ determination/NN to/TO proceed/VB and/CC keep/VB his/PRP$ appointment./NN Hugh/NNP and/CC Maura/NNP requested/VBD to/TO accompany/VB him,/PRP and/CC the/DT latter/JJ begged/VBD to/TO be/VB allowed/VBN the/DT privilege/NN to/TO give/VB the/DT bride/NN away./RB "Maura,"/RB said/VBD Felix,/NNP "will/MD you/PRP desire/VB the/DT servants/NNS to/TO have/VB a/DT decent/JJ dinner/NN prepared,/NN and/CC we'll/NN eat/VBP it/PRP here./, I/PRP intend,/VBP if/IN you/PRP and/CC Hugh/NNP will/MD let/VB me,/NN to/TO bring/VB her/PRP$ home/NN at/IN once!"/RB "Och,/NNP God/NNP help/VB the/DT poor/JJ boy!"/NN exclaimed/VBD Maura--"yes,/NNP darling,/, all/DT that/IN must/MD be/VB done."/VBN When/WRB ready/JJ to/TO depart,/VB he/PRP again/RB put/VBD his/PRP$ hand/NN to/TO his/PRP$ head--"It/NN comes/VBZ on/IN here,"/PRP said/VBD he,/PRP "for/VBD about/IN a/DT minute/NN or/CC so--this/DT confusion--I/JJ think/NN I'll/NN tie/NN a/DT handkerchief/NN about/IN my/PRP$ head./NN It/PRP 'ill/MD be/VB an/DT asy/JJ thing/NN for/IN me/PRP to/TO make/VB some/DT excuse,/NN or/CC I/PRP can/MD take/VB it/PRP off/RP at/IN the/DT chapel."/NN This/DT was/VBD immediately/RB acquiesced/VBN in;/NN but/CC at/IN Hugh's/NNP suggestion/NN a/DT car/NN was/VBD prepared,/RB a/DT horse/NN yoked/VBD in/IN a/DT few/JJ minutes,/NNS and/CC Felix,/NNP accompanied/VBD and/CC supported/VBD by/IN his/PRP$ brother/NN and/CC sister,/NN set/VBN out/RP for/IN Mass./NNP On/IN arriving/VBG at/IN the/DT "green,"/NN he/PRP felt/VBD that/IN his/PRP$ short/JJ journey/NN had/VBD not/RB been/VBN beneficial/JJ to/TO him;/VB on/IN the/DT contrary,/NN he/PRP was/VBD worse,/JJ and/CC very/RB properly/RB declined/VBD to/TO go/VB into/IN the/DT heated/JJ atmosphere/NN of/IN the/DT chapel./NN A/DT message/NN by/IN his/PRP$ sister/NN soon/RB brought/VBD the/DT blushing,/NNS trembling,/IN serious,/NN yet/RB happy-looking/JJ girl/NN to/TO his/PRP$ side./NN Her/PRP$ neat/JJ white/JJ dress,/NN put/VBD on/RP with/IN that/DT natural/JJ taste/NN which/WDT is/VBZ generally/RB accompanied/VBN by/IN as/IN clear/JJ sense/NN of/IN moral/JJ propriety,/NN and/CC her/PRP$ plain/NN cottage/NN bonnet,/NN bought/VBD for/IN the/DT occasion,/NN showed/VBD that/IN she/PRP came/VBD prepared,/RB not/RB beyond,/IN but/CC to/TO the/DT utmost/JJ reach/NN of/IN her/PRP$ humble/JJ means./, And/CC this/DT she/PRP did/VBD more/JJR for/IN Felix's/NNP sake/NN than/IN her/PRP$ own,/JJ for/IN she/PRP resolved/VBD that/IN her/PRP$ appearance/NN should/MD not,/RB if/IN possible,/JJ jar/NN upon/IN the/DT feelings/NNS of/IN one/CD who,/, she/PRP knew,/VBD in/IN marrying/VBG her,/PRP had/VBD sacrificed/VBN prospects/NNS of/IN wealth/NN and/CC worldly/RB happiness/NN for/IN her/PRP$ sake./NN At/IN sight/NN of/IN her,/PRP$ Felix/NNP smiled,/NN but/CC it/PRP was/VBD observed/VBN that/IN his/PRP$ face,/NN which/WDT had/VBD a/DT moment/NN before/IN been/VBN pale,/NN was/VBD instantly/RB flushed,/VBN and/CC his/PRP$ eye/NN unusually/RB bright./. 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off/RP to/TO her/PRP$ ralief./NN When/WRB he/PRP arrived,/VBD the/DT following/VBG scene/NN presented/VBN itself:--In/IN the/DT window/NN lay/VBD the/DT loaf,/NN where/WRB it/PRP had/VBD been/VBN deposited/VBN four/CD days/NNS previously;/RB in/IN one/CD corner/NN of/IN the/DT cabin,/NN on/IN a/DT little/JJ straw,/NN without/IN covering/VBG of/IN any/DT kind,/NN lay/VBD the/DT wretched/JJ mother,/NN actually/RB dying,/VBG and/CC her/PRP$ infant/NN dead/NN by/IN her/PRP$ side,/NN for/IN the/DT want/NN of/IN that/DT sustenance/NN which/WDT she/PRP had/VBD not/RB to/TO give;/VB on/IN the/DT floor/NN lay/VBD the/DT children,/NN to/TO all/DT appearance/NN dying/VBG also/RB of/IN cold/JJ and/CC hunger./VBD At/IN first/RB they/PRP refused/VBD to/TO take/VB anything,/NN and/CC he/PRP had/VBD to/TO pour/VB a/DT little/JJ liquid/NN down/IN their/PRP$ throats--with/NN the/DT cautious/JJ administration/NN of/IN food/NN they/PRP gradually/RB recovered./VBD The/DT woman/NN expired/VBD before/IN the/DT visitor/NN quitted/VBD the/DT house.'--/NNS Letter/NNP from/IN Dr./NNP Mucarthney,/NNP Monivae./NNP "'A/NNP man,/, his/PRP$ wife,/NN and/CC two/CD children/NNS lay/VBD together/RB in/IN a/DT fever./NN The/DT man/NN died/VBD in/IN the/DT night;/NN his/PRP$ wife,/NN nearly/RB convalescent,/NN was/VBD so/RB terrified/VBN with/IN his/PRP$ corpse/NN in/IN the/DT same/JJ bed/NN with/IN her,/PRP that/IN she/PRP relapsed,/RB and/CC died/VBD in/IN two/CD days/NNS after;/IN the/DT children/NNS recovered/VBD from/IN fever,/NN but/CC the/DT eldest/JJS lost/VBD his/PRP$ reason/NN by/IN the/DT fright./NN Many/JJ other/JJ scenes/NNS have/VBP I/PRP witnessed,/IN which/WDT would/MD be/VB too/RB tedious/JJ to/TO relate.'--Barker/NNP &/CC Oheyne's/NNP Report./NNP "I/NNP know/VBP not/RB of/IN any/DT visitation/NN so/RB much/JJ to/TO be/VB dreaded/VBN as/IN epidemic/JJ fever;/NN it/PRP is/VBZ worse/JJR than/IN the/DT plague,/NN for/IN it/PRP lasts/VBZ throughout/IN all/DT seasons./NN Cholera/NNP may/MD seem/VB more/JJR frightful,/NNS but/CC it/PRP is/VBZ in/IN reality/NN less/CC destructive./NN It/PRP terminates/VBZ rapidly/RB in/IN death,/NN or/CC in/IN as/IN rapid/JJ recovery./NN Its/PRP$ visitation,/JJ too,/NN is/VBZ short,/JJ and/CC it/PRP leaves/VBZ those/DT who/WP recover/VBP unimpaired/JJ in/IN health/NN and/CC strength./NN Civil/JJ war,/NN were/VBD it/PRP not/RB for/IN its/PRP$ crimes,/NN would/MD be,/VB as/RB far/RB as/IN regards/VBZ the/DT welfare/NN of/IN a/DT country,/NN a/DT visitation/NN less/RBR to/TO be/VB dreaded/VBN than/IN epidemic/JJ fever."/NN *****/NN "It/NN is/VBZ not/RB possible,/JJ then,/, to/TO form/VB an/DT exaggerated/JJ picture/NN of/IN the/DT sufferings/NNS of/IN a/DT million/CD and/CC a/DT half/NN of/IN people/NNS in/IN these/DT countries,/NNS in/IN their/PRP$ convalescence/NN from/IN fever,/NN deprived/VBN of,/IN not/RB only/RB the/DT comforts,/NN but/CC even/RB the/DT necessaries/NNS of/IN life,/NN with/IN scanty/NN food,/NN and/CC fuel,/NN and/CC covering,/NN only/RB rising/VBG from/IN fever/NN to/TO slowly/RB fall/VB victims/NNS to/TO those/DT numerous/JJ chronic/JJ diseases/NNS that/WDT are/VBP sure/JJ to/TO seize/VB upon/IN enfeebled/VBN constitutions./NN Death/NN would/MD be/VB to/TO many/JJ a/DT more/RBR merciful/JJ dispensation/NN than/IN such/JJ a/DT recovery."--Famine/NN and/CC Fever,/NNP as/IN Clause/NNP and/CC Effect/NN in/IN Ireland,/NNP &a.,/, &o./NNP By/IN D./NNP J./NNP Cohkigan,/NNP Esq.,/NNP M.D.,/NNP M.K.C.S.B./NNP Dublin:/NNP J./NNP Fannin/NNP &/CC Co.,/NNP Grafton/NNP Street./NNP It/PRP was/VBD to/TO such/JJ a/DT state/NN of/IN general/JJ tumult/NN that/IN the/DT Prophet/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ family/NN arose/VBD on/IN the/DT morning/NN of/IN the/DT following/VBG day./NN As/IN usual,/RB he/PRP was/VBD grim/JJ and/CC sullen,/JJ but/CC on/IN this/DT occasion/NN his/PRP$ face/NN had/VBD a/DT pallid/NN and/CC sunken/JJ look/NN in/IN it,/PRP$ which/WDT apparently/RB added/VBD at/IN least/JJS ten/CD years/NNS to/TO his/PRP$ age./NN There/EX was/VBD little/JJ spoken,/NN and/CC after/IN breakfast/NN he/PRP prepared/VBD to/TO go/VB out./RP Sarah,/NNP during/IN the/DT whole/JJ morning,/NN watched/VBD his/PRP$ looks,/NN and/CC paid/VBD a/DT marked/JJ attention/NN to/TO every/DT thing/NN he/PRP said./VBD He/PRP appeared,/VBD however,/RB to/TO be/VB utterly/RB unconscious/JJ of/IN the/DT previous/JJ night's/NN adventure,/IN a/DT fact/NN which/WDT his/PRP$ daughter/NN easily/RB perceived,/, and/CC which/WDT occasioned/VBD her/PRP to/TO feel/VB a/DT kind/NN of/IN vague/JJ compassion/NN for/IN him,/NN in/IN consequence/NN of/IN the/DT advantage/NN it/PRP might/MD give/VB Nelly/NNP over/IN him;/NN for/IN of/IN late/JJ she/PRP began/VBD to/TO participate/VB in/IN her/PRP$ father's/NN fears/NNS and/CC suspicions/NNS of/IN that/DT stubborn/JJ and/CC superstitious/JJ personage./NN "Father,"/NN said/VBD she,/PRP as/IN he/PRP was/VBD about/IN to/TO go/VB out,/RB "is/VBZ it/PRP fair/JJ to/TO ax/NN where/WRB you/PRP are/VBP going?"/NNS "It's/IN neither/DT fair/JJ nor/CC foul,"/JJ he/PRP replied;/VBD "but/IN if/IN it's/PRP$ any/DT satisfaction/NN to/TO you/PRP to/TO know,/VB I/PRP won't/MD tell/VB you."/PRP "Have/VB you/PRP any/DT objections/NNS then,/, that/IN I/PRP should/MD walk/VB a/DT piece/NN of/IN the/DT way/NN with/IN you?"/JJ "Not/NN if/IN you/PRP have/VBP come/VBN to/TO your/PRP$ senses,/NN as/IN you/PRP ought,/MD about/RB what/WP I/PRP mentioned/VBD to/TO you."/PRP "I/RB have/VBP something/NN to/TO say/VB to/TO you,"/VB she/PRP replied,/VB without/IN noticing/VBG the/DT allusion/NN he/PRP had/VBD made;/VBN "something/VBG that/IN you/PRP ought/MD to/TO know."/VB "An'/NN why/WRB not/RB mention/VB it/PRP where/WRB we/PRP are?"/VBP "Bekaise/NN I/PRP don't/VBD wish/VB her/PRP$ there/EX to/TO know/VB it."/IN "Thank/NNP you,/NNP ma'am,"/, replied/VBD Nelly;/NNP "I/RB feel/VBP your/PRP$ kindness--an,'/JJ dear/NN me,/, what/WP a/DT sight/NN o'/IN wisdom/NN I'll/NNP lose/VBP by/IN bein'/NN kep'/VBN out/IN o'/IN the/DT saicret--saicret/JJ indeed!/NN A/DT fig/NN for/IN yourself/PRP an'/IN your/PRP$ saicret;/NNS maybe/RB I/PRP have/VBP my/PRP$ saicret/NN as/RB well/RB as/IN you."/JJ "Well,/NNP then,"/, replied/VBD Sarah,/NNP "if/IN you/PRP have,/VBP do/VB you/PRP keep/VB yours/PRP as/IN I'll/NNP keep/VBP mine,/NNS and/CC then/RB we'll/VBD be/VB aiquil./DT Come,/NNP father,/NN for/IN I/PRP must/MD go/VB from/IN home/NN too./, Indeed/RB I/PRP think/VBP this/DT is/VBZ the/DT last/JJ day/NN I'll/. be/VB with/IN either/DT of/IN you/PRP for/IN some/DT time--maybe/NN ever."/NN "What/WP do/VBP you/PRP mane?"/VB said/VBD the/DT father./NN "Hut!"/NN said/VBD the/DT mother,/NN "what/IN a/DT goose/NN you/PRP are!/VBP Charley/NNP Hanlon,/NNP to/TO be/VB sure;/JJ I/PRP suppose/VBP she'll/NN run/VBP off/RP wid/JJ him./PRP Oh,/RB thin,/VBP God/NNP pity/NN him/PRP or/CC any/DT other/JJ one/CD that's/IN doomed/VBN to/TO be/VB blistered/VBN wid/JJ you!"/, Sarah/NNP flashed/VBD like/IN lightning,/NN and/CC her/PRP$ frame/NN began/VBD to/TO work/VB with/IN that/DT extraordinary/JJ energy/NN which/WDT always/RB accompanied/VBD the/DT manifestation/NN of/IN her/PRP$ resentment./NN "You/IN will,"/NN said/VBD she,/PRP approaching/VBG the/DT other--"you/NNS will,/MD after/IN your/PRP$ escape/NN the/DT other/JJ day;/NN you--no,/, ah!/RB no--I/JJ won't/NN now;/RB I/PRP forgot/VBD myself./PRP Come,/VB father,--come,/NN come;/VBN my/PRP$ last/JJ quarrel/NN with/IN her/PRP is/VBZ over."/IN "Ay,"/NNP returned/VBD Nelly,/RB as/IN they/PRP went/VBD out,/RB "there/RB you/PRP go,/VBP an'/RP a/DT sweet/JJ pair/NN you/PRP are--father/VBP and/CC daughter!"/NNS "Now,/IN father,"/NN resumed/VBD Sarah,/NNP after/IN they/PRP had/VBD got/VBN out/IN of/IN hearing,/NN "will/MD you/PRP tell/VB me/PRP if/IN you/PRP slep'/VBD well/RB last/JJ night?"/NN "Why/NN do/VBP you/PRP ax?"/VB he/PRP replied;/VB "to/TO be/VB sure/JJ I/PRP did."/VBD "I'll/RB tell/VB you/PRP why/WRB I/PRP ax,"/VBP she/PRP answered;/VB "do/RB you/PRP know/VBP that/IN you/PRP went/VBD last/JJ night--in/NN the/DT middle/NN of/IN the/DT night--to/NN the/DT murdhered/JJ man's/JJ grave,/NN in/IN the/DT glen/NN there?"/DT It/PRP is/VBZ impossible/JJ to/TO express/VB the/DT look/NN of/IN astonishment/NN and/CC dismay/NN which/WDT he/PRP turned/VBD up/RP on/IN her/PRP at/IN these/DT words./NN "Sarah!"/IN he/PRP said,/VBD sternly;/RB but/CC she/PRP interrupted/VBD him./PRP "It's/DT thruth,"/NN said/VBD she;/PRP "an/IN I/PRP went/VBD with--"/DT "What/NN are/VBP you/PRP spakin'/JJ about?/IN Me/PRP go/VBP out,/RB an'/RB not/RB know/VB it!/PRP Nonsense!"/RB "You/RB went/VBD in/IN your/PRP$ sleep,/NN she/PRP rejoined./VBD "Did/NNP I/PRP spake?"/VBD said/VBD he,/PRP with/IN a/DT black/JJ and;/NN ghastly/JJ look./NN "What--what--tell/NNP me--eh?/. What/WP did/VBD I/PRP say?"/VB "You/PRP talked/VBD a/DT good/JJ deal,/NN an'/NN said/VBD that/IN it/PRP was/VBD Condy/NNP Dalton/NNP that/IN murdhered/JJ him,/NN and/CC that/IN you/PRP had/VBD Red/NNP Rody/NNP to/TO prove/VB it."/IN "That/NN was/VBD what/WP I/PRP said?--eh,/VBD Sarah?"/NNP "That's/NNP what/WP you/PRP said,/VBD an'/IN I/PRP thought/VBD it/PRP was/VBD only/RB right/JJ to/TO tell/VB you."/PRP "It/PRP was/VBD right,/JJ Sarah;/NNP but/CC at/IN the/DT same/JJ time,/NN at/IN the/DT peril/NN of/IN your/PRP$ life,/NN never/RB folly/RB me/PRP there/EX again./RB Of/IN coorse,/NN you/PRP know/VBP now/RB that/IN Sullivan/NNP is/VBZ buried/VBN there."/DT "I/NNP do,"/NN said/VBD she;/PRP "but/VBD that's/IN no/DT great/JJ comfort,/NN although/IN it/PRP is/VBZ to/TO know/VB that/IN you/PRP didn't/VBD murdher/NN him./PRP At/IN any/DT rate,/NN father,/NN remember/VBP what/WP I/PRP tould/MD you/PRP about/IN Condy/NNP Dalton./NNP Lave/NNP him/PRP to/TO God;/NNP an'/NN jist/NN that/IN you/PRP may/MD feel/VB what/WP you/PRP ought/MD to/TO feel/VB on/IN the/DT subject,/NN suppose/VB you/PRP were/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ situation--suppose/NN for/IN a/DT minute/NN that/IN it/PRP was/VBD yourself/PRP that/IN murdhered/VBN him--then/RB ask,/RB would/MD you/PRP like/VB to/TO be/VB dragged/VBN out/RP from/IN us/PRP and/CC hanged,/VB in/IN your/PRP$ ould/NN age,/NN like/IN a/DT dog--a/NN disgrace/NN to/TO all/DT belongin'/IN to/TO you./PRP Father,/NNP I'll/NNP believe/VBP that/IN Condy/NNP Dalton/NNP murdhered/VBD him,/PRP when/WRB I/PRP hear/VBP it/PRP from/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ lips,/NN but/CC not/RB till/IN then./DT Now,/NN Good-bye./NNP You/PRP won't/MD find/VB me/PRP at/IN home/NN when/WRB you/PRP come/VBP back,/RB I/PRP think."/VBP "Why,/RB where/WRB are/VBP you/PRP goin'?"/VBN "There's/NNS plenty/NN for/IN me/PRP to/TO do,"/VB she/PRP replied;/VB "there's/IN the/DT sick/JJ an'/NN the/DT dyin'/NN on/IN all/DT hands/NNS about/IN me,/NNS an'/IN it's/RB a/DT shame/NN for/IN 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As/RB soon/RB as/IN we/PRP do/VBP you/PRP shall/MD have/VB yours."/PRP "If/IN you/PRP only/RB knew,/VBD your/PRP$ honor,/NN the/DT scrapin'/NN I/PRP had/VBD in/IN these/DT hard/JJ times,/NN to/TO get/VB together/RB that/IN hundhre--"/JJ "Hush--there,"/NN said/VBD the/DT other,/JJ clapping/NN his/PRP$ hand,/NN with/IN an/DT air/NN of/IN ridicule/NN and/CC contempt/NN upon/IN the/DT miser's/JJ mouth;/NN "that/WDT will/MD do/VB now;/RB be/VB off,/RB and/CC depend/VB upon----mum,/JJ you/PRP understand/VBP mo!/. 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His/PRP$ name."/NN "Don't/RB b'lieve/VB a/DT word/NN of/IN it,"/PRP replied/VBD the/DT Pedlar./NNP "Only/RB let/VB your/PRP$ honor/NN give/VB him/PRP a/DT good/JJ lease,/NN at/IN a/DT raisonable/NN rint,/NN makin'/NN allowance/NN for/IN his/PRP$ improvements--"/JJ "Never/NNP mind/NN conditions,/IN my/PRP$ good/JJ friend,"/NN said/VBD the/DT agent,/NN "but/IN proceed;/NN for,/IN if/IN I/PRP don't/VBP mistake,/VBN you/PRP will/MD yourself/PRP give/VB him/PRP a/DT lift."/NN "May/NN be,/NN we'll/MD find/VB him/PRP stock/NN and/CC capital/NN a/DT thrifle,/NN any/DT way,"/NN replied/VBD the/DT Pedlar/NNP with/IN a/DT knowing/VBG wink./NN "I/IN haven't/PRP carried/VBD the/DT pack/NN all/DT my/PRP$ life/NN for/IN nothing,/NN I/PRP hope."/VBP "I/NNP understand,"/NNS said/VBD the/DT agent/NN to/TO Dalton,/NNP "that/IN one/CD of/IN your/PRP$ sons/NNS is/VBZ dead./VBN I/PRP leave/VBP town/NN to-day,/, but/CC I/PRP shall/MD be/VB here/RB this/DT day/NN fortnight;--call/JJ then,/, and/CC we/PRP shall/MD have/VB every/DT thing/NN arranged./VBN Your/PRP$ case/NN was/VBD a/DT very/RB hard/JJ one,/NNS and/CC a/DT very/RB common/JJ one;/NNS but/CC it/PRP was/VBD one/CD with/IN which/WDT we/PRP had/VBD nothing/NN to/TO do,/VB and/CC in/IN which,/NN until/IN now,/JJ we/PRP could/MD not/RB interfere./, I/PRP have/VBP looked/VBN clearly/RB into/IN it,/NN and/CC regret/NN to/TO find/VB that/IN such/JJ cases/NNS do/VBP exist/VB upon/IN Irish/JJ property/NN to/TO a/DT painful/JJ extent,/NN although/IN I/PRP am,/VBP glad/JJ to/TO find/VB that/DT public/JJ opinion,/NN and/CC a/DT more/RBR enlightened/JJ experience,/NNS are/VBP every/DT day/NN considerably/RB diminishing/VBG the/DT evil."/JJ He/PRP then/RB rang/VBD for/IN some/DT one-else,/JJ and/CC our/PRP$ friends/NNS withdrew,/IN impressed/JJ with/IN a/DT grateful/JJ sense/NN of/IN his/PRP$ integrity/NN and/CC justice./NNP CHAPTER/NNP XXXII./NNP --/: Conclusion./NNP The/DT interest/NN excited/VBN by/IN the/DT trial,/NN involving/VBG as/IN it/PRP did/VBD so/RB much/RB that/IN concerned/VBN the/DT Sullivans,/NNP especially/RB the/DT hopes/NNS and/CC affections/NNS of/IN their/PRP$ daughter/NN Mave,/IN naturally/RB induced/VBN them--though/, not/RB on/IN this/DT latter/JJ account--young/JJ and/CC old,/JJ to/TO attend/VB the/DT assizes,/NN not/RB excepting/VBG Mave/NNP herself;/PRP for/IN her/PRP$ father,/NN much/RB against/IN her/PRP$ inclination,/NNS had/VBD made/VBN a/DT point/NN to/TO bring/VB her/PRP$ with/IN them./. On/IN finding,/NN however,/IN how/WRB matters/NNS turned/VBD out,/RP a/DT perfect/JJ and/CC hearty/NN reconciliation/NN took/VBD place/NN between/IN the/DT two/CD families,/NN in/IN the/DT course/NN of/IN which/WDT Mave/NNP and/CC the/DT Prophet's/NNP wife/NN once/RB more/RBR renewed/VBN their/PRP$ acquaintance./NN Some/DT necessary/JJ and/CC brief/JJ explanation/NN took/VBD place,/VBN in/IN the/DT course/NN of/IN which/WDT allusion/NN was/VBD made/VBN to/TO Sarah/NNP and/CC her/PRP$ state/NN of/IN health./NN "I/NN hope,"/NN said/VBD Mave,/NNP "you/, will/MD lose/VB no/DT time/NN in/IN goin'/NN to/TO see/VB her./PRP I/PRP know/VBP her/PRP affectionate/JJ heart;/NN an'/NN that/IN when/WRB she/PRP hears/VBZ an'/RB feels/VBZ that/IN she/PRP has/VBZ a/DT mother/NN alive/JJ an'/RB well,/JJ an'/NN that/IN loves/VBZ her/PRP as/IN she/PRP ought/MD to/TO be/VB loved,/JJ it/PRP will/MD put/VB new/JJ life/NN into/IN her."/PRP$ "She/NNP is/VBZ a/DT fine/JJ lookin'/NN girl,"/NN replied/VBD her/PRP$ mother,/NN "an'/NN while/IN I/PRP was/VBD spakin'/NN to/TO her,/PRP$ I/PRP felt/VBD my/PRP$ heart/NN warm/VB to/TO her/PRP$ sure/JJ enough;/NN but/CC she's/NNS a/DT wild/JJ crature,/NN they/PRP say."/VBP "Hasty/NNP a/DT little,"/RB said/VBD Mave;/NNP "but/CC then/RB such/PDT a/DT heart/NN as/IN she/PRP has./VBZ You/PRP ought/MD to/TO go/VB see/VB her/PRP at/IN wanst."/DT "I/NNP would,/MD dear,/VB an'/IN my/PRP$ heart/NN is/VBZ longin'/JJ to/TO see/VB her;/PRP but/CC I/PRP think/VBP it's/PRP betther/RB that/IN I/PRP should/MD not/RB till/IN afther/IN his/PRP$ thrial/JJ to-morrow./, I'm/PRP to/TO be/VB a/DT witness/NN against/IN the/DT unfortunate/JJ man."/NN "Against/IN her/PRP$ father!--against/NN your/PRP$ own/JJ husband!"/NN exclaimed/VBD Mave,/NNP looking/VBG aghast/RB at/IN this/DT information./NN "Yes,/NN dear;/NN for/IN it/PRP was/VBD my/PRP$ brother/NN he/PRP murdhered/VBD an'/IN he/PRP must/MD take/VB the/DT consequences,/NN if/IN he/PRP was/VBD my/PRP$ husband/NN and/CC her/PRP$ father/NN ten/CD times/NNS over./DT My/PRP$ brother's/NNS blood/NN mustn't/MD pass/VB for/IN nothin'./NN Besides,/IN the/DT hand/NN o'/IN God/NNP is/VBZ in/IN it,/DT an'/NN I/PRP must/MD do/VB my/PRP$ duty."/NN The/DT heart/NN of/IN the/DT gentle/JJ and/CC heroic/JJ Mave,/IN which/WDT could/MD encounter/VB contagion/NN and/CC death,/NN from/IN a/DT principle/NN of/IN unconscious/JJ magnanimity/NN and/CC affection,/VB that/IN deserved/VBD a/DT garland,/NN now/RB shrunk/VBD back/RB with/IN pain/NN at/IN the/DT sentiments/NNS so/RB coolly/RB expressed/VBN by/IN Sarah's/NNP mother./, She/PRP thought/VBD for/IN a/DT moment/NN of/IN young/JJ Dalton,/NNP and/CC that/IN if/IN she/PRP were/VBD called/VBN upon/IN to/TO prosecute/VB him,--but/CC she/PRP hastily/RB put/VBD the/DT fearful/JJ hypothesis/NN aside,/RB and/CC was/VBD about/IN to/TO bid/VB her/PRP$ acquaintance/NN good-bye,/NN when/WRB the/DT latter/JJ said:/NNS "To-morrow,/JJ or/CC rather/RB the/DT day/NN afther,/IN I'd/NNP wish/VBP to/TO see/VB her/PRP for/IN then/RB I'll/DT know/VB what/WP will/MD happen/VB to/TO him,/PRP an'/IN how/WRB to/TO act/VB with/IN her;/PRP an'/IN if/IN you'd/PRP come/VBP with/IN me,/NNS I'd/CC be/VB glad/JJ of/IN it,/PRP$ an'/NN you'd/JJ oblige/NN me."/NN Mave's/NNP gentle/JJ and/CC affectionate/JJ spirit/NN was/VBD disquieted/VBN within/IN her/PRP$ by/IN what/WP she/PRP had/VBD already/RB heard;/VBN but/CC a/DT moment's/NN reflection/NN convinced/VBD her/PRP that/IN her/PRP$ presence/NN on/IN the/DT occasion/NN might/MD be/VB serviceable/JJ to/TO Sarah,/NNP whose/WP$ excitable/JJ temperament/NN and/CC delicate/JJ state/NN of/IN health/NN required/VBN gentle/JJ and/CC judicious/JJ treatment./NN "I'm/NN afeard,"/NN said/VBD Mrs./NNP M'Ivor,/NNP "that/, by/IN the/DT time/NN the/DT trial's/NN over/IN to-morrow,/JJ it'll/RB be/VB too/RB late;/RB but/CC let/VB us/PRP say/VB the/DT day/NN afther,/IN if/IN it's/PRP$ the/DT same/JJ to/TO you."/VB "Well,/NNP then,"/, replied/VBD Mave,/NNP "you/PRP can/MD call/VB to/TO our/PRP$ place,/NN as/IN it's/RB on/IN your/PRP$ way,/NN an'/NN we'll/VBD both/DT go/VBP together."/RB "If/IN she/PRP knew/VBD her,"/PRP said/VBD Mave/NNP to/TO her/PRP$ friends,/NN on/IN her/PRP$ way/NN home,/NN "as/IN I/PRP do;/VBP if/IN she/PRP only/RB knew/VBD the/DT heart/NN she/PRP has--the/, lovin',/VBG the/DT fearless,/NN the/DT great/JJ heart;--oh,/NN if/IN she/PRP did,/VBD no/DT earthly/JJ thing/NN would/MD prevent/VB her/PRP from/IN goin'/NN to/TO her/PRP without/IN the/DT loss/NN of/IN a/DT minute's/JJ time./NN Poor/NNP Sarah!--brave/NNP and/CC generous/JJ girl--what/NN wouldn't/MD I/PRP do/VB to/TO bring/VB her/PRP back/RB to/TO health!/VB But/CC ah,/RB mother,/NN I'm/IN afeard;"/NN and/CC as/IN the/DT noble/JJ girl/NN spoke,/VBD the/DT tears/NNS gushed/VBD to/TO her/PRP eyes--"'It's/. my/PRP$ last/JJ act/NN for/IN you,'/JJ she/PRP whispered/VBD to/TO me,/VB on/IN that/DT night/NN when/WRB the/DT house/NN was/VBD surrounded/VBN by/IN 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John,/NNP I/PRP dread/JJ a/DT meetin'/NN between/IN you/PRP an'/CC my/PRP$ brother,/NN afther/RB what/WP he/PRP tould/MD me;/VB an'/IN the/DT only/JJ way/NN of/IN preventin'/NN danger/NN is/VBZ for/IN you/PRP not/RB to/TO strike/VB him./PRP Oh,/RB little/RB you/PRP know/VBP what/WP I/PRP have/VBP suffered/VBN these/DT two/CD days/NNS for/IN both/DT your/PRP$ sakes!/NN Lamh/NNP Laudher/NNP Oge,/NNP I/PRP doubt/VBP it/PRP would/MD be/VB well/RB for/IN me/PRP if/IN I/PRP had/VBD never/RB seen/VBN your/PRP$ face."/NN "Anything/NN undher/JJ heaven/NN but/CC what/WP you/PRP want/VBP me/PRP to/TO do,/VB Ellen."/NNP "Oh!/NNP don't/VBD refuse/VB me/PRP this,/DT John./NNP I/PRP ask/VBP it,/PRP as/IN I/PRP said,/VBD for/IN both/DT your/PRP$ sake,/NN an'/NN for/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ sake./NN Meehaul/NNP wouldn't/MD strike/VB an/DT unresistin'/JJ man./NN I/PRP won't/VBD lave/NN you/PRP till/IN you/PRP promise;/VBP an'/NN if/IN that/DT won't/NN do,/NN I'll/RB go/VB down/RP on/IN my./PRP$ knees/NNS an'/RB ask/VBP you/PRP for/IN the/DT sake/NN of/IN heaven/NN above,/IN to/TO be/VB guided/VBN by/IN me/PRP in/IN this."/DT "Ellen,/NNP I'll/NNP lave/, the/DT country/NN to/TO avoid/VB him,/JJ if/IN that'll/DT plase/NN you."/PRP "No--no--no,/JJ John:/NNP that/IN doesn't/NN plase/NN me./NN Is/VBZ it/PRP to/TO lave/VB your/PRP$ father/NN an'/IN family,/NN an'/NN you/PRP the/DT staff/NN of/IN their/PRP$ support?/NN Oh,/NNS John,/NNP give/VB me/PRP your/PRP$ promise./NN Here/RB on/IN my/PRP$ two/CD knees/NNS I/PRP ask/VBP it/PRP from/IN you,/PRP for/IN my/PRP$ own,/NN for/IN your/PRP$ own,/JJ and/CC for/IN the/DT sake/NN of/IN God/NNP above/IN us!/PRP I/PRP know/VBP Meehaul./NNP If/IN he/PRP got/VBD a/DT blow/NN from/IN you/PRP on/IN my/PRP$ account,/NN he'd/VBD never/RB forgive/VB it/PRP to/TO either/CC you/PRP or/CC me."/VB She/PRP joined/VBD her/PRP$ hands/NNS in/IN supplication/NN to/TO him/PRP as/IN she/PRP knelt,/VBD and/CC the/DT tears/NNS chased/VBN each/DT other/JJ like/IN rain/NN down/IN her/PRP$ cheeks./NN The/DT solemnity/NN with/IN which/WDT she/PRP insisted/VBD on/IN gaining/VBG her/PRP$ point/NN staggered/VBD Lamh/NNP Laudher/NNP not/RB a/DT little./JJ "There/NN must/MD be/VB something/NN undher/JJ this,"/IN he/PRP replied,/VBD "that/RB makes/VBZ you/PRP set/VB your/PRP$ heart/NN on/IN it/PRP so/RB much./MD Ellen,/NNP tell/VB me/PRP the/DT truth;/NN what/WP is/VBZ it?"/RB "If/IN I/PRP loved/VBD you/PRP less,/JJR John,/NNP an'/IN my/PRP$ brother/NN too,/, I/PRP wouldn't/MD care/VB so/RB much/RB about/IN it./PRP Remember/VB that/IN I'm/PRP a/DT woman,/NN an'/NN on/IN my/PRP$ knees/NNS before/IN you./PRP A/DT blow/NN from/IN you/PRP would/MD make/VB him/PRP take/VB your/PRP$ life/NN or/CC mine,/NNS sooner/RB than/IN that/IN I/PRP should/MD become/VB your/PRP$ wife./NN You/PRP ought/MD to/TO know/VB his/PRP$ temper."/NN "You/PRP know,/VBP Ellen,/NNP I/PRP can't/MD at/IN heart/NN refuse/VB you/PRP any/DT thing./NN I/PRP will/MD not/RB strike/VB your/PRP$ brother."/NN "You/IN promise,/NN before/IN God,/NNP that/IN no/DT provocation/NN will/MD make/VB you/PRP strike/VB him."/RB "That's/JJ hard,/NN Ellen;/NNP but--well,/, I/PRP do;/VBP before/IN God,/NNP I/PRP won't--an'/VBD it's/RB for/IN your/PRP$ sake/NN I/PRP say/VBP it./PRP Now,/RB get/VB up,/RB dear,/RB get/VB up./NNP You/PRP have/VBP got/VBD me/PRP to/TO do/VB what/WP no/DT mortal/JJ livin'/NN could/MD bring/VB me/PRP to/TO but/CC yourself./PRP$ I/PRP suppose/VBP that's/IN what/WP made/VBD you/PRP send/VB Nanse/NNP M'Collum/NNP for/IN my/PRP$ staff?"/NN "Nancy/NN M'Collum!/NNP When?"/NNP "Why,/IN a/DT while/NN ago./. She/PRP tould/VBD me/PRP a/DT quare/NN enough/RB story,/NN or/CC rather/RB no/DT story/NN at/IN all,/DT only/RB that/IN you/PRP couldn't/MD come,/VB an'/NN you/PRP could/MD come,/VB an'/NN I/PRP was/VBD to/TO give/VB up/RP my/PRP$ staff/NN to/TO her/PRP$ by/IN your/PRP$ ordhers."/NNS "She/IN tould/NN you/PRP false,/VBP John./NNP I/PRP know/VBP nothing/NN about/IN what/WP you/PRP say."/VBP "Well,/NNP Ellen,"/NNP replied/VBD Lamh/NNP Laudher,/NNP with/IN a/DT firm/JJ seriousness/NN of/IN manner,/NN "you/NNS have/VBP brought/VBN me/PRP into/IN danger./NN I/PRP doubt,/VBP without/IN knowin'/NN it./. For/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ part,/NN I/PRP don't/VBP care/NN so/IN much./PRP Her/PRP$ unlucky/JJ aunt/NN met/VBD me/PRP comin'/VB here/RB this/DT evenin',/NN and/CC threatened/VBD both/DT our/PRP$ family/NN and/CC yours./VBD I/PRP know/VBP she/PRP would/MD sink/VB us/PRP into/IN the/DT earth/NN if/IN she/PRP could./MD Either/CC she/PRP or/CC your/PRP$ brother/NN is/VBZ at/IN the/DT bottom/NN of/IN this/DT business,/NN whatever/WDT it/PRP is./VBZ Your/PRP$ brother/NN I/PRP don't/VBP fear;/NNS but/CC she/PRP is/VBZ to/TO be/VB dreaded,/VBN if,/IN all's/DT true/JJ that's/TO said/VBD about/IN her."/PRP "No,/RB John--she/NNP surely/RB couldn't/MD have/VB the/DT heart/NN to/TO harm,/VB you/PRP an'/IN me./PRP Oh,/. but/CC I'm/PRP light/NN now,/RP since/IN you/PRP did/VBD what/WP I/PRP wanted/VBD you./PRP No/DT harm/NN can/MD come/VB between/IN you/PRP and/CC Meehaul;/NNP for/IN I/PRP often/RB heard/VBD him/PRP say,/VB when/WRB speakin'/NN about/IN his/PRP$ faction/NN fights,/NN that/IN no/DT one/NN 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between/IN the/DT heads/NNS of/IN the/DT rival/JJ factions./NN When/WRB we/PRP say,/VBP however,/RB that/IN Lamh/NNP Laudher/NNP was/VBD the/DT head/NN of/IN his/PRP$ party,/NN we/PRP beg/VBP to/TO be/VB understood/VBN as/IN alluding/DT only/RB to/TO his/PRP$ personal/JJ courage/NN and/CC prowess;/NN for/IN there/RB were/VBD in/IN it/PRP men/NNS of/IN far/RB greater/JJR wealth/NN and/CC of/IN higher/JJR respectability,/NN so/RB far/RB as/IN mere/JJ wealth/NN could/MD confer/VB the/DT latter./JJS "Lamh/NN Laudher,"/NNP said/VBD Meehaul,/NNP "whenever/IN a/DT Neil/NNP spakes/VBZ to/TO you,/VB you/PRP may/MD know/VB it's/RB hot/JJ in/IN friendship."/JJ "I/NNS know/VBP that,/DT Meehaul/NNP Neil,/NNP without/IN hearin'/NN it/PRP from/IN you./PRP$ Spake,/NNP what/WP have/VBP you/PRP to/TO say?"/VB "There/RB was/VBD a/DT time,"/NN observed/VBD the/DT other,/JJ "when/NN you/PRP and/CC I/PRP were/VBD enemies/NNS only/RB because/IN our/PRP$ cleaveens/NNS were/VBD enemies/NNS but/CC now/RB there/RB is,/VBZ an'/NN you/PRP know/VBP it,/IN a/DT blacker/JJ hatred/NN between/IN us."/NNS "I/CC would/MD rather/RB there/EX was/VBD not,/RB Meehaul;/NNP for/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ part,/NN I/PRP have/VBP no/DT ill-will/NN against/IN either/DT you/PRP or/CC yours,/VB all/DT you/PRP know/VBP that;/DT so/RB when/WRB you/PRP talk/VBP of/IN hatred,/NN spake/NN only/RB for/IN yourself."/PRP "Don't/RB be/VB mane,/JJ man,"/NN said/VBD Neil;/NNP "don't/RB make/VBP them/PRP that/DT hates/VBZ you/PRP despise/VBP you/PRP into/IN the/DT bargain."/NN Lamh/NNP Laudher/NNP turned/VBD towards/IN him/PRP fiercely,/RB and/CC his/PRP$ eye/NN gleamed/VBD with/IN passion;/NN but/CC he/PRP immediately/RB recollected/VBD himself,/PRP and/CC simply/RB said--/DT "What/NN is/VBZ your/PRP$ business/NN with/IN me/PRP this/DT night,/NN Meehaul/NNP Neil?"/NNP "You'll/NNP know/VBP that/DT soon/RB enough--sooner,/JJ maybe,/RB than/IN you/PRP wish./VBD I/PRP now/RB ask/VBP you/PRP to/TO tell/VB me,/PRP if/IN you/PRP are/VBP an/DT honest/JJ man,/NN where/WRB you/PRP have/VBP been?"/VBN "I/RB am/VBP as/IN honest,/JJ Meehaul,/NNP as/IN any/DT man/NN that/IN ever/RB carried/VBD the/DT name/NN of/IN Neil/NNP upon/IN him,/PRP an'/RB yet/RB I/PRP won't/VBP tell/VB you/PRP that,/IN till/IN you/PRP show/VBP me/PRP what/WP right/NN you/PRP have/VBP to/TO ask/VB me."/PRP "I/VB b'lieve/VBP you/PRP forget/VB that/DT I'm/NNP Ellen/NNP Neil's/NNP brother:/NN now,/RB Lamh/NNP Laudher,/NNP as/IN her/PRP$ brother,/NN I/PRP choose/VBP to/TO insist/VB on/IN your/PRP$ answering/NN me."/NN "Is/IN it/PRP by/IN her/PRP$ wish?"/NN "Suppose/NN I/PRP say/VBP it/PRP is."/VBZ "Ay!/JJ but/CC I/PRP won't/VBD suppose/VB that,/IN till/IN you/PRP lay/VBD your/PRP$ right/JJ hand/NN on/IN your/PRP$ heart,/NN and/CC declare/VB as/IN an/DT honest/JJ man,/NN that--tut,/, man--this/. is/VBZ nonsense./DT Meehaul,/NNP go/VB home--I/NN would/MD rather/RB there/EX was/VBD friendship/NN between/IN us."/NN "You/NNS were/VBD with/IN Ellen,/NNP this/DT night/NN in/IN the!/DT Grassy/NNP Quarry."/NNP "Are/VBP you/PRP sure/JJ of/IN that?"/DT "I/NNP saw/VBD you/PRP both--I/DT watched/VBD you/PRP both;/VB you/PRP left/VBD her/PRP beyond/IN the/DT Pedlar's/NNP Cairn,/NNP an'/NN you're/NN now/RB on/IN your/PRP$ way/NN home."/NN "An'/IN the/DT more/JJR mane/NN you,/, Meehaul,/NNP to/TO become/VB a/DT spy/NN upon/IN a/DT girl/NN that/IN you/PRP know/VBP is/VBZ as/IN pure/JJ as/IN the/DT light/NN from/IN heaven./NN You/PRP ought/MD to/TO blush/VB for/IN doubtin'/NN sich/IN a/DT sister,/NN or/CC thinkin'/NN it/PRP your/PRP$ duty/NN to/TO watch/VB her/PRP as/IN you/PRP do."/VBP "Lamh/RB Laudher,/VBN you/PRP say/VBP that/IN you'd/PRP rather/RB there/EX was/VBD no/DT ill-will/JJ between/IN us."/JJ "I/NNS say/VBP that,/IN God/NNP knows,/VB from/IN my/PRP$ heart/NN out."/IN "Then/RB there's/DT one/CD way/NN that/IN it/PRP may/MD be/VB so./RB Give/VB up/RP Ellen;/NNP you'll/NNP find/VBP it/PRP for/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ interest/NN to/TO do/VB 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When/WRB Lamh/NNP Laudher/NNP wished/VBD him/PRP good/JJ night,/NN he/PRP had/VBD reached/VBN an/DT off/JJ street/NN which/WDT led/VBD towards/IN his/PRP$ father's/NN house,/NN a/DT circumstance/NN at/IN which/WDT he/PRP rejoiced,/VBD as/IN it/PRP would/MD have/VB been/VBN the/DT means,/NN he/PRP hoped,/VBD of/IN terminating/VBG a/DT dialogue/NN that/WDT was/VBD irksome/JJ to/TO both/DT parties./NN He/PRP found/VBD himself,/PRP however,/, rather/RB unexpectedly/RB and/CC rudely/RB arrested/VBN by/IN his/PRP$ companion./NN "We/NN can't/NN part,/NN Lamh/NNP Laudher,"/NNP said/VBD Meehaul/NNP seizing/VBG him/PRP by/IN the/DT collar,/NN "'till/RB this/DT business/NN is/VBZ settled--I/JJ mane/NN till/IN you/PRP promise/VBP to/TO give/VB my/PRP$ sister/NN up."/RB "Then/RB we/PRP must/MD stand/VB here,/RB Meehaul,/RB as/RB long/JJ as/IN we/PRP live--an'/NN I/PRP surely/RB won't/VBP do/VB that."/DT "You/NNS must/MD give/VB her/PRP$ up,/JJ man."/NN "Must!/NN Is/VBZ it/PRP must/MD from/IN a/DT 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see/VB him/PRP look/VB so/RB well/RB on/IN Sunday/NNP last!"/, "Troth/RB he's/JJ as/IN stout/NN as/IN e'er/NN a/DT one/CD of/IN us."/NN "The/DT Lord/NNP continue/VBP it/PRP to/TO him!/VB I/PRP suppose/VBP you/PRP hard/RB o'/IN this/DT robbery/NN that/WDT was/VBD done/VBN at/IN honest/JJ Jemmy/NNP Burke's?"/NNP "I/NNP did,/VBD indeed,/RB an'/IN I/PRP was/VBD sorry/JJ to/TO hear/VB it."/IN "A/NNP hundre'/CD an'/IN fifty/CD pounds/NNS is/VBZ a/DT terrible/JJ loss/NN to/TO anybody/NN in/IN such/JJ times."/NN "A/IN hundre'/CD an'/NN fifty!"/CD exclaimed/VBD M'Mahon--"hut,/NNP tut!--no;/, I/PRP thought/VBD it/PRP was/VBD only/RB seventy/CD or/CC eighty./CD He/PRP did/VBD not/RB lose/VB so/RB much,/RB did/VBD he?"/PRP "So/IN I'm/NNP tould."/, "It/NNP was/VBD two--um--it/JJ was/VBD two--urn--urn--it/JJ was--um--um--it/NN was/VBD two/CD hundre'/NNS itself,"/PRP observed/VBD Cavanagh,/NNP after/IN he/PRP had/VBD finished/VBN a/DT portion/NN of/IN the/DT operation,/NN and/CC given/VBN himself/PRP 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a/DT thrifle/NN more/RBR so."/JJ "If/IN he/PRP an'/MD Kathleen/NNP gets/VBZ bothered/VBN together,"/RB said/VBD Philip,/NNP "'twould/MD be/VB a/DT good/JJ look/NN up/IN for/IN us,/NN at/IN any/DT rate."/NN Kate/NNP Hogan/NNP was/VBD the/DT only/JJ female/NN present,/NN the/DT truth/NN being/VBG that/IN Philip/NNP and/CC Ned/NNP were/VBD both/DT widowers,/JJ owing,/NN it/PRP was/VBD generally/RB believed,/VBN to/TO the/DT brutal/JJ treatment/NN which/WDT their/PRP$ unfortunate/JJ wives/NNS received/VBD at/IN their/PRP$ hands./NN "Don't/RB quarrel/VB wid/JJ him,"/NN said/VBD she,/PRP "if/IN you/PRP can,/VB at/IN any/DT rate,/NN till/IN we/PRP get/VBP him/PRP more/RBR in/IN our/PRP$ power,/NN an'/NN that/WDT he'll/MD be/VB soon,/RB maybe./, If/IN we/PRP fall/VBP out/IN wid/JJ him,/NN we'd/MD have/VB to/TO lave/VB the/DT place,/NN an'/NN maybe/RB to/TO go/VB farther/RB than/IN we/PRP intend,/VBP too./DT Wherever/IN we/PRP went/VBD over/IN the/DT province,/NN this/DT you/PRP know/VBP was/VBD our/PRP$ headquarters./NN Here's/RB where/WRB all/DT belongin'/NN to/TO us--I/JJ mane/NN that/IN ever/RB died/VBD a/DT natural/JJ death,/NN or/CC drew/VBD their/PRP$ last/JJ breath/NN in/IN the/DT counthry--rests,/NN an'/NN I'd/CC not/RB like/VB to/TO go/VB far/RB from/IN it."/DT "Let/NN what/WP will/MD happen,"/VB said/VBD Philip,/NNP with/IN an/DT oath,/NN "I'd/NN lose/VBP my/PRP$ right/JJ arm/NN before/IN Bryan/NNP M'Mahon/NNP puts/VBZ a/DT ring/NN on/IN Kathleen."/NNP "I/NNP can/MD tell/VB you/PRP that/IN Hycy/NNP has/VBZ no/DT notion/NN of/IN marry/VBP in'/NN her,/, thin,"/NN said/VBD Kate./NNP "How/NNP do/VBP you/PRP know/VB that?"/IN asked/VBD her/PRP husband./NN "I've/NN a/DT little/JJ bird/NN that/WDT tells/VBZ me,"/NNS she/PRP replied./VBD "Gerald/NNP Cavanagh/NNP an'/IN his/PRP$ wife/NN doesn't/RB think/VB so,"/NN said/VBD Philip./NNP "They/NNP and/CC Jemmy/NNP Burke/NNP has/VBZ the/DT match/NN nearly/RB made."/VBD "They/PRP may/MD make/VB the/DT match,"/NN said/VBD Kate,/NNP "but/NNP it's/VBD more/JJR than/IN they'll/DT be/VB able/JJ to/TO do/VB to/TO make/VB the/DT marriage./NN Hycy's/NNP at/IN greater/JJR game,/NN I/PRP tell/VBP you;/PRP but/CC whether/IN he/PRP is/VBZ or/CC not,/RB I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP again/RB that/IN Bryan/NNP M'Mahon/NNP will/MD have/VB her/PRP$ in/IN spite/NN of/IN all/DT opposition."/NNS "May/RB be/VB not,"/RB said/VBD Phats;/NNP "Hycy/NNP will/MD take/VB care/VB o'/IN that;/IN he/PRP has/VBZ him/PRP set;/VBN he'll/NN work/NN him/PRP a/DT charm;/NN he'll/NN take/VBP care/NN that/IN Bryan/NNP won't/VBD be/VB long/JJ in/IN a/DT fit/JJ way/NN to/TO offer/VB himself/PRP as/IN a/DT match/NN for/IN her."/PRP$ "More/JJ power/NN to/TO him/PRP in/IN that,"/DT said/VBD Philip;/NNP "if/IN he/PRP makes/VBZ a/DT beggarman/NN of/IN him/PRP he/PRP may/MD depend/VB on/IN us/PRP to/TO the/DT back-bone."/NN "Have/NN no/DT hand/NN in/IN injurin'/NN Bryan/NNP M'Mahon,"/NNP said/VBD Kate./NNP "Keep/NNP him/PRP from/IN marryin'/NN 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must/MD come/VB to/TO no/DT harm."/NN "Why,/IN the/DT crow/NN I/PRP have/VBP to/TO pluck/VB with/IN her,/PRP$ Mrs./NNP Hogan,/NNP is--let/. me/PRP see--why--to--to/. marry/VB her--to/WP bind/VBP her/PRP in/IN the/DT bands/NNS of/IN holy/JJ wedlock;/NN and/CC you/PRP know,/VBP when/WRB I/PRP do,/VBP I'm/PRP to/TO give/VB you/PRP all/PDT a/DT house/NN and/CC place/NN free/JJ gratis/NN for/IN nothing/NN during/IN your/PRP$ lives--that's/JJ what/WP I/PRP pledge/NN myself/PRP to/TO do,/VB and/CC not/RB a/DT rope/NN to/TO hang/VB yourselves,/NN worthy/JJ gentlemen,/NN as/IN Finigan/NNP would/MD say./VB I/PRP pass/VB over/IN the/DT fact,"/NN he/PRP proceeded,/VBD laughing,/NN "of/IN the/DT peculiar/JJ intimacy/NN which,/WDT on/IN a/DT certain/JJ occasion,/NN was/VBD established/VBN between/IN Jemmy,/NNP the/DT gentleman's/JJ old/JJ oak/NN drawers,/NN and/CC your/PRP$ wrenching-irons;/JJ however,/, that/WDT is/VBZ not/RB the/DT matter/NN at/IN present,/NN and/CC I/PRP am/VBP somewhat/RB in/IN 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Have/VBP you/PRP all/DT ready,/JJ Philip?"/NNP he/PRP said,/VBD addressing/VBG himself/PRP to/TO Hogan./NNP "All,"/NNP replied/VBD Philip;/NNP "sich/IN a/DT Still,/JJ Head,/NNP and/CC Worm,/NNP you'd/NNP not/RB find/VB in/IN Europe--ready/JJ to/TO be/VB set/VBN to/TO work/VB at/IN a/DT minute's/JJ notice."/NN "When,"/NN said/VBD Hycy,/NNP rising,/NNP "will/MD it/PRP be/VB necessary/JJ that/IN I/PRP should/MD see/VB you/PRP again?"/RB "We'll/RB let/VB you/PRP know,"/VB replied/VBD Phats,/NNP "when/RB we/PRP want/VBP you./PRP Kate/NNP here/RB can/MD drop/VB in,/RP as/IN if/IN by/IN accident,/NN an'/NNS give/VBP the/DT hand/NN word."/NN "Well,/NNP then,/, good-night--stay,/JJ give/VBP me/PRP a/DT glass/NN of/IN whiskey/NN before/IN I/PRP go;/VBP and,/RB before/IN I/PRP do/VBP go,/VB listen./NN You/PRP know/VBP the/DT confidence/NN I/PRP place/VBP in/IN every/DT one/CD of/IN you/PRP on/IN this/DT occasion?"/NN "We/NN do,"/NN replied/VBD Philip;/NNP "no/NNP doubt/NN of/IN it."/DT 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of/IN Ahadarra,/DT one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ tenants."/NNS The/DT servant/NN returned/VBD to/TO him/PRP in/IN a/DT few/JJ moments,/NN and/CC said,/VBD "Yes,/IN he/PRP will/MD see/VB you;/PRP follow/VB me."/RB Bryan/NNP entered/VBD a/DT library,/NN where/WRB he/PRP found/VBD his/PRP$ landlord/NN and/CC Fethertonge/NNP apparently/RB engaged/VBD in/IN business,/NN and/CC as/IN he/PRP was/VBD in/IN the/DT act/NN of/IN doing/VBG so,/NN he/PRP overheard/VBD Chevydale/NNP saying--"No,/JJ no,/NN I/PRP shall/MD always/RB see/VB my/PRP$ tenants."/NN Bryan/NNP made/VBD his/PRP$ obeisance/NN in/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ plain/JJ way,/NN and/CC Chevydale/NNP said--"Are/VBP you/PRP M'Mahon/NNP of/IN Ahadarra?"/NNP "I/NNP am,/IN sir,"/NN replied/VBD Bryan./NNP "I/NNP thought/VBD you/PRP were/VBD a/DT much/RB older/JJR man,"/NN said/VBD Chevydale,/NNP "there/RB certainly/RB must/MD be,/VB some/DT mistake/NN here,"/IN he/PRP added,/VBD looking/VBG at/IN Fethertonge./NNP "M'Mahon/NNP of/IN Ahadarra/NNP was/VBD a/DT middle-aged/JJ man/NN several/JJ years/NNS ago,/RB but/CC this/DT person/NN is/VBZ young/JJ enough/RB to/TO be/VB his/PRP$ man."/JJ "You/NNS speak/VBP of/IN his/PRP$ uncle,"/JJ replied/VBD Fethertonge,/NNP "who/NNP is/VBZ dead./VBN This/DT young/JJ man,/NN who/WP now/RB owns/VBZ his/PRP$ uncle's/JJ farm,/NN is/VBZ son/NN to/TO Thomas/NNP M'Mahon/NNP of/IN Carriglass./NNP How/WRB is/VBZ your/PRP$ father,/NN M'Mahon?/IN I/PRP hope/VBP he/PRP bears/VBZ up/RP well/RB under/IN his/PRP$ recent/JJ loss."/NN "Indeed/. but/CC poorly,/JJ sir,"/NN replied/VBD Bryan,/NNP "I/NNP fear/NN he'll/MD never/RB be/VB the/DT same/JJ man."/NN Chevydale/NNP here/RB took/VBD to/TO reading/VBG a/DT newspaper,/NN and/CC in/IN a/DT minute/NN or/CC two/CD appeared/VBD to/TO be/VB altogether/RB unconscious/JJ of/IN Bryan's/NNP presence./NN "I'm/IN afeard,/DT sir,"/NN said/VBD Bryan,/NNP addressing/VBG himself/PRP to/TO the/DT agent,/NN who/WP was/VBD the/DT only/JJ person/NN likely/JJ to/TO hear/VB him,/PRP "I'm/VB afeard,/JJ sir,/NN that/IN I've/NN got/VBD into/IN trouble."/NN "Into/IN trouble?/NN how/WRB is/VBZ that?"/DT "Why,/JJ sir,/NN there/EX was/VBD a/DT Still,/JJ Head,/NN and/CC Worm/NNP found/VBD upon/IN Ahadarra,/NNP and/CC I'm/NNP going/VBG to/TO be/VB fined/VBN for/IN it."/DT "M'Mahon,"/NNP replied/VBD the/DT agent,/NN "I/PRP am/VBP sorry/JJ to/TO hear/VB this,/IN both/DT on/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ account/NN and/CC that/IN of/IN your/PRP$ family./NN If/IN I/PRP don't/VBP mistake,/VBN you/PRP were/VBD cautioned/VBD and/CC warned/VBD against/IN this;/DT but/CC it/PRP was/VBD useless;/JJ yes,/NN I/PRP am/VBP sorry/JJ for/IN it;/PRP and/CC for/IN you,/JJ too."/NN "I/NNS don't/VBP properly/RB understand/VB you,/JJ sir,"/NN said/VBD Bryan./NNP "Did/NNP I/PRP not/RB myself/PRP forewarn/VB you/PRP against/IN having/VBG anything/NN to/TO do/VB in/IN matters/NNS contrary/JJ to/TO the/DT law?/NN You/PRP must/MD remember/VB I/PRP did,/VBD and/CC on/IN the/DT very/RB last/JJ occasion,/NN too,/, when/WRB you/PRP were/VBD in/IN my/PRP$ office."/NN "I/NNS remember/VBP it/PRP right/JJ well,/IN sir,"/NN replied/VBD Bryan,/NNP "and/CC I/PRP say/VBP now/RB as/IN I/PRP did/VBD then,/RB that/IN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB the/DT man/NN to/TO break/VB the/DT law,/NN or/CC have/VB act/NN or/CC part/NN in/IN anything/NN that's/IN contrary/JJ to/TO it./PRP I/PRP know/VBP nothing/NN about/IN this/DT business,/NN except/IN that/DT three/CD ruffianly/JJ looking/VBG fellows/NNS named/VBN Hogan,/NNP common/JJ tinkers,/NN and/CC common/JJ vagabonds/NNS to/TO boot--men/NNS that/WDT are/VBP my/PRP$ enemies--are/NN the/DT persons/NNS by/IN all/DT accounts/NNS who/WP set/VBD up/RP the/DT still/RB on/IN my/PRP$ property./NN As/IN for/IN myself,/NN I/PRP had/VBD no/DT more/JJR to/TO do/VB in/IN it/PRP or/CC with/IN it/PRP than/IN yourself/PRP or/CC Mr./NNP Chevydale/NNP here."/, "Well,"/NNP replied/VBD Fethertonge,/NNP "I/NNP hope/NN not./NN I/PRP should/MD feel/VB much/JJ disappointed/JJ if/IN you/PRP had,/VBP but/CC you/PRP know,/VBP Bryan,"/NNP he/PRP added,/VBD good-humoredly,/JJ "we/NN could/MD scarcely/RB expect/VB that/IN you/PRP should/MD admit/VB such/JJ a/DT piece/NN of/IN folly,/NN not/RB to/TO call/VB it/PRP by/IN a/DT harsher/JJR name."/NN "If/IN I/PRP had/VBD embarked/VBN in/IN it,"/DT replied/VBD M'Mahon,/NNP "I/NNP sartinly/RB would/MD not/RB deny/VB it/PRP to/TO you/PRP or/CC Mr./NNP Chevydale,/NNP at/IN least;/NNS but,/, as/IN I/PRP said/VBD before,/IN I/PRP know/VBP nothing/NN more/JJR about/IN it,/RB than/IN simply/RB it/PRP was/VBD these/DT ruffians/NNS and/CC a/DT fellow/NN named/VBN Phats,/NNP a/DT Distiller,/NN that/WDT set/VBD it/PRP a-working,--however,/CC the/DT question/NN is,/IN what/WP am/VBP I/PRP to/TO do?/VB If/IN I/PRP must/MD pay/VB the/DT fine/NN for/IN the/DT whole/JJ townland,/NN it/PRP will/MD beggar/VB me--ruin/NN me./NN It/PRP was/VBD that/IN brought/VBD me/PRP to/TO my/PRP$ landlord/NN here,"/IN he/PRP added;/VBD "I/RB believe,/VB sir,/NN you/PRP have/VBP a/DT brother/NN a/DT Commissioner/NNP of/IN Excise?"/NNP "Eh?/IN what/WP is/VBZ that?"/IN asked/VBN Chevydaie,/NNP looking/VBG up/RB suddenly/RB as/IN Bryan/NNP asked/VBD the/DT question./NN M'Mahon/NNP was/VBD obliged/VBN to/TO repeat/VB all/DT the/DT circumstances/NNS once/RB more,/RB as/IN did/VBD Feathertonge/NNP the/DT warning/NN he/PRP had/VBD given/VBN him/PRP against/IN having/VBG any/DT connection/NN with/IN illegal/JJ proceedings./NN "I/NNS am/VBP to/TO get/VB a/DT memorial/NN drawn/VBN up/IN tomorrow,/NN sir,"/NN proceeded/VBD Bryan,/NNP "and/CC I/PRP was/VBD thinking/VBG that/IN by/IN giving/VBG the/DT Board/NNP of/IN Excise/NNP a/DT true/JJ statement/NN of/IN the/DT case,/NN they/PRP might/MD reduce/VB the/DT fine;/NN if/IN they/PRP don't,/VBP I/PRP am/VBP ruined--that's/JJ all."/IN "Certainly,"/NNP said/VBD his/PRP$ landlord,/NN "that/, is/VBZ a/DT very/RB good/JJ course/NN to/TO take;/VB indeed,/IN your/PRP$ only/JJ course."/NN "I/IN hope,/NN sir,"/NN proceeded/VBD Bryan,/NNP "that/, as/IN you/PRP now/RB know/VBP the/DT true/JJ circumstances/NNS of/IN the/DT case,/NN you'll/MD be/VB kind,/RB enough/RB to/TO support/VB my/PRP$ petition;/NN I/PRP believe/VBP your/PRP$ brother,/NN sir,/NN is/VBZ one/CD of/IN the/DT Commissioners;/NNP you/PRP would/MD sartinly/RB be/VB able/JJ to/TO do/VB something/NN with/IN him."/JJ "No,"/NNP replied/VBD Chevydaie,/NNP "I/NNP would/MD not/RB ask/VB anything/NN from/IN him;/JJ but/CC I/PRP shall/MD support/VB your/PRP$ Petition,/NNP and/CC try/VB what/WP I/PRP can/MD do/VB with/IN the/DT other/JJ Commissioners./NNP On/IN principle,/NN however,/, I/PRP make/VBP it/PRP a/DT point/NN never/RB to/TO ask/VB anything/NN from/IN my/PRP$ brother."/NN "Will/NN I/PRP bring/VBP you/PRP the/DT Petition,/NNP sir?"/NN asked/VBD Bryan./NNP "Fetch/NNP me/PRP the/DT Petition."/NNP "And/NNP Bryan,"/NNP said/VBD Fethertonge,/NNP raising/VBG his/PRP$ finger/NN at/IN him/PRP as/IN if/IN by/IN way/NN of/IN warning--and/NN laughing--"hark/NN ye,/NN let/VB this/DT be/VB the/DT last."/JJ "Fethertonge,"/NN said/VBD the/DT landlord,/NN "I/IN see/VBP 'Pratt/PRP has/VBZ been/VBN found/VBN guilty,/NN and/CC the/DT sentence/NN confirmed/VBN by/IN the/DT Commander-in-Chief."/NNP "You/NNP will/MD insist/VB on/IN it,"/PRP said/VBD Bryan,/NNP in/IN reply/NN to/TO the/DT agent,/NN "but--"/NN "There/RB now,/, M'Mahon,"/NNP said/VBD the/DT latter,/JJ "that/NN will/MD do;/VB good/JJ day/NN to/TO you."/VB "I/PRP think/VB it/PRP is/VBZ a/DT very/RB harsh/JJ sentence,/NN Fethertonge;/NNP will/MD you/PRP touch/VB the/DT bell?"/NN "I/IN don't/RB know,/VBN sir,"/NN replied/VBD the/DT other,/JJ ringing/NN as/IN he/PRP spoke;/VBD "Neville's/NNP testimony/NN was/VBD very/RB strong/JJ against/IN him,/NN and/CC the/DT breaking/NN of/IN the/DT glass/NN did/VBD not/RB certainly/RB look/VB like/IN sobriety."/JJ "I/NN had/VBD one/CD other/JJ word/NN to/TO say,/VB gentlemen,"/NNS added/VBN M'Mahon,/IN "if/NNP you'll/MD allow/VB me,/NNS now/RB that/IN I'm/NNP here."/, Fethertonge/NNP looked/VBD at/IN him/PRP with/IN a/DT face/NN in/IN which/WDT might/MD be/VB read/VBN a/DT painful/JJ but/CC friendly/JJ rebuke/NN for/IN persisting/VBG to/TO speak,/VB after/IN the/DT other/JJ had/VBD changed/VBN the/DT subject./NN "I/PRP rather/RB think/VBP Mr./NNP Chevydale/NNP would/MD prefer/VB hearing/VBG it/PRP some/DT other/JJ time,/NN Bryan."/NNP "But/CC you/PRP know/VBP the/DT proverb,/NN sir,"/NN said/VBD Bryan,/NNP smiling,/VBD "that/IN there's/PRP$ no/UH time/NN like/IN the/DT present;/NN besides/IN it's/DT only/RB a/DT word."/NN "What/NN is/VBZ it?"/RB asked/VBN the/DT landlord./NN "About/IN the/DT leases,/JJS sir,"/NN replied/VBD M'Mahon,/NNP "to/TO know/VB when/WRB it/PRP would/MD be/VB convanient/JJ for/IN you/PRP to/TO sign/VB them."/PRP$ Chevydale/NNP looked,/NNS from/IN Bryan/NNP to/TO the/DT agent,/NN and/CC again/RB from/IN the/DT agent/NN to/TO Bryan,/NNP as/IN if/IN anxious/JJ to/TO understand/VB what/WP the/DT allusion/NN to/TO leases/NNS meant./, At/IN this/DT moment/NN a/DT servant/NN entered,/NN saying,/VBD "The/DT horses/NNS are/VBP at/IN the/DT door,/NN gentlemen."/NN "Come/IN some/DT other/JJ day,/NN M'Mahon,"/NNP said/VBD Fethertonge;/NNP "do/, you/PRP not/RB see/VB that/IN we/PRP are/VBP going/VBG out/RP to/TO ride/VB now--going/JJ on/IN our/PRP$ canvass?/NN Come/VB to/TO my/PRP$ office/NN some/DT other/JJ day;/NN Mr./NNP Chevydale/NNP will/MD remain/VB for/IN a/DT considerable/JJ time/NN in/IN the/DT country/NN now,/RB and/CC you/PRP need/VBP not/RB feel/VB so/RB eager/JJ in/IN the/DT matter."/NN "Yes,/NN come/VBN some/DT other/JJ day,/NN Mr.--Mr.--ay--M'Mahon;/: if/IN there/EX are/VBP leases/NNS to/TO sign,/VB of/IN course/NN I/PRP shall/MD sign/VB them;/, I/PRP am/VBP always/RB anxious/JJ to/TO do/VB my/PRP$ duty/NN as/IN a/DT landlord./NN Come,/NN or/CC rather/RB Fethertonge/NNP here/RB will/MD manage/VB it./PRP You/PRP know/VBP I/PRP transact/VBP no/DT business/NN here;/IN everything/NN is/VBZ done/VBN at/IN his/PRP$ office,/NN unless/IN when/WRB he/PRP brings/VBZ me/PRP papers/NNS to/TO sign./VB Of/IN course/NN I/PRP shall/MD sign/VB any/DT necessary/JJ paper."/NN Bryan/NNP then/RB withdrew,/, after/IN having/VBG received/VBN another/DT friendly/JJ nod/NN of/IN remonstrance,/NNS which/WDT seemed/VBD to/TO say,/VB "Why/RB will/MD you/PRP thus/RB persist,/RB when/WRB you/PRP see/VBP that/IN he/PRP is/VBZ not/RB disposed/VBN to/TO enter/VB into/IN these/DT matters/NNS now?/RB Am/VBP I/PRP not/RB your/PRP$ friend?"/NN Still,/RB however,/RB he/PRP did/VBD not/RB feel/VB perfectly/RB at/IN ease/NN with/IN the/DT result/NN of/IN his/PRP$ visit./NN A/DT slight/JJ sense/NN of/IN uncertainty/NN and/CC doubt/NN crept/VBD over/IN him,/NN and/CC in/IN spite/NN of/IN every/DT effort/NN at/IN confidence,/NN he/PRP found/VBD that/IN that/IN which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD placed/VBN in/IN Fethertonge,/NNP if/IN it/PRP did/VBD not/RB diminish,/VBN was/VBD most/RBS assuredly/RB not/RB becoming/VBG stronger./DT CHAPTER/NNP XVI.---A/NNP Spar/NNP Between/IN Kate/NNP and/CC Philip/NNP Hogan/NNP --Bryan/NNP M'Mahon/NNP is/VBZ Cautioned/VBN against/IN Political/JJ Temptation--He/NNP Seeks/NNS Major/NNP Vanston's/NNP Interest/NN with/IN the/DT Board/NNP of/IN Excise./NNP The/DT consequences/NNS of/IN the/DT calamity/NN which/WDT was/VBD hanging/VBG over/IN Bryan/NNP M'Mahon's/NNP head,/NN had/VBD become/VBN now/RB pretty/RB well/RB understood,/JJ and/CC occasioned/VBD a/DT very/RB general/JJ and/CC profound/JJ sympathy/NN for/IN the/DT ruin/NN in/IN which/WDT it/PRP was/VBD likely/JJ to/TO involve/VB him./PRP Indeed,/RB almost/RB every/DT one/CD appeared/VBD to/TO feel/VB it/PRP more/RBR than/IN he/PRP himself/PRP did,/VBD and/CC many,/NNS who/WP on/IN meeting/NN him,/NN were/VBD at/IN first/JJ disposed/JJ to/TO offer/VB him/PRP consolation,/RB changed/VBD their/PRP$ purpose/NN on/IN witnessing/VBG his/PRP$ cheerful/JJ and/CC manly/JJ bearing/NN under/IN it./DT Throughout/IN the/DT whole/JJ country/NN there/EX was/VBD but/CC one/CD family,/NN with/IN another/DT exception,/NN that/WDT felt/VBD gratified/VBN at/IN the/DT blow/NN which/WDT had/VBD fallen/VBN on/IN him./PRP The/DT exception/NN we/PRP speak/VBP of/IN was/VBD no/DT other/JJ than/IN Mr,/NNP Hycy/NNP Burke,/NNP and/CC the/DT family/NN was/VBD that/IN of/IN the/DT Hogans./NNP As/IN for/IN Teddy/NNP Phats,/NNP he/PRP was/VBD not/RB the/DT man/NN to/TO trouble/VB himself/PRP by/IN the/DT loss/NN of/IN a/DT moment's/NN indifference/NN upon/IN any/DT earthly/JJ or/CC other/JJ subject,/JJ saving/NN and/CC excepting/VBG always/RB that/IN it/PRP involved/VBD the/DT death,/NN mutilation,/NN or/CC destruction/NN in/IN some/DT shape,/NN of/IN his/PRP$ great/JJ and/CC relentless/JJ foe,/IN the/DT Gauger,/NNP whom/WP he/PRP looked/VBD upon/IN as/IN the/DT impersonation/NN of/IN all/DT that/DT is/VBZ hateful/JJ and/CC villainous/JJ in/IN life,/NN and/CC only/RB sent/VBD into/IN this/DT world/NN to/TO war/NN with/IN human/JJ happiness/NN at/IN large./JJS That/DT great/JJ professional/JJ instinct,/NN as/IN the/DT French/JJ say,/NN and/CC a/DT strong/JJ unaccountable/JJ disrelish/NN of/IN Hycy/NNP Burke,/NNP were/VBD the/DT only/JJ two/CD feelings/NNS that/IN disturbed/VBN the/DT hardened/JJ indifference/NN of/IN his/PRP$ nature./NN One/CD night,/NN shortly/RB after/IN Bryan's/NNP visit/NN to/TO his/PRP$ landlord,/NN the/DT Hogans/NNS and/CC Phats/NNS were/VBD assembled/VBN in/IN the/DT kiln/NN between/IN the/DT hours/NNS of/IN twelve/CD and/CC one/CD o'clock,/RB after/IN having/VBG drunk/JJ nearly/RB three/CD quarts/NNS of/IN whiskey/NN among/IN them./PRP The/DT young/JJ savages,/NNS as/IN usual,/RB after/IN the/DT vagabond/NN depredations/NNS or/CC mischievous/JJ exercises/NNS of/IN the/DT day,/NN were/VBD snoring/VBG as/IN we/PRP have/VBP described/VBN them/PRP before;/IN when/WRB Teddy,/NNP whom/WP no/DT quantity/NN of/IN liquor/NN could/MD affect/VB beyond/IN a/DT mere/JJ inveterate/NN hardness/NN of/IN brogue/NN and/CC an/DT indescribable/JJ effort/NN at/IN mirth/NN and/CC melody,/NN exclaimed--"Fwhy,/JJ dhen,/NN dat's/NNS the/DT stuff;/NN and/CC here's/RB bad/JJ luck/NN to/TO him/PRP that/DT paid/VBD fwor/JJ it."/IN "I'll/NN not/RB drink/VB it,/IN you/PRP ugly/JJ _keout_,"/NN exclaimed/VBD Philip,/NNP in/IN his/PRP$ deep/JJ and/CC ruffianly/JJ voice;/NN "but/CC come--all/RB o'/IN yez/NNS fill/VBP up/RP and/CC drink/VB my/PRP$ toast./NN Come,/NNP Kate,/NNP you/PRP crame/NN of/IN hell's/NN delights,/NN fill/NN till/IN I/PRP give/VBP it./PRP No,"/RB he/PRP added/VBD abruptly,/RB "I/RB won't/VB drink/NN that,/IN you/PRP leprechaun;/VBD the/DT man/NN that/IN ped/VBN for/IN it/PRP is/VBZ Hycy/NNP Burke,/NNP and/CC I/PRP like/IN Hycy/NNP Burke/NNP for/IN one/CD thing,/NN an'/NN I'll/. not/RB dhrink/VB bad/JJ luck/NN to/TO him./PRP Come,/NNP are/VBP yez/RB ready?"/JJ "Give/IN it/PRP out,/IN you/PRP hulk,"/RB said/VBD Kate,/NNP "an'/NN 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advice,/NN and/CC to/TO be/VB able/JJ to/TO give/VB it./PRP But/CC still/RB I/PRP hope/VBP I/PRP won't/VBP stand/VB in/IN need/NN of/IN it,/NN and/CC that/IN if/IN the/DT temptations/NNS you/PRP spoke/VBD of/IN come/VBN in/IN my/PRP$ way,/NN I/PRP will/MD have/VB your/PRP$ advice--ay,/NN an'/NN I/PRP trust/VBP in/IN God/NNP the/DT adviser,/NN too--to/, direct/JJ me."/NN "Are/NN you/PRP sure,/JJ Bryan,"/NNP and/CC she/PRP surveyed/VBD him/PRP closely/RB as/IN she/PRP spoke--"are/VBP you/PRP sure/JJ that/IN no/DT part/NN of/IN the/DT temptation/NN has/VBZ come/VBN across/IN you/PRP already?"/RB He/PRP looked/VBD surprised/VBN as/IN she/PRP asked/VBD him/PRP this/DT singular/JJ question./NN "I/NN am,"/NN said/VBD he;/PRP "but,/, dear/UH Kathleen,/NNP I/PRP can't/MD rightly/RB understand/VB you./PRP What/WP temptations/VBZ do/VB you/PRP mane?"/VB "Have/VB you/PRP not/RB promised/VBD to/TO vote/VB for/IN Mr./NNP Vanston,/NNP the/DT Tory/NNP candidate,/NN who/WP never/RB in/IN his/PRP$ life/NN voted/VBD for/IN your/PRP$ religion/NN or/CC your/PRP$ liberty?"/NN "Do/IN you/PRP mane/JJ me,/NNS dearest/NN Kathleen?"/NNP "You,/NNP certainly;/NN who/WP else/RB could/MD I/PRP mean/VB when/WRB I/PRP ask/VBP you/PRP the/DT question?"/NN "Why,/IN I/PRP never/RB promised/VBD to/TO vote/VB for/IN Vanston,"/NNP he/PRP replied;/VBD "an'/NN what/WP is/VBZ more--but/, who/WP said/VBD I/PRP did?"/VBD "On/IN the/DT day/NN before/IN yesterday,"/NN she/PRP proceeded,/VBP "two/IN gentlemen/NNS came/VBD to/TO our/PRP$ house/NN to/TO canvass/VB votes,/NN and/CC they/PRP stated/VBD plainly/RB that/IN you/PRP had/VBD promised/VBN to/TO vote/VB for/IN them--that/DT is/VBZ for/IN Vanston."/NNP "Well,/NNP Kathleen,/NNP all/DT I/PRP can/MD say/VB is,/NNS that/IN the/DT statement/NN is/VBZ not/RB true./TO I/PRP didn't/VBD promise/NN for/IN Vanston,/NNP and/CC they/PRP did/VBD not/RB even/RB ask/VB me./PRP Are/VBP you/PRP satisfied/VBN now?/RB or/CC whether/IN will/MD you/PRP believe/VB them/PRP or/CC me?"/JJ "I/NNS am/VBP satisfied,/JJ dear/JJ Bryan;/NNP I/PRP am/VBP more/RBR than/IN satisfied;/NNS for/IN my/PRP$ heart/NN is/VBZ easy./DT Misfortune!/NNP what/WP signifies/VBZ mere/JJ misfortune,/NN or/CC the/DT loss/NN of/IN a/DT beggarly/RB farm?"/RB "But,/IN my/PRP$ darling/NN Kathleen,/IN it/PRP is/VBZ anything/NN but/CC a/DT beggarly/RB farm."/RB Kathleen,/NNP however,/, heard/VBD him/PRP not,/RB but/CC proceeded./VBN "What/IN signifies/NNS poverty,/, Bryan,/NNP or/CC struggle,/VBD so/RB long/RB as/IN the/DT heart/NN is/VBZ right,/JJ and/CC the/DT conscience/NN clear/JJ and/CC without/IN a/DT spot?/NN Nothing--oh,/NN nothing!/NN As/IN God/NNP is/VBZ to/TO judge/VB me,/NNS I/PRP would/MD rather/RB beg/VB my/PRP$ bread/NN with/IN you/PRP as/IN an/DT honest/JJ man,/NN true,/NN as/IN I/PRP said/VBD awhile/RB ago,/RB to/TO your/PRP$ God/NNP and/CC your/PRP$ religion,/NN than/IN have/VBP an/DT estate/NN by/IN your/PRP$ side,/NN if/IN you/PRP could/MD prove/VB false/JJ to/TO either."/DT The/DT vehemence/NN with/IN which/WDT she/PRP uttered/VBD these/DT sentiments,/NNS and/CC the/DT fire/NN which/WDT animated/VBD her/PRP$ whole/JJ mind/NN and/CC manner,/NN caused/VBD them/PRP to/TO pause/NN again,/RB and/CC Bryan,/NNP to/TO whom/WP this/DT high/JJ enthusiasm/NN was/VBD perfectly/RB new,/RB now/RB saw/VBD with/IN something/NN like/IN wonder,/NN that/IN the/DT tears/NNS were/VBD flowing/VBG down/IN her/PRP$ cheeks./VBG He/PRP caught/VBD her/PRP$ hand/NN and/CC said/VBD "My/RB own/JJ darling/NN Kathleen,/IN the/DT longer/JJR I/PRP know/VBP you/PRP the/DT more/JJR I/PRP see/VBP your/PRP$ value;/NN but/CC make/VB your/PRP$ mind/NN easy;/RB when/WRB I/PRP become/VBP a/DT traitor/NN to/TO either/DT God/NNP or/CC my/PRP$ religion,/NN you/PRP may/MD renounce/VB me!"/NNS "Don't/RB be/VB surprised/VBN at/IN these/DT tears,/NNS Bryan;/CC don't,/VB my/PRP$ dear/JJ Bryan;/NNP for/IN you/PRP may/MD look/VB upon/IN them/PRP as/IN a/DT proof/NN of/IN how/WRB much/JJ I/PRP 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and/CC my/PRP$ God,/NNP I/PRP can/MD never/RB complain."/VB CHAPTER/NNP XVII.--Interview/NNP between/IN Hycy/NNP and/CC Finigan/NNP --The/NNP Former/NNP Propones/NNP for/IN Miss/NNP Clinton--A/NNP love/VB Scene/NN Hycy,/NNP after/IN his/PRP$ conversation/NN with/IN Bryan/NNP M'Mahon,/NNP felt/VBD satisfied/VBN that/IN he/PRP had/VBD removed/VBN all/DT possible/JJ suspicion/NN from/IN himself,/NN but/CC at/IN the/DT same/JJ time/NN he/PRP ransacked/VBD his/PRP$ mind/NN in/IN order/NN to/TO try/VB who/WP it/PRP was/VBD that/DT had/VBD betrayed/VBN him/PRP to/TO Bryan./NNP The/DT Hogans/NNS he/PRP had/VBD no/DT reason/NN to/TO suspect,/VB because/IN from/IN experience/NN he/PRP knew/VBD them/PRP to/TO be/VB possessed/VBN of/IN a/DT desperate/JJ and/CC unscrupulous/JJ fidelity,/NN in/IN excellent/JJ keeping/VBG with/IN their/PRP$ savage/JJ character;/NN and/CC to/TO suspect/VB Teddy/NNP Phats,/NNP was/VBD to/TO suppose/VB that/IN an/DT inveterate/NN and/CC incurable/JJ smuggler/NN would/MD 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On/IN seeing/VBG him,/PRP the/DT school-master/NN got/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ limbs,/NN and/CC was/VBD about/RB to/TO address/VB him,/PRP when/WRB Hycy/NNP said--/: "Finigan,/`` I/PRP wish/VBP to/TO speak/VB a/DT few/JJ words/NNS to/TO you."/VB "O'Finigan,/NNP sir--O'Finigan,/JJ Mr./NNP Burke./NNP It/PRP is/VBZ enough,/RB sir,/JJ to/TO be/VB deprived/VBN of/IN our/PRP$ hereditary/JJ territories,/NN without/IN being/VBG clipped/VBN of/IN our/PRP$ names;/NN they/PRP should/MD lave/VB us/PRP those/DT at/IN all/DT events/NNS unmutilated./. O'Finigan,/NNP therefore,/, Mr./NNP Burke,/NNP whenever/WRB you/PRP address/VBP me,/PRP if/IN you/PRP plaise."/VBP "Well,/IN Mr./NNP O'Finigan,"/NNP continued/VBD Hycy,/NNP "if/IN not/RB inconvenient,/IN I/PRP should/MD wish/VB to/TO speak/VB a/DT few/JJ words/NNS with/IN you."/JJ "No/NN inconvenience/NN in/IN the/DT world,/JJ Mr./NNP Burke;/NNP I/PRP am/VBP always/RB disposed/VBN to/TO oblige/VB my/PRP$ friends/NNS whenever/WRB I/PRP can/MD do/VB so/RB wid/JJ propriety./NN My/PRP$ advice,/NN sir,/VBD my/PRP$ friendship,/NN and/CC my/PRP$ purse,/NN are/VBP always/RB at/IN their/PRP$ service./NN My/PRP$ advice/NN to/TO guide/VB them--my/PRP$ friendship/NN to/TO sustain--and/VB my/PRP$ purse--hem!--ha,/NN ha,/VBD ha--I/JJ think./, I/PRP may/MD clap/VB a/DT payriod/NN or/CC full/JJ stop/NN there,"/, he/PRP added,/VBD laughing,/NN "inasmuch/RB as/IN the/DT last/JJ approaches/NNS very/RB near/JJ to/TO what/WP philosophers/NNS term/VBP a/DT vacuum/NN or/CC nonentity./NN Gintlemen,"/IN he/PRP 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CHAPTER/NNP XVIII.--A/NNP Family/NNP Dialogue/NNP --Ahadarra/NNP not/RB in/IN for/IN it--Bryan's/DT Vote./NNP Honest/NNP Jemmy/NNP Burke,/NNP we/PRP have/VBP already/RB said,/VBN had/VBD brought/VBN home/NN his/PRP$ second/JJ son,/NN Edward,/NNP from/IN school,/NN for/IN the/DT purpose/NN of/IN training/VBG him/PRP to/TO agricultural/JJ pursuits,/NN having/VBG now/RB abandoned/VBN all/DT notions/NNS of/IN devoting/VBG him/PRP to/TO the/DT Church,/NNP as/IN he/PRP would/MD have/VB done/VBN had/VBD Hycy/NNP manifested/VBD towards/IN him/PRP even/RB the/DT ordinary/JJ proofs/NNS of/IN affection/NN and/CC respect./NN "You/PRP druv/VBP me/PRP to/TO it,/DT Rosha,"/NNP said/VBD he/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ wife;/NN "but/IN I'll/NNP let/VB you/PRP both/DT know/VBP that/DT I'm/NNP able/JJ to/TO be/VB masther/VBN in/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ house/NN still./. You/PRP have/VBP made/VBN your/PRP$ pet/NN what/WP he/PRP is;/VBZ but/CC I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP that/IN if/IN God/NNP hasn't/, said/VBD it,/PRP you'll/MD curse/VB one/CD another/DT with/IN bitther/JJ hearts/NNS yet."/RB "Well,/RB sure/JJ you/PRP have/VBP your/PRP$ own/JJ way,"/NN replied/VBD his/PRP$ wife,/NN "but/IN you/PRP wor/VBD ever/RB and/CC always/RB self-willed/JJ and/CC headstrong./PRP However,/RB it's/VBD all/PDT the/DT mane/JJ blood/NN that's/IN in/IN you;/JJ it/PRP breaks/VBZ your/PRP$ heart/NN to/TO see/VB your/PRP$ son/NN a/DT gintleman;/NN but/CC in/IN spite/NN of/IN your/PRP$ strong/JJ brogues/NNS and/CC felt/VBD caubeen,/IN a/DT gentleman/NN he/PRP is,/VBZ and/CC a/DT gentleman/NN he/PRP will/MD be,/VB an'/NN that's/IN all/DT I/PRP have/VBP to/TO say/VB about/IN it./PRP You'll/RB tache/VB your/PRP$ pet/NN to/TO hate/VB his/PRP$ brother,/NN I'll/. go/VB bail."/RB "No,/RB indeed,/RB Rosha,"/IN he/PRP replied,/VBD "I/PRP know/VB my/PRP$ duty/NN to/TO God/NNP and/CC my/PRP$ childre'/NNS betther/RB than/IN to/TO turn/VB them/PRP against/IN one/CD another;/DT but/CC it's/VBD only/RB a/DT proof/NN of/IN how/WRB little/JJ you/PRP know/VBP about/IN Edward/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ warm/JJ and/CC lovin'/JJ heart,/NN when/WRB you/PRP spake/VBP as/IN you/PRP do."/VBP This/DT indeed/RB was/VBD true./NN Edward/NNP Burke/NNP was/VBD but/CC a/DT short/JJ time/NN at/IN home/NN when/WRB he/PRP saw/VBD clearly/RB how/WRB matters/NNS stood/VBD in/IN the/DT family./NN He/PRP was/VBD in/IN fact/NN a/DT youth/NN of/IN a/DT most/RBS affectionate/JJ and/CC generous/JJ disposition,/NN and/CC instead/RB of/IN attempting/VBG to/TO make/VB the/DT breach/NN wider,/, as/IN Hycy/NNP had/VBD he/PRP been/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ place/NN would/MD have/VB done,/VBN he/PRP did/VBD everything/NN in/IN his/PRP$ power/NN to/TO put/VB the/DT parties/NNS into/IN a/DT good/JJ state/NN of/IN feeling/NN with/IN each/DT other,/JJ and/CC to/TO preserve/VB peace/NN and/CC harmony/NN in/IN the/DT family./NN One/CD morning,/NN a/DT few/JJ days/NNS after/IN Hycy's/NNP rejection/NN by/IN Miss/NNP Clinton,/NNP they/PRP were/VBD all/DT at/IN breakfast,/NN "the/, accomplished"/VBP being/VBG in/IN one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ musical/JJ and/CC polite/JJ moods,/NN his/PRP$ father/NN bland/CC but/CC sarcastic,/NNS and/CC Edward/NNP in/IN a/DT state/NN of/IN actual/JJ pain/NN on/IN witnessing/VBG the/DT wilful/JJ disrespect/NN or/CC rather/RB contempt/NN that/WDT was/VBD implied/VBN by/IN Hycy/NNP towards/IN his/PRP$ parents./NN "Well,/NN Ned,"/NNP said/VBD his/PRP$ father,/NN "didn't/IN we/PRP spend/VBP a/DT pleasant/JJ evenin'/NN in/IN Gerald/NNP Cavanagh's/NNP last/JJ night?/NN Isn't/NNP Kathleen/NNP a/DT darlin'?"/NN "She/NN is/VBZ a/DT delightful/JJ girl,"/NN replied/VBD Edward,/NNP "it/NNP can't/MD be/VB denied;/VBN indeed,/IN I/PRP don't/RB think/VBP I/PRP ever/RB saw/VBD so/RB beautiful/JJ a/DT girl,/NN and/CC as/IN for/IN her/PRP figure,/, it/PRP is/VBZ perfect--perfect."/JJ "Ay,"/NN said/VBD the/DT father,/NN "and/CC it's/VBD she/PRP that/IN knows/VBZ the/DT difference/NN between/IN a/DT decent/JJ sensible/JJ boy/NN and/CC a--gintleman--a/NN highflyer./, She/PRP was/VBD both/DT kind/NN and/CC civil/JJ to/TO you,/VB Ned."/NNP "I/NNP don't/RB know/VBP as/IN to/TO the/DT kindness,"/NN replied/VBD Edward;/NNP "but/CC she/PRP was/VBD certainly/RB civil/JJ and/CC agreeable,/NN and/CC I/PRP don't/RB think/VBP it's/RB in/IN her/PRP$ nature/NN to/TO be/VB anything/NN else."/RB "Except/IN when/WRB she/PRP ought,"/MD said/VBD his/PRP$ father;/NN "but/IN listen,/NN Ned--dress/NNP yourself/PRP up,/IN get/VBP a/DT buff/NN waistcoat,/IN a/DT green/JJ jockey/NN coat,/NN a/DT riding/VBG whip,/NN and/CC a/DT pair/NN o'/IN shinin'/NN top-boots,/JJ titivate/TO yourself/PRP up/RP like/IN a/DT dandy,/NN then/RB go/VB to/TO her/PRP$ wid/JJ lavendher/JJ water/NN on/IN your/PRP$ pocket-handkerchy,/NN an'/NN you'll/MD see/VB how/WRB she'll/JJ settle/VB you./PRP Be/VB my/PRP$ sowl,/NN you'll/MD be/VB the/DT happy/JJ boy/NN when/WRB you/PRP get/VBP her;/PRP don't/VBP you/PRP think/VBP so,/RB Misther/NNP Hycy?"/NNP "Unquestionably,/NNP Mr./NNP Burke,/NNP when/WRB you/PRP speak/VBP you/PRP shame/VB an/DT Oracle;/NNP as/IN for/IN Master/NNP Ned--why--/NNP "'I'm/NNP owre/NNP young,--I'm/JJ owre/NN young,/, I'm/NNP owre/NNP young/JJ to/TO marry/VB yet,/RB I'm/IN owre/JJ young,/JJ 'twould/PRP be/VB a/DT sin/NN To/TO take/VB me/PRP from/IN my/PRP$ Daddy/NNP yet.'/, I/PRP think,/VBP Master/NNP Edward,/NNP the/DT Boy-god/NNP has/VBZ already/RB taken/VBN occupation;/IN the/DT vituline/NN affection/NN for/IN the/DT fair/JJ Katsey/NNP has/VBZ set/VBN in;/IN heigho,/NN what/WP a/DT delightful/JJ period/NN of/IN life/NN is/VBZ that/IN soft/JJ and/CC lickful/JJ one/CD of/IN calf/NN love,/NN when/WRB the/DT tongue/NN rolls/NNS about/IN the/DT dripping/VBG lips,/NN the/DT whites/NNS of/IN the/DT eyes/NNS are/VBP turned/VBN towards/IN the/DT divine,/NN the/DT ox-eyed/JJ Katsey,/NNP and/CC you/PRP are/VBP ready/JJ to/TO stagger/VB over/IN and/CC blare/VB out/RP the/DT otherwise/RB unutterable/JJ affection."/NN "Very/RB well/RB described,/VBN Hycy,/IN I/PRP see/VBP you/PRP have/VBP not/RB forgotten/VBN your/PRP$ Homer/NN yet;/NN but/CC really/RB Kathleen/NNP Cavanagh/NNP is/VBZ a/DT perfect/JJ Juno,/NNP and/CC has/VBZ the/DT large,/JJ liquid,/NN soft/JJ ox-eye/NN in/IN perfection."/NN "Let/IN me/PRP look/VBP at/IN you,"/PRP said/VBD Hycy,/NNP turning/VBG round/RB and/CC staring/VBG at/IN him/PRP with/IN a/DT good/JJ deal/NN of/IN surprise;/JJ "begad,/NN brother/NN Ned,/NNP let/VBD me/PRP ask/VB where/WRB you/PRP got/VBD your/PRP$ connoisseurship/NN upon/IN women?/NNS eh?/VBD Oh,/NNP in/IN the/DT dictionary,/NN I/PRP suppose,/VBP where/WRB the/DT common/JJ people/NNS say/VBP everything/NN is/VBZ to/TO be/VB found./VBN Observe/NNP me,/, Mr./NNP Burke,/NNP you/PRP are/VBP taking/VBG your/PRP$ worthy/JJ son/NN out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ proper/JJ vocation,/NN the/DT Church./NNP Send/NNP him/PRP to/TO 'Maynewth,'/JJ he/PRP is/VBZ too/RB good/JJ a/DT connoisseur/NN on/IN beauty/NN to/TO be/VB out/IN of/IN the/DT Tribunal."/NNP "Hycy,"/NNP replied/VBD his/PRP$ brother,/NN "these/NN are/VBP sentiments/NNS that/WDT do/VBP you/PRP no/DT credit,/NN it/PRP is/VBZ easy/JJ to/TO sneer/VB at/IN religion/NN or/CC those/DT who/WP administer/VBP it,--much/RB easier/JJR than/IN to/TO praise/NN the/DT one,/NN it/PRP would/MD appear,/VB or/CC imitate/VB the/DT virtues/NNS of/IN the/DT other."/JJ "Beautiful/JJ rebuke,"/NN said/VBD Hycy,/NNP again/RB staring/VBG at/IN him;/PRP "why,/, Masther/NNP Edward,/NNP you/PRP are/VBP a/DT prodigy/NN of/IN wonderful/JJ sense/NN and/CC unspotted/JJ virtue;/JJ love/NN has/VBZ made/VBN you/PRP eloquent--"'I/JJ gaed/VBD a/DT waefu'/JJ gate/NN yestreen,/NN A/DT gate,/NN I/PRP fear,/VBP I'll/NNP dearly/RB rue,/NN I/PRP gat/VBD my/PRP$ death/NN frae/NNS twa/DT sweet/JJ e'en,/NN Twa/NNP lovely/JJ e'en/NN o'/IN bonnie/NN blue,/NNS &c,/, &c.'"/CC "I/PRP am/VBP not/RB in/IN love/NN yet,/NN Hycy,/NNP but/CC as/IN my/PRP$ father/NN wishes/NNS to/TO bring/VB about/IN a/DT marriage/NN between/IN Kathleen/NNP and/CC myself,/VBD you/PRP know,"/VBP he/PRP added,/VBD smiling,/VBG "it/NN will/MD be/VB my/PRP$ duty/NN to/TO fall/VB in/IN love/NN with/IN her/PRP$ as/RB fast/JJ as/IN I/PRP can."/MD "Dutiful/VB youth!/PRP what/WP a/DT treasure/NN you/PRP will/MD prove/VB to/TO a/DT dignified/JJ and/CC gentlemanly/JJ parent,--to/NN a/DT fond/JJ and/CC doting/VBG wife!/NN Shall/MD I/PRP however/RB put/VBD forth/RB my/PRP$ powers?/NN Shall/MD Hycy/NNP the/DT accomplished/JJ interpose/NN between/IN Juno/NNP and/CC the/DT calf?/NN What/WP sayest/VBD thou,/IN my/PRP$ most/JJS amiable/JJ maternal/JJ relative,/NN and/CC why/WRB sittest/NN thou/VBD so/RB silent/JJ and/CC so/RB sad?"/JJ "Indeed,/NN it's/IN no/DT wondher/NN I/PRP would,/MD Hycy,"/RB replied/VBD his/PRP$ mother,/NN whom/WP Edward's/NNP return/VB had/VBD cast/VBN into/IN complete/JJ dejection,/NN "when/NN I/PRP see/VBP your/PRP$ father/NN strivin'/NN to/TO put/VB between/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ childre'."/NN "Me,/NNP Rosha!"/NNP exclaimed/VBD her/PRP$ husband;/NN "God/NN forgive/VBP you/PRP for/IN that!/DT but/CC when/WRB I/PRP see/VBP that/IN one/CD of/IN my/PRP$ childre'/NNS wont/VBD spake/NN a/DT word/NN to/TO me/PRP with/IN respect/NN or/CC civility--no,/JJ not/RB even/RB in/IN his/PRP$ natural/JJ voice,/NN it/PRP is/VBZ surely/RB time/NN for/IN ma/NN to/TO try/VB if/IN I/PRP can't/MD find/VB affection/NN in/IN his/PRP$ brother."/NN "Ay,"/NN said/VBD she,/PRP "that's/VBZ your/PRP$ own/JJ way/NN of/IN it;/PRP$ but/CC it's/PRP$ easy/JJ seen/VBN that/IN your/PRP$ eggin'/NN up/IN Ned/NNP agin/IN his/PRP$ brother,/NN bringin'/NN ill/RB will/MD and/CC bad/JJ feelin'/NN among/IN a/DT family/NN that/WDT was/VBD quiet/JJ before;/IN ay,/JJ an'/NN I/PRP suppose/VBP you'd/PRP be/VB glad/JJ to/TO see/VB my/PRP$ heart/NN broke/VBD too,/RB and/CC indeed/RB I/PRP didn't/VBD care/VB it/PRP was,"/VBD and/CC as/IN she/PRP spoke/VBD the/DT words?/NN were/VBD accompanied/VBN by/IN sobbings/NNS and/CC tears./DT "Alas!"/NNP said/VBD Hyoy,/NNP still/RB in/IN the/DT mock/JJ heroic--"where/NN is/VBZ the/DT pride/NN and/CC dignity/NN of/IN woman?/NN Remember,/CC oh/UH maternal/JJ relative,/NN that/IN you/PRP are/VBP the/DT mother/NN of/IN one/CD Gracchus/NN at/IN least!/JJS Scorn/NN the/DT hydraulics,/NN I/PRP say;/VBP abandon/VB the/DT pathetic;/NN cast/VBD sorrow/NN to/TO the/DT winds,/NN and--give/. me/PRP another/DT cup/NN of/IN tea."/NN Edward/NNP shook/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN at/IN him,/JJ as/IN if/IN remonstrating/VBG against/IN this/DT most/RBS undutiful/JJ and/CC contemptuous/JJ style/NN of/IN conversation/NN to/TO his/PRP$ mother./NN "Don't/RB give/VBP way/NN to/TO tears,/VB my/PRP$ dear/NN mother,"/NN he/PRP said;/VBD "indeed/VBN you/PRP do/VBP my/PRP$ father/NN injustice;/IN he/PRP has/VBZ neither/CC said/VBD nor/CC done/VBD anything/NN to/TO turn/VB me/PRP against/IN Hycy./NNP Why/WRB should/MD he?/PRP So/RB far/RB from/IN that,/DT I/PRP know/VBP that/IN he/PRP loves/VBZ Hycy/NNP at/IN heart,/PRP all/DT that/IN he/PRP wishes/VBZ is/VBZ that/IN Hycy/NNP would/MD speak/VB to/TO him/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ natural/JJ voice,/NN and/CC treat/VB him/PRP with/IN respect,/NN and/CC the/DT feeling/NN that/IN surely/RB is/VBZ due/JJ to/TO him./PRP And/CC so/RB Hycy/NNP will,/MD father;/VB I/PRP am/VBP sure/JJ he/PRP respects/VBZ and/CC loves/VBZ you/PRP in/IN spite/NN of/IN this/DT levity/NN and/CC affectation./NN All/DT we/PRP want/VBP is/VBZ for/IN each/DT to/TO give/VB up/RP a/DT little/JJ of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ way--when/NN you/PRP become/VBP more/RBR respectful,/JJ Hycy,/IN my/PRP$ father's/JJ manner/NN will/MD change/VB too:/RB let/VB us/PRP be/VB at/IN least/JJS sincere/JJ and/CC natural/JJ with/IN each/DT other,/JJ and/CC there/EX is/VBZ nothing/NN that/IN I/PRP can/MD see/VB to/TO prevent/VB us/PRP from/IN living/VBG very/RB 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night,/NN an'/NN that/IN of/IN course/NN he/PRP couldn't/MD do/VB it;/RB an'/IN you/PRP know,/VBP your/PRP$ honors,/NN there/EX was/VBD no/DT gettin'/NN over/IN that./DT I/PRP have,/VBP or/CC rather/RB my/PRP$ father/NN has,/, Bat/NNP Hogan's/NNP shoes/NNS still."/RB "This,/IN I/PRP repeat,/VBP seems/VBZ a/DT very/RB serious/JJ charge,/NN Mr./NNP Burke,"/NNP said/VBD Chevydale/NNP again./RB "Which,/RB as/IN I/PRP said/VBD before,/IN contains/VBZ not/RB one/CD particle/NN of/IN truth,"/NN replied/VBD Hycy./NNP "If/IN I/PRP had/VBD resolved/VBN to/TO break/VB open/JJ my/PRP$ father's/NNS chest/NN to/TO get/VB cash/NN out/IN of/IN it,/PRP$ it/PRP is/VBZ not/RB likely/JJ that/IN I/PRP would/MD call/VB in/IN the/DT aid/NN of/IN such/JJ a/DT man/NN as/IN Bat/NNP Hogan./NNP As/IN a/DT proof/NN that/IN I/PRP had/VBD nothing/NN to/TO do/VB with/IN the/DT robbery/NN in/IN question,/NN I/PRP can/MD satisfy/VB you/PRP that/IN my/PRP$ mother,/NN not/RB many/JJ days/NNS after/IN the/DT occurrence/NN of/IN it,/PRP was/VBD obliged/VBN to/TO get/VB her/PRP$ car/NN and/CC drive/VB some/DT three/CD or/CC four/CD miles'/NNS distance/NN to/TO borrow/VB a/DT hundred/CD pounds/NNS for/IN me/PRP from/IN a/DT friend/NN of/IN hers,/PRP upon/IN her/PRP$ own/JJ responsibility,/NN which,/, had/VBD I/PRP committed/VBD the/DT outrage/NN in/IN question,/NN I/PRP would/MD not/RB have/VB required/VBN at/IN all."/DT Old/NNP Burke's/NNP face/NN would,/, at/IN this/DT period/NN of/IN the/DT proceedings,/NN have/VBP extorted/VBN compassion/NN from/IN any/DT heart./NN Sorrow,/NNP distress,/JJ agony/NN of/IN spirit,/NN and/CC shame,/NN were/VBD all/DT so/RB legible/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ pale/JJ features--that/JJ those/DT who/WP were/VBD present/JJ kept/VBD their/PRP$ eyes/NNS averted,/VBD from/IN respect/NN to/TO the/DT man,/NN and/CC from/IN sympathy/NN with/IN his/PRP$ sufferings./NN At/IN length/NN he/PRP himself/PRP came/VBD forward,/RB and,/RB after/IN wiping/VBG away/RP a/DT few/JJ bitter/JJ tears/NNS from/IN his/PRP$ cheeks,/NN he/PRP said--"Gentlemen,/VBD I/PRP care/VBP little/RB about/IN the/DT money/NN I/PRP lost,/VBD nor/CC about/RB who/WP took/VBD it--let/PRP$ it/PRP go--as/JJ for/IN me,/NN I/PRP won't/VBD miss/NN it;/, but/CC there/EX is/VBZ one/CD thing/NN that/WDT cuts/VBZ me/PRP to/TO the/DT heart--I'm/NN spakin'/NN about/IN the/DT misfortune/NN that/WDT was/VBD brought,/VBN or/CC near/IN bein'/NN brought,/VBN upon/IN this/DT honest/JJ an'/NN generous-hearted/JJ young/JJ man,/NN Bryan/NNP M'Mahon,/NNP through/IN manes/NNS of/IN a/DT black/JJ plot/NN that/WDT was/VBD got/VBN up/RP against/IN him--I'm/JJ spakin'/NN of/IN the/DT Still/RB that/DT was/VBD found/VBN on/IN his/PRP$ farm/NN of/IN Ahadarra./NNP That,/NNP if/IN my/PRP$ son/NN had/VBD act/NN or/CC part/NN in/IN it,/DT is/VBZ a/DT thousand/CD times/NNS worse/JJR than/IN the/DT other;/JJ as/IN for/IN the/DT takin'/NN of/IN the/DT money,/NN I/PRP don't/VBP care/NN about/IN it,/PRP as/IN I/PRP said--nor/VBD I/PRP won't/VBD prosecute/VB any/DT one/CD for/IN it;/PRP but/CC I/PRP must/MD have/VB my/PRP$ mind/NN satisfied/VBD about/IN the/DT other/JJ affair."/NN It/PRP is/VBZ not/RB our/PRP$ intention/NN to/TO dwell/VB at/IN any/DT length/NN upon/IN the/DT clear/JJ proofs/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ treachery/NN and/CC deceit,/NN which/WDT were/VBD established/VBN against/IN him/PRP by/IN Harry/NNP Clinton,/NNP who/WP produced/VBD the/DT anonymous/JJ letter/NN to/TO his/PRP$ uncle--brought/JJ home/NN to/TO him/PRP as/IN it/PRP was/VBD by/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ evidence/NN and/CC that/IN of/IN Nanny/NNP Peety./NNP "There/RB is,/, however,"/RB said/VBD Vanston,/NNP "another/VBD circumstance/NN affecting/VBG the/DT reputation/NN and/CC honesty/NN of/IN Mr./NNP Bryan/NNP M'Mahon,/NNP which/WDT in/IN your/PRP$ presence,/NN Mr./NNP M'Gowan,/NNP I/PRP am/VBP anxious/JJ to/TO set/VB at/IN rest./NN I/PRP have/VBP already/RB contradicted/VBN it/PRP with/IN indignation/NN wherever/WRB I/PRP have/VBP heard/VBN it,/PRP and/CC I/PRP am/VBP the/DT more/JJR anxious/JJ to/TO do/VB so,/RB now,/RB whilst/IN M'Mahon/NNP and/CC Burke/NNP are/VBP present,/RB and/CC because/IN I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN given/VBN to/TO understand/VB that/IN you/PRP denounced/VBD him--M'Mahon--with/. such/JJ hostility/NN from/IN the/DT altar,/NN as/IN almost/RB occasioned/VBD him/PRP to/TO be/VB put/VBN to/TO death/NN in/IN the/DT house/NN of/IN God."/NNP "You/. are/VBP undher/IN a/DT mistake/NN there,/, Major/NNP Vanston,/NNP with/IN great/JJ respect,"/NN replied/VBD the/DT priest./NN "It/NN wasn't/VBD I/PRP but/CC my/PRP$ senior/JJ curate,/NN Father/NNP M'Pepper;/NNP and/CC he/PRP has/VBZ already/RB been/VBN reprimanded/VBN by/IN his/PRP$ Bishop."/NNP "Well,"/NNP replied/VBD the/DT other,/JJ "I/NN am/VBP glad/JJ to/TO hear/VB it./PRP However,/RB I,/RB now/RB solemnly/RB declare,/VB as/IN an/DT honest/JJ man/NN and/CC an/DT Irish,/JJ gentleman,/NN that/IN neither/DT I,/NNP nor/CC any/DT one/CD for/IN me,/NN with/IN my/PRP$ knowledge,/NN ever/RB gave/VBD or/CC sent/VBD any/DT money/NN to/TO Bryan/NNP M'Mahon;/NNP but/CC perhaps/RB we/PRP may/MD ascertain/VB who/WP did./VBD M'Mahon,/NNP have/VBP you/PRP got/VBD the/DT letter/NN about/IN you?"/PRP "I/. have,/'' sir,"/NN replied/VBD Bryan,/NNP "and/CC the/DT bank-note,/NN too."/NN "You/PRP will/MD find/VB the/DT frank/JJ and/CC address/NN both/DT in/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ handwriting,"/NN said/VBD Hycy./NNP "It/NNP was/VBD I/PRP brought/VBD him/PRP the/DT letter/NN from/IN the/DT post-office."/JJ "Show/NNP me/PRP the/DT letter,/NN if/IN you/PRP plaise,"/VBP said/VBD Nanny,/NNP who,/, after/IN looking/VBG first/RB at/IN it/PRP and/CC then/RB at/IN Hycy,/NNP added,/NN "and/CC it/PRP was/VBD I/PRP gave/VBD it/PRP this/DT little/JJ tear/VB near/IN the/DT corner,/NN and/CC dhrew/VBD three/CD scrapes/NNS of/IN a/DT pin/NN across/IN the/DT paper,/NN an'/NN there/RB they/PRP are/VBP yet;/RB an'/RB now/RB I/PRP can/MD take/VB my/PRP$ oath/NN that/IN it/PRP was/VBD Mr./NNP Hycy/NNP that/IN sent/VBD that/DT letther/NN to/TO Bryan/NNP M'Mahon--an'/NNP your/PRP$ Reverence/NN is/VBZ the/DT very/JJ man/NN I/PRP showed/VBD it/PRP to,/, and/CC that/IN tould/PRP me/PRP who/WP it/PRP was/VBD goin'/VBG to,/RB in/IN the/DT street/NN of/IN Ballymacan."'/NNP On/IN a/DT close/JJ inspection/NN of/IN the/DT letter/NN it/PRP was/VBD clearly/RB obvious/JJ that,/IN although/IN there/EX appeared/VBD at/IN a/DT cursory/JJ glance/NN a/DT strong/JJ resemblance/NN between/IN the/DT frank/JJ and/CC the/DT address,/NN yet/CC the/DT difference/NN was/VBD too/RB plain/JJ to/TO be/VB mistaken./NN "If/IN there/EX is/VBZ further/JJ evidence/NN necessary,"/NNS said/VBD Vanston,/NNP looking/VBG at/IN Hycy/NNP significantly,/JJ "my/NN agent/NN can/MD produce/VB it--and/CC he/PRP is/VBZ now/RB in/IN the/DT house."/NN "I/PRP think/VBP you/PRP would/MD not/RB venture/VB on/IN that,"/DT replied/VBD Hycy./NNP "Don't/RB be/VB too/RB sure/JJ of/IN that,"/DT said/VBD the/DT other,/JJ determinedly./NN "Sir,"/NNP replied/VBD Father/NNP Magowan,/NNP "there/, is/VBZ nothing/NN further/JJ on/IN that/DT point/NN necessary--the/DT proof/NN is/VBZ plain/JJ and/CC clear;/JJ and/CC now,/JJ Bryan/NNP M'Mahon,/NNP give/VB me/PRP your/PRP$ hand,/NN for/IN it/PRP is/VBZ that/IN of/IN an/DT honest/JJ man--I/NN am/VBP proud/JJ to/TO see/VB that/IN you/PRP stand/VBP pure/JJ and/CC unsullied/JJ again;/NN and/CC it/PRP shall/MD be/VB my/PRP$ duty/NN to/TO see/VB that/IN justice/NN shall/MD be/VB rendered!/VBN you,/JJ and/CC ample/JJ compensation/NN made/VBN for/IN all/DT that/IN you/PRP have/VBP suffered."/VBN "Thank/NNP you,/NNP sir,"/NN replied/VBD Bryan,/NNP with/IN an/DT air/NN of/IN deep/JJ dejection,/NN "but/IN I/PRP am/VBP sorry/JJ to/TO say/VB it/PRP is/VBZ now/RB too/RB late--I/JJ am/VBP done/VBN with/IN the/DT country,/NN and/CC with/IN those/DT that/IN misrepresented/JJ me,/NNS for/IN ever."/DT Chevydale/NNP looked/VBD at/IN him/PRP with/IN deep/JJ attention/NN for/IN a/DT moment,/NN then/RB whispered/VBD something/NN to/TO Vanston,/NNP who/WP smiled,/VBD and/CC nodded/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN approvingly./VBD Jemmy/NNP Burke/NNP now/RB prepared/VBD to/TO go./NNP "Good/NNP mornin',/NN gintlemen,"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD "I/RB am/VBP glad/JJ to/TO see/VB the/DT honest/JJ name/NN cleared/VBD and/CC set/VBD right,/RB as/IN it/PRP ought/MD to/TO be;/VB but/CC as/IN for/IN myself,/NN I/PRP lave/VBP you/PRP wid/VBD a/DT heavy--wid/JJ a/DT breakin'/NN heart."/NN As/IN he/PRP disappeared/VBD at/IN the/DT door,/NN Hycy/NNP rushed/VBD after/IN him,/PRP exclaiming,/VBD "Father,/RB listen/VB to/TO me--don't/NN go/VB yet/RB till/IN you/PRP hear/VBP my/PRP$ defence./NN I/PRP will/MD go/VB and/CC fetch/VB him/PRP back,"/RB he/PRP exclaimed--"he/, must/MD hear/VB what/WP I/PRP have/VBP to/TO say/VB for/IN myself."/PRP He/PRP overtook/VBD his/PRP$ father/NN at/IN the/DT bottom/NN of/IN the/DT hall/NN steps./VBD "Give/NNP me/PRP a/DT hundred/CD pounds,"/NNS said/VBD he,/PRP "and/CC you/PRP will/MD never/RB see/VB my/PRP$ face/NN again."/IN "There/RB is/VBZ two/CD hundre',"/NNS said/VBD his/PRP$ father;/NN "I/IN expected/VBN this./DT Your/PRP$ mother/NN confessed/VBD all/RB to/TO me/PRP this/DT mornin',/NN bekaise/NN she/PRP knew/VBD it/PRP would/MD come/VB out/RP here,/RB I/PRP suppose./VBD Go/VB now,/RB for/IN undher/IN my/PRP$ roof/NN you'll/MD never/RB come/VB again./RB If/IN you/PRP can--reform/, your/PRP$ life--an'/NN live/VB at/IN all/DT events,/NN as/IN if/IN there/EX was/VBD a/DT God/NNP above/IN you./PRP Before/IN you/PRP go/VBP answer/NN me;--what/WP made/VBD you/PRP bring/VB in/RP Bat/NNP Hogan/NNP to/TO rob/VB me?"/JJ "Simply,"/NN replied/VBD his/PRP$ son,/NN "because/IN I/PRP wished/VBD to/TO make/VB him/PRP and/CC them/PRP feel/VBP that/IN I/PRP had/VBD them/PRP in/IN my/PRP$ power--and/NN now/RB you/PRP have/VBP it."/VBN [Illustration:/NNP PAGE/NNP 635--/: Hycy/NNP received/VBD the/DT money,/NN set/VBD spurs/NNS to/TO his/PRP$ horse]/NN Hycy/NNP received/VBD the/DT money,/NN set/VBD spurs/NNS to/TO his/PRP$ horse,/NN and/CC was/VBD out/IN of/IN sight/NN in/IN a/DT moment--"Ah!"/NN exclaimed/VBD the/DT old/JJ man,/NN with/IN bitterness/NN of/IN soul,/NN "what/IN mightn't/NN he/PRP be/VB if/IN his/PRP$ weak/JJ and/CC foolish/JJ mother/NN hadn't/VBD taken/VBN it/PRP into/IN her/PRP$ head/NN to/TO make/VB a/DT gentleman/NN of/IN him!/PRP But/CC now/RB she/PRP reaps/VBZ as/IN she/PRP sowed./VBD She's/NNP punished--an'/NN that's/IN enough."--And/JJ thus/RB does/VBZ Hycy/RB the/DT accomplished/VBN make/VB his/PRP$ exit/NN from/IN our/PRP$ humble/JJ stage./NN "Gintlemen,"/NN said/VBD Finigan,/NNP "now/VBD that/IN the/DT accomplished/JJ Mr./NNP Hycy/NNP is/VBZ disposed/VBN of,/RP I/PRP beg/VBP to/TO state,/VB that/IN it/PRP will/MD be/VB productive/JJ of/IN much/JJ public/JJ good/NN to/TO the/DT country/NN to/TO expatriate/VB these/DT three/CD virtuous/JJ worthies,/NNS _qui/VBP nomine/NN gaudent_/NN Hogan--and/CC the/DT more/RBR so/RB as/IN it/PRP can/MD be/VB done/VBN on/IN clear/JJ legal/JJ grounds./NN They/PRP are/VBP a/DT principal/JJ means/NN of/IN driving/VBG this/DT respectable/JJ young/JJ man,/JJ Bryan/NNP M'Mahon,/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ father's/NN family,/NN out/IN of/IN the/DT land/NN of/IN their/PRP$ birth;/NN and/CC there/EX will/MD be/VB something/NN extremely/RB appropriate--and/CC indicative/JJ besides/IN of/IN condign/NN and/CC retributive/JJ punishment--in/NN sending/VBG them/PRP on/IN their/PRP$ travels/NNS at/IN his/PRP$ Majesty's/NNP expense./, I/PRP am/VBP here,/RB in/IN connection/NN with/IN others,/NNS to/TO furnish/VB you/PRP with/IN the/DT necessary/JJ proof/NN against/IN them;/PRP and/CC I/PRP am/VBP of/IN opinion/NN that/IN the/DT sooner/RBR they/PRP are/VBP sent/VBN upon/IN a/DT voyage/NN of/IN discovery/NN it/PRP will/MD be/VB so/RB much/RB the/DT better/JJR for/IN the/DT rejoicing/VBG neighborhood/NN they/PRP will/MD leave/VB behind/IN them."/PRP The/DT hint/NN was/VBD immediately/RB taken/VBN with/IN respect/NN to/TO them/PRP and/CC Vincent,/NNP all/DT of/IN whom/WP had/VBD been/VBN engaged/VBN in/IN coming/VBG under/IN Hycy's/NNP auspices--they/NN were/VBD apprehended/VBN and/CC imprisoned,/IN the/DT chief/JJ evidence/NN against/IN them/PRP being/VBG Teddy/NNP Phats,/NNP Peety/NNP Dhu,/NNP and/CC Finigan,/NNP who/WP for/IN once/RB became/VBD a/DT stag,/NN as/IN he/PRP called/VBD it./DT They/PRP were/VBD indicted/VBN for/IN a/DT capital/NN felony;/NN but/CC the/DT prosecution/NN having/VBG been/VBN postponed/VBN for/IN want/NN of/IN sufficient/JJ evidence,/NN they/PRP were/VBD kept/VBN in/IN durance/NN until/IN next/JJ assizes;--having/NN found/VBD it/PRP impossible/JJ to/TO procure/VB bail./RP In/IN the/DT meantime/NN new/JJ charges/NNS of/IN uttering/JJ base/NN coin/NN came/VBD thick/JJ and/CC strong/JJ against/IN them;/NN and/CC as/IN the/DT Crown/NNP lawyers/NNS found/VBD that/IN they/PRP could/MD not/RB succeed/VB on/IN the/DT capital/NN indictment--nor/NN indeed/RB did/VBD they/PRP wish/VB to/TO do/VB so--they/NN tried/VBD them/PRP on/IN the/DT lighter/JJR one,/NNS and/CC succeeded/VBN in/IN getting/VBG sentence/NN of/IN transportation/NN passed/VBN against/IN every/DT one/CD of/IN them,/NN with/IN the/DT exception/NN of/IN Kate/NNP Hogan/NNP alone.--So/RB that,/, as/IN Finigan/NNP afterwards/RB said,/VBD "instead/RB of/IN Bryan/NNP M'Mahon,/NNP it/PRP was/VBD they/PRP themselves/PRP that/WDT became/VBD 'the/PRP Emigrants/NNP of/IN Ahadarra,'/NNP at/IN the/DT king's/NN expense--and/CC Mr./NNP Hycy/NNP at/IN his/PRP$ own."/JJ CHAPTER/NN XXVII.--Conclusion./. How/WRB Kathleen/NNP Cavanagh/NNP spent/VBD the/DT time/NN that/IN elapsed/VBN between/IN the/DT period/NN at/IN which/WDT she/PRP last/VB appeared/VBD to/TO our/PRP$ readers/NNS and/CC the/DT present/NN may/MD be/VB easily/RB gathered/VBN from/IN what/WP we/PRP are/VBP about/IN to/TO write./VB We/PRP have/VBP said/VBD already/RB that/IN her/PRP$ father,/NN upon/IN the/DT strength/NN of/IN some/DT expressions/NNS uttered/VBD in/IN a/DT spirit/NN of/IN distraction/NN and/CC agony,/VB assured/VBN Jemmy/NNP Burke/NNP that/IN she/PRP had/VBD consented/VBN to/TO marry/VB his/PRP$ son/NN Edward,/NNP after/IN a/DT given/VBN period./NN Honest/NNP Jemmy,/NNP however,/, never/RB for/IN a/DT moment/NN suspected/VBD the/DT nature/NN of/IN the/DT basis/NN upon/IN which/WDT his/PRP$ worthy/JJ neighbor/NN had/VBD erected/VBN the/DT superstructure/NN of/IN his/PRP$ narrative;/JJ but/CC at/IN the/DT same/JJ time/NN he/PRP felt/VBD sadly/RB puzzled/VBN by/IN the/DT melancholy/NN and/CC declining/VBG appearance/NN of/IN her/PRP$ whom/WP he/PRP looked/VBD upon/IN as/IN his/PRP$ future/NN daughter-in-law./, The/DT truth/NN was/VBD that/IN scarcely/RB any/DT of/IN her/PRP$ acquaintances/NNS could/MD recognize/VB her/PRP as/IN the/DT same/JJ majestic,/NN tall,/NN and/CC beautiful/JJ girl/NN whom/WP they/PRP had/VBD known/VBN before/IN this/DT heavy/JJ disappointment/NN had/VBD come/VBN on/IN her./PRP$ Her/PRP$ exquisite/JJ figure/NN had/VBD lost/VBN most/JJS of/IN its/PRP$ roundness,/NN her/PRP eye/NN no/RB longer/RB flashed--with/, its/PRP$ dark/JJ mellow/JJ lustre,/NN and/CC her/PRP$ cheek--her/JJ damask/NN cheek--distress/NN and/CC despair/NN had/VBD fed/VBN upon/IN it,/VBN until/IN little/RB remained/VBD there/RB but/CC the/DT hue/NN of/IN death/NN itself./, Her/PRP$ health/NN in/IN fact/NN was/VBD evidently/RB beginning/VBG to/TO go./NNP Her/PRP$ appetite/NN had/VBD abandoned/VBN her;/IN she/PRP slept/VBD little,/JJ and/CC that/DT little/JJ was/VBD restless/JJ and/CC 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Leonora,/NNP "I/NNP should/MD not/RB have/VB laughed/VBN if/IN I/PRP had----"/VBP "No,/VBN to/TO be/VB sure/JJ you/PRP wouldn't,/MD because/IN Louisa/NNP is/VBZ your/PRP$ favourite./NN I/PRP can/MD buy/VB her/PRP$ another/DT mandarin/VBG the/DT next/JJ time/NN that/IN old/JJ pedlar/NN comes/VBZ to/TO the/DT door,/NN if/IN that's/DT all./`` I/PRP _can_/VBP do/VB no/DT more./JJR _Can_/NN I?"/NN said/VBD she,/PRP turning/VBG round/RB to/TO her/PRP$ companions./NN "No,/NN to/TO be/VB sure,"/RB said/VBD they,/DT "that's/NNS all/DT fair."/RB Cecilia/NNP looked/VBD triumphantly/RB at/IN Leonora./NNP Leonora/NNP let/VB go/VB her/PRP hand;/NN she/PRP ran/VBD on,/RB and/CC the/DT crowd/NN followed./VBD When/WRB she/PRP got/VBD to/TO the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT garden,/NN she/PRP turned/VBD round/RB to/TO see/VB if/IN Leonora/NNP had/VBD followed/VBN her/PRP too;/, but/CC was/VBD vexed/VBN to/TO see/VB her/PRP still/RB sitting/VBG on/IN the/DT steps/NNS with/IN Louisa./NNP "I'm/NNP sure/JJ I/PRP can/MD do/VB no/RB more/JJR than/IN buy/VB her/PRP$ another!/NNS _Can_/IN I?"/NNP said/VBD she,/PRP again/RB appealing/VBG to/TO her/PRP$ companions./NN "No,/NN to/TO be/VB sure,"/RB said/VBD they,/DT eager/JJ to/TO begin/VB their/PRP$ plays./NN How/WRB many/JJ did/VBD they/PRP begin/VB and/CC leave/VB off/RP before/IN Cecilia/NNP could/MD be/VB satisfied/VBN with/IN any./DT Her/PRP$ thoughts/NNS were/VBD discomposed,/VBN and/CC her/PRP$ mind/NN was/VBD running/VBG upon/IN something/NN else;/RB no/DT wonder/NN then/RB that/IN she/PRP did/VBD not/RB play/VB with/IN her/PRP$ usual/JJ address./NN She/PRP grew/VBD still/RB more/RBR impatient;/IN she/PRP threw/VBD down/RP the/DT nine-pins:/JJ "Come,/NN let/VB us/PRP play/VB at/IN something/NN else--at/JJ threading/, the/DT needle,"/NN said/VBD she,/PRP holding/VBG out/RP her/PRP$ hand./NN They/PRP all/DT yielded/VBD to/TO the/DT hand/NN which/WDT wore/VBD the/DT bracelet./JJS But/CC Cecilia,/NNP dissatisfied/JJ with/IN herself,/PRP was/VBD discontented/VBN with/IN everybody/NN else;/RB her/PRP$ tone/NN grew/VBD more/RBR and/CC more/RBR peremptory,--one/RB was/VBD too/RB rude,/JJ another/DT too/RB stiff;/JJ one/NN was/VBD too/RB slow,/RB another/DT too/RB quick;/RB in/IN short,/NNS everything/NN went/VBD wrong,/JJ and/CC everybody/NN was/VBD tired/VBN of/IN her/PRP humours./, The/DT triumph/NN of/IN _success_/NN is/VBZ absolute,/JJ but/CC short./PRP Cecilia's/NNP companions/NNS at/IN length/NN recollected/VBD that,/IN though/IN she/PRP had/VBD embroidered/VBN a/DT tulip/NN and/CC painted/VBD a/DT peach/JJ better/JJR than/IN they,/DT yet/RB that/IN they/PRP could/MD play/VB as/IN well,/RB and/CC keep/VB their/PRP$ tempers/NNS better:/IN she/PRP was/VBD thrown/VBN out./RP Walking/VBG towards/IN the/DT house/NN in/IN a/DT peevish/JJ mood,/NN she/PRP met/VBD Leonora;/NNP she/PRP passed/VBD on./RP "Cecilia!"/NN cried/VBD Leonora./NNP "Well,/IN what/WP do/VBP you/PRP want/VB with/IN me?"/NN "Are/NN we/PRP friends?"/MD "You/RB know/VB best."/IN "We/PRP are;/VBP if/IN you/PRP will/MD let/VB me/PRP tell/VB Louisa/NNP that/IN you/PRP are/VBP sorry--"/JJ Cecilia,/IN interrupting/VBG her,/PRP "O!/RB pray/VB let/VB me/PRP hear/VB no/DT more/JJR about/IN Louisa!"/NNP "What!/. not/RB confess/VB that/IN you/PRP were/VBD in/IN the/DT wrong!/JJ Oh,/NNP Cecilia!/NNP I/PRP had/VBD a/DT better/JJR opinion/NN of/IN you."/JJ "Your/JJ opinion/NN is/VBZ of/IN no/DT consequence/NN to/TO me/PRP now;/RB for/IN you/PRP don't/VBP love/NN me."/NNS "No,/IN not/RB when/WRB you/PRP are/VBP unjust,/JJ Cecilia."/NNP "Unjust!/IN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB unjust;/JJ and/CC if/IN I/PRP were,/VBD you/PRP are/VBP not/RB my/PRP$ governess."/NN "No,/NN but/CC am/VBP I/PRP not/RB your/PRP$ friend?"/JJ "I/NN don't/VBN desire/NN to/TO have/VB such/JJ a/DT friend,/NN who/WP would/MD quarrel/VB with/IN me/PRP for/IN happening/VBG to/TO throw/VB down/RP little/RB Louisa--how/NNP could/MD I/PRP tell/VB that/IN she/PRP had/VBD a/DT mandarin/NN in/IN her/PRP$ hand?/NN and/CC when/WRB it/PRP was/VBD broken,/VBN could/MD I/PRP do/VB more/JJR than/IN promise/VB her/PRP$ another?/NNS Was/VBD that/DT unjust?"/JJ "But/NN you/PRP know,/VBP Cecilia----"/JJ "_I/NNS know_,"/VBP ironically,/JJ "I/NNS know,/VBP Leonora,/NNP that/IN you/PRP love/VBP Louisa/NNP better/RBR than/IN you/PRP do/VBP me;/RB that's/IN the/DT injustice!"/NN "If/IN I/PRP did,"/VBD replied/VBD Leonora/NNP gravely,/JJS "it/NN would/MD be/VB no/DT injustice,/NN if/IN she/PRP deserved/VBD it/PRP better."/IN "How/NN can/MD you/PRP compare/VB Louisa/NNP to/TO me!"/VB exclaimed/VBD Cecilia,/NNP indignantly./, Leonora/NNP made/VBD no/DT answer,/NN for/IN she/PRP was/VBD really/RB hurt/VBN at/IN her/PRP$ friend's/NNS conduct;/IN she/PRP walked/VBD on/IN to/TO join/VB the/DT rest/NN of/IN her/PRP$ companions./NN They/PRP were/VBD dancing/VBG in/IN a/DT round/NN upon/IN the/DT grass./NN Leonora/NNP declined/VBD dancing,/NN but/CC they/PRP prevailed/VBD upon/IN her/PRP$ to/TO sing/VB for/IN them;/PRP$ her/PRP$ voice/NN was/VBD not/RB so/RB sprightly,/VB but/CC it/PRP was/VBD sweeter/JJR than/IN usual./PRP Who/WP sung/VBN so/RB sweetly/RB as/IN Leonora?/NNP or/CC who/WP danced/VBD so/RB nimbly/RB as/IN Louisa?/NNP Away/NNP she/PRP was/VBD flying,/VBG all/DT spirits/NNS and/CC gayety,/NN when/WRB Leonora's/NNP eyes/NNS full/JJ of/IN tears,/NN caught/VBD hers./PRP Louisa/RB silently/RB let/VB go/VB her/PRP$ companions'/JJ hands,/NN and/CC quitting/VBG the/DT dance,/NN ran/VBD up/RB to/TO Leonora/NNP to/TO inquire/VB what/WP was/VBD the/DT matter/NN with/IN her./PRP$ "Nothing,"/NNP replied/VBD she,/PRP "that/IN need/NN interrupt/JJ you,--Go,/JJ my/PRP$ dear,/NN and/CC dance/NN again."/RB Louisa/NNP immediately/RB ran/VBD away/RB to/TO her/PRP$ garden,/NN and/CC pulling/VBG off/RP her/PRP$ little/JJ straw/NN hat,/NN she/PRP lined/VBD it/PRP with/IN the/DT freshest/NN strawberry/NN leaves,/NN and/CC was/VBD upon/IN her/PRP$ knees/NNS before/IN the/DT strawberry/NN bed/NN when/WRB Cecilia/NNP came/VBD by./, Cecilia/NNP was/VBD not/RB disposed/VBN to/TO be/VB pleased/VBN with/IN Louisa/NNP at/IN that/DT instant,/NN for/IN two/CD reasons:/NNS because/IN she/PRP was/VBD jealous/JJ of/IN her,/PRP and/CC because/IN she/PRP had/VBD injured/VBN her./PRP The/DT injury,/NN however,/RB Louisa/NNP had/VBD already/RB forgotten;/VBN perhaps,/NN to/TO tell/VB things/NNS just/RB as/IN they/PRP were,/VBD she/PRP was/VBD not/RB quite/RB so/RB much/JJ inclined/VBN to/TO kiss/VB Cecilia/NNP as/IN she/PRP would/MD have/VB been/VBN before/IN the/DT fall/NN of/IN her/PRP$ mandarin,/JJ but/CC this/DT was/VBD the/DT utmost/JJ extent/NN of/IN her/PRP$ malice,/NN if/IN it/PRP can/MD be/VB called/VBN malice./RP "What/WP are/VBP you/PRP doing/VBG there,/DT little/JJ one?"/NNS said/VBD Cecilia/NNP in/IN a/DT sharp/JJ tone./NN "Are/NN you/PRP eating/VBG your/PRP$ early/JJ strawberries/NNS here/RB all/DT alone?"/IN "No,"/NNP said/VBD Louisa,/NNP mysteriously;/, "I/NNP am/VBP not/RB eating/VBG them."/, "What/RB are/VBP you/PRP doing/VBG with/IN them--can't/PRP$ you/PRP answer/VB then?/DT I'm/NN not/RB playing/VBG with/IN you,/JJ child!"/NNS "Oh!/RB as/IN to/TO that,/DT Cecilia,/NNPS you/PRP know/VBP I/PRP need/VBP not/RB answer/VB you/PRP unless/IN I/PRP choose/VBP it;/RB not/RB but/CC what/WP I/PRP would,/MD if/IN you/PRP would/MD only/RB ask/VB me/PRP civilly--and/CC if/IN you/PRP would/MD not/RB call/VB me/PRP _child_."/IN "Why/NNP should/MD not/RB I/PRP call/VB you/PRP child?"/NNS "Because--because--I/JJ don't/, know;--but/CC I/PRP wish/VBP you/PRP would/MD stand/VB out/IN of/IN my/PRP$ light,/NN Cecilia,/NNP for/IN you/PRP are/VBP trampling/VBG upon/IN all/DT my/PRP$ strawberries."/RP "I/NNS have/VBP not/RB touched/VBN one,/IN you/PRP covetous/JJ little/JJ creature!"/NN "Indeed--indeed,/NN Cecilia,/IN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB covetous./VBG I/PRP have/VBP not/RB eaten/VBN one/CD of/IN them--they/PRP are/VBP all/DT for/IN your/PRP$ friend/NN Leonora./NNP See/VB how/WRB unjust/IN you/PRP are."/VBP "Unjust!/NNP that's/IN a/DT cant/JJ word/NN you/PRP learned/VBD of/IN my/PRP$ friend/NN Leonora,/NNP as/IN you/PRP call/VBP her,/PRP but/CC she/PRP is/VBZ not/RB my/PRP$ friend/NN now."/RB "Not/RB your/PRP$ friend/NN now!"/RB exclaimed/VBD Louisa./NNP "Then/RB I/PRP am/VBP sure/JJ you/PRP must/MD have/VB done/VBN something/NN _very_/RB naughty."/JJ "How!"/NN said/VBD Cecilia,/NNP catching/VBG hold/NN of/IN her./PRP "Let/IN me/PRP go--Let/VB me/PRP go!"/VB cried/VBN Louisa,/NNP struggling./VBD "I/PRP won't/MD give/VB you/PRP one/CD of/IN my/PRP$ strawberries,/NN for/IN I/PRP don't/VBP like/IN you/PRP at/IN all."/DT "You/NNS don't,/VBP don't/VBN you?"/PRP said/VBD Cecilia,/NNP provoked;/NN and/CC catching/VBG the/DT hat/NN from/IN Louisa,/NNP she/PRP flung/VBD the/DT strawberries/NNS over/IN the/DT hedge./NN "Will/NN nobody/NN help/NN me!"/NNS exclaimed/VBD Louisa,/NNP snatching/VBG her/PRP$ hat/NN again,/RB and/CC running/VBG away/RB with/IN all/DT her/PRP force./MD "What/RB have/VB I/PRP done?"/RP said/VBD Cecilia,/NNP recollecting/VBG herself./PRP "Louisa!/RB Louisa!"/NNP She/PRP called/VBD very/RB loud,/JJ but/CC Louisa/NNP would/MD not/RB turn/VB back!/RB she/PRP was/VBD running/VBG to/TO her/PRP$ companions./NN They/PRP were/VBD still/RB dancing,/JJ hand/NN in/IN hand,/NN upon/IN the/DT grass,/NN whilst/IN Leonora,/NNP sitting/VBG in/IN the/DT middle,/NN sang/VBD to/TO them./MD "Stop!/RB stop!/VB and/CC hear/VB me!"/NN cried/VBN Louisa,/NNP breaking/VBG through/IN them;/NN and/CC rushing/VBG up/RB to/TO Leonora,/NNP she/PRP threw/VBD her/PRP$ hat/NN at/IN her/PRP$ feet,/NNS and/CC panting/VBG for/IN breath----/NNS "It/. was/VBD full--almost/JJ full/JJ of/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ strawberries,"/NN said/VBD she,/PRP "the/DT first/JJ I/PRP ever/RB got/VBD out/IN of/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ garden./NN They/PRP should/MD all/DT have/VBP been/VBN for/IN you,/JJ Leonora,/NNP but/CC now/RB I/PRP have/VBP not/RB one/CD left./NN They/PRP are/VBP all/DT gone!"/NNS said/VBD she;/PRP and/CC she/PRP hid/VBD her/PRP$ face/NN in/IN Leonora's/NNP lap./, "Gone!/NNP gone/VBN where?"/WRB said/VBD every/DT one/CD at/IN once,/RB running/VBG up/RB to/TO her./PRP$ "Cecilia!/NNP Cecilia!"/NNP said/VBD she,/PRP sobbing./VBD "Cecilia!"/NNP repeated/VBD Leonora;/NNP "what/IN of/IN Cecilia?"/NNP "Yes,/IN it/PRP was--it/, was."/VBD "Come/DT along/IN with/IN me,"/NNS said/VBD Leonora,/NNP unwilling/JJ to/TO have/VB her/PRP$ friend/NN exposed;/NNS "come,/, and/CC I/PRP will/MD get/VB you/PRP some/DT more/JJR strawberries."/NN "Oh,/IN I/PRP don't/VBP mind/VB the/DT strawberries,/JJ indeed;/NN but/CC I/PRP wanted/VBD to/TO have/VB had/VBD the/DT pleasure/NN of/IN giving/VBG them/PRP to/TO you."/PRP Leonora/NNP took/VBD her/PRP$ up/RB in/IN her/PRP$ arms/NNS to/TO carry/VB her/PRP$ away,/NN but/CC it/PRP was/VBD too/RB late./RB "What,/JJ Cecilia!/NNP Cecilia,/NNP who/WP won/VBD the/DT prize!/NN It/PRP could/MD not/RB surely/RB be/VB Cecilia,"/NNP whispered/VBD every/DT busy/JJ tongue./NN At/IN this/DT instant/NN the/DT bell/NN summoned/VBD them/PRP in./, "There/RB she/PRP is!--There/WRB she/PRP is!"/VBZ cried/VBN they,/, pointing/VBG to/TO an/DT arbour,/NN where/WRB Cecilia/NNP was/VBD standing,/JJ ashamed/JJ and/CC alone;/RB and/CC as/IN they/PRP passed/VBD her,/RP some/DT lifted/VBN up/IN their/PRP$ hands/NNS and/CC eyes/NNS with/IN astonishment,/JJ others/NNS whispered/VBD and/CC huddled/VBD mysteriously/RB together,/RB as/IN if/IN to/TO avoid/VB her./PRP Leonora/NNP walked/VBD on,/IN her/PRP$ head/NN a/DT little/RB higher/JJR than/IN usual./NNP "Leonora!"/NNP said/VBD Cecilia,/NNP timorously,/, as/IN she/PRP passed./VBD "Oh,/NNP Cecilia!/NNP who/WP would/MD have/VB thought/VBN that/IN you/PRP had/VBD a/DT bad/JJ heart?"/NN Cecilia/NNP turned/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN aside/RB and/CC burst/VB into/IN tears./DT "Oh/JJ no,/NN indeed,/NN she/PRP has/VBZ not/RB a/DT bad/JJ heart,"/NN cried/VBD Louisa,/NNP running/VBG up/RB to/TO her,/PRP and/CC throwing/VBG her/PRP$ arms/NNS round/IN her/PRP$ neck;/NN "she's/VBD very/RB sorry!--are/JJ not/RB you,/JJ Cecilia?/. 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"Dear/NN Carmilla,/NNP what/WP has/VBZ become/VBN of/IN you/PRP all/PDT this/DT time?/NN We/PRP have/VBP been/VBN in/IN agonies/NNS of/IN anxiety/NN about/IN you,"/PRP$ I/PRP exclaimed./VBD "Where/RB have/VB you/PRP been?/VBN How/WRB did/VBD you/PRP come/VB back?"/RB "Last/JJ night/NN has/VBZ been/VBN a/DT night/NN of/IN wonders,"/NNS she/PRP said./VBD "For/IN mercy's/NN sake,/NN explain/VBP all/DT you/PRP can."/MD "It/VB was/VBD past/IN two/CD last/JJ night,"/NN she/PRP said,/VBD "when/RB I/PRP went/VBD to/TO sleep/VB as/IN usual/JJ in/IN my/PRP$ bed,/NN with/IN my/PRP$ doors/NNS locked,/VBP that/IN of/IN the/DT dressing/NN room,/NN and/CC that/DT opening/NN upon/IN the/DT gallery./NN My/PRP$ sleep/NN was/VBD uninterrupted,/JJ and,/CC so/RB far/RB as/IN I/PRP know,/VBP dreamless;/NN but/CC I/PRP woke/VBD just/RB now/RB on/IN the/DT sofa/NN in/IN the/DT dressing/NN room/NN there,/, and/CC I/PRP found/VBD the/DT door/NN between/IN the/DT rooms/NNS open,/NN and/CC the/DT other/JJ door/NN forced./VBN How/WRB could/MD all/PDT this/DT have/VBP happened/VBN without/IN my/PRP$ being/VBG wakened?/NN It/PRP must/MD have/VB been/VBN accompanied/VBN with/IN a/DT great/JJ deal/NN of/IN noise,/NN and/CC I/PRP am/VBP particularly/RB easily/RB wakened;/VB and/CC how/WRB could/MD I/PRP have/VB been/VBN carried/VBN out/IN of/IN my/PRP$ bed/NN without/IN my/PRP$ sleep/NN having/VBG been/VBN interrupted,/NNS I/PRP whom/WP the/DT slightest/JJS stir/NN startles?"/NN By/IN this/DT time,/NN Madame,/NNP Mademoiselle,/NNP my/PRP$ father,/NN and/CC a/DT number/NN of/IN the/DT servants/NNS were/VBD in/IN the/DT room./NN Carmilla/NNP was,/VBD of/IN course,/NN overwhelmed/VBN with/IN inquiries,/NN congratulations,/NN and/CC welcomes./DT She/PRP had/VBD but/CC one/CD story/NN to/TO tell,/VB and/CC seemed/VBD the/DT least/JJS able/JJ of/IN all/DT the/DT party/NN to/TO suggest/VB any/DT way/NN of/IN accounting/VBG for/IN what/WP had/VBD happened./VBN My/PRP$ father/NN took/VBD a/DT turn/NN up/RB and/CC down/RB the/DT room,/NN thinking./, I/PRP saw/VBD Carmilla's/NNP eye/NN follow/VBP him/PRP for/IN a/DT moment/NN with/IN a/DT sly,/JJ dark/JJ glance./NN When/WRB my/PRP$ father/NN had/VBD sent/VBN the/DT servants/NNS away,/RB Mademoiselle/NNP having/VBG gone/VBN in/IN search/NN of/IN a/DT little/JJ bottle/NN of/IN valerian/NN and/CC salvolatile,/NN and/CC there/EX being/VBG no/DT one/NN now/RB in/IN the/DT room/NN with/IN Carmilla,/NNP except/IN my/PRP$ father,/NN Madame,/NNP and/CC myself,/PRP$ he/PRP came/VBD to/TO her/PRP thoughtfully,/IN took/VBD her/PRP$ hand/NN very/RB kindly,/RB led/VBD her/PRP to/TO the/DT sofa,/NN and/CC sat/VBD down/RB beside/IN her./PRP "Will/MD you/PRP forgive/VB me,/PRP my/PRP$ dear,/NN if/IN I/PRP risk/VBP a/DT conjecture,/NN and/CC ask/VB a/DT question?"/NN "Who/NN can/MD have/VB a/DT better/JJR right?"/NN she/PRP said./VBD "Ask/RB what/WP you/PRP please,/VBP and/CC I/PRP will/MD tell/VB you/PRP everything./. But/CC my/PRP$ story/NN is/VBZ simply/RB one/CD of/IN bewilderment/NN and/CC darkness./JJR I/PRP know/VBP absolutely/RB nothing./RB Put/VB any/DT question/NN you/PRP please,/VBP but/CC you/PRP know,/VBP of/IN course,/VBG the/DT limitations/NNS mamma/NN has/VBZ placed/VBN me/PRP under."/IN "Perfectly,/IN my/PRP$ dear/JJ child./NN I/PRP need/VBP not/RB approach/VB the/DT topics/NNS on/IN which/WDT she/PRP desires/VBZ our/PRP$ silence./NN Now,/RB the/DT marvel/NN of/IN last/JJ night/NN consists/VBZ in/IN your/PRP$ having/VBG been/VBN removed/VBN from/IN your/PRP$ bed/NN and/CC your/PRP$ room,/NN without/IN being/VBG wakened,/NN and/CC this/DT removal/NN having/VBG occurred/VBN apparently/RB while/IN the/DT windows/NNS were/VBD still/RB secured,/VBN and/CC the/DT two/CD doors/NNS locked/VBN upon/IN the/DT inside./NN I/PRP will/MD tell/VB you/PRP my/PRP$ theory/NN and/CC ask/VB you/PRP a/DT question."/NN Carmilla/NNP was/VBD leaning/VBG on/IN her/PRP$ hand/NN dejectedly;/VBD Madame/NNP 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You/PRP shall/MD hear./VB "Its/NNS power/NN of/IN action,/NN I/PRP tell/VBP you,/PRP had/VBD increased./VBN Its/PRP$ malice/NN became,/JJ in/IN a/DT way,/NN aggressive./. 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go.'/VB "'Yes;/NNP she's/POS gone.'/JJ "'What/NN for?'/IN says/VBZ I/PRP again./MD "'She/RB didn't/VB answer/NN Mrs./NNP Shutters,/NNP I/PRP do/VBP suppose,'/VBN says/VBZ she./PRP 'I/JJ don't/IN know./VBG Don't/NNP be/VB talkin';/DT your/PRP$ aunt/NN can't/NN abide/IN a/DT talkin'/NN child.'/NNS "'And/CC please,/NN ma'am,/NN is/VBZ the/DT old/JJ lady/NN well/RB in/IN health?'/NN says/VBZ I./NNP "'It/NNP ain't/IN no/DT harm/NN to/TO ask/VB that,'/IN says/VBZ she./PRP 'She's/VBZ torflin/RB a/DT bit/NN lately,/JJ but/CC better/RBR this/DT week/NN past,/, and/CC I/PRP dare/MD say/VB she'll/NN last/JJ out/IN her/PRP$ hundred/CD years/NNS yet./. 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as/IN he/PRP bid/VBD them./. One/CD thing/NN was/VBD the/DT same/JJ every/DT time;/NN they/PRP were/VBD never/RB to/TO cross/VB or/CC frump/VB her,/PRP any/DT way,/NN but/CC to/TO humour/VB and/CC please/VB her/PRP$ in/IN everything./DT "So/IN she/PRP lay/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ clothes/NNS all/DT that/IN night,/NN and/CC next/JJ day,/NN not/RB a/DT word/NN she/PRP said,/VBD and/CC I/PRP was/VBD at/IN my/PRP$ needlework/NN all/DT that/IN day,/NN in/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ room,/NN except/IN when/WRB I/PRP went/VBD down/RB to/TO my/PRP$ dinner./NN "I/NN would/MD a/DT liked/VBD to/TO see/VB the/DT ald/NN lady,/NN and/CC even/RB to/TO hear/VB her/PRP speak./VBG But/CC she/PRP might/MD as/RB well/RB a'/IN bin/NN in/IN Lunnon/NNP a'/IN the/DT time/NN for/IN me./PRP "When/RB I/PRP had/VBD my/PRP$ dinner/NN my/PRP$ aunt/NN sent/VBD me/PRP out/RP for/IN a/DT walk/NN for/IN an/DT hour./NN I/PRP was/VBD glad/JJ when/WRB I/PRP came/VBD back,/RB the/DT trees/NNS was/VBD so/RB big,/JJ and/CC the/DT place/NN so/RB dark/JJ and/CC lonesome,/JJ and/CC 'twas/PRP a/DT cloudy/NN day,/NN and/CC I/PRP cried/VBD a/DT deal,/NN thinkin'/NN of/IN home,/NN while/IN I/PRP was/VBD walkin'/NN alone/RB there./. 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That/DT will/MD do./RP No--you/DT need/NN not/RB come."/VB The/DT gaunt/JJ traveller/NN took/VBD it/PRP from/IN the/DT man's/JJ hand/NN and/CC strode/VBD along/IN the/DT passage/NN to/TO the/DT door/NN of/IN the/DT stableyard,/NN which/WDT he/PRP opened/VBD and/CC passed/VBD out./RP Tom/NNP Scales,/NNP standing/VBG on/IN the/DT pavement,/NN was/VBD looking/VBG through/IN the/DT stable/JJ window/NN at/IN the/DT horses/NNS when/WRB the/DT stranger/NN plucked/VBD his/PRP$ shirtsleeve./NN With/IN an/DT inward/JJ shock/NN the/DT hostler/NN found/VBD himself/PRP alone/RB in/IN presence/NN of/IN the/DT very/JJ person/NN he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN thinking/VBG of./NNP "I/NNP say--they/. tell/VB me/PRP you/PRP have/VBP something/NN to/TO look/VB at/IN in/IN there"--he/DT pointed/JJ with/IN his/PRP$ thumb/NN at/IN the/DT old/JJ coach-house/NN door./NN "Let/NN us/PRP have/VBP a/DT peep."/NN Tom/NNP Scales/NNP happened/VBD to/TO be/VB at/IN that/DT moment/NN in/IN a/DT state/NN of/IN mind/NN 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Anthony/NNP Turnbull--who,/NNP like/IN a/DT good/JJ landlord,/NN was/VBD always/RB last/JJ in/IN bed,/NN and/CC first/JJ up,/NN in/IN his/PRP$ house--was/NN taking,/NN alone,/IN his/PRP$ last/JJ look/NN round/IN the/DT kitchen/NN before/IN making/VBG his/PRP$ final/JJ visit/NN to/TO the/DT stable-yard,/NN when/WRB Tom/NNP Scales/NNP tottered/VBD into/IN the/DT kitchen,/NN looking/VBG like/IN death,/JJ his/PRP$ hair/NN standing/VBG upright;/RB and/CC he/PRP sat/VBD down/RP on/IN an/DT oak/NN chair,/NN all/DT in/IN a/DT tremble,/NN wiped/VBD his/PRP$ forehead/NN with/IN his/PRP$ hand,/NN and,/CC instead/RB of/IN speaking,/NN heaved/VBD a/DT great/JJ sigh/NN or/CC two./DT It/PRP was/VBD not/RB till/IN after/IN he/PRP had/VBD swallowed/VBN a/DT dram/NN of/IN brandy/NN that/IN he/PRP found/VBD his/PRP$ voice,/NN and/CC said:/VBD "We've/NN the/DT deaul/NN himsel'/VBD in/IN t'/PRP house!/VBP By/IN Jen!/NNP ye'd/NNP best/JJS send/VBP fo/VB t'/TO sir"/VB (the/DT clergyman)./NN "Happen/NN he'll/NN tak/VBD him/PRP in/IN hand/NN wi'/IN holy/JJ writ,/NN and/CC send/VB him/PRP elsewhidder/NN deftly./, Lord/NNP atween/IN us/PRP and/CC harm!/VB I'm/IN a/DT sinfu'/JJ man./NN I/PRP tell/VBP ye,/IN Mr./NNP Turnbull,/NNP I/PRP dar'/VBD n't/RB stop/VB in/IN t'/PRP George/NNP to-night/NN under/IN the/DT same/JJ roof/NN wi'/IN him."/NN "Ye/NN mean/VBP the/DT ra-beyoned,/JJ black-feyaced/JJ lad,/NN wi'/IN the/DT brocken/JJ neb?/NN Why,/NNP that's/IN a/DT gentleman/NN wi'/IN a/DT pocket/NN ful/JJ o'/IN guineas,/NN man,/NN and/CC a/DT horse/NN worth/NN fifty/CD pounds!"/NNS "That/IN horse/NN is/VBZ no/DT better/JJR nor/CC his/PRP$ rider./NNP The/DT nags/NNS that/WDT were/VBD in/IN the/DT stable/JJ wi'/NNS him,/, they/PRP all/DT tuk/VBP the/DT creepins,/NN and/CC sweated/VBD like/IN rain/NN down/IN a/DT thack./NN I/PRP tuk/VBP them/PRP all/DT out/RP o'/IN that,/IN away/RB from/IN him,/PRP into/IN the/DT hack-stable,/JJ and/CC I/PRP thocht/VBD I/PRP cud/VBD never/RB get/VB them/PRP past/IN him./PRP But/CC that's/IN not/RB all./DT When/WRB I/PRP was/VBD keekin/VBG inta/JJ t'/TO winda/NN at/IN the/DT nags,/NN he/PRP comes/VBZ behint/IN me/PRP and/CC claps/VBZ his/PRP$ claw/NN on/IN ma/NN shouther,/NNS and/CC he/PRP gars/VBD me/PRP gang/NN wi'/IN him,/NN and/CC open/VB the/DT aad/NN coach-house/NN door,/NN and/CC haad/VBD the/DT cannle/NN for/IN him,/NN till/IN he/PRP pearked/VBD into/IN the/DT deed/NN man't/NN feyace;/NNS and,/CC as/IN God's/NNP my/PRP$ judge,/NN I/PRP sid/VBD the/DT corpse/NN open/JJ its/PRP$ eyes/NNS and/CC wark/VBD its/PRP$ mouth,/NN like/IN a/DT man/NN smoorin'/NN and/CC strivin'/NN to/TO talk./MD I/PRP cudna/VBD move/NN or/CC say/VB a/DT word,/NN though/IN I/PRP felt/VBD my/PRP$ hair/NN rising/VBG on/IN my/PRP$ heed;/NN but/CC at/IN lang-last/NN I/PRP gev/VBP a/DT yelloch,/NN and/CC say/VB I,/DT 'La!/JJ what/WP is/VBZ that?'/DT And/CC he/PRP himsel'/VBD looked/VBN round/RB on/IN me,/NN like/IN the/DT devil/NN he/PRP is;/VBZ and,/RB wi'/IN a/DT skirl/NN o'/IN a/DT laugh,/NN he/PRP strikes/VBZ the/DT lantern/NN out/IN o'/IN my/PRP$ hand./NN When/WRB I/PRP cum/VBP to/TO myself/PRP we/PRP were/VBD outside/IN the/DT coach-house/NN door./VBZ The/DT moon/NN was/VBD shinin'/VBG in,/RB ad/NN I/PRP cud/MD see/VB the/DT corpse/NN stretched/VBD on/IN the/DT table/NN whar/IN we/PRP left/VBD it;/RB and/CC he/PRP kicked/VBD the/DT door/NN to/TO wi'/VB a/DT purr/NN o'/IN his/PRP$ foot./NN 'Lock/'' it,'/IN says/VBZ he;/NN and/CC so/RB I/PRP did./VBD And/CC here's/POS the/DT key/NN for/IN ye--tak/NN it/PRP yoursel',/VBD sir./. He/PRP offer'd/VBD me/PRP money:/, he/PRP said/VBD he'd/PRP mak/VB me/PRP a/DT rich/JJ man/NN if/IN I'd/NNP sell/VBP him/PRP the/DT corpse,/NN and/CC help/VB him/PRP awa'/RB wi'/IN it."/PRP "Hout,/. man!/. What/WP cud/VBD he/PRP want/VB o'/IN t'/PRP corpse?/JJ He's/. not/RB doctor,/VB to/TO do/VB a'/RB that/DT lids./NN He/PRP was/VBD takin'/VBG a/DT rise/NN out/IN o'/IN ye,/NN lad,"/NN said/VBD Turnbull./NNP "Na,/NNP na--he/, wants/VBZ the/DT corpse./JJ There's/NNP summat/NN you/PRP a'/MD me/PRP can't/VB tell/VB he/PRP wants/VBZ to/TO do/VB wi'/JJ 't;/PRP and/CC he'd/VBD liefer/RB get/VB it/PRP wi'/IN sin/NN and/CC thievin',/NN and/CC the/DT damage/NN of/IN my/PRP$ soul./NN He's/IN one/CD of/IN them/PRP freytens/VBZ a/DT boo/NN or/CC a/DT dobbies/NNS off/IN Dardale/NNP Moss,/NNP that's/POS always/RB astir/VBP wi'/IN the/DT like/JJ after/IN nightfall;/NN unless--Lord/NN save/IN us!--he/NNP be/VB the/DT deaul/NN himsel.'"/NN "Whar/RB is/VBZ he/PRP noo?"/RB asked/VBD the/DT landlord,/NN who/WP was/VBD growing/VBG uncomfortable./JJ "He/NN spang'd/VBD up/IN the/DT back/NN stair/NN to/TO his/PRP$ room./NN I/PRP wonder/VBP you/PRP didn't/RB hear/VBP him/PRP trampin'/VB like/IN a/DT wild/JJ horse;/NN and/CC he/PRP clapt/VBD his/PRP$ door/NN that/IN the/DT house/NN shook/VBD again--but/RB Lord/NNP knows/VBZ whar/IN he/PRP is/VBZ noo./DT Let/VB us/PRP gang/NN awa's/RB up/RB to/TO the/DT Vicar's,/NNP and/CC gan/VBD _him_/RB come/VBN down,/RB and/CC talk/VB wi'/IN him."/PRP "Hoity/IN toity,/NN man--you're/RB too/RB easy/JJ scared,"/NNS said/VBD the/DT landlord,/NN pale/JJ enough/RB by/IN this/DT time./NN "'Twould/MD be/VB a/DT fine/JJ thing,/NN truly,/NN to/TO send/VB abroad/RB that/IN the/DT house/NN was/VBD haunted/VBN by/IN the/DT deaul/NN himsel'!/PRP Why,/NNP 'twould/MD be/VB the/DT ruin/NN o'/IN the/DT George./NNP You're/NNP sure/JJ ye/PRP locked/VBD the/DT door/NN on/IN the/DT corpse?"/JJ "Aye,/NN sir--sartain."/NN "Come/NN wi'/IN me,/NNS Tom--we'll/NNP gi'/IN a/DT last/JJ look/NN round/IN the/DT yard."/NN So,/NNP side/NN by/IN side,/NN with/IN many/JJ a/DT jealous/JJ look/NN right/RB and/CC left,/VB and/CC over/IN their/PRP$ shoulders,/NNS they/PRP went/VBD in/IN silence./NN On/IN entering/VBG the/DT old-fashioned/JJ quadrangle,/NN surrounded/VBN by/IN stables/NNS and/CC other/JJ offices--built/NN in/IN the/DT antique/JJ cagework/NN fashion--they/NN stopped/VBD for/IN a/DT while/NN under/IN the/DT shadow/NN of/IN the/DT inn/NN gable,/NN and/CC looked/VBD round/RB the/DT yard,/NN and/CC listened./NN All/DT was/VBD silent--nothing/JJ stirring./. 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splendid/JJ feast;/NN and/CC Puddock/NNP talked/VBD of/IN some/DT of/IN those/DT dishes/NNS more/RBR than/IN twenty/CD years/NNS afterwards./. CHAPTER/NN VI./NNP IN/IN WHICH/NNP THE/DT MINSTRELSY/NNP PROCEEDS./NNP No/DT wonder,/NN then,/, if/IN Father/NNP Roach,/NNP when/WRB Loftus,/NNP in/IN the/DT innocence/NN of/IN his/PRP$ heart,/NN announced/VBD his/PRP$ song/NN and/CC its/PRP$ theme,/NN was/VBD thoroughly/RB uneasy,/JJ and/CC would/MD have/VB given/VBN a/DT good/JJ deal/NN that/IN he/PRP had/VBD not/RB helped/VBN that/IN simple/JJ youth/NN into/IN his/PRP$ difficulty./JJ But/CC things/NNS must/MD now/RB take/VB their/PRP$ course./NN So/RB amid/IN a/DT decorous/JJ silence,/NN Dan/NNP Loftus/NNP lifted/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ voice,/NN and/CC sang./VBD That/DT voice/NN was/VBD a/DT high/JJ small/JJ pipe,/NN with/IN a/DT very/RB nervous/JJ quaver/NN in/IN it./DT He/PRP leaned/VBD back/RB in/IN his/PRP$ chair,/NN and/CC little/RB more/JJR than/IN the/DT whites/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ upturned/JJ eyes/NNS were/VBD visible;/JJ and/CC beating/VBG time/NN upon/IN the/DT table/NN with/IN one/CD hand,/NN claw-wise,/NN and/CC with/IN two/CD 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CHAPTER/NNP XII./NNP SOME/NNP ODD/NNP FACTS/NNP ABOUT/NNP THE/DT TILED/NNP HOUSE--BEING/NNP AN/DT AUTHENTIC/NNP NARRATIVE/NNP OF/IN THE/DT GHOST/NN OF/IN A/DT HAND./NNP I'm/NNP sure/JJ she/PRP believed/VBD every/DT word/NN she/PRP related,/VBP for/IN old/JJ Sally/NNP was/VBD veracious./RB But/CC all/PDT this/DT was/VBD worth/JJ just/RB so/RB much/JJ as/IN such/JJ talk/NN commonly/RB is--marvels,/, fabulae,/VB what/WP our/PRP$ ancestors/NNS called/VBD winter's/NNS tales--which/WDT gathered/VBD details/NNS from/IN every/DT narrator,/JJ and/CC dilated/VBN in/IN the/DT act/NN of/IN narration./DT Still/RB it/PRP was/VBD not/RB quite/RB for/IN nothing/NN that/IN the/DT house/NN was/VBD held/VBN to/TO be/VB haunted./VBN Under/IN all/PDT this/DT smoke/NN there/RB smouldered/VBD just/RB a/DT little/JJ spark/NN of/IN truth--an/NN authenticated/VBN mystery,/NN for/IN the/DT solution/NN of/IN which/WDT some/DT of/IN my/PRP$ readers/NNS may/MD possibly/RB suggest/VB a/DT theory,/NN though/IN I/PRP 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Lily/NNP dear',/, there's/DT poor/JJ Gertrude/NNP all/DT alone--'twould/. be/VB good/JJ natured/JJ in/IN you/PRP to/TO go/VB up/RB and/CC drink/VB a/DT dish/NN of/IN tea/NN with/IN her;/PRP but,/CC then,/DT you're/JJ cold--you're/JJ afraid?'/JJ She/PRP was/VBD not/RB afraid--she/JJ had/VBD been/VBN out/IN to-day--and/NN it/PRP had/VBD done/VBN her/PRP all/RB the/DT good/JJ in/IN the/DT world,/NN and/CC it/PRP was/VBD very/RB good/JJ of/IN Aunt/NNP Becky/NNP to/TO think/VB of/IN it,/PRP for/IN she/PRP was/VBD lonely/JJ too:/NN and/CC so/RB off/RB went/VBD the/DT elder/JJR Miss/NNP Chattesworth,/NNP with/IN her/PRP$ doctor/NN and/CC Dominick,/NNP in/IN their/PRP$ various/JJ moods,/NN on/IN their/PRP$ mission/NN of/IN mercy;/NNS and/CC Lily/NNP sent/VBD into/IN the/DT town/NN for/IN the/DT two/CD chairmen,/NNS Peter/NNP Brian/NNP and/CC Larry/NNP Foy,/NNP the/DT two-legged/JJ ponies,/NN as/IN Toole/NNP called/VBD them./PRP CHAPTER/NNP XXXVI./NNP NARRATING/NNP HOW/NNP MISS/NNP LILIAS/NNP VISITED/NNP BELMONT,/NNP AND/CC SAW/NNP A/DT STRANGE/NNP COCKED-HAT/NN IN/IN THE/DT SHADOW/NNP BY/NNP THE/NNP WINDOW./NNP At/IN that/DT time,/NN in/IN every/DT hall/NN of/IN gentility,/NN there/RB stood/VBD a/DT sedan-chair,/JJ the/DT property/NN of/IN the/DT lady/NN of/IN the/DT house;/NN and/CC by/IN the/DT time/NN the/DT chairmen/NNS had/VBD arrived/VBN and/CC got/VBD the/DT poles/NNS into/IN their/PRP$ places,/NN and/CC trusty/NN John/NNP Tracy/NNP had/VBD got/VBN himself/PRP into/IN his/PRP$ brown/JJ surtout,/NN trimmed/VBD with/IN white/JJ lace,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ cane/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hand--(there/EX was/VBD no/DT need/NN of/IN a/DT lantern,/NN for/IN the/DT moon/NN shone/NN softly/RB and/CC pleasantly/RB down)--Miss/JJ Lilias/NNP Walsingham/NNP drew/VBD her/PRP$ red/JJ riding/NN hood/NN about/IN her/PRP$ pretty/JJ face,/NN and/CC stepped/VBD into/IN the/DT chair;/NN and/CC so/RB the/DT door/NN shut,/VBD the/DT roof/NN closed/VBD in,/NN and/CC the/DT young/JJ lady/NN was/VBD 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dreadful/JJ dream./NN Gertrude/NNP looked/VBD so/RB pale/JJ and/CC wretchedly,/JJ and/CC Lily/RB saw/VBD her/PRP$ eyes,/NNS wild/JJ and/CC clouded,/JJ once/RB or/CC twice/RB steal/VB toward/IN her/PRP with/IN a/DT glance/NN of/IN such/JJ dark/JJ alarm/NN and/CC enquiry,/NN that/IN she/PRP was/VBD totally/RB unable/JJ to/TO keep/VB up/RP the/DT semblance/NN of/IN their/PRP$ old/JJ merry/NN gossiping/VBG talk,/NN and/CC felt/VBD that/IN Gertrude/NNP read/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ face/NN the/DT amazement/NN and/CC fear/NN which/WDT possessed/VBD her./PRP 'Lily,/JJ darling,/NN let/VB us/PRP sit/VB near/IN the/DT window,/NN far/RB away/RB from/IN the/DT candles,/NN and/CC look/VB out;/NN I/PRP hate/VBP the/DT light.'/JJ 'With/IN all/DT my/PRP$ heart,'/RP said/VBD Lily./NNP And/CC two/CD paler/JJ faces/NNS than/IN theirs,/PRP that/IN night,/NN did/VBD not/RB look/VB out/RP on/IN the/DT moonlight/NN prospect./NN 'I/PRP hate/VBP the/DT light,/JJ Lily,'/NNP repeated/VBD Gertrude,/NNP not/RB 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CHAPTER/NNP XXXVIII./NNP DREAMS/NNP AND/CC TROUBLES,/NN AND/CC A/DT DARK/NNP LOOK-OUT./NNP So/IN there/EX was/VBD no/DT feud/NN in/IN the/DT club/NN worth/NN speaking/VBG of/IN but/CC those/DT of/IN which/WDT Dr./NNP Sturk/NNP was/VBD the/DT centre;/NN and/CC Toole/NNP remarked/VBD this/DT night/NN that/IN Sturk/NNP looked/VBD very/RB ill--and/JJ so,/NN in/IN truth,/NN he/PRP did;/VBD and/CC it/PRP was/VBD plain,/JJ too,/NN that/IN his/PRP$ mind/NN was/VBD not/RB in/IN the/DT game,/NN for/IN old/JJ Slowe,/NNP who/WP used/VBD not/RB to/TO have/VB a/DT chance/NN with/IN him,/NN beat/VBD him/PRP three/CD times/NNS running,/NNS which/WDT incensed/VBD Sturk,/VBN as/IN small/JJ things/NNS will/MD a/DT man/NN who/WP is/VBZ in/IN the/DT slow/JJ fever/NN of/IN a/DT secret/JJ trouble./NN He/PRP threw/VBD down/RP the/DT three/CD shillings/NNS he/PRP had/VBD lost/VBN with/IN more/JJR force/NN than/IN was/VBD necessary,/JJ and/CC muttering/VBG a/DT curse,/NN clapped/VBD on/RP his/PRP$ hat/NN and/CC took/VBD up/RP a/DT newspaper/NN at/IN another/DT table,/NN with/IN a/DT rather/RB flushed/VBN face./RBR He/PRP happened/VBD to/TO light/NN upon/IN a/DT dolorous/JJ appeal/NN to/TO those/DT 'whom/WP Providence/NNP had/VBD blessed/VBN with/IN riches,'/JJ on/IN behalf/NN of/IN a/DT gentleman/NN 'who/WP had/VBD once/RB held/VBN a/DT commission/NN under/IN his/PRP$ Majesty,/NNP and/CC was/VBD now/RB on/IN a/DT sudden/JJ by/IN some/DT unexpected/JJ turns/NNS of/IN fortune,/NN reduced,/NN with/IN his/PRP$ unhappy/JJ wife/NN and/CC five/CD small/JJ children,/NNS to/TO want/VB of/IN bread,/NN and/CC implored/VBN of/IN his/PRP$ prosperous/JJ fellow-citizens/NNS that/IN charitable/JJ relief/NN which,/WDT till/IN a/DT few/JJ months/NNS since,/IN it/PRP was/VBD his/PRP$ custom/NN and/CC pleasure/NN to/TO dispense/VB to/TO others.'/JJ And/CC this/DT stung/JJ him/PRP with/IN a/DT secret/JJ pang/NN of/IN insecurity/NN and/CC horror./NN Trifles/NNS affected/VBD him/PRP a/DT good/JJ deal/NN now./, So/RB he/PRP pitched/VBD down/RP the/DT newspaper/NN and/CC walked/VBD across/IN to/TO his/PRP$ own/JJ house,/NN with/IN his/PRP$ hands/NNS in/IN his/PRP$ pockets,/NN and/CC thought/VBD again/RB of/IN Dangerfield,/NNP and/CC who/WP the/DT deuce/NN he/PRP could/MD be,/VB or/CC whether/IN he/PRP had/VBD really/RB ever,/DT anywhere--in/JJ the/DT body/NN or/CC in/IN the/DT spirit--encountered/JJ him,/NN as/IN he/PRP used/VBD to/TO feel/VB with/IN a/DT boding/JJ vagueness/NN he/PRP had/VBD done./VBN And/CC then/RB those/DT accursed/VBN dreams:/NN he/PRP was/VBD not/RB relieved/VBN as/IN he/PRP expected/VBD by/IN disclosing/VBG them./PRP The/DT sense/NN of/IN an/DT ominous/JJ meaning/NN pointing/VBG at/IN him/PRP in/IN all/DT their/PRP$ grotesque/JJ images/NNS and/CC scenery,/NNS still/RB haunted/VBN him./PRP 'Parson/JJ Walsingham,/NNP with/IN all/DT his/PRP$ reading,'/CD his/PRP$ mind/NN muttered,/NNS as/IN it/PRP were,/VBD to/TO itself,/PRP 'is/VBZ no/RB better/JJR than/IN an/DT old/JJ woman;/NN and/CC that/DT knave/NN and/CC buffoon,/VB Mr./NNP Apothecary/NNP Toole,/NNP looked/VBD queer,/IN the/DT spiteful/JJ dog,/NN just/RB to/TO disquiet/JJ me./NN I/PRP wonder/VBP at/IN Dr./NNP Walsingham/NNP though./VBD A/DT sensible/JJ man/NN would/MD have/VB laughed/VBD me/PRP into/IN spirits./NN On/IN my/PRP$ soul,/NN I/PRP think/VBP he/PRP believes/VBZ in/IN dreams.'/NNS And/CC Sturk/NNP laughed/VBD within/IN himself/PRP scornfully./VBD It/PRP was/VBD all/DT affectation,/JJ and/CC addressed/VBD strictly/RB to/TO himself,/PRP who/WP saw/VBD through/IN it/PRP all;/RB but/CC still/RB he/PRP practised/VBD it./PRP 'If/. these/DT infernal/JJ losses/NNS had/VBD not/RB come/VBN to/TO spoil/VB my/PRP$ stomach./NN I/PRP should/MD not/RB have/VB remembered/VBN them,/RB much/RB less/JJR let/VB them/PRP haunt/VB me/PRP this/DT way,/NN like/IN a/DT cursed/VBN file/NN of/IN ghosts./NN I'll/NNP try/VBP gentian/JJ to-morrow.'/JJ Everything/NN and/CC everyone/NN was/VBD poking/VBG at/IN the/DT one/CD point/NN of/IN his/PRP$ secret/JJ fears./, Dr./NNP Walsingham/NNP preached/VBD a/DT sermon/NN upon/IN the/DT text,/NN 'remember/VBP the/DT days/NNS of/IN darkness/NN for/IN they/PRP are/VBP many.'/JJ It/PRP went/VBD over/IN the/DT tremendous/JJ themes/NNS of/IN death/NN and/CC judgment/NN in/IN the/DT rector's/JJ own/JJ queer,/NN solemn,/RB measured/VBN way,/NN and/CC all/PDT the/DT day/NN after/IN rang/VBD in/IN Sturk's/NNP ear/NN as/IN the/DT drums/NNS and/CC fifes/NNS in/IN the/DT muffled/JJ peal/NN of/IN the/DT Dead/JJ March/NNP used/VBD to/TO do/VB long/RB ago,/RB before/IN his/PRP$ ear/NN grew/VBD familiar/JJ with/IN its/PRP$ thrilling/NN roll./NN Sermons/NNP usually/RB affected/VBD Sturk/NNP no/RB more/RBR than/IN they/PRP did/VBD other/JJ military/JJ gentlemen./NN But/CC he/PRP was/VBD in/IN a/DT morbid/NN state;/NN and/CC in/IN this/DT one/CD or/CC two/CD terms/NNS or/CC phrases,/NNS nothing/NN in/IN themselves,/PRP$ happened/VBN to/TO touch/VB upon/IN a/DT sensitive/JJ 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give/VB him/PRP a/DT month/NN or/CC two./DT Old/NNP Dyle--'Bah!/NNP he's/VBD a/DT stone,/NN he/PRP would/MD not/RB give/VB me/PRP an/DT hour./NN Or/CC Carny,/NNP curse/NN him,/, unless/IN Lucas/NNP would/MD move/VB him./PRP And,/DT no,/NN Lucas/NNP is/VBZ a/DT rogue,/NN selfish/JJ beast:/NN he/PRP owes/VBZ me/PRP his/PRP$ place;/NN and/CC I/PRP don't/RB think/VBP he'd/PRP stir/VBP his/PRP$ finger/NN to/TO snatch/VB me/PRP from/IN perdition./NN Or/CC Nutter--Nutter,/JJ indeed!--why/JJ that/DT fiend/NN has/VBZ been/VBN waiting/VBG half/PDT the/DT year/NN round/NN to/TO put/VB in/IN his/PRP$ distress/NN the/DT first/JJ hour/NN he/PRP can.'/MD And/CC then/RB Sturk/NNP writhed/VBD round/RB on/IN his/PRP$ back,/NN as/IN we/PRP may/MD suppose/VB might/MD St./NNP Anthony/NNP on/IN his/PRP$ gridiron,/NN and/CC rolled/VBD his/PRP$ eye-balls/NNS up/RB toward/IN the/DT dark/JJ bed;/NN and/CC uttered/VBD a/DT dismal/JJ groan,/NN and/CC thought/VBD of/IN the/DT three/CD inexorable/JJ fates,/NN Carny,/NNP Nutter,/NNP and/CC Dyle,/NNP who/WP at/IN that/DT moment/NN held/VBD among/IN them/PRP the/DT measure,/NN and/CC the/DT thread,/NN and/CC the/DT shears/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ destiny:/NN and/CC standing/VBG desperately/RB in/IN the/DT dark/NN at/IN the/DT verge/NN of/IN the/DT abyss,/NN he/PRP mentally/RB hurled/VBD the/DT three/CD ugly/JJ spirits/NNS together/RB into/IN his/PRP$ bag,/NN and/CC flung/VBD them/PRP whirling/VBG through/IN the/DT mirk/NN into/IN the/DT lake/NN that/IN burns/NNS with/IN fire/NN and/CC brimstone./VBD CHAPTER/NNP XXXIX./NNP TELLING/NNP HOW/NNP LILIAS/NNP WALSINGHAM/NNP FOUND/NNP TWO/NNP LADIES/NNP AWAITING/NNP HER/NNP ARRIVAL/NNP AT/WDT THE/DT ELMS./NNP When/WRB Lilias/NNP Walsingham,/NNP being/VBG set/VBN down/RP in/IN the/DT hall/NN at/IN the/DT Elms,/NNP got/VBD out/IN and/CC threw/VBD back/RP her/PRP$ hood,/NN she/PRP saw/VBD two/CD females/NNS sitting/VBG there,/DT who/WP rose,/VBD as/IN she/PRP emerged,/VBD and/CC bobbed/VBD a/DT courtesy/NN each./DT The/DT elder/NN was/VBD a/DT slight/JJ thin/JJ woman/NN of/IN fifty/CD or/CC upwards,/RB dark/JJ of/IN feature,/JJ but/CC with/IN large/JJ eyes,/NNS the/DT relics/NNS of/IN early/JJ beauty./NN The/DT other/JJ a/DT youthful/JJ figure,/NN an/DT inch/NN or/CC two/CD taller,/JJ slim/JJ and/CC round,/JJ and/CC showing/VBG only/RB a/DT pair/NN of/IN eyes,/NNS large/JJ and/CC dark/JJ as/IN the/DT others,/NNS looking/VBG from/IN under/IN her/PRP$ red/JJ hood,/NN earnestly/RB and/CC sadly/RB as/IN it/PRP seemed,/VBD upon/IN Miss/NNP Walsingham./NNP 'Good-evening,/. good/JJ neighbours,'/NNS said/VBD Miss/NNP Lily/NNP in/IN her/PRP$ friendly/JJ way;/NN 'the/PRP master/NN is/VBZ in/IN town,/NN and/CC won't/NN return/NN till/IN to-morrow;/JJ but/CC may/MD be/VB you/PRP wish/VB to/TO speak/VB to/TO me?'/VB ''Tis/. no/DT place/NN for/IN the/DT like/JJ of/IN yous,'/NNP said/VBD old/JJ John/NNP Tracy,/NNP gruffly,/, for/IN he/PRP knew/VBD them,/, with/IN the/DT privilege/NN of/IN an/DT old/JJ servant./NN 'If/IN you/PRP want/VBP to/TO see/VB his/PRP$ raverence,/NN you/PRP must/MD come/VB in/IN the/DT morning.'/NNS 'But/. it/PRP may/MD be/VB something,/RB John,/IN that/DT can't/NN wait,/NN and/CC that/IN I/PRP can/MD do,'/VB said/VBD Lily./NNP 'And,/VBZ true/JJ for/IN you,/PRP so/IN it/PRP is,/VBZ my/PRP$ lady,'/NNS said/VBD the/DT elder/JJR woman,/NN with/IN another/DT bob;/NN 'an'/, I/PRP won't/MD delay/VB you,/JJ Ma'am,/NNP five/CD minutes,/NNS if/IN you/PRP plaze,/VBP an'/NN it's/IN the/DT likes/NNS of/IN you,'/JJ she/PRP said,/VBD in/IN a/DT shrewish/NN aside,/RB with/IN a/DT flash/NN of/IN her/PRP$ large/JJ eyes/NNS upon/IN John/NNP Tracy,/NNP 'that/IN stands/NNS betune/IN them/PRP that's/DT willin'/NN to/TO be/VB good/JJ and/CC the/DT poor--so/JJ yez/NNS do,/VBP saucepans/NNS and/CC bone-polishers,/JJ bad/JJ luck/NN to/TO yez.'/CD The/DT younger/JJR woman/NN plucked/VBD the/DT elder/NN by/IN the/DT skirt;/NN but/CC Lily/NNP did/VBD not/RB hear./NN She/PRP was/VBD already/RB in/IN the/DT parlour./NN 'Ay,/VBN there/RB it/PRP is,'/VBZ grinned/VBD old/JJ John,/NNP with/IN a/DT wag/NN of/IN his/PRP$ head./NN And/CC so/RB old/JJ Sally/NNP came/VBD forth/RB and/CC asked/VBD the/DT women/NNS to/TO step/VB in,/RB and/CC set/VB chairs/NNS for/IN them,/PRP$ while/NN Lily/NNP was/VBD taking/VBG off/RP her/PRP$ gloves/NNS and/CC hood/NN by/IN the/DT table./NN 'You'll/MD tell/VB me/PRP first/RB who/WP you/PRP are,'/RB said/VBD Lily,/NNP 'my/POS good/JJ woman--for/NN I/PRP don't/RB think/VBP we've/NN met/VBD before--and/NN then/RB you/PRP will/MD say/VB what/WP I/PRP can/MD do/VB for/IN you.'/JJ 'I'm/JJ the/DT Widdy/JJ Glynn,/NNP Ma'am,/NNP at/IN your/PRP$ sarvice,/NN that/IN lives/NNS beyant/IN Palmerstown,/NNP down/RB by/IN the/DT ferry,/NN af/IN its/PRP$ playsin'/NN to/TO you;/VB and/CC this/DT is/VBZ my/PRP$ little/JJ girl,/NN Ma'am,/IN av/NN you/PRP plaze./MD Nan,/RB look/VB up/RP at/IN the/DT lady,/NN you/PRP slut.'/VBD She/PRP did/VBD not/RB need/VB the/DT exhortation,/NN for/IN she/PRP was,/VBD indeed,/RB looking/VBG at/IN the/DT lady,/NN with/IN a/DT curious/JJ and/CC most/RBS melancholy/JJ gaze./NN 'An'/. what/WDT I'm/NNP goin'/VBD to/TO say,/VB my/PRP$ lady,/NN if/IN you/PRP plase,/VBP id/VBN best/RBS be/VB said/VBD alone;'/RB and/CC the/DT matron/NN glanced/VBD at/IN old/JJ Sally,/NNP and/CC bobbed/VBD another/DT courtesy./NN 'Very/JJ well,'/RB said/VBD Miss/NNP Walsingham./NNP 'Sally,/VBZ dear,/RB the/DT good/JJ woman/NN wants/VBZ to/TO speak/VB with/IN me/PRP alone:/RB so/RB you/PRP may/MD as/RB well/RB go/VB and/CC wait/VB for/IN me/PRP in/IN my/PRP$ room.'/NNS And/CC so/IN the/DT young/JJ lady/NN stood/VBD alone/RB in/IN presence/NN of/IN her/PRP$ two/CD visitors,/NNS whereupon,/, with/IN a/DT good/JJ many/JJ courtesies,/NN and/CC with/IN great/JJ volubility,/NN the/DT elder/JJR dame/NN commenced--/NNS ''Tis/. what/WP we/PRP heerd,/VBP Ma'am,/NNP that/IN Captain/NNP Devereux,/NNP of/IN the/DT Artillery/NNP here,/, in/IN Chapelizod,/NNP Ma'am,/NNP that's/IN gone/VBN to/TO England,/NNP was/VBD coortin'/NN you/PRP my/PRP$ lady;/NN and/CC I/PRP came/VBD here/RB with/IN this/DT little/JJ girl,/NN Ma'am,/IN if/IN you/PRP plaze,/VBP to/TO tell/VB you,/PRP if/IN so/RB be/VB it's/RB thrue,/VBN Ma'am,/IN that/IN there/EX isn't/RB this/DT minute/NN a/DT bigger/JJR villian/NN out/IN iv/FW gaol--who/FW brought/VBD my/PRP$ poor/JJ little/JJ girl/NN there/RB to/TO disgrace/VB and/CC ruin,/VB Ma'am?'/NNP Here/RB Nan/NNP Glynn/NNP began/VBD to/TO sob/VB into/IN her/PRP$ apron./NN ''Twas/'' you,/, Richard/NNP Devereux,/NNP that/WDT promised/VBD her/PRP marriage--with/, his/PRP$ hand/NN on/IN the/DT Bible,/NNP on/IN his/PRP$ bended/JJ knee./NN 'Twas/'' you,/, Richard/NNP Devereux,/NNPS you/PRP hardened/VBD villian--yes,/JJ Ma'am,/NNP that/IN parjured/JJ scoundrel--(don't/NN be/VB cryin',/VBN you/PRP fool)--put/JJ that/IN ring/NN there,/, you/PRP see,/VBD on/IN her/PRP$ finger,/NN Miss,/NNP an'/IN a/DT priest/NN in/IN 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at/IN the/DT poor/JJ young/JJ lady,/NN in/IN some/DT sort/NN her/PRP$ victim,/NN and/CC added/VBD more/JJR sternly--/NNS 'Well,/. my/PRP$ lady,/NN 'tis/VBZ proud/JJ I/PRP am/VBP to/TO hear/VB it,/IN an'/NN there's/. no/DT harm/NN done,/VBN at/IN any/DT rate;/NN an'/NN I/PRP thought/VBD 'twas/PRP only/RB right/RB I/PRP should/MD tell/VB you/PRP the/DT thruth,/NN and/CC give/VB you/PRP this/DT warnin',/VBD my/PRP$ lady;/NN an'/NN here's/IN the/DT atturney's/NNS writin',/VBP Ma'am--if/JJ you'll/JJ plaze/NN to/TO read/VB it--Mr./DT Bagshot,/NNP iv/FW Thomas/NNP Street--sayin',/NNP if/IN you'll/NNP be/VB plazed/VBN to/TO look/VB at/IN it--that/DT 'tis/IN a/DT good/JJ marriage,/NN an'/NN that/IN if/IN he/PRP marries/VBZ any/DT other/JJ woman,/NN gentle/JJ or/CC simple,/JJ he'll/NN take/VBP the/DT law/NN iv/FW him/PRP in/IN my/PRP$ daughter's/NNS cause,/VBD the/DT black,/JJ parjured/JJ villian,/NN an'/NN transport/NN him,/NNS with/IN a/DT burnt/JJ hand,/NN for/IN bigamany;/JJ an'/NN 'twas/PRP only/RB right,/RB my/PRP$ lady,/NN as/IN the/DT townspeople/NN was/VBD talking,/VBN as/IN if/IN it/PRP was/VBD as/IN how/WRB he/PRP was/VBD thryin'/VBN to/TO invagle/VB you,/PRP Miss,/IN the/DT desaver,/NN for/IN he'd/NN charrum/NN the/DT birds/NNS off/IN the/DT trees,/NN the/DT parjurer;/NN and/CC I'll/NNP tell/VB his/PRP$ raverence/NN all/DT about/IN it/PRP when/WRB I/PRP see/VBP him,/PRP in/IN the/DT morning--for/NN 'tis/VBZ only/RB right/JJ he/PRP should/MD know./VB Wish/IN the/DT lady/NN good-night,/JJ Nan,/NNP you/PRP slut--an/VBD the/DT same/JJ from/IN myself,/PRP Ma'am.'/IN And,/NNP with/IN another/DT courtesy,/NN the/DT Glynns/NNP of/IN Palmerstown/NNP withdrew./, CHAPTER/NNP XL./NNP OF/IN A/DT MESSENGER/JJ FROM/NNP CHAPELIZOD/NNP VAULT/NNP WHO/WP WAITED/VBD IN/IN THE/DT TYLED/NNP HOUSE/NNP FOR/IN MR./NNP MERVYN./NNP Mervyn/NNP was/VBD just/RB about/IN this/DT time/NN walking/VBG up/IN the/DT steep/JJ Ballyfermot/NN Road./NNP It/PRP was/VBD then/RB a/DT lonely/JJ track,/NN 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seat,/NN for/IN he/PRP did/VBD not/RB part/NN with/IN his/PRP$ silver/NN lightly./RP 'I/JJ say,/NNS Puddock,/. tell/VB me/PRP when/WRB I'm/NNP to/TO slip/VB the/DT rope.'/JJ The/DT signal/NN given,/VBZ Cluffe/NNP let/VB go,/VB entertaining/VBG himself/PRP with/IN a/DT little/JJ jingle/NN of/IN Puddock's/NNP guitar,/NN of/IN which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD charge,/VBN and/CC a/DT verse/NN or/CC two/CD of/IN their/PRP$ last/JJ song;/NN while/IN the/DT plump/JJ little/JJ lieutenant,/NN standing/VBG upright,/RB midships/NNS in/IN the/DT boat,/NN hauled/VBD away,/RB though/IN not/RB quite/RB so/RB deftly/RB as/IN was/VBD desirable./VBG Some/DT two/CD or/CC three/CD minutes/NNS had/VBD passed/VBN before/IN they/PRP reached/VBD the/DT middle/NN of/IN the/DT stream,/NN which/WDT was,/VBD as/IN Puddock/NNP afterwards/RB remarked,/VBD 'gigantically/, thwollen;'/NNS and/CC at/IN this/DT point/NN they/PRP came/VBD to/TO something/NN very/RB like/IN a/DT stand-still./NN 'I/. say,/VB Puddock,/NNP keep/VB her/PRP head/NN a/DT little/RB more/RBR up/IN the/DT stream,/NN will/MD you?'/VB said/VBD Cluffe,/NNP thinking/VBG no/DT evil,/NN and/CC only/RB to/TO show/VB his/PRP$ nautical/JJ knowledge./NN 'It's/VBZ easy/JJ to/TO say/VB keep/VB her/PRP$ head/NN up/IN the/DT stream,'/NNS gasped/VBD Puddock/NNP who/WP was/VBD now/RB labouring/VBG fearfully,/NNS and/CC quite/RB crimson/JJ in/IN the/DT face,/NN tugging/VBG his/PRP$ words/NNS up/RP with/IN a/DT desperate/JJ lisp,/NN and/CC too/RB much/JJ out/IN of/IN breath/NN to/TO say/VB more./JJR The/DT shades/NNS of/IN the/DT night/NN and/CC the/DT roar/NN of/IN the/DT waters/NNS prevented/VBD Cluffe/NNP observing/VBG these/DT omens/NNS aright./VBP 'What/IN the/DT plague/NN are/VBP you/PRP doing/VBG _now_?/NN cried/VBD Cluffe,/NNP arresting/VBG a/DT decorative/JJ passage/NN in/IN the/DT middle,/NN and/CC for/IN the/DT first/JJ time/NN seriously/RB uncomfortable,/JJ as/IN the/DT boat/NN slowly/RB spun/VBD round,/RB bringing/VBG what/WP Cluffe/NNP called/VBD her/PRP head--though/JJ head/NN and/CC tail/NN were/VBD pretty/RB much/RB alike--toward/RB the/DT bank/NN they/PRP had/VBD quitted./VBN 'Curse/PRP you,/JJ Puddock,/JJ why--what/NN are/VBP you/PRP going/VBG back/RB for?/IN you/PRP can't/MD do/VB it.'/RB 'Lend/'' a/DT hand,'/JJ bawled/JJ Puddock,/NNP in/IN extremity./DT 'I/JJ say,/NN help,/NN seize/VBP the/DT rope;/NN I/PRP say,/VBP Cluffe,/NNP quick,/RB Sir,/IN my/PRP$ arms/NNS are/VBP breaking.'/NNS There/EX was/VBD no/DT exaggeration/NN in/IN this--there/DT seldom/RB was/VBD in/IN any/DT thing/NN Puddock/NNP said;/VBD and/CC the/DT turn/NN of/IN the/DT boat/NN had/VBD twisted/VBN his/PRP$ arms/NNS like/IN the/DT strands/NNS of/IN a/DT rope./NN 'Hold/JJ on,/IN Puddock,/NNP curse/NN you,/, I'm/NNP comin','/, roared/VBD Cluffe,/NNP quite/RB alive/JJ to/TO the/DT situation./NN 'If/IN you/PRP let/VB go,/VB I'm/NNP _diddled_/, but/CC I'll/NNP shoot/NN you.'/NNP 'Catch/VBP the/DT rope,/NN I/PRP thay,/VBP Thir,/CD or/CC 'tith/IN all/DT over!'/JJ Cluffe,/NNP who/WP had/VBD only/RB known/VBN that/IN he/PRP was/VBD slowly/RB spinning/VBG round,/RB and/CC that/DT Puddock/NNP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO commit/VB him/PRP to/TO the/DT waves,/NN made/VBD a/DT vehement/JJ exertion/NN to/TO catch/VB the/DT rope,/NN but/CC it/PRP was/VBD out/IN of/IN reach,/NN and/CC the/DT boat/NN rocked/VBD so/RB suddenly/RB from/IN his/PRP$ rising,/NNS that/IN he/PRP sat/VBD down/RP by/IN mistake/NN again,/RB with/IN a/DT violent/JJ plump/NN that/WDT made/VBD his/PRP$ teeth/NNS gnash,/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ place;/NN and/CC the/DT shock/NN and/CC his/PRP$ alarm/NN stimulated/VBD his/PRP$ anger./NN 'Hold/JJ on,/NNS Sir;/IN hold/NN on,/IN you/PRP little/RB devil,/VB I/PRP say,/VBP one/CD minute,/JJ here--hold--hollo!'/'' While/IN Cluffe/NNP was/VBD shouting/VBG these/DT words,/NNS and/CC scrambling/VBG forward,/IN Puddock/NNP was/VBD crying--/DT 'Curth/JJ it,/, Cluffe,/NNP quick--oh!/. hang/VB it,/CC I/PRP can't/MD thtand/VB it--bleth/, my/PRP$ _thoul_!/NNS And/CC Puddock/NNP let/VBD go,/NN and/CC the/DT boat/NN and/CC its/PRP$ precious/JJ freightage,/NN with/IN a/DT horrid/JJ whisk/NN and/CC a/DT sweep,/JJ commenced/JJ its/PRP$ seaward/NN career/NN in/IN the/DT dark./NN 'Take/VBP the/DT oars,/NN Sir,/NNP hang/VB you!'/NN cried/VBD Cluffe./NNP 'There/. are/VBP no/DT oarth,'/JJ replied/VBD Puddock,/NNP solemnly./VBD 'Or/VBN the/DT helm.'/JJ 'There'th/. no/DT helm.'/JJ 'And/JJ what/WP the/DT devil,/NN Sir?'/NNP and/CC a/DT splash/NN of/IN cold/JJ water/NN soused/VBD the/DT silken/JJ calves/NNS of/IN Cluffe/NNP at/IN this/DT moment./NN 'Heugh!/. heugh!--and/CC what/WP the/DT devil/NN _will_/IN you/PRP do,/VBP Sir?/IN you/PRP don't/RB want/VBP to/TO drown/VB me,/NNS I/PRP suppose?'/VBD roared/VBD Cluffe,/RB holding/VBG hard/JJ by/IN the/DT gunwale./NN '_You_/. can/MD thwim,/VB Cluffe;/NNP jump/NN in,/NN and/CC don't/RB mind/NN me,'/NNS said/VBD little/JJ Puddock,/NNP sublimely./NN Cluffe,/NNP who/WP was/VBD a/DT bit/NN of/IN a/DT boaster,/NN had/VBD bragged,/NN one/CD evening/NN at/IN mess,/NN of/IN his/PRP$ swimming,/NN which/WDT he/PRP said/VBD was/VBD famous/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ school/NN days;/NN 'twas/IN a/DT lie,/NN but/CC Puddock/NNP believed/VBD it/PRP implicitly./VBZ 'Thank/JJ you!'/JJ roared/VBD Cluffe./NNP 'Swim,/NNPS indeed!--buttoned/VBD up/RP this/DT way--and--and/NN the/DT gout/NN too.'/RB 'I/JJ say,/NN Cluffe,/NNP save/IN the/DT guitar,/NN if/IN you/PRP can,'/MD said/VBD Puddock./NNP In/IN reply,/NN Cluffe/NNP cursed/VBD that/IN instrument/NN through/IN his/PRP$ teeth,/NNS with/IN positive/JJ fury,/NN and/CC its/PRP$ owner;/NN and,/CC indeed,/NN he/PRP was/VBD so/RB incensed/VBN at/IN this/DT unfeeling/JJ request,/NN that/IN if/IN he/PRP had/VBD known/VBN where/WRB it/PRP was,/VBD I/PRP think/VBP he/PRP would/MD have/VB gone/VBN nigh/JJ to/TO smash/VB it/PRP on/IN Puddock's/NNP head,/NN or/CC at/IN least,/NNS like/IN the/DT 'Minstrel/JJ Boy,'/NNP to/TO tear/VB its/PRP$ chords/NNS asunder;/IN for/IN Cluffe/NNP was/VBD hot,/JJ especially/RB when/WRB he/PRP was/VBD frightened./VBN But/CC he/PRP forgot--though/RB it/PRP was/VBD hanging/VBG at/IN that/DT moment/NN by/IN a/DT pretty/JJ scarlet/NN and/CC gold/NN ribbon/NN about/IN his/PRP$ neck./NN 'Guitar/. be/VB _diddled_!'/RB cried/VBN he;/RB ''tis/. gone--where/JJ _we're_/NN going--to/, the/DT bottom./NN What/WP devil/NN possessed/VBD you,/PRP Sir,/NNP to/TO drown/VB us/PRP this/DT way?'/VBD Puddock/NNP sighed./VBD They/PRP were/VBD passing/VBG at/IN this/DT moment/NN the/DT quiet/JJ banks/NNS of/IN the/DT pleasant/JJ meadow/NN of/IN Belmont,/NNP and/CC the/DT lights/NNS twinkled/VBD from/IN the/DT bow-window/NN in/IN the/DT drawing-room./NN I/PRP don't/VBP know/VB whether/IN Puddock/NNP saw/VBD them--Cluffe/NN certainly/RB did/VBD not./DT 'Hallo!/JJ hallo!--a/NN rope!'/NNS cried/VBD Cluffe,/NNP who/WP had/VBD hit/VBN upon/IN this/DT desperate/JJ expedient/NN for/IN raising/VBG the/DT neighbourhood./NN 'A/. rope--a/NN rope!/NN hallo!/NN hallo!--a/NN ro-o-o-ope!'/. And/CC Aunt/NNP Becky,/NNP who/WP heard/VBD the/DT wild/JJ whooping,/NN mistook/VBD it/PRP for/IN drunken/JJ fellows/NNS at/IN their/PRP$ diversions,/NN and/CC delivered/VBD her/PRP sentiments/NNS in/IN the/DT drawing-room/NN accordingly./. CHAPTER/NNP XLIX./NNP SWANS/NNP IN/IN THE/DT WATER./NNP 'We're/VBZ coming/VBG to/TO something--what's/DT that?'/`` said/VBD Puddock,/NNP as/IN a/DT long/JJ row/NN of/IN black/JJ stakes/NNS presented/VBN themselves/PRP at/IN some/DT distance/NN ahead,/RB in/IN the/DT dusky/JJ moonlight,/NN slanting/VBG across/IN the/DT stream./NN ''Tis/VBZ the/DT salmon-weir!'/JJ roared/VBD Cluffe/NNP with/IN an/DT oath/NN that/IN subsided/VBN into/IN something/NN like/IN a/DT sickening/JJ prayer./NN It/PRP was/VBD only/RB a/DT fortnight/NN before/IN that/IN a/DT tipsy/JJ fellow/NN had/VBD been/VBN found/VBN drowned/VBN in/IN the/DT net./NN Cluffe/NNP had/VBD lost/VBN his/PRP$ head/NN much/RB more/RBR than/IN Puddock,/JJ though/IN Cluffe/NNP had/VBD fought/VBN duels./. But/CC then,/JJ he/PRP really/RB could/MD not/RB swim/VB a/DT bit,/NN and/CC he/PRP was/VBD so/RB confoundedly/RB buckled/JJ up./NNP 'Sit/PRP to/TO the/DT right./NN Trim/NNP the/DT boat,/NN Sir!'/NNP said/VBD little/JJ Puddock./NNP 'Trim/VBP the/DT devil!'/NNS bawled/VBD Cluffe,/NNP to/TO whom/WP this/DT order/NN of/IN Puddock's,/NNP it/PRP must/MD be/VB owned/VBN a/DT useless/JJ piece/NN of/IN marinetism/NN in/IN their/PRP$ situation,/NN was/VBD especially/RB disgusting;/JJ and/CC he/PRP added,/VBD looking/VBG furiously/RB ahead--''Tisn't/RB the/DT boat/NN I'd/NNP trim,/VBD I/PRP promise/VBP you:/PRP you--you/, ridiculous/JJ murderer!'/NNS Just/RB then/RB Puddock's/JJ end/NN of/IN the/DT boat/NN touched/VBD a/DT stone,/NN or/CC a/DT post,/NN or/CC something/NN in/IN the/DT current,/NN and/CC that/DT in/IN which/WDT Cluffe/NNP sat/VBD came/VBD wheeling/VBG swiftly/RB round/RB across/IN the/DT stream,/NN and/CC brought/VBD the/DT gallant/NN captain/NN so/RB near/IN the/DT bank/NN that,/, with/IN a/DT sudden/JJ jerk,/NN he/PRP caught/VBD the/DT end/NN of/IN a/DT branch/NN that/IN stretched/VBD far/RB over/IN the/DT water,/NN and,/IN spite/NN of/IN the/DT confounded/JJ tightness/NN of/IN his/PRP$ toilet,/NN with/IN the/DT energy/NN of/IN sheer/JJ terror,/NN climbed/VBD a/DT good/JJ way;/NN but,/, reaching/VBG a/DT point/NN where/WRB the/DT branch/NN forked,/IN he/PRP could/MD get/VB no/DT further,/RB though/IN he/PRP tugged/VBD like/IN a/DT brick./NN But/CC what/WP was/VBD a/DT fat/JJ fellow/NN of/IN fifty,/CD laced,/NN and/CC buckled,/NN and/CC buttoned/VBD up,/RB like/IN poor/JJ Cluffe--with/NNP his/PRP$ legs/NNS higher/JJR up/IN among/IN the/DT foliage/NN than/IN his/PRP$ head/NN and/CC body--to/NN do,/NN and/CC with/IN his/PRP$ right/JJ calf/NN caught/VBD in/IN the/DT fork/NN of/IN a/DT branch,/NN so/RB as/IN to/TO arrest/VB all/DT progress,/NN and/CC especially/RB as/IN the/DT captain/NN was/VBD plainly/RB too/RB much/JJ for/IN the/DT branch,/NN which/WDT was/VBD drooping/VBG toward/IN the/DT water,/NN and/CC emitting/VBG sounds/NNS premonitory/NN of/IN a/DT smash./NN With/IN a/DT long,/JJ screaking/NN crash/NN the/DT branch/NN stooped/VBD down/RP to/TO the/DT water,/NN and,/CC so/RB soon/RB as/IN the/DT old/JJ element/NN made/VBD itself/PRP acquainted/VBN with/IN those/DT parts/NNS that/WDT reached/VBD it/PRP first,/RB the/DT gallant/NN captain,/NN with/IN a/DT sort/NN of/IN sob,/JJ redoubled/VBD his/PRP$ efforts,/NN and/CC down/RB came/VBD the/DT faithless/JJ bough,/NNS more/RBR and/CC more/RBR perpendicularly,/JJ until/IN his/PRP$ nicely/RB got-up/JJ cue/NN and/CC bag,/NN then/RB his/PRP$ powdered/JJ head,/NN and/CC finally/RB Captain/NNP Cluffe's/NNP handsome/JJ features,/NN went/VBD under/IN the/DT surface./NN When/WRB this/DT occurred,/NN he/PRP instantaneously/RB disengaged/VBD his/PRP$ legs/NNS with/IN a/DT vague/JJ feeling/NN that/IN his/PRP$ last/JJ struggle/NN above/IN water/NN was/VBD over./VBG His/PRP$ feet/NNS 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spot;/NN but/CC some/DT small/JJ incivilities/NNS which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD bestowed/VBN upon/IN Dangerfield,/NNP when/WRB he/PRP thought/VBD he/PRP cherished/VBD designs/NNS upon/IN Aunt/NNP Rebecca,/NNP forbade;/VBD and/CC at/IN that/DT moment/NN he/PRP spied/VBD the/DT little/JJ wicket/NN that/IN opened/VBN upon/IN the/DT road,/NN and/CC Dangerfield/NNP stept/VBD close/RB up/RB to/TO the/DT window,/NN and/CC cried/VBD sternly,/RB 'Who's/JJ there?'/, with/IN his/PRP$ grim/JJ spectacles/NNS close/RB to/TO the/DT window./NN The/DT boyish/JJ instinct/NN of/IN 'hide/JJ and/CC seek'/JJ took/VBD possession/NN of/IN Cluffe,/NNP and/CC he/PRP glided/VBD forth/RB from/IN the/DT precincts/NNS of/IN the/DT Brass/NNP Castle/NNP upon/IN the/DT high/JJ road,/NN just/RB as/IN the/DT little/JJ hall-door/NN was/VBD pushed/VBN open,/RB and/CC he/PRP heard/VBD the/DT harsh/JJ tones/NNS of/IN Dangerfield/NNP challenging/VBG the/DT gooseberry/NN bushes/NNS and/CC hollyhocks,/NN and/CC thrashing/NN the/DT 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gray/JJ red/JJ and/CC gold/JJ ribbon/NN over/IN his/PRP$ dripping/VBG head,/NN and/CC placing/VBG it/PRP in/IN her/PRP$ hand/NN without/IN explanation,/NN he/PRP said--'A/VBD warming-pan/JJ as/RB quickly/RB as/IN may/MD be,/VB I/PRP beg,/IN Mrs./NNP Mason--and/NNP the/DT posset,/NN I/PRP do/VBP earnestly/RB request./. You/PRP see--I--I've/VBP been/VBN nearly/RB drowned--and--and/CC I/PRP can't/MD answer/VB for/IN consequences/NNS if/IN there/EX be/VB one/CD minute's/NN delay./, And/CC up/IN he/PRP went/VBD streaming,/VBN with/IN Mrs./NNP Mason's/NNP candle,/NN to/TO his/PRP$ bed-room,/NN and/CC dragged/VBD off/RP his/PRP$ clinging/VBG garments,/NN and/CC dried/VBD his/PRP$ fat/JJ body,/NN like/IN a/DT man/NN coming/VBG out/IN of/IN a/DT bath,/NN and/CC roared/VBD for/IN hot/JJ water/NN for/IN his/PRP$ feet,/NNS and/CC bellowed/VBD for/IN the/DT posset/NN and/CC warming-pan,/JJ and/CC rolled/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ bed,/NN and/CC kept/VBD the/DT whole/JJ house/NN in/IN motion./NN And/CC so/RB soon/RB as/IN he/PRP had/VBD swallowed/VBN his/PRP$ cordial,/NN and/CC toasted/VBD his/PRP$ sheets,/NN and/CC with/IN the/DT aid/NN of/IN his/PRP$ man/NN rolled/VBD himself/PRP in/IN a/DT great/JJ blanket,/NN and/CC clapped/VBD his/PRP$ feet/NNS in/IN a/DT tub/NN of/IN hot/JJ water,/NN and/CC tumbled/VBD back/RB again/RB into/IN his/PRP$ bed,/NN he/PRP bethought/VBD him/PRP of/IN Puddock,/NNP and/CC ordered/VBD his/PRP$ man/NN to/TO take/VB his/PRP$ compliments/NNS to/TO Captain/NNP Burgh/NNP and/CC Lieutenant/NNP Lillyman,/NNP the/DT tenants/NNS of/IN the/DT nearest/JJS lodging-house,/NN and/CC to/TO request/VB either/CC to/TO come/VB to/TO him/PRP forthwith/IN on/IN a/DT matter/NN of/IN life/NN or/CC death./NN Lillyman/NNP was/VBD at/IN home,/NN and/CC came./VBD 'Puddock's/JJ drowned,/NN my/PRP$ dear/JJ Lillyman,/NNP and/CC I'm/NNP little/RB better./JJR The/DT ferry/NN boat/NN broke/VBD away/RB with/IN us./PRP Do/VBP go/VB down/RB to/TO the/DT adjutant--they/NN ought/MD to/TO raise/VB the/DT salmon/NN nets--I'm/NN very/RB ill/JJ myself--very/NN ill,/, indeed--else/JJ I'd/NNP have/VBP assisted;/VBN but/CC you/PRP know/VBP _me_,/NNP Lillyman./NNP Poor/NNP Puddock--'tis/NNP a/DT sad/JJ business--but/CC lose/VB no/DT time.'/NNS 'And/JJ can't/NN he/PRP swim?'/VBD asked/VBN Lillyman,/NNP aghast./. 'Swim?--ay,/'' like/IN a/DT stone,/NN poor/JJ fellow!/NN If/IN he/PRP had/VBD only/RB thrown/VBN himself/PRP out,/JJ and/CC held/VBN by/IN me,/NNS hang/VBP it,/NN I'd/CC have/VB brought/VBN him/PRP to/TO shore;/VB but/CC poor/JJ Puddock,/NN he/PRP lost/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN And/CC I--you/CC see/VB me/PRP here--don't/RB forget/VB to/TO tell/VB them/PRP the/DT condition/NN you/PRP found/VBD me/PRP in,/IN and--and--now/DT don't/RB lose/VBP a/DT moment.'/NN So/RB off/RB went/VBD Lillyman/NNP to/TO give/VB the/DT alarm/NN at/IN the/DT barrack./NN CHAPTER/NNP L./NNP TREATING/NN OF/IN SOME/JJ CONFUSION,/JJ IN/IN CONSEQUENCE,/NNP IN/IN THE/DT CLUB-ROOM/NN OF/IN THE/DT PHOENIX/NN AND/CC ELSEWHERE,/NNPS AND/CC OF/IN A/DT HAT/JJ THAT/NN WAS/VBD PICKED/VBN UP./. 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colonel,/NN 'is/VBZ Cluffe/NNP safe/JJ or--eh?'/JJ 'Cluffe's/JJ safe--only/JJ half/NN drowned;/NN but/CC poor/JJ Puddock's/NNP lost.'/VBD 'What!'/JJ 'Drowned,/JJ I'm/NN afraid.'/JJ 'Drowned!/'' who/WP says/VBZ so?'/RB repeated/VBN the/DT colonel./NN 'Cluffe--everybody.'/JJ 'Why,/TO there/EX it/PRP is!'/VBZ replied/VBD the/DT colonel,/NN with/IN a/DT great/JJ oath,/NN breaking/VBG through/IN all/DT his/PRP$ customary/JJ reserve/NN and/CC stiffness,/NN and/CC flinging/VBG his/PRP$ cocked-hat/NN on/IN the/DT middle/NN of/IN the/DT table,/NN piteously,/NN 'A/JJ fellow/NN that/WDT can't/MD swim/VB a/DT yard/NN _will_/RB go/VB by/IN way/NN of/IN saving/VBG a/DT great--a/JJ large/JJ gentleman,/NN like/IN Captain/NNP Cluffe,/NNP from/IN drowning,/NN and/CC he's/NN pulled/VBD in/IN himself;/NN and/CC so--bless/JJ my/PRP$ soul!/NN what's/NNS to/TO be/VB done?'/VBN So/IN the/DT colonel/NN broke/VBD into/IN a/DT lamentation,/JJ and/CC a/DT fury,/NN and/CC a/DT wonder./NN 'Cluffe/JJ and/CC Puddock,/NNP the/DT two/CD steadiest/JJS officers/NNS in/IN the/DT corps!/JJ He/PRP had/VBD a/DT devilish/JJ good/JJ mind/NN to/TO put/VB Cluffe/NNP under/IN arrest--the/DT idiots--Puddock--he/NN was/VBD devilish/JJ sorry./. There/EX wasn't/VBD a/DT more/RBR honourable'--_et/JJ cetera_./NN In/IN fact,/NN a/DT very/RB angry/JJ and/CC pathetic/JJ funeral/NN oration,/NN during/IN which,/DT accompanied/VBN by/IN Doctor/NNP Toole,/NNP Lieutenant/NNP Puddock,/NNP in/IN person,/NN entered;/NN and/CC the/DT colonel/NN stopped/VBD short/RB with/IN his/PRP$ eyes/NNS and/CC mouth/NN very/RB wide/JJ open,/NN and/CC said/VBD the/DT colonel/NN very/RB sternly./VBZ 'I--I'm/JJ glad/JJ to/TO see,/VB Sir,/NNP you're/NNP safe:/JJS and--and--I/CC suppose,/VB I/PRP shall/MD hear/VB now/RB that/IN _Cluffe's_/NNP drowned?'/, and/CC he/PRP stamped/VBD the/DT emphasis/NN on/IN the/DT floor./NN While/IN all/PDT this/DT was/VBD going/VBG on,/RP some/DT of/IN the/DT soldiers/NNS had/VBD actually/RB got/VBN into/IN Dublin./NNP The/DT tide/NN was/VBD in,/RB and/CC the/DT water/NN very/RB high/JJ at/IN 'Bloody/JJ Bridge.'/NNP A/DT hat,/NN near/IN the/DT corner,/NN was/VBD whisking/VBG round/RB and/CC round,/RB always/RB trying/VBG to/TO get/VB under/IN the/DT arch,/NN and/CC always,/RB when/WRB on/IN the/DT point,/NN twirled/VBD round/RB again/RB into/IN the/DT corner--an/JJ image/NN of/IN the/DT 'Flying/JJ Dutchman'/NNP and/CC hope/VB deferred./VBN A/DT watchman's/NN crozier/NN hooked/VBD the/DT giddy/NN thing./DT It/PRP was/VBD not/RB a/DT military/JJ hat;/NN but/CC they/PRP brought/VBD it/PRP back,/RB and/CC the/DT captive/NN was/VBD laid/VBN in/IN the/DT guard-room--mentioned/JJ by/IN me/PRP because/IN we've/NN seen/VBN that/IN identical/JJ hat/NN before./. CHAPTER/NNP LI./NNP HOW/NNP CHARLES/NNP NUTTER'S/NNP TEA,/NNP PIPE,/NNP AND/CC TOBACCO-BOX/JJ WERE/NNP ALL/NNP SET/NNP OUT/NNP FOR/IN HIM/NNP IN/IN THE/DT SMALL/NNP PARLOUR/NNP AT/WDT THE/DT MILLS;/NN AND/CC HOW/NNP THAT/NNP NIGHT/NNP WAS/NNP PASSED/NNP IN/IN THE/DT HOUSE/NNP BY/NNP THE/DT CHURCH-YARD./NNP Mrs./NNP Nutter/NNP and/CC Mrs./NNP Sturk,/NNP the/DT wives/NNS of/IN the/DT two/CD men/NNS who/WP most/RBS hated/VBN one/CD another/DT within/IN the/DT vicinage/NN of/IN Chapelizod--natural/NNP enemies,/NN holding/VBG aloof/IN one/CD from/IN another,/NNS and/CC each/DT regarding/VBG the/DT other/JJ in/IN a/DT puzzled/JJ way,/NN with/IN a/DT sort/NN of/IN apprehension/NN and/CC horror,/NN as/IN the/DT familiar/JJ of/IN that/DT worst/JJS and/CC most/RBS formidable/JJ of/IN men--her/JJ husband--were/NN this/DT night/NN stricken/VBN with/IN a/DT common/JJ fear/NN and/CC sorrow./NN Darkness/NNP descended/VBD on/IN the/DT Mills/NNP and/CC the/DT river--a/JJ darkness/NN deepened/VBN by/IN the/DT umbrageous/JJ trees/NNS that/WDT grouped/VBD about/IN the/DT old/JJ gray/JJ house/NN in/IN which/WDT poor/JJ Mrs./NNP Nutter/NNP lay/VBD so/RB ill/RB at/IN ease./DT Moggy/NNP carried/VBD the/DT jingling/NN tray/NN of/IN tea-things/NNS into/IN Nutter's/NNP little/JJ study,/NN and/CC lighted/VBD his/PRP$ candles,/NN and/CC set/VBD the/DT silver/NN snuffers/NNS in/IN the/DT dish,/NN and/CC thought/VBD she/PRP heard/VBD him/PRP coming,/VB and/CC ran/VBD back/RB again,/RB and/CC returned/VBD with/IN the/DT singing/NN 'tea-kitchen,'/, and/CC then/RB away/RB again,/RB for/IN the/DT thin/JJ buttered/JJ toast/NN under/IN its/PRP$ china/NN cover,/NN which/WDT our/PRP$ ancestors/NNS loved./VBN Then/RB she/PRP listened--but/VBD 'twas/PRP a/DT mistake--it/NN was/VBD the/DT Widow/NN Macan's/NNP step,/NN who/WP carried/VBD the/DT ten/CD pailfuls/NNS of/IN water/NN up/RB from/IN the/DT river/NN to/TO fill/VB the/DT butt/NN in/IN the/DT backyard/NN every/DT Tuesday/NNP and/CC Friday,/NNP for/IN a/DT shilling/VBG a/DT week,/NN and/CC 'a/JJ cup/NN o'/IN tay/NN with/IN the/DT girls/NNS in/IN the/DT kitchen.'/NN Then/RB Moggy/RB lighted/VBD the/DT fire/NN with/IN the/DT stump/NN of/IN a/DT candle,/NN for/IN the/DT night/NN was/VBD a/DT little/JJ chill,/NN and/CC she/PRP set/VBD the/DT small/JJ round/NN table/NN beside/IN it,/RB and/CC laid/VBD her/PRP$ master's/NN pipe/NN and/CC tobacco-box/NN on/IN it,/NN and/CC listened,/NN and/CC began/VBD to/TO wonder/VB what/WP detained/VBD him./PRP So/IN she/PRP went/VBD out/RB into/IN the/DT sharp/JJ still/RB air,/NN and/CC stood/VBD on/IN the/DT hall-door/NN step,/NN and/CC listened/VBD again./RB Presently/RB she/PRP heard/VBD the/DT Widow/NN Macan/NNP walking/VBG up/RB from/IN the/DT garden/NN with/IN the/DT last/JJ pail/NN on/IN her/PRP$ head,/NN who/WP stopped/VBD when/WRB she/PRP saw/VBD her,/PRP and/CC set/VBD down/RP the/DT vessel/NN upon/IN the/DT corner/NN of/IN the/DT clumsy/JJ little/JJ balustrade/NN by/IN the/DT door-step./NN So/IN Moggy/NNP declared/VBD her/PRP$ uneasiness,/NN which/WDT waxed/VBD greater/JJR when/WRB Mrs./NNP Macan/NNP told/VBD her/PRP that/IN 'the/PRP masther,/RP God/NNP bless/VB him,/PRP wasn't/VBD in/IN the/DT garden.'/NNS She/PRP had/VBD seen/VBN him/PRP standing/VBG at/IN the/DT river's/NNS edge,/, while/IN she/PRP passed/VBD and/CC repassed./VBD He/PRP did/VBD not/RB move/VB a/DT finger,/NN or/CC seem/VB to/TO notice/VB her,/PRP and/CC was/VBD looking/VBG down/RB into/IN the/DT water./NN When/WRB she/PRP came/VBD back/RB the/DT third/JJ or/CC fourth/JJ time,/NN he/PRP was/VBD gone./VBG At/IN Moggy's/NNP command/NN she/PRP went/VBD back/RB into/IN the/DT garden,/NN though/IN she/PRP assured/VBD her,/PRP solemnly--''twas/JJ nansince/IN lookin'/NN there'--and/: called/VBD Mr./NNP Nutter,/NNP at/IN first/RB in/IN a/DT deferential/JJ and/CC hesitating/VBG way;/NNS but,/CC emboldened/VBN and/CC excited/VBN by/IN the/DT silence,/NN for/IN she/PRP began/VBD to/TO feel/VB unaccountably/RB 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and/CC Moggy/NNP shut/VBD the/DT hall-door,/NN and/CC turned/VBD the/DT key/NN in/IN it./DT Perhaps/RB 'twas/IN the/DT state/NN in/IN which/WDT the/DT poor/JJ lady/NN lay/VBD up/IN stairs/NNS that/WDT helped/VBD to/TO make/VB them/PRP excited/VBN and/CC frightened./VBN Betty/NNP was/VBD sitting/VBG by/IN her/PRP$ bedside,/NN and/CC Toole/NNP had/VBD been/VBN there,/RB and/CC given/VBN her/PRP$ some/DT opiate,/NN I/PRP suppose,/VBP for/IN she/PRP had/VBD dropped/VBN into/IN a/DT flushed/VBN snoring/NN sleep,/NN a/DT horrid/JJ counterfeit/NN of/IN repose./NNP But/CC she/PRP had/VBD first/RB had/VBN two/CD or/CC three/CD frightful/JJ fits,/NN and/CC all/DT sorts/NNS of/IN wild,/NNS screaming/VBG talk/NN between./, Perhaps/RB it/PRP was/VBD the/DT apparition/NN of/IN Mary/NNP Matchwell,/NNP whose/WP$ evil/JJ influence/NN was/VBD so/RB horribly/RB attested/VBN by/IN the/DT dismal/JJ spectacle/NN she/PRP had/VBD left/VBN behind/IN her,/PRP$ that/WDT predisposed/VBD them/PRP to/TO panic;/VB 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of/IN the/DT climbing-rose/NN that/WDT was/VBD nailed/VBN by/IN the/DT wall,/NN nodding/VBG at/IN every/DT breath,/NN and/CC rapping/VBG like/IN unseen/JJ finger-tops,/NN on/IN the/DT glass./NN But,/CC as/IN small/JJ things/NNS will,/, with/IN such/JJ folk,/NNS under/IN such/JJ circumstances,/NNS it/PRP frightened/VBD them/PRP confoundedly./VBD Then,/RB on/IN a/DT sudden,/JJ there/EX came/VBD a/DT great/JJ yell/NN from/IN poor/JJ Mrs./NNP Nutter's/NNP chamber,/, and/CC they/PRP both/DT stood/VBD up/RP very/RB pale./. 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She/PRP saw/VBD the/DT stern/JJ dark/JJ picture/NN as/RB plainly/RB as/IN ever/RB she/PRP did./VBD The/DT light/NN glimmered/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ white/JJ eye-balls./NN Starting/VBG up,/IN he/PRP struck/VBD at/IN the/DT candle/NN with/IN his/PRP$ hat./NN She/PRP uttered/VBD a/DT loud/JJ scream,/NN and/CC flinging/VBG stick/NN and/CC all/DT at/IN the/DT figure,/NN with/IN a/DT great/JJ clang/NN against/IN the/DT door/NN behind,/IN all/DT was/VBD swallowed/VBN in/IN instantaneous/JJ darkness;/NN she/PRP whirled/VBD into/IN the/DT opposite/JJ bed-room/NN she/PRP knew/VBD not/RB how,/VBN and/CC locked/VBN the/DT door/NN within,/, and/CC plunged/VBD head-foremost/RB under/IN the/DT bed-clothes,/NN half/NN mad/JJ with/IN terror./DT The/DT squall/NN was/VBD heard/VBN of/IN course./NN Moggy/NNP heard/VBD it,/PRP but/CC she/PRP heeded/VBD not;/RB for/IN Betty/NNP was/VBD known/VBN to/TO scream/VB at/IN mice,/NNS and/CC even/RB moths./MD And/CC as/IN her/PRP$ door/NN was/VBD heard/VBN to/TO slam,/VB as/RB was/VBD usual/JJ in/IN panics/NNS of/IN the/DT sort,/NN and/CC as/IN she/PRP returned/VBD no/DT answer,/NN Moggy/NNP was/VBD quite/RB sure/JJ there/EX was/VBD nothing/NN in/IN it./DT But/CC Moggy's/NNP turn/NN was/VBD to/TO come./VB When/WRB spirits/NNS 'walk,'/POS I've/NN heard/VBD they/PRP make/VB the/DT most/JJS of/IN their/PRP$ time,/NN and/CC sometimes/RB pay/VB a/DT little/JJ round/NN of/IN visits/NNS on/IN the/DT same/JJ evening./NN This/DT is/VBZ certain;/JJ Moggy/NNP was/VBD by/IN no/DT means/NNS so/RB great/JJ a/DT fool/NN as/IN Betty/NNP in/IN respect/NN of/IN hobgoblins,/NN witches,/IN banshees,/NN pookas,/NN and/CC the/DT world/NN of/IN spirits/NNS in/IN general./NNP She/PRP eat/VBP heartily,/VBN and/CC slept/VBN soundly,/JJ and/CC as/RB yet/RB had/VBD never/RB seen/VBN the/DT devil./NN Therefore/RB such/JJ terrors/NNS as/IN she/PRP that/IN night/NN experienced/VBN were/VBD new/JJ to/TO her,/PRP and/CC I/PRP can't/MD reasonably/RB doubt/VB the/DT truth/NN of/IN her/PRP$ narrative./JJ Awaking/NN suddenly/RB in/IN the/DT night,/NN she/PRP saw/VBD a/DT light/NN in/IN the/DT room,/NN and/CC heard/VBD a/DT quiet/JJ rustling/NN going/VBG on/IN in/IN the/DT corner,/NN where/WRB the/DT old/JJ white-painted/JJ press/NN showed/VBD its/PRP$ front/NN from/IN the/DT wall./NN So/IN Moggy/NNP popped/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN through/IN her/PRP$ thin/JJ curtains/NNS at/IN the/DT side,/NN and--blessed/CC hour!--there/WRB she/PRP saw/VBD the/DT shape/NN of/IN a/DT man/NN looking/VBG into/IN the/DT press,/NN the/DT doors/NNS being/VBG wide/JJ open,/NN and/CC the/DT appearance/NN of/IN a/DT key/NN in/IN the/DT lock./NN The/DT shape/NN was/VBD very/RB like/IN her/PRP$ master./NN The/DT saints/NNS between/IN us/PRP and/CC harm!/JJ The/DT glow/NN was/VBD reflected/VBN back/RB from/IN the/DT interior/NN of/IN the/DT press,/NN and/CC showed/VBD the/DT front/JJ part/NN of/IN the/DT figure/NN in/IN profile/NN with/IN a/DT sharp/JJ line/NN of/IN light./NN She/PRP said/VBD he/PRP had/VBD some/DT sort/NN of/IN thick/JJ slippers/NNS over/IN his/PRP$ boots,/NNS a/DT dark/JJ coat,/NN with/IN the/DT cape/NN buttoned,/NN and/CC a/DT hat/NN flapping/VBG over/IN his/PRP$ face;/NN coat/NN and/CC hat/NN and/CC all,/DT sprinkled/VBD over/RP with/IN snow./NN As/IN if/IN he/PRP heard/VBD the/DT rustle/NN of/IN the/DT curtain,/NN he/PRP turned/VBD toward/IN the/DT bed,/NN and/CC with/IN an/DT awful/JJ ejaculation/NN she/PRP cried,/VBD ''Tis/. you,/PRP Sir!'/NNP 'Don't/JJ stir,/NN and/CC you'll/JJ meet/VBP no/DT harm,'/NNS he/PRP said,/VBD and/CC over/IN he/PRP posts/NNS to/TO the/DT bedside,/NN and/CC he/PRP laid/VBD his/PRP$ cold/JJ hand/NN on/IN her/PRP$ wrist,/NN and/CC told/VBD her/PRP again/RB to/TO be/VB quiet,/JJ and/CC for/IN her/PRP$ life/NN to/TO tell/VB no/DT one/NN what/WP she/PRP had/VBD seen,/VBN and/CC with/IN that/DT she/PRP supposed/VBD she/PRP swooned/VBD away;/RB for/IN the/DT next/JJ thing/NN she/PRP remembered/VBD was/VBD listening/VBG in/IN mortal/JJ fear,/NNS the/DT room/NN being/VBG all/DT dark,/JJ and/CC she/PRP heard/VBD a/DT sound/NN at/IN the/DT press/NN again,/RB and/CC then/RB steps/NNS crossing/VBG the/DT floor,/NN and/CC she/PRP gave/VBD herself/PRP up/RP for/IN lost;/NN but/CC he/PRP did/VBD not/RB come/VB to/TO the/DT bedside/NN any/DT more,/JJR and/CC the/DT tread/NN passed/VBD out/RP at/IN the/DT door,/NN and/CC so,/NN as/IN she/PRP thought,/VBD went/VBD down/RP stairs./TO In/IN the/DT morning/NN the/DT press/NN was/VBD locked/VBN and/CC the/DT door/NN shut,/NN and/CC the/DT hall-door/NN and/CC back-door/JJ locked,/NN and/CC the/DT keys/NNS on/IN the/DT hall-table,/NN where/WRB they/PRP had/VBD left/VBN them/PRP the/DT night/NN before./. You/PRP may/MD be/VB sure/JJ these/DT two/CD ladies/NNS were/VBD thankful/JJ to/TO behold/VB the/DT gray/JJ light,/NN and/CC hear/VB the/DT cheerful/JJ sounds/NNS of/IN returning/VBG day;/NN and/CC it/PRP would/MD be/VB no/DT easy/JJ matter/NN to/TO describe/VB which/WDT of/IN the/DT two/CD looked/VBD most/RBS pallid,/JJ scared,/NN and/CC jaded/VBD that/DT morning,/NN as/IN they/PRP drank/VBD a/DT hysterical/JJ dish/NN of/IN tea/NN together/RB in/IN the/DT kitchen,/NN close/RB up/RB to/TO the/DT window,/NN and/CC with/IN the/DT door/NN shut,/NN discoursing,/NN and/CC crying,/NN and/CC praying/VBG over/IN their/PRP$ tea-pot/NN in/IN miserable/JJ companionship./NN CHAPTER/NNP LXVIII./NNP HOW/NNP AN/DT EVENING/NNP PASSES/NNP AT/WDT THE/DT ELMS,/NNPS AND/CC DR./NNP TOOLE/NNP MAKES/NNP A/DT LITTLE/NNP EXCURSION;/NNPS AND/CC TWO/NNP CHOICE/NNP SPIRITS/NNP DISCOURSE,/NN AND/CC HEBE/NNP TRIPS/NNP IN/IN WITH/NNP THE/DT NECTAR./NNP Up/IN at/IN the/DT Elms,/NNP little/JJ Lily/NNP that/IN night/NN was/VBD sitting/VBG in/IN the/DT snug,/NN old-fashioned/JJ room,/NN with/IN the/DT good/JJ old/JJ rector./NN She/PRP was/VBD no/DT better;/RB still/RB in/IN doctors'/NNS hands/NNS and/CC weak,/JJ but/CC always/RB happy/JJ with/IN him,/NNS and/CC he/PRP more/RBR than/IN ever/RB gentle/JJ and/CC tender/JJ with/IN her;/PRP for/IN though/IN he/PRP never/RB would/MD give/VB place/NN to/TO despondency,/VB and/CC was/VBD naturally/RB of/IN a/DT trusting,/NN cheery/NN spirit,/NN he/PRP could/MD not/RB but/CC remember/VB his/PRP$ young/JJ wife,/NN lost/VBD so/RB early;/JJ and/CC once/RB or/CC twice/RB there/RB was/VBD a/DT look--an/JJ outline--a/JJ light--something,/NN in/IN little/JJ Lily's/NNP fair,/NN girlish/NN face,/NN that,/, with/IN a/DT strange/JJ momentary/JJ agony,/NN brought/VBD back/RB the/DT remembrance/NN of/IN her/PRP$ mother's/NNS stricken/VBN beauty,/NN and/CC plaintive/JJ smile./. But/CC then/RB his/PRP$ darling's/NN gay/JJ talk/NN and/CC pleasant/JJ ways/NNS would/MD reassure/VB him,/PRP and/CC she/PRP smiled/VBD away/RB the/DT momentary/JJ shadow./NN And/CC he/PRP would/MD tell/VB her/PRP all/DT sorts/NNS of/IN wonders,/NNS old-world/NN gaieties,/VBD long/RB before/IN she/PRP was/VBD born;/VBN and/CC how/WRB finely/RB the/DT great/JJ Mr./NNP Handel/NNP played/VBD upon/IN the/DT harpsichord/NN in/IN the/DT Music/NN Hall,/NNP and/CC how/WRB his/PRP$ talk/NN was/VBD in/IN German,/NNP Latin,/NNP French,/NNP English,/NNP Italian,/NNP and/CC half-a-dozen/JJ languages/NNS besides,/IN sentence/NN about;/RB and/CC how/WRB he/PRP remembered/VBD his/PRP$ own/JJ dear/JJ mother's/NN dress/NN when/WRB she/PRP went/VBD to/TO Lord/NNP Wharton's/NNP great/JJ ball/NN at/IN the/DT castle--dear,/NN oh!/NN dear,/NN how/WRB long/RB ago/RB that/IN was!/DT And/CC then/RB he/PRP would/MD relate/VB stories/NNS of/IN banshees,/NNS and/CC robberies,/NN and/CC ghosts,/NN and/CC hair-breadth/JJ escapes,/NN and/CC 'rapparees,'/JJ and/CC adventures/NNS in/IN the/DT wars/NNS of/IN King/NNP James,/NNP which/WDT he/PRP heard/VBD told/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ nonage/NN by/IN the/DT old/JJ folk,/NN long/RB vanished,/, who/WP remembered/VBD those/DT troubles./NN 'And/. now,/'' darling,'/RB said/VBD little/JJ Lily,/NNP nestling/NN close/RB to/TO him,/RP with/IN a/DT smile,/NN 'you/PRP _must_/VBP tell/VB me/PRP all/DT about/IN that/DT strange,/RB handsome/JJ Mr./NNP Mervyn;/NNP who/WP he/PRP is,/RB and/CC what/WP his/PRP$ story.'/NNS 'Tut,/. tut!/. little/RB rogue----'/JJ 'Yes,/JJ indeed,/NN you/PRP must,/MD and/CC you/PRP will;/MD you've/VB kept/VBD your/PRP$ little/JJ Lily/NNP waiting/VBG long/RB enough/RB for/IN it,/PRP and/CC she'll/MD promise/VB to/TO tell/VB nobody.'/DT 'Handsome/JJ he/PRP is,/RB and/CC strange,/RB no/DT doubt--it/NN was/VBD a/DT strange/JJ fancy/NN that/IN funeral./NN Strange,/NNP indeed,'/, said/VBD the/DT rector./NN 'What/. funeral,/NN darling?'/RB 'Why,/JJ yes,/NN a/DT funeral--the/NN bringing/VBG his/PRP$ father's/NNS body/NN to/TO be/VB laid/VBN here/RB in/IN the/DT vault,/NN in/IN my/PRP$ church;/NN it/PRP is/VBZ their/PRP$ family/NN vault./NN 'Twas/VBZ a/DT folly;/NN but/CC what/WP folly/RB will/MD not/RB young/JJ men/NNS do?'/, And/CC the/DT good/JJ parson/NN poked/VBD the/DT fire/NN a/DT little/JJ impatiently./NN 'Mr./. Mervyn--_not_/NNP Mervyn--that/CC was/VBD his/PRP$ mother's/NN name;/NN but--see,/CC you/PRP must/MD not/RB mention/VB it,/PRP Lily,/IN if/IN I/PRP tell/VBP you--_not_/JJ Mr./NNP Mervyn,/NNP I/PRP say,/VBP but/CC my/PRP$ Lord/NNP Dunoran,/NNP the/DT only/JJ son/NN of/IN that/DT disgraced/JJ and/CC blood-stained/JJ nobleman,/JJ who,/JJ lying/VBG in/IN gaol,/NN under/IN sentence/NN of/IN death/NN for/IN a/DT foul/JJ and/CC cowardly/JJ murder,/NN swallowed/VBD poison,/NN and/CC so/RB closed/VBD his/PRP$ guilty/JJ life/NN with/IN a/DT tremendous/JJ crime,/NN in/IN its/PRP$ nature/NN inexpiable./. There,/DT that's/NNPS all,/RB and/CC too/RB much,/JJ darling.'/JJ 'And/PRP was/VBD it/PRP very/RB long/RB ago?'/RB 'Why,/JJ 'twas/PRP before/IN little/JJ Lily/NNP was/VBD born;/VBN and/CC long/RB before/IN _that_/NN I/PRP knew/VBD him--only/RB just/RB a/DT little./JJ He/PRP used/VBD the/DT Tiled/NNP House/NNP for/IN a/DT hunting-lodge,/NN and/CC kept/VBD his/PRP$ dogs/NNS and/CC horses/NNS there--a/DT fine/JJ gentleman,/NN but/CC vicious,/RB always,/RB I/PRP fear,/VBP and/CC a/DT gamester;/NN an/DT overbearing/JJ man,/NN with/IN a/DT dangerous/JJ cast/NN of/IN pride/NN in/IN his/PRP$ eye./NN You/PRP don't/VBP remember/VB Lady/NNP Dunoran?--pooh,/NNP pooh,/, what/WP am/VBP I/PRP thinking/VBG of?/IN No,/NNP to/TO be/VB sure!/VBN you/PRP could/MD not./RB 'Tis/VBZ from/IN her,/PRP$ chiefly,/NN poor/JJ lady,/NN he/PRP has/VBZ his/PRP$ good/JJ looks./NN Her/PRP$ eyes/NNS were/VBD large,/JJ and/CC very/RB peculiar,/JJ like/IN _his_--his,/NN you/PRP know,/VBP are/VBP very/RB fine./JJ She,/NNP poor/JJ lady,/NN did/VBD not/RB live/VB long/RB after/IN the/DT public/JJ ruin/NN of/IN the/DT family.'/JJ 'And/JJ has/VBZ he/PRP been/VBN recognised/VBN here?/RB The/DT townspeople/NN are/VBP so/RB curious.'/JJ 'Why,/JJ dear/NN child,/NN not/RB one/CD of/IN them/PRP ever/RB saw/VBD him/PRP before./RP He's/NNP been/VBN lost/VBN sight/NN of/IN by/IN all/DT but/CC a/DT few,/NN a/DT very/RB few/JJ friends./WP My/PRP$ Lord/NNP Castlemallard,/NNP who/WP was/VBD his/PRP$ guardian,/NN of/IN course,/NN knows;/NN and/CC to/TO me/PRP he/PRP disclosed/VBD himself/PRP by/IN letter;/NN and/CC we/PRP keep/VBP his/PRP$ secret;/NN though/IN it/PRP matters/VBZ little/RB who/WP knows/VBZ it,/VBN for/IN it/PRP seems/VBZ to/TO me/PRP he's/JJ as/RB unhappy/JJ as/IN aught/NN could/MD ever/RB make/VB him./PRP The/DT townspeople/NN take/VBP him/PRP for/IN his/PRP$ cousin,/NN who/WP squandered/VBD his/PRP$ fortune/NN in/IN Paris;/NNP and/CC how/WRB is/VBZ he/PRP the/DT better/JJR of/IN their/PRP$ mistake,/NN and/CC how/WRB were/VBD he/PRP the/DT worse/JJR if/IN they/PRP knew/VBD him/PRP for/IN whom/WP he/PRP is?/VBZ 'Tis/. an/DT unhappy/JJ family--a/NN curse/NN haunts/VBZ it./PRP Young/JJ in/IN years,/JJ old/JJ in/IN vice,/NN the/DT wretched/JJ nobleman/NN who/WP lies/VBZ in/IN the/DT vault,/NN by/IN the/DT coffin/NN of/IN that/DT old/JJ aunt,/NN scarcely/RB better/JJR than/IN himself,/PRP whose/WP$ guineas/NNS supplied/VBD his/PRP$ early/JJ profligacy--alas!/NN he/PRP ruined/VBN his/PRP$ ill-fated,/JJ beautiful/JJ cousin,/NN and/CC she/PRP died/VBD heart-broken,/, and/CC her/PRP$ little/JJ child,/NN both/DT there--in/NN that/IN melancholy/JJ and/CC contaminated/JJ house.'/NNS So/IN he/PRP rambled/VBD on,/RB and/CC from/IN one/CD tale/NN to/TO another,/DT till/IN little/RB Lily's/NNP early/JJ bed-hour/NN came./VBD I/PRP don't/RB know/VBP whether/IN it/PRP was/VBD Doctor/NNP Walsingham's/NNP visit/NN in/IN the/DT morning,/NN and/CC the/DT chance/NN of/IN hearing/VBG something/NN about/IN it,/PRP that/IN prompted/VBD the/DT unquiet/JJ Tom/NNP Toole/NNP to/TO roll/VB his/PRP$ cloak/NN about/IN him,/NN and/CC buffet/VB his/PRP$ way/NN through/IN storm/NN and/CC snow,/NN to/TO Devereux's/NNP lodgings./, It/PRP was/VBD only/RB a/DT stone's-throw;/JJ but/CC even/RB that,/IN on/IN such/JJ a/DT night,/NN was/VBD no/DT trifle./NN However,/RB up/IN he/PRP went/VBD to/TO Devereux's/NNP drawing-room,/, and/CC found/VBD its/PRP$ handsome/JJ proprietor/NN altogether/RB in/IN the/DT dumps./JJS The/DT little/JJ doctor/NN threw/VBD off/RP his/PRP$ sleety/NN cloak/NN and/CC hat/NN in/IN the/DT lobby,/NN and/CC stood/VBD before/IN the/DT officer/NN fresh/JJ and/CC puffing,/VB and/CC a/DT little/JJ flustered/JJ and/CC dazzled/JJ after/IN his/PRP$ romp/NN with/IN the/DT wind./NN Devereux/NNP got/VBD up/RB and/CC received/VBD him/PRP with/IN a/DT slight/JJ bow/NN and/CC no/DT smile,/NN and/CC a/DT 'Pray/JJ take/NN a/DT chair,/NN Doctor/NNP Toole.'/NNP 'Well,/. this/DT _is_/VBZ a/DT bright/JJ fit/NN of/IN the/DT dismals,'/NNS said/VBD little/JJ Toole,/NNP nothing/NN overawed./VBN 'May/IN I/PRP sit/VBP near/IN the/DT fire?'/NNS 'Upon/JJ it,'/, said/VBD Devereux,/NNP sadly./. 'Thank'ee,'/'' said/VBD Toole,/NNP clapping/VBG his/PRP$ feet/NNS on/IN the/DT fender,/NN with/IN a/DT grin,/NN and/CC making/VBG himself/PRP comfortable./MD 'May/NNPS I/PRP poke/VBD it?'/IN 'Eat/JJ it--do/, as/IN you/PRP please--anything--everything;/JJ play/NN that/IN fiddle/NN (pointing/VBG to/TO the/DT ruin/NN of/IN Puddock's/NNP guitar,/NN which/WDT the/DT lieutenant/NN had/VBD left/VBN on/IN the/DT table),/NN or/CC undress/NN and/CC go/VB to/TO bed,/VB or/CC get/VB up/RB and/CC dance/VB a/DT minuet,/NN or/CC take/VB that/DT pistol,/NN with/IN all/DT my/PRP$ heart,/NN and/CC shoot/VB me/PRP through/IN the/DT head.'/JJ 'Thank'ee,/JJ again./NN A/DT fine/JJ choice/NN of/IN amusements,/NNS I/PRP vow,'/VBD cried/VBN the/DT jolly/JJ doctor./NN 'There,/. don't/. mind/NN me,/NN nor/CC all/DT I/PRP say,/VBP Toole./NNP I'm,/NNP I/PRP suppose,/VBP in/IN the/DT vapours;/NN but,/CC truly,/NN I'm/IN glad/JJ to/TO see/VB you,/PRP and/CC I/PRP thank/VBP you,/PRP indeed/RB I/PRP do,/VBP heartily,/VBN for/IN your/PRP$ obliging/NN visit;/NN 'tis/VBZ very/RB neighbourly./DT But,/NNP hang/VB it,/PRP I'm/IN weary/JJ of/IN the/DT time--the/NN world/NN is/VBZ a/DT dull/JJ place./NN I'm/IN tired/VBN of/IN this/DT planet,/NN and/CC should/MD not/RB mind/VB cutting/VBG my/PRP$ throat/NN and/CC trying/VBG a/DT new/JJ star./NN Suppose/VB we/PRP make/VBP the/DT journey/NN together,/RB Toole;/RB there/EX is/VBZ a/DT brace/NN of/IN pistols/NNS over/IN the/DT chimney,/NN and/CC a/DT fair/JJ wind/NN for/IN some/DT of/IN them.'/PRP$ 'Rather/JJ too/RB much/RB of/IN a/DT gale/NN for/IN my/PRP$ taste,/NN thanking/IN you/PRP again,'/RB answered/VBD Toole/NNP with/IN a/DT cosy/JJ chuckle;/NN 'but,/, if/IN _you're_/NNP bent/VBD on/IN the/DT trip,/NN and/CC can't/NN wait,/NNS why,/, at/IN least,/JJS let's/NNS have/VBP a/DT glass/NN together/RB before/IN parting.'/NNS 'With/VBP all/DT my/PRP$ heart,/RP what/WP you/PRP will./MD Shall/MD it/PRP be/VB punch?'/VBN 'Punch/. be/VB it./JJR Come,/NNP hang/VB saving;/NN get/VB us/PRP up/RP a/DT ha'porth/NN of/IN whiskey,'/NNS said/VBD little/JJ Toole,/NNP gaily./VBD 'Hallo,/JJ Mrs./NNP Irons,/NNP Madam,/NNP will/MD you/PRP do/VB us/PRP the/DT favour/NN to/TO make/VB a/DT bowl/NN of/IN punch/NN as/RB soon/RB as/IN may/MD be?'/VB cried/VBN Devereux,/NNP over/IN the/DT banister./VBG 'Come,/JJ Toole,'/NNP said/VBD Devereux,/NNP 'I'm/. very/RB dismal./VBD Losses/NNS and/CC crosses,/NN and/CC deuce/NN knows/VBZ what./WP Whistle/NNP or/CC talk,/VB what/WP you/PRP please,/VBP I'll/NNP listen;/VB tell/VB me/PRP anything;/DT stories/NNS of/IN horses,/NNS dogs,/, dice,/NNS snuff,/VBD women,/JJ cocks,/NN parsons,/NN wine--what/WP you/PRP will./MD Come,/VB how's/RB Sturk?/VBN He's/NNP beaten/VBN poor/JJ Nutter,/NNP and/CC won/VBD the/DT race;/NN though/IN the/DT stakes,/NN after/IN all,/NNS were/VBD scarce/JJ worth/JJ taking--and/DT what's/WDT life/NN without/IN a/DT guinea?--he's/JJ grown,/NN I'm/NN told,/VBD so/RB confoundedly/RB poor,/JJ "quis/NNP pauper?/NN avarus."/NN A/DT worthy/JJ man/NN was/VBD Sturk,/NNP and,/CC in/IN some/DT respects,/NN resembled/VBD the/DT prophet,/JJ _Shylock_;/NN but/CC you/PRP know/VBP nothing/NN of/IN him--why/JJ the/DT plague/NN don't/VBP you/PRP read/VB your/PRP$ Bible,/NNP Toole?'/NNP 'Well,'/'' said/VBD Toole,/NNP candidly,/MD 'I/JJS don't/RB know/VBP the/DT Old/NNP Testament/NNP as/RB well/RB as/IN the/DT New;/NNP but/CC certainly,/JJ whoever/WP he's/VBZ like,/IN he's/PRP held/VBD out/RP wonderfully./DT 'Tis/'' nine/CD weeks/NNS since/IN he/PRP met/VBD that/IN accident,/NN and/CC there/EX he's/VBD still,/RB above/IN ground;/NN but/CC that's/DT all--just/RB above/IN ground,/NN you/PRP see.'/VBD 'And/JJ how's/IN Cluffe?'/NNP 'Pooh,/. Cluffe/NNP indeed!/NN Nothing/NN ever/RB wrong/JJ with/IN him/PRP but/CC occasional/JJ over-eating./NNP Sir,/NNP you'd/VBD a/DT laughed/VBD to-day/NN had/VBD you/PRP seen/VBN him./PRP I/PRP gave/VBD him/PRP a/DT bolus,/NN twice/RB the/DT size/NN of/IN a/DT gooseberry./NN "What's/NNP this?"/, said/VBD he./PRP "A/DT bolus,"/NN says/VBZ I./NNP "The/NNP devil,"/NN says/VBZ he;/IN "dia-bolus,/NNP then,"/, says/VBZ I--"hey?"/NNP said/VBD I,/NNP "well?"/NNP ha!/VBD ha!/NNS and/CC by/IN Jove,/NNP Sir,/IN it/PRP actually/RB half/RB stuck/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ oesophagus,/JJ and/CC I/PRP shoved/VBD it/PRP down/RP like/IN a/DT bullet,/NN with/IN a/DT probang;/NN you'd/VBD a/DT died/VBD a/DT laughing,/NN yet/RB 'twasn't/PRP a/DT bit/NN too/RB big./, Why,/IN I/PRP tell/VBP you,/PRP upon/IN my/PRP$ honour,/NN Mrs./NNP Rebecca/NNP Chattesworth's/NNP black/JJ boy,/NN only/RB t'other/JJ day,/NN swallowed/VBD a/DT musket/NN bullet/NN twice/RB the/DT size,/NN ha!/NN ha!--he/, did--and/CC I/PRP set/VBD him/PRP to/TO rights/NNS in/IN no/DT time/NN with/IN a/DT little/JJ powder.'/JJ 'Gunpowder?'/'' said/VBD Devereux./NNP 'And/CC what/WP of/IN O'Flaherty?/NNP I'm/NNP told/VBD he/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO shoot/VB poor/JJ Miles/NNP O'More.'/NNP 'Ha,/. ha!/. hey?/NN Well,/IN I/PRP don't/RB think/VBP either/DT remembered/VBN in/IN the/DT morning/NN what/WP they/PRP quarrelled/VBD about,'/IN replied/VBD Toole;/NNP 'so/, it/PRP went/VBD off/RP in/IN smoke,/NN Sir.'/NNP 'Well,/. and/CC how/WRB is/VBZ Miles?'/NNP 'Why,/. ha,/NNS ha!/. he's/NN back/RB again,/RB with/IN a/DT bill,/NN as/IN usual,/JJ and/CC a/DT horse/NN to/TO sell--a/DT good/JJ one--the/JJ black/JJ one,/NNS don't/VBP you/PRP remember?/VBP He/PRP wants/VBZ five/CD and/CC thirty/CD guineas;/NN 'tisn't/PRP worth/JJ two/CD pounds/NNS ten./, "Do/RB you/PRP know/VBP anyone/NN who/WP wants/VBZ him?/NN I/PRP would/MD not/RB mind/VB taking/VBG a/DT bill,/NN with/IN a/DT couple/NN of/IN good/JJ names/NNS upon/IN it,"/PRP says/VBZ he./PRP Upon/IN my/PRP$ credit/NN I/PRP believe/VBP he/PRP thought/VBD I'd/NNP buy/VB him/PRP myself./, "Well,"/NNP says/VBZ I,/PRP "I/RB think/VBP I/PRP do/VBP know/VB a/DT fellow/NN that/WDT would/MD give/VB you/PRP his/PRP$ value,/NN and/CC pay/VB you/PRP cash/NN besides,"/IN says/VBZ I./NNP 'Twas/VBZ as/RB good/JJ as/IN a/DT play/NN to/TO see/VB his/PRP$ face./NN "Who/NNP is/VBZ he?"/VBN says/VBZ he,/VB taking/VBG me/PRP close/RB by/IN the/DT arm./NN "The/DT knacker,"/NN says/VBZ I./NNP 'Twas/VBZ a/DT bite/NN for/IN Miles;/NNP hey?/. ha,/NNS ha,/. ha!'/NNS 'And/PRP is/VBZ it/PRP true/JJ old/JJ Tresham's/NNP going/VBG to/TO join/VB our/PRP$ club/NN at/IN last?'/JJ 'He!/JJ hang/VBP him!/NN he's/NNS like/IN a/DT brute/NN beast,/NN and/CC never/RB drinks/NNS but/CC when/WRB he's/JJ dry,/NN and/CC then/RB small/JJ beer./NN But,/CC I/PRP forgot/VBD to/TO tell/VB you,/PRP by/IN all/DT that's/IN lovely,/NN they/PRP do/VBP say/VB the/DT charming/JJ Magnolia--a/NNP fine/JJ bouncing/VBG girl/NN that--is/. all/DT but/CC betrothed/VBD to/TO Lieutenant/NNP O'Flaherty.'/NNP Devereux/NNP laughed,/NN and/CC thus/RB encouraged,/VBN Toole/NNP went/VBD on,/RB with/IN a/DT wink/NN and/CC a/DT whisper./NN 'Why,/VBN the/DT night/NN of/IN the/DT ball,/NN you/PRP know,/VBP he/PRP saw/VBD her/PRP$ home,/NN and/CC they/PRP say/VBP he/PRP kissed/VBD her--by/IN Bacchus,/NNP on/IN both/DT sides/NNS of/IN the/DT face,--at/NN the/DT door/NN there,/, under/IN the/DT porch;/NN and/CC you/PRP know,/VBP if/IN he/PRP had/VBD not/RB a/DT right,/JJ she'd/NN a-knocked/VBD him/PRP down.'/RB 'Psha!/VBP the/DT girl's/NNS a/DT Christian,/NNP and/CC when/WRB she's/NNS smacked/VBD on/IN one/CD cheek/NN she/PRP turns/VBZ the/DT other./NNP And/CC what/WP says/VBZ the/DT major/JJ to/TO it?'/PRP$ 'Why,/JJ as/IN it/PRP happened,/VBD he/PRP opened/VBD the/DT door/NN precisely/RB as/IN the/DT thing/NN occurred;/RB and/CC he/PRP wished/VBD Lieutenant/NNP O'Flaherty/NNP good-night,/, and/CC paid/VBD him/PRP a/DT visit/NN in/IN the/DT morning./NN And/CC they/PRP say/VBP 'tis/PRP all/DT satisfactory;/NNS and--by/IN Jove!/NNP 'tis/POS good/JJ punch.'/NNS And/CC Mrs./NNP Irons/NNP entered/VBD with/IN a/DT china/NN bowl/NN on/IN a/DT tray./NN CHAPTER/NNP LXIX./NNP CONCERNING/NN A/DT SECOND/NNP HURRICANE/NNP THAT/NNP RAGED/VBD IN/IN CAPTAIN/NNP DEVEREUX'S/NNP DRAWING-ROOM,/NNP AND/CC RELATING/NNP HOW/NNP MRS./NNP IRONS/NNP WAS/NNP ATTACKED/NNP WITH/IN A/DT SORT/NNP OF/IN CHOKING/VBG IN/IN HER/NNP BED./NNP And/CC the/DT china/NN bowl,/NN with/IN its/PRP$ silver/NN ladle,/NN and/CC fine/JJ fragrance/NN of/IN lemon/NN and/CC old/JJ malt/NN whiskey,/NN and/CC a/DT social/JJ pair/NN of/IN glasses,/NN were/VBD placed/VBN on/IN the/DT table/NN by/IN fair/JJ Mistress/NNP Irons;/NNP and/CC Devereux/NNP filled/VBD his/PRP$ glass,/NN and/CC Toole/NNP did/VBD likewise;/JJ and/CC the/DT little/JJ doctor/NN rattled/VBD on;/JJ and/CC Devereux/NNP threw/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ word,/NN and/CC finally/RB sang/VBD 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looking/VBG across/IN the/DT river,/NN through/IN the/DT darkness,/NN towards/IN the/DT Elms,/NNP perhaps/RB for/IN that/DT solitary/JJ distant/JJ light--his/PRP$ star--now/JJ blurred/JJ and/CC lost/VBN in/IN the/DT storm./NN Whatever/WDT his/PRP$ contemplations,/NN it/PRP was/VBD plain,/RB when/WRB he/PRP turned/VBD about,/RB that/IN the/DT dark/JJ spirit/NN was/VBD upon/IN him/PRP again./RB 'Curse/. that/WDT punch,'/NNS said/VBD he,/NN in/IN language/NN still/RB more/RBR emphatic./RB 'You're/JJ like/IN Mephistopheles/NNP in/IN the/DT play--you/NNS come/VBP in/IN upon/IN my/PRP$ quiet/JJ to/TO draw/VB me/PRP to/TO my/PRP$ ruin./NN 'Twas/VBZ the/DT devil/NN sent/VBD you/PRP here,/RB to/TO kill/VB my/PRP$ soul,/NN I/PRP believe;/VBP but/CC you/PRP sha'n't./MD _Drink_,/RB will/MD you?--ay--I'll/JJ give/VB you/PRP a/DT draught--a/JJ draught/NN of/IN _air_/NNS will/MD cool/VB you./PRP Drink/VB to/TO your/PRP$ heart's/NN content.'/MD And/CC to/TO Toole's/NNP consternation/NN up/IN went/VBD the/DT window,/NN and/CC a/DT hideous/JJ rush/NN of/IN eddying/VBG storm/NN and/CC snow/NN whirled/VBD into/IN the/DT room./NNP Out/IN went/VBD the/DT candles--the/NN curtains/NNS flapped/VBD high/JJ in/IN air,/NN and/CC lashed/VBD the/DT ceiling--the/JJ door/NN banged/VBN with/IN a/DT hideous/JJ crash--papers,/JJ and/CC who/WP knows/VBZ what/WP beside,/IN went/VBD spinning,/JJ hurry-scurry/NN round/IN the/DT room;/NN and/CC Toole's/NNP wig/NN was/VBD very/RB near/IN taking/VBG wing/NN from/IN his/PRP$ head./NN 'Hey--hey--hey!/JJ holloo!'/NNS cried/VBD the/DT doctor,/NN out/IN of/IN breath,/NN and/CC with/IN his/PRP$ artificial/JJ ringlets/NNS frisking/VBG about/IN his/PRP$ chops/NNS and/CC eyes./VBD 'Out,/JJ sorcerer--temptation,/JJ begone--avaunt,/NN Mephistopheles--cauldron,/NNP away!'/RB thundered/VBD the/DT captain;/NN and/CC sure/JJ enough,/NN from/IN the/DT open/JJ window,/NN through/IN the/DT icy/JJ sleet,/NN whirled/VBD the/DT jovial/JJ bowl;/NN and/CC the/DT jingle/NN of/IN 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Heaven!/. 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Let/VB Dr./NNP Sturk/NNP be/VB called.'/VBN So/IN the/DT white,/JJ thin/JJ phantom/NN of/IN the/DT spectacles/NNS and/CC tobacco/NN pipe,/NN sitting/VBG upright/RB by/IN the/DT fire,/NN amused/VBD himself/PRP with/IN a/DT solitary/JJ banter./NN Then/RB he/PRP knocked/VBD the/DT white/JJ ashes/NNS out/IN upon/IN the/DT hob,/NN stood/VBD up/RP with/IN his/PRP$ back/NN to/TO the/DT fire,/NN in/IN grim/JJ rumination,/NN for/IN about/IN a/DT minute,/NN at/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN which/WDT he/PRP unlocked/VBD his/PRP$ desk,/NN and/CC took/VBD forth/RB a/DT letter,/NN with/IN a/DT large/JJ red/JJ seal./NN If/IN was/VBD more/JJR than/IN two/CD months/NNS old/JJ by/IN this/DT time,/NN and/CC was,/VBD in/IN fact,/NNS that/WDT letter/NN from/IN the/DT London/NNP doctor/NN which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD expected/VBN with/IN some/DT impatience./NN It/PRP was/VBD not/RB very/RB long,/JJ and/CC standing/VBG he/PRP read/VBD it/PRP through,/, and/CC his/PRP$ white/JJ face/NN contracted,/NN and/CC darkened,/NN and/CC grew/VBD strangely/RB intense/JJ and/CC stern/JJ as/IN he/PRP did/VBD so./. ''Tis/'' devilish/JJ strong--ha,/JJ ha,/NN ha--conclusive,/NN indeed.'/IN He/PRP was/VBD amused/VBN again./NN 'I've/JJ kept/VBD it/PRP long/JJ enough--_igni/JJ reservata_.'/NNS And/CC holding/VBG it/PRP in/IN the/DT tongs,/NN he/PRP lighted/VBD a/DT corner,/NN and/CC as/IN the/DT last/JJ black/JJ fragment/NN of/IN it,/NN covered/VBN with/IN creeping/VBG sparks,/NN flew/VBD up/IN the/DT chimney,/NN he/PRP heard/VBD the/DT voice/NN of/IN a/DT gentleman/NN hallooing/NN in/IN the/DT court-yard./NN CHAPTER/NNP LXXXI./NNP IN/IN WHICH/WDT MR./NNP DANGERFIELD/NNP RECEIVES/NNP A/DT VISITOR,/NNP AND/CC MAKES/NNPS A/DT CALL./NNP Dangerfield/NNP walked/VBD out/RB and/CC blandly/RB greeted/VBD the/DT visitor,/NN who/WP turned/VBD out/RP to/TO be/VB Mr./NNP Justice/NNP Lowe./NNP 'I/MD give/VB you/PRP good-morning,/JJ Sir;/NNS pray,/VBP alight/JJ and/CC step/VB in./NN Hallo,/NNP Doolan,/NNP take/VBP Mr./NNP Justice/NNP Lowe's/NNP horse.'/NNS So/IN Mr./NNP Lowe/NNP thanked/VBD him,/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ cold/JJ way,/NN and/CC bowing,/NN strode/VBD into/IN the/DT Brass/NNP Castle;/NNP and/CC after/IN the/DT customary/JJ civilities,/NNS sat/VBD himself/PRP down,/, and/CC says/VBZ he--/NNS 'I've/VBP been/VBN at/IN the/DT Crown/NNP Office,/NNP Sir,/NNP about/IN this/DT _murder_,/NN we/PRP may/MD call/VB it,/RP upon/IN Sturk,/NNP and/CC I/PRP told/VBD them/PRP you/PRP could/MD throw/VB a/DT light,/NN as/IN I/PRP thought,/VBD on/IN the/DT matter.'/NNS 'As/. how,/NN Sir?'/NNP 'Why,/PRP regarding/VBG the/DT kind/NN of/IN feeling/NN that/IN subsisted/JJ between/IN the/DT prisoner,/NN Nutter,/NNP and/CC Doctor/NNP Sturk.'/NNP ''Tis/. unpleasant,/NNS Sir,/. but/CC I/PRP can't/MD object.'/FW 'There/EX was/VBD an/DT angry/JJ feeling/NN about/IN the/DT agency,/NN I/PRP believe?/VBP Lord/NNP Castlemallard's/NNP agency,/NN eh?'/NNS continued/VBD Lowe./NNP 'Well,/IN I/PRP suppose/VBP it/PRP _was_/VBZ that;/IN there/EX certainly/RB was/VBD an/DT unpleasant/JJ feeling--_very_/NN unpleasant.'/IN 'You've/JJ heard/VBN him/PRP express/VB it?'/RB 'Yes;/'' I/PRP think/VBP most/JJS gentlemen/NNS who/WP know/VBP him/PRP have./, Why,/IN he/PRP made/VBD no/DT disguise/NN of/IN it;/PRP$ he/PRP was/VBD no/DT great/JJ talker,/NN but/CC we've/NN heard/VBD him/PRP on/IN that/DT subject.'/JJ 'But/JJ you/PRP specially/RB know/VBP how/WRB it/PRP stood/VBD between/IN them/PRP in/IN respect/NN of/IN the/DT agency?'/NNS 'Yes.'/. 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I,/. woman--Mr./NN Lowe--open/JJ the/DT door,/NN I've/NN a/DT word/NN or/CC two/CD to/TO say.'/VB CHAPTER/NNP XCII./NNP THE/DT WHER-WOLF./NNP About/IN a/DT quarter/NN of/IN an/DT hour/NN before/IN this,/NN Mr./NNP Paul/NNP Dangerfield/NNP was/VBD packing/VBG two/CD trunks/NNS in/IN his/PRP$ little/JJ parlour,/NNS and/CC burning/VBG letters/NNS industriously/RB in/IN the/DT fire,/NN when/WRB his/PRP$ keen/JJ ear/NN caught/VBD a/DT sound/NN at/IN which/WDT a/DT prophetic/JJ instinct/NN within/IN him/PRP vibrated/VBD alarm./JJR A/DT minute/NN or/CC two/CD before/IN he/PRP had/VBD heard/VBN a/DT stealthy/JJ footstep/NN outside./, Then/RB he/PRP heard/VBD the/DT cook/NN walk/NN along/IN the/DT passage,/NN muttering/VBG to/TO herself,/PRP to/TO the/DT hall-door,/NN where/WRB there/EX arose/VBD a/DT whispering./NN He/PRP glanced/VBD round/RB his/PRP$ shoulder/NN at/IN the/DT window./NN It/PRP was/VBD barred./VBN Then/RB lifting/VBG the/DT table/NN and/CC its/PRP$ load/NN lightly/RB from/IN 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is/VBZ something/NN new--will/JJ you/PRP be/VB so/RB good/JJ as/IN to/TO give/VB me/PRP a/DT glass/NN of/IN water--thank/NN you--hold/CC the/DT paper/NN a/DT moment/NN longer--I/JJ can't/NN get/VB this/DT arm/NN up.'/VB With/IN his/PRP$ left/JJ hand/NN he/PRP set/VBD down/RP the/DT tumbler-glass,/NN and/CC then/RB held/VBD up/RP the/DT warrant./NN 'Thank/VBP ye./NNP Well,/NNP this/DT warrant's/NN for/IN Charles/NNP Archer.'/NNP '_Alias_/. Paul/NNP Dangerfield--if/NNP you/PRP read,/VBP Sir.'/NNP 'Thank/VBP you--yes--I/JJ see--that's/JJ news/NN to/TO me./PRP Oh!/IN Mr./NNP Lowe--I/NNP did/VBD not/RB see/VB _you_--I/JJ haven't/RB hurt/VBN you,/IN I/PRP hope?/VBP Why/WRB the/DT plague/NN do/VBP you/PRP come/VB at/IN these/DT robbing/JJ hours?/NN We'd/PRP have/VBP all/DT fared/VBN better/RB had/VBD you/PRP come/VBN by/IN daylight.'/NNS Lowe/NNP did/VBD not/RB take/VB the/DT trouble/NN to/TO answer/VB him./PRP 'I/. believe/VB you've/JJ _killed_/NNS that/IN constable/JJ in/IN the/DT exercise/NN of/IN his/PRP$ duty,/NN Sir;/IN the/DT man's/JJ dead,'/NNS said/VBD Lowe,/NNP sternly./VBD 'Another/JJ gloss/NN on/IN my/PRP$ text;/NN why/WRB invade/VB me/PRP like/IN housebreakers?'/NNS said/VBD Dangerfield/NNP with/IN a/DT grim/JJ scoff./NN 'No/. violence,/NN Sirrah,/NNS on/IN your/PRP$ peril--the/NN prisoner's/NNS wounded,'/, said/VBD Lowe,/NNP catching/VBG the/DT other/JJ fellow/NN by/IN the/DT collar/NN and/CC thrusting/VBG him/PRP back:/RB he/PRP had/VBD gathered/VBN himself/PRP up/IN giddily,/NN and/CC swore/VBD he'd/PRP have/VBP the/DT scoundrel's/NNS life./VBD 'Well,/JJ gentlemen,/NN you/PRP have/VBP made/VBN a/DT _false_/JJ arrest,/NN and/CC shot/VBD me/PRP while/IN defending/VBG my/PRP$ person--_you_--four/NN to/TO one!--and/NNP caused/VBD the/DT death/NN of/IN your/PRP$ accomplice;/NN what/WP more/RBR do/VBP you/PRP want?'/VB 'You/PRP must/MD accompany/VB us/PRP to/TO the/DT county/NN gaol,/NN Sir;/NNP where/WRB I'll/JJ hand/NN in/IN your/PRP$ committal.'/NNS 'Dr./. 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Tamar,/'' where's/WRB your/PRP$ story?'/NNS said/VBD the/DT young/JJ lady./NN 'Story!/. La!/. bless/VB you,/CC dear/JJ Miss/NNP Radie,/NNP where/WRB should/MD I/PRP find/VB a/DT story?/NN My/PRP$ old/JJ head's/NN a/DT poor/JJ one/CD to/TO remember,'/VB whimpered/JJ white/JJ Tamar./NNP 'Anything,/. no/DT matter/NN what--a/DT ghost/NN or/CC a/DT murder.'/JJ Old/NNP Tamar/NNP shook/VBD her/PRP$ head./NN 'Or/. an/DT elopement?'/RB Another/DT shake/NN of/IN the/DT head./NN 'Or/VBZ a/DT mystery--or/NN even/RB a/DT dream?'/JJ 'Well--a/JJ dream!/NN Sometimes/RB I/PRP do/VBP dream./NN I/PRP dreamed/VBD how/WRB Master/NNP Stanley/NNP was/VBD coming,/VBN the/DT night/NN before.'/IN 'You/PRP did,/VBD did/VBD you?/PRP Selfish/VB old/JJ thing!/NN and/CC you/PRP meant/VBD to/TO keep/VB it/PRP all/DT to/TO yourself./PRP$ What/WP was/VBD it?'/IN Tamar/NNP looked/VBD anxiously/RB and/CC suspiciously/RB in/IN the/DT kitchen/NN fire,/NN and/CC placed/VBD her/PRP$ puckered/JJ hand/NN to/TO the/DT side/NN of/IN her/PRP$ white/JJ linen/NN cap./VBD 'I/JJ dreamed,/NN Ma'am,/IN the/DT night/NN before/IN he/PRP came,/VBD a/DT great/JJ fellow/NN was/VBD at/IN the/DT hall-door.'/JJ 'What!/JJ here?'/, 'Yes,/JJ Ma'am,/IN this/DT hall-door./NN So/RB muffled/VBN up/IN I/PRP could/MD not/RB see/VB his/PRP$ face;/NN and/CC he/PRP pulls/VBZ out/RP a/DT letter/NN all/DT over/IN red.'/JJ 'Red?'/JJ 'Aye,/JJ Miss;/NNP a/DT red/JJ letter.'/NNS 'Red/VBN ink?'/IN 'No,/JJ Miss,/NNP red/JJ _paper_,/NNS written/VBN with/IN black,/JJ and/CC directed/VBN for/IN you.'/JJ 'Oh!'/JJ 'And/JJ so,/NN Miss,/NNP in/IN my/PRP$ dream,/NN I/PRP gave/VBD it/PRP you/PRP in/IN the/DT drawing-room;/NN and/CC you/PRP opened/VBD it,/RB and/CC leaned/VBD your/PRP$ hand/NN upon/IN your/PRP$ head,/NN sick-like,/JJ reading/NN it./, I/PRP never/RB saw/VBD you/PRP read/VB a/DT letter/NN so/IN serious-like/JJ before./, And/CC says/VBZ you/PRP to/TO me,/VB Miss,/NNP "It's/NNP all/DT about/IN Master/NNP Stanley;/NNP he/PRP is/VBZ coming."/JJ And/CC sure/JJ enough,/RB here/RB he/PRP was/VBD quite/RB unexpected,/JJ next/JJ morning.'/NN 'And/. was/VBD there/RB no/DT more?'/JJR asked/VBD Miss/NNP Lake./NNP 'No/. more,/JJR Miss./NNP I/PRP awoke/VBD just/RB then.'/DT 'It/JJ _is_/NN odd,'/NNS said/VBD Miss/NNP Lake,/NNP with/IN a/DT little/JJ laugh./NN 'Had/VBN you/PRP been/VBN thinking/VBG of/IN him/PRP lately?'/RB 'Not/JJ a/DT bit,/NN Ma'am./NNP I/PRP don't/VBP know/VB when.'/WRB 'Well,/JJ it/PRP certainly/RB is/VBZ _very_/NNP odd.'/NNP At/IN all/DT events,/NN it/PRP had/VBD glanced/VBD upon/IN a/DT sensitive/JJ recollection/NN unexpectedly./. 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her./PRP 'Tamar!'/. 'Yes,/'' Miss/NNP Rachel.'/NNP 'Why/VBZ do/VB you/PRP come/VB so/RB softly,/RB Tamar?/NNP Do/VBP you/PRP know,/VB you/PRP frightened/VBN me?'/NNS 'I/. thought/NN I'd/PRP look/VBP in,/RB Miss,/NNP before/IN I/PRP went/VBD to/TO bed,/VB just/RB to/TO see/VB if/IN you/PRP wanted/VBD anything.'/DT 'No--nothing,/JJ thank/VB you,/PRP dear/RB Tamar.'/NNP 'And/'' I/PRP don't/VBP think,/DT Miss/NNP Rachel,/NNP you/PRP are/VBP quite/RB well/RB to-night,/, though/IN you/PRP are/VBP so/RB gay--you're/JJ pale,/JJ dear;/NN and/CC there's/DT something/NN on/IN your/PRP$ mind./NN Don't/VBN be/VB thinking/VBG about/IN Master/NNP Stanley;/NNP he's/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT army/NN now,/, and/CC I'm/NNP thankful/JJ for/IN it;/PRP and/CC make/VB your/PRP$ mind/NN easy/JJ about/IN him;/NN and/CC would/MD not/RB it/PRP be/VB better,/RB dear,/RB you/PRP went/VBD to/TO your/PRP$ bed,/NN you/PRP rise/VBP so/RB early.'/JJ 'Very/JJ true,/NNS good/JJ old/JJ Tamar,/NN but/CC to-night/NN I/PRP must/MD write/VB a/DT letter--not/NN a/DT long/JJ one,/NN though--and/: I/PRP assure/VBP you,/PRP I'm/IN quite/RB well./DT Good-night,/NNP Tamar.'/NNP Tamar/NNP stood/VBD for/IN a/DT moment/NN with/IN her/PRP$ odd/JJ weird/JJ look/NN upon/IN her,/PRP and/CC then/RB bidding/VBG her/PRP good-night,/JJ glided/VBD stiffly/RB away,/RB shutting/VBG the/DT door./NN So/RB Rachel/NNP sat/VBD down/RB to/TO her/PRP$ desk/NN and/CC began/VBD to/TO write;/VB but/CC she/PRP could/MD not/RB get/VB into/IN the/DT spirit/NN of/IN her/PRP$ letter;/NN on/IN the/DT contrary,/NN her/PRP mind/NN wandered/VBD away,/RB and/CC she/PRP found/VBD herself/PRP listening,/IN every/DT now/RB and/CC then,/RB and/CC at/IN last/JJ she/PRP fancied/VBD that/DT old/JJ Tamar,/NNP about/IN whom/WP that/DT dream,/NN and/CC her/PRP$ unexpected/JJ appearance/NN at/IN the/DT door,/NN had/VBD given/VBN her/PRP a/DT sort/NN of/IN spectral/JJ feeling/NN that/IN night,/NN was/VBD up/RB and/CC watching/VBG her;/PRP and/CC the/DT idea/NN of/IN this/DT white/JJ sentinel/NN outside/IN her/PRP$ door/NN excited/VBD her/PRP so/RB unpleasantly,/JJ that/IN she/PRP opened/VBD it,/, but/CC found/VBD no/DT Tamar/NNP there;/, and/CC then/RB she/PRP revisited/VBD the/DT kitchen,/NN but/CC that/DT was/VBD empty/JJ too,/NN and/CC the/DT fire/NN taken/VBN down./RP And,/NNP finally,/, she/PRP passed/VBD into/IN the/DT old/JJ woman's/NNS bed-chamber,/, whom/WP she/PRP saw,/VBD her/PRP white/JJ head/NN upon/IN her/PRP$ pillow,/NN dreaming/VBG again,/RB perhaps./. And/CC so,/RB softly/RB closing/VBG her/PRP door,/IN she/PRP left/VBD her/PRP to/TO her/PRP$ queer/JJ visions/NNS and/CC deathlike/JJ slumber./NN CHAPTER/NNP XVII./NNP RACHEL/NNP LAKE/NNP SEES/NNP WONDERFUL/NNP THINGS/NNP BY/NNP MOONLIGHT/NNP FROM/NNP HER/NNP WINDOW./NNP Though/IN Rachel/NNP was/VBD unfit/JJ for/IN letter-writing,/NN she/PRP was/VBD still/RB more/JJR unfit/NN for/IN slumber./VBG She/PRP leaned/VBD her/PRP$ temple/NN on/IN her/PRP$ hand,/NN and/CC her/PRP$ rich/JJ light/JJ hair/NN half/NN covered/VBD her/PRP$ fingers,/NN and/CC her/PRP$ amazing/JJ interview/NN with/IN Dorcas/NNP was/VBD again/RB present/JJ with/IN her,/PRP and/CC the/DT same/JJ feeling/NN of/IN bewilderment./VBG The/DT suddenness/NN and/CC the/DT nature/NN of/IN the/DT disclosures/NNS were/VBD dream-like/JJ and/CC unreal,/JJ and/CC the/DT image/NN of/IN Dorcas/NNP remained/VBD impressed/VBN upon/IN her/PRP$ sight;/NN not/RB like/IN Dorcas,/NNP though/IN the/DT same,/JJ but/CC something/NN ghastly,/FW wan,/, glittering,/NN and/CC terrible,/NN like/IN a/DT priestess/NN at/IN a/DT solitary/JJ sacrifice./NN It/PRP was/VBD late/JJ now,/, not/RB far/RB from/IN one/CD o'clock,/RB and/CC around/IN her/PRP$ the/DT terrible/JJ silence/NN of/IN a/DT still/RB night./NN All/DT those/DT small/JJ sounds/NNS lost/VBN in/IN the/DT hum/NN of/IN midday/NN life/NN now/RB came/VBD into/IN relief--a/NN ticking/NN in/IN the/DT wainscot,/NN a/DT crack/NN now/RB and/CC then/RB in/IN the/DT joining/VBG of/IN the/DT furniture,/NN and/CC occasionally/RB the/DT tap/NN of/IN a/DT moth/NN against/IN the/DT window/NN pane/NN from/IN outside,/JJ sounds/NNS sharp/JJ and/CC odd,/NNS which/WDT made/VBD her/PRP wish/VB the/DT stillness/NN of/IN the/DT night/NN were/VBD not/RB so/RB intense./JJ As/IN from/IN her/PRP$ little/JJ table/NN she/PRP looked/VBD listlessly/RB through/IN the/DT window,/NN she/PRP saw/VBD against/IN the/DT faint/JJ glow/NN of/IN the/DT moonlight,/NN the/DT figure/NN of/IN a/DT man/NN who/WP seized/VBD the/DT paling/NN and/CC vaulted/VBD into/IN the/DT flower/NN garden,/NN and/CC with/IN a/DT few/JJ swift,/JJ stumbling/JJ strides/NNS over/IN the/DT flower-beds,/NN reached/VBD the/DT window,/NN and/CC placing/VBG his/PRP$ pale/JJ face/NN close/NN to/TO the/DT glass,/NN she/PRP saw/VBD his/PRP$ eyes/NNS glittering/VBG through/IN it;/PRP$ he/PRP tapped--or/, rather/RB beat/VB on/IN the/DT pane/NN with/IN his/PRP$ fingers--and/NN at/IN the/DT same/JJ time/NN he/PRP said,/VBD repeatedly:/VBN 'Let/. me/PRP in;/, let/VB me/PRP in.'/VB Her/PRP$ first/JJ impression,/NN when/WRB she/PRP saw/VBD this/DT person/NN cross/VB the/DT little/JJ fence/NN at/IN the/DT road-side/NN was,/VBD that/IN Mark/NNP Wylder/NNP was/VBD the/DT man./NN But/CC she/PRP was/VBD mistaken;/VBN the/DT face/NN and/CC figure/NN were/VBD Stanley/NNP Lake's./NNP She/PRP would/MD have/VB screamed/VBN in/IN the/DT extremity/NN of/IN her/PRP$ terror,/NN but/CC that/IN her/PRP$ voice/NN for/IN some/DT seconds/NNS totally/RB failed/VBD her;/RB and/CC recognising/VBG her/PRP$ brother,/NN though/IN like/IN Rhoda,/NNP in/IN Holy/NNP Writ,/NNP she/PRP doubted/VBD whether/IN it/PRP was/VBD not/RB his/PRP$ angel,/NN she/PRP rose/VBD up,/RB and/CC with/IN an/DT awful/JJ ejaculation,/NN she/PRP approached/VBD the/DT window./NN 'Let/. me/PRP in,/IN Radie;/NNP d--/: you,/PRP let/VB me/PRP in,'/IN he/PRP repeated,/VBD drumming/VBG incessantly/RB on/IN the/DT glass./NN There/EX was/VBD no/DT trace/NN now/RB of/IN his/PRP$ sleepy/JJ jeering/NN way./VBD Rachel/NNP saw/VBD that/IN something/NN was/VBD very/RB wrong,/JJ and/CC beckoned/VBD him/PRP toward/IN the/DT porch/NN in/IN silence,/NNS and/CC having/VBG removed/VBN the/DT slender/JJR fastenings/NNS of/IN the/DT door,/NN it/PRP opened,/RB and/CC he/PRP entered/VBD in/IN a/DT rush/NN of/IN damp/JJ night/NN air./. 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Stanley,/NNP Stanley,/NNP Stanley!'/NNP 'Why,/. d--/: it,/IN it/PRP can't/MD be/VB helped/VBN now;/RB can/MD it?'/RB said/VBD he,/NN with/IN a/DT peevish/JJ malignity./, But/CC she/PRP was/VBD right;/RB there/RB was/VBD something/NN of/IN the/DT poltroon/NN in/IN him,/NN and/CC he/PRP was/VBD trembling./DT 'Why/PRP could/MD you/PRP not/RB leave/VB me/PRP in/IN peace,/NN Stanley?'/NNP 'I/. can't/WDT go/VBP without/IN you,/JJ Rachel./NNP I/PRP won't;/VBD and/CC if/IN we/PRP don't/VBP we're/PRP both/DT ruined,'/NNS he/PRP said,/VBD with/IN a/DT bleak/JJ oath./NN 'Yes,/'' Stanley,/IN I/PRP knew/VBD you/PRP were/VBD a/DT coward,'/JJ she/PRP replied,/VBD fiercely/RB and/CC wildly./MD 'You're/PRP always/RB calling/VBG names,/RP d--/NNS you;/PRP do/VBP as/IN you/PRP like./VBP I/PRP care/VBP less/RBR than/IN you/PRP think/VBP how/WRB it/PRP goes.'/VBZ 'No,/JJ Stanley;/IN you/PRP know/VBP me/PRP too/RB well./. Ah!/JJ No,/RB you/PRP sha'n't/MD be/VB lost/VBN if/IN I/PRP can/MD help/VB it.'/IN Rachel/NNP shook/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN as/IN she/PRP spoke,/VBD with/IN a/DT bitter/JJ smile/NN and/CC a/DT dreadful/JJ sigh./NN Then/RB they/PRP whispered/VBD together/RB for/IN three/CD or/CC four/CD minutes,/JJ and/CC Rachel/NNP clasped/VBD her/PRP$ jewelled/JJ fingers/NNS tight/RB across/IN her/PRP$ forehead,/NN quite/RB wildly,/RB for/IN a/DT minute./NN 'You'll/JJ come/VBN then?'/RB said/VBD Stanley./NNP She/PRP made/VBD no/DT answer,/NN and/CC he/PRP repeated/VBD the/DT question./NN By/IN this/DT time/NN she/PRP was/VBD standing;/JJ and/CC without/IN answering,/NNS she/PRP began/VBD mechanically/RB to/TO get/VB on/IN her/PRP$ cloak/NN and/CC hat./NN 'You/PRP must/MD drink/VB some/DT wine/NN first;/, he/PRP may/MD frighten/VB you,/PRP perhaps./. You/PRP _must_/VBP take/VB it,/DT Rachel,/NNP or/CC I'll/NNP not/RB go.'/JJ Stanley/NNP Lake/NNP was/VBD swearing,/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ low/JJ tones,/NN like/IN a/DT swell-mobsman/JJ to-night./NN Rachel/NNP seemed/VBD to/TO have/VB made/VBN up/RP her/PRP$ mind/NN to/TO submit/VB passively/RB to/TO whatever/WDT he/PRP required./VBD Perhaps,/RB indeed,/IN she/PRP thought/VBD there/RB was/VBD wisdom/NN in/IN his/PRP$ advice./NN At/IN all/DT events/NNS she/PRP drank/VBD some/DT wine./NN Rachel/NNP Lake/NNP was/VBD one/CD of/IN those/DT women/NNS who/WP never/RB lose/VBP their/PRP$ presence/NN of/IN mind,/NN even/RB under/IN violent/JJ agitation,/NN for/IN long,/JJ and/CC who/WP generally,/RB even/RB when/WRB highly/RB excited,/JJ see,/NN and/CC do/VB instinctively,/RB and/CC with/IN decision,/NN what/WP is/VBZ best/RB to/TO be/VB done;/VBN and/CC now,/RB with/IN dilated/JJ eyes/NNS and/CC white/JJ face,/NN she/PRP walked/VBD noiselessly/RB into/IN the/DT kitchen,/NN listened/VBD there/RB for/IN a/DT moment,/NN then/RB stole/VBD lightly/RB to/TO the/DT servants'/NNS sleeping-room,/NN and/CC listened/VBD there/RB at/IN the/DT door,/NN and/CC lastly/RB looked/VBD in,/RB and/CC satisfied/VBD herself/PRP that/IN both/DT were/VBD still/RB sleeping./VBG Then/RB as/IN cautiously/RB and/CC swiftly/RB she/PRP returned/VBD to/TO her/PRP$ drawing-room,/NN and/CC closed/VBD the/DT window-shutters/NNS and/CC drew/VBD the/DT curtain,/NN and/CC signalling/NN to/TO her/PRP$ brother/NN they/PRP went/VBD stealthily/RB forth/RB into/IN the/DT night/NN air,/NN closing/VBG the/DT hall-door,/NN and/CC through/IN the/DT little/JJ garden,/NN at/IN the/DT outer/JJ gate/NN of/IN which/WDT they/PRP paused./VBP 'I/JJ don't/NN know,/VBN Rachel--I/NNP don't/, like/IN it--I'm/. not/RB fit/VB for/IN it./PRP Go/VB back/RB again--go/RB in/IN and/CC lock/VB your/PRP$ door--we'll/NN not/RB go/VB to/TO him--_you_/JJ need/NN not,/NN you/PRP know./VBP He/PRP may/MD stay/VB where/WRB he/PRP is--let/CC him--I'll/JJ not/RB return./NN I/PRP say,/VBP I'll/RB see/VB him/PRP no/DT more./JJR I'll/NN get/VBP away./RB I'll/NNP consult/VB Larkin--shall/JJ I?/NN Though/IN that/DT won't/NN do--he's/JJ in/IN Wylder's/NNP interest--curse/NN him./VBD What/WP had/VBD I/PRP best/JJS do?/NN I'm/IN not/RB equal/JJ to/TO it.'/DT 'We/JJ _must_/NN go,/NN Stanley./NNP You/PRP said/VBD right/RB just/RB now;/RB be/VB resolute--we/JJ are/VBP both/DT ruined/VBN unless/IN we/PRP go./VBD You/PRP have/VBP brought/VBN it/PRP to/TO that--you/DT _must_/NN come.'/VBN 'I'm/. not/RB fit/VB for/IN it,/PRP I/PRP tell/VBP you--I'm/JJ not./NN You/PRP were/VBD right,/JJ Radie--I/NNP think/VBP I'm/IN not/RB equal/JJ to/TO a/DT business/NN of/IN this/DT sort,/NN and/CC I/PRP won't/MD expose/VB you/PRP to/TO such/JJ a/DT scene./NN _You're_/IN not/RB equal/JJ to/TO it/PRP either,/CC I/PRP think,'/RB and/CC Lake/NNP leaned/VBD on/IN the/DT paling./NN 'Don't/. mind/NN me--you/. haven't/VB much/RB hitherto./, Go/VB or/CC stay,/VB I'm/PRP equally/RB ruined/JJ now,/, but/CC not/RB equally/RB disgraced;/JJ and/CC go/VB we/PRP must,/RB for/IN it/PRP is/VBZ _your/PRP$ only_/JJ chance/NN of/IN escape./VBG Come,/NNP Stanley--for/NNP shame!'/VBD In/IN a/DT few/JJ minutes/NNS more/RBR they/PRP were/VBD walking/VBG in/IN deep/JJ darkness/NN and/CC silence,/JJ side/NN by/IN side,/NN along/IN the/DT path,/NN which/WDT diverging/VBG from/IN the/DT mill-road,/JJ penetrates/NNS the/DT coppice/NN of/IN that/DT sequestered/VBN gorge,/NN along/IN the/DT bottom/NN of/IN which/WDT flows/VBZ a/DT tributary/JJ brook/NN that/WDT finds/VBZ its/PRP$ way/NN a/DT little/RB lower/JJR down/IN into/IN the/DT mill-stream./NN This/DT deep/JJ gully/JJ in/IN character/NN a/DT good/JJ deal/NN resembles/VBZ Redman's/NNP Glen,/NNP into/IN which/WDT it/PRP passes,/VBD being/VBG fully/RB as/IN deep,/NNS and/CC wooded/VBD to/TO the/DT summit/NN at/IN both/DT sides,/NN but/CC much/JJ steeper/NN and/CC narrower,/JJ and/CC therefore/RB many/JJ shades/NNS darker./, They/PRP had/VBD now/RB reached/VBN those/DT rude/JJ stone/NN steps,/NN some/DT ten/CD or/CC fifteen/CD in/IN number,/NN which/WDT conduct/VBP the/DT narrow/JJ footpath/NN up/IN a/DT particularly/RB steep/JJ acclivity,/NN and/CC here/RB Lake/NNP lost/VBD courage/NN again,/RB for/IN they/PRP distinctly/RB heard/VBD the/DT footsteps/NNS that/IN paced/VBD the/DT platform/NN above./. CHAPTER/NN XVIII./NNP MARK/NNP WYLDER'S/NNP SLAVE./NNP Nearly/RB two/CD hours/NNS had/VBD passed/VBN before/IN they/PRP returned./VBD As/IN they/PRP did/VBD so,/RB Rachel/NNP Lake/NNP went/VBD swiftly/RB and/CC silently/RB before/IN her/PRP brother./VBD The/DT moon/NN had/VBD gone/VBN down,/RB and/CC the/DT glen/NN was/VBD darker/JJR than/IN ever./DT Noiselessly/RB they/PRP re-entered/VBD the/DT little/JJ hall/NN of/IN Redman's/NNP Farm./NNP The/DT candles/NNS were/VBD still/RB burning/VBG in/IN the/DT sitting-room,/NN and/CC the/DT light/NN was/VBD dazzling/VBG after/IN the/DT profound/JJ darkness/NN in/IN which/WDT they/PRP had/VBD been/VBN for/IN so/RB long./RB Captain/NNP Lake/NNP did/VBD not/RB look/VB at/IN all/DT like/IN a/DT London/NNP dandy/NN now./, His/PRP$ dress/NN was/VBD confoundedly/RB draggled;/VBG the/DT conventional/JJ countenance,/NN too,/NN was/VBD wanting./DT There/RB was/VBD a/DT very/RB natural/JJ savagery/NN and/CC dejection/NN there,/, and/CC a/DT wild/JJ leer/NN in/IN his/PRP$ yellow/JJ eyes./NN Rachel/NNP sat/VBD down./RP No/DT living/VBG woman/NN ever/RB showed/VBD a/DT paler/NN face,/NN and/CC she/PRP stared/VBD with/IN a/DT look/NN that/WDT was/VBD sharp/JJ and/CC stern/JJ upon/IN the/DT wainscot/NN before/IN her./PRP For/IN some/DT minutes/NNS they/PRP were/VBD silent;/JJ and/CC suddenly,/JJ with/IN an/DT exceeding/VBG bitter/JJ cry,/NN she/PRP stood/VBD up,/RB close/JJ to/TO him,/PRP seizing/VBG him/PRP in/IN her/PRP$ tiny/JJ hands/NNS by/IN the/DT collar,/NN and/CC with/IN wild/JJ eyes/NNS gazing/VBG into/IN his,/PRP$ she/PRP said--/: 'See/VBP what/WP you've/NN brought/VBD me/PRP to--wretch,/JJ wretch,/NN wretch!'/VBD And/CC she/PRP shook/VBD him/PRP with/IN violence/NN as/IN she/PRP spoke./VBD It/PRP was/VBD wonderful/JJ how/WRB that/DT fair/JJ young/JJ face/NN could/MD look/VB so/RB terrible./. 'There,/JJ Radie,/NNP there,'/, said/VBD Lake,/NNP disengaging/VBG her/PRP$ fingers./NN 'You're/VBZ a/DT little/JJ hysterical,/NN that's/IN all./DT It/PRP will/MD be/VB over/IN in/IN a/DT minute;/NN but/CC don't/RB make/VB a/DT row./NN You're/IN a/DT good/JJ girl,/NN Radie./NNP For/IN Heaven's/NNP sake,/NN don't/RB spoil/VB all/DT by/IN folly/JJ now.'/JJ He/PRP was/VBD overawed/VBN and/CC deprecatory./VBG 'A/PRP slave!/VBD only/RB think--a/DT slave!/NN Oh/UH frightful,/JJ frightful!/NNS Is/VBZ it/PRP a/DT dream?/NN Oh/UH frightful,/JJ frightful!/NNS Stanley,/NNP Stanley,/NNP it/PRP would/MD be/VB _mercy_/VBN to/TO kill/VB me,'/NNS she/PRP broke/VBD out/RP again./RB 'Now,/JJ Radie,/NNP listen/VBP to/TO reason,/VB and/CC don't/RB make/VB a/DT noise;/NN you/PRP know/VBP we/PRP agreed,/VBP _you_/RB must/MD go,/VB and/CC _I/VB can't_/NNS go/VB with/IN you.'/NNP Lake/NNP was/VBD cooler/JJR by/IN this/DT time,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ sister/NN more/RBR excited/JJ than/IN before/IN they/PRP went/VBD out./RP 'I/JJ used/VBN to/TO be/VB brave;/JJ my/PRP$ courage/NN I/PRP think/VBP is/VBZ gone;/VBN but/CC who'd/MD have/VB imagined/VBN what's/DT before/IN me?'/NNS Stanley/NNP walked/VBD to/TO the/DT window/NN and/CC opened/VBD the/DT shutter/NN a/DT little./`` He/PRP forgot/VBD how/WRB dark/JJ it/PRP was./VBD The/DT moon/NN had/VBD gone/VBN down./RB He/PRP looked/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ watch/NN and/CC then/RB at/IN Rachel./NNP She/PRP was/VBD sitting,/RB and/CC in/IN no/DT calmer/NN state;/NN serene/JJ enough/RB in/IN attitude,/NN but/CC the/DT terribly/RB wild/JJ look/NN was/VBD unchanged./NNP He/PRP looked/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ watch/NN again,/NN and/CC held/VBD it/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ ear,/NN and/CC consulted/VBD it/PRP once/RB more/RBR before/IN he/PRP placed/VBD the/DT tiny/JJ gold/NN disk/NN again/RB in/IN his/PRP$ pocket./NN 'This/. won't/VBD do,'/IN he/PRP muttered./MD With/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT candles/NNS in/IN his/PRP$ hand/NN he/PRP went/VBD out/RB and/CC made/VBD a/DT hurried,/NN peeping/VBG exploration,/NN and/CC soon,/RB for/IN the/DT rooms/NNS were/VBD quickly/RB counted/VBN in/IN Redman's/NNP Farm,/NNP he/PRP found/VBD her/PRP chamber/NN small,/JJ neat,/RB _simplex/JJ munditiis_./, Bright/JJ and/CC natty/JJ were/VBD the/DT chintz/NN curtains,/NN and/CC the/DT little/JJ toilet/NN set/VB out,/RP not/RB inelegantly,/JJ and/CC her/PRP$ pet/NN piping-goldfinch/NN asleep/RB on/IN his/PRP$ perch,/NN with/IN his/PRP$ bit/NN of/IN sugar/NN between/IN the/DT wires/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ cage;/NN her/PRP pillow/NN so/RB white/JJ and/CC unpressed,/JJ with/IN its/PRP$ little/JJ edging/NN of/IN lace./NN Were/VBD slumbers/NNS sweet/JJ as/IN of/IN old/JJ ever/RB to/TO know/VB it/PRP more?/. What/WP dreams/NNS were/VBD henceforward/RB to/TO haunt/VB it?/IN Shadows/NNP were/VBD standing/VBG about/IN that/DT lonely/JJ bed/NN already./RB I/PRP don't/RB know/VBP whether/IN Stanley/NNP Lake/NNP felt/VBD anything/NN of/IN this,/DT being/VBG very/RB decidedly/RB of/IN the/DT earth/NN earthy./. But/CC there/EX are/VBP times/NNS when/WRB men/NNS are/VBP translated/VBN from/IN their/PRP$ natures,/NN and/CC forced/VBD to/TO be/VB romantic/JJ and/CC superstitious./NN When/WRB he/PRP came/VBD back/RB to/TO the/DT drawing-room,/NN a/DT toilet/NN bottle/NN of/IN _eau/NNP de/NNP cologne_/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hand,/NN with/IN her/PRP$ lace/NN handkerchief/NN he/PRP bathed/VBN her/PRP temples/NNS and/CC forehead./VBN There/EX was/VBD nothing/NN very/RB brotherly/RB in/IN his/PRP$ look/NN as/IN he/PRP peered/VBD into/IN her/PRP$ pale,/JJ sharp/JJ features,/NNS during/IN the/DT process./NN It/PRP was/VBD the/DT dark/JJ and/CC pallid/JJ scrutiny/NN of/IN a/DT familiar/JJ of/IN the/DT Holy/NNP Office,/NNP bringing/VBG a/DT victim/NN back/RB to/TO consciousness./DT She/PRP was/VBD quickly/RB better./JJR 'There,/. don't/. mind/NN me,'/, she/PRP said/VBD sharply;/NN and/CC getting/VBG up/RP she/PRP looked/VBD down/RB at/IN her/PRP$ dress/NN and/CC thin/JJ shoes,/NN and/CC seeming/VBG to/TO 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features/NNS presented/VBN to/TO her,/PRP and/CC said--/DT 'Rachel/JJ Lake,/NNP Rachel/NNP Lake!/NNP what/WP are/VBP you/PRP now?'/RB And/CC so,/RB with/IN knitted/VBN brows/NNS and/CC stern/JJ lips,/NNS a/DT cadaveric/JJ gaze/NN was/VBD returned/VBN on/IN her/PRP from/IN the/DT mirror./NN A/DT few/JJ minutes/NNS later/RB her/PRP brother,/NN who/WP had/VBD been/VBN busy/JJ down/IN stairs,/NN put/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN in/IN and/CC asked--/DT 'Will/MD you/PRP come/VB with/IN me/PRP now,/RB Radie,/NNP or/CC do/VB you/PRP prefer/VB to/TO wait/VB here?'/RB 'I'll/JJ stay/NN here--that/WDT is,/VBZ in/IN the/DT drawing-room,'/NNS she/PRP answered,/RB and/CC the/DT face/NN was/VBD withdrawn./, In/IN the/DT little/JJ hall/NN Stanley/NNP looked/VBD again/RB at/IN his/PRP$ watch,/NN and/CC getting/VBG quietly/RB out,/IN went/VBD swiftly/RB through/IN the/DT tiny/JJ garden,/NN and/CC once/RB upon/IN the/DT mill-road,/CD ran/VBD at/IN a/DT rapid/JJ pace/NN down/IN towards/IN the/DT town./NN The/DT 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came/VBD forth./RB D--/NNP it,/, where's/WRB the/DT note?'/NNS said/VBD the/DT captain,/NN rummaging/NN uneasily/RB in/IN his/PRP$ pockets./NN 'You/PRP know/VBP me--eh!'/JJ 'Captain/JJ Lake./NNP Yes,/NNP Sir.'/NNP 'Well--oh!/JJ here/RB it/PRP is.'/VBZ It/PRP was/VBD a/DT scrap/NN pencilled/VBN on/IN the/DT back/NN of/IN a/DT letter--/NNS 'LUKE/. WAGGOT,/NN 'Put/VBN the/DT horse/NN to/TO and/CC drive/VB the/DT dog-cart/NN to/TO the/DT "White/NNP House."/NNP Look/VB out/RP for/IN me/PRP there./DT We/PRP must/MD catch/VB the/DT up/RB mail/NN train/NN at/IN Dollington./NNP Be/VB lively./NN If/IN Captain/NNP Lake/NNP chooses/VBZ to/TO drive/VB you/PRP need/VBP not/RB come./VB 'M./. WYLDER.'/'' 'I'll/JJ drive,'/NNS said/VBD Captain/NNP Lake./NNP 'Lose/. no/DT time/NN and/CC I'll/NNP give/VBP you/PRP half-a-crown.'/JJ Luke/NNP stuck/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ greasy/JJ wideawake,/JJ and/CC in/IN a/DT few/JJ minutes/NNS more/RBR the/DT dog-cart/NN was/VBD trundled/VBN out/IN into/IN the/DT lane,/NN and/CC the/DT horse/NN harnessed,/NN went/VBD between/IN the/DT shafts/NNS with/IN that/DT wonderful/JJ cheerfulness/NN with/IN which/WDT they/PRP bear/VBP to/TO be/VB called/VBN up/RP under/IN startling/JJ circumstances/NNS at/IN unseasonable/JJ hours./NN 'Easily/. earned,/NN Luke,'/NNP said/VBD Captain/NNP Lake,/NNP in/IN his/PRP$ soft/JJ tones./, The/DT captain/NN had/VBD buttoned/VBN the/DT collar/NN of/IN his/PRP$ loose/JJ coat/NN across/RP his/PRP$ face,/NN and/CC it/PRP was/VBD dark/JJ beside./. 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Tamar,/NN how/WRB do/VBP you/PRP do?--how/NNS are/VBP all?/RB Where/WRB is/VBZ that/DT girl/NN Margery?'/NNP 'In/VBZ the/DT kitchen,/NN Master/NN Stanley,'/NNP said/VBD she,/PRP courtesying/VBG again./RB 'Are/JJ you/PRP sure?'/RB said/VBD Captain/NNP Lake,/NNP peeping/VBG toward/IN that/DT apartment/NN over/IN the/DT old/JJ woman's/NNS shoulder./MD 'Certain/VB sure,/JJ Master/NN Stanley.'/NNP 'Well,/VBZ come/VBN up/IN stairs/NNS to/TO your/PRP$ mistress's/NNS room,'/NNS said/VBD Lake,/NNP mounting/VBG the/DT stairs,/NN with/IN his/PRP$ hat/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hand,/NN and/CC on/IN tip-toe,/NN like/IN a/DT man/NN approaching/VBG a/DT sick/JJ chamber./NN There/EX was/VBD something/NN I/PRP think/VBP grim/JJ and/CC spectral/JJ in/IN this/DT ceremonious/JJ ascent/NN to/TO the/DT empty/JJ chamber./NN Children/NNS had/VBD once/RB occupied/VBN that/IN silent/JJ floor/NN for/IN there/EX was/VBD a/DT little/JJ balustraded/JJ gate/NN across/IN the/DT top/NN of/IN the/DT staircase./NN 'I/PRP keep/VBP this/DT closed,'/NNS said/VBD old/JJ Tamar,/NNP 'and/POS forbid/VBD her/PRP$ to/TO cross/VB it,/PRP lest/IN she/PRP should/MD disturb/VB the/DT mistress./NNP Heaven/NNP forgive/VBP me!'/JJ 'Very/JJ good,'/NNS he/PRP whispered,/, and/CC he/PRP peeped/VBD over/IN the/DT banister,/NN and/CC then/RB entered/VBD Rachel's/NNP silent/JJ room,/NN darkened/VBN with/IN closed/JJ shutters,/NN the/DT white/JJ curtains/NNS and/CC white/JJ coverlet/NN so/RB like/IN 'the/PRP dark/JJ chamber/NN of/IN white/JJ death.'/NNS He/PRP had/VBD intended/VBN speaking/VBG to/TO Tamar/NNP there,/, but/CC changed/VBD his/PRP$ mind,/NN or/CC rather/RB could/MD not/RB make/VB up/RP his/PRP$ mind;/NN and/CC he/PRP loitered/VBD silently,/JJ and/CC stood/VBD with/IN the/DT curtain/NN in/IN his/PRP$ gloved/JJ hand,/NN looking/VBG upon/IN the/DT cold/JJ coverlet,/NN as/IN if/IN Rachel/NNP lay/VBD dead/JJ there./. 'That/WDT will/MD do,'/VB he/PRP said,/VBD awaking/VBG from/IN his/PRP$ wandering/VBG thought./DT 'We'll/. go/VB down/RB now,/RB Tamar.'/NNP And/CC in/IN the/DT same/JJ stealthy/JJ way,/NN walking/VBG lightly/RB and/CC slowly,/VB down/IN the/DT stairs/NNS they/PRP went,/VBD and/CC Stanley/NNP entered/VBD the/DT kitchen./NN 'How/WRB do/VBP you/PRP do,/VB Margery?/NNP You'll/NNP be/VB glad/JJ to/TO hear/VB your/PRP$ mistress/NN is/VBZ better./JJR You/PRP must/MD run/VB down/RP to/TO the/DT town,/NN though,/, and/CC buy/VB some/DT jelly,/NN and/CC you/PRP are/VBP to/TO bring/VB her/PRP$ back/JJ change/NN of/IN this.'/DT And/CC he/PRP placed/VBD half-a-crown/JJ in/IN her/PRP$ hand./NN 'Put/VBN on/IN your/PRP$ bonnet/NN and/CC my/PRP$ old/JJ shawl,/NN child;/NN and/CC take/VB the/DT basket,/NN and/CC come/VB back/RB by/IN the/DT side/NN door,'/NNS croaked/VBD old/JJ Tamar./NNP So/IN the/DT girl/NN dried/VBD her/PRP$ hands--she/NN was/VBD washing/VBG the/DT teacups--and/NN in/IN a/DT twinkling/NN was/VBD equipped/VBN and/CC on/IN her/PRP$ way/NN to/TO Gylingden./NNP CHAPTER/NNP XXII./NNP IN/IN WHICH/WDT CAPTAIN/NNP LAKE/VB MEETS/NNS A/DT FRIEND/NNP NEAR/NNP THE/DT WHITE/NNP HOUSE./NNP Lake/NNP had/VBD no/DT very/RB high/JJ opinion/NN of/IN men/NNS or/CC women,/NNS gentle/JJ or/CC simple./JJ 'She/'' listens,/NN I/PRP dare/MD say,/VB the/DT little/JJ spy,'/NNS said/VBD he./PRP 'No,/. Master/NNP Stanley!/NNP She's/NNP a/DT good/JJ little/JJ girl.'/NNS 'She/. quite/RB believes/VBZ her/PRP$ mistress/NN is/VBZ up/IN stairs,/NN eh?'/NNS 'Yes;/VBP the/DT Lord/NNP forgive/VB me--I'm/JJ deceiving/NN her.'/IN He/PRP did/VBD not/RB like/IN the/DT tone/NN and/CC look/NN which/WDT accompanied/VBD this./DT 'Now,/NNPS my/PRP$ good/JJ old/JJ Tamar,/NN you/PRP really/RB can't/MD be/VB such/JJ an/DT idiot/NN as/IN to/TO fancy/VB there/RB can/MD be/VB any/DT imaginable/JJ wrong/JJ in/IN keeping/VBG that/DT prying/VBG little/JJ slut/NN in/IN ignorance/NN of/IN that/DT which/WDT in/IN no/DT wise/JJ concerns/NNS her./'' This/DT is/VBZ a/DT critical/JJ matter,/NN do/VBP you/PRP see,/VB and/CC if/IN it/PRP were/VBD known/VBN in/IN this/DT place/NN that/IN your/PRP$ young/JJ mistress/NN had/VBD gone/VBN away/RB as/IN she/PRP has/VBZ done--though/JJ quite/RB innocently--upon/JJ my/PRP$ honour--I/JJ think/VBP it/PRP would/MD blast/VB her./RP You/PRP would/MD not/RB like,/VB for/IN a/DT stupid/JJ crotchet,/NN to/TO ruin/VB poor/JJ Radie,/NNP I/PRP fancy.'/VBD 'I'm/PRP doing/VBG just/RB what/WP you/PRP both/DT bid/NN me,'/, said/VBD the/DT old/JJ woman./NN 'You/PRP sit/VBP up/IN stairs/NNS chiefly?'/IN She/PRP nodded/VBD sadly./RP 'And/JJ keep/VBP the/DT hall/NN door/NN shut/VBN and/CC bolted?'/VB Again/RB she/PRP nodded./VBD 'I'm/PRP going/VBG up/RP to/TO the/DT Hall,/NNP and/CC I'll/NNP tell/VBP them/PRP she's/RB much/RB better,/RB and/CC that/DT I've/NN been/VBN in/IN her/PRP$ room,/NN and/CC that,/DT perhaps,/NN she/PRP may/MD go/VB up/RP to/TO see/VB them/PRP in/IN the/DT morning.'/NNS Old/NNP Tamar/NNP shook/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN and/CC groaned./VBD 'How/JJ long/RB is/VBZ all/PDT this/DT to/TO go/VB on/IN for,/JJ Master/NNP Stanley?'/NNP 'Why,/. d--/NNS you,/. Tamar,/NN can't/NN you/PRP listen?'/VBD he/PRP said,/VBD clutching/VBG her/PRP$ wrist/NN in/IN his/PRP$ lavender/JJ kid/NN grasp/VBP rather/RB roughly./JJR 'How/JJ long--a/NNS very/RB short/JJ time,/NN I/PRP tell/VBP you./PRP She'll/MD be/VB home/NN immediately./. I'll/RBS come/VBN to-morrow/JJ and/CC tell/VB you/PRP exactly--maybe/RB to-morrow/JJ evening--will/NN that/IN do?/JJ And/CC should/MD they/PRP call,/VB you/PRP must/MD say/VB the/DT same;/JJ and/CC if/IN Miss/NNP Dorcas,/NNP Miss/NNP Brandon,/NNPS you/PRP know--should/VBN wish/VB to/TO go/VB up/RP to/TO see/VB her,/PRP tell/VB her/PRP she's/RB asleep./RB Stop/VB that/DT hypocritical/JJ grimacing,/NN will/MD you./VB It/PRP is/VBZ no/DT part/NN of/IN your/PRP$ duty/NN to/TO tell/VB the/DT world/NN what/WP can't/MD possibly/RB concern/VB them,/, and/CC may/MD bring/VB your/PRP$ young/JJ mistress/NN to--_perdition_./. That/DT does/VBZ not/RB strike/VB me/PRP as/IN any/DT part/NN of/IN your/PRP$ religion.'/JJ Tamar/NNP groaned/VBD again,/RB and/CC she/PRP said:/VBD 'I/PRP opened/VBD my/PRP$ Bible,/NNP Lord/NNP help/NN me,/, three/CD times/NNS to-day,/, Master/NNP Stanley,/NNP and/CC could/MD not/RB go/VB on./RP It's/IN no/DT use--I/JJ can't/NN read/VBD it.'/RB 'Time/JJ enough--I/JJ think/VBP you've/PRP read/VBD more/JJR than/IN is/VBZ good/JJ for/IN you./PRP I/PRP think/VBP you/PRP are/VBP half/DT mad,/JJ Tamar;/NNP but/CC think/VB what/WP you/PRP may,/VBP it/PRP must/MD be/VB done./VBN Have/VBP not/RB you/PRP read/VBN of/IN straining/VBG at/IN gnats/NNS and/CC swallowing/VBG camels?/NNS You/PRP used/VBD not,/RB I've/JJ heard,/NN to/TO be/VB always/RB so/RB scrupulous,/JJ old/JJ Tamar.'/NNP There/EX was/VBD a/DT vile/JJ sarcasm/NN in/IN his/PRP$ tone/NN and/CC look./VBD 'It/PRP is/VBZ not/RB for/IN the/DT child/NN I/PRP nursed/VBD to/TO say/VB that,'/, said/VBD Tamar./NNP There/EX were/VBD scandalous/JJ stories/NNS of/IN wicked/JJ old/JJ Tiberius--bankrupt,/NNP dead,/NN and/CC buried--compromising/NN the/DT fame/NN of/IN Tamar--not/NNP always/RB a/DT spectacled/JJ and/CC cadaverous/JJ student/NN of/IN Holy/NNP Writ./NNP These,/DT indeed,/NN were/VBD even/RB in/IN Stanley's/NNP childhood/NN old-world,/JJ hazy,/JJ traditions/NNS of/IN the/DT servants'/NNS hall./. 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You/PRP never/RB _did_/VBP mind/VB little/RB Stannie/NNP when/WRB he/PRP was/VBD naughty,/RB you/PRP know.'/VB There/EX was/VBD here/RB a/DT little/JJ subsidence/NN in/IN his/PRP$ speech./NN He/PRP was/VBD thinking/VBG of/IN giving/VBG her/PRP a/DT crown,/NN but/CC there/EX were/VBD several/JJ reasons/NNS against/IN it,/PRP so/RB that/IN handsome/JJ coin/NN remained/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ purse./NN 'And/CC I/PRP forgot/VBD to/TO tell/VB you,/PRP Tamar,/NNP I've/NNP a/DT ring/NN for/IN you/PRP in/IN town--a/DT little/JJ souvenir;/NN you'll/MD think/VB it/PRP pretty--a/JJ gold/NN ring,/NN with/IN a/DT stone/NN in/IN it--it/WDT belonged/VBD to/TO poor/JJ dear/JJ Aunt/NN Jemima,/IN you/PRP remember./VBP I/PRP left/VBD it/PRP behind;/IN so/RB stupid!'/JJ So/IN he/PRP shook/VBD hands/NNS with/IN old/JJ Tamar,/NNP and/CC patted/VBD her/PRP$ affectionately/NN on/IN the/DT shoulder,/NN and/CC he/PRP said:--/VBD 'Keep/JJ the/DT hall-door/NN bolted./. 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You/PRP must/MD really/RB place/VB yourself/PRP more/RBR cheerfully,/JJ and/CC I'll/JJ speak/VBP to/TO Chelford/NNP about/IN Tamar./NNP There's/NNP a/DT very/RB nice/JJ place--an/NN asylum,/NN or/CC something,/NN for/IN old/JJ women--near--(Dollington/JJ he/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO say,/VB but/CC the/DT associations/NNS were/VBD not/RB pleasant)--near/JJ some/DT of/IN those/DT little/JJ towns/NNS close/RB to/TO this,/DT and/CC he's/VBD a/DT visitor,/NN or/CC governor,/NN or/CC whatever/WDT they/PRP call/VBP it./DT It/PRP is/VBZ really/RB not/RB fair/JJ to/TO expect/VB you/PRP or/CC me/PRP to/TO keep/VB people/NNS like/IN that.'/DT 'She/PRP has/VBZ not/RB cost/VB you/PRP much/RB hitherto,/VBD Stanley,/NNP and/CC she/PRP will/MD give/VB you/PRP very/RB little/JJ trouble/NN hereafter./, I/PRP won't/VBP part/NN with/IN Tamar.'/NNP 'She/. has/VBZ not/RB cost/VB me/PRP much?'/RB said/VBD Lake,/NNP whose/WP$ temper/NN was/VBD not/RB of/IN a/DT kind/NN to/TO pass/VB by/IN anything./DT 'No;/JJ of/IN course,/NN she/PRP has/VBZ not./DT _I_/NNP can't/NN afford/VBP a/DT guinea./NN You're/RB poor/JJ enough;/RB but/CC in/IN proportion/NN to/TO my/PRP$ expenses--a/JJ woman,/NN of/IN course,/NN can/MD live/VB on/IN less/JJR than/IN half/PDT what/WP a/DT man/NN can--I'm/NN a/DT great/JJ deal/NN poorer/JJR than/IN you;/PRP and/CC I/PRP never/RB said/VBD I/PRP gave/VBD her/PRP sixpence--did/JJ I?/IN I/PRP have/VBP not/RB got/VBN it/PRP to/TO give,/VB and/CC I/PRP don't/RB think/VBP she's/PRP fool/VB enough/RB to/TO expect/VB it;/DT and,/NN to/TO say/VB the/DT truth,/NN I/PRP don't/VBP care./NN I/PRP only/RB advise/VBP you./PRP There/EX are/VBP some/DT cheerful/JJ little/JJ cottages/NNS near/IN the/DT green,/NN in/IN Gylingden,/NNP and/CC I/PRP venture/VB to/TO think,/VB this/DT is/VBZ one/CD of/IN the/DT very/JJ gloomiest/NN and/CC most/RBS uncomfortable/JJ places/NNS you/PRP could/MD have/VB selected/VBN to/TO live/VB in.'/IN Rachel/NNP looked/VBD drearily/RB toward/IN the/DT window/NN and/CC sighed--it/NN was/VBD almost/RB a/DT groan./NN 'It/PRP was/VBD cheerful/JJ always/RB till/IN this/DT frightful/JJ week/NN changed/VBD everything./DT Oh!/NNP why,/, why,/WRB why/WRB did/VBD you/PRP ever/RB come?'/VBD She/PRP threw/VBD back/RB her/PRP$ pale/JJ face,/NN biting/VBG her/PRP$ lip,/NN and/CC even/RB in/IN that/DT deepening/VBG gloom/NN her/PRP small/JJ pearly/JJ teeth/NNS glimmered/VBD white;/JJ and/CC then/RB she/PRP burst/VBD into/IN sobs/NNS and/CC an/DT agony/NN of/IN tears./VBG Captain/NNP Lake/NNP knew/VBD something/NN of/IN feminine/JJ paroxysms./NN Rachel/NNP was/VBD not/RB given/VBN to/TO hysterics./RP He/PRP knew/VBD this/DT burst/NN of/IN anguish/NN was/VBD unaffected./JJ He/PRP was/VBD rather/RB glad/JJ of/IN it./PRP When/WRB it/PRP was/VBD over/IN he/PRP expected/VBD clearer/JJR weather/NN and/CC a/DT calm./NN So/IN he/PRP waited,/VBD saying/VBG now/RB and/CC then/RB a/DT soothing/JJ word/NN or/CC two./DT 'There--there--there,/JJ Radie--there's/NNP a/DT good/JJ girl./NN Never/RB mind--there--there.'/JJ And/CC between/IN whiles/NNS his/PRP$ mind,/NN which,/, in/IN truth,/NN had/VBD a/DT good/JJ deal/NN upon/IN it,/PRP would/MD wander/VB and/CC pursue/VB its/PRP$ dismal/JJ and/CC perplexed/JJ explorations,/NN to/TO the/DT unheard/JJ accompaniment/NN of/IN her/PRP$ sobs./POS He/PRP went/VBD to/TO the/DT door,/NN but/CC it/PRP was/VBD not/RB to/TO call/VB for/IN water,/NN or/CC for/IN old/JJ Tamar./NNP On/IN the/DT contrary,/NN it/PRP was/VBD to/TO observe/VB whether/IN she/PRP or/CC the/DT girl/NN was/VBD listening./VBG But/CC the/DT house,/NN though/IN small,/NN was/VBD built/VBN with/IN thick/JJ partition/NN walls,/NN and/CC sounds/NNS were/VBD well/RB enclosed/VBN in/IN the/DT rooms/NNS to/TO which/WDT they/PRP belonged./VBD With/IN Rachel/NNP this/DT weakness/NN did/VBD not/RB last/JJ long./, It/PRP was/VBD a/DT gust--violent--soon/NN over;/NN and/CC the/DT 'o'er-charged'/JJ heart/NN and/CC brain/NN were/VBD relieved./VBN And/CC she/PRP pushed/VBD open/JJ the/DT window,/NN and/CC stood/VBD for/IN a/DT moment/NN in/IN the/DT chill/NN air,/NN and/CC sighed,/NN and/CC whispered/VBD a/DT word/NN or/CC two/CD over/IN the/DT closing/VBG flowers/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ little/JJ garden/NN toward/IN the/DT darkening/VBG glen,/NN and/CC with/IN another/DT great/JJ sigh/NN closed/VBD the/DT window,/NN and/CC returned./VBD 'Can/PRP I/PRP do/VBP anything,/RB Radie?/NNP You're/NNP better/RB now./, I/PRP knew/VBD you/PRP would/MD be./VB Shall/NNP I/PRP get/VB some/DT water/NN from/IN your/PRP$ room?'/NNS 'No,/. Stanley;/NNP no,/, thank/VB you./PRP I'm/IN very/RB well/RB now,'/RB she/PRP said,/VBD gently./JJR 'Yes,/'' I/PRP think/VBP so./NN I/PRP knew/VBD you'd/PRP be/VB better.'/RB And/CC he/PRP patted/VBD her/PRP$ shoulder/NN with/IN his/PRP$ soft/JJ hand;/NN and/CC then/RB followed/VBD a/DT short/JJ silence./NN 'I/PRP wish/VBP you/PRP were/VBD more/JJR pleasantly/RB lodged,/VBN Radie;/NNP but/CC we/PRP can/MD speak/VB of/IN that/IN another/DT time.'/NN 'Yes--you're/JJ right./'' This/DT place/NN is/VBZ dreadful,/VBN and/CC its/PRP$ darkness/NN dreadful;/NN but/CC light/NN is/VBZ still/RB more/JJR dreadful/JJ now,/NNS and/CC I/PRP think/VBP I'll/NNP change;/NN but,/, as/IN you/PRP say,/VBP there/RB is/VBZ time/NN enough/RB to/TO think/VB of/IN all/DT that.'/IN 'Quite/PRP so--time/JJ enough./NN By-the-bye,/CC Radie,/NN you/PRP mentioned/VBD our/PRP$ old/JJ servant,/NN whom/WP my/PRP$ father/NN thought/VBD so/RB highly/RB of--Jim/JJ Dutton--the/DT other/JJ evening./NN I've/NN been/VBN thinking/VBG of/IN him,/PRP do/VBP you/PRP know,/VB and/CC I/PRP should/MD like/VB to/TO find/VB him/PRP out./RP He/PRP was/VBD a/DT very/RB honest/JJ fellow,/NN and/CC attached,/NN and/CC a/DT clever/JJ fellow,/NN too,/, my/PRP$ father/NN thought;/VBD and/CC _he_/NNP was/VBD a/DT good/JJ judge./NN Hadn't/IN you/PRP a/DT letter/NN from/IN his/PRP$ mother/NN lately?/RB You/PRP told/VBD me/PRP so,/IN I/PRP think;/VBP and/CC if/IN it/PRP is/VBZ not/RB too/RB much/JJ trouble,/NN dear/NN Radie,/NNP would/MD you/PRP allow/VB me/PRP to/TO see/VB it?'/IN Rachel/NNP opened/VBD her/PRP$ desk,/NN and/CC silently/RB selected/VBN one/CD of/IN those/DT clumsy/JJ and/CC original/JJ missives,/NN directed/VBN in/IN a/DT staggering,/NN round/NN hand,/NN on/IN paper/NN oddly/RB shaped/VBN and/CC thick,/NNS such/JJ as/IN mixes/NNS not/RB naturally/RB with/IN the/DT aristocratic/JJ fabric,/NN on/IN which/WDT crests/NNS and/CC ciphers/NNS are/VBP impressed,/JJ and/CC placed/VBD it/PRP in/IN her/PRP$ brother's/NNS hand./VBN 'But/IN you/PRP can't/MD read/VB it/PRP without/IN light,'/JJR said/VBD Rachel./NNP 'No;/. but/CC there's/PRP no/DT hurry./NN Does/VBZ she/PRP say/VB where/WRB she/PRP is/VBZ staying,/VBN or/CC her/PRP$ son?'/NNS 'Both,/. I/PRP think,'/IN answered/VBN Rachel,/NNP languidly;/NN 'but/, he'll/NN never/RB make/VBP a/DT servant/NN for/IN you--he's/JJ a/DT rough/JJ creature,/NN she/PRP says,/VBD and/CC was/VBD a/DT groom./NN You/PRP can't/MD remember/VB him,/PRP nor/CC I/PRP either.'/RB 'Perhaps--very/JJ likely;'/, and/CC he/PRP put/VBD the/DT letter/NN in/IN his/PRP$ pocket./NN 'I/. was/VBD thinking,/DT Rachel,/NNP you/PRP could/MD advise/VB me,/NN if/IN you/PRP would,/VBP you/PRP are/VBP so/RB clever,/JJ you/PRP know.'/, 'Advise!'/'' said/VBD Rachel,/NNP softly;/NN but/CC with/IN a/DT wild/JJ and/CC bitter/JJ rage/NN ringing/NN under/IN it./DT 'I/JJ did/VBD advise/VB when/WRB it/PRP was/VBD yet/RB time/NN to/TO profit/VB by/IN advice./NN I/PRP bound/VBD you/PRP even/RB by/IN a/DT promise/NN to/TO take/VB it,/PRP but/CC you/PRP know/VBP how/WRB it/PRP ended./VBD You/PRP don't/RB want/VBP my/PRP$ advice.'/NNS 'But/. really/RB I/PRP do,/VBP Radie./NNP I/PRP quite/RB allow/VBP I/PRP was/VBD wrong--worse/JJ 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Radie,/. dear--you/NNS have/VBP put/VBN your/PRP$ hand/NN to/TO the/DT plough,/NN and/CC you/PRP sha'n't/MD turn/VB back/RB now.'/RB 'What?'/JJ 'No--you/. sha'n't/RB turn/VB back/RB now.'/RB 'You/PRP seem,/VBP Sir,/NNP to/TO fancy/VB that/IN I/PRP have/VBP no/RB right/JJ to/TO choose/VB for/IN myself,'/NNS said/VBD Miss/NNP Rachel,/NNP spiritedly./VBZ 'Now,/JJ Radie,/NN you/PRP must/MD be/VB reasonable--who/RB have/VB I/PRP to/TO advise/VB with?'/IN 'Not/JJ me,/NNS Stanley--keep/VB your/PRP$ plots/NNS and/CC your/PRP$ secrets/NNS to/TO yourself./NNP In/IN the/DT guilty/JJ path/NN you/PRP have/VBP opened/VBN for/IN me/PRP one/CD step/NN more/RBR I/PRP will/MD never/RB tread.'/VB 'Excuse/PRP me,/, Radie,/NNP but/CC you're/NNP talking/VBG like/IN a/DT fool.'/JJ 'I/JJ am/VBP not/RB sorry/JJ you/PRP think/VBP so--you/NNS can't/MD understand/VB motives/NNS higher/JJR than/IN your/PRP$ own.'/JJ 'You'll/JJ see/VBP that/IN you/PRP must,/MD though./VBD You'll/RB see/VB it/PRP in/IN a/DT little/JJ while./NN Self-preservation,/NNP dear/NN Radie,/NNP is/VBZ the/DT first/JJ law/NN of/IN nature.'/JJ 'For/JJ yourself,/NN Stanley;/NNP and/CC for/IN _me_,/NNS self-sacrifice,'/JJ she/PRP retorted,/VBD bitterly./. 'Well,/'' Radie,/NNP I/PRP may/MD as/RB well/RB tell/VB you/PRP one/CD thing/NN that/WDT I'm/VBZ resolved/VBN to/TO carry/VB out,'/RP said/VBD Lake,/NNP with/IN a/DT dreamy/JJ serenity,/NN looking/VBG on/IN the/DT dark/JJ carpet./NN 'I'll/MD hear/VB no/DT secret,/NN Stanley.'/NNP 'It/PRP can't/MD be/VB long/RB a/DT secret,/NN at/IN least/JJS from/IN you--you/DT can't/NN help/NN knowing/VBG it,'/IN he/PRP drawled/VBD gently./NNP 'Do/VBP you/PRP recollect,/VB Radie,/NNP what/WP I/PRP said/VBD that/DT morning/NN when/WRB I/PRP first/RB called/VBD here,/PRP and/CC saw/VBD you?'/JJ 'Perhaps/'' I/PRP do,/VBP but/CC I/PRP don't/RB know/VBP what/WP you/PRP mean,'/VBD answered/VBN she./PRP 'I/PRP said,/VBD Mark/NNP Wylder----'/NNP 'Don't/. name/NN him,'/VBD she/PRP said,/VBD rising/VBG and/CC approaching/VBG him/PRP swiftly./. 'I/'' said/VBD _he_/RP should/MD go/VB abroad,/RB and/CC so/RB he/PRP shall,'/MD said/VBD Lake,/NNP in/IN a/DT very/RB low/JJ tone,/NN with/IN a/DT grim/JJ oath./NN 'Why/PRP do/VBP you/PRP talk/VB that/IN way?/NN You/PRP terrify/VBP me,'/NNS said/VBD Rachel,/NNP with/IN one/CD hand/NN raised/VBD toward/IN his/PRP$ face/NN with/IN a/DT gesture/NN of/IN horror/NN and/CC entreaty,/NN and/CC the/DT other/JJ closed/VBD upon/IN his/PRP$ wrist./NN 'I/PRP say/VBP he/PRP _shall_,/VBZ Radie.'/NNP 'Has/VBZ he/PRP lost/VBD his/PRP$ wits?/NN I/PRP can't/MD comprehend/VB you--you/PRP$ frighten/VB me,/PRP Stanley./NNP You're/NNP talking/VBG wildly/RB on/IN purpose,/NN I/PRP believe,/VBP to/TO terrify/VB me./PRP You/PRP know/VBP the/DT state/NN I'm/IN in--sleepless--half/JJ wild--all/JJ alone/JJ here./PRP You're/RB talking/VBG like/IN a/DT maniac./NN It's/IN cruel--it's/JJ cowardly.'/JJ 'I/PRP mean/VBP to/TO _do_/VB it--you'll/DT see.'/NNS Suddenly/RB she/PRP hurried/VBD by/IN him,/NN and/CC in/IN a/DT moment/NN was/VBD in/IN the/DT little/JJ kitchen,/NN with/IN its/PRP$ fire/NN and/CC candle/NN burning/VBG cheerily./JJ Stanley/NNP Lake/NNP was/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ shoulder/NN as/IN she/PRP entered,/VBP and/CC both/DT were/VBD white/JJ with/IN agitation./NN Old/NNP Tamar/NNP rose/VBD up/RP affrighted,/IN her/PRP$ stiff/JJ arms/NNS raised,/VBG and/CC uttered/VBD a/DT blessing./NN She/PRP did/VBD not/RB know/VB what/WP to/TO make/VB of/IN it./DT Rachel/NNP sat/VBD down/RP upon/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT kitchen/NN chairs,/NN scarce/JJ knowing/VBG what/WP she/PRP did,/VBD and/CC Stanley/NNP Lake/NNP halted/VBD near/IN the/DT threshold--gazing/JJ for/IN a/DT moment/NN as/RB wildly/RB as/IN she,/NN with/IN the/DT ghost/NN of/IN his/PRP$ sly/JJ smile/NN on/IN his/PRP$ smooth,/JJ cadaverous/JJ face./NN 'What/. ails/NNS her--is/. she/PRP ill,/VBD Master/NNP Stanley?'/NNP asked/VBD the/DT old/JJ woman,/NN returning/VBG with/IN her/PRP$ white/JJ eyes/NNS the/DT young/JJ man's/NNS strange/JJ yellow/NN glare./VBD 'I--I/JJ don't/NN know--maybe--give/, her/PRP$ some/DT water,'/NNS said/VBD Lake./NNP 'Glass/. of/IN water--quick,/JJ child,'/NNS cried/VBD old/JJ Tamar/NNP to/TO Margery./NNP 'Put/IN it/PRP on/IN the/DT table,'/NNS said/VBD Rachel,/NNP collected/VBD now,/RB but/CC pale/JJ and/CC somewhat/RB stern./VBD 'And/JJ now,/RB Stanley,/NNP dear,'/, said/VBD she,/PRP for/IN just/RB then/RB she/PRP was/VBD past/IN caring/VBG for/IN the/DT presence/NN of/IN the/DT servants,/NN 'I/JJ hope/NN we/PRP understand/VBP one/CD another--at/DT least,/NN that/IN you/PRP do/VBP me./PRP If/IN not,/NN it/PRP is/VBZ not/RB for/IN want/NN of/IN distinctness/NN on/IN my/PRP$ part;/NN and/CC I/PRP think/VBP you/PRP had/VBD better/RB leave/VB me/PRP for/IN the/DT present,/NN for,/IN to/TO say/VB truth,/NN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB feel/VB very/RB well.'/JJ 'Good-night,/JJ Radie--good-night,/NNP old/JJ Tamar./NNP I/PRP hope,/VBP Radie,/NNP you'll/MD be/VB better--every/JJ way--when/NN next/IN I/PRP see/VBP you./PRP Good-night.'/JJ He/PRP spoke/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ usual/JJ clear/JJ low/JJ tones,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ queer/JJ ambiguous/JJ smile/NN was/VBD there/RB still;/RB and,/DT hat/NN in/IN hand,/NN with/IN his/PRP$ cane/NN in/IN his/PRP$ fingers,/NN he/PRP made/VBD another/DT glance/NN and/CC a/DT nod/NN over/IN his/PRP$ shoulder,/NNS at/IN the/DT threshold,/NN and/CC then/RB glided/VBD forth/RB into/IN the/DT little/JJ garden,/NN and/CC so/RB to/TO the/DT mill-road,/NNS down/IN which,/NN at/IN a/DT swift/JJ pace,/NN he/PRP walked/VBD towards/IN the/DT village./NN CHAPTER/NNP XXVI./NNP CAPTAIN/NNP LAKE/NNP FOLLOWS/NNP TO/TO LONDON./NNP Wylder's/NNP levanting/NN in/IN this/DT way/NN was/VBD singularly/RB disconcerting./. The/DT time/NN was/VBD growing/VBG short./. He/PRP wrote/VBD with/IN a/DT stupid/JJ good-humour,/NN and/CC an/DT insolent/JJ brevity/NN which/WDT took/VBD no/DT account/NN of/IN Miss/NNP Brandon's/NNP position,/, or/CC that/IN (though/JJ secondary/JJ in/IN awkwardness)/JJ of/IN her/PRP$ noble/JJ relatives./NN Lord/NNP Chelford/NNP plainly/RB thought/VBD more/RBR than/IN he/PRP cared/VBD to/TO say;/VB and/CC his/PRP$ mother,/NN who/WP never/RB minced/VBD matters,/NN said/VBD perhaps/RB more/JJR than/IN she/PRP quite/RB thought./VBD Chelford/NNP was/VBD to/TO give/VB the/DT beautiful/JJ heiress/NN away./RB But/CC the/DT receiver/NN of/IN this/DT rich/JJ and/CC peerless/JJ gift--like/JJ some/DT mysterious/JJ knight/NN who,/IN having/VBG carried/VBN all/DT before/IN him/PRP in/IN the/DT tourney,/NN vanishes/VBZ no/DT one/NN knows/VBZ whither,/JJ when/WRB the/DT prize/NN is/VBZ about/IN to/TO be/VB bestowed,/, and/CC whom/WP the/DT summons/NNS of/IN the/DT herald/NN and/CC the/DT call/NN of/IN the/DT trumpet/NN follow/VBP in/IN vain--had/JJ escaped/VBD them./PRP 'Lake/VBP has/VBZ gone/VBN up/RP to/TO town/NN this/DT morning--some/JJ business/NN with/IN his/PRP$ banker/NN about/IN his/PRP$ commission--and/NN he/PRP says/VBZ he/PRP will/MD make/VB Wylder/NNP out/IN on/IN his/PRP$ arrival,/NN and/CC write/VB to/TO me,'/NNS said/VBD Lord/NNP Chelford./NNP Old/NNP Lady/NNP Chelford/NNP glanced/VBD across/IN her/PRP$ shoulder/NN at/IN Dorcas,/NNP who/WP leaned/VBD back/RB in/IN a/DT great/JJ chair/NN by/IN the/DT window,/NN listlessly/RB turning/VBG over/RP a/DT book./NN 'She's/VBZ a/DT strange/JJ girl,/NN she/PRP does/VBZ not/RB seem/VB to/TO feel/VB her/PRP situation--a/DT most/RBS painful/JJ and/CC critical/JJ one./. 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MR./NNP LARKIN/NNP AND/CC THE/DT VICAR./NNP The/DT good/JJ vicar/NN was/VBD not/RB only/RB dismayed/JJ but/CC endangered/VBN by/IN his/PRP$ brother's/NNS protracted/VBD absence./DT It/PRP was/VBD now/RB the/DT first/JJ week/NN in/IN November./NNP Bleak/NNP and/CC wintry/NN that/IN ungenial/JJ month/NN set/VBD in/IN at/IN Gylingden;/NNP and/CC in/IN accord/NN with/IN the/DT tempestuous/JJ and/CC dismal/JJ weather/NN the/DT fortunes/NNS of/IN the/DT Rev./NNP William/NNP Wylder/NNP were/VBD darkened/VBN and/CC agitated./VBN This/DT morning/NN a/DT letter/NN came/VBD at/IN breakfast,/NN by/IN post,/NNS and/CC when/WRB he/PRP had/VBD read/VBN it,/IN the/DT poor/JJ vicar/NN grew/VBD a/DT little/JJ white,/NN and/CC he/PRP folded/VBD it/PRP very/RB quietly/RB and/CC put/VB it/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ waistcoat/NN pocket,/NN and/CC patted/VBD little/JJ Fairy/NNP on/IN the/DT head./NN Little/NNP Fairy/NNP was/VBD asking/VBG him/PRP a/DT question/NN all/RB this/DT time,/NN very/RB vehemently,/JJ 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'Fragrant--wonderfully/'' fragrant!'/NNS he/PRP observed,/VBD meekly,/VBN with/IN a/DT connoisseur's/JJ shake/NN of/IN the/DT head./NN The/DT night/NN was/VBD altogether/RB so/RB charming/JJ that/IN Lord/NNP Chelford/NNP was/VBD tempted./VBN So/IN he/PRP took/VBD his/PRP$ cap,/NN and/CC lighted/VBD his/PRP$ cigar,/NN too,/, and/CC strolled/VBD a/DT little/JJ way/NN with/IN the/DT attorney./NN He/PRP walked/VBD under/IN the/DT solemn/JJ trees--the/NNS same/JJ under/IN whose/WP$ airy/JJ groyning/NN Wylder/NNP and/CC Lake/NNP had/VBD walked/VBN away/RB together/RB on/IN that/WDT noteworthy/JJ night/NN on/IN which/WDT Mark/NNP had/VBD last/JJ turned/VBD his/PRP$ back/NN upon/IN the/DT grand/JJ old/JJ gables/NNS and/CC twisted/JJ chimneys/NNS of/IN Brandon/NNP Hall./NNP This/DT way/NN was/VBD rather/RB a/DT round,/JJ it/PRP must/MD be/VB confessed,/VBN to/TO the/DT Lodge--Jos,/JJ Larkin's/NNP peaceful/JJ retreat./NN But/CC a/DT stroll/NN with/IN a/DT lord/NN was/VBD worth/JJ more/JJR than/IN that/DT sacrifice,/NN and/CC every/DT incident/NN which/WDT helped/VBD to/TO make/VB a/DT colourable/JJ case/NN of/IN confidential/JJ relations/NNS at/IN Brandon--a/NNP point/NN in/IN which/WDT the/DT good/JJ attorney/NN had/VBD been/VBN rather/RB weak/JJ hitherto--was/NNS justly/RB prized/VBN by/IN that/DT virtuous/JJ man./NN If/IN the/DT trustees,/NN Smith/NNP the/DT pork-butcher,/JJ old/JJ Captain/NNP Snoggles,/NNP the/DT Town/NNP Clerk,/NNP and/CC the/DT rest,/NN had/VBD to/TO wait/VB some/DT twenty/CD minutes/NNS in/IN the/DT drawing-room/NN at/IN the/DT Lodge,/NNP so/RB much/RB the/DT better./JJS An/DT apology/NN was,/VBD perhaps,/RB the/DT best/JJS and/CC most/RBS modest/JJ shape/NN into/IN which/WDT he/PRP could/MD throw/VB the/DT advertisement/NN of/IN his/PRP$ dinner/NN at/IN Brandon--his/NNP confidential/JJ talk/NN with/IN the/DT proud/JJ old/JJ dowager,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ after-dinner/NN ramble/NN with/IN that/DT rising/VBG young/JJ peer,/NN Lord/NNP Chelford./NNP It/PRP would/MD lead/VB him/PRP gracefully/RB into/IN detail,/NN and/CC altogether/RB the/DT idea,/NN the/DT situation,/NN the/DT scene/NN and/CC prospect,/NN were/VBD so/RB soothing/JJ and/CC charming,/NN that/IN the/DT good/JJ attorney/NN felt/VBD a/DT silent/JJ exaltation/NN as/IN he/PRP listened/VBD to/TO Lord/NNP Chelford's/NNP two/CD or/CC three/CD delighted/JJ sentences/NNS upon/IN the/DT illimitable/JJ wonders/NNS and/CC mysteries/NNS glimmering/VBG in/IN the/DT heavens/NNS above/IN them./PRP The/DT cigar/NN was/VBD delicious,/VBN the/DT air/NN balmy/NN and/CC pleasant,/VB his/PRP$ digestion/NN happy,/VBD the/DT society/NN unexceptionably/RB aristocratic--a/DT step/NN had/VBD just/RB been/VBN gained,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ consideration/NN in/IN the/DT town/NN and/CC the/DT country/NN round/NN improved,/VBN by/IN the/DT occurrences/NNS of/IN the/DT evening,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ whole/JJ system,/NN in/IN consequence,/NN in/IN a/DT state/NN so/RB serene,/JJ sweet/JJ and/CC satisfactory,/JJ that/IN I/PRP really/RB believe/VBP there/EX was/VBD genuine/JJ moisture/NN in/IN his/PRP$ pink,/JJ dove-like/JJ eyes,/NN as/IN he/PRP lifted/VBD them/PRP to/TO the/DT heavens,/NN and/CC murmured,/VB 'Beautiful,/JJ beautiful!'/NNS And/CC he/PRP mistook/VBD his/PRP$ sensations/NNS for/IN a/DT holy/JJ rapture/NN and/CC silent/JJ worship./, Cigars,/NNP like/IN other/JJ pleasures,/NNS are/VBP transitory./VBG Lord/NNP Chelford/NNP threw/VBD away/RP his/PRP$ stump,/NN tendered/VBN his/PRP$ case/NN again/RB to/TO Mr./NNP Larkin,/NNP and/CC then/RB took/VBD his/PRP$ leave,/NNS walking/VBG slowly/RB homewards./. CHAPTER/NNP XL./NNP THE/DT ATTORNEY'S/NNP ADVENTURES/NNPS ON/IN THE/DT WAY/NNP HOME./NNP Mr./NNP Jos./NNP Larkin/NNP was/VBD now/RB moving/VBG alone,/RB under/IN the/DT limbs/NNS of/IN the/DT Brandon/NNP trees./. He/PRP knew/VBD the/DT path,/NN as/IN he/PRP had/VBD boasted/VBN to/TO Lord/NNP Chelford,/NNP from/IN his/PRP$ boyhood;/NN and,/CC as/IN he/PRP pursued/VBD his/PRP$ way,/NN his/PRP$ mind/NN got/VBD upon/IN the/DT accustomed/JJ groove,/NN and/CC amused/VBD itself/PRP with/IN speculations/NNS respecting/VBG the/DT vagaries/NNS of/IN Mark/NNP Wylder./NNP 'I/JJ wonder/NN what/WP his/PRP$ lordship/NN thinks./DT He/PRP was/VBD very/RB close--very'/JJ ruminated/JJ Larkin;/NNP 'no/VBP distinct/JJ ideas/NNS about/IN it/PRP possibly;/RB and/CC did/VBD not/RB seem/VB to/TO wish/VB to/TO lead/VB me/PRP to/TO the/DT subject./NN Can/MD he/PRP _know_/VB anything?/DT Eh,/NNP can/MD he/PRP possibly?/RB Those/DT high/JJ fellows/NNS are/VBP very/RB knowing/VBG often--so/RB much/RB on/IN the/DT turf,/NN and/CC all/DT that--very/DT sharp/JJ and/CC very/RB deep.'/JJ He/PRP was/VBD thinking/VBG of/IN a/DT certain/JJ noble/JJ lord/NN in/IN difficulties,/NN who/WP had/VBD hit/VBN a/DT client/NN of/IN his/PRP$ rather/RB hard,/JJ and/CC whose/WP$ affairs/NNS did/VBD not/RB reflect/VB much/JJ credit/NN upon/IN their/PRP$ noble/JJ conductor./NN 'Aye,/'' I/PRP dare/VBP say,/VB deep/JJ enough,/NN and/CC intimate/JJ with/IN the/DT Lakes./NNP He/PRP expects/VBZ to/TO be/VB home/NN in/IN two/CD months'/NNS time./, _He's_/IN a/DT deep/JJ fellow/NN too;/RB he/PRP does/VBZ not/RB like/VB to/TO let/VB people/NNS know/VB what/WP he's/PRP about./VBD I/PRP should/MD not/RB be/VB surprised/VBN if/IN he/PRP came/VBD to-morrow./, Lake/NNP and/CC Lord/NNP Chelford/NNP may/MD both/PDT know/VB more/JJR than/IN they/PRP say./VBD Why/WRB should/MD they/PRP both/DT object/VBP merely/RB to/TO receive/VB and/CC fund/VB his/PRP$ money?/JJ They/PRP think/VBP he/PRP wants/VBZ to/TO get/VB them/PRP into/IN a/DT fix--hey?/JJ If/IN I'm/NNP to/TO conduct/VB his/PRP$ business,/NN I/PRP ought/MD to/TO know/VB it;/IN if/IN he/PRP keeps/VBZ a/DT secret/NN from/IN me,/NN affecting/VBG all/DT his/PRP$ business/NN relations,/NN like/IN this,/NN and/CC driving/VBG him/PRP about/IN the/DT world/NN like/IN an/DT absconding/NN bankrupt,/NN how/WRB can/MD I/PRP advise/VB him?'/JJ All/RB this/DT drifted/VBD slowly/RB through/IN his/PRP$ mind,/NN and/CC each/DT suggestion/NN had/VBD its/PRP$ collateral/NN speculations;/NN and/CC so/RB it/PRP carried/VBD him/PRP pleasantly/RB a/DT good/JJ way/NN on/IN his/PRP$ walk,/NN and/CC he/PRP was/VBD now/RB in/IN the/DT shadow/NN of/IN the/DT dense/JJ copsewood/NN that/WP mantles/VBZ the/DT deep/JJ ravine/NN which/WDT debouches/VBZ into/IN Redman's/NNP Dell./NNP The/DT road/NN was/VBD hardly/RB two/CD yards/NNS wide,/JJ and/CC the/DT wood/NN walled/VBD it/PRP in,/, and/CC overhung/IN it/PRP occasionally/RB in/IN thick,/JJ irregular/JJ masses./NN As/IN the/DT attorney/NN marched/VBD leisurely/JJ onward,/IN he/PRP saw,/VBD or/CC fancied/VBD that/IN he/PRP saw,/VBD now/RB and/CC then,/RB in/IN uncertain/JJ glimpses,/NNS something/NN white/JJ in/IN motion/NN among/IN the/DT trees/NNS beside/IN him./PRP At/IN first/JJ he/PRP did/VBD not/RB mind;/NN but/CC it/PRP continued,/VB and/CC grew/VBD gradually/RB unpleasant./JJ It/PRP might/MD be/VB a/DT goat,/NN a/DT white/JJ goat;/NN but/CC no,/NN it/PRP was/VBD too/RB tall/JJ for/IN that./DT Had/VBD he/PRP seen/VBN it/PRP at/IN all?/DT Aye!/NNP there/RB it/PRP was,/VBD no/DT mistake/NN now./. A/DT poacher,/NN maybe?/RB But/CC their/PRP$ poachers/NNS were/VBD not/RB of/IN the/DT dangerous/JJ sort,/NN and/CC there/EX had/VBD not/RB been/VBN a/DT robber/NN about/IN Gylingden/NNP within/IN the/DT memory/NN of/IN man./JJR Besides,/IN why/WRB on/IN earth/NN should/MD either/RB show/VB himself/PRP in/IN that/DT absurd/JJ way?/NN He/PRP stopped--he/VBD listened--he/NN stared/VBD suspiciously/RB into/IN the/DT profound/JJ darkness./NN Then/RB he/PRP thought/VBD he/PRP heard/VBD a/DT rustling/NN of/IN the/DT leaves/NNS near/IN him,/NN and/CC he/PRP hallooed,/VBD 'Who's/JJ there?'/. 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CHAPTER/NN XLVI./NNP DEBATE/NNP AND/CC INTERRUPTION./NNP Rachel/NNP beheld/VBD the/DT things/NNS which/WDT were/VBD coming/VBG to/TO pass/VB like/IN an/DT awful/JJ dream./NN She/PRP had/VBD begun/VBN to/TO think,/VB and/CC not/RB without/IN evidence,/NN that/IN Dorcas,/NNP for/IN some/DT cause/NN or/CC caprice,/NN had/VBD ceased/VBN to/TO think/VB of/IN Stanley/NNP as/IN she/PRP once/RB did./VBD And/CC the/DT announcement,/NN without/IN preparation/NN or/CC apparent/JJ courtship,/NN that/IN her/PRP$ brother/NN had/VBD actually/RB won/VBN this/DT great/JJ and/CC beautiful/JJ heiress,/NN and/CC that,/DT just/RB emerged/VBN from/IN the/DT shades/NNS of/IN death,/NN he,/, a/DT half-ruined/JJ scapegrace,/NN was/VBD about/IN to/TO take/VB his/PRP$ place/NN among/IN the/DT magnates/NNS of/IN the/DT county,/NN and,/CC no/DT doubt,/NN to/TO enter/VB himself/PRP for/IN the/DT bold/JJ and/CC splendid/JJ game/NN of/IN ambition,/NNS the/DT stakes/NNS of/IN which/WDT were/VBD now/RB in/IN his/PRP$ hand,/NN towered/VBN before/IN her/PRP like/IN an/DT incredible/JJ and/CC disastrous/JJ illusion/NN of/IN magic./NN Stanley's/JJ uneasiness/NN lest/IN Rachel's/NNP conduct/NN should/MD compromise/VB them/PRP increased./VBN He/PRP grew/VBD more/RBR nervous/JJ about/IN the/DT relations/NNS between/IN him/PRP and/CC Mark/NNP Wylder,/NNP in/IN proportion/NN as/IN the/DT world/NN grew/VBD more/RBR splendid/JJ and/CC prosperous/JJ for/IN him./PRP Where/WRB is/VBZ the/DT woman/NN who/WP will/MD patiently/RB acquiesce/VB in/IN the/DT reserve/NN of/IN her/PRP$ husband/NN who/WP shares/VBZ his/PRP$ confidence/NN with/IN another?/DT How/WRB often/RB had/VBD Stanley/NNP Lake/NNP sworn/VBN to/TO her/PRP$ there/EX was/VBD no/DT secret;/NN that/IN he/PRP knew/VBD nothing/NN of/IN Mark/NNP Wylder/NNP beyond/IN the/DT charge/NN of/IN his/PRP$ money,/NN and/CC making/VBG a/DT small/JJ payment/NN to/TO an/DT old/JJ Mrs./NNP Dutton,/NNP in/IN London,/NNP by/IN his/PRP$ direction,/NN and/CC that/DT beyond/IN this,/NN he/PRP was/VBD as/IN absolutely/RB in/IN the/DT dark/JJ as/IN she/PRP or/CC Chelford./NNP What,/NNP then,/, did/VBD Rachel/NNP mean/VB by/IN all/DT that/IN escaped/VBN her,/, when/WRB he/PRP was/VBD in/IN danger?/NN 'How/VBP the/DT --/: could/MD he/PRP tell?/VB He/PRP really/RB believed/VBD she/PRP was/VBD a/DT little--_ever_/JJ so/IN little--crazed./JJ He/PRP supposed/VBD she,/PRP like/IN Dorcas,/NNP fancied/VBD he/PRP knew/VBD everything/NN about/RB Wylder./NNP She/PRP was/VBD constantly/RB hinting/VBG something/NN of/IN the/DT kind;/NN and/CC begging/NN of/IN him/PRP to/TO make/VB a/DT disclosure--disclosure/NN of/IN what?/DT It/PRP was/VBD enough/JJ to/TO drive/VB one/CD mad,/JJ and/CC would/MD make/VB a/DT capital/NN farce./NN Rachel/NNP has/VBZ a/DT ridiculous/JJ way/NN of/IN talking/VBG like/IN an/DT oracle,/NN and/CC treating/VBG as/IN settled/VBN fact/NN every/DT absurdity/NN she/PRP fancies./VBZ She/PRP is/VBZ very/RB charming/JJ and/CC clever,/JJ of/IN course,/NN so/RB long/RB as/IN she/PRP speaks/VBZ of/IN the/DT kind/NN of/IN thing/NN she/PRP understands./VBD But/CC when/WRB she/PRP tries/VBZ to/TO talk/VB of/IN serious/JJ business--poor/JJ Radie!/NN she/PRP certainly/RB does/VBZ talk/VB such/JJ nonsense!/JJ She/PRP can't/MD reason;/VB she/PRP runs/VBZ away/RB with/IN things./DT It/PRP _is_/VBZ the/DT most/RBS tiresome/JJ thing/NN you/PRP can/MD conceive.'/VB 'But/VBN you/PRP have/VBP not/RB said,/VBN Stanley,/NNP that/IN she/PRP does/VBZ not/RB suspect/VB the/DT truth.'/NNS 'Of/. course,/NN I/PRP say/VBP it;/IN I/PRP _have_/VBP said/VBD it./PRP I/PRP swear/VBP it,/IN if/IN you/PRP like./, I've/NNP said/VBD plainly,/NN and/CC I'm/NNP ready/JJ to/TO swear/VB it./PRP Upon/IN my/PRP$ honour/NN and/CC soul/NN I/PRP know/VBP no/DT more/JJR of/IN his/PRP$ movements,/NN plans,/NN or/CC motives,/NN than/IN you/PRP do./VBP If/IN you/PRP reflect/VBP you/PRP must/MD see/VB it./DT We/PRP were/VBD never/RB good/JJ friends,/NN Mark/NNP and/CC I./NNP It/PRP was/VBD no/DT fault/NN of/IN mine,/NN but/CC I/PRP never/RB liked/VBD him;/PRP and/CC he,/PRP consequently,/VBP I/PRP suppose,/VBP never/RB liked/VBN me./PRP There/EX was/VBD no/DT intimacy/NN or/CC confidence/NN between/IN us./NNP I/PRP was/VBD the/DT last/JJ man/NN on/IN earth/NN he/PRP would/MD have/VB consulted/VBN with./. 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troublesome/JJ business/NN so/IN delightfully./JJ It/PRP is/VBZ what/WP they/PRP call/VBP a/DT reversion.'/JJ 'William/JJ Wylder/NN is/VBZ not/RB selling/VBG his/PRP$ reversion?'/NNS said/VBD Rachel,/NNP fixing/VBG a/DT wild/JJ and/CC startled/JJ look/NN on/IN her/PRP$ companion./NN 'Yes,/. reversion,/NN I/PRP am/VBP sure,/RB is/VBZ the/DT name./NN And/CC why/WRB not,/JJ dear?/NN It/PRP is/VBZ most/RBS unlikely/JJ we/PRP should/MD ever/RB get/VB a/DT farthing/NN of/IN it/PRP any/DT other/JJ way,/NN and/CC it/PRP will/MD give/VB us/PRP enough/RB to/TO make/VB us/PRP quite/RB happy.'/VBD 'But,/. my/PRP$ darling,/NN don't/RB you/PRP know/VBP the/DT reversion/NN under/IN the/DT will/NN is/VBZ a/DT great/JJ _fortune_?/NN He/PRP must/MD not/RB think/VB of/IN it;'/RB and/CC up/RB started/VBD Rachel,/NNP and/CC before/IN Dolly/NNP could/MD interpose/VB or/CC remonstrate,/VB she/PRP had/VBD crossed/VBN the/DT little/JJ hall,/NN and/CC entered/VBD the/DT homely/JJ study,/NN where/WRB the/DT 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'William/JJ Wylder,/NNP lay/VBD down/RP that/DT pen;/NN as/IN you/PRP love/VBP your/PRP$ little/JJ boy,/NN lay/VBD it/PRP _down_,/RB and/CC hear/VB me,'/NNS continued/VBN Miss/NNP Lake./NNP The/DT vicar/NN looked/VBD at/IN her/PRP with/IN his/PRP$ eyes/NNS wide/JJ open,/JJ puzzled,/NNS like/IN a/DT man/NN who/WP is/VBZ not/RB quite/RB sure/JJ whether/IN he/PRP may/MD not/RB be/VB doing/VBG something/NN wrong./VBD 'I--really,/JJ Miss/NNP Lake--pardon/NNP me,/, but/CC this/DT is/VBZ very/RB irregular,/JJ and,/NNS in/IN fact,/NN unprecedented!'/NNS said/VBD Jos./NNP Larkin./NNP 'I/. think--I/DT suppose,/NN you/PRP can/MD hardly/RB be/VB aware,/VBN Ma'am,/NNP that/IN I/PRP am/VBP here/RB as/IN the/DT Rev./NNP Mr./NNP Wylder's/NNP confidential/JJ solicitor,/NN acting/VBG solely/RB for/IN him,/PRP in/IN a/DT matter/NN of/IN a/DT strictly/RB private/JJ nature.'/NNS The/DT attorney/NN stood/VBD erect,/IN a/DT little/JJ flushed,/NN with/IN that/DT peculiar/JJ contraction,/NN mean/NN and/CC 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Larcom,'/NNP shouted/VBD Lake./NNP 'I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP she's/RB dreaming/VBG the/DT same/JJ dream/NN that/IN I/PRP dreamt/VBD in/IN the/DT middle/NN of/IN the/DT night.'/NNS 'Hallo!/. Larcom.'/NNP 'Mark's/. on/IN leave/NN to-night,/, in/IN uniform;/JJ his/PRP$ face/NN is/VBZ flattened/VBN against/IN the/DT window./NN This/DT is/VBZ his/PRP$ lady,/NN you/PRP know.'/VBP 'Hallo!/JJ D--/: you--are/JJ you/PRP there?'/RB shouted/VBD the/DT captain,/NN very/RB angry./. 'I/'' saw/VBD Mark/NNP following/VBG you/PRP like/IN an/DT ape,/NN on/IN all-fours;/DT such/JJ nice/JJ white/JJ teeth!/NNS grinning/VBG at/IN your/PRP$ heels./'' But/CC he/PRP can't/MD bite/VB yet--ha,/, ha,/VBD ha!/VBN Poor/NNP Mark!'/NNP 'Will/MD you/PRP be/VB so/RB good,/JJ Sir,/NNP as/IN to/TO touch/VB the/DT bell?'/NN said/VBD Lake,/NNP changing/VBG his/PRP$ tone./NN He/PRP was/VBD afraid/JJ to/TO remove/VB his/PRP$ arm/NN from/IN Dorcas,/NNP and/CC he/PRP was/VBD splashing/VBG water/NN from/IN a/DT glass/NN upon/IN her/PRP$ face/NN and/CC forehead./VBN 'No--no./. No/DT bell/NN yet--time/NN enough--ding,/NN dong./. You/PRP say,/VBP dead/JJ and/CC gone.'/JJ Captain/NNP Lake/NNP cursed/VBD him/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ absent/JJ keeper/NN between/IN his/PRP$ teeth;/NNS still/RB in/IN a/DT rather/RB flurried/JJ way,/NN prosecuting/VBG his/PRP$ conjugal/JJ attentions./NN 'There/. was/VBD no/DT bell/NN for/IN poor/JJ Mark;/NNP and/CC he's/POS always/RB listening,/VB and/CC stares/NNS so./VBD A/DT cat/NN may/MD look,/VB you/PRP know.'/VB 'Can't/VBN you/PRP touch/VB the/DT bell,/NN Sir?/NNP What/WP are/VBP you/PRP standing/VBG there/RB for?'/IN snarled/VBD Lake,/NNP with/IN a/DT glare/NN at/IN the/DT old/JJ man./NN He/PRP looked/VBD as/IN if/IN he/PRP could/MD have/VB murdered/VBN him./PRP 'Standing/PRP between/IN the/DT living/NN and/CC the/DT dead!'/JJ 'Here,/JJ Reuben,/NNP here;/, where/WRB the/DT devil/NN have/VB you/PRP been--take/. him/PRP away./RP He/PRP has/VBZ terrified/VBN her./PRP By/IN ----/: he/PRP ought/MD to/TO be/VB shot.'/JJ The/DT keeper/NN silently/RB slid/VBD his/PRP$ arm/NN into/IN Uncle/NNP Lorne's,/NNP and,/CC unresisting,/IN the/DT old/JJ man/NN talking/VBG to/TO himself/PRP the/DT while,/NN drew/VBD him/PRP from/IN the/DT room./NN Larcom,/NNP about/IN to/TO announce/VB Miss/NNP Lake,/NNP and/CC closely/RB followed/VBN by/IN that/DT young/JJ lady,/NN passed/VBD the/DT grim/JJ old/JJ phantom/NN on/IN the/DT lobby./NN 'Be/JJ quick,/NN you/PRP are/VBP wanted/VBN there,'/, said/VBD the/DT attendant/NN as/IN he/PRP passed./VBD Dorcas,/NNP pale/JJ as/IN marble,/NN sighing/NN deeply/RB again/RB and/CC again,/VB her/PRP$ rich/JJ black/JJ hair/NN drenched/VBD in/IN water,/NN which/WDT trickled/VBD over/IN her/PRP$ cheeks,/NN like/IN the/DT tears/NNS and/CC moisture/NN of/IN agony,/NN was/VBD recovering./VBG There/RB was/VBD water/NN spilt/NN on/IN the/DT table,/NN and/CC the/DT fragments/NNS of/IN a/DT broken/JJ glass/NN upon/IN the/DT floor./NN The/DT moment/NN Rachel/NNP saw/VBD her,/PRP she/PRP divined/VBD what/WP had/VBD happened,/VBN and,/DT gliding/VBG over,/IN 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What/WP does/VBZ Doctor/NNP Buddle/NNP say?'/VBD 'He/PRP saw/VBD him/PRP yesterday/NN morning./. He/PRP thinks/VBZ it's/IN all/DT from/IN his/PRP$ stomach,/NN and/CC he's/NN feverish;/NN no/DT meat./NN Indeed/RB he/PRP won't/MD eat/VB anything,/RB and/CC you/PRP see/VBP the/DT light/NN hurts/VBZ his/PRP$ eyes./NN There/EX was/VBD only/RB a/DT chink/NN of/IN the/DT shutter/NN open./NN 'But/IN it/PRP is/VBZ always/RB so/RB when/WRB he/PRP is/VBZ ever/RB so/RB little/JJ ill,/IN my/PRP$ precious/JJ little/JJ man;/NN and/CC I/PRP _know_/VBP if/IN he/PRP thought/VBD it/PRP anything/NN the/DT _least_/NN serious,/NN Doctor/NNP Buddle/NNP would/MD have/VB looked/VBN in/IN before/IN now,/DT he's/NN so/RB very/RB kind.'/JJ 'I/. wish/VB my/PRP$ darling/NN could/MD get/VB a/DT little/JJ sleep./NN He's/IN very/RB tired,/JJ nurse,'/NNS said/VBD Rachel./NNP 'Yes'm,/. very/RB tired'm;/RB would/MD he/PRP like/VB his/PRP$ precious/JJ head/NN lower/JJR a/DT bit?/NN No;/RB very/RB well,/JJ darling,/NN we'll/MD leave/VB it/PRP so.'/JJ 'Dolly,/JJ darling,/NN you/PRP and/CC nurse/NN must/MD be/VB so/RB tired/VBN sitting/VBG up./RB I/PRP have/VBP a/DT little/JJ wine/NN at/IN Redman's/NNP Farm./NNP I/PRP got/VBD it,/IN you/PRP remember,/VBP more/JJR than/IN a/DT year/NN ago,/IN when/WRB Stanley/NNP said/VBD he/PRP was/VBD coming/VBG to/TO pay/VB me/PRP a/DT visit./NN I/PRP never/RB take/VBP any,/RB and/CC a/DT little/JJ would/MD be/VB so/RB good/JJ for/IN you/PRP and/CC poor/JJ nurse./NN I'll/NNP send/VBP some/DT to/TO you.'/VB So/RB coming/VBG down/IN stairs/NNS Rachel/NNP said,/VBD 'Is/PRP$ the/DT vicar/NN at/IN home?'/NNS Yes,/RB he/PRP was/VBD in/IN the/DT study,/NN and/CC there/EX they/PRP found/VBD him/PRP brushing/VBG his/PRP$ seedy/JJ hat,/NN and/CC making/VBG ready/JJ for/IN his/PRP$ country/NN calls/VBZ in/IN the/DT neighbourhood/NN of/IN the/DT town./NN The/DT hour/NN was/VBD dull/JJ without/IN little/JJ Fairy;/NNP but/CC he/PRP would/MD soon/RB be/VB up/RB and/CC out/RB again,/RB and/CC he/PRP would/MD steal/VB up/RP now/RB and/CC see/VB him./PRP He/PRP could/MD not/RB go/VB out/RP without/IN his/PRP$ little/JJ farewell/NN at/IN the/DT bed-side,/NN and/CC he/PRP would/MD bring/VB him/PRP in/IN some/DT pretty/JJ flowers./NN 'You've/. seen/VBN little/JJ Fairy!'/NNP asked/VBD the/DT good/JJ vicar,/NN with/IN a/DT very/RB anxious/JJ smile,/NN 'and/TO you/PRP think/VBP him/PRP better,/RB dear/JJ Miss/NNP Lake,/NNP don't/VBD you?'/JJ 'Why,/'' I/PRP can't/MD say/VB that,/, because/IN you/PRP know,/VBP so/RB soon/RB as/IN he's/PRP better,/IN he'll/NN be/VB quite/RB well;/RB they/PRP make/VBP their/PRP$ recoveries/NNS all/RB in/IN a/DT moment.'/JJ 'But/JJ he/PRP does/VBZ not/RB look/VB worse?'/NNS said/VBD the/DT vicar,/NN lifting/VBG his/PRP$ eyes/NNS eagerly/RB from/IN his/PRP$ boot,/NN which/WDT he/PRP was/VBD buttoning/VBG on/IN the/DT chair./NN 'Well,/. he/PRP _does_/VBD look/VB more/JJR _tired_,/NN but/CC that/IN must/MD be/VB till/IN his/PRP$ recovery/NN begins,/IN which/WDT will/MD be,/VB please/VB Heaven,/VB immediately.'/JJ 'Oh,/JJ yes,/NN my/PRP$ little/JJ man/NN has/VBZ had/VBN two/CD or/CC three/CD attacks/NNS _much_/RB more/RBR serious/JJ than/IN this,/JJ and/CC always/RB shook/VBD them/PRP off/RP so/RB easily,/RB I/PRP was/VBD reminding/VBG Dolly,/NNP always,/RB and/CC good/JJ Doctor/NNP Buddle/NNP assures/VBZ us/PRP it/PRP is/VBZ none/NN of/IN those/DT horrid/JJ complaints.'/NNS And/CC so/RB they/PRP talked/VBD over/IN the/DT case/NN of/IN the/DT little/JJ man,/NN who/WP with/IN Noah/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ sons,/NN and/CC the/DT battered/JJ soldiers/NNS and/CC animals/NNS before/IN him,/PRP was/VBD fighting,/VBN though/IN they/PRP only/RB dimly/RB knew/VBD it,/RB silently/RB in/IN his/PRP$ little/JJ bed,/NN the/DT great/JJ battle/NN of/IN life/NN or/CC death./NN 'Mr./. Larkin/NNP came/VBD to/TO me/PRP the/DT evening/NN before/IN last,'/PRP$ said/VBD Rachel,/NNP '_and/POS told/VBD me_/NNS that/IN the/DT little/JJ sum/NN I/PRP mentioned--now/VBP don't/RB say/VB a/DT word/NN till/IN you/PRP have/VBP heard/VBN me--was/NNS not/RB sufficient;/RB so/IN I/PRP want/VBP to/TO tell/VB you/PRP what/WP I/PRP have/VBP quite/RB resolved/VBN on./, I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN long/RB intending/VBG some/DT time/NN or/CC other/JJ to/TO change/VB my/PRP$ place/NN of/IN residence,/NN perhaps/RB I/PRP shall/MD go/VB to/TO Switzerland,/NNP and/CC I/PRP have/VBP made/VBN up/RP my/PRP$ mind/NN to/TO sell/VB my/PRP$ rent-charge/NN on/IN the/DT Dulchester/NNP estate./NN It/PRP will/MD produce,/VB Mr./NNP Young/NNP says,/VBZ a/DT very/RB large/JJ sum,/NN and/CC I/PRP wish/VBP to/TO lend/VB it/PRP to/TO you,/VB either/DT _all_/NN or/CC as/RB much/JJ as/IN will/MD make/VB you/PRP _quite_/VB comfortable--you/NNS must/MD not/RB refuse./VB I/PRP had/VBD intended/VBN leaving/VBG it/PRP to/TO my/PRP$ dear/JJ little/JJ man/NN up/IN stairs;/NN and/CC you/PRP must/MD promise/VB me/PRP solemnly/RB that/IN you/PRP will/MD not/RB listen/VB to/TO the/DT advice/NN of/IN that/DT bad,/JJ cruel/JJ man,/JJ Mr./NNP Larkin.'/NNP 'My/. dear/UH Miss/NNP Lake,/NNP you/PRP misunderstood/VBN him./PRP But/CC what/WP can/MD I/PRP say--how/VBD can/MD I/PRP thank/VB you?'/NNP said/VBD the/DT vicar,/NN clasping/VBG her/PRP$ hand./NN 'A/VBN wicked/JJ and/CC merciless/JJ man,/NN I/PRP say,'/VBD repeated/VBN Miss/NNP Lake./NNP 'From/. my/PRP$ observation/NN of/IN him,/NN I/PRP am/VBP certain/JJ of/IN two/CD things--I/JJ am/VBP sure/JJ that/IN he/PRP has/VBZ some/DT reason/NN for/IN thinking/VBG that/IN your/PRP$ brother,/NN Mark/NNP Wylder,/NNP is/VBZ dead;/JJ and/CC secondly,/JJ that/IN he/PRP is/VBZ himself/PRP deeply/RB interested/JJ in/IN the/DT purchase/NN of/IN your/PRP$ reversion./NN I/PRP feel/VBP a/DT little/JJ ill;/JJ Dolly,/NN open/JJ the/DT window.'/NNS There/RB was/VBD a/DT silence/NN for/IN a/DT little/JJ while,/NN and/CC Rachel/NNP resumed:--/NNP 'Now,/'' William/NNP Wylder,/NNP I/PRP am/VBP convinced,/VBN that/IN you/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ wife/NN (and/CC she/PRP kissed/VBD Dolly),/NNP and/CC your/PRP$ dear/JJ little/JJ boy,/NN are/VBP marked/VBN out/RP for/IN plunder--the/DT objects/NNS of/IN a/DT conspiracy;/NN and/CC I'll/NNP lose/VBP my/PRP$ life,/NN but/CC I'll/NNP prevent/VBP it.'/IN 'Now,/JJ maybe,/NN Willie,/NNP upon/IN my/PRP$ word,/NN perhaps,/RB she's/RB quite/RB right;/JJ for,/IN you/PRP know,/VBP if/IN poor/JJ Mark/NNP is/VBZ dead,/JJ then/RB would/MD not/RB _he_/RB have/VB the/DT estate/NN _now_;/NN is/VBZ not/RB that/DT it,/IN Miss/NNP Lake,/NNP and--and,/CC you/PRP know,/VBP that/DT would/MD be/VB dreadful,/VBN to/TO sell/VB it/PRP all/DT for/IN next/JJ to/TO nothing,/NN is/VBZ not/RB that/IN what/WP you/PRP mean,/VBP Miss/NNP Lake--Rachel/NNP dear,/, I/PRP mean.'/VBD 'Yes,/JJ Dolly,/NNP stripping/VBG yourselves/PRP of/IN a/DT splendid/JJ inheritance,/JJ and/CC robbing/VBG your/PRP$ poor/JJ little/JJ boy./NN I/PRP protest,/VBP in/IN the/DT name/NN of/IN Heaven,/NNP against/IN it,/PRP and/CC you/PRP have/VBP no/DT excuse/NN now,/RB William,/NNP with/IN my/PRP$ offer/NN before/IN you;/NNP and,/CC Dolly,/NNP it/PRP will/MD be/VB inexcusable/JJ _wickedness_/NN in/IN you,/JJ if/IN you/PRP allow/VBP it.'/DT 'Now,/JJ Willie/NNP dear,/NN do/VBP you/PRP hear/VB that--do/DT you/PRP hear/VBP what/WP she/PRP says?'/VBZ 'But,/JJ Dolly/NNP darling--dear/NN Miss/NNP Lake,/NNP there/EX is/VBZ no/DT reason/NN whatever/WDT to/TO suppose/VB that/IN poor/JJ Mark/NNP is/VBZ dead,'/NNS said/VBD the/DT vicar,/NN very/RB pale./VBZ 'I/JJ tell/VBP you/PRP again,/IN I/PRP am/VBP convinced/VBN the/DT attorney/NN _believes_/NN it./. He/PRP did/VBD not/RB say/VB so,/JJ indeed;/JJ but,/CC cunning/JJ as/IN he/PRP is,/, I/PRP think/VBP I've/NN quite/RB seen/VBN through/IN his/PRP$ plot;/NN and/CC even/RB in/IN what/WP he/PRP said/VBD to/TO me,/VB there/EX was/VBD something/NN that/IN half/NN betrayed/VBD him/PRP every/DT moment./NN And,/CC Dolly,/NNP if/IN you/PRP allow/VBP this/DT sale,/NN you/PRP deserve/VBP the/DT ruin/NN you/PRP are/VBP inviting,/VBN and/CC the/DT remorse/NN that/WDT will/MD follow/VB you/PRP to/TO your/PRP$ grave.'/NNS 'Do/VBP you/PRP hear/VBP that,/DT Willie?'/NNP said/VBD Dolly,/NNP with/IN her/PRP$ hand/NN on/IN his/PRP$ arm./NN 'But,/JJ dear,/NN it/PRP is/VBZ too/RB late--I/JJ _have_/NNS signed/VBD this--this/DT instrument--and/NN it/PRP is/VBZ too/RB late./RB I/PRP hope--God/JJ help/NN me--I/NNS have/VBP not/RB done/VBN wrong./NN Indeed,/RB whatever/WDT happens,/NN dear/NN Miss/NNP Lake,/NNP may/MD Heaven/NN for/IN ever/RB bless/VB you./PRP But/CC respecting/VBG good/JJ Mr./NNP Larkin,/NNP you/PRP are,/VBP indeed,/RB in/IN error;/NN I/PRP am/VBP sure/JJ you/PRP have/VBP quite/RB misunderstood/VBN him./PRP You/PRP don't/VBP know/VB how/WRB kind--how/NN _disinterestedly_/RB good/JJ he/PRP has/VBZ been;/VBN and/CC _now_,/IN my/PRP$ dear/JJ Miss/NNP Lake,/NNP it/PRP is/VBZ too/RB late--_quite_/JJ too/RB late.'/RB 'No;/JJ it/PRP is/VBZ _not_/RB too/RB late./. Such/JJ wickedness/NN as/IN that/DT cannot/MD be/VB lawful--I/JJ won't/NN believe/VBP the/DT law/NN allows/VBZ it,'/IN cried/VBD Rachel/NNP Lake./NNP 'It/. is/VBZ all/PDT a/DT fraud--even/JJ if/IN you/PRP have/VBP signed--all/RB a/DT fraud./NN You/PRP must/MD procure/VB able/JJ advice/NN at/IN once./DT Your/PRP$ enemy/NN is/VBZ that/IN dreadful/JJ Mr./NNP Larkin./NNP Write/NNP to/TO some/DT good/JJ attorney/NN in/IN London./NNP I'll/NNP pay/NN everything.'/DT 'But,/JJ dear/NN Miss/NNP Lake,/NNP I/PRP can't,'/MD said/VBD the/DT vicar,/NN dejectedly;/NN 'I/PRP am/VBP bound/VBN in/IN honour/NN and/CC conscience/NN not/RB to/TO disturb/VB it--I/DT have/VBP written/VBN to/TO Messrs./NNP Burlington/NNP and/CC Smith/NNP to/TO that/DT effect./NN I/PRP assure/VBP you,/PRP dear/JJ Miss/NNP Lake,/NNP we/PRP have/VBP not/RB acted/VBN inconsiderately--nothing/NN has/VBZ been/VBN done/VBN without/IN careful/JJ and/CC deep/JJ consideration.'/NNS 'You/. _must_/NN employ/VBP an/DT able/JJ attorney/NN immediately./VBD You/PRP have/VBP been/VBN duped./VBN Your/PRP$ little/JJ boy/NN must/MD not/RB be/VB ruined.'/VBN 'But--but/JJ I/PRP do/VBP assure/VB you,/IN I/PRP have/VBP so/RB pledged/VBN myself/PRP by/IN the/DT letter/NN I/PRP have/VBP mentioned,/VBN that/IN I/PRP _could_/VBP not--no,/JJ it/PRP is/VBZ _quite/RB impossible_,'/JJ he/PRP added,/VBD as/IN he/PRP recollected/VBD the/DT strong/JJ and/CC pointed/JJ terms/NNS in/IN which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD pledged/VBN his/PRP$ honour/NN and/CC conscience/NN to/TO the/DT London/NNP firm,/NN to/TO guarantee/VB them/PRP against/IN any/DT such/JJ disturbance/NN as/IN Miss/NNP Lake/NNP was/VBD urging/VBG him/PRP to/TO attempt./DT 'I/JJ am/VBP going/VBG into/IN the/DT town,/NN Dolly,/NNP and/CC so/RB are/VBP you,'/NNP said/VBD Rachel,/NNP after/IN a/DT little/JJ pause./NN 'Let/. us/PRP go/VB together.'/RB And/CC to/TO this/DT Dolly/NNP readily/RB assented;/NN and/CC the/DT vicar,/NN evidently/RB much/RB troubled/VBN in/IN mind,/NN having/VBG 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He/PRP quitted/VBD the/DT gardens/NNS unquestioned,/RB nor/CC left/VBD the/DT least/JJS trace/NN which/WDT could/MD lead/VB to/TO a/DT discovery./NN He/PRP arrived/VBD at/IN Cinthia's/NNP dwelling./VBD It/PRP was/VBD already/RB evening./RB Cinthia/NNP opened/VBD the/DT door,/NN and/CC Abellino/NNP entered/VBD the/DT common/JJ apartment./NN "Where/RB are/VBP the/DT rest?"/NN said/VBD he/PRP in/IN a/DT savage/JJ tone/NN of/IN voice/NN whose/WP$ sound/NN made/VBD Cinthia/NNP tremble./. 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this/DT evening/NN than/IN when/WRB we/PRP were/VBD lying/VBG before/IN Scardona,/NNP and/CC had/VBD so/RB hard/RB a/DT game/NN to/TO play/VB against/IN the/DT Turks."/NNPS Lomellino.--I/NNP shall/MD not/RB take/VB upon/IN me/PRP to/TO deny/VB that,/IN signor./NN I/PRP still/RB think/VBP with/IN a/DT mixture/NN of/IN terror/NN and/CC satisfaction/NN on/IN the/DT night/NN when/WRB we/PRP took/VBD Scardona,/NNP and/CC carried/VBD the/DT half-moon/NN before/IN the/DT city/NN walls./NN By/IN my/PRP$ soul,/NN our/PRP$ Venetians/NNPS fought/VBD like/IN lions./NN Andreas.--Fill/CC this/DT goblet/NN to/TO their/PRP$ memory,/NNS my/PRP$ old/JJ soldier;/NNS you/PRP have/VBP earned/VBN your/PRP$ rest/NN bravely./NN Lomellino.--Aye,/NNP signor,/NN and/CC oh,/NN it/PRP is/VBZ so/RB sweet/JJ to/TO rest/VB on/IN laurels./VBG But/CC in/IN truth,/NN 'tis/VBZ to/TO you/PRP that/IN I/PRP am/VBP indebted/JJ for/IN mine;/NN it/PRP is/VBZ you/PRP who/WP have/VBP immortalised/VBN me./RP No/DT soul/NN on/IN 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Have/VBP we/PRP not/RB many/JJ young/JJ officers/NNS of/IN great/JJ promise?/NN Lomellino.--Alas,/CC what/WP are/VBP most/RBS of/IN them?/PRP Heroes/RB in/IN the/DT fields/NNS of/IN Venus./NNP Heroes/NNP at/IN a/DT drinking-bout./NN Effeminate/NN striplings,/NN relaxed/VBD both/DT in/IN mind/NN and/CC body./VBD But/CC how/WRB am/VBP I/PRP running/VBG on,/RB forgetful./, Ah,/RB when/WRB one/PRP is/VBZ grown/VBN old,/JJ and/CC conversing/VBG with/IN an/DT Andreas,/NNP it/PRP is/VBZ easy/JJ to/TO forget/VB everything/NN else./RB My/PRP$ lord,/NN I/PRP sought/VBD you/PRP with/IN a/DT request,/NN a/DT request,/JJ too,/NN of/IN consequence./NN Andreas.--You/CC excite/VB my/PRP$ curiosity./NN Lomellino.--About/CC a/DT week/NN ago/IN there/EX arrived/VBD here/RB a/DT young/JJ Florentine/NNP nobleman/NN called/VBD Flodoardo,/NNP a/DT youth/NN of/IN noble/JJ appearance/NN and/CC great/JJ promise./NN Andreas.--Well?/NNP Lomellino.--His/NNP father/NN was/VBD one/CD of/IN my/PRP$ dearest/NN 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not/RB governed/VBN by/IN an/DT Andreas./NNP Andreas.--You/NNP have/VBP intentions,/VBN it/PRP seems,/VB of/IN discovering/VBG the/DT haunts/NNS of/IN the/DT banditti,/NN who/WP for/IN some/DT time/NN past/NN have/VBP caused/VBN so/RB many/JJ tears/NNS to/TO flow/VB in/IN Venice?/NNP Flodoardo.--If/NNP your/PRP$ Highness/JJR would/MD deign/VB to/TO confide/VB in/IN me,/NN I/PRP would/MD answer/VB with/IN my/PRP$ head/NN for/IN their/PRP$ delivery/NN into/IN the/DT hands/NNS of/IN your/PRP$ officers,/NN and/CC that/DT speedily./NN Andreas.--That/CC were/VBD much/RB for/IN a/DT stranger/NN to/TO perform./PRP$ I/PRP would/MD fain/RB make/VB the/DT trial/NN whether/IN you/PRP can/MD keep/VB your/PRP$ word./NN Flodoardo.--That/. is/VBZ sufficient./VBG To-morrow,/NNP or/CC the/DT day/NN after/IN at/IN least,/NNS will/MD I/PRP perform/VB my/PRP$ promise./NN Andreas.--And/CC you/PRP make/VBP that/DT promise/NN so/IN resolutely?/NNS Are/VBP you/PRP aware,/JJ young/JJ man,/NN how/WRB dangerous/JJ a/DT task/NN it/PRP is/VBZ to/TO surprise/VB these/DT miscreants?/JJ They/PRP are/VBP never/RB to/TO be/VB found/VBN when/WRB sought/VBN for,/NN and/CC always/RB present/VB when/WRB least/JJS expected;/NNS they/PRP are/VBP at/IN once/RB everywhere/RB and/CC nowhere./RB There/RB exists/VBZ not/RB a/DT nook/NN in/IN Venice/NNP which/WDT our/PRP$ spies/NNS are/VBP not/RB acquainted/VBN with,/IN or/CC have/VB left/VBN unexamined,/JJ and/CC yet/RB has/VBZ our/PRP$ police/NN endeavoured/VBD in/IN vain/JJ to/TO discover/VB the/DT place/NN of/IN their/PRP$ concealment./NN Flodoardo.--I/NNS know/VBP all/DT this,/NN and/CC to/TO know/VB it/PRP rejoices/VBZ me,/RB since/IN it/PRP affords/VBZ me/PRP an/DT opportunity/NN of/IN convincing/VBG the/DT Doge/NNP of/IN Venice,/NNP that/IN my/PRP$ actions/NNS are/VBP not/RB those/DT of/IN a/DT common/JJ adventurer./NN Andreas.--Perform/CC your/PRP$ promise,/NN and/CC then/RB let/VB me/PRP hear/VB of/IN you./NNP For/IN the/DT present/NN 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He/PRP was/VBD still/RB without/IN his/PRP$ mask,/NN and/CC bareheaded:/NN but/CC every/DT eye/NN glanced/VBD away/RB from/IN the/DT helmets/NNS and/CC barettes,/JJ waving/VBG with/IN plumes,/NN and/CC sparkling/VBG with/IN jewels,/NN to/TO gaze/VB on/IN Flodoardo's/NNP raven/NN locks,/NN as/IN they/PRP floated/VBD on/IN the/DT air/NN in/IN wild/JJ luxuriance./NN A/DT murmur/NN of/IN admiration/NN rose/VBD from/IN every/DT corner/NN of/IN the/DT saloon,/NN but/CC it/PRP rose/VBD unmarked/VBN by/IN those/DT who/WP were/VBD the/DT objects/NNS of/IN it./PRP$ Neither/CC Rosabella/NNP nor/CC Flodoardo/NNP at/IN that/DT moment/NN formed/VBD a/DT wish/NN to/TO be/VB applauded,/RB except/IN by/IN each/DT other./JJ CHAPTER/NNP II:/NNP THE/DT FLORENTINE/NNP STRANGER/NNP Two/CD evenings/NNS had/VBD elapsed/VBN since/IN the/DT Doge's/NNP entertainment./NN On/IN the/DT second,/JJ Parozzi/NNP sat/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ apartment,/NN with/IN Memmo/NNP and/CC Falieri./NNP Dimly/NNP burnt/CC the/DT lights;/NN lowering/VBG and/CC tempestuous/JJ were/VBD the/DT skies/NNS without;/IN gloomy/JJ and/CC fearful/JJ were/VBD the/DT souls/NNS of/IN the/DT libertines/NNS within./. 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And/CC Memmo,/NNP Parozzi,/NNP and/CC Falieri/NNP started/VBD back/RB in/IN horror./NN "Good/NN God!"/IN they/PRP exclaimed,/VBP "what/RB has/VBZ happened?/VBN You/PRP are/VBP covered/VBN with/IN blood?"/NN "A/NN trifle!"/NN cried/VBD Contarino;/NNP "is/NNP that/IN wine?/NN quick,/RB give/VB me/PRP a/DT goblet/NN of/IN it,/PRP$ I/PRP expire/VBP with/IN thirst."/JJ Falieri/NNP (while/IN he/PRP gives/VBZ him/PRP a/DT cup).--But,/JJ Contarino,/NN you/PRP bleed?/VBP Contarino.--You/DT need/NN not/RB tell/VB me/PRP that./, I/PRP did/VBD not/RB do/VB it/PRP myself,/VB I/PRP promise/VBP you./PRP Parozzi.--First/JJ let/VB us/PRP bind/VBP up/RP your/PRP$ wounds,/NNS and/CC then/RB tell/VB us/PRP what/WP has/VBZ happened/VBN to/TO you./PRP It/PRP is/VBZ as/RB well/RB that/IN the/DT servants/NNS should/MD remain/VB ignorant/JJ of/IN your/PRP$ adventure;/NN I/PRP will/MD be/VB your/PRP$ surgeon/NN myself./, Contarino.--What/WP has/VBZ happened/VBN to/TO me,/VB say/VB you?/PRP Oh!/IN a/DT joke,/NN 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Contarino.--Then/NN there/EX is/VBZ no/DT more/JJR necessary/JJ to/TO be/VB said/VBN on/IN the/DT subject./NN Comrades,/IN fill/NN your/PRP$ goblets./NN We/PRP will/MD not/RB meet/VB again/RB together/RB till/IN our/PRP$ work/NN has/VBZ been/VBN completed./VBN Memmo.--And/CC yet/RB methinks/VBZ it/PRP would/MD not/RB be/VB unwise/JJ to/TO consider/VB the/DT matter/NN over/RB again/RB coolly./. Contarino.--Pshaw!/JJ consideration/NN and/CC prudence/NN have/VBP nothing/NN to/TO do/VB with/IN a/DT rebellion;/NN despair/NN and/CC rashness/NN in/IN this/DT case/NN are/VBP better/JJR counsellors./, The/DT work/NN once/RB begun,/VBD the/DT constitution/NN of/IN Venice/NNP once/RB boldly/RB overturned,/IN so/RB that/IN no/DT one/NN can/MD tell/VB who/WP is/VBZ master/NN and/CC who/WP is/VBZ subject,/RB then/RB consideration/NN will/MD be/VB of/IN service/NN in/IN instructing/VBG us/PRP how/WRB far/RB it/PRP may/MD be/VB necessary/JJ for/IN our/PRP$ interest/NN to/TO push/VB the/DT confusion./NN Come,/NNP friends!/IN fill,/NN fill,/, I/PRP say./VBD I/PRP cannot/MD help/VB laughing/VBG when/WRB I/PRP reflect/VBP that,/, by/IN giving/VBG this/DT entertainment/NN to-morrow,/, the/DT Doge/NNP himself/PRP kindly/RB affords/VBZ us/PRP an/DT opportunity/NN of/IN executing/VBG our/PRP$ plans./NN Parozzi.--As/NNP to/TO Flodoardo,/NNP I/PRP look/VBP upon/IN him/PRP already/RB as/RB in/IN his/PRP$ grave;/NN yet/RB before/IN we/PRP go/VBP to-morrow/JJ to/TO the/DT Doge's,/NNP it/PRP will/MD be/VB as/RB well/RB to/TO have/VB a/DT conference/NN with/IN Abellino./NNP Contarino.--That/JJ care/NN we/PRP will/MD leave/VB to/TO you,/JJ Parozzi,/NNP and/CC in/IN the/DT meanwhile/NN here's/IN the/DT health/NN of/IN Abellino./NNP All.--Abellino!/NNP Gonzaga.--And/NNP success/NN to/TO our/PRP$ enterprise/NN to-morrow./. 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will/MD be/VB difficult/JJ to/TO fulfil./POS I/PRP doubt/VBP much/JJ Flodoardo's/NNP keeping/VBG his/PRP$ promise./NN Another.--But/CC if/IN he/PRP SHOULD/MD perform/VB it,/IN the/DT obligation/NN which/WDT Flodoardo/NNP will/MD lay/VB upon/IN the/DT Republic/NNP will/MD not/RB be/VB trifling./DT A/DT Third.--Nay,/NN we/PRP shall/MD be/VB all/DT his/PRP$ debtors,/NN nor/CC do/VBP I/PRP know/VB how/WRB we/PRP can/MD reward/VB Flodoardo/NNP for/IN so/RB important/JJ a/DT service./NN Andreas.--Be/NNP that/IN my/PRP$ task./NN Flodoardo/NNP has/VBZ demanded/VBN my/PRP$ niece/NN in/IN marriage/NN if/IN he/PRP performs/VBZ his/PRP$ promise./NN Rosabella/NNP shall/MD be/VB his/PRP$ reward./NN All/DT gazed/VBD on/IN each/DT other/JJ in/IN silence;/VBN some/DT with/IN looks/NNS expressing/VBG the/DT most/JJS heartfelt/NN satisfaction,/NNS and/CC others/NNS with/IN glances/NNS of/IN envy/NN and/CC surprise./VBD Falieri/NNP (in/IN a/DT low/JJ voice).--Parozzi,/NN how/WRB will/MD this/DT end?/NN Memmo.--As/NNP I/PRP live,/VBP the/DT very/JJ idea/NN makes/VBZ me/PRP shake/VB as/IN if/IN I/PRP had/VBD a/DT fever./NN Parozzi/NNP (smiling/VBG contemptuously).--It's/NNS very/RB likely/JJ that/IN Abellino/NNP should/MD suffer/VB himself/PRP to/TO be/VB caught!/VBN Contarino.--Pray/NNP inform/VB me,/NN signors,/NNS have/VBP any/DT of/IN you/PRP ever/RB met/VBD this/DT Abellino/NNP face/NN to/TO face?/VB Several/JJ Noblemen/NNS at/IN once.--Not/JJ I./NN Never./NNP A/NNP Senator.--He/NNP is/VBZ a/DT kind/NN of/IN spectre,/NN who/WP only/RB appears/VBZ now/RB and/CC then,/RB when/WRB he/PRP is/VBZ least/RBS expected/JJ and/CC desired./VBN Rosabella.--I/NNP saw/VBD him/PRP once;/RB never/RB again/RB shall/MD I/PRP forget/VB the/DT monster./NN Andreas.--And/CC my/PRP$ interview/NN with/IN him/PRP is/VBZ too/RB well/RB known/VBN to/TO make/VB it/PRP needful/JJ for/IN me/PRP to/TO relate/VB it./PRP Memmo.--I/. have/VBP heard/VBN a/DT thousand/CD stories/NNS about/IN this/DT miscreant,/NN the/DT one/CD more/JJR wonderful/JJ than/IN the/DT other;/JJ and/CC for/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ part/NN I/PRP verily/RB believe/VBP that/IN he/PRP is/VBZ Satan/NNP himself/PRP in/IN a/DT human/JJ form./NN I/PRP must/MD say/VB that/IN I/PRP think/VBP it/PRP would/MD be/VB wiser/JJR not/RB to/TO let/VB him/PRP be/VB brought/VBN in/IN among/IN us,/NN for/IN he/PRP is/VBZ capable/JJ of/IN strangling/VBG us/PRP all/DT as/IN we/PRP stand/VBP here,/IN one/CD after/IN another,/DT without/IN mercy./PRP "Gracious/JJ Heaven!"/NN screamed/VBD several/JJ of/IN the/DT ladies,/NN "you/PRP don't/RB say/VBP so?/NN What,/WDT strangle/JJ us/PRP in/IN this/DT very/RB chamber?"/JJ Contarino.--The/DT principal/JJ point/NN is,/VBZ whether/IN Flodoardo/NNP will/MD get/VB the/DT better/JJR of/IN HIM,/NNP or/CC HE/NNP of/IN Flodoardo./NNP Now/RB I/PRP would/MD lay/VB a/DT heavy/JJ wager/NN that/IN the/DT Florentine/NNP will/MD return/VB without/IN having/VBG finished/VBN the/DT business./NN A/DT Senator.--And/NNP _I_/NNP would/MD engage,/VB on/IN the/DT contrary,/NN that/IN there/EX is/VBZ but/CC one/CD man/NN in/IN Venice/NNP who/WP is/VBZ capable/JJ of/IN seizing/VBG Abellino,/NNP and/CC that/DT THAT/JJ man/NN is/VBZ Flodoardo/NNP of/IN Florence./NNP The/DT moment/NN that/IN I/PRP became/VBD acquainted/VBN with/IN him,/NN I/PRP prophesied/VBD that/IN one/CD day/NN or/CC other/JJ he/PRP would/MD play/VB a/DT brilliant/JJ part/NN in/IN the/DT annals/NNS of/IN history./PRP$ Another/DT Senator.--I/NNP think/VBP with/IN you,/JJ signor./NN Never/RB was/VBD I/PRP so/RB struck/VBD with/IN a/DT man/NN at/IN first/JJ sight/NN as/IN I/PRP was/VBD with/IN Flodoardo./NNP Contarino.--A/NNP thousand/CD sequins/NNS on/IN Abellino's/NNP not/RB being/VBG taken,/VBN unless/IN death/NN should/MD have/VB taken/VBN him/PRP first./RB The/DT First/NNP Senator.--A/NNP thousand/CD sequins/NNS on/IN Flodoardo/NNP seizing/VBG him/PRP -/: Andreas.--And/CC delivering/VBG him/PRP up/RP to/TO me,/NNS either/CC alive/JJ or/CC dead./VBN Contarino.--Illustrious/JJ signors,/NN you/PRP are/VBP witnesses/NNS of/IN the/DT wager./NN My/PRP$ Lord/NNP Vitalba,/NNP there/RB is/VBZ my/PRP$ hand/NN on/IN it./DT A/DT thousand/CD sequins!/NNS The/DT Senator.--Done./NNP Contarino/NNP (smiling).--Many/JJ thanks/NNS for/IN your/PRP$ gold,/NN signor./NN I/PRP look/VBP on/IN it/PRP as/IN already/RB in/IN my/PRP$ purse./NN Flodoardo/NNP is/VBZ a/DT clever/JJ gentleman,/NN no/DT doubt,/NN yet/RB I/PRP would/MD advise/VB him/PRP to/TO take/VB good/JJ care/NN of/IN himself;/NN for/IN he/PRP will/MD find/VB that/DT Abellino/NNP knows/VBZ a/DT trick/NN or/CC two,/CD or/CC I/PRP am/VBP much/JJ mistaken./NN Gonzaga.--May/NNP I/PRP request/VBP your/PRP$ Highness/NNP to/TO inform/VB me/PRP whether/IN Flodoardo/NNP is/VBZ attended/VBN by/IN the/DT sbirri?/NN Andreas.--No,/CC he/PRP is/VBZ alone./RB Near/IN four-and-twenty/CD hours/NNS have/VBP elapsed/VBN since/IN he/PRP set/VBD out/RP in/IN pursuit/NN of/IN the/DT bravo./JJS Gonzaga/NNP (to/NNP Contarino,/NNP with/IN a/DT smile/NN of/IN triumph).--I/JJ wish/NN you/VBP joy/NN of/IN your/PRP$ thousand/CD sequins,/NNS signor./VBD Contarino/NNP (bowing/VBG respectfully).--Since/DT your/PRP$ Excellency/NN prophesies/NNS it/PRP I/PRP can/MD no/RB longer/RB doubt/VB my/PRP$ success./PDT Memmo.--I/NNP begin/VBP to/TO recover/VB myself!/PRP Well,/IN well!/RB let/VB us/PRP see/VB the/DT end./VBN Three-and-twenty/NNP hours/NNS had/VBD elapsed/VBN since/IN Flodoardo/NNP had/VBD entered/VBN into/IN the/DT rash/NN engagement./VBD The/DT four-and-twentieth/JJ now/RB hastened/VBN to/TO its/PRP$ completion,/NN and/CC yet/RB Flodoardo/NNP came/VBD not./RB CHAPTER/NNP V.--THE/NNP CLOCK/NN STRIKES/NNP FIVE./NNP The/DT Doge/NNP became/VBD uneasy./JJ The/DT senator/NN Vitalba/NNP began/VBD to/TO tremble/VB for/IN his/PRP$ thousand/CD sequins,/NNS and/CC the/DT conspirators/NNS could/MD not/RB restrain/VB their/PRP$ spiteful/JJ laughter,/NN when/WRB Contarino/NNP gravely/RB declared/VBD that/IN he/PRP would/MD gladly/RB lose,/VB not/RB ONE/CD thousand/CD sequins,/NNS but/CC twenty,/NNS if/IN the/DT loss/NN of/IN his/PRP$ wager/NN through/IN Abellino's/NNP being/VBG captured/VBN might/MD but/CC secure/VB the/DT general/JJ safety/NN of/IN the/DT Republic./NNP "Hark!"/NNP cried/VBD Rosabella,/NNP "the/DT clock/NN strikes/VBZ five!"/RB All/DT listened/VBD to/TO the/DT chimes/NNS in/IN the/DT tower/NN of/IN St./NNP Mark's/NNP Church,/NNP and/CC trembled/VBD as/IN they/PRP counted/VBD the/DT strokes./JJR Had/VBD not/RB Camilla/NNP supported/VBD her,/PRP Rosabella/NNP would/MD have/VB sank/VBD upon/IN the/DT ground./NNP The/DT destined/VBN hour/NN was/VBD past,/JJ and/CC still/RB Flodoardo/NNP came/VBD not!/RB The/DT venerable/JJ Andreas/NNP felt/VBD a/DT sincere/JJ affection/NN for/IN the/DT Florentine;/NNP he/PRP shuddered/VBD as/IN he/PRP dwelt/VBD upon/IN the/DT probability/NN that/IN Abellino's/NNP dagger/NN had/VBD prevailed./VBN Rosabella/NNP advanced/VBD towards/IN her/PRP uncle/NN as/IN if/IN she/PRP would/MD have/VB spoken/VBN to/TO him;/PRP but/CC anxiety/NN fettered/VBD her/PRP$ tongue,/NN and/CC tears/NNS forced/VBN themselves/PRP into/IN her/PRP$ eyes./NN She/PRP struggled/VBD for/IN a/DT while/NN to/TO conceal/VB her/PRP$ emotions,/NN but/CC the/DT effort/NN was/VBD too/RB much/JJ for/IN her./PRP She/PRP threw/VBD herself/PRP on/IN a/DT sofa,/NN wrung/VBD her/PRP$ hands,/NN and/CC prayed/VBD to/TO the/DT God/NNP of/IN mercy/NN for/IN help/NN and/CC comfort./NN The/DT rest/NN of/IN the/DT company/NN either/CC formed/VBD groups/NNS of/IN whisperers,/NN or/CC strolled/VBD up/RB and/CC down/RB the/DT apartment/NN in/IN evident/JJ uneasiness./NN They/PRP would/MD willingly/RB have/VB appeared/VBN gay/JJ and/CC unconcerned,/JJ but/CC they/PRP found/VBD it/PRP impossible/JJ to/TO assume/VB even/RB an/DT affectation/NN of/IN gaiety,/NN and/CC thus/RB elapsed/VBN another/DT hour,/NN and/CC still/RB Flodoardo/NNP came/VBD not./RB At/IN that/DT moment/NN the/DT evening/NN sun/NN broke/VBD through/IN the/DT clouds,/NN and/CC a/DT ray/NN of/IN its/PRP$ setting/NN glory/NN was/VBD thrown/VBN full/JJ upon/IN the/DT countenance/NN of/IN Rosabella./NNP She/PRP started/VBD from/IN the/DT sofa,/NN extended/VBD her/PRP$ arms/NNS towards/IN the/DT radiant/NN orb,/NN and/CC exclaimed,/NN while/IN a/DT smile/NN of/IN hope/NN played/VBD round/RB her/PRP$ lips,/NN "God/NNP is/VBZ merciful;/VBN God/NNP will/MD have/VB mercy/NN on/IN me."/NN Contarino.--Was/NNP it/PRP at/IN five/CD o'clock/RB that/DT Flodoardo/NNP engaged/VBD to/TO produce/VB Abellino?/NNP It/PRP is/VBZ now/RB a/DT full/JJ hour/NN beyond/IN his/PRP$ time./NN The/DT Senator/NNP Vitalba.--Let/NNP him/PRP only/RB produce/VB him/PRP at/IN last,/JJ and/CC he/PRP may/MD be/VB a/DT month/NN beyond/IN his/PRP$ time/NN if/IN he/PRP choose./VBD Andreas.--Hark!/NNP No./NN Silence!/NN silence!/NN Surely/RB I/PRP hear/VBP footsteps/NNS approaching/VBG the/DT saloon./NN The/DT words/NNS were/VBD scarcely/RB spoken/VBN when/WRB the/DT folding/JJ doors/NNS were/VBD thrown/VBN open,/JJ and/CC Flodoardo/NNP rushed/VBD into/IN the/DT room/NN enveloped/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ mantle./NN His/PRP$ hair/NN streamed/VBD on/IN the/DT air/NN in/IN wild/JJ disorder;/NNS a/DT deep/JJ shade/NN was/VBD thrown/VBN over/IN his/PRP$ face/NN by/IN the/DT drooping/VBG plumes/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ barrette,/NN from/IN which/WDT the/DT rain/NN was/VBD flowing./VBG Extreme/JJ melancholy/NN was/VBD impressed/VBN on/IN all/DT his/PRP$ features,/NN and/CC he/PRP threw/VBD gloomy/JJ looks/NNS around/IN him/PRP as/IN he/PRP bowed/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN in/IN salutation/NN of/IN the/DT assembly./NN Every/DT one/CD crowded/VBN round/RB him;/IN every/DT mouth/NN was/VBD unclosed/JJ to/TO question/VB him;/RP every/DT eye/NN was/VBD fixed/VBN on/IN his/PRP$ face/NN as/IN if/IN eager/JJ to/TO anticipate/VB his/PRP$ answers./NN "Holy/NNP Virgin!"/NNP exclaimed/VBD Memmo,/NNP "I/NNP am/VBP afraid/JJ that--"/DT "Be/NNP silent,/NN signor!"/NN interrupted/VBD Contarino,/NNP sternly;/NN "there/EX is/VBZ nothing/NN to/TO be/VB afraid/JJ of."/IN "Illustrious/NNP Venetians!"--it/NNP was/VBD thus/RB that/IN Flodoardo/NNP broke/VBD silence,/VBN and/CC he/PRP spoke/VBD with/IN the/DT commanding/JJ tone/NN of/IN a/DT hero--"I/JJ conclude/VBP that/IN his/PRP$ Highness/NNP has/VBZ already/RB made/VBN known/VBN to/TO you/PRP the/DT object/NN of/IN your/PRP$ being/VBG thus/RB assembled./VBN I/PRP come/VBP to/TO put/VB an/DT end/NN to/TO your/PRP$ anxiety;/NN but/CC first,/JJ noble/JJ Andreas,/CC I/PRP must/MD once/RB more/JJR receive/VBP the/DT assurance/NN that/IN Rosabella/NNP of/IN Corfu/NNP shall/MD become/VB my/PRP$ bride,/NN provided/VBD I/PRP deliver/VB into/IN your/PRP$ power/NN the/DT bravo/JJS Abellino."/NNP Andreas/NNP (examining/VBG his/PRP$ countenance/NN with/IN extreme/JJ anxiety).--/NNS Flodoardo,/NNS have/VBP you/PRP succeeded?/VB Is/VBZ Abellino/NNP your/PRP$ prisoner?/NN Flodoardo.--If/JJ Abellino/NNP is/VBZ my/PRP$ prisoner,/NN shall/MD Rosabella/NNP be/VB my/PRP$ bride?/NN Andreas.--Bring/CC me/PRP Abellino,/RB alive/JJ or/CC dead,/JJ and/CC she/PRP is/VBZ yours./NNP I/PRP swear/VBP it/PRP beyond/IN the/DT power/NN of/IN retracting,/NN and/CC also/RB that/IN her/PRP$ dowry/NN shall/MD be/VB royal!/JJ Flodoardo.--Illustrious/JJ Venetians,/JJ ye/PRP have/VBP heard/VBN the/DT Doge's/NNP oath?/NN All.--We/NNP are/VBP your/PRP$ witnesses./NN Flodoardo/NNP (advancing/VBG a/DT few/JJ paces/NNS with/IN a/DT bold/JJ air,/NN and/CC speaking/VBG in/IN a/DT firm/NN voice).--Well,/NN then,/, Abellino/NNP is/VBZ in/IN my/PRP$ power--is/NN in/IN YOURS./NNP All/DT (in/IN confusion/NN and/CC a/DT kind/NN of/IN uproar).--In/JJ ours?/JJ Merciful/NNP heaven!/NN Where/WRB is/VBZ he?/VBN Abellino!/NNP Andreas.--Is/NNP he/PRP dead/JJ or/CC living?/JJ Flodoardo.--He/NNP still/RB lives./VBD Gonzaga/NNP (hastily).--He/NNP lives?/VBD Flodoardo/NNP (bowing/VBG to/TO the/DT Cardinal/NNP respectfully).--He/NNP still/RB lives,/VBD signor./. Rosabella/NNP (pressing/VBG Camilla/NNP to/TO her/PRP$ bosom)./NN Didst/IN thou/NNS hear/VBP that,/IN Camilla?/NNP Didst/NNP thou/VBD hear/VB it?/IN The/DT villain/NN still/RB lives./VBD Not/RB one/CD drop/NN of/IN blood/NN has/VBZ stained/VBN the/DT innocent/JJ hand/NN of/IN Flodoardo./NNP The/DT Senator/NNP Vitalba.--Signor/NNP Contarino,/NNP I/PRP have/VBP won/VBN a/DT thousand/CD sequins/NNS of/IN you./PRP Contarino.--So/CC it/PRP should/MD seem,/VB signor./NN Andreas.--My/CC son,/NN you/PRP have/VBP bound/VBN the/DT Republic/NNP to/TO you/PRP for/IN ever,/NN and/CC I/PRP rejoice/VBP that/IN it/PRP is/VBZ to/TO Flodoardo/NNP that/IN she/PRP is/VBZ indebted/JJ for/IN a/DT service/NN so/RB essential./RB Vitalba.--And/JJ permit/NN me,/, noble/JJ Florentine,/NNS to/TO thank/VB you/PRP for/IN this/DT heroic/JJ act/NN in/IN the/DT name/NN of/IN the/DT Senate/NNP of/IN Venice./NNP Our/PRP$ first/JJ care/NN shall/MD be/VB to/TO seek/VB out/RP a/DT reward/NN proportioned/VBN to/TO your/PRP$ merits./NN Flodoardo/NNP (extending/VBG his/PRP$ arms/NNS towards/IN Rosabella,/NNP with/IN a/DT melancholy/NN air).--There/NN stands/VBZ the/DT only/JJ reward/NN for/IN which/WDT I/PRP wish./VBD Andreas/NNP (joyfully).--And/CC that/DT reward/NN is/VBZ your/PRP$ own./NNP But/CC where/WRB have/VBP you/PRP left/VBN the/DT bloodhound?/NN Conduct/NNP him/PRP hither,/VBD my/PRP$ son,/NN and/CC let/VB me/PRP look/VB at/IN him/PRP once/RB more./. When/WRB I/PRP last/RB saw/VBD him,/IN he/PRP had/VBD the/DT insolence/NN to/TO tell/VB me,/PRP "Doge,/IN I/PRP am/VBP your/PRP$ equal./'' This/DT narrow/JJ chamber/NN now/RB holds/VBZ the/DT two/CD greatest/JJS men/NNS in/IN Venice."/NNP Now,/NNP then,/, let/VB me/PRP see/VB how/WRB this/DT other/JJ great/JJ man/NN looks/VBZ in/IN captivity./NN Two/CD or/CC three/CD Senators.--Where/EX is/VBZ he?/JJ Bring/NNP him/PRP hither./VBD Several/JJ of/IN the/DT ladies/NNS screamed/VBD at/IN hearing/VBG this/DT proposal./NN "For/IN heaven's/JJ sake,"/NN cried/VBD they,/RB "keep/VB the/DT monster/NN away/RB from/IN us!/NN I/PRP shall/MD be/VB frightened/VBN out/IN of/IN my/PRP$ senses/NNS if/IN he/PRP comes/VBZ here."/RB "Noble/JJ ladies,"/NN said/VBD Flodoardo,/NNP with/IN a/DT smile,/NN expressing/VBG rather/RB sorrow/NN than/IN joy,/JJ "you/NNS have/VBP nothing/NN to/TO apprehend./VB Abellino/NNP shall/MD do/VB you/PRP no/DT harm;/NN but/CC he/PRP needs/VBZ must/MD come/VB hither/RB to/TO claim/VB THE/DT BRAVO'S/NNP BRIDE."/NNP And/CC he/PRP pointed/VBD to/TO Rosabella./NNP "Oh,/NNP my/PRP$ best/RBS friend,"/IN she/PRP answered,/VB "how/RB shall/MD I/PRP express/VB my/PRP$ thanks/NNS to/TO you/PRP for/IN having/VBG thus/RB put/VBN an/DT end/NN to/TO my/PRP$ terrors?/NN I/PRP shall/MD tremble/VB no/DT more/JJR at/IN hearing/NN Abellino/NNP named./, Rosabella/NNP shall/MD now/RB be/VB called/VBN the/DT Bravo's/NNP Bride/NNP no/DT longer."/JJ Falieri.--Is/NNP Abellino/NNP already/RB in/IN this/DT palace?/NN Flodoardo.--He/JJ is./, Vitalba.--Then/NNP why/WRB do/VBP you/PRP not/RB produce/VB him?/PRP Why/WRB do/VBP you/PRP trifle/RB so/RB long/RB with/IN our/PRP$ impatience?/NN Flodoardo.--Be/JJ patient./NN It's/IN now/RB time/NN that/IN the/DT play/NN should/MD begin./VB Be/VB seated,/NN noble/JJ Andreas./NNP Let/VB all/PDT the/DT rest/NN arrange/VB themselves/PRP behind/IN the/DT Doge./NNP Abellino's/NNP coming!/NN At/IN that/DT word/NN both/DT old/JJ and/CC young,/JJ both/DT male/JJ and/CC female,/JJ with/IN the/DT rapidity/NN of/IN lightning,/NN flew/VBD to/TO take/VB shelter/NN behind/IN Andreas./NNP Every/DT heart/NN beat/NN anxiously;/NN but/CC as/IN to/TO the/DT conspirators,/NN while/IN expecting/VBG Abellino's/NNP appearance,/NN they/PRP suffered/VBD the/DT torments/NNS of/IN the/DT damned./VBN Grave/NNP and/CC tranquil/NN sat/VBD the/DT Doge/NNP in/IN his/PRP$ chair,/NN like/IN a/DT judge/NN appointed/VBD to/TO pass/VB sentence/NN on/IN this/DT King/NNP of/IN the/DT Banditti./NNP The/DT spectators/NNS stood/VBD around/IN in/IN various/JJ groups,/NN all/DT hushed/JJ and/CC solemn,/JJ as/IN if/IN they/PRP were/VBD waiting/VBG to/TO receive/VB their/PRP$ final/JJ judgment./NN The/DT lovely/JJ Rosabella,/NNP with/IN all/PDT the/DT security/NN of/IN angels/NNS whose/WP$ innocence/NN have/VBP nothing/NN to/TO fear,/VB reclined/VBN her/PRP$ head/NN on/IN Camilla's/NNP shoulder/NN and/CC gazed/VBD on/IN her/PRP$ heroic/JJ lover/NN with/IN looks/NNS of/IN adoration./DT The/DT conspirators,/NN with/IN pallid/JJ cheeks/NNS and/CC staring/VBG eyes,/RB filled/VBN up/RP the/DT background,/NN and/CC a/DT dead/JJ and/CC awful/JJ silence/NN prevailed/VBD through/IN the/DT assembly,/NN scarcely/RB interrupted/VBD by/IN a/DT single/JJ breath./NN "And/CC now,/JJ then,"/, said/VBD Flodoardo,/NNP "prepare/NNP yourselves,/, for/IN this/DT terrible/JJ Abellino/NNP shall/MD immediately/RB appear/VB before/IN you./PRP Do/VBP not/RB tremble;/VB he/PRP shall/MD do/VB no/DT one/CD harm."/NN With/IN these/DT words/NNS he/PRP turned/VBD away/RB from/IN the/DT company,/NN advanced/VBN towards/IN the/DT folding-doors./NNS He/PRP paused/VBD for/IN a/DT few/JJ moments,/NN and/CC concealed/VBD his/PRP$ face/NN in/IN his/PRP$ cloak./NN "Abellino!"/NN cried/VBD he/PRP at/IN length,/NN raising/VBG his/PRP$ head,/NN and/CC extending/VBG his/PRP$ arm/NN towards/IN the/DT door./NN At/IN that/DT name/NN all/DT who/WP heard/VBD it/PRP shuddered/VBD involuntarily,/VBN and/CC Rosabella/NNP advanced/VBD unconsciously/RB a/DT few/JJ steps/NNS towards/IN her/PRP$ lover./NN She/PRP trembled/VBD more/RBR for/IN Flodoardo/NNP than/IN herself./PRP "Abellino!"/IN the/DT Florentine/NNP repeated,/NN in/IN a/DT loud/JJ and/CC angry/JJ tone,/NN threw/VBD from/IN him/PRP his/PRP$ mantle/JJ and/CC barrette,/JJ and/CC had/VBD already/RB laid/VBN his/PRP$ hand/NN on/IN the/DT lock/NN of/IN the/DT door/NN to/TO open/VB it,/RB when/WRB Rosabella/NNP uttered/VBD a/DT cry/NN of/IN terror./DT "Stay,/NNP Flodoardo!"/NNP she/PRP cried,/VBD rushing/VBG towards/IN him,/PRP and--Ha!/CC Flodoardo/NNP was/VBD gone,/VBN and/CC there,/RB in/IN his/PRP$ place,/NN stood/VBD Abellino,/NNP and/CC shouted/VBD out,/IN "Ho!/NNP ho!"/, CHAPTER/NNP VI.--APPARITIONS./NNP Instantly/RB a/DT loud/JJ cry/NN of/IN terror/NN resounded/VBN through/IN the/DT apartment./NN Rosabella/NNP sank/VBD fainting/VBG at/IN the/DT bravo's/JJ feet;/NNS the/DT conspirators/NNS were/VBD 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himself!/NN Or/CC do/VBP ye/PRP take/VB Abellino/NNP for/IN an/DT ordinary/JJ ruffian,/NN who/WP passes/VBZ his/PRP$ time/NN in/IN skulking/NN from/IN the/DT sbirri,/NN and/CC who/WP murders/NNS for/IN the/DT sake/NN of/IN despicable/JJ plunder?/NN No,/NN by/IN heaven,/JJ no!/NN Abellino/NNP was/VBD no/DT such/JJ common/JJ villain./NN It's/IN true/JJ I/PRP was/VBD a/DT bravo;/NN but/CC the/DT motives/NNS which/WDT induced/VBD me/PRP to/TO become/VB one/CD were/VBD great/JJ and/CC striking."/JJ Andreas/NNP (clasping/VBG his/PRP$ hands/NNS together).--Almighty/JJ God!/NNP can/MD all/PDT this/DT be/VB possible?/JJ An/DT awful/JJ silence/NN again/RB reigned/VBN through/IN the/DT saloon./NN All/DT trembled/VBD while/IN they/PRP listened/VBD to/TO the/DT voice/NN of/IN the/DT terrible/JJ assassin,/NN who/WP strode/VBD through/IN the/DT chamber/NN proud/JJ and/CC majestic/JJ as/IN the/DT monarch/NN of/IN the/DT infernal/JJ world./NN Rosabella/NNP opened/VBD her/PRP$ eyes;/NNS their/PRP$ first/JJ look/NN fell/VBD upon/IN the/DT bravo./JJS "Oh,/NN God/NNP of/IN mercy!"/NN she/PRP exclaimed,/VBP "he/PRP is/VBZ still/RB there./DT Methought,/NNP too,/, that/WDT Flodoardo/NNP -./NNP No,/NNP no;/, it/PRP could/MD not/RB be!/VB I/PRP was/VBD deceived/VBN by/IN witchcraft."/NN Abellino/NNP advanced/VBD towards/IN her,/PRP and/CC attempted/VBD to/TO raise/VB her./PRP She/PRP shrunk/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ touch/NN with/IN horror./NN "No,/NN Rosabella,"/NNP said/VBD the/DT bravo,/NN in/IN an/DT altered/JJ voice,/NN "what/IN you/PRP saw/VBD was/VBD no/DT illusion./NN Your/PRP$ favoured/JJ Flodoardo/NNP is/VBZ no/DT other/JJ than/IN Abellino/NNP the/DT bravo."/JJS "It/NN is/VBZ false!"/JJ interrupted/JJ Rosabella,/NNP starting/VBG from/IN the/DT ground/NN in/IN despair,/NNS and/CC throwing/VBG herself/PRP for/IN refuge/NN on/IN Camilla's/NNP bosom./, "Monster!/NNP thou/VBD canst/NN not/RB be/VB Flodoardo!/NNS such/JJ a/DT fiend/NN can/MD never/RB have/VB been/VBN such/JJ a/DT seraph./NN Flodoardo's/NNP actions/NNS were/VBD good/JJ and/CC glorious/JJ as/IN a/DT demi-god's!/JJ 'Twas/JJ of/IN him/PRP that/IN I/PRP learned/VBD to/TO love/VB good/JJ and/CC glorious/JJ actions,/NN and/CC 'twas/IN he/PRP who/WP encouraged/VBD me/PRP to/TO attempt/VB them/PRP myself;/VB his/PRP$ heart/NN was/VBD pure/JJ from/IN all/DT mean/JJ passions,/NN and/CC capable/JJ of/IN conceiving/VBG all/DT great/JJ designs./NN Never/RB did/VBD he/PRP scruple,/VB in/IN the/DT cause/NN of/IN virtue,/NN to/TO endure/VB fatigue/NN and/CC pain,/NN and/CC to/TO dry/VB up/RP the/DT tears/NNS of/IN suffering/VBG innocence--that/JJ was/VBD Flodoardo's/NNP proudest/JJ triumph!/NN Flodoardo/NNP and/CC thou--!/DT Wretch,/NNP whom/WP many/JJ a/DT bleeding/NN ghost/NN has/VBZ long/RB since/IN accused/VBN before/IN the/DT throne/NN of/IN heaven,/JJ darest/NN thou/VBD to/TO profane/VB the/DT name/NN of/IN Flodoardo!"/NNP Abellino/NNP (proud/NNP and/CC earnest).--Rosabella,/JJ wilt/NN thou/IN forsake/NN me?/NNS Wilt/IN thou/DT retract/NN thy/JJ promise?/NN Look,/NNP Rosabella,/NNP and/CC be/VB convinced:/JJ I,/IN the/DT bravo,/NN and/CC thy/JJ Flodoardo/NNP are/VBP the/DT same./JJ He/PRP said,/VBD removing/VBG the/DT patch/NN from/IN his/PRP$ eye,/NN and/CC passed/VBD a/DT handkerchief/NN over/IN his/PRP$ face/NN once/RB or/CC twice./RB In/IN an/DT instant/NN his/PRP$ complexion/NN was/VBD altered,/IN his/PRP$ bushy/JJ eyebrows/NNS and/CC straight/JJ black/JJ hair/NN disappeared,/VBD his/PRP$ features/NNS were/VBD replaced/VBN in/IN their/PRP$ natural/JJ symmetry,/NN and/CC lo!/VBD the/DT handsome/JJ Florentine/NNP stood/VBD before/IN the/DT whole/JJ assembly,/NN dressed/VBN in/IN the/DT habit/NN of/IN the/DT bravo/JJS Abellino./NNP Abellino.--Mark/NNP me,/, Rosabella!/NNP Seven/CD times/NNS over,/JJ and/CC seven/CD times/NNS again,/RB will/MD I/PRP change/VB my/PRP$ appearance,/NN even/RB before/IN your/PRP$ eyes,/NN and/CC that/IN so/RB artfully/RB that,/IN study/VB me/PRP as/IN you/PRP will,/IN the/DT transformation/NN shall/MD deceive/VB you./PRP But/CC change/VB as/IN I/PRP may,/VBP of/IN one/CD thing/NN be/VB assured:/IN I/PRP am/VBP the/DT man/NN whom/WP you/PRP loved/VBD as/IN Flodoardo./NNP The/DT Doge/NNP gazed/VBD and/CC listened/VBD without/IN being/VBG able/JJ to/TO recover/VB from/IN his/PRP$ confusion,/NN but/CC every/DT now/RB and/CC then/RB the/DT words/NNS "Dreadful!/IN dreadful!"/NN escaped/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ lips,/NN and/CC he/PRP wrung/VBD his/PRP$ hands/NNS in/IN agony./DT Abellino/NNP approached/VBD Rosabella,/NNP and/CC said/VBD in/IN the/DT tone/NN of/IN supplication:/NN "Rosabella,/IN wilt/JJ thou/NNS break/VBP thy/JJ promise?/NNS Am/VBP I/PRP no/RB longer/RB dear/JJ to/TO thee?"/DT Rosabella/NNP was/VBD unable/JJ to/TO answer;/VB she/PRP stood/VBD like/IN one/CD changed/VBD to/TO a/DT statue,/NN and/CC fixed/VBD her/PRP$ motionless/JJ eyes/NNS on/IN the/DT bravo./JJS Abellino/NNP took/VBD her/PRP$ cold/JJ hand/NN and/CC pressed/VBD it/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ lips./NN "Rosabella,"/NN said/VBD he,/PRP "art/NN thou/VBD still/RB mine?"/JJ Rosabella.--Flodoardo,/NNP oh!/NN that/IN I/PRP had/VBD never/RB loved,/VBN had/VBD never/RB seen/VBN thee!/DT Abellino.--Rosabella/NNP wilt/NN thou/VBD still/RB be/VB the/DT bride/NN of/IN Flodoardo?/NNP wilt/MD thou/RB be/VB "the/DT Bravo's/NNP Bride?"/NNP Love/NNP struggled/VBD with/IN abhorrence/NN in/IN Rosabella's/NNP bosom,/, and/CC painful/JJ was/VBD the/DT contest./NN Abellino.--Hear/NNP me,/, beloved/JJ one!/IN It/PRP was/VBD for/IN thee/PRP that/IN I/PRP have/VBP discovered/VBN myself--that/JJ I/PRP have/VBP delivered/VBN myself/PRP into/IN the/DT hands/NNS of/IN justice./NNP For/IN thee--oh,/PRP$ what/WP would/MD I/PRP not/RB do/VB for/IN thee!/DT Rosabella,/NNP I/PRP wait/VBP but/CC to/TO hear/VB one/CD syllable/NN from/IN your/PRP$ lips;/NNS speak/VBP but/CC a/DT decisive/JJ yes/UH or/CC no,/NN and/CC all/DT is/VBZ ended./VBN Rosabella,/NNP dost/NN thou/VBD love/VB me/PRP still?/RB And/CC still/RB she/PRP answered/VBD not;/RB but/CC she/PRP threw/VBD upon/IN him/PRP a/DT look/NN innocent/JJ and/CC tender/NN as/IN ever/RB beamed/VBN from/IN the/DT eye/NN of/IN an/DT angel,/NN and/CC that/DT look/NN betrayed/VBD but/CC too/RB plainly/RB that/IN the/DT miscreant/NN was/VBD still/RB master/NN of/IN her/PRP$ heart./NN She/PRP turned/VBD from/IN him/PRP hastily,/, threw/VBD herself/PRP into/IN Camilla's/NNP arms,/NN and/CC exclaimed,/VBD "God/NNP forgive/VB you,/PRP man,/, for/IN torturing/VBG me/PRP so/RB cruelly!"/RB The/DT Doge/NNP had/VBD by/IN this/DT time/NN recovered/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ stupor./NN He/PRP started/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ chair,/NN threats/NNS flashed/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ eyes,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ lips/NNS trembled/VBD with/IN passion./NN He/PRP rushed/VBD towards/IN Abellino;/NNP but/CC the/DT senators/NNS threw/VBD themselves/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ passage,/NN and/CC held/VBD him/PRP back/RB by/IN force./NN In/IN the/DT meanwhile/NN the/DT bravo/NN advanced/VBD towards/IN him/PRP with/IN the/DT most/RBS insolent/JJ composure,/NNS and/CC requested/VBD him/PRP to/TO calm/VB his/PRP$ agitation./NN "Doge/NN of/IN Venice,"/NNP said/VBD he,/PRP "will/MD you/PRP keep/VB your/PRP$ promise?/NN That/IN you/PRP gave/VBD it/PRP to/TO me,/VB these/DT noble/JJ lords/NNS and/CC ladies/NNS can/MD testify."/VB Andreas.--Monster!/NNP miscreant!/NN Oh!/IN how/WRB artfully/RB has/VBZ this/DT plan/NN been/VBN laid/VBN to/TO ensnare/VB me!/NNS Tell/VB me,/PRP Venetians,/RB to/TO SUCH/VB a/DT creditor/NN am/VBP I/PRP obliged/VBD to/TO discharge/VB my/PRP$ fearful/JJ debt?/NN Long/RB has/VBZ he/PRP been/VBN playing/VBG a/DT deceitful/JJ bloody/JJ part;/NN the/DT bravest/JJS of/IN our/PRP$ citizens/NNS have/VBP fallen/VBN beneath/IN his/PRP$ dagger,/NN and/CC it/PRP was/VBD the/DT price/NN of/IN their/PRP$ blood/NN which/WDT has/VBZ enabled/VBN him/PRP to/TO act/VB the/DT nobleman/NN in/IN Venice./NNP Then/RB comes/VBZ he/PRP to/TO me/PRP in/IN disguise/NN of/IN a/DT man/NN of/IN honour,/NN seduces/VBZ the/DT heart/NN of/IN my/PRP$ unfortunate/JJ Rosabella,/NNP obtains/VBZ my/PRP$ promise/NN by/IN an/DT artful/JJ trick,/NN and/CC now/RB claims/VBZ the/DT maiden/NN for/IN his/PRP$ bride,/NN in/IN the/DT hope/NN that/IN the/DT husband/NN of/IN the/DT Doge's/NNP niece/NN will/MD easily/RB obtain/VB an/DT absolution/NN for/IN his/PRP$ crimes./NN Tell/VB me,/PRP Venetians,/NNP ought/MD I/PRP to/TO keep/VB my/PRP$ word/NN with/IN this/DT miscreant?/NN All/DT the/DT Senators.--No,/NNP no,/NN by/IN no/DT means./NN Abellino/NNP (with/IN solemnity).--If/JJ you/PRP have/VBP once/RB pledged/VBN your/PRP$ word,/NN you/PRP ought/MD to/TO keep/VB it,/IN though/IN given/VBN to/TO the/DT Prince/NNP of/IN Darkness./NNP Oh,/NNP fie,/, fie!/NN Abellino,/IN how/WRB shamefully/RB hast/PRP thou/VBD been/VBN deceived/VBN in/IN thy/JJ reckoning./NN I/PRP thought/VBD I/PRP had/VBD to/TO do/VB with/IN men/NNS of/IN honour./NN Oh!/IN how/WRB grossly/RB have/VBP I/PRP been/VBN mistaken./NN (In/IN a/DT terrible/JJ voice.)--Once/NN again,/NN and/CC for/IN the/DT last/JJ time,/NN I/PRP ask/VBP you,/JJ Doge/NNP of/IN Venice,/NNP wilt/VBD thou/VBN break/NN thy/JJ princely/RB word?/NN Andreas/NNP (in/IN the/DT tone/NN of/IN authority).--Give/JJ up/IN your/PRP$ arms./NN Abellino.--And/CC you/PRP will/MD really/RB withhold/VB from/IN me/PRP my/PRP$ just/RB reward?/VB Shall/MD it/PRP be/VB in/IN vain/JJ that/IN I/PRP delivered/VBD Abellino/NNP into/IN your/PRP$ power?/NN Andreas.--It/NNP was/VBD to/TO the/DT brave/JJ Flodoardo/NNP that/IN I/PRP promised/VBD Rosabella./NNP I/PRP never/RB entered/VBD into/IN any/DT engagement/NN with/IN the/DT murderer/NN Abellino./NNP Let/VB Flodoardo/NNP claim/VBP my/PRP$ niece,/NN and/CC she/PRP is/VBZ his;/JJ but/CC Abellino/NNP can/MD have/VB no/DT claim/NN to/TO her./PRP Again/RB I/PRP say/VBP lay/VB down/IN your/PRP$ arms./NN Abellino/NNP (laughing/NN wildly).--The/DT murderer/NN Abellino,/NNP say/VBP you?/PRP Ho!/JJ ho!/NN Be/VB it/PRP your/PRP$ care/NN to/TO keep/VB your/PRP$ own/JJ promises,/NN and/CC trouble/NN not/RB yourself/PRP about/IN my/PRP$ murders,/NN they/PRP are/VBP MY/NNP affair,/NNS and/CC I/PRP warrant/VBP I/PRP shall/MD find/VB a/DT word/NN or/CC two/CD to/TO say/VB in/IN defence/NN of/IN them,/NN when/WRB the/DT judgment/NN day/NN arrives./VBD Gonzaga/NNP (to/IN the/DT Doge).--What/JJ dreadful/NN blasphemy./VBD Abellino.--Oh,/NNP good/JJ Lord/NNP Cardinal,/NNP intercede/NN in/IN my/PRP$ behalf,/NN you/PRP know/VBP me/PRP well;/IN I/PRP have/VBP always/RB acted/VBN by/IN you/PRP like/IN a/DT man/NN of/IN honour,/NN that/IN at/IN least/JJS you/PRP cannot/MD deny./VB Say/VB a/DT word/NN in/IN my/PRP$ favour,/NN then,/RB good/JJ Lord/NNP Cardinal./NNP Gonzaga/NNP (angrily,/, and/CC with/IN imperious/JJ dignity).--Address/NN not/RB thyself/IN to/TO ME,/NNP miscreant./. What/WP canst/NN thou/VBD and/CC I/PRP have/VBP to/TO do/VB together?/RB Venerable/JJ Andreas,/NNP delay/NN no/DT longer;/RB let/VB the/DT guards/NNS be/VB called/VBN in./RP Abellino.--What?/NNP Is/VBZ there/EX then/RB no/DT hope/NN for/IN me?/NN Does/VBZ no/DT one/CD feel/NN compassion/NN for/IN the/DT wretched/JJ Abellino?/NNP What!/NNP NO/DT ONE?--(a/NNP pause)--All/NN are/VBP silent?--ALL!/JJ 'Tis/. enough./. Then/RB my/PRP$ fate/NN is/VBZ decided--call/JJ in/IN your/PRP$ guards./NN Rosabella/NNP (with/IN a/DT scream/NN of/IN agony,/JJ springing/NN forward,/RB and/CC falling/VBG at/IN the/DT feet/NNS of/IN the/DT Doge).--Mercy,/NNP mercy!/NN Pardon/NNP him--pardon/. ABELLINO!/NNP Abellino/NNP (in/NNP rapture).--Sayest/NNP thou/VBD so?/RB Ho!/NNP ho!/, then/RB an/DT angel/NN prays/NNS for/IN Abellino/NNP in/IN his/PRP$ last/JJ moments./NN Rosabella/NNP (clasping/VBG the/DT Doge's/NNP knees).--Have/JJ mercy/NN on/IN him,/PRP$ my/UH friend,/VB my/PRP$ father,/NN he/PRP is/VBZ a/DT sinner;/NN but/CC leave/VB him/PRP to/TO the/DT justice/NN of/IN Heaven./NNP He/PRP is/VBZ a/DT sinner,/JJ but/CC oh,/JJ Rosabella/NNP loves/VBZ him/PRP still./RB Andreas/NNP (pushing/VBG her/PRP$ away/RB with/IN indignation).--Away,/JJ unworthy/JJ girl;/NN you/PRP rave./VBD Abellino/NNP folded/VBD his/PRP$ arms,/NN gazed/VBD with/IN eagerness/NN on/IN what/WP was/VBD passing,/VBN and/CC tears/NNS gushed/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ brilliant/JJ eyes./NN Rosabella/NNP caught/VBD the/DT Doge's/NNP hand,/NN as/IN he/PRP turned/VBD to/TO leave/VB her,/PRP kissed/VBD it/PRP twice,/RB and/CC said,/VBD "If/IN you/PRP have/VBP no/DT mercy/NN on/IN HIM,/PRP$ then/RB have/VBP none/NN on/IN ME./NNP The/DT sentence/NN which/WDT you/PRP pass/VBP on/IN Abellino/NNP will/MD be/VB mine;/JJ 'tis/TO for/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ life/NN that/IN I/PRP plead/VB as/RB well/RB as/IN Abellino's./NNP Father,/NNP dear/NN father,/NN reject/VBP not/RB my/PRP$ suit,/NN but/CC spare/JJ him."/NN Andreas/NNP (in/IN an/DT angry/JJ and/CC decided/VBD tone).--Abellino/NN dies./. Abellino.--And/CC can/MD you/PRP look/VB on/IN with/IN dry/JJ eyes/NNS while/IN that/DT innocent/JJ dove/NN bleeds/NNS at/IN your/PRP$ feet?/NNS Go,/IN barbarian;/NN you/PRP never/RB loved/VBD Rosabella/NNP as/IN she/PRP deserved./VBD Now/RB she/PRP is/VBZ yours/PRP no/DT longer./JJR She/PRP is/VBZ mine,/JJ she/PRP is/VBZ Abellino's./NNP He/PRP raised/VBD her/PRP from/IN the/DT ground,/NN and/CC pressed/VBD her/PRP$ pale/JJ lips/NNS against/IN his/PRP$ own./NN "Rosabella,/IN thou/DT art/NN mine;/NN death/NN alone/RB can/MD part/VB us./PRP Thou/PRP lovest/VBP me/PRP as/IN I/PRP WOULD/MD be/VB loved;/JJ I/PRP am/VBP blest/VB whate'er/WDT may/MD happen,/VB and/CC can/MD now/RB set/VB fortune/NN at/IN defiance./JJ To/TO business,/VB then."/DT He/PRP replaced/VBD Rosabella,/NNP who/WP was/VBD almost/RB fainting,/RB on/IN the/DT bosom/NN of/IN Camilla,/NNP then/RB advanced/VBD into/IN the/DT middle/NN of/IN the/DT chamber,/NN and/CC addressed/VBD the/DT assembly/NN with/IN an/DT undaunted/JJ air/NN -/: "Venetians,/NN you/PRP are/VBP determined/VBN to/TO deliver/VB me/PRP up/RP to/TO the/DT axe/NN of/IN justice;/RB there/EX is/VBZ for/IN me/PRP no/DT hope/NN of/IN mercy./NN 'Tis/. well,/RB act/VB as/IN you/PRP please;/VBP but/CC ere/IN you/PRP sit/VB in/IN judgment/NN over/IN ME,/NNP signors,/NN I/PRP shall/MD take/VB the/DT liberty/NN of/IN passing/VBG sentence/NN upon/IN some/DT few/JJ of/IN YOU./NNP Now/RB mark/VB me,/NN you/PRP see/VBP in/IN me/PRP the/DT murderer/NN of/IN Conari,/NNP the/DT murderer/NN of/IN Paolo/NNP Manfrone,/NNP the/DT murderer/NN of/IN Lomellino./NNP I/PRP deny/VBP it/PRP not./. But/CC would/MD you/PRP know/VB the/DT illustrious/JJ persons/NNS who/WP paid/VBD me/PRP for/IN the/DT use/NN of/IN my/PRP$ dagger?"/NN With/IN these/DT words/NNS he/PRP put/VBD a/DT whistle/NN to/TO his/PRP$ lips,/NN sounded/VBD it,/RB and/CC instantly/RB the/DT doors/NNS flew/VBD open,/RB the/DT guards/NNS rushed/VBN in,/RB and/CC ere/NNP they/PRP had/VBD time/NN to/TO recollect/VB themselves,/, the/DT chief/NN conspirators/NNS were/VBD in/IN custody,/NN and/CC disarmed./VBD "Guard/NNP them/PRP well,"/RB said/VBD Abellino,/NNP in/IN a/DT terrible/JJ voice/NN to/TO the/DT sentinels;/NN "you/PRP have/VBP your/PRP$ orders./NNP Noble/NNP Venetians,/NNP look/VBP on/IN these/DT villains;/NN it/PRP is/VBZ to/TO them/PRP that/IN you/PRP are/VBP indebted/JJ for/IN the/DT loss/NN of/IN your/PRP$ three/CD citizens./NNS I/PRP accuse/VBP of/IN those/DT murders/NNS one,/IN two,/JJ three,/JJ four,/NNS and/CC my/PRP$ good/JJ Lord/NNP Cardinal/NNP there/RB has/VBZ the/DT honour/NN to/TO be/VB the/DT fifth."/JJ Motionless/NNP and/CC bewildered/VBN stood/VBD the/DT accused;/JJ tale-telling/NN confusion/NN spoke/VBD in/IN every/DT feature/NN that/IN the/DT charge/NN was/VBD true,/JJ and/CC no/DT one/NN was/VBD bold/JJ enough/RB to/TO contradict/VB Abellino./NNP "What/NN can/MD all/PDT this/DT mean?"/NN asked/VBD the/DT senators/NNS of/IN each/DT other,/JJ in/IN the/DT utmost/JJ surprise/NN and/CC confusion./NN "This/. is/VBZ all/DT a/DT shameful/JJ artifice,"/NN the/DT Cardinal/NNP at/IN length/NN contrived/VBD to/TO say;/VB "the/DT villain,/NN perceiving/VBG that/IN he/PRP has/VBZ no/DT chance/NN of/IN escaping/VBG punishment,/NN is/VBZ willing,/VBN out/IN of/IN mere/JJ resentment,/NN to/TO involve/VB us/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ destruction."/NN Contarino/NNP (recovering/VBG himself/PRP ).--In/JJ the/DT wickedness/NN of/IN his/PRP$ life/NN he/PRP has/VBZ surpassed/VBN all/DT former/JJ miscreants,/NN and/CC now/RB he/PRP is/VBZ trying/VBG to/TO surpass/VB them/PRP in/IN the/DT wickedness/NN of/IN his/PRP$ death./NN Abellino/NNP (with/IN majesty).--Be/JJ silent./NN I/PRP know/VBP your/PRP$ whole/JJ plot,/NNS have/VBP seen/VBN your/PRP$ list/NN of/IN proscriptions,/NNS am/VBP well/RB informed/VBN of/IN your/PRP$ whole/JJ arrangement,/NN and/CC at/IN the/DT moment/NN that/IN I/PRP speak/VBP to/TO you/PRP the/DT officers/NNS of/IN justice/NN are/VBP employed,/VBN by/IN my/PRP$ orders,/NN in/IN seizing/VBG the/DT gentlemen/NNS with/IN the/DT white/JJ ribbons/NNS round/VBP their/PRP$ arms,/NNS who/WP this/DT very/JJ night/NN intended/VBN to/TO overturn/JJ Venice./NNP Be/VB silent,/VBN for/IN defence/NN were/VBD vain./JJ Andreas/NNP (in/NNP astonishment)--Abellino,/JJ what/WP is/VBZ the/DT meaning/NN of/IN all/DT this?/JJ Abellino.--Neither/NNP more/RBR nor/CC less/RBR than/IN that/DT Abellino/NNP has/VBZ discovered/VBN and/CC defeated/VBN a/DT conspiracy/NN against/IN the/DT constitution/NN of/IN Venice/NNP and/CC the/DT life/NN of/IN its/PRP$ Doge!/NNP The/DT 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Joe/NNP couldn't/MD take/VB his/PRP$ eyes/NNS off/RP her./PRP The/DT only/JJ light/NN they/PRP had/VBD in/IN the/DT drawing-room/NN was/VBD the/DT yellow/JJ lamp/NN and/CC the/DT fire;/NN it/PRP was/VBD the/DT coziest/JJS thing/NN I/PRP ever/RB saw!"/VBD "Vivvy/JJ Sartoris/NNP was/VBD here!"/RB Rachael/NNP said/VBD quickly./RB "Don't/IN you/PRP believe/VBP it,/IN my/PRP$ dear!"/NN Mrs./NNP Haviland/NNP returned/VBD triumphantly."Carol/NN was/VBD very/RB demure,/JJ 'Tante'/JJ this/DT and/CC 'Tante'/JJ that,/, but/CC I/PRP knew/VBD right/RB away/RB that/IN something/NN was/VBD amiss!/IN 'Oh,'/JJ I/PRP said/VBD right/RB out/IN flatly,/JJ 'are/, you/PRP alone/RB here,/RB Carol?'/NNP and/CC she/PRP answered/VBD very/RB prettily:/RB 'Vivian/JJ was/VBD to/TO be/VB here,/RB but/CC she/PRP hasn't/VBP come/VBN yet!'/RB This/DT was/VBD after/IN half-past/JJ seven."/JJ "I/NN understood/VBD Vivian/NNP WAS/NNP here,"/, said/VBD Rachael,/NNP flushing/NN darkly./NN "Let/IN me/PRP see/VBP --/: the/DT next/JJ morning/NN --/: where/WRB was/VBD I?/NNP Oh,/NNP yes,/, it/PRP was/VBD your/PRP$ luncheon,/NN and/CC Billy/NNP had/VBD gone/VBN out/RP for/IN some/DT tennis/NN when/WRB I/PRP came/VBD downstairs./RB I/PRP supposed/VBD of/IN course/NN --/: but/CC I/PRP didn't/VBD ask./TO I/PRP DID/VBD ask/VB Helda/NNP what/WP time/NN she/PRP had/VBD let/VB the/DT gentleman/NN out/IN and/CC she/PRP said/VBD before/IN eleven/CD --/: not/RB much/RB after/IN half-past/JJ ten,/NN in/IN fact."/NN "You/PRP see,/VBP we/PRP mustn't/MD go/VB on/IN suppositions/NNS and/CC halftruths/NNS any/DT more,"/JJR said/VBD Mrs./NNP Haviland/NNP in/IN delicate/JJ reproach."When/NN we/PRP have/VBP that/DT wonderful/JJ and/CC delicate/JJ thing,/NNS a/DT girl's/NN soul,/NN to/TO deal/VB with,/IN we/PRP must/MD be/VB SURE."/JJ "I/IN suppose/VBP I'd/NNP better/RBR tell/VB Clarence/NNP that/IN --/: about/IN Wednesday/NNP night,"/NN Rachael/NNP said,/VBD downing/VBG with/IN some/DT effort/NN an/DT impulse/NN to/TO ask/VB Florence/NNP not/RB to/TO be/VB so/RB smug./JJ "Well,/IN I/PRP think/VBP you/PRP had,"/VBP the/DT other/JJ agreed,/NN with/IN visible/JJ relief./NN "As/NNS for/IN me,"/NNS Mrs./NNP Breckenridge/NNP said,/VBD nettled/VBN by/IN her/PRP$ sister-in-/NNS law's/VBD attitude,/VBN and/CC mischievously/RB interested/JJ in/IN the/DT effect/NN of/IN her/PRP$ thunderbolt,/NN "I'm/IN just/RB desperately/RB tired/JJ of/IN it./PRP I/PRP can't/MD see/VB that/IN I'm/PRP doing/VBG Clarence,/NNP or/CC Billy,/NNP or/CC myself,/VB any/DT good!/JJ I'd/NN like/IN to/TO resign,/VB and/CC let/VB somebody/NN else/RB try/VB for/IN a/DT while!"/NN Steel/NN leaped/VBD into/IN Mrs./NNP Haviland's/NNP light-blue/JJ eyes./NN She/PRP felt/VBD the/DT shock/NN in/IN every/DT fibre/JJ of/IN body/NN and/CC soul,/NN but/CC she/PRP flung/VBD herself/PRP gallantly/RB into/IN the/DT charge./NN Her/PRP$ large/JJ form/NN straightened,/VBD her/PRP$ expression/NN achieved/VBD a/DT certain/JJ remoteness./NN "What/WP do/VBP you/PRP mean/VB by/IN that?"/IN she/PRP asked/VBD sharply./PRP "The/DT usual/JJ thing,/NN I/PRP suppose,"/VBP Rachael/NNP answered/VBD indifferently./DT The/DT older/JJR woman,/NN watching/VBG her/PRP$ closely,/NN essayed/VBD a/DT brief,/NN dry/JJ laugh./NN "Don't/VBN talk/NN absurdities,"/IN she/PRP said/VBD boldly./. But/CC Rachael/NNP saw/VBD the/DT uneasiness/NN under/IN the/DT assured/VBN manner,/NN and/CC smiled/VBD to/TO herself./PRP "It's/. not/RB absurd/JJ at/IN all,"/NNS she/PRP protested,/VBD still/RB with/IN her/PRP$ smiling,/NN half-negligent/JJ air;/NN "I've/NN put/VBD it/PRP off/RP years/NNS longer/RBR than/IN most/JJS women/NNS would;/MD now/RB I'm/PRP getting/VBG rather/RB tired."/JJ "It's/IN a/DT great/JJ mistake/NN to/TO talk/VB that/IN way,/NN whether/IN you/PRP mean/VBP it/PRP or/CC not,"/RB Mrs./NNP Haviland/NNP said,/VBD after/IN an/DT uncomfortable/JJ moment,/NN during/IN which/WDT her/PRP$ face/NN flushed,/NN and/CC her/PRP$ breath/NN began/VBD to/TO come/VB rather/RB fast./RBR "But/VB you're/JJ joking,/NN of/IN course;/NN you're/, too/RB sensible/JJ to/TO take/VB any/DT step/NN that/WDT would/MD only/RB plunge/VB you/PRP into/IN fresh/JJ difficulties./NN Clarence/NN is/VBZ very/RB trying,/VB I/PRP know/VBP --/: we/PRP all/DT know/VBP that/DT --/: but/CC let's/NNS try/VBP to/TO face/VB the/DT situation/NN sensibly,/NN and/CC not/RB fly/VB off/RP the/DT handle/NN like/IN this!/DT Why,/NNP Rachael/NNP dear,/, I/PRP can/MD hardly/RB believe/VB it's/IN your/PRP$ cool-headed,/JJ reasonable/JJ self/NN talking,"/IN she/PRP went/VBD on/IN more/JJR quietly./NN "Don't/RB --/: don't/RB even/RB think/VB about/IN it!/PRP In/IN the/DT first/JJ place,/NN you/PRP couldn't/MD get/VB it!"/PRP "Oh,/RB yes,/RB I/PRP could./MD Clarence/NNP wouldn't/JJ contest/NN it,"/IN Rachael/NNP said."He'd/VBD agree/VB to/TO anything/NN to/TO be/VB rid/JJ of/IN me./PRP If/IN not/RB --/: if/IN he/PRP wouldn't/MD agree/VB to/TO my/PRP$ filing/NN suit/NN under/IN the/DT New/NNP York/NNP law,/NN I/PRP could/MD establish/VB my/PRP$ residence/NN in/IN California/NNP or/CC Nevada,/NNP and/CC bring/VB suit/NN there./DT ..."/NNP Mrs./NNP Haviland/NNP gasped./NNP "Give/VB up/RP your/PRP$ home/NN and/CC your/PRP$ car/NN and/CC your/PRP$ maids/NNS for/IN some/DT small/JJ hotel?"/NN she/PRP questioned,/VBP with/IN her/PRP$ favorite/JJ air/NN of/IN neatly/RB placing/VBG her/PRP$ fingertip/NN upon/IN the/DT weak/JJ spot/NN in/IN her/PRP$ opponent's/NNS armor./. "No/NN clubs,/VBD no/DT dinners,/NN none/NN of/IN your/PRP$ old/JJ friends/NNS --/: have/VBP you/PRP thought/VBN of/IN that?"/DT "You/NNS may/MD imagine/VB that/IN I've/NN thought/VBD of/IN it/PRP from/IN a/DT good/JJ many/JJ angles,/NN Florence,"/NNP Rachael/NNP said/VBD coldly,/NNS finding/VBG that/IN what/WP had/VBD been/VBN a/DT mere/JJ drifting/VBG idea/NN was/VBD beginning/VBG to/TO take/VB rather/RB definite/JJ form/NN in/IN her/PRP$ mind./NN It/PRP was/VBD delightful/JJ to/TO see/VB the/DT usually/RB complacent/JJ and/CC domineering/VBG Florence/NNP so/IN agitated/JJ and/CC at/IN a/DT loss./NN "I/NN never/RB dreamed/VBD --/: "/`` Mrs./NNP Haviland/NNP mused/VBD dazedly."How/JJ long,/NNS in/IN Heaven's/NNP name,/, have/VBP you/PRP been/VBN thinking/VBG about/IN it?"/PRP "Oh,/RB quite/RB some/DT time,"/NN said/VBD Rachael./NNP "Well,/NNP it's/VBD awful!"/RB the/DT other/JJ woman/NN said./VBD "It'll/RB make/VB the/DT most/JJS awful/JJ --/: and/CC as/IN if/IN poor/JJ Clarence/NNP hadn't/VBD been/VBN all/DT through/IN it/PRP all/DT once!/IN I/PRP declare/VBP it/PRP makes/VBZ me/PRP sick!/JJ But/CC I/PRP can't/MD believe/VB you're/PRP serious./VBD Rachael,/NNP think/VBP --/: think/VBP what/WP it/PRP means!"/VBD "It's/IN a/DT very/RB serious/JJ thing,"/IN the/DT other/JJ assented/JJ placidly."But/NN Clarence/NN has/VBZ no/DT one/NN but/CC himself/PRP to/TO blame."/VB "Only/RB Clarence/NNP won't/VBD BE/VB blamed,/VB my/PRP$ dear;/NN men/NNS never/RB are!"/VBP Mrs./NNP Haviland/NNP suggested/VBD unkindly./NNP Rachael/NNP reddened./NNP "I/IN don't/RB care/VB what/WP they/PRP say/VBP or/CC whom/WP they/PRP blame!"/VBD she/PRP answered/VBD proudly../RB "Ah,/RB well,/IN my/PRP$ dear,/NN we/PRP aren't/VBP any/DT of/IN us/PRP really/RB indifferent/JJ to/TO criticism,"/VB the/DT older/JJR woman/NN said./VBN ,/, watching/VBG closely/RB the/DT effect/NN of/IN her/PRP$ words./NN "People/NNS are/VBP censorious/JJ --/: it's/RB too/RB bad,/JJ it's/IN a/DT pity/NN --/: but/CC there/EX you/PRP are./VBP 'There/PRP must/MD have/VB been/VBN something/NN we/PRP didn't/VBD understand,'/IN they/PRP say,/VBP 'there/PRP must/MD be/VB another/DT man!'"./NN Rachael/NNP raised/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN a/DT little,/JJ and/CC managed/VBD a/DT smile./NN "That's/IN what/WP they/PRP say,"/VBP Mrs./NNP Haviland/NNP went/VBD on./NNP ,/, mildly/RB triumphant./VBD "And/CC no/DT matter/NN how/WRB brave/JJ or/CC how/WRB independent/JJ a/DT woman/NN is,/IN she/PRP doesn't/VBP like/IN THAT."/PRP ./. There/EX came/VBD to/TO the/DT speaker/NN suddenly,/VBN under/IN her/PRP$ smooth/JJ flow/NN of/IN words,/NNS a/DT sickening/JJ shock/NN of/IN realization:/NN it/PRP was/VBD of/IN Rachael/NNP and/CC Clarence/NNP she/PRP was/VBD speaking,/VBG her/PRP$ nearest/JJS relatives;/NN it/PRP was/VBD one/CD of/IN the/DT bulwarks/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ world/NN that/DT was/VBD threatened!/NN Without/IN her/PRP$ knowledge/NN her/PRP tone/NN became/VBD less/RBR sure/JJ and/CC more/RBR sincere./. "For/IN God's/NNP sake,/VBD think/VB what/WP you/PRP are/VBP doing,/VBG dear,"/NN she/PRP said/VBD pleadingly;/JJ "think/NNP of/IN Carol/NNP and/CC of/IN us/PRP all!/RB Don't/NNP drag/VBP us/PRP all/DT through/IN the/DT papers/NNS again!/IN I/PRP know/VBP what/WP Clarence/NNP is,/VBZ poor/JJ wretched/JJ boy;/NN he's/NNS always/RB had/VBD too/RB much/JJ money,/NN he's/NNS always/RB had/VBD his/PRP$ own/JJ way./NN I/PRP know/VBP what/WP you/PRP put/VBD up/RP with/IN week/NN in/IN and/CC week/NN out/RB --/: "./NNP Mrs./NNP Haviland's/NNP usual/JJ attitude/NN of/IN assured/VBN superiority/NN never/RB impressed/VBN her/PRP sister-in-law./. Her/PRP$ pompous/JJ magnificence/NN was/VBD a/DT source/NN of/IN unmitigated/JJ amusement/NN to/TO Rachael./NNP But/CC now/RB the/DT older/JJR woman's/NNS emotion/NN had/VBD carried/VBN her/PRP on/IN to/TO genuine/JJ and/CC honest/JJ expression/NN in/IN spite/NN of/IN herself,/JJ and/CC listening,/NN Rachael/NNP found/VBD herself/PRP curiously/RB stirred./. She/PRP looked/VBD down,/RB conscious/JJ of/IN a/DT sudden/JJ melting/VBG in/IN her/PRP$ heart,/NN a/DT thickening/NN in/IN her/PRP$ throat./NN "I've/NN always/RB been/VBN so/RB fond/JJ of/IN you,/PRP Rachael,"/NNP Florence/NNP went/VBD on.."I've/NN always/RB stood/VBD your/PRP$ friend/NN --/: you/PRP know/VBP that/DT --/: "./VBD "I/JJ know,"/NN Rachael/NNP said/VBD huskily,/IN her/PRP$ lashes/NNS dropped./VBN "Long/RB before/IN I/PRP knew/VBD how/WRB much/JJ you/PRP would/MD be/VB liked,/JJ Rachael,/NNP and/CC what/WP a/DT fuss/NN people/NNS were/VBD going/VBG to/TO make/VB over/RP you,/IN I/PRP made/VBD you/PRP welcome,"/VB continued/VBN Florence/NNP simply,/RB with/IN tears/NNS in/IN her/PRP eyes./. "I/NNP thanked/VBD God/NNP that/IN Clarence/NNP had/VBD married/VBN a/DT good/JJ woman,/NN and/CC that/IN Carol/NNP would/MD have/VB a/DT refined/VBN and/CC a/DT --/: I/PRP may/MD say/VB a/DT Christian/NNP home./NN Isn't/NNP that/IN true?"/JJ "I/NNS know,"/VBN Rachael/NNP said/VBD again/RB with/IN an/DT effort,/NN as/IN she/PRP paused./VBD "Then/RB think/VB it/PRP over,"/RP besought/VBN the/DT other/JJ woman/NN eagerly/RB ./. "Think/VB that/DT Carol/NNP will/MD marry,/VB and/CC that/IN Clarence/NNP --/: "/`` Her/PRP$ ardent/JJ tone/NN dropped/VBD suddenly./JJ There/EX was/VBD a/DT moment's/NN pause./NN Then/RB she/PRP added/VBD dryly,/VBN "How/NNP do,/, dear?"/NN "How/NN do,/NN Tante/NNP Firenze!"/NNP said/VBD Carol/NNP ,/, who/WP had/VBD come/VBN abruptly/RB into/IN the,/DT room./NN "How/NN are/VBP the/DT girls?/NN Say,/NNP listen!/NN Is/VBZ Isabelle/NNP going/VBG to/TO the/DT Bowditches'?"/NNP "I/NNP don't/, even/RB know/VBP that/IN Charlotte/NNP is/VBZ going,"/VBG Mrs./NNP Haviland/NNP said/VBD ,/, with/IN an/DT auntly/RB smile/NN of/IN baffling/VBG sweetness/NN that/WDT yet/RB contained/VBD a/DT subtle/JJ reproof./NN "Uncle/NN Gardner/NNP and/CC I/PRP haven't/VBP made/VBN up/RP our/PRP$ minds./NN Isabelle/NNP in/IN any/DT case/NN would/MD only/RB go/VB to/TO look/VB on,/RB so/RB she/PRP is/VBZ not/RB so/RB much/JJ interested,/NN but/CC poor/JJ Charlotte/NNP is/VBZ simply/RB on/IN tenterhooks/NNS to/TO know/VB whether/IN it's/PRP to/TO be/VB yes/RB or/CC no./RB Girls'/NNP first/JJ parties"/NN --/: her/PRP$ indulgent/JJ smile/NN included/VBD Rachael/NNP --/: "dear/JJ me,/, how/WRB important/JJ they/PRP seem!"/VBP "I/PRP should/MD think/VB you'd/PRP have/VBP to/TO answer/VB Mrs./NNP Bowditch,"/NNP said/VBD Carol/NNP in/IN plain/JJ disgust/NN at/IN this/DT maternal/JJ vacillation./NN "Mrs./NNP Bowditch/NNP is/VBZ fortunately/RB an/DT old/JJ enough/JJ friend,/NN dear,/NN to/TO waive/VB the/DT usual/JJ formalities,"/IN her/PRP$ aunt/NN answered/VBD sweetly./. 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Any/DT chance/NN of/IN you/PRP coming/VBG to/TO lunch,/NNS Rachael?/NNP What/WP are/VBP your/PRP$ plans?"/NN "Thank/NN you,/, no,/JJ woman/NN dear!/RB I/PRP may/MD go/VB over/IN to/TO Gertrude's/NNP for/IN tea."/NNS The/DT little/JJ group/NN broke/VBD up./RP Mrs./NNP Haviland/NNP and/CC her/PRP$ niece/NN went/VBD out/RB to/TO the/DT waiting/VBG motor/NN car/NN purring/NN on/IN the/DT pebbled/JJ drive./NN Rachael/NNP idly/RB watched/VBD them/PRP out/IN of/IN sight,/NN sighed/VBD at/IN the/DT thought/NN of/IN wasting/VBG so/RB beautiful/JJ a/DT day/NN indoors,/, and/CC went/VBD slowly/RB upstairs./RB Her/PRP$ husband,/NN comfortably/RB propped/VBN in/IN pillows,/NN looked/VBD better./JJR "Clarence,"/NNP said/VBD she,/PRP depositing/VBG several/JJ pounds/NNS of/IN morning/NN papers/NNS upon/IN the/DT foot/NN of/IN his/PRP$ bed,/NN "who's/NNP Billy/NNP lunching/NN with/IN at/IN the/DT club?"/NN Clarence/NN picked/VBD up/RP the/DT uppermost/JJ paper,/NN fixed/VBD his/PRP$ eyes/NNS attentively/RB upon/IN it,/PRP and/CC puffed/VBD upon/IN his/PRP$ cigarette/NN for/IN reply./VBG "Do/IN you/PRP know?"/VBP Rachael/NNP asked/VBD vigorously./. 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"Just/RB Tubby/NNP and/CC Sam?"/NNP "I/NNP guess/NN so,"/NN gruffly./VBD "But/PRP Daddy/NNP feels/VBZ --/: "/`` Alice/NNP would/MD stop/VB short/JJ in/IN perplexity./NN Why/WRB shouldn't/MD he/PRP go?/VBD She/PRP had/VBD known/VBN Mrs./NNP Moulton/NNP from/IN the/DT days/NNS when/WRB they/PRP both/DT were/VBD brides,/IN the/DT Moultons'/NNP house/NN was/VBD near,/RB and/CC it/PRP was/VBD dull/JJ for/IN Gogo/NNP here,/, under/IN the/DT sitting-room/NN lamp./NN If/IN he/PRP had/VBD only/RB been/VBN as/RB contented/VBN as/IN Mary,/NNP who,/, with/IN a/DT good/JJ time/NN to/TO remember/VB from/IN yesterday,/NN and/CC another/DT to/TO look/VB forward/RB to/TO to-morrow,/DT was/VBD perfectly/RB happy/JJ to-night./. But/CC boys/NNS were/VBD different./VBG Sam/NNP was/VBD a/DT trustworthy/JJ little/JJ fellow,/NN but/CC Alice/NNP did/VBD not/RB so/RB much/JJ like/IN Tubby/NNP Butler./NNP And/CC George/NNP did/VBD not/RB like/IN to/TO have/VB Gogo/NNP away/RB from/IN the/DT house/NN at/IN night./NN She/PRP would/MD smile/VB into/IN the/DT boy's/NNS gloomy/JJ eyes./NN "Couldn't/IN you/PRP just/RB read/VBD to-night,/, my/PRP$ son,/NN or/CC perhaps/RB Mary/NNP would/MD play/VB rum/NN with/IN you?/JJ Wouldn't/JJ that/DT be/VB better,/RB and/CC a/DT long/JJ night's/NN sleep,/NN than/IN going/VBG over/IN to/TO Sam's/NNP EVERY/NNP night?"/'' But/CC she/PRP would/MD leave/VB a/DT disappointed/JJ and/CC sullen/JJ boy/NN behind/IN her;/PRP his/PRP$ disgusted/JJ face/NN would/MD haunt/VB her/PRP throughout/IN the/DT entire/JJ evening./NN Martha/NNP was/VBD not/RB so/RB much/RB a/DT problem,/NN and/CC little/JJ Katharine/NNP was/VBD still/RB baby/NN enough/RB to/TO be/VB a/DT joy/NN to/TO the/DT whole/JJ house./NN But/CC between/IN the/DT children's/NNS meals,/VBD their/PRP$ shoes/NNS and/CC hats/NNS and/CC lessons,/IN Alice/NNP was/VBD a/DT busy/JJ woman,/NN and/CC she/PRP realized/VBD that/IN her/PRP$ responsibilities/NNS must/MD increase/VB rather/RB than/IN lessen/VB in/IN the/DT next/JJ few/JJ years./NNS When/WRB Mary/NNP was/VBD married,/VBN and/CC Gogo/NNP finishing/VBG college,/NN and/CC Martha/NNP ready/JJ to/TO be/VB entertained/VBN and/CC chaperoned/VBN by/IN her/PRP$ big/JJ sister,/NN then/RB she/PRP and/CC George/NNP might/MD take/VB Kittiwake/NNP and/CC run/VB away;/RB but/CC not/RB now./DT Rachael/NNP formed/VBD the/DT habit/NN of/IN calling/VBG at/IN the/DT Valentine/NNP house/NN through/IN the/DT wet/JJ winds/NNS of/IN March/NNP and/CC April,/NNP coming/VBG in/IN upon/IN Alice/NNP at/IN all/DT hours,/NN sometimes/RB with/IN the/DT boys,/NN sometimes/RB alone./RB Alice,/NNP in/IN her/PRP$ quiet/JJ way,/NN was/VBD ready/JJ to/TO open/VB her/PRP$ heart/NN completely/RB 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much/RB in/IN earnest,/NN "that/IN as/RB far/RB as/IN any/DT actual/JJ infidelity/NN goes,/VBZ neither/DT one/CD would/MD be/VB CAPABLE/NNP of/IN it!/PRP Magsie's/IN a/DT selfish/JJ little/JJ featherhead,/NN but/CC she/PRP has/VBZ her/PRP$ own/JJ advantage/NN too/RB close/RB at/IN heart,/NN and/CC Warren,/NNP no/DT matter/NN what/WP preposterous/JJ theory/NN he/PRP has/VBZ to/TO explain/VB his/PRP$ interest/NN in/IN Magsie,/NNP isn't/CC going/VBG to/TO actually/RB do/VB anything/NN that/WDT would/MD put/VB him/PRP in/IN the/DT wrong!"/JJ She/PRP paused,/VBD but/CC Rachael/NNP did/VBD not/RB speak,/VB and/CC something/NN in/IN her/PRP$ aspect,/NN as/IN she/PRP sat/VBD steadily/RB watching/VBG the/DT fire,/NN smote/VB Alice/NNP to/TO the/DT heart./NN "I/PRP have/VBP never/RB been/VBN so/RB shocked/VBN and/CC so/RB disappointed/JJ in/IN my/PRP$ life!"/NN Alice/NNP went/VBD on,/IN "I/NNP can't/MD YET/VB believe/VB it!/IN The/DT only/JJ thing/NN you/PRP can/MD do/VB is/VBZ keep/VB quiet/JJ and/CC dignified,/JJ and/CC wait/VB for/IN the/DT whole/JJ thing/NN to/TO wear/VB itself/PRP out./'' This/DT explains/VBZ the/DT change/NN between/IN George/NNP and/CC Warren./NNP I/PRP knew/VBD George/NNP suspected/VBD something/NN from/IN the/DT way/NN he/PRP tried/VBD to/TO shut/VB me/PRP up/RP when/WRB I/PRP saw/VBD Warren/NNP the/DT other/JJ night/NN at/IN the/DT theatre."/NN "Now/RB that/IN I've/NN talked/VBD about/IN it,"/PRP Rachael/NNP smiled,/VBD "I/PRP believe/VBP I/PRP feel/VBP better!"/RB And/CC presently/RB she/PRP dried/VBD her/PRP$ eyes,/NNS and/CC even/RB laughed/VBD at/IN herself/PRP a/DT little/JJ as/IN she/PRP and/CC Alice/NNP fell/VBD to/TO talking/VBG of/IN other/JJ things./. When/WRB Rachael,/NNP a/DT boy/NN in/IN each/DT hand,/NN said/VBD good-bye,/JJ and/CC went/VBD out/RB into/IN the/DT pale,/NN late/JJ afternoon/NN sunshine/NN that/WDT followed/VBD the/DT rain,/NN Alice/NNP accompanied/VBD her/PRP to/TO the/DT door,/NN and/CC stood/VBD for/IN a/DT moment/NN with/IN her/PRP at/IN the/DT top/NN of/IN the/DT street/NN steps./VBD "You're/RB so/RB lovely,/JJ Rachael,"/NNP said/VBD her/PRP$ friend/NN affectionately./. "It/NN doesn't/NN seem/VBP right/JJ to/TO have/VB anything/NN ever/RB trouble/VB anyone/NN so/RB pretty!"/JJ Rachael/NNP only/RB smiled/VBD doubtfully/RB in/IN answer,/NN but/CC Derry/NNP and/CC Jim/NNP talked/VBD all/PDT the/DT way/NN home,/IN their/PRP$ mother/NN listening/VBG in/IN silence./DT She/PRP found/VBD their/PRP$ conversation/NN infinitely/RB more/RBR amusing/JJ when/WRB uninfluenced/JJ by/IN her./PRP$ Both/DT were/VBD naturally/RB observant,/VBN Jim/NNP logical/JJ and/CC reasonable,/JJ Derry/NNP always/RB misled/VBD by/IN his/PRP$ fancy/NN and/CC his/PRP$ dreams./NN When/WRB Tim/NNP was/VBD a/DT lion,/NN he/PRP was/VBD a/DT lion/NN who/WP lived/VBD in/IN the/DT Gregory/NNP nursery,/NN sat/VBD in/IN the/DT chairs/NNS that/WDT belonged/VBD to/TO the/DT Gregory/NNP children,/NN and/CC preyed/VBD upon/IN their/PRP$ toys,/NNS as/IN toys./DT But/CC Derry/NNP was/VBD a/DT beast/NN of/IN another/DT calibre./NN The/DT polished/JJ nursery/NN floor/NN was/VBD the/DT still/JJ water/NN of/IN jungle/NN pools,/NN and/CC the/DT cribs/NNS were/VBD trees/NNS which/WDT a/DT hideous/JJ and/CC ferocious/JJ beast,/NN radically/RB differing/VBG in/IN every/DT way/NN from/IN little/JJ Gerald/NNP Gregory,/NNP climbed/VBD at/IN will./DT Jim/NNP was/VBD a/DT lion/NN who/WP liked/VBD to/TO be/VB interrupted/VBN by/IN grown-ups,/NN who/WP was/VBD laughing/VBG at/IN his/PRP$ make-believe/NN all/DT the/DT time,/NN but/CC Derry/NNP was/VBD so/RB frightfully/RB in/IN earnest/JJ as/IN to/TO often/RB terrify/VB himself,/PRP and/CC almost/RB always/RB impress/VB his/PRP$ brother,/NN with/IN his/PRP$ roarings/NNS and/CC ravaging./VBD To-day/NNP their/PRP$ conversation/NN ran/VBD along/IN pleasantly;/NN they/PRP were/VBD companionable/JJ little/JJ brothers,/NN and/CC only/RB unmanageable/JJ when/WRB separated./VBN "All/CC the/DT men/NNS walking/VBG home/NN will/MD get/VB their/PRP$ feet/NNS horrid/JJ an'/NN wet,"/NN said/VBD Jim,/NNP "and/CC then/RB the/DT ladies/NNS will/MD scold/VB 'em!"/JJ "This/DT would/MD be/VB a/DT great,/JJ big/JJ ocean/NN for/IN a/DT fairy,"/JJ Derry/NNP commented,/NN flicking/VBG a/DT wide/JJ puddle/NN with/IN a/DT well-protected/JJ little/JJ foot./NN "Jim,"/IN he/PRP added/VBD in/IN an/DT anxious/JJ undertone,/NN "could/VBD a/DT fairy/JJ drown?"/NN "Not/RB if/IN he/PRP had/VBD his/PRP$ swimming/NN belt/NN on,"/IN Jim/NNP said/VBD hardily./PRP "All/RB the/DT fairies/NNS have/VBP to/TO take/VB little/JJ white/JJ rose/NN leaves,/, and/CC make/VBP themselves/PRP swimming/VBG belts,"/IN Derry/NNP said/VBD dreamily,/NN "'r/NN else/RB their/PRP$ mothers/NNS won't/, let/VB them/PRP go/VB swimming,/RB will/MD they,/NNPS Mother?"/NNP They/PRP did/VBD not/RB wait/VB for/IN her/PRP$ answer,/NN and/CC Rachael/NNP was/VBD free/JJ to/TO return/VB to/TO her/PRP$ own/JJ thoughts./, But/CC the/DT interruption/NN roused/VBD her,/PRP and/CC she/PRP watched/VBD the/DT little/JJ pair/NN with/IN pleasure/NN as/IN they/PRP trotted/VBD before/IN her/PRP on/IN the/DT drying/VBG sidewalks./NN Derry/NNP was/VBD blond/JJ and/CC Jim/NNP dark,/RB yet/RB they/PRP looked/VBD alike,/RB both/DT with/IN Rachael's/NNP dark,/, expressive/JJ eyes,/NNS and/CC with/IN their/PRP$ father's/NNS handsome/JJ mouth/NN and/CC sudden,/RB appealing/VBG smile./. But/CC Rachael/NNP fancied/VBD that/IN her/PRP$ oldest/JJS son/NN was/VBD most/RBS like/IN his/PRP$ father/NN in/IN type,/NN and/CC found/VBD it/PRP hard/JJ to/TO be/VB as/IN stern/JJ with/IN Jim/NNP as/IN she/PRP was/VBD with/IN the/DT impulsive/JJ reckless,/NN eager/JJ Derry,/NNP whose/WP$ faults/NNS were/VBD more/RBR apt/JJ to/TO be/VB her/PRP$ own./NN To-night/NN she/PRP went/VBD with/IN them/PRP to/TO the/DT nursery,/NN where/WRB their/PRP$ little/JJ table/NN was/VBD already/RB set/VBN for/IN supper/NN and/CC their/PRP$ small/JJ white/JJ beds/NNS already/RB neatly/RB turned/VBN down./RP "Mother's/NNS going/VBG to/TO give/VB us/PRP our/PRP$ baths!"/NN shouted/VBD Jim./RB Both/DT boys/NNS looked/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ eagerly;/JJ Rachael/NNP smiled/VBD doubtfully./RB "Mother's/JJ afraid/JJ that/IN she/PRP will/MD have/VB to/TO dress,/VB to/TO meet/VB Daddy/NNP downtown,"/IN she/PRP began/VBD regretfully,/VBN when/WRB old/JJ Mary/NNP interposed/VBD respectfully:/NN "Excuse/NN me,/, Mrs./NNP Gregory./NNP But/CC Dennison/NNP took/VBD a/DT message/NN from/IN Doctor/NNP this/DT afternoon./NN I/PRP happen/VBP to/TO know/VB it/PRP because/IN Louise/NNP asked/VBD me/PRP if/IN I/PRP didn't/VBD think/VB she/PRP had/VBD better/JJR order/NN dinner/NN for/IN you./NNP Doctor/NNP has/VBZ been/VBN called/VBN to/TO Albany/NNP on/IN a/DT case,/NN and/CC was/VBD to/TO let/VB you/PRP know/VB when/WRB to/TO expect/VB him."/JJ "Goody/NNP --/: goody/UH --/: good-good!"/JJ shouted/VBD Jim,/RB and/CC Derry/NNP joined/VBD in/IN with/IN a/DT triumphant/JJ shriek,/NN and/CC clasped/VBD his/PRP$ arms/NNS tightly/RB about/IN his/PRP$ mother's/NNS knees./VBD Rachael/NNP had/VBD turned/VBN a/DT little/JJ pale,/NN but/CC she/PRP kissed/VBD both/DT boys,/NNS and/CC only/RB left/VBD them/PRP long/RB enough/RB to/TO change/VB her/PRP$ gown/NN to/TO something/NN loose/JJ and/CC comfortable./NN Then/RB she/PRP came/VBD back/RB to/TO the/DT nursery,/NN and/CC there/EX were/VBD baths,/NNS and/CC games,/NN and/CC suppers,/NN and/CC then/RB stories/NNS and/CC prayers/NNS before/IN the/DT fire,/NN Mary/NNP and/CC Rachael/NNP laughing/VBG over/IN the/DT fluffy/JJ heads,/NN revelling/NN in/IN the/DT beauty/NN of/IN the/DT little/JJ bodies./NN When/WRB they/PRP were/VBD in/IN bed/NN she/PRP went/VBD down/RB to/TO a/DT solitary/JJ dinner,/NN and,/CC as/IN she/PRP ate/VBD it,/IN her/PRP$ thoughts/NNS went/VBD back/RB to/TO other/JJ solitary/JJ dinners/NNS years/NNS ago./. Utter/NN discouragement/NN and/CC something/NN like/IN a/DT great,/JJ all-/NNS enveloping/VBG fear/NN possessed/VBD her./PRP She/PRP was/VBD afraid/JJ of/IN life./NN She/PRP had/VBD dented/VBN her/PRP$ armor,/NN broken/VBN her/PRP steel,/NN she/PRP had/VBD been/VBN flung/VBN back/RB and/CC worsted/VBD in/IN the/DT fight./NN What/WP was/VBD the/DT secret,/NN then,/, Rachael/NNP asked/VBD the/DT fire,/NN if/IN youth/NN and/CC beauty/NN and/CC high/JJ hopes/NNS and/CC great/JJ love/NN failed/VBD like/IN so/RB many/JJ straws?/JJ Why/WRB was/VBD Alice/NNP contented,/NN and/CC she,/NN Rachael,/NNP torn/VBN by/IN a/DT thousand/CD conflicting/JJ hopes/NNS and/CC fears?/NNS Why/WRB was/VBD it,/RB that/IN with/IN all/DT her/PRP$ cleverness,/NN and/CC all/DT her/PRP beauty,/IN the/DT woman/NN who/WP had/VBD been/VBN Rachael/NNP Fairfax,/NNP and/CC Rachael/NNP Breckenridge,/NNP and/CC Rachael/NNP Gregory,/NNP had/VBD never/RB yet/RB felt/VBN sure/JJ of/IN joy,/NN had/VBD never/RB dared/VBN lay/VBD hands/NNS upon/IN it/PRP boldly,/, and/CC know/VB it/PRP to/TO be/VB her/PRP$ own,/NN had/VBD trembled,/VBN and/CC apprehended,/NNS and/CC distrusted/VBD where/WRB women/NNS of/IN infinitely/RB lesser/JJR gifts/NNS had/VBD been/VBN able/JJ to/TO enter/VB into/IN the/DT kingdom/NN with/IN such/JJ utter/JJ certainty/NN and/CC serenity?/VBD Sitting/VBG through/IN the/DT long/JJ evening/NN by/IN the/DT fire,/NN in/IN the/DT drowsy/NN silence/NN of/IN the/DT big/JJ drawing-room,/NN Rachael/NNP felt/VBD her/PRP$ eyes/NNS grow/VB heavy./, Who/WP was/VBD unhappy,/JJ who/WP was/VBD happy/JJ --/: what/WP was/VBD all/DT life/NN about/IN anyway/RB --/: Dennison/NNP and/CC old/JJ Mary/NNP came/VBD in/IN at/IN eleven,/NN and/CC looked/VBD at/IN her/PRP for/IN a/DT long/JJ five/CD minutes./. Their/PRP$ eyes/NNS said/VBD a/DT great/JJ many/JJ things,/NNS although/IN neither/DT spoke/VBD aloud./PDT The/DT fire/NN had/VBD burned/VBN low,/IN the/DT light/NN of/IN a/DT shaded/JJ lamp/NN fell/VBD softly/RB on/IN the/DT sleeping/NN woman's/NNS face./, There/EX was/VBD a/DT little/JJ frown/NN between/IN the/DT beautiful/JJ brows,/NN and/CC once/RB she/PRP sighed/VBD lightly,/RB like/IN a/DT child./NN The/DT man/NN stepped/VBD softly/RB back/RB into/IN the/DT hall,/NN and/CC Mary/NNP touched/VBD her/PRP$ mistress./NN "Mrs./NNP Gregory,/NNP you've/NN dropped/VBD off/RP to/TO sleep!"/VB Rachael/NNP roused,/NN looked/VBD up,/RB smiling/VBG bewilderedly./VBG Her/PRP$ look/NN seemed/VBD to/TO search/VB the/DT shadows/NNS beyond/IN the/DT old/JJ woman's/NNS form./, Slowly/RB the/DT new/JJ look/NN of/IN strain/NN and/CC sorrow/NN came/VBD back/RB into/IN her/PRP$ eyes./NN "Why,/RB so/RB I/PRP did!"/VBD she/PRP said,/VBD getting/VBG to/TO her/PRP$ feet./NN "I/IN think/VB I'll/NNP go/VBP upstairs./RB Any/DT message/NN from/IN Doctor/NNP Gregory?"/NNP "No/NNP message,/, Mrs./NNP Gregory."/NNP "Thank/NNP you,/, Mary,/NNP good-night!"/, Rachael/NNP went/VBD slowly/RB out/IN through/IN the/DT dimly/RB lighted/VBN arch/NN of/IN the/DT hall/NN doorway,/NN and/CC slowly/RB upstairs./RB She/PRP deliberately/RB passed/VBD the/DT nursery/NN door./NN Her/PRP$ heart/NN was/VBD too/RB full/JJ to/TO risk/VB a/DT visit/NN to/TO the/DT boys/NNS to-night./. She/PRP lighted/VBD her/PRP$ room/NN and/CC sank/VBD dazedly/RB into/IN a/DT chair./NN "I/RB dreamed/VBD that/IN we/PRP were/VBD just/RB married,/VBN and/CC in/IN the/DT old/JJ studio,"/NN she/PRP said,/VBD half/DT aloud./RB "I/JJ dreamed/VBD I/PRP had/VBD the/DT old-feeling/JJ again,/NN of/IN being/VBG so/RB sure,/JJ and/CC so/RB beloved!/IN I/PRP thought/VBD Warren/NNP had/VBD come/VBN home/NN early/RB and/CC had/VBD brought/VBN me/PRP violets!"/RB A/DT day/NN later/RB Dennison/NNP brought/VBD up/RP the/DT card/NN of/IN Miss/NNP Margaret/NNP Clay./NNP Rachael/NNP turned/VBD it/PRP slowly/RB in/IN her/PRP$ hands,/NN pondering,/NN with/IN a/DT quickened/JJ heartbeat/NN and/CC a/DT fluctuating/NN color./NN Magsie/NNP had/VBD been/VBN often/RB a/DT guest/NN in/IN Rachael's/NNP house/NN a/DT year/NN ago,/RB but/CC she/PRP had/VBD not/RB been/VBN to/TO see/VB Rachael/NNP for/IN a/DT long/JJ time/NN now./, They/PRP were/VBD to/TO meet,/VB they/PRP were/VBD to/TO talk/VB alone/RB together/RB --/: what/WP about?/IN There/EX was/VBD nothing/NN about/IN which/WDT Rachael/NNP Gregory/NNP cared/VBD to/TO talk/VB to/TO Margaret/NNP Clay./NNP A/DT certain/JJ chilliness/NN and/CC trembling/VBG smote/VB Rachael,/NNP and/CC she/PRP sat/VBD down./RB She/PRP wished/VBD she/PRP had/VBD been/VBN out./NNP It/PRP would/MD be/VB simple/JJ enough/RB to/TO send/VB down/RP a/DT message/NN to/TO that/DT effect,/NN of/IN course,/NN but/CC that/DT was/VBD not/RB the/DT same/JJ thing./NN That/DT would/MD be/VB evading/VBG the/DT issue,/NN whereas,/, had/VBD she/PRP been/VBN out,/IN she/PRP could/MD not/RB have/VB held/VBN herself/PRP responsible/JJ for/IN missing/VBG Magsie./NNP Well,/NNP the/DT girl/NN was/VBD in/IN the/DT neighborhood,/NN of/IN course,/NN and/CC had/VBD simply/RB come/VBN in/IN to/TO say/VB now/RB do/VBP you/PRP do?/VB But/CC it/PRP would/MD mean/VB evasions,/NN and/CC affectations,/NN and/CC insincerities/NNS to/TO talk/VB with/IN Magsie;/NNP it/PRP would/MD mean/VB lying,/RB unless/IN there/EX must/MD be/VB an/DT open/JJ breach./NN Rachael/NNP found/VBD herself/PRP in/IN a/DT state/NN of/IN actual/JJ dread/NN of/IN the/DT encounter,/NN and/CC to/TO end/VB it,/RB impatient/JJ at/IN anything/NN so/RB absurd,/IN she/PRP asked/VBD Dennison/NNP to/TO bring/VB the/DT young/JJ lady/NN at/IN once/RB to/TO her/PRP$ own/JJ sitting-room./NN This/DT was/VBD the/DT transformed/VBN apartment/NN that/WDT had/VBD been/VBN old/JJ Mrs./NNP Gregory's,/NNP running/VBG straight/RB across/IN the/DT bedroom/NN floor,/NN and/CC commanding/VBG from/IN four/CD wide/JJ windows/NNS a/DT glimpse/NN of/IN the/DT old/JJ square,/NN now/RB brave/JJ in/IN new/JJ feathery/NN green./NN Rachael/NNP had/VBD replaced/VBN its/PRP$ dull/JJ red/JJ rep/NN with/IN modern/JJ tapestries,/NN had/VBD had/VBN it/PRP papered/VBN in/IN peacock/NN and/CC gray,/NN had/VBD covered/VBN the/DT old,/JJ dark/JJ woodwork/NN with/IN cream-colored/JJ enamel/NN and/CC replaced/VBD the/DT black/JJ marble/NN mantel/NN with/IN a/DT simply/RB carved/VBN one/CD of/IN white/JJ stone./NN The/DT chairs/NNS here/RB were/VBD all/DT comfortable/JJ now;/JJ Rachael's/NNP book/NN lay/VBD on/IN a/DT magazine-littered/JJ table,/NN a/DT dozen/NN tiny,/JJ leather-cased/JJ animals,/NN cows,/NN horses,/NN and/CC sheep,/NN were/VBD stabled/VBN on/IN the/DT hearth,/NN and/CC the/DT spring/NN sunlight/NN poured/VBD in/IN through/IN fragile/JJ curtains/NNS of/IN crisp/JJ net./NN Over/IN the/DT fireplace/NN the/DT great/JJ oil/NN portrait/NN of/IN Warren/NNP Gregory/NNP smiled/VBD down,/RB a/DT younger/JJR Warren,/NNP but/CC hardly/RB more/RBR handsome/JJ than/IN he/PRP was/VBD to-day./DT A/DT pastel/NN of/IN the/DT boys'/NNS lovely/JJ heads/NNS hung/VBD opposite/JJ it,/IN between/IN two/CD windows,/NNS and/CC photographs/NNS of/IN Jim/NNP and/CC Derry/NNP and/CC their/PRP$ father/NN were/VBD everywhere:/RB on/IN the/DT desk,/NN on/IN the/DT little/JJ grand/JJ piano,/NN under/IN the/DT table/NN lamp./NN This/DT was/VBD Rachael's/NNP own/JJ domain,/NN and/CC in/IN asking/VBG Magsie/NNP to/TO come/VB here/RB she/PRP consciously/RB chose/VBD the/DT environment/NN in/IN which/WDT she/PRP would/MD feel/VB most/RBS at/IN ease./DT Upstairs/NNPS came/VBD the/DT light,/NN tripping/VBG feet./DT "In/NNP here?"/, said/VBD the/DT fresh,/JJ confident/JJ voice./NN Magsie/NNP came/VBD in./VBG Rachael/NNP met/VBD her/PRP at/IN the/DT door,/NN and/CC the/DT two/CD women/NNS shook/VBD hands./JJR Magsie/NNP hardly/RB glanced/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ hostess,/NN her/PRP dancing/NN scrutiny/NN swept/VBD the/DT room/NN and/CC settled/VBD on/IN Warren's/NNP portrait./. She/PRP looked/VBD her/PRP$ prettiest,/NN Rachael/NNP decided/VBD miserably./PRP$ She/PRP was/VBD all/DT in/IN white:/JJ white/JJ shoes,/NNS white/JJ stockings,/NN the/DT smartest/JJS of/IN little/JJ white/JJ suits,/NN a/DT white/JJ hat/NN half/NN hiding/VBG her/PRP$ heavy/JJ masses/NNS of/IN trimly/RB banded/VBN golden/JJ hair./NN If/IN her/PRP$ hard/JJ winter/NN had/VBD tired/VBN Magsie/NNP --/: "The/DT Bad/JJ Little/NNP Lady"/NNP was/VBD approaching/VBG the/DT end/NN of/IN its/PRP$ run/NN --/: she/PRP did/VBD not/RB show/VB it./PRP But/CC there/EX was/VBD some/DT new/JJ quality/NN in/IN her/PRP$ face,/NN some/DT quality/NN almost/RB wistful,/VBD almost/RB anxious,/JJ that/IN made/VBD its/PRP$ appeal/NN even/RB to/TO Warren/NNP Gregory's/NNP wife./, "This/DT is/VBZ nice/JJ of/IN you,/JJ Magsie,"/NNP Rachael/NNP said,/VBD watching/VBG her/PRP$ closely,/NN and/CC conscious/JJ still/RB of/IN that/DT absurd/JJ flutter/NN at/IN her/PRP$ heart./NN Both/DT women/NNS had/VBD seated/VBN themselves,/, now/RB Rachael/NNP reached/VBD for/IN the/DT silk-/NNS lined/VBD basket/NN where/WRB she/PRP kept/VBD a/DT little/JJ pretence/NN of/IN needlework,/NN and/CC began/VBD to/TO sew./VB There/EX were/VBD several/JJ squares/NNS of/IN dark/JJ rich/JJ silks/NNS in/IN the/DT basket,/NN and/CC their/PRP$ touch/NN seemed/VBD to/TO give/VB her/PRP$ confidence./NN "What/NN are/VBP you/PRP making?"/NNS said/VBD Magsie/NNP with/IN a/DT rather/RB touching/VBG pretence/NN at/IN interest./NN Rachael/NNP began/VBD to/TO perceive/VB that/IN Magsie/NNP was/VBD ill/JJ at/IN ease,/RB too./. She/PRP knew/VBD the/DT girl/NN well/RB enough/RB to/TO know/VB that/IN nothing/NN but/CC her/PRP$ own/JJ affairs/NNS interested/JJ her;/IN it/PRP was/VBD not/RB like/IN Magsie/NNP to/TO ask/VB seriously/RB about/IN another/DT woman's/NN sewing./NN "Warren/NNP likes/VBZ silk/NN handkerchiefs,"/NN explained/VBD Rachael,/NNP all/PDT the/DT capable/JJ wife,/NN "and/CC those/DT I/PRP make/VBP are/VBP much/JJ prettier/JJR than/IN those/DT he/PRP can/MD find/VB in/IN the/DT shops./NN So/IN I/PRP pick/VBP up/RP pieces/NNS of/IN silk,/NN from/IN time/NN to/TO time,/VB and/CC keep/VB him/PRP supplied."/JJ "He/NN always/RB has/VBZ beautiful/JJ handkerchiefs,"/NN said/VBD Magsie/NNP rather/RB faintly./VBD "I/JJ remember,/, years/NNS ago,/RB when/WRB I/PRP was/VBD with/IN Mrs./NNP Torrence,/NNP thinking/VBG that/IN Greg/NNP always/RB looked/VBD so/RB --/: so/RB carefully/RB groomed."/VBN "A/DT doctor/NN has/VBZ to/TO be,"/VB Rachael/NNP answered/VBD sensibly./DT There/EX were/VBD no/DT girlish/JJ vapors/NNS or/CC uncertainties/NNS about/IN her/PRP manner;/, she/PRP had/VBD been/VBN the/DT man's/JJ wife/NN for/IN nearly/RB seven/CD years;/NNS she/PRP was/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ house;/NN she/PRP need/VBP not/RB fear/VB Magsie/NNP Clay./NNP "I/NNP suppose/VBP so,"/JJ Magsie/NNP said/VBD vaguely./DT "What/NN are/VBP your/PRP$ plans,/NN Magsie?"/NNP Rachael/NNP asked/VBD kindly,/RB as/IN she/PRP threaded/VBD a/DT needle./NN "We/NN close/RB on/IN the/DT eighteenth,"/CD Magsie/NNP announced./. "Yes,/'' so/RB I/PRP noticed."/VBP Rachael/NNP had/VBD looked/VBN for/IN this/DT news/NN every/DT week/NN since/IN the/DT run/NN of/IN the/DT play/NN began./VBD "Well,/NNP that/WDT was/VBD a/DT successful/JJ engagement,/NN wasn't/VBD it?"/IN she/PRP asked./VBD It/PRP began/VBD to/TO be/VB rather/RB a/DT satisfaction/NN to/TO Rachael/NNP to/TO find/VB herself/PRP at/IN such/JJ close/JJ quarters/NNS at/IN last./PRP What/WP a/DT harmless/JJ little/JJ thing/NN this/DT dreaded/JJ opponent/NN was,/, after/IN all!/DT "Yes,/NN they/PRP were/VBD delighted,"/VBN Magsie/NNP responded/VBD still/RB in/IN such/JJ a/DT lackadaisical,/NN toneless,/NN and/CC dreary/JJ manner/NN that/WDT Rachael/NNP glanced/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ in/IN surprise./NN Magsie's/NNP eyes/NNS were/VBD full/JJ of/IN tears./DT "Why,/NN what's/WP the/DT matter,/NN my/PRP$ dear/JJ child?"/NN she/PRP asked,/VBP feeling/VBG more/JJR sure/JJ of/IN herself/PRP every/DT instant./NN Her/PRP$ guest/NN took/VBD a/DT little/JJ handkerchief/NN from/IN her/PRP$ pretty/RB white/JJ leather/NN purse,/NN and/CC touched/VBD her/PRP$ bright/JJ brown/JJ eyes/NNS with/IN it/PRP lightly./RP "I'll/RB tell/VB you,/PRP Rachael,"/NNP said/VBD she,/PRP with/IN an/DT evident/JJ effort/NN at/IN brightness/NN and/CC naturalness,/NN "I/NNS came/VBD here/RB to/TO see/VB you/PRP about/IN something/NN to-day,/, but/CC I/PRP --/: I/PRP don't/VBP quite/RB know/VB how/WRB to/TO begin./VB Only,/RB whatever/WDT you/PRP think/VBP about/IN it,/PRP I/PRP want/VBP you/PRP to/TO remember/VB that/IN your/PRP$ opinion/NN is/VBZ what/WP counts;/NN you're/VBD the/DT one/CD person/NN who/WP --/: who/WP can/MD really/RB advise/VB me,/JJ and/CC --/: and/CC perhaps/RB help/VB me/PRP and/CC other/JJ people/NNS out/IN of/IN a/DT difficulty."/JJ Rachael/NNP looked/VBD at/IN her/PRP with/IN a/DT twinge/NN of/IN inward/JJ distaste./NN This/DT rather/RB dramatic/JJ start/NN did/VBD not/RB promise/VB well;/IN she/PRP was/VBD to/TO be/VB treated/VBN to/TO some/DT youthful/JJ heroics./, Instantly/RB the/DT hope/NN came/VBD to/TO her/PRP$ that/WDT Magsie/NNP had/VBD some/DT new/JJ admirer,/NN someone/NN she/PRP would/MD really/RB consider/VB as/IN a/DT husband,/NN and/CC wanted/VBD to/TO make/VB of/IN Rachael/NNP an/DT advocate/NN with/IN Warren,/NNP who,/, in/IN his/PRP$ present/JJ absurd/JJ state/NN of/IN infatuation,/NN might/MD not/RB find/VB such/JJ a/DT situation/NN to/TO his/PRP$ taste./NN "I/NNS want/VBP to/TO put/VB to/TO you/PRP the/DT case/NN of/IN a/DT friend/NN of/IN mine,"/NN Magsie/NNP said/VBD presently,/RB "a/DT girl/NN who,/, like/IN myself,/PRP is/VBZ on/IN the/DT stage."/NN Rachael/NNP wondered/VBD if/IN the/DT girl/NN really/RB hoped/VBD to/TO say/VB anything/NN convincing/JJ under/IN so/RB thin/JJ a/DT disguise,/NN but/CC said/VBD nothing/NN herself,/JJ and/CC Magsie/NNP went/VBD on:/RB "She's/NNP pretty,/, and/CC young/JJ --/: "/`` Her/PRP$ tone/NN wavered./VBD "We've/NN had/VBD a/DT nice/JJ company/NN all/DT winter,"/NN she/PRP remarked/VBD lamely./JJ This/DT was/VBD beginning/VBG to/TO be/VB rather/RB absurd./JJ Rachael,/NNP quite/RB at/IN ease,/NN raised/VBD mildly/RB interrogatory/JJ eyes/NNS to/TO Magsie./NNP "You'll/NNP go/VB on/IN with/IN your/PRP$ work,/NN now/RB that/IN you've/NN begun/VBN so/RB well,/JJ won't/NN you?"/IN she/PRP asked/VBD casually./DT "W/NNP --/: w/VBD --/: well,/RB I/PRP suppose/VBP so,"/VBN Magsie/NNP answered/VBD dubiously,/RB flushing/VBG a/DT sudden/JJ red./NN "I/NN --/: don't/RB know/VBP what/WP I/PRP shall/MD do!"/VB "But/RB surely/RB you've/VBP had/VBD an/DT unusually/RB encouraging/JJ beginning?"/NN pursued/VBD Rachael/NNP comfortably./. "Oh,/'' yes,/NN there's/POS no/DT doubt/NN about/IN that,/DT at/IN least!"/JJS Magsie/NNP said./VBD About/IN what/WP was/VBD there/RB doubt,/RB then?/DT Rachael/NNP wondered./VBD She/PRP deliberately/RB allowed/VBD a/DT little/JJ silence/NN to/TO follow/VB this/DT remark,/JJ smiling,/NN as/IN if/IN at/IN her/PRP$ own/JJ thoughts,/NNS as/IN she/PRP sewed./VBD The/DT younger/JJR woman's/NNS gaze/VBP roved/VBN restlessly/RB about/IN the/DT room,/NN she/PRP leaned/VBD from/IN her/PRP$ chair/NN to/TO take/VB a/DT framed/JJ photograph/NN of/IN the/DT boys/NNS from/IN a/DT low/JJ bookcase,/NN and/CC studied/VBD it/PRP with/IN evidently/RB forced/VBN attention./NN "They're/NN stunning!"/NN she/PRP said/VBD in/IN an/DT undertone/NN as/IN she/PRP laid/VBD it/PRP aside./RP "They're/RB good/JJ little/RB boys,"/NNS their/PRP$ mother/NN said/VBD contentedly./PRP "I/RB know/VBP that/IN the/DT queerest/JJS persons/NNS in/IN the/DT world,/NN about/IN eating/VBG and/CC drinking,/NNS are/VBP actresses,/RB Magsie,"/IN she/PRP added,/VBP smiling,/VBG "so/IN I/PRP don't/RB know/VBP whether/IN to/TO offer/VB you/PRP tea,/VB or/CC hot/JJ soup,/NN or/CC an/DT egg/NN beaten/VBN up/RP in/IN milk,/NN or/CC what!/WP We/PRP had/VBD a/DT pianist/NN here/RB about/IN a/DT year/NN ago,/RB and/CC --/: "/`` "Oh,/VB nothing,/RB nothing,/RB thank/VB you,/PRP Rachael!"/NNP Magsie/NNP said/VBD eagerly/RB and/CC nervously./RB "I/JJ couldn't/CC --/: "/`` "The/DT boys/NNS may/MD be/VB in/IN soon,"/RB Rachael/NNP remarked,/VBD choosing/VBG to/TO ignore/VB her/PRP$ guest's/NNS rather/RB unexpected/JJ emotion./NN This/DT seemed/VBD to/TO spur/VB Magsie/NNP suddenly/RB into/IN speech./NN She/PRP glanced/VBD at/IN the/DT tall/JJ old/JJ moonfaced/JJ clock/NN that/WDT was/VBD slowly/RB ticking/VBG near/IN the/DT door,/NN as/IN if/IN to/TO estimate/VB the/DT time/NN left/VBD her,/PRP and/CC sat/VBD suddenly/RB erect/JJ on/IN the/DT edge/NN of/IN her/PRP$ chair./NN "I/IN mustn't/RB stay,"'/NNS she/PRP said/VBD breathlessly./NN "I/NN --/: I/PRP have/VBP to/TO be/VB back/RB at/IN the/DT theatre/NN at/IN seven,/JJ and/CC I/PRP ought/MD to/TO go/VB home/NN first/RB for/IN a/DT few/JJ minutes./, My/PRP$ girl/NN --/: she's/PRP just/RB a/DT Swedish/JJ woman/NN that/IN I/PRP picked/VBD up/RP by/IN chance/NN --/: worries/NNS about/IN me/PRP as/IN if/IN she/PRP were/VBD my/PRP$ mother,/NN unless/IN I/PRP come/VBP in/IN and/CC rest,/VB and/CC take/VB an/DT eggnog,/NN or/CC something."/NN She/PRP rallied/VBD her/PRP$ forces/NNS with/IN a/DT quite/RB visible/JJ effort./NN "It/NN was/VBD just/RB this,/DT Rachael,"/NNP said/VBD Magsie,/NNP looking/VBG at/IN the/DT fire,/NN and/CC twisting/VBG her/PRP$ white/JJ gloves/NNS in/IN desperate/JJ embarrassment,/NNS "I/IN know/VBP you've/PRP always/RB liked/VBD me,/JJ you've/NN always/RB been/VBN so/RB kind/JJ to/TO me,/VB and/CC I/PRP can/MD only/RB hope/VB that/IN you'll/NNP forgive/VB me/PRP if/IN what/WP I/PRP say/VBP sounds/NNS strange/JJ to/TO you./PRP I/PRP thought/VBD I/PRP could/MD come/VB here/RB and/CC say/VB it,/PRP but/CC --/: I've/NN always/RB been/VBN a/DT little/JJ bit/NN afraid/JJ of/IN you,/NNP Rachael/NNP --/: and/CC I"/NNP --/: Magsie/NNP laughed/VBD nervously/RB --/: "and/CC I'm/NNP scared/VBD to/TO death/NN now!"/, she/PRP said/VBD simply./. Something/NN natural,/NN unaffected,/JJ and/CC direct/JJ in/IN her/PRP$ usually/RB self-/VBN conscious/JJ and/CC artificial/JJ manner/NN struck/VBD Rachael/NNP with/IN a/DT vague/JJ sense/NN of/IN uneasiness./NNP Magsie/NNP certainly/RB did/VBD not/RB seem/VB to/TO be/VB acting/VBG now;/RB there/EX were/VBD real/JJ tears/NNS in/IN her/PRP pretty/RB eyes,/RB and/CC a/DT genuine/JJ break/NN in/IN her/PRP$ young/JJ voice./NN "I'm/NN going/VBG straight/RB ahead,"/RB she/PRP said/VBD rapidly,/RB "because/IN I've/NN been/VBN getting/VBG up/RP my/PRP$ courage/NN this/DT whole/JJ week/NN to/TO come/VB and/CC see/VB you,/PRP and/CC now,/RB while/IN Greg/NNP is/VBZ in/IN Albany,/NNP I/PRP can't/MD put/VB it/PRP off/RP any/DT longer./RBR He/PRP doesn't/RB know/VBP it,/IN of/IN course,/NN and,/CC although/IN I/PRP know/VBP I'm/NNP putting/VBG myself/PRP entirely/RB at/IN your/PRP$ mercy,/NN Rachael,/IN I/PRP believe/VBP you'll/NNP never/RB tell/VB him/PRP if/IN I/PRP ask/VBP you/PRP not/RB to!"/RB "I/JJ don't/NN understand,"/IN Rachael/NNP said/VBD slowly./PRP "I've/VB been/VBN thinking/VBG it/PRP all/DT out,"/JJ Magsie/NNP went/VBD on,/RB "and/CC this/DT is/VBZ the/DT conclusion/NN --/: at/IN least,/NN this/DT is/VBZ what/WP I've/NN thought!/VBD You/PRP have/VBP always/RB had/VBN everything,/DT Rachael./NNP You've/NNP always/RB been/VBN so/RB beautiful,/JJ and/CC so/RB much/JJ admired./NN You/PRP loved/VBD Clarence,/NNP and/CC married/VBN him/PRP --/: oh,/JJ don't/RP think/VB I'm/PRP rude,/JJ Rachael,"/IN the/DT girl/NN pleaded/VBD eagerly,/RB as/IN Rachael/NNP voiced/VBD an/DT inarticulate/JJ protest,/NN "because/NN I'm/IN so/RB desperately/RB in/IN earnest,/NN and/CC s-s-so/JJ desperately/RB unhappy!"/JJ Her/PRP$ voice/NN broke/VBD on/IN a/DT rush/NN of/IN tears,/NN but/CC she/PRP commanded/VBD it,/VBN and/CC hurried/VBN on./DT "You've/NN always/RB been/VBN fortunate,/RB not/RB like/IN other/JJ women,/NNS who/WP had/VBD to/TO be/VB second/JJ best,/, but/CC ALWAYS/NNP the/DT cleverest,/JJ and/CC ALWAYS/NNP the/DT handsomest!/NN I/PRP remember,/VBP when/WRB I/PRP heard/VBD you/PRP were/VBD to/TO marry/VB Greg,/NNP I/PRP was/VBD just/RB sick/JJ with/IN misery/NN for/IN two/CD or/CC three/CD days!/NN I/PRP had/VBD seen/VBN him/PRP a/DT few/JJ weeks/NNS before/IN in/IN Paris,/NNP but/CC he/PRP said/VBD nothing/NN of/IN it,/DT didn't/NN even/RB mention/VBP you./PRP Don't/VB think/VBP I/PRP was/VBD jealous,/RB Rachael/NNP --/: it/PRP wasn't/VBD that./DT But/CC it/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO me/PRP that/IN you/PRP had/VBD everything!/RB First/RB the/DT position/NN of/IN marrying/VBG a/DT Breckenridge,/NNP then/RB to/TO step/VB straight/RB into/IN Greg's/NNP life./, You'll/NNP never/RB know/VBP how/WRB I/PRP --/: how/WRB I/PRP singled/VBD you/PRP out/RP to/TO watch/VB --/: "/`` "Just/JJ as/IN I/PRP have/VBP singled/VBN you/PRP out/IN this/DT horrible/JJ winter,"/NN Rachael/NNP said/VBD to/TO herself,/PRP in/IN strange/JJ pain/NN and/CC bewilderment/NN at/IN heart./NN Magsie/NNP watched/VBD her/PRP$ hopefully,/NN but/CC Rachael/NNP did/VBD not/RB speak,/VB and/CC the/DT girl/NN went/VBD on:/RB "When/RB I/PRP came/VBD to/TO America/NNP I/PRP thought/VBD of/IN you,/JJ and/CC I/PRP listened/VBD to/TO what/WP everyone/NN said/VBD of/IN you./NNP You/PRP had/VBD a/DT splendid/JJ boy,/NN named/VBN for/IN Greg,/NNP and/CC then/RB another/DT boy;/NN you/PRP were/VBD richer/JJR and/CC happier/JJR and/CC more/RBR admired/VBN than/IN ever!/JJ And/CC Rachael/NNP --/: I/PRP know/VBP you'll/NNP forgive/VB me/PRP --/: you/PRP were/VBD so/RB much/RB FINER/NNP than/IN ever/RB --/: when/WRB I/PRP met/VBD you/PRP I/PRP saw/VBD that./DT I/PRP couldn't/MD dislike/VB you,/IN I/PRP couldn't/MD do/VB anything/NN but/CC admire,/NN with/IN all/PDT the/DT others./NNP I/PRP remember/VBP at/IN Leila's/NNP wedding,/, when/WRB you/PRP wore/VBD dark/JJ blue/JJ and/CC furs,/JJ and/CC you/PRP looked/VBD so/RB lovely!/JJ And/CC then/RB I/PRP met/VBD Greg/NNP again./. And/CC truly,/JJ truly,/NN Rachael,/NNP I/PRP never/RB dreamed/VBD of/IN this/DT then!"/JJ "Dreamed/NNP of/IN what?"/DT Rachael/NNP said/VBD with/IN dry/JJ lips./, The/DT girl's/NNS voice,/VBD the/DT darkening/NN room,/VBD the/DT dull,/JJ fluttering/NN flames/NNS of/IN the/DT dying/VBG fire,/NN seemed/VBD all/DT like/IN some/DT oppressive/JJ dream./NN "Dreamed/VBN --/: "/`` Magsie's/NNP voice/NN sank./VBD Her/PRP$ eyes/NNS closed,/VBD she/PRP put/VBD one/CD hand/NN over/IN her/PRP$ heart,/NN and/CC pressed/VBD it/PRP there./DT "Then/RB came/VBD my/PRP$ plan/NN to/TO go/VB on/IN the/DT stage,"/NN she/PRP said,/VBD taking/VBG up/RP her/PRP$ story,/NN "and/CC one/CD day,/NN when/WRB I/PRP was/VBD especially/RB blue,/JJ I/PRP met/VBD Greg./NNP We/PRP had/VBD tea/NN together./. 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you,"/, he/PRP said/VBD after/IN a/DT silence./JJ And/CC from/IN the/DT doorway/NN he/PRP added,/VBD "Good-bye."/JJ Magsie/NNP did/VBD not/RB turn/VB or/CC speak;/VB she/PRP could/MD not/RB believe/VB her/PRP$ ears/NNS when/WRB she/PRP heard/VBD the/DT door/NN softly/RB close./VBD Next/NNP day/NN brought/VBD her/PRP only/RB a/DT letter/NN from/IN the/DT steamer,/NNS a/DT letter/NN reiterating/VBG his/PRP$ good-byes,/JJ and/CC asking/VBG her/PRP again/RB to/TO forgive/VB him./PRP Magsie/NNP read/VBD it/PRP in/IN stupefaction./NN He/PRP was/VBD gone,/VBN and/CC she/PRP had/VBD lost/VBN him!/PRP The/DT first/JJ panic/NN of/IN surprise/NN gave/VBD way/NN to/TO more/JJR reasonable/JJ thinking./NN There/EX were/VBD ways/NNS of/IN bringing/VBG him/PRP back;/RB there/RB were/VBD arguments/NNS that/WDT might/MD persuade/VB Rachael/NNP to/TO adhere/VB to/TO her/PRP$ original/JJ resolution./NN It/PRP could/MD not/RB be/VB dropped/VBN so/RB easily./JJR Magsie/NNP began/VBD to/TO wonder/VB what/WP a/DT lawyer/NN might/MD advise./VB Billy/NNP came/VBD in/IN upon/IN her/PRP$ irresolute/JJ musing./NN "Hello,/IN dearie!/JJ But/CC I'm/NNP interrupting/NN --/: -"/NN said/VBD Billy./NNP "Oh,/NNP hello,/NN darling!/NN No,/RB indeed/RB you're/JJ not,"/NN Magsie/NNP said,/VBD tearing/VBG up/RP an/DT envelope/NN lazily./, "I/PRP was/VBD trying/VBG to/TO write/VB a/DT letter,/NN but/CC I/PRP have/VBP to/TO think/VB it/PRP over/RP before/IN it/PRP goes."/VBZ "I/PRP should/MD think/VB you/PRP could/MD write/VB a/DT letter/NN to/TO your/PRP$ beau/NN with/IN your/PRP$ eyes/NNS shut,"/VBN Billy/NNP said./VBD "You've/NN had/VBD practice/NN enough!/RB I/PRP know/VBP you're/PRP busy,/, but/CC I/PRP won't/VBD interrupt/JJ you/PRP long./RB Upon/IN my/PRP$ word,/NN I/PRP had/VBD a/DT hard/JJ enough/JJ time/NN getting/VBG to/TO you./DT There/EX was/VBD no/DT boy/NN at/IN the/DT lift,/NN and/CC only/RB a/DT dear/JJ old/JJ Irish/JJ girl/NN mopping/VBG up/RP the/DT floors./NN We/PRP had/VBD a/DT long/JJ 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wisely./. "I/VBN didn't/RB see/VBP any/DT woman,/NN especially/RB if/IN she's/PRP not/RB young,/JJ giving/VBG all/PDT that/WDT up/RP without/IN a/DT fight!/NN You/PRP know/VBP I/PRP said/VBD so."/JJ "I/NNS know/VBP you/PRP did,"/NNS said/VBD Magsie/NNP ruefully./NNP "But/CC I/PRP don't/RB see/VBP what/WP she/PRP can/MD do!"/VB "Well,/IN she/PRP can/MD refuse/VB to/TO give/VB him/PRP his/PRP$ divorce,/NN can't/NN she?"/NN Billy/NNP said/VBD sensibly./. "But/`` CAN/NNP she?"/POS Magsie/NNP was/VBD obviously/RB not/RB sure./JJ "Of/IN course/NN she/PRP can!"/MD "But/VB she/PRP doesn't/RB want/VBP him./PRP I/PRP went/VBD to/TO see/VB her/PRP --/: "/`` "Went/VB to/TO see/VB her?/PRP For/IN heaven's/PRP$ sake,/NN what/WP did/VBD you/PRP do/VB that/DT for?"/IN "Because/IN I/PRP cared/VBD for/IN him,"/PRP Magsie/NNP said,/VBD coloring./DT "For/NN heaven's/NN sake!/NN You/PRP had/VBD your/PRP$ nerve!/JJ And/CC what/WDT sort/NN of/IN a/DT person/NN is/VBZ she?"/RB "Oh,/JJ beautiful!/NN I/PRP knew/VBD her/PRP before./, And/CC she/PRP said/VBD that/IN she/PRP would/MD not/RB interfere./VB She/PRP was/VBD as/RB willing/JJ as/IN he/PRP was;/VBD then/RB --/: -"/JJ "But/NN now/RB she's/RB changed/VBD her/PRP$ mind?"/NN "Apparently."/IN Magsie/NNP scowled/VBD into/IN space./NN "Well,/IN what/WP does/VBZ HE/PRP say?"/VBP Billy/NNP asked/VBD after/IN a/DT pause./NN "Why,/IN he/PRP can't/MD --/: or/CC he/PRP seems/VBZ to/TO think/VB he/PRP can't/MD --/: force/VB her."/PRP "Well,/IN I/PRP don't/RB know/VBP that/IN he/PRP can/MD --/: here./PRP There/RB are/VBP states/NNS --/: "/`` "Yes,/NNS I/PRP know,/VBP but/CC we're/VBD here/RB in/IN New/NNP York,"/NNP Magsie/NNP said/VBD briefly./. A/DT second/JJ later/RB she/PRP sat/VBD up,/RB suddenly/RB energetic/JJ and/CC definite/JJ in/IN voice/NN and/CC manner./NN "But/IN there/EX ARE/VBP ways/NNS of/IN forcing/VBG her,/PRP as/IN she/PRP will/MD soon/RB see,"/VB said/VBD Magsie/NNP in/IN a/DT venomous/JJ voice./NN "I/NNS have/VBP his/PRP$ letters./NN I/PRP could/MD put/VB the/DT whole/JJ thing/NN into/IN a/DT lawyer's/NN hands./NN There's/DT such/JJ a/DT thing/NN as-as/RB a/DT breach/NN of/IN promise/NN suit/NN --/: "/`` "Not/VB with/IN a/DT married/JJ man,"/NN Billy/NNP interrupted./, Magsie/NNP halted,/VBD a/DT little/JJ dashed./NN "How/NN do/VBP you/PRP know?"/VB she/PRP demanded./VBD "You'd/NNP have/VBP to/TO show/VB you/PRP had/VBD been/VBN injured/VBN --/: and/CC you've/VB known/VBN all/DT along/IN he/PRP was/VBD married,"/VBN Billy/NNP said./VBD "Well"/NNP --/: Magsie/NNP was/VBD scarlet/JJ with/IN anger/NN --/: "I/PRP could/MD make/VB him/PRP sorry,/JJ don't/RB worry/VBP about/IN that!"/IN she/PRP said/VBD childishly./, "Of/IN course,/NN if/IN his/PRP$ wife/NN DID/NNP consent,/NN and/CC then/RB changed/VBD her/PRP$ mind,/NN and/CC you/PRP sent/VBD his/PRP$ letters/NNS to/TO her,"/PRP$ Billy/NNP said/VBD after/IN cogitation./NN "It/NN might/MD --/: he/PRP may/MD have/VB glossed/VBN it/PRP all/DT over,/JJ to/TO her,/PRP$ you/PRP know."/VBP "Exactly!"/NNP Magsie/NNP said/VBD triumphantly./NN "I/NN knew/VBD there/EX was/VBD a/DT way!/NN She's/IN a/DT sensitive/JJ woman,/NN too./TO You/PRP know/VBP you/PRP can't/MD go/VB as/RB far/RB as/IN you/PRP like/VBP with/IN a/DT girl,/NN Billy,"/NN she/PRP went/VBD on/IN argumentatively,/NN "without/IN paying/VBG for/IN it/PRP somehow!"/RB "Make/VB him/PRP pay!"/RB said/VBD the/DT practical/JJ Billy./NNP "I/NNP don't/RB want/VBP --/: just/RB money,"/NN Magsie/NNP said/VBD discontentedly./. "I/NNP want/VBP --/: I/PRP don't/RB want/VBP to/TO be/VB interfered/VBN with./, I/PRP believe/VBP I/PRP shall/MD do/VB just/RB that,"/IN she/PRP went/VBD on/IN with/IN a/DT brightening/JJ eye./NN "I'll/NN write/VB him/PRP --/: -"/JJ "Tell/NN him./PRP Ever/RB so/RB much/RB more/RBR effective/JJ than/IN writing!"/NNS Billy/NNP suggested./VBD "Tell/NNP him/PRP then,"/DT Magsie/NNP did/VBD not/RB mean/VB to/TO betray/VB his/PRP$ identity/NN if/IN she/PRP could/MD help/VB it,/PRP "that/IN I/PRP really/RB will/MD send/VB these/DT things/NNS on/IN to/TO his/PRP$ wife/NN --/: that's/IN just/RB what/WP I'll/NNP do!"/VBZ "Are/RB there/RB children?"/, asked/VBD Billy./NNP "Two/NNP --/: girls,"/NN Magsie/NNP said/VBD with/IN barely/RB perceptible/JJ hesitation./NN "Grown?"/IN pursued/VBN the/DT visitor./NN "Ye-es,/NN I/PRP believe/VBP so."/JJ Magsie/NNP was/VBD too/RB clever/JJ to/TO multiply/VB unnecessary/JJ untruths./. She/PRP began/VBD to/TO dress./VB "What/RB are/VBP you/PRP doing/VBG this/DT afternoon?"/JJ asked/VBD Billy./NNP "I/NNP have/VBP the/DT Butlers'/NNP car/NN for/IN the/DT day./NN Joe/NNP brought/VBD it/PRP into/IN town/NN to/TO be/VB fixed,/VBN and/CC can't/MD drive/VB it/PRP out/RP until/IN tomorrow./DT We/PRP might/MD do/VB something./RB It's/IN a/DT gorgeous/JJ car."/NN "I'm/NN not/RB doing/VBG one/CD thing/NN in/IN the/DT world./NN Where's/IN Joe?"/NNP "Joe/NNP Pickering?"/NNP asked/VBD Billy./NNP "Oh,/NNP he's/VBD gone/VBN off/RP with/IN some/DT men/NNS for/IN some/DT golf/NN and/CC poker./VBD We/PRP might/MD find/VB someone,/NN and/CC go/VB on/IN a/DT party./NN Where/WRB could/MD we/PRP go/VB --/: Long/NNP Beach?/NNP It's/NNP going/VBG to/TO be/VB stifling/VBG hot."/JJ "Stay/NN and/CC have/VB lunch/NN with/IN me,"/NNS said/VBD Magsie./NNP "I/NNP can't/NN to-day./. I'm/. lunching/NN with/IN a/DT theatrical/JJ man/NN at/IN Sherry's./NNP I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP I'm/NNP in/IN deadly/JJ earnest./NN I'm/NNP going/VBG to/TO break/VB in!/JJ Suppose/VB I/PRP come/VB here/RB for/IN you/PRP at/IN just/RB three./DT Meanwhile,/RB you/PRP think/VBP up/RP someone./DT How/WRB about/IN Bryan/NNP Masters?"/NNP Magsie/NNP made/VBD a/DT face./NN "Well,"/NN said/VBD Billy,/NNP departing,/, "you/PRP think/VBP of/IN someone,/NN and/CC I/PRP will./MD Perhaps/RB the/DT Royces/NNP would/MD go/VB --/: a/DT nice/JJ little/JJ early/JJ party./NN The/DT worst/JJS of/IN it/PRP is,/VBZ no/DT one's/NNS in/IN town!"/NN She/PRP ran/VBD downstairs/NN and/CC jumped/VBD into/IN the/DT beautiful/JJ car./NN "Sherry's,/NN please,/NN Hungerford,"/NNP said/VBD Billy/NNP easily./VBD "And/CC then/RB you/PRP might/MD get/VB your/PRP$ lunch,/NN and/CC come/VB for/IN me/PRP sharp/JJ at/IN half-past/JJ two."/JJ The/DT man/NN touched/VBD his/PRP$ hat./NN Billy/NNP leaned/VBD back/RB against/IN the/DT rich/JJ leather/NN upholstery/NN luxuriously;/NN she/PRP was/VBD absolutely/RB content./NN Joe/NNP was/VBD quiet/JJ and/CC away,/RB dear/JJ little/JJ old/JJ Breck/NNP was/VBD in/IN seventh/JJ heaven/NN down/RB on/IN the/DT cool/JJ seashore,/NN and/CC there/EX was/VBD a/DT prospect/NN of/IN a/DT party/NN to-/, night./. 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They/PRP washed/VBD their/PRP$ own/JJ hair./NN The/DT 'up-stairs/JJ girl'/NNS answered/VBD the/DT doorbell,/NN —/NN why,/, they/PRP didn't/VBD even/RB have/VB talcum/NN powder/NN and/CC nursery/NN refrigerators,/NNS and/CC sanitary/JJ rugs/NNS that/WDT have/VBP to/TO be/VB washed/VBN every/DT day!/NN Do/VBP you/PRP suppose/VB my/PRP$ grandmother/NN ever/RB took/VBD a/DT baby's/NN temperature,/NN or/CC had/VBD its/PRP$ eyes/NNS and/CC nose/NN examined,/NN or/CC its/PRP$ adenoids/NNS cut?/IN They/PRP had/VBD more/RBR children,/JJ and/CC they/PRP lost/VBD more/RBR children,/JJ —/NN without/IN any/DT reason/NN or/CC logic/NN whatever./WP Poor/JJ things,/NNS they/PRP never/RB thought/VBD of/IN doing/VBG anything/NN else,/RB I/PRP suppose!/VBP A/DT fat/JJ old/JJ darky/NN nurse/NN brought/VBD up/RP the/DT whole/JJ crowd/NN —/IN it/PRP makes/VBZ one/CD shudder/VBP to/TO think/VB of/IN it!/DT Why,/NNP I/PRP had/VBD always/RB a/DT trained/JJ nurse,/NN and/CC the/DT regular/JJ nurse/NN used/VBD to/TO take/VB two/CD baths/NNS a/DT day./NN I/PRP insisted/VBD on/IN that,/, and/CC both/DT nurseries/NNS were/VBD washed/VBN out/IN every/DT day/NN with/IN chloride/NN of/IN potash/NN solution,/NN and/CC the/DT iron/NN beds/NNS washed/VBD every/DT week!/NNS And/CC even/RB then/RB Vic/NNP had/VBD this/DT mastoid/NN trouble,/NN and/CC Harriet/NNP got/VBD everything,/DT almost."/RB "Exactly,"/'' said/VBD Mrs./NNP Watson./NNP "That's/NNP you,/, Hattie,/NNP with/IN all/PDT the/DT money/NN in/IN the/DT world./NN Now/RB do/VB you/PRP wonder/VB that/IN some/DT of/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN us,/NNS who/WP have/VBP to/TO think/VB of/IN money/NN —/NN in/IN short,"/NNS she/PRP finished/VBD decidedly,/VBN "do/RB you/PRP wonder/VBP that/IN people/NNS are/VBP not/RB having/VBG children?/NNS At/IN first,/JJ naturally,/NN one/CD doesn't/NN want/VBP them,/PRP —/VB for/IN three/CD or/CC four/CD years,/NNS I'm/IN sure,/VBG the/DT thought/NN doesn't/RB come/VB into/IN one's/NNP head./. 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And/CC then/RB you've/PRP got/VBD to/TO see/VB that/IN they/PRP know/VBP the/DT right/JJ people/NNS —/VBP don't/RB you/PRP know?/VBP —/NNS and/CC give/VB them/PRP parties/NNS —/IN I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP it's/IN a/DT strain."/JJ "Well,/NN I/PRP don't/VBP believe/VB my/PRP$ mother/NN with/IN her/PRP$ seven/CD ever/RB worked/VBN any/DT harder/JJR than/IN you/PRP do!"/VBP said/VBD Margaret,/NNP with/IN the/DT admiration/NN in/IN her/PRP$ eyes/NNS that/WP was/VBD so/RB sweet/JJ to/TO the/DT older/JJR woman./NN "Look/NN at/IN this/DT morning/NN —/NN did/VBD you/PRP sit/VB down/RP before/IN you/PRP came/VBD in/IN here/RB twenty/CD minutes/NNS ago?"/RB "I?/RB Indeed/RB I/PRP didn't!"/VBD Mrs./NNP Carr-Boldt/NNP said./VBD "I/PRP had/VBD my/PRP$ breakfast/NN and/CC letters/NNS at/IN seven,/JJ bath/NN at/IN eight,/CD straightened/VBD out/IN that/DT squabble/NN between/IN Swann/NNP and/CC the/DT cook,/NN —/IN I/PRP think/VBP Paul/NNP is/VBZ still/RB simmering,/JJ but/CC that's/DT neither/RB here/RB nor/CC there!/DT —/NN then/RB I/PRP went/VBD down/RP with/IN the/DT vet/NN to/TO see/VB the/DT mare./NN Joe'll/NNP never/RB forgive/VB me/PRP if/IN I've/NN really/RB broken/VBN the/DT creature's/NN knees!/VBD —/RB then/RB I/PRP telephoned/VBD mother,/NN and/CC saw/VBD Harriet's/NNP violin/NN man,/NN and/CC talked/VBD to/TO that/DT Italian/JJ Joe/NNP sent/VBD up/RP to/TO clean/VB the/DT oils,/NN —/NN he's/NNS in/IN the/DT gallery/NN now,/RB and/CC —/VB let's/NNS see/VBP —/JJ "/'' "Italian/JJ lesson,"/JJR Margaret/NNP prompted./VBZ "Italian/JJ lesson,"/CC the/DT other/JJ echoed,/NN "and/CC then/RB came/VBD in/IN here/RB to/TO sign/VB my/PRP$ cheques."/NN "You're/RB so/RB executive,/JJ Harriet!"/NNP said/VBD Mrs./NNP Crawford,/NNP languidly./VBD "Apropos/NNS of/IN Swann,"/NNP Margaret/NNP said,/VBD "he/PRP confided/VBD to/TO me/PRP that/IN he/PRP has/VBZ seven/CD children/NNS —/VBN on/IN a/DT little/JJ farm/NN down/IN on/IN Long/NNP Island."/NNP "The/NNP butler/NN —/RB oh,/, I/PRP dare/MD say!"/VB Mrs./NNP Watson/NNP agreed./VBD "They/PRP can,/MD because/IN they've/NN no/DT standard/NN to/TO maintain/VB —/JJ seven,/JJ or/CC seventeen/CD —/VBD the/DT only/JJ difference/NN in/IN expense/NN is/VBZ the/DT actual/JJ amount/NN of/IN bread/NN and/CC butter/NN consumed."/NN "It's/RB too/RB bad,"/RB said/VBD Mrs./NNP Crawford./NNP "But/IN you've/NN got/VBD to/TO handle/VB the/DT question/NN sanely/NN and/CC reasonably,/NN like/IN any/DT other./JJ Now,/NN I/PRP love/VBP children,"/NNS she/PRP went/VBD on./RP "I'm/NNP perfectly/RB crazy/JJ about/IN my/PRP$ sister's/JJ little/JJ girl./NN She's/IN eleven/CD now,/RB and/CC the/DT cutest/JJS thing/NN alive./. But/CC when/WRB I/PRP think/VBP of/IN all/DT Mabel's/NNP been/VBN through,/VBN since/IN she/PRP was/VBD born,/VBN —/IN I/PRP realize/VBP that/IN it's/IN a/DT little/RB too/RB much/JJ to/TO expect/VB of/IN any/DT woman./NN Now,/RB look/VB at/IN us,/PRP —/IN there/EX are/VBP thousands/NNS of/IN people/NNS fixed/VBN as/IN we/PRP are./VBP We're/NNP in/IN an/DT apartment/NN hotel,/NN with/IN one/CD maid./NN There's/. no/DT room/NN for/IN a/DT second/JJ maid,/NN no/DT porch/NN and/CC no/DT back/RB yard./VBN Well,/IN the/DT baby/NN comes,/VBD —/IN one/CD loses,/NN before/IN and/CC after/IN the/DT event,/NN just/RB about/IN six/CD months/NNS of/IN everything,/NN and/CC of/IN course/NN the/DT expense/NN is/VBZ frightful,/JJ but/CC no/DT matter!/NN —/IN the/DT baby/NN comes./VBD We/PRP take/VBP a/DT house./NN That/DT means/VBZ three/CD indoor/JJ maids,/NN George's/NNP chauffeur,/VBD a/DT man/NN for/IN lawn/NN and/CC furnace-/NNS that's/IN five/CD —/CD "/`` "Doubling/JJ expenses,"/NN said/VBD Mrs./NNP Carr-Boldt,/NNP thoughtfully./VBD "Doubling/VBG —/RB !/. Trebling,/. or/CC more./JJR But/CC that's/IN not/RB all./DT Baby/NNP must/MD be/VB out/RB from/IN eleven/CD to/TO three/CD every/DT day./NN So/IN you've/PRP got/VBD to/TO go/VB sit/VB by/IN the/DT carriage/NN in/IN the/DT park/NN while/IN nurse/NN goes/VBZ home/NN for/IN her/PRP$ lunch./NN Or,/IN if/IN you're/PRP out/RP for/IN luncheon,/NN or/CC giving/VBG a/DT luncheon,/NN she/PRP brings/VBZ baby/NN home,/NN bumps/NNS the/DT carriage/NN into/IN the/DT basement,/NN carries/VBZ the/DT baby/NN upstairs,/NN eats/VBZ her/PRP$ lunch/NN in/IN snatches/NNS —/IN the/DT maids/NNS don't/VBP like/IN it,/PRP and/CC I/PRP don't/VBP blame/NN them!/, I/PRP know/VBP how/WRB it/PRP was/VBD with/IN Mabel;/NNP she/PRP had/VBD to/TO give/VB up/RP that/DT wonderful/JJ old/JJ apartment/NN of/IN theirs/PRP on/IN Gramercy/NNP Park./NNP Sid/NNP had/VBD his/PRP$ studio/NN on/IN the/DT top/JJ floor,/NN and/CC she/PRP had/VBD such/JJ a/DT lovely/JJ flat/JJ on/IN the/DT next/JJ floor,/NN but/CC there/EX was/VBD no/DT lift,/NN and/CC no/DT laundry,/NN and/CC the/DT kitchen/NN was/VBD small/JJ —/NNS a/DT baby/NN takes/VBZ so/RB much/RB fussing!/VB And/CC then/RB she/PRP lost/VBD that/IN splendid/JJ cook/NN of/IN hers,/JJ Germaine./NNP She/PRP wouldn't/MD stand/VB it./PRP Up/RP to/TO that/DT time/NN she'd/VBD been/VBN cooking/VBG and/CC waiting,/PRP$ too,/NN but/CC the/DT baby/NN ended/VBD that./DT Mabel/NNP took/VBD a/DT house,/NN and/CC Sid/NNP paid/VBD studio/NN rent/VB beside,/VBN and/CC they/PRP had/VBD two/CD maids,/NN and/CC then/RB three/CD maids,/NN —/NN and/CC what/WP with/IN their/PRP$ fighting,/NN and/CC their/PRP$ days/NNS off,/, and/CC eternally/RB changing,/VB Mabel/NNP was/VBD a/DT wreck./NN I've/NN seen/VBN her/PRP trying/VBG to/TO play/VB a/DT bridge/JJ hand/NN with/IN Dorothy/NNP bobbing/VBG about/IN on/IN her/PRP$ arm/NN —/IN poor/JJ girl!/NN Finally/RB they/PRP went/VBD to/TO a/DT hotel,/NN and/CC of/IN course/NN the/DT child/NN got/VBD older,/RB and/CC was/VBD less/JJR trouble./NN But/CC to/TO this/DT day/NN Mabel/NNP doesn't/NN dare/MD leave/VB her/PRP alone/RB for/IN one/CD second./. 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sudden/JJ deep/JJ sigh,/NN "when/RB little/RB Charlie/NNP left/VBD us,/IN the/DT next/JJ year,/NN and/CC Brucie/NNP and/CC Dad/NNP were/VBD both/DT so/RB ill,/JJ she/PRP and/CC I/PRP agreed/VBD that/IN you/PRP —/VBP you/PRP were/VBD just/RB talking/VBG and/CC trying/VBG to/TO walk/VB —/RB were/VBD the/DT only/JJ comfort/NN we/PRP had!/VBP I/PRP could/MD wish/VB my/PRP$ girls/NNS no/DT greater/JJR happiness/NN than/IN my/PRP$ children/NNS have/VBP been/VBN to/TO me,"/VB finished/VBN Mother,/NNP contentedly./, "I/NNP know,"/VBD Margaret/NNP began,/VBD half/DT angrily;/JJ "but/CC what/WP about/IN the/DT children?"/NN she/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO add./VB But/CC somehow/RB the/DT arguments/NNS she/PRP had/VBD used/VBN so/RB plausibly/RB did/VBD not/RB utter/JJ themselves/PRP easily/RB to/TO Mother,/NNP whose/WP$ children/NNS would/MD carry/VB into/IN their/PRP$ own/JJ middle/NN age/NN a/DT wholesome/JJ dread/NN of/IN her/PRP$ anger./NN Margaret/NNP faltered,/, and/CC merely/RB 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he/PRP said./VBD Margaret/NNP forgot/VBD her/PRP$ own/JJ grievance,/NN and/CC looked/VBD up./RB The/DT boys/NNS looked/VBD resentful/JJ and/CC gloomy;/JJ Rebecca/NN was/VBD flushed,/VBN her/PRP$ eyes/NNS dropped,/VBD her/PRP$ lips/NNS trembling/VBG with/IN disappointment./NN "I/NN had/VBD promised/VBN to/TO take/VB them/PRP to/TO the/DT Elks/NNP Concert/NNP and/CC dance,"/VB Mrs./NNP Paget/NNP interpreted/VBD hastily./PRP "But/IN now/RB Dad/NNP says/VBZ the/DT Bakers/NNS are/VBP coming/VBG over/IN to/TO play/VB whist."/NN "Is/NNS it/PRP going/VBG to/TO be/VB a/DT good/JJ show,/NN Ted?"/NNP Margaret/NNP asked./VBD "Oh,"/JJ Rebecca/NN flashed/VBD into/IN instant/NN glowing/VBG response./NN "It's/NNS going/VBG to/TO be/VB a/DT dandy!/NN Every/DT one's/NNS going/VBG to/TO be/VB there!/DT Ford/NNP Patterson/NNP is/VBZ going/VBG to/TO do/VB a/DT monologue,/NN —/RB he's/VBD as/RB good/JJ as/IN a/DT professional!/NN —/NN and/CC George/NNP is/VBZ going/VBG to/TO send/VB up/RP a/DT bunch/NN 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Margaret/NNP promised;/NN "and/CC if/IN she/PRP so/RB much/RB as/IN dares/NNS to/TO look/VB at/IN George/NNP or/CC Ted/NNP or/CC Jimmy/NNP Barr/NNP or/CC Paul,/NNP I'll/NNP —/, "/`` "Oh,/VB Jimmy/NNP belongs/VBZ to/TO Louise,/NNP now,"/, said/VBD Rebecca,/NN radiantly./NN There/RB was/VBD a/DT joyous/JJ shout/NN of/IN laughter/NN from/IN the/DT light-hearted/JJ juniors,/NN and/CC Rebecca,/NN seeing/VBG her/PRP artless/JJ admission/NN too/RB late,/RB turned/VBD scarlet/JJ while/IN she/PRP laughed./VBD Dinner/NNP broke/VBD up/RP in/IN confusion,/NN as/IN dinner/NN at/IN home/NN always/RB did,/VBD and/CC everybody/NN straggled/VBN upstairs/NN to/TO dress./VB Margaret,/NNP changing/VBG her/PRP$ dress/NN in/IN a/DT room/NN that/WDT was/VBD insufferably/RB hot,/JJ because/IN the/DT shades/NNS must/MD be/VB down,/RB and/CC the/DT gas-lights/NNS as/RB high/JJ as/IN possible,/JJ reflected/VBD that/IN another/DT forty-eight/JJ hours/NNS would/MD see/VB her/PRP speeding/VBG back/RB to/TO the/DT 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cup/NN of/IN tea."/NN "Nobody/NN but/CC us/PRP ever/RB serves/VBZ tea/NN with/IN dinner!"/NN Margaret/NNP muttered;/NNS but/CC her/PRP$ mother/NN did/VBD not/RB hear/VB it./PRP She/PRP buckled/VBD the/DT strap/NN of/IN the/DT lunch-box,/NN straightened/VBD her/PRP$ back/NN with/IN an/DT air/NN of/IN relief,/NN and/CC pushed/VBD down/IN her/PRP$ rolled-up/JJ sleeves./NN "Don't/RB lose/VBP that/DT napkin,/NN Ted,"/NNP said/VBD she,/PRP and/CC receiving/VBG the/DT boy's/NNS grateful/JJ kiss/NN haphazard/NN between/IN her/PRP$ hair/NN and/CC forehead,/NN she/PRP added/VBD affectionately:/IN "You're/RB more/JJR than/IN welcome,/JJ dear!/NN We're/IN all/DT ready,/JJ Mark,/NNP —/NNS go/VBP and/CC tell/VBP them,/NN dear!/NN All/DT right,/JJ Blanche."/NNP Ruffled/NNP and/CC angry,/DT Margaret/NNP went/VBD to/TO summon/VB the/DT others/NNS to/TO dinner./NN Maudie/NNP had/VBD joined/VBN them/PRP on/IN the/DT porch/NN now,/, and/CC had/VBD been/VBN urged/VBN to/TO stay,/VB and/CC was/VBD 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but/CC she/PRP could/MD easily/RB have/VB broken/VBN into/IN disheartened/NN tears./. 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laughed/VBD violently/RB themselves./. 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"Why/NNP not,/RB Martie/NNP --/: why/WRB not,/RB li'l/JJ girl?"/NN Wallace/NNP asked/VBD her/PRP caressingly./MD He/PRP put/VBD his/PRP$ arm/NN about/IN her/PRP$ shoulders,/NNS breathing/VBG hotly/RB in/IN her/PRP$ face./NN "Do/IN you/PRP know/VBP that/IN I/PRP am/VBP crazy/JJ about/IN you?"/PRP he/PRP murmured./MD "If/IN you/PRP are,"/VBP Martie/NNP answered,/NN with/IN an/DT uncomfortable/JJ glance/NN about/IN for/IN watching/VBG eyes,/NN "please,/, please/VB --/: -!"/NN "Martie,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD lovingly,/JJ "do/IN you/PRP think/VBP I/PRP am/VBP drinking/VBG too/RB much?"/JJ "Well/RB --/: well,/RB I/PRP think/VBP you/PRP have/VBP had/VBD enough,/RB Wallace,"/NNP she/PRP stammered./VBD "Dearie,/IN I/PRP will/MD stop/VB if/IN you/PRP say/VBP so,"/NN he/PRP answered,/MD "but/VB you/PRP amuse/VBP me./, I/PRP am/VBP just/RB as/IN col'/JJ sober/JJ --/: -"/JJ And,/CC a/DT fresh/JJ reinforcement/NN of/IN cocktails/NNS having/VBG arrived,/NN he/PRP drank/VBD one/CD off/RB as/IN he/PRP spoke,/VBD setting/VBG down/RP the/DT little/JJ empty/JJ glass/NN with/IN a/DT long/JJ gasp./NN After/IN that/IN the/DT long/JJ evening/NN was/VBD an/DT agony/NN to/TO Martie./NNP Mabel/NNP laughed/VBD and/CC screamed;/VBD wine/NN was/VBD spilled;/VBG the/DT food/NN was/VBD wasted/VBN and/CC wrecked./VBN Wallace's/NNS face/NN grew/VBD hotter/JJR and/CC hotter./JJR Jesse/NNP became/VBD sodden/JJ and/CC sleepy;/JJ champagne/NN packed/VBN in/IN a/DT bucket/NN of/IN ice/NN was/VBD brought,/VBN and/CC Martie/NNP saw/VBD Wallace's/NNP gold/NN pieces/NNS pay/VBP for/IN it./DT It/PRP was/VBD not/RB an/DT unusual/JJ scene./NN She/PRP had/VBD looked/VBN on/IN at/IN just/RB such/JJ scenes,/NNS taking/VBG place/NN at/IN the/DT tables/NNS all/DT about/IN her,/PRP more/RBR than/IN once/RB in/IN the/DT last/JJ few/JJ weeks./NNS Even/RB now,/RB this/DT was/VBD not/RB the/DT only/JJ group/NN that/WDT had/VBD dined/VBN less/RBR wisely/RB than/IN well./PRP But/CC the/DT shame/NN of/IN it,/PRP$ the/DT fear/NN of/IN what/WP might/MD happen/VB before/IN Wallace/NNP was/VBD safely/RB at/IN home/NN in/IN bed,/NN sickened/VBN Martie/NNP to/TO the/DT soul./NN She/PRP went/VBD to/TO the/DT dressing/NN room/NN with/IN Mabel,/NNP who/WP was/VBD sick./JJR Presently/RB they/PRP were/VBD all/DT out/IN in/IN a/DT drizzling/NN rain,/NN stumbling/VBG their/PRP$ way/NN up/IN the/DT hill/NN and/CC blundering/VBG aboard/IN a/DT street/NN car./NN Two/CD nice,/NNS quiet/JJ women/NNS on/IN the/DT opposite/JJ seat/NN watched/VBD the/DT group/NN in/IN shocked/JJ disgust;/NN Martie/NNP felt/VBD that/IN she/PRP would/MD never/RB hold/VB up/RP her/PRP$ head/NN again./NN Wallace/NNP fell/VBD when/WRB they/PRP got/VBD off,/RB and/CC his/PRP$ hat/NN rolled/VBD in/IN the/DT mud./NN Martie/NNP tried/VBD to/TO help/VB him,/PRP somehow/RB got/VBD him/PRP upstairs/RB to/TO his/PRP$ room,/NN somehow/RB got/VBD him/PRP into/IN bed,/NN where/WRB he/PRP at/IN once/RB fell/VBD asleep,/RB and/CC snored./VBD It/PRP was/VBD just/RB eleven/CD o'clock./RB Martie/NNP washed/VBD her/PRP$ face,/NNS and/CC brushed/VBD her/PRP$ hair,/NN and/CC sat/VBD down,/RB in/IN a/DT warm/JJ wrapper,/NN staring/VBG gloomily/RB at/IN the/DT unconscious/JJ form/NN on/IN the/DT bed./NN She/PRP could/MD hear/VB Mabel/NNP and/CC Jesse/NNP laughing/VBG and/CC quarrelling/VBG in/IN the/DT room/NN adjoining./. Presently/RB Mabel/NNP came/VBD in/IN for/IN the/DT baby,/NN who/WP usually/RB slept/VBD in/IN Martie's/NNP room/NN during/IN the/DT earlier/JJR part/NN of/IN the/DT night,/NN so/RB that/IN his/PRP$ possible/JJ crying/VBG would/MD not/RB disturb/VB Bernadette./NNP "Poor/NNP Wallace/NNP --/: he/PRP is/VBZ all/DT in,/NN down/RB and/CC out!"/RB Mabel/NNP said,/VBD settling/VBG herself/PRP to/TO nurse/NN the/DT baby./NN She/PRP looked/VBD flushed/VBN and/CC excited/VBN still,/RB but/CC was/VBD otherwise/RB herself./PRP "He/NN certainly/RB was/VBD lit/VBN up/RP like/IN a/DT battleship,"/NN she/PRP added/VBD in/IN an/DT amused/JJ voice;/NN "as/NNS for/IN me,/NNS I'm/IN ashamed/JJ of/IN myself/PRP --/: I'm/PRP always/RB that/IN way!"/NN Martie's/NNP indignant/JJ conviction/NN was/VBD that/IN Mabel/NNP might/MD indeed/RB be/VB ashamed/JJ of/IN herself,/PRP and/CC this/DT airy/JJ expression/NN of/IN what/WP should/MD have/VB been/VBN penitence/NN too/RB deep/JJ for/IN words,/NN gave/VBD her/PRP a/DT curious/JJ shock./NN "They/PRP all/DT do/VBP it,"/PRP said/VBD Mabel,/NNP smiling/VBG after/IN a/DT long/JJ yawn,/NN "and/CC I/PRP suppose/VBP it's/RB better/JJR to/TO have/VB their/PRP$ wives/NNS with/IN 'em,/JJ than/IN to/TO have/VB 'em/PRP go/VB off/RP by/IN themselves!"/NN "They/PRP all/DT SHOULDN'T/VBP do/VB it!"/RB Martie/NNP answered/VBD sombrely./DT "Well,/NN no;/NN I/PRP suppose/VBP they/PRP shouldn't!"/MD Mabel/NNP conceded/VBD amiably./DT She/PRP carried/VBD the/DT baby/NN away,/RB and/CC Martie/NNP sat/VBD on,/IN gazing/VBG sternly/RB at/IN the/DT unconscious/JJ Wallace./NNP Half/NN an/DT hour/NN passed,/NN another/DT half/NN hour./NN Martie/NNP had/VBD intended/VBN to/TO do/VB some/DT serious/JJ thinking,/NN but/CC she/PRP found/VBD herself/PRP sleepy./VBG After/IN a/DT while/NN she/PRP crept/VBD in/IN beside/IN her/PRP$ husband,/NN and/CC went/VBD to/TO sleep,/VB her/PRP$ heart/NN still/RB hot/JJ with/IN anger./DT But/CC when/WRB the/DT morning/NN came/VBD she/PRP forgave/VB him,/PRP as/IN she/PRP was/VBD often/RB to/TO forgive/VB him./PRP What/WP else/RB could/MD she/PRP do?/VB The/DT sunlight/NN was/VBD streaming/VBG into/IN their/PRP$ large,/JJ shabby/JJ bedroom,/NN cable/NN cars/NNS were/VBD rattling/VBG by,/IN fog/NN whistles/NNS from/IN the/DT bay/NN penetrated/VBN the/DT soft/JJ winter/NN air./NN Martie/NNP was/VBD healthily/JJ hungry/JJ for/IN breakfast,/NN Wallace/NNP awakened/VBD good/JJ natured/JJ and/CC penitent./NN "You/NNS were/VBD a/DT darling/NN to/TO me/PRP last/JJ night,/NN Mart,"/NNP he/PRP said/VBD appreciatively./DT Martie/NNP had/VBD not/RB known/VBN he/PRP was/VBD awake./RB She/PRP turned/VBD from/IN her/PRP$ mirror,/NN regarding/VBG him/PRP steadily/RB between/IN the/DT curtains/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ shining/VBG hair./NN "And/NN you're/IN a/DT darling/NN not/RB to/TO rub/VB it/PRP in,"/IN Wallace/NNP pursued./VBD "I/RB WOULD/NN rub/NN it/PRP in,"/, Martie/NNP said/VBD in/IN a/DT hurt/NN voice,/NN "if/IN I/PRP thought/VBD it/PRP would/MD do/VB any/DT good!"/NNS Wallace/NNP sat/VBD up,/RB and/CC pressed/VBD his/PRP$ hands/NNS against/IN his/PRP$ forehead./NN "Well,/NNS believe/VBP me/PRP --/: that/WDT was/VBD the/DT last!"/JJ he/PRP said/VBD fervently./NNP "Never/NNP again!"/IN "Oh,/NNP dearest,"/NN Martie/NNP said,/VBD coming/VBG to/TO sit/VB beside/IN him,/PRP "I/PRP hope/VBP you/PRP mean/VBP that!"/DT That/IN he/PRP did/VBD mean/VB it,/IN they/PRP both/DT believed./VBD Half/NN an/DT hour/NN later,/RB when/WRB they/PRP went/VBD out/RP to/TO breakfast,/VB she/PRP was/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ happiest/JJS mood./VBN The/DT little/JJ cloud,/NN in/IN vanishing,/NN had/VBD left/VBN the/DT sky/NN clearer/JJR than/IN before./PRP But/CC some/DT little/JJ quality/NN of/IN blind/JJ admiration/NN and/CC faith/NN was/VBD gone/VBN from/IN her/PRP$ wifeliness/NN thereafter./. In/IN December/NNP the/DT stock/NN company/NN had/VBD a/DT Re-engagement/NN Extraordinary,/NNP and/CC Martie/NNP got/VBD her/PRP$ first/JJ part./NN It/PRP was/VBD not/RB much/RB of/IN a/DT part/NN --/: three/CD lines/NNS --/: but/CC she/PRP approached/VBD it/PRP with/IN passionate/JJ seriousness,/NN and/CC when/WRB the/DT first/JJ rehearsal/NN came,/VBD rattled/VBN off/IN her/PRP$ three/CD lines/NNS so/RB glibly/RB that/IN the/DT entire/JJ jaded/JJ company/NN and/CC the/DT director/NN enjoyed/VBD a/DT refreshing/NN laugh./NN At/IN the/DT costumier's,/NN in/IN a/DT fascinating/JJ welter/NN of/IN tarnished/VBN and/CC shabby/JJ garments,/NN she/PRP selected/VBD a/DT suitable/JJ dress,/NN and/CC Wallace/NNP coached/VBD her,/PRP made/VBD up/RP her/PRP$ face,/NN and/CC prompted/VBD her/PRP$ with/IN great/JJ pride./NN So/IN the/DT tiny/JJ part/NN went/VBD well,/RB and/CC one/CD of/IN the/DT papers/NNS gave/VBD a/DT praising/NN line/NN to/TO "Junoesque/JJ Miss/NNP Salisbury."/NNP These/DT were/VBD happy/JJ days./NN Martie/NNP loved/VBD the/DT odorous,/JJ dark,/NN crowded/VBN world/NN behind/IN the/DT scenes,/NN loved/VBD to/TO be/VB a/DT part/NN of/IN it./DT This/DT was/VBD living/VBG indeed!/RB And/CC Sally/NNP was/VBD expecting/VBG a/DT baby!/NN Martie/NNP laughed/VBD aloud/RB from/IN sheer/JJ excitement/NN and/CC pleasure/NN when/WRB the/DT news/NN came./VBD It/PRP was/VBD almost/RB like/IN having/VBG one/CD herself;/NN in/IN one/CD way/NN even/RB more/RBR satisfactory,/JJ because/IN she/PRP was/VBD too/RB busy/JJ now/RB to/TO be/VB interrupted./VBN She/PRP spent/VBD the/DT first/JJ money/NN she/PRP had/VBD ever/RB earned/VBN in/IN sending/VBG Sally/NNP a/DT present/JJ for/IN the/DT baby;/NN smiling/VBG again/RB whenever/WRB she/PRP pictured/VBD Sally/NNP was/VBD showing/VBG it/PRP to/TO old/JJ friends/NNS in/IN Monroe:/NNP "From/IN Martie;/NNP isn't/IN it/PRP gorgeous?"/VBD The/DT weeks/NNS fled/VBD by./. Wallace/NNP began/VBD to/TO talk/VB of/IN moving/VBG to/TO New/NNP York./NNP It/PRP was/VBD always/RB their/PRP$ dream./NN Instinctively/RB they/PRP wanted/VBD New/NNP York./NNP Their/PRP$ talk/NN of/IN it,/DT their/PRP$ plans/NNS for/IN it,/PRP were/VBD as/RB enthusiastic/JJ as/IN they/PRP were/VBD ignorant,/VBN if/IN Wallace/NNP could/MD only/RB get/VB the/DT chance/NN to/TO play/VB on/IN Broadway!/NNP That/IN seemed/VBD to/TO both/DT of/IN them/PRP the/DT goal/NN of/IN their/PRP$ ambition./NN Always/RB hopeful/JJ of/IN another/DT part,/NN Martie/NNP began/VBD to/TO read/VB and/CC study/VB seriously./NN She/PRP had/VBD much/RB spare/JJ time,/NN and/CC she/PRP used/VBD it./PRP From/IN everybody/NN and/CC everything/NN about/IN her/PRP$ she/PRP learned:/VB a/DT few/JJ German/JJ phrases/NNS from/IN the/DT rheumatic/JJ old/JJ man/NN whose/WP$ wife/NN kept/VBD the/DT lodging/NN house;/NN Juliet's/NNP lines/NNS and/CC the/DT lines/NNS of/IN Lady/NNP Macbeth/NNP from/IN Mabel's/NNP shabby/JJ books;/NNS and/CC something/NN of/IN millinery/NN from/IN the/DT little/JJ Irishwoman/NN who/WP kept/VBD a/DT shop/NN on/IN the/DT corner,/NN with/IN "Elise"/NNS written/VBN across/IN its/PRP$ window./NN She/PRP learned/VBD all/DT of/IN Wallace's/NNP parts,/NN and/CC usually/RB Mabel's/NNP as/IN well./PRP Often/RB she/PRP went/VBD to/TO the/DT piano/NN in/IN the/DT musty/JJ parlour/NN of/IN the/DT Geary/NNP Street/NNP house/NN and/CC played/VBD "The/DT Two/CD Grenadiers"/NNP and/CC "Absent."/NNP She/PRP brimmed/VBD with/IN energy;/NN while/IN Wallace/NNP or/CC Mabel/NNP wrangled/VBD with/IN the/DT old/JJ costumier,/NN Martie/NNP was/VBD busily/RB folding/VBG and/CC smoothing/VBG the/DT garments/NNS of/IN jesters/NNS and/CC clowns/NNS and/CC Dolly/NNP Vardens./NNP She/PRP had/VBD a/DT curious/JJ instinct/NN for/IN trade/NN terms;/NN she/PRP could/MD not/RB buy/VB a/DT yard/NN of/IN veiling/NN without/IN an/DT eager/JJ little/JJ talk/NN with/IN the/DT saleswoman;/NN the/DT chance/NN phrase/NN of/IN a/DT conductor/NN or/CC the/DT woman/NN in/IN the/DT French/NNP laundry/NN amused/VBD and/CC interested/JJ her./, Away/RB from/IN all/PDT the/DT repressing/VBG influences/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ childhood,/NN healthy/JJ and/CC happy,/JJ she/PRP met/VBD the/DT claims/NNS of/IN the/DT new/JJ state/NN with/IN a/DT splendid/JJ and/CC unthinking/JJ passion./. 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She/PRP went/VBD with/IN him/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ first/JJ rehearsals,/NN finding/VBG the/DT old/JJ stage/NN atmosphere/NN strangely/RB exhilarating./VBD Adele/NNP was/VBD frankly/RB jealous/JJ of/IN this/DT new/JJ development,/NN Martie/NNP saw/VBD and/CC heard/VBD her/PRP as/RB little/RB as/IN she/PRP noticed/VBD John's/NNP silence/NN and/CC seriousness,/NN and/CC Mrs./NNP Curley's/NNP dubious/JJ cooperation./NN A/DT friend/NN of/IN Wallace/NNP proposed/VBD to/TO sub-let/VB them/PRP a/DT furnished/JJ apartment/NN in/IN East/NNP Twenty-sixth/NNP Street./NNP Martie/NNP inspected/VBD it/PRP briefly,/JJ with/IN eyes/NNS too/RB dazzled/VBN with/IN dreams/NNS to/TO see/VB it/PRP truly./DT She/PRP was/VBD not/RB trained/VBN to/TO business/NN responsibility:/NN she/PRP merely/RB laughed/VBD because/IN her/PRP$ old/JJ employer/NN was/VBD annoyed/VBN to/TO have/VB her/PRP$ housekeeper/NN desert/NN her./. 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She/PRP found/VBD five/CD rooms/NNS in/IN a/DT narrow,/JJ eight-story,/CD brick/NN apartment-/RB house;/IN a/DT narrow/JJ parlour/NN with/IN a/DT cherry/NN mantel/NN and/CC green/JJ tiles,/NN separated/VBN from/IN a/DT narrow/JJ bedroom/NN by/IN closed/JJ folding/NN doors,/NNS a/DT narrow,/JJ long/JJ hall/NN passing/VBG a/DT dark/JJ little/JJ bathroom/NN and/CC the/DT tiny/JJ dark/JJ room/NN that/IN Teddy/NNP had,/VBD a/DT small/JJ dining/NN room/NN finished/VBD in/IN black/JJ wood/NN and/CC red/JJ paper,/NN and,/CC wedged/VBN against/IN it,/, a/DT strip/NN of/IN kitchen./NN These/DT were/VBD small/JJ quarters/NNS after/IN the/DT airy/JJ bareness/NN of/IN the/DT Curley/NNP home,/NN and/CC they/PRP were/VBD additionally/RB reduced/VBN in/IN effect/NN by/IN the/DT peculiar/JJ taste/NN their/PRP$ first/JJ occupant/NN had/VBD shown/VBN in/IN furnishing./DT The/DT walls/NNS were/VBD crowded/VBN with/IN heavily/RB framed/VBN pictures,/NNS coloured/JJ photographs/NNS of/IN children/NNS in/IN 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Was/VBD that/IN the/DT kid/NN banging/VBG this/DT morning?"/NN "My/NN dear,/NN he/PRP was/VBD doing/VBG it/PRP just/RB for/IN the/DT time/NN it/PRP took/VBD me/PRP to/TO snatch/VB the/DT hammer/NN away!/IN I/PRP was/VBD so/RB sorry!"/JJ "Oh,/NN that's/IN all/DT right."/JJ He/PRP would/MD yawn./VB "Lord,/IN I/PRP feel/VBP rotten!"/JJ "Isn't/IN it/PRP perhaps/RB --/: drinking/NN and/CC smoking/NN so/RB much,/RB Wallace?"/NNP Martie/NNP might/MD venture/VB timidly./DT "That/NN has/VBZ nothing/NN to/TO do/VB with/IN it!"/PRP "But,/RB Wallie,/VBP how/WRB do/VBP you/PRP know/VB it/PRP hasn't?"/VBZ "Because/IN I/PRP do/VBP know/VB it!"/IN He/PRP would/MD return/VB to/TO his/PRP$ paper,/NN and/CC Martie/NNP to/TO her/PRP$ own/JJ thoughts./. She/PRP would/MD yawn/VB stupidly,/NN when/WRB he/PRP yawned,/RB in/IN the/DT warm,/NN close/RB air./DT Sometimes/RB she/PRP went/VBD into/IN the/DT tumbled/VBN bedrooms/NNS and/CC put/VBD them/PRP in/IN order,/NNS gathering/VBG up/RP towels/NNS and/CC scattered/VBN garments./. But/CC usually/RB Wallace/NNP did/VBD not/RB bathe/VB until/IN after/IN his/PRP$ breakfast,/NN and/CC nothing/NN could/MD be/VB done/VBN until/IN that/DT was/VBD over./NNP Equally,/NNP Martie's/NNP affairs/NNS kitchenward/NN were/VBD delayed;/NNS sometimes/RB Wallace's/NNP rolls/NNS were/VBD still/RB warming/VBG in/IN the/DT oven/NN when/WRB she/PRP put/VBD in/IN Teddy's/NNP luncheon/NN potato/NN to/TO bake./MD The/DT groceries/NNS ordered/VBN by/IN telephone/NN would/MD arrive,/VB and/CC be/VB piled/VBN over/IN the/DT unwashed/JJ dishes/NNS on/IN the/DT table,/NN the/DT frying/JJ pan/NN burned/VBN dry/JJ over/RB and/CC over/RB again./RB After/IN Teddy/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ mother/NN had/VBD lunched,/NN if/IN Wallace/NNP was/VBD free,/IN they/PRP all/DT went/VBD out/IN together./DT He/PRP was/VBD devoted/VBN to/TO the/DT boy,/NN and/CC broke/VBD ruthlessly/RB into/IN his/PRP$ little/JJ schedule/NN of/IN hours/NNS and/CC meals/NNS for/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ amusement./NN Or/CC he/PRP and/CC Martie/NNP went/VBD alone/RB to/TO a/DT matinee./NN But/CC when/WRB he/PRP was/VBD playing/VBG in/IN vaudeville,/NN even/RB if/IN he/PRP lived/VBD at/IN home,/NN he/PRP must/MD be/VB at/IN the/DT theatre/NN at/IN four/CD and/CC at/IN nine./DT Often/NNP on/IN Sunday/NNP afternoons/NNS he/PRP went/VBD out/RP to/TO meet/VB his/PRP$ friends,/NN to/TO drift/VB about/IN the/DT theatrical/JJ clubs/NNS and/CC hotels,/NN and/CC dine/NN away/RB from/IN home./NN Then/RB Martie/NNP would/MD take/VB Teddy/NNP out,/RB happy/JJ times/NNS for/IN both./DT They/PRP went/VBD to/TO the/DT library,/NN to/TO the/DT museums,/NN to/TO the/DT aquarium/NN and/CC the/DT Zoo./NNP Martie/NNP came/VBD to/TO love/VB the/DT second-hand/JJ book-stores,/NN where/WRB she/PRP could/MD get/VB George/NNP Eliot's/NNP novels/NNS for/IN ten/CD cents/NNS each,/DT a/DT complete/JJ Shakespeare/NNP for/IN twenty-five./DT She/PRP drank/VBD in/IN the/DT passing/NN panorama/NN of/IN the/DT streets:/NN the/DT dripping/VBG "L"/NN stations,/NN the/DT light/NN of/IN the/DT chestnut/NN dealer,/NN a/DT blowing/VBG flame/NN in/IN the/DT cold/JJ and/CC dark,/JJ the/DT dirty/JJ powder/NN of/IN snow/NN blowing/VBG along/IN icy/JJ sidewalks,/NN and/CC the/DT newspapers/NNS weighted/VBN down/RP at/IN corner/NN stands/VBZ with/IN pennies/NNS lying/VBG here/RB and/CC there/RB in/IN informal/JJ exchange./NN Cold,/NNP rosy/JJ faces/NNS poured/VBD into/IN the/DT subway/NN hoods,/NN warm,/VBD pale/JJ faces/NNS poured/VBD out,/RB wet/JJ feet/NNS slipped/VBD on/IN the/DT frozen/JJ rubbish/NN of/IN the/DT sidewalks,/JJ little/JJ salesgirls/NNS gossiped/VBN cheerfully/RB as/IN they/PRP dangled/VBD on/IN straps/NNS in/IN the/DT packed/VBN cars./NN Often/RB Martie/NNP and/CC Teddy/NNP had/VBD their/PRP$ supper/NN at/IN Childs',/NNP in/IN the/DT clean/JJ warm/JJ brightness/NN of/IN marble/NN and/CC nickel-plate./NN Teddy/NNP knew/VBD their/PRP$ waitress/NN and/CC chattered/VBD eagerly/RB over/IN his/PRP$ rice/NN and/CC milk./NN Martie/NNP had/VBD a/DT sandwich/NN and/CC coffee,/NN watching/VBG the/DT shabby/JJ fingers/NNS that/WDT fumbled/VBD for/IN five-cent/JJ tips,/JJ the/DT anxious/JJ eyes/NNS studying/VBG the/DT bill-of-fare,/NN the/DT pale/JJ little/JJ working-women/NNS who/WP favoured/VBD a/DT supper/NN of/IN butter/NN cakes/NNS and/CC lemon/NN meringue/NN pie/NN after/IN the/DT hard/JJ day./NN She/PRP would/MD go/VB home/NN to/TO find/VB the/DT breakfast/NN dishes/NNS waiting,/IN the/DT beds/NNS unmade,/IN the/DT bathroom/NN still/RB steamed/VBD from/IN Wallace's/NNP ablutions./. Teddy/NNP tucked/VBD away/RB for/IN the/DT night,/NN she/PRP would/MD dream/VB over/IN a/DT half-sensed/JJ book./NN Why/WRB make/VBP the/DT bed/NN she/PRP was/VBD so/RB soon/RB to/TO get/VB into?/IN Why/WRB wash/VBP the/DT dishes/NNS now/RB rather/RB than/IN wait/VB until/IN she/PRP was/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ comfortable/JJ wrapper?/NN She/PRP went/VBD back/RB to/TO her/PRP$ old/JJ habit/NN of/IN nibbling/VBG candy/NN as/IN she/PRP read./VBD The/DT jolly/JJ little/JJ Bohemian/NN suppers/NNS she/PRP had/VBD foreseen/VBN never/RB became/VBD a/DT reality./NN Wallace/NNP hated/VBD cheap/JJ food;/NN he/PRP was/VBD done/VBN with/IN little/JJ restaurants,/NN he/PRP said./VBD More/JJR than/IN that,/DT among/IN his/PRP$ friends/NNS there/RB did/VBD not/RB seem/VB to/TO be/VB any/DT of/IN those/DT simple,/JJ busy,/NNS gifted/JJ artists/NNS to/TO whose/WP$ acquaintance/NN Martie/NNP had/VBD looked/VBN forward./RB The/DT more/JJR distinguished/JJ members/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ company/NN he/PRP hardly/RB knew;/VBD the/DT others/NNS were/VBD semi-/VBN successful/JJ men/NNS like/IN himself,/PRP women/NNS too/RB poor/JJ and/CC too/RB busy/JJ to/TO waste/VB time/NN or/CC money,/NN or/CC other/JJ women/NNS of/IN a/DT more/RBR or/CC less/RBR recognized/VBN looseness/NN of/IN morals./NN Martie/NNP detested/VBD them,/, their/PRP$ cologne,/NNS their/PRP$ boasting,/VBP their/PRP$ insinuations/NNS as/IN to/TO the/DT personal/JJ lives/NNS of/IN every/DT actor/NN or/CC actress/NN who/WP might/MD be/VB mentioned./VBN They/PRP had/VBD no/DT reserves,/NN no/DT respect/NN for/IN love/NN or/CC marriage/NN or/CC parenthood;/NN they/PRP told/VBD stories/NNS entirely/RB beyond/IN her/PRP$ understanding,/NNS and/CC went/VBD about/IN eating,/NN drinking,/NN dressing,/NN and/CC dancing/NN as/IN if/IN these/DT things/NNS were/VBD all/DT the/DT business/NN of/IN life./NN Wallace's/NNP favourite/JJ hospitality/NN was/VBD extended/VBN to/TO six/CD silent,/NNS overdressed,/IN genial/JJ male/JJ friends,/NN known/VBN as/IN "the/DT crowd."/NN These/DT he/PRP frequently/RB asked/VBD to/TO dinner/NN on/IN Sunday/NNP nights,/, a/DT hard/JJ game/NN of/IN poker/NN always/RB following./VBD Martie/NNP did/VBD not/RB play,/NN but/CC she/PRP liked/VBD to/TO watch/VB her/PRP$ husband's/NN hands,/NN and/CC during/IN this/DT winter/NN he/PRP attributed/VBD his/PRP$ phenomenal/JJ good/JJ luck/NN to/TO her./PRP He/PRP never/RB lost,/VBD and/CC he/PRP always/RB parted/VBD generously/RB with/IN such/JJ sums/NNS as/IN he/PRP won./VBD He/PRP loved/VBD his/PRP$ luck;/NN the/DT envious/JJ comments/NNS of/IN the/DT other/JJ players/NNS delighted/VBD him;/IN the/DT good/JJ dinner,/NN and/CC the/DT presence/NN of/IN his/PRP$ beautiful/JJ wife/NN always/RB put/VBD him/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ best/JJS mood./NN They/PRP called/VBD him/PRP "Three/NNP deuces/VBZ Wallie,"/NNP and/CC Martie's/NNP remark/NN that/IN his/PRP$ weight/NN was/VBD also/RB "Two/RB --/: two/CD --/: two"/CD passed/VBN for/IN wit./DT She/PRP took/VBD his/PRP$ winnings/NNS without/IN shame./NN It/PRP was/VBD to/TO take/VB them,/PRP indeed,/RB that/IN she/PRP endured/VBD the/DT long,/NN silent/JJ evening,/NN with/IN its/PRP$ incessant/NN muttering/VBG and/CC shuffling/VBG and/CC slapping/VBG of/IN cards./DT The/DT gas/NN whined/VBD and/CC rasped/VBD above/IN their/PRP$ heads,/NN the/DT air/NN grew/VBD close/RB and/CC heavy/JJ with/IN smoke./NN Ash-trays/NNS were/VBD loaded/VBN with/IN the/DT stumps/NNS and/CC ashes/NNS of/IN cigars;/NN sticky/JJ beer/NN glasses/NNS ringed/VBD the/DT bare/JJ table./NN But/CC Martie/NNP stuck/VBD to/TO her/PRP post./, At/IN one/CD o'clock/RB it/PRP would/MD all/PDT be/VB over,/JJ and/CC Wallace,/NNP carrying/VBG a/DT glass/NN of/IN whisky-and-soda/NN to/TO his/PRP$ room,/NN would/MD be/VB undressing/VBG between/IN violent/JJ yawns/NNS and/CC amused/VBD recollections./NN "Some/NN of/IN that/DT comes/VBZ to/TO me,/VB Wallie./NNP I/PRP have/VBP the/DT rent/NN coming/VBG this/DT week!"/NN "Sure./. Take/VB all/DT you/PRP want,/VBP old/JJ girl./NN You're/NNP tired,/, aren't/RB you?"/JJ "Tired/JJ and/CC cold."/JJ Martie's/NNP circulation/NN was/VBD not/RB good/JJ now,/RB and/CC she/PRP knew/VBD why./WRB Her/PRP$ meals/NNS had/VBD lost/VBN their/PRP$ interest,/NN and/CC sometimes/RB even/RB Teddy's/NNP claims/NNS were/VBD neglected./VBN She/PRP was/VBD sleepy,/VBN tired,/RB heavy/JJ all/DT the/DT time./NN "When/RB I/PRP see/VBP a/DT spoon/NN lying/VBG on/IN the/DT dining-room/NN floor,/NN and/CC realize/VB that/IN it/PRP will/MD lie/VB there/RB until/IN I/PRP pick/VBP it/PRP up/RP I/PRP could/MD scream!"/VB she/PRP told/VBD Wallace./NNP "It's/NNP a/DT shame,/NN poor/JJ old/JJ girl!"/NN "Oh,/IN no/DT --/: it's/IN all/DT right."/JJ She/PRP would/MD blink/VB back/RB the/DT tears./NN "I'm/IN not/RB sorry!"/JJ But/CC she/PRP was/VBD sorry/JJ and/CC afraid./JJ She/PRP resented/VBD Wallace's/NNP easy/JJ sympathy,/NN resented/VBD the/DT doctor's/NNS advice/NN to/TO rest,/VB not/RB to/TO worry,/VB his/PRP$ mild/JJ observation/NN that/IN a/DT good/JJ deal/NN of/IN discomfort/NN was/VBD inevitable./DT Early/RB in/IN the/DT new/JJ year/NN she/PRP began/VBD to/TO agitate/VB the/DT question/NN of/IN a/DT dinner/NN to/TO the/DT Drydens./NNP Wallace,/NNP who/WP had/VBD taken/VBN a/DT fancy/JJ to/TO Adele,/NNP agreed/VBD lazily/RB to/TO endure/VB John's/NNP company,/NN which/WDT he/PRP did/VBD not/RB enjoy,/VB for/IN one/CD evening./DT But/CC he/PRP obstinately/RB overruled/VBD Martie/NNP on/IN the/DT subject/NN of/IN a/DT dinner/NN at/IN home./NN "Nix,"/NN said/VBD Wallace/NNP flatly./VBD "I/PRP won't/MD have/VB my/PRP$ wife/NN cooking/VBG for/IN anybody!"/NN "But/CC Wallace/NNP --/: just/RB grape-fruit/NN and/CC broilers/NNS and/CC a/DT salad!/JJ And/CC they'll/DT come/VBN out/RP and/CC help/VB cook/VB it./DT You/PRP don't/VBP know/VB how/WRB informally/RB we/PRP did/VBD things/NNS at/IN Grandma's!"/NNP "Well,/NNP you're/, not/RB doing/VBG things/NNS informally/RB now./DT It/PRP would/MD be/VB different/JJ if/IN you/PRP had/VBD a/DT couple/NN of/IN servants!"/NN "But/IN it/PRP may/MD be/VB years/NNS before/IN we/PRP have/VBP a/DT couple/NN of/IN servants./NN Aren't/CC we/PRP ever/RB going/VBG to/TO entertain,/VB until/IN then?"/DT "I/JJ don't/NN know/VBP anything/NN about/IN that./DT But/CC I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP I/PRP won't/MD have/VB them/PRP thinking/VBG that/IN we're/NN hard/JJ up./NNP I'll/NNP take/VBP them/PRP to/TO a/DT restaurant/NN somewhere,/NN and/CC show/VB that/DT little/JJ boob/NN a/DT square/NN meal!"/NN He/PRP finally/RB selected/VBD an/DT oppressively/JJ magnificent/JJ restaurant/NN where/WRB a/DT dollar-and-a-half/NN table-d'hote/NN dinner/NN was/VBD served./VBN "But/IN I'd/NNP like/IN to/TO blow/VB them/PRP to/TO a/DT real/JJ dinner!"/NN he/PRP regretted./VBD "Oh,/NNP Wallace,/NNP I'm/NNP not/RB trying/VBG to/TO impress/VB them!/PRP We'll/MD have/VB more/RBR than/IN enough/RB to/TO eat,/VB and/CC music,/NNS and/CC a/DT talk./NN Then/RB we/PRP can/MD break/VB up/RP at/IN about/IN ten,/NN and/CC we'll/NN have/VBP done/VBN the/DT decent/JJ thing!"/NNS The/DT four/CD were/VBD to/TO meet/VB at/IN half-past/JJ six,/JJ but/CC both/DT Adele/NNP and/CC Wallace/NNP were/VBD late,/RB and/CC John/NNP and/CC Martie/NNP had/VBD half/PDT an/DT hour's/NN talk/NN while/IN they/PRP waited./VBD Martie/NNP fairly/RB bubbled/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ joy/NN at/IN the/DT chance/NN to/TO speak/VB of/IN books/NNS and/CC poems,/NN ideals/NNS and/CC reforms/NNS again./. She/PRP told/VBD him/PRP frankly/RB and/CC happily/RB that/IN she/PRP had/VBD missed/VBN him;/PRP she/PRP had/VBD wanted/VBN to/TO see/VB him/PRP so/RB many/JJ times!/NNS And/CC he/PRP looked/VBD tired;/RB he/PRP had/VBD had/VBN grippe?/NNS "Always/RB motherly!"/, he/PRP said,/VBD a/DT smile/NN on/IN the/DT strange/JJ mouth,/NN but/CC no/DT corresponding/JJ smile/NN in/IN the/DT faunlike/JJ eyes./NN Wallace/NNP arrived/VBD in/IN a/DT bad/JJ mood,/NN as/IN Martie/NNP instantly/RB perceived./. 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rocked/VBD it./. 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a/DT world/NN of/IN frozen/JJ bareness./NN Margaret/NNP had/VBD been/VBN with/IN her/PRP a/DT week/NN ago;/IN a/DT week/NN ago/IN it/PRP had/VBD been/VBN her/PRP privilege/NN to/TO catch/VB the/DT warm/JJ little/JJ form/NN to/TO her/PRP$ heart,/NN to/TO kiss/VB the/DT aureole/NN of/IN gold,/NN to/TO listen/VB to/TO the/DT shaken/JJ gurgle/NN of/IN baby/NN laughter/NN --/: The/DT doctor/NN came/VBD out/RP from/IN Wallace's/NNP room;/NN Martie,/NNP still/RB wrapped/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ thoughts,/NNS listened/VBD to/TO him/PRP absently./. .../: pneumonia./VBD Suddenly/RB she/PRP came/VBD to/TO herself/PRP with/IN a/DT shock,/NN repeating/VBG the/DT word./NN Pneumonia?/NNP What/WP was/VBD he/PRP saying?/VBD But,/NNP Doctor/NNP --/: but/CC Doctor/NNP --/: is/VBZ Mr./NNP Bannister/NNP so/RB ill?/JJ He/PRP was/VBD very/RB ill;/JJ gravely/RB ill./, The/DT fact/NN that/IN taken/VBN in/IN time,/NN and/CC fought/VBD with/IN every/DT weapon,/NN the/DT disease/NN had/VBD gained,/VBN augured/VBN badly./. Martie/NNP listened/VBD in/IN stupefaction./NN She/PRP suggested/VBD a/DT nurse./NN The/DT old/JJ doctor/NN smiled/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ affectionately./NN Perhaps/RB to-morrow,/, if/IN he/PRP was/VBD no/DT better,/IN they/PRP might/MD consider/VB it./PRP Meanwhile,/RB he/PRP was/VBD in/IN excellent/JJ hands./NN A/DT strange,/NN silent/JJ day/NN followed./VBD Martie/NNP looked/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ husband/NN now/RB with/IN that/DT augmented/JJ concern/NN that/IN such/JJ a/DT warning/NN brings./. He/PRP slept,/VBD waked,/NN smiled/VBD at/IN her,/PRP was/VBD not/RB hungry./VBN His/PRP$ big/JJ hand,/NN when/WRB she/PRP touched/VBD it,/PRP was/VBD hot./VBG Teddy,/NNP coughing,/NN and/CC with/IN oil-saturated/JJ flannel/NN over/IN his/PRP$ chest,/NN played/VBD with/IN his/PRP$ blocks/NNS and/CC listened/VBD to/TO fairy-tales./DT Outside,/JJ a/DT bitter/JJ cold/JJ wind/NN swept/VBD the/DT empty/JJ streets./NN Her/PRP$ husband/NN ill,/, perhaps/RB dying,/VBG Margar/NNP gone;/VBD it/PRP was/VBD all/DT unreal/JJ and/CC unconvincing./JJ At/IN four/CD o'clock/RB the/DT doctor/NN came/VBD back,/RB and/CC at/IN five/CD the/DT nurse/NN pleasantly/RB took/VBD possession/NN of/IN the/DT sick/JJ room./NN She/PRP was/VBD a/DT sensible/JJ New/NNP England/NNP woman,/NN who/WP cooked/VBD potatoes/NNS in/IN an/DT amazing/JJ way/NN for/IN Teddy's/NNP supper,/NN and/CC taught/VBD Martie/NNP a/DT new/JJ solitaire/NN in/IN the/DT still/JJ watches/NNS of/IN the/DT night./NN Martie/NNP was/VBD anxious/JJ to/TO make/VB her/PRP comfortable;/NN she/PRP must/MD lie/VB down;/RB and/CC she/PRP must/MD be/VB sure/JJ to/TO get/VB out/RP into/IN the/DT fresh/JJ air/NN to-morrow/NN afternoon./. But/CC Miss/NNP Swann/NNP did/VBD not/RB leave/VB her/PRP case/NN the/DT next/JJ day,/NN a/DT Sunday,/NNP and/CC Martie,/NNP awed/VBD and/CC silent,/NNS spent/VBD the/DT day/NN beside/IN the/DT bed./NN Wallace/NNP died/VBD at/IN five/CD o'clock./RB He/PRP wandered/VBD in/IN a/DT light/NN fever/NN that/IN morning,/NN and/CC at/IN two/CD o'clock/RB fell/VBD into/IN the/DT stupor/NN that/WDT was/VBD not/RB to/TO end/VB in/IN this/DT world./. But/CC Martie/NNP had,/VBD to/TO treasure,/VB the/DT memory/NN of/IN the/DT early/JJ morning/NN when/WRB she/PRP slipped/VBD quietly/RB into/IN the/DT room/NN that/WDT was/VBD orderly,/NN dimly/RB lighted,/JJ and/CC odorous/JJ of/IN drugs/NNS now./, He/PRP was/VBD awake/JJ then,/, his/PRP$ eyes/NNS found/VBD her,/PRP and/CC he/PRP smiled/VBD as/IN she/PRP knelt/VBD beside/IN him./PRP "Better?"/'' she/PRP said/VBD softly./RP The/DT big/JJ head/NN nodded/VBD almost/RB imperceptibly./JJ He/PRP moistened/VBD his/PRP$ lips./NN "I'm/IN all/DT right,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD voicelessly./NN "Bad/NN --/: bad/JJ cold!"/NNS He/PRP shut/VBD his/PRP$ eyes,/NN and/CC with/IN them/PRP shut,/RB added/VBD in/IN a/DT whisper:/NN "Sweet,/IN sweet/JJ woman,/NN Martie!/NNP Remember/VB that/DT day/NN --/: in/IN Pittsville/NNP --/: when/WRB you/PRP had/VBD on/IN --/: your/PRP$ brother's/NNS --/: coat?/NN Mabel/NNP --/: and/CC old/JJ Jesse/NNP --/: !"/VBD Heavenly/RB tears/NNS rushed/VBN to/TO her/PRP eyes;/NN she/PRP felt/VBD the/DT yielding/NN of/IN her/PRP$ frozen/JJ heart./NN She/PRP caught/VBD his/PRP$ hand/NN to/TO her/PRP$ lips,/NN bowing/VBG her/PRP$ face/NN over/IN it./PRP$ "Ah,/JJ Wallace/NNP dear!/NN We/PRP were/VBD happy/JJ then!/. We'll/NNP go/VB back/RB --/: back/RB to/TO that/DT time/NN --/: and/CC we'll/JJ start/NN fresh!"/IN A/DT long/JJ silence./NN Then/RB he/PRP opened/VBD his/PRP$ eyes,/NN found/VBD her,/PRP with/IN a/DT start,/NN as/IN if/IN he/PRP had/VBD not/RB been/VBN quite/RB sure/JJ what/WP those/DT opening/VBG eyes/NNS would/MD see,/VB and/CC smiled/VBD sleepily./VBG "I'll/RB make/VB it/PRP --/: up/RP to/TO you,/VB Martie!"/NNP he/PRP said/VBD heavily/RB She/PRP had/VBD her/PRP$ arms/NNS about/IN him/PRP as/IN he/PRP sank/VBD into/IN unnatural/JJ sleep./NN At/IN eight,/CD whispering/NN in/IN the/DT kitchen/NN with/IN John,/NNP who/WP had/VBD come/VBN for/IN Teddy,/NNP she/PRP said/VBD that/IN Wallie/NNP was/VBD better;/RB and/CC busy/JJ with/IN coffee/NN and/CC toast/NN for/IN Miss/NNP Swann,/NNP she/PRP began/VBD to/TO plan/VB for/IN Costa/NNP Rica./NNP Beaten,/NNP crushed,/NN purified/VBN by/IN fire,/NN healed/VBN by/IN tears,/NNS she/PRP was/VBD ready/JJ for/IN life/NN again./RB But/CC that/DT was/VBD not/RB to/TO be./DT Wallace/NNP was/VBD dead,/JJ and/CC those/DT who/WP gathered/VBD about/IN Martie/NNP wondered/VBD that/IN she/PRP wept/VBD for/IN her/PRP$ husband/NN more/RBR than/IN for/IN her/PRP$ child./NN Wept/IN for/IN the/DT wasted/VBN life,/NN perhaps,/NNS and/CC for/IN the/DT needless/JJ suffering/NN and/CC sorrow./JJ But/CC even/RB in/IN the/DT first/JJ hours/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ widowhood/NN Martie's/NNP heart/NN knew/VBD a/DT deep/JJ and/CC passionate/JJ relief./NN Vague/NNP and/CC menacing/JJ as/IN was/VBD the/DT future,/JJ stretching/VBG before/IN her,/PRP she/PRP knew/VBD that/IN she/PRP would/MD never/RB wish/VB Wallace/VBP back./RB There/RB were/VBD times/NNS when/WRB Martie/NNP found/VBD it/PRP difficult/JJ to/TO believe/VB that/IN she/PRP had/VBD ever/RB been/VBN away/RB from/IN Monroe/NNP at/IN all;/DT evenings,/NN when/WRB she/PRP and/CC Lydia/NNP sat/VBD talking/VBG in/IN the/DT shabby/JJ sitting/NN room/NN of/IN the/DT old/JJ house;/NN or/CC mornings/NNS when/WRB she/PRP fed/VBD the/DT chickens/NNS in/IN the/DT soft/JJ fog/NN under/IN the/DT willow/JJ trees/NNS of/IN the/DT yard./NN Len/NNP and/CC Sally/NNP were/VBD married/VBN and/CC gone,/VBN dear/NN Ma/NNP was/VBD gone,/VBN and/CC Belle/NNP had/VBD married,/VBN too;/RB a/DT tall/JJ gaunt/JJ woman/NN called/VBD Pauline/NNP was/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ place./NN But/CC these/DT things/NNS might/MD all/PDT have/VBP transpired/VBN without/IN touching/VBG Martie's/NNP own/JJ life/NN directly./. She/PRP might/MD still,/RB in/IN many/JJ ways,/NNS have/VBP been/VBN the/DT dreaming,/NN ambitious,/RB helpless/JJ girl/NN of/IN seven/CD years/NNS ago./RB Sometimes/RB the/DT realization/NN of/IN all/DT she/PRP had/VBD endured/VBN came/VBD to/TO her/PRP with/IN an/DT odd/JJ sense/NN of/IN shock./NN She/PRP would/MD glance/VB down/RP at/IN her/PRP thin/JJ hand,/NN in/IN its/PRP$ black/JJ cuff,/NN and/CC fall/NN into/IN deep/JJ musing,/NN her/PRP face/NN grave/NN and/CC weary./VBD Or/CC she/PRP would/MD call/VB Teddy/NNP from/IN his/PRP$ play,/NN and/CC hold/VB his/PRP$ warm/JJ little/JJ body/NN close,/VBD staring/VBG at/IN him/PRP with/IN a/DT look/NN that/WDT always/RB made/VBD the/DT child/NN uneasy./NN Third/NNP Avenue,/NNP barred/VBD with/IN sun/NN and/CC shade,/NN in/IN the/DT early/JJ summer/NN mornings;/NN Broadway/NNP on/IN a/DT snowy/JJ winter/NN afternoon/NN with/IN the/DT theatre/NN crowd/NN streaming/VBG up/RB and/CC down,/RB spring/VB and/CC babies/NNS taking/VBG possession/NN of/IN the/DT parks/NNS --/: were/VBD these/DT all/PDT a/DT dream?/NN No;/NN she/PRP had/VBD gained/VBN something/NN in/IN the/DT hard/JJ years;/NN she/PRP saw/VBD that/IN more/JJR and/CC more./JJR Her/PRP$ very/RB widowhood/JJ to/TO Monroe/NNP had/VBD the/DT stamp/NN of/IN absolute/JJ respectability./NN Even/RB Pa/NNP was/VBD changed/VBN toward/IN her;/PRP or/CC was/VBD it/PRP that/IN she/PRP was/VBD changed/VBN toward/IN him?/PRP However/RB caused,/VBP in/IN their/PRP$ relationship/NN there/RB was/VBD a/DT fundamental/JJ change./NN Pa/NNP had/VBD been/VBN a/DT figure/NN of/IN power/NN and/CC tyranny/JJ seven/CD years/NNS ago./RB Now/RB he/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO Martie/NNP only/RB an/DT unreasonable,/JJ unattractive/JJ old/JJ man,/NN thwarted/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ old/JJ age/NN in/IN everything/NN his/PRP$ heart/NN desired./VBN Lydia/NNP was/VBD still/RB tremblingly/RB filial/JJ in/IN her/PRP$ attitude/NN toward/IN Pa,/NNP but/CC Martie/NNP at/IN once/RB assumed/VBN the/DT maternal./NN She/PRP scolded/VBD him,/PRP listened/VBD to/TO him,/PRP and/CC dictated/VBD to/TO him,/PRP and/CC he/PRP liked/VBD it./PRP Martie/NNP had/VBD never/RB loved/VBN him/PRP as/IN Lydia/NNP did;/VBD she/PRP had/VBD defied/VBN and/CC disobeyed/VBN and/CC deserted/VBN him,/NN yet/CC he/PRP transferred/VBD his/PRP$ allegiance/NN to/TO her/PRP$ now,/NNS and/CC clung/VBD to/TO her/PRP helplessly./. He/PRP liked/VBD to/TO have/VB her/PRP$ walk/NN down/RB to/TO his/PRP$ office/NN beside/IN him/PRP in/IN the/DT mornings,/NN in/IN her/PRP$ plain/JJ black./NN While/IN they/PRP walked/VBD he/PRP pointed/VBD out/IN various/JJ pieces/NNS of/IN property,/NN and/CC told/VBD her/PRP how/WRB cheaply/RB they/PRP had/VBD been/VBN sold/VBN forty/CD years/NNS ago./IN The/DT whole/JJ post-office/NN block/NN had/VBD gone/VBN for/IN seven/CD hundred/CD dollars,/NNS the/DT hotel/NN site/NN had/VBD been/VBN Mason's/NNP cow-yard!/NN Old/NNP man/NN Sark/NNP had/VBD lived/VBN there,/, and/CC had/VBD refused/VBN to/TO put/VB black/JJ on/IN his/PRP$ house/NN when/WRB Lincoln/NNP was/VBD assassinated./VBN "And/CC didn't/RB he/PRP go/VB to/TO jail/NN for/IN that,/DT Pa?"/NNP "Yes,/NNP ma'am,/, he/PRP did!"/VBD "But/IN YOU/PRP --/: "/`` "I/PRP was/VBD in/IN jail,/NN too."/TO Malcolm/NNP Monroe/NNP would/MD chuckle/VB under/IN his/PRP$ now/RB gray/JJ moustache/NN that/WDT was/VBD yellowed/VBN with/IN tobacco/NN stains./NNS "Yes,/IN sir,/NN I/PRP rounded/VBD up/RP some/DT of/IN the/DT boys,/NN the/DT Twentyonesters,/NNP we/PRP called/VBD ourselves,/JJ and/CC we/PRP led/VBD a/DT riot/NN 'round/. this/DT town!/NNPS The/DT ringleaders/NNS were/VBD arrested,/VBN but/CC that/DT was/VBD merely/RB a/DT form/NN --/: merely/RB a/DT form!"/JJ "You/NNS must/MD have/VB been/VBN a/DT terror,/NN Pa."/NNP "Well/NNP --/: well,/IN I/PRP had/VBD a/DT good/JJ deal/NN of/IN your/PRP$ grandmother's/NNS spirit!/. 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"Sweet/'' complication!"/NN he/PRP observed./VBD "More/RB than/IN that,"/DT Martie/NNP said/VBD hurriedly,/NN "I'm/NN engaged/VBN to/TO be/VB married/VBN to/TO the/DT president/NN of/IN the/DT bank/NN here,/, in/IN about/IN six/CD weeks!"/NNS Their/PRP$ eyes/NNS met/VBD steadily/RB for/IN a/DT full/JJ minute./NN "I/IN devoutly/JJ trust/NN you/PRP are/VBP not/RB serious?"/NN said/VBD Dean/NNP Silver/NNP then./, "Oh,/NN but/CC I/PRP am!"/VBP she/PRP said,/VBD with/IN a/DT nervous/JJ laugh./NN For/IN answer/NN he/PRP merely/RB shrugged/VBD his/PRP$ shoulders/NNS again./. In/IN silence/NN they/PRP turned/VBD toward/IN the/DT house./NN "That/NN is/VBZ an/DT actual/JJ settled/JJ fact,/NN is/VBZ it?"/VBN Silver/NN asked,/IN when/WRB they/PRP were/VBD at/IN the/DT steps./NN "Why,/IN yes!"/NN Martie/NNP answered,/IN feeling/VBG a/DT strange/JJ inclination/NN toward/IN tears./DT "I've/NN been/VBN here/RB for/IN a/DT year/NN and/CC a/DT half,"/NN she/PRP added/VBD lamely./. "I've/NN not/RB seen/VBN John/NNP --/: I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP I/PRP never/RB thought/VBD of/IN him/PRP as/IN anything/NN but/CC Adele's/NNP husband!/JJ And/CC Clifford/NNP --/: the/DT man/NN I/PRP am/VBP to/TO marry/VB --/: is/VBZ a/DT good/JJ man,/NN and/CC it/PRP means/VBZ a/DT home/NN for/IN life/NN for/IN my/PRP$ boy/NN and/CC me/PRP --/: and/CC it/PRP means/VBZ the/DT greatest/JJS pleasure/NN to/TO my/PRP$ father/NN and/CC sisters/NNS --/: "/`` "I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP never/RB heard/VBD such/JJ a/DT damnable/JJ set/NN of/IN reasons/NNS for/IN a/DT beautiful/JJ woman's/NN marriage!"/NN Silver/NN said,/VBD as/IN she/PRP paused./VBD Martie/NNP could/MD find/VB no/DT answer./NN She/PRP was/VBD excited,/JJ bewildered,/JJ thrilled,/NN all/DT at/IN once./NNP She/PRP felt/VBD that/IN another/DT word/NN would/MD be/VB too/RB much./RB Silently/RB she/PRP picked/VBD up/RP her/PRP$ bowl/NN and/CC her/PRP$ flowers,/NN and/CC crossed/VBD the/DT porch/NN to/TO the/DT house./NN Lydia,/NNP coming/VBG in/IN late/JJ from/IN a/DT meeting/NN of/IN the/DT Fair/NNP Committee,/NNP was/VBD speechless./VBG In/IN a/DT pregnant/JJ silence/NN she/PRP lent/VBD cold/JJ aid/NN to/TO her/PRP$ audacious/JJ sister./NN The/DT big/JJ bed/NN in/IN Len's/NNP room/NN was/VBD made,/VBN the/DT bureau/NN spread/NN with/IN a/DT clean,/JJ limp/JJ towel./NN Pauline/NNP was/VBD interviewed;/JJ she/PRP brightened./VBZ Dean/NNP Silver/NNP was/VBD from/IN Prince/NNP Edward's/NNP Island,/NNP too,/, it/PRP seemed./VBD Pauline/NNP could/MD make/VB onion/NN soup,/NN and/CC rolls/NNS were/VBD set,/VBN thanks/NNS be!/IN She/PRP could/MD open/VB preserves;/NN she/PRP didn't/VBD suppose/VB that/IN sliced/JJ figs/NNS were/VBD good/JJ enough/RB for/IN a/DT company/NN dessert./NN They/PRP had/VBD the/DT preserves,/NN and/CC the/DT white/JJ figs,/NN too;/RB figs/VBZ that/IN Teddy/NNP and/CC Martie/NNP had/VBD knocked/VBN that/DT morning/NN from/IN the/DT big/JJ tree/NN in/IN the/DT yard./NN Lydia/NNP noticed/VBD with/IN resentment/NN that/IN Pa/NNP had/VBD really/RB brightened/VBN perceptibly/RB under/IN the/DT unexpected/JJ stimulus./NN It/PRP was/VBD Lydia/NNP who/WP said/VBD mildly,/NNS almost/RB reproachfully,/VBP "I'm/VBN sorry/JJ that/IN I/PRP have/VBP to/TO give/VB you/PRP a/DT rather/RB small/JJ napkin,/, Mr./NNP Dryden;/NNP we/PRP had/VBD company/NN to/TO dinner/NN last/JJ night,/NN and/CC I/PRP find/VBP we're/PRP a/DT little/JJ short/JJ --/: "/`` John/NNP hardly/RB heard/VBD her;/PRP he/PRP saw/VBD nothing/NN but/CC Martie,/NNP and/CC only/RB rarely/RB moved/VBD his/PRP$ eyes/NNS from/IN her,/PRP or/CC spoke/VBD to/TO any/DT one/NN else./NN He/PRP glowed/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ lightest/NN word,/NN laughed/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ mildest/NN pleasantry;/NN he/PRP frequently/RB asked/VBD her/PRP family/NN if/IN she/PRP was/VBD not/RB "wonderful."/JJ This/DT was/VBD the/DT attitude/NN of/IN that/DT old/JJ lover/NN of/IN her/PRP$ dreams,/NN and/CC in/IN spite/NN of/IN amusement/NN and/CC trepidation/NN and/CC nervous/JJ consciousness/NN that/IN she/PRP was/VBD hopelessly/RB entangling/VBG her/PRP$ affairs,/NN Martie's/NNP heart/NN began/VBD to/TO swell,/VB and/CC her/PRP$ senses/NNS to/TO feel/VB creeping/VBG over/IN their/PRP$ alertness/NN a/DT deadly/JJ and/CC delicious/JJ languor./NN She/PRP had/VBD been/VBN powerless/JJ all/DT her/PRP life:/NN she/PRP thrilled/VBD to/TO the/DT knowledge/NN of/IN her/PRP$ power/NN now./. 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so/RB lightly/RB if/IN you/PRP really/RB CARED,/NNP Mart!"/NNP "I/NNP care/NN tremendously,/NNS Lyd./. Why/WRB don't/VBP you/PRP use/VB paraffin?"/NN "I/IN know,"/NN Lydia/NNP said/VBD with/IN interest,/JJ "Angela/NNP does./. But/CC somehow/RB Ma/NNP always/RB did/VBD it/PRP this/DT way."/NN "Well,/IN I'll/DT mark/NN 'em/PRP for/IN you!"/JJ Martie/NNP began/VBD to/TO cut/VB neat/JJ little/JJ labels/NNS from/IN white/JJ paper,/NN and/CC to/TO write/VB on/IN them,/PRP "Currant/JJ Jelly/NNP with/IN Rasp./NNP 1915."/CD Presently/RB she/PRP and/CC Lydia/NNP were/VBD chatting/VBG pleasantly./DT "I/NNP really/RB put/VBD up/RP too/RB much/JJ one/CD year,"/NN Lydia/NNP said,/VBD "and/CC it/PRP began/VBD to/TO spoil,/VB so/IN I/PRP sent/VBD a/DT whole/JJ box/NN of/IN it/PRP out/IN to/TO the/DT Poor/NNP House;/NNP I/PRP don't/VBP suppose/VB they/PRP mind!/MD But/CC Mrs./NNP Dolan/NNP there/RB never/RB sent/VBD my/PRP$ glasses/NNS back!/RB However,/RB this/DT year/NN I'll/RB give/VBP you/PRP some,/RB Mart;/RB unless/IN Polly/NNP put/VBD some/DT up."/JJ "Unless/JJ I/PRP go/VBP to/TO New/NNP York!"/NNP Martie/NNP suggested./VBZ Lydia's/NNP whole/JJ face/NN darkened./NN "And/CC if/IN I/PRP do,/VBP you/PRP and/CC Sally/NNP will/MD be/VB good/JJ to/TO Teddy?"/VB his/PRP$ mother/NN asked,/IN her/PRP$ tone/NN suddenly/RB faltering./VBZ "Martie,/RB what/WP POSSESSES/NNS you/PRP to/TO talk/VB about/IN going/VBG to/TO New/NNP York/NNP now?"/, "Oh,/NNP Lyddy,/NNP you'd/NNP never/RB understand!/IN It's/PRP just/RB the/DT longing/NN to/TO do/VB something/NN for/IN myself,/PRP to/TO hold/VB my/PRP$ own/JJ there,/, to/TO --/: well,/RB to/TO make/VB good!/JJ Marrying/NN here,/, and/CC being/VBG comfortably/RB supported/VBN here,/RB seems/VBZ like/IN --/: like/IN failure,/NN almost,/RB to/TO me!/VB If/IN it/PRP wasn't/VBD for/IN Teddy,/NNP I/PRP believe/VBP that/IN I/PRP would/MD have/VB gone/VBN long/RB ago!"/RB "And/CC a/DT selfish/JJ feeling/NN like/IN that/DT is/VBZ strong/JJ enough/RB to/TO make/VB you/PRP willing/JJ to/TO break/VB a/DT good/JJ man's/NN heart,/NN and/CC desert/VB your/PRP$ child?"/NN asked/VBD Lydia/NNP in/IN calm/JJ tones./, "It/JJ won't/NN break/NN his/PRP$ heart,/NN Lyd/NNP --/: not/RB nearly/RB so/RB much/JJ as/IN he/PRP broke/VBD yours,/PRP$ years/NNS ago!/IN And/CC when/WRB I/PRP can/MD --/: when/WRB I/PRP could,/MD I/PRP would/MD send/VB for/IN my/PRP$ boy!/NN He'd/. be/VB happier/JJR here/RB --/: "/`` Martie,/NNP rather/RB timidly/RB watching/VBG her/PRP$ sister's/NNS face,/RB suddenly/RB realized/VBD the/DT futility/NN of/IN this/DT and/CC changed/VBD her/PRP$ tone./NN "But/CC let's/VBD not/RB talk/VB about/IN it/PRP any/DT more/RBR to-night,/JJ Lydia,/NN we're/VBD both/DT too/RB tired/JJ and/CC excited!"/JJ "I/NNS don't/VBP understand/VB you,"/PRP Lydia/NNP said/VBD patiently/RB and/CC wearily,/VB "I/PRP never/RB did./VBD I/PRP should/MD think/VB that/IN SOMETIMES/NNP you'd/VBD wonder/NN whether/IN you're/NNP right,/RB and/CC everybody/NN else/RB in/IN the/DT world/NN is/VBZ wrong/JJ --/: or/CC whether/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN us/PRP know/VBP SOMETHING/NNP --/: "/`` Martie/NNP generously/RB let/VB her/PRP have/VB the/DT prized/VBN last/JJ word,/NN and/CC went/VBD upstairs/RB again./. To/TO her/PRP$ surprise/NN she/PRP found/VBD Teddy/NNP awake./. 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Poor/JJ Clifford,/NNP with/IN his/PRP$ stiffly/NN moving/VBG brain/NN and/CC his/PRP$ platitudes!/NNS She/PRP hoped/VBD he/PRP would/MD marry/VB some/DT more/JJR grateful/JJ woman/NN some/DT day./NN What/WP a/DT Paradise/NNP opening/NN for/IN Lydia/NNP if/IN he/PRP could/MD ever/RB fancy/VB her/PRP again!/RB Martie/NNP spent/VBD a/DT moment/NN in/IN wonder/NN as/IN to/TO what/WP the/DT story/NN given/VBN Monroe/NNP would/MD be./JJS She/PRP had/VBD mailed/VBN a/DT letter/NN to/TO Lydia,/NNP and/CC one/CD to/TO Clifford,/NNP during/IN that/DT last,/JJ quiet,/NN foggy/JJ morning/NN --/: letters/NNS written/VBN after/IN the/DT packing/NN had/VBD been/VBN done/VBN on/IN that/DT last/JJ night./NN She/PRP had/VBD suggested/VBN that/IN Monroe/NNP be/VB given/VBN a/DT hint/NN that/IN business/NN had/VBD taken/VBN Mrs./NNP Bannister/NNP suddenly/RB eastward./VBD It/PRP would/MD be/VB a/DT nine/CD days'/NNS wonder;/VBD in/IN six/CD months/NNS Monroe/NNP would/MD only/RB vaguely/RB remember/VB it./. 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away./RP The/DT hour/NN droned/VBD by./. Boys/NNPS came/VBD with/IN bills,/NN and/CC went/VBD away/RB again./DT Sudden/NNP sharp/JJ pangs/NNS began/VBD to/TO assert/VB themselves/PRP in/IN Susan's/NNP stomach./VBD An/DT odor/NN of/IN burning/VBG rubber/NN drifted/VBD up/RB from/IN below,/RB as/IN it/PRP always/RB drifted/VBD up/RP at/IN about/IN this/DT time./NN Susan/NNP announced/VBD that/IN she/PRP was/VBD starving./VBG "It's/NNP not/RB more/RBR than/IN half-past/JJ eleven,"/NN said/VBD Miss/NNP Cottle,/NNP screwing/VBG her/PRP$ body/NN about,/RB so/RB that/IN she/PRP could/MD look/VB down/RB through/IN the/DT glass/NN walls/NNS of/IN the/DT office/NN to/TO the/DT clock,/NN on/IN the/DT main/JJ floor/NN below./, "Why,/NNP my/PRP$ heavens!/NN It's/IN twelve/CD o'clock!"/RB she/PRP announced/VBD amazedly,/IN throwing/VBG down/RP her/PRP$ pen,/NNS and/CC stretching/VBG in/IN her/PRP$ chair./NN And,/NNP in/IN instant/JJ confirmation/NN of/IN the/DT fact,/NN a/DT whistle/NN sounded/VBD shrilly/RB outside,/JJ followed/VBN by/IN a/DT dozen/NN more/RBR whistles,/WP high/JJ and/CC low,/JJ constant/JJ and/CC intermittent,/JJ sharp/JJ on/IN the/DT silent/JJ noon/NN air./. 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When/WRB Miss/NNP Thornton,/NNP Miss/NNP Sherman,/NNP Miss/NNP Cottle/NNP and/CC Miss/NNP Brown/NNP were/VBD left,/VBN Miss/NNP Thornton/NNP said/VBD suddenly:/JJ "Say,/NN listen,/NN Susan./NNP Listen/VB here/RB $/$ "/'' Susan,/NNP who/WP had/VBD been/VBN wiping/VBG the/DT table/NN carefully,/NN artistically,/NN with/IN a/DT damp/JJ rag,/NN was/VBD arrested/VBN by/IN the/DT tone./NN "I/IN think/VBP this/DT is/VBZ the/DT rottenest/JJ thing/NN I/PRP ever/RB heard,/VBD Susan,"/NNP Miss/NNP Thornton/NNP began,/VBD sitting/VBG down/RP at/IN the/DT table./NN The/DT others/NNS all/DT sat/VBD down,/RB too,/, and/CC put/VBD their/PRP$ elbows/NNS on/IN the/DT table./NN Susan,/NNP flushing/NN uncomfortably,/NN eyed/VBD Miss/NNP Thornton/NNP steadily./VBD "Brauer/NNP called/VBD me/PRP in/IN this/DT morning,"/NN said/VBD Miss/NNP Thornton,/NNP in/IN a/DT low/JJ voice,/NN marking/VBG the/DT table/NN with/IN the/DT handle/NN of/IN a/DT fork,/JJ in/IN parallel/JJ lines,/NN "and/CC he/PRP asked/VBD me/PRP if/IN I/PRP thought/VBD $/$ no,/JJ that/IN ain't/IN the/DT way/NN he/PRP began./VBD Here's/RB what/WP he/PRP said/VBD first:/RB he/PRP says,/VBZ 'Miss/JJ Thornton,'/NNP he/PRP says,/VBZ 'did/VBN you/PRP know/VBP that/IN Miss/NNP Wrenn/NNP is/VBZ leaving/VBG us?'"/NNP "What!"/NNP said/VBD all/PDT the/DT others/NNS together,/RB and/CC Susan/NNP added,/VBD joyfully,/NNS "Gee,/IN that/DT means/VBZ forty/CD for/IN me,/NNS and/CC the/DT crediting."/NN "Well,/RB now/RB listen,"/VB Miss/NNP Thornton/NNP resumed./VBD "I/PRP says,/VBZ 'Mr./. 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"Violet/NNP Kirk!"/NNP the/DT others/NNS broke/VBD out,/RB indignant/JJ and/CC astonished./JJ "Why,/NN she/PRP can't/MD do/VB it!/RB Is/VBZ he/PRP crazy?/VBD Why,/NNP Joe/NNP Hunter/NNP himself/PRP told/VBD Susan/NNP to/TO work/VB up/RP on/IN that!/DT Why,/NNP Susan's/NNP done/VBN all/PDT the/DT substituting/VBG on/IN that!/DT What/WP does/VBZ she/PRP know/VB about/IN it,/PRP anyway?/RB Well,/NNP wouldn't/MD that/IN honestly/RB jar/NN you!"/JJ Susan/NNP alone/RB did/VBD not/RB speak./DT She/PRP had/VBD in/IN turn/NN begun/VBN to/TO mark/VB the/DT table,/NN in/IN fine,/JJ precise/JJ lines,/NN with/IN a/DT hairpin./NN She/PRP had/VBD grown/VBN rather/RB pale./, "It's/IN a/DT rotten/JJ shame,/NN Susan,"/NNP said/VBD Rose/NNP Murray,/NNP sympathetically./JJS Miss/NNP Sherman/NNP eyed/VBD Susan/NNP with/IN scared/JJ and/CC sorrowful/JJ eyes./NN "Don't/IN you/PRP care/VBP $/$ don't/CC you/PRP care,/MD Susan!"/NNP said/VBD the/DT soothing/VBG voices./NN "I/IN don't/NN care,"/NN said/VBD Susan/NNP presently,/VB in/IN a/DT hard,/JJ level/NN voice./NN She/PRP raised/VBD her/PRP$ somber/NN eyes./. "I/'' don't/RB care/VB because/IN I/PRP simply/RB won't/VBD stand/NN it,/IN that's/DT all,"/NNS said/VBD she./PRP "I'll/RB go/VBP straight/RB to/TO Mr./NNP Baxter./NNP Yes,/RB I/PRP WILL,/MD Thorny./NNP Brauer'll/JJ see/VBP if/IN he/PRP can/MD run/VB everything/NN this/DT way!/NN Is/VBZ she/PRP going/VBG to/TO get/VB forty?"/RB "What/RB do/VBP you/PRP care/VB if/IN she/PRP does?"/VBZ Miss/NNP Thornton/NNP said,/VBD hardily./PRP "All/VB right,"/JJ Susan/NNP answered./. "Very/NNP well./. But/CC I'll/JJ get/VBP forty/CD next/JJ month/NN or/CC I'll/NN leave/VBP this/DT place!/NN And/CC I'm/NNP not/RB one/CD bit/NN afraid/JJ to/TO go/VB straight/RB to/TO old/JJ 'J./PRP G.'/NNP and/CC tell/VB him/PRP so,/RB too!/RB I'll/RB $/$ "/`` "Listen,/VB Susan,/NNP now/RB listen,"/VBP urged/VBN Miss/NNP Thornton./NNP "Don't/IN you/PRP get/VBP mad,/JJ Susan./NNP She/PRP can't/MD do/VB it./PRP It'll/RB be/VB just/RB one/CD mistake/NN after/IN another./DT Brauer/NNP will/MD have/VB to/TO give/VB it/PRP to/TO you,/VB inside/IN of/IN two/CD months./NN She'll/NNP find,"/, said/VBD Miss/NNP Thornton,/NNP with/IN a/DT grim/JJ tightening/NN of/IN the/DT lips,/NN "that/IN precious/JJ few/JJ mistakes/NNS get/VBP by/IN ME!/NNP I'll/NNP make/VBP that/IN girl's/NNS life/NN a/DT burden,/NN you/PRP trust/NN me!/. And/CC meantime/RB you/PRP work/VB up/RP on/IN that/DT line,/NN Sue,/NNP and/CC be/VB ready/JJ for/IN it!"/DT Susan/NNP did/VBD not/RB answer./DT She/PRP was/VBD staring/VBG at/IN the/DT table/NN again,/IN cleaning/VBG the/DT cracks/NNS in/IN its/PRP$ worn/JJ old/JJ surface/NN with/IN her/PRP$ hairpin./NN "Thorny,"/IN she/PRP said/VBD huskily,/JJ "you/NNS know/VBP me./PRP Do/VBP you/PRP think/VB that/IN this/DT is/VBZ fair?"/RB "Aw/RB $/$ aw,/JJ now,/, Susan,/NNP don't!"/, Miss/NNP Thornton/NNP jumped/VBD up,/RB and/CC put/VB her/PRP$ arm/NN about/IN Susan's/NNP shoulders,/NNS and/CC Susan,/NNP completely/RB unnerved/JJ by/IN the/DT sympathy/NN in/IN the/DT other's/JJ tone,/NN dropped/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN upon/IN her/PRP$ arm,/NN and/CC began/VBD to/TO cry./VB A/DT distressed/JJ murmur/NN of/IN concern/NN and/CC pity/NN rose/VBD all/DT about/IN her,/PRP everyone/NN patted/VBD her/PRP$ shoulder,/NN and/CC bitter/JJ denunciations/NNS of/IN Mr./NNP Brauer/NNP and/CC Miss/NNP Kirk/NNP broke/VBD forth./. 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Mary's/NNP last/JJ night,/NN to/TO hear/VB that/IN Mission/NNP priest./NN He's/IN a/DT wonder."/JJ "Not/NN for/IN me!/NN I've/NN not/RB been/VBN inside/IN a/DT church/NN for/IN years./NNP I/PRP had/VBD my/PRP$ friend/NN last/JJ night./NN Say,/NNP Susan,/NNP has/VBZ he/PRP come?"/VB "Has/NNS who/WP come?"/VBP "Oh,/IN you/PRP go/VBP to,/TO Susan!/NNP Young/NNP Coleman."/NNP "Oh,/NNP sure!"/JJ Susan's/NNP eyes/NNS brightened/VBD intelligently./PRP "That's/RB so,/VBD he/PRP was/VBD coming/VBG down/RB to-day,/, wasn't/IN he?"/NN "Girls,"/NN said/VBD Miss/NNP Thornton,/NNP attracting/VBG the/DT attention/NN of/IN the/DT entire/JJ room,/NN "what/WP do/VBP you/PRP know/VB about/IN Susan/NNP Brown's/NNP trying/VBG to/TO get/VB away/RB with/IN it/PRP that/IN she's/PRP forgotten/VBN about/IN Peter/NNP Coleman!"/NNP "Oh,/NNP Lord,/NNPS what/WP a/DT bluff!"/NN somebody/NN said,/VBD for/IN the/DT crowd./NN "I/NN don't/RB see/VB why/WRB it's/PRP a/DT bluff,"/NN said/VBD Susan/NNP hardily,/VBD back/RB at/IN her/PRP$ own/JJ desk,/NN and/CC turning/VBG her/PRP$ light/NN on,/RP full/JJ above/IN her/PRP$ bright,/JJ innocent/JJ face./NN "I/NN intended/VBN to/TO wear/VB my/PRP$ grandfather's/JJ gray/JJ uniform/NN and/CC my/PRP$ aunt's/NN widow's/VBD veil/NN to/TO make/VB an/DT impression/NN on/IN him,/NN and/CC you/PRP see/VBP I/PRP didn't!"/VBD "Oh,/NNP Susan,/NNP you're/NNP awful!"/RB Miss/NNP Thornton/NNP said,/VBD through/IN the/DT general/JJ shocked/JJ laughter./NN "You/PRP oughtn't/MD say/VB things/NNS like/IN that,"/DT Miss/NNP Garvey/NNP remonstrated./VBZ "It's/RB awful/JJ bad/JJ luck./NN Mamma/NNP had/VBD a/DT married/VBN cousin/NN in/IN Detroit/NNP and/CC she/PRP put/VBD on/IN a/DT widow's/JJ veil/NN for/IN fun/JJ $/$ "/`` At/IN ten/CD o'clock/RB a/DT flutter/NN went/VBD through/IN the/DT office./NN Young/NNP Mr./NNP Coleman/NNP was/VBD suddenly/RB to/TO be/VB seen,/VBN standing/VBG beside/IN Mr./NNP Brauer/NNP at/IN his/PRP$ high/JJ desk./NN He/PRP was/VBD exceptionally/RB big/JJ and/CC broad,/JJ handsome/JJ and/CC fresh/JJ looking,/NN with/IN a/DT look/NN of/IN careful/JJ grooming/NN and/CC dressing/NN that/WDT set/VBD off/RP his/PRP$ fine/JJ head/NN and/CC his/PRP$ fine/JJ hands;/NN he/PRP wore/VBD a/DT very/RB smart/JJ light/NN suit,/NN and/CC carried/VBD well/RB the/DT affectation/NN of/IN lavender/JJ tie/NN and/CC handkerchief/NN and/CC hose,/NN and/CC an/DT opal/JJ scarf-pin./NN He/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB laughing/VBG a/DT good/JJ deal/NN over/IN his/PRP$ new/JJ work,/NN but/CC finally/RB sat/VBD down/RP to/TO a/DT pile/NN of/IN bills,/NN and/CC did/VBD not/RB interrupt/VB Mr./NNP Brauer/NNP after/IN that/DT oftener/NN than/IN ten/CD times/NNS a/DT minute./NN Susan/NNP met/VBD his/PRP$ eye,/NN as/IN she/PRP went/VBD along/IN the/DT deck,/NN but/CC he/PRP did/VBD not/RB remember/VB her,/, or/CC was/VBD too/RB confused/VBN to/TO recognize/VB her/PRP among/IN the/DT other/JJ girls,/NN and/CC they/PRP did/VBD not/RB bow./DT She/PRP was/VBD very/RB circumspect/JJ and/CC very/RB dignified/JJ for/IN a/DT week/NN or/CC two,/CD always/RB busy/JJ when/WRB Peter/NNP Coleman/NNP came/VBD into/IN Front/NNP Office,/NNP and/CC unusually/RB neat/JJ in/IN appearance./DT Miss/NNP Murray/NNP sat/VBD next/JJ to/TO him/PRP on/IN the/DT car/NN one/CD morning,/NN and/CC they/PRP chatted/VBD for/IN fifteen/CD minutes;/NNS Miss/NNP Thornton/NNP began/VBD to/TO quote/VB him/PRP now/RB and/CC then;/DT Miss/NNP Kirk,/NNP as/IN credit/NN clerk,/NNS spent/VBD at/IN least/JJS a/DT morning/NN a/DT week/NN in/IN Mr./NNP Brauer's/NNP office,/IN three/CD feet/NNS away/RB from/IN Mr./NNP Coleman,/NNP and/CC her/PRP$ sister/NN tripped/VBN in/IN there/EX now/RB and/CC then/RB on/IN real/JJ or/CC imagined/VBN errands./. But/CC Susan/NNP bided/VBD her/PRP$ time./NN And/CC one/CD afternoon,/IN late/JJ in/IN October,/NNP returning/VBG early/RB to/TO the/DT office,/NN she/PRP found/VBD Mr./NNP Coleman/NNP loitering/VBG disconsolately/RB about/IN the/DT deck./NN "Excuse/NN me,/, Miss/NNP Brown,"/NNP said/VBD he,/PRP clearing/VBG his/PRP$ throat./NN He/PRP had,/VBD of/IN course,/NN noticed/VBD this/DT busy,/NN absorbed/VBD young/JJ woman./NN Susan/NNP stopped,/VBD attentive,/IN unsmiling./NNP "Brauer,"/NNP complained/VBD the/DT young/JJ man,/NN "has/VBZ gone/VBN off/RB and/CC locked/VBD my/PRP$ hat/NN in/IN his/PRP$ office./NN I/PRP can't/MD go/VB to/TO lunch."/NN "Why/NN didn't/VBD you/PRP walk/VB through/IN Front/NNP Office?"/NNP said/VBD Susan,/NNP leading/VBG the/DT way/NN so/RB readily/RB and/CC so/RB sedately,/JJ that/IN the/DT gentleman/NN was/VBD instantly/RB put/VBN in/IN the/DT position/NN of/IN having/VBG addressed/VBN her/PRP on/IN very/RB slight/JJ provocation./NN "This/DT inner/JJ door/NN is/VBZ always/RB unlocked,"/JJ she/PRP explained,/VBP with/IN maternal/JJ gentleness./NN Peter/NNP Coleman/NNP colored./, "I/PRP see/VBP $/$ I/PRP am/VBP a/DT bally/NN ass!"/IN he/PRP said,/VBD laughing./VBG "You/PRP ought/MD to/TO know,"/VB Susan/NNP conceded/VBD politely./. And/CC suddenly/RB her/PRP$ dimples/NNS were/VBD in/IN view,/NN her/PRP blue/JJ eyes/NNS danced/VBD as/IN they/PRP met/VBD his,/, and/CC she/PRP laughed/VBD too./RB This/DT was/VBD a/DT rare/JJ opportunity,/NN the/DT office/NN was/VBD empty,/JJ Susan/NNP knew/VBD she/PRP looked/VBD well,/RB for/IN she/PRP had/VBD just/RB brushed/VBN her/PRP$ hair/NN and/CC powdered/VBD her/PRP$ nose./NN She/PRP cast/VBD about/RB desperately/RB in/IN her/PRP$ mind/NN for/IN something/NN $/$ anything!/RB $/$ to/TO keep/VB the/DT conversation/NN going./VBD She/PRP had/VBD often/RB thought/VBN of/IN the/DT words/NNS in/IN which/WDT she/PRP would/MD remind/VB him/PRP of/IN their/PRP$ former/JJ meeting./NN "Don't/RB think/VB I'm/NNP quite/RB as/RB informal/JJ as/IN this,/JJ Mr./NNP Coleman,/NNP you/PRP and/CC I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN properly/RB introduced,/IN you/PRP know!/VBP I'm/PRP not/RB entirely/RB flattered/VBN by/IN having/VBG you/PRP forget/VB me/PRP so/RB completely,/JJ Mr./NNP Coleman!"/NNP Before/IN she/PRP could/MD choose/VB either/DT form,/NN he/PRP said/VBD it/PRP himself./VBD "Say,/JJ look/NN here,/RB look/VB here/RB $/$ didn't/VB my/PRP$ uncle/NN introduce/VBP us/PRP once,/RB on/IN a/DT car,/NN or/CC something?/NN Doesn't/. he/PRP know/VB your/PRP$ mother?"/NN "My/NN mother's/NNS dead,"/, said/VBD Susan/NNP primly./. But/CC so/RB irresistible/JJ was/VBD the/DT well/NN of/IN gaiety/NN bubbling/VBG up/RP in/IN her/PRP$ heart/NN that/IN she/PRP made/VBD the/DT statement/NN mirthful./. "Oh,/'' gosh,/UH I/PRP do/VBP beg/VB your/PRP$ pardon/NN $/$ "/`` the/DT man/NN stammered./VBD They/PRP both,/DT although/IN Susan/NNP was/VBD already/RB ashamed/JJ of/IN herself,/PRP laughed/VBD violently/RB again./NN "Your/PRP$ uncle/NN knows/VBZ my/PRP$ aunt,"/NN she/PRP said/VBD presently,/RB coldly/RB and/CC unsmilingly./NNP "That's/NNP it,"/IN he/PRP said,/VBD relieved./VBN "Quite/IN a/DT French/JJ sentence,/NN 'does/VBZ the/DT uncle/NN know/VBP the/DT aunt'?"/NN he/PRP grinned./VBD "Or/NNP 'Has/VBZ the/DT governess/NN of/IN the/DT gardener/NN some/DT meat/NN and/CC a/DT pen'?"/NN gurgled/VBN Susan./NNP And/CC again,/RB and/CC more/RBR merrily,/JJ they/PRP laughed/VBD together./RP "Lord,/RB didn't/VBD you/PRP hate/VBP French?"/NNP he/PRP asked/VBD confidentially./VBG "Oh,/NNP HATE/NNP it!"/IN Susan/NNP had/VBD never/RB had/VBN a/DT French/JJ lesson./NN There/EX was/VBD a/DT short/JJ pause/NN $/$ a/DT longer/JJR pause./NN Suddenly/RB both/DT spoke./NN "I/IN beg/VB your/PRP$ pardon/NN $/$ ?"/CD "No,/CD you./NNP You/PRP were/VBD first."/JJ "Oh,/NNS no,/, you./PRP What/WP were/VBD you/PRP going/VBG to/TO say?"/VB "I/PRP wasn't/VBD going/VBG to/TO say/VB anything./DT I/PRP was/VBD just/RB going/VBG to/TO say/VB $/$ I/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO ask/VB how/WRB that/DT pretty,/JJ motherly/RB aunt/NN of/IN yours/PRP is,/IN $/$ Mrs./NNP Baxter?"/NNP "Aunt/NNP Clara./NNP Isn't/NNP she/PRP a/DT peach?/NN She's/. fine."/VB He/PRP wanted/VBD to/TO keep/VB talking,/NNS too,/, it/PRP was/VBD obvious./NNP "She/NNP brought/VBD me/PRP up,/RP you/PRP know."/VBP He/PRP laughed/VBD boyishly./, "Not/RB that/IN I'd/NNP want/VBP you/PRP to/TO hold/VB that/DT against/IN her,/PRP or/CC anything/NN like/IN that!"/DT "Oh,/NNP she'll/MD live/VB that/IN down!"/NN said/VBD Susan./NNP That/DT was/VBD all./DT But/CC when/WRB Peter/NNP Colernan/NNP went/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ way/NN a/DT moment/NN later/RB he/PRP was/VBD still/RB smiling,/VB and/CC Susan/NNP walked/VBD to/TO her/PRP$ desk/NN on/IN air./DT The/DT office/NN seemed/VBD a/DT pleasant/JJ place/NN to/TO be/VB that/DT afternoon./NN Susan/NNP began/VBD her/PRP$ work/NN with/IN energy/NN and/CC interest,/NN the/DT light/NN falling/VBG on/IN her/PRP$ bright/JJ hair,/, her/PRP$ fingers/NNS flying./VBD She/PRP hummed/VBD as/IN she/PRP worked,/VBD and/CC one/CD or/CC two/CD other/JJ girls/NNS hummed/VBN with/IN her./PRP$ There/EX was/VBD rather/RB a/DT musical/JJ atmosphere/NN in/IN Front/NNP Office;/NNP the/DT girls/NNS without/IN exception/NN kept/VBD in/IN touch/NN with/IN the/DT popular/JJ music/NN of/IN the/DT day,/NN and/CC liked/VBD to/TO claim/VB a/DT certain/JJ knowledge/NN of/IN the/DT old/JJ classics/NNS as/IN well./DT Certain/NNP girls/NNS always/RB hummed/VBD certain/JJ airs,/NN and/CC no/DT other/JJ girl/NN ever/RB usurped/VBN them./. Thus/RB Thorny/NNP vocalized/VBD the/DT "Spring/NN Song,"/NNP when/WRB she/PRP felt/VBD particularly/RB cheerful,/JJ and/CC to/TO Miss/NNP Violet/NNP Kirk/NNP were/VBD ceded/VBN all/DT rights/NNS to/TO Carmen's/NNP own/JJ solos/NNS in/IN "Carmen."/JJ Susan's/NNP privilege/NN included/VBD "The/DT Rosary"/NNP and/CC the/DT little/JJ Hawaiian/JJ fare-well,/NN "Aloha/NN aoi."/NN After/IN the/DT latter/JJ Thorny/NNP never/RB failed/VBD to/TO say/VB dreamily,/NN "I/IN love/NN that/IN song!"/NN and/CC Susan/NNP to/TO mutter/VB surprisedly,/JJ "I/NNS didn't/RB know/VBP I/PRP was/VBD humming/VBG it!"/IN All/PDT the/DT girls/NNS hummed/VBD the/DT Toreador's/NNP song,/NN and/CC the/DT immediate/JJ favorites/NNS of/IN the/DT hour,/NN "Just/RB Because/IN She/PRP Made/VBN Those/DT Goo-Goo/NNP Eyes,"/NNP and/CC "I/NNP Don't/NNP Know/NNP Why/WRB I/PRP Love/VB You/PRP but/CC I/PRP Do,"/VBP and/CC "Hilee-Hilo"/JJ and/CC "The/DT Mosquito/NNP Parade."/NNP Hot/JJ discussions/NNS as/IN to/TO the/DT merits/NNS of/IN various/JJ compositions/NNS arose,/RB and/CC the/DT technique/NN of/IN various/JJ singers./. "Yes,/JJ Collamarini's/NNP dramatic,/NN and/CC she/PRP has/VBZ a/DT good/JJ natural/NN voice,"/NN Miss/NNP Thornton/NNP would/MD admit,/VB "but/IN she/PRP can't/MD get/VB AT/NNP it."/IN Or,/NNP "That's/NNP all/DT very/RB well,"/JJ Miss/NNP Cottle/NNP would/MD assert/VB boldly,/JJ "but/CC Salassa/FW sings/FW better/JJR than/IN either/DT Plancon/NNP or/CC de/NNP Reszke./NNP I'm/NNP not/RB saying/VBG this/DT myself,/NN but/CC a/DT party/NN that/IN KNOWS/NNP told/VBD me/PRP so."/RB "Probably/RB the/DT person/NN who/WP told/VBD you/PRP so/RB had/VBD never/RB heard/VBN them,"/PRP Miss/NNP Thornton/NNP would/MD say,/VB bringing/VBG the/DT angry/JJ color/NN to/TO Miss/NNP Cottle's/NNP face,/NN and/CC the/DT angry/JJ answer:/NN "Well,/NN if/IN I/PRP could/MD tell/VB you/PRP who/WP it/PRP IS,/IN you'd/PRP feel/VBP pretty/JJ small!"/JJ Susan/NNP had/VBD small/JJ respect/NN for/IN the/DT other/JJ girls'/NNS opinions,/NNS and/CC almost/RB as/IN little/JJ for/IN her/PRP$ own./NN She/PRP knew/VBD how/WRB ignorant/JJ she/PRP was./VBD But/CC she/PRP took/VBD to/TO herself/PRP what/WP credit/NN accrued/VBN to/TO general/JJ quoting,/NN quoting/VBG from/IN newspapers,/NN from/IN her/PRP$ aunt's/NN boarders,/NN from/IN chance/NN conversations/NNS overheard/VBN on/IN the/DT cars./NN "Oh,/NN Puccini/NNP will/MD never/RB do/VB anything/NN to/TO TOUCH/VB Bizet!"/NNP Susan/NNP asserted/VBD firmly./. Or,/NNP "Well,/NNP we'd/VBD be/VB fighting/VBG Spain/NNP still/RB if/IN it/PRP wasn't/VBD for/IN McKinley!"/NNP Or,/NNP "My/NNP grandmother/NN had/VBD three/CD hundred/CD slaves,/NNS and/CC slavery/NN worked/VBD perfectly/RB well,/RB then!"/DT If/IN challenged,/NN she/PRP got/VBD very/RB angry./DT "You/NNS simply/RB are/VBP proving/VBG that/IN you/PRP don't/RB know/VB anything/NN about/IN it!"/PRP was/VBD Susan's/NNP last,/, and/CC adequate,/JJ answer/NN to/TO questioners./VB But/CC as/IN a/DT rule/NN she/PRP was/VBD not/RB challenged./VBN Some/DT quality/NN in/IN Susan/NNP set/VBD her/PRP apart/RB from/IN the/DT other/JJ girls,/NN and/CC they/PRP saw/VBD it/PRP as/IN she/PRP did./VBD It/PRP was/VBD not/RB that/IN she/PRP was/VBD richer,/JJ or/CC prettier,/JJ or/CC better/JJR born,/NN or/CC better/JJR educated,/NN than/IN any/DT or/CC all/DT of/IN them./PRP But/CC there/EX was/VBD some/DT sparkling,/JJ bubbling/JJ quality/NN about/IN her/PRP$ that/WDT was/VBD all/DT her/PRP$ own./RP She/PRP read,/VBD and/CC assimilated/VBD rather/RB than/IN remembered/VBN what/WP she/PRP read,/VBP adopted/VBN this/DT little/JJ affectation/NN in/IN speech,/NN this/DT little/JJ nicety/NN of/IN manner./NN She/PRP glowed/VBD with/IN varied/JJ and/CC absurd/JJ ambitions,/NN and/CC took/VBD the/DT office/NN into/IN her/PRP$ confidence/NN about/IN them./PRP$ Wavering/NNP and/CC incomplete/JJ as/IN her/PRP$ aunt's/NN influence/NN had/VBD been,/VBN one/CD fact/NN had/VBD early/RB been/VBN impressed/VBN upon/IN her;/PRP$ she/PRP was/VBD primarily/RB and/CC absolutely/RB a/DT "lady."/JJ Susan's/NNP forebears/NNS had/VBD really/RB been/VBN rather/RB ordinary/JJ folk,/RB improvident/JJ and/CC carefree,/JJ enjoying/VBG prosperity/NN when/WRB they/PRP had/VBD it/PRP with/IN the/DT uneducated,/JJ unpractical/JJ serenity/NN of/IN the/DT Old/NNP South,/NNP shiftless/VBD and/CC lazy/JJ and/CC unhappy/JJ in/IN less/RBR prosperous/JJ times./, But/CC she/PRP thought/VBD of/IN them/PRP as/IN most/RBS distinguished/VBN and/CC accomplished/VBN gentlefolk,/RB beautiful/JJ women/NNS environed/VBN by/IN spacious/JJ estates,/NN by/IN exquisite/JJ old/JJ linen/NN and/CC silver/NN and/CC jewels,/NN and/CC dashing/VBG cavaliers/NNS rising/VBG in/IN gay/JJ gallantry/NN alike/RB to/TO the/DT conquest/NN of/IN feminine/JJ hearts,/NN or/CC to/TO their/PRP$ country's/NNS defense./VBD She/PRP bore/VBD herself/PRP proudly,/RB as/RB became/VBD their/PRP$ descendants./NN She/PRP brought/VBD the/DT gaze/NN of/IN her/PRP$ honest/JJ blue/JJ eyes/NNS frankly/RB to/TO all/PDT the/DT other/JJ eyes/NNS in/IN the/DT world,/JJ a/DT lady/NN was/VBD unembarrassed/VBN in/IN the/DT presence/NN of/IN her/PRP equals,/, a/DT lady/NN was/VBD always/RB gracious/JJ to/TO her/PRP$ inferiors./NN Her/PRP$ own/JJ father/NN had/VBD been/VBN less/JJR elevated/JJ in/IN rank/NN than/IN his/PRP$ wife,/NN yet/CC Susan/NNP could/MD think/VB of/IN him/PRP with/IN genuine/JJ satisfaction./NN He/PRP was/VBD only/RB a/DT vague/JJ memory/NN to/TO her/PRP$ now,/JJ this/DT bold/JJ heart/NN who/WP had/VBD challenged/VBN a/DT whole/JJ family's/NN opposition,/IN a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT century/NN before,/NN and/CC carried/VBD off/RP Miss/NNP Sue/NNP Rose/NNP Ralston,/NNP whose/WP$ age/NN was/VBD not/RB quite/RB half/JJ his/PRP$ forty/CD years,/NNS under/IN her/PRP$ father's/NN very/RB eyes./. When/WRB Susan/NNP was/VBD born,/VBN four/CD years/NNS later,/RB the/DT young/JJ wife/NN was/VBD still/RB regarded/VBN by/IN her/PRP$ family/NN as/IN an/DT outcast./NNP But/CC even/RB the/DT baby/NN Susan,/NNP growing/VBG happily/RB old/JJ enough/RB to/TO toddle/VB about/IN in/IN the/DT Santa/NNP Barbara/NNP rose-garden/NNP that/IN sheltered/VBD the/DT still/RB infatuated/VBN pair,/NN knew/VBD that/IN Mother/NNP was/VBD supremely/RB indifferent/JJ to/TO the/DT feeling/NN toward/IN her/PRP in/IN any/DT heart/NN but/CC one./NNP Martin/NNP Brown/NNP was/VBD an/DT Irishman,/NN and/CC a/DT writer/NN of/IN random/JJ essays./NN His/PRP$ position/NN on/IN a/DT Los/NNP Angeles/NNP daily/JJ newspaper/NN kept/VBD the/DT little/JJ family/NN in/IN touch/NN with/IN just/RB the/DT people/NNS they/PRP cared/VBD to/TO see,/VB and,/NNS when/WRB the/DT husband/NN and/CC father/NN was/VBD found/VBN dead/JJ at/IN his/PRP$ desk/NN one/CD day,/NN with/IN his/PRP$ wife's/JJ picture/NN over/IN the/DT heart/NN that/WDT had/VBD suddenly/RB and/CC simply/RB ceased/VBD to/TO serve/VB him,/IN there/EX were/VBD friends/NNS all/DT about/IN to/TO urge/VB the/DT beautiful/JJ widow/NN to/TO take/VB up/RP at/IN least/JJS a/DT part/NN of/IN his/PRP$ work,/NN in/IN the/DT old/JJ environment./NN But/CC Sue/NNP Rose/NNP was/VBD not/RB quite/RB thirty,/JJ and/CC still/RB girlish,/JJ and/CC shrinking,/JJ and/CC helpless./PRP Beside,/IN there/EX was/VBD Lou's/NNP house/NN to/TO go/VB to,/NN and/CC five/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS life/NN insurance,/NN and/CC three/CD thousand/CD more/JJR from/IN the/DT sale/NN of/IN the/DT little/JJ home,/NN to/TO meet/VB the/DT immediate/JJ need./NN So/IN Susan/NNP and/CC her/PRP$ mother/NN came/VBD up/RP to/TO Mrs./NNP Lancaster,/NNP and/CC had/VBD a/DT very/RB fine/JJ large/JJ room/NN together,/RB and/CC became/VBD merged/VBN in/IN the/DT older/JJR family./NN And/CC the/DT eight/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS lasted/VBD a/DT long/JJ time,/NN it/PRP was/VBD still/RB paying/VBG little/JJ bills,/NN and/CC buying/VBG birthday/NN presents,/NN and/CC treating/VBG Alfie/NNP to/TO a/DT "safety/NN bicycle,"/NN and/CC Mary/NNP Lou/NNP to/TO dancing/NN lessons/NNS when,/, on/IN a/DT wet/JJ afternoon/NN in/IN her/PRP$ thirteenth/JJ summer,/NNS little/JJ Susan/NNP Brown/NNP came/VBD in/IN from/IN school/NN to/TO find/VB that/DT Mother/NN was/VBD very/RB ill./. "Just/RB an/DT ugly,/JJ sharp/JJ pain,/NN ducky,/NNS don't/RB look/VBP so/RB scared!"/RB said/VBD Mother,/NNP smiling/VBG gallantly,/JJ but/CC writhing/VBG under/IN the/DT bed/NN covers./. 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And/CC champagne,/VB if/IN you/PRP please,/VBP all/DT as/RB bold/JJ as/IN life!/JJ And/CC all/DT dressed/VBN up,/IN Susan,/NNP I/PRP wish/VBP you/PRP could/MD have/VB seen/VBN her!/PRP Well./NNP I/PRP couldn't/MD see/VB who/WP she/PRP was/VBD with/IN $/$ "/`` "A/DT party?"/NN "A/VBG party/NN $/$ no!/JJ One/CD man."/NN "Oh,/NN Thorny/NNP $/$ "/`` Susan/NNP began/VBD to/TO be/VB doubtful,/RB slowly/RB shook/VBD her/PRP$ head./NN "But/IN I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP I/PRP SAW/VBD her,/PRP Sue!/NNP And/CC listen,/VB that's/IN not/RB all./DT We/PRP sat/VBD there/RB and/CC sat/VBD there,/, an/DT hour/NN I/PRP guess,/VBP and/CC she/PRP was/VBD there/RB all/DT that/IN time./DT And/CC when/WRB she/PRP got/VBD up/RP to/TO go,/VB Sue,/NNP I/PRP saw/VBD the/DT man./NN And/CC who/WP do/VBP you/PRP suppose/VB it/PRP was?"/VBD "Do/IN I/PRP know/VBP him?"/PRP A/DT sick/JJ premonition/NN seized/VBD Susan,/NNP she/PRP felt/VBD a/DT stir/NN of/IN agonizing/JJ jealousy/NN at/IN her/PRP$ heart./NN "Peter/NN Coleman?"/IN she/PRP guessed,/VBP with/IN burning/VBG cheeks./NN "Peter/NN Coleman!/. 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"Not/RB like/IN her,/PRP there's/. nothing/NN TO/TO her,"/PRP said/VBD the/DT sapient/JJ Miss/NNP Thornton./NNP "No./NNP You'll/NNP be/VB doing/VBG that/DT work/NN in/IN a/DT few/JJ months,/NNS and/CC getting/VBG forty./RB So/RB come/VB along/RB to/TO the/DT big/JJ game,/NN Sue."/NNP "Well/RB $/$ "/`` Susan/NNP half-promised./'' But/CC the/DT big/JJ game/NN was/VBD temporarily/RB lost/VBN sight/NN of/IN in/IN this/DT horrid/JJ news/NN of/IN Violet/NNP Kirk./NNP Susan/NNP watched/VBD Miss/NNP Kirk/NNP during/IN the/DT remainder/NN of/IN the/DT afternoon,/NN and/CC burst/VBD out/RP with/IN the/DT whole/JJ story,/NN to/TO Mary/NNP Lou,/NNP when/WRB they/PRP went/VBD out/RP to/TO match/VB a/DT piece/NN of/IN tape/NN that/IN night./NN "Dear/IN me,/NN Ma/NNP would/MD hate/VB to/TO have/VB you/PRP coming/VBG in/IN contact/NN with/IN things/NNS like/IN that,/DT Sue!"/NNP worried/VBD Mary/NNP Lou./NNP "I/NN wonder/NN if/IN Ma/NNP would/MD miss/VB us/PRP if/IN we/PRP took/VBD the/DT car/NN out/IN to/TO the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT line?/NN It's/IN such/JJ a/DT glorious/JJ night!/NN Let's,/CC $/$ if/IN you/PRP have/VBP carfare./DT No,/NNP Sue,/NNP it's/POS easy/JJ enough/JJ to/TO rob/VB a/DT girl/NN of/IN her/PRP$ good/JJ name./NN There/EX were/VBD some/DT people/NNS who/WP came/VBD to/TO the/DT house/NN once,/IN a/DT man/NN and/CC his/PRP$ wife./NN Well,/IN I/PRP suppose/VBP I/PRP was/VBD ordinarily/RB polite/JJ to/TO the/DT man,/NN as/IN I/PRP am/VBP to/TO all/DT men,/NNS and/CC once/RB or/CC twice/RB he/PRP brought/VBD me/PRP candy/NN $/$ but/CC it/PRP never/RB entered/VBD my/PRP$ head/NN $/$ "/`` It/PRP was/VBD deliciously/RB bracing/VBG to/TO go/VB rushing/VBG on,/RB on/IN the/DT car,/NN past/IN the/DT Children's/NNP Hospital,/NNP past/IN miles/NNS of/IN sandhills,/NN out/IN to/TO the/DT very/RB shore/NN of/IN the/DT ocean,/NN where/WRB the/DT air/NN was/VBD salt,/JJ and/CC filled/VBN with/IN the/DT dull/JJ roaring/NN of/IN surf./NN Mary/NNP Lou,/NNP sharing/VBG with/IN her/PRP$ mother/NN a/DT distaste/NN for/IN peanuts,/NN crowds,/NN tin-type/NN men,/NNS and/CC noisy/JJ pleasure-seekers,/JJ ignored/VBN Susan's/NNP hints/NNS that/IN they/PRP walk/VBP down/RB to/TO the/DT beach,/NN and/CC they/PRP went/VBD back/RB on/IN the/DT same/JJ car./NN When/WRB they/PRP entered/VBD the/DT close,/JJ odorous/JJ dining-room,/NN an/DT hour/NN later,/RB Georgie,/NNP lazily/RB engaged/VBD with/IN Fan-tan,/NNP had/VBD a/DT piece/NN of/IN news./NN "Susan,/IN you/PRP sly/RB thing!/DT He's/NNP adorable!"/VBZ said/VBD Georgie./NNP "Who?"/NNP said/VBD Susan,/NNP taking/VBG a/DT card/NN from/IN her/PRP$ cousin's/NNS hand./VBN Dazedly/RB she/PRP read/VBD it./, "Mr./NNP Peter/NNP Coleman."/NNP "Did/VBD he/PRP call?"/VBD she/PRP asked,/VBD her/PRP$ heart/NN giving/VBG a/DT great/JJ bound./NN "Did/VBD he/PRP call?/VB With/IN a/DT perfect/JJ heart-breaker/NN of/IN a/DT puppy/JJ $/$ !"/CD "London/IN Baby,"/NNP Susan/NNP said,/VBD eagerly./DT "He/NN was/VBD airing/VBG the/DT puppy,/NN he/PRP SAID"/NNP Georgie/NNP added/VBD archly./NN "One/NN excuse/NN as/RB well/RB as/IN another!"/DT Mary/NNP Lou/NNP laughed/VBD delightedly/RB as/IN she/PRP kissed/VBD Susan's/NNP glowing/VBG cheek./NN "He/NN wouldn't/MD come/VB in,"/IN continued/VBN Georgie,/NNP "which/NNP was/VBD really/RB just/RB as/IN well,/JJ for/IN Loretta/NNP and/CC her/PRP$ prize/NN idiot/NN were/VBD in/IN the/DT parlor,/NN and/CC I/PRP couldn't/MD have/VB asked/VBD him/PRP down/IN here./PRP$ Well,/NNP he's/POS a/DT darling./NN You/PRP have/VBP my/PRP$ blessing,/NN Sue."/NNP "It's/NNP manners/NNS to/TO wait/VB until/IN you're/PRP axed,"/DT Susan/NNP said/VBD demurely./. But/CC her/PRP$ heart/NN sang./VBD She/PRP had/VBD to/TO listen/VB to/TO a/DT little/JJ dissertation/NN upon/IN the/DT joys/NNS of/IN courtship,/NN when/WRB she/PRP and/CC Mary/NNP Lou/NNP were/VBD undressing,/IN a/DT little/JJ later,/JJ tactfully/RB concealing/VBG her/PRP$ sense/NN of/IN the/DT contrast/NN between/IN their/PRP$ two/CD affairs./NNS "It's/IN a/DT happy,/NN happy/JJ time,"/NN said/VBD Mary/NNP Lou,/NNP sighing,/NN as/IN she/PRP spread/VBD the/DT two/CD halves/NNS of/IN a/DT shabby/JJ corset/NN upon/IN the/DT bed,/NN and/CC proceeded/VBD to/TO insert/VB a/DT fresh/JJ lacing/NN between/IN them./PRP$ "It/NN takes/VBZ me/PRP back/RB to/TO the/DT first/JJ time/NN Ferd/NNP called/VBD upon/IN me,/NN but/CC I/PRP was/VBD younger/JJR than/IN you/PRP are,/VBP of/IN course,/NN Sue./NNP And/CC Ferd/NNP $/$ !"/VBD she/PRP laughed/VBD proudly,/RB "Do/RB you/PRP think/VBP you/PRP could/MD have/VB sent/VBN Ferd/NNP away/RB with/IN an/DT excuse?/NN No,/NN sir,/NN he/PRP would/MD have/VB come/VBN in/IN and/CC waited/VBD until/IN you/PRP got/VBD home,/RB poor/JJ Ferd!/NNP Not/RB but/CC what/WP I/PRP think/VBP Peter/NNP $/$ "/`` He/PRP was/VBD already/RB Peter!/RB $/$ "did/VBD quite/RB the/DT correct/JJ thing!/JJ And/CC I/PRP think/VBP I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO like/VB him,/PRP Sue,/VB if/IN for/IN no/DT other/JJ reason/NN than/IN that/IN he/PRP had/VBD the/DT sense/NN to/TO be/VB attracted/VBN to/TO a/DT plainly-dressed,/JJ hard-working/JJ little/JJ mouse/NN like/IN my/PRP$ Sue/JJ $/$ "/`` "His/PRP$ grandfather/NN ran/VBD a/DT livery/NN stable!"/NN said/VBD Susan,/NNP smarting/VBG under/IN the/DT role/NN of/IN the/DT beggar/NN maiden./NN "Ah,/IN well,/RB there/EX isn't/RB a/DT girl/NN in/IN society/NN to-day/NN who/WP wouldn't/MD give/VB her/PRP$ eyes/NNS to/TO get/VB him!"/PRP said/VBD Mary/NNP Lou/NNP wisely./MD And/CC Susan/NNP secretly/RB agreed./VBD She/PRP was/VBD kept/VBN out/IN of/IN bed/NN by/IN the/DT corset-lacing,/JJ and/CC so/RB took/VBD a/DT bath/NN to-/, night/NN and/CC brushed/VBD and/CC braided/VBD her/PRP$ hair./NN Feeling/VBG refreshed/JJ in/IN body/NN and/CC spirit/NN by/IN these/DT achievements,/NN she/PRP finally/RB climbed/VBD into/IN bed,/NN and/CC drifted/VBD off/RP upon/IN a/DT sea/NN of/IN golden/JJ dreams./NN Georgie's/NNP teasing/NN and/CC Mary/NNP Lou's/NNP inferences/NNS might/MD be/VB all/DT nonsense,/JJ still,/NN he/PRP HAD/NNP come/VB to/TO see/VB her,/PRP she/PRP had/VBD that/DT tangible/JJ fact/NN upon/IN which/WDT to/TO build/VB a/DT new/JJ and/CC glorious/JJ castle/NN in/IN Spain./NNP Thanksgiving/NNP broke/VBD dull/JJ and/CC overcast,/IN there/EX was/VBD a/DT spatter/NN of/IN rain/NN on/IN the/DT sidewalk,/NN as/IN Susan/NNP loitered/VBD over/IN her/PRP$ late/JJ holiday/NN breakfast,/NN and/CC Georgie,/NNP who/WP was/VBD to/TO go/VB driving/VBG that/DT afternoon/NN with/IN an/DT elderly/JJ admirer,/NN scolded/VBD violently/RB over/IN her/PRP$ coffee/NN and/CC rolls./VBD No/DT boarders/NNS happened/VBD to/TO be/VB present./VBG Mrs./NNP Lancaster/NNP and/CC Virginia/NNP were/VBD to/TO go/VB to/TO a/DT funeral,/NN and/CC dwelt/NN with/IN a/DT sort/NN of/IN melancholy/JJ pleasure/NN upon/IN the/DT sad/JJ paradox/NN of/IN such/JJ an/DT event/NN on/IN such/JJ a/DT day./NN Mary/NNP Lou/NNP felt/VBD a/DT little/JJ guilty/JJ about/IN not/RB attending/VBG the/DT funeral,/NN but/CC she/PRP was/VBD responsible/JJ for/IN the/DT roasting/NN of/IN three/CD great/JJ turkeys/NNS to-day,/, and/CC could/MD not/RB be/VB spared./VBN Mrs./NNP Lancaster/NNP had/VBD stuffed/VBN the/DT fowls/NNS the/DT night/NN before./, "I'll/NNP roast/NN the/DT big/JJ one/CD from/IN two/CD o'clock/RB on,"/NN said/VBD Mary/NNP Lou,/NNP "and/CC give/VB the/DT little/JJ ones/NNS turn/VB and/CC turn/VB about./DT The/DT oven/NN won't/VBD hold/VB more/JJR than/IN two."/CD "I'll/NN be/VB home/NN in/IN time/NN to/TO make/VB the/DT pudding/NN sauce,"/VBD her/PRP$ mother/NN said,/VBD "but/RB open/JJ it/PRP early,/RB dear,/RB so/RB that/IN it/PRP won't/VBD taste/NN tinny./NN Poor/NNP Hardings!/NNP A/DT sad,/NN sad/JJ Thanksgiving/NNP for/IN them!"/PRP And/CC Mrs./NNP Lancaster/NNP sighed./VBD Her/PRP$ hair/NN was/VBD arranged/VBN in/IN crisp/JJ damp/JJ scallops/NNS under/IN her/PRP$ best/JJS bonnet/NN and/CC veil,/NN and/CC she/PRP wore/VBD the/DT heavy/JJ black/JJ skirt/NN of/IN her/PRP$ best/JJS suit./NN But/CC her/PRP$ costume/NN was/VBD temporarily/RB completed/VBN by/IN a/DT light/NN kimono./NN "We'll/JJ hope/NN it's/IN a/DT happy,/NN happy/JJ Thanksgiving/NNP for/IN dear/JJ Mr./NNP Harding,/NNP Ma,"/NNP Virginia/NNP said/VBD gently./DT "I/NNP know,/NN dear,"/IN her/PRP$ mother/NN said,/VBD "but/PRP I'm/IN not/RB like/IN you,/PRP dear./. I'm/PRP afraid/JJ I'm/IN a/DT very/RB poor,/JJ weak,/IN human/JJ sort!"/NN "Rotten/JJ day/NN for/IN the/DT game!"/NN grumbled/VBD Susan./NNP "Oh,/IN it/PRP makes/VBZ me/PRP so/RB darn/JJ mad!"/JJ Georgie/NNP added,/NN "here/VBD I've/NNP been/VBN working/VBG that/IN precious/JJ idiot/NN for/IN a/DT month/NN up/IN to/TO the/DT point/NN where/WRB he/PRP would/MD take/VB his/PRP$ old/JJ horse/NN out,/NN and/CC now/RB look/VB at/IN it!"/DT Everyone/NN was/VBD used/VBN to/TO Georgie's/NNP half-serious/JJ rages,/NN and/CC Mrs./NNP Lancaster/NNP only/RB smiled/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ absently./NN "But/IN you/PRP won't/VBD attempt/NN to/TO go/VB to/TO the/DT game/NN on/IN a/DT day/NN like/IN this!"/NN she/PRP said/VBD to/TO Susan./NNP "Not/RB if/IN it/PRP pours,"/VBD Susan/NNP agreed/VBD disconsolately./VBG "You/PRP haven't/VBP wasted/VBN your/PRP$ good/JJ money/NN on/IN a/DT ticket/NN yet,/NN I/PRP hope,/VBP dear?"/JJ "No-o,"/JJ Susan/NNP said,/VBD wishing/VBG that/IN she/PRP had/VBD her/PRP$ two/CD and/CC a/DT half/NN dollars/NNS back./. 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This/DT statement/NN always/RB meant/VBD that/IN something/NN had/VBD gone/VBN very/RB wrong/JJ with/IN Susan./NNP "Absolutely!"/NNP Susan/NNP said/VBD passionately./PRP "I/RB want/VBP to/TO go/VB where/WRB nobody/NN knows/VBZ me,/PRP where/WRB I/PRP can/MD make/VB a/DT fresh/JJ start./NN I'm/NN going/VBG to/TO Chicago."/NNP "What/IN the/DT DEUCE/NNP are/VBP you/PRP raving/VBG about?"/IN Mr./NNP Oliver/NNP asked,/VBD stopping/VBG short/JJ in/IN the/DT street./NN "What/RB have/VBP you/PRP been/VBN doing/VBG now?"/RB "Nothing!"/JJ Susan/NNP said,/VBD with/IN suddenly/RB brimming/VBG eyes./DT "But/NN I/PRP hate/VBP this/DT place,/NN and/CC I/PRP hate/VBP everyone/NN in/IN it,/RB and/CC I'm/PRP simply/RB sick/JJ of/IN being/VBG treated/VBN as/IN if,/RB just/RB because/IN I'm/NNP poor/JJ $/$ "/`` "You/VB sound/NN like/IN a/DT bum/VBG second/JJ act,/NN with/IN somebody/NN throwing/VBG a/DT handful/NN of/IN torn/JJ paper/NN down/RP from/IN the/DT wings!"/NN Billy/NNP observed./NNP But/CC his/PRP$ tone/NN was/VBD kinder/JJR than/IN his/PRP$ words,/NN and/CC Susan,/NNP laying/VBG a/DT hand/NN on/IN his/PRP$ coat/NN sleeve,/NN told/VBD him/PRP the/DT story/NN of/IN the/DT afternoon;/NN of/IN Mrs./NNP Fox,/NNP with/IN her/PRP$ supercilious/JJ smile;/NN of/IN the/DT girls,/NN so/RB bitterly/RB insulting;/IN of/IN Peter,/NNP involving/VBG her/PRP in/IN these/DT embarrassments/NNS and/CC then/RB forgetting/VBG to/TO stand/VB by/IN her./PRP "If/IN one/CD of/IN those/DT girls/NNS came/VBD to/TO us/PRP a/DT stranger,"/JJ Susan/NNP declared,/NN with/IN a/DT heaving/JJ breast,/NN "do/IN you/PRP suppose/VBP we'd/PRP treat/VBP her/PRP like/IN that?"/DT "Well,/NN that/DT only/RB proves/VBZ we/PRP have/VBP better/RB manners/NNS than/IN they/PRP have!"/VBP "Oh,/RB Bill,/NNP what/WP rot!/VBD If/IN there's/DT one/CD thing/NN society/NN people/NNS have,/VBP it's/IN manners!"/JJ Susan/NNP said/VBD impatiently./PRP "Do/IN you/PRP wonder/VBP people/NNS go/VBP crazy/JJ to/TO get/VB hold/NN of/IN money?"/NN she/PRP added/VBD vigorously./RB "Nope./NNP You've/NNP GOT/NNP to/TO have/VB it./DT There/EX are/VBP lots/NNS of/IN other/JJ things/NNS in/IN the/DT world,"/NN he/PRP agreed,/VBD "but/IN money's/JJ first/JJ and/CC foremost./JJ The/DT only/JJ reason/NN Iwant/NNP it,"/, said/VBD Billy,/NNP "is/NNP because/IN I/PRP want/VBP to/TO show/VB other/JJ rich/JJ people/NNS where/WRB they/PRP make/VBP their/PRP$ mistakes."/NN "Do/IN you/PRP really/RB think/VBP you'll/MD be/VB rich/JJ some/DT day,/NN Billy?"/NNP "Sure."/NNP Susan/NNP walked/VBD on/IN thoughtfully./DT "There's/NNP where/WRB a/DT man/NN has/VBZ the/DT advantage,"/NN she/PRP said./VBD "He/PRP can/MD really/RB work/VB toward/IN the/DT thing/NN he/PRP wants."/VBZ "Well,/JJ girls/NNS ought/MD to/TO have/VB the/DT same/JJ chance,"/NN Billy/NNP said/VBD generously./NNP "Now/NNP I/PRP was/VBD talking/VBG to/TO Mrs./NNP Carroll/NNP Sunday/NNP $/$ "/`` "Oh,/VB how/WRB are/VBP the/DT Carrolls?"/NNP asked/VBD Susan,/NNP diverted/VBN for/IN an/DT instant./NN "Fine./NN They/PRP were/VBD awfully/RB disappointed/VBN you/PRP weren't/VBD along./RB $/$ And/CC she/PRP was/VBD talking/VBG about/IN that/DT very/RB thing./DT And/CC she/PRP said/VBD her/PRP$ three/CD girls/NNS were/VBD going/VBG to/TO work/VB just/RB as/IN Phil/NNP and/CC Jim/NNP do."/VBP "But/IN Billy,/NNP if/IN a/DT girl/NN has/VBZ a/DT gift,/NN yes./, But/CC you/PRP can't/MD put/VB a/DT girl/NN in/IN a/DT foundry/NN or/CC a/DT grocery."/NN "Not/NN in/IN a/DT foundry./VBD But/CC you/PRP could/MD in/IN a/DT grocery./NNP And/CC she/PRP said/VBD she/PRP had/VBD talked/VBN to/TO Anna/NNP and/CC Jo/NNP since/IN they/PRP were/VBD kids,/NNS just/RB as/IN she/PRP did/VBD to/TO the/DT boys,/NN about/IN their/PRP$ work."/NN "Wouldn't/RB Auntie/NNP think/VBP she/PRP was/VBD crazy!"/JJ Susan/NNP smiled./VBD After/IN a/DT while/NN she/PRP said/VBD more/RBR mildly:/JJ "I/NNS don't/VBP believe/VB Peter/NNP Coleman/NNP is/VBZ quite/RB as/RB bad/JJ as/IN the/DT others!"/JJ "Because/NN you/PRP have/VBP a/DT crush/NN on/IN him,"/NN suggested/VBD Billy/NNP frankly./VBD "I/RB think/VB he/PRP acted/VBD like/IN a/DT skunk."/NN "Very/RB well./. Think/VB what/WP you/PRP like!"/JJ Susan/NNP said/VBD icily./. But/CC presently,/NN in/IN a/DT more/JJR softened/JJ tone,/NN she/PRP added,/VBD "I/PRP do/VBP feel/VB badly/RB about/IN Thorny!/NNP I/PRP oughtn't/MD to/TO have/VB left/VBN her./RP It/PRP was/VBD all/DT so/RB quick!/JJ And/CC she/PRP DID/NNP have/VBP a/DT date,/NN at/IN least/JJS I/PRP know/VBP a/DT crowd/NN of/IN people/NNS were/VBD coming/VBG to/TO their/PRP$ house/NN to/TO dinner./VB And/CC I/PRP was/VBD so/RB utterly/RB taken/VBN aback/RB to/TO be/VB asked/VBN out/RP with/IN that/DT crowd!/JJ The/DT most/RBS exclusive/JJ people/NNS in/IN the/DT city,/JJ $/$ that/WDT set."/NN "You/PRP give/VBP me/PRP an/DT awful/JJ pain/NN when/WRB you/PRP talk/VBP like/IN that,"/DT said/VBD Billy,/NNP bluntly./VBD "You/PRP give/VB them/PRP a/DT chance/NN to/TO sit/VB on/IN you,/NN and/CC they/PRP do,/RB and/CC then/RB you/PRP want/VBP to/TO run/VB away/RB to/TO Chicago,/NNP because/IN you/PRP feel/VBP so/RB hurt./VBD Why/WRB don't/VBN you/PRP stay/VB in/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ crowd?"/NN "Because/IN 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The/DT "P"/NNP indicated/VBD a/DT friendliness/NN that/WDT brought/VBD the/DT happy/JJ color/NN over/IN and/CC over/IN again/RB to/TO her/PRP$ face./NN She/PRP dashed/VBD him/PRP off/RP a/DT gay/JJ little/JJ note/NN of/IN thanks;/DT signed/VBN it/PRP "Susan,"/JJ thought/VBD better/RB of/IN that/WDT and/CC re-/NNS wrote/VBD it,/VBN to/TO sign/VB it/PRP "Susan/IN Ralston/NNP Brown";/NNP wrote/VBD it/PRP a/DT third/JJ time,/NN and/CC affixed/VBN only/RB the/DT initials,/NN "S.B."/IN All/DT day/NN long/RB she/PRP wondered/VBD at/IN intervals/NNS if/IN the/DT note/NN had/VBD been/VBN too/RB chilly,/, and/CC turned/VBD cold,/JJ or/CC turned/VBN rosy/JJ wondering/VBG if/IN it/PRP had/VBD been/VBN too/RB warm./RBR Mr./NNP Coleman/NNP did/VBD not/RB come/VB into/IN the/DT office/NN during/IN the/DT following/VBG week,/NN and/CC one/CD day/NN a/DT newspaper/NN item,/NN under/IN the/DT heading/NN of/IN "The/DT Smart/NNP Set,"/NNP jumped/VBD at/IN Susan/NNP with/IN the/DT familiar/JJ name./NN "Peter/NNP Coleman,/NNP who/WP is/VBZ at/IN present/JJ the/DT guest/NN of/IN Mrs./NNP Rodney/NNP Chauncey,/NNP at/IN her/PRP$ New/NNP Year's/NNP house/NN party,"/NN it/PRP ran,/VBD "may/RB accompany/VB Mr./NNP Paul/NNP Wallace/NNP and/CC Miss/NNP Isabel/NNP Wallace/NNP in/IN a/DT short/JJ visit/NN to/TO Mexico/NNP next/IN week."/NN The/DT news/NN made/VBD Susan/NNP vaguely/RB unhappy./NNP One/CD January/NNP Saturday/NNP she/PRP was/VBD idling/VBG along/IN the/DT deck,/NN when/WRB he/PRP came/VBD suddenly/RB up/IN behind/IN her,/PRP to/TO tell/VB her,/PRP with/IN his/PRP$ usual/JJ exuberant/JJ laughter,/NN that/IN he/PRP WAS/VBD going/VBG away/RB for/IN a/DT fortnight/NN with/IN the/DT Wallaces,/NNP just/RB a/DT flying/VBG trip,/NN "in/IN the/DT old/JJ man's/JJ private/JJ car."/NNS He/PRP expected/VBD "a/DT peach/NN of/IN a/DT time."/NN "You/PRP certainly/RB ought/MD to/TO have/VB it!"/VBN smiled/VBD Susan/NNP gallantly,/VB "Isabel/NNP Wallace/NNP looks/VBZ like/IN a/DT perfect/JJ darling!"/NN "She's/IN a/DT wonder!"/NN he/PRP said/VBD absently,/IN adding/VBG eagerly,/JJ "Say,/NNS why/WRB can't/MD you/PRP come/VB and/CC help/VB me/PRP buy/VB some/DT things/NNS this/DT afternoon?/NN Come/VB on,/RB and/CC we'll/MD have/VB tea/NN at/IN the/DT club?"/NN Susan/NNP saw/VBD no/DT reason/NN against/IN it,/NN they/PRP would/MD meet/VB at/IN one./NNP "I'll/NNP be/VB down/RB in/IN J.G.'s/NNP office,"/IN he/PRP said,/VBD and/CC Susan/NNP went/VBD back/RB to/TO her/PRP$ desk/NN with/IN fresh/JJ joy/NN and/CC fresh/JJ pain/NN at/IN her/PRP$ heart./NN On/IN Saturdays,/NNP because/IN of/IN the/DT early/JJ closing,/NN the/DT girls/NNS had/VBD no/DT lunch/NN hour./. 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don't!"/, Miss/NNP Sherman/NNP murmured/VBD pitifully./NN "If/IN Violet/NNP wasn't/VBD such/JJ a/DT darn/NN FOOL/IN $/$ "/`` Miss/NNP Cashell/NNP said/VBD lightly,/NN and/CC stopped./VBD "What/IN IS/PRP$ it?"/'' asked/VBD Susan./NNP Her/PRP$ voice/NN died/VBD on/IN a/DT dead/JJ silence./NN Miss/NNP Thornton,/NNP beginning/VBG to/TO gather/VB up/RP veil/NN and/CC gloves/NNS and/CC handbag/NN scattered/VBN on/IN the/DT table,/NN pursed/VBD her/PRP$ lips/NNS virtuously./, Miss/NNP Cashell/NNP manicured/VBD steadily./VBG Miss/NNP Sherman/NNP bit/VBD off/RP a/DT thread./VBN "It's/NNP nothing/NN at/IN all!"/DT said/VBD Elsie/NNP Kirk,/NNP at/IN last./PRP$ "My/NN sister's/NNS got/VBD a/DT headache,/NN that's/IN all,/NNS and/CC she/PRP doesn't/RB feel/VBP well."/JJ She/PRP patted/VBD the/DT bowed/JJ shoulders./NN "And/NN parties/NNS who/WP have/VBP nothing/NN better/JJR to/TO do,"/VB she/PRP added,/VB viciously/RB turning/VBG to/TO Miss/NNP Thornton,/NNP "have/VB butted/VBN in/IN about/IN 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Susan's/NNP eyes/NNS widened/VBD with/IN approval/NN and/CC surprise./NN His/PRP$ appreciation/NN of/IN music/NN was/VBD an/DT incongruous/JJ note/NN in/IN Billy's/NNP character./, There/EX was/VBD presently/RB a/DT bill/NN to/TO settle,/VB which/WDT Susan,/NNP as/RB became/VBD a/DT lady,/NN seemed/VBD to/TO ignore./VB But/CC she/PRP could/MD not/RB long/RB ignore/VB her/PRP$ escort's/VBG scowling/VBG scrutiny/NN of/IN it./DT "What's/NNP that?"/, demanded/VBD Mr./NNP Oliver,/NNP scowling/VBG at/IN the/DT card./NN "Twenty/NN cents/NNS for/IN WHAT?"/NNP "For/NNP bread/NN and/CC butter,/NN sir,"/NN said/VBD the/DT waiter,/NN in/IN a/DT hoarse,/NN confidential/JJ whisper./NN "Not/NN served/VBD with/IN sandwiches,/NN sir."/NN Susan's/NNP heart/NN began/VBD to/TO thump./DT "Billy/RB $/$ "/'' she/PRP began./VBD "Wait/VB a/DT minute,"/NN Billy/NNP muttered./MD "Just/RB wait/VB a/DT minute!/NN It/PRP doesn't/RB say/VBP anything/NN about/IN that."/DT The/DT waiter/NN respectfully/RB 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asserted,/NN hotly./, "No,/NNP we're/VBD not./DT We're/NNP not/RB as/IN rich,"/JJ he/PRP answered/VBD bitterly./RB "Billy,/RB as/IN if/IN MONEY/NN mattered!"/NN "Oh,/NNS of/IN course,/NN money/NN doesn't/NN matter,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD with/IN fine/JJ satire./NN "Not/NN at/IN all!/DT But/CC because/IN we/PRP haven't/VBP got/VBD it,/IN those/DT fellows,/VBN on/IN thirty/CD per,/NN can/MD throw/VB the/DT hooks/NNS into/IN us/PRP at/IN every/DT turn./NN And,/CC if/IN we/PRP threw/VBD enough/JJ money/NN around,/IN we/PRP could/MD be/VB the/DT rottenest/JJ man/NN and/CC woman/NN on/IN the/DT face/NN of/IN the/DT globe,/NN we/PRP could/MD be/VB murderers/NNS and/CC thieves,/NNS even,/RB and/CC they'd/PRP all/DT be/VB falling/VBG over/IN each/DT other/JJ to/TO wait/VB on/IN us!"/NN "Well,/NN let's/NNS murder/NN and/CC thieve,/NN then!"/, said/VBD Susan/NNP blithely./VBD "I/PRP may/MD not/RB do/VB that/DT $/$ "/`` "You/VB mayn't?/VBN Oh,/NNP Bill,/NNP don't/RB commit/VB yourself!/JJ You/PRP may/MD want/VB to,/DT later."/JJ "I/NN may/MD not/RB do/VB that,"/DT repeated/VBN Mr./NNP Oliver,/NNP gloomily,/VBD "but,/VBN by/IN George,/NNP some/DT day/NN I'll/NNP have/VBP a/DT wad/NN in/IN the/DT bank/NN that'll/MD make/VB me/PRP feel/VB that/IN I/PRP can/MD afford/VB to/TO turn/VB those/DT fellows/NNS down!/IN They'll/DT know/VB that/IN I've/NN got/VBD it,/IN all/DT right."/JJ "Bill,/NN I/PRP don't/RB think/VBP that's/IN much/RB of/IN an/DT ambition,"/JJ Susan/NNP said,/VBD candidly,/NNS "to/TO want/VB so/RB much/JJ money/NN that/IN you/PRP aren't/VBP afraid/JJ of/IN a/DT waiter!/NN Get/VB some/DT crisps/NNS while/IN we're/NN passing/VBG the/DT man,/NN Billy!"/NN she/PRP interrupted/VBD herself/PRP to/TO say,/VB urgently,/JJ "we/NNP can/MD talk/VB on/IN the/DT car!"/NN He/PRP bought/VBD them,/RB grinning/VBG sheepishly./PRP "But/IN honestly,/JJ Sue,/NNP don't/, you/PRP get/VBP mad/JJ when/WRB you/PRP think/VBP that/IN about/IN the/DT only/JJ standard/NN of/IN the/DT world/NN is/VBZ money?"/NN he/PRP resumed/VBD presently./NN "Well,/IN we/PRP know/VBP that/IN we're/NN BETTER/NN than/IN lots/NNS of/IN rich/JJ people,/NNS Bill."/NNS "How/RB are/VBP we/PRP better?"/RB "More/RB refined./VBN Better/NNP born./, Better/NNP ancestry."/CC "Oh,/NNP rot!/VBZ A/DT lot/NN they/PRP care/VBP for/IN that!/DT No,/JJ people/NNS that/WDT have/VBP money/NN can/MD get/VB the/DT best/JJS of/IN people/NNS who/WP haven't,/VBP coming/VBG and/CC going./VBG And/CC for/IN that/DT reason,/NN Sue,"/IN they/PRP were/VBD on/IN the/DT car/NN now,/, and/CC Billy/NNP was/VBD standing/VBG on/IN the/DT running/VBG board,/NN just/RB in/IN front/NN of/IN her,/PRP "for/IN that/DT reason,/NN Sue,/NNP I'm/NNP going/VBG to/TO MAKE/VB money,/NN and/CC when/WRB I/PRP have/VBP so/RB much/JJ that/IN everyone/NN knows/VBZ it/PRP then/RB I'll/RB do/VB as/IN I/PRP darn/VBP please./, And/CC I/PRP won't/VBD please/VB to/TO do/VB the/DT things/NNS they/PRP do,/VBP either!"/DT "You're/NN very/RB sure/JJ of/IN yourself,/PRP$ Bill!/NNP How/WRB are/VBP you/PRP going/VBG to/TO make/VB it?"/PRP "The/DT way/NN other/JJ men/NNS make/VBP it,/VBN by/IN gosh!"/VBG Mr./NNP Oliver/NNP said/VBD seriously./NN "I'm/NN going/VBG into/IN blue-printing/JJ with/IN Ross,/NNP on/IN the/DT side./NN I've/NN got/VBD nearly/RB three/CD thousand/CD in/IN Panhandle/NNP lots/NNS $/$ "/`` "Oh,/VB you/PRP have/VBP NOT!"/RB "Oh,/RB I/PRP have,/VBP too!/RB Spence/NNP put/VBD me/PRP onto/IN it./PRP They're/. no/DT good/JJ now,/, but/CC you/PRP bet/VBP your/PRP$ life/NN they/PRP will/MD be!/VB And/CC I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO stick/VB along/RP at/IN the/DT foundry/NN until/IN the/DT old/JJ man/NN wakes/VBZ up/RP some/DT day,/NN and/CC realizes/VBZ that/DT I'm/NNP getting/VBG more/RBR out/IN of/IN my/PRP$ men/NNS than/IN any/DT other/JJ two/CD foremen/NNS in/IN the/DT place./NN Those/DT boys/NNS would/MD do/VB anything/NN for/IN me/PRP $/$ "/'' "Because/IN you're/JJ a/DT very/RB unusual/JJ type/NN of/IN man/NN to/TO be/VB in/IN that/DT sort/NN of/IN place,/NN Bill!"/NNP Susan/NNP interrupted./, "Shucks,"/IN he/PRP said,/VBD in/IN embarrassment./NN "Well,"/IN he/PRP resumed,/VBD "then/RB some/DT day/NN I'm/IN going/VBG to/TO the/DT old/JJ man/NN and/CC ask/VB him/PRP for/IN a/DT year's/JJ leave./NN Then/RB I'll/JJ visit/NN every/DT big/JJ iron-works/NNS in/IN the/DT East,/NNP and/CC when/WRB I/PRP come/VBP back,/RB I'll/RB take/VB a/DT job/NN of/IN casting/VBG from/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ blue-prints,/NN at/IN not/RB less/JJR than/IN a/DT hundred/CD a/DT week./NN Then/RB I'll/RB run/VB up/RP some/DT flats/NNS in/IN the/DT Panhandle/NNP $/$ "/`` "Having/VBG married/VBN the/DT beautiful/JJ daughter/NN of/IN the/DT old/JJ man/NN himself/PRP $/$ "/`` Susan/NNP interposed./. "And/NNP won/VBD first/JJ prize/NN in/IN the/DT Louisiana/NNP lottery/NN $/$ "/'' "Sure,"/'' he/PRP said/VBD gravely./NNP "And/NNP meanwhile,"/VBD he/PRP added,/VBD with/IN a/DT business-/NNS like/IN look,/NN "Coleman/NN has/VBZ got/VBN a/DT crush/NN on/IN you,/JJ Sue./NNP It'd/NNP be/VB a/DT dandy/JJ marriage/NN for/IN you,/JJ and/CC don't/RB you/PRP forget/VB it!"/DT "Well,/NNS of/IN all/DT nerve!"/JJ Susan/NNP said/VBD unaffectedly,/JJ and/CC with/IN flaming/VBG cheeks./NN "There/RB is/VBZ a/DT little/JJ motto,/NN to/TO every/DT nation/NN dear,/NN in/IN English/NNP it's/IN forget-me-not,/JJ in/IN French/NNP it's/POS mind/NN your/PRP$ own/JJ business,/NN Bill!"/NNP "Well,/NNP that/WDT may/MD be,"/VB he/PRP said/VBD doggedly,/, "but/CC you/PRP know/VBP as/RB well/RB as/IN I/PRP do/VBP that/DT it's/PRP up/RP to/TO you/PRP $/$ "/'' "Suppose/VB it/PRP is,"/IN Susan/NNP said,/VBD satisfied/VBN that/IN he/PRP should/MD think/VB so./DT "That/NN doesn't/RB give/VB YOU/PRP any/DT right/JJ to/TO interfere/VB with/IN my/PRP$ affairs!"/NN "You're/RB just/RB like/IN Georgie/NNP and/CC Mary/NNP Lou,"/NNP he/PRP told/VBD her,/PRP "always/VBZ bluffing/VBG yourself./PRP$ But/CC you've/NN got/VBD more/JJR brains/NNS than/IN they/PRP have,/VBP Sue,/NNP and/CC it'd/VBD give/VB the/DT whole/JJ crowd/NN of/IN them/PRP a/DT hand/NN up/IN if/IN you/PRP made/VBD a/DT marriage/NN like/IN that./DT Don't/NNP think/VBP I'm/NNP trying/VBG to/TO butt/VB in,"/IN he/PRP gave/VBD her/PRP his/PRP$ winning,/NN apologetic/JJ smile,/NN "you/PRP know/VBP I'm/PRP as/RB interested/JJ as/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ brother/NN could/MD be,/VB Sue!/NNP If/IN you/PRP like/IN him,/PRP don't/VBP keep/VB the/DT matter/NN hanging/VBG fire./NN There's/. no/DT question/NN that/IN he's/JJ crazy/JJ about/IN you/PRP $/$ everybody/NN knows/VBZ that!"/IN "No,/NNP there's/. no/DT question/NN about/IN THAT,"/DT Susan/NNP said,/VBD softly./. But/CC what/WP would/MD she/PRP not/RB have/VB given/VBN for/IN the/DT joy/NN of/IN knowing,/NN in/IN her/PRP$ secret/JJ heart,/NN that/IN it/PRP was/VBD true!/JJ Two/CD weeks/NNS later,/RB Miss/NNP Brown,/NNP summoned/VBD to/TO Mr./NNP Brauer's/NNP office,/, was/VBD asked/VBN if/IN she/PRP thought/VBD that/IN she/PRP could/MD do/VB the/DT crediting,/JJ at/IN forty/CD dollars/NNS a/DT month./NN Susan/NNP assented/VBD gravely,/NN and/CC entered/VBD that/DT day/NN upon/IN her/PRP$ new/JJ work,/NN and/CC upon/IN a/DT new/JJ era./NN She/PRP worked/VBD hard/JJ and/CC silently,/JJ now,/NNS with/IN only/RB occasional/JJ flashes/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ old/JJ silliness./NN She/PRP printed/VBD upon/IN a/DT card,/NN and/CC hung/VBD above/IN her/PRP desk,/IN these/DT words:/NNS "I/RB hold/VBP it/PRP true,/JJ with/IN him/PRP who/WP sings/VBZ To/TO one/CD clear/JJ harp/JJ in/IN divers/NNS tones,/. That/DT men/NNS may/MD rise/VB on/IN stepping-stones/NNS Of/IN their/PRP$ dead/JJ selves,/NN to/TO higher/JJR things."/NN On/IN stepping-stones/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ dead/JJ selves,/NN Susan/NNP mounted./VBD She/PRP wore/VBD a/DT preoccupied,/NN a/DT responsible/JJ air,/NN her/PRP$ voice/NN softened,/IN her/PRP$ manner/NN was/VBD almost/RB too/RB sweet,/JJ too/RB bright/JJ and/CC gentle./JJ She/PRP began/VBD to/TO take/VB cold,/NN or/CC almost/RB cold,/JJ baths/NNS daily,/JJ to/TO brush/VB her/PRP$ hair/NN and/CC mend/VB her/PRP$ gloves./NN She/PRP began/VBD to/TO say/VB "Not/RB really?"/RB instead/RB of/IN "Sat-so?"/JJ and/CC "It's/NNP of/IN no/DT consequence,"/NN instead/RB of/IN "Don't/RB matter."/JJ She/PRP called/VBD her/PRP$ long/JJ woolen/JJ coat,/NN familiarly/RB known/VBN as/IN her/PRP "sweater,"/IN her/PRP$ "field-jacket,"/JJ and/CC pronounced/VBD her/PRP$ own/JJ name/NN "Syusan."/IN Thorny,/NNP Georgianna,/NNP and/CC Billy/NNP had/VBD separately/RB the/DT pleasure/NN of/IN laughing/VBG at/IN Susan/NNP in/IN these/DT days./NN "They/PRP should/MD really/RB have/VB a/DT lift,/NN to/TO take/VB the/DT girls/NNS up/IN to/TO the/DT lunch/NN room,"/NN said/VBD Susan/NNP to/TO Billy./NNP "Of/IN course/NN they/PRP should,"/MD said/VBD Billy,/NNP "and/CC a/DT sink/NN to/TO bring/VB you/PRP down/IN again!"/IN Peter/NNP Coleman/NNP did/VBD not/RB return/VB to/TO San/NNP Francisco/NNP until/IN the/DT middle/NN of/IN March,/NNP but/CC Susan/NNP had/VBD two/CD of/IN the/DT long,/JJ ill-written/JJ and/CC ill-spelled/JJ letters/NNS that/WDT are/VBP characteristic/JJ of/IN the/DT college/NN graduate./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT wet/JJ afternoon/NN in/IN the/DT week/NN before/IN Holy/NNP Week/NNP when/WRB she/PRP saw/VBD him/PRP again./RB Front/NNP Office/NNP was/VBD very/RB busy/JJ at/IN three/CD o'clock,/RB and/CC Miss/NNP Garvey/NNP had/VBD been/VBN telling/VBG a/DT story./NN "'Don't/RB whistle,/, Mary,/NNP there's/TO a/DT good/JJ girl,'/IN the/DT priest/NN says,"/VBD related/VBN Miss/NNP Garvey./NNP "'I/NNP never/RB like/IN to/TO hear/VB a/DT girl/NN whistle,'/IN he/PRP says./VBZ Well,/NNP so/RB that/IN night/NN Aggie,"/RB $/$ Aggie/NNP was/VBD Miss/NNP Kelly/NNP $/$ "Aggie/NNP wrote/VBD a/DT question,/NN and/CC she/PRP put/VBD it/PRP in/IN the/DT question-box/NN they/PRP had/VBD at/IN church/NN for/IN questions/NNS during/IN the/DT Mission./NNP 'Is/VBZ it/PRP a/DT sin/NN to/TO whistle?'/VB she/PRP wrote./VBD And/CC that/DT night,/NN when/WRB he/PRP was/VBD readin'/VBN the/DT questions/NNS out/IN from/IN the/DT pulpit,/NN he/PRP come/VBD to/TO this/DT one,/NN and/CC he/PRP looked/VBD right/RB down/RB at/IN our/PRP$ pew/NN over/IN his/PRP$ glasses,/NN and/CC he/PRP says,/VBZ 'The/PRP girl/NN that/IN asks/VBZ this/DT question/NN is/VBZ here,'/IN he/PRP says,/VBZ 'and/. 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"And/'' how's/WRB Alfie/NNP doing?"/VBG Mrs./NNP Cobb/NNP asked/VBD heavily,/IN departing./VBG "Pretty/NNP well./, He's/NNP in/IN Portland/NNP now,/, he/PRP has/VBZ another/DT job,"/NN Susan/NNP said/VBD cautiously./, Alfred/NNP was/VBD never/RB criticized/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ mother's/NN hearing./. A/DT moment/NN later/RB she/PRP closed/VBD the/DT hall/NN door/NN upon/IN the/DT callers/NNS with/IN a/DT sigh/NN of/IN relief,/NN and/CC ran/VBD downstairs./RB The/DT telephone/NN bell/NN was/VBD ringing./NN Susan/NNP answered/VBD it./PRP "Hello/NNP Miss/NNP Brown!/NNP You/PRP see/VBP I/PRP know/VBP you/PRP in/IN any/DT disguise!"/NN It/PRP was/VBD Peter/NNP Coleman's/NNP voice./NN "Hello!"/NNP said/VBD Susan,/NNP with/IN a/DT chill/NN premonition./NN "I'm/IN calling/VBG off/RP that/DT party/NN to-night,"/, said/VBD Peter./NNP "I'm/NNP awfully/RB sorry./VBD We'll/NNP do/VBP it/PRP some/DT other/JJ night./NN I'm/NN in/IN Berkeley."/NNP "Oh,/NNP very/RB well!"/JJ Susan/NNP agreed,/NN brightly./, "Can/IN you/PRP HEAR/NN me?/, I/PRP say/VBP I'm/IN $/$ -"/JJ "Yes,/NN I/PRP hear/VBP perfectly."/JJ "What?"/NN "I/NNS say/VBP I/PRP can/MD hear!"/VB "And/CC it's/POS all/PDT right?/NNS I'm/IN awfully/RB sorry!"/JJ "Oh,/IN certainly!"/JJ "All/NN right./NN These/DT fellows/NNS are/VBP making/VBG 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The/DT mornings/NNS were/VBD dark/JJ and/CC cold/JJ now/RB when/WRB Susan/NNP dressed,/VBD the/DT office/NN did/VBD not/RB grow/VB comfortably/RB warm/JJ until/IN ten/CD o'clock,/RB and/CC the/DT girls/NNS wore/VBD their/PRP$ coats/NNS loose/RB across/IN their/PRP$ shoulders/NNS as/IN they/PRP worked./VBD Sometimes/RB at/IN noon/NN Miss/NNP Thornton/NNP and/CC Susan/NNP fared/VBD forth/RB into/IN the/DT cold,/JJ sunny/JJ streets,/NN and/CC spent/VBD the/DT last/JJ half/NN of/IN the/DT lunch-hour/NN in/IN a/DT brisk/JJ walk./NN They/PRP went/VBD into/IN the/DT high-vaulted/JJ old/JJ Post/NNP Street/NNP Library/NNP for/IN books,/NN threaded/VBD their/PRP$ way/NN along/IN Kearney/NNP Street,/NNP where/WRB the/DT noontide/NN crowd/NN was/VBD gaily/RB ebbing/VBG and/CC flowing,/NNS and/CC loitered/VBD at/IN the/DT Flower/NNP Market,/NNP at/IN Lotta's/NNP Fountain,/NNP drinking/NN in/IN the/DT glory/NN of/IN violets/NNS and/CC daffodils,/NNS under/IN the/DT winter/NN sun./NN Now/RB and/CC 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is!"/VBZ Mrs./NNP Lancaster,/NNP gratified/VBD by/IN this/DT show/NN of/IN indignation,/JJ softened./NN "But/IN I/PRP didn't/VBD mean/JJ to/TO distress/NN you/PRP with/IN this,/DT dear,"/NN said/VBD she./PRP "It/RB will/MD all/DT work/NN out,/IN somehow./DT We/PRP mustn't/MD have/VB any/DT scandal/NN in/IN the/DT family/NN just/RB now,/RB whatever/WDT happens,/NN for/IN your/PRP$ sake!"/NN Pursuant/NN to/TO her/PRP$ new-formed/JJ resolutions,/NN Susan/NNP was/VBD maintaining/VBG what/WP dignity/NN she/PRP could/MD in/IN her/PRP$ friendship/NN with/IN Peter/NNP nowadays./. 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"No,/. 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She/PRP loves/VBZ the/DT hospital."/NN "Still,/IN I/PRP wouldn't/MD envy/VB anyone/NN whose/WP$ home/NN life/NN wasn't/VBD preferable/JJ to/TO the/DT hospital,/NN Sue."/NNP "Well,/NNP Emily/NNP is/VBZ queer,/JJ Aunt/NNP Jo./NNP But/CC in/IN her/PRP$ place/NN I/PRP wouldn't/MD necessarily/RB be/VB queer."/JJ "At/IN the/DT same/JJ time,/NN considering/VBG her/PRP$ brother/NN Kenneth's/NNP rather/RB checkered/VBD career,/NN and/CC the/DT fact/NN that/IN her/PRP$ big/JJ sister/NN neglects/NNS and/CC ignores/NNS her,/, and/CC that/IN her/PRP$ health/NN is/VBZ really/RB very/RB delicate,/VB I/PRP don't/RB consider/VBP Emily/NNP a/DT happy/JJ choice/NN for/IN your/PRP$ argument,/NN Sue."/NNP "Well,/NNP there's/POS Peggy/NNP Brock./NNP She's/NNP a/DT perfect/JJ beauty/NN $/$ -"/JJ "She's/IN a/DT Wellington,/NNP Sue./NNP You/PRP know/VBP that/DT stock./NN How/WRB many/JJ of/IN them/PRP are/VBP already/RB in/IN institutions?"/NN "Oh,/NNS but/CC Aunt/NNP Jo!"/NNP Susan/NNP said/VBD impatiently,/NN "there/RB are/VBP dozens/NNS of/IN girls/NNS in/IN society/NN whose/WP$ health/NN is/VBZ good,/JJ and/CC whose/WP$ family/NN ISN'T/NNP insane,/IN $/$ I/PRP don't/RB know/VBP why/WRB I/PRP chose/VBD those/DT two!/JJ There/EX are/VBP the/DT Chickerings/NNS $/$ -"/: "Whose/DT father/NN took/VBD his/PRP$ own/JJ life,/NN Sue."/NNP "Well,/IN they/PRP couldn't/MD help/VB THAT./PRP They're/DT lovely/JJ girls./NNP It/PRP was/VBD some/DT money/NN trouble,/NN it/PRP wasn't/VBD insanity/NN or/CC drink."/NN "But/RB think/VB a/DT moment,/NN Sue./NNP Wouldn't/MD it/PRP haunt/VB you/PRP for/IN a/DT long,/JJ long/JJ time,/NN if/IN you/PRP felt/VBD that/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ father,/NN coming/VBG home/NN to/TO that/DT gorgeous/JJ house/NN night/NN after/IN night,/NN had/VBD been/VBN slowly/RB driven/VBN to/TO the/DT taking/NN of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ life?"/NN Susan/NNP looked/VBD thoughtful./DT "I/NNP never/RB thought/VBD of/IN that,"/IN she/PRP admitted./VBD Presently/RB she/PRP added/VBD brightly,/JJ "There/RB are/VBP the/DT Ward/NNP girls,/NN Aunt/NNP Jo,/NNP and/CC Isabel/NNP Wallace./NNP You/PRP couldn't/MD find/VB three/CD prettier/NN or/CC richer/JJR or/CC nicer/JJR girls!/NN Say/VB what/WP you/PRP will,"/MD Susan/NNP returned/VBD undauntedly/RB to/TO her/PRP$ first/JJ argument,/NN "life/NN IS/VBZ easier/JJR for/IN those/DT girls/NNS than/IN for/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN us!"/NNP "Well,/NNP I/PRP want/VBP to/TO call/VB your/PRP$ attention/NN to/TO those/DT three,"/IN Mrs./NNP Carroll/NNP said,/VBD after/IN a/DT moment./NN "Both/IN Mr./NNP Wallace/NNP and/CC Mr./NNP Ward/NNP made/VBD their/PRP$ own/JJ money,/NN started/VBD in/IN with/IN nothing/NN and/CC built/VBD up/RP their/PRP$ own/JJ fortunes./, Phil/NNP may/MD do/VB that,/DT or/CC Billy/NNP may/MD do/VB that/DT $/$ we/PRP can't/NN tell./, Mrs./NNP Ward/NNP and/CC Mrs./NNP Wallace/NNP are/VBP both/DT nice,/JJ simple/JJ women,/NNS not/RB spoiled/VBN yet/RB by/IN money,/NN not/RB inflated/VBN on/IN the/DT subject/NN of/IN family/NN and/CC position,/NN bringing/VBG up/RP their/PRP$ families/NNS as/IN they/PRP were/VBD brought/VBN up./RP I/PRP don't/RB know/VBP Mrs./NNP Ward/NNP personally,/, but/CC Mrs./NNP Wallace/NNP came/VBD from/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ town,/NN and/CC she/PRP likes/VBZ to/TO remember/VB the/DT time/NN when/WRB her/PRP$ husband/NN was/VBD only/RB a/DT mining/NN engineer,/NN and/CC she/PRP did/VBD her/PRP$ own/JJ work./NN You/PRP may/MD not/RB see/VB it,/PRP Sue,/JJ but/CC there's/RB a/DT great/JJ difference/NN there./. Such/JJ people/NNS are/VBP happy/JJ and/CC useful,/JJ and/CC they/PRP hand/VB happiness/NN on./, Peter/NNP Coleman's/NNP another,/CC he's/VBD so/RB exceptionally/RB nice/JJ because/IN he's/PRP only/RB one/CD generation/NN removed/VBN from/IN working/VBG people./NNS If/IN Isabel/NNP Wallace,/NNP $/$ and/CC she's/DT very/RB young;/JJ life/NN may/MD be/VB unhappy/JJ enough/RB for/IN her/PRP$ yet,/NN poor/JJ child!/NNS $/$ marries/VBZ a/DT man/NN like/IN her/PRP$ father,/NN well/RB and/CC good./VBN But/CC if/IN she/PRP marries/VBZ a/DT man/NN like/IN $/$ well,/RB say/VB Kenneth/NNP Saunders/NNS or/CC young/JJ Gerald,/NNP she/PRP simply/RB enters/VBZ into/IN the/DT ranks/NNS of/IN the/DT idle/JJ and/CC useless/JJ and/CC unhappy,/JJ that's/IN all."/DT "She's/NNP beautiful,/NN and/CC she's/RB smart/JJ too,"/RB Susan/NNP pursued,/VBD disconsolately,/VBN "Emily/RB and/CC I/PRP lunched/VBD there/RB one/CD day/NN and/CC she/PRP was/VBD simply/RB sweet/JJ to/TO the/DT maids,/NN and/CC to/TO her/PRP mother./. And/CC German!/JJ I/PRP wish/VBP you/PRP could/MD hear/VB her./PRP She/PRP may/MD not/RB be/VB of/IN any/DT very/RB remarkable/JJ family/NN but/CC she/PRP certainly/RB is/VBZ an/DT exceptional/JJ girl!"/NN "Exceptional,/NN just/RB because/IN she/PRP ISN'T/VBP descended/VBN from/IN some/DT dead,/JJ old,/JJ useless/JJ stock,"/NN amended/VBD Mrs./NNP Carroll./NNP "There/RB is/VBZ red/JJ blood/NN in/IN her/PRP$ veins,/NN ambition/NN and/CC effort/NN and/CC self-denial,/VB all/DT handed/VBN down/RP to/TO her./PRP But/CC marry/VB that/DT pampered/JJ little/JJ girl/NN to/TO some/DT young/JJ millionaire,/NNS Sue,/. and/CC what/WP will/MD her/PRP$ children/NNS inherit?/. And/CC what/WP will/MD theirs,/$ in/IN time?/NN $/$ Peel/NNP these,/, will/MD you?"/PRP went/VBD on/IN Mrs./NNP Carroll,/NNP interrupting/VBG her/PRP$ work/NN to/TO put/VB a/DT bowl/NN of/IN apples/NNS in/IN Susan's/NNP hands./, "No,"/IN she/PRP went/VBD on/IN presently,/NN "I/NNS married/VBN a/DT millionaire,/CD Sue./NNP I/PRP was/VBD one/CD of/IN the/DT 'lucky'/JJ ones!"/NNS "I/CC never/RB knew/VBD it/PRP was/VBD as/RB much/JJ as/IN that!"/DT Susan/NNP said/VBD impressed./VBN "Yes,"/NNP Mrs./NNP Carroll/NNP laughed/VBD wholesomely/RB at/IN some/DT memory./NN "Yes;/IN I/PRP began/VBD my/PRP$ married/JJ life/NN in/IN the/DT very/RB handsomest/JJ home/NN in/IN our/PRP$ little/JJ town/NN with/IN the/DT prettiest/JJS presents/NNS and/CC the/DT most/RBS elaborate/JJ wardrobe/NN $/$ the/DT papers/NNS were/VBD full/JJ of/IN Miss/NNP Josie/NNP van/NNP Trent's/NNP extravagances./, I/PRP had/VBD four/CD house/NN servants,/NNS and/CC when/WRB Anna/NNP came/VBD everybody/NN in/IN town/NN knew/VBD 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Why/WRB not?"/RB "Because/IN we/PRP must/MD stop/VB it/PRP all,"/IN the/DT girl/NN said/VBD steadily,/JJ "ALL,/NN every/DT bit/NN of/IN it,/NN before/IN we/PRP $/$ before/IN we/PRP are/VBP sorry!/JJ You/PRP are/VBP a/DT married/JJ man,/NN and/CC I/PRP knew/VBD it,/PRP and/CC it/PRP is/VBZ ALL/NNP WRONG/IN $/$ "/`` "No,/VB it's/PRP not/RB all/DT wrong,/NN I/PRP won't/VBD admit/VB that,"/IN he/PRP said/VBD quickly./NNP "There/NNP has/VBZ been/VBN no/DT wrong."/JJ It/PRP was/VBD a/DT great/JJ weight/NN lifted/VBN from/IN Susan's/NNP heart/NN to/TO think/VB that/IN this/DT was/VBD true./DT Ended/VBN here,/IN the/DT friendship/NN was/VBD merely/RB an/DT episode./NN "If/IN we/PRP stop/VBP here,"/RP she/PRP said/VBD almost/RB pleadingly./, "If/IN we/PRP stop/VBP here,"/IN he/PRP agreed,/VBD slowly./VBG "If/IN we/PRP end/VBP it/PRP all/DT here./PRP Well./NNP And/CC of/IN course,/NN Sue,/NNP chance/NN might,/MD MIGHT/RB set/VB me/PRP free,/IN you/PRP know,/VBP and/CC then/RB $/$ "/`` Again/RB the/DT serious/JJ look,/NN followed/VBN by/IN the/DT sweet/JJ and/CC irresistible/JJ smile./NN Susan/NNP suddenly/RB felt/VBD the/DT hot/JJ tears/NNS running/VBG down/IN her/PRP$ cheeks./NN "Chance/NN won't,"/, she/PRP said/VBD in/IN agony./DT And/CC she/PRP began/VBD to/TO fumble/VB blindly/RB for/IN a/DT handkerchief./NN In/IN an/DT instant/NN he/PRP was/VBD beside/IN her,/PRP and/CC as/IN she/PRP stood/VBD up/IN he/PRP put/VBD both/DT arms/NNS about/IN her,/PRP and/CC she/PRP dropped/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN on/IN his/PRP$ shoulder,/NNS and/CC wept/VBD silently/RB and/CC bitterly./VBD Every/DT instant/NN of/IN this/DT nearness/NN stabbed/VBD her/PRP with/IN new/JJ joy/NN and/CC new/JJ pain;/NN when/WRB at/IN last/JJ he/PRP gently/RB tipped/VBD back/RB her/PRP$ tear-drenched/JJ face,/NN she/PRP was/VBD incapable/JJ of/IN resisting/VBG the/DT great/JJ flood/NN of/IN emotion/NN that/WDT was/VBD sweeping/VBG them/PRP both/DT off/RP their/PRP$ feet./NN "Sue,/IN you/PRP do/VBP care!/VB My/PRP$ dearest,/NN you/PRP DO/VB care?"/NN Susan,/NNP panting,/WP clung/VBD to/TO him./PRP "Oh,/IN yes/RB $/$ yes!"/NN she/PRP whispered./VBD And,/NNP at/IN a/DT sound/NN from/IN the/DT hall,/NN she/PRP crushed/VBN his/PRP$ handkerchief/NN back/RB into/IN his/PRP$ hand,/NN and/CC walked/VBD to/TO the/DT deep/JJ archway/NN of/IN a/DT distant/JJ window./NN When/WRB he/PRP joined/VBD her/PRP there,/, she/PRP was/VBD still/RB breathing/VBG hard,/JJ and/CC had/VBD her/PRP$ hand/NN pressed/VBD against/IN her/PRP heart,/, but/CC she/PRP was/VBD no/RB longer/RB crying./VBG "I/RB am/RB mad/JJ I/PRP think!"/VBP smiled/VBD Susan,/NNP quite/RB mistress/NN of/IN herself./PRP "Susan,"/'' he/PRP said/VBD eagerly,/JJ "I/NN was/VBD only/RB waiting/VBG for/IN this!/DT If/IN you/PRP knew-/, -if/CC you/PRP only/RB knew/VBD what/WP an/DT agony/NN I've/NN been/VBN in/IN yesterday/NN and/CC to-day/JJ $/$ !/. And/CC I'm/PRP not/RB going/VBG to/TO distress/NN you/PRP now/RB with/IN plans,/NNS my/PRP$ dearest./NN But,/CC Sue,/NNP if/IN I/PRP were/VBD a/DT divorced/JJ man/NN now,/RB would/MD you/PRP let/VB it/PRP be/VB a/DT barrier?"/NN "No,"/IN she/PRP said,/VBD after/IN a/DT moment's/NN thought./VBD "No,/IN I/PRP wouldn't/MD let/VB anything/NN that/WDT wasn't/VBD a/DT legal/JJ barrier/NN stand/NN in/IN the/DT way./NN Even/RB though/IN divorce/NN has/VBZ always/RB seemed/VBD terrible/JJ to/TO me./MD But/CC $/$ but/CC you're/PRP not/RB free,/JJ Mr./NNP Bocqueraz."/NNP He/PRP was/VBD standing/VBG close/RB behind/RB her,/, as/IN she/PRP stood/VBD staring/VBG out/RB into/IN the/DT night,/NN and/CC now/RB put/VB his/PRP$ arm/NN about/IN her,/PRP and/CC Susan,/NNP looking/VBG up/RB over/IN her/PRP$ shoulder,/NNS raised/VBD childlike/IN blue/JJ eyes/NNS to/TO his./PRP "How/RB long/RB are/VBP you/PRP going/VBG to/TO call/VB me/PRP that?"/IN he/PRP asked./VBD "I/PRP don't/RB know/VBP $/$ Stephen,"/NNP she/PRP said./VBD And/CC suddenly/RB she/PRP wrenched/VBD herself/PRP free,/RB and/CC turned/VBD to/TO face/VB him./PRP "I/IN can't/NN seem/VBP to/TO keep/VB my/PRP$ senses/NNS when/WRB I'm/NN within/IN ten/CD feet/NNS of/IN you!"/JJ Susan/NNP declared,/VBD half-laughing/NN and/CC half-crying./NN "But/NN Sue,/NNP if/IN my/PRP$ wife/NN agrees/VBZ to/TO a/DT divorce,"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD catching/VBG both/DT her/PRP$ hands./NN "Don't/IN touch/NN me,/, please,"/NN she/PRP said,/VBD loosening/VBG them./. "I/PRP will/MD not,/RB of/IN course!"/NNS He/PRP took/VBD firm/JJ hold/NN of/IN a/DT chair-back./NN "If/IN Lillian/NNP $/$ "/'' he/PRP began/VBD again,/RB very/RB gravely./JJR Susan/NNP leaned/VBD toward/IN him,/PRP$ her/PRP$ face/NN not/RB twelve/CD inches/NNS away/RB from/IN his/PRP$ face,/NN her/PRP hand/NN laid/VBD lightly/RB for/IN a/DT second/JJ on/IN his/PRP$ arm./NN "You/PRP know/VBP that/IN I/PRP will/MD go/VB with/IN you/PRP to/TO the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT world,/NN Stephen!"/NN she/PRP said,/VBD scarcely/RB above/IN a/DT whisper,/NN and/CC was/VBD gone./VBG It/PRP became/VBD evident,/JJ in/IN a/DT day/NN or/CC two,/NNS that/IN Kenneth/NNP Saunders'/NNP illness/NN had/VBD taken/VBN a/DT rather/RB alarming/JJ turn./NN There/EX was/VBD a/DT consultation/NN of/IN doctors;/NN there/EX was/VBD a/DT second/JJ nurse./NN Ella/NNP went/VBD to/TO the/DT extreme/JJ point/NN of/IN giving/VBG up/RP an/DT engagement/NN to/TO remain/VB with/IN her/PRP$ mother/NN while/IN the/DT worst/JJS was/VBD feared;/VBN Emily/NNP and/CC Susan/NNP worried/VBD and/CC waited,/NNS in/IN their/PRP$ rooms./NN Stephen/NNP Bocqueraz/NNP was/VBD a/DT great/JJ deal/NN in/IN the/DT sick-room;/JJ "a/NNP real/JJ big/JJ brother,"/NN as/IN Mrs./NNP Saunders/NNPS said/VBD tearfully./DT The/DT crisis/NN passed;/NN Kenneth/NNP was/VBD better,/RB was/VBD almost/RB normal/JJ again./RB But/CC the/DT great/JJ specialist/NN who/WP had/VBD entered/VBN the/DT house/NN only/RB for/IN an/DT hour/NN or/CC two/CD had/VBD left/VBN behind/IN him/PRP the/DT little/JJ seed/NN that/WDT was/VBD to/TO vitally/RB affect/VB the/DT lives/NNS of/IN several/JJ of/IN these/DT people./NNS "Dr./DT Hudson/NNP says/VBZ he's/PRP got/VBD to/TO get/VB away,"/RB said/VBN Ella/NNP to/TO Susan,/NNP "I/NNP wish/NN I/PRP could/MD go/VB with/IN him./PRP Kenneth's/NNP a/DT lovely/JJ traveler."/NN "I/NNS wish/VBP I/PRP could,"/MD Emily/NNP supplemented,/JJ "but/CC I'm/PRP no/DT good."/NN "And/CC doctor/NN says/VBZ that/IN he'll/NN come/VBN home/NN quite/RB a/DT different/JJ person,"/NN added/VBD his/PRP$ mother./NN Susan/NNP wondered/VBD if/IN she/PRP fancied/VBD that/IN they/PRP all/DT looked/VBD in/IN a/DT rather/RB marked/JJ manner/NN at/IN her./PRP$ She/PRP wondered,/VBD if/IN it/PRP was/VBD not/RB fancy,/VB what/WP the/DT look/NN meant./NN They/PRP were/VBD all/DT in/IN the/DT upstairs/NN sitting-room/NN in/IN the/DT bright/JJ morning/NN light/NN when/WRB this/DT was/VBD said./VBN They/PRP had/VBD drifted/VBN in/IN there/RB one/CD by/IN one,/NNS apparently/RB by/IN accident./NN Susan,/NNP made/VBD a/DT little/JJ curious/JJ and/CC uneasy/JJ by/IN a/DT subtle/JJ sense/NN of/IN something/NN unsaid/JJ $/$ something/NN pending,/JJ began/VBD to/TO wonder,/VB too,/RB if/IN it/PRP had/VBD really/RB been/VBN accident/NN that/DT assembled/VBN them/PRP there./DT But/CC she/PRP was/VBD still/RB without/IN definite/JJ suspicions/NNS when/WRB Ella,/NNP upon/IN the/DT entrance/NN of/IN Chow/NNP Yew/NNP with/IN Mr./NNP Kenneth's/NNP letters/NNS and/CC the/DT new/JJ magazines,/NN jumped/VBD up/IN gaily,/NN and/CC said:/VBD "Here,/NNP Sue!/NNP Will/MD you/PRP run/VB up/RP with/IN these/DT to/TO Ken/NNP $/$ and/CC take/VB these/DT violets,/JJ too?"/NNS She/PRP put/VBD the/DT magazines/NNS in/IN Susan's/NNP hands,/, and/CC added/VBD a/DT great/JJ bunch/NN of/IN dewy/JJ wet/JJ violets/NNS that/WDT had/VBD been/VBN lying/VBG on/IN the/DT table./NN Susan,/NNP really/RB glad/JJ to/TO escape/VB from/IN the/DT over-charged/JJ atmosphere/NN of/IN the/DT room,/NN willingly/MD went/VBD on/IN her/PRP$ way./NN Kenneth/NNP was/VBD sitting/VBG up/RP to-day,/DT very/RB white,/JJ very/RB haggard,/JJ $/$ clean-/CD shaven/NN and/CC hollow-eyed,/JJ and/CC somehow/RB very/RB pitiful./. He/PRP smiled/VBD at/IN Susan,/NNP as/IN she/PRP came/VBD in,/RB and/CC laid/VBD a/DT thin/JJ hand/NN on/IN a/DT chair/NN by/IN the/DT bed./NN Susan/NNP sat/VBD down,/RB and/CC as/IN she/PRP did/VBD so/RB the/DT watching/NN nurse/NN went/VBD out./RP "Well,/NNP had/VBD you/PRP ordered/VBD a/DT pillow/NN of/IN violets/NNS with/IN shaky/JJ doves?"/NN he/PRP asked,/VBD in/IN a/DT hoarse/JJ thin/JJ echo/NN of/IN his/PRP$ old/JJ voice./NN "No,/NN but/CC I/PRP guess/VBP you/PRP were/VBD pretty/RB sick,"/JJ the/DT girl/NN said/VBD soberly./DT "How/NN goes/VBZ it/PRP to-day?"/JJ "Oh,/NN fine!"/NNS he/PRP answered/VBD hardily,/RB "as/RB soon/RB as/IN I/PRP am/VBP over/IN the/DT ether/NN I'll/NNP feel/NN like/IN a/DT fighting/NN cock!/NN Hudson/NNP talked/VBD a/DT good/JJ deal/NN with/IN his/PRP$ mouth,"/NN said/VBD Kenneth/NNP coughing./MD "But/VB the/DT rotten/JJ thing/NN about/IN me,/NN Susan,"/NNP he/PRP went/VBD on,/RB "is/IN that/IN I/PRP can't/MD booze,/VB $/$ I/PRP really/RB can't/MD do/VB it!/RB Consequently,/VB when/WRB some/DT old/JJ fellow/NN like/IN that/WDT gets/VBZ a/DT chance/NN at/IN me,/NN he/PRP thinks/VBZ he/PRP ought/MD to/TO scare/VB me/PRP to/TO death!"/VB He/PRP sank/VBD back,/RB tired/VBN from/IN coughing./VBG "But/NN I'm/IN all/DT right!"/NNS he/PRP finished,/VBD comfortably,/VBN "I'll/RB be/VB alright/RB again/RB after/IN a/DT while."/NN "Well,/NN but/CC now,/RB honestly,/JJ from/IN now/RB on/IN $/$ -"/JJ Susan/NNP began,/VBD timidly/RB but/CC eagerly,/RB "won't/RB you/PRP truly/RB TRY/RB $/$ "/`` "Oh,/VB sure!"/JJ he/PRP said/VBD simply./. "I/VBN promised./VBN I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO cut/VB it/PRP out,/IN ALL/NNP of/IN it./DT I'm/NNP done./, I/PRP don't/VBP mean/JJ to/TO say/VB that/DT I've/NN ever/RB been/VBN a/DT patch/NN on/IN some/DT of/IN the/DT others,"/NNS said/VBD Kenneth./NNP "Lord,/IN you/PRP ought/MD to/TO see/VB some/DT of/IN the/DT men/NNS who/WP really/RB DRINK!/NNP At/IN the/DT same/JJ time,/NN I've/NN had/VBD enough./RB It's/NNP me/PRP to/TO the/DT simple/JJ joys/NNS of/IN country/NN life/NN $/$ I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO try/VB farming./. But/CC first/JJ they/PRP want/VBP me/PRP to/TO try/VB France/NNP for/IN awhile,/RB and/CC then/RB take/VB this/DT German/JJ treatment,/NN whatever/WDT it/PRP is./VBZ Hudson/NNP wants/VBZ me/PRP to/TO get/VB off/RP by/IN the/DT first/JJ of/IN the/DT year."/NN "Oh,/IN really!/JJ France!"/NNP Susan's/NNP eyes/NNS sparkled./VBD "Oh,/RB aren't/RB you/PRP wild!"/MD "I'm/VB not/RB so/RB crazy/JJ about/IN it./PRP Not/RB Paris,/RB you/PRP know,/VBP but/CC some/DT dinky/JJ resort."/NN "Oh,/NN but/CC fancy/VB the/DT ocean/NN trip/NN $/$ and/CC meeting/VBG the/DT village/NN people/NNS $/$ and/CC New/NNP York!"/NNP Susan/NNP exclaimed./VBD "I/PRP think/VB every/DT instant/NN of/IN traveling/VBG would/MD be/VB a/DT joy!"/JJ And/CC the/DT vision/NN of/IN herself/PRP in/IN all/PDT these/DT places,/NNS with/IN Stephen/NNP Bocqueraz/NNP as/IN interpreter,/NN wrung/VBD her/PRP$ heart/NN with/IN longing./JJ Kenneth/NNP was/VBD watching/VBG her/PRP$ closely./NN A/DT dull/JJ red/JJ color/NN had/VBD crept/VBN into/IN his/PRP$ face./NN "Well,/NNS why/WRB don't/VBP you/PRP come?"/VB he/PRP laughed/VBD awkwardly./JJ Something/NN in/IN his/PRP$ tone/NN made/VBD Susan/NNP color/VB uncomfortably/RB too./TO "That/DT DID/NNP sound/NN as/IN if/IN I/PRP were/VBD asking/VBG myself/PRP along!"/IN she/PRP smiled./VBD "Oh,/RB no,/, it/PRP didn't!"/VBD he/PRP reassured/VBD her./PRP "But/RB $/$ but/CC I/PRP mean/VBP it./PRP Why/WRB don't/VBP you/PRP come?"/VB They/PRP were/VBD looking/VBG steadily/RB at/IN each/DT other/JJ now./, Susan/NNP tried/VBD to/TO laugh./VB "A/DT scandal/NN in/IN high/JJ life!"/NN she/PRP said,/VBD in/IN an/DT attempt/NN to/TO make/VB the/DT conversation/NN farcical./VBD "Elopement/NNP surprises/NNS society!"/NN "That's/IN what/WP I/PRP mean/VBP $/$ that's/IN what/WP I/PRP mean!"/VBD he/PRP said/VBD eagerly,/JJ yet/RB bashfully/RB too./, "What's/IN the/DT matter/NN with/IN our/PRP$ $/$ our/PRP$ getting/VBG married,/NN Susan?/NNP You/PRP and/CC I'll/NNP get/VBP married,/VBN d'ye/RB see?"/VBN And/CC as,/RB astonished/JJ and/CC frightened/JJ and/CC curiously/RB touched/VBD she/PRP stood/VBD up,/IN he/PRP caught/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ skirt./NN Susan/NNP put/VBD her/PRP$ hand/NN over/IN his/PRP$ with/IN a/DT reassuring/JJ and/CC soothing/VBG gesture./NN "You'd/NN like/IN that,/DT wouldn't/JJ you?"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD beginning/VBG to/TO cough/VB again./NN "You/PRP said/VBD you/PRP would./MD And/CC I/PRP $/$ I/PRP am/VBP terribly/RB fond/JJ of/IN you/PRP $/$ you/PRP could/MD do/VB just/RB as/IN you/PRP like./. 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grown/VBN too/RB far/RB away/RB from/IN the/DT good/JJ warm/JJ earth./NN It/PRP was/VBD years/NNS since/IN she/PRP had/VBD had/VBN the/DT smell/NN of/IN it/PRP and/CC the/DT touch/NN of/IN it,/NN or/CC had/VBD lain/VBN down/RP in/IN its/PRP$ long/JJ grasses./NN At/IN her/PRP$ aunt's/NN house,/NN in/IN the/DT office,/NN and/CC here,/PRP$ it/PRP seemed/VBD so/RB far/RB away!/IN Susan/NNP had/VBD a/DT hazy/JJ vision/NN of/IN some/DT sensible/JJ linen/NN gardening/NN dresses/NNS $/$ of/IN herself/PRP out/IN in/IN the/DT spring/NN sunshine,/NN digging,/NN watering,/NN getting/VBG happier/JJR and/CC dirtier/JJR and/CC hotter/JJR every/DT minute/NN $/$ -/: Somebody/NN was/VBD playing/VBG Walther's/NNP song/NN from/IN "Die/NNP Meistersinger"/NNP far/RB downstairs,/RB and/CC the/DT plaintive/JJ passionate/JJ notes/NNS drew/VBD Susan/NNP as/IN if/IN they/PRP had/VBD been/VBN the/DT cry/NN of/IN her/PRP$ name./NN She/PRP went/VBD down/RB to/TO find/VB Emily/NNP and/CC Peter/NNP Coleman/NNP laughing/VBG and/CC flirting/VBG over/IN a/DT box/NN of/IN chocolates,/NN at/IN the/DT inglenook/NN seat/NN in/IN the/DT hall,/NN and/CC Stephen/NNP Bocqueraz/NNP alone/RB in/IN the/DT drawing-room,/NN at/IN the/DT piano./NN He/PRP stopped/VBD playing/VBG as/IN she/PRP came/VBD in,/RB and/CC they/PRP walked/VBD to/TO the/DT fire/NN and/CC took/VBD opposite/JJ chairs/NNS beside/IN the/DT still/JJ brightly/JJ burning/NN logs./VBD "Anything/VBG new?"/RB he/PRP asked./VBD "Oh,/NNP lots!"/, Susan/NNP said/VBD wearily./PRP "I've/NN seen/VBN Kenneth./NNP But/CC they/PRP don't/VBP know/VB that/IN I/PRP can't/MD $/$ can't/MD do/VB it./PRP And/CC they're/PRP rather/RB taking/VBG it/PRP for/IN granted/VBN that/IN I/PRP am/VBP going/VBG to!"/TO "Going/VBG to/TO marry/VB him!"/NN he/PRP asked/VBD aghast./DT "Surely/RB you/PRP haven't/VBP equivocated/VBN about/IN it,/DT Susan?"/NNP he/PRP asked/VBD sharply./. "Not/VBN with/IN him!"/NNS she/PRP answered/VBD in/IN quick/JJ self-defense,/NN with/IN a/DT thrill/NN for/IN the/DT authoritative/JJ tone./NN "I/NNS went/VBD up/RP there,/RB tired/JJ as/IN I/PRP am,/VBP and/CC told/VBD him/PRP the/DT absolute/JJ truth,"/NN said/VBD Susan./NNP "But/IN they/PRP may/MD not/RB know/VB it!"/PRP "I/IN confess/VBP I/PRP don't/RB see/VBP why,"/WRB Bocqueraz/NNP said,/VBD in/IN disapproval./NN "It/NN would/MD seem/VB to/TO me/PRP simple/JJ enough/RB to/TO $/$ -"/JJ "Oh,/NN perhaps/RB it/PRP does/VBZ seem/VB simple,/JJR to/TO you!"/VB Susan/NNP defended/VBD herself/PRP wearily,/, "but/CC it/PRP isn't/RB so/RB easy!/JJ Ella/NNP is/VBZ dreadful/JJ when/WRB she's/NNS angry,/IN $/$ I/PRP don't/RB know/VBP quite/RB what/WP I/PRP will/MD do,/VB if/IN this/DT ends/VBZ my/PRP$ being/VBG here/RB $/$ -"/JJ "Why/NN should/MD it?"/RB he/PRP asked/VBD quickly./NNP "Because/NNP it's/VBD that/DT sort/NN of/IN a/DT position./NN I'm/NN here/RB as/RB long/JJ as/IN I'm/NNP wanted,"/, Susan/NNP said/VBD bitterly,/JJ "and/CC when/WRB I'm/PRP not,/RB there'll/MD be/VB a/DT hundred/CD ways/NNS to/TO end/VB it/PRP all./DT Ella/NNP will/MD resent/VB this,/NN and/CC Mrs./NNP Saunders/NNPS will/MD resent/VB it,/PRP and/CC even/RB if/IN I/PRP was/VBD legally/RB entitled/VBN to/TO stay,/VB it/PRP wouldn't/MD be/VB very/RB pleasant/JJ under/IN those/DT circumstances!"/NNS She/PRP rested/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN against/IN the/DT curved/VBN back/NN of/IN her/PRP$ chair,/NN and/CC he/PRP saw/VBD tears/NNS slip/VB between/IN her/PRP$ lashes./NN "Why,/IN my/PRP$ darling!/NN My/PRP$ dearest/NN little/RB girl,/, you/PRP mustn't/MD cry!"/VB he/PRP said,/VBD in/IN distress./NN "Come/NN to/TO the/DT window/NN and/CC let's/NNS get/VBP a/DT breath/NN of/IN fresh/JJ air!"/NNS He/PRP crossed/VBD to/TO a/DT French/JJ window,/NN and/CC held/VBD back/RP the/DT heavy/JJ curtain/NN to/TO let/VB her/PRP step/VB out/RB to/TO the/DT wide/JJ side/NN porch./NN Susan's/NNP hand/NN held/VBD his/PRP$ tightly/RB in/IN the/DT darkness,/NN and/CC he/PRP knew/VBD by/IN the/DT sound/NN of/IN her/PRP$ breathing/NN that/IN she/PRP was/VBD crying./VBG "I/PRP don't/RB know/VBP what/WP made/VBD me/PRP go/VB to/TO pieces/NNS this/DT way,"/NN she/PRP said,/VBD after/IN a/DT moment./NN "But/IN it/PRP has/VBZ been/VBN such/JJ a/DT day!"/NN And/CC she/PRP composedly/RB dried/VBD her/PRP$ eyes,/NN and/CC restored/VBD his/PRP$ handkerchief/NN to/TO him./PRP$ "You/NNS poor/JJ little/JJ girl!"/NN he/PRP said/VBD tenderly./, "/`` $/$ -Is/JJ it/PRP going/VBG to/TO be/VB too/RB cold/JJ out/IN here/RB for/IN you,/PRP Sue?"/NNP "No-o!"/NNP said/VBD Susan,/NNP smiling,/VBD "it's/NNP heavenly!"/VBD "Then/RB we'll/RB talk./. And/CC we/PRP must/MD make/VB the/DT most/RBS of/IN this/DT too,/NN for/IN they/PRP may/MD not/RB give/VB us/PRP another/DT chance!/NN Cheer/NNP up,/NNP sweetheart,/VBD it's/RB only/RB a/DT short/JJ time/NN now!/RB As/IN you/PRP say,/VBP they're/DT going/VBG to/TO resent/VB the/DT fact/NN that/IN my/PRP$ girl/NN doesn't/RB jump/VB at/IN the/DT chance/NN to/TO ally/VB herself/PRP with/IN all/PDT this/DT splendor,/NN and/CC to-morrow/NN may/MD change/VB things/NNS all/DT about/IN for/IN every/DT one/CD of/IN us./NNP Now,/NNP Sue,/NNP I/PRP told/VBD Ella/NNP to-day/, that/IN I/PRP sail/VB for/IN Japan/NNP on/IN Sunday/NNP $/$ -"/JJ "Oh,/IN my/PRP$ God!"/NNP Susan/NNP said,/VBD taken/VBN entirely/RB unawares./RB He/PRP was/VBD near/IN enough/RB to/TO put/VB his/PRP$ arm/NN about/IN her/PRP$ shoulders./VBG "My/RB little/JJ girl,"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD gravely,/NN "did/VBD you/PRP think/VBP that/IN I/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO leave/VB you/PRP behind?"/IN "I/PRP couldn't/MD bear/VB it,"/IN Susan/NNP said/VBD simply./. "You/PRP could/MD bear/VB it/PRP better/RB than/IN I/PRP could,"/MD he/PRP assured/VBD her./PRP "But/IN we'll/NN never/RB be/VB separated/VBN again/RB in/IN this/DT life,/NN I/PRP hope!/VBP And/CC every/DT hour/NN of/IN my/PRP$ life/NN I'm/IN going/VBG to/TO spend/VB in/IN trying/VBG to/TO show/VB you/PRP what/WP it/PRP means/VBZ to/TO me/PRP to/TO have/VB you/PRP $/$ with/IN your/PRP$ beauty/NN and/CC your/PRP$ wit/NN and/CC your/PRP$ charm/NN $/$ trust/VB me/PRP to/TO straighten/VB out/RP all/DT this/DT tangle!/NN You/PRP know/VBP you/PRP are/VBP the/DT most/RBS remarkable/JJ woman/NN I/PRP ever/RB knew,/VBD Susan,"/NNP he/PRP interrupted/VBD himself/PRP to/TO say,/VB seriously./NN "Oh,/IN you/PRP can/MD shake/VB your/PRP$ head,/NN but/CC wait/VB until/IN other/JJ people/NNS agree/VBP with/IN me!/JJ Wait/VB until/IN you/PRP catch/VBP the/DT faintest/JJS glimpse/NN of/IN what/WP our/PRP$ life/NN is/VBZ going/VBG to/TO be!/VB And/CC how/WRB you'll/JJ love/NN the/DT sea!/JJ And/CC that/IN reminds/VBZ me,"/NN he/PRP was/VBD all/DT business-like/JJ again,/NN "the/IN Nippon/NNP Maru/NNP sails/VBZ on/IN Sunday./NNP You/PRP and/CC I/PRP sail/VB with/IN her."/PRP He/PRP paused,/VBD and/CC in/IN the/DT gradually/RB brightening/JJ gloom/NN Susan's/NNP eyes/NNS met/VBD his,/PRP but/CC she/PRP did/VBD not/RB speak/VB nor/CC stir./VB "It's/IN the/DT ONLY/JJ way,/NN dear!"/NN he/PRP said/VBD urgently./RP "You/PRP see/VBP that?/IN I/PRP can't/MD leave/VB you/PRP here/RB and/CC things/NNS cannot/MD go/VB on/IN this/DT way./NN It/PRP will/MD be/VB hard/JJ for/IN a/DT little/JJ while,/NN but/CC we'll/MD make/VB it/PRP a/DT wonderful/JJ year,/NN Susan,/NNP and/CC when/WRB it's/PRP over,/VBP I'll/NNP take/VB my/PRP$ wife/NN home/NN with/IN me/PRP to/TO New/NNP York."/NNP "It/NNP seems/VBZ incredible,"/RB said/VBD Susan/NNP slowly,/VBD "that/IN it/PRP is/VBZ ever/RB RIGHT/VB to/TO do/VB a/DT thing/NN like/IN this./DT You/PRP $/$ you/PRP think/VB I'm/IN a/DT strong/JJ woman,/NN Stephen,"/NN she/PRP went/VBD on,/RB groping/VBG for/IN the/DT right/JJ words,/NN "but/CC I'm/NNP not/RB $/$ in/IN this/DT way./NN I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP COULD/MD be/VB strong,"/JJ Susan's/NNP eyes/NNS were/VBD wistful,/JJ "I/NNS could/MD be/VB strong/JJ if/IN my/PRP$ husband/NN were/VBD a/DT pioneer,/NN or/CC if/IN I/PRP had/VBD an/DT invalid/JJ husband,/NN or/CC if/IN I/PRP had/VBD to/TO $/$ to/TO work/VB at/IN anything,"/NN she/PRP elucidated./VBD "I/PRP could/MD even/RB keep/VB a/DT store/NN or/CC plow,/VB or/CC go/VB out/RP and/CC shoot/VB game!/NNP But/CC my/PRP$ life/NN hasn't/CC run/VB that/DT way,/NN I/PRP can't/MD seem/VB to/TO find/VB what/WP I/PRP want/VBP to/TO do,/VB I'm/PRP always/RB bound/VBN by/IN conditions/NNS I/PRP didn't/RB make/VBP $/$ -"/JJ "Exactly,/NN dear!/. And/CC now/RB you/PRP are/VBP going/VBG to/TO make/VB conditions/NNS for/IN yourself,"/NN he/PRP added/VBD eagerly,/JJ as/IN she/PRP hesitated./VBD Susan/NNP sighed./VBD "Not/RB so/RB soon/RB as/IN Sunday,"/NNP she/PRP said,/VBD after/IN a/DT pause./NN "Sunday/NN too/RB soon?/RB Very/RB well,/RB little/JJ girl./NN If/IN you/PRP want/VBP to/TO go/VB Sunday,/NNP we'll/NN go./VBD And,/NNP if/IN you/PRP say/VBP not,/JJ I'll/NN await/VBP your/PRP$ plans,"/NN he/PRP agreed./VBD "But,/NNP Stephen/NNP $/$ what/WP about/IN tickets?"/NN "The/DT tickets/NNS are/VBP upstairs,"/RB he/PRP told/VBD her./PRP "I/RB reserved/VBD the/DT prettiest/JJS suite/NN on/IN board/NN for/IN Miss/NNP Susan/NNP Bocqueraz,/NNP my/PRP$ niece,/NN who/WP is/VBZ going/VBG with/IN me/PRP to/TO meet/VB her/PRP$ father/NN in/IN India,/NNP and/CC a/DT near-by/JJ stateroom/NN for/IN myself./PRP But,/. of/IN course,/NN I'll/NN forfeit/JJ these/DT reservations/NNS rather/RB than/IN hurry/NN or/CC distress/NN you/PRP now./. When/WRB I/PRP saw/VBD the/DT big/JJ liner,/NN Susan,/IN the/DT cleanness/NN and/CC brightness/NN and/CC airiness/NN of/IN it/PRP all;/RB and/CC when/WRB I/PRP thought/VBD of/IN the/DT deliciousness/NN of/IN getting/VBG away/RB from/IN the/DT streets/NNS and/CC smells/VBZ and/CC sounds/VBZ of/IN the/DT city,/NN out/RP on/IN the/DT great/JJ Pacific,/NNP I/PRP thought/VBD I/PRP would/MD be/VB mad/JJ to/TO prolong/VB this/DT existence/NN here/RB an/DT unnecessary/JJ day./. But/CC that's/IN for/IN you/PRP to/TO say."/VB "I/NNP see,"/NN she/PRP said/VBD dreamily./. And/CC through/IN her/PRP$ veins,/NN like/IN a/DT soothing/VBG draught,/NN ran/VBD the/DT premonition/NN of/IN surrender./VBG Delicious/NNP to/TO let/VB herself/PRP go,/VB to/TO trust/VB him,/PRP to/TO get/VB away/RB from/IN all/DT the/DT familiar/JJ sights/NNS and/CC faces!/NNS She/PRP turned/VBD in/IN the/DT darkness/NN and/CC laid/VBD both/DT hands/NNS on/IN his/PRP$ shoulders./NNS "I'll/RB be/VB ready/JJ on/IN Sunday,"/NNP said/VBD she/PRP gravely./VBD "I/RB suppose,/VBN as/IN a/DT younger/JJR girl,/NN I/PRP would/MD have/VB thought/VBN myself/PRP mad/JJ to/TO think/VB of/IN this./DT But/CC I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN wrong/JJ about/IN so/RB many/JJ of/IN those/DT old/JJ ideas;/NN I/PRP don't/VBP feel/VB sure/JJ of/IN anything/NN any/DT more./JJR Life/NN in/IN this/DT house/NN isn't/RB right,/JJ Stephen,/NNP and/CC certainly/RB the/DT old/JJ life/NN at/IN Auntie's,/NNP $/$ all/DT debts/NNS and/CC pretense/NN and/CC shiftlessness,/VB $/$ isn't/RB right/JJ either."/CC "You'll/JJ not/RB be/VB sorry,/JJ dear,"/NN he/PRP told/VBD her,/PRP holding/VBG her/PRP$ hands./NN An/DT instant/NN later/RB they/PRP were/VBD warned,/VBN by/IN a/DT sudden/JJ flood/NN of/IN light/NN on/IN the/DT porch,/NN that/IN Mr./NNP Coleman/NNP had/VBD come/VBN to/TO the/DT open/JJ French/JJ window./NN "Come/NN in,/IN you/PRP idiots!"/RB said/VBD Peter./NNP "We're/NNP hunting/NN for/IN something/NN to/TO eat!"/VB "You/PRP come/VB out,/RB it's/IN a/DT heavenly/RB night!"/NN Stephen/NNP said/VBD readily./NNP "Nothing/NNP stirring,"/VBD Mr./NNP Coleman/NNP said,/VBD sauntering/VBG toward/IN them/PRP nevertheless./RB "Don't/RB you/PRP believe/VBP a/DT word/NN she/PRP says,/VBZ Mr./NNP Bocqueraz,/NNP she's/POS an/DT absolute/JJ liar!"/NN "Peter,/IN go/JJ back,/NN we're/NN talking/VBG books,"/NNS said/VBD Susan,/NNP unruffled./NNP "Well,/NNP I/PRP read/VBD a/DT book/NN once,/RB Susan,"/NNP he/PRP assured/VBD her/PRP proudly./. 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was/VBD thinking/VBG of/IN what/WP people/NNS will/MD say."/VB "I/RB think/VB you/PRP over-estimate/JJ the/DT interest/NN that/IN the/DT world/NN is/VBZ going/VBG to/TO take/VB in/IN our/PRP$ plans,/NN Susan,"/NNP he/PRP said,/VBD gravely,/VBN after/IN a/DT thoughtful/JJ moment./NN "We/NN take/VBP our/PRP$ place/NN in/IN New/NNP York,/NNP in/IN a/DT year/NN or/CC two,/JJ as/IN married/VBN people./, 'Mrs./PRP Bocqueraz'"/NNP $/$ the/DT title/NN thrilled/JJ Susan/NNP unexpectedly,/JJ $/$ "'Mrs./NNP Bocqueraz/NNP is/VBZ his/PRP$ second/JJ wife,'/JJ people/NNS will/MD say./VB 'They/PRP met/VBN while/IN they/PRP were/VBD both/DT traveling/VBG about/IN the/DT world,/NN I/PRP believe.'/MD And/CC that's/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN it!"/DT "But/IN the/DT newspapers/NNS may/MD get/VB it,"/IN Susan/NNP said,/VBD fearfully./. 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Lou,/NNP reverently./VBD Susan/NNP laughed/VBD outright,/RB and/CC went/VBD around/IN the/DT table/NN to/TO kiss/VB her/PRP$ cousin./NN "You're/IN an/DT old/JJ darling,/NN Mary/NNP Lou!"/NNP said/VBD she./PRP Mary/NNP Lou/NNP accepted/VBD the/DT tribute/NN as/IN just./NNP "No,/NNP but/CC I/PRP don't/RB think/VBP we/PRP ought/MD to/TO forget/VB the/DT IMMENSE/NNP good/JJ that/IN rich/JJ people/NNS do,/VBP Billy,"/NNP she/PRP said/VBD mildly./. "Mrs./NNP Holly's/NNP daughters/NNS gave/VBD a/DT Christmas-tree/NNP party/NN for/IN eighty/JJ children/NNS yesterday,/NN and/CC the/DT Saturday/NNP Morning/NNP Club/NNP will/MD have/VB a/DT tree/NN for/IN two/CD hundred/CD on/IN the/DT twenty-eighth!"/JJ "Holly/NNP made/VBD his/PRP$ money/NN by/IN running/VBG about/IN a/DT hundred/CD little/JJ druggists/NNS out/IN of/IN the/DT business,"/NN said/VBD Billy,/NNP darkly./, "Bought/NNP and/CC paid/VBN for/IN their/PRP$ businesses,/NN you/PRP mean,"/VBD Susan/NNP amended/VBD sharply./. "Yes,/NNP paid/VBD about/IN two/CD years'/NNS profits,"/JJ Billy/NNP agreed,/NN "and/CC would/MD have/VB run/VBN them/PRP out/IN of/IN business/NN if/IN they/PRP hadn't/VBP sold./VBN If/IN you/PRP call/VBP that/DT honest!"/NN "It's/DT legally/RB honest,"/JJ Susan/NNP said/VBD lazily,/RB shuffling/VBG a/DT pack/NN for/IN solitaire./NN "It's/. no/RB worse/JJR than/IN a/DT thousand/CD other/JJ things/NNS that/IN people/NNS do!"/VBP "No,/IN I/PRP agree/VBP with/IN you/PRP there!"/DT Billy/NNP said/VBD heartily,/NN and/CC he/PRP smiled/VBD as/IN if/IN he/PRP had/VBD had/VBN the/DT best/JJS of/IN the/DT argument./NN Susan/NNP followed/VBD her/PRP game/NN for/IN awhile/RB in/IN silence./DT Her/PRP$ thoughts/NNS were/VBD glad/JJ to/TO escape/VB to/TO more/JJR absorbing/VBG topics,/NN she/PRP reviewed/VBN the/DT happy/JJ afternoon,/NN and/CC thrilled/VBD to/TO a/DT hundred/CD little/JJ memories./NN The/DT quiet,/NN stupid/JJ evening/NN carried/VBD her/PRP$ back,/NN in/IN spirit,/NN to/TO the/DT Susan/NNP of/IN a/DT few/JJ years/NNS ago,/IN the/DT shabby/JJ little/JJ ill-dressed/JJ clerk/NN of/IN Hunter,/NNP Baxter/NNP &/CC Hunter,/NNP who/WP had/VBD been/VBN such/JJ a/DT limited/JJ and/CC suppressed/JJ little/JJ person./NN The/DT Susan/NNP of/IN to-day/NN was/VBD an/DT erect,/JJ well-corseted,/JJ well-manicured/JJ woman/NN of/IN the/DT world;/NN a/DT person/NN of/IN noticeable/JJ nicety/NN of/IN speech,/NN accustomed/VBN to/TO move/VB in/IN the/DT very/JJ highest/JJS society./NN No,/NN she/PRP could/MD never/RB come/VB back/RB to/TO this,/VB to/TO the/DT old/JJ shiftless,/NN penniless/JJ ways./. Any/DT alternative/NN rather!/RB "And,/JJ besides,/IN I/PRP haven't/VBP really/RB done/VBN anything/NN yet,"/RB Susan/NNP said/VBD to/TO herself,/PRP uneasily,/RB when/WRB she/PRP was/VBD brushing/VBG her/PRP$ hair/NN that/IN night,/NN and/CC Mary/NNP Lou/NNP was/VBD congratulating/VBG her/PRP upon/IN her/PRP$ improved/JJ appearance/NN and/CC manner./NN On/IN Saturday/NNP she/PRP introduced/VBD her/PRP delighted/JJ aunt/NN and/CC cousin/NN to/TO Mr./NNP Bocqueraz,/NNP who/WP came/VBD to/TO take/VB her/PRP for/IN a/DT little/JJ stroll./JJR "I've/NN always/RB thought/VBD you/PRP were/VBD quite/RB an/DT unusual/JJ girl,/NN Sue,"/NNP said/VBD her/PRP$ aunt/NN later/RB in/IN the/DT afternoon,/NN "and/CC I/PRP do/VBP think/VB it's/IN a/DT real/JJ compliment/NN for/IN a/DT man/NN like/IN that/DT to/TO talk/VB to/TO a/DT girl/NN like/IN you!/PRP I/PRP shouldn't/MD know/VB what/WP to/TO say/VB to/TO him,/PRP myself,/, and/CC I/PRP was/VBD real/JJ proud/JJ of/IN the/DT way/NN you/PRP spoke/VBD up;/RP so/IN easy/JJ and/CC yet/RB so/IN ladylike!"/NN Susan/NNP gave/VBD her/PRP$ aunt/NN only/RB an/DT ecstatic/NN kiss/NN for/IN answer./DT Bread/NN was/VBD needed/VBN for/IN dinner,/NN and/CC she/PRP flashed/VBD out/RP to/TO the/DT bakery/NN for/IN it,/NN and/CC came/VBD flying/VBG back,/RB the/DT bread,/NN wrapped/VBN in/IN paper/NN and/CC tied/VBN with/IN pink/JJ string,/NN under/IN her/PRP$ arm./NN She/PRP proposed/VBD a/DT stroll/NN along/IN Filmore/NNP Street/NNP to/TO Mary/NNP Lou,/NNP in/IN the/DT evening,/NN and/CC they/PRP wrapped/VBD up/RP for/IN their/PRP$ walk/NN under/IN the/DT clear/JJ stars./NN There/EX was/VBD a/DT holiday/NN tang/NN to/TO the/DT very/RB air;/VBP even/RB the/DT sound/NN of/IN a/DT premature/JJ horn,/NN now/RB and/CC then;/RB the/DT shops/NNS were/VBD full/JJ of/IN shoppers./NN Mary/NNP Lou/NNP had/VBD some/DT cards/NNS to/TO buy,/VB at/IN five/CD cents/NNS apiece,/RB or/CC two/CD for/IN five/CD cents,/NNS and/CC they/PRP joined/VBD the/DT gently/RB pushing/VBG groups/NNS in/IN the/DT little/JJ stationery/NN stores./NN Insignificant/RB little/JJ shoppers/NNS were/VBD busily/RB making/VBG selections/NNS from/IN the/DT open/JJ trays/NNS of/IN cards;/NN school-teachers,/NN stenographers,/NN bookkeepers/NNS and/CC clerks/NNS kept/VBD up/RP a/DT constant/JJ little/JJ murmur/NN among/IN themselves./PRP "How/RB much/RB are/VBP these?/DT Thank/VB you!"/PRP "She/PRP says/VBZ these/DT are/VBP five,/JJ Lizzie;/NNP do/VBP you/PRP like/VB them/PRP better/RB than/IN the/DT little/JJ holly/NN books?"/NN "I'll/RB take/VB these/DT two,/JJ please,/NN and/CC will/MD you/PRP give/VB me/PRP two/CD envelopes?/JJ $/$ Wait/VB just/RB a/DT moment,/NN I/PRP didn't/RB see/VBP these!"/DT "This/DT one/CD was/VBD in/IN the/DT ten-cent/JJ box,/NN but/CC it's/WP marked/VBD five,/CD and/CC that/DT lady/NN says/VBZ that/IN there/EX were/VBD some/DT just/RB like/IN it/PRP for/IN five./DT If/IN it's/PRP five,/VBP I/PRP want/VBP it!"/PRP "Aren't/VB these/DT cunnin',/JJ Lou?"/NNP "Yes,/NN I/PRP noticed/VBD those,/RB did/VBD you/PRP see/VB these,/DT darling?"/NN "I/PRP want/VBP this/DT one/CD $/$ I/PRP want/VBP these,/DT please,/JJ $/$ will/MD you/PRP give/VB me/PRP this/DT one?"/NN "Are/NN you/PRP going/VBG to/TO be/VB open/JJ at/IN all/DT to-morrow?"/JJ Mary/NNP Lou/NNP asked,/VBD unwilling/JJ to/TO be/VB hurried/VBN into/IN a/DT rash/JJ choice./NN "Isn't/IN this/DT little/JJ one/NN with/IN a/DT baby's/NN face/NN sweet?"/NN said/VBD a/DT tall,/JJ gaunt/JJ woman,/NN gently,/NN to/TO Susan./NNP "Darling!"/NNP said/VBD Susan./NNP "But/CC I/PRP want/VBP it/PRP for/IN an/DT unmarried/JJ lady,/NN who/WP isn't/RB very/RB fond/VB of/IN children,"/NNS said/VBD the/DT woman/NN delicately./VBZ "So/RB perhaps/RB I/PRP had/VBD better/RB take/VB these/DT two/CD funny/JJ little/JJ pussies/NNS in/IN a/DT hat!"/NN They/PRP went/VBD out/RB into/IN the/DT cold/JJ street/NN again,/RB and/CC into/IN a/DT toy-shop/NN where/WRB a/DT lamb/NN was/VBD to/TO be/VB selected/VBN for/IN Georgie's/NNP baby./. 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But/CC they/PRP gave/VBD her/PRP no/DT cause/NN to/TO feel/VB herself/PRP a/DT failure./NN They/PRP thought/VBD Susan/NNP unusually/RB clever/JJ and/CC gifted,/JJ and,/NNS if/IN her/PRP$ list/NN of/IN actual/JJ achievements/NNS were/VBD small,/JJ there/RB seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB no/DT limit/NN to/TO the/DT things/NNS that/IN she/PRP COULD/MD do./, Mary/NNP Lou/NNP loved/VBD to/TO read/VB the/DT witty/JJ little/JJ notes/NNS she/PRP could/MD dash/VB off/RP at/IN a/DT moment's/NN notice,/NN Lydia/NNP Lord/NNP wiped/VBD her/PRP$ eyes/NNS with/IN emotion/NN that/IN Susan's/NNP sweet,/VBD untrained/JJ voice/NN aroused/VBD when/WRB she/PRP sang/VBD "Once/RB in/IN a/DT Purple/NNP Twilight,"/NNP or/CC "Absent."/NNP Susan's/NNP famous/JJ eggless/JJ ginger-bread/NN was/VBD one/CD of/IN the/DT treats/NNS of/IN Mrs./NNP Lancaster's/NNP table./NN "How/NN do/VBP you/PRP do/VB it,/IN you/PRP clever/JJ monkey!"/NNS said/VBD Auntie,/NNP watching/VBG over/IN Susan's/NNP shoulder/NN the/DT girl's/NNS quick/JJ fingers,/NN as/IN Susan/NNP colored/JJ Easter/NNP cards/NNS or/CC drew/VBD clever/JJ sketches/NNS of/IN Georgie's/NNP babies,/, or/CC scribbled/VBD a/DT jingle/NN for/IN a/DT letter/NN to/TO amuse/VB Virginia./NNP And/CC when/WRB Susan/NNP imitated/VBD Mrs./NNP Patrick/NNP Campbell/NNP as/IN Paula,/NNP or/CC Mrs./NNP Fiske/NNP as/IN Becky/NNP Sharp,/NNP even/RB William/NNP had/VBD to/TO admit/VB that/IN she/PRP was/VBD quite/RB clever/JJ enough/RB to/TO be/VB a/DT professional/JJ entertainer./NN "But/NN I/PRP wish/VBP I/PRP had/VBD one/CD definite/JJ big/JJ gift,/NN Billy,"/NNP said/VBD Susan,/NNP on/IN a/DT July/NNP afternoon,/IN when/WRB she/PRP and/CC Mr./NNP Oliver/NNP were/VBD on/IN the/DT ferry/NN boat,/NN going/VBG to/TO Sausalito./NNP It/PRP was/VBD a/DT Sunday,/NNP and/CC Susan/NNP thought/VBD that/IN Billy/NNP looked/VBD particularly/RB well/RB to-day,/, felt/VBD indeed,/RB with/IN some/DT discomfort,/NN that/IN he/PRP was/VBD better/RB groomed/VBN and/CC better/RB dressed/VBN than/IN she/PRP was,/VBD and/CC that/IN there/EX was/VBD in/IN him/PRP some/DT new/JJ and/CC baffling/JJ quality,/NN some/DT reserve/NN that/IN she/PRP could/MD not/RB command./VBN His/PRP$ quick/JJ friendly/JJ smile/NN did/VBD not/RB hide/VB the/DT fact/NN that/IN his/PRP$ attention/NN was/VBD not/RB all/DT hers;/JJ he/PRP seemed/VBD pleasantly/RB absorbed/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ thoughts./, Susan/NNP gave/VBD his/PRP$ clean-shaven,/JJ clear-/NNS skinned/VBD face/NN many/JJ a/DT half-questioning/JJ look/NN as/IN she/PRP sat/VBD beside/IN him/PRP on/IN the/DT boat./NN He/PRP was/VBD more/JJR polite,/NN more/JJR gentle,/RB more/JJR kind/NN that/IN she/PRP remembered/VBD him/PRP $/$ what/WP was/VBD missing,/VBN what/WP was/VBD wrong/JJ to-day?/JJ It/PRP came/VBD to/TO her/PRP suddenly,/JJ half-astonished/JJ and/CC half-angry,/JJ that/IN he/PRP was/VBD no/RB longer/RB interested/JJ in/IN her./PRP$ Billy/NNP had/VBD outgrown/JJ her,/IN he/PRP had/VBD left/VBN her/PRP$ behind./IN He/PRP did/VBD not/RB give/VB her/PRP his/PRP$ confidence/NN to-day,/, nor/CC ask/VB her/PRP advice./. He/PRP scowled/VBD now/RB and/CC then,/RB as/IN if/IN some/DT under-current/JJ of/IN her/PRP$ chatter/NN vaguely/RB disturbed/VBN him,/, but/CC offered/VBD no/DT comment./NN Susan/NNP felt,/VBD with/IN a/DT little,/RB sick/JJ pressure/NN at/IN her/PRP$ heart,/NN that/IN somehow/RB she/PRP had/VBD lost/VBN an/DT old/JJ friend!/NN He/PRP was/VBD stretched/VBN out/RP comfortably,/IN his/PRP$ long/JJ legs/NNS crossed/VBN before/RB him,/, his/PRP$ hands/NNS thrust/VBN deep/RB in/IN his/PRP$ trousers/NNS pockets,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ half-shut,/JJ handsome/JJ eyes/NNS fixed/VBN on/IN the/DT rushing/VBG strip/NN of/IN green/JJ water/NN that/WDT was/VBD visible/JJ between/IN the/DT painted/VBN ropes/NNS of/IN the/DT deck-rail./NN "And/CC what/WP are/VBP your/PRP$ own/JJ plans,/NN Sue?"/NNP he/PRP presently/RB asked,/VBD unsmilingly./JJ Susan/NNP was/VBD chilled/VBN by/IN the/DT half-weary/JJ tone./NN "Well,/IN I'm/NNP really/RB just/RB resting/VBG and/CC helping/VBG Auntie,/NNP now,"/, Susan/NNP said/VBD cheerfully./DT "But/NN in/IN the/DT fall/NN $/$ -"/JJ she/PRP made/VBD a/DT bold/JJ appeal/NN to/TO his/PRP$ interest,/NN "/'' $/$ in/IN the/DT fall/NN I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP shall/MD go/VB to/TO New/NNP York?"/NNP "New/NNP York?"/NNP he/PRP echoed,/VBD aroused./RP "What/IN for?"/JJ "Oh,/NNS anything!"/RB Susan/NNP answered/VBD confidently./DT "There/RB are/VBP a/DT hundred/CD chances/NNS there/RB to/TO every/DT one/CD here,"/IN she/PRP went/VBD on,/RB readily,/VBN "institutions/NNS and/CC magazines/NNS and/CC newspapers/NNS and/CC theatrical/JJ agencies/NNS $/$ Californians/NNPS always/RB do/VBP well/RB in/IN New/NNP York!"/NNP "That/NN sounds/VBZ like/IN Mary/NNP Lou,"/NNP said/VBD Billy,/NNP drily./VBD "What/RB does/VBZ she/PRP know/VB about/IN it?"/PRP$ Susan/NNP flushed/VBN resentfully./VBG "Well,/IN what/WP do/VBP you!"/PRP she/PRP retorted/VBD with/IN heat./NN "No,/NN I've/NN never/RB been/VBN there,"/DT admitted/VBN Billy,/NNS with/IN self-possession./NN "But/CC I/PRP know/VBP more/RBR about/IN it/PRP than/IN Mary/NNP Lou!/NNP She's/NNP a/DT wonder/NN at/IN pipe-/NNS dreams,/VBD $/$ my/PRP$ Lord,/NNPS I'd/NNP rather/RB have/VBP a/DT child/NN of/IN mine/NN turned/VBD loose/RB in/IN the/DT street/NN than/IN be/VB raised/VBN according/VBG to/TO Mary/NNP Lou's/NNP ideas!/NN I/PRP don't/VBP mean,"/RB Billy/NNP interrupted/VBD himself/PRP to/TO say/VB seriously,/NN "that/IN they/PRP weren't/VBD all/DT perfectly/RB dandy/JJ to/TO me/PRP when/WRB I/PRP was/VBD a/DT kid/NN $/$ you/PRP know/VB how/WRB I/PRP love/VBP the/DT whole/JJ bunch!/NN But/CC all/PDT that/DT dope/NN about/IN not/RB having/VBG a/DT chance/NN here,/RB and/CC being/VBG 'unlucky'/JJ makes/VBZ me/PRP weary!/VB If/IN Mary/NNP Lou/NNP would/MD get/VB up/RP in/IN the/DT morning,/NN and/CC put/VBD on/RP a/DT clean/JJ dress,/NN and/CC see/VB how/WRB things/NNS were/VBD going/VBG in/IN the/DT kitchen,/NN perhaps/RB she'd/MD know/VB more/RBR about/IN the/DT boarding-/NNS house,/NN and/CC less/JJR about/IN New/NNP York!"/NNP "It/NNP may/MD never/RB have/VB occurred/VBN to/TO you,/VB Billy,/NNP that/IN keeping/VBG a/DT boarding-/NNS house/NN isn't/RB quite/RB the/DT ideal/JJ occupation/NN for/IN a/DT young/JJ gentlewoman!"/NN Susan/NNP said/VBD coldly./. "Oh,/NNP darn/NN everything!"/NN Billy/NNP said,/VBD under/IN his/PRP$ breath./NN Susan/NNP eyed/VBD him/PRP questioningly,/, but/CC he/PRP did/VBD not/RB look/VB at/IN her/PRP$ again,/NN or/CC explain/VB the/DT exclamation./NN The/DT always/RB warm/JJ and/CC welcoming/JJ Carrolls/NNS surrounded/VBD them/PRP joyfully,/JJ Susan/NNP was/VBD kissed/VBD by/IN everybody,/NN and/CC Billy/NNP had/VBD a/DT motherly/RB kiss/NN from/IN Mrs./NNP Carroll/NNP in/IN the/DT unusual/JJ excitement/NN of/IN the/DT occasion./NN For/IN there/EX was/VBD great/JJ news./NN Susan/NNP had/VBD it/PRP from/IN all/DT of/IN them/PRP at/IN once;/RB found/VBN herself/PRP with/IN her/PRP$ arms/NNS linked/VBN about/IN the/DT radiant/NN Josephine/NNP while/IN she/PRP said/VBD incredulously:/IN "Oh,/NNP you're/NNP NOT!/NNP Oh,/NNP Jo,/NNP I'm/NNP so/RB glad!/JJ Who/WP is/VBZ it/PRP $/$ and/CC tell/VB me/PRP all/DT about/IN it/PRP $/$ and/CC where's/WRB his/PRP$ picture/NN $/$ -"/'' In/IN wild/JJ confusion/NN they/PRP all/DT straggled/VBD out/RP to/TO the/DT lawn,/NN and/CC Susan/NNP sat/VBD down/RP with/IN Betsey/NNP at/IN her/PRP$ feet,/NNS Anna/NNP sitting/VBG on/IN one/CD arm/NN of/IN her/PRP$ low/JJ chair,/NN and/CC Josephine/NNP kneeling,/VBD with/IN her/PRP$ hands/NNS still/RB in/IN Susan's./NNP He/PRP was/VBD Mr./NNP Stewart/NNP Frothingham,/NNP and/CC Josephine/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ mother/NN and/CC sister/NN had/VBD gone/VBN up/RB to/TO Yale/NNP for/IN his/PRP$ graduation,/NN and/CC "it"/NN had/VBD been/VBN instantaneous,/RB "we/RB knew/VBD that/DT very/RB day,"/NN said/VBD Josephine,/NNP with/IN a/DT lovely/JJ awe/NN in/IN her/PRP$ eyes,/NN "but/IN we/PRP didn't/RB say/VBP anything/NN to/TO Mrs./NNP Frothingham/NNP or/CC Ethel/NNP until/IN later."/JJ They/PRP had/VBD all/DT gone/VBN yachting/NN together,/RB and/CC to/TO Bar/VB Harbor,/NNP and/CC then/RB Stewart/NNP had/VBD gone/VBN into/IN his/PRP$ uncle's/JJ New/NNP York/NNP office,/NN "we/NNP shall/MD have/VB to/TO live/VB in/IN New/NNP York,"/NNP Josephine/NNP said,/VBD radiantly,/NNS "but/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT girls/NNS or/CC Mother/NNP will/MD ALWAYS/NNPS be/VB there!"/DT "Jo/NNP says/VBZ it's/IN the/DT peachiest/JJS house/NN you/PRP ever/RB saw!"/VBD Betsey/NNP contributed./VBD "Oh,/NNP Sue/NNP $/$ right/RB down/RB at/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN Fifth/NNP Avenue/NNP $/$ but/CC you/PRP don't/RB know/VBP where/WRB that/DT is,/NNS do/VBP you?/PRP Anyway,/DT it's/RB wonderful/JJ $/$ -"/JJ It/PRP was/VBD all/DT wonderful,/JJ everybody/NN beamed/VBN over/IN it./DT Josephine/NNP already/RB wore/VBD her/PRP$ ring,/NN but/CC no/DT announcement/NN was/VBD to/TO be/VB made/VBN until/IN after/IN a/DT trip/NN she/PRP would/MD make/VB with/IN the/DT Frothinghams/NNP to/TO Yellowstone/NNP Park/NNP in/IN September./NNP Then/RB the/DT gallant/NN and/CC fortunate/JJ and/CC handsome/JJ Stewart/NNP would/MD come/VB to/TO California,/NNP and/CC the/DT wedding/NN would/MD be/VB in/IN October./NNP "And/CC you/PRP girls/NNS will/MD all/DT fall/NN in/IN love/NN with/IN him!"/PRP prophesied/VBD Josephine./NNP "Fall?"/NNP echoed/VBD Susan/NNP studying/VBG photographs./DT "I/JJ head/NN the/DT waiting/VBG list!/NN You/PRP grab-all!/JJ He's/IN simply/RB perfection/IN $/$ rich/JJ and/CC stunning,/JJ and/CC an/DT old/JJ friend/NN $/$ and/CC a/DT yacht/NN and/CC a/DT motor/NN $/$ -"/JJ "And/CC a/DT fine,/JJ hard-working/JJ fellow,/NN Sue,"/NNP added/VBD Josephine's/NNP mother./, "I/NNP begin/VBP to/TO feel/VB old/JJ and/CC unmarried,"/JJ mourned/VBD Susan./NNP "What/WP did/VBD you/PRP say,/VB William/NNP dear?"/NN she/PRP added,/VBD suddenly/RB turning/VBG to/TO Billy,/NNP with/IN a/DT honeyed/JJ smile./NN They/PRP all/DT shouted./. But/CC an/DT hour/NN or/CC two/CD later,/NNS in/IN the/DT kitchen,/NN Mrs./NNP Carroll/NNP suddenly/RB asked/VBD her/PRP of/IN her/PRP$ friendship/NN with/IN Peter/NNP Coleman./NNP "Oh,/NNP we've/NN not/RB seen/VBN each/DT other/JJ for/IN months,/NNS Aunt/NNP Jo!"/NNP Susan/NNP said/VBD cheerfully./. "I/VBN don't/RB even/RB know/VB where/WRB he/PRP is!/VBZ I/PRP think/VBP he/PRP lives/VBZ at/IN the/DT club/NN since/IN the/DT crash."/NN "There/RB was/VBD a/DT crash?"/JJ "A/NN terrible/JJ crash./NN And/CC now/RB the/DT firm's/NNS reorganized;/VBN it's/IN Hunter,/NNP Hunter/NNP &/CC Brauer./NNP Thorny/NNP told/VBD me/PRP about/IN it./PRP And/CC Miss/NNP Sherman's/NNP married,/, and/CC Miss/NNP Cottle's/NNP got/VBD consumption/NN and/CC has/VBZ to/TO live/VB in/IN Arizona,/NNP or/CC somewhere./DT However,/RB $/$ -"/: she/PRP returned/VBD to/TO the/DT original/JJ theme,/NNPS "Peter/NN seems/VBZ to/TO be/VB still/RB enjoying/VBG life!/NN Did/VBD you/PRP see/VB the/DT account/NN of/IN his/PRP$ hiring/VBG an/DT electric/JJ delivery/NN truck,/NN and/CC driving/VBG it/PRP about/IN the/DT city/NN on/IN Christmas/NNP Eve,/NNP to/TO deliver/VB his/PRP$ own/JJ Christmas/NNP presents,/NN dressed/VBN up/RP himself/PRP as/IN an/DT expressman?/JJ And/CC at/IN the/DT Bachelor's/NNP dance,/NN they/PRP said/VBD it/PRP was/VBD his/PRP$ idea/NN to/TO freeze/VB the/DT floor/NN in/IN the/DT Mapleroom,/NNP and/CC skate/VB the/DT cotillion!"/NN "Goose/IN that/IN he/PRP is!"/VBZ Mrs./NNP Carroll/NNP smiled./VBD "How/RB hard/JJ he/PRP works/VBZ for/IN his/PRP$ fun!/NN Well,/NNP after/IN all/DT that's/IN Peter/NNP $/$ one/CD couldn't/IN expect/VB him/PRP to/TO change!"/VB "Does/NNS anybody/NN change?"/VB Susan/NNP asked,/VB a/DT little/JJ sadly./NN "Aren't/IN we/PRP all/DT born/VBN pretty/RB much/RB as/IN we're/NN going/VBG to/TO be?/VB There/RB are/VBP so/RB many/JJ lives/NNS $/$ -"/JJ She/PRP had/VBD tried/VBN to/TO keep/VB out/RP the/DT personal/JJ note,/NN but/CC suddenly/RB it/PRP crept/VBD in,/RB and/CC she/PRP saw/VBD the/DT kitchen/NN through/IN a/DT blur/NN of/IN tears./DT "There/RB are/VBP so/RB many/JJ lives,"/IN she/PRP pursued,/VBD unsteadily,/JJ "that/IN seem/VBP to/TO miss/VB their/PRP$ mark./NN I/PRP don't/VBP mean/VB poor/JJ people./, I/PRP mean/VBP strong,/JJ clever/JJ young/JJ women,/NNS who/WP could/MD do/VB things,/NNS and/CC who/WP would/MD love/VB to/TO do/VB certain/JJ work,/NNS $/$ yet/CC who/WP can't/MD get/VB hold/NN of/IN them!/NN Some/DT people/NNS are/VBP born/VBN to/TO be/VB busy/JJ and/CC happy/JJ and/CC prosperous,/JJ and/CC others,/JJ like/IN myself,"/PRP said/VBD Susan/NNP bitterly,/JJS "drift/NN about,/RB and/CC fail/VB at/IN one/CD thing/NN after/IN another,/DT and/CC never/RB get/VB anywhere!"/RB Suddenly/RB she/PRP put/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN down/RP on/IN the/DT table/NN and/CC burst/VBD into/IN tears./VBG "Why/NNP Sue/NNP $/$ why/WRB Sue!"/NNP The/DT motherly/JJ arm/NN was/VBD about/IN her,/PRP she/PRP felt/VBD Mrs./NNP Carroll's/NNP cheek/NN against/IN her/PRP$ hair./NN "Why,/RB little/RB girl,/VB you/PRP musn't/RB talk/VB of/IN failure/NN at/IN your/PRP$ age!"/NN said/VBD Mrs./NNP Carroll,/NNP tenderly./, "I'll/NNP be/VB twenty-six/CD this/DT fall,"/NN Susan/NNP said,/VBD wiping/VBG her/PRP$ eyes,/NN "and/CC I'm/NN not/RB started/VBD yet!/RB I/PRP don't/VBP know/VB how/WRB to/TO begin./VB Sometimes/RB I/PRP think,"/VBP said/VBD Susan,/NNP with/IN angry/JJ vigor,/NN "that/IN if/IN I/PRP was/VBD picked/VBN right/JJ out/IN of/IN this/DT city/NN and/CC put/VBD down/RP anywhere/RB else/RB on/IN the/DT globe,/NN I/PRP could/MD be/VB useful/JJ and/CC happy!/JJ But/CC here/RB I/PRP can't!/MD How/RB $/$ -"/JJ she/PRP appealed/VBD to/TO the/DT older/JJR woman/NN passionately,/NNS "How/RB can/MD I/PRP take/VB an/DT interest/NN in/IN Auntie's/NNP boarding-house/NN when/WRB she/PRP herself/PRP never/RB keeps/VBZ a/DT bill,/NN doesn't/NN believe/VBP in/IN system,/NN and/CC likes/VBZ to/TO do/VB things/NNS her/PRP own/JJ way?"/NN "Sue,/IN I/PRP do/VBP think/VB that/IN things/NNS at/IN home/NN are/VBP very/RB hard/JJ for/IN you,"/NNP Mrs./NNP Carroll/NNP said/VBD with/IN quick/JJ sympathy./NN "It's/. too/RB bad,/JJ dear,/NN it's/VBD just/RB the/DT sort/NN of/IN thing/NN that/IN I/PRP think/VBP you/PRP fine,/VB energetic,/NN capable/JJ young/JJ creatures/NNS ought/MD to/TO be/VB saved!/NN I/PRP wish/VBP we/PRP could/MD think/VB of/IN just/RB the/DT work/NN that/WDT would/MD interest/VB you."/JJ "But/CC that's/IN it/PRP $/$ I/PRP have/VBP no/DT gift!"/NN Susan/NNP said,/VBD despondingly./, "But/CC you/PRP don't/VBP need/VB a/DT gift,/NN Sue./NNP The/DT work/NN of/IN the/DT world/NN isn't/RB all/PDT for/IN girls/NNS with/IN gifts!/NN No,/NNP my/PRP$ dear,/NN you/PRP want/VBP to/TO use/VB your/PRP$ energies/NNS $/$ you/PRP won't/MD be/VB happy/JJ until/IN you/PRP do./VBD You/PRP want/VBP happiness,/NN we/PRP all/DT do./. And/CC there's/DT only/RB one/CD rule/NN for/IN happiness/NN in/IN this/DT world,/NN Sue,/NNP and/CC that's/DT service./NN Just/RB to/TO the/DT degree/NN that/IN they/PRP serve/VBP people/NNS are/VBP happy,/VBN and/CC no/DT more./JJR It's/IN an/DT infallible/JJ test./NN You/PRP can/MD try/VB nations/NNS by/IN it,/IN you/PRP can/MD try/VB kings/NNS and/CC beggars./VBD Poor/JJ people/NNS are/VBP just/RB as/RB unhappy/JJ as/IN rich/JJ people,/NNS when/WRB they're/DT idle;/JJ and/CC rich/JJ people/NNS are/VBP really/RB happy/JJ only/RB when/WRB they're/DT serving/NN somebody/NN or/CC something./DT A/DT millionaire/NN $/$ a/DT multimillionaire/JJ $/$ may/MD be/VB utterly/RB wretched,/JJ and/CC some/DT poor/JJ little/JJ clerk/NN who/WP goes/VBZ home/NN to/TO a/DT sick/JJ wife,/NN and/CC to/TO a/DT couple/NN of/IN little/JJ babies,/NN may/MD be/VB absolutely/RB content/JJ $/$ probably/RB is."/RB "But/IN you/PRP don't/RB think/VBP that/IN the/DT poor,/JJ as/IN a/DT class,/NN are/VBP happier/JJR than/IN the/DT rich?"/JJ "Why,/NN of/IN course/NN they/PRP are!"/VBP "Lots/NNS of/IN workingmen's/JJ wives/NNS are/VBP unhappy,"/JJ submitted/VBN Susan./NNP "Because/NNP they're/, idle/JJ and/CC shiftless/JJ and/CC selfish,/JJ Sue./NNP But/CC there/EX are/VBP some/DT among/IN them/PRP who/WP are/VBP so/RB busy/JJ mixing/VBG up/RP spice/NN cake,/NNS and/CC making/VBG school-aprons,/NN and/CC filling/VBG lamps/NNS and/CC watering/NN gardens/NNS that/IN they/PRP can't/MD stop/VB to/TO read/VB the/DT new/JJ magazines,/NN $/$ and/CC those/DT are/VBP the/DT happiest/JJS people/NNS in/IN the/DT world,/NN I/PRP think./MD No,/RB little/RB girl,/JJ remember/VBP that/DT rule./NN Not/RB money,/, or/CC success,/VB or/CC position/VB or/CC travel/VB or/CC love/VB makes/VBZ happiness,/VB $/$ service/NN is/VBZ the/DT secret."/NN Susan/NNP was/VBD watching/VBG her/PRP$ earnestly,/NNS wistfully./VBD Now/RB she/PRP asked/VBD simply:/RB "Where/RB can/MD I/PRP serve?"/VB "Where/RB can/MD you/PRP serve/VB $/$ you/PRP blessed/VBN child!"/NNS Mrs./NNP Carroll/NNP said,/VBD ending/VBG her/PRP$ little/JJ dissertation/NN with/IN a/DT laugh./NN "Well,/NN let/VB me/PRP see/VB $/$ I've/NN been/VBN thinking/VBG of/IN you/PRP lately,/RB Sue,/NNP and/CC wondering/VBG why/WRB you/PRP never/RB thought/VBD of/IN settlement/NN work?/NNS You'd/NNP be/VB so/RB splendid,/RB with/IN your/PRP$ good-nature,/JJ and/CC your/PRP$ buoyancy,/NN and/CC your/PRP$ love/NN for/IN children./NN Of/IN course/NN they/PRP don't/VBP pay/NN much,/NNS but/CC money/NN isn't/IN your/PRP$ object,/NN is/VBZ it?"/RB "No-o,/JJ I/PRP suppose/VBP it/PRP isn't,"/, Susan/NNP said/VBD uncertainly./NNP "I/NNP $/$ I/PRP don't/RB see/VBP why/WRB it/PRP should/MD be!"/VB And/CC she/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO feel/VB her/PRP$ horizon/NN broadening/NN as/IN she/PRP spoke./VBD She/PRP and/CC Billy/NNP did/VBD not/RB leave/VB until/IN ten/CD o'clock,/RB fare-wells,/JJ as/IN always,/RB were/VBD hurried,/NNS but/CC Josephine/NNP found/VBD time/NN to/TO ask/VB Susan/NNP to/TO be/VB her/PRP$ bridesmaid,/NN Betsey/NNP pleaded/VBD for/IN a/DT long/JJ visit/NN after/IN the/DT wedding,/NN "we'll/NN simply/RB die/VBP without/IN Jo!"/NNP and/CC Anna,/NNP with/IN her/PRP$ serious/JJ kiss,/NN whispered,/NN "Stand/CC by/IN us,/NNP Sue/NNP $/$ it's/PRP going/VBG to/TO break/VB Mother's/NNP heart/NN to/TO have/VB her/PRP$ go/NN so/RB far/RB away!"/IN Susan/NNP could/MD speak/VB of/IN nothing/NN but/CC Josephine's/NNP happiness/NN for/IN awhile,/RB when/WRB she/PRP and/CC Billy/NNP were/VBD on/IN the/DT boat./NN They/PRP had/VBD the/DT dark/JJ upper/JJ deck/NN almost/RB to/TO themselves,/PRP$ lights/NNS twinkled/VBD everywhere/RB about/IN them,/PRP on/IN the/DT black/JJ waters/NNS of/IN the/DT bay./NN There/EX was/VBD no/DT moon./NN She/PRP presently/RB managed/VBD a/DT delicately/RB tentative/JJ touch/NN upon/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ feeling/NN in/IN the/DT matter./NN "He/IN $/$ he/PRP was/VBD glad,/JJ wasn't/IN he?/PRP He/PRP hadn't/VBD been/VBN seriously/RB hurt?"/JJ Bill,/NNP catching/VBG her/PRP$ drift,/NN laughed/VBD out/RP joyously./. "That's/NNP so/RB $/$ I/PRP was/VBD crazy/JJ about/IN her/PRP once,/RB wasn't/VBD I?"/NNP Billy/NNP asked,/VBD smilingly/RB reminiscent./VBG "But/IN I/PRP like/IN Anna/NNP better/JJR now./, Only/RB I've/JJ sort/NN of/IN thought/NN sometimes/RB that/IN Anna/NNP has/VBZ a/DT crush/NN on/IN someone/NN $/$ Peter/NNP Coleman,/NNP maybe."/, "No,/NNP not/RB on/IN him,"/JJ Susan/NNP hesitated./VBD "There's/IN a/DT doctor/NN at/IN the/DT hospital,/NN but/CC he's/VBZ awfully/RB rich/JJ and/CC important/JJ $/$ -"/JJ she/PRP admitted./VBD "Oh."/NNP Billy/NNP withdrew./, "And/CC you/PRP $/$ are/VBP you/PRP still/RB crazy/JJ about/IN that/DT mutt?"/NNS he/PRP asked./VBD "Peter?/NNP I've/NN not/RB seen/VBN him/PRP for/IN months./PRP But/CC I/PRP don't/RB see/VBP why/WRB you/PRP call/VBP him/PRP a/DT mutt!"/NNS "Say,/RB did/VBD you/PRP ever/RB know/VBP that/IN he/PRP made/VBD a/DT pretty/RB good/JJ thing/NN out/IN of/IN Mrs./NNP Carroll's/NNP window/NN washer?"/VBD Billy/NNP asked/VBD confidentally,/VBN leaning/VBG toward/IN her/PRP in/IN the/DT dark./NN "He/NN paid/VBD her/PRP five/CD hundred/CD dollars/NNS for/IN it!"/DT Susan/NNP flashed/VBD back./RP "Did/DT YOU/PRP know/VBP that?"/DT "Sure/NN I/PRP knew/VBD that,"/IN Billy/NNP said./VBD "Well/RB $/$ well,/RB did/VBD he/PRP make/VB more/JJR than/IN THAT?"/IN Susan/NNP asked./VBD "He/NNP sold/VBD it/PRP to/TO the/DT Wakefield/NNP Hardware/NNP people/NNS for/IN twenty-five/CD thousand/CD dollars,"/NNS Billy/NNP announced./VBD "For/IN WHAT!"/NNP "For/IN twenty-five/CD thousand,"/IN he/PRP repeated./VBD "They're/RB going/VBG to/TO put/VB them/PRP into/IN lots/NNS of/IN new/JJ apartments./NN The/DT National/NNP Duplex,/NNP they/PRP call/VBP it./PRP Yep,/RB it's/VBD a/DT big/JJ thing,/NN I/PRP guess."/VBP "Bill,/RB you/PRP mean/VBP twenty-five/CD hundred!"/NNS "Twenty-five/: thousand,/IN I/PRP tell/VBP you!/PRP It/PRP was/VBD in/IN the/DT 'Scientific/JJ American,'/NNP I/PRP can/MD show/VB it/PRP to/TO you!"/JJ Susan/NNP kept/VBD a/DT moment's/NN shocked/VBN silence./NN "Billy,/IN I/PRP don't/RB believe/VBP he/PRP would/MD do/VB that!"/IN she/PRP said/VBD at/IN last./JJ "Oh,/NN shucks,"/NN Billy/NNP said/VBD good-naturedly,/JJ "it/NN was/VBD rotten,/JJ but/CC it/PRP wasn't/VBD as/RB bad/JJ as/IN that!/DT It/PRP was/VBD legal/JJ enough./NN She/PRP was/VBD pleased/VBN with/IN her/PRP$ five/CD hundred,/NNS and/CC I/PRP suppose/VBP he/PRP told/VBD himself/PRP that,/, but/CC for/IN him,/NN she/PRP mightn't/MD have/VB had/VBD that!/DT Probably/RB he/PRP meant/VBD to/TO give/VB her/PRP a/DT fat/JJ check/NN $/$ -."/JJ "Give/JJ her?/PRP Why,/IN it/PRP was/VBD hers!"/JJ Susan/NNP burst/VBD out./NNP "What/IN did/VBD Peter/NNP Coleman/NNP have/VBP to/TO do/VB with/IN it,/PRP anyway!"/RB "Well,/RB that's/IN the/DT way/NN all/DT big/JJ fortunes/NNS are/VBP built/VBN up,"/IN Billy/NNP said./VBD "You/PRP happen/VB to/TO see/VB this,/DT though,/NNS and/CC that's/IN why/WRB it/PRP seems/VBZ so/RB rotten!"/JJ "I'll/NNP never/RB speak/VBP to/TO Peter/NNP Coleman/NNP again!"/IN Susan/NNP declared,/VBD outraged./VBN "You'll/RB have/VBP to/TO cut/VB out/RP a/DT good/JJ many/JJ of/IN your/PRP$ friends/NNS in/IN the/DT Saunders/NNS set/VBN if/IN you/PRP want/VBP to/TO be/VB consistent,"/JJ Billy/NNP said./VBD "This/DT doesn't/NN seem/VBP to/TO me/PRP half/PDT as/RB bad/JJ as/IN some/DT others!/JJ What/WP I/PRP think/VBP is/VBZ rotten/VBN is/VBZ keeping/VBG hundreds/NNS of/IN acres/NNS of/IN land/NN idle,/NNS for/IN years/NNS and/CC years,/NN or/CC shutting/VBG poor/JJ little/JJ restless/JJ kids/NNS up/RB in/IN factories,/NN or/CC paying/VBG factory/NN girls/NNS less/RBR than/IN they/PRP can/MD live/VB on,/RB and/CC drawing/VBG rent/NN from/IN the/DT houses/NNS where/WRB they/PRP are/VBP ruined,/VBN body/NN and/CC soul!/NNS The/DT other/JJ day/NN some/DT of/IN our/PRP$ men/NNS were/VBD discharged/VBN because/IN of/IN bad/JJ times,/NN and/CC as/IN they/PRP walked/VBD out/IN they/PRP passed/VBD Carpenter's/NNP eighteen-year-old/JJ daughter/NN sitting/VBG in/IN the/DT motor,/NN with/IN a/DT chauffeur/NN in/IN livery/NN in/IN front,/NN and/CC with/IN her/PRP$ six-hundred-dollar/JJ Pekingese/NNP sprawling/VBG in/IN her/PRP$ lap,/NN in/IN his/PRP$ little/JJ gold/NN collar./NN Society's/NNP built/VBD right/RB on/IN that/DT sort/NN of/IN thing,/NN Sue!/NNP you'd/VBD be/VB pretty/RB surprised/JJ if/IN you/PRP could/MD see/VB a/DT map/NN of/IN the/DT bad-house/NN district,/NN with/IN the/DT owners'/JJ names/NNS attached."/IN "They/PRP can't/MD be/VB held/VBN responsible/JJ for/IN the/DT people/NNS who/WP rent/VB their/PRP$ property!"/NN Susan/NNP protested./, "Bocqueraz/NNP told/VBD me/PRP that/IN night/NN that/IN in/IN New/NNP York/NNP you'll/JJ see/VBP nice-/NNS looking/VBG maids,/NN nice-looking/JJ chauffeurs,/NN and/CC magnificent/JJ cars,/NN any/DT afternoon,/NN airing/VBG the/DT dogs/NNS in/IN the/DT park,"/NN said/VBD Billy./NNP The/DT name/NN silenced/VBD Susan;/NNP she/PRP felt/VBD her/PRP breath/NN come/VBN short./RB "He/RB was/VBD a/DT dandy/JJ fellow,"/NN mused/VBD Billy,/NNP not/RB noticing./DT "Didn't/RB you/PRP like/VBP him?"/PRP "Like/IN him!"/PRP burst/VBD from/IN Susan's/NNP overcharged/VBN heart./PRP An/DT amazed/VBN question/NN or/CC two/CD from/IN him/PRP brought/VBD the/DT whole/JJ story/NN out./, The/DT hour,/NN the/DT darkness,/NN the/DT effect/NN of/IN Josephine's/NNP protected/VBD happiness,/NN and/CC above/IN all,/RB the/DT desire/NN to/TO hold/VB him,/NN to/TO awaken/VB his/PRP$ interest,/JJ combined/JJ to/TO break/VB down/RP her/PRP$ guard./VBN She/PRP told/VBD him/PRP everything,/RB passionately/RB and/CC swiftly,/VB dwelling/VBG only/RB upon/IN the/DT swift/JJ rush/NN of/IN events/NNS that/WDT had/VBD confused/VBN her/PRP$ sense/NN of/IN right/JJ and/CC wrong,/JJ and/CC upon/IN the/DT writer's/NNS unparalleled/JJ devotion./NN Billy,/NNP genuinely/RB shocked/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ share/NN of/IN the/DT affair,/NN was/VBD not/RB inclined/VBN to/TO take/VB Bocqueraz's/NNP protestations/NNS very/RB seriously./VBD Susan/NNP found/VBD herself/PRP in/IN the/DT odious/JJ and/CC unforeseen/JJ position/NN of/IN defending/VBG Stephen/NNP Bocqueraz's/NNP intentions./, "What/IN a/DT dirty/JJ rotter/NN he/PRP must/MD be,/VB when/WRB he/PRP seemed/VBD such/JJ a/DT prince!"/NN was/VBD William's/NNP summary./. "Pretty/NNP tough/JJ on/IN you,/PRP Sue,"/. he/PRP added,/VBD with/IN fraternal/JJ kindly/RB contempt,/, "Of/IN course/NN you/PRP would/MD take/VB him/PRP seriously,/NN and/CC believe/VB every/DT word!/NN A/DT man/NN like/IN that/DT knows/VBZ just/RB how/WRB to/TO go/VB about/IN it,/RB $/$ and/CC Lord,/NNPS you/PRP came/VBD pretty/RB near/IN getting/VBG in/IN deep!"/JJ Susan's/JJ face/NN burned/VBN and/CC she/PRP bit/VBD her/PRP$ lip/NN in/IN the/DT darkness./NN It/PRP was/VBD unbearable/JJ that/IN Billy/NNP should/MD think/VB Bocqueraz/NNP less/RBR in/IN earnest/JJ than/IN she/PRP had/VBD been,/VBN should/MD imagine/VB her/PRP so/RB easily/RB won!/VBN She/PRP wished/VBD heartily/RB that/IN she/PRP had/VBD not/RB mentioned/VBN the/DT affair./NN "He/NN probably/RB does/VBZ that/DT everywhere/RB he/PRP goes,"/VBZ said/VBD Billy,/NNP thoughtfully./VBD "You/PRP had/VBD a/DT pretty/RB narrow/JJ escape,/NN Sue,/NNP and/CC I'll/NNP bet/NN he/PRP thought/VBD he/PRP got/VBD out/IN of/IN it/PRP 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But/CC there/EX are/VBP five/CD Saturdays/NNS in/IN January,/NNP and/CC I'll/NNP catch/VBP up/RP then!'"/RB "She's/NNP exceptional,/, though,"/IN he/PRP asserted./VBD "Yes,/RB but/CC a/DT training/NN like/IN that/WDT NEEDN'T/NNP be/VB exceptional!/JJ It/PRP seems/VBZ so/RB strange/JJ that/IN the/DT best/JJS thing/NN that/IN school/NN can/MD give/VB us/PRP is/VBZ algebra/NN and/CC Caesar's/NNP Commentaries,"/NNP Susan/NNP pursued/VBD thoughtfully./DT "When/NN there's/POS so/IN MUCH/NNP else/RB we/PRP don't/VBP know!/VBN Just/RB to/TO show/VB you/PRP one/CD thing,/NN Billy,/NNP $/$ when/WRB I/PRP first/RB began/VBD to/TO go/VB to/TO the/DT Carrolls,/NNP I/PRP noticed/VBD that/IN they/PRP never/RB had/VBD to/TO fuss/VB with/IN the/DT building/NN of/IN a/DT fire/NN in/IN the/DT kitchen/NN stove./NN When/WRB a/DT meal/NN was/VBD over,/IN Mrs./NNP Carroll/NNP opened/VBD the/DT dampers,/NN scattered/VBN a/DT little/JJ wet/JJ coal/NN on/IN the/DT top,/NN and/CC forgot/VBD about/IN it/PRP 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Over/IN the/DT whole/JJ curious,/NN exotic/JJ scene/NN the/DT late/JJ summer/NN sunshine/NN streamed/VBD generously;/IN the/DT street/NN was/VBD hot,/VBG the/DT talking/VBG women/NNS fanned/VBD themselves/PRP with/IN their/PRP$ aprons./NN Susan,/NNS walking/VBG slowly/RB alone,/IN found/VBD herself/PRP attracting/VBG a/DT good/JJ deal/NN of/IN attention,/NN and/CC was/VBD amazed/VBN to/TO find/VB that/IN it/PRP frightened/VBD her/PRP a/DT little./JJ She/PRP was/VBD conspicuously/RB a/DT newcomer,/NN and/CC could/MD not/RB but/CC overhear/VB the/DT comments/NNS that/IN some/DT of/IN the/DT watching/VBG young/JJ men/NNS made/VBD as/IN she/PRP went/VBD by./PRP "Say,/RB what's/'' that/IN song/NN about/IN 'I'd/JJ leave/NN my/PRP$ happy/JJ home/NN for/IN you,'/NNP Bert?"/NNP she/PRP heard/VBD them/PRP say./RP "Don't/RB ask/VB me!/PRP I'm/IN expecting/VBG my/PRP$ gurl/NN any/DT minute!"/NN and/CC "Pretty/RB good/JJ year/NN for/IN peaches,/NN I/PRP hear!"/VBD Susan/NNP had/VBD to/TO pretend/VB that/IN she/PRP did/VBD not/RB hear,/NN but/CC she/PRP heartily/RB wished/VBD herself/PRP back/RB on/IN the/DT car./NN However,/RB there/EX was/VBD nothing/NN to/TO do/VB but/CC walk/VB senselessly/RB on,/, or/CC stop/VB and/CC ask/VB her/PRP way./. She/PRP began/VBD to/TO look/VB furtively/RB about/IN for/IN a/DT friendly/JJ face,/NN and/CC finally/RB stopped/VBD beside/IN a/DT dooryard/NN where/WRB a/DT slim/JJ pretty/JJ young/JJ woman/NN was/VBD sitting/VBG with/IN a/DT young/JJ baby/NN in/IN her/PRP$ arms./NN "Excuse/NN me,"/NNS said/VBD Susan,/NNP "but/CC do/VBP you/PRP know/VB where/WRB Mr./NNP William/NNP Oliver/NNP lives,/, now?"/RB The/DT girl/NN studied/VBD her/PRP$ quietly/RB for/IN a/DT minute,/NN with/IN a/DT closed,/NN composed/VBN mouth./NN Then/RB she/PRP said/VBD evenly:/RB "Joe!"/NNP "Huh?"/NNP said/VBD a/DT tall/JJ young/JJ man,/NN lathered/VBN for/IN shaving,/NN who/WP came/VBD at/IN once/RB to/TO the/DT door./NN "I'm/NN trying/VBG to/TO find/VB Mr./NNP Oliver/NNP $/$ William/NNP Oliver,"/NNP Susan/NNP said/VBD smiling./PRP "I'm/IN a/DT sort/NN of/IN cousin/NN of/IN his,/NN and/CC I/PRP have/VBP a/DT special/JJ delivery/NN letter/NN for/IN him."/NN Joe,/NNP who/WP had/VBD been/VBN rapidly/RB removing/VBG the/DT lather/NN from/IN his/PRP$ face/NN with/IN a/DT towel,/NN took/VBD the/DT letter/NN and,/CC looking/VBG at/IN it,/PRP gravely/RB conceded:/VBD "Well,/RB maybe/RB that's/DT right,/NN too!/RB Sure/JJ you/PRP can/MD see/VB him./PRP We're/IN haying/VBG a/DT conference/NN up/RB at/IN the/DT office/NN tonight,"/RB he/PRP explained,/VBD "and/CC I/PRP have/VBP to/TO clean/VB up/RP or/CC I'd/PRP take/VBP you/PRP to/TO him/PRP myself!/. Maybe/RB you'd/PRP do/VBP it,/RB Lizzie?"/NNP he/PRP suggested/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ wife,/NN who/WP was/VBD all/DT friendliness/NN to/TO Susan/NNP now,/, and/CC showed/VBD even/RB a/DT hint/NN of/IN respect/NN in/IN her/PRP$ friendliness./NN "Well,/IN I/PRP could/MD nurse/NN him/PRP later,/RB Joe,"/IN she/PRP agreed/VBD willingly,/IN in/IN reference/NN to/TO the/DT baby,/NN "or/IN maybe/RB Mama/NNP $/$ Mama!"/NNP she/PRP interrupted/VBD herself/PRP to/TO call./VB An/DT immense,/JJ gray-haired/JJ old/JJ woman,/NN who/WP had/VBD been/VBN an/DT interested/JJ auditor/NN of/IN this/DT little/JJ conversation,/NN got/VBD up/RB from/IN the/DT steps/NNS of/IN the/DT next/JJ house,/NN and/CC came/VBD to/TO the/DT fence./NN Susan/NNP liked/VBD Ellan/NNP Cudahy/NNP at/IN first/JJ sight,/NN and/CC smiled/VBD at/IN her/PRP as/IN she/PRP explained/VBD her/PRP$ quest./NN "And/CC you're/JJ Mr./NNP Oliver's/NNP sister,/VBD I/PRP c'n/IN see/VBP that,"/, said/VBD Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP shrewdly./VBD "No,/NNP I'm/NNP not!"/, Susan/NNP smiled./VBD "My/NNP name/NN is/VBZ Brown./NNP But/CC Mr./NNP Oliver/NNP was/VBD a/DT sort/NN of/IN ward/NN of/IN my/PRP$ aunt's,/NN and/CC so/RB we/PRP call/VBP ourselves/PRP cousins."/NN "Well,/IN of/IN course/NN ye/PRP wud,"/VBP agreed/VBN Mrs./NNP Cudahy./NNP "Wait/NNP till/IN I/PRP pin/VB on/RP me/PRP hat/NN wanst,/, and/CC I'll/NNP take/VBP you/PRP up/RB to/TO the/DT Hall./NNP He's/NNP at/IN the/DT Hall,/NNP Joe,/NNP I/PRP dunno?"/IN she/PRP asked./VBD Joseph/NNP assenting,/IN they/PRP set/VBD out/RP for/IN the/DT Hall,/NNP under/IN a/DT fire/NN of/IN curious/JJ eyes./NN "Joe's/NNS cleaning/VBG up/RP for/IN the/DT conference,"/NN said/VBD Mrs./NNP Cudahy./NNP "There's/NNP a/DT committee/NN going/VBG to/TO meet/VB tonight./DT The/DT old/JJ man-that's/NN Carpenter,/IN the/DT boss/NN of/IN the/DT works,/NN will/MD be/VB there,/RB and/CC some/DT of/IN the/DT others."/JJ Susan/NNP nodded/VBD intelligently,/NN but/CC Saturday/NNP evening/NN seemed/VBD to/TO her/PRP a/DT curious/JJ time/NN to/TO select/VB for/IN a/DT conference./NN They/PRP walked/VBD along/IN in/IN silence,/JJ Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP giving/VBG a/DT brief/JJ yet/CC kindly/RB greeting/VBG to/TO almost/RB every/DT man/NN they/PRP met./VBD "Hello,/JJ Dan,/NNP hello,/NN Gene;/IN how/WRB are/VBP ye,/NNS Jim?"/RB said/VBD she,/NN and/CC one/CD young/JJ giant,/NN shouldering/VBG his/PRP$ scowling/VBG way/NN home,/NN she/PRP stopped/VBD with/IN a/DT fat/JJ imperative/JJ hand./NN "How's/IN it/PRP going,/VBD Jarge?"/NNP "It's/NNP going/VBG rotten,"/RB said/VBD George,/NNP sullenly/RB evading/VBG her/PRP$ eyes./NN "Well,/IN $/$ don't/RB run/VB by/IN me/PRP that/DT way/NN $/$ stand/NN still!"/RB said/VBD the/DT old/JJ woman./NN "What/NN d'ye/VBP mean/JJ by/IN rotten?"/JJ "Aw,/NN I/PRP mean/VBP rotten!"/NN said/VBD George/NNP ungraciously./NNP "D'ye/NNP know/VBP what/WP the/DT old/JJ man/NN is/VBZ going/VBG to/TO do/VB now?/RB He/PRP says/VBZ that/DT he'll/NN give/VB Billy/NNP just/RB two/CD or/CC three/CD days/NNS more/RBR to/TO settle/VB this/DT damn/JJ thing,/NN and/CC then/RB he'll/VB wire/NN east/RB and/CC get/VB a/DT carload/NN of/IN men/NNS right/RB straight/RB through/IN from/IN Philadelphia./NNP He/PRP said/VBD so/RB to/TO young/JJ Newman,/NNP and/CC Frank/NNP Harris/NNP was/VBD in/IN the/DT room,/NN and/CC heard/VBD him./PRP He/PRP says/VBZ they're/DT picked/VBN out,/NNS and/CC all/DT ready/JJ to/TO come!"/VB "And/CC what/WP does/VBZ Mr./NNP Oliver/NNP say?"/VBD asked/VBN Mrs./NNP Cudahy,/NNP whose/WP$ face/NN had/VBD grown/VBN dark./RB "I/RB don't/RB know!/IN I/PRP went/VBD up/RB to/TO the/DT Hall,/NNP but/CC at/IN the/DT first/JJ word/NN he/PRP says,/VBZ 'For/JJ God's/NNP sake,/NN George/NNP $/$ None/NN of/IN that/DT here!/PRP They'll/DT mob/NN the/DT old/JJ man/NN if/IN they/PRP hear/VBP it!'/IN They/PRP was/VBD all/DT crowding/NN about/IN him,/PRP so/RB I/PRP quit."/RB "Well,"/NNP said/VBD Mrs./NNP Cudahy,/NNP considering,/VBD "there's/NNS to/TO be/VB a/DT conference/NN at/IN six-thirty,/JJ but/CC befoor/JJ that,/IN Mr./NNP Oliver/NNP and/CC Clem/NNP and/CC Rassette/NNP and/CC Weidermeyer/NNP are/VBP going/VBG to/TO meet/VB t'gether/NN in/IN Mr./NNP Oliver's/NNP room/NN at/IN Rassette's/NNP house./, Ye/NNP c'n/NN see/VBP them/PRP there."/RB "Well,/RB maybe/RB I/PRP will,"/MD said/VBD George,/NNP softening,/NN as/IN he/PRP left/VBD them./PRP "What's/IN the/DT conference/NN about?"/IN asked/VBD Susan/NNP pleasantly./VB "What's/IN the/DT $/$ don't/RB tell/VB me/PRP ye/PRP don't/RB know/VBP THAT!"/IN Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP said,/VBD eying/VBG her/PRP$ shrewdly./NN "I/NN knew/VBD there/EX was/VBD a/DT strike/NN $/$ -"/JJ Susan/NNP began/VBD ashamedly./. "Sure,/VBN there's/TO a/DT strike,"/JJ Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP agreed,/VBD with/IN quiet/JJ grimness,/JJ and/CC under/IN her/PRP$ breath/NN she/PRP added/VBD heavily,/RB "Sure/RB there/EX is!"/VBZ "And/NN are/VBP Mr./NNP Oliver's/NNP $/$ are/VBP the/DT men/NNS out?"/IN Susan/NNP asked./VBD "There's/NNP nine/CD hundred/CD men/NNS out,"/IN Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP told/VBD her,/PRP coldly./MD "Nine/VB hundred!"/JJ Susan/NNP stopped/VBD short./RP "But/IN Billy's/NNP not/RB responsible/JJ for/IN all/DT that!"/IN she/PRP added,/VBD presently./VBG "I/PRP don't/RB know/VB who/WP is,/VBZ then,"/JJ Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP admitted/VBD grimly./VBG "But/RB $/$ but/CC he/PRP never/RB had/VBD more/RBR than/IN thirty/CD or/CC forty/CD men/NNS under/IN him/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ life!"/NN Susan/NNP said/VBD eagerly./DT "Oh?/NNP Well,/NNP maybe/RB he/PRP doesn't/RB know/VB anything/NN about/IN it,/PRP thin!"/VBP Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP agreed/VBD with/IN magnificent/JJ contempt./NN But/CC her/PRP$ scorn/NN was/VBD wasted/VBN upon/IN another/DT Irishwoman./NNP Susan/NNP stared/VBD at/IN her/PRP for/IN a/DT moment,/NN then/RB the/DT dimples/NNS came/VBD into/IN view,/NN and/CC she/PRP burst/VBD into/IN her/PRP$ infectious/JJ laughter./NN "Aren't/IN you/PRP ashamed/JJ to/TO be/VB so/RB mean!"/RB laughed/VBD Susan./NNP "Won't/RB you/PRP tell/VBP me/PRP about/IN it?"/PRP Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP laughed/VBD too,/RB a/DT little/JJ out/IN of/IN countenance./NN "I/NN misdoubt/NN me/PRP you're/VBP a/DT very/RB bad/JJ lot!"/NN said/VBD she,/PRP in/IN high/JJ good/JJ humor,/NN "but/CC 'tis/VBZ no/DT joke/NN for/IN the/DT boys,"/NN she/PRP went/VBD on,/RB sobering/VBG quickly./RB "They/RB wint/VB on/IN strike/NN a/DT week/NN ago./IN Mr./NNP Oliver/NNP presided/VBD at/IN a/DT meeting/NN two/CD weeks/NNS come/VBN Friday/NNP night,/NN and/CC the/DT next/JJ day/NN the/DT boys/NNS went/VBD out!"/RB "What/IN for?"/JJ asked/VBD Susan./NNP "For/IN pay,/NN and/CC for/IN hours,"/NN the/DT older/JJR woman/NN said./VBD "They/PRP want/VBP regular/JJ pay/NN for/IN overtime,/JJ wanst-and-a-half/JJ regular/JJ rates./NN And/CC they/PRP want/VBP the/DT Chinymen/NNP to/TO go,/VB $/$ sure,/JJS they/PRP come/VBP in/IN on/IN every/DT steamer,"/NN said/VBD Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP indignantly,/, "and/CC they'll/DT work/NN twelve/CD hours/NNS for/IN two/CD bits!/NNS Bether/IN hours,"/NN she/PRP went/VBD on,/RB checking/VBG off/RB the/DT requirements/NNS on/IN fat,/NNS square/JJ fingers,/NN "overtime/NN pay,/, no/DT Chinymen,/NNP and/CC $/$ and/CC $/$ oh,/CD yes,/, a/DT risin'/JJ scale/NN of/IN wages,/NN if/IN you/PRP know/VBP what/WP that/IN is?/VBZ And/CC last,/, they/PRP want/VBP the/DT union/NN recognized!"/NN "Well,/NN that's/IN not/RB much!"/JJ Susan/NNP said/VBD generously./NNP "Will/NNP they/PRP get/VBP it?"/IN "The/DT old/JJ man/NN is/VBZ taking/VBG his/PRP$ time,"/NN Mrs./NNP Cudahy's/NNP lips/NNS shut/VBN in/IN a/DT worried/JJ line./NN "There's/IN no/DT reason/NN they/PRP shouldn't,"/MD she/PRP resumed/VBD presently,/NN "We're/IN the/DT only/RB open/JJ shop/NN in/IN this/DT part/NN of/IN the/DT world,/NN now./, The/DT big/JJ works/NNS has/VBZ acknowledged/VBN the/DT union,/NN and/CC there's/POS no/DT reason/NN why/WRB this/DT wan/JJ shouldn't!"/NN "And/CC Billy,/NNP is/VBZ he/PRP the/DT one/NN they/PRP talk/VBP to,/TO the/DT Carpenters/NNS I/PRP mean/VBP $/$ the/DT authorities?"/NN asked/VBD Susan./NNP "They/NNP wouldn't/MD touch/VB Mr./NNP William/NNP Oliver/NNP wid/VBD a/DT ten-foot/JJ pole,"/NN said/VBD Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP proudly./VBD "Not/RB they!/DT Half/NN this/DT fuss/NN is/VBZ because/IN they/PRP want/VBP to/TO get/VB rid/JJ of/IN him/PRP $/$ they/PRP want/VB him/PRP out/IN of/IN the/DT way,/NN d'ye/NN see?/VBD No,/RB he/PRP talks/VBZ to/TO the/DT committee,/JJ and/CC thin/JJ they/PRP meet/VBP with/IN the/DT committee./NN My/PRP$ husband's/NN on/IN it,/PRP and/CC Lizzie's/NNP Joe/NNP goes/VBZ along/IN to/TO report/VB what/WP they/PRP do."/VBP "But/IN Billy/NNP has/VBZ a/DT little/JJ preliminary/JJ conference/NN in/IN his/PRP$ room/NN first?"/JJ Susan/NNP asked./. "He/NNP does,"/VBZ the/DT other/JJ assented,/NN with/IN a/DT chuckle./NN "He'll/RB tell/VB thim/PRP what/WP to/TO say!/VB He's/NNP as/RB smart/JJ as/IN old/JJ Carpenter/NNP himself!"/NNS said/VBD Mrs./NNP Cudahy,/NNP "he's/NNP prisidint/NN of/IN the/DT local;/NN Clem/NN says/VBZ he'd/PRP ought/MD to/TO be/VB King!"/NNP And/CC Susan/NNP was/VBD amazed/VBN to/TO notice/VB that/IN the/DT strong/JJ old/JJ mouth/NN was/VBD trembling/VBG with/IN emotion,/NN and/CC the/DT fine/JJ old/JJ eyes/NNS dimmed/VBD with/IN tears./DT "The/NNP crowd/NN av/NN thim/PRP wud/VBD lay/VBD down/IN their/PRP$ lives/NNS for/IN him,/NN so/IN they/PRP would!"/MD said/VBD Mrs./NNP Cudahy./NNP "And/CC $/$ and/CC is/VBZ there/RB much/RB suffering/VBG yet?"/RB Susan/NNP asked/VBD a/DT little/JJ timidly./NN This/DT cheery,/NN sun-bathed/JJ scene/NN was/VBD not/RB quite/RB her/PRP$ idea/NN of/IN a/DT labor/NN strike./NN "Well,/NN some's/RB always/RB in/IN debt/NN and/CC trouble/NN annyway,"/IN Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP said,/VBD temperately,/JJ "and/CC of/IN course/NN 'tis/IN the/DT worse/JJR for/IN thim/PRP now!"/RB She/PRP led/VBD Susan/NNP across/IN an/DT unpaved,/JJ deeply/RB rutted/VBN street,/NN and/CC opened/VBD a/DT stairway/NN door,/NN next/JJ to/TO a/DT saloon/NN entrance./NN Susan/NNP was/VBD glad/JJ to/TO have/VB company/NN on/IN the/DT bare/JJ and/CC gloomy/JJ stairs/NNS they/PRP mounted./VBD Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP opened/VBD a/DT double-door/NN at/IN the/DT top,/NN and/CC they/PRP looked/VBD into/IN the/DT large/JJ smoke-filled/JJ room/NN that/WDT was/VBD the/DT "Hall."/NNP It/PRP was/VBD a/DT desolate/JJ and/CC uninviting/JJ room,/NN with/IN spirals/NNS of/IN dirty,/JJ colored/JJ tissue-paper/NN wound/VBD about/IN the/DT gas-fixtures,/JJ sunshine/NN streaming/VBG through/IN the/DT dirty,/JJ specked/JJ windows,/NN chairs/NNS piled/VBD on/IN chairs/NNS against/IN the/DT long/JJ walls,/NN and/CC cuspidors/NNS set/VBN at/IN regular/JJ intervals/NNS along/IN the/DT floor./NN There/EX was/VBD a/DT shabby/JJ table/NN set/VBN at/IN a/DT platform/NN at/IN one/CD end./NN About/IN this/DT table/NN was/VBD a/DT group/NN of/IN men,/NNS talking/VBG eagerly/RB and/CC noisily/RB to/TO Billy/NNP Oliver,/NNP who/WP stood/VBD at/IN the/DT table/NN looking/VBG abstractedly/RB at/IN various/JJ letters/NNS and/CC papers./VBD At/IN the/DT entrance/NN of/IN the/DT women,/NNS the/DT talk/NN died/VBD away./RB Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP was/VBD greeted/VBN with/IN somewhat/RB sheepish/JJ warmth;/IN the/DT vision/NN of/IN an/DT extremely/RB pretty/JJ girl/NN in/IN Mrs./NNP Cudahy's/NNP care/NN seemed/VBD to/TO affect/VB these/DT vociferous/JJ laborers/NNS profoundly./. They/PRP began/VBD confused/VBN farewells,/RB and/CC melted/VBD away./RB "All/DT right,/JJ old/JJ man,/NN so/RB long!"/RB "I'll/JJ see/VBP you/PRP later,/RB Oliver,"/NNP "That/NN was/VBD about/IN all,/DT Billy,/NNP I/PRP must/MD be/VB getting/VBG along,"/RB "Good-night,/JJ Billy,/NNS you/PRP know/VBP where/WRB I/PRP am/VBP if/IN you/PRP want/VBP me!"/NNS "I'll/RB see/VBP you/PRP later,/RB $/$ good-/UH night,/, sir!"/VB "Hello,/NNP Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP $/$ hello,/NN Susan!"/NNP said/VBD Billy,/NNP discovering/VBG them/PRP with/IN the/DT obvious/JJ pleasure/NN a/DT man/NN feels/VBZ when/WRB unexpectedly/RB confronted/VBN by/IN his/PRP$ womenkind./NN "I/RB think/VB you/PRP were/VBD a/DT peach/NN to/TO do/VB that,/DT Sue!"/NNP he/PRP said/VBD gratefully,/NN when/WRB the/DT special/JJ delivery/NN letter/NN had/VBD been/VBN read./VBN "Now/RB I/PRP can/MD get/VB right/RB at/IN it,/DT to-morrow!/JJ $/$ Say,/NNP wait/VB a/DT minute,/NN Clem/NN $/$ -"/JJ He/PRP caught/VBD by/IN the/DT arm/NN an/DT old/JJ man,/JJ $/$ larger,/RB more/RBR grizzled,/JJ even/RB more/RBR blue/JJ of/IN eye/NN than/IN was/VBD Susan's/NNP new/JJ friend,/NNS his/PRP$ wife,/NN $/$ and/CC presented/VBD her/PRP to/TO Mr./NNP Cudahy./NNP "/`` $/$ -My/JJ adopted/VBN sister,/RB Clem!/NNP Sue,/NNP he's/VBD about/IN as/RB good/JJ as/IN they/PRP come!"/VBP "Sister,/NNP is/VBZ it?"/RB asked/VBN Mrs./NNP Cudahy,/NNP "Whin/IN I/PRP last/RB heard/VBD it/PRP was/VBD cousin!/NN What/WP do/VBP you/PRP know/VB about/IN that,/DT Clem?"/NNP "Well,/NNP that/IN gives/VBZ you/PRP a/DT choice!"/NN said/VBD Susan,/NNP laughing./VBD "Then/RB I'll/RB take/VB the/DT Irishman's/NNP choice,/NN and/CC have/VBP something/NN different/JJ entirely!"/NN the/DT old/JJ woman/NN said,/VBD in/IN great/JJ good/JJ spirits,/NN as/IN they/PRP all/DT went/VBD down/IN the/DT stairs./NN "I'll/RB take/VB me/PRP own/JJ gir'rl/NN home,/NN and/CC give/VB you/PRP two/CD a/DT chanst,"/NN said/VBD Clem,/NNP in/IN the/DT street./NN "That'll/NN suit/NN you,/, Wil'lum,/NNP I/PRP dunno?"/VBD "You/PRP didn't/RB ask/VBP if/IN it/PRP would/MD suit/VB ME,"/NNP sparkled/JJ Susan/NNP Brown./NNP "Well,/NNP that's/IN so!"/NN he/PRP said/VBD delightedly,/, stopping/VBG short/JJ to/TO scratch/VB his/PRP$ head,/NN and/CC giving/VBG her/PRP a/DT rueful/JJ smile./NN "Sure,/NN I'm/IN that/DT popular/JJ that/IN there/EX never/RB was/VBD a/DT divvle/NN like/IN me/PRP at/IN all!"/DT "You/NNS get/VBP out,/JJ and/CC leave/VB my/PRP$ girl/NN alone!"/RB said/VBD William,/NNP with/IN a/DT shove./NN And/CC his/PRP$ tired/JJ face/NN brightened/VBN wonderfully,/, as/IN he/PRP slipped/VBD his/PRP$ hand/NN under/IN Susan's/NNP arm./. "Now,/'' Sue,"/NNP he/PRP said/VBD contentedly,/NN "we'll/MD go/VB straight/RB to/TO Rassette's/NNP $/$ but/CC wait/VB a/DT minute/JJ $/$ I've/NN got/VBD to/TO telephone!"/VB Susan/NNP stood/VBD alone/RB on/IN the/DT corner,/NN quite/RB as/IN a/DT matter/NN of/IN course,/NN while/IN he/PRP dashed/VBD into/IN a/DT saloon./NN In/IN a/DT moment/NN he/PRP was/VBD back,/RB introducing/VBG her/PRP to/TO a/DT weak-looking,/JJ handsome/JJ young/JJ man,/NN who,/, after/IN a/DT few/JJ wistful/JJ glances/NNS back/RB toward/IN the/DT swinging/VBG door,/NN walked/VBD away/RB with/IN them,/NN and/CC was/VBD presently/RB left/VBN in/IN the/DT care/NN of/IN a/DT busily/RB cooking/VBG little/JJ wife/NN and/CC a/DT fat/JJ baby./NN Billy/NNP was/VBD stopped/VBN and/CC addressed/VBN on/IN all/DT sides./NN Susan/NNP found/VBD it/PRP pleasantly/RB exciting/JJ to/TO be/VB in/IN his/PRP$ company,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ pleasure/NN in/IN showing/VBG her/PRP$ this/DT familiar/JJ environment/NN was/VBD unmistakable./NNP "Everything's/NNP rotten/JJ and/CC upset/JJ now,"/NNS said/VBD Billy,/NNP delighted/VBD with/IN her/PRP$ friendly/JJ interest/NN and/CC sympathy./NN "You/PRP ought/MD to/TO see/VB these/DT people/NNS when/WRB they/PRP aren't/VBP on/IN strike!/JJ Now,/NNP let's/NNS see,/VBP it's/IN five/CD thirty./TO I'll/NNP tell/VB you,/PRP Sue,/IN if/IN you'll/JJ miss/NN the/DT seven-five/JJ boat,/NN I'll/NN just/RB wait/VB here/RB until/IN we/PRP get/VBP the/DT news/NN from/IN the/DT conference,/NN then/RB I'll/NNP blow/NN you/PRP to/TO Zink's/NNP best/JJS dinner,/NN and/CC take/VB you/PRP home/NN on/IN the/DT ten-seventeen."/JJ "Oh,/NNP Bill,/NNP forget/VB me!"/NN she/PRP said,/VBD concerned/VBN for/IN his/PRP$ obvious/JJ fatigue,/NN for/IN his/PRP$ face/NN was/VBD grimed/VBN with/IN perspiration/NN and/CC very/RB pale./JJ "I/NNS feel/VBP like/IN a/DT fool/NN to/TO have/VB come/VBN in/IN on/IN you/PRP when/WRB you're/PRP so/RB busy/JJ and/CC so/RB distressed!/JJ Anything/NN will/MD be/VB all/DT right/JJ $/$ -"/JJ "Sue,/NN I/PRP wouldn't/MD have/VB had/VBD you/PRP miss/VB this/DT for/IN a/DT million,/NN if/IN you/PRP can/MD only/RB get/VB along,/RB somehow!"/RB he/PRP said/VBD eagerly./. "Some/DT other/JJ time/NN $/$ -"/JJ "Oh,/NNP Billy,/NNP DON'T/VB bother/VB about/IN me!"/CD Susan/NNP dismissed/VBD herself/PRP with/IN an/DT impatient/JJ little/JJ jerk/NN of/IN her/PRP$ head./NN "Does/VBZ this/DT new/JJ thing/NN worry/VBP you?"/IN she/PRP asked./VBD "What/IN new/JJ thing?"/NN he/PRP asked/VBD sharply./PRP "Why,/IN this/DT $/$ this/DT plan/NN of/IN Mr./NNP Carpenter's/NNP to/TO bring/VB a/DT train-load/NN of/IN men/NNS on/IN from/IN Philadelphia,"/NNP said/VBD Susan,/NNP half-proud/JJ and/CC half-/DT frightened./VBN "Who/NNP said/VBD so?"/IN he/PRP demanded/VBD abruptly./RB "Why,/RB I/PRP don't/VBP know/VB his/PRP$ name,/NN Billy/NNP $/$ yes/UH I/PRP do,/VBP too!/RB Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP called/VBD him/PRP Jarge/NNP $/$ -"/JJ "George/NN Weston,/NNP that/IN was!"/DT Billy's/NNP eyes/NNS gleamed./VBD "What/IN else/RB did/VBD he/PRP say?"/VBZ "He/NNP said/VBD a/DT man/NN named/VBN Edward/NNP Harris/NNP $/$ -"/JJ "Sure/NN it/PRP wasn't/VBD Frank/NNP Harris?"/NNP "Frank/NNP Harris/NNP $/$ that/WDT was/VBD it!/DT He/PRP said/VBD Harris/NNP overheard/VBD him/PRP $/$ or/CC heard/VBN him/PRP say/VB so!"/RB "Harris/JJ didn't/NN hear/VBP anything/NN that/IN the/DT old/JJ man/NN didn't/RB mean/VBP to/TO have/VB him/PRP hear,"/NN said/VBD Billy/NNP grimly./NNP "But/CC that/DT only/RB makes/VBZ it/PRP the/DT more/RBR probably/RB true!/JJ Lord,/NNP Lord,/NNPS I/PRP wonder/VBP where/WRB I/PRP can/MD get/VB hold/NN of/IN Weston!"/NNP "He's/NNP going/VBG to/TO be/VB at/IN that/DT conference,/NN at/IN half-past/JJ five,"/JJ Susan/NNP assured/VBD him./PRP He/PRP gave/VBD her/PRP an/DT amused/JJ look./NN "Aren't/IN you/PRP the/DT little/JJ Foxy-Quiller!"/NNP he/PRP said./VBD "Gosh,/IN I/PRP do/VBP love/VB to/TO have/VB you/PRP out/RP here,/RB Sue!"/NNP he/PRP added,/VBD grinning/VBG like/IN a/DT happy/JJ small/JJ boy./NN "This/. is/VBZ Rassette's,/NNP where/WRB I'm/NNP staying,"/VBD he/PRP said,/VBD stopping/VBG before/IN the/DT very/JJ prettiest/NN and/CC gayest/NN of/IN little/JJ gardens./NN "Come/NN in/IN and/CC meet/VB Mrs./NNP Rassette."/NNP Susan/NNP went/VBD in/IN to/TO meet/VB the/DT blonde,/JJ pretty,/NN neatly/RB aproned/VBN little/JJ lady/NN of/IN the/DT house./NN "The/DT boys/NNS already/RB are/VBP upstairs,/JJ Mr./NNP Oliver,"/NNP said/VBD Mrs./NNP Rassette,/NNP and/CC as/IN Billy/NNP went/VBD up/RP the/DT little/JJ stairway/NN with/IN flying/VBG leaps,/NNS she/PRP led/VBD Susan/NNP into/IN her/PRP$ clean/JJ little/JJ parlor./NN Susan/NNP noticed/VBD a/DT rug/NN whose/WP$ design/NN was/VBD an/DT immense/JJ brown/JJ dog,/NN a/DT lamp/NN with/IN a/DT green,/JJ rose-wreathed/JJ shade,/NN a/DT carved/JJ wooden/JJ clock,/NN a/DT little/JJ mahogany/NN table/NN beautifully/RB inlaid/VBN with/IN white/JJ holly,/NN an/DT enormous/JJ pair/NN of/IN mounted/VBN antlers,/NNS and/CC a/DT large/JJ concertina,/NN ornamented/VBN with/IN a/DT mosaic/NN design/NN in/IN mother-of-pearl./NN The/DT wooden/JJ floor/NN here,/RB and/CC in/IN the/DT hall,/NN was/VBD unpainted,/JJ but/CC immaculately/RB clean/JJ and/CC the/DT effect/NN of/IN the/DT whole/NN was/VBD clean/JJ and/CC gay/JJ and/CC attractive./NN "You/NNS speak/VBP very/RB wonderful/JJ English/NNP for/IN a/DT foreigner,/JJ Mrs./NNP Rassette."/NNP "I?"/NNP The/DT little/JJ matron/NN showed/VBD her/PRP$ white/JJ teeth./NN "But/IN I/PRP was/VBD born/VBN in/IN New/NNP Jersey,"/NNP she/PRP explained,/VBP "only/RB when/WRB I/PRP am/VBP seven/CD my/PRP$ Mama/NNP sends/VBZ me/PRP home/NN to/TO my/PRP$ Grandma,/NNP so/RB that/IN I/PRP shall/MD know/VB our/PRP$ country./NN It/PRP is/VBZ a/DT better/JJR country/NN for/IN the/DT working/VBG people,"/NNS she/PRP added,/VBD with/IN a/DT smile,/NN and/CC added/VBD apologetically,/RB "I/RB must/MD look/VB into/IN my/PRP$ kitchen;/NN I/PRP am/VBP afraid/JJ my/PRP$ boy/NN shall/MD fall/VB out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ chair."/NN "Oh,/NN let's/NNS go/VBP out!"/IN Susan/NNP followed/VBD her/PRP into/IN a/DT kitchen/NN as/IN spotless/JJ as/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN the/DT house,/NN and/CC far/RB more/RBR attractive./. The/DT floor/NN was/VBD cream-/VBN white,/IN the/DT woodwork/NN and/CC the/DT tables/NNS white,/, and/CC immaculate/JJ blue/JJ saucepans/NNS hung/VBN above/IN an/DT immaculate/JJ sink./NN Three/CD babies,/NNS the/DT oldest/JJS five/CD years/NNS old,/, were/VBD eating/VBG their/PRP$ supper/NN in/IN the/DT evening/NN sunshine,/NN and/CC now/RB fixed/VBN their/PRP$ solemn/JJ blue/JJ eyes/NNS upon/IN the/DT guest./NN Susan/NNP thought/VBD they/PRP were/VBD the/DT cleanest/JJ babies/NNS she/PRP had/VBD ever/RB seen;/VBN through/IN their/PRP$ flaxen/JJ mops/NNS she/PRP could/MD see/VB their/PRP$ clean/JJ little/JJ heads,/NN their/PRP$ play-dresses/NNS were/VBD protected/VBN by/IN checked/VBN gingham/NN aprons/NNS worked/VBD in/IN cross-stitch/NN designs./NN Marie/NNP and/CC Mina/NNP and/CC Ernie/NNP were/VBD kissed/VBD in/IN turn,/NN after/IN their/PRP$ mother/NN had/VBD wiped/VBN their/PRP$ rosy/JJ little/JJ faces/NNS with/IN a/DT damp/JJ cloth./NN "I/IN am/VBP baby-mad!"/NNS said/VBD Susan,/NNP sitting/VBG down/RP with/IN the/DT baby/NN in/IN her/PRP$ lap./NN "A/IN strike/NN is/VBZ pretty/JJ hard,/RB when/WRB you/PRP have/VBP these/DT to/TO think/VB of,/IN isn't/NN it?"/IN she/PRP asked/VBD sympathetically./VBG "Yes,/IN we/PRP don't/VBP wish/VB that/IN we/PRP should/MD move,"/VB Mrs./NNP Rassette/NNP agreed/VBD placidly,/VBN "We/PRP have/VBP been/VBN here/RB now/RB four/CD years,/NNS and/CC next/JJ year/NN it/PRP is/VBZ our/PRP$ hope/NN that/IN we/PRP go/VBP to/TO our/PRP$ ranch."/NN "Oh,/NNS have/VBP you/PRP a/DT ranch?"/NN asked/VBD Susan./NNP "We/NNP are/VBP buying/VBG a/DT little/JJ ranch,/NN in/IN the/DT Santa/NNP Clara/NNP valley,"/IN the/DT other/JJ woman/NN said,/VBD drawing/VBG three/CD bubbling/NN saucepans/VBZ forward/RB on/IN her/PRP$ shining/VBG little/JJ range./NN "We/NN have/VBP an/DT orchard/NN there,/, and/CC there/EX is/VBZ a/DT town/NN nearby/RB where/WRB Joe/NNP shall/MD have/VB a/DT shop/NN of/IN his/PRP$ own./NNP And/CC there/EX is/VBZ a/DT good/JJ school!/NN But/CC until/IN my/PRP$ Marie/NNP is/VBZ seven,/JJ we/PRP think/VBP we/PRP shall/MD stay/VB here./PRP So/IN I/PRP hope/VBP the/DT strike/NN will/MD stop./VB My/PRP$ husband/NN can/MD always/RB get/VB work/NN in/IN Los/NNP Angeles,/NNP but/CC it/PRP is/VBZ so/RB far/RB to/TO move,/VB if/IN we/PRP must/MD come/VB back/RB next/IN year!"/JJ Susan/NNP watched/VBD her,/PRP serenely/RB beginning/VBG to/TO prepare/VB the/DT smallest/JJS girl/NN for/IN bed;/NN the/DT helpful/JJ Marie/NNP trotting/NN to/TO and/CC fro/IN with/IN nightgowns/NNS and/CC slippers./VBD All/PDT the/DT while/NN the/DT sound/NN of/IN men's/NNS voices/NNS had/VBD been/VBN rising/VBG and/CC falling/VBG steadily/RB in/IN an/DT upstairs/NN room./NN Presently/RB they/PRP heard/VBD the/DT scraping/NN of/IN chairs/NNS on/IN a/DT bare/JJ floor,/NN and/CC a/DT door/NN slammed./VBD Billy/NNP Oliver/NNP put/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN into/IN the/DT kitchen./NN He/PRP looked/VBD tired,/RB but/CC smiled/VBD when/WRB 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Susan/NNP was/VBD helping/VBG Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP in/IN the/DT kitchen./NN "Oh,/IN I/PRP like/IN it!"/PRP Susan/NNP assured/VBD him,/PRP enthusiastically./VBD "Only,"/IN she/PRP added/VBD in/IN a/DT lowered/VBN tone,/NN with/IN a/DT glance/NN toward/IN Mrs./NNP Cudahy,/NNP who/WP was/VBD out/RB in/IN the/DT yard/NN talking/VBG to/TO Lizzie,/NNP "only/RB I/PRP prefer/VBP the/DT Rassette/NNP establishment/NN to/TO any/DT I've/NN seen!"/VBN "The/DT Rassettes,"/NNP he/PRP told/VBD her,/PRP significantly,/JJ "are/NN trained/VBN for/IN their/PRP$ work;/NN she/PRP just/RB as/RB much/JJ as/IN he/PRP is!/VBZ Do/VB you/PRP wonder/VB I/PRP think/VBP it's/RB worth/JJ while/IN to/TO educate/VB people/NNS like/IN that?"/DT "But/NN Billy/NNP $/$ everyone/NN seems/VBZ so/RB comfortable./JJ The/DT Cudahys,/NNP now,/RB $/$ why,/WRB this/DT dinner/NN was/VBD fit/VBN for/IN a/DT king/NN $/$ if/IN it/PRP had/VBD been/VBN served/VBN a/DT little/JJ differently!"/JJ "Oh,/NN Clem's/NNP a/DT rich/JJ man,/NN as/IN these/DT men/NNS go,"/VBP Billy/NNP said./VBD "He's/NNP got/VBD two/CD flats/NNS he/PRP rents,/VBD and/CC he's/POS got/VBD stock!/JJ And/CC they've/DT three/CD married/JJ sons,/NNS all/DT prosperous."/JJ "Well,/NNS then,/, why/WRB do/VBP they/PRP live/VB here?"/RB "Why/JJ wouldn't/, they?/DT You/PRP think/VBP that/IN it's/RB far/RB from/IN clubs/NNS and/CC shops/NNS and/CC theaters/NNS and/CC libraries,/NN but/CC they/PRP don't/VBP care/NN for/IN these/DT things./NN They've/DT never/RB had/VBD time/NN for/IN them,/PRP they've/DT never/RB had/VBD time/NN to/TO garden,/VB or/CC go/VB to/TO clubs,/NN and/CC consequently/RB they/PRP don't/VBP miss/VB them./PRP But/CC some/DT day,/NN Sue,"/NNP said/VBD Billy,/NNP with/IN a/DT darkening/NN face,/NN "some/DT day,/NN when/WRB these/DT people/NNS have/VBP the/DT assurance/NN that/IN their/PRP$ old/JJ age/NN is/VBZ to/TO be/VB protected/VBN and/CC when/WRB they/PRP have/VBP easier/JJR hours,/NN and/CC can/MD get/VB home/NN in/IN daylight,/NN then/RB you'll/MD see/VB a/DT change/NN in/IN laborers'/JJ houses!"/NN "And/CC just/RB what/WP has/VBZ a/DT strike/NN like/IN this/DT to/TO do/VB with/IN that,/DT Billy?"/NNP said/VBD Susan,/NNP resting/VBG her/PRP$ cheek/NN on/IN her/PRP$ broom/NN handle./NN "Oh,/IN it's/PRP$ organization;/NNS it's/IN recognition/NN of/IN rights;/JJ it's/IN the/DT beginning!"/NN he/PRP said./VBD "We/PRP have/VBP to/TO stand/VB before/IN we/PRP can/MD walk!"/VB "Here,/NNS don't/RB do/VBP that!"/DT said/VBD Mrs./NNP Cudahy,/NNP coming/VBG in/IN to/TO take/VB away/RP the/DT broom./NN "Take/IN her/PRP for/IN a/DT walk,/NN Billy,"/NNP said/VBD she,/PRP "and/MD show/VB her/PRP$ the/DT neighborhood."/NNS She/PRP laid/VBD a/DT heavy/JJ hand/NN on/IN his/PRP$ shoulder./NN "Now,/NNS don't/VBP ye/PRP worry/VBP about/IN the/DT men/NNS coming/VBG back,"/RB said/VBD she/PRP kindly,/VBD "they'll/RB be/VB back/RB fast/RB enough,/RB and/CC wid/VBD good/JJ news,/NN too!"/NNS "I'm/VBP going/VBG to/TO stay/VB overnight/RB with/IN Mrs./NNP Cudahy,"/NNP said/VBD Susan,/NNP as/IN they/PRP walked/VBD away./RB "You/RB are!"/IN he/PRP stopped/VBD short,/RP in/IN amazement./NN "Yes,/IN I/PRP am/VBP I"/JJ Susan/NNP returned/VBD his/PRP$ smile/NN with/IN another./DT "I/NN could/MD no/RB more/RBR go/VB home/NN now/RB than/IN after/IN the/DT first/JJ act/NN of/IN a/DT play!"/NN she/PRP confessed./VBD "Isn't/RB it/PRP damned/JJ interesting?"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD walking/VBG on./NNP "Why,/NNP yes,"/NN she/PRP said./VBD "It's/NNP real/JJ at/IN last/JJ $/$ it's/VBD the/DT realest/JJS thing/NN I/PRP ever/RB saw/VBD in/IN my/PRP$ life!/NN Everything's/RB right/RB on/IN the/DT surface,/NN and/CC all/DT kept/VBN within/IN certain/JJ boundaries./NN In/IN other/JJ places,/NN people/NNS come/VBP and/CC go/VBP in/IN your/PRP$ lives./NN Here,/IN everybody's/DT your/PRP$ neighbor./NN I/PRP like/IN it!/DT It/PRP could/MD be/VB perfect;/RB just/RB fancy/VB if/IN the/DT Carrolls/NNP had/VBD one/CD house,/NN and/CC you/PRP another,/DT and/CC I/PRP a/DT third,/NN and/CC Phil/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ wife/NN a/DT fourth/JJ $/$ wouldn't/MD it/PRP be/VB like/IN children/NNS playing/VBG house!/NNS And/CC there's/POS another/DT thing/NN about/IN it,/PRP Billy,"/NNP Susan/NNP went/VBD on/IN enthusiastically,/NN "it's/NNS honest!/JJ These/DT people/NNS are/VBP really/RB worried/VBN about/IN shoes/NNS and/CC rent/VB and/CC jobs/NNS $/$ there's/EX no/DT money/NN here/RB to/TO keep/VB them/PRP from/IN feeling/VBG everything!/RB Think/VB what/WP a/DT farce/NN a/DT strike/NN would/MD be/VB if/IN every/DT man/NN in/IN it/PRP had/VBD lots/NNS of/IN money!/JJ People/NNS with/IN money/NN CAN'T/NNP get/VB the/DT taste/NN of/IN really/RB living!"/JJ "Ah,/NN well,/RB there's/RB a/DT lot/NN of/IN sin/NN and/CC wretchedness/NN here/RB now!"/RB he/PRP said/VBD sadly./. "Women/VBN drinking/VBG $/$ men/NNS acting/VBG like/IN brutes!/JJ But/CC some/DT day,/NN when/WRB the/DT liquor/NN traffic/NN is/VBZ regulated,/JJ and/CC we/PRP have/VBP pension/NN laws,/NNS and/CC perhaps/RB the/DT single/JJ tax/NN $/$ -"/JJ "And/CC the/DT Right-Reverend/NNP William/NNP Lord/NNP Oliver,/NNP R./NNP I.,/NNP in/IN the/DT Presidential/JJ Chair,/NNP hooray/NN and/CC Glory/NN be/VB to/TO God/NNP $/$ -!"/JJ Susan/NNP began./VBD "Oh,/IN you/PRP dry/JJ up,/NN Susan,"/NNP Billy/NNP said/VBD laughing./. "I/VBN don't/RB care,"/, he/PRP added/VBD contentedly./VBG "I/RB like/IN to/TO be/VB at/IN the/DT bottom/NN of/IN things,/DT shoving/VBG up./NNP And/CC my/PRP$ Lord,/NNP if/IN we/PRP only/RB pull/VB this/DT thing/NN off/IN $/$ -!"/JJ "It's/. not/RB my/PRP$ preconceived/JJ idea/NN of/IN a/DT strike,"/JJ Susan/NNP said,/VBD after/IN a/DT moment's/NN silence./NN "I/NNP thought/VBD one/PRP had/VBD to/TO throw/VB coal,/NN and/CC run/VB around/IN the/DT streets/NNS with/IN a/DT shawl/NN over/IN one's/NNS head/VBP $/$ -"/JJ "In/IN the/DT east,/NNS where/WRB the/DT labor/NN is/VBZ foreign,/JJ that's/IN about/IN it,"/PRP he/PRP said,/VBD "but/RB here/RB we/PRP have/VBP American-born/JJ laborers,/NN asking/VBG for/IN their/PRP$ rights./NNP And/CC I/PRP believe/VBP it's/IN all/DT coming!"/JJ "But/NN with/IN ignorance/NN and/CC inefficiency/NN on/IN one/CD hand,/NN and/CC graft/NN and/CC cruelty/NN on/IN the/DT other,/JJ and/CC drink/NN and/CC human/JJ nature/NN and/CC poverty/NN adding/VBG their/PRP$ complications,/NN it/PRP seems/VBZ rather/RB a/DT big/JJ job!"/NN Susan/NNP said./VBD "Now,/JJ look/NN at/IN these/DT small/JJ kids/NNS out/IN of/IN bed/NN at/IN this/DT hour/NN of/IN night,/NN Bill!/NNP And/CC what/WP are/VBP they/PRP eating?/RB $/$ Boiled/VBN crabs!/. And/CC notice/VB the/DT white/JJ stockings-/NNS -I/CC never/RB had/VBD a/DT pair/NN in/IN my/PRP$ life,/NN yet/RB every/DT kidlet/NN on/IN the/DT block/NN is/VBZ wearing/VBG them./TO And/CC look/VB upstairs/RB there,/, with/IN a/DT bed/NN still/RB airing!"/RB "The/DT wonder/NN is/VBZ that/IN it's/PRP airing/VBG at/IN all,"/DT Billy/NNP said/VBD absently./DT "Is/NN that/IN the/DT boys/NNS coming/VBG back?"/RB he/PRP asked/VBD sharply./PRP "Now,/RB Bill,/NNP why/WRB do/VBP you/PRP worry/VB $/$ -?"/'' But/CC Susan/NNP knew/VBD it/PRP was/VBD useless/JJ to/TO scold/VB him./PRP They/PRP went/VBD quietly/RB back,/RB and/CC sat/VBD on/IN Mrs./NNP Cudahy's/NNP steps,/NN and/CC waited/VBD for/IN news./PRP All/DT Ironworks/NNP Row/NNP waited./VBD Down/IN the/DT street/NN Susan/NNP could/MD see/VB silent/JJ groups/NNS on/IN nearly/RB every/DT door-step./NN It/PRP grew/VBD very/RB dark;/RB there/EX was/VBD no/DT moon,/NN but/CC the/DT sky/NN was/VBD thickly/RB strewn/VBN with/IN stars./DT It/PRP was/VBD after/IN ten/CD o'clock/RB when/WRB the/DT committee/NN came/VBD back./RB Susan/NNP knew,/VBD the/DT moment/NN that/IN she/PRP saw/VBD the/DT three,/NN moving/VBG all/DT close/RB together,/RB silently/RB and/CC slowly,/VB that/IN they/PRP brought/VBD no/DT good/JJ news./NN As/IN a/DT matter/NN of/IN fact,/NN they/PRP brought/VBD almost/RB no/DT news/NN at/IN all./DT They/PRP went/VBD into/IN Clem/NNP Cudahy's/NNP dining-room,/, and/CC as/IN many/JJ men/NNS and/CC women/NNS as/RB could/MD crowded/VBN in/IN after/IN them./PRP Billy/NNP sat/VBD at/IN the/DT head/NN of/IN the/DT table./NN Carpenter,/IN the/DT "old/JJ man"/NN himself,/NN had/VBD stuck/VBN to/TO his/PRP$ guns,/NNS Clem/NNP Cudahy/NNP said./VBD He/PRP was/VBD the/DT obstinate/JJ one;/IN the/DT younger/JJR men/NNS would/MD have/VB conceded/VBN something,/RB if/IN not/RB everything,/RB long/JJ ago./RB But/CC the/DT old/JJ man/NN had/VBD said/VBD that/IN he/PRP would/MD not/RB be/VB dictated/VBN to/TO by/IN any/DT man/NN alive,/RB and/CC if/IN the/DT men/NNS wanted/VBD to/TO listen/VB to/TO an/DT ignorant/JJ young/JJ enthusiast/NN $/$ -/: "Three/CD cheers/NNS for/IN Mr./NNP Oliver!"/NNP said/VBD a/DT strong/JJ young/JJ voice,/NN at/IN this/DT point,/NN and/CC the/DT cheers/NNS were/VBD given/VBN and/CC echoed/VBN in/IN the/DT street,/NN although/IN Billy/NNP frowned,/, and/CC said/VBD gruffly,/RB "Oh,/JJ cut/NN it/PRP out!"/JJ It/PRP was/VBD a/DT long/JJ evening./NN Susan/NNP began/VBD to/TO think/VB that/IN they/PRP would/MD talk/VB forever./TO But,/NNP at/IN about/IN eleven/CD o'clock,/IN the/DT men/NNS who/WP had/VBD been/VBN streaming/VBG in/IN and/CC out/IN of/IN the/DT house/NN began/VBD to/TO disperse,/VB and/CC she/PRP and/CC Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP went/VBD into/IN the/DT kitchen,/NN and/CC made/VBD a/DT pot/NN of/IN coffee./NN Susan,/NNP sitting/VBG at/IN the/DT foot/NN of/IN the/DT table,/NN poured/VBD it,/RB and/CC seasoned/VBD it/PRP carefully./VBD "You/PRP are/VBP going/VBG to/TO be/VB well/RB cared/VBN for,/IN Mr./NNP Oliver,"/NNP said/VBD Ernest/NNP Rassette,/NNP in/IN his/PRP$ careful/JJ English./NNP "No/IN such/JJ luck!"/JJ Billy/NNP said,/VBD smiling/VBG at/IN Susan,/NNP as/IN he/PRP emptied/VBD his/PRP$ cup/NN at/IN a/DT draught./NN "Well!/IN I/PRP don't/VBP know/VB that/IN we/PRP do/VBP any/DT good/JJ sitting/NN here./PRP Things/NNS seem/VBP to/TO be/VB at/IN a/DT deadlock."/NN "What/RB do/VBP they/PRP concede,/VB Bill?"/NNP Susan/NNP asked./VBD "Oh,/PRP practically/RB everything/NN but/CC the/DT recognition/NN of/IN the/DT union./NN At/IN least,/JJS Carpenter/NNP keeps/NNS saying/VBG that/IN if/IN this/DT local/JJ agitation/NN was/VBD once/RB wiped/VBN out,/IN $/$ which/WDT is/VBZ me!/RB $/$ then/RB he'd/VB talk./DT He/PRP doesn't/VBD love/NN me,/, Sue."/NNP "Damn/NNP him!"/, said/VBD one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ listeners,/NN a/DT young/JJ man/NN who/WP sat/VBD with/IN his/PRP$ head/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hands./NN "It's/NNP after/IN twelve,"/CD Billy/NNP said,/VBD yawning./PRP "Me/VB to/TO the/DT hay!/NN Goodnight,/NNP everyone;/, goodnight,/JJ Sue!"/NNP "And/NNP annywan/NN that/WDT cud/MD get/VB a/DT man/NN like/IN that,/DT and/CC doesn't,"/NN said/VBD Mrs./NNP Cudahy/NNP when/WRB he/PRP was/VBD gone,/VBN "must/RB be/VB lookin'/VBN for/IN a/DT saint/NN right/NN out/IN av/IN the/DT lit'ny!"/NN "I/PRP never/RB heard/VBD of/IN any/DT girl/NN refusing/VBG Mr./NNP Oliver,"/NNP Susan/NNP said/VBD demurely./. She/PRP awoke/VBD puzzled,/JJ vaguely/RB elated./VBN Sunshine/NNP was/VBD streaming/VBG in/IN at/IN the/DT window,/NN an/DT odor/NN of/IN coffee,/NN of/IN bacon,/NN of/IN toast,/NN drifted/VBD up/RB from/IN below./DT Susan/NNP had/VBD slept/VBN well./. She/PRP performed/VBD the/DT limited/VBN toilet/NN necessitated/VBN by/IN a/DT basin/NN and/CC pitcher,/VBD a/DT comb/NN somewhat/RB beyond/IN its/PRP$ prime,/JJ and/CC a/DT mirror/NN too/RB full/JJ of/IN sunlight/NN to/TO be/VB flattering./RB But/CC it/PRP was/VBD evidently/RB satisfactory,/VBN for/IN Clem/NNP Cudahy/NNP told/VBD her,/PRP as/IN she/PRP went/VBD smiling/VBG into/IN the/DT kitchen,/NN that/IN she/PRP looked/VBD like/IN a/DT streak/NN of/IN sunlight/NN herself./, Sunlight/NNP was/VBD needed;/IN it/PRP was/VBD a/DT worried/JJ and/CC anxious/JJ day/NN for/IN them/PRP all./DT Susan/NNP went/VBD with/IN Lizzie/NNP to/TO see/VB the/DT new/JJ Conover/NNP baby,/NN and/CC stopped/VBD on/IN the/DT way/NN back/RB to/TO be/VB introduced/VBN to/TO Mrs./NNP Jerry/NNP Nelson,/NNP who/WP had/VBD been/VBN stretched/VBN on/IN her/PRP$ bed/NN for/IN eight/CD long/JJ years./NNP Mrs./NNP Nelson's/NNP bright/JJ little/JJ room/NN was/VBD easily/RB accessible/JJ from/IN the/DT street;/NN the/DT alert/JJ little/JJ suffering/NN woman/NN was/VBD never/RB long/JJ alone./RB "I/RB have/VBP to/TO throw/VB good/JJ soup/NN out,/IN the/DT way/NN it/PRP spoils/VBZ on/IN me,"/NN said/VBD Mrs./NNP Nelson's/NNP daughter/NN to/TO Susan,/NNP "and/NNP there's/POS nobody/NN round/RB makes/VBZ cake/NN or/CC custard/NN but/CC what/WP Mama/NNP gets/VBZ some!"/RB "I'm/IN a/DT great/JJ one/CD for/IN making/VBG friends,"/NNS the/DT invalid/JJ assured/VBD her/PRP$ happily./JJS "I/RB don't/JJ miss/NN nothing!"/NN "And/CC after/IN all/DT I/PRP don't/VBP see/VB why/WRB such/JJ a/DT woman/NN isn't/RB better/JJR off/RP than/IN Mary/NNP Lord,"/NNP said/VBD Susan/NNP later/RB to/TO Billy,/NNP "so/RB much/RB nearer/IN the/DT center/NN of/IN things!/DT Of/IN course,"/NN she/PRP told/VBD him/PRP that/IN afternoon,/IN "I/NNP ought/MD to/TO go/VB home/NN today./. But/CC I'm/PRP too/RB interested./, I/PRP simply/RB can't!/MD What/WP happens/VBZ next?"/JJ "Oh,/NN waiting,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD wearily./PRP "We/RB have/VBP a/DT mass/NN meeting/NN this/DT afternoon./NN But/CC there's/RB nothing/NN to/TO do/VB but/CC wait!"/VB Waiting/NNP was/VBD indeed/RB the/DT order/NN of/IN the/DT day./NN The/DT whole/JJ colony/NN waited./VBD It/PRP grew/VBD hotter/JJR and/CC hotter;/JJR flies/NNS buzzed/VBD in/IN and/CC out/IN of/IN the/DT open/JJ doorways,/NN children/NNS fretted/VBD and/CC shouted/VBD in/IN the/DT shade./NN Susan/NNP had/VBD seen/VBN no/DT drinking/NN the/DT night/NN before;/IN but/CC now/RB she/PRP saw/VBD more/JJR than/IN one/CD tragedy./NN The/DT meeting/NN at/IN three/CD o'clock/RB ended/VBN in/IN a/DT more/RBR grim/JJ determination/NN than/IN ever;/NN the/DT men/NNS began/VBD to/TO seem/VB ugly./JJ Sunset/NNP brought/VBD a/DT hundred/CD odors/NNS of/IN food,/NN and/CC unbearable/JJ heat./NN "I've/NN got/VBD to/TO walk/VB some/DT of/IN this/DT off,"/NN said/VBD Billy,/NNP restlessly,/NNP just/RB before/IN dark./VBG "Come/NN on/IN up/RB and/CC see/VB the/DT cabbage/NN gardens!"/NN Susan/NNP pinned/VBD on/IN her/PRP$ wide/JJ hat,/NN joined/VBD him/PRP in/IN silence,/NN and/CC still/RB in/IN silence/NN they/PRP threaded/VBD the/DT path/NN that/WDT led/VBD through/IN various/JJ dooryards/NNS and/CC across/IN vacant/JJ lots,/NNS and/CC took/VBD a/DT rising/VBG road/NN toward/IN the/DT hills./NN The/DT stillness/NN and/CC soft/JJ dusk/NN were/VBD very/RB pleasant/JJ to/TO Susan;/NNP she/PRP could/MD find/VB a/DT beauty/NN in/IN carrot-tops/NNS and/CC beet/NN greens,/NN and/CC grew/VBD quite/RB rapturous/JJ over/IN a/DT cow./NN "Doesn't/IN the/DT darling/NN look/NN comfortable/JJ and/CC countryish,/NN Bill?"/NNP Billy/NNP interrupted/VBD his/PRP$ musing/NN to/TO give/VB her/PRP$ an/DT absent/JJ smile./NN They/PRP sat/VBD down/RP on/IN a/DT pile/NN of/IN lumber,/NN and/CC watched/VBD the/DT summer/NN moon/NN rise/NN gloriously/RB over/IN the/DT hills./NN "Doesn't/IN it/PRP seem/VB FUNNY/NNP to/TO you/PRP that/IN we're/RB right/RB in/IN the/DT middle/NN of/IN a/DT strike,/JJ Bill?"/NNP Susan/NNP asked/VBD childishly./, "Funny/NNP $/$ !/. Oh,/NNP Lord!"/NNP "Well/RB $/$ -"/JJ Susan/NNP laughed/VBD at/IN herself,/PRP "I/RB didn't/RB mean/VB funny!/JJ But/CC I'll/JJ tell/VBP you/PRP what/WP I'd/PRP do/VBP in/IN your/PRP$ place,"/NN she/PRP added/VBD thoughtfully./DT Billy/NNP glanced/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ quickly./NN "What/IN YOU'D/NNP do?"/, he/PRP asked/VBD curiously./. "Certainly!/. I've/NN been/VBN thinking/VBG it/PRP over,/RP as/IN a/DT dispassionate/JJ outsider,"/JJ Susan/NNP explained/VBD calmly./VBG "Well,/IN go/VB on,"/RB he/PRP said,/VBD grinning/VBG indulgently./, "Well,/IN I/PRP will,"/MD Susan/NNP said,/VBD firing,/JJ "if/IN you'll/NNP treat/VB me/PRP seriously,/NN and/CC not/RB think/VB that/IN I/PRP say/VBP this/DT merely/RB because/IN the/DT Carrolls/NNP want/VBP you/PRP to/TO go/VB camping/NN with/IN us!/NN I/PRP was/VBD just/RB thinking/VBG $/$ -"/JJ Susan/NNP smiled/VBD bashfully,/JJ "I/NN was/VBD wondering/VBG why/WRB you/PRP don't/VBP go/VB to/TO Carpenter/NNP $/$ -"/JJ "He/NN won't/NN see/VBP me!"/PRP "Well,/VB you/PRP know/VB what/WP I/PRP mean!"/VBD she/PRP said/VBD impatiently./PRP "Send/VB your/PRP$ committee/NN to/TO him,/VB and/CC make/VB him/PRP this/DT proposition./NN Say/VB that/IN if/IN he'll/NN recognize/VBP the/DT union/NN $/$ that's/IN the/DT most/RBS important/JJ thing,/NN isn't/IN it?"/DT "That's/NNP by/IN far/RB the/DT most/RBS important!/JJ All/PDT the/DT rest/NN will/MD follow/VB if/IN we/PRP get/VBP that./DT But/CC he's/JJ practically/RB willing/JJ to/TO grant/VB all/DT the/DT rest,/NN EXCEPT/VB the/DT union./NN That's/IN the/DT whole/JJ point,/NN Sue!"/NNP "I/NNP know/VBP it/PRP is,/, but/CC listen./NN Tell/VB him/PRP that/IN if/IN he'll/JJ consent/NN to/TO all/PDT the/DT other/JJ conditions/NNS $/$ why,"/JJ Susan/NNP spread/VBD open/VB her/PRP$ hands/NNS with/IN a/DT shrug,/NN "you'll/RB get/VB out!/JJ Bill,/NNS you/PRP know/VBP and/CC I/PRP know/VBP that/IN what/WP he/PRP hates/VBZ more/JJR than/IN anything/NN or/CC anybody/NN is/VBZ Mr./NNP William/NNP Oliver,/NNP and/CC he'd/VBD agree/VBP to/TO almost/RB ANY/JJ terms/NNS for/IN the/DT sake/NN of/IN having/VBG you/PRP eliminated/VBN from/IN his/PRP$ future/NN consideration!"/NN "I/RB $/$ get/VB out?"/RB Billy/NNP repeated/VBD dazedly./, "Why,/NNP I/PRP AM/VBP the/DT union!"/NN "Oh,/IN no/DT you're/JJ not,/NN Bill./NNP Surely/RB the/DT principles/NNS involved/VBN are/VBP larger/JJR than/IN any/DT one/CD man!"/NN Susan/NNP said/VBD pleasantly./PRP "Well,/RB well/RB $/$ yes/UH $/$ that's/DT true!"/NN he/PRP agreed,/VBD after/IN a/DT second's/JJ silence./NN "To/IN a/DT certain/JJ extent/NN $/$ I/PRP see/VBP what/WP you/PRP mean!/RB $/$ that/WDT is/VBZ true./DT But,/NNP Sue,/NNP this/DT is/VBZ an/DT unusual/JJ case./NN I/PRP organized/VBD these/DT boys,/NNS I/PRP talked/VBD to/TO them,/PRP and/CC for/IN them./PRP They/PRP couldn't/MD hold/VB together/RB without/IN me/PRP $/$ they'll/MD tell/VB you/PRP so/RB themselves!"/RB "But,/IN Billy,/NNP that's/IN not/RB logic./VBG Suppose/VB you/PRP died?"/VB "Well,/DT well,/JJ but/CC by/IN the/DT Lord/NNP Harry/NNP I'm/NNP not/RB going/VBG to/TO die!"/VB he/PRP said/VBD heatedly./PRP "I/RB propose/VBP to/TO stick/VB right/RB here/RB on/IN my/PRP$ job,/NN and/CC if/IN they/PRP get/VBP a/DT bunch/NN of/IN scabs/NNS in/IN here/RB they/PRP can/MD take/VB the/DT consequences!/NN The/DT hour/NN of/IN organized/VBN labor/NN has/VBZ come,/VBN and/CC we'll/MD fight/VB the/DT thing/NN out/RP along/IN these/DT lines/NNS $/$ -"/JJ "Through/IN your/PRP$ hat/NN $/$ that's/IN the/DT way/NN you're/PRP talking/VBG now!"/JJ Susan/NNP said/VBD scornfully./PRP "Don't/RB use/VBP those/DT worn-out/JJ phrases,/NN Bill;/NNS don't/RB do/VBP it!/RB I'm/VB sick/JJ of/IN people/NNS who/WP live/VBP by/IN a/DT bunch/NN of/IN expressions,/NN without/IN ever/RB stopping/VBG to/TO think/VB whether/IN they/PRP mean/VBP anything/NN or/CC not!/JJ You're/RB too/RB big/JJ and/CC too/RB smart/JJ for/IN that,/DT Bill!/NNP Now,/NNP here/RB you've/, given/VBN the/DT cause/NN a/DT splendid/JJ push/NN up,/IN you've/NN helped/VBD these/DT particular/JJ men!/NNS Now/RB go/VB somewhere/RB else,/RB and/CC stir/VBP up/RP more/RBR trouble./. They'll/. find/VB someone/NN to/TO carry/VB it/PRP on,/IN don't/VBN you/PRP worry,/NNS and/CC meanwhile/RB you'll/MD be/VB a/DT sort/NN of/IN idol/NN $/$ all/PDT the/DT more/RBR influential/JJ for/IN being/VBG a/DT martyr/NN to/TO the/DT cause!"/NN Billy/NNP did/VBD not/RB answer./DT He/PRP got/VBD up/RB and/CC walked/VBD away/RB from/IN her,/PRP$ turned,/NN and/CC came/VBD slowly/RB back./. "I've/JJ been/VBN here/RB ten/CD years,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD then,/, and/CC at/IN the/DT sound/NN of/IN pain/NN in/IN his/PRP$ voice/NN the/DT girl's/NNP heart/NN began/VBD to/TO ache/VB for/IN him./PRP "I/IN don't/RB believe/VB they'd/DT stand/NN for/IN it,"/RB he/PRP added/VBD presently,/NN with/IN more/JJR hope./NN And/CC finally,/JJ "And/NN I/PRP don't/VBP know/VB what/WP I'd/NNP do!"/VBP "Well,/IN that/DT oughtn't/JJ to/TO influence/VB you,"/JJ Susan/NNP said/VBD bracingly./. "No,/`` you're/PRP quite/RB right./NNP That's/NNP not/RB the/DT point,"/NN he/PRP agreed/VBD quickly./RB Presently/RB she/PRP saw/VBD him/PRP lean/VB forward/RB in/IN the/DT darkness,/NN and/CC put/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hands./NN Susan/NNP longed/VBD to/TO put/VB her/PRP$ arm/NN about/IN him,/NN and/CC draw/VB the/DT rough/JJ head/NN to/TO her/PRP$ shoulder/NN and/CC comfort/NN him./PRP At/IN breakfast/NN time/NN the/DT next/JJ morning,/NN Billy/NNP walked/VBD into/IN Mrs./NNP Cudahy's/NNP dining-room,/, very/RB white,/, very/RB serious,/JJ determined/JJ lines/NNS drawn/VBN about/IN his/PRP$ firm/JJ young/JJ mouth./NN Susan/NNP looked/VBD at/IN him,/PRP half-fearful,/JJ half-/: pitying./NN "How/NN late/RB did/VBD you/PRP walk,/VB Bill?"/NNP she/PRP asked,/VBD for/IN he/PRP had/VBD gone/VBN out/RB again/RB after/IN bringing/VBG her/PRP back/RB to/TO the/DT house/NN the/DT night/NN before./. "I/. didn't/RB go/VB to/TO bed,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD briefly./. 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how/WRB it/PRP would/MD cut/VB a/DT fellow/NN all/RB up/IN to/TO leave/VB them?"/, he/PRP asked/VBD wistfully./. "See!"/'' Susan/NNP echoed./VBD "Why,/NNP I'm/NNP just/RB about/IN half-sick/JJ with/IN homesickness/NN myself!"/NNS The/DT train/NN went/VBD on/RP and/CC on/IN and/CC on;/IN through/IN woods/NNS wrapped/VBN in/IN dripping/VBG mist,/NN and/CC fields/NNS smothered/VBN in/IN fog./DT The/DT unseasonable/JJ August/NNP afternoon/NN wore/VBD slowly/RB away./VBG Betsey,/NNP fitting/VBG her/PRP$ head/NN against/IN the/DT uncomfortable/JJ red/JJ velvet/NN back/NN of/IN the/DT seat,/NN dozed/VBD or/CC seemed/VBD to/TO doze./VB Mrs./NNP Carroll/NNP opened/VBD her/PRP magazine/NN over/IN and/CC over/IN again,/RB shut/VBN it/PRP over/IN and/CC over/IN again,/RB and/CC stared/VBD out/RB at/IN the/DT landscape,/NN eternally/RB slipping/VBG by./RP William/NNP Oliver,/NNP seated/VBN next/JJ to/TO Susan,/NNP was/VBD unashamedly/RB asleep,/RB and/CC Susan,/NNP completing/VBG the/DT quartette,/NN looked/VBD dreamily/RB from/IN face/NN to/TO face,/VB yawned/JJ suppressedly,/NN and/CC wrestled/VBD with/IN "The/DT Right/NNP of/IN Way."/NNP They/PRP were/VBD making/VBG the/DT six/CD hours'/NNS trip/NN to/TO the/DT big/JJ forest/NN for/IN a/DT month's/NN holiday,/NN and/CC it/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO each/DT one/CD of/IN the/DT four/CD that/IN they/PRP had/VBD been/VBN in/IN the/DT train/NN a/DT long,/JJ long/JJ time./NN In/IN the/DT racks/NNS above/IN their/PRP$ heads/NNS were/VBD coats/NNS and/CC cameras,/VBD suit-cases/NNS and/CC summer/NN hats,/NN and/CC a/DT long/JJ cardboard/NN box,/NN originally/RB intended/VBN for/IN "Gents'/JJ medium,/NNS ribbed,/NNS white,"/, but/CC now/RB carrying/VBG fringed/JJ napkins/NNS and/CC the/DT remains/NNS of/IN a/DT luncheon./NN It/PRP had/VBD all/DT been/VBN planned/VBN a/DT hundred/CD times,/NN under/IN the/DT big/JJ lamp/NN in/IN the/DT Sausalito/NNP sitting-room./. The/DT twelve/CD o'clock/RB train/VB $/$ Farwoods/NNP Station/NNP at/IN five/CD $/$ an/DT hour's/NN ride/NN in/IN the/DT stage/NN $/$ six/CD o'clock./, Then/RB they/PRP would/MD be/VB at/IN the/DT cabin,/NN and/CC another/DT hour/NN $/$ say/VBP $/$ would/MD be/VB spent/VBN in/IN the/DT simplest/JJS of/IN housewarming./NN A/DT fire/NN must/MD be/VB built/VBN to/TO dry/JJ bedding/NN after/IN the/DT long/JJ months,/NN and/CC to/TO cook/VB bacon/NN and/CC eggs,/NN and/CC just/RB enough/RB unpacking/JJ to/TO find/VB night-wear/NN and/CC sheets./NN That/IN must/MD do/VB for/IN the/DT first/JJ night./NN "But/IN we'll/NN sit/VB and/CC talk/VB over/IN the/DT fire,"/NN Betsey/NNP would/MD plead./VB "Please,/NNP Mother!/NNP We'll/NNP be/VB all/DT through/IN dinner/NN at/IN eight/CD o'clock/RB I"/DT The/DT train/NN however/RB was/VBD late,/RB nearly/RB half-an-hour/JJ late,/RB when/WRB they/PRP reached/VBD Farwoods./NNP The/DT stage,/NN pleasant/JJ enough/RB in/IN pleasant/JJ weather,/NN was/VBD disgustingly/RB cramped/VBN and/CC close/RB inside./, Susan/NNP and/CC Betsey/NNP were/VBD both/DT young/JJ enough/RB to/TO resent/VB the/DT complacency/NN with/IN which/WDT Jimmy/NNP climbed/VBD up,/RB with/IN his/PRP$ dog,/NN beside/IN the/DT driver./NN "You/PRP let/VBD him/PRP stay/VB in/IN the/DT baggage-car/NN with/IN Baloo/NNP all/DT the/DT way,/NN Mother,"/NNP Betts/NNP reproached/VBD her,/PRP flinging/VBG herself/PRP recklessly/RB into/IN the/DT coach,/NN "and/CC now/RB you're/PRP letting/VBG him/PRP ride/VB in/IN the/DT rain!"/NN "Well,/IN stop/NN falling/VBG over/IN everything,/NN for/IN Heaven's/NNP sake,/VBD Betts!"/NNP Susan/NNP scolded./VBD "And/DT don't/JJ step/NN on/IN the/DT camera!/NNS Don't/VBN get/VB in,/IN Billy,/NNP $/$ I/PRP say/VBP DON'T/VB GET/NNP IN!/NNP Well,/NNP why/WRB don't/VBD you/PRP listen/VB to/TO me/PRP then!/DT These/DT things/NNS are/VBP all/DT over/IN the/DT floor,/NN and/CC I/PRP have/VBP to/TO $/$ -"/JJ "I/NN have/VBP to/TO get/VB in,/JJ it's/IN pouring,/VBG $/$ don't/RB be/VB such/JJ a/DT crab,/NN Sue!"/NNP Billy/NNP said/VBD pleasantly./DT "Lord,/NN what's/WDT that!/DT What/WP did/VBD I/PRP break?"/VB "That's/JJ the/DT suitcase/NN with/IN the/DT food/NN in/IN it,"/PRP$ Susan/NNP snapped./VBD "PLEASE/NNP wait/VB a/DT minute,/NN Betts!/IN $/$ All/DT right,"/JJ finished/VBD Susan/NNP bitterly,/VB settling/VBG herself/PRP in/IN a/DT dark/JJ corner,/NN "tramp/NN over/IN everything,/NN I/PRP don't/VBP care!"/NN "If/IN you/PRP don't/VBP care,/NNS why/WRB are/VBP you/PRP talking/VBG about/IN it?"/PRP asked/VBD Betts./NNP "He/NNP says/VBZ that/IN we'll/NN have/VBP to/TO get/VB out/RP at/IN the/DT willows,/NN and/CC walk/VB up/IN the/DT trail,"/NN said/VBD Mrs./NNP Carroll,/NNP bending/VBG her/PRP$ tall/JJ head,/NN as/IN she/PRP entered/VBD the/DT stage,/NN after/IN a/DT conversation/NN with/IN the/DT driver./NN "Gracious/JJ sakes,/NN how/WRB things/NNS have/VBP been/VBN tumbled/VBN in!/RB Help/VB me/PRP pile/VB these/DT things/NNS up,/IN girls!"/NN "I/NN was/VBD trying/VBG to,"/TO Susan/NNP began/VBD stiffly,/RB leaning/VBG forward/RB to/TO do/VB her/PRP$ share./NN A/DT sudden/JJ jolt/NN of/IN the/DT starting/VBG stage/NN brought/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN against/IN Betts/NNP with/IN a/DT violent/JJ concussion./NN After/IN that/WDT she/PRP sat/VBD back/RB in/IN magnificent/JJ silence/NN for/IN half/NN the/DT long/JJ drive./NN They/PRP jerked/VBD and/CC jolted/VBD on/IN the/DT uneven/JJ roads,/NN the/DT rain/NN was/VBD coming/VBG down/RB more/RBR steadily/RB now,/RB and/CC finally/RB even/RB Jimmy/NNP and/CC the/DT shivering/NN Baloo/NNP had/VBD to/TO come/VB inside/IN the/DT already/RB well-filled/JJ stage./NN It/PRP was/VBD quite/RB dark/JJ when/WRB they/PRP were/VBD set/VBN down/RP at/IN the/DT foot/NN of/IN the/DT overgrown/JJ trail,/NN and/CC started,/VBD heavily/RB loaded,/VBN for/IN the/DT cabin./NN Wind/NNP sighed/VBD and/CC swept/VBD through/IN the/DT upper/JJ branches/NNS of/IN the/DT forest,/JJ boughs/NNS creaked/VBD and/CC whined,/VBD the/DT ground/NN underfoot/RB was/VBD spongy/JJ with/IN moisture,/JJ and/CC the/DT air/NN very/RB cold./JJR The/DT cabin/NN was/VBD dark/JJ and/CC deserted/JJ looking;/NN a/DT drift/NN of/IN tiny/JJ redwood/NN branches/NNS carpeted/VBD the/DT porch./NN The/DT rough/JJ steps/NNS ran/VBD water./. 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But/CC no,"/JJ Susan/NNP interrupted/VBD herself/PRP honestly,/RB "I/JJ won't/NN deny/VBP it./PRP I/PRP AM/VBP happy./, I/PRP am/VBP the/DT happiest/JJS woman/NN in/IN the/DT world."/NN "Yet/NN you/PRP always/RB used/VBD to/TO begin/VB your/PRP$ castles/NNS in/IN Spain/NNP with/IN a/DT million/CD dollars,"/NN Anna/NNP said,/VBD half-wistfully,/JJ half-curiously./NN "Everything/NN else/RB being/VBG equal,/VBN Sue,"/IN she/PRP pursued,/VBD "wouldn't/IN you/PRP rather/RB be/VB rich?"/JJR "Everything/NN else/RB never/RB IS/VBZ equal,"/JJ Susan/NNP answered/VBD thoughtfully./DT "I/NN used/VBD to/TO think/VB it/PRP was/VBD $/$ but/CC it's/PRP$ not!/NN Now,/RB for/IN instance,/NNS take/VBP the/DT case/NN of/IN Isabel/NNP Wallace./NNP Isabel/NNP is/VBZ rich/JJ and/CC beautiful,/JJ she/PRP has/VBZ a/DT good/JJ husband,/NN $/$ to/TO me/PRP he's/. rather/RB tame,/JJ but/CC probably/RB she/PRP thinks/VBZ of/IN Billy/NNP as/IN a/DT cave-man,/NN so/RB that/IN doesn't/NN count!/IN $/$ she/PRP has/VBZ 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on/IN Alan,/NNP after/IN all!"/DT "I'd/NNP do/VBP it,/RB just/RB the/DT same!"/NNS said/VBD Anna,/NNP "and/CC I/PRP wouldn't/MD have/VB the/DT nurse/NN standing/VBG around,/IN either/DT $/$ and/CC yet,/NN I/PRP suppose/VBP that's/IN not/RB very/RB reasonable,"/RB she/PRP went/VBD on,/RB after/IN a/DT moment's/NN thought,/IN "for/NN that's/IN Conrad's/NNP free/JJ time./NN We/PRP drive/VBP nearly/RB every/DT day,/NN and/CC half/PDT the/DT time/NN dine/NN somewhere/RB out/IN of/IN town./DT And/CC his/PRP$ having/VBG to/TO operate/VB at/IN night/NN so/RB much/RB makes/VBZ him/PRP want/VB to/TO sleep/VB in/IN the/DT morning,/NN so/RB that/IN we/PRP couldn't/MD very/RB well/RB have/VB a/DT baby/NN in/IN the/DT room./NN I/PRP suppose/VBP I'd/NNP do/VBP as/IN the/DT rest/NN do,/NN pay/VBP a/DT fine/JJ nurse,/NN and/CC grab/VB minutes/NNS with/IN the/DT baby/NN whenever/WRB I/PRP could!"/MD "You/RB have/VB to/TO be/VB poor/JJ to/TO get/VB all/PDT the/DT fun/NN out/IN of/IN children,"/NN Susan/NNP said./VBD "They're/RB at/IN their/PRP$ very/JJ sweetest/NN when/WRB they/PRP get/VBP their/PRP$ clothes/NNS off,/, and/CC run/VB about/RB before/IN their/PRP$ nap,/NN or/CC when/WRB they/PRP wake/VBP up/RP and/CC call/VB you,/PRP or/CC when/WRB you/PRP tell/VBP them/PRP stories/NNS at/IN night."/NNS "But,/IN Sue,/NNP a/DT woman/NN like/IN Mrs./NNP Furlong/NNP does/VBZ NOT/NNP have/VBP to/TO work/VB so/RB hard,"/JJ Anna/NNP said/VBD decidedly,/NN "you/NNS must/MD admit/VB that!/IN Her/PRP$ life/NN is/VBZ full/JJ of/IN ease/NN and/CC beauty/NN and/CC power/NN $/$ doesn't/VB that/DT count?/NN Doesn't/NNP that/IN give/VB her/PRP a/DT chance/NN for/IN self-development,/NN and/CC a/DT chance/NN to/TO make/VB herself/PRP a/DT real/JJ companion/NN to/TO her/PRP$ husband?"/NN "Well,/IN the/DT problems/NNS of/IN the/DT world/NN aren't/RB answered/VBD in/IN books,/NN Nance./NNP It/PRP just/RB doesn't/RB seem/VBP INTERESTING,/NN or/CC worth/JJ while/IN to/TO me!/VB She/PRP could/MD 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rich/JJ people/NNS are/VBP trying/VBG $/$ in/IN their/PRP$ entirely/RB unintelligent/JJ ways!/IN $/$ to/TO reach/VB down,/RB and/CC $/$ my/PRP$ dear,/NN it/PRP was/VBD really/RB stirring!/JJ You/PRP know/VBP Himself/PRP can/MD write/VB when/WRB he/PRP tries!/VBD $/$ and/CC he/PRP spoke/VBD of/IN the/DT things/NNS the/DT laboring/NN class/NN doesn't/NN do,/NN of/IN the/DT way/NN it/PRP educates/VBZ its/PRP$ children,/NN of/IN the/DT way/NN it/PRP spends/VBZ its/PRP$ money,/JJ $/$ it/PRP was/VBD as/RB good/JJ as/IN anything/NN he's/IN ever/RB done,/VBN and/CC it/PRP made/VBD no/DT end/NN of/IN talk!/NN "And,"/NN concluded/VBD Susan/NNP contentedly,/VB "we're/NN at/IN the/DT bottom/NN of/IN the/DT heap,/NN instead/RB of/IN struggling/VBG up/RP in/IN the/DT world,/JJ we're/NN struggling/VBG down!/IN When/WRB I/PRP talk/VBP to/TO my/PRP$ girls'/NNS club,/, I/PRP can/MD honestly/RB say/VB that/IN I/PRP know/VBP some/DT of/IN their/PRP$ trials./NN I/PRP talked/VBD to/TO a/DT mothers'/NN meeting/NN the/DT other/JJ day,/NN about/IN simple/JJ dressing/NN and/CC simple/JJ clothes/NNS for/IN children,/NNS and/CC they/PRP knew/VBD I/PRP had/VBD three/CD children/NNS and/CC no/DT more/JJR money/NN than/IN they./DT And/CC they/PRP know/VBP that/IN my/PRP$ husband/NN began/VBD his/PRP$ business/NN career/NN as/IN a/DT puddler,/NN just/RB as/RB their/PRP$ sons/NNS are/VBP beginning/VBG now./RP In/IN short,/NNS since/IN the/DT laboring/VBG class/NN can't,/NN seemingly,/VBD help/NN itself,/, and/CC the/DT upper/JJ class/NN can't/MD help/VB it,/IN the/DT situation/NN seems/VBZ to/TO be/VB waiting/VBG for/IN just/RB such/JJ people/NNS as/IN we/PRP are,/VBP who/WP know/VBP both/DT sides!"/NN "A/RB pretty/RB heroic/JJ life,/NN Susan!"/NNP Anna/NNP said/VBD shaking/VBG her/PRP$ head./NN "Heroic?/. Nothing!"/'' Susan/NNP answered,/VB in/IN healthy/JJ denial./NN "I/NN like/IN it!/RB I've/NN eaten/VBN maple/NN mousse/NN and/CC guinea-hen/NN at/IN the/DT Saunders',/NNP and/CC I've/NNP eaten/VBN liver-and-bacon/NN and/CC rice/NN pudding/NN here,/, and/CC I/PRP like/IN this/DT best./JJS Billy's/NNS a/DT hero,/NN if/IN you/PRP like,"/IN she/PRP added,/VBD suddenly,/RB "Did/JJ I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP about/IN the/DT fracas/NN in/IN August?"/NNP "Not/RB between/IN you/PRP and/CC Billy?"/NNP Anna/NNP laughed./VBD "No-o-o!/JJ We/PRP fight,"/VBP said/VBD Susan/NNP modestly,/, "when/WRB he/PRP thinks/VBZ Mart/NNP ought/MD to/TO be/VB whipped/VBN and/CC I/PRP don't,/VBP or/CC when/WRB little/JJ Billums/NNS wipes/NNS sticky/JJ fingers/NNS on/IN his/PRP$ razor/NN strop,/JJ but/CC he/PRP ain't/RB never/RB struck/VBD me,/JJ mum,/NN and/CC that's/IN more/RBR than/IN some/DT can/MD say!/VB No,/RB but/CC this/DT was/VBD really/RB quite/RB exciting,"/JJ Susan/NNP resumed,/NN seriously./NN "Let/IN 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blankly./. "Funeral/NNP arrangements?"/VBD he/PRP murmured./VBD "Funeral/JJ arrangements?"/NNS He/PRP passed/VBD his/PRP$ gnarled/JJ hand/NN over/IN his/PRP$ leonine/NN head./VBN "Ah,/NNP yes,/, I/PRP suppose/VBP so./NN I/PRP shall/MD attend/VB to/TO it."/DT He/PRP rose/VBD and/CC left/VBD the/DT house,/NN walking/VBG with/IN bowed/JJ head/NN out/IN of/IN Sequoia,/NNP up/IN the/DT abandoned/VBN and/CC decaying/VBG skid-road/NN through/IN the/DT second-growth/NN redwoods/NNS to/TO the/DT dark/JJ green/JJ blur/NN that/WDT marked/VBD the/DT old/JJ timber./NN It/PRP was/VBD May,/NNP and/CC Nature/NNP was/VBD renewing/VBG herself,/JJ for/IN spring/NN comes/VBZ late/RB in/IN Humboldt/NNP County./NNP From/IN an/DT alder/NN thicket/IN a/DT pompous/JJ cock/NN grouse/NN boomed/VBD intermittently;/VBN the/DT valley/NN quail,/JJ in/IN pairs,/NN were/VBD busy/JJ about/IN their/PRP$ household/NN affairs;/NN from/IN a/DT clump/NN of/IN manzanita/NN a/DT buck/NN watched/VBD John/NNP Cardigan/NNP curiously./. 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They/PRP say/VBP he's/PRP good-looking;/JJ certainly/RB he/PRP is/VBZ educated/VBN and/CC has/VBZ acquired/VBN some/DT worldly/RB polish--just/JJ the/DT kind/NN of/IN young/JJ fellow/NN Shirley/NNP will/MD find/VB interesting/JJ and/CC welcome/JJ company/NN in/IN a/DT town/NN like/IN this./DT Many/JJ things/NNS can/MD happen/VB in/IN a/DT year--and/NN it/PRP will/MD be/VB a/DT year/NN before/IN I/PRP can/MD smash/VB the/DT Cardigans./NNP Damn/JJ it!"/NN Along/IN the/DT well-remembered/JJ streets/NNS of/IN Sequoia/NNP Bryce/NNP Cardigan/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ father/NN walked/VBD arm/NN in/IN arm,/DT their/PRP$ progress/NN continuously/RB interrupted/VBN by/IN well-meaning/JJ but/CC impulsive/JJ Sequoians/NNS who/WP insisted/VBD upon/IN halting/VBG the/DT pair/NN to/TO shake/VB hands/NNS with/IN Bryce/NNP and/CC bid/VBD him/PRP welcome/VB home./NN In/IN the/DT presence/NN of/IN those/DT third/JJ parties/NNS the/DT old/JJ man/NN quickly/RB conquered/VBD the/DT agitation/NN he/PRP had/VBD felt/VBN at/IN this/DT long-deferred/JJ meeting/NN with/IN his/PRP$ son,/NN and/CC when/WRB presently/RB they/PRP left/VBD the/DT business/NN section/NN of/IN the/DT town/NN and/CC turned/VBD into/IN a/DT less-frequented/JJ street,/NN his/PRP$ emotion/NN assumed/VBD the/DT character/NN of/IN a/DT quiet/JJ joy,/NN evidenced/VBN in/IN a/DT more/JJR erect/JJ bearing/NN and/CC a/DT firmer/JJR tread,/NN as/IN if/IN he/PRP strove,/VBD despite/IN his/PRP$ seventy-six/CD years,/NN not/RB to/TO appear/VB incongruous/JJ as/IN he/PRP walked/VBD beside/IN his/PRP$ splendid/JJ son./NN "I/IN wish/NN I/PRP could/MD see/VB you/PRP more/RBR clearly,"/RB he/PRP said/VBD presently./, His/PRP$ voice/NN as/RB well/RB as/IN his/PRP$ words/NNS expressed/VBD profound/JJ regret,/NN but/CC there/EX was/VBD no/DT hint/NN of/IN despair/NN or/CC heartbreak/NN now./, Bryce,/NNP who/WP up/RP to/TO this/DT moment/NN had/VBD refrained/VBN from/IN discussing/VBG his/PRP$ father's/NN misfortunes,/NN drew/VBD the/DT old/JJ man/NN a/DT little/JJ closer/JJR to/TO his/PRP$ side./NN "What's/RB wrong/JJ with/IN your/PRP$ eyes,/NN pal?"/NN he/PRP queried./VBZ He/PRP did/VBD not/RB often/RB address/VB his/PRP$ parent,/NN after/IN the/DT fashion/NN of/IN most/JJS sons,/NNS as/IN "Father,"/NNP "Dad"/NNP or/CC "Pop."/NNP They/PRP were/VBD closer/RBR to/TO each/DT other/JJ than/IN that,/, and/CC a/DT rare/JJ sense/NN of/IN perfect/JJ comradeship/NN found/VBD expression,/VBN on/IN Bryce's/NNP part,/NN in/IN such/JJ salutations/NNS as/IN "pal,"/JJ "partner"/NN and,/CC infrequently,/NN "old/NN sport."/NN When/WRB arguing/VBG with/IN his/PRP$ father,/NN protesting/VBG with/IN him/PRP or/CC affectionately/RB scolding/VBG him,/JJ Bryce,/NNS with/IN mock/JJ seriousness,/NN sometimes/RB called/VBD the/DT old/JJ man/NN John/NNP Cardigan./NNP "Cataracts,/NNP son,"/VBD his/PRP$ father/NN answered./VBN "Merely/RB the/DT penalty/NN of/IN old/JJ age."/NN "But/NN can't/MD something/NN be/VB done/VBN about/IN it?"/PRP demanded/VBD Bryce./NNP "Can't/RB they/PRP be/VB cured/VBN somehow/RB or/CC other?"/JJ "Certainly/RB they/PRP can./MD But/CC I/PRP shall/MD have/VB to/TO wait/VB until/IN they/PRP are/VBP completely/RB matured/VBN and/CC I/PRP have/VBP become/VBN completely/RB blind;/RB then/RB a/DT specialist/NN will/MD perform/VB an/DT operation/NN on/IN my/PRP$ eyes,/NN and/CC in/IN all/DT probability/NN my/PRP$ sight/NN will/MD be/VB restored/VBN for/IN a/DT few/JJ years./NNS However,/RB I/PRP haven't/VBP given/VBN the/DT matter/NN a/DT great/JJ deal/NN of/IN consideration./NN At/IN my/PRP$ age/NN one/CD doesn't/NN find/VBP very/RB much/JJ difficulty/NN in/IN making/VBG the/DT best/JJS of/IN everything./DT And/CC I/PRP am/VBP about/RB ready/JJ to/TO quit/VB now./PRP I'd/. like/IN to,/NN in/IN fact;/NN I'm/IN tired."/NN "Oh,/NN but/CC you/PRP can't/MD quit/VB until/IN you've/NN seen/VBN your/PRP$ redwoods/NNS again,"/IN Bryce/NNP reminded/VBD him./PRP "I/IN suppose/VBP it's/PRP been/VBN a/DT long/JJ time/NN since/IN you've/NN visited/VBD the/DT Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants;/NNP your/PRP$ long/JJ exile/NN from/IN the/DT wood-goblins/NNS has/VBZ made/VBN you/PRP a/DT trifle/RB gloomy,/JJ I'm/IN afraid."/JJ John/NNP Cardigan/NNP nodded./, "I/NNP haven't/VBD seen/VBN them/PRP in/IN a/DT year/NN and/CC a/DT half,/NN Bryce./NNP Last/JJ time/NN I/PRP was/VBD up,/IN I/PRP slipped/VBD between/IN the/DT logs/NNS on/IN the/DT old/JJ skid-road/NN and/CC like/IN to/TO broke/VBD my/PRP$ old/JJ fool/NN neck./, But/CC even/RB that/IN wasn't/VBD warning/VBG enough/RB for/IN me./PRP I/PRP cracked/VBD right/RB on/IN into/IN the/DT timber/NN and/CC got/VBD lost."/VBN "Lost?/IN Poor/NNP old/JJ partner!/NN And/CC what/WP did/VBD you/PRP do/VB about/IN it?"/PRP "The/DT sensible/JJ thing,/NN my/PRP$ boy./NN I/PRP just/RB sat/VBD down/RP under/IN a/DT tree/NN and/CC waited/VBD for/IN George/NNP Sea/NNP Otter/NNP to/TO trail/VB me/PRP and/CC bring/VB me/PRP home."/JJ "And/CC did/VBD he/PRP find/VB you?/PRP Or/CC did/VBD you/PRP have/VB to/TO spend/VB the/DT night/NN in/IN the/DT woods?"/NN John/NNP Cardigan/NNP smiled/VBD humorously./. "I/VBN did/VBD not./RB Along/IN about/IN sunset/NN George/NNP found/VBD me./PRP Seems/VBZ he'd/JJ been/VBN following/VBG me/PRP all/PDT the/DT time,/NN and/CC when/WRB I/PRP sat/VBD down/IN he/PRP waited/VBD to/TO make/VB certain/JJ whether/IN I/PRP was/VBD lost/VBN or/CC just/RB taking/VBG a/DT rest/NN where/WRB I/PRP could/MD be/VB quiet/JJ and/CC think."/JJ "I've/NN been/VBN leaving/VBG to/TO an/DT Indian/NNP the/DT fulfillment/NN of/IN my/PRP$ duty,"/NN Bryce/NNP murmured/VBD bitterly./. "No,/. no,/NN son./NN You/PRP have/VBP never/RB been/VBN deficient/JJ in/IN that,"/IN the/DT old/JJ man/NN protested./VBD "Why/JJ didn't/NN you/PRP have/VBP the/DT old/JJ skid-road/JJ planked/NN with/IN refuse/NN lumber/NN so/IN you/PRP wouldn't/MD fall/VB through?/IN And/CC you/PRP might/MD have/VB had/VBD the/DT woods-boss/NN swamp/VBD a/DT new/JJ trail/NN into/IN the/DT timber/NN and/CC fence/NN it/PRP on/IN both/DT sides,/NN in/IN order/NN that/IN you/PRP might/MD feel/VB your/PRP$ way/NN along."/IN "Yes,/NNP quite/RB true,"/RB admitted/VBD the/DT old/JJ man./NN "But/NN then,/, I/PRP don't/VBP spend/VB money/NN quite/RB as/RB freely/RB as/IN I/PRP used/VBD to,/RB Bryce./NNP I/PRP consider/VBP carefully/RB now/RB before/IN I/PRP part/NN with/IN a/DT dollar."/NN "Pal,/IN it/PRP wasn't/VBD fair/JJ of/IN you/PRP to/TO make/VB me/PRP stay/VB away/RB so/RB long./RB If/IN I/PRP had/VBD only/RB known--if/JJ I/PRP had/VBD remotely/RB suspected--"/JJ "You'd/NNP have/VBP spoiled/VBN everything--of/JJ course./NN Don't/NNP scold/VBD me,/PRP son./VBD You're/PRP all/DT I/PRP have/VBP now,/RB and/CC I/PRP couldn't/MD bear/VB to/TO send/VB for/IN you/PRP until/IN you'd/PRP had/VBD your/PRP$ fling."/NNS His/PRP$ trembling/VBG old/JJ hand/NN crept/VBD over/RB and/CC closed/VBD upon/IN his/PRP$ boy's/NNS hand,/, so/RB firm/JJ but/CC free/JJ from/IN signs/NNS of/IN toil./DT "It/NN was/VBD my/PRP$ pleasure,/NN Bryce,"/CC he/PRP continued,/MD "and/VB you/PRP wouldn't/MD deny/VB me/PRP my/PRP$ choice/NN of/IN sport,/NNS would/MD you?/VB Remember,/NNP lad,/, I/PRP never/RB had/VBD a/DT boyhood;/NN I/PRP never/RB had/VBD a/DT college/NN education,/NN and/CC the/DT only/JJ real/JJ travel/NN I/PRP have/VBP ever/RB had/VBN was/VBD when/WRB I/PRP worked/VBD my/PRP$ way/NN around/IN Cape/NNP Horn/NNP as/IN a/DT foremast/JJ hand,/NN and/CC all/DT I/PRP saw/VBD then/RB was/VBD water/NN and/CC hardships;/RB all/DT I've/NN seen/VBN since/IN is/VBZ my/PRP$ little/JJ world/NN here/RB in/IN Sequoia/NNP and/CC in/IN San/NNP Francisco."/NNP "You've/NN sacrificed/VBD enough--too/RB much--for/JJ me,/NN Dad."/NNP "It/NNP pleased/VBD me/PRP to/TO give/VB you/PRP all/PDT the/DT advantages/NNS I/PRP wanted/VBD and/CC couldn't/MD afford/VB until/IN I/PRP was/VBD too/RB old/JJ and/CC too/RB busy/JJ to/TO consider/VB them./PRP Besides,/IN it/PRP was/VBD your/PRP$ mother's/NN wish./NN We/PRP made/VBD plans/NNS for/IN you/PRP before/IN you/PRP were/VBD born,/VBN and/CC I/PRP promised/VBD her--ah,/PRP$ well,/NNS why/WRB be/VB a/DT cry-baby?/NN I/PRP knew/VBD I/PRP could/MD manage/VB until/IN you/PRP were/VBD ready/JJ to/TO settle/VB down/RP to/TO business./MD And/CC you/PRP HAVE/VBP enjoyed/VBN your/PRP$ little/JJ run,/NN haven't/VBD you?"/IN he/PRP concluded/VBD wistfully./, "I/NNPS have,/VBP Dad."/NNP Bryce's/NNP great/JJ hand/NN closed/VBD over/IN the/DT back/NN of/IN his/PRP$ father's/NN neck;/NN he/PRP shook/VBD the/DT old/JJ man/NN with/IN mock/JJ ferocity./NN "Stubborn/JJ old/JJ lumberjack!"/NN he/PRP chided./VBD John/NNP Cardigan/NNP shook/VBD with/IN an/DT inward/JJ chuckle,/NN for/IN the/DT loving/JJ abuse/NN his/PRP$ boy/NN had/VBD formed/VBN a/DT habit/NN of/IN heaping/VBG on/IN him/PRP never/RB failed/VBD to/TO thrill/VB him./PRP Instinctively/RB Bryce/NNP had/VBD realized/VBN that/IN to-night/JJ obvious/JJ sympathy/NN copiously/RB expressed/VBN was/VBD not/RB the/DT medicine/NN for/IN his/PRP$ father's/NN bruised/VBN spirit;/NN hence/RB he/PRP elected/VBD to/TO regard/VB the/DT latter's/JJ blindness/NN as/IN a/DT mere/JJ temporary/JJ annoyance,/JJ something/NN to/TO be/VB considered/VBN lightly,/JJ if/IN at/IN all;/RB and/CC it/PRP was/VBD typical/JJ of/IN him/PRP now/RB that/IN the/DT subject/NN had/VBD been/VBN discussed/VBN briefly,/JJ to/TO resolve/VB never/RB to/TO refer/VB to/TO it/PRP again./. He/PRP released/VBD his/PRP$ hold/NN on/IN the/DT old/JJ man's/JJ neck/NN and/CC tapped/VBN the/DT latter's/JJ gray/JJ head/NN lightly,/NN while/IN with/IN his/PRP$ tongue/NN he/PRP made/VBD hollow-sounding/JJ noises/NNS against/IN the/DT roof/NN of/IN his/PRP$ mouth./NN "Ha!/IN I/PRP thought/VBD so,"/RB he/PRP declared./VBD "After/IN your/PRP$ fifty-odd/JJ years/NNS in/IN the/DT lumber/NN business/NN your/PRP$ head/NN has/VBZ become/VBN packed/VBN with/IN sawdust--"/JJ "Be/NNP serious/JJ and/CC talk/NN to/TO me,/VB Bryce."/NNP "I/NNP ought/MD to/TO send/VB you/PRP to/TO bed/VB without/IN your/PRP$ supper./NN Talk/NN to/TO you?/NNP You/PRP bet/VB I'll/DT talk/NN to/TO you,/NNP John/NNP Cardigan;/NNP and/CC I'll/NNP tell/VBP you/PRP things,/VBP too,/RB you/PRP scandalous/JJ bunko-steerer./NN To-morrow/JJ morning/NN I'm/NN going/VBG to/TO put/VB a/DT pair/NN of/IN overalls/NNS on/IN you,/JJ arm/NN you/PRP with/IN a/DT tin/NN can/NN and/CC a/DT swab,/NN and/CC set/VBD you/PRP to/TO greasing/VBG the/DT skidways./NN Partner,/NNP you've/NN deceived/VBD me."/PRP "Oh,/IN nonsense./DT If/IN I/PRP had/VBD whimpered,/RB that/DT would/MD only/RB have/VB spoiled/VBN everything."/RB "Nevertheless,/IN you/PRP were/VBD forced/VBN to/TO cable/NN me/PRP to/TO hurry/VB home."/NN "I/RB summoned/VBD you/PRP the/DT instant/NN I/PRP realized/VBD I/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO need/VB you."/JJ "No,/NN you/PRP didn't,/VBD John/NNP Cardigan./NNP You/PRP summoned/VBD me/PRP because,/IN for/IN the/DT first/JJ time/NN in/IN your/PRP$ life,/NN you/PRP were/VBD panicky/JJ and/CC let/VB yourself/PRP get/VB out/IN of/IN hand."/NN His/PRP$ father/NN nodded/VBD slowly./JJR "And/CC you/PRP aren't/VBP over/IN it/PRP yet,"/RB Bryee/NNP continued,/VBD his/PRP$ voice/NN no/RB longer/RB bantering/VBG but/CC lowered/VBD affectionately./DT "What's/IN the/DT trouble,/NN Dad?/NNP Trot/NNP out/IN your/PRP$ old/JJ panic/NN and/CC let/VB me/PRP inspect/VB it./DT Trouble/NN must/MD be/VB very/RB real/JJ when/WRB it/PRP gets/VBZ my/PRP$ father/NN on/IN the/DT run."/NN "It/NN is,/VBZ Bryce,/NNP very/RB real/JJ indeed./NN As/IN I/PRP remarked/VBD before,/IN I've/NN lost/VBD your/PRP$ heritage/NN for/IN you."/NN He/PRP sighed./VBD "I/PRP waited/VBD till/IN you/PRP would/MD be/VB able/JJ to/TO come/VB home/NN and/CC settle/VB down/RP to/TO business;/NNS now/RB you're/VBP home,/NN and/CC there/EX isn't/VBP any/DT business/NN to/TO settle/VB down/RP to."/DT Bryce/NNP chuckled,/NN for/IN he/PRP was/VBD indeed/RB far/RB from/IN being/VBG worried/VBN over/IN business/NN matters,/, his/PRP$ consideration/NN now/RB being/VBG entirely/RB for/IN his/PRP$ father's/JJ peace/NN of/IN mind./NN "All/NN right,"/NN he/PRP retorted,/VBD "Father/RB has/VBZ lost/VBN his/PRP$ money/NN and/CC we'll/NN have/VBP to/TO let/VB the/DT servants/NNS go/VBP and/CC give/VBP up/RP the/DT old/JJ home./NN That/IN part/NN of/IN it/PRP is/VBZ settled;/VBN and/CC weak,/JJ anemic,/NNS tenderly/RB nurtured/VBD little/JJ Bryce/NNP Cardigan/NNP must/MD put/VB his/PRP$ turkey/NN on/IN his/PRP$ back/NN and/CC go/VB into/IN the/DT woods/NNS looking/VBG for/IN a/DT job/NN as/IN lumberjack/NN .../: Busted,/CC eh?/RB Did/VBD I/PRP or/CC did/VBD I/PRP not/RB hear/VB the/DT six/CD o'clock/RB whistle/DT blow/NN at/IN the/DT mill?/NNS Bet/IN you/PRP a/DT dollar/NN I/PRP did."/VBD "Oh,/IN I/PRP have/VBP title/NN to/TO everything--yet."/DT "How/NN I/PRP do/VBP have/VBP to/TO dig/VB for/IN good/JJ news!/NN Then/RB it/PRP appears/VBZ we/PRP still/RB have/VBP a/DT business;/NN indeed,/NN we/PRP may/MD always/RB have/VB a/DT business,/NN for/IN the/DT very/JJ fact/NN that/IN it/PRP is/VBZ going/VBG but/CC not/RB quite/RB gone/VBN implies/VBZ a/DT doubt/NN as/IN to/TO its/PRP$ ultimate/JJ departure,/NN and/CC perhaps/RB we/PRP may/MD yet/RB scheme/NN a/DT way/NN to/TO retain/VB it."/PRP "Oh,/IN my/PRP$ boy,/NN when/WRB I/PRP think/VBP of/IN my/PRP$ years/NNS of/IN toil/NN and/CC scheming,/NN of/IN the/DT big/JJ dreams/NNS I/PRP dreamed--"/VBP "Belay/NN all!/RB If/IN we/PRP can/MD save/VB enough/RB out/IN of/IN the/DT wreck/NN to/TO insure/VB you/PRP your/PRP$ customary/JJ home/NN comforts,/NN I/PRP shan't/MD cry,/VB partner./NN I/PRP have/VBP a/DT profession/NN to/TO fall/VB back/RB on./, Yes,/NNP sirree./VBD I/PRP own/VBP a/DT sheep-skin,/NN and/CC it/PRP says/VBZ I'm/IN an/DT electrical/JJ and/CC civil/JJ engineer."/NN "What!"/NN "I/NNP said/VBD it./PRP An/DT electrical/JJ and/CC civil/JJ engineer./NN Slipped/VBD one/CD over/IN on/IN you/PRP at/IN college,/NN John/NNP Cardigan,/NNP when/WRB all/PDT the/DT time/NN you/PRP thought/VBD I/PRP was/VBD having/VBG a/DT good/JJ time./NN Thought/VBD I'd/NNP come/VB home/NN and/CC surprise/NN you."/IN "Bu-bu-but--"/JJ "It/NN drives/VBZ me/PRP wild/JJ to/TO have/VB a/DT man/NN sputter/NN at/IN me./PRP I'm/IN an/DT electrical/JJ and/CC civil/JJ engineer,/NN I/PRP tell/VBP you,/PRP and/CC my/PRP$ two/CD years/NNS of/IN travel/NN have/VBP been/VBN 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land-poor,"/NN he/PRP explained/VBD apologetically./DT "Never/NNP kept/VBD much/RB of/IN a/DT reserve/NN working-/NNS capital/NN for/IN emergencies,/NN you/PRP know./VBP Whenever/WRB I/PRP had/VBD idle/JJ money,/NN I/PRP put/VBD it/PRP into/IN timber/NN in/IN the/DT San/NNP Hedrin/NNP watershed,/NN because/IN I/PRP realized/VBD that/IN some/DT day/NN the/DT railroad/NN would/MD build/VB in/IN from/IN the/DT south,/JJ tap/NN that/IN timber,/NN and/CC double/VB its/PRP$ value./NN I've/NN not/RB as/IN yet/RB found/VBN reason/NN to/TO doubt/VB the/DT wisdom/NN of/IN my/PRP$ course;/NN but"--he/, sighed--"the/DT railroad/NN is/VBZ a/DT long/JJ time/NN coming!"/IN John/NNP Cardigan/NNP here/RB spoke/VBD of/IN a/DT most/RBS important/JJ factor/NN in/IN the/DT situation./NN The/DT crying/VBG need/NN of/IN the/DT country/NN was/VBD a/DT feeder/NN to/TO some/DT transcontinental/JJ railroad./NN By/IN reason/NN of/IN natural/JJ barriers,/NN Humboldt/NNP County/NNP was/VBD not/RB easily/RB 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County./NNP But/CC there/RB it/PRP had/VBD stuck/VBN to/TO await/VB that/DT indefinite/JJ day/NN when/WRB its/PRP$ finances/NNS and/CC the/DT courage/NN of/IN its/PRP$ board/NN of/IN directors/NNS should/MD prove/VB equal/JJ to/TO the/DT colossal/JJ task/NN of/IN continuing/VBG the/DT road/NN two/CD hundred/CD miles/NNS through/IN the/DT mountains/NNS to/TO Sequoia/NNP on/IN Humboldt/NNP Bay./NNP For/IN twenty/CD years/NNS the/DT Humboldt/NNP pioneers/NNS had/VBD lived/VBN in/IN hope/NN of/IN this;/DT but/CC eventually/RB they/PRP had/VBD died/VBN in/IN despair/NN or/CC were/VBD in/IN process/NN of/IN doing/VBG so./NN "Don't/RB worry,/JJ Dad./NNP It/PRP will/MD come,"/VB Bryce/NNP assured/VBD his/PRP$ father./NN "It's/NNP bound/VBD to."/NN "Yes,/JJ but/CC not/RB in/IN my/PRP$ day./NN And/CC when/WRB it/PRP comes,/VBD a/DT stranger/NN may/MD own/VB your/PRP$ San/NNP Hedrin/NNP timber/NN and/CC reap/VB the/DT reward/NN of/IN my/PRP$ lifetime/NN of/IN labour."/NN Again/RB a/DT silence/NN fell/VBD between/IN them,/PRP$ broken/VBN presently/RB by/IN the/DT old/JJ man./NN "That/NN was/VBD a/DT mistake--logging/NN in/IN the/DT San/NNP Hedrin,"/NNP he/PRP observed./VBD "I/PRP had/VBD my/PRP$ lesson/NN that/IN first/JJ year,/NN but/CC I/PRP didn't/VBD heed/NN it./, If/IN I/PRP had/VBD abandoned/VBN my/PRP$ camps/NNS there,/, pocketed/VBN my/PRP$ pride,/NN paid/VBD Colonel/NNP Pennington/NNP two/CD dollars/NNS for/IN his/PRP$ Squaw/NNP Creek/NNP timber,/NNS and/CC rebuilt/VBD my/PRP$ old/JJ logging-road,/NN I/PRP would/MD have/VB been/VBN safe/JJ to-day./. But/CC I/PRP was/VBD stubborn;/JJ I'd/NNP played/VBD the/DT game/NN so/RB long,/RB you/PRP know--I/VBP didn't/RB want/VB to/TO let/VB that/DT man/NN Pennington/NNP outgame/VBD me./PRP So/IN I/PRP tackled/VBD the/DT San/NNP Hedrin/NNP again./. We/PRP put/VBD thirty/CD million/CD feet/NNS of/IN logs/NNS into/IN the/DT river/NN that/IN year,/NNS and/CC when/WRB the/DT freshet/NN came,/VBD McTavish/NNP managed/VBD to/TO make/VB a/DT fairly/RB successful/JJ drive./, But/CC he/PRP was/VBD all/DT winter/NN on/IN the/DT job,/NN and/CC when/WRB spring/NN came/VBD and/CC the/DT men/NNS went/VBD into/IN the/DT woods/NNS again,/RB they/PRP had/VBD to/TO leave/VB nearly/RB a/DT million/CD feet/NNS of/IN heavy/JJ butt/NN logs/VBZ permanently/RB stranded/VBN in/IN the/DT slack/JJ water/NN along/IN the/DT banks,/NN while/IN perhaps/RB another/DT million/CD feet/NNS of/IN lighter/JJR logs/NNS had/VBD been/VBN lifted/VBN out/IN of/IN the/DT channel/NN by/IN the/DT overflow/JJ and/CC left/JJ high/JJ and/CC dry/JJ when/WRB the/DT water/NN receded./VBN There/RB they/PRP were,/VBD Bryce,/NNP scattered/VBD up/RB and/CC down/RB the/DT river,/NN far/RB from/IN the/DT cables/NNS and/CC logging-donkeys,/NN the/DT only/JJ power/NN we/PRP could/MD use/VB to/TO get/VB those/DT monsters/NNS back/RB into/IN the/DT river/NN again,/RB and/CC I/PRP was/VBD forced/VBN to/TO decide/VB whether/IN they/PRP should/MD be/VB abandoned/VBN or/CC split/VBN during/IN the/DT summer/NN into/IN railroad/NN ties,/NN posts,/NN pickets,/NN and/CC shakes--commodities/NNS for/IN which/WDT there/EX was/VBD very/RB little/JJ call/NN at/IN the/DT time/NN and/CC in/IN which,/NN even/RB when/WRB sold,/VBN there/EX could/MD be/VB no/DT profit/NN after/IN deducting/VBG the/DT cost/NN of/IN the/DT twenty-mile/JJ wagon/NN haul/NN to/TO Sequoia,/NNP and/CC the/DT water/NN freight/NN from/IN Sequoia/NNP to/TO market./MD So/RB I/PRP abandoned/VBD them."/PRP "I/RB remember/VBP that/DT phase/NN of/IN it,/PRP partner."/NN "To/NNP log/VBP it/PRP the/DT third/JJ year/NN only/RB meant/VBD that/IN more/JJR of/IN those/DT heavy/JJ logs/NNS would/MD jam/VB and/CC spell/VB more/JJR loss./JJR Besides,/IN there/EX was/VBD always/RB danger/NN of/IN another/DT cloud-burst/NN which/WDT would/MD put/VB me/PRP out/IN of/IN business/NN completely,/NN and/CC I/PRP couldn't/MD afford/VB the/DT risk."/NN "That/NN was/VBD the/DT time/NN you/PRP should/MD have/VB offered/VBN Colonel/NNP Pennington/NNP a/DT handsome/JJ profit/NN on/IN his/PRP$ Squaw/NNP Creek/NNP timber,/NN pal."/NN "If/IN my/PRP$ hindsight/NN was/VBD as/RB good/JJ as/IN my/PRP$ foresight,/NN and/CC I/PRP had/VBD my/PRP$ eyesight,/NN I/PRP wouldn't/MD be/VB in/IN this/DT dilemma/NN at/IN all,"/IN the/DT old/JJ man/NN retorted/VBD briskly./JJR "It's/NNP hard/JJ to/TO teach/VB an/DT old/JJ dog/NN new/JJ tricks,/NN and/CC besides,/IN I/PRP was/VBD obsessed/VBN with/IN the/DT need/NN of/IN protecting/VBG your/PRP$ heritage/NN from/IN attack/NN in/IN any/DT direction."/NN John/NNP Cardigan/NNP straightened/VBD up/RP in/IN his/PRP$ chair/NN and/CC laid/VBD the/DT tip/NN of/IN his/PRP$ right/JJ index/NN finger/NN in/IN the/DT centre/NN of/IN the/DT palm/NN of/IN his/PRP$ left/JJ hand./NN "Here/RB was/VBD the/DT situation,/NN Bryce:/NNP The/DT centre/NN of/IN my/PRP$ palm/NN represents/VBZ Sequoia;/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN my/PRP$ fingers/NNS represents/VBZ the/DT San/NNP Hedrin/NNP timber/NN twenty/CD miles/NNS south./RB Now,/RB if/IN the/DT railroad/NN built/VBD in/IN from/IN the/DT south,/NN you/PRP would/MD win./VB But/CC if/IN it/PRP built/VBD in/IN from/IN Grant's/NNP Pass,/NNP Oregon,/NNP on/IN the/DT north/NN from/IN the/DT base/NN of/IN my/PRP$ hand,/NN the/DT terminus/NN of/IN the/DT line/NN would/MD be/VB Sequoia,/JJ twenty/CD miles/NNS from/IN your/PRP$ timber/NN in/IN the/DT San/NNP Hedrin/NNP watershed!"/NN Bryce/NNP nodded./, "In/IN which/WDT event,"/NN he/PRP replied,/VBD "we,/PRP would/MD be/VB in/IN much/RB the/DT same/JJ position/NN with/IN our/PRP$ San/NNP Hedrin/NNP timber/NN as/IN Colonel/NNP Pennington/NNP is/VBZ with/IN his/PRP$ Squaw/NNP Creek/NNP timber./. We/PRP would/MD have/VB the/DT comforting/JJ knowledge/NN that/IN we/PRP owned/VBD it/PRP and/CC paid/VBN taxes/NNS on/IN it/PRP but/CC couldn't/MD do/VB a/DT dad-burned/JJ thing/NN with/IN it!"/PRP "Right/RB you/PRP are!/VBP The/DT thing/NN to/TO do,/VB then,/RB as/IN I/PRP viewed/VBD the/DT situation,/NN Bryce,/NNP was/VBD to/TO acquire/VB a/DT body/NN of/IN timber/NN NORTH/NNP of/IN Sequoia/NNP and/CC be/VB prepared/VBN for/IN either/DT eventuality./NN And/CC this/DT I/PRP did."/VBD Silence/NNP again/RB descended/VBD upon/IN them;/PRP and/CC Bryce,/NNP gazing/VBG into/IN the/DT open/JJ fireplace,/NN recalled/VBD an/DT event/NN in/IN that/DT period/NN of/IN his/PRP$ father's/NN activities:/NN Old/NNP Bill/NNP Henderson/NNP had/VBD come/VBN up/RP to/TO their/PRP$ house/NN to/TO dinner/NN one/CD night,/NN and/CC quite/RB suddenly,/RB in/IN the/DT midst/NN of/IN his/PRP$ soup,/NN the/DT old/JJ fox/NN had/VBD glared/VBD across/IN at/IN his/PRP$ host/NN and/CC bellowed:/NN "John,/NNS I/PRP hear/VBP you've/NN bought/VBN six/CD thousand/CD acres/NNS up/IN in/IN Township/NNP Nine."/CD John/NNP Cardigan/NNP had/VBD merely/RB nodded,/NN and/CC Henderson/NNP had/VBD continued:/VBN "Going/VBG to/TO log/VB it/PRP or/CC hold/VB it/PRP for/IN investment?"/NN "It/NN was/VBD a/DT good/JJ buy,"/NN Cardigan/NNP had/VBD replied/VBN enigmatically;/RB "so/RB I/PRP thought/VBD I'd/PRP better/RB take/VB it/PRP at/IN the/DT price./NN I/PRP suppose/VBP Bryce/NNP will/MD log/VB it/PRP some/DT day."/NN "Then/RB I/PRP wish/VBP Bryce/NNP wasn't/VBD such/JJ a/DT boy,/NN John./NNP See/NNP here,/, now,/DT neighbour./NN I'll/NNP 'fess/VBZ up./NNP I/PRP took/VBD that/DT money/NN Pennington/NNP gave/VBD me/PRP for/IN my/PRP$ Squaw/NNP Creek/NNP timber/NN and/CC put/VBD it/PRP back/RB into/IN redwood/NN in/IN Township/NNP Nine,/CD slam-bang/NN up/IN against/IN your/PRP$ holdings/NNS there./. John,/NNP I'd/NNP build/VBP a/DT mill/NN on/IN tidewater/NN if/IN you'd/PRP sell/VBP me/PRP a/DT site,/NN and/CC I'd/NNP log/VBP my/PRP$ timber/NN if--"/NN "I'll/RB sell/VB you/PRP a/DT mill-site,/JJ Bill,/NNP and/CC I/PRP won't/VBD stab/NN you/PRP to/TO the/DT heart,/NN either./DT Consider/VB that/IN settled."/VBG "That's/NNP bully,/NN John;/NNP but/CC still,/RB you/PRP only/RB dispose/VB of/IN part/NN of/IN my/PRP$ troubles./NN There's/DT twelve/CD miles/NNS of/IN logging-road/NN to/TO build/VB to/TO get/VB my/PRP$ logs/NNS to/TO the/DT mill,/NNS and/CC I/PRP haven't/VBP enough/RB ready/JJ money/NN to/TO make/VB the/DT grade./NN Better/RB throw/VB in/RP with/IN me,/JJ John,/NNP and/CC we'll/MD build/VB the/DT road/NN and/CC operate/VB it/PRP for/IN our/PRP$ joint/JJ interest."/NN "I'll/NN not/RB throw/VB in/RP with/IN you,/JJ Bill,/NNS at/IN my/PRP$ time/NN of/IN life,/NN I/PRP don't/RB want/VBP to/TO have/VB the/DT worry/NN of/IN building,/NN maintaining,/NN and/CC operating/VBG twelve/CD miles/NNS of/IN private/JJ railroad./NNP But/CC I'll/NNP loan/NN you,/, without/IN security--"/JJ "You'll/NN have/VBP to/TO take/VB an/DT unsecured/JJ note,/NN John./NNP Everything/NNP I've/NNP got/VBD is/VBZ hocked."/NN "--the/DT money/NN you/PRP need/VBP to/TO build/VB and/CC equip/VB the/DT road,"/NN finished/VBD Cardigan./NNP "In/IN return/NN you/PRP are/VBP to/TO shoulder/VB all/DT the/DT grief/NN and/CC worry/NN of/IN the/DT road/NN and/CC give/VB me/PRP a/DT ten-year/JJ contract/NN at/IN a/DT dollar/NN and/CC a/DT half/NN per/IN thousand/CD feet,/NNS to/TO haul/VB my/PRP$ logs/NNS down/IN to/TO tidewater/VB with/IN your/PRP$ own./NNP My/PRP$ minimum/NN haul/NN will/MD be/VB twenty-five/CD million/CD feet/NNS annually,/RB and/CC my/PRP$ maximum/NN fifty/CD million--"/NNS "Sold!"/NN cried/VBD Henderson./NNP And/CC it/PRP was/VBD even/RB so./DT Bryce/NNP came/VBD out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ reverie./NN "And/CC now?"/RB he/PRP queried/VBD of/IN his/PRP$ father./NN "I/NN mortgaged/VBD the/DT San/NNP Hedrin/NNP timber/NN in/IN the/DT south/NN to/TO buy/VB the/DT timber/NN in/IN the/DT north,/NN my/PRP$ son;/NN then/RB after/IN I/PRP commenced/VBD logging/VBG in/IN my/PRP$ new/JJ holdings,/NN came/VBD several/JJ long,/JJ lean/JJ years/NNS of/IN famine./NN I/PRP stuck/VBD it/PRP out,/IN hoping/VBG for/IN a/DT change/NN for/IN the/DT better;/NN I/PRP couldn't/MD bear/VB to/TO close/VB down/RP my/PRP$ mill/NN and/CC logging-camps,/NN for/IN the/DT reason/NN that/IN I/PRP could/MD stand/VB the/DT loss/NN far/RB more/RBR readily/RB than/IN the/DT men/NNS who/WP worked/VBD for/IN me/PRP and/CC depended/VBD upon/IN me./PRP But/CC the/DT market/NN dragged/VBD in/IN the/DT doldrums,/NN and/CC Bill/NNP Henderson/NNP died,/, and/CC his/PRP$ boys/NNS got/VBD discouraged,/VBN and--"/DT A/DT sudden/JJ flash/NN of/IN inspiration/NN illumined/VBD Bryce/NNP Cardigan's/NNP brain./NN "And/CC they/PRP sold/VBD out/RP to/TO Colonel/NNP Pennington,"/NNP he/PRP cried./VBD "Exactly./NNP The/DT Colonel/NNP took/VBD over/RP my/PRP$ contract/NN with/IN Henderson's/NNP company,/, along/IN with/IN the/DT other/JJ assets,/NN and/CC it/PRP was/VBD incumbent/JJ upon/IN him,/PRP as/IN assignee,/NN to/TO fulfill/VB the/DT contract./NN For/IN the/DT past/JJ two/CD years/NNS the/DT market/NN for/IN redwood/NN has/VBZ been/VBN most/RBS gratifying,/RB and/CC if/IN I/PRP could/MD only/RB have/VB gotten/VBN a/DT maximum/JJ supply/NN of/IN logs/NNS over/IN Pennington's/NNP road,/NN I'd/NNP have/VBP worked/VBN out/IN of/IN the/DT hole,/NN but--"/CC "He/NN manages/VBZ to/TO hold/VB you/PRP to/TO a/DT minimum/JJ annual/JJ haul/NN of/IN twenty-five/CD million/CD feet,/NNS eh?"/, John/NNP Cardigan/NNP nodded./, "He/NNP claims/NNS he's/IN short/JJ of/IN rolling-stock--that/JJ wrecks/NNS and/CC fires/NNS have/VBP embarrassed/VBN the/DT road./NN He/PRP can/MD always/RB find/VB excuses/NNS for/IN failing/VBG to/TO spot/VB in/IN logging-trucks/NNS for/IN Cardigan's/NNP logs./VBD Bill/NNP Henderson/NNP never/RB played/VBD the/DT game/NN that/IN way./DT He/PRP gave/VBD me/PRP what/WP I/PRP wanted/VBD and/CC never/RB held/VBD me/PRP to/TO the/DT minimum/NN haulage/NN when/WRB I/PRP was/VBD prepared/VBN to/TO give/VB him/PRP the/DT maximum."/NN "What/NN does/VBZ Colonel/NNP Pennington/NNP want,/VBD pard?"/VBN "He/NNP wants,"/, said/VBD John/NNP Cardigan/NNP slowly,/VBD "my/NNP Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants/NNPS and/CC a/DT right/NN of/IN way/NN through/IN my/PRP$ land/NN from/IN the/DT valley/NN to/TO a/DT log-dump/NN on/IN deep/JJ water."/NN "And/CC you/PRP refused/VBD him?"/PRP "Naturally./. You/PRP know/VBP my/PRP$ ideas/NNS on/IN that/DT big/JJ timber."/NN His/PRP$ old/JJ head/NN sank/VBD low/JJ on/IN his/PRP$ breast./NN "Folks/NNS call/VBP them/PRP Cardigan's/NNP Redwoods/NNS now,"/RB he/PRP murmured./VBD "Cardigan's/NNP Redwoods--and/NNP Pennington/NNP would/MD cut/VB them!/PRP Oh,/IN Bryce,/NNP the/DT man/NN hasn't/IN a/DT soul!"/NN "But/NN I/PRP fail/VBP to/TO see/VB what/WP the/DT loss/NN of/IN Cardigan's/NNP Redwoods/NNP has/VBZ to/TO do/VB with/IN the/DT impending/JJ ruin/NN of/IN the/DT Cardigan/NNP Redwood/NNP Lumber/NNP Company,"/NNP his/PRP$ son/NN reminded/VBD him./PRP "We/RB have/VBP all/DT the/DT timber/NN we/PRP want."/VBP "My/RB ten-year/JJ contract/NN has/VBZ but/CC one/CD more/JJR year/NN to/TO run,/VB and/CC recently/RB I/PRP tried/VBD to/TO get/VB Pennington/NNP to/TO renew/VB it./PRP He/PRP was/VBD very/RB nice/JJ and/CC sociable,/JJ but--he/, named/VBN me/PRP a/DT freight-rate,/NN for/IN a/DT renewal/NN of/IN the/DT contract/NN for/IN five/CD years,/NNS of/IN three/CD dollars/NNS per/IN thousand/CD feet./. 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Glad/NNP you're/VBD back/RB with/IN us/PRP again,/IN boy--mighty/JJ glad./NNP Dan,/NNP here,/, he's/JJ gittin'/NN slacker'n/NN an/DT old/JJ squaw/NN with/IN his/PRP$ work/NN an'/NN needs/VBZ somebody/NN to/TO jerk/VB him/PRP up,/RB while/IN the/DT rest/NN o'/IN these/DT here--"/JJ "I/NNS noticed/VBD that/IN about/IN Dan,"/NNP Bryce/NNP interrupted/VBD craftily./NN "He's/NNS slowing/VBG up,/RP Zeb./NNP He/PRP must/MD have/VB been/VBN fifteen/CD seconds/NNS late/RB this/DT morning--or/NN perhaps,"/NN he/PRP added/VBD "you/PRP were/VBD fifteen/CD seconds/NNS earlier/JJR than/IN the/DT clock."/NN Dan/NNP grinned,/VBD and/CC Bryce/NNP went/VBD on/IN seriously:/NN "I'm/NN afraid/JJ you're/NN getting/VBG too/RB old/JJ to/TO ride/VB the/DT log-carriage,/JJ Dan./NNP You've/NNP been/VBN at/IN it/PRP a/DT long/JJ time;/NN so,/NN with/IN the/DT utmost/JJ good/JJ will/NN in/IN the/DT world/NN toward/IN you,/PRP you're/VBP fired./VBN I/PRP might/MD as/RB well/RB tell/VB you/PRP now./. 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answered./. He/PRP recognized/VBD her/PRP$ voice/NN instantly/RB and/CC called/VBD her/PRP$ name/NN before/IN she/PRP had/VBD opportunity/NN to/TO announce/VB her/PRP$ identity./NN "Thank/VB you/PRP so/RB much/RB for/IN the/DT beautiful/JJ roses,/NN Mr./NNP Cardigan,"/NNP she/PRP began./VBD "I'm/PRP glad/JJ you/PRP liked/VBD them./PRP$ Nobody/NN picks/VBZ flowers/NNS out/IN of/IN our/PRP$ garden,/NN you/PRP know./VBP I/PRP used/VBD to,/TO but/CC I'll/RB be/VB too/RB busy/JJ hereafter/IN to/TO bother/VB with/IN the/DT garden."/NN "Very/RB well./, Then/RB I/PRP am/VBP not/RB to/TO expect/VB any/DT more/JJR roses?"/NN "I'm/IN a/DT stupid/JJ clodhopper./NN Of/IN course/NN you/PRP may./MD By/IN the/DT way,/NN Miss/NNP Sumner,/NNP does/VBZ your/PRP$ uncle/NN own/VB a/DT car?"/NN "I/RB believe/VBP he/PRP does--a/VBZ little/JJ old/JJ rattletrap/NN which/WDT he/PRP drives/VBZ himself."/PRP "Then/RB I'll/NNP send/VBP George/NNP over/IN with/IN the/DT Napier/NNP this/DT afternoon./NN You/PRP might/MD care/VB to/TO take/VB a/DT spin/NN out/RB into/IN the/DT surrounding/VBG country./NN By/IN the/DT way,/NN Miss/NNP Sumner,/NNP you/PRP are/VBP to/TO consider/VB George/NNP and/CC that/DT car/NN as/IN your/PRP$ personal/JJ property./NN I/PRP fear/VBP you're/PRP going/VBG to/TO find/VB Sequoia/NNP a/DT dull/JJ place;/NN so/RB whenever/WRB you/PRP wish/VBP to/TO go/VB for/IN a/DT ride,/NN just/RB call/VB me/PRP up,/JJ and/CC I'll/NNP have/VBP George/NNP report/NN to/TO you."/JJ "But/JJ think/NN of/IN all/PDT the/DT expensive/JJ gasoline/NN and/CC tires!"/NN "Oh,/NN but/CC you/PRP mustn't/MD look/VB at/IN things/NNS from/IN that/DT angle/NN after/IN you/PRP cross/VBP the/DT Rocky/NNP Mountains/NNPS on/IN your/PRP$ way/NN west./, Moreover,/NNP mine/NN is/VBZ the/DT only/JJ real/JJ car/NN in/IN the/DT country,/NN and/CC I/PRP know/VBP you/PRP like/IN it./DT What/WP are/VBP you/PRP going/VBG to/TO do/VB this/DT afternoon?"/NN "I/IN don't/RB know./, I/PRP haven't/VBP thought/VBN that/IN far/RB ahead."/RB "For/IN some/DT real/JJ sport/NN I/PRP would/MD suggest/VB that/IN you/PRP motor/NN up/RP to/TO Laguna/NNP Grande./NNP That's/NNP Spanish/NNP for/IN Big/NNP Lagoon,/NNP you/PRP know./VBP Take/VB a/DT rod/NN with/IN you./PRP$ There/EX are/VBP some/DT land-locked/JJ salmon/NN in/IN the/DT lagoon--that/JJ is,/NN there/RB used/VBD to/TO be;/VB and/CC if/IN you/PRP hook/VB one/PRP you'll/MD get/VB a/DT thrill."/NN "But/IN I/PRP haven't/VBP any/DT rod."/NN "I'll/RB send/VB you/PRP over/IN a/DT good/JJ one."/NN "But/IN I/PRP have/VBP nobody/NN to/TO teach/VB me/PRP how/WRB to/TO use/VB it,"/IN she/PRP hinted/VBD daringly./RB "I/RB appreciate/VB that/DT compliment,"/NN he/PRP flashed/VBD back/RB at/IN her,/PRP "but/, unfortunately/RB my/PRP$ holidays/NNS are/VBP over/IN for/IN a/DT long,/JJ long/JJ time./NN I/PRP took/VBD my/PRP$ father's/JJ place/NN in/IN the/DT business/NN this/DT morning."/NN "So/IN soon?"/RB "Yes./NNP Things/NNS have/VBP been/VBN happening/VBG while/IN I/PRP was/VBD away./RB However,/RB speaking/VBG of/IN fishing,/NNS George/NNP Sea/NNP Otter/NNP will/MD prove/VB an/DT invaluable/JJ instructor./NN He/PRP is/VBZ a/DT good/JJ boy/NN and/CC you/PRP may/MD trust/VB him/PRP implicitly./RP On/IN Thursday/NNP evening/NN you/PRP can/MD tell/VB me/PRP what/WP success/NN you/PRP had/VBD with/IN the/DT salmon."/NN "Oh,/NN that/WDT reminds/VBZ me,/JJ Mr./NNP Cardigan./NNP You/PRP can't/MD come/VB Thursday/NNP evening,/RB after/IN all."/DT And/CC she/PRP explained/VBD the/DT reason./NN "By/IN Jove,"/NNP he/PRP replied,/VBD "I'm/NNP mighty/RB glad/JJ you/PRP tipped/VBD me/PRP off/RP about/IN that./DT I/PRP couldn't/MD possibly/RB remain/VB at/IN ease/NN in/IN the/DT presence/NN of/IN a/DT banker-/NNS particularly/RB one/CD who/WP will/MD not/RB lend/VB me/PRP money."/JJ "Suppose/NN you/PRP come/VBP Wednesday/NNP night/NN instead."/NN "We'll/RB call/VB that/IN a/DT bet./NN Thank/VB you."/PRP She/PRP chuckled/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ frank/JJ good/JJ humour./NN "Thank/NN YOU,/JJ Mr/NNP Cardigan,/NNP for/IN all/DT your/PRP$ kindness/NN and/CC thoughtfulness;/NN and/CC if/IN you/PRP WILL/MD persist/VB in/IN being/VBG nice/JJ to/TO me,/VB you/PRP might/MD send/VB George/NNP Sea/NNP Otter/NNP and/CC the/DT car/NN at/IN one-/DT thirty./NN I'll/MD be/VB glad/JJ to/TO avail/VB myself/PRP of/IN both/DT until/IN I/PRP can/MD get/VB a/DT car/NN of/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ sent/VBD up/RP from/IN San/NNP Francisco./NNP Till/NNP Wednesday/NNP night,/NN then./. Good-/UH bye."/. As/IN Bryce/NNP Cardigan/NNP hung/VBD up,/IN he/PRP heaved/VBD a/DT slight/JJ sigh,/NN and/CC a/DT parody/NN on/IN a/DT quatrain/NN from/IN "Lalla/NNP Rookh"/NNP ran/VBD through/IN his/PRP$ mind:/NN I/PRP never/RB loved/VBD a/DT dear/JJ gazelle,/NN To/TO glad/JJ me/PRP with/IN its/PRP$ limpid/JJ eye,/NNS But/CC when/WRB I/PRP learned/VBD to/TO love/VB it/PRP well,/RB The/DT gol-darned/JJ thing/NN was/VBD sure/JJ to/TO die!/VB It/PRP was/VBD difficult/JJ to/TO get/VB out/IN of/IN the/DT habit/NN of/IN playing;/NNS he/PRP found/VBD himself/PRP the/DT possessor/NN of/IN a/DT very/RB great/JJ desire/NN to/TO close/VB down/RP the/DT desk,/NN call/NN on/IN Shirley/NNP Sumner,/NNP and/CC spend/VB the/DT remainder/NN of/IN the/DT day/NN basking/VBG in/IN the/DT sunlight/NN of/IN her/PRP$ presence./NN The/DT days/NNS passed/VBD swiftly,/RP as/IN they/PRP have/VBP a/DT habit/NN of/IN passing/VBG after/IN one/CD has/VBZ discovered/VBN one's/IN allotted/DT task/NN in/IN life/NN and/CC has/VBZ 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of/IN a/DT possible/JJ clash/NN with/IN Rondeau,/NNP Bryce/NNP was/VBD not/RB so/RB optimistic/JJ as/IN to/TO believe/VB he/PRP would/MD escape/VB unscathed/JJ from/IN an/DT encounter./NN Experience/NN had/VBD impressed/VBN upon/IN him/PRP the/DT fact/NN that/IN in/IN a/DT rough-and-tumble/JJ battle/NN nobody/NN is/VBZ quite/RB so/RB thoroughly/RB at/IN home/NN as/IN a/DT lumberjack;/NN once/RB in/IN a/DT clinch/NN with/IN such/JJ a/DT man,/NN even/RB a/DT champion/NN gladiator/NN of/IN the/DT prize/NN ring/NN may/MD well/RB feel/VB apprehensive/JJ of/IN the/DT outcome./NN Wednesday/NNP evening/NN at/IN five/CD o'clock/RB Mr./NNP Sinclair,/IN the/DT manager,/NN came/VBD into/IN Bryce's/NNP office/NN with/IN a/DT handful/NN of/IN folded/JJ papers./NN "I/NNS have/VBP here,"/RB he/PRP announced/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ clerky/JJ voice/NN with/IN a/DT touch/NN of/IN solemnity/NN to/TO it,/DT "a/NNP trial/NN balance./NN I/PRP have/VBP not/RB had/VBN time/NN to/TO make/VB an/DT exact/JJ inventory;/NN but/CC in/IN order/NN to/TO give/VB you/PRP some/DT idea/NN of/IN the/DT condition/NN of/IN your/PRP$ father's/NN affairs,/IN I/PRP have/VBP used/VBN approximate/JJ figures/NNS and/CC prepared/VBD a/DT profit-and-/NNS loss/NN account."/NN Bryce/NNP reached/VBD for/IN the/DT papers./NN "You/PRP will/MD note/VB the/DT amount/NN charged/VBD off/RP to/TO profit/VB and/CC loss/NN under/IN the/DT head/NN of/IN 'Pensions,'/JJ Sinclair/NNP continued./NN "It/NNP amounts/VBZ approximately/RB to/TO two/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS a/DT month,/NN and/CC this/DT sum/NN represents/VBZ payments/NNS to/TO crippled/JJ employees/NNS and/CC the/DT dependent/JJ families/NNS of/IN men/NNS killed/VBN in/IN the/DT employ/NN of/IN the/DT Company./NNP "In/IN addition/NN to/TO these/DT payments,/NNS your/PRP$ father/NN owns/VBZ thirty-two/DT thirty-/CD acre/NN farms/NNS which/WDT he/PRP has/VBZ cleared/VBN from/IN his/PRP$ logged-over/NN lands./VBD These/DT little/JJ farms/NNS are/VBP equipped/VBN with/IN bungalows/NNS and/CC outbuildings/NNS built/VBN by/IN your/PRP$ father/NN and/CC represent/VB a/DT considerable/JJ investment./NN As/IN you/PRP know,/VBP these/DT farms/NNS are/VBP wonderfully/RB rich,/JJ and/CC are/VBP planted/VBN in/IN apples/NNS and/CC berries./NN Other/JJ lands/NNS contiguous/JJ to/TO them/PRP sell/VB readily/RB at/IN two/CD hundred/CD dollars/NNS an/DT acre,/NN and/CC so/RB you/PRP will/MD see/VB that/IN your/PRP$ father/NN has/VBZ approximately/RB two/CD hundred/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS tied/VBN up/RP in/IN these/DT little/JJ farms."/NN "But/IN he/PRP has/VBZ given/VBN a/DT life-lease/NN at/IN nothing/NN a/DT year/NN for/IN each/DT farm/NN to/TO former/JJ employees/NNS who/WP have/VBP been/VBN smashed/VBN beyond/IN the/DT possibility/NN of/IN doing/VBG the/DT hard/JJ work/NN of/IN the/DT mill/NN and/CC woods,"/NN Bryce/NNP reminded/VBD the/DT manager./NN "Hence/NN you/PRP must/MD not/RB figure/VB those/DT farms/NNS among/IN our/PRP$ assets."/NNS "Why/IN not?"/NN Sinclair/IN replied/VBD evenly./RB "Formal/JJ leases/NNS have/VBP never/RB been/VBN executed,/VBN and/CC the/DT tenants/NNS occupy/VBP the/DT property/NN at/IN your/PRP$ father's/NN pleasure."/NN "I/NNS think/VBP that/DT will/MD be/VB about/RB as/RB far/RB as/IN the/DT discussion/NN on/IN that/DT point/NN need/MD proceed,"/VB Bryce/NNP replied/VBD smilingly./VBG "My/RB father's/JJ word/NN has/VBZ always/RB been/VBN considered/VBN sufficient/JJ in/IN this/DT country;/NN his/PRP$ verbal/JJ promise/NN to/TO pay/VB has/VBZ always/RB been/VBN collateral/JJ enough/RB for/IN those/DT who/WP know/VBP him."/PRP "But/IN my/PRP$ dear/JJ boy,"/NN Sinclair/IN protested,/NN "while/IN that/DT sort/NN of/IN philanthropy/NN is/VBZ very/RB delightful/JJ when/WRB one/PRP can/MD afford/VB the/DT luxury,/NN it/PRP is/VBZ scarcely/RB practical/JJ when/WRB one/NN is/VBZ teetering/VBG on/IN the/DT verge/NN of/IN financial/JJ ruin./NN After/IN all,/DT Bryce,/NNP self-preservation/NN is/VBZ the/DT first/JJ law/NN of/IN human/JJ nature,/NN and/CC the/DT sale/NN of/IN those/DT farms/NNS would/MD go/VB a/DT long/JJ way/NN toward/IN helping/VBG the/DT Cardigan/NNP Redwood/NNP Lumber/NNP Company/NNP out/IN of/IN the/DT hole/NN it/PRP is/VBZ in/IN at/IN present."/NN "And/CC we're/NN really/RB teetering/VBG on/IN the/DT edge/NN of/IN financial/JJ ruin,/NNS eh?"/VBP Bryce/NNP queried/VBD calmly./VBG "That/DT is/VBZ expressing/VBG your/PRP$ condition/NN mildly./, The/DT semi-annual/JJ payment/NN of/IN interest/NN on/IN the/DT bonded/VBN indebtedness/NN falls/VBZ due/JJ on/IN July/NNP first--and/CC we're/VBD going/VBG to/TO default/VB on/IN it,/RB sure/JJ as/IN death/NN and/CC taxes./DT Colonel/NNP Pennington/NNP holds/VBZ a/DT majority/NN of/IN our/PRP$ bonds,/NN and/CC that/DT means/VBZ prompt/JJ suit/NN for/IN foreclosure."/JJ "Well,/NN then,/, Sinclair,"/IN Bryce/NNP retorted,/NN carefully/RB pigeon-holing/VBG the/DT documents/NNS the/DT manager/NN had/VBD handed/VBN him,/RP "I'll/RB tell/VB you/PRP what/WP we'll/NN do./NN For/IN fifty/CD years/NNS my/PRP$ father/NN has/VBZ played/VBN the/DT game/NN in/IN this/DT community/NN like/IN a/DT sport/NN and/CC a/DT gentleman,/NN and/CC I'll/NNP be/VB damned/VBN if/IN his/PRP$ son/NN will/MD dog/NN it/PRP now,/RB at/IN the/DT finish./NN I/PRP gather/VBP from/IN your/PRP$ remarks/NNS that/IN we/PRP could/MD find/VB ready/JJ sale/NN for/IN those/DT thirty-two/JJ little/JJ farms?"/NN "I/RB am/VBP continually/RB receiving/VBG offers/NNS for/IN them."/NN "Then/RB they/PRP were/VBD not/RB included/VBN in/IN the/DT list/NN of/IN properties/NNS covered/VBN by/IN our/PRP$ bonded/JJ indebtedness?"/NN "No,/IN your/PRP$ father/NN refused/VBD to/TO include/VB them./PRP He/PRP said/VBD he/PRP would/MD take/VB a/DT chance/NN on/IN the/DT financial/JJ future/NN of/IN himself/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ boy,/NN but/CC not/RB on/IN his/PRP$ helpless/JJ dependents."/NNS "Good/JJ old/JJ John/NNP Cardigan!/NNP Well,/NNP Sinclair,/NNP I'll/NNP not/RB take/VB a/DT chance/NN on/IN them/PRP either;/CC so/RB to-morrow/JJ morning/NN you/PRP will/MD instruct/VB our/PRP$ attorney/NN to/TO draw/VB up/RB formal/JJ life-leases/NNS on/IN those/DT farms,/NNS and/CC to/TO make/VB certain/JJ they/PRP are/VBP absolutely/RB unassailable./JJ Colonel/NNP Pennington/NNP may/MD have/VB the/DT lands/NNS sold/VBD to/TO satisfy/VB a/DT deficiency/NN judgment/NN against/IN us,/NN but/CC while/IN those/DT life-leases/NNS from/IN the/DT former/JJ owner/NN are/VBP in/IN force,/IN my/PRP$ father's/NN proteges/NNS cannot/MD be/VB dispossessed./VBN After/IN they/PRP are/VBP dead,/NNS of/IN course,/NN Pennington/NNP may/MD take/VB the/DT farms--and/NN be/VB damned/VBN to/TO him."/JJ Sinclair/NNP stared/VBD in/IN frank/JJ amazement/NN at/IN his/PRP$ youthful/JJ superior./NN "You/PRP are/VBP throwing/VBG away/RP two/CD hundred/CD thousand/CD dollars,"/NNS he/PRP said/VBD distinctly./. "I/VBN haven't/RB thrown/VBN it/PRP away--yet./. You/PRP forget,/IN Sinclair,/NNP that/WDT we're/VBD going/VBG to/TO fight/VB first--and/JJ fight/NN like/IN fiends;/NNS then/RB if/IN we/PRP lose--well,/VBP the/DT tail/NN goes/VBZ with/IN the/DT hide,/NN By/IN the/DT way,/NN Sinclair,/NNP are/VBP any/DT of/IN those/DT farms/NNS untenanted/VBD at/IN the/DT present/JJ time?"/NN "Yes./NNP Old/NNP Bill/NNP Tarpey,/NNP who/WP lost/VBD his/PRP$ three/CD boys/NNS in/IN a/DT forest/NN fire/NN over/IN on/IN the/DT San/NNP Hedrin,/NNP passed/VBD out/RP last/JJ week./PRP The/DT Tarpey/NNP boys/NNS died/VBD in/IN the/DT Cardigan/NNP employ,/NN and/CC so/RB your/PRP$ father/NN gave/VBD Bill/NNP the/DT use/NN of/IN a/DT farm/NN out/IN near/IN Freshwater."/NNP "Well,/NNP you'd/VBD better/JJR be/VB his/PRP$ successor,/JJ Sinclair./NNP You're/NNP no/RB longer/RB a/DT young/JJ man,/NN and/CC you've/NN been/VBN thirty/CD years/NNS in/IN this/DT office./NN Play/NNP safe,/VBD Sinclair,/NNP and/CC include/VB yourself/PRP in/IN one/CD of/IN those/DT life-leases."/JJ "My/JJ dear/JJ boy--"/NN "Nonsense!/IN United/NNP we/PRP stand,/VBP divided/VBN we/PRP fall,/VBP Sinclair;/NNP and/CC let/VB there/RB be/VB no/DT moaning/NN of/IN the/DT bar/NN when/WRB a/DT Cardigan/NNP puts/VBZ out/RP to/TO sea."/VB Smiling,/NNP he/PRP rose/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ desk,/NN patted/VBD the/DT bewildered/VBN Sinclair/NNP on/IN the/DT latter's/JJ grizzled/JJ head,/NN and/CC then/RB reached/VBD for/IN his/PRP$ hat./NN "I'm/NN dining/VBG out/RB to-night,/JJ Sinclair,/NNP and/CC I/PRP wouldn't/MD be/VB a/DT kill-joy/NN at/IN the/DT feast,/NN for/IN a/DT ripe/JJ peach./NN Your/PRP$ confounded/VBN figures/NNS might/MD make/VB me/PRP gloomy;/VB so/RB we'll/RB just/RB reserve/VB discussion/NN of/IN them/PRP till/IN to-morrow/JJ morning./NN Be/VB a/DT sport,/NN Sinclair,/NNP and/CC for/IN once/RB in/IN your/PRP$ life/NN beat/VBD the/DT six/CD o'clock/RB whistle./. In/IN other/JJ words,/NN I/PRP suggest/VBP that/IN you/PRP go/VBP home/NN and/CC rest/NN for/IN once."/RB He/PRP left/VBD Sinclair/NNP staring/VBG at/IN him/PRP rather/RB stupidly./VBD Colonel/NNP Pennington's/NNP imported/VBD British/JJ butler/NN showed/VBD Bryce/NNP into/IN the/DT Pennington/NNP living/NN room/NN at/IN six-thirty,/JJ announcing/VBG him/PRP with/IN due/JJ ceremony./NN Shirley/NNP rose/VBD from/IN the/DT piano/NN where/WRB she/PRP had/VBD been/VBN idly/RB fingering/VBG the/DT keys/NNS and/CC greeted/VBD him/PRP with/IN every/DT appearance/NN of/IN pleasure/NN --following/NN which,/WDT she/PRP turned/VBD to/TO present/VB her/PRP visitor/NN to/TO Colonel/NNP Pennington,/NNP who/WP was/VBD standing/VBG in/IN his/PRP$ favourite/JJ position/NN with/IN his/PRP$ back/NN to/TO the/DT fireplace./NN "Uncle/NN Seth,/NNP this/DT is/VBZ Mr./NNP Cardigan,/NNP who/WP was/VBD so/RB very/RB nice/JJ to/TO me/PRP the/DT day/NN I/PRP landed/VBD in/IN Red/NNP Bluff."/NNP The/DT Colonel/NNP bowed./VBD "I/PRP have/VBP to/TO thank/VB you,/PRP sir,/VB for/IN your/PRP$ courtesy/NN to/TO my/PRP$ niece."/NN He/PRP had/VBD assumed/VBN an/DT air/NN of/IN reserve,/NN of/IN distinct/JJ aloofness,/NN despite/IN his/PRP$ studied/VBN politeness./NN Bryce/NNP stepped/VBD forward/RB with/IN extended/JJ hand,/NN which/WDT the/DT Colonel/NNP grasped/VBD in/IN a/DT manner/NN vaguely/RB suggestive/JJ of/IN that/DT clammy-palmed/JJ creation/NN of/IN Charles/NNP Dickens--Uriah/NNP Heep./NNP Bryce/NNP was/VBD tempted/VBN to/TO squeeze/VB the/DT lax/JJ fingers/NNS until/IN the/DT Colonel/NNP should/MD bellow/VB with/IN pain;/NN but/CC resisting/VBG the/DT ungenerous/JJ impulse,/NN he/PRP replied/VBD instead:/RB "Your/RB niece,/JJ Colonel,/NNP is/VBZ one/CD of/IN those/DT fortunate/JJ beings/NNS the/DT world/NN will/MD always/RB clamour/VB to/TO serve."/VB "Quite/RB true,/JJ Mr./NNP Cardigan./NNP When/WRB she/PRP was/VBD quite/RB a/DT little/JJ girl/NN I/PRP came/VBD under/IN her/PRP$ spell/NN myself."/NN "So/RB did/VBD I,/NNP Colonel./NNP Miss/NNP Sumner/NNP has/VBZ doubtless/RB told/VBN you/PRP of/IN our/PRP$ first/JJ meeting/NN some/DT twelve/CD years/NNS ago?"/IN "Quite/NN so./VBD May/NNP I/PRP offer/VBP you/PRP a/DT cocktail,/NN Mr./NNP Cardigan?"/NNP "Thank/NNP you,/IN certainly./DT Dad/NNP and/CC I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN pinning/VBG one/CD on/IN about/IN this/DT time/NN every/DT night/NN since/IN my/PRP$ return."/NN "Shirley/NNP belongs/VBZ to/TO the/DT Band/NNP of/IN Hope,"/NNP the/DT Colonel/NNP explained./VBD "She's/NNP ready/JJ at/IN any/DT time/NN to/TO break/VB a/DT lance/NN with/IN the/DT Demon/NNP Rum./NNP Back/RB in/IN Michigan,/NNP where/WRB we/PRP used/VBD to/TO live,/VB she/PRP saw/VBD too/RB many/JJ woodsmen/NNS around/IN after/IN the/DT spring/NN drive./NN So/RB we'll/RB have/VB to/TO drink/VB her/PRP share,/VB Mr./NNP Cardigan./NNP Pray/NNP be/VB seated."/VBN Bryce/NNP seated/VBN himself./PRP "Well,/IN we/PRP lumbermen/NNS are/VBP a/DT low/JJ lot/NN 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When/WRB addressing/VBG his/PRP$ employees,/NN the/DT Colonel/NN seldom/RB bothered/VBD to/TO assume/VB his/PRP$ pontifical/JJ manner./NN "Mr./NNP Bryce/NNP Cardigan/NNP is/VBZ waiting/VBG to/TO see/VB you,/PRP sir."/VB "Very/RB well./RB Show/VB him/PRP in."/IN Bryce/NNP entered./VBD "Good/JJ morning,/NN Colonel,"/NNP he/PRP said/VBD pleasantly/RB and/CC brazenly/RB thrust/VBN out/RP his/PRP$ hand./NN "Not/NN for/IN me,/NNS my/PRP$ boy,"/NN the/DT Colonel/NNP assured/VBD him./PRP "I/PRP had/VBD enough/RB of/IN that/DT last/JJ night./NN We'll/. just/RB consider/VB the/DT hand-shaking/NN all/DT attended/VBN to,/, if/IN you/PRP please./MD Have/VB a/DT chair;/NN sit/VB down/RP and/CC tell/VB me/PRP what/WP I/PRP can/MD do/VB to/TO make/VB you/PRP happy."/VB "I'm/NNP delighted/JJ to/TO find/VB you/PRP in/IN such/JJ a/DT generous/JJ frame/NN of/IN mind,/NN Colonel./NNP You/PRP can/MD make/VB me/PRP genuinely/RB happy/JJ by/IN renewing,/VBG for/IN ten/CD years/NNS on/IN the/DT same/JJ terms/NNS as/IN the/DT original/JJ contract,/NN your/PRP$ arrangement/NN to/TO freight/VB the/DT logs/NNS of/IN the/DT Cardigan/NNP Redwood/NNP Lumber/NNP Company/NNP from/IN the/DT woods/NNS to/TO tidewater."/VB Colonel/NNP Pennington/NNP cleared/VBD his/PRP$ throat/NN with/IN a/DT propitiatory/NN "Ahem-m-m!"/NN Then/RB he/PRP removed/VBD his/PRP$ gold/NN spectacles/NNS and/CC carefully/RB wiped/VBD them/PRP with/IN a/DT silk/NN handkerchief,/NN as/IN carefully/RB replaced/VBD them/PRP upon/IN his/PRP$ aristocratic/JJ nose,/NN and/CC then/RB gazed/VBD curiously/RB at/IN Bryce./NNP "Upon/IN my/PRP$ soul!"/NN he/PRP breathed./VBD "I/JJ realized,/NN of/IN course,/NN that/IN this/DT is/VBZ reopening/VBG an/DT issue/NN which/WDT you/PRP have/VBP been/VBN pleased/VBN to/TO regard/VB as/IN having/VBG been/VBN settled/VBN in/IN the/DT last/JJ letter/NN my/PRP$ father/NN had/VBD from/IN you,/JJ and/CC wherein/WRB you/PRP named/VBD terms/NNS that/WDT were/VBD absolutely/RB prohibitive."/JJ "My/JJ dear/JJ young/JJ friend!/NN My/PRP$ very/RB dear/JJ young/JJ friend!/NN I/PRP must/MD protest/VB at/IN being/VBG asked/VBN to/TO discuss/VB this/DT matter./NN Your/PRP$ father/NN and/CC I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN over/IN it/PRP in/IN detail;/NN we/PRP failed/VBD to/TO agree,/VB and/CC that/WDT settles/VBZ it./PRP As/IN a/DT matter/NN of/IN fact,/NN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB in/IN position/NN to/TO handle/VB your/PRP$ logs/NNS with/IN my/PRP$ limited/JJ rolling-stock,/NN and/CC that/DT old/JJ hauling/NN contract/NN which/WDT I/PRP took/VBD over/RP when/WRB I/PRP bought/VBD the/DT mills,/CD timber-lands,/NN and/CC logging/VBG railroad/NN from/IN the/DT late/JJ Mr./NNP Henderson/NNP and/CC incorporated/VBN into/IN the/DT Laguna/NNP Grande/NNP Lumber/NNP Company,/NNP has/VBZ been/VBN an/DT embarrassment/NN I/PRP have/VBP longed/VBN to/TO rid/VB myself/PRP of./. Under/IN those/DT circumstances/NNS you/PRP could/MD scarcely/RB expect/VB me/PRP to/TO saddle/VB myself/PRP with/IN it/PRP again,/RB at/IN your/PRP$ mere/JJ request/NN and/CC solely/RB to/TO oblige/VB you."/JJ "I/NNS did/VBD not/RB expect/VB you/PRP to/TO agree/VB to/TO my/PRP$ request./NN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB quite/RB that/DT optimistic,"/JJ Bryce/NNP replied/VBD evenly./RB "Then/RB why/WRB did/VBD you/PRP ask/VB me?"/PRP "I/RB thought/VBD that/IN possibly,/JJ if/IN I/PRP reopened/VBD negotiations,/VBN you/PRP might/MD have/VB a/DT reasonable/JJ counter-proposition/NN to/TO suggest."/VB "I/NNP haven't/VBP thought/VBN of/IN any."/DT "I/NN suppose/VB if/IN I/PRP agreed/VBD to/TO sell/VB you/PRP that/IN quarter-section/NN of/IN timber/NN in/IN the/DT little/JJ valley/NN over/IN yonder"/DT (he/NNP pointed/VBD to/TO the/DT east)/JJ "and/CC the/DT natural/JJ outlet/NN for/IN your/PRP$ Squaw/NNP Creek/NNP timber,/NNS you'd/VBD quickly/RB think/VB of/IN one,"/NNP Bryce/NNP suggested/VBD pointedly./RB "No,/IN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB in/IN the/DT market/NN for/IN that/DT Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants,/NNP as/IN your/PRP$ idealistic/JJ father/NN prefers/VBZ to/TO call/VB it./PRP Once/RB I/PRP would/MD have/VB purchased/VBN it/PRP for/IN double/JJ its/PRP$ value,/NN but/CC at/IN present/JJ I/PRP am/VBP not/RB interested."/JJ "Nevertheless/IN it/PRP would/MD be/VB an/DT advantage/NN for/IN you/PRP to/TO possess/VB it."/DT "My/JJ dear/NN boy,/NN the/DT possession/NN of/IN that/DT big/JJ timber/NN is/VBZ an/DT advantage/NN I/PRP expect/VBP to/TO enjoy/VB before/IN I/PRP acquire/VB many/JJ more/RBR gray/JJ hairs./. But/CC I/PRP do/VBP not/RB expect/VB to/TO pay/VB for/IN it."/DT "Do/NN you/PRP expect/VBP me/PRP to/TO offer/VB it/PRP to/TO you/PRP as/IN a/DT bonus/NN for/IN renewing/VBG our/PRP$ hauling/NN contract?"/NN The/DT Colonel/NNP snapped/VBD his/PRP$ fingers./NN "By/IN George,"/NNP he/PRP declared,/VBD "that's/IN a/DT bright/JJ idea,/NN and/CC a/DT few/JJ months/NNS ago/IN I/PRP would/MD have/VB been/VBN inclined/VBN to/TO consider/VB it/PRP very/RB seriously./. But/CC now--"/JJ "You/NNS figure/VBP you've/PRP got/VBD us/PRP winging,/IN eh?"/NN Bryce/NNP was/VBD smiling/VBG pleasantly./DT "I/RB am/VBP making/VBG no/DT admissions,"/NN Pennington/NNP responded/VBD enigmatically/RB "--/, nor/CC any/DT hauling/JJ contracts/NNS for/IN my/PRP$ neighbour's/NNS logs,"/VBD he/PRP added./VBD "You/PRP may/MD change/VB your/PRP$ mind."/NN "Never."/IN "I/PRP suppose/VBP I'll/NNP have/VBP to/TO abandon/VB logging/VBG in/IN Township/NNP Nine/CD and/CC go/VB back/RB to/TO the/DT San/NNP Hedrin,"/NNP Bryce/NNP sighed/VBD resignedly./VBG "If/IN you/PRP do,/VBP you'll/JJ go/VBP broke./RP You/PRP can't/MD afford/VB it./DT You're/NNP on/IN the/DT verge/NN of/IN insolvency/NN this/DT minute."/NN "I/IN suppose,/NN since/IN you/PRP decline/VBP to/TO haul/VB our/PRP$ logs,/NN after/IN the/DT expiration/NN of/IN our/PRP$ present/JJ contract,/NN and/CC in/IN view/NN of/IN the/DT fact/NN that/IN we/PRP are/VBP not/RB financially/RB able/JJ to/TO build/VB our/PRP$ own/JJ logging/NN railroad,/NN that/IN the/DT wisest/JJS course/NN my/PRP$ father/NN and/CC I/PRP could/MD pursue/VB would/MD be/VB to/TO sell/VB our/PRP$ timber/NN in/IN Township/NNP Nine/CD to/TO you./VB It/PRP adjoins/VBZ your/PRP$ holdings/NNS in/IN the/DT same/JJ township"/NN "I/NN had/VBD a/DT notion/NN the/DT situation/NN would/MD begin/VB to/TO dawn/VB upon/IN you."/PRP The/DT Colonel/NNP was/VBD smiling/VBG now;/RB his/PRP$ handsome/JJ face/NN was/VBD gradually/RB assuming/VBG the/DT expression/NN pontifical./VBD "I'll/RB give/VB you/PRP a/DT dollar/NN a/DT thousand/CD feet/NNS stumpage/NN for/IN it."/DT "On/NN whose/WP$ cruise?"/NN "Oh,/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ cruisers/NNS will/MD estimate/VB it."/PRP$ "I'm/NN afraid/JJ I/PRP can't/MD accept/VB that/IN offer./DT We/PRP paid/VBD a/DT dollar/NN and/CC a/DT half/NN for/IN it,/PRP$ you/PRP know,/VB and/CC if/IN we/PRP sold/VBD it/PRP to/TO you/PRP at/IN a/DT dollar,/NN the/DT sale/NN would/MD not/RB bring/VB us/PRP sufficient/JJ money/NN to/TO take/VB up/RP our/PRP$ bonded/VBN indebtedness;/NN we'd/VBD only/RB have/VB the/DT San/NNP Hedrin/NNP timber/NN and/CC the/DT Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants/NNPS left,/VBD and/CC since/IN we/PRP cannot/MD log/VB either/DT of/IN these/DT at/IN present,/NN naturally/RB we'd/VBD be/VB out/IN of/IN business."/NN "That's/IN the/DT way/NN I/PRP figured/VBD it,/IN my/PRP$ boy."/NN "Well--we're/NN not/RB going/VBG out/IN of/IN business."/NN "Pardon/IN me/PRP for/IN disagreeing/VBG with/IN you./PRP I/PRP think/VBP you/PRP are."/VBP "Not/RB much!/JJ We/PRP can't/MD afford/VB it."/PRP The/DT Colonel/NNP smiled/VBD benignantly./, "My/RB dear/JJ boy,/NN my/PRP$ very/RB dear/JJ young/JJ friend,/NN listen/VB to/TO me./MD Your/PRP$ paternal/NN ancestor/NN is/VBZ the/DT only/JJ human/NN being/NN who/WP has/VBZ ever/RB succeeded/VBN in/IN making/VBG a/DT perfect/JJ monkey/NN of/IN me./NN When/WRB I/PRP wanted/VBD to/TO purchase/VB from/IN him/PRP a/DT right/NN of/IN way/NN through/IN his/PRP$ absurd/JJ Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants,/NNP in/IN order/NN that/IN I/PRP might/MD log/VB my/PRP$ Squaw/NNP Creek/NNP timber,/, he/PRP refused/VBD me./PRP And/CC to/TO add/VB insult/NN to/TO injury,/NN he/PRP spouted/VBD a/DT lot/NN of/IN rot/NN about/IN his/PRP$ big/JJ trees,/NN how/WRB much/JJ they/PRP meant/VBD to/TO him,/VB and/CC the/DT utter/JJ artistic/JJ horror/NN of/IN running/VBG a/DT logging-train/NN through/IN the/DT grove--/NNP particularly/RB since/IN he/PRP planned/VBD to/TO bequeath/IN it/PRP to/TO Sequoia/NNP as/IN a/DT public/JJ park./NN He/PRP expects/VBZ the/DT city/NN to/TO grow/VB up/RP to/TO it/PRP during/IN the/DT next/JJ twenty/CD years./. "My/IN boy,/NN that/WDT was/VBD the/DT first/JJ bad/JJ break/NN your/PRP$ father/NN made./VBD His/PRP$ second/JJ break/NN was/VBD his/PRP$ refusal/NN to/TO sell/VB me/PRP a/DT mill-site./JJ He/PRP was/VBD the/DT first/JJ man/NN in/IN this/DT county,/NN and/CC he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN shrewd/JJ enough/RB to/TO hog/VB all/PDT the/DT water-front/JJ real/JJ estate/NN and/CC hold/VB onto/IN it./PRP$ I/PRP remember/VBP he/PRP called/VBD himself/PRP a/DT progressive/JJ citizen,/NN and/CC when/WRB I/PRP asked/VBD him/PRP why/WRB he/PRP was/VBD so/RB assiduously/RB blocking/VBG the/DT wheels/NNS of/IN progress,/NN he/PRP replied/VBD that/IN the/DT railroad/NN would/MD build/VB in/IN from/IN the/DT south/NN some/DT day,/NN but/CC that/IN when/WRB it/PRP did,/VBD its/PRP$ builders/NNS would/MD have/VB to/TO be/VB assured/VBN of/IN terminal/NN facilities/NNS on/IN Humboldt/NNP Bay./NNP 'By/. holding/VBG intact/JJ the/DT spot/NN where/WRB rail/NN and/CC water/NN are/VBP bound/VBN to/TO meet,'/VB he/PRP told/VBD me,/VBN 'I/PRP insure/VBP the/DT terminal/NN on/IN tidewater/NN which/WDT the/DT railroad/NN must/MD have/VB before/IN consenting/VBG to/TO build./VB But/CC if/IN I/PRP sell/VBP it/PRP to/TO Tom,/NNP Dick,/NNP and/CC Harry,/NNP they/PRP will/MD be/VB certain/JJ to/TO gouge/VB the/DT railroad/NN when/WRB the/DT latter/NN tries/VBZ to/TO buy/VB it/PRP from/IN them./PRP$ They/PRP may/MD scare/VB the/DT railroad/NN away.'"/RB "Naturally!"/RB Bryce/NNP replied./VBD "The/DT average/JJ human/JJ being/NN is/VBZ a/DT hog,/NN and/CC merciless/RB when/WRB he/PRP has/VBZ the/DT upper/JJ hand./NN He/PRP figures/VBZ that/IN a/DT bird/NN in/IN the/DT hand/NN is/VBZ worth/JJ two/CD in/IN the/DT bush./NN My/PRP$ father,/NN on/IN the/DT contrary,/NN has/VBZ always/RB planned/VBN for/IN the/DT future./NN He/PRP didn't/VBD want/VB that/DT railroad/NN blocked/VBN by/IN land-/NNS speculators/NNS and/CC its/PRP$ building/NN delayed./VBN The/DT country/NN needed/VBD rail/NN connection/NN with/IN the/DT outside/JJ world,/NN and/CC moreover/RB his/PRP$ San/NNP Hedrin/NNP timber/NN isn't/RB worth/JJ a/DT hoot/NN until/IN that/DT feeder/NN to/TO a/DT transcontinental/JJ road/NN shall/MD be/VB built/VBN to/TO tap/VB it."/IN "But/RB he/PRP sold/VBD Bill/NNP Henderson/NNP the/DT mill-site/JJ on/IN tidewater/NN that/IN he/PRP refused/VBD to/TO sell/VB me,/NN and/CC later/RB I/PRP had/VBD to/TO pay/VB Henderson's/NNP heirs/NNS a/DT whooping/JJ price/NN for/IN it./DT And/CC I/PRP haven't/VBP half/PDT the/DT land/NN I/PRP need."/VBP "But/IN he/PRP needed/VBD Henderson/NNP then./, They/PRP had/VBD a/DT deal/NN on/IN together./DT You/PRP must/MD remember,/VB Colonel,/NNP that/IN while/IN Bill/NNP Henderson/NNP held/VBD that/IN Squaw/NNP Creek/NNP timber/NN he/PRP later/RB sold/VBD you,/IN my/PRP$ father/NN would/MD never/RB sell/VB him/PRP a/DT mill-site./NN Can't/IN you/PRP see/VBP the/DT sporting/JJ point/NN of/IN view/NN involved?/IN My/PRP$ father/NN and/CC Bill/NNP Henderson/NNP were/VBD good-natured/JJ rivals;/NNS for/IN thirty/CD years/NNS they/PRP had/VBD tried/VBN to/TO outgame/VB each/DT other/JJ on/IN that/DT Squaw/NNP Creek/NNP timber./, Henderson/NNP thought/VBD he/PRP could/MD force/VB my/PRP$ father/NN to/TO buy/VB at/IN a/DT certain/JJ price,/NN and/CC my/PRP$ father/NN thought/VBD he/PRP could/MD force/VB Henderson/NNP to/TO sell/VB at/IN a/DT lesser/JJR price;/NN they/PRP were/VBD perfectly/RB frank/JJ about/IN it/PRP with/IN each/DT other/JJ and/CC held/VBD no/DT grudges./NNP Of/IN course,/NN after/IN you/PRP bought/VBD Henderson/NNP out,/IN you/PRP foolishly/RB took/VBD over/RP his/PRP$ job/NN of/IN trying/VBG to/TO outgame/VB my/PRP$ father./NN That's/NNP why/WRB you/PRP bought/VBD Henderson/NNP out,/NNP isn't/, it?/IN You/PRP had/VBD a/DT vision/NN of/IN my/PRP$ father's/NN paying/VBG you/PRP a/DT nice/JJ profit/NN on/IN your/PRP$ investment,/NN but/CC he/PRP fooled/VBD you,/JJ and/CC now/RB you're/JJ peeved/JJ and/CC won't/JJ play."/NN Bryce/NNP hitched/VBD his/PRP$ chair/NN farther/RB toward/IN the/DT Colonel./NNP "Why/NNP shouldn't/MD my/PRP$ dad/NN be/VB nice/JJ to/TO Bill/NNP Henderson/NNP after/IN the/DT feud/NN ended?"/NN he/PRP continued./VBD "They/PRP could/MD play/VB the/DT game/NN together/RB then,/, and/CC they/PRP did./VBD Colonel,/NNP why/WRB can't/MD you/PRP be/VB as/RB sporty/JJ as/IN Henderson/NNP and/CC my/PRP$ father?/NN They/PRP fought/VBD each/DT other,/JJ but/CC they/PRP fought/VBD fairly/RB and/CC in/IN the/DT open,/NN and/CC they/PRP never/RB lost/VBD the/DT respect/NN and/CC liking/NN each/DT had/VBD for/IN the/DT other."/JJ "I/NN will/MD not/RB renew/VB your/PRP$ logging/NN contract./NN That/DT is/VBZ final,/JJ young/JJ man./NN No/DT man/NN can/MD ride/VB me/PRP with/IN spurs/NNS and/CC get/VB away/RB with/IN it."/PRP "Oh,/IN I/PRP knew/VBD that/IN yesterday."/NN "Then/RB why/WRB have/VBP you/PRP called/VBN on/IN me/PRP to-day,/, taking/VBG up/RP my/PRP$ time/NN on/IN a/DT dead/JJ issue?"/NN "I/IN wanted/VBD to/TO give/VB you/PRP one/CD final/JJ chance/NN to/TO repent./VB I/PRP know/VBP your/PRP$ plan./NN You/PRP have/VBP it/PRP in/IN your/PRP$ power/NN to/TO smash/VB the/DT Cardigan/NNP Redwood/NNP Lumber/NNP Company,/NNP acquire/VB it/PRP at/IN fifty/CD per/IN cent./NN of/IN its/PRP$ value,/NN and/CC merge/VB its/PRP$ assets/NNS with/IN your/PRP$ Laguna/NNP Grande/NNP Lumber/NNP Company./NNP You/PRP are/VBP an/DT ambitious/JJ man./NN You/PRP want/VBP to/TO be/VB the/DT greatest/JJS redwood/NN manufacturer/NN in/IN California,/NNP and/CC in/IN order/NN to/TO achieve/VB your/PRP$ ambitions,/NN you/PRP are/VBP willing/JJ to/TO ruin/VB a/DT competitor:/NN you/PRP decline/VBP to/TO play/VB the/DT game/NN like/IN a/DT thoroughbred."/NN "I/NN play/VBP the/DT game/NN of/IN business/NN according/VBG to/TO the/DT rules/NNS of/IN the/DT game;/NN I/PRP do/VBP nothing/NN illegal,/JJ sir."/NN "And/CC nothing/NN generous/JJ or/CC chivalrous./DT Colonel,/NNPS you/PRP know/VBP your/PRP$ plea/NN of/IN a/DT shortage/NN of/IN rolling-stock/NN is/VBZ that/IN the/DT contract/NN for/IN hauling/VBG our/PRP$ logs/NNS has/VBZ been/VBN very/RB profitable/JJ and/CC will/MD be/VB more/RBR profitable/JJ in/IN the/DT future/NN if/IN you/PRP will/MD accept/VB a/DT fifty-cent-per-thousand/JJ increase/NN on/IN the/DT freight-/NNS rate/NN and/CC renew/VB the/DT contract/NN for/IN ten/CD years."/NNS "Nothing/VBG doing,/JJ young/JJ man./NN Remember,/IN you/PRP are/VBP not/RB in/IN a/DT position/NN to/TO ask/VB favours."/NN "Then/RB I/PRP suppose/VBP we'll/NN have/VBP to/TO go/VB down/IN fighting?"/NN "I/NNS do/VBP not/RB anticipate/VB much/JJ of/IN a/DT fight."/NN "You'll/RB get/VB as/RB much/RB as/IN I/PRP can/MD give/VB you."/PRP "I'm/IN not/RB at/IN all/DT apprehensive."/NN "And/CC I'll/NNP begin/VBP by/IN running/VBG your/PRP$ woods-boss/NN out/IN of/IN the/DT country."/NN "Ah-h!"/JJ "You/NNS know/VBP why,/IN of/IN course--those/DT burl/NN panels/NNS in/IN your/PRP$ 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"I/PRP didn't/RB know/VBP you/PRP at/IN first,/JJ Mr./NNP Bryce./NNP I/PRP fibbed./VBD Father/NNP isn't/IN sick./DT He's/NNP drunk."/NN "I/NNP thought/VBD so/RB when/WRB I/PRP saw/VBD the/DT loading-crew/NN taking/VBG it/PRP easy/JJ at/IN the/DT log-/NNS landing./VBD I'm/PRP terribly/RB sorry."/JJ "I/NN loathe/, it--and/CC I/PRP cannot/MD leave/VB it,"/IN she/PRP burst/VBD out/IN vehemently./JJ "I'm/NN chained/VBN to/TO my/PRP$ degradation./NN I/PRP dream/VBP dreams,/VBN and/CC they'll/MD never/RB come/VB true./TO I--I--oh/NNP Mr./NNP Bryce,/NNP Mr./NNP Bryce,/NNP I'm/NNP so/RB unhappy."/JJ "So/IN am/VBP I,"/NNP he/PRP retorted./VBD "We/PRP all/DT get/VBP our/PRP$ dose/NN of/IN it,/PRP$ you/PRP know,/VBP and/CC just/RB at/IN present/JJ I'm/NN having/VBG an/DT extra/JJ helping,/NN it/PRP seems./VBD You're/NNP cursed/VBD with/IN too/RB much/JJ imagination,/NN Moira./NNP I'm/NNP sorry/JJ about/IN your/PRP$ father./NN He's/. been/VBN with/IN us/PRP a/DT long/JJ time,/NN and/CC my/PRP$ father/NN has/VBZ borne/VBN a/DT lot/NN from/IN him/PRP for/IN old/JJ sake's/NN sake;/NN he/PRP told/VBD me/PRP the/DT other/JJ night/NN that/IN he/PRP has/VBZ discharged/VBN Mac/NNP fourteen/CD times/NNS during/IN the/DT past/NN ten/CD years,/NNS but/CC to/TO date/NN he/PRP hasn't/MD been/VBN able/JJ to/TO make/VB it/PRP stick./. For/IN all/DT his/PRP$ sixty/CD years,/NNS Moira,/IN your/PRP$ confounded/JJ parent/NN can/MD still/RB manhandle/VB any/DT man/NN on/IN the/DT pay-roll,/JJ and/CC as/RB fast/JJ as/IN Dad/NNP put/VBD in/IN a/DT new/JJ woods-boss/JJ old/JJ Mac/NNP drove/VBD him/PRP off/RP the/DT job./NNP He/PRP simply/RB declines/VBZ to/TO be/VB fired,/NNS and/CC Dad's/NNP worn/VBN out/RB and/CC too/RB tired/JJ to/TO bother/VB about/IN his/PRP$ old/JJ woods-boss/NN any/DT more./JJR He's/NNP been/VBN waiting/VBG until/IN I/PRP should/MD get/VB back."/RB "I/JJ know,"/NN said/VBD Moira/NNP wearily./, "Nobody/NN wants/VBZ to/TO be/VB Cardigan's/NNP woods-/, boss/NN and/CC have/VBP to/TO fight/VB my/PRP$ father/NN to/TO hold/VB his/PRP$ job./NN I/PRP realize/VBP what/WP a/DT nuisance/NN he/PRP has/VBZ become."/VBN Bryce/NNP chuckled./, "I/NNP asked/VBD Father/NNP why/WRB he/PRP didn't/VBD stand/NN pat/NN and/CC let/VB Mac/NNP work/NN for/IN nothing;/NN having/VBG discharged/VBN him,/IN my/PRP$ father/NN was/VBD under/IN no/DT obligation/NN to/TO give/VB him/PRP his/PRP$ salary/NN just/RB because/IN he/PRP insisted/VBD on/IN being/VBG woods-boss./DT Dad/NNP might/MD have/VB starved/VBN your/PRP$ father/NN out/IN of/IN these/DT woods,/NNS but/CC the/DT trouble/NN was/VBD that/IN old/JJ Mac/NNP would/MD always/RB come/VB and/CC promise/VB reform/NN and/CC end/VB up/RP by/IN borrowing/VBG a/DT couple/NN of/IN hundred/CD dollars,/NNS and/CC then/RB Dad/NNP had/VBD to/TO hire/VB him/PRP again/RB to/TO get/VB it/PRP back!/RB Of/IN course/NN the/DT matter/NN simmers/NNS down/IN to/TO this:/DT Dad/NNP is/VBZ so/RB fond/VB of/IN your/PRP$ father/NN that/IN he/PRP just/RB hasn't/RB got/VBD the/DT moral/JJ courage/NN to/TO work/VB him/PRP over--and/CC now/RB that/DT job/NN is/VBZ up/RB to/TO me./PRP Moira,/NNP I'm/NNP not/RB going/VBG to/TO beat/VB about/IN the/DT bush/NN with/IN you./PRP They/PRP tell/VBP me/PRP your/PRP$ father/NN is/VBZ a/DT hopeless/JJ inebriate."/NN "I'm/NN afraid/JJ he/PRP is,/VBZ Mr./NNP Bryce."/NNP "How/RB long/RB has/VBZ he/PRP been/VBN drinking/VBG to/TO excess?"/VB "About/IN ten/CD years,/NNS I/PRP think./MD Of/IN course,/NN he/PRP would/MD always/RB take/VB a/DT few/JJ drinks/NNS with/IN the/DT men/NNS around/IN pay-day,/JJ but/CC after/IN Mother/NNP died,/VBD he/PRP began/VBD taking/VBG his/PRP$ drinks/NNS between/IN pay-days./DT Then/RB he/PRP took/VBD to/TO going/VBG down/RP to/TO Sequoia/NNP on/IN Saturday/NNP nights/NNS and/CC coming/VBG back/RB on/IN the/DT mad-train,/JJ the/DT maddest/JJS of/IN the/DT lot./NN I/PRP suppose/VBP he/PRP was/VBD lonely,/JJ too./TO He/PRP didn't/RB get/VBP real/JJ bad,/NN however,/RB till/IN about/IN two/CD years/NNS ago."/RB "Just/RB about/IN the/DT time/NN my/PRP$ father's/JJ eyes/NNS began/VBD to/TO fail/VB him/PRP and/CC he/PRP ceased/VBD coming/VBG up/RB into/IN the/DT woods/NNS to/TO jack/VB Mac/NNP up?/IN So/RB he/PRP let/VB the/DT brakes/NNS go/VB and/CC started/VBD to/TO coast,/VB and/CC now/RB he's/PRP reached/VBD the/DT bottom!/NN I/PRP couldn't/MD get/VB him/PRP on/IN the/DT telephone/NN to-day/NN or/CC yesterday./NN I/PRP suppose/VBP he/PRP was/VBD down/RB in/IN Arcata,/NNP liquoring/NN up."/IN She/PRP nodded/VBD miserably./. "Well,/. we/PRP have/VBP to/TO get/VB logs/NNS to/TO the/DT mill,/NNS and/CC we/PRP can't/MD get/VB them/PRP with/IN old/JJ John/NNP Barleycorn/NNP for/IN a/DT woods-boss,/JJ Moira./NNP So/CC we're/VBD going/VBG to/TO change/VB woods-bosses,/NN and/CC the/DT new/JJ woods-boss/NN will/MD not/RB be/VB driven/VBN off/RP the/DT job,/NN because/IN I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO stay/VB up/RB here/RB a/DT couple/NN of/IN weeks/NNS and/CC break/VB him/PRP in/IN myself./PRP By/IN the/DT way,/NN is/VBZ Mac/NNP ugly/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ cups?"/NN "Thank/NN God,/NNP no,"/, she/PRP answered/VBD fervently./NNP "Drunk/NNP or/CC sober,/JJ he/PRP has/VBZ never/RB said/VBD an/DT unkind/JJ word/NN to/TO me."/VB "But/IN how/WRB do/VBP you/PRP manage/VB to/TO get/VB money/NN to/TO clothe/VB yourself?/PRP$ Sinclair/NNP tells/VBZ me/PRP Mac/NNP needs/VBZ every/DT cent/NN of/IN his/PRP$ two/CD hundred/CD and/CC fifty/CD dollars/NNS a/DT month/NN to/TO enjoy/VB himself."/PRP "I/RB used/VBD to/TO steal/VB from/IN him,"/PRP$ the/DT girl/NN admitted./VBD "Then/RB I/PRP grew/VBD ashamed/JJ of/IN that,/DT and/CC for/IN the/DT past/JJ six/CD months/NNS I've/: been/VBN earning/VBG my/PRP$ own/JJ living./NN Mr./NNP Sinclair/NNP was/VBD very/RB kind./JJR He/PRP gave/VBD me/PRP a/DT job/NN waiting/VBG on/IN table/NN in/IN the/DT camp/NN dining/VBG room./NN You/PRP see,/VBP I/PRP had/VBD to/TO have/VB something/NN here./, I/PRP couldn't/MD leave/VB my/PRP$ father./NN He/PRP had/VBD to/TO have/VB somebody/NN to/TO take/VB care/NN of/IN him./PRP Don't/VBP you/PRP see,/VB Mr./NNP Bryce?"/NNP "Sinclair/NNP is/VBZ a/DT fuzzy/JJ old/JJ fool,"/NN Bryce/NNP declared/VBD with/IN emphasis./DT "The/DT idea/NN of/IN our/PRP$ woods-boss's/JJ daughter/NN slinging/VBG hash/NN to/TO lumberjacks./MD Poor/NNP Moira!"/JJ He/PRP took/VBD one/CD of/IN her/PRP$ hands/NNS in/IN his,/NN noting/VBG the/DT callous/JJ spots/NNS on/IN the/DT plump/NN palm,/VBD the/DT thick/JJ finger-joints/NNS that/WDT hinted/VBD so/RB of/IN toil,/NN the/DT nails/NNS that/WDT had/VBD never/RB been/VBN manicured/VBN save/IN by/IN Moira/NNP herself./, "Do/IN you/PRP remember/VBP when/WRB I/PRP was/VBD a/DT boy,/NN Moira,/NN how/WRB I/PRP used/VBD to/TO come/VB up/RP to/TO the/DT logging-camps/NNS to/TO hunt/VB and/CC fish?/VB I/PRP always/RB lived/VBD with/IN the/DT McTavishes/NNP then./, And/CC in/IN September,/NNP when/WRB the/DT huckleberries/NNS were/VBD ripe,/JJ we/PRP used/VBD to/TO go/VB out/RB and/CC pick/VB them/PRP together./RP Poor/NNP Moira!/NNP Why,/NNP we're/VBD old/JJ pals,/NN and/CC I'll/NNP be/VB shot/VBN if/IN I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO see/VB you/PRP suffer."/VB She/PRP glanced/VBD at/IN him/PRP shyly,/VB with/IN beaming/VBG eyes./DT "You/NNS haven't/VBP changed/VBN a/DT bit,/NN Mr./NNP Bryce./NNP Not/RB one/CD little/JJ bit!"/NN "Let's/NNS talk/VBP about/IN you,/PRP Moira./NNP You/PRP went/VBD to/TO school/NN in/IN Sequoia,/NNP didn't/VBD you?"/PRP "Yes,/IN I/PRP was/VBD graduated/VBN from/IN the/DT high/JJ school/NN there./, I/PRP used/VBD to/TO ride/VB the/DT log-trains/NNS into/IN town/NN and/CC back/RB again."/RB "Good/JJ news!/NN Listen,/NNP Moira./NNP I'm/NNP going/VBG to/TO fire/VB your/PRP$ father,/NN as/IN I've/NN said,/VBD because/IN he's/JJ working/NN for/IN old/JJ J.B./NNP now,/, not/RB the/DT Cardigan/NNP Redwood/NNP Lumber/NNP Company./NNP I/PRP really/RB ought/MD to/TO pension/NN him/PRP after/IN his/PRP$ long/JJ years/NNS in/IN the/DT Cardigan/NNP service,/NN but/CC I'll/NNP be/VB hanged/VBN if/IN we/PRP can/MD afford/VB pensions/NNS any/DT more--particularly/RB to/TO keep/VB a/DT man/NN in/IN booze;/NN so/IN the/DT best/JJS our/PRP$ old/JJ woods-boss/NN gets/VBZ from/IN me/PRP is/VBZ this/DT shanty,/NN or/CC another/DT like/IN it/PRP when/WRB we/PRP move/VBP to/TO new/JJ cuttings,/NN and/CC a/DT perpetual/JJ meal-ticket/NN for/IN our/PRP$ camp/NN dining/VBG room/NN while/IN the/DT Cardigans/NNPS remain/VBP in/IN business./NN I'd/NN finance/NN him/PRP for/IN a/DT trip/NN to/TO some/DT State/NN institution/NN where/WRB they/PRP sometimes/RB reclaim/VBP such/JJ wreckage,/NN if/IN I/PRP didn't/VBD think/VB he's/VBD too/RB old/JJ a/DT dog/NN to/TO be/VB taught/VBN new/JJ tricks."/NN "Perhaps,"/IN she/PRP suggested/VBD sadly,/RB "you/PRP had/VBD better/JJR talk/NN the/DT matter/NN over/IN with/IN him."/JJ "No,/NN I'd/NNP rather/RB not./, I'm/IN fond/NN of/IN your/PRP$ father,/NN Moira./NNP He/PRP was/VBD a/DT man/NN when/WRB I/PRP saw/VBD him/PRP last--such/JJ a/DT man/NN as/IN these/DT woods/NNS will/MD never/RB see/VB again--/RB and/CC I/PRP don't/RB want/VBP to/TO see/VB him/PRP again/RB until/IN he's/JJ cold/JJ sober./NN I'll/NN write/VB him/PRP a/DT letter./NN As/IN for/IN you,/PRP Moira,/JJ you're/JJ fired,/NNS too./. 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from/IN the/DT head/NN of/IN the/DT train/NN to/TO unlock/VB the/DT siding/NN switch/NN and/CC couple/NN the/DT caboose--to/NN hurry/NN up,/IN lock/NN the/DT switch,/NN and/CC get/VB back/RB aboard/IN the/DT engine./NN "Can't/RB get/VB this/DT danged/JJ key/NN to/TO turn/VB in/IN the/DT lock,"/NN the/DT brakeman/NN shouted/VBD presently./. "Lock's/NNP rusty,/NNS and/CC something's/RB gone/VBN bust/NN inside."/IN Minutes/NNPS passed./VBN Bryce's/JJ assumed/VBD abstraction/NN became/VBD real,/RB for/IN he/PRP had/VBD many/JJ matters/NNS to/TO occupy/VB his/PRP$ busy/JJ brain,/NN and/CC it/PRP was/VBD impossible/JJ for/IN him/PRP to/TO sit/VB idle/JJ without/IN adverting/VBG to/TO some/DT of/IN them./PRP Presently/RB he/PRP was/VBD subconsciously/RB aware/JJ that/IN the/DT train/NN was/VBD moving/VBG gently/RB forward;/IN almost/RB immediately,/JJ it/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO him,/VB the/DT long/JJ string/NN of/IN trucks/NNS had/VBD gathered/VBN their/PRP$ customary/JJ speed;/NN and/CC then/RB suddenly/RB it/PRP dawned/VBD upon/IN Bryce/NNP that/IN the/DT train/NN had/VBD started/VBN off/RP without/IN a/DT single/JJ jerk--and/NN that/IN it/PRP was/VBD gathering/VBG headway/NN rapidly./RB He/PRP looked/VBD ahead--and/JJ his/PRP$ hair/NN grew/VBD creepy/JJ at/IN the/DT roots./NN There/EX was/VBD no/DT locomotive/JJ attached/VBN to/TO the/DT train!/NN It/PRP was/VBD running/VBG away/RB down/IN a/DT two/CD per/IN cent./NN grade,/NN and/CC because/IN of/IN the/DT tremendous/JJ weight/NN of/IN the/DT train,/NN it/PRP was/VBD gathering/VBG momentum/NN at/IN a/DT fearful/JJ rate./NN The/DT reason/NN for/IN the/DT runaway/JJ dawned/NN on/IN Bryce/NNP instantly./, The/DT road,/NNS being/VBG privately/RB owned,/RB was,/, like/IN most/JJS logging-roads,/JJ neglected/VBN as/IN to/TO roadbed/NN and/CC rolling-stock;/NN also/RB it/PRP was/VBD undermanned,/JJ and/CC the/DT brake-/NNS man,/NN who/WP also/RB acted/VBD as/IN switchman,/NNS had/VBD failed/VBN to/TO set/VB the/DT hand-brakes/NNS on/IN the/DT leading/VBG truck/NN after/IN the/DT engineer/NN had/VBD locked/VBN the/DT air-brakes./NN As/IN a/DT result,/NN during/IN the/DT five/CD or/CC six/CD minutes/NNS required/VBN to/TO "spot/VB in"/IN the/DT caboose,/NN and/CC an/DT extra/JJ minute/NN or/CC two/CD lost/VBN while/IN the/DT brakeman/NN struggled/VBD with/IN the/DT recalcitrant/NN lock/NN on/IN the/DT switch,/NN the/DT air/NN had/VBD leaked/VBN away/RB through/IN the/DT worn/JJ valves/NNS and/CC rubber/NN tubing,/NN and/CC the/DT brakes/NNS had/VBD been/VBN released--so/JJ that/IN the/DT train,/NN without/IN warning,/NN had/VBD quietly/RB and/CC almost/RB noiselessly/RB slid/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT log-landing/NN and/CC started/VBD on/IN its/PRP$ mad/JJ career./NN Before/IN the/DT engineer/NN could/MD beat/VB it/PRP to/TO the/DT other/JJ switch/NN with/IN the/DT locomotive,/NN run/VBN out/RP on/IN the/DT main/JJ track,/NN let/VB the/DT runaway/JJ gradually/RB catch/VB up/RP with/IN him/PRP and/CC hold/VB it--no/DT matter/NN how/WRB or/CC what/WP happened/VBD to/TO him/PRP or/CC his/PRP$ engine--the/NN first/JJ logging-truck/NN had/VBD cleared/VBN the/DT switch/NN and/CC blocked/VBD pursuit./NN There/EX was/VBD nothing/NN to/TO do/VB now/RB save/VB watch/NN the/DT wild/JJ runaway/JJ and/CC pray,/JJ for/IN of/IN all/DT the/DT mad/JJ runaways/NNS in/IN a/DT mad/JJ world,/NN a/DT loaded/JJ logging-train/NN is/VBZ by/IN far/RB the/DT worst./NN For/IN an/DT instant/NN after/IN realizing/VBG his/PRP$ predicament,/NN Bryce/NNP Cardigan/NNP was/VBD tempted/VBN to/TO jump/VB and/CC take/VB his/PRP$ chance/NN on/IN a/DT few/JJ broken/JJ bones,/NNS before/IN the/DT train/NN could/MD reach/VB a/DT greater/JJR speed/NN than/IN twenty/CD miles/NNS an/DT hour./NN His/PRP$ impulse/NN was/VBD to/TO run/VB forward/RB and/CC set/VBD the/DT handbrake/NN on/IN the/DT leading/VBG truck,/NN but/CC a/DT glance/NN showed/VBD him/PRP that/IN even/RB with/IN the/DT train/NN standing/NN still/RB he/PRP could/MD not/RB hope/VB to/TO leap/VB from/IN truck/NN to/TO truck/NN and/CC land/NN on/IN the/DT round,/NN freshly/RB peeled/VBD surface/NN of/IN the/DT logs/NNS without/IN slipping/VBG for/IN he/PRP had/VBD no/DT calks/NNS in/IN his/PRP$ boots./NN And/CC to/TO slip/VB now/RB meant/VBN swift/JJ and/CC horrible/JJ death./NN "Too/RB late!"/RB he/PRP muttered./MD "Even/RB if/IN I/PRP could/MD get/VB to/TO the/DT head/NN of/IN the/DT train,/NN I/PRP couldn't/MD stop/VB her/PRP with/IN the/DT hand-brake;/NN should/MD I/PRP succeed/VB in/IN locking/VBG the/DT wheels,/NN the/DT brute/NN would/MD be/VB doing/VBG fifty/CD miles/NNS an/DT hour/NN by/IN that/DT time--the/DT front/JJ truck/NN would/MD slide/VB and/CC skid,/VB leave/VB the/DT tracks/NNS and/CC pile/VB up/RP with/IN me/PRP at/IN the/DT bottom/NN of/IN a/DT mess/NN of/IN wrecked/JJ rolling-stock/NN and/CC redwood/NN logs."/NN Then/RB he/PRP remembered./VBD In/IN the/DT wildly/RB rolling/VBG caboose/DT Shirley/NNP Sumner/NNP rode/VBD with/IN her/PRP$ uncle,/JJ while/IN less/JJR than/IN two/CD miles/NNS ahead,/RB the/DT track/NN swung/VBD in/IN a/DT sharp/JJ curve/NN high/RB up/RB along/IN the/DT hillside/NN above/IN Mad/NNP River./NNP Bryce/NNP knew/VBD the/DT leading/VBG truck/NN would/MD never/RB take/VB that/WDT curve/NN at/IN high/JJ speed,/NN even/RB if/IN the/DT ancient/JJ rolling-stock/NN should/MD hold/VB together/RB until/IN the/DT curve/NN was/VBD reached,/VBN but/CC would/MD shoot/VB off/RP at/IN a/DT tangent/NN into/IN the/DT canyon,/NN carrying/VBG trucks,/NN logs,/NNS and/CC caboose/VB with/IN it,/DT rolling/VBG over/RB and/CC over/RB down/IN the/DT hillside/NN to/TO the/DT river./NN "The/DT caboose/NN must/MD be/VB cut/VBN out/IN of/IN this/DT runaway,"/JJ Bryce/NNP soliloquized,/NN "and/CC it/PRP must/MD be/VB cut/VBN out/RP in/IN a/DT devil/NN of/IN a/DT hurry./NN Here/RB goes/VBZ nothing/NN in/IN particular,/NN and/CC may/MD God/NNP be/VB good/JJ to/TO my/PRP$ dear/JJ old/JJ man."/NN He/PRP jerked/VBD his/PRP$ axe/NN out/IN of/IN the/DT log,/NN drove/VBD it/PRP deep/RB into/IN the/DT top/JJ log/NN toward/IN the/DT end,/NN and/CC by/IN using/VBG the/DT haft/NN to/TO cling/VB to,/RB crawled/VBD toward/IN the/DT rear/NN of/IN the/DT load/NN and/CC looked/VBD down/RB at/IN the/DT caboose/NN coupling./MD The/DT top/JJ log/NN was/VBD a/DT sixteen-foot/JJ butt;/NN the/DT two/CD bottom/JJ logs/NNS were/VBD eighteen/CD footers./, With/IN a/DT silent/JJ prayer/NN of/IN thanks/NNS to/TO Providence,/NNP Bryce/NNP slid/VBD down/IN to/TO the/DT landing/NN thus/RB formed./VBN He/PRP was/VBD still/RB five/CD feet/NNS above/IN the/DT coupling,/NN however;/, but/CC by/IN leaning/VBG over/IN the/DT swaying,/NN bumping/VBG edge/NN and/CC swinging/VBG the/DT axe/NN with/IN one/CD hand,/NN he/PRP managed/VBD to/TO cut/VB through/IN the/DT rubber/NN hose/NN on/IN the/DT air/NN connection./NN "The/IN blamed/VBN thing/NN might/MD hold/VB and/CC drag/VB the/DT caboose/NN along/IN after/IN I've/NN pulled/VBD out/RP the/DT coupling-pin,"/NN he/PRP reflected./VBD "And/CC I/PRP can't/MD afford/VB to/TO take/VB chances/NNS now."/RB Nevertheless/RB he/PRP took/VBD them./PRP Axe/NNP in/IN hand,/NN he/PRP leaped/VBD down/RB to/TO the/DT narrow/JJ ledge/NN formed/VBN by/IN the/DT bumper/NN in/IN front/NN of/IN the/DT cabooses--driving/NN his/PRP$ face/NN into/IN the/DT front/NN of/IN the/DT caboose;/NN and/CC he/PRP only/RB grasped/VBD the/DT steel/NN rod/NN leading/VBG from/IN the/DT brake-chains/NNS to/TO the/DT wheel/NN on/IN the/DT roof/NN in/IN time/NN to/TO avoid/VB falling/VBG half/NN stunned/VBD between/IN the/DT front/NN of/IN the/DT caboose/NN and/CC the/DT rear/NN of/IN the/DT logging-truck./NN The/DT caboose/NN had/VBD once/RB been/VBN a/DT box-car;/JJ hence/RB there/EX was/VBD no/DT railed/JJ front/NN platform/NN to/TO which/WDT Bryce/NNP might/MD have/VB leaped/VBN in/IN safety./NN Clinging/VBG perilously/RB on/IN the/DT bumper,/NNS he/PRP reached/VBD with/IN his/PRP$ foot,/NN got/VBD his/PRP$ toe/NN under/IN the/DT lever/NN on/IN the/DT side,/NN jerked/VBD it/PRP upward,/RB and/CC threw/VBD the/DT pin/NN out/IN of/IN the/DT coupling;/NN then/RB with/IN his/PRP$ free/JJ hand/NN he/PRP swung/VBD the/DT axe/NN and/CC drove/VBD the/DT great/JJ steel/NN jaws/NNS of/IN the/DT coupling/NN apart./RB The/DT caboose/NN was/VBD cut/VBN out!/JJ But/CC already/RB the/DT deadly/JJ curve/NN was/VBD in/IN sight;/NN in/IN two/CD minutes/NNS the/DT first/JJ truck/NN would/MD reach/VB it;/RB and/CC the/DT caboose,/NN though/IN cut/NN loose,/NNS had/VBD to/TO be/VB stopped,/VBN else/RB with/IN the/DT headway/NN it/PRP had/VBD gathered,/VBN it,/IN too,/NNS would/MD follow/VB the/DT logging-trucks/NNS to/TO glory./NNP For/IN a/DT moment/NN Bryce/NNP clung/VBD to/TO the/DT brake-rod,/JJ weak/JJ and/CC dizzy/JJ from/IN the/DT effects/NNS of/IN the/DT blow/NN when,/IN leaping/VBG down/RP from/IN the/DT loaded/JJ truck/NN to/TO the/DT caboose/NN bumper,/VBG his/PRP$ face/NN had/VBD smashed/VBN into/IN the/DT front/NN of/IN the/DT caboose./NN His/PRP$ chin/NN was/VBD bruised,/VBN skinned,/NN and/CC bloody;/VB his/PRP$ nose/NN had/VBD been/VBN broken,/VBN and/CC twin/JJ rivulets/NNS of/IN blood/NN ran/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ nostrils./NN He/PRP wiped/VBD it/PRP away,/RB swung/VBD his/PRP$ axe,/NN drove/VBD the/DT blade/NN deep/RB into/IN the/DT bumper/NN and/CC left/VBD it/PRP there/RB with/IN the/DT haft/NN quivering;/RB turning,/VBD he/PRP climbed/VBD swiftly/RB up/IN the/DT narrow/JJ iron/NN ladder/NN beside/IN the/DT brake-rod/NN until/IN he/PRP reached/VBD the/DT roof;/NN then,/, still/RB standing/VBG on/IN the/DT ladder,/NN he/PRP reached/VBD the/DT brake-wheel/NN and/CC drew/VBD it/PRP promptly/RB but/CC gradually/RB around/IN until/IN the/DT wheel-blocks/NNS began/VBD to/TO bite,/VB when/WRB he/PRP exerted/VBD his/PRP$ tremendous/JJ strength/NN to/TO the/DT utmost/JJ and/CC with/IN his/PRP$ knees/NNS braced/VBD doggedly/RB against/IN the/DT front/NN of/IN the/DT caboose,/NN held/VBD the/DT wheel./WDT The/DT brake/NN screamed,/NN but/CC the/DT speed/NN of/IN the/DT caboose/NN was/VBD not/RB appreciably/RB slackened./VBN "It's/NNP had/VBD too/RB good/JJ a/DT start!"/NN Bryce/NNP moaned./VBD "The/DT momentum/NN is/VBZ more/JJR than/IN I/PRP can/MD overcome./RP Oh,/NNP Shirley,/NNP my/PRP$ love!/NN God/NNP help/VB you!"/PRP He/PRP cast/VBD a/DT sudden/JJ despairing/JJ look/NN over/IN his/PRP$ shoulder/NN downward/RB at/IN the/DT coupling./NN He/PRP was/VBD winning,/VBG after/IN all,/NNS for/IN a/DT space/NN of/IN six/CD feet/NNS now/RB yawned/VBD between/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT logging-truck/NN and/CC the/DT bumper/NN of/IN the/DT caboose./NN If/IN he/PRP could/MD but/CC hold/VB that/DT tremendous/JJ strain/NN on/IN the/DT wheel/NN for/IN a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT mile,/NN he/PRP might/MD get/VB the/DT demon/NN caboose/RB under/IN control!/NN Again/RB he/PRP dug/VBD his/PRP$ knees/NNS into/IN the/DT front/NN of/IN the/DT car/NN and/CC twisted/VBD on/IN the/DT wheel/NN until/IN it/PRP seemed/VBD that/IN his/PRP$ muscles/NNS must/MD crack./VB After/IN what/WP seemed/VBD an/DT eon/NN of/IN waiting,/NN he/PRP ventured/VBD another/DT look/NN ahead./RB The/DT rear/JJ logging-truck/NN was/VBD a/DT hundred/CD yards/NNS in/IN front/NN of/IN him/PRP now,/RB and/CC from/IN the/DT wheels/NNS of/IN the/DT caboose/NN an/DT odour/NN of/IN something/NN burning/VBG drifted/VBD up/RP to/TO him./PRP "I've/NN got/VBD your/PRP$ wheels/NNS locked!"/IN he/PRP half/RB sobbed./VBD "I'll/NNP hold/VB you/PRP yet,/RB you/PRP brute./VBD Slide!/JJ That's/NNP it!/, Slide,/NNP and/CC flatten/VB your/PRP$ infernal/JJ wheels./WRB Hah!/NNP You're/NNP quitting--quitting./NNP I'll/NNP have/VBP you/PRP in/IN control/NN before/IN we/PRP reach/VBP the/DT curve./NN Burn,/NNP curse/NN you,/, burn!"/VB With/IN a/DT shriek/NN of/IN metal/NN scraping/VBG metal,/NN the/DT head/NN of/IN the/DT Juggernaut/NNP ahead/RB took/VBD the/DT curve,/NN clung/VBD there/EX an/DT instant,/NN and/CC was/VBD catapulted/VBN out/IN into/IN space./NN Logs/NNS weighing/VBG twenty/CD tons/NNS were/VBD flung/VBN about/RB like/IN kindling;/NN one/CD instant,/NN Bryce/NNP could/MD see/VB them/PRP in/IN the/DT air;/NN the/DT next/JJ they/PRP had/VBD disappeared/VBN down/IN the/DT hillside./NN A/DT deafening/NN crash,/VBD a/DT splash,/NN a/DT cloud/NN of/IN dust--/NNS With/IN a/DT protesting/VBG squeal,/NN the/DT caboose/NN came/VBD to/TO the/DT point/NN where/WRB the/DT logging-train/NN had/VBD left/VBN the/DT right/NN of/IN way,/NN carrying/VBG rails/NNS and/CC ties/NNS with/IN it./PRP The/DT wheels/NNS on/IN the/DT side/NN nearest/IN the/DT bank/NN slid/VBD into/IN the/DT dirt/NN first/RB and/CC plowed/VBN deep/RB into/IN the/DT soil;/NN the/DT caboose/NN came/VBD to/TO an/DT abrupt/JJ stop,/NN trembled/VBD and/CC rattled,/NNS overtopped/VBD its/PRP$ centre/NN of/IN gravity,/NN and/CC fell/VBD over/IN against/IN the/DT cut-bank,/JJ wearily,/NNS like/IN a/DT drunken/JJ hag./NN Bryce,/NNP still/RB clinging/VBG to/TO the/DT brake,/NN was/VBD fully/RB braced/VBN for/IN the/DT shock/NN and/CC was/VBD not/RB flung/VBN off./RB Calmly/RB he/PRP descended/VBD the/DT ladder,/NN recovered/VBD the/DT axe/NN from/IN the/DT bumper,/NNS climbed/VBD back/RB to/TO the/DT roof,/NN tiptoed/VBD off/IN the/DT roof/NN to/TO the/DT top/NN of/IN the/DT bank/NN and/CC sat/VBD calmly/RB down/IN under/IN a/DT manzanita/NN bush/NN to/TO await/VB results,/NN for/IN he/PRP was/VBD quite/RB confident/JJ that/IN none/NN of/IN the/DT occupants/NNS of/IN the/DT confounded/JJ caboose/NN had/VBD been/VBN treated/VBN to/TO anything/NN worse/JJR than/IN a/DT wild/JJ ride/NN and/CC a/DT rare/JJ fright,/NN and/CC he/PRP was/VBD curious/JJ to/TO see/VB how/WRB Shirley/NNP Sumner/NNP would/MD behave/VB in/IN an/DT emergency./NN Colonel/NN Pennington/NNP was/VBD first/JJ to/TO emerge/VB at/IN the/DT rear/NN of/IN the/DT caboose./NN He/PRP leaped/VBD lightly/RB down/IN the/DT steps,/NN ran/VBD to/TO the/DT front/NN of/IN the/DT car,/NN looked/VBD down/IN the/DT track,/NN and/CC swore/VBD feelingly./DT Then/RB he/PRP darted/VBD back/RB to/TO the/DT rear/NN of/IN the/DT caboose./NN "All/NN clear/JJ and/CC snug/RB as/IN a/DT bug/NN under/IN a/DT chip,/NN my/PRP$ dear,"/NN he/PRP called/VBD to/TO Shirley./NNP "Thank/NNP God,/NNP the/DT caboose/NN became/VBD uncoupled--guess/JJ that/IN fool/NN brakeman/NN forgot/VBD to/TO drop/VB the/DT pin;/NN it/PRP was/VBD the/DT last/JJ car,/NN and/CC when/WRB it/PRP jumped/VBD the/DT track/NN and/CC plowed/VBD into/IN the/DT dirt,/NN it/PRP just/RB naturally/RB quit/VB and/CC toppled/VBN over/IN against/IN the/DT bank./NN Come/VB out,/RP my/PRP$ dear."/NN Shirley/NNP came/VBD out,/RB dry-eyed,/JJ but/CC white/JJ and/CC trembling./VBD The/DT Colonel/NNP placed/VBD his/PRP$ arm/NN around/IN her,/PRP and/CC she/PRP hid/VBD her/PRP$ face/NN on/IN his/PRP$ shoulder/NN and/CC shuddered./VBD "There,/RB there!"/, he/PRP soothed/VBD her/PRP$ affectionately./NN "It's/IN all/DT over,/IN my/PRP$ dear./NN All's/RB well/RB that/IN ends/VBZ well."/RB "The/RB train,"/VB she/PRP cried/VBD in/IN a/DT choking/VBG voice./NN "Where/RB is/VBZ it?"/VBN "In/IN little/JJ pieces--down/NN in/IN Mad/JJ River."/NNP He/PRP laughed/VBD happily./VBG "And/CC the/DT logs/NNS weren't/VBD even/RB mine!/JJ As/IN for/IN the/DT trucks,/NN they/PRP were/VBD a/DT lot/NN of/IN ratty/NN antiques/NNS and/CC only/RB fit/VBP to/TO haul/VB Cardigan's/NNP logs./, About/IN a/DT hundred/CD yards/NNS of/IN roadbed/NN ruined--that's/NNS the/DT extent/NN of/IN my/PRP$ loss,/NN for/IN I'd/NNP charged/VBD off/RP the/DT trucks/NNS to/TO profit/VB and/CC loss/NN two/CD years/NNS ago."/IN "Bryce/NNP Cardigan,"/NNP she/PRP sobbed./VBD "I/PRP saw/VBD him--he/PRP was/VBD riding/VBG a/DT top/JJ log/NN on/IN the/DT train./NN He--ah,/. 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his/PRP$ people,/NNS which/WDT had/VBD become/VBN to/TO him/PRP matters/NNS of/IN the/DT utmost/JJ importance./NN She/PRP brushed/VBD his/PRP$ hair,/NN dusted/VBD his/PRP$ hat,/NN and/CC crowned/VBD him/PRP with/IN it/PRP when/WRB he/PRP left/VBD the/DT office/NN at/IN nightfall,/NN and/CC whenever/WRB Bryce/NNP was/VBD absent/JJ in/IN the/DT woods/NNS or/CC in/IN San/NNP Francisco,/NNP it/PRP fell/VBD to/TO her/PRP$ lot/NN to/TO lead/VB the/DT old/JJ man/NN to/TO and/CC from/IN the/DT house/NN on/IN the/DT hill./NN To/TO his/PRP$ starved/VBN heart/NN her/PRP$ sweet/JJ womanly/NN attentions/NNS were/VBD tremendously/RB welcome,/JJ and/CC gradually/RB he/PRP formed/VBD the/DT habit/NN of/IN speaking/VBG of/IN her,/PRP$ half/NN tenderly,/IN half/NN jokingly,/NN as/IN "my/JJ girl."/NN Bryce/NNP had/VBD been/VBN absent/JJ in/IN San/NNP Francisco/NNP for/IN ten/CD days./NN He/PRP had/VBD planned/VBN to/TO stay/VB three/CD weeks,/NNS but/CC finding/VBG his/PRP$ business/NN consummated/VBN 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She/PRP flushed./VBD "I--I/JJ really/RB don't/RB know,/VB Mr./NNP Bryce."/NNP "Well,/NNP then,"/, he/PRP persisted,/VBD "what/RB do/VB you/PRP think/VB makes/VBZ you/PRP glad?"/JJ "I/NNS had/VBD been/VBN thinking/VBG how/WRB nice/JJ it/PRP would/MD be/VB to/TO have/VB you/PRP back,/VB Mr./NNP Bryce./NNP When/WRB you/PRP enter/VBP the/DT office,/NN it's/VBD like/IN a/DT breeze/NN rustling/NN the/DT tops/NNS of/IN the/DT Redwoods./NNP And/CC your/PRP$ father/NN misses/VBZ you/PRP so;/RB he/PRP talks/VBZ to/TO me/PRP a/DT great/JJ deal/NN about/IN you./DT Why,/NNP of/IN course/NN we/PRP miss/VBP you;/PRP anybody/NN would."/MD As/IN he/PRP held/VBD her/PRP hand,/VB he/PRP glanced/VBD down/RB at/IN it/PRP and/CC noted/VBD how/WRB greatly/RB it/PRP had/VBD changed/VBN during/IN the/DT past/JJ few/JJ months./NNS The/DT skin/NN was/VBD no/DT longer/RB rough/JJ and/CC brown,/JJ and/CC the/DT fingers,/NN formerly/RB stiff/JJ and/CC swollen/JJ from/IN hard/JJ work,/NNS were/VBD growing/VBG more/RBR shapely./NN From/IN her/PRP$ hand/NN his/PRP$ glance/NN roved/VBD over/IN the/DT girl,/NN noting/VBG the/DT improvements/NNS in/IN her/PRP$ dress,/NN and/CC the/DT way/NN the/DT thick,/JJ wavy/JJ black/JJ hair/NN was/VBD piled/VBN on/IN top/NN of/IN her/PRP$ shapely/NN head./VBN "It/NNP hadn't/VBD occurred/VBN to/TO me/PRP before,/IN Moira,"/NNP he/PRP said/VBD with/IN a/DT bright/JJ impersonal/JJ smile/NN that/IN robbed/VBD his/PRP$ remark/NN of/IN all/DT suggestion/NN of/IN masculine/JJ flattery,/JJ "but/NN it/PRP seems/VBZ to/TO me/PRP I'm/PRP unusually/RB glad/JJ to/TO see/VB you,/PRP also./RB You've/VB been/VBN fixing/VBG your/PRP$ hair/NN different."/JJ The/DT soft/JJ lambent/JJ glow/NN leaped/VBD again/RB into/IN Moira's/JJ eyes./NN He/PRP had/VBD noticed/VBN her--particularly./, "Do/RB you/PRP like/IN my/PRP$ hair/NN done/VBN that/IN way?"/NN she/PRP inquired/VBD eagerly./DT "I/PRP don't/RB know/VBP whether/IN I/PRP do/VBP or/CC not./DT It's/NNP unusual--for/JJ you./PRP You/PRP look/VBP mighty/RB sweetly/RB old-fashioned/JJ with/IN it/PRP coiled/VBD in/IN back--somewhat/NN like/IN an/DT old-fashioned/JJ daguerreotype/NN of/IN my/PRP$ mother./NN Is/VBZ this/DT new/JJ style/NN the/DT latest/JJS in/IN hairdressing/NN in/IN Sequoia?"/NNP "I/NNP think/VBP so,/IN Mr./NNP Bryce./NNP I/PRP copied/VBD it/PRP from/IN Colonel/NNP Pennington's/NNP niece,/, Miss/NNP Sumner."/NNP "Oh,"/NNP he/PRP replied/VBD briefly./. "You've/NN met/VBD her,/PRP have/VBP you?/TO I/PRP didn't/RB know/VBP she/PRP was/VBD in/IN Sequoia/NNP still."/RB "She's/RB been/VBN away,/RB but/CC she/PRP came/VBD back/RB last/JJ week./NN I/PRP went/VBD to/TO the/DT Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants/NNP last/JJ Saturday/NNP afternoon--"/NN Bryce/NNP interrupted./, "You/PRP didn't/RB tell/VB my/PRP$ father/NN about/IN the/DT tree/NN that/WP was/VBD cut,/JJ did/VBD you?"/IN he/PRP demanded/VBD sharply./. "No."/VBN "Good/JJ girl!/NNS He/PRP mustn't/MD know./VB Go/VB on,/RB Moira./RB I/PRP interrupted/VBD you."/PRP "I/RB met/VBD Miss/NNP Sumner/NNP up/RB there./DT She/PRP was/VBD lost;/VBN she'd/PRP followed/VBD the/DT old/JJ trail/NN into/IN the/DT timber,/NN and/CC when/WRB the/DT trees/NNS shut/VBN out/IN the/DT sun,/NN she/PRP lost/VBD all/DT sense/NN of/IN direction./NN She/PRP was/VBD terribly/RB frightened/VBN and/CC crying/VBG when/WRB I/PRP found/VBD her/PRP and/CC brought/VBD her/PRP home"/NN "Well,/IN I/PRP swan,/VBD Moira!/NNP What/WP was/VBD she/PRP doing/VBG in/IN our/PRP$ timber?"/NN "She/PRP told/VBD me/PRP that/IN once,/RB when/WRB she/PRP was/VBD a/DT little/JJ girl,/NN you/PRP had/VBD taken/VBN her/PRP for/IN a/DT ride/NN on/IN your/PRP$ pony/NN up/IN to/TO your/PRP$ mother's/NNS grave./, And/CC it/PRP seems/VBZ she/PRP had/VBD a/DT great/JJ curiosity/NN to/TO see/VB that/DT spot/NN again/RB and/CC started/VBD out/RP without/IN saying/VBG a/DT word/NN to/TO any/DT one./NNP Poor/NNP dear!/, She/PRP was/VBD in/IN a/DT sad/JJ state/NN when/WRB I/PRP found/VBD her."/PRP "How/JJ fortunate/JJ you/PRP found/VBD her!/PRP I've/NN met/VBD Miss/NNP Sumner/NNP three/CD or/CC four/CD times./NN That/DT was/VBD when/WRB she/PRP first/RB came/VBD to/TO Sequoia./NNP She's/NNP a/DT stunning/JJ girl,/NN isn't/IN she?"/NN "Perfectly,/IN Mr./NNP Bryce./NNP She's/NNP the/DT first/JJ lady/NN I've/NN ever/RB met./VBD She's/NNP different."/JJ "No/NN doubt!/RB Her/PRP$ kind/NN are/VBP not/RB a/DT product/NN of/IN homely/JJ little/JJ communities/NNS like/IN Sequoia./NNP And/CC for/IN that/DT matter,/NN neither/CC is/VBZ her/PRP$ wolf/NN of/IN an/DT uncle./NN What/WP did/VBD Miss/NNP Sumner/NNP have/VBP to/TO say/VB to/TO you,/VB Moira?"/NNP "She/NNP told/VBD me/PRP all/DT about/IN herself--and/CC she/PRP said/VBD a/DT lot/NN of/IN nice/JJ things/NNS about/IN you,/JJ Mr./NNP Bryce,/NNP after/IN I/PRP told/VBD her/PRP I/PRP worked/VBD for/IN you./NNP And/CC when/WRB I/PRP showed/VBD her/PRP$ the/DT way/NN home,/RB she/PRP insisted/VBD that/IN I/PRP should/MD walk/VB home/NN with/IN her./PRP So/RB I/PRP did--and/VBD the/DT butler/NN served/VBD us/PRP with/IN tea/NN and/CC toast/NN and/CC marmalade./VBD Then/RB she/PRP showed/VBD me/PRP all/PDT her/PRP$ wonderful/JJ things--and/NN gave/VBD me/PRP some/DT of/IN them./DT Oh,/NNP Mr./NNP Bryce,/NNP she's/POS so/RB sweet./JJ She/PRP had/VBD her/PRP$ maid/NN dress/NN my/PRP$ hair/NN in/IN half/PDT a/DT dozen/NN different/JJ styles/NNS until/IN they/PRP could/MD decide/VB on/IN the/DT right/JJ style,/NN and--"/CC "And/NN that's/IN it--eh,/DT Moira?"/NNP She/PRP nodded/VBD brightly./, "I/PRP can/MD see/VB that/IN you/PRP and/CC Miss/NNP Sumner/NNP evidently/RB hit/VBD it/PRP off/RP just/RB right/JJ with/IN each/DT other./JJ Are/VBP you/PRP going/VBG to/TO call/VB on/IN her/PRP$ again?"/NN "Oh,/RB yes!/RB She/PRP begged/VBD me/PRP to./DT She/PRP says/VBZ she's/PRP lonesome."/JJ "I/NN dare/MD say/VB she/PRP is,/VBZ Moira./NNP Well,/NNP her/PRP$ choice/NN of/IN a/DT pal/NN is/VBZ a/DT tribute/NN to/TO the/DT brains/NNS I/PRP suspected/VBD her/PRP$ of/IN possessing,/NN and/CC I'm/NNP glad/JJ you've/NN gotten/VBN to/TO know/VB each/DT other./NNP I've/NN no/DT doubt/NN you/PRP find/VBP life/NN a/DT little/JJ lonely/JJ sometimes."/NN "Sometimes,/IN Mr./NNP Bryce."/NNP "How's/NNP my/PRP$ father?"/NN "Splendid./. I've/NN taken/VBN good/JJ care/NN of/IN him/PRP for/IN you."/PRP "Moira,/RB you're/VBP a/DT sweetheart/NN of/IN a/DT girl./NN I/PRP don't/VBP know/VB how/WRB we/PRP ever/RB managed/VBD to/TO wiggle/VB along/RP without/IN you."/JJ Fraternally--almost/JJ paternally/NN --he/, gave/VBD her/PRP radiant/NN cheek/NN three/CD light/JJ little/JJ pats/NNS as/IN he/PRP strode/VBD past/IN her/PRP to/TO the/DT private/JJ office./NN He/PRP was/VBD in/IN a/DT hurry/NN to/TO get/VB to/TO his/PRP$ desk,/NN upon/IN which/WDT he/PRP could/MD see/VB through/IN the/DT open/JJ door/NN a/DT pile/NN of/IN letters/NNS and/CC orders,/NNS and/CC a/DT moment/NN later/RB he/PRP was/VBD deep/RB in/IN a/DT perusal/NN of/IN them,/PRP$ oblivious/JJ to/TO the/DT fact/NN that/IN ever/RB and/CC anon/IN the/DT girl/NN turned/VBD upon/IN him/PRP her/PRP brooding,/NN Madonna-like/NNP glance./. That/DT night/NN Bryce/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ father,/NN as/IN was/VBD their/PRP$ custom/NN after/IN dinner,/NN repaired/VBD to/TO the/DT library,/NN where/WRB the/DT bustling/NN and/CC motherly/RB Mrs./NNP Tully/NNP served/VBD their/PRP$ coffee./'' This/DT good/JJ soul,/NN after/IN the/DT democratic/JJ fashion/NN in/IN vogue/NN in/IN many/JJ Western/JJ communities,/NNS had/VBD never/RB been/VBN regarded/VBN as/IN a/DT servant;/NN neither/CC did/VBD she/PRP so/RB regard/VB herself./PRP She/PRP was/VBD John/NNP Cardigan's/NNP housekeeper,/, and/CC as/IN such/JJ she/PRP had/VBD for/IN a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT century/NN served/VBN father/NN and/CC son/NN their/PRP$ meals/NNS and/CC then/RB seated/VBN herself/PRP at/IN the/DT table/NN with/IN them./DT This/DT arrangement/NN had/VBD but/CC one/CD drawback,/NN although/IN this/DT did/VBD not/RB present/VB itself/PRP until/IN after/IN Bryce's/NNP return/NN to/TO Sequoia/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ assumption/NN of/IN the/DT direction/NN of/IN the/DT Cardigan/NNP destinies./NN For/IN Mrs./NNP Tully/NNP had/VBD a/DT failing/VBG common/JJ to/TO many/JJ of/IN her/PRP sex:/NN she/PRP possessed/VBD for/IN other/JJ people's/NNS business/NN an/DT interest/NN absolutely/RB incapable/JJ of/IN satisfaction--/NNS and/CC she/PRP was,/VBD in/IN addition,/NN garrulous/JJ beyond/IN belief./DT The/DT library/NN was/VBD the/DT one/CD spot/NN in/IN the/DT house/NN which/WDT at/IN the/DT beginning/NN of/IN her/PRP$ employment/NN John/NNP Cardigan/NNP had/VBD indicated/VBN to/TO Mrs./NNP Tully/RB as/IN sanctuary/NN for/IN him/PRP and/CC his;/PRP hence,/RB having/VBG served/VBN the/DT coffee/NN this/DT evening,/NN the/DT amiable/JJ creature/NN withdrew,/IN although/IN not/RB without/IN a/DT pang/NN as/IN she/PRP reflected/VBD upon/IN the/DT probable/JJ nature/NN of/IN their/PRP$ conversation/NN and/CC the/DT void/NN which/WDT must/MD inevitably/RB result/VB by/IN reason/NN of/IN the/DT absence/NN of/IN her/PRP$ advice/NN and/CC friendly/JJ cooperation/NN and/CC sympathy./NN No/RB sooner/RB had/VBD Mrs./NNP Tully/RB departed/VBD than/IN Bryce/NNP rose/VBD and/CC closed/VBD the/DT door/NN behind/IN her./PRP John/NNP Cardigan/NNP opened/VBD the/DT conversation/NN with/IN a/DT contented/JJ grunt:/NN "Plug/IN the/DT keyhole,/NN son,"/NN he/PRP continued./VBD "I/RB believe/VB you/PRP have/VBP something/NN on/IN your/PRP$ mind--and/NN you/PRP know/VBP how/WRB Mrs./NNP Tully/RB resents/VBZ the/DT closing/NN of/IN that/DT door./NN Estimable/JJ soul/NN that/IN she/PRP is,/VBP I/PRP have/VBP known/VBN her/PRP to/TO eavesdrop./DT She/PRP can't/MD help/VB it,/VBN poor/JJ thing!/NNS She/PRP was/VBD born/VBN that/IN way."/NN Bryce/NNP clipped/VBD a/DT cigar/NN and/CC held/VBD a/DT lighted/JJ match/NN while/IN his/PRP$ father/NN "smoked/VBD up."/RB Then/RB he/PRP slipped/VBD into/IN the/DT easy-chair/NN beside/IN the/DT old/JJ man./NN "Well,/IN John/NNP Cardigan,"/NNP he/PRP began/VBD eagerly,/JJ "fate/NN ripped/VBD a/DT big/JJ hole/NN in/IN our/PRP$ dark/JJ cloud/NN the/DT other/JJ day/NN and/CC showed/VBD me/PRP some/DT of/IN the/DT silver/NN lining./RP I've/VB been/VBN making/VBG bad/JJ medicine/NN for/IN Colonel/NNP Pennington./NNP Partner,/NNP the/DT pill/NN I'm/IN rolling/VBG for/IN that/DT scheming/NN scoundrel/NN will/MD surely/RB nauseate/VB him/PRP when/WRB he/PRP swallows/VBZ it."/VBN "What's/NNP in/IN the/DT wind,/NN boy?"/NN "We're/NN going/VBG to/TO parallel/VB Pennington's/NNP logging-road."/JJ "Inasmuch/JJ as/IN that/DT will/MD cost/VB close/RB to/TO three/CD quarters/NNS of/IN a/DT million/CD dollars,/NN I'm/NN of/IN the/DT opinion/NN that/IN we're/PRP not/RB going/VBG to/TO do/VB anything/NN of/IN the/DT sort."/NN "Perhaps./NNP Nevertheless,/RB if/IN I/PRP can/MD demonstrate/VB to/TO a/DT certain/JJ party/NN that/IN it/PRP will/MD not/RB cost/VB more/JJR than/IN three/CD quarters/NNS of/IN a/DT million,/CD he'll/NN loan/NN me/PRP the/DT money."/NNS The/DT old/JJ man/NN shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "I/IN don't/RB believe/VB it,/PRP Bryce./NNP Who's/IN the/DT crazy/JJ man?"/NN "His/NNP name/NN is/VBZ Gregory./NNP He's/NNP Scotch."/NNP "Now/RB I/PRP know/VBP he's/RB crazy./. When/WRB he/PRP hands/VBZ you/PRP the/DT money,/NN you'll/MD find/VB he's/NNS talking/VBG real/JJ money/NN but/CC thinking/NN of/IN Confederate/NNP greenbacks./NNP For/IN a/DT sane/JJ Scotchman/NN to/TO loan/NN that/IN much/JJ money/NN without/IN collateral/NN security/NN would/MD be/VB equivalent/JJ to/TO exposing/VBG his/PRP$ spinal/JJ cord/NN and/CC tickling/VBG it/PRP with/IN a/DT rat-/NNP tail/NN file."/NN Bryce/NNP laughed./VBD "Pal,"/IN he/PRP declared,/VBD "if/IN you/PRP and/CC I/PRP have/VBP any/DT brains,/NN they/PRP must/MD roll/VB around/RB in/IN our/PRP$ skulls/NNS like/IN buckshot/NN in/IN a/DT tin/NN pan./NN Here/RB we've/VBD been/VBN sitting/VBG for/IN three/CD months,/NNS and/CC twiddling/VBG our/PRP$ thumbs,/NN or/CC lying/VBG awake/JJ nights/NNS trying/VBG to/TO scheme/NN a/DT way/NN out/IN of/IN our/PRP$ difficulties,/NN when/WRB if/IN we'd/NN had/VBD the/DT sense/NN that/IN God/NNP gives/VBZ geese/NN we/PRP would/MD have/VB solved/VBN the/DT problem/NN long/RB ago/RB and/CC ceased/VBD worrying./DT Listen,/NN now,/RB with/IN all/DT your/PRP$ ears./. When/WRB Bill/NNP Henderson/NNP wanted/VBD to/TO build/VB the/DT logging/NN railroad/NN which/WDT he/PRP afterward/RB sold/VBD to/TO Pennington,/NNP and/CC which/WDT Pennington/NNP is/VBZ now/RB using/VBG as/IN a/DT club/NN to/TO beat/VB our/PRP$ brains/NNS out,/RP did/VBD he/PRP have/VB the/DT money/NN to/TO build/VB it?"/DT "No."/NNP "Where/RB did/VBD he/PRP get/VB it?"/RB "I/RB loaned/VBD it/PRP to/TO him./PRP He/PRP only/RB had/VBD about/IN eight/CD miles/NNS of/IN road/NN to/TO build/VB then,/, so/IN I/PRP could/MD afford/VB to/TO accommodate/VB him."/PRP "How/JJ did/VBD he/PRP pay/VB you/PRP back?"/RB "Why,/IN he/PRP gave/VBD me/PRP a/DT ten-year/JJ contract/NN for/IN hauling/VBG our/PRP$ logs/NNS at/IN a/DT dollar/NN and/CC a/DT half/NN a/DT thousand/CD feet,/NNS and/CC I/PRP merely/RB credited/VBD his/PRP$ account/NN with/IN the/DT amount/NN of/IN the/DT freight-bills/NNS he/PRP sent/VBD me/PRP until/IN he'd/PRP squared/VBD up/RP the/DT loan,/NN principal/NN and/CC 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"And/CC there/RB he/PRP is/VBZ with/IN his/PRP$ useless/JJ timber!"/NN John/NNP Cardigan/NNP murmured/VBD thoughtfully./DT "The/NNP poor/JJ Scotch/NN sucker!"/NN "He/NN isn't/RB poor./VBZ The/DT purchase/NN of/IN that/DT timber/NN didn't/VBD even/RB dent/VB his/PRP$ bank-roll./NN He's/IN what/WP they/PRP call/VBP in/IN England/NNP a/DT tinned-goods/NNS manufacturer--purveyor/NN to/TO His/PRP$ Majesty/NNP the/DT King,/NNP and/CC all/DT that./DT But/CC he/PRP would/MD like/VB to/TO sell/VB his/PRP$ timber,/NN and/CC being/VBG Scotch,/VBN naturally/RB he/PRP desires/VBZ to/TO sell/VB it/PRP at/IN a/DT profit./NN In/IN order/NN to/TO create/VB a/DT market/NN for/IN it,/DT however,/NN he/PRP has/VBZ to/TO have/VB an/DT outlet/NN to/TO that/DT market./NN We/PRP supply/VBP the/DT outlet--with/JJ his/PRP$ help;/NN and/CC what/WP happens?/VBD Why,/NNP timber/NN that/WDT cost/VBD him/PRP fifty/CD and/CC seventy-five/CD cents/NNS per/IN thousand/CD feet/NNS stumpage--and/CC the/DT actual/JJ 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"He/PRP loans/NNS us/PRP the/DT money/NN to/TO build/VB our/PRP$ road./NN We/PRP build/VBP it--on/DT through/IN our/PRP$ timber/NN and/CC into/IN his./JJR The/DT collateral/NN security/NN which/WDT we/PRP put/VBD up/RP will/MD be/VB a/DT twenty-five-years/JJ contract/NN to/TO haul/VB his/PRP$ logs/NNS to/TO tidewater/VB on/IN Humboldt/NNP Bay,/NNP at/IN a/DT base/NN freight-rate/NN of/IN one/CD dollar/NN and/CC fifty/CD cents,/NNS with/IN an/DT increase/NN of/IN twenty-five/CD cents/NNS per/IN thousand/CD every/DT five/CD years/NNS thereafter,/, and/CC an/DT option/NN for/IN a/DT renewal/NN of/IN the/DT contract/NN upon/IN expiration,/NN at/IN the/DT rate/NN of/IN freight/NN last/JJ paid./VBN We/PRP also/RB grant/VBP him/PRP perpetual/JJ booming-space/NN for/IN his/PRP$ logs/NNS in/IN the/DT slough/NN which/WDT we/PRP own/VBP and/CC where/WRB we/PRP now/RB store/VBP our/PRP$ logs/NNS until/IN needed/VBN at/IN the/DT mill./CD In/IN addition/NN we/PRP sell/VBP him,/NNS at/IN a/DT reasonable/JJ figure,/NN sufficient/JJ land/NN fronting/NN on/IN tidewater/NN to/TO enable/VB him/PRP to/TO erect/VB a/DT sawmill,/NN lay/VBD out/RP his/PRP$ yards,/NN and/CC build/VB a/DT dock/NN out/IN into/IN the/DT deep/JJ water./NN "Thus/NN Gregory/NNP will/MD have/VB that/IN which/WDT he/PRP hasn't/RB got/VBD now--an/JJ outlet/NN to/TO his/PRP$ market/NN by/IN water;/NN and/CC when/WRB the/DT railroad/NN to/TO Sequoia/NNP builds/VBZ in/IN from/IN the/DT south,/JJ it/PRP will/MD connect/VB with/IN the/DT road/NN which/WDT we/PRP have/VBP built/VBN from/IN Sequoia/NNP up/IN into/IN Township/NNP Nine/CD to/TO the/DT north;/JJ hence/RB Gregory/NNP will/MD also/RB have/VB an/DT outlet/NN to/TO his/PRP$ market/NN by/IN rail./DT He/PRP can/MD easily/RB get/VB a/DT good/JJ manager/NN to/TO run/VB his/PRP$ lumber/NN business/NN until/IN he/PRP finds/VBZ a/DT customer/NN for/IN it,/NN and/CC in/IN the/DT meantime/NN we/PRP will/MD be/VB charging/VBG his/PRP$ account/NN with/IN our/PRP$ freight-/NNS bills/NNS against/IN him/PRP and/CC gradually/RB pay/VB off/IN the/DT loan/NN without/IN pinching/VBG ourselves."/JJ "Have/NN you/PRP talked/VBD with/IN Gregory?"/NNP "Yes./NNP I/PRP met/VBD him/PRP while/IN I/PRP was/VBD in/IN San/NNP Francisco./NNP Somebody/NN brought/VBD him/PRP up/RP to/TO a/DT meeting/NN of/IN the/DT Redwood/NNP Lumber/NNP Manufacturers'/NNP Association,/NNP and/CC I/PRP pounced/VBD on/IN him/PRP like/IN an/DT owl/NN on/IN a/DT mouse."/NN John/NNP Cardigan's/NNP old/JJ hand/NN came/VBD gropingly/RB forth/RB and/CC rested/VBD affectionately/RB upon/IN his/PRP$ boy's./NN "What/IN a/DT wonderful/JJ scheme/NN it/PRP would/MD have/VB been/VBN a/DT year/NN ago,"/IN he/PRP murmured/VBD sadly./. "You/PRP forget,/IN my/PRP$ son,/NN that/IN we/PRP cannot/MD last/VB in/IN business/NN long/RB enough/RB to/TO get/VB that/IN road/NN built/VBN though/IN Gregory/NNP should/MD agree/VB to/TO finance/VB the/DT building/NN of/IN it./DT The/DT interest/NN on/IN our/PRP$ bonded/JJ indebtedness/NN is/VBZ payable/JJ on/IN the/DT first--"/JJ "We/NN can/MD meet/VB it,/PRP sir."/NN "Aye,/NN but/CC we/PRP can't/MD meet/VB the/DT fifty/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS which,/, under/IN the/DT terms/NNS of/IN our/PRP$ deed/NN of/IN trust,/NN we/PRP are/VBP required/VBN to/TO pay/VB in/RP on/IN July/NNP first/RB of/IN each/DT year/NN as/IN a/DT sinking/VBG fund/NN toward/IN the/DT retirement/NN of/IN our/PRP$ bonds./NN By/IN super-human/JJ efforts--by/NN sacrificing/VBG a/DT dozen/NN cargoes,/NN raising/VBG hob/NN with/IN the/DT market,/NN and/CC getting/VBG ourselves/PRP disliked/VBD by/IN our/PRP$ neighbours--we/JJ managed/VBN to/TO meet/VB half/NN of/IN it/PRP this/DT year/NN and/CC procure/VBP an/DT extension/NN of/IN six/CD months/NNS on/IN the/DT balance/NN due./NN "That/IN is/VBZ Pennington's/NNP way./. He/PRP plays/VBZ with/IN us/PRP as/IN a/DT cat/NN does/VBZ with/IN a/DT mouse,/NN knowing,/NN like/IN the/DT cat,/NN that/IN when/WRB he/PRP is/VBZ weary/JJ of/IN playing,/NN he/PRP will/MD devour/VB us./NNP And/CC now,/RB when/WRB we/PRP are/VBP deeper/JJR in/IN debt/NN than/IN ever,/NN when/WRB the/DT market/NN is/VBZ lower/JJR and/CC more/JJR sluggish/JJ than/IN it/PRP has/VBZ been/VBN in/IN fifteen/CD years,/NNS to/TO hope/VB to/TO meet/VB the/DT interest/NN and/CC the/DT next/JJ payment/NN to/TO the/DT sinking/VBG fund/NN taxes/NNS my/PRP$ optimism./NN Bryce,/IN it/PRP just/RB can't/MD be/VB done./VBN We'd/PRP have/VBP our/PRP$ road/NN about/IN half/NN completed/VBN when/WRB we'd/NN bust/NN up/RB in/IN business;/NN indeed,/IN the/DT minute/NN Pennington/NNP suspected/VBD we/PRP were/VBD paralleling/VBG his/PRP$ line,/NN he'd/VBD choke/VB off/RP our/PRP$ wind./NN I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP it/PRP can't/MD be/VB done."/VBN But/CC Bryce/NNP contradicted/VBD him/PRP earnestly./DT "It/NN can/MD be/VB done,"/VBN he/PRP said./VBD "Gregory/NN knows/VBZ nothing/NN of/IN our/PRP$ financial/JJ condition./NN Our/PRP$ rating/NN in/IN the/DT reports/NNS of/IN the/DT commercial/JJ agencies/NNS is/VBZ as/RB good/JJ as/IN it/PRP ever/RB was,/VBD and/CC a/DT man's/NN never/RB broke/VBD till/IN somebody/NN finds/VBZ it/PRP out."/JJ "What/NN do/VBP you/PRP mean?"/VB "I/PRP mean/VB that/IN if/IN we/PRP can/MD start/VB building/VBG our/PRP$ road/NN and/CC have/VBP it/PRP half/DT completed/VBD before/IN Pennington/NNP jumps/VBZ on/IN us,/NN GREGORY/NNP WILL/MD SIMPLY/VB HAVE/NNP TO/TO COME/VB TO/TO OUR/NNP AID/NNP IN/IN SELF-DEFENSE./NNP Once/RB he/PRP ties/VBZ up/RP with/IN us,/JJ he's/NNS committed/VBN to/TO the/DT task/NN of/IN seeing/VBG us/PRP through./DT If/IN we/PRP fall,/VBP he/PRP must/MD pick/VB us/PRP up/RP and/CC carry/VB us,/VB whether/IN he/PRP wants/VBZ to/TO or/CC not;/RB and/CC I/PRP will/MD so/RB arrange/VB the/DT deal/NN that/IN he/PRP will/MD have/VB to./NN I/PRP can/MD do/VB it,/RB I/PRP tell/VBP you."/PRP John/NNP Cardigan/NNP raised/VBD his/PRP$ hand./NN "No,"/IN he/PRP said/VBD firmly,/JJ "I/NNS will/MD not/RB allow/VB you/PRP to/TO do/VB this./DT That/DT way--that/NN is/VBZ the/DT Pennington/NNP method./, If/IN we/PRP fall,/VBP my/PRP$ son,/NN we/PRP pass/VBP out/RP like/IN gentlemen,/NNS not/RB blackguards./. We/PRP will/MD not/RB take/VB advantage/NN of/IN this/DT man/NN Gregory's/NNP faith./VBD If/IN he/PRP joins/VBZ forces/NNS with/IN us,/NN we/PRP lay/VBD our/PRP$ hand/NN on/IN the/DT table/NN and/CC let/VB him/PRP look."/VB "Then/RB he'll/RB never/RB join/VB hands/NNS with/IN us,/NNS partner./. We're/NN done."/VBN "We're/NNP not/RB done,/VB my/PRP$ son./NN We/PRP have/VBP one/CD alternative,/NN and/CC I'm/NN going/VBG to/TO take/VB it./PRP I've/NN got/VBD to--for/JJ your/PRP$ sake./NN Moreover,/IN your/PRP$ mother/NN would/MD have/VB wished/VBD it/PRP so."/VBD "You/PRP don't/RB mean--"/JJ "Yes,/IN I/PRP do./VBP I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO sell/VB Pennington/NNP my/PRP$ Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants./NNP Thank/VB God,/NNP that/IN quarter-section/NN does/VBZ not/RB belong/VB to/TO the/DT Cardigan/NNP Redwood/NNP Lumber/NNP Company./NNP It/PRP is/VBZ my/PRP$ personal/JJ property,/NN and/CC it/PRP is/VBZ not/RB mortgaged./VBN Pennington/NNP can/MD never/RB foreclose/VB on/IN it--and/CC until/IN he/PRP gets/VBZ it,/IN twenty-five/CD hundred/CD acres/NNS of/IN virgin/NN timber/NN on/IN Squaw/NNP Creek/NNP are/VBP valueless--nay,/JJ a/DT source/NN of/IN expense/NN to/TO him./PRP Bryce,/IN he/PRP has/VBZ to/TO have/VB it;/VBN and/CC he'll/JJ pay/NN the/DT price,/NN when/WRB he/PRP knows/VBZ I/PRP mean/VBP business."/NN With/IN a/DT sweeping/VBG gesture/NN he/PRP waved/VBD aside/RB the/DT arguments/NNS that/IN rose/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ son's/NNS lips./VBD "Lead/NNP me/PRP to/TO the/DT telephone,"/NN he/PRP commanded;/VBD and/CC Bryce,/NNP recognizing/VBG his/PRP$ sire's/NN unalterable/JJ determination,/NN obeyed./VBZ "Find/DT Pennington's/NNP number/NN in/IN the/DT telephone-book,"/NN John/NNP Cardigan/NNP commanded/VBD next./PRP Bryce/NNP found/VBD it,/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ father/NN proceeded/VBD to/TO get/VB the/DT Colonel/NN on/IN the/DT wire./NN "Pennington,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD hoarsely,/JJ "this/NNP is/VBZ John/NNP Cardigan/NNP speaking./. I've/NN decided/VBD to/TO sell/VB you/PRP that/IN quarter-section/NN that/IN blocks/NNS your/PRP$ timber/NN on/IN Squaw/NNP Creek."/NNP "Indeed,"/IN the/DT Colonel/NNP purred./VBD "I/NNP had/VBD an/DT idea/NN you/PRP were/VBD going/VBG to/TO present/VB it/PRP to/TO the/DT city/NN for/IN a/DT natural/JJ park."/NN "I've/NN changed/VBD my/PRP$ mind./NN I've/NN decided/VBD to/TO sell/VB at/IN your/PRP$ last/JJ offer."/NN "I've/NN changed/VBD my/PRP$ mind,/NN too./, I've/NN decided/VBD not/RB to/TO buy--at/VB my/PRP$ last/JJ offer./NN Good-night."/NNP Slowly/RB John/NNP Cardigan/NNP hung/VBD the/DT receiver/NN on/IN the/DT hook,/NN turned/VBD and/CC groped/VBD for/IN his/PRP$ son./NN When/WRB he/PRP found/VBD him,/IN the/DT old/JJ man/NN held/VBD him/PRP for/IN a/DT moment/NN in/IN his/PRP$ arms./NN "Lead/VBD me/PRP upstairs,/RB son,"/RB he/PRP murmured/VBD presently./NN "I'm/NN tired./VBN I'm/IN going/VBG to/TO bed."/VB When/WRB Colonel/NNP Seth/NNP Pennington/NNP turned/VBD from/IN the/DT telephone/NN and/CC faced/VBD his/PRP$ niece,/NN Shirley/NNP read/VBD his/PRP$ triumph/NN in/IN his/PRP$ face./NN "Old/NNP Cardigan/NNP has/VBZ capitulated/VBN at/IN last,"/JJ he/PRP cried/VBD exultingly./. "We've/NN played/VBD a/DT waiting/VBG game/NN and/CC I've/NN won;/NNS he/PRP just/RB telephoned/VBD to/TO say/VB he'd/PRP accept/VB my/PRP$ last/JJ offer/NN for/IN his/PRP$ Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants,/NNP as/IN the/DT sentimental/JJ old/JJ fool/NN calls/VBZ that/IN quarter-section/NN of/IN huge/JJ redwoods/NNS that/WDT blocks/NNS the/DT outlet/NN to/TO our/PRP$ Squaw/NNP Creek/NNP timber."/NNS "But/CC you're/PRP not/RB going/VBG to/TO buy/VB it./RP You/PRP told/VBD him/PRP so,/RB Uncle/NNP Seth."/NNP "Of/IN course/NN I'm/PRP not/RB going/VBG to/TO buy/VB it--at/CC my/PRP$ last/JJ offer./NN It's/. worth/JJ five/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS in/IN the/DT open/JJ market,/NN and/CC once/RB I/PRP offered/VBD him/PRP fifty/CD thousand/CD for/IN it./PRP Now/RB I'll/NNP give/VBP him/PRP five."/RB "I/JJ wonder/NN why/WRB he/PRP wants/VBZ to/TO sell,"/VB Shirley/NNP mused./, "From/IN what/WP Bryce/NNP Cardigan/NNP told/VBD me/PRP once,/IN his/PRP$ father/NN attaches/NNS a/DT sentimental/JJ value/NN to/TO that/DT strip/NN of/IN woods;/VBG his/PRP$ wife/NN is/VBZ buried/VBN there;/DT it's--or/JJ rather,/NN it/PRP used/VBD to/TO be--a/DT sort/NN of/IN shrine/NN to/TO the/DT old/JJ gentleman."/NN "He's/NNS selling/VBG it/PRP because/IN he's/PRP desperate./, If/IN he/PRP wasn't/VBD teetering/VBG on/IN the/DT verge/NN of/IN bankruptcy,/NN he'd/NN never/RB let/VB me/PRP outgame/VB him,"/PRP Pennington/NNP replied/VBD gayly./, "I'll/RB say/VB this/DT for/IN the/DT old/JJ fellow:/NN he's/VBD no/DT bluffer./NN However,/RB since/IN I/PRP know/VBP his/PRP$ financial/JJ condition/NN almost/RB to/TO a/DT dollar,/NN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB think/VB it/PRP would/MD be/VB good/JJ business/NN to/TO buy/VB his/PRP$ Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants/NNPS now./VBD I'll/JJ wait/NN until/IN he/PRP has/VBZ gone/VBN bust--and/CC save/IN twenty-five/CD or/CC thirty/CD thousand/CD dollars."/NNS "I/RB think/VBP you're/PRP biting/VBG off/IN your/PRP$ nose/NN to/TO spite/NN your/PRP$ face,/NN Uncle/NN Seth./NNP The/DT Laguna/NNP Grande/NNP Lumber/NNP Company/NNP needs/VBZ that/IN outlet./NN In/IN dollars/NNS and/CC cents,/NN what/WP is/VBZ it/PRP worth/JJ to/TO the/DT Company?"/NNP "If/IN I/PRP thought/VBD I/PRP couldn't/MD get/VB it/PRP from/IN Cardigan/NNP a/DT few/JJ months/NNS from/IN now,/JJ I'd/NNP go/VB as/RB high/JJ as/IN a/DT hundred/CD thousand/CD for/IN it/PRP to-night,"/, he/PRP answered/VBD coolly./, "In/IN that/DT event,/NN I/PRP advise/VBP you/PRP to/TO take/VB it/PRP for/IN fifty/CD thousand./DT It's/NNP terribly/RB hard/RB on/IN old/JJ Mr./NNP Cardigan/NNP to/TO have/VB to/TO sell/VB it,/RB even/RB at/IN that/DT price."/NN "You/PRP do/VBP not/RB understand/VB these/DT matters,/NNS Shirley./NNP Don't/NNP try./. And/CC don't/RB waste/VB your/PRP$ sympathy/NN on/IN that/DT old/JJ humbug./NN He/PRP has/VBZ to/TO dig/VB up/RP fifty/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS to/TO pay/VB on/IN his/PRP$ bonded/JJ indebtedness,/NN and/CC he's/VBD finding/VBG it/PRP a/DT difficult/JJ job./NN He's/. just/RB sparring/VBG for/IN time,/NN but/CC he'll/NN lose/VBP out."/JJ As/IN if/IN to/TO indicate/VB that/IN he/PRP considered/VBD the/DT matter/NN closed,/VBD the/DT Colonel/NNP drew/VBD his/PRP$ chair/NN toward/IN the/DT fire,/NN picked/VBD up/RP a/DT magazine,/NN and/CC commenced/VBD idly/RB to/TO slit/VB the/DT pages./NN Shirley/NNP studied/VBD the/DT back/NN of/IN his/PRP$ head/NN for/IN some/DT time,/NN then/RB got/VBD out/RP some/DT fancy/JJ work/NN and/CC commenced/VBD plying/VBG her/PRP$ needle./NN And/CC as/IN she/PRP plied/VBD it,/IN a/DT thought,/NN nebulous/JJ at/IN first,/JJ gradually/RB took/VBD form/NN in/IN her/PRP$ head/NN until/IN eventually/RB she/PRP murmured/VBD loud/JJ enough/RB for/IN the/DT Colonel/NNP to/TO hear:/VB "I'll/NNP do/VBP it."/RB "Do/VB what?"/WP Pennington/NNP queried./VBZ "Something/VBG nice/JJ for/IN somebody/NN who/WP did/VBD something/NN nice/JJ for/IN me,"/NN she/PRP answered./VBD "That/IN McTavish/JJ girl?"/NN he/PRP suggested./VBD "Poor/NNP Moira!/NNP Isn't/NNP she/PRP sweet,/VBD Uncle/NNP Seth?/NNP I'm/NNP going/VBG to/TO give/VB her/PRP$ that/WDT black/JJ suit/NN of/IN mine./NN I've/NN scarcely/RB worn/JJ it--"/, "I/JJ thought/NN so,"/VBD he/PRP interrupted/VBD with/IN an/DT indulgent/JJ yawn./NN "Well,/NNS do/VBP whatever/WDT makes/VBZ for/IN your/PRP$ happiness,/NN my/PRP$ dear./NN That's/IN all/DT money/NN is/VBZ for."/IN About/IN two/CD o'clock/RB the/DT following/VBG afternoon/NN old/JJ Judge/NNP Moore,/NNP of/IN the/DT Superior/NNP Court/NNP of/IN Humboldt/NNP County,/NNP drifted/VBD into/IN Bryce/NNP Cardigan's/NNP office,/NN sat/VBD down/IN uninvited,/NN and/CC lifted/VBD his/PRP$ long/JJ legs/NNS to/TO the/DT top/NN of/IN an/DT adjacent/JJ chair./NN "Well,/NN Bryce,/NNP my/PRP$ boy,"/NN he/PRP began,/VBD "a/DT little/JJ bird/NN tells/VBZ me/PRP your/PRP$ daddy/NN is/VBZ considering/VBG the/DT sale/NN of/IN Cardigan's/NNP Redwoods,/NNP or/CC the/DT Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants,/NNP as/IN your/PRP$ paternal/JJ ancestor/NN prefers/VBZ to/TO refer/VB to/TO that/DT little/JJ old/JJ quarter-section/NN out/IN yonder/NN on/IN the/DT edge/NN of/IN town./NN How/WRB about/IN it?"/PRP Bryce/NNP stared/VBD at/IN him/PRP a/DT moment/NN questioningly./. 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has/VBZ given/VBN me/PRP instructions/NNS to/TO go/VB as/RB high/JJ as/IN a/DT hundred/CD thousand/CD if/IN necessary/JJ to/TO get/VB the/DT property."/NN "What!"/NN "I/NNP said/VBD it./PRP One/CD hundred/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS of/IN the/DT present/JJ standard/JJ weight/NN and/CC fineness."/JJ Judge/NNP Moore's/NNP last/JJ statement/NN swept/VBD away/RB Bryce's/NNP suspicions./VBD He/PRP required/VBD now/RB no/DT further/JJ evidence/NN that,/IN regardless/RB of/IN the/DT identity/NN of/IN the/DT Judge's/NNP client,/NN that/IN client/NN could/MD not/RB possibly/RB be/VB Colonel/NNP Seth/NNP Pennington/NNP or/CC any/DT one/CD acting/VBG for/IN him,/NN since/IN only/RB the/DT night/NN before/IN Pennington/NNP had/VBD curtly/RB refused/VBN to/TO buy/VB the/DT property/NN for/IN fifty/CD thousand/CD dollars./NN For/IN a/DT moment/NN Bryce/NNP stared/VBD stupidly/RB at/IN his/PRP$ visitor./NN Then/RB he/PRP recovered/VBD his/PRP$ wits./NN "Sold!"/IN he/PRP almost/RB shouted,/VBD and/CC 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"You/PRP wouldn't/MD understand/VB the/DT procedure/NN if/IN I/PRP told/VBD you./PRP I'll/RB have/VBP to/TO run/VB all/DT around/IN Robin/NNP Hood's/NNP barn/NN and/CC put/VBD up/RP a/DT deal/NN of/IN money,/NN one/CD way/NN or/CC another,/DT but/CC in/IN the/DT end/NN I'll/RB get/VBP it/PRP all/DT back/RB with/IN interest--and/JJ Cardigan's/NNP Redwoods!/NNP The/DT old/JJ man/NN can't/NN last/JJ forever,/NN and/CC what/WP with/IN his/PRP$ fool/NN methods/NNS of/IN doing/VBG business,/NN he's/NNS about/IN broke,/NN anyhow./NN I/PRP expect/VBP to/TO do/VB business/NN with/IN his/PRP$ executor/NN or/CC his/PRP$ receiver/NN within/IN a/DT year."/NN Shirley,/NNP as/IN explained/VBN in/IN a/DT preceding/VBG chapter/NN had/VBD been/VBN present/RB the/DT night/NN John/NNP Cardigan,/NNP desperate/JJ and/CC brought/VBD to/TO bay/NN at/IN last,/JJ had/VBD telephoned/VBN Pennington/NNP at/IN the/DT latter's/JJ home,/NN accepting/VBG Pennington's/NNP last/JJ offer/NN for/IN the/DT Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants./NNP The/DT cruel/JJ triumph/NN in/IN the/DT Colonel's/NNP handsome/JJ face/NN as/IN he/PRP curtly/RB rebuffed/VBD old/JJ Cardigan/NNP had/VBD been/VBN too/RB apparent/JJ for/IN the/DT girl/NN to/TO mistake;/VB recalling/VBG her/PRP$ conversation/NN with/IN him/PRP anent/IN the/DT impending/JJ possibility/NN of/IN his/PRP$ doing/VBG business/NN with/IN John/NNP Cardigan's/NNP receiver/NN or/CC executor,/NN she/PRP realized/VBD now/RB that/IN a/DT crisis/NN had/VBD come/VBN in/IN the/DT affairs/NNS of/IN the/DT Cardigans,/NNP and/CC across/IN her/PRP$ vision/NN there/RB flashed/VBD again/RB the/DT vision/NN of/IN Bryce/NNP Cardigan's/NNP homecoming--of/, a/DT tall/JJ old/JJ man/NN with/IN his/PRP$ trembling/VBG arms/NNS clasped/VBD around/IN his/PRP$ boy,/NN with/IN grizzled/JJ cheek/NN laid/VBN against/IN his/PRP$ son's,/NN as/IN one/CD who,/NN seeking/VBG comfort/NN through/IN bitter/JJ years,/NN at/IN length/NN had/VBD found/VBN it./PRP Presently/RB another/DT thought/NN came/VBD to/TO Shirley./NNP She/PRP knew/VBD Bryce/NNP Cardigan/NNP was/VBD far/RB from/IN being/VBG indifferent/JJ to/TO her;/PRP she/PRP had/VBD given/VBN him/PRP his/PRP$ opportunity/NN to/TO be/VB friendly/JJ with/IN her/PRP$ again,/NN and/CC he/PRP had/VBD chosen/VBN to/TO ignore/VB her/PRP$ though/IN sorely/RB against/IN his/PRP$ will./NN For/IN weeks/NNS Shirley/NNP had/VBD pondered/VBN this/DT mysterious/JJ action,/NN and/CC now/RB she/PRP thought/VBD she/PRP caught/VBD a/DT glimpse/NN of/IN the/DT reason/NN underlying/VBG it/PRP all./RP In/IN Sequoia,/NNP Bryce/NNP Cardigan/NNP was/VBD regarded/VBN as/IN the/DT heir/NN to/TO the/DT throne/NN of/IN Humboldt's/NNP first/RB timber-/DT king,/NN but/CC Shirley/NNP knew/VBD now/RB that/IN as/IN a/DT timber-king,/NN Bryce/NNP Cardigan/NNP bade/IN fair/JJ to/TO wear/VB a/DT tinsel/NN crown./NN Was/VBD it/PRP this/DT knowledge/NN that/WDT had/VBD led/VBN him/PRP to/TO avoid/VB her?/PRP$ "I/NN wonder,"/VBD she/PRP mused./MD "He's/RB proud./VBN Perhaps/RB the/DT realization/NN that/IN he/PRP will/MD soon/RB be/VB penniless/JJ and/CC shorn/VB of/IN his/PRP$ high/JJ estate/NN has/VBZ made/VBN him/PRP chary/NN of/IN acquiring/VBG new/JJ friends/NNS in/IN his/PRP$ old/JJ circle./NN Perhaps/RB if/IN he/PRP were/VBD secure/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ business/NN affairs--Ah,/NNS yes!/RB Poor/JJ boy!/NNS He/PRP was/VBD desperate/JJ for/IN fifty/CD thousand/CD dollars!"/NN Her/PRP$ heart/NN swelled./VBD "Oh,/JJ Bryce,/NNP Bryce,"/NNP she/PRP murmured,/VBD "I/PRP think/VBP I'm/PRP beginning/VBG to/TO understand/VB some/DT of/IN your/PRP$ fury/NN that/IN day/NN in/IN the/DT woods./NN It's/IN all/PDT a/DT great/JJ mystery,/NN but/CC I'm/NNP sure/JJ you/PRP didn't/RB intend/VBP to/TO be/VB so--so/JJ terrible./NN Oh,/IN my/PRP$ dear,/NN if/IN we/PRP had/VBD only/RB continued/VBN to/TO be/VB the/DT good/JJ friends/NNS we/PRP started/VBD out/RP to/TO be,/VB perhaps/RB you'd/PRP let/VB me/PRP help/VB you/PRP now./. For/IN what/WP good/JJ is/VBZ money/NN if/IN one/NN cannot/MD help/VB one's/NNS dear/JJ friends/NNS in/IN distress./NN Still,/RB I/PRP know/VBP you/PRP wouldn't/MD let/VB me/PRP help/VB you,/PRP for/IN men/NNS of/IN your/PRP$ stamp/NN cannot/MD borrow/VB from/IN a/DT woman,/NN no/DT matter/NN how/WRB desperate/JJ their/PRP$ need./VBN And/CC yet--you/CC only/RB need/VB a/DT paltry/NN fifty/CD thousand/CD dollars!"/NNS Shirley/NNP carried/VBD to/TO bed/VB with/IN her/PRP$ that/WDT night/NN the/DT woes/NNS of/IN the/DT Cardigans,/NNP and/CC in/IN the/DT morning/NN she/PRP telephoned/VBD Moira/NNP McTavish/NNP and/CC invited/VBD the/DT latter/NN to/TO lunch/NN with/IN her/PRP at/IN home/NN that/IN noon./NN It/PRP was/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ mind/NN to/TO question/VB Moira/NNP with/IN a/DT view/NN to/TO acquiring/VBG additional/JJ information./NN When/WRB Moira/NNP came,/VBD Shirley/NNP saw/VBD that/IN she/PRP had/VBD been/VBN weeping./DT "My/RB poor/JJ Moira!"/NN she/PRP said,/VBD putting/VBG her/PRP$ arms/NNS around/IN her/PRP$ visitor./NN "What/NN has/VBZ happened/VBN to/TO distress/NN you?/IN Has/VBZ your/PRP$ father/NN come/VBN back/RB to/TO Sequoia?/NNP Forgive/VB me/PRP for/IN asking./DT You/PRP never/RB mentioned/VBD him,/PRP but/CC I/PRP have/VBP heard--/VBN There,/DT there,/DT dear!/NN Tell/VB me/PRP all/DT about/IN it."/PRP Moira/NNP laid/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN on/IN Shirley's/NNP shoulder/NN and/CC sobbed/VBD for/IN several/JJ minutes./, Then,/DT "It's/NNP Mr./NNP Bryce,"/NNP she/PRP wailed./VBD "He's/NNP so/IN unhappy./NNP Something's/NNP happened;/VBD they're/DT going/VBG to/TO sell/VB Cardigan's/NNP Redwoods;/NNP and/CC they--don't/JJ want/VBP to./TO Old/NNP Mr./NNP Cardigan/NNP is/VBZ home--ill;/JJ and/CC just/RB before/IN I/PRP left/VBD the/DT office,/NN Mr./NNP Bryce/NNP came/VBD in--and/CC stood/VBD a/DT moment/NN looking--at/, me--so/JJ tragically/RB I--I/JJ asked/VBD him/PRP what/WP had/VBD happened./VBN Then/RB he/PRP patted/VBD my/PRP$ cheek--oh,/NN I/PRP know/VBP I'm/PRP just/RB one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ responsibilities--and/NN said/VBD 'Poor/JJ Moira!/NNP Never/RB any/DT luck!'/NNS and/CC went/VBD into/IN his--private/JJ office./NN I/PRP waited/VBD a/DT little,/JJ and/CC then/RB I/PRP went/VBD in/IN too;/NN and--oh,/CC Miss/NNP Sumner,/NNP he/PRP had/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN down/RP on/IN his/PRP$ desk,/NN and/CC when/WRB I/PRP touched/VBD his/PRP$ head,/NN he/PRP reached/VBD up/RB and/CC took/VBD my/PRP$ hand/NN and/CC held/VBD it--and/DT laid/VBN his/PRP$ cheek/NN against/IN it/PRP a/DT little/JJ while--and/NN oh,/IN his/PRP$ cheek/NN was/VBD wet./DT It's/NNP cruel/JJ of/IN God--to/NNP make/VBP him--/NNS unhappy,/JJ He's/NNP good--too/NNP good./NNP And--oh,/CC I/PRP love/VBP him/PRP so,/RB Miss/NNP Shirley,/NNP I/PRP love/VBP him/PRP so--and/JJ he'll/NN never,/RB never/RB know./VBP I'm/PRP just/RB one/CD of/IN his--/PRP$ responsibilities,/NN you/PRP know;/VBP and/CC I/PRP shouldn't/MD presume./. But/CC nobody--has/JJ ever/RB been/VBN kind/NN to/TO me/PRP but/CC Mr./NNP Bryce--and/NNP you./, And/CC I/PRP can't/MD help/VB loving/VBG people/NNS who/WP are/VBP kind--and/JJ gentle/JJ to/TO nobodies."/JJ The/DT hysterical/JJ outburst/NN over,/IN Shirley/NNP led/VBD the/DT girl/NN to/TO her/PRP$ cozy/JJ sitting-room/NN upstairs/NN and/CC prevailed/VBD upon/IN the/DT girl/NN to/TO put/VB on/IN one/CD of/IN her/PRP$ own/JJ beautiful/JJ negligees./NN Moira's/NNP story--her/NN confession/NN of/IN love,/NN so/RB tragic/JJ because/IN so/IN hopeless--had/JJ stirred/VBN Shirley/NNP deeply./. She/PRP seated/VBN herself/PRP in/IN front/NN of/IN Moira/NNP and/CC cupped/VBD her/PRP$ chin/NN in/IN her/PRP$ palm./NN "Of/IN course,/NN dear,"/NN she/PRP said,/VBD "you/PRP couldn't/MD possibly/RB see/VB anybody/NN you/PRP loved/VBD suffer/VB so/RB and/CC not/RB feel/VB dreadfully/RB about/IN it./PRP And/CC when/WRB a/DT man/NN like/IN Bryce/NNP Cardigan/NNP is/VBZ struck/VBN down,/RP he's/PRP$ apt/JJ to/TO present/VB rather/RB a/DT tragic/JJ and/CC helpless/JJ figure./NN He/PRP wanted/VBD sympathy,/NN Moira--woman's/JJ sympathy,/NN and/CC it/PRP was/VBD dear/JJ of/IN you/PRP to/TO give/VB it/PRP to/TO him."/VB "I'd/NNP gladly/RB die/VBP for/IN him,"/JJ Moira/NNP answered/VBD simply./RP "Oh,/NNP Miss/NNP Shirley,/NNP you/PRP don't/VBP know/VB him/PRP the/DT way/NN we/PRP who/WP work/VBP for/IN him/PRP do./, If/IN you/PRP did,/VBP you'd/JJ love/NN him,/NN too./. You/PRP couldn't/MD help/VB it,/PRP Miss/NNP Shirley."/NNP "Perhaps/VBZ he/PRP loves/VBZ you,/PRP too,/RB Moira."/NNP The/DT words/NNS came/VBD with/IN difficulty./NN Moira/NNP shook/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN hopelessly./VBD "No,/NNP Miss/NNP Shirley./NNP I'm/NNP only/RB one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ many/JJ human/JJ problems,/NN and/CC he/PRP just/RB won't/VBD go/VB back/RB on/IN me,/NN for/IN old/JJ sake's/NNS sake./VBD We/PRP played/VBD together/RB ten/CD years/NNS ago,/RB when/WRB he/PRP used/VBD to/TO spend/VB his/PRP$ vacations/NNS at/IN our/PRP$ house/NN in/IN Cardigan's/NNP woods,/, when/WRB my/PRP$ father/NN was/VBD woods-boss./DT He's/NNP Bryce/NNP Cardigan--and/NNP I--I/NNP used/VBD to/TO work/VB in/IN the/DT kitchen/NN of/IN his/PRP$ logging-camp."/NN "Never/RB mind,/JJ Moira./NNP He/PRP may/MD love/VB you,/PRP even/RB though/IN you/PRP do/VBP not/RB suspect/VB it./PRP You/PRP mustn't/MD be/VB so/RB despairing./, Providence/NNP has/VBZ a/DT way/NN of/IN working/VBG out/IN these/DT things./NN Tell/VB me/PRP about/IN his/PRP$ trouble,/NN Moira."/NNP "I/NNP think/VBP it's/IN money./NN He's/. been/VBN terribly/RB worried/VBN for/IN a/DT long/JJ time,/NN and/CC I'm/NN afraid/JJ things/NNS aren't/VBP going/VBG right/RB with/IN the/DT business./NN I've/NN felt/VBD ever/RB since/IN I've/NN been/VBN there/RB that/IN there's/DT something/NN that/WDT puts/VBZ a/DT cloud/NN over/IN Mr./NNP Bryce's/NNP smile./VBD It/PRP hurts/VBZ them/PRP terribly/RB to/TO have/VB to/TO sell/VB the/DT Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants,/NNP but/CC they/PRP have/VBP to;/DT Colonel/NNP Pennington/NNP is/VBZ the/DT only/JJ one/NN who/WP would/MD consider/VB buying/VBG it;/IN they/PRP don't/RB want/VBP him/PRP to/TO have/VB it--and/DT still/RB they/PRP have/VBP to/TO sell/VB to/TO him."/VB "I/NNS happen/VB to/TO know,/VB Moira,/NNP that/IN he/PRP isn't/RB going/VBG to/TO buy/VB it."/RB "Yes,/IN he/PRP is--but/CC not/RB at/IN a/DT price/NN that/WDT will/MD do/VB them/PRP any/DT good./NN They/PRP have/VBP always/RB thought/VBN he/PRP would/MD be/VB eager/JJ to/TO buy/VB whenever/WRB they/PRP decided/VBD to/TO sell,/VB and/CC now/RB he/PRP says/VBZ he/PRP doesn't/RB want/VB it,/, and/CC old/JJ Mr./NNP Cardigan/NNP is/VBZ ill/RB over/IN it/PRP all./VBD Mr./NNP Bryce/NNP says/VBZ his/PRP$ father/NN has/VBZ lost/VBN his/PRP$ courage/NN at/IN last;/JJ and/CC oh,/JJ dear,/JJ things/NNS are/VBP in/IN such/JJ a/DT mess./FW Mr./NNP Bryce/NNP started/VBD to/TO tell/VB me/PRP all/DT about/IN it--and/CC then/RB he/PRP stopped/VBD suddenly/RB and/CC wouldn't/RB say/VB another/DT word."/NN Shirley/NNP smiled./VBD She/PRP thought/VBD she/PRP understood/VBD the/DT reason/NN for/IN that./DT However,/NNP she/PRP did/VBD not/RB pause/NN to/TO speculate/VB on/IN it,/, since/IN the/DT crying/VBG need/NN of/IN the/DT present/NN was/VBD the/DT distribution/NN of/IN a/DT ray/NN of/IN sunshine/NN to/TO broken-/NNS hearted/VBN Moira./NNP "Silly,"/IN she/PRP chided,/VBD "how/RB needlessly/RB you/PRP are/VBP grieving!/JJ You/PRP say/VBP my/PRP$ uncle/NN has/VBZ declined/VBN to/TO buy/VB the/DT Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants?"/NNP Moira/NNP nodded./VBD "My/PRP uncle/NN doesn't/RB know/VB what/WP he's/VBZ talking/VBG about,/IN Moira./NNP I'll/NNP see/VBP that/IN he/PRP does/VBZ buy/VB it./. What/WP price/NN are/VBP the/DT Cardigans/NNPS asking/VBG for/IN it/PRP now?"/RB "Well,/NNP Colonel/NNP Pennington/NNP has/VBZ offered/VBN them/PRP a/DT hundred/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS for/IN it/PRP time/NN and/CC again,/NN but/CC last/JJ night/NN he/PRP withdrew/VBD that/IN offer./NN Then/RB they/PRP named/VBD a/DT price/NN of/IN fifty/CD thousand,/NNS and/CC he/PRP said/VBD he/PRP didn't/VBD want/VB it/PRP at/IN all."/DT "He/NNP needs/VBZ it,/RB and/CC it's/RB worth/JJ every/DT cent/NN of/IN a/DT hundred/CD thousand/CD to/TO him,/VB Moira./NNP Don't/NNP worry,/, dear./NN He'll/NNP buy/NN it,/, because/IN I'll/NNP make/VBP him,/PRP and/CC he'll/MD buy/VB it/PRP immediately;/RB only/RB you/PRP must/MD promise/VB me/PRP not/RB to/TO mention/VB a/DT single/JJ word/NN of/IN what/WP I'm/PRP telling/VBG you/PRP to/TO Bryce/NNP Cardigan,/NNP or/CC in/IN fact,/NN to/TO anybody./DT Do/VB you/PRP promise?"/VB Moira/NNP seized/VBD Shirley's/NNP hand/NN and/CC kissed/VBD it/PRP impulsively./VBZ "Very/RB well,/JJ then,"/, Shirley/NNP continued./VBZ "That/DT matter/NN is/VBZ adjusted,/JJ and/CC now/RB we'll/VB all/DT be/VB happy./VBG Here/RB comes/VBZ Thelma/NNP with/IN luncheon./NN Cheer/NNP up,/NNP dear,/NN and/CC remember/VB that/IN sometime/RB this/DT afternoon/NN you're/NN going/VBG to/TO see/VB Mr./NNP Bryce/NNP smile/VBP again,/RB and/CC perhaps/RB there/EX won't/MD be/VB so/RB much/RB of/IN a/DT cloud/NN over/IN his/PRP$ smile/NN this/DT time."/NN When/WRB Moira/NNP returned/VBD to/TO the/DT office/NN of/IN the/DT Cardigan/NNP Redwood/NNP Lumber/NNP Company,/NNP Shirley/NNP rang/VBD for/IN her/PRP$ maid./NN "Bring/VBG me/PRP my/PRP$ motor-coat/NN and/CC hat,/NN Thelma,"/. she/PRP ordered,/VBD "and/DT telephone/NN for/IN the/DT limousine."/JJ She/PRP seated/VBN herself/PRP before/IN the/DT mirror/NN at/IN her/PRP$ dressing-table/JJ and/CC dusted/VBD her/PRP$ adorable/JJ nose/NN with/IN a/DT powder-puff./JJ "Mr./NNP Smarty/NNP Cardigan,"/NNP she/PRP murmured/VBD happily,/VBN "you/PRP walked/VBD rough-shod/JJ over/IN my/PRP$ pride,/NN didn't/VBD you!/PRP Placed/NNP me/PRP under/IN an/DT obligation/NN I/PRP could/MD never/RB hope/VB to/TO meet--and/VB then/RB ignored/VBN me--/NNS didn't/RB you?/PRP Very/RB well,/RB old/JJ boy./NN We/PRP all/DT have/VBP our/PRP$ innings/NNS sooner/RBR or/CC later,/RB you/PRP know,/VBP and/CC I'm/VBP going/VBG to/TO make/VB a/DT substantial/JJ payment/NN on/IN that/DT huge/JJ obligation/NN as/IN sure/JJ as/IN my/PRP$ name/NN is/VBZ Shirley/NNP Sumner./NNP Then,/. some/DT day/NN when/WRB the/DT sun/NN is/VBZ shining/VBG for/IN you/PRP again,/RB you'll/MD come/VB to/TO me/PRP and/CC be/VB very,/RB very/RB humble./JJ You're/NNP entirely/RB too/RB independent,/, Mr./NNP Cardigan,/NNP but,/, oh,/IN my/PRP$ dear,/NN I/PRP do/VBP hope/VB you/PRP will/MD not/RB need/VB so/RB much/JJ money./NN I'll/NNP be/VB put/VBN to/TO my/PRP$ wit's/NNS end/VB to/TO get/VB it/PRP to/TO you/PRP without/IN letting/VBG you/PRP know,/VB because/IN if/IN your/PRP$ affairs/NNS go/VBP to/TO smash,/RP you'll/PRP$ be/VB perfectly/RB intolerable./. 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At/IN least,/JJS such/JJ has/VBZ been/VBN my/PRP$ observation/NN during/IN a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT century--and/JJ old/JJ John/NNP Cardigan/NNP had/VBD some/DT twenty/CD thousand/CD acres/NNS of/IN the/DT finest/JJS redwood/NN timber/NN in/IN the/DT State--timber/NNP which/WDT had/VBD cost/VBN him/PRP an/DT average/JJ price/NN of/IN less/JJR than/IN fifty/CD cents/NNS per/IN thousand./DT "Well,/NN in/IN this/DT instance/NN the/DT old/JJ man/NN had/VBD overreached/VBN himself,/PRP and/CC finding/VBG it/PRP necessary/JJ to/TO increase/VB his/PRP$ working/VBG capital,/NN he/PRP incorporated/JJ his/PRP$ holdings/NNS into/IN the/DT Cardigan/NNP Redwood/NNP Lumber/NNP Company/NNP and/CC floated/VBD a/DT bond-issue/NN of/IN a/DT million/CD dollars./NN They/PRP were/VBD twenty-year/JJ six/CD per/IN cent./NN certificates;/IN the/DT security/NN was/VBD ample,/JJ and/CC I/PRP invested/VBD for/IN you/PRP three/CD hundred/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS in/IN Cardigan/NNP bonds./, I/PRP bought/VBD them/PRP at/IN eighty,/CD and/CC they/PRP were/VBD worth/JJ two/CD hundred;/NNS at/IN least,/JJS they/PRP would/MD have/VB been/VBN worth/JJ two/CD hundred/CD under/IN my/PRP$ management--"/NN "How/NN did/VBD you/PRP manage/VB to/TO buy/VB them/PRP so/RB cheap?"/RB she/PRP interrupted./MD "Old/NNP Cardigan/NNP had/VBD had/VBN a/DT long/JJ run/NN of/IN bad/JJ luck--due/NN to/TO bad/JJ management/NN and/CC bad/JJ judgment,/NN my/PRP$ dear--and/NN when/WRB a/DT corporation/NN is/VBZ bonded,/VBN the/DT bondholders/NNS have/VBP access/NN to/TO its/PRP$ financial/JJ statements./NN From/IN time/NN to/TO time/NN I/PRP discovered/VBD bondholders/NNS who/WP needed/VBD money/NN and/CC hence/RB unloaded/VBN at/IN a/DT sacrifice;/NN but/CC by/IN far/RB the/DT majority/NN of/IN the/DT bonds/NNS I/PRP purchased/VBD for/IN your/PRP$ account/NN were/VBD owned/VBN by/IN local/JJ people/NNS who/WP had/VBD lost/VBN confidence/NN in/IN John/NNP Cardigan/NNP and/CC the/DT future/NN of/IN the/DT redwood/NN lumber/NN industry/NN hereabouts./. You/PRP understand,/VBP do/VB you/PRP not?"/RB "I/RB do/VBP not/RB understand/VB what/WP all/PDT this/DT has/VBZ to/TO do/VB with/IN a/DT railroad."/NN "Very/RB well--I/JJ shall/MD proceed/VB to/TO explain."/VB He/PRP held/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ index/NN finger./VBD "Item/NNP one:/NNP For/IN years/NNS old/JJ John/NNP Cardigan/NNP has/VBZ rendered/VBN valueless,/NN because/IN inaccessible,/JJ twenty-five/CD hundred/CD acres/NNS of/IN Laguna/NNP Grande/NNP timber/NN on/IN Squaw/NNP Creek./NNP His/PRP$ absurd/JJ Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants/NNPS blocks/NNS the/DT outlet,/NN and/CC of/IN course/NN he/PRP persisted/VBD in/IN refusing/VBG me/PRP a/DT right/NN of/IN way/NN through/IN that/DT little/JJ dab/NN of/IN timber/NN in/IN order/NN to/TO discourage/VB me/PRP and/CC force/VB me/PRP to/TO sell/VB him/PRP that/IN Squaw/NNP Creek/NNP timber/NN at/IN his/PRP$ price."/NN "Yes,"/IN Shirley/NNP agreed,/VBD "I/PRP dare/MD say/VB that/DT was/VBD his/PRP$ object./NN Was/VBD it/PRP reprehensible/JJ 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"I/PRP have/VBP in/IN mind,/NN under/IN those/DT circumstances,/NNS bidding/VBG the/DT property/NN in/IN for/IN the/DT Laguna/NNP Grande/NNP Lumber/NNP Company/NNP and/CC merging/VBG it/PRP with/IN our/PRP$ holdings,/NNS paying/VBG part/NN of/IN the/DT purchase-price/NN of/IN the/DT Cardigan/NNP property/NN in/IN Cardigan/NNP bonds,/NN and/CC the/DT remainder/NN in/IN cash."/NN "But/IN what/WP will/MD the/DT Cardigans/NNPS do/VBP then,/DT Uncle/NNP Seth?"/NNP "Well,/RB long/RB before/IN the/DT necessity/NN for/IN such/JJ a/DT contingency/NN arises,/IN the/DT old/JJ man/NN will/MD have/VB been/VBN gathered/VBN to/TO the/DT bosom/NN of/IN Abraham;/NNP and/CC after/IN the/DT Cardigan/NNP Redwood/NNP Lumber/NNP Company/NNP has/VBZ ceased/VBN to/TO exist,/VB young/JJ Cardigan/NNP can/MD go/VB to/TO work/VB for/IN a/DT living."/NN "Would/NN you/PRP give/VBP him/PRP employment,/VBN Uncle/NNP Seth?"/NNP "I/NNP would/MD not./RB Do/VB you/PRP think/VB I'm/PRP crazy,/VBD Shirley?/NNP Remember,/VB my/PRP$ dear,/NN there/EX is/VBZ no/DT sentiment/NN in/IN business./NN If/IN there/EX was,/VBD we/PRP wouldn't/MD have/VB any/DT business."/NN "I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP understand,/IN Uncle/NNP Seth--with/NNP the/DT exception/NN of/IN what/WDT effect/NN the/DT building/NN of/IN the/DT N./NNP C./NNP O./NNP has/VBZ upon/IN your/PRP$ plans."/NN "Item/NN two,"/IN he/PRP challenged,/VBD and/CC ticked/VBD it/PRP off/RP on/IN his/PRP$ middle/JJ finger./NN "The/DT Cardigan/NNP Redwood/NNP Lumber/NNP Company/NNP owns/VBZ two/CD fine/JJ bodies/NNS of/IN redwood/NN timber/NN widely/RB separated--one/JJ to/TO the/DT south/NN of/IN Sequoia/NNP in/IN the/DT San/NNP Hedrin/NNP watershed/VBD and/CC at/IN present/JJ practically/RB valueless/JJ because/IN inaccessible,/JJ and/CC the/DT other/JJ to/TO the/DT north/NN of/IN Sequoia,/NNP immediately/RB adjoining/VBG our/PRP$ holdings/NNS in/IN Township/NNP Nine/CD and/CC valuable/JJ because/IN of/IN its/PRP$ accessibility."/NNS He/PRP paused/VBD a/DT moment/NN and/CC looked/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ smilingly,/NN "The/DT logging/VBG railroad/NN of/IN our/PRP$ corporation,/NNS the/DT Laguna/NNP Grande/NNP Lumber/NNP Company,/NNP makes/VBZ it/PRP accessible./VBD Now,/RB while/IN the/DT building/NN of/IN the/DT N.C.O./NNP would/MD be/VB a/DT grand/JJ thing/NN for/IN the/DT county/NN in/IN general,/NN we/PRP can/MD get/VB along/RB without/IN it/PRP because/IN it/PRP doesn't/RB help/VB us/PRP out/RP particularly./. We/PRP already/RB have/VBP a/DT railroad/NN running/VBG from/IN our/PRP$ timber/NN to/TO tidewater,/VB and/CC we/PRP can/MD reach/VB the/DT markets/NNS of/IN the/DT world/NN with/IN our/PRP$ ships."/NNS "I/RB think/VBP I/PRP understand,/IN Uncle/NNP Seth./NNP When/WRB Cardigan's/NNP hauling/VBG contract/NN with/IN our/PRP$ road/NN expires,/VBD his/PRP$ timber/NN in/IN Township/NNP Nine/CD will/MD depreciate/VB in/IN value/NN because/IN it/PRP will/MD no/RB longer/RB be/VB accessible,/VBN while/IN our/PRP$ timber,/NN being/VBG still/RB accessible,/RB retains/VBZ its/PRP$ value."/NN "Exactly./NNP And/CC to/TO be/VB perfectly/RB frank/JJ with/IN you,/JJ Shirley,/NNP I/PRP do/VBP not/RB want/VB Cardigan's/NNP timber/NN in/IN Township/NNP Nine/CD given/VBN back/RP its/PRP$ value/NN through/IN accessibility/NN provided/VBN by/IN the/DT N.C.O./NNP If/IN that/DT road/NN is/VBZ not/RB built,/VBN Cardigan's/NNP timber/NN in/IN Township/NNP Nine/CD will/MD be/VB valuable/JJ to/TO us,/VB but/CC not/RB to/TO another/DT living/VBG soul./NN Moreover,/IN the/DT Trinidad/NNP Redwood/NNP Timber/NNP Company/NNP has/VBZ a/DT raft/NN of/IN fine/JJ timber/NN still/RB farther/RB north/RB and/CC adjoining/VBG the/DT holdings/NNS of/IN our/PRP$ company/NN and/CC Cardigan's,/NNP and/CC if/IN this/DT infernal/JJ N.C.O./NNP isn't/NN built,/NN we'll/MD be/VB enabled/VBN to/TO buy/VB that/DT Trinidad/NNP timber/NN pretty/RB cheap/JJ one/CD of/IN these/DT bright/JJ days,/NN too."/NN "All/NN of/IN which/WDT appears/VBZ to/TO me/PRP to/TO constitute/VB sound/JJ business/NN logic,/NN Uncle/NN Seth."/NNP He/PRP nodded./VBD "Item/NNP three,"/IN he/PRP continued,/VBD and/CC ticked/VBD it/PRP off/RP on/IN his/PRP$ third/JJ finger:/NNS "I/RB want/VBP to/TO see/VB the/DT feeder/NN for/IN a/DT transcontinental/JJ line/NN built/VBN into/IN Sequoia/NNP from/IN the/DT south,/NN for/IN the/DT reason/NN that/IN it/PRP will/MD tap/VB the/DT Cardigan/NNP holdings/NNS in/IN the/DT San/NNP Hedrin/NNP watershed/VBD and/CC give/VB a/DT tremendous/JJ value/NN to/TO timber/NN which/WDT at/IN the/DT present/JJ time/NN is/VBZ rather/RB a/DT negative/JJ asset;/NN consequently/RB I/PRP would/MD prefer/VB to/TO have/VB that/DT value/NN created/VBN after/IN Cardigan's/NNP San/NNP Hedrin/NNP timber/NN has/VBZ been/VBN merged/VBN with/IN the/DT assets/NNS of/IN the/DT Laguna/NNP Grande/NNP Lumber/NNP Company."/NNP "And/CC so--"/JJ "I/NNS must/MD investigate/VB this/DT N.C.O./NNP outfit/NN and/CC block/VB it/PRP if/IN possible--and/JJ it/PRP should/MD be/VB possible."/JJ "How,/NN for/IN instance?"/NN "I/NNS haven't/VBP considered/VBN the/DT means,/NN my/PRP$ dear./NN Those/DT come/VBN later./RBR For/IN the/DT present/JJ I/PRP am/VBP convinced/VBN that/IN the/DT N.C.O./NNP is/VBZ a/DT corporate/JJ joke,/NN sprung/VBN on/IN the/DT dear/JJ public/NN by/IN the/DT Trinidad/NNP Redwood/NNP Timber/NNP Company/NNP to/TO get/VB the/DT said/VBN dear/JJ public/NN excited,/NN create/VBP a/DT real-estate/NN 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object,"/IN he/PRP retorted/VBD laughingly./VBG "Oh,/NNP Bryce/NNP Cardigan/NNP is/VBZ able/JJ to/TO take/VB care/NN of/IN himself."/NN "Yes,/NN and/CC mean/VB enough."/JJ "He/NN saved/VBD our/PRP$ lives,/NN Uncle/NNP Seth."/NNP "He/NNP had/VBD to--in/JJ order/NN to/TO save/VB his/PRP$ own./VBG Don't/NNP forget/VB that,/IN my/PRP$ dear."/NN Carefully/RB he/PRP dissected/VBD a/DT sand-dab/NN and/CC removed/VBD the/DT backbone./NN "I'd/CC give/VB a/DT ripe/JJ peach/NN to/TO learn/VB the/DT identity/NN of/IN the/DT scheming/NN buttinsky/NN who/WP bought/VBD old/JJ Cardigan's/NNP Valley/NNP of/IN the/DT Giants,"/NNP he/PRP said/VBD presently./PRP "I'll/MD be/VB hanged/VBN if/IN that/DT doesn't/NN complicate/VB matters/NNS a/DT little."/JJ "You/NNS should/MD have/VB bought/VBN it/PRP when/WRB the/DT opportunity/NN offered,"/IN she/PRP reminded/VBD him./PRP "You/PRP could/MD have/VB had/VBD it/PRP then/RB for/IN fifty/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS less/JJR than/IN you/PRP would/MD have/VB paid/VBN for/IN it/PRP a/DT year/NN ago--and/CC I'm/NNP sure/JJ that/IN should/MD have/VB been/VBN sufficient/JJ indication/NN to/TO you/PRP that/IN the/DT game/NN you/PRP and/CC the/DT Cardigans/NNPS had/VBD been/VBN playing/VBG so/RB long/RB had/VBD come/VBN to/TO an/DT end./VBN He/PRP was/VBD beaten/VBN and/CC acknowledged/VBN it,/, and/CC I/PRP think/VBP you/PRP might/MD have/VB been/VBN a/DT little/JJ more/JJR generous/JJ to/TO your/PRP$ fallen/JJ enemy,/NN Uncle/NNP Seth."/NNP "I/NNP dare/MD say,"/VB he/PRP admitted/VBD lightly./, "However,/`` I/PRP wasn't,/VBD and/CC now/RB I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO be/VB punished/VBN for/IN it,/IN my/PRP$ dear:/NN so/RB don't/RB roast/VB me/PRP any/DT more./JJR By/IN the/DT way,/NN that/IN speckled/JJ hot-air/JJ fellow/NN Ogilvy,/NNP who/WP is/VBZ promoting/VBG the/DT Northern/JJ California/NNP Oregon/NNP Railroad,/NNP is/VBZ back/RB in/IN town/NN again./NN Somehow,/RB I/PRP haven't/VBP much/JJ confidence/NN in/IN that/DT fellow./NN I/PRP think/VBP I'll/NNP wire/NN the/DT San/NNP Francisco/NNP office/NN to/TO look/VB him/PRP up/RP in/IN Dun's/NNP and/CC Bradstreet's./NNP Folks/NNS up/IN this/DT way/NN are/VBP taking/VBG too/RB much/JJ for/IN granted/VBN on/IN that/DT fellow's/JJ mere/JJ say--/NNS so,/NN but/CC I/PRP for/IN one/CD intend/VBP to/TO delve/VB for/IN facts--particularly/JJ with/IN regard/NN to/TO the/DT N.C.O./NNP bank-roll/NN and/CC Ogilvy's/NNP associates./. I'd/NNP sleep/VB a/DT whole/JJ lot/NN more/JJR soundly/RB to-night/JJ if/IN I/PRP knew/VBD the/DT answer/NN to/TO two/CD very/RB important/JJ questions."/NNS "What/WP are/VBP they,/DT Uncle/NNP Seth?"/NNP "Well,/NNP I'd/NNP like/IN to/TO know/VB whether/IN the/DT N.C.O./NNP is/VBZ genuine/JJ or/CC a/DT screen/NN to/TO hide/VB the/DT operations/NNS of/IN the/DT Trinidad/NNP Redwood/NNP Timber/NNP Company."/NNP "It/NNP might,"/, said/VBD Shirley,/NNP with/IN one/CD of/IN those/DT sudden/JJ flashes/NNS of/IN intuition/NN peculiar/JJ to/TO women,/NNS "be/IN a/DT screen/NN to/TO hide/VB the/DT operations/NNS of/IN Bryce/NNP Cardigan./NNP Now/RB that/IN he/PRP knows/VBZ you/PRP aren't/VBP going/VBG to/TO renew/VB his/PRP$ hauling/VBG contract,/NN he/PRP may/MD have/VB decided/VBN to/TO build/VB his/PRP$ own/JJ logging/NN railroad."/NN After/IN a/DT pause/NN the/DT Colonel/NNP made/VBD answer:/DT "No,/NN I/PRP have/VBP no/DT fear/NN of/IN that./DT It/PRP would/MD cost/VB five/CD hundred/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS to/TO build/VB that/DT twelve-mile/JJ line/NN and/CC bridge/NN Mad/NNP River,/NNP and/CC the/DT Cardigans/NNPS haven't/VBP got/VBD that/DT amount/NN of/IN money./NN What's/NNP more,/, they/PRP can't/MD get/VB it."/PRP "But/IN suppose,"/NN she/PRP persisted,/VBD "that/IN the/DT real/JJ builder/NN of/IN the/DT road/NN should/MD prove/VB to/TO be/VB Bryce/NNP Cardigan,/NNP after/IN all./DT What/WP would/MD you/PRP do?"/VB Colonel/NNP Pennington's/NNP eyes/NNS twinkled./VBD "I/PRP greatly/RB fear,/VBP my/PRP$ dear,/NN I/PRP should/MD make/VB a/DT noise/NN like/IN something/NN doing."/VBP "Suppose/IN you/PRP lost/VBD the/DT battle."/NN "In/IN that/DT event/NN the/DT Laguna/NNP Grande/NNP Lumber/NNP Company/NNP wouldn't/MD be/VB any/DT worse/JJR off/IN than/IN it/PRP is/VBZ at/IN present./DT The/DT principal/JJ loser,/NN as/IN I/PRP view/VBP the/DT situation,/NN would/MD be/VB Miss/NNP Shirley/NNP Sumner,/NNP who/WP has/VBZ the/DT misfortune/NN to/TO be/VB loaded/VBN up/RP with/IN Cardigan/NNP bonds./. 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trackwalker's/NNS velocipede./, I/PRP have/VBP one/CD that/DT is/VBZ driven/VBN with/IN a/DT small/JJ gasolene/NN engine--I/NN use/NN it/PRP in/IN running/VBG back/RB and/CC forth/RB to/TO the/DT logging-camp/NN in/IN case/NN I/PRP fail/VBP to/TO connect/VB with/IN a/DT log-/NNS train."/NN "But/CC how/WRB do/VBP you/PRP know/VB they/PRP will/MD put/VB up/RP at/IN your/PRP$ camp/NN all/DT night,/NNS Bryce?"/IN "My/JJ men/NNS will/MD make/VB them/PRP comfortable,/JJ and/CC it/PRP means/VBZ they/PRP can/MD lie/VB abed/RB until/IN seven/CD o'clock/RB instead/RB of/IN having/VBG to/TO roll/VB out/RP at/IN five/CD o'clock,/IN which/WDT would/MD be/VB the/DT case/NN if/IN they/PRP spent/VBD the/DT night/NN at/IN this/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT line./NN If/IN they/PRP do/VBP not/RB stay/VB at/IN our/PRP$ logging-camp,/NN the/DT mogul/NN will/MD stay/VB there,/RB provided/VBN my/PRP$ woods-foreman/NN lends/VBZ them/PRP my/PRP$ velocipede./NN The/DT fireman/NN would/MD prefer/VB that/IN to/TO firing/NN that/IN big/JJ mogul/NN all/PDT the/DT way/NN back/RB to/TO Sequoia."/NNP "Yes,"/NNP Buck/NNP agreed,/VBD "I/RB think/VB he/PRP would."/MD "There/RB is/VBZ a/DT slight/JJ grade/NN at/IN our/PRP$ log-landing./NN I/PRP know/VBP that,/, because/IN the/DT air/NN leaked/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT brakes/NNS on/IN a/DT log-train/NN I/PRP was/VBD on/IN a/DT short/JJ time/NN ago,/RB and/CC the/DT train/NN ran/VBD away/RP with/IN me./PRP Now,/RB the/DT engine-crew/NN will/MD set/VB the/DT airbrakes/NNS on/IN the/DT mogul/NN and/CC leave/VB her/PRP with/IN steam/NN up/IN to/TO throb/VB all/DT night;/NN they'll/MD not/RB blow/VB her/PRP$ down,/NN for/IN that/DT would/MD mean/VB work/NN firing/VBG her/PRP in/IN the/DT morning./NN Our/PRP$ task,/NN Buck,/NNP will/MD be/VB to/TO throw/VB off/RP the/DT airbrakes/NNS and/CC let/VB her/PRP glide/VB silently/RB out/IN of/IN our/PRP$ log-landing./NN About/IN a/DT mile/NN down/IN the/DT road/NN we'll/NN stop,/NNS get/VBP up/RP steam,/RB run/VB down/RB to/TO the/DT junction/NN with/IN the/DT main/JJ line,/NN back/RB in/IN on/IN the/DT Laurel/NNP Creek/NNP spur,/VBD couple/NN on/IN to/TO those/DT flat-/NNS cars/NNS and/CC breeze/NN merrily/RB down/RB to/TO Sequoia/NNP with/IN them./PRP They'll/RB be/VB loaded/VBN waiting/VBG for/IN us;/VBG our/PRP$ men/NNS will/MD be/VB congregated/VBN in/IN our/PRP$ dry-yard/NN just/RB off/IN Water/NNP Street/NNP near/IN B,/NNP waiting/VBG for/IN us/PRP to/TO arrive/VB with/IN the/DT rails--and/NN bingo--we/NN go/VBP to/TO it./DT After/IN we/PRP drop/VBP the/DT flats,/JJ we'll/NN run/VB the/DT engine/NN back/RB to/TO the/DT woods,/NN leave/VB it/PRP where/WRB we/PRP found/VBD it,/IN return/NN a-flying/NN on/IN the/DT velocipede,/NN if/IN it's/DT there,/, or/CC in/IN my/PRP$ automobile,/NN if/IN it/PRP isn't/RB there./DT You/PRP can/MD get/VB back/RB in/IN ample/JJ time/NN to/TO superintend/VB the/DT cutting/NN of/IN the/DT crossing!"/JJ "Spoken/JJ like/IN a/DT man!"/NN quoth/NN Buck/NNP Ogilvy./NNP "You're/IN the/DT one/CD man/NN in/IN this/DT world/NN for/IN whom/WP I'd/NNP steal/VBP a/DT locomotive./NN 'At-a/. boy!"/NN Had/VBD either/RB of/IN the/DT conspirators/NNS known/VBN of/IN Pennington's/NNP plans/VBZ to/TO entertain/VB Mayor/NNP Poundstone/NNP at/IN dinner/NN on/IN Thursday/NNP night,/, it/PRP is/VBZ probable/JJ they/PRP would/MD not/RB have/VB cheered/VBN until/IN those/DT flat-cars/NNS were/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT woods./NN Mayor/NNP Poundstone/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ wife/NN arrived/VBD at/IN the/DT Pennington/NNP home/NN in/IN Redwood/NNP Boulevard/NNP at/IN six/CD forty-five/CD Thursday/NNP evening./NN It/PRP was/VBD with/IN a/DT profound/JJ feeling/NN of/IN relief/NN that/IN His/PRP$ Honour/NNP lifted/VBD the/DT lady/NN from/IN their/PRP$ modest/JJ little/JJ "flivver,"/NN for/IN once/RB inside/IN the/DT Pennington/NNP house,/NN he/PRP felt,/VBD he/PRP would/MD be/VB free/JJ from/IN a/DT peculiarly/JJ devilish/JJ brand/NN of/IN persecution/NN inaugurated/VBN by/IN his/PRP$ wife/NN about/IN three/CD months/NNS previously./, Mrs./NNP Poundstone/NNP wanted/VBD a/DT new/JJ automobile./NN And/CC she/PRP had/VBD entered/VBN upon/IN a/DT campaign/NN of/IN nagging/JJ and/CC complaint;/JJ hoping/VBG to/TO wear/VB Poundstone's/NNP resistance/NN down/IN to/TO the/DT point/NN where/WRB he/PRP would/MD be/VB willing/JJ to/TO barter/VB his/PRP$ hope/NN of/IN salvation/NN in/IN return/NN for/IN a/DT guarantee/NN of/IN peace/NN on/IN earth./NN "I/NNS feel/VBP like/IN a/DT perfect/JJ fool,/NN calling/VBG upon/IN these/DT people/NNS in/IN this/DT filthy/JJ little/JJ rattletrap,"/NN Mrs./NNP Poundstone/NNP protested/VBD as/IN they/PRP passed/VBD up/RP the/DT cement/NN walk/NN toward/IN the/DT Pennington/NNP portal./NN Mayor/NNP Poundstone/NNP paused./VBD Had/VBD he/PRP been/VBN Medusa,/IN the/DT glance/NN he/PRP bent/VBD upon/IN his/PRP$ spouse/NN would/MD have/VB transformed/VBN her/PRP instantly/RB into/IN a/DT not/RB particularly/RB 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sweetly./JJR He/PRP could/MD have/VB struck/VBN her./PRP "Hang/VBG your/PRP$ social/JJ position,"/NN he/PRP gritted/VBD savagely./. "Shut/VBN up,/RB will/MD you?/VB Social/NNP position/NN in/IN a/DT sawmill/NN town!/NN Rats!"/NNP "Sh--sh!/NNP Control/NNP yourself,/NNP Henry!"/NNP She/PRP plucked/VBD gently/RB at/IN his/PRP$ arm;/NN with/IN her/PRP$ other/JJ hand/NN she/PRP lifted/VBD the/DT huge/JJ knocker/NN on/IN the/DT front/NN door./NN "Dammit,/IN you'll/JJ drive/VB me/PRP crazy/JJ yet,"/NN Poundstone/NN gurgled,/NNS and/CC subsided./VBN The/DT Pennington/NNP butler,/, a/DT very/RB superior/JJ person,/NN opened/VBD the/DT door/NN and/CC swept/VBD them/PRP with/IN a/DT faintly/RB disapproving/JJ glance./NN It/PRP is/VBZ possible/JJ that/IN he/PRP found/VBD Mayor/NNP Poundstone,/NNP who/WP was/VBD adorned/VBN with/IN a/DT white/JJ string/NN tie,/IN a/DT soft/JJ slouch/NN hat,/VBD a/DT Prince/NNP Albert/NNP coat,/NN and/CC horseshoe/NN cut/VBD vest,/RB mildly/RB amusing./. The/DT Poundstones/NNP entered./VBD At/IN the/DT entrance/NN to/TO the/DT living/NN room/NN the/DT butler/NN announced/VBD sonorously:/NN "Mayor/NN Poundstone/NNP and/CC Mrs./NNP Poundstone."/NNP "Glad/NNP to/TO see/VB you/PRP aboard/IN the/DT ship,"/NN Colonel/NNP Pennington/NNP boomed/VBD with/IN his/PRP$ best/JJS air/NN of/IN hearty/NN expansiveness./. "Well,/'' well,"/RB he/PRP continued,/VBD leading/VBG Mrs./NNP Poundstone/NNP to/TO a/DT divan/NN in/IN front/NN of/IN the/DT fire,/NN "this/DT is/VBZ certainly/RB delightful./RB My/PRP$ niece/NN will/MD be/VB down/RB in/IN two/CD shakes/NNS of/IN a/DT lamb's/NN tail./NN Have/VBP a/DT cigarette,/NN Mr./NNP Poundstone."/NNP In/IN the/DT midst/NN of/IN the/DT commonplace/NN chatter/NN incident/NN to/TO such/JJ occasions,/NN Shirley/NNP entered/VBD the/DT room;/NN and/CC the/DT Colonel,/NNP leaving/VBG her/PRP$ to/TO entertain/VB the/DT guests,/NN went/VBD to/TO a/DT small/JJ sideboard/NN in/IN one/CD corner/NN and/CC brought/VBD forth/RB the/DT "materials,"/NN as/IN he/PRP jocularly/RB termed/VBD them./, James/NNP appeared/VBD like/IN magic/NN with/IN a/DT tray,/NN glasses,/NN and/CC tiny/JJ serviettes,/NN and/CC the/DT Colonel's/NNP elixir/NN was/VBD passed/VBN to/TO the/DT company./NN "To/IN your/PRP$ beautiful/JJ eyes,/NN Mrs./NNP Poundstone,"/NNP was/VBD Pennington's/NNP debonair/NN toast/NN as/IN he/PRP fixed/VBD Mrs./NNP P.'s/NNP green/JJ orbs/NNS with/IN his/PRP$ own./NN "Poundstone,/IN your/PRP$ very/RB good/JJ health,/NN sir."/NN "Dee-licious,"/NN murmured/VBD Mrs./NNP Poundstone./NNP "Perfectly/RB dee-licious./. And/CC not/RB a/DT bit/NN strong!"/JJ "Have/NN another,"/IN her/PRP$ hospitable/JJ host/NN suggested,/NN and/CC he/PRP poured/VBD it,/RB quite/RB oblivious/JJ of/IN the/DT frightened/JJ wink/NN which/WDT the/DT mayor/NN telegraphed/VBD his/PRP$ wife./NN "I/IN will,/NN if/IN Miss/NNP Sumner/NNP will/MD join/VB me,"/RB Mrs./NNP P./NNP acquiesced./VBD "Thanks./NNP I/PRP seldom/RB drink/VBP a/DT cocktail,/NN and/CC one/NN is/VBZ always/RB my/PRP$ limit,"/JJ Shirley/NNP replied/VBD smilingly./VBG "Oh,/RB well,"/IN the/DT Colonel/NNP retorted/VBD agreeably,/VBN "we'll/RB make/VBP it/PRP a/DT three-/CD cornered/JJ festival./NN Poundstone,/NNP smoke/NN up."/IN They/PRP "smoked/VBD up,"/RB and/CC Poundstone/NNP prayed/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ rather/RB nebulous/JJ gods/NNS that/IN Mrs./NNP P./NNP would/MD not/RB discuss/VB automobiles/NNS during/IN the/DT dinner./NN Alas!/NNP The/DT Colonel's/NNP cocktails/NNS were/VBD not/RB unduly/RB fortified,/JJ but/CC for/IN all/DT that,/IN the/DT two/CD which/WDT Mrs./NNP Poundstone/NNP had/VBD assimilated/VBN contained/VBN just/RB sufficient/JJ "kick"/NN to/TO loosen/VB the/DT lady's/NN tongue/NN without/IN thickening/VBG it./PRP Consequently,/VB about/IN the/DT time/NN the/DT piece/NN de/IN resistance/NN made/VBD its/PRP$ appearance,/NN she/PRP threw/VBD caution/NN to/TO the/DT winds/NNS and/CC adverted/VBD to/TO the/DT subject/JJ closest/JJS to/TO her/PRP$ heart./NN "I/NN was/VBD telling/VBG Henry/NNP as/IN we/PRP came/VBD up/RP the/DT walk/NN how/WRB greatly/RB I/PRP envied/VBD you/PRP that/DT beautiful/JJ sedan,/NN Miss/NNP Sumner,"/NNP she/PRP gushed./VBD "Isn't/RB it/PRP a/DT perfectly/RB stunning/JJ car?"/NN Poundstone/NNP made/VBD one/CD futile/JJ attempt/NN to/TO head/VB her/PRP$ off./NN "And/CC I/PRP was/VBD telling/VBG Mrs./NNP Poundstone,"/NNP he/PRP struck/VBD in/IN with/IN a/DT pathetic/JJ attempt/NN to/TO appear/VB humorous/JJ and/CC condescending,/JJ "that/IN a/DT little/JJ jitney/NN was/VBD our/PRP$ gait,/NN and/CC that/IN she/PRP might/MD as/RB well/RB abandon/VB her/PRP$ passionate/JJ yearning/NN for/IN a/DT closed/JJ car./NN Angelina,/IN my/PRP$ dear,/JJ something/NN tells/VBZ me/PRP I'm/IN going/VBG to/TO enjoy/VB this/DT dinner/NN a/DT whole/JJ lot/NN more/JJR if/IN you'll/NN just/RB make/VB up/RP your/PRP$ mind/NN to/TO be/VB real/JJ nice/JJ and/CC resign/VB yourself/PRP to/TO the/DT inevitable."/NN "Never,/IN my/PRP$ dear,/NN never."/RB She/PRP shook/VBD a/DT coy/JJ finger/NN at/IN him./PRP "You/IN dear/JJ old/JJ tightie,"/JJ she/PRP cooed,/MD "you/VB don't/RB realize/VB what/WP a/DT closed/JJ car/NN means/VBZ to/TO a/DT woman."/NN She/PRP turned/VBD to/TO Shirley./NNP "How/NNP an/DT open/JJ car/NN does/VBZ blow/VB one/CD around,/IN my/PRP$ dear!"/NN "Yes,/NN indeed,"/NN said/VBD Shirley/NNP innocently./VBD "Heard/VBN the/DT McKinnon/NNP people/NNS had/VBD a/DT man/NN killed/VBD up/RP in/IN their/PRP$ woods/NNS yesterday,/RB Colonel,"/NNP Poundstone/NNP remarked,/VBD hoping/VBG against/IN hope/NN to/TO divert/VB the/DT conversation./NN "Yes./. 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night/NN in/IN Humboldt/NNP County--"/NNP A/DT rifle/NN shot/NN rang/VBD out/RP from/IN the/DT side/NN of/IN B/NNP Street;/NNP from/IN the/DT lumber-pile/JJ across/IN the/DT street,/NN Bryce/NNP and/CC Ogilvy/NNP heard/VBD a/DT suppressed/JJ grunt/NN of/IN pain,/NN and/CC a/DT crash/NN as/IN of/IN a/DT breaking/VBG board./NN Instantly/RB out/IN of/IN the/DT shadows/NNS George/NNP Sea/NNP Otter/NNP came/VBD padding/VBG on/IN velvet/NN feet,/NNS rifle/NN in/IN hand--and/NN then/RB Bryce/NNP understood./VBD "All/DT right,/JJ boss,"/NN said/VBD George/NNP simply/RB as/IN he/PRP joined/VBD Bryce/NNP and/CC Ogilvy/NNP under/IN the/DT lee/NN of/IN the/DT locomotive./NN "Now/RB we/PRP get/VBP busy/JJ again."/IN "Safe-o,/JJ men,"/NNS Ogilvy/NNP called./VBD "Back/RB to/TO the/DT job."/NNS And/CC while/IN Bryce,/NNP followed/VBD by/IN the/DT careless/JJ George/NNP Sea/NNP Otter,/NNP went/VBD into/IN the/DT lumber-yard/NN to/TO succour/VB the/DT enemy,/NN Ogilvy/NNP set/VBD an/DT example/NN to/TO 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They'll/DT have/VBP it/PRP in/IN by/IN six/CD o'clock/RB to-morrow/JJ morning/NN if/IN something/NN isn't/RB done--and/CC once/RB they/PRP get/VBP it/PRP in,/IN the/DT fat's/NN in/IN the/DT fire./NN "Telephone/NN the/DT chief/NN of/IN police/NN and/CC order/VB him/PRP to/TO take/VB his/PRP$ entire/JJ force/NN down/IN there,/DT if/IN necessary,/JJ and/CC stop/VB that/IN work./VBG To/TO blazes/NNS with/IN that/DT temporary/JJ franchise!/NNS You/PRP stop/VBP that/DT work/NN for/IN two/CD hours,/NNS and/CC I'll/NNP do/VBP the/DT rest./NN Tell/VB the/DT chief/NN of/IN police/NN not/RB to/TO recognize/VB that/IN temporary/JJ franchise./NN He/PRP can/MD be/VB suspicious/JJ of/IN it,/VBN can't/NN he,/NN and/CC refuse/VB to/TO let/VB the/DT work/NN go/VB on/IN until/IN he/PRP finds/VBZ you?/JJ And/CC you/PRP can/MD be/VB hard/JJ to/TO find/VB for/IN two/CD hours,/NNS can/MD you/PRP not?/RB Delay,/NNP delay,/, man!/NN That's/NNP all/DT I/PRP want.../VBP Yes,/RB yes,/RB I/PRP understand./VBD You/PRP get/VB down/IN about/IN daylight/NN and/CC roast/NN the/DT chief/NN of/IN police/NN for/IN interfering,/NN but/CC in/IN the/DT meantime!.../JJS Thank/VB you,/JJ Poundstone,/NNP thank/VB you./PRP Good-bye."/JJ He/PRP stood/VBD at/IN the/DT telephone,/NN the/DT receiver/NN still/RB held/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ ear/NN and/CC his/PRP$ right/JJ forefinger/NN holding/VBG down/IN the/DT hook/NN while/IN the/DT line/NN cleared./VBN When/WRB he/PRP spoke/VBD again,/IN Shirley/NNP knew/VBD he/PRP was/VBD calling/VBG his/PRP$ mill-office./WDT He/PRP got/VBD a/DT response/NN immediately,/NN notwithstanding/IN the/DT lateness/NN of/IN the/DT hour./NN "Sexton?/IN Pennington/NNP speaking./. I've/NN sent/VBD over/RP the/DT Black/NNP Minorca/NNP with/IN a/DT rifle/NN and/CC sixty/CD rounds/NNS of/IN ammunition.../DT What?/NNP You/PRP can/MD hear/VB him/PRP shooting/VBG already?/RB Bully/RB boy/NN with/IN a/DT crockery/NN eye!/NN He'll/NNP clean/JJ that/IN gang/NN out/RB and/CC keep/VB them/PRP from/IN working/VBG until/IN the/DT police/NN arrive./VBD You've/PRP telephoned/VBD Rondeau,/NNP have/VBP you?.../PRP Good!/NNP He'll/NNP have/VBP his/PRP$ men/NNS waiting/VBG at/IN the/DT log-landing,/NN and/CC there'll/MD be/VB no/DT delay./NN As/RB soon/RB as/IN you've/NN seen/VBN the/DT switch-engine/NN started/VBD for/IN the/DT woods,/NN meet/VB me/PRP down/RP at/IN Water/NN and/CC B/NNP streets./VBD Sexton,/RB we've/NN got/VBD to/TO block/VB them./. It/PRP means/VBZ a/DT loss/NN of/IN millions/NNS to/TO me/PRP if/IN we/PRP fail!"/VBD Shirley/NNP was/VBD standing/VBG in/IN the/DT doorway/NN as/IN he/PRP faced/VBD about/RB from/IN the/DT telephone./NN "Uncle/NN Seth,"/NNP she/PRP said/VBD quietly,/RB "use/IN any/DT honourable/JJ method/NN of/IN defeating/VBG Bryce/NNP Cardigan,/NNP but/CC call/VB off/RP the/DT Black/NNP Minorca./NNP I/PRP shall/MD hold/VB you/PRP personally/RB responsible/JJ for/IN Bryce/NNP Cardigan's/NNP life,/NN and/CC if/IN you/PRP fail/VBP me,/, I/PRP shall/MD never/RB forgive/VB you."/PRP "Silly,/VB silly/JJ girl!"/NN he/PRP soothed/VBD her./PRP "Don't/RB you/PRP know/VBP I/PRP would/MD not/RB stoop/VB to/TO bush-whacking?/JJ There's/. some/DT shooting/NN going/VBG on,/RB but/CC its/PRP$ wild/JJ shooting,/NN just/RB to/TO frighten/VB Cardigan/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ men/NNS off/IN the/DT job."/NN "You/PRP can't/MD frighten/VB him,"/PRP she/PRP cried/VBD passionately,/RB "You/PRP know/VBP you/PRP can't./MD He'll/RB kill/VB the/DT Black/NNP Minorca,/NNP or/CC the/DT Black/NNP Minorca/NNP will/MD kill/VB him./PRP Go/VB instantly/RB and/CC stop/VB it."/PRP "All/VB right,/RB all/DT right!"/NN he/PRP said/VBD rather/RB humbly,/JJ and/CC sprang/VBD down/IN the/DT front/JJ steps/NNS into/IN the/DT waiting/VBG car./NN "I'll/NN play/VBP the/DT game/NN fairly,/RB Shirley,/NNP never/RB fear."/VBP She/PRP stood/VBD in/IN the/DT doorway/NN and/CC watched/VBD the/DT red/JJ tail-light,/NN like/IN a/DT malevolent/JJ eye,/NN disappear/VBP down/IN the/DT street./NN And/CC presently/RB as/IN she/PRP stood/VBD there,/RB down/IN the/DT boulevard/NN a/DT huge/JJ gray/JJ car/NN came/VBD slipping/VBG noiselessly--/NNS so/RB noiselessly,/RB in/IN fact,/NN that/IN Shirley/NNP recognized/VBD it/PRP by/IN that/DT very/JJ quality/NN of/IN silence./NN It/PRP was/VBD Bryce/NNP Cardigan's/NNP Napier./NNP "George!"/IN she/PRP called./VBD "Come/NNP here."/IN The/DT car/NN slid/VBD over/IN to/TO the/DT gate/NN and/CC stopped/VBD at/IN the/DT sight/NN of/IN the/DT slim/JJ white/JJ figure/NN running/VBG down/IN the/DT garden/NN walk./VBD "Is/JJ Mr./NNP Cardigan/NNP hurt?"/VBD she/PRP demanded/VBD in/IN an/DT agony/NN of/IN suspense./NN George/NNP Sea/NNP Otter/NNP grunted/VBD contemptuously./NN "Nobody/NN hurt/VBN 'cept/IN the/DT Black/NNP Minorca./NNP I/PRP am/VBP taking/VBG him/PRP to/TO your/PRP$ company/NN hospital,/NN miss./. He/PRP tried/VBD to/TO shoot/VB my/PRP$ boss,/NN so/IN I/PRP shoot/VBP him/PRP myself/PRP once/RB through/IN the/DT leg./NN Now/RB my/PRP$ boss/NN says:/VBZ 'Take/JJ him/PRP to/TO the/DT Laguna/NNP Grande/NNP hospital,/NN George.'/NNP Me,/NNP I/PRP would/MD drop/VB this/DT greaser/NN in/IN the/DT bay/NN if/IN I/PRP was/VBD the/DT boss."/NN She/PRP laughed/VBD hysterically./NN "On/IN your/PRP$ way/NN back/RB from/IN the/DT hospital/NN stop/NN and/CC pick/VB me/PRP up,/IN George,"/NNP she/PRP ordered./VBD "This/DT senseless/JJ feud/NN has/VBZ gone/VBN far/RB enough./RB I/PRP must/MD stop/VB it--at/DT once."/IN He/PRP touched/VBD his/PRP$ broad/JJ hat,/NN and/CC she/PRP returned/VBD to/TO the/DT house/NN to/TO dress./VB Meanwhile/RB Colonel/NNP Pennington/NNP had/VBD reached/VBN the/DT crossing/NN once/RB more,/, simultaneously/RB with/IN the/DT arrival/NN of/IN Sam/NNP Perkins,/NNP the/DT chief/NN of/IN police,/NN accompanied/VBN by/IN two/CD automobiles/NNS crammed/VBN with/IN patrolmen./NN Perkins/NNP strutted/VBD up/RP to/TO Bryce/NNP Cardigan/NNP and/CC Buck/NNP Ogilvy./NNP "What's/NNP the/DT meaning/NN of/IN all/PDT this/DT row,/NN Mr./NNP Cardigan?"/NNP he/PRP demanded./VBD "Something/NN has/VBZ slipped,/VBN Sam,"/NNP Bryce/NNP retorted/VBD pleasantly./PRP "You've/VB been/VBN calling/VBG me/PRP Bryce/NNP for/IN the/DT past/JJ twenty/CD years,/NNS and/CC now/RB you're/JJ mistering/NN me!/NNS The/DT meaning/NN of/IN this/DT row,/NN you/PRP ask?"/VBP Bryce/NNP continued./VBD "Well,/NNP I'm/NNP engaged/VBD in/IN making/VBG a/DT jump-crossing/NN of/IN Colonel/NNP Pennington's/NNP tracks,/NN under/IN a/DT temporary/JJ franchise/NN granted/VBN me/PRP by/IN the/DT city/NN of/IN Sequoia./NNP Here's/IN the/DT franchise."/NNS And/CC he/PRP thrust/VBD the/DT document/NN under/IN the/DT police/NN chief's/NN nose./NN "This/DT is/VBZ the/DT first/JJ I've/NN heard/VBD about/IN any/DT franchise,"/NNS Sam/NNP Perkins/NNP replied/VBD suspiciously./VBG "Seems/RB to/TO me/PRP you/PRP been/VBN mighty/RB secret/JJ about/IN this/DT job./NN How/WRB do/VBP I/PRP know/VB this/DT ain't/NN a/DT forgery?"/NN "Call/NN up/IN the/DT mayor/NN and/CC ask/VB him,"/PRP Bryce/NNP suggested./VBD "I'll/RB do/VB that,"/DT quoth/IN Mr./NNP Perkins/NNP ponderously./VBD "And/NN in/IN the/DT meantime,/NN don't/RB do/VBP any/DT more/JJR digging/NN or/CC rail-cutting."/NN He/PRP hurried/VBD away/RB to/TO his/PRP$ automobile,/NN leaving/VBG a/DT lieutenant/NN in/IN charge/NN of/IN the/DT squad./NN "Also/RB in/IN the/DT meantime,/JJ young/JJ man,"/NN Colonel/NNP Pennington/NNP announced,/VBD "you/PRP will/MD pardon/VB me/PRP if/IN I/PRP take/VBP possession/NN of/IN my/PRP$ locomotive/JJ and/CC flat-cars./POS I/PRP observe/VBP you/PRP have/VBP finished/VBN unloading/VBG those/DT rails."/NNS "Help/VBP yourself,/PRP Colonel,"/NNP Bryce/NNP replied/VBD with/IN an/DT assumption/NN of/IN heartiness/NN he/PRP was/VBD far/RB from/IN feeling./DT "Thank/NN you/PRP so/RB much,/JJ Cardigan."/NNP With/IN the/DT greatest/JJS good/JJ nature/NN in/IN life,/NN Pennington/NNP climbed/VBD into/IN the/DT cab,/NN reached/VBD for/IN the/DT bell-cord,/NN and/CC rang/VBD the/DT bell/NN vigorously./VBD Then/RB he/PRP permitted/VBD himself/PRP a/DT triumphant/JJ toot/NN of/IN the/DT whistle,/NN after/IN which/WDT he/PRP threw/VBD off/RP the/DT air/NN and/CC gently/RB opened/VBD the/DT throttle./NN He/PRP was/VBD not/RB a/DT locomotive-engineer/NN but/CC he/PRP had/VBD ridden/VBN in/IN the/DT cab/NN of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ locomotive/NN and/CC felt/VBD quite/RB confident/JJ of/IN his/PRP$ ability/NN in/IN a/DT pinch./NN With/IN a/DT creak/NN and/CC a/DT bump/NN the/DT train/NN started,/NN and/CC the/DT Colonel/NNP ran/VBD it/PRP slowly/RB up/RB until/IN the/DT locomotive/JJ stood/VBD on/IN the/DT tracks/NNS exactly/RB where/WRB Buck/NNP Ogilvy/NNP had/VBD been/VBN cutting/VBG in/IN his/PRP$ crossing;/NN whereupon/IN the/DT Colonel/NNP locked/VBD the/DT brakes,/NN opened/VBD his/PRP$ exhaust,/NN and/CC blew/VBD the/DT boiler/NN down./. 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Her/PRP$ eyes/NNS could/MD not/RB measure/VB the/DT expanse/NN of/IN land./NN A/DT loneliness/NN seized/VBD her./PRP The/DT fear/NN that/WDT had/VBD haunted/VBN her/PRP on/IN the/DT train,/NN as/IN every/DT revolution/NN of/IN the/DT wheels/NNS carried/VBD them/PRP farther/RB west,/RB took/VBD possession/NN of/IN her/PRP$ again/RB and/CC made/VBD determination/NN give/VB way/NN to/TO bodily/JJ fatigue./NN Besides,/IN wagon/NN seats/NNS are/VBP not/RB built/VBN for/IN comfort./NN Margaret,/NNP from/IN her/PRP$ place/NN of/IN vantage/NN on/IN Nell's/NNP lap,/NN was/VBD surveying/VBG the/DT country./NN "Oh!"/IN she/PRP cried,/VBD her/PRP$ cheeks/NNS pink,/VBG her/PRP$ blue/JJ eyes/NNS flashing./VBD "Fowers!/NNP Fowers?/NNP Everyfing/NNP is/VBZ fowers!"Nell/RB looked/VBN from/IN the/DT child's/NNS glorified/VBD face/NN to/TO the/DT prairie./NN Stretches/NNS apparently/RB all/DT blue/JJ and/CC patches/NNS of/IN pink/JJ beckoned/VBD to/TO them./PRP$ They/PRP were/VBD making/VBG a/DT road/NN through/IN flowers--tramping/VBG them/PRP down--rolling/JJ over/IN them/PRP going/VBG along/RB and/CC crushing/VBG down/RB more./, It/PRP was/VBD a/DT world/NN of/IN flowers!/NN "See,/IN a/DT good/JJ house?"/NN Dutch/NNP Fred/NNP pointed/VBD with/IN his/PRP$ goad/NN at/IN an/DT unpainted/JJ frame/NN house/NN squatted/VBN down/RB on/IN the/DT grass./NN Surrounding/VBG it/PRP were/VBD sheds/NNS thatched/IN with/IN dry/JJ brown/JJ hay./NN They/PRP passed/VBD no/DT other/JJ habitations/NNS except/IN occasional/JJ sod/NN houses,/NN like/IN clods/NNS of/IN black/JJ earth,/NN which/WDT gave/VBD no/DT signs/NNS of/IN life./NN Yet/CC stovepipes,/NN sticking/VBG through/IN the/DT grassy/NN roofs,/NN proved/VBD that/IN there/EX the/DT business/NN of/IN living/VBG was/VBD carried/VBN on./RP When/WRB the/DT oxen/NNS stamped/VBD into/IN a/DT deep/JJ slough/NN and/CC the/DT wagon/NN lunged/VBD in/IN after/IN them,/PRP$ Nell/NNP grew/VBD rigid./VBN Clingingto/IN the/DT seat/NN and/CC holding/VBG the/DT baby/NN tightly,/VBD she/PRP peeped/VBD over/IN the/DT side/NN of/IN the/DT wagon/NN box/NN and/CC saw/VBD only/RB a/DT bed/NN of/IN clear/JJ water/NN over/IN which/WDT tall/JJ grasses/NNS were/VBD blowing/VBG and/CC nodding/VBG in/IN the/DT wind./NN When/WRB the/DT dripping/VBG wagon/NN was/VBD drawn/VBN safely/RB to/TO dry/VB grass,/VBG the/DT staunch,/JJ dependable/JJ power/NN of/IN the/DT oxen/NNS convinced/VBD her./PRP As/IN they/PRP slashed/VBD through/IN other/JJ sloughs,/NN she/PRP sat/VBD as/RB serenely/RB as/IN the/DT wild/JJ ducks/NNS that/WDT nested/VBD on/IN top/NN of/IN the/DT muskrat/NN houses/NNS which/WDT looked/VBD like/IN conical/JJ piles/NNS of/IN drift/NN in/IN the/DT water./NN With/IN Tim/NNP and/CC the/DT children/NNS she/PRP marveled/VBD at/IN the/DT countless/JJ number/NN of/IN yellow-headed/JJ blackbirds/NNS that/WDT circled/VBD above/IN them,/, and/CC admired/VBD the/DT dove/JJ coloring/NN of/IN the/DT silent,/JJ humped-up/JJ blue/JJ heron/NN stationed/VBN on/IN the/DT water's/NN edge./NN "Your/IN land/NN come/VBN soon/RB now,"/RB Dutch/JJ Fred/NNP announced,/NN as/IN he/PRP surreptitiously/RB spat/VBD tobacco/NN juice/NN against/IN the/DT wagon/NN wheel./, At/IN this,/DT Nell's/NNP tall/JJ husband/NN stood/VBD erect/JJ and/CC searched/VBD the/DT landscape./NN Nell,/NNP too,/, watched/VBD the/DT horizon./NN Land/NNP coming!/. Where?/NNP She/PRP wearied/VBD of/IN the/DT futile/JJ search./NN The/DT sheen/NN of/IN sun/NN and/CC grass/NN hurt/VBD her/PRP$ eyes./NN Why/WRB did/VBD the/DT wagon/NN not/RB advance/NN toward/IN the/DT land?/NN She/PRP looked/VBD at/IN the/DT driver/NN he/PRP was/VBD silent,/VBN listless./VBG Margaret,/NNP asleep,/RB rested/VBD a/DT heavy/JJ head/NN on/IN her/PRP$ arm./NN The/DT Oxen/NNP swayed;/VBD the/DT rims/NNS of/IN the/DT wagon/NN wheels/NNS shone/VBD as/IN they/PRP glided/VBD sinuously/RB through/IN the/DT grass./NNP "There/RB it/PRP is!"/VBZ Tim/NNP shouted./MD In/IN the/DT midst/NN of/IN the/DT green/NN ahead/RB there/EX was/VBD a/DT white/JJ speck/NN like/IN the/DT sail/NN of/IN a/DT boat/NN far/RB out/IN at/IN sea./NN It/PRP drew/VBD nearer/RBR ./. ./. ./. larger./VBD It/PRP was/VBD a/DT house./NN Dutch/NNP Fred/NNP soon/RB stopped/VBD the/DT oxen/NNS and/CC climbed/VBD from/IN the/DT wagon./NN The/DT chain/NN jingled/VBD as/IN it/PRP loosened/VBD around/IN the/DT tongue/NN and/CC the/DT oxen/NNS reached/VBD for/IN mouthfuls/NNS of/IN grass./NNP After/IN walkingaround/VBD a/DT rod/NN or/CC so,/NN he/PRP came/VBD to/TO a/DT piece/NN of/IN wood/NN stuck/VBN in/IN the/DT ground,"Here/NN your/PRP$ land/NN is!"/RB Boyishly/RB Tim/NNP leaned/VBD over/IN the/DT seat,/NN put/VBD his/PRP$ hands/NNS on/IN Nell's/NNP shoulders/NNS and/CC made/VBD oration:/NN "This/DT is/VBZ the/DT finest/JJS one/CD hundred/CD and/CC sixty/CD in/IN the/DT West/NNP and/CC cost/NN just/RB five/CD dollars/NNS an/DT acre,"/NN Then/RB half/JJ to/TO himself,/PRP "I/IN hope,/NNS please/VBP God,/NNP we'll/NN never/RB regret/VB the/DT move."/NN "I/RB know/VBP we/PRP shan't,"/VBP Nell/RB assured/VBN him./PRP She/PRP cried/VBD then/RB and/CC could/MD say/VB no/DT more./JJR Their/PRP$ own/JJ fields,/NN her/PRP husband's/JJ emotion/NN and/CC her/PRP$ aching/VBG back/RB all/DT added/VBD to/TO her/PRP$ feeling./NN Dutch/NNP Fred/NNP peered/VBD into/IN her/PRP$ face/NN with/IN beaming/VBG eyes./DT "You/NNS must/MD not/RB cry,/VB your/PRP$ man/NN get/VB strong,/RB you/PRP get/VBP rich."Nell/NNP could/MD not/RB answer,/VB but/CC she/PRP laid/VBD her/PRP$ hand/NN on/IN his/PRP$ calloused/JJ palm./NN "Nobody/NN lives/NNS near/IN us,/NNP Pop,"/NNP Danny/NNP said/VBD petulantly./. "Who'll/NNP play/NN with/IN me?"/NNS "Don't/RB worry/VBP about/IN that,/IN me/PRP bye,"/IN Tim/NNP answered/VBD pleasantly./DT "We'll/NN hunt/NN out/IN the/DT fairies./NN There/EX must/MD be/VB hundreds/NNS of/IN 'em/PRP hidden/VBN under/IN these/DT flowers."/NNS "You/PRP got/VBD a/DT cellar,"/NN Dutch/NNP Fred/NNP announced./VBD The/DT pile/NN of/IN black/JJ earth/NN near/IN the/DT building/VBG indicated/VBD this./DT In/IN comparison,/VBN the/DT boards/NNS of/IN the/DT house/NN were/VBD chalky/JJ white./, Where/WRB was/VBD the/DT roof?/NN There/EX were/VBD only/RB two/CD sides/NNS boarded./. "Mine/NN Gott!/NNP It/PRP is/VBZ not/RB ready!/JJ It/PRP is/VBZ not/RB done!"/VBN Wild/NNP eyed,/NNS Dutch/NNP Fred/NNP looked/VBD at/IN the/DT silent/JJ family./NN "We/IN won't/NN unload,"/IN he/PRP said,/VBD shaking/VBG his/PRP$ head./NN "You/NNS come/VBP with/IN me/PRP to/TO mine/PRP soddy./DT It/PRP is/VBZ not/RB big,/JJ but/CC you/PRP can/MD come."As/VB Nell/NNP stood/VBD in/IN the/DT unfinished/JJ house,/NN a/DT square/JJ patch/NN of/IN blue/JJ sky/NN formed/VBD a/DT roof./NN She/PRP untied/VBD the/DT lavender/JJ poke/NN bonnet./NN "Let's/NNS stay/VBP here,/RB Tim!"Tim/NNP nodded./VBD "It's/RB good/JJ the/DT carpenter/NN made/VBD you/PRP a/DT well/RB already."/RB Dutch/JJ Fred/NNP led/VBD the/DT way/NN to/TO a/DT hole/NN in/IN the/DT ground/NN about/IN three/CD feet/NNS deep./, "You/PRP think/VBP you/PRP stay?/VBP Then/RB I/PRP unload,/VBP and/CC come/VBP back/RB in/IN the/DT morning."Tim/NN drew/VBD out/RP a/DT round/JJ wallet./NN "I/NNS want/VBP to/TO pay/VB you/PRP now/RB for/IN the/DT trip/NN from/IN the/DT railroad."Dutch/NN Fred/NNP smiled,/VBD but/CC as/IN he/PRP began/VBD to/TO speak/VB his/PRP$ voice/NN quivered/VBD and/CC his/PRP$ eyes/NNS watered./. He/PRP grasped/VBD Tim's/NNP wrist/NN with/IN both/DT of/IN his/PRP$ hands./NN "No,/IN no/DT money,/NN Teem./. I/PRP am/VBP glad/JJ you/PRP come/VBP once./RB We/PRP need/VBP one/CD like/IN you./PRP I/PRP go/VBP now."/RB "How/RB far?"/JJ Nell/NNP asked./VBD "Seven/RB mile./, I/PRP am/VBP your/PRP$ nearest/JJS neighbor."As/NN the/DT smiling/VBG settler/NN started/VBD off/RP east,/JJ Nell/NNP wanted/VBD to/TO run/VB after/IN him/PRP and/CC call/VB out,/RP "Take/VB us/PRP back!/RB Take/VB us/PRP back!"/RB The/DT oxen/NNS moved/VBD on./RB ./. ./. ./. Tim/NNP dipped/VBD up/RP a/DT drink/NN for/IN the/DT children./NN "Fine/NN tastin'/NN water,"/NN he/PRP commented./MD Nell/RB stood/VBD beside/IN the/DT packing/NN boxes,/VBD her/PRP$ hand/NN on/IN her/PRP$ mother's/NNS sewing/VBG machine./FW She/PRP looked/VBD to/TO the/DT east--and/JJ grass;/NN to/TO the/DT west--grass/NN and/CC sky./VBD THE/DT prairie/NN was/VBD creeping/VBG out/RP from/IN under/IN a/DT fog./NN Sinuously/RB it/PRP moved./VBD Having/VBG freed/VBN its/PRP$ head,/NN it/PRP ex/JJ tended/VBD a/DT long/JJ neck,/NN raised/VBN Herculean/NNP shoulders,/MD then/RB lay/VB motionless./RP Released/JJ fog/NN slowly,/RB reluctantly/RB lifted/VBN and/CC revealed/VBD a/DT portion/NN of/IN the/DT prairie's/NNS flat/JJ back./NN Dawn,/IN a/DT phantom/NN trailing/VBG a/DT web/NN of/IN pearly/JJ light,/NN sifted/VBD in,/IN peered/VBD about,/RB and/CC disclosed/VBD a/DT shanty./NN On/IN the/DT doorstep/NN of/IN the/DT shanty/NN stood/VBD Nell/NNP Connor/NNP with/IN her/PRP$ face/NN raised/VBD to/TO welcome/VB the/DT day./NN The/DT daylight/NN played/VBD about/IN her./PRP It/PRP touched/VBD the/DT jagged/JJ fringe/NN on/IN her/PRP$ gray/JJ shawl;/NN it/PRP toyed/VBD with/IN the/DT sheen/NN in/IN her/PRP$ braid/NN of/IN brown/JJ hair;/NN it/PRP glistened/VBD on/IN the/DT blisters/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ face/NN and/CC hands./JJR "It's/NNP light,"/NN she/PRP said/VBD aloud./DT "It's/JJ light,/NN thank/VB God."/NNP Turning/NNP in/IN the/DT direction/NN of/IN the/DT county/NN seat,/NN she/PRP peered/VBD into/IN the/DT receding/VBG fog/NN from/IN which/WDT her/PRP$ husband/NN and/CC the/DT ox/NN team/NN must/MD surely/RB emerge/VB soon./RP Nell/NNP Connor/NNP had/VBD on/IN many/JJ occasions/NNS during/IN the/DT past/NN anxiously/RB awaited/VBD Tim's/NNP safe/JJ return./NN Today,/NN she/PRP had/VBD no/DT fear/NN of/IN fog./DT She/PRP was/VBD filled/VBN with/IN anxiety/NN for/IN the/DT success/NN of/IN his/PRP$ trip./NN Would/MD the/DT bank/NN loan/NN him/PRP more/RBR money?/JJ Money/NN to/TO compensate/VB for/IN the/DT loss/NN of/IN their/PRP$ wheat/NN by:/IN fire/NN a/DT few/JJ days/NNS before,/IN a/DT loan/NN with/IN which/WDT to/TO pay/VB interest/NN on/IN the/DT mortgage/NN and/CC buy/VB flour/NN for/IN the/DT winter./NN Winter./NNP Nell/NNP looked/VBD toward/IN the/DT northeast,/NN but/CC the/DT receding/JJ fog/NN revealed/VBD only/RB prairie;/JJ prairie/NN whose/WP$ general/JJ appearancehad/NN not/RB changed/VBN since/IN Dutch/NNP Fred/NNP had/VBD deposited/VBN the/DT Connor/NNP family/NN and/CC their/PRP$ packing/NN boxes/NNS beside/IN two/CD boarded/VBD walls./. That/DT incomplete/JJ shanty,/NN however,/, had/VBD evolved/VBN into/IN a/DT tight,/JJ comfortable/JJ home,/NN luxuriating/NN in/IN two/CD rooms/NNS and/CC a/DT loft./NN A/DT third/JJ child,/NN Kitty/NNP Ann,/NNP had/VBD joined/VBN the/DT forces/NNS of/IN young/JJ Danny/NNP and/CC Margaret/NNP in/IN their/PRP$ world/NN of/IN flowers,/NN and/CC was/VBD already/RB able/JJ to/TO carry/VB fistfuls/NNS of/IN bloom/NN to/TO her/PRP$ admiring/NN mother./, The/DT Connors/NNP had/VBD a/DT start/NN in/IN stock,/NN a/DT few/JJ chickens,/NN a/DT quarter/NN section/NN of/IN land,/NN a/DT healthy/JJ mortgage/NN and/CC two/CD crop/NN failures./VBD "Not/RB so/RB much/RB a/DT failure/NN of/IN crops/NNS as/IN a/DT failure/NN to/TO harvest/VB the/DT crops,"/NN Tim/NNP Connor/NNP had/VBD expressed/VBN it./PRP The/DT first/JJ year,/NN having/VBG arrived/VBN too/RB late/JJ to/TO do/VB much/RB breaking,/IN they/PRP sowed/VBD sod/JJ corn/NN and/CC oats./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT dry/JJ season,/NN but/CC the/DT belated/VBN crop/NN flourished/VBN miraculously./VBN Near/IN harvest/NN time,/NN however,/, it/PRP was/VBD laid/VBN flat/JJ by/IN a/DT wind;/NN and/CC then,/DT lest/IN it/PRP dare/MD raise/VB its/PRP$ head/NN again,/IN an/DT ensuing/VBG hailstorm/NN had/VBD fairly/RB beaten/VBN it/PRP into/IN the/DT ground./NN This,/IN the/DT second/JJ crop,/NN had/VBD been/VBN wheat./DT Escaping/NNP previous/JJ catastrophes,/NN it/PRP had/VBD greened,/JJ ripened,/NNS was/VBD harvested,/JJ and/CC in/IN its/PRP$ setting/NN of/IN four/CD golden/JJ cones/NNS had/VBD assumed/VBN the/DT dignity/NN of/IN monuments--monuments/NNS to/TO toil,/VB to/TO patience/NN and/CC to/TO the/DT goodness/NN of/IN God./NNP Then/RB had/VBD come/VBN the/DT fire,/NN Tim/NNP away/RB with/IN the/DT threshing/NN crew./VBD The/DT scene/NN returned/VBD to/TO Nell/NNP in/IN the/DT morning/NN light/NN as/IN the/DT stretch/NN of/IN charred/JJ stubble/NN and/CC the/DT pile/NN of/IN black/JJ straw/NN came/VBD into/IN view./NN She/PRP saw/VBD in/IN retrospect/NN flames/NNS reaching/VBG to/TO the/DT smoking/NN sky,/NN striking/VBG out/RP at/IN her/PRP as/IN she/PRP lashed/VBD them/PRP with/IN wet/JJ gunny/NN sacks./VBG The/DT red/JJ tongues/NNS winding/VBG venomously/RB around/IN the/DT setting/NN of/IN wheat./DT The/DT locking/VBG of/IN the/DT terrorized/JJ children/NNS in/IN the/DT house./NN The/DT starting/NN of/IN thebackfires/PRP$ that/WP saved/VBD them/PRP and/CC the/DT buildings./NN "What/IN harm/NN about/IN the/DT wheat?/NN Let/VB the/DT wheat/NN go!/NN Ye're/NN safe,/NN thank/VB God,"/NNP had/VBD been/VBN Tim's/NNP mollifying/NN comment/NN when/WRB he/PRP and/CC the/DT other/JJ threshers/NNS had/VBD arrived./VBN "There's/NNS always/RB wheat,"/IN he/PRP had/VBD repeated/VBN as/IN he/PRP looked/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ sleeping/VBG children/NNS as/IN if/IN he/PRP counted/VBD them,/, and/CC tenderly/RB applied/VBD badger/NN oil/NN to/TO Nell's/NNP blistered/VBD face/NN and/CC hands./JJR As/IN Nell/NNP reviewed/VBN this/DT recent/JJ terrible/JJ experience/NN in/IN this/DT wild/JJ land,/NN she/PRP felt/VBD a/DT greater/JJR appreciation/NN of/IN Tim's/NNP kindly/RB qualities./VBD With/IN this/DT realization/NN came/VBD the/DT resolve/NN not/RB to/TO write/VB East/NNP for/IN help/NN if/IN he/PRP did/VBD not/RB receive/VB the/DT necessary/JJ loan/NN from/IN the/DT bank./NN Never/RB again/RB would/MD her/PRP kinsmen/RB have/VBP occasion/NN to/TO attribute/VB their/PRP$ lack/NN of/IN success/NN to/TO Tim's/NNP shiftlessness./. 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If/IN you/PRP haven't/VBP shoes,/VBN you/PRP can/MD go/VB barefoot."Nell/RB jerked/VBN her/PRP$ shawl/NN about/IN her./PRP She/PRP repulsed/VBD that/DT sickening/JJ feeling/NN of/IN despair./JJ She/PRP must/MD fight/VB against/IN such/JJ thoughts./DT Was/VBD she/PRP going/VBG to/TO lose/VB her/PRP$ soul,/NN too,/RB in/IN this/DT godforsaken/JJ country?/NN Were/VBD her/PRP$ children/NNS to/TO be/VB as/RB heathen/RB as/IN the/DT Indians,/NNP with/IN such/JJ a/DT mother?/NN If/IN Tim/NNP would/MD only/RB come/VB soon./RB He/PRP must/MD surely/RB come/VB soon/RB with/IN good/JJ news./NN Nell/NNP Connor/NNP pulled/VBD her/PRP$ nightgown/NN down/IN over/IN her/PRP$ bare/JJ feet,/NNS and/CC sat/VBD down/RB on/IN the/DT cold/JJ step./NN Toward/IN the/DT east/JJ the/DT familiar/JJ unchanged/JJ landscape/NN opened/VBN up./RP Though/IN looking/VBG at/IN it,/IN she/PRP thought/VBD only/RB of/IN their/PRP$ present/JJ needs./NN What/WP was/VBD ever/RB to/TO become/VB of/IN the/DT children?/NN Bowing/VBG her/PRP$ head/NN she/PRP prayed/VBD that/IN the/DT banker/NN would/MD loan/VB Tim/NNP the/DT money/NN for/IN the/DT interest--and/NN perhaps/RB a/DT little/JJ extra/JJ for/IN flour./VBG Vaguely/RB she/PRP heard/VBD the/DT awakening/JJ prairie:/NN high,/, piercing/VBG slough-sounds/NNS answering/VBG the/DT warbles/NNS of/IN the/DT grass,/NN A/DT newly/RB active/JJ breeze/NN pricked/VBN into/IN motion/NN the/DT prairie/NN which/WDT unrolled/VBD before/IN her/PRP to/TO the/DT end/NN of/IN her/PRP$ vision,/NN assuming/VBG now/RB its/PRP$ elusive/JJ contrasts:/NN here/RB a/DT flash/NN of/IN bluish/JJ green,/NN there/RB an/DT irridescent/JJ silver/NN and/CC on/IN all/DT sides/NNS shifting,/VBP mysterious/JJ shadows,/NNS Mystery!/. What/WP misery/NN in/IN its/PRP$ keeping?/VBP She/PRP shut/VBD her/PRP$ eyes/NNS away/RB from/IN it/PRP and/CC rested/VBD her/PRP fore/NN head/NN on/IN her/PRP$ knees./NN On/IN her/PRP$ little/JJ step/NN she/PRP felt/VBD as/RB completely/RB forsaken/VBN and/CC at/IN the/DT mercy/NN of/IN the/DT billowy/JJ prairie/NN as/IN if/IN she/PRP were/VBD on/IN a/DT raft/NN in/IN mid-ocean./NN She/PRP allowed/VBD her/PRP$ thoughts/NNS to/TO waver/VB .with/IN the/DT motion/NN of/IN the/DT grass,/NN and/CC she/PRP was/VBD lulled/VBN into/IN a/DT lethargy/NN not/RB knowing/VBG whether/IN fear/NN or/CC hope/NN or/CC assurance/NN or/CC premonition/NN engrossed/VBN her./. When/WRB she/PRP raised/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN the/DT sun/NN had/VBD risen./NN Shielding/VBG her/PRP$ eyes/NNS from/IN the/DT dazzle/NN of/IN the/DT reeking/VBG grass,/NN she/PRP scanned/VBD the/DT horizon./NN Was/VBD that/IN Tim/NNP in/IN the/DT distance?/NN No./NN That/DT was/VBD a/DT covered/JJ wagon./NN She/PRP could/MD see/VB its/PRP$ gray/JJ canvas/NN swaying/VBG like/IN a/DT sail./NN "Company!/. Someone/NN coming!"/NN she/PRP said/VBD aloud./RB Enlivened/VBN by/IN the/DT luxury/NN of/IN seeing/VBG someone,/NN her/PRP abstractions/NNS for/IN the/DT moment/NN forgotten:/IN "Wonder/IN what/WDT kind/NN they'll/DT be./NN Perhaps/RB they'll/MD be/VB from/IN back/RB East./NNP At/IN any/DT rate/NN they'll/MD stop."Hastening/VB to/TO the/DT mirror/NN of/IN the/DT walnut/NN dresser,/NN she/PRP wiped/VBD the/DT oil/NN from/IN her/PRP$ face/NN and/CC hands/NNS and/CC attempted/VBD to/TO smooth/VB her/PRP$ tawny,/JJ singed/JJ hair/NN with/IN a/DT wet/JJ comb./NN Back/RB and/CC forth/RB from/IN door/NN to/TO bedroom/NN she/PRP walked,/VBD watching,/RB speculating./. She/PRP put/VBD 0.n/RP her/PRP$ good/JJ dress,/NN a/DT gray/JJ alpaca/NN basque/JJ and/CC skirt:/VB the/DT tight/JJ sleeves/NNS crushed/VBN her/PRP$ blistered/JJ arms,/NN but/CC she/PRP did/VBD not/RB flinch./VB "Tim/PRP can/MD help/VB them/PRP select/VB their/PRP$ land./NN Wonder/IN if/IN they/PRP have/VBP any/DT cattle!"At/IN the/DT doorway/NN she/PRP suddenly/RB paused,/VBP baffled/VBN for/IN the/DT moment./NN Instead/RB of/IN the/DT wagon/NN gliding/VBG on/RP with/IN a/DT slow/JJ regular/JJ beat,/NN its/PRP$ horses/NNS were/VBD galloping./JJ Horses/NNS galloping/VBG on/IN a/DT mover/NN wagon!/NN "Oh,/NN it's/IN a/DT new/JJ life/NN coming,"/NN she/PRP concluded./VBD "They're/RB hastening/VBG to/TO a/DT woman's/NN care."She/NN tied/VBN on/IN an/DT apron,/NN brought/VBN in/IN an/DT armful/NN of/IN twisted/JJ slough/JJ grass,/NN started/VBD the/DT fire,/NN and/CC placed/VBD the/DT copper/NN bottomed/VBD teakettle/NN to/TO boil,/VB mentally/RB taking/VBG stock/NN of/IN what/WP she/PRP had/VBD on/IN hand/NN for/IN such/JJ an/DT emergency./NN She/PRP re/VBD moved/VBN her/PRP$ baby/NN from/IN the/DT big/JJ bed,/NN got/VBD in/IN readiness/NN fresh/JJ linens,/NN and/CC from/IN a/DT cupboard/NN unearthed/VBD a/DT bottle/NN containing/VBG a/DT little/JJ olive/JJ oil./NN Stepping/NN about/IN swiftly,/NNS she/PRP was/VBD filled/VBN with/IN a/DT great/JJ exultation:/NN she/PRP felt/VBD akin/JJ to/TO the/DT Dispenser/NNP of/IN life;/NN she/PRP was/VBD its/PRP$ custodian./NN The/DT covered/VBN wagon,/NN with/IN axles/NNS rattling,/NNS halted/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ door./NN The/DT ill-matched/JJ skeletons/NNS of/IN horses/NNS were/VBD puffing/VBG and/CC lathered,/RB their/PRP$ dilated/JJ nostrils/NNS round/VBP as/IN their/PRP$ wild/JJ eyes,/NNS which/WDT rolled/VBD involuntarily./DT Nell/NNP drew/VBD back/RB in/IN horror/NN of/IN the/DT driver,/NN who/WP sat/VBD hunched/VBN like/IN a/DT ground/NN squirrel/NN sleek/JJ and/CC striped/JJ and/CC cunning/JJ and/CC gray./JJR "She's/NNS gone,"/IN he/PRP piped/VBD out,/IN sniffling./VBG "My/JJ wife/NN Mary's/NNP dead./JJS She/PRP had/VBD a/DT wasting/VBG sickness./JJR 'Tis/. my/PRP$ punishment/NN for/IN the/DT drink.''/NNS Clinging/VBG to/TO the/DT spokes/NNS of/IN the/DT wheel/NN he/PRP climbed/VBD down/RB and/CC approached/VBD Nell./NNP "She/NNP wanted/VBD to/TO get/VB to/TO a/DT settler's/NN to/TO die;/VB but/CC we're/VB too/RB late./RB Mules/NNP would've/, brung/JJ us.''/IN He/PRP shuffled/VBD toward/IN the/DT door/NN step./VBD Nell/NNP was/VBD aroused/VBN from/IN her/PRP$ [sic]/NN stupefication/NN by/IN a/DT little/JJ girl/NN who/WP had/VBD risen/VBN from/IN under/IN the/DT seat/NN and/CC was/VBD also/RB climbing/VBG down/RP over/IN the/DT wheel./NN She/PRP had/VBD a/DT profusion/NN of/IN red/JJ matted/JJ curls/NNS which/WDT hung/VBD unrestrainedly/RB about/IN her/PRP$ face./NN At/IN intervals/NNS the/DT uncontrolled/JJ sobs/NNS which/WDT follow/VBP prolonged/VBN crying/VBG shook/VBD her/PRP thin/JJ body./NN On/IN reaching/VBG the/DT ground,/NN she/PRP lowered/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN to/TO her/PRP$ soiled/JJ plaid/NN dress/NN on/IN which/WDT she/PRP wiped/VBD her/PRP$ nose./NN Nell's/NNP first/JJ impulse/NN was/VBD to/TO go/VB to/TO the/DT rear/NN of/IN the/DT wagon./NN "/`` "I'll/UH wait/VB till/IN Tim/NNP comes,"/VBZ she/PRP decided/VBD and/CC gave/VBD her/PRP attention/NN to/TO the/DT girl./NN With/IN the/DT intuition/NN of/IN a/DT child,/NN the/DT girl/NN knew/VBD that/IN Nell/NNP was/VBD to/TO be/VB trusted./VBN She/PRP raised/VBD her/PRP$ round,/JJ dark/JJ eyes/NNS to/TO her/PRP and/CC said/VBD between/IN sobs./DT "He/NNP says/VBZ he'll/NN leave/VB me/PRP to/TO the/DT wolves/NNS on/IN the/DT prairie."/NN "Isn't/IN he/PRP your/PRP$ father?"/NN Nell/NNP questioned./JJS The/DT girl/NN shook/VBD her/PRP head./NN "Not/IN my/PRP$ ma/NN there,/, neither./DT 'Dopted."/JJ "I'll/NN get/VB you/PRP some/DT breakfast,"/NN Nell/NNP said/VBD irrelevantly,/RB "and/CC then/RB you/PRP can/MD play/VB with/IN my/PRP$ children."Mumbling,/NN the/DT man/NN went/VBD off/RB and/CC lay/VBD down/RP on/IN the/DT ground./NN A/DT series/NN of/IN questions/NNS revealed/VBN that/IN the/DT child/NN knew/VBD nothing/NN of/IN her/PRP$ true/JJ parentage./NN The/DT dead/JJ woman/NN whom/WP she/PRP called/VBD "ma"/NNP had/VBD cared/VBN for/IN her;/PRP but/CC "pa"/NNP had/VBD not./NN Ma/NNP had/VBD wished/VBN to/TO reach/VB a/DT settler's/NN home/NN before/IN her/PRP$ death/NN so/IN that/IN she/PRP could/MD leave/VB the/DT child/NN there./, They/PRP had/VBD kept/VBN driving/VBG as/IN she/PRP directed,/, but/CC the/DT fog/NN had/VBD got/VBN them./TO Nell/NNP hardly/RB knew/VBD what/WP to/TO make/VB of/IN the/DT state/NN of/IN affairs./DT Her/PRP$ anticipated/JJ visit/NN from/IN the/DT movers/NNS had/VBD revealed/VBN only/RB more/RBR tragedy./. As/IN usual,/RB she/PRP was/VBD helpless/JJ to/TO allay/VB it./PRP Only/RB tragedy/NN and/CC grief/NN this/DT country/NN offered./. And/CC there/EX was/VBD only/RB Tim,/NNP goodhearted/JJ and/CC impractical,/VBN upon/IN whom/WP to/TO depend./VB When/WRB Tim/NNP Connor/NNP drove/VBD up/RB in/IN the/DT low/JJ wagon,/NN his/PRP$ height/NN and/CC leanness/NN were/VBD accentuated./VBN His/PRP$ wife/NN watched/VBD him/PRP from/IN the/DT kitchen/NN window,/NN studying/VBG his/PRP$ face/NN for/IN news./DT He/PRP eyed/VBD the/DT covered/JJ wagon/NN with/IN the/DT team/NN tied/VBN to/TO the/DT plow/NN interestedly,/NN turned/VBD his/PRP$ oxen/NNS loose,/, and/CC stood/VBD before/IN his/PRP$ wife/NN in/IN the/DT doorway./NN "Company,/IN I/PRP see,''/VBD he/PRP shouted./VBD He/PRP was/VBD smiling,/VBG but/CC his/PRP$ eyes/NNS avoided/VBD Nell's./NNP "My,/NNP but/CC you're/PRP a/DT fine/JJ stump/NN of/IN a/DT girl,"/NN he/PRP addressed/VBD the/DT strange/JJ child,/NN touching/VBG her/PRP$ head/NN lightly/RB with/IN his/PRP$ hat./NN "What's/IN your/PRP$ name?"/NN "Shaylah,"/'' she/PRP answered/VBD timidly,/, "Shaylah/NNP Winnie/NNP Moore."/NNP "So/NNP it's/IN Sheila/NNP it/PRP is!/VBZ Sheila/NNP Moore,/NNP a/DT good/JJ name./NN Where's/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN ye,/NNS and/CC where/WRB are/VBP ye/PRP bound/VBN for?"Sheila/NN looked/VBD up/RB into/IN his/PRP$ face./NN She/PRP saw/VBD a/DT tall/JJ man/NN with/IN bushy/JJ brown/JJ beard,/NN a/DT long,/JJ sharp/JJ nose,/NN and/CC eyes/NNS the/DT color/NN of/IN the/DT sky/NN under/IN which/WDT she/PRP had/VBD traveled/VBN for/IN many/JJ days./NN He/PRP was/VBD smiling/VBG at/IN her;/RB his/PRP$ voice/NN was/VBD gentle./JJR "Black/NNP Hills,"/NNP she/PRP said,/VBD looking/VBG to/TO Nell/NNP for/IN help./PRP So/RB Nell/NNP told/VBD Tim/NNP about/IN the/DT work/NN that/WDT lay/VBD before/IN them:/, they/PRP must/MD bury/VB a/DT woman,/NN sober/JJ up/IN a/DT man/NN and/CC make/VB him/PRP realize/VB the/DT responsibility/NN of/IN a/DT child./NN The/DT neighbors,/NN distant/JJ at/IN all/DT times,/NN were/VBD now/RB farther/RB away,/RB threshing./DT There/EX were/VBD only/RB the/DT Connors./NNP Tim/NNP rubbed/VBD his/PRP$ hands/NNS together,/RB lingering/VBG near/IN the/DT stove/NN where/WRB the/DT hay:/NN was/VBD snapping./VBG His/PRP$ teeth/NNS chattered,/VB "That/IN fog/NN was/VBD a/DT cold/JJ one/CD last/JJ night,"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD avoiding/VBG the/DT immediate/JJ issue,/NN "I/NNS got/VBD over/RP too/RB far/RB west./, Wasn't/NNP far/RB from/IN home."Nell/NN laid/VBN a/DT hand/NN on/IN his/PRP$ shoulder./NN "That/IN old/JJ ague/NN acting/VBG up/RP again?/IN Everything/NN all/DT right?"Tim/NN nodded./VBD "You/PRP bet/VB yuh."/PRP But/CC Nell/NNP knew./VBD He/PRP hadn't/RB got/VBD the/DT money!/NN He/PRP hadn't/VBD got/VBD it!/IN Her/PRP$ pulse/NN hammered/VBN in/IN her/PRP$ temples:/JJ He/PRP hadn't/VBD got/VBD it!/PRP Aloud/RB she/PRP said:/VBD "Come/JJ and/CC have/VBP a/DT swallow/NN of/IN hot/JJ coffee."After/IN a/DT hurriedly/RB eaten/VBN breakfast,/IN Tim/NNP tried/VBD to/TO arouse/IN the/DT stranger/NN but/CC failed./VBN "We/NN might/MD as/RB well/RB let/VB him/PRP sleep/VB it/PRP off,"/IN he/PRP said/VBD as/IN he/PRP searched/VBD out/RP material/NN for/IN a/DT coffin./NN Tim's/NNP carpentry/NN was/VBD rough,/JJ but/CC his/PRP$ efficiency/NN was/VBD not/RB to/TO be/VB questioned./VBN He/PRP ripped/VBD some/DT of/IN the/DT clean/JJ boards/NNS from/IN a/DT partition/NN in/IN the/DT unused/JJ granary/JJ and/CC fashioned/VBN a/DT rude/JJ box./NN Nell/NNP went/VBD to/TO a/DT black/JJ chest/NN in/IN the/DT bedroom,/NN drew/VBD out/RP a/DT satin-pieced/JJ quilt,/NN and/CC crushed/VBN it/PRP for/IN a/DT moment/NN in/IN her/PRP$ arms./NN "Here,/IN Tim,"/NNP she/PRP said,/VBD "line/IN it/PRP with/IN this."Tim/NN nodded/VBD without/IN looking/VBG up./NNP On/IN a/DT slight/JJ rise/NN of/IN land/NN in/IN the/DT free/JJ range/NN to/TO the/DT south/NN of/IN Connor's/NNP homestead,/JJ land/NN agent/NN maps/NNS showed/VBD a/DT square/NN marked/VBN "Cemetery."/NNP Tradition/NNP claimed/VBD that/IN a/DT baby,/NN whose/WP$ parents/NNS afterward/RB had/VBD returned/VBN to/TO the/DT East,/NNP had/VBD once/RB been/VBN buried/VBN there./DT There/EX was/VBD no/DT evidence/NN of/IN a/DT former/JJ grave,/NN however,/RB on/IN this/DT sunny/JJ swell/NN of/IN land/NN when/WRB Tim/NNP Connor/NNP turned/VBD over/IN the/DT tufted/JJ grass/NN whose/WP$ roots/NNS were/VBD matted/VBN deep/RB into/IN the/DT ground./NNP The/DT excavation,/JJ black/JJ and/CC unfamiliar,/JJ piqued/VBD the/DT curiosity/NN of/IN the/DT wild/JJ things/NNS about./. Coyotes/NNS stealthily/RB crept/VBD near;/RB a/DT prairie/NN chicken/NN advanced/VBD boldly/RB and/CC peered/VBD into/IN the/DT darkness/NN of/IN the/DT cavern;/NN a/DT buzzard/NN circled/VBD about/RB and/CC disappeared/VBD at/IN the/DT horizon,/NN only/RB to/TO return,/VB circling,/NNS circling./VBG While/IN Mr./NNP Moore/NNP apparently/RB lay/VBD in/IN a/DT drunken/JJ stupor,/NN his/PRP$ wife/NN Mary's/NNP funeral/NN took/VBD place./PRP The/DT cortege,/NN led/VBD byConnor's/IN unperturbed/JJ oxen,/NNS rolled/VBD past/IN the/DT squatty/JJ house/NN with/IN its/PRP$ thin/JJ coil/NN of/IN white/JJ smoke/NN forcing/VBG itself/PRP vertically/RB into/IN a/DT cloudless/JJ sky;/NN past/IN the/DT small/JJ granary,/NN blatant/JJ with/IN its/PRP$ shingled/VBN roof;/NN past/IN the/DT shed,/JJ hay/NN thatched/WDT and/CC plastered/VBD with/IN the/DT nests/NNS of/IN mud-swallows;/JJ past/IN the/DT struggling/VBG cottonwood/NN grove;/NN past/IN the/DT slough/JJ well/NN with/IN its/PRP$ square/NN wooden/JJ pump;/NN out/IN upon/IN the/DT shining/VBG prairie,/NN quiescent/NN and/CC guileless/JJ as/IN if/IN it/PRP knew/VBD not/RB death,/VBN the/DT white/JJ buffalo/NN skulls/NNS and/CC branching/NN antlers/NNS lay/VBD hidden/VBN in/IN its/PRP$ grasses./NN When/WRB the/DT wagon/NN stopped/VBD beside/IN the/DT dark/JJ mound,/NN Nell/NNP sent/VBD the/DT children/NNS away./. 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During/IN the/DT winter/NN Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP had/VBD been/VBN crowded/VBN from/IN her/PRP$ cradle/NN by/IN a/DT new/JJ brother,/NN Robert/NNP Emmet;/NNP and/CC the/DT girl/NN Sheila/NNP who/WP had/VBD been/VBN thrust/VBN into/IN their/PRP$ keeping/VBG was/VBD being/VBG cared/VBN for/IN as/IN their/PRP$ own./NN During/IN the/DT year/NN that/IN Sheila/NNP had/VBD been/VBN with/IN the/DT Connors,/NNP she/PRP had/VBD slipped/VBN into/IN their/PRP$ lives/NNS as/RB unobtrusively/RB as/IN if/IN she/PRP had/VBD been/VBN there/RB the/DT ten/CD years/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ existence./NN She/PRP accepted/VBD their/PRP$ care,/VBP their/PRP$ chastisings/NNS and/CC their/PRP$ love/NN as/IN unquestioningly/RB as/IN a/DT stray/JJ kitten./NN She/PRP had/VBD always/RB had/VBN enough/RB to/TO eat;/VB it/PRP had/VBD never/RB occurred/VBN to/TO her/PRP whether/IN Nell/NNP and/CC Tim/NNP Connor/NNP had/VBD or/CC not./RB During/IN the/DT past/JJ winter,/NN oh,/IN she/PRP had/VBD tired/VBN of/IN corn/NN mush/NN and/CC potatoes./VBD And/CC the/DT way/NN they/PRP cooked/VBD potatoes?/NN They/PRP boiled/VBD them,/, then/RB peeled/VBD them,/, then/RB mashed/VBD them/PRP on/IN their/PRP$ platesand/NN flooded/VBD them/PRP with/IN milk./NN While/IN she/PRP secretly/RB longed/VBD for/IN the/DT sweets/NNS that/IN she/PRP had/VBD had/VBN in/IN Wisconsin,/NNP she/PRP learned/VBD how/WRB to/TO thank/VB God/NNP for/IN the/DT potatoes/NNS and/CC to/TO ask/VB Him/PRP for/IN "a/DT continuance/NN of/IN the/DT same"/JJ food./NN She/PRP had/VBD enjoyed/VBN especially/RB the/DT variety/NN in/IN game/NN and/CC the/DT baked/JJ eggs--prairie/NN chickens',/NN partridges'/NNS and/CC plovers'--which/JJ they/PRP had/VBD gathered/VBN in/IN their/PRP$ aprons/NNS after/IN the/DT old/JJ grass/NN had/VBD been/VBN burned/VBN off/RB in/IN the/DT spring./NN Now/RB there/EX were/VBD garden/NN vegetables;/NN and/CC an/DT occasional/JJ sheep/NN sorrel/NN pie/NN sweetened/VBN with/IN molasses./NN Sheila/NNP liked/VBD molasses;/NN but/CC the/DT molasses,/NN bought/VBD in/IN jugs/NNS on/IN the/DT rare/JJ trips/NNS to/TO town,/NN didn't/NN last/JJ long,/RB And/CC as/RB for/IN sugar--they/NN had/VBD none./DT Although/IN Sheila/NNP was/VBD often/RB displeased/VBN with/IN the/DT food/NN at/IN the/DT new/JJ home,/NN she/PRP liked/VBD her/PRP$ attic/NN bedroom./NN There/RB was/VBD isolation/NN in/IN the/DT loft./NN The/DT low/JJ roof/NN gave/VBD her/PRP$ the/DT sense/NN of/IN protection/NN which/WDT Danny/NNP had/VBD suggested/VBN one/CD day./NN "Sheila,/IN your/PRP$ room/NN is/VBZ like/IN an/DT old/JJ hatcher/NN covering/VBG yuh./NN See,/IN the/DT roof/NN is/VBZ her/PRP$ wings/NNS and/CC that/IN one/CD window/NN is/VBZ the/DT old/JJ hen's/NN eye."During/NN the/DT past/JJ year/NN the/DT low/JJ roof,/NN had/VBD indeed/RB shut/VBN out/RP many/JJ fears./NNS Daylight/NNP had/VBD always/RB been/VBN pleasant/JJ in/IN the/DT loft;/NN but/CC when/WRB she/PRP had/VBD been/VBN a/DT stranger/NN there,/, the/DT moonlight/NN had/VBD played/VBN tricks/NNS on/IN her/PRP$ by/IN contorting/VBG the/DT storage/NN into/IN grotesque/JJ heads/NNS and/CC extending/VBG arms./DT At/IN such/JJ times/NNS she/PRP had/VBD called/VBN below/IN to/TO Nell:/NNP "I'm/NNP afraid/JJ up/IN here./PRP There's/DT big/JJ heads/NNS and/CC funny/JJ faces/NNS trying/VBG to/TO get/VB me."Nell/RB would/MD climb/VB up/RP a/DT few/JJ steps/NNS of/IN the/DT ladder./NN "There's/NNP nothing/NN there,/WDT child./RP Say/VB the/DT prayer/NN to/TO your/PRP$ guardian/NN angel/NN and/CC close/VB your/PRP$ eyes/NNS tight./VBD I'll/RB stay/VB heretill/RB you/PRP go/VBP to/TO sleep/VB and/CC the/DT first/JJ thing/NN you/PRP know/VBP it/PRP will/MD be/VB morning."Thus/RB Sheila/NNP soon/RB forgot/VBD her/PRP$ fears./NNS Even/RB rain/NN on/IN the/DT roof/NN added/VBD to/TO her/PRP$ sense/NN of/IN security./DT She/PRP defied/VBD hail,/NN daring/VBG it/PRP to/TO break/VB through/IN her/PRP$ roof./NN In/IN time/NN of/IN dangerous/JJ winds/NNS she/PRP was/VBD called./VBN "Sheila,/JJ hurry/NN down./VBZ The/DT roof/NN may/MD go."/VB Or:/NNP "Come/NNP below,/IN the/DT chimney/NN may/MD fall."When/RB distant/JJ prairie/NN fires/NNS lighting/VBG her/PRP$ room/NN awakened/VBD her,/IN she/PRP listened/VBD to/TO the/DT voices/NNS below./. If/IN their/PRP$ tone/NN was/VBD assuring,/VBN though/IN tumbleweeds/VBG shot/VBN into/IN the/DT air/NN like/IN balls/NNS of/IN fire,/NN she/PRP fell/VBD asleep./RB One/CD summer/NN morning/NN as/IN she/PRP dreamily/VBZ lay/VBD abed,/RB she/PRP speculated/VBD on/IN how/WRB she/PRP should/MD spend/VB the/DT day./NN There/EX would/MD be/VB the/DT cattle/NNS to/TO take/VB out,/RP as/IN usual./PRP If/IN Danny/NNP would/MD accompany/VB her/PRP$ they/PRP would/MD go/VB far--perhaps/RB over/IN to/TO Mill/NNP Creek/NNP and/CC chase/VB those/DT baby/NN deer/NNS or/CC drown/VBN out/IN gophers./NNP Danny,/NNP though/IN three/CD years/NNS her/PRP$ junior,/NN was/VBD able/JJ to/TO keep/VB pace/NN with/IN her;/PRP$ but/CC on/IN every/DT possible/JJ occasion/NN she/PRP would/MD "dodge/VB out"/NN of/IN taking/VBG Margaret,/NNP and/CC Kitty/NNP Ann./NNP When/WRB the/DT aroma/NN of/IN cooking/VBG food/NN reached/VBD her/PRP$ attic/NN room,/NN she/PRP bounded/VBD from/IN her/PRP$ bed,/NNS hastily/RB put/VBD on/IN her/PRP$ dress,/NN and/CC descended/VBD the/DT ladder./NN Her/PRP$ smooth/JJ tanned/VBN legs/NNS appeared/VBD below;/IN there/EX was/VBD a/DT sudden/JJ leap/NN from/IN the/DT fourth/JJ lowest/JJS rung/NN to/TO the/DT middle/NN of/IN the/DT kitchen/NN floor,/NN and/CC she/PRP stood/VBD before/IN Nell./NNP Nell,/NNP with/IN the/DT plump/NN baby/NN in/IN her/PRP$ arms,/NN was/VBD preparing/VBG breakfast./NN They/PRP exchanged/VBD no/DT greetings;/JJ but/CC Nell/NNP looked/VBD fondly/RB at/IN the/DT girl/NN as/IN she/PRP burrowed/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN of/IN wavy/JJ red/JJ hair/NN into/IN Robert/NNP Emmet's/NNP chest./, The/DT baby/NN pulled/VBD her/PRP$ hair/NN without/IN mercy/NN and/CC crowed/VBD with/IN delight,his/PRP$ rosebud/NN mouth/NN assuming/VBG in/IN his/PRP$ excessive/JJ mirth/NN the/DT shape/NN of/IN a/DT leaf./NN Nell,/. her/PRP hair/NN tightly/RB drawn/VBN away/RB from/IN her/PRP$ small/JJ ears,/NNS the/DT thinness/NN of/IN her/PRP$ face/NN augmented/VBN by/IN 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as/IN brown/JJ as/IN a/DT berry:/NN and/CC Margaret,/NNP I/PRP can't/MD tell/VB you/PRP from/IN a/DT turkey/NN egg./NN Your/PRP$ complexions/NNS will/MD be/VB ruined/VBN for/IN life."Duly/RB coiffured/VBN and/CC admonished,/VBG the/DT children/NNS set/VBN off./NN From/IN the/DT doorway/NN Nell/NNP watched/VBD the/DT four/CD dark/JJ specks/NNS assume/VBP the/DT motion/NN of/IN the/DT grass/NN as/IN the/DT enveloping/VBG blue/JJ sky/NN rocked/VBD the/DT prairie/NN in/IN its/PRP$ arms./NN The/DT children,/NN meanwhile,/NN explored/VBD the/DT area/NN of/IN which/WDT they/PRP unknowingly/RB had/VBD become/VBN a/DT part./NN Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP and/CC Margaret/NNP held/VBD up/RP savory-looking/JJ discoveries,/NN asking/VBG of/IN the/DT elder/JJR two:/NNS "Will/RB this/DT deaden/JJ me?/NN Will/MD this/DT deaden/JJ me?"/NN Sheila/NNP held/VBD Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP by/IN the/DT hand:/NN and/CC Danny,/NNP who/WP should/MD have/VB been/VBN caring/VBG for/IN Margaret,/NNP found/VBD a/DT chicken/NN 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The/DT eggs/NNS were/VBD so/RB blue./JJ ./. ./. ./. 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arrival./NN Nell/NNP was/VBD sewing,/VBN making/VBG a/DT dress/NN for/IN Sheila/NNP from/IN one/CD of/IN her/PRP$ own/JJ full/JJ skirts,/NN when/WRB there/EX was/VBD a/DT gentle/JJ knock/NN at/IN the/DT door./NN Sheila/NNP opened/VBD the/DT door/NN to/TO a/DT timid/JJ little/JJ woman./NN Her/PRP$ hardy/JJ body/NN was/VBD bent/VBN a/DT trifle/RB forward,/JJ and/CC she/PRP shifted/VBD her/PRP$ weight/NN on/IN the/DT door/NN step./VBD Her/PRP$ voice,/NN too,/, was/VBD hesitant./VBG "Is/IN your/PRP$ mother/NN home?"/IN she/PRP asked./VBD Nell/NNP answered/VBD in/IN person./NN "Yes,/NNS come/VBN right/RB in./, You're/NNP Mrs./NNP Steindler,/NNP aren't/RB you?"/IN she/PRP asked,/VBP shaking/VBG hands./JJR "I'm/IN Max's/NNP wife,"/IN the/DT caller/NN answered,/NNS smiling,/VBP showing/VBG square/JJ yellow/JJ teeth/NNS across/IN which/WDT her/PRP$ narrow/JJ lips/NNS stretched/VBD tightly./DT There/EX was/VBD a/DT twinkle/NN in/IN her/PRP$ brightbrown/JJ eyes./NN Her/PRP$ face/NN was/VBD small,/JJ its/PRP$ skin/NN dried/VBD into/IN a/DT series/NN of/IN wrinkles./NN She/PRP rubbed/VBD her/PRP$ hands/NNS together;/RB her/PRP$ hands/NNS were/VBD small,/IN the/DT joints/NNS knobbed./VBN "No,/IN thank/VB you,/PRP Mrs./NNP Connor,"/NNP she/PRP said./VBD "I/PRP can't/MD come/VB in./NN I/PRP come/VBP to/TO tell/VB you/PRP my/PRP$ Annie/NNP lost/VBD her/PRP$ shawl,/NN I/PRP think/VBP on/IN your/PRP$ land."/NN Her/PRP$ voice/NN grew/VBD lower./RBR "If/IN you/PRP find/VBP it/PRP once,/RB don't/RB bring/VB it/PRP back/RB when/WRB Max/NNP will/MD see/VB you./NNP Max/NNP he/PRP don't/RB know/VB it's/RB lost,"/VBN She/PRP looked/VBD at/IN Nell/NNP entreatingly./, Nell/NNP assured/VBD her./PRP "If/IN we/PRP find/VBP it,/PRP we'll/MD get/VB it/PRP back/RB as/IN you/PRP suggest./VBD You/PRP don't/RB know/VBP how/WRB glad/JJ I/PRP am/VBP for/IN near/IN neighbors,"/NN she/PRP said,/VBD clasping/VBG the/DT woman's/NNS hand/NN again./RB "Come/VB in/IN a/DT bit./NN I/PRP have/VBP no/DT tea,/NN but/CC we/PRP can/MD have/VB a/DT cup/NN of/IN hot/JJ coffee./NN It's/IN a/DT little/JJ chilly/JJ this/DT morning."/NN "No,/NN no,/, Mrs./NNP Connor,"/NNP Max's/NNP wife/NN said,/VBD turning/VBG and/CC reluctantly/RB withdrawing/IN her/PRP$ hand./PDT At/IN mention/NN of/IN food/NN her/PRP$ thoughts/NNS had/VBD automatically/RB reverted/VBN to/TO her/PRP$ husband./NN "No,/IN I/PRP must/MD hurry/VB home/NN and/CC make/VB Max's/NNP dinner."/NN She/PRP went/VBD down/IN the/DT step/NN and/CC turned/VBD about/RB again,/RB smiling/VBG her/PRP$ wide/JJ smile./NN "Some/DT other/JJ time/NN I/PRP come,/VBP thank/VB you.''/IN She/PRP hurried/VBD away,/RB her/PRP gait/VB a/DT trot,/NN a/DT measured/VBN trot./NN Standing/VBG in/IN the/DT doorway,/NN Nell/NNP watched/VBD the/DT movement/NN of/IN the/DT small/JJ body/NN with/IN the/DT narrow,/JJ stooped/VBD back/RB until/IN it/PRP disappeared./VBD Danny/NNP found/VBD the/DT missing/VBG shawl/NN and/CC wished/VBD to/TO return/VB it./DT He/PRP was/VBD rather/RB curious/JJ about/IN the/DT family,/NN and/CC wanted/VBD to/TO learn/VB details/NNS of/IN the/DT wonderful/JJ buildings./NN "I'll/. go/VB myself,''/JJ Nell/NNP said./VBD "Then/RB I'll/RB be/VB sure/JJ that/IN the/DT shawl/NN will/MD be/VB returned/VBN unbeknownst/JJ to/TO that/DT bear/NN of/IN a/DT man,/NN I/PRP must/MD go/VB and/CC see/VB them/PRP anyhow."Leaving/DT Sheila/NNP to/TO care/VB for/IN the/DT children,/NN she/PRP set/VBD off/RP next/JJ morning/NN for/IN the/DT Steindlers'./NNP As/IN she/PRP walked/VBD across/IN the/DT prairie,/NN she/PRP experienced/VBD a/DT sense/NN of/IN freedom/NN from/IN house/NN hold/NN cares./VBD It/PRP was/VBD the/DT first/JJ time/NN that/IN she/PRP had/VBD been/VBN out/IN of/IN the/DT yard/NN since/IN Ellen/NNP was/VBD born,/VBN three/CD months/NNS before./. She/PRP looked/VBD about/RB at/IN the/DT growing/VBG grain,/NN which/WDT was/VBD still/RB in/IN the/DT grass/NN stage./VBD Her/PRP$ way/NN was/VBD a/DT sea/NN of/IN green./NN A/DT breeze/NN whipped/VBD her/PRP$ along./TO Meadow/NNP larks/NNS accompanied/VBD her/PRP for/IN great/JJ stretches/NNS and/CC then/RB disappeared:/JJ others/NNS took/VBD up/RP the/DT refrain./NN Violets/NNS and/CC bluebells/NNS reached/VBD up/RB to/TO her/PRP from/IN the/DT grass./NNP She/PRP stooped/VBD occasionally/RB and/CC gathered/VBD those/DT most/RBS tempting./JJ She/PRP hummed/VBD a/DT little,/JJ sang/VBD snatches/NNS of/IN old/JJ songs./NN The/DT sun/NN grew/VBD hot./PRP Slipping/VBG her/PRP$ own/JJ shawl/NN from/IN her/PRP shoulders,/IN she/PRP folded/VBD the/DT truant/NN shawl/NN within./. As/IN Nell/NNP neared/VBD Max's/NNP farm,/IN the/DT pretentious/JJ buildings/NNS in/IN the/DT center/NN of/IN the/DT six/CD hundred/CD and/CC forty/CD acres/NNS were/VBD glaringly/RB white/JJ in/IN the/DT sun./NN The/DT windows/NNS were/VBD fiery/JJ eyes/NNS which/WDT from/IN their/PRP$ point/NN of/IN vantage/NN oversaw/IN the/DT entire/JJ section/NN which/WDT seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB astir./DT A/DT drove/VBD of/IN red/JJ cattle/NNS was/VBD being/VBG herded/VBN by/IN two/CD girls./NN Nell/NNP stopped/VBD and/CC talked/VBD to/TO them./PRP$ They/PRP were/VBD Katie/NNP and/CC Tilly./NNP One/CD had/VBD the/DT flashing/VBG brown/JJ eyes/NNS of/IN her/PRP mother,/, the/DT sparkle,/NN however,/, not/RB smouldering/VBG [sic]/JJ but/CC vivacious;/RB the/DT other,/NNS not/RB less/RBR comely,/VB had/VBD red/JJ hair/NN and/CC freckles./NN They/PRP were/VBD neither/RB the/DT youngest/JJS nor/CC the/DT oldest./NNP Annie,/NNP the/DT youngest,/NNP was/VBD snaring/VBG gophers,/NN and/CC the/DT older/JJR ones/NNS were/VBD helping/VBG with/IN the/DT breaking./NN Nell/NNP already/RB had/VBD discerned/VBN two/CD of/IN the/DT elder./JJS Walking/VBG on,/IN she/PRP passed/VBD them/PRP handling/VBG a/DT large/JJ team/NN of/IN horses/NNS and/CC a/DT breaking/VBG plow./NN So/IN intent/NN were/VBD they/PRP upon/IN their/PRP$ task/NN that/IN they/PRP scarcely/RB raised/VBD their/PRP$ heads/NNS as/IN she/PRP spoke/VBD to/TO them./PRP Nell/NNP stood/VBD for/IN a/DT moment./NN She/PRP heard/VBD the/DT wrenching/NN of/IN stubborn/JJ roots/NNS of/IN grass/NN like/IN ligaments/NNS tearing/VBG in/RP a/DT human/NN body,/NN followed/VBN by/IN smoother/JJR passages/NNS where/WRB the/DT share/NN cut/NN into/IN the/DT soil/NN with/IN a/DT murmur/NN like/IN that/DT of/IN gurgling/NN blood./, The/DT full/JJ skirts/NNS and/CC long-curtained/JJ bonnets/NNS of/IN the/DT girls/NNS blew/VBD in/IN the/DT spring/NN breeze;/VBP their/PRP$ shoulders/NNS and/CC arms/NNS curved,/JJ contorted/VBN and/CC grew/VBD rigid/JJ as/IN they/PRP clung/VBD each/DT to/TO a/DT plow/NN handle/NN while/IN the/DT horses/NNS with/IN lowered/VBN heads/NNS tautly/RB stretched/VBD their/PRP$ traces./NN Nearer/IN the/DT house,/NN Nell/NNP encountered/VBD another/DT daughter/NN who/WP was/VBD also/RB assisting/VBG with/IN the/DT breaking./NN She/PRP walked/VBD beside/IN a/DT yoke/NN of/IN oxen,/NNS directing/VBG them/PRP with/IN a/DT goad/NN while/IN a/DT young/JJ hired/JJ man/NN held/VBD the/DT plow/NN handles./VBD The/DT wife/NN of/IN Max/NNP met/VBD Nell/NNP at/IN the/DT door/NN with/IN a/DT furtive/JJ smile/NN and/CC led/VBD her/PRP into/IN the/DT house./NN Max/NNP was/VBD sitting/VBG on/IN a/DT chair/NN in/IN the/DT middle/NN of/IN the/DT sunny/JJ kitchen,/NN soaking/VBG one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ feet/NNS in/IN a/DT basin/NN of/IN water./DT The/DT other/JJ foot,/NN well/RB stockinged,/JJ was/VBD resting/VBG on/IN a/DT second/JJ chair./NN Although/IN he/PRP smiled/VBD at/IN Nell/NNP as/IN he/PRP spoke,/VBD he/PRP also/RB cast/VBD her/PRP a/DT malevolent/JJ look/NN from/IN his/PRP$ small/JJ gray/JJ eyes/NNS which/WDT added/VBD to/TO the/DT savageness/NN of/IN his/PRP$ general/JJ aspect,/NN the/DT long,/JJ foxy/JJ beard/NN and/CC hair./VBD Nell/NNP felt/VBD his/PRP$ eyes/NNS upon/IN her/PRP as/IN she/PRP talked/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ wife./NN She/PRP glanced/VBD at/IN him/PRP again./RB He/PRP lowered/VBD his/PRP$ eyes/NNS ./. ./. ./. She/PRP felt/VBD that/IN he/PRP was/VBD a/DT coward./NN The/DT wife/NN of/IN Max/NNP showed/VBD Nell/NNP about/IN the/DT house./NN They/PRP paused/VBD in/IN the/DT doorway/NN of/IN the/DT parlor/NN which/WDT was/VBD devoid/JJ of/IN furniture/NN and/CC had/VBD the/DT odor/NN of/IN fresh/JJ plaster./NN "Nice/NN for/IN your/PRP$ girls/NNS to/TO have/VB a/DT parlor,/JJ isn't/NN it?"/IN Nell/NNP remarked./VBD The/DT woman/NN answered:/RB "Oh,/IN I/PRP feel/VBP so/RB bad/JJ for/IN my/PRP$ gels./NN I/PRP got/VBD so/RB many/JJ gels/NNS and/CC none/NN are/VBP married./VBN My/PRP$ Mary/NNP got/VBD a/DT chanst/NN back/RB in/IN Dyersville,/NNP but/CC we/PRP move/VBP away."/RB The/DT situation/NN was/VBD truly/RB tragical/JJ to/TO her./PRP Nell,/RB at/IN first,/NN could/MD not/RB refrain/VB from/IN smiling./NN "Don'tworry,"/IN she/PRP said./VBD "There's/NNP lots/NNS of/IN time./NN Schwartzes/NNP over/IN there/EX have/VBP seven/CD boys."The/DT wife/NN of/IN Max/NNP could/MD not/RB smile,/VB "My/RB gels,"/IN she/PRP went/VBD on,/IN "they/PRP got/VBD it/PRP so/RB hard/JJ here./, That/DT is/VBZ why/WRB I/PRP want/VBP that/IN they/PRP should/MD marry/VB quick."Nell/RB became/VBD serious./NN "That/IN plowing/VBG is/VBZ pretty/RB hard/JJ for/IN a/DT girl/NN ./. ./. such/JJ young/JJ girls,/NN I/PRP never/RB saw/VBD the/DT likes/NNS before."The/IN man/NN in/IN the/DT kitchen/NN listened/VBD grimly/RB as/IN his/PRP$ wife/NN continued/VBD in/IN a/DT low/JJ tone:/NN "I/NNS want/VBP I/PRP should/MD go/VB for/IN Lena/NNP today./. She/PRP ain't/VBD so/RB good,''/JJ she/PRP said/VBD significantly,/JJ "/`` but/CC I/PRP must/MD fix/VB the/DT water/NN for/IN my/PRP$ man's/NNS foot."At/IN which/WDT the/DT man/NN in/IN the/DT kitchen/NN called/VBD curtly:/RP "Hot/NNP water."His/NN wife/NN ran/VBD to/TO administer/VB to/TO him,/PRP and/CC Nell/NNP addressed/VBD him/PRP affably:/IN "Nice/NN set/NN of/IN buildings/NNS here./, Ever/RB farm/NN be/VB fore?"Max/JJ wriggled/VBN the/DT toes/NNS on/IN his/PRP$ submerged/JJ hairy/JJ foot/NN a/DT while/NN before/IN responding./NNP "Yes,/IN I/PRP farm/VB before./RP I/PRP am/VBP a/DT farmer,/NN but/CC not/RB such/JJ a/DT farmer/NN as/IN your/PRP$ man./NN ./. ./. ./. He's/NNP in/IN county/NN seat/NN today/NN and/CC his/PRP$ corn/NN not/RB planted./VBN H/NNP e/NN can't/NN farm,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD convincingly./. "Small/NNP children/NNS no/DT good/JJ for/IN farmer./DT Dumb/NNP wife/NN who/WP don't/VBP stay/VB at/IN home/NN and/CC tend/VB to/TO her/PRP$ own/JJ business/NN no/DT good/JJ for/IN farmer."Nell/NN faced/VBD the/DT grizzled/JJ man/NN and/CC spoke/VBD up/RP hotly,/NNS using/VBG the/DT vernacular:/JJ "My/JJ man/NN is/VBZ in/IN the/DT county/NN seat/NN with/IN a/DT neighbor/NN who/WP wishes/VBZ to/TO insure/VB his/PRP$ crop/NN against/IN hail./NN Someone/NN had/VBD to/TO help/VB him/PRP ./. ./. ./. he/PRP can't/MD talk/VB a/DT word/NN of/IN English."/NNP Her/PRP$ voice/NN wavered,/VBD "I/PRP am/VBP a/DT good/JJ wife/NN and/CC my/PRP$ man/NN is/VBZ good/JJ to/TO me./PRP Yes,/RB he's/VBD good/JJ to/TO me,/NNS and/CC will/MD never/RB allow/VB the/DT children/NNS to/TO work/VB as/IN I/PRP saw"/VBD The/DT terrified/JJ expression/NN on/IN the/DT face/NN of/IN her/PRP$ hostess/NN checked/VBD her./PRP "Comeout/RB and/CC show/VB me/PRP your/PRP$ new/JJ chicken/NN coop/NN before/IN I/PRP go,"/VBD she/PRP said,/VBD ignoring/VBG Max's/NNP chuckle./NN There/EX were/VBD tears/NNS in/IN Nell's/NNP eyes/NNS as/IN she/PRP returned/VBD the/DT shawl/NN to/TO Max's/NNP wife/NN behind/IN the/DT Hen/NNP house./NN Max's/NNP wife/NN was/VBD crying/VBG also./DT "My/JJ man/NN don't/RB want/VBP that/IN anyone/NN should/MD tell/VB him/PRP that/IN the/DT gels/NNS must/MD not/RB work/VB so/RB hard./RB He/PRP thinks/VBZ I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP that/IN you/PRP should/MD say/VB that,"/IN she/PRP said/VBD apologetically./. She/PRP looked/VBD at/IN Nell/NNP appealingly./VBD "My/JJ man/NN don't/RB like/IN it/PRP that/IN they/PRP are/VBP all/DT gels./NNP ./. ./. Oh,/NNP why/WRB for/IN are/VBP they/PRP not/RB boys?"/JJ "I/NNS don't/VBP know,"/VBN Nell/NNP answered./. Nell/NNP walked/VBD through/IN the/DT prairie/NN grass/NN toward/IN her/PRP$ home./NN She/PRP had/VBD lost/VBN the/DT rapture/NN of/IN the/DT morning,/NN The/DT scene/NN at/IN the/DT neighbor's/NNS had/VBD depressed/VBN her;/PRP but/CC one/PRP thought/VBD seemed/VBD most/RBS vitally/RB disturbing,/VBN No/DT one/NN thinks/VBZ that/IN Tim/NNP is/VBZ any/DT good/JJ as/IN a/DT farmer./NN Even/RB that/IN old/JJ bear./NN What/WP does/VBZ he/PRP know/VB about/IN Tim?/NNP There/RB were/VBD the/DT Connors'/NNP buildings/NNS before/IN her:/PRP$ the/DT small/JJ house,/NN weathered/VBD and/CC unpainted;/VBD the/DT tilted/VBN barn,/NN with/IN holes/NNS in/IN the/DT thatch/NN where/WRB the/DT hay:/NN had/VBD rotted/VBN away;/RB the/DT cottonwood/NN grove/NN forming/VBG a/DT green/JJ hedge./NN The/DT door/NN of/IN the/DT unpainted/JJ house/NN swung/VBD open,/RB Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP had/VBD sighted/VBN her/PRP and/CC had/VBD given/VBN the/DT alarm./JJR Here/RB they/PRP were,/VBD all/DT coming/VBG to/TO meet/VB her,/PRP Sheila/NNP in/IN the/DT rear/NN carrying/VBG Ellen./NNP It/PRP was/VBD a/DT race!/NN Yes,/NN Danny/NNP would/MD win!/VB Then/RB Margaret!./NNP ./. ./. No,/NNP Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP had/VBD passed/VBN Margaret/NNP by./, ./. ./. ./. Poor/NNP little/RB Robert/NNP Emmet/NNP tripped/VBD and/CC fell/VBD headlong/RB into/IN the/DT grass./NNP MILL/NNP CREEK/NNP township/NN was/VBD organized/VBN the/DT following/VBG year./NN At/IN the/DT adjournment/NN of/IN the/DT meeting/NN each/DT man/NN present,/RB with/IN one/CD exception,/NN was/VBD en/IN trusted/VBN with/IN one/CD or/CC more/JJR offices./. 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Well/RB ./. ./. ./. 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"I/'' don't/RB blame/VBP the/DT childer/NN to/TO run/VB off/RP with/IN the/DT last/JJ bite/NN in/IN their/PRP$ mouths."Nell/NN joined/VBD him/PRP in/IN the/DT doorway./NN Before/IN them/PRP a/DT pair/NN of/IN hawks,/NN like/IN trailing/VBG black/JJ ribbons/NNS tinged/VBN with/IN a/DT glow/NN from/IN the/DT sun,/NN rose/VBD from/IN the/DT misty/NN horizon,/NN sailed/VBD high,/JJ careened/NN and/CC disappeared./VBD "This/DT country,/NNS me/PRP girl,/NN is/VBZ like/IN Schwartzes'/NNP colt./, It's/NNP high-spirited/JJ like/IN all/DT young/JJ things/NNS and/CC must/MD be/VB broken,/VBN conquered./VBN ./. ./. ./. 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After/IN their/PRP$ first/JJ enthusiasm/NN Nell/RB looked/VBD at/IN Tim,/NNP and/CC Tim/NNP looked/VBD at/IN Nell./NNP "I/NNP don't/, know,"/VBP she/PRP said./VBD "Ellen's/NNP not/RB strong./VBD He/PRP with/IN consumption./NN ./. ./. Can/MD they:/DT stand/VB things/NNS the/DT way/NN we/PRP do?/VBP I'd/NNP feel/VB responsible/JJ ./. ./. ./. the/DT winters."/NN "I/PRP know/VBP ./. ./. ./. the/DT winters."/NN Nell/NNP put/VBD down/RP the/DT letter./NN "Let's/NNS leave/VBP them/PRP where/WRB they/PRP are,/VBP in/IN the/DT name/NN of/IN God.''The/NNP year's/NNP grist/NN was/VBD hauled/VBN to/TO a/DT new/JJ mill./, The/DT Hollanders/NNP had/VBD erected/VBN a/DT genuine/JJ Dutch/JJ mill/NN with/IN a/DT large/JJ cumbersome/JJ wheel/NN which/WDT was/VBD propelled/VBN by/IN the/DT fancy/NN of/IN the/DT wind./NN It/PRP not/RB only/RB served/VBD as/IN a/DT convenience/NN to/TO the/DT community,/NN but/CC proved/VBD to/TO be/VB a/DT curiosity/NN as/IN well./DT Max,/NNP who/WP prided/VBD himself/PRP a/DT model/NN of/IN haste,/NNS was/VBD the/DT first/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ neighborhood/NN to/TO take/VB a/DT grist/NN to/TO the/DT Dutch/JJ mill./CD He/PRP called/VBD at/IN Connors'/NNP enroute/NN home,/NN with/IN no/DT flour./NN Max/NNP was/VBD vexed/VBN indeed./DT He/PRP had/VBD willed/VBN the/DT wheel/NN to/TO turn/VB and/CC it/PRP had/VBD not/RB heeded./VBN That/DT was/VBD a/DT most/RBS unusual/JJ experience/NN for/IN Max./NNP Tim/NNP chuckled/VBD as/IN Max/NNP told/VBD of/IN the/DT day./NN Wagons/NNS were/VBD lined/VBN up/RP by/IN the/DT dozens/NNS with/IN their/PRP$ grist./NN There/RB were/VBD representatives/NNS present/RB of/IN many/JJ tongues/NNS and/CC creeds,/NN and/CC they/PRP cursed/VBD and/CC prayed/VBD in/IN turn/NN in/IN as/IN many/JJ tongues/NNS and/CC ./. creeds./VBD "I/RB go/VB there/RB no/DT more,"/NN Max/NNP said/VBD disgustedly./NN "I/NNS go/VBP farther/RB but/CC I/PRP go/VBP where/WRB I/PRP will/MD get/VB my/PRP$ flour."As/NNS he/PRP turned/VBD to/TO leave,/VB Tim/NNP called:/VB "I'm/PRP going/VBG over/IN tomorrow,/NN Max,/NNP and/CC try/VB it/PRP with/IN a/DT few/JJ in/IN Irish./NNP I'll/NNP send/VBP you/PRP over/IN some/DT flour/NN tomorrow/NN night."/NN "Huh,"/NNP Max/NNP answered,/CC as/IN he/PRP swung/VBD his/PRP$ team/NN around./. Sheila/NNP accompanied/VBD Tim/NNP on/IN his/PRP$ trip/NN to/TO the/DT mill./NN Danny/NNP had/VBD been/VBN planning/VBG all/DT summer/NN on/IN going/VBG and/CC had/VBD conjured/VBN many/JJ images/NNS of/IN the/DT wonderful/JJ mill,/, but/CC Sheila/NNP was/VBD more/JJR capable/JJ to/TO do/VB the/DT required/JJ trading,/NN so/IN Danny/NNP was/VBD left/VBN at/IN home./NN The/DT wind/NN on/IN this/DT day/NN was/VBD not/RB capricious,/JJ and/CC Tim/NNP Connor/NNP received/VBD his/PRP$ flour./NN In/IN the/DT evening,/NN more/RBR through/IN deviltry/JJ than/IN benevolence,/IN he/PRP sent/VBD Danny/NNP over/IN to/TO Max's/NNP with/IN a/DT bag/NN of/IN flour./VBG Danny,/NNP galloping/VBG away/RB on/IN old/JJ Ned's/NNP back,/NN accepted/VBD the/DT errand/NN as/IN a/DT retribution./NN Max's/IN place/NN was/VBD a/DT curiosity/NN anything/NN might/MD happen/VB there./. He/PRP wondered/VBD what/WP Max/NNP would/MD say/VB when/WRB he/PRP knew/VBD that/IN Pop/NNP got/VBD flour./DT Max/NNP was/VBD not/RB at/IN home,/NN and/CC the/DT wife/NN of/IN Max/NNP said/VBD that/IN she/PRP was/VBD very/RB grateful/JJ that/IN he/PRP was/VBD not./RB "No,/IN I/PRP can't/MD take/VB the/DT flour/NN anyhow,"/RB she/PRP explained/VBD to/TO Danny./NNP "Max/NNP he/PRP would/MD get/VB mad/JJ if/IN he/PRP knew/VBD that/IN Tim/NNP got/VBD flour./VBG No,/RB no,"/RB and/CC she/PRP returned/VBD the/DT sack/NN to/TO the/DT boy./NN "But/IN come/VBN in/IN the/DT home/NN once./, I/PRP am/VBP so/RB glad/JJ one/CD from/IN Connors/NNP come./, I/PRP will/MD not/RB ask/VB my/PRP$ gels./NN Come."/NNP She/PRP ledthe/VBD bewildered/VBN Danny/NNP to/TO the/DT bedroom,/NN where/WRB she/PRP un/VBP earthed/VBN a/DT book,/NN a/DT Second/JJ Reader,/NNP from/IN under/IN her/PRP$ straw/NN tick./NN "Help/IN me/PRP once,''/IN she/PRP said/VBD and/CC opened/VBD the/DT book./NN "See,/IN here./PRP Read/VB this/DT once."Danny/JJ read:/NN "'I/NN built/VBD me/PRP a/DT nest/NN in/IN the/DT old/JJ beech/NN tree,/NN As/IN cozy/VBG a/DT nest/NN as/IN ever/RB could/MD be./VB I/PRP wove/VBD it/PRP with/IN threads/NNS to/TO the/DT beech/NN tree/NN bough,/VBD And/CC three/CD little/JJ birdies/NNS are/VBP sleeping/VBG there/RB now.'/RB ''/'' "'Beesh,'"/IN the/DT woman/NN repeated./VBN "'Bough,'/NNP Why/WRB for/IN is/VBZ beesh/NN in/IN this/DT book?"/NN "A/DT kind/NN of/IN tree,"/NN Danny/NNP answered,/NN quite/RB moved/VBD by/IN the/DT earnestness/NN of/IN the/DT woman./NN "Bough/RB is/VBZ part/NN of/IN a/DT tree./NN The/DT bird/NN built/VBD its/PRP$ nest/NN in/IN the/DT bough/NN of/IN the/DT beech/NN tree."/NN "Oh,/IN thank/VB you,"/PRP the/DT woman/NN said,/VBD smiling./JJR She/PRP pressed/VBD a/DT nickel/NN into/IN his/PRP$ palm./NN "Don't/NN let/VB Max/NNP or/CC my/PRP$ gels/NNS know/VBP I/PRP give/VBP you/PRP this."As/DT Danny/NNP galloped/VBD home/NN with/IN his/PRP$ flour/NN and/CC the/DT nickel,/NN there/EX was/VBD a/DT quizzical/JJ expression/NN on/IN his/PRP$ freckled/JJ face./NN NEXT/NNP spring/NN before/IN the/DT frost/NN was/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT ground,/NN prairie/NN schooners/NNS again/RB appeared/VBD on/IN the/DT trail./NN In/IN their/PRP$ snaillike/JJ pace/NN across/IN the/DT country,/NN their/PRP$ canvas/NN covers/NNS had/VBD a/DT barely/RB perceptible/JJ movement/NN ./. ./. ./. sailboats/VBD leisurely/RB holding/VBG their/PRP$ course/NN to/TO the/DT west./JJ The/DT settlers/NNS always/RB saluted/VBD the/DT driver/NN and/CC if/IN there/EX was/VBD a/DT wife/NN beside/IN him/PRP on/IN the/DT seat/NN added/VBD the/DT customary:/NN "Hooray,/IN the/DT woman!"/NN Children/NNS often/RB peered/VBD from/IN beneath/IN the/DT canvas/NN cover,/NN but/CC rarely/RB did/VBD one/CD see/VB old/JJ people/NNS in/IN these/DT family/NN groups./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT young/JJ country,/NN for/IN young/JJ people./, One/CD little/JJ mover/NN lad/NN whose/WP$ family/NN 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Emma,/NNP corseted/VBD so/RB tightly/RB that/IN she/PRP puffed/VBD climbing/VBG the/DT steps/NNS from/IN the/DT garden/NN ./. ./. ./. 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Johann/NNP folded/VBD his/PRP$ arms/NNS and/CC retreated/VBD into/IN the/DT shadow./NN "Nice/NN girl,/NN John./NNP She/PRP seems/VBZ to/TO have/VB a/DT good,/JJ innocent/JJ face./NN Father/NN in/IN the/DT army,/NN too?"Johann/RB nodded./VBD "An/DT officer."/NN "I/IN see."/NN Nell/NNP dusted/VBD the/DT picture/NN with/IN a/DT corner/NN of/IN her/PRP$ apron/NN and/CC placed/VBD it/PRP in/IN its/PRP$ cornice./NN Then/RB the/DT look/NN on/IN her/PRP$ face:/NN concern,/NN motherly/RB solicitude./VBD Her/PRP$ blue/JJ eyes/NNS grew/VBD misty./RBR "You/PRP mustn't/MD stay/VB home/NN and/CC think/VB about/IN her/PRP all/PDT the/DT time,/NN John./NNP There's/NNP a/DT nice/JJ family/NN of/IN young/JJ folks/NNS over/IN at/IN Steindlers';/NNP have/VBP you/PRP met/VBD them/PRP yet?/RB Come/VB over/IN Sunday/NNP and/CC I'll/NNP have/VBP them/PRP over./RP Come/VB to/TO dinner.''"I/VB will/MD come/VB Sunday,"/NNP Johann/NNP answered,/MD quite/RB con/RB fused,/VB "I/RB don't/RB know/VB all/DT what/WP you/PRP say./VBD I/PRP would/MD like/VB to/TO know/VB the/DT English./NNP Would/MD you/PRP teach/VB me/PRP once/RB to/TO read/VB it/PRP better?""Of/IN course/NN I/PRP will,/MD John;/NNP or,/JJ better/JJR still,/JJ I'll/NNP put/VBD Sheila/NNP at/IN it/PRP and/CC you/PRP can/MD help/VB her/PRP with/IN Latin/NNP or/CC perhaps/RB French./NNP That/DT will/MD be/VB fine."/VBN Nell/NNP picked/VBD up/RP her/PRP$ plate/NN and/CC paused/VBD just/RB inside/IN the/DT doorway./NN "We'll/RB be/VB expecting/VBG you/PRP then/RB Sunday,/NNP John."Nell/NNP almost/RB ran/VBD across/IN the/DT field/NN with/IN Tim's/NNP lunch./, "Good/JJ luck/NN is/VBZ coming/VBG to/TO us,/VB Tim,"/NNP she/PRP greeted/VBD him./PRP There/EX was/VBD a/DT tinge/NN of/IN color/NN in/IN her/PRP$ cheeks;/NN her/PRP$ eyes/NNS were/VBD bright./JJR "Sheila/NNP has/VBZ a/DT chance/NN now/RB to/TO learn/VB something./DT John/NNP is/VBZ going/VBG to/TO teach/VB her/PRP Latin/NNP and/CC perhaps/RB French/JJ in/IN return/NN for/IN help/NN in/IN English."Tim/NNP stopped/VBD his/PRP$ team/NN and/CC looked/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ wife./NN Before/IN answering/VBG he/PRP drew/VBD the/DT back/NN of/IN his/PRP$ hand/NN across/IN his/PRP$ mouth/NN and/CC drank/VBD from/IN the/DT small/JJ brown/JJ jug/NN in/IN which/WDT she/PRP had/VBD brought/VBN fresh/JJ water./NN He/PRP recorked/VBD the/DT jug/NN and/CC set/VBD it/PRP in/IN the/DT loose/JJ black/JJ earth./NN "Can/NN she/PRP learn/VBP it,/IN Nell?"/NNP he/PRP ventured./VBD "I,/JJ meself,/NNS think/VBP it/PRP a/DT useless/JJ procedure./NN Let/VB him/PRP teach/VB her/PRP the/DT German./NNP She/PRP hears/VBZ that/IN so/RB much/JJ it/PRP will/MD be/VB easier/JJR for/IN her;/PRP and/CC then/RB if/IN we/PRP get/VBP her/PRP ready/JJ to/TO teach,/VB it'll/RB come/VBN in/IN handy."Tim/NN sat/VBD on/IN a/DT plow/NN handle/NN and/CC devoured/VBD the/DT sponge/NN cake./VBD "Sheila'll/RB do/VB well/RB to/TO teach,''/VB he/PRP went/VBD on,/RB "'and/CC it/PRP will/MD take/VB all/DT our/PRP$ skill/NN to/TO get/VB her/PRP$ that/WDT far."/RB "Tim,"/RB Nell/NNP leaned/VBD forward,/IN her/PRP$ face/NN alight/JJ with/IN interest./NN "Do/IN you/PRP know/VBP what/WP I'd/NNP like/IN to/TO do/VB for/IN Sheila?/PRP I/PRP pray/VBP for/IN it,/PRP Send/. her/PRP back/RB East/NNP to/TO school./DT And/CC who/WP knows,/VBP Tim,/RB perhaps/RB we/PRP can./MD ./. ./. and/CC after/IN Sheila/NNP the/DT others."/JJ "Sheila/NNP will/MD do/VB well/RB if/IN she/PRP teaches/VBZ the/DT young/JJ onesaround/NN here./, Her/PRP$ wages/NNS will/MD be/VB her/PRP$ own,/JJ and/CC if/IN she/PRP wants/VBZ to/TO go/VB on,/IN I/PRP for/IN one/PRP would/MD never/RB thwart/VB her/PRP$ plans;/NN but/CC I/PRP don't/VBP believe/VB she's/IN the/DT kind/NN you/PRP make/VBP her/PRP out,/JJ Nell./NNP She's/NNP not/RB ambitious./TO Can't/VB you/PRP see/VB it?''"I'm/PRP not/RB looking/VBG for/IN flaws/NNS in/IN her;/NN and/CC I'm/NNP glad/JJ she/PRP is/VBZ different./VBG She's/NNP gentle,/NNS and/CC does/VBZ as/IN she's/NNS told."/VBD "Yes,"/RB Tim/NNP broke/VBD in,/RB "but/RB did/VBD you/PRP ever/RB have/VBP to/TO tell/VB her/PRP not/RB to/TO do/VB anything,/RB even/RB a/DT bit/NN of/IN mischief?/NN She/PRP seems/VBZ to/TO have/VB no/DT fire/NN or/CC spirit./NN Tell/VB me/PRP one/CD thing./DT Can/MD you/PRP name/VB one/CD thing/NN she/PRP shows/VBZ any/DT interest/NN in?/IN She/PRP goes/VBZ about/IN taking/VBG things/NNS by/IN the/DT easy/JJ handle,/NN with/IN never/RB a/DT care/NN or/CC thought/NN of/IN the/DT morrow./NN I/PRP believe/VBP she/PRP has/VBZ no/DT more/JJR responsibility/NN than/IN little/JJ Ellen,/NNP nor/CC as/IN much."/JJ "I'm/NN glad/JJ she/PRP doesn't,/VBP the/DT poor/JJ child,/NN with/IN no/DT kith/NN or/CC kin./NN I'm/IN just/RB glad/JJ she/PRP doesn't/RB worry/VBP about/IN things;/NN and/CC I/PRP thought/VBD you/PRP had/VBD a/DT heart/NN toward/IN her,/PRP$ Tim."/NNP "Nonsense,/NNP Nell,/NNP I/PRP have/VBP the/DT same/JJ heart/NN for/IN her/PRP$ that/WDT I/PRP had/VBD when/WRB she/PRP came,/VBD a/DT bit/NN of/IN a/DT stray/JJ colleen;/NN but/CC it's/IN you/PRP I'm/VBP thinking/VBG of,/IN Nell./NNP I/PRP don't/RB want/VBP to/TO see/VB you/PRP disappointed."/VB "A/DT lot/NN you/PRP care/VBP about/IN me/PRP and/CC my/PRP$ disappointments./NN I/PRP suppose/VBP it/PRP will/MD be/VB Danny/NNP next/IN that/WDT will/MD get/VB the/DT going/VBG over."/IN Nell/NNP swept/VBD away/RB from/IN the/DT field,/NN rage/NN and/CC anger/NN taking/VBG possession/NN of/IN her./PRP$ Tim's/NNP words/NNS were/VBD true/JJ enough./NN Sheila/NNP was/VBD rather/RB listless;/JJ but/CC wasn't/VBD it/PRP nice/JJ that/IN she/PRP was,/VBD and/CC not/RB like/IN the/DT daughters/NNS of/IN Max,/NNP who/WP were/VBD in/IN a/DT stew/NN over/IN something/NN all/DT the/DT time?/NNS And/CC Sheila/NNP would/MD learn./VB Nell/NNP would/MD see/VB to/TO that./DT She/PRP would/MD show/VB Tim./NNP She/PRP would/MD begin/VB with/IN German/NNP and/CC after/IN that/IN the/DT Latin./NNP Tim/NNP 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see/VBP you/PRP and/CC Tim/NNP in/IN the/DT field/NN talking./, Tim/NNP he/PRP is/VBZ a/DT kind/NN man./NN Max/NNP he/PRP would/MD not/RB talk/VB unless/IN it/PRP was/VBD a/DT preach/NN he/PRP was/VBD giving./VBG Max/NNP he/PRP would/MD make/VB a/DT good/JJ preacher."/NN She/PRP was/VBD smiling/VBG now/RB and/CC making/VBG light/NN of/IN her/PRP$ first/JJ emotion./NN "Oh,/IN Mrs./NNP Connor,"/NNP she/PRP continued,/VBD "a/DT letter/NN came/VBD for/IN me./NN I/PRP opened/VBD it./PRP I/PRP knew/VBD it/PRP was/VBD for/IN me./NN I/PRP saw/VBD the/DT 's'/JJ this/DT way/NN after/IN the/DT 'Mr.'/JJ It/PRP was/VBD a/DT check/NN from/IN my/PRP$ brother,/NNS my/PRP$ share/NN from/IN the/DT land./NN After/IN I/PRP open/VBP it,/IN I/PRP got/VBD a/DT scare./NN I/PRP want/VBP to/TO paste/VB it/PRP shut/VB again/RB but/CC I/PRP had/VBD tore/VBN it./PRP So/IN I/PRP went/VBD and/CC say/VB my/PRP$ prayers./NN I/PRP think:/VBP If/IN I/PRP die/VBP then/RB I/PRP will/MD be/VB ready./VBG I/PRP take/VB my/PRP$ little/JJ crucifix/NN I/PRP got/VBD in/IN mission/NN in/IN Dubuque/NNP and/CC think/VB there/EX was/VBD Jesus/NNP suffering,/VBD too,/RB and/CC He/PRP did/VBD no/DT wrong./NN Then/RB I/PRP went/VBD out/RP to/TO my/PRP$ man/NN and/CC gave/VBD him/PRP the/DT letter./NN I/PRP think/VBP if/IN he/PRP kills/VBZ me/PRP I/PRP had/VBD one/CD thing:/NN I/PRP could/MD read/VB all/DT them/PRP little/JJ marks/NNS and/CC know/VB that/IN my/PRP$ brother/NN was/VBD sending/VBG money/NN yet."/NNS The/DT women/NNS leaned/VBD toward/IN each/DT other./JJ Their/PRP$ faces/NNS almost/RB touched./VBN The/DT wife/NN of/IN Max/NNP had/VBD a/DT hand/NN on/IN Nell's/NNP arm./NN "Do/IN you/PRP know/VBP that/DT man/NN got/VBD weak-like,/JJ so/RB surprise/NN was/VBD he/PRP when/WRB I/PRP read/VBD those/DT little/JJ lines./NN He/PRP didn't/VBD strike/VB me/PRP once./. But/CC oh,/JJ I/PRP so/RB fear/VBP for/IN you,/NNP Mrs./NNP Connor./NNP Max/NNP said:/VBD 'That's/PRP what/WP she/PRP does,/VBZ huh?/JJ I/PRP will/MD fix/VB that/IN smart/JJ Mrs./NNP Connor/NNP once./NNP She/PRP won't/VBD be/VB so/IN proud./VBN Some/DT day/NN I/PRP will.'/MD So/RB I/PRP warn/VBP you./PRP I/PRP feel/VBP so/RB for/IN you."Nell/NNP smiled./VBD "I'm/PRP so/RB glad/JJ you/PRP read/VBP the/DT letter;/NN but/CC don't/RB worry/VB about/IN me."/NNS She/PRP put/VBD the/DT coffee/NN pot/NN on/IN the/DT stove,/NN "We'll/NN have/VBP some/DT coffee/NN and/CC there/EX is/VBZ a/DT heel/NN of/IN a/DT loaf/NN of/IN cake/NN here/RB yet."/RB She/PRP drew/VBD herself/PRP up/RP before/IN her/PRP guest./. "Max/NN can't/NN frighten/VB me./PRP I/PRP guess/VBP I/PRP can't/MD get/VB frightened/VBN any/DT more./JJR I've/NN seen/VBN enough./NN I/PRP had/VBD Indians/NNPS here/RB when/WRB there/EX wasn't/VBD a/DT house/NN for/IN miles./NN See/VB the/DT marks/NNS of/IN prairie/NN fire?"/NN displaying/VBG her/PRP$ arms,/NN "Alone/NN I/PRP welcomed/VBD Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP into/IN this/DT prairie/NN and/CC cared/VBD for/IN her./PRP And/CC storms/NNS and/CC loneliness/NN and/CC hunger./VBD ./. ./. !/. 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she/PRP was/VBD beaten/VBN terribly./. That/DT night/NN Tilly/NNP and/CC Julie,/NNP with/IN their/PRP$ heads/NNS under/IN the/DT covers,/NN decided/VBD to/TO run/VB away/RB to/TO Sioux/NNP City/NNP on/IN first/JJ opportunity./NN Katie/NNP crept/VBD away/RB from/IN the/DT house/NN when/WRB all/DT were/VBD in/IN bed/NN and/CC met/VBD Pete/NNP Schwartz/NNP on/IN the/DT prairie./NN Mary/NNP showed/VBD no/DT reaction/NN to/TO the/DT afternoon's/JJ proceedings,/NN un/NN less/CC she/PRP was/VBD more/JJR silent/JJ and/CC a/DT harder/JJR worker/NN than/IN ever./DT Nell/NNP had/VBD watched/VBN for/IN the/DT Steindler/NNP girls/NNS on/IN Sunday/NNP while/IN Sheila/NNP and/CC Johann/NNP exchanged/VBD their/PRP$ knowledge/NN of/IN language./NN Once/RB she/PRP thought/VBD she/PRP saw/VBD them/PRP coming/VBG across/IN the/DT field;/NN but/CC when/WRB they:/PRP did/VBD not/RB arrive,/IN she/PRP knew/VBD that/IN Max/NNP had/VBD detained/VBN them./PRP So,/RB keeping/VBG the/DT children/NNS from/IN annoying/VBG the/DT two/CD students,/NNS she/PRP noted/VBD their/PRP$ application./NN While/IN Sheila/NNP mechanically/RB repeated/VBD the/DT German/NNP words,/VBD her/PRP$ dark/JJ eyes/NNS left/VBD the/DT book/NN to/TO rest/VB quizzically/RB on/IN Johann's/NNP face;/NN Johann,/NNP oblivious/JJ to/TO any/DT scrutiny,/NN taught/VBN religiously./NNP After/IN the/DT spring/NN term/NN of/IN school/NN ended,/NN Danny/NNP anticipated/VBD a/DT summer/NN of/IN excitement./NN A/DT well-digger/NN was/VBD coming/VBG to/TO dig/VB a/DT new/JJ well;/NN a/DT carpenter/NN was/VBD going/VBG to/TO build/VB another/DT room,/NN a/DT bedroom/NN for/IN Sheila;/NNP Danny/NNP was/VBD to/TO move/VB up/RB and/CC be/VB the/DT sole/JJ occupant/NN of/IN the/DT loft-room,/NN to/TO have/VB the/DT protection/NN of/IN the/DT old/JJ hatcher's/NN wings/NNS and/CC view/VB the/DT country/NN through/IN the/DT old/JJ hen's/NN eye:/NN and/CC best/JJS of/IN all/DT he/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO accompany/VB his/PRP$ father/NN when/WRB he/PRP went/VBD to/TO town/NN to/TO bring/VB home/NN the/DT harvester./NN Vacation/NN offered/VBD much/JJ to/TO the/DT younger/JJR Connors,/NNP too./, Expeditions/NNS on/IN the/DT prairie/NN usually/RB brought/VBD discoveries./RP And/CC there/EX were/VBD Johann/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ mysterious/JJ house/NN close/RB by./VBD When/WRB the/DT lonely/JJ neighbor/NN had/VBD not/RB visited/VBN with/IN Connors/NNP for/IN awhile,/RB Nell/NNP sent/VBD the/DT children/NNS to/TO see/VB him./PRP "Clear/VB off/RP over/RB and/CC see/VB John/NNP a/DT while./NN He'll/. be/VB dead/JJ with/IN the/DT lonesome."/JJ As/IN Johann/NNP rested/VBD outside/IN his/PRP$ shanty/NN in/IN the/DT evening,/NN the/DT mob/NN would/MD bear/VB down/RP upon/IN him./PRP Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP delighted/VBD in/IN grabbing/VBG his/PRP$ hat/NN for/IN a/DT chase./NN Robert/NNP Emmet/NNP clamored/VBD to/TO hold/VB the/DT large/JJ watch/NN with/IN the/DT heavy/JJ fob/NN bearing/VBG the/DT Kaiser's/NNP image./NN Ellen,/. her/PRP light/JJ curls/NNS bobbing/VBG as/IN she/PRP toddled/VBD about,/IN prattled/JJ inarticulately,/JJ attempting/VBG to/TO repeat/VB the/DT last/JJ phrases/NNS of/IN the/DT others/NNS by/IN way/NN of/IN emphasis./NN Was/VBD there/RB anyone/NN who/WP could/MD ask/VB as/IN many/JJ questions/NNS as/IN Danny?/NNP And/CC at/IN Margaret's/NNP imaginative/JJ tales,/NN Johann/NNP knew/VBD that/IN he/PRP appeared/VBD stupid/JJ and/CC incredulous./VBD He/PRP could/MD not/RB even/RB feign/VB a/DT hearty/NN response/NN to/TO the/DT children/NNS who/WP approached/VBD him/PRP in,/RB as/IN many/JJ channels/NNS as/IN there/EX were/VBD children;/NNS he/PRP could/MD only/RB catch/VB KittyAnn,/NN rescue/NN the/DT hat/NN and/CC smooth/JJ it/PRP carefully/RB to/TO form,/VB and/CC sit/VB silently./RP He/PRP never/RB sent/VBD the/DT children/NNS home,/IN neither/DT did/VBD he/PRP welcome/VB them./. They/PRP bothered/VBD Johann/NNP no/DT more/JJR after/IN the/DT well-digger,/JJ Ben,/NNP arrived./VBD Next/JJ to/TO Pop/VB the/DT well-digger/NN was/VBD the/DT most/RBS wonderful/JJ man/NN in/IN the/DT world./NN Never/RB after/IN he/PRP had/VBD driven/VBN his/PRP$ bony/JJ nag/NN into/IN the/DT yard/NN was/VBD he/PRP a/DT moment/NN alone/RB in/IN his/PRP$ waking/VBG hours,/NN nor/CC did/VBD he/PRP wish/VB to/TO be./MD The/DT well/NN could/MD not/RB be/VB dug/VBN where/WRB Nell/NNP had/VBD wished/VBN it./PRP She/PRP had/VBD hoped/VBN that/IN it/PRP could/MD be/VB built/VBN near/IN the/DT house/NN so/RB that/IN in/IN time/NN they/PRP could/MD have/VB a/DT narrow/JJ walk/NN built/VBN to/TO it/PRP that/IN is,/NN after/IN they/PRP got/VBD the/DT pigs/NNS and/CC stock/NN fenced/VBD in,/, but/CC after/IN Ben/NNP had/VBD "witched"/RB the/DT ground/NN with/IN a/DT willow/JJ crotch/NN he/PRP announced/VBD that/IN there/EX was/VBD no/DT water/NN under/IN the/DT desired/VBN spot./NN It/PRP was/VBD several/JJ rods/NNS from/IN the/DT house/NN that/IN the/DT willow/NN turned/VBD the/DT proper/JJ way/NN to/TO indicate/VB a/DT vein/NN of/IN water./NN While/IN Ben/NNP worked/VBD he/PRP talked/VBD incessantly./PRP There/RB seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB a/DT memorable/JJ incident/NN or/CC a/DT song/NN for/IN every/DT day/NN of/IN his/PRP$ existence;/NN and/CC he/PRP found/VBD six/CD eager/JJ minds/NNS and/CC as/RB many/JJ pairs/NNS of/IN eyes/NNS ready/JJ to/TO hold/VB as/IN true,/JJ fact/NN and/CC make-believe/NN alike./RB Ben/NNP had/VBD led/VBN a/DT varied/JJ life./NN He/PRP had/VBD been/VBN a/DT cowboy/NN on/IN the/DT plains,/NN he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN in/IN the/DT Civil/NNP War,/NNP he/PRP had/VBD worked/VBN on/IN the/DT railroad,/NN he/PRP had/VBD built/VBN houses/NNS and/CC he/PRP had/VBD dug/VBN wells./RB Ben/NNP was/VBD the/DT first/JJ baldheaded/JJ man/NN that/IN the/DT young/JJ Connors/NNS had/VBD ever/RB seen./VBN Accordingly,/IN they/PRP must/MD find/VB out/RP at/IN intervals/NNS what/WP was/VBD the/DT matter/NN with/IN his/PRP$ head./NN "That's/NNP where/WRB I/PRP was/VBD scalped/VBN by/IN an/DT Indian,"/NNP he/PRP repeated./VBD "You/PRP see/VBP they/PRP thought/VBD that/IN I/PRP was/VBD dead,/VBN so/IN they/PRP just/RB took/VBD off/RP the/DT scalp-lock/NN and/CC left/VBD me./RP The/DT skin/NN growedtogether/NN nice/JJ and/CC smooth/JJ and/CC here/RB I/PRP am,/VBP digging/VBG your/PRP$ Poppy/JJ a/DT well."On/JJ warm/JJ evenings/NNS the/DT family,/NN with/IN Ben,/NNP sat/VBD outside/IN the/DT door./NN The/DT nights/NNS were/VBD full/JJ of/IN insect/NN chirps,/NN the/DT croaking/NN of/IN bullfrogs/NNS in/IN the/DT slough,/NN and/CC the/DT sound/NN of/IN growing/VBG corn/NN and/CC grain./NN Dragonflies,/IN their/PRP$ wings/NNS silver/NN in/IN the/DT moonlight,/NN darted/VBD near,/RB and/CC an/DT occasional/JJ owl/NN screeched/VBD weirdly./. Ben's/NNP voice,/NN solemn,/RB droning,/VBD gay,/NN as/IN the/DT song/NN demanded:/NN "For/NN I'm/IN a/DT young/JJ cowboy/NN and/CC I/PRP know/VBP I've/NN done/VBN wrong,"One/JJ evening/NN Ben/NNP went/VBD to/TO the/DT granary/NN where/WRB he/PRP kept/VBD his/PRP$ belongings/NNS and/CC produced/VBD a/DT fiddle./NN Tuning/VBG it/PRP up/RB and/CC holding/VBG it/PRP across/IN his/PRP$ knee,/NN he/PRP gave/VBD his/PRP$ repertoire/NN a/DT varied/JJ one./NN When/WRB he/PRP finally/RB struck/VBD up/RP The/DT Irish/JJ Washerwoman,/NNP there/EX was/VBD a/DT twinkle/NN in/IN his/PRP$ eye./NN As/IN he/PRP knew/VBD they/PRP would,/MD Tim/NNP and/CC Nell/NNP began/VBD to/TO dance./VB Repairing/VBG to/TO the/DT kitchen,/NN they/PRP faced/VBD each/DT other/JJ and/CC jigged./RB Nell/NNP was/VBD light/JJ as/IN a/DT feather/NN on/IN her/PRP$ feet,/NNS and/CC Tim/NNP brought/VBD his/PRP$ down/RP in/IN true/JJ clog/NN fashion./NN Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP led/VBD the/DT children,/NN and/CC they:/PRP all/DT joined/VBD in/IN the/DT dance./NN "It's/IN a/DT long/JJ time/NN since/IN I/PRP heard/VBD them/PRP old-timers,/JJ them/PRP treasures,"/DT Tim/NNP said/VBD smiling./. "Where/RB did/VBD you/PRP get/VB a-hold/NN of/IN them?"/NN "In/IN the/DT army,"/NN Ben/NNP answered./VBD "My/RB chum/NN was/VBD a/DT young/JJ Irishman./NNP This/DT was/VBD his/PRP$ fiddle./NN After/IN he/PRP left/VBD me/PRP and/CC I/PRP was/VBD alone/RB I/PRP learned/VBD them/PRP pieces/NNS in/IN his/PRP$ memory,/NN Finer/NNP lad/NN never/RB lived./VBN Being/VBG here/RB sort/NN of/IN brings/VBZ him/PRP back."Although/IN the/DT Connors/NNS were/VBD in/IN an/DT exultant/JJ frame/NN of/IN mind/NN and/CC called/VBD for/IN an/DT encore,/JJ Ben/NNP would/MD play/VB no/DT more/RBR that/IN night,/NN Putting/VBG his/PRP$ fiddle/NN in/IN his/PRP$ worn/JJ case,/NN he/PRP went/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ quarters/NNS in/IN the/DT granary./NN When/WRB the/DT well/NN was/VBD almost/RB finished/VBN and/CC the/DT new/JJ wooden/JJ pump/NN lay/VBD in/IN the/DT yard/NN waiting/VBG to/TO be/VB set/VBN in,/IN the/DT Connors/NNS had/VBD their/PRP$ first/JJ peddler./NN A/DT dark-skinned,/JJ foreign-looking/JJ man,/NN 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row,/NN in/IN seeing/VBG but/CC not/RB in/IN reaching/VBG distance./NN "I/NNS have/VBP no/DT money,"/NN she/PRP repeated,/VBP as/IN the/DT peddler/NN insisted/VBD on/IN selling/VBG her/PRP$ articles/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ selection./NN "You/NNS have/VBP a/DT nice/JJ scissors/NNS that/IN I/PRP would/MD like/VB to/TO buy/VB if/IN I/PRP could./MD I/PRP need/VB a/DT scissors./NN How/WRB much/RB is/VBZ it?"/VBN "Seventy-five/DT cents,"/NN he/PRP stated./MD "Take/VB one,/RP nice/JJ lady./NN You/PRP can/MD buy/VB one./NNP Me/PRP poor/JJ man./NN Me/PRP send/VBP money/NN to/TO wife/NN in/IN Arabia./NNP You/PRP got/VBD money."/JJ "No,"/NN Nell/NNP smiled./VBD "I/PRP can't/MD buy./VB Thank/VB you/PRP for/IN showing/VBG them./TO Move/VB back,/RB children,/, so/IN he/PRP can/MD pt/VB his/PRP$ trays/NNS in.""You/RB be/VB nice/JJ lady./NN You/PRP give/VBP me/PRP supper/NN and/CC bed/NN and/CC I/PRP give/VBP you/PRP something."/RB Nell/NNP said:/VBD "All./NNP right,/, you/PRP can/MD take/VB your/PRP$ pack/NN to/TO that/DT granary/JJ there./, There/EX is/VBZ where/WRB you/PRP will/MD sleep."/VB The/DT peddler/NN refused/VBD to/TO allow/VB the/DT goods/NNS out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ sight./NN That/DT evening,/NN as/IN they/PRP gathered/VBD outside/IN the/DT door,/NN the/DT peddler/NN sat/VBD aloof./DT He/PRP drew/VBD a/DT sheet/NN of/IN paper/NN from/IN his/PRP$ pocket/NN and/CC resting/VBG it/PRP on/IN the/DT palm/NN of/IN one/CD hand/NN began/VBD on/IN its/PRP$ right-hand/JJ corner/NN to/TO make/VB a/DT series/NN of/IN hieroglyphics/NNS across/IN to/TO the/DT left./JJS The/DT crowd/NN pressed/VBD close/RB to/TO him,/NNS watching/VBG him/PRP as/IN he/PRP wrote/VBD dexterously./RP Ben/NNP commented:/NN "I've/NN seen/VBN a/DT good/JJ many/JJ people/NNS of/IN all/DT kinds/NNS and/CC knocked/VBD about/RB as/RB much/JJ as/IN anyone;/NN but/CC that/DT beats/VBZ all./DT Thought/NNP that/IN scratching/VBG was/VBD left/VBN to/TO the/DT Chinese."/NNP "Arabic./NNP We/PRP had/VBD some/DT of/IN that/DT back/RB East,"/NNP Tim/NNP said./VBD "Come/VBN here,"/RB Ben/NNP said,/VBD ignoring/VBG the/DT guest/NN with/IN the/DT exotic/JJ atmosphere./NN "Come/VB here,/PRP Emmet,/NNP and/CC I'll/NNP see/VBP if/IN I/PRP can/MD show/VB you/PRP the/DT Black/NNP Hills/NNPS tonight."/RB Catching/VBG the/DT boy/NN by/IN the/DT two/CD ears,/NNS he/PRP attempted/VBD to/TO raise/VB him/PRP from/IN the/DT ground./NN "Still/RB too/RB heavy,"/JJ he/PRP announced./VBD "Too/RB much/JJ mush/NN and/CC milk./NN Afraid,/IN sonny,/NN you'll/MD have/VB to/TO wait/VB until/IN you/PRP grow/VBP up/RP to/TO see/VB the/DT Hills."After/NNP the/DT peddler/NN had/VBD finished/VBN writing,/NN he/PRP said/VBD he/PRP would/MD go/VB to/TO bed/NN and/CC went/VBD towards/IN the/DT granary./NN Thereupon/IN Ben/NNP stood/VBD up/RB and/CC stretched/VBD lazily./RB "Guess/NNP I'll/NNP be/VB turning/VBG in,/NN myself."The/PRP peddler/NN occupied/VBD the/DT oats/NN bin,/NN and/CC the/DT well-digger/NN the/DT wheat/NN bin./NN Each/DT was/VBD very/RB suspicious/JJ of/IN the/DT other./NNP During/IN the/DT night/NN at/IN the/DT least/JJS sound/NN both/DT would/MD sit/VB up/RB and/CC face/VB each/DT other/JJ across/IN the/DT partition./NN Next/JJ morning/NN before/IN the/DT peddler/NN departed/VBD he/PRP gave/VBD Nell/NNP not/RB the/DT scissors/NNS but/CC a/DT towel/NN bordered/VBN in/IN red./NNP Nell/NNP thanked/VBD him;/PRP he/PRP said/VBD he/PRP would/MD come/VB again,/RB asked/VBN if/IN the/DT neighbor/NN to/TO the/DT east/JJ were/VBD Dutch,/JJ High/NNP Ger/NNP man,/, Luxemburger,/NNP Catholic,/NNP shouldered/VBD his/PRP$ pack,/NN and/CC started/VBD off./RP "Did/VB your/PRP$ Mommy/NNP get/VB the/DT scissors?"/NN Ben/NNP asked/VBD Danny:/NNP as/IN he/PRP emptied/VBD a/DT bucket/NN of/IN yellow/JJ clay./NN "No,/IN she/PRP got/VBD a/DT throw."/NN "A/IN 'throw'?"/PRP "Yes,/IN a/DT fancy/JJ towel/NN to/TO tie/VB on/IN a/DT chair"/NN "What/NN did/VBD he/PRP say?"/VBZ "Oh,/IN he/PRP asked/VBD if/IN Catholic/NNP and/CC German/JJ lived/VBD in/IN the/DT next/JJ house."/NN "Gad,/NNS why/WRB didn't/VBD she/PRP fool/VB him?"/PRP As/IN a/DT relay/NN runner/NN waits/VBZ only/RB for/IN the/DT touch/NN of/IN his/PRP$ ally's/NNS hand/NN to/TO dart/NN off,/NN so/IN Danny/NNP at/IN Ben's/NNP inspiration/NN followed/VBD after/IN the/DT disappearing/NN figure./NN "Say/NN mister,"/NN he/PRP yelled./VBD "Where/RB are/VBP yuh/PRP going?/VBG Going/VBG to/TO Schwartzes'?/NNP Say!/NNP better,/, not/RB go/VB there,/RB They're/RB not/RB Catholic."/NNP "Not/NNP Cat'lic?"/NNP Danny/NNP shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "Me/IN don't/NN care."/NN "Ain't/RB you/PRP Catholic?"/NNP Danny/NNP asked./VBD "No,"/IN he/PRP answered./VBD Danny/NNP returned/VBD to/TO the/DT well-digger./JJ He/PRP was/VBD puzzled./VBN "Well,/IN he/PRP told/VBD Mom/NN he/PRP was/VBD English/NNP and/CC a/DT Catholic,"/NNP Danny/NNP argued./VBD "That's/IN the/DT way/NN he/PRP gets/VBZ the/DT people's/NNS attention/NN at/IN the/DT door,/NN sonny./. He/PRP finds/VBZ out/RP from/IN the/DT neighbors/NNS and/CC then/RB that's/IN what/WP he/PRP is/VBZ for/IN the/DT occasion."Tim/NN was/VBD amused/VBN at/IN the/DT peddler's/NN attempted/VBD duplicity./NN Nell/NNP was/VBD rather/RB chagrined./VBN She/PRP displayed/VBD the/DT "throw,"/NNS however;/RB and/CC after/IN the/DT children/NNS had/VBD gone/VBN to/TO bed/NN she/PRP told/VBD of/IN their/PRP$ excitement/NN over/IN the/DT peddler's/NNS wares./VBD "They/PRP went/VBD for/IN that/DT satchel/NN like/IN chickens/NNS for/IN a/DT hot/JJ mess./NN I/PRP was/VBD actually/RB mortified."Tim/NN and/CC Ben/NNP only/RB chuckled;/VB men/NNS didn't/RB seem/VBP to/TO understand./NNP The/DT peddler,/NN such/JJ as/IN he/PRP was,/VBD was/VBD a/DT guest,/NN and/CC the/DT children/NNS hadn't/VBD known/VBN how/WRB to/TO act./DT Nell/NNP brushed/VBD back/RB her/PRP$ hair/NN a/DT bit/NN with/IN the/DT palm/NN of/IN her/PRP$ hand,/NN an/DT action/NN that/IN she/PRP had/VBD lately/RB acquired./VBN "They're/RB growing/VBG up/RP so/IN wild./VBN Wonder/IN the/DT man/NN gave/VBD me/PRP anything,/IN they/PRP worried/VBD him/PRP so./. And/CC Danny/NNP overtaking/VBG him/PRP and/CC telling/VBG him/PRP that/IN today./NN If/IN anything/NN had/VBD happened/VBN to/TO him/PRP at/IN Schwartzes'/NNP we/PRP would/MD have/VB been/VBN responsible./NNP As/IN it/PRP was,/VBD Katto/NNP drove/VBD him/PRP off/IN the/DT place/NN with/IN the/DT pitchfork."Ben/NN roared/VBD heartily,/RP "I'd/RB give/VB anything/NN to/TO have/VB seen/VBN that./DT I'd/NNP give/VB a/DT whole/JJ lot."The/NN well-digger/, then/RB sat/VBD up/IN straight./NN "Folks,"/IN he/PRP said,/VBD "you've/NN got/VBD the/DT finest/JJS bunch/NN of/IN young/JJ ones/NNS that/IN I/PRP ever/RB set/VBD my/PRP$ eyes/NNS on,/, and/CC I've/NN seen/VBN a/DT plenty./NN Don't/CC you/PRP fret/VBP now/RB about/IN manners,"/NN he/PRP turned/VBD to/TO Nell./NNP "These/NNP polished/JJ manners/NNS are/VBP like/IN a/DT cloak/NN that/IN anyone/NN can/MD put/VB off/RP and/CC on;/NNS but/CC real/JJ manners/NNS come/VBP from/IN the/DT heart./NN That's/IN what/WP counts./MD These/DT young/JJ ones/NNS got/VBD the/DT stuff/NN in/IN them./PRP$ Some/DT day/NN that/IN Danny/NNP will/MD be/VB doing/VBG something/NN running/VBG a/DT locomotive/NN into/IN the/DT country/NN or/CC be/VB on/IN his/PRP$ way/NN to/TO Washington./NNP Sheila's/NNP as/IN pretty/RB a/DT picture/NN as/IN I've/NN ever/RB seen,/VBD and/CC I've/NNP seen/VBD a/DT plenty./NN Some/DT dandy/NN will/MD be/VB trying/VBG to/TO steal/VB her/PRP off/IN your/PRP$ hands/NNS one/CD of/IN these/DT days./NN Margaret/NNP lives/VBZ in/IN a/DT world/NN of/IN her/PRP$ own;/JJ and/CC Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP is/VBZ a/DT rascal/JJ after/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ heart.""There/NN now,/RB Nell,/RB listen/VB to/TO that,"/DT said/VBD Tim,/NNP well/RB pleased./, "Now/RB maybe/RB you/PRP won't/MD be/VB doing/VBG so/RB much/JJ use/NN less/RBR worrying./, The/DT childer/NN didn't/VBD suit/NN that/IN heathen/NN of/IN a/DT peddler,/NN but/CC they/PRP suit/RB Ben,/IN a/DT dang/NN sight/NN better/JJR judge,/NN I'm/NN after/IN saying."/NNS "But/IN poor/JJ John,/NNP I/PRP guess,/VBP thinks/VBZ they/PRP are/VBP savages."/JJ Nell/NNP was/VBD tired./VBN She/PRP had/VBD had/VBN a/DT long/JJ day,/NN what/WP with/IN the/DT extras/NNS and/CC the/DT children./NN "That/IN Johann,/NNP or/CC whatever/WDT he/PRP calls/VBZ himself,"/PRP Ben/NNP spoke/VBD up,/RB "will/VB do/VBP well/RB to/TO stay/VB over/IN there/RB and/CC stare/VB into/IN the/DT eyes/NNS of/IN that/DT vacant-faced/JJ girl/NN he/PRP has/VBZ in/IN that/DT frame./NN Your/PRP$ black/JJ cow/NN has/VBZ more/JJR expression/NN than/IN she/PRP has."/VBP "Oh,/JJ Ben,"/NNP Nell/NNP admonished./VBD "She,/NNP has/VBZ a/DT good/JJ face,/NN and/CC John/NNP surely/RB loves/VBZ her.''/RP "Deliver/IN me/PRP from/IN hot/JJ Dutch/NNP love,"/NN was/VBD Ben's/NNP conclusion./NN After/IN the/DT well/NN was/VBD finished/VBN and/CC a/DT tight/JJ platform/NN built/VBN above/IN it,/DT Ben/NNP said/VBD that/IN he/PRP would/MD stay/VB and/CC build/VB on/IN Sheila's/NNP room./NNP The/DT Connors/NNS were/VBD delighted;/JJ but/CC after/IN the/DT room/NN was/VBD finished/VBN they/PRP must/MD allow/VB him/PRP to/TO go/VB away/RB and/CC dig/VB other/JJ wells./, Tim/NNP went/VBD to/TO town/NN and/CC got/VBD some/DT money/NN at/IN the/DT bank/NN to/TO pay/VB Ben./NNP The/DT children/NNS were/VBD tearful/JJ at/IN his/PRP$ leave-taking./NN "Don't/RB pick/VB up/RP with/IN some/DT Dutchman,/JJ now,"/, he/PRP said/VBD to/TO Sheila./NNP "Wait/NNP till/IN the/DT right/JJ man/NN comes/VBZ along./RB That/IN Herman/NNP Schwartz/NNP is/VBZ sort/NN of/IN keeping/VBG an/DT eye/NN on/IN you./NNP Be/VB ware."Danny/NN clung/VBD to/TO Ben's/NNP hand./NN "Sonny,"/IN the/DT well/NN digger/NN said,/VBD closing/VBG a/DT gold/JJ coin/NN in/IN the/DT grimy/JJ fist,/NN "your/NN Mommy/NNP thinks/VBZ that/IN you/PRP haven't/VBP got/VBD much/JJ chance/NN here;but/PRP I'm/VBP going/VBG to/TO tell/VB you/PRP this./DT You/PRP can/MD be/VB whatever/WDT you/PRP want/VBP to/TO be/VB and/CC make/VB of/IN yourself/PRP whatever/WDT you/PRP wish./VBD Anyone/NN with/IN ambitions/NNS and/CC a/DT Poppy/NNP and/CC Mommy/NNP like/IN you/PRP got/VBD holds/VBZ their/PRP$ future/NN in/IN their/PRP$ hand/NN just/RB as/IN you/PRP hold/VBP that."/DT He/PRP pressed/VBD his/PRP$ hand/NN around/IN the/DT boy's./NN "And/CC I'm/NNP coming/VBG back."The/RB old/JJ nag,/JJ unused/JJ to/TO the/DT bridle,/NN yielded/VBD reluctantly/RB as/IN Ben/NNP gave/VBD a/DT jerk/NN to/TO its/PRP$ rein,/NN "See,"/IN he/PRP said,/VBD "Prince/IN don't/RB want/VB to/TO go,/VB neither,"/DT which/WDT brought/VBD smiles/NNS to/TO the/DT children's/NNS faces./VBD Seeing/VBG them/PRP thus,/VB he/PRP left./VBD "Saints/NNS be/VB praised,"/JJ Nell/NNP said/VBD when/WRB Danny/NNP disclosed/VBD the/DT gold-piece/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hand,/NN "he/, has/VBZ given/VBN us/PRP back/RB nearly/RB as/RB much/JJ as/IN we/PRP paid/VBD him."Ben/PRP gone,/VBP the/DT youngest/JJS Connors/NNS ran/VBD off/RB to/TO visit/VB the/DT neglected/VBN Johann./NNP Sheila/NNP and/CC Danny/NNP left/VBD with/IN the/DT cattle./NNS Tim/NNP went/VBD to/TO the/DT field./NN Alone,/IN Nell/NNP stood/VBD with/IN her/PRP$ hand/NN on/IN the/DT new/JJ pump./NN She/PRP took/VBD a/DT drink/NN of/IN the/DT fresh/JJ water./NN Its/PRP$ clearness/NN and/CC coldness/NN gave/VBD her/PRP a/DT sense/NN of/IN great/JJ luxury./NN A/DT good/JJ well./JJ The/DT bright/JJ new/JJ addition/NN to/TO the/DT house./NN Later/RB on,/RB a/DT harvester./NN A/DT promising/JJ crop/NN ./. ./. ./. prosperity/NN indeed./NN Perhaps/RB this/DT year/NN they/PRP could/MD earn/VB something/NN besides/IN interest/NN money./NN Interest!/NNP There/EX would/MD be/VB more/JJR interest/NN now./, How/WRB much/JJ interest/NN would/MD they/PRP have/VB to/TO pay/VB before/IN these/DT luxuries/NNS no,/RB necessities,/, so/RB prized/VBN that/IN they/PRP seemed/VBD like/IN luxuries/NNS were/VBD paid/VBN for?/IN Well,/NNP she/PRP couldn't/MD answer./DT She/PRP didn't/RB know./. She/PRP could/MD only/RB do/VB her/PRP best/RB and/CC trust/VB in/IN God./NNP Such/JJ crops/NNS were/VBD assuring/VBG and/CC showed/VBD promise/NN of/IN good/JJ things./DT The/DT grain/NN just/RB heading/VBG out/RP was/VBD glossy/JJ in/IN the/DT sunlight,/NN the/DT prairie/NN luxuriant/NN with/IN growth,/NN and/CC the/DT corn/NN so/RB tall/JJ that/IN the/DT black/JJ earth/NN was/VBD entirely/RB shut/VBN from/IN view./NN Tim/NNP was/VBD plowing/VBG in/IN the/DT distant/JJ green,/NN and/CC Johann's/NNP figure/NN was/VBD bentover/IN his/PRP$ sod/NN corn,/NN hoeing,/NN hoeing,/NN hoeing./, How/WRB slavishly/RB poor/JJ Johann/NNP worked!/NN Well,/IN the/DT young/JJ ones/NNS would/MD be/VB the/DT cause/NN of/IN his/PRP$ stopping/VBG to/TO draw/VB his/PRP$ breath./NN ./. ./. When/WRB the/DT children/NNS entered/VBD Johann's/NNP patch/NN of/IN sod/JJ corn/NN they/PRP Margaret/NNP and/CC Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP and/CC Robert/NNP Emmet/NNP and/CC Ellen/NNP were/VBD walking/VBG abreast./RB Johann/NNP hurried/VBD to/TO meet/VB them,/PRP admonishing:/VBG "Watch/NNP out!/NNP Watch/NNP out/IN once/RB for/IN the/DT little/JJ corn."/NN "We/RB ain't/IN breaking/VBG your/PRP$ old/JJ corn,''/NNS Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP answered./DT "Mom/NN said/VBD that/IN you/PRP can/MD have/VB water/NN from/IN our/PRP$ new/JJ well,"/NN Margaret/NNP said,/VBD hoping/VBG to/TO gain/VB favor./NN "Ben/NN is/VBZ gone,/VBN gone,''/VBN Robert/NNP Emmet/NNP said/VBD sadly./PRP "Tell/VB your/PRP$ mother/NN thank/VB you./PRP I/PRP will/MD come/VB for/IN water,"/NN Johann/NNP said/VBD in/IN a/DT tone/NN of/IN dismissal,/NN and/CC resumed/VBD his/PRP$ hoeing./NN Perhaps/RB the/DT children/NNS in/IN Johann's/NNP former/JJ life/NN could/MD be/VB dismissed/VBN thus,/RB but/CC not/RB the/DT Connors/NNS of/IN the/DT prairie./NN Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP thrust/VBD a/DT brown/JJ little/JJ foot/NN in/IN the/DT path/NN of/IN the/DT hoe;/NN Robert/NNP Emmet/NNP and/CC Ellen/NNP did/VBD likewise./. Ellen/NNP crowed/VBD with/IN delight./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT great/JJ game./NN Margaret,/NNP discerning/VBG the/DT displeasure/NN in/IN Johann's/NNP eye,/, drew/VBD back./RP Johann/NNP would/MD take/VB no/DT risks/NNS hoeing/VBG under/IN such/JJ circumstances./NN We/PRP cupped/VBD the/DT handle/NN of/IN the/DT hoe/NN with/IN both/DT hands,/NN rested/VBD his/PRP$ chin/NN thereon,/, and/CC stared/VBD at/IN the/DT children./NN "Let's/NNS go/VBP over/IN to/TO Pop,''/NNP Margaret/NNP suggested./VBP "Pop's/NNP got/VBD nicer/JJR corn/NN than/IN you."/PRP This/DT from/IN Kitty/NNP Ann./NNP Johann/NNP did/VBD not/RB argue./DT Annoyed,/NNP Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP added:/VBD "I/PRP wish/VB the/DT ground/NN squirrels/RB had/VBD eaten/VBN your/PRP$ old/JJ corn/NN all/DT up."/NNS "I'm/VBP going/VBG to/TO tell/VB Mom/NN on/IN you,''/JJ Margaret/NNP threatened/VBD the/DT younger/JJR sister./NN Not/RB yet/RB satisfied,/JJ Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP lagged/VBD behind/IN the/DT others./NNP At/IN the/DT edge/NN of/IN the/DT field/NN she/PRP pulled/VBD up/RP a/DT stalk/NN of/IN corn/NN and/CC held/VBD it/PRP up/RP to/TO Johann;/NNP then,/, tossing/VBG it/PRP on/IN the/DT ground,/NN she/PRP ran/VBD and/CC caught/VBD up/RP with/IN the/DT rest./NN Johann/NNP went/VBD to/TO the/DT sod/NN house/NN for/IN a/DT little/JJ water/NN and/CC reset/VB the/DT stalk/NN in/IN its/PRP$ place./NN Mrs./NNP Connor/NNP was/VBD a/DT fine/JJ lady,/NN he/PRP thought,/VBD but/CC those/DT young/JJ "Connors./NNP ./. ./. .!/VBD Picking/VBG up/RP his/PRP$ hoe,/NN he/PRP resumed/VBD his/PRP$ work/NN in/IN the/DT field./NN Johann/NNP was/VBD determined/VBN to/TO get/VB on/IN in/IN America./NNP He/PRP knew/VBD that/IN hard/JJ work/NN would/MD get/VB him/PRP there;/, but/CC he/PRP would/MD have/VB to/TO know/VB English./NNP Sheila/NNP did/VBD not/RB help/VB him/PRP as/RB much/RB in/IN her/PRP$ hour's/NNS time/NN as/IN Mrs./NNP Connor/NNP did/VBD in/IN a/DT few/JJ minutes./NN Sheila,/IN he/PRP concluded,/MD was/VBD a/DT good/JJ herdswoman/NN but/CC would/MD never/RB make/VB a/DT teacher./NN He/PRP had/VBD made/VBN headway/NN in/IN his/PRP$ studies/NNS while/IN the/DT well-digger/NN was/VBD at/IN Connors',/NNP for/IN then/RB he/PRP had/VBD not/RB been/VBN disturbed/VBN or/CC annoyed./VBN He/PRP realized/VBD that/IN he/PRP was/VBD learning/VBG the/DT language/NN readily,/NN and/CC wishing/NN to/TO master/VB it/PRP he/PRP kept/VBD at/IN it,/PRP repeating/VBG idioms/NNS and/CC conjugations/NNS while/IN he/PRP worked/VBD in/IN the/DT field,/NN which/WDT was/VBD from/IN dawn/NN until/IN night/NN hid/VBD the/DT green/JJ stalks./NN ONE/CD June/NNP morning/NN Johann,/NNP as/IN usual,/NNP was/VBD hoeing/VBG in/IN his/PRP$ patch/NN of/IN sod/JJ corn/NN when/WRB the/DT sun,/NN baring/VBG the/DT nightly/JJ mysteries/NNS of/IN the/DT sky/NN and/CC prairie,/NN pushed/VBD up/RP its/PRP$ face/NN over/IN the/DT rim/NN of/IN the/DT world./NN A/DT quivering/VBG breeze/NN stirred/VBD the/DT phlox/NN and/CC made/VBN music/NN in/IN the/DT coarse/JJ slough/NN grass./NNP The/DT reach/NN of/IN the/DT prairie/NN was/VBD limitless./VBG In/IN its/PRP$ waving/NN motion,/, its/PRP$ distant/JJ shanties/NNS and/CC soddies/NNS bobbed/VBD like/IN flotsam./VBG Wee/NNP fluffs/NNS of/IN cloud,/NN enhancing/VBG the/DT blueness/NN of/IN the/DT sky,/NN sailed/VBD by,/VBN became/VBD a/DT mist,/NN and/CC melted/VBD away./RB And/CC the/DT sky/NN remained/VBD as/IN blue./JJ The/DT morning/NN slipped/VBD away./RB The/DT sun/NN was/VBD in/IN the/DT zenith;/NN still/RB Johann/NNP remained/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ field./NN He/PRP saw/VBD Nell/NNP Connor/NNP hoeing/VBG potatoes/NNS nearby,/IN working/VBG also/RB without/IN regard/NN for/IN time./NN Suddenly/RB a/DT large,/RB dark/JJ cloud/NN appeared/VBD in/IN the/DT west./NN Broadening/NNP out/IN and/CC roaring,/VBD it/PRP moved/VBD directly/RB toward/IN them./PRP$ Terrified,/NNP Johann/NNP recalled/VBD confusedly/RB strange/JJ phenomena./NN What/WP was/VBD it?/VBN Anything/NN might/MD happen/VB in/IN a/DT new/JJ country./NN The/DT apparition/NN as/IN it/PRP settled/VBD lower/JJR became/VBD more/JJR and/CC more/JJR terrifying./NN Its/PRP$ rumbling/VBG sound/NN changed/VBD to/TO a/DT sonorous/JJ hum./NN The/DT sun/NN lost/VBD its/PRP$ light./NN "Bad/NN storm!"/NN he/PRP shouted,/VBD as/IN he/PRP ran/VBD toward/IN Nell,/NNP who/WP with/IN uplifted/JJ face/NN stood/VBD like/IN a/DT statue,/NN staring/VBG into/IN the/DT sky./NN The/DT sky/NN was/VBD filled/VBN with/IN a/DT storm/NN of/IN black/JJ flakes,/NN the/DT dark/JJ particles/NNS singling/VBG out/RB and/CC becoming/VBG more/RBR defined/VBN in/IN shape/NN as/IN they/PRP descended./VBD He/PRP heard/VBD a/DT buzzing,/NN saw/VBD shining/VBG wings,/NN long/RB bodies,/JJ legs./NN ./. ./. "Grasshoppers!"/'' Nell's/NNP agonized/VBD voice/NN rang/VBD out./RP "Grasshoppers!/IN May/NNP God/NNP preserve/VB us/PRP the/DT scourge/NN of/IN the/DT prairie/NN is/VBZ upon/IN us."/VBG He/PRP saw/VBD her/PRP sink/VB to/TO the/DT ground/NN and/CC cover/VB her/PRP$ face/NN with/IN her/PRP$ hands./NN Johann/NNP shouted/VBD and/CC brandished/VBD his/PRP$ hoe./WRB The/DT horde/NN descended./VBN He/PRP tried/VBD to/TO defend/VB his/PRP$ field/NN ./. ./. ./. his/PRP$ corn/NN was/VBD a/DT mass/NN of/IN shining/VBG bodies/NNS sucking,/VB sucking/VBG the/DT tender/NN juices./NN He/PRP worked/VBD feverishly,/NN knocking/VBG off/RP feeders/NNS only/RB to/TO give/VB place/NN to/TO others./NNP He,/NNP himself/PRP was/VBD covered/VBN with/IN grasshoppers./NNP They/PRP crawled/VBD over/IN his/PRP$ face,/JJ his/PRP$ eyes,/NN and/CC invaded/VBD his/PRP$ clothes./NN The/DT limitless/JJ stretch/NN of/IN prairie/NN was/VBD not/RB vast/JJ enough/RB to/TO hold/VB them/PRP all./DT He/PRP surrendered/VBD to/TO them,/PRP and/CC went/VBD toward/IN Connors./NNP As/IN he/PRP walked,/VBD his/PRP$ boots/NNS became/VBD slimy/JJ with/IN crushed/JJ bodies./JJ The/DT succulent/JJ prairie/NN grass/NN was/VBD converted/VBN into/IN a/DT moving/JJ mass/NN as/IN the/DT hoppers/NNS piled/VBD up/RP in/IN their/PRP$ greed./JJS Nell/NNP joined/VBD him/PRP in/IN the/DT yard./NN "Thank/NN God/NNP we're/VBD safe,/NN anyhow,"/RB she/PRP said./VBD Tim,/NNP who/WP was/VBD at/IN the/DT county/NN seat/NN with/IN Weiss,/NNP could/MD not/RB return/VB home/NN before/IN evening;/NN but/CC Sheila,/NNP who/WP was/VBD herding,/RB and/CC Danny/NNP who/WP was/VBD taking/VBG his/PRP$ father's/JJ place/NN plowing/VBG corn/NN soon/RB came/VBD running/VBG in./NN "The/IN horses/NNS are/VBP gone,"/VBN Danny/NNP announced,/RB crying/VBG with/IN fear/NN and/CC excite/NN men./, "When/WRB it/PRP got/VBD so/RB dark/JJ they/PRP acted/VBD so/RB funny/JJ I/PRP un/VBP hitched/VBN their/PRP$ tugs/NNS and/CC they/PRP ran/VBD away./RB I/PRP can't/MD even/RB see/VB where/WRB they/PRP went."/VBD "They'll/RB come/VBN back./RB Don't/VBN bother/VB about/IN them./PRP It's/IN a/DT miracle/NN they/PRP didn't/VBD kill/VB you."/PRP Nell's/RB face/NN was/VBD as/RB white/JJ as/IN chalk./NN Her/PRP$ blue/JJ eyes/NNS were/VBD dark./RB She/PRP was/VBD trying/VBG hard/RB to/TO regain/VB her/PRP$ self-control./NN "The/IN cattle/NNS went/VBD wild,/RB too,"/RB Sheila/NNP broke/VBD in,/RP all/DT out/IN of/IN breath./NN "They:/NN bellowed/VBD so/RB and/CC sniffed/VBD the/DT ground/NN like/IN when/WRB they/PRP see/VBP blood./NN I/PRP put/VBD for/IN home."/NN "Let/NN 'em/PRP go./VBD Don't/NNP go/VB near/IN 'em./PRP They/PRP can/MD go/VB where/WRB they/PRP want/VBP now--there's/JJ nothing/NN to/TO save,/VB I/PRP guess,"/VBP Nell/NNP said/VBD with/IN resignation./NN Robert/NNP Emmet/NNP and/CC Ellen,/NNP still/RB terrified,/RB clung/VBD to/TO Nell./NNP She/PRP held/VBD them/PRP closely,/RB wishing/VBG to/TO impart/VB to/TO them/PRP some/DT of/IN her/PRP$ trust,/NN her/PRP thanks./DT ./. ./. ./. "The/DT children/NNS might/MD have/VB been/VBN killed/VBN by/IN those/DT frightened/VBN animals."Hysterical/JJ shrieks/NNS broke/VBD in/IN on/IN the/DT temporary/JJ calm./NN From/IN across/IN the/DT field/NN they/PRP saw/VBD Katto/NNP Schwartz/NNP approaching./VBD Johann/NNP moved/VBD back/RB toward/IN the/DT house/NN as/IN she/PRP faced/VBD him./PRP Shaking/VBG her/PRP$ fist/NN first/RB in/IN the/DT direction/NN of/IN the/DT sky/NN and/CC then/RB at/IN the/DT pests/NNS at/IN her/PRP feet,/, she/PRP went/VBD through/IN her/PRP$ repertoire/NN of/IN imprecations./NN Stamping/VBG her/PRP$ calloused/JJ bare/JJ feet,/NNS she/PRP crushed/VBN the/DT slimy/JJ horde/NN with/IN a/DT vengeance./NN While/IN the/DT sun/NN shone/VBD on/IN her/PRP$ glazed/JJ calico/NN dress/NN and/CC disclosed/VBD tawny/JJ strands/NNS in/IN her/PRP$ dishevelled/JJ [sic]/NN hair,/NN she/PRP ground/VBD her/PRP$ teeth/NNS and/CC was/VBD shaken/VBN by/IN a/DT tremor/NN whish/WDT agitated/VBD her/PRP$ excess/NN of/IN flesh./NN Mrs./NNP Connor's/NNP attempt/NN at/IN calming/VBG her/PRP was/VBD of/IN no/DT avail./NN "Come,"/IN she/PRP said/VBD finally./PRP "I'll/RB make/VBP the/DT coffee."/NN "All/NN right,"/NN Katto/NNP acquiesced,/VBD her/PRP$ voice/NN lowered/VBD considerably./VBG "We'd/DT better/JJR drink/NN it/PRP once/RB before/IN something/NN gets/VBZ it/PRP from/IN us./NNP I/PRP said/VBD the/DT devil/NN would/MD get/VB the/DT crop;/NN but/CC we/PRP got/VBD good/JJ measure/NN all/DT hell/NN is/VBZ turned/VBN loose."Johann/RB declined/VBD to/TO have/VB coffee/NN with/IN the/DT women./NN Be/VB wildered,/IN he/PRP moved/VBD toward/IN his/PRP$ soddy/NN which/WDT he/PRP found/VBD veneered/VBN a/DT shiny/JJ brown./NN He/PRP had/VBD never/RB had/VBN a/DT door,/NN so/IN the/DT invaders/NNS had/VBD entered/VBN and/CC taken/VBN possession/NN of/IN hishouse,/NN even/RB testing/VBG the/DT edibility/NN of/IN his/PRP$ old/JJ red/JJ stove./NN He/PRP went/VBD to/TO the/DT field/NN for/IN his/PRP$ hoe,/NN and/CC began/VBD his/PRP$ futile/JJ struggle/NN to/TO dislodge/VB them./PRP The/DT Connor/NNP children/NNS watched/VBD for/IN their/PRP$ father,/NN while/IN they/PRP worked/VBD in/IN the/DT garden/NN helping/VBG Nell/NNP wrest/VB what/WP was/VBD possible/JJ from/IN the/DT plunderers./NN Danny/NNP talked/VBD glibly./VBG "Hey,/IN you/PRP old/JJ pigs!/NNS Get/VB off/IN of/IN those/DT carrots."/NNS It/PRP was/VBD really/RB a/DT hand-to-hand/NN struggle,/NN for/IN the/DT invaders/NNS persisted/VBD in/IN having/VBG their/PRP$ share,/NN even/RB while/IN the/DT vegetables/NNS were/VBD being/VBG pulled./VBN Margaret/NNP spied/VBD a/DT dark/JJ speck/NN in/IN the/DT east./NN Soon/RB they/PRP recognized/VBD horses'/NNS bobbing/VBG heads,/NN and/CC like/IN a/DT flash/NN they/PRP ran/VBD to/TO meet/VB Tim/NNP and/CC Weiss./NNP There/EX was/VBD an/DT exchange/NN of/IN waving,/NN then/RB a/DT series/NN of/IN "Hello,/NNP Pop,"/NNP and/CC the/DT children/NNS climbed/VBD into/IN the/DT wagon./NN "Pop,/IN we/PRP got/VBD the/DT grasshoppers!"/NN "And/CC they/PRP put/VBD out/RP the/DT sun/NN ./. ./. .!"/NN "My,/NN we/PRP were/VBD so/RB scared!''/JJ "They/PRP ate/VBD everything/NN up,/IN Pop./NNP John/NNP thought/VBD it/PRP was/VBD a/DT cyclone;/NN but/CC when/WRB Mom/PRP saw/VBD their/PRP$ wings/NNS and/CC every/DT thing,/NN she/PRP knew/VBD it/PRP was/VBD grasshoppers."/JJ "/'' and/CC she/PRP cried,/VBD too."/RB "We/JJ fighted/VBN with/IN them/PRP in/IN the/DT garden./NN Our/PRP$ cave/NN is/VBZ full/JJ of/IN stuff."Peter/NN Weiss/NNP stood/VBD silently/RB in/IN the/DT wagon./NN The/DT joints/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ hands/NNS were/VBD knobbed/VBN as/IN he/PRP held/VBD the/DT reins/NNS tightly./VBD An/DT occasional/JJ tear/VB trickled/VBN down/IN his/PRP$ beard./NN ./. ./. ./. He/PRP could/MD see/VB his/PRP$ farm./NN The/DT children/NNS spied/VBD a/DT wooden/JJ pail./NN "What's/NNS that?"/IN they/PRP asked/VBD at/IN once./NNP "I/NNP see/VBP that/IN they/PRP didn't/VBD carry/VB you/PRP or/CC your/PRP$ curiosity/NN away,"/RB Tim/NNP said/VBD lightly./. 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you/PRP pay/VB for/IN it/PRP if/IN you/PRP don't/VBP take/VB it./PRP That's/DT threats,/JJ Tim,/NN threats./. You/PRP know/VBP that,/DT too,/NNS same/JJ as/IN I."Katto,/NNP having/VBG caught/VBD the/DT drift/NN of/IN the/DT argument,/NN offered/VBD advice./NN "I/RB tell/VB him/PRP if/IN I/PRP was/VBD you/PRP that/IN he/PRP and/CC harvester/NN can/MD rot/VB there/RB at/IN depot/NN before/IN you/PRP take/VBP it/PRP home/NN and/CC make/VB more/JJR mortgage/NN and/CC interest./NN Interest./NNP They/PRP think,/VBP by/IN Gutt,/NNP that's/IN all/DT we/PRP got/VBD to/TO pay/VB interest/NN !""That's/NNS right,/RB Katto,"/NNP Tim/NNP agreed./VBD "That's/RB all/DT we/PRP do/VBP pay./DT Some/DT of/IN us/PRP can't/MD even/RB pay/VB that."/DT "I/NN got/VBD my/PRP$ cornplow,"/NN Schwartz/NNP added,/VBD "and/NNP use/VB it/PRP before/IN grasshoppers/NNS come,/, but/CC he/PRP can/MD wait/VB for/IN pay./NN I/PRP got/VBD no/DT pay."/NN "You/PRP tell/VBP him/PRP for/IN me,"/NN Katto's/NNP face/NN was/VBD close/RB to/TO Tim's/NNP again,/IN "that/IN if/IN he/PRP wants/VBZ pay/NN to/TO try/VB and/CC get/VB it/PRP once./RB He/PRP won't/MD try/VB another/DT time."/NN "I'll/RB go/VB over/RB and/CC see/VB .him/RP tomorrow/NN and/CC hear/VBP what/WP he/PRP has/VBZ to/TO say,"/VB Tim/NNP said/VBD calmly./. "I/`` don't/RB want/VBP trouble/NN about/IN it./PRP I'd/VBD sooner/RBR take/VB it."/PRP "That's/IN the/DT kind/NN of/IN fool/NN you/PRP are,/VBP Tim,/RB dumb/JJ fool,"/NN Schwartz/NNP spoke/VBD up/RP once/RB more./JJR "I'd/CC stay/VB away/RB from/IN there./DT If/IN you/PRP got/VBD so/RB much/JJ to/TO pay/VB for/IN things/NNS you/PRP don't/VBP use,/VB maybe/RB you/PRP could/MD pay/VB for/IN my/PRP$ cornplow/NN once."/RB He/PRP shifted/VBD his/PRP$ feet/NNS from/IN their/PRP$ right-angled/JJ position,/NN drew/VBD his/PRP$ forefinger/NN across/IN his/PRP$ nose/NN and/CC limped/VBN away;/RB Katto/NNP followed,/VBD paddling/VBG along/IN in/IN her/PRP$ bare/JJ feet./NN Tim's/NNP determination/NN to/TO make/VB a/DT trip/NN to/TO the/DT railroad/NN filled/VBD Danny/NNP with/IN delight/NN now/RB he/PRP could/MD go/VB to/TO a/DT distant/JJ town./NN After/IN Schwartzes/NNP left,/VBD he/PRP climbed/VBD to/TO the/DT top/NN of/IN his/PRP$ corner/NN tree/NN to/TO sight/NN the/DT cattle,/NNS "Next/IN time/NN I/PRP climb/VB you,"/RBR he/PRP said,/VBD "I'll/RB know/VB what/WP a/DT train/NN looks/VBZ like."He/PRP saw/VBD a/DT red/JJ speck/NN in/IN the/DT distance/NN the/DT herd/NN and/CC ran/VBD off/RP to/TO help/VB Sheila/NNP bring/VB in/RP the/DT cows./NN As/IN he/PRP bounded/VBD over/RP jointed/JJ blue/JJ stem,/NN with/IN Captain/NNP at/IN his/PRP$ heels,/NN he/PRP rejoiced/VBD that/IN tomorrow/NN he/PRP would/MD see/VB what/WP was/VBD behind/IN that/DT line/NN where/WRB the/DT curving/JJ sky/NN met/VBD the/DT grass,/NN back/RB of/IN Webber's/NNP willows./. He/PRP would/MD see/VB hills,/NN and/CC trees/NNS that/WDT grew/VBD without/IN being/VBG set/VBN out/RP and/CC watered,/NNS and/CC trains/NNS and/CC big/JJ houses/NNS and/CC towns./NN After/IN supper/NN that/WDT evening/NN Tim/NNP went/VBD to/TO a/DT meeting/NN ofsettlers/NNS who/WP wished/VBD to/TO denounce/VB the/DT Herd/NNP Law./NNP "People/NN who/WP have/VBP no/DT crops/NNS cannot/IN buy/NN barbed/JJ wire,"/NN they/PRP argued,/VBP "and/NN cattle/NNS must/MD be/VB given/VBN food."Danny,/NN uninterested/JJ for/IN the/DT time/NN in/IN Herd/NNP Law/NNP agitation,/VBZ washed/VBN his/PRP$ feet/NNS with/IN soap/NN and/CC hot/JJ water./NN Nell/NNP washed/VBD his/PRP$ face/NN and/CC tawny/JJ head./NN He/PRP said/VBD his/PRP$ prayers/NNS in/IN the/DT kitchen/NN and/CC climbed/VBD to/TO the/DT loft./NN Through/IN the/DT small/JJ window/NN he/PRP watched/VBD a/DT patch/NN of/IN stars/NNS and/CC the/DT milky/JJ way,/NN and/CC the/DT filigreed/VBN tip/NN of/IN a/DT cottonwood/NN stirring/VBG very/RB gently,/RB very/RB gently./JJR ./. ./. ./. The/DT low/JJ room/NN was/VBD filled/VBN with/IN white/JJ light/NN when/WRB he/PRP awoke./VBD He/PRP ran/VBD to/TO the/DT window/NN to/TO look/VB for/IN clouds./DT The/DT yard/NN was/VBD full/JJ of/IN shadows/NNS trees/NNS crisscrossed/VBD each/DT other;/JJ the/DT moon/NN shone,/VBN sharp/JJ and/CC clear/JJ as/IN crystal./DT The/DT voices/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ parents/NNS floated/VBD up/RB to/TO him;/VB there/RB was/VBD the/DT odor/NN of/IN barley/NN coffee./NN It/PRP was/VBD morning!/RB Dressing/VBG quickly,/RB he/PRP climbed/VBD into/IN the/DT kitchen/NN where/WRB Tim/NNP was/VBD eating./VBG Pre/NNP occupied,/, Tim/NNP did/VBD not/RB notice/VB Danny/NNP until/IN the/DT boy/NN spoke:/NN "We're/PRP starting/VBG awful/JJ early,/JJ ain't/NN we?"Tim,/IN chewing/VBG rapidly,/RB said/VBD without/IN looking/VBG at/IN him:/PRP "Son,/RB you'd/VBD better/JJR stop/NN at/IN home/NN and/CC help/VB Sheila/NNP with/IN them/PRP cows./. They/PRP got/VBD into/IN Max's/NNP bit/NN of/IN flax/NN yesterday./NN Sheila/NNP won't/VBD be/VB able/JJ to/TO handle/VB them/PRP alone,/RB now/RB once/IN they/PRP got/VBD a/DT taste/NN of/IN it./DT Max/NNP complained/VBD last/JJ night/NN and/CC you/PRP couldn't/MD blame/VB him./PRP Funny/JJ Sheila/NNP didn't/VBD tell/VB us/PRP about/IN it."/PRP He/PRP stood/VBD up/RB and/CC kicked/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ chair./NN Tim/NNP was/VBD a/DT tall/JJ man,/JJ straight/JJ and/CC slender,/JJ with/IN an/DT aquiline/NN nose/NN which/WDT gave/VBD him/PRP a/DT severe/JJ look;/NN his/PRP$ kind/JJ blue/JJ eyes/NNS were/VBD not/RB noticed/VBN by/IN Danny/NNP that/IN morning,/NN as/IN he/PRP kept/VBD them/PRP lowered,/JJR preoccupied./VBN "Devil's/NNP own/JJ job/NN 1/CD have/VBP on/IN hand/NN today."Danny/NN slipped/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT house/NN and/CC ran/VBD like/IN awounded/JJ deer./, Through/IN high/JJ weeds,/NNS the/DT grove,/NN to/TO the/DT corner/NN tree./VBD He/PRP flung/VBD his/PRP$ arms/NNS around/IN the/DT tree/NN and/CC pressed/VBD his/PRP$ face/NN against/IN its/PRP$ bark./NN If/IN the/DT tree/NN would/MD only/RB enfold/VB him/PRP and/CC render/VB him/PRP insensible/JJ to/TO life./VB Perhaps/RB it/PRP would./MD ./. .!/'' A/DT catbird/NN shrieked/VBD at/IN him./NN From/IN the/DT prairie/NN came:/VBD "Kildee,/NNP kildee."/VBD Salty/NNP tears/NNS found/VBD their/PRP$ way/NN to/TO the/DT boy's/NNS lips./VBD His/PRP$ tension/NN relaxed./VBN Relief/NNP had/VBD come/VBN with/IN weeping./DT He/PRP stiffened/VBD a/DT little/JJ as/IN he/PRP heard/VBD his/PRP$ name/NN pitched/VBD high/JJ and/CC sweet:/JJ "Danny,/NNS Danny."/. 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He/PRP saw/VBD a/DT thin/JJ woman/NN with/IN graying/VBG curly/JJ hair./NN There/EX were/VBD tears/NNS in/IN her/PRP$ round/JJ blue/JJ eyes,/NN but/CC her/PRP$ lips/NNS smiled;/VB in/IN her/PRP$ hand/NN she/PRP held/VBD his/PRP$ gingham/NN jacket/NN and/CC pants./NN "Come/NN on,''/IN she/PRP said,/VBD "you/PRP must/MD hurry/VB and/CC get/VB changed/VBN because/IN I/PRP want/VBP you/PRP to/TO look/VB respectable/JJ in/IN the/DT bank./NN I/PRP hope/VBP your/PRP$ father/NN won't/MD have/VB to/TO take/VB that/DT harvester."Not/NN until/IN after/IN he/PRP was/VBD dressed/VBN and/CC combed/VBN could/MD he/PRP find/VB voice./NN "Can/IN I/PRP go?/VBP Did/VBD Pop/NNP say/VB I/PRP could?"/MD "Yes,/VB I'll/NNP manage/VBP the/DT cows/NNS with/IN Sheila./NNP Queer/NNP Max/NNP should/MD have/VB saved/VBN a/DT field/NN of/IN flax."Danny/JJ did/VBD not/RB answer/NN her,/, nor/CC could/MD he/PRP assist/VB with/IN the/DT hitching./NN Like/IN a/DT stranger/NN he/PRP climbed/VBD to/TO the/DT seat/NN of/IN the/DT wagon./NN Tim/NNP came/VBD from/IN around/IN the/DT shed./NN He/PRP had/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ best/JJS shirt/NN and/CC a/DT greenish/NN felt/VBD hat./PRP Buck,/IN the/DT big/JJ ox/NN with/IN teeth/NNS worn/VBN off/RB flat/JJ as/IN squash/NN seeds,/NN was/VBD led/VBN to/TO the/DT wagon:/NN Spec,/NNP grazing/VBG across/IN the/DT yard,/NN came/VBD over/RP slowly/RB and/CC stood/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ place/NN on/IN theother/DT side/NN of/IN the/DT tongue./NN The/DT key/NN was/VBD fitted/VBN into/IN the/DT bow,/NN the/DT heavy/JJ chain/NN wound/VBD around/IN the/DT tongue/NN and/CC fastened,/RB and/CC then/RB Tim/NNP took/VBD his/PRP$ place/NN beside/IN Danny./NNP Nell,/NNP with/IN Ellen/NNP in/IN her/PRP$ arms,/NN stood/VBD on/IN the/DT doorstep/NN in/IN the/DT half/NN light/NN as/IN they/PRP struck/VBD off/RP to/TO Malcur,/NNP following/VBG the/DT north-south/JJ trail./NN Nell's/NNP face--round/JJ blue/JJ eyes/NNS glistening,/VBD full/JJ red/JJ lips/NNS smiling--floated/VBD along/IN with/IN Danny./NNP After/IN they/PRP had/VBD passed/VBN the/DT corner/NN school/NN and/CC Webber's/NNP willows,/, Danny/NNP sat/VBD up/RB and/CC watched/VBD closely/RB for/IN strange/JJ sights./NN There/EX was/VBD a/DT haze/NN in/IN the/DT distance/NN which/WDT would/MD disappear/VB with/IN the/DT coming/VBG of/IN the/DT sun./NN The/DT sun/NN rose./VBD Now/RB he/PRP would/MD see!/VB Sunlight,/VBN however,/RB disclosed/VBN nothing/NN unusual:/IN wild/JJ roses/NNS mottling/VBG the/DT grass;/NN glossy/JJ backed/VBD grasshoppers;/NN rosin/NN weeds/NNS oozing/VBG out/RP gum;/NNS curlews/NNS uttering/VBG prolonged/VBN piercing/VBG calls;/NN prairie/NN chickens/NNS slipping/VBG away/RB from/IN the/DT feet/NNS of/IN the/DT oxen;/NNS black,/IN newly/RB dugout/VBN badger/NN mounds./NN Mile/NNP after/IN mile/NN was/VBD traveled:/VBG the/DT sun/NN moved/VBD higher/JJR and/CC higher./JJR They/PRP came/VBD no/DT nearer/IN to/TO the/DT line/NN where/WRB the/DT sky/NN and/CC prairie/NN met./NN "Here's/IN the/DT big/JJ slough/JJ now,"/JJ Tim/NNP remarked./NNP Danny's/NNP hopes/VBZ arose./VBG He/PRP would/MD see/VB something/NN here?/RB Nothing:/RB humped-up/JJ blue/JJ heron,/NN muskrats/NNS swimming/VBG toward/IN conical/JJ houses,/NN marsh/NN wrens,/VBZ yellowheads,/JJ wild/JJ ducks/NNS trailed/VBN by/IN young./NNP "When/NNP will/MD we/PRP come/VB to/TO the/DT end/NN of/IN this?/DT When/NNP will/MD we/PRP see/VB big/JJ trees,/NN Pop,/NNP and/CC hills?/NN I/PRP thought/VBD we'd/PRP see/VB hills."/NN "No,/NNS child,/, not/RB here./PRP The/DT prairie/NN here/RB is/VBZ this/DT way/NN Over/IN around/IN the/DT Sioux/NNPS you/PRP find/VBP some/DT hills/NNS and/CC a/DT bit/NN of/IN timber./NN Look,/NNS see/VBP the/DT thunder/NN heads?"/NN Tim/NNP pointed/VBD to/TO a/DT range/NN of/IN billowy/JJ clouds/NNS above/IN the/DT horizon./NN "Theheat/NN is/VBZ sweltering./VBG I/PRP was/VBD just/RB thinking/VBG about/IN Aladdin's/NNP lamp./, Did/VBD 1/CD ever/RB tell/VB you/PRP that/IN story?"/NN "Oh,/IN I/PRP know/VBP that/IN story,/NN Pop."/NNP "Well,/NNP we'll/MD have/VB it/PRP again./. That/DT lamp/NN would/MD come/VB handy/JJ here."/RB As/IN Tim/NNP related/VBD the/DT story,/NN Danny/NNP forgot/VBD the/DT heat/NN of/IN the/DT sun./NN He/PRP was/VBD rubbing/VBG Aladdin's/NNP lamp/NN and/CC was/VBD bringing/VBG to/TO the/DT prairie/NN all/DT the/DT mysteries/NNS of/IN the/DT outside/JJ world./NN Tim/NNP nudged/VBD him/PRP and/CC pointed./VBD "There's/NNP Malcur/NNP now,/RB there/EX before/RB us./PRP How/WRB do/VBP you/PRP like/IN it?"/DT "Why/NNP it's/VBD just/RB a/DT few/JJ houses/NNS like/IN our/PRP$ house/NN and/CC the/DT corner/NN school."/NN Danny/NNP was/VBD in/IN tears./DT "Come,/NNP come,/VBD me/PRP bye./. Dry/NNP up./NNP I/PRP guess/VBP the/DT sun/NN was/VBD too/RB hot/JJ for/IN you."Arriving/PRP in/IN the/DT town,/NN Danny/NNP discovered/VBD that/IN the/DT people/NNS were/VBD not/RB different/JJ from/IN themselves./PRP$ And/CC Pop/NNP was/VBD not/RB in/IN awe/NN of/IN the/DT strangers,/NN but/CC joked/VBD and/CC shook/VBD hands/NNS with/IN them./PRP$ Pop/NNP was/VBD too/RB easy/JJ with/IN the/DT implement/VB dealer./. He/PRP bought/VBD the/DT harvester,/NN and/CC got/VBD money/NN in/IN the/DT bank/NN for/IN a/DT payment./NN That/DT would/MD make/VB Mom/PRP feel/VB bad./VBN Danny/NNP went/VBD over/IN to/TO the/DT railroad/NN track./NN He/PRP knelt/VBD and/CC felt/VBD of/IN the/DT iron/NN and/CC of/IN the/DT wood,/NN and/CC noted/VBD how/WRB they/PRP were/VBD fastened/VBN together./TO Standing,/VB he/PRP looked/VBD to/TO where/WRB the/DT shiny/JJ rails/NNS reached/VBD the/DT eastern/JJ horizon,/NN It/PRP required/VBD a/DT train/NN to/TO carry/VB one/CD beyond/IN this/DT prairie./NN He/PRP closed/VBD his/PRP$ fists/NNS and/CC raised/VBD his/PRP$ chin/NN while/IN his/PRP$ eyes/NNS dreamily/, followed/VBD the/DT scintillating/VBG rails./NN "When/RB I/PRP get/VBP big./PRP ./. ./. 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disconsolately./VBG "I'm/VBN sorry/JJ to/TO be/VB the/DT one/CD to/TO have/VB such/JJ news/NN for/IN you./PRP I/PRP saw/VBD 'em/PRP last/JJ night./NN I/PRP went/VBD to/TO tell/VB Schwartz,/NNP and/CC he/PRP was/VBD coming/VBG to/TO tell/VB me,/NNS and/CC we/PRP met./VBD It'll/RB be/VB hard/JJ on/IN Nell."Realization/NNP finally/RB dawned/VBD on/IN Johann./NNP The/DT crop/NN was/VBD gone!/VBN He/PRP sank/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ knees/NNS and/CC buried/VBD his/PRP$ face/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hands./NN Tim,/NNP his/PRP$ hand/NN on/IN the/DT boy's/NNS head,/NN looked/VBD across/IN at/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ home,/NN where/WRB a/DT bluish/JJ curl/NN of/IN smoke/NN was/VBD melting/VBG into/IN blue/JJ sky./NN Nell./NNP The/DT children./NN Another/DT baby/NN coming./VBD The/DT boy/NN before/IN him/PRP broken/VBN in/IN the/DT first/JJ disappointment/NN and/CC bitterness/NN of/IN life./NN "We'll/CC get/VB Emma/NNP here/RB yet,/RB John./NNP Don't/NNP give/VBP up./RP We/PRP mustn't/MD give/VB up./RP Can't/NNP 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you/PRP the/DT money?"/NN "Lord/NN save/IN us,/NN Tim,/NNP have/VBP you/PRP been/VBN drinking?/NN Or/CC is/VBZ it/PRP hard/RB up/IN you/PRP are/VBP for/IN joking/VBG this/DT morning?"Contrary/NN to/TO custom,/NNS Tim/NNP had/VBD no/DT repartee./NN He/PRP took/VBD a/DT bite/NN of/IN potato/NN and/CC a/DT gulp/NN of/IN coffee,/NN swallowing/VBG with/IN difficulty./NN "What/IN ails/NNS you,/, Tim?"/NNP Nell/NNP asked,/RB wife-like,/, eyeing/VBG him/PRP sharply./. Tim/NNP rose/VBD from/IN the/DT table/NN and/CC gave/VBD his/PRP$ chair/NN the/DT char­acteristic/JJ kick./NN His/PRP$ eyes/NNS were/VBD glassy./NNP There/EX was/VBD a/DT drop/NN of/IN moisture/NN on/IN the/DT tip/NN of/IN his/PRP$ aquiline/NN nose./NN "The/NNP crop--/, the/DT crop's/NNS gone/VBN again,"/IN he/PRP said./VBD "Young/JJ grasshoppers."After/IN the/DT Connor/NNP ensemble/NN had/VBD viewed/VBN the/DT devastators,/NN it/PRP was/VBD Nell/NNP who/WP assured/VBD the/DT tragic/JJ young/JJ faces/NNS raised/VBD to/TO her./PRP$ "God/NNP is/VBZ good,/JJ children./NN We/PRP may/MD die/VB herewith/IN other/JJ complaints/NNS but/CC we'll/MD never/RB die/VB with/IN the/DT hunger./NN Mark/NNP my/PRP$ words./NN I/PRP feel/VBP it."/RB And/CC to/TO Tim:/NNP "We'll/NNP sell/VB off/RP the/DT silverware/NN and/CC some/DT other/JJ things/NNS to/TO that/DT new/JJ hotel/NN in/IN Shelbourne./NNP Fool/NNP we'd/VBD be/VB to/TO take/VB all/DT our/PRP$ money/NN to/TO ride/VB on/IN a/DT train./NN What'd/WP we/PRP do/VBP back/RB East?/RB Hang/VB our/PRP$ heads?/NN No./NN I'll/NNP never/RB hang/VB my/PRP$ head/NN nor/CC will/MD my/PRP$ chil­dren/NNS ever/RB hang/VB their/PRP$ heads/NNS because/IN we/PRP came/VBD to/TO the/DT West./NNP No-siree./NNP There's/NNP that/IN old/JJ carpetbag--the/NN first/RB mailbag/RB used/VBN in/IN Hadley--"/NNP she/PRP said/VBD to/TO the/DT children,/NN "we'll/NN hunt/NN that/IN out,/JJ Tim,/NNP and/CC you/PRP can/MD be/VB striking/VBG off/RB toward/IN Shelbourne."Tim/NNP was/VBD greatly/RB relieved./VBN Thank/VB God/NNP for/IN Nell's/NNP man­agement/NN and/CC cheer./NN "I'll/NN walk,/VBD Nell,/NNP and/CC not/RB be/VB bothered/VBN with/IN the/DT oxen./NN I'm/IN a/DT peddler/NN now,/RB childer./. Me/PRP present/JJ faith,/NN politics,/NNS and/CC nationality/NN are/VBP in/IN jeopardy./NN They/PRP shall/MD be/VB changed/VBN at/IN every/DT door."/NN "Tim,/IN such/JJ talk./NN The/DT young/JJ ones/NNS might/MD think/VB you/PRP were/VBD in/IN earnest."/NNS Nell/NNP was/VBD silent/JJ to/TO Tim's/NNP responsive/JJ banter./NN She/PRP was/VBD selecting/VBG the/DT silverware,/NN fondling/VBG some/DT pieces/NNS and/CC shining/VBG others/NNS with/IN a/DT corner/NN of/IN her/PRP$ apron./NN "Look,/IN Tim./NNP The/DT tablespoons/NNS we/PRP got/VBD from/IN Panifers/NNP at/IN Amherst."/NNP "Nice/NNP spoons."/NN "I'll/RB never/RB forget/VB the/DT first/JJ time/NN I/PRP met/VBD the/DT Panifers,"/NN she/PRP said/VBD reminiscently,/, polishing/VBG the/DT treasures./NN "I/NN went/VBD up/RP to/TO Cattle/NNP Show/NNP with/IN my/PRP$ uncle,/JJ and/CC we/PRP met/VBD the/DT Panifers./NNP They/PRP took/VBD us/PRP to/TO Dickinsons'/NNP with/IN them/PRP for/IN tea./NN Emily/NNP was/VBD serving/VBG it/PRP on/IN the/DT veranda/NN of/IN their/PRP$ large/JJ house./NN She/PRP is/VBZ a/DT poet,/NN children./NN People/NNS rarely/RB see/VBP her,/PRP and/CC she/PRP poured/VBD tea/NN for/IN your/PRP$ granduncle/NN and/CC me./NN I/PRP wonder,/VBP Tim,could/NNP I/PRP keep/VBP one/CD spoon/NN without/IN losing/VBG too/RB much/RB on/IN the/DT set?"/NN "Better/NN give/VBP the/DT set/NN if/IN you/PRP give/VBP any."Nell/DT also/RB packed/VBN silver/NN received/VBN from/IN a/DT Northampton/NNP cutlery/NN where/WRB Tim/NNP had/VBD been/VBN employed/VBN for/IN a/DT time./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT heavy/JJ load./NN Tim/NNP shouldered/VBD the/DT bag/NN containing/VBG the/DT wedding/NN gifts/NNS of/IN other/JJ days/NNS and/CC struck/VBD off./RP Johann,/NNP seeing/VBG him,/PRP was/VBD roused/VBN from/IN his/PRP$ lethargic/JJ despair./NN He/PRP arose/VBD and/CC stumbled/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ shack--it/NN was/VBD dark/JJ inside/IN after/IN the/DT outer/JJ glare./NN A/DT streak/NN of/IN light/NN entering/VBG over/IN his/PRP$ shoulder/NN fell/VBD upon/IN a/DT statue/NN of/IN St./NNP Christo­pher/NNP which/WDT Emma/NNP had/VBD given/VBN him;/NN he/PRP had/VBD placed/VBN it/PRP upon/IN the/DT cornice/NN beside/IN her/PRP$ picture./NN Emma,/NNP with/IN plump/JJ face/NN and/CC sleek/JJ hair,/NN watched/VBD him/PRP blandly/RB from/IN her/PRP$ little/JJ frame./NN She/PRP had/VBD plenty/RB to/TO eat./DT Did/VBD she/PRP know?/VB Could/MD she/PRP ever/RB understand?/IN If/IN she/PRP would/MD only/RB wait!/VB And/CC she/PRP had/VBD to/TO go/VB with/IN Emil,/NNP yet/RB ./. ./. ./. 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His/PRP$ destituteneighbors/NNS filed/VBN in/IN mute/JJ procession/NN before/IN his/PRP$ consciousness,/NN but/CC he/PRP could/MD not/RB conceive/VB nor/CC did/VBD he/PRP try/VB to/TO conceive/VB even/RB a/DT temporary/JJ remedy/NN for/IN present/JJ conditions./NNS Meanwhile/RB settlers/NNS were/VBD meeting/VBG and/CC deciding/VBG that/IN it/PRP was/VBD useless/JJ to/TO expect/VB any/DT crop/NN at/IN all;/RB they/PRP must/MD turn/VB to/TO other/JJ ways/NNS of/IN earning/VBG a/DT living./NN Many/JJ who/WP formerly/RB had/VBD been/VBN artisans/NNS went/VBD to/TO Des/NNP Moines/NNP and/CC other/JJ towns/NNS in/IN search/NN of/IN employment./NN Schwartz/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ oldest/JJS son,/NN Nick,/NNP went/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT devastated/JJ region/NN to/TO secure/VB farm/NN work./NN Two/CD of/IN Max's/NNP daughters,/NN Tilly/NNP and/CC Julie,/NNP took/VBD advantage/NN of/IN the/DT exodic/JJ movement/NN and/CC ran/VBD away/RB to/TO Sioux/NNP City,/NNP where/WRB they/PRP hoped/VBD to/TO 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fields/NNS of/IN the/DT scourge./NN By/IN June/NNP he/PRP realized/VBD that/IN his/PRP$ work/NN was/VBD useless./NNP The/DT larvae,/JJ having/VBG received/VBN their/PRP$ wings,/NN began/VBD to/TO fly,/VB and/CC his/PRP$ fields/NNS were/VBD again/RB infested/VBN even/RB as/IN the/DT others./NNP Coming/NNP and/CC going/VBG with/IN favorable/JJ winds,/NN the/DT hoppers/NNS sought/VBD food,/NN richer/JJR fields./NN Migratory/MD swarms,/VB some/DT so/RB large/JJ that/IN they/PRP eclipsed/VBD the/DT sun/NN and/CC revealed/VBD the/DT stars,/NNS brought/VBD terror/NN to/TO the/DT hearts/NNS of/IN all./DT Nell,/NNP alone/RB with/IN the/DT children,/NN grew/VBD every/DT day/NN more/RBR hopeless/JJ and/CC disheartened./VBN Tim's/NNP homecomings/NNS were/VBD occasions/NNS of/IN great/JJ delight./NN He/PRP brought/VBD not/RB only/RB food/NN but/CC cheer,/NN sincere/JJ or/CC feigned,/JJ and/CC news,/JJ both/DT pathetic/JJ and/CC humorous./PRP The/DT devastation/NN was/VBD general/JJ in/IN 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hay-twister."Tim/NN refrained/VBN from/IN telling/VBG of/IN the/DT many/JJ prairie/NN shacks/NNS with/IN the/DT door/NN nailed/VBN shut,/NN of/IN the/DT pitiful/JJ tales/NNS from/IN set­tlers'/JJ families,/NN of/IN despair,/NN of/IN lean/JJ cattle/NNS and/CC hungry/JJ children./NN His/PRP$ own/JJ children/NNS were/VBD petulant/JJ and/CC hollow-eyed./JJ He/PRP knew/VBD that/IN they,/DT like/IN himself/PRP craving/VBG the/DT greens/NNS which/WDT they/PRP could/MD not/RB procure,/VB were/VBD conscious/JJ of/IN a/DT constant/JJ gnawing/NN hunger./VBD But/CC the/DT news/NN which/WDT really/RB interested/VBN the/DT Connors/NNP was/VBD that/IN a/DT bounty/NN again/RB had/VBD been/VBN put/VBN on/IN gophers./NNP Led/VBN by/IN Danny,/NNP they/PRP spent/VBD the/DT entire/JJ day/NN on/IN the/DT prairie./NN Schwartzes/NNP were/VBD out,/JJ too,/NNS and/CC the/DT remaining/VBG daughters/NNS of/IN Max./NNP They/PRP hauled/VBD water,/NN made/VBD snares,/NNS and/CC used/VBN all/DT ingenuity/NN 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Go/VB along/RB with/IN the/DT children./NN Clean/VB up/RP the/DT pests./NN They/PRP will/MD be/VB eating/VBG your/PRP$ corn/NN next/IN year,"/NN she/PRP added,/VBD hoping/VBG to/TO impress/VB him./PRP "No,/IN I/PRP plant/VB no/DT more/JJR corn/NN for/IN hoppers/NNS and/CC gophers,"/VBD he/PRP answered/VBD dejectedly./. 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But/CC Mom/PRP smiled!/VBP ./. ./. ./. 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Why/WRB not/RB the/DT rafter/VBN and/CC the/DT swinging/VBG rope?/NN There/EX was/VBD no/DT one/NN to/TO grieve./NNP The/DT little/JJ community/NN formed/VBD an/DT impregnable/JJ wall/NN of/IN defense/NN around/IN him./PRP They/PRP also/RB shared/VBD his/PRP$ misfortunes--all/NN of/IN them--Nell/DT Connor/NNP ./. ./. ./. yes,/NN he/PRP had/VBD promised/VBN Nell/NNP Connor/NNP that/IN he/PRP would/MD attend/VB a/DT party/NN tonight./. What/WDT use/VBP now!/JJ What/WP for/IN parties?/NN There/EX was/VBD nothing,/NN nothing./NN Nothing/NN in/IN the/DT old/JJ country,/NNS nothing/NN in/IN this/DT country./NN There/EX must/MD be/VB a/DT place/NN for/IN him/PRP in/IN some/DT country./NN Was/VBD there/RB perhaps/RB another?/DT Here/RB this/DT would/MD go/VB on/IN forever./DT He/PRP could/MD not/RB endure/VB it/PRP any/DT longer./JJR Seeing/VBG the/DT sun/NN rise/VB each/DT day/NN on/IN a/DT world/NN of/IN desolation,/JJ coursing/NN its/PRP$ way/NN through/IN a/DT guileless/JJ sky,/NN unmindful/NN of/IN the/DT greed/NN and/CC hunger/NN in/IN its/PRP$ path./NN Night,/NNP in/IN its/PRP$ mockery,/NNS hiding/VBG the/DT tortures/NNS of/IN the/DT day./NN "Not/RB right,/RB not/RB right."/JJ Hungry/JJ people/NNS ./. ./. ./. Prairie/NN chickens,/NN tame/JJ and/CC inactive,/JJ their/PRP$ bodies/NNS fat/JJ from/IN the/DT slimy/JJ bodies/NNS of/IN hoppers/NNS ./. ./. ./. Coyotes,/NNP in/IN their/PRP$ turn,/NN with/IN sleek,/NN shiny/JJ coats./NN It/PRP was/VBD not/RB to/TO any/DT impatience/NN in/IN himself,/NN or/CC to/TO Emma's/NNP exigencies,/, but/CC to/TO the/DT prairie/NN that/IN Johann/NNP attributed/VBD his/PRP$ loss./NN It/PRP was/VBD the/DT prairie!/NN When/WRB he/PRP thought/VBD of/IN his/PRP$ delivery/NN from/IN the/DT place,/NN he/PRP experienced/VBD a/DT sense/NN of/IN relief./NN Life/NN here/RB would/MD go/VB on/IN the/DT same./JJ Always/RB there/EX would/MD be/VB the/DT Connors,/NNP staying,/NN trusting/NN in/IN God;/NNP the/DT Emmas,/NNP demanding;/NN yes,/, the/DT Emils;/NNP the/DT loan/NN sharks--thieves;/NN always/RB himself,/VBD the/DT fool--no/JJ good/JJ in/IN Germany--a/NNP greenhorn/NN here;/RB always/RB that/IN es­cape./NN ./. ./. ./. Was/VBD it/PRP calling?/VBD No,/NNP that/WDT was/VBD Danny./NNP "Mom/NNP said/VBD to/TO come/VB right/RB over./. We're/PRP having/VBG the/DT party/NN now."/NNS Johann/NNP followed/VBD Danny,/NNP who/WP bounded/VBD ahead/RB like/IN a/DT rabbit./NN "Look/NN out,/IN John,"/NNP he/PRP called/VBD back/RB over/IN his/PRP$ shoulder,/NNS "don't/RB let/VB them/PRP big/JJ devil's/NNS darning/VBG needles/NNS light/NN on/IN yuh./NN They'll/DT sew/VB your/PRP$ ears/NNS shut."/VBN Mechanically,/RB Johann/NNP struck/VBD at/IN the/DT glistening/VBG dragon/NN flies/VBZ that/IN darted/VBD about/IN him./PRP That/DT was/VBD lively/JJ music/NN coming/VBG to/TO him/PRP from/IN the/DT lighted/JJ house./NN Tim/NNP had/VBD the/DT flute,/NN and/CC someone/NN he/PRP did/VBD not/RB know/VB had/VBD the/DT fiddle./NN Mrs./NNP Connor/NNP was/VBD moving/VBG about/IN briskly,/NNS like/IN one/NN who/WP had/VBD not/RB forgotten/VBN the/DT dancing/NN of/IN her/PRP$ girlhood./NN Just/RB so,/RB Johann/NNP recalled,/VBP the/DT officers/NNS in/IN the/DT army/NN had/VBD celebrated/VBN when/WRB the/DT enemy/NN was/VBD near./RB In/IN 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Katto,/NNP and/CC we'll/JJ march/NN John/NNP back/RB here."/RB "I/JJ go,"/NN Katto/NNP consented./VBD The/DT sound/NN of/IN music/NN and/CC play/NN followed/VBD the/DT women/NNS as/IN they/PRP went/VBD on/IN to/TO their/PRP$ neighbor's/NNS quarter/NN section./NN Johann/NNP was/VBD not/RB sitting/VBG on/IN the/DT stone,/NN but/CC one/CD glance/NN in/IN the/DT moonlighted/JJ cabin/NN showed/VBD his/PRP$ dangling/JJ body./, The/DT women/NNS paused,/VBP but/CC only/RB long/RB enough/RB to/TO realize/VB fully/RB what/WP their/PRP$ eyes/NNS beheld./VBD There/EX was/VBD no/DT hesitation/NN in/IN the/DT face/NN of/IN duty./NN "Quick,/NN Katto,/IN a/DT knife!/NN Where's/IN his/PRP$ butcher/NN knife?/NNS We/PRP may/MD save/VB him."They/PRP got/VBD him/PRP down--they/RB never/RB remembered/VBN just/RB how--but/RB Nell's/NNP knowledge/NN of/IN resuscitation/NN was/VBD meagre/JJ and/CC her/PRP$ strength,/NN moreover,/, was/VBD failing/VBG her./PRP Katto/NNP hur­ried/VBD across/IN the/DT field/NN 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She/PRP would/MD make/VB them/PRP heed./VBN "By/RB Gutt,/IN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB making/VBG fun./DT The/DT greenhorn/NN hung/VBD himself/PRP up/RP by/IN the/DT neck./NN Come,/NNP dumb/JJ fools,/NN and/CC help/NN Nell/NNP Connor/NNP put/VBD the/DT breath/NN in/IN him/PRP again."Tim/IN and/CC Dutch/NNP Fred/NNP disengaged/VBD themselves/PRP from/IN Katto's/NNP frenzied/JJ grip/NN and/CC ran/VBD toward/IN Johann's./NNP The/DT fiddler/NN had/VBD jumped/VBN down/RB from/IN his/PRP$ station/NN on/IN the/DT table,/NN and/CC was/VBD already/RB at/IN the/DT door./NN Soon/RB the/DT entire/JJ party/NN unseeingly/RB tramped/VBN on/IN each/DT other's/JJ attenuating/NN shadows,/NN hurrying/VBG to/TO the/DT scene./NN Katto/NNP trotted/VBD along/RB silently./JJ Tim/NNP reached/VBD the/DT shanty/NN first./, "Any/JJ hope/NN of/IN bringing/VBG him/PRP to?"/RB he/PRP asked/VBD of/IN Nell/NNP in/IN the/DT doorway./NN "He's/NNP gone,"/VBD she/PRP answered./VBD Katto/NNP broke/VBD the/DT quiet/JJ of/IN the/DT eerie/JJ room/NN by/IN bringing/VBG down/RP imprecations/NNS upon/IN the/DT girl/NN in/IN Germany./NNP Tearing/NNP Emma's/NNP picture/NN from/IN its/PRP$ frame,/NN she/PRP nailed/VBD it/PRP on/IN the/DT door,/NN making/VBG it/PRP serve/VB as/IN head/NN to/TO the/DT enormous/JJ grasshopper/NN of/IN Herman's/NNP drawing;/, vowing/VBG that/IN such/JJ a/DT countenance/NN would/MD scare/VB away/RB the/DT hoppers./NN Pete/NNP Dunn,/NNP "the/IN stranger/NN passing/VBG through/IN the/DT country,"/NN was/VBD greatly/RB moved/VBN by/IN the/DT tragic/JJ story/NN of/IN the/DT un­/NN happy/JJ German/JJ boy./NN 'I'll/MD take/VB him/PRP to/TO town/NN in/IN my/PRP$ wagon,"/NN he/PRP said;/VBD but/CC Tim/NNP protested./VBD "No,/RB we'll/RB take/VB care/NN of/IN him;/NN we'll/NN wake/VBP him/PRP right/RB here/RB in/IN this/DT house--it's/NN more/RBR like/IN home/NN to/TO him."To/VB this/DT all/DT agreed./VBN Then/RB Jake/NNP Van/NNP den/NNP Hull,/NNP spokes/NNS ­man/NN for/IN a/DT group/NN of/IN Hollanders,/NNP said;/VBD "We/PRP make/VB the/DT coffin."/NN "I/NN got/VBD candles/NNS from/IN my/PRP$ brother/NN in/IN Dubuque,"/NNP Max's/NNP wife/NN spoke/VBD up./NNP She/PRP had/VBD been/VBN crying/VBG and/CC controlled/VBD her/PRP$ voice/NN with/IN difficulty./JJ "I/NNS go/VBP get/VB them./RB Johann/NNP he/PRP will/MD not/RB have/VB a/DT poor/JJ man's/JJ wake."Many/NN of/IN the/DT guests/NNS remained./VBD It/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO Nell,/NNP who/WP went/VBD to/TO her/PRP$ home/NN to/TO administer/VB to/TO baby/NN Alice,/NNP that/IN people/NNS were/VBD stirring/VBG about/IN the/DT Connor/NNP premises/NNS and/CC wandering/VBG back/RB and/CC forth/RB on/IN the/DT prairie/NN until/IN long/JJ after/IN midnight./NN After/IN Alice/NNP was/VBD asleep,/RB she/PRP took/VBD the/DT lamp/NN to/TO the/DT loft/NN room/NN and/CC searched/VBD out/RP two/CD heavy/JJ silver/NN candle­/NN sticks,/NN heirlooms/NNS in/IN the/DT Powers/NNP family,/NN and/CC carried/VBD them/PRP with/IN her/PRP when/WRB she/PRP went/VBD in/IN the/DT early/JJ hours/NNS of/IN the/DT morning/NN to/TO take/VB up/RP her/PRP$ vigil/NN with/IN Katto,/NNP the/DT wife/NN of/IN Max,/NNP Tim,/NNP Van/NNP den/NN Hull,/NNP and/CC Dutch/NNP Fred,/NNP who/WP were/VBD staying/VBG throughout/IN the/DT night./NN When/WRB Nell/NNP crossed/VBD the/DT field,/NN the/DT rumbling/NN of/IN distant/JJ wagons/NNS was/VBD the/DT only/JJ sound/NN in/IN the/DT calm/NN of/IN the/DT night./NN There/EX were/VBD no/DT dark/JJ figures/NNS stalking/VBG now./DT Nell/NNP knew/VBD that/IN she/PRP was/VBD alone;/RB yet/RB she/PRP felt/VBD a/DT presence./NN "Poor/NN John,/NNP may/MD the/DT Lord/NNP have/VBP mercy/NN upon/IN his/PRP$ soul./NN Too/RB bad/JJ he/PRP took/VBD his/PRP$ own/JJ life./NN He's/NNP had/VBD his/PRP$ Purgatory/NN on/IN earth/NN ./. ./. ./. This/DT prairie/NN is/VBZ worse/JJR than/IN Purgatory./NNP May/MD the/DT Lord/NNP receive/VB his/PRP$ poor/JJ soul!"As/NN she/PRP lingered/VBD a/DT moment/NN on/IN the/DT step/NN of/IN the/DT cabin/NN for/IN the/DT cool,/NN refreshing/NN breeze/NN to/TO ease/VB the/DT fatigue/NN in/IN her/PRP$ eyes,/NNS a/DT star/NN shot/NN across/IN the/DT sky,/NN carrying/VBG in/IN its/PRP$ wake/NN a/DT trail/NN of/IN light./NN "A/IN soul/NN just/RB went/VBD to/TO Heaven,"/VB she/PRP announced/VBD from/IN the/DT doorway./NN "It/NN passed/VBD right/RB over/IN the/DT big/JJ stone/NN where/WRB John/NNP used/VBD to/TO sit/VB and/CC watch/VB the/DT sky."There/NN was/VBD no/DT comment./NN The/DT wife/NN of/IN Max,/NNP who/WP was/VBD passing/VBG her/PRP$ knotted/JJ fingers/NNS over/IN the/DT beads/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ rosary/NN meekly/RB raised/VBD her/PRP$ eyes./NN Later/RB in/IN the/DT morning,/NN when/WRB Nell/NNP returned/VBD to/TO take/VB up/RP the/DT duties/NNS in/IN her/PRP$ own/JJ house,/NN there/EX 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the/DT place./NN It/PRP wants/VBZ revenge."The/DT children,/NN with/IN Herman/NNP Schwartz,/NNP were/VBD sitting/VBG before/IN the/DT Connors'/NNP door/NN one/CD evening./NN Tim/NNP had/VBD gone/VBN away/RB again./DT They/PRP were/VBD lonely,/JJ and/CC appreciated/VBD Her­/IN man's/JJ company./NN Herman/NNP and/CC Danny/NNP had/VBD been/VBN speaking/VBG of/IN many/JJ things./NN They/PRP had/VBD spoken/VBN of/IN their/PRP$ future;/JJ Herman/NN was/VBD going/VBG to/TO be/VB an/DT artist,/NN and/CC Danny/NNP had/VBD said;/VBN "Some/DT day/NN I'm/IN going/VBG to/TO leave/VB the/DT prairie,/NN too."/RB The/DT conversation/NN had/VBD shifted/VBN to/TO Johann--the/NNP Connors/NNP had/VBD been/VBN told/VBN to/TO forget/VB his/PRP$ death,/NNS to/TO cease/VB speaking/VBG of/IN it--but/PRP$ Herman/NNP had/VBD begun/VBN it,/VBN so/IN the/DT tragedy/NN was/VBD quite/RB thoroughly/RB re/VB ­viewed/VBN again./'' This/DT led/VBD up/RP to/TO Danny's/NNP telling/VBG about/IN the/DT ghost/NN of/IN Johann./NNP Robert/NNP Emmet/NNP cuddled/VBD up/RP close/RB to/TO Margaret/NNP as/IN Danny/NNP argued;/VBP "And/CC I/PRP can/MD prove/VB it,/VBN too./DT His/PRP$ ghost/NN is/VBZ there./DT I'll/NN call/NN it/PRP and/CC it/PRP will/MD answer."Sheila/DT glanced/VBD sideways/RB at/IN Danny./NNP His/PRP$ look/NN challenged/VBD her--she/PRP said/VBD nothing./DT Herman/NNP looked/VBD at/IN Sheila/NNP and/CC smiled/VBD his/PRP$ wise/JJ smile./NN Danny/NNP stepped/VBD out/RB from/IN the/DT group/NN and/CC ceremoniously/RB traced/VBD a/DT circle/NN around/IN himself/PRP on/IN the/DT ground./NNP He/PRP wildly/RB ran/VBD his/PRP$ fingers/NNS through/IN his/PRP$ brown/JJ hair./NN Danny's/NNP hair/NN was/VBD always/RB tousled/VBN and/CC usually/RB very/RB long./JJ Only/RB at/IN rare/JJ intervals/NNS was/VBD it/PRP trimmed./VBD It/PRP stood/VBD on/IN end/NN now--there/, was/VBD nothing/NN unusual/JJ about/IN that!/DT His/PRP$ audience/NN was/VBD waiting,/VBN eager/JJ to/TO become/VB excited./VBN Danny/NNP squinted/VBD his/PRP$ eyes,/NN drew/VBD his/PRP$ body/NN up/RB erect/JJ as/IN he/PRP imagined/VBD conjurers/NNS did,/NNS gave/VBD a/DT shift/NN to/TO his/PRP$ jeans,/NNS adjusted/VBN his/PRP$ homemade/NN suspenders,/NN whirled/VBD about/IN three/CD times,/NN and/CC cupped/VBD his/PRP$ hands/NNS around/IN his/PRP$ mouth./NN An/DT anatomist/NN watching/VBG him/PRP in/IN this/DT ceremony/NN would/MD have/VB been/VBN conscious/JJ of/IN joints--hinge/JJ joints,/JJ elbow/NN joints./VBD "Johann,"/IN he/PRP called/VBD out./RP "Johann,"/NNP came/VBD a/DT hollow/JJ reply/NN from/IN the/DT empty/JJ prairie./NN "Are/IN you/PRP green/JJ where/WRB you/PRP are/VBP now,/RB Johann?"/NNP "Are/NNP now/RB Johann?"/NNP "Good/JJ thing/NN if/IN you/PRP are."/VBP "You/PRP are/VBP ./. ./. ."/NN "See."/NN Danny/NNP swung/VBD around./RB "Didn't/RB I/PRP tell/VBP yuh?"/PRP Danny's/NNP jaw/NN seemed/VBD loose/RB jointed/VBN as/IN he/PRP grinned./VBD His/PRP$ dark/JJ blue/JJ eyes/NNS flashed;/VBD they/PRP appeared/VBD black./, Robert/NNP Emmet/NNP was/VBD completely/RB under/IN the/DT spell,/NN but/CC Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP spoke/VBD out/RP boldly:/VB "He/DT didn't/JJ answer/NN yuh,/NN Danny./NNP He/PRP just/RB mocked/VBD yuh."/PRP "Well,/VB maybe/RB he's/RB in/IN a/DT place/NN where/WRB they/PRP only/RB allow/VBP him/PRP to/TO mock./VB You/PRP must/MD remember/VB he/PRP hung/VBD himself."/PRP "Oh,/IN I/PRP know/VBP something/NN that/WDT will/MD scare/VB better/JJR as/IN that,"/DT Herman/NNP boasted./, "I/NNP saw/VBD that/IN Injun/NNP that's/POS been/VBN around/IN here./PRP I/PRP saw/VBD him/PRP today."/RB The/DT Indian/NNP around/IN here/RB yet?/RB The/DT children/NNS sat/VBD erect/JJ as/IN he/PRP related/VBD as/RB casually/RB as/IN was/VBD possible/JJ for/IN fidgety/NN Her­/IN man:/JJ "I/NN was/VBD hiding/VBG in/IN grass/NN never/RB thinking/VBG of/IN nothing./NN I/PRP was/VBD holding/VBG snare/NN over/IN gopher/NN hole./. That/DT Injun/NNP just/RB got/VBD up/RP from/IN grass/NN near/IN me./NN I/PRP never/RB knew/VBD he/PRP was/VBD there./DT He/PRP had/VBD gopher/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ snare./NN I/PRP follow/VBP him./NN I/PRP stay/VBP down/RB in/IN grass,/NN but/CC he/PRP walk/VB along/RB just/RB like/IN anyone./DT Pete/NNP he/PRP see/VB him/PRP lots/NNS o'/IN times./NN I/PRP want/VBP to/TO see/VB what/WP he/PRP does./VBZ And/CC he/PRP goes/VBZ to/TO crick,/RP start/VB a/DT fire/NN there,/DT roast/NN that/IN gopher/NN and/CC eat/VB it."/PRP "Oh,"/VB the/DT children/NNS said/VBD in/IN chorus./NN "Eat/IN a/DT gopher?"/NN It/PRP was/VBD Danny's/NNP turn/NN to/TO be/VB incredulous./VBG "Eat/IN it,"/PRP$ Herman/NNP repeated,/NN drawing/VBG his/PRP$ legs/NNS up/RP under/IN him/PRP importantly./, As/IN the/DT children/NNS saw/VBD Nell/NNP coming/VBG from/IN the/DT cowyard,/NN they/PRP cried/VBD out:/RB "The/DT Indian/NNP is/VBZ around/IN here/RB yet,/RB and/CC Her/PRP$ ­man/NN saw/VBD him/PRP eat/VB a/DT gopher."Nell/NN placed/VBD her/PRP$ pail/NN of/IN foamy/NN milk/NN up/IN in/IN the/DT wagon/NN box./, "Where/RB is/VBZ he,/JJ Herman?"/IN she/PRP asked/VBD in/IN alarm/NN as/IN she/PRP joined/VBD the/DT group./NN Encouraged,/NNP Herman/NNP was/VBD unusually/RB voluble./NN "First/RB I/PRP see/VBP him/PRP not/RB so/RB far/RB from/IN Johann's,/NNP then/RB I/PRP see/VBP him/PRP by/IN the/DT crick./NN Pete/NNP he/PRP say/VB he/PRP cut/VBD off/RP his/PRP$ hair/NN and/CC hit/VBD himself/PRP with/IN it/PRP until/IN there/EX was/VBD no/DT more/JJR hair./NN We/PRP see/VBP him/PRP lots/NNS of/IN times."Nell/NN moved/VBD close/RB to/TO Herman./NNP "Why/NNP didn't/VBD you/PRP tell/VB us/PRP he/PRP was/VBD around/IN here?/PRP We/PRP never/RB see/VBP him."/PRP "We/VB think/VBP you/PRP know/VBP it./PRP We/PRP see/VBP him/PRP lots/NNS of/IN times."/NN "Where/RB was/VBD Pete/NNP when/WRB he/PRP saw/VBD him/PRP lash/VB himself/PRP with/IN his/PRP$ hair?/NN Did/VBD he/PRP say/VB anything/NN to/TO Pete?"/NNP "Pete/NNP he/PRP was/VBD hunting/VBG some/DT meat./NN Pete/NNP was/VBD hungry/JJ for/IN meat,/NNS and/CC our/PRP$ meat/NN was/VBD all./DT We/PRP have/VBP nothing/NN for/IN the/DT gun,/NN so/IN Pete/NNP dig/VB a/DT hole/NN and/CC hide/VB in/IN there./DT You/PRP know,/VBP prairie/NN chickens/NNS always/RB come/VBN to/TO look/VB what/WP for/IN black/JJ pile/NN of/IN dirt/NN is/VBZ doing/VBG there,/RB and/CC Pete/NNP he/PRP grabs/VBD them/PRP by/IN the/DT legs./JJS You/PRP know/VBP how,/PRP Danny--you/. do/VB it,/CC too."/VB "Yes,/IN we/PRP know/VBP how/WRB to/TO catch/VB chickens,/NN but/CC was/VBD it/PRP while/IN Pete/NNP was/VBD in/IN the/DT 'hide'/JJ that/IN he/PRP saw/VBD the/DT Indian?/NNP Was/VBD it/PRP far/RB from/IN here?"/PRP "Oh,/RB not/RB so/RB far./, Over/IN by/IN the/DT crick./NN Pete/NNP he/PRP was/VBD in/IN the/DT hole/NN and/CC he/PRP saw/VBD Injun/NNP come/VB to/TO the/DT crick/NN and/CC make/VB as/IN though/IN he/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO take/VB a/DT drink./NN After/IN he/PRP look/VB into/IN the/DT water/NN once/RB he/PRP don't/VBD drink/NN no/DT water,/NN he/PRP takes/VBZ out/RP a/DT knife,/NN cuts/VBZ off/RP his/PRP$ braids/NNS of/IN hair/NN and/CC whips,/NN just/RB whips/VBZ his/PRP$ self./NN Pete/NNP say/VB maybe/RB he's/JJ mad/JJ over/IN himself/PRP that/IN he/PRP is/VBZ Injun."/IN "I/JJ hope/NN he/PRP keeps/VBZ his/PRP$ distance,"/NN was/VBD Nell's/NNP comment./, "Maybe/RB he'll/RB steal/VBP my/PRP$ candlesticks/NNS from/IN John's/NNP shanty./. They're/. there/EX since/IN the/DT wake./NN I/PRP wouldn't/MD want/VB to/TO lose/VB them./PRP$ Most/JJS of/IN my/PRP$ people/NNS were/VBD laid/VBN out/RP with/IN those/DT can­dlesticks/NNS at/IN their/PRP$ head./NN Run/VB over/IN and/CC get/VB them,/PRP$ some/DT of/IN you."/JJ "I/NN go,"/IN Herman/NNP volunteered;/NN "I/NN and/CC Sheila."/NNP "All/NNP right,"/RB Nell/NNP said,/VBD rising,/VBN "and/CC Danny,/NNP come/VBP before/IN it's/PRP too/RB dark/JJ and/CC help/VB me/PRP finish/VB up/RP the/DT chores./NN That/IN Indian's/NNP mind/NN may/MD not/RB be/VB right./JJ We'll/NNP have/VBP to/TO re/VB ­port/IN his/PRP$ hanging/VBG around./RP Lashing/NNP himself/PRP with/IN his/PRP$ hair!/NN I/PRP never/RB heard/VBD of/IN the/DT like,/JJ East/NNP or/CC West."/NNP Then,/NNP seeing/VBG alarm/NN in/IN the/DT children's/NNS faces,/IN she/PRP added:/VBD "Oh,/IN he/PRP is/VBZ prob­ably/RB harmless./NN Be/VB going/VBG in/IN now/RB and/CC getting/VBG ready/JJ for/IN bed."Sheila/NN was/VBD taller/JJR than/IN Herman./NNP As/IN she/PRP walked/VBD beside/IN him,/IN her/PRP$ two/CD heavy/JJ braids/NNS of/IN hair/NN tapped/VBN against/IN her/PRP$ shoulders,/NN and/CC her/PRP$ smooth/JJ ankles/NNS slipped/VBD through/IN the/DT grass./NN Her/PRP$ dark/JJ eyes/NNS were/VBD fixed/VBN beyond/IN Herman,/PRP$ al­/NN though/IN she/PRP listened/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ prattle./NN "And/CC we/PRP got/VBD such/PDT a/DT book/NN at/IN home/NN with/IN white/JJ pages/NNS in/IN it,/NN and/CC I/PRP make/VBP your/PRP$ picture/NN there,/, Sheila,/PRP but/CC it/PRP does/VBZ not/RB look/VB like/IN you."/PRP Herman/NNP had/VBD a/DT roundness/NN of/IN body:/NN his/PRP$ head/NN was/VBD round,/RB his/PRP$ face,/JJ his/PRP$ eyes./NN Only/RB when/WRB he/PRP smiled/VBD and/CC squinted/VBD could/MD one/PRP notice/VB any/DT acuteness/NN of/IN feature/NN or/CC of/IN perception./NN Herman/NNP was/VBD no/DT neater/RB than/IN other/JJ boys/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ community,/NN but/CC his/PRP$ grime/NN was/VBD uniform/JJ and/CC added/VBD somewhat/RB to/TO his/PRP$ general/JJ roundness/NN of/IN physiognomy./NN Tim/NNP often/RB said:/VBD "Herman's/JJ layers/NNS are/VBP even."The/RB two/CD children/NNS did/VBD not/RB linger/NN in/IN Johann's/NNP shanty./. Each/DT grabbed/VBD a/DT candlestick/NN and/CC hastened/VBD toward/IN the/DT door,/NN but/CC there/EX they/PRP stood/VBD too/RB terrified/VBN to/TO move./MD A/DT figure,/NN a/DT man,/NN coming/VBG suddenly/RB out/IN of/IN the/DT twilight,/NN was/VBD before/IN them./PRP "I/VBP take/VB now,"/RB he/PRP said,/VBD calmly/RB grasping/VBG Sheila/NNP in/IN his/PRP$ arms./NN "The/DT Injun!"/NNP Herman/NNP cried/VBD out./NNP "She/IN not/RB your/PRP$ squaw./NN She/PRP Sun-in-the-Hair."Sheila/NNP struggled/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ arms./NN She/PRP could/MD not/RB see/VB his/PRP$ face,/NN but/CC his/PRP$ voice/NN was/VBD that/IN of/IN the/DT Indian/NNP on/IN the/DT prairie./NN Recalling/VBG Mom's/NNP warnings/NNS and/CC horrors:/NN "Herman,/NNS help/VBP me!"/NNS She/PRP used/VBD her/PRP$ fists,/NN to/TO no/DT avail./JJ The/DT Indian/NNP seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB enjoying/VBG the/DT situation/NN as/IN he/PRP had/VBD on/IN the/DT former/JJ meeting./NN "In/IN a/DT trap,/NN but/CC not/RB wounded,"/, he/PRP said/VBD as/IN he/PRP attempted/VBD to/TO carry/VB her/PRP$ away/RB bodily./JJ For/IN just/RB an/DT instant/NN Herman/NN was/VBD incapable/JJ of/IN action./JJ The/DT recalling/NN of/IN Johann's/NNP death/NN in/IN the/DT shanty,/NN and/CC now/RB this/DT struggle/NN before/IN him,/PRP were/VBD too/RB tense/JJ for/IN his/PRP$ slow/JJ per­ception./NN "Herman!"Sheila's/JJ appeal/NN aroused/VBN him/PRP to/TO action./DT Sheila/NNP was/VBD being/VBG carried/VBN away/RB by/IN the/DT Injun!/NNP Herman/NNP raised/VBD the/DT can­dlestick/NN with/IN both/DT hands/NNS and/CC from/IN his/PRP$ point/NN of/IN vantage/NN on/IN the/DT cabin/NN steps/NNS brought/VBD the/DT piece/NN of/IN silver/NN down/RP heavily/RB on/IN the/DT assailant's/NN head./VBN The/DT Indian/NNP swayed/VBD and/CC fell./VBD Sheila/NNP was/VBD free./NN For/IN an/DT instant/NN the/DT children/NNS stood,/VBD too/RB excited/VBN to/TO move./PRP$ Herman/NNP wished/VBD to/TO drag/VB Sheila/NNP away,/RB but/CC instead/RB she/PRP bowed/VBD over/IN the/DT recumbent/JJ figure./NN "Oh,/NN it's/IN the/DT sameone."/JJ "Same/JJ one?"/NNS "Yes,/RB and/CC his/PRP$ hair/NN is/VBZ cut./VBG Now/RB he's/IN dead."/JJ "Yes,/NN and/CC now/RB they/PRP make/VBP me/PRP dead,/VB too,"/DT Herman/NNP said/VBD in/IN tears./DT "I/NNP run,/NN I/PRP run/VBP away./RB I/PRP run/VBP away/RB now./DT In­juns/NNS might/MD get/VB me./PRP Soldiers/NNP might/MD get/VB me./PRP I/PRP run/VBP away."Both/DT children/NNS ran,/VBD first/RB toward/IN Connors';/NNP then/RB Her­/PRP$ man/NN stopped/VBD suddenly,/RB swung/VBN around,/RB and/CC dragged/VBD Sheila/NNP a/DT few/JJ rods/NNS toward/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ home./NN Each/DT still/RB carried/VBN a/DT candlestick,/NN and/CC Herman/NNP held/VBD fast/RB to/TO Sheila's/NNP wrist./NN Sheila/NNP pulled/VBD her/PRP$ hand/NN away./. "Come/VB on--tell/JJ Mom,"/IN she/PRP commanded./MD "I/RB don't/RB want/VB to/TO go/VB to/TO your/PRP$ house."/NN "I/IN don't,/NNS neither,"/CC Herman/NNP answered,/NN still/RB clinging/VBG to/TO Sheila./NNP Herman/NNP was/VBD trembling./VBG "Leave/PRP go/VB my/PRP$ hand,"/NN Sheila/NNP said,/VBD "or/IN I'll/NNP hit/VBD you/PRP with/IN the/DT candlestick./NN I'm/IN going/VBG home./RP What/WP if/IN he/PRP ain't/RB dead?/JJ He'll/NNP get/VB after/IN us."Herman/NNP loosened/VBD his./PRP$ viselike/JJ grip/NN on/IN Sheila's/NNP wrist./NN "I/NNS go/VBP away,/RB Sheila./PRP I/PRP go/VBP now./RB I/PRP all/DT time/NN want/VB for/IN to/TO be/VB artist./NN I/PRP go/VBP now/RB for/IN to/TO be/VB artist./NN I/PRP go/VBP first/RB to/TO my/PRP$ uncle/NN in/IN Dakota./NNP Injuns/NNP will/MD not/RB find/VB me./. When/WRB they/PRP get/VBP tired/VBN of/IN looking/VBG for/IN me,/NN I/PRP will/MD be,/VB oh,/RB fine/JJ artist,/NN and/CC I/PRP will/MD grow,/VB oh,/NNS such/JJ big/JJ whiskers/NNS and/CC come/VB back/RB and/CC we'll/RB get/VB married."/NN "Oh,/IN Herman/NNP ./. ./. ."/NNP Herman/NNP had/VBD started/VBN west./DT "Goodbye,/NNP Sheila./NNP I/PRP go/VBP for/IN to/TO be/VB artist,"/NNS came/VBD to/TO her/PRP from/IN the/DT darkness./NN It/PRP was/VBD Danny/NNP who/WP brought/VBD the/DT news/NN of/IN the/DT attempted/VBN abduction/NN to/TO Nell./NNP He/PRP had/VBD met/VBN Sheila/NNP on/IN the/DT edge/NN of/IN the/DT grove./NN "Glory/NN be/VB to/TO God,"/NNP Nell/NNP said,/VBD holding/VBG Sheila/NNP se­curely/RB in/IN her/PRP$ arms./NN "Tell/VB me/PRP one/CD thing:/NN are/VBP you/PRP all/DT right?"Danny/NN was/VBD already/RB on/IN Ned's/NNP back/RB to/TO summon/VB Katto/NNP and/CC son,/NN Pete./NNP They/PRP appeared/VBD in/IN a/DT short/JJ time,/NN also/RB on/IN horseback,/NN Pete/NNP with/IN the/DT butcher/NN knife/NN and/CC Katto/NNP dangling/VBG a/DT pitchfork./NN Nell,/NNP with/IN the/DT clothesline/NN in/IN her/PRP$ hand,/NN joined/VBD them./PRP All/DT cautiously/RB made/VBN their/PRP$ way/NN to­/TO wards/NNS the/DT ill-fated/JJ shanty./NN In/IN case/NN of/IN encounter,/JJ Katto/NNP was/VBD ready,/JJ weapon/NN in/IN hand./NN It/PRP was/VBD not/RB called/VBN into/IN action./DT The/DT Indian/NNP lay/VBD as/IN he/PRP had/VBD fallen./NN "We'd/RB better/JJR bind/NN him,/IN hand/NN and/CC foot,/NN in/IN the/DT name/NN of/IN God,"/NNP Nell/NNP advised,/NN "in/IN case/NN he/PRP comes/VBZ to./TO There's/EX a/DT pulse,/NN Katto./NNP Herman/NNP need/MD not/RB have/VB run/VBN away."Nell/RB knotted/VBN the/DT rope/NN firmly./. "Oh,/'' don't/RB think/VB on/IN Herman/NNP now,"/, Katto/NNP said/VBD lightly./PRP "He'll/MD come/VB back/RB once/RB when/WRB he/PRP gets/VBZ hunger./VBD Let/VB him/PRP hide./. We/PRP got/VBD enough/RB dead/JJ ones/NNS around/IN here/RB these/DT days./NN This/DT one/NN is/VBZ dead,/JJ I/PRP think."But/IN the/DT Indian/NNP was/VBD not/RB dead./VBN As/IN Nell/NNP leaned/VBD over/IN him,/PRP$ he/PRP stirred/VBD and/CC moaned./VBD "Thank/NNP God,/NNP he's/VBD not/RB dead,"/JJ she/PRP said./VBD "I/PRP wouldn't/MD want/VB Herman/NNP to/TO be/VB a/DT murderer/NN protecting/VBG Sheila."Danny/NNP spoke/VBD up./RP "It's/IN the/DT same/JJ Indian,/NNP Mom./NNP Got/VBD his/PRP$ hair/NN cut,/JJ and/CC wearing/VBG a/DT sash."The/NN Indian,/NNP quite/RB unconscious,/JJ and/CC bleeding/VBG from/IN a/DT scalp/NN wound,/, was/VBD placed/VBN in/IN Johann's/NNP bed./. Nell/NNP applied/VBD cold/JJ compresses/NNS to/TO his/PRP$ head./NN Why,/IN if/IN he/PRP should/MD die/VB ./. ./. !/. 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His/PRP$ Katie/NNP tell/VB my/PRP$ Pete."Nell/NNP leaned/VBD forward./VBN "Bully/RB for/IN Lou/NNP to/TO have/VB some/DT gumption./NN Max's/NNP wife/NN should/MD see/VB to/TO it/PRP that/IN they/PRP are/VBP married/VBN now,/RB and/CC then/RB let/VB them/PRP off."/RP "Oh,/RB Max's/NNP wife/NN she/PRP is/VBZ for/IN Lena,/NNP but/CC you/PRP know,/VBP Mrs./NNP Connor,/NNP that/IN she/PRP can/MD do/VB nothing./DT Her/PRP$ man/NN is/VBZ so/RB crazy/JJ with/IN his/PRP$ meanness/NN and/CC that/IN there/RB sickness/JJR in/IN his/PRP$ leg/NN he/PRP says/VBZ he/PRP will/MD follow/VB them/PRP if/IN they/PRP go/VBP far/RB as/IN the/DT Mississipp'/NNP and/CC then/RB he/PRP will/MD throw/VB her/PRP in./. By/IN Gutt,/NNP I/PRP guess/VBP if/IN he/PRP had/VBD two/CD good/JJ legs/NNS once/RB no/DT one/NN could/MD live/VB near/IN him."/NN "Max/NN is/VBZ not/RB as/RB bad/JJ as/IN he/PRP appears./VBD He/PRP just/RB likes/VBZ to/TO bully/VB people."/NNS "Oh,/IN no,/JJ Mrs./NNP Connor,/NNP people/NNS that/WDT know/VBP him/PRP once/RB in/IN Dubuque/NNP they/PRP shake/VBP their/PRP$ heads/NNS over/IN him./PRP Did/VBD you/PRP know/VB that/DT Bill/NNP Breidbarth's/NNP wife/NN got/VBD the/DT consumting?/NN They/PRP read/VBD it/PRP in/IN the/DT almanac;/NN it/PRP say/VBP there/RB just/RB the/DT same/JJ as/IN she/PRP got/VBD it./PRP They/PRP got/VBD no/DT money/NN for/IN to/TO send/VB away/RB for/IN the/DT cure,/NN so/RB I/PRP guess/VBP maybe/RB she/PRP won't/MD live/VB much/RB longer./JJR I/PRP guess/VBP there'll/RB be/VB enough/RB of/IN Low/NNP Germans/NNPS anyhow/RB left/VBN if/IN she/PRP does/VBZ die."/RB Katto/NNP smiled/VBD wickedly,/NN expecting/VBG a/DT reprimand,/NN and/CC she/PRP got/VBD it./DT "Shame/NN on/IN you,/PRP Katto,/IN you/PRP with/IN your/PRP$ good/JJ health./NN There's/. seven/CD children/NNS there,/, and/CC a/DT drinking/NN man."/NN "I/IN aint/NN [sic]/, so/RB soft/JJ like/IN as/IN you/PRP are,/VBP Mrs./NNP Connor,/NNP and/CC I/PRP think/VBP it/PRP is/VBZ best/RB that/IN way./DT Of/IN course/NN we/PRP got/VBD to/TO have/VB some/DT foolish/JJ ones."/NNS She/PRP reached/VBD for/IN the/DT discarded/VBN bonnet./NN "Don't/RB go/VB yet./RB What's/WP your/PRP$ hurry?/NN I/PRP just/RB die/VBP for/IN someone/NN to/TO talk/VB to,"/NNS Nell/NNP said./VBD "I/PRP must/MD go./VB With/IN those/DT boys/NNS maybe/RB I/PRP ain't/VBP got/VBD no/DT house/NN when/WRB I/PRP get/VBP home;/RB and/CC I/PRP heard/VBD some/DT hens/NNS caxing/VBG in/IN the/DT trees/NNS as/IN I/PRP come/VBP down./RB I/PRP must/MD get/VB their/PRP$ eggs/NNS before/IN it/PRP is/VBZ dark."Nell/RB stood/VBN up/RB and/CC the/DT two/CD women/NNS faced/VBD each/DT other./JJ "Well,"/NN Nell/NNP said,/VBD "things/NNS are/VBP pretty/RB bad,/JJ Katto,/NNP but/CC I/PRP suppose/VBP they/PRP could/MD be/VB worse."Katto/VBN viciously/RB decapitated/VBN an/DT unfortunate/JJ hopper/NN and/CC dashed/VBD it/PRP on/IN the/DT ground./NN "By/IN Gutt,/NNP we/PRP ain't/VBP dead/JJ with/IN the/DT hunger/NN yet."She/RB perched/VBN her/PRP$ bonnet/NN on/IN her/PRP$ head,/NN leaving/VBG the/DT strings/NNS untied,/IN and/CC waddled/VBD off,/IN having/VBG lost/VBN every/DT trace/NN of/IN her/PRP$ attempted/JJ superciliousness./NN Once/RB out/RB on/IN the/DT prai­rie,/NN her/PRP gait/NN resumed/VBD what/WP Tim/NNP called/VBD "a/DT sling/NN trot,"/NN and/CC she/PRP disappeared/VBD near/IN her/PRP$ own/JJ grove,/NN there/RB to/TO take/VB care/NN of/IN the/DT place/NN and/CC the/DT boys,/NNS to/TO prepare/VB meals/NNS from/IN scanty/NN rations,/NN to/TO do/VB the/DT chores,/NN and/CC to/TO search/VB out/IN the/DT hens/NNS that/WDT were/VBD "caxing"/VBN in/IN the/DT grove./NN At/IN the/DT supper/NN table,/NN Nell/NNP told/VBD the/DT children/NNS some/DT of/IN the/DT news/NN of/IN the/DT neighborhood/NN and/CC added:/JJ "We/NN should/MD thank/VB God/NNP that/IN He/PRP leaves/VBZ us/PRP our/PRP$ health/NN and/CC our/PRP$ senses."/NN As/IN they/PRP recited/VBD the/DT prayer/NN after/IN meals/NNS in/IN chorus:/NN "We/IN give/VB Thee/PRP thanks,/IN O/NNP Almighty/NNP God,/NNP for/IN these/DT and/CC all/DT Thy/NNPS blessings/NNS ./. ./. ."/VBD Max's/NNP girl,/NN Lena,/NNP stood/VBD in/IN the/DT doorway./NN "Hide/IN me!/NNS Hide/IN me!"/NN she/PRP begged,/VBD her/PRP$ breath/NN short/RB from/IN her/PRP$ recent/JJ haste./NN A/DT shaft/NN of/IN sunset/NN light/NN falling/VBG across/IN her/PRP$ threw/VBD an/DT attenuated/VBN silhouette/NN into/IN the/DT room./NN Nell/NNP looked/VBD in/IN amazement/NN at/IN the/DT girl./NN Never/RB before/RB had/VBD she/PRP seen/VBN such/JJ terror/NN in/IN one/CD so/IN young./NNP Lena's/NNP thin/JJ face/NN was/VBD ashen/JJ white,/, and/CC her/PRP$ eyes/NNS dark/JJ as/IN coals./NN ./. ./. ./. The/DT face/NN receded,/NN and/CC Nell/NNP was/VBD conscious/JJ only/RB of/IN black/JJ eyes,/NNS pleading,/VBP terror-stricken./DT "He/NNP said/VBD he'd/PRP kill/VB me/PRP and/CC he/PRP will!"/MD This/DT aroused/VBN Nell./NNP The/DT imminent/JJ danger/NN became/VBD apparent/JJ as/IN she/PRP saw/VBD Max's/NNP sulky/JJ speeding/NN across/IN the/DT prairie./NN She/PRP recalled/VBD Katto's/NNP recent/JJ information./NN "Go/NN up/RB in/IN the/DT loft--come/NN on,"/IN she/PRP said,/VBD leading/VBG the/DT way./NN "He/NN can't/NN climb."/NN "Mary/NNP is/VBZ with/IN him,/NN and/CC she'll/NN climb./VBD Don't/NNP put/VBD me/PRP in/IN a/DT trap."Nell/NN looked/VBD about/IN the/DT house./NN There/RB was/VBD the/DT oven,/NN but/CC the/DT stove/NN was/VBD warm./RBR The/DT trundle/NN bed,/RB sagging/VBG so/RB that/IN an/DT occupant/NN could/MD not/RB make/VB a/DT perceptible/JJ bulge,/NN suggested/VBD itself/PRP as/IN a/DT hiding/NN place./NN Nell/NNP doubled/VBD back/RB the/DT covers./NN "Here,/IN come/VBN on,/RB hop/NN in/IN here/RB and/CC I'll/NNP put/VBD the/DT baby/NN in/IN with/IN you."Lena/NNP curled/VBD up/IN her/PRP$ slim/JJ body/NN and/CC the/DT bed/NN sank./VBD When/WRB Nell/NNP bent/VBD to/TO remove/VB the/DT sleeping/NN Alice,/IN the/DT child's/NNS helplessness/NN reproached/VBD her./PRP She/PRP couldn't/MD take/VB that/DT inno­cent/JJ child/NN and/CC place/VB her/PRP in/IN danger./NN She/PRP must/MD choose/VB someone/NN who/WP had,/VBD at/IN least,/NNS the/DT use/NN of/IN his/PRP$ feet./NN "Kitty/NNP Ann,/NNP would/MD you/PRP go/VB to/TO bed/NN and/CC play/VB you're/PRP sick/JJ to/TO help/VB Lena?"The/NNP child/NN answered/VBD in/IN tears:/NN "No,/IN I/PRP don't/RB want/VBP to/TO be/VB sick./JJR I'm/IN well."Bewildered,/RB Nell/NNP looked/VBD about/RB for/IN a/DT solution./NN Was/VBD there/RB no/DT one/NN who/WP could/MD understand?/VB Must/NNP she/PRP always/RB be/VB alone?/RB "Let/JJ me,/, Mom,"/NNP volunteered/VBD Danny/NNP eagerly,/, "and/CC if/IN that/DT old/JJ Max/NNP comes/VBZ near/IN me/PRP I'll/RB pull/VB the/DT red/JJ whiskers/NNS off'n/IN him./PRP And/CC if/IN he/PRP tries/VBZ to/TO drag/VB me/PRP out,/IN I'll/NNP jump/VBP up/RB and/CC step/VB on/IN his/PRP$ sore/JJ leg."Nell,/NNS convinced/VBD that/IN she/PRP had/VBD a/DT dependable/JJ ally,/NN tucked/VBD Danny/NNP into/IN the/DT small/JJ bed./NN It/PRP was/VBD not/RB until/IN years/NNS after/IN ­ward,/NNP however,/, that/IN she/PRP could/MD smile/VB at/IN that/DT ludicrous/JJ picture:/NN Danny/NNP a/DT sick/JJ boy,/NN with/IN such/JJ roguery/NN in/IN his/PRP$ eyes/NNS that/IN he/PRP must/MD keep/VB them/PRP closed;/RB a/DT face/NN tanned/VBN and/CC torn,/NNS eager/JJ for/IN excitement;/JJ a/DT body/NN relaxed/VBN and/CC comfortable/JJ after/IN having/VBG done/VBN full/JJ justice/NN to/TO a/DT supper/NN of/IN mush/NN and/CC milk./MD The/DT unusualness/NN of/IN this/DT excitement/NN caused/VBD the/DT younger/JJR Connors/NNS to/TO cry,/VB adding/VBG more/JJR tumult;/NN but/CC Mar­garet/NNP and/CC Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP smiled/VBD in/IN anticipation/NN of/IN some/DT ­thing--they/NN knew/VBD not/RB what./WP "Clear/VB out/IN of/IN the/DT house,/NN every/DT one/CD of/IN you,"/JJ Nell/NNP commanded./NN Sheila/NNP hung/VBD back./RB Nell/NNP recalled/VBD Sheila's/NNP previous/JJ lack/NN of/IN tact/NN when/WRB questioned/VBN by/IN the/DT Indian/NNP on/IN the/DT prairie./NN "Take/NN them/PRP toward/IN Schwartzes',"/NNP she/PRP said./VBD "Run/NNP now,/, and/CC if/IN questioned/VBN remember/VBP not/RB a/DT word./NN Out/IN with/IN you."/NN Robert/NNP Emmet,/NNP quit/VBD your/PRP$ pipering./NN Margaret,/NN Sheila,/PRP take/VBP Ellen/NNP by/IN the/DT hand./NN If/IN Max/NNP comes/VBZ near/IN you,/PRP remember,/VBP run--run/JJ and/CC say/VB boo/NN to/TO no/DT one."The/NNP sulky/NN was/VBD close/RB to/TO the/DT grove/NN now./, Nell/NNP at/IN tempted/VBN no/RB further/JJ advice/NN to/TO her/PRP$ accomplices,/NN but/CC made/VBD useless/JJ trips/NNS from/IN table/NN to/TO stove,/VB 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answered/VBD uncivilly./NNP To/TO Mary:/NNP "Go/NNP once/RB and/CC find/VB Lena./NNP Go/VB first/RB to/TO barn/NN and/CC granary."Mary/NN went/VBD toward/IN the/DT barn./NN "Is/IN Lena/NNP gone?"/NNP Nell/NNP asked/VBD as/IN if/IN surprised./VBN "Well,/NNP well./, Trouble/NN never/RB comes/VBZ single./NN I've/NN got/VBD a/DT boy/NN here/RB that/IN isn't/RB himself,/PRP either./DT Wish/NNP Tim/NNP would/MD be/VB along."Nell/RB prattled/VBN unconvincingly./. She/PRP felt/VBD a/DT pity/NN for/IN Max./NNP His/PRP$ big/JJ frame/NN trembled/VBD with/IN pain./NN His/PRP$ day/NN was/VBD done./VBN He/PRP who/WP had/VBD ruled/VBN by/IN brute/JJ force/NN alone/RB was/VBD now/RB forced/VBN to/TO surrender./VB He/PRP could/MD threaten/VB to/TO shoot,/VB but/CC if/IN he/PRP did/VBD he/PRP would/MD be/VB taken/VBN away/RB to/TO die/VB in/IN jail,/NN and/CC he/PRP knew/VBD it./PRP "I'll/RB be/VB going/VBG in/IN to/TO Danny,"/NNP Nell/NNP explained,/, as/IN she/PRP went/VBD into/IN the/DT house./NN "It's/NNP Mary/NNP you'll/MD have/VB to/TO contend/VB with/IN now,"/RB she/PRP whispered./MD Lena/NNP heard/VBD in/IN despair--Mary/NN was/VBD her/PRP$ father's/NN de­pendence./VBD Mary/NNP not/RB only/RB feared/VBD her/PRP$ father/NN but/CC she/PRP was/VBD jealous/JJ and/CC bitter/JJ toward/IN Lena./NNP Danny/NNP assured/VBD her:/PRP "I'll/JJ fix/NN Mary."/NNP "Why/NNP Danny,/NNP what's/WP happened/VBD to/TO you?"/PRP Danny/NNP evidently/RB had/VBD 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as/RB soundly/RB as/IN if/IN she/PRP were/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ crib--joined/JJ Nell./NNP Nell/NNP whispered/VBD to/TO Lou:/NNP "It's/NNP customary,/, you/PRP know,/VBP to/TO give/VB him/PRP a/DT trifle./NN You/PRP have/VBP it./PRP It's/IN your/PRP$ duty./NN He/PRP gets/VBZ hardly/RB enough/JJ to/TO keep/VB body/NN and/CC soul/NN together."Lou/RB nodded./VBD "I'll/NNP have/VBP to/TO have/VB another/DT witness,"/IN the/DT priest/NN said,/VBD surveying/VBG the/DT crowd./NN "We/NN have/VBP an/DT Indian/JJ outside,"/NN Nell/NNP spoke/VBD up./NNP Then,/NNP seeing/VBG the/DT look/NN of/IN surprise/NN on/IN his/PRP$ face,/NN she/PRP added:/VBD "Not/RB a/DT real/JJ Indian./NNP He/PRP has/VBZ some/DT White/NNP in/IN him--I'm/JJ thinking/NN tonight/RB a/DT great/JJ deal."She/NN snatched/VBD the/DT baby/NN from/IN the/DT embarrassed/JJ groom./NN "It's/NNS my/PRP$ child,/NN Father,/IN the/DT youngest/JJS of/IN six/CD besides/IN an/DT adopted/VBN one."/IN "God/NNP bless/VBD you,"/IN the/DT priest/NN 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with/IN a/DT sense/NN of/IN deso­lation/NN and/CC physical/JJ weariness./, The/DT shanties/NNS of/IN the/DT town/NN were/VBD black/JJ and/CC forbidding./VBD There/EX was/VBD no/DT sign/NN of/IN life./NN Wild/NNP Goose/NNP lighted/VBD the/DT lantern/NN and/CC stood/VBD by/IN the/DT wagon./NN "If/IN I/PRP only/RB knew/VBD someone/NN to/TO whom/WP I/PRP could/MD go/VB and/CC get/VB a/DT cup/NN of/IN hot/JJ tea,"/NN she/PRP wished/VBD furtively./JJR "I/NNP feel/VB so--faint."The/DT boy/NN answered/VBD nothing./RP Nell/NNP climbed/VBD into/IN the/DT wagon./NN They/PRP retraced/VBD their/PRP$ way,/NN again/RB taking/VBG the/DT route/NN south/RB of/IN the/DT slough/JJ to/TO avoid/VB any/DT encounters/NNS with/IN the/DT frenzied/JJ Max./NNP "I'm/NNP not/RB so/RB afraid/JJ of/IN him,/NN but/CC he/PRP might/MD put/VB a/DT bullet/NN in/IN one/CD of/IN us,"/NN Nell/NNP reasoned./NNP Enroute/NNP home/NN she/PRP realized/VBD that/IN she/PRP and/CC poor/JJ helpless/JJ Alice/NNP were/VBD alone/RB with/IN an/DT Indian./NNP She/PRP thought/VBD of/IN her/PRP$ first/JJ night/NN on/IN the/DT prairie,/NN how/WRB she/PRP had/VBD mistaken/VBN the/DT goo-gooings/NNS of/IN the/DT prairie/NN chickens/NNS for/IN Indian/NNP signals./VBD A/DT wave/NN of/IN that1/DT terrible/JJ horror/NN returned/VBD to/TO her/PRP as/IN she/PRP reviewed/VBN the/DT night./NN She/PRP tried/VBD to/TO reassure/VB herself/PRP by/IN recall­ing/VBG Ben's/NNP experiences:/NN "I/NN trust/NN an/DT Indian/NNP further/RBR than/IN lots/NNS of/IN white/JJ men."/NNS Tim's,/RB too./, Tim/NNP was/VBD not/RB afraid/JJ of/IN Indians./NNP "Treat/NNP 'em/PRP decent/JJ and/CC they'll/RB let/VB you/PRP alone."/RB But/CC Tim/NNP was/VBD always/RB so/RB trusting./. He/PRP couldn't/MD think/VB evil/NN of/IN anyone./DT She/PRP looked/VBD sideways/RB at/IN the/DT boy./NN His/PRP$ face/NN was/VBD thin;/IN the/DT scar/NN on/IN his/PRP$ head/NN discernible./VBD It/PRP was,/VBD no/DT doubt,/NN to/TO be/VB near/IN this/DT boy/NN that/IN his/PRP$ white/JJ grandmother/NN had/VBD made/VBN a/DT long/JJ journey/NN back/RB to/TO the/DT red/JJ people/NNS years/NNS ago./RB Perhaps/RB she/PRP had/VBD passed/VBN near/IN this/DT very/RB trail!/JJ "Stars/NNS are/VBP not/RB so/RB bright./JJ They're/DT sort/NN of/IN hidden."/NN She/PRP tried/VBD to/TO break/VB the/DT tenseness/NN of/IN a/DT night/NN so/RB soundless/JJ that/IN even/RB her/PRP$ thoughts/NNS seemed/VBD clattering/VBG things./DT "Stars,/NN no;/NN but/CC Wild/NNP Goose/NNP knows/VBZ that/IN stars/NNS will/MD go/VB farther/RB away./RP Wild/NNP Goose/NNP knows/VBZ there's/DT heap/NN fire."Nell/RB looked/VBD about/IN her./PRP The/DT air/NN was/VBD a/DT little/JJ hazy./NN "There's/NNS always/RB fire/VB nowadays,"/RB she/PRP answered./MD "I/RB can/MD smell/VB it/PRP nights/NNS when/WRB there/EX is/VBZ wind./DT Everyone/NN is/VBZ smudg­ing/VBG the/DT prairie/NN to/TO kill/VB off/RP the/DT grasshoppers./NN I/PRP hope/VBP to/TO the/DT good/JJ Lord/NNP that/IN they'll/DT succeed/VBP in/IN getting/VBG rid/JJ of/IN 'em."There/PRP was/VBD no/DT answer;/NN only/RB a/DT tense,/NN palpitating/VBG silence./JJ Nell/NNP bowed/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN lower/JJR over/IN the/DT sleeping/VBG Alice,/NNP and/CC swayed/VBD with/IN the/DT motion/NN of/IN the/DT wagon./NN The/DT oxen/NNS stopped/VBD with/IN a/DT jolt./NN Nell/NNP would/MD have/VB fallen/VBN forward/RB had/VBD not/RB Wild/JJ Goose/NNP held/VBD a/DT restraining/VBG arm./NN She/PRP rubbed/VBD her/PRP$ eyes./NN Dawn!/. Not/RB dawn!/VBG "It's/NNP fire!"/NN Surrounded/VBN by/IN clouds/NNS of/IN smoke,/NN Buck/NNP and/CC Spec,/NNP off/IN the/DT trail/NN and/CC in/IN grass/NN to/TO their/PRP$ bellies,/NN bawled/VBD dismally./VBG "Maybe/RB they'd/TO go/VB on/IN the/DT trail./NN Did/VBD you/PRP get/VB lost?/VBN Lord/NNP save/IN us!/PRP What'll/WP we/PRP do?"/VBP "Wild/JJ Goose/JJ leaves/NNS trail,/NN goes/VBZ to/TO slough/RP so/RB Kind/NNP Woman/NNP and/CC papoose/VB will/MD not/RB burn."So/VB saying,/NNS he/PRP leaped/VBD over/IN the/DT wheel,/NN quieted/VBD the/DT oxen/NNS by/IN turning/VBG them/PRP away/RB from/IN the/DT oncoming/JJ smoke,/NN and/CC led/VBD them/PRP on/IN toward/IN the/DT slough/NN in/IN a/DT more/JJR diagonal/JJ course./NN Nell/NNP pulled/VBD the/DT shawl/NN about/IN Alice/NNP to/TO protect/VB her/PRP from/IN the/DT pungent/JJ smoke,/NN and/CC shut/VB her/PRP$ eyes./NN "The/DT children/NNS and/CC Tim!/NNP May/NNP the/DT Lord/NNP protect/VBP them,/RB tool7'/VB When/WRB she/PRP heard/VBD the/DT stamping/NN of/IN the/DT oxen/NNS in/IN the/DT slough/JJ and/CC the/DT slashing/VBG of/IN water/NN on/IN the/DT wheels,/NN she/PRP opened/VBD her/PRP$ eyes/NNS and/CC looked/VBD into/IN an/DT ocean/NN of/IN fire./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT bad/JJ fire./NN The/DT fierce,/JJ singing/NN kind/NN whose/WP$ billows/NNS of/IN blaze/NN overlapped/VBN each/DT other/JJ in/IN their/PRP$ haste/NN to/TO destroy./VB As/IN it/PRP drew/VBD nearer,/RB its/PRP$ tune/NN became/VBD the/DT roar/NN of/IN mad/JJ animals/NNS frothing/VBG smoke/NN and/CC lapping,/NN lapping/NN red/JJ tongues./NN On/IN it/PRP came!/VBD Jaws/NNP snapped/VBD and/CC bit./VBD At/IN the/DT edge/NN of/IN the/DT slough/NN the/DT flames/NNS leaped/VBD higher/JJR and/CC hurled/VBD sparks/NNS toward/IN the/DT wagon./NN Something/NN in/IN Wild/NNP Goose/NNP found/VBD a/DT challenge/NN in/IN the/DT frenzy/NN of/IN the/DT fire./NN He/PRP left/VBD his/PRP$ place/NN of/IN safety/NN near/IN the/DT wagon,/NN tore/VBD off/RP his/PRP$ shirt,/NN and/CC bounded/VBD to/TO the/DT water's/NN edge./VBD Like/IN a/DT demon/NN he/PRP lashed/VBD the/DT fire,/NN uttering/VBG wild,/JJ un­/JJ canny/JJ shrieks,/NNS running/VBG into/IN its/PRP$ midst/NN to/TO be/VB scorched/VBN and/CC singed,/JJ and/CC returning/VBG to/TO plunge/VB into/IN the/DT water./NN It/PRP was/VBD wild,/JJ barbaric!/NN His/PRP$ movements/NNS were/VBD in/IN accord/NN with/IN the/DT spirit/NN of/IN the/DT fire./NN Nell/NNP sat/VBD fascinated,/RB tensely/JJ pressing/VBG her/PRP$ feet/NNS against/IN the/DT box/NN of/IN the/DT wagon,/NN "Wonder/IN if/IN he's/PRP lost/VBD his/PRP$ senses,/NN or/CC is/VBZ it/PRP a/DT custom/NN of/IN Indians/NNPS to/TO torture/VB themselves/PRP like/IN that!"/DT The/DT boy's/JJ lithe/NN body/NN bounded/VBD into/IN the/DT smoke--/NNS for/IN an/DT instant/NN it/PRP would/MD be/VB lost--and/JJ soon/RB again/RB Nell/NNP could/MD see/VB the/DT dark/JJ silhouette/NN against/IN the/DT ruddy/NN back/RB ­ground./. The/DT flames/NNS receded;/VBD the/DT billows/NNS rushed/VBD on./RP In/IN their/PRP$ wake/NN they/PRP left/VBD smoke/NN and/CC darkened/VBD prairie./VBG Wild/NNP Goose/NNP returned/VBD to/TO the/DT wagon./NN Without/IN a/DT word/NN he/PRP led/VBD the/DT oxen/NNS from/IN the/DT slough/JJ and/CC resumed/VBD his/PRP$ seat./NN "Where's/IN your/PRP$ shirt?/NN Did/VBD you/PRP burn/VB your/PRP$ shirt/NN en­tirely?"/JJ Wild/NNP Goose/NNP smiled/VBD as/IN though/IN in/IN reminiscence./NN "You're/IN all/DT blistered!/NN Foolish/NNP boy,/VBD to/TO burn/VB yourself/PRP like/IN that."/DT "Wild/JJ Goose/NNP can/MD bear/VB pain./NN Wild/NNP Goose/NNP will/MD be/VB a/DT man."/JJ To/TO this/DT Nell/NNP had/VBD no/DT comment./NN They/PRP drove/VBD on/IN through/IN a/DT sea/NN of/IN charred/JJ prairie./NN Occasionally/RB a/DT smoking/NN tuft/NN of/IN grass/NN would/MD shoot/VB into/IN blaze/NN like/IN a/DT skyrocket/NN and/CC as/RB quickly/RB die/VB down/RP again./DT Nell/NNP was/VBD crying/VBG now./RP What/WP if/IN it/PRP had/VBD got/VBN the/DT children!/NN "Wild/JJ Goose,/NNP can't/NN they/PRP hurry/VBP any/DT faster?/JJ If/IN we/PRP only/RB had/VBD Jack/NNP and/CC Jule!/NNP Do/VBP you/PRP think/VB Danny/NNP could/MD handle/VB the/DT firebreak?/NN What/WP if/IN they/PRP did/VBD not/RB waken/VBN in/IN time!"Dawn/NN scattered/VBN a/DT faint/JJ tinge/NN of/IN light./NN The/DT oxen/NNS were/VBD spectral,/VBN moving,/NNS scarcely/RB moving./VBD Daylight/NNP grew/VBD bolder/VBN and/CC flooded/VBD the/DT black/JJ prairie./NN Nell's/NNP eyes/NNS ached;/VBD her/PRP$ sight/NN was/VBD not/RB keen./VBG Would/MD the/DT prairie/NN ever/RB cease/VB to/TO be/VB black?/JJ A/DT pack/NN of/IN dogs/NNS rushed/VBD at/IN the/DT oxen./NN Schwartz's/NNP dogs!/NN They/PRP were/VBD in/IN the/DT neighborhood/NN of/IN home./NN "Look,/NNS Wild/NNP Goose,/NNP look!/VBD Isn't/NNP that/IN a/DT fresh/JJ fire/NN ­break?/NN Is/VBZ it?"/RB She/PRP strained/VBD her/PRP$ eyes/NNS toward/IN a/DT band/NN of/IN lustrous/JJ black./NN "Heap/NN fire/NN not/RB jump/VB fresh/JJ firebreak,"/NN the/DT Indian/JJ boy/NN answered/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ solemn/JJ way./NN Thank/VB God/NNP I/PRP The/DT children/NNS were/VBD safe./JJR THE/DT house/NN was/VBD spectral,/VBN quiet./RB Nell/RB placed/VBN Alice/NNP in/IN the/DT cradle./NN Robert/NNP Emmet/NNP and/CC Ellen/NNP were/VBD in/IN their/PRP$ trundle-bed./NN Thank/VB God,/NNP Danny/NNP had/VBD had/VBN sense/NN enough/RB to/TO sleep/VB downstairs./RP There/RB he/PRP was/VBD in/IN the/DT big/JJ bed,/NN with/IN Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP by/IN his/PRP$ side./NN Margaret/NNP and/CC Sheila/NNP were/VBD breathing/VBG deeply/RB in/IN the/DT other/JJ room./NN They/PRP were/VBD all/DT there,/RB safe/JJ and/CC sound,/JJ and/CC Lena/NNP was/VBD married/VBN and/CC gone./VBG Their/PRP$ many/JJ escapes/NNS proved/VBD the/DT goodness/NN and/CC mercy/NN of/IN God./NNP Nell/NNP moved/VBD the/DT sprawling/VBG Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP over/IN and/CC lay/VBD down/RP beside/IN her./PRP Later/RB in/IN the/DT morning/NN Danny/NNP sat/VBD up/RP in/IN bed,/CD his/PRP$ hair/NN and/CC eyebrows/NNS black/JJ with/IN soot./DT Nell/NNP was/VBD on/IN her/PRP$ feet/NNS in/IN an/DT instant./NN "Lord/NN save/IN us,/NN Danny,/NNP were/VBD you/PRP in/IN the/DT fire?"/NN "Oh,/NN Mom,/IN there/EX was/VBD a/DT terrible/JJ fire./NN We/PRP were/VBD all/DT in/IN bed/NN and/CC Max's/NNP wife/NN came/VBD over/IN and/CC said/VBD that/IN Max/NNP got/VBD so/RB mad/JJ when/WRB they/PRP couldn't/MD find/VB Lena/NNP last/JJ night/NN that/IN he/PRP smashed/VBD the/DT lantern/NN on/IN the/DT cart/NN wheel/NN and/CC lit/VBD the/DT prairie./NN Mary/NNP told/VBD her/PRP$ mother/NN about/RB me./MD She/PRP thought/VBD I/PRP was/VBD sick,/VBN so/IN she/PRP came/VBD over./RP And/CC Katto/NNP was/VBD out/IN plowing/VBG our/PRP$ fire­/NN break;/NN She/PRP had/VBD Pete/NNP with/IN her./PRP Our/PRP$ break/NN was/VBD all/DT over/IN ­grown/VBN with/IN grass--and/NN Mom,/IN she/PRP was/VBD mad/JJ at/IN Pop./NNP She/PRP said/VBD he/PRP should/MD have/VB stayed/VBD back/RP East/NNP with/IN the/DT Yankees/NNS and/CC never/RB brought/VBD you/PRP here/RB or/CC nothing./DT She/PRP said/VBD he/PRP was/VBD no/DT good/JJ except/IN for/IN making/VBG jokes/NNS and/CC singing,/JJ and/CC that/DT didn't/NN get/VB money."One/NN by/IN one/CD the/DT other/JJ children/NNS awoke/VBD and/CC sat/VBD up/RP in/IN bed/NN to/TO listen/VB to/TO the/DT night's/NN excitement./NN "'N/NNP Max's/NNP wife/NN said/VBD Pop/NNP was/VBD as/RB kind/NN as/IN a/DT woman/NN and/CC that/IN she/PRP would/MD like/VB a/DT man/NN like/IN that./DT Katto/NNP said/VBD that/IN one/NN who/WP goes/VBZ tramping/VBG and/CC lets/VBZ his/PRP$ family/NN burn/VBP because/IN they/PRP got/VBD no/DT good/JJ firebreak--"/NN "Danny!/. Danny!/. Now/RB don't/VBN be/VB repeating/VBG such./NN ./. ./. ,/, You're/NNP safe/JJ and/CC you/PRP have/VBP a/DT good/JJ father."/NN "And,/NN oh/UH Mom,/IN the/DT fire/NN leaped/VBD over/RP in/IN places/NNS and/CC we/PRP tramped/VBD it/PRP out/RP and/CC Katto/NNP kept/VBD plowing/VBG all/PDT the/DT time./NN "God/NNP bless/VBD Katto,"/NNP Nell/NNP repeated,/, tightening/VBG her/PRP$ belts/NNS about/IN her,/PRP preparing/VBG for/IN another/DT day/NN and/CC what/WP it/PRP would/MD bring/VB forth./RP "Van/NNP den/NN Hull's/NNP wife/NN left/VBD here/RB be/VB ­cause/IN there/EX was/VBD nothing/NN going/VBG on!/RB ./. ./. ."/NN "And/CC Max's/NNP wife/NN is/VBZ coming/VBG here/RB tonight,"/RB Danny/NNP continued,/NN "so/IN don't/RB be/VB afraid/JJ when/WRB she/PRP comes./VBD She/PRP asked/VBD about/IN Lena,/NNP and/CC I/PRP told/VBD her,/PRP Mom,/NNP because/IN I/PRP knew/VBD she/PRP was/VBD on/IN our/PRP$ side."/NN "You/PRP did/VBD right./NNP And/CC did/VBD you/PRP sleep/VB through/IN it/PRP all?"/DT Nell/NNP asked/VBD Sheila,/PRP who/WP with/IN Margaret/NNP was/VBD perched/VBN on/IN the/DT foot/NN of/IN the/DT big/JJ bed./NN "I/NN never/RB heard/VBD a/DT thing."/NN "Nor/CC you,/JJ Margaret?"/NNP "I/NNP heard/VBD noises,/NNS but/CC I/PRP knew/VBD Danny/NNP was/VBD awoke."Nell/RB said/VBD nothing/NN more,/, and/CC was/VBD soon/RB out/IN in/IN the/DT kitchen/NN rattling/VBG stove/NN lids./VBG Barley/NNP coffee/NN and/CC fried/JJ mush/NN were/VBD very/RB acceptable/JJ to/TO a/DT weary/JJ and/CC hungry/JJ body./NN "I/NNS saw/VBD big/JJ prairie/NN fire,/NN too,"/NN Robert/NNP Emmet/NNP began./VBD "Bigger/NN than/IN your/PRP$ head,/NN too,/, and/CC I/PRP plowed/VBD firebreak,/RB too."/RB "When,/JJ Emmet,/NNP when?"/IN the/DT others/NNS chorused,/VBD smiling/VBG in/IN anticipation./DT "Oh,/NN one/CD time/NN I/PRP did."Nell/RB had/VBD decided/VBN to/TO be/VB more/JJR civil/JJ to/TO poor/JJ Wild/NNP Goose/NNP after/IN his/PRP$ gallantry/NN on/IN her/PRP$ secret/JJ trip,/NN but/CC for/IN days/NNS the/DT boy/NN avoided/VBD the/DT house./NN After/IN recalling/VBG his/PRP$ barbaric/JJ dance/NN on/IN the/DT edge/NN of/IN the/DT slough,/NN he/PRP was/VBD ashamed/JJ and/CC disgusted/JJ with/IN himself./PRP He/PRP was/VBD not/RB White,/NNP but/CC Indian,/NNP he/PRP thought/VBD ruefully./NNP It/PRP was/VBD with/IN something/NN like/IN relief/NN that/IN one/CD day/NN he/PRP saw/VBD his/PRP$ small/JJ pony,/NN Scar/NNP Neck,/NNP being/VBG led/VBN by/IN another/DT Indian/NNP on/IN horseback,/NN on/IN the/DT horizon./NN It/PRP was,/VBD he/PRP knew,/VBD a/DT summons/NNS back/RB to/TO his/PRP$ father./NN That/DT evening,/NN leaving/VBG his/PRP$ companion/NN and/CC the/DT horses/NNS out/IN in/IN the/DT shadows,/NN he/PRP joined/VBD the/DT Connors/NNS before/IN their/PRP$ door./NN He/PRP told/VBD them/PRP about/IN his/PRP$ father's/JJ lands/NNS and/CC his/PRP$ home./NN "Better/NN than/IN the/DT house/NN of/IN white/JJ men./NN I/PRP will/MD go/VB to/TO my/PRP$ father,/NN but/CC I/PRP will/MD come/VB back,''/RB he/PRP said/VBD significantly./NN "There/RB is/VBZ one/CD who/WP will/MD be/VB glad/JJ to/TO see/VB Wild/NNP Goose/NNP come/VB back."Nell,/RB content/JJ in/IN knowing/VBG that/IN he/PRP was/VBD going,/VBN was/VBD not/RB greatly/RB concerned/VBN with/IN his/PRP$ return./NN "Which/JJ way/NN will/MD you/PRP go?/VB Won't/VBP you/PRP get/VB lost?"/VBN the/DT younger/JJR children/NNS asked./VBN "Wild/JJ Goose/NNP will/MD cross/VB Big/NNP Muddy/NNP at/IN Floyd's/NNP Bluff."/NNP "What's/NNP Floyd's/NNP Bluff?"/NNP "There/RB is/VBZ where/WRB Indian/NNP is/VBZ buried/VBN on/IN a/DT living/VBG horse./NN Wild/NNP Goose/NNP will/MD pass/VB Center/NNP Lake./NNP There/RB in/IN the/DT water/NN an/DT Indian/JJ girl/NN sings./. Wild/NNP Goose/NNP will/MD listen."/VB "Why/NNP is/VBZ she/PRP there?"/RB "Big/NNP Chief/NNP want/VBP the/DT girl/NN to/TO be/VB his/PRP$ squaw./NN She/PRP loved/VBD young/JJ brave./NN She/PRP threw/VBD herself/PRP into/IN this/DT lake/NN and/CC there/EX she/PRP sings./MD Some/DT day/NN when/WRB Wild/NNP Goose/NNP leads/VBZ his/PRP$ squaw/NN to/TO his/PRP$ father's/NN house,/NN he/PRP will/MD pass/VB Center/NNP Lake/NNP and/CC he/PRP will/MD say:/VB 'My/JJ squaw/NN loves/VBZ Wild/NNP Goose.'""What/NNP does/VBZ she/PRP sing?/VB What/WP does/VBZ she/PRP sing?"/VB "She/DT sings:/JJ 'Do/. not/RB take/VB a/DT squaw/NN who/WP does/VBZ not/RB want/VB to/TO be/VB your/PRP$ squaw.'/JJ It/PRP is/VBZ a/DT sad/JJ song."/NN "How/NNP does/VBZ she/PRP live/VB in/IN the/DT water?"/NN "Shucks!"/IN Danny/NNP said,/VBD jumping/VBG up--angered,/RP no/DT doubt,/NN that/IN he,/NN too,/, was/VBD feeling/VBG the/DT spell/NN of/IN the/DT musical/JJ voiced/VBN narrator./NN "Let/IN him/PRP alone,/RB Danny,/NNP Danny,"/NNP Nell/NNP said/VBD softly./NN "Let/IN him/PRP go/VB in/IN peace/NN now."Not/RB a/DT farewell/NN was/VBD spoken./NN Before/IN the/DT circle/NN of/IN listen­ers/NNS were/VBD fully/RB aware/JJ of/IN it/PRP their/PRP$ guest/NN had/VBD risen,/VBN taken/VBN a/DT step/NN or/CC two/CD backwards,/NNS and/CC was/VBD swallowed/VBN in/IN the/DT night./NN The/DT sound/NN of/IN horses'/NNS hoofs/NNS died/VBD away/RB in/IN the/DT distance./NN "I/IN declare/VBP I'm/NNP glad/JJ he's/NNS gone/VBN off/RB with/IN himself./PRP He/PRP actually/RB gave/VBD me/PRP the/DT shivers/NNS with/IN his/PRP$ solemn/JJ stories,"/NN Nell/NNP said,/VBD relieved./VBN "He's/IN a/DT good/JJ Indian./NNP Never/RB scalped/VBD us/PRP or/CC nothin',"/RB Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP added./DT Emmet/NNP said/VBD sadly:/JJ "Will/NN he/PRP come/VBD back/RB again/RB tomor­row?"/RB "Huh,/JJ by/IN tomorrow/NN he/PRP won't/MD even/RB be/VB to/TO his/PRP$ home,"/NN Danny/NNP answered/VBD curtly./, Later/RB on/IN that/DT night,/NN as/IN Nell/NNP tucked/VBD in/IN Kitty/NNP Ann,/IN the/DT child/NN remarked/VBD thoughtfully:/IN "Wild/NNP Goose/NNP liked/VBD Sheila,/PRP didn't/RB he,/, Mom?"/NNP "I/NNP guess/NN so."/NN "She/PRP won't/VBD marry/VB him,/PRP will/MD she?"/VB "Lord/NNP save/IN us,/NNP no,/, child./. What/WDT put/VBD such/JJ a/DT notion/NN into/IN your/PRP$ head?"/NN "Well,/. it/PRP sounded/VBD like/IN he/PRP wants/VBZ to/TO marry/VB her/PRP and/CC take/VB her/PRP$ past/NN that/IN lake/NN where/WRB the/DT Indian/NNP girl/NN sings./. He/PRP did/VBD like/IN Sheila,/NNP Mom."/NNP "Anyone/NN can't/NN help/NN but/CC like/IN her./PRP The/DT teachers/NNS like/IN her./PRP Didn't/VBD Ben/NNP like/IN her?/RB Herman?/NNP And/CC even/RB old/JJ Max/NNP told/VBD his/PRP$ girls/NNS that/IN they/PRP were/VBD a/DT pack/NN of/IN crows/NNS compared/VBN to/TO Connors'/NNP Sheila."/NNP "Mom,/NNP do/VBP you/PRP like/IN Sheila/NNP better/JJR than/IN Danny/NNP and/CC me/PRP and/CC Emmet/NNP and/CC Ellen/NNP and/CC Margaret/NNP and/CC the/DT baby?"/NN "No,/IN Kitty/NNP dear,/, I/PRP love/VBP you/PRP all/PDT the/DT same./FW Every/DT one/CD of/IN you./PRP Every/DT bit/NN the/DT same."/JJ "Does/NNS Pop,/NNP too?"/, "Pop/NNP does,/VBZ too."Wild/JJ Goose/NNP was/VBD forgotten/VBN next/JJ morning,/NN for/IN Tim/NNP was/VBD home./RB And/CC there/EX was/VBD somuch/RB to/TO tell/VB him./PRP The/DT fire/NN impressed/VBD him;/IN his/PRP$ lips/NNS twitched/VBD and/CC his/PRP$ eyes/NNS grew/VBD glassy./NNP "Old/NNP Nero,"/NNP was/VBD his/PRP$ only/JJ comment/NN on/IN Max's/NNP re­venge./NNP Tim,/NNP as/IN usual,/PRP had/VBD some/DT groceries./NN "I/NNS have/VBP a/DT bag/NN of/IN flour/NN and/CC a/DT bit/NN of/IN tea/NN here,"/IN he/PRP said./VBD Nell/NNP eagerly/RB reached/VBD for/IN the/DT tea./NN "It's/NNP only/RB a/DT few/JJ drawings/NNS I/PRP begged/VBD off/RB of/IN old/JJ Goebel/NNP in/IN Walton./NNP He/PRP set/VBD the/DT finest/JJS cup/NN of/IN tea/NN before/IN me/PRP that/IN mortal/NN could/MD wish./VB So/RB overcome/VBN was/VBD I/PRP with/IN the/DT aroma/NN of/IN it,/PRP$ I/PRP couldn't/MD taste/VB it./PRP I/PRP felt/VBD guilty,/JJ having/VBG it/PRP there/RB by/IN myself."/JJ "'Not/NN like/IN your/PRP$ tea,/NN Tim?'/NNP Goebel/NNP asked/VBD me."/PRP "I/RB told/VBD him/PRP that/IN I/PRP wished/VBD I/PRP could/MD take/VB it/PRP home/NN so/RB me/PRP wife/NN could/MD have/VB some./DT 'She/JJ hasn't/NN had/VBD anything,'/RB I/PRP said,/VBD 'but/, the/DT smell/NN of/IN the/DT canister/NN for/IN months.'/NNS "/`` "'Drink/VB it/PRP down,/RB Tim,'/NNP he/PRP said,/VBD 'and/PRP I'll/RB send/VB your/PRP$ wife/NN a/DT few/JJ drawings./, And/CC there/RB it/PRP is./VBZ Keep/VB it/PRP now/RB for/IN yourself./PRP I'll/. be/VB getting/VBG some/DT again."But/IN Nell/NNP made/VBD two/CD cups/NNS of/IN tea,/NN and/CC Tim/NNP didn't/VBD re­/RB fuse/VB when/WRB one/CD was/VBD placed/VBN before/IN him./PRP The/DT pot/NN was/VBD rinsed/VBN and/CC drained/VBN for/IN a/DT second/JJ serving./NN Tim/NNP had/VBD brought/VBN crackers,/NN too,/RB and/CC as/IN Nell/NNP ate/VBD she/PRP felt/VBD well/RB provided/VBN for,/IN indeed./DT TIM/NNP was/VBD to/TO stay/VB at/IN home/NN now/RB until/IN after/IN election./NN As/IN usual/JJ he/PRP was/VBD to/TO serve/VB as/IN a/DT judge/NN and/CC carry/VB the/DT results/NNS to/TO the/DT county/NN seat./. As/IN election/NN time/NN approached/VBN and/CC harvest/NN in/IN fortunate/JJ localities/NNS was/VBD over,/JJ men/NNS of/IN the/DT neighborhood/NN returned/VBD with/IN money/NN in/IN their/PRP$ pockets./NN Schwartz/NNP came/VBD back./RB Son/NNP Nick/NNP stayed/VBD on/IN to/TO pick/VB corn,/NN but/CC Schwartz/NNP was/VBD also/RB one/CD of/IN the/DT judges/NNS of/IN election./NN Election/NNP day/NN dawned/VBD clear/JJ and/CC bright./JJ As/IN Tim/NNP and/CC Schwartz/NNP walked/VBD to/TO Center/NNP School,/NNPS five/CD miles/NNS away,/RB the/DT grass/NN was/VBD spongy/JJ underfoot./NNP The/DT sods/NNS of/IN recently/RB ploughed/VBN land/NN were/VBD whitish-gray/JJ rectangles/NNS of/IN frost./NN Weeds/NNS and/CC brush/NN towered/. sticklike/VB above/IN the/DT wilted/VBN grasses./NN They/PRP discussed/VBD the/DT summer./NN Schwartz/NNP had/VBD received/VBN eighteen/CD dollars/NNS per/IN month/NN as/IN a/DT harvest/NN hand/NN five/CD counties/NNS to/TO the/DT east./NN Tim/NNP had/VBD traveled/VBN to/TO nearly/RB all/PDT the/DT sur­rounding/NN towns/NNS in/IN his/PRP$ search/NN for/IN buyers/NNS of/IN ware./NN Non-infested/JJ areas/NNS of/IN Iowa/NNP were/VBD living/VBG a/DT normal/JJ life,/NN they/PRP agreed./VBD Prices/NNS were/VBD good/JJ and/CC hopes/NNS were/VBD high./JJR People/NNS could/MD hardly/RB believe/VB that/IN such/JJ want/NN was/VBD at/IN their/PRP$ doors./NN Schwartz/NNP swiped/VBD his/PRP$ nose/NN with/IN a/DT forefinger./NN "When/RB I/PRP tell/VBP 'em/PRP how/WRB bad/JJ we/PRP got/VBD it,/RB Tim,/RB they/PRP think/VBP I/PRP lie."/VBP "I/PRP know,/VBP I/PRP know./VBP I/PRP got/VBD so/RB I/PRP didn't/VBP tell/VB our/PRP$ circum­/NN stances./NN They/PRP were/VBD less/JJR suspicious/JJ of/IN me./PRP There's/DT talk/NN of/IN relief/NN from/IN the/DT State,"/NNP Tim/NNP went/VBD on./RB "Both/DT candidates/NNS promise/VBP it./DT If/IN we/PRP get/VBP the/DT hay-twister/NN in,/IN he'll/NN speak/VBP up/IN for/IN us."/NN "You/PRP mean/VBP Jim?/RB Yes,/RB I/PRP am/VBP for/IN Jim./NNP He/PRP is/VBZ a/DT good/JJ one,/NN I/PRP think."/VBP "A/NNP voter/NN beat/NN us,"/NN Tim/NNP remarked/VBD as/IN they/PRP neared/VBD Center/NNP School./NNP A/DT carriage/NN was/VBD before/RB the/DT door./NN "Not/NN one/CD from/IN this/DT township,"/NN Schwartz/NNP said,/VBD drolly./VBG "Perhaps/RB someone/NN with/IN instructions./DT We'll/NNP see."/VBD "Voting/VBG here?"/IN the/DT stranger/NN called/VBD from/IN the/DT carriage,/NN and,/CC as/IN the/DT men/NNS nodded,/, he/PRP jumped/VBD spryly/RB down,/IN un­/NN earthed/VBD a/DT keg/NN from/IN under/IN the/DT lap/NN robe/NN and/CC rolled/VBD it/PRP out/RP on/IN the/DT ground./NN "And/CC cigars,/NN too,"/, he/PRP added,/VBD presenting/VBG them/PRP with/IN a/DT box./NN "Compliments/NNS of/IN our/PRP$ next/JJ representative,/NN Nate/NNP Young."Brisk/NNP and/CC agile,/VBD he/PRP was/VBD back/RB in/IN the/DT buggy/NN again./RB "Now,/IN gentlemen,/NN we/PRP expect/VBP you/PRP to/TO do/VB your/PRP$ best/JJS for/IN Nate./NNP Pass/NNP it/PRP around/IN aplenty./DT Get/VB 'em/PRP all/DT tight/JJ if/IN need/NN be."/NN "We/NN don't/RB want/VBP that/DT stuff/NN here,"/IN Tim/NNP remarked,/VBD as/IN Schwartz/NNP glowered/VBD at/IN him/PRP and/CC tried/VBD to/TO halt/VB his/PRP$ speech./NN "That's/NNS for/IN you/PRP and/CC Nate/NNP to/TO settle,"/VB the/DT man/NN called/VBD back/RB as/IN he/PRP disappeared,/VBD no/DT doubt/NN to/TO visit/VB the/DT next/JJ place/NN of/IN voting./NN "Tim,"/NNP Schwartz/NNP spoke/VBD up,/RB "for/IN a/DT smart/JJ man,/NN you/PRP are/VBP the/DT biggest/JJS damn/JJ fool/NN I/PRP ever/RB see./VBD Won't/NNP take--huh/, --what/JJ people/NNS want/VBP to/TO give/VB for/IN nothing./NN You/PRP do/VBP the/DT figuring/VBG here/RB today/NN and/CC I'll/NN tap/NN the/DT keg/NN and/CC see/VB that/DT be­/NN fore/NN a/DT man/NN gets/VBZ a/DT drink/NN of/IN beer/NN he/PRP votes/VBZ first/JJ for/IN Jim/NNP Long./NNP Now/RB go/VB on,/RB do/VBP the/DT business."/NN Boyd,/IN another/DT judge/NN of/IN election,/NN appeared/VBD soon./RB He/PRP was/VBD no/DT lover/NN of/IN beer,/NN but/CC the/DT cigars/NNS were/VBD very/RB acceptable./. At/IN midnight,/NN when/WRB Tim/NNP and/CC Boyd/NNP had/VBD finished/VBN counting/VBG ballots,/RB Schwartz/NNP was/VBD sleeping/VBG soundly/RB on/IN the/DT recitation/NN bench./NN They/PRP roused/VBD him/PRP and/CC he/PRP struck/VBD off/RP with/IN Tim/NNP in/IN a/DT cold,/JJ drizzling/NN rain./NN Jim/NNP Long/NNP had/VBD carried/VBN the/DT township/NN by/IN a/DT large/JJ majority./NN In/IN voting/VBG for/IN Jim,/RB many/JJ had/VBD to/TO scratch/VB their/PRP$ ballots/NNS and/CC as/IN a/DT consequence/NN had/VBD lost/VBN their/PRP$ votes./NN Going/VBG through/IN the/DT pelting/VBG rain,/NN protecting/VBG his/PRP$ books/NNS under/IN his/PRP$ coat,/NN Tim/NNP smiled/VBD as/IN he/PRP recalled/VBD scenes/NNS and/CC arguments/NNS of/IN the/DT day./NN Nell/NNP was/VBD sitting/VBG up,/RB waiting./, She/PRP had/VBD a/DT fire/NN and/CC something/NN to/TO eat./DT As/IN Tim/NNP did/VBD justice/NN to/TO his/PRP$ late/JJ supper/NN he/PRP told/VBD what/WP they/PRP had/VBD found/VBN in/IN the/DT count./NN "One/NN man/NN wrote:/VBD 'I/JJ want/NN for/IN Haytwister.'/NNP Poor/NNP devils!/, Some/DT had/VBD just/RB lately/RB learned/VBD to/TO write/VB their/PRP$ names,/NN so/IN they/PRP added/VBD them/PRP to/TO the/DT ballots/NNS for/IN good/JJ measure./NN I'd/NN like/IN to/TO know/VB who/WP was/VBD the/DT fairy-of-a-man/NN that/WDT brought/VBD us/PRP the/DT day's/NNS treats."When/NN Tim,/NNP driving/VBG Buck/NNP and/CC Spec,/NNP struck/VBD off/RP to/TO the/DT county/NN seat/NN with/IN the/DT election/NN returns,/NN it/PRP was/VBD still/RB misty/JJ and/CC there/EX was/VBD a/DT raw/JJ wind./NN When/WRB he/PRP arrived/VBD in/IN the/DT morning's/NN light,/NN acquaintances/NNS called:/VBN "Here/RB comes/VBZ Connor,/NNP bearing/VBG the/DT German/JJ town­/NN ship/NN favorites."Tim/NN was/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ element./NN There/RB were/VBD jokes/NNS and/CC story/NN telling,/, and/CC treats/NNS of/IN cigars/NNS and/CC hot/JJ toddies/NNS from/IN friends/NNS of/IN successful/JJ candidates./, The/DT hay-twister's/JJ election/NN was/VBD unquestioned./VBN Tim/NNP returned/VBD home,/RB assured/VBN that/IN there/EX would/MD be/VB some/DT provision/NN made/VBN for/IN the/DT winter./NN With/IN Jim's/NNP election,/NN relief/NN was/VBD in/IN sight./NN He/PRP knew/VBD the/DT people/NNS must/MD get/VB help/NN from/IN somewhere./DT The/DT defeated/VBD Nate/NNP Young,/NNP who/WP had/VBD counted/VBN on/IN a/DT ballot/NN for/IN every/DT drink/NN and/CC every/DT cigar/NN given/VBN out,/NN was/VBD in/IN ­censed./NNP Immediately/RB he/PRP began/VBD to/TO use/VB his/PRP$ influence/NN against/IN relief/NN measures./NN "Sufferers/NNS are/VBP exaggerating./VBG Times/NNP are/VBP not/RB hard,/JJ but/CC people/NNS want/VBP things/NNS handed/VBN to/TO them."When/PRP Jim/NNP Long/NNP presented/VBD his/PRP$ bill/NN in/IN the/DT House/NNP ask­ing/NN for/IN help,/NN before/IN action/NN was/VBD taken/VBN a/DT non-interested/JJ committee/NN was/VBD sent/VBN to/TO investigate/VB conditions./DT The/DT report/NN disclosed/VBD pitiful/JJ circumstances/NNS of/IN famine,/NN and/CC want/VB un­/JJ heard/VBN of./NNP They/PRP had/VBD seen/VBN men/NNS with/IN heads/NNS and/CC feet/NNS wrapped/VBN in/IN gunnysacks,/NN and/CC in/IN clothing/NN made/VBN of/IN quilts,/NN stacking/VBG hay/NN to/TO twist/VB for/IN a/DT winter's/NN fuel./VBD The/DT House/NNP voted/VBD an/DT appropriation/NN of/IN $50,000/CD for/IN use/NN in/IN devastated/JJ areas./. The/DT cry/NN for/IN help/NN was/VBD answered/VBN throughout/IN the/DT state./NN Carloads/NNS of/IN clothing,/NN flour,/JJ leather/NN for/IN tapping/VBG boots,/NNS and/CC other/JJ necessities/NNS were/VBD sent./VBN Grass/NNP ­hopper/IN bees/NNS became/VBD a/DT fad./VBN But/CC in/IN the/DT distribution/NN of/IN the/DT charities/NNS some/DT few/JJ received/VBD more/RBR than/IN their/PRP$ just/RB dues;/JJ others/NNS received/VBD nothing/NN at/IN all./DT The/DT Connors/NNS were/VBD among/IN the/DT latter./JJ The/DT cars/NNS were/VBD practically/RB empty/JJ when/WRB Tim/NNP arrived./VBD Still/RB he/PRP stood/VBD there,/RB fingering/VBG the/DT coupon/NN presented/VBN him:/JJ "-------------Iowa,/JJ 18./DT I,,/PRP do/VBP solemnly/RB swear,/VB so/RB help/VB me/PRP God,/VB that/IN I/PRP have/VBP not/RB flour/NN or/CC other/JJ provisions/NNS sufficient/JJ to/TO last/VB my/PRP$ family/NN one/CD week,/NN and/CC that/IN I/PRP have/VBP no/DT means/NNS on/IN hand/NN or/CC at/IN my/PRP$ command/NN to/TO procure/VB subsistence/NN for/IN my/PRP$ family."Tim/NN hesitated./VBD "I/PRP have/VBP a/DT few/JJ provisions/NNS on/IN hand--enough/JJ for/IN a/DT week,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD finally./. "I/PRP can't/MD take/VB that/DT oath.""Make/NN way/NN then,"/, he/PRP was/VBD told,/VBN "for/IN others/NNS who/WP have/VBP more/RBR belly/NN than/IN conscience."Tim/NN perforce/NN moved/VBD aside,/RB and/CC returned/VBD home/NN with/IN an/DT empty/JJ wagon./NN Later,/RB a/DT carload/NN of/IN flour/NN was/VBD received./VBN It/PRP was/VBD stored/VBN in/IN a/DT schoolhouse/NN to/TO be/VB kept/VBN in/IN reserve/NN until/IN cold/JJ weather,/NN when/WRB it/PRP was/VBD to/TO be/VB rationed/VBN out./RP Practically/RB all/DT of/IN the/DT flour/NN disappeared/VBD the/DT first/JJ night./NN Pete/NNP Weiss,/NNP whom/WP Tim/NNP had/VBD accompanied/VBN to/TO the/DT county/NN seat/NN on/IN several/JJ occasions,/NNS came/VBD to/TO Tim/NNP again,/IN in/IN tears--he/DT was/VBD among/IN those/DT accused/VBN of/IN theft/NN of/IN flour./NN "You/NNS come/VBN with/IN me./NN I/PRP pay/VBP you;/IN I/PRP pay--"Tim/. was/VBD incensed/VBN at/IN the/DT charge./NN "Indeed/VBD 'n'/CC I'll/NNP de/IN ­fend/NNP you,/JJ pay/NN or/CC no/DT pay./NN The/DT ones/NNS accusing/VBG him/PRP are/VBP per/IN ­haps/RB guilty/JJ themselves,"/, he/PRP told/VBD Nell,/NNP "imposing/VBG on/IN a/DT poor/JJ devil/NN like/IN Pete/NNP because/IN he/PRP can't/MD speak/VB for/IN himself."Accordingly/RB Tim/NNP accompanied/VBD Pete,/NNP and/CC the/DT court/NN freed/VBD him/PRP of/IN the/DT charge./NN On/IN their/PRP$ return,/NN Pete/NNP said:/VBD "I/DT pay/NN you/PRP .../: I/PRP got/VBD not/RB much/JJ money/NN but/CC I/PRP got/VBD some/DT of/IN that/DT flour./NN I/PRP give/VBP you/PRP flour,/VB heh?"Tim/PRP was/VBD dumbfounded./JJR "No,/NNP I'll/NNP take/VBP money./JJR Five/CD dollars./, Five,/CD do/VBP you/PRP hear?/VB Don't/VBN you/PRP come/VBP to/TO Tim/NNP Connor/NNP again./RB Now/RB clear/JJ out."Although/IN Tim/NNP was/VBD crestfallen/VBN at/IN Pete's/NNP duplicity,/, he/PRP said/VBD that/IN it/PRP was/VBD worth/JJ his/PRP$ humiliation/NN to/TO hear/VB Nell/NNP laugh/NN at/IN him./PRP It/PRP was/VBD one/CD of/IN her/PRP$ best/JJS taunts/NNS during/IN the/DT winter./NN "A/IN fine/JJ reputation/NN you'll/NN have,/VBP defending/VBG criminals,"/NN she/PRP said./VBD "Better/RB defend/VB that/DT old/JJ man/NN that/WDT was/VBD here/RB yes­terday/RB trying/VBG to/TO sell/VB children's/NNS clothes/NNS he/PRP had/VBD taken/VBN from/IN the/DT car./NN I/PRP asked/VBD him/PRP if/IN he/PRP didn't/RB have/VBP children/NNS that/IN they/PRP fit./DT He/PRP said/VBD that/IN he/PRP had/VBD no/DT children/NNS at/IN all./DT Places/NNS like/IN that/DT is/VBZ where/WRB much/JJ of/IN the/DT clothing/NN went."/VBD "Well,/NNP some/DT childer/NN got/VBD what/WP they/PRP needed,/VBP I/PRP hope,"/IN Tim/NNP said/VBD disconsolately,/, "and/CC I/PRP guess/VBP I'll/RB take/VB to/TO the/DT road/NN again./IN Me/PRP feet/NNS are/VBP on/IN the/DT ground."/NN So/IN he/PRP got/VBD an/DT ­other/JJ shipment/NN of/IN cutlery--on/JJ time--and/NN hoped/VBD to/TO trade/VB it/PRP for/IN merchandise/NN at/IN the/DT stores./NN During/IN his/PRP$ absence/NN Nell/NNP and/CC Katto/NNP visited/VBD Johann's/NNP deserted/JJ shanty/NN with/IN the/DT purpose/NN of/IN disposing/VBG of/IN his/PRP$ be­/NN longings./, The/DT youngest/JJS Connors,/NNS eager/JJ for/IN any/DT new/JJ di­/NN version,/NNS followed/VBD but/CC stayed/VBD outside/IN the/DT door./NN Danny/NNP had/VBD said/VBN that/IN the/DT shanty/NN was/VBD haunted/VBN and/CC they/PRP had/VBD be­lieved./VBN The/DT November/NNP sunshine/NN was/VBD inviting/VBG this/DT morn­ing,/NN so/IN they/PRP gathered/VBD rose/VBD haws/NNS and/CC opened/VBD milkweed/VBN "pods."Johann's/NNP shanty/NN was/VBD in/IN much/RB the/DT same/JJ condition/NN as/IN he/PRP had/VBD left/VBN it;/IN it/PRP bore/VBD no/DT evidence/NN of/IN Wild/NNP Goose's/NNP ten­ancy./, Dead/NNP grasshoppers/NNS crunched/VBD under/IN foot./NN "By/IN Gutt,/NNP love/NN letters!"/NN Katto/NNP ejaculated,/, as/IN foraging/VBG in/IN a/DT valise,/NN a/DT shower/NN of/IN envelopes/NNS littered/VBD the/DT floor./NN "My/NN Pete/NNP and/CC my/PRP$ Ditz/NNP will/MD make/VB fun/NN over/IN those./DT I/PRP take/VBP them/PRP home."/IN "We'll/NNP burn/VBP the/DT letters,/NN Katto."/NNP "Are/NN you/PRP afraid/JJ once/RB of/IN the/DT dead/JJ ones?"/NNS Katto/IN asked,/NNS looking/VBG sharply/RB at/IN Nell/NNP Connor's/NNP face./VBZ "The/DT dead/JJ won't/NN hurt/VBN you./PRP Here,/RB see/VBP here,/IN these/DT things."/NNS Nell/RB had/VBD a/DT box/NN on/IN her/PRP$ lap./NN She/PRP unearthed/VBD pictures./VBG Johann/NNP in/IN curls/NNS in/IN the/DT various/JJ stages/NNS of/IN childhood,/NNS a/DT man/NN in/IN military/JJ costume./NN ./. ./. ./. 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I/PRP better/JJR not/RB talk/VB on/IN him."/PRP "Nonsense,/IN Katto."/NNP Nell/NNP looked/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ companion,/NN so/IN fearless/JJ of/IN the/DT living/NN but/CC in/IN awe/NN of/IN the/DT dead./NN "There/RB are/VBP lots/NNS of/IN clothes/NNS here./PRP We'll/NNP divide/VB 'em./PRP There/EX are/VBP uniforms,/JJ even./NN All/DT our/PRP$ boys/NNS can/MD be/VB German/JJ soldiers."/NNS "I/IN don't/RB think/VB I/PRP take/VBP any./DT My/PRP$ boys/NNS can/MD go/VB in/IN their/PRP$ skin/NN first./, I/PRP know/VBP a/DT man/NN one/CD time/NN he/PRP wore/VBD clothes/NNS of/IN a/DT dead/JJ man,/NN and/CC one/CD time/NN when/WRB there/EX was/VBD a/DT storm/NN he/PRP went/VBD to/TO the/DT door/NN and,/RB by/IN Gutt,/NNP he/PRP got/VBD the/DT thunder/NN right/NN in/IN the/DT face./NN That/IN dead/JJ man/NN he/PRP don't/VBD want/VB him/PRP to/TO have/VB those/DT clothes."/NNS "Nonsense,/VBP nonsense,/JJ woman/NN dear./, Gather/VB up/RP some/DT of/IN these/DT clothes/NNS and/CC be/VB glad/JJ you/PRP have/VBP them./TO The/DT guns/NNS we'll/VBD put/VBN in/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT boxes/NNS in/IN our/PRP$ granary./NN Some/DT time/NN they/PRP can/MD be/VB used/VBN if/IN necessary/JJ ./. ./. ./. your/PRP$ boys/NNS might/MD blow/VB each/DT other's/JJ heads/NNS off/IN with/IN them,/PRP now./RB Danny,/NNP bring/VBP the/DT wagon/NN over/IN and/CC we'll/VB move/VB this/DT stuff/NN into/IN the/DT granary."/NN "And/CC the/DT ghost/NN can/MD have/VB the/DT shanty?"/NN Katto/NNP asked/VBD roguishly./NNP "And/CC the/DT ghost/NN can/MD have/VB the/DT shanty."The/JJ day/NN of/IN the/DT first/JJ snowfall,/NN Tim/NNP came/VBD into/IN the/DT yard/NN riding/VBG a/DT horse/NN and/CC leading/VBG a/DT second./NN He/PRP had/VBD Jack/NNP and/CC Jule!/NNP The/DT liveryman,/NN not/RB very/RB hopeful/JJ of/IN his/PRP$ business,/NN had/VBD asked/VBN Tim/NNP to/TO keep/VB the/DT team/NN during/IN the/DT winter/NN for/IN their/PRP$ food./NN Tim/NNP had/VBD readily/RB consented./VBN The/DT return/NN of/IN Jack/NNP and/CC Jule/NNP was/VBD a/DT good/JJ omen./NN Their/PRP$ presence/NN restored/VBD hopes/NNS and/CC spirits./VBG "Can/NN we/PRP sell/VBP them/PRP again?"/IN the/DT children/NNS asked./VBN "No,/IN we/PRP can't/MD sell/VB them./PRP$ They/PRP are/VBP not/RB ours."When/JJ winter/NN prevented/VBD Tim/NNP from/IN continuing/VBG his/PRP$ peddling,/NN he/PRP aided/VBD Nell/NNP in/IN preparing/VBG Sheila/NNP for/IN the/DT teacher's/NNS examination/NN which/WDT was/VBD at/IN hand./NN How/WRB fortu­nate/JJ they/PRP were/VBD to/TO have/VB Jack/NNP and/CC Jule/NNP to/TO make/VB that/DT long,/JJ cold/JJ trip/NN to/TO the/DT county/NN seat!/NN "SHEILA,/NN Sheila."/PRP The/DT glare/NN from/IN the/DT lamp/NN in/IN Nell/NNP Connor's/NNP hand/NN fell/VBD across/IN the/DT girl's/NN face./NN "Sheila,/NNP Sheila."Sheila/NNP tried/VBD to/TO open/VB her/PRP$ eyes/NNS but/CC succeeded/VBD only/RB in/IN closing/VBG them/PRP tighter,/IN her/PRP$ face/NN taking/VBG on/IN a/DT grimace./NN In/IN the/DT interval/NN between/IN sleeping/NN and/CC waking,/NN she/PRP reasoned/VBD vaguely/RB that/IN she/PRP was/VBD not/RB sick,/JJ nor/CC could/MD she/PRP recall/VB a/DT bad/JJ dream/NN in/IN which/WDT she/PRP might/MD have/VB called/VBN for/IN help--why/NN was/VBD Mom/NNP over/IN her,/PRP with/IN that/DT light?/NN Nell's/NNP hand/NN was/VBD on/IN her/PRP$ shoulder./NN "Get/IN up,/JJ Sheila./NNP Get/VB up/RP to/TO go/VB and/CC take/VB the/DT examination."/NN Holding/VBG the/DT lamp/NN so/RB that/IN its/PRP$ direct/JJ glare/NN would/MD be/VB obstructed/VBN by/IN her/PRP$ body,/NN Nell/RB deftly/RB rolled/VBD back/RB the/DT warm/JJ quilts./NNP "Hop/NNP out/IN now,"/RB coaxingly,/VBN as/IN a/DT wave/NN of/IN frigid/JJ air/NN swept/VBD over/IN Sheila./NNP "It's/NNP turned/VBD colder/JJR and/CC snowed/VBD more/JJR during/IN the/DT night./NN You'll/RB have/VBP to/TO bundle/VB up/RP well./JJ Leave/VB on/IN your/PRP$ old/JJ petticoat/NN inside/IN the/DT good/JJ one."/NN Nell/NNP and/CC the/DT light/NN moved/VBD away./RP Sheila/NNP jumped/VBD out/IN of/IN bed,/NN and/CC with/IN bare/JJ feet/NNS scarcely/RB touching/VBG the/DT cold/JJ floor/NN she/PRP followed/VBD the/DT light/NN into/IN the/DT warm/JJ kitchen./NN Her/PRP$ clothes/NNS were/VBD there:/DT dress/NN hanging/VBG limply/RB on/IN a/DT chair/NN near/IN the/DT oven/NN door,/NN new/JJ stays/NNS rolled/VBD and/CC in/IN their/PRP$ box,/NN shoes,/NNS "strong/JJ shoes,"/NN toeing/NN in/IN on/IN the/DT zinc/NN mat./NN Nell/NNP was/VBD padding/VBG about/IN in/IN a/DT pair/NN of/IN Norway/NNP socks/NNS which/WDT Tim/NNP had/VBD brought/VBN her./RP They/PRP were/VBD soft/JJ and/CC soothing/VBG to/TO her/PRP$ varicose/NN veins./. 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That/DT head/NN of/IN yours!"/NNP With/IN the/DT lamplight/NN upon/IN it,/PRP and/CC disheveled,/VB it/PRP shone/VBD like/IN ripe/JJ grass./NN "We'll/NN braid/VBD it/PRP up/RP tight/JJ first/JJ of/IN all,"/NNS she/PRP suggested,/VBD "and/CC then/RB pin/VB it/PRP up/RP on/IN your/PRP$ head./NN I'll/NN go/VBP and/CC get/VBP my/PRP$ few/JJ pins."/NNS When/WRB Nell/NNP carried/VBD away/RB the/DT lamp,/NN Sheila/NNP was/VBD in/IN darkness./VBG She/PRP watched/VBD the/DT rectangles/NNS of/IN red/JJ from/IN the/DT draft/NN of/IN the/DT stove/NN shiver/NN on/IN the/DT floor./NN As/IN Nell/NNP arranged/VBD the/DT girl's/NNS hair/NN she/PRP warned/VBD her:/PRP "Feel/NN of/IN your/PRP$ stack/NN during/IN the/DT day/NN and/CC keep/VB it/PRP pinned./VBN Don't/NNP have/VBP it/PRP streaming/VBG down/IN your/PRP$ neck/NN like/IN old/JJ Mrs./NNP Probst,/NNP who/WP has/VBZ only/RB nails/NNS to/TO fasten/VB hers."/PRP She/PRP ran/VBD the/DT comb/NN through/IN Sheila's/NNP bangs,/, which/WDT she/PRP had/VBD cut/VBN recently./NNP "I/NNP declare,/VBD I/PRP like/IN the/DT bangs/NNS on/IN you."/JJ So/IN engrossed/VBN was/VBD she/PRP in/IN the/DT job/NN of/IN making/VBG a/DT lovely,/JJ grownup/NN lady/NN out/IN of/IN Sheila/NNP that/IN thoughts/NNS of/IN the/DT momentous/JJ affair/NN of/IN the/DT day/NN were/VBD tentatively/RB put/VBN aside./RP "Sheila,/IN your/PRP$ hair/NN is/VBZ like/IN braided/JJ straw./NN I/PRP never/RB plaited/VBD my/PRP$ hair./NN I/PRP wore/VBD it/PRP in/IN row/NN upon/IN row/NN of/IN curls/NNS until/IN I/PRP was/VBD married./VBN Your/PRP$ hair/NN is/VBZ much/RB longer/RBR and/CC heavier/RBR than/IN mine/PRP ever/RB was./VBD Back/RP East/RB now/RB I/PRP could/MD keep/VB yours/PRP lovely."/JJ (Nell's/IN graying/VBG hair/NN still/RB curled/VBD kindly/RB about/IN her/PRP$ face/NN and/CC neck.)The/JJ kitchen/NN door/NN suddenly/RB creaked/VBD open/JJ and/CC Tim,/NNP his/PRP$ face/NN red/JJ and/CC eyes/NNS watery,/NN emerged/VBD from/IN a/DT puff/NN of/IN frosty/JJ air./NN "Ha-hah,"/JJ he/PRP greeted/VBD Sheila./NNP "The/NNP frost/NN this/DT morning/NN will/MD take/VB the/DT cockalene/NN out/IN of/IN your/PRP$ eye."/NN Find­ing/VBG the/DT girl/NN unresponsive,/IN he/PRP continued/VBD with/IN a/DT wink:/NN "Quite/IN a/DT pedagogue./NN Say,/NNP Sheila,/NNP could/MD you/PRP be/VB after/IN tell­ing/VBG a/DT fellow/NN how/WRB many/JJ 'a's'/JJ there/EX are/VBP in/IN separate/JJ this/DT mornin'?/NN To/TO my/PRP$ recollection/NN there/EX was/VBD only/RB one/CD in/IN it/PRP last/JJ night."Sheila/NN bit/VBD her/PRP lower/JJR lip/NN and/CC industriously/RB set/VBD the/DT table./NN The/DT knives/NNS and/CC forks/NNS had/VBD once/RB been/VBN silver/JJ plated;/NN the/DT dishes/NNS were/VBD unmatched,/JJ a/DT transparent/JJ saucer/NN holding/VBG a/DT thick,/JJ cracked/VBN cup./RP The/DT girl/NN felt/VBD sick/JJ and/CC afraid./JJ She/PRP resented/VBD Tim's/NNP festive/JJ manner./NN He/PRP was,/VBD moreover,/RB dressed/VBN up./RP A/DT pair/NN of/IN Johann's/NNP trousers/NNS was/VBD pulled/VBN on/IN over/IN his/PRP$ old/JJ jeans;/NN his/PRP$ beard/NN was/VBD trimmed;/VBN and/CC a/DT boiled/VBN shirt/NN almost/RB completely/RB hid/VBN the/DT hickory/NN one/CD beneath./NN Tim/NNP was/VBD quiet/JJ at/IN breakfast,/NN while/IN Nell/NNP urged/VBD Sheila/NNP to/TO eat/VB her/PRP$ serving/NN of/IN egg/NN and/CC potatoes./NN When/WRB more/RBR than/IN a/DT share/NN of/IN cream/NN was/VBD poured/VBN into/IN the/DT girl's/NN coffee,/VBZ a/DT lump/NN rose/VBD in/IN her/PRP throat;/IN she/PRP couldn't/MD swallow./VB "Head/JJ ache/NN or/CC anything?"/NN Nell/NNP asked/VBD solicitously./. Tim,/NNP chewing/VBG audibly,/RB supplemented:/NN "Eat/IN up,/JJ now./, It's/IN a/DT long/JJ day/NN we/PRP have/VBP before/IN us."/PRP Less/RBR seriously;/JJ "It's/NNS too/RB dainty/, the/DT lady/NN is/VBZ to/TO eat./DT Good/JJ thing/NN the/DT county/NN superintendent/NN isn't/IN a/DT man,/JJ I'm/NN a-thinkin',/NN or/CC I'd/NNP be/VB coming/VBG back/RB without/IN me/PRP girl."Sheila,/VB seventeen,/RP very/RB much/RB a/DT child/NN and/CC somewhat/RB a/DT woman,/NN felt/VBD a/DT tenderness/NN heretofore/IN unexperienced/JJ to­ward/NN these/DT two--Mom/JJ and/CC Pop./NNP She/PRP realized/VBD that/IN they/PRP in/IN their/PRP$ goodness/NN of/IN heart/NN were/VBD doing/VBG the/DT very/RB best/JJS they/PRP could/MD for/IN her/PRP$ in/IN their/PRP$ present/JJ circumstances./NN They/PRP had/VBD prepared/VBN her,/PRP encouraged/VBD her,/PRP to/TO teach/VB school./NN Neighbor/NNP girls/NNS were/VBD bound/VBN out/RP as/IN hired/VBN help./PRP Never/RB need/VB she/PRP work/VB hard/RB while/IN there/EX were/VBD Mom/NN and/CC Pop./NNP With/IN this/DT appreciation/NN a/DT sadness/NN came/VBD over/IN her./PRP No,/RB all/DT of/IN Mom's/NNP dreams/VBZ for/IN her/PRP would/MD not/RB be/VB realized./VBN For/IN the/DT present/JJ she/PRP would/MD dismiss/VB this/DT premonition/NN and/CC try/VB to/TO pass;/VB oh,/IN she/PRP would/MD try/VB so/RB hard/JJ to/TO pass!/VB She/PRP would/MD be/VB painstaking/VBG in/IN her/PRP$ writing/NN and/CC not/RB forget/VB and/CC make/VB a/DT capital/NN I/PRP like/VBP a/DT capital/NN J/NNP ./. ./. ./. why/WRB were/VBD they/PRP so/RB much/JJ alike!/IN Tim/NNP had/VBD risen/VBN and/CC had/VBD kicked/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ chair./NN He/PRP put/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ coat,/NN cap/NN and/CC scarf/NN and/CC carried/VBD the/DT warm/JJ brick/NN from/IN the/DT oven/NN to/TO the/DT sled./NN Nell/NNP bundled/VBN up/RB Sheila,/IN putting/VBG her/PRP$ own/JJ black/JJ fascinator/NN over/IN the/DT girl's/NNS hood,/VBP crossing/VBG it/PRP under/IN her/PRP$ chin/NN and/CC tying/VBG it/PRP in/IN the/DT back./NN Her/PRP$ shawl/NN also/RB was/VBD placed/VBN over/IN Sheila's/NNP and/CC fastened/VBD securely/RB with/IN a/DT safety/NN pin./NN She/PRP pressed/VBD something/NN cold/JJ into/IN Sheila's/NNP hand--two/NN nickels/NNS and/CC a/DT dime--with/NN the/DT direction;/NN "You/PRP can/MD go/VB out/RB at/IN noon/NN with/IN the/DT others/NNS and/CC get/VB your/PRP$ ­self/NN a/DT hot/JJ bite/NN to/TO eat./DT Tim,/NNP I/PRP suppose,/VBP will/MD be/VB about/IN town./NN Tie/NN this/DT in/IN your/PRP$ handkerchief/NN and/CC put/VBD it/PRP in/IN the/DT pocket/NN of/IN your/PRP$ petticoat./NN Stop/VB at/IN Boyd's/NNP coming/VBG back,/RB too,/RB if/IN you're/PRP cold."Sheila/JJ stood/VBD on/IN the/DT threshold./NN Nell/NNP held/VBD the/DT lamp/NN high./. The/DT air/NN was/VBD sharp,/RB cutting/VBG as/IN knives./DT The/DT lamp/NN made/VBD a/DT yellow/JJ fan/NN on/IN the/DT black/JJ outside/NN and/CC disclosed/VBD Jack/NNP and/CC Jule/NNP and/CC the/DT bobsled/VBN with/IN the/DT top/NN box./VBD The/DT seat/NN was/VBD in/IN the/DT bottom,/NN resting/VBG in/IN hay./NN Tim/NNP stood/VBD in/IN the/DT sled,/NN holding/VBG the/DT reins/NNS in/IN one/CD hand/NN and/CC a/DT corner/NN of/IN a/DT quilt/NN which/WDT was/VBD to/TO be/VB used/VBN as/IN a/DT robe/NN in/IN the/DT other./NNP The/DT horses'/NNS breath/NN sent/VBD white,/JJ ghostly/RB spirals/NNS into/IN the/DT night./NN Tim,/IN the/DT horses/NNS with/IN their/PRP$ glossy/JJ eyes,/NNS all/DT things/NNS were/VBD conspirators./VBG The/DT frozen/JJ mud/NN on/IN the/DT wagon,/NN the/DT red/JJ runners/NNS on/IN the/DT sled,/NN the/DT money/NN in/IN her/PRP$ handkerchief,/NN the/DT new/JJ clothing/NN ./. ./. ./. everything/NN was/VBD plotting/VBG with/IN her/PRP$ seventeen/CD years/NNS to/TO 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"Barbara/VBD Frietchie./NNP ./. ."/'' Danny's/NNP oratorical/NNP voice:/NN "Shoot/NN if/IN you/PRP must/MD this/DT old/JJ gray/JJ head./NN ./. ."/'' Yes,/NNP Barbara/NNP Frietchie/NNP was/VBD familiar./DT She/PRP was/VBD an/DT old/JJ friend./NN She/PRP could/MD answer/VB that/DT one./NNP Sheila/NNP dipped/VBD her/PRP$ pen/NN and/CC began/VBD her/PRP$ History./NNP Arithmetic,/NNP Orthography,/NNP and/CC Physiology/NNP followed./VBD The/DT as­pirants/NNS did/VBD not/RB leave/VB en/IN masse/NN for/IN refreshment/NN at/IN noon,/NN so/IN Sheila/NNP wrote/VBD continuously./. She/PRP filled/VBD out/RP an/DT application/NN blank/RB and/CC completed/VBD the/DT remaining/VBG subjects:/JJ Gram­mar,/NNP Geography,/NNP Reading,/NNP and/CC Didactics./NNP The/DT county/NN superintendent/NN "corrected"/IN the/DT papers/NNS as/IN they/PRP were/VBD handed/VBN in./. 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She/PRP may/MD be/VB past/JJ eighteen/CD for/IN all/DT I/PRP know."/VBP Tim/NNP was/VBD thoughtful/JJ for/IN a/DT while,/NN then/RB continued:/VBD "If/IN I/PRP say/VBP she's/NNS eighteen,/RB does/VBZ it/PRP not/RB exonerate/VB you?/PRP We'd/PRP like/IN the/DT girl/NN to/TO teach/VB pretty/RB bad/RB this/DT winter./NN She's/NNP got/VBD a/DT school/NN and/CC everything./NN I/PRP know/VBP she's/PRP eighteen./DT Now/RB that's/DT settled,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD pleasantly./, Miss/NNP Butterfield/NNP folded/VBD her/PRP$ arms/NNS in/IN disdain./NN "No,"/IN she/PRP said,/VBD "I/PRP must/MD uphold/VB the/DT honor/NN of/IN my/PRP$ office./NN I/PRP would/MD never/RB stoop/VB to/TO anything/NN so/RB base/JJ as/IN that./DT This/DT county/NN has/VBZ suffered/VBN enough/RB from/IN dishonesty/NN already."/RB "'It/PRP was/VBD not/RB me/PRP intention/NN at/IN all/DT to/TO incriminate/VB you/PRP or/CC anyone/NN else,/NN but/CC one/CD thing/NN you/PRP can/MD do/VB without/IN loss/NN to/TO your/PRP$ honor/NN or/CC the/DT county's--you/NNS can/MD issue/VB her/PRP a/DT permit./NN A/DT permit,/JJ as/IN I/PRP understand,/VBP does/VBZ not/RB conform/VB to/TO the/DT re­strictions/NNS of/IN a/DT certificate./JJ It/PRP can/MD be/VB issued/VBN at/IN the/DT judgment/NN of/IN the/DT county/NN superintendent."Miss/NN Butterfield,/CC having/VBG triumphed/VBD once,/RB drew/VBD her­/PRP self/NN up/IN anew/JJ and/CC said/VBD with/IN an/DT air/NN of/IN finality:/JJ "No,/NN I/PRP have/VBP made/VBN it/PRP a/DT practice/NN during/IN my/PRP$ years/NNS in/IN office/NN to/TO issue/VB no/DT permits./NN They/PRP are/VBP issued/VBN too/RB freely/RB in/IN adjoining/VBG counties."A/NNS twinkle/NN flashed/VBD in/IN Tim/NNP Connor's/NNP eye./, People/NNS who/WP had/VBD seen/VBN this/DT amused/JJ look/NN in/IN court/NN were/VBD always/RB a/DT bit/NN fearful/JJ of/IN it/PRP afterwards./. 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She/PRP allowed/VBD her/PRP$ body/NN to/TO move/VB with/IN the/DT sled./NN By/IN keeping/VBG herself/PRP suspended/VBN thus/RB between/IN sky/NN and/CC prairie/NN she/PRP would/MD soon/RB reach/VB home,/RB where/WRB there/EX would/MD be/VB warmth/NN and/CC food/NN and/CC a/DT welcome./NN THE/DT repetition/NN of/IN the/DT questions,/NN and/CC in/IN particular/JJ the/DT debt/NN owed/VBD Robert/NNP Fulton,/NNP did/VBD not/RB amuse/VB Nell/NNP as/IN it/PRP had/VBD Tim./NNP "A/NNP question/NN like/IN that/WDT is/VBZ no/DT question/NN at/IN all,"/IN she/PRP argued./VBD Sheila/NNP had/VBD passed!/VBN That/DT was/VBD an/DT absorbing/JJ piece/NN of/IN news./NN Sheila/NNP had/VBD passed./VBN Sheila/NNP would/MD be/VB a/DT teacher/NN now./, With/IN Sheila/NNP established/VBN in/IN a/DT school/NN three/CD miles/NNS from/IN home,/NN Nell's/NNP next/JJ chief/NN concern/NN was/VBD for/IN her/PRP$ children's/NNS schooling./. As/IN she/PRP silently/RB made/VBD innumerable/JJ trips/NNS from/IN stove/NN to/TO table,/VB to/TO bedroom,/VB she/PRP pondered/VBD on/IN existing/VBG circumstances./NN .../: If/IN they/PRP did/VBD secure/VB a/DT teacher/NN and/CC did/VBD open/VB the/DT corner/NN school,/NN how/WRB could/MD her/PRP$ children/NNS at­/IN tend?/NN They/PRP had/VBD no/DT warm/JJ clothing./NN Shoes./NNP They/PRP had/VBD no/DT shoes./NN One/CD night/NN as/IN she/PRP lay/VBD sleepless,/VBG the/DT cool/JJ air/NN blowing/VBG across/IN her/PRP$ open/JJ eyes,/NN the/DT deep/JJ breathing/NN of/IN her/PRP$ family/NN isolating/VBG them/PRP from/IN her/PRP world,/, she/PRP conceived/VBD a/DT plan./NN Tim/NNP could/MD teach,/VB and/CC instead/RB of/IN holding/VBG school/NN in/IN the/DT building/NN they/PRP could/MD have/VB it/PRP in/IN their/PRP$ house./NN Fuel/NN would/MD be/VB saved,/VBN and/CC her/PRP$ children/NNS would/MD not/RB be/VB perished/VBN in/IN the/DT cold./JJS She/PRP elbowed/VBD Tim/NNP but/CC could/MD not/RB waken/VB him./PRP He,/. per/IN ­haps,/NN would/MD not/RB consent,/VB as/IN the/DT time/NN of/IN presenting/VBG it/PRP was/VBD not/RB opportune./VBG She/PRP pulled/VBD the/DT covers/NNS about/IN her/PRP and/CC tried/VBD to/TO sleep./VB Reaching/VBG out,/IN she/PRP felt/VBD of/IN Alice--one/NNP plump/JJ leg/NN had/VBD evaded/VBN all/DT security/NN and/CC was/VBD exposed./VBN Nell/NNP took/VBD the/DT child/NN from/IN its/PRP$ cradle/NN and/CC held/VBD it/PRP to/TO her/PRP bosom./, The/DT little,/JJ cold/JJ leg/NN pressed/VBD close/RB to/TO her/PRP$ warm/JJ body./NN Nell/NNP prayed/VBD now./DT She/PRP could/MD always/RB pray/VB fer­vently/RB when/WRB she/PRP had/VBD a/DT child/NN at/IN her/PRP$ heart./NN Next/JJ day/NN Tim/NNP agreed/VBD to/TO her/PRP$ plan./NN "I/NNS can/MD try/VB it/PRP at/IN any/DT rate."/NN He/PRP went/VBD to/TO see/VB the/DT director,/NN and/CC on/IN to/TO the/DT county/NN seat./NN He/PRP procured/VBD a/DT certificate/NN without/IN much/JJ ceremony./NN The/DT patrons/NNS were/VBD satisfied;/VBN in/IN fact,/NN pleased./VBN There/EX would/MD be/VB no/DT strife/NN among/IN the/DT clans/NNS now;/RB and/CC if/IN children/NNS who/WP perforce/VBP must/MD race/NN about/IN in/IN moccasins/NNS of/IN carpet/NN or/CC wool/NN ventured/VBN out/IN into/IN the/DT snow,/NN Nell/NNP would/MD prevent/VB them./PRP Yes,/IN they/PRP were/VBD quite/RB happy/JJ to/TO place/VB their/PRP$ trouble/NN ­some/DT broods/NNS in/IN the/DT Connors'/NNP keeping./, Tim/NNP would/MD earn/VB his/PRP$ money./NN Tim,/NNP with/IN a/DT second-class/JJ certificate,/JJ demanded/VBN five/CD dollars/NNS a/DT month/NN more/RBR than/IN Sheila,/PRP who/WP received/VBD twenty/CD five./CD Each/DT day/NN Tim/NNP took/VBD Sheila/NNP to/TO school/NN and/CC built/VBD her/PRP a/DT fire/NN of/IN lath/NN and/CC coal./NN Before/IN he/PRP returned,/VBD neighbors/NNS were/VBD coming/VBG in/IN sleds/NNS with/IN his/PRP$ pupils./NN Children/NNS wrapped/VBN like/IN bundles/NNS and/CC bales/NNS of/IN merchandise/NN were/VBD handed/VBN to/TO Nell/NNP Connor,/NNP who/WP received/VBD them,/PRP unwound/JJ them,/, and/CC held/VBD snow/NN to/TO a/DT nipped/JJ nose/NN or/CC rubbed/VBD numb/NN feet./VBD The/DT Connors'/NNP kitchen/NN was/VBD enriched/VBN by/IN the/DT blackboard,/NN the/DT recitation/NN bench,/IN the/DT chart,/NN and/CC the/DT dictionary/NN from/IN the/DT schoolhouse./NN As/IN must/MD be/VB in/IN such/JJ surroundings,/JJ school/NN was/VBD rather/RB informal./, Robert/NNP Emmet/NNP and/CC even/RB Ellen/NNP joined/VBD classes,/NNS making/VBG the/DT enrollment/NN reach/NN twenty-two./, There/EX was/VBD really/RB very/RB little/JJ study/NN done./VBD Who/WP could/MD study/VB when/WRB Tim/NNP Connor/NNP was/VBD conducting/VBG a/DT class?/NN How/WRB could/MD one/PRP concentrate/VB on/IN the/DT Battle/NNP of/IN Bull/NNP Run/NNP while/IN Tim/NNP was/VBD telling/VBG how/WRB to/TO outwit/VB the/DT spell/NN of/IN the/DT wee/NN people?/NNS ./. ./. ./. "You/PRP reach/VBP down/RB without/IN ever/RB taking/VBG your/PRP$ eyes/NNS off/RP them,/, pull/VB a/DT handful/NN of/IN grass,/NN and/CC throw/VB it/PRP over/IN your/PRP$ left/JJ shoulder/NN ./. ./. ."And/NN again,/IN the/DT attention/NN of/IN the/DT entire/JJ school/NN might/MD be/VB called/VBN to/TO something/NN of/IN note/NN in/IN a/DT special/JJ recitation./NN "Childer,/NNS listen/VBP to/TO this:/VB The/DT land/NN of/IN the/DT free/JJ and/CC the/DT home/NN of/IN the/DT brave./JJS You/PRP don't/VBP understand/VB what/WP that/DT means;/NN but/CC if/IN you'd/PRP ever/RB lived,/VBD as/IN I/PRP have,/VBP in/IN a/DT country/NN ruled/VBN by/IN tyranny,/NN you'd/NN understand./VBN Here/RB in/IN this/DT land/NN of/IN ours,/JJ of/IN course/NN we/PRP have/VBP our/PRP$ troubles/NNS sent/VBD us/PRP as/IN crosses/NNS from/IN a/DT hand/NN on/IN High;/NNP but/CC if/IN our/PRP$ present/JJ poverty/NN was/VBD forced/VBN upon/IN us/PRP by/IN confiscation,/NN I'd/CC not/RB be/VB sitting/VBG here/RB calmly,/, I'd/NNP ..."Nell,/NNP in/IN the/DT bedroom,/NN cleared/VBD her/PRP$ throat/NN several/JJ times./, Tim/NNP didn't/VBD notice./DT What/WP was/VBD he/PRP trying/VBG to/TO tell/VB those/DT poor/JJ little/JJ German/JJ children/NNS who/WP had/VBD come/VBN to/TO learn/VB how/WRB to/TO read/VB and/CC write/VB English?/NNP They/PRP weren't/VBD interested/VBN in/IN Ireland's/NNP troubles./NN ./. ./. ./. They/PRP had/VBD troubles/NNS enough/RB of/IN their/PRP$ own./NNP "A/NNP sadder/NN and/CC a/DT prouder/NN country/NN you/PRP never/RB saw./VBD So/RB childer,/, you/PRP must/MD thank/VB God/NNP you're/VB where/WRB you/PRP are/VBP to­/JJ day/NN and/CC not/RB under/IN the/DT heel/NN of/IN an/DT oppressor./NN Sweet/JJ land/NN of/IN liberty./NN It/PRP is/VBZ a/DT sweet/JJ land/NN of/IN liberty./NN Let's/NNP all/DT sing/VBP that/IN song/NN now."Nell/RB chided/VBD Tim/NNP for/IN his/PRP$ methods/NNS and/CC informality./VBD "You/PRP mustn't/MD teach/VB children/NNS those/DT things."/NNS "The/DT truth,/NN Nell,/NNP can't/, they/PRP learn/VBP the/DT truth?"/NN "Yes,/NN but/CC it's/RB not/RB your/PRP$ business/NN here/RB now/RB to/TO criticise/VB England./NNP You're/NNP paid/VBD to/TO teach/VB 'em."The/JJ children/NNS continued/VBD to/TO listen/VB to/TO his/PRP$ voice./NN Younger/NNP ones/NNS learned/VBD how/WRB to/TO parse,/VB hearing/VBG the/DT drill/NN in/IN more/JJR ad­vanced/JJ classes./NN Older/JJR ones/NNS seldom/RB turned/VBD a/DT page/NN or/CC scratched/VBD a/DT pencil/NN on/IN a/DT slate/NN when/WRB the/DT primary/JJ class/NN was/VBD on/IN the/DT recitation/NN bench./NN "Fairies/NNS live/VBP in/IN the/DT Old/NNP Round/NNP Towers/NNP and/CC do/VBP be/VB out/IN nights./DT One/CD evening/NN a/DT hunchback/NN was/VBD coming/VBG along,/RB coming/VBG along/IN ..."Often/IN the/DT kitchen/NN rocked/VBD with/IN laughter./VBG Raucous,/NNP uncontrolled/JJ chuckles/NNS of/IN adolescent/NN boys/NNS mingled/VBD with/IN the/DT spontaneous/JJ mirth/NN of/IN younger/JJR children./NN Thus/RB the/DT school/NN time/NN was/VBD pleasant/JJ enough,/NN but/CC Nell/NNP dreaded/VBD the/DT noon/NN hour;/NN not/RB that/IN she/PRP resented/VBD its/PRP$ added/VBN bedlam,/NN but/CC she/PRP saw/VBD that/IN some/DT children/NNS had/VBD little/JJ or/CC nothing/NN to/TO eat./DT "How/JJ I'd/NN like/IN to/TO stuff/VB their/PRP$ stomachs/NNS like/IN ticks,"/NN she/PRP often/RB said,/VBD but/CC she/PRP could/MD not--her/RB own/VB family/NN was/VBD on/IN rations./NNP Hendrika/NNP and/CC Johnny/NNP Van/NNP den/NN Hull/NNP had/VBD no/DT lunch/NN at/IN all./DT There/EX was/VBD no/DT mother/NN at/IN Van/NNP den/NN Hull's./NNP She/PRP had/VBD gone/VBN away/RB from/IN the/DT prairie/NN to/TO a/DT place/NN where/WRB there/EX was/VBD something/NN going/VBG on./RP "Where/RB there/EX is/VBZ no/DT mother,/NN there's/TO nothing,"/NN Nell/NNP concluded,/NN "and/CC the/DT little/JJ grandmother/NN may/MD be/VB sick."/JJ She/PRP gave/VBD the/DT Van/NNP den/NN Hulls/NNP something--/: a/DT cup/NN of/IN mush,/NN a/DT drink/NN of/IN milk./NN Others/NNS followed/VBD her/PRP$ example,/NN and/CC they/PRP ate/VBD their/PRP$ portions/NNS avidly./. One/CD day/NN Hendrika/NNP and/CC Johnny/NNP came/VBD with/IN smiling/VBG faces./DT Hendrika/NNP had/VBD a/DT basket,/NN and/CC Johnny/NNP hopped/VBD about/IN whispering/VBG to/TO the/DT children./NN The/DT little/JJ ones/NNS and/CC the/DT grandmother/NN had/VBD not/RB forgotten/VBN their/PRP$ friends./NN When/WRB Jake,/NNP the/DT father,/NN had/VBD received/VBN money/NN from/IN a/DT relative/JJ and/CC had/VBD bought/VBN flour/NN and/CC a/DT few/JJ extras,/NNS they/PRP shared/VBD their/PRP$ good/JJ fortune./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT real/JJ treat/NN they/PRP brought--/: Saint/NNP Nicholas/NNP cookies,/NN one/CD for/IN everybody./DT Nell/NNP saved/VBD hers/PRP for/IN Sheila,/NNP who/WP was/VBD nothing/NN but/CC a/DT child./NN When/WRB the/DT Connors'/NNP two/CD wage/NN earners/NNS had/VBD taught/VBN a/DT month,/NN many/JJ needed/VBD expenditures/NNS were/VBD made./VBN They/PRP bought/VBD shoes,/NN flour/NN and/CC groceries./NN Interest/NN was/VBD met,/VBN and/CC a/DT small/JJ payment/NN made/VBN on/IN the/DT team./NN Nell/NNP had/VBD sent/VBN for/IN raisins,/NN and/CC what/WP marvelous/JJ things/NNS can/MD be/VB created/VBN by/IN an/DT ingenious/JJ woman/NN with/IN an/DT oven/NN and/CC raisins!/NN Each/DT day/NN she/PRP had/VBD an/DT extra/JJ for/IN the/DT children's/NNS lunch;/NN and/CC their/PRP$ round/JJ eyes/NNS often/RB left/VBD their/PRP$ readers/NNS and/CC centered/VBN on/IN Nell/NNP as/IN she/PRP bustled/VBD around/IN the/DT stove./NN Max's/NNP wife/NN came/VBD over/IN one/CD day/NN and/CC volunteered/VBD to/TO aid/VB in/IN fixing/VBG a/DT little/JJ Christmas/NNP party/NN for/IN them./PRP$ She/PRP would/MD give/VB each/DT child/NN a/DT stick/NN of/IN candy./NN Other/JJ mothers/NNS cooperated,/VBP and/CC the/DT day/NN before/IN Christmas/NNP was/VBD a/DT mem­orable/JJ one./NNP Of/IN course/NN there/EX were/VBD pieces/NNS and/CC songs./NN Recitations/NNS were/VBD given/VBN in/IN many/JJ dialects./NN Santa/NNP was/VBD Kriss/NNP Kringle,/NNP St./NNP Nick,/NNP and/CC Santy/NNP Claus./NNP Margaret/NNP closed/VBD ./. ./. ./. "Silent/NN Night,/NNP Holy/NNP Night/NNP ./. ./. ./. "/'' Margaret--tremulous/JJ lips,/NN sweet/JJ voice,/NN slim/JJ white/JJ face,/NN soft/JJ brown/JJ hair,/NN clear/JJ blue/JJ eyes/NNS fixed/VBN beyond/IN the/DT bedroom/NN door./NN "Christ/IN our/PRP$ Saviour/NNP is/VBZ born./NN ./. ./. ."/VBD Quiet/NNP in/IN the/DT kitchen,/NN a/DT subdued/JJ quiet./NN Children,/NNP en­/VBD grossed/VBN in/IN eating,/NN wrapped/VBN pink/JJ tongues/NNS around/IN their/PRP$ sticks/NNS of/IN candy/NN and/CC noted/VBD perceptible/JJ losses./NN Dutch/NNP Fred/NNP squeezed/VBD rosy/JJ apples/NNS out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ pockets--one/NN for/IN each./DT Tim/NNP broke/VBD the/DT stillness./NN "It's/NNP over,/IN folks./PRP$ Merry/NNP Christmas/NNP to/TO ye/PRP all."Little/DT children/NNS bundled/VBN into/IN sleds./DT Early/NNP dusk./VBD Dutch/JJ Fred's/NNP deep/JJ voice/NN leading/VBG others/NNS as/IN they/PRP hitched/VBD their/PRP$ teams/NNS and/CC swept/VBD away:/RB "O/NNP tannen/NN Baum,/NNP O-O-O/NNP tannen/NN Baum/NNP ./. ./. ."The/NNP Connors/NNP watched./VBD Santa/NNP and/CC reindeers!/NNP Christ/NNP Child/NNP would/MD return/VB to/TO earth/NN tonight!/NN Would/MD He/PRP come/VB here/RB to/TO the/DT prairie?/NN It/PRP was/VBD cold/JJ and/CC the/DT full/JJ moon/NN was/VBD lemon-colored/JJ and/CC the/DT world/NN was/VBD white./JJR Look!/JJ A/DT bright/JJ star/NN over/IN Schwartz's/NNP grove!/NN Ellen/NNP scolded/VBD next/JJ day:/NN "I/NNS don't/VBP like/IN Mrs./NNP Santa/NNP Claus./NNP She/PRP stole/VBD poor/JJ Mom's/NNP good/JJ bonnet/NN ribbon/NN and/CC made/VBD me/PRP a/DT doll/NN dress/NN out/IN of/IN it."/DT "Ellen,/NNP you're/, a/DT goose,"/NN Danny/NNP began./VBD "Danny!"/IN Nell/NNP stood/VBD before/IN him./PRP "I/VBP declare,/NN if/IN you/PRP say/VBP a/DT word/NN to/TO that/DT child/NN one/CD way/NN or/CC another,/DT I/PRP don't/VBP know/VB what/WP I'll/NNP do/VBP with/IN you./PRP Your/PRP$ good/JJ sense/NN ought/MD to/TO be/VB growing/VBG in/IN proportion/NN to/TO your/PRP$ legs./NN Take/VB that/DT pail/NN there/RB and/CC bring/VB me/PRP in/IN some/DT water."The/JJ children/NNS danced/VBD about./DT It/PRP was/VBD Christmas/NNP and/CC there/EX was/VBD duck/NN for/IN dinner!/NN Santa/NNP Claus/NNP had/VBD found/VBN them;/PRP and/CC they/PRP knew/VBD that/IN the/DT Christ/NNP Child,/NNP too,/NN had/VBD come/VBN to/TO the/DT prairie,/NN although/IN they/PRP had/VBD not/RB seen/VBN Him./NNP YES,/NNP sir,/NN time/NN is/VBZ a/DT river/NN flowing/VBG on/IN and/CC on/IN ./. ./. ."/NN Tim/NNP spoke/VBD out/RP one/CD evening/NN from/IN where/WRB he/PRP sat/VBD by/IN the/DT stove/NN smoking/VBG his/PRP$ pipe./NN "One/JJ day/NN leads/VBZ right/RB into/IN another./DT There/EX is/VBZ no/DT break/NN in/IN time--east/NN or/CC west./NN Sheila,/NNS we'll/MD soon/RB be/VB through/IN leading/VBG our/PRP$ flocks/NNS out/IN of/IN the/DT darkness/NN of/IN ignorance/NN into/IN the/DT light/NN of/IN knowledge."Sheila,/JJ playing/NN cat/NN on/IN a/DT slate/NN with/IN Kitty/NNP Ann,/NNP did/VBD not/RB answer./DT "Sheila,/NN it's/IN you/PRP and/CC meself/PRP that/WDT have/VBP the/DT responsible/JJ positions/NNS around/IN here./PRP$ We're/NNP moneyed/JJ people./, If/IN we/PRP didn't/RB have/VBP so/RB many/JJ places/NNS to/TO put/VB it/PRP we/PRP could/MD carry/VB it/PRP about/IN in/IN our/PRP$ pockets."Nell,/NN in/IN the/DT adjoining/JJ room/NN tucking/NN in/IN the/DT younger/JJR children,/NN also/RB thought/VBD of/IN time,/NN the/DT days/NNS passing./NN Before/IN she/PRP rejoined/VBD the/DT group/NN in/IN the/DT kitchen,/NN she/PRP knelt/VBD by/IN her/PRP$ bed/NN and/CC thanked/VBD God./NNP ./. ./. ./. January,/NNP that/IN hard,/JJ cruel/JJ month/NN with/IN the/DT thirty-one/JJ days,/NN was/VBD over./NNP In/IN Connors'/NNP neighborhood/NN it/PRP was/VBD easy/JJ to/TO be/VB poor./JJR Almost/RB all/DT were/VBD very/RB poor./JJ No/DT one/NN had/VBD a/DT luxury./NN "One/NN poor/JJ devil/NN was/VBD worse/JJR off/RB than/IN the/DT next."/JJ Whenever/WRB Tim/NNP and/CC Nell/NNP Connor/NNP spoke/VBD of/IN the/DT difficulties/NNS of/IN their/PRP$ lot,/NN they/PRP soon/RB heard/VBD of/IN others/NNS who/WP were/VBD worse/JJR off./NN Just/RB when/WRB the/DT winter/NN terms/NNS closed/VBD and/CC wages/NNS perforce/NN discontinued,/VBP diphtheria/NNS broke/VBD out/RP in/IN the/DT township./NN Briedbarths,/IN the/DT family/NN whose/WP$ mother/NN had/VBD consumption,/VBN now/RB had/VBD black/JJ diphtheria!/NN Liddie/NNP had/VBD it/PRP first/RB and/CC died/VBD in/IN a/DT few/JJ days./NN Everyone/NN shunned/VBD the/DT stricken/VBN home./NN BLACK/NN SOIL/NNP 257People/VBZ out/IN of/IN doors/NNS would/MD not/RB breathe/VB deeply/RB when/WRB the/DT wind/NN blew/VBD from/IN Briedbarths'./NNP Nell/NNP grieved/VBD for/IN Liddie./NNP "I/NNP welcomed/VBD that/DT child/NN into/IN this/DT world,"/NN she/PRP would/MD go/VB on./NNP "I/NNP gave/VBD Liddie/NNP her/PRP$ first/JJ bath./NN There/EX is/VBZ no/DT one/NN to/TO help/VB bury/VB her/PRP$ in/IN decency."/NN Finally/RB she/PRP could/MD be/VB inactive/JJ no/DT longer./JJR "Someone/NN must/MD help!/VB Of/IN what/WP use/NN are/VBP lives/NNS if/IN we/PRP can't/MD risk/VB them/PRP to/TO save/VB others./NNP Go,/NNP Tim,/NNP and/CC get/VB Dutch/JJ Fred./NNP He'll/NNP go/VBP over;/IN he/PRP has/VBZ no/DT children./NN He/PRP has/VBZ a/DT kind/NN heart./NN Have/VBP him/PRP call/VB this/DT way./NN I'll/NN have/VBP a/DT little/JJ dress/NN ready."The/DT overskirt/NN of/IN Nell's/NNP wedding/NN dress/NN was/VBD of/IN white/JJ bombazine./NN She/PRP ripped/VBD a/DT generous/JJ width/NN and/CC fashioned/VBD a/DT dress/NN that/IN fit/JJ Ellen--Liddie/NNP was/VBD the/DT one/CD age/NN of/IN Ellen./NNP When/WRB Dutch/NNP Fred/NNP came/VBD with/IN a/DT rough,/JJ little/JJ coffin/NN under/IN his/PRP$ arm,/NN Nell/NNP went/VBD again/RB to/TO the/DT bombazine/NN skirt./NN She/PRP covered/VBD the/DT box/NN with/IN another/DT width,/NN and/CC lined/VBD it/PRP with/IN her/PRP$ wedding/NN veil./NN The/DT young/JJ Connors/NNS were/VBD amazed./VBN Never/RB had/VBD they/PRP been/VBN allowed/VBN to/TO even/RB touch/VB that/IN veil!/JJ And/CC now./RB ./. ./. ./. But/CC something/NN unusual/JJ in/IN the/DT solemnity/NN of/IN Nell's/NNP face/NN kept/VBD them/PRP from/IN remonstrating./VBG As/IN Nell/NNP worked,/, she/PRP advised/VBD Fred./NNP "Tim'll/NNP send/VBP a/DT doctor/NN to/TO the/DT other/JJ children./NN And/CC you'll/VB stay/VB there,/DT won't/NN you?/IN The/DT neighbors/NNS can/MD look/VB after/IN your/PRP$ stock."/NN "I/IN stay,"/NN he/PRP nodded./VBD "And/CC come/VBN within/IN calling/NN distance/NN if/IN you/PRP need/VBP us/PRP for/IN anything./DT Give/VB 'em/PRP plenty/RB milk/NN and/CC keep/VB 'em/PRP warm./RBR Tim/NNP will/MD report/VB their/PRP$ circumstances./NN The/DT county'll/NN help/NN 'em,/, I/PRP know."As/IN Fred/NNP buttoned/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ buffalo/NN coat,/NN after/IN putting/VBG his/PRP$ long/JJ beard/NN fondly/RB inside,/IN he/PRP started/VBD off."/IN Nell/NNP called/VBD after/IN him:/PRP "May/VBP the/DT Lord/NNP reward/NN you,/, Fred,/NNP and/CC keep/VB you/PRP from/IN catching/VBG it."Dutch/RB Fred/NNP buried/VBD 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business/NN here,/IN state/NN it./VBD Otherwise,/RB be/VB moving/VBG on."/IN The/DT man/NN was/VBD a/DT bit/NN chagrined./VBN People/NNS were/VBD poor/JJ as/IN Job's/NNP cats./, Did/VBD they/PRP still/RB have/VBP honor?/VBN And/CC such/JJ pride!/NNS He/PRP had/VBD taken/VBN the/DT wrong/JJ method,/NN he/PRP realized/VBD that./DT He/PRP drew/VBD a/DT paper/NN from/IN his/PRP$ pocket./NN "I/NNS have/VBP something/NN of/IN interest/NN to/TO progressive/JJ farmers,"/NNS he/PRP began./VBD Danny,/NNP with/IN Captain/NNP at/IN his/PRP$ heels,/NN had/VBD reached/VBN the/DT yard./NN The/DT boy's/JJ eyes/NNS narrowed/VBN as/IN they/PRP saw/VBD a/DT paper/NN in/IN the/DT man's/NN hands./VBD The/DT horses/NNS pricked/VBD their/PRP$ ears/NNS at/IN the/DT dog./NN "S-s-s--sic/JJ 'em,"/, Danny/NNP said/VBD softly./. Captain/NNP jumped/VBD at/IN the/DT tassels/NNS of/IN the/DT fly/NN nets;/RB and,/RB in/IN one/CD accord,/NN both/DT horses/NNS jerked/VBD their/PRP$ heads,/NN broke/VBD the/DT hitching/NN strap,/NN and/CC were/VBD away/RB on/IN the/DT prairie./NN Danny/NNP dodged/VBD behind/IN the/DT granary,/NN holding/VBG the/DT dog./NN When/WRB the/DT enraged/JJ man/NN followed/VBD his/PRP$ team,/NN in/IN an/DT effort/NN to/TO catch/VB them,/PRP Danny/NNP again/RB released/VBD Captain;/NNP and/CC dog/NN and/CC man/NN and/CC team/NN disappeared/VBD in/IN a/DT fog/NN of/IN dust./JJ Day/NN after/IN day/NN passed/VBD and/CC the/DT lightning/NN rod/NN man/NN did/VBD not/RB return./NN Nor/CC did/VBD the/DT loan/NN man/NN visit/VB them/PRP to/TO press/VB his/PRP$ claim./PDT The/DT crops/NNS were/VBD harvested;/VBN and/CC Connors/NNP had/VBD flour/NN for/IN the/DT winter./NN THE/DT next/JJ spring/NN there/EX was/VBD little/JJ occasion/NN to/TO speak/VB much/RB of/IN hoppers./VBG The/DT plague/NN was/VBD practically/RB over./VBG Prosperity/NNP hovered/VBD in/IN sight/NN once/RB more./RBR The/DT railroad/NN now/RB became/VBD the/DT chief/JJ topic/NN of/IN conver­sation./NN There/EX was/VBD a/DT new/JJ road/NN venturing/NN west,/RB and/CC many/JJ counties/NNS were/VBD offering/VBG a/DT right/NN of/IN way./DT Jerome/NNP county/NN was/VBD exulting/VBG in/IN the/DT report/NN that/IN it/PRP had/VBD received/VBN the/DT rail­/NN road/NN when/WRB word/NN came/VBD that/IN the/DT line/NN had/VBD swerved/VBN south,/RB and/CC that/DT negotiations/NNS were/VBD being/VBG made/VBN with/IN the/DT Central/NNP Railroad/NNP to/TO jointly/RB build/VB a/DT track/NN to/TO the/DT Missouri/NNP River./NNP Tim/NNP Connor,/NNP neglecting/VBG his/PRP$ fields,/NN had/VBD spent/VBN much/JJ time/NN in/IN securing/NN signatures/NNS for/IN the/DT right/NN of/IN way./NN This/DT last/JJ report/NN filled/VBD him/PRP with/IN chagrin./NN "It/NN do/VBP beat/NN all./. ..."/JJR "Something/NN may/MD come/VB up/RP yet,"/RB 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seeder./NN The/DT cultivated/JJ land/NN was/VBD black,/JJ but/CC the/DT prairie/NN grass/NN was/VBD green,/JJ and/CC light/JJ and/CC shadows/NNS already/RB had/VBD begun/VBN their/PRP$ play/NN across/IN its/PRP$ wide/JJ sweep./NN Sticky/JJ yellow/NN leaves/NNS curled/VBD out/RP on/IN the/DT cottonwoods/NNS so/RB that/IN they/PRP resembled/VBD huge/JJ bouquets./NN The/DT cactus,/NN resting/VBG unscathed/JJ on/IN the/DT top/NN of/IN the/DT overturned/JJ kraut/NN barrel,/NN showed/VBD no/DT sign/NN of/IN blossom,/NN but/CC was/VBD taking/VBG on/RP a/DT more/JJR delicate/JJ green./NN There/EX was/VBD Steindler's/NNP knoll,/, beyond/IN which/WDT Sheila/NNP dis­appeared/VBD each/DT morning./NN Teaching./NNP Coming/VBG home/NN each/DT evening/NN with/IN the/DT younger/JJR brood/NN of/IN children/NNS to/TO eat/VB her/PRP$ out/RB of/IN house/NN and/CC home./NN Danny,/NNP loose-jointed,/, long/RB slim/JJ hands,/NN husky/JJ voice,/NN less/CC a/DT torment/NN but/CC retaining/VBG the/DT twinkle/NN in/IN his/PRP$ eye/NN ./. ./. ./. the/DT spit/VBD of/IN his/PRP$ father./NN He'd/NNP soon/RB be/VB demanding/VBG another/DT school./NN Margaret,/RB more/RBR sensitive/JJ than/IN ever,/NN losing/VBG her/PRP$ freckles,/NN secretly/RB envious/JJ of/IN Sheila,/PRP writing/VBG down/RP little/JJ notions/NNS on/IN bits/NNS of/IN wrapping/VBG paper./NN "Poems,"/IN Tim/NNP called/VBD them;/RB but/CC poor/JJ child,/NN they/PRP had/VBD no/DT rhyme/NN to/TO them/PRP at/IN all./DT Kitty/NNP Ann,/NNP outgrowing/VBG her/PRP$ stumpiness,/NN boasting/VBG that/IN she/PRP could/MD whip/VB any/DT boy/NN her/PRP age,/IN both/DT Margaret's/NNP de­/NN fender/NN and/CC persecutor,/NNS having/VBG feet/NNS that/WDT could/MD improvise/VB a/DT dance/NN to/TO any/DT tune/NN her/PRP ear/NN could/MD catch./VB Robert/NNP Emmet,/NNP a/DT lovely/JJ child/NN with/IN a/DT fine-shaped/JJ head,/NN round/RB blue/JJ eyes/NNS contemplating/VBG visions/NNS of/IN Danny's/NNP world./, A/DT little/JJ outcast--classed/JJ with/IN the/DT older/JJR ones/NNS with/IN whom/WP he/PRP could/MD not/RB belong,/RB because/IN he/PRP had/VBD outgrown/VBN the/DT younger/JJR ones./NN Ellen/NNP and/CC Alice/NNP had/VBD a/DT monopoly/NN on/IN Tim's/NNP knee,/, but/CC occasionally/RB Emmet/NNP drew/VBD near,/RB sat/VBN astride/IN Tim's/NNP boot,/, and/CC called/VBD out:/RP "Ride/IN a/DT cock/NN horse."/NN "You're/NN pretty/RB big,/JJ Emmet./NNP Hop/NNP off,/, now,/RB that's/IN the/DT man,/NN and/CC we'll/MD give/VB wee/NN Alice/NNP a/DT ride."Poor/JJ Emmet/NNP must/MD be/VB seen/VBN to/TO a/DT little/JJ more./JJR They/PRP were/VBD fine,/VBN healthy/JJ children/NNS ./. ./. ./. but/CC how/WRB would/MD they/PRP rank/VB with/IN eastern/JJ cousins?/NN Nell/NNP often/RB pondered/VBD thus/RB as/IN she/PRP worked/VBD in/IN the/DT garden./NN There/EX was/VBD one/CD section/NN of/IN this/DT garden/NN patch/NN to/TO which/WDT she/PRP gave/VBD special/JJ care./NN Daily/NNP she/PRP carried/VBD water/NN to/TO a/DT few/JJ twigs./, Fruit!/NNP Max's/NNP wife/NN had/VBD sent/VBN away/RB for/IN currants/NNS and/CC high-bush/JJ berries/NNS and/CC had/VBD given/VBN her/PRP a/DT few/JJ shoots./NN There/EX were/VBD also/RB three/CD young/JJ maples/NNS and/CC an/DT elm/NN which/WDT had/VBD been/VBN donated/VBN by/IN a/DT mover./NN The/DT nurturing/NN of/IN these/DT twigs/NNS was/VBD a/DT delight./NN They/PRP were/VBD from/IN the/DT East./NNP Would/MD they/PRP grow?/VB Would/MD they/PRP thrive/VB here/RB in/IN this/DT prairie?/NN ./. ./. ./. If/IN eastern/JJ vegetation/NN flourished/VBD here,/PRP why/WRB not/RB transplanted/VBN chil­dren?/NNS One/CD day/NN leaves/VBZ curled/VBN out/RP on/IN the/DT sticklike/JJ saplings/NNS and/CC bushes./NN They/PRP were/VBD growing!/VBN Thank/VB God./NNP She/PRP knew/VBD that/IN they/PRP would/MD grow./VB Now/RB if/IN discouraging/VBG thoughts/NNS came/VBD in/IN the/DT future/NN she/PRP would/MD think/VB of/IN the/DT success/NN of/IN this/DT bit/NN of/IN garden/NN .../: it/PRP would/MD be/VB a/DT trysting/VBG place/NN with/IN hope./NN It/PRP must/MD be/VB given/VBN a/DT chance,/NN however,/, and/CC not/RB be/VB rooted/VBN or/CC scratched/VBN out./NN She/PRP made/VBD a/DT fence/NN of/IN sticks/NNS to/TO discourage/VB the/DT chickens;/NN and/CC spoke/VBD often/RB of/IN fencing/VBG the/DT yard./NN One/CD spring/NN evening/NN as/IN the/DT Connor/NNP family/NN was/VBD sitting/VBG outside/IN the/DT door/NN listening/VBG to/TO unrestrained/JJ prattling/JJ children/NNS and/CC rustling/NN cottonwood/NN leaves,/NN Nell/NNP complained/VBD anew/NNS of/IN the/DT freedom/NN of/IN the/DT young/JJ hogs./NN "The/IN hogs/NNS do/VBP no/DT harm,"/NN Tim/NNP argued./VBD "They/PRP have/VBP everything/NN rooted/VBN up,"/RB Nell/NNP answered/VBD with/IN irritation/NN in/IN her/PRP$ voice./NN "I/IN can't/NN have/VBP a/DT sign/NN of/IN a/DT flower./NN I/PRP declare,/VBP if/IN they/PRP go/VBP down/IN there/RB and/CC break/VB my/PRP$ few/JJ young/JJ bushes,/NNS I'll/RB break/VBP their/PRP$ backs./NN Now,/RB Tim,/NNP that's/IN fair/JJ warning./NN Max's/NNP always/RB had/VBD a/DT fence,/NN and/CC even/RB Katto/NNP has/VBZ now./DT You/PRP could/MD just/RB get/VB a/DT little/JJ extra/JJ barbed/JJ wire./NN You'll/. be/VB fencing/VBG fields/NNS soon."/RB "I/PRP have/VBP no/DT time/NN now/RB to/TO fence/NN the/DT yard./NN Maybe/RB later/RBR on./RB Crop's/NNP behind/IN as/IN it/PRP is/VBZ with/IN that/DT railroad/NN bubble,/NN and/CC I'll/NNP have/VBP to/TO do/VB some/DT fencing./NN Herd/NNP Law/NNP is/VBZ being/VBG carried/VBN out/RP this/DT spring--"/NN "You/PRP get/VBP the/DT wire/NN and/CC I'll/NNP fence/NN it."/VBD "I'll/RB not/RB get/VB the/DT wire/NN and/CC have/VBP you/PRP fence/NN it."/'' This/DT fence/NN argument/NN was/VBD dismissed,/VBN for/IN a/DT team/NN had/VBD turned/VBN in/IN from/IN the/DT trail./NN "Max/NN must/MD be/VB worse/JJR and/CC Mary's/NNP after/IN me,"/CD Nell/NNP speculated,/NN standing/VBG up/RB and/CC slipping/VBG her/PRP$ feet/NNS into/IN her/PRP$ old/JJ shoes./NN "If/IN he's/PRP$ bad,/JJ Tim,/NN you/PRP must/MD come,/VB too./, I/PRP don't/VBP mind/NN sickness,/JJR but/CC this/DT may/MD be/VB death./VBG He/PRP can't/MD last/VB much/RB longer./JJR The/DT poison'll/NN soon/RB reach/VB his/PRP$ heart."Tim's/JJ eyes/NNS were/VBD fixed/VBN on/IN the/DT team./NN They/PRP didn't/VBD step/NN like/IN Max's/NNP team!/IN He/PRP walked/VBD with/IN Nell/NNP to/TO greet/VB the/DT guests,/NN whoever/WP they/PRP might/MD be./VB "Awful/JJ to/TO say,"/VB Nell/NNP prattled,/, as/IN she/PRP fixed/VBD her/PRP$ hair/NN ­pins/VBZ more/RBR securely/RB in/IN her/PRP$ hair,/NN "but/IN Max's/NNP wife'll/MD have/VB peace/NN when/WRB he's/JJ gone,--not/NN but/CC what/WP his/PRP$ death/NN will/MD be/VB hard/RB on/IN her/PRP$ in/IN her/PRP$ delicate/JJ condition/NN and/CC all./DT He's/IN a/DT bad/JJ head/NN to/TO her/PRP ./. ./. ./. handles/NNS all/DT the/DT money./NN Everything/NN must/MD be/VB brought/VBN to/TO his/PRP$ bed.--That's/NNS not/RB Max's/NNP team./, Could/MD it/PRP be/VB the/DT mortgage,/NN Tim?"/NNP Nell/NNP looked/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ husband/NN anxiously./. Tim/NNP swallowed--his/. Adam's/NNP apple/NN expanding/VBG in/IN his/PRP$ throat--and/NN walked/VBD toward/IN the/DT strangers./VBG A/DT man/NN and/CC a/DT boy/NN were/VBD in/IN the/DT buggy./NN In/IN the/DT dusk/NN the/DT man's/JJ long,/JJ dark/JJ sideburns/NNS gave/VBD his/PRP$ face/NN a/DT sinister/JJ look./NN "Allen/NNP is/VBZ my/PRP$ name./NN Tim/NNP Connor?"/NNP "It/NNP is,/, sir,"/JJ Tim/NNP answered/VBD solemnly./RB "I'm/VB out/RP for/IN a/DT right/NN of/IN way/NN for/IN the/DT railroad./NN How/WRB are/VBP you/PRP standing?"/JJ "Right/NN on/IN me/PRP two/CD feet,/NNS and/CC you're/JJ welcome."/JJ The/DT stranger/NN laughed,/VBD a/DT hearty/JJ laugh/NN in/IN which/WDT there/EX was/VBD a/DT little/JJ of/IN the/DT diplomat./NN The/DT Connor/NNP children/NNS heard/VBD it/PRP and/CC were/VBD glad./VBN "You're/IN the/DT man/NN we're/VBD after,"/IN Allen/NNP said,/VBD climbing/VBG down/RB and/CC shaking/VBG Tim's/NNP hand./VBD "Old/NNP Ben,/NNP one/CD of/IN the/DT road/NN gang,/NN sent/VBD me/PRP here/RB to/TO you--he/NNP dug/VBD a/DT well/RB for/IN you/PRP once."He/RB knew/VBD Ben,/IN the/DT stranger/NN did!/VBD Followed/VBN an/DT evening,/NN a/DT momentous/JJ evening/NN in/IN the/DT life/NN of/IN Tim/NNP Connor/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ family./NN The/DT horses,/NN "dandy/NN pacers,"/NNS were/VBD cared/VBN for/IN in/IN the/DT wreck/NN of/IN a/DT stable./NN "Safe/NN enough,/RB for/IN the/DT steeds,"/NN Tim/NNP said/VBD jokingly,/RB "for/IN if/IN the/DT thing/NN does/VBZ collapse/VB there/EX won't/VBD be/VB much/JJ danger./NN There's/. nothing/NN much/JJ to/TO fall."\"The/VB road'll/NN get/VB you/PRP plenty/RB cheap/JJ lumber/NN for/IN a/DT new/JJ barn,"/NN Allen/NNP answered/VBD suavely./PRP Nell/RB set/VBD out/RP a/DT lunch:/NN mush/NN which/WDT had/VBD been/VBN simmering/VBG in/IN a/DT black/JJ kettle/NN on/IN the/DT back/NN of/IN the/DT stove,/NN and/CC milk./NN All/RB the/DT Connor/NNP family/NN stood/VBD around/IN the/DT table./NN The/DT strange/JJ boy,/NN Edgar,/NNP about/IN Danny's/NNP age/NN or/CC a/DT little/JJ older,/NNS had/VBD dark,/RB pensive/JJ eyes./NN Unabashed/JJ by/IN the/DT scrutiny/NN he/PRP was/VBD receiving,/RB he/PRP in/IN turn/NN searched/VBD out/RP details/NNS about/IN the/DT room:/NN the/DT table/NN above/IN which/WDT was/VBD a/DT row/NN of/IN blue/JJ eyes,/NNS a/DT lamp/NN sputtering/NN in/IN the/DT night/NN air./. His/PRP$ father,/NN noisily/RB dis­posing/VBG of/IN bowl/NN after/IN bowl/NN of/IN mush,/NNS and/CC with/IN milk/NN running/VBG down/IN his/PRP$ beard,/NN talked./VBN He/PRP talked/VBD of/IN everything:/DT people,/NNS money,/NN politics--and/NN concluded/VBD each/DT with/IN the/DT outburst:/NN "That's/NNP mush,/VBD that/IN is!"And/DT Nell,/NNP pleased,/NN asked:/IN "Won't/NN you/PRP have/VBP some/DT more?"/JJR "A/NN little,/RB please."After/VB the/DT meal,/NN Tim/NNP and/CC Allen/NNP sat/VBD in/IN front/NN of/IN the/DT house./NN Allen/NNP passed/VBD cigars,/NNS and/CC they/PRP smoked/VBD and/CC talked./VBD The/DT number/NN about/IN them/PRP dwindled/VBD as/IN tired/JJ children/NNS stumbled/VBD into/IN bed./NN Nell/NNP lit/VBD the/DT lantern/NN and/CC called/VBD Danny,/NNP saying:/VBZ "Here,/RB take/VB the/DT boy/NN down/IN and/CC show/VB him/PRP his/PRP$ bed./NN I've/NN fixed/VBN one/CD in/IN the/DT wheat/NN bin."Danny/NN took/VBD the/DT lantern/NN and/CC whispered:/NN "What'll/NN I/PRP say/VBP to/TO him,/VB Mom?"/NNP "Oh,/NNP don't/VBD act/NN like/IN a/DT greenhorn./NN Ask/VB him/PRP if/IN he/PRP isn't/RB tired/VBN after/IN his/PRP$ long/JJ trip,/NN or/CC something/NN like/IN that."Danny/DT approached/VBD the/DT boy/NN and/CC together/RB they/PRP went/VBD to/TO the/DT granary,/NN Danny/NNP broke/VBD the/DT stillness/NN in/IN an/DT unnat­ural/JJ voice,/NN "I/NNS presume/VBP you're/JJ quite/RB tired/JJ after/IN your/PRP$ long/JJ journey."Edgar/NN didn't/VBD answer/NN for/IN a/DT moment./NN He/PRP jerked/VBD off/RP his/PRP$ shirt/NN and/CC hung/VBD it/PRP on/IN a/DT nail/NN in/IN a/DT two-by-four./JJ "I'm/NN not/RB so/RB all-fired/JJ tired,/NN but/CC I'm/NNP sleepier/NN than/IN the/DT devil."Bewildered,/NN Danny/NNP found/VBD his/PRP$ way/NN back/RB to/TO the/DT house,/NN listened/VBD to/TO the/DT voices/NNS of/IN the/DT men/NNS for/IN a/DT while,/NN and/CC then/RB went/VBD off/RP to/TO his/PRP$ bed/NN in/IN the/DT loft./NN I'm/NN not/RB so/RB all-fired/JJ tired,/NN but/CC I'm/NNP sleepier/NN than/IN the/DT devil.The/NN house/NN grew/VBD dark./RB Nell/RB withdrew/VBD from/IN the/DT door­/NNS way/NN and/CC was/VBD soon/RB asleep./RB The/DT men/NNS remained/VBD talking/VBG on/IN the/DT step./NN Birds/NNS were/VBD twittering/VBG when/WRB Tim/NNP came/VBD into/IN the/DT room./NN He/PRP called:/VBD "Nell,/NNP Nell,"/NNP and/CC shook/VBD her/PRP by/IN the/DT shoulder./NN His/PRP$ heart/NN was/VBD glad./VBN It/PRP was/VBD good/JJ news/NN he/PRP was/VBD bringing/VBG to/TO the/DT woman/NN who/WP had/VBD shared/VBN with/IN him/PRP so/RB many/JJ grief's./NN "Nell,/NNS Nell,/RB the/DT road's/NNS coming/VBG through,/RB and/CC a/DT town/NN on/IN our/PRP$ land!/NN A/DT railroad/NN and/CC a/DT town/NN coming/VBG to/TO us,/NNP Nell."Tim/NNP was/VBD asleep/RB in/IN an/DT instant./NN It/PRP was/VBD Nell's/NNP turn/NN to/TO stay/VB awake./RB She/PRP lay/VBD wide/JJ eyed,/NN thinking,/NNS until/IN Alice/NNP awakened,/RB placed/VBD a/DT chubby/JJ fist/NN on/IN the/DT rung/NN of/IN the/DT cradle,/NN and/CC joined/VBD the/DT clamor/NN of/IN the/DT hungry/JJ young/JJ birds./NN The/DT road/NN coming/VBG and/CC a/DT town!/NN Tim/NNP explained/VBD more/RBR fully/RB next/JJ morning./NN "Allen/NNP was/VBD sent/VBN out/RP from/IN Buffalo/NNP to/TO supervise/VB the/DT building/NN of/IN the/DT road./NN Crary,/IN the/DT former/JJ superintendent,/NN got/VBD fired--he/DT ignored/VBN our/PRP$ right/NN of/IN way,/NN and/CC then/RB couldn't/RB make/VB terms/NNS with/IN the/DT Central/NNP further/JJ south./NN Now/RB Allen/NNP is/VBZ intending/VBG to/TO push/VB a/DT road/NN right/NN through/IN on/IN its/PRP$ own/JJ hook./NN Right/RB through/IN Jerome/NNP county./, Right/RB through/IN Low/NNP German/NNP township./. And/CC Ben/NNP told/VBD him/PRP of/IN us/PRP and/CC asked/VBD him/PRP to/TO put/VB a/DT town/NN on/IN our/PRP$ land./NN It/PRP could/MD be/VB a/DT mile/NN further/RB east/RB be/VB right,/JJ but/CC the/DT railroad/NN has/VBZ the/DT saying/VBG of/IN it--that's/PRP$ between/IN ourselves./PRP$ I/PRP tell/VBP you,/PRP that/IN Allen/NNP is/VBZ a/DT fine/JJ man."Allen/NN made/VBD Connors'/NNP his/PRP$ headquarters/NN for/IN a/DT few/JJ days,/NN and/CC Tim/NNP accompanied/VBD him/PRP to/TO settlers/NNS on/IN the/DT west/NN who/WP would/MD aid/VB in/IN pushing/VBG things/NNS through./, The/DT Hollanders/NNP were/VBD promised/VBN a/DT town/NN of/IN their/PRP$ own/JJ ten/CD miles/NNS from/IN the/DT one/CD on/IN Connors'/NNP land./, While/IN Tim/NNP was/VBD away,/RB Danny/NNP worked/VBD in/IN the/DT field./NN It/PRP was/VBD Margaret/NNP who/WP took/VBD Edgar/NNP about/IN the/DT prairie/NN and/CC made/VBD him/PRP acquainted/VBN with/IN her/PRP$ world./NN Edgar/NNP was/VBD pleased/VBN with/IN her/PRP$ discoveries./NN He/PRP was/VBD anxious/JJ to/TO be/VB of/IN some/DT use/NN about/IN the/DT farm,/NN too,/, but/CC Danny/NNP ignored/VBD him./PRP One/CD noon/NN he/PRP met/VBD Danny/NNP at/IN the/DT well/NN as/IN he/PRP was/VBD watering/VBG his/PRP$ team./NN "I/IN presume/NN you're/VBP tired/VBN after/IN your/PRP$ long/JJ morning,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD roguishly./NNP Danny/NNP answered:/NN "Not/RB so/RB all-fired/JJ tired,/NN but/CC I'm/NNP hungrier/VBD than/IN the/DT devil."Both/NN boys/NNS laughed./VBD They/PRP were/VBD good/JJ friends/NNS after/IN that./DT Edgar/NNP learned/VBD much/RB of/IN the/DT life/NN of/IN a/DT farm/NN boy,/NN and/CC Danny/NNP in/IN turn/NN heard/VBD of/IN school/NN life/NN in/IN Buffalo./NNP "I'm/NNP going/VBG East/NNP some/DT day,"/NN Danny/NNP said/VBD solemnly/RB after/IN one/CD of/IN Edgar's/NNP recitals./NNP "I'm/NNP going/VBG to/TO get/VB a/DT farm/NN and/CC live/VB somewhere/RB in/IN the/DT West,"/NNP Edgar/NNP answered./. Although/IN Edgar/NNP enjoyed/VBD all/PDT the/DT Connor/NNP children,/NN it/PRP was/VBD obvious/JJ that/IN Margaret/NNP was/VBD his/PRP$ favorite./NN Unlike/IN other/JJ boys/NNS of/IN Danny's/NNP acquaintance,/NN who/WP no/DT doubt/NN would/MD have/VB concealed/VBN this/DT admiration,/NN Edgar/NNP was/VBD very/RB frank/JJ about/IN it./PRP As/IN they/PRP sat/VBD talking/VBG on/IN the/DT platform/NN of/IN the/DT well/NN one/CD evening,/NN he/PRP said:/VBD "Gosh,/VBG Margaret's/NNP awful/JJ pretty."Danny,/NN taken/VBN by/IN surprise/NN that/IN anyone/NN should/MD see/VB in/IN freckled-faced/JJ Margaret/NNP a/DT sign/NN of/IN beauty,/NN looked/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ sister/NN for/IN the/DT first/JJ time/NN with/IN the/DT eyes/NNS of/IN another./DT Margaret,/NNP her/PRP$ bare/JJ feet/NNS swinging/VBG from/IN the/DT back/NN of/IN the/DT wagon/NN box,/NN was/VBD intently/RB reading/VBG a/DT book/NN of/IN Edgar's,/NNP her/PRP chin/NN cupped/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ hand,/NN her/PRP$ dark/JJ eyebrows/NNS drawn/VBN in/IN con­centration,/VBG her/PRP frowsy/JJ brown/JJ hair/NN framing/VBG her/PRP$ slim/JJ face./NN "You're/IN the/DT first/JJ one/CD that/IN ever/RB remarked/VBD her./PRP Everyone/NN goes/VBZ wild/JJ about/IN Sheila."/NNP "Sheila's/NNP pretty,/, but/CC she's/PRP coarse,/VBP awful/JJ coarse./NN Don't/CC you/PRP think/VBP so?"/RB Edgar/NNP said,imprinting/VBD the/DT outlines/NNS of/IN a/DT well-made/JJ boot/NN heel/NN in/IN the/DT soft/JJ ground./NN "My/NN father/NN and/CC I/PRP guessed/VBD that/IN she/PRP did/VBD not/RB belong/VB to/TO you/PRP folks,/RB before/IN we/PRP were/VBD told."What/RB was/VBD this/DT world/NN coming/VBG to?/JJ thought/VBD Danny/NNP Connor./NNP A/DT train!/NN A/DT town!/NN And/CC now/RB this/DT boy/NN from/IN back/JJ East/NNP speaking/NN like/IN that!/DT Margaret/NNP pretty!/VBP Sheila/NNP coarse!"Coarse?"/NN Danny/NNP repeated--Mom/NNP had/VBD said/VBN that/IN Katto/NNP was/VBD coarse./DT "Sheila's/NNP not/RB coarse./VBD She's/NNP a/DT lady."/NN Fire/NN flashed/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ eyes./NN A/DT paleness/NN disfigured/VBD his/PRP$ face./NN His/PRP$ jaw/NN was/VBD rigid./VBN Edgar,/NNP though/IN only/RB one/CD year/NN older/JJR than/IN Danny,/NNP felt/VBD very/RB much/RB his/PRP$ senior/JJ for/IN the/DT moment./NN "Well,/NN don't/IN you/PRP see?/VBP It's/PRP because/IN I/PRP like/IN Margaret/NNP best,"/IN he/PRP dismissed/VBD it./PRP Danny/NNP didn't/VBD see,/VBN nor/CC did/VBD he/PRP care/VB to/TO see./RP Mom/NN knew/VBD Sheila/NNP best/JJS and/CC Mom/NNP had/VBD said/VBN that/IN she/PRP was/VBD a/DT lady./NN Why,/IN even/RB Indians/NNPS liked/VBD Sheila./NNP Coarse./NNP ./. ./. Edgar/NNP thought/VBD it/PRP best/RB not/RB to/TO mention/VB Danny's/NNP sisters/NNS to/TO him/PRP again;/RB but/CC he/PRP wrote/VBD a/DT little/JJ verse/NN to/TO Margaret./NNP Margaret,/NNP in/IN turn,/NN wrote/VBD one/CD for/IN him./PRP Tim,/RB upon/IN hearing/NN of/IN the/DT lad's/NNS poetic/JJ tendencies,/NN nicknamed/VBN him/PRP Edgar/NNP Allan/NNP Poe./NNP Comments/NNP and/CC raillery/NN on/IN the/DT mutual/JJ admiration/NN and/CC common/JJ interest/NN of/IN Edgar/NNP and/CC Margaret/NNP were/VBD the/DT cause/NN of/IN much/JJ bolted/VBN food,/NN until/IN one/CD day/NN Tim/NNP "put/VBD a/DT stop/NN to/TO it."/DT "When/NN I/PRP was/VBD young,"/JJ Tim/NNP began,/VBD "I/RB craved/VBN to/TO write/VB verses;/NNS and/CC every/DT attempt/NN I/PRP made/VBD me/PRP brothers/NNS laughed/VBD at/IN me./RBS I'm/IN sorry/JJ now/RB I/PRP didn't/VBP go/VB ahead/RB in/IN spite/NN of/IN 'em./PRP See/VB here./PRP We'll/MD let/VB these/DT childer/NN alone./. A/DT poem,/NN to/TO me--"/JJ Tim/NNP stood/VBD erect/JJ and/CC his/PRP$ deep-set/JJ blue/JJ eyes/NNS were/VBD fixed/VBN on/IN something/NN distant/JJ in/IN the/DT fields--"a/NN poem,/NN to/TO me,/NN is/VBZ music/NN .../: it/PRP is/VBZ more/RBR ./. ./. ./. it/PRP is/VBZ a/DT bit/NN of/IN Divinity/NNP cap­tured/VBD for/IN just/RB a/DT fleeting/JJ second/JJ and/CC released/VBN again./NN Let/VB the/DT childer/NN alone."/IN He/PRP pulled/VBD out/RP his/PRP$ chair./NN "We'll/NN have/VBP no/DT more/JJR tormenting/NN whatever."All/WP were/VBD silenced,/VBN even/RB Mr./NNP Allen/NNP himself./, "Pop/NNP always/RB pets/VBZ Margaret,"/NNP Danny/NNP complained/VBD af­terwards/NNS to/TO Kitty/NNP Ann./NNP "And/CC Mom/NNP always/RB pets/VBZ Sheila,"/NNP Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP added./VBD "No/IN one/CD ever/RB pets/NNS me."/, IT/PRP was/VBD Saturday/NNP evening,/RB a/DT few/JJ days/NNS after/IN the/DT Allens/NNP had/VBD gone/VBN on/IN negotiating/VBG farther/RB west,/RB when/WRB Ben,/NNP the/DT well-digger,/JJ drove/VBD into/IN Connors'/NNP yard./NNP "Ben!"/NNP all/DT shouted;/NNS but/CC the/DT younger/JJR ones/NNS drew/VBD away/RB from/IN him./PRP Robert/NNP Emmet/NNP stood/VBD abashed/VBN at/IN his/PRP$ greeting:/NN "Let/VB me/PRP see/VB if/IN I/PRP can/MD show/VB you/PRP the/DT Black/NNP Hills."He/NNP recognized/VBD each/DT one/CD of/IN them/PRP and/CC had/VBD an/DT extra/JJ word/NN of/IN greeting/NN for/IN Alice,/NNP "the/NNP grasshopper/NN baby,"/NN whom/WP he/PRP had/VBD never/RB seen./VBN He/PRP had/VBD business,/NN he/PRP said,/VBD with/IN Nell/NNP and/CC Tim./NNP "We're/NNP laying/VBG out/RP a/DT few/JJ more/JJR towns/NNS soon/RB now,"/RB he/PRP began,/VBD as/IN the/DT family/NN sat/VBD in/IN front/NN of/IN the/DT house,/NN "and/CC right/RB away/RB you/PRP must/MD have/VB buildings/NNS here./PRP The/DT depot,/NN of/IN course,/NN the/DT road/NN will/MD build,/VB and/CC it/PRP will/MD be/VB permanent./VBG Other/JJ buildings/NNS such/JJ as/IN grog/NN house,/NN eating/VBG house/NN and/CC the/DT like,/NN will/MD move/VB away/RB with/IN us./DT There's/NNP chances/NNS here/RB right/RB now/RB for/IN the/DT right/JJ kind/NN of/IN men./NN Get/VB someone/NN in/IN here/RB with/IN a/DT store/NN and/CC post-office./NN A/DT saloon,/NN too,/NN and/CC a/DT lumber/NN yard./NN I'd/VBD like/IN to/TO see/VB you/PRP in/IN the/DT lumber/NN yard,/NN Tim--that's/NNP where/WRB the/DT money/NN is./VBZ Road's/NNP hauling/VBG lumber/NN and/CC the/DT carpenters/NNS are/VBP moving/VBG with/IN it./DT Put/VBN up/RP a/DT big/JJ barn/NN here/RB so/RB they'll/RB know/VBP where/WRB the/DT town/NN is/VBZ for/IN miles/NNS around."/IN Ben/NNP looked/VBD about/RB at/IN the/DT cluster/NN of/IN frail/JJ buildings,/NNS black/JJ in/IN the/DT dusk./NN "You/PRP need/VBP a/DT barn/NN and/CC a/DT house,/NN too."Tim/NN unfolded/VBD his/PRP$ long/JJ legs/NNS and/CC said/VBD nothing./RB Ben/NNP leaned/VBD more/RBR closely,/RB raising/VBG a/DT horny/NN hand./NN "You/PRP got/VBD to/TO do/VB it,/DT Tim./NNP Road/NNP expects/VBZ some/DT help/NN in/IN boosting/VBG a/DT town./NN Others/NNS would/MD be/VB right/JJ glad/JJ of/IN the/DT chance.""Let/NN others/NNS try/VBP it,"/IN Tim/NNP snapped./VBD "You're/RB foolish,/JJ man./NN Think/NNP of/IN your/PRP$ wife/NN and/CC children./NN It's/IN your/PRP$ one/CD opportunity,/NN and/CC the/DT road/NN will/MD be/VB back/RB of/IN you./PRP$ Settlers/NNS are/VBP following/VBG us,/NNS needing/VBG houses./NN Crops/NNS are/VBP good."Tim/NNP did/VBD not/RB comment./NN "I/NNS asked/VBD Allen/NNP to/TO plant/VB the/DT town/NN here,/IN Tim,/NNP because/IN I/PRP remembered/VBD all/DT of/IN you/PRP here;/RB and/CC I/PRP wondered/VBD about/IN you,/CD too,/, when/WRB I/PRP heard/VBD of/IN the/DT hoppers./NN I/PRP never/RB once/RB thought/VBD that/IN you'd/JJ leave,/NN and/CC I/PRP was/VBD right."Tim/NNP could/MD not/RB reply./VB "How/JJ did/VBD that/DT lovesick/JJ German/JJ come/VBN out/RP who/WP was/VBD counting/VBG his/PRP$ cornstalks?"/NN Ben/NNP changed/VBD his/PRP$ mood./NN "Hung/NNP himself,"/PRP broke/VBD in/IN the/DT children/NNS in/IN chorus,/NN as/IN the/DT parents/NNS hesitated./VBD Ben/NNP turned/VBD to/TO the/DT children./NN "Well,/IN he/PRP was/VBD the/DT kind/NN that/WDT would/MD do/VB such/JJ a/DT thing./NN Not/RB ready/JJ to/TO meet/VB the/DT old/JJ world/NN as/IN it/PRP turns/VBZ around./RP And/CC the/DT artist/NN with/IN the/DT pro­/NN fane/NN mother?/NN Family/NNP stuck,/VBD did/VBD they?"They/PRP told/VBD of/IN Herman,/NNP recounted/VBD the/DT details/NNS of/IN Johann's/NNP death,/NN and/CC the/DT coming/VBG of/IN Wild/NNP Goose./NNP "And/CC he/PRP was/VBD a/DT good/JJ Indian;/NNP didn't/NN scalp/NN our/PRP$ heads/NNS or/CC nothing./DT The/DT place/NN where/WRB you/PRP got/VBD scalped/VBN is/VBZ bigger/JJR now."Ben/RB smiled/VBD and/CC rubbed/VBD his/PRP$ hand/NN over/IN his/PRP$ bald/JJ head/NN he/PRP had/VBD only/RB a/DT fringe/NN of/IN gray/JJ hair/NN now./, "And/CC Herman/NNP is/VBZ a/DT cowboy/NN and/CC he's/NN coming/VBG home/NN soon/RB for/IN a/DT visit,"/NN they/PRP added./VBD "So/IN Sheila/NNP hasn't/VBP been/VBN carried/VBN off/RP yet./DT Well,/NNP all/DT in/IN all,/DT you've/NN weathered/VBD it/PRP pretty/RB well/RB considering/VBG ..."/DT Ben/NNP said/VBD thoughtfully./DT "You've/NN been/VBN here/RB hoping/VBG and/CC pray­ing/VBG for/IN better/JJR things/NNS and/CC now/RB you/PRP won't/VBP grasp/VBP the/DT opportunity/NN when/WRB it/PRP comes."/VBZ He/PRP stood/VBD for/IN a/DT few/JJ minutes/NNS staring/VBG at/IN the/DT tops/NNS of/IN the/DT trees/NNS and/CC at/IN the/DT stars;/NN then/RB he/PRP moved/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT group./NN From/IN the/DT edge/NN of/IN the/DT grove/NN he/PRP asked:/VBD "Who/NNP got/VBD Johann's/NNP land?"/NN "Max/NN got/VBD that,"/IN Tim/NNP answered./VBD "It/RB stayed/VBD idle/JJ for/IN a/DT while./NN Then/RB it/PRP was/VBD put/VBN up/RP for/IN the/DT taxes./NN When/WRB Max/NNP heard/VBD of/IN the/DT railroad/NN coming/VBG he/PRP paid/VBD the/DT taxes/NNS and/CC got/VBD the/DT land."/NN "I'll/NNP bet/VBD yuh./PRP That's/IN the/DT kind/NN of/IN a/DT man/NN that/WDT would/MD take/VB a/DT chance/NN and/CC help/VB himself/PRP while/IN he/PRP aided/VBD the/DT rail/NN ­road."/NN "Why/NN is/VBZ Ben/NNP mad/JJ at/IN us?/PRP Doesn't/. he/PRP like/VB us/PRP any/DT more?"/, the/DT children/NNS asked./VBN No/DT one/NN replied./VBD After/IN a/DT silence,/JJ Nell/NNP began:/VBD "I/NNP believe,/IN Tim,/NNP in/IN the/DT name/NN of/IN God,/NNP we/PRP should/MD consider/VB what/WP Ben/NNP says./VBZ He's/RB for/IN our/PRP$ good."/JJ "Easy/JJ to/TO talk,/VB woman,/NN when/WRB we/PRP have/VBP neither/DT credit/NN nor/CC money."/NNS "Well,/VBP others/NNS along/IN the/DT road/NN had/VBD neither/DT credit/NN nor/CC money,/JJ and/CC they/PRP made/VBD out./RP Ben/NNP knows/VBZ our/PRP$ circum­/NN stances/VBZ well/RB enough,/RB and/CC he/PRP wouldn't/MD insist/VB if/IN he/PRP didn't/RB know/VB it/PRP was/VBD the/DT thing/NN to/TO do./RP I/PRP believe/VBP the/DT man/NN is/VBZ disgusted/VBN with/IN us."/JJ "Disgusted/JJ he'll/NN be,/IN then."/DT "Well,/NN we/PRP prayed/VBD so/RB much,/JJ Tim,/NNP for/IN success/NN here/RB and/CC for/IN a/DT decent/JJ living/NN for/IN our/PRP$ children,/NN and/CC now/RB maybe/RB our/PRP$ prayers/NNS are/VBP being/VBG answered./VBN I'm/IN willing/JJ to/TO take/VB a/DT chance./NN We/PRP can't/MD be/VB any/DT poorer/JJR than/IN we/PRP are./VBP I/PRP think/VBP it's/IN what/WP we're/VBD to/TO do./RP The/DT hand/NN of/IN God/NNP seems/VBZ to/TO be/VB behind/IN it/PRP all--/RB Allen/NNP coming/VBG and/CC Ben/NNP directing/VBG him/PRP here/RB and/CC all."/RB "It's/RB truly/RB provoking/VBG you/PRP are/VBP at/IN times./DT But/CC I'll/NNP not/RB quarrel/VB with/IN you/PRP over/IN it."Danny/PRP spoke/VBD up./RP "Well,/IN if/IN the/DT town's/NN on/IN our/PRP$ land,/NN Pop,/NNP won't/VBD they/PRP have/VBP to/TO buy/VB the/DT land?/NN That'll/MD be/VB some/DT money./NN And/CC if/IN the/DT buildings/NNS 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would/MD send/VB her/PRP$ to/TO school/NN now./, Why/WRB should/MD her/PRP real/JJ parents,/NN so/RB long/RB dead,/JJ rise/NN from/IN their/PRP$ graves/NNS and/CC ally/NN themselves/PRP with/IN Mom?/NNP Why/WRB should/MD they/PRP interfere?/VB Why/WRB should/MD everyone,/DT everything,/NN unite/VB to/TO restrict/VB and/CC confine/VB her/PRP more/RBR and/CC more/RBR as/IN she/PRP grew/VBD older?/RB Now/RB when/WRB she/PRP wanted/VBD freedom,/RB more/RBR freedom!/JJ She/PRP looked/VBD into/IN the/DT bright/JJ night/NN for/IN answer./DT The/DT air/NN was/VBD heavy/JJ with/IN dew:/JJ stars/NNS were/VBD clear/JJ and/CC distant./JJ Kitty/NNP Ann's/NNP and/CC Robert/NNP Emmet's/NNP arguments/NNS grew/VBD louder/JJR as/IN they/PRP neared/VBD the/DT house./NN "I/NN didn't/RB go/VB over/RB near/IN Johann's/NNP shanty,"/NN Robert/NNP Emmet/NNP made/VBD excuse./NN "I/IN saw--maybe/JJ banshees/NNS there."/, "Oh,/NNP Emmet,/NNP Pop's/NNP only/RB fooling/VBG 'bout/RP banshees./NN Besides,/IN 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here/RB to/TO roam/VB ./. ./. ./. and/CC a/DT lover/NN somewhere/RB waiting!/VBD "Go/RB to/TO bed,/VB children,"/NNS she/PRP said,/VBD "and/CC I'll/NNP go/VB and/CC look/VB for/IN the/DT calf."/NN She/PRP stood/VBD for/IN an/DT instant/NN listening./NN .../: Only/RB the/DT sounds/NNS of/IN evening:/RB a/DT mourning/VBG dove/NN in/IN the/DT willows,/JJ the/DT prolonged/JJ bellow/NN of/IN Bluey,/NNP a/DT cricket,/NN the/DT children/NNS quar­reling/VBG over/IN the/DT wash/NN basin:/IN "I/PRP was/VBD washing/VBG my/PRP$ feet,/NNS and/CC you/PRP ./. ./. ."Sheila/NNP passed/VBD the/DT gaping,/NN silent/JJ barn,/NN the/DT thatched/NNPS shed/VBD where/WRB mud/NN swallows/VBZ chirped/JJ sleepily/RB and/CC pigs/NNS gave/VBD an/DT occasional/JJ grunt,/NN through/IN barley/NN stubble/NN where/WRB pine/NN buildings/NNS shone/VBD spectral,/RB put/VBN to/TO the/DT wild/JJ hay/NN land./NN It/PRP was/VBD moonlight/NN on/IN the/DT prairie./NN The/DT moonlight/NN was/VBD more/JJR than/IN mere/JJ light;/NN it/PRP was/VBD the/DT essence/NN of/IN the/DT air./NN It/PRP flooded/VBD the/DT earth./NN Sheila/NNP raised/VBD her/PRP$ skirts/NNS from/IN the/DT heavy/JJ dew/NN and/CC breathed/VBD deeply/RB of/IN the/DT night,/NN pausing,/NN listening,/NN waiting./VBD There/EX was/VBD no/DT sound./NN The/DT moonlight/NN enveloped/VBD her,/PRP cutting/VBG her/PRP off/RP from/IN the/DT earth;/NN the/DT Connors,/NNP teach­ing,/NN books,/NNS lumber/VBP yard,/NN railroad,/NN seemed/VBD far/RB away/RB indeed./VBN In/IN this/DT wild,/JJ unbroken/JJ land/NN she/PRP was/VBD free!/JJ She/PRP extended/VBD a/DT hand,/NN hoping/VBG to/TO restrain/VB the/DT old/JJ life./NN It/PRP must/MD not/RB again/RB overpower/IN her!/PRP Raising/VBG her/PRP$ face/NN to/TO the/DT light,/NN she/PRP anticipated,/VBD she/PRP longed/VBD for--she/JJ knew/VBD not/RB what./WP Her/PRP$ heart/NN beat/NN wildly./MD The/DT white/JJ air/NN shifted/VBD slightly/RB and/CC a/DT figure/NN stood/VBD be­/IN fore/NN her./PRP The/DT sheen/NN of/IN dew/NN was/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ black/JJ hair,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ eyes--his/POS eyes/NNS had/VBD caught/VBN hers/PRP and/CC were/VBD holding/VBG them./PRP A/DT faint/JJ smile/NN broke/VBD the/DT tenseness/NN of/IN his/PRP$ look./VBG He/PRP folded/VBD his/PRP$ arms./NN "Sun-in-the-Hair./NNP You/PRP are/VBP waiting."And/DT Sheila,/NNP knowing/VBG him/PRP to/TO be/VB an/DT answer/NN to/TO all/DT the/DT unspoken/JJ wishes/NNS and/CC desires/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ life,/NN advanced/VBD a/DT step./NN He/PRP moved;/VBD and/CC she/PRP was/VBD enfolded/VBN in/IN arms/NNS hard/JJ as/IN iron./NN "Sun-in-the-Hair."Sheila's/NNP heart/NN answered:/NN "My/NN deliverer,/NN I/PRP will/MD follow."/VB Her/PRP$ lips/NNS said:/VBD "I--I/NNP was/VBD waiting--looking--"/JJ Disengaging/VBG herself:/PRP "Did/VBD you/PRP hear/VBP a/DT little/JJ calf/NN bleat­ing?"/NN At/IN mention/NN of/IN the/DT prosaic/NN calf/NN a/DT flood/NN of/IN duty/NN and/CC remorse/NN swept/VBN over/IN her./PRP$ Mom!/NNP Her/PRP$ advice!/NN Her/PRP$ warnings!/NN Oh,/IN what/WP have/VBP I/PRP done!/VBN Her/PRP$ heart/NN answered:/NN "I/RB don't/RB care--I/JJ don't/IN care."Wild/JJ Goose/NNP was/VBD speaking,/VBG saying/VBG something/NN about/IN the/DT little/JJ calf./NN He/PRP turned./VBD After/IN the/DT white/JJ air/NN had/VBD swallowed/VBN him,/IN Sheila/NNP stood/VBD waiting./VBG She/PRP knew/VBD that/IN she/PRP should/MD remain/VB there,/DT but/CC remorse/NN had/VBD cut/VBN away/RB the/DT moonlighted/JJ world./NN The/DT in/IN ­discretion/NN of/IN her/PRP$ surrender/NN assumed/VBD gigantic/JJ proportions;/NN it/PRP overpowered/VBD her./PRP She/PRP turned/VBD and/CC ran/VBD towards/IN Connors'/NNP house./. As/IN her/PRP$ skirts/NNS swished/VBD through/IN the/DT stubble,/NN she/PRP imagined/VBD that/IN she/PRP was/VBD being/VBG pursued./VBN She/PRP hastened/VBD her/PRP$ steps./NN Out/IN of/IN breath,/NN she/PRP reached/VBD the/DT yard,/NN to/TO find/VB a/DT horse/NN there./, Herman,/NNP too;/, he/PRP came/VBD to/TO meet/VB her./PRP "Gosh,/IN Sheila,/PRP ain't/VBP this/DT moonlight?/NN You/PRP ought/MD to/TO have/VB seen/VBN the/DT moonlight/NN on/IN the/DT Pacific/NNP Ocean."/NNP Herman/NNP was/VBD less/RBR overbearing/JJ than/IN on/IN his/PRP$ previous/JJ visit./NN Sheila/NNP sank/VBD down/RB on/IN the/DT doorstep./NN "They're/IN all/DT gone/VBN away/RB over/IN to/TO the/DT railroad,"/NN she/PRP answered/VBD irrelevantly./RB "But/RB it's/IN you/PRP I/PRP came/VBD to/TO see,"/VB Herman/NNP said,/VBD taking/VBG a/DT seat/NN beside/IN her./PRP "But/IN you/PRP won't/MD look/VB at/IN a/DT fellow."Sheila/NN leaned/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN against/IN the/DT door./NN "I'll/NN talk/NN to/TO you/PRP some/DT other/JJ time./NN I'm/IN tired,/NN too/RB tired/JJ tonight,/NN Herman."Seeing/VBG her/PRP$ physically/RB spent,/VBN he/PRP commented:/VB "Huh,/IN they/PRP make/VBP you/PRP work/VB like/IN hell/NN here,/IN don't/RB they?/DT Can't/NNP even/RB talk/VB to/TO a/DT fellow./NN Now/RB I/PRP want/VBP to/TO talk/VB to/TO you/PRP about/IN things./DT You/PRP and/CC me/PRP were/VBD always/RB good/JJ friends/NNS when/WRB we/PRP were/VBD young,/JJ weren't/RB we?"Wild/JJ Goose/NNP will/MD be/VB coming/VBG with/IN that/DT calf!/NN Wild/NNP Goose!"Go/NNP now,/RB Herman,"/IN she/PRP begged,/VBD "and/CC come/VB some/DT other/JJ time./NN Please/VB go,/JJ Herman./NNP I'm--go/NNP on'/IN Herman."/NNP Herman,/NNP with/IN feigned/JJ gallantry,/NN whisked/VBD off/RP on/IN his/PRP$ horse;/NN Wild/NNP Goose/NNP stepped/VBD from/IN behind/IN the/DT barn/NN with/IN the/DT calf/NN across/IN his/PRP$ shoulders./NN Sheila/NNP raised/VBD her/PRP$ face,/NN but/CC failed/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ attempt/NN at/IN the/DT explanation/NN she/PRP thought/VBD due./. He/PRP answered:/VBD "Calf/NNP needs/VBZ milk."/NN With/IN his/PRP$ assurance/NN and/CC presence,/NN peace/NN of/IN mind/NN returned/VBD to/TO her./PRP$ "Bluey/NN is/VBZ my/PRP$ cow,"/NN she/PRP told/VBD him,/PRP as/IN they/PRP released/VBD the/DT calf./NN And/CC she/PRP led/VBD her/PRP$ guest/NN to/TO the/DT doorstep/NN before/IN which/WDT so/RB many/JJ air/NN castles/NNS had/VBD been/VBN builded,/VBN shattered,/NNS and/CC builded/VBN again./NN They/PRP spoke/VBD little;/RB but/CC much/RB was/VBD said/VBN in/IN their/PRP$ silence./NN Thoughtless/VBD crickets/NNS chirped./VBN Unknowing/NNP bullfrogs,/NN croaked./VBD The/DT dove/NN in/IN the/DT willows/NNS ceased/VBD to/TO mourn./VB At/IN the/DT rumble/NN of/IN the/DT wagon,/NN Sheila/NNP and/CC Wild/NNP Goose/NNP rose/VBD to/TO their/PRP$ feet./NN Wild/JJ Goose/NNP caught/VBD Sheila/NNP in/IN his/PRP$ arms./NN When/WRB he/PRP attempted/VBD to/TO release/VB her,/IN she/PRP clung/VBD to/TO him./PRP "Take/IN me/PRP away/RB now,"/RB she/PRP begged./VBD "Take/VB me/PRP with/IN you."Wild/JJ Goose/NNP did/VBD not/RB reply/NN immediately./. He/PRP pursed/VBD his/PRP$ lips/NNS into/IN her/PRP$ hair,/NN then/RB raised/VBD his/PRP$ eyes/NNS to/TO the/DT sky./NN On/IN just/RB such/JJ starlit/NN nights/NNS he/PRP had/VBD roamed/VBN the/DT prairie/NN of/IN Dakota/NNP and/CC had/VBD prayed/VBN to/TO the/DT Great/NNP Spirit/NNP to/TO show/VB him/PRP how/WRB to/TO win/VB Sun-in-the-Hair/NNP in/IN the/DT white/JJ man's/NNS way./VBD And/CC the/DT Great/NNP Spirit/NNP had/VBD heard/VBN his/PRP$ prayer./NN He/PRP would/MD never/RB carry/VB away/RB a/DT white/JJ girl!/NN And/CC Kind/NNP Woman/NNP must/MD not/RB grieve./VBG In/IN a/DT measure/NN he/PRP sensed/VBD Nell's/NNP depth/NN of/IN feeling/NN on/IN that/DT trip/NN to/TO Casper/NNP Center/NNP a/DT few/JJ years/NNS before./, Kind/NNP Woman/NNP had/VBD said:/VBN "Lena/NNP and/CC Lou/NNP must/MD go/VB before/IN the/DT priest."/NN As/IN in/IN panorama,/NN that/IN night/NN in/IN all/DT its/PRP$ solemnity/NN and/CC significance/NN passed/VBN before/IN his/PRP$ eyes./NN He/PRP raised/VBD his/PRP$ lips/NNS from/IN Sheila's/NNP hair,/NN and/CC spoke/VBD as/IN though/IN to/TO the/DT stars:/NN "Kind/NN Woman/NN must/MD not/RB grieve./VBG We/PRP will/MD go/VB first/RB before/IN a/DT white/JJ father./NN Kind/RB Woman--"/JJ "Mom,/IN you/PRP mean?/VBP She/PRP won't/MD let/VB me/PRP go!"/VB Sheila/NNP argued,/VBP sobbing./DT "If/NN I/PRP tell/VBP her/PRP she/PRP won't/VBD let/VB me/PRP go."/VB The/DT voice/NN of/IN Wild/NNP Goose/NNP was/VBD calm/JJ and/CC convincing./JJ "Kind/NNP Woman/NNP will/MD not/RB say/VB no./DT Wild/NNP Goose/NNP will/MD tell/VB her/PRP now--"The/DT wagon/NN was/VBD drawing/VBG near./. "She's/. not/RB with/IN them;/PRP$ she's/NNS over/IN to/TO Max's./NNP They're/DT coming!/JJ Go,/NNP Wild/NNP Goose,/NNP go!"/NN "Wild/NNP Goose/NNP will/MD go./RP You/PRP tell/VBP him,/PRP your/PRP$ father,/NN then./. You/PRP tell/VBP him/PRP before/IN themoon/NN dies/VBZ tonight."/RB "Go/VB now./RP I'll--I'll/JJ tell/VBP him,"/RP she/PRP said/VBD hesitantly./. But/CC Wild/JJ Goose/NNP was/VBD authoritative./DT "Before/IN this/DT moon/NN dies/VBZ tonight."Sheila/NN went/VBD to/TO her/PRP$ room,/NN where/WRB Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP lay/VBD ensconced/VBN on/IN a/DT patch/NN quilt,/IN her/PRP$ white/JJ arms/NNS encircling/VBG her/PRP$ head./NN Was/VBD that/DT Kitty/NNP Ann?/NNP Yes,/NNP that/WDT was/VBD Kitty/NNP Ann./NNP As/IN she/PRP placed/VBD the/DT child/NN in/IN her/PRP$ proper/JJ one-third/NN of/IN the/DT bed,/NN she/PRP dreaded/VBD the/DT talk/NN with/IN Pop./NNP It/PRP was/VBD well/RB that/IN Mom/NN was/VBD not/RB there;/DT Mom/NN would/MD not/RB understand./VB But/CC with/IN this/DT dread,/NN the/DT joy/NN of/IN life,/NN sweet/JJ life,/NN throbbed/VBN in/IN her/PRP$ subconscious/JJ self./NN Wild/NNP Goose/NNP was/VBD master./JJR There/EX could/MD be/VB no/DT difficulties./NN The/DT small/JJ bedroom/NN was/VBD strange./JJR The/DT pictures:/NN Waiting/NNP for/IN the/DT Tide/NNP at/IN Venice,/NNP Mom's/NNP Uncle/NNP Henry--what/. were/VBD they?/DT Shadowy/JJ survivals/NNS of/IN a/DT childhood/NN that/WDT was/VBD gone,/VBN a/DT life/NN that/WDT was/VBD over./NNP Margaret/NNP rushed/VBD in/IN excitedly./NN "Road's/NNS clear/VBP up/RP to/TO Mill/NNP creek!/NN They're/DT putting/VBG in/RP a/DT bridge/NN there!/DT Think/NNP of/IN it,/DT Sheila!/NNP By/IN threshing/DT time/NN we/PRP can/MD see/VB them/PRP working!/VB Danny's/NNP going/VBG to/TO be/VB waterboy/NN next/JJ week!"That/NN was/VBD Margaret!/NNP Yes,/NNP Margaret,/NNP another/DT Connor./NNP A/DT girl/NN almost/RB as/RB tall/JJ as/IN Sheila/NNP herself,/, slender,/JJ vivacious,/NNS with/IN blue/JJ eyes/NNS flashing,/VBD red/JJ lips/NNS parted,/VB and/CC a/DT braid/NN of/IN brown/JJ hair/NN switching/VBG her/PRP$ back./NN Yes,/NN that/WDT was/VBD Margaret./NNP "But/CC don't/RB tell/VB Mom,"/NNP Margaret/NNP was/VBD still/RB speaking:/VB "But/JJ Danny's/NNP going/VBG to/TO drive/VB the/DT engine/NN into/IN town/NN that/IN day./NNP Of/IN course/NN the/DT engineer/NN will/MD be/VB right/JJ beside/IN him./PRP Ben/NNP did/VBD it./PRP He/PRP asked/VBD Mr./NNP Allen./NNP Sheila,/NNP Edgar/NNP was/VBD there/RB tonight,/RB and/CC I/PRP got/VBD another/DT book./NN He/PRP sent/VBD clear/JJ to/TO Buffalo/NNP for/IN it/PRP so/IN I/PRP could/MD read/VB it./PRP Say,/. Sheila,/PRP what's/WP the/DT matter/NN with/IN you?/JJ You/PRP look/VBP so/IN different./JJ Are/VBP you/PRP sick/JJ or/CC something?"/RB "No,/JJ I'm/NN not/RB sick./. Get/VB down/RB on/IN your/PRP$ knees/NNS and/CC pray/VB for/IN me/PRP while/IN I/PRP talk/VBP to/TO Pop./NNP Pray,/NNP Margaret--you/NNP can/MD pray/VB better/JJR than/IN I./NNP I'll/NNP tell/VBP you/PRP why/WRB later/RB on;/RB but/CC pray/VB now,/RB Margaret,/RB on/IN your/PRP$ knees."Alarmed,/NN Margaret/NNP obeyed./NNP Seeing/VBG her/PRP$ kneeling/VBG beside/IN the/DT bed,/NN Sheila/NNP went/VBD out/RB and/CC closed/VBD the/DT bedroom/NN door./NN Tim/NNP was/VBD sitting/VBG on/IN a/DT chair/NN in/IN the/DT kitchen,/NN taking/VBG off/RP his/PRP$ boots./NN How/WRB could/MD she/PRP tell/VB him?/PRP Wild/JJ Goose/NNP was/VBD an/DT Indian./NNP She/PRP glanced/VBD out/IN the/DT door./NN What/WP if/IN the/DT moon/NN had/VBD set/VBN and/CC she/PRP had/VBD not/RB obeyed!/JJ "See/NN ye/PRP found/VBD the/DT calf."/NN Tim/NNP was/VBD patting/VBG the/DT sole/NN of/IN a/DT boot/NN as/IN he/PRP emptied/VBD its/PRP$ chaff/NN into/IN the/DT cob/NN box./NN "Yes."/IN Tim/NNP looked/VBD up/RB quickly./RB "Trouble,/JJ Sheila?/NNP Anything/NN wrong?/VBD Any/DT word/NN from/IN Max's?"/NNP "No."/NNP Why/WRB should/MD Sheila/NNP now/RB be/VB overpowered/VBN with/IN a/DT flood/NN of/IN reminiscences?/NN Never/RB before/RB had/VBD she/PRP been/VBN so/RB aware/JJ of/IN Pop's/NNP liberality,/VBD his/PRP$ understanding./NNP He/PRP had/VBD never/RB failed/VBN her./. She/PRP recalled/VBD many/JJ of/IN the/DT sacrifices/NNS that/IN he/PRP had/VBD made/VBN for/IN her./PRP How/WRB vividly/RB she/PRP could/MD remember/VB the/DT day/NN of/IN her/PRP$ arrival/NN years/NNS before!/IN Pop/NNP had/VBD poured/VBN out/RP the/DT kerosene/NN from/IN that/DT lamp/NN so/RB that/IN Mom/NNP might/MD cleanse/VB her/PRP$ hair./NN She/PRP could/MD not/RB speak./VB She/PRP stood/VBD by/IN the/DT table/NN and/CC with/IN a/DT forefinger/NN diligently/RB traced/VBD a/DT pattern/NN in/IN the/DT new/JJ oil­/NN cloth/NN which/WDT had/VBD been/VBN bought/VBN on/IN the/DT arrival/NN of/IN carpenters./DT "Not/NN wanting/VBG to/TO go/VB off/RP with/IN Herman,/NNP are/VBP yuh?"/PRP Tim/NNP said/VBD as/IN a/DT joke./NN "No--not/NNP Herman."/NNP "Who?/NNP Has/VBZ any/DT of/IN the/DT carpenters/NNS been/VBN throwing/VBG sheep's/NN eyes?"/NNS "No--it's/JJ Wild/NNP Goose."/NNP "Wild/NNP Goose!/NNP Sure,/NNP he/PRP hasn't/MD been/VBN here/RB the/DT past/NN year."/NN "He/NN was/VBD here/RB tonight."Tim/NN stood/VBD before/IN her./PRP The/DT clock/NN ticked,/NN ticked;/IN the/DT lamp/NN wick/NN responded/VBD to/TO a/DT whiff/NN of/IN wind/NN and/CC made/VBD a/DT quivering/VBG in/IN the/DT light/NN and/CC shadows/NNS of/IN the/DT room./NN "Do/IN you/PRP like/IN Wild/NNP Goose/NNP pretty/RB well?"/RB Tim/NNP laid/VBD a/DT hand/NN on/IN her/PRP$ shoulder./NN He/PRP raised/VBD her/PRP$ face./NN Sheila/NNP flung/VBD herself/PRP into/IN his/PRP$ arms,/NN sobbing./. "I--/'' guess,/VBP I/PRP love/VBP him,/PRP Pop./NNP I/PRP want/VBP to/TO go/VB with/IN him/PRP any/DT ­where--to/NN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT earth."Tim/NN was/VBD staring/VBG at/IN the/DT floor,/NN staring/VBG and/CC holding/VBG his/PRP$ breath--another/JJ girl/NN had/VBD said/VBN those/DT same/JJ words./NN "We/NN won't/VBD stand/NN between/IN you/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ happineses/NNPS [sic],/NN Sheila,/NNP but/CC it/PRP will/MD be/VB hard/JJ on/IN Nell."Encouraged,/NNP the/DT girl/NN went/VBD on./RB "I/RB don't/RB care/VB for/IN teach­ing/NN and/CC schooling./NN Your/PRP$ young/JJ ones/NNS can/MD have/VB my/PRP$ land/NN --and/CC I/PRP know/VBP I/PRP love/VBP him/PRP better/RBR than/IN Mom/NNP or/CC anybody/NN ./. ./. ./. and/CC Pop,/NNP I/PRP would/MD have/VB gone/VBN away/RB with/IN him/PRP tonight/RB if/IN he/PRP would/MD take/VB me./PRP He/PRP wants/VBZ you/PRP and/CC Mom/PRP to/TO know/VB of/IN it/PRP and/CC for/IN us/PRP to/TO marry/VB before/IN a/DT priest."/NN "Thank/NN God,/NNP child,/, some/DT one/CD of/IN you/PRP had/VBD sense./NN That/DT would/MD have/VB killed/VBN Nell,/NNP and/CC you/PRP know/VBP it./DT Nell/NNP has/VBZ placed/VBN great/JJ stock/NN in/IN you./NNP We'll/NNP see,/VBD Sheila,/PRP I'll/MD have/VB a/DT talk/NN with/IN the/DT young/JJ fellow./NN Over/IN to/TO Johann's/NNP shanty,/NN I/PRP suppose./VBD I/PRP wish/VB he'd/VBP come/VB and/CC go/VB like/IN a/DT white/JJ man/NN ./. ./. ./. I'll/NNP tell/VBP him/PRP so."/JJ "You/PRP won't/VBD send/VB him/PRP away!"/RB Sheila/NNP withdrew/VBD from/IN Tim's/NNP arms./. Dark/NNP fires/NNS which/WDT had/VBD been/VBN smoldering/VBG in/IN her/PRP$ eyes/NNS flashed/VBD now./RP "No,/NNP Sheila./NNP Nell/NNP and/CC meself'll/RBR stand/VB by/IN you./PRP Say/VB nothing/NN of/IN it/PRP for/IN the/DT present."Danny,/NN tall/JJ and/CC loose-jointed,/JJ ambled/VBN into/IN the/DT house,/NN slamming/VBG the/DT screen/NN door/NN with/IN a/DT generous/JJ swing./NN At/IN his/PRP$ step/NN Tim/NNP turned/VBD to/TO wind/VB the/DT clock./NN "I'll/RB be/VB glad/JJ when/WRB we/PRP get/VBP a/DT house/NN where/WRB I/PRP won't/MD have/VB to/TO sleep/VB in/IN a/DT cupola,"/NN the/DT boy/NN complained./VBN "I'm/IN going/VBG out/RP in/IN the/DT barn/NN soon/RB as/IN the/DT roof's/NN on."Tim,/RB in/IN response,/NN wound/VBD the/DT old/JJ clock,/NN and/CC it/PRP gy­rated/VBD noisily./DT Sheila/NNP poked/VBD at/IN the/DT ashes/NNS in/IN the/DT stove/NN and/CC laid/VBD cobs/NNS for/IN the/DT morning/NN fire./NN Danny,/NNP ignoring/VBG the/DT ladder/NN stairway,/NN swung/VBD himself/PRP into/IN the/DT loft/NN by/IN his/PRP$ arms./NN "Sheila,"/IN he/PRP called/VBD down,/RP "you/PRP should/MD have/VB seen/VBN Herman./NNP He's/NNP not/RB a/DT cowboy/NN tonight;/NN he's/IN a/DT jimdandy./NNP He/PRP was/VBD over/IN there/RB at/IN Beavers'/NNP when/WRB we/PRP passed,/VBP talking/VBG to/TO Louisa,/NNP He/PRP can/MD have/VB Louisa/DT Beaver./NNP He/PRP thought/VBD all/DT he/PRP had/VBD to/TO do/VB was/VBD to/TO come/VB back/RB and/CC take/VB you./PRP You/PRP had/VBD better/RB not/RB have/VB anything/NN to/TO do/VB with/IN him./PRP Train/DT men/NNS don't/VBP like/IN him./PRP You/PRP should/MD hear/VB him/PRP brag;/VB you'd/PRP think/VB he/PRP discovered/VBD the/DT Rocky/NNP Mountains."/NNP Shoes/NNS dropped/VBD on/IN the/DT floor./NN "Bet/IN you/PRP if/IN he/PRP saw/VBD that/IN young/JJ Indian/NNP now/RB he'd/VBD run/VBN faster/RBR than/IN ever,/NN and/CC hide/VB a/DT few/JJ more/JJR years."/NNS "Oh,/IN dry/JJ up,/JJ Danny,"/NNP Tim/NNP commented./VBD "Give/JJ us/PRP a/DT rest/NN with/IN your/PRP$ Herman./NNP Get/VB some/DT sleep/NN now,/, or/CC you/PRP will/MD be/VB a/DT mile/NN behind/IN the/DT binder/NN tomorrow./NN Can't/NNP expect/VBP to/TO be/VB a/DT waterboy/NN next/JJ week/NN if/IN that/DT shocking/JJ isn't/NN done."/IN THE/DT next/JJ morning/NN Pete/NNP Schwartz/NNP stopped/VBD at/IN Connors'/NNP and/CC told/VBD them/PRP that/IN the/DT wife/NN of/IN Max/NNP had/VBD a/DT son./NN On/IN hearing/NN this,/IN Tim/NNP hitched/VBD Ned/NNP to/TO the/DT sulky/JJ and/CC dispatched/VBD Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP for/IN Nell./NNP Max's/NNP wife/NN had/VBD daughters/NNS there/RB to/TO look/VB after/IN her,/PRP he/PRP reasoned,/VBD and/CC Nell/NNP was/VBD needed/VBN at/IN home;/NN there/RB were/VBD things/NNS that/WDT must/MD be/VB told/VBN her/PRP soon./RB Tim/NNP had/VBD not/RB slept/VBN during/IN the/DT night./NN At/IN times/NNS he/PRP was/VBD tempted/VBN to/TO seek/VB out/RP Wild/NNP Goose/NNP in/IN the/DT deserted/JJ shanty,/NN but/CC he/PRP finally/RB decided/VBD that/IN it/PRP would/MD be/VB better,/RB perhaps,/RB to/TO bide/VB his/PRP$ time./NN Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP braced/VBD her/PRP$ sturdy/JJ legs/NNS against/IN the/DT lattice/NN bottomed/VBD sulky/JJ and/CC urged/VBD Ned/NNP toward/IN Max's./NNP She/PRP an­ticipated/VBD something/NN extraordinary,/RB she/PRP hardly/RB knew/VBD what./WP But/CC births/NNS were/VBD often/RB accompanied/VBN by/IN unusual/JJ events./NN Now,/RB when/WRB Pop/NNP was/VBD born/VBN in/IN Ireland/NNP the/DT year/NN of/IN The/DT Big/NNP Wind,/NNP the/DT waves/NNS of/IN the/DT ocean/NN flopped/VBD right/RB up/IN on/IN the/DT land/NN and/CC left/JJ fish/NN there./. When/WRB Alice/NNP was/VBD born,/VBN the/DT land/NN was/VBD brown/JJ with/IN grasshoppers./NNP And/CC her/PRP$ own/JJ birth,/NN she/PRP felt,/VBD was/VBD especially/RB favored./VBN She/PRP associated/VBN it/PRP with/IN the/DT legend/NN told/VBD among/IN pioneer/NN women,/NNS how/WRB on/IN one/CD occasion/NN a/DT young/JJ mother,/NN alone/RB to/TO greet/VB her/PRP$ child,/NN was/VBD visited/VBN by/IN the/DT Mother/NN of/IN God,/NNP who,/, mindful/NN of/IN Bethlehem,/NNP came/VBD and/CC administered/VBN to/TO her./PRP$ There/EX was/VBD nearly/RB always/RB mystery/NN connected/VBN with/IN new/JJ babies,/NNS she/PRP concluded,/VBD as/IN she/PRP brought/VBD the/DT reins/NNS down/RB sharply/RB on/IN old/JJ Ned's/NNP back./. But/CC Ned/NNP was/VBD as/IN un­/JJ feeling/NN as/IN he/PRP was/VBD sightless./VBG He/PRP had/VBD one/CD gait/NN and/CC no/DT more./JJR This/DT Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP knew,/, but/CC she/PRP continued/VBD to/TO urge/VB him/PRP by/IN standing/VBG and/CC slapping/VBG him/PRP with/IN the/DT reins./NN There/EX was/VBD nothing/NN unusual/JJ in/IN Max's/NNP yard./NNP In/IN the/DT house,/NN Mom/NN was/VBD dressing/VBG Max's/NNP son--he/. wasn't/VBD much/JJ to/TO see;/VB he/PRP was/VBD red/JJ and/CC scrawny./VBD Katto/NNP was/VBD there,/DT sitting/VBG close/JJ by,/IN "jawing/VBG Mom."/NNP "What/IN for/IN your/PRP$ Sheila/NNP don't/RB make/VBP up/RP to/TO my/PRP$ Her­/NNP man?"Nell/NN gently/RB inserted/VBD a/DT very/RB small/JJ fist/NN into/IN a/DT flannel/NN sleeve,/NN and/CC answered:/NN "Oh,/NNS Katto,/NNP they're/, too/RB young/JJ to/TO be/VB serious./NN They/PRP both/DT have/VBP a/DT great/JJ life/NN ahead/RB of/IN 'em/PRP before/IN they/PRP think/VBP of/IN getting/VBG married./VBN We're/JJ figuring/VBG on/IN sending/VBG Sheila/NNP East/NNP to/TO school/NN in/IN the/DT fall."Mary/NN Steindler/NNP interposed/VBD from/IN the/DT kitchen/NN where/WRB she/PRP was/VBD kneading/VBG bread:/NN "You/NNS say/VBP Sheila/NNP shall/MD go/VB to/TO school./RP Sheila/NNP does/VBZ not/RB like/VB school./NN You/PRP are/VBP boss/NN over/IN Sheila,/NNP I/PRP guess."/VBP "Gosh,/JJ she's/NNS homely,"/NN thought/VBD Kitty/NNP Ann./NNP "And/CC fatter/JJR than/IN Mom!"/NNP Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP was/VBD standing/VBG between/IN the/DT two/CD rooms,/NNS leaning/VBG against/IN the/DT jamb,/NN one/CD bare/JJ foot/NN atop/IN the/DT other./NNP Mary/NNP had/VBD been/VBN more/JJR sullen/JJ since/IN her/PRP$ father's/NN death,/NN while/IN Annie/NNP and/CC Katie/NNP were/VBD buoyant/JJ and/CC gay/JJ in/IN their/PRP$ new/JJ freedom./NN These/DT two/CD were/VBD on/IN their/PRP$ way/NN to/TO town/NN this/DT morning,/NN so/RB Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP could/MD not/RB talk/VB to/TO them./PRP "Oh,/IN Sheila/NNP will/MD like/VB it/PRP when/WRB she/PRP gets/VBZ acquainted;/VBN it's/RB just/RB homesickness/NN she's/NN afraid/JJ of,"/RB Nell/NNP ignored/VBD Mary's/NNP thrust./VBD Katto/NNP leaned/VBD back/RB in/IN her/PRP$ chair./NN "Well,/IN Herman/NNP he/PRP is/VBZ a/DT smart/JJ one,/NN too,/NN but,/NN by/IN Gutt,/NNP he/PRP don't/RB have/VBP to/TO go/VB to/TO Massachusey/NNP to/TO get/VB his/PRP$ brains./NN He/PRP don't/VBD want/VB to/TO be/VB artist/NN any/DT more,/JJR but/CC he/PRP has/VBZ a/DT good/JJ time."/NN Max's/NNP wife/NN smiled/VBD on/IN the/DT group,/JJ her/PRP tanned/JJ skin/NN leathery/NN on/IN the/DT bleached/JJ pillow/NN case./NN She/PRP called/VBD Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP to/TO her/PRP and/CC whispered:/VB "Tell/NNP Mary/NNP once/IN I/PRP say/VBP that/IN she/PRP shall/MD give/VB you/PRP orange."Katto,/NNS with/IN lowered/VBN voice,/NN spoke/VBD again/RB to/TO Nell./NNP Their/PRP$ argument/NN apparently/RB was/VBD at/IN an/DT end./NN "Max/NN is/VBZ dead/JJ and/CC now/RB he/PRP got/VBD a/DT boy."/NN "Yes,/IN Katto;/NNP it's/POS a/DT queer/JJ world,/NN whatever."/WDT Nell/NNP wrapped/VBD the/DT baby/NN in/IN a/DT shawl/NN and/CC placed/VBD it/PRP beside/IN its/PRP$ mother./NN "I'll/NN be/VB going/VBG now,"/RB she/PRP said/VBD to/TO Mrs./NNP Steindler./NNP "If/IN you/PRP want/VBP me/PRP send/VB over/RP and/CC I'll/NNP come."/VBD Max's/NNP wife/NN could/MD not/RB speak./VB Tears/NNS rushed/VBN from/IN her/PRP$ eyes/NNS and/CC down/IN her/PRP$ furrowed/JJ cheeks./NN Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP was/VBD circling/VBG around/IN Mary/NNP in/IN the/DT kitchen./NN Mary/NNP was/VBD kneading/VBG the/DT bread/NN with/IN vengeance,/NN and/CC her/PRP$ coil/NN of/IN red/JJ hair/NN nodded/VBD as/IN if/IN to/TO say:/VB "You/PRP won't/VB get/VB an/DT orange./NN You're/PRP afraid/JJ to/TO ask/VB for/IN it."/DT Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP accepted/VBD the/DT challenge./NN "Mary,"/IN she/PRP said./VBD Mary's/NNP broad/JJ back/NN did/VBD not/RB turn./DT The/DT coil/NN of/IN red/JJ hair/NN nodded/VBD wickedly./NN "Mary--your/JJ mother/NN said--I/NNS could/MD have/VB an/DT orange."/JJ Mary/NNP did/VBD not/RB heed./VBN Katto's/NNP round/JJ figure/NN filled/VBN the/DT doorway./NN "Mary,"/IN she/PRP said,/VBD "your/PRP$ mother/NN say/VB that/IN you/PRP shall/MD give/VB Kitty/NNP an/DT orange."/JJ "Well,/NN can't/NN you/PRP wait/VBP once/RB till/IN I/PRP get/VBP my/PRP$ hands/NNS from/IN dough?"/JJ Mary/NNP answered/VBD in/IN ill/JJ humor./NN "Come/NN along,/IN Kitty/NNP Ann,"/NNP Nell/NNP called,/NN "we'll/MD be/VB going."/VBG Mary/NNP continued/VBD to/TO knead/VB vigorously./NN Max's/NNP wife/NN called/VBD meekly/RB from/IN the/DT bedroom./NN There­/RB upon/IN Katto/NNP went/VBD to/TO the/DT cupboard,/NN unearthed/VBD an/DT orange,/NN and/CC handed/VBD it/PRP to/TO Kitty/NNP Ann./NNP "Mary,"/NNP she/PRP said/VBD ironically,/JJ "too/RB bad,/RB by/IN Gutt,/NNP that/IN some/DT man/NN don't/RB know/VBP how/WRB you/PRP like/VBP to/TO mix/VB bread."After/IN Nell/NNP and/CC Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP had/VBD started/VBN out/RP in/IN the/DT road/NN cart,/NN Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP made/VBD a/DT "hollow"/NN in/IN her/PRP$ calico/NN lap/NN and/CC deposited/VBD the/DT orange/NN peel/NN as/IN she/PRP ate/VBD the/DT juicy/NN center./NN "Poor/NN Mary,/NNP I/PRP wish/VBP she/PRP could/MD take/VB a/DT trip/NN and/CC visit/VB somewhere/RB when/WRB her/PRP$ mother/NN is/VBZ better,"/RB Nell/NNP said/VBD thoughtfully./DT "Who/NNP would/MD ask/VB her/PRP to/TO visit?--I/JJ wouldn't,"/NNS Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP commented./, "Child,/NNP have/VBP you/PRP eaten/VBN all/PDT the/DT orange?/JJ Why/WRB didn't/RB you/PRP save/VB a/DT quarter/NN for/IN the/DT others?"/JJ "I'll/NN take/VB them/PRP some/DT peelings,"/NN Kitty/NNP Ann/NNP answered./. She/PRP scooped/VBD a/DT piece/NN automatically/RB now,/, making/VBG parallel/RB furrows/VBZ with/IN her/PRP$ two/CD permanent/JJ frontals./NN "Don't/RB take/VB them/PRP anything,/RB then./. Say/VB nothing/NN to/TO them/PRP at/IN all/DT about/IN it."Kitty/PRP Ann/NNP scooped/VBD all/PDT the/DT peel/NN and/CC tossed/VBD it/PRP over/RP her/PRP$ head--all/NN except/IN one/CD small/JJ piece/NN which/WDT she/PRP secreted/VBD in/IN the/DT pocket/NN of/IN her/PRP$ apron./NN She/PRP wouldn't/MD tell/VB them/PRP she/PRP had/VBD had/VBN an/DT orange./NN No./NN But/CC as/RB soon/RB as/IN all/DT were/VBD with/IN her/PRP$ she/PRP would/MD accidentally/RB find/VB this/DT bit/NN of/IN peel/NN and/CC say:/JJ "What/NN is/VBZ this?/DT Oh,/NNP yes..."While/NN Nell/NNP lightly/RB swung/VBD her/PRP$ feet/NNS over/IN the/DT sulky/JJ wheel/NN and/CC alighted,/JJ Tim,/NNP on/IN a/DT pretext/NN of/IN getting/VBG a/DT drink/NN of/IN water,/NN came/VBD into/IN the/DT yard./NN Together/RB they/PRP viewed/VBD progress/NN made/VBN on/IN the/DT barn;/NN then/RB with/IN a/DT significant/JJ nod/NN Tim/NNP drew/VBD Nell/RB behind/IN the/DT haystack./NN He/PRP didn't/VBD speak/VB at/IN once./NNP His/PRP$ eyelids/NNS quivered,/RB and/CC beads/NNS of/IN sweat/NN stood/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ face./NN "For/IN God's/NNP sake,/VBD what's/WP wrong,/NN Tim?/NNP Out/IN with/IN it./PRP$ I/PRP felt/VBD as/IN though/IN something/NN was/VBD up/RB when/WRB you/PRP sent/VBD for/IN me."/NNS "It's/. Sheila,/NN Nell./NNP It's/NNP really/RB two/CD things"/NNS "No/IN one's/NNS harmed/VBN her,/PRP$ have/VBP they?"/DT "No--Nell,/JJ no."/NN "Well,/NN then,/, tell/VB me/PRP anything."/RB Nell/NNP looked/VBD rather/RB defiantly/RB at/IN her/PRP$ husband./NN It/PRP was/VBD hard/JJ for/IN Tim./NNP He/PRP shifted/VBD his/PRP$ weight,/NN pulled/VBD a/DT straw/NN of/IN bluejoint/JJ from/IN the/DT haystack/NN and/CC chewed/VBD it/PRP thoughtfully./VBD "I/PRP always/RB felt/VBD this/DT day/NN would/MD come."/VB "Out/RB with/IN it."/PRP "First,/RB Nell,/NNP I'll/NNP tell/VBP you/PRP that/IN her/PRP$ mother/NN was/VBD an/DT Indian."/NNP "Max/NN told/VBD you/PRP that,/IN did/VBD he?"/PRP "He/VB did;/NNS and/CC I've/NN carried/VBD the/DT secret/NN around/IN with/IN me/PRP since."/IN Nell/NNP turned/VBD pale./DT She/PRP closed/VBD her/PRP$ eyes/NNS for/IN an/DT instant./NN "I'd/NN never/RB think/VBP that,/DT Tim./NNP That's/NNP what/WP Max/NNP had/VBD to/TO humble/JJ me--but/, he/PRP won't/VBD humble/JJ me/PRP ./. ./. ."/'' "People/JJ boast/NN of/IN Indian/JJ blood,"/NN Tim/NNP consoled./VBD "You/PRP remember/VB Cutlers/NNP in/IN Springfield,/NNP don't/, you?"/PRP "Yes,/RB I/PRP remember/VBP Cutlers/NNP in/IN Springfield./NNP The/DT other/JJ thing,/NN Tim./NNP It's/NNP not/RB that/IN Herman's/NNP coming/VBG here/RB ./. ./. ./. Sheila/NNP doesn't/NN care/NN about/IN Herman."/NNP "Wild/NNP Goose--"/NNP "Go/NNP on,/, Tim,/NNP I'm/NNP prepared/VBD for/IN anything/NN now."/RB "Wild/JJ Goose/NNP is/VBZ here/RB again--and/CC she/PRP tells/VBZ me/PRP she/PRP wants/VBZ to/TO go/VB away/RB with/IN him./PRP Wouldn't/JJ that/IN chestfounder/NN you?"Nell/NN swayed/VBD a/DT little/JJ and/CC steadied/VBD herself/PRP against/IN the/DT haystack./NN Tim/NNP went/VBD on:/RB "She/PRP told/VBD me/PRP last/JJ night./NN She/PRP loves/VBZ him,/PRP she/PRP says,/VBP and/CC met/VBD him/PRP here/RB last/JJ night./NN I/PRP told/VBD her/PRP nothing/NN of/IN her/PRP$ mother;/NN but/CC promised/VBD her/PRP we'd/MD do/VB as/IN we/PRP always/RB have--stand/VBP by/IN her."/PRP$ "Wild/JJ Goose!--That/JJ savage!--Sheila!--"/JJ "Don't/NN go/VBP too/RB hard/RB on/IN him,/PRP Nell./NNP Sheila/NNP would/MD have/VB gone/VBN away/RB with/IN him--"/JJ "Glory/NN be/VB to/TO God/NNP ..."/VB "--but/CC he/PRP refused/VBD to/TO take/VB her./PRP I/PRP guess/VBP of/IN the/DT two/CD he/PRP has/VBZ the/DT more/JJR character."/NN "You/IN talk/NN of/IN character,/NN Tim,/NNP in/IN one/CD so/IN young./PRP She's/. so/RB young,/, you/PRP see,/VBP so/RB young."/JJ Nell/NNP turned/VBD away./RP The/DT white/JJ barn/NN swam/VBD before/IN her/PRP eyes;/, the/DT house/NN came/VBD to/TO ­ward/NNP her./. On/IN entering/VBG the/DT kitchen/NN she/PRP leaned/VBD against/IN the/DT wall./NN Margaret/NNP was/VBD peeling/JJ potatoes,/NN and/CC Sheila/NNP was/VBD scrubbing/VBG the/DT floor./NN Nell's/NNP eyes/NNS lingered/VBD on/IN Sheila,/NNP her/PRP perfectly/RB formed/VBD shoulders/NNS and/CC hips./VBD Carrying/VBG the/DT heavies/NNS burden./, The/DT coldest/JJS place/NN in/IN the/DT tent./NN Aloud/RB she/PRP said:/VBD "Margaret,/IN how/WRB many/JJ times/NNS have/VBP I/PRP told/VBD you/PRP not/RB to/TO take/VB such/JJ a/DT thick/JJ skin?"/NN Her/PRP$ voice/NN was/VBD strident/JJ and/CC at/IN the/DT breaking/NN point./NN The/DT girls/NNS turned/VBD flushed/VBN faces/NNS in/IN her/PRP$ direction./NN Nell/NNP reached/VBD the/DT bedroom,/NN latched/VBN the/DT door,/NN and/CC threw/VBD herself/PRP down/RB on/IN the/DT bed./NN Alice/NNP and/CC Ellen/NNP clamored/VBD for/IN admittance,/NN but/CC were/VBD unheeded./VBN Nell/NNP lay/VBD quiet,/IN her/PRP$ eyes/NNS unseeingly/RB fixed/VBN on/IN the/DT wall/NN with/IN the/DT broken/VBN plaster./NN In/IN her/PRP$ calm/NN she/PRP realized/VBD that/IN in/IN this/DT as/IN in/IN all/DT other/JJ things/NNS she/PRP must/MD be/VB reconciled/VBN to/TO His/PRP$ indomitable/JJ will./MD Her/PRP$ spirit/NN of/IN fight/NN was/VBD of/IN no/DT avail;/JJ she/PRP must/MD accept/VB fate./NN Her/PRP$ recent/JJ flash/NN of/IN anger/NN went/VBD out/RP like/IN the/DT lightning/NN of/IN a/DT storm./NN She/PRP got/VBD up/RP from/IN her/PRP$ bed/NN with/IN a/DT feeling/NN akin/JJ to/TO that/DT experienced/VBN after/IN the/DT birth/NN of/IN her/PRP$ children/NNS here/RB in/IN this/DT room--she/NN had/VBD been/VBN down/RB in/IN the/DT valley/NN for/IN a/DT while,/NN but/CC now/RB she/PRP was/VBD up/RB in/IN the/DT heights/NNS again./. 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his/PRP$ pipe/NN and/CC joined/VBD a/DT group/NN of/IN carpenters/NNS for/IN a/DT chat./NN Nell,/RB not/RB convinced,/JJ decided/VBD to/TO see/VB the/DT lad/NN at/IN once./RB So/RB she/PRP met/VBD him/PRP in/IN the/DT field/NN as/IN he/PRP was/VBD approaching/VBG the/DT house./NN "You'll/RB be/VB good/JJ to/TO her?"/PRP she/PRP asked,/VBP raising/VBG a/DT tearstained/JJ face/NN to/TO the/DT young/JJ Indian./NNP Wild/NNP Goose/NNP stood/VBD erect,/IN folded/JJ his/PRP$ arms,/NN and/CC smiled./VBD It/PRP was/VBD an/DT indulgent/JJ smile./NN "Kind/NN Woman,"/IN he/PRP said,/VBD "you/PRP have/VBP many/JJ children./NN You/PRP have/VBP much/JJ care./NN Sun-in-the-Hair/NNP will/MD be/VB safe/JJ with/IN me."/JJ Nell/NNP had/VBD no/DT answer./NN Nell/RB and/CC Tim/NNP soon/RB shared/VBD the/DT secret/NN of/IN Sheila's/NNP parentage/NN with/IN Ben./NNP Ben,/NNP sitting/VBG on/IN Connors'/NNP doorstep/NN as/IN they/PRP confiden­tially/RB told/VBD the/DT story,/NN drew/VBD a/DT match/NN across/IN 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of/IN marrying/VBG a/DT white/JJ man,/NN he/PRP not/RB knowing/VBG her/PRP$ race?"/NN Tim/NNP questioned./NNP "Whom/NNP will/MD she/PRP marry,/VB if/IN not/RB an/DT Indian?"/NNP "And/CC the/DT fellow/NN has/VBZ some/DT White/NNP in/IN him,"/NN Ben/NNP helped/VBD out./RP "God/NNP made/VBD them/PRP and/CC He/PRP matched/VBD them,/PRP is/VBZ my/PRP$ way/NN of/IN thinking."/JJ And/CC Tim/NNP puffed/VBD his/PRP$ pipe/NN nervously./NN Ben/NNP nodded/VBD in/IN agreement,/NN but/CC Nell/NNP was/VBD unsatisfied./VBN "They/PRP were/VBD raised/VBN different./NN He's/IN wild/JJ ./. ./. ./. the/DT Lord/NNP only/RB knows/VBZ what/WP he/PRP eats."/VBD "He's/NNP had/VBD Christian/NNP training,/NN and/CC has/VBZ property."/VBN "And/CC some/DT schooling,"/NN Tim/NNP seconded./VBZ "And/JJ he's/NNS stood/VBD the/DT test/NN of/IN honor/NN better/JJR than/IN herself."Nell/JJ couldn't/IN argue;/NN neither/CC could/MD she/PRP be/VB convinced./VBN She/PRP could/MD only/RB try/VB to/TO resign/VB herself,/PRP 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"You/VBN think,/NN by/IN Gutt,/NNP we/PRP got/VBD no/DT Germans/NNPS here./, Dutch/NNPS they/PRP got/VBD a/DT town/NN over/IN farther./DT This/DT is/VBZ not/RB their/PRP$ town."Nell,/NN knowing/VBG that/DT Danny's/NNP place/NN of/IN prominence/NN was/VBD no/DT doubt/NN included/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ grievance,/NN was/VBD nonplussed./VBN "What/IN harm,/NN Katto,/IN what/WP harm?"/VBD she/PRP said./VBD But/CC later,/RB when/WRB she/PRP heard/VBD that/IN Katto's/NNP son,/NN Pete,/NNP had/VBD caught/VBN the/DT greasy/JJ pig,/NN she/PRP was/VBD pleased,/JJ Things/NNS were/VBD evened/VBN up/RP now./DT There/EX must/MD be/VB no/DT hard/JJ feelings/NNS on/IN this/DT great/JJ day./NN There/EX were/VBD other/JJ contests,/NN and/CC dancing,/NN and/CC excessive/JJ drinking./NN "Settin'/NN 'em/PRP up"/RB was/VBD the/DT order/NN of/IN the/DT day./NNP Old/NNP prejudices/NNS and/CC traditions/NNS were/VBD apparently/RB forgotten./. Strange,/JJ shy/JJ people/NNS smiled/VBD ingenuously/RB at/IN each/DT other./JJ It/PRP was/VBD a/DT motley/NN crowd./VBN No/DT uniformity/NN of/IN dress./NN Hickory/NNP shirts/NNS and/CC jeans./NN Green-black/JJ wedding/NN suits./NN A/DT few/JJ swaggering/VBG young/JJ men/NNS in/IN boughten/VBN clothes./NN Roadhands/NNS shaved/VBN for/IN the/DT occasion./NN Swarthy/NNP peddlers/NNS in/IN sweaty/JJ coats./NN The/DT speaker/NN of/IN the/DT day,/NN Jim/NNP Long,/NNP in/IN a/DT high/JJ hat/NN and/CC swallow-tailed/JJ coat--few/NN recognized/VBD him./PRP Silk/NNP dresses/NNS enlarged/VBN by/IN bright/JJ new/JJ gores./NN Flashy/NNP calicoes./VBD Immigrant/JJ women/NNS in/IN shawls,/NN full/JJ skirts,/NN and/CC light/NN aprons./NNS The/DT Dutch/NNP in/IN wooden/JJ shoes--little/JJ boys/NNS in/IN full/JJ trousers/NNS fastened/VBN to/TO the/DT waist/NN with/IN large/JJ white/JJ buttons./NN Nell/NNP Connor/NNP in/IN a/DT faded/VBN wrapper./NN Alice/NNP in/IN a/DT nightgown./NN Nell,/NNP while/IN 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help/NN here.""Aye,/IN aye./DT To/NNP school/NN is/VBZ it?/VBN Glory/NN be/VB to/TO God/NNP allay,/IN I/PRP thought/VBD you/PRP had/VBD schooling/NN enough!/RB You/PRP were/VBD always/RB reading/VBG while/IN the/DT weeds/NNS were/VBD growing./VBG Maybe/RB it's/IN a/DT priest/NN they're/, making/VBG of/IN you,/JJ God/NNP save/VB the/DT mark!""No/NN sir,/NN this/DT is/VBZ a/DT Presbyterian/NNP school./NN I'm/NNP just/RB trying/VBG to/TO learn/VB something."/NN "To/NN run/VBP a/DT restaurant,/NN maybe?/NN Or/CC to/TO be/VB a/DT stenoggaffer,/JJ same/JJ as/IN Tilly/NNP Windhole,/NNP that/WDT works/VBZ for/IN Pat/NNP Whaley?"/NNP (Tillie's/NNP real/JJ name/NN was/VBD Wendell,/NNP but/CC Dad/NNP always/RB exercised/VBD the/DT privilege/NN of/IN changing/VBG names/NNS to/TO suit/VB himself.)/PRP "She/DT was/VBD three/CD months/NNS in/IN the/DT businesscollege,/NN and/CC she/PRP makes/VBZ thirty/CD dollars/NNS a/DT month./NN How/WRB long/RB is/VBZ it/PRP going/VBG to/TO take/VB you?""Well,/JJ 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Only/RB mortal/JJ sins/NNS are/VBP of/IN necessity/NN confessed,/NN he/PRP explained./VBD Was/VBD this/DT uninvited/JJ drinking/NN of/IN the/DT monks'/NNS wine/NN a/DT mortal/JJ sin/NN on/IN the/DT part/NN of/IN any/DT ofthe/NNP raiders?/NN No,/RB he/PRP announced,/VBD and/CC proceeded/VBD to/TO expound/VB the/DT doctrine/NN of/IN guilt/NN in/IN case/NN of/IN theft./DT It/PRP is/VBZ not/RB theft/NN to/TO take/VB a/DT drink/NN of/IN water/NN from/IN someone's/RB well,/JJ pump/NN or/CC spigot./NN This/DT vast/JJ store/NN of/IN wine/NN was/VBD as/IN water/NN to/TO the/DT monastery,/NN and/CC the/DT boys/NNS had/VBD almost/RB as/RB much/RB right/JJ to/TO it/PRP as/IN the/DT monks,/NN since/IN tuition/NN and/CC board/NN were/VBD being/VBG paid/VBN for/IN each/DT of/IN them,/PRP and/CC they/PRP were/VBD entitled/VBN to/TO much/RB more/RBR and/CC better/RBR food/NN than/IN they/PRP got/VBD in/IN the/DT gravy/NN with/IN saltpeter./DT The/DT boys/NNS asked/VBD for/IN more/JJR information/NN in/IN doctrine,/NN some/DT believing/VBG that/IN the/DT explanation/NN smacked/VBD a/DT bit/NN of/IN sophistry./NN Well,/NNP would/MD you/PRP confess/VB the/DT sin/NN of/IN taking/VBG an/DT extra/JJ roll/NN off/IN the/DT platter?/NN No,/RB because/IN it/PRP was/VBD not/RB a/DT sin,/NN but/CC a/DT blameless/JJ attempt/NN to/TO keep/VB body/NN and/CC soul/NN together./, Same/JJ as/IN to/TO the/DT wine./NN The/DT boys/NNS of/IN this/DT group/NN would/MD advantage/VB by/IN this/DT project/NN of/IN cellar-raiding,/NN while/IN no/DT one/NN would/MD be/VB deprived/VBN of/IN anything./DT The/DT insignificant/JJ trickle/NN of/IN wine/NN that/WDT would/MD go/VB down/IN the/DT throats/NNS of/IN these/DT boys/NNS would/MD make/VB them/PRP healthier,/VB build/VB up/RP their/PRP$ bloodstreams,/NN and/CC add/VB joy/NN and/CC interest/NN to/TO a/DT dull/JJ routine/NN of/IN study/NN and/CC prayer./VBD Of/IN course,/IN the/DT spiritual/JJ mentor/NN explained,/NN they/PRP must/MD not/RB commit/VB the/DT sin/NN of/IN drunkenness,/NN for/IN that/DT would/MD be/VB a/DT matter/NN of/IN confession./NN He/PRP undertook,/VBD with/IN consent/NN of/IN all,/NNS to/TO limit/VB the/DT amount/NN each/DT one/NN might/MD drink/VB on/IN any/DT raid./NN The/DT others/NNS obeyed/VBD him/PRP implicitly./. They/PRP never/RB became/VBD intoxicated,/IN though/IN they/PRP did/VBD experience/NN elation/NN and/CC good/JJ feeling./NN Dullness/NNP had/VBD departed/VBN from/IN school/NN life./NN Van/NNP studied/VBD as/RB hard/RB as/IN ever,/NN but/CC he/PRP began/VBD to/TO love/VB the/DT old/JJ school/NN and/CC its/PRP$ bearded/JJ teachers,/NN for/IN the/DT depth/NN of/IN whose/WP$ learning/NN he/PRP had/VBD great/JJ admiration./NN On/IN the/DT other/JJ hand,/NN the/DT faculty/NN and/CC students/NNS respected/VBN Van's/NNP ability,/JJ as/IN increasingly/RB exemplified/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ editing/NN of/IN the/DT Abbey/NNP Student,/NNP his/PRP$ own/JJ precise/JJ writings/NNS in/IN the/DT purest/NN English/JJ verse/NN and/CC prose,/JJ and/CC his/PRP$ struggle/NN to/TO excel/VB in/IN spite/NN of/IN obvious/JJ handicaps./NN We/PRP younger/JJR boys/NNS were/VBD beginning/VBG to/TO show/VB sins/NNS of/IN maturity/NN when/WRB we/PRP were/VBD at/IN home./NN Both/DT of/IN us/PRP were/VBD making/VBG good/JJ against/IN strong/JJ competition/NN in/IN school./NN Respect/NN shown/VBN by/IN faculty/NN members/NNS and/CC fellow-students/NNS percolated/VBN outside/IN school/NN walls,/NN and/CC was/VBD noted/VBN with/IN satisfaction/NN at/IN home./NN Van/NNP no/RB longer/RB submitted/VBN slavishly/RB to/TO John's/NNP authority,/NN but/CC enforced/VBN treatment/NN as/IN an/DT equal./NN I/PRP could/MD not/RB yet/RB hope/VB for/IN such/DT a/DT distinguished/JJ position/NN in/IN the/DT family,/NN but/CC I/PRP showed/VBD some/DT independence/NN of/IN action./NN As/IN a/DT certain/JJ spring/NN came/VBD on,/RB and/CC plans/NNS were/VBD discussed/VBN for/IN the/DT summer's/NN farming,/NN I/PRP made/VBD an/DT announcement,/NN without/IN apology/NN or/CC trepidation./NN "No/NN use/NN to/TO count/VB on/IN me/PRP as/IN a/DT farm/NN hand/NN this/DT summer,"/NN I/PRP said./VBD "I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO get/VB a/DT summer/NN Job/NNP in/IN town./NN I/PRP can/MD continue/VB waiting/VBG table/NN for/IN my/PRP$ board./NN I/PRP have/VBP a/DT good/JJ job/NN now/RB in/IN Miss/NNP Cook's/NNP boarding/VBG house./NN "I/NNS have/VBP been/VBN offered/VBN a/DT job/NN collecting/VBG and/CC soliciting/VBG for/IN The/DT Eagle./NNP I/PRP can/MD work/VB Saturdays/NNS in/IN Goldsmith's/NNP book/NN store/NN or/CC in/IN any/DT other/JJ store./NN I/PRP can/MD save/VB money,/NNS buy/VB my/PRP$ own/JJ clothes,/NN pay/VBP my/PRP$ small/JJ room/NN rent,/NN and/CC not/RB have/VB to/TO ask/VB the/DT farm/NN for/IN anything./DT The/DT way/NN it's/IN been,/IN I/PRP work/VBP hard/RB all/DT summer/NN and/CC haven't/VBD a/DT cent/NN of/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ in/IN the/DT fall./NN I/PRP never/RB have/VBP spending/NN money,/NN and/CC have/VB to/TO account/VB for/IN every/DT nickel./NN I'm/IN getting/VBG too/RB old/JJ for/IN that.""What/IN about/IN your/PRP$ heart?/NN Will/MD it/PRP stand/VB the/DT racket?""Well,/NN the/DT town/NN work/NN ought/MD to/TO be/VB easier/JJR on/IN it/PRP than/IN farm/NN work./. It's/. lifting,/NN stooping,/VBD riding/VBG horseback/NN and/CC such/JJ things/NNS that/IN get/VB my/PRP$ heart./NN Anyway,/DT I've/NN got/VBD to/TO prepare/VB for/IN a/DT different/JJ kind/NN of/IN life./NN I'm/NN not/RB going/VBG to/TO be/VB a/DT farmer."While/NN the/DT work/NN was/VBD not/RB always/RB steady,/RB I/PRP earned/VBD the/DT first/JJ money/NN that/IN I/PRP had/VBD ever/RB called/VBN my/PRP$ own/JJ that/IN summer,/NN and/CC profited/VBD in/IN self-respect/NN and/CC self-confidence./NN When/WRB work/NN was/VBD slow/JJ or/CC one/CD job/NN expired,/NN I/PRP would/MD ride/VB my/PRP$ bicycle/NN cut/NN to/TO the/DT farm,/NN and/CC lend/VB a/DT hand/NN where/WRB needed./NN It/PRP was/VBD obvious/JJ that/IN work/NN was/VBD slacking/VBG on/IN tie/NN farm./NN John/NNP had/VBD soldsome/VBN of/IN the/DT horses,/NN and/CC the/DT herd/NN of/IN cattle/NNS was/VBD growing/VBG steadily/RB smaller./JJR Sometimes/RB it/PRP had/VBD been/VBN necessary/JJ to/TO take/VB a/DT chattel/NN mortgage/NN on/IN some/DT of/IN the/DT animals,/NN or/CC even/RB on/IN a/DT growing/VBG crop,/NN to/TO pay/VB interest/NN on/IN the/DT farm/NN mortgage/NN or,/, as/IN John/NNP put/VBD it,/PRP "to/TO buy/VB things/NNS that/IN we/PRP need."/VBP Once/RB the/DT chattel/NN mortgage/NN disease/NN hits/VBZ a/DT farm,/RB dark/JJ days/NNS are/VBP ahead./VBN It/PRP seems/VBZ such/JJ an/DT easy/JJ way/NN to/TO get/VB money./NN Dad/NNP had/VBD never/RB employed/VBN it./PRP John/NNP soon/RB had/VBD all/DT the/DT livestock/NN mortgaged,/NN and/CC was/VBD gradually/RB selling/VBG it/PRP off/RP to/TO pay/VB mortgages/NNS when/WRB they/PRP fell/VBD due./, Mother/NNP viewed/VBD this/DT deterioration/NN of/IN financial/JJ position/NN with/IN concern,/JJ but,/NN since/IN sane/NN of/IN the/DT money/NN always/RB went/VBD to/TO satisfy/VB Van's/NNP needs/NNS at/IN St./NNP Benedict's,/NNP she/PRP hoped/VBD and/CC prayed/VBD that/IN all/DT would/MD be/VB for/IN the/DT best./JJS She/PRP had/VBD returned/VBN from/IN her/PRP$ month's/NNS visit/VB in/IN Erie/NNP vastly/RB improved/VBD in/IN health/NN and/CC in/IN spirits./NN She/PRP told/VBD us/PRP of/IN the/DT glories/NNS of/IN Niagara,/NNP of/IN the/DT great/JJ expanse/NN of/IN the/DT Lake/NNP she/PRP had/VBD not/RB seen/VBN for/IN so/RB long,/JJ and/CC of/IN all/DT the/DT relatives/NNS Back/RB East./NNP She/PRP had/VBD stayed/VBN with/IN her/PRP$ second/JJ daughter,/NN Margaret,/NNP who/WP was/VBD rearing/VBG a/DT family/NN and/CC planning/NN to/TO return/VB to/TO Kansas/NNP as/RB soon/RB as/IN her/PRP$ husband/NN could/MD find/VB his/PRP$ kind/NN of/IN job/NN there./, I/PRP was/VBD alone/RB with/IN Mother/NNP under/IN the/DT shade/NN of/IN the/DT great/JJ maples/NNS in/IN the/DT front/NN yard,/NN on/IN a/DT Sunday/NNP afternoon./NN She/PRP was/VBD in/IN one/CD of/IN her/PRP$ rare/JJ dreamy/JJ moods./NN She/PRP was/VBD thinking/VBG of/IN Niagara's/NNP majestic/JJ sweep/NN and/CC roar,/NN of/IN the/DT powerful/JJ rapids/NNS of/IN the/DT St./NNP Lawrence,/NNP and/CC of/IN the/DT peaceful/JJ blue/NN of/IN Lake/NNP Erie./NNP She/PRP talked/VBD to/TO me/PRP of/IN these/DT things,/NNS and/CC of/IN the/DT past/NN and/CC future./NN "I/NNS want/VBP all/DT of/IN the/DT children/NNS to/TO see/VB the/DT Falls/NNP some/DT time,"/NN she/PRP said./VBD I/PRP laughed./VBD "A/RB fat/JJ chance/NN I'll/NN ever/RB have/VBP to/TO see/VB the/DT Falls,"/NNP I/PRP told/VBD her./PRP "Or/IN any/DT of/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN us,/NNS for/IN that/DT matter./NN Margaret/NNP and/CC Marie/NNP and/CC you/PRP have/VBP seen/VBN Niagara,/NNP and/CC you/PRP can/MD tell/VB the/DT rest/NN of/IN us/PRP about/IN it."She/PRP smiled/VBD the/DT inscrutable/JJ smile/NN that/IN knew/VBD no/DT contradiction,/NN and/CC her/PRP$ gaze/NN was/VBD unfocused,/JJ as/IN if/IN looking/VBG far/RB into/IN the/DT future./NN "It's/NNP Poor/NNP John/NNP I/PRP think/VBP most/JJS about/IN when/WRB I/PRP think/VBP of/IN the/DT Falls./NNP I/PRP hope/VBP we/PRP can/MD get/VB money/NN together/RB some/DT day/NN to/TO send/VB him/PRP there/RB for/IN a/DT visit./NN "The/IN rest/NN of/IN you/PRP will/MD manage/VB for/IN yourselves./PRP$ All/DT of/IN you/PRP will/MD travel,/VB and/CC you/PRP will/MD travel/VB all/DT over/IN the/DT world./NN You/PRP will/MD not/RB live/VB here/RB in/IN Kansas/NNP very/RB long,/RB You'll/RB see/VB the/DT Falls/NNP and/CC both/DT oceans,/NNS and/CC foreign/JJ countries,/NN more/RBR than/IN most/JJS men/NNS ever/RB have.""How/VBP do/VB you/PRP know/VB all/DT this?"/IN I/PRP asked,/VBP pretending/VBG to/TO laugh/VB at/IN the/DT ideas/NNS she/PRP was/VBD expressing,/VBN but/CC mightily/RB impressed,/RB just/RB the/DT same./JJ "Oh,/NN I/PRP know,/VBP all/DT right!/JJ You/PRP will/MD go/VB away/RB from/IN here,/PRP far/RB away,/RB and/CC some/DT day/NN you'll/MD come/VB back/RB and/CC be/VB editor/NN of/IN The/DT Eagle,""You/NNPS are/VBP letting/VBG your/PRP$ imagination/NN run/VB wild,"/IN I/PRP said./VBD "Just/RB because/IN I/PRP have/VBP a/DT job/NN soliciting/VBG subscriptions,/NN and/CC sometimes/RB get/VB to/TO substitute/VB for/IN a/DT carrier,/NN I/PRP don't/RB think/VBP I'm/NNP headed/VBD for/IN the/DT editor's/NN job.""Just/NN you/PRP wait/VBP and/CC see,"/VBP she/PRP replied,/VBD adding/VBG with/IN a/DT sad/JJ satisfaction,/NN "I/NNS won't/VBD be/VB here/RB to/TO see/VB all/PDT these/DT things,/NNS but/CC I/PRP know/VBP what/WP will/MD happen."How/VB I/PRP have/VBP wished/VBN that/IN I/PRP had/VBD encouraged/VBN her/PRP$ to/TO tell/VB me/PRP more!/RB Instead,/RB I/PRP was/VBD made/VBN vaguely/RB uneasy/JJ by/IN the/DT calm/JJ certainty/NN with/IN which/WDT she/PRP voiced/VBD her/PRP prophecies./, I/PRP remembered/VBD how/WRB she/PRP had/VBD looked/VBN just/RB that/DT way/NN when/WRB she/PRP had/VBD told/VBN me,/NNS far/RB in/IN advance,/NN that/IN Margaret/NNP would/MD go/VB to/TO Erie/NNP and/CC marry/VB Tom/NNP Kennedy./NNP Marie,/NNP eldest/JJS daughter/NN of/IN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP and/CC gentle/JJ Ellen,/NNP was/VBD living/VBG on/IN a/DT farm,/NN mostly/RB sand,/VBD about/IN four/CD bad/JJ miles/NNS south/RB of/IN our/PRP$ farm,/NN and/CC came/VBD to/TO visit/VB when/WRB she/PRP could./MD She/PRP was/VBD rearing/VBG two/CD daughters/NNS and/CC a/DT son,/NN all/DT babies,/NNS and/CC doing/VBG heavy/JJ housework/NN without/IN many/JJ conveniences./NN Ed/NNP Blood,/NNP head/NN of/IN the/DT house,/NN rented/VBN the/DT farm,/NN worked/VBD hard/RB when/WRB he/PRP was/VBD not/RB on/IN a/DT drinking/NN spree,/NN and/CC seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB headed/VBN in/IN the/DT right/JJ direction,/NN if/IN there/EX was/VBD any/DT such/JJ direction/NN in/IN that/DT hot,/NN semi-arid/JJ valley./. But/CC Mother/NNP detected/VBD disquieting/VBG symptoms./. To/TO me/PRP she/PRP said,/VBD "Marie/NNP will/MD never/RB be/VB able/JJ to/TO make/VB a/DT go/NN of/IN it/PRP with/IN that/DT man./NN She/PRP will/MD leave/VB him/PRP when/WRB he/PRP goes/VBZ too/RB far./RBR I/PRP want/VBP to/TO live/VB to/TO help/VB make/VB a/DT home/NN for/IN her/PRP and/CC her/PRP$ babies/NNS hare."I/RB thought/VBD this/DT a/DT pessimistic/JJ prophecy,/NN and/CC pointed/VBD out/RP that/IN Ed/NNP seemed/VBD liberal/JJ with/IN his/PRP$ money/NN when/WRB he/PRP had/VBD it./VBN Mother/NNP just/RB shook/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN and/CC said,/VBD "She/PRP will/MD stand/VB for/IN a/DT lot,/NN but/CC for/IN some/DT things/NNS she/PRP won't/VBD stand."Sometimes/NNS Ed/NNP came/VBD along,/RB when/WRB Marie,/NNP after/IN attending/VBG Mass/NNP in/IN town,/NN drove/VBD up/RP for/IN an/DT afternoon/NN with/IN her/PRP$ family./NN He/PRP was/VBD agreeable,/VBN full/JJ of/IN farm/NN talk,/NNS and/CC critical/JJ of/IN the/DT slipshod/JJ farming/NN John/NNP practiced,/, especially/RB after/IN the/DT two/CD brothers/NNS were/VBD no/RB longer/RB available/JJ for/IN heavy/JJ and/CC disagreeable/JJ work./NN Margaret/NNP came/VBD to/TO live/VB in/IN Wichita/NNP with/IN her/PRP$ husband/NN and/CC family/NN of/IN young/JJ children./NN Her/PRP$ husband/NN had/VBD a/DT job/NN in/IN a/DT machine/NN shop,/NN and/CC later/RB a/DT little/JJ shop/NN of/IN his/PRP$ own./NN They/PRP had/VBD an/DT automobile,/JJ one/CD of/IN the/DT first/JJ in/IN town,/NN and/CC certainly/RB the/DT first/JJ in/IN our/PRP$ family./NN It/PRP was,/VBD I/PRP believe,/VBD a/DT second-hand/JJ Jackson./NNP Its/PRP$ operation/NN was/VBD difficult,/JJ and/CC its/PRP$ behavior/NN on/IN our/PRP$ bad/JJ roads/NNS decidedly/RB whimsical./. We/PRP did/VBD not/RB see/VB much/RB of/IN the/DT Kennedys./NNP I/PRP was/VBD taking/VBG Greek,/NNP Latin,/NNPS German,/NNP French/NNP and/CC English/NNP in/IN school,studying/VBG Esperanto/NNP by/IN myself/PRP and./. taking/VBG night/NN classes/NNS in/IN Spanish/NNP at/IN the/DT Y.M.C.A./NNP I/PRP liked/VBD languages,/NN hated/VBD mathematics,/NN and,/CC took/VBD more/JJR interest/NN in/IN getting/VBG out/RP the/DT school/NN magazine/NN than/IN in/IN any/DT classwork./NN As/IN frequently/RB happens/VBZ in/IN larger/JJR and/CC more/RBR important/JJ schools,/NN nearly/RB all/PDT the/DT writing/NN and/CC editing/NN devolved/VBN upon/IN the/DT editor./NN The/DT staff/NN was/VBD window-dressing,College/NN papers/NNS praised/VBD our/PRP$ little/JJ magazine/NN as/IN the/DT best/RBS prep/JJ or/CC high/JJ school/NN publication/NN in/IN Kansas./NNP So,/NNP added/VBD effort/NN was/VBD necessary/JJ to/TO maintain/VB our/PRP$ reputation./NN I/PRP tried/VBD out/RP for/IN baseball/NN in/IN the/DT spring./NN When/WRB I/PRP was/VBD felled/VBN three/CD times/NNS in/IN succession/NN by/IN a/DT pitched/JJ ball,/NN I/PRP discovered/VBD that/IN trouble/NN with/IN the/DT left/JJ eye/NN made/VBN it/PRP impossible/JJ for/IN me/PRP to/TO determine/VB direction/NN or/CC speed/NN of/IN an/DT approaching/VBG object./NN Despite/IN warning/VBG from/IN my/PRP$ doctor/NN on/IN the/DT basis/NN of/IN heart/NN condition,/NN I/PRP tried/VBD out/RP for/IN pole/NN vault,/NN hammer/NN throw,/IN high/JJ hurdles,/NN broad/JJ jump/NN and/CC high/JJ jump./NN I/PRP landed/VBD the/DT pole/NN vault/NN job./NN In/IN the/DT Arkansas/NNP Valley/NNP Interscholastic/NNP meet,/, I/PRP lost/VBD to/TO a/DT student/NN named/VBN Pruitt,/NNP who/WP progressed/VBD thereafter/RB to/TO national/JJ fame./NN I/PRP didn't/RB go/VBP on/IN in/IN athletics/NNS any/DT more./JJR I/PRP was/VBD badly/RB injured/VBN when/WRB my/PRP$ pole/NN slipped/VBD on/IN hard/JJ ground/NN and/CC I/PRP landed,/VBD sitting,/VBG on/IN more/JJR hard/JJ ground./NN This/DT was/VBD partly/RB the/DT fault/NN of/IN my/PRP$ form,/NN which/WDT was/VBD never/RB orthodox,/JJ and/CC partly/RB the/DT fault/NN of/IN the/DT management,/NN which/WDT had/VBD not/RB provided/VBN a/DT cushion/NN of/IN dug-up/JJ earth/NN on/IN which/WDT to/TO land./NN I/PRP was/VBD dazed/VBN when/WRB picked/VBN up,/JJ but/CC would/MD not/RB be/VB carried/VBN off/RP the/DT field./NN My/PRP$ nose/NN bled/VBD a/DT little./`` I/PRP took/VBD my/PRP$ position/NN for/IN the/DT next/JJ try,/NN went/VBD over/IN the/DT bar/NN safely,/NN and/CC fainted./VBD That/DT night,/NN despite/IN a/DT fairly/RB bad/JJ nosebleed,/NN I/PRP competed/VBD in/IN the/DT oratorical/JJ contest,/NN landing/NN somewhere/RB close/JJ to/TO top/VB in/IN our/PRP$ class;/NNS close/RB enough/RB to/TO get/VB a/DT silver/NN cup,/NN anyway./. But/CC I/PRP was/VBD dizzy/JJ and/CC didn't/RB feel/VB well./RB Next/JJ day,/NN in/IN Latin/NNP class,/, my/PRP$ nose/NN suddenly/RB spurted/VBN a/DT crimson/JJ stream,/NN I/PRP walked/VBD to/TO a/DT sink/NN in/IN the/DT hall,/NN and/CC began/VBD mopping/VBG my/PRP$ face/NN with/IN cold/JJ water./NN Suddenly/RB I/PRP fell,/VBD and/CC was/VBD caught/VBN by/IN two/CD classmates./NN I/PRP was/VBD unconscious/JJ for/IN a/DT long/JJ time,/NN on/IN the/DT floor/NN until/IN moved/VBD gently/RB to/TO the/DT library,/NN where/WRB they/PRP placed/VBD me/PRP on/IN the/DT table,/NN my/PRP$ head/NN pillowed/VBD upon/IN a/DT precious/JJ copy/NN of/IN Skeat's/NNP Etymological/NNP Dictionary,/NNP which/WDT had/VBD become/VBN my/PRP$ favorite/JJ book./NN A/DT doctor/NN was/VBD called/VBN and/CC my/PRP$ family/NN notified/VBD by/IN phone./NN Our/PRP$ rural/JJ phone/NN service/NN was/VBD new/JJ and/CC not/RB working/VBG well./RB It/PRP was/VBD several/JJ hours/NNS before/IN Mother/NNP appeared,/VBP white/JJ and/CC trembling./VBD I/PRP was/VBD unable/JJ to/TO talk/VB or/CC move./JJR The/DT doctor/NN injected/VBD warm/JJ normal/JJ saline/NN solution/NN into/IN the/DT veins,/NN and/CC I/PRP blinked/VBD my/PRP$ eyes./NN He/PRP forbade/VBD my/PRP$ being/NN moved/VBD until/IN he/PRP should/MD give/VB the/DT word,/NN next/IN day./NN Roommate/NNP Morris/NNP Poston,/NNP with/IN Classmates/NNP Bill/NNP Callahan/NNP and/CC Gail/NNP Hamilton,/NNP kept/VBD vigil/JJ all/DT night/NN in/IN the/DT library./NN Bill/NNP was/VBD handy/JJ about/IN helping/VBG any/DT sick/JJ person./NN As/IN the/DT sun/NN rose/VBD on/IN the/DT weary/JJ trio/NN of/IN watchers./DT Bill/NNP announced/VBD that/IN he/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO be/VB a/DT doctor,/NN by/IN God./NNP For/IN many/JJ years/NNS he/PRP has/VBZ been/VBN a/DT leading/VBG surgeon/NN in/IN Wichita,/NNP and/CC thousands/NNS call/VBP his/PRP$ name/NN blessed./VBN Perhaps/RB that/IN slip/NN of/IN the/DT vaulting/NN pole/NN was/VBD not/RB without/IN its/PRP$ compensations./NNS The/DT accident/NN put/VBD me/PRP permanently/RB out/RB of/IN athletics,/NN which/WDT was/VBD a/DT good/JJ thing,/NN too./. 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He/PRP told/VBD the/DT customer/NN that/IN prices/NNS were/VBD quite/RB reasonable,/JJ asked/VBD him/PRP to/TO be/VB seated/VBN and/CC try/VB out/RP a/DT sample/NN meal/NN for/IN cash,/NN and/CC went/VBD into/IN the/DT kitchen/NN screaming,/NN wild/JJ with/IN excitement./NN "A/IN new/JJ customer,/NN Chef!/NNP Here,/RB take/VB this/DT money/NN and/CC get/VB a/DT good/JJ T-bone/JJ steak/NN from/IN the/DT butcher/NN shop!/NN A/DT good/JJ one,/NNS mind/NN you!/, If/IN you/PRP let/VBP that/DT thief/NN sell/VB you/PRP a/DT tough/JJ one,/NN it's/IN all/DT up/RP with/IN you!/JJ And/CC cook/VB up/RP some/DT fresh/JJ potatoes,/NN and/CC give/VB 'em/PRP the/DT works!/NN Here,/IN you,/PRP run/VBP out/RP and/CC get/VB some/DT fresh/JJ vegetables,/NN corn/NN on/IN the/DT cob,/NN everything!/NN Make/VB a/DT hurry,/NN you/PRP louse,/VBP and/CC get/VBP this/DT man/NN a/DT swell/JJ dinner!/NN I've/NN got/VBD to/TO sell/VB some/DT meal/NN tickets/NNS if/IN you/PRP two/CD are/VBP going/VBG to/TO get/VB paid/VBN on/IN Saturday!"The/NNP chef/NN and/CC second/JJ cook/NN would/MD run/VB to/TO neighboring/JJ stores,/NN cash/NN in/IN hand,/NN since/IN the/DT Greek/NNP bad/JJ long/RB worn/VBN out/IN his/PRP$ credit./NN They/PRP would/MD return/VB and,/NNS in/IN sullen/JJ silence,/JJ proceed/VBP to/TO cook/VB the/DT grand/JJ meal/NN for/IN the/DT gentleman./NN They/PRP gave/VBD him/PRP the/DT only/RB decent/JJ food/NN in/IN the/DT house./NN The/DT customer,/NN pleased/VBD with/IN the/DT meal/NN and/CC only/RB bewildered/VBN by/IN the/DT filth/NN of/IN the/DT fawning/NN proprietor,/NN paid/VBN for/IN a/DT twenty-one/JJ meal/NN ticket/NN and/CC departed./VBN His/PRP$ goose/NN was/VBD properly/RB cooked./VBN From/IN that/DT time/NN on,/RB when/WRB he/PRP arrived/VBD for/IN a/DT mealy/JJ the/DT boss/NN would/MD rush/VB to/TO the/DT kitchen/NN and/CC order/NN the/DT chef/NN to/TO send/VB out/RP the/DT worst/JJS stuff/NN in/IN the/DT house./NN "Use/NN up/IN that/DT rotten/JJ sausage,"/NN he/PRP ordered./VBD "This/DT fool/NN has/VBZ paid/VBN in/IN advance."More/NN often/RB than/IN not,/RB the/DT new/JJ customer/NN would/MD fail/VB in/IN his/PRP$ noblest/JJS efforts/NNS to/TO eat/VB his/PRP$ twenty-one/CD meals,/NN for/IN which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD paid/VBN a/DT good/JJ price./NN Continued/NNP complaints/NNS met/VBD with/IN silence/NN on/IN the/DT part/NN of/IN the/DT two/CD waiters/NNS and/CC cold/JJ insolence/NN from/IN the/DT boss./NN The/DT other/JJ waiter/NN was/VBD some/DT sort/NN of/IN wastrel/NN from/IN the/DT Brooklyn/NNP Bridge/NNP area./. He/PRP spoke/VBD a/DT jargon/NN that/IN I/PRP had/VBD never/RB heard/VBN before/IN and/CC was/VBD not/RB to/TO hear/VB often/RB until/IN I/PRP came/VBD to/TO live/VB in/IN New/NNP York./NNP He/PRP might/MD have/VB been/VBN Irish/JJ originally,/NN but/CC was/VBD a/DT fugitive/JJ from/IN justice/NN now,/, according/VBG to/TO his/PRP$ confidences/NNS with/IN me./PRP He/PRP said/VBD he/PRP picked/VBD this/DT placeto/NN work/NN because/IN nobody/NN wou3d/MD ever/RB find/VB it./PRP I/PRP was/VBD fascinated/VBN by/IN the/DT chef,/NN who/WP never/RB said/VBD a/DT word/NN unless/IN he/PRP had/VBD to./DT Silence/NN was/VBD imposed/VBN by/IN a/DT large/JJ red/JJ ulcer/NN on/IN each/DT side/NN of/IN his/PRP$ mouth,/NN where/WRB the/DT lips/NNS opened./VBN There/EX were/VBD similar/JJ ulcers/NNS covering/VBG every/DT square/NN or/CC circular/JJ inch/NN of/IN face,/NN hands,/NN arms,/NNS neck/NN and/CC chest./NN That/DT was/VBD all/DT I/PRP ever/RB saw/VBD of/IN him./PRP Some/DT of/IN the/DT ugly/JJ red/JJ ulcers/NNS had/VBD pus/FW spots/NNS in/IN their/PRP$ centers./NN I/PRP was/VBD mildly/RB curious/JJ to/TO know/VB what/WP effect/NN these/DT pus/FW exudations/NNS from/IN the/DT palms/NNS of/IN the/DT hands/NNS might/MD have/VB on/IN meat/NN patties/NNS which/WDT the/DT chef/NN fashioned/VBN continually/RB throughout/IN the/DT day/NN for/IN the/DT old/JJ customers�those/NN who/WP seemed/VBD determined/VBN to/TO eat/VB up/RP their/PRP$ tickets./NN One/CD day/NN the/DT waiter/NN said/VBD to/TO me,/PRP "We're/RB getting/VBG up/RP a/DT poise/NN to/TO send/VB the/DT chef/NN to/TO Hot/NNP Springs./NNP He's/NNP gotta/NNP go,/, and/CC we'll/VBD all/DT be/VB better/JJR off/RP when/WRB he's/JJ gone./NNP Have/VBP yu/PRP got/VBD a/DT quatah?"I/NN said/VBD no,/RB and/CC asked/VBD what/WP ailed/VBD the/DT chef/NN and/CC why/WRB Hot/JJ Springs./NNP "Why,/NNP he's/NNS got/VBD the/DT ol'/JJ ral,/NN don't/RB yu/PRP know?/VBP Plain/JJ as/IN day,/NN an'/NN we/PRP wantta/VBP get/VB him/PRP outa/RP here./PRP Besides,/IN he'll/NN die/VBP any/DT day.""What/NN did/VBD you/PRP say/VB he/PRP has?""The/VBZ ol'/JJ ral,/NN sure!""What/RB is/VBZ that?""God/DT Amightty,/NNP boy,/NN yu/PRP ain't/VBP that/IN igerant,/JJ an'/NN yu/PRP goin'/VBD to/TO school/NN an'/NN all?/. Don't/. know/VB what/WP the/DT ol'/JJ ral/JJ is?/NN Well/RB it/PRP ain't/VB no/DT good/JJ fer/NN anyboddy,/NN an'/NN Christ/NNP knows/VBZ that./DT It's/IN the/DT syph,/NN you/PRP know/VBP about/IN that?""No,/DT but/CC I'd/NNP like/IN to/TO know.""Jesus/VB H./NNP Christ,/NNP you're/, more/RBR igerant/JJ that/IN a/DT wop/NN on/IN a/DT Bronx/NNP trolley!/NN Syph/NNP is/VBZ contagious/JJ as/IN hell,/NN an'/NN they/PRP don't/VBP get/VB it/PRP by/IN eatin'/NN in/IN nice/JJ homes./NN Anyway,/RB if/IN yu/PRP ain't/VBP got/VBD a/DT quatah,/NN no/DT use/NN wastin'/NN time/NN with/IN yu."Later,/PRP however,/, the/DT waiter/NN showed/VBD me/PRP the/DT cubby-hole/NN where/WRB heand/PRP$ the/DT syphilitic/NN chef/NN were/VBD compelled/VBN to/TO sleep/VB together/RB nightly./DT It/PRP was/VBD simply/RB a/DT dining/VBG alcove,/NN curtained/VBD off/RP with/IN heavy/JJ canvas,/NN and/CC wholly/RB without/IN ventilation./NN As/IN he/PRP opened/VBD the/DT canvas/NN flap/NN to/TO show/VB me/PRP the/DT 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man,/NN with/IN a/DT large/JJ head,/NN bulging/VBG blue/JJ eyes,/NNS and/CC scarlet/JJ face./NN It/PRP was/VBD obvious/JJ that/IN he/PRP existed/VBD under/IN some/DT sort/NN of/IN extraordinary/JJ handicap,/NN but/CC none/NN of/IN us/PRP knew/VBD what/WP it/PRP was./VBD He/PRP did/VBD not/RB go/VB to/TO an/DT office/NN or/CC store;/NN he/PRP did/VBD not/RB work/NN for/IN a/DT living./NN The/DT table/NN nearest/IN the/DT kitchen/NN was/VBD known/VBN as/IN Mr./NNP Doyle's/NNP table,/, and/CC it/PRP was/VBD my/PRP$ pleasant/JJ distinction/NN to/TO serve/VB this/DT table./NN Miss/NNP Cook/NNP ate/VBD there,/DT opposite/JJ Mr./NNP Doyle./NNP The/DT star/NN boarder/NN ate/VBD special/JJ food,/NN prepared/VBN at/IN his/PRP$ whim./NN All/DT you/PRP had/VBD to/TO say/VB to/TO the/DT good-/NNS natured/VBN cook/VB was,/VBD "Special/JJ order/NN of/IN ham/NN and/CC eggs/NNS with/IN lightly/RB fried/VBN eggs/NNS on/IN top/NN of/IN the/DT ham/NN and/CC potatoes/NNS fried/VBN in/IN cream,/VBG Mr./NNP Doyle."Mr./NNP Doyle/NNP was/VBD well/RB barbered/VBN and/CC well/RB dressed./VBN A/DT barber/NN came/VBD to/TO the/DT house/NN every/DT morning/NN to/TO shave/VB him./PRP He/PRP wore/VBD a/DT brown/JJ sack/NN suit,/NN well/RB tailored./VBN His/PRP$ toilet/NN was/VBD immaculate./DT He/PRP spoke/VBD with/IN a/DT slight/JJ thickening/NN of/IN speech,/NN sometimes/RB more/RBR noticeable/JJ than/IN at/IN other/JJ times./NN We/PRP waiters/NNS ignorantly/RB presumed/VBN that/IN this/DT circumstance/NN and/CC the/DT scarlet/JJ complexion/NN were/VBD attributable/JJ to/TO alcohol./POS Mr./NNP Doyle/NNP was/VBD a/DT sensitive/JJ man./NN He/PRP knew/VBD that/IN his/PRP$ appearance/NN caused/VBD comment/NN and/CC possibly/RB amused/VBD some/DT of/IN the/DT customers./NN He/PRP resented/VBD any/DT such/JJ liberties,/NN as/IN indeed/RB almost/RB anyone/NN in/IN his/PRP$ position/NN would./, He/PRP was/VBD uncertain/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ gait./NN He/PRP walked/VBD into/IN the/DT dining/NN room/NN from/IN his/PRP$ room,/NN usually/RB at/IN the/DT height/NN of/IN the/DT rush,/NN staggered/VBD through/IN the/DT aisles/NNS of/IN chairs,/NN and/CC took/VBD his/PRP$ seat/NN at/IN his/PRP$ table./NN Sometimes/RB he/PRP missed/VBD the/DT table/NN and/CC bumped/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN against/IN the/DT door/NN jamb,/IN several/JJ feet/NNS distant./. On/IN such/JJ occasions/NNS he/PRP looked/VBD for/IN insult./NN If/IN he/PRP saw/VBD diners/NNS laughing,/VB at/IN the/DT next/JJ table,/NN he/PRP leaned/VBD over/IN belligerently/RB and/CC said,/VBD "Were/RB you/PRP laughing/VBG at/IN me?"The/VBG question/NN became/VBD so/RB commonly/RB known/VBN that/IN it/PRP was/VBD lightly/RB regarded./VBN The/DT boarders/NNS usually/RB answered/VBD politely,/NNS "No,/IN Mr./NNP Doyle,/NNP but/CC my/PRP$ friend/NN here/RB is/VBZ awfully/RB funny."Sometimes,/JJ in/IN a/DT rush/NN meal,/NN one/CD or/CC two/CD boarders/NNS sat/VBD opposite/JJ Miss/NNP Cook/NNP and/CC Mr./NNP Doyle./NNP By/IN chance,/NN they/PRP might/MD be/VB strangers./RB At/IN some/DT time/NN during/IN the/DT meal,/NN Mr./NNP Doyle/NNP was/VBD sure/JJ to/TO lean/VB forward/RB and/CC issue/VB a/DT challenge,/NN "What/NN are/VBP you/PRP staring/VBG at/IN me/PRP for?"In/IN such/JJ cases/NNS Miss/NNP Cook/NNP soothed/VBD the/DT star/NN boarder/NN and/CC asked/VBD the/DT customers/NNS to/TO consider/VB that/IN nothing/NN had/VBD been/VBN said./VBN That/IN saintly/DT lady/NN had/VBD her/PRP$ hands/NNS full,/RB besides/IN running/VBG a/DT profitable/JJ boarding/NN house./NN Mr./NNP Doyle/NNP had/VBD the/DT run/NN of/IN the/DT place./NN The/DT old/JJ boarders/NNS understood/VBD something/NN of/IN his/PRP$ case,/NN and/CC a/DT few/JJ knew/VBD the/DT story,/NN which/WDT I/PRP eventually/RB heard/VBD from/IN a/DT close/JJ friend/NN of/IN Miss/NNP Cook./NNP Within/IN the/DT memory/NN of/IN my/PRP$ informant,/NN Mr./NNP Doyle/NNP had/VBD been/VBN a/DT handsome,/NN witty,/IN brilliant/JJ and/CC successful/JJ traveling/VBG salesman,/NN on/IN good/JJ salary,/NN and/CC on/IN his/PRP$ way/NN up./DT He/PRP and/CC Miss/NNP Cook/NNP were/VBD engaged/VBN to/TO marry/VB while/IN both/DT were/VBD still/RB young/JJ and/CC happy./VBD Suddenly,/NNP he/PRP was/VBD stricken./VBG He/PRP was/VBD long/RB in/IN a/DT sanitarium,/NN where/WRB his/PRP$ sweetheart/NN visited/VBD him/PRP daily./, The/DT doctors/NNS told/VBD her/PRP that/IN therenever/RB could/MD be/VB any/DT marriage,/NN but/CC that/DT Mr,/NNP Doyle/NNP might/MD live/VB a/DT long/RB time./. She/PRP bought/VBD the/DT house/NN with/IN her/PRP$ little/JJ fortune,/NN inherited/VBD from/IN her/PRP$ parents,/NN started/VBD a/DT boarding/NN house,/NN and/CC took/VBD Mr./NNP Doyle/NNP to/TO the/DT only/JJ home/NN he/PRP would/MD ever/RB know./VB He/PRP never/RB lacked/VBD for/IN anything�except,/DT possibly,/JJ health,/NN clear/JJ vision,/NN and/CC a/DT wife./NN He/PRP died/VBD several/JJ years/NNS after/IN I/PRP had/VBD left/VBN the/DT pleasant,/JJ service/NN of/IN Miss/NNP Cook./NNP She/PRP sold/VBD the/DT boarding/NN house/NN and/CC went/VBD to/TO Florida/NNP to/TO live/VB "gray/JJ remainder/NN of/IN the/DT evening/NN out."Miss/NN Parker,/NNP after/IN long/JJ consultation/NN with/IN her/PRP$ friend,/NN Miss/NNP Cook,/NNP made/VBD me/PRP an/DT offer./NN She/PRP said/VBD that/IN Miss/NNP Cook/NNP had/VBD consented./VBN Miss/NNP Parker/NNP had/VBD rented/VBN an/DT old/JJ mansion,/NN fully/RB furnished,/RB only/RB a/DT block/NN or/CC two/CD away./RB She/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO open/VB a/DT class/NN boarding/NN house,/NN with/IN high-priced/JJ food./NN If/IN I/PRP would/MD work/VB as/IN her/PRP$ student/NN waiter,/NN I/PRP would/MD have/VB only/RB two/CD hours/NNS of/IN serving,/NN hours/NNS strictly/RB maintained,/JJ and/CC would/MD get/VB three/CD good/JJ meals/NNS a/DT day./NN She/PRP emphasized/VBD the/DT qualitative/JJ adjective./NN I/PRP needed/VBD that/DT extra/JJ hour,/NN which/WDT might/MD be/VB an/DT hour/NN and/CC a/DT half,/NN since/IN I/PRP worked/VBD overtime/RB at/IN Miss/NNP Cook's./NNP I/PRP talked/VBD with/IN my/PRP$ employer./NN She/PRP said/VBD that/IN I/PRP would/MD be/VB foolish/JJ to/TO refuse/VB the/DT offer./NNP She/PRP had/VBD talked/VBN it/PRP over/RP with/IN Miss/NNP Parker./NNP I/PRP had/VBD developed/VBN into/IN an/DT expert/NN waiter,/NN and/CC could/MD earn/VB good/JJ wages,/NN said/VBD Miss/NNP Cook,/NNP if/IN I/PRP were/VBD headed/VBN in/IN that/DT direction,/NN which/WDT she/PRP knew/VBD I/PRP was/VBD not./RB Then/RB I/PRP told/VBD her/PRP a/DT story/NN at/IN which/WDT she/PRP smiled/VBD faintly./, Her/PRP$ head/NN waiter,/VBD a/DT wild/JJ man/NN from/IN San/NNP Francisco,/NNP had/VBD offered/VBN to/TO consult/VB with/IN me/PRP on/IN my/PRP$ career,/NN since/IN he/PRP understood/VBD that/IN I/PRP was/VBD not/RB receiving/VBG wages./NN "You've/NN got/VBD a/DT big/JJ future/NN ahead/RB of/IN you,/PRP Slim,"/. he/PRP said./VBD "You're/IN a/DT damn/JJ good/JJ waiter./NN Lots/NNS of/IN 'em/PRP in/IN the/DT big/JJ towns/NNS ain't/CC got/VBD nothing/NN on/IN you./PRP Cut/VB out/RP this/DT education/NN stuff,/NN and/CC go/VB and/CC get/VB the/DT dough!/NN You're/PRP wastin'/VBD your/PRP$ time/NN studyin'/NN Greek./NNP True,/NNP there's/POS a/DT lot/NN of/IN Greeks/NNP runnin'/NNS eat/VBP joints/NNS in/IN this/DT country/NN now,/, but/CC they/PRP can/MD all/PDT understand/VB you/PRP when/WRB you/PRP ask/VBP for/IN a/DT job/NN in/IN English./NNP Stick/NNP to/TO English:the/NNP Greeks/NNP ain't/NN so/RB hot/JJ anyhow."This/DT same/JJ waiter/NN had/VBD regaled/VBN me/PRP with/IN scenes/NNS from/IN the/DT San/NNP Francisco/NNP earthquake,/NN of/IN which,/NN he/PRP said,/VBD he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN a/DT victim./NN "I/NN waded/VBD in/IN blood/NN up/IN to/TO my/PRP$ knees/NNS at/IN the/DT Ferry,"/NNP he/PRP said./VBD "I/RB lost/VBN all/DT my/PRP$ clothes,/RP two/CD trunks/NNS full./, Pretty/RB soon/RB I'm/IN goin'/NNS to/TO shove/VB some/DT money/NN into/IN clothes/NNS and/CC go/VB on/IN a/DT tower./NN You/PRP gotta/VBP have/VB clothes/NNS if/IN you/PRP go/VBP on/IN a/DT tower./NN I've/NN never/RB been/VBN to/TO New/NNP York,/NNP but/CC if/IN I/PRP hit/VBD that/DT burg/NN with/IN plenty/NN of/IN clothes,/NN I'll/NNP have/VBP a/DT head-waiter/NN job/NN by/IN Christmas./NNP Take/VB my/PRP$ advice,/NN boy./. You/PRP got/VBD talent./NN Don't/NNP waste/NN it/PRP in/RP school./NN You/PRP ought/MD to/TO see/VB the/DT kind/NN of/IN females/NNS you/PRP can/MD get/VB in/IN the/DT big/JJ towns/NNS if/IN you/PRP got/VBD talent!/NNS I'm/IN shovin'/NN money/NN into/IN clothes/NNS an'/IN goin'/NNS on/IN a/DT tower/NN that/WDT will/MD take/VB me/PRP to/TO New/NNP York."So,/NNP as/IN the/DT final/JJ year/NN of/IN my/PRP$ preparatory/JJ course/NN loomed,/, I/PRP went/VBD to/TO work/VB at/IN the/DT exclusive/JJ boarding/NN house/NN of/IN Queen/NNP Maggie./NNP Directly/NNP ahead,/RB Van/NNP and/CC I/PRP saw/VBD dimly/RB mother/NN task,/IN another/DT opportunity./NN Whenever/WRB he/PRP could/MD get/VB up/RP enough/RB courage,/IN he/PRP would/MD start/VB to/TO law/NN school./NN Credits/NNS were/VBD lined/VBN up/IN already./DT I/PRP would/MD go/VB to/TO college/NN as/RB soon/RB as/IN I/PRP had/VBD finished/VBN at/IN Lewis,/NNP next/IN year./NNP We/PRP spent/VBD time/NN talking/VBG things/NNS over/IN that/DT summer,/NN as/IN we/PRP never/RB had/VBD before,"The/IN Old/NNP Man/NNP wasn't/VBD so/RB bad,"/RB said/VBD Van./NNP "No,/NNP he'll/MD do/VB pretty/RB well./. But/CC he's/JJ better/RB when/WRB he's/PRP away,/RB isn't/RB he?""Well,/IN he/PRP knows/VBZ how/WRB to/TO farm,/NNS and/CC he's/NNS not/RB lazy,"/RB said/VBD Van./NNP We/PRP agreed/VBD that/IN it/PRP was/VBD Big/JJ Flurry's/NNP tyrannies/NNS that/WDT annoyed/VBD us/PRP most,/RB and/CC we/PRP declared/VBD that/IN if/IN we/PRP had/VBD been/VBN as/RB old/JJ as/IN we/PRP were/VBD now/RB we/PRP would/MD not/RB have/VB put/VBN up/RP with/IN them./PRP "I'd/RB like/IN to/TO hear/VB anybody,/NN even/RB the/DT Father/NNP Director/NNP or/CC the/DT Abbot,/NNP tell/VB me/PRP that/IN I/PRP must/MD eat/VB more/RBR potatoes/NNS because/IN they're/DT cheaper/JJR than/IN quinine."Yet,/RB we/PRP reflected,/VBP a/DT good/JJ deal/NN of/IN the/DT Old/NNP Han's/NNP roaring/NN was/VBD bluff./VBG We/PRP had/VBD caught/VBN him/PRP petting/VBG Old/NNP Shep/NNP and/CC other/JJ animals/NNS when/WRB he/PRP didn't/RB know/VB anybody/NN was/VBD looking./VBG And/CC he/PRP had/VBD never/RB whipped/VBN us/PRP but/CC once,/RB and/CC then/RB not/RB severely./DT Mother/NN whipped/VBD us/PRP hundreds/NNS of/IN times,/NN and/CC we/PRP never/RB thought/VBD of/IN criticizing/VBG her/PRP for/IN it,/RB though/IN the/DT punishment/NN was/VBD often/RB for/IN trivial/JJ causes,/NN or/CC what/WP we/PRP considered/VBD no/DT cause/NN at/IN all./DT Dad/NNP had/VBD made/VBN us/PRP work,/NNS and/CC some/DT of/IN the/DT work/NN had/VBD been/VBN too/RB severe/JJ for/IN small/JJ boys,/NNS particularly/RB when/WRB we/PRP had/VBD to/TO walk/VB all/DT day/NN through/IN burning/VBG sand/NN to/TO toss/VB sorghum/NN seed/NN into/IN furrows./DT We/PRP had/VBD not/RB dared/VBN to/TO complain/VB or/CC refuse/VB duty./NN Now/RB we/PRP blamed/VBD ourselves./DT We/PRP should/MD have/VB gone/VBN to/TO the/DT Boss/NNP at/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT row/NN and/CC said,/VBD "We/PRP can't/MD stand/VB this./DT It's/NNP too/RB hot./. 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But/CC I've/PRP got,/VBD a/DT good/JJ paper/NN route,/NN and/CC it/PRP will/MD take/VB me/PRP through/IN college./DT I'm/NNP pretty/RB sure/JJ that/IN I/PRP don't/VBP know/VB enough/RB to/TO be/VB a/DT reporter.""Horse/NN manure!"/NN said/VBD my/PRP$ now/RB friend,/JJ smiling/VBG broadly./JJR "You/NNS can/MD write/VB better/JJR than/IN any/DT of/IN those/DT fellows/NNS out/IN there/RB now./DT You/PRP know/VBP a/DT story/NN when/WRB you/PRP see/VBP one,/NNS or/CC I'm/IN a/DT blind/JJ mare./NN You/PRP can/MD take/VB on/RP a/DT part-time/JJ reporter/NN job/NN right/NN now,/RB and/CC be/VB a/DT full-time/JJ reporter/NN when/WRB you/PRP finish/VBP school./NN I'll/RB keep/VB an/DT eye/NN on/IN you,/JJ and/CC so/RB will/MD Burt/NNP Doze,/VB the/DT city/NN editor."He/NN asked/VBD about/IN my/PRP$ class/NN hours,/NN earnings/NNS on/IN the/DT paper/NN route,/NN and/CC other/JJ pertinent/JJ matters,/NN making/VBG notes/NNS as/IN he/PRP talked./VBD Could/MD I/PRP operate/VB a/DT typewriter?/NN Now/RB I/PRP was/VBD glad/JJ I/PRP had/VBD those/DT lonely/JJ hours/NNS before/IN eight/CD o'clock/RB for/IN so/RB many/JJ mornings,/NNS alone/RB in/IN the/DT business/NN office./NN During/IN those/DT hours/NNS I/PRP had/VBD experimented/VBN with/IN the/DT Oliver/NNP typewriters/NNS of/IN the/DT stenographers,/NN secretaries/NNS and/CC clerks./VBD I/PRP had/VBD learned/VBN to/TO type,/NNS not/RB rapidly,/RB but/CC accurately./DT "Doze/NN will/MD arrange/VB your/PRP$ hours/NNS to/TO suit/VB your/PRP$ school/NN work,"/NN said/VBD my/PRP$ hero./NN "You/PRP can/MD go/VB to/TO work/VB tomorrow."I/RB begged/VBN for/IN time./NN I/PRP explained/VBD that/IN I/PRP didn't/VBD want/VB to/TO give/VB up/RP try/VB route,/NN as/IN it/PRP was/VBD sure/JJ income./NN I/PRP was/VBD not/RB confident/JJ that/IN the/DT part-time/JJ reportorial/JJ job/NN would/MD work/VB out./RP Would/MD the/DT editor/NN please/VB arrange/VB with/IN Mr./NNP Long/NNP to/TO have/VB a/DT substitute/NN take/VB my/PRP$ route/NN 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The/DT phenomenon/NN of/IN the/DT student/NN holding/VBG two/CD jobs/NNS in/IN different/JJ departments,/NN without/IN knowledge/NN of/IN the/DT executives,/NN became/VBD a/DT standing/VBG joke/NN in/IN the/DT plant./NN I/PRP was/VBD greeted/VBN with/IN grins,/VBG loud/JJ laughter,/NN and/CC smart/JJ remarks/NNS everywhere./DT Doze/NNP asked/VBD why/WRB Long/NNP hadn't/VBD fired/VBN me,/NNS and/CC Long/RB merely/RB looked/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ wastebasket/NN and/CC showed/VBD his/PRP$ back/NN teeth./, He/PRP was/VBD calling/VBG me/PRP Mister/NNP now./. In/IN school,/NN I/PRP worked/VBD at/IN making/VBG up/RP back/RB lessons/NNS and/CC lectures./NN I/PRP had/VBD every/DT possible/JJ consideration/NN and/CC help/NN from/IN the/DT faculty/NN members,/NN and/CC from/IN classmates./NN By/IN Thanksgiving/NNP I/PRP was/VBD doing/VBG well/RB in/IN all/DT my/PRP$ classes./RP That/DT was/VBD a/DT great/JJ satisfaction,/NN for/IN I/PRP had/VBD fallen/VBN down/RP in/IN marks/NNS during/IN my/PRP$ junior/JJ year./NN I/PRP picked/VBD up/RP some/DT news/NN story/NN for/IN the/DT Eagle/NNP every/DT day/NN on/IN the/DT campus./NN The/DT college/NN was/VBD no/RB longer/RB publicity-shy./. 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After/IN my/PRP$ first/JJ story/NN I/PRP had/VBD the/DT case/NN permanently./, I/PRP had/VBD many/JJ exclusive/JJ angles,/NN on/IN account/NN of/IN my/PRP$ long/JJ association/NN with/IN the/DT young/JJ man/NN and/CC his/PRP$ friends./NN I/PRP called/VBD at/IN police/NN headquarters,/NN in/IN the/DT same/JJ block/NN with/IN the/DT newspaper,/NN every/DT night/NN before/IN writing/VBG the/DT story./NN A/DT detective/NN who/WP was/VBD working/VBG on/IN the/DT case/NN said,/VBD "Boy,/NNP you're/NNP young./NNP What's/NNP the/DT use/NN beatin'/IN your/PRP$ brains/NNS out?/RP Just/RB another/DT man-and-woman/NN case."I/NN was/VBD really/RB indignant./, I/PRP gave/VBD the/DT veteran/NN dick/NN some/DT of/IN my/PRP$ best/JJS senior/JJ collegiate/JJ English/NNP and/CC wisdom./VBD "You/PRP know/VBP a/DT lot/NN of/IN criminals,/NN but/CC you/PRP don't/VBP know/VB very/RB much/RB about/IN high-grade/JJ people/NNS like/IN Jackson,"/NNP I/PRP said./VBD "Maybe/RB I/PRP know/VBP something/NN about/IN this/DT case/NN that/IN you/PRP don't/VBP know./, I/PRP know/VBP the/DT young/JJ man/NN well./. 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Journal./NNP Then,/NNP with/IN some/DT asperity,/NN he/PRP said,/VBD "The/DT case/NN is/VBZ dismissed./VBN Mr./NNP Sheriff,/NNP release/VB the/DT prisoner."I/NN was/VBD sitting/VBG near/IN the/DT defendant,/NN who/WP didn't/VBD understand/VB what/WP was/VBD going/VBG on,/RB butkept/IN fidgeting/VBG and/CC turning/VBG pale/JJ and/CC red/JJ alternately./NN Just/RB as/IN the/DT Judge/NNP addressed/VBD the/DT Sheriff,/NNP the/DT prisoner/NN jumped/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ feat/NN and/CC shouted:"All/NN right,/NNS Your/PRP$ Honor,/NNP I/PRP done/VBN it!/IN I/PRP keeled/VBD him!/PRP But/CC I/PRP didn't/RB mean/VBP to!/JJ He/PRP has/VBZ throw/VBP ope/NN only/RB one/CD arm/NN when/WRB I/PRP tell/VBP him/PRP hands/NNS ope!/NN I/PRP thought/VBD he/PRP reach/VB for/IN gun,/NN so/IN I/PRP shoot!/VBD Mercy,/NNP Judge!"The/NNP prisoner/NN sat/VBD down,/RB pulled/VBN by/IN the/DT Sheriff./NNP Silence/NN in/IN the/DT court./NN Calmly,/NNP in/IN a/DT low/JJ tone,/NN Judge/NNP Sargent/NNP said:/VBD "This/DT 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at/IN me/PRP with/IN dull/JJ eyes,/NN as/IN if/IN asking/VBG me/PRP to/TO spare/VB him./PRP "Fifty-five,"/'' he/PRP said./VBD Late/RB that/IN afternoon,/IN the/DT murderer/NN limped/VBD into/IN Police/NNP Headquarters,/NNP handed/VBD his/PRP$ pistol/NN to/TO the/DT desk/NN sergeant,/NN and/CC asked/VBD to/TO be/VB locked/VBN up./RP He/PRP would/MD answer/VB no/DT questions./NN They/PRP took/VBD him/PRP directly/RB to/TO County/NNP Jail,/NNP as/RB was/VBD the/DT custom/NN when/WRB murder/NN was/VBD involved./VBN I/PRP vent/VBD to/TO the/DT jail/NN and/CC was/VBD given/VBN permission/NN to/TO talk/VB with/IN the/DT prisoner./NN I/PRP approached/VBD him/PRP in/IN a/DT happy-go-lucky/JJ mood,/NN knowing/VBG that/IN he/PRP wouldn't/MD talk/VB if/IN I/PRP acted/VBD like/IN an/DT inquisitor./NN "I'm/RB a/DT reporter/NN for/IN the/DT Eagle./NNP Just/RB thought/VBD I'd/NNP drop/NN in/IN and/CC see/VB whether/IN they're/DT treating/VBG you/PRP all/RB right/RB here.""Yes,/RB only/RB they/PRP won't/VBD give/VB me/PRP any/DT cigarets,"/NN said/VBD the/DT young/JJ man,/NN smiling/VBG pleasantly./DT He/PRP was/VBD an/DT odd-looking/JJ boy/NN of/IN nineteen,/JJ tall,/NN with/IN a/DT long/JJ head,/NN horseface,/NNS slightly/RB twisted/VBN into/IN a/DT strange/JJ grin./NN I/PRP went/VBD directly/RB to/TO the/DT Sheriff/NN and/CC got/VBD a/DT package/NN of/IN cigarets./DT This/DT courtesy/NN completely/RB melted/VBN my/PRP$ interviewee./NN "The/DT only/RB thing/NN I'm/IN sorry/JJ about,"/IN he/PRP said,/VBD "is/IN that/IN I/PRP forgot/VBD to/TO vote./VB That's/DT one/CD less/JJR for/IN Teddy/NNP Roosevelt,/NNP and/CC I/PRP sure/RB do/VBP want/VB to/TO see/VB him/PRP elected.""Where/RB did/VBD you/PRP go/VB after/IN you/PRP shot/VBD her?''/RB I/PRP asked,/VBP in/IN a/DT casual/JJ way./NN "The/DT cops/NNS were/VBD looking/VBG all/DT over/IN town/NN for/IN you.""Those/DT cops/NNS are/VBP dumb./JJR I/PRP just/RB rode/VBD downtown/RB and/CC went/VBD to/TO a/DT movie./NN A/DT good/JJ one,/NN too./. When/WRB I/PRP saw/VBD the/DT movie/NN twice/RB I/PRP thought/VBD it/PRP was/VBD about/IN time/NN to/TO turn/VB in/IN my/PRP$ gun./NN I/PRP couldn't/MD gat/VB away/RB if/IN I/PRP wanted/VBD to.""You/PRP must/MD be/VB a/DT good/JJ shot.""You/NNS bet/VBP I/PRP am./VBP I've/NN done/VBN a/DT lot/NN of/IN target/NN practice,/NN and/CC I/PRP can/MD take/VB it/PRP away/RB from/IN any/DT of/IN 'em/PRP at/IN the/DT shooting/NN gallery./NN Did/VBD you/PRP nee/VB how/WRB I/PRP got/VBD her/PRP$ right/NN between/IN the/DT eyes?/NNS And/CC then,/RB just/RB to/TO make/VB sure,/JJ another/DT in/IN the/DT heart?""Yes,/NN I/PRP noticed/VBD that./DT But/CC maybe/RB you/PRP were/VBD standing/VBG close."Indignantly,/RB he/PRP flared,/VBD "Close?/NNP Why,/NNP I/PRP was/VBD standing/VBG in/IN the/DT outside/JJ kitchen/NN door,/NN ready/JJ to/TO go/VB downtown./RP She/PRP was/VBD clear/JJ over/IN on/IN the/DT other/JJ side/NN of/IN the/DT room,/NN peelin'/NN apples./VBD I/PRP just/RB said,/VBD 'Take/JJ this,/IN you/PRP old/JJ bitch!'/NNS and/CC when/WRB she/PRP looked/VBD up/RP I/PRP put/VBD one/CD right/NN where/WRB it/PRP would/MD do/VB the/DT most/RBS good./VBN She/PRP never/RB knew/VBD what/WP hit/VBD her.""I/PRP suppose/VB she/PRP had/VBD made/VBN life/NN unpleasant/JJ for/IN you?""Yes,/JJ she/PRP was/VBD naggin'/JJ and/CC 'jawin/JJ all/DT the/DT time,/NN my/PRP$ sister/NN is/VBZ a/DT nice/JJ girl./NN She's/NNP away/RB visitin'/RB in/IN Illinois./NNP She's/NNP comin'/NN home/NN today/NN or/CC tomorrow,/NN and/CC I/PRP wanted/VBD the/DT house/NN to/TO be/VB quiet/JJ and/CC peaceful/JJ for/IN her,/PRP so/IN I/PRP just/RB killed/VBD the/DT old/JJ woman/NN to/TO stop/VB the/DT jawin'."I/NN hurried/VBD to/TO the/DT office,/NN wrote/VBD my/PRP$ complete/JJ story,/NN with/IN exclusive/JJ confession./NN When/WRB Editor/NNP Ferrell/NNP came/VBD in/IN that/DT evening,/NN he/PRP was/VBD obviously/RB tight./VBG He/PRP spotted/VBD the/DT murder/NN story,/NN called/VBD me/PRP into/IN his/PRP$ office./NN "Was/IN there/EX any/DT witness/NN to/TO this/DT confession?""No.""Then/NN it's/VBD as/RB libelous/JJ as/IN hell./PRP This/DT boy/NN has/VBZ refused/VBN to/TO talk/VB to/TO the/DT police./NN Suppose/VB his/PRP$ old/JJ man/NN gats/VBD a/DT lawyer,/NN and/CC the/DT boy/NN denies/VBZ he/PRP ever/RB made/VBD this/DT confession,/NN and/CC denies/VBZ that/IN he/PRP ever/RB killed/VBD the/DT old/JJ woman?/NN Where/WRB will/MD we/PRP be?/VB Over/IN a/DT barrel,/NN that's/IN where!""Yes,/WRB I/PRP know/VBP that's/DT true/JJ in/IN an/DT ordinary/JJ case./NN But/CC the/DT case/NN against/IN this/DT boy/NN is/VBZ open-and-shut./JJ He/PRP gave/VBD himself/PRP up,/IN handed/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ pistol./NN There/EX can't/MD be/VB any/DT defense.""Can't,/NN hey?/NN Well,/NNP I've/NNP seen/VBD 'em/PRP go/VB free/JJ with/IN more/JJR evidence/NN against/IN '/'' em."/NN Ferrell/NNP killed/VBD the/DT confession/NN altogether,/RB and/CC changed/VBD the/DT story/NN with/IN savage/JJ strokes/NNS of/IN the/DT pencil,/NNS so/RB that/IN it/PRP was/VBD no/DT story/NN at/IN all./DT Then/RB he/PRP put/VBD a/DT head/NN on/IN it,/DT referring/VBG to/TO the/DT victim/NN as/IN an/DT "aged/JJ woman."/NN He/PRP couldn't/MD have/VB been/VBN far/RB from/IN 55/CD himself,/NN and/CC it/PRP was/VBD the/DT corn/NN whiskey/NN that/WDT made/VBD him/PRP call/VB that/DT lady/NN aged./VBN When/WRB the/DT story/NN appeared,/IN it/PRP was/VBD the/DT dumbest/JJS news/NN story/NN ever/RB credited/VBD to/TO me./PRP$ I/PRP was/VBD broken-hearted,/JJ but/CC briefly/RB so./VBD My/PRP$ debt/NN to/TO Friends/NNP University/NNP was/VBD paid./VBN I/PRP mean/VBP the/DT sixty/CD dollars/NNS for/IN thelast/JJ semester's/NNS tuition./NN My/PRP$ real/JJ debt/NN to/TO that/DT good/JJ old/JJ Quaker/NNP school/NN is/VBZ still/RB heavy,/JJ though/IN I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN happily/RB trying/VBG to/TO pay/VB it/PRP off/RP all/DT my/PRP$ life./RP I/PRP went/VBD to/TO Boss/NNP Ferrell/NNP and/CC told/VBD him/PRP I/PRP had/VBD selected/VBN my/PRP$ vacation/NN period./NN He/PRP said/VBD I/PRP had/VBD earned/VBN the/DT vacation,/NN and/CC he/PRP hoped/VBD I'd/NNP got/VBD some/DT rest./NN What/WP did/VBD I/PRP plan/VB to/TO do/VB with/IN the/DT two/CD weeks?/NNS Going/VBG to/TO Omaha/NNP to/TO visit/VB my/PRP$ lawyer/NN brother/NN and/CC see/VB a/DT big/JJ city/NN for/IN myself./PRP I/PRP had/VBD seen/VBN pictures,/NN on/IN the/DT postcards/NNS Van/NNP had/VBD sent,/VBN of/IN the/DT skyscraper/NN WOW/NNP building,/, eighteen/CD stories/NNS high!/IN The/DT great/JJ Brandeis/NNP Stores/NNP seemed/VBD so/RB big/JJ and/CC complicated/JJ that/IN I/PRP did/VBD not/RB know/VB whether/IN I/PRP could/MD ever/RB find/VB my/PRP$ way/NN out/IN of/IN them./PRP "Have/VBP you/PRP ever/RB been/VBN away/RB from/IN Wichita,/NNP Charlie?"Oh,/NNP yes!/NN I/PRP had/VBD been/VBN on/IN a/DT train/NN to/TO Arkansas/NNP City/NNP to/TO act/VB as/IN cashier/NN at/IN a/DT prep/NN school/NN baseball/NN game./NN I/PRP had/VBD been/VBN to/TO Lawrence/NNP for/IN social/JJ work/NN in/IN the/DT University/NNP there./, I/PRP had/VBD been/VBN to/TO Lindsborg/NNP and/CC Topeka/NNP for/IN state/NN oratorical/JJ contests/NNS in/IN which/WDT I/PRP had/VBD taken/VBN part./NN I/PRP really/RB had/VBD travelled/VBN [sic]./. 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Anyway,/RB come/VBN in/IN and/CC sea/VB me/PRP when/WRB you/PRP return."I/VBP agreed/VBN to/TO that,/VB and/CC Ferrell/NNP changed/VBD the/DT subject./NN "Are/NN you/PRP planning/VBG to/TO marry,/VB Charlie?/NNP It's/NNP sort/NN of/IN to/TO be/VB expected,/VBN I/PRP suppose.""No,/VBP I/PRP haven't/VBP any/DT plans./NN I'd/NN like/IN to/TO marry,/VB and/CC I/PRP know/VBP at/IN least/JJS one/CD nice/JJ girl./NNP But/CC I/PRP won't/MD commit/VB myself/PRP until/IN I/PRP have/VBP enough/RB income/NN to/TO feed/VB two./. Or/CC nearly/RB enough,/RB anyway.""Do/RB you/PRP owe/VBP any/DT money?""No,/NN I/PRP just/RB got/VBD out/IN of/IN debt.""Good./NN I/PRP wish/VBP I/PRP could/MD do/VB that./DT Was/VBD it/PRP bad?""Yes,/JJ sixty/CD dollars/NNS I/PRP owed/VBD the/DT university/NN for/IN tuition./NN I/PRP just/RB saved/VBD out/IN of/IN my/PRP$ pay/NN until/IN I/PRP had/VBD it."Garland/PRP turned/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ swivel/JJ chair/NN to/TO spit/VB tobacco/NN into/IN a/DT spittoon/NN on/IN the/DT other/JJ side,/NN near/IN the/DT wall,/NN and/CC was/VBD a/DT long/JJ time/NN turning/VBG back./RP "Now,/JJ Charlie,/NNP about/IN this/DT marrying/VBG business./NN When/WRB you're/PRP in/IN love,/NN you/PRP believe/VBP an/DT awful/JJ lot/NN of/IN horse/NN manure./. 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did/VBD not/RB put/VB any/DT emphasis/NN on/IN that./DT I/PRP learned/VBD that/IN he/PRP had/VBD quit/VBN going/VBG to/TO church./NN "We/NN were/VBD on/IN duty/NN at/IN the/DT Home/NNP seven/CD days/NNS a/DT week,"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD "not/RB much/JJ chance/NN to/TO go/VB to/TO church./MD And/CC the/DT damn/NN priests/NNS up/IN here/RB don't/RB know/VB how/WRB to/TO preach/VB a/DT sermon./NN I/PRP can/MD take/VB it/PRP or/CC leave/VB it/PRP alone."But/IN they/PRP had/VBD been/VBN married/VBN in/IN church,/NN by/IN a/DT priest./NN Van/NNP often/RB took/VBD me/PRP past/IN the/DT church,/NN and/CC sometimes/RB we/PRP went/VBD inside/RB and/CC prayed,/VB as/IN Catholics/NNS do/VBP when/WRB they/PRP have/VBP time./DT He/PRP liked/VBD to/TO point/VB to/TO the/DT very/JJ spot/NN where/WRB he/PRP and/CC she/PRP stood/VBD and/CC knelt,/VBD during/IN the/DT marriage/NN ceremony./NN "It/NN was/VBD during/IN Holy/NNP Week,/NNP too,"/, said/VBD Van,/NNP with/IN humorous/JJ appreciation/NN of/IN the/DT story./NN "I/NN called/VBD up/RP old/JJ Father/NNP Senne,/NNP the/DT pastor,/NN an/DT awful/JJ old/JJ pot./NN He/PRP bawled/VBD hell/NN out/IN of/IN me/PRP for/IN even/RB thinking/VBG of/IN such/JJ a/DT thing/NN as/IN getting/VBG married/VBN in/IN Lent,/NNP and/CC on/IN Holy/NNP Thursday/NNP at/IN that./DT I/PRP said,/VBD 'All/JJ right./NN Father,/NNP we'll/MD run/VB along./RB There's/RB a/DT Justice/NN of/IN the/DT Peace/NNP in/IN my/PRP$ building,/NN an/DT old/JJ friend/NN of/IN mine,/NN and/CC he'll/NN marry/VBP us/PRP even/RB if/IN it/PRP happens/VBZ to/TO be/VB Christmas'."/NNP So/IN the/DT roaring/NN pastor/NN got/VBD dispensation,/NNS and/CC they/PRP were/VBD married,/VBN but/CC not/RB without/IN a/DT terrific/JJ lecture/NN on/IN intellectual/JJ pride./NN "Next/IN Sunday/NNP I'll/NNP take/VBP you/PRP over/IN to/TO Glenwood,/NNP Iowa,/NNP where/WRB she/PRP works./VBD She/PRP will/MD continue/VB in/IN her/PRP$ job/NN until/IN we/PRP have/VBP enough/RB to/TO set/VB up/RP housekeeping/NN here/RB in/IN Omaha."So/NNP we/PRP went/VBD to/TO Glenwood/NNP on/IN the/DT train./NN In/IN some/DT sort/NN of/IN state/NN institution/NN for/IN boys,/JJ whether/IN feeble-minded/JJ or/CC wicked,/JJ I/PRP don't/VBP remember,/VBN and/CC perhaps/RB never/RB inquired./VBN I/PRP met/VBD Margaret,/NNP a/DT plain,/NN good,/NN hardworking/NN woman,/NN looking/VBG a/DT good/JJ deal/NN like/IN an/DT earnest/JJ and/CC devoted/JJ schoolteacher./NN She/PRP was/VBD exactly/RB that./DT She/PRP taught/VBD music/NN to/TO inmates/NNS of/IN state/NN institutions/NNS when/WRB there/EX was/VBD a/DT spot/NN for/IN such/JJ teaching./NN Otherwise,/IN she/PRP taught/VBD whatever/WDT had/VBD to/TO be/VB taught,/VBN or/CC merely/RB took/VBD care/NN of/IN the/DT unfortunates./NNP She/PRP had/VBD a/DT grand/JJ way/NN with/IN children./NN She/PRP was/VBD humble,/JJ self-effacing,/JJ and/CC just/RB now/RB was/VBD wholly/RB devoted/VBN to/TO the/DT ambition/NN to/TO help/VB make/VB Van/NNP a/DT famous/JJ lawyer,/NN a/DT judge,/NN and/CC a/DT husband/NN to/TO be/VB forever/RB proud/JJ of./NNP She/PRP believed/VBD thoroughly/RB in/IN Van,/NNP and/CC would/MD at/IN any/DT time/NN lay/VBD down/IN her/PRP$ life/NN for/IN him./PRP Van/NNP called/VBD her/PRP White/NNP Rabbit,/NNP though/IN she/PRP was/VBD of/IN the/DT darker/NN Irish/JJ strain,/NN with/IN black/JJ hair./NN She/PRP liked/VBD me/PRP from/IN the/DT first,/JJ and/CC in/IN the/DT years/NNS that/WDT were/VBD to/TO follow/VB that/DT friendship/NN was/VBD never/RB interrupted./VBN How/WRB are/VBP things/NNS going/VBG down/RB on/IN the/DT farm?"/NN asked/VBD Van,/NNP when/WRB we/PRP were/VBD back/RB in/IN town./NN "Not/NN so/RB well/RB as/IN might/MD be,"/VB I/PRP said./VBD "Hardly/RB any/DT money/NN coming/VBG in,/RB and/CC no/DT hope/NN of/IN paying/VBG off/IN the/DT mortgage./NN They/PRP are/VBP very/RB poor.""Nevertheless,/JJ I'm/NN going/VBG to/TO make/VB a/DT drive,"/NN said/VBD Van./NNP "What/RB do/VBP you/PRP mean?""I'm/VB going/VBG down/RB there/EX and/CC get/VB some/DT money./NN I've/NN got/VBD to/TO have/VB money.""Oh,/NN I/PRP wouldn't/MD consider/VB it,"/IN I/PRP replied./VBD "They/PRP simply/RB haven't/VBP any/DT money.""Well,/NN they'll/MD get/VB it./PRP I'm/IN going/VBG to/TO make/VB a/DT drive."I/NN learned/VBD that/IN Van/NNP owed/VBD a/DT lot/NN of/IN money./NN He/PRP had/VBD borrowed/VBN in/IN small/JJ amounts,/NN here/RB and/CC there,/RB from/IN all/DT his/PRP$ friends./NN He/PRP had/VBD about/RB run/VBN out/IN of/IN friends./NN Also,/IN he/PRP had/VBD a/DT personal/JJ injury/NN case/NN pending/VBG from/IN which/WDT he/PRP expected/VBD to/TO make/VB a/DT stake/NN and/CC pay/VB all/DT his/PRP$ debts./NN A/DT telephone/NN operator/NN had/VBD been/VBN injured/VBN by/IN falling/VBG on/IN a/DT corner/NN of/IN a/DT counter/NN when/WRB reaching/VBG too/RB far/RB to/TO make/VB a/DT connection./NN The/DT girl/NN had/VBD suffered/VBN such/JJ severe/JJ injury/NN that/IN a/DT hysterectomy/NN resulted./VBN Van/NNP hadtried/VBD the/DT case/NN and/CC won/VBD a/DT verdict/NN for/IN $30,000/CD in/IN district/NN court./NN The/DT case/NN was/VBD now/RB onappeal,/, and/CC Van/NNP had/VBD been/VBN obliged/VBN to/TO ask/VB another/DT lawyer/NN in/IN on/IN his/PRP$ side/NN in/IN order/NN toget/IN money/NN for/IN costs./JJR But/CC he/PRP still/RB would/MD have/VB a/DT tidy/JJ sum,/NN when/WRB the/DT Supreme/NNP Court/NNP upheld/VBD that/IN verdict,/NN which,/, said/VBD Van,/IN it/PRP could/MD not/RB fail/VB to/TO do./VB I/PRP did/VBD all/DT I/PRP could/MD to/TO dissuade/VB Van/NNP from/IN making/VBG another/DT raid/NN on/IN the/DT crippled/JJ farm,/NN which,/, by/IN this/DT time,/NN was/VBD suffering/VBG severely/RB from/IN these/DT repeated/VBN demands./NN John/NNP was/VBD not/RB altogether/RB to/TO blame/VB for/IN the/DT slipshod/JJ condition/NN of/IN the/DT down-at-heel/NN farm./NN Repeatedly/RB he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN forced/VBN to/TO sell/VB livestock,/NNS including/VBG needed/VBN horses/NNS to/TO satisfy/VB the/DT apparently/RB bottomless/JJ pit/NN that/IN Van/NNP was/VBD so/RB industriously/RB digging./VBD A/DT visit/NN to/TO the/DT News/NNP office/NN was/VBD enlightening./VBG The/DT paper,/NN of/IN an/DT offside/NN Scripps-Macrae/NNP chain/NN called/VBD Cloverleaf,/NNP was/VBD patterned/VBN after/IN the/DT original/JJ Scripps/NNP paper,/NN the/DT Penny/NNP Press,/NNP of/IN Cleveland,/NNP by/IN this/DT time/NN graduated/VBD to/TO the/DT more/JJR dignified/JJ name/NN of/IN The/DT Cleveland/NNP Press./NNP The/DT man/NN who/WP held/VBD the/DT title/NN of/IN President/NNP and/CC Editor/NNP was/VBD a/DT tall,/JJ homely,/NN long-nosed,/JJ slow-roving,/JJ pompous/JJ and/CC not-too-literate/JJ business/NN man/NN by/IN the/DT name/NN of/IN Joe/NNP Polcar./NNP His/PRP$ enemies,/NN who/WP were/VBD as/IN the/DT sands/NNS of/IN the/DT desert,/NN said/VBD he/PRP was/VBD a/DT Jew,/JJ but/CC as/IN to/TO that/IN I/PRP never/RB knew/VBD or/CC cared./VBN Joe's/NNP brother/NN was/VBD a/DT junkman,/NN and/CC the/DT city/NN room/NN was/VBD furnished/VBN largely/RB out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ junkyard./NN The/DT paper/NN was/VBD having/VBG a/DT tough/JJ struggle,/NN what/WP with/IN the/DT milking/NN it/PRP was/VBD getting/VBG by/IN the/DT top/JJ boys./NN City/NNP editor/NN and/CC managing/NN editor,/NN largely/RB the/DT latter,/NN was/VBD Paul/NNP Sisson,/NNP nervous,flighty,/, soft-spoken/JJ little/JJ fellow,/NN natty/NN in/IN his/PRP$ dress,/NN married/VBN to/TO a/DT woman/NN of/IN wealthy/JJ family./NN Paul/NNP was/VBD a/DT college/NN man;/NN Polcar/NNP had/VBD no/DT education/NN whatever./WP Polcar/NN kept/VBD Sisson/NNP in/IN a/DT constant/JJ state/NN of/IN fright/JJ and/CC worry,/JJ blaming/VBG everything/NN on/IN him/PRP and/CC raising/VBG hell/NN with/IN him/PRP in/IN a/DT loud/JJ voice/NN after/IN almost/RB every/DT Home/NNP Edition/NNP was/VBD off/IN the/DT press./NN This/DT drove/VBD Sisson/NNP crazy./VBD He/PRP was/VBD playing/VBG sycophant/NN to/TO Big/NNP Joe,/NNP as/IN was/VBD everybody/NN else/RB in/IN the/DT plant./NN Sisson/NN and/CC Bozell/NNP were/VBD on/IN the/DT name/NN nerve/NN level,/NNS both/DT overworking/JJ and/CC over-worrying,/JJ both/DT ambitious/JJ to/TO get/VB ahead./RP In/IN fact,/NNS each/DT worked/VBD upon/IN the/DT other,/JJ eachstimulating/NN the/DT other/JJ to/TO a/DT more/RBR explosive/JJ nervous/JJ tension,/NN and/CC each/DT spurring/VBG the/DT other/JJ on/IN to/TO more/JJR work./NN I/PRP never/RB have/VBP seen/VBN on/IN office/NN where/WRB there/EX was/VBD so/RB much/JJ apparent/JJ respect/NN for/IN authority./DT Everybody/NN knuckled/VBD down/IN to/TO Joe./NNP Sisson/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ reporters/NNS and/CC department/NN editors/NNS frequently/RB went/VBD on/IN a/DT drunk/JJ together,/, but/CC next/JJ morning/NN no/DT hangover/NN was/VBD accepted/VBN as/IN an/DT excuse./NN The/DT staff/NN kowtowed/VBD to/TO Sisson/NNP as/IN Sisson/NNP kowtowed/VBD to/TO Joe./NNP Boz/NNP introduced/VBD me/PRP to/TO Sisson,/NNP who/WP sat/VBD me/PRP down/RB and/CC looked/VBD me/PRP over/IN appraisingly./DT "I've/NN been/VBN reading/VBG some/DT of/IN your/PRP$ stuff./NN Good,/NNP but/CC not/RB our/PRP$ kind./NN We/PRP have/VBP to/TO be/VB brief/JJ here,/RB and/CC hit/VB it/PRP hard./, Boz/NNP and/CC Zach/NNP have/VBP told/VBN about/IN you./PRP Do/VBP you/PRP want/VB to/TO join/VB up/RP with/IN our/PRP$ chow?""Yes.""All/NN right,/NNS I'll/RB give/VBP you/PRP twenty/CD dollars/NNS a/DT week,/NN and/CC you/PRP can/MD start/VB to/TO work/VB tomorrow.""I'll/RB have/VBP to/TO say/VB no/DT to/TO that./DT It/PRP wouldn't/MD be/VB fair/JJ to/TO my/PRP$ present/JJ employers,/NN and/CC I/PRP wouldn't/MD do/VB it/PRP to/TO you/PRP when/WRB I/PRP leave/VBP here./PRP I'll/MD have/VB to/TO talk/VB to/TO my/PRP$ people,/NNS also./. I'll/NN write/VB you/PRP next/IN week.""All/NN right."Upon/IN my/PRP$ return,/NN I/PRP first/RB told/VBD Mother/NNP of/IN the/DT Omaha/NNP offer/NN and/CC of/IN my/PRP$ decision/NN to/TO accept/VB it./, I/PRP would/MD try/VB to/TO get/VB a/DT little/RB more/RBR money,/JJ and/CC felt/VBD that/IN I/PRP could./MD Mother/NNP was/VBD sad,/JJ but/CC said/VBD that/IN she/PRP knew/VBD it/PRP was/VBD inevitable./RB I/PRP would/MD be/VB out/IN of/IN her/PRP$ life,/NN which/WDT had/VBD but/CC a/DT little/JJ while/NN to/TO run,/VB she/PRP said,/VBD but/CC she/PRP predicted/VBD that/IN I/PRP would/MD by/IN no/DT means/NNS stop/VB in/IN Omaha./NNP "No,"/NNP I/PRP said,/VBD "I/PRP have/VBP already/RB decided/VBN that/IN I/PRP am/VBP going/VBG to/TO use/VB Omaha/NNP as/IN a/DT school,/NN to/TO learn/VB big/JJ town/NN methods./NN Then/RB I/PRP would/MD like/VB to/TO go/VB to/TO Chicago/NNP or/CC Cleveland,/NNP and/CC eventually/RB I/PRP will/MD work/VB in/IN New/NNP York./NNP I/PRP am/VBP going/VBG to/TO work/VB toward/IN that/DT goal."I/NN had/VBD intended/VBN to/TO follow/VB the/DT course/NN of/IN many/JJ of/IN the/DT alumni/NNS of/IN the/DT Wichita/NNP Eagle,/NN in/IN which/WDT the/DT first/JJ stop/NN was/VBD the/DT Kansas/NNP City/NNP Star./NNP The/DT deviation/NN northward/RB was/VBD caused/VBN by/IN the/DT Zach/NNP Taylor/NNP influence./NN I/PRP still/RB thought/VBD I/PRP might/MD make/VB the/DT Star/NNP after/IN a/DT yearor/NN two/CD in/IN Omaha./NNP I/PRP never/RB did,/VBD except/IN as/IN correspondent,/JJ and/CC long/JJ afterward,/NN as/IN syndicated/VBN columnist./NN Another/DT talk/NN with/IN Ferrell,/NNP after/IN my/PRP$ return./NN I/PRP told/VBD him/PRP that/IN I/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO Omaha,/NNP and/CC by/IN that/DT time,/NN in/IN an/DT exchange/NN of/IN letters/NNS with/IN Sisson,/NNP had/VBD agreed/VBN to/TO accept/VB twenty-two/CD dollars/NNS a/DT week/NN and/CC had/VBD set/VBN January/NNP first,/JJ 1913/CD as/IN starting/VBG date./NN Several/JJ weeks/NNS remained./VBN Ferrell/NNP offered/VBD every/DT possible/JJ argument./NN He/PRP said/VBD the/DT Eagle/NNP was/VBD willing/JJ to/TO raise/VB my/PRP$ pay/NN to/TO eighteen/CD dollars/NNS a/DT week,/NN the/DT highest/JJS paid/VBN to/TO any/DT reporter,/NN and/CC to/TO Meyers/NNP only./NNP Additional/JJ cost/NN of/IN living/VBG in/IN Omaha/NNP would/MD just/RB about/RB eat/VBP up/RP the/DT difference/NN in/IN Omaha,/NNP he/PRP said./VBD Then/RB he/PRP proceeded/VBD to/TO paint/VB a/DT picture/NN of/IN the/DT home-town/NN boy/NN who/WP sticks/VBZ to/TO the/DT home/NN town/NN and/CC makes/VBZ good./VBN The/DT friends,/NN the/DT high/JJ honor/NN and/CC respect./NN "Yes,"/IN I/PRP said,/VBD "like/IN Farmer/NNP Doolittle."One/NNP more/RBR try./, Garland/NNP warned/VBD me/PRP of/IN the/DT sharper/JJR competition/NN in/IN the/DT town/NN with/IN deadly/JJ rivalry/NN between/IN and/CC among/IN five/CD newspapers./, I/PRP was/VBD tops/NNS in/IN Wichita,/NNP where/WRB there/EX was/VBD no/DT competition./NN How/WRB I/PRP might/MD do/VB in/IN the/DT fierce/JJ struggle/NN of/IN the/DT City/NNP he/PRP could/MD not/RB predict./VB I/PRP said,/VBD "Give/NNP me/PRP a/DT chance/NN at/IN it./PRP I'm/VBP not/RB afraid/JJ of/IN it."Ferrell/RB changed/VBN his/PRP$ tone,/NN reached/VBD his/PRP$ hand./NN "You're/NN doing/VBG the/DT right/JJ thing,/NN Charlie,"/IN he/PRP said./VBD "I/PRP had/VBD to/TO say/VB all/DT that./DT It's/NNP my/PRP$ job./'' But/CC I/PRP didn't/RB mean/VB a/DT damn/JJ word/NN of/IN it./DT You/PRP don't/VBP belong/VB here./PRP Thank/VB God/NNP that/IN you/PRP didn't/RB take/VB my/PRP$ advice./NN Competition/NN is/VBZ tough,/JJ but/CC you're/PRP up/RP to/TO it./PRP Anyway,/RB only/RB the/DT fearful/JJ and/CC inadequate/JJ stick/NN here/RB because/IN of/IN competition/NN elsewhere,/RB unless/IN there/EX are/VBP family/NN considerations/NNS that/WDT compel/VBP them/PRP to/TO stay/VB here./PRP$ This/DT is/VBZ not/RB a/DT newspaper,/NN but/CC a/DT handbill./NN You/PRP 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there/RB than/IN I/PRP can/MD take/VB care/VB of./NNP He/PRP often/RB sends/VBZ me/PRP girls/NNS to/TO help/VB me/PRP out."The/DT cop/NN was/VBD red/JJ in/IN the/DT face,/NN pawing/VBG the/DT floor/NN with/IN his/PRP$ right/JJ foot,/NN but/CC came/VBD back./RB "She's/IN a/DT dope/NN too,/, Your/PRP$ Honor."The/NNP judge/NN looked/VBD sharply/RB at/IN the/DT prisoner,/NN at/IN bar./NN "What/RB have/VBP you/PRP to/TO say/VB to/TO that?/DT Are/VBP you/PRP a/DT narcotics/NNS addict?""Why,/IN the/DT very/RB idea!/JJ Of/IN course/NN not,/, Your/PRP$ Honor!/NNP I/PRP wouldn't/MD think/VB of/IN taking/VBG dope!""She/NN eats/VBZ strychnine,/JJ Your/PRP$ Honor./NNP She's/NNP eatin'/NN it/PRP off/RP her/PRP$ handkerchief/NN right/NN now,/RB while/IN you're/PRP talkin'/VBD to/TO her./PRP See/VB how/WRB she/PRP puts/VBZ her/PRP handkerchief/NN to/TO her/PRP$ mouth?""I/NN can/MD hardly/RB believe/VB that/IN anyone/NN eats/VBZ strychnine,"/NN said/VBD the/DT innocent/JJ judge./NN "How/NN could/MD she/PRP do/VB that?""Lots/DT of/IN 'em/PRP do/VBP it,/RB Your/PRP$ Honor./NNP They/PRP soak/VB up/RP a/DT strychnine/NN powder/NN in/IN water/NN and/CC then/RB let/VB it/PRP dry/VB on/IN a/DT handkerchief./NN They/PRP take/VBP nibbles/NNS at/IN it/PRP whenever/WRB they/PRP get/VBP nervous/JJ or/CC excited/JJ or/CC when/WRB their/PRP$ man/NN beats/VBZ 'em/PRP up.""Is/IN this/DT true?"/NN asked/VBD the/DT Judge./NNP "I/NNP take/VBP a/DT little/JJ strychnine/NN for/IN my/PRP$ complexion,/NN Judge,"/IN she/PRP said,"but/VBD that's/IN not/RB dope,/JJ it's/IN medicine./PRP You/PRP see/VBP what/WP clear,/RB white/JJ skin/NN I/PRP have?/VBP The/DT men/NNS notice/VBP me/PRP because/IN I/PRP have/VBP such/JJ smooth/JJ skin./NN It/PRP would/MD be/VB awful/JJ good/JJ for/IN them/PRP pimples/NNS on/IN your/PRP$ face,/NN Your/PRP$ Honor!"More/NNP scarlet/NN in/IN the/DT face/NN than/IN even/RB his/PRP$ normal/JJ scarlet,/NN His/PRP$ Honor/NNP brought/VBD down/RP the/DT gavel./NNP "Ninety/NNP days!/NN Take/VB her/PRP$ away!/NN he/PRP shouted./MD __________Jack/VB Ryder,/NNP a/DT former/JJ newspaperman/NN who/WP had/VBD become/VBN a/DT hopeless/JJ drunkard,/NN was/VBD Commissioner/NNP of/IN Police./NNP A/DT short,/JJ fat/JJ man,/NN brusque,/NN wealthy,/NN completely/RB subservient/JJ to/TO the/DT Boss,/NNP he/PRP had/VBD less/RBR interesting/JJ conversation/NN in/IN him/PRP than/IN any/DT other/JJ former/JJ newspaperman/NN I've/NN known../VBP Once/RB I/PRP was/VBD assigned/VBN to/TO cover/VB a/DT typical/JJ Ryder/NNP binge./NN It/PRP was/VBD Election/NNP Day,/NNP and/CC the/DT bars/NNS were/VBD supposed/VBN to/TO be/VB closed./VBN But/CC Jack/NNP wanted/VBD more/RBR whiskey./. He/PRP went/VBD up/RP one/CD street/NN and/CC down/IN another,/DT shouting/VBG orders/NNS to/TO "Open/VB up,/RP Dog/NNP damn/VB you!"/PRP and/CC smashing/VBG windows,/NN doors,/NN glassware/NN and/CC chairs/NNS wherever/WRB the/DT bartender/NN refused/VBD him/PRP a/DT drink./NN A/DT large/JJ crowd/NN followed/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ train./NN Mostly,/IN the/DT crowd/NN was/VBD made/VBN up/IN of/IN the/DT curious/JJ public,/NN watching/VBG one/CD of/IN its/PRP$ supposedly/RB elected/VBN officers/NNS perform./. 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getting/VBG the/DT break/NN of/IN your/PRP$ life!/NN Get/VB on/IN the/DT job,/NN and/CC I'll/NN go/VBP with/IN you!"/PRP "What's/IN the/DT matter,/NN Charlie,/IN another/DT murder?""Good/NN God,/NNP man,/, God/NNP Almighty/NNP is/VBZ making/VBG corpses/NNS for/IN you/PRP by/IN the/DT thousands,/NN and/CC you/PRP sit/VBP here/RB haggling/VBG over/IN a/DT pewtar/NN [sic]/NN handle/NN that/WDT pulled/VBD off/RP the/DT coffin/NN of/IN a/DT bartender?/NN A/DT tornado/NN is/VBZ wiping/VBG up/RP the/DT torn,/NNS and/CC you'd/JJ better/JJR got/VBD to/TO your/PRP$ body-snatching!"Leo/NN walked/VBD outside/IN with/IN me./PRP The/DT air/NN was/VBD calm/JJ and/CC sultry,/JJ there/RB at/IN the/DT shop./NN Lurid/JJ lights/NNS were/VBD mopping/VBG up/RP the/DT dark/JJ clouds,/NN as/IN gas/NN mains/NNS burst/NN and/CC trolley/NN lines/NNS fell/VBD into/IN the/DT wreckage./NN A/DT fire/NN company/NN was/VBD dashing/VBG by,/IN lights/NNS on./, Leo/NNP ran/VBD back/RB to/TO call/VB police/NN for/IN 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While/IN the/DT swelling/VBG was/VBD present,/NN he/PRP developed/VBD the/DT habit/NN of/IN feeling/NN of/IN it./DT This/DT became,/NNS in/IN time,/NN a/DT tic,/NN which/WDT lasted/VBD for/IN his/PRP$ lifetime./NN New/NNP friends/NNS would/MD ask/VB whether/IN he/PRP had/VBD a/DT toothache/NN when/WRB they/PRP observed/VBD him/PRP thus/RB gingerly/RB putting/VBG his/PRP$ left/JJ hand/NN to/TO his/PRP$ left/JJ jaw./NN "No,"/IN he/PRP answered,/VBD "but/IN I/PRP once/RB had/VBD one,/NNS and/CC it/PRP was/VBD terrible."While/JJ working/VBG in/IN Indianapolis,/NNP George/NNP had/VBD written/VBN a/DT personality/NN sketch/NN for/IN the/DT American/NNP Magazine,/NNP and/CC the/DT New/NNP York/NNP editor/NN of/IN that/DT Crowell/NNP publication/NN had/VBD sent,/VBN along/IN with/IN the/DT check,/NNS high/JJ praise/NN for/IN the/DT young/JJ man's/NNS style./NN From/IN that/DT hour,/NN Martin/NNP was/VBD determined/VBN to/TO become/VB a/DT magazine/NN man./NN George/NNP did/VBD not/RB drink/VB much./. When/WRB he/PRP had/VBD a/DT drink/NN or/CC two/CD he/PRP would/MD tell/VB funny/JJ stories/NNS and/CC laugh./NN Tears/NNS came/VBD with/IN the/DT laughter./NN He/PRP would/MD relapse/VB into/IN brooding/VBG silence,/NN and/CC sigh/NN repeatedly./NN "Don't/IN you/PRP feel/VBP well,/JJ Goerge?"/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT boys/NNS might/MD ask./RB A/DT long,/JJ condemning/NN look./VBD "Feel/NNP well?/RB Certainly/RB not!"As/JJ city/NN editor,/NN George/NNP was/VBD technically/RB competent./, Also,/RB he/PRP kept/VBD and/CC cherished/VBD the/DT friendship/NN of/IN the/DT reporters./NNP But/CC he/PRP was/VBD persona/DT non/JJ grata/NN with/IN the/DT loutish/JJ President,/NNP Editor/NNP and/CC Publisher,/NNP Joe/NNP Polcar./NNP This/DT mighty/JJ individual/JJ sensed/VBN the/DT mental/JJ and/CC spiritual/JJ superiority/NN of/IN his/PRP$ city/NN editor,/NN and/CC hated/VBD him./PRP The/DT hatred/NN was/VBD returned/VBN with/IN fine/JJ contempt./NN George,/NNP stewing/NN in/IN worry/NN about/IN his/PRP$ health,/NN and/CC longing/NN for/IN a/DT short/JJ period/NN for/IN meditation/NN during/IN the/DT roaring/NN newspaper/NN day,/NN asked/VBD Managing/VBG Editor/NNP Paul/NNP Sisson,/NNP his/PRP$ immediate/JJ superior,/NN whether,/IN for/IN preservation/NN of/IN his/PRP$ health,/NN he/PRP might/MD have/VB half/DT an/DT hour,/NN or/CC at/IN least/JJS half/NN that/IN long,/RB every/DT afternoon,/NN when/WRB the/DT paper/NN had/VBD been/VBN put/VBN to/TO bed,/VB to/TO relax/VB his/PRP$ nerves/NNS by/IN means/NNS of/IN a/DT walk/NN around/IN the/DT block./NN Sisson,/NN whose/WP$ weakness/NN was/VBD fear/NN of/IN the/DT Boss/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ unwillingness/NN or/CC inability/NN to/TO accept/VB responsibility,/NNS put/VB this/DT grave/NN matter/NN up/IN to/TO Polcar,/NNP who/WP sat/VBD in/IN magnificent/JJ seclusion/NN in/IN the/DT inner/JJ sanctum./NN The/DT unequivocal/JJ answer/NN was/VBD no./NN From/IN that/DT hour/NN forward,/IN George/NNP cherished/VBD a/DT burning/JJ hatred/NN of/IN Polcar./NNP He/PRP cursed/VBD him/PRP with/IN a/DT fine/JJ literary/JJ skill/NN before/IN the/DT managing/NN editor/NN and/CC all/PDT the/DT staff,/NN and/CC maintained/VBD toward/IN him/PRP during/IN the/DT day's/NNS work/VBP the/DT attitude/NN of/IN a/DT fretful/JJ tiger/NN obsessed/VBN with/IN a/DT fear/NN that/IN a/DT rat/NN may/MD bite/VB him/PRP when/WRB he/PRP isn't/RB looking./VBD At/IN press/NN time/NN on/IN a/DT certain/JJ day,/NN I/PRP tossed/VBD on/IN the/DT desk/NN a/DT brief/JJ story/NN from/IN City/NNP Hall/NNP (which/NNP I/PRP covered/VBD from/IN time/NN to/TO time/NN now),/RB relating/VBG a/DT factual/JJ account/NN of/IN a/DT movement/NN to/TO change/VB the/DT form/NN of/IN city/NN government./NN George/NNP rushed/VBD to/TO the/DT makeup/NN corner/NN of/IN the/DT composing/NN room,/NN waving/VBG the/DT single/JJ piece/NN of/IN copy/NN paper/NN and/CC calling/VBG for/IN delay./NN Polcar,/NNP cigaret/NN in/IN hand,/NN was/VBD standing/VBG over/IN the/DT last/JJ form./NN He/PRP didn't/VBD relish/NN a/DT command/NN for/IN delay/NN given/VBN by/IN his/PRP$ hated/JJ city/NN editor./NN George/NNP slipped/VBD the/DT half-sheet/NN under/IN a/DT light,/NN and,/CC with/IN pencil/NN poised,/NNS started/VBD to/TO write/VB the/DT two-line/JJ head./NN Already,/IN he/PRP had/VBD slugged/VBN the/DT news/NN for/IN page/NN one./NNP Concentrating/NNP on/IN the/DT head,/NN George,/NNP without/IN thinking/VBG of/IN the/DT might,/NN power,/NN and/CC dignity/NN of/IN the/DT junkman/NN who/WP was/VBD his/PRP$ superior,/NN looked/VBD up/RP at/IN the/DT powerful/JJ Polcar,/NNP and/CC quickly/RB asked,/VBD "What's/IN a/DT synonym/NN for/IN 'government'?"/JJ He/PRP couldn't/MD get/VB such/JJ a/DT long/JJ word/NN into/IN the/DT column,/NN and/CC was/VBD in/IN a/DT hurry./NN The/DT most/RBS natural/JJ thing/NN was/VBD to/TO ask/VB anybody/NN for/IN a/DT short/JJ word./NN Of/IN course,/NN it/PRP is/VBZ "rule,"/IN the/DT word/NN ordinarily/RB used/VBN in/IN headlines./. But/CC George/NNP was/VBD in/IN a/DT hurry,/NN and/CC he/PRP needed/VBD that/DT word/NN now./. Polcar,/. whose/WP$ English/NNP lacked/VBD something/NN rather/RB fundamental,/, had/VBD learned/VBN to/TO use/VB his/PRP$ gigantic/JJ size/NN and/CC his/PRP$ inferiority/NN complex/NN as/IN substitutes/NNS for/IN language./NN Four/CD priceless/JJ seconds/NNS were/VBD lost/VBN while/IN Polcar/NNP blew/VBD out/RP smoke,/NN tossed/VBD his/PRP$ cigaret/NN over/IN his/PRP$ shoulder,/NN stared/VBD down/RB upon/IN his/PRP$ neurotic/JJ city/NN editor./NN Then/RB the/DT giant/JJ whirled/VBD about,/RB as/IN he/PRP thought/VBD James/NNP Gordon/NNP Bennett/NNP might/MD have/VB done,/VBN and/CC strode/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ sanctum,/NN in/IN a/DT terrific/JJ wrath./NN George/NNP found/VBD some/DT sort/NN of/IN word/NN for/IN his/PRP$ l3-em/JJ head,/NN and/CC it/PRP appeared/VBD on/IN page/NN one,/, but/CC the/DT many/JJ years/NNS during/IN which/WDT he/PRP and/CC I/PRP wereassociated/VBD never/RB blacked/VBN out/IN the/DT memory/NN of/IN that/DT instant,/NN George/NNP many/JJ times/NNS requested/VBD me/PRP to/TO do/VB the/DT act/NN for/IN guests./NN Every/DT gesture/NN of/IN Polcar/NNP was/VBD that/IN of/IN the/DT inferior/JJ man/NN who/WP has,/VBZ by/IN hook/NN and/CC crook,/NN achieved/VBD power,/NN at/IN least/JJS for/IN today./NN When/WRB the/DT assignment/NN was/VBD handed/VBN to/TO me,/RP George/NNP Martin/NNP asked/VBD the/DT managing/NN editor/NN if/IN he/PRP might/MD go/VB along,/RB since/IN air/NN and/CC relaxation/NN would/MD benefit/VB his/PRP$ failing/VBG health./NN Sisson/NNP grudgingly/RB consented,/VB without/IN consulting/VBG Big/JJ Joe/NNP Polcar./NNP A/DT photographer/NN also/RB went/VBD on/IN the/DT tour,/NN on/IN assignment./DT We/PRP never/RB reached/VBD the/DT town/NN we/PRP were/VBD headed/VBN for,/RB somewhere/RB in/IN Iowa./NNP The/DT car/NN slid/VBD into/IN a/DT ditch/NN in/IN a/DT blinding/NN rainstorm./NN The/DT chauffeur/NN walked/VBD to/TO the/DT nearest/JJS telephone,/NN called/VBD a/DT livery/NN stable/NN in/IN the/DT nearest/JJS town./NN We/PRP spent/VBD the/DT night/NN in/IN a/DT country/NN hotel,/NN arriving/VBG late/RB for/IN work/NN on/IN Monday/NNP by/IN train./NN I/PRP made/VBD out/RP my/PRP$ expense/NN account/NN for/IN the/DT whole/JJ party,/NN since/IN I/PRP was/VBD in/IN charge/NN of/IN theexpedition./DT I/PRP had/VBD a/DT summons/NNS to/TO the/DT Presence./NNP The/DT Boss/NNP questioned/VBD me/PRP about/IN each/DT item,/NN which/WDT included/VBD three/CD dollars/NNS to/TO a/DT farmer/NN for/IN pulling/VBG the/DT car/NN out/IN of/IN the/DT ditch,/NN and/CC five/CD dollars/NNS for/IN the/DT livery/NN rig./NN "Why/NN are/VBP there/EX three/CD fares/NNS on/IN the/DT train?""The/NN photographer,/NN myself,/, and/CC Martin.""Oh,/NNP to/TO hell/NN with/IN Martin!"/NNP shouted/VBD Big/NNP Joe,/NNP flipping/VBZ his/PRP$ cigaret/NN clear/JJ over/IN his/PRP$ head/NN and/CC out/IN of/IN the/DT open/JJ window,/NN a/DT neat/JJ trick/NN which/WDT he/PRP must/MD have/VB wasted/VBN much/JJ time/NN in/IN perfecting./VBG He/PRP cut/VBD the/DT Martin/NNP fare/NN out/RB and/CC then/RB okehed/VBD the/DT account./NN "Oh,/NN to/TO hell/NN with/IN Martin!"/NNP became/VBD a/DT stock/NN expression/NN around/IN the/DT office,/NN and/CC many/JJ years/NNS later/RB George/NNP used/VBD it/PRP himself,/VBD with/IN glee,/NN when/WRB he/PRP was/VBD disgusted/VBN with/IN life./NN This/DT was/VBD not/RB seldom./RB George/NNP was/VBD so/RB gloomy/JJ und/NN sad/JJ that/IN when/WRB any/DT one/NN of/IN us/PRP felt/VBD depressed/JJ or/CC lonesome/JJ or/CC homesick,/NN it/PRP was/VBD customary/JJ to/TO diagnose/VB the/DT ailment/NN as/IN "the/DT georgemartins."/NN George/NNP was/VBD aware/JJ of/IN this/DT and/CC relished/VBD the/DT humor/NN of/IN the/DT situation/NN so/RB much/RB that/IN he/PRP often/RB said,/VBD in/IN response/NN to/TO an/DT inquiry/NN about/IN his/PRP$ health,/NN "Oh,/IN I/PRP guess/VBP I'm/PRP all/DT right,/NNS only/RB that/IN I've/NN got/VBD a/DT slight/JJ attack/NN of/IN the/DT georgemartins."I/NN took/VBD George/NNP to/TO the/DT theater/NN occasionally./NN There/RB was/VBD a/DT good/JJ play,/NN "Milestones,"/NN by/IN Arnold/NNP Bennett/NNP and/CC Edward/NNP Knoblock,/NNP which/WDT had/VBD enjoyed/VBN a/DT successful/JJ run/NN in/IN NewYork,/NNP and/CC was/VBD now/RB at/IN the/DT Brandeis/NNP theater./. It/PRP depicted,/VBD in/IN a/DT forceful/JJ and/CC fatalistic/JJ manner,/NN the/DT futility/NN of/IN life,/NN the/DT theme/NN being/VBG the/DT constant/JJ duplication/NN of/IN mistakes,/NN misfortune/NN and/CC tragedy/NN in/IN generation/NN after/IN generation/NN of/IN the/DT same/JJ family./NN This/DT was/VBD exactly/RB the/DT wrong/JJ play/NN for/IN George/NNP Martin./NNP He/PRP sighed/VBD throughout/IN the/DT action./NN As/IN we/PRP started/VBD the/DT long/JJ walk/NN up/IN the/DT hill/NN toward/IN my/PRP$ rooming/NN house,/NN he/PRP had/VBD an/DT acute/JJ attack/NN of/IN the/DT georgemartins./NNP He/PRP said,/VBD "Life/NNP is/VBZ futile,/JJ and/CC it's/RB not/RB funny,/JJ Charlie./NNP I'll/NNP end/NN mine/PRP some/DT day,/NN and/CC it/PRP had/VBD just/RB as/RB well/RB be/VB now./RB There's/RB a/DT gas/NN jet/NN in/IN my/PRP$ room,/NN and/CC I'm/NN turning/VBG it/PRP on/RP as/RB soon/RB as/IN I/PRP get/VBP home."I/RB accompanied/VBN him/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ room/NN and/CC slept/VBD there/RB that/IN night,/NN to/TO prevent/VB the/DT suicide./NN He/PRP was/VBD quite/RB angry/JJ with/IN me/PRP for/IN frustrating/VBG him/PRP in/IN so/RB worthy/JJ an/DT enterprise,/NN just/RB when/WRB he/PRP felt/VBD up/RP to/TO it./PRP Yes,/RB George/NNP admitted,/VBD there/EX was/VBD a/DT girl/NN in/IN Falls/NNP City./NNP He/PRP had/VBD been/VBN in/IN love/NN with/IN her,/PRP and/CC at/IN one/CD time/NN had/VBD thought/VBN of/IN asking/VBG her/PRP to/TO marry/VB him./PRP But/CC his/PRP$ conscience/NN told/VBD him/PRP that/IN he/PRP had/VBD neglected/VBN her,/PRP had/VBD not/RB made/VBN the/DT effort/NN required/VBN for/IN carrying/VBG on/RP such/JJ a/DT friendship./NN He/PRP doubted/VBD if/IN she/PRP even/RB remembered/VBD him./PRP She/PRP was/VBD teaching/VBG school/NN in/IN or/CC near/IN Falls/NNPS City./NNP I/PRP was/VBD beginning/VBG to/TO worry/VB about/IN George,/NNP particularly/RB when/WRB he/PRP talked/VBD suicide./NN I/PRP said,/VBD "Why/RB don't/VBN you/PRP renew/VB the/DT affair/NN with/IN Ruth?/NNP Write/NNP to/TO her."We/PRP were/VBD passing/VBG a/DT Greek/NNP candy/NN store/NN on/IN Sixteenth/NNP street./NN I/PRP lured/VBD George/NNP inside./. We/PRP both/DT liked/VBD chocolate/NN candy,/NN and/CC I/PRP bought/VBD a/DT small/JJ bag/NN of/IN chocolate/NN creams,/NNS a/DT specialty/NN of/IN the/DT shop./NN I/PRP induced/VBD George/NNP to/TO buy/VB a/DT two-pound/JJ box/NN of/IN chocolates/NNS and/CC send/VB them/PRP to/TO Ruth./NNP "She/NNP certainly/RB won't/VBD be/VB angry/JJ about/IN it,/PRP and/CC I'll/NNP bet/VBP she'll/RB think/VB fondly/RB of/IN you/PRP because/IN you/PRP remember/VBP her/PRP in/IN the/DT distant/JJ city."As/NNS a/DT direct/JJ result/NN of/IN that/DT box/NN of/IN candy/NN and/CC the/DT accompanying/JJ brief/NN note,/NN George/NNP and/CC Ruth/NNP eventually/RB were/VBD married./VBN __________The/DT news/NN from/IN home/NN was/VBD more/JJR than/IN a/DT little/JJ disturbing./NN Only/RB a/DT few/JJ days/NNS afterMother's/IN funeral/NN Marie's/IN world/NN blew/VBD up./RP Ed/NNP Blood/NNP had/VBD been/VBN living/VBG in/IN town/NN most/JJS of/IN the/DT time,/NN and/CC was/VBD usually/RB drunk/JJ when/WRB seen/VBN by/IN neighbors/NNS and/CC friends./JJR His/PRP$ reason/NN for/IN living/VBG in/IN town/NN was/VBD that/IN he/PRP had/VBD to/TO make/VB daily/JJ visits/NNS to/TO produce/VB men/NNS in/IN the/DT disposal/NN of/IN some/DT thousands/NNS of/IN bushels/NNS of/IN apples/NNS which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD in/IN storage./DT But/CC his/PRP$ wife/NN learned/VBD that/IN he/PRP was/VBD living/VBG at/IN the/DT Jefferson/NNP hotel,/NN near/IN the/DT Santa/NNP Fe/NNP tracks,/IN reportedly/RB with/IN a/DT woman/NN of/IN notoriously/RB low/JJ repute./NN When/WRB Ed/NNP made/VBD a/DT visit/NN to/TO his/PRP$ home/NN in/IN bad/JJ condition/NN there/EX was/VBD a/DT quarrel,/NN and/CC the/DT big/JJ farmer/NN so/RB far/RB forgot/VBN himself/PRP to/TO as/IN to/TO use/VB physical/JJ violence./NN As/RB soon/RB as/IN he/PRP had/VBD gone/VBN back/RB to/TO town,/DT Marie/NNP gathered/VBD her/PRP$ most/RBS immediate/JJ necessaries/NNS into/IN the/DT buggy,/NN bundled/VBN up/IN her/PRP$ three/CD small/JJ children,/NNS and/CC ordered/VBD Frank/NNP Thurston,/NNP the/DT sympathetic/JJ and/CC dependable/JJ hired/VBN man,/NN to/TO drive/VB them/PRP to/TO town/NN and/CC return/NN with/IN the/DT outfit./NN She/PRP took/VBD refuge/NN in/IN the/DT home/NN of/IN her/PRP$ old/JJ friend,/NN Nell/NNP Fahey/NNP McDermott,/NNP for/IN a/DT few/JJ days,/NN while/IN she/PRP looked/VBD for/IN work/NN and/CC a/DT place/NN to/TO live./VB She/PRP found/VBD a/DT part/NN of/IN a/DT little/JJ shack,/NN which/WDT she/PRP made/VBD into/IN a/DT bright/JJ home,/NN put/VBN the/DT older/JJR children/NNS in/IN school,/NN and/CC set/VBD out/RP to/TO earn/VB a/DT living./NN She/PRP had/VBD never/RB worked/VBN outside/IN of/IN her/PRP$ home./NN Now/RB she/PRP took/VBD menial/JJ jobs,/NN whatever/WDT offered./NN For/IN a/DT long/JJ time/NN she/PRP kept/VBD house/NN at/IN the/DT Rectory/NNP for/IN a/DT half/NN dozen/NN or/CC more/JJR priests,/NN and,/NNS of/IN course,/NN was/VBD badly/RB paid./VBN She/PRP worked/VBD in/IN several/JJ grocery/NN stores,/NNS most/JJS of/IN the/DT time/NN for/IN Tom/NNP McDermott,/NNP who/WP underpaid/VBD and/CC overworked/VBD her/PRP shamefully,/MD considering/VBG the/DT circumstance/NN that/IN he/PRP was/VBD one/CD of/IN the/DT most/RBS pious/JJ and/CC prosperous/JJ members/NNS of/IN the/DT Cathedral/NNP congregation./NN He/PRP also/RB charged/VBD her/PRP$ full/JJ retail/JJ price/NN for/IN all/DT the/DT groceries/NNS she/PRP took/VBD home/NN to/TO her/PRP$ family./NN Marie/NNP sued/VBD for/IN divorce,/NN after/IN long/JJ consultation/NN with/IN her/PRP$ pastor./NN She/PRP had/VBD the/DT misfortune/NN to/TO hire/VB as/IN her/PRP attorney/NN an/DT unethical/JJ slob/NN who/WP was/VBD a/DT bar-room/JJ friend/NN of/IN Ed/NNP Blood./NNP The/DT divorce/NN was/VBD granted/VBN immediately,/JJ but/CC Ed,/RB upon/IN legal/JJ advice,/NN had/VBD put/VBN the/DT apple/NN crop/NN in/IN the/DT hands/NNS of/IN a/DT brother/NN who/WP was/VBD willing/JJ to/TO be/VB a/DT party/NN to/TO 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I/PRP smelled/VBD a/DT badger/NN game./NN I/PRP wasn't/VBD sure/JJ of/IN it,/DT however,/RB until/IN by/IN chance/NN I/PRP met/VBD her/PRP coming/VBG out/IN of/IN Lynch's/NNP office/NN this/DT morning./NN I/PRP can't/MD take/VB a/DT girl/NN anywhere,/RB because/IN I/PRP have/VBP to/TO walk/VB in/IN the/DT middle/NN of/IN the/DT street/NN with/IN a/DT gun/NN in/IN my/PRP$ hand./NN "I/NN like/IN the/DT work,/NN but/CC I/PRP can't/MD afford/VB it,/PRP financially.""What/RB do/VBP you/PRP mean?""Well,/VB who,/PRP do/VBP you/PRP suppose,/VB paid/VBN for/IN the/DT suit,/NN shoes,/NN hat,/NN glasses,/NN and/CC everything/NN else,/NN that/IN I/PRP lost/VBD in/IN the/DT mob/NN scene?/NN Who,/CC do/VBP you/PRP think,/VB will/MD pay/VB my/PRP$ doctor/NN bill?/IN I/PRP have/VBP a/DT bad/JJ knee/NN and/CC other/JJ injuries,/NN and/CC am/VBP going/VBG to/TO a/DT doctor/NN daily.""Oh,/JJ we'll/MD be/VB glad/JJ to/TO pay/VB for/IN any/DT actual/JJ expenses!/NN Just/RB turn/VB in/IN an/DT expense/NN account.""I/NN will/MD do/VB that,/DT now/RB that/IN you/PRP suggest/VBP it./PRP But/CC I/PRP am/VBP disappointed/VBN that/IN the/DT offer/NN was/VBD not/RB made/VBN without/IN my/PRP$ making/VBG complaint./NN It/PRP was/VBD obvious/JJ to/TO everybody/NN that/IN I/PRP had/VBD suffered/VBN loss/NN in/IN line/NN of/IN duty,/NN and/CC you/PRP or/CC Sisson/NNP should/MD have/VB offered/VBN immediately/RB to/TO repay/VB me/PRP for/IN expenses/NNS involved,/VBN at/IN the/DT very/RB least./JJS Had/VBD I/PRP not/RB mentioned/VBD it/PRP to/TO you,/VB no/DT move/NN ever/RB would/MD have/VB been/VBN made,/VBN and/CC this/DT I/PRP do/VBP not/RB like./VB So/IN I/PRP want/VBP to/TO ask/VB you/PRP whether/IN you/PRP will/MD be/VB good/JJ enough/RB not/RB to/TO stand/VB in/IN my/PRP$ way/NN if/IN I/PRP apply/VBP for/IN a/DT job/NN on/IN the/DT Cleveland/NNP Press/NNP or/CC sons/NNS other/JJ Scripps/NNP paper.""Stand/NN in/IN your/PRP$ way?/NN Good/JJ Lord,/NNP I/PRP want/VBP to/TO see/VB you/PRP get/VB ahead,/RB as/IN you/PRP deserve!/VBP What/WP do/VBP you/PRP mean?""I/RB know/VBP that/IN I/PRP cannot/MD get/VB a/DT job/NN on/IN any/DT other/JJ Scripps/NNP paper/NN without/IN a/DT release/NN from/IN you/PRP to/TO the/DT other/JJ editor.""Well,/NN if/IN you'll/JJ stay,/NNS we'll/MD raise/VB your/PRP$ wages/NNS and/CC give/VB you/PRP a/DT desk/NN job/NN that/WDT will/MD be/VB more/RBR agreeable/JJ than/IN the/DT work/NN that/IN endangers/NNS your/PRP$ life/NN and/CC makes/VBZ you/PRP uncomfortable./VB Your/PRP$ knowledge/NN of/IN the/DT courts,/NN police/NN and/CC city/NN affairs/NNS will/MD be/VB valuable/JJ to/TO the/DT paper./NN But/CC if/IN you/PRP want/VBP to/TO get/VB away/RB from/IN Omaha,/NNP for/IN which/WDT nobody/NN could/MD blame/VB you,/PRP I'll/MD not/RB only/RB hinder/VB you;/PRP I'll/RB get/VB the/DT job/NN for/IN you./PRP$ I/PRP don't/RB think/VBP I/PRP have/VBP any/DT influence/NN in/IN Cleveland,/NNP but/CC I/PRP can/MD guarantee/VB you/PRP a/DT job/NN in/IN 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The/DT two/CD oculists,/JJ nurses/NNS and/CC assistants/NNS were/VBD laying/VBG me/PRP out/RP on/IN a/DT couch/NN when/WRB I/PRP awoke./VBD They/PRP said/VBD they/PRP had/VBD sent/VBN down/RP the/DT hall/NN for/IN a/DT heart/NN specialist./NN He/PRP wasthere/VBD in/IN a/DT few/JJ minutes,/NNS and/CC I/PRP liked/VBD him/PRP instantly./RB He/PRP said/VBD I/PRP must/MD go/VB to/TO a/DT hospital/NN immediately./, I/PRP said/VBD I/PRP had/VBD just/RB come/VBN from/IN one,/NNP St./NNP Luke's./NNP "That's/NNP where/WRB I/PRP practice/VBP chiefly,"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD "and/NNP I'm/NNP sending/VBG you/PRP right/RB back/RB there.""Over/RB my/PRP$ dead/JJ body,"/NN I/PRP said"Exactly/RB what/WP I/PRP was/VBD thinking./DT You'll/NNP be/VB a/DT dead/JJ body/NN within/IN a/DT very/RB few/JJ hours/NNS unless/IN you/PRP get/VBP into/IN bed/NN under/IN expert/JJ care/NN at/IN once."I/RB managed/VBN a/DT laugh./NN "Expert/NN care!/NN You/PRP should/MD know/VB the/DT expert/NN care/NN that/WDT puts/VBZ forth/RB at/IN St./NNP Luke's!/NNP Isn't/NNP there/RB some/DT other/JJ hospital/NN where/WRB you/PRP can/MD strain/VB a/DT point/NN and/CC take/VB care/NN of/IN me?/NN I/PRP like/VBP your/PRP$ looks.""All/NN right,/RB go/VBP to/TO St./NNP Joseph's./NNP It's/NNP just/RB a/DT few/JJ blocks/NNS away./RB I'll/RB call/VB an/DT ambulance.""No/NN ambulance./NN I'm/IN not/RB that/DT sick,/JJ and/CC I/PRP can't/MD afford/VB it./DT "All/JJ right,/NNS take/VBP a/DT taxi./NN But/CC don't/RB try/VB to/TO walk."The/VB doctor/NN had/VBD given/VBN me/PRP something/NN that/WDT quieted/VBD the/DT heart/NN a/DT little./`` I/PRP walked/VBD to/TO the/DT hospital,/NN carrying/VBG my/PRP$ suitcase./NN Meantime/RB the/DT doctor/NN had/VBD phoned./VBN The/DT nun/NN at/IN the/DT desk/NN told/VBD me/PRP there/EX were/VBD no/DT accommodations/NNS available,/JJ and/CC that/IN the/DT doctor/NN had/VBD a/DT room/NN for/IN me/PRP at/IN St./NNP Luke's./NNP I/PRP called/VBD the/DT doctor/NN from/IN a/DT phone/NN at/IN the/DT desk./NN He/PRP confirmed/VBD the/DT sister's/NN statement./NN "Nevertheless/IN I/PRP wouldn't/MD go/VB back/RB to/TO that/DT joint/JJ if/IN I/PRP could,/MD and/CC I'm/NNP too/RB sick/JJ to/TO move./VB I'll/NNP lie/VB on/IN the/DT floor/NN here,/RB or/CC I'll/NNP sleep/NN with/IN the/DT engineer/NN or/CC the/DT Sister/NNP Superior,/NNP but/CC I/PRP won't/MD leave/VB this/DT place/NN until/IN I/PRP feel/VBP better."Further/RB hurried/JJ consultation./NN I/PRP asked/VBD the/DT Sister/NNP Superior,/NNP who/WP now/RB entered/VBD the/DT case,/NN to/TO call/VB my/PRP$ office,/NN ask/VB for/IN the/DT managing/NN editor/NN and/CC tell/VB him/PRP of/IN my/PRP$ plight./NN He/PRP would/MD know/VB what/WP to/TO do./RP She/PRP did./VBD Arthur/NNP Vance/NNP said,/VBD "Of/IN course/NN you/PRP will/MD take/VB the/DT best/JJS care/NN of/IN him,Sister./PRP And/CC I/PRP reassure/VBP you/PRP that/IN the/DT Daily/NNP News/NNP will/MD not/RB forget/VB your/PRP$ kindness."I/NNS relaxed/VBN in/IN a/DT comfortable/JJ bed,/NN one/CD of/IN four/CD in/IN a/DT ward/NN reserved/VBN for/IN the/DT Northern/NNP Pacific/NNP railways./VBD I/PRP insured/VBD myself/PRP to/TO the/DT other/JJ three/CD patients,/NNS two/CD of/IN whom/WP were/VBD heart/NN cases/NNS and/CC the/DT third/JJ a/DT Swedish/JJ switchman/NN with/IN stomach/NN ulcers./NN Then/RB I/PRP went/VBD to/TO sleep./VB When/WRB I/PRP woke/VBD up/RP I/PRP couldn't/MD move./VB No/DT joint/NN would/MD operate/VB voluntarily./DT Minor/NNP exceptions/NNS were/VBD the/DT jaws,/NN wrists/NNS and/CC ankles,/NNS which/WDT operated/VBD inefficiently/RB and/CC painfully./VBD My/PRP$ temperature/NN was/VBD high,/JJ and/CC I/PRP didn't/VBP feel/VB too/RB healthy./. Heavy/JJ medication/NN began/VBD at/IN once./NNP Strychnine/NNP in/IN frequent/JJ doses,/NN aspirin/NN in/IN massive/JJ doses,/NN and/CC a/DT few/JJ minor/JJ medications./NNS The/DT swollen/JJ joints/NNS were/VBD gently/RB massaged/VBN by/IN the/DT prettiest/JJS nurses/NNS in/IN the/DT world/NN (or/NN so/IN they/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO me/PRP at/IN that/DT time)/NN and,/RB after/IN being/VBG anointed/VBN with/IN an/DT unguent/JJ that/IN smelled/VBN like/IN a/DT flower/NN garden,/NN were/VBD covered/VBN under/IN mountains/NNS of/IN hot/JJ water/NN bottles,/, frequently/RB renewed./VBN An/DT ice/NN pack/NN on/IN the/DT heart/NN continuously./VBZ The/DT smiling/VBG doctor,/NN a/DT Swede/NNP with/IN an/DT expensive/JJ reputation,/NN called/VBD twice/RB a/DT day./NN I/PRP was/VBD not/RB comfortable,/JJ but/CC I/PRP was/VBD not/RB worried./VBN I/PRP soon/RB lapsed/VBD into/IN happy/JJ helplessness/NN as/IN of/IN one/NN who/WP is/VBZ fortunate/JJ enough/RB to/TO have/VB competent/JJ and/CC sympathetic/JJ persons/NNS all/DT about/IN him,/PRP looking/VBG out/IN for/IN his/PRP$ slightest/JJS wish./NN I/PRP only/RB wished/VBD that/IN I/PRP might/MD be/VB able/JJ to/TO feed/VB myself,/PRP but/CC the/DT nurse/NN fed/VBD me/PRP pleasantly/RB and/CC kindly,/RB turned/VBD me/PRP over/IN when/WRB I/PRP asked/VBD for/IN that/DT relief,/NN and/CC never/RB complained/VBD of/IN being/VBG tired./VBN Six/CD weeks/NNS of/IN this./DT On/IN the/DT whole,/JJ one/CD of/IN the/DT most/RBS agreeable/JJ experiences/NNS of/IN my/PRP$ life./NN One/CD or/CC two/CD members/NNS of/IN the/DT newspaper/NN staff/NN came/VBD to/TO see/VB me/PRP every/DT day./NN My/PRP$ check/NN arrived/VBD promptly/RB each/DT week./NN I/PRP was/VBD writing/VBG a/DT daily/JJ syndicated/VBN poem,/NNS sent/VBD out/RP by/IN N.E.A.,/NNP a/DT Scripps/NNP syndicate/NN in/IN Cleveland,/NNP under/IN the/DT standing/VBG head,/NN "Ships/NNS From/IN the/DT Rhyme/NNP Block."/NNP The/DT pay/NN was/VBD miserable,/VBN but/CC the/DT weekly/JJ check/NN for/IN this/DT easy/JJ work/NN was/VBD an/DT important/JJ prop./NN I/PRP kept/VBD the/DT service/NN going/VBG during/IN my/PRP$ disability./NN Each/DT morning/NN when/WRB the/DT nurse/NN came/VBD to/TO wake/VB me/PRP up,/RP before/IN bathing/VBG me,/NNS she/PRP turned/VBD me/PRP over,/RP took/VBD my/PRP$ right/JJ hand,/NN placedit/NN on/IN a/DT little/JJ table/NN beside/IN the/DT bed,/NN put/VBD a/DT pencil/NN between/IN my/PRP$ thumb/NN and/CC two/CD fingers,/NNS and/CC gave/VBD me/PRP a/DT clean/JJ sheet/NN of/IN paper./NN When/WRB she/PRP had/VBD finished/VBN with/IN the/DT three/CD other/JJ men,/NNS my/PRP$ poem/NN for/IN the/DT day/NN was/VBD finished./VBN The/DT nurse/NN stamped,/VBD sealed/VBN and/CC mailed/VBN the/DT envelope./NN The/DT syndicate/NN did/VBD not/RB know/VB that/IN I/PRP was/VBD in/IN hospital./NN I/PRP made/VBD slow/JJ progress,/NN or/CC none/NN at/IN all./DT One/CD day/NN the/DT Sister/NNP Superior/NNP came/VBD to/TO talk./MD I/PRP told/VBD her/PRP that/IN I/PRP took/VBD on/RP a/DT new/JJ infection/NN every/DT night/NN because/IN of/IN cold/JJ air/NN from/IN outside/JJ chilling/VBG me/PRP as/IN I/PRP lay/VBD in/IN sheets/NNS soaked/VBN in/IN sweat./NN She/PRP called/VBD the/DT nurse/NN in/IN charged/VBN and/CC ordered/VBN that/IN henceforth/RB I/PRP should/MD sleep/VB between/IN woolen/JJ blankets,/NN and/CC that/IN those/DT should/MD be/VB changed/VBN every/DT few/JJ hours,/NNS and/CC at/IN least/JJS once/RB during/IN the/DT night./NN From/IN that/DT day,/NN I/PRP began/VBD steady/JJ improvement./NN There/EX came/VBD a/DT day/NN when/WRB the/DT doctor/NN consented/VBD to/TO my/PRP$ urging/VBG that/IN the/DT tonsillectomy,/NN decreed/VBD as/IN essential/JJ to/TO recovery,/NNS be/VB performed/VBN at/IN once./NNP I/PRP was/VBD lifted/VBN upon/IN the/DT table,/NN lifted/VBD into/IN an/DT operating/NN chair,/NN and/CC the/DT operation/NN went/VBD on/IN and/CC on,/IN three/CD hours./NNS After/IN the/DT shock/NN of/IN an/DT operation/NN in/IN such/JJ a/DT weakened/JJ condition,/NN I/PRP recovered/VBD rapidly./RB At/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT sixth/JJ week/NN I/PRP was/VBD discharged./VBN I/PRP was/VBD loath/JJ to/TO leave./VB Never/RB had/VBD I/PRP been/VBN so/RB tenderly/RB and/CC considerately/RB treated/VBN by/IN so/RB many/JJ solicitous/JJ people./, I/PRP was/VBD wobbly/JJ and/CC weak,/JJ afraid/JJ of/IN traffic,/NN leaned/VBD heavily/RB upon/IN a/DT cane/NN and/CC had/VBD difficulty/NN eating/VBG restaurant/NN food./NN The/DT doctor/NN proscribed/VBD a/DT tonic/JJ and/CC told/VBD me/PRP to/TO drink/VB wine./NN I/PRP bought/VBD the/DT first/JJ bottle/NN of/IN alcoholic/JJ beverage/NN I/PRP had/VBD ever/RB purchased,/VBN a/DT sweet/JJ port./NN I/PRP like/VBP it,/, and/CC drank/VBD a/DT bottle/NN a/DT week/NN for/IN two/CD or/CC three/CD months./NN My/PRP$ bill/NN from/IN the/DT hospital/NN arrived/VBN by/IN mail./VBG Including/NNP medicine,/NNS bandages,/NN operating/VBG room,/NN board/NN and/CC care,/NN $60./. Arthur/NNP Vance/NNP had/VBD made/VBN an/DT impression/NN when/WRB he/PRP had/VBD talked/VBN with/IN the/DT Sister/NNP Superior./NNP The/DT newspaper/NN steadfastly,/NN through/IN all/PDT the/DT years/NNS of/IN its/PRP$ existence,/NN kept/VBD the/DT promise/NN Vance/NNP had/VBD made./VBN St./NNP Joseph's/NNP never/RB had/VBD cause/NN to/TO regret/VB its/PRP$ Good/JJ Samaritan/NNP care/NN of/IN me./NN I/PRP went/VBD back/RB to/TO work,/NNS but/CC found/VBD the/DT one/CD long/JJ flight/NN of/IN stairs/NNS too/RB much/RB for/IN me./PRP I/PRP talked/VBD with/IN Briggs,/NNP regretfully/RB offering/VBG my/PRP$ resignation./NN I/PRP thanked/VBD him/PRP for/IN havingkept/VBG me/PRP on/IN the/DT payroll/NN so/RB long/RB during/IN my/PRP$ illness,/NN and/CC told/VBD him/PRP I/PRP must/MD go/VB back/RB to/TO Kansas/NNP to/TO recuperate;/VB that/IN I/PRP might/MD ask/VB him/PRP for/IN a/DT job/NN when/WRB able/JJ to/TO carry/VB on./RP Briggs/NNP indignantly/RB refused/VBD to/TO accept/VB the/DT resignation,/NN told/VBD me/PRP to/TO go/VB to/TO Kansas/NNP and/CC stay/VB until/IN I/PRP was/VBD well/RB and/CC strong,/RB and/CC never/RB to/TO worry/VB about/IN my/PRP$ job./NN Under/IN genuine/JJ protest,/NN I/PRP accepted/VBD these/DT conditions./NN On/IN the/DT long/JJ rail/NN journey/NN back/RB home/NN I/PRP carried/VBD two/CD bottles/NNS of/IN wine;/NN one/CD for/IN my/PRP$ daily/JJ sip,/NN and/CC one/CD for/IN my/PRP$ Dad./NNP I/PRP knew/VBD how/WRB well/RB he/PRP used/VBD to/TO like/VB his/PRP$ own/JJ wine,/NN and/CC this/DT was/VBD an/DT imported/VBN Spanish/NNP port,/, a/DT special/JJ treat/NN for/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man./NNP I/PRP stopped/VBD over/RP in/IN Omaha,/NNP saw/VBD Van/NNP and/CC the/DT old/JJ crowd,/NN or/CC what/WP was/VBD left/VBN of/IN it,/PRP$ but/CC was/VBD unable/JJ to/TO climb/VB the/DT stairs/NNS for/IN a/DT steak/NN at/IN the/DT Mandarin./NNP Arriving/NNP in/IN Wichita/NNP early/RB in/IN the/DT morning,/NN I/PRP took/VBD a/DT taxi/NN to/TO the/DT humble/JJ cottage/NN in/IN which/WDT Marie/NNP and/CC her/PRP$ three/CD youngsters/NNS were/VBD living./VBG When/WRB he/PRP met/VBD me/PRP at/IN the/DT door/NN my/PRP$ fond/JJ sister/NN could/MD not/RB suppress/VB a/DT cry/NN of/IN dismay./NN She/PRP said/VBD I/PRP looked/VBD like/IN corpse./NN I/PRP said/VBD I/PRP felt/VBD like/IN one,/NNS and/CC lay/VBD down/RP immediately/RB to/TO rest./VB When/WRB I/PRP was/VBD able/JJ to/TO get/VB about/IN I/PRP went/VBD to/TO visit/VB Big/NNP Flurry/NNP in/IN his/PRP$ three-room/NN castle./VBD The/DT big/JJ fellow/NN was/VBD indeed/RB getting/VBG whipped,/JJ as/IN Uncle/NNP Jim/NNP had/VBD said/VBN many/JJ years/NNS earlier./JJ Rheumatism/NNP tortured/VBD him,/PRP beat/VBD him/PRP far/RB over,/RB and/CC made/VBD his/PRP$ walking/NN precarious./VBD Prostate/NNP trouble;/NN far/RB more/RBR serious,/JJ required/VBN the/DT presence/NN of/IN a/DT doctor/NN at/IN frequent/JJ intervals./NN I/PRP proudly/RB offered/VBD my/PRP$ gift/NN from/IN afar./DT The/DT bowed/VBD old/JJ sailor/NN chuckled/VBD indulgently./. "Sure,/'' Charlie-bye,/NNP �tis/NNP far/RB too/RB good/JJ for/IN the/DT likes/NNS of/IN me!/NN I/PRP don't/VBP be/VB taking/VBG anything/NN now,/RB anyway./. But/CC I'll/NNP take/VBP it/PRP down/RP to/TO Gus/NNP and/CC see/VB what/WP he'll/MD give/VB me/PRP for/IN it."My/PRP$ spirits/NNS were/VBD lowered./JJR I/PRP hated/VBD to/TO see/VB such/JJ fine/JJ wine/NN peddled/VBN about/IN this/DT prohibiting/NN town./NN I/PRP asked/VBD more/RBR questions/NNS about/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man's/NNP boyhood,/VBD his/PRP$ life/NN in/IN Ashtabula/NNP Harbor/NNP and/CC Erie,/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ wanderings/NNS in/IN search/NN of/IN land./NN Again/RB I/PRP made/VBD notes/NNS out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ amazing-memory./NN I/PRP could/MD not/RB burden/NN Marie/NNP with/IN the/DT care/NN of/IN a/DT sick/JJ man,/NN since/IN she/PRP was/VBD working/VBG hard/RB every/DT day/NN to/TO provide/VB for/IN her/PRP$ family./NN She/PRP was/VBD doing/VBG a/DT good/JJ job./NN The/DT small/JJ house,/NN was/VBD as/IN neat/JJ and/CC clean/JJ as/IN any/DT hospital/NN room,/NN and/CC the/DT children/NNS were/VBD and/CC well-dressed/JJ and/CC well/RB fed./, John/NNP called/VBD for/IN me/PRP with/IN the/DT buggy/NN and/CC a/DT broken-down/NN horse,/NN and/CC I/PRP went/VBD to/TO the/DT farm/NN to/TO rest./VB The/DT fresh/JJ air/NN and/CC idleness/NN were/VBD medicines/NNS for/IN me,/NNS and/CC conversation/NN about/IN newspaper/NN work/NN in/IN great/JJ and/CC distant/JJ cities/NNS was/VBD wine/NN for/IN John./NNP We/PRP talked/VBD endlessly,/NN John/NNP doing/VBG most/JJS of/IN the/DT listening,/NN and/CC asking/VBG many/JJ questions./NNP John/NNP was/VBD gray/JJ now,/RB heavier/JJR than/IN of/IN old,/JJ and/CC totally/RB without/IN ambition/NN to/TO better/JJR his/PRP$ condition/NN or/CC that/DT of/IN the/DT farm./NN I/PRP kept/VBD up/RP my/PRP$ daily/JJ verse,/NN and/CC read/VB each/DT one/CD aloud/RB to/TO John./NNP He/PRP laughed/VBD at/IN theamusing/DT ones,/JJ and/CC plainly/RB marvelled/JJ [sic]/NN at/IN the/DT supposed/VBN skill/NN that/WDT went/VBD into/IN such/JJ composition./NN Alone/IN of/IN all/PDT the/DT family/NN he/PRP had/VBD never/RB shown/VBN any/DT talent/NN for/IN handling/VBG words./NN His/PRP$ letters/NNS were/VBD dull,/VBN stilted,/RB formal,/JJ and/CC sounded/VBD like/IN a/DT report/NN from/IN a/DT foreignrepresentative./NN Spring/NN was/VBD at/IN hand,/NN but/CC John/NNP was/VBD not/RB planning/VBG any/DT spring/NN plowing/VBG or/CC planting./VBG He/PRP was/VBD living,/JJ frugally/RB to/TO be/VB sure,/VBN out/IN of/IN money/NN in/IN the/DT bank/NN that/WDT had/VBD been/VBN advanced/VBN on/IN mortgages./NN Aunt/NNP Fannie/NNP had/VBD been/VBN a/DT source/NN of/IN expense/NN to/TO him./PRP Maria/NNP had/VBD forced/VBN him/PRP to/TO take/VB the/DT old/JJ lady/NN to/TO an/DT oculist,/NN who/WP said/VBD that/IN the/DT sight/NN of/IN one/CD eye/NN was/VBD gone,/VBN and/CC that/IN the/DT other/JJ eye/NN required/VBN a/DT strong/JJ glass./NN Auntie/NNP went/VBD about/IN the/DT house/NN in/IN the/DT remnants/NNS of/IN some/DT of/IN Mother's/NNP old/JJ dresses,/NN her/PRP own/JJ house/NN clothes/NNS having/VBG worn/VBN out/RB completely./. She/PRP carried/VBD her/PRP$ rosary/NN with/IN her,/PRP continually/RB telling/VBG of/IN the/DT beads,/NN even/RB when/WRB in/IN conversation./NN She/PRP talked/VBD to/TO me/PRP about/IN her/PRP$ mother/NN and/CC my/PRP$ mother,/NN but/CC while/IN I/PRP was/VBD answering/VBG he/PRP managed/VBD to/TO get/VB in/IN a/DT few/JJ words/NNS directly/RB to/TO the/DT Mother/NN of/IN God./NNP John/NNP said/VBD that/IN Auntie/NNP was/VBD becoming/VBG a/DT tyrant./NN She/PRP wouldn't/MD even/RB let/VB me/PRP take/VB a/DT bath/NN in/IN the/DT kitchen/NN any/DT more./JJR He/PRP had/VBD to/TO carry/VB the/DT galvanized/JJ iron/NN tub/NN down/IN to/TO the/DT granary/JJ and/CC carry/VB the/DT cold/JJ water/NN for/IN his/PRP$ bath/NN there/RB from/IN the/DT pump/NN which/WDT stood/VBD where/WRB the/DT windmill/NN had/VBD been./VBN "It's/NNP a/DT hell/NN of/IN a/DT note,"/NN said/VBD John,/NNP "when/RB a/DT man/NN can't/MD take/VB a/DT bath/NN in/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ house."My/NN strength/NN and/CC the/DT 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Blue/NNP Flower.'/NNP The/DT single/JJ problem/NN of/IN the/DT contest/NN was/VBD to/TO spot/VB the/DT Biblical/JJ quotations/NNS and/CC references/NNS and/CC give/VB their/PRP$ sources/NNS and/CC meanings./NN Not/RB because/IN I/PRP knew/VBD the/DT Bible/NNP well,/, but/CC because/IN I/PRP knew/VBD your/PRP$ charming/JJ story,/NN I/PRP won/VBD the/DT prize,/NN ten/CD dollars,/NN which/WDT I/PRP needed/VBD badly."We/PRP were/VBD friends/NNS at/IN once,/NNP and/CC the/DT austere/JJ Doctor/NNP talked/VBD freely./, I/PRP wrote/VBD the/DT interview/NN before/IN the/DT work/NN day/NN closed,/RB and/CC Conkle/NNP spat/VBD voluably/RB [sic],/VBN after/IN talking/VBG with/IN Howard./NNP His/PRP$ verdict:/NN "The/RB big/JJ roosters/NNS are/VBP surprised/VBN that/IN you/PRP can/MD read/VB and/CC write,/VB Charlie./NNP Especially/RB write./, I/PRP knew/VBD it/PRP all/DT the/DT time./NN You/PRP can/MD write/VB rings/NNS around/IN all/DT of/IN them."/PRP Long/RB pause./VBD "All/NN but/CC six!"Fortunately,/IN I/PRP had/VBD learned/VBN that/IN it's/IN a/DT good/JJ idea/NN to/TO know/VB something/NN about/IN your/PRP$ subject/NN before/IN tackling/VBG anybody/NN for/IN an/DT interview./NN I/PRP was/VBD to/TO re-learn/VB this/DT valuable/JJ lesson,/NN with/IN reverse/JJ English,/NNP on/IN my/PRP$ next/JJ assignment./NN Conkle/NNP handed/VBD me/PRP a/DT message/NN from/IN our/PRP$ Washington/NNP bureau./NN It/PRP said,/VBD "Thomas/NNP Masaryk/NNP at/IN Roosevelt/NNP hotel,/, New/NNP York.""I/NNP guess/VBP you're/PRP elected/VBN to/TO interview/VB this/DT coot,"/NN said/VBD Conkle./NNP He/PRP watched/VBD me/PRP as/IN I/PRP read/VBD the/DT slip,/NN then/RB grinned/VBD and/CC spat./VBD "Don't/RB ask/VB me/PRP who/WP he/PRP is,"/VBZ he/PRP said./VBD "Sounds/NNS like/IN Armenian/JJ relief,/NN and/CC that's/DT most/RBS likely/JJ what/WP he/PRP is./VBZ He/PRP may/MD be/VB worth/JJ a/DT stick/NN if/IN he's/PRP just/RB in/IN from/IN Armenia."I/NNP found/VBD my/PRP$ way/NN to/TO Masaryk's/NNP private/JJ office/NN through/IN aisles/NNS of/IN desks,/NN manned/VBN by/IN secretaries,/NN stenographers,/NN typists/NNS and/CC important-looking/JJ gentlemen./NN Conversation/NNP was/VBD in/IN low/JJ tones,/NN and/CC in/IN a/DT language/NN entirely/RB foreign/JJ to/TO me./MD I/PRP remarked/VBD to/TO myself/PRP that/IN I/PRP hoped/VBD my/PRP$ interviewee/NN could/MD speak/VB English,/NNP and/CC that/IN I/PRP would/MD never/RB have/VB to/TO learn/VB Armenian,/JJ if/IN that/DT was/VBD what/WP they/PRP were/VBD speaking./VBG Dr./NNP Masaryk/NNP received/VBD me/PRP cordially,/JJ but/CC with/IN a/DT dignified/JJ restraint/NN that/WDT is/VBZ often/RB found/VBN in/IN men/NNS of/IN place/NN in/IN Europe./NNP He/PRP did/VBD not/RB volunteer/NN information/NN or/CC put/VB on/IN an/DT act,/NN as/IN the/DT more/JJR press-conscious/JJ Americans/NNPS often/RB do./VBP He/PRP was/VBD a/DT handsome/JJ man/NN of/IN 67/CD years,/NN with/IN a/DT well-/RB trimmed/RBR white/JJ beard/NN and/CC 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He/PRP gave/VBD us/PRP a/DT short/JJ talk,/NN to/TO this/DT effect:/NN "Roy/NN Howard/NNP is/VBZ coming/VBG home/NN tomorrow./NN Undoubtedly/RB he/PRP is/VBZ as/RB much/JJ hurt/NN by/IN this/DT incident/NN as/IN any/DT of/IN us,/NN but/CC more/JJR so./NN Let/VB us/PRP give/VB him/PRP a/DT cordial/JJ welcome,/JJ as/IN if/IN nothing/NN had/VBD happened./VBN I/PRP hope/VBP all/DT of/IN you/PRP will/MD be/VB careful/JJ to/TO avoid/VB hurting/VBG his/PRP$ feelings/NNS by/IN making/VBG a/DT jokeof/NN the/DT tragedy,/NN for/IN which/WDT we/PRP are/VBP sure/JJ he/PRP is/VBZ not/RB responsible./VBG No/DT matter/NN how/WRB you/PRP feel,/VBP smile/NN and/CC be/VB friendly."Next/JJ day,/NNS sure/JJ enough,/NN Roy/NNP came/VBD home./NN When/WRB he/PRP entered/VBD the/DT office/NN he/PRP was/VBD twirling/VBG his/PRP$ stick,/NNS laughing/VBG and/CC howling,/RB taking/VBG the/DT salute/NN like/IN a/DT hero/NN home/NN from/IN the/DT wars./NN He/PRP thought/VBD it/PRP was/VBD the/DT greatest/JJS joke/NN 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of/IN what/WP a/DT box/NN score/NN is.""This/IN job/NN is/VBZ just/RB handling/VBG the/DT baseball/NN and/CC racing/VBG wires./NN You/PRP edit/VBP the/DT stuff/NN that/WDT comes/VBZ in,/RB keep/VB box/NN scores,/NN which/WDT you/PRP send/VBP out/RP from/IN tine/JJ to/TO time,/VB and/CC keep/VB the/DT stuff/NN down/IN for/IN different/JJ circuits.""Conkle,"/NN I/PRP said,/VBD "I'm/NNP good/JJ at/IN the/DT job/NN I'm/IN now/RB doing,/VBG and/CC willing/JJ to/TO take/VB on/RP extra/JJ work./, But/CC for/IN God's/NNP sake,/VBD no/DT sports./NN I/PRP never/RB saw/VBD a/DT baseball/NN game/NN in/IN my/PRP$ life,/NN know/VBP nothing/NN about/IN racehorses,/NN and/CC have/VBP never/RB even/RB read/VB a/DT sports/NNS report/NN of/IN any/DT kind/NN in/IN the/DT newspapers."/NN There/EX was/VBD some/DT talk/NN between/IN Conkle/NNP and/CC Howard/NNP and/CC among/IN the/DT other/JJ bosses./NN Ed/NNP Hamilton,/NNP who/WP was/VBD sports/NNS editor,/NN heard/VBD me/PRP say/VB when/WRB he/PRP was/VBD 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But/CC John,/NNP in/IN his/PRP$ early/JJ twenties,/NNS had/VBD established/VBN himself/PRP with/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN the/DT family/NN as/IN a/DT young/JJ man/NN of/IN great/JJ promise,/NNS wise,/VBP inclined/VBN to'/JJ silence,/NNS and/CC obviously/RB thinking/VBG of/IN matters/NNS far/RB away/RB from/IN the/DT farm/NN and/CC its/PRP$ drudgery./NN Dad/NNP mounted/VBD the/DT iron/NN seat/NN of/IN the/DT mower,/NN and,/CC as/IN he/PRP was/VBD about/RB to/TO give/VB the/DT forward/JJ command/NN to/TO the/DT team,/NN turned/VBD to/TO say,/VB "Them/PRP harses/NNS that/WDT are/VBP in/IN the/DT so-called/JJ stable/NN have/VBP got/VBN to/TO rest/VB today./. 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scratched,/NNS inflamed./VBD John/NNP was/VBD brushing/VBG his/PRP$ teeth/NNS on/IN the/DT back/NN porch,/NN and/CC exchanging/NN banter/NN with/IN his/PRP$ and/CC our/PRP$ sisters,/NN Margaret/NNP and/CC Marie,/NNP who/WP were/VBD rushing/VBG about/IN the/DT kitchen/NN and/CC dining/VBG room,/RB preparing/VBG to/TO get/VB under/IN way/NN in/IN case/NN the/DT boys/NNS got/VBD the/DT horses/NNS in/IN time./NN In/IN the/DT minds/NNS of/IN Van/NNP and/CC me,/NN as/IN we/PRP ran/VBD from/IN the/DT spring/NN wagon/NN to/TO the/DT house,/NN was/VBD one/CD thought:/NN Can/MD we/PRP make/VB it/PRP in/IN time/NN for/IN the/DT Colossal/NNP and/CC Triumphant/NNP Free/NNP Street/NNP Parade,/NNP with/IN Twenty-three/CD Elephants?/NNP John/NNP burst/VBD into/IN uncontrollable/JJ laughter/NN when/WRB he/PRP saw/VBD us/PRP coming./VBG "Well,/NNP for/IN the/DT love/NN of/IN all/DT that/DT is/VBZ holy/JJ and/CC admired,"/NN he/PRP cried,/VBD "come/NN and/CC see/VB the/DT young/JJ Buffalo/NNP Bills!/NNP They/PRP have/VBP been/VBN rounding/VBG up/IN wild/JJ horses,/NN and/CC Saint/NNP Patrick/NNP wouldn't/MD know/VB them!"He/PRP threw/VBD back/RP his/PRP$ head/NN and/CC laughed./VBD We/PRP dived/VBD for/IN the/DT pump/NN in/IN the/DT back/NN yard,/NN washed/VBD our/PRP$ feet/NNS and/CC legs/NNS as/RB fast/RB as/IN we/PRP could,/MD and/CC doused/VBD our/PRP$ heads/NNS in/IN the/DT horse/NN trough./NN In/IN the/DT kitchen/NN we/PRP wiped/VBD faces/NNS and/CC hands/NNS on/IN the/DT roller/NN towel/NN that/WDT hung/VBD on/IN the/DT kitchen/NN side/NN of/IN the/DT door/NN to/TO the/DT dining/VBG room,/NN and/CC hastily/RB began/VBD to/TO put/VB on/IN the/DT Sunday/NNP clothes/NNS that/IN Mother/NNP had/VBD laid/VBN out/RP for/IN us./NNP Van/NNP and/CC I/PRP were/VBD first/RB into/IN the/DT spring/NN wagon./NN I/PRP sat/VBD in/IN the/DT back/JJ seat/NN and/CC he/PRP in/IN the/DT front/NN seat,/NN in/IN meticulous/JJ respect/NN to/TO the/DT prerogatives/NNS of/IN seniority./DT We/PRP were/VBD 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But/CC there/EX was/VBD an/DT errand/NN to/TO be/VB performed/VBN at/IN the/DT tea/NN store,/NNS so/IN we/PRP drove/VBD down/RB Douglas/NNP Avenue,/NNP and/CC it/PRP was/VBD thrilling/VBG to/TO see/VB the/DT circus/NN day/NN crowds./VBD They/PRP thronged/VBD the/DT sidewalks,/NN and/CC their/PRP$ teams/NNS and/CC wagons/NNS and/CC buggies/NNS created/VBN traffic/NN snarls/NNS in/IN the/DT wide/JJ avenue./NN Rarely/RB did/VBD we/PRP see/VB such/JJ cosmopolitan/JJ life/NN as/IN now/RB seethed/VBN about/IN us./NNP We/PRP drank/VBD it/PRP in,/RB savoring/VBG its/PRP$ flavor/NN to/TO the/DT full./JJ Surely,/NNP I/PRP mused,/MD nowhere/RB in/IN the/DT world/NN did/VBD people/NNS congregate/VB in/IN such/JJ numbers,/NN and/CC in/IN such/JJ good/JJ spirits,/NN as/IN here/RB on/IN circus/NN day!/NNS We/PRP met/VBD the/DT Balch/NNP family,/NN Steve/NNP and/CC Kate/NNP and/CC their/PRP$ son/NN Rolla/NNP and/CC daughters/NNS Pearl/NNP and/CC Bess,/NNP in/IN their/PRP$ canopy-top/NN surrey./VBD We/PRP stopped/VBD to/TO talk./VB While/IN the/DT elders/NNS were/VBD discussing/VBG crops,/JJ Rolla/NNP con-fided/VBD to/TO Van,/NNP who/WP was/VBD his/PRP$ own/JJ age,/NN that/IN the/DT whole/JJ Balch/NNP family/NN was/VBD going/VBG to/TO the/DT circus./NN "But/IN the/DT circus/NN passed/VBD already,"/RB said/VBD Van,/NNP "and/CC we/PRP missed/VBD it."/PRP "Oh,/RB shucks,/VB you/PRP mean/VB the/DT parade!"/NN said/VBD Rolla./NNP "We/NNP don't/RB bother/VBP about/IN the/DT free/JJ parade/NN where/WRB they/PRP have/VBP all/DT the/DT cages/NNS closed/VBD up/RB so/RB you/PRP can't/MD see/VB the/DT animals./NN We/PRP go/VBP right/RB out/RB to/TO the/DT big/JJ tent/NN and/CC see/VB the/DT whole/JJ show,/NN and/CC all/PDT the/DT side/NN shows,/NN too."Van/NN was/VBD unhappy/JJ for/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN that/DT day./NN The/DT Balches/NNS were/VBD some/DT sort/NN of/IN superior/JJ folk./NN They/PRP could/MD do/VB the/DT things/NNS we/PRP never/RB could/MD do./VB On/IN the/DT way/NN home,/NN Van/NNP philosophized:/NN "I'll/NNP bet/NN nobody/NN calls/VBZ the/DT Balches/NNS country/NN jakes./VBD They're/DT not./NN They're/RB just/RB like/IN city/NN people./, Dad/NNP is/VBZ always/RB telling/VBG us/PRP what/WP a/DT fine/JJ farm/NN helper/NN Rolly/NNP Balch/NNP is."/VBZ He/PRP imitated/VBD Dad's/NNP pronunciation/NN of/IN Rolla's/NNP name,/NN to/TO rhyme/VB with/IN holy./PRP The/DT rest/NN of/IN the/DT world/NN called/VBD this/DT ineptly/RB named/VBN youngster/NN Roll,/NNP to/TO rhyme/VB with/IN doll./, "Well,"/NNS persisted/VBD Van,/NNP "Rolly/NNP Balch/NNP always/RB has/VBZ good/JJ shoes,/NN and/CC warm/JJ clothes/NNS in/IN the/DT winter./NN What's/NNP more,/, he/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ dad/NN go/VB hunting/VBG rabbits/NNS together,/RB and/CC his/PRP$ dad/NN doesn't/RB throw/VB things/NNS at/IN him./PRP Takes/VBZ him/PRP into/IN the/DT circus/NN tent/NN to/TO see/VB the/DT real/JJ circus./NN We're/NNP supposed/VBD to/TO be/VB thankful/JJ if/IN we/PRP get/VBP to/TO see/VB the/DT kally-ope/NN go/VB by/IN once/RB a/DT year,/NN and/CC maybe/RB get/VB a/DT milk/NN shake/NN on/IN the/DT Fourth/JJ of/IN July.""We/NN must/MD be/VB thankful/JJ for/IN what/WP we/PRP have,"/VBP Mother/NNP moralized./, "Steve/NNP Balch/NNP got/VBD money/NN from/IN his/PRP$ old/JJ dad./NN He/PRP got/VBD his/PRP$ farm/NN free/JJ from/IN his/PRP$ dad,/NN so/IN of/IN course/NN he/PRP can/MD afford/VB things/NNS that/IN we/PRP can't/MD afford."Just/VB to/TO keep/VB the/DT conversation/NN going,/VBD I/PRP offered/VBD this/DT observation:/JJ "Steve/NN is/VBZ an/DT infidel/NN and/CC the/DT Morgans/NNPS were/VBD infidels,/JJ and/CC why/WRB is/VBZ it/PRP that/IN the/DT Balches/NNS and/CC the/DT Morgans,/NNP you/PRP always/RB say,/VBP are/VBP the/DT best/JJS neighbors/NNS we/PRP have?/VBP Are/VBP infidels/NNS always/RB good/JJ neighbors/NNS and/CC good/JJ to/TO their/PRP$ kids?/NN Old/NNP Man/NNP Morgan/NNP gave/VBD his/PRP$ son/NN a/DT farm/NN too,/NN didn't/VBD he?"Mother's/JJ retort/NN was/VBD what/WP the/DT lawyers/NNS would/MD call/VB "not/RB responsive."/JJ "You/NNS are/VBP not/RB to/TO call/VB older/JJR strangers/NNS by/IN their/PRP$ first/JJ names./NN He/PRP is/VBZ Mr./NNP Balch/NNP to/TO you./NNP A/DT body/NN would/MD think/VB you/PRP were/VBD raised/VBN in/IN the/DT back-woods."John,/JJ however,/, was/VBD unwilling/JJ to/TO leave/VB the/DT theological/JJ question/NN unsolved./. "The/DT fool/NN saith/NN in/IN his/PRP$ heart,/NN 'There/. is/VBZ no/DT God.'/NNP But/CC he/PRP riseth/VBZ up/RP in/IN the/DT morning/NN and/CC goeth/NNP to/TO his/PRP$ destruction./NN He/PRP flourisheth/VBZ a/DT little/JJ while/NN and/CC then/RB he/PRP fryeth/VBZ in/IN hell/NN forever./, There/EX is/VBZ no/DT fire/NN so/RB hot/JJ as/IN the/DT fire/NN of/IN hell,/NN which/WDT consumeth/VBZ fools."The/DT rest/NN of/IN the/DT trip/NN home/NN was/VBD made/VBN in/IN silence./NN Van/NNP and/CC I/PRP unhitched/VBD and/CC unharnessed/VBD the/DT horses,/NN while/IN John/NNP went/VBD into/IN the/DT house/NN with/IN the/DT womenfolk/NN to/TO change/VB to/TO everyday/JJ clothes./NN When/WRB we/PRP had/VBD put/VBN the/DT team/NN away,/RB Van/NNP and/CC I/PRP took/VBD account/NN of/IN our/PRP$ condition./NN He/PRP was/VBD inclined/VBN to/TO pessimism/NN and/CC rebellion./NN He/PRP thought/VBD we/PRP should/MD run/VB away/RB from/IN home./NN Many/JJ boys,/NNS he/PRP said,/VBD run/VBN away/RB with/IN 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hung/VBD on/IN the/DT dining/NN room/NN wall/NN for/IN many/JJ years./NNP For/IN a/DT reason/NN unknown/JJ to/TO me,/VB Mother/NNP never/RB exhibited/VBD her/PRP jellies,/, canned/VBN fruits/NNS or/CC fancywork,/JJ although/IN she/PRP surely/RB would/MD have/VB takenmany/DT prizes./NN She/PRP rejoiced/VBD when/WRB neighboring/VBG women's/NNS exhibits/NNS drew/VBD prizes/NNS and/CC ribbons,/NNS and/CC kept/VBD on/IN making/VBG jellies/NNS and/CC preserving/VBG fruits/NNS and/CC crocheting/VBG tidies/NNS for/IN home/NN use/NN exclusively./NN At/IN one/CD fair/JJ I/PRP was/VBD permitted/VBN to/TO have/VB a/DT toy/NN balloon./NN When/WRB it/PRP suddenly/RB blew/VBD up,/IN I/PRP flew/VBD into/IN a/DT mighty/JJ rage,/NN accusing/VBG each/DT and/CC every/DT passer-by/NN of/IN stealing/VBG it./PRP John,/NNP especially,/NN was/VBD suspect,/VBN because/IN he/PRP laughed/VBD at/IN my/PRP$ plight/NN and/CC I/PRP thought/VBD taking/VBG the/DT balloon/NN from/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT stick/NN 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Hung/NNP Chang,/NNP we/PRP already/RB knew/VBD that/IN one/CD horse/NN could/MD run/VB faster/JJR than/IN another,/DT and/CC we/PRP were/VBD somewhat/RB bored/JJ by/IN the/DT demonstration/NN of/IN this/DT obvious/JJ phenomenon./NN The/DT thoroughbred/JJ hogs,/NNS chickens,/NN cows/NNS and/CC bulls/NNS that/WDT were/VBD exhibited/VBN in/IN the/DT Animal/NNP Husbandry/NNP Building/NNP were/VBD good/JJ to/TO look/VB at/IN for/IN an/DT hour/NN or/CC so./NN Dad/NNP attended/VBD the/DT Fair/NNP on/IN the/DT first/JJ day,/NN when/WRB he/PRP placed/VBD his/PRP$ exhibits,/NN and/CC sometimes/RB came/VBD back/RB on/IN the/DT last/JJ day/NN to/TO claim/VB the/DT exhibits/NNS and/CC prizes./DT He/PRP never/RB went/VBD with/IN the/DT family./NN Sometimes/RB he/PRP would/MD take/VB Van/NNP and/CC me/PRP along/RB in/IN the/DT farm/NN wagon,/NN and/CC we/PRP would/MD see/VB the/DT precious/JJ samples/NNS of/IN potatoes,/NN rye/NN in/IN the/DT bundle,/NN oats,/NN wheat/NN or/CC whatever,/NNS placed/VBN among/IN the/DT exhibits/NNS of/IN the/DT other/JJ farmers/NNS of/IN this/DT region./NN This/DT was/VBD not/RB a/DT county/NN fair;/IN it/PRP was/VBD much/RB bigger/JJR and/CC more/RBR important./JJ Yet/CC it/PRP was/VBD not/RB a/DT state/NN fair,/NN for/IN the/DT politicians/NNS had/VBD placed/VBN that/IN annual/JJ event/NN at/IN Hutchinson,/NNP a/DT smaller/JJR town/NN but/CC closer/JJR to/TO the/DT center/NN of/IN the/DT state./NN This/DT was/VBD a/DT regional/JJ fair,/NN attracting/VBG exhibits/NNS from/IN all/DT over/IN Kansas/NNP and/CC much/JJ of/IN Oklahoma./NNP On/IN such/JJ trips,/NN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NN was/VBD usually/RB silent./JJ Once,/RB as/IN we/PRP climbed/VBD stiffly/RB into/IN the/DT high/JJ wagon/NN seat,/NNS all/DT in/IN our/PRP$ Sunday/NNP clothes,/NN which/WDT we/PRP had/VBD outgrown,/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NN remarked/VBD in/IN a/DT loud/JJ voice,/NN which/WDT might/MD be/VB heard/VBN in/IN the/DT house,/NN "In/IN the/DT Name/NN of/IN God,/NNP byes,/, 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He/PRP walked/VBD over/IN to/TO my/PRP$ father/NN and/CC said,/VBD in/IN a/DT high/JJ voice,/NN "Mr./NNP Driscoll,/NNP aren't/VBP you/PRP afraid/JJ those/DT little/JJ ladies/NNS will/MD tear/VB their/PRP$ little/JJ rectums?"Dad/NN did/VBD not/RB deign/VB to/TO look/VB at/IN the/DT idiot,/NN but/CC to/TO us/PRP he/PRP said,/VBD "Come,/JJ we'm/NN best/RB be/VB going./VBG There's/DT work/NN to/TO do/VB at/IN home."On/NN one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ trips/NNS to/TO the/DT fair/JJ grounds,/NN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP would/MD look/VB over/IN the/DT livestock,/NN and/CC perhaps/RB pick/VB a/DT stallion/NN to/TO sire/VB his/PRP$ next/JJ crop/NN of/IN colts./NN At/IN one/CD memorable/JJ Fair/NN I/PRP heard/VBD William/NNP Jennings/NNP Bryan/NNP speak./VBD It/PRP was/VBD in/IN the/DT fall/NN of/IN 1897./DT Bryan/NNP had/VBD been/VBN defeated/VBN for/IN the/DT presidency/NN the/DT previous/JJ fall,/NN but/CC he/PRP was/VBD still/RB the/DT idol/NN of/IN the/DT farmers./NN This/DT whole/JJ region/NN had/VBD considered/VBN itself/PRP betrayed/VBN by/IN the/DT trusts/NNS and/CC moneybags/NNS which/WDT allegedly/RB had/VBD elected/VBN William/NNP McKinley,/NNP instead/RB of/IN our/PRP$ Boy/NNP Orator/NNP of/IN the/DT Platte./NNP I/PRP was/VBD just/RB twelve/CD years/NNS old/JJ then;/, too/RB big/JJ to/TO slip/VB through/IN the/DT gate/NN free./, Admission/NNP was/VBD only/RB a/DT quarter,/NN admission/NN to/TO the/DT grandstand/NN another/DT quarter./NN John/NNP and/CC Margaret/NNP were/VBD to/TO represent/VB the/DT family/NN at/IN the/DT speaking,/NN and/CC were/VBD to/TO sit/VB in/IN the/DT stand./NN I/PRP begged/VBD to/TO be/VB permitted/VBN to/TO go./NNP I/PRP promised/VBD not/RB even/RB to/TO ask/VB for/IN a/DT seat./NN I/PRP would/MD take/VB my/PRP$ chances/NNS with/IN the/DT crowd./VBN And/CC I/PRP would/MD climb/VB over/IN the/DT fence/NN and/CC save/VB the/DT admission/NN fee./VBD "If/IN you/PRP climb/VB over/IN the/DT fence/NN you/PRP will/MD certainly/RB be/VB shot,"/VBN warned/VBN John./NNP "There/RB are/VBP cowboys/NNS on/IN horseback,/NN armed/VBN with/IN army/NN rifles,patrolling/NN the/DT fences/NNS all/DT around/IN the/DT grounds./NN If/IN a/DT guard/NN draws/VBZ a/DT bead/NN on/IN you,/PRP throw/VBP up/RP your/PRP$ hands/NNS and/CC surrender./VBD It/PRP will/MD be/VB better/JJR to/TO serve/VB sixty/CD days/NNS on/IN bread/NN and/CC water,/NN at/IN hard/JJ labor,/NN than/IN to/TO be/VB shot/VBN through/IN the/DT heart./NN He/PRP who/WP climbs/VBZ the/DT fence,/NN perisheth."Mother/RB relented./VBN She/PRP gave/VBD me/PRP half/PDT a/DT dollar,/NN and/CC expressed/VBD the/DT hope/NN that/IN I/PRP would/MD bring/VB some/DT of/IN it/PRP back./VBD The/DT fair/JJ ground/NN occupied/VBD 160/CD acres/NNS on/IN the/DT south/JJ edge/NN of/IN town,/NN only/RB about/IN three/CD miles/NNS from/IN our/PRP$ farm./NN It/PRP was/VBD surrounded/VBN by/IN a/DT board/NN fence,/NN about/IN fifteen/CD feet/NNS high./, I/PRP was/VBD not/RB a/DT bit/NN afraid/JJ that/IN I/PRP couldn't/MD scale/VB it,/RP for/IN I/PRP was/VBD a/DT good/JJ climber./NN I/PRP squeezed/VBD into/IN the/DT cart/NN between/IN John/NNP and/CC Margaret./NNP When/WRB we/PRP reached/VBD a/DT spot/NN whence/IN I/PRP could/MD see/VB the/DT fair/JJ ground/NN fence,/NN I/PRP climbed/VBD down/RB and/CC walked/VBD across/IN a/DT patch/NN of/IN brush,/NN a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT mile,/NN to/TO the/DT fence./NN Scaling/NNP was/VBD not/RB difficult./. When/WRB I/PRP reached/VBD the/DT top/NN of/IN the/DT high/JJ fence/NN and/CC prepared/JJ to/TO jump,/VB I/PRP saw/VBD a/DT man/NN strolling/VBG along,/RB inside/IN the/DT grounds./NN I/PRP jumped/VBD anyway./DT The/DT man/NN stopped/VBD his/PRP$ slow/JJ walk/NN and/CC watched/VBD me./PRP Well,/IN my/PRP$ time/NN had/VBD come./, I/PRP wondered/VBD that/IN he/PRP was/VBD afoot,/RB and/CC I/PRP could/MD not/RB see/VB any/DT Springfield/NNP rifle/NN on/IN him./NN I/PRP walked/VBD straight/RB toward/IN him./PRP$ He/PRP was/VBD carrying/VBG a/DT long/JJ club,/NN and/CC wore/VBD an/DT enormous/JJ tin/NN star/NN on/IN his/PRP$ civilian/JJ coat./NN He/PRP was/VBD a/DT decent,/JJ farmerish-looking/NN chap,/NN and/CC he/PRP was/VBD grinning/VBG me./, I/PRP walked/VBD up/RB to/TO him/PRP with/IN the/DT half/JJ dollar/NN in/IN my/PRP$ hand./NN As/IN I/PRP held/VBD it/PRP out/RP to/TO him/PRP I/PRP stammered,/VBD "I-I/JJ ah,/RB forgot/VBD to/TO pay/VB my/PRP$ way/NN in,/, and/CC anyway/RB nobody/NN 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It/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO please/VB him./PRP$ An/DT Indian/JJ in/IN war/NN paint/NN and/CC war/NN bonnet/NN had/VBD come/VBN to/TO the/DT house/NN one/CD autumn/NN day/NN when/WRB Dad/NNP was/VBD in/IN town/NN and/CC the/DT other/JJ men/NNS were/VBD in/IN the/DT fields./NN Mother/NN had/VBD been/VBN badly/RB scared,/JJ as/IN we/PRP had/VBD heard/VBN that/IN the/DT Indians/NNPS in/IN Indian/NNP Territory/NNP were/VBD off/IN the/DT reservation/NN and/CC threatening/VBG trouble./NN When/WRB the/DT Big/NNP Chief/NNP appeared/VBD at/IN the/DT kitchen/NN door/NN and/CC demanded/VBD food,/IN Mother/NNP had/VBD admitted/VBN him./PRP There/EX was/VBD nothing/NN else/RB todo./. 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He's/. no/DT good,/NN as/IN God/NNP knows/VBZ that/WDT knows/VBZ me/PRP heart,/, but/CC maybe/RB he/PRP can/MD stop/VB a/DT hole/NN in/IN a/DT fence./NN He/PRP won't/VBD want/VB to/TO work,/VB but/CC tell/VB him/PRP 'tis/IN bad/JJ I/PRP need/VBP him/PRP and/CC that/IN I/PRP wouldn't/MD have/VB anybody/NN else/RB but/CC him/PRP because/IN I/PRP like/IN him/PRP singing/VBG to/TO God/NNP when/WRB I/PRP want/VBP the/DT cattle/NNS scared/VBN like/IN I/PRP do/VBP this/DT day./NN Tell/VB him/PRP I'll/RB give/VB him/PRP a/DT week's/NN work/NN at/IN regular/JJ man's/JJ wages/NNS if/IN he'll/JJ hurry/NN on/IN down/IN this/DT marning."I/NN walked/VBD the/DT quarter/NN mile/NN to/TO the/DT old/JJ shack,/NN and/CC was/VBD passing/VBG through/IN a/DT narrow/JJ path/NN in/IN the/DT dense/JJ lilac/NN thicket/NN when/WRB I/PRP heard/VBD a/DT fearful/JJ screaming/VBG coming/VBG from/IN within/IN the/DT shack./NN "That's/NNP it,/, that's/DT it,/IN that's/DT it!"/RB was/VBD repeated/VBN rapidly,/RB in/IN 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window,/NN and/CC had/VBD been/VBN dreaming/VBG about/IN it./PRP One/CD winter,/NN Clem/NN and/CC Harry/NNP contracted/VBD to/TO chop/VB in/IN the/DT woods,/NN at/IN the/DT prevailing/JJ pay/NN of/IN sixty/CD cents/NNS a/DT cord,/NN without/IN limit/NN as/IN to/TO the/DT amount/NN of/IN wood/NN they/PRP could/MD produce./VB Clem/NNP procured/VBD the/DT loan/NN of/IN a/DT cook/NN shack/NN on/IN wheels,/DT belonging/VBG to/TO an/DT idle/JJ threshing/NN outfit,/NN and/CC for/IN a/DT day/NN borrowed/VBD a/DT team/NN of/IN horses./VBG He/PRP borrowed/VBD a/DT woman/NN for/IN the/DT winter,/NN divided/VBN the/DT cook/NN shack/NN into/IN the/DT customary/JJ two/CD rooms,/NN offered/VBD Harry/NNP a/DT home/NN for/IN the/DT winter,/NN and/CC was/VBD launched/VBN upon/IN a/DT new/JJ and/CC romantic/JJ enterprise./NN Caesar,/NNP rolling/VBG down/RP the/DT Appian/NNP Way/NN in/IN his/PRP$ chariot,/NN with/IN Numidian/JJ kings/NNS tied/VBN to/TO his/PRP$ hubs,/NN never/RB was/VBD more/JJR imperial/JJ than/IN was/VBD newly-shaven/JJ Clem/NN as/IN he/PRP drove/VBD the/DT big/JJ red/JJ cook/NN wagon/NN into/IN our/PRP$ yard,/NN on/IN the/DT way/NN to/TO the/DT woods,/NN one/CD nippy/JJ autumn/NN morning./NN On/IN the/DT seat/NN beside/IN him/PRP was/VBD Harry,/NNP grinning/VBG foolishly/RB and/CC occasionally/RB letting/VBG out/RP a/DT "Glory/NN to/TO God!"/VB Standing/VBG behind/IN them/PRP was/VBD the/DT new/JJ female/JJ companion/NN in/IN a/DT bright/JJ new/JJ blue-and-white/JJ calico/NN dress./VBD They/PRP stopped/VBD to/TO borrow/VB the/DT pump/NN tongs,/NN and/CC to/TO display/VB the/DT new/JJ residence./NN Clem/NN had/VBD selected/VBN a/DT sheltered/JJ spot/NN near/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT sand/NN hills/NNS that/WDT was/VBD covered/VBN with/IN walnut/NN trees./NN He/PRP and/CC Harry/NNP dug/VBD four/CD deep/JJ ruts/NNS for/IN the/DT four/CD wheels,/NNS and/CC drove/VBD the/DT shack/NN into/IN them/PRP so/RB that/IN the/DT floor/NN was/VBD almost/RB touching/VBG the/DT ground./NN They/PRP piled/VBD brush/NN and/CC dirt/NN around/IN the/DT four/CD sides,/NN to/TO keep/VB winter/NN blasts/NNS from/IN coming/VBG up/RP from/IN underneath./NN They/PRP dug/VBD a/DT shallow/NN well,/RB drove/VBD a/DT pipe/NN down/IN four/CD feet,/NNS and/CC attached/VBN an/DT iron/NN pitcher/NN pump./VBD The/DT water/NN was/VBD not/RB very/RB good,/JJ for/IN it/PRP was/VBD surface/NN water./. But/CC Clem/NNP said/VBD that/IN any/DT water/NN was/VBD good/JJ if/IN you/PRP had/VBD enough/RB gin/NN and/CC wine/NN and/CC whisky/NN wherewith/IN to/TO dilute/VB it./PRP Anyway,/IN it/PRP was/VBD a/DT severe/JJ winter,/NN and/CC there/EX wasn't/VBD even/RB a/DT cold/JJ or/CC a/DT cough/NN in/IN the/DT Slade/NNP ménage./, Once/RB a/DT week/NN one/CD of/IN the/DT Slades/NNP walked/VBD to/TO town/NN "for/NN groceries."/NN Applejack/NNP and/CC gin/NN were/VBD among/IN the/DT most/RBS essential/JJ of/IN the/DT items/NNS on/IN the/DT grocery/NN list./NN Little/NNP was/VBD needed/VBN in/IN the/DT matter/NN of/IN commissary./NN Clem/NN had/VBD a/DT rifle/NN and/CC ammunition,/NN and/CC he/PRP was/VBD a/DT good/JJ shot./NN He/PRP had/VBD fishing/NN gear,/NN and/CC loved/VBD to/TO fish./DT There/EX were/VBD rabbits,/JJ squirrels,/RB 'possums,/JJ several/JJ kinds/NNS of/IN fish,/NN wild/JJ duck/NN and/CC goose,/NN corn/NN from/IN any/DT neighboringfield,/NN turnips/NNS to/TO be/VB had/VBN free/JJ in/IN quantity,/NN walnuts,/NN quail,/JJ wheat/NN for/IN which/WDT no/DT farmer/NN would/MD charge/VB anything,/RB and/CC an/DT occasional/JJ donation/NN of/IN a/DT side/NN of/IN bacon/NN or/CC a/DT mess/NN of/IN spareribs/NNS when/WRB we/PRP were/VBD butchering./DT The/DT Slades/NNS lived/VBD high/JJ that/IN winter,/NN and/CC enjoyed/VBD life./PRP The/DT interim/JJ wife/NN was/VBD a/DT good/JJ cook,/NN and/CC both/DT the/DT brothers/NNS liked/VBD skinning/VBG wild/JJ animals/NNS and/CC scaling/VBG fish./NN Even/RB when/WRB the/DT snow/NN piled/VBD high/RB against/IN the/DT shack,/NNS all/DT was/VBD warm/JJ and/CC cozy/JJ within,/, for/IN there/EX was/VBD abundance/NN of/IN dry/JJ wood/NN to/TO burn/VB in/IN the/DT monkey/NN stove,/NN and/CC the/DT boys/NNS liked/VBD to/TO chop/VB it./PRP$ At/IN Christmas/NNP time,/NN they/PRP walked/VBD to/TO town./DT Harry/NNP and/CC the/DT lady/NN overstayed/VBD the/DT holiday,/NN but/CC Clem/NN came/VBD walking/VBG out/RB through/IN a/DT snowstorm/NN on/IN the/DT second/JJ day/NN after/IN Christmas./NNP "Harry/NNP overeat/IN hisself,"/NNS he/PRP explained./VBD "He/PRP can't/MD go/VB back/RB to/TO work/VB for/IN a/DT few/JJ days,/NN and/CC Liz/NNP is/VBZ takin'/VBG care/NN of/IN him./PRP Yes,/RB he/PRP overeat/VB hisself./NNS We/PRP had/VBD roasted/VBN 'possum/VBN for/IN Christmas,/NNP lots/NNS of/IN it,/NN and/CC yams/NNS and/CC nuts/NNS and/CC a/DT little/JJ of/IN the/DT old/JJ firewater./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT grand/JJ Christmas,/NNP but/CC Harry/NNP overeat/IN hisself./NNS He'll/RB be/VB all/DT right;/NN he/PRP only/RB overeat/IN hisself."The/NNS insistence/NN upon/IN overeating/VBG was/VBD due/JJ to/TO two/CD factors/NNS in/IN Clem's/NNP culture./, First,/NNP he/PRP knew/VBD that/IN Mother/NNP was/VBD anti-liquor,/JJ and/CC therefore/RB he/PRP could/MD not/RB admit/VB that/IN Harry/NNP and/CC Liz/NNP were/VBD merely/RB suffering/VBG from/IN a/DT hangover./NN Secondly,/IN it/PRP was/VBD a/DT matter/NN of/IN pride/NN with/IN these/DT people/NNS to/TO eat/VB too/RB much/RB when/WRB the/DT opportunity/NN offered,/NN and/CC to/TO talk/VB about/IN it./DT Abundance/NNP was/VBD not/RB one/CD of/IN their/PRP$ regular/JJ possessions./NN When/WRB there/EX was/VBD too/RB much,/RB they/PRP must/MD consume/VB it/PRP and/CC pridefully/RB boast/VB about/IN it./. When/WRB we/PRP had/VBD butchering/NN or/CC other/JJ special/JJ occasions,/NNS requiring/VBG more/JJR help/NN than/IN was/VBD available/JJ at/IN the/DT farm,/NN someone/NN would/MD send/VB for/IN Clem,/NNP offering/VBG more/JJR than/IN he/PRP could/MD earn/VB at/IN the/DT woodchopping,/NN and/CC get/VB him/PRP in/IN to/TO help./PRP He/PRP got/VBD sixty/CD cents/NNS a/DT cord/NN for/IN chopping/VBG wood,/NN and/CC he/PRP and/CC Harry/NNP together/RB could/MD get/VB out/RP three/CD cords/NNS on/IN a/DT favorable/JJ day,/NN under/IN favorable/JJ conditions./NN For/IN a/DT special/JJ day/NN of/IN butchering/NN or/CC such/JJ labor,/NN Clem/NN would/MD get/VB a/DT dollar,/NN plus/CC odds/NNS and/CC ends/NNS of/IN the/DT hog/NN or/CC beef,/NN or/CC some/DT other/JJ friendly/JJ reward./NN On/IN these/DT occasions,/NNS too,/, he/PRP would/MD get/VB dinner/NN and/CC supper/NN at/IN the/DT farmhouse,/NN and/CC would/MD sit/VB about/RB and/CC talk/VB for/IN a/DT while/NN before/IN walking/VBG back/RB to/TO his/PRP$ shack/NN in/IN the/DT woods./NN He/PRP told/VBD us/PRP how/WRB he/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO make/VB a/DT fortune./NN "It's/NNP simple,"/VBD he/PRP said./VBD "I'm/PRP going/VBG in/IN for/IN ginseng."/NN He/PRP pronouncedit/VBD "gin-sang."/JJ "Yes,/NN sir,/NN I/PRP got/VBD two/CD lots/NNS there/RB by/IN my/PRP$ shark,/NNS south/RB of/IN Harry/NNP Street."/NNP He/PRP and/CC Harry,/NNP had/VBD boldly/RB squatted/VBN on/IN a/DT pair/NN of/IN lots/NNS that/WDT had/VBD never/RB been/VBN occupied,/NN and/CC had/VBD built/VBN their/PRP$ home/NN there./DT This/DT was/VBD common/JJ practice/NN in/IN Wichita/NNP at/IN this/DT time,/NN because/IN almost/RB any/DT vacant/JJ lot/NN was/VBD reasonably/RB sure/JJ to/TO be/VB a/DT tax-title/JJ parcel,/NN on/IN which/WDT delinquent/JJ taxes/NNS had/VBD accumulated/VBN so/RB that/IN the/DT owner/NN never/RB wanted/VBD to/TO hear/VB of/IN it/PRP again./. "Well,/'' I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO plant/VB the/DT whole/NN of/IN it/PRP to/TO ginseng/NN in/IN the/DT spring./NN Maybe/RB I'll/JJ rent/NN the/DT rest/NN of/IN the/DT block,/NN and/CC put/VBD it/PRP all/DT into/IN ginseng./NN "But/NN I/PRP Can/MD easily/RB clear/VB twenty/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS off/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ two/CD lots./, If/IN I/PRP decide/VBP to/TO go/VB in/IN for/IN a/DT big/JJ operation,/NN I'll/NN hire/VBP a/DT gang/NN and/CC plant/NN the/DT whole/JJ block./NN That'll/NNP bring/VBP me/PRP in/IN a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT million/CD anyhow,/NN and/CC it/PRP won't/VBD be/VB much/JJ work./NN Not/RB half/PDT as/RB much/JJ as/IN sweet/JJ potatoes."/NN "What/NN is/VBZ ginseng,/VBN Clem?"/NN I/PRP asked,/VBP to/TO keep/VB him/PRP talking./VBG "Ginseng?/NNP Well,/NNP now,/, it's/DT funny,/JJ ain't/NN it,/, that/IN a/DT son/NN of/IN smart/JJ parents/NNS would/MD be/VB askin'/VBN that?/IN "Well,/NNP sir,/NN it's/IN a/DT root/NN that/WDT grows/VBZ without/IN much/RB hoeing./. The/DT Chinks/NNPS buy/VBP it./RP They/PRP pay/VBP terrible/JJ prices/NNS for/IN it./DT An/DT acre/NN would/MD make/VB any/DT American/JJ richer/JJR than/IN Vanderbilt./NNP "Now/NNP you're/NNP goin'/NN to/TO ask/VB me,/NNS why/WRB ain't/VBP it/PRP raised/VBD around/IN here?/PRP Well,/IN my/PRP$ boy,/NN that's/IN on/IN account/NN of/IN the/DT human/JJ mind,/NN which/WDT is/VBZ purely/RB baffling/VBG to/TO philosophers./DT The/DT farmer/NN wants/VBZ to/TO raise/VB what/WP his/PRP$ ancestors/NNS raised,/, and/CC they/PRP didn't/VBD raise/NN ginseng./NN So/IN that/DT leaves/VBZ ginseng/NN to/TO the/DT men/NNS of/IN imagination./NN These/DT poor/JJ farmers/NNS in/IN this/DT valley/NN slave/NN and/CC hoe/NN and/CC starve./NN I/PRP feel/VBP sorry/JJ for/IN 'em,/PRP honest/JJ I/PRP do./VBD Anyone/NN could/MD let/VB his/PRP$ farm/NN go/VB to/TO weeds/NNS and/CC make/VB a/DT million/CD dollars/NNS out/IN of/IN ginseng/NN right/NN in/IN his/PRP$ front/NN yard./NNP But/CC it/PRP takes/VBZ imagination./NN "I/NNS been/VBN making/VBG my/PRP$ banking/NN arrangements/NNS this-here/DT last/JJ week./NN I/PRP will/MD need/VB a/DT warehouse/NN next/IN fall./NN I/PRP got/VBD my/PRP$ eye/NN on/IN the/DT broomcorn/NN warehouse/NN on/IN the/DT Rock/NNP Island/NNP tracks./. Yes/UH sir,/NN I'm/IN afraid/JJ if/IN Mr./NNP Driscoll/NNP wants/VBZ me/PRP to/TO chop/VB wood/NN this/DT time/NN next/JJ winter,/NN he'll/MD have/VB to/TO drop/VB me/PRP a/DT note/NN to/TO Shanghai,/NNP China./NNP I'll/NNP be/VB over/IN there,/DT sellin'/NN the/DT stuff."But/NN the/DT next/JJ fall,/NN Clem/NN was/VBD back/RB again,/IN doing/VBG odd/JJ jobs/NNS around/IN the/DT farm/NN and/CC talking,/NN talking,/NNS talking./VBD He/PRP had/VBD abandoned,/VBN the/DT ginseng/NN idea./NN "The/IN Chinks/NNP ain't/NN got/VBD the/DT money/NN to/TO pay/VB for/IN it,"/RB he/PRP said./VBD "I'vedecided/VBN to/TO open/VB up/RP a/DT soft/JJ drink/NN establishment/NN next/IN summer./PRP$ There's/NNP lots/NNS of/IN money/NN in/IN that/DT business/NN when/WRB it's/PRP run/VBP right./VBG I've/NN got/VBD my/PRP$ eye/NN on/IN a/DT place/NN near/IN the/DT Santa/NNP Fee/NNP depot,/NN and/CC I've/NN got/VBD the/DT plans/NNS all/DT made/VBD for/IN making/VBG it/PRP into/IN a/DT soft/JJ drink/NN 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bore/VBD himself/PRP as/IN one/NN who/WP had/VBD a/DT reputation/NN to/TO sustain/VB for/IN his/PRP$ wife/NN and/CC children./NN He/PRP lived/VBD as/IN a/DT squatter/NN on/IN an/DT island/NN that/WDT was/VBD little/RB more/JJR than/IN a/DT sand/NN bar,/NN near/IN the/DT north/NN bank/NN of/IN the/DT Arkansas/NNP River,/NNP beside/IN the/DT Hydraulic/NNP Avenue/NNP bridge./NN Mark/NNP could/MD not/RB make/VB a/DT living/NN off/IN his/PRP$ island/NN farm,/NN so/IN he/PRP had/VBD to/TO hire/VB out/RP as/IN a/DT hand/NN from/IN time/NN to/TO time/NN to/TO make/VB ends/NNS meet./RBR His/PRP$ home/NN was/VBD a/DT board/NN shanty,/IN a/DT story/NN and/CC a/DT half/NN high,/, which/WDT never/RB had/VBD been/VBN painted./VBN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT lonely-looking/JJ place./NN Sad/NNP loneliness/NN seemed/VBD to/TO look/VB out/IN of/IN its/PRP$ two/CD windows/NNS that/WDT faced/VBD the/DT bridge./NN When/WRB I/PRP had/VBD to/TO drive/VB past/IN the/DT house/NN on/IN the/DT way/NN to/TO market/NN with/IN a/DT load,/NN before/IN daylight,/NN I/PRP always/RB felt/VBD a/DT deep/JJ weight/NN of/IN depression./NN Every/DT spring/NN Mark/NNP planted/VBD the/DT very/RB sandy/JJ part/NN of/IN his/PRP$ island/NN to/TO sweet/JJ potatoes,/NN and/CC the/DT better/JJR soil,/NN where/WRB the/DT ground/NN was/VBD higher,/JJR to/TO corn./MD Every/DT summer/NN the/DT river/NN rose/VBD and/CC washed/VBD out/IN the/DT crops./NN At/IN least/JJS once/RB during/IN each/DT summer,/NN the/DT Paterson/NNP family/NN was/VBD flooded/VBN out/IN of/IN its/PRP$ home/NN and/CC lived/VBD in/IN a/DT tent/NN on/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT neighboring/JJ sand/NN hills/NNS until/IN the/DT flood/NN subsided./VBN At/IN such/JJ times,/NN some/DT of/IN the/DT neighbors/NNS would/MD stop/VB while/IN passing/VBG the/DT Patterson/NNP tent,/NNS make/VBP inquiries/NNS as/IN to/TO the/DT health/NN of/IN the/DT family,/NN and/CC askwhether/IN anything/NN was/VBD needed./VBN A/DT quarter/NN of/IN beef,/NN some/DT salt/NN pork,/NN 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He/PRP appeared/VBD for/IN work/NN before/IN sunup/NN and/CC left/VBD after/IN supper/NN to/TO walk/VB to/TO his/PRP$ home./NN He/PRP had/VBD been/VBN seen/VBN to/TO beat/VB his/PRP$ gray/JJ horse,/NN upon/IN which/WDT he/PRP depended/VBD for/IN his/PRP$ farm/NN work/NN at/IN home./NN This/DT caused/VBN talk,/NN too,/NNS and/CC the/DT gossips/NNS said/VBD he/PRP was/VBD a/DT cruel/JJ man/NN and/CC probably/RB beat/VB his/PRP$ wife./NN As/IN a/DT matter/NN of/IN fact,/NN the/DT exasperation/NN and/CC worry/NN and/CC frustration/NN of/IN his/PRP$ daily/JJ life/NN were/VBD enough/RB to/TO make/VB a/DT patient/JJ man/NN beat/VBD his/PRP$ horse./NN Mrs./NNP Patterson/NNP was/VBD a/DT legendary/JJ figure./NN Few/JJ of/IN the/DT neighbors/NNS had/VBD ever/RB seen/VBN her./PRP She/PRP did/VBD not/RB attend/VB the/DT Last/JJ Day/NNP of/IN School/NNP exercises./. She/PRP never/RB went/VBD to/TO church/NN nor/CC joined/VBD any/DT of/IN the/DT neighborhood/NN movements/NNS for/IN bettering/VBG the/DT world/NN with/IN prohibition/NN or/CC missionary/JJ effort./NN When/WRB her/PRP$ babies/NNS were/VBD born,/VBN her/PRP$ only/RB attendant/NN was/VBD Mark,/NNP since/IN the/DT Pattersons/NNPS were/VBD too/RB shy/JJ to/TO ask/VB a/DT neighbor/NN to/TO help,/VB and/CC nobody/NN in/IN our/PRP$ part/NN of/IN the/DT country/NN employed/VBN physicians/NNS for/IN such/JJ a/DT normal/JJ function/NN as/IN giving/VBG birth./NN A/DT few/JJ times/NNS committees/NNS of/IN do-gooders/NNS visited/VBD the/DT Patterson/NNP home/NN to/TO inquire/VB whether/IN there/EX was/VBD anything/NN they/PRP could/MD do,/VB or/CC whether/IN Mrs./NNP Patterson/NNP would/MD like/VB to/TO join/VB a/DT sewing/VBG circle./NN They/PRP were/VBD quietly/RB and/CC politely/RB rebuffed/VBN by/IN a/DT pale/JJ little/JJ lady/NN in/IN a/DT faded/VBN calico/NN dress,/VBN and/CC usually/RB did/VBD not/RB manage/VB even/RB to/TO get/VB into/IN the/DT house./NN The/DT few/JJ who/WP had/VBD been/VBN in/IN the/DT house/NN reported/VBD that/IN it/PRP was/VBD neat/JJ and/CC clean/JJ and/CC orderly,/JJ though/IN desperately/RB poor./. When/WRB Big/NNP Flurry/NNP went/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ one/CD long,/JJ historic/JJ binge,/NN lasting/VBG the/DT better/JJR part/NN of/IN a/DT year,/NN he/PRP had/VBD seven/CD barrels/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ wine/NN in/IN his/PRP$ cellar,/NN plus/CC ample/JJ supplies/NNS of/IN gin/NN and/CC whisky./NN When/WRB he/PRP staggered/VBD out/RB of/IN the/DT cellar/NN to/TO get/VB his/PRP$ spring/NN plowing/VBG under/IN way,/NN he/PRP reported/VBD to/TO all/DT comers/NNS that/IN somebody/NN had/VBD stolen/VBN at/IN least/JJS two/CD barrels/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ wine,/NN and/CC possibly/RB three./DT The/DT evidence?/NN Well,/IN there/EX had/VBD been/VBN seven/CD barrels/NNS of/IN wine,/NN hadn't/NN there?/, Now,/RB after/IN only/RB six/CD or/CC seven/CD months,/NNS there/EX was/VBD only/RB one/CD barrel/NN left/VBD to/TO get/VB through/IN the/DT summer/NN on,/IN unless/IN one/CD should/MD count/VB a/DT barrel/NN and/CC a/DT half/NN of/IN old/JJ wine/NN in/IN the/DT opposite/JJ corner/NN of/IN the/DT cellar./NN Mother's/NNP simple/NN solution,/NN which/WDT was/VBD undoubtedly/RB correct,/NN was/VBD that/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP had/VBD drunk/VBN up/IN the/DT wine,/NN with/IN the/DT help/NN of/IN Uncle/NNP Jim/NNP and/CC a/DT few/JJ cronies./NN The/DT empty/JJ barrels/NNS were/VBD there./DT "They/NN couldn't/MD roll/VB the/DT barrels/NNS up/IN the/DT cellar/NN steps,/NN so/IN they/PRP siphoned/VBD the/DT wine/NN out/IN and/CC poured/VBD it/PRP into/IN their/PRP$ own/JJ barrels,/NN av/NN coorse,"/NN explained/VBD Big/NNP Flurry./NNP But/CC who/WP would/MD steal/VB his/PRP$ wine?/NN Wine/NN was/VBD too/RB cheap/JJ to/TO steal,/VB and/CC besides,/RB every/DT farmer/NN who/WP wanted/VBD any/DT wine/NN made/VBN his/PRP$ own./NN "That/IN Mark/NNP Patterson/NNP is/VBZ an/DT omathon/NN I/PRP don't/VBP like,"/PRP said/VBD Dad./NNP "He/NNP keeps/VBZ his/PRP$ eyes/NNS on/IN the/DT ground,/NN same/JJ as/IN a/DT monk/NN saying/VBG his/PRP$ office./NN Likely/RB as/IN not,/NN 'tis/IN he/PRP that/WDT took/VBD the/DT wine."This/VBG talk/NN evidently/RB was/VBD made/VBN in/IN the/DT hearing/NN of/IN the/DT neighborhood/NN gossips,/NN and/CC perhaps/RB more/RBR than/IN once./NNP One/CD summer/NN Sunday/NNP afternoon,/NN Mark/NNP Patterson/NNP appeared/VBD in/IN our/PRP$ yard,/NN neatly/RB dressed,/VBN wearing/VBG a/DT necktie/NN and/CC apparently/RB much/JJ perturbed./NN Dad/NNP was/VBD seated/VBN on/IN the/DT windmill/NN platform,/NN whittling./WDT "Mr./NNP Driscoll,"/NNP said/VBD Mark,/NNP speaking/VBG excitedly/RB for/IN the/DT first/JJ time/NN inour/IN experience/NN with/IN him,/PRP "I/RB hear/VBP that/IN you/PRP suspect/VBP me/PRP of/IN stealing/VBG your/PRP$ wine./NN "Aye,/CC Mark,/NNP somebody/NN took/VBD it.""Well,/PRP I/PRP didn't./VBD You/PRP know,/VBP Mr./NNP Driscoll,/NNP that/IN I/PRP don't/VBP drink,/NN and/CC you/PRP ought/MD to/TO know/VB that/IN I/PRP don't/VBP steal./VBG "I've/NN lived/VBD in/IN this/DT neighborhood/NN a/DT long/JJ time./NN I'm/IN poor,/JJ but/CC that/IN don't/RB prove/VB that/IN I'm/PRP a/DT thief./NN You/PRP know/VBP that/IN I/PRP don't/VBP even/RB own/VB a/DT team/NN to/TO haul/VB your/PRP$ wine/NN away,/RB or/CC a/DT wagon/NN big/JJ enough/RB to/TO hold/VB the/DT barrels./NN I/PRP wouldn't/MD have/VB any/DT way/NN of/IN getting/VBG your/PRP$ wine/NN out/IN of/IN the/DT cellar,/NN even/RB if/IN I/PRP wanted/VBD it/PRP and/CC was/VBD a/DT thief./NN "You/PRP are/VBP welcome/JJ to/TO come/VB and/CC search/VB my/PRP$ house/NN and/CC my/PRP$ farm/NN for/IN your/PRP$ wine,/NN if/IN you/PRP want/VBP to.""No,/DT I'll/NN take/VB your/PRP$ word/NN for/IN it,/DT Mark.""Well,/NNP I/PRP hope/VBP you/PRP won't/MD say/VB that/DT thing/NN again/RB to/TO anybody,/VB Mr./NNP Driscoll./NNP My/PRP$ reputation/NN is/VBZ as/RB valuable/JJ to/TO me/PRP as/IN yours/PRP is/VBZ to/TO you."/VB "Aye,/IN I/PRP suppose/VBP it/PRP is./VBZ Well,/NNP you'm/NNP best/JJS be/VB getting/VBG along/IN now,/JJ Mark,/NNP and/CC God/NNP go/VB with/IN you."The/NNP Old/NNP Man/NN didn't/NN say/VBP any/DT more/JJR about/IN the/DT theft/NN of/IN the/DT wine,/NN but/CC he/PRP surely/RB was/VBD puzzled/VBN by/IN all/DT those/DT empty/JJ barrels./NN George/NNP Sealamber/NNP stayed/VBD with/IN us/PRP longer/RB than/IN most/JJS hired/VBN men./RP He/PRP was/VBD on/IN the/DT monthly/JJ payroll/NN for/IN two/CD years,/NNS most/JJS of/IN the/DT time/NN at/IN the/DT customary/JJ wage/NN of/IN sixteen/CD dollars/NNS a/DT month./NN He/PRP occupied/VBD the/DT small/JJ bedroom/NN on/IN the/DT ground/NN floor,/NN off/IN the/DT kitchen./NN He/PRP was/VBD tall/JJ and/CC strong,/JJ probably/RB nearing/VBG thirty/CD years/NNS of/IN age,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ large/JJ head,/NN covered/VBN with/IN coarse/JJ black/JJ hair,/NN was/VBD seemingly/RB devoid/JJ of/IN brains./NN George/NNP was/VBD lazy,/JJ slow/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ movements,/NN and/CC never/RB quite/RB up/RB to/TO Big/NNP Flurry's/JJ standards/NNS for/IN hired/JJ help./NN He/PRP was/VBD kept/VBN on/IN from/IN month/NN to/TO month/NN because/IN he/PRP was/VBD easy/JJ to/TO get/VB along/IN with,/IN caused/VBN no/DT particular/JJ trouble,/NN and/CC could/MD handle/VB horses/NNS as/RB well/RB as/IN anybody./DT George/NNP had/VBD Saturdays/NNS off,/IN after/IN finishing/VBG the/DT morning/NN chores/NNS of/IN stock/NN feeding,/NN stable/JJ cleaning,/JJ stock/NN watering,/NN horse/NN currying,/RB and/CC perhaps/RB a/DT little/JJ wood/NN chopping./. He/PRP usually/RB walked/VBD to/TO Wichita/NNP on/IN Saturday/NNP afternoon,/IN returning/VBG Sunday/NNP night./NN Once,/RB Dad/NNP did/VBD not/RB have/VB the/DT money/NN to/TO pay/VB George/NNP on/IN the/DT daywhen/NN the/DT wage/NN was/VBD due./RB He/PRP asked/VBD the/DT hireling/NN to/TO wait/VB a/DT week/NN for/IN his/PRP$ pay./NN Meanwhile,/RB Dad/NNP would/MD sell/VB a/DT load/NN of/IN hogs,/NNS and/CC there/EX would/MD be/VB plenty/RB of/IN money./NN There/EX was/VBD nothing/NN for/IN George/NNP to/TO do/VB but/CC accept/VB the/DT situation./NN However,/IN he/PRP did/VBD not/RB like/IN it,/PRP and/CC proceeded/VBD to/TO show/VB his/PRP$ feelings/NNS by/IN staging/VBG a/DT sit-down/NN and/CC slow-down/JJ strike./NN He/PRP was/VBD plowing/VBG in/IN the/DT east/JJ lowland./, The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP was/VBD anxious/JJ to/TO get/VB this/DT tract/NN plowed/VBD right/RB away,/RB because/IN he/PRP intended/VBD to/TO sow/VB it/PRP to/TO wheat,/VB and/CC it/PRP was/VBD already/RB time/NN to/TO begin/VB drilling./RP George/NNP loafed/VBD conspicuously/RB on/IN the/DT job/NN that/IN week./NN At/IN the/DT north/NN headland,/NN where/WRB he/PRP would/MD be/VB plainly/RB visible/JJ from/IN the/DT barnyard,/NN he/PRP let/VBD the/DT horses/NNS rest/NN for/IN long/JJ periods,/NN while/IN he/PRP sat/VBD on/IN the/DT plow/NN handles/NNS and/CC whistled./VBN When/WRB we/PRP boys/NNS took/VBD him/PRP a/DT bottle/NN of/IN water/NN to/TO drink,/VB he/PRP said,/VBD "I'm/NNP takin'/NN it/PRP easy./VBD No/DT use/NN to/TO break/VB my/PRP$ neck/NN when/WRB the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP don't/NN pay/NN me."George/NN rightly/RB guessed/VBD that/IN we/PRP would/MD relay/VB this/DT conversational/JJ bit/NN to/TO Dad./NNP Mother/NNP was/VBD called,/VBN out/RP to/TO the/DT barnyard/NN by/IN the/DT indignant/JJ farmer/NN to/TO witness/VB the/DT sit-down./NN "Do/NN you/PRP see/VBP that/DT lazy/JJ divvil,/NN Ellen?"/NNP he/PRP asked,/VBD as/IN if/IN his/PRP$ wife/NN could/MD somehow/RB relieve/VB the/DT situation./NN "He's/NNP wasting/VBG me/PRP time/NN because/IN he/PRP hasn't/RB got/VBD last/JJ month's/NNS pay/VBP to/TO spend/VB on/IN the/DT fancy/JJ women/NNS in/IN Wichita./NNP He'd/NNP laugh/NN at/IN me/PRP if/IN I/PRP was/VBD to/TO tell/VB him/PRP to/TO get/VB to/TO wurruk./DT That/IN he/PRP may/MD die/VB before/IN night/NN and/CC rot/NN in/IN hell,/NN the/DT lazy/JJ pismire!"/NN And,/CC turning/VBG away/RB from/IN Mother,/NNP who/WP looked/VBD helpless/JJ in/IN the/DT situation,/NN he/PRP cried/VBD to/TO the/DT wide/JJ sky,/NN "God/NNP Almighty,/NNP do/VBP you/PRP see/VB the/DT lazy/JJ basthard,/NN scratching/VBG his/PRP$ idle/JJ arse,/NN and/CC me/PRP paying/VBG for/IN it?/PRP Sthrike/IN him/PRP dead!"This/. final/JJ command/NN was/VBD issued/VBN in/IN a/DT bellow/NN so/RB loud/JJ that/IN George,/NNP a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT mile/NN away,/RB heard/VBD it,/IN whether/IN God/NNP did/VBD or/CC not./NN George/NNP slowly/RB got/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ feet/NNS and/CC started/VBD the/DT team/NN down/IN the/DT furrow/NN line./NN Later,/RB there/EX was/VBD hedge/JJ brush/NN to/TO burn,/VB along/IN the/DT west/NN boundary./VBD Dad/NNP and/CC George/NNP worked/VBD together,/RB rolling/VBG the/DT thorny/JJ trimmings/NNS into/IN great/JJ piles/NNS and/CC setting/VBG fire/NN to/TO it./DT It/PRP was/VBD necessary/JJ to/TO keep/VB pitching/VBG the/DT outer/JJ brush/NN into/IN the/DT heart/NN of/IN the/DT fire/NN with/IN pitchforks,/NN in/IN order/NN to/TO insure/VB a/DT clean/JJ job./NN Dad,/NNP relating/VBG the/DT incident/NN to/TO Mother,/NNP as/IN if/IN he/PRP despaired/VBD of/IN doinganything/VBG with/IN the/DT recalcitrant/NN hired/VBD man,/JJ said,/NNS "The/IN thrifling'/DT beggar/NN was/VBD leaning/VBG on/IN his/PRP$ pitchfork,/NN watching/VBG the/DT pretty/RB fire,/RB same/JJ as/IN a/DT schoolboy/NN at/IN Paine's/NNP Fireworks./NNP "Says/VBZ I,/NNP 'Jarge,/PRP get/VB in/IN there/EX and/CC pitch/NN brush/NN on/IN the/DT fire!'/NNS "'Too/RB hot!'/IN he/PRP says./VBZ "Too/RB hot!/JJ Glory/NN be/VB to/TO God,/NNP Ellen,/NNP does/VBZ the/DT loafing/NN omathon/NN think/VBP I/PRP should/MD put/VB ice/NN on/IN the/DT fire/NN for/IN him?/PRP And/CC me/PRP burning/VBG me/PRP whiskers/VBD off/RP at/IN the/DT same/JJ time,/NN doing/VBG all/DT the/DT wurruk!/NN I'm/IN a/DT mind/NN to/TO discharge/VB the/DT lout/NN as/RB soon/RB as/IN I/PRP hand/VB him/PRP his/PRP$ payl"But/NN George/NNP stayed/VBD on,/RB mostly/RB because/IN he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN with/IN us/PRP so/RB long,/RB had/VBD a/DT nice/JJ way/NN with/IN the/DT children,/NN and/CC was/VBD accounted/VBN clean./RB He/PRP had/VBD the/DT mightiest/JJS appetite/NN of/IN any/DT hand/NN who/WP ever/RB worked/VBD on/IN our/PRP$ farm./NN He/PRP chalked/VBD up/RP an/DT all-time/JJ record/NN at/IN a/DT late/JJ breakfast/NN on/IN a/DT snowy/JJ winter/NN morning,/NN when/WRB he/PRP consumed/VBD twenty-three/CD pancakes,/NN each/DT the/DT full/JJ size/NN of/IN a/DT griddle,/NN or/CC about/IN the/DT diameter/NN of/IN an/DT ordinary/JJ stove/NN lid,/NN with/IN a/DT quart/NN of/IN syrup,/NN five/CD big/JJ cups/NNS of/IN coffee/NN with/IN cream/NN and/CC sugar,/NN and/CC a/DT dozen/NN slices/NNS of/IN bacon/NN for/IN solidity./NN "The/DT pancakes/NNS don't/VBP stick/NN to/TO the/DT ribs,"/NN explained/VBD George,/NNP while/IN we/PRP boys/NNS stared/VBD at/IN him/PRP with/IN open-mouthed/JJ admiration/NN and/CC amazement,/NN "so/IN a/DT little/JJ hawg-meat/JJ sure/JJ adds/VBZ sompen/NN to/TO a/DT little/JJ repast/NN like/IN this-here."George's/DT downfall/NN came/VBD like/IN the/DT crash/NN of/IN an/DT ancient/JJ idol/NN in/IN an/DT earthquake./NN While/IN he/PRP was/VBD in/IN the/DT field/NN on/IN a/DT Monday/NNP forenoon,/NN following/VBG one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ week/NN end/NN visits/NNS to/TO the/DT city,/NN Mother,/NNP removing/VBG his/PRP$ bedclothes/NNS for/IN washing,/NN discovered/VBD an/DT insect/NN on/IN a/DT sheet./NN In/IN trembling/VBG panic,/NN she/PRP captured/VBD it/PRP and/CC put/VBD it/PRP into/IN a/DT bottle./NN She/PRP showed/VBD it/PRP to/TO John,/NNP but/CC he/PRP had/VBD no/DT idea/NN what/WP it/PRP was./VBD She/PRP then/RB showed/VBD it/PRP to/TO another/DT hired/JJ man./NN "Why,/IN yes,/NN Mrs./NNP Driscoll,"/NNP admitted/VBD the/DT reluctant/JJ witness,/IN "T/NNP reckon/VBP you/PRP might/MD call/VB it/PRP a/DT louse./JJR It/PRP ain't/IN a/DT reg'lar/NN louse,/IN you/PRP know,/VBP but/CC a/DT special/JJ kind/NN they/PRP have/VBP in/IN some/DT parts/NNS of/IN the/DT city./NN That-there's/NNP called/VBD a/DT crab,/NN and/CC it's/VBD very/RB special."When/VBN the/DT men/NNS came/VBD in/IN from/IN the/DT field/NN for/IN noon/NN dinner,/NN all/DT of/IN George's/NNP belongings/NNS were/VBD piled/VBN up/RP in/IN the/DT back/NN yard./NN All/DT of/IN his/PRP$ bedclothes/NNS were/VBD on/IN the/DT clothesline./NN The/DT bed/NN itself,/, taken/VBN apart,/RB was/VBD lyingagainst/IN trees/NNS and/CC logs,/NNS and/CC the/DT odor/NN of/IN carbolic/JJ acid/NN came/VBD from/IN springs/NNS and/CC bedstead./DT The/DT straw/NN tick/NN was/VBD smoldering/VBG ashes./JJ Mother/NNP met/VBD Big/NNP Flurry/NNP on/IN the/DT back/JJ porch/NN and/CC told/VBD him/PRP the/DT story/NN briefly./VBD She/PRP was/VBD as/RB excited/JJ and/CC nervous/JJ as/IN though/IN bubonic/JJ plague/NN had/VBD broken/VBN out/RP in/IN the/DT family./NN The/DT Old/NNP Man/NN answered/VBD not/RB a/DT word./NN He/PRP walked/VBD over/IN to/TO George/NNP and/CC handed/VBD him/PRP the/DT pay/NN that/WDT was/VBD due,/VBN up/RP to/TO that/DT hour./NN Then/RB he/PRP said/VBD simply,/RB "I/JJ guess/NN you'm/PRP best/RB be/VB going,/VBG Jarge./NNP You/PRP can/MD have/VB your/PRP$ dinner/NN out/IN here/RB on/IN the/DT windmill/NN platform/NN if/IN you/PRP want/VBP it.""No,/PRP thanks,/IN Mr./NNP Driscoll,"/NNP answered/VBD the/DT discomfited/JJ George./NNP "I'll/NNP just/RB go/VB right/JJ along."/IN He/PRP gathered/VBD his/PRP$ belongings/NNS into/IN a/DT gunnysack,/NN and/CC sadly/RB plodded/VBD down/IN the/DT hill./NN We/PRP seldom/RB took/VBD on/RP colored/JJ hands./NN It/PRP was/VBD generally/RB conceded/VBN among/IN the/DT farmers/NNS in/IN our/PRP$ neighborhood/NN that/IN niggers,/NNS as/IN they/PRP were/VBD called/VBN (without/IN rancor/NN or/CC malice)/NN were/VBD unable/JJ to/TO handle/VB horses/NNS well,/RB and/CC that/IN they/PRP were/VBD slower/JJR than/IN white/JJ men./NN For/IN hoeing/NN and/CC hedge/NN cutting/NN they/PRP were/VBD sometimes/RB the/DT best./JJS hands,/NN however./, There/EX was/VBD no/DT race/NN prejudice/NN against/IN the/DT colored/JJ hands/NNS in/IN our/PRP$ family,/NN but/CC most/JJS of/IN the/DT old-time/JJ Negroes/NNPS preferred/VBD to/TO eat/VB their/PRP$ meals/NNS on/IN the/DT back/JJ porch/NN and/CC sleep/VB in/IN an/DT outbuilding./NN They/PRP were/VBD not/RB accustomed/VBN to/TO associating/VBG with/IN white/JJ people/NNS any/RB more/RBR than/IN necessary,/JJ and/CC insisted/VBD upon/IN isolation/NN when/WRB that/DT was/VBD possible./DT Nigger/NN Knight,/NNP who/WP worked/VBD as/IN an/DT off-and-on/JJ hand/NN at/IN our/PRP$ farm/NN for/IN a/DT dozen/NN or/CC more/JJR years,/NN was/VBD an/DT exception/NN to/TO the/DT rule./NN He/PRP was/VBD what/WP was/VBD known/VBN in/IN the/DT South/NNP as/IN a/DT house/NN nigger./, (I/NNP should/MD explain/VB the/DT name,/NN Nigger/NN Knight,/NNP for/IN those/DT unacquainted/JJ with/IN the/DT folkways/NNS of/IN the/DT Southwest./NNP It/PRP was/VBD customary/JJ to/TO call/VB all/DT black/JJ hands/NNS by/IN their/PRP$ last/JJ name,/NN with/IN or/CC without/IN the/DT prefix/NN "Nigger."/IN They/PRP referred/VBD to/TO themselves/PRP and/CC to/TO one/CD another/DT in/IN this/DT manner,/NN and/CC did/VBD not/RB consider/VB "Nigger"/IN a/DT term/NN of/IN opprobrium.)Nigger/NN Knight/NNP had/VBD been/VBN born/VBN a/DT slave,/NN so/IN he/PRP must/MD have/VB been/VBN toward/IN middle/JJ age/NN when/WRB he/PRP came/VBD to/TO work/VB for/IN us./NNP He/PRP was/VBD a/DT little/JJ man,/JJ coal/NN black,/NN with/IN heavy/JJ eyebrows/NNS and/CC a/DT black,/JJ kinky,/NN scraggly/VBG whisker/NN on/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN his/PRP$ chin./NN He/PRP was/VBD a/DT younger/JJR edition/NN of/IN theUncle/DT Tom/NNP we/PRP used/VBD to/TO see/VB in/IN shows./DT He/PRP spoke/VBD the/DT patois/NNS of/IN the/DT Deep/NNP South/NNP Negro./NNP Nigger/NNP Knight/NNP ate/VBD the/DT midday/NN meat/NN with/IN us/PRP at/IN the/DT table,/NN but/CC slept/VBD at/IN home,/NN in/IN a/DT typical/JJ Alabama/NNP nigger/NN cabin/NN on/IN South/NNP Fourth/NNP Street,/NN about/IN three/CD and/CC a/DT half/NN miles/NNS from/IN our/PRP$ farm./NN He/PRP had/VBD an/DT enormous/JJ Alabama/NNP wife,/NN weighing/VBG more/RBR than/IN 300/CD pounds,/NN known/VBN as/IN Knight./NNP He/PRP called/VBD her/PRP Knight/NNP and/CC she/PRP called/VBD him/PRP Knight./NNP They/PRP spoke/VBD of/IN themselves/PRP as/IN niggahs/NNS and/CC of/IN all/DT white/JJ people/NNS as/IN "the/DT white-uns."Nigger/NN Knight/NNP was/VBD a/DT faithful/NN but/CC fumbling/JJ worker./NN Hours/NNS meant/VBD nothing/NN to/TO him./RP He/PRP would/MD cheerfully/RB work/VB until/IN it/PRP was/VBD so/RB dark/JJ he/PRP could/MD no/RB longer/RB see/VB what/WP he/PRP was/VBD doing,/VBN and/CC get/VB to/TO the/DT field/NN in/IN the/DT morning/NN with/IN the/DT first/JJ streak/NN of/IN dawn./NN He/PRP got/VBD along/IN with/IN horses,/NN as/IN did/VBD most/RBS colored/JJ workers/NNS who/WP could/MD handle/VB horses/NNS at/IN all,/NNS on/IN a/DT basis/NN of/IN friendly/JJ equality,/NN constantly/RB arguing/VBG with/IN and/CC scolding/VBG the/DT horses,/NN and/CC devising/VBG absurd/JJ methods/NNS of/IN controlling/VBG or/CC "hinderin"'/JJR them./. Once/RB Knight/NNP drove/VBD in/IN from/IN the/DT field/NN where/WRB he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN cultivating/VBG corn./NN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP was/VBD astonished/VBN when/WRB he/PRP saw/VBD that/IN the/DT left/JJ mare/NN was/VBD done/VBN up/RP in/IN a/DT veritable/JJ truss/NN of/IN baling/VBG wire,/NN twine/NN and/CC sticks./NN Wire/JJ strands/NNS ran/VBD from/IN Old/NNP Moll's/NNP right/RB bridle/JJ bit/NN to/TO the/DT hames/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ team-mate,/NN from/IN her/PRP$ left/JJ bit/NN ring/NN to/TO her/PRP$ bellyband,/NN and/CC from/IN the/DT checkrein/NN to/TO the/DT cultivator/NN itself./PRP Jockey/NNP sticks/NNS had/VBD been/VBN fastened/VBN with/IN binder/NN twine./, The/DT whole/JJ mess/NN looked/VBD fantastic./RB "Knight,/VBN in/IN the/DT Name/NN of/IN God,/NNP what/WDT kind/NN of/IN jury/NN rig/NN is/VBZ this,/IN I/PRP don't/VBP know?"/VBN asked/VBD the/DT Old/NNP Man./NNP "You've/NN got/VBD gear/NN enough/RB here/RB for/IN a/DT fine/JJ brigantine,/JJ ourself!/JJ Sure,/NNS the/DT fore/NN t'gallant/NN backstays/NNS and/CC the/DT flying/VBG jib/NN martingale/NN would/MD do/VB credit/NN to/TO Lard/NNP Nelson./NNP Tell/VB me/PRP this,/DT man,/NN when/WRB did/VBD you/PRP get/VB time/NN to/TO do/VB all/DT this?""Why,/DT Miss'r/NNP Driscoll,/NNP that/IN there/EX filly,/VBD she/PRP eats/VBZ the/DT cawn/NN all/DT the/DT time,/NN and/CC I/PRP jess/VBD fixed/VBN up/RP these/DT foo/JJ little/JJ schemes./NN The/DT Good/NNP Book/NNP says/VBZ schemes/NNS and/CC plans/NNS comes/VBZ afore/IN stren'th,/NN and/CC I/PRP sho'/MD do/VB believe/VB in/IN that/DT Old/NNP Book,/NNP yassah.""But,/NNP Holy/NNP Joe,/NNP Knight,/NNP that/IN rig/NN will/MD never/RB keep/VB her/PRP$ head/NN into/IN the/DT wind!""Trufe,/NN Miss'r/NNP Driscoll,/NNP hit/VBD don't/RB exactly/RB keep/VB that/DT filly/RB fum/JJ eatin'/NN the/DT cawn,/NN but/CC it/PRP bothahs/VBZ her/PRP a/DT little,/JJ like/IN it/PRP say/VB in/IN the/DT Good/JJ Book,/NNP keep/VBP not/RB that/IN fillly/RB fum/JJ eatin'/NN the/DT cawn,/NN but/CC bothah/WRB her/PRP a/DT little.""Well,/RB you/PRP belay/VBP the/DT gab/NN about/IN the/DT Book/NNP and/CC see/VB can/MD you/PRP strip/VB that/DT cordage/NN down/RB and/CC lave/VB it/PRP alone/RB from/IN now/RB on./, I/PRP don't/RB want/VBP me/PRP harses/NNS all/DT dhressed/VBD up/RP in/IN naygar/NN gear,/NNS same/JJ as/IN Auld/NNP Konkle's."Auld/NNP Konkle/NNP was/VBD Old/NNP Man/NNP Konkle,/NNP who/WP lived/VBD on/IN an/DT island/NN in/IN the/DT middle/NN of/IN the/DT Arkansas/NNP River,/NNP at/IN Hydraulic/JJ Avenue./NNP He/PRP was/VBD known/VBN as/IN "pore/NNP white"/, in/IN the/DT neighborhood./NN His/PRP$ horses/NNS groaned/VBD under/IN the/DT weight/NN of/IN harness/NN that/WDT had/VBD been/VBN patched/VBN with/IN wire/NN so/RB often/RB that/IN the/DT patches/NNS far/RB outnumbered/VBD the/DT whole/JJ pieces/NNS of/IN leather./NN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP mended/VBD his/PRP$ harness/NN neatly/RB with/IN waxed-end,/JJ awl/NN and/CC harness/NN needle./NN He/PRP thought/VBD any/DT other/JJ kind/NN of/IN patching/NN was/VBD characteristic/JJ of/IN "naygars"/JJ and/CC such/JJ poor/JJ whites/NNS as/IN imitated/VBN colored/JJ folkways./NN Knight/NNP .could/MD not/RB read/VB or/CC write,/VB but/CC he/PRP faked/VBD a/DT knowledge/NN of/IN "that/DT Old/NNP Book"/NNP that/WDT was/VBD unlimited/JJ and/CC extremely/RB amusing./JJ For/IN any/DT point,/NN he/PRP quoted/VBD the/DT Bible,/NNP putting/VBG into/IN the/DT mouths/NNS of/IN the/DT evangelists/NNS and/CC prophets/NNS all/DT manner/NN of/IN weighty/JJ and/CC virtuous/JJ sentences,/NNS most/JJS of/IN which/WDT he/PRP made/VBD up/RP or/CC patched/VBN together/RB out/IN of/IN revival/NN sermons/NNS he/PRP had/VBD heard/VBN in/IN the/DT shouting/VBG colored/JJ churches./NN After/IN the/DT manner/NN of/IN Alabama/NNP black/JJ servants,/NN he/PRP assumed/VBD much/JJ responsibility/NN for/IN the/DT rearing/NN of/IN the/DT younger/JJR members/NNS of/IN our/PRP$ family./NN He/PRP often/RB quoted/VBD Scripture/NNP to/TO Van/NNP and/CC me/PRP in/IN private,/NN to/TO point/VB a/DT bit/NN of/IN practical/JJ advice./NN One/CD day/NN in/IN early/JJ spring,/NN when/WRB we/PRP had/VBD been/VBN in/IN school/NN most/JJS of/IN the/DT winter,/NN we/PRP were/VBD chopping/VBG wood./VBN Knight/NNP noticed/VBD that/IN our/PRP$ hands/NNS were/VBD bleeding/VBG and/CC blistered/VBN from/IN unaccustomed/JJ swinging/VBG of/IN the/DT ax./NN "A-a-a-ah,/JJ Cholly/NNP and/CC Fonce,/NNP I/PRP see/VBP you/PRP got/VBD tendah/JJ hands,/NN like/IN all/PDT the/DT white-uns/NNS that/IN don't/NN wuk/RB right/RB reglar./, I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP how/WRB you/PRP make/VBP yo'/JJ hands/NNS tough,/, so/IN they/PRP don't/VBP hurt/VBN no/DT moah./NN You/PRP read/VBD it/PRP in/IN that/DT Old/NNP Book,/NNP where/WRB it/PRP says,/VBZ `When/RB thy/JJ hands/NNS blistahs,/NN jess/VBD step/NN to/TO one/CD side/NN an'/NN wet/JJ on/IN 'em.'/JJ Yassah,/NNP boys,/, you/PRP cain't/MD go/VB wrong/JJ effen/NN you/PRP reads/VBZ that/IN Old/NNP Book./NNP `Step/NN to/TO one/CD side/NN an'/NN wet/JJ on/IN 'em,'/PRP$ it/PRP says,/VBD and/CC it/PRP shuah/NN is/VBZ the/DT Word/NNP of/IN God."Knight/NNP stoutly/RB maintained/VBD that/IN the/DT horse/NN witches/NNS rode/VBD some/DT of/IN our/PRP$ horses/NNS through/IN the/DT sky/NN at/IN night,/NN thus/RB wearing/VBG out/RP the/DT poor/JJ animals./NN Every/DT female/JJ horse/NN was/VBD a/DT filly/RB to/TO Knight./NNP "That-there/. bay/NN filly,/, she/PRP sho/MD do/VB suffah/NN fum/IN the/DT hoss/NN witches,"/NN said/VBD the/DT black/JJ sage./NN "I/NN goes/VBZ down/RB to/TO the/DT stable/NN in/IN the/DT mawnin',/NN an'/NN she/PRP sweatin'/VBD and/CC hangin'/VBD her/PRP haid./. You/PRP kin/MD always/RB tell/VB when/WRB the/DT hoss/NN witches/NNS been/VBN ridin'/VBG the/DT fillies,/NN 'cause/, they/PRP braids/VBZ the/DT manes/NNS whilst/IN they's/DT a-ridin'/NN 'em./PRP That-there/DT filly,/NN she/PRP always/RB got/VBD her/PRP mane/NN braided/VBD almost/RB evvy/JJ mawnin',/NN and/CC she/PRP sho'/MD do/VB suffah!"Knight/JJ kept/VBD on/IN the/DT right/JJ side/NN of/IN Mother/NN by/IN agreeing/VBG with/IN her/PRP$ in/IN all/DT things,/NN and/CC especially/RB concerning/VBG John,/NNP whom/WP he/PRP knew/VBD to/TO be/VB the/DT apple/NN of/IN her/PRP$ eye./NN "That-there/. hossname/NN Johnnie,/NNP Miss/NNP Driscoll,/NNP he/PRP ain't/RB long/RB for/IN this/DT world./NN No/DT Mam,/NNP he/PRP ain't./MD He/PRP got/VBD that/DT sad/JJ look./NN My/PRP$ Wooly,/NNP he/PRP had/VBD that/DT sad/JJ look,/NN and/CC the/DT Lawd,/NNP he/PRP done/VBD come/VBN an'/RB took/VBD him/PRP away/RB in/IN the,/DT night,/NN to/TO go/VB up/RP to/TO heaven./PRP He'll/RB be/VB a/DT black/JJ angel,/NN an'/NN wait/NN on/IN somma/NN them/PRP nice/JJ white/JJ angels.""Hossname"/NN was/VBD usually/RB prefixed/VBN to/TO anybody's/DT name,/NN except/IN in/IN direct/JJ address./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT vulgarization/NN of/IN "what's-his-name,"/JJ but/CC was/VBD used/VBN without/IN any/DT meaning/NN at/IN all/DT by/IN Knight./NNP Mother/NNP agreed/VBD that/IN Poor/NNP John/NNP probably/RB was/VBD too/RB good/JJ for/IN this/DT world./NN As/IN Knight/NNP saw/VBD it:"Yes,/PRP Mam,/NNP that's/POS trufe./NN Now,/RB hossname/JJ Cholly/NNP an'/NN hossname/NN Fonce/IN [Van]/NN they/PRP ain't/VBP got/VBD that/DT sad/JJ look,/NN though/IN true,/JJ they're/NN right/RB good/JJ boys./NN They's/. meant/VBD fo'/IN this/DT world,/NN but/CC hossname/NN Johnnie,/IN the/DT Lawd/NNP sho'/NNS got/VBD his/PRP$ eye/NN on/IN him."While/NN Knight/NNP was/VBD extremely/RB religious/JJ and/CC righteous,/VB he/PRP followed/VBD the/DT custom/NN of/IN toting,/DT common/JJ to/TO his/PRP$ people,/NNS in/IN the/DT South./NNP Toting/NNP is/VBZ the/DT taking/VBG home/NN of/IN the/DT master's/NNS or/CC employer's/NNS goods,/JJ to/TO such/JJ value/NN and/CC in/IN such/JJ quantities/NNS as/IN may/MD seem/VB good/JJ to/TO the/DT servant./NN Knight/NNP would/MD never/RB steal,/VB but/CC he/PRP would/MD tote/VB enough/RB to/TO keep/VB his/PRP$ household/NN well/RB supplied./VBN During/IN the/DT apple/NN picking/NN or/CC apple/NN sorting/NN time,/NN Knight/NNP made/VBD a/DT practice/NN of/IN tossing/VBG to/TO one/CD side/NN some/DT of/IN the/DT finest,/JJ reddest/NN apples./VBD After/IN supper,/NNS he/PRP would/MD go/VB out/RP with/IN a/DT gunnysack/NN and/CC gather/VB up/RP thesepiles/DT of/IN choice/NN apples./. He/PRP would/MD put/VB the/DT sack/NN in/IN his/PRP$ "jump,"/NN or/CC twowheeled/JJ cart,/NN and/CC tote/VB it/PRP home/NN to/TO Knight./NNP One/CD winter/NN night,/NN Mother/NNP stopped/VBD Knight/NNP as/IN he/PRP was/VBD driving/VBG through/IN the/DT yard,/NN to/TO give/VB him/PRP a/DT glass/NN of/IN jelly/NN to/TO take/VB to/TO Knight./NNP Stepping/NNP up/IN to/TO the/DT cart,/NN she/PRP noticed/VBD the/DT bag,/NN and/CC while/IN talking/VBG to/TO the/DT old/JJ fellow,/NN took/VBD a/DT good/JJ peek/NN inside./, Knight/NNP was/VBD only/RB slightly/RB embarrassed,/VB if/IN at/IN all./DT "Miss/NNP Driscoll,/NNP I/PRP tote/VBD these/DT red/JJ apples/NNS home/NN to/TO Knight./NNP That/DT woman,/NN she/PRP sho'/MD do/VB like/IN red/JJ apples./NN True,/IN they/PRP ain't/VBP no/DT mo'/RB good/JJ than/IN otha/NNP apples,/NN but/CC Knight,/NNP she's/POS jess/NN wild/JJ about/IN 'em./PRP So/IN I/PRP tote/VBP these/DT nice/JJ ones."What/NN could/MD you/PRP do?/VB Nothing./NNP Knight/NNP valued/VBD his/PRP$ toting/JJ privileges/NNS more/RBR than/IN his/PRP$ wages,/NN and/CC he/PRP would/MD surely/RB quit/VB if/IN he/PRP were/VBD not/RB permitted/VBN unlimited/JJ toting./TO The/DT Reverend/NNP Mr./NNP Fox/NNP came/VBD in/IN midwinter/JJ to/TO trim/VB the/DT grapevines./NNP He/PRP was/VBD reputed/VBN to/TO have/VB more/JJR skill/NN in/IN this/DT work/NN than/IN any/DT other/JJ available/JJ man/NN in/IN our/PRP$ part/NN of/IN the/DT country./NN He/PRP was/VBD in/IN demand/NN for/IN grape/NN trimming/VBG throughout/IN the/DT Valley,/NNP except/IN at/IN the/DT Balch/NNP farm./NN Steve/NNP Balch/NNP trimmed/VBD his/PRP$ own/JJ vines,/NN and/CC would/MD trust/VB nobody/NN else/RB to/TO do/VB it./DT Fox/NNP wore/VBD a/DT long,/JJ red/JJ whisker,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ reddish/JJ hair/NN reached/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ shoulders./NNS He/PRP said/VBD he/PRP was/VBD sent/VBN by/IN God/NNP for/IN the/DT salvation/NN of/IN men,/NNS and/CC that/IN it/PRP was/VBD his/PRP$ pleasure/NN to/TO 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When/WRB Miss/NNP Oxie/NNP got/VBD her/PRP$ enormous/JJ behind/NN into/IN the/DT left/JJ part/NN of/IN my/PRP$ seat,/NN there/EX was/VBD little/JJ room/NN for/IN me./NN I/PRP was/VBD sliding/VBG off/IN the/DT north/NN end./VBN She/PRP put/VBD her/PRP$ right/JJ arm/NN around/IN me/PRP to/TO keep/VB me/PRP from/IN falling/VBG into/IN the/DT aisle./NN Sometimes/RB she/PRP had/VBD to/TO hold/VB on/RP rather/RB tightly,/IN it/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO me,/VB to/TO make/VB sure/JJ that/IN I/PRP wouldn't/MD fall/VB off/RP the/DT seat./NN She/PRP talked/VBD in/IN a/DT low,/JJ soothing/JJ voice./NN She/PRP told/VBD me/PRP that/IN l/NN had/VBD been/VBN a/DT serious/JJ problem/NN to/TO her,/PRP but/CC that/IN she/PRP was/VBD more/JJR than/IN willing/JJ to/TO forget/VB the/DT past/NN and/CC be/VB my/PRP$ friend./NN She/PRP said/VBD that/IN my/PRP$ work/NN in/IN English/NNP had/VBD been/VBN impressive,/VBN and/CC that/IN she/PRP had/VBD great/JJ hopes/NNS for/IN me./PRP My/PRP$ refusal/NN to/TO pay/VB 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years/NNS earlier./. 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We/PRP dug/VBD up/RB potatoes/NNS from/IN the/DT flooded/VBN fields/NNS during/IN the/DT first/JJ two/CD days/NNS of/IN the/DT flood,/NN and/CC these/DT were/VBD cooked/VBN and/CC eaten/VBN as/RB rapidly/RB as/IN possible./NN We/PRP knew/VBD from/IN experience/NN that/IN potatoes/NNS that/WDT have/VBP been/VBN under/IN water/NN will/MD keep/VB for/IN only/RB a/DT few/JJ days./NN There/EX was/VBD plenty/NN of/IN canned/VBN fruit/NN and/CC jelly/NN in/IN the/DT cellar,/NN which/WDT was/VBD not/RB flooded./VBN We/PRP rescued/VBD as/RB much/JJ sweet/JJ corn/NN as/IN we/PRP could/MD use./VB The/DT kitchen/NN garden,/NN which/WDT I/PRP had/VBD raised/VBN with/IN much/JJ care,/NN only/RB a/DT few/JJ steps/NNS behind/IN the/DT house,/NN gave/VBD us/PRP peas,/NN beans,/NN tomatoes,/NN radishes,/NN carrots,/NN parsnips,/NN salsify,/NN lettuce,/NN cabbage,/NN and/CC summer/NN squash./NN To/TO balance/VB this/DT vegetable/NN diet,/NN we/PRP ate/VBD as/IN many/JJ chickens/NNS as/IN possible./DT We/PRP had/VBD hundreds/NNS of/IN them,/CD never/RB counted./VBN Since/IN Dad's/NNP exit,/, Mother/NNP had/VBD graded/VBN up/RP the/DT chickens,/NN buying/VBG pure-bred/JJ Plymouth/NNP Rock/NNP eggs/NNS for/IN hatching./NN It/PRP takes/VBZ only/RB a/DT short/JJ time/NN to/TO change/VB a/DT nondescript/JJ poultry/NN flock/NN into/IN one/CD that/WDT looks/VBZ fit/VBN for/IN showing/VBG at/IN the/DT Fair,/NNP if/IN none/NN but/CC pure-bred/JJ stock/NN is/VBZ mixed/JJ with/IN what/WP is/VBZ already/RB on/IN hand./VBN We/PRP did/VBD not/RB show,/VBN nor/CC did/VBD we/PRP sell/VB eggs/NNS for/IN hatching./NN But/CC our/PRP$ chickens/NNS produced/VBD much/RB finer/JJ meat,/NN and/CC more/JJR of/IN it,/RB than/IN they/PRP did/VBD in/IN the/DT days/NNS of/IN our/PRP$ mongrel/NN chicken/NN flock./NN Two/CD or/CC three/CD chickens/NNS were/VBD enough/RB for/IN a/DT family/NN supper/NN now./, Mother/NNP told/VBD me/PRP what/WP kind/NN of/IN chickens/NNS she/PRP wanted,/VBP depending/VBG upon/IN whether/IN she/PRP were/VBD going/VBG to/TO fry,/VB roast/NN or/CC stew/JJ them,/, and/CC I/PRP went/VBD out/RB into/IN the/DT orchards,/NN where/WRB the/DT flocks/NNS were/VBD picking/VBG up/RP their/PRP$ living,/NN and/CC with/IN the/DT aid/NN of/IN two/CD smart/JJ dogs,/NNS brought/VBD them/PRP in./RP The/DT stewed/JJ chickens/NNS were/VBD roosters,/RB and/CC were/VBD used/VBN for/IN chicken/NN dumpling/NN soup,/NN which/WDT Mother/NNP made/VBD deliciously./NN We/PRP were/VBD not/RB asked/VBN to/TO eat/VB the/DT chicken/NN meat,/NN out/IN of/IN which/WDT all/PDT the/DT juice/NN had/VBD been/VBN stewed./VBN That/DT was/VBD the/DT dogs'/JJ portion./NN A/DT complication/NN of/IN flood/NN time/NN developed/VBN during/IN the/DT weeks/NNS following/VBG the/DT breaking/NN of/IN the/DT dike./NN Our/PRP$ cattle/NNS and/CC horses/NNS were/VBD permitted/VBN to/TO roam/VB at/IN large./JJS Eventually,/RB they/PRP went/VBD after/IN the/DT green/JJ alfalfa,/NN which/WDT had/VBD a/DT more/JJR lush/JJ growth/NN than/IN any/DT other/JJ green/JJ thing,/NN but/CC which/WDT the/DT livestock/NN didn't/VBD particularly/RB like./JJ One/CD after/IN another,/DT the/DT cattle/NNS bloated/VBN and/CC died/VBN in/IN agony,/JJ after/IN grazing/VBG on/IN the/DT alfalfa./NN We/PRP tried/VBD to/TO find/VB out/RP what/WP mistake/NN we/PRP were/VBD making,/VBN since/IN many/JJ of/IN our/PRP$ neighbors/NNS grazed/VBD their/PRP$ cattle/NNS on/IN alfalfa/NN without/IN losses./VBG Testimony/NNP differed./, Some/DT said/VBD there/EX was/VBD no/DT danger/NN at/IN any/DT time./NN Some/DT said/VBD that/DT your/PRP$ cattle/NNS could/MD graze/VB on/IN alfalfa/NN all/DT the/DT time,/NN except/IN when/WRB the/DT grass/NN was/VBD wet,/JJ as/IN with/IN morning/NN dew./NN A/DT few/JJ said/VBD that/IN first/JJ growth/NN alfalfa/NN was/VBD harmless,/VBN but/CC other/JJ growths/NNS were/VBD dangerous./VBG A/DT very/RB few/JJ said/VBD that/IN alfalfa/NN was/VBD poison/NN to/TO cattle/NNS only/RB when/WRB it/PRP was/VBD immature./JJ During/IN the/DT weeks/NNS of/IN receding/VBG flood/NN and/CC scant/JJ pasturage,/NN we/PRP lost/VBD some/DT of/IN the/DT best/JJS units/NNS of/IN our/PRP$ herd/NN of/IN cattle./NNS Milch/NNP cows,/NN heifers,/NN steers,/NN alike/RB called/VBD attention/NN by/IN moaning/VBG loudly/RB and/CC lying/VBG on/IN their/PRP$ bloated/JJ sides./NN We/PRP knew/VBD that/IN most/JJS farmers/NNS had/VBD a/DT trick/NN of/IN sticking/VBG a/DT knife/NN into/IN the/DT bloated/JJ animal's/JJ side/NN and/CC letting/VBG out/RP the/DT gas,/NN but/CC none/NN of/IN us/PRP knew/VBD how/WRB to/TO do/VB it./, I/PRP went/VBD running/VBG to/TO neighbors/NNS several/JJ times,/NN and/CC in/IN a/DT few/JJ cases/NNS Steve/NNP Balch/NNP got/VBD the/DT knife/NN into/IN the/DT animal/NN in/IN time/NN to/TO save/VB its/PRP$ life./NN Generally,/IN the/DT remedy/NN came/VBD too/RB late./. When/WRB John/NNP tried/VBD to/TO do/VB the/DT trick,/NN he/PRP merely/RB stabbed/VBD the/DT cow/NN to/TO death./RP The/DT weather/NN was/VBD too/RB hot/JJ to/TO permit/VB butchering/VBG the/DT stricken/JJ beef/NN for/IN food./DT We/PRP dragged/VBD the/DT carcasses/NNS as/IN far/RB away/RB as/IN possible,/JJ and/CC counted/VBD fewer/JJR living/VBG animals/NNS in/IN our/PRP$ herd./NN ./. ./. ./. ./. tocsin;/NN martial/JJ music/NN ./. ./. ./. ./. Said/VBD the/DT Book:Withhold/NNP not/RB correction/NN from/IN a/DT child,/NN for/IN if/IN thou/VBN strike/VBP him/PRP with/IN the/DT rod,/NN he/PRP shall/MD not/RB die./VBG Thou/NNP shalt/NN beat/VBD him/PRP with/IN the/DT rod,/NN and/CC deliver/VB his/PRP$ soul/NN from/IN hell./NN So,/NNP in/IN late/JJ adolescence,/NN I/PRP was/VBD rather/RB confident/JJ that/IN I/PRP had/VBD been/VBN delivered/VBN from/IN hell,/NN in/IN so/RB far/RB as/IN parental/JJ action/NN could/MD insure/VB that/IN condition./NN As/IN for/IN the/DT neighbors,/NN it/PRP was/VBD a/DT family/NN tradition/NN that/IN we/PRP always/RB had/VBD lived/VBN in/IN peace/NN and/CC friendship/NN with/IN all/DT of/IN them./PRP$ There/EX was/VBD little/RB formal/JJ visiting,/NN back/RB and/CC forth./RB There/EX was/VBD not/RB time/NN for/IN such/JJ amenities./NN It/PRP was/VBD an/DT event/NN worth/NN noting/VBG in/IN the/DT calendar/NN if/IN a/DT "neighbor/NN lady"/NN came/VBD to/TO pay/VB a/DT call,/NN all/DT in/IN black/JJ satin,/NN with/IN black/JJ beaded/VBN trimmings./VBD We/PRP boys/NNS talked/VBD for/IN months/NNS about/IN the/DT visit/NN made/VBN by/IN Mrs./NNP Maddy,/NNP who,/, by/IN reason/NN o/IN f/NN a/DT strange/JJ compulsive/JJ mania,/NN ended/VBN every/DT sentence/NN with/IN a/DT sigh/NN and/CC the/DT meaningless/JJ expression,/NN "There/RB is!"Pioneers/. are/VBP nearly/RB always/RB good/JJ neighbors./, The/DT families/NNS understand/VBP one/CD another's/DT problems,/NN are/VBP sympathetic/JJ in/IN disaster/NN and/CC trouble,/NN and/CC forbearing/VBG in/IN all/DT circumstances./. When/WRB we/PRP butchered/VBD a/DT beef,/NN some/DT neighbor/NN always/RB came/VBD in/IN to/TO help,/VB early/RB in/IN the/DT morning./NN He/PRP exacted/VBD no/DT pay,/NN but/CC did/VBD not/RB refuse/VB the/DT quarter/NN of/IN beef/NN assigned/VBN in/IN appreciation./NN So/IN it/PRP was/VBD with/IN the/DT pioneers,/NN from/IN the/DT beginning./NN WE/NNP KNEW/NNP little/RB about/IN the/DT family/NN directly/RB across/IN the/DT road./NN Ted/NNP Smart,/NNP a/DT Tennessee/NNP hillbilly,/NN had/VBD bought/VBN the/DT farm/NN the/DT previous/JJ winter,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ first/JJ crop/NN had/VBD been/VBN totally/RB taken/VBN by/IN the/DT flood./NN He/PRP had/VBD no/DT high/JJ ground,/NN as/IN we/PRP had,/VBP and/CC even/RB his/PRP$ house/NN was/VBD in/IN danger/NN during/IN the/DT height/NN of/IN the/DT flood./NN Water/NN was/VBD almost/RB up/RB to/TO the/DT high-placed/JJ kitchen/NN floor/NN when/WRB Mother/NNP sent/VBD word,/NN which/WDT I/PRP relayed/VBD from/IN the/DT boat,/NN that/IN the/DT family/NN was/VBD welcome/JJ to/TO come/VB and/CC live/VB with/IN us/PRP and/CC to/TO share/VB whatever/WDT we/PRP had/VBD on/IN hand./JJR The/DT family/NN consisted/VBD of/IN undersized,/JJ thin,/NNS stooped,/VBD bulging-eyed/JJ Ted,/NNP who/WP wore/VBD an/DT enormous/JJ mustache/NN and/CC seldom/RB shaved/VBN any/DT part/NN of/IN his/PRP$ face,/NN his/PRP$ long,/JJ awkward,/JJ gangling/NN hillbilly/RB wife,/, and/CC two/CD sons,/NNS perhaps/RB ten/CD and/CC twelve/CD years/NNS old./, Our/PRP$ only/JJ meeting,/NN before/IN the/DT flood,/NN was/VBD when/WRB Ted/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ wife/NN had/VBD stopped/VBN our/PRP$ carriage/NN and/CC inquired,/RB on/IN the/DT highway,/JJ whether/IN we/PRP were/VBD prayin'/JJ people./, Upon/IN receiving/VBG assurances/NNS that/IN prayer/NN was/VBD a/DT regular/JJ part/NN of/IN our/PRP$ household/NN routine,/NN Mr./NNP Smart/NNP had/VBD said,/VBN "Well,/RB that's/IN all./DT We/PRP jist/RB don't/VBP savor/NN livin'/NN near/IN folks/NNS that's/IN not/RB prayin'/JJ people./. We're/PRP all/DT saved,/VBD washed/VBN in/IN the/DT Blood,/NNP at/IN our/PRP$ house."Mrs./NN Smart/NNP politely/RB declined/VBD our/PRP$ invitation/NN to/TO take/VB refuge/NN with/IN us,/NNS "saying/VBG they/PRP had/VBD to/TO stick/VB it/PRP out/RP in/IN order/NN to/TO care/VB for/IN the/DT animals./NN Their/PRP$ horses/NNS were/VBD standing/VBG in/IN the/DT barn,/NN knee-deep/NN in/IN water./NN As/IN the/DT flood/NN slowly/RB receded/VBD it/PRP left/VBD in/IN its/PRP$ wake/NN millions/NNS of/IN dead/JJ fish/NN that/IN stranded/VBN in/IN the/DT corn/NN rows/NNS and/CC smelled/VBD up/RP the/DT countryside./NN The/DT Driscoll-Smart/NNP feud/NN did/VBD much/RB the/DT same./`` The/DT flood/NN water/NN gradually/RB drained/VBD off/RP our/PRP$ land/NN because/IN of/IN slight/JJ slope/NN of/IN the/DT fields/NNS from/IN north/NN to/TO south,/VB ending/VBG at/IN the/DT Old/NNP Ditch./NNP By/IN means/NNS of/IN some/DT mucky/JJ labors,/JJ little/JJ ditches/NNS had/VBD been/VBN dug/VBN here/RB andthere/RB to/TO drain/VB off/RP small/JJ ponds/NNS and/CC backwater./VB With/IN hot/JJ sunshine/NN to/TO aid,/VB the/DT farm/NN was/VBD drying/VBG out/RP nicely./. Not/RB so/IN the/DT Smart/NNP farm./NN A/DT great/JJ central/JJ lake,/NN perhaps/RB twenty/CD acres/NNS in/IN extent/NN and/CC ranging/VBG to/TO four/CD or/CC five/CD feet/NNS deep,/, had/VBD settled/VBN down/RP as/IN stagnant/JJ water./NN To/TO our/PRP$ dismay/NN we/PRP learned/VBD that/IN Smart/NNP was/VBD draining/VBG his/PRP$ lake/NN and/CC all/DT of/IN the/DT water/NN behind/IN it/PRP on/IN to/TO our/PRP$ land,/NN by/IN means/NNS of/IN hand-dug/NN ditches,/NN all/DT leading/VBG to/TO a/DT focus/NN at/IN the/DT property/NN line./NN There/RB ran/VBD between/IN the/DT two/CD farms,/NNS at/IN this/DT point,/NN the/DT unused/JJ and/CC unopened/JJ public/NN highway,/, a/DT neutral/JJ strip./NN Smart/NNP cut/VBD a/DT ditch/NN across/IN the/DT highway,/NN so/RB as/IN to/TO pour/VB his/PRP$ backwater/NN into/IN a/DT low-lying/JJ field/NN that/IN we/PRP sometimes/RB used/VBD as/IN a/DT hog/NN pasture/NN and/CC at/IN other/JJ times/NNS as/IN an/DT alfalfa/NN patch./NN John/NNP and/CC Van/NNP and/CC I,/NNP upon/IN discovery/NN of/IN the/DT drainage/NN project,/NN went/VBD to/TO our/PRP$ border,/NN along/IN the/DT low/JJ field,/NN with/IN spades/NNS and/CC shovels,/NNS and/CC threw/VBD up/RP a/DT low/JJ dike/NN by/IN piling/VBG mud/NN into/IN the/DT Osage/NN hedge/NN fence/NN for/IN a/DT distance/NN of/IN about/IN ten/CD yards./NN That/IN held/VBN back/RB the/DT artificially/RB directed/VBN stream/NN of/IN invading/NN water./NN Next/NNP night,/NN after/IN we/PRP had/VBD gone/VBN to/TO bed,/VB we/PRP were/VBD vaguely/RB conscious/JJ of/IN noise/NN and/CC loud/JJ talk/NN down/IN the/DT road,/NN and/CC one/CD member/NN of/IN the/DT family/NN reported/VBD seeing/VBG lanterns/NNS moving/VBG about./RB Then/RB there/EX was/VBD the/DT report/NN of/IN a/DT shotgun,/NN and/CC some/DT confused/VBN shouting./RP In/IN the/DT morning/NN we/PRP found/VBD that/IN Smart,/NNP with/IN some/DT help,/NN had/VBD come/VBN over/RB on/IN our/PRP$ land/NN and,/CC with/IN axes/NNS and/CC spades,/NNS had/VBD cut/VBN a/DT three-foot/JJ hole/NN through/IN our/PRP$ hedge,/NN and/CC had/VBD made,/VBN on/IN our/PRP$ land,/NN a/DT trench/NN to/TO drain/VB off/RP the/DT water./NN A/DT stout/NN stream/NN was/VBD pouring/VBG through./DT At/IN the/DT foot/NN of/IN our/PRP$ driveway/NN a/DT stake/NN had/VBD been/VBN driven/VBN into/IN the/DT ground,/NN and/CC on/IN it/PRP was/VBD tacked/VBN a/DT crude/JJ scrawl,/NN in/IN pencil./DT There/EX was/VBD a/DT device/NN representing/VBG two/CD axes,/NNS crossed/VBD and/CC driven/VBN into/IN a/DT stump./NN This/DT note:"Never/RB dam/JJ water/NN on/IN this/DT neighbor/NN again,/RB or/CC you/PRP will/MD be/VB severely/RB dealt/VBN with./, W./NNP 0./NNP W."We/NNP remembered/VBD that/IN Smart/NNP had/VBD boasted/VBN of/IN his/PRP$ membership/NN in/IN a/DT fraternal/JJ lodge,/NN then/RB flourishing/VBG in/IN the/DT plains/NNS country,/NN called/VBD Wood/NNP men/NNS of/IN the/DT World./NNP We/PRP assumed/VBD that/IN no/DT fraternal/JJ organization/NN wouldhave/VBP anything/NN to/TO do/VB with/IN this/DT kind/NN of/IN skulduggery,/NN and/CC that/DT Smart/NNP had/VBD misused/VBN its/PRP$ name/NN and/CC insigne/NN in/IN the/DT belief/NN that/IN he/PRP could/MD terrify/VB us/PRP by/IN threat/NN of/IN gang/NN action./NN After/IN breakfast/NN we/PRP went/VBD immediately/RB to/TO the/DT property/NN line,/NN carried/VBD stones,/JJ bricks/NNS and/CC straw/NN to/TO mix/VB with/IN mud,/JJ and,/NNS in/IN an/DT hour,/NN had/VBD the/DT hole/NN stopped./VBN Smart/NNP came/VBD by/IN on/IN his/PRP$ side/NN of/IN the/DT road,/NN while/IN we/PRP were/VBD working./VBG His/PRP$ black-and-gray/JJ hair/NN was/VBD flying/VBG in/IN the/DT wind,/NN and/CC reached/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ shoulders./VBG His/PRP$ goiter/NN eyes/NNS were/VBD bulging/VBG and/CC blazing./VBG He/PRP cursed/VBD and/CC swore,/VBD made/VBN dramatic/JJ speeches/NNS that/WDT made/VBD no/DT sense,/NN and/CC ended/VBN by/IN shaking/VBG his/PRP$ fist/NN at/IN the/DT sky/NN and/CC crying,/NN 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Same/JJ way/NN the/DT other/JJ time./NN John/NNP never/RB likes/VBZ to/TO do/VB anything,/RB so/RB he/PRP just/RB sleeps/VBZ late/JJ everymorning/NN and/CC lets/VBZ everything/NN go/VB to/TO hell./PRP Every/DT day/NN these/DT hogs/NNS lived/VBD after/IN they/PRP were/VBD ready/JJ for/IN market/NN was/VBD a/DT risk/NN and/CC a/DT loss./NN We/PRP lost/VBD the/DT feed/NN we/PRP were/VBD pouring/VBG into/IN them/PRP and/CC we/PRP risked/VBD cholera./NN Now/RB we've/VB lost/VBN 'em/PRP all./DT John/NNP never/RB gets/VBZ a/DT crop/NN in/IN on/IN time,/NN never/RB cuts/VBZ the/DT alfalfa/NN when/WRB it's/PRP ready,/VBP never/RB gets/VBZ the/DT potatoes/NNS out/RP before/IN a/DT lot/NN of/IN them/PRP are/VBP spoiled/VBN by/IN frost/NN or/CC water.""Poor/NN John,"/NNP said/VBD Mother,/NNP "does/VBZ the/DT best/JJS he/PRP can.""Well,/MD he/PRP doesn't/VB do/VB well/RB enough,/RB and/CC I'm/PRP not/RB going/VBG to/TO be/VB a/DT fool/NN and/CC stick/VBP around/RP here/RB the/DT rest/NN of/IN my/PRP$ life/NN or/CC until/IN the/DT mortgage/NN company/NN boots/NNS us/PRP out/IN into/IN the/DT road./NN I'm/NN going/VBG out/RP and/CC get/VB a/DT job/NN with/IN real/JJ farmers/NNS and/CC earn/VBP money/NN for/IN school."Van/NN was/VBD a/DT thorn/NN in/IN John's/NNP side./. 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But/CC there/EX was/VBD a/DT sum/NN of/IN eighty-eight/CD dollars/NNS remaining./. 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older/JJR sons/NNS of/IN the/DT neighboring/JJ family./NN He/PRP told/VBD his/PRP$ story./NN Rob/NNP also/RB saddled/VBD a/DT horse./NN Rob/NNP was/VBD a/DT tall,/JJ strong,/JJ gangling/NN lad,/NN slow/JJ of/IN speech/NN but/CC quick/JJ of/IN action/NN in/IN emergency./DT He/PRP was/VBD known/VBN as/IN an/DT expert/JJ catcher/NN of/IN runaway/JJ horses,/NN and/CC wasn't/VBD afraid/JJ of/IN the/DT devil./NN Neither/DT of/IN the/DT thief-hunters/NNS was/VBD armed./VBN Dad/NNP did/VBD not/RB permit/VB firearms/NNS to/TO he/PRP kept/VBD on/IN the/DT farm./NN He/PRP was/VBD afraid/JJ one/CD of/IN the/DT youngsters/NNS might/MD kill/VB himself/PRP or/CC somebody/NN else/RB with/IN a/DT gun,/NN so/IN there/EX were/VBD no/DT guns./NN It/PRP was/VBD clear/JJ that/IN the/DT robbery/NN had/VBD occurred/VBN late/RB in/IN the/DT night,/NN not/RB long/RB before/IN dawn./NN The/DT tracks/NNS were/VBD fresh./RB The/DT robbers/NNS would/MD find/VB themselves/PRP stopped/VBN by/IN the/DT river./NN 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men/NNS had/VBD left/VBN the/DT wagon,/NN walking/VBG close/RB together,/RB headed/VBN toward/IN the/DT river./NNP The/DT easy/JJ conclusion/NN was/VBD that/IN the/DT thieves/NNS were/VBD off/RB with/IN their/PRP$ heavy/JJ burden,/NN to/TO hide/VB it/PRP in/IN the/DT brush/NN before/IN venturing/VBG to/TO retrace/VB their/PRP$ road/NN past/IN the/DT house/NN of/IN the/DT farmer/NN who/WP had/VBD been/VBN robbed./VBN Big/JJ Flurry/NN and/CC Rob/NNP tied/VBD their/PRP$ horses/NNS to/TO a/DT tree,/NN took/VBD the/DT thieves'/JJ shotguns,/NN and/CC made/VBD long/JJ strides/NNS eastward./VBN Within/IN a/DT few/JJ yards/NNS they/PRP spied/VBD the/DT robbers,/NN making/VBG heavy/JJ weather/NN of/IN it/PRP with/IN the/DT bulky/JJ roll/NN of/IN canvas/NN balanced/VBN between/IN them./PRP$ They/PRP were/VBD near/IN the/DT bank/NN of/IN the/DT river,/NN headed/VBD for/IN a/DT thicket./NN When/WRB within/IN easy/JJ range,/NN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP shouted/VBD mightily,/, "Come/VB out/IN of/IN there/RB with/IN that,/DT ye/PRP thieving/VBG omathans!"The/DT robbers,/NN frightened/VBD half/NN out/IN of/IN their/PRP$ trifling/JJ wits,/NN thought/VBD of/IN a/DT silly/JJ expedient/NN to/TO keep/VB themselves/PRP out/IN of/IN prison./NN Being/VBG only/RB a/DT few/JJ feet/NNS from/IN the/DT river/NN bank,/NN they/PRP quickly/RB reached/VBD the/DT edge/NN of/IN the/DT water/NN and/CC dumped/VBD the/DT canvas/NN into/IN the/DT stream./NN This/DT angered/JJ Big/JJ Flurry/NN more/RBR than/IN the/DT loss/NN of/IN the/DT canvas/NN had/VBD angered/VBN him./PRP He/PRP had/VBD never/RB believed/VBN in/IN guns,/NNS and/CC probably/RB didn't/RB know/VB how/WRB to/TO shoot/VB one./NNP He/PRP tossed/VBD the/DT shotgun/NN into/IN the/DT brush/NN and/CC rushed/VBD at/IN the/DT pair/NN of/IN thieves/NNS like/IN a/DT tornado./NN Rob/NNP stood/VBD by,/RB shotgun/VBN cocked/VBD and/CC ready./VBD One/CD swing/NN with/IN the/DT right/NN open/JJ hand,/NN another/DT with/IN the/DT left,/JJ and/CC Big/JJ Flurry/NN 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officers,/NN too/RB lazy/JJ to/TO swim!/VB Get/VB a/DT move/NN on,/IN God/NNP damn/VB ye,/NNS or/CC I'll/NNP have/VBP Rob/NNP peppering/NN ye/PRP with/IN bird/NN shot!"Big/JJ Flurry/NN was/VBD playing/VBG Captain/NNP Sheppard/NNP now,/RB dancing/VBG mad./VBN The/DT frightened/JJ thieves/NNS were/VBD indeed/RB a/DT scraggly/JJ pair/NN of/IN poor-whites/NNS from/IN the/DT Ozark/NNP foothills,/NN ill-fed/JJ and/CC cowardly./JJ They/PRP struggled/VBD in/IN the/DT water,/NN whining/VBG that/IN they/PRP were/VBD drowning,/VBN although/IN the/DT water/NN was/VBD not/RB over/IN their/PRP$ shoulders./NNS The/DT canvas/NN bundle/NN had/VBD caught/VBN on/IN an/DT overhanging/JJ willow/JJ branch,/NN and/CC was/VBD rapidly/RB becoming/VBG water-logged/JJ and/CC much/RB heavier/JJR than/IN it/PRP had/VBD been./VBN Under/IN the/DT lash/NN of/IN Big/NNP Flurry's/NNP tongue,/NN reinforced/VBN by/IN an/DT occasional/JJ log/NN or/CC stump/NN or/CC post/NN hurled/VBD at/IN them/PRP from/IN the/DT shore,/NNS the/DT poor/JJ devils/NNS fought/VBD with/IN the/DT heavy/JJ canvas,/NN unrolled/JJ it,/, got/VBD one/CD corner/NN ashore,/JJ and/CC gradually/RB brought/VBN in/IN the/DT rest./NN The/DT Irishman/NN made/VBD them/PRP roll/VB it,/RB shipshape/NN and/CC Bristol/NNP fashion,/NN administering/VBG an/DT occasional/JJ kick/NN on/IN the/DT behind/NN when/WRB the/DT work/NN was/VBD unskillfully/RB done./, All/PDT this/DT took/VBD an/DT hour./NN Then/RB the/DT thieves/NNS were/VBD marched/VBN to/TO their/PRP$ wagon,/NNS bearing/VBG their/PRP$ heavy/JJ burden./NN They/PRP puffed/VBD and/CC sweated,/VBD the/DT taller/JJR one/NN complaining/VBG that/IN most/JJS of/IN the/DT weight/NN was/VBD on/IN him,/NN and/CC that/IN he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN opposed/VBN to/TO the/DT robbery/NN from/IN the/DT beginning./NN The/DT smaller/JJR thief/NN spied/VBD the/DT shotgun/NN that/IN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP had/VBD tossed/VBN away./RP It/PRP had/VBD landed/VBN across/IN the/DT wagon/NN track./VBD The/DT little/JJ fellow/NN slipped/VBD from/IN under/IN his/PRP$ load/NN and/CC grasped/VBD the/DT gun./NN As/IN he/PRP attempted/VBD to/TO shift/VB it/PRP into/IN firing/VBG position,/NN before/IN whirling/VBG around/IN upon/IN his/PRP$ captors,/NN Big/JJ Flurry/NN caught/VBD up/RP with/IN him./PRP One/CD kick/NN on/IN the/DT up-ended/JJ rear/NN of/IN the/DT outlaw,/NN and/CC that/DT young/JJ man/NN went/VBD head/NN over/IN heels,/JJ landing/NN on/IN the/DT hard/JJ roadway/NN with/IN a/DT jolt/NN that/WDT must/MD have/VB made/VBN him/PRP dizzy./JJ Scorning/NN to/TO pick/VB up/RP the/DT disputed/VBN weapon,/IN the/DT big/JJ Irishman/NNP stepped/VBD over,/IN took/VBD the/DT fellow/NN by/IN the/DT scruff/NN of/IN the/DT neck,/NN and/CC led/VBD him/PRP back/RB to/TO his/PRP$ task./NN The/DT two/CD strangers/NNS loaded/VBD the/DT canvas/NN into/IN their/PRP$ wagon,/NN and/CC were/VBD ordered/VBN to/TO drive/VB to/TO the/DT place/NN whence/IN they/PRP had/VBD stolen/VBN the/DT property./NN Rob/NNP and/CC Dad/NNP rode/VBD along/IN behind,/IN the/DT one/CD with/IN a/DT shotgun,/NN the/DT other/JJ unarmed./NNP The/DT family/NN stood/VBD on/IN the/DT front/NN porch,/NN anticipating/VBG murder,/NN and/CC worse./JJR The/DT two/CD jailbirds/NNS were/VBD tough/JJ looking/VBG customers/NNS as/IN they/PRP drove/VBD their/PRP$ raw-boned/NN team/NN up/IN the/DT hill./NN John/NNP alone/RB seemed/VBD entirely/RB calm./VBG He/PRP rubbed/VBD his/PRP$ chin/NN and/CC said,/VBD as/IN the/DT cavalcade/NN passed/VBD toward/IN the/DT barnyard,/NN "Evidently/RB they/PRP thought/VBD they/PRP were/VBD something,/RB whereas/IN they/PRP were/VBD nothing./RB Such/JJ people/NNS always/RB devise/VB traps/NNS that/IN defeat/NN the/DT purpose/NN for/IN which/WDT they/PRP were/VBD intended."Dad/RB made/VBN the/DT thieves/NNS spread/VBD the/DT tarpaulin/NN out/RP in/IN a/DT sunny/JJ space./NN He/PRP asked/VBD a/DT few/JJ questions,/NNS while/IN they/PRP pleaded/VBD that/IN he/PRP not/RB turn/VB them/PRP over/RP 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So?/. 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Dad's/NNP friend,/IN the/DT Dutchman,/NNP shared/VBD Big/NNP Flurry's/NNP view/NN that/IN all/DT animals,/JJ women/NNS and/CC children/NNS must/MD be/VB taught/VBN to/TO obey./NNP But/CC a/DT mule/NN will/MD obey/VB when/WRB it/PRP seems/VBZ good/JJ to/TO him/PRP to/TO do/VB so./DT The/DT Dutchman/NNP had/VBD found/VBN himself/PRP at/IN the/DT bank/NN of/IN a/DT small/JJ creek,/NN only/RB two/CD miles/NNS from/IN home,/NN on/IN a/DT certain/JJ day,/NN when/WRB he/PRP was/VBD returning/VBG from/IN Wichita./NNP He/PRP was/VBD driving/VBG a/DT single/JJ mule,/NN Cleveland/NNP by/IN name./NNP Heavy/NNP rains/VBZ had/VBD swollen/VBN the/DT creek/NN to/TO flood/NN stage./NN Cleveland/NNP refused/VBD to/TO ford/VB the/DT creek./NN His/PRP$ master/NN knew/VBD that/IN the/DT fording/NN would/MD be/VB safe,/JJ provided/VBN the/DT mule/NN would/MD pull/VB for/IN the/DT opposite/JJ shore/NN in/IN workmanlike/JJ manner./NN Cleveland/NNP refused,/, despite/IN coaxing/VBG and/CC beating./VBG The/DT Dutchman/NNP was/VBD a/DT powerful/JJ fellow,/NN with/IN shoulders/NNS like/IN those/DT of/IN an/DT ox./NN He/PRP rushed/VBD at/IN the/DT balky/JJ mule,/NN leaped/VBD into/IN the/DT air/NN a/DT few/JJ feet/NNS from/IN its/PRP$ head,/NN and/CC landed/VBD one/CD blow/NN with/IN his/PRP$ bare/JJ fist,/NN back/RB of/IN the/DT animal's/NNS ear./, Cleveland/NNP fell/VBD down/IN flat,/NN out/IN for/IN the/DT count./NN When/WRB he/PRP came/VBD to,/RB he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN dragged/VBN and/CC shoved/VBD forward/RB until/IN his/PRP$ nose/NN was/VBD in/IN the/DT water./NN He/PRP would/MD wake/VB up/RP now,/RB or/CC drown./VB Cleveland/NNP woke/VBD up,/NNP and/CC forded/VBD the/DT stream./NN Dad/NNP always/RB spoke/VBD admiringly/RB of/IN the/DT Dutchman./NNP That/IN formidable/JJ individual/NN never/RB used/VBN horses/NNS after/IN the/DT incident/NN at/IN the/DT ford./VBN He/PRP raised/VBD mules,/JJ and/CC always/RB knocked/VBD them/PRP out/RP with/IN his/PRP$ bare/JJ fist/NN when/WRB they/PRP balked./VBD Big/NNP Flurry/NNP said/VBD he/PRP was/VBD not/RB that/IN good/JJ with/IN his/PRP$ fists./NN He/PRP useda/VBD singletree/JJ or/CC a/DT stout/JJ bit/NN of/IN oak/NN scantling/NN in/IN administering/VBG lessons/NNS to/TO his/PRP$ horses,/NN and/CC he/PRP wanted/VBD nothing/NN to/TO do/VB with/IN mules./NN When/WRB the/DT first/JJ great/JJ flood/NN came/VBD down/IN the/DT river,/NN Dad/NNP had/VBD me/PRP on/IN the/DT spring/NN seat/NN with/IN him/PRP in/IN the/DT wagon,/NN as/IN we/PRP approached/VBD the/DT bridge./NN We/PRP had/VBD a/DT load/NN of/IN potatoes,/NN not/RB nearly/RB as/RB good/JJ potatoes/NNS as/IN we/PRP usually/RB produced,/VBP because/IN the/DT weather/NN had/VBD been/VBN so/RB dry./. The/DT crops/NNS were/VBD burning/VBG up./JJ There/EX was/VBD a/DT crowd/NN on/IN the/DT river/NN bank,/NN on/IN both/DT sides/NNS of/IN the/DT road./NN Several/JJ wagons/NNS and/CC buggies/NNS were/VBD stopped/VBN there,/, the/DT horses/NNS tied/VBN to/TO posts./NN Before/IN we/PRP started/VBD up/RP the/DT rise/NN toward/IN the/DT bridge,/NN we/PRP could/MD see/VB the/DT river,/NN yellow,/NN swirling,/VBD angry,/JJ riding/VBG high./JJR Wreckage/NN and/CC trees/NNS on/IN the/DT surface/NN of/IN the/DT water/NN indicated/VBD that/IN hell/NN was/VBD loose/RB up/IN above./DT Steve/NNP Balch/NNP stepped/VBD out/IN into/IN the/DT road,/NN held/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ hand./NN "Hello,/IN Driscoll!"/NNP he/PRP said./VBD "You/PRP can't/MD cross/VB today,/VBN I'm/IN afraid./DT A/DT dam/NN has/VBZ busted/VBN up/RP in/IN Colorado,/NNP and/CC the/DT river/NN is/VBZ raising/VBG holy/JJ hell./NN The/DT bridge/NN has/VBZ sunk/VBN at/IN this/DT end/NN so/RB that/IN water/NN is/VBZ running/VBG over/IN the/DT floor./NN I'm/IN roadmaster,/NN you/PRP know,/VBP so/RB I'm/IN having/VBG a/DT sign/NN painted,/NN and/CC I'm/NNP closing/VBG the/DT bridge.""Aye,/NN so./NN A/DT grand/JJ officer/NN you/PRP are,/VBP Steve./NNP 'Tis/VBZ a/DT uniform/NN you/PRP should/MD have./VB Is/VBZ the/DT bridge/NN all/DT right/JJ at/IN the/DT other/JJ end?""Yes,/NN but/CC we're/VBD not/RB allowing/VBG anybody/NN to/TO drive/VB across.""Aye./DT Well,/NNP good/JJ day/NN to/TO you,/VB Steve./NNP I'm/NNP best/JJS be/VB on/IN me/PRP way/NN to/TO the/DT market/NN before/IN you/PRP get/VBP your/PRP$ uniform./NN Get/VB up,/JJ Prince,/NNP Tom,/NNP get/VB on/IN with/IN it/PRP now!"The/DT horses/NNS hesitated,/VBP snorted,/JJ pranced,/NNS as/IN they/PRP felt/VBD the/DT shaky/JJ planks/NNS under/IN them/PRP and/CC smelled/VBD the/DT reeking/VBG flood/NN water./, Dad/NNP swung/VBD the/DT whip/NN over/IN them/PRP with/IN a/DT will./NN They/PRP walked/VBD on,/RB bracing/VBG themselves/PRP as/IN the/DT wagon,/NN which/WDT had/VBD no/DT brake,/NN pressed/VBD upon/IN them/PRP in/IN the/DT curved/JJ descent./NN When/WRB we/PRP reached/VBD the/DT stream/NN that/WDT flowed/VBD over/IN the/DT floor/NN of/IN the/DT dip/NN in/IN the/DT bridge,/NN they/PRP bent/VBD down/IN their/PRP$ heads/NNS to/TO sniff./VBG Dad/NNP permitted/VBD them/PRP to/TO take/VB their/PRP$ time,/NN but/CC talked/VBD sternly/RB to/TO them./PRP As/IN we/PRP started/VBD on/IN the/DT rise,/NN after/IN passing,/NNS hub-deep,/, through/IN the/DT top/NN of/IN the/DT rushing/VBG flood,/NN which/WDT was/VBD twenty/CD feet/NNS deep/JJ below/IN us,/VBG the/DT crowd/NN on/IN the/DT south/JJ bank/NN let/VB out/RP a/DT great/JJ cheer./NN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP did/VBD not/RB look/VB around./RP He/PRP remarked/VBD to/TO me,/VB in/IN what/WP seemed/VBD cryptic/JJ language,/NN "'Tis/IN the/DT King's/NNP Crowner/NNP Steve/NNP will/MD be/VB thinking/VBG himself/PRP soon,/RB arrugh."Once/RB across/IN the/DT river/NN and/CC through/IN a/DT bit/NN of/IN overflow/JJ north/NN of/IN the/DT river,/NN we/PRP saw/VBD no/DT further/JJ evidence/NN of/IN flood./NN On/IN the/DT contrary,/NN crops/NNS were/VBD burning/VBG up/RB in/IN the/DT August/NNP drought./NN On/IN these/DT occasional/JJ trips/NNS to/TO town/NN with/IN Himself,/NNP few/JJ words/NNS were/VBD spoken./NN Today/NN there/RB was/VBD an/DT extra/JJ five/CD cents/NNS a/DT bushel/NN for/IN the/DT potatoes,/NN because/IN no/DT other/JJ farmers/NNS had/VBD got/VBN in/IN from/IN the/DT south/JJ or/CC west,/RB and/CC the/DT town/NN feared/VBD a/DT food/NN shortage/NN if/IN the/DT flood/NN from/IN Colorado/NNP should/MD continue/VB or/CC grow/VB worse./JJR Big/NNP Flurry/NNP felt/VBD fine./DT He/PRP stopped/VBD the/DT empty/JJ wagon/NN near/IN the/DT corner/NN of/IN Main/NNP street/NN and/CC Douglas/NNP avenue,/NN where/WRB there/EX was/VBD a/DT soft/JJ drink/NN place,/NNS with/IN newspapers/NNS and/CC fruits./DT He/PRP took/VBD me/PRP in/IN and/CC ordered/VBD a/DT five-cent/JJ milkshake/NN for/IN me./PRP To/TO the/DT white-aproned/JJ proprietor,/NN an/DT old/JJ friend,/NN he/PRP said,/VBD "Aye,/RB let/VB us/PRP have/VB a/DT milkshake/NN for/IN the/DT lad./NN He/PRP has/VBZ earned/VBN it,/IN ourself./PRP 'Tis/VBZ not/RB his/PRP$ fault,/JJ allay,/NN that/IN Our/PRP$ Lord/NNP didn't/VBD send/VB rain/NN to/TO make/VB the/DT potatoes/NNS bigger./. But/CC we/PRP got/VBD forty/CD cents/NNS a/DT bushel/NN for/IN them/PRP today,/, and/CC I'm/NNP free/JJ with/IN me/PRP money,/JJ same/JJ as/IN a/DT naygar/NN on/IN Saturday/NNP night./NN Charlie,/NNP me/PRP bye,/, drink/VB it/PRP good,/VB 'tis/IN your/PRP$ pay/NN for/IN many/JJ a/DT hard/JJ tug/NN you/PRP gave/VBD to/TO make/VB the/DT potatoes!"The/NN tradesmen/NNS all/DT loved/VBD to/TO hear/VB the/DT big/JJ Irishman/NN talk./. He/PRP bellowed/VBD so/RB loud/JJ that/IN people/NNS carne/VBP in/IN from/IN the/DT sidewalk,/NN having/VBG nothing/NN important/JJ to/TO do/VB anyway./DT The/DT proprietor/NN and/CC his/PRP$ help/NN were/VBD extremely/RB polite/JJ and/CC agreeable./VBD They/PRP smiled,/VBD offered/VBN suggestions,/NN asked/VBD about/IN the/DT flood./NN "Ah,/IN sure/JJ 'tis/IN a/DT lot/NN of/IN noise/NN they/PRP are/VBP making/VBG about/IN the/DT flood./NN I/PRP knew/VBD a/DT harse/JJ in/IN County/NNP Cork/NNP that/WDT could/MD piss/VB a/DT bigger/JJR one."The/IN audience/NN roared./VBD I/PRP drank/VBD the/DT long/JJ glass/NN of/IN milkshake,/NNS flavored/VBN with/IN imitation/NN banana,/NN in/IN holiday/NN spirit./NN I/PRP was/VBD proud/JJ of/IN the/DT Old/JJ Man./NNP He/PRP dared/VBD do/VB things/NNS that/IN none/NN of/IN the/DT Yankees/NNPS would/MD attempt,/VB and/CC he/PRP could/MD command/VB an/DT audience/NN anywhere./DT Across/IN the/DT Santa/NNP Fe/NNP tracks/VBZ on/IN Douglas/NNP avenue,/NN before/IN turning/VBG southward/RB for/IN home,/NN we/PRP stopped/VBD outside/IN a/DT one-story/JJ brick/NN building,/NN painted/VBN green,/NN and/CC bearing/NN on/IN its/PRP$ shuttered/JJ windows/NNS the/DT goldenlegend:/NN ED/VBN FAHEY'S/NNP SAMPLE/NNP ROOM./NNP This/DT was/VBD Old/NNP Tom/NNP Fahey's/NNP saloon./NN He/PRP used/VBD the/DT name/NN of/IN his/PRP$ delicate/JJ son,/NN Ed,/NNP on/IN the/DT window,/NN by/IN way/NN of/IN paternal/JJ appreciation/NN for/IN Ed's/NNP services/NNS as/IN bartender./NN "Hold/CC the/DT harses,/JJ Charlie-bye,/NNP and/CC I'll/NNP be/VB in/IN here/RB for/IN a/DT while,"/NN said/VBD the/DT Boss./NNP I/PRP sat/VBD on/IN the/DT high/JJ spring/NN seat,/NN holding/VBG the/DT reins./NN As/IN we/PRP were/VBD parked/VBN at/IN the/DT curb,/NN directly/RB in/IN front/NN of/IN the/DT saloon/NN door,/, many/JJ who/WP passed/VBD on/IN the/DT sidewalk/NN looked/VBD up/RB and/CC grinned/VBD wisely./, Saloons/NNS were/VBD not/RB respectable/JJ in/IN Kansas/NNP in/IN those/DT days,/NNS but/CC they/PRP were/VBD numerous,/JJ and/CC quite/RB profitable./DT Prohibition/NN was/VBD in/IN the/DT state's/NNS constitution,/NN as/IN it/PRP still/RB is./VBZ In/IN its/PRP$ long/JJ history/NN of/IN struggling/VBG for/IN perfect/JJ righteousness,/NN Kansas/NNP has/VBZ had/VBN many/JJ phases/NNS of/IN prohibition./NN At/IN this/DT period,/NN liquor/NN was/VBD dispensed/VBN as/IN in/IN any/DT other/JJ state,/NN except/IN that/IN the/DT saloons/NNS were/VBD called/VBN sample/NN rooms,/NN were/VBD shielded/VBN from/IN the/DT eyes/NNS of/IN the/DT elect/VBP by/IN swinging/VBG shutter/NN doors/NNS and/CC heavy/JJ window/NN shutters,/NNS and/CC were/VBD not/RB officially/RB licensed./VBN Instead/RB of/IN license/NN fees,/NNS they/PRP paid/VBD fifty/CD dollars/NNS a/DT month/NN each/DT to/TO the/DT police/NN department,/NN and/CC these/DT payments/NNS were/VBD called/VBN fines./. There/EX never/RB were/VBD any/DT arrests,/NN except/IN when/WRB some/DT poor/JJ devil/NN was/VBD unable/JJ to/TO pay/VB his/PRP$ fine/NN at/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT month./NN The/DT saloons/NNS were/VBD all/DT on/IN the/DT main/JJ streets,/NN all/RB well/RB known,/VBN mostly/RB owned/VBN and/CC operated/VBN by/IN Irishmen/NNS and/CC Germans/NNS or/CC their/PRP$ immediate/JJ descendants./NN Yet/CC there/EX was/VBD a/DT public/JJ conscience/NN which/WDT held/VBD that/IN there/EX was/VBD something/NN wicked,/JJ underhanded/JJ and/CC profligate/JJ about/IN going/VBG into/IN a/DT saloon/NN and/CC drinking/VBG a/DT glass/NN of/IN beer./NN Dad/NNP had/VBD not/RB the/DT least/JJS interest/NN in/IN what/WP anybody/NN thought/VBD about/IN it./PRP He/PRP went/VBD in/IN and/CC had/VBD his/PRP$ beer/NN when/WRB he/PRP wanted/VBD it/PRP and/CC could/MD afford/VB to/TO pay/VB for/IN it./DT On/IN this/DT particular/JJ afternoon,/NN he/PRP probably/RB had/VBD several/JJ beers,/NN for/IN he/PRP was/VBD feeling/VBG generous/JJ toward/IN himself/PRP and/CC the/DT world./NN I/PRP had/VBD been/VBN holding/VBG the/DT horses/NNS at/IN the/DT curb/NN so/RB long/RB that/IN I/PRP was/VBD crying/VBG softly/RB to/TO myself,/VB thinking/VBG that/IN I/PRP might/MD never/RB get/VB home/NN to/TO Mother,/NNP when/WRB Old/NNP Tom/NNP Fahey/NNP came/VBD out/IN the/DT front/JJ door/NN of/IN the/DT saloon,/NN bearing/NN in/IN his/PRP$ right/JJ hand/NN a/DT foaming/NN schooner/NN of/IN beer./NN I/PRP had/VBD known/VBN Old/NNP Tom/NNP as/RB long/RB as/IN I/PRP had/VBD been/VBN alive./RB Many/JJ a/DT Sunday/NNP the/DT Faheys/NNP had/VBD collared/VBN the/DT family/NN at/IN Mass/NNP and/CC compelled/VBN us,/PRP with/IN their/PRP$ natural/JJ hospitality,/NN to/TO have/VB noon/NN dinner/NN with/IN them,and/NN to/TO stay/VB until/IN we/PRP had/VBD to/TO go/VB home/NN to/TO feed/VB the/DT hogs./NN On/IN the/DT other/JJ hand,/NN Nell/NNP Fahey,/NNP beloved/JJ young/JJ niece/NN of/IN Old/NNP Tom/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ delicate/JJ little/JJ wife,/NN Liza,/NNP was/VBD a/DT regular/JJ visitor/NN at/IN our/PRP$ farm,/NNS staying/VBG weeks/NNS on/IN end/NN and/CC always/RB welcome./JJ Old/NNP Tom/NNP and/CC Ed/NNP were/VBD too/RB busy/JJ about/IN their/PRP$ profitable/JJ business/NN to/TO come/VB out/RP to/TO the/DT farm,/NN and/CC Liza/NNP was/VBD too/RB delicate,/JJ but/CC we/PRP knew/VBD them/PRP all/DT well./DT Now/RB comes/VBZ Old/NNP Tom,/NNP bearing/VBG temptation./NN "Here,/IN me/PRP bye,/IN your/PRP$ father/NN wants/VBZ you/PRP to/TO have/VB a/DT glass/NN of/IN beer,/NN that/IN you/PRP don't/VBP perish/JJ out/IN here/RB in/IN the/DT sun./NN Dhrink/NN it,/, bye,/NNS and/CC may/MD God/NNP spare/VB you!"Beer?/PRP God/NNP forbid!/IN Mother/NNP had/VBD told/VBN me/PRP many/JJ a/DT time/NN that/IN saloons/NNS were/VBD the/DT Devil's/NNP several/JJ earthly/JJ homes,/NN that/IN alcoholic/JJ drink/NN was/VBD damnation/NN in/IN liquid/JJ form,/NN that/IN Grandpa/NNP Brown/NNP had/VBD the/DT right/JJ idea,/NN and/CC that/IN John/NNP should/MD be/VB the/DT model/NN for/IN all/DT the/DT family./NN I/PRP loathed/VBD the/DT smell/NN of/IN beer./NN You/PRP caught/VBD it/PRP every/DT time/NN you/PRP passed/VBD before/IN the/DT Senate/NNP Health/NNP Resort,/NNP a/DT prominent/JJ sample/NN room/NN on/IN Douglas/NNP avenue,/NN near/IN the/DT Manhattan/NNP Hotel,/NNP and/CC every/DT time/NN you/PRP drove/VBD by/IN the/DT Carey/NNP Hotel/NNP Bar./NNP It/PRP was/VBD a/DT mystery/NN how/WRB such/JJ vile/JJ stuff/NN could/MD be/VB vended/VBN to/TO an/DT innocent/JJ public/NN by/IN such/JJ fine/JJ families/NNS as/IN we/PRP knew/VBD the/DT Faheys,/NNP Mahans,/NNP Gettos/NNP and/CC Schnitzlers/NNP to/TO be./VB By/IN the/DT time/NN you/PRP had/VBD reached/VBN the/DT age/NN of/IN reason,/NN you/PRP realized/VBD that/IN there/EX were/VBD many/JJ things/NNS you/PRP were/VBD never/RB going/VBG to/TO understand./NNP So/IN I/PRP didn't/RB try/VBP to/TO fit/VB into/IN my/PRP$ picture/NN of/IN a/DT God-made/JJ world/NN the/DT squat/JJ figure/NN of/IN Old/NNP Tom/NNP Fahey,/NNPS his/PRP$ little/JJ chin/NN whisker/NN bobbing/VBG with/IN good/JJ will,/NN as/IN he/PRP approached/VBD me/PRP with/IN the/DT schooner/NN of/IN beer./NN I/PRP said,/VBD "No,/PRP thank/VB you,/PRP$ Mr./NNP Fahey,/NNP I/PRP don't/VBP drink/NN beer.""Ah,/IN sure,/JJ there's/NNS nothing/NN so/RB good/JJ for/IN you/PRP on/IN a/DT hot/JJ day/NN as/IN a/DT good/JJ glass/NN of/IN cold/JJ beer./NN Dhrink/NN it/PRP now,/RB in/IN the/DT Name/NN of/IN God!/NNP 'Twill/MD make/VB a/DT man/NN of/IN you/PRP if/IN you/PRP dhrink/VBP enough/RB of/IN it./DT A/DT glass/NN of/IN beer/NN never/RB harmed/VBN man/NN or/CC beast./NN Dhrink,/NNS bye!"Embarrassed/VBD beyond/IN expression,/NN I/PRP nevertheless/RB continued/VBD to/TO refuse./VB The/DT old/JJ man/NN argued/VBD with/IN me/PRP until/IN the/DT beer/NN went/VBD flat/RB in/IN the/DT hot/JJ sun./NN Just/RB as/IN he/PRP was/VBD pouring/VBG it/PRP into/IN the/DT gutter,/NN 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But/CC so/RB far/RB as/IN I/PRP can/MD see,/VB there/EX is/VBZ no/DT sense/NN in/IN turning/VBG down/RP a/DT free/JJ glass/NN of/IN cold/JJ beer/NN on/IN a/DT day/NN like/IN this./DT There/EX is/VBZ sense/NN in/IN everything,/NN but/CC there/EX is/VBZ more/JJR sense/NN in/IN scratching/VBG your/PRP$ arse/NN than/IN in/IN tearing/VBG it/PRP to/TO pieces."This/DT was/VBD one/CD of/IN Big/NNP Flurry's/NNP favorite/JJ bits/NNS of/IN philosophy./NN It/PRP was/VBD his/PRP$ way/NN of/IN expressing/VBG a/DT counsel/NN of/IN moderation./NN It/PRP seemed/VBD most/RBS apposite/JJ now./, In/IN fatherly/JJ discouragement/NN with/IN the/DT stubborn/JJ virtue/NN of/IN his/PRP$ son,/NN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP went/VBD back/RB to/TO the/DT bar/NN to/TO discuss/VB the/DT reports/NNS of/IN heavier/JJR flood/NN waters/NNS coming/VBG down/RP from/IN Colorado./NNP There/EX had/VBD been/VBN stories/NNS in/IN the/DT papers/NNS about/IN it,/PRP$ the/DT customers/NNS at/IN the/DT bar/NN said./VBD The/DT sun/NN 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He/PRP received/VBD a/DT cash/NN prize/NN in/IN gold,/NN plus/CC a/DT gold/NN badge./NN The/DT badge,/NN chosen/VBN in/IN preference/NN to/TO a/DT medal,/NN was/VBD a/DT neat/JJ little/JJ scroll,/NN with/IN quill/JJ pen/NN engraved/VBN on/IN it,/PRP$ together/RB with/IN a/DT record/NN of/IN the/DT award./VBN It/PRP occupied/VBD a/DT place/NN on/IN the/DT left/JJ lapel/NN of/IN J./NNP E.'s/NNP vest,/NN throughout/IN his/PRP$ life./NN When/WRB vest/NN lapels/VBZ went/VBD out/IN of/IN style,/NN J./NNP E./NNP had/VBD his/PRP$ vests/NNS tailored/VBN with/IN lapels,/NN just/RB the/DT same./JJ Toward/NNP spring,/NN John/NNP brought/VBD home/NN his/PRP$ diploma,/NN and/CC he/PRP and/CC Mother/NNP set/VBD out/RP to/TO find/VB a/DT suitable/JJ frame/NN for/IN it./DT The/DT diploma/NN was/VBD the/DT largest/JJS I/PRP have/VBP ever/RB seen./VBN At/IN Martin's/NNP Art/NNP Store/NNP a/DT proper/JJ frame/NN was/VBD designed/VBN and/CC built./NN It/PRP was/VBD of/IN fumed/JJ oak,/JJ six/CD inches/NNS wide,/JJ plain/NN and/CC dignified./VBD The/DT framed/JJ diploma/NN was/VBD hung/VBN in/IN the/DT dining/VBG room,/NN occupying/VBG the/DT whole/JJ width/NN of/IN the/DT wall/NN section/NN between/IN a/DT door/NN and/CC window,/NN behind/IN Dad's/NNP chair/NN at/IN the/DT table./NN Mother/NN used/VBD to/TO like/VB to/TO call/VB attention/NN to/TO the/DT diploma's/NNS officially/RB inscribed/VBN statement/NN that/IN this/DT diploma/NN was/VBD awarded/VBN in/IN consideration/NN of/IN the/DT candidate's/NNS good/JJ character,/NN probity,/NN business/NN ability/NN and/CC studious/VBD habits./PRP She/PRP said/VBD those/DT professors/NNS were/VBD gentlemen/NNS of/IN keen/JJ intelligence/NN indeed,/NN and/CC were/VBD not/RB slow/JJ to/TO recognize/VB merit/NN in/IN a/DT good/JJ young/JJ man./NN I/PRP wanted/VBD to/TO be/VB an/DT educated/VBN man,/NN perhaps/RB not/RB as/RB learned/VBN as/IN John,/NNP but/CC as/IN important/JJ in/IN another/DT way./NN I/PRP was/VBD making/VBG good/JJ grades/NNS in/IN school/NN in/IN everything/NN except/IN arithmetic./NN I/PRP was/VBD reading/VBG everything/NN that/WDT came/VBD to/TO hand,/VB and/CC soon/RB found/VBD that/IN I/PRP knew/VBD a/DT number/NN of/IN things/NNS that/IN even/RB John/NNP didn't/VBD know./RP In/IN the/DT family/NN cleavage/NN that/WDT was/VBD obviously/RB growing,/VBN we/PRP were/VBD all/DT on/IN Mother's/NNP side./NN I/PRP was/VBD certain/JJ that/IN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP would/MD be/VB opposed/VBN to/TO any/DT extensive/JJ form/NN of/IN education/NN for/IN any/DT of/IN us./NNP He/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO regret/VB that/IN he/PRP had/VBD given/VBN John/NNP the/DT business/NN college/NN training,/NN thereby/RB making/VBG a/DT derbied/JJ dude/NN out/IN of/IN him./NN John/NNP said/VBD that/IN the/DT two/CD boys/NNS should/MD go/VB to/TO some/DT good/JJ Catholic/NNP school/NN when/WRB they/PRP were/VBD old/JJ enough./NN "The/IN Christian/NNP Brothers/NNPS would/MD wallop/VB the/DT hell/NN out/IN of/IN them,"/PRP$ he/PRP said,/VBD "and/NNP that/WDT might/MD do/VB them/PRP a/DT lot/NN of/IN good./NNP They/PRP seem/VBP to/TO have/VB no/DT talent/NN for/IN expertcy/NN in/IN penmanship./DT The/DT fear/NN of/IN God/NNP is/VBZ the/DT best/JJS thing/NN for/IN them./PRP If/IN only/RB we/PRP knew/VBD where/WRB the/DT Christian/NNP Brothers/NNPS have/VBP a/DT school,/NN not/RB too/RB far/RB away."Nobody/RB dared/VBN broach/IN the/DT subject/NN of/IN educating/VBG the/DT boys/NNS to/TO Big/JJ Flurry./NNP He/PRP had/VBD troubles/NNS enough./RB He/PRP was/VBD convinced/VBN that/IN we/PRP had/VBD acquired/VBN altogether/RB too/RB much/JJ book-learning/NN at/IN the/DT country/NN school./NN Were/VBD we/PRP not/RB all/DT too/RB often/RB caught/VBD reading/VBG when/WRB we/PRP should/MD be/VB pulling/VBG weeds?/NNS BIG/NNP FLURRY'S/NNP great/JJ weakness/NN in/IN farming/NN was/VBD his/PRP$ attitude/NN toward/IN animals./DT He/PRP had/VBD little/JJ appreciation/NN for/IN blue/JJ blood/NN of/IN any/DT sort,/NN in/IN man/NN or/CC beast./NN Experience/NN taught/VBD him/PRP that/IN one/PRP must/MD get/VB new/JJ blood/NN into/IN the/DT hog/NN and/CC cattle/NNS pens/NNS and/CC that/IN certain/JJ types/NNS of/IN stallions/NNS produced/VBN more/RBR sturdy/JJ colts/NNS than/IN others./NNP But/CC he/PRP never/RB went/VBD so/RB far/RB as/IN to/TO make/VB a/DT year-after-year/JJ effort/NN to/TO breed/VB his/PRP$ horses/NNS up/RB within/IN a/DT certain/JJ strain./NN Most/JJS of/IN his/PRP$ brood/NN mares/NNS were/VBD of/IN nondescript/JJ breeding./NN Their/PRP$ colts/NNS were/VBD usually/RB sold/VBN as/RB soon/RB as/IN broken,/NN when/WRB they/PRP were/VBD between/IN two/CD and/CC three/CD years/NNS old./, Some/DT of/IN our/PRP$ finest/JJS horses/NNS were/VBD sold/VBN at/IN that/DT age/NN to/TO the/DT Wichita/NNP Fire/NN Department,/NN which/WDT could/MD afford/VB to/TO pay/VB high/JJ prices./NN We/PRP got/VBD as/RB much/JJ as/IN $150/CD each/DT for/IN some/DT of/IN the/DT best/JJS and/CC most/RBS high-spirited/JJ of/IN our/PRP$ colts./NN When/WRB we/PRP were/VBD in/IN town/NN during/IN a/DT fire/NN department/NN run,/VBD it/PRP was/VBD thrilling/VBG to/TO see/VB the/DT smoking/NN engine/NN reel/NN around/IN the/DT corner/NN with/IN three/CD of/IN our/PRP$ horses/NNS in/IN brass-bound/JJ harness,/NN dashing/VBG along/IN at/IN breakneck/NN speed,/NN saving/VBG a/DT city/NN from/IN flames./VBG As/IN a/DT small/JJ boy,/NN I/PRP used/VBD to/TO wonder/VB why/WRB we/PRP couldn't/MD keep/VB some/DT of/IN the/DT fire/NN department/NN stock/NN for/IN ourselves./PRP$ I/PRP pictured/VBD John,/NNP on/IN the/DT seat/NN of/IN a/DT wheat/NN binder,/NN driving/VBG a/DT six-horse/JJ gray/JJ team/NN at/IN the/DT gallop,/NN harvesting/VBG the/DT crop/NN in/IN time/NN to/TO save/VB it/PRP from/IN threatened/VBN rain./NN When/WRB we/PRP sold/VBD to/TO the/DT Fire/NNP Department,/NNP the/DT buyer/NN usually/RB came/VBD out/RP to/TO the/DT farm,/NN picked/VBD his/PRP$ colt,/NN and/CC made/VBD the/DT deal,/NN subject/NN only/RB to/TO the/DT condition/NN that/IN the/DT colt/NN must/MD be/VB broken/VBN to/TO harness/NN and/CC not/RB worked/VBN in/IN the/DT fields./NN He/PRP didn't/VBD want/VB a/DT subdued/VBN horse;/NN merely/RB one/CD that/WDT could/MD be/VB handled./VBN Big/JJ Flurry/NN was/VBD careful/JJ in/IN the/DT breaking/NN of/IN these/DT colts./NN John/NNP went/VBD along/RB and/CC helped/VBD harness/NN and/CC hitch/NN the/DT young/JJ animal/NN with/IN asensible/JJ old/JJ horse/NN as/IN team-mate./NN On/IN a/DT rainy/NN day,/NN when/WRB no/DT field/NN work/NN could/MD be/VB done,/VBN the/DT colt/NN might/MD be/VB driven/VBN a/DT mile/NN or/CC two,/JJ taught/VBN to/TO obey/VB the/DT reins./NN There/EX was/VBD little/JJ or/CC no/DT beating/NN of/IN Fire/NNP Department/NNP colts./VBD Himself/PRP was/VBD not/RB going/VBG to/TO have/VB to/TO handle/VB them/PRP after/IN breaking,/NN so/IN he/PRP didn't/VBD care/NN to/TO take/VB the/DT trouble/NN to/TO beat/VB them/PRP into/IN submission./VBG A/DT horse/NN destined/VBN for/IN use/NN on/IN the/DT farm/NN was/VBD quickly/RB subdued/VBN by/IN Big/NNP Flurry./NNP Take/VB the/DT case/NN of/IN Perry./NNP He/PRP was/VBD a/DT spirited/JJ bay/NN gelding/VBG nearly/RB three/CD years/NNS old/JJ when/WRB broken./NN He/PRP was/VBD named/VBN for/IN the/DT hero/NN of/IN Lake/NNP Erie,/NNP because/IN the/DT family/NN was/VBD soaked/VBN in/IN the/DT tradition/NN of/IN the/DT Lake,/NNP and/CC believed/VBD Commodore/NNP Perry/NNP to/TO be/VB the/DT greatest/JJS of/IN all/DT Americans./NNP Didn't/VBD his/PRP$ brother/NN civilize/VB Japan?/JJ Well,/IN we/PRP had/VBD heard/VBN that/IN story,/NN anyway./DT There/EX was/VBD a/DT long/JJ piece/NN about/IN Perry/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ Japanese/JJ mission,/NN with/IN glorious/JJ woodcuts,/NN in/IN our/PRP$ chief/JJ household/NN book,/NN "Great/IN Events/NNS of/IN Our/PRP$ Past/NNP Century."Perry/NNP was/VBD hitched/VBN with/IN an/DT older/JJR horse/NN to/TO a/DT farm/NN wagon,/NN after/IN having/VBG once/RB become/VBN accustomed/JJ to/TO being/VBG led/VBN about/IN with/IN harness/NN on./, Taking/VBG a/DT hired/JJ man/NN along,/IN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP drove/VBD the/DT team/NN to/TO town./DT The/DT colt/NN proved/VBD to/TO be/VB a/DT bit/NN flighty./. He/PRP shied/VBD and/CC snorted/VBD and/CC misbehaved/VBD more/JJR than/IN most/JJS of/IN Dad's/NNP colts/NNS did/VBD in/IN the/DT breaking,/NN and/CC the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP several/JJ times/NNS gave/VBD him/PRP a/DT few/JJ cuts/NNS of/IN the/DT blacksnake/NN on/IN the/DT way/NN to/TO town./DT This/DT seemed/VBD to/TO make/VB the/DT colt/NN wilder/NN than/IN ever,/DT instead/RB of/IN taming/VBG him./PRP The/DT hired/JJ man/NN counseled/VBD a/DT little/RB more/RBR gentleness,/JJ and/CC suggested/VBD that/IN a/DT spirited/JJ colt/NN should/MD be/VB given/VBN time/NN to/TO learn/VB the/DT ways/NNS of/IN harness/NN work./, Big/NNP Flurry/NNP gave/VBD the/DT hired/JJ man/NN one/CD scornful/JJ glance/NN and/CC said,/VBD "Jarge,/IN you/PRP stand/VBP by/IN for/IN ordhers,/NNS and/CC belay/VB the/DT gab./NN When/WRB you're/PRP needed/VBD on/IN deck,/NN you'll/NN hear/VBP the/DT pipe."George/NN was/VBD piped/VBN to/TO station/NN on/IN Douglas/NNP avenue,/NN when/WRB the/DT watchman/NN at/IN the/DT Santa/NNP Fe/NNP grade/NN crossing/NN lowered/VBD the/DT gates/NNS by/IN use/NN of/IN a/DT hand/NN crank,/NN and/CC stepped/VBD out/RP in/IN the/DT street/NN with/IN a/DT red/JJ flag/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hand./NN The/DT patriotic/JJ Perry/NNP reared/VBD at/IN sight/NN of/IN the/DT red/JJ flag,/NN and/CC went/VBD wild/JJ when/WRB a/DT big/JJ locomotive/NN drawing/VBG a/DT passenger/NN train,/NN started/VBD across/IN the/DT street,/NN chugging/VBG hot/JJ steam/NN into/IN the/DT highway/NN and/CC ringing/VBG a/DT bell,/NN only/RB a/DT few/JJ feet/NNS from/IN Perry's/NNP rural/JJ nose./NN Perry/NNP lunged/VBD toward/IN the/DT slowly/RB moving/VBG locomotive,/RB crashed/VBD himself/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ team-mate/NN through/IN the/DT lowered/VBN gate,/NN narrowlymissed/VBN taking/VBG the/DT watchman's/NNS head/NN off/RP with/IN his/PRP$ left/JJ front/NN hoof,/NN and/CC seemed/VBD about/IN to/TO take/VB the/DT locomotive/JJ by/IN storm./NN "All/JJ hands/NNS to/TO stations!"/VB cried/VBN Big/NNP Flurry./NNP Handing/VBG the/DT heavy/JJ driving/NN lines/NNS to/TO George,/NNP he/PRP shouted,/MD "Take/VB the/DT helm,/JJ Jarge!/NNP Keep/VB her/PRP$ head/NN into/IN the/DT wind!/NN 'Tis/VBZ heavy/JJ weather/NN abeam,/RB I'm/NNP thinking!"Over/IN the/DT side/NN he/PRP went,/VBD a/DT spare/JJ oak/NN neckyoke/NN in/IN his/PRP$ right/JJ hand./NN He/PRP had/VBD brought/VBN along/IN several/JJ spare/JJ parts/NNS and/CC a/DT few/JJ scantlings,/NNS for/IN emergencies./VBG Gripping/NNP the/DT heavy,/JJ iron-fitted/JJ neckyoke/NN with/IN both/DT hands/NNS and/CC wielding/VBG it/PRP as/IN a/DT ballplayer/NN handles/VBZ a/DT bat,/NN he/PRP landed/VBD a/DT telling/VBG blow/NN on/IN Perry's/NNP left/VBD jaw,/RP a/DT second/JJ on/IN the/DT top/NN of/IN his/PRP$ head,/NN and/CC a/DT third/JJ on/IN his/PRP$ nose./NN The/DT horse/NN went/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ knees,/NNS within/IN two/CD feet/NNS of/IN the/DT engine's/NNS wheels,/, just/RB as/IN the/DT engineer,/NN fearing/VBG a/DT fatal/JJ mishap,/NN stopped/VBD the/DT locomotive/JJ dead/JJ in/IN its/PRP$ tracks/NNS and/CC shut/VB off/RP the/DT exhaust/NN steam./VBD The/DT big/JJ Irishman/NN dropped/VBD his/PRP$ neckyoke/NN on/IN the/DT first/JJ railroad/NN track/NN and/CC caught/VBD the/DT horse's/NN bridle/NN rein,/NN jerking/VBG Perry/NNP to/TO his/PRP$ feet./NNS The/DT engineer/NN was/VBD down/RB on/IN the/DT ground/NN now,/RB but/CC seemed/VBD helpless/JJ enough./NN "Look/NN here,/, Mister,/NNP you/PRP can't/MD beat/VB the/DT fear/NN out/IN of/IN that/DT horse's/NNS head!"/NN he/PRP shouted./MD Dad/NNP held/VBD the/DT horse,/NN now/RB snorting/VBG and/CC reeling,/VBG by/IN one/CD hand,/NN while/IN he/PRP sized/VBD up/RP the/DT intruder./NN "Have/VBP you/PRP got/VBD a/DT job/NN on/IN that/DT engine/NN there,/, I/PRP don't/VBP know?"/VBN he/PRP asked,/RB with/IN elaborate/JJ politeness./NN "Yes,/NN I'm/IN the/DT engineer--this/NN is/VBZ my/PRP$ engine.""You'm/NN best/RB be/VB getting/VBG on/IN with/IN it,/DT so,/NN before/IN I/PRP wring/VBG your/PRP$ Goddamned/UH neck!/NN If/IN me/PRP harse/JJ farted/JJ steam,/NN like/IN your/PRP$ engine,/NN I/PRP wouldn't/MD be/VB sticking/VBG me/PRP God-damned/JJ nose/NN into/IN other/JJ people's/NNS business,/NNS at/IN all,/DT at/IN all!/DT Get/VB on/IN with/IN it/PRP now,/RB before/IN I/PRP lame/VBD you/PRP with/IN this/DT neckyoke!"As/JJ Big/JJ Flurry/NN reached/VBD for/IN his/PRP$ weapon,/NN the/DT engineer/NN climbed/VBD back/RB into/IN his/PRP$ cab,/NN and/CC almost/RB noiselessly/RB pulled/VBD his/PRP$ train/NN over/IN the/DT crossing./NN Three/CD times/NNS the/DT bay/NN colt/NN was/VBD down/RB on/IN the/DT railroad/NN tracks,/VBD his/PRP$ infuriated/JJ master/NN on/IN top/NN of/IN him,/JJ beating,/NN kicking,/NN cursing./VBD A/DT fat-bellied/JJ old/JJ policeman/NN stood/VBD by,/RB attracted/VBN by/IN the/DT crowd/NN that/IN wasforming./PRP Several/JJ times/NNS the/DT officer/NN of/IN the/DT law/NN started/VBD to/TO say/VB something/NN to/TO the/DT berserk/NN farmer./NN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP reached/VBD out/IN his/PRP$ left/JJ hand/NN and/CC pushed/VBD him/PRP away/RB with/IN a/DT shove/NN in/IN the/DT chest./NN "Take/NN care/NN of/IN yourself/PRP now,/RB Bluecoat!"/NNP he/PRP shouted./MD "'Tis/VB not/RB collecting/VBG fines/NNS from/IN fancy/JJ women/NNS you/PRP are/VBP now/RB at/IN all!/DT Out/IN of/IN me/PRP way!"Perry/NN came/VBD home,/VBG a/DT changed/VBN animal./NN His/PRP$ head/NN was/VBD down./RB He/PRP was/VBD lame/JJ in/IN three/CD legs./, His/PRP$ nose/NN apparently/RB was/VBD fractured./VBN He/PRP kept/VBD shaking/VBG his/PRP$ head./NN In/IN his/PRP$ eyes/NNS was/VBD a/DT wild/JJ gleam/NN of/IN suffering/VBG and/CC bewilderment./VBG Perry/NNP lived/VBD to/TO a/DT ripe/JJ old/JJ age./NN But/CC he/PRP was/VBD a/DT comic-strip/NN horse./NN Everybody/NN said/VBD he/PRP was/VBD crazy,/JJ and/CC probably/RB he/PRP was./VBD Visiting/VBG farmers/NNS said/VBD he/PRP was/VBD locoed,/VBN but/CC we/PRP knew/VBD better./JJR The/DT loco/NN weed,/NN in/IN more/JJR recent/JJ years/NNS known/VBN to/TO the/DT F.B.I./NNP as/IN marihuana,/NN grew/VBD in/IN pastures./NN Horses/NNS that/IN ate/VBD of/IN it/PRP went/VBD crazy./VBG They/PRP acted/VBD as/IN Perry/NNP did./VBD But/CC Perry's/NNP insanity/NN was/VBD not/RB of/IN the/DT weed./NN Perry/NNP was/VBD perpetually/RB thin./DT Though/IN he/PRP worked/VBD daily/RB in/IN harness,/NN on/IN the/DT cultivator,/NN plow,/NN wagon,/NN hay-rake,/, he/PRP remained/VBD a/DT problem./NN He/PRP tried/VBD to/TO pull/VB all/DT the/DT load,/NN as/IN if/IN attempting/VBG to/TO forestall/VB any/DT beating/NN he/PRP might/MD get/VB for/IN lagging./VBG He/PRP fought/VBD against/IN bridling/NN and/CC harnessing,/NN every/DT day./NN When/WRB he/PRP was/VBD at/IN large/JJ for/IN the/DT week-end,/NN he/PRP attempted/VBD to/TO preserve/VB his/PRP$ liberty/NN by/IN running/VBG madly/RB from/IN anyone/NN who/WP set/VBD out/RP to/TO catch/VB him./NN I/PRP suppose/VBP he/PRP was/VBD an/DT 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They/PRP didn't/VBD show/NN you/PRP a/DT copy/NN of/IN the/DT book/NN they/PRP were/VBD going/VBG to/TO sell/VB you./PRP Instead,/RB they/PRP showed/VBD you/PRP a/DT prospectus./NN It/PRP was/VBD an/DT inch-thick/JJ book/NN of/IN pictures,/NN chapter-headings,/NN and/CC samples/NNS of/IN the/DT cheap,/JJ medium/NN and/CC high-priced/JJ bindings./NN Mother/NN was/VBD a/DT set-up/NN for/IN all/DT kinds/NNS of/IN agents./NN No/DT picture-enlarging/NN agent/NN ever/RB went/VBD away/RB empty-handed./VBN As/IN a/DT result,/NN walls/NNS of/IN the/DT dining/NN room/NN and/CC parlor/NN bore/VBD so/RB many/JJ crayon/NN enlargements/NNS that/IN they/PRP fairly/RB jostled/VBD the/DT holy/JJ pictures/NNS for/IN wall/NN space./. As/RB soon/RB as/IN Kelliher/NNP saw/VBD that/DT array/NN of/IN enlargements,/NN he/PRP knew/VBD he/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO do/VB some/DT business/NN in/IN this/DT house./NN When/WRB he/PRP had/VBD the/DT book/NN sold,/VBN with/IN a/DT cash/NN payment/NN in/IN hand,/JJ Kelliher/NNP spotted/VBD Van,/NNP who/WP was/VBD not/RB very/RB busy/JJ that/IN day./NN "There's/IN a/DT boy/NN who/WP could/MD make/VB a/DT fortune/NN selling/VBG books,"/NN he/PRP said./VBD Van/NNP moved/VBD closer./DT He/PRP was/VBD seventeen,/JJ thin,/NN pale,/NNS worried/VBN about/IN getting/VBG some/DT money/NN somehow/RB for/IN an/DT education./NN "That/IN boy/NN has/VBZ got/VBN the/DT stuff/NN of/IN a/DT great/JJ salesman/NN in/IN him,"/PRP$ the/DT slicker/NN continued./VBN "There's/RB big/JJ money/NN in/IN selling/VBG these/DT books./NNS The/DT agent/NN gets/VBZ fifty/CD percent/NN of/IN the/DT retail/JJ sale/NN price./NN Did/VBD you/PRP see/VB how/WRB quickly/RB I/PRP made/VBD three/CD dollars/NNS and/CC a/DT half/NN just/RB now?/RB I/PRP do/VBP that/DT on/IN nearly/RB every/DT call./NN "But/IN I/PRP don't/RB have/VBP much/JJ time/NN for/IN selling./NN I'm/IN a/DT field/NN manager./NN I/PRP employ/VBP agents/NNS to/TO sell/VB the/DT books,/NN and/CC they/PRP report/VBP to/TO me./PRP I've/NN never/RB seen/VBN a/DT young/JJ man/NN who/WP had/VBD such/JJ obvious/JJ salesmanship/NN as/IN this/DT boy/NN here./PRP If/IN you're/PRP not/RB making/VBG too/RB much/JJ money/NN farming,/RB young/JJ man,why/NN don't/VBD you/PRP go/VB out/RB and/CC take/VB in/RP some/DT of/IN the/DT money/NN that/IN I/PRP haven't/VBP time/NN to/TO catch?/VB "I'll/RB give/VB you/PRP the/DT necessary/JJ training/NN without/IN charge./NN You'll/NNP spend/VBP a/DT few/JJ dollars/NNS for/IN your/PRP$ outfit,/NN and/CC I'll/NNP find/VBP choice/NN territory/NN for/IN you."As/NNP the/DT promoter's/JJ enthusiasm/NN for/IN Van's/NNP sales/NNS abilities/NNS grew,/VBD he/PRP decided/VBD to/TO make/VB a/DT field/NN manager/NN out/IN of/IN the/DT bright/JJ young/JJ man,/NN despite/IN his/PRP$ youth./NN Van/NNP should/MD take/VB all/DT of/IN Winfield/NNP as/IN his/PRP$ territory./NN There/RB he/PRP should/MD sell/VB books/NNS merely/RB as/IN a/DT means/NN of/IN getting/VBG acquainted/VBN with/IN bright/JJ young/JJ men/NNS and/CC women/NNS who/WP would/MD go/VB out/RB and/CC work/VB for/IN him,/PRP even/RB as/IN Van/NNP was/VBD working/VBG for/IN Kelliher./NNP Van/NNP would/MD draw/VB a/DT certain/JJ percentage/NN of/IN the/DT take/NN of/IN each/DT person/NN he/PRP hired./VBD The/DT money/NN for/IN the/DT selling/NN outfit,/NN consisting/VBG mostly/RB of/IN an/DT enormous/JJ quantity/NN of/IN prospectuses,/NN was/VBD dug/VBN up/RP somehow,/RB and/CC Van,/NNP with/IN meager/JJ clothing/NN packed/VBD in/IN an/DT old/JJ canvas/NN telescope,/NN went/VBD to/TO Winfield./NNP There/RB he/PRP rented/VBN a/DT cheap/JJ room/NN and/CC went/VBD out/RB trying/VBG to/TO sell/VB and/CC hire./VBD Meantime,/RB Mother/NNP conceived/VBD the/DT idea/NN that/IN John/NNP might/MD just/RB as/RB well/RB get/VB in/IN on/IN this/DT new/JJ fortune/NN that/WDT was/VBD beckoning/VBG the/DT Driscolls/NNS to/TO take/VB it/PRP in./. She/PRP borrowed/VBD money/NN from/IN Aunt/NNP Fannie,/NNP outfitted/VBD John,/NNP and/CC John/NNP went/VBD about/IN the/DT book/NN agenting/NN business/NN during/IN his/PRP$ summer/NN vacation/NN in/IN Oklahoma/NNP City./NNP Margaret/NNP finally/RB succumbed,/JJ too./. She/PRP told/VBD the/DT great/JJ field/NN manager,/NN who/WP called/VBD almost/RB daily/RB at/IN our/PRP$ house,/NN that/IN she/PRP would/MD take/VB up/RP the/DT bookselling/NN as/RB soon/RB as/IN she/PRP could/MD buy/VB a/DT good/JJ horse./NN She/PRP needed/VBD a/DT horse/NN anyway/RB in/IN her/PRP$ school/NN work,/NN and/CC could/MD not/RB hope/VB to/TO do/VB any/DT kind/NN of/IN traveling/VBG about/IN the/DT countryside/NN without/IN a/DT good/JJ driving/NN horse./NN She/PRP would/MD start/VB looking/VBG for/IN one/CD right/NN away./NN On/IN the/DT very/RB next/JJ day,/NN Kelliher/NNP arrived/VBD with/IN a/DT sleek/JJ bay/NN mare/NN which/WDT he/PRP said/VBD he/PRP had/VBD got/VBN from/IN a/DT friend/NN of/IN his/PRP$ who/WP would/MD consent/VB to/TO part/NN with/IN her./PRP$ "She/NNP has/VBZ been/VBN on/IN the/DT track/NN and/CC has/VBZ made/VBN some/DT wonderful/JJ records./NN She/PRP is/VBZ a/DT pedigreed/NN Hambletonian,/NNP but/CC unfortunately/RB her/PRP$ pedigree/JJ and/CC her/PRP$ track/NN record/NN were/VBD burned/VBN in/IN a/DT terrible/JJ fire/NN a/DT few/JJ months/NNS ago./. She's/NNP just/RB four/CD years/NNS old,/JJ as/RB gentle/JJ as/IN a/DT lamb,/NN no/DT bad/JJ habits,/NN in/IN perfect/JJ health./NN Because/IN her/PRP$ owner/NN owes/VBZ me/PRP something,/IN I/PRP can/MD get/VB her/PRP for/IN you/PRP for/IN sixty/CD dollars./, "Her/VBG track/NN name/NN is/VBZ too/RB long/JJ for/IN everyday/JJ use,/NN and/CC she/PRP goes/VBZ by/IN the/DT name/NN of/IN Nell."While/NNP the/DT slicker/NN was/VBD walking/VBG around/IN the/DT mare,/NN showing/VBG her/PRP$ good/JJ points,/NN she/PRP let/VBP fly/VB a/DT vicious/JJ kick/NN that/IN landed/VBD on/IN Kelliher's/NNP leg./, The/DT victim,/NN who/WP was/VBD not/RB a/DT strong/JJ man,/NN nearly/RB fainted/VBD from/IN the/DT pain/NN during/IN the/DT next/JJ hour,/NN but/CC pretended/VBD it/PRP was/VBD a/DT mere/JJ nothing./NN "She/NN is/VBZ high-strung,/JJ and/CC the/DT presence/NN of/IN strangers,/JJ looking/VBG her/PRP$ over,/JJ undoubtedly/RB made/VBD her/PRP$ nervous."The/JJ deal/NN was/VBD made./VBN Margaret/NNP paid/VBD the/DT $60/CD out/IN of/IN her/PRP$ own/JJ savings,/NN and/CC was/VBD the/DT proud/JJ owner/NN of/IN a/DT horse./NN A/DT box/NN stall/NN was/VBD erected/VBN in/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT sheds/NNS between/IN corncrib/NN and/CC stable,/NN and/CC Margaret/NNP spent/VBD as/IN much/JJ time/NN as/IN she/PRP could/MD in/IN personal/JJ attention/NN to/TO the/DT new/JJ prize./NN Inside/IN of/IN a/DT week,/NN three/CD members/NNS of/IN the/DT family/NN had/VBD been/VBN kicked/VBN and/CC one/CD bitten./NN Nell/NNP would/MD obey/VB Margaret/NNP part/NN of/IN the/DT time,/NN but/CC was/VBD out/RB for/IN the/DT blood/NN of/IN everybody/NN else./, She/PRP was/VBD unquestionably/RB the/DT meanest/JJS horse/NN I/PRP have/VBP ever/RB seen./VBN John's/NNP wild/JJ Indian/JJ pony/NN was/VBD merely/RB wild./VBN This/DT brute/NN was/VBD domesticated,/RB and/CC a/DT child/NN of/IN hell./NN When/WRB Ed/NNP Blood,/NNP who/WP was/VBD the/DT nearest/JJS good/JJ judge/NN of/IN horseflesh,/NN looked/VBD her/PRP$ over,/JJ he/PRP said/VBD she/PRP was/VBD about/IN ten/CD years/NNS old,/RB never/RB had/VBD been/VBN on/IN any/DT racetrack,/NN and/CC undoubtedly/RB had/VBD been/VBN knocking/VBG around/IN the/DT markets,/NN looking/VBG for/IN a/DT buyer/NN for/IN a/DT long/JJ time./NN She/PRP was/VBD so/RB vicious/JJ that/IN she/PRP was/VBD likely/JJ to/TO kill/VB somebody/NN any/DT day./NN Ed/NNP suggested/VBD that/IN he/PRP would/MD make/VB Kelliher/NNP take/VB the/DT nag/NN back/RB and/CC return/VB the/DT money/NN if/IN Margaret/NNP would/MD consent./VB "Anybody/NN who/WP would/MD sell/VB a/DT horse/NN like/IN that/WDT to/TO a/DT woman/NN deserves/VBZ a/DT good/JJ beating,/NN and/CC I'd/NN like/IN to/TO give/VB it/PRP to/TO him,"/PRP said/VBD Ed./NNP Margaret/NNP was/VBD indignant./VBG She/PRP considered/VBD this/DT a/DT fine/JJ specimen/NN of/IN spirited/JJ horseflesh./NN "I'll/RB make/VB her/PRP behave,"/IN she/PRP said./VBD After/IN all,/NNS she/PRP had/VBD whipped/VBN two/CD strapping/VBG brutes,/NNS each/DT 20/CD years/NNS old/JJ and/CC tough,/JJ who/WP were/VBD her/PRP$ pupils/NNS at/IN Gypsum/NNP Center,/NNP and/CC had/VBD taken/VBN a/DT gun/NN away/RB from/IN one/CD of/IN them./PRP Could/MD a/DT mean/JJ horse/NN defeat/NN her?/NN Margaret/NNP offered/VBD Mother/NNP a/DT ride/NN in/IN her/PRP$ new/JJ roadwagon,/NN behind/IN her/PRP$ new/JJ horse./NN They/PRP would/MD go/VB to/TO town./DT Mother/NN accepted./VBN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT swanky/JJ outfit/NN when/WRB Margaret/NNP helped/VBD Mother/NNP to/TO her/PRP$ side/NN of/IN the/DT seat,/NN and/CC herself/PRP stepped/VBD in/IN on/IN the/DT right./NNP Mother/NNP was/VBD wearinga/JJ black/JJ Sunday/NNP dress/NN with/IN beaded/JJ bonnet./NN Margaret/NNP wore/VBD a/DT white/JJ Gibson/NNP girl/NN shirtwaist/NN with/IN standup/JJ collar/NN and/CC starched/VBD cuffs,/RB a/DT white/JJ linen/NN skirt,/NN and/CC a/DT natty/JJ little/JJ hat./NN The/DT roadwagon/NN had/VBD no/DT top./NN Mother/NN raised/VBD an/DT umbrella/NN as/RB soon/RB as/IN the/DT two/CD were/VBD settled/VBN in/IN their/PRP$ seat,/NN to/TO keep/VB off/RP the/DT sun./NN Nell/NNP accepted/VBD this/DT as/IN a/DT personal/JJ insult./NN She/PRP started/VBD jumping/VBG and/CC bucking,/VBG kicking/VBG and/CC squealing,/RB standing/VBG on/IN her/PRP$ head/NN and/CC trying/VBG to/TO lie/VB down./RP Margaret/NNP shouted,/MD "Whoa,/VB Nell,/NNP whoa,/JJ stop/NN that/IN now!"Nell/RB started/VBD indirectly/RB down/IN the/DT hill,/NN jumping/VBG from/IN one/CD side/NN of/IN the/DT road/NN to/TO the/DT other/JJ in/IN her/PRP$ progress,/NN with/IN the/DT obvious/JJ purpose/NN of/IN turning/VBG the/DT rig/NN over/IN in/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT shallow/JJ ditches/NNS at/IN the/DT roadside./NN At/IN the/DT foot/NN of/IN the/DT hill/NN she/PRP turned/VBD sharp/JJ left,/NN which/WDT took/VBD her/PRP off/IN the/DT driveway/NN and/CC into/IN the/DT acre/NN of/IN lawn/NN below/IN the/DT house./NN Here/RB she/PRP continued/VBD a/DT rhythmic/JJ bucking,/NN each/DT flight/NN of/IN her/PRP$ heels/NNS carrying/VBG them/PRP closer/RBR to/TO the/DT heads/NNS of/IN the/DT two/CD women./NN Margaret/NNP kept/VBD crying/VBG her/PRP$ whoa/WDT orders./NNP Mother/NNP sat/VBD erect,/IN her/PRP$ umbrella/NN held/VBD aloft/RB in/IN dignified/JJ manner,/NN never/RB stirring,/RB except/IN to/TO hold/VB her/PRP$ head/NN just/RB a/DT little/RB farther/RBR back/RB when/WRB the/DT breeze/NN from/IN the/DT passing/NN hooves/NNS fanned/VBD her/PRP$ face./NN Margaret/NNP had/VBD one/CD rein/NN in/IN each/DT hand,/NN and/CC was/VBD pulling/VBG with/IN all/DT her/PRP$ strength/NN on/IN the/DT Jay/NNP Eye/NNP See/VB bit/NN that/WDT was/VBD supposed/VBN to/TO control/VB all/DT actions/NNS of/IN this/DT obstreperous/JJ monster./NN In/IN a/DT sudden/JJ lurch/NN to/TO the/DT left,/JJ Margaret/NNP was/VBD unseated./JJ She/PRP fell/VBD full/JJ length/NN in/IN the/DT grass,/NN but/CC still/RB held/VBD the/DT reins/NNS and/CC kept/VBD shouting/VBG in/IN a/DT steady/JJ voice,/NN "Whoa,/NN Nell!"Just/NNP as/IN Margaret/NNP went/VBD over/IN the/DT side/NN I,/IN standing/VBG with/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN the/DT family/NN on/IN the/DT front/NN porch,/NN made/VBD a/DT swift/JJ dash/NN to/TO the/DT scene,/NN jumped/VBD off/IN the/DT terraced/JJ hill,/NN and/CC was/VBD presently/RB at/IN grips/NNS with/IN the/DT wild/JJ horse./NN By/IN grasping/VBG the/DT bridle/NN at/IN the/DT bits/NNS and/CC jerking/VBG the/DT mare's/NNS head/VBP violently/RB up,/IN I/PRP stopped/VBD the/DT bucking./NN A/DT horse/NN can't/NN buck/NN with/IN his/PRP$ head/NN in/IN the/DT air./NN But/CC if/IN Margaret/NNP hadn't/VBD held/VBN on/IN to/TO the/DT reins/NNS after/IN she/PRP was/VBD thrown/VBN clear,/RB I/PRP never/RB should/MD have/VB reached/VBN the/DT scene/NN in/IN time./NN Nell/NNP would/MD have/VB been/VBN off/RB and/CC away/RB across/IN the/DT fields,/NN and/CC I/PRP hate/VBP to/TO think/VB what/WP would/MD have/VB happened/VBN to/TO Mother./NNP Margaret/NNP got/VBD up,/VBN brushed/VBN herself/PRP off,/RB and/CC went/VBD to/TO Nell's/NNP head./. She/PRP stroked/VBD the/DT bay/NN devil/NN gently,/NNS when/WRB all/PDT the/DT rest/NN of/IN us/PRP voted/VBD for/IN a/DT sound/NN beating,/VBN and/CC led/VBD her/PRP back/RB to/TO the/DT hitching/NN post/NN at/IN the/DT top/NN of/IN the/DT hill./NN There/EX were/VBD some/DT broken/JJ straps/NNS on/IN the/DT harness,/NN but/CC these/DT were/VBD easily/RB replaced./VBN "Mother,/NNP will/MD you/PRP wait/VB right/RB here/RB while/IN I/PRP go/VBP upstairs/RB and/CC change/VB my/PRP$ clothes?"/NN she/PRP said./VBD "That/IN grass/NN I/PRP was/VBD dragged/VBN through/RB has/VBZ got/VBN me/PRP all/DT green."Mother/JJ sat/VBD there,/RB calm/JJ as/IN a/DT June/NNP sky,/NN still/RB holding/VBG her/PRP$ umbrella./NN We/PRP fixed/VBD the/DT straps,/NN and/CC presently/RB Margaret/NNP came/VBD down/RB in/IN a/DT clean/JJ costume,/NN petted/VBN Nell,/NNP and/CC drove/VBD away./DT The/DT drive/NN to/TO and/CC from/IN town/NN passed/VBN with/IN only/JJ one/CD attempt/NN on/IN the/DT part/NN of/IN the/DT wild/JJ beast/NN to/TO run/VB away./RP Margaret's/NNP Blood/NNP school/NN term/NN was/VBD not/RB yet/RB up,/JJ but/CC she/PRP paid/VBD over/IN her/PRP$ money/NN for/IN prospectuses/NNS and/CC supplies,/NNS and/CC accepted/VBD territory/NN in/IN the/DT hill/NN country/NN of/IN Butler/NNP County,/NNP to/TO begin/VB work/NN as/RB soon/RB as/IN vacation/NN started./VBD Meantime,/RB she/PRP was/VBD driving/VBG Nell/NNP to/TO and/CC from/IN her/PRP school,/IN a/DT distance/NN of/IN about/IN four/CD miles,/NNS daily,/, each/DT way./VBD At/IN least/JJS five/CD times/NNS before/IN vacation,/VBG the/DT horse/NN ran/VBD away,/RB creating/VBG a/DT terrific/JJ sensation/NN in/IN the/DT neighborhood,/NN and/CC scattering/JJ Margaret's/NNS school/NN books/NNS and/CC papers/NNS over/IN a/DT mile/NN or/CC more/JJR of/IN road./NNP Once,/NNP Willis/NNP Stuckey,/NNP a/DT strong/JJ farmer,/NN saw/VBD the/DT runaway/JJ coming,/NN crouched/VBN by/IN the/DT side/NN of/IN the/DT road,/NN leaped/VBD to/TO the/DT bridle/NN at/IN the/DT risk/NN of/IN his/PRP$ life./NN He/PRP stopped/VBD her./RP "I/NNP wouldn't/MD drive/VB that/DT horse/NN if/IN I/PRP was/VBD you,/JJ Miss/NNP Maggie,"/NNP he/PRP said./VBD "She's/RB like/IN to/TO kill/VB you./PRP Want/VB me/PRP to/TO beat/VB her/PRP$ good/JJ right/NN now?"No,/RB Margaret/NNP said,/VBD she/PRP did/VBD not/RB believe/VB in/IN beating/VBG horses,/NN though/IN she/PRP was/VBD an/DT advocate/NN of/IN beating/VBG delinquent/JJ boys/NNS at/IN school./DT Instead,/NNP she/PRP petted/VBD Nell,/NNP to/TO the/DT amazed/JJ disgust/NN of/IN Willis./NNP Then/RB she/PRP thanked/VBD the/DT hero/NN and/CC asked/VBD him/PRP if/IN he/PRP would/MD get/VB his/PRP$ brothers/NNS to/TO pick/VB up/RP her/PRP$ books/NNS that/IN were/VBD scattered/VBN along/IN the/DT road./NN She/PRP would/MD stop/VB in/IN for/IN them/PRP tonight./. The/DT sight/NN of/IN Miss/NNP Driscoll's/NNP bay/NN devil/NN and/CC red/JJ roadwagon,/NN streaking/VBG down/IN the/DT public/JJ highway,/NN swaying/VBG from/IN side/NN to/TO side/NN and/CC leaping/VBG in/IN the/DT air,/NN with/IN the/DT lady/NN herself,/PRP in/IN dapper/JJ costume,/NN holdingthe/VBZ reins/NNS in/IN both/DT hands/NNS and/CC shouting/VBG "Whoa,/NNS Nell!"/RB became/VBD so/RB familiar/JJ that/IN the/DT farm/NN hands/NNS used/VBD to/TO look/VB up/RB from/IN their/PRP$ work/NN and/CC say,/VB "'Bout/IN time/NN for/IN Maggie's/NNP runaway/JJ today,/NN ain't/NN it?"Once,/IN while/IN Margaret/NNP was/VBD away,/RB Van/NNP essayed/VBD to/TO hitch/VB Nell/NNP to/TO the/DT roadwagon/NN and/CC drive/NN to/TO church./NN While/IN tied/VBN to/TO the/DT hitching/NN post,/VBD the/DT bay/NN devil/NN began/VBD bucking/VBG and/CC kicking./VBG She/PRP broke/VBD the/DT harness,/NN one/CD shaft/NN and/CC a/DT singletree./NN Van,/NNP scared/VBD white,/PRP came/VBD running/VBG into/IN the/DT house/NN crying,/NN "I'll/JJ pay/NN for/IN every/DT cent/NN of/IN it!"Since/IN the/DT poor/JJ fellow/NN hadn't/VB any/DT money,/NN this/DT was/VBD the/DT expression/NN of/IN a/DT pious/JJ hope,/NN rather/RB than/IN a/DT promise./NN When/WRB Margaret/NNP came/VBD home/NN and/CC surveyed/VBD the/DT damage,/NN she/PRP was/VBD gentle/JJ with/IN Van,/NNP and/CC said/VBD nobody/NN should/MD blame/VB him/PRP for/IN the/DT trouble./NN Nell/NNP just/RB happened/VBD to/TO be/VB a/DT little/JJ nervous/JJ that/IN day,/NNS she/PRP explained,/VBD and/CC proceeded/VBD to/TO give/VB the/DT fiend/NN a/DT nice/JJ mess/NN of/IN bran/NN and/CC oats./NN Feeding/VBG Nell/NNP in/IN her/PRP$ box/NN stall/NN was/VBD a/DT major/JJ problem./NN One/CD of/IN her/PRP$ favorite/JJ tricks/NNS was/VBD to/TO kick/VB the/DT person/NN who/WP came/VBD to/TO feed/VB her,/PRP but/CC only/RB after/IN the/DT feed/NN had/VBD been/VBN placed/VBN in/IN the/DT box./NN As/IN you/PRP started/VBD to/TO leave,/VB Nell/NNP anchored/VBN herself/PRP across/IN your/PRP$ path/NN in/IN such/JJ manner/NN that/IN her/PRP$ right/JJ hoof/NN commanded/VBD the/DT exit./NN Ears/NNS back,/RB eyes/NNS alternately/RB on/IN the/DT feed/NN and/CC on/IN you,/JJ Nell/NNP gave/VBD a/DT series/NN of/IN demonstration/NN kicks/NNS across/IN the/DT passageway./NN If/IN you/PRP talked/VBD nice/JJ to/TO her/PRP and/CC petted/VBN her,/IN she/PRP would/MD try/VB to/TO bite/VB you./PRP As/IN you/PRP approached/VBD the/DT rear,/NN the/DT violent/JJ kick/NN barrage/NN was/VBD laid/VBN down/RP so/RB fast/RB that/IN only/RB a/DT machinegun/NN bullet/NN could/MD hope/VB to/TO get/VB through./NN I/PRP found/VBD a/DT passageway/NN through/IN the/DT roof,/NN to/TO the/DT right/NN of/IN Nell's/NNP head./, By/IN removing/VBG a/DT certain/JJ plank,/NN after/IN climbing/VBG up/IN the/DT side/NN of/IN the/DT corncrib,/NN which/WDT was/VBD the/DT west/JJ wall/NN of/IN the/DT stall,/NN I/PRP could/MD make/VB my/PRP$ exit/NN upon/IN the/DT roof,/NN and/CC so/RB home./PRP Nell/NNP resented/VBD this/DT so/RB much/JJ that/IN she/PRP began/VBD kicking/VBG at/IN me/PRP when/WRB I/PRP entered/VBD to/TO feed/VB her,/PRP as/RB well/RB as/IN at/IN my/PRP$ leaving./NN I/PRP had/VBD to/TO climb/VB over/IN roofs,/NN let/VBD myself/PRP down/RP with/IN the/DT feed,/NN and/CC climb/VB back/RB again./RB Several/JJ times/NNS the/DT bay/NN fiend/NN managed/VBD to/TO nip/VB me/PRP as/IN I/PRP was/VBD making/VBG my/PRP$ escape./NN After/IN one/CD of/IN these/DT nippings,/NNS I/PRP was/VBD unable/JJ to/TO sit/VB down/RP for/IN several/JJ days./NN This/DT situation/NN was/VBD considered/VBN a/DT major/JJ joke/NN by/IN the/DT family,/NN but/CC to/TO me/PRP it/PRP seemed/VBD seriously/RB inconvenient./. 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school./NN And,/CC besides,/IN they/PRP gave/VBD me/PRP hammer-toes./. In/IN due/JJ time/NN Buzz,/NNP I/PRP was/VBD told,/VBN became/VBD a/DT physician,/NN and/CC Bessie/IN a/DT divorced/VBN baroness,/NN as/RB well/RB as/IN a/DT writer/NN of/IN frothy/JJ romances/NNS for/IN the/DT lending/NN libraries./NN When/WRB the/DT children/NNS were/VBD in/IN their/PRP$ growing/VBG years,/NNS their/PRP$ troubleswere/NN Aunt/NNP Fannie's/NNP troubles,/NN and/CC their/PRP$ victories/NNS were/VBD hers./RB Meantime,/RB relatives'/JJ children/NNS were/VBD coming/VBG along,/RB and/CC all/DT who/WP needed/VBD a/DT friend/NN looked/VBD to/TO Aunt/NNP Fannie./NNP Housecleaning/NNP season/NN in/IN the/DT tomb-like/JJ mansion/NN of/IN the/DT Riddles/NNP was/VBD a/DT time/NN of/IN rejoicing/VBG at/IN our/PRP$ house./NN The/DT mistress/NN of/IN the/DT mansion/NN ripped/VBD out/RP draperies,/IN small/JJ furnishings/NNS and/CC knickknacks/NNS galore,/NN to/TO make/VB room/NN for/IN new/JJ extravagances./NN Aunt/NNP Fannie/NNP was/VBD given/VBN her/PRP$ choice/NN of/IN some/DT wagonloads/NNS of/IN the/DT discarded/VBN fineries./NN She/PRP had/VBD them/PRP packed/VBN in/IN great/JJ boxes/NNS and/CC shipped/VBD them/PRP to/TO her/PRP$ sister/NN in/IN Kansas./NNP There/EX would/MD be/VB a/DT notice/NN in/IN the/DT mail/NN that/IN a/DT box/NN of/IN merchandise/NN was/VBD waiting/VBG at/IN the/DT Rock/NNP Island/NNP freight/NN depot/NN for/IN Ellen/NNP Driscoll./NNP Mother/NNP would/MD tell/VB Dad/NNP about/IN it,/PRP so/RB that/IN there/EX might/MD be/VB a/DT team/NN ready/JJ tomorrow/NN to/TO bring/VB the/DT box/NN home./NN After/IN John/NNP had/VBD graduated/VBN from/IN business/NN college,/NN Dad/NNP always/RB designated/VBD him/PRP to/TO go/VB after/IN the/DT Aunt/NNP Fannie/NNP box./VBD "Let/JJ The/DT Lawyer/NNP take/VBP Prince/NNP and/CC Perry/NNP and/CC get/VB the/DT box,"/NN he/PRP would/MD say./VB He/PRP spoke/VBD of/IN John/NNP as/IN either/DT J./NNP E./NNP or/CC The/DT Lawyer,/JJ sarcastically./NN He/PRP thought/VBD the/DT business/NN college/NN signature,/NNS J./NNP E./NNP Driscoll,/NNP a/DT lot/NN of/IN "vanyitty,"/NN and/CC he/PRP was/VBD impressed/VBN by/IN the/DT fact/NN that/IN John/NNP had/VBD studied/VBN commercial/JJ law./NN "If/IN it's/IN a/DT box/NN from/IN Fannie,/NNP God/NNP bless/VB her,/PRP and/CC it's/VBD at/IN the/DT depot,/NN I/PRP suppose/VBP it/PRP would/MD take/VB a/DT lawyer/NN to/TO get/VB it/PRP out,/IN ourself./PRP The/DT Lawyer/NNP can't/NN curry/NN a/DT horse,/NN and/CC he/PRP don't/RB know/VB a/DT belly-band/NN from/IN a/DT crupper,/NN but/CC I/PRP suppose,/VBP after/IN all/DT his/PRP$ schooling,/NN he/PRP can/MD get/VB a/DT box/NN out/IN of/IN the/DT depot."John/NN would/MD take/VB the/DT bill/NN of/IN lading,/NNS scrutinize/VBP it/PRP carefully,/VB and/CC announce,/VB "Freight/JJ charges/NNS are/VBP prepaid.""Ha!"/JJ commented/VBD Big/NNP Flurry,/NNP through/IN his/PRP$ whiskers./WP "'Tis/VBZ something/NN we/PRP get/VBP indade/NN for/IN all/DT the/DT schooling,/NN thanks/NNS be/VB to/TO God!/NNP It/PRP takes/VBZ a/DT lawyer/NN to/TO keep/VB them/PRP from/IN getting/VBG blood/NN out/IN of/IN a/DT turnip,/NN allay./. 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But/CC we/PRP knew/VBD that/IN the/DT river/NN was/VBD too/RB wide/JJ for/IN the/DT fire/NN to/TO cross./VB We/PRP explained/VBD patiently/RB to/TO Auntie/NNP that/IN these/DT fires/NNS came/VBD every/DT fall,/NN and/CC that/IN there/EX was/VBD no/DT danger/NN to/TO the/DT Valley/NNP farms./. She/PRP would/MD not/RB believe/VB any/DT of/IN our/PRP$ assurances/NNS until/IN she/PRP saw/VBD Big/NNP Flurry/NN going/VBG about/IN the/DT slopping/NN of/IN the/DT hogs/NNS without/IN even/RB looking/VBG up/RP at/IN the/DT spectacle/NN to/TO the/DT east./NN She/PRP shouted/VBD to/TO him/PRP to/TO open/VB his/PRP$ eyes/NNS and/CC see/VB the/DT farm/NN burning/NN down./, Dad/NNP looked/VBD up/RP for/IN a/DT moment,/NN set/VBN down/RP his/PRP$ swill/NN buckets./, After/IN enjoying/VBG the/DT lurid,/JJ flaming/JJ pattern/NN for/IN half/NN a/DT minute,/NN he/PRP turned/VBD and/CC said,/VBD "Aye,/NNP Fannie,/NNP 'tis/VBZ a/DT fine/JJ perarie/NN fire./NN Ye/NN can't/NN see/VBP the/DT like/JJ of/IN it/PRP in/IN Erie."/NNP Then/RB he/PRP went/VBD about/IN his/PRP$ hog-slopping./NN Auntie/NNP went/VBD into/IN the/DT house,/NN retired/VBD to/TO the/DT dining/VBG room,/NN and/CC said/VBD her/PRP rosary./VBD When/WRB she/PRP emerged/VBD she/PRP was/VBD calm./VBG But/CC she/PRP had/VBD her/PRP$ final/JJ shot./NN "I/NN never/RB saw/VBD the/DT likes/NNS of/IN ye/PRP for/IN letting/VBG things/NNS go./VBD Tom/NNP Kennedywould/NNP never/RB permit/VBP them/PRP to/TO be/VB setting/VBG fires/NNS so/RB close/RB to/TO his/PRP$ farm./NN Ye/NN may/MD laugh,/JJS but/CC Tom/NNP knows/VBZ all/RB the/DT precinct/JJ captains,/NN and/CC somebody/NN would/MD suffer/VB for/IN it!"When/RB I/PRP had/VBD croup/NN and/CC was/VBD thought/VBN to/TO be/VB choking,/VBN Aunt/NNP Fannie/NNP stood/VBD by/IN the/DT bedside/NN while/IN I/PRP tried/VBD to/TO howl/VB because/IN of/IN the/DT pain/NN of/IN the/DT mustard/NN plasters./VBD Dressed/VBN in/IN a/DT white/JJ muslin/NN nightgown/NN with/IN high,/JJ frilled/JJ neck,/NN she/PRP went/VBD about/RB with/IN her/PRP$ rosary/NN in/IN her/PRP$ hands,/NN her/PRP lips/NNS moving./WP At/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN each/DT decade/NN she/PRP would/MD move/VB close/RB to/TO the/DT bed/NN and/CC murmur,/VB "There/RB now,/RB boy,/JJ you're/IN getting/VBG better,/RB with/IN the/DT help/NN of/IN Our/PRP$ Lady/NNP of/IN Mount/NNP Carmel./NNP Sure,/NNPS I/PRP knew/VBD a/DT woman/NN in/IN Erie/NNP that/WDT had/VBD exactly/RB the/DT same/JJ kind/NN of/IN croup./NN She/PRP was/VBD cursed/VBN with/IN it,/PRP but/CC she/PRP never/RB paid/VBD any/DT attention/NN to/TO it."Then/RB she/PRP would/MD go/VB back/RB to/TO her/PRP$ prayers./NN As/IN spring/NN came/VBD on,/RB tornadoes/TO lashed/VBD the/DT green/JJ earth,/NN spreading/VBG desolation/NN and/CC terror/NN through/IN the/DT prairie/NN lands./NN Mother's/NNP morbid/VBD fear/NN of/IN the/DT twister,/NN engendered/VBN by/IN her/PRP$ early/JJ experience/NN in/IN Butler/NNP County,/NNP fed/VBD upon/IN the/DT news/NN of/IN recurring/VBG disasters,/NN and/CC every/DT black/JJ cloud/NN or/CC sportive/JJ wind/NN seemed/VBD to/TO her/PRP to/TO be/VB aimed/VBN at/IN our/PRP$ house./NN Aunt/NNP Fannie/NNP was/VBD an/DT apt/JJ pupil/NN for/IN this/DT phobia./NN When/WRB thunder/NN rumbled/VBD through/IN the/DT night,/NN lightning/NN crackled/VBD and/CC spat/VBD among/IN the/DT bending/VBG trees,/NN and/CC the/DT house/NN rocked/VBD under/IN the/DT push/NN of/IN the/DT gusty/NN winds,/NN Aunt/NNP Fannie/NNP got/VBD out/IN of/IN bed,/NN took/VBD the/DT holy/JJ water/NN bottle/NN off/IN Mother's/NNP dresser,/NN and/CC made/VBD the/DT rounds/NNS of/IN the/DT bedrooms,/NN sprinkling/NN with/IN hyssop/NN all/DT the/DT sleepers/NNS and/CC wakers./VBD This/DT was/VBD all/DT right/JJ with/IN everybody/NN except/IN Big/JJ Flurry./NNP He/PRP did/VBD not/RB like/IN being/VBG awakened/VBN by/IN cold/JJ water/NN on/IN his/PRP$ face./NN "Fannie,/NN in/IN the/DT Name/NN of/IN God,/NNP what/WP are/VBP you/PRP doing,/, I/PRP don't/VBP know?/VBN 'Twould/VBN be/VB fitther/VBN by/IN far/RB for/IN you/PRP to/TO be/VB sleeping/VBG in/IN your/PRP$ bed/NN like/IN a/DT Christian/NNP than/IN to/TO be/VB sthreeling/VBG around/IN the/DT house/NN like/IN the/DT ghost/NN of/IN Paddy/NNP O'Toole/NNP that/WDT never/RB said/VBD his/PRP$ penance."Crash!/NN went/VBD the/DT thunder,/NN and/CC Aunt/NNP Fannie/NNP gave/VBD Big/NNP Flurry/NNP another/DT shower/NN of/IN holy/JJ water./NN "Sure,/IN Flurry,/NNP 'tis/VBZ a/DT dangerous/JJ night,/NN and/CC many/JJ of/IN God's/NNP creatures/NNS perishing/NN in/IN the/DT wild/JJ storm./NN I/PRP think/VBP our/PRP$ time/NN has/VBZ come,/VBN and/CC 'tis/PRP best/RB for/IN us/PRP to/TO die/VB at/IN peace/NN with/IN God.""Well/NNP then,/, you'm/PRP best/JJS be/VB getting/VBG back/RB to/TO bed,/VB ourself./PRP Godwon't/RB be/VB highly/RB plazed/VBN that/IN you/PRP do/VBP be/VB waking/VBG up/IN a/DT tired/JJ man/NN in/IN the/DT middle/NN of/IN the/DT night/NN to/TO dhrownd/VB him/PRP in/IN holy/JJ water,/NN at/IN all./DT I've/NN been/VBN out/IN in/IN the/DT wet/JJ a/DT plenty/NN in/IN me/PRP time,/, and/CC I/PRP built/VBD this/DT house/NN sthrong/RB so/RB that/IN I/PRP could/MD sleep/VB in/IN it/PRP and/CC not/RB be/VB rolling/VBG and/CC pitching/VBG in/IN the/DT trough/NN of/IN the/DT sea/NN every/DT time/NN a/DT little/JJ weather/NN comes/VBZ up./NNP You/PRP means/VBZ well,/JJ Fannie,/NNP but/CC if/IN you/PRP have/VBP so/RB much/JJ faith/NN in/IN God,/NNP why/WRB don't/VBP you/PRP get/VB more/RBR sleep?"Next/JJ night/NN she/PRP came/VBD again,/RB with/IN holy/JJ water/NN and/CC prayers,/NN for/IN the/DT wind/NN blew/VBD a/DT mighty/JJ blast/NN and/CC the/DT trees/NNS shook/VBD and/CC groaned/VBD like/IN masts/NNS on/IN laboring/VBG ships./NN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP was/VBD ready/JJ for/IN the/DT emergency./NN He/PRP was/VBD sleeping/VBG on/IN top/NN of/IN the/DT covers,/NN clad/VBN in/IN a/DT yellow/JJ sou'wester,/NN the/DT cape/NN of/IN it/PRP spread/VBD above/IN his/PRP$ head./NN Next/JJ morning/NN at/IN breakfast,/NN Aunt/NNP Fannie/NNP shook/VBD her/PRP$ head/NN in/IN perplexity./DT "I'm/NNP sure/JJ to/TO God/NNP I/PRP don't/VBP know/VB what's/WP come/VBP over/IN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP at/IN all,"/RB she/PRP said./VBD "If/IN he/PRP thinks/VBZ he/PRP can/MD keep/VB out/RP holy/JJ water/NN with/IN a/DT slicker,/NN he/PRP don't/VBD remember/VB his/PRP$ catechism."During/NN her/PRP later/RB visits,/VBD Auntie/NNP continued/VBD to/TO report/VB fatalities/NNS and/CC funerals./DT But/CC now/RB she/PRP rated/VBD the/DT deceased/JJ by/IN the/DT number/NN of/IN kerridges/NNS she/PRP sent/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ funeral./NN By/IN this/DT time/NN I/PRP was/VBD getting/VBG great/JJ fun/NN out/IN of/IN Auntie's/NNP peculiarities,/, and/CC I/PRP liked/VBD to/TO trip/NN her/PRP up./. Said/VBD I,/NNP "Auntie,/IN you/PRP used/VBD to/TO send/VB hacks/NNS to/TO the/DT funerals,/NN and/CC now/RB you/PRP send/VBP kerridges./NN Why/WRB is/VBZ that?""Oh,/DT sure/JJ they're/NN just/RB the/DT same,/JJ boy,/NN but/CC nobody/NN in/IN Erie/NNP says/VBZ hack/VB any/DT more./JJR Kerridge/NNP is/VBZ proper/JJ in/IN Erie./NNP Two/CD years/NNS ago/IN the/DT rich/JJ all/DT said/VBD cabs,/NN but/CC it's/VBD not/RB proper/JJ to/TO say/VB cab/NN or/CC hack/VB now./RP In/IN Sixth/NNP Street,/NNP kerridge/NN is/VBZ all/DT the/DT rage."I/NN became/VBD her/PRP$ amanuensis/NN when/WRB I/PRP was/VBD old/JJ enough./NN She/PRP admired/VBD my/PRP$ legible/JJ vertical/JJ handwriting,/NN which/WDT was/VBD as/IN unskilled/JJ and/CC unbeautiful/JJ as/IN any/DT handwriting/NN could/MD be,/VB but/CC still/RB legible./VBD She/PRP would/MD dictate/VB letters/NNS to/TO Tom/NNP Kennedy/NNP (who/RB had/VBD married/VBN Little/NNP Fan/NNP and/CC was/VBD the/DT father/NN of/IN a/DT baby/NN boy),/NN to/TO her/PRP$ brother/NN Will,/NNP to/TO Kate/NNP Lynch,/NNP sister/NN of/IN Fan,/NNP and/CC many/JJ others./, I/PRP wrote/VBD as/IN she/PRP dictated,/VBP and/CC had/VBD no/DT trouble/NN keeping/VBG up/RP with/IN her/PRP$ in/IN longhand./RB Every/DT letter/NN began:/VBD "I/PRP received/VBD your/PRP$ welcome/JJ letter/NN and/CC was/VBD veryglad/JJ to/TO hear/VB from/IN you./PRP I/PRP hope/VBP this/DT finds/VBZ you/PRP in/IN the/DT pink,/JJ as/IN indeed/RB it/PRP does/VBZ us,/RB thank/VB God."I/NNP often/RB tried/VBD to/TO vary/VB this/DT formula,/NN but/CC seldom/RB with/IN success./DT "No,/NNP Charles,/NNP that's/IN the/DT way/NN they/PRP start/VBP a/DT letter/NN in/IN Erie./NNP It's/NNP proper/JJ among/IN the/DT rich,"/JJ she/PRP would/MD say/VB with/IN finality./NN In/IN a/DT letter/NN to/TO Tom,/NNP she/PRP commented/VBD upon/IN some/DT purchase./NN "Tom,/IN I/PRP think/VBP the/DT price/NN is/VBZ enormous./DT The/DT quality/NN is/VBZ good,/JJ but/CC the/DT price/NN is/VBZ enormous./RB I/PRP think/VBP they/PRP have/VBP their/PRP$ gall,/JJ charging/VBG such/PDT an/DT enormous/JJ price."I/NN wrote/VBD out/RP a/DT first/JJ draft,/NN but/CC changed/VBD two/CD of/IN the/DT enormouses,/JJ using/VBG synonyms./NN "That's/NNS wrong/JJ there,/, Charles,"/NNP she/PRP said,/VBD gently./NNP "Change/NNP that/IN to/TO enormous.""But/VB Auntie,/NNP you've/NN used/VBD that/DT word/NN five/CD times/NNS altogether/RB in/IN one/CD letter./NN Won't/NNP 'big'/, and/CC 'too/PRP high'/RB do/VBP just/RB as/RB well/RB in/IN two/CD instances?""No,/JJ Charles./NNP I'm/NNP sorry/JJ to/TO correct/VB you,/JJ because/IN you/PRP are/VBP a/DT smart/JJ boy,/NN but/CC enormous/JJ is/VBZ proper/JJ in/IN Erie."After/NNP a/DT letter/NN was/VBD completed,/VBN in/IN ink,/NN from/IN rough/JJ draft/NN in/IN pencil,/NNS Auntie/NNP would/MD read/VB it/PRP over/IN carefully./NN Then/RB she/PRP would/MD start/VB her/PRP$ editorial/NN notes/NNS on/IN the/DT margins,/NN at/IN the/DT end,/NN above/IN the/DT dateline,/NN wherever/WRB there/EX was/VBD white/JJ space./NN The/DT notes/NNS on/IN a/DT given/VBN letter/NN would/MD read/VB about/IN this/DT way:"Don't/NN show/NN this/DT to/TO Aleck.""Say/NNP nothing/NN to/TO Nora/NNP about/IN this.""Don't/DT tell/VB Kate/NNP I/PRP wrote/VBD to/TO you/PRP at/IN all.""Keep/RB this/DT to/TO yourself."These/DT warnings/NNS seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB essential/JJ to/TO the/DT completion/NN of/IN the/DT letter./NN Under/IN no/DT circumstance/NN was/VBD there/RB ever/RB anything/NN in/IN any/DT letter/NN that/WDT could/MD not/RB have/VB been/VBN published/VBN on/IN telephone/NN poles/NNS without/IN exciting/JJ interest,/NNS say/VBP nothing/NN of/IN stirring/VBG up/RP trouble./NN Perhaps/RB the/DT only/JJ tidings/NNS in/IN the/DT communication/NN included/VBD the/DT state/NN of/IN everybody's/DT health,/NN the/DT kind/NN of/IN weather/NN we/PRP were/VBD having,/RB and/CC the/DT probable/JJ time/NN of/IN her/PRP$ return/NN to/TO Erie./NNP No/DT military/JJ censor/NN could/MD surpass/VB Aunt/NNP Fannie/NNP in/IN the/DT absurdity/NN of/IN prohibitions./VBG She/PRP exhibited/VBD a/DT similar/JJ tendency/NN to/TO innocent/JJ stealth/NN in/IN her/PRP$ daily/JJ comings/NNS and/CC goings./VBD Members/NNS of/IN the/DT family/NN who/WP visited/VBD Auntie/NNP inErie/NN reported/VBD that/IN she/PRP never/RB went/VBD out/RP for/IN an/DT hour/NN or/CC a/DT day/NN without/IN warning/VBG the/DT household:"I'm/NN going/VBG to/TO the/DT dentist,/NN but/CC if/IN Mrs./NNP Kelly/NNP should/MD call,/POS be/VB sure/RB to/TO tell/VB her/PRP I've/NN gone/VBN to/TO the/DT butcher's./NN I/PRP think/VBP the/DT tailor/NN may/MD come./VB Just/RB give/VB him/PRP that/IN black/JJ dress/NN and/CC say/VB nothing./NN If/IN the/DT baker/NN boy/NN should/MD ask/VB for/IN me,/NNS say/VBP that/IN I'm/NNP at/IN the/DT grocer's./NN Tell/VB none/NN of/IN the/DT women/NNS that/IN I'm/NNP at/IN the/DT dentist's,/NN but/CC you/PRP can/MD say/VB that/IN I've/NN gone/VBN to/TO the/DT doctor's./NN Tell/VB Nora/NNP nothing."When/RB she/PRP went/VBD to/TO Wichita/NNP on/IN a/DT shopping/NN tour/NN with/IN Mother,/NNP Auntie/NNP always/RB brought/VBD home/NN some/DT secret/NN packages./NN These/DT were/VBD extracted/VBN from/IN the/DT general/JJ pile/NN and/CC guarded/VBN as/IN though/IN they/PRP might/MD contain/VB the/DT plans/NNS for/IN a/DT new/JJ incendiary/NN bomb./NN They/PRP were/VBD hidden/VBN away/RB in/IN Auntie's/NNP corner/NN of/IN the/DT closet/NN and/CC a/DT ton/NN of/IN goods/NNS piled/VBN on/IN top/NN of/IN them./PRP$ When/WRB discovered,/VBN in/IN course/NN of/IN time,/NN they/PRP were/VBD rarely/RB more/JJR secret/NN than/IN a/DT new/JJ blouse,/NN a/DT box/NN of/IN handkerchiefs,/NN or,/NNS at/IN most,/CD a/DT corset/NN cover./. As/IN Big/JJ Flurry/NN and/CC his/PRP$ wife/NN began/VBD to/TO drift/VB apart,/RB quarreling/VBG often/RB and/CC seldom/RB making/VBG up,/RP Aunt/NNP Fannie/NNP tried/VBD to/TO use/VB her/PRP$ good/JJ offices/NNS on/IN both/DT sides./NN But/CC she/PRP was/VBD an/DT awkward/JJ peacemaker,/NN for/IN she/PRP never/RB could/MD understand/VB what/WP the/DT two/CD were/VBD quarreling/VBG about./DT Indeed,/NNP that/WDT was/VBD difficult/JJ for/IN most/JJS people/NNS to/TO comprehend,/VB for/IN the/DT issues/NNS in/IN any/DT given/VBN quarrel/NN always/RB seemed/VBD trivial/JJ or/CC vague./JJ Auntie/NNP was/VBD sad/JJ with/IN a/DT dull/JJ foreboding/NN when/WRB she/PRP left/VBD for/IN home/NN on/IN her/PRP$ last/JJ visit/NN to/TO her/PRP$ sister/NN and/CC her/PRP sister's/RB family./, She/PRP said/VBD goodbye/NN to/TO most/JJS of/IN the/DT family/NN the/DT night/NN before/IN her/PRP$ early/JJ morning/NN take-off/NN from/IN the/DT farm./NN She/PRP choked/VBD on/IN unshed/JJ tears,/NN and/CC had/VBD to/TO go/VB outdoors/RB to/TO cough./NN "Let/NN ye/PRP stay/VBP in/IN bed/NN in/IN the/DT morning,/NN boys/NNS and/CC girls,"/NNS she/PRP said./VBD "John/NNP and/CC El/NNP will/MD drive/VB me/PRP to/TO the/DT train./NN I/PRP don't/RB want/VBP all/DT of/IN ye/PRP making/VBG goats/NNS of/IN yourselves/PRP in/IN the/DT morning./NN God/NNP bless/VB ye/PRP and/CC keep/VBP ye/PRP all/DT in/IN the/DT hollow/NN of/IN His/PRP$ holy/JJ hand."We/NN never/RB considered/VBN ourselves/PRP poor/JJ people./, Money/NNP was/VBD lacking,/JJ to/TO be/VB sure,/JJ but/CC we/PRP owned/VBD our/PRP$ fine/JJ bottom/NN farm./NN Poor/JJ people/NNS were/VBD city/NN dwellers,/NNS Negroes,/JJ or/CC what/WP was/VBD known/VBN as/IN poor/JJ white/JJ trash./NN Even/RB our/PRP$ hired/JJ men,/NNS who/WP worked/VBD for/IN sixty/CD cents/NNS a/DT day,/NN were/VBD not/RB poor./JJ Many/JJ of/IN them/PRP owned/VBD their/PRP$ modest/JJ homes./NN Renters/NNS sometimes/RB were/VBD poor/JJ people./, They/PRP were/VBD shiftless/JJ folk,/NN permitting/VBG their/PRP$ homes/NNS to/TO go/VB to/TO rack/VB and/CC ruin,/NNS and/CC neglecting/NN to/TO plant/VB flowers/NNS in/IN their/PRP$ yards./NN When/WRB we/PRP passed/VBD a/DT ramshackle/JJ house/NN on/IN the/DT way/NN to/TO town,/DT Mother/NNP would/MD say,/VB "Renters/NNS live/VB there./DT You/PRP can/MD always/RB tell."In/VB our/PRP$ neighborhood/NN lived/VBD a/DT few/JJ families/NNS of/IN poor/JJ white/JJ trash./NN They/PRP had/VBD come/VBN in/IN by/IN covered/JJ wagon,/NN squatted/VBN on/IN islands/NNS in/IN the/DT river,/NN or/CC rented/JJ sand/NN dunes/NNS that/IN nobody/NN else/RB cared/VBD to/TO farm./DT Sometimes/RB they/PRP owned/VBD hounds,/NN and/CC caught/VBD rabbits/NNS for/IN the/DT market,/NN at/IN a/DT nickel/NN apiece./RB There/EX was/VBD that/DT spectre/NN of/IN poverty/NN in/IN the/DT distance,/NN and/CC sometimes/RB it/PRP came/VBD alarmingly/RB close./RB Would/MD we/PRP ever/RB be/VB renters?/VBN God/NNP forbid!/. When/WRB cholera/NN took/VBD the/DT whole/JJ herd/NN of/IN fat/JJ hogs,/NN drought/NN ruined/VBN the/DT potato/NN crop,/NN or/CC high/JJ winds/NNS lashed/VBD the/DT ripe/JJ wheat/NN into/IN the/DT ground,/NN we/PRP went/VBD on/IN short/JJ rations,/NN and/CC prayed./VBD I/PRP once/RB made/VBD a/DT pact/NN with/IN God./NNP If/IN ever/RB we/PRP should/MD lose/VB the/DT farm/NN because/IN of/IN bad/JJ crops/NNS and/CC debt,/JJ He/PRP would/MD turn/VB me/PRP into/IN a/DT Negro,/JJ but/CC never/RB into/IN a/DT renter/NN or/CC poor/JJ white/JJ trash./NN DEBT/NN was/VBD a/DT normal/JJ state/NN of/IN existence/NN at/IN our/PRP$ house./NN But/CC it/PRP was/VBD an/DT irritant/JJ that,/, year/NN by/IN year,/NNS helped/VBD to/TO pile/VB up/RP worry/NN upon/IN worry,/NN quarrel/NN upon/IN quarrel,/JJ in/IN a/DT pyramiding/VBG structure/NN destined/VBN to/TO chaotic/JJ collapse./NN We/PRP never/RB had/VBD a/DT bank/NN account./NN We/PRP seldom/RB paid/VBD cash/NN for/IN anything./DT Income/NNP was/VBD seasonal/JJ and/CC outgo/JJ was/VBD continuous./VBG Never/RB did/VBD we/PRP get/VB far/RB enough/RB ahead/RB to/TO use/VB last/JJ season's/JJ income/NN for/IN this/DT season's/JJ expenses./, Rather,/NNPS we/PRP were/VBD hoping/VBG for/IN a/DT good/JJ enough/JJ crop/NN this/DT year/NN to/TO pay/VB last/JJ year's/NNS debts./. 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They/PRP must/MD not/RB find/VB out/RP that/IN Himself/PRP was/VBD beginning/VBG to/TO nourish/VB a/DT particular/JJ hate/NN against/IN this/DT tall/JJ fellow,/JJ Ed/NNP Blood,/NNP who/WP had/VBD a/DT way/NN of/IN turning/VBG up/RP at/IN our/PRP$ house/NN much/RB more/RBR frequently/RB than/IN any/DT other/JJ neighbor./NN Now,/RB the/DT neighbors/NNS were/VBD not/RB that/DT way/NN at/IN all./DT Old/NNP Man/NNP Stooger/NNP was/VBD a/DT drunkard,/NN and/CC everybody/NN knew/VBD it./PRP The/DT children/NNS seemed/VBD rather/RB proud/JJ of/IN the/DT circumstance/NN that/IN Dad/NNP could/MD afford/VB to/TO be/VB a/DT drunkard./JJR He/PRP had/VBD nine/CD sons,/NNS worked/VBD them/PRP hard/RB in/IN the/DT sweet/JJ potato/NN fields,/NN made/VBD lots/NNS of/IN money,/NN and/CC got/VBD rip-roaring/JJ drunk/NN every/DT time/NN he/PRP made/VBD a/DT big/JJ sale/NN in/IN town./DT He/PRP had/VBD high-spirited/JJ horses/NNS that/IN looked/VBD beautiful/JJ in/IN a/DT runaway./NN There/EX was/VBD no/DT more/RBR dramatic/JJ scene/NN to/TO be/VB had/VBN in/IN all/DT the/DT countryside/NN than/IN Joe/NNP Stooger/NNP trying/VBG to/TO drive/VB his/PRP$ big/JJ grays/NNS into/IN a/DT Santa/NNP Fe/NNP locomotive,/IN head-on,/NN when/WRB he/PRP decided/VBD to/TO take/VB a/DT short-cut/JJ home/NN by/IN way/NN of/IN the/DT railroad/NN track,/NN after/IN selling/VBG two/CD thousand/CD dollars'/NNS worth/JJ of/IN sweet/JJ potatoes/NNS for/IN cash/NN in/IN town./NN The/DT horses/NNS always/RB got/VBD the/DT better/JJR of/IN the/DT argument./NN They/PRP simply/RB would/MD not/RB run/VB into/IN the/DT front/JJ end/NN of/IN a/DT Santa/NNP Fe/NNP locomotive/JJ in/IN motion./NN They/PRP left/VBD the/DT track,/NN went/VBD homeward/RB in/IN insane/JJ fright,/NN scattering/VBG the/DT old/JJ man,/NN his/PRP$ two/CD thousand/CD dollars,/NNS and/CC parts/NNS of/IN the/DT wagon,/NN along/IN a/DT route/NN five/CD or/CC six/CD miles/NNS in/IN length./NN Next/NNP day,/, the/DT Stooger/NNP runaway/JJ was/VBD the/DT talk/NN of/IN the/DT neighborhood/NN and/CC of/IN the/DT school./NN "Yes,/IN Father/NNP got/VBD hurt./PRP He/PRP was/VBD too/RB drunk/JJ and/CC tried/VBD to/TO drive/VB home/NN on/IN the/DT railroad/NN track./NN We/PRP got/VBD most/JJS of/IN the/DT money,/NN though./VBD Everybody/NN along/IN the/DT way/NN was/VBD mighty/JJ honest."So/NN said/VBD the/DT Stooger/NNP children./NN In/IN our/PRP$ case,/NN it/PRP must/MD never/RB be/VB admittedthat/JJ Himself/PRP took/VBD a/DT drink./NN Well,/IN a/DT little/JJ wine;/NN the/DT neighbors/NNS knew/VBD about/IN that./DT But/CC that/IN he/PRP went/VBD haywire/NN and/CC scared/VBD the/DT family/NN half/NN to/TO death/NN was/VBD our/PRP$ own/JJ affair./NN It/PRP must/MD never/RB be/VB mentioned./VBN "Do/IN you/PRP think/VBP he's/NNS gone/VBN crazy?"/IN I/PRP asked/VBD Mother./NNP "Maybe/NNP so./. Or/CC maybe/RB he's/PRP just/RB mean./VBD He/PRP likes/VBZ to/TO scare/VB us,/VBN but/CC he's/RB afraid/JJ to/TO carry/VB on/RP this/DT way/NN when/WRB John/NNP is/VBZ at/IN home./NN Just/RB pray./. They/PRP will/MD be/VB coming/VBG home/NN soon./RB I/PRP hope/VBP Father/NNP Tihen/NNP doesn't/NN preach/VBP a/DT long/JJ sermon."The/NN Old/NNP Man/NNP occasionally/RB went/VBD outdoors/RB and/CC took/VBD a/DT little/JJ snooze,/NN and/CC maybe/RB a/DT little/RB more/RBR from/IN the/DT barrel./NN Then/RB he/PRP would/MD be/VB back,/RB overturning/VBG the/DT furniture,/NN roaring,/NN shouting/VBG about/IN the/DT half/NN a/DT pound/NN of/IN tay,/NN and/CC winding/VBG up/RP on/IN the/DT old/JJ refrain,/JJ "She/NNP conquered/VBD there!"Once/RB he/PRP opened/VBD the/DT stairway/NN door/NN and/CC took/VBD two/CD steps/NNS up./RB Then/RB I/PRP thought/VBD our/PRP$ time/NN had/VBD come./, I/PRP made/VBD the/DT Sign/NN of/IN the/DT Cross/NNP and/CC said/VBD the/DT last/JJ prayer/NN of/IN the/DT dying:/NN "Jesus,/IN Mary/NNP and/CC Joseph;/NNP into/IN thy/JJ hands/NNS I/PRP commend/VBP my/PRP$ spirit.""That's/NNS me/PRP fate!"/IN he/PRP shouted./MD "To/RB be/VB guverrened/VBN by/IN a/DT wooman!/NN Poor/NNP auld/MD Flurry,/RB guverrened/VBN by/IN a/DT wooman!"Down/NN he/PRP went/VBD again,/RB roaring,/NN smashing/VBG things,/DT crying./NN He/PRP had/VBD found/VBN a/DT new/JJ phrase/NN that/WDT sounded/VBD good/JJ to/TO him./PRP After/IN each/DT tramp/NN to/TO the/DT pantry/NN and/CC back,/NN he/PRP yelled,/VBD "Guverrened/VBN by/IN a/DT wooman!"The/NN east/NN was/VBD light/JJ when/WRB Big/NNP Flurry/NNP made/VBD his/PRP$ final/JJ apparent/JJ attempt/NN to/TO get/VB upstairs./RB He/PRP managed/VBD four/CD or/CC five/CD steps/NNS and/CC fell/VBD back/RB with/IN a/DT tremendous/JJ clatter,/NN shouting,/NN "Wooman!/. 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the/DT spirit/NN moved/VBD them./TO "Take/VB that/IN for/IN being/VBG a/DT damned/JJ old/JJ Kafflick!"/NNP they/PRP would/MD say./VB And/CC I/PRP took/VBD it--generally./DT UNCLE/JJ Jim/NNP came/VBD walking/VBG up/IN the/DT driveway/NN one/CD autumn/NN day./NN He/PRP was/VBD a/DT small,/JJ wiry,/JJ hard-bitten/JJ fellow/NN of/IN some/DT uncertain/JJ age/NN that/WDT might/MD be/VB called/VBN middle./RP He/PRP was/VBD dressed/VBN in/IN a/DT cheap/JJ green/JJ suit,/NN which/WDT had/VBD the/DT virtue/NN of/IN being/VBG new./RP His/PRP$ shirt/NN was/VBD clean/JJ and/CC neat,/JJ and/CC his/PRP$ shoes/NNS shined/VBN so/IN that/IN they/PRP belied/VBD Jim's/RB statement/NN that/IN he/PRP had/VBD walked/VBN the/DT five/CD or/CC six/CD miles/NNS from/IN wherever/WRB he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN staying/VBG in/IN Wichita./NNP Jim's/NNP face/NN was/VBD flushed,/VBN and/CC it/PRP was/VBD evident/JJ that/IN he/PRP was/VBD suffering/VBG from/IN a/DT prodigious/JJ hangover,/NN plus/CC an/DT undue/JJ allowance/NN of/IN hair/NN of/IN the/DT dog./NN Mother/NN was/VBD both/DT pleased/JJ and/CC alarmed/VBN at/IN sight/NN of/IN this/DT brother/NN whom/WP she/PRP had/VBD not/RB seen/VBN for/IN many/JJ years./NNP The/DT reunion/NN was/VBD cordial,/JJ but/CC Mother/NNP confided/VBD to/TO me/PRP that/IN night/NN that/IN she/PRP wondered/VBD how/WRB long/JJ Jim/NNP intended/VBD to/TO stay,/VB and/CC that/IN she/PRP feared/VBD for/IN his/PRP$ influence/NN upon/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man,/NNP who/WP already/RB was/VBD becoming/VBG most/JJS intractable./NN Jim/NNP explained/VBD that/IN he/PRP was/VBD in/IN the/DT West/NNP in/IN search/NN of/IN a/DT job./NNP He/PRP pronounced/VBD the/DT word/NN in/IN a/DT fashion/NN that/WDT is/VBZ difficult/JJ to/TO represent/VB in/IN print,/NN but/CC I/PRP shall/MD write/VB it/PRP jawb./VB It/PRP was/VBD a/DT good/JJ deal/NN as/IN if/IN you/PRP added/VBD a/DT b/NN sound/NN to/TO the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT word/NN jaw./NN I/PRP noticed/VBD that/IN Jim/NNP used/VBD many/JJ other/JJ odd/JJ pronunciations/NNS and/CC idioms./NN "Yes,/NN Ellen,"/NNP he/PRP said/VBD to/TO Mother/NNP in/IN the/DT dining/VBG room,/NN while/IN I/PRP listened/VBD and/CC wondered/VBD that/IN she/PRP should/MD have/VB such/JJ an/DT odd/JJ duck/NN for/IN a/DT brother,/NN "if/IN I/PRP can/MD get/VB a/DT jawb/NN I'll/NN work/NN like/IN a/DT son/NN of/IN a/DT bitch."Mother/JJ blushed/JJ deeply/RB and/CC made/VBD a/DT quick/JJ sign,/NN indicating/VBG that/IN one/CD should/MD be/VB careful/JJ of/IN one's/NNP language/NN in/IN the/DT presence/NN of/IN the/DT young./JJR Jim/NNP caught/VBD the/DT signal/NN and/CC said,/VBD "Don't/RB pay/VB any/DT attention/NN to/TO what/WP I/PRP say,/VBP Ellen./NNP I/PRP been/VBN drinkin'./VBG But/CC the/DT reason/NN I/PRP come/VBP out/RB here/RB is/VBZ that/IN I/PRP been/VBN blackballed/VBN by/IN the/DT railroads/NNS in/IN the/DT East./NNP They/PRP got/VBD something/NN agin/IN me,/JJ Ellen,/NNP and/CC the/DT sons/NNS of/IN bitches/NNS won't/, let/VB me/PRP work/VB for/IN any/DT road/NN in/IN the/DT East./NNP Maybe/RB they/PRP ain't/VBP heard/VBN about/IN the/DT blackball/NN out/IN here,and/PRP$ I/PRP might/MD get/VB back/RB to/TO brakin'./VBG That's/NNP my/PRP$ work,/NN Ellen./NNP I'm/IN the/DT best/JJS brakeman/NN on/IN any/DT freight/NN train/NN in/IN the/DT East,/NNP and/CC I/PRP can/MD work/VB like/IN a/DT son/NN of/IN a/DT bitch."Inquiries/NNS about/IN his/PRP$ domestic/JJ affairs/NNS brought/VBD the/DT news/NN that/IN he/PRP had/VBD left/VBN home/NN and/CC family/NN a/DT long/JJ time/NN ago,/IN when/WRB there/EX were/VBD only/RB about/IN six/CD or/CC eight/CD children./NN He/PRP couldn't/MD stand/VB his/PRP$ wife,/NN he/PRP said./VBD That/DT first/JJ day,/NN Jim/NNP couldn't/MD keep/VB from/IN using/VBG the/DT term/NN that/IN seemed/VBD so/RB objectionable/JJ to/TO Mother,/NNP though/IN several/JJ times/NNS she/PRP told/VBD him/PRP not/RB to/TO use/VB it/PRP in/IN the/DT presence/NN of/IN ladies/NNS or/CC children./NN To/TO me/PRP it/PRP seemed/VBD strange/JJ that/IN son/NN of/IN a/DT bitch/NN should/MD be/VB so/RB important./. My/PRP$ father/NN never/RB used/VBD the/DT expression,/NN and/CC the/DT hired/JJ men/NNS used/VBD it/PRP only/RB in/IN connection/NN with/IN horses./NN If/IN Jim/NNP meant/VBD that/IN he/PRP would/MD work/VB like/IN a/DT horse,/NN why/WRB didn't/VBD he/PRP say/VB so?/RB All/DT horses/NNS were/VBD sons/NNS of/IN bitches,/NN I/PRP understood/VBD from/IN our/PRP$ hired/VBN men./NN Jim/NNP explained/VBD that/IN he/PRP had/VBD not/RB been/VBN working/VBG on/IN the/DT railroad/NN for/IN a/DT long/JJ and/CC unspecified/JJ time./NN He/PRP had/VBD been/VBN tramping/VBG through/IN the/DT Ozarks/NNPS in/IN Arkansas/NNP and/CC Missouri,/NNP selling/VBG Great/NNP Forest/NNP Remedy/NNP to/TO the/DT inhabitants./NN He/PRP explained/VBD that/IN this/DT was/VBD a/DT medicine/NN that/WDT would/MD cure/VB all/DT ills,/JJ especially/RB chills/NNS and/CC fever./NN Besides/IN the/DT clothes/NNS he/PRP was/VBD wearing,/VBN Jim/NNP said,/VBD he/PRP had/VBD a/DT telescope/NN full/JJ of/IN belongings/NNS at/IN Old/NNP Tom/NNP Fahey's/NNP saloon,/NN on/IN East/NNP Douglas/NNP avenue./. He/PRP explained/VBD that/IN he/PRP had/VBD got/VBN off/RP a/DT train/NN in/IN the/DT yards,/NN having/VBG ridden/VBN in/IN the/DT caboose/NN with/IN the/DT conductor,/NN free,/NN from/IN Kansas/NNP City./NNP He/PRP had/VBD entered/VBN the/DT first/JJ saloon/NN he/PRP came/VBD to/TO and/CC inquired/VBD if/IN anyone/NN knew/VBD Flurry/NNP Driscoll./NNP Everybody/NN there/EX knew/VBD Flurry,/NNP so/IN Jim/NNP had/VBD stayed/VBN and/CC had/VBD a/DT few/JJ drinks/NNS before/IN starting/VBG on/IN the/DT long/JJ walk/NN to/TO the/DT farm./NN Mother/NN explained/VBD to/TO me/PRP later/RB that/IN it/PRP was/VBD easy/JJ to/TO see/VB that/IN Jim/NNP had/VBD been/VBN hanging/VBG out/RP at/IN the/DT Fahey/NNP bar/NN for/IN many/JJ days/NNS and/CC nights,/NN had/VBD finally/RB used/VBN up/IN all/DT his/PRP$ money/NN and/CC all/PDT the/DT credit/NN that/IN the/DT relationship/NN with/IN the/DT Driscolls/NNS could/MD buy,/VB and/CC then/RB had/VBD been/VBN bundled/VBN out/RP by/IN Old/NNP Man/NNP Fahey./NNP She/PRP gave/VBD the/DT old/JJ man/NN credit/NN for/IN having/VBG bought/VBN Jim/NNP a/DT cheap/JJ suit/NN and/CC clean/JJ shirt/NN in/IN which/WDT to/TO make/VB his/PRP$ first/JJ appearance/NN at/IN the/DT farm./NN Also,/RB she/PRP said,/VBD Fahey/NNP undoubtedly/RB had/VBD furnished/VBN Jim/NNP with/IN the/DT hair/NN of/IN the/DT dog/NN and/CC then/RB driven/VBN him/PRP out/RP to/TO within/IN about/IN a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT mile/NN of/IN our/PRP$ house,/NN warning/VBG him/PRP to/TO say/VB nothing/NN aboutthat./VBZ Fahey/NNP wanted/VBD the/DT friendship/NN and/CC patronage/NN of/IN the/DT farm,/NN and/CC he/PRP feared/VBD that/IN if/IN he/PRP drove/VBD up/RP with/IN a/DT drunken/JJ bum/NN relative/JJ and/CC unloaded/JJ him,/NN after/IN having/VBG permitted/VBN him/PRP to/TO spend/VB his/PRP$ last/JJ dime/NN at/IN the/DT saloon,/NN he/PRP might/MD lose/VB both./DT Jim/NNP sized/VBD up/RP the/DT situation/NN at/IN his/PRP$ sister's/JJ home/NN very/RB quickly,/RB and/CC proceeded/VBD to/TO operate/VB on/IN a/DT cunning/JJ hunch./NN It/PRP was/VBD easy/JJ to/TO see/VB that/IN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ wife/NN were/VBD not/RB getting/VBG on,/RB and/CC no/DT secret/NN was/VBD made/VBN of/IN the/DT fact/NN that/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP wanted/VBD to/TO throw/VB in/IN the/DT sponge/NN and/CC go/VB back/RB to/TO Ireland./NNP "Flurry,/NNP you're/NNP workin'/NN too/RB hard,"/RB said/VBD Jim,/NNP on/IN the/DT first/JJ night/NN of/IN a/DT visit/NN that/WDT was/VBD destined/VBN to/TO be/VB long/JJ and/CC important./JJ "You/NNS know,/VBP Ellen,/NNP the/DT big/JJ fellow/NN is/VBZ gettin'/VBG whupped./DT Yes,/NN I/PRP see/VBP him/PRP from/IN the/DT road,/NN when/WRB I/PRP was/VBD walkin'/VBG along/RP below/IN the/DT house,/NN and/CC as/RB soon/RB as/IN I/PRP see/VBP him/PRP I/PRP says/VBZ to/TO meself,/VB 'Big/JJ Flurry/NN is/VBZ gettin'/VBG whupped./DT He's/NNP workin'/NN too/RB hard.'"Flurry/JJ needs/NNS a/DT rest./NN He/PRP needs/VBZ to/TO take/VB it/PRP easy./. He/PRP ain't/VBD so/RB young/JJ as/IN he/PRP was,/VBD and/CC this/DT farm/NN is/VBZ whuppin'/JJ him./. He/PRP needs/VBZ to/TO play/VB a/DT little./RB I/PRP think/VBP he/PRP ought/MD to/TO sell/VB out/RP here/RB and/CC go/VB back/RB to/TO Erie./NNP I'll/NNP get/VB him/PRP an/DT easy/JJ jawb,/NN Ellen./NNP He/PRP can't/MD go/VB on/IN workin'/NN like/IN a/DT son/NN of/IN a/DT bitch/NN all/DT his/PRP$ life."This/EX was/VBD addressed/VBN partly/RB to/TO Mother/NNP and/CC partly/RB to/TO the/DT Old/NNP Man,/NNP but/CC exclusively/RB for/IN its/PRP$ effect/NN on/IN the/DT latter./JJ The/DT effect/NN was/VBD magical./RB Big/JJ Flurry/NN at/IN last/JJ had/VBD found/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ wife's/NN brother/NN a/DT man/NN who/WP understood/VBD his/PRP$ case./NN The/DT two/CD adjourned/JJ to/TO the/DT cellar,/NN where/WRB Big/JJ Flurry/NN could/MD be/VB heard/VBN crying/VBG over/IN a/DT final/JJ pitcher/NN of/IN wine,/NN late/RB in/IN the/DT night,/NN while/IN declaiming/VBG about/IN his/PRP$ troubles,/NN not/RB forgetting/VBG the/DT half/NN a/DT pound/NN of/IN tay./DT That/IN fall,/NN Dad/NNP had/VBD made/VBN seven/CD barrels/NNS of/IN wine,/NN instead/RB of/IN the/DT three/CD or/CC four/CD he/PRP had/VBD made/VBN in/IN previous/JJ years./NNP He/PRP had/VBD some/DT left/VBN over/IN from/IN last/JJ year,/NN enough/RB to/TO carry/VB him/PRP along/IN until/IN the/DT new/JJ wine/NN should/MD be/VB fit/VBN to/TO consume./VB He/PRP never/RB waited/VBD until/IN the/DT wine/NN was/VBD old/JJ before/IN imbibing./VBG New/NNP wine/NN was/VBD good/JJ enough./NN Jim/NNP helped/VBD the/DT Old/NNP Man/NN with/IN chores,/NN currying/VBG horses,/NN feeding/VBG hogs/NNS and/CC cattle,/NNS cleaning/VBG the/DT stable,/NN and/CC other/JJ light/NN work./. He/PRP didn't/VBD care/NN much/RB for/IN real/JJ farm/NN labor./. He/PRP wasn't/VBD handy/JJ with/IN farm/NN machinery./. The/DT two/CD became/VBD buddies/NNS at/IN once./NNP Dad/NNP sized/VBD Jim/NNP up/RP as/IN a/DT bit/NN lazy,a/JJ heavy/JJ drinker,/NN and/CC something/NN of/IN a/DT bum./VBG But/CC he/PRP blamed/VBD all/DT of/IN these/DT unfortunate/JJ characteristics/NNS upon/IN Jim's/NNP wife/NN and/CC family,/NN who,/, he/PRP was/VBD informed,/JJ did/VBD not/RB appreciate/VB him./PRP Wives/. and/CC families,/JJ Jim/NNP explained,/NN had/VBD an/DT unfortunate/JJ way/NN of/IN not/RB appreciating/VBG the/DT hardworking/JJ husband/NN and/CC father./NN They/PRP picked/VBD up/RP American/JJ ideas/NNS too/RB damn/JJ fast./NN So/IN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP took/VBD Jim/NNP to/TO town/NN with/IN him./PRP$ They/PRP stopped/VBD at/IN Fahey's/NNP saloon,/NN collected/VBD Jim's/RB valise,/VBN and/CC quite/RB a/DT load/NN besides./RBR Also,/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP paid/VBD a/DT bill/NN that/IN Jim/NNP had/VBD run/VBN up/RP in/IN Dad's/NNP name,/NN during/IN the/DT recent/JJ long/JJ visit./NN The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP would/MD never/RB tell/VB Mother/NN how/WRB much/JJ the/DT bill/NN amounted/VBD to./DT He/PRP said/VBD it/PRP was/VBD a/DT small/JJ matter./NN As/IN the/DT cold/JJ weather/NN came/VBD in,/VBN Jim/NNP and/CC Big/NNP Flurry/NNP were/VBD often/RB quite/RB under/IN the/DT weather/NN before/IN breakfast./VBG The/DT Old/NNP Man,/NNP probably/RB at/IN Jim's/NNP suggestion,/NN had/VBD laid/VBN in/IN a/DT five-gallon/JJ jug/NN of/IN rye/NN and/CC several/JJ half-gallon/JJ stone/NN jugs/NNS of/IN Holland/NNP gin./NNP These/DT delectable/JJ ingredients,/NN judiciously/RB mingled/VBD with/IN liberal/JJ pitchers/NNS of/IN home-made/NN wine,/NN had/VBD startling/JJ effects./NN One/CD morning,/NN while/IN waiting/VBG for/IN the/DT pancake/NN batter/NN to/TO be/VB stirred/VBN up/RP for/IN breakfast,/NN Jim/NNP was/VBD lackadaisically/RB knocking/VBG off/RP a/DT few/JJ sticks/NNS of/IN wood/NN with/IN an/DT axe,/NN his/PRP$ inexpert/JJ blows/NNS constantly/RB threatening/VBG his/PRP$ ankles./NN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP took/VBD the/DT axe/NN from/IN him/PRP and/CC showed/VBD him/PRP how/WRB to/TO hold/VB the/DT stick/NN of/IN wood/NN with/IN the/DT left/JJ foot,/NN and/CC how/WRB to/TO chop/VB it/PRP off/RP with/IN one/CD stroke./JJR Then,/DT holding/VBG the/DT axe/NN in/IN one/CD hand,/NN he/PRP cried/VBD in/IN a/DT loud/JJ voice,/NN evidently/RB intended/VBN to/TO be/VB heard/VBN in/IN the/DT house:"Jim,/NN you/PRP know/VBP this/DT Ed/NNP Blood/NN that/IN you/PRP sees/VBZ around/IN here?""Yes,/PRP Flurry,/IN I/PRP see/VBP him/PRP the/DT other/JJ day.""Well,/NN I/PRP think/VBP I'm/PRP best/JJS knock/VB him/PRP in/IN the/DT head/NN with/IN this/DT axe.""Oh,/NN Flurry,/IN I/PRP wouldn't/MD do/VB that!/DT You/PRP might/MD get/VB into/IN trouble/NN that/IN way./PRP And/CC maybe/RB he/PRP ain't/VBD so/RB bad/JJ as/IN you/PRP think.""Yes,/VBP Jim,/RB I'm/PRP best/JJS knock/VB him/PRP in/IN the/DT head/NN with/IN this/DT axe/NN the/DT next/JJ time/NN he/PRP comes/VBZ here./PRP The/DT God-damned/JJ Moorman/NNP could/MD be/VB satisfied/VBN with/IN all/PDT the/DT other/JJ women,/NNS without/IN running/VBG afther/IN a/DT fine/JJ gaarl/NN like/IN Manie./NNP I'll/NNP knock/VB him/PRP in/IN the/DT head,/NN as/RB sure/JJ as/IN there's/DT a/DT lake/NN in/IN County/NNP Kerry./NNP There's/NNP no/DT law/NN agin/RB killing/VBG Moormans./NNP Sure,/NNP don't/IN we/PRP hire/VBP soldiers/NNS to/TO kill/VB them?"Breakfast/PRP was/VBD somewhat/RB formal/JJ that/IN morning./NN Neither/CC Jim/NNP nor/CC Big/JJ Flurry/NN was/VBD quite/RB sure/JJ whether/IN he/PRP was/VBD eating/VBG muffins/NNS or/CC pancakes./NN On/IN another/DT winter/NN morning,/NN when/WRB the/DT sun/NN was/VBD melting/VBG ice/NN from/IN the/DT trees/NNS around/IN the/DT house,/NN and/CC I/PRP was/VBD looking/VBG out/RB through/IN a/DT dining-room/NN window/NN at/IN the/DT drama/NN of/IN the/DT falling/VBG crystals,/NN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP and/CC Jim,/NNP having/VBG imbibed/VBN copiously,/NNS were/VBD again/RB in/IN the/DT back/NN yard,/NN near/IN the/DT kitchen/NN door./NN Dad/NNP called,/VBD "Manie-gaarl!"/JJ and/CC Marie/NNP stepped/VBD to/TO the/DT door./NN "A/IN dinner/NN ye're/NN having/VBG tonight,/NN I/PRP don't/VBP know?""Yes,/VBN we've/NN invited/VBN some/DT friends/NNS to/TO dinner.""Is/NNS the/DT Queen/NNP of/IN the/DT Perarie/NNP going/VBG to/TO be/VB here,/RB I/PRP don't/VBP know?""You/VBN mean/JJ Old/JJ Lady/NNP Blood?/NNP Yes,/NNP she/PRP has/VBZ been/VBN invited."Big/JJ Flurry,/NNP in/IN his/PRP$ best/JJS dramatic/JJ mood,/NN went/VBD down/RP upon/IN one/CD knee,/NN holding/VBG high/JJ his/PRP$ axe/NN in/IN his/PRP$ right/JJ hand./NN "She/PRP shan't/MD come/VB oncet!"/RB he/PRP chanted,/VBD bringing/VBG down/RP the/DT axe/NN with/IN a/DT terrific/JJ swing/NN to/TO the/DT ground./NN Raising/VBG the/DT right/JJ hand/NN with/IN the/DT axe,/NN he/PRP chanted/VBD again,/IN "She/PRP shan't/MD come/VB twicet!"His/DT face/NN was/VBD lifted/VBN to/TO heaven/NN and/CC his/PRP$ eyes/NNS shone/VBD with/IN fanatical/JJ fire/NN as/IN he/PRP raised/VBD the/DT axe/NN again/RB and/CC shouted:"She/PRP shan't/RB come/VBP three/CD times!"He/NN rose/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ feet/NNS and/CC bowed/VBD his/PRP$ head,/NN as/IN if/IN seeking/VBG strength/NN in/IN prayer./VBG Jim,/NNP willing/JJ to/TO justify/VB himself/PRP with/IN the/DT women/NNS of/IN the/DT household,/NN stepped/VBD close/RB to/TO the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP and/CC began/VBD talking/VBG in/IN confidential/JJ tones./NN "Oh,/NNS now,/RB Flurry,/IN I/PRP wouldn't/MD be/VB so/RB hard/RB on/IN the/DT Queen./NNP She's/NNP a/DT foolish/JJ old/JJ lady/NN and/CC maybe/RB she/PRP puts/VBZ on/IN airs,/NN but/CC I/PRP don't/RB think/VBP she/PRP means/VBZ no/DT harm,/NN Flurry./NNP She/PRP never/RB said/VBD a/DT word/NN agin/IN you,/JJ Flurry,/NNP I'm/NNP sure/JJ of/IN that./DT They/PRP say/VBP she/PRP admires/VBZ you/PRP and/CC wishes/VBZ that/IN you/PRP wouldn't/MD work/VB yourself/PRP to/TO death."The/NNP Old/NNP Man/NNP burst/NN into/IN maudlin/NN tears./. He/PRP threw/VBD away/RP his/PRP$ axe/NN as/IN a/DT sign/NN of/IN surrender,/NNS and/CC shouted,/NNS "She/PRP can/MD come/VB all/RB she/PRP wants/VBZ to,/TO Jim!"On/VB another/DT day,/NN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP assumed/VBD a/DT more/JJR determined/VBN atti-tude/NN toward/IN the/DT problem/NN that/WDT was/VBD occupying/VBG so/RB much/RB of/IN his/PRP$ time/NN and/CC thought./VBD Ed/NNP Blood/NNP was/VBD making/VBG regular/JJ Friday/NNP night/NN visits,/NN staying/VBG late,/RB talking/VBG with/IN Marie/NNP in/IN the/DT parlor./NN He/PRP had/VBD a/DT way/NN of/IN whipping/VBG up/IN his/PRP$ horse/NN just/RB before/IN turning/VBG into/IN our/PRP$ driveway,/NN so/RB as/IN to/TO make/VB a/DT tremendous/JJ entrance/NN with/IN what/WP might/MD appear/VB to/TO be/VB an/DT extremely/RB spirited/JJ horse,/NN hard/RB to/TO hold/VB in./RP To/TO increase/VB the/DT apparent/JJ wildness/NN of/IN his/PRP$ tame/JJ but/CC slightly/RB nervous/JJ mare,/NN he/PRP carried/VBD a/DT six-shooter/NN and/CC fired/VBD it/PRP off/RP at/IN the/DT dogs/NNS that/WDT came/VBD out/RP to/TO bark/VB at/IN him/PRP from/IN across/IN the/DT road./NN The/DT dogs/NNS ran/VBD out/IN when/WRB they/PRP heard/VBD Ed/NNP cracking/VBG his/PRP$ whip/NN to/TO speed/VB up/RP Gyp./NNP Five/CD or/CC six/CD shots/NNS from/IN the/DT revolver/NN scared/VBD the/DT horse,/NN hurt/NN nobody,/NN and/CC made/VBD the/DT entrance/NN so/RB much/RB more/JJR impressive./NN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP went/VBD to/TO work/VB on/IN a/DT scheme/NN that/WDT Friday/NNP afternoon./. Working/NNP fast,/, he/PRP felled/VBD three/CD big/JJ cottonwood/NN trees/NNS so/RB that/IN they/PRP lay/VBD directly/RB across/IN the/DT driveway./NN Young/NNP Lochinvar/NNP would/MD break/VB his/PRP$ God-damned/JJ neck/NN tonight,/, said/VBD the/DT Old/NNP Man,/NNP as/IN he/PRP contemplated/VBD his/PRP$ job/NN in/IN the/DT dusk./NN The/DT family/NN was/VBD in/IN a/DT terrific/JJ dither./NN Mother/NN solved/VBD the/DT problem/NN by/IN sending/VBG me/PRP down/IN to/TO the/DT road/NN beyond/IN the/DT driveway,/NN to/TO warn/VB Ed/NNP of/IN the/DT fallen/VBN trees./NN I/PRP had/VBD to/TO sneak/VB down/RP in/IN the/DT heavy/JJ shadows/NNS of/IN the/DT hedges,/NN so/IN that/IN Dad/NNP wouldn't/MD call/VB me/PRP back./, I/PRP stopped/VBD Lochinvar/NNP just/RB as/IN he/PRP was/VBD applying/VBG the/DT rawhide/NN to/TO the/DT mare/NN for/IN the/DT dust-throwing/NN last/JJ stretch./NN I/PRP told/VBD him/PRP of/IN the/DT trees/NNS across/IN the/DT drive./NN He/PRP tied/VBD Gyp/NNP silently/RB to/TO a/DT post/NN at/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT driveway,/NN and/CC walked/VBD up,/RB avoiding/VBG the/DT barriers./NN That/IN winter/NN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP used/VBD the/DT Blood/NN affair/NN as/IN justification/NN for/IN his/PRP$ first/JJ and/CC only/RB real/JJ drinking/NN bout./NN He/PRP had/VBD had/VBN an/DT occasional/JJ isolated/JJ battle/NN with/IN the/DT bottle/NN in/IN previous/JJ years,/NN though/IN it/PRP was/VBD rank/NN heresy/RB to/TO mention/VB it/PRP in/IN the/DT household./NN The/DT theory/NN that/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP had/VBD never/RB been/VBN under/IN the/DT influence/NN of/IN alcohol,/NN and,/CC indeed,/NN never/RB took/VBD more/JJR than/IN a/DT glass/NN of/IN beer,/NN was/VBD to/TO be/VB maintained/VBN at/IN all/DT costs./NN In/IN pursuance/NN of/IN this/DT theory,/NN I/PRP never/RB mentioned/VBD to/TO the/DT family/NN an/DT unfortunate/JJ incident/NN that/IN I/PRP had/VBD witnessed,/VBN several/JJ years/NNS before/IN l'Affaire/NN Blood./NNP I/PRP chanced/VBD to/TO be/VB in/IN the/DT east/JJ yard/NN one/CD afternoon,/NN and/CC saw/VBD Dad/NNP coming/VBG home/NN from/IN town/NN in/IN amazing/JJ style./NN The/DT horses/NNS were/VBD gallop-ing/JJ up/IN the/DT hill./NN Now,/NNP Big/NNP Flurry/NNP held/VBD to/TO the/DT doctrine/NN that/IN only/RB a/DT fool/NN would/MD make/VB a/DT horse/NN trot/NN up/RB even/RB a/DT slight/JJ rise,/NN say/VBP nothing/NN of/IN running/VBG a/DT team/NN wildly/RB up/RB a/DT goodly/JJ elevation./NN So/IN I/PRP was/VBD alarmed./VBN My/PRP$ alarm/NN became/VBD consternation/NN when/WRB I/PRP noted/VBD that/IN Himself/PRP was/VBD swaying/VBG in/IN the/DT driver's/NN seat,/NN apparently/RB about/IN to/TO fall/VB off./NNP I/PRP rushed/VBD into/IN the/DT yard/NN where/WRB the/DT team/NN would/MD have/VB to/TO stop./VB The/DT horses/NNS came/VBD to/TO a/DT sudden/JJ halt,/NN puffing/NN and/CC lathering/NN with/IN foam./NN They/PRP had/VBD been/VBN running/VBG a/DT considerable/JJ distance,/NN pulling/VBG a/DT load/NN of/IN manure./VBG The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP evidently/RB had/VBD got/VBN drunk/JJ on/IN the/DT way/NN home,/NN after/IN loading/VBG his/PRP$ wagon/NN with/IN manure/NN for/IN a/DT sandy/JJ field./NN As/IN the/DT team/NN stopped,/VBD the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP fell/VBD back/RB into/IN the/DT manure,/NN on/IN his/PRP$ back,/JJ his/PRP$ feet/NNS hoisted/VBD upon/IN the/DT seat./NN I/PRP climbed/VBD up/RP on/IN the/DT wagon-wheel/NN and/CC asked/VBD what/WP was/VBD the/DT matter./NN "Poppa's/NNP sick!"/JJ murmured/VBD the/DT Old/NNP Man,/NNP and/CC retained/VBD his/PRP$ faculty/NN of/IN speech/NN long/RB enough/RB to/TO add,/VB "Don't/RB tell/VB Momma."Because/NNP I/PRP had/VBD been/VBN ordered/VBN not/RB to/TO tell,/VB and/CC because/IN I/PRP realized/VBD that/IN this/DT must/MD be/VB that/IN unspeakable/JJ crime/NN of/IN getting/VBG drunk,/JJR I/PRP never/RB mentioned/VBD the/DT incident./NN I/PRP put/VBD the/DT horses/NNS away./VBD The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP crawled/VBD down/RP out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ bed/NN of/IN manure/NN and/CC sobered/VBD up/RP in/IN a/DT haystack./NN That/DT was/VBD the/DT only/JJ instance,/NN prior/RB to/TO the/DT Uncle/NNP Jim/NNP winter,/NN in/IN which/WDT I,/NNP in/IN my/PRP$ innocence/NN of/IN such/JJ matters,/NN could/MD be/VB certain/JJ that/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP was/VBD intoxicated./VBN In/IN later/RB years,/, I/PRP realized/VBD that/IN there/EX had/VBD been/VBN several/JJ occasions/NNS when/WRB the/DT Old/NNP Man's/NNP erratic/JJ behavior/NN could/MD be/VB explained/VBN most/RBS logically/RB by/IN presuming/VBG that/IN one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ strange/JJ mixtures/NNS of/IN beverages/NNS had/VBD gone/VBN to/TO his/PRP$ head./VBN But/CC it/PRP was/VBD always/RB said/VBD in/IN the/DT family/NN that/IN Dad/NNP appeared/VBD to/TO be/VB going/VBG crazy,/JJ rather/RB than/IN that/IN he/PRP had/VBD got/VBN a/DT drop/NN too/RB much./RB During/IN the/DT long/JJ series/NN of/IN incidents/NNS that/WDT made/VBD the/DT Uncle/NN Jim/NNP winter/NN memorable,/, Mother/NNP said/VBD to/TO her/PRP$ brother,/NN "Jim,/NN I'm/NN afraid/JJ Flurry/NN is/VBZ losing/VBG his/PRP$ mind./NN He/PRP acts/VBZ crazy/JJ most/JJS of/IN the/DT time.""Crazy/NN drunk!"/NN replied/VBD Jim,/RB diagnosing/VBG the/DT case/NN correctly,/NN as/IN an/DT expert/NN should./MD During/IN this/DT time/NN the/DT plan/NN for/IN returning/VBG to/TO Ireland/NNP to/TO live/VB in/IN a/DT shack/NN beside/IN the/DT Bay/NNP of/IN Roaring/NNP Water/NNP took/VBD more/RBR definite/JJ shape./NN The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP talked/VBD it/PRP over,/VBZ not/RB only/RB with/IN Jim,/NNP but/CC with/IN his/PRP$ fourfriends/NNS in/IN town,/NN Fred/NNP Ross,/NNP Pat/NNP Gould,/NNP Gus/NNP Sauer/NNP and/CC John/NNP McGowan./NNP He/PRP frequently/RB saddled/VBD a/DT horse/NN and/CC rode/VBD to/TO Wichita/NNP with/IN no/DT apparent/JJ purpose/NN except/IN to/TO talk/VB over/IN his/PRP$ troubles/NNS with/IN these/DT old/JJ friends./NN Mother/NN had/VBD all/DT four/CD of/IN them/PRP in/IN her/PRP$ bad/JJ books,/NN because/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NN was/VBD always/RB quoting/VBG them/PRP as/IN sympathizing/VBG with/IN him/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ misery./NN Fred/NNP Ross/NNP was/VBD a/DT wizened/JJ little/JJ old/JJ bachelor/NN who/WP ran/VBD a/DT seed/NN store/NN and/CC commission/NN business./NN Pat/NNP Gould/NNP had/VBD a/DT feed/NN store/NN and/CC corn-grinding/JJ mill./, He/PRP was/VBD a/DT tall,/JJ thin,/NN freckled,/IN red-headed/JJ fellow/NN with/IN small/JJ blue/JJ eyes/NNS and/CC a/DT sweeping/JJ red/JJ mustache./NN Gus/NNP Sauer/NNP was/VBD a/DT diminutive/JJ druggist/NN who/WP had/VBD inherited/VBN the/DT business/NN from/IN his/PRP$ father,/NN pioneer/NN druggist/NN of/IN the/DT frontier/NN town./NN McGowan/NNP operated/VBD the/DT tea/NN store./'' This/DT cabinet/NN was/VBD unanimous/JJ in/IN its/PRP$ decision/NN that/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NN was/VBD not/RB appreciated/VBN at/IN home,/NN and/CC therefore/RB should/MD go/VB back/RB to/TO Ireland/NNP if/IN he/PRP wished/VBD to/TO do/VB so./DT Mother/NNP was/VBD humiliated/VBN by/IN the/DT circumstance/NN that/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NN should/MD be/VB talking/VBG over/IN family/NN affairs/NNS with/IN strangers./DT If/IN there/EX was/VBD one/CD thing/NN worse/JJR than/IN being/VBG a/DT devil/NN at/IN home,/NN she/PRP said,/VBD it/PRP was/VBD going/VBG around/IN the/DT town,/NN discussing/VBG it/PRP with/IN a/DT bunch/NN of/IN old/JJ he-gossips./, Though/IN he/PRP talked/VBD about/IN going/VBG to/TO Ireland,/NNP the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP went/VBD about/IN his/PRP$ farm/NN work/NN as/IN though/IN he/PRP intended/VBD to/TO stay/VB with/IN it/PRP for/IN life./NN Even/RB in/IN the/DT spring/NN and/CC fall/NN of/IN the/DT Year/NN of/IN Jim,/NNP he/PRP planted/VBD and/CC transplanted/VBD trees,/NN planning/VBG vistas/NNS and/CC windbreaks/NNS that/WDT could/MD not/RB grow/VB into/IN usefulness/NN inside/IN of/IN twenty/CD years./. As/IN I/PRP helped/VBD with/IN this/DT work,/NN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NN sometimes/RB said,/VBD "See,/JJ now,/, see./'' This/DT way/NN you/PRP must/MD set/VB it,/VBN so/IN that/IN it/PRP grows/VBZ fine/JJ and/CC tall/JJ and/CC straight./JJ Charlie,/NNP me/PRP bye,/IN this/DT three/CD will/MD be/VB giving/VBG cool/JJ chade/NN to/TO somebody/NN when/WRB I'm/NNP far/RB away."This/DT was/VBD said/VBN with/IN an/DT intonation/NN of/IN infinite/JJ sadness./NN I/PRP could/MD not/RB decide/VB whether/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NN meant/VBD that/IN he/PRP would/MD be/VB in/IN heaven/NN or/CC in/IN Ireland./NNP Maybe/RB he/PRP had/VBD both/DT in/IN mind,/NN or/CC had/VBD the/DT two/CD confused./VBN Jim/NNP helped/VBD in/IN a/DT desultory/JJ manner/NN with/IN the/DT winter/NN work./. As/IN spring/NN began/VBD to/TO put/VB green/JJ into/IN the/DT willows,/NN he/PRP talked/VBD of/IN taking/VBG to/TO the/DT road/NN again,/IN if/IN only/RB he/PRP could/MD buy/VB a/DT kit/NN of/IN Great/NNP Forest/NNP Remedy./NNP He/PRP would/MD sell/VB like/IN a/DT son/NN of/IN a/DT bitch,/NN he/PRP said./VBD Mother/NNP talked/VBD over/IN plans/NNS with/IN Jim./NNP One/CD evening/NN she/PRP said,/VBD "Jim,/RB why/WRB don't/VBP you/PRP ever/RB go/VB to/TO church?""Oh,/NN Ellen,/NNP I/PRP quit/VBD that/IN foolishness/NN a/DT long/JJ time/NN ago.""But,/IN Jim,/NNP I/PRP worry/VBP about/IN you,/PRP and/CC Fannie/NNP worries/NNS about/IN you./PRP Running/VBG over/IN the/DT tops/NNS of/IN those/DT freight/NN trains,/NN you/PRP are/VBP apt/JJ to/TO be/VB killed/VBN any/DT time./NN And/CC you/PRP wouldn't/MD want/VB to/TO die/VB in/IN mortal/JJ sin.""It's/NNS been/VBN a/DT hell/NN of/IN a/DT long/JJ time/NN since/IN I/PRP done/VBD any/DT runnin'/NN on/IN top/NN of/IN trains,/NN Ellen./NNP I/PRP wish/VBP I/PRP could/MD get/VB back/RB to/TO it./DT You/PRP are/VBP a/DT good/JJ woman,/NN Ellen./NNP I/PRP wish/VBP you'd/JJ pray/NN that/IN them/PRP sons/NNS of/IN bitches/NNS in/IN Erie/NNP would/MD take/VB the/DT blackball/NN off/IN of/IN me/PRP and/CC let/VB me/PRP get/VB back/RB on/IN top/NN of/IN the/DT trains./NN I'll/NN take/VBP my/PRP$ chances,/NN Ellen.""I/NNP pray/NN for/IN you/PRP all/PDT the/DT time,/NN Jim./NNP I/PRP am/VBP saying/VBG a/DT novena/NN to/TO Our/PRP$ Lady/NNP of/IN Victory/NNP now,/, and/CC Father/NNP Baker/NNP in/IN Buffalo/NNP is/VBZ saying/VBG a/DT Mass/NNP every/DT day,/NN remembering/VBG you/PRP in/IN it.""Well,/PRP$ I/PRP hope/VBP he/PRP remembers/VBZ that/IN I/PRP want/VBP a/DT jawb./NN Maybe/RB he/PRP can/MD put/VB the/DT curse/NN on/IN them/PRP sons/NNS of/IN bitches/NNS that/WDT blackballed/VBD me,/NNS and/CC I'll/NNP be/VB back/RB brakin'/NN in/IN no/DT time./NN That's/NNP damn/NN nice/JJ of/IN you/PRP Ellen,/NNP to/TO get/VB all/DT that/IN prayin'/NN done/VBN for/IN me./PRP But/CC I/PRP ain't/VBP goin'/VBG to/TO church/NN right/NN now.""What/RB is/VBZ it/PRP about/IN the/DT church/NN that/IN you/PRP don't/VBP like,/IN Jim?""Well,/NNP Ellen,/NNP I/PRP don't/VBP go/VB for/IN that/DT stuff/NN about/IN the/DT priest/NN forgivin'/IN sin./NN Mother/NN turned/VBD pale./VBG It/PRP took/VBD her/PRP half/RB a/DT minute/NN to/TO get/VB a/DT grip/NN on/IN herself,/PRP so/RB that/IN she/PRP could/MD speak./VB "Jim,"/IN she/PRP said,/VBD solemnly,/RB "the/DT devil/NN tempts/VBZ you/PRP to/TO talk/VB like/IN that.""No,/DT Ellen,/NNP it/PRP was/VBD you/PRP that/IN tempted/VBN me./RB You/PRP ast/JJ me/PRP and/CC I/PRP told/VBD you/PRP the,/, truth./NN I/PRP don't/VBP believe/VB in/IN none/NN of/IN that/DT stuff,/NN only/RB maybe/RB the/DT devil/NN does/VBZ have/VB a/DT good/JJ deal/NN to/TO do/VB with/IN things./NN I/PRP see/VBP the/DT devil/NN once,/IN Ellen./NNP "Well,/NNP Jim,/NNP I'm/NNP afraid/JJ you'll/JJ see/VBP him/PRP again/RB if/IN you/PRP don't/VBP repent/VBN of/IN your/PRP$ sins/NNS and/CC come/VB back/RB to/TO the/DT church.""He/NN ain't/IN a/DT bad/JJ son/NN of/IN a/DT bitch,/NN Ellen./NNP I/PRP was/VBD walkin'/NN along/IN the/DT track,/NN right/NN near/IN a/DT bridge,/NN when/WRB we/PRP run/VBP over/IN a/DT tramp/NN at/IN night./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT wicked/JJ cold/JJ night,/NN Ellen./NNP I/PRP was/VBD away/RB back,/RB a/DT half/NN a/DT mile/NN behind/IN where/WRB the/DT train/NN was/VBD stopped,/VBN settin'/NN out/IN flares/NNS while/IN they/PRP looked/VBD for/IN the/DT tramp./NN "I/NN was/VBD walkin'/NN along/IN that/DT way,/NN Ellen,/NNP and/CC I/PRP see/VBP the/DT poor/JJ tramp,all/JJ mangled,/NN on/IN the/DT right/JJ o'/IN way./PRP And/CC there/EX was/VBD the/DT devil,/NN waggin'/VBD his/PRP$ tail/NN and/CC standin'/NN over/IN the/DT tramp./NN He/PRP come/VBP to/TO get/VB his/PRP$ man,/NN Ellen,/NNP as/IN sure/JJ as/IN I'm/PRP a/DT right/JJ son/NN of/IN a/DT bitch./NN "I/NN walked/VBD on/IN up/IN the/DT track,/NN like/IN I/PRP hadn't/VBP seen/VBN nothin',/NN but/CC the/DT first/JJ thing/NN I/PRP knew,/VBD there/RB was/VBD the/DT devil,/NN walkin'/NN along/IN beside/IN me,/PRP holdin'/VB up/RP his/PRP$ tail/NN so's/IN he/PRP wouldn't/MD get/VB it/PRP caught./. He/PRP grinned/VBD at/IN me/PRP as/RB friendly/JJ as/IN anything,/DT Ellen,/NNP and/CC I/PRP had/VBD a/DT mind/NN to/TO bid/VB him/PRP the/DT time/NN of/IN day,/NN but/CC I/PRP was/VBD that/DT scared./VBN He/PRP skipped/VBD into/IN the/DT dark/NN when/WRB we/PRP got/VBD near/IN the/DT train./NN "You/PRP know,/VBP Ellen,/NNP they/PRP never/RB found/VBD hide/NN nor/CC hair/NN of/IN that/DT tramp./JJ The/DT devil/NN just/RB flew/VBD off/RP to/TO hell/NN with/IN him.""Well,/PRP Jim,/RB you/PRP probably/RB had/VBD been/VBN drinking/VBG and/CC were/VBD scared,/JJ and/CC you/PRP just/RB imagined/VBD all/DT that.""Ellen,/IN I/PRP hope/VBP that/IN God/NNP will/MD strike/VB me/PRP dead/JJ and/CC give/VB all/DT my/PRP$ kids/NNS the/DT smallpox/NN if/IN I/PRP don't/VBP tell/VB you/PRP the/DT gospel/NN truth,/NN just/RB like/IN as/IN if/IN I/PRP was/VBD in/IN front/NN of/IN the/DT altar./NN Strike/VB me/PRP dead/JJ before/IN I/PRP leave/VBP this/DT spot,/NN God,/NNP and/CC give/VB my/PRP$ kids/NNS the/DT smallpox,/JJ if/IN I/PRP lie!/VBP And/CC my/PRP$ wife,/NN too,/, God,/NNP give/VB her/PRP$ the/DT smallpox/JJ anyhow!""Jim,/NNS you're/VBP blaspheming/VBG the/DT Holy/NNP Name/NNP of/IN God./NNP I/PRP wouldn't/MD listen/VB to/TO you,/VB only/RB I/PRP want/VBP to/TO get/VB you/PRP to/TO promise/VB to/TO come/VB with/IN me/PRP and/CC talk/VB to/TO Father/NNP Tihen/NNP about/IN your/PRP$ doubts./NN You/PRP can't/MD doubt/VB after/IN he/PRP talks/VBZ to/TO you./DT It's/NNP because/IN you/PRP don't/VBP understand.""No,/IN Ellen,/NNP I/PRP don't/RB have/VBP nothing/NN to/TO do/VB with/IN them/PRP priests./. They're/PRP always/RB on/IN the/DT women's/NNS side./NN Wasn't/IN the/DT priest/NN on/IN my/PRP$ wife's/NN side,/NN and/CC didn't/VBD he/PRP say/VB I/PRP was/VBD desertin'/VBN my/PRP$ family?/NN That's/NNP a/DT hell/NN of/IN thing/NN to/TO say/VB about/IN a/DT hard-workin'/JJ son/NN of/IN a/DT bitch!"Letters/NNS came/VBD from/IN Aunt/NNP Fannie,/NNP containing/VBG money/NN to/TO buy/VB a/DT new/JJ peddling/JJ set/NN of/IN Great/NNP Forest/NNP Remedy,/NNP and/CC a/DT little/JJ extra/JJ money,/NN fifteen/CD dollars/NNS or/CC more,/JJR to/TO get/VB Jim/NNP started/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ career/NN again./NN So/IN the/DT spring/NN day/NN came/VBD when/WRB Dad/NNP was/VBD to/TO drive/VB Jim/NNP to/TO the/DT depot,/NN and/CC Jim/NNP was/VBD to/TO take/VB a/DT caboose/NN for/IN the/DT Southwest,/NNP where/WRB he/PRP said/VBD he/PRP would/MD work/VB like/IN a/DT son/NN of/IN a/DT bitch,/NN curing/VBG the/DT farmers/NNS of/IN their/PRP$ ills./NN There/EX was/VBD a/DT look/NN of/IN sadness/NN in/IN Mother's/NNP face/NN as/IN she/PRP pressed/VBD the/DT money/NN into/IN the/DT weak/JJ hand/NN of/IN her/PRP$ good-for-nothing/NN brother./VBD How/WRB many/JJ sisters/NNS have/VBP looked/VBN that/DT way/NN at/IN how/WRB many/JJ worthless/JJ brothers!/NN A/DT week/NN later,/RB Jim/NNP was/VBD back./RB Instead/RB of/IN boarding/VBG a/DT caboose,/NN hehad/NN crossed/VBD the/DT street/NN to/TO Fahey's/NNP saloon./'' This/DT time,/NN Tom/NNP Fahey/NNP in/IN person/NN deposited/VBN Jim/NNP on/IN our/PRP$ back/NN porch./NN Jim/NNP was/VBD in/IN bad/JJ shape./NN But/CC he/PRP received/VBD little/JJ sympathy/NN this/DT time./NN He/PRP was/VBD allowed/VBN to/TO stay./VB He/PRP was/VBD fed,/VBN and/CC his/PRP$ clothes/NNS were/VBD washed./VBN Dad/NNP paid/VBD no/DT attention/NN to/TO him./PRP At/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN a/DT week/NN he/PRP departed,/VBD afoot,/VBN with/IN five/CD dollars/NNS that/IN Mother/NNP had/VBD got/VBN together/RB for/IN him./PRP We/PRP never/RB heard/VBD from/IN him/PRP again./RB Aunt/NNP Fannie/NNP had/VBD a/DT letter/NN from/IN some/DT unknown/JJ person/NN in/IN Texas,/NNP saying/VBG that/IN Jim/NNP had/VBD been/VBN killed/VBN by/IN a/DT train./NN She/PRP immediately/RB began/VBD having/VBG Masses/NNP said/VBD for/IN the/DT repose/NN of/IN his/PRP$ soul./NN Mother/NN said/VBD Auntie/NNP was/VBD foolish/JJ to/TO believe/VB that/IN story./DT She/PRP said/VBD Jim/NNP undoubtedly/RB had/VBD cooked/VBN it/PRP up/RB and/CC had/VBD a/DT buddy/NN write/VB the/DT letter,/NN probably/RB with/IN the/DT object/NN of/IN changing/VBG his/PRP$ name/NN and/CC marrying/VBG some/DT trollop/NN in/IN Texas./NNP Uncle/NNP Jim/NNP taught/VBD Van/NNP how/WRB to/TO fight/VB with/IN his/PRP$ fists./NN John/NNP said/VBD that/IN Jim/NNP didn't/VBD know/VB how/WRB to/TO fight./VB He/PRP demonstrated/VBD exactly/RB how/WRB Gentleman/NNP Jim/NNP Corbett/NNP held/VBD his/PRP$ fists,/NN how/WRB he/PRP took/VBD his/PRP$ stance,/NN and/CC how/WRB he/PRP shifted/VBD his/PRP$ weight/NN from/IN right/JJ to/TO left/JJ and/CC back/RB again./RB But/CC Jim/NNP said/VBD that/IN he/PRP knew/VBD nothing/NN of/IN gentleman/NN fighting./. He/PRP only/RB knew/VBD how/WRB it/PRP was/VBD done/VBN in/IN saloons,/NN in/IN the/DT railroad/NN yards,/NN and/CC in/IN jungles/NNS along/IN the/DT tracks./NN "You/RB hit/VBD as/RB hard/JJ as/IN you/PRP can,"/MD he/PRP told/VBD Van,/NNP "and/NNP don't/VBD be/VB thinkin'/NN about/IN Christianity/NNP or/CC any/DT such/JJ stuff./NN First,/IN you/PRP must/MD learn/VB to/TO hit/VB hard."So/RB Van/NNP hung/VBD up/RP a/DT bag/NN of/IN sand/NN in/IN the/DT buggy/NN shed./. Every/DT day/NN he/PRP spent/VBD an/DT hour/NN or/CC two/CD poking/VBG that/DT hard/JJ bag/NN of/IN sand./VBN He/PRP learned/VBD to/TO put/VB in/IN some/DT terrific/JJ wallops./NN Van/NNP was/VBD skinny/JJ and/CC nervous,/JJ and/CC was/VBD thought/VBN to/TO be/VB delicate./JJ He/PRP had/VBD had/VBN no/DT respect/NN for/IN himself/PRP since,/IN at/IN a/DT country/NN school/NN commencement,/NN he/PRP had/VBD fled/VBN from/IN a/DT town/NN boy/NN named/VBD Johnny/NNP Moss,/NNP who/WP was/VBD threatening/VBG to/TO beat/VB him/PRP up./RP The/DT humiliation/NN of/IN that/DT retreat/NN had/VBD made/VBN Van/NNP determine/VB to/TO disregard/VB the/DT parental/JJ ban/NN on/IN fighting./VBG After/IN a/DT winter/NN under/IN Uncle/NNP Jim's/NNP instruction,/, Van/NNP was/VBD able/JJ to/TO beat/VB me/PRP into/IN complete/JJ submission/NN inside/IN of/IN a/DT minute,/NN in/IN any/DT fight./NN Theretofore,/IN I/PRP had/VBD always/RB handled/VBN him/PRP easily./RB Van/NNP went/VBD out/RB looking/VBG 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The/DT hedge-knife,/NNPS somewhat/RB resembling/VBG some/DT forms/NNS of/IN the/DT Algerian/JJ battle-axe,/NN waskept/VBD very/RB sharp./. The/DT workman/NN attacked/VBD a/DT row/NN of/IN hedge/NN that/WDT had/VBD grown/VBN ten/CD or/CC twelve/CD feet/NNS high./. 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a/DT wild/JJ war/NN of/IN roaring,/NN stamping,/NN cursing/VBG and/CC bellowing/VBG about/IN the/DT half/NN a/DT pound/NN of/IN tay./DT Mother/NNP was/VBD growing/VBG visibly/RB paler,/RB more/JJR nervous,/NN more/RBR thoughtful./IN More/JJR and/CC more/JJR often/RB now,/RB I/PRP came/VBD upon/IN her/PRP in/IN the/DT parlor,/NN looking/VBG at/IN the/DT crayon/NN enlargements/NNS of/IN Stephen/NNP and/CC Katie,/VB her/PRP$ lips/NNS moving/VBG or/CC quietly/RB smiling./VBD Her/PRP$ comfort/NN in/IN her/PRP$ troubles/NNS seemed/VBD to/TO center/VB around/IN the/DT dead/JJ children/NNS and/CC Poor/JJ John./NNP During/IN the/DT brief/JJ weekend/NN stay/NN of/IN John,/NNP her/PRP spirits/NNS improved,/VB and/CC she/PRP talked/VBD almost/RB gaily./. When/WRB I/PRP took/VBD John/NNP in/IN to/TO vespers/NNS on/IN Sunday/NNP evening,/NN and/CC drove/VBD home/NN without/IN him,/NN I/PRP knew/VBD I/PRP was/VBD sure/JJ to/TO find/VB Mother/NNP in/IN tears,/NN or/CC in/IN a/DT deep/JJ brown/JJ study./NN John/NNP brought/VBD a/DT touch/NN of/IN city/NN life,/NN of/IN activity/NN in/IN a/DT strange,/JJ foreign/JJ world./NN He/PRP was/VBD going/VBG to/TO the/DT theater/NN at/IN least/JJS once/RB a/DT week/NN now./, Mahans/NNP got/VBD plenty/NN of/IN complimentary/JJ tickets/NNS to/TO the/DT shows/NNS at/IN the/DT Crawford/NNP Grand/NNP Opera/NNP House,/NNP because/IN they/PRP advertised/VBD on/IN the/DT curtain/NN and/CC in/IN the/DT programs./NN They/PRP also/RB permitted/VBD show/NN ads/NNS to/TO be/VB posted/VBN in/IN the/DT windows/NNS of/IN the/DT wholesale/JJ house/NN and/CC all/PDT their/PRP$ saloons./NN Johnny/NNP Mahan/NNP allotted/VBD good/JJ tickets/NNS to/TO John/NNP each/DT week./VBD Most/JJS road/NN shows/NNS played/VBD 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Big/JJ Flurry/NN usually/RB kept/VBD away/RB from/IN the/DT house/NN while/IN John/NNP was/VBD home/NN on/IN week/NN ends./, If/IN he/PRP happened/VBD to/TO eat/VB at/IN the/DT same/JJ table,/NN there/EX was/VBD solemn/JJ silence,/NN broken/VBN only/RB by/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man's/NNP sipping/VBG his/PRP$ coffee/NN from/IN the/DT saucer/NN or/CC John's/NNP clearing/VBG his/PRP$ teeth/NNS of/IN food./NN As/RB soon/RB as/IN John/NNP departed,/, the/DT Boss/NNP was/VBD likely/JJ to/TO start/VB kicking/VBG up/RP some/DT sort/NN of/IN row./NN Marie,/NNP driving/VBG from/IN her/PRP$ home/NN to/TO her/PRP$ old/JJ home/NN once/RB a/DT week/NN or/CC so/RB for/IN a/DT visit,/NN found/VBN Mother/NNP in/IN a/DT constantly/RB declining/VBG state/NN of/IN health,/NN beset/VBN by/IN worry./DT Mother/NNP would/MD tell/VB Marie/NNP her/PRP troubles/NNS more/RBR unreservedly/RB than/IN she/PRP would/MD tell/VB them/PRP to/TO anybody/NN else./. Once/RB Marie/NNP went/VBD to/TO the/DT stable/JJ to/TO talk/VB to/TO Dad/NNP about/IN the/DT situation./NN "I'm/NN worried/VBN about/IN Mother,"/NNP she/PRP said./VBD "She/PRP is/VBZ worried/JJ and/CC nervous/JJ and/CC sick./JJ What's/IN the/DT matter?""Great/NN God,/NNP Manie-gaarl,"/NNP answered/VBD the/DT Old/NNP Man,/NNP wide-eyed/JJ with/IN astonishment,/JJ "how/NN should/MD I/PRP know/VB what's/WP the/DT matter/NN with/IN your/PRP$ mother?/NN She/PRP tells/VBZ me/PRP nothing/NN these/DT many/JJ years,/NNS and/CC I/PRP think/VBP she's/RB been/VBN out/IN of/IN her/PRP$ mind/NN this/DT long/JJ while,/NN allay.""Well,/IN I/PRP hope/VBP everybody/NN treats/VBZ her/PRP well/RB and/CC is/VBZ nice/JJ to/TO her,/PRP because/IN if/IN they/PRP don't/VBP she's/NNS going/VBG to/TO die/VB soon.""Sure,/RB 'tis/IN thruth/NN for/IN you,/JJ gaarl!/NN I'm/IN living/VBG in/IN tarment,/NN and/CC I/PRP wisht/VBD I/PRP was/VBD in/IN hell!/NN All/DT I/PRP want/VBP is/VBZ to/TO get/VB away/RB to/TO Ireland/NNP and/CC I'll/NNP harm/NN nobody."There/NN was/VBD not/RB much/JJ satisfaction/NN to/TO be/VB got/VBN out/IN of/IN this/DT interview,/NN and/CC the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP was/VBD just/RB as/IN tough/JJ after/IN Marie/NNP left/VBD as/IN he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN before./. When/WRB I/PRP went/VBD to/TO school/NN in/IN the/DT morning,/NN I/PRP went/VBD unwillingly/RB and/CC in/IN fear/NN that/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP would/MD kill/VB Mother/NNP while/IN we/PRP were/VBD all/DT away./RB I/PRP often/RB offered/VBD to/TO stay/VB home,/RB but/CC Mother/NNP sent/VBD me/PRP off,/IN sayingthat/DT Himself/NNPS was/VBD afraid/JJ to/TO kill/VB anybody,/NN and/CC only/RB wanted/VBD to/TO scare/VB us/PRP all/DT to/TO death./NN I/PRP would/MD walk/VB the/DT mile/NN and/CC a/DT half/NN to/TO school,/NN praying/VBG that/IN God/NNP would/MD not/RB let/VB Himself/PRP kill/VB or/CC harm/VB Mother,/NNP and/CC would/MD sit/VB all/DT day/NN in/IN my/PRP$ seat,/NN inattentive/NN to/TO the/DT lessons,/JJR worrying./NN I/PRP would/MD run/VB home,/RB often/RB crying/VBG part/NN of/IN the/DT way,/NN and/CC burst/NN in/IN the/DT back/NN door/NN with/IN the/DT old/JJ query,/NN "Has/VBZ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP been/VBN acting/VBG up?"One/IN Sunday,/NNP when/WRB Mother/NNP was/VBD in/IN a/DT particularly/RB low/JJ state,/NN unable/JJ to/TO rise/VB from/IN bed,/NN John,/NNP dressed/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ town/NN clothes,/NN black/JJ suit,/NNS white/JJ linen/NN shirt,/NN wing/NN collar/NN and/CC detachable/JJ cuffs,/NN walked/VBD down/RB to/TO the/DT stable,/NN where/WRB Dad/NNP was/VBD currying/VBG the/DT horses./NN One/CD foot/NN on/IN the/DT stringpiece/NN that/WDT crossed/VBD the/DT doorway,/NN he/PRP began:"Dad,/VBD I/PRP want/VBP to/TO have/VB a/DT talk/NN with/IN you.""Hay?"/PRP shouted/VBD the/DT Old/NNP Man,/NNP currycomb/NN and/CC brush/NN suspended/VBN in/IN the/DT air./NN "I/NN just/RB came/VBD here/RB to/TO tell/VB you/PRP that/IN you've/NN got/VBD to/TO stop/VB raising/VBG hell/NN around/IN here.""Hay?/PRP Say/VB that/DT agin,/RB Professor.""I/NNP say/VBP you're/PRP killing/VBG Mother/NNP with/IN your/PRP$ hell-raising,/NN and/CC the/DT family/NN is/VBZ not/RB going/VBG to/TO stand/VB for/IN it/PRP any/DT longer.""Aye?/JJ What/WP then,/, Lawyer?""Well,/NNP if/IN you/PRP can't/MD behave/VB yourself,/JJ you'll/NN have/VBP to/TO leave/VB here,/PRP that's/IN all./DT If/IN you/PRP don't/VBP get/VB out/IN of/IN here/RB and/CC let/VB Mother/NNP alone,/IN we'll/NN have/VBP to/TO put/VB you/PRP in/IN jail.""Aye?/NN Do/VBP you/PRP hear/VB him,/PRP God?/NNP The/DT Lawyer/NNP is/VBZ talking/VBG to/TO his/PRP$ father!/NN He/PRP tells/VBZ me/PRP I/PRP must/MD lave/VB here!/IN Him/PRP that/IN can't/NN put/VBD a/DT harness/NN on/IN a/DT harse!/JJ He/PRP comes/VBZ with/IN his/PRP$ piccadillies/NNS on,/, and/CC his/PRP$ cuffs/NNS rattling/VBG like/IN a/DT hailstorm/NN itself,/, and/CC tells/VBZ his/PRP$ father/NN to/TO lave/VB here!/PRP Sthrike/VB him/PRP dead,/, God!/NNP Why/WRB in/IN hell/NN don't/IN you/PRP sthrike/VBP him/PRP dead?"John/VB came/VBD back/RB to/TO the/DT house,/NN pale/JJ and/CC trembling,/JJ but/CC satisfied/JJ that/IN he/PRP had/VBD done/VBN his/PRP$ duty/NN thus/RB far./VBG The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP was/VBD silent/JJ at/IN home/NN for/IN many/JJ days/NNS after/IN the/DT ultimatum/NN of/IN John./NNP But/CC it/PRP was/VBD evident/JJ that/IN trouble/NN was/VBD brewing./NN Himself/PRP made/VBD many/JJ trips/NNS to/TO town,/NN and/CC word/NN drifted/VBD back/RB from/IN one/CD source/NN and/CC another/DT that/IN he/PRP was/VBD relating/VBG his/PRP$ troubles/NNS to/TO Fred/NNP Ross/NNP and/CC Pat/NNP Gould/NNP and/CC Gus/NNP Sauer/NNP and/CC McGowan,/NNP and/CC receiving/VBG the/DT sympathy/NN and/CC advice/NN of/IN each/DT of/IN them./PRP$ He/PRP was/VBD working/VBG out/RP a/DT schemefor/NN his/PRP$ liberation/NN with/IN his/PRP$ friends./NN He/PRP -vas/VBD talking/VBG to/TO Pat/NNP Whaley/NNP about/IN the/DT cost/NN of/IN a/DT ticket/NN to/TO Ireland,/NNP the/DT price/NN of/IN land/NN in/IN West/NNP Cork,/NNP and/CC the/DT lowest/JJS boarding-house/NN rates/NNS in/IN Wichita/NNP and/CC New/NNP York./NNP His/PRP$ customary/JJ approach/NN to/TO the/DT subject/NN was,/VBD "Well,/JJ Gus,/NNP me/PRP big/JJ Lawyer/NNP of/IN a/DT son/NN that/IN I/PRP spent/VBD all/PDT me/PRP money/NN on,/RB tells/VBZ me/PRP that/IN I/PRP must/MD LAVE/VB HERE!"The/NNP last/JJ two/CD words/NNS were/VBD shouted/VBN with/IN a/DT sudden/JJ explosion/NN of/IN breath,/NN such/JJ as/IN a/DT good/JJ British/JJ sailor/NN might/MD use/VB in/IN crying,/NN "God/NNP save/IN the/DT King!"The/NNP Old/NNP Man/NNP got/VBD plenty/NN of/IN sympathy./DT The/DT fact/NN that/IN Mother/NNP and/CC the/DT children/NNS had/VBD been/VBN careful/JJ never/RB to/TO intimate/VB to/TO any/DT stranger/NN that/IN there/EX was/VBD anything/NN wrong/JJ at/IN home/NN now/RB militated/VBN against/IN the/DT family/NN and/CC in/IN favor/NN of/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man./NNP Everybody/NN knew/VBD that/IN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP was/VBD a/DT hard/JJ worker/NN and/CC an/DT honest/JJ man,/NN and/CC even/RB the/DT intimate/JJ friends/NNS of/IN the/DT family/NN had/VBD him/PRP sized/VBN up/RP as/IN a/DT generous/JJ and/CC kind/JJ father/NN and/CC husband,/NN 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tracks,/NN turned/VBD white,/JJ and/CC dropped/VBD the/DT bowl./NN She/PRP stood/VBD as/IN if/IN transfixed,/NN unable/JJ to/TO stoop/VB and/CC pick/VB up/RP the/DT pieces./NN She/PRP faced/VBD her/PRP$ husband./NN After/IN a/DT dramatic/JJ pause,/NN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP shouted:"Get/VB me/PRP a/DT tousand/NN dollars/NNS before/IN this/DT time/NN tomarra/DT night/NN and/CC I'll/NNP LAVE/NNP HERE!"He/NNP jumped/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ feet/NNS and/CC stamped/VBD out./NNP Mother/NNP gathered/VBD up/RP the/DT fragments/NNS of/IN the/DT dish/NN with/IN trembling/VBG fingers./NN I/PRP made/VBD anxious/JJ inquiries./NN "He's/NNS just/RB trying/VBG to/TO scare/VB us,"/RP she/PRP said./VBD Even/RB at/IN this/DT distance/NN of/IN years/NNS and/CC space,/NN I/PRP don't/VBP see/VB what/WP we/PRP young/JJ children/NNS could/MD have/VB done/VBN to/TO avert/VB the/DT approaching/VBG catastrophe./NN Sometimes/RB I/PRP have/VBP thought/VBN that/IN what/WP the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP needed/VBD was/VBD a/DT jester/NN in/IN the/DT family./NN One/CD day/NN he/PRP fell/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ knees/NNS in/IN the/DT middle/NN of/IN the/DT kitchen,/NN impeding/NN Mother's/NNP progress/NN across/IN the/DT floor,/NN and,/NN with/IN the/DT gesture/NN that/IN he/PRP loved,/VBD one/CD hand/NN holding/VBG his/PRP$ hat/NN and/CC the/DT other/JJ raised/VBN on/IN high,/NNS he/PRP shouted:"Me/PRP galdy,/VBD galdy,/NN bitther/JJ curse/NN attind/IN the/DT day/NN I/PRP crossed/VBD your/PRP$ path!"This/'' was/VBD intoned,/IN the/DT emphasis/NN being/VBG upon/IN bitther/JJ and/CC attind./VBN There/RB had/VBD been/VBN no/DT argument/NN for/IN days./NN Only/RB dire/JJ silence./NN When/WRB he/PRP had/VBD finished/VBN his/PRP$ drama,/NN the/DT Old/NNP Man/NN departed,/NN leaving/VBG all/DT of/IN us/PRP shaking/VBG with/IN fear./DT Fear/NN of/IN what?/WP We/PRP didn't/VBD know./VBG If/IN one/CD of/IN us/PRP boys/NNS had/VBD been/VBN a/DT few/JJ years/NNS older,/RB say/VBP 17/CD or/CC 18,/CD it/PRP might/MD have/VB 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But/CC what/WP do/VBP you/PRP mean/VB by/IN all/DT that,/IN Dad?/NNP What/WP good/JJ does/VBZ it/PRP do/VB to/TO curse/VB a/DT day/NN that/WDT has/VBZ long/RB passed/VBN into/IN oblivion?/NN Will/MD the/DT day/NN mind?/. 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on/IN the/DT roofs,/NN replacing/VBG shingles/NNS that/WDT were/VBD no/RB longer/RB useful,/VB installing/VBG a/DT tin/NN collar/NN around/IN the/DT main/JJ chimney,/NN and/CC putting/VBG things/NNS to/TO rights/NNS generally./. When/WRB Mother's/NNP money/NN ran/VBD low,/IN John/NNP worked/VBD more/RBR slowly,/RB for/IN he/PRP needed/VBD many/JJ supplies./NN The/DT watermelons/NNS were/VBD up/RB and/CC beginning/VBG to/TO spread/VB their/PRP$ vineswhen/NN John/NNP had/VBD the/DT house/NN all/DT clear/JJ of/IN old/JJ paint/NN and/CC ready/JJ for/IN the/DT first/JJ new/JJ coat./NN He/PRP bought/VBD packages/NNS of/IN yellow/JJ ochre,/JJ gallons/NNS of/IN turpentine,/NN and/CC spent/VBD days/NNS mixing,/VBG stirring,/RB testing./. One/CD hot/JJ summer/NN day/NN he/PRP began/VBD applying/VBG the/DT prime/JJ coat/NN at/IN the/DT north/NN gable-end/NN of/IN the/DT main/JJ wing./NN Big/NNP Flurry/NNP had/VBD observed/VBN the/DT activity/NN and/CC comparative/JJ inactivity/NN of/IN his/PRP$ eldest/JJ son/NN with/IN growing/VBG indignation./NN No/DT farmer/NN would/MD think/VB of/IN painting/NN and/CC repairing/VBG his/PRP$ house/NN in/IN the/DT summer/NN time,/NN when/WRB crops/NNS had/VBD to/TO be/VB made/VBN and/CC weeds/NNS had/VBD to/TO be/VB fought/VBN by/IN the/DT hour./NN Yet/RB here/RB was/VBD an/DT able-bodied/JJ young/JJ man,/NN dressed/VBN in/IN town/NN clothes,/NN monkeying/NN around/IN the/DT house/NN while/IN his/PRP$ father/NN and/CC little/JJ brothers/NNS worked/VBD in/IN the/DT fields/NNS and/CC his/PRP$ mother/NN and/CC sister/NN picked/VBD blackberries/NNS and/CC made/VBD butter/NN to/TO supply/VB him/PRP with/IN money/NN for/IN his/PRP$ leisurely/NN hobby./VBG The/DT Old/NNP Man/NN made/VBD some/DT pointed/JJ remarks/NNS to/TO Mother/NNP about/IN the/DT situation./NN Why/WRB did/VBD the/DT Professor/NNP spend/VBP most/JJS of/IN his/PRP$ time/NN on/IN the/DT north/NN porch,/NN drinking/NN lemonade,/NN while/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN the/DT family/NN labored/VBD to/TO feed/VB him?/VBN Mother/NNP was/VBD noncommittal./DT She/PRP broached/VBD the/DT subject/NN to/TO John,/NNP saying/VBG that/IN Himself/PRP needed/VBD help/NN in/IN the/DT field/NN and/CC thought/VBD the/DT eldest/JJS son/NN should/MD lend/VB a/DT hand,/NN at/IN least/JJS occasionally./NNP John/NNP made/VBD a/DT few/JJ remarks,/NNS lifting/VBG his/PRP$ eyebrows,/NN and/CC went/VBD back/RB to/TO his/PRP$ lemonade./NN He/PRP was/VBD an/DT expert/NN at/IN concocting/VBG a/DT fine/JJ pitcher/NN of/IN this/DT delicious/JJ beverage,/NN and/CC kept/VBD a/DT quart/NN or/CC more/JJR beside/IN him/PRP as/IN he/PRP worked/VBD on/IN very/RB hot/JJ days./NN In/IN her/PRP$ next/JJ conversation/NN with/IN the/DT Old/NNP Man,/NNP Mother/NNP explained/VBD that/IN John/NNP did/VBD not/RB feel/VB that/IN he/PRP should/MD go/VB to/TO work/VB for/IN his/PRP$ father/NN until/IN he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN asked/VBN to/TO do/VB so./DT He/PRP did/VBD not/RB go/VB to/TO work/VB for/IN Professor/NNP Robbins/NNP or/CC the/DT Mahans/NNPS until/IN asked,/PRP and/CC he/PRP expected/VBD similar/JJ courtesy/NN at/IN home./NN Next/NNP day,/NN John/NNP happened/VBD to/TO be/VB crossing/VBG the/DT back/NN yard/NN in/IN mid-afternoon,/NN when/WRB Big/JJ Flurry,/NNP pouring/VBG sweat,/NN came/VBD charging/VBG in/IN from/IN the/DT field/NN to/TO refresh/VB himself/PRP at/IN the/DT pump./NN As/IN their/PRP$ paths/NNS crossed,/VBP Big/JJ Flurry/NN went/VBD down/RB on/IN both/DT knees/NNS in/IN front/NN of/IN his/PRP$ astonished/JJ son,/NN raised/VBD his/PRP$ hands,/NN clasped/VBD in/IN supplication,/NN and/CC roared,/NN "Howly/RB Jan,/NNP in/IN Jazus'/NNP Name,/NNP will/MD you/PRP plaze/VB hoe/NN some/DT weeds/NNS out/IN of/IN the/DT wathermelons?"John's/JJ eyebrows/NNS went/VBD up/RB radically/RB as/IN he/PRP stood/VBD there,/DT somewhattaken/NN aback/RB by/IN his/PRP$ father's/NN dramatic/JJ gesture./NNP The/NNP Old/NNP Man/NNP got/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ feet/NNS gracefully/RB enough,/RB and/CC went/VBD about/IN his/PRP$ business./NN John/NNP went/VBD to/TO the/DT granary,/NN got/VBD a/DT hoe,/NN and,/CC after/IN spending/VBG half/NN an/DT hour/NN filing/NN and/CC testing/NN it,/VBD went/VBD to/TO work/VB on/IN the/DT weeds/NNS in/IN the/DT watermelon/NN patch./NN Next/NNP day,/NN John/NNP was/VBD back/RB at/IN his/PRP$ housepainting/NN job./VBD "His/PRP$ actions/NNS are/VBP unworthy/JJ of/IN a/DT sane/NN man,"/NN he/PRP remarked,/VBD as/IN he/PRP tried/VBD his/PRP$ brush/NN on/IN a/DT plank./NN "They/PRP defeat/VB the/DT purpose/NN for/IN which/WDT they/PRP are/VBP intended./VBN He/PRP does/VBZ not/RB know/VB whereof/WRB he/PRP speaks./VBD I/PRP will/MD say/VB with/IN Saint/NNP Paul/NNP that/IN I/PRP am/VBP glad/JJ that/IN I/PRP am/VBP what/WP I/PRP am./VBP He/PRP that/WDT thinketh/VBP himself/PRP to/TO stand,/VB let/VB him/PRP take/VB heed/NN lest/IN he/PRP fall."So/IN John/NNP went/VBD on/IN with/IN his/PRP$ painting./NN He/PRP applied/VBD three/CD coats/NNS of/IN yellow/JJ ochre./NNP The/DT dry,/JJ neglected/VBN boards,/NN he/PRP said,/VBD drank/VBD it/PRP up/RP greedily./NN Since/IN it/PRP was/VBD the/DT cheapest/JJS possible/JJ paint,/NN why/WRB not/RB use/VB plenty/NN of/IN it?/VBN July/NNP was/VBD waning,/JJ potatoes/NNS were/VBD being/VBG marketed,/NN and/CC the/DT oats/NNS were/VBD in/IN the/DT stack,/NN when/WRB John/NNP was/VBD ready/JJ to/TO proceed/VB with/IN the/DT color/NN coats./NN Now/RB the/DT entire/JJ exterior/NN of/IN the/DT house/NN was/VBD gone/VBN over/IN with/IN sandpaper/NN and/CC a/DT dry/JJ brush./NN A/DT coat/NN of/IN white/JJ lead/NN came/VBD next,/RB and/CC then/RB another/DT gleaming/VBG coat/NN of/IN the/DT same./JJ The/DT hot/JJ sun/NN and/CC dry/JJ weather/NN helped/VBD greatly./JJR When/WRB clouds/NNS banked/VBD up/RB and/CC rain/VB threatened,/IN John/NNP quit/VBD work,/VBN relaxed,/RB studied/VBN tracts/NNS on/IN housepainting,/NN and/CC drank/VBD lemonade./JJR The/NNP Old/NNP Man/NN raged./NN A/DT coat/NN of/IN yellow/NN on/IN the/DT background/NN and/CC a/DT coat/NN of/IN moss/JJ green/NN on/IN the/DT trim,/NN and/CC the/DT picture/NN began/VBD to/TO take/VB shape./NN John/NNP had/VBD established/VBN credit/NN at/IN the/DT paint/NN store/NN now,/RB and/CC didn't/RB have/VB to/TO wait/VB until/IN Mother/NNP could/MD sell/VB enough/RB blackberries/NNS and/CC butter/NN to/TO supply/VB current/JJ needs./NN John/NNP went/VBD to/TO town/NN to/TO buy/VB lumber/NN essential/JJ for/IN the/DT sketchiest/JJS repair/NN to/TO the/DT porches,/NN met/VBD Professor/NNP Robbins/NNP by/IN appointment,/NN and/CC was/VBD hired/VBN for/IN the/DT ensuing/VBG winter./NN A/DT great/JJ weight/NN was/VBD lifted/VBN from/IN Mother's/NNP shoulders,/NNS since/IN it/PRP was/VBD evident/JJ that/IN the/DT housepainting/NN job/NN could/MD not/RB last/VB forever./. But/CC there/EX was/VBD cold/JJ fear,/NNS too./. What/WP would/MD Himself/PRP do/VB while/IN John/NNP was/VBD in/IN town?/NN All/DT of/IN the/DT house/NN got/VBD a/DT minimum/NN of/IN twelve/CD coats,/NNS and/CC favored/JJ portions/NNS had/VBD sixteen./CD Porch/NNP repairs/NNS were/VBD incomplete,/JJ however,/RB when/WRB John/NNP departed/VBD for/IN his/PRP$ new/JJ teaching/NN job/NN in/IN Wichita./NNP That/IN winter/NN was/VBD cold,/JJ gloomy,/NN portentous./VBZ The/DT Old/NNP Man/NN spent/VBD no/DT more/JJR time/NN in/IN the/DT house/NN than/IN circumstances/NNS required./VBN He/PRP rarely/RB spoke,/VBD except/IN when/WRB he/PRP was/VBD raving,/VBN roaring,/NN damning/VBG his/PRP$ fate,/NN recalling/VBG the/DT half/NN a/DT pound/NN of/IN tea,/NNS and/CC condemning/VBG his/PRP$ family./NN When/WRB he/PRP issued/VBD an/DT order/NN to/TO Van/NNP or/CC me,/, it/PRP was/VBD likely/JJ to/TO go/VB about/IN thus:"Let/NN ye/PRP go/VBP down/RB and/CC clean/VB out/RP the/DT stable./NN Clean/VB it/PRP out/IN good,/JJ now,/NNS and/CC bed/NN the/DT harses/NNS with/IN straw./NN Tomarra-the-next-day/NNP ye'll/MD be/VB telling/VBG me,/NNS like/IN your/PRP$ big/JJ lawyer/NN of/IN a/DT brother/NN did/VBD last/JJ year,/NN that/IN I/PRP Must/MD LAVE/VB HERE!"Yet/RB there/EX was/VBD a/DT warm/JJ day,/NN when/WRB the/DT sun/NN was/VBD shining/VBG and/CC the/DT ground/NN was/VBD mellow/JJ with/IN promise/NN of/IN spring,/NN when/WRB the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB at/IN peace/NN with/IN his/PRP$ mother,/NN the/DT earth,/NN again./. He/PRP got/VBD out/RP a/DT team/NN and/CC started/VBD plowing/VBG on/IN each/DT side/NN of/IN the/DT driveway/NN that/WDT led/VBD up/RB from/IN the/DT public/JJ road/NN to/TO the/DT house./NN This/DT drive/NN was/VBD lined/VBN with/IN cottonwood/NN trees/NNS on/IN both/DT sides,/NN except/IN for/IN those/DT the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP had/VBD cut/VBN down/RP in/IN his/PRP$ futile/JJ attempt/NN to/TO trap/NN Ed/NNP Blood./NNP He/PRP called/VBD me/PRP to/TO come/VB and/CC help./PRP He/PRP had/VBD a/DT galvanized/JJ iron/NN bucket/NN nearly/RB full/JJ of/IN walnuts./DT He/PRP gave/VBD it/PRP to/TO me,/VB instructing/VBG me/PRP in/IN detail/NN how/WRB I/PRP was/VBD to/TO drop/VB nuts/NNS in/IN the/DT furrow/NN after/IN him./PRP He/PRP plowed/VBD a/DT shallow/JJ furrow/NN at/IN a/DT certain/JJ distance/NN back/RB of/IN each/DT of/IN the/DT rows/NNS of/IN cottonwood/NN trees./, I/PRP was/VBD to/TO walk/VB the/DT length/NN of/IN these/DT two/CD furrows,/NNS about/IN a/DT city/NN block/NN long,/RB and/CC drop/VB a/DT nut/NN every/DT three/CD feet./NNS "Some/DT of/IN them/PRP will/MD grow,/VB and/CC some/DT of/IN them/PRP won't,"/VBD he/PRP explained./VBZ "We/NNP can/MD thin/VB them/PRP out/RP and/CC get/VB the/DT threes/NNS just/RB where/WRB we/PRP want/VBP them./TO The/DT black/JJ walnut/NN is/VBZ a/DT slow/JJ three/CD to/TO grow,/VB but/CC it/PRP is/VBZ hard/JJ and/CC makes/VBZ good/JJ chade./NN Charlie-bye,/. these/DT walnuts/NNS will/MD be/VB giving/VBG cool/JJ chade/NN to/TO somebody/NN when/WRB I'm/NNP far/RB away."Sixty-five/. he/PRP was,/VBD and/CC planting/VBG slow-growing/JJ walnuts/NNS on/IN land/NN he/PRP was/VBD talking/VBG of/IN leaving/VBG for/IN the/DT auld/NN sod!/NN I/PRP was/VBD young,/JJ but/CC I/PRP thought/VBD deeply/RB as/IN I/PRP walked/VBD along,/RB my/PRP$ bare/JJ feet/NNS relishing/VBG the/DT living/NN earth/NN beneath/IN them,/NN about/IN the/DT things/NNS that/WDT must/MD go/VB on/IN in/IN an/DT old/JJ man's/NN head./NN John/NNP had/VBD consulted/VBN Father/NNP Tihen/NNP extensively/RB about/IN the/DT situation./NN The/DT Old/NNP Man/NN was/VBD getting/VBG worse,/JJR raging/NN more/RBR and/CC more,/RBR and/CC Mother's/NNP health/NN was/VBD declining./VBG Father/NNP Tihen/NNP said/VBD that/IN an/DT amicablesettlement/NN evidently/RB was/VBD easy/JJ to/TO make./VB Let/VB the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP go/VB back/RB to/TO Ireland,/NNP and/CC save/VB Mother's/NNP life./NN Let/VB her/PRP get/VB a/DT divorce,/NN so/RB that/IN a/DT proper/JJ property/NN settlement/NN might/MD be/VB effected./VBN The/DT church/NN could/MD not/RB recognize/VB a/DT divorce,/NN but/CC such/JJ an/DT instrument,/NN under/IN the/DT civil/JJ law,/NN might/MD be/VB the/DT solution/NN of/IN the/DT problem./NN There/EX would/MD be/VB no/DT thought/NN of/IN remarriage/NN on/IN either/DT side,/NN in/IN any/DT case,/NN and/CC the/DT civil/JJ divorce/NN would/MD be/VB merely/RB a/DT contractual/JJ convenience./NN The/DT Old/NNP Man,/NNP after/IN long/JJ consultation/NN with/IN Pat/NNP Whaley/NNP and/CC other/JJ cronies,/NN had/VBD decided/VBN that/IN he/PRP must/MD have/VB two/CD thousand/CD dollars,/NNS instead/RB of/IN one/CD thousand,/IN if/IN he/PRP were/VBD to/TO leave/VB his/PRP$ farm/NN forever,/NNS with/IN no/DT further/JJ claims/NNS upon/IN it./PRP John/NNP had/VBD decided/VBN that/IN we/PRP must/MD take/VB a/DT mortgage/NN for/IN $2,500./DT What/WP is/VBZ the/DT extra/JJ $500/CD for?/JJ "Well,"/NNS said/VBD John,/NNP "for/IN things/NNS that/IN we/PRP need./MD We/PRP need/VBP a/DT set/NN of/IN carriage/NN harness,/RP for/IN one/CD thing./DT We/PRP can't/MD be/VB driving/VBG up/RP South/NNP Fourth/JJ avenue/NN always./. And/CC there/EX is/VBZ a/DT riding/NN plow./NN A/DT riding/VBG lister,/NN too./, There/EX is/VBZ no/DT sense/NN in/IN all/PDT this/DT walking/NN in/IN the/DT fields./NN We/PRP can/MD ride/VB and/CC do/VB better/JJR work."Negotiations/NNS were/VBD opened/VBN with/IN the/DT firm/NN of/IN Kibbe/NNP &/CC Stitt,/NNP which/WDT readily/RB agreed/VBD to/TO issuing/VBG the/DT mortgage/NN on/IN a/DT five-years/NNS term./, Sam/NNP Amidon,/IN the/DT most/RBS conspicuous/JJ lawyer/NN in/IN town,/NN was/VBD approached/VBN in/IN regard/NN to/TO the/DT legal/JJ settlement./NN He/PRP agreed/VBD fully/RB with/IN Father/NNP Tihen./NNP There/RB should/MD be/VB a/DT divorce,/NN so/RB that/IN there/EX could/MD be/VB no/DT cloud/NN on/IN the/DT title/NN of/IN the/DT property/NN when/WRB it/PRP should/MD descend,/VB upon/IN Mother's/NNP death,/NN to/TO the/DT children,/NN share/NN and/CC share/NN alike./. As/IN these/DT negotiations/NNS proceeded,/VBP through/IN the/DT winter,/NN Mother's/NNP nervous/JJ and/CC physical/JJ condition/NN grew/VBD worse./DT She/PRP had/VBD needed/VBN some/DT sort/NN of/IN operation/NN ever/RB since/IN the/DT birth/NN of/IN the/DT last/JJ child./NN The/DT nature/NN of/IN this/DT trouble/NN was/VBD a/DT mystery,/NN for/IN such/JJ matters/NNS were/VBD never/RB discussed./VBN However,/IN it/PRP was/VBD evident/JJ that/IN the/DT poor/JJ woman's/NNS nerves/NNS were/VBD frayed,/RB and/CC that/IN some/DT physical/JJ disability/NN was/VBD dragging/VBG her/PRP down./NN Time/NN and/CC again,/IN she/PRP saved/VBD money/NN for/IN the/DT simple/JJ operation,/NN and/CC even/RB made/VBD the/DT nightgowns/NNS and/CC other/JJ things/NNS she/PRP would/MD need/VB in/IN the/DT hospital./NN But/CC the/DT money/NN always/RB had/VBD to/TO go/VB for/IN other/JJ needs./NN The/DT operation/NN was/VBD postponed./VBN When/WRB the/DT affliction/NN hit/VBD her,/PRP Mother/NNP cut/VBD loose./RP She/PRP was/VBD no/DT longerafraid/JJ of/IN Big/NNP Flurry./NNP She/PRP wrapped/VBD a/DT wet/JJ towel/NN around/IN her/PRP$ head/NN and/CC started/VBD telling/VBG everybody/NN off./NN From/IN morning/NN until/IN night,/NN she/PRP scolded./VBD "Mother's/RB jawing,"/VB we/PRP said/VBD to/TO one/CD another./DT We/PRP boys/NNS kept/VBD away/RB from/IN the/DT house/NN as/RB much/RB as/IN possible./DT Himself/PRP was/VBD quiet/JJ during/IN these/DT storms./NN Mother/NN served/VBD his/PRP$ food/NN and/CC coffee/NN at/IN the/DT table,/NN talking/VBG almost/RB continuously/RB about/IN her/PRP$ troubles./NN Much/RB of/IN the/DT comment/NN made/VBN but/CC little/RB sense./VBD The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP looked/VBD up/RP at/IN her/PRP$ out/IN of/IN the/DT corners/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ eyes,/NNS and/CC went/VBD on/IN saucering/VBG his/PRP$ coffee./NN As/IN we/PRP went/VBD to/TO the/DT cornfield/NN to/TO gather/VB corn/NN for/IN the/DT hogs,/NNS the/DT Old/NNP Man/NN might/MD say/VB to/TO me,/VB 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As/IN newspaper/NN men,/, both/DT were/VBD well/RB known/VBN at/IN headquarters,/NN and,/RB late/JJ as/IN was/VBD the/DT hour,/NN Mr./NNP Verplanck/NNP and/CC several/JJ substantial/JJ citizens/NNS soon/RB appeared/VBD in/IN response/NN to/TO an/DT urgent/JJ message./NN Bail/NNP was/VBD quickly/RB arranged,/VBN and/CC the/DT friends/NNS found/VBD themselves/PRP at/IN liberty./NN "What/IN shall/MD we/PRP do/VB now?"/RB inquired/VBN Gerald,/NNP as/IN they/PRP quitted/VBD the/DT gloomy/JJ building/NN on/IN Kearney/NNP Street./NNP "Go/NNP home/NN an'/NN go/VBP to/TO bed./VB What/WP else?"/RB was/VBD Meagher's/NNP matter-of-fact/NN reply./VBD "Sure/JJ it's/IN after/IN three/CD o'clock."Gerald/NNP expressed/VBD his/PRP$ willingness/NN to/TO retire,/VB but/CC positively/RB refused/VBD to/TO repeat/VB the/DT lonely/JJ tramp/NN up/IN Mission/NNP Street./NNP He/PRP wished/VBD to/TO go/VB to/TO a/DT hotel,/NN but/CC it/PRP was/VBD difficult/JJ to/TO make/VB Carrick/NNP understand/VB his/PRP$ reasons./NN "Is/IN it/PRP the/DT other/JJ chap/NN you're/NN afraid/JJ of?"/IN he/PRP asked./VBD "I'll/RB bet/VB you/PRP a/DT dollar/NN he's/NN running/VBG yet./NN Av/NNP he'd/VBD been/VBN any/DT less/JJR scared,/JJ I'd/NNP have/VBP shot/VBN him/PRP too.""No,/RB it/PRP isn't/RB the/DT other/JJ chap/NN I'm/NN afraid/JJ of,/NN but/CC have/VBP you/PRP no/DT nerves,/JJ man?/NN Do/VBP you/PRP feel/VB like/IN passing/VBG the/DT place/NN where/WRB those/DT fellows/NNS were/VBD shot/VBN down/RB not/RB two/CD hours/NNS ago?""Sure/IN they're/DT gone,"/NN answered/VBD Carrick./NNP "Didn't/RB you/PRP see/VBP them/PRP taken/VBN out/RP o'/IN that/DT before/IN we/PRP left/VBD it?"At/IN last/JJ Gerald/NNP carried/VBD his/PRP$ point,/NN and/CC Meagher,/NNP grumbling/VBG at/IN what/WP he/PRP called/VBD "a/DT sinseless/JJ bit/NN of/IN extravagance,"/NN secured/VBN accommodations/NNS at/IN the/DT Occidental./NNP The/DT inquest/NN completely/RB exonerated/VBD the/DT two/CD journalists,/NN and/CC its/PRP$ revelations/NNS made/VBD a/DT three/CD days'/NNS hero/NN of/IN Carrick/NNP Meagher,/NNP who,/, however,/RB bore/VBD his/PRP$ honors/NNS uneasily./. As/RB soon/RB as/IN the/DT verdict/NN of/IN "justifiable/JJ homicide"/NN had/VBD been/VBN rendered,/NN he/PRP was/VBD at/IN pains/NNS to/TO ascertain/VB that/IN his/PRP$ bailers/NNS had/VBD been/VBN discharged/VBN from/IN their/PRP$ bond./NN Then/RB he/PRP went/VBD straight/RB to/TO the/DT PacificMail/NNP Company's/NNP offices/NNS and/CC purchased/VBD a/DT ticket/NN for/IN Hong/NNP Kong./NNP "What/CC do/VBP you/PRP want/VB that/DT for?"/NN inquired/VBD the/DT bewildered/VBN Gerald,/NNP when/WRB Meagher/NNP displayed/VBD his/PRP$ purchase./NN "I/RB want/VBP it/PRP to/TO go/VB to/TO China/NNP wid,/, an'/NN that's/IN where/WRB I'm/PRP going/VBG on/IN the/DT very/JJ first/JJ steamer,/NN an'/NN that's/IN the/DT day/NN after/IN to-morrow.""What/DT for?"/JJ gasped/VBD Ffrench./NNP "Well,/NNP several/JJ rasons./NN I've/NN been/VBN longer/RB in/IN 'Frisco/JJ than/IN I've/NN any/DT business/NN to/TO stay/VB in/IN any/DT wan/JJ town;/NN then/RB I've/VBP been/VBN over/IN a/DT good/JJ share/NN of/IN the/DT wurruld,/NN an'/NN niver/NN yet/RB seen/VBN a/DT Jap/NNP or/CC a/DT Chinaman/NNP on/IN his/PRP$ native/JJ heath;/NN an'/NN there's/TO another/DT rason.""What/NN is/VBZ it?"/RB inquired/VBN Gerald,"Well--niver/NNP mind/NN what/WP it/PRP is,"/VBZ answered/VBN Carrick./NNP "Isn't/RB it/PRP enough/RB that/IN I'm/NNP blue-moulded/VBD for/IN want/NN of/IN a/DT bit/NN of/IN change?/NN Let/VB that/DT content/NN you.""But/IN it/PRP does/VBZ not/RB content/JJ me,"/NNS urged/VBD his/PRP$ friend./NN "You/PRP are/VBP doing/VBG well/RB here;/RB you're/VB happy/JJ and/CC comfortable---""Ah,"/JJ sighed/VBD Meagher,/RB "it's/JJ little/JJ ye/PRP know./DT Pobre/JJ cita!""Well,"/NN pursued/VBN Ffrench,/NNP "she'll/NN worry/VBP you/PRP just/RB as/RB much/JJ in/IN China/NNP as/IN she/PRP does/VBZ here,/RB and/CC you/PRP won't/MD have/VB me/PRP to/TO talk/VB to./DT Come,/NNP take/VB hack/VB your/PRP$ ticket--youcan/NN get/VB rid/JJ of/IN it,/DT I'm/NN sure--and/JJ stay/NN where/WRB you/PRP are./MD You/PRP had/VBD no/DT notion/NN of/IN this/DT sudden/JJ flitting/NN a/DT week/NN ago.""Well,/IN I/PRP hadn't,"/VBP admitted/VBN Carrick,/VBN with/IN a/DT burst/NN of/IN candor./NN "It's/NNS this/DT way,/NN Gerald./NNP There's/NNP only/RB wan/JJ thing/NN in/IN the/DT wurruld/NN I'm/NN afraid/JJ of./NNP If/IN they/PRP locked/VBD me/PRP up,/IN I'd/NNP die/VBP or/CC go/VBP out/IN of/IN my/PRP$ head,/NN I/PRP couldn't/MD stand/VB it.""But/IN why/WRB should/MD they/PRP lock/VB you/PRP up?/IN You/PRP have/VBP committed/VBN no/DT crime,/NN and/CC a/DT jury/NN has/VBZ exonerated/VBN you.""I/PRP haven't/RB much/JJ confidence/NN in/IN a/DT jury,"/NN answered/VBD Meagher./NNP "I/NNP saw/VBD too/RB much/JJ of/IN them/PRP in/IN Ireland/NNP when/WRB I/PRP was/VBD a/DT boy./NN What/WP odds/NNS what/WP wan/VBP jury/NN says?/VBZ Did/VBD you/PRP niver/VB hear/VB of/IN a/DT flaw/NN in/IN an/DT indictment,/NN an'/NN isn't/IN it/PRP full/JJ as/IN aisy/NN to/TO find/VB flaws/NNS in/IN an/DT acquittal?/NN No,/NN I'll/NNP skip/VBD out/RP to/TO China/NNP while/IN I'm/NNP free,/IN an'/NN while/IN it/PRP won't/MD cost/VB Verplanck/NNP nor/CC anyone/NN else/RB a/DT cint,/NN as/IN it/PRP would/MD av/FW I/PRP had/VBD to/TO be/VB bailed/VBN again."Gerald/RB lost/VBN patience./NN "Can't/IN you/PRP understand?/IN The/DT law/NN says"--he/NN began,/, but/CC Meagher/NNP interrupted/VBD him:"What/IN odds/NNS what/WP the/DT law/NN says?/VBZ It's/PRP always/RB sayin'/VBD wan/JJ thing/NN an'/IN manin'/NN another./DT I've/NN no/DT use/NN for/IN law;/NN I/PRP niver/RB had,/VBD an'/NN I/PRP hate/VBP the/DT sight/NN of/IN it./PRP$ I/PRP can't/MD help/VB it;/IN I/PRP was/VBD born/VBN so./. 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affected/JJ voice,/NN "I/NN never/RB talk/VB about/IN such/JJ things./NN I/PRP shall/MD be/VB back/RB before/IN eleven,/NN and/CC I'm/NNP really/RB sorry/JJ to/TO leave/VB this/DT pleasant/JJ company;/NN but,/NN of/IN course--The/DT men/NNS exchanged/VBD glances/NNS as/IN the/DT door/NN closed/VBD on/IN Mr./NNP Stokes./NNP "'He/NNP never/RB talks/VBZ about/IN such/JJ things,'"/NN cried/VBD Hale,/NNP indignantly./VBD "I'd/NNP like/IN to/TO know/VB what/WP else/RB he's/VBD been/VBN talking/VBG about/IN for/IN the/DT last/JJ half-hour.""He's/NN only/RB putting/VBG on/RP frills,"/NN said/VBD Gerald/NNP Ffrench./NNP "I/NNP saw/VBD that/DT note/NN annoyed/VBD him/PRP like/IN the/DT deuce/NN when/WRB he/PRP first/RB read/VBD it./PRP Most/RBS likely/RB it's/IN a/DT dun.""I/NN don't/RB know/VBP the/DT manners/NNS and/CC customs/NNS of/IN the/DT Los/NNP Angeles/NNP duns,"/NN remarked/VBD Tom/NNP Murphy,/NNP "but/RB if/IN they/PRP have/VBP the/DT winning/VBG ways/NNS to/TO take/VB a/DT man/NN from/IN the/DT dinner-table/JJ and/CC make/VB him/PRP ride/VB a/DT couple/NN of/IN miles/NNS to/TO meet/VB them,/PRP$ they/PRP deserve/VBP to/TO prosper--that's/NNS all.""Very/RB likely/JJ he's/NNS written/VBN the/DT note/NN to/TO himself,/PRP then,"/, suggested/VBD Ffrench;/RB and,/CC as/IN illustrative/JJ of/IN the/DT esteem/NN in/IN which/WDT Mr./NNP Stokes/NNP was/VBD held/VBN by/IN his/PRP$ fellow-workers,/JJ it/PRP may/MD be/VB added/VBN that/IN this/DT hypothesis/NN was/VBD not/RB without/IN supporters./VBG Up/RP from/IN the/DT street/NN came/VBD the/DT sound/NN of/IN hoof-beats,/JJ as/IN of/IN a/DT horse/NN fast/RB ridden./, All/DT listened,/NNS and/CC Hale/NNP held/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ finger./NN "Well,/IN if/IN he's/PRP made/VBD a/DT rendezvous/NN with/IN himself,/PRP he's/VBD gone/VBN to/TO keep/VB it,/PRP that's/IN all,"/DT exclaimed/VBD thatyoung/DT gentleman,/NN as/IN the/DT trampling/NN died/VBD away/RB in/IN the/DT distance./NN "Whatever/IN he's/PRP$ gone/VBN after,/RB though,/IN I'll/NNP bet/NN he/PRP won't/MD have/VB luck/NN with/IN it.""Why/PRP so?"/RB inquired/VBD Murphy./NNP "Didn't/IN you/PRP notice/VBP that/IN we/PRP sat/VBD down/IN thirteen/CD at/IN table,"/NN answered/VBD Hale./NNP "It/NNP didn't/VBD worry/VB me/PRP any,/RB for/IN I/PRP knew/VBD I/PRP was/VBD one/CD of/IN the/DT boys./NN We/PRP are/VBP all/DT twelve/CD of/IN a/DT kind,/NN and/CC Graham/NNP Stokes/NNP was/VBD the/DT odd/JJ man/NN in/IN this/DT gang,/NN if/IN anyone/NN was.""Now,/VBD fellows,"/NN cried/VBD Gerald,/NNP briskly,/JJ "we're/NN here/RB in/IN a/DT new/JJ town,/NN and/CC we/PRP haven't/VBP begun/VBN to/TO look/VB into/IN the/DT night/NN side/NN of/IN it/PRP yet./. Come/VB on,/RB and/CC let/VB us/PRP take/VB in/RP the/DT sights,/NN if/IN there/EX are/VBP any."Gerald/DT thought/NN that/IN Stokes,/NNP present/JJ or/CC absent,/RB had/VBD occupied/VBN quite/RB enough/RB of/IN one/CD evening./DT The/DT diversion/NN was/VBD entirely/RB successful./. Fresh/JJ cigars/NNS were/VBD lighted,/JJ hats/NNS were/VBD sought/VBN for,/RB and/CC the/DT journalists--an/NN even/RB dozen/NN of/IN them/PRP now--started/JJ out/IN to/TO see/VB Los/NNP Angeles./NNP Long/NNP before/IN eleven/CD they/PRP were/VBD all/DT back/RB again/RB on/IN the/DT hotel/NN piazza./NN They/PRP were/VBD vaguely/RB disappointed./VBN What/WP they/PRP had/VBD expected/VBN to/TO see,/VB not/RB one/CD of/IN them,/NN probably,/NNS could/MD have/VB told;/VBN one/CD thing/NN was/VBD certain,/JJ whatever/WDT it/PRP was,/VBD they/PRP had/VBD not/RB seen/VBN it./PRP They/PRP lounged/VBD in/RP groups/NNS about/IN the/DT door/NN or/CC on/IN the/DT steps./NN The/DT host,/NN half-sitting,/NN half-lying/NN in/IN a/DT hammock,/NN was/VBD enjoyingthe/VBN last/JJ cigar/NN of/IN the/DT day/NN and/CC talking/VBG to/TO Ffrench,/NNP Hale,/NNP and/CC one/CD or/CC two/CD others./NNS The/DT waiter,/VBD his/PRP$ work/NN done,/, was/VBD standing/VBG at/IN the/DT foot/NN of/IN the/DT steps/NNS with/IN his/PRP$ hands/NNS crossed/VBD behind/RB him./PRP He/PRP was/VBD looking/VBG up/RB at/IN the/DT heavens,/NN and/CC the/DT silent/JJ whistle/NN was/VBD stereotyped/VBN on/IN his/PRP$ lips./NN Perhaps/RB he/PRP was/VBD calling/VBG the/DT Dog/NNP Star./NNP "Yes,/IN I/PRP knew/VBD him/PRP well,"/IN the/DT host/NN was/VBD saying/VBG in/IN answer/NN to/TO a/DT question/NN from/IN Hale./NNP "He/NNP didn't/RB live/VB at/IN my/PRP$ house;/NN but/CC he/PRP was/VBD in/IN and/CC out/IN a/DT great/JJ deal./NN That/DT was/VBD six/CD months/NNS ago."Gerald/IN Ffrench/NNP left/VBD the/DT group./NN He/PRP was/VBD sick/JJ of/IN the/DT sound/NN of/IN Graham/NNP Stokes's/NNP name./, "He/JJ lived/VBD here/RB quite/RB a/DT while,/NN didn't/NN he?"/NN asked/VBD Hale./NNP "Over/IN a/DT year,/NN off/RB and/CC on,"/RB answered/VBD the/DT host./NN "He/NN had/VBD some/DT job/NN in/IN connection/NN with/IN the/DT railroad./NN I/PRP don't/VBP exactly/RB know/VB what.""Was/WP he/PRP well/RB liked?"The/IN host/NN laughed./VBD "Those/JJ that/IN made/VBD him/PRP pay/VB cash/NN liked/VBD him/PRP well/RB enough./RB Those/DT that/IN trusted/VBD him/PRP didn't./VBD I've/NNP nothing/NN against/IN him."At/PRP that/IN instant/NN the/DT rhythmic/JJ beat/NN of/IN a/DT galloping/NN horse's/NN hoofs/NNS was/VBD heard/VBN far/RB up/IN the/DT silent/JJ street./NN The/DT sound/NN grew/VBD rapidly./RB All/DT looked/VBD up/RB and/CC the/DT host/NN struggled/VBD into/IN an/DT erect/JJ attitude./NN Even/RB the/DT waiter/NN brought/VBD his/PRP$ eyes/NNS earthward/JJ and/CC listened./VBN With/IN flapping/VBG empty/JJ stirrups/NNS and/CC trailing/VBG bridle,/RB a/DT bay/NN and/CC white/JJ mustang/NN came/VBD on/IN at/IN full/JJ speed./NN On/IN reaching/VBG the/DT Pico/NNP House/NNP he/PRP wheeled/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ tracks/NNS so/RB abruptly/RB that/IN he/PRP almost/RB fell./VBD Then,/DT recovering/VBG his/PRP$ stride,/NN he/PRP dashed/VBD past/IN the/DT building/NN toward/IN the/DT stables./VBG The/DT host/NN was/VBD all/DT alert/JJ in/IN a/DT moment,/NN and/CC despite/IN his/PRP$ gout/NN hobbled/VBD quickly/RB to/TO the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT veranda/NN and/CC looked/VBD over./NNP "He's/NNP gone/VBN straight/RB into/IN the/DT yard,"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD and/CC then,/DT meeting/NN the/DT blank/JJ looks/NNS of/IN the/DT group/NN of/IN newspaper/NN men,/NNS to/TO whom/WP the/DT riderless/JJ steed/NN suggested/VBD a/DT tragedy,/NN he/PRP added:/VBD "Wasn't/RB that/IN the/DT horse/NN Mr./NNP Stokes/NNP had/VBD this/DT evening?"No/NN one/NN could/MD answer;/VB no/DT one/NN had/VBD seen/VBN Mr./NNP Stokes/NNP ride/VB away./RB Yes,/RB the/DT waiter/NN had,/VBD and/CC he/PRP banished/VBN the/DT whistle/NN from/IN his/PRP$ lips/NNS and/CC spoke/VBD straight/RB to/TO the/DT point./NN "The/DT same/JJ horse,/NN sor.""Run/NN round/NN to/TO the/DT stable/JJ then,/, Pat,/NNP and/CC tell/VB some/DT of/IN those/DT greasers/NNS to/TO come/VB and/CC bring/VB their/PRP$ lanterns."Pat/NN was/VBD off/RB like/IN a/DT shot,/NN following/VBG the/DT same/JJ road/NN the/DT mustang/NN had/VBD taken./NN "Do/IN you/PRP think---"/DT faltered/VBD Gerald./NNP The/DT host/NN cut/VBD him/PRP short./. "That/IN an/DT accident/NN has/VBZ happened?/VBN Of/IN course/NN Ido,/NNS or/CC why/WRB should/MD Pedro/NNP have/VB come/VBN back/RB alone?/RB At/IN any/DT rate,/NN it's/IN our/PRP$ business/NN to/TO see./VB I/PRP wish/VBP I/PRP could/MD go/VB myself,/, but/CC it's/RB all/DT I/PRP can/MD do/VB to/TO walk/VB the/DT length/NN of/IN this/DT piazza."Gerald/NN felt/VBD faint/JJ and/CC queer./JJ If/IN any/DT serious/JJ accident/NN had/VBD happened/VBN to/TO the/DT man/NN whom/WP he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN hating/VBG so/RB industriously/RB all/DT the/DT evening,/NN this/DT visit/NN to/TO Los/NNP Angeles/NNP would/MD be/VB anything/NN but/CC a/DT pleasant/JJ memory./NN The/DT host's/NN next/JJ words/NNS were/VBD more/JJR reassuring./NN "Of/IN course,/NN it/PRP mayn't/MD be/VB anything./DT Mr./NNP Stokes/NNP may/MD have/VB hitched/VBN the/DT beast/NN up/IN somewheres,/NN and/CC he/PRP may/MD have/VB broke/JJ loose/JJ and/CC run/VB home./NN Still,/RB I/PRP don't/VBP see/VB why/WRB he/PRP should/MD have/VB acted/VBN so/IN frightened,/NNS unless---"/JJ The/DT rest/NN of/IN the/DT remark/NN was/VBD lost/VBN as/IN the/DT speaker/NN leaned/VBD over/IN the/DT piazza/NN railing/NN and/CC looked/VBD in/IN the/DT direction/NN of/IN the/DT stables./NN Lights/NNS were/VBD twinkling/VBG there,/, and/CC presently/RB half/RB a/DT dozen/NN Mexican/JJ helpers/NNS appeared,/VBP carrying/VBG large/JJ lanterns/NNS and/CC headed/VBN by/IN Pat,/NNP the/DT waiter./VBG The/DT latter/NN had/VBD put/VBN on/IN a/DT nondescript/JJ head-covering/NN of/IN the/DT sombrero/NN order./NN "What's/NNS that/IN on/IN your/PRP$ head,/NN Pat?"/NNP demanded/VBD his/PRP$ employer./NN "Me/IN caubeen,"/NN answered/VBD Pat,/NNP taking/VBG it/PRP off/RP for/IN a/DT moment/NN and/CC examining/VBG it/PRP critically/RB before/IN he/PRP replaced/VBD it./PRP "I/JJ mean,/NN are/VBP you/PRP going/VBG with/IN the/DT searching/VBG party?""Why/NN not?""Go/RB if/IN you/PRP want/VBP to,"/NN answered/VBD the/DT host./NN "I'd/NN like/IN to/TO go/VB myself,/, but--"/CC he/PRP broke/VBD off/RP impatiently,/RB and/CC pointed/VBD up/RP the/DT street./NN "Now,/IN boys,/NNS that's/IN the/DT way/NN Pedro/NNP came,/VBD and/CC that's/IN the/DT way/NN you/PRP have/VBP to/TO go/VB to/TO look/VB for/IN the/DT señor./NN Look/VB for/IN him/PRP well./. Savey?"/RB -"Si,/JJ señor,"/NN answered/VBD one/CD of/IN the/DT Mexicans,/NNP and/CC they/PRP started./VBD Of/IN course/NN the/DT newspaper/NN men/NNS went/VBD also./RB Professional/JJ duty/NN would/MD have/VB impelled/VBN them,/RB even/RB if/IN the/DT missing/JJ man/NN had/VBD not/RB been/VBN a/DT brother/NN of/IN the/DT craft./NN On/IN reaching/VBG the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT street/NN the/DT Mexican/NNP in/IN advance/NN stooped/VBD and/CC examined/VBD the/DT ground/NN carefully/RB by/IN the/DT aid/NN of/IN his/PRP$ lantern./NN A/DT short/JJ scrutiny/NN sufficed,/NN and/CC he/PRP turned/VBD from/IN the/DT river/NN and/CC led/VBN the/DT party/NN westward/RB at/IN a/DT brisk/JJ pace./NN They/PRP were/VBD soon/RB clear/JJ of/IN the/DT town,/NN and/CC it/PRP was/VBD not/RB difficult/JJ to/TO trace/VB the/DT hoof/JJ marks/NNS in/IN the/DT sandy/JJ soil,/NN even/RB without/IN other/JJ light/NN than/IN that/DT furnished/VBN by/IN a/DT thin/JJ crescent/NN of/IN a/DT moon./NN Where/WRB there/EX was/VBD any/DT doubt/NN the/DT lanterns/NNS were/VBD called/VBN into/IN use./NNP Ffrench/NNP walked/VBD beside/IN Pat./NNP The/DT waiter's/NNS eyes/NNS were/VBD withdrawn/VBN from/IN heavenly/RB things/NNS and/CC fixed/VBN unwinkingly/RB on/IN the/DT sand/NN at/IN his/PRP$ feet./NN His/PRP$ whistlewas/NN almost/RB audible./VBD He/PRP was/VBD evidently/RB pondering/VBG deeply./, "What/WP do/VBP you/PRP think/VB of/IN this/DT business,/NN Pat?"/NNP the/DT young/JJ journalist/NN asked./VBN "Bad,/IN sor,/NN bad,"/NNS returned/VBD the/DT other,/JJ without/IN raising/VBG his/PRP$ eyes./NN "But/IN mightn't/VBG the/DT horse/NN have/VB broken/VBN away/RB from/IN some/DT place/NN where/WRB Mr./NNP Stokes/NNP had/VBD hitched/VBN him?""He/PRP might,/MD sor;/RB divil/VB a/DT doubt/NN of/IN it,/DT an'/NN he/PRP might/MD have/VB tied/VBN a/DT bit/NN of/IN cactus/NN to/TO his/PRP$ tail/NN by/IN way/NN of/IN keepin'/VBG him/PRP from/IN missin'/NN the/DT spur,/NN but/CC I/PRP don't/RB think/VBP he/PRP did.""What/RB do/VBP you/PRP mean?"/VB asked/VBD Gerald,/NNP surprised./. "Was/NNS there/RB a/DT bit/NN of/IN cactus/NN tied/VBN to/TO his/PRP$ tail?""There/NN was,/VBD sor,/RB an'/IN a/DT raal/JJ thorny/NN bit,/NN too.""How/RB do/VBP you/PRP account/VB for/IN that?"/DT asked/VBD the/DT young/JJ man./NN "I/IN don't/JJ account/NN for/IN it,/DT sor;/NN cactus/NN is/VBZ one/CD of/IN them/PRP things/NNS that/WDT won't/VBD bear/NN accountin'/NN for."Ffrench/NN was/VBD profoundly/RB puzzled./VBN Evidently/RB someone,/RB either/CC Stokes/NNP or/CC some/DT other/JJ person,/NNS had/VBD sent/VBN the/DT horse/NN home/NN and/CC had/VBD taken/VBN precautions/NNS that/IN he/PRP should/MD lose/VB no/DT time/NN on/IN the/DT road./NN They/PRP were/VBD fairly/RB among/IN the/DT orange/JJ groves/NNS by/IN this/DT time/NN and/CC their/PRP$ progress/NN was/VBD slower,/VBG for/IN the/DT light/NN of/IN the/DT lanterns/NNS was/VBD required/VBN at/IN every/DT step./NN There/EX had/VBD been/VBN a/DT high/JJ wind/NN earlier/RB in/IN the/DT evening,/NN and/CC it/PRP wasstill/MD blowing,/VB though/IN with/IN diminished/VBN force./, The/DT dark/JJ branches/NNS swayed/VBD above/IN them,/PRP intercepting/VBG the/DT moonbeams./NN In/IN the/DT open/JJ spaces/NNS between/IN the/DT trees/NNS they/PRP could/MD see/VB the/DT ground/NN strewn/VBN with/IN white/JJ blossoms,/NN and/CC the/DT air/NN was/VBD heavy/JJ with/IN their/PRP$ fragrance./JJ The/DT grove/NN was/VBD filled/VBN with/IN voices/NNS new/JJ to/TO the/DT visitors/NNS from/IN the/DT north./NN Through/IN the,/DT perfumed/JJ darkness/NN came/VBD the/DT rasping/NN song/NN of/IN the/DT cicada,/NN the/DT harsh/JJ croak/NN of/IN the/DT tree-toad,/NN and/CC the/DT whir/NN of/IN great/JJ insects/NNS that/IN dashed/VBN at/IN the/DT lights/NNS with/IN a/DT sound/NN like/IN a/DT released/VBN balance/NN spring./NN Gerald/NNP had/VBD grown/VBN accustomed/VBN to/TO these/DT noises/NNS and,/CC wrapped/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ thoughts,/NN was/VBD hardly/RB conscious/JJ of/IN them,/NN when/WRB suddenly/RB another/DT tone--a/NN strange/JJ tone,/NN and/CC yet/RB one/CD that/WP seemed/VBD oddly/RB familiar,/JJ mingled/VBN with/IN the/DT babble/NN of/IN the/DT southern/JJ night./NN Ffrench/NN stopped/VBD abruptly/RB and/CC clutched/VBD Pat's/NNP arm./. The/DT waiter/NN had/VBD heard/VBN it/PRP too;/RB all/RB had/VBD heard/VBN it,/PRP and/CC had/VBD halted/VBN instinctively./DT The/DT party/NN was/VBD crossing/VBG a/DT small/JJ opening/NN and/CC the/DT young/JJ moon/NN gave/VBD light/JJ enough/JJ to/TO show/VB the/DT expression/NN of/IN doubt/NN and/CC disquietude/NN on/IN every/DT face./NN Again/RB that/IN sound--a/JJ bubbling,/NN gurgling/VBG groan--the/DT voice/NN of/IN a/DT man/NN in/IN agony,/JJ the/DT cry/NN of/IN a/DT drowning/VBG man,/NN and/CC yet,/RB even/RB in/IN its/PRP$ indistinctness,/NN there/EX was/VBD something/NN of/IN the/DT falsetto/NN utterance/NN which/WDT was/VBD the/DT peculiarity/NN of/IN poor/JJ Graham/NNP Stokes's/NNP speech./NN Poor/NNP Graham/NNP Stokes!/NNP It/PRP was/VBD thus/RB that/IN Gerald/NNP Ffrench/NNP thought/VBD of/IN him/PRP already;/RB it/PRP was/VBD thus/RB that/IN he/PRP thought/VBD of/IN him/PRP when,/IN five/CD minutes/NNS later,/RB sick/JJ with/IN horror,/NN he/PRP bent/VBD above/IN the/DT body/NN lying/VBG dead/JJ at/IN the/DT foot/NN of/IN an/DT orange/NN tree,/NN with/IN a/DT shower/NN of/IN the/DT fragrant/JJ blossoms/NNS mingled/VBD snow-white/JJ and/CC blood-red/JJ above/IN and/CC around/IN it,/RB and/CC the/DT crescent/NN of/IN the/DT new/JJ moon/NN dropping/VBG a/DT pale/JJ shaft/NN of/IN light/NN through/IN the/DT boughs/NNS on/IN the/DT white,/NN silent/JJ face./NN Blood/NN had/VBD flowed/VBN from/IN the/DT mouth/NN and/CC still/RB hung/VBD there/RB in/IN bubbles;/NN blood,/NN but/CC not/RB so/RB much,/RB had/VBD flowed/VBN from/IN the/DT breast/NN and/CC stained/VBD the/DT clothing/NN around/IN the/DT deep/JJ dagger/NN wound/NN which/WDT had/VBD let/VBN the/DT life/NN out./, "Is/IN he/PRP dead?"/VBZ asked/VBN Ffrench,/NNP breathlessly,/NN and/CC one/CD of/IN the/DT Mexicans,/NNP raising/VBG the/DT arm/NN of/IN the/DT stiffening/VBG corpse,/NN let/VB it/PRP fall/VB again/RB as/IN he/PRP answered:"Si,/RB señor,/VBD he/PRP is/VBZ dead/JJ more/JJR as/IN an/DT hour.""Impossible!"/NN Hale/NNP broke/VBD in./PRP "We/RB heard/VBD his/PRP$ groans/NNS as/IN we/PRP were/VBD crossing/VBG that/IN glade/NN a/DT moment/NN ago."Pat,/IN who/WP had/VBD knelt/VBN by/IN the/DT body,/NN shrank/VBD away/RB from/IN it./DT "He's/NNP cowld/NN already,/RB sor;/JJ that/IN must/MD have/VB been/VBN the/DT banshee/NN we/PRP heerd."A/VBP feeling/NN of/IN superstitious/JJ awe/NN fell/VBD on/IN the/DT party./NN The/DT Mexicans/NNPS drew/VBD away/RB and/CC huddled/VBD togetherlike/IN a/DT flock/NN of/IN frightened/JJ sheep./NN Evidently/RB it/PRP would/MD have/VB required/VBN little/RB to/TO make/VB them/PRP take/VB to/TO their/PRP$ heels./NN "Don't/RB move,"/VBD shouted/VBD Gerald,/NNP in/IN a/DT tone/NN of/IN command;/JJ "we/NNS must/MD carry/VB this/DT back/NN to/TO the/DT hotel.""I/NN don't/RB think/VB we've/NN any/DT call/NN to/TO disturb/VB it,/DT sor,"/NN said/VBD Pat,/NNP "until/IN the/DT polis/NNS comes./VBD This/DT is/VBZ a/DT murder."The/NN Mexicans/NNP caught/VBD at/IN the/DT idea./NN "Si,/IN si,/JJ los/NNS alguazils!"/IN they/PRP shouted/VBD and/CC set/VBD off/RP at/IN full/JJ speed/NN along/IN the/DT road/NN they/PRP had/VBD come./VBN "Here,/RB come/VBN back,/RB you/PRP cowardly/RB greasers!"/JJ called/VBN Hale,/NNP and/CC Gerald/NNP laid/VBD his/PRP$ hand/NN on/IN Pat,/NNP who/WP seemed/VBD inclined/VBN to/TO follow/VB their/PRP$ example./NN The/DT swinging/VBG lanterns/NNS gleamed/VBD a/DT moment/NN among/IN the/DT orange/JJ trees/NNS like/IN gigantic/JJ fire-flies,/NN and/CC then/RB vanished./VBD The/DT terrified/VBN waiter/NN drew/VBD closer/RBR to/TO the/DT little/JJ band/NN of/IN journalists,/NN and/CC the/DT dead/JJ man,/NN looking/VBG straight/RB up/IN to/TO heaven/NN with/IN his/PRP$ staring/VBG eyes,/NNS lay/VBD at/IN their/PRP$ feet./NN "It's/. very/RB strange,/JJ very!"/NN murmured/VBD Murphy./NNP "It's/NNP more/RBR nor/CC strange,/JJ sor;/NN it/PRP isn't/RB right,"/RB cried/VBD Pat;/NNP and/CC then/RB he/PRP broke/VBD off/RP abruptly/RB and/CC raised/VBD his/PRP$ hand./NN "Hark!/NNS Didn't/VBP ye/PRP hear/VBP something?"They/PRP had/VBD all/DT heard/VBN it--a/CC bubbling,/NNS gurgling/VBG moan,/VB conveying/VBG in/IN its/PRP$ agony/NN an/DT indefinable/JJ reminiscence/NN of/IN the/DT dead/JJ man's/NNS voice./. They/PRP looked/VBD at/IN each/DT other/JJ with/IN blank,/JJ horror-stricken/JJ faces./NN No/DT one/NN could/MD tell/VB whence/IN the/DT sound/NN came./VBD Gerald/NNP bent/VBD over/IN the/DT body/NN again,/RB but/CC there/EX was/VBD no/DT change/NN on/IN that/DT pale/JJ face,/NN no/DT light/NN in/IN those/DT ghastly,/FW open/JJ eyes./NN "Jintlemen,/IN it/PRP isn't/RB right,/RB it/PRP isn't/RB right!"/RB screamed/VBD the/DT poor/JJ waiter,/NN in/IN an/DT agony/NN of/IN terror./DT "There's/NNP sperrits/NNS about/IN us!/NN For/IN the/DT love/NN of/IN the/DT Lord,/NNP jintlemen,/NN let/VBD us/PRP go/VB home!""Nonsense!"/RB said/VBD Ffrench,/NNP overcoming/VBG with/IN a/DT violent/JJ effort/NN the/DT strange/JJ sense/NN of/IN horror/NN that/IN seemed/VBD to/TO chill/VB his/PRP$ blood;/NN "nonsense!/. Someone/NN must/MD remain/VB here/RB till/IN the/DT police/NN come./VBD They'll/RB be/VB along/IN presently./DT Those/DT Mexicans/NNS will/MD give/VB the/DT alarm./JJR It/PRP can't/MD be/VB far/RB to/TO the/DT city.""All/NN of/IN two/CD miles,"/NNS whispered/VBD the/DT waiter,/NN faintly;/RB and/CC Ffrench/NNP recollected/VBD that/IN the/DT dead/JJ man/NN had/VBD spoken/VBN of/IN a/DT similar/JJ distance/NN when/WRB he/PRP received/VBD the/DT summons/NNS after/IN dinner./NN "He/NN has/VBZ been/VBN lured/VBN here/RB on/IN some/DT pretence/NN or/CC other;/NNS this/DT murder/NN was/VBD a/DT planned/VBN thing./, The/DT note/NN you/PRP brought/VBD him/PRP at/IN the/DT hotel,/NN Pat---"He/NNP could/MD go/VB no/DT further./NN Again/RB that/IN groan/NN of/IN mortal/JJ anguish/NN struck/VBD on/RP their/PRP$ ears;/NNS they/PRP could/MD not/RB determine/VB its/PRP$ direction./NN It/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO float/VB down/RB like/IN the/DT moonbeams/NNS through/IN the/DT blossomed/JJ boughs./, "This/DT is/VBZ past/IN a/DT joke,"/NN said/VBD Hale,/NNP in/IN an/DT awe-stricken/JJ whisper,/NN falling/VBG back/RB a/DT step./NN Pat/NNP was/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ knees,/NNS crossing/VBG himself/PRP with/IN trembling/VBG fingers,/NNS and/CC calling/VBG in/IN incoherent/NN prayer/NN on/IN numberless/JJ saints/NNS and/CC martyrs./VBD "I--I/JJ think/VBP it/PRP must/MD be/VB fancy,"/JJ hazarded/JJ Murphy,/NNP but/CC his/PRP$ voice/NN shook/VBD as/IN he/PRP said/VBD it./PRP "Fancy/NN or/CC no/DT fancy,/JJ I'll/NN not/RB wait/VB in/IN it/PRP another/DT minnit,"/NN shouted/VBD Pat,/NNP springing/NN to/TO his/PRP$ feet./NN "You/PRP can/MD go/VB if/IN you/PRP want,/VBP Pat,/NNP but/CC I/PRP think,/VBP boys,/NNS it's/IN our/PRP$ duty/NN to/TO stay/VB where/WRB we/PRP are,"/VBP observed/VBN Gerald/NNP Ffrench,/NNP looking/VBG round/RB the/DT group./NN A/DT murmur/NN of/IN assent/NN showed/VBD that/IN the/DT journalistic/JJ spirit/NN was/VBD staunch/JJ yet,/NN and/CC Pat,/NNP after/IN taking/VBG a/DT few/JJ steps,/NNS slunk/VBD back/RB to/TO the/DT others./NNP He/PRP did/VBD not/RB dare/VB to/TO face/VB the/DT horrors/NNS of/IN the/DT haunted/VBN grove/NN alone./. "Oh,/'' wirra,/NN wirra,"/IN he/PRP moaned,/VB "that/IN it/PRP should/MD come/VB to/TO this!/VB I/PRP always/RB towld/MD him/PRP thim/IN Mendozas/NNP was/VBD a/DT bad/JJ lot,/NN an'/IN what/WP did/VBD he/PRP want/VB to/TO make/VB or/CC meddle/VB wid/JJ the/DT likes/NNS o'/IN them!/NN Maybe/RB it's/RB because/IN I/PRP brought/VBD him/PRP the/DT note/NN that/IN he's/PRP$ come/VBP back/RB to/TO hant/VB me.""Do/NN you/PRP know/VBP the/DT man/NN who/WP gave/VBD you/PRP the/DT note?"/NN asked/VBD Gerald,/NNP eagerly,/, scenting/VBG a/DT clew./NN "No,/IN I/PRP niver/RB seen/VBD him/PRP before,"/RB answered/VBD Pat;"he/NNP was/VBD just/RB a/DT common/JJ ivery/NN day/NN greaser,/JJ an'/NN I/PRP med/VBD no/DT account/NN of/IN him./PRP$ How/WRB was/VBD I/PRP to/TO misthrust/VB that/DT he--oh,/JJ wirra,/NN wirra,/NN that/IN it/PRP should/MD come/VB to/TO this!""Who's/VB this/DT Mendoza/NN you/PRP were/VBD talking/VBG about?"/IN pursued/VBN Gerald./NNP "He's/IN an/DT ould/NN greaser/NN that/WDT had/VBD a/DT bit/NN of/IN a/DT ranch/NN out/IN San/NNP Pablo/NNP way;/NN and/CC he/PRP had/VBD a/DT daughter/NN that/IN Mr./NNP Stokes/NNP was/VBD said/VBN to/TO be/VB very/RB swate/JJ on,/, but/CC sure/JJ I/PRP dunno/IN if/IN there/EX was/VBD anything/NN in/IN it?""Where/DT is/VBZ the/DT daughter/NN now?""Dead,/RB rest/VB her/PRP$ sowl,/NN as/IN dead/JJ as--as/NNS that/IN wan/JJ there,/, rest/VB his/PRP$ sowl,/NN if/IN it/PRP will/MD rest./VB She/PRP tuk/VBD her/PRP$ life,/NN at/IN laste/JJ that's/IN what/WP was/VBD said/VBN when/WRB they/PRP found/VBD her/PRP floating/VBG in/IN the/DT bay,/NN about/IN six/CD months/NNS ago.""About/IN six/CD months/NNS ago!"/IN The/DT men/NNS exchanged/VBD glances./VBG The/DT date/NN of/IN the/DT poor/JJ girl's/NN suicide/NN seemed/VBD to/TO correspond/VB with/IN Graham's/NNP departure/NN from/IN Los/NNP Angeles./NNP "Was/NNP this/DT before/IN or/CC after/IN Mr./NNP Stokes/NNP left?"/VBD asked/VBN Ffrench./NNP "Just/IN afther!/IN They/PRP did/VBD say/VB that/DT he'd/NN promised/VBD to/TO marry/VB Inez,/NNP and/CC that/IN it/PRP was/VBD because/IN he/PRP went/VBD off/RP that/IN she/PRP done/VBD it--the/DT Lord/NNP pardon/VB her.""And/PRP the/DT old/JJ man--the/NN father?""He/NN tuk/NN on/IN terrible,/NN and/CC said/VBD that/IN he/PRP didn't/VBD givea/NNP trauneen/NNS for/IN his/PRP$ life/NN once/IN his/PRP$ daughter/NN was/VBD gone;/VBN but/CC he/PRP had/VBD very/RB hard/JJ feelins/NNS agin/IN the/DT man/NN that/IN druv/NN her/PRP to/TO it,/DT an'/NN swore/VBD he'd/PRP have/VB his/PRP$ rivinge/NN of/IN him,/NN if/IN he'd/NN to/TO wait/VB for/IN it/PRP till/IN the/DT day/NN o'/IN judgment."The/DT newspaper/NN men/NNS consulted/VBD together./RP Here/RB was/VBD a/DT clew,/JJ certainly./NN If/IN Stokes/NNS had/VBD attempted/VBN to/TO play/VB the/DT Don/NNP Juan/NNP among/IN these/DT people--hot-blooded/VBN and/CC hot-headed/JJ as/IN everyone/NN described/VBD them,/, the/DT explanation/NN of/IN the/DT crime/NN became/VBD simple./JJS It/PRP was/VBD easy/JJ to/TO conjure/VB up/RP the/DT vision/NN of/IN a/DT gray-haired/JJ father,/NN living/VBG only/RB in/IN the/DT happiness/NN of/IN a/DT beloved/JJ and/CC beautiful/JJ daughter./. And/CC when/WRB her/PRP corpse/NN floated/VBD in/IN with/IN the/DT tide,/NN and/CC the/DT evidence/NN of/IN her/PRP$ shame/NN furnished/VBN reason/NN for/IN her/PRP$ death--a/NN piteous/JJ picture--it/NN was/VBD not/RB hard/JJ to/TO imagine/VB the/DT fiery/JJ old/JJ Spaniard/NNP nursing/NN the/DT thought/NN of/IN vengeance/NN as/IN his/PRP$ only/JJ solace./NN This/DT theory/NN would/MD explain/VB everything/NN except--Again/JJ that/IN moan,/JJ awful,/JJ weird,/NN almost/RB supernatural/JJ in/IN its/PRP$ resemblance/NN to/TO the/DT voice/NN of/IN the/DT dead/JJ man/NN who/WP lay/VBD at/IN their/PRP$ feet/NNS voiceless./, The/DT watchers/NNS drew/VBD together/RB for/IN a/DT moment,/NN and/CC then,/JJ with/IN one/CD impulse,/NN started/VBD in/IN the/DT direction/NN of/IN the/DT sound,/NN the/DT trembling/VBG waiter/NN crouching/VBG along/RP at/IN their/PRP$ heels/NNS like/IN a/DT whipped/VBN spaniel./RP His/PRP$ lips/NNS were/VBD puckered/VBN to/TO theirhabitual/DT whistle,/NN and/CC 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been/VBN lifted/VBN on/IN a/DT stretcher,/NN and/CC Captain/NNP Strong,/NNP bending/VBG over/IN it,/IN secured/VBN the/DT paper./NN Carefully/RB smoothing/VBG out/RP the/DT creases,/NN he/PRP read/VBD it/PRP by/IN the/DT light/NN of/IN a/DT lantern/NN which/WDT one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ men/NNS held/VBD for/IN him./PRP "It's/RB written/VBN in/IN Spanish,"/NNP said/VBD the/DT Captain;/NNP "a/NNP request/NN for/IN the/DT deceased/JJ to/TO meet/VB the/DT writer/NN near/IN the/DT western/JJ edge/NN of/IN Jones's/NNP orange/NN grove--this/WDT is/VBZ the/DT very/RB spot--and/JJ it/PRP is/VBZ signed/VBN 'Inez/VBN Mendoza!'/NNP Inez/NNP Mendoza!/NNP Why,/NNP that's/IN the/DT girl/NN that/IN drowned/VBD herself/PRP six/CD months/NNS ago.""It's/IN a/DT decoy/NN letter,/NN Cap,"/NNP suggested/VBD one/CD of/IN the/DT officers./NNP "That's/NNP plain/JJ enough!/JJ But/CC who/WP wrote/VBD it?"/IN The/DT Captain/NNP mused/VBD a/DT moment,/NN and/CC then/RB resumed./VBD "Harkins,/RB go/VB down/RB to/TO 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then/RB he/PRP hesitated./VBD California/NNP hospitality/NN does/VBZ not/RB wait/VB for/IN an/DT introduction/NN to/TO proffer/VB liquid/JJ refreshment./NN "What/NN will/MD your/PRP$ friend/NN take?"/IN he/PRP added,/VBD with/IN a/DT jerk/NN of/IN the/DT head/NN toward/IN the/DT little/JJ Irishman,/NN and/CC in/IN a/DT tone/NN loud/JJ enough/JJ to/TO be/VB overheard/VBN by/IN the/DT latter./NN "Thank/NN ye;/NN I'll/NNP take/VBP a/DT dhrop/NN o'/IN whiskey,"/NN he/PRP answered,/VBD sidling/VBG between/IN the/DT two./NN A/DT glass/NN wasset/NN out,/NNS and/CC the/DT "dhrop"/NN he/PRP took/VBD was/VBD a/DT fair/JJ sample/NN of/IN his/PRP$ national/JJ love/NN for/IN exaggeration./NN The/DT Doctor/NNP performed/VBD the/DT ceremony/NN of/IN introduction./NN "Mr./NNP Ffrench,/NNP Mr./NNP Quinn."/NNP Such/DT was/VBD the/DT brief/JJ formula./NN Mr./NNP Quinn/NNP put/VBD forth/RB an/DT uninviting/JJ hand--not/NN too/RB clean,/RB very/RB thin,/VB with/IN large/JJ flat/JJ nails,/NN and/CC a/DT net-work/NN of/IN sinews/NN and/CC veins/NNS prominent/JJ below/IN the/DT big/JJ knuckles./NN "I'm/NN glad/JJ to/TO mate/VB ye,"/NN was/VBD Mr./NNP Quinn's/NNP remark./VBD "You/PRP ought/MD to/TO know/VB each/DT other,"/NNS said/VBD the/DT Doctor./NNP "You're/NNP a/DT Westmeath/NNP man,/NN aren't/RB you,/, Mr./NNP Quinn?""That's/NNP what/WP I/PRP am,"/VBP he/PRP replied./VBD "Well,/JJ Jerry's/NNP from/IN Westmeath/NNP too.""What/RB part?"/RB The/DT clannish/JJ instinct/NN which/WDT is/VBZ so/RB strong/JJ in/IN most/JJS Irishmen/NNS was/VBD evidently/RB well/RB developed/VBN here./PRP "Not/RB a/DT great/JJ way/NN from/IN Athlone,"/NNP answered/VBD young/JJ Ffrench,/NNP indifferently./NN "Ay,/NN but/CC where--which/DT side?""Well,/NN I/PRP don't/VBP exactly/RB know/VB how/WRB to/TO explain,"/VB said/VBD Gerald,/NNP laughing/VBG good-humoredly./JJ "You/PRP never/RB heard/VBD of/IN a/DT small/JJ village/NN called/VBN Lasson,/NNP I/PRP suppose?""Heerd/VB of/IN it!"/PRP shouted/VBD Quinn,/NNP apparently/RB in/IN astate/NN of/IN wild/JJ excitement,/JJ "heerd/NN of/IN it!/DT Wasn't/NNP I/PRP born/VBN there--wasn't/. I--stop,/. tell/VB me--"/JJ In/IN his/PRP$ agitation/NN he/PRP clutched/VBD the/DT lapel/NN of/IN Gerald's/NNP coat/NN and/CC hung/VBD on/IN to/TO it,/PRP looking/VBG up/RB into/IN his/PRP$ eyes/NNS with/IN a/DT strange,/JJ beseeching/NN expression./NN "Tell/NN me,/NNS are/VBP ye/PRP anything/NN to/TO his/PRP$ honor/NN Mr./NNP Gerald/NNP Ffrench,/NNP o'/IN the/DT Park?""Only/NNPS his/PRP$ son,/NN that's/IN all,"/DT replied/VBD the/DT young/JJ man,/NN laughing./VBD The/DT effect/NN of/IN these/DT words/NNS on/IN the/DT little/JJ Irishman/NN was/VBD grotesque/JJ enough./NN Dropping/VBG his/PRP$ hand/NN from/IN Gerald's/NNP coat/NN he/PRP backed/VBD out/IN into/IN the/DT centre/NN of/IN the/DT room,/NN and/CC there/EX uncovering,/RB made/VBD so/RB deep/JJ a/DT bow,/NN that/IN the/DT rim/NN of/IN his/PRP$ soft/JJ hat/NN swept/VBD the/DT floor./NN Gerald/NNP looked/VBD and/CC felt/VBD rather/RB foolish./JJ He/PRP had/VBD roughed/VBN it/PRP too/RB long/RB in/IN America/NNP to/TO appreciate/VB this/DT kind/NN of/IN homage,/NN even/RB if/IN it/PRP had/VBD met/VBN him/PRP on/IN his/PRP$ father's/NN avenue;/NN and/CC here,/RB in/IN a/DT San/NNP Francisco/NNP bar-room,/NN with/IN Doc./NNP Brown/NNP grinning/VBG at/IN his/PRP$ elbow/NN and/CC Gerraghty/JJ rattling/NN among/IN the/DT glasses/NNS in/IN front/NN of/IN him,/NN it/PRP seemed/VBD particularly/RB absurd/JJ and/CC out/IN of/IN place./NN Yet/CC what/WP could/MD he/PRP do?/VB The/DT old/JJ man/NN was/VBD evidently/RB sincere/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ hero/NN worship/NN and/CC enjoyed/VBD it/PRP thoroughly./VBD Would/MD the/DT idiot/JJ keep/NN on/IN bowing/VBG and/CC scraping/VBG forever?/IN Gerald/NNP felt/VBD that/IN the/DT situation/NN was/VBD becoming/VBG intolerable./DT The/DT awkward/JJ silence/NN must/MD bebroken/VBN by/IN some/DT more/RBR direct/JJ means/NNS than/IN that/DT suppressed/JJ chuckle/NN of/IN the/DT Doctor./NNP "I/NNP suppose/VBP you/PRP knew/VBD my/PRP$ father,/NN if/IN you/PRP came/VBD from/IN Lasson?"/NNP he/PRP said./VBD The/DT old/JJ man/NN stepped/VBD forward./RB There/EX was/VBD a/DT singular/JJ change/NN in/IN his/PRP$ tone,/NN a/DT mixture/NN of/IN deference/NN and/CC exultation,/NN as/IN he/PRP replied:"Indade/VBD an'/IN I/PRP did,/VBD sir;/NN knew/VBD him/PRP well./DT He/PRP was/VBD me/PRP landlord--no,/, that/WDT 'u'd/MD be/VB yer/RBR grandfather,/JJ rest/NN his/PRP$ sowl!/NN Yer/NN dada/NN was/VBD only/RB a/DT boy/NN when/WRB I/PRP left/VBD the/DT ould/NN counthry./NN Maybe/RB ye/PRP mind/NN me,/, sir,/NN or/CC me/PRP father--ould/NN Luke/NNP Quinn,/NNP at/IN the/DT cross-roads./NN But/CC sure/JJ how/WRB could/MD ye?/JJ It's/NNP forty/CD years/NNS since/IN I/PRP left/VBD thim/PRP parts."Gerald/VB intimated/VBN that/IN his/PRP$ recollections/NNS did/VBD not/RB extend/VB so/RB far./RB "An'/IN why/WRB would/MD you?/VB Pat"--this/NNP to/TO Mr./NNP Gerraghty,/NNP who/WP still/RB stood/VBD behind/IN the/DT bar--"let/NN me/PRP inthrojuice/VBP ye/PRP to/TO Mr./NNP Ffrench,/NNP o'/IN Ballyvore/NNP Park;/NNP wan/VBD o'/IN the/DT raal/JJ ould/NN stock./NN I've/NN walked/VBD over/IN ivery/DT fut/NN of/IN his/PRP$ property/NN whin/IN I/PRP was/VBD a/DT gossoon,/NN an'/IN I'd/NNP tire/NN Betty/NNP if/IN I/PRP druv/VBP her/PRP over/IN the/DT half/NN of/IN it/PRP in/IN wan/JJ day."Mr./NN Gerraghty/NNP did/VBD not/RB seem/VB very/RB deeply/RB impressed,/JJ but/CC guessing/VBG that/IN another/DT order/NN for/IN drinks/NNS was/VBD imminent,/JJ he/PRP assumed/VBD a/DT bland/NN smile./NN "Ye'll/RB take/VB a/DT dhrop/NN o'/IN something/NN wid/JJ me?"/JJ And/CC without/IN waiting/VBG for/IN a/DT reply/NN the/DT old/JJ man/NN went/VBD on./RB "The/DT best/JJS in/IN the/DT house,/NN Pat,/NNP for/IN Mr./NNP Ffrench!"Mr./NNP Ffrench/NNP found/VBD the/DT situation/NN more/JJR and/CC more/JJR embarrassing./. He/PRP attempted/VBD to/TO explain/VB that/IN the/DT property/NN in/IN question/NN did/VBD not/RB belong/VB to/TO him,/PRP but/CC to/TO his/PRP$ brother;/NN but/CC this/DT produced/VBD no/DT sort/NN of/IN impression/NN on/IN Quinn./NNP "Sure/NNP it's/VBD all/DT in/IN the/DT family;/NN the/DT raal/NN thing,/IN the/DT grand/JJ ould/NN stock!/NN Sure/JJ it's/RB proud/JJ an'/NN happy/JJ I/PRP am/VBP to/TO mate/VB ye/PRP in/IN America."By/IN this/DT time/NN the/DT glasses/NNS had/VBD been/VBN set/VBN out,/IN again,/NN and/CC Doctor/NNP Brown,/NNP finding/VBG that/IN something/NN tangible/JJ was/VBD about/IN to/TO come/VB of/IN the/DT queer/JJ scene,/NN had/VBD laid/VBN aside/RB his/PRP$ grin/NN for/IN the/DT present/JJ and/CC addressed/VBD himself/PRP to/TO the/DT serious/JJ business/NN before/IN him./PRP But/CC Quinn/NNP indignantly/RB pushed/VBD the/DT whiskey-bottle/NN aside./RB "Don't/VBP ye/PRP know/VBP no/DT betther/RBR nor/CC that,/DT Pat/NNP Gerraghty?--and/NNP one/CD o'/IN the/DT raal/JJ Ffrenches/NNS o'/IN Ballyvore/NNP foreninst/IN yer/NNP bar./, Champagne,/NNP yer/NNP sowl/NN ye!"And/NN champagne/NN it/PRP was,/VBD a/DT second/JJ bottle/NN succeeding/VBG the/DT first,/JJ for/IN Mr./NNP Quinn's/NNP hospitality/NN was/VBD of/IN the/DT absolute/JJ sort/NN which/WDT takes/VBZ no/DT denial./NN Meanwhile/RB he/PRP plied/VBD Gerald/NNP with/IN adulation/NN and/CC recounted/VBD so/RB many/JJ evidences/NNS of/IN the/DT former/JJ grandeur/NN of/IN the/DT family/NN that/IN the/DT young/JJ fellow/NN began/VBD to/TO feel/VB a/DT becomingsense/NN of/IN his/PRP$ importance,/JJ and/CC to/TO realize/VB that/IN the/DT population/NN of/IN California/NNP in/IN general,/NN and/CC the/DT editor/NN of/IN the/DT "Evening/NN Mail"/NNP in/IN particular,/NN had/VBD not/RB treated/VBN him/PRP with/IN the/DT consideration/NN due/JJ to/TO his/PRP$ rank/NN and/CC station./NN Even/RB Mr./NNP Gerraghty,/NNP under/IN the/DT influence/NN of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ champagne,/NN thawed/IN 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ye'll/JJ mate/NN me/PRP here/RB at/IN eleven,/NN I'll/NNP have/VBP Betty/NNP out./NNP Sure/NNP Sunday's/NNP a/DT good/JJ day/NN for/IN a/DT dhrive;/NN an'/NN she's/. an/DT illigant/JJ mare/NN to/TO thravel,/VB though/IN av/NN coorse/NN nothin'/NN to/TO what/WP ye're/NN used/VBD to./DT Ye/NN ought/MD to/TO see/VB the/DT stables/NNS at/IN Ballyvore/NNP Park,/NNP Pat./NNP Divil/NNP such/JJ a/DT four/CD in/IN hand/NN iver/NN was/VBD seen/VBN in/IN Westmeath."/NNP And/CC leaving/VBG Mr./NNP Quinn/NNP to/TO entertain/VB his/PRP$ host/NN with/IN tales/NNS of/IN the/DT vanished/VBN glories/NNS of/IN Ballyvore,/NNP the/DT two/CD friends/NNS went/VBD out./RP As/IN they/PRP passed/VBD through/IN the/DT grocery/NN they/PRP heard/VBD the/DT old/JJ man's/NN voice:"Gimme/NN a/DT dhrop/NN o'/IN whiskey,/NN Pat./NNP Champagne's/NNP cowld/NN stuff/NN for/IN the/DT stomach."Gerald/NN did/VBD not/RB fail/VB to/TO ask/VB the/DT Doctor/NN for/IN such/JJ information/NN as/IN he/PRP could/MD furnish/VB regarding/VBG this/DT new/JJ acquaintance./NN It/PRP was/VBD scanty/NN enough./NN Brown/NNP had/VBD met/VBN him/PRP in/IN court,/NN where/WRB Quinn/NNP was/VBD prosecuting/VBG a/DT case/NN against/IN some/DT defaulting/NN tenants./NN All/DT Gerald/NNP could/MD learn/VB was/VBD that/IN the/DT old/JJ man/NN owned/VBD a/DT greatdeal/JJ of/IN real/JJ estate/NN in/IN the/DT southern/JJ portion/NN of/IN the/DT city,/NN and/CC was/VBD reputed/VBN to/TO be/VB very/RB wealthy./JJR The/DT following/VBG day/NN Ffrench/NNP found/VBD Quinn/NNP at/IN the/DT hour/NN and/CC place/NN appointed,/NN and/CC after/IN a/DT "wee/NN dhrop"--Gerald/NN won/VBD golden/JJ opinions/NNS from/IN the/DT old/JJ man/NN by/IN asserting/VBG that/IN he/PRP preferred/VBD whiskey/NN to/TO champagne--Betty/NN made/VBD her/PRP$ appearance./NN She/PRP was/VBD a/DT slashing-looking/JJ bay/NN mare,/NN and/CC showed/VBD plenty/NN of/IN fire/NN and/CC breeding./NN Though/IN the/DT buggy/NN was/VBD plain/JJ and/CC the/DT harness/NN 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possibility/NN of/IN change/NN entered/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN He/PRP was/VBD surprised/VBN to/TO hear/VB that/IN Gerald's/NNP father/NN had/VBD died/VBN several/JJ years/NNS before,/IN though/IN he/PRP acknowledged,/VBD on/IN reflection,/NN that/IN "his/DT honor/NN wouldbe/, full/JJ oulder/NN nor/CC meself/PRP if/IN he'd/PRP lived/VBD till/IN now."/RB The/DT young/JJ people/NNS of/IN the/DT present/JJ generation/NN were,/VBD of/IN course,/JJ strangers/NNS to/TO him./PRP$ By/NNP and/CC by/IN he/PRP took/VBD up/RP a/DT question/NN that/WDT had/VBD occasioned/VBN Gerald/NNP some/DT surprise/NN at/IN their/PRP$ last/JJ meeting./NN "An'/NN whin/WDT are/VBP ye/PRP goin'/NNS home,/VBP sir?""I/JJ don't/NN know,"/NN said/VBD Gerald,/NNP vaguely./JJS "I'm/IN living/VBG here,/PRP$ you/PRP know.""Here!"/VB The/DT old/JJ man/NN bounded/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ seat/NN from/IN sheer/JJ amazement,/NN and/CC the/DT spirited/JJ mare/NN broke/VBD into/IN a/DT wild/JJ gallop/NN which/WDT it/PRP took/VBD him/PRP 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Sure/UH ye/PRP don't/VBP expect/VB me/PRP to/TO believe/VB the/DT like/JJ o'/IN that,/DT sir.""I/NN don't/VBD work/NN with/IN pick/NN and/CC shovel,"/NN said/VBD Gerald,/NNP rather/RB indignantly;/IN "but/IN I'm/NNP working/VBG for/IN my/PRP$ bread/NN just/RB the/DT same,/JJ I'm/NN on/IN the/DT staff/NN of/IN the/DT "Evening/NN Mail,"/NN like/IN Doctor/NNP Brown.""An'/NNPS what/WP d'ye/VBP do/VB that/DT for?"/JJ asked/VBD Quinn./NNP The/DT expression/NN of/IN bewilderment/NN on/IN his/PRP$ hatchet/NN face,/NN enhanced/VBN by/IN the/DT comic/JJ confusion/NN of/IN his/PRP$ wind-blown/JJ hair/NN and/CC whiskers,/NN was/VBD whimsical./DT He/PRP looked/VBD like/IN a/DT terrier/NN dumfounded./VBN Gerald/NNP laughed./VBD "I/JJ work/NN because/IN I/PRP am/VBP obliged/VBN to./TO Ballyvore/NNP belongs/VBZ to/TO my/PRP$ brother,/NN as/IN I/PRP told/VBD you/PRP last/JJ night."The/NN extraordinary/JJ fact/NN that/IN this/DT young/JJ fellow/NN had/VBD to/TO earn/VB his/PRP$ living/NN appeared/VBD to/TO be/VB beyond/IN the/DT old/JJ man's/JJ power/NN to/TO grasp./NNP "I/NNP thought/VBD there/EX was/VBD money/NN enough/RB in/IN it/PRP for/IN six/CD families,"/NNS he/PRP gasped,/VBD at/IN length./NN "There's/NNS mighty/RB little/JJ money/NN in/IN Ireland/NNP nowadays,"/RB laughed/VBD Gerald,/NNP lightly;/NN "and/CC not/RB much/JJ of/IN that/DT comes/VBZ the/DT landlord's/NNS way.""Get/VBP up,/JJ Betty,"/NNP said/VBD the/DT old/JJ man;/NN and/CC half/NN a/DT mile/NN of/IN the/DT dusty/JJ road/NN was/VBD passed/VBN in/IN silence./NN His/PRP$ mind/NN was/VBD evidently/RB occupied/VBN with/IN reminiscences/NNS of/IN the/DT old-time/JJ glories/NNS of/IN Ballyvore,/NNP for/IN by/IN and/CC by/IN disjointed/JJ utterances/NNS began/VBD to/TO escape/VB him./PRP "Goold,/IN solid/JJ goold!/JJ I've/NN seen/VBN it!/IN Wine/NN an'/NN whiskey,/NN bottles--no,/, but/CC barrels/NNS of/IN it./DT Four/CD hundhred/JJ acres/NNS in/IN the/DT domain,/JJ sixteen/CD horses/NNS in/IN the/DT stable,/NN silver/NN an'/NN goold/JJ plate,/NN an'/IN the/DT estate/NN runnin'/NN over/IN the/DT best/JJS o'/IN two/CD baronies."/NNS He/PRP started/VBD erect/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ place/NN with/IN a/DT jerk/NN that/WDT set/VBD Betty/NNP capering/NN again./NN "But/IN sure/JJ ye/PRP must/MD have/VB had/VBD some/DT of/IN it./DT It/PRP ain't/RB in/IN raison."This/DT was/VBD a/DT sore/JJ subject/NN with/IN Gerald./NNP "I/NNP had/VBD my/PRP$ share,"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD stiffly,/JJ "and--and/CC I/PRP spent/VBD it.""I'll/RB go/VB bail/NN ye/PRP did,/VBD like/IN the/DT jintleman/NN ye/PRP are!/VBP Get/VB up,/JJ ould/. woman!"/NN Another/DT long/JJ stretch/NN of/IN road/NN lay/VBD behind/IN the/DT mare's/NN swift/JJ hoofs/NNS before/IN Mr./NNP Quinn/NNP spoke/VBD again,/RB and/CC then/RB it/PRP was/VBD only/RB to/TO ask/VB some/DT trivial/JJ question/NN about/IN the/DT duties/NNS of/IN a/DT newspaper/NN man./NN Gerald/NNP could/MD not/RB help/VB fancying/VBG that/IN his/PRP$ revelations/NNS about/IN the/DT Ireland/NNP of/IN to-day/JJ and/CC the/DT knowledge/NN of/IN his/PRP$ present/JJ employment/NN had/VBD combined/VBN to/TO sink/VB him/PRP several/JJ degrees/NNS in/IN the/DT old/JJ man's/NNS favor./VBD Not/RB that/IN he/PRP cared./VBD Why/WRB should/MD he?/PRP Quinn/NNP was/VBD a/DT character/NN in/IN his/PRP$ way,/NN and/CC worth/JJ studying./. 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inside/RB and/CC "thry/VB something/NN to/TO lay/VB the/DT dust,"/NN he/PRP set/VBD out/RP for/IN the/DT California/NNP Theatre,/NNP for/IN even/RB Sunday/NNP night/NN has/VBZ its/PRP$ claims/NNS on/IN the/DT time/NN of/IN a/DT San/NNP Francisco/NNP dramatic/JJ critic./NN Old/NNP Quinn/NNP grasped/VBD his/PRP$ hand/NN warmly/RB at/IN parting./DT He/PRP had/VBD quite/RB conquered/VBN his/PRP$ diffidence/NN in/IN that/DT respect./NN "Look/NN in/IN an'/NN see/VB me/PRP whenever/WRB ye/PRP do/VBP be/VB passin',"/IN he/PRP said,/VBD "I/PRP do/VBP be/VB here/RB the/DT most/RBS o'/IN the/DT time;/NN an'/IN any/DT day/NN ye/PRP feel/VBP like/IN havin'/VBG another/DT dhrive/NN behind/IN Betty,/NNP why,/, only/RB say/VBP the/DT wurrud./NN It/PRP isn't/RB yer/RB father's/JJ son/NN that/WDT should/MD be/VB ridin'/VBN in/IN thim/JJ blaggard/NN street-cars."THE/NN "Glorious/JJ Fourth"/NNP came/VBD and/CC went,/VBD marked/VBN by/IN unwonted/JJ splendor/NN and/CC noise/NN all/RB over/IN the/DT Union,/NNP and/CC underscored/VBD with/IN black/JJ in/IN the/DT private/JJ annals/NNS of/IN Doctor/NNP Brown,/NNP who/WP was/VBD called/VBN upon/IN to/TO surrender/VB his/PRP$ desk/NN at/IN the/DT "Evening/NN Mail."/NNP That/IN gentleman's/NNS turn/VBP for/IN conviviality/NN and/CC his/PRP$ talent/NN for/IN chronic/JJ faultfinding/NN had/VBD combined/VBN to/TO embroil/VB him/PRP with/IN the/DT managing/NN editor,/NN and/CC he/PRP had/VBD received/VBN an/DT intimation/NN that/IN his/PRP$ resignation/NN would/MD be/VB in/IN order./NNP Brown/NNP had/VBD never/RB saved/VBN a/DT cent/NN in/IN his/PRP$ life,/NN and/CC Gerald/NNP realizedwith/VBP some/DT misgivings/NNS that/IN his/PRP$ forty/CD dollars/NNS a/DT week/NN would/MD for/IN the/DT present/NN be/VB called/VBN upon/IN to/TO support/VB two/CD instead/RB of/IN one./NNP He/PRP was/VBD walking/VBG down/IN Third/NNP Street/NNP on/IN the/DT following/VBG evening,/NN in/IN a/DT somewhat/RB despondent/JJ frame/NN of/IN mind,/NN when/WRB 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There's/NNP not/RB much/RB in/IN the/DT papers/NNS to-day,"/, he/PRP answered./VBD "There/RB is/VBZ not./DT You've/NNP read/VBD them,/, I/PRP suppose?"/VBP inquired/VBN Quinn./NNP "Yes,/IN I/PRP looked/VBD them/PRP over/IN at/IN breakfast.""An'/NN now/RB what/WP sthruck/VBP ye/PRP in/IN them?/PRP$ What/WP was/VBD the/DT biggest/JJS bit/NN of/IN news/NN ye/PRP could/MD find?""Nothing,"/VB said/VBD Gerald,/NNP laughing./VBD "Did/VBN you/PRP find/VBP any?""Divil/IN a/DT wurrud,"/NN answered/VBD Quinn/NNP with/IN a/DT sigh./NN This/DT kind/NN of/IN colloquy/NN was/VBD not/RB unusual./DT The/DT old/JJ man/NN seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB an/DT attentive/JJ reader/NN of/IN the/DT papers,/NN and/CC he/PRP rarely/RB met/VBD Gerald/NNP without/IN asking/VBG him/PRP his/PRP$ opinion/NN on/IN the/DT news/NN of/IN the/DT day./NN "It/NN seems/VBZ to/TO me/PRP you/PRP never/RB find/VBP much/JJ news,/NN Mr./NNP Quinn,"/NNP remarked/VBD Ffrench./NNP "What's/IN the/DT raison/NN I/PRP don't?/VBP Sorra/NNP much/RB has/VBZ happened/VBN this/DT twenty/CD years/NNS that/IN I/PRP can't/MD tell/VB ye."/NNS The/DT old/JJ man/NN spoke/VBD rather/RB warmly/RB and/CC seemedhurt/VB and/CC indignant./VBD After/IN a/DT few/JJ minutes/NNS he/PRP went/VBD out/IN to/TO fetch/VB the/DT buggy,/NN and/CC Gerald/NNP turned/VBD to/TO Gerraghty,/NNP who/WP occupied/VBD his/PRP$ usual/JJ place/NN behind/IN the/DT bar./NN "What's/IN the/DT matter/NN with/IN Mr./NNP Quinn?/NNP He/PRP seems/VBZ out/IN of/IN sorts/NNS this/DT morning."Gerraghty/NN had/VBD a/DT friendly/JJ feeling/NN for/IN Gerald,/NNP in/IN whom/WP he/PRP recognized/VBD a/DT source/NN of/IN profit/NN only/RB to/TO be/VB gauged/VBN by/IN the/DT young/JJ man's/NNS capacity/NN for/IN liquids./NN Before/IN answering/VBG he/PRP peeped/VBD round/RB the/DT bar/NN to/TO assure/VB himself/PRP that/IN Quinn/NNP was/VBD out/IN of/IN ear-shot./DT "The/NNP ould/MD fellow/NN can't/VB read,"/NNS he/PRP said/VBD with/IN a/DT grin./NN "Can't/RB read!"/VBD repeated/VBN Gerald,/NNP profoundly/RB astonished./JJ "Why,/NN I/PRP see/VBP him/PRP reading/VBG the/DT paper/NN every/DT day.""Ye/NN see/VB him/PRP houlding/NN it;/, but/CC divil/JJ a/DT line/NN of/IN it/PRP can/MD he/PRP spell./VBZ He/PRP can't/MD neither/RB read/VB nor/CC write;/VB an'/NN when/WRB he/PRP has/VBZ business/NN at/IN the/DT Hibernia/NNP Bank/NNP he/PRP has/VBZ it/PRP fixed/VBN so/RB that/IN they/PRP let/VB him/PRP in/IN ten/CD minutes/NNS before/IN the/DT doors/NNS are/VBP opened,/JJ so/IN that/IN no/DT one/NN won't/NN see/VBP him/PRP make/VB his/PRP$ mark./NN Oh!/NNP he's/VBD quare.""But/IN what/WP does/VBZ he/PRP take/VB the/DT papers/NNS for?"/IN asked/VBN Gerald,/NNP to/TO whom/WP this/DT revelation/NN was/VBD almost/RB incredible./RB "So/JJ as/IN to/TO fool/VB you/PRP an'/RB others/NNS like/IN you./PRP Oh,/VBP he's/JJ cute;/JJ but/CC ivery/JJ wan/NN who/WP knows/VBZ him/PRP well/RB sees/VBZ howit/PRP is./VBZ No/DT one/NN dar'/RB hint/VB as/RB much/RB to/TO him/PRP though./DT Whisht!/NNP here/RB he's/RB comin'."/JJ And/CC Quinn/NNP entered./VBD His/PRP$ ill/JJ humor/NN had/VBD already/RB evaporated/VBN and/CC they/PRP started/VBD in/IN good/JJ spirits./NN This/DT time/NN their/PRP$ course/NN lay/VBD among/IN the/DT small/JJ residence/NN streets/NNS which/WDT abound/VBD in/IN that/DT neighborhood./NN It/PRP was/VBD the/DT first/JJ of/IN the/DT month,/NN and/CC the/DT old/JJ man/NN was/VBD out/IN collecting/VBG his/PRP$ rents./NN He/PRP visited/VBD a/DT number/NN of/IN the/DT little/JJ frame/NN houses/NNS which/WDT are/VBP crowded/VBN together/RB in/IN that/DT populous/JJ quarter/NN and/CC returned/VBD from/IN each/DT with/IN a/DT double/JJ handful/NN of/IN silver./NN A/DT large/JJ bag/NN which/WDT lay/VBD under/IN the/DT seat/NN of/IN the/DT wagon/NN grew/VBD rapidly/RB in/IN bulk/NN and/CC weight/NN as/IN the/DT day/NN advanced./VBD It/PRP was/VBD plain/JJ that/IN the/DT old/JJ fellow's/JJ wealth/NN was/VBD no/DT fable./NN "How/RB much/RB are/VBP you/PRP worth,/JJ Mr./NNP Quinn?"/NNP asked/VBD Gerald,/NNP in/IN a/DT moment/NN of/IN pardonable/JJ curiosity./NN The/DT old/JJ fellow/NN leered/VBD at/IN him/PRP with/IN a/DT cunning/JJ expression./NN "I'll/RB tell/VB ye,"/NNS he/PRP said,/VBD "/`` for/IN maybe/RB ye'll/JJ need/NN to/TO know/VB wan/JJ o'/IN these/DT days./NN A/DT little/JJ over/IN a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT million."/CD Gerald/NNP gasped./NNP He/PRP knew/VBD Quinn/NNP was/VBD well/RB to/TO do,/VB but/CC had/VBD never/RB imagined/VBN that/IN his/PRP$ means/NNS approached/VBD such/JJ a/DT figure./NN The/DT other/JJ noted/VBD his/PRP$ astonishment/NN with/IN evident/JJ satisfaction./NN "I/CC suppose/VB you/PRP must/MD have/VB struck/VBN it/PRP rich/JJ in/IN the/DT diggings/NNS in/IN the/DT old/JJ days?"/NN Ffrench/NN remarked/VBD by/IN way/NN of/IN saying/VBG something./DT "I/NNP never/RB struck/VBD a/DT pick/NN in/IN the/DT ground/NN in/IN Californy,/NNP an'/IN I/PRP w'u'dn't/RB know/VBP the/DT color/NN if/IN I/PRP seen/VBD it,"/PRP said/VBD Quinn./NNP Then/RB he/PRP closed/VBD his/PRP$ left/JJ eye,/NN and/CC laid/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN on/IN one/CD side/NN like/IN a/DT disreputable/JJ but/CC preternaturally/RB wise/JJ old/JJ magpie./NN "What's/IN the/DT use/NN o'/IN goold?/JJ Ye/NN can/MD spind/VB that,/DT but/CC ye/PRP can't/MD spind/VB land./. When/WRB I/PRP come/VBP here/RB all/DT this,/NN was/VBD sand-hills./NN I/PRP bought/VBD it/PRP by/IN the/DT acre,/NN and/CC I've/NN sowld/NN a/DT good/JJ share/NN of/IN it/PRP by/IN the/DT fut./NN There's/. nothin'/NN like/IN land,"/NN he/PRP ejaculated/VBD with/IN a/DT fervor/NN that/WDT was/VBD almost/RB pious/JJ in/IN its/PRP$ intensity./NN "See/NN here,/, Masther/NNP Gerald!/NNP Is/VBZ yer/NN brother/NN married?""No,"/NN answered/VBD Gerald,/NNP not/RB a/DT little/JJ surprised/JJ by/IN the/DT sudden/JJ question./NN "Why?""It's/IN a/DT sin/NN an'/IN a/DT shame,/NN sir,/NN that/IN you/PRP should/MD be/VB wastin'/VBN yer/NN life/NN here/RB among/IN a/DT lot/NN of/IN rayporthers/NNS not/RB fit/VB to/TO black/VB the/DT boots/NNS o'/IN the/DT likes/NNS o'/IN ye./NN It's/IN home/NN ye/PRP ought/MD to/TO be,/VB an'/NN livin'/NN like/IN a/DT jintleman.""On/NN what/WP would/MD I/PRP live/VB like/IN a/DT gentleman/NN if/IN I/PRP were/VBD at/IN home,/NN I'd/NN like/IN to/TO know?"/VB inquired/VBN Gerald,/NNP laughing./VBD "Och,/IN if/IN that's/DT all,/NNS yer/NN honor,/VBP ye/PRP can/MD have/VB five/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS to-morrow--ten,/, if/IN five/CD isn't/RB enough;/JJ an'/NN more/RBR whin/JJ that's/IN done./PRP$ Go/NNP home,/NN yer/RB sowl/RB ye,/JJ an'/NN go/VBP into/IN Parleymint--ye've/NNP the/DT brains/NNS to/TO do/VB it;/RB an'/IN if/IN it's/PRP$ only/RB money's/JJ wantin',/IN come/VBN to/TO ould/VB Luke/NNP Quinn."There/NNP was/VBD no/DT mistaking/NN this/DT offer./NN It/PRP was/VBD made/VBN in/IN sober/JJ earnest,/NNS and/CC the/DT old/JJ man's/NN sincerity/NN was/VBD unquestionable./NNP It/PRP was/VBD difficult/JJ for/IN Gerald/NNP to/TO make/VB him/PRP understand/VB the/DT impossibility/NN of/IN such/JJ a/DT scheme,/NN but/CC he/PRP did/VBD comprehend/VB that/IN his/PRP$ generous/JJ proposal/NN was/VBD not/RB accepted;/VBN and/CC the/DT refusal/NN seemed/VBD to/TO cut/VB him/PRP to/TO the/DT heart./NN Despite/IN all/PDT the/DT efforts/NNS of/IN 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the/DT interference/NN in/IN good/JJ part./NN This/DT and/CC the/DT remembrance/NN of/IN Quinn's/NNP hearty,/, disinterested/VBD generosity/NN combined/VBN to/TO raise/VB him/PRP considerably/RB in/IN Mr./NNP Ffrench's/NNP estimation./VBD It/PRP was/VBD not/RB till/IN near/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN August/NNP that/IN Doctor/NNP Brown/NNP heard/VBD of/IN a/DT fresh/JJ opening/NN for/IN his/PRP$ talents./NN He/PRP was/VBD offered/VBN a/DT place/NN on/IN the/DT "Sacramento/NNP Union,"and/NNP he/PRP was/VBD to/TO start/VB at/IN once./NNP But/CC here/RB a/DT difficulty/NN presented/VBN itself./RP It/PRP would/MD require/VB about/IN twenty/CD dollars/NNS to/TO settle/VB up/RP various/JJ little/JJ matters/NNS and/CC pay/VB the/DT fare./NN Gerald,/NNP who/WP had/VBD been/VBN supporting/VBG both/DT himself/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ friend/NN for/IN nearly/RB two/CD months,/NNS had/VBD no/DT cash/NN on/IN hand/NN and/CC none/NN to/TO hope/VB for/IN till/IN salary/NN day./, The/DT Doctor/NNP had/VBD 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and/CC proceeded/VBD along/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT narrow/JJ thoroughfares/NNS in/IN which/WDT Mr./NNP Quinn's/NNP house/NN property/NN lay./VBD He/PRP was/VBD in/IN high/JJ good/JJ humor./NN The/DT question/NN of/IN the/DT loan/NN had/VBD brought/VBN up/RP the/DT subject/NN of/IN money,/NN always/RB a/DT favorite/JJ topic/NN with/IN a/DT man/NN who/WP has/VBZ plenty./RB He/PRP narrated/VBD how/WRB many/JJ appeals/NNS were/VBD almost/RB dailymade/JJ on/IN his/PRP$ purse,/NN and/CC explained/VBD with/IN a/DT crafty/JJ leer/NN how/WRB he/PRP avoided/VBD them./. "Only/RB yisterday,"/, he/PRP said,/VBD "that/IN fellow/NN wid/VBD the/DT specs--the/JJ Docther,/NNP ye/PRP call/VBP him--wanted/JJ to/TO sthrike/VB me/PRP for/IN twinty./DT D'ye/NNP think/VBP he/PRP got/VBD it?/VBN Not/RB much./RBR I've/VB no/DT money/NN for/IN the/DT likes/NNS o'/IN him."/JJ Gerald,/NNP who/WP had/VBD several/JJ times/NNS been/VBN on/IN the/DT point/NN of/IN explaining/VBG that/IN the/DT loan/NN he/PRP solicited/VBD was/VBD for/IN the/DT Doctor's/NNP use,/NNP congratulated/VBD himself/PRP that/IN he/PRP had/VBD not/RB spoken./NN "Not/RB but/CC what/WP he/PRP has/VBZ a/DT great/JJ rispict/NN for/IN me,"/NN pursued/VBN Quinn./NNP "They/NN do/VBP all/DT have/VB the/DT hoight/NN o'/IN rispict/NN for/IN me/PRP round/VBP these/DT parts./NN When/WRB I/PRP towld/MD the/DT Docther/NNP that/IN money/NN was/VBD tight/JJ an'/NN I/PRP c'u'dn't/VBP raise/VB the/DT like,/JJ sez/NN he,/NN 'Quinn,/. ye're/NN an/DT ould/NN misanthrope,'/JJ sez/NNS he./, I/PRP mind/VB the/DT wurrud/JJ well,/NN for/IN I/PRP med/VBD him/PRP say/VB it/PRP over/IN two/CD or/CC three/CD times;"/NN and/CC the/DT old/JJ fellow/NN grinned/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ appreciation/NN of/IN this/DT peculiar/JJ compliment./NN By/IN this/DT time/NN they/PRP were/VBD in/IN Jessie/NNP Street./NNP "Be/NNP aisy/NN now,"/RB said/VBD Quinn,/NNP "I'll/NNP bring/VBP ye/PRP the/DT money/NN in/IN two/CD shakes/NNS of/IN a/DT mare's/NN tail."/NN And/CC he/PRP ran/VBD nimbly/RB up/IN the/DT steps/NNS of/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT frame/NN houses/NNS which/WDT owned/VBD him/PRP as/IN lord./VBN He/PRP returned/VBD presently,/RB evidently/RB greatly/RB chagrined/VBN and/CC discomfited./VBN "W'u'd/NNP ye/PRP belave/VBP it,"/IN he/PRP exclaimed/VBD angrily;/JJ "here/RB it/PRP is/VBZ within/IN two/CD days/NNS o'/IN the/DT first/JJ o'the/IN month,/NNS an'/IN the/DT dhirty/JJ mane/NN spalpeen/VBN won't/NN gimme/NN a/DT thrifle/NN of/IN a/DT few/JJ dollars/NNS in/IN advance/NN o'/IN the/DT rint/NN that'll/MD be/VB due/JJ the/DT day/NN afther/IN to-morrow."Gerald/JJ hastened/VBN to/TO assure/VB him/PRP that/IN if/IN he/PRP had/VBD not/RB the/DT money/NN by/IN him/PRP it/PRP was/VBD no/DT manner/NN of/IN consequence,/NN that/IN he/PRP had/VBD no/DT intention/NN of/IN occasioning/VBG his/PRP$ kind/NN friend/NN any/DT inconvenience,/NN and/CC much/RB more/RBR in/IN the/DT same/JJ strain,/NN but/CC the/DT old/JJ man/NN cut/VBD him/PRP short/JJ by/IN running/VBG up/IN the/DT steps/NNS of/IN another/DT house./NN The/DT same/JJ result/NN followed;/NN and/CC it/PRP was/VBD not/RB till/IN he/PRP had/VBD failed/VBN in/IN four/CD several/JJ attempts/NNS to/TO borrow/VB the/DT amount/NN among/IN his/PRP$ tenants/NNS that/IN he/PRP drew/VBD the/DT faded/VBN buckskin/NN purse/NN from/IN his/PRP$ pocket,/NN and,/CC pouring/VBG a/DT mingled/JJ mass/NN of/IN gold/NN and/CC silver/NN into/IN his/PRP$ shaking/VBG hand,/NN entreated/VBD Gerald/NNP to/TO take/VB whatever/WDT he/PRP required./VBD Gerald/NNP selected/VBD a/DT twenty-dollar/JJ piece,/NN thanked/VBD him,/PRP and/CC withdrew,/VBD much/JJ marvelling/NN at/IN the/DT old/JJ man's/JJ business/NN methods./WP THIS/NNPS oddly/RB assorted/JJ friendship/NN continued/VBD without/IN interruption/NN throughout/IN the/DT winter/NN of/IN 1876./DT A/DT quarrel/NN had/VBD nearly/RB arisen/VBN when/WRB Gerald/NNP after/IN a/DT few/JJ weeks/NNS brought/VBD back/RB the/DT twenty/CD dollars/NNS and/CC attempted/VBD to/TO return/VB it./DT The/DT old/JJ man/NN seemed/VBD sosincerely/RB hurt/VBN and/CC grieved/VBD that/IN Gerald/NNP relented/VBD and/CC pocketed/VBD his/PRP$ pride/NN and/CC his/PRP$ gold-piece/NN together,/RB preferring/VBG to/TO remain/VB under/IN an/DT obligation/NN which,/NN after/IN all,/NNS he/PRP could/MD not/RB cancel,/VB rather/RB than/IN wound/VBN Quinn/NNP in/IN what/WP was/VBD seemingly/RB the/DT only/RB sensitive/JJ point/NN of/IN his/PRP$ nature./NN Emboldened/VBN by/IN this/DT triumph,/NN the/DT old/JJ man/NN recurred/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ favorite/JJ scheme/NN of/IN "making/VBG a/DT jintleman/NN o'/IN Masther/NNP Gerald;"/NNP but/CC here/RB the/DT young/JJ man/NN was/VBD immovable,/JJ and/CC the/DT other/JJ discontinued/VBN his/PRP$ persuasions/NNS with/IN a/DT sigh/NN that/IN "the/DT likes/VBZ o'/IN him/PRP should/MD have/VB to/TO wurruk."In/VB due/JJ course/NN Gerald/NNP received/VBD an/DT answer/NN from/IN his/PRP$ sister./NN After/IN the/DT usual/JJ quota/NN of/IN home/NN gossip/NN and/CC news,/NN he/PRP came/VBD upon/IN this/DT paragraph:"There/NN are/VBP no/DT Quinns/NNP on/IN the/DT place/NN now./, There/EX was/VBD a/DT family/NN on/IN the/DT Athlone/NNP side/NN of/IN Lasson,/NNP but/CC they/PRP were/VBD cleared/VBN out/RP in/IN grandpapa's/NNS time./, Mr./NNP Brooke/NNP remembers/VBZ them/PRP well,/JJ though,/NN and/CC speaks/VBZ of/IN old/JJ Luke/NNP Quinn/NNP as/IN the/DT worst/JJS tenant,/NN and/CC most/RBS inveterate/JJ poacher/NN on/IN the/DT property./NN The/DT son/NN was/VBD a/DT worse/JJR scamp/NN 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his/PRP$ nature./NN The/DT old/JJ man/NN still/RB introduced/VBD him/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ friends/NNS as/IN "wan/NN o'/IN the/DT raal/JJ ould/NN stock,"/NN and/CC prosed/VBD away/RB in/IN his/PRP$ cups/NNS about/IN the/DT splendors/NNS of/IN Ballyvore;/NNP but/CC the/DT cadet/NN of/IN that/DT ancient/JJ house/NN was/VBD growing/VBG accustomed/VBN to/TO this./DT The/DT two/CD drove/VBD together/RB every/DT Sunday,/NNP saw/VBD each/DT other/JJ at/IN least/JJS once/RB every/DT day,/NN and/CC patronized/VBD Ger-raghty/JJ at/IN frequent/JJ intervals,/NN to/TO the/DT entire/JJ satisfaction/NN of/IN that/DT enterprising/VBG grocer./NN One/CD day--it/NN was/VBD early/RB in/IN June--Gerald,/NNP on/IN his/PRP$ way/NN home,/NNS missed/VBD the/DT familiar/JJ figure/NN from/IN the/DT door/NN of/IN the/DT grocery./NN He/PRP gave/VBD the/DT matter/NN little/JJ thought/NN at/IN the/DT moment,/NN but/CC when/WRB another/DT day/NN passed/VBD without/IN his/PRP$ seeing/VBG Quinn,/RB he/PRP stepped/VBD 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that/IN he/PRP had/VBD never/RB yet/RB visited/VBN Quinn/NNP in/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ home./NN He/PRP did/VBD not/RB even/RB know/VB whether/IN the/DT old/JJ fellow/NN was/VBD married/JJ or/CC single,/JJ though/IN negative/JJ evidence/NN naturally/RB inclined/VBN him/PRP to/TO the/DT latter/JJ view./NN They/PRP had/VBD always/RB met/VBN in/IN the/DT street/NN or/CC in/IN Gerraghty's/NNP store,/NN which/WDT was/VBD odd/JJ consideringhow/NN closely/RB the/DT bonds/NNS of/IN their/PRP$ strange/JJ intimacy/NN had/VBD been/VBN drawn/VBN in/IN the/DT past/JJ year./NNP But/CC here/RB was/VBD the/DT number,/NN only/RB a/DT few/JJ doors/NNS up/IN Mission/NNP Street,/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ hand/NN was/VBD on/IN the/DT bell./NN It/PRP was/VBD answered/VBN by/IN a/DT civil-spoken/JJ Irishwoman,/JJ who,/NN in/IN reply/NN to/TO his/PRP$ inquiry,/NN showed/VBD him/PRP into/IN a/DT room/NN on/IN the/DT ground/NN floor./NN As/IN he/PRP entered,/VBD a/DT Mr./NNP Conley,/NNP a/DT lawyer/NN with/IN whom/WP he/PRP had/VBD some/DT slight/JJ acquaintance,/NN passed/VBD out./RP Gerald/NNP was/VBD surprised/VBN at/IN the/DT warmth/NN with/IN which/WDT this/DT gentleman/NN shook/VBD his/PRP$ hand,/NN and/CC he/PRP fancied/VBD he/PRP caught/VBD the/DT words/NNS "lucky/JJ fellow"/NN in/IN the/DT whispered/JJ greeting;/NN but/CC he/PRP had/VBD no/DT time/NN to/TO speculate/VB on/IN their/PRP$ application./NN Poor/JJ old/JJ Quinn/NNP lay/VBD on/IN the/DT bed--a/NN cheap,/, uncomfortable-looking/JJ bed,/NN quite/RB in/IN character/NN with/IN the/DT ill-furnished,/JJ cheerless/JJ room./NN He/PRP looked/VBD thin/JJ and/CC shrunken/JJ under/IN the/DT coverlet,/NN and/CC very/RB weak./JJR A/DT stranger,/NN evidently/RB a/DT physician,/NN turned/VBD from/IN the/DT bedside/NN as/IN Gerald/NNP entered,/, but/CC the/DT old/JJ man/NN beckoned/VBD him/PRP back/RB and/CC feebly/RB extended/VBD his/PRP$ hand/NN toward/IN his/PRP$ visitor./NN "Docther,"/NN said/VBD he/PRP in/IN a/DT faint,/JJ hoarse/JJ whisper,/NN "I/PRP want/VBP to/TO inthrojuice/VB ye./NNP This/DT is/VBZ me/PRP fri'nd,"--there/, was/VBD an/DT emphasis/NN of/IN indescribable/JJ pride/NN about/IN this/DT word,/NN and/CC he/PRP repeated/VBD it--"me/DT fr'ind/NN Mr./NNP Ffrench/NNP o'/IN Ballyvore/NNP Park./NNP Wan/NNP o'/IN the/DT raal/NN ould/NN stock,/NN sir,/NN an'/IN the/DT grandest/NN in/IN the/DT barony.""Oh,/JJ hush,/NN hush,/NN Quinn!"/NNP cried/VBD Gerald,/NNP deeply/RB shocked./MD The/DT old/JJ man's/NN adulation/NN seemed/VBD to/TO him/PRP ghastly/JJ and/CC unnatural/JJ at/IN such/JJ a/DT time./NN The/DT doctor/NN acknowledged/VBD the/DT introduction/NN by/IN a/DT curt/NN nod,/NN and/CC taking/VBG up/RP his/PRP$ hat/NN and/CC gloves/NNS moved/VBD toward/IN the/DT door./NN "You/PRP mustn't/MD try/VB to/TO talk/VB much,/JJ Mr./NNP Quinn;/NNP I'll/NNP look/NN in/IN again/RB in/IN a/DT couple/NN of/IN hours,"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD and/CC went/VBD out./RP "How/NNP did/VBD this/DT happen?"/NN asked/VBD Gerald,/NNP drawing/VBG a/DT chair/NN to/TO the/DT bedside/NN and/CC taking/VBG the/DT thin/JJ old/JJ hand/NN in/IN his/PRP$ own;/JJ "and/CC why/WRB didn't/VBP you/PRP send/VB to/TO let/VB me/PRP know?""It/VB was/VBD a/DT poor/JJ place/NN to/TO bring/VB you/PRP to,/RB Masther/NNP Gerald,/NNP an'/NN I/PRP didn't/VBD like;/JJ but/CC sure/JJ I'm/NNP glad/JJ to/TO see/VB you/PRP now/RB you/PRP are/VBP in/IN it.""But/RB why/WRB should/MD a/DT man/NN of/IN your/PRP$ means/NNS live/VBP like/IN this?"/DT The/DT question/NN leaped/VBD to/TO Gerald's/NNP lips,/, but/CC remained/VBD unspoken./JJ As/IN he/PRP looked/VBD he/PRP realized/VBD that/IN it/PRP mattered/VBD little/RB where/WRB the/DT old/JJ man/NN should/MD live--or/VB die--now./. "An/'' illigant/JJ place/NN entirely,"/RB muttered/VBD old/JJ Quinn,/NNP "and/CC he/PRP come/VB to/TO see/VB me!/NNS Ah,/IN Masther/NNP Gerald,/NNP it's/POS aisy/NN seein'/NN you're/PRP wan/VBP o'/IN the/DT raal/JJ ould/NN stock."He/NN was/VBD silent/JJ a/DT moment,/NN and/CC then/RB began/VBD again./RB "Arrah,/RB bad/JJ cess/NN to/TO ye,/DT Betty;/NNPS wasn't/VBD trottin'/NN good/JJ enough/RB for/IN ye,/NNS but/CC ye/PRP must/MD turn/VB to/TO an'/DT kick/NN thewagon/NN over?"/IN Another/DT pause,/NN "Masther/JJ Gerald,/NNP Masther/NNP Gerald,/NNP avick!""What/NN is/VBZ it,/IN Quinn?""I/NNP had/VBD Counsellor/NNP Conley/NNP here/RB just/RB now/RB doin'/VBG some/DT writin'/NN for/IN me./NN I/PRP write/VBP an/DT illigant/JJ hand,/NN but/CC I'm/NNP wake/NN wid/VBD this/DT thrubble.""I/NN saw/VBD him,/PRP Quinn./NNP What/WP about/IN it?""We/PRP didn't/RB get/VB to/TO finish./VB Rache/NNP me/PRP it/PRP there,/, av/VBP ye/PRP plaze./MD See/VB it/PRP beyant?"Gerald/VB found/VBD a/DT large/JJ legal-looking/JJ sheet/NN of/IN paper/NN lying/VBG on/IN the/DT table/NN among/IN cigar-butts/NNS and/CC broken/JJ glasses./NN He/PRP handed/VBD it/PRP to/TO the/DT old/JJ man./NN "Yer/IN honor/NN can/MD finish/VB it/PRP for/IN me,/NN as/RB well/RB as/IN another./DT All/DT it/PRP wants/VBZ is/VBZ me/PRP name./, Write/VBZ it/PRP down/RP at/IN the/DT ind."The/JJ first/JJ line/NN of/IN the/DT document,/NN boldly/RB engrossed/VBN in/IN large/JJ letters,/NN caught/VBD Gerald's/NNP eye./JJS He/PRP read/VBD it/PRP at/IN a/DT glance:/NN "Last/NN will/NN and/CC testament/NN of/IN Luke/JJ Quinn."/NNP He/PRP stared/VBD aghast./RB "Sign/VB your/PRP$ name?"/NN said/VBD the/DT young/JJ man./NN "I/IN can't/NN do/VBP that.""An'/DT why/WRB not,/RB whin/VB I/PRP give/VBP ye/PRP l'ave?/NNS Sure/JJ who'll/NN be/VB a/DT haporth/NN the/DT wiser?""I/NNS can/MD write/VB it,/, but/CC we/PRP must/MD have/VB witnesses;/VBN and/CC you/PRP must/MD touch/VB the/DT pen/NN and/CC say/VB over/IN some/DT form,/NNS which/WDT I/PRP have/VBP forgotten.""Och,/VBN what's/IN the/DT use/NN of/IN all/DT that/IN botheration?/DT The/DT lawyer/NN would/MD ha'/VB finished/VBN it/PRP for/IN me,/NN only/RB I/PRP was/VBD wake/NN and/CC c'u'dn't/RB go/VB on./RP Whisper,/NNP Masther/NNP Gerald,/NNP avick./. Write/NNP 'Luke/JJ Quinn'/NNP at/IN the/DT bottom/NN o'/IN that,/DT an'/NN it'll/MD be/VB the/DT betther/JJ for/IN ye.""But/NN indeed,/NN Quinn,/IN it/PRP would/MD be/VB impossible,"/VBN said/VBD Gerald,/NNP sorely/RB put/VBD out/RP by/IN the/DT old/JJ man's/NNS helpless/JJ pleading./NN "It/NN would/MD mean/VB no/DT more/JJR than/IN if/IN it/PRP had/VBD never/RB been/VBN written,/VBN and/CC would/MD only/RB get/VB me/PRP into/IN trouble.""Who's/NNS to/TO know?"/VB urged/VBN Quinn./NNP "Whisper/NNP till/IN I/PRP tell/VBP ye--no/NN one/CD will/MD misthrust/VB but/CC I/PRP wrote/VBD it/PRP meself;/VBD no/DT one/NN knows/VBZ me/PRP hand,/VB an'/IN me/PRP writin's/IN the/DT very/RB moral/JJ o'/IN yer/NNP own/JJ anyway:/NN ye/PRP c'u'd/MD make/VB twins/NNS o'/IN thim."Gerald/NN could/MD hardly/RB repress/VB a/DT smile./NN The/DT old/JJ man/NN continued/VBD to/TO urge/VB and/CC entreat,/VB but,/NNS as/RB may/MD be/VB imagined,/VBN without/IN result./NN Finally/RB he/PRP said:/VBD "Put/IN it/PRP back/RB thin;/IN I'll/NNP l'ave/VBP it/PRP till/IN to-morrow./DT Maybe/RB I'll/NNP be/VB well/RB enough/RB to/TO do/VB it/PRP meself/PRP by/IN that/DT time./NN I/PRP won't/VBD kape/NN ye/PRP here/RB any/DT longer,/JJ Masther/NNP Gerald./NNP I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP c'u'd/VBD doze/NN a/DT bit."Gerald/NN withdrew,/IN promising/VBG to/TO look/VB in/IN the/DT first/JJ thing/NN in/IN the/DT morning;/NN and,/IN having/VBG ascertained/VBN from/IN the/DT woman/NN of/IN the/DT house/NN that/IN Mr./NNP Quinn/NNP was/VBD in/IN good/JJ hands,/NN returned/VBD home./. He/PRP could/MD not/RB helplaughing/VBG at/IN the/DT old/JJ man's/NNS attempt/VBP to/TO sign/VB his/PRP$ will/NN by/IN proxy,/NNS but/CC he/PRP was/VBD uneasy/JJ and/CC anxious/JJ nevertheless./RB The/DT same/JJ evening/NN Mr./NNP Conley/NNP called/VBD upon/IN him/PRP and/CC told/VBD him/PRP that/IN his/PRP$ old/JJ friend/NN had/VBD died/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ sleep,/NN probably/RB about/IN an/DT hour/NN after/IN Gerald/NNP had/VBD left/VBN the/DT bedside./NN "And/CC do/VBP you/PRP know,"/VB added/VBD the/DT lawyer,/NN "you/RB came/VBD as/RB near/IN inheriting/VBG three/CD hundred/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS as/IN a/DT man/NN can/MD come/VB and/CC not/RB get/VB it?""How/PRP was/VBD that?"/IN asked/VBN Gerald,/NNP listlessly./, The/DT news/NN of/IN Quinn's/NNP death,/, though/IN not/RB unexpected,/RB had/VBD come/VBN upon/IN him/PRP with/IN the/DT suddenness/NN of/IN a/DT shock,/NN and/CC affected/VBD him/PRP deeply./RP "I'll/RB tell/VB you,"/PRP said/VBD Mr./NNP Conley./NNP "/`` It/PRP must/MD be/VB six/CD months/NNS ago/IN that/DT Quinn/NNP instructed/VBD me/PRP to/TO draw/VB up/RP his/PRP$ will./WRB He/PRP left/VBD you/PRP everything,/RB but/CC from/IN that/DT day/NN to/TO this/DT he/PRP never/RB would/MD sign/VB it.""Why/PRP not?"/RB asked/VBD Gerald./NNP He/PRP readily/RB guessed/VBD the/DT cause,/NN but/CC he/PRP was/VBD determined/VBN to/TO keep/VB the/DT old/JJ man's/NNS secret./NN "Sometimes/NNS one/CD reason,/NN sometimes/RB another./DT When/WRB he/PRP met/VBD with/IN this/DT accident/NN he/PRP sent/VBD for/IN me/PRP post-haste/NN to/TO bring/VB the/DT will./NN Did/VBD he/PRP sign?/VB Not/RB a/DT bit/NN of/IN it./DT He/PRP was/VBD too/RB weak,/JJ he/PRP said./VBD I/PRP offered/VBD to/TO call/VB in/IN witnesses/NNS and/CC fill/VB in/IN the/DT signatures/NNS in/IN hispresence/NN in/IN the/DT usual/JJ way./NN He/PRP became/VBD bitterly/RB indignant./DT 'What,/VBN make/VB me/PRP mark!'/VB he/PRP said,/VBD 'I/PRP never/RB did/VBD that/IN in/IN me/PRP life,/, and/CC I/PRP won't/MD begin/VB now.'/RB I/PRP was/VBD just/RB leaving/VBG when/WRB you/PRP came/VBD in.""Where/RB will/MD his/PRP$ money/NN go?"/NN asked/VBD Gerald./NNP "Oh,/NNP to/TO his/PRP$ relatives/NNS in/IN Ireland,/NNP I/PRP suppose,"/VBP said/VBD the/DT lawyer./NN "That/IN kind/NN of/IN man/NN always/RB has/VBZ plenty."The/DT following/VBG Sunday/NNP there/EX was/VBD a/DT big/JJ funeral--an/NN Irish/JJ funeral,/NN with/IN scores/NNS of/IN carriages/NNS and/CC unlimited/JJ whiskey./, Gerald/NNP Ffrench/NNP attended,/NN and/CC so/RB did/VBD Mr./NNP Gerraghty--Doctor/NNP Brown/NNP was/VBD in/IN Sacramento./NNP Gerald's/NNP eyes/NNS were/VBD a/DT little/JJ misty/NN as/IN the/DT earth/NN fell/VBD on/IN the/DT coffin--a/NN very/RB handsome/JJ coffin/NN with/IN a/DT silver/NN plate./NN The/DT old/JJ man/NN had/VBD grown/VBN on/IN him/PRP wonderfully,/, and/CC he/PRP missed/VBD him/PRP more/RBR than/IN he/PRP could/MD have/VB believed/VBN possible./DT The/DT contest/NN over/IN Luke/NNP Quinn's/NNP property/NN is/VBZ going/VBG on/RP still/RB in/IN the/DT California/NNP courts./NN Every/DT Quinn/NNP in/IN the/DT State/NN is/VBZ represented/VBN by/IN counsel,/NNS but/CC flowers/NNS are/VBP not/RB often/RB seen/VBN on/IN the/DT old/JJ man's/NNS grave./VBD It/PRP is/VBZ only/RB occasionally/RB that/IN Gerald/NNP Ffrench's/NNP Sunday/NNP stroll/NN takes/VBZ him/PRP in/IN the/DT direction/NN of/IN Lone/NNP Mountain./NNP "NOT/NNP another/DT step,/NN Dr./NNP Lynn,"/NNP said/VBD Gerald/NNP Ffrench,/NNP stopping/VBG the/DT old/JJ gentleman/NN at/IN the/DT gate/NN in/IN the/DT hedge/NN which/WDT divided/VBD the/DT Rectory/JJ lawn/NN from/IN the/DT churchyard,/NN "I/IN won't/NN have/VBP you/PRP coming/VBG any/DT farther.""My/RB dear/JJ boy,"/NN returned/VBD the/DT rector/NN with/IN a/DT kindly/RB smile,/VBG "I/PRP am/VBP still/RB in/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ domain/NN and/CC I/PRP won't/VBD be/VB dictated/VBN to./TO Besides,/IN the/DT little/JJ walk/NN will/MD do/VB me/PRP good./VB I/PRP shall/MD see/VB you/PRP at/IN least/JJS as/RB far/RB as/IN the/DT lower/JJR road."The/NN gate/NN swung/VBD behind/IN them/PRP and/CC they/PRP threaded/VBD the/DT narrow/JJ path/NN among/IN the/DT grave-stones./NN It/PRP was/VBD an/DT obscure/JJ little/JJ country/NN burying-ground/NN and/CC very/RB ancient./DT The/DT grass/NN sprang/VBD luxuriant/NN from/IN the/DT moldering/NN dust/NN of/IN three/CD hundred/CD years,/NNS for/IN so/RB long/JJ at/IN least/JJS had/VBD these/DT few/JJ acres/NNS been/VBN consecrated/VBN to/TO their/PRP$ present/JJ purpose./NN Gerald/NNP stopped/VBD once/RB or/CC twice/RB to/TO decipher,/VB as/RB far/RB as/IN the/DT failing/VBG light/NN of/IN the/DT Januaryafternoon/NNP would/MD permit,/VB the/DT inscription/NN on/IN a/DT stone/NN near/IN the/DT path./NN "You/PRP won't/MD find/VB many/JJ new-comers,"/JJ observed/VBN the/DT rector./NN "A/IN few/JJ of/IN course:/NNS the/DT years/NNS must/MD bring/VB their/PRP$ changes,/NN and/CC you/PRP have/VBP been/VBN away--let/RB me/PRP see---""Six/'' years,"/NNS said/VBD Gerald,/NNP with/IN a/DT half/NN sigh,/NN as/IN he/PRP recalled/VBD the/DT hopes/NNS that/WDT had/VBD withered,/IN the/DT ambitions/NNS that/WDT had/VBD faded,/VBN the/DT pleasures/NNS that/WDT had/VBD vanished,/VBN and/CC the/DT residuum/NN that/WDT had/VBD lingered/VBN from/IN six/CD years/NNS of/IN active,/JJ breathing/NN life./. And/CC yet/RB he/PRP was/VBD only/RB twenty-seven./JJ At/IN twenty-one/CD he/PRP had/VBD left/VBN the/DT home-nest,/NN behind/IN those/DT trees/NNS which/WDT broke/VBD the/DT horizon/NN line/NN in/IN the/DT north./NN His/PRP$ wanderings/NNS had/VBD led/VBN him/PRP far/RB afield./DT He/PRP had/VBD fallen/VBN into/IN the/DT whirring/VBG machinery/NN of/IN life,/NN and/CC the/DT machinery/NN had/VBD jarred/VBN and/CC hurt/VBN him./NN Now/RB he/PRP had/VBD come/VBN home/NN for/IN a/DT few/JJ weeks/NNS of/IN rest/NN and/CC pleasure./NN He/PRP knew/VBD it/PRP could/MD not/RB be/VB for/IN long,/RB for/IN he/PRP had,/VBD with/IN infinite/JJ pains/NNS and/CC labor,/JJ carved/VBN for/IN himself/PRP a/DT little/JJ niche/NN in/IN the/DT world's/JJ great/JJ gallery,/NN and/CC he/PRP could/MD not/RB afford/VB to/TO leave/VB it/PRP empty./RBR In/IN other/JJ words,/NN he/PRP was/VBD a/DT young/JJ journalist,/NN holding/VBG a/DT good/JJ position/NN on/IN a/DT San/NNP Francisco/NNP daily/RB paper,/NN and/CC he/PRP was/VBD enjoying/VBG what/WP was/VBD left/VBN of/IN a/DT three/CD months'/JJ vacation/NN in/IN Ireland./NNP And/CC three/CD weeks/NNS of/IN that/DT scanty/NN remainderwould/MD be/VB consumed/VBN in/IN travelling/VBG back/RB to/TO his/PRP$ duty./NN All/DT these/DT reflections/NNS entered/VBD into/IN the/DT young/JJ man's/NNS sigh/VBP and/CC gave/VBD it/PRP a/DT touch/NN of/IN pathos./NN "Well,/IN I/PRP won't/MD go/VB any/DT farther,"/NN said/VBD Dr./NNP Lynn,/NNP halting/NN at/IN the/DT boundary/NN wall,/NN spanned/VBN by/IN a/DT ladder-like/JJ flight/NN of/IN wooden/JJ steps/NNS which/WDT connected/VBD the/DT churchyard/NN with/IN the/DT little/JJ by-road./, "I'll/RB say/VB good/JJ evening,/NN Gerald,/NNP and/CC assure/VB you/PRP I/PRP appreciate/VB your/PRP$ kindness/NN in/IN coming/VBG over/IN to/TO spend/VB a/DT long/JJ day/NN with/IN a/DT stupid/JJ old/JJ man.""I/NN would/MD not/RB hear/VB thine/NN enemy/NN say/VBP that,"/DT quoted/VBN Gerald/NNP with/IN a/DT light/NN laugh./NN "I/NNS hope/VBP to/TO spend/VB many/JJ another/DT day/NN as/IN pleasantly/RB before/IN I/PRP turn/VBP my/PRP$ back/RP on/IN old/JJ Ireland."/NNP He/PRP ran/VBD up/IN the/DT steps/NNS as/IN he/PRP spoke,/VBD and/CC stood/VBD on/IN the/DT top/NN of/IN the/DT wall/NN looking/VBG back/RB to/TO wave/VB a/DT last/JJ greeting/NN before/IN he/PRP descended./VBD Suddenly/RB he/PRP stopped./VBD "What's/NNP that?"/IN he/PRP asked,/VBD pointing/VBG down/RP among/IN the/DT graves./JJS The/DT rector/NN turned,/NN but/CC the/DT tall/JJ grass/NN and/CC taller/JJR nettles/NNS concealed/VBD from/IN him/PRP the/DT object,/NN whatever/WDT it/PRP might/MD be,/VB which/WDT Gerald/NNP had/VBD seen/VBN from/IN his/PRP$ temporary/JJ elevation./NN "It/NN looks/VBZ like/IN a/DT coffin;"/NN and/CC coming/VBG rapidly/RB down/RB again/RB the/DT young/JJ man/NN pushed/VBD his/PRP$ way/NN through/IN the/DT rank/NN growth./NN The/DT clergyman/NN followed./VBD In/IN a/DT little/JJ depression/NN between/IN the/DT mounds/NNS of/IN two/CD graves/NNS lay/VBD a/DT plain/JJ coffin/NN of/IN stained/JJ wood./NN It/PRP was/VBD closed,/RB and/CC an/DT attempt/NN to/TO move/VB it/PRP showed/VBD that/IN it/PRP was/VBD not/RB empty./RBR A/DT nearer/JJR inspection/NN revealed/VBD that/IN the/DT lid/NN was/VBD not/RB screwed/VBN down/RP in/IN the/DT usual/JJ manner,/NN but/CC hastily/RB fastened/VBN with/IN nails./NN Dr./NNP Lynn/NNP and/CC Gerald/NNP looked/VBD at/IN each/DT other./JJ There/EX was/VBD something/NN mysterious/JJ in/IN the/DT presence/NN of/IN this/DT coffin/NN above/IN ground./VBN "Has/IN there/EX been/VBN a/DT funeral--interrupted--or/JJ anything/NN of/IN that/DT kind?"/NN asked/VBD Gerald./NNP "Nothing/NNP of/IN the/DT sort./NN I/PRP wish/VBP Bolan/NNP were/VBD here./PRP He/PRP might/MD have/VB something/NN to/TO say/VB about/IN it."Bolan/PRP was/VBD the/DT sexton./NN Gerald/NNP knew/VBD where/WRB he/PRP lived--within/VBD a/DT stone's/JJ throw/NN of/IN the/DT spot--and/NN volunteered/VBD to/TO fetch/VB him./PRP Dr./NNP Lynn/NNP looked/VBD all/DT over/IN the/DT sinister/JJ black/JJ box,/NN but/CC no/DT plate/NN or/CC mark/NN of/IN any/DT kind/NN rewarded/VBN his/PRP$ search./NN Meanwhile/RB young/JJ Ffrench/NN sped/VBD along/IN the/DT lower/JJR road/NN to/TO Bolan's/NNP house./, The/DT sexton/NN was/VBD in,/RB just/RB preparing/VBG for/IN a/DT smoke/NN in/IN company/NN with/IN the/DT local/JJ blacksmith,/NN when/WRB Gerald/NNP entered/VBD with/IN the/DT news/NN of/IN the/DT uncanny/JJ discovery/NN in/IN the/DT churchyard./NN Eleven/RB young/JJ Bolans,/NNP grouped/VBD around/IN the/DT turf-fire,/JJ drank/VBD in/IN the/DT intelligence/NN and/CC instantly/RB scattered/VBN to/TO spread/VB the/DT report/NN in/IN elevendifferent/JJ directions./NN A/DT tale/NN confided/VBD to/TO the/DT Bolan/NNP household/NN was/VBD confided/VBN to/TO rumor./NNP Blacksmith/NNP and/CC sexton/NN rose/VBD together/RB and/CC accompanied/VBD Gerald/NNP to/TO the/DT spot/NN where/WRB he/PRP had/VBD left/VBN Dr./NNP Lynn,/NNP but/CC Dr./NNP Lynn/NNP was/VBD no/RB longer/RB alone./DT The/DT rector/NN had/VBD heard/VBN steps/NNS in/IN the/DT road;/NN it/PRP was/VBD a/DT constabulary/NN patrol/NN on/IN its/PRP$ round,/NN and/CC the/DT old/JJ gentleman's/NNS hail/NN had/VBD brought/VBN two/CD policemen/NNS to/TO his/PRP$ side./NN There/RB they/PRP stood,/VBD profoundly/RB puzzled/VBN and/CC completely/RB in/IN the/DT dark,/NN except/IN for/IN the/DT light/NN given/VBN by/IN their/PRP$ bull's-eye/NN lanterns./VBZ But/CC the/DT glare/NN of/IN these/DT lanterns/NNS had/VBD been/VBN seen/VBN from/IN the/DT road./NN Some/DT people/NNS shunned/VBD them,/, as/IN lights/NNS in/IN a/DT graveyard/NN should/MD always/RB be/VB shunned;/VBN but/CC others,/JJ hearing/NN voices,/NN had/VBD suffered/VBN their/PRP$ curiosity/NN to/TO overcome/VB their/PRP$ misgivings,/JJ and/CC were/VBD gathered/VBN around,/IN silent,/JJ open-mouthed,/JJ wondering./NN So/RB stood/VBD the/DT group/NN 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It's/PRP Vincenza,/IN you/PRP know,/VBP the/DT owner/NN of/IN thatranch/DT where/WRB they/PRP had/VBD the/DT shooting/NN scrape/NN the/DT other/JJ day./NN He/PRP is/VBZ anxious/JJ to/TO make/VB a/DT statement/NN of/IN the/DT matter/NN for/IN publication,/NN and/CC has/VBZ come/VBN down/RB to/TO the/DT Bay/NNP on/IN purpose./NN Suppose/VB you/PRP go/VB and/CC see/VB what/WP he/PRP has/VBZ to/TO say?/VB He's/NNP staying/VBG at/IN the/DT Lick."The/NNP same/JJ morning/NN Gerald/NNP sent/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ card,/NN and/CC was/VBD ushered/VBN into/IN the/DT apartment/NN of/IN Don/NNP Miguel/NNP Vincenza,/NNP at/IN the/DT Lick/NNP House./NNP The/DT Señor/NNP was/VBD a/DT young/JJ man,/NN not/RB much/RB older/JJR than/IN Gerald/NNP himself./VBD He/PRP had/VBD the/DT appearance/NN and/CC manners/NNS of/IN a/DT gentleman,/NN as/IN Ffrench/NNP quickly/RB discovered,/VBD and/CC he/PRP spoke/VBD fluent,/VBN well-chosen/JJ English/NNP with/IN scarcely/RB a/DT trace/NN of/IN accent,/NN a/DT 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as/IN I/PRP do.""That's/IN a/DT great/JJ compliment/NN from/IN an/DT Irishman,"/NN observed/VBD Mr./NNP Hall,/NNP with/IN another/DT chuckle./NN "I/RB suppose/VB the/DT sister's/NNS just/RB as/RB nice/JJ in/IN her/PRP$ own/JJ way,"/NN went/VBD on/IN Gerald,/NNP seeing/VBG an/DT opportunity/NN to/TO satisfy/VB a/DT certain/JJ curiosity/NN he/PRP had/VBD felt/VBN about/IN theheiress/NN since/IN he/PRP first/RB heard/VBD of/IN her/PRP$ existence./NN "Did/VBD she/PRP make/VB a/DT good/JJ witness?""Who?/NN What/WP sister?/NN What/WP the/DT deuce/NN are/VBP you/PRP talking/VBG about?"/IN asked/VBD the/DT lawyer./NN "Why,/IN Vincenza's/NNP sister,/NN half-sister,/, whatever/WDT she/PRP is./VBZ I/PRP understood/VBD from/IN him/PRP that/IN she/PRP was/VBD the/DT real/JJ owner/NN of/IN the/DT property.""Oh,/NN ay,/NN to/TO be/VB sure,"/RB said/VBD Mr./NNP Hall,/NNP slowly;/VBD "these/JJ details/NNS escape/VBP one./DT Vincenza/NNP was/VBD my/PRP$ client;/NN he/PRP acts/VBZ for/IN the/DT girl/NN under/IN power/NN of/IN attorney,/NN and/CC really/RB her/PRP$ name/NN has/VBZ hardly/RB come/VBN up/RP since/IN the/DT very/RB beginning/NN of/IN the/DT case.""You/NNS didn't/RB see/VBP her,/PRP then?"/RB asked/VBD Gerald,/NNP conscious/JJ of/IN a/DT vague/JJ sense/NN of/IN disappointment./NN "See/NNP her!"/, repeated/VBD the/DT lawyer./NN "No;/IN how/WRB could/MD I?/PRP She's/NNP in/IN Europe/NNP for/IN educational/JJ advantages;/NN at/IN a/DT convent/NN somewhere,/NN I/PRP believe.""Oh,"/VBP exclaimed/VBD Gerald,/NNP "a/NNP child,/NN is/VBZ she?/IN I/PRP had/VBD fancied,/RB I/PRP don't/VBP know/VB why,/WRB that/IN she/PRP was/VBD a/DT grown-up/JJ young/JJ lady.""I/NN couldn't/MD tell/VB you/PRP what/WP her/PRP$ age/NN is,/, but/CC it/PRP must/MD be/VB over/IN twenty-one,/JJ or/CC she/PRP couldn't/MD have/VB executed/VBN the/DT power/NN of/IN attorney;/NN and/CC that/DT was/VBD looked/VBN into/IN at/IN the/DT start,/NN and/CC found/VBD to/TO be/VB quite/RB regular.""Rather/RB late/JJ in/IN the/DT day/NN to/TO be/VB going/VBG in/IN for/IN education,/NN isn't/IN it?"/PRP remarked/VBD Gerald./NNP "Not/RB at/IN all,"/DT answered/VBD the/DT lawyer./NN "What/IN opportunities/NNS could/MD she/PRP have/VB had/VBD in/IN Yuba/NNP County?/NNP Indeed,/RB now/RB I/PRP think/VBP of/IN it,/IN the/DT girl/NN must/MD be/VB about/IN two-and-twenty,/JJ for/IN they/PRP went/VBD to/TO Europe/NNP last/JJ year,/NN and/CC she/PRP waited/VBD till/IN she/PRP was/VBD of/IN age/NN and/CC able/JJ to/TO arrange/VB her/PRP$ affairs/NNS personally/RB before/IN she/PRP would/MD start.""I/VB see,"/VBN said/VBD Gerald,/NNP slowly;/NN but/CC the/DT topic/NN had/VBD started/VBN Mr./NNP Hall/NNP on/IN a/DT fresh/JJ trail,/NN and/CC he/PRP broke/VBD in:"And/CC preciously/RB they/PRP must/MD have/VB arranged/VBN them./, Do/VBP you/PRP know/VB we/PRP came/VBD within/IN an/DT ace/NN of/IN losing,/NNS all/DT through/IN their/PRP$ confounded/VBN careless/JJ way/NN of/IN keeping/VBG their/PRP$ papers?""How/NN did/VBD they/PRP keep/VB them?"/PRP inquired/VBD Gerald,/NNP listlessly./VBD The/DT suit/NN appeared/VBD to/TO be/VB a/DT commonplace/JJ one,/NN and/CC the/DT young/JJ man's/JJ interest/NN began/VBD to/TO wane./VB "They/PRP didn't/RB keep/VBP them/PRP at/IN all,"/DT exclaimed/VBD Mr./NNP Hall,/NNP indignantly./VBD "Fancy,/IN the/DT original/JJ deed--/NNS the/DT old/JJ Spanish/NNP grant--the/, very/RB keystone/NN of/IN our/PRP$ case,/NN was/VBD not/RB to/TO be/VB found/VBN till/IN the/DT last/JJ moment,/NN and/CC then/RB only/RB by/IN the/DT merest/NN accident;/NN and/CC where/WRB do/VBP you/PRP suppose/VB it/PRP was?""I/IN haven't/VBG an/DT idea,"/NN replied/VBD Gerald,/NNP stifling/VBG a/DT yawn./NN "At/IN the/DT back/NN of/IN an/DT old/JJ print/NN of/IN the/DT Madonna./NNP It/PRP had/VBD been/VBN framed/VBN and/CC hung/VBN up,/RB as/IN an/DT ornament,/NN I/PRP suppose,/VBP heaven/NN knows/VBZ when;/, and/CC by/IN and/CC by/IN some/DT smart/JJ Aleck/NNP came/VBD along/IN and/CC thought/VBD the/DT Motherand/NNP Child/NNP superior/JJ as/IN a/DT work/NN of/IN art,/NN and/CC slapped/VBD it/PRP into/IN the/DT frame/NN over/IN the/DT deed,/NN and/CC there/RB it/PRP has/VBZ hung/VBN for/IN ten/CD years,/NNS anyhow.""That's/RB really/RB very/RB curious,"/RB said/VBD Gerald,/NNP whose/WP$ attention/NN began/VBD to/TO revive/VB as/IN he/PRP saw/VBD a/DT possible/JJ column/NN to/TO be/VB compiled/VBN on/IN the/DT details/NNS of/IN the/DT case/NN that/WDT had/VBD seemed/VBN so/RB uninteresting/JJ to/TO his/PRP$ contemporaries./NN "Curious!/IN I/PRP call/VBP it/PRP sinful--positively/JJ wicked,"/NN cried/VBD the/DT old/JJ gentleman,/NN wrathfully./VBD "Just/RB fancy/JJ $200,000/CD hanging/VBG on/RP the/DT accident/NN of/IN finding/VBG a/DT parchment/NN in/IN such/JJ a/DT place/NN as/IN that.""How/DT did/VBD you/PRP happen/VB to/TO find/VB it?"/PRP asked/VBD Gerald./NNP "I/NNP should/MD never/RB have/VB thought/VBN of/IN looking/VBG for/IN it/PRP there.""No,/DT nor/CC any/DT other/JJ sane/NN man,"/NN sputtered/VBD the/DT lawyer,/NN irritated/VBD as/IN he/PRP recalled/VBD the/DT anxiety/NN the/DT missing/VBG deed/NN had/VBD caused/VBN him./PRP "It/PRP was/VBD found/VBN by/IN accident,/NN I/PRP tell/VBP you./PRP Some/DT blundering,/JJ awkward,/JJ heaven-guided/JJ servant/NN knocked/VBD the/DT picture/NN down/RB and/CC broke/VBD the/DT frame./NN The/DT Madonna/NNP was/VBD removed,/VBN and/CC the/DT missing/VBG paper/NN came/VBD to/TO light.""And/VB that/DT was/VBD the/DT turning-point/NN of/IN the/DT case?/NN Very/RB interesting,/JJ indeed,"/NN mused/VBD Gerald,/NNP who/WP saw/VBD in/IN the/DT working/VBG out/IN of/IN this/DT legal/JJ romance/NN a/DT bit/NN of/IN detective/NN writing/VBG such/JJ as/IN his/PRP$ soul/NN loved./VBD "I/PRP suppose/VB they'll/DT have/VBP sense/NN enough/RB to/TO put/VB it/PRP in/IN a/DT safer/JJR place/NN next/IN time.""I/NN will,/IN you/PRP may/MD bet/VB your/PRP$ life./NN I've/NN taken/VBN charge/NN of/IN all/PDT the/DT family/NN documents,/NN and/CC if/IN they/PRP get/VBP away/RB from/IN me/PRP they'll/TO do/VB something/NN that/IN nothing's/NN ever/RB done/VBN before,"/NN and/CC the/DT old/JJ lawyer/NN chuckled/VBD with/IN renewed/VBN satisfaction/NN as/IN he/PRP pointed/VBD to/TO the/DT massive/JJ safe/NN in/IN a/DT corner/NN of/IN the/DT office./NN "So/IN the/DT deed/NN is/VBZ there,/DT is/VBZ it?"/RB asked/VBN Gerald,/NNP following/VBG Mr./NNP Hall's/NNP eyes./VBD "Yes,/NNP it's/POS there./EX A/DT curious/JJ old/JJ document,/NN too;/VBD one/CD of/IN the/DT oldest/JJS grants/NNS I/PRP have/VBP ever/RB come/VBN across./RP Would/MD you/PRP like/VB to/TO see/VB it?"/PRP and/CC the/DT lawyer/NN rose/VBD and/CC opened/VBD the/DT safe./JJS It/PRP was/VBD a/DT curious/JJ old/JJ document,/NN drawn/VBN up/RP in/IN curious/JJ old/JJ Spanish,/NNP on/IN an/DT old,/JJ discolored/JJ piece/NN of/IN parchment./NN The/DT body/NN of/IN the/DT instrument/NN was/VBD unintelligible/JJ to/TO Ffrench,/NNP but/CC down/RB in/IN one/CD corner/NN was/VBD something/NN that/IN riveted/VBD his/PRP$ attention/NN in/IN a/DT moment,/NN and/CC seemed/VBD to/TO make/VB his/PRP$ heart/NN stand/VB still./RP There/EX was/VBD a/DT signature/NN in/IN old-fashioned,/JJ angular/JJ hand-writing,/NN "Roderiguez/NNP Costello/NNP y/NN Ugarte,"/NNP and/CC opposite/IN it/PRP a/DT large,/JJ spreading/VBG seal./`` The/DT impression/NN showed/VBD a/DT knight's/NN head/NN and/CC shoulders/NNS in/IN full/JJ armor,/NN and/CC below/IN it/PRP the/DT shield,/NN vair,/NN with/IN three/CD cross/NN crosslets,/NN or;/NN and/CC the/DT motto:Point/NN for/IN point/NN the/DT identical/JJ blazonry/NN which/WDT Ffrench/NNP had/VBD received/VBN from/IN the/DT Herald's/NNP College/NNP in/IN England;/NNP the/DT shield/NN that/IN he/PRP had/VBD first/RB seen/VBN embroidered/VBN on/IN the/DT dead/JJ girl's/NNS handkerchief/NN at/IN Drim./NNP "What's/NNP the/DT matter/NN with/IN you?/JJ Didn't/NN you/PRP ever/RB see/VB an/DT old/JJ Spanish/JJ deed/NN before,/, or/CC has/VBZ it/PRP any/DT of/IN the/DT properties/NNS of/IN a/DT Medusa's/NNP head?"/NN inquired/VBD Mr./NNP Hall,/NNP noticing/, Gerald's/NNP start/NN of/IN amazement/NN and/CC intent/NN scrutiny/NN of/IN the/DT seal,"I've/NN seen/VBN these/DT arms/NNS before,"/, said/VBD the/DT young/JJ man,/NN slowly./VBD "But/IN the/DT name---"/NN he/PRP placed/VBD his/PRP$ finger/NN on/IN the/DT signature./NN "Of/IN course/NN I/PRP knew/VBD Vincenza's/NNP name/NN must/MD be/VB different/JJ from/IN his/PRP$ half-sister's;/JJ but/CC is/VBZ that/IN her's?""Ugarte?/PRP Yes,"/RB replied/VBD the/DT lawyer,/NN glancing/VBG at/IN the/DT parchment./NN "I/IN mean/VBP the/DT whole/JJ name,"/NN and/CC Gerald/NNP pointed/VBD again./RB "Costello!"/IN Mr./NNP Hall/NNP gave/VBD the/DT word/NN its/PRP$ Spanish/JJ pronunciation--Costelyo--and/JJ it/PRP sounded/VBD strange/JJ and/CC foreign/JJ in/IN the/DT young/JJ man's/NNS ears./. "Costello,/NN yes,/NN I/PRP suppose/VBP so,/NN but/CC I/PRP don't/VBP try/VB to/TO keep/VB track/NN of/IN more/JJR of/IN these/DT Spaniards'/JJ titles/NNS than/IN is/VBZ absolutely/RB necessary.""But/JJ Costello/NNP is/VBZ an/DT Irish/JJ name,"/NN said/VBD Gerald./NNP "Is/NNP it?/IN You/PRP ought/MD to/TO know./VB Well,/NNP Costelyo'sSpanish;/NNP and/CC now,/RB my/PRP$ dear/JJ boy,/NN I/PRP must/MD positively/RB turn/VB you/PRP out./RP I/PRP have/VBP just/RB half/PDT an/DT hour/NN for/IN my/PRP$ clerk/NN to/TO fill/VB me/PRP full/JJ before/IN I/PRP attend/VBP a/DT reference."Gerald/NN went/VBD straight/JJ home/NN without/IN returning/VBG to/TO the/DT office./NN He/PRP unlocked/VBD his/PRP$ desk/NN and/CC took/VBD from/IN it/PRP the/DT two/CD results/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ first/JJ essay/NN in/IN detective/NN craft./NN Silently/RB he/PRP laid/VBD them/PRP side/NN by/IN side/NN and/CC scrutinized/VBD each/DT closely/RB in/IN turn./DT The/DT pale,/NN set/VBD face/NN of/IN the/DT beautiful/JJ dead,/NN as/IN reproduced/VBN by/IN the/DT photographer's/NNS art,/NN told/VBD him/PRP nothing./. He/PRP strove/VBD to/TO trace/VB some/DT resemblance,/NN to/TO awaken/VB some/DT memory/NN by/IN long/JJ gazing/VBG at/IN the/DT passionless/JJ features,/NN but/CC it/PRP was/VBD in/IN vain./NN Then/RB he/PRP turned/VBD to/TO the/DT illuminated/JJ shield./NN Every/DT line/NN was/VBD familiar/JJ to/TO him,/VB and/CC a/DT glance/NN sufficed./VBN It/PRP was/VBD identical/JJ in/IN all/DT respects/NNS with/IN the/DT arms/NNS on/IN the/DT seal./NN Of/IN this/DT he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN already/RB convinced,/VBN and/CC his/PRP$ recollection/NN had/VBD not/RB betrayed/VBN him./PRP Then/RB he/PRP placed/VBD the/DT two--the/JJ piteous/JJ photograph/NN and/CC the/DT proud/JJ blazonry--in/JJ his/PRP$ pocket-book,/NN and/CC left/VBD the/DT room./NN He/PRP went/VBD straight/RB to/TO the/DT office/NN of/IN the/DT "Evening/NN Mail"/NNP and/CC requested/VBD a/DT week's/NN leave/NN of/IN absence./DT This/DT was/VBD obtained,/RB not/RB without/IN some/DT difficulty/NN and/CC a/DT few/JJ sharp/JJ words;/NNS but/CC it/PRP was/VBD obtained,/IN which/WDT was/VBD all/DT Ffrench/JJ cared/VBD about./DT The/DT same/JJ evening/NN he/PRP took/VBD his/PRP$ place/NN on/IN the/DT Sacramento/NNP train/NN en/IN route/NN for/IN Marysville./NNP IT/NNP is/VBZ a/DT long/JJ eighteen/CD miles/NNS from/IN the/DT capital/NN of/IN Yuba/NNP County/NNP to/TO the/DT village/NN of/IN San/NNP Luis,/NNP near/IN which,/NN as/IN Gerald/NNP ascertained,/IN the/DT Ugarte/NNP ranch/NN is/VBZ situated./VBN There/EX was/VBD no/DT public/JJ conveyance/NN to/TO the/DT village,/NN but/CC Gerald/NNP found/VBD little/JJ difficulty/NN in/IN obtaining/VBG a/DT team/NN at/IN a/DT Marysville/NNP livery/NN stable,/NN pledging/VBG his/PRP$ word/NN and/CC his/PRP$ credentials/NNS as/IN an/DT "Evening/NN Mail"/NNP correspondent/NN for/IN its/PRP$ safe/JJ return./NN With/IN minute/NN instructions/NNS as/IN to/TO his/PRP$ route,/NN which/WDT resolved/VBD themselves/PRP into/IN a/DT direction/NN to/TO leave/VB Marysville/NNP by/IN the/DT south/NN and/CC keep/VB the/DT straight/JJ track/NN till/IN it/PRP went/VBD no/RB farther,/RB he/PRP started./VBD The/DT drive,/NN as/IN a/DT drive,/NN was/VBD far/RB from/IN enjoyable./DT It/PRP was/VBD near/IN the/DT close/NN of/IN the/DT long,/JJ dry/JJ California/NNP summer,/NN and/CC the/DT red/JJ dust/NN lay/VBD inches/NNS thick/JJ in/IN the/DT road,/NN whirling/VBG up/RP in/IN blinding/JJ clouds/NNS under/IN the/DT horses'/NNS feet,/NNS and/CC settling/VBG on/IN the/DT traveller's/NNS garments,/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hair,/NN in/IN his/PRP$ eyes,/NN with/IN an/DT intrusive/JJ persistence./NN Every/DT bush/NN by/IN the/DT way/NN bore/VBD on/IN arid/VBN branches/NNS a/DT burden/NN of/IN offensive/JJ particles./NN Gerald/NNP was/VBD compelled/VBN to/TO cough/VB the/DT dust/NN out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ throat/NN and/CC rub/VB it/PRP from/IN his/PRP$ eyes/NNS at/IN least/JJS a/DT dozen/NN times/NNS for/IN every/DT mile/NN of/IN that/DT weary/JJ journey,/NN and/CC the/DT level/NN red/JJ track/NN stretched/VBD for/IN six/CD long/JJ leagues/NNS across/IN the/DT parched/VBN tule/JJ lands/NNS of/IN Yuba./NNP It/PRP was/VBD growing/VBG dusk/NN as/IN young/JJ Ffrench/NN drove/VBD into/IN San/NNP Luis./NNP The/DT village/NN consisted/VBD of/IN a/DT plaza--four/NN rows/NNS of/IN irregularly/RB built/VBN houses,/NN with/IN wide/JJ intervals/NNS between/IN them,/PRP all/DT fronting/VBG on/IN a/DT large/JJ dusty/JJ square./NN The/DT buildings/NNS were/VBD of/IN wood,/NNS some/DT painted/VBD a/DT staring/VBG white,/, some/DT displaying/VBG the/DT natural/JJ tints/NNS of/IN the/DT discolored/VBN timber./NN There/EX might/MD have/VB been/VBN two/CD score/NN of/IN them/PRP in/IN all./DT One,/NNP dignified/VBD by/IN a/DT broad/JJ veranda,/NN was/VBD labelled/VBN "Hotel,"/JJ and,/NNS on/IN the/DT opposite/JJ side/NN of/IN the/DT plaza,/NN above/IN a/DT door,/NN swung/VBD a/DT rudely/JJ painted/JJ sign,/NN representing/VBG two/CD drunken/JJ men/NNS endeavoring/VBG to/TO 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against/IN the/DT pump./NN "It's/NNS somewhere/RB near/IN here,/PRP isn't/RB it?""'Pends/. on/IN what/WP yer/NN call/NN near,"/RB said/VBD the/DT individual/JJ addressed,/NN bringing/VBG one/CD hand/NN and/CC a/DT huge/JJ twist/NN of/IN tobacco/NN into/IN sight./NN He/PRP gnawed/VBD a/DT piece/NN from/IN the/DT mass/NN and/CC then/RB cast/VBD a/DT critical/JJ eye/NN over/IN Gerald's/NNP equipage./NN "Ye've/NN come/VBP a/DT right/RB smart/JJ piece/NN I'm/IN thinking?""From/IN Marysville,"/NNP answered/VBD Ffrench./NNP "Ay,/NNP them/PRP plugs/VBD shows/NNS it,"/IN remarked/VBD the/DT man,/NN and/CC relapsed/VBD into/IN silence./NN "Can't/NN you/PRP tell/VBP me/PRP where/WRB the/DT Ugarte/NNP ranch/NN is?"/VBZ repeated/VBN Gerald,/NNP after/IN a/DT moment's/NN silence./NN "Who'd/NNP yer/NNP wan/VBD ter/NN see/VBP there?/DT Vincenza?"/NNP asked/VBD the/DT other./NNP It/PRP was/VBD at/IN the/DT tip/NN of/IN Gerald's/NNP tongue/NN to/TO tell/VB the/DT fellow/NN to/TO mind/VB his/PRP$ own/JJ business,/NN but/CC he/PRP restrained/VBD himself./PRP "Yes,/JJ Vincenza,"/NNP he/PRP answered./VBD "Wal,/NNP let's/POS see!/NN Yer/RB take/VB that/IN there/EX road/NN running/VBG out/RB by/IN the/DT corner,/NN and/CC keep/VB the/DT sun/NN at/IN yer/NN back/RB till/IN yer/RB get/VB ter/IN the/DT foot/NN of/IN the/DT mesa--""How/JJ far/RB is/VBZ it?"/VBN interrupted/VBN Gerald,/NNP to/TO whom/WP this/DT elaborate/JJ direction/NN suggested/VBD distance./RB "Matter/RB o'/IN twelve/CD miles,"/NNS replied/VBD the/DT other,/JJ indifferently./NN Ffrench/NN cast/VBD a/DT look/NN of/IN despair/NN at/IN his/PRP$ weary/JJ horses./NN It/PRP was/VBD evidently/RB impossible/JJ to/TO take/VB them/PRP much/RB further,/RB and/CC besides,/IN night/NN was/VBD falling./VBG "Twelve/NNP miles!"/NNS he/PRP said./VBD "I'll/RB have/VB to/TO wait/VB till/IN to-morrow.""Ay,/DT do,/NN stranger,"/NN cried/VBD the/DT other,/JJ brightening/NN up/IN into/IN a/DT faint/JJ show/NN of/IN interest./NN "Put/NN yer/NN team/NN up/RB at/IN the/DT livery/NN stable,/NN get/VBP a/DT shake-down/NN for/IN yourself/PRP at/IN the/DT hotel,/NN and/CC come/VB over/RB to/TO Los/NNP Dos/NNP Amigos/NNP after/IN supper./VBG I'll/NNP scare/NN yer/NN up/IN a/DT game/NN of/IN monte,/NNS or/CC somethin',/NN to/TO keep/VB yer/NN amoosed,/NN or/CC I'll/NNP bust/NN trying."Without/IN committing/VBG himself/PRP to/TO any/DT acknowledgment/NN of/IN this/DT hospitable/JJ proposition,/NN Gerald/NNP drove/VBD slowly/RB across/IN the/DT plaza/NN toward/IN the/DT stable./NN A/DT horsy/NN looking/VBG young/JJ fellow,/NN who/WP stood/VBD before/IN the/DT entrance/NN chewing/VBG a/DT straw,/NN came/VBD forward/RB and,/RB to/TO Ffrench's/NNP intense/JJ astonishment,/JJ accosted/VBN him/PRP by/IN name,/NN and/CC in/IN the/DT broad,/JJ familiar/JJ dialect/NN of/IN Western/JJ Leinster./NNP "May/NNP I/PRP never/RB ate/VBD another/DT bit/NN if/IN it/PRP isn't/RB Masther/NNP Gerald/NNP Ffrench,"/NNP he/PRP said./VBD "Well,/NNP well,/, well,/RB but/CC it's/RB good/JJ for/IN sore/JJ eyes/NNS to/TO see/VB ye./NNP Come/VB out/RP here,/RB Steve,/NNP and/CC take/VB the/DT team./NN Jump/NNP down,/, Masther/NNP Gerald,/NNP an'/JJS stretch/NN yer/NN legs/NNS a/DT bit./NN It's/IN kilt/NN ye/PRP are/VBP entirely."A/JJ swarthy/JJ little/JJ Mexican/JJ appeared/VBD as/IN Gerald/NNP alighted/JJ and/CC led/VBD the/DT tired/JJ horses/NNS into/IN the/DT stable./NN Then/RB the/DT young/JJ journalist/NN took/VBD a/DT good/JJ look/NN at/IN theman/NN who/WP seemed/VBD to/TO know/VB him/PRP so/RB well,/RB and/CC endeavored,/VBD as/IN the/DT phrase/NN goes,/NN to/TO "place/VB him."The/PRP face/NN seemed/VBD familiar--a/JJ sharp,/NNS thin,/VBP close-shaven/JJ face,/NN with/IN small,/JJ gray/JJ eyes,/NNS and/CC bushy,/JJ black/JJ brows,/NN and/CC about/IN the/DT cheeks/NNS and/CC chin/NN that/IN peculiar/JJ blue/JJ tint/NN which/WDT is/VBZ the/DT silent/JJ protest/NN of/IN a/DT banished/VBN beard./NN He/PRP felt/VBD he/PRP had/VBD seen/VBN the/DT man/NN more/RBR than/IN once,/RB but/CC where,/WP or/CC when,/CD or/CC under/IN what/WP circumstances/NNS he/PRP could/MD not/RB for/IN the/DT moment/NN determine./VBZ The/DT other/JJ did/VBD not/RB leave/VB him/PRP long/RB in/IN doubt./NN "Ye/NN don't/RB mind/VB me,/PRP yer/NN honor,/NN an'/NN how/WRB wud/JJ ye?/NNS But/CC I/PRP mind/RB yerself/IN well./PRP Sure/JJ it's/RB often/RB I/PRP druv/VBP ye/PRP and/CC Mr./NNP Edward,/NNP too./, I/PRP used/VBD to/TO wurruk/VB for/IN Mr./NNP Ross,/NNP o'/IN Mullingar./NNP I/PRP was/VBD Denny,/NNP the/DT post-boy--Dennis/NN Driscoll,/NNP yer/NNP honor;/NNS sure/JJ ye/PRP must/MD know/VB me.""Oh,/PRP yes,/NN to/TO be/VB sure;/JJ I/PRP remember,"/VBP said/VBD Gerald,/NNP as/IN recollection/NN slowly/RB dawned/VBD upon/IN him./PRP "But/IN who'd/WP have/VBP thought/VBN of/IN finding/VBG you/PRP in/IN a/DT place/NN like/IN this?/DT I/PRP didn't/VBD even/RB know/VB you/PRP had/VBD left/VBN Ross's/NNP stables.""Six,/NN sivin/IN months/NNS ago,/IN yer/NN honor.""And/NN have/VBP you/PRP been/VBN here/RB ever/RB since?/IN I/PRP hope/VBP you/PRP are/VBP doing/VBG well,"/RB asked/VBN Gerald./NNP "Iver/NNP since,/IN sor;/JJ an'/NN doin'/NN finely,/NNS wid/VBD the/DT blessin'/NN o'/IN God./NNP I/PRP own/VBP that/DT place,"/NN pointing/VBG to/TO the/DT stable,/NN "an'/NN four/CD as/IN good/JJ turnouts/NNS as/IN ye'd/JJ ax/NN to/TO sit/VB behind.""I'm/IN glad/JJ of/IN it,"/PRP cried/VBD Gerald,/NNP heartily./VBD "I/RB like/IN to/TO hear/VB of/IN the/DT boys/NNS from/IN the/DT old/JJ neighborhood/NN doing/VBG well.""Won't/RB ye/PRP step/VB inside,/RB sor,/RB and/CC thry/VB a/DT dhrop/NN o'/IN something?/NN ye/PRP must/MD be/VB choked/VBN intirely/RB wid/VBD the/DT dust.""I/JJ don't/NN care/NN if/IN I/PRP do,"/VBP answered/VBN Gerald./NNP "I/NNP feel/VBP pretty/RB much/RB as/IN if/IN I'd/NNP swallowed/VBD a/DT lime-kiln."A/JJ minute/NN later/RB the/DT two/CD were/VBD seated/VBN in/IN Denny's/NNP own/JJ particular/JJ room,/NN where/WRB Gerald/NNP washed/VBD the/DT dust/NN from/IN his/PRP$ throat/NN with/IN some/DT capital/NN bottled/VBN beer,/NN while/IN his/PRP$ host/NN paid/VBD attention/NN to/TO a/DT large/JJ demijohn,/NN which/WDT contained,/VBD as/IN he/PRP informed/VBD the/DT journalist/NN in/IN an/DT impressive/JJ whisper,/NN "close/VBD on/IN to/TO a/DT gallon/NN o'/IN the/DT raal/JJ ould/NN stuff.""And/NN how/WRB did/VBD you/PRP get/VB such/JJ a/DT start?"/NN inquired/VBD Gerald,/NNP with/IN some/DT curiosity./NN "I/NN didn't/VBD even/RB know/VB you/PRP were/VBD going/VBG to/TO America,/NNP and/CC I/PRP think/VBP you/PRP drove/VBD me/PRP once/RB at/IN least/JJS while/IN I/PRP was/VBD at/IN home/NN last/JJ winter.""I/NN did,/VBD sor;/JJ an'/NN it's/RB little/RB I/PRP thought/VBD o'/IN goin'/NNS to/TO Ameriky/NNP thin,/, an'/NN as/IN for/IN this/DT little/JJ contimptuous/JJ place,/NN I'd/NNP niver/NN heerd/NN tell/VBP of/IN it./PRP It's/IN a/DT quare/NN story.""Suppose/NN you/PRP tell/VBP it/PRP me,"/, said/VBD Gerald,/NNP pouring/VBG out/RP a/DT fresh/JJ supply/NN of/IN beer./NN The/DT other/JJ held/VBD the/DT demijohn/NN in/IN an/DT affectionateembrace,/JJ as/IN though/IN it/PRP were/VBD a/DT valued/VBN friend,/NN while/IN he/PRP tilted/VBD a/DT fair/JJ amount/NN of/IN whiskey/NN into/IN his/PRP$ glass./NN "A/IN quare/NN story,"/NNS repeated/VBN Denny;/NNP "an'/NN if/IN I/PRP was/VBD in/IN ould/NN Ireland,/NNP divil/IN an/DT open/JJ wud/NN I/PRP open/VBP me/PRP mouth/NN about/IN it;/PRP but/CC here,/RB in/IN these/DT outlandish/JJ parts,/NNS what/WP odds/NNS does/VBZ it/PRP make?/VB There/EX was/VBD a/DT foreign/JJ jintleman/NN thravellin'/NN in/IN Ireland/NNP last/JJ winter"---"Was/NN his/PRP$ name/NN Vincenza?"/NNP inquired/VBD Gerald,/NNP starting/VBG from/IN his/PRP$ seat/NN as/IN the/DT possibilities/NNS of/IN the/DT coming/VBG revelation/NN were/VBD borne/VBN in/IN upon/IN him./PRP$ "That/NN was/VBD his/PRP$ name,"/NN answered/VBD Denny,/NNP "though/IN I/PRP didn't/RB know/VBP it/PRP at/IN the/DT time./NN Is/VBZ yer/RB honor/VB acquainted/VBN wid/JJ him?""Yes--no--I/NNS have/VBP met/VBN him,"/PRP said/VBD Gerald,/NNP angry/JJ at/IN himself/PRP at/IN having/VBG allowed/VBN the/DT exclamation/NN to/TO escape/VB him./PRP "But/IN what/WP has/VBZ he/PRP to/TO do/VB with/IN your/PRP$ being/VBG here?""Everything,"/RB answered/VBN Denny,/NNP with/IN a/DT grin./NN "He's/IN a/DT great/JJ rich/JJ jintleman/NN an'/NN owns/VBZ all/PDT the/DT land/NN round/RB here/RB for/IN moiles./PRP He/PRP brot/VBD me/PRP up/RP here/RB wid/JJ him,/NN an'/NN bought/VBD me/PRP these/DT turnouts/NNS an'/RB set/VBD me/PRP up/RP in/IN business.""That/NN was/VBD very/RB kind/NN of/IN him,"/NN commented/VBD Gerald;/NNP "it/NN isn't/IN every/DT gentleman/NN you/PRP drive/VBP does/VBZ as/RB much/RB for/IN you.""It/PRP isn't/RB ivery/RB jintleman/NN I/PRP dhrive/VBP puts/VBZ as/IN quare/NN ajob/NN on/IN me/PRP as/IN he/PRP done./VBD Now,/RB listen,/VB Masther/NNP Gerald,/NNP an'/CC tell/VB me/PRP what/WP ye/PRP think/VBP o'/IN this."/DT Denny/NNP moistened/VBD his/PRP$ lips/NNS with/IN a/DT few/JJ drops/NNS of/IN the/DT "ould/NN stuff,"/NN cleared/VBD his/PRP$ throat,/NN and/CC proceeded./VBN "The/DT jintleman--Mr./NNP Vincenza,/NNP as/IN I/PRP know/VBP him/PRP to/TO be/VB now--was/JJ thravellin'/NN wid/VBD his/PRP$ sister,/NN as/IN purty/NN a/DT young/JJ lady/NN as/IN iver/NN I/PRP seen,/VBD an'/IN they/PRP cum/VBP to/TO Mullingar/NNP on/IN the/DT evenin'/NN thrain/NN from/IN Dublin,/NNP last/JJ January/NNP it/PRP was./VBD I/PRP was/VBD at/IN the/DT station/NN wid/VBD Mr./NNP Ross's/NNP close/RB carriage,/VBD for/IN it/PRP was/VBD a/DT rainy/NN night,/NN waitin'/NN for/IN any/DT fare/NN I/PRP might/MD pick/VB up/RP off/IN o'/IN the/DT train./NN Mr./NNP Vincenza/NNP comes/VBZ up/RP to/TO me/PRP an'/IN he/PRP sez,/VBD sez/VBN he,/PRP 'D'ye/PRP know/VBP where'/WRB Drim/NNP is,/VBZ me/PRP boy?'/JJ 'Why/JJ not,/NN sir?'/NNS sez/VBP I,/NNP as/IN why/WRB shouldn't/MD I./NN Wid/JJ that/IN he/PRP wint/VBD back/RB and/CC brot/VBD the/DT young/JJ lady/NN out/IN o'/IN the/DT station./NN She/PRP was/VBD donny/JJ and/CC wakely,/VB it/PRP seemed,/VB an'/NN she/PRP kept/VBD a/DT lanin'/NN on/IN his/PRP$ arrum./NN The/DT two/CD were/VBD colloquin'/NN together/RB in/IN some/DT foreign/JJ lingo/NN I/PRP knew/VBD nothing/NN about,/RB but/CC it/PRP was/VBD plain/JJ to/TO be/VB seen/VBN that/IN she/PRP was/VBD hell-bent/JJ to/TO go/VB to/TO Drim,/NNP an'/IN he/PRP wanted/VBD to/TO stay/VB in/IN Mullingar/NNP that/IN night./NN Well,/NNP to/TO mek/VB a/DT long/JJ story/NN short,/IN she/PRP had/VBD her/PRP$ way,/NN and/CC they/PRP got/VBD into/IN the/DT carriage,/NN he/PRP helpin'/VBD her,/PRP for/IN he/PRP was/VBD mighty/JJ tinder/NN of/IN her./PRP$ I/PRP started/VBD an'/RB druv/VBN along/IN middlin'/NN aisy,/NN an'/NN whin/IN I/PRP was/VBD about/IN a/DT mile/NN on/IN t'other/JJ side/NN o'/IN Kinnegad/NNP I/PRP heerd/VBD some/DT one/CD callin'/NN to/TO me/PRP out/IN o'/IN the/DT carriage,/NN 'Stop,/. dhriver,/. stop!'/VBD so/RB I/PRP pulled/VBD up/RB and/CC the/DT jintle-man/NN opened/VBD the/DT dure/NN and/CC got/VBD out./RP Sez/NNP he,/, 'Get/. down/RP driver,'/VB sez/NNS he,/IN 'me/JJ sister's/JJ tuk/NN very/RB bad.'/RB That's/IN the/DT way/NN I/PRP come/VBP to/TO know/VB she/PRP was/VBD his/PRP$ sister./NN Before/IN that/WDT I/PRP tuk/VBP thim/PRP for/IN husban'/NN an'/NN wife./NN Well,/IN she/PRP was/VBD mortial/JJ bad,/JJ surely--wake/JJ an'/NN faint,/RB an'/RB roll-in'/, her/PRP$ eyes/NNS terrible./. I'd/NN unhooked/VBN wan/JJ o'/IN the/DT carriage/NN lamps/NNS an'/RB held/VBD it/PRP for/IN light./NN Well,/NNP to/TO mek/VB a/DT long/JJ story/NN short,/RB she/PRP died/VBD thin/JJ an'/NN there,/, an'/NN I/PRP was/VBD that/DT scared/VBN I/PRP didn't/RB know/VB which/WDT side/NN o'/IN me/PRP was/VBD uppermost./RB The/DT jintleman/NN tuk/NN on/IN terrible,/NN an'/NN kissed/VBD her/PRP dead/JJ face,/NN an'/NN called/VBD her/PRP all/DT sorts/NNS o'/IN soft/JJ names/NNS in/IN his/PRP$ foreign/JJ lingo./NN At/IN last/JJ he/PRP straightens/VBZ up,/RB an'/IN he/PRP sez/VBD to/TO me,/VB 'Dhriver,'/JJ sez/NNS he,/, 'this/PRP is/VBZ a/DT bad/JJ business.'/NNS 'Ye're/. right,/NN sir,/NN it/PRP is,'/VBZ sez/VBN I./NN 'I/. was/VBD afraid/JJ of/IN somethin'/NN like/IN this,'/DT sez/NN he,/NN 'she/, had/VBD heart/NN disease/NN an'/NN it's/VBD killed/VBN her.'/IN 'It's/JJ a/DT mortial/JJ pity/NN thin,/NN sir,'/IN sez/NNS I,/. for/IN her/PRP$ face/NN was/VBD as/IN calm/JJ and/CC paceful/JJ as/IN an/DT angel's,/NN an'/NN she/PRP luked/VBD beautiful/JJ in/IN the/DT lamp-light./NN Wid/NN that/IN he/PRP fell/VBD to/TO cryin'/VB an'/NN kissin'/NN her/PRP agen,/NN an'/NN then/RB he/PRP sez,/VBD sez/VBN he,/PRP 'D'ye/PRP know/VBP of/IN any/DT undertaker/NN in/IN the/DT neighborhood/NN where/WRB we/PRP cud/VBD git/JJ a/DT coffin/NN for/IN the/DT poor/JJ thing?'/NNS sez/VBD he./PRP 'I/. do/VB sir,'/RB sez/VB I;/NNP for/IN I/PRP thought/VBD o'/IN Fergus/NNP Farrell,/NNP just/RB outside/IN o'/IN the/DT town/NN o'/IN Kinnegad,/NNP not/RB half/PDT a/DT mile/NN from/IN where/WRB we/PRP was/VBD that/IN minit.""Fergus/JJ Farrell!"/NNP interrupted/VBD Gerald./NNP "Did/VBD you/PRP get/VB that/DT coffin/NN from/IN him?""We/PRP did/VBD that,/DT sor;/NN from/IN no/DT one/CD else.""The/RB confounded/VBN liar,"/NN muttered/VBD Ffrench,/NNP for/IN the/DT aforesaid/NN Farrell/NNP was/VBD one/CD of/IN those/DT whom/WP he/PRP had/VBD cross-questioned/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ canvass/NN of/IN the/DT Westmeath/NNP undertakers;/NN but/CC Denny's/NNP story/NN had/VBD reached/VBN an/DT interesting/JJ point,/NN so/IN Gerald/NNP only/RB spared/VBD time/NN for/IN a/DT single/JJ malediction,/NN and/CC then/RB urged/VBD the/DT other/JJ to/TO proceed./DT "We/NN found/VBD Farrell,/NNP sir,/NN an',/NNS after/IN a/DT bit/NN of/IN a/DT talk/NN betune/IN the/DT foreign/JJ jintleman/NN an'/NN himself,/IN a/DT coffin/NN was/VBD brot/VBN out/RP an'/IN the/DT young/JJ lady/NN was/VBD put/VBN in/IN it./DT The/DT jintleman/NN tuk/VBD his/PRP$ knife/NN an'/NN ripped/VBD somethin'/NN off/IN the/DT bag/NN she/PRP wore/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ side,/NN and/CC then/RB Farrell/NNP nailed/VBD the/DT coffin/NN down./NN It/PRP 'ud/MD do/VB full/JJ as/IN well,/RB he/PRP said,/VBD an'/IN it/PRP 'ud/MD take/VB a/DT long/JJ time/NN to/TO screw/VB it./PRP Then/RB the/DT jintleman/NN gave/VBD Fergus/NNP money--a/JJ whole/JJ fistful/JJ o'/IN notes--an'/NN I/PRP thought/VBD it/PRP was/VBD a/DT big/JJ price/NN for/IN a/DT coffin,/NN but/CC I/PRP sed/VBD nothin'./DT They/PRP put/VBD it/PRP on/IN the/DT dhrivin/NN sate,/NN becase/IN they/PRP cudn't/RB get/VBP it/PRP inside./, I/PRP didn't/VBD like/IN it/PRP much,/, but/CC the/DT jintleman/NN sed/VBD I/PRP should/MD be/VB well/RB ped--and/JJ so,/NN you/PRP see,/VBP I/PRP was./VBD 'Where/JJ to/TO now,/DT sir,'/JJ sez/NN I./NN 'To/. Drim/NNP Churchyard,'/NNP sez/VBD he,/PRP an'/DT off/RP I/PRP went./VBD I/PRP thought/VBD it/PRP was/VBD mighty/JJ quare,/NN the/DT whole/JJ thing,/NN but/CC it/PRP was/VBD the/DT best/JJS o'/IN me/PRP play/VBP to/TO say/VB nothin'./DT Whin/IN we/PRP got/VBD to/TO Drim,/VB I/PRP druv/VBP in/IN be/VB the/DT lower/JJR road;/NN it/PRP was/VBD close/RB onto/IN midnight/NN be/VB that/IN time,/NN an'/NN we/PRP lifted/VBD the/DT coffin/NN over/IN the/DT wall/NN where/WRB the/DT steps/NNS is,/VBP an'/RB set/VBN itamong/IN the/DT grass/NN a/DT little/JJ back./NN Then/RB the/DT jintleman/NN knelt/VBD down/RP by/IN it/PRP in/IN the/DT wet/JJ and/CC done/VBN a/DT little/JJ prayin',/NN I/PRP judge,/VBP and/CC he/PRP got/VBD up/RP an'/NN sez,/NN 'She'll/. rest/NN there/EX where/WRB she/PRP wished/VBD to/TO rest,'/VB and/CC then/RB we/PRP went/VBD back/RB to/TO the/DT carriage./NN 'Aren't/VBP ye/PRP goin'/NNS to/TO bury/VB her,/PRP$ sir,'/JJ sez/NN I./NN 'No,'/. he/PRP sez,/VBD 'others/NNS must/MD do/VB that./DT I/PRP have/VBP no/DT time,'/NNS an'/RB wid/VBD that/IN he/PRP climbed/VBD up/RP on/IN the/DT box/NN nixt/NN to/TO me,/VB though/IN it/PRP was/VBD pourin'/NN rain./NN 'Back/. to/TO Mullingar,'/NNP he/PRP sez,/VBD an'/RB away/RB we/PRP druv./VBP Well,/IN the/DT whole/JJ way/NN he/PRP was/VBD tellin'/VBG me/PRP what/WP an'/NN illegant/JJ place/NN Ameriky/NNP is,/, an'/NN how/WRB he/PRP was/VBD goin'/VBN straight/RB back,/RB an'/DT wouldn't/MD I/PRP like/IN to/TO come./VB There/EX was/VBD no/DT end/NN to/TO what/WP he/PRP was/VBD goin'/VBG to/TO do/VB for/IN me./PRP He/PRP swore/VBD a/DT big/JJ oath/NN there/EX was/VBD nothin'/NN wrong/JJ in/IN this/DT night's/NN wurruk,/NN that/IN he/PRP loved/VBD his/PRP$ sister/NN better/RBR nor/CC his/PRP$ life,/NN an'/NN that/WDT he'd/VBD done/VBN all/DT he/PRP had/VBD done/VBN becase/IN it/PRP was/VBD her/PRP$ last/JJ wish./NN Well,/NNP to/TO mek/VB a/DT long/JJ story/NN short,/NN before/IN we/PRP got/VBD to/TO Mullingar/NNP I/PRP was/VBD hot/JJ to/TO go/VB back/RB wid/JJ him/PRP to/TO Ameriky./NNP He/PRP said/VBD we/PRP must/MD start/VB at/IN wanst,/JJ but/CC that/IN med/VBN no/DT odds/NNS to/TO me,/NNS for/IN I'd/NNP none/NN belongin'/IN to/TO me./PRP Well,/IN he/PRP got/VBD off/RP at/IN the/DT railway/NN station,/NN an'/NN towld/TO me/PRP to/TO come/VB to/TO him/PRP there/RB as/RB soon/RB as/IN I'd/NNP druv/NN back/RB the/DT carriage;/NN an'/NN he/PRP ped/VBD a/DT good/JJ price/NN for/IN his/PRP$ dhrive./NN Well,/IN I/PRP guv/VBP in/IN the/DT carriage,/NN and/CC towld/NN the/DT masther/NN that/IN I/PRP was/VBD goin'/VBG away/RB for/IN a/DT few/JJ days,/NN an'/IN then/RB I/PRP kem/VBP to/TO the/DT station./NN We/PRP tuk/VBD the/DT early/JJ mornin'/NN thrain/NN for/IN Ath-lone,/NNP an'/NN from/IN that/DT down/IN to/TO Queenstown,/NNP where/WRB we/PRP caught/VBD the/DT steamer/NN the/DT very/RB same/JJ day./NN An'/NNP I'm/NNP doin'/NN well/RB here,/, an'/NNS have/VBP niver/RB regritted/VBN comin'.""A/DT very/RB curious/JJ story,/NN indeed,/NN Denny,"/NNP said/VBD Gerald./NNP "Do/IN you/PRP remember/VBP what/WP day/NN of/IN the/DT week/NN all/RB this/DT happened?""I/NN do/VBP sir,/NN for/IN it/PRP was/VBD a/DT Tuesday/NNP night/NN we/PRP left/VBD the/DT young/JJ lady/NN in/IN Drim,/NNP an'/IN we/PRP tuk/VBP the/DT Wednesday's/NNP steamer/NN at/IN Queenstown.""So,"/NNP reflected/VBD Gerald,/NNP "they/PRP were/VBD on/IN the/DT broad/JJ Atlantic/NNP when/WRB I/PRP saw/VBD the/DT coffin/NN among/IN the/DT grass/NN that/IN Wednesday/NNP evening.""Denny,"/NN resumed/VBD Ffrench,/NNP after/IN a/DT short/JJ silence,/NN during/IN which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD written/VBN a/DT few/JJ lines/NNS on/IN his/PRP$ card,/NN "couldn't/IN your/PRP$ helper--what/WP do/VBP you/PRP call/VB him?""I/PRP call/VB him/PRP Steve,/NNP sor,/NN for/IN short,/NNS but/CC his/PRP$ real/JJ name/NN is/VBZ Stefano.""Well,/NNP couldn't/IN he/PRP ride/VB over/RB to/TO the/DT Ugarte/NNP ranch/NN and/CC give/VB this/DT card/NN of/IN mine/NN to/TO Señor/NNP Vincenza?""Why/NNP not,/, sor--but/JJ wait/NN now./. Ye're/RBR not/RB goin'/NN to/TO tell/VB Mr./NNP Vincenza/NNP all/DT I've/NN towld/NN ye,/NN sor,/NN for/IN he's/NNS kept/VBD his/PRP$ wurrud/NN be/VB me,/VBN an'/IN I'd/NNP ha/WP kep/VBD mine/PRP be/VB him/PRP an'/IN niver/NN whispered/VBD all/PDT this/DT only,/JJ ye/PRP see,/VBP it/PRP was/VBD a/DT quare/NN thing,/NN an'/NN it/PRP bothered/VBD me,/PRP an'/RB bein'/RB as/IN I/PRP have/VBP a/DT great/JJ rispict/NN for/IN yer/NN family,/NN Mr./NNP Ffrench/NNP an'---""Make/. your/PRP$ mind/NN quite/RB easy,/JJ Denny,"/NNP said/VBD Ger-ald./NNP "You've/NN done/VBN no/DT harm/NN in/IN telling/VBG me/PRP this./DT As/IN you/PRP say,/VBP it/PRP happened/VBD in/IN Ireland/NNP and/CC this/DT is/VBZ California./NNP I/PRP came/VBD out/RP on/IN purpose/NN to/TO see/VB Mr./NNP Vincenza--here,/NNP I'll/NNP read/VBD you/PRP my/PRP$ card./NN All/RB it/PRP says/VBZ is,/IN "Please/NN come/VBN over/IN to/TO San/NNP Luis/NNP as/RB soon/RB as/IN possible;/JJ most/RBS important/JJ business."Half/NN an/DT hour/NN later/RB a/DT mustang/NN loped/VBN out/IN of/IN the/DT square/NN and/CC vanished/VBN in/IN a/DT cloud/NN of/IN dust./NN Stefano/NNP was/VBD in/IN the/DT saddle/NN and/CC he/PRP carried/VBD Ffrench's/JJ card/NN in/IN his/PRP$ pocket./NN Señor/NNP Vincenza/NNP appeared/VBD the/DT following/VBG morning/NN just/RB as/IN Gerald/NNP had/VBD finished/VBN breakfast./NN The/DT ranchero/NN remembered/VBD the/DT representative/NN of/IN the/DT "Evening/NN Mail"/NNP and/CC greeted/VBD him/PRP cordially,/JJ expressing/VBG his/PRP$ surprise/NN at/IN Gerald's/NNP presence/NN in/IN that/DT part/NN of/IN the/DT country./NN The/DT Spaniard/NNP evidently/RB imagined/VBD that/IN this/DT unexpected/JJ visit/NN had/VBD some/DT bearing/NN on/IN the/DT recently/RB decided/VBN law-suit,/NNS but/CC the/DT other's/JJ first/JJ words/NNS dispelled/VBD the/DT illusion./NN "Señor/IN Vincenza,"/NNP Ffrench/NNP said,/VBD "I/PRP have/VBP heard/VBN a/DT very/RB strange/JJ story/NN about/IN your/PRP$ sister,/NN and/CC I/PRP have/VBP come/VBN to/TO ask/VB you/PRP for/IN an/DT explanation/NN of/IN it."The/DT young/JJ Spaniard/NNP changed/VBD color/NN and/CC looked/VBD uneasily/RB at/IN the/DT journalist./NN "What/RB do/VBP you/PRP mean?"/VB he/PRP asked./VBD "I/PRP do/VBP not/RB understand/VB you./PRP My/PRP$ sister/NN is/VBZ in/IN Europe.""Yes,"/NNP answered/VBD Gerald,/NNP "she/NNP is/VBZ in/IN Europe--in/NNP Ireland--she/NNP fills/VBZ a/DT nameless/JJ grave/NN in/IN Drim/NNP Churchyard."Vincenza/NNP leaped/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ feet,/NNS and/CC the/DT cigarette/NN he/PRP had/VBD lighted/VBN dropped/VBN from/IN his/PRP$ fingers./NN They/PRP were/VBD in/IN Gerald's/NNP room/NN at/IN the/DT hotel,/NN and/CC the/DT young/JJ man/NN had/VBD placed/VBN his/PRP$ visitor/NN so/RB that/IN the/DT table/NN was/VBD between/IN them./PRP He/PRP suspected/VBD that/IN he/PRP might/MD have/VB to/TO deal/VB with/IN a/DT desperate/JJ man./NN Vincenza/NNP leaned/VBD over/IN the/DT narrow/JJ table,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ breath/NN blew/VBD hot/JJ in/IN Ffrench's/JJ face/NN as/IN he/PRP hissed:/NNS "Carrambo!/IN What/WP do/VBP you/PRP mean?/VB How/WRB much/RB do/VB you/PRP know?""I/VB know/VB everything./DT I/PRP know/VBP how/WRB she/PRP died/VBD in/IN the/DT carriage/NN on/RP your/PRP$ way/NN from/IN Mullingar,/NNP how/WRB you/PRP purchased/VBD a/DT coffin/NN and/CC bribed/VBD the/DT Kinnegad/NNP undertaker/NN to/TO silence;/VB how/WRB you/PRP laid/VBD her,/PRP in/IN the/DT dead/JJ of/IN night,/NN among/IN the/DT weeds/NNS in/IN the/DT graveyard;/NN how/WRB you/PRP cut/VBD her/PRP$ name/NN from/IN the/DT chatelaine/NN bag,/NN and/CC did/VBD all/RB in/IN your/PRP$ power/NN to/TO hide/VB her/PRP$ identity./NN Do/VB you/PRP recognize/VB that/IN photograph;/NNS have/VBP you/PRP ever/RB seen/VBD that/DT coat/NN of/IN arms/NNS before?"/IN and/CC Ffrench/NNP drew/VBD the/DT two/CD cards/NNS from/IN his/PRP$ pocket/NN and/CC offered/VBD them/PRP to/TO Vincenza./NNP The/DT Spaniard/NNP brushed/VBD them/PRP impatiently/RB aside/RB and/CC crouched/VBD for/IN a/DT moment/NN as/IN if/IN to/TO spring./VB Gerald/NNP never/RB took/VBD his/PRP$ eyes/NNS off/IN him,/JJ and/CC presently/RB the/DT other/JJ straightened/VBD up,/IN and,/DT sinking/VBG into/IN the/DT chair/NN behindhim,/IN attempted/VBN to/TO roll/VB a/DT cigarette./NN But/CC his/PRP$ hand/NN trembled/VBD and/CC half/PDT the/DT tobacco/NN was/VBD spilled/VBN on/IN the/DT floor./NN "You/PRP know/VBP a/DT great/JJ deal,/NN Mr./NNP Gerald/NNP Ffrench./NNP Do/VBP you/PRP accuse/VB me/PRP of/IN my/PRP$ sister's/JJ murder?""No,"/NN answered/VBD Gerald./NNP "She/NNP died/VBD from/IN natural/JJ causes./. But/CC I/PRP do/VBP accuse/VB you/PRP of/IN fraudulently/RB withholding/VBG this/DT property/NN from/IN its/PRP$ rightful/JJ owners,/NN and/CC of/IN acting/VBG on/IN a/DT 'power/JJR of/IN attorney'/NNS which/WDT has/VBZ been/VBN cancelled/VBN by/IN the/DT death/NN of/IN the/DT giver."There/NNP was/VBD a/DT moment's/JJ silence,/NN broken/VBN only/RB by/IN a/DT muttered/VBD oath/NN from/IN Vincenza/NNP as/IN he/PRP threw/VBD the/DT unfinished/JJ cigarette/NN to/TO the/DT ground,/NN and/CC began/VBD to/TO roll/VB another--this/DT time/NN with/IN better/JJR success./NN It/PRP was/VBD not/RB till/IN it/PRP was/VBD fairly/RB alight/JJ that/IN he/PRP spoke/VBD again./RB "Listen/VB to/TO me,/VB young/JJ man,"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD "and/CC then/RB judge/VB me/PRP as/IN you/PRP hope/VBP to/TO be/VB judged/VBN hereafter--with/RB mercy./. My/PRP$ sister/NN was/VBD very/RB dear/JJ to/TO me--I/JJ loved/VBN her--oh,/CC God,/IN how/WRB I/PRP loved/VBD her!"/RP His/PRP$ voice/NN broke/VBD and/CC Gerald,/NNP recalling/VBG certain/JJ details/NNS in/IN Denny's/NNP narrative,/, felt/VBD that/IN the/DT Spaniard/NNP was/VBD speaking/VBG the/DT truth./NN It/PRP was/VBD nearly/RB a/DT minute/NN before/IN Vincenza/NNP recovered/VBD his/PRP$ self-command/NN and/CC resumed./VBN "Yes,/IN we/PRP were/VBD very/RB dear/JJ to/TO each/DT other;/JJ brought/VBD up/RP as/IN brother/NN and/CC sister,/NN how/WRB could/MD we/PRP fail/VB to/TO be?/VB But/CC her/PRP$ father/NN never/RB liked/VBD me,/NNS and/CC he/PRP placed/VBD re-strictions/NNS upon/IN the/DT fortune/NN he/PRP left/VBD her/PRP so/RB that/IN it/PRP could/MD never/RB come/VB to/TO me./PRP My/PRP$ mother--our/NN mother--had/NN died/VBD some/DT years/NNS before./, Well,/NNP Catalina/NNP was/VBD wealthy;/IN I/PRP was/VBD a/DT pauper,/NN but/CC that/IN made/VBD no/DT difference/NN while/IN she/PRP lived./VBD We/PRP were/VBD as/RB happy/JJ and/CC fond/VB a/DT brother/NN and/CC sister/NN as/IN the/DT sun/NN ever/RB shone/VBD upon./. When/WRB she/PRP came/VBD of/IN age/NN she/PRP executed/VBD the/DT 'power/JJR of/IN attorney'/NNS that/WDT gave/VBD me/PRP the/DT charge/NN of/IN her/PRP$ estate./NN She/PRP was/VBD anxious/JJ to/TO spend/VB a/DT few/JJ years/NNS in/IN Europe./NNP I/PRP was/VBD to/TO take/VB her/PRP$ over,/JJ and,/NNS after/IN we/PRP had/VBD travelled/VBN a/DT little,/JJ she/PRP was/VBD to/TO go/VB to/TO a/DT convent/NN in/IN France/NNP and/CC spend/VB some/DT time/NN there,/, while/IN I/PRP returned/VBD home./RB But/CC she/PRP was/VBD one/CD of/IN the/DT old/JJ Costellos,/NN and/CC she/PRP was/VBD anxious/JJ to/TO visit/VB the/DT ancient/JJ home/NN of/IN her/PRP$ race./NN That/DT was/VBD what/WP brought/VBD us/PRP to/TO Ireland.""I/NNP thought/VBD the/DT Costello/NNP family/NN was/VBD extinct,"/JJ observed/JJ Gerald./NNP "The/IN European/JJ branch/NN has/VBZ been/VBN extinct/JJ since/IN 1813,/CD when/WRB Don/NNP Lopez/NNP Costello/NNP fell/VBD at/IN Vitoria;/NNP but/CC the/DT younger/JJR branch,/NN which/WDT settled/VBD in/IN Mexico/NNP toward/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT eighteenth/JJ century,/NN survived/VBD until/IN a/DT few/JJ months/NNS ago;/RB until/IN Catalina's/NNP death,/NN in/IN fact,/NN for/IN she/PRP was/VBD the/DT last/JJ of/IN the/DT Costellos.""I/NNP see,"/NN said/VBD Gerald./NNP "Go/NNP on.""She/NNP was/VBD very/RB proud/JJ of/IN the/DT name,/NN poor/JJ Catalina,/NNP and/CC she/PRP made/VBD me/PRP promise,/VB in/IN case/NN anything/NN hap-pened/VBD to/TO her/PRP while/IN we/PRP were/VBD abroad,/RB that/IN she/PRP should/MD be/VB laid/VBN in/IN the/DT ancient/JJ grave/NN of/IN her/PRP race--in/NN the/DT churchyard/NN of/IN Drim./NNP She/PRP had/VBD a/DT weak/JJ heart,/NN and/CC she/PRP knew/VBD that/IN she/PRP might/MD die/VB suddenly./VBD I/PRP promised./VBD And/CC it/PRP was/VBD on/IN our/PRP$ way/NN to/TO the/DT spot/NN she/PRP was/VBD so/RB anxious/JJ to/TO visit/VB that/DT death/NN claimed/VBD her--only/RB a/DT few/JJ miles/NNS from/IN the/DT place/NN where/WRB her/PRP$ ancestors/NNS had/VBD lived/VBN in/IN the/DT old/JJ days,/NN and/CC where/WRB all/DT that/IN remains/VBZ of/IN them/PRP has/VBZ long/RB moldered/VBN to/TO dust./NN So/IN you/PRP see,/VBP Mr./NNP Ffrench,/NNP that/IN I/PRP had/VBD no/DT choice/NN but/CC to/TO lay/VB her/PRP$ there.""That/EX is/VBZ not/RB the/DT point,"/NN insisted/VBD Gerald./NNP "Why/NNP this/DT secrecy?/NN Why/WRB this/DT flight?/NN Dr./NNP Lynn,/NNP I/PRP am/VBP sure,/RB would/MD have/VB enabled/VBN you/PRP to/TO obey/VB your/PRP$ sister's/JJ request/NN in/IN the/DT full/JJ light/NN of/IN day--you/NNS need/VBP not/RB have/VB thrown/VBN her/PRP$ coffin/NN on/IN the/DT ground,/NN and/CC left/VBD to/TO strangers/NNS the/DT task/NN of/IN doing/VBG for/IN the/DT poor/JJ girl/NN the/DT last/JJ duties/NNS of/IN civilization."/NNS Gerald/NNP spoke/VBD with/IN indignant/JJ heat,/NN for/IN this/DT looked/VBD to/TO him/PRP like/IN the/DT cruelest/JJS desertion./NN "I/NNS know/VBP how/WRB it/PRP must/MD seem/VB to/TO you,"/PRP answered/VBD Vincenza,/NNP "and/CC I/PRP have/VBP no/DT excuse/NN to/TO offer/VB for/IN my/PRP$ conduct/NN but/CC this./DT My/PRP$ sister's/JJ death/NN would/MD have/VB given/VBN all/DT she/PRP possessed/VBD to/TO people/NNS whom/WP she/PRP disliked./VBD It/PRP would/MD have/VB thrown/VBN me,/RB whom/WP she/PRP loved,/VBD penniless/JJ on/IN the/DT world./NN I/PRP acted/VBD as/IN if/IN she/PRP was/VBD still/RB living,/JJ and/CC as/IN I/PRP am/VBP sure/JJ she/PRP would/MD have/VB wished/VBD me/PRP toact;/VB no/DT defence,/NN I/PRP know,/VBP in/IN your/PRP$ eyes;/NN but/CC consider/VB the/DT temptation.""And/NN did/VBD you/PRP not/RB realize/VB that/IN all/PDT this/DT must/MD come/VB out/RP some/DT day?"/NN asked/VBD Ffrench./NNP "Yes,/NNP but/CC not/RB for/IN several/JJ years./NNP Indeed,/NNP I/PRP cannot/MD imagine/VB how/WRB you/PRP have/VBP stumbled/VBN on/IN the/DT truth."And/NN Gerald,/NNP remembering/VBG the/DT extraordinary/JJ chain/NN of/IN circumstances/NNS which/WDT had/VBD led/VBN him/PRP to/TO the/DT root/NN of/IN the/DT mystery,/NN could/MD not/RB but/CC acknowledge/VB that,/DT humanly/JJ speaking,/NN Vincenza's/NNP confidence/NN was/VBD justified./RB "And/CC now/RB that/IN you/PRP have/VBP found/VBN this/DT out,/JJ what/WP use/VBP do/VB you/PRP intend/VB to/TO make/VB of/IN it?"/PRP asked/VBD the/DT Spaniard,/NNP after/IN a/DT pause./NN "I/RB shall/MD publish/VB the/DT whole/JJ story/NN as/RB soon/RB as/IN I/PRP return/VBP to/TO San/NNP Francisco,"/NNP answered/VBD Gerald,/NNP promptly./VBD "So,/NNP for/IN a/DT few/JJ hundred/CD dollars,/NNS which/WDT is/VBZ all/DT that/IN you/PRP can/MD possibly/RB get/VB out/IN of/IN it,/PRP$ you/PRP will/MD make/VB a/DT beggar/NN of/IN me?""Right/NN is/VBZ right,"/RB said/VBD the/DT young/JJ Irishman./NNP "This/NNP property/NN does/VBZ not/RB belong/VB to/TO you?""Will/VB you/PRP hold/VB your/PRP$ tongue--or/NN your/PRP$ pen--for/JJ $50,000?"/NN asked/VBD the/DT Spanard/NNP [sic],/, eagerly./DT "No,/NNP nor/CC for/IN every/DT dollar/NN you/PRP have/VBP in/IN the/DT world./NN I/PRP don't/VBP approve/VB of/IN your/PRP$ practice,/NN and/CC I/PRP won't/VBP share/VB your/PRP$ plunder./NN I/PRP am/VBP sorry/JJ for/IN you/PRP personally,/, but/CC I/PRP can't/MD help/VB that,/IN I/PRP won't/MD oust/VB you./PRP I/PRP will/MD make/VB such/JJ use/NN of/IN the/DT story/NN as/IN any/DT newspaper/NN man/NN would/MD make,/VB and/CC so/RB I/PRP give/VBP you/PRP fair/JJ warning./NN You/PRP may/MD save/VB yourself/PRP if/IN you/PRP can.""Then/MD you/PRP do/VB not/RB intend/VB to/TO communicate/VB with/IN the/DT heirs,"/NN began/VBD Vincenza,/NNP eagerly./. "I/PRP neither/CC know/VB nor/CC care/VB who/WP they/PRP are,"/VBP interrupted/VBN Gerald./NNP "I/NNP am/VBP not/RB a/DT detective,/NN save/IN in/IN the/DT way/NN of/IN my/PRP$ profession,/NN and/CC I/PRP shall/MD certainly/RB not/RB tell/VB what/WP I/PRP have/VBP discovered/VBN to/TO any/DT individual/NN till/IN I/PRP give/VBP it/PRP to/TO the/DT press.""And/NN that/WDT will/MD be?"/VB asked/VBN the/DT Spaniard./NNP "As/NNP soon/RB as/IN I/PRP return/VBP to/TO San/NNP Francisco,"/NNP answered/VBD Ffrench;/NNP "it/NNP may/MD appear/VB in/IN a/DT week/NN or/CC less.""Thank/VB you,/PRP Señor:/RB good/JJ morning,"/NN said/VBD Vincenza,/NNP rising/VBG and/CC leaving/VBG the/DT room./NN Three/CD days/NNS later/RB Señor/NNP Miguel/NNP Vincenza/NNP sailed/VBD on/IN the/DT outgoing/NNP Pacific/NNP Mail/NNP Steamer,/NNP bound/VBD for/IN Japan/NNP and/CC China./NNP He/PRP probably/RB took/VBD a/DT considerable/JJ sum/NN of/IN money/NN with/IN him,/NN for/IN the/DT heirs/NNS of/IN Catalina/NNP Costello/NNP y/NN Ugarte/NNP found/VBD the/DT affairs/NNS of/IN the/DT deceased/JJ in/IN a/DT very/RB tangled/JJ state,/NN and/CC the/DT ranch/NN was/VBD mortgaged/VBN for/IN nearly/RB half/PDT its/PRP$ value./NN Gerald/NNP Ffrench's/NNP story/NN occupied/VBD four/CD pages/NNS of/IN thenext/JJ issue/NN of/IN the/DT "Golden/JJ Fleece,"/NNP and/CC was/VBD widely/RB copied/VBN and/CC commented/VBD upon/IN over/IN two/CD continents./NN Larry,/IN the/DT groom/NN at/IN Ballyvore,/NNP read/VBD the/DT account/NN in/IN his/PRP$ favorite/JJ Westmeath/NNP "Sentinel,"/NNP and,/CC as/IN he/PRP laid/VBD the/DT paper/NN down,/NN exclaimed/VBD in/IN wonder:"Begob,/NN he/PRP found/VBD her!"/PRP "YES,/IN you/PRP kin/MD hev/VB breakfast;/NN but/CC about/IN a/DT team--wall,/NN I'll/NN see."Thus/RB spoke/VBD the/DT clerk/NN of/IN the/DT Eureka/NNP House,/NNP a/DT young/JJ man/NN of/IN aggressive/JJ manners,/NN whose/WP$ stubbly/JJ black/JJ hair/NN stood/VBD out/RB from/IN his/PRP$ head/NN as/IN if/IN bristling/VBG defiance/NN toward/IN every/DT point/NN of/IN the/DT compass./NN He/PRP looked/VBD harassed,/RB and/CC had/VBD laid/VBN aside/RB his/PRP$ coat./NN This/DT might/MD be/VB the/DT usual/JJ way/NN of/IN welcoming/VBG the/DT coming/VBG guest/NN in/IN Humboldt/NNP County,/NNP but/CC Gerald/NNP Ffrench/NNP did/VBD not/RB appreciate/VB it./DT He/PRP was/VBD fresh/JJ from/IN twenty-four/CD hours/NNS of/IN an/DT ocean/NN not/RB always/RB so/RB pacific/JJ in/IN its/PRP$ name,/NN and/CC the/DT floor/NN seemed/VBD to/TO heave/VB under/IN his/PRP$ feet/NNS like/IN the/DT deck/NN of/IN the/DT little/JJ steamer/NN that/WDT had/VBD brought/VBN him/PRP from/IN San/NNP Francisco./NNP He/PRP silently/RB accepted/VBD the/DT direction/NN of/IN the/DT clerk's/NNS finger/NN and/CC entered/VBD the/DT dining-room./NN The/DT regular/JJ breakfast-hour/NN at/IN the/DT Eureka/NNP House/NNP was/VBD past/JJ and/CC the/DT long/JJ table/NN had/VBD been/VBN cleared/VBN off,/RP except/IN at/IN the/DT extreme/JJ end,/NN where/WRB a/DT little/JJ oasis/NN of/IN doubt-ful/JJ tablecloth/NN dotted/VBN with/IN dishes/NNS relieved/VBN the/DT barren/JJ expanse/NN of/IN stained/JJ redwood./NN Thither/DT Gerald/NNP was/VBD marshalled/VBN by/IN a/DT communistic-looking/JJ waiter,/NN who/WP simplified/VBD the/DT young/JJ gentleman's/NNS choice/NN of/IN viands/NNS by/IN remarking,/VBG "There's/NNP beefsteak.""Nothing/NN else?"/RB inquired/VBD Ffrench,/NNP dropping/VBG into/IN his/PRP$ place/NN with/IN a/DT half-bow/NN to/TO a/DT gentleman/NN already/RB seated/VBN opposite./NN "And/CC coffee,"/NN said/VBD the/DT waiter./NN "Beefsteak/NN and/CC coffee/NN be/VB it,"/IN answered/VBN Gerald,/NNP seeking/VBG vainly/RB for/IN a/DT napkin./NN Then,/RB as/IN he/PRP raised/VBD his/PRP$ eyes/NNS from/IN the/DT futile/JJ search,/NN he/PRP became/VBD conscious/JJ that/IN his/PRP$ fellow-guest/NN was/VBD regarding/VBG him/PRP intently/RB across/IN the/DT narrow/JJ table./NN "You'll/RB know/VB me/PRP again/RB if/IN you/PRP see/VBP me,/, my/PRP$ friend,"/NN thought/VBD young/JJ Ffrench,/NNP and/CC then,/DT being/VBG little/RB troubled/VBN with/IN false/JJ modesty,/NNS he/PRP returned/VBD the/DT stare/NN with/IN interest./PRP The/DT other/JJ drummed/JJ lightly/RB on/IN the/DT board/NN with/IN his/PRP$ knife/NN and/CC never/RB wavered/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ unwinking/JJ gaze./NN He/PRP was/VBD a/DT big/JJ man,/NN with/IN broad/JJ shoulders/NNS and/CC mighty/JJ chest;/NN and/CC if/IN his/PRP$ length/NN of/IN limb/NN were/VBD at/IN all/DT proportionate/JJ to/TO his/PRP$ apparent/JJ height/NN as/IN he/PRP sat,/VBD his/PRP$ stature/NN should/MD be/VB almost/RB gigantic./'' A/DT pair/NN of/IN blue/JJ eyes/NNS lighted/VBD up/RP a/DT shrewd,/NN good-natured/JJ face,/NN clean/JJ shaven/NN except/IN on/IN the/DT chin,/NN whence/NN depended/VBD a/DT long/JJ auburnbeard./NN His/PRP$ age/NN might/MD have/VB been/VBN fifty/CD or/CC more,/JJR and/CC his/PRP$ costume/NN was/VBD the/DT most/RBS elaborate/JJ that/IN Gerald/NNP had/VBD yet/RB seen/VBN in/IN Eureka;/NNP for/IN not/RB only/RB did/VBD the/DT stranger/NN boast/VBP a/DT white/JJ collar/NN and/CC a/DT neck-ribbon,/JJ but/CC a/DT frock/NN coat/NN of/IN black/JJ cloth/NN was/VBD buttoned/VBN across/IN his/PRP$ broad/JJ breast./NN There/EX is/VBZ something/NN reassuring/VBG in/IN a/DT frock/NN coat,/NN especially/RB on/IN the/DT outskirts/NNS of/IN civilization./NN If/IN it/PRP is/VBZ not/RB worn/VBN by/IN a/DT gambler/NN it/PRP is/VBZ pretty/RB sure/JJ to/TO be/VB the/DT property/NN of/IN a/DT self-respecting/JJ man,/NN and/CC the/DT garment/NN in/IN question,/NN though/IN of/IN country/NN cut/NN and/CC too/RB wide/JJ for/IN its/PRP$ wearer,/JJ big/JJ as/IN he/PRP was,/VBD had/VBD its/PRP$ effect/NN on/IN the/DT young/JJ traveller./NN Finding/VBG this/DT wordless/JJ communion/NN of/IN eyes/NNS growing/VBG intolerable,/IN Gerald/NNP broke/VBD the/DT silence/NN with/IN a/DT casual/JJ remark/NN suggested/VBN by/IN the/DT service/NN of/IN the/DT hotel./NN "You/PRP come/VBP in/IN by/IN the/DT Pelican,/NNP I/PRP suppose?"/VBP said/VBD the/DT big/JJ man,/NN wholly/RB ignoring/VBG young/JJ Ffrench's/NNP observation,/NN and/CC settling/VBG down,/RP with/IN obvious/JJ enjoyment,/NN to/TO a/DT system/NN of/IN cross-examination./NN Gerald/NNP admitted/VBD that/IN he/PRP had/VBD so/RB come./VBN "A/DT great/JJ steamer/NN the/DT Pelican,/NNP entirely,"/NN resumed/VBD the/DT other./NNP "She/NNP was/VBD built/VBN for/IN a/DT blockade-runner,/NN I/PRP suppose/VBP you/PRP know.""I/VBP didn't/VBN know,"/VBN answered/VBD the/DT younger/JJR man;/NN "but/IN I/PRP should/MD say/VB she/PRP was/VBD quick/JJ enough/RB and/CC uncomfortable/JJ enough/RB for/IN anything.""Comfort!"/DT sniffed/VBD the/DT big/JJ fellow,/NN with/IN an/DT indescribable/JJ inflection/NN of/IN contempt./NN "But/IN I/PRP suppose/VBP ye're/NN used/VBN to/TO it/PRP down/IN the/DT coast./NN You/PRP come/VBP from--eh?""I/RB came/VBD from/IN the/DT bay/NN yesterday,"/NN answered/VBD Gerald;/NNP and/CC then,/DT divining/NN from/IN the/DT other's/JJ look/NN of/IN bewilderment/NN that/IN this/DT description/NN of/IN the/DT city/NN of/IN the/DT Golden/NNP Gate/NNP might/MD not/RB be/VB so/RB all-sufficing/JJ in/IN Northern/NNP California/NNP as/IN in/IN the/DT southern/JJ counties,/NN he/PRP added,/VBD "from/IN San/NNP Francisco,/NNP you/PRP know.""Oh,/VBP ay,/RB Frisco!/NNP We/PRP don't/VBP know/VB nothin'/NN of/IN any/DT other/JJ bay/NN here/RB but/CC Humboldt/NNP Bay,/NNP an'/NN I/PRP was/VBD just/RB wonderin'/VB what/WP kind/NN o'/IN fish/NN you/PRP might/MD be,"/VB said/VBD the/DT stranger,/NN breaking/VBG into/IN a/DT hearty/NN jolly/RB bass/NN laugh/NN that/WDT was/VBD pleasant/JJ to/TO hear./PRP He/PRP threw/VBD back/RP his/PRP$ great/JJ head/NN and/CC showed/VBD every/DT one/CD of/IN an/DT enviable/JJ set/NN of/IN teeth/NNS as/IN he/PRP roared/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ little/JJ joke/NN with/IN a/DT simplicity/NN that/WDT was/VBD not/RB without/IN its/PRP$ attraction./NN But/CC at/IN this/DT moment/NN the/DT waiter/NN entered,/NN and/CC the/DT gentleman's/NNS mirth/NN abruptly/RB ceased./VBD He/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO case/VB himself/PRP in/IN a/DT visible/JJ armor/NN of/IN dignity,/NN as/IN if/IN ashamed/JJ that/IN he/PRP had/VBD so/RB unbent,/JJ and/CC he/PRP addressed/VBD the/DT attendant/NN in/IN his/PRP$ gruffest/JJ tones./NN "That's/IN the/DT steak,/NN eh?/NN Very/RB well./RB Now/RB tell/VB Partridge/NNP to/TO bring/VB my/PRP$ team/NN around/RB in/IN twenty/CD minutes.""I/NNS will,/IN Mr./NNP Kearney,"/NNP answered/VBD the/DT waiter,/NN slapping/VBG Gerald's/NNP portion/NN down/IN with/IN a/DT fine/JJ air/NN of/IN indifference/NN and/CC moving/VBG toward/IN the/DT door./NN "Say!"/IN Ffrench/NNP called/VBD after/IN him./PRP "Do/VBP you/PRP know/VBP if/IN that/DT clerk/NN of/IN yours/PRP has/VBZ made/VBN up/RP his/PRP$ mind/NN if/IN he/PRP can/MD let/VB me/PRP have/VB something/NN to/TO drive/VB to/TO Tacara?"/NNP The/DT waiter/NN evidently/RB heard,/VBN for/IN he/PRP looked/VBD back,/RB but/CC he/PRP left/VBD the/DT room/NN without/IN condescending/VBG to/TO reply./NNP Gerald/NNP turned/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ plate/NN with/IN a/DT muttered/VBD oath/NN and/CC was/VBD conscious/JJ of/IN a/DT growing/VBG desire/NN to/TO kick/NN somebody--that/DT cub/NN of/IN a/DT waiter,/NN for/IN instance./DT The/DT coffee/NN was/VBD vile/JJ and/CC the/DT steak/NN utterly/RB unmanageable./JJ Ffrench/NN enviously/RB watched/VBD his/PRP$ neighbor/NN gnawing/NN placidly/RB through/IN the/DT tough,/JJ leathery/NN mass/NN and/CC drinking/VBG the/DT liquid/JJ libel/NN without/IN a/DT wry/JJ face./NN The/DT young/JJ traveller/NN was/VBD in/IN anything/NN but/CC a/DT good/JJ temper,/NN and/CC yet/RB he/PRP could/MD hardly/RB help/VB smiling/VBG as/IN he/PRP noticed/VBD how/WRB comically/RB the/DT red/JJ beard/NN wagged/VBD in/IN unison/NN with/IN the/DT regular/JJ motion/NN of/IN the/DT big/JJ man's/JJ jaw./NN Presently/RB the/DT latter/NN paused/VBD a/DT moment./NN "From/IN Frisco,/NNP eh?"/, he/PRP remarked,/VBD slowly./VBG "Now/RB I/PRP wouldn't/MD wonder/VB if/IN ye/PRP come/VBP up/RP after/IN ducks.""Well,/NNS I/PRP didn't,"/VBD retorted/VBN Gerald,/NNP snappishly./POS "There/EX are/VBP plenty/NN of/IN ducks/NNS there.""So/. there/EX are,/VBP so/RB there/RB are,"/VBP said/VBD Mr./NNP Kearney,/NNP in/IN the/DT soothing/VBG tone/NN he/PRP might/MD have/VB adopted/VBN to/TO a/DT frac-tious/JJ child;/NN "but/CC there/EX ain't/VBP much/RB except/IN ducks/NNS here--ducks/. an'/NN redwoods.""Perhaps/RB I/PRP came/VBD after/IN the/DT redwoods,"/NN replied/VBD Gerald,/NNP amused/VBD in/IN spite/NN of/IN himself/PRP at/IN the/DT other's/JJ manner./NN "Well,/VBP ye/PRP might./MD Goin'/VB lumberin',/JJ eh?""No,/NN I'm/IN a/DT correspondent/NN of/IN the/DT San/NNP Francisco/NNP 'Evening/JJ Mail,'/NNP and/CC I've/NNP come/VBP here/RB to/TO write/VB up/RP the/DT lumber/NN industry.""So,/IN a/DT correspondent,"/JJ Mr./NNP Kearney/NNP pronounced/VBD the/DT word/NN as/IN if/IN the/DT young/JJ journalist/NN had/VBD been/VBN implicated/VBN in/IN divorce/NN proceedings,--"a/NN correspondent;/NNS an'/IN ye/PRP want/VBP to/TO go/VB to/TO Tacara?""Yes,/NNP if/IN I/PRP can/MD get/VB a/DT team--or/NN even/RB an/DT answer--/NNS in/IN this/DT hole,"/NN replied/VBD Ffrench,/IN his/PRP$ indignation/NN boiling/VBG to/TO the/DT surface/NN again./NN "Well,/IN I'm/NNP goin',/VBD an'/DT I'll/JJ drive/NN ye/PRP over/RP with/IN pleasure.""No!/NN will/MD you/PRP really?/VB I'll/RB be/VB very/RB much/JJ obliged,"/NN answered/VBD Gerald,/NNP eagerly./. "No/NNP obligation/NN in/IN life,"/NN returned/VBD the/DT big/JJ man./NN "Ye're/NN as/RB welcome/JJ as/IN the/DT flowers/NNS in/IN May;/NNP an'/NN as/IN I'm/NNP in/IN the/DT lumber/NN business/NN there/RB myself,/, maybe/RB I/PRP can/MD give/VB you/PRP a/DT few/JJ points/NNS will/MD come/VB in/IN handy."Ffrench/NN expressed/VBD himself,/PRP as/IN he/PRP felt,/VBD very/RB grateful/JJ for/IN this/DT timely/JJ and/CC unlooked-for/JJ kindness./NN "Finish/IN your/PRP$ food,/NN then,/, an'/NN we'll/NN start,"/NN said/VBD Kearney,/NNP whose/WP$ empty/JJ plate/NN bore/VBD witness/NN that/IN he/PRP practised/VBD what/WP he/PRP preached./VBD "Finish/IN my/PRP$ food!"/NN cried/VBD Gerald,/NNP hotly./, "I've/NN had/VBD all/RB the/DT leather/NN I/PRP want/VBP for/IN one/CD morning.""Ah,/NN ye're/NN used/VBD to/TO comfort/VB down/IN the/DT coast,"/NN remarked/VBD Mr./NNP Kearney,/NNP meditatively,/, as/IN he/PRP rose./VBD Gerald,/IN though/IN above/IN middle/JJ height,/NN felt/VBD like/IN a/DT pigmy/NN beside/IN the/DT big/JJ man/NN as/IN the/DT latter/NN dropped/VBD a/DT great/JJ hand/NN familiarly/RB on/IN his/PRP$ shoulder/NN and/CC half/NN steered,/JJ half/NN pushed/VBD him/PRP toward/IN the/DT door./NN Before/IN they/PRP left/VBD the/DT dining-room/NN Kearney/NNP paused/VBD a/DT moment./NN "I've/NN had/VBD comforts,/VBN too,/RB an'/RB like/IN 'em,"/PRP he/PRP said./VBD "I/PRP was/VBD down/RB to/TO Frisco/NNP once/RB an'/RB dined/VBN at/IN the/DT Poodle/NNP Dog/NNP restoorant;"/NN and/CC with/IN a/DT chuckle/NN at/IN the/DT recollection/NN of/IN a/DT pleasant/JJ event/NN in/IN his/PRP$ life/NN he/PRP passed/VBD out/RP into/IN the/DT office./NN Gerald/NNP paused/VBD a/DT moment/NN to/TO pay/VB for/IN the/DT breakfast/NN he/PRP had/VBD not/RB eaten,/VBN and/CC the/DT warlike/JJ clerk/NN remarked,/VBD with/IN ill-dissembled/JJ delight,/NN that/IN no/DT team/NN could/MD be/VB had/VBN till/IN evening--"maybe/RB not/RB then."Gerald/JJ did/VBD not/RB attempt/VB to/TO disguise/VB the/DT satisfaction/NN with/IN which/WDT he/PRP retorted/VBD that/IN if/IN there/EX were/VBD twenty/CD teams/NNS he/PRP would/MD not/RB take/VB one/CD of/IN them,/NN and/CC catching/VBG up/RP his/PRP$ light/NN valise/NN he/PRP left/VBD the/DT Eureka/NNP House./NNP The/DT clerk/NN looked/VBD after/IN him/PRP with/IN a/DT vindic-tive/JJ expression,/NN as/IN if/IN debating/VBG whether/IN it/PRP was/VBD worth/JJ while/IN to/TO pursue/VB and/CC chastise/VB the/DT parting/NN guest;/NN but/CC seeing/VBG the/DT young/JJ man/NN take/VB his/PRP$ place/NN in/IN Mr./NNP Kearney's/NNP carriage,/VBD he/PRP subsided/VBD behind/IN the/DT counter,/NN conscious/JJ that/IN there/EX was/VBD no/DT prospect/NN of/IN another/DT stranger/NN till/IN the/DT next/JJ arrival/NN of/IN the/DT Pelican,/NNP three/CD days/NNS hence./RB The/DT stout/NN road-wagon/NN was/VBD drawn/VBN by/IN a/DT good-looking/JJ pair/NN of/IN American/JJ horses--in/NN California/NNP so/RB called/VBD as/IN distinguished/VBN from/IN mustangs--and/PRP$ they/PRP drove/VBD through/IN Eureka/NNP at/IN a/DT rapid/JJ pace./NN Mr./NNP Kearney/NNP pulled/VBD up/RP at/IN the/DT outskirts/NNS of/IN the/DT town/NN in/IN front/NN of/IN a/DT small/JJ general/JJ store./NN "Catch/NN on/IN to/TO them/PRP lines,"/IN he/PRP remarked,/VBD handing/VBG the/DT reins/NNS to/TO his/PRP$ companion;/NN "I'll/RB keep/VBP ye/PRP no/DT time/NN waiting."/VB And/CC he/PRP swung/VBD his/PRP$ bulky/JJ form/NN out/IN of/IN the/DT wagon,/NN which/WDT rebounded/VBD when/WRB relieved/VBN of/IN his/PRP$ weight./NN With/IN a/DT single/JJ gigantic/JJ stride/NN he/PRP crossed/VBD the/DT narrow/JJ sidewalk/NN and/CC vanished/VBD in/IN the/DT shop./NN He/PRP reappeared/VBD after/IN a/DT brief/JJ interval/NN with/IN sundry/JJ packages/NNS in/IN his/PRP$ hands/NNS and/CC a/DT small/JJ bundle/NN of/IN gaily/NNP painted/VBD toy/NN balloons/NNS attached/VBN to/TO his/PRP$ button-hole./NN "D'ye/PRP know/VBP what/WP them/PRP are/VBP for?"/IN he/PRP inquired/VBD as/IN he/PRP set/VBD the/DT team/NN in/IN motion./NN "I/NNS should/MD say/VB you/PRP have/VBP some/DT little/JJ folks/NNS at/IN home,"/NN answered/VBD Gerald,/NNP smiling./VBD "I/PRP have/VBP a/DT boy,/NN sir,"/NN replied/VBD Kearney,/NNP beaming/VBG with/IN delight./NN "The/DT cutest/JJS little/JJ beggar/NN in/IN the/DT State/NNP o'/IN California,/NNP an'/NN that's/IN sayin'/VBG a/DT big/JJ word./NN But/CC sure/JJ what/WP call/NN have/VBP I/PRP to/TO be/VB talkin'/NN about/IN him?/PRP Won't/VBP you/PRP see/VB him/PRP yourself?"Gerald/VB expressed/VBD the/DT happiness/NN he/PRP would/MD feel/VB at/IN making/VBG the/DT young/JJ gentleman's/NNS acquaintance./VBG "I/NNP don't/, know:/VBP ye/PRP come/VB from/IN Frisco,/NNP an'/NN ye/PRP see/VBP more/RBR down/IN there/EX nor/CC we/PRP do;/VBP but/CC I'd/NNP back/RB him/PRP agen/NN any/DT lad/NN o'/IN his/PRP$ age/NN an'/NN weight/NN under/IN the/DT canopy;/NN and/CC as/IN for/IN learnin'--but/JJ there!/, Jimmy/NNP shall/MD have/VB every/DT chance,/NN so/IN he/PRP shall./MD It/PRP isn't/VB up/RP here/RB among/IN the/DT redwoods/NNS that/WDT I'm/VBP going/VBG to/TO raise/VB him.""Fine/JJ country,/NN though,"/IN remarked/VBD Gerald,/NNP looking/VBG around/IN him./PRP They/PRP were/VBD clear/JJ of/IN the/DT town/NN by/IN this/DT time,/NN and/CC on/IN a/DT steep,/NN miry/NN road,/NN which/WDT skirted/VBD the/DT shores/NNS of/IN the/DT bay,/NN making/VBG frequent/JJ turns/NNS to/TO avoid/VB the/DT long/JJ "tide-waters"/NN which/WDT ran/VBD up/RB to/TO the/DT very/JJ foot/NN of/IN the/DT wooded/JJ hills/NNS bordering/VBG the/DT track/NN to/TO the/DT right--tall,/JJ abrupt/JJ hills,/NN clothed/VBD to/TO their/PRP$ summits/NNS with/IN the/DT gigantic/JJ redwoods/NNS that/WDT make/VBP the/DT wealth/NN of/IN Humboldt/NNP County./NNP It/PRP was/VBD a/DT bright/JJ autumn/NN morning,/NN succeeding/VBG a/DT week/NN of/IN almost/RB incessant/JJ rain,/NN and/CC the/DT atmosphere/NN was/VBD so/RB clear/JJ that/IN the/DT range/NN of/IN vision/NN seemed/VBD limitless./VBG The/DT air/NN was/VBD calm/JJ and/CC still,/RB but/CC up/RB among/IN thelofty/JJ forest/NN tops/NNS there/EX was/VBD an/DT incessant/NN trembling/VBG and/CC rustling,/NNS as/IN though/IN a/DT breeze/NN were/VBD stirring/VBG there./DT At/IN every/DT turn/NN of/IN the/DT road/NN a/DT little/JJ pond/NN disclosed/VBD itself:/IN none/NN of/IN the/DT deeply/RB shaded/VBN hollows/NNS seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB without/IN one--some/JJ far/RB off,/IN sending/VBG a/DT gleam/NN of/IN silver/NN through/IN the/DT columned/VBN forest,/IN others/NNS almost/RB at/IN the/DT roadside,/NN and/CC not/RB a/DT few/JJ communicating/NN with/IN the/DT tide-water./NN Wild-fowl/NNP of/IN all/DT kinds/NNS dotted/VBN the/DT surface/NN of/IN these/DT miniature/JJ lakes,/NNS or/CC filled/VBN the/DT air/NN with/IN their/PRP$ clangor/NN as/IN they/PRP rose,/VBD disturbed/VBN by/IN the/DT passing/NN vehicle./NN Gerald/NNP thought/VBD he/PRP had/VBD never/RB seen/VBN such/JJ a/DT woodland/NN landscape,/NN and/CC grew/VBD enthusiastic/JJ in/IN its/PRP$ praise./NN "It/NN is/VBZ fine,"/JJ admitted/VBN Kearney,/NNP letting/VBG his/PRP$ eye/NN rove/VBD a/DT moment/NN over/IN forest/NN and/CC water,/NN and/CC then/RB bringing/VBG it/PRP back/RB to/TO the/DT matter/NN in/IN hand--the/JJ care/NN of/IN his/PRP$ team/NN over/IN a/DT road-bed/NN as/RB rough/JJ as/IN the/DT channel/NN of/IN a/DT mountain/NN torrent./NN "It/NN is/VBZ fine;/JJ but/CC no/DT place/NN to/TO rear/VB a/DT youngster,/JJ for/IN all/DT that.""Why/IN not?"/JJ asked/VBD Ffrench./NNP "No/IN eddication--whoa!/JJ gently/RB there,/, my/PRP$ beauties--an'/NN I/PRP believe/VBP in/IN eddication/NN as/IN I/PRP believe/VBP in/IN lumber;/JJ there's/DT nothin'/NN in/IN the/DT world/NN to/TO beat/VB it,/RP if/IN it's/PRP sound.""You're/VBP quite/RB a/DT philosopher,/NN Mr./NNP Kearney,"/NNP remarked/VBD Gerald./NNP The/DT big/JJ man/NN turned/VBD square/JJ round/NN in/IN his/PRP$ seat/NN and/CC looked/VBD his/PRP$ companion/NN in/IN the/DT face./NN "Am/IN I/PRP labelled,/VBP or/CC what's/WP the/DT matter/NN with/IN me/PRP that/IN ye/PRP know/VBP me?"/, he/PRP asked./VBD "I/PRP heard/VBD the/DT waiter/NN at/IN your/PRP$ most/JJS exclusive/JJ hotel/NN address/NN you/PRP by/IN name,"/NN answered/VBD Gerald,/NNP laughing./VBD "It's/NNP none/NN o'/IN my/PRP$ hotel;/NN if/IN it/PRP were--well,/VBD since/IN you're/PRP so/RB wise,/JJ won't/NN you/PRP make/VBP me/PRP as/RB wise/JJ as/IN yourself?""Certainly,"/PRP said/VBD the/DT journalist./NN "My/NN name/NN is/VBZ Gerald/NNP Ffrench;/NNP very/RB much/RB at/IN your/PRP$ service.""Ffrench!/NN Ye/NN ought/MD to/TO be/VB an/DT Irishman/NN by/IN that,"/DT remarked/VBD Kearney./NNP "Certainly;/IN I/PRP was/VBD born/VBN in/IN the/DT county/NN Westmeath,"/NNP replied/VBD the/DT young/JJ man./NN "D'ye/IN mind/NN that/IN now?/RB Give/VB me/PRP yer/NN hand,/, Mr./NNP Ffrench./NNP I'm/NNP always/RB proud/JJ to/TO meet/VB a/DT countryman/NN in/IN these/DT out-o'-the-way/JJ parts.""You're/NN from/IN the/DT old/JJ country,/NN then?/, I/PRP might/MD have/VB guessed/VBN as/IN much.""Well,/RB you/PRP might,"/MD returned/VBD the/DT other./NNP "I'm/NNP from/IN the/DT townland/NN o'/IN Crogher,/NNP barony/NN o'/IN Magharafelth,/NNP county/NN o'/IN Limerick,/NNP an'/IN my/PRP$ name/NN is/VBZ Michael/NNP James/NNP Kearney,/NNP an'/CC I've/NN never/RB been/VBN ashamed/JJ of/IN any/DT o'/IN them./PRP God/NNP save/VB Ireland!"As/NNP the/DT conclusion/NN of/IN this/DT speech/NN seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB inthe/DT nature/NN of/IN a/DT doxology,/NN Gerald/NNP did/VBD not/RB feel/VB called/VBN upon/IN to/TO make/VB any/DT reply,/NN nor/CC did/VBD his/PRP$ companion/NN appear/VB to/TO expect/VB one./NNP Indeed,/IN his/PRP$ whole/JJ attention/NN was/VBD for/IN the/DT moment/NN occupied/VBN by/IN his/PRP$ horses,/NN which,/, startled/VBN at/IN the/DT sudden/JJ appearance/NN of/IN a/DT small/JJ boy/NN from/IN behind/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT giant/JJ redwood/NN trunks,/NN began/VBD to/TO plunge/VB and/CC rear/VB in/IN a/DT rather/RB alarming/JJ manner./, "Stand/CC still,/RB Tom!/NNP Whoa,/NNP Jerry!"/NNP cried/VBD Kearney,/NNP quickly/RB bringing/VBG the/DT frightened/JJ team/NN under/IN subjection./NN Then/RB he/PRP turned/VBD his/PRP$ attention/NN to/TO the/DT immediate/JJ cause/NN of/IN the/DT confusion./NN "Well,/IN Jimmy,/NNP is/VBZ that/DT yerself!/JJ Jump/NNP aboard,/IN my/PRP$ boy,/NN an'/NN see/VBP what/WP I've/NN brought/VBD ye/PRP from/IN Eureka.""Hurrah!/NNPS I/PRP see/VBP something/NN anyway,"/RB answered/VBD Jimmy,/RB whose/WP$ sunburned/JJ features,/NN beneath/IN a/DT shock/NN of/IN red/JJ hair,/NN bore/VBD a/DT curious/JJ resemblance/NN to/TO those/DT of/IN Mr./NNP Kearney./NNP The/DT child,/NN whose/WP$ age/NN might/MD have/VB been/VBN seven/CD or/CC eight,/CD climbed/VBD into/IN the/DT wagon/NN with/IN the/DT agility/NN of/IN a/DT monkey,/NN and/CC immediately/RB grasped/VBD at/IN the/DT little/JJ plump/NN of/IN balloons,/NN which,/, to/TO Gerald's/NNP intense/JJ though/IN secret/JJ amusement,/NNS had/VBD danced/VBD and/CC floated/VBD above/IN Mr./NNP Kearney's/NNP head/NN all/PDT the/DT way/NN from/IN Eureka./NNP "Have/. some/DT behavior,/NN Jimmy!"/RB expostulated/VBD that/DT gentleman/NN in/IN a/DT bass/NN whisper;/NN "don't/NN you/PRP see/VBP some/DT one/CD there?""Who/EX is/VBZ he,/JJ Dad?"/NNP inquired/VBD Jimmy,/RB not/RB the/DT least/JJS abashed,/NN and/CC without/IN taking/VBG the/DT trouble/NN to/TO moderate/VB his/PRP$ voice./NN "'Tisn't/IN the/DT new/JJ ox-hand,/NN is/VBZ it?""No,/RB it's/IN a/DT gentleman,"/NN answered/VBD his/PRP$ father;/NN and/CC then,/RB turning/VBG to/TO Gerald/NNP with/IN a/DT smile,/NN half-deprecating,/JJ half-embarrassed,/NN and/CC wholly/RB winning,/IN he/PRP added,/VBD "Ye/NNP see,/VBD I/PRP told/VBD ye/PRP this/DT was/VBD no/DT place/NN to/TO raise/VB a/DT boy.""I/JJ think/NN you've/NN raised/VBD as/IN fine/JJ a/DT boy/NN as/IN I've/NN clapped/VBD eyes/NNS on/IN for/IN many/JJ a/DT day,"/NN rejoined/VBD Ffrench,/NNP heartily./VBD "You'll/RB take/VB me/PRP round/RB to-morrow/JJ and/CC show/VB me/PRP where/WRB I/PRP can/MD get/VB a/DT shot/NN at/IN a/DT duck,/NN won't/NN you,/, Jimmy?""I/NNP will;/MD an'/VB if/IN Dad/NNP will/MD let/VB me,/NN I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP can/MD find/VB you/PRP a/DT bear,"/NN cried/VBD the/DT youngster,/JJ eagerly./JJ This/DT was/VBD more/JJR than/IN Gerald/NNP had/VBD bargained/VBN for,/, but/CC he/PRP contented/VBD himself/PRP with/IN saying,/JJ "Oh,/NNS we'll/MD look/VB for/IN the/DT duck/NN first;"/NN and/CC then/RB added,/VBD as/IN an/DT after-thought,/JJ "but/CC surely/RB your/PRP$ father/NN doesn't/RB let/VB you/PRP go/VB where/WRB you'd/JJ meet/VBP such/JJ dangerous/JJ game?""Yes,/NN he/PRP does,/VBZ when/WRB he/PRP goes/VBZ himself,"/PRP answered/VBD young/JJ Nimrod./NNP "There/RB isn't/RB much/RB he/PRP doesn't/RB let/VB me/PRP do,/VB anyhow."There/RB was/VBD something/NN of/IN apology/NN in/IN Mr./NNP Kearney's/NNP tone/NN as/IN he/PRP hastened/VBD to/TO explain/VB his/PRP$ son's/NNS in-dependence/, by/IN his/PRP$ invariable/JJ formula,/JJ "You/NNS see,/VBP this/DT ain't/NN no/DT place/NN to/TO raise/VB a/DT boy,/NN anyhow."The/RB drive/VB from/IN Eureka/NNP had/VBD been/VBN long,/RB though/IN pleasant,/NN and/CC Gerald,/NNP arguing/VBG from/IN the/DT presence/NN of/IN the/DT child/NN that/IN his/PRP$ destination/NN was/VBD at/IN hand,/NN ventured/VBN to/TO ask/VB if/IN it/PRP was/VBD much/RB farther/RB to/TO Tacara./NNP He/PRP was/VBD emboldened/VBN by/IN observing/VBG that/IN the/DT road,/NN which/WDT had/VBD run/VBN through/IN a/DT sylvan/NN solitude/NN for/IN many/JJ miles,/NNS now/RB showed/VBD occasional/JJ signs/NNS of/IN life--a/NN logger's/NN hut/NN peeped/VBD here/RB and/CC there/RB from/IN among/IN the/DT trees,/NNS a/DT wreath/NN of/IN smoke/NN curled/VBD up/RB from/IN the/DT hillside,/NN and/CC occasionally/RB the/DT bark/NN of/IN a/DT dog/NN broke/VBD the/DT silence/NN as/IN the/DT wagon/NN passed./VBN But/CC though/IN not/RB without/IN circumstantial/JJ evidence/NN of/IN human/JJ habitation,/NN the/DT region/NN seemed/VBD to/TO Gerald/NNP as/IN wild/JJ and/CC desolate/JJ as/IN ever./DT Therefore/RB he/PRP was/VBD the/DT more/JJR surprised/VBN at/IN Mr./NNP Kearney's/NNP answer./. "Tacara!/. We/PRP passed/VBD through/IN it/PRP ten/CD minutes/NNS ago."Gerald/IN gasped:"Those/DT cabins/NNS and---""Yes,/CC that's/IN all/PDT the/DT Tacara/NNP there/RB is/VBZ to/TO it.""Where/RB am/VBP I/PRP going/VBG then?""Home/JJ with/IN me,/NNS I/PRP hope,"/VBP said/VBD Mr./NNP Kearney,/NNP heartily;/VBD "and/CC if/IN ye/PRP can/MD enjoy/VB yerself/PRP as/IN I'd/NNP like/IN to/TO have/VB ye,/NNS it's/IN not/RB very/RB soon/RB ye'll/RB be/VB wantin'/VBN to/TO leave/VB me."Here/RB was/VBD a/DT hearty/NN invitation,/IN most/JJS opportunely/RB extended./VBN Gerald/NNP was/VBD glad/JJ to/TO accept/VB it/PRP in/IN the/DT spirit/NN in/IN which/WDT it/PRP was/VBD offered,/IN the/DT more/RBR so/RB as/IN he/PRP had/VBD gathered/VBN that/IN Mr./NNP Kearney/NNP was/VBD the/DT great/JJ lumber/NN dealer/NN of/IN the/DT district,/NN and/CC in/IN fact/NN the/DT founder/NN and/CC maintainer/NN of/IN Tacara./NNP From/IN no/DT such/JJ point/NN of/IN vantage/NN as/IN Kearney's/NNP house/NN could/MD the/DT journalist/NN have/VBP hoped/VBN to/TO study/VB the/DT staple/NN of/IN Humboldt./NNP The/DT team/NN drew/VBD up/RP before/IN a/DT spacious,/NN substantial/JJ residence,/NN built/VBN of/IN wood,/JJ indeed,/NN as/IN was/VBD every/DT house/NN within/IN a/DT circuit/NN of/IN fifty/CD miles,/NNS but/CC well/RB finished,/VBN with/IN glazed/JJ windows/NNS and/CC shingled/VBD roof,/NN and/CC offering/VBG plain/JJ evidence/NN of/IN comfort./NN Ffrench/NN attempted/VBD a/DT few/JJ words/NNS of/IN modest/JJ disclaimer/NN before/IN entering,/NN but/CC Mr./NNP Kearney/NNP cut/VBD him/PRP short./VBD "What/IN nonsense/NN ye're/NN talking!/NN Ye've/NN come/VBN out/IN here/RB to/TO write/VB up/RP the/DT redwoods;/NN where/WRB better/RBR could/MD ye/PRP go/VB than/IN into/IN the/DT thick/JJ o'/IN them?/PRP Ye'll/RB see/VBP little/JJ and/CC hear/VB nothin'/NN else;/RB an'/RB as/IN for/IN the/DT trouble--what/NN trouble?/NN It's/IN glad/JJ I/PRP am/VBP to/TO have/VB a/DT countryman/NN an'/IN a/DT man/NN of/IN eddication/NN to/TO talk/VB to;/NNS an'/RB come/VBN in/IN with/IN ye/PRP without/IN another/DT word."Gerald/NN found/VBD himself/PRP in/IN a/DT low,/JJ square/NN hall,/NN panelled/VBN in/IN unstained/JJ timber/NN of/IN the/DT country,/NN and/CC communicating/NN with/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN the/DT house/NN by/IN doors/NNS of/IN the/DT same/JJ material./NN The/DT evening/NN was/VBD chilly,/NN and/CC a/DT fire/NN of/IN logs/NNS was/VBD burning/VBG brightly./JJ The/DT floor/NN was/VBD covered/VBN with/IN the/DT skins/NNS of/IN bear/NN and/CC of/IN several/JJ species/NNS of/IN wildcat./NN Half/NN a/DT dozen/NN rifles/NNS and/CC shot-guns/NNS depended/VBD from/IN a/DT rack/NN on/IN the/DT wall./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT comfortable/JJ apartment,/NN and/CC as/IN the/DT tired/JJ traveller/NN seated/VBN himself/PRP and/CC stretched/VBD his/PRP$ toes/NNS toward/IN the/DT welcome/JJ blaze/NN he/PRP could/MD not/RB but/CC acknowledge/VB that/IN his/PRP$ lines/NNS had/VBD fallen/VBN in/IN pleasant/JJ places./NN Presently/RB Jimmy/RB reappeared./VBN He/PRP had/VBD insisted/VBN on/IN accompanying/VBG the/DT man/NN who/WP had/VBD driven/VBN the/DT team/NN to/TO the/DT stable,/NN and/CC he/PRP came/VBD back/RB full/JJ of/IN the/DT exuberant/JJ life/NN of/IN youth/NN and/CC perfect/JJ health./NN He/PRP was/VBD anxious/JJ to/TO pilot/NN Gerald/NNP forth/RB before/IN dark/JJ in/IN search/NN of/IN a/DT duck,/NN but/CC to/TO this/DT the/DT young/JJ man/NN would/MD in/IN no/DT wise/JJ consent./NN He/PRP preferred/VBD to/TO sit/VB by/IN the/DT fire/NN and/CC chat/NN with/IN his/PRP$ host,/NN whom/WP he/PRP found/VBD a/DT singularly/JJ well-informed/JJ man,/NN allowing/VBG for/IN the/DT limitations/NNS his/PRP$ secluded/VBN life/NN had/VBD imposed./VBN With/IN every/DT detail/NN of/IN lumbering/NN he/PRP was/VBD naturally/RB familiar;/JJ and/CC as/IN this/DT was/VBD the/DT subject/NN of/IN conversation,/NN Gerald/NNP was/VBD perhaps/RB inclined/VBN to/TO give/VB him/PRP credit/NN for/IN more/JJR intelligence/NN than/IN he/PRP really/RB possessed./VBD The/DT correspondent's/JJ notebook/NN was/VBD called/VBN into/IN frequent/JJ use;/NN he/PRP learned/VBD all/PDT the/DT history/NN of/IN the/DT great/JJ trees/NNS from/IN the/DT moment/NN they/PRP were/VBD attacked/VBN with/IN saws/NNS and/CC axes/NNS on/IN their/PRP$ lonely/JJ hillsides,/NN till,/IN having/VBG been/VBN dragged/VBN down/RP byyokes/NNS of/IN oxen/NNS from/IN their/PRP$ steep/JJ fastnesses,/NN one/CD log/NN at/IN a/DT time,/NN they/PRP were/VBD passed/VBN through/IN the/DT saw-mill/NN on/IN the/DT level/NN or/CC floated/VBD down/IN the/DT nearest/JJS tide-water/NN to/TO the/DT bay./NN Presently/RB a/DT substantial/JJ supper/NN made/VBD its/PRP$ appearance--quail,/JJ wild/JJ duck,/NN and/CC the/DT remains/NNS of/IN a/DT cold/JJ rabbit-pie,/NN flanked/VBN by/IN a/DT large/JJ wheaten/CD loaf/NN and/CC a/DT jug/NN of/IN capital/NN cider./. As/RB soon/RB as/IN full/JJ justice/NN had/VBD been/VBN done/VBN to/TO these/DT good/JJ things/NNS the/DT host/NN produced/VBD pipes/NNS and/CC a/DT bottle/NN of/IN whiskey,/NN and/CC over/IN these/DT the/DT interview/NN was/VBD concluded,/VBN to/TO Gerald's/NNP pleasure/NN and/CC profit./VBD Mr./NNP Kearney/NNP as/IN he/PRP rose/VBD invited/VBN the/DT young/JJ man/NN to/TO visit/VB the/DT saw-mill/NN on/IN the/DT following/VBG morning./NN "Ye'll/RB have/VBP a/DT walk/NN through/IN two,/CD or,/CC three/CD mile/NN o'/IN redwood/NN forest/NN to/TO get/VB there,"/RB said/VBN the/DT big/JJ man,/NN "an'/NN that's/IN an/DT experience/NN worth/JJ havin';/IN 'an/VBN there/RB ye/PRP can/MD see/VB how/WRB the/DT cattle/NNS start/VBP some/DT o'/IN them/PRP big/JJ logs/NNS down/IN to/TO tide-water,/JJ an'--an'--in/JJ fact,/NN ye'll'/NNS have/VBP lots/NNS to/TO see,/VB an/DT I/PRP won't/MD ask/VB no/DT better/JJR fun/NN than/IN showin'/NN ye./NN An'/NNP now/RB good-night/JJ to/TO ye,/NNS for/IN the/DT sun/NN never/RB sees/VBZ me/PRP in/IN bed/NN any/DT mornin'/NN barrin'/NN Sunday."Gerald's/NNP room/NN was/VBD small/JJ but/CC well/RB ventilated/VBN arid/VBN scrupulously/RB clean,/RB and/CC his/PRP$ bed/NN was/VBD comfortable/JJ enough/RB to/TO wring/VB from/IN him/PRP a/DT sigh/NN at/IN leaving/VBG it/PRP when/WRB his/PRP$ host/NN thundered/VBD at/IN the/DT door/NN and/CC a/DT gray/JJ misty/NN light/NN struggling/VBG through/IN an/DT eastern/JJ windowshowed/NN that/IN the/DT day/NN was/VBD at/IN hand./NN A/DT hearty/NN breakfast,/NN accompanied/VBN by/IN better/JJR coffee/NN than/IN young/JJ Ffrench/NN had/VBD expected/VBN to/TO find/VB so/RB far/RB from/IN civilization,/JJ occupied/JJ half/NN an/DT hour/NN or/CC so,/NN and/CC the/DT sun/NN had/VBD fairly/RB risen/VBN when/WRB they/PRP stepped/VBD out/RP under/IN the/DT redwoods./NNP Gerald/NNP never/RB forgot/VBD that/DT morning/NN walk./VBD The/DT redwood/NN forest/NN has/VBZ little/JJ or/CC no/DT underbrush,/NN and/CC the/DT giant/NN trunks/NNS rise/VBP sheer/NN from/IN the/DT ground,/NN unmarred/VBN by/IN branch/NN or/CC twig,/NN till,/IN spreading/VBG out/IN a/DT hundred/CD feet/NNS overhead,/IN they/PRP meet/VBP to/TO create/VB the/DT twilight/NN of/IN the/DT grove./NN The/DT two/CD men/NNS moved/VBD on/IN amid/IN a/DT solitude/NN that/WDT seemed/VBD unbroken/JJ since/IN the/DT world/NN began;/VBD their/PRP$ steps/NNS were/VBD noiseless/JJ on/IN the/DT soft/JJ carpet/NN of/IN pine-needles,/NN shed/VBN during/IN uncounted/JJ ages/NNS from/IN the/DT giants/NNS above/IN them./PRP The/DT pillared/VBD vistas/NNS extended/VBN on/IN all/DT sides,/NN sombre,/RB silent,/JJ awe-inspiring./. Ffrench/NNP felt/VBD as/IN if/IN he/PRP were/VBD traversing/VBG the/DT aisles/NNS of/IN some/DT cathedral,/NN but/CC incomparably/RB older,/RB vaster,/JJ grander/NN than/IN any/DT built/VBN by/IN man's/JJ hands./NN A/DT faint/JJ murmurous/JJ sound--a/JJ sound/NN that/WDT seemed/VBD the/DT accompaniment/NN of/IN silence--stole/JJ down/IN from/IN spreading/VBG boughs/NNS whose/WP$ form/NN and/CC direction/NN were/VBD lost/VBN in/IN their/PRP$ own/JJ gloom/NN and/CC distance./NN Despite/IN the/DT deep/JJ calm/NN that/WDT weighed/VBD on/IN all/DT below,/IN a/DT breeze/NN was/VBD stirring/VBG in/IN the/DT tops/NNS of/IN the/DT redwoods./NNP Gerald/NNP roused/VBD himself/PRP with/IN an/DT impatient/JJ start./NN He/PRP was/VBD growing/VBG sentimental,/VBN and/CC stanzas/NNS of/IN the/DT "Talking/VBG Oak"/NNP flitted/VBD vaguely/RB through/IN his/PRP$ mind/NN and,/CC strove/VB to/TO adapt/VB themselves/PRP to/TO those/DT "giant/JJ boles,"/NNS whose/WP$ circumference/NN he/PRP could/MD 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practical/JJ eye,/NN occasionally/RB pausing/VBG to/TO rest/VB his/PRP$ hand/NN against/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT great/JJ trunks/NNS and/CC to/TO glance/VB upward,/RB as/IN if/IN to/TO estimate/VB how/WRB high/JJ it/PRP ran/VBD before/IN branching./VBG The/DT young/JJ journalist/NN mentally/RB compared/VBN him/PRP to/TO a/DT butcher/NN appraising/VBG the/DT value/NN of/IN a/DT likely/JJ beef/NN before/IN he/PRP ordered/VBD it/PRP slaughtered./VBD Gerald/NNP loved/VBD fine/JJ timber,/NN and/CC he/PRP spoke/VBD with/IN this/DT feeling/NN strong/JJ in/IN him./NN "It/NN seems/VBZ a/DT sin/NN and/CC a/DT shame/NN to/TO cut/VB down/RP suchtrees,"/IN he/PRP said,/VBD with/IN a/DT touch/NN of/IN indignation/NN in/IN his/PRP$ voice./NN Kearney/NNP turned/VBD and/CC looked/VBD at/IN him./PRP "Eh!/RB That's/IN the/DT way/NN it/PRP seems/VBZ to/TO you,/VB I/PRP don't/VBP doubt./RB Look/VB deeper,/RB man,/JJ look/NN deeper."Gerald/JJ stared/VBD at/IN him/PRP in/IN astonishment,/JJ but/CC Mr./NNP Kearney/NNP went/VBD on./NNP "It's/NNP the/DT destiny/NN of/IN every/DT forest/NN to/TO be/VB first/RB cut/VBN down/RB and/CC then/RB cut/VB up/RP for/IN the/DT use/NN o'/IN man./NN Which/WDT had/VBD the/DT biggest/JJS share/NN of/IN honor--the/JJ trees/NNS that/WP was/VBD left/VBN standin'/NN in/IN Tarshish,/NNP or/CC them/PRP that/DT was/VBD brought/VBN to/TO Jerusalem/NNP to/TO build/VB Solomon's/NNP temple?"Had/NN Solomon/NNP himself/PRP in/IN all/DT his/PRP$ glory/NN appeared/VBD in/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT dim/JJ arcades/NNS he/PRP could/MD scarcely/RB have/VB surprised/VBN young/JJ Ffrench/RB more/RBR than/IN did/VBD this/DT utterly/RB unlooked-for/JJ reasoning/NN in/IN the/DT man/NN beside/IN him./PRP "For/IN see/VBP here/RB now,"/RB pursued/VBN Kearney,/NNP having/VBG paused/VBD a/DT moment/NN for/IN the/DT answer/NN that/WDT did/VBD not/RB come;/VBN "this/DT tree's/NNS a-growin'/NN here/RB an'/RB has/VBZ been/VBN for/IN a/DT thousand/CD years,/NNS maybe/RB two;/IN no/DT man/NN knows/VBZ till/IN she's/RB cut/VBN an'/NN shows/VBZ the/DT rings/NNS in/IN her./PRP Down/IN she/PRP comes/VBZ to-morrow,/JJ we'll/NN say,/NNS an'/IN then/RB what?/, Maybe/RB this/DT wood/NN will/MD floor/NN a/DT ball-room,/NN an'/NN be/VB touched/VBN by/IN pretty/JJ feet/NNS you'd/VBD sooner/RBR kiss/VB nor/CC the/DT Pope's;/NNP maybe/RB it'll/VBP build/VB the/DT house/NN that/IN the/DT President/NNP of/IN the/DT United/NNP States'll/NNP be/VB born/VBN in;/IN maybe/RB a/DT bit/NN ofit'll/RB be/VB the/DT soundin'-board/NN of/IN a/DT pulpit,/NN an'/NN echo/NN God's/NNP word/NN preached/VBN to/TO the/DT savin'/NN of/IN who/WP knows/VBZ how/WRB many/JJ souls./NN Isn't/IN that/DT better/JJR for/IN it/PRP nor/CC growin'/VB an'/DT rottin'/NN an'/NN shakin'/NN pine-needles/NNS down/IN on/IN your/PRP$ head/NN an'/NN mine?"By/NN this/DT time/NN Gerald/NNP had/VBD found/VBN his/PRP$ tongue./NN "I/NN had/VBD no/DT idea/NN you/PRP were/VBD so/RB imaginative,/IN Mr./NNP Kearney,"/NNP he/PRP said./VBD "I/RB dunno/VBN as/IN it's/PRP all/DT imagination,"/NN answered/VBD Kearney./NNP "Maybe/RB it/PRP is:/VBZ anyhow,/RB it's/RB possible,/JJ an'/NN one/CD thing's/NN sure./VBD Let/VB this/DT timber/NN stand,/NN an'/NN never/RB a/DT foot/NN but/CC an/DT Injun's/NNP will/MD pass/VB under/IN its/PRP$ shadow,/NN cut/VBD it/PRP down,/IN an/DT ye/PRP fill/VBP the/DT bay/NN with/IN sails,/NNS ye/PRP put/VBD bread/NN in/IN men's/NNS mouths,/NNS an'/NN ye/PRP give/VBP me/PRP the/DT means/NNS o'/IN doin'/VBG what/WP I'm/PRP bound/VBD to/TO do--makin'/JJ a/DT man/NN o'/IN Jimmy/NNP such/JJ as/IN his/PRP$ father/NN never/RB had/VBD the/DT chance/NN to/TO be.""You/VB re/RB right/JJ and/CC I'm/JJ wrong,"/NN cried/VBD Gerald,/NNP somewhat-touched/VBD by/IN the/DT earnest/JJ note/NN in/IN his/PRP$ host's/JJ voice/NN as/IN he/PRP uttered/VBD the/DT last/JJ words./NN "They're/NN fine/JJ trees;/NN but/CC down/RB with/IN them,/NN and/CC make/VB a/DT ladder/NN for/IN your/PRP$ boy/NN to/TO climb/VB as/RB high/JJ as/IN you'd/PRP like/IN to/TO see/VB him."Kearney/PRP grasped/VBD the/DT young/JJ man's/NNS hand./VBN "Thank/NNP ye,/, Mr./NNP Ffrench./NNP The/DT boy'll/NN climb,/NN an'/NN he/PRP can't/MD go/VB too/RB high/JJ to/TO please/VB me./RP His/PRP$ mother,/NN God/NNP rest/NN her!/NN was/VBD the/DT best/JJS woman/NN in/IN the/DT world,/NN an'/NN maybe/RB she's/RB left/VBD some/DT o'/IN her/PRP$ nature/NN behind/IN her/PRP$ with/IN Jimmy.""You/PRP have/VBP lost/VBN her,/PRP then?"/RB said/VBD Gerald,/NNP softly./NN Somehow/RB he/PRP felt/VBD drawn/VBN very/RB close/RB to/TO this/DT kindhearted/JJ giant,/NN and/CC the/DT dim,/NNS sibilant/NN forest/NN seemed/VBD a/DT fitting/JJ place/NN for/IN an/DT interchange/NN of/IN confidences./NN "Ay,/NNS lost/VBN is/VBZ the/DT word,"/NN replied/VBD Kearney,/NNP bitterly./JJS "She/RB lies/VBZ somewhere/RB out/IN yonder/NN where/WRB no/DT man/NN will/MD ever/RB find/VB her/PRP grave."/JJ He/PRP waved/VBD his/PRP$ arm/NN with/IN a/DT broad/JJ 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And/CC an/DT accident/NN had/VBD befallen--not/JJ unheard/JJ of/IN in/IN its/PRP$ fashion,/NN but/CC generally/RB horrible/JJ in/IN its/PRP$ results./NNP The/DT load/NN had/VBD moved/VBN freely,/IN the/DT ground/NN being/VBG slippery/RB from/IN recent/JJ rain,/NN till/IN a/DT steep/JJ grade/NN was/VBD reached./VBN Here/RB it/PRP broke/VBD from/IN control,/NN and,/CC gaining/VBG impetus/NN as/IN it/PRP slid/VBD down/IN the/DT hillside,/NN the/DT great/JJ log/NN plunged/VBD among/IN the/DT oxen,/NNS killing/VBG and/CC maiming/VBG more/JJR than/IN half/PDT the/DT team./NN So/RB much/RB Kearney/NNP heard/VBD with/IN comparative/JJ composure./NN It/PRP was/VBD an/DT accident/NN that/WDT had/VBD happened/VBN before,/IN and/CC was/VBD not/RB always/RB to/TO be/VB prevented/VBN by/IN anydegree/DT of/IN care./DT He/PRP expressed/VBD pity/NN for/IN the/DT poor/JJ oxen,/NNS and/CC bit/VBD his/PRP$ lip/NN as/IN he/PRP cast/VBD up/RP the/DT pecuniary/JJ loss./NN "Who/NNP did/VBD ye/PRP say/VB was/VBD in/IN charge?"/NN he/PRP demanded/VBD presently./NN "The/RB new/JJ ox-hand--Jarl,/NN they/PRP called/VBD him./PRP He/PRP was/VBD a/DT Norway/NNP man,"/NN answered/VBD the/DT foreman./NN "An'/NN how/WRB did/VBD ye/PRP come/VB to/TO set/VB a/DT new/JJ hand/NN to/TO move/VB a/DT log/VBP out/IN of/IN any/DT such/JJ awkward/JJ place/NN as/IN Oorah/NNP Hill?"/NNP asked/VBD Kearney,/NNP angrily./. "Wall,/. there/EX weren't/VBD nobody/NN else,/RB and/CC he/PRP was/VBD an/DT old/JJ hand./NN He'd/NNP been/VBN lumbering/VBG in/IN Mendocino,"/NNP explained/VBD the/DT foreman./NN "An'/NN where/WRB is/VBZ he/PRP now?/RB Let/VB me/PRP say/VB a/DT word/NN to/TO him,"/NN cried/VBD Kearney,/NNP his/PRP$ temper/NN evidently/RB getting/VBG the/DT better/JJR of/IN him./PRP The/DT foreman/NN fell/VBD back/RB a/DT step/NN and/CC looked/VBD aghast./RB "Why,/JJ didn't/NN you/PRP understand?"/VBP he/PRP said./VBD "Jarl's/NNP dead;/IN the/DT log/NN went/VBD over/IN him/PRP and/CC crushed/VBN him/PRP flatter'n/VB a/DT pancake."An/NN instant/NN change/NN came/VBD over/IN the/DT big/JJ man's/JJ face./NN "Holy/NNP St./NNP Patrick!/NNP ye/PRP don't/VBP tell/VB me,"/NN he/PRP gasped./VBD "The/DT poor/JJ fellow,/VBN the/DT poor/JJ fellow!/NN I/PRP wouldn't/MD have/VB had/VBD the/DT like/JJ happen/VBP for--well,/JJ well,/, well!/JJ Mr./NNP Ffrench,"/NNP he/PRP added,/VBD turning/VBG to/TO the/DT journalist,/NN who/WP had/VBD been/VBN an/DT interested/JJ listener,/NN "I've/NN been/VBN twentyodd/JJ years/NNS in/IN the/DT lumber/NN business,/NN an'/NN they/PRP call/VBP it/PRP a/DT risky/JJ trade,/NN but/CC that's/IN the/DT first/JJ life/NN I've/NN ever/RB lost/VBD among/IN my/PRP$ men."Gerald/NN attempted/VBD a/DT few/JJ words/NNS of/IN sympathy,/NN but/CC Kearney/NNP did/VBD not/RB seem/VB to/TO hear/VB them./PRP "Poor/IN fellow,/VBN poor/JJ fellow!"/NN he/PRP muttered./MD "Well,/VB every/DT man's/NN time's/NN got/VBD to/TO come/VB sooner/RBR or/CC later,/RB but/CC that's/IN the/DT end/NN o'/IN my/PRP$ luck."A/NN low/JJ wailing/NN cry,/, the/DT voice/NN of/IN a/DT child/NN sobbing/VBG in/IN the/DT abandonment/NN of/IN sorrow,/NN came/VBD from/IN a/DT shed/VBN on/IN the/DT right./NN Kearney/NNP started/VBD as/IN he/PRP heard/VBD it/PRP and/CC glanced/VBD nervously/RB around./RB "Whisht!/VB D'ye/NNP hear/VBP that?"/IN he/PRP asked./VBD "Is/RB there/RB a/DT child/NN anywhere/RB here,/RB or/CC is/VBZ it/PRP the---"/DT He/PRP paused/VBD as/IN the/DT piteous/JJ sob/NNS again/RB cut/VBD the/DT silence./NN "It's/IN the/DT child,/NN his/PRP$ little/JJ girl,"/NN said/VBD the/DT foreman./NN "She's/NNP been/VBN taking/VBG on/IN dreadful,/NN and/CC no/DT wonder./MD He/PRP wasn't/VBD much/RB to/TO look/VB at;/NN but/CC he/PRP was/VBD all/DT she/PRP had,/VBD I/PRP reckon.""His/VBD child--whose?"/JJ asked/VBD Kearney./NNP "Why,/NNP Jarl's,/NNP to/TO be/VB sure./JJ She/PRP come/VBN up/RP with/IN him/PRP from/IN Mendocino."The/RB big/JJ man/NN sank/VBD down/RB on/IN a/DT pile/NN of/IN shingles/NNS and/CC buried/VBN his/PRP$ face/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hands,"My/NN God,/NNP my/PRP$ God!/NNP this/DT is/VBZ too/RB much,"/RB he/PRP murmured./VBD "Is/IN it/PRP orphans/IN I'm/NNP makin'/NN in/IN me/PRP ouldage?"/IN Then/RB he/PRP started/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ feet/NNS and/CC dashed/VBD his/PRP$ hat/NN to/TO the/DT ground/NN with/IN a/DT sweeping/JJ gesture./NN "To/IN hell/NN wid/VBD the/DT oxen,/NNS to/TO hell/NN wid/VBD the/DT lumber!"/NN he/PRP shouted./MD "As/RB for/IN the/DT poor/JJ Norway/NNP boy,/NN there's/RB a/DT good/JJ God/NNP above/IN that'll/DT look/NN out/IN for/IN him,/NN but/CC I'm/NNP goin'/NN to/TO see/VB that/IN this/DT child/NN won't/VBD be/VB left/VBN an/DT orphan./NN Where/WRB is/VBZ she?"He/PRP strode/VBD forward/RB and/CC entered/VBD the/DT shed,/NN Gerald/NNP keeping/VBG close/RB behind/IN him./PRP All/DT that/WP was/VBD mortal/JJ of/IN the/DT poor/JJ Norwegian/JJ lay/VBD on/IN a/DT long/JJ bench/NN in/IN one/CD corner./NN The/DT shockingly/JJ mangled/JJ form/NN was/VBD covered/VBN with/IN a/DT blanket,/NN but/CC the/DT face/NN was/VBD unscathed,/JJ aud/NN [sic]/IN death/NN had/VBD been/VBN too/RB sudden/JJ to/TO leave/VB much/JJ trace/NN on/IN the/DT features./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT commonplace/JJ face/NN of/IN the/DT Scandinavian/JJ type--the/JJ face/NN of/IN a/DT peasant./NN A/DT little/JJ girl,/NN apparently/RB about/IN ten/CD years/NNS old,/RB was/VBD seated/VBN on/IN a/DT low/JJ stool/NN at/IN the/DT dead/JJ man's/NN side./NN She/PRP had/VBD flung/VBN her/PRP$ blue-checked/JJ apron/NN over/IN her/PRP$ head,/NN and/CC was/VBD moaning/VBG and/CC rocking/VBG herself/PRP to/TO and/CC fro/IN in/IN an/DT agony/NN of/IN grief./VBG Very/RB gently,/RB very/RB tenderly/RB the/DT big/JJ man/NN stooped/VBD over/IN the/DT child/NN and/CC drew/VBD the/DT apron/NN away./. 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"Can/NNP ye/PRP speak/VBP English,/NNP honey?"The/RB little/JJ mourner/NN nodded./VBD Her/PRP$ blue/JJ eyes/NNS were/VBD brightening/VBG through/IN their/PRP$ tears,/NNS and/CC with/IN an/DT odd,/JJ womanly/NN gesture/NN she/PRP pushed/VBD the/DT tangle/NN of/IN pale/JJ wheat-colored/JJ hair/NN back/RB from/IN her/PRP$ temples./NN Kearney/NNP went/VBD down/RP on/IN one/CD knee/NN and/CC lifted/VBD the/DT girl/NN on/IN the/DT other./NNP "What's/NNP yer/NN name,/NN darlint?"/NN he/PRP whispered/VBD in/IN a/DT tone/NN of/IN indescribable/JJ gentleness./NNP Gerald/NNP could/MD not/RB but/CC notice/VB how/WRB much/RB more/JJR strongly/RB marked/VBN was/VBD the/DT man's/JJ Irish/JJ accent/NN since/IN this/DT trouble/NN had/VBD come/VBN upon/IN him./PRP "Inga,"/IN answered/VBN the/DT child./NN "Well,/IN Inga,/NNP will/MD ye/PRP come/VB home/NN wid/JJ me?/NNS Ye/RB can't/MD do/VB anythin'/NN for/IN poor/JJ dada,"/NN he/PRP hastened/VBD to/TO add/VB as/IN her/PRP$ eyes/NNS turned/VBD toward/IN 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bear./NN He/PRP was/VBD fond/JJ of/IN wandering/VBG in/IN the/DT gloom/NN of/IN the/DT redwood/NN forest/NN with/IN no/DT companions/NNS but/CC the/DT children;/NN and/CC the/DT strange,/NNS still/RB atmosphere/NN of/IN the/DT place,/NN with/IN the/DT mysterious/JJ rustle/NN of/IN that/DT ever-present/JJ breeze/NN overhead,/IN seemed/VBD to/TO have/VB a/DT soothing/JJ effect/NN even/RB on/IN Master/NNP Jimmy's/NNP effervescent/NN spirits./NN As/IN for/IN Inga,/NNP whether/IN it/PRP was/VBD due/JJ to/TO her/PRP$ recent/JJ loss/NN or/CC was/VBD natural/JJ to/TO her,/PRP$ she/PRP was/VBD always/RB a/DT quiet/JJ child./NN The/DT day/NN after/IN her/PRP$ father's/NN funeral/NN the/DT little/JJ girl/NN was/VBD even/RB more/RBR silent/JJ than/IN usual./NNP She/PRP sat/VBD apart,/RB weeping/VBG in/IN corners,/NN with/IN her/PRP$ head/NN in/IN her/PRP$ hands/NNS and/CC her/PRP$ tangled/JJ hair/NN dropping/VBG unheeded/VBN over/IN her/PRP$ face./NN Mr./NNP Kearney/NNP checked/VBD Jimmy's/RB rude/JJ play/NN several/JJ times/NNS out/IN of/IN consideration/NN to/TO Inga's/NNP feelings,/NNS and/CC the/DT child/NN soon/RB retired,/JJ complaining/VBG of/IN a/DT headache./NN The/DT next/JJ morning/NN Gerald,/NNP whose/WP$ hours/NNS had/VBD ceased/VBN to/TO be/VB so/RB early/RB as/IN those/DT of/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN the/DT household,/NN came/VBD upon/IN Mr./NNP Kearney,/NNP equipped/VBD in/IN black/JJ coat/NN and/CC white/JJ collar,/NN climbing/VBG into/IN his/PRP$ wagon./NN "Hullo!/. Where/WRB away/RB now?"/RB asked/VBD the/DT young/JJ man./NN "I'm/NN goin'/NN into/IN Eureka,"/NNP answered/VBD Kearney./NNP "I'd/NNP ask/VBP ye/PRP to/TO take/VB a/DT seat,/NN only/RB I've/IN some/DT one/CD to/TO bring/VB back/RB wid/JJ me./NN I'm/IN goin'/NN after/IN the/DT doctor.""Is/NN there/RB any/DT one/CD ill?"/NN inquired/VBD Gerald./NNP "N--no,"/NNP said/VBD Kearney,/NNP slowly./VBD "Anyway,/IN I/PRP want/VBP the/DT doctor/NN to/TO tell/VB me/PRP whether/IN there/EX is/VBZ or/CC no./DT Inga/NNP was/VBD complainin'/NN of/IN a/DT headache/NN last/JJ night,/NN an'/NN she/PRP has/VBZ a/DT sore/JJ throat/NN this/DT mornin'./NN Get/VB up,/JJ Tom;/. go/VB along,/RB Jerry!"/NNP And/CC he/PRP drove/VBD off./RP "Decidedly/RB Kearney/NNP means/VBZ to/TO do/VB his/PRP$ duty/NN by/IN the/DT orphan,"/NN reflected/VBD Gerald,/NNP as/IN he/PRP strolled/VBD under/IN the/DT redwoods./NN "It's/RB well/RB for/IN her/PRP that/IN it/PRP was/VBD in/IN the/DT employ/NN of/IN a/DT man/NN like/IN that/IN her/PRP$ father/NN lost/VBD his/PRP$ life."Mr./NN Kearney/NNP returned/VBD with/IN the/DT doctor/NN in/IN the/DT afternoon,/NN and/CC Gerald,/NNP arriving/VBG late/RB from/IN the/DT ponds/NNS with/IN a/DT good/JJ bag/NN of/IN wild/JJ ducks,/NN perceived/VBN that/IN something/NN was/VBD amiss/JJ at/IN the/DT house./NN Little/NNP Jimmy,/NNP in/IN evident/JJ spirits,/NN was/VBD coming/VBG out/IN of/IN the/DT door,/NN followed/VBN by/IN his/PRP$ father./NN The/DT latter/NN carried/VBD a/DT small/JJ bag/NN and/CC an/DT armful/NN of/IN blankets./NN In/IN a/DT few/JJ words/NNS Mr./NNP Kearney/NNP explained/VBD the/DT state/NN of/IN affairs./DT Inga/NNP had/VBD scarlet/JJ fever,/NN and/CC it/PRP was/VBD thought/VBN better/RB that/IN Jimmy/NNP should/MD sleep/VB at/IN the/DT mill/NN for/IN the/DT present./NN "Is/IN she/PRP very/RB ill?"/JJ inquired/VBD Ffrench./NNP "No,"/NNP answered/VBD Kearney./NNP "The/DT doctor/NN says/VBZ it's/IN a/DT very/RB mild/JJ case.""Where/NN did/VBD she/PRP catch/VB it?"/RB asked/VBN the/DT young/JJ man./NN "Nobody/NN knows./VBZ Down/IN in/IN Mendocino,/NNP where/WRB they/PRP come/VBP from,/IN I/PRP suppose,"/VBP answered/VBN the/DT lumber/NN dealer./NN "The/DT doctor/NN says/VBZ it's/IN a/DT week,/NN maybe/RB two,/, since/IN she/PRP was/VBD where/WRB the/DT infection/NN was."Kearney/NN looked/VBD pale/JJ and/CC worried,/JJ but/CC Master/NNP Jimmy,/NNP to/TO whom/WP the/DT idea/NN of/IN sleeping/VBG at/IN the/DT mill/NN had/VBD all/PDT the/DT attraction/NN of/IN a/DT picnic,/NN seemed/VBD much/JJ elated./VBN Gerald/NNP turned,/NN and/CC accompanied/VBD them/PRP through/IN the/DT darkening/VBG shades/NNS of/IN the/DT forest./NN "It's/RB foolish/JJ I/PRP am,/VBP maybe,"/RB remarked/VBD Mr./NNP Kearney/NNP as/IN he/PRP walked/VBD home/NN with/IN Gerald/NNP after/IN seeingthe/DT boy/NN made/VBD comfortable/JJ for/IN the/DT night,/NN "but/IN I/PRP can't/MD help/VB it./PRP Sure/JJ Jimmy's/RB all/DT I/PRP have,/VBP an'/IN I/PRP think/VBP the/DT world/NN o'/IN him;/NN but/CC this/DT is/VBZ a/DT poor/JJ place/NN to/TO rear/VB a/DT lad."Gerald/NN represented/VBD that/IN Jimmy/NNP would/MD be/VB far/RB more/RBR exposed/VBN to/TO infection/NN in/IN a/DT city/NN or/CC in/IN a/DT great/JJ school/NN than/IN in/IN a/DT retired/JJ place/NN like/IN Tacara,/NNP but/CC the/DT father/NN interrupted/VBD impatiently./PRP "It's/RB not/RB that/IN I'm/NNP thinkin'/NN of./NNP We've/NNP took/VBD him/PRP away/RB from/IN the/DT fever/NN time/NN enough,/RB please/VB God./NNP It's/NNP not/RB that;/IN it's/IN his/PRP$ eddication./NN D'/NNP ye/PRP know,/VBP Mr./NNP Ffrench,/NNP that/IN with/IN a/DT fair/JJ start/NN that/IN boy/NN has/VBZ a/DT better/JJR chance/NN in/IN life/NN than/IN I/PRP had--ay,/, or/CC you,/JJ for/IN all/DT your/PRP$ Trinity/NNP College/NNP breeding?""How/NN so?"/NN asked/VBD Gerald./NNP "Because/IN he/PRP was/VBD born/VBN in/IN that/DT house/NN there/RB under/IN the/DT redwoods,"/NN said/VBD the/DT elder/JJR man/NN proudly;/RB "because/IN he/PRP was/VBD born/VBN a/DT citizen/NN of/IN the/DT sovereign/JJ State/NN of/IN California,/NNP and/CC is/VBZ eligible/JJ to/TO be/VB President/NNP of/IN the/DT United/NNP States,/NNP or/CC will/MD be/VB in/IN thirty-three/CD years/NNS time."Gerald/NN forebore/NN to/TO remind/VB the/DT ambitious/JJ father/NN that/IN many/JJ thousands/NNS are/VBP born/VBN every/DT year/NN with/IN the/DT same/JJ eligibility,/NN and/CC Mr./NNP Kearney/NNP repeated/VBD the/DT word/NN several/JJ times,/NN rolling/VBG them/PRP on/IN his/PRP$ tongue/NN as/IN if/IN he/PRP savored/VBD them./, "President/NNP of/IN the/DT United/NNP States!/NNP And/CC why/WRB not?/RB Isn't/RB he/PRP born/VBN eligible?"Little/NN Inga/NNP made/VBD a/DT good/JJ recovery./NN She/PRP was/VBD to/TO all/DT appearance/NN a/DT delicate/JJ child,/NN yet/RB the/DT disease/NN seemed/VBD to/TO have/VB taken/VBN no/DT hold/NN of/IN her,/NN and/CC yielded/VBD quickly/RB to/TO Dr./NNP Granby's/NNP skilful/JJ treatment./NN But/CC the/DT very/JJ day/NN the/DT orphan/NNP was/VBD officially/RB pronounced/VBN convalescent/JJ Gerald/NNP met/VBD his/PRP$ host/NN in/IN the/DT woods/NNS near/IN the/DT saw-mill,/NN wandering/VBG bareheaded,/RB tossing/VBG his/PRP$ arms/NNS aloft/RB in/IN extravagant/JJ gesticulation,/NN and/CC evidently/RB a/DT prey/NN to/TO the/DT wildest/JJS excitement./NN "Oh,/IN don't/NN talk/NN to/TO me,/VB don't/RB talk/VB to/TO me!"/VB moaned/VBN the/DT distracted/VBN man./NN "Jimmy's/NNS got/VBD the/DT faver.""No,"/NN said/VBD Gerald./NNP "Oh,/NNP don't/, say/VBP that,/IN Mr./NNP Kearney./NNP Are/VBP you/PRP sure?""The/JJ doctor's/NNS wid/VBD him/PRP now./. He/PRP sent/VBD me/PRP out/RP because/IN I/PRP couldn't/MD rest/VB aisy."Knowing/VBG how/WRB the/DT poor/JJ fellow/NN was/VBD wrapped/VBN up/RP in/IN his/PRP$ boy,/NN Ffrench/NNP was/VBD fully/RB able/JJ to/TO appreciate/VB his/PRP$ anxiety./NN The/DT young/JJ man/NN did/VBD his/PRP$ best/JJS to/TO console/VB and/CC cheer/VB his/PRP$ friend,/NN and/CC urged/VBD Jimmy's/NNP strong/JJ constitution/NN and/CC healthy/JJ life,/NN but/CC the/DT father/NN shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "It's/IN the/DT strongest/JJS that/WDT have/VBP it/PRP the/DT worst./JJR Look/VB at/IN that/DT donny/JJ slip/NN of/IN a/DT girl/NN beyant,/IN an'/NN how/WRB she/PRP went/VBD through/IN wid/JJ it."Ffrench/NN urged/VBD that/IN this/DT was/VBD hopeful,/RB since/IN the/DT disease/NN would/MD seem/VB to/TO be/VB mild/JJ in/IN type;/NN but/CC Kearney/NNP could/MD take/VB little/JJ comfort/NN from/IN this/DT argument./NN "We'll/NN see,/VBD we'll/RB see,"/VB he/PRP said,/VBD and/CC presently/RB re-entered/VBD the/DT mill./JJS Gerald/NNP did/VBD not/RB meet/VB him/PRP again/RB that/IN day./NN Poor/NNP Kearney's/NNP worst/JJS fears/NNS were/VBD realized./VBN The/DT infection/NN that/WDT had/VBD touched/VBN the/DT delicate/JJ girl/NN so/RB lightly/RB laid/VBN firm/NN hold/NN on/IN the/DT sturdy/JJ lad,/NN and/CC day/NN by/IN day/NN he/PRP grew/VBD worse./, Dr./NNP Granby,/NNP an/DT old/JJ friend/NN of/IN the/DT lumber/NN dealer,/NN almost/RB lived/VBD at/IN Tacara,/NNP and/CC exhausted/VBD all/DT that/IN science/NN could/MD do/VB in/IN behalf/NN of/IN the/DT little/JJ sufferer./NN All/DT in/IN vain!/JJ After/IN an/DT illness/NN of/IN five/CD days/NNS Jimmy/NNP died/VBD about/IN eleven/CD o'clock/RB on/IN Monday/NNP morning./, All/DT work/NN had/VBD been/VBN suspended/VBN at/IN the/DT mill/NN during/IN the/DT child's/NNS sickness,/JJ for/IN it/PRP had/VBD been/VBN considered/VBN inexpedient/JJ to/TO move/VB him/PRP back/RB to/TO the/DT house,/NN and/CC the/DT noise/NN of/IN the/DT great/JJ saws/NNS would/MD have/VB disturbed/VBN him./PRP Gerald,/NNP who/WP had/VBD done/VBN his/PRP$ share/NN in/IN nursing/VBG the/DT little/JJ patient,/NN was/VBD with/IN him/PRP at/IN the/DT last,/JJ and/CC so,/JJ of/IN course,/NN was/VBD his/PRP$ father,/NN who/WP had/VBD scarcely/RB left/VBN the/DT bedside/NN or/CC closed/VBD an/DT eye/NN during/IN those/DT five/CD weary/JJ days./NN The/DT old/JJ man--he/NN had/VBD begun/VBN to/TO show/VB his/PRP$ years/NNS since/IN Jimmy/NNP sickened--was/JJ holding/VBG the/DT sufferer's/JJ hand/NN and/CC talking/VBG in/IN a/DT strain/NN of/IN soothing/VBG childish/JJ babble,/NN when/WRB the/DT doctor/NN stepped/VBD forward/RB and/CC drew/VBD him/PRP away/RB from/IN the/DT bedside./NN He/PRP followed/VBD his/PRP$ friend/NN unresistingly,/JJ supposing/NN that/IN Dr./NNP Granby/NNP had/VBD somedirection/NN to/TO give,/VB but/CC happening/VBG to/TO glance/VB back/RB he/PRP realized/VBD the/DT great/JJ change/NN that/WDT had/VBD come/VBN upon/IN the/DT face/NN of/IN his/PRP$ boy./NN Then/RB his/PRP$ grief/NN had/VBD vent--passionate,/DT unrestrained,/JJ violent./NN The/DT whole/JJ nature/NN of/IN the/DT man/NN seemed/VBD altered./VBN Gerald/NNP had/VBD known/VBN him/PRP as/IN a/DT decorous,/NN kindly/RB gentleman;/RB he/PRP saw/VBD him/PRP now/RB as/IN a/DT savage./NN Leaping/VBG back/RB he/PRP seized/VBD the/DT doctor/NN by/IN the/DT collar/NN and/CC pinned/VBD him/PRP with/IN gigantic/JJ force/NN against/IN the/DT wall./NN "Answer/NN me,/VBP ye/PRP thafe,/MD answer/VB me/PRP before/IN I/PRP shake/VBP the/DT life/NN out/IN of/IN ye!/NN Why/WRB did/VBD ye/PRP kill/VB me/PRP boy?"Gerald/VB sprung/VBN forward/RB to/TO the/DT assistance/NN of/IN Dr./NNP Granby,/NNP who/WP really/RB seemed/VBD for/IN the/DT moment/NN in/IN personal/JJ peril,/NN but/CC the/DT doctor/NN was/VBD equal/JJ to/TO the/DT occasion./NN Looking/VBG the/DT frenzied/JJ man/NN squarely/RB in/IN the/DT eye,/NN he/PRP said:"Aren't/VBD you/PRP ashamed/JJ of/IN yourself,/PRP$ Michael/NNP Kearney,/NNP to/TO show/VB your/PRP$ black/JJ passion/NN in/IN the/DT presence/NN of/IN the/DT dead?/NN I/PRP did/VBD my/PRP$ best/JJS for/IN your/PRP$ boy,/NN and/CC you/PRP know/VBP it."The/DT other/JJ relaxed/VBD his/PRP$ hold/NN and/CC glanced/VBD again/RB at/IN the/DT bed./NN He/PRP pushed/VBD the/DT doctor/NN aside/RB and/CC flung/VBD himself/PRP across/IN the/DT little/JJ corpse/NN with/IN a/DT howl/NN of/IN anguish/NN that/WDT sounded/VBD scarcely/RB human./NN "Ah,/NN Jimmy,/NNP me/PRP darlint,/VB me/PRP beautiful/JJ boy--why/JJ did/VBD ye/PRP die,/VB why/WRB did/VBD ye/PRP die?/VB Ochone,/NNP ochone/NN an'/NN wirasthru!/NN where/WRB was/VBD ever/RB the/DT like/JJ o'/IN ye--so/JJ bould,/NN so/RB hearty,/VBD so/RB full/JJ o'/IN sperits?/NN It's/IN only/RB a/DT few/JJ hoursthat/IN ye/PRP were/VBD runnin'/VBG around/IN wid/NN twice/RB the/DT life/NN in/IN ye/PRP that/IN ever/RB I/PRP had--an'/VBD ye/PRP so/RB young,/JJ so/IN clever,/JJ an'/NN born/VBN wid/JJ such/JJ a/DT grand/JJ start!/NN Ah,/RB why/WRB did/VBD ye/PRP die,/VB why/WRB did/VBD ye/PRP die?/VB Inexpressibly/RB pained/VBN and/CC shocked,/VBN Gerald/NNP tiptoed/VBD over/IN to/TO the/DT doctor./NN The/DT stricken/JJ father/NN was/VBD still/RB lying/VBG across/IN the/DT bed,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ loud/JJ lamentations/NNS sank/VBD into/IN inarticulate/JJ moaning./NN "Hadn't/IN we/PRP better/RB get/VB him/PRP away?"/RB asked/VBD the/DT young/JJ man/NN below/IN his/PRP$ breath./NN The/DT doctor/NN shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "Impossible,"/IN he/PRP replied./VBD "We/PRP must/MD wait/VB till/IN this/DT paroxysm/NN exhausts/VBZ itself./PRP I/PRP have/VBP seen/VBN him/PRP so/RB before--when/RB his/PRP$ wife/NN was/VBD drowned.""Poor/JJ fellow!"/NN murmured/VBD Ffrench,"He/NNP got/VBD over/IN it/PRP before/RB and/CC he/PRP will/MD get/VB over/IN it/PRP again,"/RB said/VBD the/DT doctor,/NN "though,/NN to/TO be/VB sure,/JJ he/PRP had/VBD the/DT boy/NN then/RB and/CC he/PRP has/VBZ no/DT one/NN now./, I/PRP am/VBP very/RB fond/JJ of/IN Mike/NNP Kearney./NNP He/PRP has/VBZ a/DT noble/JJ heart,/NN but/CC at/IN times/NNS like/IN these/DT he/PRP appears/VBZ at/IN his/PRP$ worst./NN Civilization/NN and/CC education/NN came/VBD to/TO him/PRP rather/RB late/RB in/IN life,/NN I/PRP fancy,/RB and/CC when/WRB such/JJ a/DT grief/NN stirs/VBZ him/PRP the/DT depths/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ nature/NN come/VBN to/TO the/DT surface--the/JJ nature/NN of/IN a/DT barbarian,/NN almost/RB of/IN an/DT animal."Again/NN the/DT powerful/JJ voice/NN rose/VBD in/IN wild/JJ and/CC purposeless/JJ lamentation./NN "All/NN I/PRP had--God/VBD help/NN me--all/RB the/DT life/NN that/WDT was/VBD left/VBN me,/, an'/IN he/PRP lyin'/VBD there/RB like/IN a/DT log./NN What/WP have/VBP I/PRP done/VBN that/IN the/DT like/IN should/MD come/VB to/TO me?/VB Now/RB it/PRP may/MD go,/VB but/CC divil/VB a/DT prayer/NN will/MD I/PRP ever/RB say;/VBP for/IN what/WP have/VBP I/PRP to/TO pray/VB for?/IN Divil/NNP resave/VBP the/DT kind/JJ word/NN or/CC kind/NN thought/NN will/MD I/PRP ever/RB give/VBP to/TO anyone./DT The/DT whole/JJ world/NN may/MD go/VB to/TO hell/NN for/IN me."He/NN rose/VBD from/IN the/DT bed/NN and/CC drew/VBD himself/PRP up/RP to/TO his/PRP$ full/JJ height./NN His/PRP$ face/NN was/VBD very/RB pale,/JJ and/CC every/DT feature/NN was/VBD working/VBG with/IN emotion./NN He/PRP seemed/VBD to/TO have/VB aged/VBN ten/CD years/NNS in/IN the/DT few/JJ days/NNS that/WDT had/VBD elapsed/VBN since/IN Gerald/NNP met/VBD him./PRP The/DT doctor/NN came/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ side./NN "Mr./NNP Kearney,"/NNP he/PRP said,/VBD "you/PRP had/VBD better/RBR go/VB home/NN and/CC take/VB a/DT little/JJ rest./NN I/PRP will/MD walk/VB down/RB to/TO the/DT house/NN with/IN you.""Home!"/NNP thundered/VBD Kearney;/NNP "what/, sort/NN of/IN a/DT home/NN have/VBP I?/NNP Why/WRB should/MD I/PRP go/VB to/TO the/DT house/NN when/WRB it's/PRP here/RB me/PRP little/JJ Jimmy/NNP is/VBZ lyin'/VBG an'/IN a/DT stranger's/JJ brat/NN below/IN there/EX in/IN his/PRP$ place?/NN Ay,/NNP but/CC I/PRP will/MD go;/VB she/PRP killed/VBD him--it's/JJ herself/PRP brought/VBD the/DT death/NN to/TO him./PRP Begorra,/IN I/PRP will/MD go/VB home,/RB if/IN it's/PRP only/RB to/TO throw/VB Jimmy's/NNP murderer/NN out/IN of/IN it."He/PRP stepped/VBD to/TO the/DT bedside/NN and/CC bent/VBD over/IN the/DT child's/NNS form./RB "Good-by/RB to/TO ye,/NNS Jimmy,/NNP me/PRP darlint,"/RB he/PRP whispered/VBD in/IN a/DT tone/NN of/IN infinite/JJ tenderness,/NN "though/IN it's/DT little/JJ use/NN kissin'/NN cowld/NN clay./NN Come,boys;/NNP I'm/NNP goin'/NN home,"/NN he/PRP added,/VBD turning/VBG from/IN the/DT bed./NN A/DT woman/NN had/VBD been/VBN hired/VBN to/TO act/VB as/IN nurse/NN during/IN the/DT boy's/NNS illness./VBD Terrified/NNP by/IN Kearney's/NNP extravagant/JJ grief,/NN she/PRP had/VBD been/VBN cowering/VBG in/IN a/DT corner/NN of/IN the/DT room./NN She/PRP now/RB came/VBD forward,/RB as/IN the/DT men/NNS left/VBD the/DT place,/NN and/CC busied/JJ herself/PRP in/IN bestowing/VBG the/DT last/JJ attentions/NNS that/WDT little/RB Jimmy/NNP would/MD ever/RB need/VB at/IN human/JJ hands./NN Through/IN the/DT dim/JJ aisles/NNS of/IN the/DT redwood/NN forest,/NN over/IN the/DT soft,/NN thick/JJ carpet/NN of/IN withered/DT pine-needles,/NN under/IN the/DT giant/JJ branches/NNS murmuring/VBG their/PRP$ eternal/JJ monotone,/NN the/DT three/CD men/NNS passed/VBD to/TO the/DT lonely/JJ house/NN by/IN the/DT tide-water./NN Kearney/NNP was/VBD a/DT little/JJ in/IN advance,/NN tossing/VBG his/PRP$ arms,/NNS shaking/VBG his/PRP$ head,/NN gesticulating/VBG wildly,/JJ and/CC muttering/VBG a/DT broken/VBN jargon,/NN half/NN English,/NNP half/NN Irish,/NN that/IN mingled/JJ discordantly/, with/IN the/DT rustle/NN of/IN the/DT passionless/JJ pines./NN Gerald/NNP thought/VBD that/IN grief/NN had/VBD crazed/VBN the/DT poor/JJ fellow,/NN but/CC suddenly/RB he/PRP turned/VBD and/CC addressed/VBD the/DT young/JJ man,/NN 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It's/. all/DT led/VBD up/RB to/TO one/CD p'int,/NN an'/NN that/WDT is---"/'' His/PRP$ voice/NN broke,/NN but/CC after/IN a/DT moment's/NN pause/NN he/PRP went/VBD on,/RB controlling/VBG himself/PRP with/IN a/DT mighty/JJ effort:"I'll/NN ax/NN ye/PRP to/TO go/VB home,/RB Mr./NNP Ffrench--off/NNP down/IN the/DT coast/NN where/WRB ye/PRP belong,/VBP or/CC out/IN o'/IN Tacara/NNP anyhow./. 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"The/DT little/JJ girl/NN is/VBZ not/RB to/TO blame.""Who/VB said/VBD she/PRP was?"/VBD said/VBD Kearney./NNP "I/NNP wish/NN she/PRP had/VBD done/VBN it/PRP a/DT purpose,/NN an'/NN I'd/NNP 'a'/, had/VBD one/CD moment's/NN happiness/NN while/IN I/PRP was/VBD tearin'/VBG her/PRP$ to/TO pieces./DT But/CC out/IN she/PRP goes--the/VBD home/NN she's/NNS brought/VBD sorrow/NN to/TO is/VBZ no/DT place/NN for/IN her;/PRP out/IN she/PRP goes./VBZ The/DT world's/JJ big/JJ an'/NN broad/JJ outside/IN o'/IN Tacara."Astounded/VBN at/IN such/JJ words/NNS from/IN lips/NNS that/WDT had/VBD never/RB yet/RB breathed/VBD aught/VBN for/IN her/PRP$ but/CC kindness,/NN Inga/NNP crouched/VBD on/IN the/DT ground/NN at/IN the/DT old/JJ man's/NNS feet./VBD As/IN was/VBD her/PRP$ way/NN in/IN trouble,/NN she/PRP had/VBD flung/VBN the/DT little/JJ apron/NN over/IN her/PRP$ head/NN and/CC was/VBD weeping,/JJ as/IN her/PRP$ heaving/JJ shoulders/NNS testified,/, but/CC weeping/VBG silently./NN Gerald/NNP stepped/VBD forward./VBN "Mr./NNP Kearney,"/NNP he/PRP said,/VBD "when/RB I/PRP saw/VBD how/WRB you/PRP took/VBD that/DT poor/JJ orphan/VBN from/IN her/PRP$ dead/JJ father's/NN side,/NN how/WRB you/PRP comforted/VBD her/PRP and/CC made/VBD her/PRP$ future/NN your/PRP$ care,/NN I/PRP thought/VBD I/PRP had/VBD never/RB seen/VBN so/IN noble/JJ a/DT deed/NN so/RB kindly/RB and/CC graciously/RB done./. 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It's/'' April,/NNP and/CC I/PRP want/VBP to/TO see/VB the/DT Salinas/NNP valley/NN with/IN its/PRP$ oaks;/NN I/PRP want/VBP to/TO see/VB the/DT bench-lands/NNS with/IN the/DT grape-vines/NNS just/RB budding;/CC I/PRP want/VBP to/TO see/VB some/DT bald-faced/JJ cows/NNS clinging/VBG to/TO the/DT Santa/NNP Barbara/NNP hillsides,/, and/CC I/PRP want/VBP to/TO meet/VB some/DT fellow/NN on/IN the/DT train/NN who/WP speaks/VBZ the/DT language/NN of/IN my/PRP$ tribe."$Farrel,/NN you're/IN all/DT Irish./NNP You're/NNP romantic/JJ and/CC poetical,/NN and/CC you/PRP feel/VBP the/DT call/NN of/IN kind/NN to/TO kind./NN That's/NNP distinctly/RB a/DT Celtic/NNP trait."$Quien/NN sabe?/VBD But/CC I/PRP have/VBP a/DT great/JJ yearning/NN to/TO speak/VB Spanish/NNP with/IN somebody./DT It's/NNP my/PRP$ mother/NN tongue."/RB $There/RB must/MD be/VB another/DT reason,"/NN the/DT captain/NN bantered/VBD him./PRP $Sure/RB there/EX isn't/RB a/DT girl/NN somewhere/RB along/IN the/DT right/NN of/IN way/NN and/CC you/PRP are/VBP fearful,/NNS if/IN you/PRP take/VBP the/DT night-train,/NN that/IN the/DT porter/NN may/MD fail/VB to/TO waken/VB you/PRP in/IN time/NN to/TO wave/VB to/TO her/PRP as/IN you/PRP go/VB by/IN her/PRP$ station?"/NN Farrel/NNP shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN $There's/IN another/DT reason,/NN but/CC that/DT isn't/NN it./VBD Captain,/NNP haven't/VBP you/PRP been/VBN visualizing/VBG every/DT little/JJ detail/NN of/IN your/PRP$ homecoming?"$You/NNS forget,/IN Farrel,/NNP that/IN I'm/NNP a/DT regular-army/JJ man,/NN and/CC we/PRP poor/JJ devils/NNS get/VB accustomed/VBN to/TO being/VBG uprooted./VBN I've/NN learned/VBD not/RB to/TO build/VB castles/NNS in/IN Spain,/NNP and/CC I/PRP never/RB believe/VBP I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO get/VB a/DT leave/NN until/IN the/DT old/JJ man/NN hands/VBZ me/PRP the/DT order./NNP Even/RB then,/, I'm/PRP always/RB fearful/JJ of/IN an/DT order/NN recalling/VBG it."$You're/RB missing/VBG a/DT lot/NN of/IN happiness,/JJ sir./NN Why,/IN I/PRP really/RB believe/VBP I've/NN had/VBD more/JJR fun/NN out/IN of/IN the/DT anticipationof/JJS my/PRP$ home-coming/NN than/IN I/PRP may/MD get/VB out/IN of/IN the/DT realization./NN I've/NN planned/VBN every/DT detail/NN for/IN months,/NNS and,/CC if/IN anything/NN slips,/NNS I'm/VBP liable/JJ to/TO sit/VB right/RB down/RB and/CC bawl/VB like/IN a/DT kid."$Let's/NN listen/VB to/TO your/PRP$ plan/NN of/IN operations,/NN Farrel,"/IN the/DT captain/NN suggested./VBN $I'll/NNP never/RB have/VBP one/CD myself,/NN in/IN all/DT probability,/NNS but/CC I'm/NNP child/NN enough/RB to/TO want/VB to/TO listen/VB to/TO yours."$Well,/VB in/IN the/DT first/JJ place,/NN I/PRP haven't/VBP communicated/VBN with/IN my/PRP$ father/NN since/IN landing/NN here./. 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is/VBZ still/RB here,/RB dad?"$Yes$and/CC as/RB belligerent/NN as/IN old/JJ hilly-owl./NN He/PRP pretends/VBZ to/TO look/VB after/IN the/DT stock./NN I/PRP ordered/VBD him/PRP off/RP the/DT ranch/NN last/JJ week;/NN but/CC do/VBP you/PRP think/VB he'd/PRP go?/VB Not/RB much./RB He/PRP went/VBD inside/IN his/PRP$ shack,/NNS sorted/VBD out/RP a/DT rifle,/NN came/VBD outside,/IN sat/VBD down,/RB and/CC fondled/VBD the/DT weapon/NN all/DT day/NN long./RB Ever/RB since/IN then/RB he/PRP has/VBZ carried/VBN it,/RB mounted/VBN or/CC afoot./DT So/IN I/PRP haven't/VBP bothered/VBN him./PRP He's/IN a/DT bad/JJ old/JJ Indian,/NNP and/CC when/WRB I/PRP secure/VBP final/JJ title/NN to/TO the/DT ranch,/NN I'll/NN have/VBP the/DT sheriff/NN of/IN the/DT county/NN come/VBN out/RP and/CC remove/VB him."$But/NN how/WRB does/VBZ he/PRP live,/VB dear?"$How/RB does/VBZ any/DT Indian/JJ live?/NNS He/PRP killed/VBD a/DT steer/NN last/JJ week,/NN jerked/VBD half/DT of/IN it,/PRP and/CC sold/VBD the/DT 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valley,/NN Kate,"/NNP he/PRP informed/VBD her./PRP $I'm/IN trying/VBG to/TO interest/VB him/PRP in/IN a/DT colonization/NN scheme/NN for/IN his/PRP$ countrymen./NN A/DT thousand/CD Japs/NNP in/IN the/DT San/NNP Gregorio/NNP can/MD raise/VB enough/RB garden-truck/NN to/TO feed/VB the/DT city/NN of/IN Los/NNP Angeles$and/NNP they/PRP will/MD pay/VB a/DT whooping/JJ price/NN for/IN good/JJ land/NN with/IN water/NN on/IN it./DT So/IN I/PRP brought/VBD him/PRP along/RP for/IN a/DT preliminary/JJ survey/NN of/IN the/DT deal."$He's/NNS very/RB polite,/, but/CC I/PRP imagine/VBP he's/PRP not/RB very/RB brilliant/JJ company,"/IN his/PRP$ wife/NN averred/VBD frankly./DT $When/NN you/PRP wired/VBD me/PRP you/PRP were/VBD bringing/VBG a/DT guest,/NN I/PRP did/VBD hope/VB you'd/PRP bring/VB some/DT jolly/JJ young/JJ jackanapes/NNS to/TO amuse/VB Kay/NNP and/CC me."She/PRP sighed/VBD and/CC settled/VBD back/RB in/IN her/PRP$ comfortable/JJ rocking-chair,/NN while/IN Kay,/NNP guided/VBD by/IN a/DT maid,/NN proceeded/VBD to/TO her/PRP room./NN A/DT recent/JJ job/NN of/IN calcimining/NN had/VBD transformed/VBN the/DT room/NN from/IN a/DT dirty/JJ grayish/JJ white/JJ to/TO a/DT soft/JJ shade/NN of/IN pink;/JJ the/DT old-fashioned/JJ furniture/NN had/VBD been$done/VBN over,"/JJ and/CC glowed/VBD dully/RB in/IN the/DT fading/NN light./NN Kay/NNP threw/VBD open/JJ the/DT small/JJ square-hinged/JJ window,/NN gazed/VBD through/IN the/DT iron/NN bars/NNS sunk/VBN in/IN the/DT thick/JJ walls,/NN and/CC she/PRP found/VBD herself/PRP looking/VBG down/IN the/DT valley,/NN more/RBR beautiful/JJ than/IN ever/RB now/RB in/IN the/DT rapidly/RB fading/VBG light./NN $I'll/NN have/VBP to/TO wait/VB outside/IN for/IN him,"/NN she/PRP thought./VBD $It/PRP will/MD be/VB dark/JJ when/WRB he/PRP gets/VBZ here."She/PRP washed/VBD and/CC changed/VBD into/IN a/DT dainty/JJ little/JJ dinner/NN dress,/NN after/IN which/WDT she/PRP went/VBD on/IN a/DT tour/NN of/IN exploration/NN of/IN the/DT hacienda./NN Her/PRP$ first/JJ port/NN of/IN call/NN was/VBD the/DT kitchen./NN $Nishi,"/NN she/PRP informed/VBD the/DT cook,/NN $a/VBD gentleman/NN will/MD arrive/VB shortly,/NNS after/IN the/DT family/NN has/VBZ finished/VBN dinner./NN Keep/VB his/PRP$ dinner/NN in/IN the/DT oven./NN Murray/NNP will/MD serve/VB it/PRP to/TO him/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ room,/NN I/PRP think."She/RB passed/VBD out/RP through/IN the/DT kitchen,/NN and/CC found/VBD herself/PRP in/IN the/DT rear/NN of/IN the/DT hacienda./NN A/DT hundred/CD yards/NNS distant,/, she/PRP saw/VBD Pablo/NNP Artelan/NNP squatting/VBG on/IN his/PRP$ heels/NNS beside/IN the/DT portal/NN of/IN his/PRP$ humble/JJ residence,/NN his/PRP$ back/NN against/IN the/DT wall./NN She/PRP crossed/VBD over/RB to/TO him,/VB smiling/VBG as/IN she/PRP came./VBD $How/RB do/VB you/PRP do,/VB Pablo?"/NNP she/PRP said./VBD $Have/VB you/PRP forgotten/VBN me?/NNS I'm/IN the/DT girl/NN to/TO whom/WP you/PRP were/VBD kind/RB enough/RB to/TO give/VB a/DT ride/NN on/IN Panchito/NN one/CD day/NN in/IN El/NNP Toro."The/NNP glowering/VBG glance/NN of/IN suspicion/NN and/CC resentment/NN faded/VBD slowly/RB from/IN old/JJ Pablo's/NNP swarthy/JJ countenance./NN He/PRP scrambled/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ feet/NNS and/CC swept/VBD the/DT ground/NN with/IN his/PRP$ old/JJ straw/NN sombrero./NN $I/JJ am/VBP at/IN the/DT service/NN of/IN the/DT se$orita,"/NN he/PRP replied,/VBD gravely./NNP He/PRP stared/VBD at/IN her/PRP with/IN stolid/JJ interest./NN $Muchas/IN gracias,/NN se$orita,"/NN he/PRP mumbled./VBD Then,/DT remembering/VBG she/PRP did/VBD not/RB understand/VB Spanish,/IN he/PRP resumed/VBD in/IN English:/NNP $I/NNP am/VBP an/DT old/JJ man,/NN mees./, Since/IN my/PRP$ two/CD boss/NN he's/NN die,/VBD pretty/RB soon/RB Pablo/NNP die,/VBD too./. For/IN what/WP use/NN eet/NN is/VBZ for/IN live/JJ now/RB I/PRP don'/VBD tell/VB you./PRP Those/DT ol'/JJ man/NN who/WP speak/VBP me/PRP leave/VB theese/DT rancho$he/NN is/VBZ your/PRP$ father,/NN no?"$Yes,/RB Pablo./NNP And/CC he/PRP isn't/RB such/JJ a/DT terrible/JJ man/NN once/RB you/PRP get/VB acquainted/VBN with/IN him."$I/PRP don'/, like,"/IN Pablo/NNP muttered/VBD frankly./NN $He/PRP have/VBP eye/NN like/IN lookin'-glass./NN Mebbeso/RB for/IN you,/JJ mees,/NN eet/NN is/VBZ different,/JJ but/CC for/IN Pablo/NNP Artelan$"/NNP he/PRP shrugged./VBD $Eef/NNP Don/NNP Mike/NNP is/VBZ here,/IN nobody/NN can/MD talk/VB to/TO me/PRP like/IN dose/NN ol'/IN man,/JJ your/PRP$ father,/NN he/PRP speak/VB to/TO me."/VB And/CC he/PRP wagged/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN sorrowfully./. Kay/NNP came/VBD close/RB to/TO him./RP $Listen,/NNP Pablo:/NNP I/PRP have/VBP a/DT secret/NN for/IN you./NNP You/PRP must/MD not/RB tell/VB anybody./DT Don/NNP Mike/NNP is/VBZ not/RB dead."He/JJ raised/VBD his/PRP$ old/JJ head/NN with/IN languid/JJ interest/NN and/CC nodded/VBD comprehension./NN $My/JJ wife,/NN Carolina,/NNP she/PRP tell/VBP me/PRP same/JJ thing/NN all/DT time./NN She/PRP say:/VBD `Pablo/NNP m$o,/, somebody/NN make/VB beeg/NN mistake./NN Don/NNP Mike/NNP come/VBD home/NN pretty/RB queeck,/RB you/PRP see./VBP Nobody/NN can/MD keel/VB Don/NNP Mike./NNP Nobody/NN have/VBP that/IN mean/VB the/DT dees-position/NN for/IN keel/VBG the/DT boy.'/NNS But/CC I/PRP don'/VBD theenk/DT Don/NNP Mike/NNP come/VBD back/RB to/TO El/NNP Palomar."$Carolina/NNP is/VBZ right,/JJ Pab1o./NNP Somebody/NN did/VBD make/VB a/DT big/JJ mistake./NN He/PRP was/VBD wounded/VBN in/IN the/DT hand,/NN but/CC not/RB killed./VBN I/PRP saw/VBD him/PRP to-day,/JJ Pablo,/NN on/IN the/DT train."$You/NNS see/VBP Don/NNP Mike?/NNP You/PRP see/VBP heem/PRP with/IN the/DT eye?"/NN $Yes./NNP And/CC he/PRP spoke/VBD to/TO me/PRP with/IN the/DT tongue./NN He/PRP will/MD arrive/VB here/RB in/IN an/DT hour."Pablo/NN was/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ knees/NNS before/IN her,/PRP groping/VBG for/IN her/PRP$ hand./NN Finding/VBG it,/IN he/PRP carried/VBD it/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ lips./NN Then,/DT leaping/VBG to/TO his/PRP$ feet/NNS with/IN an/DT alacrity/NN that/IN belied/VBD his/PRP$ years,/NN he/PRP yelled:$Carolina!/RB Come/VB queeck,/RB Pronto!/JJ Aqu$,/NNP Carolina."$Si,/NNP Pablo/NNP m$o."$Don/NN Mike,/NNP he's/POS like/IN gallino/NN con/NN arroz/NN espag$ol,"/RB he/PRP explained./VBZ $What/IN you/PRP call/VBP chick-een/NN with/IN rice/NN Spanish,"/NNP he/PRP interpreted./VBD $Eet/NNP mus'/MD not/RB be/VB that/IN Don/NNP Mike/NNP come/VBP home/NN and/CC Carolina/NNP have/VBP not/RB cook/VB for/IN heem/PRP the/DT grub/NN he/PRP like./VBD Carramba!"$You/VBN don'/NNS know/VBP Don/NNP Mike,/NNP mees./, W'en/NNP dat/NN boyhe's/NNS hongry,/, he/PRP don'/VBD speak/VB so/IN many/JJ questions."/NNS $But/CC I've/NN told/VBD our/PRP$ cook/NN to/TO save/VB dinner/NN for/IN him."/NN $Your/IN cook!/NN Se$orita,/IN I/PRP don'/VBD like/IN make/VBP fun/NN for/IN you,/JJ but/CC I/PRP guess/VBP you/PRP don'/RB know/VB my/PRP$ wife/NN Carolina,/IN she/PRP have/VBP been/VBN cook/NN for/IN Don/NNP Miguel/NNP and/CC Don/NNP Mike/NNP since/IN long/JJ time/NN before/IN he's/PRP beeg/VBP like/IN little/JJ kitten./NN Don/NNP Mike,/NNP he/PRP don'/VBD understan'/IN those/DT gringo/VBG grub."$Listen,/JJ Pablo:/NNP There/EX is/VBZ no/DT time/NN to/TO cook/VB Don/NNP Mike/NNP a/DT Spanish/JJ dinner./NN He/PRP must/MD eat/VB gringo/NN grub/NN to-night./, Tell/VB me,/PRP Pablo:/RB Which/WDT room/NN did/VBD Don/NNP Mike/NNP sleep/NN in/IN when/WRB he/PRP was/VBD home?"$The/JJ room/NN in/IN front/NN the/DT house-the/NN beeg/NN room/NN with/IN the/DT beeg/NN black/JJ bed./NN Carolina!"/NNP He/PRP threw/VBD the/DT half-plucked/JJ chicken/NN at/IN the/DT old/JJ cook,/NN wiped/VBD his/PRP$ hands/NNS on/IN his/PRP$ overalls,/NN and/CC started/VBD for/IN the/DT hacienda./NN $I/IN go/VB for/IN make/VB the/DT bed/NN for/IN Don/NNP Mike,"/NNP he/PRP explained,/VB and/CC started/VBD running./VBG Kay/NNP followed/VBD breathlessly,/NN but/CC he/PRP reached/VBD the/DT patio/NN before/IN her,/PRP scuttled/VBD along/IN the/DT porch/NN with/IN surprising/JJ speed,/NN and/CC darted/VBD into/IN the/DT room./NN Immediately/RB the/DT girl/NN heard/VBD his/PRP$ voice/NN raised/VBD angrily./DT $Hullo!/NN What/WP you/PRP been/VBN do/VB in/IN my/PRP$ boss's/NNS room?/VBD Madre/NNP de/IN Dios!/NNP You/PRP theenk/MD I/PRP let/VB one/CD Chinaman$no,/NNP one/CD Jap$sleep/NNP in/IN the/DT bed/NN of/IN Don/NNP Victoriano/NNP Noriaga./NNP No!/NNP Vamos!"There/NNP was/VBD a/DT slight/JJ scuffle,/NN and/CC the/DT potato/NN baron/NN came/VBD hurtling/VBG through/IN the/DT door,/NN propelled/VBD on/IN the/DT boot/NN of/IN the/DT aged/JJ but/CC exceedingly/RB vigorous/JJ Pablo./NNP Evidently/RB the/DT Jap/NNP had/VBD been/VBN taken/VBN by/IN surprise./JJ He/PRP rolled/VBD off/RP the/DT porch/NN into/IN a/DT flower-bed,/NN recovered/VBD himself,/PRP and/CC flew/VBD at/IN Pablo/NNP with/IN the/DT ferocity/NN of/IN a/DT bulldog./NN To/TO the/DT creditof/NNPS his/PRP$ race,/NN be/VB it/PRP said/VBD that/IN it/PRP does/VBZ not/RB subscribe/VB to/TO the/DT philosophy/NN of/IN turning/VBG the/DT other/JJ cheek./NN But/CC Pablo/NNP was/VBD a/DT peon./NN From/IN somewhere/RB on/IN his/PRP$ person,/NN he/PRP produced/VBD a/DT dirk/NN and/CC slashed/VBD vigorously./RB Okada/NNP evaded/VBD the/DT blow,/NN and/CC gave/VBD ground./VBN $Quidado!"/NNP Pablo/NNP roared,/NN and/CC charged;/NN whereupon/IN the/DT potato/NN baron,/NN evidently/RB impressed/VBN with/IN the/DT wisdom/NN of/IN the/DT ancient/JJ adage/NN that/IN discretion/NN is/VBZ the/DT better/JJR part/NN of/IN valor,/JJ fled/VBD before/IN him./PRP Pablo/NNP followed,/VBD opened/VBN the/DT patio/NN gate,/NN and,/CC with/IN his/PRP$ long/JJ dirk,/NN motioned/VBN the/DT Jap/JJ to/TO disappear/VB through/IN it./PRP$ $The/NNP hired/VBD man,/NN he/PRP don'/VBD sleep/NN in/IN the/DT bed/NN of/IN the/DT gente,"/NN he/PRP declared./VBD $The/DT barn/NN is/VBZ too/RB good/JJ for/IN one/CD Jap./NNP Santa/NNP Maria!/NNPS For/IN why/WRB I/PRP don'/VBD keel/NN you,/, I/PRP don'/VBD know."The/VBN majordomo/NN turned./VBN $Yes,/NNP mees/NNS lady."$Mr./NN Okada/NN is/VBZ our/PRP$ guest./NN I/PRP command/VB you/PRP to/TO leave/VB him/PRP alone./IN Mr./NNP Okada,/NNP I/PRP apologize/VB to/TO you/PRP for/IN Pablo's/DT impetuosity./NN He/PRP is/VBZ not/RB a/DT servant/NN of/IN ours,/NN but/CC a/DT retainer/NN of/IN the/DT former/JJ owner./NNP Pablo,/NNP will/MD you/PRP please/VB attend/VB to/TO your/PRP$ own/JJ business?"/NN Kay/NNP was/VBD angry/JJ now,/RB and/CC Pablo/NNP realized/VBD it./PRP $Don/IN Mike's/NNP beesiness,/, she/PRP is/VBZ my/PRP$ beesiness,/NN too,/RB se$orita,"/VBD he/PRP growled./VBD $Murray/NNP will/MD prepare/VB one/CD for/IN you,/PRP$ Mr./NNP Okada./NNP I'm/NNP so/RB sorry/JJ this/DT has/VBZ happened./VBN Indeed/RB I/PRP am!"/VBP Pablo/NNP hooted./VBD $You/PRP sorry,/JJ mees?/NN Wait/VB until/IN my/PRP$ Don/NNP Mike/NNP he's/VBD come/VBN home/NN and/CC find/VBP thees/DT fellow/NN in/IN hees/NNS house."He/NN closed/VBD the/DT gate,/NN returned/VBD to/TO the/DT room,/NN and/CC made/VBD a/DT critical/JJ inspection/NN of/IN the/DT apartment./NN Kay/NNP could/MD see/VB him/PRP wagging/VBG his/PRP$ grizzled/JJ head/NN approvingly/RB as/IN she/PRP came/VBD to/TO the/DT door/NN and/CC looked/VBD in./RB $Where/RB those/DT fellow/JJ El/NNP Mono,/NNP he/PRP put/VBD my/PRP$ boss's/NN clothes?"/NN Pablo/NNP demanded./VBD "`El/NNP Mono?'/NNP Whom/WP do/VBP you/PRP mean,/VB Pablo?"$El/NNP Mono$the/NNP monkey./. 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He/PRP bowed./VBD $Good-morning,/JJ Miss/NNP Parker./NNP I/PRP trust/VB that,/IN despite/IN the/DT excitement/NN of/IN the/DT early/JJ part/NN of/IN the/DT night,/NN you/PRP have/VBP enjoyed/VBN a/DT very/RB good/JJ rest."$Good-morning,/NN Don/NNP Miguel./NNP Yes;/IN I/PRP managed/VBD rather/RB well/RB with/IN my/PRP$ sleep,/NN all/DT things/NNS considered."/VBP $You/PRP mustn't/MD call/VB me/PRP `Don/IN Miguel,'"/NNP he/PRP reminded/VBD her,/PRP with/IN a/DT faint/JJ smile./NN $I/NN am/VBP only/RB Don/NNP Miguel/NNP to/TO the/DT Indians/NNPS and/CC pelados/NNS and/CC a/DT few/JJ of/IN my/PRP$ father's/NNS old/JJ Spanish/JJ friends/NNS who/WP are/VBP sticklers/NNS for/IN etiquette./NN My/PRP$ father/NN was/VBD one/CD of/IN the/DT last/JJ dons/NNS in/IN San/NNP Marcos/NNP County,/NNP and/CC the/DT title/NN fitted/VBD him/PRP because/IN he/PRP belonged/VBD to/TO the/DT generation/NN of/IN dons./NNS If/IN you/PRP call/VBP me/PRP `Don/IN Miguel,'/IN I/PRP shall/MD feel/VB a/DT little/JJ bit/NN alien."$Well,/IN I/PRP agree/VBP with/IN you,/JJ Mr./NNP Farrel./NNP You/PRP are/VBP too/RB young/JJ and/CC modern/JJ for/IN such/JJ an/DT antiquated/JJ title./NN I/PRP like/VBP `Don/NNP Mike'/NNP better."$There/RB is/VBZ no/DT further/JJ need/NN for/IN that/DT distinguishing/NN appellation,"/VBD h/NN reminded/VBD her,/PRP $since/IN my/PRP$ father's/NN death."She/RB looked/VBD at/IN him/PRP for/IN several/JJ seconds/NNS and/CC said:/VBD $I'm/NNP glad/JJ to/TO see/VB you've/NN gotten/VBN a/DT firm/JJ grip/NN on/IN yourself/PRP so/IN soon./RB That/DT will/MD make/VB it/PRP ever/RB so/RB much/JJ nicer/NN for/IN everybody/NN concerned./VBN Mother/NNP and/CC father/NN are/VBP fearfully/RB embarrassed."102THE/JJ PRIDE/NNP OF/IN PALOMAR$I/NNP shall/MD endeavor/VB to/TO relieve/VB them/PRP of/IN their/PRP$ embarrassment/NN the/DT instant/NN I/PRP meet/VBP them."$Here/RB they/PRP come/VBP now,"/RB Kay/NNP warned,/VBD and/CC glanced/VBD at/IN him/PRP appealingly./VBD Her/PRP$ mother/NN entered/VBD first,/JJ followed/VBN by/IN the/DT potato/NN baron,/NN with/IN Parker/NNP bringing/VBG up/RP the/DT rear./NNP Mrs./NNP Parker's/NNP handsome/JJ face/NN was/VBD suffused/VBN with/IN confusion,/JJ and,/NNS from/IN the/DT hesitant/JJ manner/NN in/IN which/WDT she/PRP entered,/VBP Farrel/NNP realized/VBD she/PRP was/VBD facing/VBG an/DT ordeal./NN $Mother,/IN this/DT is/VBZ Mr./NNP Miguel/NNP Farrel,"/NNP Kay/NNP announced./VBD $You/PRP are/VBP welcome/JJ to/TO my/PRP$ poor/JJ house,/NN Mrs./NNP Parker,"/NNP Farrel/NNP informed/VBD her,/PRP gravely,/JJ as/IN he/PRP crossed/VBD the/DT room/NN and/CC bent/VBD over/IN her/PRP$ hand/NN for/IN a/DT moment,/NN releasing/VBG it/PRP to/TO grasp/VB the/DT reluctant/JJ hand/NN of/IN her/PRP$ husband./NN $A/IN double/JJ welcome,/NN sir,"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD addressing/VBG Kay's/NNP father,/NN who/WP mumbled/VBD something/NN in/IN reply/NN and/CC introduced/VBD him/PRP to/TO the/DT potato/NN baron,/NN who/WP bowed/VBD ceremoniously./RB $Won't/VB you/PRP please/VBP be/VB seated?"/VBN Farrel/NNP pleaded./. He/PRP gently/RB steered/VBD Kay's/NNP mother/NN to/TO the/DT seat/NN on/IN his/PRP$ right,/NN and/CC tucked/VBD her/PRP$ chair/NN in/IN under/IN her,/PRP$ while/NN Parker/NNP performed/VBD a/DT similar/JJ service/NN for/IN his/PRP$ daughter./NN With/IN the/DT assurance/NN of/IN one/CD whose/WP$ right/JJ to/TO do/VB was/VBD unquestioned,/RB Farrel/NNP took/VBD his/PRP$ seat/NN at/IN the/DT head/NN of/IN the/DT table/NN and/CC reached/VBD for/IN the/DT little/JJ silver/NN call-bell/NN beside/IN his/PRP$ plate,/NNS while/IN Parker/NNP took/VBD an/DT unaccustomed/JJ seat/NN opposite/IN the/DT potato/NN baron./NN $Considering/VBG the/DT distressing/JJ circumstances/NNS under/IN which/WDT I/PRP arrived,"/VBP Farrel/NNP observed,/NN addressing/VBG himself/PRP to/TO Mrs./NNP Parker,/NNP and/CC then,/RB with/IN a/DT glance,/NN including/VBG the/DT rest/NN of/IN the/DT company,/NN $I/RB find/VB myself/PRP rather/RB happy/JJ in/IN the/DT possession/NN of/IN unexpected/JJ company./NN The/DT situation/NN isdelightfully/RB unique$don't/RB you/PRP think/VBP so,/NNS Mrs./NNP Parker?"/NNP $It/NNP isn't/IN the/DT least/JJS bit/NN delightful,/, Mr./NNP Farrel,"/NNP the/DT lady/NN declared/VBD frankly/RB and/CC forcibly;/VB $but/IN it's/PRP$ dear/NN of/IN you/PRP to/TO be/VB so/RB nice/JJ about/IN it."Mr./PRP Parker's/NNP momentary/JJ embarrassment/NN had/VBD passed,/NNS and/CC with/IN the/DT feeling/NN that/IN his/PRP$ silence/NN was/VBD a/DT trifle/RB disconcerting,/VBN he/PRP rallied/VBD to/TO meet/VB Miguel/NNP Farrel's/NNP attempt/NN at/IN gaiety./NNP $Well,/NNP Mr./NNP Farrel,/NNP we/PRP find/VBP ourselves/PRP in/IN a/DT unique/JJ position,/NN as/IN you/PRP say./VBD Kay/NNP informs/VBZ me,/JJ however,/, that/IN you/PRP are/VBP conversant/JJ with/IN the/DT circumstances/NNS that/WDT have/VBP conspired/VBD to/TO make/VB us/PRP your/PRP$ guests."$Pray/NN do/VB not/RB mention/VB it./PRP Under/IN the/DT peculiar/JJ conditions/NNS existing,/VBP I/PRP quite/RB realize/VBP that/IN you/PRP followed/VBD the/DT only/JJ logical/JJ and/CC sensible/JJ course."Mrs./NN Parker/NNP heaved/VBD a/DT small/JJ sigh/NN of/IN relief/NN and/CC gazed/VBD upon/IN Farrel/NNP with/IN new/JJ interest./NN He/PRP returned/VBD her/PRP gaze/NN with/IN one/CD faintly/RB quizzical,/JJ whereat,/WRB emboldened,/VBP she/PRP demanded,$Well,/VB what/WP do/VBP you/PRP think/VB of/IN us/PRP for/IN a/DT jolly/JJ little/JJ band/NN of/IN usurpers,/JJ Mr./NNP Farrel?"$Why,/NNP I/PRP think/VBP I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO like/VB you/PRP all/DT very/RB much/JJ if/IN you'll/NNP give/VBP me/PRP half/PDT a/DT chance."$I'd/NN give/VBP you/PRP almost/RB anything/NN rather/RB than/IN be/VB kicked/VBN out/IN of/IN this/DT house,"/NN she/PRP replied,/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ somewhat/RB loud,/JJ high-pitched/JJ voice./NN $I/IN love/NN it,/, and/CC I/PRP think/VBP it's/IN almost/RB sinful/JJ on/IN your/PRP$ part/NN to/TO have/VB bobbed/VBN up/RP so/RB unexpectedly."$Mother!"/JJ Kay/NNP cried/VBD reproachfully./VBG $Tut,/JJ tut,/NN Kay,/NNP dear!/. When/WRB an/DT obnoxious/JJ heir/NN is/VBZ reported/VBN dead,/IN he/PRP should/MD have/VB the/DT decency/NN to/TO stay/VB dead,/JJ although,/IN now/RB that/IN our/PRP$ particular/JJ nuisance/NN is/VBZ here,alive/JJ and/CC well,/RB I/PRP suppose/VBP we/PRP ought/MD to/TO let/VB bygones/NNS be/VB bygones/NNS and/CC be/VB nice/JJ to/TO him$provided,/VB of/IN course,/NN he/PRP continues/VBZ to/TO be/VB nice/JJ to/TO us./PRP Are/VBP you/PRP inclined/VBN to/TO declare/VB war,/IN Mr./NNP Farrel?"$Not/NNP until/IN every/DT diplomatic/JJ course/NN has/VBZ been/VBN tried/VBN and/CC found/VBN wanting,"/IN he/PRP replied./VBD Carolina/NNP entered,/RB bearing/VBG portions/NNS of/IN five/CD sliced/JJ oranges./NNP $O/NNP Lord,/NNP forgive/VBP us/PRP our/PRP$ trespasses/NNS as/IN we/PRP forgive/VBP those/DT who/WP trespass/NN against/IN us,"/NNP Mrs./NNP Parker/NNP cried./VBD $Where/RB is/VBZ Murray?"Farrel/NNP glanced/VBD down/RB at/IN his/PRP$ oranges/NNS and/CC grinned./VBG $I'm/NN afraid/JJ I/PRP excused/VBD Murray,"/NNP he/PRP confessed./VBD Mrs./NNP Parker/NNP burst/VBD into/IN shrill/JJ laughter./NN $John,"/IN she/PRP demanded/VBD of/IN her/PRP$ husband,/NN $what/RB do/VBP you/PRP think/VB of/IN this/DT young/JJ man?"$Pick/NN up/IN the/DT marbles,/NN Mr./NNP Farrel,"/NNP Parker/NNP replied,/NN with/IN poorly/RB assumed/VBN good/JJ humor./NN $You/PRP win."$I/RB think/VBP this/DT is/VBZ a/DT jolly/JJ adventure,"/NN Kay/NNP struck/VBD in,/RB quick/JJ to/TO note/VB the/DT advantage/NN of/IN her/PRP$ outspoken/JJ mother's/NNS course./MD $Here/RB you/PRP have/VBP been/VBN more/JJR than/IN two/CD months,/NNS mother,/NN regarding/VBG yourself/PRP as/IN the/DT mistress/NN of/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Palomar,/NNP retinting/VBG rooms,/NN putting/VBG in/RP modern/JJ plumbing,/NN and/CC cluttering/VBG up/RP the/DT place/NN with/IN a/DT butler/NN and/CC maids,/NN when$presto!$overnight/, a/DT stranger/NN walks/VBZ in/RB and/CC says/VBZ kindly,/NN `Welcome/NN to/TO my/PRP$ poor/JJ house/NN !'/IN After/IN which,/WDT he/PRP appropriates/VBZ pa's/JJ place/NN at/IN the/DT head/NN of/IN the/DT table,/NN rings/NNS in/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ cook/NN and/CC waitress,/NN forces/NNS his/PRP$ own/JJ food/NN on/IN us,/NN and/CC makes/VBZ us/PRP like/IN it./DT Young/NNP man,/NN I/PRP greatly/RB fear/VBP we're/NN going/VBG to/TO grow/VB fond/NN of/IN you."$You/PRP had/VBD planned/VBN to/TO spend/VB the/DT summer/NN here,/PRP had/VBD you/PRP not,/RB Mrs./NNP Parker?"$Yes./NNP John/NNP Parker,/NNP have/VBP you/PRP any/DT idea/NN what's/WP going/VBG to/TO become/VB of/IN us?"$I/PRP loathe/VBD hotels,"/NN she/PRP protested./VBD $I/RB think/VB I/PRP informed/VBD you,/PRP Mrs./NNP Parker,/NNP that/IN you/PRP are/VBP welcome/JJ to/TO my/PRP$ poor/JJ house,"/NN Farrel/NNP reminded/VBD her./PRP $I/RB shall/MD be/VB happy/JJ to/TO have/VB you/PRP remain/VB here/RB until/IN I/PRP go/VBP away./RB After/IN that,/DT of/IN course,/NN you/PRP can/MD continue/VB to/TO stay/VB on/IN without/IN any/DT invitation/NN from/IN me."Parker/NN spoke/VBD up./RP $My/NNP dear/JJ Mr./NNP Farrel,/NNP that/WDT is/VBZ charming/JJ of/IN you!/JJ Indeed,/NNP from/IN all/DT that/IN we/PRP have/VBP heard/VBN of/IN you,/JJ it/PRP is/VBZ exactly/RB the/DT course/NN we/PRP might/MD expect/VB you/PRP to/TO take./VB Nevertheless,/RB we/PRP shall/MD not/RB accept/VB of/IN your/PRP$ kindness./NN Now/RB that/IN you/PRP are/VBP here,/RB I/PRP see/VBP no/DT reason/NN why/WRB I/PRP should/MD impose/VB the/DT presence/NN of/IN my/PRP$ family/NN and/CC myself/PRP upon/IN your/PRP$ hospitality,/NN even/RB if/IN the/DT court/NN has/VBZ given/VBN me/PRP the/DT right/JJ to/TO enter/VB upon/IN this/DT property./NN I/PRP am/VBP confident/JJ you/PRP are/VBP competent/JJ to/TO manage/VB the/DT ranch/NN until/IN I/PRP am/VBP eliminated/VBN or/CC come/VBN into/IN final/JJ possession."$John,/NN don't/RB be/VB a/DT nut,"/NN his/PRP$ wife/NN implored/VBD him./PRP $We'll/RB stay/VB here./PRP Yes,/RB we/PRP shall,/MD John./NNP Mr./NNP Farrel/NNP has/VBZ asked/VBN us/PRP in/IN good/JJ faith./NN You/PRP weren't/VBD trying/VBG to/TO be/VB polite/JJ just/RB to/TO put/VB us/PRP at/IN our/PRP$ ease,/NN were/VBD you?"/IN she/PRP demanded,/VBP turning/VBG to/TO Farrel./NNP $Certainly/RB not,/RB Mrs./NNP Parker./NNP Of/IN course,/NN I/PRP shall/MD do/VB my/PRP$ level/NN best/RB to/TO acquire/VB the/DT legal/JJ right/NN to/TO dispossess/VB you/PRP before/IN Mr./NNP Parker/NNP acquires/VBZ a/DT similar/JJ right/NN to/TO dispossess/VB me,/JJ but,/NN in/IN the/DT interim,/NN I/PRP announce/VBP an/DT armistice./NN All/DT those/DT in/IN favor/NN of/IN the/DT motion/NN will/MD signify/VB by/IN saying/VBG `Aye.'"$Ay!"/NN cried/VBD Kay,/NNP and/CC $Aye!"/NNP shrilled/VBD her/PRP$ mother./NN $No!"/NN roared/VBD her/PRP$ husband./NN $Excess/NN of/IN sound/NN has/VBZ no/DT weight/NN with/IN me,/JJ Mr./NNP Parker,"/NNP their/PRP$ host/NN announced./VBN $The/IN `ayes'/NNS have/VBP it,/VBN and/CC it/PRP is/VBZ so/RB ordered./VBN I/PRP will/MD now/RB submit/VB a/DT platform/NN for/IN the/DT approval/NN of/IN the/DT delegates./NN Having/VBG established/VBN myself/PRP as/IN host/NN and/CC won/VBD recognition/NN as/IN such,/JJ the/DT following/VBG rules/NNS and/CC regulations/NNS will/MD govern/VB the/DT convention."$Hear!/NN Hear!"/NNP cried/VBD Mrs./NNP Parker,/NNP and/CC tapped/VBD the/DT table/NN with/IN her/PRP$ spoon./NN $The/IN rapid/JJ ringing/NN of/IN a/DT bell/NN will/MD be/VB the/DT signal/NN for/IN meals."$Approved!"/NN cried/VBD Kay./NNP $Second/CC the/DT motion!"/NN shrilled/VBD her/PRP$ mother./NN $My/IN cook,/JJ Carolina,/NNP is/VBZ queen/NN of/IN the/DT kitchen,/NN and/CC Spanish/JJ cuisine/NN will/MD prevail./VB VVhen/RB you/PRP weary/JJ of/IN it,/PRP serve/VBP notice,/NN and/CC your/PRP$ Japanese/JJ cook/NN will/MD be/VB permitted/VBN to/TO vary/VB the/DT monotony."$Great!"/NN Mrs./NNP Parker/NNP almost/RB yelled./VBD $Right/NN as/IN a/DT fox!"$Murray/NN shall/MD serve/VB meals,/NN and$$Pablo/NN appeared/VBD in/IN the/DT door/NN leading/VBG to/TO the/DT kitchen/NN and/CC spoke/VBD to/TO Farrel/NNP in/IN Spanish./NNP $Pardon,/NNP folks./, Pablo/NNP has/VBZ a/DT telegram/NN for/IN me./NN Bring/CC it/PRP here,/RB Pablo."The/DT master/NN of/IN Palomar/NNP excused/VBD himself/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ guests/NNS long/RB enough/RB to/TO read/VB the/DT telegram,/NN and/CC then/RB continued/VBD the/DT announcement/NN of/IN his/PRP$ platform./NN $My/RB old/JJ battery/NN commander,/NN to/TO whom/WP I/PRP had/VBD promised/VBN Panchito,/NNP wires/NNS me/PRP that,/IN for/IN his/PRP$ sins,/NN he/PRP has/VBZ been/VBN made/VBN a/DT major/JJ and/CC ordered/VBD to/TO the/DT Army/NNP of/IN Occupation/NNP on/IN the/DT Rhine./NNP Therefore,/NNP he/PRP cannot/MD use/VB Panchito,/NNP andforbids/NNS me/PRP to/TO express/VB the/DT horse/NN to/TO him./RP Consequently,/NNP Miss/NNP Parker,/NNP Panchito/NNP is/VBZ almost/RB yours./DT Consider/VB trim/VB your/PRP$ property/NN while/IN you/PRP remain/VBP my/PRP$ guest."$You/NNS darling/NN Don/NNP Miguel/NNP Farrel!"$Exuberant,/NNP my/PRP$ dear,"/NN her/PRP$ curious/JJ mother/NN remarked,/, dryly,/JJ $but,/NN on/IN the/DT whole,/JJ the/DT point/NN is/VBZ well/RB taken."/VBN She/PRP turned/VBD to/TO Farrel./NNP $How/NNP about/IN some/DT sort/NN of/IN nag/NN for/IN mother?"$You/PRP may/MD ride/VB my/PRP$ father's/NNS horse,/, if/IN that/DT animal/NN is/VBZ still/RB on/IN tire/NN ranch,/NN Mrs./NNP Parker./NNP He's/NNP a/DT beautiful/JJ single-footer."/JJ He/PRP addressed/VBD Parker./NNP $We/NNP used/VBD to/TO have/VB a/DT big/JJ gray/JJ gelding/NN that/WDT you'd/VBD enjoy/VB riding,/JJ sir./NN I'll/NN look/VBP him/PRP up/RP for/IN you/PRP after/IN breakfast."$Thank/NN you,/, Mr./NNP Farrel,"/NNP Parker/NNP replied,/NN gushing/NN slightly,/VBD $I've/NN been/VBN riding/VBG him/PRP already."$Fine!/RB He/PRP needed/VBD exercising./NN I/PRP have/VBP a/DT brown/JJ mare/NN for/IN Mr./NNP Okada,/NNP and/CC you/PRP are/VBP all/DT invited/VBN out/RB to/TO the/DT corral/NN after/IN luncheon/NN to/TO see/VB me/PRP trust/VB Panchito's/NNP wild/JJ young/JJ brother/NN for/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ use."$Oh,/NN splendid!"/NN Kay/NNP cried,/VBD enthusiastically./DT $The/DT day/NN starts/VBZ more/RBR auspiciously/RB than/IN I/PRP had/VBD hoped,"/VBN her/PRP$ mother/NN declared./VBD $I/PRP really/RB believe/VBP the/DT Rancho/NNP Palomar/NNP is/VBZ going/VBG to/TO develop/VB into/IN a/DT regular/JJ place/NN with/IN you/PRP around,/IN Mr./NNP Farrel."/NNP I/PRP AM/VBP convinced,"/NN said/VBD Miguel/NNP Farrel,/NNP as/IN he/PRP followed/VBD his/PRP$ guests/NNS out/IN of/IN the/DT dining-room/NN onto/IN the/DT veranda,/NN $that/IN the/DT Parkers'/NNP invasion/NN of/IN my/PRP$ home/NN is/VBZ something/NN in/IN the/DT nature/NN of/IN a/DT mixed/JJ misfortune./NN I/PRP begin/VBP to/TO feel/VB that/IN my/PRP$ cloud/NN has/VBZ a/DT silver/NN lining."$Of/NN all/PDT the/DT young/JJ men/NNS I/PRP have/VBP ever/RB met,/VBN you/PRP can/MD say/VB the/DT nicest/JJS things,"/NNS Mrs./NNP Parker/NNP declared./VBD $I/PRP don't/RB think/VBP you/PRP mean/VBP that/DT last/JJ remark/NN the/DT least/JJS bit,/NN but/CC still/RB I'm/VB silly/JJ enough/RB to/TO like/VB to/TO hear/VB you/PRP say/VB it./PRP Do/VBP sit/VB down/RB here/RB awhile,/RB Mr./NNP Farrel,/NNP and/CC tell/VB us/PRP all/DT about/IN yourself/PRP and/CC family."$At/IN the/DT risk/NN of/IN appearing/VBG discourteous,/NN Mrs./NNP Parker,/NNP I/PRP shall/MD have/VB to/TO ask/VB you/PRP to/TO excuse/VB me/PRP this/DT morning./NN I/PRP have/VBP a/DT living/NN to/TO make./VB It/PRP is/VBZ now/RB a/DT quarter/NN past/IN nine,/NN and/CC I/PRP should/MD have/VB been/VBN on/IN the/DT job/NN at/IN seven."$But/JJ you/PRP only/RB got/VBD home/NN from/IN the/DT army/NN last/JJ night,"/NN Kay/NNP pleaded./VBD $You/PRP owe/VBP yourself/PRP a/DT little/JJ rest,/NN do/VBP you/PRP not?"$Not/RB a/DT minute./NN I/PRP must/MD not/RB owe/VB anything/NN I/PRP cannot/MD afford./VB I/PRP have/VBP approximately/RB seven/CD months/NNS in/IN which/WDT to/TO raise/VB approximately/RB a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT million/CD dollars./, Since/IN I/PRP am/VBP without/IN assets,/NN I/PRP have/VBP no/DT credit;/NN consequently,/NN I/PRP must/MD work/VB for/IN that/DT money./NN From/IN today/NN l/RB am/VBP Little/NNP Mike,/NNP the/DT Hustler."$What's/NNPS your/PRP$ program,/NN Mr./NNP Farrel?"/NNP Parker/NNP inquired,/NN with/IN interest./NN $I/NNS should/MD be/VB grateful/JJ for/IN an/DT interview/NN with/IN you,/JJ sir,/NN if/IN you/PRP can/MD spare/VB the/DT time./NN Later,/RB I/PRP shall/MD ride/VB out/RB over/IN the/DT ranch/NN and/CC make/VB an/DT inventory/NN of/IN the/DT stock./NN Tomorrow,/NN I/PRP shall/MD go/VB in/IN to/TO El/NNP Toro,/NNP see/VBP my/PRP$ father's/NN attorney,/NN ascertain/IN if/IN father/NN left/VBD a/DT will,/NN and,/IN if/IN so,/NN whom/WP he/PRP named/VBD as/IN executor./NN If/IN he/PRP died/VBD intestate,/, I/PRP shall/MD petition/VB for/IN letters/NNS of/IN administration."$Come,/JJ Kay,/NNP dear,"/NN Mrs./NNP Parker/NNP announced;/NN $heavy/NNP business-man/NN stuff!/NN I/PRP can't/MD bear/VB it!/PRP Will/MD you/PRP take/VB a/DT walk/NN with/IN us,/NNP Mr./NNP Okada?"$Very/NNP much/RB pleased,"/VB the/DT potato/NN baron/NN replied,/NN and/CC flashed/VBD his/PRP$ fine/JJ teeth/NNS in/IN a/DT fatuous/JJ grin./NN Farrel/NNP smiled/VBD his/PRP$ thanks/NNS as/IN the/DT good/JJ lady/NN moved/VBD off/RP with/IN her/PRP$ convoy./NN Parker/NNP indicated/VBD a/DT chair/NN and/CC proffered/VBD a/DT cigar./NN $Now/RB then,/, Mr./NNP Farrel,/NNP I/PRP am/VBP quite/RB at/IN your/PRP$ service."/NN Miguel/MD Farrel/NNP lighted/VBD his/PRP$ cigar/NN and/CC thoughtfully/RB tossed/VBD the/DT burnt/NN match/NN into/IN a/DT bed/NN of/IN pansies./DT Evidently,/NN he/PRP was/VBD formulating/VBG his/PRP$ queries./NN $What/NN was/VBD the/DT exact/JJ sum/NN for/IN which/WDT the/DT mortgage/NN on/IN this/DT ranch/NN was/VBD foreclosed,/IN Mr./NNP Parker?"$Two/NNP 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of/IN the/DT fittest./JJS Qui$n/NNP sabe?"He/NN paused/VBD and/CC smoked/VBD contemplatively./VBG Parker/NNP cast/VBD a/DT sidelong/JJ glance/NN of/IN curiosity/NN at/IN him,/NN but/CC said/VBD nothing,by/RB his/PRP$ silence/NN giving/VBG assent/NN to/TO all/DT that/IN the/DT younger/JJR man/NN had/VBD said./VBN $I/PRP suppose/VB you/PRP wanted/VBD the/DT Rancho/NNP Palomar,"/NNP Miguel/NNP Farrel/NNP suggested,/VBD presently./DT $I/NN dare/MD say/VB your/PRP$ purchase/NN of/IN this/DT mortgage/NN was/VBD not/RB the/DT mere/JJ outgrowth/NN of/IN an/DT altruistic/JJ desire/NN to/TO relieve/VB the/DT First/NNP National/NNP Bank/NNP of/IN El/NNP Toro/NNP of/IN an/DT annoyance/NN and/CC a/DT burden."$I/JJ think/NN I/PRP admire/VBP your/PRP$ direct/JJ way/NN of/IN speaking,/NN even/RB if/IN I/PRP hardly/RB relish/VB it,"/VBN Parker/NNP answered,/NN good-humoredly./, $Yes;/IN I/PRP wanted/VBD the/DT ranch./NN I/PRP realized/VBD I/PRP could/MD do/VB things/NNS with/IN it/PRP that/IN nobody/NN else/RB in/IN this/DT county/NN could/MD do/VB or/CC would/MD even/RB think/VB of/IN doing."$Perhaps/RB you/PRP are/VBP right./NN For/IN the/DT sake/NN of/IN argument,/NN I/PRP will/MD admit/VB that/IN you/PRP are/VBP right./RB Now/RB then,/, to/TO business./'' This/DT ranch/NN is/VBZ worth/IN a/DT million/CD dollars,/NN and/CC at/IN the/DT close/NN of/IN the/DT exemption/NN period/NN your/PRP$ claim/NN against/IN it/PRP will/MD probably/RB amount/VB to/TO approximately/RB three/CD hundred/CD thousand/CD dollars,/NNS principal/JJ and/CC interest./NN If/IN I/PRP can/MD induce/VB somebody/NN to/TO loan/VB me/PRP three/CD hundred/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS wherewith/IN to/TO redeem/VB this/DT property,/NN I/PRP can/MD get/VB the/DT ranch/NN back."$Naturally."$Not/RB much/JJ use/NN getting/VBG it/PRP back,/RB however,/RB unless/IN I/PRP can/MD raise/VB another/DT hundred/CD thousand/CD to/TO restock/VB it/PRP with/IN pure-bred/JJ or/CC good-grade/JJ Herefords/NNS and/CC purchase/NN modern/JJ equipment/NN to/TO operate/VB it."/IN Parker/NNP nodded/VBD approvingly./. "/'' Otherwise,"/JJ Farrel/NNP continued,/NN $the/IN interest/NN would/MD eat/VB me/PRP alive,/RB and/CC in/IN a/DT few/JJ years/NNS I'd/. be/VB back/RB where/WRB I/PRP started."$Do/VBP you/PRP think/VBP you/PRP can/MD borrow/VB four/CD hundred/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS in/IN San/NNP Marcos/NNP County,/NNP Mr./NNP Farrel?"$No,/NNP sir./VBD No/DT private/JJ loan/NN of/IN that/DT magnitude/NN can/MD befloated/VBN in/IN this/DT country./NN You/PRP control/VBP the/DT only/JJ bank/NN in/IN the/DT county/NN that/WDT can/MD even/RB consider/VB it$and/PRP you'll/MD not/RB consider/VB it."$Hardly."$Added/VBN to/TO which/WDT handicap,/NN I/PRP have/VBP no/DT additional/JJ security/NN to/TO offer/VB in/IN the/DT shape/NN of/IN previous/JJ reputation/NN for/IN ability/NN and/CC industry./NN I/PRP am/VBP the/DT last/JJ of/IN a/DT long/JJ line/NN of/IN indolent,/JJ care-free/JJ spendthrifts."$Yes;/NN that/WDT is/VBZ unfortunately/RB true,"/JJ Parker/NNP assented,/NN gravely./NN $Oh,/NN not/RB so/RB 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demanded./VBD $That/NN was/VBD the/DT settlement-room./NN You/PRP must/MD know/VB that/IN the/DT possessors/NNS of/IN dark/JJ blood/NN seldom/RB settle/VB a/DT dispute/NN by/IN argument,/DT Miss/NNP Parker./NNP In/IN days/NNS gone/VBN by,/RB whenever/WRB a/DT couple/NN of/IN peons/NNS quarreled/VBN (and/CC they/PRP quarreled/VBD frequently),/IN the/DT majordomo,/NN or/CC foreman/NN of/IN the/DT ranch,/NN would/MD cause/VB these/DT men/NNS to/TO be/VB stripped/VBN naked/JJ and/CC placed/VBN in/IN this/DT room/NN to/TO settle/VB their/PRP$ row/NN with/IN nature's/NNS weapons./. When/WRB honor/NN was/VBD satisfied,/VBN the/DT victor/NN came/VBD to/TO this/DT grating/NN and/CC announced/VBD it./PRP Not/RB infrequently,/IN peons/NNS have/VBP emerged/VBN from/IN this/DT room/NN minus/CC an/DT ear/NN or/CC a/DT nose,/NN but,/NN as/IN a/DT general/JJ thing,/NN this/DT method/NN of/IN settlement/NN was/VBD to/TO be/VB preferred/VBN to/TO knife/NN or/CC pistol."Farrel/VB tossed/VBD an/DT empty/JJ box/NN against/IN the/DT door/NN and/CC invited/VBD the/DT girl/NN to/TO climb/VB up/RP on/IN it/PRP and/CC peer/VB into/IN the/DT room./NN She/PRP did/VBD so./RB Instantly/RB a/DT ferocious/JJ yell/NN resounded/VBD from/IN the/DT semi-darkness/NN within./, $Good/JJ gracious!/NN Is/VBZ that/IN a/DT ghost?"/NN Kay/NNP cried,/VBD and/CC leaped/VBD to/TO the/DT ground./NNP $No;/NNP confound/NN it!"/IN Farrel/NNP growled./NNP $It's/IN your/PRP$ Japanese/JJ cook./NN Pablo/NNP locked/VBD him/PRP in/IN there/EX this/DT morning,/NN in/IN order/NN that/IN Carolina/NNP might/MD have/VB a/DT clear/JJ field/NN fear/VBP her/PRP$ culinary/JJ art./NN Pablo!"His/NNP cry/NN brought/VBD an/DT answering/NN hail/NN from/IN Pablo,/NNP over/IN at/IN the/DT barn,/NN and/CC presently/RB the/DT old/JJ majordomo/NN entered/VBD the/DT compound./VBN Farrel/NNP spoke/VBD sternly/RB to/TO him/PRP in/IN Spanish,/NNP and,/CC with/IN a/DT shrug/NN of/IN indifference,/NN Pablo/NNP unlocked/VBD the/DT door/NN of/IN the/DT settlement-room/NN and/CC the/DT Japanese/JJ cook/NN bounded/VBD out./RP He/PRP was/VBD inarticulate/JJ with/IN frenzy,/NN and/CC disappeared/VBD through/IN the/DT gate/NN of/IN the/DT compound/NN with/IN an/DT alacrity/NN comparable/JJ only/RB to/TO that/DT of/IN a/DT tin-canned/JJ dog./NN $I/NN knew/VBD he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN placed/VBN here/RB temporarily,"/IN Don/NNP Miguel/NNP confessed,/, $but/CC I/PRP did/VBD think/VB Pablo/NNP would/MD have/VB sense/NN enough/RB to/TO let/VB him/PRP out/IN when/WRB breakfast/NN was/VBD over./NNP I'm/NNP sorry."$I'm/NN not./, I/PRP think/VBP that/DT incident/NN is/VBZ the/DT funniest/JJS I/PRP have/VBP ever/RB seen,"/VBN the/DT girl/NN laughed./VBD $Poor/JJ outraged/JJ fellow!"$Well,/NN if/IN you/PRP think/VBP it's/PRP funny,/VBP so/RB do/VB I./NN Any/DT sorrow/NN I/PRP felt/VBD at/IN your/PRP$ cook's/NNS incarceration/NN was/VBD due/JJ to/TO my/PRP$ apprehension/NN as/IN to/TO your/PRP$ feelings,/NNS not/RB his."$What/IN a/DT fearful/JJ rage/NN he/PRP is/VBZ in,/IN Don/NNP Mike!"$Oh,/NNP well,/IN he/PRP can/MD help/VB himself/PRP to/TO the/DT fruit/NN of/IN our/PRP$ famous/JJ lime-tree/NN and/CC get/VB sweet/JJ again./NN Pablo,/VBN you/PRP russet/VB scoundrel,/VB no/DT more/JJR rough/JJ stuff/NN if/IN you/PRP know/VBP what's/WP good/JJ for/IN you./DT Where/NNP is/VBZ Panchito?"$I/NNP leave/VB those/DT horse/NN loose/RB in/IN the/DT pasture,"/NN Pablo/NNP replied,/VBD a/DT whit/JJ abashed./NN $I/NNS like/IN for/IN see/VBP if/IN those/DT horse/NN he/PRP got/VBD some/DT brains/NNS like/VBP before/IN you/PRP go/VBP ride/VB heem./NN For/IN long/JJ time/NN Panchito/NNP don'/VBD hear/VB hees/NNS boss/NN call/NN heem./NN Mebbeso/IN he/PRP forget$no?"$We/RB shall/MD see,/VB Pablo."/NNP THEY/NNP walked/VBD out/RB to/TO the/DT barn./NN In/IN a/DT little/JJ green/JJ field/NN in/IN the/DT oak-studded/JJ valley/NN below,/IN a/DT dozen/NN horses/NNS were/VBD feeding./VBG Farrel/NNP whistled/VBD shrilly./VBG Instantly,/RB one/CD of/IN the/DT horses/NNS raised/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN and/CC listened./VBD Again/RB Farrel/NNP whistled,/, and/CC a/DT neigh/NN answered/VBD him/PRP as/IN Panchito/NNP broke/VBD from/IN the/DT herd/NN and/CC came/VBD galloping/VBG up/RP the/DT slope./NN When/WRB his/PRP$ master/NN whistled/VBD again,/IN the/DT gallop/NN developed/VBD into/IN a/DT furious/JJ burst/NN of/IN speed;/NN whereat/IN Farrel/NNP slipped/VBD inside/IN the/DT barn/NN and/CC shut/VB the/DT door,/NN while/IN round/JJ and/CC round/RB the/DT barn/NN Panchito/NNP galloped,/NN seeking/VBG the/DT lost/VBN master./NN Suddenly/RB Don/NNP Miguel/NNP emerged/VBD and,/NNS with/IN little/JJ affectionate/JJ nickerings,/NN the/DT beautiful/JJ animal/NN trotted/VBD up/RP to/TO him,/PRP ran/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN over/IN the/DT master's/NNS shoulder,/NN and/CC rubbed/VBD his/PRP$ sleek/JJ cheek/NN against/IN the/DT man's./NN Farrel/NNP nuzzled/VBD him/PRP and/CC rubbed/VBD him/PRP lovingly/RB between/IN the/DT ears/NNS before/IN producing/VBG a/DT lump/NN of/IN sugar./NN Upon/IN command,/NN Panchito/NNP squatted/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ hind/JJ quarters/NNS like/IN a/DT dog/NN and/CC held/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN out/IN stiffly./VBG Upon/IN his/PRP$ nose/NN Farrel/NNP balanced/VBN the/DT lump/NN of/IN sugar,/NN backed/VBD away,/RB and/CC stood/VBD in/IN front/NN of/IN him./PRP The/DT horse/NN did/VBD not/RB move./NN Suddenly/RB Farrel/NNP snapped/VBD his/PRP$ fingers./NN With/IN a/DT gentle/JJ toss/NN of/IN his/PRP$ head,/NN Panchito/NNP threw/VBD the/DT lump/NN of/IN sugar/NN in/IN the/DT air/NN and/CC made/VBD a/DT futile/JJ snap/NN at/IN it/PRP as/IN it/PRP came/VBD down./RP Then/RB he/PRP rose,/VBD picked/VBN the/DT lump/NN up/IN carefully,/NN and,/NNS holding/VBG it/PRP between/IN his/PRP$ lips,/NN advanced/VBD and/CC proffered/VBD his/PRP$ master/NN a/DT bite./NN $Oh,/NN you/PRP eat/VBP it/PRP yourself!"/VB Farrel/NNP cried,/NN and/CC reached/VBD for/IN the/DT horse's/NNS unkempt/JJ mane./NN With/IN the/DT ease/NN of/IN long/JJ practice,/NN he/PRP swung/VBD aboard/IN the/DT horse/NN and,/RB at/IN the/DT touch/NN of/IN his/PRP$ heels,/NN Panchito/NNP bounded/VBD away./RB Far/RB down/IN the/DT mesa/NN he/PRP raced,/VBD Farrel/NNP guiding/VBG him/PRP with/IN his/PRP$ knees;/NNS then/RB back/RB and/CC over/IN the/DT six-foot/JJ corral-fence/NN with/IN something/NN of/IN the/DT airy/JJ freedom/NN of/IN a/DT bird./NN In/IN the/DT corral,/JJ Farrel/NNP slid/VBD off,/RB ran/VBD with/IN the/DT galloping/JJ animal/NN for/IN fifty/CD feet,/NNS grasping/VBG his/PRP$ mane,/NN and/CC sprang/VBD completely/RB over/IN him,/JJR ran/VBD fifty/CD feet/NNS more/RBR and/CC sprang/VBD back,/RB as/RB nimbly/RB as/IN a/DT monkey./NN Panchito/NNP was/VBD galloping/VBG easily,/RB steadily,/JJ now,/RB at/IN a/DT trained/JJ gait,/NN like/IN a/DT circus/NN horse,/NN so/RB Farrel/NNP sat/VBD sideways/RB on/IN him/PRP and/CC discarded/VBD his/PRP$ boots,/NN after/IN which/WDT he/PRP stood/VBD erect/JJ on/IN the/DT smooth,/JJ glossy/JJ back/NN and/CC rode/VBD him,/PRP first/RB on/IN one/CD foot,/NN then/RB on/IN the/DT other./NNP Next/NNP he/PRP sat/VBD down/RB on/IN the/DT animal/NN again/RB and/CC clapped/VBD his/PRP$ hands./NN $Panchito,/IN my/PRP$ boots!"/NN he/PRP ordered./VBD But/CC Panchito/NNP only/RB pinned/VBD his/PRP$ ears/NNS and/CC shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN $You/IN see,"/NN Farrel/NNP called/VBD to/TO Kay,/NNP $he/NNP is/VBZ a/DT gentleman,/JJ and/CC declines/NNS to/TO perform/VB a/DT menial/JJ service./NN But/CC I/PRP shall/MD force/VB him./PRP Panchito,/VB you/PRP rebel,/VB pick/VB up/RP my/PRP$ boots/NNS and/CC hand/NN them/PRP to/TO me."For/VB answer,/DT Panchito/NNP threw/VBD his/PRP$ hind/JJ end/NN aloft/RB half/PDT a/DT dozen/NN times,/NN and/CC Kay's/NNP silvery/JJ laugh/NN echoed/VBD through/IN the/DT corral/JJ as/IN Farrel,/NNP appearing/VBG to/TO lose/VB his/PRP$ seat,/NN slid/VBD forward/RB on/IN the/DT horse's/NN withers/NNS and/CC clung/VBD with/IN arms/NNS and/CC legs/NNS round/VBP Panchito's/NNP neck,/NN simulating/VBG terror./DT Thereupon,/NNP Panchito/NNP stood/VBD up/RP on/IN his/PRP$ hind/NN legs,/NNS and/CC Farrel,/NNP making/VBG futile/JJ clutchings/NNS at/IN the/DT horse's/NN mane,/NN slid/VBD helplessly/RB back/RB over/IN his/PRP$ mount's/NNS glossy/JJ rump/NN and/CC sat/VBD down/RB rather/RB solidly/RB in/IN the/DT dust/NN of/IN the/DT corral./NN $Bravo!"/IN the/DT girl/NN cried./VBD $Why,/RB he's/IN a/DT circus/NN horse!"/NN $I've/NN schooled/VBD him/PRP a/DT little/JJ for/IN trick/NN riding/VBG at/IN rodeos,/NN Miss/NNP Parker./NNP We've/NNP carried/VBD off/RP many/JJ a/DT prize,/JJ and/CC when/WRB I/PRP dress/VBP in/IN the/DT motley/NN of/IN a/DT clown/JJ and/CC pretend/JJ to/TO ride/VB him/PRP rough/JJ and/CC do/VBP that/DT silly/NN slide,/NN most/JJS people/NNS ejoy/VBP it."Farrel/NN got/VBD up,/RB recovered/VBN his/PRP$ boots,/NN and/CC put/VBD them/PRP on./RP $He'll/RB do,/VB the/DT old/JJ humorist,"/NN he/PRP announced,/VBD as/IN he/PRP joined/VBD her./PRP $He/RB hasn't/VBP forgotten/VBN anything,/RB and/CC wasn't/VBD he/PRP glad/JJ to/TO see/VB me/PRP again?/IN You/PRP use/VBP an/DT English/NNP saddle,/NN I/PRP dare/VBP say,/VB and/CC ride/VB with/IN a/DT short/JJ stirrup?"Panchito/NN dutifully/RB followed/VBD like/IN a/DT dog/NN at/IN heel/NN to/TO the/DT tack-room,/NN where/WRB Farrel/NNP saddled/VBD him/PRP and/CC carefully/RB fitted/VBN the/DT bridle/NN with/IN the/DT snaffle-bit./NN Following/VBG a/DT commanding/VBG slap/NN on/IN the/DT fore/NN leg,/, the/DT intelligent/JJ animal/NN 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infuriate/VB him/PRP and/CC frighten/VB him./PRP He/PRP considered/VBD a/DT minute/NN or/CC two,/RP then/RB suddenly/RB ran/VBD over/IN to/TO me,/VB snatched/VBN the/DT leading-rope/NN out/IN of/IN my/PRP$ hand,/NN mounted,/NN and/CC fled/VBD down/IN the/DT avenue/NN at/IN top/JJ speed.""`The/NN wicked/JJ flee/NN when/WRB no/DT man/NN pursueth',"/VB the/DT master/NN of/IN Palomar/NNP replied,/VBD quietly,/RB and/CC stepped/VBD over/IN to/TO the/DT automobile/NN for/IN an/DT examination/NN of/IN the/DT license./NN $Ah,my/IN father's/NNS ancient/JJ enemy!"/NN he/PRP exclaimed,/VBD $Andr$/NNP Loustalot/NNP has/VBZ been/VBN calling/VBG on/IN your/PRP$ father,/NN and/CC has/VBZ just/RB learned/VBN that/IN I/PRP am/VBP living./'' I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP comprehend/VBP his/PRP$ reason/NN for/IN borrowing/VBG my/PRP$ horse/NN and/CC dusting/VBG out/IN of/IN here/RB so/RB precipitately."$There/RB he/PRP goes/VBZ now/RB !"/RB Kay/NNP cried,/VBD as/IN the/DT gray/JJ burst/NN from/IN the/DT shelter/NN of/IN the/DT palms/NNS in/IN the/DT avenue/NN and/CC entered/VBD the/DT long/JJ open/JJ stretch/NN of/IN white/JJ road/NN leading/VBG down/IN the/DT San/NNP Gregorio./NNP Don/NNP Mike's/NNP movements/NNS were/VBD as/RB casual/JJ as/IN if/IN the/DT theft/NN of/IN a/DT horse/NN in/IN broad/JJ daylight/NN was/VBD an/DT every-day/JJ occurrence./NN $Unfortunately/RB for/IN that/DT stupid/JJ fellow,/NN he/PRP borrowed/VBD the/DT wrong/JJ horse,"/NN he/PRP announced,/VBD gravely./NNP $The/DT sole/JJ result/NN of/IN his/PRP$ action/NN will/MD be/VB to/TO delay/VB our/PRP$ ride/NN until/IN to-morrow./DT I'm/NNP sorry,/NN but/CC it/PRP now/RB becomes/VBZ necessary/JJ far/RB me/PRP to/TO ask/VB you/PRP for/IN Panchito."She/NNP slid/VBD silently/RB to/TO the/DT ground./NN Swiftly/RB but/CC calmly/RB he/PRP readjusted/VBD the/DT stirrups;/NN then/RB he/PRP faced/VBD the/DT girl./NN $Want/NN to/TO see/VB some/DT fun?"/NN he/PRP demanded./VBD $Why-yes,"/JJ she/PRP replied,/VBD breathlessly./VBG $You're/RB a/DT good/JJ little/JJ sport./NN Take/VB your/PRP$ father's/NN car/NN and/CC follow/VB me./PRP Please/VB bring/VB Pablo/NNP with/IN you,/NNP and/CC tell/VB him/PRP I/PRP said/VBD he/PRP was/VBD to/TO bring/VB his/PRP$ rifle./NN If/IN Loustalot/NNP gets/VBZ me,/NNS he/PRP is/VBZ to/TO follow/VB on/IN Panchito/NNP and/CC get/VB Loustalot./NNP Thank/VB you,/PRP Miss/NNP Parker."He/NNP swung/VBD lightly/RB into/IN the/DT unaccustomed/JJ fiat/NN saddle/NN and,/CC disdaining/VBG to/TO follow/VB the/DT road,/NN cut/VBD straight/RB across/IN country,/NNS Panchito/NNP taking/VBG the/DT fences/NNS easily,/VBD the/DT hounds/NNS telling/VBG lustily/RB as/IN they/PRP strung/VBD out/RP behind/IN him./PRP Kay/NNP did/VBD not/RB wait/VB to/TO follow/VB his/PRP$ flight,/NN but/CC calling/VBG for/IN William/NNP to/TO get/VB out/IN the/DT car,/NN she/PRP ran/VBD round/RB to/TO the/DT barn/NN and/CC delivered/VBD Farrel's/NNP message/NN to/TO Pablo,/NNP who/WP grunted/VBD his/PRP$ comprehension/NN and/CC started/VBD for/IN his/PRP$ cabin/NN at/IN a/DT surprising/JJ rate/NN of/IN speed/NN for/IN an/DT old/JJ man./NN Five/CD minutes/NNS after/IN Farrel/NNP had/VBD left/VBN the/DT Rancho/NNP Palomar,/NNP Kay/NNP and/CC Pablo/NNP were/VBD roaring/VBG down/RB the/DT valley/NN in/IN pursuit./NN Half/NN a/DT mile/NN beyond/IN the/DT mission/NN they/PRP came/VBD upon/IN Don/NNP Mike/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ father's/NN enemy./NN In/IN the/DT first/JJ mile,/NN the/DT latter/NN had/VBD ridden/VBN the/DT gray/JJ out;/NN spent,/NN gasping,/VBD the/DT gallant/NN animal/NN was/VBD proceeding/VBG at/IN a/DT leg-weary,/JJ lumbering/NN gallop/NN when/WRB Miguel/NNP Farrel,/NNP following/VBG on/IN Panchito/NNP at/IN half/NN that/IN gallant/NN animal's/NNS speed,/NN came/VBD up/RP with/IN Loustalot./NNP Straight/NNP at/IN the/DT big/JJ gray/JJ he/PRP drove,/VBD $hazing"/VBN him/PRP off/IN the/DT road/NN and/CC stopping/VBG him/PRP abruptly./RB At/IN the/DT same/JJ time,/NN he/PRP leaped/VBD from/IN Panchito/NNP full/JJ on/IN top/NN of/IN Loustalot,/NNP and/CC bore/VBD the/DT latter/JJ crashing/VBG to/TO the/DT ground./NNP The/DT chase/NN was/VBD over./NNP Half-stunned,/NNP the/DT enemy/NN of/IN Don/NNP Miguel/NNP Jose/NNP Farrel/NNP II/NNP lay/VBD flat/JJ on/IN his/PRP$ back,/NN blinking/VBG up/RP at/IN Don/NNP Miguel/NNP Farrel/NNP III/NNP as/IN the/DT tatter's/JJ knees/NNS pressed/VBD the/DT Loustalot/NNP breast,/NN the/DT while/IN his/PRP$ fingers/NNS clasped/VBD the/DT hairy/JJ Loustalot/NNP throat/NN in/IN a/DT grip/NN that/WDT was/VBD a/DT promise/NN of/IN death/NN if/IN the/DT latter/JJ struggled./NN As/IN Kay/NNP drew/VBD up/RP in/IN the/DT car/NN and,/IN white-faced/JJ and/CC wondering,/JJ gazed/VBD at/IN the/DT unwonted/JJ spectacle,/NN Miguel/MD Farrel/NNP released/VBD his/PRP$ captive/NN and/CC stood/VBD erect./IN $So/RB sorry/JJ to/TO have/VB made/VBN a/DT brawl/NN in/IN your/PRP$ presence,/NN Miss/NNP Parker,/NNP but/CC he/PRP would/MD have/VB ruined/VBN our/PRP$ old/JJ Bob/NNP horse/NN if/IN I/PRP hadn't/VBD overtaken/VBN him."/PRP He/PRP turned/VBD to/TO the/DT man/NN on/IN the/DT ground./NN $Get/NN up,/IN Loustalot!"/NNP The/DT latter/JJ staggered/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ feet./NN $Pablo,"/IN Farrel/NNP continued,/NN $take/NN this/DT man/NN back/RB to/TO the/DT ranch/NN and/CC lock/VB him/PRP up/RP in/IN your/PRP$ private/JJ calaboose./NN See/VB that/IN he/PRP does/VBZ not/RB escape,/VB and/CC permit/VB no/DT one/NN to/TO speak/VB with/IN him."From/IN the/DT gray's/JJ saddle/NN he/PRP tools/NNS a/DT short/JJ piece/NN of/IN rope,/NN such/JJ as/IN vaqueros/NNS use/VBP to/TO tie/VB the/DT legs/NNS of/IN an/DT animal/NN when/WRB they/PRP have/VBP roped/VBN and/CC thrown/VBN it./PRP $Mount!"/IN he/PRP commanded./VBD Loustalot/NNP climbed/VBD wearily/RB aboard/IN the/DT spent/VBN gray,/NN and/CC held/VBD his/PRP$ hands/NNS behind/IN him/PRP with/IN Farrel/NNP bound/VBD them/PRP securely./. Pablo/NNP thereupon/RB mounted/VBD Panchito,/NNP took/VBD the/DT gray's/JJ leading-rope,/NN and/CC started/VBD back/RB to/TO the/DT ranch./NN $How/IN white/JJ your/PRP$ face/NN is!"/IN Farrel/NNP murmured,/, deprecatingly,/NN as/IN he/PRP came/VBD to/TO the/DT side/NN of/IN the/DT car./NN $So/RB sorry/JJ our/PRP$ ride/NN has/VBZ been/VBN spoiled."/VBN He/PRP glanced/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ wrist-watch./NN $Only/RB ten/CD o'clock,"/IN he/PRP continued./VBD $I/JJ wonder/NN if/IN you'd/NNP be/VB gracious/JJ enough/RB to/TO motor/NN me/PRP in/IN to/TO El/NNP Toro./NNP Your/PRP$ father/NN plans/VBZ to/TO use/VB the/DT car/NN after/IN luncheon,/NN but/CC we/PRP will/MD be/VB back/RB by/IN twelve-thirty."$Certainly./DT Delighted!"/NNP the/DT girl/NN replied,/NN in/IN rather/RB a/DT small,/JJ frightened/JJ voice./NN $Thank/NN you."/IN He/PRP considered/VBD a/DT moment./NN $I/RB think/VB it/PRP no/DT less/JJR than/IN fair/JJ to/TO warn/VB you,/JJ Miss/NNP Parker,/NNP that/IN my/PRP$ trip/NN has/VBZ 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scattered/VBN wits,/NN turned/VBD in/IN the/DT saddle/NN and/CC addressed/VBD his/PRP$ guard./NN $Artelan,"/IN he/PRP said,/VBD in/IN Spanish,/NNP $if/IN you/PRP will/MD permit/VB me/PRP to/TO go,/VB I/PRP will/MD give/VB you/PRP five/CD thousand/CD dollars."$If/IN you/PRP are/VBP worth/JJ five/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS to/TO me,"/VB the/DT imperturbable/JJ Pablo/NNP replied,/NN calmly,/VBD $how/RB much/RB more/RBR are/VBP you/PRP worth/JJ to/TO Don/NNP Miguel/NNP Farrel?"$Ten/NNP thousand!/VBD You/PRP will/MD be/VB wealthy."$What/JJ need/NN have/VBP I/PRP for/IN wealth,/NN Loustalot?/NN Does/VBZ not/RB Don/NNP Miguel/NNP provide/VBP all/DT things/NNS necessary/JJ for/IN a/DT happy/JJ existence?"$I/NN will/MD give/VB you/PRP twelve/CD thousand./VBN Do/VB not/RB be/VB a/DT fool,/JJ Artelan./NNP Come;/NNP be/VB sensible/JJ and/CC listen/VB to/TO reason."$Silence,/VB animal!/NN Is/VBZ not/RB the/DT blood/NN of/IN my/PRP$ brother/NN on/IN your/PRP$ head?/NN One/CD word$"$Fifteen/NN thousand,/IN Artelan./NNP Quick./NNP There/RB is/VBZ little/JJ time/NN to$$Pablo/NN rode/VBD up/RB beside/IN him/PRP and/CC quite/RB deliberately/RB smote/VB the/DT man/NN heavily/RB across/IN the/DT mouth/NN with/IN the/DT back/NN of/IN his/PRP$ hand./NN $There/RB will/MD be/VB no/DT more/JJR talk/NN of/IN money,"/NN he/PRP commanded,/VBD tersely./, John/NNP Parker/NNP had/VBD finished/VBN writing/VBG his/PRP$ letters/NNS and/CC wasstanding,/VBD with/IN his/PRP$ wife/NN and/CC the/DT potato/NN baron,/NN in/IN front/NN of/IN the/DT hacienda/NN when/WRB Pablo/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ prisoner/NN rode/VBD into/IN the/DT yard./NN Thin/NNP rivulets/NNS of/IN blood/NN were/VBD trickling/VBG from/IN the/DT Basque's/NNP nose/NN and/CC lips;/IN his/PRP$ face/NN was/VBD ashen/JJ with/IN rage/NN and/CC apprehension./NN $Why,/NN Loustalot,/NNP what/WP has/VBZ happened?"/VBN Parker/NNP cried,/NN and/CC stepped/VBD out/IN to/TO intercept/VB the/DT gray/JJ gelding,/NN but/CC Pablo,/NNP riding/VBG 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Understand?"Loustalot's/VBG glance/NN met/VBD his/PRP$ unflinchingly/RB for/IN fully/RB ten/CD seconds,/NNS and,/RB in/IN that/DT glance,/NN Kay/NNP thought/VBD she/PRP detected/VBD something/NN tigerish./TO $Home,/VB William,"/NNP she/PRP ordered/VBD the/DT driver,/NN and/CC they/PRP departed/VBD from/IN El/NNP Toro,/NNP leaving/VBG Andr$/NNP Loustalot/NNP standing/VBG on/IN the/DT sidewalk/NN staring/VBG balefully/RB after/IN them./PRP$ They/PRP were/VBD half-way/JJ home/NN before/IN Don/NNP Mike/NNP came/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT reverie/NN into/IN which/WDT that/DT glance/NN of/IN Loustalot's/NNP had,/VBD apparently,/JJ plunged/VBD him./PRP $Some/DT day/NN very/RB soon,"/RB he/PRP said,/VBD $I/PRP shall/MD have/VB to/TO kill/VB that/DT man/NN or/CC be/VB killed./VBN And/CC I'm/NNP sorry/JJ my/PRP$ guest,/VBP Mr./NNP Okada,/NNP felt/VBD it/PRP incumbent/JJ upon/IN himself/PRP to/TO interfere./DT If,/NN between/IN them,/NN they/PRP have/VBP hurt/VBN Pablo,/NN I/PRP shall/MD certainly/RB reduce/VB the/DT extremely/RB erroneous/JJ Japanese/JJ census/NN records/NNS in/IN California/NNP by/IN one."/NNP JOHN/NNP PARKER/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ wife,/NN with/IN the/DT unsuspecting/JJ Okada,/NN were/VBD lingering/VBG over/IN a/DT late/JJ luncheon/NN when/WRB Kay/NNP and/CC Don/NNP Mike/NNP entered/VBD the/DT dining-room./NN $Well,/NN you/PRP bold/JJ Spanish/JJ cavalier,/NNS what/WP do/VBP you/PRP mean/VB by/IN running/VBG away/RB with/IN my/PRP$ little/JJ girl?"/NN Mrs./NNP Parker/NNP demanded./NN Before/IN Farrel/NNP could/MD reply,/VB Kay/NNP answered/VBD for/IN him./PRP $We've/NN had/VBD quite/RB a/DT wild/JJ and/CC woolly/JJ Western/JJ adventure,/NN mother/NN dear./, Have/VBP you/PRP seen/VBN Pablo/NNP since/IN we/PRP left/VBD together?"$I/RB have,"/VB the/DT lady/NN replied./VBN $He/NNP had/VBD Monsieur/NNP Loustalot/NNP in/IN charge,/NN and/CC related/VBN to/TO us/PRP the/DT details/NNS of/IN the/DT adventure/NN up/IN to/TO the/DT moment/NN you/PRP and/CC Mr./NNP Farrel/NNP left/VBD him/PRP with/IN the/DT prisoner/NN while/IN you/PRP two/CD continued/VBD on/IN to/TO El/NNP Toro./NNP What/WP happened/VBD in/IN El/NNP Toro?"$Don/NNP Mike/NNP succeeded/VBD in/IN attaching/VBG Loustalot's/NNP bank-account,"/NN Kay/NNP informed/VBD the/DT company./NN $The/IN loot/NN will/MD probably/RB amount/VB to/TO something/NN over/IN fifty/CD thousand/CD dollars."$I/NNS should/MD say/VB that/IN isn't/RB a/DT half-bad/JJ stipend/NN to/TO draw/VB for/IN your/PRP$ first/JJ half-day/JJ pursuit/NN of/IN the/DT nimble/JJ cartwheel/NN of/IN commerce,"/NN Parker/NNP suggested./VBZ Mrs./NNP Parker/NNP pursed/VBD her/PRP$ lips/NNS comically./WP $The/DT boy/NN is/VBZ clever,/JJ John./NNP I/PRP knew/VBD it/PRP the/DT moment/NN I/PRP met/VBD him/PRP this/DT morning./NN Felicitations,/NNP Don/NNP Miguel./NNP John/NNP intends/VBZ to/TO strip/VB you/PRP down/RB to/TO your/PRP$ birthday/NN suit$fairly,/NN of/IN course$so/RB keep/VB up/RP the/DT good/JJ work,/NN and/CC everything/NN may/MD still/RB turn/VB out/RB right/RB for/IN you./PRP I'll/DT cheer/NN for/IN you,/NN at/IN any/DT rate."$Thank/NN you,/, dear/JJ Mrs./NNP Parker."/NNP Don/NNP Miguel/NNP slipped/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ seat/NN at/IN the/DT head/NN of/IN the/DT table./NN $I/NNS have/VBP also/RB attached/VBN Loustalot's/NNP new/JJ automobile."$You/NNS Shylock!/JJ What/WP else?"/RB Mrs./NNP Parker/NNP demanded/VBD eagerly./JJR $About/IN ten/CD thousand/CD sheep,/NNS more/RBR or/CC less./RBR I/PRP attached/VBD these/DT on/IN suspicion,/NN although/IN the/DT burden/NN of/IN proving/VBG that/DT Loustalot/NNP owns/VBZ them/PRP will/MD be/VB upon/IN me./PRP However,"/RB he/PRP concluded,/VBD with/IN a/DT bright/JJ glance/NN at/IN Parker,/NNP $I/NNS believe/VBP that/DT can/MD readily/RB be/VB accomplished$with/IN your/PRP$ aid."$I/NN shall/MD be/VB the/DT poorest/JJS witness/NN in/IN the/DT world,/NN Mr./NNP Farrel."$Well,/IN I/PRP shall/MD see/VB to/TO it,/VB Mr./NNP Parker,/NNP that/IN you/PRP 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the/DT potato/NN baron,/NN $that/IN he/PRP has/VBZ evolved/VBN some/DT primitive/JJ plan/NN for/IN making/VBG his/PRP$ honor/NN whole/JJ again./NN Direct/JJ methods/NNS always/RB did/VBD appeal/NN to/TO Pablo."$Mr./NNP Farrel,"/NNP John/NNP Parker/NNP began,/VBD $I/PRP regret/VB this/DT incident/NN more/RBR than/IN I/PRP can/MD say./RP I/PRP give/VBP you/PRP my/PRP$ word/NN of/IN honor/NN I/PRP had/VBD nothing/NN to/TO do/VB with/IN it/PRP directly/RB or/CC indictly$"/VB $John,/NNS for/IN goodness'/NNS sake,/VBP old/JJ dear,/NNS give/VBP Mr./NNP Farrelcredit/NNP for/IN some/DT common/JJ sense./NN He/PRP knows/VBZ very/RB well/RB you/PRP wouldn't/MD break/VB bread/NN with/IN him/PRP and/CC then/RB betray/VB him./PRP Don't/NNP you,/, Mr./NNP Farrel?"/NNP Mrs./NNP Parker/NNP pleaded./VBD $Of/NNP course,/, Mr./NNP Parker's/NNP assurance/NN is/VBZ wholly/RB unnecessary,/JJ Mrs./NNP Parker."$Mr./NNP Okada/NNP is/VBZ leaving/VBG this/DT afternoon,"/NN Parker/NNP hastened/VBD to/TO assure/VB him./PRP $Mr./DT Okada/NNP shows/VBZ commendable/JJ prudence."/JJ Don/NNP Mike's/NNP tones/NNS were/VBD exceedingly/RB dry./JJ Okada/NNP rose/VBD and/CC bowed/VBD his/PRP$ squinch-owl/NN bow./VBD $I/RB very/RB sorry,"/JJ he/PRP sputtered./VBD $I/JJ zink/NN that/IN Pablo/NNP one/CD big/JJ liar./NN 'Scuse,/JJ please;/NN I/PRP go."$If/VBD he/PRP hadn't/VBD called/VBN Pablo/NNP a/DT liar,"/NN Don/NNP Mike/NNP murmured/VBD plaintively,/JJ $I/NNS should/MD have/VB permitted/VBN him/PRP to/TO march/VB out/RP with/IN the/DT honors/NNS of/IN war./NN As/IN the/DT matter/NN stands/VBZ now,/RB however,/IN I/PRP invite/VB all/DT of/IN you/PRP to/TO listen/VB attentively./RP In/IN a/DT few/JJ minutes/NNS you're/PRP going/VBG to/TO hear/VB something/NN that/WDT will/MD remind/VB you/PRP of/IN the/DT distant/JJ whine/NN of/IN a/DT sawmill./NN After/IN all,/DT Pablo/NNP is/VBZ a/DT poor/JJ old/JJ fellow/NN who/WP lives/VBZ a/DT singularly/JJ humdrum/NN existence."$Ah,/NN yes;/NN let/VB the/DT poor/JJ fellow/NN have/VB his/PRP$ simple/JJ little/JJ pleasures,"/NN Mrs./NNP Parker/NNP pleaded./VBD "'All/DT work/NN and/CC no/DT play'$you/NNS know,/VBP Don/NNP Miguel."$My/NNP dear,"/, Parker/NNP answered/VBD testily,/NNS $there/RB are/VBP occasions/NNS when/WRB your/PRP$ sense/NN of/IN humor/NN is/VBZ positively/RB oppressive."/JJ $Very/NN well,/, John;/NNP I'll/NNP be/VB serious."/VBN His/PRP$ wife/NN turned/VBD to/TO Farrel./NNP $Mr./NNP Farrel,"/NNP she/PRP continued,/VBP $while/IN you/PRP were/VBD away,/RB I/PRP had/VBD a/DT very/RB bright/JJ idea./NN You/PRP are/VBP much/RB too/RB few/JJ in/IN the/DT family/NN for/IN such/PDT a/DT large/JJ house,/NN and/CC it/PRP occurred/VBD to/TO me/PRP that/IN you/PRP might/MD care/VB to/TO lease/VB the/DT Palomar/NNP hacienda/NN to/TO us/PRP for/IN a/DT year./NN I'm/IN so/RB weary/JJ of/IN hotels/NNS and/CC equally/RB weary/JJ of/IN a/DT town/NN house,/NN with/IN its/PRP$ social/JJ obligations/NNS and/CC the/DT insolence/NN of/IN servants$particularlycooks./NN John/NNP needs/VBZ a/DT year/NN here,/, and/CC we/PRP would/MD so/RB like/VB to/TO remain/VB if/IN it/PRP could/MD be/VB arranged./VBN Your/PRP$ cook,/NN Carolina,/NNP is/VBZ not/RB the/DT sort/NN that/IN leaves/VBZ one's/JJ employ/NN in/IN the/DT middle/NN of/IN a/DT dinner-party."$Would/NN five/CD hundred/CD dollars/NNS a/DT month/NN for/IN the/DT house/NN and/CC the/DT use/NN of/IN Carolina/NNP and/CC three/CD saddle-horses/NNS interest/NN you,/, Mr./NNP Farrel?/NNP From/IN our/PRP$ conversation/NN of/IN this/DT morning,/NN I/PRP judge/VBP you/PRP have/VBP abandoned/VBN hope/NN of/IN redeeming/VBG the/DT property,/NN and/CC during/IN the/DT year/NN of/IN the/DT redemption/NN period,/NN six/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS might$ah$er$"/MD $Well,/VB it/PRP would/MD be/VB better/JJR than/IN a/DT poke/NN in/IN the/DT eye/NN with/IN a/DT sharp/JJ stick,"/NN Don/NNP Miguel/NNP replied/VBD genially./NNP $I/RB need/VBP the/DT money;/NN so/IN I/PRP accept$but/VBP with/IN certain/JJ reservations./NN I/PRP like/VBP Carolina's/NNP cooking,/VB too;/RB I/PRP have/VBP a/DT couple/NN of/IN hundred/CD head/NN of/IN cattle/NNS to/TO look/VB after,/RB and/CC I'd/VBD like/IN to/TO reserve/VB one/CD room,/NN my/PRP$ place/NN at/IN this/DT table,/NN and/CC my/PRP$ position/NN as/IN master/NN of/IN Palomar./NNP Of/IN course,/NN I'm/PRP not/RB so/RB optimistic/JJ as/IN to/TO think/VB you/PRP folks/NNS would/MD accept/VB of/IN my/PRP$ hospitality/NN for/IN a/DT year,/NN so/IN I/PRP suggest/VBP that/IN you/PRP become/VBP what/WP our/PRP$ British/JJ cousins/NNS call/VBP `paying/VBG guests,'/NNS albeit/IN I/PRP had/VBD never/RB expected/VBN to/TO fall/VB low/JJ enough/RB to/TO make/VB such/JJ a/DT dastardly/NN proposition./NN Really,/IN it/PRP abases/VBZ me./PRP It's/. never/RB been/VBN done/VBN before/IN in/IN this/DT house."$I/NN declare/VBP you're/IN the/DT most/RBS comfortable/JJ young/JJ man/NN to/TO have/VB around/IN that/IN I/PRP have/VBP ever/RB known./VBN Isn't/NNP he,/, Kay?"/NNP Mrs./NNP Parker/NNP declared./VBD $I/PRP think/VBP you're/PRP very/RB kind,"/VBD the/DT girl/NN assured/VBD him./PRP $And/CC I/PRP think/VBP it/PRP will/MD be/VB very/RB delightful/JJ to/TO be/VB paying/VBG guests/NNS to/TO such/JJ a/DT host,/NN Don/NNP Mike/NNP Farrel."$Then/NNP it's/POS settled,"/NN Parker/NNP announced,/VBD much/RB relieved./VBN $And/CC let/VB us/PRP here/RB highly/RB resolve/VB that/IN we/PRP shall/MD always/RB be/VB good/JJ friends/NNS and/CC dwell/VBP together/RB in/IN peace,"/NN Kay/NNP suggested./VBD $I/NNP made/VBD that/IN resolve/NN when/WRB you/PRP met/VBD me/PRP at/IN the/DT gate/NN last/JJ night,/NN Miss/NNP Parker./NNP Hark!/NNP Methinks/NNPS I/PRP hear/VBP a/DT young/JJ riot./NN Well,/IN we/PRP cannot/MD possibly/RB have/VB any/DT interest/NN in/IN it,/DT and,/NNS besides,/IN we're/NN talking/VBG business/NN now./, Mr./NNP Parker,/NNP there/RB isn't/IN the/DT slightest/JJS hope/NN of/IN my/PRP$ earning/VBG sufficient/JJ money/NN to/TO pay/VB the/DT mortgage/NN you/PRP hold/VBP against/IN this/DT ranch/NN of/IN mine,/NN so/IN I/PRP have/VBP resolved/VBN to/TO gamble/VB for/IN it/PRP whenever/WRB and/CC wherever/WRB I/PRP can./MD You/PRP have/VBP agreed/VBN to/TO pay/VB me/PRP six/CD thousand/CD dollars,/NNS in/IN return/NN for/IN which/WDT I/PRP guarantee/VBP to/TO feed/VB you/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ family/NN and/CC servants/NNS well,/RB and/CC house/VB you/PRP comfortably/RB and/CC furnish/VB three/CD saddle-horses,/NN with/IN saddles/NNS and/CC bridles,/NN for/IN a/DT period/NN of/IN one/CD year./NN Understand?"$Understood."Don/IN Miguel/NNP Farrel/NNP took/VBD two/CD dice/NNS out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ pocket/NN and/CC coddled/VBD them/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ palm./NN $I'll/NN roll/NN you/PRP the/DT bones,/NN one/CD flop,/VBD twelve/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS or/CC nothing,/NN sir,"/NN he/PRP challenged./VBD $But/IN if/IN I/PRP win$"$You/MD want/VB to/TO know/VB if/IN I/PRP am/VBP in/IN a/DT position/NN to/TO support/VB you/PRP all/DT for/IN one/CD year/NN if/IN I/PRP lose?/VBP I/PRP am./RB There/EX are/VBP cattle/NNS enough/RB on/IN tie/NN ranch/NN to/TO guarantee/VB that."$Well,/DT while/IN these/DT little/JJ adventures/NNS are/VBP interesting,/JJ Mr./NNP Farrel,/NNP the/DT fact/NN is/VBZ I've/NN always/RB made/VBD it/PRP a/DT rule/NN not/RB to/TO gamble."$Listen/VB to/TO the/DT hypocrite!"/NN his/PRP$ wife/NN almost/RB shouted,/MD $Gambled/VBN every/DT day/NN of/IN his/PRP$ life/NN for/IN twenty-five/CD years/NNS on/IN the/DT New/NNP York/NNP Stock/NNP Exchange,/NNP and/CC now/RB he/PRP has/VBZ the/DT effrontery/NN to/TO make/VB a/DT statement/NN like/IN that!/DT John/NNP Parker,/NNP roll/VBP them/PRP bones!"$Not/NN to-day,"/, he/PRP protested./VBD $This/DT isn't/RB my/PRP$ lucky/JJ day."$Well,/NNS it's/RB mine,"/VBP the/DT good/JJ soul/NN retorted./NN $Miguel$you'll/NN pardon/VB my/PRP$ calling/VBG you/PRP by/IN your/PRP$ first/JJ name:Miguel,/NN but/CC since/IN I/PRP was/VBD bound/VBN to/TO do/VB so/RB sooner/RB or/CC later,/RB we'll/JJ start/NN now$Miguel,/RB I'm/NNP in/IN charge/NN of/IN the/DT domestic/JJ affairs/NNS of/IN the/DT Parker/NNP family,/NN and/CC I've/NN never/RB known/VBN a/DT time/NN when/WRB this/DT poor/JJ tired/JJ old/JJ business/NN man/NN didn't/VBD honor/NN my/PRP$ debts./NN Roll/NNP 'em,/, Mike,/NNP and/CC test/VB your/PRP$ luck."$Mother!"/NN Kay/NNP murmured/VBD reproachfully./VBG $Nonsense,/NNP dear!/NN Miguel/NNP is/VBZ the/DT first/JJ natural/JJ gentleman,/NN the/DT first/JJ regular/JJ young/JJ man/NN I've/NN met/VBD in/IN years./NNP I'm/NNP for/IN him,/NN and/CC I/PRP want/VBP him/PRP to/TO know/VB it./PRP Are/VBP you/PRP for/IN me,/NNS Miguel?"$There!"/IN the/DT curious/JJ woman/NN declared/VBD triumphantly./DT $I/NN knew/VBD we/PRP were/VBD going/VBG to/TO be/VB good/JJ friends./NN What/WP do/VBP I/PRP see/VB before/IN me?/PRP As/IN I/PRP live,/VBP a/DT pair/NN of/IN box/NN cars."$Mother,/NN where/WRB did/VBD you/PRP learn/VB such/JJ slang?"/IN her/PRP$ daughter/NN pleaded./VBD Don/NNP Miguel/NNP took/VBD the/DT dice/NNS and/CC rolled$a/VBD pair/NN of/IN deuces./NN $I'm/NN going/VBG to/TO make/VB big/JJ money/NN operating/VBG a/DT boarding/NN house,"/NN he/PRP informed/VBD the/DT lady./NN "`Landlord,/NN fill/NN the/DT flowing/VBG bowl/NN until/IN it/PRP doth/, flow/NN over',"/IN she/PRP sang/VBD gaily./NNP $John,/IN you/PRP owe/VBP Miguel/NNP twelve/CD thousand/CD dollars,/NNS payable/JJ at/IN the/DT rate/NN of/IN one/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS a/DT month/NN for/IN twelve/CD months./, Have/VBP your/PRP$ lawyer/NN in/IN El/NNP Toro/NNP draw/VBP the/DT lease/NN this/DT afternoon."Parker/NN glanced/VBD at/IN her/PRP with/IN a/DT broad/JJ hint/NN of/IN belligerence/NN in/IN his/PRP$ keen/JJ gray/JJ eyes./NN $My/NN dear,"/NN he/PRP rasped,/VBD $I/PRP wish/VB you/PRP would/MD take/VB me/PRP seriously/RB once/RB in/IN a/DT while./NN For/IN twenty-five/CD years/NNS I've/PRP tried/VBD to/TO keep/VB step/NN with/IN you,/NNP and/CC I've/NNP failed./VBD One/CD of/IN these/DT bright/JJ days/NNS I'm/IN going/VBG to/TO strike."$I/VB recall/NN three/CD occasions/NNS when/WRB you/PRP went/VBD on/IN strike,/NN John,/NNP and/CC refused/VBD to/TO accept/VB my/PRP$ orders,"/NN the/DT mischievous/JJ woman/NN retorted/VBD sweetly./JJR $At/IN the/DT conclusion/NN of/IN the/DT strike,/NN you/PRP couldn't/MD go/VB back/RB to/TO work./DT Miguel,/MD three/CD separate/JJ times/NNS that/IN man/NN has/VBZ declined/VBN to/TO cease/VB money-making/JJ long/JJ enough/JJ to/TO play,/VB although/IN I/PRP begged/VBD him/PRP with/IN tears/NNS in/IN my/PRP$ eyes./'' And/CC I'm/PRP not/RB the/DT crying/VBG kind,/NN either./DT And/CC every/DT time/NN he/PRP disobeyed,/VBD he/PRP blew/VBD up./RP Miguel,/IN he/PRP came/VBD home/NN to/TO me/PRP as/RB hysterical/JJ as/IN a/DT high-school/NN girl,/NN wept/VBD on/IN my/PRP$ shoulder,/NNS said/VBD he'd/PRP kill/VB himself/PRP if/IN he/PRP couldn't/MD get/VB more/RBR sleep,/JJ and/CC then/RB surrendered/VBD and/CC permitted/VBD me/PRP to/TO take/VB him/PRP away/RB for/IN six/CD months./, Strange/JJ to/TO relate,/VB his/PRP$ business/NN got/VBD along/IN very/RB nicely/RB without/IN him./PRP Am/VBP I/PRP not/RB right,/RB Kay?"$You/IN are,/DT mother/NN dear./, Dad/NNP reminds/VBZ me/PRP of/IN a/DT horse/NN at/IN a/DT livery-stable/JJ fire./NN You/PRP rescue/VB him/PRP from/IN the/DT flames,/NN but/CC the/DT instant/NN you/PRP let/VB go/VB his/PRP$ halter-shank,/NN he/PRP dashes/VBZ into/IN the/DT burning/NN barn."/NN She/PRP winked/VBD ever/RB so/RB slightly/RB at/IN Farrel./NNP $Thanks/NNS to/TO you,/VB Don/NNP Mike,"/NNP she/PRP assured/VBD him,/PRP $father's/IN claws/NNS are/VBP clipped/VBN for/IN one/CD year;/NN thanks/NNS to/TO you/PRP again,/IN we/PRP now/RB have/VBP a/DT nice,/JJ quiet/JJ place/NN to/TO incarcerate/VB him."Farrel/NN could/MD see/VB that/IN John/NNP Parker,/NNP while/IN outwardly/RB appearing/VBG to/TO enjoy/VB this/DT combined/VBN attack/NN against/IN him,/PRP was/VBD secretly/RB furious./. And/CC Don/NNP Mike/NNP knew/VBD why./WRB His/PRP$ pride/NN as/IN a/DT businessman/NN was/VBD being/VBG cruelly/RB lacerated;/, he/PRP had/VBD foolishly/RB crawled/VBD out/RP on/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN a/DT limb,/NN and/CC now/RB there/EX was/VBD a/DT probability,/NN although/IN a/DT remote/JJ one,that/IN Miguel/NNP Farrel/NNP would/MD saw/VBD off/IN the/DT limb/NN before/IN he/PRP could/MD crawl/VB back./RP $Perhaps,/IN Mr./NNP Farrel,"/NNP he/PRP replied,/VBD with/IN a/DT heroic/JJ attempt/NN at/IN jocularity,/JJ $you/NNS will/MD understand/VB now/RB that/IN it/PRP was/VBD not/RB altogether/RB a/DT cold/JJ hard/JJ heart/NN that/WDT prompted/VBD me/PRP to/TO decline/VB your/PRP$ request/NN for/IN a/DT renewal/NN of/IN the/DT mortgage/NN this/DT morning./NN I/PRP couldn't/MD afford/VB to./, I/PRP had/VBD agreed/VBN to/TO gamble/VB one/CD million/CD dollars/NNS that/IN you/PRP were/VBD thoroughly/RB and/CC effectually/RB dead$I/JJ couldn't/IN see/VBP one/CD chance/NN in/IN a/DT million/CD where/WRB this/DT ranch/NN would/MD get/VB away/RB from/IN me."$Well,/NNS do/VBP not/RB permit/VB yourself/PRP to/TO become/VB down-hearted,/JJ Mr./NNP Parker,"/NNP Don/NNP Mike/NNP assured/VBD him/PRP whimsically./. $I/PRP cannot/MD see/VB one/CD chance/NN in/IN a/DT million/CD where/WRB you/PRP are/VBP going/VBG to/TO lose/VB it."$Thank/NN you/PRP for/IN the/DT heartening/NN effect/NN of/IN those/DT words,/NNS Mr./NNP Farrel."$I/NNP think/VBP I/PRP understand/VBP the/DT reason/NN underlying/VBG all/DT this/DT speed,/NN Mr./NNP Parker./NNP You/PRP and/CC Okada/NNP feared/VBD that/IN next/JJ year/NN the/DT people/NNS of/IN this/DT state/NN will/MD so/RB amend/VB their/PRP$ faulty/NN anti-alien/JJ land/NN law/NN of/IN 1913/CD that/IN it/PRP will/MD be/VB impossible/JJ for/IN any/DT Oriental/JJ to/TO own/VB or/CC lease/VB California/NNP land/NN then./, So/IN you/PRP proceeded/VBD with/IN your/PRP$ improvements/NNS during/IN the/DT redemption/NN period,/NN confident/JJ that/IN 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for/IN myself/PRP that/IN two/CD and/CC a/DT half/NN million/CD dollars'/NNS profit/NN you/PRP speak/VBP of?"$I/RB fear/VBP you/PRP will/MD have/VB to/TO excuse/VB us/PRP from/IN relishing/VBG the/DT prospect/NN of/IN that/DT joke,/NN Don/NNP Mike,"/NNP Kay/NNP murmured./VBD $Work/NN on/IN that/DT irrigation/NN project/NN will/MD cease/VB on/IN Saturday/NNP evening,/, Mr./NNP Farrel,"/NNP Parker/NNP assured/VBD his/PRP$ host./NN Nevertheless,/RB Farrel/NNP observed/VBD that/IN his/PRP$ manner/NN belied/VBD his/PRP$ words;/NN obviously/RB he/PRP was/VBD ill/RB at/IN ease./NN For/IN a/DT moment,/NN the/DT glances/NNS of/IN the/DT two/CD men/NNS met;/VBD swift/JJ though/IN that/DT visual/JJ contact/NN was,/VBD each/DT read/VBN in/IN the/DT other's/JJ glance/NN an/DT unfaltering/JJ decision./NN There/EX would/MD be/VB no/DT surrender./JJ The/DT gay/JJ mood/NN into/IN which/WDT Mrs./NNP Parker's/NNP humorous/JJ sallies/NNS had/VBD thrown/VBN Farrel/NNP relaxed;/NN there/EX came/VBD back/RB 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Bill,/NNP I'm/NNP a/DT throw-buck./NN By/IN God,/NNP I/PRP am!/VBP Give/VB me/PRP this/DT chance$this/VBD God-given/NNP chance/NN and/CC the/DT fifty-per-cent./JJ Celtic/NNP strain/NN in/IN me/PRP and/CC the/DT twenty-five-per-cent./JJ Gaelic/NNP that/WDT came/VBD with/IN my/PRP$ Galvez/NNP blood/NN will/MD save/VB the/DT San/NNP Gregorio/NNP to/TO white/JJ men!/NNS Give/VB me/PRP the/DT water,/NN Bill;/NNP give/VB me/PRP the/DT water/NN that/WDT will/MD make/VB my/PRP$ valley/NN bloom/NN in/IN the/DT August/NNP heat,/NN and/CC then,/JJ with/IN the/DT tremendous/JJ increase/NN in/IN tie/NN value/NN of/IN the/DT land,/NN I'll/NNP find/VBP somebody,/RB some/DT place,/NN who/WP will/MD trust/VB me/PRP for/IN three/CD hundred/CD thousand/CD paltry/JJ dollars/NNS to/TO give/VB this/DT man/NN and/CC save/VB my/PRP$ ranch./NN This/DT is/VBZ a/DT white-man's/JJ country,/NN and/CC John/NNP Parker/NNP is/VBZ striving,/VBN for/IN a/DT handful/NN of/IN silver,/NN to/TO betray/VB us/PRP and/CC make/VB it/PRP a/DT yellow/JJ paradise."His/NN voice/NN broke/VBD under/IN the/DT stress/NN of/IN his/PRP$ emotion;/NN he/PRP gulped/VBD and/CC the/DT tears/NNS welled/VBN to/TO his/PRP$ eyes./NN $Oh,/IN Bill,/NNP for/IN God's/NNP sake/NN don't/RB fail/VB me!"/PRP he/PRP begged./VBD $You're/IN a/DT Californian!/NNP You've/NNP seen/VBD the/DT first/JJ Japs/NNP come!/, Only/RB fifteen/CD years/NNS ago,/IN they/PRP were/VBD such/JJ a/DT rare/JJ sight/NN the/DT little/JJ boys/NNS used/VBD to/TO chase/VB them/PRP and/CC throw/VB rocks/NNS at/IN them/PRP just/RB to/TO see/VB them/PRP run/VB in/IN terror./DT But/CC the/DT little/JJ boys/NNS do/VBP not/RB throw/VB rocks/NNS at/IN them/PRP now,/RB and/CC they/PRP no/RB longer/RB run./VBZ They/PRP have/VBP the/DT courage/NN of/IN numbers/NNS and/CC the/DT prompt/JJ and/CC forceful/JJ backing/NN of/IN a/DT powerful/JJ fraternity/NN across/IN the/DT Pacific./NNP You've/NNP seen/VBD them/PRP spread/VBD gradually/RB over/IN the/DT land$why,/NN Bill,/NNS just/RB think/VBP of/IN the/DT San/NNP Gregorio/NNP five/CD years/NNS hence$the/RB San/NNP Gregoriowhere/NNP you/PRP and/CC I/PRP have/VBP hunted/VBN quail/NN since/IN I/PRP was/VBD ten/CD years/NNS old./. You/PRP gave/VBD me/PRP my/PRP$ first/JJ shot-gun$"$Sonny,"/NN said/VBD old/JJ Bill/NNP Conway/NNP gently,/, passing/VBG his/PRP$ arm/NN across/IN Farrel's/NNP shoulders,/NNS $I/IN wish/NN to/TO goodness/NN you'd/PRP shut/VBD up!/RB I/PRP haven't/VBP got/VBD three/CD hundred/CD thousand/CD dollars,/NNS nor/CC a/DT tenth/NN of/IN it./DT If/IN I/PRP had/VBD it/PRP I'd/NNP give/VB it/PRP to/TO you/PRP now/RB and/CC save/VB argument./DT But/CC I'll/NNP tell/VBP you/PRP what/WP I/PRP have/VBP got,/VBN son,/NN and/CC that's/IN a/DT sense/NN of/IN humor./NN It's/NNP kept/VBD me/PRP poor/JJ all/PDT my/PRP$ life,/NN but/CC if/IN you/PRP think/VBP it/PRP will/MD make/VB you/PRP rich/JJ you're/JJ welcome/JJ to/TO it."/PRP He/PRP looked/VBD up,/RB and/CC his/PRP$ glance/NN met/VBD Kay's./NNP $This/NNP chap's/NNS a/DT limited/JJ edition,"/NN he/PRP informed/VBD her/PRP gravely./NN $After/IN the/DT Lord/NNP printed/VBD one/CD volume,/NN he/PRP destroyed/VBD the/DT plates./NN Mr./NNP Parker,/NNP sir$"/RB He/PRP stepped/VBD up/RP to/TO John/NNP Parker/NNP and/CC smote/VB the/DT latter/JJ lightly/RB on/IN the/DT breast/NN $Tag;/NN you're/, it!"/IN he/PRP announced/VBD pleasantly./PRP $I'll/RB cancel/VB this/DT contract/NN when/WRB you/PRP hand/VB me/PRP a/DT certified/JJ check;/NN for/IN twenty-four/CD billion,/NNS nine-hundred/JJ and/CC eighty-two/CD million,/CD four/CD hundred/CD and/CC seventeen/CD thousand,/VBD six/CD hundred/CD and/CC one/CD dollars,/NN nine/CD cents,/NNS and/CC two/CD mills."$Conway,"/NNS Parker/NNP answered/VBD him/PRP quietly,/RB $I/RB like/IN your/PRP$ sense/NN of/IN humor,/NN even/RB if/IN it/PRP does/VBZ hurt./VBG However,/RB you/PRP force/VB me/PRP to/TO fight/VB the/DT devil/NN with/IN fire./NN Still,/RB for/IN the/DT sake/NN of/IN the/DT amenities,/NN we/PRP should/MD always/RB make/VB formal/JJ declaration/NN of/IN war/NN before/IN beginning/VBG hostilities."$And/JJ that's/IN a/DT trick/NN you/PRP didn't/VBD learn/VB in/IN Japan,"/NNP the/DT old/JJ contractor/NN reminded/VBD him./PRP $So/IN I/PRP hereby/RB declare/VBP war./NN I'm/IN a/DT past/JJ master/NN at/IN holding/VBG hard/JJ to/TO whatever/WDT I/PRP do/VBP not/RB wish/VB the/DT other/JJ fellow/NN to/TO take/VB away/RB from/IN me,/NNS so/RB build/VB your/PRP$ dam/NN and/CC be/VB damned/VBN to/TO you./NNP Of/IN course,/NN if/IN you/PRP complete/VB your/PRP$ contract/NN eventually,/RB you/PRP will/MD force/VB me/PRP to/TO pay/VB you/PRP for/IN it,/PRP but/CC in/IN the/DT interim/NN you/PRP will/MD have/VB had/VBD to/TO use/VB clam-shellsand/JJ woodpecker/NN heads/NNS for/IN money./NN I/PRP know/VBP I/PRP can/MD stave/VB off/RP settlement/NN of/IN your/PRP$ judgment/NN for/IN a/DT year;/NN after/IN that,/DT should/MD I/PRP acquire/VB title/NN to/TO the/DT Rancho/NNP Palomar,/NNP I/PRP will/MD settle/VB with/IN you/PRP promptly."$And/RB if/IN you/PRP shouldn't/MD acquire/VB title,/NN I/PRP shall/MD look/VB to/TO my/PRP$ young/JJ friend,/NN Don/NNP Miguel/NNP Farrel,/NNP for/IN reimbursement./NN While/IN at/IN present/NN the/DT future/NN may/MD look/VB as/IN black/JJ to/TO Mike/NNP as/IN the/DT Earl/NNP of/IN Hell's/NNP riding-boots,/, his/PRP$ credit/NN is/VBZ good/JJ with/IN me./NN Is/VBZ this/DT new/JJ law/NN you've/NN promulgated/VBN retroactive?"$What/RB do/VBP you/PRP mean?"$You'll/VB settle/VB with/IN me/PRP for/IN all/DT work/NN performed/VBD up/RP to/TO the/DT moment/NN of/IN this/DT break/NN in/IN diplomatic/JJ relations,/NN won't/NN you?"$That's/NNP quite/RB fair,/RB Conway./NNP I'll/NNP do/VBP that."/DT Despite/IN the/DT chagrin/NN of/IN having/VBG to/TO wage/NN for/IN the/DT nonce/NN a/DT losing/VBG battle,/NN Parker/NNP laughed/VBD heartily/RB and/CC with/IN genuine/JJ sincerity./. Don/NNP Mike/NNP joined/VBD with/IN him/PRP and/CC the/DT charged/JJ atmosphere/NN cleared/VBN instantly./RP $Bill/NNP Conway,/NNP you're/NNP twenty-four/CD carat/NN all/DT through."/IN Farrel/NNP laid/VBD a/DT hand/NN affectionately/RB on/IN his/PRP$ father's/NNS old/JJ friend./, $Be/JJ sure/JJ to/TO come/VB down/RB to/TO the/DT hacienda/NN to-morrow/JJ night/NN and/CC get/VB your/PRP$ check./NN We/PRP dine/VBP at/IN six-thirty."$As/JJ is?"/NN Conway/NNP demanded,/, surveying/VBG his/PRP$ rusty/JJ old/JJ business/NN suit/NN and/CC hard,/JJ soiled/VBD hands./JJR "`As/NNP is,'/VBZ Bill."$Fine!/NNP Well,/NNP we've/NN come/VBN to/TO a/DT complete/JJ understanding/NN without/IN falling/VBG out/RP over/IN it,/RP haven't/RB we?"/IN he/PRP demanded/VBD of/IN Kay/NNP and/CC her/PRP$ mother./NN $With/IN malice/NN toward/IN none/NN and/CC justice/NN toward/IN all$or/DT words/NNS to/TO that/DT effect./NN Eh?"$Oh,/RB get/VB back/RB into/IN your/PRP$ office,/NN Conway,/NNP and/CC cast/VBD upthe/DT account/NN against/IN me./NN Figure/NN a/DT full/JJ day/NN for/IN the/DT men/NNS and/CC the/DT mules,/NN although/IN our/PRP$ break/NN came/VBD at/IN half-past/JJ three./NN I'm/IN a/DT contrary/JJ man,/NN but/CC I'm/NNP not/RB small./JJR Come/VB on,/IN Mr./NNP Farrel,/NNP let's/VBD go/VB home,"/NN Parker/NNP suggested./VBD $Little/JJ birds/NNS in/IN their/PRP$ nest/NN should/MD agree,"/VB old/JJ Conway/NNP warned,/VBD as,/RB with/IN a/DT sweep/NN of/IN his/PRP$ battered/JJ old/JJ hat/NN to/TO the/DT ladies,/NN he/PRP turned/VBD to/TO re-enter/VB his/PRP$ office./NN With/IN a/DT nod/NN of/IN farewell,/NN John/NNP Parker/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ wife/NN started/VBD riding/VBG down/IN the/DT draw,/NN while/IN Farrel/NNP turned/VBD to/TO unloosen/VB his/PRP$ saddle-girth/NN and/CC adjust/VBP the/DT heavy/JJ stock-saddle/NN on/IN the/DT pinto's/NN hack./VBD While/IN he/PRP was/VBD thus/RB engaged,/VBN Kay/NNP rode/VBD up/RP to/TO the/DT door/NN of/IN Conway's/NNP rough/JJ little/JJ office,/NN bent/VBD down/RB from/IN Panchito,/NNP and/CC peered/VBD in./PRP $Bill/RB Conway!"/NNP she/PRP called/VBD softly./RP Bill/NNP Conway/NNP came/VBD to/TO the/DT door./NN $What's/IN the/DT big/JJ idea,/NN Miss/NNP Parker?"The/NNP girl/NN glanced/VBD around/RB and/CC saw/VBD that/IN Don/NNP Mike/NNP was/VBD busy/JJ with/IN the/DT latigo,/NN so/RB she/PRP leaned/VBD down,/RB drew/VBD her/PRP$ arm/NN around/IN the/DT astounded/JJ Conway's/NNP neck,/NN and/CC implanted/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ ruddy,/NN bristly/RB cheek/NN a/DT kiss/NN as/IN soft$so/NN Bill/NNP Conway/NNP afterward/RB described/VBD it$as/IN goose-hair./NN $You/PRP build/VBP that/DT dam,"/NN she/PRP whispered,/MD blushing/VBG furiously,/JJ $and/CC see/VB to/TO it/PRP that/IN it's/IN a/DT good/JJ dam/NN and/CC will/MD hold/VB water/NN for/IN years./NNP I'm/IN the/DT reserve/NN in/IN this/DT battle$understand?/NN When/WRB you/PRP need/VBP money,/JJ see/VBP me,/NNS but,/CC oh,/NNS please/VBP do/VB not/RB tell/VB Don/NNP Mike/NNP about/IN it./DT I'd/NNP die/NN of/IN shame."She/NN whirled/VBD Panchito/NNP and/CC galloped/VBD down/IN the/DT draw,/NN with/IN Miguel/NNP Farrel/NNP loping/VBG along/IN behind/IN her,/PRP while,/, from/IN the/DT door/NN of/IN his/PRP$ shack/NN of/IN an/DT office,/JJ old/JJ Bill/NNP Conway/NNP looked/VBD after/IN them/PRP and/CC thoughtfully/RB rubbed/VBD a/DT certain/JJ spot/NN on/IN his/PRP$ cheek./NN Long/RB after/IN the/DT young/JJ folks/NNS had/VBD disappeared/VBN round/IN the/DT base/NN of/IN El/NNP Palomar,/NNP he/PRP continued/VBD to/TO gaze./NNP Eventually/RB he/PRP was/VBD brought/VBN out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ reverie/NN when/WRB a/DT cur/JJ dog/NN belonging/VBG to/TO one/CD of/IN the/DT teamsters/NNS on/IN the/DT grading/NN gang/NN thrust/VBD a/DT cold/JJ muzzle/NN into/IN his/PRP$ hand./NN $Purp,"/NN murmured/VBD Mr./NNP Conway,/NNP softly,/VBD $this/DT isn't/IN a/DT half-bad/JJ old/JJ world,/NN even/RB if/IN a/DT fellow/NN does/VBZ grow/VB old,/, and/CC finds/VBZ himself/PRP hairless/JJ and/CC childless/JJ and/CC half/JJ broke/JJ and/CC shackled/VBN to/TO the/DT worst/JJS automobile/NN in/IN the/DT world,/NN bar/NN none./RB And/CC do/VB you/PRP know/VB why/WRB it/PRP isn't/RB such/JJ a/DT rotten/JJ world/NN as/IN some/DT folks/NNS claim?/VBP No?/RB Well,/NNP I'll/NNP tell/VBP you,/PRP purp./NN It's/NNP because/IN it/PRP keeps/VBZ a-movin'./DT And/CC do/VBP you/PRP know/VB what/WP keeps/VBZ it/PRP a-movin'?/. 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guilty/JJ of/IN the/DT sin/NN of/IN selfishness."$Padre/NN Dominic!"/NNP Don/NNP Mike/NNP grasped/VBD the/DT outstretched/JJ hand/NN and/CC wrung/VBD it/PRP heartily./VBD $Old/NNP friend!/IN Old/NNP Saint!/NNP Not/RB since/IN my/PRP$ confirmation/NN have/VBP I/PRP asked/VBN for/IN your/PRP$ blessing,"/NN and/CC with/IN the/DT words/NNS he/PRP bent/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN while/IN the/DT old/JJ friar,/NN making/VBG the/DT sign/NN of/IN the/DT cross,/NN asked/VBD the/DT blessing/NN of/IN God/NNP upon/IN the/DT last/JJ of/IN the/DT Farrels./NNP Don/NNP Mike/NNP drew/VBD his/PRP$ old/JJ friend/NN down/IN to/TO the/DT seat/NN the/DT latter/NN had/VBD just/RB vacated./VBN $We/NNP will/MD talk/VB here/RB for/IN awhile,/RB Father,"/NNP he/PRP suggested./VBD $I/RB expect/VB the/DT arrival/NN of/IN a/DT friend/NN in/IN an/DT automobile/NN and/CC I/PRP would/MD not/RB be/VB in/IN the/DT garden/NN when/WRB he/PRP passes./VBD Later/RB I/PRP will/MD visit/VB with/IN the/DT others./NNP Good/NNP Father/NNP Dominic,/NNP does/VBZ God/NNP still/RB bless/VB you/PRP with/IN excellent/JJ health?"$He/NN does,/NN Miguel,/NNP but/CC the/DT devil/NN afflicts/VBZ me/PRP with/IN rheumatism."/NN $You/NNS haven't/VBP changed/VBN a/DT bit,/NN Father/NNP Dominic."/NNP $Mummies/NNS do/VBP not/RB change,/VB my/PRP$ son./NN I/PRP have/VBP accomplished/VBN ninety-two/CD years/NNS of/IN my/PRP$ life;/NN long/RB ago/RB I/PRP used/VBD up/IN all/DT possibilities/NNS for/IN change,/NN even/RB for/IN the/DT worse./JJS It/PRP is/VBZ good/JJ to/TO have/VB you/PRP home,/RB Miguel./MD Pablo/FW brought/VBD us/PRP the/DT news/NN early/RB this/DT morning./NN We/PRP wondered/VBD why/WRB you/PRP did/VBD not/RB look/VB in/IN upon/IN us/PRP as/IN you/PRP passed/VBD last/JJ night."$I/NN looked/VBD in/IN at/IN my/PRP$ father's/NN grave./NN I/PRP was/VBD in/IN no/DT mood/NN for/IN meeting/VBG those/DT who/WP had/VBD loved/VBN him."For/PRP perhaps/RB half/PDT an/DT hour/NN they/PRP conversed;/VBP then/RB the/DT peace/NN of/IN the/DT valley/NN was/VBD broken/VBN by/IN the/DT rattling/NN and/CC labored/JJ puffing/NN of/IN an/DT asthmatic/JJ automobile./NN Father/NNP Dominic/NNP rose/VBD and/CC peered/VBD around/IN the/DT corner./NN $Yonder/NN comes/VBZ one/CD who/WP practises/VBZ the/DT great/JJ virtue/NN of/IN economy,"/NN he/PRP announced,/VBD $for/IN he/PRP is/VBZ running/VBG without/IN lights./JJR Doubtless/RB he/PRP deems/VBZ the/DT moonlight/NN sufficient."Farrel/NN stepped/VBD out/IN into/IN the/DT road/NN and/CC held/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ arm/NN as/IN a/DT signal/NN for/IN the/DT motorist/NN to/TO halt./VB Old/NNP Bill/NNP Conway/NNP swung/VBD his/PRP$ prehistoric/JJ automobile/NN off/IN the/DT road/NN and/CC pulled/VBD up/RP before/IN the/DT Mission,/NNP his/PRP$ carbon-heated/JJ motor/NN continuing/VBG to/TO fire/VB spasmodically/RB even/RB after/IN he/PRP had/VBD turned/VBN off/RP the/DT ignition./NN $Hello,/NN Miguel,"/MD he/PRP called,/VB cheerily./DT $What/NN are/VBP you/PRP 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understand/VB that,/DT Miguel,/NNP and/CC probably,/NN from/IN a/DT business/NN standpoint,/NNS your/PRP$ decision/NN does/VBZ credit/NN to/TO your/PRP$ common/JJ sense./. But/CC how/WRB about/IN this/DT Jap/JJ colony?"/NN $Bill,/NN can/MD two/CD lone,/JJ poverty-stricken/NN Californians/NNS hope/VBP to/TO alter/VB the/DT immigration/NN laws/NNS of/IN the/DT entire/JJ United/NNP States?/NNP Can/MD we/PRP hope/VB to/TO keep/VB the/DT present/JJ Japanese/JJ population/NN of/IN California/NNP confined/VBN to/TO existing/VBG areas?"/NNS $No,/IN I/PRP suppose/VBP not."$I/PRP had/VBD a/DT wild/JJ hope/NN this/DT afternoon$guess/NN I/PRP was/VBD a/DT bit/NN theatrical$but/, it/PRP was/VBD a/DT hope/NN based/VBN on/IN selfishness./NN I'm/IN only/RB twenty-eight/JJ years/NNS old,/JJ Bill,/NNP but/CC you/PRP are/VBP nearly/RB sixty./VBG I'm/PRP too/RB young/JJ to/TO sacrifice/VB my/PRP$ old/JJ friends,/NN so/RB I've/JJ waited/VBD here/RB to/TO tell/VB you/PRP that/IN you/PRP are/VBP released/VBN from/IN your/PRP$ promise/NN to/TO support/VB me./PRP Settle/VB with/IN Parker/NNP and/CC pull/VB out/RP in/IN peace."Conway/NN pondered./VBN $Wel-l-l-l,"/. he/PRP concluded,/VBD finally,/JJ $perhaps/RB you're/JJ right,/NN son./NN Nevertheless,/RB I'm/IN going/VBG to/TO enter/VB suit/NN and/CC attach./NN Foolish/NNP to/TO hunt/VB big/JJ game/NN withan/IN empty/JJ gun,/NN Miguel./NNP Parker/NNP spoke/VBD of/IN an/DT amicable/JJ settlement,/NN but/CC as/IN Napoleon/NNP remarked,/VBD $God/NNP is/VBZ on/IN the/DT side/NN of/IN the/DT strongest/JJS battalions,'/NNS and/CC an/DT amicable/JJ settlement/NN is/VBZ much/RB more/RBR amicably/RB obtained,/VB when/WRB a/DT forced/VBN settlement/NN is/VBZ inevitable."/JJ And/CC the/DT cunning/JJ old/JJ rascal/JJ winked/VBD solemnly./. Farrel/NNP stood/VBD up./RP $Well,/JJ that's/IN all/DT I/PRP wanted/VBD to/TO see/VB you/PRP about,/IN Bill./NNP That,/NNP and/CC to/TO say/VB `thank/NN you'/, until/IN you/PRP are/VBP better/RB paid."$Well,/VBN I'm/NNP on/IN my/PRP$ way,/NN Miguel."/MD The/DT old/JJ contractor/NN shook/VBD hands/NNS with/IN Father/NNP Dominic/NNP and/CC Farrel,/NNP cranked/VBD his/PRP$ car,/NN turned/VBD it/PRP and/CC headed/VBD back/RB up/IN the/DT San/NNP Gregorio,/NNP while/IN Father/NNP Dominic/NNP guided/VBD Don/NNP Mike/NNP into/IN the/DT Mission/NNP refectory,/NN where/WRB Father/NNP Andreas/NNP and/CC the/DT lay/VBD brothers/NNS sat/VBD around/IN the/DT dinner/NN table,/NN discussing/VBG a/DT black/JJ scale/NN which/WDT had/VBD lately/RB appeared/VBD on/IN their/PRP$ olive/JJ trees./NN At/IN the/DT entrance/NN to/TO the/DT palm/NN avenue,/NN Bill/NNP Conway/NNP stopped/VBD his/PRP$ car/NN and/CC proceeded/VBD afoot/RB to/TO the/DT Farrel/NNP hacienda,/NN which/WDT he/PRP approached/VBD 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father/NN gone/VBN and/CC the/DT ranch/NN about/IN to/TO go./NNP However$why/NNP sip/NN sorrow/NN with/IN a/DT long/JJ spoon?/NN What's/IN that/DT ballad/NN about/IN the/DT old-fashioned/JJ garden,/NN Miss/NNP Kay?/NNP I/PRP like/IN it./PRP If/IN you'll/JJ hum/NN it/PRP a/DT few/JJ times$$Ten/CD minutes/NNS later/RB he/PRP knew/VBD the/DT simple/JJ little/JJ song/NN and/CC was/VBD singing/VBG it/PRP with/IN her./PRP$ Mrs./NNP Parker,/NNP in/IN dressing/VBG gown,/NN slippers/NNS and/CC boudoir/NN cap,/NN despairing/NN of/IN sleep/NN until/IN all/DT of/IN the/DT members/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ family/NN had/VBD first/RB preceded/VBN her/PRP to/TO bed,/VB came/VBD out/RP and/CC joined/VBD them;/RB presently/RB they/PRP were/VBD all/DT singing/VBG happily/RB together,/RB while/IN Don/NNP Mike/NNP played/VBD or/CC faked/VBD an/DT accompaniment./NN At/IN eleven/CD o'clock/RB Farrel/NNP gave/VBD a/DT final/JJ vigorous/JJ strum/NN to/TO the/DT guitar/NN and/CC stood/VBD up/RP to/TO say/VB 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am/VBP at/IN a/DT loss/NN to/TO understand,/VB Mr./NNP Farrel,"/NNP he/PRP said,/VBD coldly,/JJ $why/NN you/PRP have/VBP subjected/VBN me/PRP to/TO the/DT incivility/NN of/IN requesting/VBG from/IN me/PRP an/DT offer/NN in/IN writing/NN and/CC then/RB refusing/VBG to/TO read/VB it/PRP when/WRB I/PRP comply/VB with/IN your/PRP$ request./NN Why/WRB subject/JJ me/PRP to/TO that/DT annoyance/NN when/WRB you/PRP knew/VBD you/PRP intended/VBN to/TO refuse/VB any/DT offer/NN I/PRP might/MD make/VB you?/PRP I/PRP do/VBP not/RB relish/VB your/PRP$ flippancy/NN at/IN my/PRP$ expense,/NN sir."$Do/NN you/PRP not/RB think,/VB sir,/NN that/IN I/PRP can/MD afford/VB a/DT modicum/NN of/IN flippancy/RB when/WRB I/PRP pay/VBP such/JJ a/DT fearfully/RB high/JJ price/NN for/IN it?"/DT Don/NNP Mike/NNP countered/VBD smilingly./VBG $I'll/NNP bet/VB a/DT new/JJ hat/NN my/PRP$ pleasantry/NN cost/VBD me/PRP not/RB less/RBR than/IN four/CD hundred/CD thousand/CD dollars./, I/PRP think/VBP I'll/NNP make/VBP certain,"/JJ and/CC he/PRP opened/VBD Parker's/NNP envelope/NN and/CC read/VBD what/WP was/VBD contained/VBN therein./DT $Hum-m!/NNP Three/CD hundred/CD and/CC twenty-five/CD thousand?"Parker/NN extended/VBD his/PRP$ hand./NN $I/NN would/MD be/VB obliged/VBN to/TO you/PRP for/IN the/DT return/NN of/IN that/DT letter,"/NN he/PRP began,/VBD but/CC paused,/VBD confused,/VBN at/IN Farrel's/NNP cheerful,/NN mocking/VBG grin./VBG $All's/NNP fair/JJ in/IN love/NN and/CC war,"/NN he/PRP quoted,/VBD gaily,/VBN $I/NNP wanted/VBD a/DT document/NN to/TO prove/VB to/TO some/DT banker/NN or/CC pawn-broker/NN that/IN I/PRP have/VBP an/DT equity/NN in/IN this/DT ranch/NN and/CC it/PRP is/VBZ worth/JJ three/CD hundred/CD and/CC twenty-five/CD thousand/CD dollars,/NNS in/IN the/DT opinion/NN of/IN the/DT astute/JJ financier/NN who/WP holds/VBZ a/DT first/JJ mortgage/NN on/IN it./DT Really,/NNP I/PRP think/VBP I'd/NNP be/VB foolish/JJ to/TO give/VB away/RB this/DT evidence,"/NN and/CC he/PRP tucked/VBD it/PRP carefully/RB back/RB in/IN his/PRP$ pocket./NN $I/IN wonder,"/VBG Kay/NNP spoke/VBD up/RP demurely,/VB $which/JJ ancestor/NN from/IN which/WDT side/NN of/IN the/DT family/NN tree/NN put/VBD that/DT idea/NN in/IN his/PRP$ head,/NN father?"Don/NN Mike/NNP pretended/VBD not/RB to/TO have/VB heard/VBN her./PRP He/PRP turned/VBD kindly/RB to/TO John/NNP Parker/NNP and/CC laid/VBD a/DT friendly/JJ hand/NN upon/IN the/DT latter's/JJ arm./NN $I/NNS think/VBP Bill/NNP Conway/NNP will/MD drift/VB by/IN about/IN ten/CD o'clock/RB or/CC ten-thirty,/JJ Mr./NNP Parker./NNP I/PRP know/VBP he/PRP will/MD not/RB cause/VB you/PRP any/DT more/JJR inconvenience/NN than/IN he/PRP finds/VBZ absolutely/RB necessary,/JJ sir./NN He's/NNP tricky,/, but/CC he/PRP isn't/RB mean."Parker/RB did/VBD not/RB reply./NNP He/PRP did/VBD not/RB know/VB whether/IN to/TO laugh/VB or/CC fly/VB into/IN a/DT rage,/NN to/TO offer/NN Don/NNP Mike/NNP his/PRP$ hand/NN or/CC his/PRP$ fist./NN The/DT latter/NN must/MD have/VB guessed/VBN Parker'sfeelings,/NNP for/IN he/PRP favored/VBD his/PRP$ guests/NNS with/IN a/DT Latin/NNP shrug/NN and/CC a/DT deprecatory/JJ little/JJ smile,/NN begged/VBD to/TO be/VB excused,/VBN and/CC departed/VBN for/IN the/DT barn./NN A/DT quarter/NN of/IN an/DT hour/NN later/RB Kay/NNP saw/VBD him/PRP and/CC Pablo/NNP ride/VBP out/IN of/IN the/DT yard/NN and/CC over/IN the/DT hills/NNS toward/IN the/DT west;/NN she/PRP observed/VBD that/IN Farrel/NNP was/VBD riding/VBG his/PRP$ father's/NN horse,/NN wherefore/IN she/PRP knew/VBD that/IN he/PRP had/VBD left/VBN Panchito/NNP behind/IN for/IN her./PRP Farrel/NNP found/VBD Don/NNP Nicol$s/NNP Sandov$l,/NNP the/DT sheriff,/NN by/IN riding/VBG straight/RB to/TO a/DT column/NN of/IN smoke/NN he/PRP saw/VBD rising/VBG from/IN a/DT grove/NN of/IN oaks/NNS on/IN a/DT flat/JJ hilltop./NN $What/RB do/VBP you/PRP mean/VB by/IN camping/VBG out/RP here,/IN Don/NNP Nicol$s?"/NNP Farrel/NNP demanded/VBD as/IN he/PRP rode/VBD up./RP $Since/IN when/WRB has/VBZ it/PRP become/VB the/DT fashion/NN to/TO await/VB a/DT formal/JJ invitation/NN to/TO the/DT hospitality/NN of/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Palomar?"$I/NNP started/VBD to/TO ride/VB down/RB to/TO the/DT hacienda/NN at/IN sunset/NN last/JJ night,"/NN Don/NNP Nicol$s/NNP replied,/VBD $but/IN a/DT man/NN on/IN foot/NN and/CC carrying/VBG a/DT rifle/NN and/CC a/DT blanket/NN came/VBD over/IN the/DT hills/NNS to/TO the/DT south./NN I/PRP watched/VBD him/PRP through/IN my/PRP$ binoculars./NN He/PRP came/VBD down/RB into/IN the/DT wash/NN of/IN the/DT San/NNP Gregorio$and/NNP I/PRP did/VBD not/RB see/VB him/PRP come/VB out./RB So/IN I/PRP knew/VBD he/PRP was/VBD camped/VBN for/IN the/DT night/NN in/IN the/DT willow/JJ thickets/NNS of/IN the/DT river/NN bed;/NN that/IN he/PRP was/VBD a/DT stranger/NN in/IN the/DT country,/NN else/RB he/PRP would/MD have/VB gone/VBN up/RB to/TO your/PRP$ hacienda/NN for/IN the/DT night;/NN that/IN his/PRP$ visit/NN spelled/VBN danger/NN to/TO you,/VB else/RB why/WRB did/VBD he/PRP carry/VB a/DT rifle?/NN $I/NN went/VBD supperless,/VBN watching/VBG from/IN the/DT hillside/NN to/TO see/VB if/IN this/DT stranger/NN would/MD light/VB a/DT fire/NN in/IN the/DT valley."/NN $He/NN did/VBD not?"/RB Farrel/NNP queried./NNP $Had/VBD he/PRP made/VBD a/DT camp-fire,/NN my/PRP$ boy,/NN I/PRP would/MD have/VB accorded/VBN myself/PRP the/DT pleasure/NN of/IN an/DT informal/JJ visit,/NN incidentally/RB ascertaining/VBG who/WP he/PRP was/VBD and/CC what/WP he/PRP wanted./VBD I/PRP am/VBP very/RB suspicious/JJ of/IN strangers/NNS who/WP make/VBP cold/JJ campsin/NN the/DT San/NNP Gregorio./NNP At/IN daylight/NN this/DT morning/NN I/PRP rode/VBD down/IN the/DT wash/NN and/CC searched/VBD for/IN his/PRP$ camp./NN I/PRP found/VBD where/WRB he/PRP had/VBD slept/VBN in/IN the/DT grass$also/NN this,"/NN and/CC he/PRP drew/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ pocket/NN a/DT single/JJ rifle/NN cartridge./NN $Thirty-two-forty/NN caliber,/NN Miguel,"/MD he/PRP continued,/VB $with/IN a/DT soft/JJ nose/NN bullet./NN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB know/VB of/IN one/CD in/IN this/DT county/NN who/WP shoots/VBZ such/JJ a/DT heavy/NN rifle./NN In/IN the/DT old/JJ days/NNS we/PRP used/VBD the/DT .44/CD caliber,/NN but/CC nowadays,/RB we/PRP prefer/VBP nothing/NN heavier/JJR than/IN a/DT .30/CD and/CC many/JJ use/NN a/DT .25/CD caliber/NN for/IN deer."Farrel/NN drew/VBD a/DT 6/CD millimeter/NN Mannlicher/NN carbine/NN from/IN the/DT gun/NN scabbard/NN on/IN his/PRP$ saddle,/NN dropped/VBD five/CD shells/NNS into/IN the/DT magazine,/NN looked/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ sights/NNS and/CC thrust/VB the/DT weapon/NN back/RB into/IN its/PRP$ receptacle./NN $I/IN think/VBP I/PRP ought/MD to/TO have/VB some/DT more/JJR life/NN insurance,"/NN he/PRP murmured,/VBD complacently./VBG $By/IN the/DT way,/NN Don/NNP Nicol$s,/NNP about/IN how/WRB many/JJ sheep/NN have/VBP I/PRP attached?"$Loustalot's/IN foreman/NN says/VBZ nine/CD thousand/CD in/IN round/JJ numbers."$Where/NN is/VBZ the/DT sheep/NN camp?"/NN $Over/IN yonder."/NNP Don/NNP Nicol$s/NNP waved/VBD a/DT careless/JJ hand/NN toward/IN the/DT west./NN $I/PRP saw/VBD their/PRP$ camp-fire/NN last/JJ night."$I'm/NN going/VBG over/RP to/TO give/VB them/PRP the/DT rush."$By/NN all/DT means,/NN Miguel./MD If/IN you/PRP run/VBP those/DT Basques/NNS off/IN the/DT ranch/NN I/PRP will/MD be/VB able/JJ to/TO return/VB to/TO town/NN and/CC leave/VB my/PRP$ deputies/NNS in/IN charge/NN of/IN these/DT sheep./NN Keep/VB your/PRP$ eyes/NNS open,/JJ Miguel./NNP Adios,/NNP muchacho!"$Who/RB is/VBZ the/DT foreman?"/NN Don/NNP Mike/NNP demanded/VBD in/IN English/NNP as/IN he/PRP rode./VBD $I/RB am,/IN you/PRP $/$ $/$ $,"/CD one/CD of/IN the/DT Basques/NNS replied,/VBP briskly./JJR I/PRP don't/VBP have/VB for/IN ask/VB who/WP are/VBP you./PRP I/PRP know."$Mebbeso/VBP some/DT day,/NN you/PRP forget,"/VBP Pablo/NNP cried./VBD $I/PRP will/MD give/VB you/PRP something/NN for/IN make/NN you/PRP remember,/VBD pig."/NNS The/DT old/JJ majordomo/NN was/VBD riding/VBG the/DT black/JJ mare./NN A/DT touch/NN of/IN the/DT spur,/NNS a/DT bound,/NN and/CC she/PRP was/VBD beside/IN Loustalot's/NNP foreman,/, with/IN Pablo/NNP cutting/VBG the/DT fellow/JJ furiously/RB over/IN the/DT head/NN and/CC face/NN with/IN his/PRP$ heavy/JJ quirt./NN The/DT other/JJ three/CD sheepmen/NNS ran/VBD for/IN the/DT tent,/NN but/CC Don/NNP Mike/NNP spurred/VBD the/DT gray/JJ in/IN between/IN them/PRP and/CC their/PRP$ objective,/NN at/IN the/DT same/JJ time/NN drawing/VBG his/PRP$ carbine./NN There/EX was/VBD no/DT further/JJ argument./NN The/DT sheepherders'/JJ effects/NNS were/VBD soon/RB transferred/VBN to/TO the/DT backs/NNS of/IN three/CD burros/NNS and,/CC driving/VBG the/DT little/JJ animals/NNS ahead/RB of/IN them,/PRP$ the/DT Basques/NNS moved/VBD out./RP Farrel/NNP and/CC Don/NNP Nicol$s/NNP followed/VBD them/PRP to/TO the/DT boundaries/NNS of/IN the/DT ranch/NN and/CC shooed/VBD them/PRP out/RP through/IN a/DT break/NN in/IN the/DT fence./NN $Regarding/VBG that/DT stranger/NN who/WP camped/VBD last/JJ night/NN in/IN the/DT valley,/NN Don/NNP Miguel./NNP Would/MD it/PRP not/RB be/VB well/RB to/TO look/VB into/IN his/PRP$ case?"Don/NN Mike/NNP nodded./VBD $We/PRP will/MD ride/VB up/IN the/DT valley,/NN Pablo,/NNP as/IN if/IN we/PRP seek/VBP cattle;/NNS if/IN we/PRP find/VBP this/DT fellow/NN we/PRP will/MD ask/VB him/PRP to/TO explain."$That/DT is/VBZ well,"/IN the/DT old/JJ Indian/NNP agreed,/NN and/CC dropped/VBD back/RB to/TO his/PRP$ respectful/JJ position/NN in/IN his/PRP$ master's/NNS rear./. 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Pablo's/NNP heart/NN swelled/VBD with/IN agony./DT $It/NNP has/VBZ happened!"/VBN he/PRP murmured./VBG $Ah,/NNP Mother/NNP of/IN God!/NNP It/PRP has/VBZ happened!"Two/VBN more/JJR shots/NNS in/IN rapid/JJ succession/NN sounded/VBD from/IN the/DT valley./NN $He/NN makes/VBZ certain/JJ of/IN his/PRP$ kill,"/NN thought/VBD Pablo./NNP After/IN a/DT while/NN he/PRP addressed/VBD the/DT off/RB front/JJ foot/NN of/IN the/DT black/JJ mare./NN $I/NN will/MD do/VB likewise."He/JJ started/VBD crawling/VBG on/IN his/PRP$ belly/NN up/RP out/IN of/IN the/DT draw/NN to/TO the/DT crest/NN of/IN the/DT hog's/NNS back./VBD He/PRP had/VBD an/DT impression/NN amounting/NN almost/RB to/TO a/DT certainty,/JJ that/IN the/DT assassin/NN inthe/IN valley/NN had/VBD not/RB seen/VBN him/PRP riding/VBG down/IN the/DT draw,/NN otherwise/RB he/PRP would/MD not/RB have/VB opened/VBN fire/NN on/IN Don/NNP Miguel./NNP He/PRP would/MD have/VB bided/VBN his/PRP$ time/NN and/CC chosen/VBN an/DT occasion/NN when/WRB there/EX would/MD be/VB no/DT witnesses./NN For/IN an/DT hour/NN he/PRP waited,/VBD watching,/VBN grieving,/NN weeping/VBG a/DT little./NN From/IN the/DT draw/NN where/WRB Don/NNP Miguel/NNP lay/VBD no/DT sound/NN came/VBD forth./RB Pablo/NNP tried/VBD hard/JJ to/TO erase/VB from/IN his/PRP$ mind/NN a/DT vision/NN of/IN what/WP he/PRP would/MD find/VB when,/IN his/PRP$ primal/JJ duty/NN of/IN vengeance,/NNS swift/JJ and/CC complete,/JJ accomplished,/NN he/PRP should/MD go/VB down/RB into/IN that/DT draw./NN His/PRP$ tear-dimmed,/JJ bloodshot/NN eyes/NNS searched/VBD the/DT valley$ah,/NN what/WP was/VBD that?/IN A/DT cow,/NN a/DT deer/NN or/CC a/DT man?/NN Surely/RB something/NN had/VBD moved/VBN in/IN the/DT brush/NN at/IN the/DT edge/NN of/IN the/DT river/NN wash./VBD Pablo/NNP rubbed/VBD the/DT moisture/NN from/IN his/PRP$ eyes/NNS and/CC looked/VBD again./RB A/DT man/NN was/VBD crossing/VBG the/DT wash/NN on/IN foot/NN and/CC he/PRP carried/VBD a/DT rifle./NN A/DT few/JJ feet/NNS 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Believing/VBG himself/PRP undetected,/IN he/PRP would/MD depart/VB in/IN the/DT same/JJ direction./NN The/DT Rancho/NNP Palomar/NNP stretched/VBD ten/CD miles/NNS to/TO the/DT south/NN and/CC it/PRP would/MD be/VB a/DT strange/JJ coincidence/NN if,/IN in/IN that/DT stretch/NN of/IN rolling,brushy/JJ country,/NNS a/DT human/JJ being/NN should/MD cross/VB his/PRP$ path./NN The/DT majordomo/NN quickly/RB crawled/VBD back/RB into/IN the/DT draw/NN where/WRB the/DT black/JJ mare/NN patiently/RB awaited/VBD him./PRP Leading/VBG her,/IN he/PRP started/VBD cautiously/RB down,/IN taking/VBG advantage/NN of/IN every/DT tuft/NN of/IN cover/NN until,/IN arrived/VBN at/IN the/DT foot/NN of/IN the/DT draw,/NN he/PRP discovered/VBD that/IN some/DT oaks/NNS effectually/RB screened/VBD his/PRP$ quarry/NN from/IN sight./NN Reasoning/NN quite/RB correctly/RB that/IN the/DT same/JJ oaks/NNS as/IN effectually/RB screened/VBD him/PRP from/IN his/PRP$ quarry,/NN Pablo/NNP mounted/VBD and/CC galloped/VBD 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But/CC he's/PRP had/VBD a/DT narrow/JJ squeak./NN With/IN whom/WP has/VBZ he/PRP been/VBN fighting?"$Thrown/VBN from/IN his/PRP$ horse/NN and/CC struck/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN on/IN a/DT rock,"/NN Parker/NNP replied/VBD glibly./VBG Kav/NNP saw/VBD the/DT doctor's/JJ eyebrows/NNS lift/VBP slightly./VBG $Did/VBD he/PRP tell/VB you/PRP that/DT was/VBD what/WP happened?"Parker/NN hesitated/VBD a/DT moment/NN and/CC nodded/VBD an/DT affirmative./NN $Wound's/RB too/RB clean/JJ for/IN that/DT story/NN to/TO impress/VB me,"/PRP the/DT doctor/NN whispered./, $Not/IN a/DT speck/NN of/IN foreign/JJ matter/NN in/IN it./DT Moreover,/NNP the/DT wound/NN is/VBZ almost/RB on/IN top/NN of/IN his/PRP$ head./NN Now,/RB if/IN he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN thrown/VBN from/IN a/DT horse/NN and/CC had/VBD struck/VBN on/IN top/NN of/IN his/PRP$ head/NN on/IN a/DT rock/NN with/IN sufficient/JJ force/NN to/TO lacerate/VB his/PRP$ scalp/NN and/CC produce/VB a/DT minor/JJ fracture,/NN he/PRP would,/MD undoubtedly,/RB have/VB crushed/VBN his/PRP$ skull/NN more/RBR thoroughly/RB or/CC broken/VBN his/PRP$ neck./NN Also,/IN his/PRP$ face/NN would/MD have/VB been/VBN marred/VBN more/RBR or/CC less!/RBR And/CC if/IN that/DT isn't/RB good/JJ reasoning,/NN I/PRP might/MD add/VB that/DT Miguel/NNP Farrel/NNP is/VBZ one/CD of/IN the/DT two/CD or/CC three/CD men/NNS in/IN this/DT world/NN who/WP have/VBP ridden/VBN Cyclone,/IN the/DT most/RBS famous/JJ outlaw/NN horse/NN in/IN America."Parker/NNP shrugged/VBD and,/RB by/IN displaying/VBG no/DT interest/NN inthe/IN doctor's/NNS deductions,/NNS brought/VBD the/DT conversation/NN to/TO a/DT close./NN That/IN the/DT return/NN trip/NN to/TO the/DT ranch,/NN in/IN Don/NNP Mike's/NNP present/JJ condition,/NN was/VBD not/RB to/TO be/VB thought/VBN of,/RB was/VBD apparent/JJ from/IN the/DT patient's/NNS condition./. 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he/PRP greeted/VBD her,/PRP $what's/VBZ on/IN your/PRP$ mind/NN this/DT morning/NN in/IN addition/NN to/TO that/DT sassy/JJ little/JJ hat."/NN $A/IN number/NN of/IN things./NN I/PRP want/VBP to/TO know/VB what/WP really/RB happened/VBD to/TO Mr./NNP Farrel/NNP yesterday/NN forenoon."$My/IN dear/JJ girl!/NN Why/WRB do/VBP you/PRP consult/VB me?"/JJ She/PRP leaned/VBD from/IN her/PRP$ horse/NN and/CC lowered/VBD her/PRP$ voice./NN $Because/IN I'm/NNP your/PRP$ partner/NN and/CC between/IN partners/NNS there/EX should/MD be/VB no/DT secrets."$Well,/NN we're/VB supposed/VBN to/TO keep/VB it/PRP a/DT secret,/NN just/RB to/TO save/VB you/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ mother/NN from/IN worrying,/NN but/CC I'll/NNP tell/VBP you/PRP in/IN confidence/NN if/IN you/PRP promise/VBP not/RB to/TO tell/VB a/DT soul/NN I/PRP told/VBD you."$I/PRP promise."$Well,/RB then,/, that/IN scoundrel,/NN Okada,/NN sent/VBD a/DT Jap/JJ over/IN from/IN La/NNP Questa/NNP valley/NN to/TO assassinate/VB Miguel/NNP and/CC 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Tush/NNP !/. Of/IN course/NN not./, That's/NNP why/WRB Miguel/NNP wanted/VBD it/PRP given/VBN out/RP that/IN his/PRP$ horse/NN had/VBD policed/VBN him./PRP Wanted/VBN to/TO save/VB you/PRP the/DT resultant/NN embarrassment."$The/DT poor/JJ dear!/NNS And/CC this/DT wretch/NN from/IN La/NNP Questa/NNP shot/VBD him?"$Almost."$What/RB became/VBD of/IN the/DT assassin?"Bill/NN Conway/NNP pursed/VBD his/PRP$ tobacco-stained/JJ lips/NNS and/CC whistled/VBD a/DT few/JJ bars/NNS of/IN $Listen/JJ to/TO the/DT Mocking/NNP Bird."/NNP Subconsciously/RB the/DT words/NNS of/IN the/DT song/NN came/VBD to/TO Kay's/NNP mind./, She's/NNP sleeping/NN in/IN the/DT valley,/NN In/IN the/DT valley,She's/NN sleeping/NN in/IN the/DT valley,And/NN the/DT mocking/JJ bird/NN is/VBZ singing/VBG where/WRB she/PRP lies./VBZ $I'm/IN afraid/JJ I/PRP don't/RB want/VBP to/TO discuss/VB that/DT boy/NN and/CC his/PRP$ future/NN movements,/NN Miss/NNP Parker,"/NNP he/PRP sighed/VBD presently./. $I/PRP might/MD compromise/VB a/DT third/JJ party./NN In/IN the/DT event/NN of/IN a/DT show-down/NN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB wish/VB to/TO be/VB forced/VBN under/IN oath/NN to/TO tell/VB what/WP I/PRP know$or/VBP suspect./VBG However,/IN I/PRP am/VBP in/IN a/DT position/NN to/TO assure/VB you/PRP that/IN Oriental/JJ activities/NNS on/IN this/DT ranch/NN have/VBP absolutely/RB ceased./VBN Mr./NNP Okada/NNP has/VBZ been/VBN solemnly/RB assured/VBN that,/IN in/IN dealing/VBG with/IN certain/JJ white/JJ men,/NNS theywill/MD insist/VB upon/IN an/DT eye/NN for/IN an/DT optic/JJ and/CC a/DT tusk/NN for/IN a/DT tooth;/NN he/PRP knows/VBZ that/IN if/IN he/PRP starts/VBZ anything/NN further/RB he/PRP will/MD go/VB straight/RB to/TO that/DT undiscovered/JJ country/NN where/WRB the/DT woodbine/NN twineth/, and/CC the/DT whangdoodle/NN mourneth/NN for/IN its/PRP$ mate."$What/NN has/VBZ become/VBN of/IN Okada?"$He/NNP has/VBZ dragged/VBN it/PRP out/IN of/IN here$drifted/PRP and/CC went/VBD hence$for/IN keeps."$Are/NN you/PRP quite/RB sure?"$Cross/JJ my/PRP$ heart/NN and/CC hope/NN to/TO die."/VB With/IN an/DT unclean/JJ thumb/NN Mr./NNP Conway/NNP drew/VBD a/DT large/JJ X/NNP on/IN the/DT geometrical/JJ center/NN of/IN his/PRP$ ample/JJ circumference./NN $When/RB you've/JJ been/VBN in/IN the/DT contracting/NN business/NN as/RB long/RB as/IN I/PRP have,/VBP Miss/NNP Parker,"/NNP he/PRP continued/VBD sagely,/JJ $you'll/NN learn/VBP never/RB to/TO leave/VB important/JJ details/NNS to/TO a/DT straw/NN boss./NN Attend/VB to/TO 'em/PRP yourself$and/PRP get/VB your/PRP$ regular/JJ ration/NN of/IN sleep./NN That's/NNP my/PRP$ motto."She/NN beamed/VBD gratefully/RB upon/IN him./PRP $Need/VBD any/DT money,/NN Bill,/NNS old/JJ timer?"/NN she/PRP flashed/VBD at/IN him/PRP delightful/JJ camaraderie./NN $There/RB should/MD be/VB no/DT secrets/NNS between/IN partners./NN I/PRP do."$Quanto?/VBP "$Fifty/JJ thousand/CD bucks,/VBN iron/NN men,/NNS simoleans,/JJ smackers,/JJ dollars$$She/NN reached/VBD down/RB and/CC removed/VBD a/DT fountain/NN pen/NN from/IN his/PRP$ upper/JJ vest/NN pocket./NN Then/RB she/PRP drew/VBD a/DT check/NN book/NN and,/IN crooking/VBG her/PRP$ knee/NN over/IN Panchito's/NNP neck/NN and/CC using/VBG that/DT knee/NN for/IN a/DT desk,/NN she/PRP wrote/VBD him/PRP a/DT check/NN on/IN a/DT New/NNP York/NNP bank/NN for/IN fifty/CD thousand/CD dollars./, $See/NNP here,"/, Bill/NNP Conway/NNP demanded,/, as/IN she/PRP handedhim/VBP the/DT check,/NN $how/VBD much/RB of/IN a/DT roll/NN you/PRP got,/VBP young/JJ woman?"$About/IN two/CD hundred/CD thousand/CD in/IN cash/NN and/CC half/PDT a/DT million/CD in/IN Liberty/NNP bonds./. When/WRB I/PRP was/VBD about/IN five/CD years/NNS old/JJ my/PRP$ uncle/NN died/VBD and/CC left/VBD me/PRP his/PRP$ estate,/NN worth/NN about/IN a/DT hundred/CD thousand./VBN It/PRP has/VBZ grown/VBN under/IN my/PRP$ father's/NN management./. 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to/TO Bill/NNP Conway's/NNP camp/NN to/TO tell/VB him/PRP to/TO quit/VB work/NN on/IN that/DT dam."The/JJ girl/NN paled/VBD slightly/RB and/CC a/DT look/NN of/IN apprehensions/NNS crept/VBD into/IN her/PRP$ eyes./NN $And$and$he's$ceasing/VBG operations?"/NN she/PRP almost/RB quavered./VBD $He/NNP is/VBZ not./DT He/PRP defied/VBD me,/JJ confound/NN him,/NN and/CC in/IN the/DT end/NN I/PRP had/VBD to/TO let/VB him/PRP have/VB his/PRP$ way."El/NN Mono,/IN the/DT butler,/NN interrupted/VBD them/PRP by/IN appearing/VBG on/IN the/DT porch/NN to/TO announce/VB that/IN William/NNP waited/VBD in/IN the/DT car/NN without./, Mrs./NNP Parker/NNP presently/RB appeared/VBD followed/VBN by/IN her/PRP$ husband,/NN and/CC the/DT four/CD entered/VBD the/DT waiting/VBG car./NN Don/NNP Mike,/NNP satisfied/VBD that/IN his/PRP$ old/JJ riding/NN breeches/NNS and/CC coat/NN were/VBD clean/JJ and/CC presentable,/NN had/VBD not/RB bothered/VBN to/TO change/VB his/PRP$ clothes,/NN an/DT evidence/NN of/IN the/DT 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the/DT agricultural/JJ methods/NNS of/IN the/DT Japanese/JJ farmers/NNS there."$I/RB am/VBP desirous/JJ of/IN seeing/VBG it/PRP again/RB for/IN the/DT same/JJ reason,/NN sir,"/NN Farrel/NNP replied./VBD $Five/CD years/NNS ago/IN there/EX wasn't/VBD a/DT Jap/NNP in/IN that/DT valley/NN and/CC now/RB I/PRP understand/VBP it/PRP is/VBZ a/DT little/JJ Japan."$I/NNP understand,"/IN Kay/NNP struck/VBD in/IN demurely,/NN $that/IN La/NNP Questa/NNP Valley/NNP suffered/VBD a/DT slight/JJ loss/NN in/IN population/NN a/DT few/JJ weeks/NNS ago."Both/IN Farrel/NNP and/CC her/PRP$ father/NN favored/VBD her/PRP with/IN brief,/NN sharp,/NNS suspicious/JJ glances./NN $Who/VBN was/VBD telling/VBG you?"/IN the/DT latter/JJ demanded./NN $Se$or/IN Bill/NNP Conway."$He/NNP ought/MD to/TO know/VB better/JJR than/IN to/TO discuss/VB the/DT Japanese/JJ problem/NN with/IN you,"/JJ Farrel/NNP complained,/NN and/CC her/PRP$ father/NN nodded/VBD vigorous/JJ assent./NN Kay/NNP tilted/VBD her/PRP$ adorable/JJ nose/NN at/IN them./DT $How/NNP delightful/JJ to/TO have/VB one's/JJ intelligence/NN underrated/VBN by/IN mere/JJ men,"/NNS she/PRP retorted./VBD $Did/NNP Bill/NNP Conway/NNP indicate/VBP the/DT direction/NN of/IN the/DT tide/NN of/IN emigration/NN from/IN La/NNP Questa?"/NNP Farrel/NNP asked/VBD craftily,/NNS still/RB unwilling/JJ to/TO admit/VB anything./DT The/DT girl/NN smiled/VBD at/IN him,/PRP then/RB leaning/VBG closer/RBR she/PRP crooned/VBD for/IN his/PRP$ ear/NN alone:He's/RB sleeping/VBG in/IN the/DT valley,/NNS The/DT valley,The/NN valley,He's/NN sleeping/VBG in/IN the/DT valley,/NNS And/CC the/DT mocking/JJ bird/NN is/VBZ singing/VBG where/WRB he/PRP lies./VBZ $Are/RB you/PRP glad?"/VBD he/PRP blurted/VBD eagerly./DT She/PRP nodded/VBD and/CC thrilled/VBD as/IN she/PRP noted/VBD the/DT smug/JJ little/JJ smile/NN of/IN approval/NN and/CC complete/JJ understanding/NN that/WDT crept/VBD over/IN his/PRP$ dark/JJ face/NN like/IN the/DT shadow/NN of/IN clouds/NNS in/IN the/DT San/NNP Gregorio./NNP Mrs./NNP Parker/NNP was/VBD riding/VBG in/IN the/DT front/JJ seat/NN with/IN the/DT chauffeur/NN and/CC Kay/NNP sat/VBD between/IN her/PRP$ father/NN and/CC Don/NNP Mike/NNP in/IN the/DT tonneau./NN His/PRP$ hand/NN dropped/VBD carelessly/RB on/IN her/PRP$ lap/NN now,/RB as/IN he/PRP made/VBD a/DT pretense/NN of/IN pulling/VBG the/DT auto/NN robe/NN up/IN around/IN her;/PRP with/IN quick/JJ stealth/NN he/PRP caught/VBD her/PRP little/RB finger/NN and/CC pressed/VBD it/PRP hurriedly,/VBD then/RB dropped/VBD it/PRP as/IN if/IN the/DT contact/NN had/VBD burned/VBN him;/PRP whereat/IN the/DT girl/NN realized/VBD that/IN he/PRP was/VBD a/DT man/NN of/IN few/JJ words,/NNS but$$Dear/VBP old/JJ idiot,"/NN she/PRP thought./VBD $If/IN he/PRP ever/RB falls/VBZ in/IN love/NN he'll/NN pay/VB his/PRP$ court/NN like/IN a/DT schoolboy."$By/NN the/DT way,/NN sir,"/NN Farrel/NNP spoke/VBD suddenly,/RB turning/VBG to/TO John/NNP Parker,/NNP $I/NNP would/MD like/VB very/RB much/JJ to/TO have/VB your/PRP$ advice/NN in/IN the/DT matter/NN of/IN an/DT investment./NN I/PRP will/MD have/VB about/IN ninety/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS on/IN hand/NN as/RB soon/RB as/IN I/PRP sell/VBP these/DT cattle/NNS I've/NN rounded/VBD up,/RB and/CC until/IN I/PRP can/MD add/VB to/TO this/DT sum/NN sufficient/JJ to/TO lift/VB the/DT mortgage/NN you/PRP hold,/VBP it/PRP scarcely/RB seems/VBZ prudent/JJ to/TO permit/VB my/PRP$ funds/NNS to/TO repose/VB in/IN the/DT First/NNP National/NNP Bank/NNP of/IN El/NNP Toro/NNP without/IN drawing/VBG interest."$We'll/NN give/VBP you/PRP two/CD and/CC one-half/NN per/IN cent./NN on/IN the/DT account,/NN Farrel."$Not/RB enough,/RB I/PRP want/VBP it/PRP to/TO earn/VB six/CD or/CC seven/CD percent./NN and/CC it/PRP occurred/VBD to/TO me/PRP that/IN I/PRP might/MD invest/VB it/PRP in/IN some/DT good/JJ securities/NNS which/WDT I/PRP could/MD dispose/VB of/IN at/IN a/DT moment's/NN notice,/NN whenever/WRB I/PRP needed/VBD the/DT money./JJS The/DT possibility/NN of/IN a/DT profit/NN on/IN the/DT deal/NN has/VBZ even/RB occurred/VBN to/TO me."Parker/NN smiled/VBD humorously./PRP $And/CC you/PRP come/VBP to/TO me/PRP for/IN advice?/NN Why,/NNP boy,/, I'm/IN your/PRP$ financial/JJ enemy."/NN $My/NN dear/NN Mr./NNP Parker,/NNP I/PRP am/VBP unalterably/RB opposed/VBN to/TO you/PRP on/IN the/DT Japanese/JJ colonization/NN scheme/NN and/CC I/PRP shall/MD do/VB my/PRP$ best/JJS to/TO rob/VB you/PRP of/IN the/DT profit/NN you/PRP plan/VBP to/TO make/VB at/IN my/PRP$ expense,/NN but/CC personally/RB I/PRP find/VBP you/PRP a/DT singularly/JJ agreeable/NN man./NN I/PRP know/VBP you/PRP will/MD never/RB resign/VB a/DT business/NN advantage,/NN but,/, on/IN the/DT other/JJ hand,/NN I/PRP think/VBP that/IN if/IN I/PRP ask/VBP you/PRP for/IN advice/NN as/IN to/TO a/DT profitable/JJ investment/NN for/IN my/PRP$ pitiful/JJ little/JJ fortune,/NN you/PRP will/MD not/RB be/VB base/JJ enough/JJ to/TO advise/VB me/PRP to/TO my/PRP$ financial/JJ detriment./NN I/PRP trust/VBP you./PRP Am/VBP I/PRP not/RB banking/NN with/IN your/PRP$ bank?"$Thank/NN you,/, Farrel,/NNP for/IN that/DT vote/NN of/IN confidence./NN You/PRP possess/VBP a/DT truly/RB sporting/JJ attitude/NN in/IN business/NN affairs/NNS and/CC I/PRP like/VBP you/PRP for/IN it;/PRP I/PRP like/IN any/DT man/NN who/WP can/MD take/VB his/PRP$ beating/NN and/CC smile./VBD Yes,/RB I/PRP am/VBP willing/JJ to/TO advise/VB an/DT investment./NN I/PRP know/VBP of/IN a/DT dozen/NN splendid/JJ securities/NNS that/IN I/PRP can/MD conscientiously/RB recommend/VB as/IN a/DT safe/JJ investment,/NN although,/IN in/IN the/DT event/NN of/IN the/DT inevitable/JJ settlement/NN that/WDT must/MD follow/VB the/DT war/NN and/CC our/PRP$ national/JJ orgy/NN of/IN extravagance/NN and/CC high/JJ prices,/NN I/PRP advise/VBP you/PRP frankly/RB to/TO wait/VB awhile/RB before/IN taking/VBG on/RP any/DT securities./NN You/PRP cannot/MD afford/VB to/TO absorb/VB the/DT inevitable/JJ shrinkage/NN in/IN the/DT values/NNS of/IN all/DT commodities/NNS when/WRB the/DT showdown/NN comes./VBD However,/RB there/EX is/VBZ a/DT new/JJ issue/NN of/IN South/NNP Coast/NNP Power/NNP Company/NNP first/JJ mortage/NN bonds/NNS that/WDT can/MD be/VB bought/VBN now/RB to/TO yield/VB eight/CD per/IN cent./NN and/CC I/PRP should/MD be/VB very/RB much/JJ inclined/JJ to/TO take/VB a/DT chance/NN on/IN them,/NN Farrel./NNP The/DT debentures/NNS of/IN the/DT power/NN corporations/NNS in/IN this/DT state/NN are/VBP about/IN the/DT best/JJS I/PRP knew/VBD of."$I/IN think/VBP you/PRP are/VBP quite/RB right,/JJ sir,"/NN Farrel/NNP agreed./VBD $Eventually/RB the/DT South/NNP Coast/NNP Company/NNP is/VBZ bound/VBN to/TO divide/VB with/IN the/DT Pacific/NNP Company/NN control/NN of/IN the/DT power/NN business/NN of/IN the/DT state./NN I/PRP dare/MD say/VB that/IN in/IN the/DT fullness/NN of/IN time/NN the/DT South/NNP Coast/NNP people/NNS will/MD arrange/VB a/DT merger/NN with/IN the/DT Central/NNP California/NNP Power/NNP Company."$Perhaps./NNP The/DT Central/NNP California/NNP Company/NNP is/VBZ under-financed/JJ and/CC not/RB particularly/RB well/RB managed,/, Farrel./NNP I/PRP think/VBP it/PRP is,/VBZ potentially,/NN an/DT excellent/JJ property,/NN but/CC its/PRP$ bonds/NNS have/VBP been/VBN rather/RB depressed/JJ for/IN a/DT long/JJ time."Farrel/NN nodded/VBD his/PRP$ understanding./JJ $Thank/NN you/PRP for/IN your/PRP$ advice,/NN sir./. When/WRB I/PRP am/VBP ready/JJ will/MD your/PRP$ bank/NN be/VB good/JJ enough/RB to/TO arrange/VB the/DT purchase/NN of/IN the/DT South/NNP Coast/NNP bonds/NNS for/IN me?"$Certainly./NN Happy/NNP to/TO oblige/VB you,/PRP Farrel./NNP But/CC do/VB not/RB be/VB in/IN too/RB great/JJ a/DT hurry./NN You/PRP may/MD lose/VB more/JJR in/IN the/DT shrinkages/NNS of/IN values/NNS if/IN you/PRP buy/VBP now/RB than/IN you/PRP would/MD make/VB in/IN interest."$I/JJ shall/MD be/VB guided/VBN by/IN your/PRP$ advice,/NN sir./NN You/PRP are/VBP very/RB kind."$By/RB the/DT way,"/NN Parker/NNP continued,/NN with/IN a/DT deprecatory/JJ smile,/NN $I/IN haven't/RB entered/VBD suit/NN against/IN you/PRP in/IN the/DT matter/NN of/IN that/DT foreclosure./NN I/PRP didn't/VBD desire/NN to/TO annoy/VB you/PRP while/IN you/PRP were/VBD in/IN hospital/NN and/CC you've/NN been/VBN busy/JJ on/IN the/DT range/NN ever/RB since./. When/WRB can/MD I/PRP induce/VB you/PRP to/TO submit/VB to/TO a/DT process-server?"$This/DT afternoon/NN will/MD suit/VB me,/, Mr./NNP Parker."$I'll/NNP gladly/RB wait/VB awhile/RB longer,/RB if/IN you/PRP can/MD give/VB me/PRP any/DT tangible/JJ assurance/NN of/IN your/PRP$ ability/NN to/TO meet/VB the/DT mortgage."$I/NN cannot/MD do/VB that/DT to-day,/NN sir,/NN although/IN I/PRP may/MD beable/VB to/TO do/VB so/RB if/IN you/PRP will/MD defer/VB action/NN for/IN three/CD days."/NN Parker/NNP nodded/VBD and/CC the/DT conversation/NN languished./VBD The/DT car/NN had/VBD climbed/VBN out/IN of/IN the/DT San/NNP Gregorio/NNP and/CC was/VBD mounting/VBG swiftly/RB along/IN the/DT route/NN to/TO La/NNP Questa,/NNP affording/VBG to/TO the/DT Parkers/NNS a/DT panorama/NN of/IN mountain,/NN hill,/NN valley/NN and/CC sea/NN so/RB startling/JJ in/IN its/PRP$ vastness/NN and/CC its/PRP$ rugged/JJ beauty/NN that/IN Don/NNP Mike/NNP realized/VBD his/PRP$ guests/NNS had/VBD been/VBN silenced/VBN as/RB much/RB by/IN awe/NN as/IN by/IN their/PRP$ desire/NN to/TO avoid/VB a/DT painful/JJ and/CC unprofitable/JJ conversation./NN Suddenly/RB they/PRP swung/VBD wide/RB around/IN a/DT turn/NN and/CC saw,/VBD two/CD thousand/CD feet/NNS below/IN them,/NN La/NNP Questa/NNP Valley./NNP The/DT chauffeur/NN parked/VBD the/DT car/NN on/IN the/DT outside/NN of/IN the/DT turn/NN to/TO give/VB his/PRP$ passengers/NNS a/DT long,/RB unobstructed/JJ view./NN $Looks/NNS like/IN a/DT green/JJ checker-board/NN with/IN tiny/JJ squares,"/NN Parker/NNP remarked/VBD presently./VBG $Little/JJ Japanese/JJ farms."$There/NN must/MD be/VB a/DT thousand/CD of/IN them,/DT Farrel."$That/NN means/VBZ not/RB less/JJR than/IN five/CD thousand/CD Japanese,/NNP Mr./NNP Parker./NNP It/PRP means/VBZ that/IN literally/RB a/DT slice/NN of/IN Japan/NNP has/VBZ been/VBN transplanted/VBN in/IN La/NNP Questa/NNP Valley,/NNP perhaps/RB the/DT fairest/NN and/CC most/RBS fruitful/JJ valley/NN in/IN the/DT fairest/NN and/CC most/RBS fruitful/JJ state/NN in/IN the/DT fairest/NN and/CC most/RBS fruitful/JJ country/NN God/NNP ever/RB made./VBD And/CC it/PRP is/VBZ lost/VBN to/TO white/JJ men!"$Serves/NNS them/PRP right./. Why/WRB didn't/VBD they/PRP retain/VBP their/PRP$ lands?"$Why/NN doesn't/NN water/NN run/VBN up/IN hill?/NN A/DT few/JJ Japs/NNS came/VBD in/IN and/CC leased/VBD or/CC bought/VBD lands/NNS long/RB before/IN we/PRP Californians/NNPS suspected/VBD a/DT `yellow/JJ peril.'/JJ They/PRP paid/VBD good/JJ prices/NNS to/TO inefficient/JJ white/JJ farmers/NNS who/WP were/VBD glad/JJ to/TO get/VB out/RP at/IN a/DT price/NN in/IN excess/NN of/IN what/WP any/DT white/JJ man/NN could/MD afford/VB to/TO pay./DT After/IN we/PRP passed/VBD our/PRP$ land/NN law/NN in/IN 1913,/CD white/JJ men/NNS continued/VBD to/TO buy/VB the/DT lands/NNS for/IN a/DT corporation/NN owned/VBN by/IN Japanese/JJ with/IN white/JJ dummy/JJ directors,/NN or/CC a/DT majority/NN of/IN the/DT stock/NN of/IN the/DT corporation/NN ostensibly/RB owned/VBN by/IN white/JJ men./NN Thousands/NNS of/IN patriotic/JJ Californians/NNPS have/VBP sold/VBN their/PRP$ farms/NNS to/TO Japanese/NNP without/IN knowing/VBG it./DT The/DT law/NN 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Those/DT boy/NN hee's/VBD happy,/VBN no?/RB Eh?"$Apparently."$You/RB bet/VB you/PRP my/PRP$ life./NN Well,/NNP las'/, night/NN those/DT boy/NN hee's/VBD peench/JJ weeth/IN his/PRP$ thumb/NN an'/IN theese/DT fingair$what/NN you/PRP suppose?"$I/VBP give/VB it/PRP up,/RB Pablo."Pablo/NNP wiped/VBD away/RB with/IN a/DT saddle-colored/JJ paw/NN a/DT benignant/JJ and/CC paternal/JJ smile./. 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horses/NNS that/IN Don/NNP Mike/NNP used/VBD to/TO simulate/VB a/DT field/NN of/IN competitors,/NN took/VBD heart/NN of/IN hope/NN at/IN Panchito's/NNP complacency/NN and/CC broke/VBD rather/RB well/RB with/IN him./PRP$ Those/DT were/VBD long,/RB lazy/JJ days/NNS on/IN the/DT Palomar./NNP June/NNP had/VBD cast/VBN its/PRP$ withering/IN smile/NN upon/IN the/DT San/NNP Gregorio/NNP and/CC the/DT green/JJ hills/NNS had/VBD turned/VBN to/TO a/DT parched/VBN brown./NN Grasshoppers/NNS whirred/VBD everywhere;/DT squirrels/NNS whistled;/IN occasional/JJ little/JJ dust-devils/NNS whirled/VBD up/RP the/DT now/RB thoroughly/RB dry/JJ river-bed/NN and/CC the/DT atmosphere/NN was/VBD redolent/NN of/IN the/DT aroma/NN of/IN dust/NN and/CC tarweed./VBN Pablo/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ dusky/JJ relatives,/NNS now/RB considerably/RB augmented/VBD (albeit/IN Don/NNP Mike/NNP had/VBD issued/VBN no/DT invitation/NN to/TO partake/VB of/IN his/PRP$ hospitality),/NN trained/VBN colts/NNS as/IN roping/VBG horses/NNS or/CC played/VBD Mexican/NNP monte/NN in/IN the/DT shade/NN of/IN the/DT help's/NN quarters./, Occasionally/RB they/PRP roused/VBD themselves/PRP long/JJ enough/RB to/TO justify/VB their/PRP$ inroads/NNS upon/IN Don/NNP Mike's/NNP groceries/NNS by/IN harvesting/VBG a/DT forty-acre/JJ field/NN of/IN alfalfa/NN and/CC irrigating/VBG it/PRP for/IN another/DT crop,/NN for/IN which/WDT purpose/NN a/DT well/RB had/VBN been/VBN sunk/VBN in/IN the/DT bed/NN of/IN the/DT dry/JJ San/NNP Gregorio./NNP The/NNP wasted/VBD energies/NNS of/IN these/DT peons/NNS finally/RB commenced/VBD to/TO irritate/VB John/NNP Parker./NNP $How/RB long/RB are/VBP you/PRP going/VBG to/TO tolerate/VB the/DT presence/NN of/IN this/DT healthy/JJ lot/NN of/IN cholo/NN loafers/NNS and/CC grafters,/NN Farrel?"/IN he/PRP demanded/VBD one/CD day./NN $Have/NN you/PRP any/DT idea/NN of/IN what/WP it/PRP is/VBZ costing/VBG you/PRP to/TO support/VB that/DT gang?"$Yes,"/NN Farrel/NNP replied./VBD $About/RB ten/CD dollars/NNS a/DT day."$You/NN cannot/IN afford/VB that/DT expense."$I/NNS know/VBP it./. But/CC then,/JJ they're/, the/DT local/JJ color,/NN they've/NN always/RB been/VBN and/CC they/PRP will/MD continue/VB to/TO be/VB while/IN I/PRP have/VBP title/NN to/TO this/DT ranch./NN Why,/IN their/PRP$ hearts/NNS would/MD be/VB broken/VBN if/IN I/PRP refused/VBD them/PRP permission/NN to/TO nestle/VB under/IN the/DT cloak/NN of/IN my/PRP$ philanthropy,/NN and/CC he/PRP is/VBZ a/DT poor/JJ sort/NN of/IN white/JJ man/NN who/WP will/MD disappoint/VB a/DT poor/JJ devil/NN of/IN a/DT cholo."Farrel/NN laughed./VBN $You're/RB not,"/RB he/PRP replied./VBD $Know/RB anything/NN about/IN a/DT stop-watch?"$I/JJ know/VBP all/DT about/IN one."$Well,/IN your/PRP$ daughter/NN has/VBZ sent/VBN to/TO San/NNP Francisco/NNP for/IN the/DT best/JJS stop-watch/NN money/NN can/MD buy,/VB and/CC it's/POS here./PRP I've/NN had/VBD my/PRP$ father's/NNS old/JJ stop-watch/NN cleaned/VBD and/CC regulated./NNP Panchito's/NNP on/IN edge/NN and/CC we're/VBD going/VBG to/TO give/VB hima/RP half-mile/JJ tryout/NN to-morrow,/, so/IN I/PRP want/VBP two/CD stop-watches/NNS on/IN him./PRP Will/MD you/PRP oblige,/VB sir?"Parker/NN willingly/, consented,/NN and/CC the/DT following/VBG morning/NN Farrel/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ guests/NNS repaired/VBD to/TO the/DT race-track./NN Kay,/NNP mounted/VBD on/IN Panchito/NNP in/IN racing/VBG gear,/NN was,/, by/IN courtesy,/NN given/VBN a/DT position/NN next/JJ to/TO the/DT rail./NN Eighty/NNP pounds/NNS of/IN dark/JJ meat,/NN answering/VBG to/TO the/DT name/NN of/IN Allesandro/NNP Trujillo/NNP and/CC claiming/VBG Pablo/NNP Artelan/NNP as/IN his/PRP$ grandfather,/NN drew/VBD next/JJ position/NN on/IN Peep-sight,/NNP as/IN Farrel/NNP had/VBD christened/VBN Panchito's/NNP half-brother,/, while/IN three/CD other/JJ half-grown/JJ cholo/NN youths,/NN gathered/VBD at/IN random/JJ here/RB and/CC there,/RB faced/VBD the/DT barrier/NN on/IN the/DT black/JJ mare,/NN the/DT old/JJ gray/JJ roping/NN horse/NN and/CC a/DT strange/JJ horse/NN belonging/VBG to/TO one/CD of/IN the/DT volunteer/NN jockeys./NN There/RB was/VBD considerable/JJ backing,/NN filling/NN and/CC some/DT bucking/VBG at/IN the/DT barrier,/NN and/CC Pablo/NNP and/CC two/CD of/IN his/PRP$ relatives,/NN acting/VBG as/IN starters,/NNS were/VBD kept/VBN busy/JJ straightening/VBG out/IN the/DT field./NN Finally,/NNP with/IN a/DT shrill/JJ yip,/NN Pablo/NNP released/VBD the/DT web/NN and/CC the/DT flighty/JJ young/JJ Peep-sight/NNP was/VBD away/RB in/IN front,/NN with/IN the/DT black/JJ mare's/NN nose/NN at/IN his/PRP$ saddle-girth/NN and/CC the/DT field/NN spread/VBD out/RP behind/IN him,/PRP with/IN Panchito/NNP absolutely/RB last./VBD At/IN the/DT quarter-pole/NN Kay/NNP had/VBD worked/VBN her/PRP$ mount/NN easily/RB up/RB through/IN the/DT ruck/NN to/TO contend/VB with/IN Peep-sight./NNP The/DT half-thoroughbred/JJ was/VBD three/CD years/NNS old/JJ and/CC his/PRP$ muscles/NNS had/VBD been/VBN hardened/VBN by/IN many/JJ a/DT wild/JJ scramble/NN up/RB and/CC down/RB the/DT hills/NNS of/IN El/NNP Palomar;/NNP he/PRP was/VBD game,/NN he/PRP was/VBD willing,/JJ and/CC for/IN half/DT a/DT mile/NN he/PRP was/VBD marvelously/RB fast,/RB as/IN Farrel/NNP had/VBD discovered/VBN early/RB in/IN the/DT tryouts./NN Indeed,/RB as/IN a/DT $quarter-horse"/JJ Farrel/NNP knew/VBD that/IN few/JJ horses/NNS might/MD beat/VB the/DT comparatively/RB green/JJ Peep-sight/NNP and/CC he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN indiscreet/RB enough/RB to/TO make/VB that/DT statement/NN in/IN the/DT presence/NN of/IN youthful/JJ Allesandro/NNP Trujillo,thereby/NNP filling/VBG that/DT young/JJ hopeful/NN with/IN a/DT tremendous/JJ ambition/NN to/TO race/NN the/DT famed/JJ Panchito/NNP into/IN submission/NN for/IN the/DT mere/JJ sport/NN of/IN a/DT race./NN In/IN a/DT word,/NN Allesandro's/NNP Indian/NNP blood/NN was/VBD up./DT If/IN there/EX was/VBD anything/NN he/PRP loved,/VBD it/PRP was/VBD a/DT horse-race/NN for/IN money,/NN chalk,/NN marbles/NNS or/CC fun./NN Therefore/RB when/WRB a/DT quick/JJ glance/NN over/IN his/PRP$ shoulder/NN showed/VBD Panchito's/NNP blazed/VBD face/NN at/IN Peep-sight's/NNP rump,/NN Allesandro/NNP clucked/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ mount,/NN gathered/VBD the/DT reins/NNS a/DT trifle/JJ tighter/JJR and/CC dug/VBN his/PRP$ dirty/JJ bare/JJ heels/NNS into/IN Peep-sight's/JJ ribs,/NNS for/IN he/PRP was/VBD riding/VBG bare-back,/JJ as/IN an/DT Indian/JJ should./NN Peep-sight/NNP responded/VBD to/TO the/DT invitation/NN with/IN such/JJ alacrity/NN that/IN almost/RB instantly/RB he/PRP had/VBD opened/VBN a/DT gap/NN of/IN two/CD full/JJ lengths/NNS between/IN himself/PRP and/CC Kay/NNP on/IN Panchito./NNP Farrel/NNP and/CC Parker,/NNP holding/VBG their/PRP$ stop-watches,/NN watched/VBD the/DT race/NN from/IN the/DT judge's/NNS stand./VBN $By/IN Jove,/NNP that/IN Peep-sight/NNP is/VBZ a/DT streak,"/NN Parker/NNP declared/VBD admiringly./DT $He/NNP can/MD beat/VB Panchito/NNP at/IN that/DT distance,/NN even/RB at/IN proportionate/JJ weights/NNS and/CC with/IN an/DT even/RB break/NN at/IN the/DT start."Farrel/NN nodded,/VBD his/PRP$ father's/NNS old/JJ racing-glass/JJ fixed/VBN on/IN Allesandro/NNP and/CC Kay./NNP The/DT girl/NN had/VBD $gathered"/VBN her/PRP mount;/NN she/PRP was/VBD leaning/VBG low/JJ on/IN his/PRP$ powerful/JJ neck/NN and/CC Farrel/NNP knew/VBD that/IN she/PRP was/VBD talking/VBG to/TO him,/PRP riding/VBG him/PRP out/RP as/IN he/PRP had/VBD never/RB been/VBN ridden/VBN before./, And/CC he/PRP was/VBD responding./VBG Foot/NNP by/IN foot/NN he/PRP closed/VBD the/DT distance/NN that/IN Peep-sight/NNP had/VBD opened/VBN up,/RP but/CC within/IN a/DT hundred/CD yards/NNS of/IN the/DT finish/NN Allesandro/NNP again/RB called/VBD upon/IN his/PRP$ mount/NN for/IN same/JJ more/JJR of/IN the/DT same,/JJ and/CC the/DT gallant/NN Peep-sight/NNP flattened/VBD himself/PRP perceptibly/RB and/CC held/VBD his/PRP$ own;/JJ nor/CC could/MD Panchito's/NNPS greatest/JJS efforts/NNS gain/NN upon/IN the/DT flying/VBG half-breed/NN a/DT single/JJ inch./NN $Bully/RB for/IN the/DT Indian/NNP kid,"/NN Parker/NNP yelled./NNP $Man,/NNP man,/NN that's/IN a/DT horse/NN race."$They'll/NN never/RB stop/VB at/IN the/DT half-mile/JJ pole,"/NN Farrel/NNP laughed./VBD $That/IN race/NN will/MD be/VB won/VBN by/IN Panchito/NNP when/WRB Panchito/NNP wins/VBZ it./PRP Ah,/RB I/PRP told/VBD you/PRP so."$Well,/RB Peep-sight/JJ wins/NNS at/IN the/DT half/NN by/IN one/CD open/JJ length$and/NN the/DT cholo/NN boy/NN is/VBZ using/VBG a/DT switch/NN on/IN him!"$He's/JJ through./NN Panchito/NNP is/VBZ gaining/VBG on/IN him./PRP He'll/MD pass/VB him/PRP at/IN the/DT three-quarter/JJ pole."$Right-o,/NN Farrel./NNP Panchito/NNP wins/VBZ by/IN half/RB a/DT length/NN at/IN the/DT three-quarter/JJ pole$"$I/NNS wish/VBP Kay/NNP would/MD pull/VB him/PRP up,"/RB Farrel/NNP complained./VBN $He's/NNS gone/VBN too/RB far/RB already/RB and/CC there/RB she/PRP is/VBZ still/RB heading/VBG for/IN home/NN like/IN the/DT devil/NN beating/VBG tan-bark/JJ $/$ well,/JJ if/IN she/PRP breaks/VBZ him/PRP down/RP she's/RB going/VBG to/TO be/VB out/IN the/DT grandest/NN saddle/NN animal/NN in/IN the/DT state/NN of/IN California./NNP That's/NNP all/DT I/PRP have/VBP to/TO say$./VB Kay,/NNP Kay,/NNP girl,/NN what's/IN the/DT matter/NN with/IN you?/JJ Pull/NNP him/PRP up/RP $/$ by/IN the/DT blood/NN of/IN thedevil,/PRP$ she/PRP can't/MD pull/VB him/PRP up./RP She's/NNP broken/VBN a/DT rein/NN and/CC he's/NNS making/VBG a/DT run/NN of/IN it/PRP on/IN his/PRP$ own."$Man,/JJ look/NN at/IN that/DT horse/NN go."/VB $Man,/JJ look/NN at/IN him/PRP come!"Panchito/. had/VBD swung/VBN into/IN the/DT home-stretch,/JJ his/PRP$ white/JJ face/NN and/CC white/JJ front/NN legs/NNS rising/VBG and/CC falling/VBG with/IN the/DT strong,/JJ steady/JJ rhythm/NN of/IN the/DT horse/NN whose/WP$ stout/NN heart/NN refuses/VBZ to/TO acknowledge/VB defeat,/IN the/DT horse/NN who/WP still/RB has/VBZ something/NN left/VBN for/IN a/DT supreme/JJ effort/NN at/IN the/DT finish./NN $There/RB is/VBZ a/DT true/JJ race-horse,"/JJ Parker/NNP cried/VBD exultantly./RB $I/CD once/RB won/VBD a/DT ten-thousand-dollar/JJ purse/NN with/IN a/DT dog/NN that/WDT wasn't/VBD fit/VBN to/TO appear/VB on/IN the/DT same/JJ track/NN with/IN that/DT Panchito."The/NNP big/JJ chestnut/NN thudded/VBN by/IN below/RB them,/, stretched/VBD to/TO the/DT limit/NN of/IN his/PRP$ endurance,/NN passed/VBD what/WP would/MD havebeen/VB the/DT finish/NN had/VBD the/DT race/NN been/VBN a/DT mile/NN and/CC a/DT sixteenth,/JJ and/CC galloped/VBD up/IN the/DT track/NN with/IN the/DT broken/JJ bridle-rein/NN dangling./NN He/PRP slowed/VBD down/RP as/IN he/PRP came/VBD to/TO the/DT other/JJ horses/NNS in/IN the/DT race,/NN now/RB jogging/VBG back/RB to/TO the/DT judge's/NN stand,/NN and/CC one/CD of/IN the/DT cholo/NN youths/NNS spurred/VBN alongside/IN of/IN him,/NN caught/VBD the/DT dangling/JJ rein/NN and/CC led/VBD him/PRP back/RB to/TO the/DT judge's/NN stand./VBD Farrel/NNP was/VBD instantly/RB at/IN her/PRP$ side/NN and/CC had/VBD lifted/VBN her/PRP$ out/IN of/IN the/DT saddle./NN She/PRP clung/VBD to/TO him/PRP for/IN the/DT barest/NN moment,/NN trembling/VBG with/IN fear/NN and/CC excitement,/NN before/IN turning/VBG to/TO examine/VB Panchito,/NNP from/IN whom/WP Pablo/NNP had/VBD already/RB stripped/VBN the/DT saddle./NN He/PRP was/VBD badly/RB blown,/VBN as/IN trembly/RB as/IN the/DT girl/NN herself,/, and/CC dripping/VBG with/IN sweat,/NN but/CC when/WRB Pablo/NNP slipped/VBD the/DT headstall/NN on/IN him/PRP and/CC commenced/VBD to/TO walk/VB him/PRP up/RB and/CC down/RB to/TO $cool/VB him/PRP out,"/IN Don/NNP Mike's/NNP critical/JJ eye/NN failed/VBD to/TO observe/VB any/DT evil/JJ effects/NNS from/IN the/DT long/JJ and/CC unaccustomed/JJ race./NN John/NNP Parker/NNP came/VBD down/RP out/IN of/IN the/DT grand/JJ stand,/NN his/PRP$ thumb/NN still/RB tightly/RB pressing/VBG the/DT stem/NN of/IN his/PRP$ stop-watch,/NN which/WDT he/PRP thrust/VBD under/IN Farrel's/NNP nose./, $Look,/IN you/PRP star-spangled/VBD ignoramus,/VBN look,"/IN he/PRP yelled./VBD $You/PRP own/VB a/DT horse/NN that's/IN fit/NN to/TO win/VB the/DT Melbourne/NNP Cup/NNP or/CC the/DT American/JJ Derby,/NNP and/CC you/PRP don't/VBP know/VB it./PRP What/WP do/VBP you/PRP want/VB for/IN him?/PRP Give/VB you/PRP ten/CD thousand/CD for/IN him/PRP this/DT minute$and/NN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB so/RB certain/JJ that/IN race/NN hasn't/VBP hurt/VBN him."$Oh,/IN I/PRP don't/RB want/VBP to/TO sell/VB Panchito./NNP I/PRP can/MD make/VB this/DT ranch/NN pay/NN ten/CD thousand/CD dollars,/NNS but/CC I/PRP cannot/MD breed/VB another/DT Panchito/NNP on/IN it."$Farrel,/PRP if/IN you/PRP refuse/VBP to/TO sell/VB me/PRP that/DT horse/NN I'm/NN going/VBG to/TO sit/VB right/RB down/IN here/RB and/CC weep,/VB Son,/NNP I/PRP don't/VBP knave/VB a/DT soul/NN on/IN earth/NN who/WP can/MD use/VB twelve$yes,/CD fifteen$thousand/CD dollars/NNS handier/JJR than/IN you/PRP can."Don/MD Mike/NNP smiled/VBD his/PRP$ lazy,/JJ tantalizing/JJ smile./NN $I/NNS might/MD as/RB well/RB be/VB broke/JJ as/IN the/DT way/NN I/PRP am,"/VBP he/PRP protested./VBD $What's/IN a/DT paltry/NN fifteen/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS to/TO a/DT man/NN who/WP needs/VBZ half/PDT a/DT million?/JJ Mr./NNP Parker,/NNP my/PRP$ horse/NN is/VBZ not/RB for/IN sale/NN at/IN any/DT price."$You/NNS mean/VBP that?"/IN $Absolutely."John/NNP Parker/NNP sighed./NN Since/IN that/DT distant/JJ day/NN when/WRB he/PRP had/VBD decided/VBN that/IN he/PRP could/MD afford/VB such/JJ a/DT luxury,/NN his/PRP$ greatest/JJS delight/NN had/VBD been/VBN in/IN owning/VBG and/CC $fussing"/VBG with/IN a/DT few/JJ really/RB great/JJ race-horses./NN He/PRP had/VBD owned/VBN some/DT famous/JJ sprinters,/NN but/CC his/PRP$ knowledge/NN of/IN the/DT racing/NN game/NN had/VBD convinced/VBN him/PRP that,/RB could/MD he/PRP but/CC acquire/VB Panchito,/NNP he/PRP would/MD be/VB the/DT owner/NN of/IN a/DT true/JJ king/NN of/IN the/DT turf./JJ The/DT assurance/NN that,/IN with/IN all/DT 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for/IN the/DT biggest/JJS event/NN of/IN the/DT year./NNP And/CC then!/DT Oh,/NNP how/WRB I/PRP would/MD steal/VB the/DT Derby/NNP from/IN John/NNP H./NNP Hatfield/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ four-year-old/JJ wonder./NN I/PRP owe/VBP Hatfield/NNP a/DT poke/VBD anyhow./DT We/PRP went/VBD raiding/VBG together/RB once/RB and/CC the/DT old/JJ sinner/NN double-crossed/JJ me."$Who/NN is/VBZ John/NNP H./NNP Hatfield?"/NNP Don/NNP Mike/NNP queried/VBD mildly./. $Oh,/VBN he's/IN an/DT aged/VBN sinner/NN down/IN in/IN Wall/NNP Street./NNP He/PRP works/VBZ hard/JJ to/TO make/VB the/DT New/NNP Yorkers/NNP support/NN his/PRP$ racing/VBG stables./NN Poor/NNP old/JJ John!/NNP All/DT he/PRP has/VBZ is/VBZ some/DT money/NN and/CC one/NN rather/RB good/JJ horse."$And/NN you/PRP wish/VBP to/TO police/VB this/DT Hatfield/NNP person,/NN sir?"/NN $If/IN I/PRP could,/MD I'd/NNP die/VBP happy,/JJ Farrel."$Very/NNP well./, Send/NNP for/IN your/PRP$ old/JJ trainer,/NN train/NN Panchito,/NNP try/VBP him/PRP out/RP a/DT 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One/CD may/MD trust/VB them/PRP implicitly./RP They/PRP always/RB pay/VBP their/PRP$ losses$what/WP you/PRP call/VBP true/JJ blue/JJ sports./NN They/PRP have/VBP much/JJ money/NN and/CC it/PRP is/VBZ their/PRP$ business/NN in/IN life/NN to/TO take/VB bets./JJR These/DT two/CD gentlemen/NNS are/VBP convinced/VBN that/IN your/PRP$ horse,/NN Panchito,/NNP cannot/, possibly/RB win/VB this/DT race/NN and/CC they/PRP are/VBP prepared/VBN to/TO offer/VB you/PRP odds/NNS of/IN ten/CD to/TO one/CD for/IN as/RB much/JJ money/NN as/IN the/DT se$or/JJ cares/NNS to/TO bet./DT They/PRP will/MD not/RB move/VB from/IN your/PRP$ side/NN until/IN the/DT race/NN is/VBZ run/VBN and/CC the/DT bet/NN decided./VBD The/DT odds/NNS they/PRP offer/VBP you/PRP are/VBP greater/JJR than/IN you/PRP can/MD secure/VB playing/VBG your/PRP$ money/NN in/IN the/DT Mutuel."Don/NNP Mike/NNP halted/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ tracks./NN $I/NNS have/VBP heard/VBN of/IN such/JJ men./NN I/PRP observed/VBD the/DT two/CD who/WP 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up./. No/DT chance,/NN I/PRP tell/VBP you./PRP Forget/VB it."Don/IN Mike,/NNP returning/VBG from/IN the/DT paddock/NN after/IN saddling/VBG Panchito/NNP and/CC giving/VBG Allesandro/NNP his/PRP$ final/JJ instructions,/NN sat/VBD majestically/RB in/IN his/PRP$ seat,/NN but/CC Father/NNP Dominic,/NNP Brother/NNP Anthony,/NNP Pablo/NNP and/CC Carolina/NNP paid/VBN vociferous/JJ tribute/NN to/TO their/PRP$ favorite/JJ and/CC the/DT little/JJ lad/NN who/WP rode/VBD him./PRP Allesandro's/NNP swarthy/JJ hands/NNS and/CC face/NN were/VBD sharply/RB outlined/VBN against/IN a/DT plain/JJ white/JJ jockey/NN suit;/NN somebody/NN had/VBD loaned/VBN him/PRP a/DT pair/NN of/IN riding/VBG boots/NNS and/CC a/DT cap/NN of/IN red,/JJ white/JJ and/CC blue/JJ silk./NN This/DT much/RB had/VBD Don/NNP Mike/NNP sacrificed/VBD for/IN convention,/NN but/CC not/RB the/DT willow/JJ switch./NN Allesandrowaved/VBD it/PRP at/IN his/PRP$ master/NN and/CC his/PRP$ grandparents/NNS as/IN he/PRP filed/VBD past./NN Pablo/NNP stood/VBD up/RB and/CC roared/VBD in/IN English/NNP :/: $Kai!/NNP Allesandro!/NNP Eef/NN you/PRP don'/RB win/VBP those/DT race/NN you/PRP gran'father/JJ hee's/NNS goin'/VBG cut/VBN you/PRP throat/NN sure./VBD I/PRP look/VBP to/TO you/PRP all/PDT the/DT time,/NN muchacho./MD You/PRP keep/VB the/DT mind/NN on/IN the/DT bus-i-ness./NN You/PRP hear,/VBP Allesandro/NNP mio?"Allesandro/NN nodded,/VBD the/DT crowd/NN laughed/VBD and/CC the/DT horses/NNS went/VBD to/TO the/DT post./NN They/PRP were/VBD at/IN the/DT post/NN a/DT minute,/NN but/CC got/VBD away/RB to/TO a/DT perfect/JJ start./NN $Sancho/NNP Panza/NNP leads/VBZ on/IN Panchito!"/NNP the/DT book-maker,/NN Joe,/NNP declared/VBD as/IN the/DT field/NN swept/VBD past/IN the/DT grand-stand./NNP He/PRP was/VBD following/VBG the/DT flying/VBG horses/NNS through/IN his/PRP$ racing/VBG glasses./FW $Quarter/NN horse,"/NN he/PRP informed/VBD his/PRP$ companion./NN $Beat/IN the/DT gate/NN like/IN a/DT shot/NN out/IN of/IN a/DT gun./NN King/NNP Agrippa,/NNP the/DT favorite,/JJ second/JJ by/IN two/CD lengths,/NNS Sir/NNP Galahad/NNP third./, At/IN the/DT quarter!/NN Panchito/NNP leads/VBZ by/IN half/NN a/DT length,/NN Sir/NNP Galahad/NNP second,/JJ King/NNP Agrippa/NNP third!/, At/IN the/DT half!/NN Sir/NNP Galahad/NNP first,/, Panchito/NNP second,/NNS King/NNP Agrippa/NNP third!/, At/IN the/DT three-quarter/NN pole!/NNS King/NNP Agrippa/NNP first,/JJ Panchito/NNP second,/NNS Polly/NNP P./NNP third./, Galahad's/NNP out/IN of/IN it./DT Polly/NNP P's/NNP making/VBG her/PRP$ spurt,/NN but/CC she/PRP can't/MD last./, Into/IN the/DT stretch/NN with/IN Panchito/NNP on/IN the/DT rail/NN and/CC coming/VBG like/IN he'd/JJ been/VBN sent/VBN for/IN and/CC delayed./VBN Oh,/NNP Lord,/NNP Jim,/NNP that's/IN a/DT horse$and/NN we/PRP thought/VBD he/PRP was/VBD a/DT goat!/NN Look/VB at/IN him/PRP come!/. He's/. an/DT open/JJ length/NN in/IN front/NN of/IN Agrippa/NNP and/CC the/DT cholo/NN hasn't/, used/VBN his/PRP$ willow/JJ switch./NN Jim,/NNP we're/VBD sent/VBN to/TO the/DT cleaner's$$It/NN was/VBD a/DT Mexican/JJ race-track,/NN but/CC the/DT audience/NN was/VBD American/NNP and/CC it/PRP is/VBZ the/DT habit/NN of/IN Americans/NNPS to/TO cheer/VB a/DT winner,/NN regardless/RB of/IN how/WRB they/PRP have/VBP bet/VBN their/PRP$ money./'' A/DT great/JJ sigh/NN went/VBD up/RB from/IN the/DT big/JJ holiday/NN crowd./NN Then,/NNP $Panchito!/NNP Come/VB on,/RB you/PRP Panchito!/NNP Come/VB on,At/IN the/DT paddock/NN the/DT gallant/NN King/NNP Agrippa/NNP gave/VBD of/IN the/DT last/JJ and/CC the/DT best/JJS that/WDT was/VBD in/IN him/PRP and/CC closed/VBD the/DT gap/NN in/IN a/DT dozen/NN furious/JJ jumps/NNS until,/IN as/IN the/DT field/NN swept/VBD past/IN the/DT grand-stand,/JJ Panchito/NNP and/CC King/NNP Agrippa/NNP were/VBD for/IN a/DT few/JJ seconds/NNS on/IN such/JJ even/JJ terms/NNS that/IN a/DT sudden/JJ hush/NN fell/VBD on/IN the/DT race-mad/JJ crowd./NN Would/MD this/DT be/VB a/DT dead/JJ heat?/NN Would/MD this/DT unknown/JJ Panchito,/NNP fresh/JJ from/IN the/DT cattle/NNS ranges,/VBD divide/NN first/JJ money/NN with/IN the/DT favorite?"/NN [sic]The/IN silence/NN was/VBD broken/VBN by/IN a/DT terrible/JJ cry/NN from/IN Pablo/NNP Artelan./NNP $Allesandro!/NNP I/PRP cut/VBD your/PRP$ throat!"Whether/NN Allesandro/NNP heard/VBD the/DT warning/NN or/CC whether/IN he/PRP had/VBD decided/VBN that/IN affairs/NNS had/VBD assumed/VBN a/DT dangerous/JJ pass,/NN matters/VBZ not./DT He/PRP rose/VBD a/DT trifle/NN in/IN his/PRP$ saddle,/NN leaned/VBD far/RB out/IN on/IN Panchito's/NNP withers/NNS and/CC delivered/VBD himself/PRP of/IN a/DT tribal/JJ yell./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT cry/NN meant/VBD for/IN Panchito,/NNP and/CC evidently/RB Panchito/NNP understood,/IN for/IN he/PRP responded/VBD with/IN the/DT only/JJ answer/NN a/DT gallant/NN race-horse/NN has/VBZ for/IN such/JJ occasions./NN A/DT hundred/CD feet/NNS from/IN the/DT wire/NN King/NNP Agrippa's/NNP wide-flung/JJ nostrils/NNS were/VBD at/IN Panchito's/NNP saddle/NN girth;/NN under/IN the/DT stimulus/NN of/IN a/DT rain/NN of/IN blows/NNS he/PRP closed/VBD the/DT gap/NN again,/IN only/RB to/TO drop/VB back/RB and/CC finish/VB with/IN daylight/NN showing/VBG between/IN his/PRP$ head/NN and/CC Panchito's/NNP flowing/VBG tail./NN Father/NNP Dominic/NNP stood/VBD gazing/VBG down/IN the/DT track./NN He/PRP was/VBD trembling/VBG violently./NN Brother/NNP Anthony/NNP turned/VBD lackluster/JJ eyes/NNS toward/IN Farrel./NNP $You/. win,/NNS Brother/. Anthony,"/NNP Don/NNP Mike/NNP said/VBD quietly./NN $How/NNP good/JJ is/VBZ God,"/NNP murmured/VBD Brother/NNP Anthony./NNP $He/NNP has/VBZ granted/VBN me/PRP a/DT joy/NN altogether/RB beyond/IN my/PRP$ deserts./NN And/CC the/DT joy/NN is/VBZ sufficient./VBG The/DT money/NN will/MD buya/VB few/JJ shingles/NNS for/IN our/PRP$ roof."/NNS He/PRP slumped/VBD down/RP in/IN his/PRP$ seat/NN and/CC wiped/VBD away/RB great/JJ tears./NN Pablo/NNP waited/VBD not/RB for/IN congratulations/NNS or/CC exaltations,/NN but/CC scrambled/VBD down/RB through/IN the/DT grand-stand/NN to/TO the/DT railing,/NN climbed/VBD over/IN it/PRP and/CC dropped/VBD down/RB into/IN the/DT track,/NN along/IN which/WDT he/PRP jogged/VBD until/IN he/PRP met/VBD Allesandro/NNP galloping/VBG slowly/RB back/RB with/IN Panchito./NNP $Little/NNP treasure/NN of/IN the/DT world,"/NN he/PRP cried/VBD to/TO the/DT boy,/NN $I/NN am/VBP happy/JJ that/IN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB have/VB to/TO cut/VB your/PRP$ throat,"/NN and/CC he/PRP lifted/VBD Allesandro/NNP out/IN of/IN the/DT saddle/NN and/CC pressed/VBD him/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ heart./NN That/DT was/VBD the/DT faint/JJ strain/NN of/IN Catalonian/JJ blood/NN in/IN Pablo./NNP Up/IN in/IN the/DT grand-stand/NN Carolina,/NNP in/IN her/PRP$ great/JJ excitement,/NN forgot/VBD that/IN she/PRP was/VBD Farrel's/NNP cook./. When/WRB he/PRP was/VBD a/DT baby/NN she/PRP had/VBD nursed/VBN him/PRP and/CC she/PRP loved/VBD him/PRP for/IN that./DT So/IN she/PRP waddled/VBD down/RB to/TO him/PRP with/IN beaming/VBG eyes$and/NN he/PRP patted/VBD her/PRP$ cheek./NN $Father/NN Dominic,"/NNP Don/NNP Mike/NNP called/VBD to/TO the/DT old/JJ friar,/NN $your/IN Mission/NNP Restoration/NNP Fund/NNP has/VBZ been/VBN increased/VBN ten/CD thousand/CD dollars."$So?"/NNS the/DT gentle/JJ old/JJ man/NN echoed./VBD $Behold,/RB Miguel,/IN the/DT goodness/NN of/IN God./NNP He/PRP willed/VBD that/IN Panchito/NNP should/MD save/VB for/IN you/PRP from/IN the/DT heathen/NN one/CD little/JJ portion/NN of/IN our/PRP$ dear/JJ land;/NN He/PRP was/VBD pleased/VBN to/TO answer/VB my/PRP$ prayers/NNS of/IN fifty/CD years/NNS that/IN I/PRP be/VB permitted/VBN to/TO live/VB until/IN I/PRP had/VBD restored/VBN the/DT Mission/NNP of/IN our/PRP$ Mother/NN of/IN Sorrows."/NNP He/PRP closed/VBD his/PRP$ eyes./NN $So/IN many/JJ long/JJ years/NNS the/DT priest,"/NN he/PRP murmured./VBD $so/RB many/JJ long/JJ years/NNS !/. And/CC I/PRP am/VBP base/JJ enough/JJ to/TO be/VB happy/JJ in/IN worldly/RB pleasures./, I/PRP am/VBP still/RB a/DT little/JJ old/JJ devil."Don/NN Mike/NNP turned/VBD to/TO the/DT stunned/JJ book-makers./NN $For/IN some/DT reason/NN best/RB known/VBN to/TO yourselves,"/VB he/PRP addressed/VBD them/PRP in/IN English,/NNP bowing/VBG graciously,/NN $you/RB two/CD gentlemen/NNS have/VBP seen/VBN fit/NN to/TO do/VB business/NN with/IN me/PRP through/IN this/DT excellent/JJ representative/NN of/IN the/DT civil/JJ authority/NN of/IN Tia/NNP Juana./NNP We/PRP will/MD dispense/VB with/IN his/PRP$ services,/NN if/IN you/PRP have/VBP no/DT objection./NN Here,/IN my/PRP$ good/JJ fellow,"/NN he/PRP added,/VBD and/CC handed/VBD the/DT policeman/NN a/DT ten-dollar/JJ bill./NN $You're/NN not/RB a/DT Mexican./NNP You're/NNP an/DT American,"/NNP the/DT book-maker/NN Joe/NNP cried/VBD accusingly,/RB $although/IN you/PRP bragged/VBD like/IN a/DT Mexican."$Quite/NNP right./NN I/PRP never/RB claimed/VBD 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judges/NNS first,/RB Senor/NNP Farrel."/NNP $By/IN all/DT means."$You/PRP bet/VBP we/PRP will./MD The/DT judges/NNS smell/VBP a/DT rat,/NN already./RB The/DT winning/VBG numbers/NNS haven't/VBP been/VBN posted/VBN yet."As/IN Don/NNP Mike/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ retinue/VBP passed/VBN the/DT Parker/NNP box,/NN John/NNP Parker/NNP and/CC Danny/NNP Leighton/NNP fell/VBD in/IN behind/IN them/PRP and/CC followed/VBD to/TO the/DT judges'/NNS stand./VBP Five/CD minutes/NNS later/RB the/DT anxious/JJ crowd/NN saw/VBD Panchito's/NNP number/NN go/VBP up/RP as/IN the/DT winner./NN Don/NNP Mike's/NNP frank/JJ explanation/NN that/IN he/PRP had/VBD deceived/VBN nobody,/NN but/CC had,/NN by/IN refraining/VBG from/IN doing/VBG things/NNS in/IN the/DT usual/JJ manner,/NN induced/VBD the/DT public/JJ to/TO deceive/JJ itselfand/CC refrain/VB from/IN betting/VBG on/IN Panchito,/NNP could/MD not/RB be/VB gainsaid$particularly/RB when/WRB an/DT inspection/NN of/IN the/DT records/NNS at/IN the/DT betting/VBG 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timber./NN At/IN the/DT first/JJ graying/NN in/IN the/DT east/JJ he/PRP was/VBD on/IN the/DT trail/NN again,/RB for/IN this/DT day's/JJ march/NN was/VBD to/TO be/VB a/DT forced/VBN one./NNP His/PRP$ stock/NN had/VBD not/RB eaten/VBN the/DT day/NN previous,/RB and/CC he/PRP was/VBD anxious/JJ to/TO camp/NN that/IN night/NN below/IN the/DT snow-line/NN on/IN the/DT western/JJ slope/NN of/IN the/DT pass,/NN where/WRB his/PRP$ jaded/JJ animals/NNS would/MD again/RB find/VB grass./NNP He/PRP walked,/VBD leading/VBG Pathfinder/NN and/CC gnawing/NN on/IN jerked/VBN venison/NN for/IN his/PRP$ breakfast./NN The/DT footprints/NNS of/IN the/DT man/NN ahead/RB still/RB showed/VBD plainly/RB in/IN the/DT snow,/NN and/CC while/IN they/PRP gave/VBD no/DT indication/NN of/IN exhaustion/NN or/CC a/DT slackening/NN of/IN pace,/NN D'Arcy/NNP presently/RB had/VBD indubitable/JJ evidence/NN that/IN he/PRP was/VBD catching/VBG up/RP with/IN the/DT man./NN The/DT snow-crystals/NNS that/IN fringed/JJ his/PRP$ footprints/NNS were/VBD not/RB frozen/VBN solid,/NN and/CC once/RB D'Arcy/NNP saw/VBD a/DT tiny/JJ wisp/NN of/IN smoke/NN rising/VBG out/RB of/IN the/DT snow;/NN upon/IN investigation/NN he/PRP discovered/VBD it/PRP to/TO be/VB the/DT dottle/NN from/IN a/DT pipe/NN recently/RB emptied./VBN From/IN time/NN to/TO time/NN D'Arcy/NNP halted/VBD to/TO rub/VB his/PRP$ eyes,/NN for/IN the/DT glare/NN of/IN the/DT sun/NN on/IN the/DT snow-field/NN was/VBD causing/VBG them/PRP to/TO smart/JJ and/CC water./DT He/PRP drew/VBD his/PRP$ hat/NN well/RB down/IN and/CC stepped/VBD resolutely/RB forward./VBN Suddenly/RB a/DT rifle-shot/NN echoed/VBD through/IN the/DT pass/NN and/CC a/DT bullet/NN ripped/VBD through/IN the/DT heavy/JJ mass/NN of/IN hair/NN at/IN the/DT base/NN of/IN D'Arcy's/NNP neck./, "A/NNP miss/NN is/VBZ as/RB good/JJ as/IN a/DT mile,"/NN he/PRP decided,/VBD his/PRP$ start/NN of/IN surprise/NN over,/, and/CC gazed/VBD about/IN him./PRP Up/IN the/DT hillside/NN he/PRP saw/VBD a/DT little/JJ thicket/NN of/IN young/JJ mountain/NN cedar/NN with/IN a/DT thin/JJ wisp/NN of/IN white/JJ smoke/NN floating/VBG out/RB of/IN it./DT Instantly/RB he/PRP mounted/VBD Pathfinder,/NNP drew/VBD his/PRP$ pistol/NN and/CC charged/VBD the/DT thicket,/JJ firing/NN into/IN it/PRP when/WRB in/IN range./NN "Don't/NN shoot!/NN For/IN God's/NNP sake,/NN don't!"/VBD a/DT man's/JJ voice/NN shrilled./VBD "Very/JJ well./, Come/VB out/RP with/IN both/DT hands/NNS above/IN your/PRP$ head./NN Leave/VB your/PRP$ rifle/NN there./. I'll/'' get/VB it/PRP presently."The/DT thicket/NN parted/VBD and/CC Alvah/NNP Cannon/NNP emerged,/VBD hands/NNS uplifted,/IN blinking/NN in/IN the/DT strong/JJ sunlight./NN "I/CC suppose/VB you/PRP coveted/VBN my/PRP$ animals/NNS and/CC equipment,"/JJ Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP suggested/VBD almost/RB plaintively./NN "I'm/JJ hungry/JJ and/CC half/DT blind/JJ and/CC half/NN crazy,/VBD Mr.--er--""D'Arcy,/NNP Friend/NNP Cannon,/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy.""Forgive/NNP me,/, Mr./NNP D'Arcy.""Certainly,/NNP you/PRP superb/JJ ass,/NN certainly./. But/CC I'll/NNP keep/VBP an/DT eye/NN on/IN you/PRP for/IN all/DT that./DT Go/VB back/RB and/CC pick/VB up/RP your/PRP$ rifle./NN No/DT time/NN for/IN mooning,/NN Friend/NNP Cannon./NNP We/PRP must/MD push/VB on/IN to/TO grass/NN tonight./NN Have/VBP some/DT of/IN this/DT jerked/VBD venison?/RB It/PRP will/MD stay/VB your/PRP$ hunger/NN pangs/NNS until/IN I/PRP can/MD prepare/VB a/DT good/JJ dinner."Cannon/NN hung/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "You're/RB mighty/JJ kind/NN to/TO me,/VB friend--""You/NNS conceited/VBN jackdaw!/NN In/IN the/DT event/NN of/IN more/JJR Indians,/IN two/CD rifles/NNS are/VBP better/JJR than/IN one,/NNS are/VBP they/PRP not?/RB Besides,/IN you/PRP know/VBP this/DT country/NN and/CC I/PRP do/VBP not./RB It's/PRP a/DT fine/JJ large/JJ country,/NN and/CC I/PRP think/VBP there's/DT room/NN for/IN both/DT of/IN us,/NNS provided/VBN you/PRP behave.""I/RB will,/, Mr./NNP D'Arcy,/NNP I/PRP will,"/MD Cannon/NNP promised/VBD fervently./NNP "To/NNP err/NN is/VBZ human,/JJ to/TO forgive/VB divine,/NN as/IN the/DT Good/NNP Book/NNP says.""I/RB imagine/VB you/PRP might/MD not/RB have/VB erred/VBN if/IN you/PRP hadn't/VBP been/VBN suffering/VBG from/IN a/DT touch/NN of/IN snow/NN ophthalmia./NN Ordinarily/RB you/PRP would/MD never/RB have/VB missed/VBN me/PRP at/IN such/JJ short/JJ range,/NN I/PRP dare/MD say./VB By/IN the/DT way,/NN how/WRB did/VBD you/PRP manage/VB to/TO escape/VB that/DT massacre/NN back/RB in/IN the/DT valley?""I'd/NN left/VBD camp/NN to/TO kill/VB an/DT elk/NN for/IN our/PRP$ party,/NN and/CC while/IN I/PRP was/VBD away/RB the/DT Indians/NNPS attacked./. When/WRB I/PRP got/VBD back/RB I/PRP found/VBD what/WP you/PRP found;/VBD I/PRP couldn't/MD do/VB nothin',/RB so/RB I--I--just/JJ kept/VBD on.""Well,/RB dubious/JJ as/IN your/PRP$ society/NN must/MD be,/VB Friend/NNP Cannon,/NNP I'm/NNP grateful/JJ for/IN it./NN Indeed,/NNP I'm/NNP fairly/RB madfor/JJ human/NN society,/NN but/CC if/IN I/PRP cannot/MD get/VB that,/DT inhuman/JJ society/NN will/MD do./RP Where/WRB were/VBD you/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ party/NN bound?""To/NN trap/NN in/IN the/DT Tulares.""Ah!/NNP I/PRP take/VBP it,/PRP then,/, you/PRP know/VBP your/PRP$ way/NN about/IN the/DT Tulares.""I've/NN trapped/VBN there/RB two/CD years.""You/NNS can/MD lead/VB me/PRP to/TO the/DT Spanish/JJ settlements/NNS on/IN the/DT Pacific/NNP shore?""Happy/JJ to,/, Mr./NNP D'Arcy.""Thank/NNP you./, I/PRP accept/VBP your/PRP$ guidance./NN By/IN the/DT way,/JJ hand/NN me/PRP your/PRP$ powder-horn./NN I/PRP have/VBP never/RB heard/VBN of/IN a/DT rifle/NN doing/VBG much/JJ damage/NN unless/IN primed/VBN with/IN powder./DT $/$ Thank/VB you,/PRP$ my/PRP$ friend./NN You/PRP have/VBP a/DT pistol./NN Hand/NNP that/IN over,/JJ too.""It's/NNS empty,/VBP Mr./NNP D'Arcy./NNP My/PRP$ pistol/NN balls/NNS I/PRP left/VBD in/IN camp,/NN and/CC while/IN the/DT weapon/NN was/VBD loaded/VBN then,/DT I've/NN used/VBD every/DT charge/NN to/TO kill/VB sage-hens/NNS and/CC rabbits."D'Arcy/NN examined/VBD the/DT gun/NN and/CC discovered/VBD his/PRP$ prisoner/NN had/VBD not/RB lied./VBN He/PRP smiled/VBD grimly./VBG "Evidently/RB you're/JJ handier/NN with/IN a/DT pistol/NN than/IN with/IN a/DT rifle."Cannon/NN nodded,/RB a/DT bit/NN jauntily,/, now/RB that/IN he/PRP was/VBD convinced/VBN his/PRP$ life/NN would/MD not/RB be/VB forfeit/JJ because/IN of/IN his/PRP$ treachery./NN "As/IN a/DT traveling/VBG companion/NN you'll/NN prove/VB a/DT bit/NN of/IN an/DT embarrassment,/NN I'm/IN thinking./DT Well,/NNP no/DT matter./NN Your/PRP$ presence/NN will/MD make/VB the/DT journey/NN all/RB the/DT more/JJR interesting./NN How/WRB far/RB had/VBD you/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ party/NN come/VB when/WRB I/PRP first/RB met/VBD you?""From/IN the/DT Mormon/NNP settlement/NN on/IN Great/NNP Salt/NNP Lake./NNP Where/WRB do/VBP you/PRP hail/VBP from?""I/PRP have/VBP ridden/VBN from/IN Springfield,/NNP Illinois."Cannon/NNP stared/VBD incredulously./VBG "Meet/NNP any/DT Indians?""Hundreds./NNP Fine/NNP fellows./VBD Nature's/NNP noblemen./JJS Poor/NNP divils!/JJ They/PRP haven't/VBP encountered/VBN sufficientwhite/JJ men/NNS as/IN yet/RB to/TO know/VB any/DT better/JJR than/IN to/TO behave./VB A/DT man/NN couldn't/MD find/VB grander/NN hospitality/NN in/IN county/NN Galway.""I/NNP don't/VBD understand/VB how/WRB you/PRP got/VBD through.""I'm/IN lucky--and/NN careful.""Any/NN friends/NNS in/IN Californy?""Divil/NNP a/DT one.""What/WP you/PRP intend/VBP doin'/NN when/WRB you/PRP git/VBP thar?""Lord/IN knows./VBG They/PRP tell/VBP me,/PRP however,/RB 'tis/VBZ a/DT grand/JJ country/NN for/IN a/DT poor/JJ man/NN to/TO get/VB his/PRP$ start.""Can/JJ that/IN horse/NN o'/IN yourn/NN run?""Like/NN a/DT hare./NN There's/RB not/RB a/DT drop/NN of/IN cold/JJ blood/NN in/IN him,/NNS and/CC he/PRP has/VBZ yet/RB to/TO meet/VB the/DT horse/NN that/IN didn't/RB have/VB a/DT look/NN at/IN the/DT tail/NN of/IN him./PRP He's/IN five/CD years/NNS old/JJ come/VBP Christmas/NNP day/NN next.""Then/RB take/VB my/PRP$ advice/NN and/CC do/VB some/DT horse-racing./NN Them/PRP greasers'll/JJ bet/VB their/PRP$ last/JJ cow/NN on/IN a/DT horse-race./NN It's/IN the/DT main/JJ sport/NN at/IN Monterey.""Indeed./NNP Well,/NNP now,/, that's/DT interesting./. What/WP distances/NNS do/VBP they/PRP run?""Most/VB of/IN their/PRP$ nags/NNS are/VBP quarter-horses;/JJ some/DT have/VBP enough/RB blood/NN to/TO run/VB the/DT half,/NN and/CC there/EX are/VBP mebbe/RB two/CD or/CC three/CD horses/NNS that/DT race/NN at/IN the/DT mile.""With/NN the/DT help/NN of/IN God/NNP and/CC Pathfinder/NNP here/RB I/PRP believe/VBP I'll/NNP go/VB into/IN the/DT cattle/NNS business,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP replied,/NN gravely/RB humorous./VBD "There's/RB an/DT easier/JJR way/NN than/IN that,"/DT Cannon/NNP suggested,/NN "if/IN you/PRP speak/VBP their/PRP$ lingo."D'Arcy/NN nodded./VBG "Why?"Cannon's/NNP hard/JJ face/NN wore/VBD a/DT smirk./NN "Marry/IN a/DT cattle/NNS ranch,"/NN he/PRP suggested./VBD D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD no/DT reply/NN to/TO this./DT It/PRP occurred/VBD to/TO him/PRP that/IN Cannon/NNP was/VBD presumptuous/JJ and/CC it/PRP was/VBD far/RB from/IN his/PRP$ intention/NN to/TO permit/VB the/DT slightest/JJS familiarity./NN They/PRP walked/VBD in/IN silence/NN the/DT remainder/NN of/IN that/DT day./NN At/IN dusk/NN they/PRP were/VBD far/RB enough/RB down/IN the/DT western/JJ slope/NN of/IN Walker's/NNP Pass/NNP to/TO find/VB grazing/JJ for/IN the/DT stock,/NN so/IN they/PRP camped/VBD there./DT During/IN the/DT day/NN D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD shot/VBN two/CD grouse/NN and/CC they/PRP supped/VBD upon/IN these,/DT with/IN flapjacks/NNS and/CC black/JJ coffee,/NN Cannon/NNP doing/VBG the/DT cooking./NN At/IN the/DT conclusion/NN of/IN the/DT meal/NN the/DT fellow/NN glanced/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ captor./NN "Reckon/IN you've/NN forgiven/VBN me,/, Mr./NNP D'Arcy?"The/NNP exile/NN from/IN Erin/NNP laughed/VBD and/CC tossed/VBD him/PRP over/RP his/PRP$ plug/NN of/IN tobacco,/NN which/WDT Cannon/NNP received/VBD gratefully./NN "I/NNS have/VBP to/TO forgive/VB you,/PRP in/IN view/NN of/IN the/DT fact/NN that/IN there/EX is/VBZ no/DT law/NN here--and/CC if/IN there/EX was,/VBD where/WRB are/VBP my/PRP$ witnesses?/NN Your/PRP$ word/NN would/MD be/VB as/RB good/JJ as/IN mine.""You're/NN a/DT sensible/JJ feller,"/NN Cannon/NNP decided/VBD approvingly./DT "I/NNP am--for/POS which/WDT reason/NN I/PRP shall/MD tie/VB your/PRP$ hands/NNS behind/IN your/PRP$ back/NN when/WRB you/PRP turn/VBP in/IN for/IN the/DT night./NN I/PRP salvaged/VBD your/PRP$ horse/NN equipment,/NN so/RB you/PRP may/MD roll/VB yourself/PRP in/IN the/DT saddle-blanket/NN and/CC the/DT tarpaulins/NNS from/IN the/DT packs/NNS when/WRB you've/JJ finished/VBD your/PRP$ pipe./NN I/PRP can/MD see/VB in/IN your/PRP$ fishy/NN eye/NN a/DT plan/NN to/TO kill/VB me/PRP and/CC steal/VB my/PRP$ outfit/NN if/IN an/DT opportunity/NN presents/VBZ itself.""I/PRP give/VB you/PRP my/PRP$ word--""I'm/NN a/DT sensible/JJ man./NN Shut/VB up.""But/IN I/PRP can't/MD sleep/VB with/IN my/PRP$ hands/NNS tied/VBN behind/IN me.""Stay/NN awake,/VBP then./DT On/IN second/JJ thought,/IN I/PRP shall/MD tie/VB your/PRP$ ankles/NNS together./. Sleeping/NN men/NNS can/MD still/RB be/VB kicked/VBN to/TO death/NN by/IN a/DT big/JJ lummox/NN like/IN you./PRP And/CC be/VB good/JJ enough/RB to/TO smoke/VB on/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ side/NN of/IN the/DT fire/NN whilst/IN I/PRP amuse/VBP myself."He/PRP produced/VBD a/DT small/JJ tin/NN flute/NN and/CC played/VBD with/IN great/JJ cheerfulness,/NN "I/IN Know/NNP My/NNP Love/NNP by/IN His/PRP$ Way/NN o'/IN Walkin',"/NNP "The/NNP Pretty/NNP Maid/NNP Milkin'/NNP Her/PRP$ Cow,"/NN and/CC "The/DT Bard/NNP of/IN Armagh.""You're/NNP a/DT funny/JJ feller,"/NN Cannon/NNP hazarded./VBD "You/PRP would/MD think/VB so,/NN of/IN course./DT The/DT joke's/NNS on/IN you."/NNP And/CC he/PRP rippled/VBD through/IN "The/DT Wind/NNP That/IN Shakes/NNP the/DT Barley."Cannon/NNP sighed,/NN prepared/VBD his/PRP$ bed/NN and/CC sat/VBD awaiting/VBG the/DT minstrel's/JJ pleasure/NN in/IN the/DT matter/NN of/IN binding/JJ him/PRP for/IN the/DT night./NN "There's/IN two/CD thin/JJ strips/NNS of/IN l$tigo/NN in/IN my/PRP$ saddle/NN pocket./NN Get/VB them/PRP for/IN me,/NN Mr./NNP Cannon,/NNP darlin',/, whilst/IN I/PRP play/VBP for/IN you/PRP 'Owen/. Roe's/NNP Lullaby.'/NNP You/PRP can/MD go/VB to/TO sleep/VB on/IN that."His/DT concert/NN concluded,/NN D'Arcy/NNP bade/NN Cannon/NNP lie/NN on/IN his/PRP$ belly/NN while/IN he/PRP bound/VBD him/PRP securely./RP "To/RB be/VB sure,/VBN you/PRP might/MD chafe/VB that/DT l$tigo/NN on/IN a/DT sharp/JJ bit/NN of/IN rock/NN and/CC cut/VBD it/PRP through/IN before/IN morning,"/NN he/PRP decided,/VBD and/CC tied/VBD a/DT spare/JJ shirt/NN around/IN the/DT bound/VBN hands./NN "Roll/NN over/IN into/IN your/PRP$ bed/NN now/RB and/CC I'll/RB tuck/VBD our/PRP$ little/JJ Baby/NNP Bunting/NNP in,"/, he/PRP commanded/VBD cheerfully./VBG "And/CC remember--the/DT Lord/NNP loveth/VBZ a/DT cheerful/JJ loser,/NN and/CC a/DT game/NN sport/NN never/RB knows/VBZ a/DT regret./NN Good/JJ night."He/NN kicked/VBD off/RP his/PRP$ boots,/NNS rolled/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ blankets/NNS with/IN a/DT great/JJ sigh/NN of/IN contentment,/NN and/CC was/VBD asleep/RB in/IN five/CD minutes./NN Cannon/NNP was/VBD sleeping/VBG so/RB soundly/RB next/JJ morning/NN he/PRP did/VBD not/RB know/VB he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN unbound/JJ until/IN D'Arcy/NNP jerked/VBD the/DT coverings/NNS off/RB and/CC awakened/VBD him/PRP with/IN a/DT not/RB too/RB gentle/JJ spurning/NN with/IN his/PRP$ boot./NN While/IN D'Arcy/NNP prepared/VBD breakfast/NN Cannon/NNP rounded/VBD up/RP the/DT stock,/NN saddled/VBN and/CC packed/VBN them./. That/WDT night/NN they/PRP camped/VBD in/IN a/DT lovely/JJ mountain/NN meadow/NN far/RB below/IN the/DT snow-line,/NN and/CC since/IN there/EX was/VBD an/DT abundance/NN of/IN grass,/NN feed,/NNS and/CC water,/NN and/CC the/DT stock/NN required/VBN food/NN and/CC rest,/NN they/PRP camped/VBD there/RB three/CD days./NN From/IN this/DT point/NN the/DT pass/NN dropped/VBD swiftly/RB toward/IN sea-level,/JJ and/CC presently,/NN from/IN the/DT heights,/NN they/PRP gazed/VBD out/RP above/IN another/DT wonderful/JJ valley,/NN shrouded/VBD in/IN a/DT faint/JJ bluish/NN haze./VBD The/DT prisoner/NN pointed./NN "There/RB are/VBP the/DT Tulares,/NNP Mr./NNP D'Arcy."They/NNP descended,/VBD marching/VBG through/IN an/DT empire/NN of/IN wild/JJ oats/NNS and/CC alfilerilla/NN knee-high,/JJ dotted/VBN with/IN wild/JJ flowers/NNS that/IN distilled/JJ a/DT fragrance/NN upon/IN the/DT land./NN Once/RB more/RBR they/PRP saw/VBD herds/NNS of/IN game,/NN but/CC of/IN humankind/NN there/EX was/VBD no/DT sign./NN "We/NNP cross/NN the/DT Tulares/NNP and/CC skirt/VB the/DT northern/JJ edge/NN of/IN a/DT great/JJ lake/NN that/WDT lies/VBZ off/IN yonder/NN to/TO the/DT westward,/JJ close/NN to/TO those/DT mountains,"/NNS Cannon/NNP announced./. "We/PRP may/MD meet/VB Injuns,/NNP but/CC they're/DT a/DT poor/JJ lot/NN and/CC afraid/JJ o'/IN guns./VBG There's/NNP a/DT desert/NN to/TO cross,/VB but/CC at/IN this/DT season/NN 'tain't/PRP difficult,/JJ and/CC we/PRP can/MD do,/VB it/PRP in/IN a/DT night./NN A/DT pass/NN leads/VBZ through/IN the/DT range/NN to/TO the/DT Mission/NNP San/NNP Miguel."That/MD was/VBD a/DT delightful/JJ march/NN across/IN the/DT Tulares/NNS and/CC even/RB the/DT baneful/JJ presence/NN of/IN Alvah/NNP Cannon/NNP failed/VBD to/TO detract/VB from/IN Dermod/NNP D'Arcy's/NNP enjoyment/NN of/IN the/DT wild/JJ beauty/NN through/IN which/WDT they/PRP had/VBD wandered./VBN In/IN all/DT that/IN vast/JJ country/NN there/EX were/VBD no/DT Spanish/JJ ranchos,/NN the/DT feeble/JJ civilization/NN of/IN Spain/NNP never/RB having/VBG extended/VBN beyond/IN the/DT coastal/JJ plain/NN at/IN the/DT foot/NN of/IN the/DT Coast/NNP Range./NNP They/PRP were/VBD fortunate,/RB too,/RB in/IN not/RB meeting/VBG Indians,/NNP and/CC as/IN they/PRP traveled/VBD by/IN easy/JJ stages,/NN Pathfinder,/NNP Shawneen,/NNP and/CC Michael,/NNP as/IN Cannon/NNP expressed/VBD it,/IN "fleshed/VBN up."/NNS Even/RB in/IN that/DT barren/JJ strip/NN of/IN country/NN now/RB known/VBN as/IN the/DT Kern/NNP desert,/NN grass/NN was/VBD plentiful/JJ and/CC pools/NNS of/IN water/NN from/IN a/DT late/JJ rain/NN lay/VBD in/IN the/DT arroyos,/NN in/IN consequence/NN of/IN which/WDT they/PRP did/VBD not/RB have/VB to/TO travel/VB by/IN night./NN At/IN the/DT western/JJ end/NN of/IN the/DT pass/NN leading/VBG to/TO Mission/NNP San/NNP Miguel/NNP they/PRP came/VBD to/TO the/DT Chalame/NNP Rancho,/NNP where/WRB the/DT hacendado,/NN Se$or/NNP Juan/NNP Barilla,/NNPS gave/VBD them/PRP courteous/JJ and/CC unstinted/JJ welcome./, Here/RB they/PRP rested/VBD three/CD days,/NN Cannon,/NNP at/IN D'Arcy's/NNP suggestion,/VBD faring/VBG with/IN the/DT ranch/NN hands/NNS while/IN the/DT latter/NN occupied/VBD a/DT guest-chamber/NN in/IN the/DT adobe/NN hacienda./NN Cannon/NNP came/VBD to/TO D'Arcy's/NNP room/NN on/IN the/DT morning/NN of/IN their/PRP$ departure./NN "Well,/IN what/WP do/VBP you/PRP want?"/VB D'Arcy/NNP demanded/VBD acidly./NN "You/RB told/VBD me/PRP you/PRP were/VBD a/DT poor/JJ man.""Well?""Don't/NN be/VB in/IN too/RB big/JJ a/DT hurry/NN to/TO leave."/VB The/DT fellow/NN winked/VBD mysteriously./PRP "There's/VBD a/DT surprise/NN comin'.""I/NN like/IN surprises,"/JJ D'Arcy/NNP replied,/NN and/CC waited./VBD Presently/RB an/DT Indian/JJ servant/NN entered,/NN laid/VBN upon/IN the/DT dresser/NN two/CD buckskin/NN bags/NNS and/CC departed/VBD wordlessly./DT Cannon/NNP opened/VBD them/PRP and/CC rolled/VBD out/RP upon/IN the/DT dresser/NN from/IN each/DT fifty/CD dollars/NNS in/IN United/NNP States/NNP gold./NNP "What/NN is/VBZ this/DT for,/JJ Cannon?""For/JJ us,/NN of/IN course.""But/NN why?/NN I,/NN at/IN least,/NNS have/VBP not/RB requested/VBN a/DT loan/NN from/IN our/PRP$ host.""Of/NN course/NN you/PRP hain't,/, but/CC then/RB some/DT of/IN these/DT har/RB Californy/JJ dons/NNS carry/VBP hospitality/NN to/TO the/DT limit./NN You/PRP see,/VBP Mr./NNP D'Arcy,/NNP these/DT greasers/NNS are/VBP always/RB mighty/JJ polite,/NN and/CC Barilla/NNP is/VBZ too/RB polite/JJ to/TO offer/VB the/DT money/NN openly,/NN on/IN account/NN maybe/RB of/IN hurtin'/NN our/PRP$ feelin's./'' So/IN he/PRP just/RB has/VBZ it/PRP left/VBD in/IN the/DT room./NN If/IN we/PRP want/VBP it,/IN we/PRP take/VBP it./PRP If/IN we/PRP don't,/VBP we/PRP leave/VBP it./PRP It's/VBZ up/RP to/TO us,/VB understand?""I/IN understand./NNP Don/NNP Juan/NNP Barilla/NNP is/VBZ too/RB fine/JJ to/TO question/VB us/PRP as/IN to/TO our/PRP$ poverty/NN and/CC too/RB great-hearted/JJ to/TO see/VB us/PRP depart/VB penniless/JJ and/CC perhaps/RB hopeless,/VB from/IN the/DT hospitality/NN of/IN his/PRP$ home./NN If/IN we/PRP accept/VBP this/DT gold/NN I/PRP suppose/VBP there/EX is/VBZ no/DT obligation/NN on/IN our/PRP$ part/NN to/TO return/VB it.""Hell,/IN no./DT These/DT greasers/NNS are/VBP all/DT so/RB rich/JJ they/PRP don't/RB miss/VBP a/DT few/JJ dollars.""I/NNS see./VBD They/PRP are/VBP muy/RB caballero./VBG Well,/NNP it's/IN a/DT long/JJ way/NN from/IN Galway/NNP to/TO the/DT Mission/NNP San/NNP Miguel,/NNP but/CC there/EX are/VBP real/JJ gentlemen/NNS at/IN both/DT ends/NNS of/IN the/DT trail./NN I/PRP could/MD use/VB this/DT money/NN but--I/CC shall/MD not.""Why/RB not,/RB D'Arcy?""I/NNP am/VBP Mr./NNP D'Arcy/NNP to/TO you./PRP Never/RB forget/VB that,/DT animal./RBS And/CC do/VBP not/RB question/VB my/PRP$ motives./NN You/PRP are/VBP too/RB low-bred/JJ to/TO understand/VB them."'"Well,/PRP you/PRP refuse/VBP yours/PRP if/IN you/PRP feel/VBP that/DT way/NN about/IN it,/PRP but/CC I'm/PRP no/DT fine/JJ gentleman./NN I'll/NN take/VBP mine.""Put/NN it/PRP back,/RB you/PRP scum,"/VBP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP roared./VBD "Man,/NNP I'm/NNP clean/JJ busted.""That/NN is/VBZ immaterial./JJ Put/JJ it/PRP back."Cannon/RB met/VBD D'Arcy's/NNP fierce/JJ gaze/NN unflinchingly./RB On/IN the/DT trail/NN he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN meek,/RB servile,/VBN unresisting,/JJ but/CC now/RB that/IN he/PRP found/VBD himself/PRP in/IN civilization/NN he/PRP felt/VBD he/PRP could/MD afford/VB again/RB to/TO be/VB his/PRP$ own/JJ man./NN As/IN the/DT two/CD looked/VBD into/IN each/DT other's/JJ eyes/NNS the/DT thought/NN came/VBD to/TO D'Arcy/NNP that/IN Cannon/NNP was/VBD not/RB without/IN a/DT certain/JJ animal/NN courage./NN "Give/VBP me/PRP that/IN purse,/NN you/PRP filthy/JJ rogue,/NN or/CC but/CC one/CD of/IN us/PRP shall/MD leave/VB this/DT hacienda/NN alive!""So/RB you'd/MD shoot/VB an/DT unarmed/JJ man,/NN would/MD you?""No!/VB I'll/NNP kill/VB you/PRP with/IN my/PRP$ naked/JJ hands."Reluctantly/RB Cannon/NNP handed/VBD him/PRP the/DT purse./NN "Perhaps/RB me/PRP and/CC you'll/JJ meet/VBP again/RB sometime,"/RB he/PRP hinted/VBD darkly./VBG "Well,/RB seein'/VBN as/IN how/WRB I/PRP arrived/VBD afoot,/RB with/IN you/PRP mounted,/, Don/NNP Juan/NNP has/VBZ give/VB me/PRP a/DT mustang/NN to/TO fit/VB my/PRP$ saddle/NN and/CC bridle./NN I/PRP can/MD keep/VB the/DT horse,/NN I/PRP reckon.""I/VBP shall/MD pay/VB for/IN the/DT mustang./NN Horses/NNS must/MD be/VB very/RB cheap/JJ here./. Get/VB out."At/JJ parting,/RB D'Arcy/NNP insisted/VBD upon/IN paying/VBG Don/NNP Juan/NNP Barilla/NNP for/IN the/DT horse./NN "It/NN is/VBZ nothing,"/RB the/DT old/JJ grandee/NN protested./NN "We/NN have/VBP here/RB many/JJ horses/NNS and/CC it/PRP is/VBZ the/DT custom/NN to/TO give/VB all/DT dismounted/VBN guests/NNS a/DT horse.""A/NN sweet/JJ custom,/NN too,/, my/PRP$ host,/NN and/CC grateful/JJ indeed/RB must/MD be/VB the/DT guest/NN whose/WP$ purse/NN is/VBZ too/RB flat/JJ to/TO permit/VB of/IN the/DT purchase/NN of/IN a/DT horse./NN Already/RB we/PRP are/VBP your/PRP$ debtors/NNS for/IN food/NN and/CC shelter;/NN it/PRP will/MD be/VB an/DT added/VBN kindness/NN to/TO permit/VB payment/NN for/IN this/DT horse."Don/NN Juan/NNP Barilla/NNP shrugged/VBD and/CC spread/VBD his/PRP$ hands./NN As/IN you/PRP will,/MD Se$or./NNP The/DT animal/NN is/VBZ costly/JJ at/IN five/CD dollars./, Perhaps/RB if/IN you/PRP will/MD give/VB three/CD dollars,/NNS se$or,/VBD to/TO my/PRP$ majordomo,/NN that/WDT will/MD adjust/VB this/DT argument."D'Arcy/NN gave/VBD five/CD dollars/NNS to/TO the/DT majordomo/NN and/CC departed/VBD from/IN the/DT Chalame/NNP Rancho/NNP with/IN Don/NNP Juan's/NNP benediction,/IN the/DT sweetest/JJS in/IN any/DT language/NN and/CC now,/RB alas,/JJR no/RB longer/RB heard/VBN in/IN California./NNP "Vaya/NNP usted/VBD con/RB Dios./NNP Go/VB you/PRP with/IN God."I/NNP like/IN this/DT country,/NN Cannon,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP announced/VBD as/IN the/DT two/CD jogged/VBD toward/IN Mission/NNP San/NNP Miguel/NNP with/IN Shawneen/NNP and/CC Michael/NNP mincing/NN along/IN in/IN front,/JJ occasionally/RB snatching/VBG mouthfuls/NNS of/IN herbage/NN along/IN the/DT trail./NN "You/PRP won't/VBD like/IN it/PRP very/RB long,/RB curse/VB you!"/PRP Cannon/NNP growled./VBN "I'll/RB make/VBP it/PRP too/RB hot/JJ to/TO hold/VB you.""Braggart,"/PRP$ the/DT Celt/NNP retorted,/NN and/CC got/VBD out/IN his/PRP$ tin/NN flute/NN to/TO beguile/VB the/DT long/JJ miles/NNS with/IN music./NN Where/WRB the/DT trail/NN from/IN the/DT Chalame/NNP cut/VB El/NNP Camino/NNP Real,/NNP the/DT rutted/JJ dusty/JJ highway/NN that/WDT connected/VBD all/DT of/IN the/DT missions/NNS from/IN Sonoma/NNP to/TO San/NNP Diego,/NNP Cannon/NNP pulled/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ horse./NN "I/NNS reckon/VBP I'll/JJ leave/VBP you/PRP here,/RB D'Arcy,"/NNP he/PRP said./VBD "A/DT few/JJ miles/NNS south/RB is/VBZ the/DT Mission/NNP San/NNP Miguel,/NNP but/CC I/PRP aim/VBP to/TO push/VB on/IN to/TO Monterey./NNP Goin'/NNP to/TO give/VB me/PRP back/RB my/PRP$ pistol/NN and/CC rifle?""Certainly./NN Get/VB off/IN your/PRP$ horse./NN I'm/NN also/RB going/VBG to/TO thrash/VB you/PRP for/IN shooting/VBG a/DT lock/NN of/IN hair/NN off/IN my/PRP$ sinful/JJ head./NN My/PRP$ rifle/NN isn't/NN loaded/VBN and/CC I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO remove/VB all/DT the/DT percussion-caps/NNS from/IN my/PRP$ pistols/NNS and/CC put/VBD the/DT caps/NNS in/IN my/PRP$ pocket./NN That/DT precaution/NN is/VBZ taken/VBN in/IN order/NN that,/IN should/MD you/PRP succeed/VB in/IN upsetting/VBG me/PRP temporarily,/IN you/PRP cannot/MD run/VB for/IN a/DT gun/NN and/CC shoot/VB me.""I'm/PRP right/RB glad/JJ to/TO oblige/VB you,/JJ mister,"/NN Cannon/NNP cried/VBD exultantly,/RB and/CC dismounted./VBN "How're/IN we/PRP goin'/VBD to/TO fight?""Your/VB way--as/NNS an/DT animal/NN fights."There,/NN beside/IN El/NNP Camino/NNP Real,/NNP they/PRP fought./VBD But/CC not/RB long./RB As/IN Cannon/NNP rushed/VBD to/TO clinch,/VB he/PRP brought/VBD his/PRP$ right/NN knee/NN up/IN viciously./DT But/CC his/PRP$ opponent's/JJ body/NN was/VBD not/RB there/RB to/TO receive/VB it./PRP A/DT straight/JJ left/NN under/IN the/DT chin/NN tilted/VBD Cannon's/NNP shaggy/JJ head/NN backward,/RB and/CC the/DT shock/NN of/IN the/DT blow,/NN traveling/VBG along/IN his/PRP$ jaw-bone/NN to/TO the/DT brain,/NN sent/VBD him/PRP reeling./VBG Recovering/VBG his/PRP$ balance,/NN he/PRP shielded/VBD his/PRP$ face/NN with/IN his/PRP$ great/JJ arms/NNS and/CC rushed/VBD again,/RB only/RB to/TO have/VB a/DT devil's/NN tattoo/RB beaten/VBN on/IN his/PRP$ unprotected/JJ abdomen;/NN when/WRB he/PRP dropped/VBD his/PRP$ arms/NNS and/CC bent/VBD double,/RB half/RB a/DT dozen/NN wicked/JJ blows/NNS smashed/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ face/NN and/CC straightened/VBD him/PRP up/RP again./RB "Enough!"/IN he/PRP cried,/VBD realizing/VBG the/DT futility/NN of/IN defending/VBG himself/PRP against/IN such/JJ scientific/JJ onslaught./NN "I/RB shall/MD be/VB the/DT judge/NN of/IN that,"/DT D'Arcy/NNP retorted,/NN and/CC walked/VBD around/IN his/PRP$ man,/NN cutting/VBG him,/PRP flattening/VBG his/PRP$ nose,/NN closing/VBG his/PRP$ eyes,/NN loosening/VBG his/PRP$ teeth,/NNS eventually/RB knocking/VBG Cannon/NNP senseless./NN Beside/IN the/DT fallen/JJ man/NN he/PRP tossed/VBD powder-horn,/JJ rifle,/NN and/CC empty/JJ pistol,/NN wiped/VBD his/PRP$ skinned/JJ knuckles/NNS on/IN Cannon's/NNP shirt,/NNS mounted/VBD Pathfinder/NNP and/CC turned/VBD south/RB along/IN El/NNP Camino/NNP Real,/NNP nor/CC cast/VBD one/CD anxious/JJ look/NN behind/IN until/IN a/DT patter/NN of/IN hoofs/NNS caused/VBD him/PRP to/TO do/VB so./DT A/DT horseman/NN was/VBD approaching/VBG at/IN the/DT fast/JJ running/VBG walk/NN to/TO which/WDT California/NNP riders/NNS of/IN that/DT period/NN trained/VBN their/PRP$ mounts,/NN and/CC D'Arcy/NNP saw/VBD that/IN the/DT stranger/NN was/VBD a/DT Hispano-Californian,/JJ evidently/RB of/IN the/DT better/JJR class./NN He/PRP moved/VBD courteously/RB to/TO the/DT side/NN of/IN the/DT trail/NN to/TO permit/VB the/DT man/NN to/TO pass,/VB but/CC instead/RB the/DT latter/NN pulled/VBD up/RP alongside/IN him,/PRP raised/VBD his/PRP$ conical-shaped/JJ hat,/NN fringed/VBN with/IN little/JJ silver/NN bells/NNS on/IN the/DT brim,/NN and/CC said/VBD pleasantly:"Good/JJ afternoon,/IN sir./NN Do/VBP you/PRP speak/VB Spanish?""I/NNP do,/, sir,"/JJ D'Arcy/NNP answered/VBD him/PRP pleasantly,/VB in/IN the/DT same/JJ language./NN "I/NN had/VBD thought,/VBN judging/VBG by/IN your/PRP$ raiment/NN and/CC the/DT manner/NN in/IN which/WDT you/PRP fight,/VBP that/IN you/PRP were/VBD a/DT gringo,/NN but/CC your/PRP$ Spanish/NNP is/VBZ without/IN an/DT accent./NN And/CC now/RB that/IN I/PRP look/VBP closer,/RB I/PRP observe/VBP that/IN you/PRP are/VBP of/IN our/PRP$ people."Dermod/NN D'Arcy/NNP grinned./VBD "I/NN am/VBP an/DT Irishman,/NNPS but/CC who/WP can/MD tell/VB how/WRB much/JJ Spanish/JJ blood/NN there/EX may/MD be/VB in/IN an/DT Irishman/NN from/IN the/DT West?"/NNP And/CC he/PRP named/VBD himself./PRP "Ah,/IN D'Arcy./NNP That/DT sounds/VBZ French,"/IN the/DT Californian/NNP suggested/VBD after/IN the/DT other/JJ had/VBD spelled/VBN the/DT name./NN "It/NN was/VBD the/DT fashion/NN of/IN the/DT French,/NNP in/IN days/NNS gone/VBN by,/RB to/TO come/VB to/TO Ireland/NNP to/TO help/VB us/PRP whip/VB the/DT English./NNP The/DT first/JJ D'Arcy/NNP of/IN our/PRP$ line,/NN however,/RB fled/VBD to/TO Ireland/NNP to/TO escape/VB the/DT Massacre/NNP of/IN St./NNP Bartholomew./NNP But/CC that/DT was/VBD a/DT long/JJ time/NN ago/RB and/CC I/PRP fear/VBP we/PRP are/VBP preponderantly/RB Irish/JJ now.""Pardon/RB me./, I/PRP am/VBP remiss/JJ in/IN politeness,/NNS sir./. My/PRP$ name/NN is/VBZ Carlos/NNP Felipe/NNP Maria/NNP Antonio/NNP Sanchez/NNP y/NN Montalvo./NNP May/MD I/PRP be/VB accorded/VBN the/DT pleasure/NN of/IN riding/VBG with/IN you?/JJ I/PRP am/VBP bound/VBN to/TO my/PRP$ rancho/NN close/RB to/TO the/DT Mission/NNP San/NNP Miguel.""Certainly./NNP I/PRP am/VBP honored./VBN I,/IN too,/RB ride/VB to/TO the/DT Mission/NNP San/NNP Miguel./NNP Is/VBZ there/EX an/DT inn/NN in/IN San/NNP Miguel?""Yes,/IN you/PRP are/VBP a/DT gringo--a/JJ newcomer,/NN after/IN all,/NN else/RB you/PRP would/MD know/VB that/IN in/IN California/NNP there/EX are/VBP no/DT inns./NN You/PRP are/VBP welcome/JJ to/TO my/PRP$ poor/JJ house."Dermod/NN D'Arcy/NNP extended/VBD his/PRP$ hand,/NN then/RB seeing/VBG that/IN it/PRP was/VBD gory,/JJ apologized/VBD and/CC withdrew/VBD it./PRP "I/RB accept/VB your/PRP$ invitation,/NN Se$or/IN Montalvo,/NNP in/IN the/DT generous/JJ spirit/NN in/IN which/WDT it/PRP is/VBZ extended./VBN I/PRP have/VBP no/DT friends/NNS in/IN your/PRP$ California,/NNP and/CC to/TO a/DT stranger--""I/NN must/MD beg/VB to/TO disagree/VB with/IN you,/JJ Se$or/NN D'Arcy./NNP You/PRP ride/VBP with/IN a/DT friend/NN and/CC presently/RB you/PRP will/MD be/VB among/IN other/JJ friends./NN Is/VBZ it/PRP permitted/VBN to/TO inquire/VB why/WRB you/PRP fought/VBD with/IN that/DT bearded/JJ fellow/NN back/RB yonder?"Briefly/RB D'Arcy/NNP explained./VBD "Then/RB that/DT was/VBD a/DT meritorious/JJ deed,/NN Se$or/NNP D'Arcy,"/NNP Montalvo/NNP commented./, "Alas,/IN we/PRP have/VBP many/JJ such/JJ ruffians/NNS among/IN the/DT Americans/NNPS here.""Gentlemen/RB do/VBP not/RB constitute/VB the/DT vanguard/NN of/IN new/JJ civilizations,/NNS Se$or/IN Montalvo./NNP It/PRP is/VBZ the/DT rough,/NNS the/DT hardy/JJ and/CC the/DT ruthless/JJ who/WP press/VBP forward/RB and/CC pave/VB the/DT way/NN for/IN new/JJ tides/NNS of/IN conquest.""Ah,/NN they/PRP will/MD come/VB in/IN great/JJ numbers/NNS now,"/, the/DT Californian/NNP replied/VBD sadly./VBG "Every/DT ship/NN brings/VBZ them/PRP in/RP from/IN Mexico,/NNP and/CC when/WRB the/DT news/NN of/IN the/DT discovery/NN of/IN gold/NN reaches/VBZ your/PRP$ country/NN they/PRP will/MD come/VB like/IN the/DT grasshoppers/NNS in/IN a/DT dry/JJ year.""Gold?/NN You/PRP say/VBP gold/NN has/VBZ been/VBN discovered/VBN in/IN California?"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP cried/VBD sharply./NN "Indeed,/IN Se$or/NNP Montalvo,/NNP I/PRP had/VBD not/RB heard/VBN that/IN news.""It/NN is/VBZ true./DT Each/DT traveler/NN from/IN the/DT north/NN brings/VBZ the/DT story/NN and/CC already/RB all/DT of/IN the/DT gringos/NNS and/CC some/DT of/IN our/PRP$ own/JJ young/JJ men/NNS have/VBP departed/VBN to/TO dig/VB for/IN gold/NN in/IN the/DT Sierra./NNP It/PRP is/VBZ sad/JJ to/TO note/VB the/DT greed,/NN the/DT wild/JJ excitement/NN this/DT discovery/NN arouses/VBZ everywhere./DT There/EX is/VBZ no/DT other/JJ topic/NN of/IN conversation/NN among/IN the/DT gringos."/NNS Se$or/NNP Montalvo/NNP sighed/VBD and/CC his/PRP$ fine,/JJ middle-aged/JJ countenance/NN saddened./VBN "It/NNP will/MD be/VB a/DT curse/NN upon/IN California,"/NNP he/PRP added./VBD "Is/IN this/DT gold/NN plentiful/JJ and/CC easy/JJ to/TO come/VB at?"/IN D'Arcy/NNP queried/VBD eagerly./DT "You/NNS understand,/IN of/IN course,/NN Se$or/NNP Montalvo,/NNP that/IN I/PRP am/VBP much/JJ interested,/NN for/IN I/PRP too/RB am/VBP a/DT gringo.""It/NN lies/VBZ in/IN the/DT beds/NNS of/IN the/DT streams,/NN washed/VBD down,/IN I/PRP am/VBP informed,/VBN from/IN the/DT Sierra/NNP in/IN bygone/CD ages./NN A/DT man/NN named/VBN Marshall,/NNP an/DT employee/NN of/IN the/DT man/NN Sutter,/NNP who/WP has/VBZ the/DT fort/NN and/CC the/DT great/JJ plantations/NNS on/IN the/DT Sacramento/NNP River,/NNP found/VBD it/PRP in/IN the/DT river/NN at/IN Coloma,/NNP while/IN preparing/VBG the/DT foundations/NNS for/IN a/DT sawmill/NN which/WDT this/DT manSutter/NN sought/VBD to/TO build./VB It/PRP is/VBZ in/IN coarse/JJ flakes/NNS and/CC small/JJ lumps,/NN from/IN the/DT size/NN of/IN a/DT pin-head/NN to/TO an/DT egg,/NN and/CC is/VBZ to/TO be/VB found/VBN in/IN the/DT sand-bars/NNS when/WRB the/DT water/NN is/VBZ low/JJ in/IN the/DT streams./NNP Other/JJ than/IN that/IN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB informed,/JJ nor/CC have/VBP I/PRP the/DT slightest/JJS interest/NN in/IN gold-mining."/JJ He/PRP passed/VBD a/DT package/NN of/IN Mexican/JJ cigarettes/NNS to/TO D'Arcy,/NNP who/WP selected/VBD one./RP "When/WRB we/PRP arrive/VBP at/IN my/PRP$ hacienda,"/NN the/DT Californian/JJ continued,/NN "it/NN would/MD be/VB well/RB to/TO bathe/VB those/DT injured/VBN knuckles/NNS in/IN aguardiente.""You/NNS are/VBP very/RB kind,/JJ Se$or/NNP Montalvo."Se$or/NNP Montalvo/NNP waved/VBD a/DT deprecating/JJ hand/NN and/CC edged/VBD over/IN to/TO the/DT extreme/JJ left/NN of/IN the/DT road,/NN the/DT better/JJR to/TO make/VB a/DT critical/JJ appraisal/NN of/IN Pathfinder./NNP "By/IN our/PRP$ Lady/NNP la/NNP Pur$sima,"/NNP he/PRP declared,/VBD "that/, is/VBZ a/DT horse!"Thus,/NN casually/RB did/VBD he/PRP dismiss/VB further/JJ discussion/NN of/IN the/DT discovery/NN of/IN gold/NN in/IN California,/NNP a/DT discovery/NN that/WDT was/VBD to/TO enthrall/VB the/DT entire/JJ civilized/JJ world,/NN create/VBP new/JJ destinies/NNS and/CC hasten,/VBZ perhaps/RB by/IN a/DT century,/NN the/DT upbuilding/NN of/IN the/DT United/NNP States/NNP of/IN America/NNP from/IN the/DT Mississippi/NNP River/NNP west./VBD "To/RB secure/VB this/DT gold,/NN then,"/, D'Arcy/NNP persisted,/, "nothing/NN is/VBZ required/VBN of/IN a/DT man/NN save/IN the/DT ability/NN and/CC the/DT will/NN to/TO take/VB it./PRP Is/VBZ that/IN not/RB so?""Thus/RB runs/VBZ the/DT tale,/NN se$or./NN Two/CD days/NNS ago,/RB in/IN Monterey,/NNP I/PRP met/VBD a/DT friend,/NN a/DT gentleman/NN in/IN whose/WP$ veracity/NN I/PRP have/VBP the/DT utmost/JJ confidence,/NN and/CC to/TO me/PRP he/PRP related/VBD having/VBG seen/VBN in/IN San/NNP Francisco/NNP a/DT gringo/NN with/IN a/DT bag/NN of/IN new/JJ gold/NN weighing/VBG twelve/CD pounds,/NNS and/CC this/DT the/DT result/NN of/IN one/CD week/NN of/IN labor/NN on/IN a/DT stream.""By/NN the/DT toe-nails/NNS of/IN Moses,"/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP declared/VBD in/IN English,/NNP "I've/NN arrived/VBD in/IN California/NNP just/RB in/IN the/DT nick/NN of/IN time."Montalvo/NN glanced/VBD at/IN him/PRP sharply/RB and/CC saw/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ slightly/RB heightened/VBN color/NN and/CC the/DT far-away/JJ gleam/NN in/IN his/PRP$ eyes/NNS that/IN the/DT tale/NN of/IN gold/NN had/VBD gripped/VBN him./PRP "You/PRP willhave/VBP the/DT madness,/JJ like/IN all/DT gringos,"/NNS he/PRP prophesied./VBD "But/RB for/IN the/DT present,/NN tell/VB me,/PRP se$or,/NN if/IN you/PRP please,/VBP of/IN the/DT breeding/NN of/IN your/PRP$ horse,/NN and/CC if/IN perhaps/RB you/PRP would/MD consider/VB selling/VBG him/PRP to/TO me./PRP He/PRP is/VBZ a/DT stallion,/NN I/PRP observe,/VBD and/CC thus/RB the/DT more/JJR valuable./NN I/PRP would/MD give/VB much/JJ to/TO own/VB that/DT horse.""I/NNS fear/VBP I/PRP haven't/VBP the/DT heart/NN to/TO sell/VB him,/PRP Se$or/NNP Montalvo,/NNP but/CC if/IN you/PRP would/MD care/VB to/TO have/VB some/DT foals/NNS by/IN him/PRP out/IN of/IN your/PRP$ best/JJS mares,/NN then/RB he/PRP is/VBZ yours."The/DT Californian's/JJ face/NN glowed/VBD with/IN delight./NN "I/NNS have/VBP indeed/RB met/VBN you,/JJ Se$or/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP in/IN a/DT fortunate/JJ moment./NN You/PRP are/VBP a/DT different/JJ gringo,/NN and/CC I/PRP shall/MD have/VB great/JJ pleasure/NN in/IN presenting/VBG you/PRP to/TO all/DT of/IN my/PRP$ friends,/NN who/WP will/MD welcome/VB you/PRP for/IN my/PRP$ sake./NN Yes,/RB you/PRP are/VBP a/DT fine/JJ fellow./NN You/PRP must/MD spend/VB many/JJ months/NNS with/IN me./NN I/PRP will/MD arrange/VB a/DT great/JJ baile/NN to/TO do/VB you/PRP honor/VB and--but/CC tell/VB me,/NNS se$or,/NNS can/MD this/DT noble/JJ animal/NN run?/NN A/DT little,/JJ no?/NN Ah,/NNS do/VBP not/RB desolate/JJ me/PRP with/IN the/DT 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would/MD be/VB an/DT embarrassment/NN to/TO me,/VB Se$or/NNP Montalvo./NNP I/PRP have/VBP no/DT lands/NNS upon/IN which/WDT to/TO graze/VB them./PRP Their/PRP$ flesh/NN is/VBZ valueless;/IN I/PRP could/MD sell/VB but/CC the/DT hide/NN and/CC tallow;/NN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB possess/VB sufficient/JJ capital/NN to/TO hire/VB mento/VBN slaughter/NN the/DT animals,/NN skin/NN them/PRP and/CC reduce/VB the/DT tallow;/NN nor/CC could/MD I/PRP haul/VB that/DT product/NN to/TO a/DT market/NN which/WDT is/VBZ uncertain/JJ and/CC dependent/JJ upon/IN the/DT casual/JJ arrival/NN of/IN a/DT ship/NN from/IN the/DT Atlantic/NNP seaboard./VBD Meanwhile/RB I/PRP would/MD be/VB afoot.""I/JJ will,/, then,/RB give/VB you/PRP five/CD thousand/CD head/NN and/CC my/PRP$ vaqueros/NNS shall/MD slaughter/NN them/PRP for/IN you,/JJ skin/NN the/DT carcasses/NNS and/CC render/VB the/DT tallow./JJS The/DT hides/NNS and/CC tallow/NN may/MD be/VB stored/VBN at/IN my/PRP$ warehouse/NN at/IN Monterey/NNP and/CC sold/VBD 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Assuredly/RB this/DT gringo/NN can/MD be/VB no/DT friend/NN of/IN our/PRP$ friend./NN It/PRP must/MD be/VB that/IN he/PRP is/VBZ a/DT chance/NN traveler/NN met/VBN on/IN the/DT road."A/NN slight/JJ frown/IN passed/VBN over/IN Don/NNP Emilio's/NNP countenance./, The/DT insolence/NN of/IN Fr$mont/NNP and/CC Commodore/NNP Stockton,/NNP so/RB much/RB in/IN evidence/NN following/VBG the/DT raising/NN of/IN the/DT American/JJ flag/NN at/IN Monterey,/NNP and/CC the/DT violence/NN and/CC degradation/NN visited/VBD upon/IN his/PRP$ kinsman/NN Vallejo,/NNP during/IN the/DT Bear/NNP Flag/NNP revolt/NN at/IN Sonoma,/NNP were/VBD still/RB fresh/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ memory./NN He/PRP had/VBD learned/VBN to/TO distrust/VB foreigners,/NNS and/CC Americans/NNS in/IN particular./NN "They/PRP come,"/VBD he/PRP growled/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ beard./NN "There/RB must/MD be/VB a/DT thousand/CD of/IN these/DT Americans/NNPS in/IN California/NNP now./. But/CC yesterday/NN we/PRP were/VBD their/PRP$ hosts./NN Today/NN they/PRP bear/VBP themselves/PRP as/IN conquerors./VBG Bustling,/NNP eager,/JJ acquisitive,ruthless,/NN they/PRP despise/VBP us/PRP because/IN we/PRP are/VBP not/RB as/IN they./DT I/PRP like/IN them/PRP not."Don/RB Carlos/NNP waved/VBD his/PRP$ plumed/JJ hat,/NN trotted/VBD ahead/RB of/IN his/PRP$ companion,/NN dismounted/VBD and/CC embraced/VBD his/PRP$ friends./NN "You/PRP have/VBP a/DT companion,/NN Carlos?"/NNP Don/NNP Emilio/NNP queried,/IN his/PRP$ tone/NN indicating/VBG a/DT doubt/NN that/IN the/DT man/NN was/VBD a/DT friend/NN or/CC social/JJ equal/JJ yet/CC voicing/PDT a/DT willingness/NN to/TO receive/VB him/PRP in/IN whatever/WDT relation/NN he/PRP might/MD occupy./VB "A/NNP friend,"/IN Don/NNP Carlos/NNP corrected./, "A/NNP well-bred/JJ man/NN of/IN gentle/JJ manner/NN when/WRB not/RB aroused;/RB when/WRB he/PRP is,/VBZ I/PRP verily/RB believe,/VBP a/DT devil./NN He/PRP has/VBZ been/VBN my/PRP$ guest/NN for/IN the/DT past/JJ month/NN and/CC I/PRP have/VBP made/VBN bold/JJ to/TO bring/VB him/PRP with/IN me."The/PRP slight/JJ frown/IN faded/VBN from/IN the/DT host's/NN fine/JJ face./NN Montalvo/NNP presented/VBD Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP who/WP dismounted/VBD and/CC proffered/VBD his/PRP$ hand/NN to/TO father/NN and/CC son./NN "You/NNS are/VBP welcome,/VBG my/PRP$ friend,"/NN the/DT former/JJ assured/VBN him./PRP "For/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ sake/NN as/RB well/RB as/IN that/IN of/IN Don/NNP Carlos./NNP My/PRP$ son/NN and/CC I/PRP regret/VBP that/IN we/PRP do/VBP not/RB speak/VB English.""It/NNP is/VBZ a/DT regret/NN wasted,/, se$or./VBD I/PRP speak/VBP Spanish.""So?/NNP I/PRP had/VBD thought/VBN our/PRP$ guest/NN an/DT American."It/NNP was/VBD patent/NN to/TO D'Arcy/NNP that/IN Don/NNP Emilio/NNP was/VBD experiencing/VBG a/DT modicum/NN of/IN relief/NN in/IN his/PRP$ disillusionment./NN "Although/IN Irish,/NNPS I/PRP have/VB sworn/VBN allegiance/NN to/TO the/DT American/NNP flag,/NN se$or./VBD And/CC I/PRP should/MD regret,"/VB he/PRP added,/VBD "to/TO think/VB that/IN I/PRP might/MD be/VB judged/VBN by/IN some/DT Americans/NNPS I/PRP have/VBP met/VBN since/IN entering/VBG California."Don/NNP Emilio/NNP covered/VBD the/DT situation/NN adroitly./MD "What/RB says/VBZ the/DT old/JJ Greek/NNP philosopher,/NN my/PRP$ friend?/NN 'We/. dislike/VB people/NNS because/IN we/PRP do/VBP not/RB know/VB them/PRP and/CC we/PRP do/VBP not/RB know/VB them/PRP because/IN we/PRP dislike/VBP them."'Retainers/NNS relieved/VBN them/PRP of/IN their/PRP$ horses/NNS and/CC the/DT pack-mules,/NN while/IN D'Arcy/NNP unbuckled/VBD the/DT belt/NN containing/VBG his/PRP$ knife/NN and/CC pistol/NN and/CC handed/VBD it/PRP to/TO Don/NNP Emilio,/NNP sincehe/. would/MD not/RB be/VB so/RB gross/JJ as/IN to/TO come/VB armed/VBN into/IN this/DT peaceful/JJ and/CC hospitable/JJ home./NN Father/NN and/CC son/NN exchanged/VBD glances,/JJ for/IN they/PRP judged/VBD men/NNS by/IN such/JJ evidences/NNS of/IN culture./NN "This/DT will/MD be/VB cared/VBN for/IN in/IN the/DT room/NN where/WRB we/PRP store/VBP our/PRP$ arms,/NNS se$or,"/VBP the/DT don/NN murmured,/NN and/CC handed/VBD the/DT belt/NN to/TO a/DT servant./NN "A/RB very/RB necessary/JJ equipment/NN when/WRB one/CD is/VBZ on/IN the/DT road,/NN but/CC an/DT annoyance/NN when/WRB one/PRP is/VBZ not./DT Carlos,/NNP I/PRP will/MD escort/VB you/PRP to/TO your/PRP$ quarters./NNP Tomas,/NNP I/PRP leave/VBP Se$or/NNP D'Arcy/NNP to/TO your/PRP$ care."Tomas/NNS led/VBD his/PRP$ charge/NN to/TO a/DT tent,/NN in/IN one/CD corner/NN of/IN which/WDT was/VBD a/DT pile/NN of/IN new/JJ clean/JJ hay/NN and/CC two/CD brightly/JJ colored/JJ blankets./NN The/DT only/JJ other/JJ furnishings/NNS were/VBD a/DT rude/JJ bench,/NN which/WDT held/VBD a/DT basin,/NN a/DT water/NN olla,/IN soap,/NNS and/CC towels./DT "My/JJ parents/NNS are/VBP desolated/VBN to/TO have/VB to/TO offer/VB you/PRP this/DT rude/JJ shelter,"/NN the/DT boy/NN explained./VBD "At/IN any/DT other/JJ time/NN we/PRP could/MD accommodate/VB you/PRP in/IN the/DT manner/NN to/TO which/WDT you/PRP are/VBP accustomed,/VBN but/CC tonight/RB we/PRP have/VBP many/JJ guests.""It/NN is/VBZ a/DT better/JJR shelter,/NN with/IN the/DT exception/NN of/IN the/DT room/NN I/PRP occupied/VBD at/IN Se$or/NNP Montalvo's/NNP ranch,/NN than/IN I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN accustomed/VBN to/TO for/IN a/DT year./NN By/IN the/DT way,/NN are/VBP there/RB many/JJ Americans/NNPS here?""Perhaps/NNPS fifty,/, se$or./VBD They/PRP are/VBP camped/VBN yonder./NNP The/DT majordomo/NN looks/VBZ after/IN them."D'Arcy/PRP smiled/VBD faintly,/RB aware/JJ that/IN his/PRP$ host/NN was/VBD not/RB averse/JJ to/TO giving/VBG him/PRP to/TO understand/VB that/IN he/PRP was/VBD being/VBG accepted/VBN as/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT gente/NNP de/IN raz$n./NNP "When/RB you/PRP have/VBP washed/VBN the/DT dust/NN of/IN travel/NN from/IN yourself,/PRP se$or,/VBD come/VBN to/TO the/DT colonnade/NN of/IN the/DT hacienda--the/JJ west/NN side./NN I/PRP shall/MD be/VB there/RB to/TO present/VB you/PRP to/TO our/PRP$ friends/NNS and/CC to/TO see/VB that/IN you/PRP do/VBP not/RB retire/VB to/TO this/DT horse's/NN bed/NN hungry."/VBD He/PRP bowed,/VBD showed/VBD his/PRP$ white/JJ teeth/NNS in/IN a/DT winning/VBG smile,/NN and/CC withdrew./DT D'Arcy/NNP gazed/VBD after/IN him./PRP Tomas/NNP Espinosa/NNP was/VBD ar-rayed/JJ in/IN the/DT height/NN of/IN the/DT fashion/NN affected/VBN by/IN the/DT Hispano-California/NNP dandy/NN of/IN that/DT day./NN His/PRP$ hat/NN of/IN black/JJ beaver/NN had/VBD a/DT high,/JJ conical/JJ crown/NN and/CC wide,/JJ upturned/JJ brim,/NN to/TO which/WDT were/VBD appended/VBN tiny/JJ silver/NN bells/NNS that/WDT tinkled/VBD as/IN he/PRP walked./VBD His/PRP$ shirt,/NN of/IN white/JJ linen,/NNS fastened/VBN with/IN diamond/NN studs,/NN was/VBD surmounted/VBN by/IN a/DT lace/NN stock;/VBD his/PRP$ bolero/NN jacket,/NN of/IN black/JJ velvet/NN with/IN a/DT double/JJ row/NN of/IN silver/NN buttons/NNS down/IN the/DT front,/NN fitted/VBD him/PRP tightly;/VB his/PRP$ pantaloons/NNS of/IN the/DT same/JJ material/NN were/VBD skin-tight/JJ to/TO the/DT calf/NN of/IN his/PRP$ leg,/NN but/CC broke/VBD into/IN a/DT wide/JJ flare/NN above/IN the/DT ankles/NNS and/CC were/VBD there/RB inset/VBN with/IN a/DT triangle/NN of/IN white/JJ buckskin;/NN his/PRP$ gaiters/NNS were/VBD of/IN fine,/JJ brilliant/JJ black/JJ leather,/NN hand-made/NN in/IN the/DT City/NNP of/IN Mexico;/NNP a/DT pair/NN of/IN beaded/JJ and/CC fringed/JJ white/JJ buckskin/NN gauntlets/NNS were/VBD tucked/VBN into/IN a/DT scarlet/NN sash,/VBD the/DT long/JJ fringed/JJ ends/NNS of/IN which/WDT dangled/VBN at/IN his/PRP$ side./NN He/PRP presented/VBD a/DT gay/JJ and/CC colorful/JJ appearance/NN and/CC walked/VBD with/IN the/DT short,/JJ somewhat/RB mincing/JJ step/NN of/IN the/DT man/NN whose/WP$ life/NN is/VBZ spent/VBN largely/RB in/IN the/DT saddle./NN "A/IN nice,/JJ courteous,/NN friendly/JJ boy,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP soliloquized./VBD "Pure/NN Asturian/NNP stock,/VBD I/PRP take/VBP it."/PRP He/PRP sighed./VBD "A/RB wonderful/JJ people/NNS doomed/VBN to/TO oppression/NN and/CC extinction/NN as/RB surely/RB as/IN the/DT Indian./NNP All/DT that/IN these/DT Californians/NNPS desire/VBP from/IN strangers/NNS is/VBZ courtesy/NN and/CC a/DT square/NN deal;/NN dwelling/NN here/RB in/IN pastoral/JJ peace,/NN practically/RB without/IN government,/NN dependent/JJ upon/IN a/DT code/NN of/IN gallant/JJ human/JJ conduct,/NN they/PRP will/MD be/VB as/RB helpless/JJ in/IN the/DT hands/NNS of/IN the/DT eager,/JJ greedy,/NN empire-building/NN Anglo-Saxon/NNP as/IN a/DT sheep/NN in/IN the/DT maw/NN of/IN a/DT tiger./NN For/IN the/DT wonderful/JJ dolce/NN far/RB niente/JJ spirit/NN that/WDT is/VBZ theirs/JJ they/PRP will/MD be/VB hated/VBN by/IN men/NNS who/WP know/VBP not/RB how/WRB to/TO suck/VB the/DT sweetness/NN from/IN life;/NN for/IN their/PRP$ lack/NN of/IN industry/NN and/CC commercial/JJ shrewdness/NN they/PRP will/MD be/VB despised/VBN as/IN weaklings,/JJ regarded/VBN as/IN ripe/JJ fruit/NN to/TO be/VB plucked/VBN and/CC wasted./VBN Poor/NNP Tomas!/NNP Poor/NNP Don/NNP Emilio!"An/NNP Indian/NNP approached/VBD bearing/VBG a/DT leathern/NN hat-box/NN and/CC a/DT plethoric/JJ valise./NN He/PRP opened/VBD it/PRP and/CC laid/VBD out/RP upon/IN the/DT blankets/NNS toilet/NN articles,/IN a/DT change/NN of/IN linen/NN and/CC a/DT suit/NN of/IN clothing/NN of/IN the/DT style/NN worn/VBN by/IN well-dressed/JJ Americans/NNS of/IN that/DT period./VBN D'Arcy/NNP fastened/VBD the/DT flaps/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ tent,/NN shaved/VBN and/CC gave/VBD himself/PRP a/DT sponge/NN bath;/NN half/NN an/DT hour/NN later/RB he/PRP emerged/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ quarters/NNS and/CC strolled/VBD over/IN to/TO the/DT hacienda/NN just/RB as/IN a/DT bell/NN pealed/VBD loudly/RB for/IN the/DT evening/NN meal./VBD Passing/NNP through/IN a/DT heavy/JJ door/NN set/VBN into/IN the/DT high/JJ adobe/NN wall/NN that/WDT surrounded/VBD the/DT hacienda,/NN D'Arcy/NNP found/VBD himself/PRP in/IN the/DT patio,/NN which/WDT was/VBD given/VBN over/RP entirely/RB to/TO what/WP nowadays/RB would/MD be/VB termed/VBN an/DT old-fashioned/JJ garden./NN A/DT graveled/JJ path/NN led/VBD from/IN the/DT entrance/NN to/TO the/DT broad,/NNS arched/VBN colonnade/NN of/IN the/DT long,/JJ low,/JJ single-storied/JJ adobe/NN dwelling-house,/NN in/IN its/PRP$ progress/NN flanking/NN on/IN each/DT side/NN a/DT rude/JJ fountain/NN built/VBN of/IN granite/NN cobblestones/NNS and/CC cement./NN The/DT patio/NN was/VBD resplendent/JJ in/IN variegated/JJ flowers/NNS which/WDT added/VBD their/PRP$ fragrance/NN to/TO the/DT heavy/JJ perfume/NN of/IN lime/NN and/CC orange/NN blossoms;/NN athwart/IN the/DT front/NN of/IN the/DT hacienda/NN passion-flower/NN vines/NNS and/CC bougainvillea/VBD clambered;/JJ humming-birds/NNS flitted/VBD from/IN flower/NN to/TO flower,/VB and/CC from/IN the/DT topmost/JJ bough/NN of/IN a/DT tiny/JJ scrub-oak/NN a/DT Spanish/JJ mocking-bird/NN was/VBD indulging/VBG himself/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ not/RB inconsiderable/JJ repertoire./NN Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP paused/VBD to/TO gaze/VB with/IN approval/NN upon/IN the/DT peaceful/JJ scene./NN From/IN the/DT cloistered/JJ shadows/NNS of/IN the/DT colonnade/JJ voices/NNS reached/VBD him,/IN a/DT girl's/NN melodious/JJ laughter/NN rising/VBG at/IN intervals/NNS from/IN the/DT deeper/JJR diapason/NN of/IN masculine/JJ speech./NN Then/RB the/DT shuffle/NN of/IN many/JJ feet/NNS along/IN the/DT tiled/JJ floor/NN warned/VBD him/PRP that/IN the/DT exodus/NN to/TO the/DT dining-hall/NN had/VBD commenced/VBN and/CC with/IN the/DT feeling/NN that/IN he/PRP might/MD appear/VB to/TO be/VB lacking/VBG in/IN courtesy/NN by/IN being/VBG tardy,/VBN he/PRP hastened/VBD up/IN the/DT path/NN to/TO the/DT colonnade./NN It/PRP was/VBD empty/JJ save/IN for/IN two/CD people,/NNS Tomas/NNP Espinosa/NNP and/CC a/DT girl/NN seated/VBN in/IN a/DT rope/NN hammock./NN Tomas,/NNP standing/VBG before/IN her,/PRP turned/VBD at/IN the/DT sound/NN of/IN D'Arcy's/NNP footsteps;/NN immediately/RB he/PRP hastened/VBD to/TO meet/VB him/PRP and/CC present/VB him/PRP to/TO the/DT girl./NN "Se$orita/NNP Josepha/NNP Guerrero,/NNPS may/MD I/PRP have/VB the/DT honor/NN to/TO present/VB our/PRP$ guest,/NN Se$or/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy?"As/NNP D'Arcy/NNP bowed/VBD profoundly/RB the/DT girl/NN nodded/VBD with/IN a/DT sort/NN of/IN birdlike/JJ toss/NN of/IN her/PRP$ head;/NN her/PRP$ brown/JJ eyes/NNS roved/VBD coolly/RB over/IN him./PRP Intuitively/RB D'Arcy/NNP realized/VBD that/IN gringos/NNS were/VBD not/RB popular/JJ with/IN Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ response/NN to/TO the/DT introduction--"I/JJ am/VBP the/DT se$orita's/JJ debtor/NN for/IN her/PRP$ charity/NN in/IN permitting/VBG Don/NNP Tomas/NNP to/TO present/VB me/PRP to/TO her"--sounded/PRP$ lame/JJ and/CC trite/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ ears./, The/DT girl's/NNS ivory-tinted/JJ face/NN flushed/VBN faintly,/JJ for/IN she/PRP sensed/VBD irony/NN and/CC resentment/NN in/IN the/DT words/NNS and/CC knew/VBD that/IN the/DT hostility/NN in/IN her/PRP$ heart/NN had/VBD radiated/VBN to/TO his./PRP "Ah,"/IN she/PRP breathed./VBD "So/IN we/PRP have/VBP here,/RB Tomas,/VB an/DT American/NNP who/WP speaks/VBZ Spanish/NNP in/IN a/DT manner/NN not/RB to/TO shock/NN one's/NNS ears!"A/DT disarming/JJ smile/NN beat/VBD out/RP of/IN D'Arcy's/NNP face/NN the/DT flush/NN of/IN his/PRP$ sudden/JJ embarrassment./NN "I/NN am/VBP forgiven,/JJ perhaps,/NN for/IN being/VBG an/DT American,/JJ se$orita?""You/NNS are/VBP forgiven/VBN because/IN you/PRP are/VBP an/DT American/NNP who/WP might/MD be/VB suspected/VBN of/IN understanding/VBG our/PRP$ people."They/RB appraised/VBN each/DT other/JJ in/IN a/DT single/JJ swift/JJ glance./NN What/WP Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNPS saw/VBD was/VBD a/DT young/JJ man/NN who,/, in/IN girth/NN and/CC stature,/NN might/MD have/VB made/VBN two/CD of/IN Tomas/NNP Espinosa;/NNP indeed,/NN had/VBD he/PRP been/VBN dressed/VBN in/IN the/DT prevailing/JJ mode/NN of/IN the/DT Hispano-Californians,/JJ he/PRP might/MD readily/RB have/VB passed/VBN for/IN one/CD of/IN them--an/DT illusion/NN due/JJ to/TO his/PRP$ black/JJ hair,/NNS dark/JJ brown/JJ eyes/NNS and/CC reddish-brown/JJ complexion./NN His/PRP$ head/NN was/VBD large,/VBG his/PRP$ brow/NN high/JJ and/CC wide,/JJ denot-ing/NN intelligence,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ eyes/NNS seemed/VBD a/DT trifle/RB heavy/JJ with/IN their/PRP$ long/JJ black/JJ lashes,/NN for/IN they/PRP closed/VBD the/DT tiniest/JJS bit,/NN thus/RB lending/VBG to/TO his/PRP$ gaze/NN a/DT suggestion/NN of/IN sleepiness,/NN of/IN laziness,/NN of/IN a/DT whimsicality/NN that/IN contrived,/NN somehow,/NN to/TO be/VB direct/JJ and/CC fearless--belligerent/JJ almost./. His/PRP$ mouth/NN was/VBD generous,/IN his/PRP$ teeth/NNS white,/, even/RB and/CC strong,/VBD his/PRP$ lower/JJR lip/NN a/DT bit/NN too/RB full/JJ and/CC boyish/JJ for/IN the/DT firm,/JJ square/NN chin/NN and/CC powerful/JJ jaws./NN A/DT pillar/NN of/IN a/DT neck/NN to/TO hold/VB up/RP that/DT head/NN of/IN a/DT leader,/NN wide/JJ shoulders,/NNS slim/JJ waist,/NN broad/JJ hips/NNS and/CC sturdy/JJ graceful/JJ legs/NNS marked/VBD him/PRP as/IN one/CD of/IN gentle/JJ breeding,/NN a/DT man/NN of/IN whom/WP might/MD have/VB been/VBN written:He/VBN was/VBD the/DT first/JJ of/IN his/PRP$ race/NN Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNP had/VBD ever/RB seen./VBN "You/PRP Speak/VB Spanish,/NNP se$or/NN like/IN a/DT Spaniard./NNP There/EX is/VBZ but/CC the/DT faint/JJ accent/NN to/TO denote/VB that/IN Spanish/NNP is/VBZ not/RB your/PRP$ mother/NN tongue,"/, the/DT girl/NN remarked./VBN "I/NNP studied/VBD Spanish/NNP and/CC French/NNP in/IN Trinity/NNP College,/NNP Dublin,/NNP se$orita,"/VBD he/PRP informed/VBD her./PRP "A/IN German/NNP taught/VBD me/PRP Spanish,/IN an/DT Irishman/NN taught/VBD me/PRP French,/JJ and/CC my/PRP$ nurse/NN taught/VBD me/PRP Gaelic./NNP A/DT knowledge/NN of/IN foreign/JJ languages/NNS was/VBD always/RB regarded/VBN by/IN my/PRP$ father/NN as/IN an/DT asset,/NN for/IN when/WRB other/JJ sources/NNS of/IN income/NN fail/VBP it/PRP may/MD mean/VB bread/NN and/CC butter.""But/NN you/PRP speak/VBP also/RB the/DT Mexican/JJ patois,"/NNS the/DT girl/NN reminded/VBD him./PRP She/PRP had/VBD caught/VBN him/PRP using/VBG the/DT colloquial/JJ form/NN of/IN the/DT noun/NN "butter.""Because/IN I/PRP have/VBP observed/VBN that/IN many/JJ Californiansemploy/NNP the/DT patois,"/NN he/PRP admitted./VBD "I/PRP was/VBD a/DT soldier/NN during/IN the/DT war/NN between/IN the/DT United/NNP States/NNPS and/CC Mexico.""Ah,/NNP a/DT Yankee/NNP soldier,"/NN Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNP murmured,/, and/CC D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD a/DT feeling/NN that/IN matters/VBZ between/IN them/PRP were/VBD now/RB at/IN an/DT impasse./NN "One/NN fights/NNS for/IN one's/NNP country,"/NN Tomas/NNP murmured,/, in/IN an/DT effort/NN to/TO minimize/VB the/DT situation./NN "It/NN was/VBD the/DT fortune/NN of/IN war/NN that/IN our/PRP$ people/NNS were/VBD not/RB the/DT conquerors./NN In/IN what/WP branch/NN of/IN the/DT American/JJ army/NN did/VBD the/DT se$or/NN have/VBP the/DT honor/NN to/TO serve?""I/VB was/VBD a/DT captain/NN of/IN cavalry,/JJ Se$or/NNP Espinosa."Tomas/NNP was/VBD interested./VBN "I/NNP marked/VBD the/DT horse/NN you/PRP rode/VBD today,/VBN se$or./RP I/PRP said/VBD to/TO my/PRP$ father:/NN 'That/JJ horse/NN is/VBZ a/DT horse!'""I/NN would,/, for/IN sport/NN and/CC a/DT small/JJ stake,/NN challenge/NN the/DT winner/NN of/IN the/DT race/NN tomorrow,/NN se$or,"/NNS D'Arcy/NNP replied./VBD "Your/PRP$ horse/NN would/MD be/VB beaten,"/VBN the/DT girl/NN informed/VBD him/PRP with/IN considerable/JJ finality./NN "No/IN gringo's/VBG horse/NN has/VBZ ever/RB beaten/VBN Kitty/NNP or/CC Rey/NNP Del/NNP Mundo.""You/NNP have/VBP the/DT unusual/JJ experience,/NN se$orita,/NN of/IN knowing/VBG one/CD gringo/NN who/WP does/VBZ not/RB brag."Her/NN nose/NN went/VBD up/IN a/DT thousandth/NN of/IN an/DT inch./NN "And/CC you/PRP are/VBP prepared/VBN to/TO bet/VB on/IN your/PRP$ horse?""All/NN I/PRP possess---including/, the/DT horse.""But/NN you/PRP have/VBP never/RB seen/VBN our/PRP$ horses/NNS run!""True./. And/CC I/PRP have/VBP heard/VBN that/IN they/PRP are/VBP the/DT fleetest/NN in/IN California/NNP and/CC run/VB best/RB at/IN a/DT mile./NN Nevertheless,/RB I/PRP would/MD take/VB great/JJ pleasure/NN in/IN pitting/VBG my/PRP$ horse/NN against/IN either,/DT provided/VBN the/DT matter/NN can/MD be/VB arranged.""It/RB can/MD be/VB arranged,"/VBN the/DT girl/NN replied/VBD proudly./, "Kitty/NNP is/VBZ owned/VBN by/IN my/PRP$ father./NN I/PRP will/MD speak/VB to/TO him/PRP of/IN your/PRP$ desires.""Then,"/NN Tomas/NNP advised/VBD gaily,/VBN "the/NNP match/NN is/VBZ as/RB good/JJ as/IN made,/VBN for/IN I/PRP shall/MD speak/VB to/TO my/PRP$ father,/NN who/WP owns/VBZ Rey/NNP Del/NNP Mundo."D'Arcy/NNP bowed/VBD his/PRP$ thanks./WDT "I/NNP shall/MD have/VB to/TO trespass/NN on/IN your/PRP$ good/JJ nature,/NN Don/NNP Tomas,/NNP and/CC beg/VB you/PRP to/TO provide/VB me/PRP with/IN a/DT capable/JJ boy/NN to/TO ride/VB my/PRP$ horse./NN The/DT race/NN might/MD be/VB horse/NN for/IN horse,/NN but/CC if/IN my/PRP$ opponent/NN should/MD not/RB care/VB to/TO bet/VB his/PRP$ horse/NN I/PRP will/MD be/VB enabled/VBN to/TO wager/VB some/DT gold.""The/NN wager/NN will/MD be/VB what/WP you/PRP please,/VBP se$or.""I/RB am/VBP a/DT poor/JJ man,/NN se$orita,/NN but/CC if/IN desired/VBN I/PRP will/MD race/NN my/PRP$ horse/NN for/IN the/DT pleasure/NN of/IN the/DT guests/NNS here/RB assembled--for/CC the/DT sport/NN of/IN a/DT race./NN It/PRP would/MD be/VB a/DT great/JJ pleasure,"/NN he/PRP added,/VBD turning/VBG to/TO young/JJ Tomas,/NNP "if/IN I/PRP might,/MD without/IN undue/JJ forwardness,/NNS contribute/VBP to/TO the/DT joy/NN of/IN this/DT occasion."Tomas/NNP was/VBD delighted./VBN "I/NNP will/MD ask/VB you/PRP to/TO await/VB the/DT bell/NN for/IN the/DT second/JJ table,/NN Se$or/NN D'Arcy./NNP Our/PRP$ table/NN will/MD accommodate/VB but/CC thirty/CD persons,/NNS and/CC must/MD be/VB set/VBN thrice/NN for/IN our/PRP$ guests/NNS this/DT evening./NN Meanwhile/RB we/PRP enjoy/VBP ourselves,/IN I/PRP trust."From/IN between/IN his/PRP$ drowsy/NN lids/NNS D'Arcy/NNP bent/VBD upon/IN the/DT girl,/NN in/IN the/DT course/NN of/IN their/PRP$ conversation,/VBP a/DT scrutiny/NN so/IN casual/JJ that/IN even/RB she/PRP did/VBD not/RB suspect/VB his/PRP$ interest./NN Like/IN most/JJS women/NNS of/IN her/PRP$ race/NN she/PRP was/VBD small--five/JJ feet/NNS three,/IN perhaps,/NN wiry,/NNS dainty./VBD Her/PRP$ thick/JJ black/JJ hair/NN was/VBD parted/VBN in/IN the/DT middle/NN and/CC drawn/VBN tightly/RB back/RB above/IN her/PRP$ ears/NNS to/TO form/VB at/IN her/PRP nape/VB a/DT roll/NN of/IN such/JJ unusual/JJ proportions/NNS as/IN to/TO seem/VB unwieldy./JJ A/DT high/JJ tortoise-shell/NN comb,/NN set/VBN with/IN diamonds/NNS and/CC rubies,/NN crowned/VBD the/DT small,/JJ perfect/JJ head/NN with/IN an/DT air/NN distinctly/RB regal./VBD Her/PRP$ face/NN was/VBD small/JJ and/CC oval,/JJ her/PRP$ eyes/NNS large,/JJ brown,/NNS and/CC alert/JJ as/IN a/DT frightened/JJ deer's,/, her/PRP$ nose/NN thin,/IN high,/JJR slightly/RB aquiline,/IN her/PRP$ mouth/NN firm/NN above/IN a/DT firm/NN chin,/IN her/PRP$ carmine/NN lips/NNS forming/VBG a/DT line/NN of/IN singular/JJ sweetness./NN Not/RB a/DT particularly/RB beautiful/JJ face,/NN he/PRP reflected,/VBD but/CC good/JJ to/TO gaze/VB upon--the/DT face/NN of/IN a/DT woman/NN of/IN character;/NN aface/IN the/DT memory/NN of/IN which/WDT might/MD grow/VB upon/IN one,/CD particularly/RB when/WRB a/DT smile/NN illumined/VBD it,/RB when/WRB for/IN a/DT brief/JJ space/NN a/DT rare/JJ beauty/NN flamed./VBN Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNPS was/VBD dressed/VBN simply/RB but/CC with/IN exquisite/JJ taste,/NN and/CC D'Arcy/NNP hazarded/VBD a/DT guess/NN that/IN everything/NN she/PRP wore/VBD had/VBN been/VBN imported/VBN from/IN the/DT City/NNP of/IN Mexico./NNP She/PRP was,/VBD undoubtedly,/IN a/DT pure-bred/JJ Castilian./NNP Not/RB a/DT drop/NN of/IN native/JJ Indian/NNP blood/NN in/IN her,/PRP$ he/PRP decided,/VB although/IN even/RB among/IN the/DT gente/NNP de/NNP raz$n/NN one/NN could/MD often/RB discern/VB more/JJR than/IN a/DT hint/NN of/IN aboriginal/JJ ancestry./NN He/PRP was/VBD roused/VBN from/IN his/PRP$ reflections/NNS by/IN the/DT girl's/NNS voice./NN "You/PRP have/VBP ridden/VBN far,/RB se$or?""Very/RB far--perhaps/RB more/JJR than/IN two/CD thousand/CD miles./, I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN on/IN the/DT road/NN many/JJ months,/NNS since/IN I/PRP did/VBD not/RB care/VB to/TO exhaust/VB my/PRP$ horse/NN by/IN pressing/VBG him/PRP unduly!"Her/RB fine/JJ eyes/NNS seemed/VBD to/TO gaze/VB within/IN him./PRP "What/IN seeks/VBZ the/DT se$or/NN in/IN California?""Gold,/NNP se$orita."A/. faint/JJ grimace/NN of/IN disgust,/NN of/IN disappointment,/NN passed/VBN over/IN the/DT girl's/NNS cameolike/IN features./DT "He/NN is/VBZ a/DT true/JJ gringo,/NN Tomas,"/NNP she/PRP told/VBD her/PRP companion./NN Then/RB turning/VBG to/TO D'Arcy:/NNP "And/CC when/WRB you/PRP have/VBP found/VBN all/PDT the/DT gold/NN you/PRP desire--if/JJ that/IN be/VB possible/JJ for/IN an/DT American--what/JJ will/MD you/PRP do?""I/VB shall/MD buy/VB a/DT rancho/NN and/CC build/VB for/IN myself/PRP an/DT hacienda/NN and/CC dwell/VB if/IN I/PRP may/MD in/IN something/NN of/IN that/DT peace/NN which/WDT I/PRP have/VBP observed/VBN is/VBZ the/DT portion/NN of/IN the/DT Hispano-Californians/NNPS whose/WP$ sweet/JJ hospitality/NN I/PRP have/VBP had/VBD lavished/VBN upon/IN me/PRP since/IN entering/VBG California./NNP What/WP sane/JJ man/NN would/MD make/VB of/IN this/DT paradise/NN a/DT market-place?"A/NN swift/JJ light/NN flashed/VBD in/IN the/DT dark/JJ eyes;/NNS the/DT girl/NN sat/VBD up/RB and/CC her/PRP$ little/JJ hand/NN fluttered/VBD instinctively/RB toward/IN him./PRP "Ah,/IN you/PRP are/VBP not,/RB then,/JJ greedy,"/NN she/PRP breathed./VBD "You/PRP do/VBP not/RB covet/VB that/IN which/WDT is/VBZ ours.""If/IN the/DT gold/NN in/IN the/DT Sierra/NNP be/VB yours,/, then/RB I/PRP covet/VBP it.""It/PRP is/VBZ not/RB ours,/JJ se$or,/NN nor/CC do/VB we/PRP bother/VB ourselves/PRP to/TO seek/VB it.""Then,/PRP se$orita,/VB I/PRP shall/MD take/VB my/PRP$ fortune/NN from/IN the/DT wilderness.""You/NNS are/VBP bound/VBN now/RB for/IN the/DT Sierra?"/NNPS He/PRP nodded./VBD "Poor/JJ man!/JJ He/PRP seeks/VBZ a/DT chimera,/NN Tomas./NNP For/IN my/PRP$ part/NN you/PRP are/VBP welcome/JJ to/TO California,/NNP Se$or/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP since/IN gold/NN is/VBZ all/DT you/PRP seek./VBP I/PRP do/VBP not/RB like/VB your/PRP$ Yankee/NNP traders,"/NN and/CC she/PRP grimaced/VBD with/IN mild/JJ disgust./NN He/PRP was/VBD tempted/VBN for/IN an/DT instant/NN to/TO inform/VB her/PRP that/IN he/PRP was/VBD not/RB a/DT Yankee,/NNP but/CC decided/VBD proudly/RB that/IN it/PRP was/VBD no/DT affair/NN of/IN his/PRP$ to/TO undertake/VB an/DT education/NN of/IN disillusionment,/JJ particularly/RB with/IN one/CD who/WP cherished/VBD illusions./PRP "I'm/IN glad/JJ I/PRP shall/MD not/RB see/VB much/RB of/IN this/DT young/JJ woman,"/NN he/PRP soliloquized./VBD "Undoubtedly/RB we'd/JJ quarrel/NN if/IN I/PRP remained/VBD here/RB until/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT fandango./NN One/CD race/NN with/IN Pathfinder/NNP to/TO reestablish/VB my/PRP$ fortunes/NNS and/CC I/PRP shall/MD be/VB off;/JJ but/CC that/DT race/NN I/PRP must/MD have,/VB if/IN only/RB to/TO show/VB her/PRP a/DT real/JJ race-horse."At/NN dinner/NN he/PRP found/VBD himself/PRP seated/VBN far/RB down/IN the/DT table/NN from/IN her/PRP and/CC with/IN a/DT savage/JJ joy/NN in/IN his/PRP$ isolation/NN forbore/VBD to/TO glance/VB at/IN her/PRP until/IN the/DT moment/NN when/WRB the/DT gentlemen/NNS rose/VBD as/IN the/DT ladies/NNS left/VBD the/DT table./NN Then/RB his/PRP$ glance/NN encountered/VBN hers/JJ fixed/VBN steadily/RB on/IN him./PRP$ He/PRP returned/VBD her/PRP gaze/NN with/IN bold/JJ admiration/NN and/CC thrilled/VBD to/TO see/VB her/PRP$ lids/NNS droop/NN and/CC a/DT faint/JJ flush/NN suffuse/VBD her/PRP$ old-ivory/JJ skin./NN Yet/CC his/PRP$ bold/JJ brown/JJ eyes/NNS held/VBD her,/PRP forcing/VBG her/PRP to/TO look/VB at/IN him/PRP again./. And/CC when/WRB she/PRP did,/VBD his/PRP$ glance/NN was/VBD triumphant,/JJ his/PRP$ knowing/VBG little/JJ smile/NN one/CD of/IN near-possession;/JJ he/PRP appeared/VBD to/TO grant/VB her/PRP$ an/DT equal/JJ partnership/NN in/IN the/DT possession/NN of/IN a/DT valuable/JJ secret--and/NN her/PRP eyes/NNS told/VBD him/PRP she/PRP despised/VBD him/PRP for/IN it./PRP IN/IN a/DT grove/NN of/IN black/JJ oaks/NNS a/DT short/JJ distance/NN from/IN the/DT Espinosa/NNP hacienda/VBD a/DT platform/NN had/VBD been/VBN erected/VBN for/IN dancing./VBG Lanterns/NNS burning/VBG candles/NNS or/CC whale-oil/NN illumined/VBD the/DT dance-floor/NN dimly,/NN and/CC an/DT orchestra/NN composed/VBN of/IN an/DT accordion,/NN a/DT violin/NN and/CC two/CD guitars/NNS was/VBD rendering/VBG a/DT waltz/NN when/WRB Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP escorted/VBD by/IN Tomas,/NNP strolled/VBD over/RP after/IN dinner./NN Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNP was/VBD not/RB seated/VBN among/IN the/DT women/NNS on/IN the/DT line/NN of/IN benches/NNS that/WDT flanked/VBD the/DT dance-floor/NN on/IN all/DT four/CD sides,/NNS and/CC D'Arcy/NNP wondered,/, with/IN a/DT faint/JJ feeling/NN of/IN disappointment,/NN if/IN she/PRP had/VBD retired/VBN for/IN the/DT night./NN Don/NNP Carlos/NNP Montalvo,/NNP Don/NNP Emilio,/NNP and/CC Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero/NNP were/VBD seated/VBN at/IN a/DT small/JJ table/NN under/IN an/DT adjacent/JJ tree,/NN sipping/VBG liqueurs,/NN when/WRB Tomas/NNP brought/VBD D'Arcy/NNP over/IN and/CC presented/VBD him/PRP to/TO Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP who/WP proved/VBD to/TO be/VB a/DT stout,/NN jovial/JJ man/NN of/IN fair/JJ complexion/NN and/CC not/RB so/RB much/JJ inclined/VBN to/TO the/DT flowery,/NN ultra-polite/JJ mode/NN of/IN conversation/NN practiced/VBN by/IN the/DT others./NNP "Hah!/NNP So/IN this/DT is/VBZ our/PRP$ young/JJ American/NNP who/WP would/MD race/NN his/PRP$ horse/NN against/IN ours/PRP for/IN sport,/NNS Emilio./NNP Well,/NNP that/WDT is/VBZ the/DT proper/JJ spirit./NN Sit/VB down,/RB my/PRP$ friend,/NN and/CC Emilio/NNP will/MD see/VB that/IN you/PRP are/VBP served/VBN a/DT liqueur."/NN He/PRP made/VBD D'Arcy/NNP welcome/VB with/IN a/DT paternal/JJ thump/NN on/IN the/DT back,/NN and/CC it/PRP was/VBD evident/JJ to/TO the/DT latter/NN that/IN he/PRP was/VBD indebted/JJ to/TO Carlos/NNP Montalvo/NNP for/IN this/DT gracious/JJ reception./NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP glanced/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ host./NN "Well,/IN Emilio,/NNP to/TO business./RP What/WP say/VBP you/PRP to/TO this/DT young/JJ man's/NN proposal?"Don/NN Emilio/NNP shrugged/VBD carelessly./RP He/PRP had/VBD faith/NN in/IN Rey/NNP Del/NNP Mundo;/NNP even/RB if/IN he/PRP had/VBD not,/RB it/PRP would/MD have/VB been/VBN beneath/IN his/PRP$ dignity/NN to/TO express/VB a/DT doubt/NN in/IN the/DT matter./NN "Don/IN Dermod's/NNP horse/NN has/VBZ traveled/VBN far/RB and/CC will/MD be/VB the/DT better/JJR for/IN a/DT day/NN of/IN rest./NNP He/PRP is/VBZ even/RB now/RB receiving/VBG the/DT same/JJ careful/JJ attention/NN as/IN Rey/NNP Del/NNP Mundo./NNP Carlos/NNP tells/VBZ me/PRP this/DT horse/NN Pathfinder/NN has/VBZ had/VBN grain/NN for/IN the/DT past/JJ month/NN and/CC is/VBZ fit/VBN for/IN a/DT race./NN I/PRP dare/MD say,/VB Jos$,/NNP neither/CC you/PRP nor/CC I/PRP would/MD care/VB to/TO race/NN our/PRP$ horses/NNS twice/RB in/IN the/DT same/JJ day.""It/NN would/MD be/VB fairer/JJR to/TO all/DT concerned/VBN if/IN we/PRP accepted/VBD Don/NNP Dermod's/NNP challenge/NN to/TO race/NN the/DT day/NN after/IN tomorrow./NN For/IN my/PRP$ part,/NN however,/RB a/DT race/NN is/VBZ a/DT race/NN and/CC my/PRP$ horse/NN never/RB runs/VBZ for/IN sport./NN There/EX will/MD be/VB a/DT wager,/NN no?"D'Arcy/NN bowed./VBN "I/NNS have/VBP five/CD hundred/CD dollars/NNS and/CC I/PRP will/MD wager/VB also/RB my/PRP$ horse/NN against/IN yours/PRP or/CC Don/NNP Emilio's."Don/NNP Jos$/NNP pretended/VBD to/TO be/VB skeptical./VBG "Is/IN your/PRP$ horse,/NN then,/, of/IN equal/JJ value/NN with/IN my/PRP$ Kitty?""Ask/NNP Don/NNP Carlos,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP suggested./VBZ "A/RB better/JJR horse,/NN I/PRP think,"/VBP Don/NNP Carlos/NNP replied/VBD promptly./VBG "I/RB shall/MD wager/VB heavily/RB upon/IN Pathfinder.""Blood/NNP of/IN the/DT devil!/NN Emilio,/NNP let/VBD us/PRP first/JJ look/NN at/IN this/DT gringo's/JJ horse./NN When/WRB you/PRP have/VBP finished/VBN your/PRP$ liqueurs,/NN gentlemen,/NN we/PRP will/MD gaze/VB upon/IN this/DT prodigy."Ten/JJ minutes/NNS later/RB a/DT servant/NN led/VBD Pathfinder/NNP into/IN the/DT light/NN of/IN the/DT lanterns/NNS on/IN the/DT dance/NN platform,/NN and/CC trotted/VBD him/PRP backward/RB and/CC forward/RB to/TO demonstrate/VB his/PRP$ action./NN "Too/RB heavy,"/JJ Don/NNP Jos$/NNP decided./VBD "I/RB accept/VB the/DT challenge.""I/NN also/RB accept,/VBP Se$or/NNP D'Arcy,"/NNP Don/NNP Emilio/NNP added./VBD Thus/RB lightly/RB was/VBD the/DT matter/NN decided,/NN and/CC not/RB a/DT moment/NN too/RB soon,/RB for/IN the/DT sound/NN of/IN castanets/NNS called/VBD their/PRP$ attention/NN to/TO the/DT dance/NN platform./NN "Ah,"/NNP said/VBD Don/NNP Jos$/NNP pridefully,/, "my/NN daughter/NN is/VBZ dancing."With/IN the/DT others/NNS D'Arcy/NNP crowded/VBD to/TO the/DT platform,/NN in/IN the/DT center/NN of/IN which/WDT Josepha/NNP Guerrero/NNP stood,/VBD poised,/VBN snapping/VBG the/DT castanets/NNS while/IN the/DT fiddler/NN put/VBD resin/NN on/IN his/PRP$ bow./NN She/PRP seemed/VBD like/IN a/DT bird/NN ready/JJ for/IN flight./NN Then/RB the/DT orchestra/NN swung/VBD into/IN an/DT old,/JJ old/JJ tune,/NN jaunty,/NN lilting--and/JJ D'Arcy/NNP saw/VBD the/DT girl's/NNS dainty/JJ foot/NN tap/VB the/DT floor/NN before/IN her/PRP lithe/JJ little/JJ body/NN dipped/VBD in/IN the/DT formal/JJ curtsy/NN preliminary/JJ to/TO the/DT dance./NN "Your/IN daughter/NN is/VBZ as/RB radiant/JJ as/IN a/DT star,/NN Don/NNP Jos$"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP murmured,/VBD lost/VBN in/IN admiration/NN as/IN the/DT bright/JJ figure/NN stamped/VBN and/CC whirled/VBN around/IN the/DT dance-floor./NN "I/PRP have/VBP seen/VBN dancers/NNS in/IN the/DT City/NNP of/IN Mexico,/NNP but/CC none/NN to/TO compare/VB with/IN her.""True/JJ words,"/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP replied/VBD complacently,/VBN "but/IN you/PRP should/MD have/VB seen/VBN her/PRP$ mother/NN dance,/VB my/PRP$ boy."Intuitively/NN D'Arcy/NNP gleaned/VBD the/DT impression/NN that/IN Josepha's/NNP mother/NN was/VBD dead./VBN In/IN the/DT dim/JJ light/NN the/DT girl's/JJ black/JJ and/CC silver/JJ dress/NN flashed/VBD as/IN with/IN dainty/NN twists/NNS she/PRP drew/VBD her/PRP shawl/RB now/RB about/IN her/PRP$ shoulders,/NNS now/RB about/IN her/PRP waist,/IN the/DT while/NN her/PRP red,/JJ high-heeled/JJ slippers/NNS spurned/VBD the/DT rough/JJ boards/NNS with/IN a/DT tap,/NN tap,/NN tap/NN in/IN unison/NN with/IN the/DT castanets./NN Suddenly/RB Tomas/NNP Espinosa/NNP appeared/VBD upon/IN the/DT floor,/NN a/DT vivid,/JJ whirling/VBG form/NN dancing/VBG with/IN an/DT equal/JJ grace,/NN an/DT equal/JJ agility./NN The/DT orchestra/NN doubled/VBD the/DT time,/NN and/CC without/IN visible/JJ effort/NN the/DT dancers/NNS met/VBD the/DT challenge;/NN amidst/IN universal/JJ applause/NN and/CC hearty/NN shouts/NNS of/IN approbation,/NN Tomas/NNP led/VBD the/DT girl/NN to/TO her/PRP$ seat/NN as/IN the/DT music/NN ceased./VBD D'Arcy/NNP felt/VBD a/DT hand/NN on/IN his/PRP$ elbow./NN Carlos/NNP Montalvo/NNP was/VBD beside/IN him./PRP "You/PRP have/VBP too/RB many/JJ eyes,/NNS my/PRP$ friend,"/NN he/PRP whispered./MD "Let/VB Tomas/NNP see/VB but/CC one/CD of/IN them/PRP and--""Egad,/CC if/IN a/DT cat/NN may/MD look/VB at/IN a/DT king,/NN may/MD not/RB thesame/DT cat/NN gaze/NN upon/IN a/DT queen,/NN Se$or/NNP Montalvo?/NNP What/WP a/DT glorious/JJ girl!/NN In/IN all/DT my/PRP$ life/NN I/PRP have/VBP never/RB seen/VBN one/NN so/RB lovely,/JJ so/IN vital./PRP What/WP a/DT mate/NN for/IN a/DT man!"Montalvo/NN smiled/VBD paternally./NN "You/PRP are/VBP precipitate,/VBG my/PRP$ young/JJ friend.""Tell/NN me,/, Don/NNP Carlos,/NNP is/VBZ Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNP the/DT promised/VBN wife/NN of/IN young/JJ Tomas?""The/NNP engagement/NN has/VBZ not/RB been/VBN announced,/RB but/CC it/PRP is/VBZ generally/RB understood/VBN that/IN both/DT Don/NNP Jos$/NNP and/CC Don/NNP Emilio/NNP desire/NN the/DT union,/NN and/CC in/IN such/JJ matters/NNS our/PRP$ children/NNS usually/RB yield/VBP to/TO parental/JJ pressure./NN In/IN all/DT probability/NN the/DT matter/NN will/MD be/VB arranged/VBN during/IN the/DT visit/NN of/IN the/DT Guerreros/NNPS here.""I/RB am/VBP an/DT unlucky/JJ dog,"/NN Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP murmured/VBD whimsically./NN "You/PRP are,/VBP unfortunately,/IN a/DT gringo,/NN and/CC no/DT gringo/NN has/VBZ yet/RB found/VBN favor/NN with/IN Josepha/NNP Guerrero.""Hum-m-m!"/NNP D'Arcy's/NNP retort/NN was/VBD skepticism/NN raised/VBD to/TO the/DT nth/NN degree./NN Then/RB he/PRP remembered/VBD the/DT present/JJ unenviable/JJ state/NN of/IN his/PRP$ fortunes./POS He/PRP was/VBD a/DT man/NN with/IN five/CD hundred/CD dollars,/NNS a/DT horse,/NN saddle/NN and/CC bridle,/NN two/CD pack-mules,/NN and/CC no/DT definite/JJ objective/NN in/IN life./NN The/DT sky/NN was/VBD his/PRP$ only/JJ shelter./NN "You/PRP are/VBP right,/JJ Don/NNP Carlos./NNP Well,/NNP when/WRB my/PRP$ horse/NN has/VBZ run/VBN his/PRP$ race/NN the/DT day/NN after/IN tomorrow/NN I/PRP shall/MD say/VB good-by/JJ and/CC proceed/VB north./RB Should/MD I/PRP linger/VB I/PRP might/MD be/VB tempted/VBN to/TO become/VB a/DT mischief-maker./NN Meanwhile/RB I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP shall/MD retire./VB Good/JJ night.""Good/NN night,/NN boy,"/VBD the/DT don/VBP answered/VBN kindly./, D'Arcy/NNP was/VBD up/RB early,/RB looking/VBG after/IN Pathfinder;/NNP he/PRP had/VBD a/DT seat/NN at/IN the/DT first/JJ table/NN for/IN breakfast/NN and/CC thereafter/RB wandered/VBD around/IN the/DT hacienda,/NN being/VBG careful/JJ to/TO avoid/VB meeting/NN Josepha/NNP Guerrero./NNP He/PRP had/VBD not/RB passed/VBN a/DT very/RB restful/JJ night,/NN since/IN for/IN hours/NNS he/PRP had/VBD lain/VBN awake/JJ visualizing/VBG that/IN radiant/JJ figure./. To/TO gay/JJ amours/NNS he/PRP was/VBD far/RB from/IN being/VBG a/DT stranger;/NN he/PRP told/VBD himself/PRP that/IN the/DT shock/NN of/IN his/PRP$ meeting/NN with/IN this/DT Hispano-Californian/JJ girl/NN was/VBD largely/RB due/JJ to/TO the/DT fact/NN that/IN it/PRP had/VBD been/VBN long/RB since/IN his/PRP$ eyes/NNS had/VBD been/VBN gladdened/VBN by/IN the/DT sight/NN of/IN a/DT pretty/JJ woman./NN He/PRP tried/VBD to/TO analyze/VB his/PRP$ emotions./NN Why,/IN he/PRP asked/VBD himself,/PRP had/VBD he/PRP not/RB felt/VBD this/DT strange,/JJ ecstatic/NN thrill/NN that/WDT possessed/VBD him/PRP now--a/JJ thrill/NN that/WDT was/VBD akin/JJ to/TO pain--when/VB Tomas/NNP first/RB introduced/VBD him/PRP to/TO her?/PRP Why/WRB had/VBD he/PRP not/RB experienced/VBD it/PRP at/IN dinner?/NN He/PRP had/VBD thought/VBN then/RB to/TO indulge/VB in/IN a/DT little/JJ guarded/JJ flirtation,/NNS and/CC this/DT out/IN of/IN a/DT sense/NN of/IN sheer/JJ deviltry;/NN through/IN the/DT medium/NN of/IN 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told/VBD himself,/PRP "because/IN that/WDT would/MD be/VB disastrous./VBG A/DT fool/NN I/PRP am,/VBP but/CC not/RB that/IN great/JJ a/DT fool./NN I'm/NN not/RB her/PRP$ kind,/NN nor/CC is/VBZ she/PRP mine./MD I'm/VB as/IN alien/JJ to/TO her/PRP as/IN an/DT Arab./NNP Had/VBD I/PRP the/DT fortune/NN of/IN Omar/NNP to/TO lay/VB at/IN her/PRP$ feet/NNS I/PRP would/MD but/CC demean/VB myself/PRP by/IN seeking/VBG her/PRP$ favor./NN Dermod,/IN you/PRP ass,/VBP you're/PRP going/VBG to/TO the/DT gold-fields/NNS and/CC forget/VB this/DT silly/JJ business/NN in/IN hard/JJ work./NN You'll/NNP forget/VB it,/IN you/PRP fool./VBD D'ye/NNP hear/VBP me?/PRP You'll/RB forget/VBP it!"The/DT race/NN between/IN Rey/NNP Del/NNP Mundo/NNP and/CC Kitty/NNP was/VBD run/VBN just/RB before/IN noon,/NN in/IN order/NN that/IN the/DT assembled/VBN guests/NNS might/MD immediately/RB thereafter/RB partake/NN of/IN the/DT barbecue/NN furnished/VBN by/IN Don/NNP Emilio./NNP The/DT mare/NN won/VBD by/IN six/CD open/JJ lengths,/NNS yet,/RB watching/VBG her/PRP as/IN the/DT Indian/JJ boy/NN who/WP rode/VBD her/PRP flailed/VBD her/PRP$ to/TO her/PRP$ best/JJS speed/NN and/CC passed/VBD Rey/NNP Del/NNP Mundo,/NNP D'Arcy/NNP knew/VBD she/PRP was/VBD commonplace,/VBN that/IN she/PRP would/MD begin/VB to/TO fail/VB at/IN the/DT three-quarter/JJ pole,/NN that/IN to/TO Pathfinder/NNP she/PRP would/MD prove/VB an/DT easy/JJ opponent./NN Don/NNP Emilio/NNP did/VBD his/PRP$ best/JJS to/TO accept/VB defeat/NN gaily,/NN but/CC D'Arcy/NNP noticed/VBD that/IN for/IN that/DT day,/NN at/IN least,/VBN the/DT joy/NN had/VBD gone/VBN out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ life./NN "'Tis/IN the/DT way/NN of/IN a/DT Latin,"/NNP he/PRP told/VBD himself./PRP "Good/JJ winners/NNS but/CC bad/JJ losers./VBG Well,/NNP tomorrow/NN I'll/NN take/VBP a/DT tuck/NN out/IN of/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero/NNPS and/CC see/VB how/WRB he/PRP bears/VBZ up/RP under/IN it."During/IN the/DT progress/NN of/IN the/DT barbecue/NN he/PRP met/VBD Josepha/NNP Guerrero/NNP twice,/, but/CC each/DT time/NN she/PRP bowed/VBD slightly/RB and/CC passed/VBD on./RP D'Arcy/NNP observed/VBD that/IN Tomas/NNP Espinosa/NNP was/VBD always/RB in/IN her/PRP$ train,/NN and/CC found/VBD difficulty/NN in/IN throttling/VBG a/DT growing/VBG dislike/NN for/IN the/DT boy./NN "Can't/NN he/PRP see/VB he's/PRP making/VBG a/DT nuisance/NN of/IN himself?"/NN he/PRP growled/VBD under/IN his/PRP$ breath./NN "There's/IN no/DT repression/NN to/TO these/DT people./NNS They/PRP have/VBP too/RB much/JJ emotion/NN to/TO conceal/VB any/DT of/IN it."He/PRP was/VBD anxious/JJ to/TO be/VB on/IN the/DT road/NN again./NN He/PRP was/VBD weary/JJ of/IN idle/JJ discussion,/NNS empty/JJ compliments,/NN perfervid/NN phrases,/NN badly/RB barbecued/JJ beef,/IN new/JJ wine,/NN and/CC stringmusic./NN He/PRP wanted/VBD a/DT girl/NN to/TO flirt/VB with,/IN to/TO banter,/VB to/TO make/VB love/NN to/TO after/IN the/DT fashion/NN of/IN his/PRP$ impulsive/JJ kind,/NN but/CC haggard/NN 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was/VBD to/TO make/VB the/DT pace/NN and/CC never/RB slacken/VBN until/IN the/DT finish./NN Josepha/NNP Guerrero/NNP sat/VBD with/IN her/PRP$ father/NN in/IN the/DT rear/JJ seat/NN of/IN the/DT open/JJ carriage/NN in/IN which/WDT she/PRP had/VBD journeyed/VBN from/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP nearly/RB four/CD hundred/CD miles/NNS to/TO the/DT north./NN As/IN the/DT carriage/NN was/VBD parked/VBN just/RB opposite/IN the/DT finish/NN line,/NN D'Arcy/NNP strolled/VBD over/IN to/TO pay/VB his/PRP$ respects/NNS to/TO her/PRP and/CC her/PRP$ father/NN and/CC from/IN the/DT same/JJ point/NN of/IN vantage/NN watch/VB his/PRP$ horse/NN come/VB thundering/VBG in/IN to/TO victory./DT He/PRP had/VBD scarcely/RB reached/VBN the/DT side/NN of/IN the/DT carriage,/NN however,/RB when/WRB a/DT shout/NN from/IN the/DT crowd/NN informed/VBD him/PRP that/IN the/DT race/NN was/VBD on./DT Deliberately/RB he/PRP turned/VBD his/PRP$ back/NN on/IN the/DT course/NN and/CC loaded/VBD his/PRP$ pipe./NN "Ah,"/IN the/DT girl/NN said/VBD softly,/NN "our/IN American/NNP realizes/VBZ that/IN he/PRP is/VBZ doomed/VBN to/TO defeat./NN He/PRP has/VBZ not/RB the/DT desire/NN to/TO watch/VB the/DT race.""You/NNS are/VBP mistaken,"/VBN he/PRP answered/VBD quietly./RB "I/RB have/VBP a/DT greater/JJR desire/NN to/TO watch/VB Se$orita/NNP Guerrero's/NNPS face/NN when,/, for/IN the/DT first/JJ time,/NN she/PRP sees/VBZ a/DT real/JJ race-horse./NN My/PRP$ horse/NN will/MD win,/VB se$orita./NN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB need/VB to/TO watch/VB the/DT race./NN For/IN me/PRP it/PRP is/VBZ already/RB run.""Brave/JJ words,"/NN she/PRP answered--and/CC stood/VBD up/RP to/TO gaze/VB over/IN the/DT heads/NNS of/IN the/DT crowd./NN The/DT thudding/NN of/IN hoofs/NNS came/VBD faintly/RB to/TO D'Arcy's/NNP ears,/NNS growing/VBG louder,/JJ and/CC louder--a/JJ triumphant/NN shriek/NN from/IN a/DT rider/NN and/CC a/DT shower/NN of/IN gray/JJ dust-and/CC the/DT race/NN had/VBD been/VBN run./VBG "Tell/NNP me,/, se$orita,"/VBN D'Arcy/NNP spoke/VBD softly./NN "Was/IN not/RB the/DT winner/NN the/DT brown/JJ horse--judged/JJ much/JJ too/RB large/JJ and/CC clumsy/JJ to/TO contend/VB with/IN the/DT pride/NN of/IN Arroyo/NNP Chico?"Josepha's/NNP face/NN flushed,/VBD her/PRP$ eyes/NNS gleamed/VBD angrily./DT "You/NNS have/VBP won,/VBN se$or--by/IN a/DT dozen/NN lengths./VBZ You/PRP own/VBP a/DT truly/RB great/JJ horse./NN I/PRP felicitate/VBP you./PRP But--you/CC brag!"Don/NN Jos$/NNP stared/VBD open-mouthed/JJ into/IN space./NN "Santa/NNP Mar$a/NNP la/NNP Pur$sima!"/NNP he/PRP growled/VBD deep/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ throat./NN "Kitty/NNP has/VBZ failed/VBN me."Don/NN Carlos/NNP Montalvo/NNP approached/VBD and/CC prodded/VBD Don/NNP Jos$/NNP in/IN the/DT ribs./NN "Eh,/IN my/PRP$ friend?/NN Did/VBD I/PRP not/RB assure/VB you/PRP the/DT horse/NN was/VBD not/RB too/RB big/JJ for/IN great/JJ speed?"/NN He/PRP chuckled/VBD good-naturedly./JJ "I/NN am/VBP a/DT fortunate/JJ man./NN Yesterday,/NN Jos$,/IN you/PRP won/VBD five/CD thousand/CD three-year-old/JJ steers/NNS from/IN Emilio./NNP Today/NN I/PRP win/VBP those/DT steers/NNS from/IN you./PRP If/IN you/PRP will/MD be/VB good/JJ enough/RB to/TO instruct/VB Emilio/NNP to/TO deliver/VB them/PRP to/TO my/PRP$ rancho/NN I/PRP will/MD say/VB that/IN this/DT has/VBZ beena/DT most/RBS excellent/JJ horse-race/NN and/CC one/CD long/JJ to/TO be/VB remembered."Don/NNP Jos$/NNP crushed/JJ Montalvo's/NNP conical/NN hat/NN down/RP on/IN his/PRP$ head./NN "Son/NN of/IN ten/CD thousand/CD foxes!/NNS You/PRP were/VBD right,/JJ Carlos./NNP Well,/NNP I/PRP have/VBP lost/VBN the/DT best/JJS horse/NN that/WDT was/VBD in/IN California/NNP until/IN this/DT gringo/NN came./VBD And/CC I/PRP have/VBP also/RB lost/VBN to/TO him/PRP five/CD hundred/CD dollars/NNS in/IN gold./NN Se$or/NNP D'Arcy!"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP looked/VBD up/RB and/CC caught/VBD the/DT buckskin/NN bag/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP tossed/VBD gaily/RB to/TO him./PRP "I/IN congratulate/JJ you,/, se$or,"/JJ he/PRP added/VBD manfully./. "Good/NNP old/JJ sport!"/NN thought/VBD D'Arcy./NNP "He's/NNP more/RBR amazed/VBN than/IN shocked."The/DT youth/NN who/WP had/VBD ridden/VBN Kitty/NNP led/VBD her/PRP$ over/IN and,/NNS at/IN a/DT sign/NN from/IN Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP laid/VBD the/DT bridle-reins/NNS in/IN D'Arcy's/NNP hand./, "Don/NNP Jos$,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP said,/VBD "Kitty/NNP is/VBZ not/RB bred/VBN in/IN the/DT purple./NN She/PRP has/VBZ a/DT strain/NN of/IN cold/JJ blood/NN in/IN her--a/PRP$ very/RB little/JJ strain,/NN 'tis/VBZ true,/JJ but--a/CC strain./JJ She/PRP is/VBZ not/RB a/DT race-horse,/NN but/CC a/DT very/RB beautiful/JJ mare/NN for/IN a/DT beautiful/JJ lady/NN to/TO ride./VB With/IN your/PRP$ permission,/JJ Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP I/PRP present/VB her/PRP to/TO your/PRP$ daughter."/NNS And/CC he/PRP passed/VBD the/DT reins/NNS up/IN to/TO Josepha./NNP "No,/NNP no,"/, the/DT girl/NN protested./VBN "There/RB are/VBP gentlemen/NNS here/RB who/WP will/MD gladly/RB give/VB you/PRP two/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS for/IN Kitty.""There/NNP are/VBP occasions,/JJ se$orita,/NN when/WRB it/PRP pleases/VBZ me/PRP to/TO remember/VB that/IN there/EX are/VBP other/JJ things/NNS in/IN life/NN more/RBR important/JJ than/IN gold./NNP Moreover,/NNP where/WRB I/PRP go/VBP there/RB is/VBZ gold/NN to/TO be/VB had/VBN for/IN the/DT taking./NN Adios,/NNP se$orita./VBD Adios,/NNP Don/NNP Jos$."He/NNP raised/VBD his/PRP$ hat/NN and/CC strode/VBD resolutely/RB away./RB His/PRP$ mules/NNS were/VBD already/RB packed,/VBN and/CC when/WRB Pathfinder/NNP had/VBD been/VBN cooled/VBN out/RB and/CC wiped,/VB Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP saddled/VBD him,/NN said/VBD farewell/NN to/TO his/PRP$ host/NN and/CC Carlos/NNP Montalvo/NNP and,/CC amidst/IN the/DT cheers/NNS of/IN the/DT assembled/VBN guests,/NN rode/VBD downthe/RB palm-lined/JJ avenue./VBG To/TO his/PRP$ surprise/NN he/PRP found/VBD Josepha/NNP Guerrero/NNP standing/VBG at/IN the/DT foot/NN of/IN it,/PRP$ the/DT omnipresent/JJ Tomas/NNP at/IN her/PRP$ side./NN "I/NNS take/VBP the/DT mare/NN for/IN my/PRP$ father's/NN sake,/NN se$or,"/NN she/PRP cried/VBD to/TO him/PRP sharply./. 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His/PRP$ stock,/NN too,/NN was/VBD fit./RB In/IN the/DT horse-race/NN run/NN that/WDT morning/NN he/PRP had/VBD staked/VBN his/PRP$ all/PDT upon/IN Pathfinder,/NNP and/CC because/IN the/DT noble/JJ animal/NN had/VBD not/RB failed/VBN him,/, he/PRP found/VBD himself/PRP now/RB with/IN a/DT cash/NN capital/NN of/IN one/CD thousand/CD dollars./, In/IN Pathfinder,/NNP Shawneen,/NNP and/CC Michael/NNP he/PRP had/VBD transport/NN to/TO the/DT diggings,/NN provided/VBD no/DT untoward/JJ accident/NN befell/NN them./, All/DT that/WDT worried/VBD him/PRP was/VBD the/DT problem/NN of/IN rations/NNS and/CC mining/NN equipment,/NN and/CC in/IN anticipation/NN of/IN being/VBG able/JJ to/TO purchase/VB both/DT in/IN San/NNP Francisco,/NNP he/PRP was/VBD content/JJ to/TO await/VB the/DT crossing/NN of/IN that/DT bridge/NN until/IN he/PRP came/VBD to/TO it./PRP Nevertheless,/RB he/PRP was/VBD worried./VBN His/PRP$ common/JJ sense/NN told/VBD him/PRP that/IN since/IN hitherto/VBN no/DT extraordinary/JJ demand/NN for/IN mining/NN equipment,/NN wagons,/NN pack-animals/NNS and/CC pack-saddles,/NN boats/NNS and/CC portable/JJ foodstuffs/NNS had/VBD developed/VBN in/IN California,/NNP the/DT recent/JJ sudden/JJ demand/NN must/MD have/VB denuded/VBN the/DT dealers/NNS of/IN their/PRP$ stocks/NNS and/CC in/IN consequencethe/DT market/NN would/MD be/VB bare/JJ until/IN the/DT arrival/NN of/IN new/JJ goods/NNS ordered/VBD from/IN the/DT East./NNP Also,/IN prices/NNS had/VBD undoubtedly/RB risen/VBN to/TO unprecedented/JJ heights./NN He/PRP pondered/VBD his/PRP$ predicament,/NN and/CC eventually/RB decided/VBD that/IN since/IN a/DT large/JJ majority/NN of/IN the/DT adventurers/NNS en/IN route/NN to/TO the/DT placers/NNS had/VBD little/JJ capital,/NN being/VBG adventurers/NNS all,/IN a/DT man/NN with/IN one/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS might/MD reasonably/RB hope/VB to/TO secure/VB what/WP he/PRP sought,/VBD even/RB in/IN a/DT bare/JJ market,/NN provided/VBD he/PRP cared/VBD to/TO pay/VB the/DT price./NN Indeed,/IN it/PRP had/VBD been/VBN an/DT earlier/JJR consideration/NN of/IN this/DT problem/NN that/WDT had/VBD decided/VBN him/PRP to/TO take/VB his/PRP$ time/NN and/CC condition/NN Pathfinder/NN for/IN the/DT race/NN at/IN San/NNP Juan/NNP Bautista,/NNP since/IN in/IN that/DT race/NN lay/VBD his/PRP$ sole/JJ hope/NN of/IN augmenting/VBG his/PRP$ fortunes/NNS to/TO the/DT point/NN where,/WRB with/IN thrift/NN and/CC sound/NN judgment,/NN he/PRP might/MD hope/VB to/TO survive/VB in/IN this/DT helter-skelter/NN rush./VBD Don/NNP Carlos,/NNP too,/, had/VBD given/VBN him/PRP much/JJ sound/NN advice./. 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extraordinarily/RB dear,/JJ because/IN of/IN the/DT lack/NN of/IN adequate/JJ transport/NN and/CC a/DT demand/NN far/RB in/IN excess/NN of/IN the/DT supply./NN Dermod,/NNP my/PRP$ boy,/NN what/WP you/PRP require/VBP is/VBZ six/CD more/JJR pack-mules!"He/NN stopped/VBD that/DT night/NN at/IN the/DT ranch/NN of/IN John/NNP Gilroy,/NNP who/WP had/VBD settled/VBN in/IN California/NNP in/IN 1814./DT From/IN Gilroyhe/NNP purchased/VBD six/CD good/JJ mules,/NNS broken/VBN to/TO pack,/VB paying/VBG therefor/DT fifteen/CD dollars/NNS each./DT The/DT ranch/NN saddle-maker/NN made/VBD his/PRP$ pack-saddles/NNS and/CC kyacks/NNS of/IN cowhide/NN and/CC D'Arcy/NNP waited/VBD a/DT week/NN for/IN them./PRP Here,/RB also,/RB he/PRP engaged/VBD a/DT half-breed/JJ Indian/NNP to/TO accompany/VB him/PRP and/CC help/VB care/VB for/IN the/DT stock,/NN the/DT native/JJ supplying/VBG his/PRP$ own/JJ mount./NN Then/RB with/IN a/DT light/NN heart/NN he/PRP proceeded/VBD to/TO the/DT pueblo/NN of/IN San/NNP Jos$./NNP Here/RB his/PRP$ earlier/JJR apprehensions/NNS were/VBD found/VBN to/TO have/VB been/VBN justified./VBN Dealers/NNS in/IN foodstuffs/NNS and/CC hardware/NN had/VBD naught/VBN but/CC empty/JJ shelves/NNS to/TO show/VB him./RP In/IN San/NNP Jos$,/NNP however,/, he/PRP was/VBD fortunate/JJ enough/RB to/TO secure/VB definite/JJ information/NN as/IN to/TO the/DT best/JJS route/NN to/TO travel/VB in/IN order/NN to/TO reach/VB Sutter's/NNP Fort/NNP at/IN the/DT junction/NN of/IN the/DT Sacramento/NNP and/CC American/NNP rivers,/NN this/DT being/VBG the/DT base/NN of/IN supplies/NNS and/CC point/NN of/IN departure/NN for/IN all/DT points/NNS in/IN Alta/NNP California./NNP Two/CD days/NNS later/RB he/PRP was/VBD in/IN San/NNP Francisco/NNP and/CC camped/VBD for/IN the/DT night/NN in/IN a/DT field/NN near/IN Mission/NNP Dolores./NNP In/IN the/DT morning,/NN leaving/VBG his/PRP$ servant/NN Francisco/NNP in/IN charge/NN of/IN the/DT mules,/NN he/PRP rode/VBD into/IN town./DT He/PRP found/VBD the/DT hamlet/NN of/IN San/NNP Francisco--for/NNP it/PRP was/VBD little/JJ more--almost/JJ deserted,/NN while/IN those/DT who/WP remained/VBD were/VBD desirous/JJ of/IN disposing/VBG of/IN their/PRP$ inhibiting/JJ businesses/NNS as/RB fast/RB as/IN possible/JJ and/CC following/VBG the/DT gold-rush./NN In/IN the/DT harbor/NN a/DT half-dozen/NN ships/NNS swung/VBD at/IN anchor,/IN some/DT entirely/RB deserted/VBN but/CC the/DT majority/NN with/IN a/DT loyal/JJ captain/NN aboard,/IN hoping/VBG against/IN hope/NN that/IN the/DT man-power/NN of/IN San/NNP Francisco/NNP would/MD soon/RB return/VB from/IN the/DT gold-fields,/JJ hungry/JJ and/CC disillusioned,/JJ and/CC discharge/VB the/DT cargoes./NN D'Arcy/NNP learned/VBD too/RB that/DT fully/RB fifty/CD percent/NN of/IN the/DT garrison/NN at/IN the/DT Presidio/NNP had/VBD deserted,/VBN and/CC that/IN provost-guards/NNS sent/VBD to/TO bring/VB back/RB the/DT deserters/NNS had/VBD themselves/PRP deserted./VBN Food/NN was/VBD purchasable,/VBN albeit/IN at/IN extravagant/JJ prices,/NN but/CC hardware/NN of/IN any/DT kind/NN was/VBD unobtainable./RB In/IN a/DT cantina/NN near/IN Portsmouth/NNP Square/NNP D'Arcy/NNP met/VBD thesaddest/DT citizen/NN of/IN San/NNP Francisco./NNP He/PRP was/VBD seated/VBN at/IN a/DT table/NN in/IN a/DT corner/NN moodily/RB playing/VBG solitaire,/RB when/WRB D'Arcy/NNP breasted/VBD the/DT bar./NN "Hello/NNP there,/, friend,"/IN the/DT latter/JJ saluted/JJ him./PRP "Have/VBP a/DT drink?""I/NN suppose/VB I/PRP ought/MD to/TO help/VB you/PRP out,"/VB the/DT sorrowful/JJ one/CD replied/VBD without/IN enthusiasm./VBG "A/DT feller/NN can't/MD drink/VB alone,/RB can/MD he?""It/VB isn't/RB done/VBN in/IN the/DT best/JJS social/JJ circles,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP admitted./VBD "I/PRP shouldn't/MD do/VB this,"/IN the/DT other/JJ complained./NN "When/RB a/DT feller's/JJ low/JJ in/IN sperrits/NNS he'd/PRP ought/MD to/TO stay/VB away/RB from/IN the/DT danged/JJ stuff,/NN or/CC first/JJ thing/NN he/PRP knows/VBZ he/PRP gits/VBZ to/TO dippin'/VB his/PRP$ nose/NN in/IN too/RB deep."/JJ He/PRP leaned/VBD across/IN the/DT bar/NN and/CC surveyed/VBD the/DT bartender/NN with/IN a/DT morose/JJ eye./NN "A/IN little/JJ cookin'/NN whisky,/, Jim."/NNP Then/RB turning/VBG to/TO D'Arcy:/NNP "You're/IN a/DT recent/JJ arrival,/NN ain't/NN you?/. Well,/UH you've/VB sure/JJ come/VBN to/TO a/DT dead/JJ town.""My/NN name's/NNS D'Arcy,"/IN his/PRP$ host/NN volunteered./NN Beneath/IN the/DT melancholy/NN of/IN the/DT other/JJ he/PRP discerned/VBD a/DT broad/JJ streak/NN of/IN homely,/NN honest/JJ philosophy,/NNS good/JJ nature,/NN and/CC whimsicality./NN Here,/IN he/PRP reasoned,/VBD was/VBD a/DT man/NN who/WP would/MD talk--one/DT who/WP evidently/RB had/VBD time/NN to/TO talk./VB It/PRP occurred/VBD to/TO D'Arcy/NNP that/IN this/DT man/NN might/MD be/VB able/JJ to/TO lead/VB him/PRP to/TO some/DT picks/NNS and/CC shovels./VBD "I'm/NNP B./NNP Jabez/NNP Harmon./NNP I'm/IN the/DT jailer/NN in/IN the/DT local/JJ calaboose,"/NN the/DT melancholy/NN one/NN countered,/NN not/RB to/TO be/VB outdone/VBN in/IN friendliness./NN "Is/NNS that/IN why/WRB you/PRP feel/VBP so/RB downhearted,/IN Mr./NNP Harmon?""Call/NNP me/PRP Bejabers./NNP Most/JJS folks/NNS call/VBP me/PRP that./DT I'm/IN the/DT joke/NN of/IN the/DT town./NN Yes,/NN bein'/NN jailer/NN is/VBZ what/WP hangs/VBZ the/DT crape/NN on/IN B./NNP Jabez/NNP Harmon./NNP Here/RB I/PRP am,/VBP wild/JJ to/TO pull/VB out/RP for/IN the/DT gold-fields--and/NN I/PRP can't/MD go.""Why?/VB Lack/NNP of/IN capital?""No./NN Too/RB much/RB conscience./VBG The/DT sheriff,/NN who's/IN my/PRP$ superior/JJ officer,/NN pulled/VBD out/RP for/IN the/DT Sierra/NNP three/CD weeks/NNS ago/RB and/CC left/VBD me/PRP in/IN sole/JJ charge./NN The/DT magistrate,/NN the/DT alcalde/NN and/CC most/JJS of/IN the/DT city/NN council/NN went/VBD with/IN him,/NN and/CC I/PRP can't/MD resign/VB because/IN there's/DT nobody/NN to/TO resign/VB to./. There's/. no/DT city/NN government/NN functionin'/NN and/CC I/PRP have/VBP eight/CD human/JJ jackdaws/NNS in/IN my/PRP$ bird-cage/NN and/CC don't/RB know/VB what/WP to/TO do/VB with/IN them./PRP I/PRP can't/MD quit/VB my/PRP$ post/NN until/IN properly/RB relieved./VBN Grub's/NNP runnin'/NNP short/JJ at/IN my/PRP$ jail,/NN prices/NNS are/VBP sky-high/JJ and/CC I/PRP don't/RB know/VBP where/WRB to/TO get/VB any/DT more,/JJR even/RB if/IN I/PRP could/MD afford/VB to/TO buy/VB more--which/JJ I/PRP can't./MD I'll/RB be/VB danged/VBN if/IN I'll/NNP put/VBD up/RP my/PRP$ own/JJ money/NN to/TO feed/VB those/DT prisoners,/NNS and/CC yet/RB I/PRP ain't/VBP got/VBD the/DT heart/NN to/TO let/VB 'em/PRP starve/VB to/TO death./NN Besides,/IN they've/NN all/DT been/VBN in/IN jail/NN close/NN to/TO two/CD months/NNS now;/RB they're/RB entitled/VBN to/TO a/DT speedy/JJ trial/NN and/CC they/PRP can't/MD get/VB it./PRP 'Tain't/JJ right.""I/NN should/MD imagine/VB that/IN imprisonment/NN without/IN trial/NN is/VBZ unconstitutional./NNP Have/VBP they/PRP been/VBN indicted?""Nary/JJ indictment./NN Three/CD of/IN 'em/PRP is/VBZ accused/VBN of/IN hoss/NN stealin',/NN two/CD killed/VBD their/PRP$ men/NNS in/IN street/NN duels,/NNS one's/IN accused/VBN o'/IN bigamy/JJ and/CC two/CD are/VBP runaway/JJ sailors/NNS and/CC could/MD be/VB returned/VBN to/TO their/PRP$ ship/NN if/IN the/DT dog-goned/JJ captain/NN hadn't/VBD deserted/VBN her/PRP and/CC gone/VBN to/TO the/DT Sierra."/NNPS He/PRP sipped/VBD his/PRP$ cooking/JJ whisky/NN sadly./NN "Did/VBD you/PRP ever/RB hear/VB of/IN a/DT feller/NN in/IN my/PRP$ fix/VBP before?"D'Arcy/IN laughingly/RB assured/VBN Bejabers/NNP that/IN he/PRP never/RB had./VBD "Have/VB you/PRP been/VBN paid/VBN recently?"/RB he/PRP added./VBD "I'm/IN three/CD months/NNS behind./. City/NNP treasurer's/NNS flew/VBD the/DT coop,/JJ too.""In/NNS that/WDT event/NN I/PRP should/MD say/VB you/PRP are/VBP entitled/VBN to/TO fly/VB the/DT coop/NN also./. In/IN all/DT probability,/NNS should/MD your/PRP$ prisoners/NNS ever/RB come/VBN to/TO trial,/VB they/PRP will/MD be/VB acquitted,/VBN because/IN their/PRP$ accusers/NNS will/MD not/RB be/VB present/JJ in/IN court./NN Can/MD you/PRP imagine/VB a/DT man/NN leaving/VBG a/DT fortune/NN to/TO come/VB to/TO San/NNP Francisco/NNP to/TO testify/VB against/IN somebody/NN who/WP stole/VBD a/DT five-dollar/JJ cayuse?''"By/NN the/DT holy/JJ poker,/NN I/PRP never/RB thought/VBD of/IN that./DT You/PRP reckon,/VBP Mr./NNP D'Arcy,/NNP folks/NNS won't/VBD criticize/VB me/PRP and/CC call/VB me/PRP a/DT faithless/JJ public/JJ servant/NN if/IN I/PRP turn/VBP them/PRP fellers/NNS loose,/WDT lock/VBP up/RP the/DT jail/NN and/CC drift?""In/VB my/PRP$ opinion,/NN when/WRB a/DT municipality/NN fails/VBZ to/TO pay/VB its/PRP$ faithful/NN servants/NNS the/DT wages/NNS due/JJ them/PRP and/CC long/RB overdue,/IN that/DT servant/NN is/VBZ justified/VBN in/IN leaving/VBG the/DT employ/NN of/IN the/DT municipality/NN without/IN notice--particularly/JJ when/WRB there/EX is/VBZ no/DT one/CD to/TO whom/WP he/PRP may/MD give/VB notice."The/DT light/NN of/IN a/DT new/JJ hope/NN commenced/VBD to/TO dawn/VB in/IN the/DT dolorous/JJ countenance/NN of/IN Bejabers/NNP Harmon./NNP "By/IN the/DT Lord,/NNP I'm/NNP glad/JJ I/PRP met/VBD you,/IN Mr./NNP D'Arcy./NNP Shows/VBZ what/WP a/DT mistake/NN it/PRP is/VBZ for/IN a/DT feller/NN to/TO decline/VB to/TO drink/VB with/IN strangers./DT You're/NNP sure/JJ a/DT comfort/NN to/TO me,/JJ boy./NN Got/VBD any/DT more/JJR bright/JJ suggestions?""Any/NN number/NN of/IN them./PRP What/WP do/VBP your/PRP$ prisoners/NNS do/VBP for/IN exercise?""Well,/NN up/IN until/IN the/DT last/JJ rain/NN I/PRP been/VBN workin'/NN 'em/PRP on/IN the/DT streets,/NN scraping/VBG the/DT mud/NN off/RB down/IN to/TO hard-pan,/JJ makin'/NN sidewalks/NNS out/IN of/IN sand-bags,/NN doin'/NN a/DT little/JJ quarryin'/NN over/IN to/TO Telegraph/NNP Hill--""Have/NNP you/PRP got/VBD picks,/NNS spades,/NNS and/CC shovels/NNS in/IN your/PRP$ charge?""Two/NN dozen/NN of/IN each.""What/WP else/RB have/VBP you/PRP got?/VB I/PRP mean/VBP in/IN the/DT way/NN of/IN hardware?""A/JJ lot/NN of/IN plain/JJ buildin'/NN tools,/RB handcuffs,/VBD leg-irons,/JJ chains--oh,/NN a/DT hell/NN of/IN a/DT lot/NN of/IN stuff,/NN including/VBG ammunition,/NN pistols,/NN knives,/NN shotguns,/NN and/CC rifles./NN It's/IN a/DT pretty/RB good/JJ jail,/NN if/IN I/PRP do/VBP say/VB so.""You/PRP are/VBP entitled/VBN to/TO appropriate/VB all/DT of/IN that/DT property/NN which/WDT we/PRP require/VBP in/IN our/PRP$ business./NN You/PRP can/MD leave/VB a/DT receipt/NN for/IN it/PRP in/IN the/DT sheriff's/NN office/NN with/IN instructions/NNS to/TO the/DT sheriff/NN to/TO deduct/VB the/DT value/NN of/IN it/PRP from/IN your/PRP$ overdue/JJ wages/NNS as/IN jailer.""What/NN you/PRP aimin'/NN at,/IN man?/JJ A/DT partnership?""I'm/NN headed/VBN for/IN the/DT diggings,/NN but/CC I/PRP haven't/VBP gone/VBN hog-wild/JJ about/IN gold,/NN and/CC I/PRP intend/VBP to/TO arrive/VB there/RB with/IN the/DT necessary/JJ equipment,/NN including/VBG food./VBN I've/NN purchased/VBD the/DT food--more/NN than/IN I/PRP will/MD require,/VB in/IN fact./DT But/CC I/PRP cannot/MD buy/VB mining/NN equipment/NN for/IN love/NN or/CC money./NN Now,/RB the/DT thought/NN has/VBZ just/RB occurred/VBN to/TO me/PRP that/IN a/DT good,/JJ honest,/JJ conscientious/JJ partner/NN would/MD be/VB a/DT distinct/JJ asset./NN I'm/IN willing/JJ to/TO finance/VB the/DT expedition/NN provided/VBD you/PRP furnish/VB the/DT mining/NN equipment/NN and/CC the/DT labor.""I'm/NN busted,/NN mister./, I/PRP couldn't/MD pay/VB wages/NNS to/TO nobody.""It/NN is/VBZ not/RB my/PRP$ intention/NN to/TO have/VB you/PRP pay/VB them./PRP Come,/VB Bejabers,/NNP me/PRP lad,/VBP use/VB your/PRP$ head./NN Furnish/IN the/DT labor./NN You/PRP have/VBP eight/CD prisoners./DT When/WRB you/PRP join/VB fortunes/NNS with/IN me,/NNS take/VBP your/PRP$ prisoners/NNS with/IN you./PRP$ I/PRP am/VBP sure/JJ they/PRP would/MD much/RB prefer/VB to/TO be/VB with/IN us/PRP than/IN in/IN jail,/NN and/CC as/IN they/PRP have/VBP no/DT capital/NN and/CC are/VBP doubtless/RB fairly/RB mad/JJ to/TO join/VB the/DT gold-rush,/NN the/DT prospect/NN of/IN securing/VBG a/DT good/JJ job/NN when/WRB they/PRP get/VBP there/RB will/MD appeal/VB to/TO every/DT man/NN Jack/NNP of/IN them./PRP$ At/IN least/JJS they/PRP will/MD be/VB assured/VBN they/PRP will/MD not/RB starve/VB to/TO death,/VB and/CC they/PRP will,/DT of/IN course,/NN realize/VBP with/IN gratitude/NN that/IN their/PRP$ troubles/NNS with/IN the/DT law/NN are/VBP at/IN an/DT end.""What's/NN your/PRP$ first/JJ name,/NN boy?""Dermod.""Dermod,/NN it's/IN a/DT go./NN Put/VBD her/PRP$ there,/EX pardner."They/PRP sealed/VBD their/PRP$ partnership/NN after/IN the/DT ancient/JJ frontier/NN fashion/NN and/CC cemented/VBD the/DT union/NN in/IN another/DT drink,/NN after/IN which/WDT they/PRP sat/VBD down/RB at/IN the/DT table/NN to/TO draw/VB up/RP a/DT list/NN of/IN their/PRP$ requirements./NN "There's/IN a/DT good/JJ team/NN of/IN horses/NNS in/IN the/DT jail/NN stable,"/NN Bejabers/NNP confided,/VBD "and/CC a/DT good/JJ strong/JJ covered/JJ spring/NN wagon/NN that/WDT we/PRP use/VBP as/IN a/DT combination/NN ambulance/NN and/CC black/JJ Maria./NNP We/PRP can/MD load/VB our/PRP$ truck/NN in/IN that./DT I/PRP reckon/VBP the/DT team/NN and/CC the/DT black/JJ Maria/NNP will/MD overdraw/VB my/PRP$ creditwith/NN the/DT city,/NN but/CC if/IN a/DT feller's/NN goin'/NN to/TO help/VB himself/PRP to/TO a/DT dollar's/NN worth/NN of/IN goods/NNS from/IN the/DT city/NN he/PRP might/MD as/RB well/RB stretch/VB his/PRP$ credit/NN limit/NN as/IN not.""Bejabers,/NN you're/IN the/DT shadow/NN of/IN a/DT rock/NN in/IN a/DT weary/JJ land./NN One/CD of/IN your/PRP$ prisoners/NNS will/MD drive/VB the/DT team,/NN and/CC another/DT will/MD sit/VB on/IN the/DT seat/NN beside/IN him./PRP The/DT other/JJ six/CD can/MD ride/VB my/PRP$ mules./NN I/PRP have/VBP eight./DT That/DT will/MD leave/VB two/CD mules/NNS to/TO pack/VB cargo,/NN and/CC the/DT Black/NNP Maria/NNP will/MD accommodate/VB the/DT remainder./NNP We/PRP must/MD find/VB some/DT saddles."Bejabers/NNS scratched/VBD his/PRP$ ingenious/JJ head,/NN and/CC the/DT last/JJ vestige/NN of/IN gloom/NN departed/VBD his/PRP$ countenance./NN "Pendin'/NN proof/NN of/IN the/DT ownership/NN of/IN them/PRP horses/NNS alleged/VBD to/TO have/VB been/VBN stole/VBD by/IN my/PRP$ three/CD boss/NN thieves,/IN the/DT evidence,/JJ consistin'/NN of/IN three/CD mustangs,/NNS saddles/NNS and/CC bridles,/NN has/VBZ been/VBN reposin'/VBN in/IN the/DT jail/NN stable./NN Reckon/IN the/DT fellers/NNS preferrin'/VBD the/DT charges/NNS sort/NN o'/RB got/VBD the/DT gold-fever/NN after/IN preferrin'/NN 'em,/, and/CC concluded/VBD not/RB to/TO have/VB their/PRP$ movements/NNS hobbled/VBN and/CC their/PRP$ time/NN wasted/VBN by/IN havin'/VBG to/TO appear/VB in/IN court/NN to/TO prosecute/VB the/DT accused./VBN "Consequently,/IN I/PRP hereby/RB declare/VBP said/VBD evidence/NN forfeited/VBD to/TO the/DT city/NN and/CC county/NN on/IN account/NN of/IN the/DT unpaid/JJ feed/NN bill,/NNS and/CC I/PRP hereby/RB commandeer/VB 'em/PRP from/IN the/DT city/NN and/CC county/NN in/IN lieu/NN of/IN the/DT wages/NNS I/PRP might/MD earn/VB if/IN I/PRP stayed/VBD on/IN my/PRP$ job/NN as/IN jailer,/NN which/WDT it/PRP may/MD be/VB years/NNS before/IN the/DT city/NN government/NN discovers/NNS I've/NN quit,/RB and/CC for/IN all/DT the/DT city'll/NN know/VBP my/PRP$ wages/NNS will/MD be/VB runnin'/VBN right/JJ along!/IN Dermod,/NNP this/DT evidence/NN just/RB naturally/RB gets/VBZ lost/VBN in/IN the/DT shuffle.""On/JJ behalf/NN of/IN our/PRP$ partnership,/NN Bejabers,/IN I/PRP accept/VBP the/DT sacrifice/NN in/IN the/DT spirit/NN in/IN which/WDT it/PRP is/VBZ offered./VBN Select/NNP the/DT best/JJS horse/NN for/IN yourself./PRP$ Well,/NNP now,/, you,/PRP I,/VBP my/PRP$ servant,/NN a/DT Californian/NNP named/VBN Francisco,/NNP and/CC three/CD horse/NN thieves/NNS are/VBP mounted/VBN on/IN horses./NN The/DT two/CD murderers/NNS and/CC the/DT bigamist/NN for/IN their/PRP$ sins/NNS shall/MD ride/VB the/DT mules,/NNS with/IN ablanket/NN and/CC surcingle/JJ until/IN I/PRP can/MD pick/VB up/RP saddles/NNS for/IN them/PRP at/IN some/DT rancho/NN along/IN the/DT line/NN of/IN march./NN The/DT two/CD sailors/NNS shall/MD command/VB the/DT wagon-train,/NN and/CC we/PRP will/MD have/VB five/CD pack-mules./NN I/PRP must/MD buy/VB more/JJR food/NN and/CC a/DT great/JJ deal/NN of/IN blankets/NNS and/CC bedding/VBG to/TO load/VB them.""Add/PRP a/DT few/JJ cases/NNS of/IN whisky,"/NN Bejabers/NNP suggested./VBD "Not/RB that/IN we're/NN drunkards,/NN but/CC in/IN case/NN of/IN sickness,/JJ cold,/NN or/CC snake-bite./NN I'll/NN rob/VBZ the/DT jail/NN kitchen/NN of/IN cookin'/NN utensils/NNS and/CC table/NN equipment,/NN arm/NN my/PRP$ prisoners,/NN and/CC from/IN the/DT jail/NN dispensary/NN I'll/NN take/VBP a/DT few/JJ simple/JJ medicaments./, We'd/PRP ought/MD to/TO lay/VB in/IN a/DT supply/NN of/IN rough/JJ clothing/NN for/IN our/PRP$ labor.""I/NN doubt/NN the/DT wisdom/NN of/IN arming/VBG your/PRP$ prisoners,/NN Bejabers.""I/CC do/VB not./DT They'll/. not/RB shoot/VB us./NNP I've/NNP hearn/VBP tell/VB of/IN a/DT rough/JJ element/NN at/IN the/DT diggin's,/JJ doin'/NN claim/NN jumpin'/NN and/CC sluice/NN robbin'/NN and/CC the/DT like./NN Such/JJ fellers/NNS steer/VB clear/JJ of/IN a/DT sizable,/JJ well-armed/JJ party./NN And/CC once/RB we/PRP locate/VBP a/DT gulch/NN and/CC start/VB pilin'/NN up/IN the/DT dinero,/NN we'll/MD come/VB durn/IN close/RB to/TO rulin'/VB our/PRP$ own/JJ roost./NN Me,/NNP I'm/NNP for/IN law/NN and/CC order/NN every/DT time.""There/NN would/MD be/VB considerable/JJ social/JJ disorganization/NN at/IN the/DT diggings,/NN of/IN course,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP replied/VBD thoughtfully./DT "Not/RB so/RB much/JJ now,/RB perhaps,/RB because/IN there/EX is/VBZ undoubtedly/RB room/NN for/IN everybody/NN to/TO operate;/VB but/CC when/WRB the/DT big/JJ rush/NN comes--when/WRB the/DT adventurers/NNS from/IN every/DT land/NN come/VBN pouring/VBG in--then/RB we/PRP shall/MD see/VB the/DT depths/NNS to/TO which/WDT greed/VBD and/CC the/DT lack/NN of/IN law/NN can/MD reduce/VB humankind./RP Bejabers,/NNP tell/VB me/PRP about/IN yourself.""Not/PRP much/RB to/TO tell,/VB Dermod./NNP If/IN you/PRP was/VBD to/TO run/VB the/DT Harmon/NNP family/NN history/NN down/IN clear/JJ back/RB to/TO antiquity/NN you'd/PRP find/VBP they've/NN all/RB been/VBN smiths./VBG Like/IN father,/VB like/IN son./NN I/PRP was/VBD a/DT smith,/NN too,/RB back/RB in/IN Providence,/NNP Rhode/NNP Island./NNP One/CD day/NN when/WRB I/PRP was/VBD hammerin'/VBN a/DT hot/JJ iron/NN on/IN an/DT anvil/NN I/PRP says/VBZ to/TO myself:/VB 'Am/JJ I/PRP doomed/VBD to/TO do/VB thisall/DT my/PRP$ days?'/RP I/PRP waited/VBD a/DT bit/NN for/IN the/DT answer/NN and,/IN sure/JJ enough,/NN it/PRP was/VBD just/RB what/WP I/PRP suspected/VBD it/PRP was/VBD goin'/VBG to/TO be:/VB 'Not/VBN by/IN a/DT long/JJ shot./NN Let's/NNP have/VBP a/DT change.'/NN So/IN I/PRP hove/VBP the/DT iron/NN I/PRP was/VBD heatin'/NN into/IN a/DT tub/NN of/IN water,/NN took/VBD off/RP my/PRP$ leather/NN apron,/NN said/VBD good-by/JJ to/TO the/DT old/JJ folks/NNS and/CC went/VBD and/CC joined/VBD up/RP with/IN the/DT Marine/NNP Corps/NNP to/TO see/VB the/DT world./NN "I/NN was/VBD twelve/CD years/NNS in/IN the/DT Marines,/NNP goin'/NN hither/NN and/CC yon./NN "I/NNS come/VBP out/RB here/RB with/IN Commodore/NNP Sloat,/NNP and/CC the/DT day/NN he/PRP raised/VBD the/DT American/JJ flag/NN over/IN Monterey/NNP my/PRP$ enlistment/NN expired,/VBZ so/RB I/PRP concluded/VBD to/TO go/VB ashore/RB and/CC stay/VB there./DT Yes,/NNP you've/NN guessed/VBD it./PRP I/PRP did/VBD blacksmithin'/NN until/IN here/RB about/IN a/DT year/NN ago/IN when/WRB I/PRP got/VBD this/DT job/NN as/IN jailer./NN I/PRP suppose/VBP they/PRP figgered/VBD an/DT old/JJ sergeant/NN of/IN Marines/NNPS would/MD know/VB how/WRB to/TO discipline/VB the/DT prisoners,/NN or/CC mebbe/VB 'twas/PRP because/IN nobody/NN else/RB was/VBD fool/NN enough/RB to/TO ask/VB for/IN the/DT job./NN Tell/VB me/PRP about/IN yourself,/PRP$ Dermod.""I'm/NNP Irish,/NNPS twenty-eight/JJ years/NNS old./VBN I'm/IN a/DT graduate/NN of/IN Trinity/NNP College,/NNP Dublin./NNP I'm/NNP supposed/VBD to/TO have/VB a/DT grand/JJ education,/NN Bejabers,/NNP but/CC one/CD not/RB likely/JJ to/TO prove/VB of/IN practical/JJ use/NN to/TO me,/VB I/PRP fear,/VBP unless/IN I/PRP elected/VBD to/TO live/VB the/DT life/NN of/IN an/DT Irish/JJ county/NN gentleman,/NNS riding/VBG to/TO hounds,/NN breeding/NN horses,/NN entertaining/VBG the/DT county/NN gentry/NN and/CC prodding/VBG my/PRP$ solicitor/NN to/TO keep/VB the/DT rents/NNS collected./VBD I/PRP love/VBP Ireland/NNP and/CC I/PRP hated/VBD the/DT system/NN of/IN government/NN there,/, so/RB I/PRP mixed/VBN in/IN politics--that/JJ is,/, I/PRP was/VBD guilty/JJ of/IN treason,/NN according/VBG to/TO the/DT English/NNP idea./NN My/PRP$ father/NN was/VBD Anglo-Irish,/JJ but/CC my/PRP$ mother/NN was/VBD Celtic/NNP Irish--old,/NNP old/JJ stock./NN I/PRP fear/VBP I/PRP disgraced/VBD my/PRP$ father./NN "My/NN mother/NN gave/VBD me/PRP two/CD thousand/CD pounds/NNS and/CC got/VBD me/PRP aboard/IN a/DT ship/NN bound/VBN for/IN America./NNP Like/IN you,/VB Bejabers,/NNP I/PRP wanted/VBD to/TO see/VB the/DT world;/NN I/PRP did/VBD not/RB wish/VB to/TO live/VB as/IN my/PRP$ forefathers/NNS had/VBD lived--and/JJ I/PRP liked/VBD fighting./VBG So/RB I/PRP entered/VBD the/DT United/NNP States/NNP cavalry/NN and/CC fought/VBD in/IN the/DT Mexican/JJ War,/NNP rising/VBG to/TO a/DT captaincy./NN After/IN mydischarge/NN I/PRP decided/VBD to/TO come/VB to/TO California,/NNP so/IN I/PRP joined/VBD an/DT emigrant/NN train/NN at/IN Springfield,/NNP Illinois./NNP In/IN the/DT army/NN I'd/NNP learned/VBD to/TO be/VB an/DT expert/JJ packer/NN and/CC to/TO put/VB my/PRP$ dependence/NN on/IN mules;/NN so/IN my/PRP$ worldly/JJ goods/NNS I/PRP packed/VBD on/IN two/CD good/JJ mules,/NNS bought/VBD a/DT Kentucky/NNP thoroughbred,/NN and/CC rode/VBD with/IN the/DT wagon-train./NN "There/RB was/VBD a/DT captain/NN of/IN that/DT train,/NN a/DT man/NN named/VBN Henry/NNP Gould./NNP He/PRP had/VBD a/DT wife/NN and/CC four/CD children,/NNS the/DT oldest,/NNS a/DT girl/NN named/VBN Lizzie,/NNP being/VBG by/IN a/DT former/JJ wife./NN Lizzie/NNP was/VBD a/DT red-headed,/JJ freckle-faced,/JJ green-eyed/JJ wench/NN of/IN eighteen/CD who/WP cast/VBD sheep's-eyes/NNS at/IN me/PRP from/IN the/DT day/NN we/PRP started./VBD I/PRP doubt/VBP if/IN she/PRP could/MD read/VB or/CC write./VB A/DT big,/JJ lumpy/JJ slattern/NN she/PRP was/VBD and/CC a/DT great/JJ annoyance/NN to/TO me,/VB Bejabers,/NNP for/IN I/PRP could/MD ill/RB bear/VB the/DT slut./NN "Owing/VBG to/TO the/DT fact/NN that/IN my/PRP$ mules/NNS far/RB outstripped/IN the/DT oxen/NNS on/IN the/DT day's/NNS march,/VBD it/PRP became/VBD my/PRP$ habit/NN to/TO ride/VB ahead,/RB select/VB the/DT camp-site/NN for/IN the/DT night/NN and--since/. 'twas/PRP my/PRP$ delight--to/NN kill/NN game/NN for/IN the/DT others./NNP Well,/NNP Bejabers,/IN the/DT girl/NN Lizzie/NNP rode/VBD a/DT horse--bestrode/NN the/DT beast/NN as/IN a/DT man/NN would,/, for/IN she'd/PRP no/DT sense/NN of/IN modesty--and,/JJ uninvited,/NN she/PRP chose/VBD to/TO ride/VB on/IN ahead/RB with/IN me/PRP one/CD day./NN I/PRP asked/VBD her/PRP not/RB to,/RB for/IN the/DT sake/NN of/IN appearances,/NN but/CC 'tis/VBZ little/RB she/PRP cared/VBD for/IN appearances,/DT so,/NN seeing/VBG I/PRP could/MD not/RB reason/VB with/IN her,/PRP I/PRP told/VBD her/PRP plainly/RB she/PRP was/VBD of/IN no/DT interest/NN whatever/WDT to/TO me/PRP and/CC there/EX was/VBD an/DT end/NN to/TO it./DT "I/NN should/MD have/VB known/VBN better,/IN Bejabers./NNP Of/IN course/NN I/PRP offended/VBD the/DT woman./NN She/PRP turned/VBD her/PRP$ green/JJ eyes/NNS on/IN me/PRP and/CC them/PRP all/DT ablaze/NN with/IN the/DT anger/NN of/IN the/DT woman/NN scorned./VBN 'Very/JJ well,/IN you/PRP fine/JJ gentleman,'/NNS she/PRP replied,/VBD and/CC rode/VBD back/RB to/TO the/DT wagon-train./NN "In/IN the/DT morning/NN her/PRP$ father/NN waited/VBD on/IN me/PRP and/CC accused/VBD me/PRP of/IN attempting/VBG to/TO philander/VB with/IN his/PRP$ daughter./NN I/PRP laughed/VBD at/IN the/DT fool/NN and/CC brushed/VBD him/PRP out/IN of/IN my/PRP$ way./NN 'Keep/VBZ your/PRP$ girl/NN in/IN the/DT wagon/NN where/WRB she/PRP belongs,Gould,'/RB I/PRP told/VBD him,/PRP 'and/MD she'll/RB be/VB in/IN no/DT danger/NN from/IN any/DT man./NN Meanwhile,/RB I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP plainly,/JJ Lizzie/NNP lies.'"He/NN pulled/VBD his/PRP$ pistol/NN and/CC shot/VBD me/PRP twice--once/RB in/IN the/DT right/JJ arm/NN and/CC once/RB through/IN the/DT right/JJ shoulder--which/NN was/VBD a/DT mistake,/NN because/IN I'm/PRP a/DT left-handed/JJ man!/NN If/IN he'd/PRP had/VBD brains/NNS he/PRP would/MD have/VB observed/VBN that/IN I/PRP wore/VBD my/PRP$ holster/NN on/IN my/PRP$ left/JJ hip./NN He/PRP snapped/VBD the/DT pistol/NN twice/RB more,/, but/CC his/PRP$ percussion-caps/NNS must/MD have/VB been/VBN wet/JJ or/CC else/RB were/VBD too/RB old,/JJ for/IN the/DT pistol/NN failed/VBD him,/RB and/CC while/IN he/PRP was/VBD snapping/VBG it/PRP I/PRP shot/VBD him/PRP through/IN the/DT right/JJ wrist/NN and/CC he/PRP dropped/VBD his/PRP$ weapon./NN "'Now,/NN then,/, you/PRP blackguard,'/VBD says/VBZ I,/NN ''tis/VBZ only/RB the/DT thought/NN of/IN your/PRP$ helpless/JJ wife/NN and/CC small/JJ children/NNS that/WDT kept/VBD me/PRP from/IN putting/VBG that/DT bullet/NN through/IN your/PRP$ thick/JJ head.'"'Twas/NN not/RB until/IN I/PRP was/VBD wounded/VBN that/IN I/PRP discovered/VBD how/WRB thoroughly/RB I/PRP was/VBD disliked./VBN There/RB were/VBD women/NNS in/IN that/DT wagon-train/NN that/WDT would/MD have/VB dressed/VBN my/PRP$ wounds,/NNS but/CC their/PRP$ men/NNS would/MD not/RB permit/VB it.""You/PRP were/VBD not/RB their/PRP$ kind,"/NN Bejabers/IN suggested./VBN "They/PRP knew/VBD you/PRP were/VBD superior/JJ to/TO them--mebbe/EX you/PRP didn't/VBP trouble/NN to/TO hide/VB the/DT fact/NN that/IN you/PRP knew/VBD you/PRP were--and/VBD besides,/IN you/PRP were/VBD a/DT furriner."D'Arcy/NN smiled/VBD sadly./PRP "They/PRP held/VBD a/DT meeting/NN and/CC banished/VBN me/PRP from/IN the/DT wagon-train./NN We'd/NNP crossed/VBD the/DT Platte/NN by/IN that/DT time./NN I/PRP was/VBD too/RB weak/JJ from/IN loss/NN of/IN blood/NN to/TO protest,/VB and/CC in/IN the/DT belief/NN that/IN I/PRP would/MD die,/VB they/PRP took/VBD my/PRP$ outfit/NN with/IN them.""The/PRP skunks!/. Dermod,/NNP it's/VBD a/DT mistake/NN to/TO consider/VB others./DT You'd/NNP ought/MD to/TO have/VB killed/VBN that/DT man/NN Gould./NNP The/DT families/NNS of/IN men/NNS like/IN that/DT aren't/NN any/DT better/JJR off/RP with/IN the/DT feller/NN dead/JJ than/IN they/PRP be/VB with/IN him/PRP livin'.""That/. would/MD not/RB have/VB improved/VBN my/PRP$ situation,/NN Bejabers./NNP Remember,/NNP I/PRP had/VBD been/VBN wounded/VBN twice/RB before/IN I/PRP shot/VBD and/CC disarmed/VBD him./PRP He/PRP was/VBD a/DT rough,/JJ uncouthman,/NN an/DT uneducated/JJ frontiersman./NN Likewise/RB his/PRP$ fellows.""We/NN may/MD run/VB into/IN some/DT of/IN them/PRP one/CD of/IN these/DT days,"/NN Bejabers/NNS murmured/VBD a/DT trifle/RB wistfully./JJR "Well,/IN what/WP did/VBD you/PRP do/VB when/WRB they/PRP abandoned/VBD you?""I/PRP was/VBD picked/VBN up/RP three/CD hours/NNS later/RB by/IN a/DT party/NN of/IN Sioux/NNP hunters./, There/EX was/VBD a/DT white/JJ man/NN with/IN them,/PRP a/DT chap/NN who/WP had/VBD married/VBN into/IN the/DT tribe./NN He/PRP dressed/VBD my/PRP$ wounds,/NNS Indian-fashion,/. and/CC they/PRP carried/VBD me/PRP with/IN them/PRP in/IN a/DT rude/JJ stretcher/NN swung/VBD between/IN two/CD ponies./NN When/WRB we/PRP caught/VBD up/RP with/IN the/DT emigrant/NN train/NN the/DT following/VBG day/NN this/DT white/JJ man--I/NN never/RB knew/VBD his/PRP$ name--gave/NN Gould/NNP the/DT alternative/NN of/IN returning/VBG my/PRP$ mules,/JJ horse,/NN firearms,/NN and/CC equipment/NN or/CC of/IN being/VBG attacked.""The/DT good/JJ old/JJ renegade!/NN What/WP followed?""I/RB remained/VBD with/IN the/DT Indians/NNPS nearly/RB two/CD months,/NNS and/CC paid/VBD my/PRP$ way/NN with/IN goods/NNS far/RB more/RBR precious/JJ to/TO the/DT Indians/NNPS than/IN money./JJS The/DT best/JJS mares/NNS of/IN the/DT chief/NN and/CC subchiefs/NNS will/MD have/VB dropped/VBN a/DT number/NN of/IN half-thoroughbred/JJ foals/NNS by/IN now./DT When/WRB I/PRP was/VBD recovered/VBN they/PRP gave/VBD me/PRP an/DT escort/NN to/TO the/DT Mormon/NNP settlement/NN on/IN Great/NNP Salt/NNP Lake/NNP and/CC I/PRP wintered/VBD there;/RB in/IN the/DT spring/NN I/PRP pushed/VBD on/IN alone./DT I/PRP had/VBD a/DT crude/NN map/NN secured/VBN from/IN a/DT member/NN of/IN the/DT Mormon/NNP Battalion,/NNP who/WP had/VBD returned/VBN from/IN California/NNP last/JJ summer,/NN and/CC I/PRP had/VBD no/DT difficulty/NN finding/VBG my/PRP$ way,/NN since/IN all/PDT the/DT prominent/JJ landmarks/NNS were/VBD clearly/RB indicated/VBN and/CC described./VBN I/PRP met/VBD a/DT few/JJ Indians/NNPS but/CC they/PRP did/VBD not/RB bother/VB me."D'Arcy/NN then/RB proceeded/VBD to/TO relate/VB his/PRP$ experiences/NNS since/IN entering/VBG the/DT territory/NN of/IN California,/NNP while/IN Bejabers/NNP nodded/VBD interestedly/RB but/CC made/VBD no/DT comment/NN until/IN D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD concluded/VBN his/PRP$ recital./NN "I'm/NN glad/JJ you're/IN a/DT gentleman,/JJ Dermod,/NNP and/CC glad/JJ you've/NN been/VBN an/DT officer/NN in/IN the/DT service/NN of/IN the/DT United/NNP States./NNP I/PRP can/MD understand/VB your/PRP$ kind."/NN He/PRP smiled./VBD "Used/VBN to/TO workin'/VB with/IN 'em./PRP I'm/IN a/DT plain/JJ man/NN myself,/, but/CC none/NN o'/IN the/DT Harmons/NNP have/VBP been/VBN in/IN jail/NN that/IN I/PRP know/VBP of,/IN exceptin'/NN me,/, and/CC I/PRP reckon/VBP I've/JJ disgraced/VBN the/DT family/NN by/IN bein'/VBG a/DT jailer./NN Well,/IN supposin'/NN we/PRP go/VBP up/RB to/TO my/PRP$ calaboose/JJ and/CC interview/VB my/PRP$ prisoners."/NN WHEN/WRB Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP left/VBD the/DT hacienda/NN of/IN Don/NNP Emilio/NNP Espinosa/NNP and/CC rode/VBD north,/RB two/CD people/NNS watched/VBD with/IN mixed/JJ feelings/NNS the/DT departure/NN of/IN this/DT strangest/JJS of/IN all/DT strange/JJ gringos./NNP Josepha/NNP Guerrero/NNP hoped/VBD against/IN hope/NN that/IN he/PRP would/MD look/VB back,/RB and/CC when/WRB he/PRP did/VBD not--when/RB a/DT dip/NN in/IN the/DT plain/JJ hid/VBN him/PRP forever--a/JJ little/JJ pang/NN of/IN disappointment/NN stabbed/VBD her./PRP She/PRP had/VBD wanted/VBN so/RB much/JJ to/TO wish/VB him/PRP a/DT secondary/JJ farewell--only/JJ a/DT wave/NN of/IN the/DT hand;/NN perhaps,/RB she/PRP reflected,/VBP had/VBD he/PRP looked/VBD back/RB and/CC seen/VBD her/PRP standing/VBG where/WRB they/PRP had/VBD parted,/RB it/PRP might/MD have/VB occurred/VBN to/TO him/PRP that/IN she/PRP understood/VBD him/PRP better/RBR now/RB and/CC regretted/VBD his/PRP$ passing./NN Tomas/NNP rolled/VBD and/CC tranquilly/RB smoked/VBD a/DT cigarette,/NN waiting/VBG for/IN the/DT girl/NN to/TO say/VB something./DT He/PRP had/VBD been/VBN greatly/RB attracted/VBN to/TO D'Arcy/NNP until,/IN the/DT gift/NN of/IN the/DT mare/NN Kitty/NNP having/VBG been/VBN made,/VBN he/PRP had/VBD seen/VBN in/IN Josepha's/NNP eyes/NNS a/DT glow/NN that/WDT had/VBD never/RB been/VBN in/IN them/PRP when/WRB she/PRP looked/VBD at/IN him./PRP Pride,/RB gratitude,/RB alert/JJ interest,/NN the/DT gladness/NN of/IN a/DT new/JJ and/CC interesting/JJ discovery,/NN profound/JJ friendliness--all/JJ these/DT Tomas/NNP saw,/NN and/CC the/DT sight/NN did/VBD not/RB sit/VB well/RB on/IN his/PRP$ temperamental/JJ soul;/NN consequently/RB he/PRP was/VBD secretly/RB pleased/VBN to/TO see/VB the/DT fine,/JJ straight/JJ back/NN of/IN this/DT wanderer/NN for/IN the/DT last/JJ time./NN "Well?"/IN he/PRP murmured/VBD lazily,/NN in/IN response/NN to/TO a/DT stifled/JJ sigh/NN from/IN Josepha./NNP "He/NNP is/VBZ gone?"/VBN the/DT girl/NN murmured,/VBD as/IN if/IN she/PRP almost/RB doubted/VBD the/DT evidence/NN of/IN her/PRP$ own/JJ eyes./NN Tomas/NNP nodded,/VBD a/DT trifle/RB sulkily./VBG "He/RB came/VBD for/IN gold;/NN he/PRP won/VBD it;/IN he/PRP has/VBZ departed,/VBN since/IN there/EX are/VBP no/DT moreraces/NNS to/TO be/VB won/VBN by/IN that/DT great/JJ horse/NN he/PRP rides./VBD He/PRP is/VBZ not/RB at/IN home/NN with/IN our/PRP$ people,/NNS this/DT restless,/NN daring/JJ one.""And/CC yet,"/RB she/PRP retorted,/VBD "I/PRP think/VB our/PRP$ people/NNS could/MD always/RB feel/VB at/IN home/NN with/IN him./PRP There/RB can/MD be/VB no/DT doubt,/JJ Tomas,/NNP that/IN he/PRP is/VBZ a/DT gentleman.""It/NN may/MD be,/VB Josepha,/NNP that/IN he/PRP has/VBZ associated/VBN with/IN gentlemen/NNS in/IN his/PRP$ time./NN We/PRP know/VBP not/RB who/WP or/CC what/WP he/PRP is./VBZ Often/RB a/DT valet/NN has/VBZ good/JJ manners."Josepha/NN turned/VBD upon/IN the/DT boy/NN eyes/NNS of/IN slumbering/VBG fire./NN "You/PRP are/VBP not/RB usually/RB so/IN unkind,/JJ Tomas./NNP Se$or/NNP D'Arcy/NNP is/VBZ a/DT gentleman/NN in/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ right,/NN and/CC likewise/RB a/DT man/NN of/IN the/DT world./VBN And/CC I/PRP would,"/MD she/PRP added,/VB with/IN sudden/JJ feminine/JJ malevolence,/NN knowing/VBG she/PRP could/MD hurt/VB him/PRP thus,/RB "that/IN this/DT gringo/NN had/VBD remained/VBN longer/RB with/IN us,/NN that/IN we/PRP might/MD know/VB him/PRP better.""He/RB has/VBZ remained/VBN too/RB long,"/JJ Tomas/NNP retorted/VBD bitterly./PRP "Already/RB you/PRP were/VBD half/RB in/IN love/NN with/IN him."She/PRP shrugged/VBD this/DT away./NN "He/NN is/VBZ different./VBG No/DT dandy,/NN he,/VBD to/TO whisper/VB soft/JJ nothings/NNS to/TO a/DT woman,/NN no/DT coward/NN to/TO bend/VB his/PRP$ manly/JJ pride/NN to/TO the/DT thrusts/NNS of/IN a/DT woman's/NN tongue./NN Yes,/IN it/PRP is/VBZ true/JJ I/PRP liked/VBD him,/PRP Tomas./NNP There/EX is/VBZ about/RB that/DT man/NN a/DT touch/NN of/IN the/DT devil./NN He/PRP has/VBZ in/IN his/PRP$ saddle-bags/NNS a/DT thousand/CD dollars/NNS in/IN gold;/NN before/IN the/DT eyes/NNS of/IN the/DT wastrels/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ race/NN he/PRP placed/VBD it/PRP there./DT He/PRP must/MD know/VB he/PRP is/VBZ a/DT temptation/NN to/TO robbers,/VB yet/RB he/PRP rides/NNS alone,/IN indifferent./NN It/PRP must/MD be/VB that/IN our/PRP$ gringo/NN has/VBZ much/JJ faith/NN in/IN himself.""The/PRP fires/VBZ of/IN hell/NN consume/VBP him!"/PRP Tomas/NNP cried/VBD angrily./DT "Come,/JJ let/VB us/PRP return/VB to/TO the/DT house.""I/NN will/MD return/VB alone,/IN Tomas./NNP In/IN your/PRP$ present/JJ mood/NN you/PRP are/VBP not/RB pleasing/VBG to/TO me,/VB nor/CC am/VBP I/PRP accustomed/VBN to/TO obeying/VBG commands./NN You/PRP are/VBP jealous.""I/RB cannot/MD help/VB it./PRP Do/VB I/PRP not/RB love/VB you,/IN Josepha?/NNP Are/VBP we/PRP not/RB as/RB good/JJ as/IN engaged?/NNS Why,/IN then,/DT should/MD I/PRP not/RB resent/VB your/PRP$ interest/NN in/IN this/DT foreigner?""We/NN are/VBP not/RB engaged,/VBN nor/CC shall/MD we,/VB I/PRP think,/VBP be/VB engaged,/VBN even/RB though/IN our/PRP$ fathers/NNS desire/VBP it./, I/PRP would/MD have/VB for/IN my/PRP$ husband/NN a/DT man,/NN not/RB a/DT petulant/NN boy."He/NN took/VBD possession,/RB a/DT bit/NN forcibly,/IN of/IN her/PRP$ dainty/JJ hand/NN and/CC carried/VBD it/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ lips./NN "Forgive/NN me,/, dear/JJ one,"/IN he/PRP begged,/VBD and/CC tears/NNS of/IN chagrin/NN and/CC misery/NN started/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ eyes./NN She/PRP turned/VBD from/IN him/PRP with/IN a/DT tiny/JJ gesture/NN of/IN disgust./NN "Please/NN leave/VBP me,/RB Tomas./NNP I/PRP am/VBP in/IN no/DT mood/NN for/IN argument/NN now./. Tonight,/RB perhaps--"He/JJ swept/VBD his/PRP$ hat/NN in/IN the/DT dust/NN at/IN her/PRP$ feet/NNS and/CC left/VBD her/PRP with/IN what/WP dignity/NN he/PRP could/MD muster./RP "A/DT boy,"/NN she/PRP thought./VBD "He/PRP is/VBZ like/IN all/DT the/DT others./NNP Where/WRB women/NNS are/VBP concerned/VBN he,/PRP will/MD never/RB grow/VB up./NNP Just/RB now/RB he/PRP begged/VBD my/PRP$ pardon/NN because/IN he/PRP thought/VBD he/PRP had/VBD affronted/VBN me/PRP a/DT very/RB little./JJ Blood/NN of/IN the/DT devil!/NN Why/WRB can/MD he/PRP not/RB realize/VB that/IN I/PRP would/MD have/VB thought/VBN much/RB more/JJR of/IN him/PRP had/VBD he/PRP reserved/VBD his/PRP$ apology?/JJ Se$or/NNP D'Arcy/NNP would/MD not/RB have/VB permitted/VBN me/PRP to/TO know/VB what/WP he/PRP felt/VBD in/IN similar/JJ circumstances./NN He/PRP would/MD have/VB fenced/VBN with/IN me,/NNS given/VBN me/PRP thrust/VBN for/IN thrust,/NN but/CC never,/RB I/PRP think,/VBP would/MD he/PRP have/VB permitted/VBN me/PRP to/TO know/VB that/IN I/PRP was/VBD of/IN interest/NN to/TO him./RP "Yes,/NN of/IN a/DT certainty/NN that/IN young/JJ man/NN is/VBZ a/DT new/JJ note/NN in/IN life./NN And/CC he/PRP is/VBZ handsome./VBG God/NNP of/IN my/PRP$ soul,/NN he/PRP is/VBZ handsome./VBG A/DT great,/JJ strong/JJ fellow,/NN careless/JJ of/IN all/DT things,/NN he/PRP travels/VBZ down/IN the/DT world,/NN and/CC some/DT day/NN he/PRP will/MD take/VB that/DT world/NN by/IN the/DT throat/NN and/CC tear/VB from/IN it/PRP that/IN which/WDT he/PRP desires./VBD How/WRB gracious/JJ of/IN him/PRP to/TO decline/VB to/TO take/VB my/PRP$ father's/NN horse!/NN A/DT man/NN of/IN great/JJ delicacy,/NN he/PRP would/MD not/RB affront/VB my/PRP$ father/NN by/IN declining/VBG the/DT bet/NN he/PRP won,/VBD nor/CC would/MD he/PRP be/VB so/RB gross/JJ as/IN to/TO sell/VB the/DT mare/NN immediately./VBD No,/RB he/PRP presented/VBD her/PRP$ to/TO me--for/PRP$ my/PRP$ father's/NN sake./VBD Would/MD that/IN Tomas/NNP could/MD be/VB so/IN magnanimous!"She/PRP followed/VBD tardily/RB on/IN the/DT heels/NNS of/IN Tomas,/NNP and/CC in/IN the/DT colonnade/NN of/IN the/DT hacienda/NN found/VBD Don/NNP Carlos/NNP Montalvo/NNP meditatively/RB smoking/VBG a/DT cigar./NN He/PRP motioned/VBD her/PRP to/TO the/DT bench/NN beside/IN him./PRP "Well,/IN our/PRP$ gringo/NN is/VBZ a/DT strange/JJ fellow,/NN is/VBZ he/PRP not,/RB se$orita?""Yes,/RB he/PRP is/VBZ very/RB different,/JJ Don/NNP Carlos./NNP How/WRB long/RB have/VBP you/PRP known/VBN Se$or/NNP D'Arcy?""I/NNP saw/VBD him/PRP first,"/RB Don/NNP Carlos/NNP replied/VBD with/IN twinkling/VBG eyes,/NNS "beating/VBG a/DT vagabond/NN in/IN a/DT field./NN From/IN what/WP he/PRP told/VBD me/PRP subsequently/RB the/DT wretch/NN deserved/VBD death./NN Never/RB have/VBP I/PRP seen/VBN a/DT man/NN fight/NN so/IN cleverly./JJ A/DT cool/JJ fellow,/NN I/PRP tell/VBP you,/PRP se$orita?"/JJ However,/IN I/PRP was/VBD not/RB altogether/RB interested/JJ in/IN him/PRP because/IN of/IN the/DT capable/JJ manner/NN in/IN which/WDT he/PRP chastised/VBD the/DT animal/NN who/WP had/VBD attempted/VBN to/TO assassinate/VB him./PRP In/IN all/DT my/PRP$ life/NN I/PRP had/VBD never/RB seen/VBN such/JJ a/DT horse/NN as/IN the/DT one/CD he/PRP rode,/VBD so--contrary/JJ to/TO custom--I/NNS addressed/VBN myself/PRP to/TO him./PRP I/PRP found/VBD him/PRP a/DT charming/JJ man,/NN well-mannered,/JJ humorous,/NN gracious--so,/NN since/IN he/PRP was/VBD riding/VBG to/TO San/NNP Miguel,/NNP I/PRP begged/VBD of/IN him/PRP to/TO accept/VB my/PRP$ poor/JJ hospitality./NN He/PRP was/VBD travel-worn.""He/JJ speaks/VBZ Spanish/NNP very/RB well--a/JJ purer/NN Spanish,/NNP indeed,/RB than/IN we/PRP of/IN California,/NNP Don/NNP Carlos.""I/NNP have/VBP the/DT assurance/NN of/IN the/DT Frenchman/NNP Limantour,/NNP from/IN San/NNP Francisco,/NNP that/IN his/PRP$ French/JJ is/VBZ equally/RB perfect./JJ Naturally,/NNP finding/NN I/PRP had/VBD scraped/VBN acquaintance/NN with/IN an/DT unusual/JJ man,/NN I/PRP insisted/VBD that/IN he/PRP prolong/VBZ his/PRP$ visit./NN I/PRP have/VBP enjoyed/VBN him,/JJ and/CC I/PRP am/VBP desolated/VBN now/RB that/IN he/PRP has/VBZ departed.""Tomas/NNS is/VBZ very/RB jealous,"/RB the/DT girl/NN confided,/NN for/IN Don/NNP Carlos/NNP was/VBD a/DT kinsman,/NN a/DT second/JJ cousin/NN of/IN her/PRP$ father's./NN "Poor/IN little/JJ Tomas!"Don/NNP Carlos/NNP chuckled./VBD "Tomas/NNP is/VBZ a/DT boy,/NN and/CC in/IN the/DT presence/NN of/IN this/DT gringo/NN he/PRP feels/VBZ a/DT masculine/JJ inferiority.""A/JJ somewhat/RB reserved/VBN man,/NN this/DT Se$or/NN D'Arcy,/NNP do/VBP you/PRP not/RB think/VB so,/IN Don/NNP Carlos?/NNP He/PRP is/VBZ not/RB one/CD to/TO pay/VB his/PRP$ devotions/NNS to/TO women.""I/NNS warned/VBN him/PRP that/IN for/IN you,/PRP my/PRP$ dear/NN girl,/NN he/PRP had/VBD too/RB many/JJ eyes,/NNS and/CC that/DT Tomas/NNP was/VBD his/PRP$ host's/JJ son./NN So/IN Se$or/NNP D'Arcy/NNP declined/VBD to/TO hurt/VB the/DT boy./NN Otherwise--well,/NN who/WP knows/VBZ what/WP a/DT young/JJ man/NN will/MD do?/VB After/IN I/PRP warned/VBD him/PRP he/PRP kept/VBD in/IN the/DT background.""You/NNS are/VBP a/DT meddler,/NN my/PRP$ cousin./NN I/PRP would/MD have/VB liked/VBN to/TO know/VB Se$or/NNP D'Arcy/NNP better./, Mine/NNP is/VBZ a/DT dull/JJ life./NN As/IN you/PRP know,/VBP we/PRP meet/VBP so/RB few/JJ strangers/NNS in/IN Alta/NNP California./NNP When/WRB one/CD of/IN our/PRP$ own/JJ people/NNS opens/VBZ his/PRP$ mouth/NN to/TO speak/VB I/PRP know/VBP what/WP he/PRP is/VBZ going/VBG to/TO say./VB Always/RB it/PRP is/VBZ a/DT compliment./NN Always,/RB with/IN me,/NNS they/PRP play/VBP a/DT part./NN God/NNP of/IN my/PRP$ soul,/NN can/MD I/PRP not/RB have/VB a/DT man/NN for/IN my/PRP$ good/JJ friend?/NN Must/MD they/PRP always/RB be/VB lovers,/JJ whether/IN they/PRP love/VBP or/CC not?/RB Indeed,/RB Don/NNP Carlos,/NNP life/NN to/TO me/PRP is/VBZ very/RB dull,/JJ I/PRP assure/VBP you,/PRP and/CC now/RB this/DT silly/JJ Tomas/NNP is/VBZ making/VBG it/PRP duller.""It/JJ will/MD be/VB different/JJ when/WRB you/PRP are/VBP married/VBN to/TO Tomas,"/NNP the/DT man/NN assured/VBD her./PRP "His/IN family/NN is/VBZ of/IN the/DT finest,/NN on/IN both/DT sides;/NN the/DT monetary/JJ considerations/NNS are/VBP excellent;/JJ Tomas/NNP is/VBZ a/DT fine/JJ fellow.""Yes,"/NN she/PRP agreed/VBD listlessly./VBG "But/IN there/EX are/VBP other/JJ fine/JJ fellows/NNS in/IN California,/NNP so/RB why/WRB should/MD I/PRP marry/VB the/DT first/JJ fine/JJ fellow/NN that/WDT presents/VBZ himself?""My/PRP dear/JJ girl,/NN you/PRP are/VBP not/RB dutiful./JJ This/DT is/VBZ your/PRP$ father's/NN desire.""I/NN will/MD not/RB be/VB bought/VBN and/CC sold/VBN in/IN a/DT marriage/NN of/IN convenience,/JJ Don/NNP Carlos.""But/CC you/PRP are/VBP already/RB eighteen/CD years/NNS of/IN age./NN In/IN a/DT year/NN or/CC two/CD you/PRP will/MD be/VB an/DT old/JJ maid,/NN Josepha,"/NNP he/PRP warned./VBD "It/PRP is/VBZ very/RB sad,/JJ but/CC now/RB that/IN I/PRP have/VBP seen/VBN a/DT man/NN poor/JJ Tomas/NNP will/MD always/RB be/VB a/DT boy/NN to/TO me.""You/PRP mean/VBP this/DT gringo,/NN D'Arcy?/. Pff!/'' He/PRP is/VBZ gone./VBG He/PRP knows/VBZ no/DT sweetheart/NN save/IN gold/NN and/CC power/NN and/CC place/NN in/IN this/DT world,/NN and/CC when/WRB he/PRP has/VBZ found/VBN it/PRP he/PRP will/MD return/VB to/TO his/PRP$ own/JJ people./NNS He/PRP is/VBZ an/DT Irishman,/NN not/RB an/DT American./NNP "Perhaps,"/NN sighed/VBD the/DT girl,/NN "that/, is/VBZ why/WRB he/PRP is/VBZ so/RB different./JJ Is/VBZ it/PRP not/RB sad/JJ to/TO think/VB I/PRP shall/MD not/RB see/VB him/PRP again?"Her/RB boldness,/VB her/PRP$ appalling/JJ lack/NN of/IN maidenly/NN modesty/NN so/RB far/RB transgressed/VBN the/DT ancient/JJ Castilian/JJ code/NN framed/VBN by/IN the/DT dons/NNS of/IN this/DT world/NN for/IN their/PRP$ women,/NNS that/IN the/DT grandee/NN was/VBD scandalized./VBN "Hah!/IN A/DT rebel,"/NN he/PRP snorted./VBD "It/PRP will/MD fare/VB ill/RB with/IN you,/JJ little/JJ one,/NN if/IN your/PRP$ father/NN hears/VBZ you/PRP expressing/VBG such/JJ sentiments.""That/IN Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP is/VBZ a/DT great/JJ devil,"/NN Josepha/NNP sighed./VBD "I/PRP have/VBP known/VBN Castilian/VBN imps/NNS but/CC never/RB a/DT great,/JJ Irish/JJ devil/NN until/IN he/PRP came./VBD I/PRP would/MD that/IN I/PRP might/MD see/VB him/PRP again./RB He/PRP did/VBD not/RB flatter/RB me.""He/JJ ignored/VBN you,"/NNP Don/NNP Carlos/NNP reminded/VBD her/PRP$ tersely./NN "Ah,/NN but/CC you/PRP told/VBD him/PRP to,/, my/PRP$ cousin./NN He/PRP was/VBD a/DT stranger/NN among/IN a/DT people/NNS strange/JJ to/TO him,/VB so/RB he/PRP acted/VBD with/IN great/JJ reserve./NN I/PRP think/VBP he/PRP will/MD not/RB be/VB so/RB cold/JJ when/WRB we/PRP meet/VBP again.""I/RB heard/VBN you/PRP tell/VB him/PRP he/PRP would/MD always/RB have/VB a/DT welcome/JJ at/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP but/CC I/PRP did/VBD not/RB hear/VB him/PRP ask/VB you/PRP where/WRB the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP might/MD be/VB found!/VBN It/PRP is/VBZ not/RB likely/JJ that/IN his/PRP$ travels/NNS will/MD take/VB him/PRP that/IN far/RB into/IN Alta/NNP California--and/CC the/DT search/NN for/IN gold/NN will/MD soon/RB cause/VB him/PRP to/TO forget/VB everything/NN else./RB No,/RB he/PRP was/VBD not/RB interested."Josepha/NN Guerrero/NNP shook/VBD her/PRP$ head./NN "I/NN was/VBD not,/RB then,/JJ distasteful/JJ to/TO him./PRP He/PRP will/MD look/VB for/IN me./PRP I/PRP saw/VBD it/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ eyes/NNS when/WRB he/PRP bade/VBD me/PRP farewell./. He/PRP will/MD come./VB It/PRP may/MD be/VB long,/JJ but--he/, will/MD come.""I/VB must/MD not/RB be/VB a/DT party/NN to/TO such/JJ seditious/JJ conversa-tion,"/NN Don/NNP Carlos/NNP growled/VBD testily./DT "I/NNS think/VBP the/DT fault/NN lies/VBZ in/IN your/PRP$ dead/JJ mother's/NN blood./NN She/PRP was/VBD half/DT English,/NNP and/CC the/DT English/NNP have/VBP respect/NN for/IN nothing/NN which/WDT they/PRP do/VBP not/RB themselves/PRP create./RP But/CC tell/VB me,/PRP Josepha,/NNP where/WRB is/VBZ your/PRP$ brother,/NN Romauldo?/NNS I/PRP have/VBP not/RB seen/VBN the/DT boy/NN as/IN yet.""Romauldo/NNP spends/VBZ his/PRP$ time/NN playing/VBG cards/NNS with/IN the/DT Americans./NNP He/PRP is/VBZ a/DT madman./JJ All/DT games/NNS of/IN chance/NN fascinate/JJ him--and/CC he/PRP has/VBZ been/VBN drinking/VBG to/TO excess--hence/NN afraid/JJ to/TO face/VB my/PRP$ father./NN I/PRP fear/VBP he/PRP has/VBZ lost/VBN heavily./PRP If/IN Romauldo/NNP should/MD come/VB to/TO you,/VB my/PRP$ cousin,/NN for/IN a/DT loan,/NN please/VB do/VB not/RB oblige/NN him."Don/IN Carlos/NNP Montalvo's/NNP fine/JJ brow/NN darkened/VBN in/IN a/DT frown./NN "So/IN they/PRP debauch/RB our/PRP$ young/JJ men/NNS also,/RB these/DT gringos,/NNS eh?/VBP I/PRP must/MD look/VB after/IN this/DT boy./NN It/PRP is/VBZ not/RB seemly/RB that/IN he/PRP should/MD associate/VB with/IN Americans./NNP Your/PRP$ pardon,/NN se$orita./NN I/PRP go."He/VBP went--and/DT long/RB after/IN he/PRP had/VBD gone/VBN the/DT girl/NN sat/VBD and/CC stared/VBD into/IN the/DT north./NN "I/NN am/VBP a/DT prisoner,"/NN she/PRP told/VBD herself./PRP "All/RB of/IN our/PRP$ women/NNS are/VBP prisoners/NNS until/IN they/PRP escape/VBP our/PRP$ dull/JJ tradition,/NN until/IN they/PRP rebel./VBD Then--"She/DT saw/NN Tomas/NNP coming/VBG toward/IN her./PRP Subconsciously,/VBG she/PRP compared/VBD him/PRP with/IN Dermod/NNP D'Arcy--a/NNP slight,/VBD effeminate/JJ youth/NN raging/VBG womanishly/RB against/IN the/DT virile,/NN masculine/JJ wanderer/NN from/IN beyond/IN the/DT Sierra--and/NNP in/IN that/DT instant/NN the/DT iron/NN of/IN bitterness/NN and/CC rebellion/NN entered/VBD her/PRP$ soul./NN "I/NN shall/MD not/RB marry/VB him,"/PRP she/PRP told/VBD herself/PRP fiercely./RB "I/NNP shall/MD wait./VB I/PRP shall/MD have/VB hope."And/NN to/TO the/DT amazement/NN of/IN Tomas/NNP she/PRP fled/VBD and/CC sought/VBD her/PRP room./NN THE/DT prisoners/NNS in/IN Bejabers/NNP Harmon's/NNP charge/NN proved/VBD to/TO be/VB an/DT assorted/JJ lot./NN The/DT two/CD men/NNS who/WP had/VBD killed/VBN their/PRP$ opponents/NNS in/IN street/NN duels/NNS were/VBD tall,/JJ slim,/RB wiry/JJ Texans,/NNP who/WP looked/VBD D'Arcy/NNP clearly/RB in/IN the/DT eyes/NNS and/CC apparently/RB felt/VBD themselves/PRP as/IN good/JJ citizens/NNS as/IN any/DT in/IN San/NNP Francisco./NNP Their/PRP$ men,/NNS it/PRP appeared,/VBD had/VBD "called/VBN them/PRP out,"/IN they/PRP had/VBD accepted,/VBN and/CC the/DT duels/NNS had/VBD both/DT been/VBN fought/VBN according/VBG to/TO the/DT rough/JJ and/CC ready/JJ code/NN of/IN the/DT period./NN Placing/VBG themselves/PRP back/RB to/TO back/RB they/PRP had/VBD walked/VBN fifteen/CD paces,/NN then/RB remained/VBD standing/VBG until/IN each/DT had/VBD assured/VBN the/DT other/JJ he/PRP was/VBD ready;/VBN then/RB a/DT count/NN of/IN "One--two--three";/NN at/IN the/DT third/JJ count/NN they/PRP had/VBD whirled/VBN and/CC fired./VBN Their/PRP$ names/NNS were/VBD Allen/NNP Judson/NNP and/CC Martin/NNP McCready./NNP The/DT bigamist/NN was/VBD a/DT little,/JJ furtive,/JJ undeveloped/JJ man,/NN in/IN whose/WP$ history/NN D'Arcy/NNP could/MD find/VB no/DT interest./NN Indeed/RB a/DT brief/JJ interview/NN sufficed/VBD to/TO inform/VB him/PRP that/IN this/DT man/NN would/MD not/RB make/VB a/DT desirable/JJ addition/NN to/TO his/PRP$ party./NN "Turn/IN him/PRP loose,"/RB D'Arcy/NNP whispered/VBD to/TO the/DT jailer./NN "We/NN cannot/MD use/VB him."The/PRP three/CD alleged/JJ horse/NN thieves/NNS proved/VBD to/TO be/VB Americans,/JJ by/IN name/NN Ord,/NNP Sargent,/NNP and/CC Lundy./NNP Hardy/NNP men/NNS they/PRP were/VBD and,/RB like/IN Judson/NNP and/CC McCready,/NNP they/PRP lent/VBD a/DT ready/JJ ear/NN to/TO the/DT proposal/NN that,/IN if/IN Bejabers/NNP should/MD consent/VB to/TO turn/VB them/PRP loose,/IN they/PRP should/MD join/VB D'Arcy's/NNP caravan/NN and/CC work/NN for/IN him/PRP at/IN the/DT going/VBG rate/NN of/IN wages,/NN inclusive/IN of/IN board/NN and/CC lodging,/NN then/RB in/IN vogue/NN at/IN the/DT diggings./NN Of/IN the/DT two/CD sailors,/VBD one/CD was/VBD a/DT cockney,/NN by/IN name/NN Pye;the/NNP other,/NNP Vilmont,/NNP was/VBD a/DT huge/JJ Gascon,/NN who/WP spoke/VBD no/DT English./NNP He/PRP was/VBD quite/RB at/IN home/NN with/IN D'Arcy's/NNP French,/NNP however,/, and/CC he/PRP and/CC Pye/NNP readily--indeed,/JJ gratefully--agreed/NN to/TO D'Arcy's/NNP plans./, The/DT afternoon/NN was/VBD spent/VBN loading/NN into/IN the/DT Black/NNP Maria/NNP such/JJ supplies/NNS as/IN the/DT jail/NN afforded/VBN that/WDT might/MD be/VB likely/JJ to/TO prove/VB of/IN value/NN to/TO the/DT expedition./NN About/IN six/CD o'clock/RB work/NN was/VBD discontinued,/VBN and/CC D'Arcy/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ fellows/NNS repaired/VBN to/TO a/DT restaurant/NN for/IN dinner./NN Pathfinder/NN had,/VBD in/IN the/DT meantime,/NN found/VBD sanctuary/NN in/IN the/DT jail/NN stable./VBD After/IN dinner/NN D'Arcy/NNP saddled/VBD him/PRP and/CC returned/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ camp/NN near/IN Mission/NNP Dolores,/NNP while/IN Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ ex-prisoners/NNS again/RB sought/VBD the/DT cold/JJ comforts/NNS of/IN the/DT jail./NNP About/IN seven/CD o'clock/RB next/JJ morning/NN D'Arcy/NNP appeared/VBD with/IN his/PRP$ string/NN of/IN pack-mules/NNS and/CC Francisco./NNP At/IN the/DT stores/NNS where/WRB he/PRP had/VBD ordered/VBN his/PRP$ provisions/NNS and/CC other/JJ goods,/NNS the/DT mules/NNS were/VBD packed,/VBN each/DT mule/JJ bearing/VBG two/CD hundred/CD pounds/NNS of/IN cargo;/NN the/DT evidence/NN in/IN the/DT horse-stealing/NN cases/NNS were/VBD also/RB saddled,/VBN and/CC a/DT splendid/JJ team/NN of/IN black/JJ horses/NNS was/VBD hitched/VBN to/TO the/DT loaded/VBN Black/NNP Maria./NNP D'Arcy's/NNP cash/NN reserve/NN was/VBD down/RB to/TO two/CD hundred/CD and/CC fifty/CD dollars/NNS when,/IN eventually,/DT the/DT expedition/NN was/VBD ready/JJ for/IN the/DT road./NN Following/VBG a/DT hearty/NN luncheon,/NN they/PRP were/VBD about/IN to/TO start/VB when/WRB the/DT restaurant/NN cook,/NN a/DT diminutive/JJ Cantonese,/NNP who/WP had/VBD been/VBN an/DT interested/JJ listener/NN to/TO their/PRP$ conversation/NN at/IN luncheon,/NN approached/VBD Bejabers/NNP Harmon,/NNP whom/WP he/PRP knew/VBD rather/RB well./, "You/VB no/DT ketchum/NN cookee?"/NN he/PRP murmured./MD "Maybeso/VB you/PRP likum/IN China/NNP boy/NN for/IN cookee?/NN Can/MD do./RP Jim/NNP Toy/NNP him/PRP likum/IN go/JJ with/IN boss/NN to/TO ketchum/VB gold.""Climb/NN up/RB on/IN that/DT wagon/NN seat/NN in/IN front,/JJ Jim,"/NNP Bejabers/NNP replied/VBD promptly./. "You've/NN got/VBD a/DT steady/JJ job./NN Jim/NNP Toy/NNP put/VBD on/IN a/DT Mexican/JJ sombrero,/NN removed/VBD his/PRP$ apron,/NNS brought/VBD forth/RB a/DT bundle/NN of/IN clothing/NN and--alas,a/CC couple/NN of/IN packages/NNS of/IN firecrackers,/NN for/IN like/IN all/DT of/IN his/PRP$ race/NN he/PRP feared/VBD malignant/JJ devils/NNS might/MD dog/NN the/DT expedition/NN at/IN the/DT outset,/JJ and/CC as/IN every/DT Chinaman/NNP knows,/, it/PRP is/VBZ well/RB to/TO frighten/VB such/JJ spirits/NNS away/RB by/IN exploding/VBG firecrackers/NNS at/IN the/DT command/NN "March!"The/IN inevitable/JJ occurred./, The/DT pack-mules/NNS stampeded,/NN and/CC only/RB the/DT heavy/JJ load/NN in/IN the/DT black/JJ Maria/NNP prevented/VBD the/DT team/NN from/IN running/VBG away./RB Over/IN Montgomery/NNP Street/NNP they/PRP bumped/VBD through/IN the/DT half-dry/JJ mud-holes/NNS and/CC ruts/NNS and/CC out/RB through/IN the/DT deep/JJ sand/NN of/IN Market/NNP Street,/NNP while/IN the/DT envious/JJ citizens/NNS who/WP still/RB remained/VBD in/IN the/DT city/NN whooped/VBD and/CC cheered/VBD and/CC fired/VBD their/PRP$ pistols/NNS in/IN the/DT air,/NN thus/RB adding/VBG to/TO the/DT confusion/NN but,/, according/VBG to/TO Jim/NNP Toy's/NNP theology,/, effectually/RB dissipating/VBG whatever/WDT of/IN evil/NN might/MD have/VB attended/VBN the/DT departure./NN He/PRP sat/VBD on/IN the/DT seat/NN beside/IN the/DT big/JJ Gascon,/NNP and/CC grinned/VBD happily/RB until/IN Vilmont,/NNP having/VBG at/IN length/NN controlled/VBD the/DT team,/NN released/VBD one/CD huge/JJ paw/NN from/IN that/DT service/NN long/RB enough/RB to/TO cuff/VB Jim/NNP Toy/NNP heartily./, Within/IN a/DT few/JJ minutes/NNS after/IN leaving/VBG the/DT heart/NN of/IN San/NNP Francisco/NNP the/DT expedition/NN was/VBD in/IN the/DT open/JJ country,/NN following/VBG El/NNP Camino/NNP Real,/NNP down/IN the/DT peninsula/NN up/IN which/WDT D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD journeyed/VBN so/RB recently./RB There/EX had/VBD been/VBN no/DT opportunity/NN to/TO secure/VB transportation/NN across/IN San/NNP Francisco/NNP Bay;/NNP consequently/RB they/PRP were/VBD forced/VBN to/TO make/VB a/DT one-hundred-mile/JJ march/NN around/IN the/DT bay,/NN at/IN the/DT conclusion/NN of/IN which/WDT they/PRP would/MD find/VB themselves/PRP some/DT seven/CD miles/NNS from/IN their/PRP$ starting/VBG point!/NNS Owing/RB to/TO the/DT necessity/NN for/IN rating/NN their/PRP$ progress/NN on/IN that/DT of/IN the/DT wagon/NN and/CC the/DT additional/JJ necessity/NN for/IN providing/VBG ample/JJ time/NN for/IN their/PRP$ animals/NNS to/TO graze/VB en/IN route,/NN they/PRP averaged/VBD less/RBR than/IN twenty/CD miles/NNS per/IN day;/NN indeed,/NN after/IN the/DT first/JJ five/CD days/NNS D'Arcy/NNP cut/VBD that/DT down/IN to/TO fifteen,/CD for/IN the/DT animals/NNS lost/VBN flesh/NN rapidly./. They/PRP required/VBD grain/NN for/IN such/JJ work/NN as/IN this,/NN and/CC the/DT ranchos/NN were/VBD too/RB fewand/JJ far/RB between/IN to/TO permit/VB of/IN purchasing/VBG much/JJ of/IN that./DT Game/NNP was/VBD plentiful,/JJ however,/RB and/CC they/PRP had/VBD fresh/JJ meat/NN in/IN camp/NN at/IN all/DT times./NN Also,/RB Jim/NNP Toy/NNP proved/VBD to/TO be/VB a/DT pearl/NN of/IN great/JJ price,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ excellent/JJ cooking/NN and/CC cheerful/JJ disposition/NN went/VBD far/RB toward/IN developing/VBG esprit/FW de/FW corps/FW in/IN the/DT strange/JJ cavalcade./NN D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD the/DT rare/JJ gift/NN for/IN leadership,/NN and/CC as/IN leader/NN the/DT men/NNS accepted/VBD him./PRP They/PRP crossed/VBD the/DT northern/JJ end/NN of/IN the/DT Santa/NNP Clara/NNP Valley,/NNP skirting/VBG the/DT bay/NN shore/NN between/IN where/WRB the/DT town/NN of/IN Mountain/NNP View/NNP now/RB stands/VBZ on/IN the/DT western/JJ side/NN and/CC the/DT town/NN of/IN Alviso/NNP on/IN the/DT eastern./NN At/IN the/DT latter/JJ point/NN they/PRP found/VBD a/DT well-defined/JJ trail/NN leading/VBG north/RB along/IN the/DT bay/NN shore,/VBN through/IN what/WP is/VBZ now/RB Alameda/NNP and/CC Contra/NNP Costa/NNP counties,/NNS and/CC on/IN the/DT forenoon/NN of/IN the/DT tenth/JJ day/NN they/PRP came/VBD to/TO Martinez/NNP and/CC their/PRP$ first/JJ objective--Semple's/JJ Ferry/NNP across/IN Carquinez/NNP Straits./NNP D'Arcy/NNP and/CC Bejabers/NNP rode/VBD forward/RB to/TO make/VB arrangements/NNS for/IN the/DT crossing/NN of/IN their/PRP$ party,/NN but/CC long/RB before/IN they/PRP reached/VBD the/DT rough/JJ board/NN shanty/NN of/IN the/DT agent/NN on/IN the/DT Martinez/NNP side,/NN it/PRP was/VBD apparent/JJ to/TO them/PRP that/IN they/PRP would/MD have/VB to/TO wait/VB at/IN least/JJS three/CD days/NNS for/IN an/DT opportunity/NN to/TO cross./VB An/DT accident/NN to/TO the/DT machinery/NN of/IN the/DT steam-launch/NN which/WDT shunted/VBD the/DT ferry/NN barge/NN backward/RB and/CC forward/RB had/VBD terminated/VBN the/DT service/NN for/IN almost/RB a/DT week,/NN and/CC as/IN a/DT result/NN gold-seekers/NNS and/CC some/DT Hispano-Californian/JJ rancheros/NNS from/IN Alta/NNP California/NNP were/VBD camped/VBN in/IN a/DT long/JJ queue/NN from/IN the/DT bay/NN shore/NN out/IN into/IN the/DT little/JJ valley/NN where/WRB a/DT city/NN now/RB stands./VBZ "You'll/NNP have/VBP to/TO take/VB your/PRP$ place/NN in/IN line,/NN gentlemen,"/IN the/DT agent/NN informed/VBN them./TO "First/NNP come,/VBD first/JJ served.""That's/NNS fair,"/RB D'Arcy/NNP agreed./VBD "Well,/NNP Bejabers,/IN I/PRP suppose/VBP we/PRP may/MD as/RB well/RB ride/VB back/RB to/TO our/PRP$ people/NNS and/CC make/VBP camp/NN at/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN this/DT line/NN until/IN our/PRP$ turn/NN to/TO board/VB the/DT ferry/NN arrives./NN It's/IN a/DT tiny/JJ ferry/NN and/CC was/VBD never/RB meant/VBN for/IN the/DT glut/NN of/IN business/NN presented/VBN for/IN it/PRP now.""Supposin'/RB you/PRP buy/VB our/PRP$ tickets/NNS now,/RB Dermod,"/IN the/DT canny/JJ Yankee/NNP suggested./VBD "And/CC make/VB him/PRP date/NN them/PRP today./DT That'll/DT show/NN we/PRP got/VBD prior/RB rights/NNS to/TO cross/VB over/IN some/DT Johnny-come-lately/NNP who/WP may/MD try/VB to/TO euchre/VB us/PRP out/IN of/IN our/PRP$ place,/NN like/IN that/DT feller/NN on/IN the/DT gray/JJ horse/NN is/VBZ doin'/JJ now./RB He/PRP pointed/VBD down/RB toward/IN the/DT tiny/JJ dock,/NN and/CC D'Arcy/NNP saw/VBD a/DT big/JJ bearded/JJ man/NN astride/IN a/DT gray/JJ horse,/NN and/CC accompanied/VBN by/IN half/PDT a/DT dozen/NN other/JJ mounted/VBD men,/NNS forcibly/RB herding/VBG out/IN of/IN line/NN a/DT little/JJ company/NN of/IN Hispano-Californians./NNP The/DT Americans/NNPS had/VBD their/PRP$ pistols/NNS out,/, and/CC before/IN this/DT menace/NN the/DT Californians/NNPS were/VBD falling/VBG back./RB D'Arcy/NNP called/VBD the/DT attention/NN of/IN the/DT agent/NN to/TO the/DT outrage./NN "I/NN thought/VBD your/PRP$ policy/NN was/VBD 'First/JJ come,/NN first/RB served.'/VBD That/DT company/NN of/IN horsemen/NNS passed/VBD us/PRP a/DT mile/NN up/IN the/DT road,/NN so/IN I/PRP know/VBP they/PRP have/VBP but/CC this/DT moment/NN arrived,/RB yet/RB they/PRP are/VBP making/VBG place/NN for/IN themselves/PRP at/IN the/DT head/NN of/IN the/DT line/NN by/IN force/NN of/IN arms.""I/NNS know,"/VBP the/DT agent/NN replied/VBD miserably,/JJ "but/CC they're/RB a/DT hard/JJ lot/NN and/CC you/PRP can't/MD expect/VB me/PRP to/TO fight/VB a/DT gang/NN of/IN desperadoes.""I/NNS expect/VBP you/PRP to/TO refrain/VB from/IN sending/VBG your/PRP$ ferry/NN to/TO the/DT Benicia/NNP shore/NN with/IN them/PRP until/IN I/PRP give/VBP the/DT word,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP replied/VBD with/IN spirit./NN "These/NN fellows/NNS feel/VBP quite/RB safe/JJ in/IN hustling/VBG a/DT party/NN of/IN gentle/JJ Californians/NNS out/IN of/IN their/PRP$ way,/NN but/CC by/IN the/DT Lord/NNP they/PRP still/RB have/VBP me/PRP and/CC my/PRP$ party/NN to/TO reckon/VB with./DT Those/DT rascals/NNS shall/MD go/VB back/RB to/TO the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT line/NN and/CC camp/NN there/RB in/IN their/PRP$ proper/JJ place,/NN or/CC as/RB sure/JJ as/IN my/PRP$ name/NN is/VBZ Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP they'll/, never/RB cross/VB Carquinez/NNP Straits/NNS alive.""Them's/RB my/PRP$ sentiments,"/NN Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP assured/VBD the/DT agent./NN "You/PRP don't/RB have/VBP to/TO fight/VB this/DT gang/NN o'/IN desperadoes./PRP$ We'll/NNP relieve/VB you/PRP o'/IN that/DT detail./NN Just/RB you/PRP hold/VBP the/DT ferry/NN here/RB until/IN I/PRP can/MD ride/VB to/TO the/DT rear/NN and/CC hustle/VB up/RP our/PRP$ reserves./NN Me,/NNP I'm/NNP for/IN law/NN and/CC orderevery/NN time,/NN and/CC as/IN for/IN the/DT feller/NN that/WDT can/MD euchre/VB me/PRP out/RP o'/IN my/PRP$ just/RB rights,/RB all/DT I/PRP want/VBP to/TO see/VB is/VBZ his/PRP$ picture.""Bravo,/NN Bejabers./NNP Mr./NNP Ferry/NNP Agent,/NNP I/PRP warn/VBP you/PRP not/RB to/TO send/VB that/DT ferry/NN away/RB with/IN those/DT men/NNS aboard./. Come,/NNP Bejabers."They/NNP galloped/VBD back,/RB rejoined/VBN their/PRP$ company/NN and/CC led/VBD it/PRP into/IN position/NN in/IN a/DT field/NN close/RB to/TO that/DT of/IN the/DT last/JJ arrival/NN on/IN the/DT ground./NN D'Arcy/NNP explained/VBD the/DT situation/NN to/TO them/PRP and/CC without/IN exception/NN other/JJ than/IN Jim/NNP Toy,/NNP they/PRP voted/VBD unanimously/RB to/TO rectify/VB it./PRP "Vilmont,/VB you're/PRP not/RB at/IN home/NN on/IN a/DT horse,/NN and/CC you're/NN too/RB big/JJ to/TO ride/VB one,"/IN D'Arcy/NNP commanded./, "You/PRP remain/VBP here/RB and/CC help/VB Jim/NNP Toy/NNP and/CC Francisco/NNP unpack/JJ and/CC care/NN for/IN the/DT stock./NN The/DT remainder/NN of/IN you/PRP men/NNS arm/VB yourselves/PRP and/CC follow/VB me."He/PRP led/VBD his/PRP$ company/NN back/RB to/TO the/DT ferry./NN A/DT little/JJ distance/NN from/IN the/DT craft,/NN which/WDT was/VBD now/RB tied/VBN up/RP at/IN the/DT landing-place,/NN the/DT group/NN of/IN Hispano-Californians/NNPS sat/VBD their/PRP$ horses/NNS together,/RB cowed/VBN by/IN the/DT seven/CD men/NNS who/WP had/VBD forced/VBN them/PRP back/RB and/CC who/WP now,/RB at/IN the/DT head/NN of/IN the/DT line,/NN awaited/VBD permission/NN from/IN the/DT agent/NN to/TO embark./VB D'Arcy/NNP rode/VBD up/RP to/TO the/DT man/NN on/IN the/DT gray/JJ horse./NN "You're/NN evidently/RB spoiling/VBG for/IN a/DT fight,/NN my/PRP$ friend,"/NN he/PRP announced/VBD in/IN ringing/NN tones,/NN "so/IN I'm/NNP here/RB to/TO accommodate/VB you./PRP Get/VB back/RB to/TO the/DT end/NN of/IN this/DT line,/NN you/PRP bullies,/VBP or/CC fight--I/JJ don't/NN care/NN which."The/WDT man/NN on/IN the/DT gray/JJ horse/NN turned--and/NN D'Arcy/NNP gazed/VBD into/IN the/DT face/NN of/IN his/PRP$ late/JJ companion/NN of/IN the/DT road,/NN Alvah/NNP Cannon./NNP "So,"/NNP Cannon/NNP muttered,/NNS "it's/VBD you?""Aye,/PRP Cannon,/MD my/PRP$ lad--and/NN with/IN the/DT drop/NN on/IN you./NNP I/PRP have/VBP as/RB many/JJ bullies/NNS at/IN my/PRP$ back/NN as/IN you/PRP have--and/VBP with/IN this/DT advantage:/NN every/DT man/NN of/IN yours/PRP is/VBZ covered/VBN by/IN a/DT pistol/NN in/IN the/DT hands/NNS of/IN one/CD of/IN my/PRP$ men./NN There'll/RB be/VB no/DT government/NN by/IN force/NN here,/, I'm/NNP thinking./. Will/NNP youdepart/NNP peaceably,/NN or/CC must/MD we/PRP shoot/VB it/PRP out/IN here/RB and/CC now?""I/RB reckon/VB you're/PRP still/RB givin'/VB me/PRP orders,/VB D'Arcy.""Sensible/NNP man./NN Ride/NNP back/RB with/IN your/PRP$ followers/NNS and/CC take/VB your/PRP$ place/NN at/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT line."Under/NN the/DT menace/NN of/IN D'Arcy's/NNP long-barreled/JJ pistol/NN Alvah/NNP Cannon/NNP rode/VBD off/RP the/DT dock;/NN one/CD by/IN one/CD his/PRP$ followers/NNS fell/VBD in/IN behind/IN him./PRP D'Arcy/NNP sat/VBD Pathfinder/NN until/IN assured/VBN the/DT enemy/NN was/VBD out/IN of/IN pistol/NN range;/NN then,/, returning/VBG his/PRP$ weapon/NN to/TO the/DT holster,/NN he/PRP rode/VBD up/RP to/TO the/DT group/NN of/IN Californians,/NNP lifted/VBD his/PRP$ hat/NN and/CC bowed/VBD to/TO the/DT lady/NN among/IN them./PRP$ "Se$orita,/NNS I/PRP have/VBP pleasure/NN in/IN announcing/VBG that/IN these/DT ruffians/NNS will/MD think/VB twice/RB before/IN attempting/VBG further/JJ discourtesy./NN My/PRP$ men/NNS and/CC I/PRP will/MD see/VB that/IN you/PRP are/VBP not/RB again/RB molested."The/VB girl/NN raised/VBD a/DT little/JJ white/JJ hand/NN and/CC flung/VBD back/RB from/IN her/PRP$ face/NN a/DT fold/NN of/IN her/PRP$ mantilla,/NN which/WDT hitherto/VBD had/VBD served/VBN to/TO protect/VB it/PRP from/IN the/DT gray/JJ dust/NN of/IN the/DT trail./NN She/PRP rode/VBD her/PRP$ horse--a/NN black/JJ mare--straight/NN to/TO his/PRP$ side./NN "I/NN knew/VBD you/PRP would/MD come,/VB Se$or/NNP D'Arcy,"/NNP she/PRP said/VBD in/IN a/DT low/JJ voice./NN "You/PRP did/VBD not/RB look/VB back/RB when/WRB we/PRP parted/VBD at/IN San/NNP Juan/NNP Bautista,/NNP but--I/CC knew/VBD we/PRP should/MD meet/VB again./NN I/PRP am/VBP grateful."Eagerly/RB he/PRP reached/VBD for/IN her/PRP$ hand,/NN and/CC a/DT smile/NN of/IN intense/JJ pleasure/NN illumined/VBD his/PRP$ dark,/JJ dust-streaked/JJ face./NN "You/PRP will/MD believe/VB me/PRP when/WRB I/PRP assure/VBP you/PRP I/PRP did/VBD not/RB wish/VB to/TO look/VB back?/RB To/TO go/VB thus/RB was/VBD sufficiently/RB painful./, I/PRP would/MD not/RB reopen/VB the/DT wound/NN by/IN looking/VBG back/RB to/TO see/VB that/IN which/WDT I/PRP had/VBD lost./VBN But/CC where/WRB is/VBZ Don/NNP Jos$?""He/NNP has/VBZ already/RB crossed/VBN to/TO Benicia,/NNP leaving/VBG my/PRP$ brother/NN Romauldo/NNP and/CC me/PRP and/CC two/CD muleteers/NNS to/TO come/VB on/IN the/DT next/JJ trip/NN of/IN the/DT ferry./NN You/PRP did/VBD not/RB meet/VB my/PRP$ brother,/NN I/PRP believe./VBD Romauldo!"A/NNP good-looking/JJ young/JJ man/NN of/IN twenty-four/CD or/CC -fivespurred/VBD his/PRP$ horse/NN to/TO her/PRP$ side/NN and/CC surveyed/VBD D'Arcy/NNP with/IN a/DT haughty,/NN slightly/RB truculent/JJ stare./NN His/PRP$ sister/NN presented/VBN D'Arcy./NNP "I/NNP am/VBP the/DT se$or's/JJ debtor,"/NN Romauldo/NNP assured/VBD D'Arcy/NNP with/IN the/DT typical/JJ graciousness/NN of/IN his/PRP$ class./NN "Had/VBD I/PRP some/DT fighting/VBG men/NNS at/IN my/PRP$ back/NN I/PRP would/MD not/RB now/RB be/VB under/IN obligations/NNS to/TO you/PRP for/IN a/DT gallant/NN courtesy."/NN He/PRP dismissed/VBD the/DT incident/NN with/IN a/DT careless/JJ wave/NN of/IN his/PRP$ hand./NN "They/PRP were/VBD too/RB many."D'Arcy/JJ stared/VBD at/IN the/DT young/JJ man/NN with/IN equal/JJ truculence./NN "You/NNS are/VBP armed/VBN with/IN two/CD pistols,/NNS young/JJ man,"/NN he/PRP replied/VBD pointedly,/RB "and/CC there/EX are/VBP six/CD shots/NNS in/IN each/DT pistol,/NN whereas/IN there/EX were/VBD but/CC seven/CD men/NNS in/IN that/DT rabble./NN Until/IN you/PRP learn/VBP to/TO fight/VB for/IN your/PRP$ rights--until/NN you/PRP learn/VBP the/DT value/NN of/IN the/DT swift/JJ and/CC merciless/JJ attack,/NN you/PRP will/MD find/VB this/DT class/NN of/IN Americans/NNPS running/VBG over/IN you/PRP and/CC yours."The/DT agent/NN came/VBD running/VBG down/IN the/DT dock./NN "All/NN aboard,"/IN he/PRP cried,/VBD much/RB relieved./VBN "Step/IN lively/JJ or/CC make/VB way/NN for/IN others."Romauldo/NNP raised/VBD his/PRP$ hat./NN "Come,/IN my/PRP$ sister."The/NN girl/NN extended/VBD her/PRP$ hand/NN to/TO their/PRP$ deliverer,/NN but/CC D'Arcy/NNP did/VBD not/RB raise/VB it/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ lips./NN Instead/RB he/PRP held/VBD it/PRP for/IN several/JJ seconds,/NNS while/IN their/PRP$ eyes/NNS searched/VBD each/DT other./JJ "I/NN did/VBD not/RB ask/VB you/PRP where/WRB one/PRP might/MD find/VB the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP se$orita,"/VBD he/PRP murmured,/VB "nor/CC shall/MD I/PRP ask/VB you/PRP now./RB I/PRP shall/MD find/VB it./PRP Not/RB soon,/RB perhaps,/RB but/CC some/DT day--""I/JJ shall/MD wait,"/VB she/PRP murmured/VBD breathlessly./VBG "Go/NNP With/IN God./NNP Adios!"D'Arcy/NNP backed/VBD his/PRP$ horse/NN to/TO the/DT side/NN of/IN the/DT trail/NN and/CC watched/VBD the/DT Guerrero/NNPS party/NN ride/VB aboard/IN the/DT tiny/JJ ferry./, The/DT girl/NN was/VBD riding/VBG Kitty,/IN the/DT black/JJ mare/NN he/PRP had/VBD given/VBN her,/PRP and/CC he/PRP noted,/RB with/IN the/DT instinct/NN of/IN the/DT trainedhorseman,/NN how/WRB gracefully/RB she/PRP sat/VBD the/DT side-saddle/NN and/CC with/IN what/WP ease/NN and/CC confidence/NN she/PRP controlled/VBD the/DT high-spirited/JJ animal./NN When/WRB she/PRP was/VBD well/RB forward/RB on/IN the/DT ferry/NN he/PRP saw/VBD her/PRP$ dismount/NN and/CC stand/VB to/TO horse,/VB soothing/VBG the/DT mare/NN as/IN the/DT lumbering/NN ox-drawn/NN carretas,/VBD the/DT mounted/VBN men,/NNS foot-travelers,/NN and/CC a/DT stylish/JJ four-in-hand/NN drawing/VBG a/DT high-wheeled/JJ buggy/NN followed/VBD in/IN their/PRP$ turn./NN A/DT stiff/JJ breeze/NN was/VBD blowing/VBG up/RB Carquinez/NNP Straits/NNS and/CC in/IN the/DT short,/JJ choppy/JJ seat/NN the/DT ferry/NN rolled/VBD at/IN its/PRP$ moorings;/NN as/IN a/DT result/NN some/DT of/IN the/DT horses,/NN panic-stricken,/NN reared/VBD and/CC plunged,/VBD the/DT principal/JJ offender/NN in/IN this/DT regard/NN being/VBG Romauldo/NNP Guerrero's/NNPS mount./NN "Dismount,/NNP blindfold/VBD him/PRP and/CC stand/VB to/TO his/PRP$ head,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP shouted./MD But/CC the/DT native/JJ egotism/NN in/IN Romauldo/NNP forbade/VBD such/JJ evidence/NN of/IN timidity/NN or/CC prudence./DT He/PRP sawed/VBD brutally/RB on/IN the/DT cruel/JJ Spanish/JJ hit/NN and/CC roweled/VBD the/DT frightened/JJ brute/NN from/IN shoulder/NN to/TO flank/VB in/IN a/DT vain/JJ effort/NN to/TO assert/VB his/PRP$ mastery--and/NN suddenly/RB the/DT horse/NN commenced/VBD to/TO pitch./NN Instantly/RB a/DT panic/NN appeared/VBD imminent,/JJ and/CC D'Arcy's/NNP heart/NN skipped/VBD a/DT beat/NN as/IN he/PRP saw/VBD Josepha,/NNP by/IN a/DT quick/JJ dodge/NN in/IN under/IN Kitty's/NNP neck,/RB barely/RB escape/VB the/DT mad/JJ horse's/NNS front/NN hoofs./. The/DT situation/NN clarified/VBN with/IN electric/JJ suddenness./. Romauldo's/NNP horse/NN obligingly/RB leaped/VBD overboard/RB and/CC swam/VBD ashore,/RB but/CC not/RB until/IN with/IN his/PRP$ last/JJ frantic/JJ jump/NN he/PRP had/VBD unseated/VBN his/PRP$ rider,/NN who/WP went/VBD overboard/RB with/IN him./PRP As/IN Romauldo's/NNP black/JJ head/NN appeared/VBD on/IN the/DT surface/NN a/DT gurgling/JJ cry/NN for/IN help/NN reached/VBN D'Arcy;/NNP then/RB the/DT head/NN disappeared/VBD again./RB "The/DT cocksure/NN young/JJ ass/NN is/VBZ drowning,"/VBG D'Arcy/NNP thought./VBD "He/NN deserves/VBZ drowning,/VBN but--"A/CC touch/NN of/IN the/DT spur/NN to/TO Pathfinder/NNP and/CC they/PRP were/VBD off/IN the/DT tule-clad/JJ bank/NN into/IN deep/JJ water,/NN swimming/VBG for/IN thespot/DT where/WRB Romauldo/NNP had/VBD gone/VBN down./RP He/PRP had/VBD come/VBN up/RB and/CC disappeared/VBD once/RB more/RBR before/IN D'Arcy/NNP could/MD reach/VB him,/NN and/CC the/DT latter/NN realized/VBD that/IN in/IN all/DT probability/NN the/DT boy/NN would/MD not/RB come/VB up/RP again./RB Straight/JJ past/IN the/DT spot/NN Pathfinder/NNP plowed/VBD with/IN swift,/JJ easy/JJ strokes,/NN while/IN D'Arcy/NNP swung/VBD himself/PRP almost/RB under/IN his/PRP$ mount's/NN belly/NN and/CC groped/VBD swiftly./RP His/PRP$ hands/NNS closed/VBD over/IN Romauldo's/NNP head;/, his/PRP$ strong/JJ fingers/NNS twined/VBD themselves/PRP in/IN the/DT boy's/NNS hair;/NN and/CC when/WRB D'Arcy's/NNP torso/NN emerged/VBD from/IN the/DT muddy/JJ waters'/NNS [sic]/IN Romauldo's/NNP head/NN was/VBD held/VBN clear;/RB a/DT furious/JJ jerk/NN and/CC the/DT limp/JJ body/NN was/VBD lying/VBG across/IN Pathfinder's/NNP neck/NN while/IN the/DT horse,/NN answering/VBG the/DT pressure/NN of/IN his/PRP$ rider's/NNS leg,/, turned/VBD and/CC swam/VBD back/RB to/TO the/DT shore./NN Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP received/VBD the/DT unconscious/JJ Romauldo/NNP while/IN Pathfinder/NNP was/VBD still/RB struggling/VBG to/TO get/VB his/PRP$ forelegs/NNS on/IN the/DT bank,/NN and/CC having/VBG a/DT rather/RB difficult/JJ task/NN to/TO do/VB it,/VBN until/IN D'Arcy/NNP slid/VBD off,/NN whereupon/IN the/DT horse/NN clambered/VBD up,/RB catlike,/VB shook/VBD himself/PRP and/CC stood/VBD patiently/RB awaiting/VBG orders./NNP "I/NNP reckon/VBP we'd/JJ better/JJR dreen/NN this/DT hombre/NN a/DT mite,/NN Dermod,"/IN the/DT practical-minded/JJ Harmon/NNP suggested,/NN and/CC threw/VBD Romauldo/NNP face/NN down/IN across/IN Pathfinder's/NNP back,/, permitting/VBG him/PRP to/TO slide/VB far/RB down/IN the/DT opposite/JJ side./NN "Roll/NN the/DT danged/JJ fool,"/NN he/PRP commanded/VBD D'Arcy./NNP So/IN D'Arcy/NNP rolled/VBD him/PRP in/IN the/DT saddle/NN and/CC the/DT muddy/JJ water/NN drained/VBD out/IN the/DT boy's/NNS mouth/NN and/CC nostrils./NN "One/NN of/IN these/DT here/RB danged/VBN smart/JJ Alecks,"/NNP Bejabers/NNP growled./NNP "His/NNP sister/NN got/VBD off/RB and/CC held/VBD her/PRP$ hoss,/NN but/CC of/IN course/NN this/DT here/RB young/JJ peacock/NN knew/VBD more'n/JJR she/PRP did./VBD Reckon/NNP he's/POS dead,/JJ pardner?/NN I/PRP hope/VBP so."Romauldo/PRP was/VBD not/RB dead,/JJ but/CC he/PRP was/VBD unconscious/JJ and/CC it/PRP required/VBD fast/RB and/CC intelligent/JJ first-aid/JJ work/NN on/IN the/DT part/NN of/IN D'Arcy/NNP and/CC Bejabers/NNP before/IN he/PRP opened/VBD his/PRP$ eyes./NN Meanwhile/RB his/PRP$ sister,/JJ having/VBG given/VBN her/PRP$ horse/NN to/TO one/CD ofthe/IN muleteers/NNS to/TO hold,/VB had/VBD come/VBN ashore/RB to/TO render/VB what/WP aid/NN she/PRP could./MD D'Arcy/NNP paid/VBD little/JJ attention/NN to/TO her,/RP being/VBG quite/RB sufficiently/RB engrossed/VBN in/IN the/DT task/NN before/IN him./PRP Meanwhile/RB the/DT ferry/NN agent/NN had/VBD approached/VBN and/CC stood/VBD by,/IN plainly/RB impatient/JJ at/IN having/VBG his/PRP$ schedule/NN dislocated,/NN for/IN from/IN the/DT gold-seekers/NNS whose/WP$ turn/NN it/PRP was/VBD to/TO go/VB aboard/IN the/DT ferry/NN on/IN its/PRP$ next/JJ trip/NN came/VBD profane/JJ protests/NNS at/IN the/DT delay./NN "Why/NN didn't/VBD you/PRP let/VB that/DT fool/NN greaser/JJR drown?"/VBP one/CD of/IN them/PRP demanded/VBD loudly./JJR Josepha/NNP Guerrero/NNP spoke/VBD furiously/RB and/CC in/IN English./NNP "Animal!/NNP You/PRP call/VBP theese/DT brother/NN of/IN me/PRP greaser?/JJ Why/WRB you/PRP call/VBP theese/DT name/NN to/TO a/DT Guerrero?"D'Arcy/NNP looked/VBD up/RP at/IN the/DT man/NN who/WP had/VBD addressed/VBN him./PRP "Come/VB over/IN here/RB and/CC apologize/VB for/IN that/DT insult,"/NN he/PRP commanded./MD "I/VB ain't/NN apologizin'/NN to/TO no/DT greasers/NNS for/IN nothin'/NN I/PRP say./VBD You/PRP hear/VBP me,/JJ don't/VBN you?""Don't/JJ challenge/NN him,/PRP pardner,"/VBD Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP suggested/VBD calmly./VBG "You're/VB a/DT gentleman/NN and/CC a/DT gentleman/NN can't/NN fight/NN his/PRP$ kind./NN This/DT job/NN belongs/VBZ to/TO me./MD I'm/VB your/PRP$ pardner/NN and/CC half/NN of/IN every/DT insult/NN to/TO my/PRP$ pardner/NN and/CC his/PRP$ friends/NNS belongs/VBZ to/TO me./MD You're/VB the/DT first/JJ man/NN with/IN brains/NNS I've/NN met/VBD in/IN a/DT blue/JJ moon/NN and/CC I/PRP don't/VBP figure/NN to/TO let/VB this/DT cheap/JJ bully/JJ blow/NN 'em/PRP out."/JJ He/PRP strolled/VBD over/IN to/TO the/DT man/NN who/WP had/VBD offended./VBN "Take/IN your/PRP$ choice,/NN mister./NN Apologize/NNP or/CC argy/NN it/PRP in/IN the/DT smoke.""I/NN reckon/VBP we'll/JJ have/VBP to/TO argue/VB it.""At/IN fifteen/CD paces?/NN Is/VBZ that/DT agreeable?"The/DT other/JJ nodded./NN "Follow/NN me,"/NNS said/VBD Bejabers/NNP Harmon./NNP "Pardner,/IN you/PRP got/VBD your/PRP$ hands/NNS full./, Lemme/VB tend/VB to/TO this/DT detail."D'Arcy/NN smiled/VBD affectionately/RB upon/IN Bejabers./NNP "Why/NNP should/MD I?""Why,/VB 'tain't/PRP the/DT least/JJS bit/NN o'/IN trouble/NN for/IN me/PRP to/TO givethis/VB feller/VBN a/DT lesson/NN in/IN manners./VBG He/PRP can't/MD shoot./VB I've/NN seed/NN him/PRP in/IN action/NN down/IN to/TO San/NNP Francisco./NNP He/PRP was/VBD a/DT boarder/NN o'/IN mine/NN once,/CC but/CC somebody/NN bailed/VBD him/PRP out.""But/IN we/PRP must/MD not/RB make/VB a/DT brawl/NN in/IN the/DT presence/NN of/IN Se$orita/NNP Guerrero.""Oh,/NNP nothin'/NN so/RB indelicate/JJ as/IN that,/DT amigo!/IN Ain't/NNP I/PRP movin'/VBD off/RP down/IN the/DT trail/NN a/DT piece?""Bejabers,/NN I/PRP love/VBP you/PRP like/IN a/DT brother,/NN but--I'll/NN do/VBP my/PRP$ own/JJ fighting/NN until/IN the/DT battle/NN becomes/VBZ general;/RB then/RB you/PRP can/MD help/VB me./PRP I'll/DT attend/VBP to/TO that/DT fellow/NN after/IN this/DT boy/NN and/CC his/PRP$ sister/NN have/VBP gone/VBN aboard/IN the/DT ferry."Bejabers/NNS was/VBD not/RB pleased./VBN "You/PRP take/VB the/DT sunshine/NN out/IN of/IN my/PRP$ life,/NN Dermod,"/IN he/PRP complained./MD "'Tain't/VB no/DT use/NN argyin'/NN a/DT matter/NN o'/IN principle/NN with/IN you,/JJ though."The/DT ferry/NN agent/NN now/RB spoke/VBD up./RP "This/DT young/JJ man/NN and/CC his/PRP$ sister/NN have/VBP had/VBN their/PRP$ chance/NN to/TO get/VB aboard./RP They've/DT lost/VBN it./, I/PRP can't/MD hold/VB the/DT ferry/NN any/DT longer.""That/JJ is/VBZ fair,"/RB Josepha/NNP told/VBD D'Arcy/NNP in/IN Spanish./NNP "We/NNP have/VBP no/DT wish/NN to/TO discommode/VB the/DT traveling/VBG public/JJ because/IN of/IN my/PRP$ brother's/NNS foolish/JJ effort/NN to/TO control/VB an/DT uncontrollable/JJ horse./NN Our/PRP$ men/NNS will/MD deliver/VB my/PRP$ horse/NN to/TO my/PRP$ father/NN while/IN I/PRP remain/VBP here/RB with/IN Romauldo./NNP When/WRB he/PRP is/VBZ able/JJ to/TO travel/VB we/PRP will/MD cross,/VB but/CC not/RB until/IN Romauldo/NNP has/VBZ taken/VBN this/DT ruffian/NN to/TO task./DT It/PRP is/VBZ generous/JJ of/IN you,/NNP Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP to/TO offer/VB to/TO fight/VB the/DT battles/NNS of/IN the/DT Guerreros/NNS but/CC that/DT is/VBZ an/DT obligation/NN of/IN the/DT Guerreros,/NNP is/VBZ it/PRP not?"Instantly/RB D'Arcy/NNP made/VBD his/PRP$ decision./NN "Very/RB well,/RB if/IN Romauldo/NNP cares/VBZ to/TO bell/NN the/DT cat,/NN I/PRP dare/MD say/VB that/DT is/VBZ his/PRP$ privilege./NN The/DT man/NN yonder/IN alluded/VBN to/TO him/PRP as/IN a/DT greaser./NNP If/IN he/PRP feels/VBZ himself/PRP insulted/VBN he/PRP will/MD resent/VB the/DT insult./NN If/IN he/PRP does/VBZ not,/RB I/PRP am/VBP at/IN your/PRP$ service."The/NN ferry/NN pulled/VBD out./RP In/IN an/DT hour/NN it/PRP was/VBD back,/RB but/CC in/IN that/DT hour/NN Romauldo/NNP Guerrero/NNP had/VBD regained/VBN consciousness/NN and,/IN although/IN still/RB weak,/JJ shaken/VBN and/CC not/RB alittle/JJ nauseated,/NN was/VBD able/JJ to/TO lead/VB his/PRP$ horse/NN aboard/IN the/DT ferry./NN Before/IN following/VBG him/PRP his/PRP$ sister/NN whispered/VBD to/TO D'Arcy:"He/NNP is/VBZ in/IN no/DT condition/NN to/TO resent/VB the/DT insult/NN now,/RB Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP but/CC tomorrow/NN he/PRP will."D'Arcy/MD bowed/VBD gravely,/RB carried/VBN her/PRP$ hand/NN to/TO his/PRP$ lips/NNS and/CC watched/VBD her/PRP go/VB aboard/IN the/DT ferry;/NN as/IN it/PRP pulled/VBD away/RB from/IN the/DT landing/NN he/PRP and/CC Bejabers/NNP mounted/VBD and/CC rode/VBD back/RB to/TO join/VB their/PRP$ party/NN at/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT long/JJ line/NN of/IN waiting/VBG adventurers./DT "You/NNS reckon/VBP the/DT young/JJ feller'll/NN call/VB him/PRP out,/IN Dermod?/NNP Seems/VBZ as/IN if/IN it's/IN his/PRP$ job,/NN after/IN all,"/DT Bejabers/NNP decided,/NN after/IN D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD related/VBN to/TO him/PRP the/DT substitute/NN for/IN their/PRP$ joint/JJ plans/NNS to/TO inculcate/VB a/DT lesson/NN in/IN ordinary/JJ courtesy./NN "I/NNS have/VBP a/DT suspicion/NN he/PRP will/MD not,/RB my/PRP$ friend.""Can't/NN say/VBP I/PRP like/IN the/DT boy/NN myself,/PRP Dermod./NNP I/PRP figger/VBP him/PRP a/DT mite/NN loco/NN in/IN the/DT head./NN If/IN he'd/PRP had/VBD the/DT nerve/NN to/TO make/VB half/PDT a/DT stand/NN ag'in/IN that/DT man/NN Cannon/NNP there/RB wouldn't/MD have/VB been/VBN no/DT necessity/NN for/IN us/PRP to/TO interfere.""I/VB think/VB he/PRP realized/VBD that,/IN Bejabers;/NNP hence/RB his/PRP$ insistence/NN when/WRB his/PRP$ horse/NN commenced/VBD pitching,/NN to/TO demonstrate/VB what/WP a/DT brave/JJ and/CC reckless/JJ young/JJ fellow/NN he/PRP really/RB is!/VBZ Romauldo/NNP is/VBZ in/IN a/DT fine/JJ temper/NN now,/, I/PRP imagine./VBD He/PRP realizes,/VBD undoubtedly,/JJ that/IN he/PRP has/VBZ succeeded/VBN admirably/RB in/IN making/VBG a/DT fool/NN of/IN himself.""The/PRP girl's/VBZ a/DT thoroughbred,/JJ though./NN Speaks/NNS fair/JJ English./NNP Wonder/NNP where/WRB she/PRP learned/VBD it?"D'Arcy/PRP was/VBD silent./JJ His/PRP$ unexpected/JJ meeting/NN with/IN Josepha/NNP Guerrero,/NNP together/RB with/IN the/DT near-tragic/JJ events/NNS of/IN the/DT last/JJ half-hour/NN had/VBD set/VBN his/PRP$ mercurial/JJ soul/NN in/IN tumult,/NN albeit/IN no/DT hint/NN of/IN this/DT showed/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ impassive/JJ countenance./NN He/PRP did/VBD not/RB care/VB to/TO discuss/VB the/DT girl/NN or/CC her/PRP$ brother;/NN rather/RB he/PRP was/VBD trying/VBG to/TO analyze/VB a/DT growing/VBG presentiment/NN that/IN the/DT Guerrero/NNP family/NN was/VBD destinedto/VBN play/NN no/DT inconsiderable/JJ part/NN in/IN the/DT adventures/NNS that/WDT awaited/VBD him/PRP in/IN this/DT new/JJ land./NN "I/NNS think/VBP the/DT gal's/NN plumb/RB beautiful,"/JJ Bejabers/IN ruminated./VBN "In/IN particular/JJ when/WRB she's/PRP got/VBD her/PRP$ dander/NN up./. If/IN she'd/JJ been/VBN a/DT man/NN there'd/RB been/VBN a/DT fight/NN or/CC a/DT foot-race/NN about/IN two/CD seconds/NNS after/IN that/DT chuckle-headed/JJ fool/NN alluded/VBD to/TO her/PRP$ brother/NN as/IN a/DT greaser./NNP I/PRP like/IN a/DT spunky/NN woman."D'Arcy/NN looked/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ companion./NN Bejabers/NNP was/VBD a/DT man/NN close/JJ to/TO forty/CD years/NNS old,/IN a/DT short,/JJ compact,/NN keen-visaged/JJ man/NN with/IN a/DT singularly/JJ uncomplicated/JJ outlook/NN on/IN life./NN With/IN Bejabers/NNP Harmon,/NNP right/NN was/VBD right/JJ and/CC wrong/JJ was/VBD wrong;/NN he/PRP was/VBD congenitally/RB incapable/JJ of/IN compromises/NNS with/IN either./DT D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD already/RB discovered/VBN that/IN Bejabers/NNP was/VBD a/DT traitor/NN to/TO the/DT grim/JJ religious/JJ concepts/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ New/NNP England/NNP ancestry./NN He/PRP had/VBD a/DT hazy/JJ notion,/NN of/IN course,/NN that/IN there/EX might/MD be/VB a/DT Supreme/NNP Being,/NNP but/CC he/PRP was/VBD not/RB at/IN all/DT interested/JJ in/IN Him/NNP and/CC certainly/RB he/PRP did/VBD not/RB fear/NN Him./NNP The/DT man/NN was/VBD slow/JJ of/IN temper/NN but/CC possessed/VBD of/IN an/DT amazing/JJ temperament/NN which/WDT manifested/VBD itself/PRP in/IN an/DT almost/RB overbalanced/JJ sense/NN of/IN equity,/NN a/DT passionate/JJ love/NN of/IN justice,/RB a/DT contempt/NN for/IN weakness/NN or/CC cowardice,/NN and/CC an/DT incurable/JJ belief/NN in/IN the/DT doctrine/NN of/IN personal/JJ responsibility./NN D'Arcy/NNP believed/VBD the/DT little/JJ man/NN to/TO be/VB capable/JJ of/IN the/DT most/RBS amazing/JJ loyalties/NNS and/CC friendships,/NNS but/CC weak/JJ on/IN pronounced/VBN hatreds./NN Bejabers/NNP had/VBD had/VBN such/JJ meager/JJ education,/NN up/IN to/TO his/PRP$ sixteenth/JJ year,/NN as/IN the/DT times/NNS afforded,/NN but/CC he/PRP was/VBD immensely/RB wise/JJ in/IN the/DT ways/NNS of/IN the/DT world;/NN he/PRP had/VBD a/DT keen/JJ sense/NN of/IN humor,/NN and/CC his/PRP$ demure/NN impulsiveness/NN was/VBD of/IN a/DT character/NN to/TO render/VB him/PRP singularly/RB lovable./VBD Withal,/IN a/DT trustworthy/JJ person./NN D'Arcy,/NNP thinking/VBG now/RB of/IN the/DT perfectly/RB natural/JJ manner/NN in/IN which/WDT his/PRP$ companion/NN had/VBD offered/VBN to/TO fight/VB a/DT duel/NN in/IN his/PRP$ behalf,/NN was/VBD moved/VBN to/TO a/DT sudden/JJ affection/NN forBejabers./. He/PRP rode/VBD close/RB to/TO the/DT little/JJ man/NN and/CC laid/VBD his/PRP$ hand/NN affectionately/RB on/IN his/PRP$ shoulder./NN "I/NNS like/IN you,/PRP Bejabers./. I/PRP hope/VBP we'll/NN be/VB friends/NNS and/CC partners/NNS always."Bejabers/NNS nodded/VBD appreciatively./VBG "If/IN we/PRP keep/VBP our/PRP$ feet/NNS on/IN the/DT ground/NN an'/IN our/PRP$ heads/NNS out/IN o'/IN the/DT air,/NN Dermod,"/NNP he/PRP replied/VBD with/IN a/DT flash/NN of/IN his/PRP$ Yankee/NNP horse-sense,/NN "we'll/MD find/VB our/PRP$ place/NN in/IN the/DT sun./NN I'll/NN stick/NN to/TO you,/VB boy,/NN while/IN you/PRP play/VBP me/PRP fair.""Wouldn't/RB you/PRP stick/VBP just/RB a/DT little/RB longer/JJR than/IN that,/DT Bejabers?/NNP Long/NNP enough/RB to/TO make/VB a/DT big/JJ effort/NN to/TO convince/VB me/PRP I/PRP wasn't/VBD playing/VBG you/PRP fair,/JJ and/CC in/IN order/NN that,/IN thereafter,/DT I/PRP would/MD play/VB you/PRP fair?""Well,/IN I/PRP reckon/VBP I/PRP might/MD be/VB tempted/VBN to/TO overlook/VB a/DT lot/NN in/IN you,"/JJ Bejabers/NNP confessed,/NN just/RB a/DT trifle/RB embarrassed./VBN "But/IN you/PRP got/VBD to/TO make/VB me/PRP one/CD promise,/JJ son./NN Whenever/WRB you're/PRP in/IN trouble,/NN don't/IN you/PRP ever/RB set/VBD yourself/PRP to/TO git/VB out/IN of/IN it/PRP until/IN you've/NN notified/VBD me./PRP I/PRP want/VBP to/TO be/VB on/IN hand/NN to/TO make/VB sartin/VBG you/PRP git/VBP a/DT square/NN deal.""I/NN promise--provided/VBN you/PRP accord/VB me/PRP the/DT same/JJ privilege,/NN Bejabers.""Seguro,/NNP amigo!/IN Dermod,/NNP it/PRP occurs/VBZ to/TO me/PRP that/IN Spanish/NNP gal/NN thinks/VBZ you're/PRP quite/RB an/DT up-an'-cumin'/JJ young/JJ feller.""Nonsense.""I/NNS wouldn't/MD think/VB much/RB of/IN her/PRP if/IN she/PRP didn't./VBD You/PRP goin'/VBD to/TO see/VB her/PRP ag'in?""Perhaps./DT The/DT world/NN is/VBZ wide./JJR We/PRP may/MD meet/VB sometime.""The/DT boy/NN won't/VBD like/IN you.""What/DT makes/VBZ you/PRP think/VB that?""You/PRP showed/VBD him/PRP up;/RB you/PRP as/RB much/RB as/IN told/VBN him--I/NNS understand/VBP enough/RB Spanish/JJ to/TO git/VB the/DT drift/NN of/IN what/WP you/PRP said--that/VBD if/IN he'd/PRP had/VBD the/DT guts/NNS to/TO tackle/VB Cannon/NNP there/EX wouldn't/MD have/VB been/VBN no/DT call/NN for/IN us/PRP to/TO interfere./DT Then/RB you/PRP saved/VBD his/PRP$ fool/NN life,/NN an'/NN it's/VBD been/VBN my/PRP$ experience/NN that/IN whenever/WRB I/PRP put/VBD a/DT feller/NN under/IN obligation/NN to/TO me/PRP I/PRP made/VBD an/DT enemy.""Nonsense./NN The/DT boy/NN was/VBD outnumbered."Bejabers/NNS grinned/VBD tolerantly./TO Well,/NNP any/DT time/NN us/PRP two/CD are/VBP outnumbered/VBN in/IN a/DT deal/NN like/IN that,/WDT there/EX won't/MD be/VB so/RB many/JJ odds/NNS left/VBN by/IN the/DT time/NN the/DT smoke/NN clears/VBZ away./RB Me,/NNP I'd/NNP ruther/JJ die/NN than/IN eat/VBP dirt./NN An'/IN another/DT thing./NN That/IN young/JJ feller/NN won't/NN foller/IN this/DT matter/NN up,/IN an'/NN that'll/MD make/VB his/PRP$ sister/NN ashamed/JJ of/IN him./PRP Hell's/NNP fire,/NN Dermod,/NNP if/IN you/PRP hadn't/VBP been/VBN so/RB high/JJ an'/NN mighty/RB I/PRP could/MD have/VB saved/VBN her/PRP that/IN humiliation.""Se$orita/JJ Guerrero's/NNP decision/NN was/VBD just./RB If/IN there/EX are/VBP any/DT rats/NNS to/TO be/VB killed/VBN because/IN of/IN this/DT affair/NN it/PRP is/VBZ the/DT privilege/NN of/IN the/DT Guerreros/NNS to/TO kill/VB them./PRP She/PRP claimed/VBD the/DT right/NN for/IN her/PRP$ people/NNS and,/IN of/IN course,/NN she/PRP couldn't/MD be/VB denied.""The/VBN feller/NN seemed/VBD willin'/NN enough/RB to/TO argy/VB rather/RB than/IN 'pologize./WDT I'd/NNP have/VBP liked/VBN to/TO oblige/VB him.""In/PRP heaven's/JJ name,/NN why?/NN All/DT parties/NNS to/TO the/DT incident/NN are/VBP total/JJ strangers/NNS to/TO you,/VB Bejabers."Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP turned/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ saddle/NN and/CC looked/VBD his/PRP$ partner/NN in/IN the/DT eyes./NN "I/RB seen/VBN a/DT look/NN on/IN your/PRP$ face,/NN son,/NN when/WRB you/PRP recognized/VBD that/DT gal--an'/NN I/PRP seen/VBD a/DT look/NN on/IN hers./PRP An'/CC I/PRP seen/VBD another/DT look/NN when/WRB you/PRP said/VBD good-by/JJ to/TO her./PRP So/IN I/PRP couldn't/MD see/VB no/DT sense/NN in/IN bustin'/NN up/IN a/DT romance/NN by/IN lettin'/NN you/PRP fight/VBP that/DT coyote./NN If/IN a/DT feller/NN can't/NN serve/VB his/PRP$ friends,/NNS what/WP good/JJ is/VBZ he?"D'Arcy/NN was/VBD profoundly/RB touched/VBN at/IN this/DT simple/JJ profession/NN of/IN faith./NN "It/NN was/VBD a/DT lucky/JJ day/NN for/IN me/PRP that/IN I/PRP met/VBD you,/PRP partner.""An'/RB a/DT lucky/JJ day/NN for/IN me./NN I/PRP got/VBD a/DT notion/NN you/PRP an'/MD me'll/VB do/VB big/JJ things/NNS together/RB in/IN this/DT country./. But/CC we/PRP got/VBD to/TO start/VB right.""That/RB is/VBZ true.""Well,/JJ then,/, the/DT minute/NN we're/NN settled/VBD down/RB to/TO minin'/NN on/IN some/DT creek,/NN I'm/IN goin'/NN to/TO leave/VB you/PRP long/RB enough/RB to/TO drive/VB the/DT black/JJ Maria/NNP back/NN to/TO San/NNP Francisco./NNP That/IN an'/NN the/DT team/NN plumb/RB overdrew/VBD my/PRP$ credit/NN with/IN the/DT city/NN an'/NN I'm/IN worried./VBN It's/IN one/CD thing/NN to/TO borrow/VB somethin'/NN without/IN askin'/NN for/IN it/PRP and/CC another/DT thing/NN to/TO steal/VB it."D'Arcy/PRP threw/VBD back/RP his/PRP$ head/NN and/CC laughed./VBD He/PRP was/VBD young/JJ and/CC the/DT world/NN seemed/VBD very/RB bright/JJ to/TO him/PRP just/RB then./DT VILMONT/NNP and/CC Jim/NNP Toy/NNP had/VBD made/VBN camp/NN by/IN the/DT time/NN D'Arcy/NNP and/CC Bejabers/NNP reached/VBD the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT line,/NN and/CC Francisco,/NNP McCready,/NNP and/CC Judson/NNP had/VBD taken/VBN the/DT live/JJ stock/NN off/IN a/DT little/JJ distance/NN where/WRB the/DT animals/NNS could/MD graze./VB D'Arcy/NNP rode/VBD over/IN to/TO them,/POS leading/VBG Bejabers's/NNP horse,/NN which/WDT had/VBD been/VBN unsaddled,/JJ and/CC turned/VBD it/PRP and/CC Pathfinder/NNP over/IN to/TO them./PRP "There's/IN a/DT rough/JJ element/NN here/RB that/IN wouldn't/JJ object/NN to/TO stealing/VBG these/DT animals,"/NN he/PRP informed/VBD his/PRP$ men./NN "I/RB want/VBP you/PRP three/CD to/TO guard/VB them/PRP until/IN supper./NN Then/RB Harmon/NNP and/CC I/PRP will/MD relieve/VB you/PRP until/IN the/DT stock/NN has/VBZ grazed/VBN its/PRP$ fill,/NN when/WRB we/PRP will/MD bring/VB them/PRP into/IN camp/NN for/IN the/DT night."McCready/JJ nodded./NN "The/DT gang/NN we/PRP drove/VBD back/RB from/IN the/DT head/NN of/IN the/DT line/NN are/VBP camped/VBN in/IN that/DT grove/NN of/IN oaks/NNS yonder,"/IN he/PRP warned/VBD D'Arcy./NNP "Give/NNP 'em/PRP plenty/NN of/IN room."On/NN his/PRP$ way/NN back/RB to/TO camp/NN afoot/RB D'Arcy/NNP saw/VBD Alvah/NNP Cannon/NNP advancing/VBG to/TO meet/VB him,/PRP so/RB he/PRP halted/VBD and/CC remained/VBD on/IN the/DT alert/JJ until/IN Cannon/NNP came/VBD within/IN speaking/NN distance/NN of/IN him./PRP$ "Well,/NN Cannon?"/IN he/PRP demanded./VBD "Well,/DT first/JJ off,/NN I/PRP ain't/VBP lookin'/NN for/IN trouble,/NN D'Arcy./NNP What/WP I/PRP want/VBP to/TO say/VB is/VBZ this--me/JJ an'/IN my/PRP$ party/NN are/VBP a/DT little/JJ shy/NN on/IN grub/NN an'/NN seein'/NN as/IN how/WRB you/PRP appear/VBP to/TO have/VB more/JJR than/IN you/PRP need,/VBP the/DT boys/NNS asked/VBD me/PRP to/TO see/VB could/MD we/PRP buy/VB some/DT from/IN you.""It/PRP is/VBZ true/JJ we/PRP have/VBP more/JJR than/IN we/PRP need/VBP at/IN this/DT time,/NN but/CC it/PRP is/VBZ our/PRP$ plan/NN to/TO hold/VB it/PRP for/IN use/NN this/DT winter./NN Sorry,Cannon,/NNP but/CC self-preservation/NN is/VBZ the/DT first/JJ law/NN of/IN human/JJ nature./NN I/PRP have/VBP no/DT food/NN for/IN sale."Cannon/NN turned/VBD abruptly/RB and/CC walked/VBD back/RB to/TO his/PRP$ party,/NN and/CC a/DT little/JJ later/RB D'Arcy/NNP saw/VBD four/CD of/IN them,/PRP$ mounted,/NNS disappear/VBP into/IN the/DT hills./NN They/PRP returned/VBD in/IN about/IN an/DT hour,/NN driving/VBG before/IN them/PRP a/DT two-year-old/JJ steer;/NN when/WRB close/JJ to/TO their/PRP$ camp/NN one/CD of/IN the/DT men/NNS galloped/VBD alongside/IN the/DT animal/NN and/CC shot/NN it/PRP with/IN his/PRP$ pistol./NN Another/DT cut/NN its/PRP$ throat/NN and/CC presently/RB the/DT carcass/NN could/MD be/VB seen/VBN hanging/VBG to/TO the/DT stout/NN limb/NN of/IN an/DT oak-tree/JJ while/IN busy/JJ hands/NNS dressed/VBN and/CC skinned/VBN it./PRP "Do/IN you/PRP s'pose/VBP they/PRP paid/VBD for/IN that/DT critter?"/NN Bejabers/NNP queried./NNP D'Arcy/NNP shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "It/NN would/MD never/RB occur/VB to/TO that/DT rabble/NN to/TO defer/VB to/TO the/DT undoubted/JJ property/NN rights/NNS of/IN the/DT people/NNS they/PRP term/VBP greasers./JJR Bejabers,/NNP that/WDT is/VBZ a/DT sample/NN of/IN the/DT fate/NN in/IN store/NN for/IN the/DT native/JJ Californians./NNP Within/IN five/CD years/NNS an/DT Anglo-Saxon/NNP civilization/NN will/MD be/VB busy/JJ stealing/VBG their/PRP$ lands/NNS also."Bejabers/NNS scratched/VBD his/PRP$ ear./NN "What/IN this/DT country's/NN goin'/NN to/TO need/VB an'/DT need/NN right/RB soon,/RB Dermod,/NNP is/VBZ a/DT whole/JJ lot/NN o'/IN law/NN an'/NN order./NN Ain't/. it/PRP hell/NN to/TO think/VB that/IN you/PRP an'/MD me've/VB go/VB to/TO stand/VB here/RB an'/RB watch/VB a/DT gang/NN o'/IN cow/NN thieves/NNS operate/VBP in/IN daylight/NN an'/NN never/RB lift/VB a/DT hand/NN to/TO stop/VB 'em?""Some/PRP day/NN the/DT blind/JJ goddess/NN will/MD slip/VB her/PRP$ bandage,/NN Bejabers./NNP Hello,/NNP here/RB comes/VBZ Cannon/NNP again./RB Wonder/VBP what/WP he/PRP wants."With/MD truculent/VB assurance/NN Cannon/NNP strode/VBD into/IN their/PRP$ camp./NN "I'll/NN trade/NN you/PRP a/DT side/NN o'/IN beef/NN for/IN a/DT fifty-pound/JJ bag/NN o'/IN flour,"/NNS he/PRP announced./VBD "We/RB purchased/VBN some/DT fresh/JJ meat/NN this/DT morning/NN at/IN a/DT rancho/NN in/IN the/DT canyon/NN back/RB yonder,/IN Cannon./NNP Besides,/IN your/PRP$ meat/NN is/VBZ stolen.""You're/RB sartinly/RB a/DT most/RBS onneighborly/RB man,"/JJ Cannon/NNP growled./NNP "You/IN bet/NN he/PRP is,"/VBZ Bejabers/NNP assured/VBD the/DT fellow./NN "An'/NN lemme/NN give/VBP you/PRP a/DT word/NN of/IN advice./NN You/PRP keep/VBP away/RB from/IN this/DT camp./NN The/DT next/JJ time/NN you/PRP come/VBP projectin'/NN around/IN here/RB somebody's/RB goin'/NN to/TO have/VB to/TO drag/VB you/PRP home."Cannon/RB stared/VBD at/IN him/PRP contemptuously./. "All/DT right,/JJ little/JJ feller,"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD and/CC departed./VBD "I'm/IN a/DT light/NN sleeper,"/NN Bejabers/NNP called/VBD after/IN him./PRP$ "An'/NN if/IN you/PRP or/CC any/DT of/IN your/PRP$ gang/NN does/VBZ any/DT sleep-walkin'/NN in/IN the/DT neighborhood/NN of/IN this/DT camp/NN after/IN dark/JJ your/PRP$ motives/NNS are/VBP bound/VBN to/TO come/VB under/IN suspicion."/JJ He/PRP squatted/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ heels,/NN Indian-fashion,/NNP and/CC rolled/VBD a/DT brown/JJ paper/NN cigarette./NN "This/. gold-huntin's/. not/RB goin'/NN to/TO be/VB anything/NN in/IN the/DT nature/NN of/IN a/DT church/NN festival,"/NN he/PRP opined./VBD "I/NNP got/VBD a/DT notion,/NN Dermod,/NNP we're/VBD goin'/NNS to/TO be/VB mighty/JJ popular/JJ while/IN our/PRP$ grub/NN lasts./, All/DT our/PRP$ neighbors'll/NN be/VB runnin'/VBN in/IN to/TO borrow/VB a/DT cup/NN o'/IN sugar/NN or/CC a/DT can/MD o'/IN flour/NN or/CC a/DT side/NN o'/IN bacon/NN until/IN their/PRP$ own/JJ supplies/NNS come/VBP up--an'/JJ if/IN our/PRP$ generous/JJ natures/NNS lead/VBP us/PRP into/IN starvation/NN before/RB said/VBD supplies/NNS come/VBP up,/IN we/PRP won't/MD have/VB nobody/NN to/TO blame/VB but/CC ourselves./PRP "Let's/RB make/VB a/DT rule/NN now/RB an'/RB stick/VB to/TO it./PRP No/DT grub/NN loaned/VBD or/CC given/VBN away./RP Them/NNP as/IN don't/RB come/VBN provided/VBD can/MD go/VB back/RB where/WRB it's/PRP to/TO be/VB had./VBN The/DT Bible/NNP says/VBZ it's/IN more/JJR blessed/VBN to/TO give/VB than/IN to/TO receive,/VB but/CC I/PRP ain't/VBP religious/JJ although/IN up/IN till/IN now/RB I've/NN never/RB begrudged/VBD a/DT helpin'/NN hand/NN to/TO a/DT neighbor/NN in/IN distress./VBG But/CC hereafter/RB I'm/PRP heartless.""Let/VB us/PRP say/VB rather,/RB Bejabers,/IN that/DT you're/JJ practical./NN Well,/NNP so/RB am/VBP I./NNP 'No/JJ grub/NN donated/VBD or/CC loaned'/NNS is/VBZ our/PRP$ motto./NN That's/NNP final.""I/NN am/VBP exceedingly/RB sorry/JJ to/TO hear/VB you/PRP say/VB that,"/IN a/DT well-bred/JJ voice/NN spoke/VBD back/RB of/IN them./PRP "Two/IN things/NNS attracted/VBD me/PRP to/TO your/PRP$ camp:/NN first,/, the/DT undeniably/RB delightful/JJ aroma/NN of/IN that/DT stew/NN which/WDT your/PRP$ cook/NN is/VBZ pre-paring,/JJ and/CC second,/JJ an/DT apparently/RB erroneous/JJ belief/NN that/IN I/PRP would/MD be/VB welcome/JJ at/IN your/PRP$ bounteous/JJ board."Both/NN turned,/NN to/TO be/VB confronted/VBN by/IN a/DT man/NN of/IN an/DT age/NN somewhere/RB between/IN fifty/CD and/CC sixty/CD years,/NNS but/CC erect/JJ and/CC vigorous/JJ and/CC keen/JJ of/IN eye./DT He/PRP wore/VBD gold-rimmed/JJ spectacles/NNS and/CC luxuriant/JJ iron-gray/JJ "side-burns"/NN and/CC was/VBD dressed/VBN in/IN uniform./NNP D'Arcy/NNP stared/VBD at/IN the/DT man,/NN noting/VBG his/PRP$ enormous/JJ gold/NN epaulets/NNS and/CC cocked/VBD hat,/RB now/RB heavily/RB encrusted/VBN with/IN dust,/NN and/CC wondered/VBD if/IN a/DT harmless/JJ lunatic/NN had/VBD not/RB wandered/VBD into/IN camp./DT But/CC former/JJ American/NNP Marine/NNP Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP had/VBD no/DT such/JJ illusion./NN Long/JJ years/NNS of/IN discipline/NN brought/VBD him/PRP to/TO attention/NN now/RB in/IN the/DT presence/NN of/IN an/DT officer/NN and/CC a/DT gentleman;/NN automatically/RB he/PRP touched/VBD his/PRP$ forelock/NN and,/CC for/IN his/PRP$ courtesy,/NN drew/VBD an/DT answering/NN salute./. "This/. gentleman,/NN Dermod,"/NNP announced/VBD Bejabers,/NNP "is/VBD a/DT doctor/NN in/IN the/DT British/JJ navy.""You/NNS err/VBP in/IN one/CD particular,/NN my/PRP$ astute/NN friend,/NN and/CC that/DT is/VBZ in/IN the/DT matter/NN of/IN your/PRP$ tenses./NN I/PRP was/VBD a/DT doctor/NN in/IN the/DT British/JJ navy.""Then/NN why/WRB are/VBP you/PRP still/RB wearin'/VB the/DT uniform?"/JJ Bejabers/NNP demanded./VBD "A/DT fair/JJ question./NN I/PRP will/MD answer/VB it/PRP fairly./, I/PRP had/VBD gone/VBN ashore/RB in/IN San/NNP Francisco/NNP from/IN my/PRP$ ship,/NN H./NNP M./NNP S./NNP Invincible,/NNP which/WDT had/VBD entered/VBN the/DT port/NN that/DT morning./NN Reports/NNS of/IN the/DT discovery/NN of/IN slathers/NNS of/IN gold/NN in/IN the/DT Sierra/NNP greeted/VBD us,/PRP so/IN I/PRP am/VBP here--and/CC since/IN the/DT impulse/NN to/TO desert/VB her/PRP$ Majesty/NNP overwhelmed/VBD me/PRP while/IN in/IN uniform,/JJ naturally/RB I/PRP am/VBP still/RB in/IN uniform/NN and/CC devilishly/RB in/IN need/NN of/IN a/DT bath,/NN a/DT change/NN of/IN linen,/NN and/CC a/DT generous/JJ helping/VBG of/IN that/DT stew./NN In/IN plain/JJ English,/NNP I/PRP have/VBP invited/VBN myself/PRP to/TO dinner./VB It/PRP is,/IN I/PRP admit,/VBP a/DT blow/NN to/TO learn/VB that/IN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB welcome,/JJ but/CC nevertheless,/RB in/IN so/RB far/RB as/IN I/PRP am/VBP concerned,/VBG the/DT invitation/NN still/RB stands./VBD My/PRP$ card,/NN gentlemen."From/IN a/DT gold/NN case/NN this/DT amazing/JJ individual/NN produced/VBD an/DT engraved/JJ card,/NN and/CC D'Arcy/NNP read:"What's/NNP a/DT Bart,/NNP Dermod?"/NNP Bejabers/NNP queried/VBD bluntly./, "That/DT is/VBZ the/DT abbreviation/NN for/IN baronet./NN All/DT those/DT who/WP have/VBP been/VBN knighted,/VBN Bejabers,/IN take/VB the/DT title/NN Sir,/JJ but/CC hereditary/JJ baronets--well,/JJ they're/DT barts,/NN in/IN addition.""Well,/NN as/RB far/RB as/IN I'm/NNP concerned,/NN Dermod,/IN the/DT Bart's/NNP welcome/JJ to/TO dinner."/NN Without/IN an/DT instant's/NN hesitation/NN did/VBD Bejabers/NNP reverse/VB his/PRP$ decision/NN of/IN a/DT moment/NN previous./, Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP O'Shea/NNP bowed,/NN in/IN his/PRP$ alert/JJ old/JJ eyes/NNS a/DT hope/NN that/IN Bejabers/NNP would/MD name/VB himself./PRP "And/CC to/TO what/WP former/JJ navy/NN man/NN am/VBP I/PRP indebted/JJ for/IN this/DT courtesy?"/NN he/PRP queried./VBZ "Bejabers/NNS Harmon,/NNP ex-sergeant/NN of/IN United/NNP States/NNPS Marines,/NNP sir./. Shake/NNP hands/NNS with/IN my/PRP$ pardner,/NN Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP former/JJ captain/NN of/IN United/NNP States/NNPS volunteer/NN cavalry."Sir/NN Humphrey/NNP bowed/VBD grandiosely/RB to/TO D'Arcy./NNP "Is/IN the/DT name,/NN by/IN any/DT chance,/NN spelled/VBN with/IN an/DT apostrophe,/NN captain?"D'Arcy/NN nodded/VBD and/CC extended/VBD his/PRP$ hand./NN "You/PRP are/VBP welcome/JJ to/TO share/VB our/PRP$ stew,/NN Sir/NNP Humphrey.""Thank/NNP you/PRP both,/VB gentlemen./NN I/PRP had/VBD an/DT idea/NN I/PRP would/MD be./$ I/PRP was/VBD fortunate/JJ enough/RB to/TO observe/VB your/PRP$ good/JJ work/NN at/IN the/DT ferry/NN landing/NN this/DT afternoon;/JJ hence/RB I/PRP decided/VBD you/PRP were/VBD a/DT generous/JJ man./NN Now,/RB having/VBG ascertained/VBN that/IN you/PRP are/VBP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP I/PRP know/VBP you/PRP for/IN a/DT gentleman,/NN even/RB had/VBD your/PRP$ action/NN in/IN dispersing/VBG those/DT ruffians/NNS so/RB summarily/RB not/RB already/RB proved/VBN it./. By/IN any/DT chance,/NN areyou/RB related/VBN to/TO Sir/NNP Malin/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP of/IN Clonfert/NNP Hall,/NNP in/IN Galway?""A/NNP very/RB distant/JJ relation,/NN sir.""You're/NN a/DT liar,"/NN Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP declared/VBD with/IN a/DT cheerfulness/NN and/CC cordiality/NN that/IN robbed/VBD his/PRP$ statement/NN of/IN offense./NNP "You're/NNP his/PRP$ son./NN The/DT D'Arcys/NNP are/VBP all/DT alike--like/JJ a/DT litter/JJ of/IN hound/NN pups./NN I/PRP heard/VBD some/DT years/NNS back/RB that/IN you/PRP were/VBD on/IN the/DT run,/NN which/WDT would,/, of/IN course,/NN account/NN for/IN your/PRP$ present/JJ state/NN of/IN distant/JJ relationship/NN to/TO Malin./NNP Like/IN myself,/VB you/PRP are/VBP a/DT traitor/NN to/TO the/DT queen."/JJS He/PRP shook/VBD D'Arcy's/NNP hand/NN with/IN a/DT heartiness/NN that/WDT left/VBD no/DT doubt/NN of/IN their/PRP$ fellowship/NN in/IN crime./NN "Your/NN father/NN and/CC I/PRP were/VBD classmates/NNS at/IN Trinity,/NNP Dermod./NNP I/PRP seconded/VBD him/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ first/JJ duel,/NN which,/, by/IN the/DT same/JJ token,/NN came/VBD close/RB to/TO being/VBG his/PRP$ last./JJ You're/NNP a/DT Trinity/NNP man,/NN of/IN course?"D'Arcy/NN nodded,/NN smilingly./VBD Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP glanced/VBD about/IN him./PRP "May/RB I/PRP ask/VBP what/WP those/DT two/CD cases/NNS contain,/VBP Dermod,/NNP my/PRP$ lad?/NN The/DT legend/NN on/IN each/DT states/NNS that/IN once/RB they/PRP contained/VBD whisky.""They/PRP still/RB contain/VBP it,/IN Sir/NNP Humphrey.""I/NNP never/RB knew/VBD a/DT D'Arcy/NNP to/TO have/VB to/TO be/VB reminded/VBN that/IN his/PRP$ guest/NN had/VBD a/DT mouth.""My/NN sense/NN of/IN hospitality/NN has/VBZ been/VBN momentarily/RB obscured/VBN in/IN my/PRP$ amazement./NN Forgive/VB me,/PRP Sir/NNP Humphrey./NNP Bejabers,/NNP will/MD you/PRP do/VB the/DT honors/NNS on/IN this/DT memorable/JJ occasion?""Settin'/NN 'em/PRP up/RP for/IN the/DT Bart/NNP is/VBZ where/WRB I/PRP shine,/VBP Dermod,"/NNP Bejabers/NNP responded,/NN and/CC proceeded/VBD to/TO produce/VB a/DT bottle/NN and/CC some/DT tin/NN cups./NN "Where're/IN you/PRP camped,/VBP Bart?""Here--for/NNP lack/NN of/IN a/DT better/JJR place,"/NN the/DT visitor/NN replied/VBD easily./JJR "Where/RB would/MD one/CD in/IN my/PRP$ deplorable/JJ condition/NN elect/VBP to/TO camp/NN unless/IN it/PRP should/MD be/VB with/IN friends?/JJ Pardon/NNP me,/, gentlemen,/NN if/IN I/PRP locate/VBP a/DT soft/JJ spot/NN on/IN which/WDT to/TO sit/VB down./RP I/PRP have/VBP ridden/VBN a/DT burro/NN bareback/NN from/IN theAlameda/DT shore,/NN which/WDT I/PRP reached/VBD in/IN a/DT skiff/NN from/IN San/NNP Francisco./NNP Yonder/NNP stands/VBZ my/PRP$ trusty/NN mount,/NN cropping/VBG his/PRP$ evening/NN meal."Sir/NN Humphrey/NNP calmly/RB folded/VBD a/DT pair/NN of/IN blankets/NNS and/CC stretched/VBD himself/PRP luxuriously,/RP while/IN his/PRP$ hosts/NNS gazed/VBD upon/IN the/DT remarkable/JJ man,/NN pop-eyed/JJ with/IN interest./NN "I/NNS have/VBP heard/VBN of/IN you,/NNP of/IN course,/NN Sir/NNP Humphrey--""In/NNP the/DT arena/NN of/IN activity/NN to/TO which/WDT my/PRP$ wandering/VBG fancy/NN has/VBZ now/RB called/VBN me,/RP my/PRP$ boy,/NN I/PRP will/MD be/VB known/VBN hereafter/RB as/IN Doctor/NNP O'Shea,/NNP if/IN you/PRP please.""You/VBP will/MD probably/RB be/VB called/VBN Doc/NNP O'Shea,/NNP sir.""Better/NN still.""He/RB won't,/VBD neither."/DT Bejabers/NNP decided./VBD "If/IN we/PRP call/VBP him/PRP Doc/NNP he'll/MD have/VB to/TO foller/VB his/PRP$ profession/NN whether/IN he/PRP wants/VBZ to/TO or/CC not,/RB when/WRB his/PRP$ heart's/NN plumb/RB set/VBN on/IN minin'./NN Besides,/IN how's/IN a/DT sawbones/NNS goin'/NN to/TO operate/VB without/IN the/DT tools/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ trade?/NN His/PRP$ name's/NN Bart./NNP Bart,/NNP here's/POS mud/NN in/IN your/PRP$ eye!""A/NNS fellow/NN of/IN infinite/JJ jest,"/NN the/DT Bart/NNP murmured/VBD happily,/NN and/CC raised/VBD his/PRP$ cup./NN "The/DT queen--God/JJ bless/JJ her!/NN I/PRP wish/VBP she'd/PRP paid/VBD me/PRP a/DT better/JJR wage/NN while/IN I/PRP was/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ employ.""Hurrah/NN for/IN her/PRP$ Majesty,"/NNP Bejabers/NNP echoed./VBD "I/PRP observe/VBP you/PRP are/VBP still/RB an/DT Irish/JJ rebel,"/NN the/DT Bart/NNP declared,/NN when/WRB D'Arcy/NNP failed/VBD to/TO respond/VB to/TO the/DT toast./NN "Well,/IN every/DT man/NN to/TO his/PRP$ own/JJ politics,/NNS say/VBP I."/NNP He/PRP smacked/VBD his/PRP$ lips./NN "By/IN the/DT toe-nails/NNS of/IN Moses,/NNP that's/POS excellent/JJ liquor.""Have/NN another,/DT Bart,"/NNP the/DT hospitable/JJ Bejabers/NNS suggested./VBN He/PRP had/VBD already/RB served/VBN the/DT other/JJ members/NNS of/IN the/DT party,/NN not/RB excepting/VBG Jim/NNP Toy./NNP "I/NNP thank/VB you,/PRP no./. My/PRP$ stomach/NN is/VBZ too/RB empty./JJ Solids/NNS would/MD be/VB more/JJR to/TO my/PRP$ liking,/NN for/IN indeed/RB food/NN has/VBZ been/VBN scarce/JJ with/IN me/PRP of/IN late./RB I/PRP take/VBP it,/PRP Friend/NNP Dermod,/NNP that/IN as/IN an/DT additional/JJ member/NN of/IN your/PRP$ party/NN I/PRP am/VBP welcome.""You/PRP are,/VBP sir,/NN although/IN I/PRP have/VBP half/RB a/DT notion/NN that/IN you/PRP will/MD be/VB as/IN useless/JJ in/IN the/DT diggings/NNS as/IN a/DT fifth/JJ wheel/NN on/IN a/DT wagon./NN Yes,/NN you/PRP are/VBP very/RB welcome,/JJ for/IN old/JJ sake's/NNS sake,/VBD even/RB though/IN we/PRP have/VBP not/RB met/VBN before."The/IN Bart/NNP cleared/VBD his/PRP$ throat./NN "I/NNS have/VBP a/DT traveling/VBG companion,"/NN he/PRP began,/VBD and/CC glanced/VBD around/IN to/TO observe/VB the/DT effect/NN of/IN this/DT broadside./NN Observing/VBG none,/RB unless/IN the/DT sudden/JJ descent/NN of/IN some/DT whisky/NN down/IN Bejabers's/NNP "Sunday/NNP throat"/NN might/MD be/VB construed/VBN as/IN such,/JJ he/PRP resumed./VBD "A/NNP cultured/VBD and/CC courteous/JJ young/JJ man/NN whom/WP I/PRP met/VBD in/IN a/DT gambling-house/NN in/IN San/NNP Francisco./NNP His/PRP$ name/NN is/VBZ Obadiah/NNP Poppy--the/NNP Reverend/NNP Obadiah/NNP Poppy,/NNP to/TO be/VB quite/RB exact./RB He/PRP is/VBZ a/DT Bostonian./NNP What/WP his/PRP$ religious/JJ affiliation/NN is/VBZ I/PRP do/VBP not/RB know--that/JJ is,/IN officially,/NN for/IN unfortunately/RB the/DT young/JJ and/CC reverend/NN gentleman/NN is/VBZ abnormally/RB addicted/VBN to/TO the/DT use/NN of/IN alcohol/NN and/CC other/JJ worldly/RB delights;/JJ hence,/NNS should/MD I/PRP be/VB indiscreet/RB enough/RB to/TO name/VB his/PRP$ faith/NN in/IN mixed/JJ company,/NN I/PRP might/MD unintentionally/RB give/VB offense/NN to/TO one/CD who/WP is/VBZ unwilling/JJ to/TO ascribe/VB such--ahem!--indiscretions/NNS to/TO one/CD of/IN the/DT Lord's/NNP anointed./DT By/IN the/DT way,/NN my/PRP$ dear/JJ Bejabers,/NNP I/PRP possess/VBP a/DT most/RBS excellent/JJ pipe,/NN but/CC unfortunately/RB I/PRP have/VBP lost/VBN my/PRP$ tobacco!"The/NN fascinated/VBD Bejabers/NNP handed/VBD the/DT Bart/NNP his/PRP$ plug./NN "Thank/NN you,/JJ Bejabers,/NNP thank/VB you,/PRP my/PRP$ boy./`` And/CC now/RB a/DT knife,/NN if/IN you/PRP please,/VBP to/TO whittle/VB a/DT pipeful./NN Thank/VB you/PRP again./RB The/DT Reverend/NNP Obadiah/NNP Poppy,/NNP I/PRP would/MD have/VB you/PRP know,/VB has/VBZ not/RB been/VBN unfrocked--as/JJ yet--although/NN I/PRP imagine/VBP a/DT natural/JJ presumption/NN that/IN such/JJ calamity/NN might/MD overtake/VB him/PRP induced/VBN his/PRP$ family/NN to/TO decide/VB that/IN a/DT trip/NN around/IN Cape/NNP Horn/NNP in/IN a/DT ship/NN commanded/VBN by/IN a/DT master/NN to/TO whom/WP rum/NN is/VBZ abhorrent/JJ might/MD have/VB a/DT beneficial/JJ effect/NN on/IN the/DT young/JJ man.""And/NN did/VBD it?"/RB Bejabers/NNP queried./NNP "Not--ah--noticeably,/NNP although/IN his/PRP$ health/NN would/MD appear/VB to/TO be/VB excellent/JJ as/IN a/DT result/NN of/IN the/DT long/JJ monthsof/NN enforced/VBN abstention./NN Aside/RB from/IN this/DT pardonable/JJ human/JJ weakness,/NN I/PRP found/VBD him/PRP a/DT charming/JJ fellow/NN and/CC concluded/VBD to--ah--cast/NN in/IN my/PRP$ lot/NN with/IN him./PRP Accordingly/RB we/PRP pooled/VBD our/PRP$ fortunes,/NN purchased/VBD two/CD burros/NNS and/CC started.""For/NN what/WP destination,/NN sir?""For/IN the/DT auriferous/JJ channel/NN of/IN some/DT lonely/JJ stream/NN in/IN the/DT Sierra/NNP foot-hills,/NN Dermod,/NNP my/PRP$ boy."Bejabers/NNS and/CC D'Arcy/NNP exchanged/VBD swift/JJ glances/NNS but/CC said/VBD nothing./NN Jim/NNP Toy,/NNP an/DT interested/JJ listener,/NN was/VBD not/RB so/RB politic,/JJ however./. His/PRP$ shrill/JJ cachinnation/NN echoed/VBD through/IN the/DT camp./NN "Heap/NN plenty/NN fool,"/NN he/PRP announced./VBD "This/DT heathen/NN is/VBZ taking/VBG liberties,"/RP the/DT Bart/NNP suggested/VBD without/IN rancor./NNP "I'm/NNP sorry,/NN but/CC he/PRP is/VBZ entitled/VBN to/TO his/PRP$ opinion./NN He/PRP is/VBZ a/DT member/NN of/IN our/PRP$ party,/NN with/IN a/DT definite/JJ share/NN in/IN its/PRP$ fortunes,/NNS if/IN any."/DT D'Arcy/NNP felt/VBD that/IN he/PRP must/MD be/VB firm/JJ with/IN his/PRP$ visitor./NN "Democracy/NN is/VBZ delightful,/VBN although/IN on/IN occasions/NNS it/PRP may/MD be/VB carried/VBN to/TO an/DT extreme./NN However,/RB to/TO get/VB back/RB to/TO the/DT Reverend/NNP Obadiah/NNP Poppy--""Ain't/NNP you/PRP sort/VB o'/RB leanin'/NN on/IN a/DT reed/NN there,/, Bart?"/NNP Thus/RB the/DT practical-minded/JJ Bejabers./NNP "We/NNP are/VBP all,/VBN to/TO a/DT certain/JJ extent,/NN Bejabers,/NNP wobblers/NNS in/IN the/DT womb/NN of/IN Fate./NNP Let/VB us/PRP therefore/RB be/VB charitable,/VBN my/PRP$ dear/NN fellow./VBD I/PRP should/MD be/VB delighted/VBN to/TO present/VB to/TO you/PRP gentlemen/NNS the/DT Reverend/NNP Poppy."Bejabers/NNP glanced/VBD round./VBN At/IN a/DT little/JJ distance/NN a/DT lank/JJ young/JJ man,/NN with/IN a/DT lank/NN countenance,/NN leaned/VBD wearily/RB across/IN the/DT back/NN of/IN a/DT burro,/NN while/IN the/DT little/JJ animal/NN cropped/VBD at/IN the/DT surrounding/VBG herbage./NN "That's/NNP him,/, I/PRP suppose."/VBP He/PRP glanced/VBD at/IN D'Arcy,/NNP who/WP gave/VBD mute/JJ consent/NN to/TO the/DT dictum/NN he/PRP realized/VBD Bejabers/NNP was/VBD about/IN to/TO enunciate,/VB for/IN in/IN this/DT extremity/NN the/DT excellent/JJ fellowrealized/VBN that/IN D'Arcy/NNP was/VBD placed/VBN at/IN a/DT disadvantage/NN with/IN this/DT smooth,/NN insouciant/JJ old/JJ man/NN and/CC was/VBD therefore/RB resolved/VBN to/TO save/VB him./PRP "We/VB can't/NN be/VB bothered/VBN with/IN no/DT preachers,"/NN he/PRP 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these./DT The/DT lure/NN of/IN gold/NN is/VBZ the/DT father/NN of/IN madness/NN and/CC crime.""I/NN care/NN not/RB for/IN it,/DT Don/NNP Dermod./NNP Peace/NNP and/CC contentment/NN are/VBP far/RB more/RBR precious./RB And/CC I/PRP think/VBP there/EX is/VBZ much/JJ reason/NN in/IN what/WP you/PRP say,/VBP my/PRP$ friend./NN Our/PRP$ government/NN is/VBZ too/RB weak,/VB too/RB unorganized,/JJ to/TO reach/VB into/IN the/DT far/JJ places./NN Yes,/NN we/PRP shall/MD have/VB lawlessness,/NN but/CC out/IN of/IN it/PRP will/MD come/VB law./TO But/CC it/PRP will/MD be/VB a/DT stubborn/JJ birth,/NN my/PRP$ friend,/NN a/DT stubborn/JJ birth./NN I/PRP have/VBP fears/NNS for/IN my/PRP$ family,/NN for/IN myself,/NN and/CC for/IN my/PRP$ possessions,/NN for/IN these/DT gringos/NNS do/VBP not/RB like/VB our/PRP$ people./NNS Since/IN the/DT United/NNP States/NNPS has/VBZ come/VBN into/IN possession/NN of/IN California,/NNP and/CC by/IN the/DT treaty/NN of/IN Guadalupe/NNP Hidalgo/NNP we/PRP have/VBP 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"Don/NNP Jos$/NNP is/VBZ a/DT fine/JJ fellow/NN and/CC his/PRP$ daughter/NN is/VBZ a/DT saint./`` But/CC the/DT boy/NN Romauldo--ah,/NNP he/PRP is/VBZ a/DT worry/NN to/TO his/PRP$ family.""A/JJ bit/NN wild,/IN eh?""A/NN gambler,/NN without/IN interest/NN in/IN his/PRP$ father's/NNS affairs./DT Outwardly/RB he/PRP is/VBZ polite,/JJ but/CC in/IN his/PRP$ heart/NN he/PRP is/VBZ not./DT You/PRP know,/VBP of/IN course,/NN that/IN Josepha/NNP is/VBZ his/PRP$ half-sister?""I/JJ did/VBD not."/RB Vaguely/RB D'Arcy/NNP felt/VBD relief/NN at/IN this./DT "He/NN is/VBZ by/IN Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP first/RB wife."/IN A/DT silence/NN while/IN Don/NNP Miguel/NNP rolled/VBD his/PRP$ cigarette./NN "She/PRP was/VBD a/DT quarter-bred/JJ Indian/NNP and/CC very/RB beautiful./VBD Perhaps/RB that/IN explains/VBZ Romauldo./NNP He/PRP is/VBZ a/DT throwback."/NN D'Arcy/NNP nodded/VBD and/CC Don/NNP Miguel/NNP continued:/IN "Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP second/JJ wife/NN was/VBD the/DT daughter/NN of/IN an/DT English/NNP ship-master/NN whose/WP$ ship/NN was/VBD wrecked/JJ near/IN Ventura/NNP early/RB in/IN the/DT present/JJ century./NN Her/PRP$ mother/NN was/VBD a/DT Carillo/NNP and/CC there/EX was/VBD no/DT Indian/JJ blood/NN in/IN the/DT Carillos./NNP They/PRP were/VBD aristocrats./VBG Josepha/NNP speaks/VBZ English--a/NNP little./, Her/PRP$ mother/NN taught/VBD her.""Her/PRP$ mother/NN is/VBZ dead,/JJ I/PRP take/VBP it."Don/PRP Miguel/MD nodded./RB "Two/VB years/NNS ago.""Where/RB is/VBZ their/PRP$ rancho?"Don/NN Miguel,/MD like/VB most/JJS of/IN his/PRP$ kind,/NN was/VBD more/RBR or/CC less/RBR vague/JJ on/IN distances./NN "Many/JJ leagues/NNS above/IN the/DT Yuba/NNP River,/NNP on/IN the/DT Sacramento,/NNP close/NN to/TO where/WRB the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP empties/NNS into/IN it./DT It/PRP is/VBZ an/DT old/JJ grant,/NN one/NN of/IN the/DT first,/JJ if/IN not/RB the/DT first,/JJ in/IN Alta/NNP California./NNP Eight/CD square/NN leagues,/NNS I/PRP think/VBP it/PRP is,/VBZ running/VBG from/IN the/DT east/JJ bank/NN of/IN the/DT Sacramento/NNP well/RB up/RB into/IN the/DT hills./NN It/PRP is/VBZ a/DT glorious/JJ rancho.""I/NN noted/VBD at/IN San/NNP Juan/NNP Bautista/NNP that/IN young/JJ Tomas/NNP Espinosa/NNP was/VBD quite/RB devoted/JJ to/TO the/DT se$orita./NN Tomas/NNP is/VBZ a/DT young/JJ gentleman/NN of/IN excellent/JJ taste/NN in/IN femininity.""Ah,/JJ poor/JJ Tomas./NNP It/PRP seemed/VBD there/EX would/MD be/VB a/DT marriage/NN there,/, but/CC at/IN the/DT last/JJ Josepha/NNP would/MD not/RB obey/VB her/PRP$ father's/NN desires./, There/EX was/VBD a/DT quarrel/NN before/IN they/PRP left/VBD the/DT Espinosa/NNP rancho./NNP Don/NNP Jos$/NNP is/VBZ much/RB distressed--but/JJ then/RB what/WP can/MD one/PRP do/VB with/IN a/DT high-spirited/JJ girl/NN like/IN Josepha?/NNP It/PRP is/VBZ her/PRP$ English/NNP blood./NN There/EX is/VBZ always/RB rebellion/NN in/IN the/DT Anglo-Saxon--rebellion/NNP and/CC great/JJ independence."A/NN warm/JJ glow/NN of/IN delight/NN swept/VBN through/IN D'Arcy/NNP as/IN the/DT garrulous/JJ old/JJ don/NN imparted/VBD his/PRP$ gossip./NN That/DT boy/NN Tomas!/NNP Why,/IN how/WRB could/MD any/DT girl/NN of/IN spirit/NN be/VB attractedto/VBN him?/JJ "I/NNS have/VBP a/DT fighting/VBG chance,"/NN he/PRP exulted./VBD "I/JJ wonder/NN if/IN I/PRP constitute/VBP the/DT reason/NN for/IN the/DT wrecking/VBG of/IN that/DT well-laid/JJ plan./NN By/IN the/DT powers,/NN I/PRP have/VBP now/RB a/DT clear/JJ field./NN I/PRP must/MD call/VB at/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP Yes,/NNP I/PRP will/MD fare/VB north,/RB far/RB in/IN advance/NN of/IN the/DT northern/JJ fringe/NN of/IN this/DT invasion./NN I/PRP must/MD work/VB within/IN riding/NN distance/NN of/IN the/DT Guerrero/NNP hacienda.""It/NN is/VBZ whispered,"/IN Don/NNP Miguel/NNP continued,/NN "that/IN a/DT gringo/NN has/VBZ captivated/VBN Josepha,/NNP but/CC that/IN he/PRP knows/VBZ it/PRP not./DT Alas,/NNP that/IN any/DT man/NN should/MD be/VB so/RB dull!""Perhaps,"/JJ D'Arcy/NNP suggested,/NN instantly/RB on/IN his/PRP$ guard,/NN "that/, is/VBZ not/RB because/IN the/DT gringo/NN is/VBZ dull./RBR It/PRP may/MD be/VB that/IN his/PRP$ heart/NN is/VBZ engaged/VBN elsewhere./RB Or/CC it/PRP may/MD be/VB that--oh,/, it/PRP may/MD be/VB for/IN a/DT number/NN of/IN reasons./NNP Undoubtedly/NNP Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNP is/VBZ in/IN all/DT respects/NNS desirable./, I/PRP had/VBD the/DT honor/NN to/TO be/VB presented/VBN to/TO her/PRP at/IN the/DT Espinosa/NNP rancho,/NN but/CC since/IN I/PRP was/VBD a/DT stranger/NN there/RB my/PRP$ opportunities/NNS to/TO warm/VB myself/PRP in/IN the/DT light/NN of/IN her/PRP$ presence/NN were/VBD negligible.""What/RB will/MD be/VB will/MD be,"/VB Don/NNP Miguel/NNP answered/VBD enigmatically,/RB and/CC fell/VBD to/TO discussing/VBG horses,/NN for/IN he/PRP had/VBD passed/VBN the/DT age/NN of/IN romance./NN Their/PRP$ conversation/NN was/VBD interrupted/VBN by/IN a/DT volley/NN of/IN pistol-shots/NNS far/RB down/IN the/DT line/NN of/IN campers,/NN and/CC Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP sprang/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ feet./NN "That/IN shootin's/NNS close/RB to/TO our/PRP$ camp,/NN Dermod,"/IN he/PRP declared,/VBD and/CC started/VBD running./VBG D'Arcy/NNP followed/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ heels;/NN with/IN drawn/JJ pistols/NNS the/DT pair/NN came/VBD dashing/VBG into/IN the/DT dim/JJ glow/NN of/IN their/PRP$ campfire,/NN to/TO find/VB the/DT camp/NN deserted./VBN Half-way/RB between/IN their/PRP$ camp/NN and/CC that/DT of/IN Cannon/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ party,/NN however,/IN a/DT group/NN of/IN men/NNS could/MD be/VB heard/VBN talking/VBG excitedly./DT "Who's/NNP there?"/, Bejabers/NNP challenged,/NN in/IN the/DT strident/JJ tone/NN of/IN one/NN who/WP has/VBZ done/VBN many/JJ a/DT sentry-go./NN "Ah,/NN Bejabers,/NNP is/VBZ that/DT you''?/JJ Is/VBZ D'Arcy/NNP with/IN you?/NNP Come/VB here,"/RB the/DT calm,/JJ cultured/JJ voice/NN of/IN the/DT Bart/NNP answered./NN "It/NN seems/VBZ there's/RB been/VBN an/DT accident."The/NN partners/NNS hurried/VBD over/IN to/TO the/DT group,/NN and/CC Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP struck/VBD a/DT light/NN and/CC held/VBD it/PRP close/RB to/TO the/DT ground./NN It/PRP flickered/VBD on/IN a/DT dead/JJ man's/NN face./NN "Who/NNP is/VBZ he?"/JJ D'Arcy/NNP demanded./, "Who/WP shot/VBD him?""Me/PRP shootee/NN him,"/IN Jim/NNP Toy/NNP spoke/VBD up./RP "Him/NNP come/VB steal/VBP flour/NN from/IN wagon./NN Allee/NNP same/JJ catchee/NN one/CD sack./NN Jim/NNP Toy/NNP say:/VBZ 'Dlop/JJ him./. You/PRP no/DT dlop/NN flour/NN I/PRP shootee.'/VBD Him/PRP no/DT dlop/NN flour,/VB so/RB Jim/NNP Toy/NNP shoot./NN Lookee,/VBD boss./NN Here/RB him/PRP sack/NN flour."Mr./. Poppy/NNP moved/VBD his/PRP$ lighted/JJ taper/NN and/CC disclosed/VBD the/DT bag/NN of/IN flour/NN at/IN the/DT man's/JJ feet./NN "Is/NNS anybody/NN from/IN Cannon's/NNP camp/NN here?"/, D'Arcy/NNP demanded./, "I/NN am/VBP here,/RB D'Arcy,"/NNP Cannon/NNP replied./VBD "I/PRP heard/VBD the/DT shootin'/NN an'/NN come/VBN over/RP to/TO see/VB what/WP the/DT excitement/NN was.""This/IN dead/JJ man/NN belonged/VBD to/TO your/PRP$ party./NN He/PRP was/VBD with/IN you/PRP at/IN the/DT ferry/NN this/DT afternoon./NN Drag/NNP him/PRP home,/NN and/CC in/IN the/DT morning/NN you/PRP might/MD bury/VB him.""The/PRP Chink/NNP had/VBD no/DT call/NN to/TO kill/VB him./PRP What/WP if/IN he/PRP had/VBD lifted/VBN a/DT sack/NN o'/IN your,/PRP flour?/VBP That/DT ain't/NN no/DT killin'/NN matter.""No?/NN Well,/NNP if/IN the/DT theft/NN of/IN that/DT sack/NN of/IN flour/NN meant/VBD that/IN this/DT winter/NN one/NN of/IN our/PRP$ party/NN would/MD starve/VB to/TO death/NN without/IN it,/PRP$ that/WDT would/MD be/VB a/DT killing/NN matter,/NN would/MD it/PRP not?""The/RB Chink'll/NNP have/VBP to/TO answer/VB for/IN the/DT killin'.""To/NN whom?""To/IN the/DT law.""There/NN is/VBZ no/DT law/NN but/CC the/DT law/NN of/IN might,/CD Cannon./NNP Jim/NNP Toy/NNP was/VBD justified/VBN in/IN killing/VBG a/DT thief/NN on/IN sight,/NN particularly/RB when/WRB he/PRP caught/VBD him/PRP with/IN the/DT plunder./NN Whobesides/VBZ Jim/NNP Toy/NNP saw/VBD this/DT man/NN running/VBG with/IN the/DT sack/NN of/IN flour?""I/JJ did,"/NN said/VBD Mr./NNP Poppy./NNP "The/NNP rascal/NN disturbed/VBD our/PRP$ rest,"/NN the/DT Bart/NNP complained./NN "Rather/RB good/JJ shooting/NN for/IN a/DT Chinaman,/NNP I/PRP should/MD say,/VB Dermod,/NNP my/PRP$ boy./NN We/PRP were/VBD all/DT asleep/RB around/IN the/DT camp-fire,/NN with/IN the/DT exception/NN of/IN Jim/NNP Toy,/NNP who/WP was/VBD taking/VBG his/PRP$ rest/NN in/IN the/DT wagon/NN and/CC felt/VBD the/DT sack/NN of/IN flour/NN being/VBG withdrawn/VBN from/IN under/IN his/PRP$ person.""Well,/NNS call/VBP one/CD of/IN your/PRP$ men/NNS and/CC remove/VB this/DT body,/NN Cannon,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP ordered./NNP "And/CC let/VB this/DT be/VB a/DT lesson/NN to/TO you/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ rascally/NNP party./NN What/WP we/PRP have/VBP we/PRP hold./VBG Come,/NNP everybody./DT Back/RB to/TO our/PRP$ own/JJ camp."They/NN departed,/NN leaving/VBG Cannon/NNP alone/RB in/IN the/DT darkness/NN beside/IN his/PRP$ dead/JJ associate./NN BEJABERS/NNS HARMON/NNP spread/VBD his/PRP$ tarpaulin/NN and/CC blankets,/NN removed/VBD his/PRP$ boots/NNS and/CC rolled/VBD up/RP for/IN the/DT night./NN "Law/NN and/CC order,"/NN he/PRP announced/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ fellows./NN "Law/NN and/CC order./NN That's/IN what/WP we/PRP need/VBP and/CC that's/IN what/WP we're/VBD comin'/NN to./TO Necktie/NNP parties!/NN Quick/RB action/NN and/CC no/DT mercy!""God/NN have/VBP mercy/NN on/IN that/DT sinner's/JJ soul,"/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP murmured/VBD piously./NN "Dermod,/IN my/PRP$ boy,"/NN said/VBD the/DT Bart,/NNP "this/VBZ shocking/JJ tragedy/NN has/VBZ shaken/VBN me/PRP a/DT bit./NN Would/MD it/PRP not/RB be/VB a/DT good/JJ idea/NN to/TO have/VB one/CD little/JJ nightcap/NN to/TO settle/VB our/PRP$ nerves/NNS before/IN retiring?""No!/NN "/'' Bejabers/IN roared,/NN and/CC sat/VBD up,/RB as/IN belligerent/NN as/IN a/DT broody/JJ hen./NN "That's/NNS liquor's/NNS for/IN medical/JJ purposes/NNS only/RB and/CC if/IN I/PRP catch/VBP you/PRP or/CC his/PRP$ Reverence/NN broachin'/IN our/PRP$ medical/JJ stores/NNS I'll/RB make/VBP you/PRP hard/JJ to/TO catch."The/VB Bart/NNP replied/VBD with/IN great/JJ dignity./NN "Who,/NN may/MD I/PRP inquire,/RB is/VBZ the/DT commanding/JJ officer/NN of/IN this/DT party?""DArcy/NN [sic]/NN is,/, Bart,/NNP but/CC where/WRB you're/JJ concerned,/NN I/PRP am./VBP I/PRP won't/MD have/VB you/PRP imposin'/VB on/IN his/PRP$ good/JJ nature/NN just/RB because/IN you/PRP seconded/VBD his/PRP$ father/NN in/IN a/DT duel/NN and/CC because/IN you're/PRP both/DT from/IN the/DT same/JJ college/NN and/CC the/DT same/JJ part/NN of/IN Ireland./NNP Personally,/NNPS you/PRP don't/VBP rate/NN high/JJ with/IN me,/NN Bart./NNP You/PRP be/VB quiet."The/DT Bart/NNP snorted/VBD indignantly,/NN murmured/VBD something/NN about/IN having/VBG been/VBN accustomed/VBN hitherto/IN to/TO the/DT society/NN of/IN gentlemen,/NN and/CC retired/VBD to/TO the/DT saddle-blanket/NN he/PRP had/VBD appropriated./VBN "You/PRP sleep/VB on/IN the/DT ground,/NN Jim/NNP Toy,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP com-manded;/CC "otherwise/NN somebody/NN will/MD sneak/VB up/RB and/CC cut/VB your/PRP$ throat./NN You/PRP sleep/VBP a/DT different/JJ place/NN every/DT night.""Me/NN heap/NN savvy,/VBN boss."McCready/JJ spoke/VBD up/RP sleepily/RB from/IN his/PRP$ blankets./NN "And/CC it/PRP wouldn't/MD be/VB a/DT bad/JJ idea/NN if/IN you/PRP got/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT habit/NN of/IN standing/VBG between/IN Cannon's/JJ camp/NN and/CC the/DT light/NN of/IN that/DT camp-fire,/NN D'Arcy.""An/NNP excellent/JJ idea,/NN Mac./NNP I/PRP don't/VBP think/VB we'll/NN have/VBP any/DT more/JJR visitors/NNS tonight,/RB so/RB I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO turn/VB in,/JJ but/CC tomorrow/NN night/NN we'll/MD have/VB a/DT camp/NN guard."/NN He/PRP poured/VBD a/DT bucket/NN of/IN water/NN on/IN the/DT embers,/NN removed/VBD his/PRP$ boots/NNS and/CC crawled/VBD under/IN his/PRP$ blankets./NN It/PRP was/VBD after/IN midnight,/NN however,/RB before/IN he/PRP dropped/VBD off/RP to/TO sleep./VB Impulsive/JJ of/IN action/NN though/IN he/PRP was,/VBD he/PRP was/VBD not/RB impulsive/JJ of/IN thought./DT He/PRP resigned/VBD himself/PRP now/RB to/TO a/DT study/NN of/IN the/DT problems/NNS confronting/VBG him,/NN to/TO a/DT consideration/NN of/IN the/DT problems/NNS that/WDT would/MD be/VB community/NN matters/NNS in/IN the/DT days/NNS to/TO come./DT He/PRP was/VBD in/IN a/DT new/JJ country,/NN where/WRB new/JJ customs/NNS were/VBD even/RB now/RB overriding/VBG the/DT old/JJ traditions./NN Pastoral/NNP California/NNP was/VBD not/RB gone,/VBN but/CC it/PRP was/VBD going/VBG fast./RBR A/DT man/NN in/IN San/NNP Francisco/NNP had/VBD told/VBN him/PRP it/PRP was/VBD conservatively/RB estimated/VBN that/IN there/EX were/VBD four/CD thousand/CD men/NNS mining/VBG in/IN the/DT country/NN bounded/VBN by/IN the/DT Merced/NNP River/NNP on/IN the/DT south/NN and/CC the/DT Feather/NNP River,/NNP with/IN its/PRP$ forks/NNS and/CC branches,/NN on/IN the/DT north,/JJ and/CC of/IN these/DT perhaps/RB two-thirds/NNS were/VBD native/JJ Californians,/NNP Chilenos/NNP and/CC Mexicans/NNP from/IN Sonora/NNP and/CC Sinaloa./NNP Gold/NNP had/VBD been/VBN discovered/VBN in/IN February./NNP It/PRP was/VBD now/RB August;/NNP hence/RB the/DT news/NN had,/NN by/IN now,/NNS reached/VBN around/IN the/DT world./NN Well,/IN the/DT spring/NN of/IN '49/PRP would/MD find/VB thousands/NNS of/IN men/NNS arriving/VBG in/IN California/NNP via/IN ships,/NN but/CC the/DT real/JJ rush/NN could/MD scarcely/RB come/VB before/IN the/DT spring/NN of/IN '50,/JJ when/WRB the/DT overland/NNP emigrants/NNS would/MD arrive./DT Then/RB would/MD come/VB a/DT mad/JJ scramble/NN for/IN a/DT place/NN in/IN the/DT sun;/NN then/RB would/MD humanselfishness/RB and/CC greed,/JJ jealousy/NN and/CC mendacity,/NNS come/VBP to/TO the/DT front,/JJ particularly/RB if/IN the/DT placers/NNS were/VBD as/IN rich/JJ and/CC widely/RB scattered/VBN as/IN report/NN indicated./VBN The/DT country/NN would/MD be/VB overrun,/JJ and/CC the/DT feeble/JJ government,/NN still/RB functioning/VBG along/RB much/RB the/DT same/JJ lines/NNS as/IN had/VBD obtained/VBN under/IN the/DT Mexican/JJ r$gime,/NN would/MD be/VB a/DT government/NN in/IN name/NN only./NNP He/PRP had/VBD heard/VBN that/IN Johann/NNP Sutter/NNP and/CC John/NNP Marshall/NNP had/VBD entered/VBN into/IN some/DT sort/NN of/IN mutual/JJ agreement/NN as/IN to/TO the/DT exploitation/NN of/IN the/DT mineral/NN rights/NNS on/IN the/DT land/NN which/WDT Sutter/NNP held/VBD 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depriving/VBG Sutter/NNP of/IN all/DT of/IN his/PRP$ laborers./NN The/DT evening/NN meal/NN disposed/VBD of,/RP D'Arcy/NNP sought/VBD Johann/NNP Sutter/NNP in/IN his/PRP$ office/NN inside/IN the/DT fort./NN The/DT despoiled/JJ empire-builder/NN accorded/VBD him/PRP a/DT chilly/JJ reception,/NN for,/IN indeed,/NN each/DT arriving/VBG gold-seeker/NN was,/VBD in/IN Sutter's/NNP eyes,/VBD an/DT additional/JJ source/NN of/IN worry/NN and/CC distress./NN "What/RB do/VBP you/PRP want?"/VB he/PRP demanded./VBD "Some/DT information,/NN if/IN you/PRP have/VBP it/PRP to/TO give,/VB Mr./NNP Sutter.""If/NNP I/PRP did/VBD not/RB have/VB it/PRP to/TO give/VB you/PRP would/MD probably/RB try/VB to/TO take/VB it./PRP Everybody/NN takes/VBZ from/IN me/PRP and/CC nobody/NN pays./VBZ The/DT country/NN is/VBZ overrun/VBN with/IN villains./NN They/PRP take/VBP my/PRP$ gold/NN and/CC refuse/VBP to/TO pay/VB the/DT royalty./NN They/PRP help/VBP themselves/PRP to/TO my/PRP$ granaries/NNS because/IN I/PRP have/VBP no/DT one/NN to/TO guard/VB them;/, they/PRP butcher/VBD my/PRP$ sheep/NN and/CC cattle./VBD A/DT curse/NN upon/IN them!/PRP And/CC there/EX is/VBZ no/DT law.""The/NN law/NN will/MD come,"/VB D'Arcy/NNP assured/VBD him./PRP "Ja,/RB when/WRB it/PRP is/VBZ too/RB late./RB Well,/IN what/WP information/NN do/VBP you/PRP want?""How/VB far/RB is/VBZ it/PRP to/TO the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP and/CC what/WP is/VBZ the/DT best/JJS route?""A/NN week's/NNS travel./, Follow/VB the/DT river/NN north.""Are/RB there/EX any/DT miners/NNS that/WDT far/RB north?""Perhaps/RB a/DT few./NN I/PRP have/VBP not/RB heard/VBN that/IN any/DT discoveries/NNS have/VBP been/VBN made/VBN north/RB of/IN the/DT Yuba/NNP and/CC its/PRP$ branches.""Thank/NN you./NNP Have/VBP you/PRP any/DT grain/NN for/IN sale?""So/NN you/PRP would/MD buy?/VB Have/VB you/PRP money/NN to/TO pay?"D'Arcy/NN nodded/VBD smilingly./VBG "I/NNP would/MD rest/VB my/PRP$ party/NN here/RB for/IN a/DT week/NN and/CC harden/VB my/PRP$ stock/NN on/IN grain./NN They/PRP have/VBP been/VBN a/DT long/JJ time/NN without/IN it.""You/PRP are/VBP different,"/JJ Sutter/NNP answered,/NN and/CC a/DT modicum/NN of/IN the/DT chill/NN and/CC resentment/NN had/VBD gone/VBN out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ voice./NN "You/NNS are/VBP the/DT first/JJ to/TO come/VB here/RB who/WP has/VBZ not/RB been/VBN in/IN a/DT mad/JJ hurry.""The/NN race/NN is/VBZ not/RB always/RB to/TO the/DT swiftest,/JJ Mr./NNP Sutter.""I/NNP have/VBP grain./NN It/PRP is/VBZ not/RB very/RB good,/JJ but/CC it/PRP will/MD cost/VB you/PRP three/CD dollars/NNS a/DT bushel.""I/NN will/MD take/VB ten/CD bushels./NN Here/RB is/VBZ the/DT money.""I/NN have/VBP no/DT food/NN for/IN sale.""I/NNS require/VBP none."Sutter/NN laughed./NN "All/NN are/VBP fools/NNS but/CC you./NNP Have/VBP you/PRP tents?""No./'' But/CC I/PRP have/VBP tools/NNS to/TO build/VB cabins.""So.""Have/NN the/DT miners/NNS formulated/VBD any/DT mining/NN regulations/NNS at/IN Coloma?"Sutter/NNP nodded./, "Each/DT district/NN makes/VBZ its/PRP$ own/JJ rules,/NN and/CC the/DT first/JJ to/TO come/VB organize/VB the/DT district,/JJ regulating/NN the/DT use/NN of/IN water/NN for/IN washing/VBG the/DT gravel/NN and/CC outlining/VBG the/DT size/NN of/IN the/DT claim/NN each/DT man/NN may/MD have./VB At/IN Coloma/NNP and/CC on/IN Mormon's/NNP Bar/NNP below/IN my/PRP$ sawmill/NN the/DT claims/NNS are/VBP ten/CD feet/NNS square.""Are/RB they/PRP very/RB rich?""Very./JJ There/EX is/VBZ gold/NN in/IN every/DT stream/NN that/WDT runs/VBZ from/IN the/DT Sierra/NNP to/TO the/DT river.""Thank/NN you./PRP If/IN I/PRP may/MD have/VB the/DT grain/NN now/RB I/PRP will/MD be/VB your/PRP$ debtor."Because/NN the/DT last/JJ of/IN the/DT retainers/NNS he/PRP formerly/RB numbered/VBD by/IN the/DT hundreds/NNS had/VBD deserted/VBN him,/IN Sutter/NNP was/VBD reduced/VBN to/TO the/DT extremity/NN of/IN measuring/VBG out/IN the/DT grain/NN himself./PRP As/IN he/PRP had/VBD stated,/VBN it/PRP was/VBD of/IN poor/JJ quality,/NN but/CC D'Arcy/NNP was/VBD glad/JJ to/TO get/VB it./PRP When/WRB his/PRP$ men/NNS had/VBD carried/VBN the/DT grain/NN away/RB to/TO their/PRP$ camp/NN Sutter/NNP questioned/VBD him/PRP regarding/VBG conditions/NNS in/IN San/NNP Francisco./NNP What/WP news/NN had/VBD he/PRP of/IN the/DT road?/NN None/NN of/IN interest?/NN Sutter/NNP had/VBD heard/VBN of/IN a/DT murder/NN committed/VBN a/DT few/JJ miles/NNS beyond/IN Benicia/NNP ten/CD days/NNS previous./RB An/DT American/NNP had/VBD been/VBN roped/VBN from/IN his/PRP$ horse/NN by/IN a/DT Californian/NNP and/CC dragged/VBD to/TO death/NN across/IN the/DT plain./NN The/DT dastardly/NN deed/NN had/VBD been/VBN accomplished/VBN at/IN twilight/JJ while/IN the/DT man/NN was/VBD riding/VBG in/IN advance/NN of/IN his/PRP$ party./NN The/DT murderer/NN had/VBD not/RB been/VBN identified,/VBN but/CC suspicion/NN pointed/VBD strongly/RB to/TO Romauldo/NNP Guerrero,/NNP son/NN of/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero,/NNP of/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP Sutter/NNP had/VBD heard/VBN that/IN the/DT man/NN had/VBD insulted/VBN him/PRP at/IN Semple's/NNP Ferry/NNP by/IN alluding/VBG to/TO him/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ sister/NN as/IN greasers./NNP Had/VBD D'Arcy/NNP known/VBN of/IN the/DT incident?/NN D'Arcy/NNP professed/VBD ignorance,/NN and/CC the/DT conversation/NN shifted/VBD to/TO other/JJ matters./NN Later,/RB when/WRB D'Arcy/NNP joined/VBD his/PRP$ fellows,/NN he/PRP drew/VBD Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP aside/RB and/CC related/VBN what/WP Sutter/NNP had/VBD told/VBN him/PRP of/IN the/DT murder./NN Bejabers/IN grinned./VBG "I'll/JJ bet/NN my/PRP$ share/NN of/IN Sierra/NNP gold/JJ young/JJ Guerrero/NNPS did/VBD the/DT trick,/NN Dermod./NNP I/PRP sized/VBD him/PRP up/RP as/IN a/DT chap/NN who/WP would/MD lack/VB the/DT courage/NN to/TO call/VB his/PRP$ man/NN out./RP Certainly/RB a/DT Hispano-Californian/JJ did/VBD that/DT job./NN That/DT is/VBZ an/DT old/JJ trick/NN of/IN theirs/PRP and/CC one/CD at/IN which/WDT they/PRP are/VBP mighty/JJ dog-goned/JJ handy./NN An/DT American/NNP would/MD never/RB descend/VB to/TO that;/DT in/IN fact,/NN I/PRP doubt/VBP if/IN there/EX are/VBP more/JJR than/IN a/DT dozen/NN Americans/NNS in/IN California/NNP who/WP know/VBP how/WRB to/TO throw/VB a/DT riata,/JJ particularly/RB in/IN a/DT poor/JJ light.""Romauldo's/JJ mother/NN was/VBD a/DT quarter-bred/JJ Indian./NNP The/DT girl/NN is/VBZ his/PRP$ half-sister,/JJ but/CC her/PRP$ blood's/NN pure.""I/JJ wonder/NN if/IN she/PRP knows/VBZ how/WRB Romauldo/NNP settled/VBD the/DT grudge.""I/JJ doubt/NN it./. He/PRP must/MD realize/VB she/PRP would/MD disapprove/VB of/IN such/JJ a/DT course.""Yet/NN she/PRP sicked/VBD him/PRP on/IN to/TO the/DT feller./NN Remember,/IN she/PRP claimed/VBD the/DT privilege/NN for/IN the/DT Guerreros,/NNP when/WRB you/PRP and/CC I/PRP offered/VBD to/TO call/VB the/DT skunk/NN out.""I/IN cannot/PRP believe/VBP that/DT girl/NN ferocious/JJ enough/RB to/TO stimulate/VB her/PRP$ relative/JJ to/TO murder."/NN Bejabers/NNS noted/VBD the/DT misery/NN in/IN his/PRP$ partner's/NNS eyes./VBD "I/PRP wish/VB that/DT disgruntled/JJ Sutter/NNP had/VBD kept/VBN his/PRP$ gossip/NN to/TO himself."For/PRP a/DT week,/NN much/RB against/IN the/DT desires/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ companions,/NN D'Arcy/NNP lay/VBD encamped/VBN at/IN Sutter's/NNP Fort./NNP In/IN that/DT week,/NN however,/RB he/PRP gleaned/VBD much/JJ information/NN of/IN value/NN to/TO him./PRP$ Food/NN was/VBD scarce/JJ in/IN the/DT diggings/NNS and/CC very/RB high./JJR A/DT side/NN of/IN bacon,/NN for/IN instance,/NN was/VBD not/RB purchasable/JJ under/IN fifteen/CD dollars,/NNS and/CC the/DT farther/RB the/DT demand/NN from/IN the/DT source/NN of/IN supply/NN and/CC the/DT more/RBR difficult/JJ to/TO get/VB it/PRP there,/, the/DT higher/JJR the/DT price./NN Already/RB wagon-/, and/CC pack-trains/NNS were/VBD in/IN operation/NN by/IN freighting/VBG companies,/RP the/DT wagons/NNS bringing/VBG the/DT supplies/NNS from/IN Sacramento,/NNP or/CC Nye's/NNP Ferry/NNP farther/RB up/RP the/DT river/NN at/IN the/DT point/NN where/WRB the/DT town/NN of/IN Marysville/NNP now/RB stands,/VBP and/CC the/DT pack-trains/NNS distributing/VBG it/PRP throughout/IN the/DT mining/NN country,/NN where,/, as/IN yet,/NN there/EX were/VBD no/DT wagon/NN roads./VBD Barges,/NNP towed/. by/IN steam/NN launches,/NN brought/VBD the/DT supplies/NNS up-river/NN from/IN San/NNP Francisco./NNP D'Arcy,/NNP Bejabers,/NNP McCready/NNP and/CC Judson/NNP had/VBD ridden/VBN up/RP the/DT American/NNP River/NNP and/CC interviewed/VBD the/DT miners/NNS working/VBG on/IN the/DT bars/NNS there./, Later/RB they/PRP had/VBD crossed/VBN the/DT ridges/NNS to/TO the/DT various/JJ forks/NNS of/IN that/DT stream,/NN noting/VBG the/DT methods/NNS of/IN operation,/NN which/WDT in/IN all/DT cases/NNS were/VBD of/IN the/DT crudest/NN kind./NN Upon/IN returning/VBG to/TO Sutter's/NNP Fort/NNP D'Arcy/NNP purchased/VBD more/RBR nails./RBR "I/RB have/VBP had/VBD some/DT experience/NN in/IN placer-mining,"/NN he/PRP informed/VBD his/PRP$ associates./NN "It/NN was/VBD mostly/RB dry/JJ placering,/NN but/CC I/PRP did/VBD evolve/VB a/DT method/NN of/IN separating/VBG the/DT gold/NN in/IN sluice-boxes/NNS when/WRB we/PRP had/VBD water/NN available./NN I/PRP can/MD wash/VB a/DT great/JJ deal/NN more/JJR gravel/NN and/CC save/VB a/DT great/JJ deal/NN moregold/VBN by/IN my/PRP$ method/NN than/IN can/MD be/VB done/VBN by/IN any/DT method/NN I/PRP have/VBP observed/VBN thus/RB far.""Us/RB Yankees/NNS are/VBP strong/JJ on/IN inventin'/NN things,"/NN Bejabers/NNS assured/VBD him./PRP "We're/VBP all/DT better/RBR at/IN usin'/VBG our/PRP$ heads/NNS than/IN our/PRP$ arms./NN Well,/NNP when/WRB do/VBP we/PRP start/VB to/TO make/VB our/PRP$ everlastin'/NN fortune?""Tomorrow/NN morning,/NN Bejabers./NNP We've/NNP wasted/VBD all/PDT the/DT time/NN we/PRP are/VBP going/VBG to/TO waste--although/JJ I/PRP think/VBP it/PRP has/VBZ not/RB been/VBN wasted./VBN Has/VBZ it/PRP occurred/VBD to/TO you/PRP to/TO consider/VB the/DT advantages/NNS that/IN accrue/NN to/TO us/PRP by/IN reason/NN of/IN our/PRP$ being/VBG a/DT well-outfitted/JJ party?/NN We/PRP have/VBP our/PRP$ own/JJ pack-train/NN and/CC are/VBP independent/JJ of/IN the/DT local/JJ freighting/NN robbers;/NN by/IN buying/VBG our/PRP$ food/NN here/RB and/CC packing/VBG it/PRP in/IN ourselves/PRP we/PRP will/MD save/VB a/DT great/JJ deal/NN of/IN money."His/NN men/NNS agreed/VBD with/IN him./PRP He/PRP continued:/VBD "We/PRP are/VBP going/VBG to/TO proceed/VB north,/RB following/VBG the/DT river,/NN for/IN about/IN eighty/CD miles./, I/PRP want/VBP to/TO go/VB far/RB beyond/IN the/DT farthest/JJS point/NN where/WRB any/DT mining/NN has/VBZ been/VBN done/VBN as/IN yet./NN I/PRP want/VBP to/TO locate/VB a/DT good/JJ stream,/NN with/IN plenty/NN of/IN water/NN in/IN it,/DT prospect/NN it,/, and/CC if/IN it/PRP proves/VBZ up/IN well,/RB we/PRP will,/MD among/IN our/PRP$ own/JJ company,/NN organize/VB a/DT mining/NN district/NN and/CC set/VBD up/RP our/PRP$ own/JJ mining/NN laws./, Which/WDT reminds/VBZ me./PRP We/PRP must/MD have/VB some/DT stationery/NN and/CC books/NNS in/IN which/WDT to/TO keep/VB the/DT records/NNS of/IN the/DT district./NN Bart,/NNP if/IN you're/PRP good,/VBP I'll/NNP make/VB you/PRP the/DT district/NN recorder."The/DT Bart/NNP eyed/VBD him/PRP humorously./. He/PRP realized/VBD D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD taken/VBN his/PRP$ measure/NN correctly/RB and/CC was/VBD rather/RB pleased/JJ than/IN otherwise/RB about/IN it./PRP "We'd/NNP ought/MD to/TO elect/VB an/DT alcalde/NN first/JJ off,"/NN Bejabers/IN suggested./VBN "There/RB you/PRP go,/VBP Old/NNP Law-and-Order./NNP Well,/NNP the/DT Bart/NNP can/MD fill/VB that/DT office/NN also.""How/RB about/IN his/PRP$ Reverence?""Mr./NN Poppy/NNP shall/MD learn/VB the/DT gentle/JJ art/NN of/IN flirting/VBG gravel/NN with/IN a/DT shovel."Mr./NN Poppy/JJ announced,/NN in/IN his/PRP$ orotund/NN bass,/NN that/IN he/PRP was/VBD entirely/RB agreeable/JJ to/TO that/DT program./NN "Where/RB the/DT miners/NNS are/VBP thickly/RB settled,"/VBN D'Arcy/NNP resumed,/NN "one/NN may/MD not/RB possess/VB a/DT claim/NN larger/JJR than/IN ten/CD feet/NNS square./RB That/DT is/VBZ why/WRB I/PRP am/VBP moving/VBG on/IN to/TO some/DT spot/NN where/WRB we/PRP will/MD not/RB be/VB crowded--at/JJ least/JJS for/IN a/DT while./NN It/PRP is/VBZ customary/JJ for/IN the/DT original/JJ discoverers/NNS of/IN a/DT rich/JJ district/NN to/TO be/VB allowed/VBN claims/NNS double/RB the/DT size/NN of/IN those/DT who/WP arrive/VBP subsequently,/NN so--""Who/NN allows/VBZ it?"/VBN McCready/JJ wanted/VBD to/TO know./VB "Public/JJ opinion,/NN Mac,/IN which/WDT is/VBZ the/DT law/NN where/WRB there/EX are/VBP no/DT statute-books./NN In/IN our/PRP$ own/JJ area/NN we/PRP will/MD be/VB public/JJ opinion./NN Our/PRP$ claims/NNS will/MD be/VB one/CD hundred/CD feet/NNS long/RB and/CC as/RB wide/JJ as/IN the/DT river/NN from/IN bank/NN to/TO bank./RP As/IN original/JJ discoverers,/NN we/PRP will/MD each/DT then/RB be/VB entitled/VBN to/TO a/DT claim/NN two/CD hundred/CD feet/NNS long./RB And/CC as/IN we/PRP will/MD be/VB the/DT original/JJ preemptors/NNS of/IN the/DT water/NN we/PRP will/MD have/VB prior/RB rights/NNS thereto.""How're/. we/PRP goin'/VBD to/TO maintain/VB those/DT rights?"/JJ Judson/NNP wanted/VBD to/TO know./VB "By/IN force--until/JJ we're/NN outnumbered/VBD or/CC outvoted./NNP We'll/NNP set/VBD up/RP a/DT law/NN and/CC obey/NN it./, Then,/RB if/IN we/PRP have/VBP to/TO fight/VB for/IN it,/DT our/PRP$ cause/NN will/MD have/VB a/DT semblance/NN of/IN justice.""Well,/RB we/PRP can/MD put/VB up/RP a/DT pretty/RB good/JJ fight/NN while/IN we/PRP all/DT hang/VBP together,"/RB Judson/IN admitted./VBN He/PRP was/VBD one/CD not/RB at/IN all/DT averse/JJ to/TO conflict./DT "We/NN must/MD hang/VB together./RP Therein/RB will/MD lie/VB our/PRP$ strength./NN I/PRP have/VBP heard--and/NN we/PRP all/DT have/VBP noticed--that/JJ gold/NN brings/VBZ with/IN it/PRP a/DT peculiar/JJ sort/NN of/IN madness--the/JJ madness/NN of/IN dissatisfaction./NN Men/NN with/IN a/DT rich/JJ claim/NN on/IN the/DT Tuolumne/NNP hear/VBP of/IN a/DT richer/JJR strike/NN on/IN the/DT Consumes,/NNP and/CC immediately/RB abandon/VB their/PRP$ claim/NN to/TO race/NN to/TO the/DT new/JJ strike./NN No/RB sooner/RBR are/VBP they/PRP settled/VBD there/RB than/IN the/DT old/JJ will-o'-the-wisp/NN lures/VBZ them/PRP elsewhere./. They/PRP spend/VBP their/PRP$ precious/JJ time/NN wandering/VBG like/IN gipsies./NNP "I/NNP propose/VBP that/IN if/IN we/PRP find/VBP a/DT satisfactory/JJ claim/NN we/PRP stick/VBP by/IN it/PRP and/CC work/VB it/PRP to/TO a/DT finish.""We'd/NN ought/MD to/TO have/VB some/DT sort/NN of/IN partnership/NN agreement,"/IN McCready/JJ suggested./VBN "We/NN shall./MD I'll/RB get/VB to/TO work/VB on/IN that/IN this/DT afternoon/NN and/CC try/VB to/TO evolve/VB something/NN sensible/JJ and/CC just./RB After/IN I/PRP have/VBP outlined/VBN the/DT main/JJ program/NN we/PRP will/MD discuss/VB it/PRP and/CC add/VB amendments."He/NN sat/VBD down/IN a/DT little/JJ later/RB in/IN the/DT shade/NN of/IN an/DT oak-tree/JJ and/CC fell/VBD to/TO this/DT task,/NN to/TO be/VB interrupted/VBN presently/RB by/IN a/DT gruff/JJ voice/NN saying:"Stranger,/NNS if/IN you'll/PRP$ be/VB good/JJ enough/RB to/TO git/VB out/RP from/IN under/IN this/DT here/RB tree/NN I/PRP can/MD show/VB you/PRP a/DT better/JJR use/NN for/IN it."D'Arcy/PRP looked/VBD up./NNP Before/IN him/PRP five/CD men/NNS sat/VBD their/PRP$ horses,/NN and/CC in/IN the/DT midst/NN of/IN them/PRP another/DT horseman,/NN with/IN his/PRP$ hands/NNS bound/VBN behind/IN him,/PRP was/VBD looking/VBG at/IN him/PRP with/IN dumb/JJ pleading./NN The/DT bound/JJ man/NN was/VBD Romauldo/NNP Guerrero./NNP "What's/NNP this?"/, D'Arcy/NNP demanded./VBD "Goin'/NN to/TO hang/VB a/DT greaser,/JJ that's/IN what!""What/WP for?""Murder.""Got/RB any/DT proof?'"Proof/NN enough.""Let/VB me/PRP hear/VB it.""We/PRP ain't/VB got/VBD time/NN to/TO listen/VB to/TO no/DT argument./NN Git/VB out/RP from/IN under/IN that/DT tree.""Not/NN so/RB fast,/RB my/PRP$ friend,/NN not/RB so/RB fast./RB Look/VB behind/IN you."The/PRP quintet/RB turned./VBD Behind/IN them/PRP stood/VBD the/DT Bart,/NNP Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP McCready,/NNP Judson,/NNP and/CC Bejabers./NNP "Who/NNP are/VBP these/DT fellers?"/VBN the/DT leader/NN of/IN the/DT horsemen/NNS demanded./VBN "They/PRP represent/VBP Public/NNP Opinion./NNP Incidentally,/IN they/PRP are/VBP my/PRP$ partners/NNS and/CC quite/RB as/RB curious/JJ as/IN myself./PRP Whatproof/WP have/VBP you/PRP got/VBD that/IN this/DT young/JJ man/NN has/VBZ committed/VBN a/DT murder?""He's/NN the/DT only/JJ feller/NN that/WDT had/VBD a/DT reason/NN to/TO commit/VB it.""Perhaps,/IN then,"/DT D'Arcy/NNP smiled/VBD back/RB at/IN the/DT man,/JJ "it/NN was/VBD justifiable/JJ homicide./NN Did/VBD any/DT of/IN you/PRP see/VBP him/PRP commit/VB the/DT murder?""All/NN five/CD of/IN us.""Did/NN you/PRP recognize/VBP him/PRP at/IN the/DT time?""No,/NN but/CC we/PRP recognized/VBD his/PRP$ hoss.""You/NNS refer,/VBP I/PRP believe,/VBP to/TO the/DT murder/NN of/IN the/DT man/NN who/WP was/VBD roped/VBN and/CC dragged/VBN to/TO death/NN near/IN Benicia/NNP some/DT two/CD weeks/NNS ago./DT There/EX was/VBD some/DT sort/NN of/IN quarrel/NN between/IN that/DT man/NN and/CC some/DT other/JJ Americans/NNS at/IN the/DT Martinez/NNP side/NN of/IN the/DT Semple/NN Ferry.""That's/IN the/DT ticket!""I/NN was/VBD present/JJ when/WRB that/DT man/NN alluded/VBD to/TO this/DT young/JJ man/NN as/IN a/DT greaser./JJ The/DT remark/NN applied/VBD equally/RB to/TO the/DT prisoner's/NNS sister./VBD I/PRP am/VBP a/DT friend/NN of/IN this/DT prisoner's/JJ family/NN and/CC in/IN that/DT capacity/NN I/PRP offered/VBD to/TO fight/VB the/DT man/NN who/WP used/VBD that/IN obnoxious/JJ word,/NNS 'greaser.'/MD My/PRP$ associate/NN behind/IN you,/JJ Mr./NNP Harmon,/NNP insisted/VBD on/IN taking/VBG the/DT job/NN off/IN my/PRP$ hands,/NN but/CC the/DT young/JJ lady/NN reminded/VBD us/PRP that/IN it/PRP was/VBD the/DT business/NN of/IN her/PRP$ brother/NN to/TO avenge/VB such/JJ insults/NNS to/TO their/PRP$ blood/NN and/CC I/PRP agreed/VBD with/IN her.""Well,/PRP he/PRP avenged/VBD it,/IN all/DT right./NN None/NN of/IN us/PRP would/MD have/VB cared/VBN a/DT whoop/NN if/IN this/DT greaser/NN had/VBD called/VBN his/PRP$ man/NN out,/IN but--""But/CC you/PRP have/VBP no/DT absolute/JJ proof/NN that/IN he/PRP roped/VBD the/DT man/NN and/CC dragged/VBD him/PRP to/TO death./NN You/PRP have/VBP nothing/NN but/CC suspicion,/NN and/CC you/PRP are/VBP about/IN to/TO hang/VB this/DT man/NN on/IN mere/JJ suspicion.""Suspicion's/NNS good/JJ enough/RB for/IN us.""I/PRP don't/RB go/VB in/IN this/DT company."/NN Bejabers/IN Harmon/NNP had/VBD spoken./NN "Hands/NNS up."The/IN five/CD men,/NNS turning,/VBD saw/VBD a/DT pistol/NN in/IN each/DT of/IN Harmon's/NNP brown/JJ hands;/NN saw/VBD pistols/NNS in/IN the/DT hands/NNS of/IN McCready/NNP and/CC Judson,/NNP while/IN the/DT Bart,/NNP in/IN lieu/NN of/IN a/DT more/JJR lethal/JJ weapon,/NN had/VBD picked/VBN up/RP a/DT large/JJ piece/NN of/IN granite./NN D'Arcy/NNP stepped/VBD up/RP to/TO Romauldo/NNP Guerrero/NNP and/CC cut/VBD his/PRP$ bonds./NN "Your/IN horse/NN is/VBZ weary,/VBG Se$or/NNP Guerrero."Romauldo/NNP smiled./VBD "They/PRP caught/VBD me/PRP far/RB up/RP the/DT river./NN I/PRP was/VBD with/IN my/PRP$ father's/NN peones/NNS working/VBG cattle,/NNS so/IN I/PRP rode/VBD hard/RB for/IN this/DT man/NN Sutter's/NNP place,/, thinking/VBG there/EX would/MD be/VB men/NNS here/RB who/WP would/MD protect/VB me./PRP A/DT mile/NN out/IN my/PRP$ horse/NN failed/VBD me/PRP and/CC I/PRP was/VBD overtaken.""Did/VBN you/PRP kill/VB that/DT man/NN at/IN Benicia?""I/NNP did/VBD not./RB I/PRP intended/VBD to,/TO but/CC one/CD of/IN my/PRP$ relatives/NNS relieved/VBD me/PRP of/IN the/DT task./NN I/PRP was/VBD still/RB too/RB ill/JJ to/TO sit/VB a/DT horse./NN But/CC my/PRP$ cousin/NN rode/VBD my/PRP$ horse--his/POS own/JJ is/VBZ still/RB too/RB green/JJ to/TO rope/NN well/RB from--and/CC the/DT good/JJ deed/NN was/VBD done./, I/PRP am/VBP sorry/JJ to/TO have/VB been/VBN too/RB ill/RB at/IN the/DT time/NN to/TO do/VB this/DT thing/NN myself/PRP but--well,/, it/PRP was/VBD a/DT family/NN matter.""I/NN see./. And/CC these/DT men--all/JJ armed--got/NN between/IN you/PRP and/CC home?"/RB Romauldo/NNP nodded./VBD "If/IN you/PRP should/MD reach/VB your/PRP$ home/NN safely,/NN can/MD you/PRP protect/VB yourself/PRP there?""I/. will/MD have/VB fifty/CD men/NNS at/IN my/PRP$ back.""Come/NN with/IN me."D'Arcy/NN led/VBD the/DT boy/NN to/TO his/PRP$ camp/NN and/CC saddled/VBN Pathfinder./NNP "Here/NNP is/VBZ a/DT horse/NN that/WDT may/MD not/RB be/VB overtaken./JJ Mount/NNP and/CC ride/VB him/PRP home./, I/PRP will/MD keep/VB your/PRP$ horse/NN and/CC some/DT day/NN I/PRP will/MD call/VB at/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP for/IN this/DT animal.""I/NN will/MD treat/VB him/PRP well,/RB sir./VBD I/PRP thank/VB you./PRP My/PRP$ father/NN will/MD thank/VB you./NNP My/PRP$ sister/NN will/MD thank/VB you./PRP Twice/RB I/PRP owe/VBP you/PRP my/PRP$ life."/NN He/PRP vaulted/VBD lightly/RB into/IN the/DT saddle/NN and/CC jogged/VBD carelessly/RB away./RB At/IN a/DT little/JJ distance/NN he/PRP halted,/VBD faced/VBN about/IN and/CC kissed/VBD his/PRP$ hand/NN airily/RB to/TO his/PRP$ late/JJ captors,/NN who/WP still/RB stood/VBD immobile/NN under/IN the/DT menace/NN of/IN Public/NNP Opinion./NNP "Adios,"/NNP he/PRP called./VBD Half/NN an/DT hour/NN later/RB Public/NNP Opinion/NNP put/VBD up/RP its/PRP$ guns/NNS and/CC strolled/VBD back/RB to/TO camp./DT Bejabers/NNP squatted/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ heels/NNS and/CC stared/VBD meditatively/RB at/IN Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP enthroned/VBD opposite/JJ on/IN a/DT crate/NN of/IN bacon./NN "Well,"/NN he/PRP announced/VBD presently,/NN "I/NNS reckon/VBP you/PRP got/VBD your/PRP$ head/NN about/IN you,/JJ Dermod./NNP Lendin'/NNP the/DT young/JJ feller/NN your/PRP$ horse/NN is/VBZ just/RB about/IN the/DT best/JJS excuse/NN I/PRP know/VBP of/IN for/IN callin'/NN on/IN the/DT Se$orita/NNP Guerrero./NNP As/IN a/DT gringo,/NN it's/VBD up/RP to/TO you/PRP to/TO make/VB yourself/PRP mighty/RB acceptable/JJ when/WRB you/PRP call.""He/VBP didn't/RB kill/VB that/DT man,/NN Bejabers./NNP He/PRP told/VBD me/PRP so./DT He/PRP was/VBD frank/JJ about/IN the/DT matter/NN and/CC I/PRP believe/VBP him.""Who/PRP cares?/VB All/DT I'm/NNP interested/JJ in/IN is/VBZ law/NN and/CC order./NN Besides,/IN the/DT evidence/NN didn't/RB support/VB the/DT verdict/NN anyhow./DT 'Tain't/JJ fair/JJ to/TO hang/VB a/DT man/NN on/IN circumstantial/JJ evidence./NN However,"/IN he/PRP added/VBD humorously/RB as/IN he/PRP watched/VBD the/DT five/CD disappointed/JJ horsemen/NNS ride/VB off/RB toward/IN the/DT fort,/NN "we/PRP could/MD have/VB done/VBN without/IN them/PRP five/CD additional/JJ enemies!/NNS But/CC then,/JJ as/IN the/DT feller/NN says,/VBZ the/DT path/NN o'/IN true/JJ love/NN never/RB did/VBD run/VB smooth!"/JJR THE/DT dry/JJ midsummer/JJ heat/NN of/IN interior/JJ California/NNP lay/VBD oppressively/RB upon/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP and/CC furnished/JJ Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero/NNP with/IN an/DT excuse/NN he/PRP did/VBD not/RB 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is/VBZ a/DT severe/JJ indictment,/NN my/PRP$ daughter./NN Do/VBP you/PRP think/VB a/DT gringo/NN will/MD do/VB more/JJR for/IN you?""He/PRP will/MD work./$ He/PRP will/MD use/VB his/PRP$ head./NN He/PRP will/MD prosper/VB and/CC support/VB his/PRP$ wife/NN and/CC be/VB tender/NN of/IN his/PRP$ children,/NN seeing/VBG that/IN they/PRP are/VBP fed/VBN and/CC housed,/NN dressed/VBN and/CC educated./VBN He/PRP will/MD plant/VB flowers/NNS around/IN his/PRP$ home/NN and/CC make/VB of/IN it/PRP a/DT place/NN pleasant/JJ to/TO look/VB upon./RP The/DT American/NNP is/VBZ clean/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ person,/NN he/PRP is/VBZ gay/JJ and/CC scorns/NNS to/TO take/VB offense/NN at/IN trifles,/JJ although/IN when/WRB he/PRP fights/VBZ he/PRP is/VBZ worth/JJ six/CD of/IN our/PRP$ young/JJ men./NN All/DT of/IN the/DT California/NNP girls/NNS I/PRP know/VBP who/WP have/VBP married/VBN Americans/NNPS are/VBP happy.""Bah!/IN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB believe/VB it./PRP Would/MD you/PRP wed/VBN a/DT man/NN not/RB of/IN the/DT faith?"Josepha/NN sighed./VBD "I/JJ would,/, provided/VBD I/PRP loved/VBD him.""Blood/NN of/IN the/DT devil,/NN what/WP talk/NN is/VBZ this/DT of/IN love?/NN I/PRP know/VBP what/WP is/VBZ well/RB for/IN you,/JJ child./NN Now,/RB harken/JJ to/TO me,/VB Josepha./NNP If/IN this/DT D'Arcy/NNP comes,/, he/PRP is/VBZ welcome,/JJ but--"His/NN abrupt/JJ silence/NN indicated/VBD that/IN there/EX were/VBD certain/JJ customs/NNS and/CC precedents/NNS to/TO be/VB observed/VBN by/IN D'Arcy,/NNP if/IN and/CC when/WRB he/PRP should/MD present/VB himself,/PRP and/CC that/IN a/DT failure/NN to/TO observe/VB them/PRP would/MD make/VB it/PRP incumbent/JJ upon/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP to/TO indicate/VB to/TO him,/PRP politely,/NN that/IN he/PRP was/VBD offending;/RB hence/RB that/IN he/PRP had/VBD best/RB be/VB off./NNP "Since/IN when/WRB have/VBP you/PRP achieved/VBN such/PDT an/DT admiration/NN for/IN the/DT gringos?"/NN he/PRP resumed/VBD witheringly./, "Once/IN you/PRP disliked/VBD them,/, but/CC since/IN meeting/NN this/DT young/JJ man/NN D'Arcy,/IN you/PRP have/VBP changed,/VBN it/PRP seems.""I/RB dislike/VB most/RBS of/IN the/DT Americans/NNPS I/PRP have/VBP met./NN They/PRP are/VBP not/RB well-bred./JJ But/CC when/WRB they/PRP are/VBP well-bred--ah,/JJ that/DT is/VBZ different.""This/VBG is/VBZ rebellion,"/VBG Don/NNP Jos$/NNP murmured/VBD weakly./PRP Each/DT successive/JJ wordy/JJ battle/NN with/IN his/PRP$ daughter/NN had/VBD served/VBN to/TO render/VB him/PRP easier/JJR to/TO defeat/VB and/CC he/PRP was/VBD defeated/VBN now./DT He/PRP lighted/VBD a/DT cigarette,/NN picked/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ stiff-brimmed/JJ red/JJ vicugna-wool/NN hat/NN from/IN the/DT ground/NN and/CC eyed/VBD it/PRP gloomily./VBD "The/DT fact/NN is,/VBZ Pepita,/NNS you/PRP are/VBP unhappy./JJ It/PRP is/VBZ lonely/JJ here,/, I/PRP know./VBD You/PRP have/VBP little/JJ society/NN of/IN the/DT kind/NN you/PRP deserve./VBD But/CC if/IN you/PRP will/MD not/RB marry/VB Tomas,/NNP what/WP would/MD you?/VB Your/PRP$ father's/NN house/NN is/VBZ your/PRP$ father's/NN house;/NN it/PRP is/VBZ all/DT he/PRP has/VBZ to/TO offer/VB you.""I/PRP am/VBP content.""No,/JJ Pepita,/NNP thou/IN art/NN not,/RB my/PRP$ little/JJ one./NNP Your/PRP$ mother/NN was/VBD not/RB content/JJ and/CC I/PRP think,/VBP perhaps,/RB her/PRP discontent/NN killed/VBD her./PRP It/PRP is/VBZ the/DT English/NNP blood./NN A/DT restless/JJ blood,/NN that./, I/PRP do/VBP not/RB understand/VB it.""I/PRP would/MD rather/RB discontent/VB and/CC loneliness/RBR than/IN Tomas/NNP Espinosa.""As/NNP thou/VBD wilt,/IN child./NN As/IN for/IN Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP him/PRP you/PRP will/MD not/RB see/VB again/RB I/PRP think./VBP He/PRP is/VBZ busy/JJ with/IN thoughts/NNS of/IN gold,/NN and/CC when/WRB he/PRP has/VBZ found/VBN gold/NN he/PRP will/MD return/VB and/CC marry/VB a/DT girl/NN of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ people./, I/PRP know."Her/VBP feminine/JJ wisdom/NN told/VBD Josepha/NNP her/PRP$ father/NN really/RB knew/VBD nothing/NN of/IN any/DT importance./NN Nor/CC did/VBD any/DT other/JJ California/NNP gentleman/NN of/IN her/PRP$ acquaintance./NN However,/RB content/JJ with/IN her/PRP$ victory,/NN and/CC realizing/VBG instinctively/RB that/IN she/PRP had/VBD won/VBN her/PRP point,/NN she/PRP forbore/VBD further/RB remark./VBG Don/NNP Jos$/NNP too/RB appeared/VBD willing/JJ to/TO direct/VB the/DT conversation/NN into/IN new/JJ channels./NN So/IN he/PRP said:"This/VBZ wine/NN is/VBZ very/RB poor.""Why/JJ not?/NN It/PRP is/VBZ gringo/VBG wine,/NN from/IN Boston./NNP An/DT American,/NNP resident/NN in/IN California,/NNP would/MD not/RB drink/VB it./DT He/PRP would/MD plant/VB his/PRP$ own/JJ vines/NNS and/CC make/VB for/IN himself/PRP a/DT much/JJ superior/JJ wine."Don/NN Jos$/NNP sighed./VBD "A/DT vineyard/NN is/VBZ a/DT devil/NN of/IN a/DT nuisance.""We/JJ have/VBP cows,/NNS but/CC milk,/NN butter,/NN and/CC cheese/NN we/PRP know/VBP not./RP In/IN the/DT mission/NN gardens/NNS the/DT padres/NNS raised/VBD a/DT vast/JJ variety/NN of/IN luscious/JJ fruits,/NN but/CC few/JJ rancheros/NNS have/VBP bothered/VBN to/TO follow/VB that/IN example./NN To/TO have/VB an/DT orchard,/NN to/TO raise/VB some/DT vegetables,/NN other/JJ than/IN beans,/NN chillies,/NNS and/CC cabbage,/NN is/VBZ always/RB a/DT devil/NN of/IN a/DT nuisance./NN Ah,/IN how/WRB weary/JJ I/PRP grow/VBP of/IN the/DT same/JJ food,/NN year/NN in/IN and/CC year/NN out!""It/NN is/VBZ sound,/JJ nourishing/NN food,"/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP protested./VBD He/PRP was/VBD amazed./VBN His/PRP$ own/JJ appetite/NN was/VBD always/RB good,/JJ and/CC since/IN he/PRP had/VBD never/RB known/VBN food/NN other/JJ than/IN fr$joles/NNS con/RB refritos--beans/NNS boiled/VBN and/CC later/RB fried/VBN in/IN lard--beef,/JJ coffee,/NN tortillas/NNS and/CC a/DT few/JJ plain/JJ vegetables,/NN he/PRP had/VBD no/DT desire/NN for/IN it./PRP A/DT gay/JJ serape,/NN or/CC an/DT embroidered/JJ velvet/NN cloak,/NN and/CC silver/NN trappings/NNS for/IN his/PRP$ saddle/NN were/VBD far/RB more/JJR to/TO be/VB desired./VBN He/PRP looked/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ daughter/NN sadly./. "Your/'' father's/NN house/NN is/VBZ all/DT your/PRP$ father/NN has/VBZ to/TO offer/VB you,/JJ little/JJ one,"/NNS he/PRP reiterated./VBD "If/IN you/PRP are/VBP unhappy--well,/JJ is/VBZ it/PRP not/RB your/PRP$ own/JJ desire?/NN Marry/NNP Tomas--""Tomas/NNP is/VBZ the/DT sort/NN of/IN man/NN who/WP would/MD have/VB me,/RB whether/IN I/PRP loved/VBD him/PRP or/CC not--so/RB enough/RB of/IN that/DT monkey./NN Here/RB comes/VBZ Romauldo."It/NNP was/VBD characteristic/JJ of/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP that/IN he/PRP should/MD look/VB first/RB at/IN the/DT horse/NN his/PRP$ son/NN bestrode./. "Ha!/. Where/WRB did/VBD you/PRP get/VB that/DT horse,/NN my/PRP$ son?/NN By/IN our/PRP$ Lady/NNP of/IN Guadalupe,/NNP it/PRP is/VBZ the/DT horse/NN of/IN the/DT gringo/NN D'Arcy."/NNP The/DT don/IN leaped/VBD up/RB and/CC ran/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ son./NN "If/IN you/PRP have/VBP bought/VBN this/DT horse,/NN Romauldo,/NNP our/PRP$ fortune/NN is/VBZ made.""I/VBN did/VBD not/RB buy/VB him,"/PRP Romauldo/NNP replied/VBD sullenly./. "Then,/VBN vagabond,/NN it/PRP must/MD be/VB that/IN you/PRP have/VBP stolen/VBN him,/RP since/IN D'Arcy/NNP would/MD never/RB permit/VB you/PRP to/TO ride/VB him/PRP otherwise./RP Explain!"/NNP Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP voice/NN was/VBD raised/VBN to/TO a/DT note/NN his/PRP$ son/NN had/VBD never/RB heard/VBN before;/IN the/DT proud,/NN fine/JJ head/NN was/VBD lifted/VBN and/CC a/DT fierce/JJ glance/NN swept/VBD the/DT boy./NN "Blood/NN of/IN the/DT devil,/NN thou/IN hast/JJ been/VBN fighting./VBG If/IN thou/DT hast/JJ disgraced/JJ thy/JJ blood--""The/NN gringo/NN lent/VBD me/PRP this/DT horse/NN because/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ was/VBD weary/JJ and/CC I/PRP had/VBD need/NN of/IN a/DT fresh,/JJ fleet/NN mount./NN But/CC you/PRP are/VBP in/IN error,/NN my/PRP$ father./NN I/PRP have/VBP not/RB been/VBN fighting./, I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN assaulted/VBN by/IN five/CD gringos.""Ah,/NNS poor/JJ boy!"/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP tenderly/RB aided/VBD his/PRP$ son/NN to/TO dismount/VB and/CC embraced/VBD him./PRP "You/PRP have/VBP a/DT blue/JJ eye,/NN my/PRP$ son,/NN and/CC there/EX is/VBZ blood/NN on/IN your/PRP$ face.""I/NNS have/VBP been/VBN beaten,/VBN my/PRP$ father.""There/NN will/MD be/VB an/DT accounting."With/NN characteristic/JJ disregard/NN of/IN his/PRP$ mount's/NN comfort,/NN Romauldo/NNP dropped/VBD the/DT bridle-reins/NNS over/IN Pathfinder's/NNP head/NN and/CC left/VBD the/DT animal/NN to/TO drowse/VB in/IN the/DT sun/NN beside/IN his/PRP$ father's/NNS blue/JJ roan./NN Leaning/VBG on/IN his/PRP$ father's/NN arm,/IN he/PRP limped/VBD into/IN the/DT house/NN and/CC called/VBD for/IN warm/JJ water/NN and/CC towels./DT His/PRP$ sister/NN followed:"What/NN has/VBZ happened,/VBN Romauldo?/NNP Tell/VB me.""What/WP happened,"/VBD her/PRP$ brother/NN replied/VBD haughtily,/JJ "is/NN not/RB a/DT matter/NN for/IN discussion/NN with/IN women./NN However,/IN it/PRP is/VBZ enough/RB that/IN you/PRP should/MD know/VB that/IN while/IN I,/PRP with/IN our/PRP$ men,/NNS gathered/VBD cattle/NNS at/IN the/DT south/NN of/IN the/DT rancho/NN yesterday,/NN five/CD gringos,/NNS well/RB mounted,/, cut/VB me/PRP off/RP from/IN my/PRP$ companions./NN I/PRP saw/VBD they/PRP meant/VBD mischief/NN and/CC that/IN it/PRP would/MD be/VB useless/JJ to/TO argue/VB with/IN them,/PRP wherefore/IN I/PRP fled./VBD "The/DT river/NN was/VBD on/IN my/PRP$ right,/NN and/CC while/IN two/CD rode/VBD behind/IN me,/NNS firing/VBG their/PRP$ pistols,/NN three/CD rode/VBD out/RB on/IN the/DT left/NN flank;/NN thus/RB I/PRP had/VBD no/DT alternative/NN but/CC to/TO gallop/VB straight/RB ahead./RB I/PRP gave/VBD them/PRP a/DT noble/JJ chase./NN My/PRP$ sole/JJ hope/NN of/IN escape/NN lay/VBD in/IN reaching/VBG Sutter's/NNP Fort,/NNP for/IN there/RB I/PRP knew/VBD I/PRP would/MD find/VB other/JJ gringos;/NNS and/CC it/PRP is/VBZ the/DT habit/NN of/IN these/DT people/NNS to/TO be/VB orderly/JJ in/IN all/DT matters/NNS and/CC to/TO make/VB strict/JJ inquiry/NN before/IN permitting/VBG one/NN to/TO be/VB killed/VBN in/IN cold/JJ blood./NN "A/IN little/JJ distance/NN from/IN the/DT fort/NN my/PRP$ horse/NN stumbled,/NN whereupon/IN the/DT fall/NN and/CC the/DT fatigue/NN of/IN the/DT chase/NN enabled/VBD these/DT thrice-accursed/JJ gringos/NNS to/TO capture/VB me./PRP Forthwiththey/IN beat/NN me./, I/PRP fought/VBD back,/RB but/CC I/PRP was/VBD overpowered./VBN They/PRP then/RB bound/VBD my/PRP$ hands/NNS behind/IN me,/PRP set/VBD me/PRP on/IN my/PRP$ horse/NN and/CC rode/VBD to/TO the/DT nearest/JJS grove/NN of/IN oaks,/JJ it/PRP being/VBG their/PRP$ intention/NN to/TO hang/VB me/PRP from/IN a/DT stout/NN limb.""In/IN this/DT extremity/NN I/PRP trust/VBP you/PRP comported/VBD yourself/PRP with/IN the/DT dignity/NN and/CC reserve/NN of/IN a/DT Guerrero,"/NNP Don/NNP Jos$/NNP suggested/VBD grimly./RBR "I/JJ cursed/VBD them/PRP and/CC defied/VBD them,/, although/IN I/PRP knew/VBD I/PRP was/VBD doomed./VBN Fortunately,/NNP in/IN that/DT grove/NN of/IN oak-trees/NNS was/VBD encamped/VBN Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ party./NN Immediately/RB this/DT charming/JJ fellow/NN made/VBN inquiry/NN and,/IN being/VBG satisfied/VBN that/IN justice/NN was/VBD not/RB being/VBG done/VBN me,/, he/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ men,/NN with/IN drawn/JJ pistols,/NN denied/VBD me/PRP to/TO my/PRP$ captors./NN Then/RB Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP seeing/VBG the/DT pitiable/JJ condition/NN of/IN my/PRP$ horse,/NN lent/VBD me/PRP his/PRP$ great/JJ mount/NN Pathfinder/NN and/CC bade/VB me/PRP go/VB home./NN I/PRP departed,/VBP with/IN joy/NN in/IN my/PRP$ heart,/NN well/RB knowing/VBG that/IN with/IN Pathfinder/NNP between/IN my/PRP$ knees/NNS I/PRP could/MD laugh/VB at/IN all/DT pursuers./VBG $/$ Well,/IN I/PRP am/VBP here,/RB and/CC I/PRP am/VBP very/RB lame/JJ and/CC bruised./VBN Yes,/NN but/CC for/IN Don/NNP Dermod/NNP I/PRP would/MD now/RB be/VB dancing/VBG on/IN air.""May/NN the/DT Virgin/NNP Mother/NNP guard/NN him/PRP as/IN he/PRP has/VBZ guarded/VBN my/PRP$ son./NN But/CC tell/VB me,/NNS Romauldo,/NNS of/IN what/WP gross/JJ crime/NN did/VBD you/PRP stand/VB accused/VBN by/IN these/DT five/CD gringos?""They/NN mistook/VBD me/PRP for/IN another,/DT who/WP had/VBD roped/VBN one/CD of/IN their/PRP$ party/NN from/IN his/PRP$ horse/NN and/CC dragged/VBD the/DT man/NN to/TO his/PRP$ death.""Hah!/NNS The/DT American/NNP who/WP was/VBD slain/VBN beyond/IN Benicia/NNP the/DT night/NN we/PRP crossed/VBD the/DT ferry./NN I/PRP remember/VBP we/PRP passed/VBD the/DT corpse/NN as/IN we/PRP rode/VBD north."/RB Romauldo/NNP nodded./VBD "You/PRP could/MD not/RB have/VB done/VBN this/DT thing,/NN of/IN course,/NN my/PRP$ son./NN From/IN the/DT moment/NN you/PRP came/VBD ashore/RB at/IN Benicia/NNP you/PRP were/VBD with/IN your/PRP$ sister/NN and/CC me./PRP Why,/NNP then,/, did/VBD these/DT men/NNS suspect/VBP you?"Romauldo/PRP washed/VBD his/PRP$ bruised/JJ features/NNS and/CC did/VBD not/RB answer./DT His/PRP$ shrug,/NN however,/RB was/VBD an/DT eloquent/JJ admis-sion/NN of/IN ignorance./VBG His/PRP$ father/NN questioned/VBD him/PRP no/DT further,/NN but/CC Josepha/NNP gave/VBD him/PRP a/DT curious,/NN hard/JJ glance/NN and/CC left/VBD the/DT room,/NN passing/VBG through/IN to/TO the/DT rear/NN of/IN the/DT hacienda./NN About/IN two/CD hundred/CD yards/NNS from/IN the/DT hacienda/NN a/DT score/NN of/IN small/JJ adobe/NN huts/NNS strung/VBD out/IN in/IN line/NN indicated/VBD the/DT abodes/NNS of/IN Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP peons;/NNS beyond/IN the/DT huts/NNS stood/VBD the/DT large/JJ corral/NN where/WRB a/DT number/NN of/IN horses,/NN saddled,/NN awaited/VBD any/DT use/NN that/WDT might/MD arise./VB "Porfirio,"/IN the/DT girl/NN called./VBN A/DT ragged/JJ fellow,/NN of/IN predominant/JJ Indian/NNP blood,/NN emerged/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ house/NN and/CC ran/VBD toward/IN her./PRP$ "There/EX is/VBZ a/DT horse/NN in/IN front,/NN Porfirio./NNP My/PRP$ brother/NN borrowed/VBD him/PRP from/IN a/DT friend./NN He/PRP is/VBZ a/DT valuable/JJ horse./NN See/VB that/IN he/PRP is/VBZ unsaddled,/JJ groom/IN him/PRP and/CC feed/VB him/PRP well./RB Nor/CC is/VBZ he/PRP to/TO be/VB turned/VBN into/IN the/DT corral/NN with/IN our/PRP$ other/JJ horses./NN They/PRP might/MD kick/VB him/PRP and/CC injure/NN him."Porfirio/NN hurried/VBD around/RB to/TO the/DT front/NN of/IN the/DT house/NN and/CC led/VBD Pathfinder/NNP away/RB while/IN Josepha/NNP resumed/VBD her/PRP$ crocheting./NN "Ah,/IN the/DT abandoned/VBN one,"/IN she/PRP murmured,/VBD and/CC her/PRP$ hot/JJ tears/NNS fell/VBD on/IN the/DT lace./NN "He/NN is/VBZ ungrateful./JJ He/PRP thinks/VBZ but/CC of/IN himself/PRP always./. He/PRP would/MD even/RB neglect/VB the/DT horse/NN so/RB beloved/JJ of/IN the/DT man/NN who/WP has/VBZ twice/RB saved/VBN his/PRP$ life./NN Ah,/IN Romauldo,/JJ thou/NNS wicked/JJ one!/JJ There/EX is/VBZ an/DT evil/JJ reckoning/NN coming/VBG to/TO thee."The/DT father/NN emerged/VBD presently/RB and/CC seated/VBN himself/PRP again/RB in/IN the/DT bull's-hide/NN hammock./VBD "The/DT poor/JJ boy/NN is/VBZ in/IN pain./NN He/PRP had/VBD ridden/VBN far/RB and/CC fast/RB and/CC his/PRP$ very/JJ bones/NNS ache./VBD I/PRP have/VBP sent/VBN him/PRP to/TO bed,"/VB he/PRP informed/VBD her./PRP "Ah,/IN these/DT gringos!/NNS They/PRP are/VBP devils.""They/NN are/VBP just/RB men--according/JJ to/TO their/PRP$ ideas/NNS of/IN justice.""What!/JJ You/PRP would/MD defend/VB murderers?/NN Josepha,/IN you/PRP desolate/JJ your/PRP$ old/JJ father.""It/NN is/VBZ true/JJ that/IN Romauldo/NNP did/VBD not/RB rope/NN that/IN gringoand/NNP drag/VBP him/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ death./NN That/IN we/PRP know,/VBP my/PRP$ father./NN But/CC what/WP of/IN his/PRP$ cousin/NN Ramon/NNP Ortega,/IN the/DT companion/NN of/IN his/PRP$ rascalities?""What/NN of/IN Ramon?""That/DT first/JJ night/NN we/PRP camped/VBD after/IN leaving/VBG Benicia,/NNP Ramon,/NNP who/WP you/PRP will/MD remember/VB accompanied/VBN us/PRP to/TO San/NNP Juan/NNP Bautista,/NNP joined/VBD us/PRP after/IN dark./VBG He/PRP was/VBD riding/VBG my/PRP$ brother's/NNS horse/NN and/CC the/DT animal/NN was/VBD wet/JJ with/IN sweat.""And/NN why/WRB not?/JJ Romauldo/NNP was/VBD ill./DT He/PRP did/VBD not/RB desire/VB to/TO ride/VB again/RB that/DT day/NN the/DT horse/NN that/WDT had/VBD so/RB nearly/RB drowned/VBD him,/RP so/IN Ramon/NNP mounted/VBD the/DT brute/NN and/CC gave/VBD him/PRP a/DT lesson/NN in/IN deportment./NN Romauldo/NNP rode/VBD a/DT gentler/JJR horse.""I/NN speak/VBP English,/NNP my/PRP$ father./NN Enough/NNP to/TO converse/VB with/IN the/DT gringos./VBG When/WRB we/PRP rode/VBD past/IN the/DT scene/NN of/IN that/DT killing/NN the/DT dead/JJ man's/JJ companions/NNS cried/VBD out/RB to/TO me/PRP that/IN my/PRP$ brother/NN had/VBD done/VBN this/DT thing,/NN and/CC when/WRB I/PRP asked/VBD them/PRP what/WP reason/NN they/PRP had/VBD for/IN that/DT statement/NN they/PRP told/VBD me/PRP they/PRP had/VBD recognized/VBN his/PRP$ horse./NN Yes,/IN the/DT same/JJ horse/NN that/WDT had/VBD leaped/VBN overboard/RB with/IN him/PRP at/IN Semple's/NNP Ferry./NNP "One/NN of/IN these/DT gringos/NNS understands/VBZ Spanish,/NNP it/PRP seems./VBD Well,/NNP at/IN the/DT ferry,/NN when/WRB Romauldo's/NNP accident/NN delayed/VBD the/DT sailing,/NNS the/DT man/NN who/WP was/VBD killed/VBN cried/VBD out/RP to/TO Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP as/IN he/PRP worked/VBD to/TO restore/VB my/PRP$ brother/NN to/TO consciousness,/VB saying:/NNS 'Why/WRB do/VBP you/PRP not/RB throw/VB that/DT greaser/JJR overboard?/IN He/PRP is/VBZ delaying/VBG us.'/IN Thereat/DT Don/NNP Dermod/NNP was/VBD minded/VBN to/TO chastise/VB this/DT man,/NN since/IN the/DT insult/NN to/TO my/PRP$ brother/NN applied/VBD to/TO me,/VB but/CC one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ party/NN forbade/VB it,/RB claiming/VBG the/DT task/NN was/VBD his./VBG "I/RB saw/VBD there/EX would/MD be/VB shooting,/VBN for/IN the/DT man/NN who/WP had/VBD referred/VBN to/TO Romauldo/NNP as/IN 'greaser'/JJ was/VBD very/RB resolute;/JJ therefore,/, to/TO save/VB life,/NN I/PRP claimed/VBD vengeance/NN of/IN the/DT insult/NN for/IN my/PRP$ brother./NN I/PRP told/VBD Don/NNP Dermod/NNP and/CC hisfriend/NN that/IN here/RB was/VBD an/DT affair/NN for/IN the/DT Guerreros/NNS to/TO adjust/VB and/CC insisted/VBD on/IN the/DT right,/NN which/WDT was/VBD granted.""Ah!""I/JJ spoke/VBD to/TO Don/NNP Dermod/NNP in/IN Spanish./NNP One/CD of/IN the/DT Americans/NNPS understood/VBD me./PRP Romauldo/NNP also/RB heard/VBD this/DT conversation/NN and/CC when/WRB we/PRP reached/VBD Benicia/NNP he/PRP thanked/VBD me/PRP for/IN saving/VBG the/DT gringo/NN for/IN him./PRP 'You/PRP will/MD do/VB nothing/NN to/TO this/DT gringo,/NN foolish/JJ boy,'/NNS I/PRP told/VBD him./PRP 'I/JJ but/CC claimed/VBD vengeance/NN for/IN you/PRP to/TO spare/VB trouble/NN and/CC bloodshed/VBD to/TO the/DT man/NN who/WP saved/VBD your/PRP$ life."'"What/NN happened/VBD next?""He/JJ called/VBD Ramon/NNP to/TO him/PRP and/CC they/PRP talked./VBD Later/RB Ramon/NNP mounted/VBD my/PRP$ brother's/NNS horse/NN and/CC rode/VBD ahead/RB of/IN our/PRP$ party./NN Remember,/VB the/DT gringos/NNS were/VBD in/IN advance/NN of/IN us/PRP that/IN entire/JJ afternoon./NN I/PRP have/VBP a/DT suspicion/NN Ramon/NNP killed/VBD the/DT man/NN who/WP insulted/VBD Romauldo./NNP The/DT two/CD are/VBP like/IN brothers,/NN as/IN you/PRP well/RB know./. You/PRP know/VBP too,/RB my/PRP$ father,/NN that/IN Ramon/NNP is/VBZ a/DT bad/JJ man./NN Has/VBZ he/PRP not/RB stabbed/VBD four/CD men/NNS in/IN drunken/JJ quarrels?/NNS And/CC did/VBD not/RB one/CD of/IN them/PRP die?"Don/IN Jos$/NNP nodded/VBD miserably./NN "Yes,/IN he/PRP is/VBZ a/DT wild/JJ boy,/NN I/PRP admit./VBD But/CC it/PRP is/VBZ not/RB like/IN my/PRP$ son/NN to/TO delegate/VB to/TO another/DT the/DT settlement/NN of/IN a/DT matter/NN of/IN honor/NN such/JJ as/IN this./DT No,/NNP Romauldo/NNP is/VBZ a/DT Guerrero.""Romauldo,"/NNP the/DT girl/NN reminded/VBD him/PRP tragically,/NN "is/VBZ not/RB a/DT gentleman,/NN and/CC my/PRP$ father/NN knows/VBZ why./, Listen/VB to/TO me,/VB dear/JJ one./NN For/IN my/PRP$ sake/FW Don/NNP Dermod/NNP saved/VBD Romauldo/NNP from/IN the/DT vengeance/NN of/IN the/DT dead/JJ man's/NN companions,/NN and/CC for/IN that/DT Don/NNP Dermod/NNP has/VBZ made/VBN himself/PRP five/CD enemies./NN He/PRP is/VBZ too/RB generous/JJ and/CC he/PRP has/VBZ wasted/VBN his/PRP$ generosity/NN on/IN an/DT ingrate./NN Romauldo/NNP is/VBZ your/PRP$ son/NN and/CC my/PRP$ half-brother,/NN but--he/, carries/VBZ his/PRP$ mother's/NN blood./. He/PRP does/VBZ not/RB appreciate/VB his/PRP$ good/JJ father;/NN he/PRP does/VBZ not/RB hesitate/VB to/TO play/VB the/DT brawler/NN and/CC the/DT drunkard,/NN to/TO bring/VB disgrace/NN upon/IN the/DT Guerreros.""I/NNPS cannot/IN control/NN him,"/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP protested/VBD helplessly./PRP "He/VB grieves/NNS me/PRP much.""It/RB would/MD be/VB well/RB for/IN him/PRP to/TO leave/VB this/DT house/NN tonight,"/RB the/DT girl/NN went/VBD on/IN sadly./DT "One/NN rebuff/NN does/VBZ not/RB defeat/VB a/DT gringo./VBG The/DT five/CD who/WP pursued/VBD and/CC captured/VBD him/PRP will/MD come/VB for/IN him/PRP here,/, and/CC since/IN we/PRP have/VBP no/DT adequate/JJ number/NN of/IN firearms/NNS to/TO defend/VB him,/IN it/PRP is/VBZ best/RB that/IN he/PRP depart/VB into/IN the/DT south/NN and/CC remain/VB there/RB for/IN some/DT months/NNS visiting/VBG with/IN our/PRP$ relatives.""I/NN will/MD talk/VB to/TO the/DT boy,"/NN her/PRP$ father/NN decided,/, and/CC went/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ son's/NNS room./. When/WRB he/PRP returned/VBD half/PDT an/DT hour/NN later/RB his/PRP$ fine/JJ old/JJ face/NN was/VBD a/DT mask/NN of/IN misery/NN and/CC Josepha/NNP saw/VBD he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN weeping./DT "He/NN has/VBZ confessed,"/VBN the/DT old/JJ man/NN murmured/VBD miserably./NN "Ah,/NN that/IN a/DT son/NN of/IN mine/NN should/MD hide/VB behind/IN a/DT kinsman's/NN back/RB in/IN a/DT matter/NN of/IN his/PRP$ family/NN honor!/NN I/PRP am/VBP disgraced,/VBN for/IN my/PRP$ son/NN has/VBZ suborned/VBN murder."The/RB girl/NN went/VBD to/TO the/DT suffering/VBG old/JJ man/NN and/CC drew/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN down/RP on/IN her/PRP$ shoulder./NN "I/NNS dislike/VBP those/DT who/WP carry/VBP tales,/NN but/CC I/PRP had/VBD to/TO tell/VB you,/NNP my/PRP$ poor/JJ one./, Those/DT five/CD gringos,/NNS and/CC perhaps/RB many/JJ more,/JJR will/MD come/VB here/RB for/IN Romauldo,/NNP and/CC when/WRB they/PRP come/VBP and/CC find/VBP him/PRP here/RB they/PRP will/MD not/RB be/VB denied./VBN I/PRP had/VBD to/TO tell/VB you,/PRP my/PRP$ father,/NN for/IN Romauldo,/NNS it/PRP seems,/MD has/VBZ no/DT conception/NN of/IN his/PRP$ danger.""I/NNS have/VBP ordered/VBN a/DT fresh/JJ horse/NN for/IN him--one/NN of/IN my/PRP$ best./JJS A/DT few/JJ hours/NNS of/IN rest/NN and/CC then/RB he/PRP must/MD be/VB gone./VBN You/PRP are/VBP very/RB wise,/JJ light/NN of/IN my/PRP$ life./NN Had/VBD these/DT gringos/NNS come/VBP for/IN my/PRP$ son/NN and/CC had/VBD I/PRP not/RB known/VBN what/WP I/PRP know/VBP now/RB I/PRP would/MD have/VB fought/VBN for/IN him/PRP to/TO the/DT death.""I/NN knew/VBD that./DT It/PRP is/VBZ better,/RB therefore,/, that/IN he/PRP should/MD go/VB away./RP It/PRP hurts/VBZ me,/VBN my/PRP$ father,/NN to/TO wring/VB your/PRP$ dear/JJ heart,/NN but--Romauldo/NN has/VBZ already/RB wrung/VBG it/PRP and/CC he/PRP will/MD wring/VB it/PRP again/RB and/CC again--and/RB harder/JJR each/DT time./NN If/IN he/PRP goes/VBZ now,/JJ time/NN will/MD bring/VB forgetfulness."He/JJ nodded./NN "You/PRP have/VBP the/DT wisdom/NN of/IN the/DT English--and/NNP something/NN of/IN their/PRP$ hard/JJ nature,/NNS their/PRP$ love/NN of/IN justice,/RB no/DT matter/NN how/WRB or/CC whom/WP it/PRP hurts.""This/VBD home/NN is/VBZ all/DT we/PRP have./VBP It/PRP must/MD not/RB be/VB a/DT battleground,"/NN she/PRP reminded/VBD him./PRP "Ramon/IN Ortega/NNP is/VBZ with/IN his/PRP$ people/NNS at/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Solano./NNP He/PRP must/MD not/RB visit/VB us/PRP again.""The/IN black/JJ one/CD of/IN the/DT black/JJ heart!/NN He/PRP shall/MD not."'"With/RB reference/NN to/TO Don/NNP Dermod's/NNP horse./. What/WP does/VBZ Romauldo,/NNP say?""He/VB tells/VBZ me/PRP Don/NNP Dermod/NNP will/MD call/VB for/IN him,/NN as/IN he/PRP rides/NNS past/IN en/IN route/NN to/TO some/DT stream/NN north/NN of/IN us/PRP to/TO seek/VB gold."The/DT girl's/NNS face/VBP rippled/VBN in/IN a/DT sad/JJ smile./NN "I/IN knew/VBD he/PRP would/MD come,"/VB she/PRP murmured./VBD The/DT five/CD men/NNS who/WP would/MD have/VB hanged/VBN Romauldo/NNP Guerrero/NNP had/VBD departed/VBN peaceably/RB enough/RB when/WRB Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP after/IN realizing/VBG that/IN the/DT Californian/NNP was/VBD now/RB beyond/IN the/DT slightest/JJS possible/JJ danger/NN of/IN recapture,/NNS gave/VBD them/PRP leave/VB to/TO go./NNP Their/PRP$ leader/NN had/VBD glowered/VBN at/IN him./PRP "You've/NN got/VBD the/DT drop/NN on/IN us./NNP You/PRP win,"/IN he/PRP had/VBD declared./VBN "Seems/NNP to/TO me,/VB my/PRP$ friend,/JJ you're/JJ mighty/JJ interested/JJ in/IN that/DT greaser.""His/NNP excellent/JJ old/JJ father/NN and/CC his/PRP$ sister/NN are/VBP friends/NNS of/IN mine,/NN that/WDT is/VBZ all./DT I/PRP believe,/VBP however,/RB that/IN your/PRP$ late/JJ prisoner/NN is/VBZ thoroughly/RB no/DT good;/NN I/PRP think/VBP he'd/JJ rope/NN and/CC drag/VB a/DT man/NN for/IN a/DT drink/NN of/IN aguardiente./DT But/CC you/PRP didn't/VBP prove/VB your/PRP$ case./NN He/PRP tells/VBZ me/PRP his/PRP$ cousin/NN did/VBD the/DT job/NN for/IN him./PRP The/DT boy/NN was/VBD quite/RB frank/JJ about/IN it,/PRP and/CC somehow/RB I/PRP think/VBP he/PRP told/VBD me/PRP the/DT truth.""Who's/NNS his/PRP$ cousin?""He/NN didn't/RB tell/VB me.""But/PRP this/DT chap's/NN an/DT accessory/NN just/RB the/DT same;/JJ you'd/NNP ought/MD to/TO have/VB let/VB us/PRP swing/VB him.""Not/RB until/IN you/PRP proved/VBD conspiracy--and/DT your/PRP$ man/NN didn't/VBD confess/VB conspiracy/NN to/TO me./RP He/PRP said/VBD it/PRP was/VBD a/DT family/NN matter/NN and/CC I/PRP take/VBP it,/PRP therefore,/, that/IN any/DT of/IN his/PRP$ kinsmen/NNS 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was/VBD unable/JJ to/TO make/VB a/DT moving/NN and/CC dramatic/JJ plea/NN for/IN clemency/NN in/IN the/DT case/NN of/IN his/PRP$ beloved/JJ friend/NN Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP O'Shea,/NNP Bart.,/NNP K./NNP C./NNP B./NNP "What's/NNP that?"/IN Bejabers/NNP yelled./NNP "K./NNP C./NNP B./NNP That/DT means/VBZ Kan't/NNP Come/VB Back./NNP The/DT Bart's/NNP out.""It/NNP would/MD seem,/VB gentlemen"--here/JJ D'Arcy/NNP fixed/VBD his/PRP$ glance/NN on/IN Bejabers--"that/CC there/EX is/VBZ something/NN to/TO be/VB said/VBN in/IN the/DT Bart's/NNP favor./VBZ The/DT rules/NNS and/CC regulations/NNS ofour/IN association/NN are/VBP so/RB new/JJ and/CC human/JJ nature/NN so/RB weak/JJ that/IN it/PRP is,/VBZ perhaps,/RB only/RB natural/JJ that/IN the/DT Bart/NNP should/MD have/VB forgotten/VBN them.""I/PRP heard/VBD them/PRP read/VB but/CC once,/RB Dermod,/NNP my/PRP$ boy./NN I/PRP submit/VBP I/PRP have/VBP had/VBD insufficient/JJ time/NN to/TO commit/VB them/PRP to/TO memory.""Well,/NNS I/PRP won't/MD be/VB no/DT killjoy,/NN chief."/NN Bejabers/NNP appeared/VBD to/TO be/VB struggling/VBG inwardly./RB "I/IN move/NN we/PRP retract/VBD the/DT Bart's/NNP sentence/NN of/IN expulsion/NN and/CC leave/VB his/PRP$ punishment/NN up/IN to/TO the/DT chairman/NN of/IN the/DT association."A/JJ chorus/NN of/IN ayes--Mr./DT Poppy's/NNP louder/JJR than/IN the/DT others--promptly/JJ carried/VBD this/DT motion,/NN whereupon/IN D'Arcy/NNP sentenced/VBD the/DT Bart/NNP to/TO get/VB up/RP first/RB every/DT morning/NN for/IN a/DT week,/NN make/VB the/DT fire/NN and/CC put/VBD water/NN on/IN to/TO boil./RP In/IN addition/NN he/PRP was/VBD to/TO wash/VB and/CC wipe/VB the/DT dishes/NNS and/CC kitchen/NN utensils./NN "I/NN respectfully/RB and/CC humbly/RB protest/VB at/IN the/DT sentence/NN as/IN excessive/JJ and/CC humiliating,"/JJ Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP boomed/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ best/JJS pulpit/NN voice./NN "A/VBN knight/NN of/IN the/DT British/NNP Empire/NNP transformed/VBD into/IN a/DT scullion/NN is/VBZ the/DT sorriest/JJS sight/NN human/JJ eyes/NNS can/MD gaze/VB upon.""Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP you/PRP and/CC the/DT Bart/NNP are/VBP both/DT entering/VBG upon/IN the/DT greatest/JJS experiment/NN in/IN democracy/NN the/DT world/NN has/VBZ ever/RB known./VBN There/EX is/VBZ no/DT aristocracy/NN in/IN California/NNP today,/, not/RB even/RB the/DT aristocracy/NN of/IN brains,/NN for/IN in/IN the/DT adventure/NN before/IN us/PRP success/NN may/MD be/VB obtained/VBN only/RB by/IN men/NNS willing/JJ to/TO engage/VB in/IN hard/JJ and/CC continuous/JJ labor./NN Furthermore,/IN your/PRP$ remarks/NNS are/VBP out/IN of/IN order/NN since/IN I/PRP suspect/VBP that/IN since/IN deserting/VBG the/DT British/JJ navy/NN the/DT Bart/NNP is/VBZ no/RB longer/RB a/DT baronet.""As/NN for/IN the/DT K./NNP C./NNP B.,/NNP most/JJS likely/JJ he/PRP gets/VBZ read/VBN out/IN of/IN the/DT party/NN at/IN that,"/DT Bejabers/NNP suggested./VBD "A/NNP Knight/NNP Commander/NNP of/IN the/DT Bath/NNP sure/JJ must/MD appreciate/VB the/DT value/NN o'/IN soap/NN and/CC water,/NN as/IN applied/VBN to/TO dishes/NNS as/RB well/RB as/IN the/DT human/JJ body./NN No/DT more/RBR buckin'/NN and/CC pitchin'/NN at/IN thechairman's/DT decision,/NN parson,/NN or/CC I'll/NNP make/VBP another/DT motion."Mr./NN Poppy/NNP and/CC the/DT Bart/NNP thereupon/NN subsided/VBD so/RB incontinently/RB as/IN to/TO wring/VB a/DT gale/NN of/IN laughter/NN from/IN all/DT hands,/NN including/VBG Jim/NNP Toy./NNP "Reduced/VBD to/TO the/DT level/NN of/IN a/DT Chinaman./NNP Good/NNP Lord!"/NNP the/DT Bart/NNP whispered./, "The/DT meeting/NN is/VBZ adjourned,"/VBN D'Arcy/NNP hastened/VBD to/TO interject./DT "It/NN is/VBZ now/RB seven/CD o'clock./, Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP you/PRP are/VBP on/IN camp/NN guard/NN until/IN eight/CD o'clock./RB Judson,/IN you/PRP go/VBP on/IN from/IN ten/CD to/TO twelve;/CD McCready,/NNP twelve/CD to/TO two,/VB and/CC I/PRP will/MD relieve/VB you/PRP at/IN that/DT hour./NN At/IN four/CD the/DT Bart/NNP will/MD relieve/VB me/PRP and/CC enter/VB upon/IN his/PRP$ sentence./NN At/IN six/CD o'clock/RB we'll/DT be/VB packed/VBN and/CC en/IN route/NN to/TO seek/VB our/PRP$ El/NNP Dorado."There/NNP was/VBD no/DT sleep/NN for/IN any/DT of/IN the/DT party/NN after/IN the/DT first/JJ faint/JJ grayish/JJ tinge/NN appeared/VBD in/IN the/DT east,/JJ however./, Thousands/NNS of/IN birds/NNS that/WP had/VBD roosted/VBN in/IN the/DT oaks/NNS awakened/VBD at/IN that/DT hour/NN and/CC promptly/RB set/VBD up/RP a/DT terrific/JJ clamor/NN to/TO greet/VB the/DT new/JJ day./NN "What/IN a/DT sweet/JJ reveille!"/NN the/DT Bart/NNP exclaimed./, "To/IN one/CD who/WP has/VBZ known/VBN the/DT smell/NN of/IN the/DT salt/NN sea/NN for/IN a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT century,/NN the/DT change/NN to/TO the/DT odor/NN of/IN mother/NN earth/NN and/CC the/DT grasses/NNS sparkling/VBG with/IN diadems/NNS of/IN dew/NN is/VBZ most/RBS refreshing/JJ and/CC adds/VBZ a/DT subtle,/JJ comfort/NN to/TO my/PRP$ reduced/VBN social/JJ condition./NN What/WP a/DT glorious/JJ country!/NN Who/WP wouldn't/MD cast/VB his/PRP$ past/NN behind/IN him/PRP to/TO revel/VB in/IN such/JJ a/DT future?/JJ But/CC I/PRP say!/VBP Whom/WP have/VBP we/PRP here?/RB The/DT late/JJ candidate/NN for/IN hempen/NN honors,/NN or/CC I'm/IN a/DT bailiff."He/NN was/VBD right./RB Into/IN the/DT camp/NN rode/VBD no/DT less/JJR a/DT person/NN than/IN Romauldo/NNP Guerrero,/NNPS mounted/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ father's/NNS big/JJ blue/JJ roan/NN mustang/NN and/CC leading/VBG Pathfinder/NNP behind/IN him./PRP He/PRP doffed/VBD his/PRP$ hat/NN and/CC dismounted./VBN "Good/JJ morning,/NN my/PRP$ friend./NN Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP I/PRP am/VBP happy/JJ to/TO return/VB you/PRP this/DT wonderful/JJ horse/NN which/WDT youso/VBD kindly/RB lent/VBN me/PRP yesterday,/RB and/CC with/IN your/PRP$ permission/NN I/PRP will/MD linger/VB long/RB enough/RB to/TO have/VB breakfast/NN with/IN your/PRP$ party./NN I/PRP am/VBP bound/VBN south.""You/PRP are/VBP welcome/JJ to/TO breakfast,/VB Don/NNP Romauldo,/NNP and/CC I/PRP congratulate/VBP you/PRP on/IN your/PRP$ decision/NN to/TO get/VB out/IN of/IN this/DT country./NN Your/PRP$ father's/NN idea,/NN I/PRP take/VBP it.""No,/PRP my/PRP$ sister's.""Was/NN it/PRP her/PRP$ idea/NN that/IN you/PRP return/VB my/PRP$ horse/NN as/IN you/PRP rode/VBD south?""No,/RB that/DT was/VBD a/DT suggestion/NN of/IN my/PRP$ father's./NN He/PRP realized/VBD our/PRP$ benefactor/NN would/MD sorely/RB miss/VB his/PRP$ wonderful/JJ horse/NN and/CC might/MD perhaps/RB find/VB difficulty/NN adjusting/VBG himself/PRP to/TO mine,/VB even/RB for/IN a/DT few/JJ days.""Ah!/NN I/PRP am/VBP sorry,/JJ Don/NNP Romauldo./NNP Your/PRP$ excellent/JJ father's/NN concern/NN for/IN my/PRP$ comfort/NN has/VBZ deprived/VBN me/PRP of/IN a/DT reasonable/JJ excuse/NN for/IN calling/VBG at/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP to/TO pay/VB my/PRP$ respectful/JJ compliments/NNS to/TO him/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ lovely/JJ sister."/NN D'Arcy's/NNP 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And/CC they/PRP avoided/VBD the/DT tiny/JJ settlement/NN which/WDT subsequently/RB was/VBD to/TO become/VB a/DT famous/JJ mining/NN center/NN known/VBN as/IN Marysville,/NNP for/IN D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD set/VBN for/IN his/PRP$ goal/NN some/DT stream/NN much/RB farther/RB to/TO the/DT north/NN than/IN any/DT where/WRB gold-bearing/JJ ground/NN had/VBD as/RB yet/RB been/VBN discovered/VBN so/RB far/RB as/IN he/PRP could/MD learn./VB He/PRP feared,/NNS for/IN the/DT present,/NN the/DT effect/NN upon/IN his/PRP$ party/NN of/IN intercourse/NN with/IN miners/NNS who/WP were/VBD actually/RB engaged/VBN in/IN taking/VBG fortunes/NNS from/IN the/DT hills;/NN he/PRP did/VBD not/RB care/VB to/TO risk/VB the/DT breaking/VBG up/IN of/IN his/PRP$ little/JJ company/NN in/IN the/DT face/NN of/IN the/DT inevitable/JJ temptation/NN to/TO gather/VB the/DT gold/NN nearest/JJS at/IN hand./VBN In/IN the/DT afternoon/NN of/IN the/DT fourth/JJ day/NN of/IN their/PRP$ march/NN he/PRP glimpsed/VBD the/DT white/JJ bulk/NN of/IN a/DT hacienda/NN among/IN the/DT oaks/NNS on/IN some/DT high/JJ ground/NN about/IN two/CD miles/NNS back/RB from/IN the/DT river,/NN and/CC without/IN hesitation/NN he/PRP rode/VBD toward/IN it./DT As/IN he/PRP came/VBD closer/RBR to/TO it,/RB he/PRP saw/VBD he/PRP was/VBD approaching/VBG the/DT house/NN from/IN the/DT rear,/NN so/IN he/PRP circled/VBD to/TO come/VB at/IN it/PRP from/IN the/DT front./NN He/PRP was/VBD within/IN a/DT hundred/CD yards/NNS of/IN the/DT house/NN when/WRB the/DT barking/NN of/IN dogs/NNS announced/VBD his/PRP$ presence;/NN immediately/RB Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero/NNP came/VBD to/TO the/DT door/NN and/CC greeted/VBD him/PRP with/IN unfeigned/JJ cordiality./NN "Welcome/NN to/TO my/PRP$ poor/JJ house,"/NN he/PRP said./VBD "All/RB that/IN I/PRP have/VBP is/VBZ yours,/IN Don/NNP Dermod./NNP I/PRP gathered/VBD from/IN what/WP my/PRP$ son/NN told/VBD me/PRP that/IN you/PRP were/VBD traveling/VBG this/DT way/NN and/CC would/MD accord/VB us/PRP the/DT honor/NN of/IN a/DT visit./NN I/PRP will/MD have/VB your/PRP$ horse/NN cared/VBD for/IN immediately./DT Dismount,/NNP my/PRP$ friend,/NN and/CC enter."They/NN shook/VBD hands./JJR "I/NNP thank/VB you,/PRP Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP but/CC I/PRP may/MD not/RB remain/VB long./RB I/PRP have/VBP called/VBN merely/RB to/TO pay/VB my/PRP$ respects./NN My/PRP$ party/NN will/MD camp/NN for/IN the/DT night/NN a/DT few/JJ miles/NNS north/RB of/IN here,/PRP and/CC I--""You/NNP will/MD dine/VB with/IN us,/PRP no?/. But/CC surely,/JJ my/PRP$ friend./NN We/PRP will/MD be/VB desolated/VBN if/IN you/PRP do/VBP not."/RB He/PRP rang/VBD a/DT bell,/NN pendent/NN from/IN the/DT roof/NN of/IN the/DT veranda,/NN and/CC a/DT faint/JJ shout/NN answered/VBD from/IN the/DT corrals/NNS in/IN back./DT "Your/JJ horse/NN will/MD be/VB unsaddled,/JJ watered,/NN and/CC fed/VBD some/DT grain./NN Come,/IN you/PRP are/VBP the/DT honored/JJ guest/NN of/IN this/DT family./NN Words/NNS fail/VBP me/PRP to/TO express/VB the/DT gratitude/NN I/PRP feel/VBP for/IN your/PRP$ noble/JJ conduct/NN toward/IN my/PRP$ son;/NN my/PRP$ daughter/NN Josepha,/NNP too,/, waits/VBZ eagerly/RB to/TO acknowledge/VB the/DT debt.""You/NN attach/VBP too/RB much/JJ importance/NN to/TO a/DT trifling/JJ service,/NN Don/NNP Jos$.""My/NNP son's/POS life,/NN twice/RB saved,/VBN is/VBZ not/RB a/DT trifling/JJ service,/NN although/IN to/TO you/PRP the/DT effort/NN involved/VBN may/MD have/VB appeared/VBN trifling./DT Josepha!"/NNP He/PRP had/VBD his/PRP$ arm/NN in/IN D'Arcy's,/NNP leading/VBG him/PRP toward/IN the/DT door./NN "Josepha!/. Come/VB quickly/RB to/TO welcome/VB Don/NNP Dermod."They/NNP entered/VBD the/DT main/JJ portal/NN and/CC passed/VBD into/IN a/DT huge/JJ living-room,/NN sparsely/RB furnished/VBN and/CC with/IN a/DT few/JJ old/JJ family/NN portraits/NNS adorning/VBG the/DT walls./NN From/IN the/DT living-room/NN a/DT bare,/JJ uncarpeted/JJ hall/NN led/VBD toward/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT house./NN A/DT door/NN at/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN this/DT hall/NN opened/VBD and/CC D'Arcy's/NNP heart/NN thrilled/VBD as/IN Josepha/NNP stepped/VBD out./RP "Ah,/IN this/DT is/VBZ an/DT unexpected/JJ pleasure,"/NN she/PRP called,/VBD and/CC ran/VBD down/IN the/DT hall/NN to/TO greet/NN him./PRP "I/RB have/VBP not/RB expect/VB theese/DT veeseet,"/NN she/PRP added/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ quaint/JJ clipped/JJ English,/NNP as/IN his/PRP$ hard/JJ hand/NN closed/VBD over/IN hers./PRP "I/RB am/VBP glad/JJ you/PRP do/VBP those/DT theeng/NN to/TO not/RB be/VB expect'./VBG The--ah--surprise"--she/DT accented/VBN the/DT first/JJ syllable--"is/NN very/RB much."He/RB kissed/VBD her/PRP$ hand/NN gallantly./VBD "I/PRP was/VBD aware/JJ I/PRP was/VBD not/RB expected/VBN when/WRB my/PRP$ horse/NN was/VBD returned/VBN to/TO me./RP In/IN Mexico,/NNP a/DT gentleman/NN calling/NN upon/IN a/DT lady/NN for/IN the/DT firsttime/NN leaves/VBZ his/PRP$ cane./NN If/IN the/DT cane/NN is/VBZ returned/VBN it/PRP is/VBZ a/DT hint/NN the/DT gentleman/NN is/VBZ not/RB welcome."She/JJ flushed/VBN with/IN embarrassment/NN but/CC met/VBD his/PRP$ humorous/JJ gaze/NN unflinchingly./RB "Why,/IN eef/NN that/IN you/PRP theenk,/MD mus'/VB you/PRP call?""You/PRP did/VBD not/RB send/VB back/RB my/PRP$ horse.""Those/NN are/VBP true/JJ words."/NN There/EX was/VBD pride/NN and/CC triumph/NN in/IN her/PRP$ starry/JJ dark/JJ eyes/NNS now./, "You/PRP are/VBP beeg/IN devil,/NN I/PRP theenk,"/MD she/PRP added./VBD "A/DT bit/NN devilish,/NNS at/IN any/DT rate./NN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB care/VB to/TO have/VB other/JJ people/NNS make/VBP my/PRP$ plans."/NNS He/PRP turned/VBD to/TO Don/NNP Jos$/NNP and/CC said/VBD in/IN Spanish:/NNP "Se$orita/NNP Josepha/NNP compliments/VBZ me/PRP by/IN speaking/VBG English./NNP For/IN one/CD who/WP has/VBZ so/RB very/RB little/JJ practice/NN in/IN that/DT tongue/NN she/PRP speaks/VBZ it/PRP very/RB well./RB But,"/CC he/PRP added,/VBD "I/RB think/VB she/PRP is/VBZ more/RBR at/IN home/NN in/IN the/DT Spanish/JJ language."/NN Thus/RB tactfully/RB did/VBD he/PRP allay/VB the/DT suspicion/NN he/PRP saw/VBD in/IN Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP usually/RB merry/VBP eyes./DT "Don/NNP Dermod/NNP will/MD honor/VB us/PRP by/IN staying/VBG for/IN dinner,/NN my/PRP$ daughter.""We/NN rancheros/NNS live/VBP simply,/RB Don/NNP Dermod./NNP Our/NNP fare/NN is/VBZ very/RB plain,/JJ but/CC we/PRP will/MD be/VB grateful/JJ to/TO share/NN it/PRP with/IN one/CD to/TO whom/WP we/PRP owe/VBP so/RB much./RB Ah,/IN you/PRP are/VBP brave/JJ and/CC just!/RB If/IN I/PRP am/VBP ever/RB a/DT mother,/NN my/PRP$ first/JJ son/NN shall/MD be/VB 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deserve/VBP it."The/PRP girl/NN sat/VBD down/RP opposite/IN D'Arcy;/NNP while/IN her/PRP$ father/NN poured/VBD the/DT wine/NN her/PRP eyes/NNS roved/VBD interestedly/RB over/IN their/PRP$ guest,/NNS a/DT happy/JJ little/JJ half-smile/JJ playing/VBG around/IN her/PRP$ adorable/JJ mouth./NN "Ah,/IN Don/NNP Dermod,"/NNP she/PRP said/VBD softly/RB in/IN English,/NNP "you/, are/VBP beeg/IN rascal,/NN I/PRP theenk.""I/PRP would/MD warm/VB myself/PRP in/IN the/DT light/NN of/IN your/PRP$ presence,"/NN he/PRP admitted,/VBD "and/CC I/PRP am/VBP one/PRP who/WP always/RB consults/VBZ his/PRP$ own/JJ desires.""In/NN all/DT theengs?""In/JJ all/DT important/JJ things.""Ah!/NN You/PRP theenk/MD eet/VB ees/NNS important/JJ you/PRP see/VBP me/PRP again."Don/IN Jos$,/NNP who/WP had/VBD been/VBN sipping/VBG the/DT wine/NN thoughtfully,/VBD interrupted/VBN with/IN a/DT roar./NN "This/DT bottle/NN is/VBZ spoiled./VBN Blood/NN of/IN the/DT devil!/NN That/IN rascal/JJ Patricio/NNP has/VBZ the/DT 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Don/NNP Jos$/NNP was/VBD a/DT stickler/NN for/IN the/DT ancient/JJ code./NN He/PRP would/MD not/RB shirk/VB his/PRP$ duty/NN as/IN a/DT host,/NN for/IN to/TO him/PRP the/DT laws/NNS of/IN hospitality/NN were/VBD very/RB sacred,/JJ but/CC neither/RB would/MD he/PRP risk/VB leaving/VBG his/PRP$ daughter/NN unchaperoned/JJ for/IN a/DT minute/NN in/IN the/DT company/NN of/IN a/DT young/JJ man--a/NN suitor,/NN possibly,/NN and/CC if/IN so,/NNS unwelcome--to/WDT get/VBP the/DT bottle/NN himself./PRP "The/DT chivalry/NN of/IN these/DT people/NNS toward/IN their/PRP$ women/NNS is/VBZ mostly/RB apparent/JJ when/WRB an/DT exposition/NN of/IN chivalry/NN does/VBZ not/RB interfere/VB with/IN their/PRP$ own/JJ comforts/NNS or/CC desires,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP reflected./NNP "They/NN guard/NN the/DT purity/NN of/IN the/DT women/NNS of/IN their/PRP$ own/JJ household/NN with/IN a/DT zeal/NN almost/RB fanatical,/JJ but/CC in/IN the/DT matter/NN of/IN the/DT purity/NN of/IN the/DT women/NNS of/IN other/JJ 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Jos$./NNP It/PRP runs/VBZ thus:/RB 'I/PRP must/MD see/VB you/PRP alone/RB tonight./RB Meet/VB me/PRP in/IN the/DT oak/NN grove/NN in/IN front/NN of/IN the/DT house/NN half/NN an/DT hour/NN after/IN I/PRP depart.'/VBD Translated/VBN into/IN Spanish,/NNP Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP that/IN means:/NN 'They/PRP are/VBP never/RB alone/RB that/WDT are/VBP accompanied/VBN by/IN noble/JJ thoughts.'"Don/IN Jos$/NNP bowed./VBD "Flowery/NN words/NNS delight/VB the/DT old/JJ man,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP decided/VBD and/CC raised/VBD his/PRP$ glass/NN to/TO the/DT girl./NN She/PRP was/VBD gazing/VBG at/IN him/PRP with/IN the/DT faintest/JJS suspicion/NN of/IN merriment,/JJ mixed/JJ with/IN approval;/NN the/DT next/JJ instant/NN she/PRP had/VBD advanced/VBN and/CC stood/VBD between/IN him/PRP and/CC her/PRP$ father./NN "I/NNS would/MD air/VB my/PRP$ poor/JJ English/NNP in/IN a/DT toast/NN to/TO our/PRP$ guest,"/NN she/PRP informed/VBD Don/NNP Jos$./NNP "Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP you/PRP ask/VBP the/DT eempossible--almos'./NN But/CC I/PRP understan'./VBD You/PRP would/MD speak/VB weeth/IN me/PRP of/IN my/PRP$ brother,/NN no?"He/NN nodded,/NN smiling,/VBD delighted/VBN that/IN she/PRP had/VBD fallen/VBN into/IN a/DT trap/NN that/WDT was/VBD partly/RB of/IN her/PRP$ own/JJ making./NN "What/IN does/VBZ that/DT toast/NN mean,/NN Josephita?"/NNP Don/NNP Jos$/NNP queried/VBD politely./DT "It/NNP means,"/VBD his/PRP$ daughter/NN assured/VBD him/PRP in/IN Spanish,/NNP "may/NNP every/DT hair/NN on/IN your/PRP$ head/NN be/VB as/IN a/DT candle/NN to/TO light/VB your/PRP$ soul/NN to/TO God."This/NNP being/VBG a/DT sufficiently/RB pious/JJ and/CC grandiloquent/JJ sentiment,/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP gave/VBD it/PRP his/PRP$ unqualified/JJ indorsement./NN "Ah,/. very/RB fine,/VB very/RB fine,/VB Pepita."/NNP In/IN moments/NNS of/IN expansion/NN he/PRP was/VBD wont/JJ to/TO address/VB her/PRP so,/NN employing/VBG the/DT diminutive/JJ affectionate./NN "I/NNS must/MD remember/VB that/IN and/CC you/PRP must/MD teach/VB me/PRP how/WRB to/TO say/VB it/PRP in/IN English./NNP It/PRP is/VBZ a/DT graceful/JJ speech/NN for/IN use/NN when/WRB one/CD drinks/NNS with/IN his/PRP$ American/JJ friends."Josepha/NN kissed/VBD him/PRP in/IN grateful/JJ tribute/NN to/TO his/PRP$ delightful/JJ ignorance/NN and/CC simplicity./RB As/IN he/PRP stepped/VBD to/TO the/DT front/JJ door/NN to/TO give/VB some/DT instructions/NNS to/TO the/DT man/NN who/WP had/VBD arrived/VBN to/TO take/VB Pathfinder/NN to/TO the/DT corral,/NN the/DT audacious/JJ Celt/NNP winked/VBD at/IN the/DT girl./NN "I/NN am/VBP not/RB the/DT only/JJ devil/NN in/IN this/DT house,"/NN he/PRP murmured./VBD He/PRP was/VBD thrilled/VBN with/IN victory,/NN transported/VBN with/IN delight./NN "If/IN I/PRP praise/VBP the/DT old/JJ rascal's/NN wine,"/NN he/PRP decided--"and/VBD Lord/NNP knows/VBZ I/PRP should/MD not,/RB for/IN 'tis/PRP nothing/NN to/TO brag/VB about--he/DT will/MD bankrupt/VB himself/PRP opening/VBG fresh/JJ bottles./NN Well,/IN 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the/DT room/NN at/IN the/DT extreme/JJ northerly/JJ end/NN of/IN the/DT hacienda/NN and/CC Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP voice/NN reached/VBD him./PRP It/PRP was/VBD raised/VBN in/IN song./NN Then/RB a/DT man's/JJ protesting/VBG voice/NN interrupted/VBD the/DT song./NN "Patricio/NNP is/VBZ undressing/VBG him,"/IN D'Arcy/NNP decided./VBD He/PRP dismounted/VBD and/CC sat/VBD on/IN the/DT trunk/NN of/IN a/DT fallen/JJ oak,/JJ holding/NN Pathfinder's/NNP bridle/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hands./NN "She/PRP said/VBD I/PRP was/VBD a/DT big/JJ devil,"/NN he/PRP chuckled./VBD "Well,/IN she/PRP is/VBZ right./RB All/DT the/DT D'Arcys/NNP are/VBP devils./VBG They've/DT always/RB loved/VBN their/PRP$ loves/NNS and/CC be/VB damned/VBN to/TO the/DT whole/JJ wide/JJ world."And/NN he/PRP removed/VBD his/PRP$ little/JJ tin/NN flute/NN from/IN an/DT inner/JJ pocket/NN and/CC commenced,/NN very/RB softly,/RB to/TO play/VB "El/NNP Cielo,"/NNP for/IN he/PRP was/VBD immensely/RB pleased/VBN with/IN himself/PRP and/CC the/DT world/NN as/IN that/DT moment/NN created./VBN Indeed,/RB so/RB preoccupied/VBN was/VBD he/PRP with/IN his/PRP$ musical/JJ efforts/NNS that/IN the/DT girl/NN had/VBD been/VBN standing/VBG beside/IN him/PRP almost/RB a/DT minute/NN before/IN he/PRP saw/VBD her./PRP With/IN a/DT sweep/NN of/IN his/PRP$ arm/NN he/PRP drew/VBD her/PRP$ down/RB on/IN the/DT tree/NN trunk/NN beside/IN him./PRP "You/PRP are/VBP mad,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod,"/NNP she/PRP protested,/VBD and/CC struggled/VBD away./RP "The/DT servants/NNS will/MD hear/VB you.""Had/JJ I/PRP known/VBN where/WRB you/PRP slept/VBD I/PRP would/MD have/VB played/VBN beneath/IN your/PRP$ window."/NN His/PRP$ gallantry/NN was/VBD slightly/RB alcoholic./. His/PRP$ hand/NN groped/VBD for/IN hers/PRP but/CC could/MD not/RB find/VB it./PRP "How/RB many/JJ servants/NNS are/VBP there/RB in/IN your/PRP$ father's/NN house?""Five,/NN thou/IN imp."He/NN drew/VBD five/CD dollars/NNS from/IN his/PRP$ pocket/NN and/CC tossed/VBD them/PRP into/IN her/PRP$ lap./NN "Give/VB each/DT of/IN them/PRP a/DT dollar/NN and/CC tell/VB them/PRP they/PRP heard/VBD nothing./DT They/PRP will/MD believe/VB you,/JJ sweet.""Thou/NNS wicked/JJ one!/JJ Deliberately/NN didst/IN thou/DT plan/NN to/TO get/VB my/PRP$ poor/JJ father/NN intoxicated.""I/IN desired/VBN that/IN he/PRP should/MD sleep/VB soundly./RP I/PRP loathe/VBD his/PRP$ Castilian/JJ habit/NN of/IN interference.""You/PRP desired/VBD to/TO speak/VB to/TO me/PRP about/IN my/PRP$ brother,"/NN she/PRP reminded/VBD him./PRP "Is/IN it/PRP something/NN you/PRP would/MD not/RB have/VB my/PRP$ father/NN know?""If/IN I/PRP have/VBP deceived/VBN you/PRP a/DT little,/JJ Josepha,/NNP forgive/VB me./PRP My/PRP$ sole/JJ desire/NN was,/VBD to/TO speak/VB to/TO you--alone.""About/NNP what,/, Don/NNP Dermod?""I/NNP wished/VBD to/TO tell/VB you/PRP that/IN I/PRP love/VBP you."She/PRP was/VBD silent./VBG Then:/DT "You/NNS are/VBP quick/JJ to/TO speak/VB of/IN love,/NN Don/NNP Dermod./NNP I/PRP know/VBP you/PRP but/CC slightly./VBD I--I--""I/NNP suppose/VBP I/PRP should/MD have/VB spoken/VBN first/RB to/TO your/PRP$ father,"/NN he/PRP retorted/VBD recklessly./NNP "Well,/IN I/PRP did/VBD not/RB because/IN I/PRP realize/VBP my/PRP$ position./NN He/PRP wishes/VBZ you/PRP to/TO marry/VB Tomas/NNP Espinosa./NNP The/DT devil/NN take/VB Tomas!/NNP A/DT nice/JJ boy/NN but--a/CC boy./VBD Look/VB at/IN me,/PRP Josepha./NNP Am/VBP I/PRP not/RB a/DT man,/NN full/JJ grown?""Among/IN my/PRP$ people,"/NNS she/PRP replied/VBD evenly,/RB "it/NN is/VBZ the/DT custom/NN to/TO speak/VB of/IN marriage/NN first./, Love/NNP comes/VBZ after--perhaps."/RB She/PRP turned/VBD searching/VBG eyes/NNS upon/IN him/PRP in/IN the/DT dim/JJ moonlight./NN "Do/IN you/PRP think/VBP me/PRP one/CD to/TO listen/VB to/TO words/NNS of/IN love--from/NN a/DT stranger--from/NN a/DT wanderer/NN who,/, however/RB pleasant/JJ his/PRP$ address/NN and/CC however/RB brave/JJ and/CC noble/JJ his/PRP$ conduct,/NN is/VBZ nevertheless/RB unknown/JJ to/TO anyone/NN here/RB in/IN California?/NNP You/PRP hold/VBP me/PRP too/RB cheap,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod./NNP You/PRP have,/VBP without/IN permission,/JJ attempted/VBN to/TO embrace/VB me./, I/PRP am/VBP sorry./RB I/PRP have/VBP perhaps/RB compromised/VBN myself/PRP by/IN meeting/VBG you/PRP here--and/CC I/PRP did/VBD not/RB come/VB to/TO talk/VB of/IN love/NN or/CC accept/VB it."/PRP She/PRP curtsied/VBD to/TO him/PRP proudly./. "Good/NNP night.""If/NN I/PRP did/VBD not/RB speak/VB of/IN marriage,/NN I/PRP assure/VBP you/PRP I/PRP had/VBD it/PRP in/IN mind,"/NN he/PRP protested./VBD "I/PRP did/VBD but/CC follow/VB the/DT custom/NN of/IN my/PRP$ people,/NNS who/WP speak/VBP first/RB of/IN love/NN and/CC then/RB arrange/VB the/DT marriage./NN But,/CC alas,/JJR I/PRP have/VBP nothing/NN to/TO offer/VB you/PRP now/RB except/IN my/PRP$ love./NN A/DT little/JJ later,/JJ when/WRB I/PRP have/VBP accu-mulated/VBN sufficient/JJ wealth/NN and/CC feel/VB that/IN I/PRP can/MD offer/VB you/PRP the/DT sort/NN of/IN home/NN all/DT women/NNS must/MD desire--""Hssh!/VB I/PRP hear/VBP someone,"/RB she/PRP interrupted./VBD Instantly/RB she/PRP was/VBD atremble,/IN panic-stricken./NN "One/NN comes./VBD I/PRP hear/VBP the/DT hoof/JJ beats/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ horse./NN You/PRP must/MD not/RB be/VB seen/VBN here,/IN Don/NNP Dermod./NNP Please/VB go--quickly."But/JJ a/DT stubbornness/NN born/VBN of/IN his/PRP$ recent/JJ endurance/NN contest/NN with/IN her/PRP$ father/NN was/VBD on/IN him./PRP "I/. never/RB undignify/VB myself/PRP by/IN an/DT undue/JJ haste,/, my/PRP$ sweet./NN I/PRP have/VBP an/DT explanation/NN to/TO make/VB and/CC little/JJ time/NN in/IN which/WDT to/TO make/VB it./PRP You/PRP have/VBP misunderstood/VBN me,/NNS Josepha--""You/. desire/NN me./PRP You/PRP think/VBP you/PRP have/VBP but/CC to/TO claim/VB me./PRP Ah,/IN I/PRP know,"/VBP she/PRP cried/VBD furiously./RB "Go!/JJ If/IN yonder/JJ rider/NN prove/VBP to/TO be/VB a/DT kinsman/NN of/IN mine/NN he/PRP will/MD assume/VB that/IN I/PRP am/VBP an/DT abandoned/VBN woman./NN There/EX will/MD be/VB trouble--bloodshed./VBN Ah,/RB please/VB go./NNP You/PRP would/MD not/RB make/VB a/DT scandal,/NN no?""I/NN will/MD go,"/VB he/PRP declared/VBD with/IN heavy/JJ finality,/NN "only/RB after/IN you/PRP have,/VBP told/VBD me/PRP that/IN you/PRP return/VB my/PRP$ love./NN That/DT and/CC one/CD little/JJ kiss,"/NN he/PRP added./VBD She/PRP fled/VBD from/IN him/PRP toward/IN the/DT house/NN around/IN the/DT corner/NN of/IN which/WDT he/PRP watched/VBD her/PRP disappear./, "Thought/NN I/PRP held/VBD her/PRP cheap,"/IN he/PRP muttered./MD "Well,/RB I'm/PRP glad/JJ she/PRP displayed/VBD a/DT womanly/NN pride./NN Adorable/JJ little/JJ aristocrat./NN Damn/JJ it,/NN I/PRP felt/VBD certain/JJ of/IN my/PRP$ ground,/NN too./VBD ./. ./. ./. Well,/NNP at/IN some/DT future/JJ time/NN I'll/. try/VB again."With/IN some/DT difficulty/NN he/PRP found/VBD his/PRP$ stirrup/NN and,/CC mounting,/NN rode/VBD at/IN a/DT walk/NN through/IN the/DT oak/NN grove/NN at/IN right/JJ angles/NNS to/TO the/DT direction/NN from/IN which/WDT a/DT horseman/NN evidently/RB was/VBD approaching./VBG In/IN the/DT deep/JJ shadow/NN under/IN a/DT giant/JJ oak/NN he/PRP pulled/VBD up/RB and/CC waited/VBD for/IN the/DT rider/NN to/TO pass/VB and/CC gain/VB the/DT hacienda./NN When/WRB the/DT man/NN had/VBD done/VBN so,/NN D'Arcy/NNP moved/VBD on/IN again,/RB circling/VBG the/DT hacienda/NN toward/IN the/DT open/JJ field/NN near/IN the/DT river,/NN where/WRB he/PRP had/VBD left/VBN his/PRP$ caravan/NN earlier/RB in/IN the/DT day./NN Presently/RB he/PRP descried/VBD its/PRP$ north-bound/JJ trail/NN in/IN the/DT tall/JJ grass/NN and/CC followed/VBD it/PRP until/IN the/DT gleam/NN of/IN a/DT distant/JJ camp-fire/NN indicated/VBD where/WRB his/PRP$ party/NN had/VBD outspanned/VBN for/IN the/DT night./NN With/IN the/DT exception/NN of/IN Bejabers/NNP Harmon,/NNP who/WP was/VBD on/IN guard,/NN the/DT company/NN was/VBD asleep/RB when/WRB he/PRP rode/VBD into/IN camp./NN "Well,/NN pardner,"/NN that/WDT worthy/JJ demanded,/NN "was/VBD the/DT evening/NN a/DT success?""Help/NN me/PRP down,/, Bejabers,/NNP or/CC I'll/NNP come/VBP in/IN a/DT grand/JJ heap.""Hurt?"/NN Bejabers/NNP leaped/VBD to/TO Pathfinder's/NNP side,/NN instantly/RB apprehensive,/VBD and/CC held/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ stout/NN arms./. "No,/'' tipsy.""Then/RB the/DT evening/NN was/VBD a/DT success,"/JJ Bejabers/NNP decided,/VBD much/RB relieved./VBN D'Arcy/NNP slid/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT saddle/NN and/CC was/VBD held/VBN until/IN he/PRP could/MD assert/VB a/DT sense/NN of/IN equilibrium./NN "Bejabers,"/IN he/PRP whispered,/MD "I'm/VB an/DT ass.""Then/NN you/PRP and/CC me/PRP are/VBP the/DT only/JJ two/CD that/WDT know/VBP it--and/CC we/PRP won't/MD admit/VB it/PRP to/TO the/DT others./NNP Where/WRB you/PRP been,/VBP son?/NN I/PRP been/VBN worried/VBN most/RBS to/TO death.""I/VB called/VBN on/IN old/JJ Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero/NNP and/CC had/VBD dinner/NN with/IN him/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ daughter./NN Wanted/VBN to/TO speak/VB privately/RB with/IN the/DT girl,/NN and/CC the/DT old/JJ man/NN played/VBD the/DT duenna./NN So/IN I/PRP got/VBD him/PRP tipsy--""You/JJ mean/NN he/PRP got/VBD you/PRP tipsy.""He/JJ has/VBZ a/DT hard/JJ head./NN And/CC I/PRP frightened/VBD the/DT girl./NN Ruined/VBN my/PRP$ chances,/NN Bejabers.""Not/IN at/IN all,"/DT his/PRP$ practical/JJ partner/NN declared./VBD "That/IN gives/VBZ you/PRP an/DT excuse/NN to/TO call/VB again--to/DT 'pologize./. Take/VB my/PRP$ arm,/NN son,/NN and/CC I'll/NNP put/VBD you/PRP to/TO bed."He/VB pulled/VBN off/RP D'Arcy's/NNP boots/NNS and/CC rolled/VBD him/PRP up/RP in/IN his/PRP$ blankets./NN THEY/NNP were/VBD on/IN the/DT road/NN again/RB at/IN daylight./NN Late/RB in/IN the/DT afternoon/NN they/PRP came/VBD to/TO a/DT wide/JJ arroyo/NN in/IN the/DT bed/NN of/IN which/WDT ran/VBD a/DT stream/NN of/IN unusual/JJ magnitude/NN for/IN this/DT season/NN of/IN the/DT year./NN Both/DT banks/NNS were/VBD so/RB high/JJ and/CC precipitous/JJ as/IN to/TO preclude/VB making/VBG a/DT pathway/NN down/IN them/PRP for/IN the/DT wagon,/NN so/IN they/PRP turned/VBD east/RB along/IN the/DT southern/JJ bank,/NN seeking/VBG a/DT low/JJ spot/NN where/WRB they/PRP might/MD cross/VB with/IN a/DT minimum/NN of/IN difficulty./NN Not/RB until/IN they/PRP were/VBD within/IN a/DT mile/NN of/IN the/DT first/JJ low/JJ foot-hills,/NN however,/, did/VBD they/PRP find/VB such/JJ a/DT spot,/NN and/CC then/RB it/PRP was/VBD too/RB late/JJ to/TO attempt/VB the/DT crossing/NN that/IN day./NN While/IN his/PRP$ men/NNS were/VBD picking/VBG down/RP the/DT low/JJ banks/NNS and/CC preparing/VBG the/DT crossing/NN next/IN morning,/NN D'Arcy/NNP took/VBD a/DT shovel/NN and/CC a/DT pan/NN and/CC announced/VBD that/IN he/PRP would/MD prospect/NN the/DT arroyo/NN a/DT little./JJ On/IN a/DT small/JJ sand-bar/NN in/IN the/DT middle/NN of/IN the/DT stream/NN he/PRP panned/VBD gravel/NN and/CC each/DT time/NN he/PRP found/VBD a/DT faint/JJ string/NN of/IN color,/NN but/CC the/DT gold/NN was/VBD very/RB fine./JJ So/IN he/PRP shoveled/VBD off/RP about/IN two/CD feet/NNS of/IN sand/NN and/CC tested/VBD several/JJ pans/NNS at/IN a/DT level/NN two/CD feet/NNS lower/JJR and/CC next/JJ to/TO the/DT bedrock./NN His/PRP$ efforts/NNS were/VBD much/RB more/JJR richly/JJ rewarded--he/NN estimated/VBD a/DT dollar's/NN worth/NN of/IN gold/NN to/TO the/DT pan--but/NN the/DT gold/NN was/VBD still/RB very/RB fine,/VB although/IN he/PRP found/VBD one/CD tiny/JJ nugget/NN as/RB large/JJ as/IN a/DT fat/JJ grain/NN of/IN wheat./DT He/PRP rejoined/VBD his/PRP$ party/NN and/CC displayed/VBD to/TO them/PRP the/DT result/NN of/IN his/PRP$ prospecting./NN Instantly/RB all/DT were/VBD tremendously/RB excited./VBN "It's/NNP nothing/NN to/TO get/VB excited/VBN about,"/IN D'Arcy/NNP assured/VBD them,/PRP "although/IN I/PRP have/VBP no/DT doubt/NN but/CC that/IN by/IN working/VBG hard/RB here/RB we/PRP could/MD pan/VB about/IN an/DT ounce/NN a/DT day/NN per/IN man./NN This/DT gold/NN is/VBZ too/RB fine,/JJ however,/, and/CC too/RB widely/RB scattered/VBN to/TO interest/NN us/PRP now,/RB in/IN view/NN of/IN the/DT story/NN it/PRP tells/VBZ me./PRP Remember,/VB I/PRP have/VBP had/VBD some/DT experience/NN of/IN placer-mining,/NN and/CC I/PRP have/VBP read/VBN considerably/RB on/IN the/DT subject./NN Farther/RB up/IN this/DT stream/NN and/CC below/IN the/DT point/NN where/WRB it/PRP crosses/VBZ a/DT prehistoric/JJ river-bed/NN which/WDT is/VBZ undoubtedly/RB gold-bearing,/JJ we/PRP should/MD find/VB gold/NN much/RB coarser/NN and/CC in/IN much/JJ greater/JJR quantities./NNP The/DT farther/RBR down/IN the/DT stream/NN the/DT gold/NN is/VBZ carried/VBN the/DT finer/NN it/PRP becomes/VBZ by/IN erosion/NN and/CC consequently/RB the/DT more/RBR widely/RB scattered/VBN and/CC difficult/JJ to/TO mine.""That's/NNS logical,"/IN the/DT Bart/NNP assented./. "We/NNP will,/MD therefore,"/EX D'Arcy/NNP informed/VBD the/DT company,/NN "follow/IN this/DT stream/NN as/IN far/RB toward/IN its/PRP$ source/NN as/IN possible,/JJ prospecting/NN it/PRP at/IN intervals/NNS until/IN we/PRP decide/VBP the/DT ground/NN is/VBZ rich/JJ enough/RB to/TO warrant/VB setting/VBG up/RP a/DT permanent/JJ camp/NN and/CC commencing/VBG mining./NN There/EX is/VBZ no/DT suitable/JJ timber/NN growing/VBG here,/RB but/CC there/EX will/MD be/VB an/DT abundance/NN of/IN pine-trees/NNS farther/RB up/RP in/IN the/DT hills./NN Indeed,/IN we/PRP can/MD see/VB timber/NN from/IN here./PRP And/CC we/PRP shall/MD need/VB timber/NN to/TO construct/VB shelter/NN against/IN the/DT winter/NN storms."Bejabers/NNS nodded./VBG In/IN his/PRP$ excursions/NNS with/IN D'Arcy/NNP among/IN the/DT diggings/NNS along/IN the/DT American/NNP River/NNP and/CC its/PRP$ forks,/NN they/PRP had/VBD noted/VBN that/IN few/JJ of/IN the/DT miners/NNS then/RB on/IN the/DT ground/NN had/VBD made/VBN any/DT 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camp-site,/NN close/NN to/TO wood/NN and/CC water/NN and/CC with/IN an/DT abundance/NN of/IN feed/NN for/IN our/PRP$ stock./NN We'll/CC resume/VB our/PRP$ march/NN in/IN the/DT morning.""Find/NN any/DT gold?"/NN McCready/IN queried./VBN D'Arcy/NNP spread/VBD a/DT tarpaulin/NN on/IN the/DT ground/NN and/CC rolled/VBD out/RB of/IN his/PRP$ buckskin/NN purse/NN at/IN least/JJS two/CD fistfuls/NNS of/IN the/DT dull/JJ yellow/JJ metal./NN His/PRP$ comrades/NNS gazed/VBD upon/IN him/PRP in/IN stunned/JJ silence;/NN then/RB ran/VBD their/PRP$ fingers/NNS through/IN it,/DT inspected/VBN it/PRP wonderingly./VBD Finally/RB Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP broke/VBD the/DT spell/NN with/IN an/DT unchurchly/JJ expletive./NN "My/IN God!"He/NNP was/VBD trembling/VBG with/IN the/DT gold/NN ague!/IN Jim/NNP Toy/NNP ran/VBD his/PRP$ fingers/NNS caressingly/RB through/IN the/DT little/JJ mound/NN of/IN metal,/NN and/CC Vilmont/NNP chattered/VBD almost/RB hysterically/RB in/IN French/JJ to/TO D'Arcy./NNP The/DT habitual/JJ stolidity/NN of/IN Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP in/IN moments/NNS of/IN stress/NN remained/VBD unbroken,/JJ however;/IN the/DT Bart's/NNP fine/NN features/NNS wore/VBD a/DT grin/NN of/IN delight/NN reminiscent/NN of/IN an/DT adolescent/NN boy/NN presented/VBD with/IN his/PRP$ first/JJ pair/NN of/IN long/JJ trousers;/NN McCready/JJ and/CC Judson/NNP were/VBD as/RB unmoved/JJ as/IN Bejabers;/NNP Francisco/NNP crossed/VBD himself/PRP and/CC gave/VBD thanks;/IN the/DT others/NNS of/IN the/DT party/NN smote/VB each/DT other/JJ across/IN the/DT shoulders/NNS or/CC solemnly/RB shook/VBD hands./JJR D'Arcy/NNP gathered/VBD up/RP the/DT gold/NN and/CC replaced/VBD it/PRP in/IN the/DT buckskin/NN bag./VBD "Tomorrow/JJ morning/NN we/PRP will/MD travel/VB upstream/RB to/TO the/DT camp-site/NN I/PRP have/VBP selected,/VBN and/CC immediately/RB set/VBN to/TO work/VB to/TO build/VB a/DT camp/NN in/IN which/WDT we/PRP can/MD winter/NN in/IN comfort./NN Not/RB until/IN we/PRP are/VBP thoroughly/RB pre-pared/JJ to/TO withstand/VB a/DT siege/NN of/IN cold/JJ and/CC hunger/NN will/MD we/PRP commence/VB mining."Early/RB the/DT following/VBG morning/NN every/DT animal/NN in/IN the/DT company,/NN including/VBG Pathfinder,/NNP was/VBD packed,/VBN The/DT Black/NNP Maria,/NNP with/IN Judson/NNP and/CC McCready/NNP to/TO guard/VB the/DT sup-plies/NNS remaining/VBG in/IN it,/PRP was/VBD left/VBN at/IN the/DT ford,/NN for/IN D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD decided/VBN the/DT vehicle/NN would/MD leave/VB too/RB easy/JJ a/DT trail/NN to/TO follow/VB in/IN the/DT bed/NN of/IN the/DT wide/JJ arroyo/NN and/CC thus/RB extend/VB an/DT invitation/NN for/IN other/JJ gold-hunters/NNS to/TO invade/VB the/DT newly/RB discovered/VBN district./NN On/IN the/DT other/JJ hand,/NN by/IN leading/VBG the/DT pack-animals/NNS through/IN the/DT shallow/NN stream/VB their/PRP$ trail/NN would/MD quickly/RB be/VB obliterated./VBN "What/RB are/VBP you/PRP going/VBG to/TO do/VB with/IN the/DT wagon/NN after/IN the/DT last/JJ of/IN our/PRP$ supplies/NNS have/VBP been/VBN packed/VBN in?"/IN Bejabers/NNP wanted/VBD to/TO know./DT "You/PRP may/MD return/VB to/TO it/PRP when/WRB opportunity/NN offers,/NN Bejabers/IN riding/VBG your/PRP$ own/JJ saddle-horse/NN and/CC leading/VBG the/DT wagon/NN team./NN You/PRP will/MD then/RB hitch/VB and/CC drive/VB back/RB to/TO the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero/NNP will/MD gladly/RB grant/VB us/PRP permission/NN to/TO leave/VB horses/NNS and/CC wagon/NN there/RB until/IN we/PRP require/VBP their/PRP$ use/NN again.""I've/NN got/VBD to/TO get/VB that/DT outfit/NN back/RB to/TO San/NNP Francisco/NNP again/RB and/CC right/RB soon./RB My/PRP$ conscience/NN troubles/NNS me/PRP no/DT little,"/JJ Bejabers/NNP reminded/VBD him./PRP "If/IN I/PRP may/MD be/VB permitted/VBN a/DT suggestion,"/NN the/DT Bart/NNP struck/VBD in,/RB "before/RB returning/VBG the/DT Black/NNP Maria/NNP to/TO the/DT city/NN it/PRP should/MD be/VB utilized/VBN to/TO 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might/MD arise./VB The/DT stock/NN was/VBD now/RB thoroughly/RB rested,/JJ and/CC on/IN the/DT rich/JJ grasses/NNS of/IN the/DT pasture/NN it/PRP had/VBD put/VBN on/IN flesh./NN Riding/VBG their/PRP$ saddle-horses/NNS and/CC leading/VBG the/DT work/NN team,/IN the/DT two/CD partners/NNS descended/VBD the/DT arroyo/NN and/CC found/VBD the/DT Black/NNP Maria/NNP where/WRB it/PRP had/VBD been/VBN hidden./VBG With/IN the/DT wheel/NN replaced/VBD and/CC the/DT wagon/NN greased,/, they/PRP hitched/VBD and/CC started/VBD south,/RB the/DT two/CD saddle-animals/NNS led/VBD behind,/IN while/IN Bejabers/NNP and/CC D'Arcy/NNP rode/VBD on/IN the/DT wagon/NN seat./NN "We'll/JJ about/RB make/VBP the/DT Guerrero/NNP hacienda/NN tonight,"/NN Bejabers/NNP announced/VBD presently./DT "I/NNS reckon/VBP we'll/JJ be/VB welcome/JJ to/TO put/VB up/RP there."D'Arcy/DT nodded./NN "We'll/RB have/VBP to/TO trade/VB Don/NNP Jos$/NNP out/IN of/IN some/DT barley/NN if/IN he/PRP has/VBZ any,/DT Bejabers./NNP Our/PRP$ stock/NN cannot/NN go/VBP through/IN the/DT winter/NN on/IN grass--particularly/JJ if,/NN as/IN I/PRP suspect,/VBP we/PRP have/VBP more/RBR or/CC less/RBR snow.""I/JJ don't/CC suppose/VB he/PRP has/VBZ any/DT barley./NN I/PRP never/RB knew/VBD one/CD of/IN them/PRP dons/VBZ to/TO bother/VB raising/VBG anything./DT They/PRP ride/VBP a/DT grass-fed/JJ horse/NN till/IN he/PRP drops/VBZ and/CC then/RB rope/NN another.""They/PRP raise/VB chilli/NNS peppers/NNS and/CC corn/NN for/IN tamales/NNS and/CC tortillas.""Well,/NN that/IN lets/VBZ 'em/PRP out/RP in/IN the/DT vegetable/NN line./NN They/PRP don't/VBP use/NN milk/NN and/CC they/PRP import/VBP their/PRP$ butter/NN and/CC cheese./NN No/DT wonder/NN their/PRP$ women/NNS all/DT look/VBP pale-complected./JJ Me,/IN I/PRP never/RB saw/VBD one/NN with/IN rosy/JJ cheeks/NNS yet.""It/RB is/VBZ not/RB considered/VBN ladylike/NN to/TO take/VB exercise.""They/NN exercise/NN by/IN flirtin'/VBG behind/IN fans,"/NNS Bejabers/IN said./VBN "They/PRP most/RBS certainly/RB know/VBP how/WRB to/TO work/VB a/DT fan./NN What/WDT sort/NN o'/IN gal/NN is/VBZ this/DT Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNP when/WRB you/PRP git/VBP close/RB to/TO her,/RP Dermod?""Wonderful.""She/NNP would/MD be,"/VB the/DT little/JJ man/NN answered/VBD without/IN interest./NN They/PRP came/VBD at/IN sunset/NN to/TO the/DT Guerrero/NNP hacienda./. As/IN they/PRP pulled/VBD into/IN the/DT oak/NN grove/NN in/IN which/WDT the/DT house/NN stood,/VBD a/DT man/NN rose/VBD from/IN the/DT porch/NN and/CC strode/VBD forth/RB to/TO meet/VB them./PRP "You/IN can't/NN beat/NN these/DT people/NNS for/IN politeness,"/NNS Bejabers/IN declared./VBN "They/PRP never/RB wait/VBP until/IN you/PRP ring/VBP the/DT front/JJ door-bell/NN and/CC ask/VB to/TO be/VB put/VBN up/RP for/IN the/DT night./NN When/WRB they/PRP see/VBP you/PRP comin'/VB they/PRP walk/VB out/RB to/TO make/VB you/PRP welcome,/VB which/WDT sure/JJ saves/VBZ the/DT visitin'/NN stranger/NN some/DT embarrassment.""This/DT is/VBZ our/PRP$ rough-and-ready/JJ young/JJ friend,/NNS Romauldo,/JJ Bejabers.""Must/NNP have/VBP got/VBN himself/PRP into/IN trouble/NN down/IN south,/RB and/CC had/VBD to/TO run/VB north/RB ag'in."From/IN a/DT distance/NN Romauldo/NNP Guerrero/NNP held/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ hand/NN in/IN the/DT gesture/NN that/WDT means/VBZ "Halt!"/NNP Bejabers/NNP pulled/VBD up/RP the/DT tired/JJ team./NN After/IN the/DT fashion/NN of/IN his/PRP$ dark/JJ blood,/NN Romauldo/NNP approached/VBD for/IN something/NN to/TO lean/VB against./RB He/PRP decided/VBD the/DT quarters/NNS of/IN the/DT off/JJ horse/NN would/MD do,/VB so/RB he/PRP rested/VBD his/PRP$ elbow/NN on/IN the/DT animal/NN and/CC with/IN his/PRP$ head/NN in/IN his/PRP$ cupped/JJ hand,/NN gazed/VBD upon/IN D'Arcy/NNP with/IN a/DT singular/JJ lack/NN of/IN enthusiasm./NN Nor/CC had/VBD he/PRP bothered/VBD to/TO raise/VB his/PRP$ hat/NN in/IN salutation./VBG "Good/JJ evening,/NN Se$or/NN Guerrero,"/IN the/DT two/CD travelers/NNS greeted/VBD him/PRP cordially./DT "It/NN is/VBZ with/IN regret/NN that/IN I/PRP find/VBP myself/PRP unable/JJ to/TO return/VB your/PRP$ greeting,/JJ Se$or/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP or/CC to/TO bid/VB you/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ companion/NN welcome/JJ to/TO my/PRP$ father's/NNS house,"/VBP the/DT young/JJ man/NN announced/VBD with/IN cold/JJ deliberation./NN "The/IN absence/NN neither/CC of/IN a/DT greeting/JJ nor/CC of/IN a/DT welcome/JJ from/IN you/PRP can/MD be/VB regarded/VBN by/IN any/DT gentleman/NN in/IN the/DT light/NN of/IN a/DT serious/JJ deprivation,"/NN the/DT exile/NN of/IN Erinretorted/NNP with/IN blunt/JJ aggressiveness./NN "And/CC yet,"/NN he/PRP added,/VBD "I/PRP had/VBD thought/VBN I/PRP had/VBD earned/VBN both/DT from/IN you./PRP It/PRP cannot/MD be/VB that/IN you/PRP are/VBP delivering/VBG to/TO me/PRP a/DT message/NN from/IN your/PRP$ father./NN He/PRP does/VBZ not/RB know/VB that/IN I/PRP approach.""I/RB speak/VBP my/PRP$ father's/NN mind./, I/PRP know/VBP his/PRP$ thoughts.""As/NNS your/PRP$ father's/NN ambassador/NN I/PRP have/VBP small/JJ faith/NN in/IN your/PRP$ veracity/NN and/CC decline/NN to/TO accept/VB your/PRP$ message.""This/'' is/VBZ an/DT insult."'/JJ Romauldo's/NNP dark/JJ face/NN was/VBD instantly/RB pale/JJ with/IN fury,/NN the/DT color/NN of/IN a/DT new-made/JJ cheese./NN "I/NN intended/VBD it/PRP as/IN such."/JJ The/DT Irishman's/NNPS lazy-lidded/JJ brown/JJ eyes/NNS narrowed./VBN "I/NNP will/MD take/VB my/PRP$ dismissal/NN from/IN the/DT master/NN of/IN this/DT hacienda/NN and/CC not/RB from/IN his/PRP$ base-born/JJ son./NN "You/PRP would/MD have/VB taken/VBN it/PRP from/IN him/PRP long/RB since/RB had/VBD we/PRP but/CC known/VBN where/WRB we/PRP might/MD find/VB you,/PRP animal.""Is/IN it/PRP possible/JJ your/PRP$ excellent/JJ father/NN deems/VBZ himself/PRP to/TO have/VB been/VBN insulted/VBN by/IN me?""Not/NN possible./, True./NNP When/WRB you/PRP were/VBD our/PRP$ guest/NN before,/IN gringo,/VBG you/PRP violated/VBD my/PRP$ father's/NN hospitality./NN In/IN this/DT grove/NN you/PRP met/VBD my/PRP$ sister--secretly./NN Thou/NNP vagabond!"Bejabers/NNS sighed/VBD deeply,/RB after/IN the/DT fashion/NN of/IN one/CD who/WP realizes/VBZ that/DT regrettable/JJ incidents,/NN which/WDT he/PRP is/VBZ powerless/JJ to/TO avoid,/VB are/VBP imminent./VBG "The/DT boy's/NNS speakin'/NN out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ turn,/NN ain't/NN he,/, Dermod?"/NNP he/PRP queried/VBD plaintively./JJ "He/NN happens/VBZ to/TO be/VB telling/VBG the/DT truth,/NN Bejabers./NNP Wonder/IN how/WRB he/PRP found/VBD out?"/RP He/PRP addressed/VBD Romauldo/NNP in/IN Spanish./NNP "Who/NNP told/VBD you/PRP this?""A/DT servant/NN of/IN our/PRP$ household/NN was/VBD a/DT witness/NN to/TO your/PRP$ perfidy.""Then,/NN if/IN this/DT servant/NN spoke/VBD the/DT truth,/NN you/PRP know/VBP that/IN your/PRP$ sister/NN came/VBD to/TO no/DT harm/NN at/IN my/PRP$ hands."/NN Romauldo,/NNP steeped/VBN in/IN the/DT tradition/NN of/IN his/PRP$ people,disdained/VBN to/TO argue/VB this/DT point./NN To/TO his/PRP$ way/NN of/IN thinking/VBG a/DT clandestine/JJ meeting/NN of/IN his/PRP$ unchaperoned/JJ sister/NN with/IN this/DT man/NN implied/VBD wantonness/NN on/IN her/PRP$ part/NN and/CC a/DT technical/JJ if/IN not/RB actual/JJ betrayal/NN of/IN her/PRP$ virtue/NN on/IN the/DT part/NN of/IN D'Arcy;/NNP and/CC in/IN the/DT face/NN of/IN that/DT astounding/JJ situation/NN no/DT considerations/NNS of/IN gratitude/NN or/CC obligation/NN to/TO the/DT offender/NN could/MD stand./VB And/CC of/IN this,/DT of/IN the/DT impossibility/NN of/IN explaining,/NN of/IN being/VBG forgiven,/IN D'Arcy/NNP was/VBD all/DT too/RB well/RB aware./JJ "Are/IN your/PRP$ father/NN and/CC sister/NN at/IN home?"/NN he/PRP asked/VBD mildly./. "They/PRP are--but/CC not/RB to/TO you."Bejabers/NNS gathered/VBN his/PRP$ reins/NNS and/CC flapped/VBD them/PRP smartly/RB along/IN the/DT backs/NNS of/IN the/DT team,/NN which/WDT instantly/RB moved/VBD forward/RB at/IN a/DT trot./NN "Let's/RB get/VB to/TO the/DT bottom/NN of/IN it,/DT son,"/NN he/PRP counseled/VBD his/PRP$ partner./NN "You/PRP won't/MD be/VB happy/JJ till/IN you/PRP do."Romauldo/VBP sprang/VBD aside,/RB reached/VBN into/IN his/PRP$ bota/NN and/CC drew/VBD a/DT long/JJ knife./NN "Gently,/IN little/JJ one,"/JJ D'Arcy/NNP called/VBD to/TO him,/PRP and/CC tapped/VBD his/PRP$ pistol/NN significantly./VBD "To/RB attack/VB me/PRP while/IN I/PRP am/VBP in/IN this/DT wagon/NN would/MD be/VB foolish."The/DT Californian/NNP ran/VBD after/IN the/DT vehicle;/NN as/IN Bejabers/NNP swung/VBD the/DT team/NN and/CC halted/VBD them/PRP in/IN front/NN of/IN the/DT entrance/NN to/TO the/DT hacienda,/NN he/PRP drew/VBD his/PRP$ pistol/NN and/CC covered/VBD Romauldo./NNP "I'll/NNP 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deeply,/NNS Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP and/CC for/IN that/IN I/PRP find/VBP it/PRP impossible/JJ to/TO entertain/VB you,/PRP even/RB in/IN the/DT face/NN of/IN my/PRP$ great/JJ obligation."D'Arcy/NN realized/VBD that/IN nothing/NN he/PRP could/MD do/VB or/CC say/VB would/MD have/VB the/DT slightest/JJS effect/NN in/IN mollifying/VBG the/DT absurd/JJ situation./NN He/PRP realized,/VBD too,/RB that/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP was/VBD suffering/VBG and/CC he/PRP had/VBD no/DT desire/NN selfishly/RB to/TO prolong/VB the/DT old/JJ man's/NNS distress./, "I/NNP will/MD depart--peaceably,"/VB he/PRP replied,/VB "if/IN first/JJ I/PRP may/MD be/VB permitted/VBN to/TO express/VB to/TO Se$orita/NNP Josepha/NNP my/PRP$ contrition/NN for/IN the/DT embarrassment/NN and/CC grief/NN I/PRP have/VBP so/RB unwittingly/RB caused/VBN her."Don/IN Jos$/NNP pondered/VBD this/DT and/CC D'Arcy/NNP saw/VBD that/IN it/PRP was/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ mind/NN to/TO refuse/VB the/DT request./NN So/RB he/PRP struck/VBD 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be/VB able/JJ to/TO stop/VB me/PRP from/IN claiming/VBG you./PRP I/PRP say/VBP to/TO you/PRP again:/RB 'I/JJ love/NN you.'"He/PRP strode/VBD to/TO the/DT wagon/NN and/CC climbed/VBD in;/IN Bejabers/NNP gathered/VBD his/PRP$ team/NN and/CC they/PRP rattled/VBD off/RP through/IN the/DT oak/NN grove/NN to/TO the/DT open/JJ country/NN beyond./VBN Far/RB out/RB into/IN the/DT grassy/JJ plain/JJ Bejabers/NNP drove,/VBD and/CC no/DT word/NN passed/VBD between/IN them./PRP Presently/RB he/PRP came/VBD to/TO a/DT watercourse/NN along/IN the/DT bed/NN of/IN which/WDT the/DT rapidly/RB drying/VBG stream/NN lay/VBD in/IN little,/RB still/RB pools./, Cattle,/NNS descending/VBG to/TO water,/NN had/VBD worn/VBN a/DT trail/NN down/IN the/DT bank,/NN so/RB Bejabers/NNP pulled/VBD up/RP and/CC said:"We'll/VBD camp/NN on/IN the/DT sand-bar/NN in/IN the/DT bed/NN of/IN this/DT stream./NN Those/DT two/CD lone/JJ sycamores/NNS have/VBP dropped/VBN a/DT lot/NN of/IN dead/JJ branches--we/NNS have/VBP wood/NN and/CC water--and/NN grass/NN for/IN the/DT team./NN We/PRP can't/MD be/VB approached/VBN except/IN in/IN the/DT open,/NN and/CC the/DT banks/NNS of/IN the/DT creek/NN afford/VB good/JJ shelter./NN I've/NN fought/VBD behind/IN worse."Silently/PRP D'Arcy/NNP helped/VBD him/PRP unhitch/VB and/CC hobble/VB the/DT horses./NN The/DT wagon/NN was/VBD left/VBN on/IN the/DT bank./NN In/IN silence/NN still/RB they/PRP made/VBD a/DT fire/NN and/CC cooked/VBD supper./VBG And/CC after/IN supper/NN Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP produced/VBD his/PRP$ little/JJ tin/NN flute/NN and/CC played/VBD until/IN the/DT honest/JJ Bejabers/NNS exploded/VBD in/IN exasperation./NN "Dang/NN it,/, pardner,/VB how/WRB can/MD you/PRP act/VB so/RB contented-like/JJ when/WRB you/PRP know/VBP that/IN sooner/RB or/CC later/RB you/PRP got/VBD to/TO kill/VB that/DT greaser/JJR half-brother/JJ o'/IN the/DT girl/NN you're/VBP in/IN love/NN with?/IN That/DT boy/NN ain't/NN human.""May/IN the/DT devil/NN take/VB him!"/PRP D'Arcy/NNP cried/VBD happily./JJR "I/JJ stand/NN aces/NNS up/RP with/IN Josepha./NNP Why/WRB should/MD I/PRP be/VB downhearted/JJ because/IN two/CD men/NNS who/WP are/VBP still/RB living/VBG in/IN the/DT fifteenth/JJ century/NN tell/VB me/PRP I'm/IN a/DT bad/JJ boy?""I/NN tell/VB you,/PRP son,/NN you'll/MD have/VB trouble/NN with/IN Romauldo./NNP And/CC he'll/CC not/RB fight/VB you/PRP in/IN the/DT open./NN I/PRP know/VBP these/DT people./NNS I/PRP know/VBP how/WRB they/PRP act/VBP under/IN certain/JJ circumstances./VBG The/DT girl/NN might/MD be/VB willin'/VBN to/TO give/VB her/PRP$ right/JJ eye/NN for/IN you,/JJ pardner,/NN but/CC if/IN you/PRP kill/VBP that/DT rascal/NN of/IN a/DT half-brother/NN of/IN hers,/PRP even/RB in/IN self-defense,/JJ she'll/NN never/RB disgrace/VB her/PRP$ people/NNS by/IN marrying/VBG you./DT You/PRP and/CC me/PRP may/MD agree/VB that/IN their/PRP$ sort/NN o'/IN pride's/NN foolish,/NN but/CC you/PRP got/VBD to/TO admit/VB they/PRP got/VBD pride.""I/NNS admit/VB nothing/NN of/IN the/DT sort./NN They/PRP have/VBP an/DT abnormal/JJ self-conceit,/NN and/CC they/PRP are/VBP not/RB very/RB intelligent."Bejabers/NNS loaded/VBN his/PRP$ pipe/NN and/CC lighted/VBD it/PRP with/IN a/DT brand/NN from/IN the/DT camp-fire./NN "I/IN reckon/VBP I'll/NNP have/VBP to/TO kill/VB the/DT young/JJ feller/NN myself,/NN to/TO save/VB you/PRP a/DT heap/NN of/IN embarrassment,"/NNS he/PRP murmured/VBD presently./NN "You/PRP done/VBD that/IN pup/NN two/CD great/JJ favors./NN Any/DT time/NN you/PRP put/VBD a/DT man/NN under/IN obligation/NN to/TO you,/VB you/PRP lose/VBP a/DT friend,/NN and/CC this/DT boy/NN Romauldo/NNP ain't/NN got/VBD no/DT moral/JJ sentiments/NNS to/TO speak/VB of./NNP The/DT Injun/NNP shows/VBZ up/RP in/IN him/PRP strong--and/. there/EX ain't/VBP none/NN o'/IN the/DT noble/JJ red/JJ man/NN about/IN these/DT here/RB California/NNP Injuns./NNP They're/NNP a/DT mighty/JJ low/JJ form/NN o'/IN human/JJ life./NN Son,/NNP I'mtellin'/NNP you,/, there/EX ain't/VBP nothin'/RB more/RBR dangerous/JJ than/IN a/DT fool."He/NN rose,/VBD searched/VBN around/IN until/IN he/PRP found/VBD two/CD large/JJ dead/JJ sycamore/NN limbs/NNS about/IN six/CD feet/NNS long,/RB and/CC brought/VBD them/PRP up/RP to/TO the/DT fire./NN Next/IN he/PRP laid/VBD them/PRP on/IN two/CD rocks,/NNS plucked/VBD dry/JJ grass/NN and/CC piled/VBN sufficient/JJ of/IN it/PRP around/IN both/DT pieces/NNS of/IN wood/NN to/TO cause/VB them,/PRP when/WRB covered/VBN by/IN a/DT blanket,/NN to/TO simulate/VB the/DT outlines/NNS of/IN sleeping/VBG men./NN "Now,/NN fool,"/NN he/PRP addressed/VBD D'Arcy,/NNP "grab/VB your/PRP$ other/JJ blanket/NN an'/NN follow/VBP me./PRP Us/PRP two're/VBP going/VBG to/TO sleep/VB in/IN the/DT tall/JJ grass/NN about/IN a/DT hundred/CD yards/NNS off/IN yonder--in/JJ the/DT direction/NN we/PRP just/RB come./VBD If/IN that/DT jackass/NN Romauldo/NNP and/CC some/DT of/IN his/PRP$ men/NNS pay/VBP us/PRP a/DT visit/NN tonight,/RB the/DT fools'll/NN come/VBN creepin'/NN up/RB on/IN our/PRP$ old/JJ trail./NN 'Tain't/. likely/JJ they'll/DT step/NN on/IN us/PRP if/IN we/PRP sleep/VBP to/TO one/CD side/NN of/IN it/PRP a/DT bit./NN They'll/RB sneak/VBP up/RP to/TO the/DT bank/NN o'/IN the/DT creek/NN and/CC in/IN the/DT moonlight/NN they'll/MD see/VB these/DT two/CD dummies./NN They/PRP won't/VBP know/VB which/WDT one/NN is/VBZ which,/, so/RB they'll/JJ play/NN safe/NN and/CC pour/VBP a/DT volley/NN into/IN both./DT That'll/NNP wake/NN us/PRP up/RB and/CC to/TO their/PRP$ great/JJ surprise/NN we'll/NN meet/VBP 'em/PRP on/IN the/DT way/NN back/RB and/CC sort/VB o'/RB argy/IN the/DT matter/NN with/IN 'em.""You're/PRP a/DT deadly/JJ little/JJ rascal,/JJ Bejabers,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP murmured/VBD approvingly./NN "But/CC you're/VB no/DT fool--and/NN I/PRP am."He/VBP helped/VBN Bejabers/NNP arrange/VB the/DT dummies/NNS in/IN the/DT posture/NN of/IN men/NNS sleeping/VBG with/IN their/PRP$ feet/NNS to/TO the/DT fire;/NN then,/, bearing/VBG their/PRP$ firearms/NNS and/CC an/DT extra/JJ blanket,/NN they/PRP walked/VBD out/IN onto/IN the/DT plain/JJ and/CC lay/VBD down/RP to/TO sleep/VB in/IN the/DT tall/JJ grass/NN about/IN fifty/CD yards/NNS off/IN their/PRP$ trail,/NN which/WDT was/VBD plainly/RB visible/JJ in/IN the/DT dry/JJ grass./NN Bejabers/IN stretched/VBN himself/PRP luxuriously/RB and/CC sighed/VBD with/IN the/DT deep/JJ contentment/NN of/IN a/DT tired/JJ man./NN "I/NNS hope/VBP you/PRP don't/VBP snore/NN or/CC cry/NN out/IN in/IN your/PRP$ sleep,/NN son,"/NN he/PRP called,/VBD and/CC was/VBD almost/RB immediately/RB asleep./. Just/RB before/IN dawn/NN the/DT two/CD were/VBD aroused/VBN by/IN the/DT re-ports/NNS of/IN four/CD rifle/NN shots,/NNS following/VBG each/DT other/JJ in/IN quick/JJ succession./NN "Single-barreled/JJ rifles,/NN son,"/NN Bejabers/IN murmured,/JJ rolling/VBG over/RB and/CC stretching/VBG himself./PRP "So/IN there's/DT at/IN least/JJS four/CD in/IN the/DT party./NN That/IN saddle/NN animal/NN o'/IN mine/NN ain't/IN anything/NN extraordinary,/RB so/IN they/PRP won't/VBD touch/NN him,/, but/CC I'm/PRP layin'/VBD you/PRP two/CD to/TO one/CD that/IN gang'll/NN have/VBP Pathfinder/NN at/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN a/DT riata/NN when/WRB they/PRP pass/VBP this/DT way/NN again./. That/DT hoss/NN just/RB can't/MD be/VB resisted./VBN Have/VBP a/DT good/JJ night's/NN rest,/NN son?""Perfect./. But/CC before/IN I/PRP finally/RB got/VBD to/TO sleep/VB I/PRP did/VBD some/DT thinking/NN and/CC decided/VBD if/IN Romauldo/NNP Guerrero/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ men/NNS raided/VBD us,/VBN to/TO permit/VB them/PRP to/TO escape.""That's/VB plumb/RB foolish,/JJ Dermod./NNP They'll/MD help/VB themselves/PRP to/TO Pathfinder/NNP as/IN sure/JJ as/IN death/NN and/CC taxes,/NN and/CC in/IN this/DT country,/NN where/WRB a/DT horse/NN may/MD mean/VB the/DT difference/NN between/IN life/NN and/CC death/NN to/TO a/DT man,/NN it's/IN the/DT best/JJS kind/NN o'/IN public/JJ service/NN to/TO bust/VB a/DT hoss-thief.""We'll/JJ bust/NN him--my/NN way."Faintly/RB to/TO their/PRP$ ears/NNS came/VBD the/DT sound/NN of/IN hoof/JJ beats/NNS ringing/VBG sharply/RB on/IN stones./NN "They're/NN crossin'/NN the/DT rocky/JJ bed/NN o'/IN that/DT little/JJ watercourse,"/NN Bejabers/IN warned/VBN D'Arcy./NNP "They/NNP waited/VBD a/DT little/JJ to/TO see/VB if/IN the/DT corpses/NNS moved./VBN Now/RB they're/DT movin'/NN across/IN the/DT creek/NN to/TO find/VB Pathfinder."/NNP He/PRP got/VBD up/RP cautiously/RB on/IN his/PRP$ hands/NNS and/CC knees/NNS until/IN his/PRP$ head/NN was/VBD on/IN a/DT level/NN with/IN the/DT grass/NN tops./, In/IN the/DT brilliant/JJ moonlight/NN it/PRP was/VBD possible/JJ to/TO see/VB moving/VBG objects/NNS a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT mile/NN distant./NN "One,/NNP two,/, three,/DT four,/JJ five,"/NNS he/PRP counted./MD "Two/RB are/VBP out/RB after/IN our/PRP$ horses/NNS and/CC three/CD more/JJR have/VBP dismounted/VBN at/IN the/DT wagon./NN They're/DT investigatin'/NN that."D'Arcy/IN chuckled./VBG "They'll/RB find/VB about/IN two/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS in/IN gold-dust/NN in/IN a/DT canvas/NN bag/NN in/IN the/DT grub/NN box,/NN Bejabers./NNP During/IN the/DT night/NN I/PRP got/VBD up,/RB went/VBD back/RB to/TO our/PRP$ camp/NN and/CC planted/VBD the/DT dust/NN there.""Bait?""Evidence.""Evidence/DT planted/VBN on/IN a/DT corpse/NN ain't/NN worth/NN a/DT hoot."/NN Bejabers/NNP was/VBD always/RB practical./VBG "To/RB be/VB effective,/RB you/PRP got/VBD to/TO find/VB it/PRP on/IN a/DT live/JJ man./NN Son,/IN it/PRP does/VBZ seem/VB to/TO me/PRP you're/JJ goin'/NN to/TO a/DT whole/JJ lot/NN o'/IN trouble/NN to/TO be/VB legal/JJ in/IN a/DT country/NN where/WRB there/EX ain't/VBP no/DT law/NN or/CC order.""I/NNS know/VBP what/WP I'm/NNP doing.""Hum-m!/JJ Mebbe./NNP Look/VB to/TO your/PRP$ weepons,/NN son./NN See/VB that/IN none/NN o'/IN the/DT percussion-caps/NNS have/VBP slipped/VBN off./RP This'll/RB be/VB close/JJ work/NN with/IN pistols.""There/NN will/MD be/VB no/DT shooting./NN Lie/VB down,/IN Bejabers,/NNP and/CC stay/VB down/RB until/IN I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP to/TO get/VB up./RP Not/RB a/DT sound/NN out/IN of/IN you,/PRP me/PRP boy.""'Tain't/NN fair,/RB Dermod,"/IN the/DT little/JJ man/NN complained./VBN "Here/RB I/PRP go/VBP to/TO work/VB and/CC set/VB a/DT trap/NN for/IN these/DT murderers/NNS to/TO walk/VB into,/IN they/PRP walk/VBP into/IN it--and/CC you/PRP got/VBD to/TO upset/VB my/PRP$ apple/NN cart.""If/NN you/PRP weren't/VBD a/DT Yankee,/NNP Bejabers,/NNP you'd/NNP have/VBP a/DT finer/JJ sense/NN of/IN humor/NN and/CC a/DT bit/NN more/RBR imagination./. You're/PRP much/RB too/RB practical.""That/JJ Romauldo/NNP boy/NN wants/VBZ killin',"/VBN Bejabers/NNP insisted,/IN "and/NNP when/WRB they/PRP ask/VBP for/IN it/PRP I'm/. in/IN favor/NN o'/IN given'/VBN it/PRP to/TO 'em--freely.""Sssh!"Again/VB the/DT sound/NN of/IN hoofs/NNS crossing/VBG the/DT watercourse,/NN a/DT confused/JJ murmur/NN of/IN voices/NNS speaking/VBG in/IN Spanish,/NNP the/DT sound/NN of/IN hoof/JJ beats/NNS again,/RB but/CC duller/RB now,/RB as/IN the/DT raiders/NNS returned/VBD through/IN the/DT grass/NN in/IN the/DT direction/NN whence/WP day/NN had/VBD come./VBN "Please!"/NNP Bejabers/NNP pleaded./VBD "Shut/NNP up!"/NNP said/VBD D'Arcy./NNP The/DT cavalcade/NN passed/VBD at/IN a/DT fast/JJ canter,/NN headed/VBD in/IN the/DT general/JJ direction/NN of/IN the/DT Guerrero/NNP hacienda;/NN D'Arcy/NNP and/CC Bejabers/NNP counted/VBD five/CD horsemen/NNS and/CC one/CD led/VBD horse./NN "Well,"/NNP Bejabers/NNP suggested/VBD finally,/RB "suppose/VB we/PRP take/VB a/DT pasear/NN over/IN to/TO our/PRP$ camp/NN and/CC see/VB how/WRB badly/RB shot/VBN up/IN our/PRP$ proxies/NNS are."In/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN each--the/DT end/NN farthest/RB from/IN the/DT dead/JJ camp-fire--they/NN found/VBD two/CD bullet/NN holes./NN "Aimed/VBN for/IN what/WP they/PRP thought/VBD were/VBD our/PRP$ heads,/NN Bejabers./NNP Two/CD holes/NNS in/IN each/DT blanket,/NN too."/RB D'Arcy/NNP removed/VBD his/PRP$ hat/NN and/CC stood/VBD uncovered/VBN above/IN the/DT dummies./NN "Alas,/IN poor/JJ Yoricks,/NNP and/CC I/PRP knew/VBD you/PRP well,"/RB he/PRP recited./VBD "Bejabers,/RB see/VB if/IN the/DT bag/NN of/IN dust/NN is/VBZ in/IN the/DT grub/NN box."Bejabers/NNS investigated/VBN and/CC reported/VBD it/PRP missing./VBD Thereupon/RB they/PRP visited/VBD the/DT hobbled/JJ horses/NNS across/IN the/DT watercourse./NN The/DT wagon/NN was/VBD there/RB and/CC the/DT team/NN and/CC Bejabers's/NNP saddle-horse/NN were/VBD quietly/RB grazing,/JJ but/CC Pathfinder/NNP was/VBD gone./VBG Subsequently/RB they/PRP found/VBD his/PRP$ hobbles/NNS beside/IN the/DT wagon/NN where/WRB someone/NN had/VBD dropped/VBN them./TO D'Arcy's/NNP saddle,/NN bridle,/NN and/CC spurs/NNS had/VBD not/RB been/VBN taken./NN "Well,/RB now/RB that/IN you've/NN spoiled/VBD my/PRP$ plan,"/NN Bejabers/NNP inquired/VBD acidly,/VBN "what's/PRP yours?""On/IN the/DT canvas/NN bag/NN that/WDT contains/VBZ our/PRP$ gold-dust/NN there/EX is/VBZ a/DT distinguishing/NN mark,/NN Bejabers./NNP There/EX was/VBD a/DT hole/NN in/IN one/CD corner/NN and/CC I/PRP sewed/VBD it/PRP up/RB securely/RB with/IN black/JJ thread./, The/DT top/NN is/VBZ closed/VBN by/IN a/DT running/VBG string/NN of/IN buckskin./NN Remember/VB the/DT description,/NN Bejabers./NNP Now,/NNP then,/, for/IN my/PRP$ plan./NN Romauldo/NNP is/VBZ a/DT gambler./NN His/PRP$ first/JJ instinct--being/NN a/DT fool--will/NN be/VB to/TO sell/VB that/DT gold-dust/NN and/CC sell/VB it/PRP cheap,/RB in/IN order/NN to/TO secure/VB money/NN with/IN which/WDT to/TO gamble./VB Therefore,/RB it/PRP is/VBZ obvious/JJ that/IN he/PRP will/MD repair,/VB in/IN a/DT day/NN or/CC two,/CD to/TO the/DT nearest/JJS market/NN for/IN gold-dust./NN A/DT trader/NN at/IN Nye's/NNP Ferry/NNP is/VBZ the/DT nearest./JJS Romauldo/NNP would/MD patronize/VB this/DT trader/NN anyhow,/RB because/IN at/IN Sutter's/NNP Fort/NNP be/VB would/MD be/VB fearful/JJ of/IN meeting/VBG some/DT of/IN those/DT men/NNS who/WP wanted/VBD to/TO hang/VB him/PRP for/IN murder/NN a/DT few/JJ months/NNS ago."D'Arcy/RB struck/VBD a/DT light/NN and/CC glanced/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ watch./NN "It/NN will/MD be/VB dawn/NN in/IN half/NN an/DT hour./NN Let/VB us/PRP breakfast/NN and/CC then/RB you/PRP mount/VBP your/PRP$ horse,/NN Bejabers,/IN and/CC ride/VB for/IN Nye's/NNS Ferry,/NNP at/IN the/DT junction/NN of/IN Feather/NNP River/NNP and/CC the/DT Sacramento./NNP Gather/NNP together/RB some/DT good/JJ men/NNS and/CC true,/NNS tell/VBP them/PRP your/PRP$ story/NN and/CC have/VB some/DT witnesses/NNS waiting/VBG to/TO nab/VB Romauldo/NNP when/WRB he/PRP rides/NNS up/RP on/IN Pathfinder/NNP and/CC offers/VBZ to/TO sell/VB our/PRP$ gold/NN to/TO the/DT trader/NN there./, Public/NNP opinion/NN will/MD then/RB take/VB care/NN of/IN Romauldo./NNP Meanwhile,/NNP I/PRP will/MD be/VB at/IN the/DT Guerrero/NNP hacienda,/NN so/IN no/DT possible/JJ blame/NN can/MD attach/VB to/TO me/PRP if/IN and/CC when/WRB the/DT unfortunate/JJ young/JJ man/NN stretches/VBZ hemp."Silently/RB Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP extended/VBD his/PRP$ calloused/JJ hand./NN "It's/IN a/DT great/JJ thing/NN to/TO have/VB a/DT college/NN education,"/NN he/PRP declared./VBD "It/PRP learns/VBZ a/DT fellow/NN how/WRB to/TO think/VB high-class/JJ thoughts/NNS with/IN a/DT polish/NN on/IN 'em."/JJ THE/DT silence/NN of/IN the/DT siesta/NN hour/NN lay/VBD upon/IN the/DT Guerrero/NNP hacienda/NN when/WRB Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP two/CD days/NNS later,/RB strolled/VBD up/RP to/TO the/DT entrance./NN On/IN his/PRP$ shoulder/NN he/PRP carried/VBD a/DT double-barreled/JJ Tower/NNP carbine,/NNS a/DT revolver/NN swung/VBD at/IN each/DT hip,/NN and/CC following/VBG the/DT fashion/NN of/IN the/DT country,/NN the/DT handle/NN of/IN a/DT bowie-knife/NN peeped/VBD from/IN its/PRP$ scabbard/NN thrust/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ right/JJ legging./NN He/PRP entered/VBD the/DT porch/NN and/CC sat/VBD down/RB on/IN a/DT bench/NN there,/, lighted/VBD his/PRP$ pipe/NN and/CC waited/VBD patiently/RB for/IN someone/NN to/TO come./RP He/PRP knew/VBD that/IN at/IN about/IN three/CD o'clock/RB the/DT members/NNS of/IN the/DT household/NN would/MD begin/VB to/TO arise/VB from/IN the/DT siesta,/NN but/CC a/DT little/JJ before/IN that/DT time/NN the/DT front/JJ door/NN opened,/, and/CC Josepha/NNP Guerrero/NNP stepped/VBD out/RP on/IN the/DT porch./NN At/IN sight/NN of/IN D'Arcy/NNP she/PRP started;/VBD with/IN both/DT little/JJ hands/NNS clasped/VBD over/IN her/PRP$ heart/NN she/PRP stared/VBD at/IN him/PRP with/IN frightened/JJ eyes./NN "You/PRP are/VBP alone,/RB Dermod?"/IN she/PRP whispered./MD He/PRP nodded/VBD complacently./NN "You/NNS are/VBP mad/JJ to/TO come,"/VB she/PRP protested./VBD "You/PRP have/VBP been/VBN permitted/VBN once/RB to/TO depart/VB in/IN peace./NN If/IN my/PRP$ father/NN or/CC Romauldo/NNP discover/VBP you/PRP have/VBP returned--""Bother/DT your/PRP$ father/NN and/CC Romauldo!/NNS I/PRP have/VBP called/VBN to/TO have/VB a/DT talk/NN with/IN Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP but/CC it/PRP is/VBZ not/RB my/PRP$ purpose/NN to/TO waste/VB words/NNS on/RP Romauldo.""Romauldo/NNP is/VBZ here,/RB Dermod./NNP You/PRP must/MD go,/VB else/RB there/EX will/MD be/VB bloodshed,"/IN she/PRP pleaded./VBD "Not/RB my/PRP$ blood,"/NN he/PRP retorted/VBD cheerfully./VBG "Please/NN be/VB good/JJ enough,/RB my/PRP$ Josepha,/NNP to/TO inform/VB your/PRP$ father/NN that/IN I/PRP am/VBP here/RB and/CC that/IN I/PRP desire/VBP an/DT audience.""On/NN what/WP subject?"/NN she/PRP queried/VBD in/IN a/DT trembling/VBG void./NN "On/IN the/DT subject/NN of/IN the/DT honor/NN of/IN his/PRP$ house,"/NN he/PRP replied/VBD sternly./RP "And/RB tell/VB your/PRP$ father/NN that/IN if/IN he/PRP declines/VBZ to/TO meet/VB me/PRP I/PRP shall/MD find/VB means/NNS to/TO force/VB a/DT discussion.""'And/NN Romauldo?""Do/NNP not/RB tell/VB him/PRP I/PRP am/VBP here,/RB if/IN you/PRP please./VBP As/RB soon/RB as/IN I/PRP have/VBP stated/VBN my/PRP$ business/NN to/TO your/PRP$ father/NN I/PRP will/MD depart."Without/VB further/JJ protest/NN the/DT girl/NN reentered/VBD the/DT house./NN Ten/CD minutes/NNS passed;/RB then/RB Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP sleepy-eyed/JJ and/CC in/IN slippers,/NN stood/VBD in/IN the/DT doorway./NN "Don/IN Dermod,"/NNP he/PRP said/VBD gravely,/NN "I/JJ regret/NN that/IN you/PRP have/VBP seen/VBN fit/NN again/RB to/TO present/VB yourself/PRP at/IN my/PRP$ house./NN It/PRP is/VBZ not/RB a/DT pleasure/NN to/TO me/PRP to/TO have/VB to/TO tell/VB you/PRP twice/RB that/IN you/PRP are/VBP not/RB welcome.""I/RB have/VB no/DT desire/NN to/TO obtrude/VB myself/PRP upon/IN you/PRP or/CC yours,/NNP Don/NNP Jos$./NNP I/PRP have/VBP called/VBN today/NN on/IN a/DT matter/NN of/IN business/NN which/WDT may/MD not/RB be/VB avoided./VBN Just/RB before/IN the/DT dawn,/NN the/DT day/NN before/IN yesterday,/NN while/IN my/PRP$ companion/NN and/CC I/PRP lay/VBD encamped/VBN in/IN the/DT plain/NN yonder,/IN your/PRP$ son/NN Romauldo,/NNS disdaining/VBG the/DT fair/JJ fight/NN I/PRP would/MD have/VB accorded/VBN him/PRP had/VBD he/PRP requested/VBD it,/, led/VBD four/CD men/NNS in/IN a/DT attack/NN upon/IN us./DT He/PRP is/VBZ under/IN the/DT impression/NN that/IN his/PRP$ men/NNS shot/VBD us/PRP as/IN we/PRP slept./VBD The/DT fool/NN does/VBZ not/RB know/VB that/IN his/PRP$ bullets/NNS penetrated,/VBD not/RB sleeping/VBG men,/NNS but/CC wooden/JJ dummies,/NN while/IN from/IN a/DT little/JJ distance/NN we/PRP two/CD watched/VBD the/DT operation./NN Your/PRP$ son/NN then/RB stole/VBD from/IN our/PRP$ wagon/NN a/DT quantity/NN of/IN coarse/JJ gold/NN in/IN a/DT canvas/NN bag./. He/PRP stole/VBD also/RB my/PRP$ horse--the/NN great/JJ animal/NN that/IN raced/VBD against/IN your/PRP$ Kitty/NNP at/IN San/NNP Juan/NNP Bautista./NNP My/PRP$ horse/NN is/VBZ now/RB in/IN your/PRP$ corral/JJ yonder."Don/NN Jos$'s/NNP face/NN was/VBD a/DT battle-ground/NN of/IN conflicting/VBG emotions,/NN in/IN which/WDT fear,/NN shame,/NN and/CC unbelief/JJ predominated./NN "If/IN your/PRP$ horse/NN is/VBZ in/IN my/PRP$ corral,/NN may/MD it/PRP not/RB be/VB thatyou/DT yourself/PRP have/VBP put/VBN him/PRP there?"/RB he/PRP managed/VBD to/TO articulate./DT "That/NN might/MD well/RB be,/VB had/VBD I/PRP any/DT interest/NN in/IN bearing/VBG false/JJ witness./, However,/RB Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP I/PRP will/MD give/VB you/PRP proof/NN of/IN the/DT truth/NN of/IN my/PRP$ charges./NN Where/WRB is/VBZ your/PRP$ son/NN at/IN this/DT moment?/NN He/PRP shall/MD be/VB his/PRP$ own/JJ witness.""He/NN takes/VBZ his/PRP$ siesta.""Awaken/JJ him/PRP and/CC inform/VB him/PRP that/IN the/DT gringo/NN D'Arcy/NNP is/VBZ without/IN and/CC demands/NNS to/TO talk/VB with/IN him./PRP Having/VBG delivered/VBN that/IN message,/NN return/NN to/TO me/PRP here./, I/PRP charge/VBP you/PRP to/TO say/VB nothing/NN further/JJ to/TO Romauldo,/NNP but/CC mark/NN well/RB his/PRP$ face/NN when/WRB you/PRP deliver/VBP the/DT message./NN Do/VBP not/RB comment/VB on/IN what/WP that/DT face/NN tells/VBZ you,/JJ however,/, but/CC return/VB to/TO me/PRP here,/, I/PRP beg/VBP of/IN you,/NNP Don/NNP Jos$."Don/NNP Jos$/NNP stared/VBD stupidly/RB for/IN a/DT moment,/NN then/RB departed/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ mission./NN When/WRB he/PRP returned/VBD with/IN Josepha,/NNP his/PRP$ face/NN was/VBD white/JJ and/CC troubled./VBN "Come/NN with/IN me,"/NNS D'Arcy/NNP commanded,/NN and/CC drew/VBD Don/NNP Jos$/NNP and/CC Josepha/NNP around/IN to/TO the/DT rear/NN of/IN the/DT house./NN Here,/RB from/IN the/DT corner,/NN they/PRP had/VBD an/DT unobstructed/JJ view/NN of/IN the/DT corrals./NN "Wait!"/NN D'Arcy/NNP cautioned/VBD father/NN and/CC daughter./NN Suddenly/RB Romauldo/NNP appeared,/VBD running/VBG from/IN the/DT hacienda/NN toward/IN the/DT corral./NN Bullet/NNP pouch/, and/CC powder-horn/NN swung/VBD across/IN his/PRP$ shoulders;/NN he/PRP carried/VBD a/DT carbine/NN in/IN his/PRP$ right/JJ hand,/NN a/DT serape/NN and/CC a/DT canvas/NN bag/NN in/IN his/PRP$ left./NN Two/CD revolvers/NNS were/VBD in/IN holsters/NNS at/IN his/PRP$ hips/NNS and/CC the/DT handle/NN of/IN his/PRP$ long/JJ knife/NN protruded/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ bota./NN He/PRP disappeared/VBD into/IN the/DT corral;/NN presently/RB he/PRP rode/VBD out./RP "God/NNP of/IN my/PRP$ soul,"/NN the/DT girl/NN murmured,/VBD "he/DT rides/NNS Pathfinder!""Your/NNP son/NN fears/NNS to/TO face/VB the/DT man/NN he/PRP thought/VBD he/PRP had/VBD murdered./VBN Take/VB my/PRP$ arm,/NN Don/NNP Jos$./NNP What/WP you/PRP have/VBP seen/VBN has/VBZ weakened/VBN you./PRP No,/RB no,/RB do/VBP not/RB call/VB to/TO him./PRP$ It/PRP is/VBZ nothing--"But/RB Don/NNP Jos$/NNP broke/VBD from/IN him/PRP and/CC shouted/VBD a/DT curse/NN upon/IN the/DT departing/VBG rider./NN "Vandal!/IN Robber!/NNP Bandit!"/NNP His/PRP$ voice/NN was/VBD hoarse,/RB a/DT furious/JJ scream./NN "Coward!/IN Go--and/NNP with/IN thee/DT my/PRP$ curse,/RP thou/IN foul/JJ one!/NNS Ho,/IN you/PRP at/IN the/DT corral/JJ yonder!/NNP To/TO horse!"He/VB started/VBN running/VBG across/IN the/DT space/NN intervening/NN between/IN the/DT hacienda/NN and/CC the/DT corral./JJ But/CC D'Arcy/NNP pursued/VBD him/PRP and/CC seized/VBD his/PRP$ arm./NN "It/NN is/VBZ useless/JJ to/TO follow/VB him/PRP now,/RB Don/NNP Jos$,"/NNP he/PRP expostulated./VBD "On/IN Pathfinder/NNP he/PRP is/VBZ safe/JJ from/IN all/DT pursuit."Don/NN Jos$/NNP commenced/VBD to/TO weep./DT "Would/NN I/PRP were/VBD standing/VBG on/IN his/PRP$ dead/JJ body/NN and/CC his/PRP$ soul/NN in/IN Heaven!"/NNP he/PRP moaned./VBZ "Ah,/RB now/RB am/VBP I/PRP indeed/RB dishonored./VBN But/CC it/PRP is/VBZ my/PRP$ right./NN It/PRP is/VBZ a/DT suffering/NN I/PRP deserve,/VBP in/IN that/IN I/PRP fathered/VBD this/DT cross-bred/JJ son./NN I,/IN a/DT Guerrero!/NNP I,/NNP whose/WP$ blood/NN is/VBZ untainted,/JJ I--I--"D'Arcy/NNP and/CC Josepha/NNP led/VBD him/PRP around/IN to/TO the/DT front/NN of/IN the/DT house,/NN where/WRB he/PRP collapsed/VBD on/IN the/DT bench/NN in/IN the/DT porch,/NN covered/VBD his/PRP$ face/NN with/IN his/PRP$ hands/NNS and/CC sobbed/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ wretchedness./NN D'Arcy's/NNP heart/NN ached/VBD for/IN him,/NN but/CC he/PRP could/MD do/VB nothing/NN to/TO comfort/VB the/DT old/JJ man/NN save/IN maintain/VBP a/DT respectful/JJ silence./NN The/DT girl/NN sat/VBD beside/IN her/PRP father,/IN her/PRP$ arms/NNS around/IN him,/IN her/PRP$ cheek/NN pressed/VBD close/RB to/TO his,/PRP$ the/DT while/NN she/PRP murmured/VBD to/TO him/PRP endearing/VBG words./DT D'Arcy/NNP observed/VBD that/IN in/IN this/DT emergency/NN she/PRP did/VBD not/RB avail/JJ herself/PRP of/IN woman's/NNS accustomed/VBN luxury/NN of/IN tears./VBG When/WRB Don/NNP Jos$/NNP in/IN a/DT measure/NN could/MD master/VB his/PRP$ emotions,/NN the/DT girl/NN summoned/VBD Patricio,/NNP who/WP assisted/VBD the/DT old/JJ man/NN to/TO his/PRP$ room,/NN leaving/VBG D'Arcy/NNP and/CC Josepha,/NNP the/DT former/JJ standing/NN with/IN his/PRP$ back/NN against/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT rough-hewn/JJ uprights,/IN the/DT girl/NN on/IN the/DT bench/NN facing/VBG him./PRP Her/PRP$ gaze,/NN as/IN she/PRP bent/VBD it/PRP upon/IN him,/PRP was/VBD curiously/RB speculative./JJ "You/PRP are/VBP a/DT strange/JJ man,/NN Don/NNP Dermod,"/NNP she/PRP murmured/VBD presently./NN "You/PRP travel/VBP in/IN circles,/NN like/IN a/DT coyote,and,/NN I/PRP think,/VBP like/IN the/DT coyote,/NN you/PRP are/VBP very/RB cunning./JJ Unlike/IN the/DT coyote,/JJ however,/, you/PRP are/VBP very/RB brave;/JJ and/CC because/IN that/DT is/VBZ so/RB I/PRP am/VBP puzzled/VBN to/TO understand/VB your/PRP$ conduct/NN this/DT day.""Romauldo/NN owes/VBZ his/PRP$ life/NN twice/RB to/TO me."/VB D'Arcy's/NNP tones/NNS were/VBD hard./JJR "Even/RB after/IN he/PRP had/VBD confessed/VBN to/TO me/PRP that/IN he/PRP had/VBD suborned/VBN murder,/NN I/PRP saved/VBD him/PRP from/IN those/DT who/WP would/MD have/VB hanged/VBN him--and/CC justly/RB so./'' This/DT I/PRP did/VBD for/IN your/PRP$ sake,/NN because/IN I/PRP love/VBP you."She/PRP inclined/VBN her/PRP head/NN a/DT very/RB little./JJ "By/NN that/IN I/PRP am/VBP deeply/RB complimented,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod./NNP And/CC I/PRP am/VBP far/RB from/IN ungrateful.""Romauldo,/JJ on/IN the/DT contrary,/NN is/VBZ far/RB from/IN grateful./NN An/DT attempted/VBN assassination/NN has/VBZ been/VBN my/PRP$ reward,/NN and/CC when/WRB he/PRP thought/VBD he/PRP had/VBD succeeded/VBN in/IN assassinating/VBG me,/NNS he/PRP stole/VBD my/PRP$ horse/NN and/CC my/PRP$ gold./NN For/IN these/DT crimes/NNS I/PRP desired/VBD to/TO convict/VB him/PRP in/IN the/DT eyes/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ people,/NNS that/IN he/PRP might/MD thereafter/RB cease/VB from/IN worrying/VBG them.""You/PRP have/VBP broken/VBN my/PRP$ poor/JJ father's/NN proud/JJ heart.""Time/NN will/MD mend/VB it,"/IN he/PRP replied/VBD unsympathetically./. "I/PRP am/VBP content/JJ not/RB to/TO have/VB broken/VBN yours.""I/PRP think/VBP you/PRP might/MD have/VB spared/VBN my/PRP$ poor/JJ father./NN If,/IN when/WRB I/PRP met/VBD you/PRP first/RB today,/RB you/PRP had/VBD explained/VBN your/PRP$ errand/NN to/TO me,/VB I/PRP would/MD have/VB recovered/VBN for/IN you/PRP your/PRP$ gold/NN and/CC your/PRP$ horse,/NN and/CC my/PRP$ father/NN would/MD have/VB been/VBN none/NN the/DT wiser./NN It/PRP is/VBZ well/RB to/TO respect/VB the/DT feelings/NNS of/IN the/DT aged."He/NN grinned/VBD with/IN a/DT diabolical/JJ nonchalance./JJ "It/NN was/VBD necessary/JJ to/TO get/VB rid/JJ of/IN that/DT saddle-colored/JJ young/JJ scoundrel./VBP He/PRP would/MD be/VB a/DT great/JJ nuisance/NN to/TO us/PRP when/WRB we/PRP are/VBP married.""Thou/VBN bold/JJ one!/IN I/PRP have/VBP not/RB said/VBN that/IN I/PRP will/MD marry/VB thee./DT Is/VBZ this/DT not/RB an/DT impertinence?""Perhaps./. But/CC I/PRP do/VBP not/RB care./VB Your/PRP$ father/NN is/VBZ foolishly/RB opposed/VBN to/TO my/PRP$ suit,/NN so--it/NN seemed/VBD well/RB to/TO put/VB himunder/PRP obligation/NN to/TO me./POS I/PRP could/MD have/VB killed/VBN his/PRP$ son/NN as/IN he/PRP rode/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT corral/NN on/IN Pathfinder./NNP And/CC you/PRP saw/VBD the/DT bag/NN of/IN gold/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hand,/NN did/VBD you/PRP not?/RB Well,/RB when/WRB your/PRP$ father's/NN shame/NN and/CC grief/NN have/VBP abated,/RB he/PRP will/MD realize/VB perhaps/RB that/IN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB set/VB so/RB great/JJ a/DT store/NN upon/IN worldly/RB possessions/NNS as/IN most/RBS gringos./VBD Perhaps,/NNP too,/, I/PRP will/MD then/RB be/VB made/VBN welcome/JJ at/IN this/DT hacienda?"She/NN evaded/VBD an/DT answer/NN to/TO this./DT "This/DT friend/NN who/WP accompanied/VBD you?"/IN she/PRP queried./VBZ "Where/RB is/VBZ he?""At/JJ Nye's/NNS Ferry/NNP now,/, I/PRP imagine."For/IN a/DT minute/NN she/PRP pondered/VBD his/PRP$ answer,/NN her/PRP gaze/NN upon/IN her/PRP$ hands/NNS entwined/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ lap./NN When/WRB she/PRP raised/VBD her/PRP$ eyes/NNS to/TO his/PRP$ again/RB he/PRP saw/VBD in/IN them/PRP a/DT smoldering/VBG fire./NN "Yes,/IN you/PRP are/VBP cunning,/JJ like/IN the/DT coyote,"/NN she/PRP said/VBD in/IN even,/NN precise/JJ tones./NN "You/PRP are/VBP clever/JJ at/IN hiding/VBG your/PRP$ trail./'' But/CC I/PRP have/VBP found/VBN it!/IN You/PRP think,/VBP because/IN I/PRP am/VBP a/DT woman,/NN I/PRP am/VBP a/DT fool,/NN that/IN I/PRP possess/VBP a/DT head/NN I/PRP cannot/MD use./JJS I/PRP know/VBP now/RB why/WRB you/PRP disdained/VBD to/TO arrest/VB Romauldo/NNP and/CC force/VB the/DT surrender/NN of/IN your/PRP$ gold/NN and/CC your/PRP$ horse;/NN I/PRP know/VBP why/WRB you/PRP preferred/VBD to/TO frighten/VB him/PRP into/IN flight./VBG Your/PRP$ gold/NN in/IN his/PRP$ possession/NN is/VBZ his/PRP$ death-warrant,/NN and/CC your/PRP$ horse/NN does/VBZ but/CC bear/VB him/PRP to/TO the/DT justice/NN of/IN men,/NNS a/DT dumb/JJ witness/NN against/IN him./PRP Romauldo/IN rides/NNS south,/RB but/CC your/PRP$ friend/NN has/VBZ already/RB ridden/VBN before/IN him/PRP to/TO intercept/VB my/PRP$ brother/NN at/IN the/DT Yuba./NNP There/EX will/MD be/VB other/JJ gringos/NNS to/TO help,/VB I/PRP dare/MD say./VB Ah,/RB how/WRB truly/RB did/VBD you/PRP speak/VB when/WRB you/PRP said/VBD you/PRP knew/VBD the/DT ways/NNS of/IN fools!/JJ You/PRP would/MD not/RB kill/VB Romauldo/NNP a/DT little/JJ while/NN ago,/RB as/IN was/VBD your/PRP$ right./NN Ah,/IN yes,/NN I/PRP realize/VBP he/PRP is/VBZ a/DT vagabond,/NN destined/VBN for/IN an/DT evil/JJ end./VBN But/CC your/PRP$ cool,/JJ calculating/NN planning/NN that/IN his/PRP$ blood/NN might/MD not/RB appear/VB to/TO be/VB on/IN your/PRP$ hands--that/NN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB like./VB "There/RB is/VBZ in/IN you,/NNP Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP much/RB to/TO admire,/VB but/CC there/EX is/VBZ also/RB a/DT streak/NN of/IN guile./NN You/PRP can/MD be/VB underhanded./VBN You/PRP are/VBP too/RB cunning,/RB too/RB prudent,/VB too/RB sureof/JJ yourself./. Know/VB this,/DT Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy--I/NNP do/VBP not/RB love/VB you/PRP and/CC I/PRP never/RB shall./MD I/PRP should/MD always/RB be/VB afraid/JJ of/IN you./PRP Please/VB go/VB now/RB and/CC do/VBP not/RB return."Abruptly/VB she/PRP rose/VBD and/CC entered/VBD the/DT hacienda./NN He/PRP leaped/VBD to/TO intercept/VB her/PRP$ departure,/NN but/CC the/DT door/NN slammed/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ face;/NN he/PRP heard/VBD the/DT heavy/JJ bolt/NN shot/VBD from/IN the/DT inside./NN "If/IN she'd/NN only/RB permitted/VBD me/PRP to/TO continue!"/VB he/PRP growled./VBN "Well,/IN no/DT matter./NN I'll/RB give/VB that/DT colleen/NN more/JJR time/NN to/TO think/VB it/PRP over./RP By/IN my/PRP$ faith,/NN she/PRP has/VBZ a/DT head/NN and/CC knows/VBZ how/WRB to/TO use/VB it;/PRP so/RB perhaps/RB some/DT day/NN it/PRP may/MD occur/VB to/TO her/PRP$ that/WDT for/IN all/DT my/PRP$ cunning,/RP for/IN all/DT my/PRP$ guile/NN in/IN tricking/VBG Romauldo/NNP into/IN the/DT hands/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ executioners,/NN I/PRP elected/VBD nevertheless/RB to/TO give/VB him/PRP a/DT sporting/JJ chance/NN to/TO escape,/VB by/IN mounting/VBG him/PRP on/IN the/DT fleetest/NN and/CC most/RBS enduring/JJ horse/NN in/IN California!/NNP I've/NN given/VBN him/PRP even/RB odds/NNS with/IN the/DT devil,/NN and/CC 'tis/PRP well/RB she/PRP knows/VBZ her/PRP$ brother/NN was/VBD not/RB entitled/VBN to/TO those/DT decent/JJ odds."He/JJ strode/VBD away/RB across/IN the/DT plain/NN back/RB to/TO his/PRP$ camp./NN Toward/NNP evening/NN a/DT vaquero/NN from/IN the/DT Guerrero/NNP rancho/NN rode/VBD out/RP to/TO him,/VB a/DT led/VBN horse/NN trotting/NN behind./, The/DT man/NN lifted/VBD his/PRP$ hat,/NN dismounted/VBD and/CC advanced,/VBD leading/VBG the/DT black/JJ mare/NN Kitty./NNP "It/NNP has/VBZ been/VBN observed/VBN by/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ daughter/NN that/IN the/DT se$or/NN is/VBZ without/IN a/DT horse/NN to/TO take/VB him/PRP whither/IN he/PRP goes,"/VBZ he/PRP announced/VBD coldly./VBG Se$orita/NNP Josepha/NNP desires/VBZ that/IN Don/NNP Dermod/NNP should/MD accept/VB this/DT mare/NN from/IN her.""With/IN her/PRP$ compliments?"/NN D'Arcy/NNP countered/VBD banteringly./NN "The/IN se$orita/NN did/VBD not/RB say."D'Arcy/NN tied/VBD the/DT black/JJ mare/NN to/TO the/DT tail-gate/NN of/IN the/DT wagon./NN Then/RB he/PRP loaded/VBD the/DT wagon,/NN rounded/VBD up/RP the/DT team,/NN hitched/VBD and/CC resumed/VBD the/DT journey/NN toward/IN Nye's/NNS Ferry./NNP He/PRP reached/VBD the/DT store/NN of/IN the/DT trader/NN Ducroixat/IN sunset/NN the/DT following/VBG day/NN and/CC found/VBD Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP seated/VBN on/IN an/DT empty/JJ crate/NN on/IN the/DT shady/JJ side/NN of/IN the/DT big/JJ log/NN building./NN At/IN a/DT little/JJ distance,/NN under/IN a/DT spreading/VBG valley/NN oak/NN and/CC tied/VBN to/TO one/CD of/IN the/DT stout/NN lower/JJR branches,/NN Pathfinder/NN stood,/VBD whisking/VBG flies/NNS from/IN his/PRP$ satiny/JJ hide./. As/IN D'Arcy/NNP noted/VBD this/DT evidence/NN of/IN the/DT success/NN of/IN his/PRP$ little/JJ scheme,/NN a/DT pleased/JJ grin/NN overspread/VBD his/PRP$ countenance./NN But/CC Bejabers/NNP gave/VBD him/PRP no/DT answering/NN smile./VBD "Well,/RB Bejabers,/NNP lad,"/VBD he/PRP hailed/VBD the/DT little/JJ man,/NN "the/IN scheme/NN worked,/NN did/VBD it/PRP not?/RB Tell/VB me/PRP about/IN it.""Got/RB the/DT horse/NN and/CC the/DT gold/NN all/DT right,/JJ but/CC the/DT wrong/JJ man/NN was/VBD on/IN the/DT horse!""The/NN devil/NN you/PRP say!/VBP Who,/JJ pray?""Just/RB a/DT plain,/NN lowly,/NN half-Indian/JJ vaquero,/NN name/NN o'/IN Santiago/NNP Otero./NNP One/CD of/IN Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP peones./, He/PRP says/VBZ him/PRP and/CC four/CD others/NNS was/VBD workin'/NN cattle/NNS about/IN three/CD leagues/NNS south/RB o'/IN the/DT hacienda/NN when/WRB Romauldo/NNP come/VBP pelting/VBG by/IN on/IN Pathfinder/NNP an'/NN ordered/VBD him/PRP to/TO accompany/VB him/PRP to/TO Nye's/NNP Ferry./NNP So/RB he/PRP done/VBN it,/PRP never/RB havin'/VBD disobeyed/VBN an/DT order/NN from/IN his/PRP$ boss/NN or/CC his/PRP$ boss's/NNS son./VBD About/IN a/DT mile/NN from/IN here/RB this/DT misfortunate/NN greaser/NN explains/VBZ they/PRP halt/VBP and/CC exchange/NN hosses;/NN then/RB Romauldo/NNP gives/VBZ him/PRP the/DT bag/NN o'/IN gold/NN an'/NN tells/VBZ him/PRP to/TO come/VB to/TO Ducroix's/NNP store,/NNS sell/VBP it/PRP to/TO the/DT best/JJS possible/JJ advantage/NN an'/NN bring/VBP him/PRP back/RB the/DT money.""The/NN foxy/NN divil./. He/PRP played/VBD safe/JJ and/CC took/VBD no/DT chance/NN of/IN being/VBG trapped./VBN Well,/IN what/WP happened?""This/VBZ greaser's/JJ story/NN seemed/VBD reasonable/JJ enough/RB to/TO the/DT miners'/NNS jury,/VBD Dermod,/NNP so/IN I/PRP told/VBD him--I/PRP was/VBD the/DT only/JJ one/NN who/WP could/MD talk/VB Spanish--that/JJ we'd/NN let/VB him/PRP go/VB if/IN he/PRP told/VBD me/PRP where/WRB Romauldo/NNP was/VBD waitin'/NN for/IN him./PRP But/CC he/PRP wouldn't/MD do/VB that./DT So/IN the/DT jury/NN gives/VBZ him/PRP ten/CD minutes/NNS to/TO think/VB it/PRP over/RP or/CC swing,/VB but/CC he/PRP says/VBZ he'll/JJ die/NN before/IN he/PRP betrays/VBZ his/PRP$ master./NN Consequently/RB the/DT jury/NN finds/VBZ him/PRP guilty/JJ of/IN being/VBG an/DT accessory/NN after/IN the/DT factan'/NN mebbe/NN before/IN it./PRP We/PRP put/VBD him/PRP on/IN Pathfinder/NNP bareback,/NN loop/NN a/DT riata/NN around/IN his/PRP$ neck/NN an'/NN tie/VB the/DT other/JJ end/NN to/TO a/DT limb./NN Still/RB he/PRP stands/VBZ pat--so/NN we/PRP run/VBP Pathfinder/NNP out/RP from/IN under/IN him/PRP an'/IN he/PRP died./VBD Lord/NNP knows/VBZ I/PRP tried/VBD to/TO save/VB the/DT sucker's/NNS life,/NN but/CC he/PRP just/RB wouldn't/MD have/VB it/PRP nohow.""Did/VBD you/PRP look/VB for/IN Romauldo?""Sure./NNP After/IN we'd/PRP hung/VBD the/DT vaquero/NN a/DT dozen/NN of/IN us/PRP mounted/VBD up/RP an'/NN rode/VBD down/IN the/DT north/NN bank/NN o'/IN the/DT Feather/NNP toward/IN the/DT Sacramento./NNP We/PRP was/VBD strung/VBG out/RP for/IN a/DT mile/NN an'/NN I/PRP was/VBD ridin'/VBN Pathfinder./NNP The/DT hoss/NN was/VBD pretty/RB tired,/JJ but/CC even/RB at/IN that/WDT I/PRP figured/VBD to/TO run/VB Romauldo/NNP down/IN with/IN him./PRP And/CC it/PRP was/VBD my/PRP$ luck/NN to/TO jump/VB Romauldo./NNP He/PRP headed/VBD west/RB for/IN the/DT Sacramento,/NNP with/IN a/DT good/JJ mustang/NN under/IN him/PRP an'/RB mebbe/VBD a/DT two-hundred-yard/JJ start,/NN with/IN less'n/NN half/NN a/DT mile/NN to/TO go/VB to/TO reach/VB the/DT Sacramento./NNP Even/RB at/IN that/IN I/PRP got/VBD close/RB enough/RB to/TO empty/VB my/PRP$ pistol/NN at/IN him./PRP$ I/PRP hit/VBD his/PRP$ horse/NN twice/RB but/CC couldn't/MD stop/VB him./PRP And/CC I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP hit/VBD Romauldo/NNP because/IN he/PRP was/VBD swayin'/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ saddle/NN as/IN his/PRP$ horse/NN slid/VBD down/IN the/DT riverbank/NN an'/NN took/VBD to/TO the/DT water/NN like/IN a/DT deer.""You/NNS took/VBD after/IN him,/NN of/IN course.""I/NN did/VBD not./DT Pathfinder/NN was/VBD wet/JJ enough/RB already/RB from/IN his/PRP$ long/JJ run./NN I/PRP got/VBD more/RBR sense/NN than/IN to/TO swim/VB a/DT valuable/JJ hoss/NN across/IN a/DT river/NN when/WRB he's/PRP$ all/PDT het/VB up./NNP I/PRP didn't/VBD want/VB to/TO founder/NN your/PRP$ horse,/NN pardner.""And/RB right/RB you/PRP were,/VBD Bejabers./NNP Pathfinder/NNP is/VBZ worth/JJ a/DT regiment/NN of/IN Romauldos./NNP But/CC I'm/NNP sorry/JJ you/PRP hanged/VBD the/DT vaquero.""I/NN done/VBN my/PRP$ best/JJS for/IN the/DT feller,/NN but/CC the/DT vote/NN was/VBD eleven/CD to/TO one/CD ag'in/IN me./PRP He/PRP died/VBD acursin'/NN us/PRP all."D'Arcy/RB sighed,/RB climbed/VBD down/RB from/IN the/DT wagon/NN seat/NN and/CC examined/VBD his/PRP$ horse./NN Pathfinder/NN appeared/VBD none/NN the/DT worse/JJR for/IN his/PRP$ recent/JJ hard/JJ treatment,/NN so/IN his/PRP$ master/NN rejoined/VBD Bejabers./NNP "Has/NNP Ducroix/NNP any/DT provisions?"/NN he/PRP queried./VBZ Bejabers/NNP nodded./, "A/DT river/NN schooner/NN got/VBD in/IN from/IN San/NNP Francisco/NNP last/JJ night,/NN and/CC I/PRP bought/VBD a/DT thousand/CD pounds/NNS o'/IN spuds,/VBN two/CD hundred/CD pounds/NNS o'/IN dried/VBN apples,/NNS a/DT box/NN o'/IN lemons,/NN five/CD hundred/CD pounds/NNS o'/IN dried/VBN peas/NNS and/CC beans/NNS an'/IN a/DT smear/NN o'/IN sow-belly,/NN a/DT hundred/CD pounds/NNS o'/IN coffee/NN an'/NN a/DT dozen/NN bags/NNS o'/IN flour,/NN with/IN a/DT lot/NN o'/IN bakin'/NN powder,/NN salt,/NN pepper,/NN dried/VBD onions,/NNS terbacca/NNS an'/IN a/DT case/NN o'/IN French/JJ champagne./NN I've/NN spent/VBD more'n/JJR four/CD thousand/CD dollars,/NNS but/CC I/PRP thought/VBD I'd/NNP best/JJS get/VBP the/DT grub/NN before/IN the/DT rush/NN started./VBN There's/IN a/DT feller/NN here/RB with/IN twenty/CD pack-mules,/JJ aimin'/NN to/TO start/VB a/DT freightin'/NN business,/NN an'/NN I've/NN engaged/VBD him/PRP to/TO freight/VB the/DT grub/NN in/IN for/IN us./NNP This/DT here/RB black/JJ Maria/NNP theft's/VBG on/IN my/PRP$ conscience,/NN so/RB I'm/IN goin'/NN to/TO take/VB the/DT team/NN an'/RB drive/VBP to/TO San/NNP Francisco/NNP while/IN you/PRP go/VB on/IN back/RB to/TO Happy/NNP Camp/NNP with/IN the/DT grub./NNP I'll/NNP get/VBP the/DT Bart's/NNP fixin's/NNS in/IN Frisco.""You're/NNP the/DT prop/NN of/IN my/PRP$ declining/VBG years,/NN you/PRP little/RB leprechawn,"/JJ D'Arcy/NNP assured/VBD him/PRP affectionately./VBG "Why/IN the/DT French/JJ champagne?""Christmas/NN is/VBZ comin'."Bejabers/NNS directed/VBN him/PRP to/TO a/DT feed/NN corral,/NN where/WRB they/PRP unhitched/VBD and/CC put/VBD up/RP the/DT team./NN Then,/DT returning/VBG to/TO Ducroix's/NNP store,/NN they/PRP weighed/VBD their/PRP$ gold-dust/NN and/CC exchanged/VBD forty-two/CD hundred/CD dollars'/NNS worth/JJ of/IN it,/VBN at/IN the/DT rate/NN of/IN fifteen/CD dollars/NNS an/DT ounce,/NN for/IN supplies/NNS which,/WDT under/IN normal/JJ conditions,/NN could/MD have/VB been/VBN purchased/VBN for/IN not/RB more/JJR than/IN one-tenth/JJ of/IN that/DT sum./NN The/DT adroit/NN Ducroix,/NNP sensing/VBG their/PRP$ great/JJ need/NN for/IN a/DT liberal/JJ supply,/NN had/VBD cut/VBN the/DT rate/NN of/IN exchange/NN one/CD dollar/NN per/IN ounce./NN "When/RB the/DT miners/NNS on/IN the/DT Yuba/NNP hear/VBP Ducroix/NNP has/VBZ sold/VBN so/RB much/RB to/TO one/CD man,/NN they'll/MD about/RB mob/NN him,"/NN Bejabers/IN exulted./VBN "They/PRP have/VBP a/DT notion/NN hereabouts/VBZ that/IN when/WRB the/DT grub/NN supply/NN is/VBZ low/JJ folks/NNS ought/MD to/TO divvy/VB up/RP with/IN each/DT other.""The/JJ wish/NN is/VBZ father/NN to/TO the/DT thought,/NNS Bejabers./NNP Where/WRB is/VBZ your/PRP$ freighter/NN man/NN with/IN his/PRP$ pack-mules?/NN Hustle/VB him/PRP around/IN here,/PRP and/CC we'll/VB load/NN this/DT plunder/NN and/CC get/VB out/IN of/IN town/NN before/IN Ducroix's/NNP disappointed/VBD customers/NNS have/VBP an/DT opportunity/NN to/TO work/VB up/RP public/JJ sentiment/NN against/IN us/PRP on/IN the/DT ground/NN that/IN we're/NN a/DT pair/NN of/IN greedy/JJ monopolists."By/NN noon/NN the/DT supplies/NNS were/VBD packed/VBN and/CC the/DT convoy/NN started./VBN D'Arcy/NNP gave/VBD Bejabers/NNP the/DT gold-dust/NN remaining/VBG on/IN hand,/NN to/TO finance/VB him/PRP on/IN his/PRP$ journey/NN to/TO San/NNP Francisco/NNP and/CC return./NNP After/IN taking/VBG an/DT affectionate/JJ farewell/NN of/IN each/DT other,/JJ D'Arcy/NNP mounted/VBD Pathfinder/NN and/CC rode/VBD out/RP with/IN the/DT pack/NN master/NN and/CC his/PRP$ Indian/JJ aids/NNS for/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP Later/RB in/IN the/DT day,/NN when/WRB Alvah/NNP Cannon,/NNP with/IN half/PDT a/DT dozen/NN companions,/NN rode/VBD into/IN Nye's/NNP Ferry/NNP and/CC descended/VBD upon/IN Ducroix/NNP to/TO purchase/VB food,/NN they/PRP found/VBD the/DT Frenchman/NNP bending/VBG over/IN a/DT barrel-head,/NN upon/IN which/WDT he/PRP bad/RB spread/VBD a/DT piece/NN of/IN canvas./VBG In/IN the/DT center/NN of/IN the/DT canvas/NN was/VBD the/DT heap/NN of/IN coarse/JJ gold/NN he/PRP had/VBD accepted/VBN in/IN payment/NN from/IN D'Arcy/NNP and/CC Bejabers/NNP Harmon./NNP "Where'd/NNP that/IN color/NN come/VBN from?"/IN Alvah/NNP Cannon/NNP demanded./VBD "'Tain't/RB gold/NN from/IN this/DT locality./NN Hanged/CC if/IN it/PRP ain't/VBD the/DT lumpiest/JJS gold/NN I/PRP ever/RB did/VBD see./. Why,/NNP them/PRP fellers/NNS must/MD be/VB takin'/VBN out/RP as/RB high/JJ as/IN five/CD hundred/CD dollars/NNS a/DT day/NN each./DT Who/WP turned/VBD that/DT stuff/NN in,/IN mister?"Ducroix/NN replied,/NN truthfully,/NN that/IN he/PRP did/VBD not/RB know/VB the/DT man's/NNS name,/, but/CC that/IN the/DT lucky/JJ devil/NN had/VBD departed/VBN with/IN a/DT pack-train/NN of/IN supplies,/NN bound/VBN for/IN his/PRP$ claim./NN "Which/IN way/NN did/VBD he/PRP head?"/VB Cannon/NNP asked./. "North,"/'' Ducroix/NNP answered./DT He/PRP swept/VBD the/DT gold/NN into/IN a/DT bag/NN and/CC tucked/VBD it/PRP in/IN an/DT iron/NN box./NN "How's/NNS chances/NNS for/IN a/DT grub-stake,/JJ Ducroix?"/NNP Cannon/NNP leered/VBD across/IN at/IN the/DT trader/NN with/IN an/DT apologetic/JJ sag/NN to/TO his/PRP$ big/JJ loose/JJ mouth./NN "Impossible!"/NN There/RB was/VBD hopeless/JJ finality/NN in/IN the/DT trader's/NN reply./VBD Cannon/NNP did/VBD not/RB press/VB the/DT argument./NN He/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ companions/NNS clumped/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT log/NN store/NN and/CC congregated/VBD in/IN front./DT "Ducroix/NNP says/VBZ the/DT feller/NN headed/VBD north./DT We/PRP could/MD easy/RB overtake/VB him/PRP an'/RB follow/VB him/PRP until/IN we/PRP located/VBD his/PRP$ claim,"/NN Cannon/NNP suggested./VBD "Can't/JJ travel/NN on/IN an/DT empty/JJ belly,/NN Cannon,""There's/NNP plenty/NN inside--if/NN we/PRP got/VBD the/DT guts/NNS to/TO help/VB ourselves.""Well,/IN I/PRP reckon/VBP we/PRP got/VBD the/DT guts,"/NN another/DT man/NN spoke/VBD up./PDT That/DT night/NN Ducroix,/NNP asleep/RB in/IN a/DT room/NN back/RB of/IN his/PRP$ trading-post,/NN was/VBD struck/VBN on/IN the/DT head/NN with/IN a/DT club./NN About/IN ten/CD o'clock/RB the/DT following/VBG morning/NN some/DT miners/NNS from/IN up/IN the/DT Yuba/NNP hammered/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ door/NN and,/CC receiving/VBG no/DT response,/NN decided/VBD something/NN must/MD have/VB happened/VBN to/TO him./PRP So/RB they/PRP broke/VBD in/IN the/DT door/NN and/CC found/VBD the/DT Frenchman/NNP dead/JJ in/IN bed,/CD his/PRP$ skull/NN crushed/VBN in/IN and/CC a/DT bloody/JJ pick-handle,/NN taken/VBN from/IN the/DT store/NN stock,/NN lying/VBG on/IN the/DT floor/NN beside/IN him./PRP The/DT heavy/JJ iron/NN box/NN in/IN which/WDT it/PRP was/VBD known/VBN Ducroix/NNP kept/VBD his/PRP$ gold-dust,/NN had/VBD been/VBN pried/VBN open/JJ with/IN a/DT crowbar/NN and/CC was/VBD empty./VBG Any/DT novice/NN at/IN woodcraft/NN would/MD have/VB had/VBD no/DT difficulty/NN following/VBG the/DT trail/NN of/IN D'Arcy's/NNP hired/VBD pack-train/NN as/IN it/PRP wound/VBD north/RB to/TO Happy/NNP Camp--and/NNP Alvah/NNP Cannon/NNP was/VBD far/RB from/IN being/VBG a/DT novice./NN He/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ companions/NNS caught/VBD up/RP with/IN it/PRP as/IN the/DT train/NN outspanned/VBD for/IN the/DT noon-day/JJ meal/NN the/DT second/JJ day/NN out/IN from/IN Nye's/NNP Ferry./NNP The/DT muleteers/NNS were/VBD barbecuing/VBG the/DT ribs/NNS and/CC loins/NNS of/IN a/DT deer/JJ shot/NN for/IN the/DT purpose/NN that/IN morning,/NN when/WRB Cannon/NNP rode/VBD confidently/RB up/IN to/TO the/DT fire/NN and/CC addressed/VBD himself/PRP to/TO the/DT pack/NN master/NN with/IN feigned/JJ heartiness./NN "You/PRP fellers/VBD seem/VB to/TO be/VB expectin'/VBN company,/VBN if/IN a/DT man/NN can/MD jedge/VB by/IN the/DT size/NN o'/IN that/DT barbecue./NN Any/DT chance/NN of/IN me/PRP an'/IN my/PRP$ party/NN bein'/NN given/VBN a/DT snack?""Certainly,"/NN the/DT pack/NN master/NN replied./VBN "It'll/NNP be/VB ready/JJ in/IN a/DT few/JJ minutes,/NNS an'/IN I/PRP guess/VBP we/PRP can/MD spare/VB you/PRP a/DT bite./NN Where're/IN you/PRP an'/IN your/PRP$ party/NN headin'/NN for--without/JJ grub?""Oh,/NN we/PRP got/VBD some/DT in/IN our/PRP$ saddle-bags,/NN but/CC not/RB much,"/JJ Cannon/NNP replied/VBD readily./NNP "We/RB expect/VBP to/TO shoot/VB some/DT game./NN We're/NNP aimin'/NN to/TO do/VB a/DT little/JJ prospectin'/NN along/IN any/DT creeks/NNS we/PRP find/VBP up/RP this/DT way./NN Where/WRB you/PRP fellers/VBD headed/VBN for?""I/IN don't/RB know./VBG Ask/VB the/DT feller/NN that/IN hired/JJ me./NN He/PRP knows.""Where/. is/VBZ he?""That's/JJ him,/NN groomin'/NN that/IN brown/JJ stallion/NN over/IN in/IN them/PRP trees/NNS yonder./, Wait/VB a/DT minute./NN He's/IN comin'/NN to/TO the/DT fire/NN now."D'Arcy/RB walked/VBD into/IN the/DT circle/NN of/IN men/NNS around/IN the/DT camp-fire./NN 'These/. fellers/NNS asked/VBN if/IN we/PRP could/MD spare/VB 'em/PRP a/DT mite/NN to/TO eat/VB an'/NN I/PRP told/VBD 'em/PRP we/PRP could,/MD Mr./NNP D'Arcy,"/NNP the/DT pack/NN master/NN informed/VBD him./PRP "I/IN don't/RB suppose/VB you/PRP have/VBP any/DT objections,/NN although/IN now/RB that/IN I/PRP think/VBP of/IN it/PRP you/PRP shot/VBD the/DT deer.""I/NNS have/VBP the/DT utmost/JJ objection./NN Cannon,/IN this/DT company/NN is/VBZ just/RB a/DT trifle/JJ exclusive./NN Take/VB this/DT hind/NN quarter/NN of/IN venison/NN and/CC prepare/VB your/PRP$ own/JJ food./NN You're/NNP not/RB wanted/VBD here./PRP Get/VB out!"Cannon/IN grinned/VBD evilly./TO "You're/VB sure/JJ an/DT unsociable/JJ cuss,/NN D'Arcy./NNP Well,/NNP we/PRP ain't/VBP here/RB to/TO pick/VB a/DT fight/NN with/IN you."He/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ party/NN rode/VBD off,/RB taking/VBG the/DT haunch/NN of/IN venison/NN with/IN them./PRP$ A/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT mile/NN away/RB they/PRP made/VBD a/DT fire/NN and/CC proceeded/VBD to/TO prepare/VB their/PRP$ meal./NN "I/NNS wonder/VBP what/WP that/DT blackguard/NN is/VBZ doing/VBG in/IN this/DT country?"/NN D'Arcy/NNP asked/VBD the/DT pack/NN master./NN "He/NN says/VBZ they/PRP aim/VBP to/TO do/VB a/DT little/JJ prospectin'."D'Arcy/NN shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "There/RB isn't/RB a/DT miner's/NN pan,/NN a/DT pick,/NN or/CC a/DT shovel/NN in/IN the/DT entire/JJ company/NN and/CC they/PRP haven't/VBP sufficient/JJ grub/NN to/TO last/VB them/PRP a/DT week."/NN He/PRP sat/VBD down/RB and/CC loaded/VBD his/PRP$ pipe./NN "I/CC suspected/VBD somebody/NN would/MD follow/VB me,"/VBN he/PRP concluded/VBD presently./. "You/PRP got/VBD a/DT good/JJ thing,/NN Mr./NNP D'Arcy?"/NNP The/DT pack/NN master/NN was/VBD only/RB mildly/RB curious,/VBN for/IN his/PRP$ taste/NN in/IN fortune-hunting/JJ ran/VBD to/TO mules/NNS rather/RB than/IN mining./JJR All/DT too/RB well/RB he/PRP realized/VBD that,/IN as/IN the/DT owner/NN of/IN a/DT sturdy/JJ pack-train,/NN he/PRP would/MD draw/VB rich/JJ rewards/NNS from/IN the/DT labor/NN of/IN the/DT gold-seekers/NNS who/WP must,/VBP at/IN any/DT price,/NN engage/VB him/PRP to/TO transport/VB food/NN to/TO their/PRP$ distant/JJ claims/NNS in/IN a/DT wooded/JJ and/CC mountainous/JJ country/NN where/WRB roads/NNS were/VBD not./DT "My/JJ friends/NNS and/CC I/PRP are/VBP doing/VBG fairly/RB well./DT We/PRP think/VBP we/PRP may/MD do/VB better./JJR Of/IN course/NN I/PRP realize/VBP that/IN I/PRP cannot/MD expect/VB to/TO be/VB without/IN neighbors,/RB and,/RB as/IN a/DT matter/NN of/IN fact,/NN I/PRP have/VBP no/DT objection/NN to/TO them,/PRP now/RB that/IN we/PRP have/VBP had/VBN our/PRP$ choice/NN of/IN the/DT ground./NNP But/CC I/PRP do/VBP deplore/VB the/DT prospect/NN of/IN having/VBG that/DT scoundrel/NN and/CC his/PRP$ fellow/NN scoundrels/NNS in/IN my/PRP$ country."/NNS And/CC D'Arcy/NNP related/VBD to/TO the/DT pack/NN master/NN the/DT story/NN of/IN his/PRP$ first/JJ meeting/NN with/IN Cannon/NNP and/CC their/PRP$ subsequent/JJ adventures/NNS together./. "I/NN don't/RB see/VB how/WRB you're/JJ goin'/NN to/TO give/VB 'em/PRP the/DT slip,/NN Mr./NNP D'Arcy.""Nor/NNP I./NNP Unless,"/IN he/PRP added,/VBD glancing/VBG upward,/RB "we/, are/VBP fortunate/JJ enough/JJ to/TO have/VB rain/NN this/DT afternoon/NN and/CC tonight--and/NN I/PRP think/VBP we/PRP shall."His/DT prediction/NN came/VBD true,/JJ for/IN about/IN three/CD o'clock/RB a/DT heavy/JJ shower/NN drenched/VBD them./PRP Fortunately,/IN however,/IN the/DT packs/NNS were/VBD all/DT covered/VBN with/IN waterproof/JJ tarpaulins,/NN so/IN no/DT damage/NN was/VBD done/VBN to/TO the/DT supplies./NN Throughout/IN the/DT afternoon/NN the/DT rain/NN increased./VBN At/IN five-thirty/CD dark-ness/NN fell,/NN and/CC Cannon/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ party,/NN following/VBG a/DT mile/NN in/IN the/DT rear,/NN were/VBD lost/VBN to/TO view./DT "They/PRP will/MD encamp/VB when/WRB we/PRP do,"/VBP D'Arcy/NNP decided/VBD suddenly./RP His/PRP$ party/NN had/VBD halted/VBN for/IN the/DT night/NN in/IN a/DT grove/NN of/IN oaks,/NN the/DT broad/JJ branches/NNS of/IN which/WDT afforded/VBN fair/JJ shelter/NN from/IN the/DT storm,/NN and/CC the/DT pack/NN master/NN and/CC his/PRP$ muleteers/NNS were/VBD preparing/VBG to/TO unload/VB the/DT mules./NN "About/IN a/DT mile/NN north/RB of/IN here,"/PRP$ D'Arcy/NNP continued,/NN "is/VBZ the/DT big/JJ arroyo/NN upon/IN which/WDT our/PRP$ camp/NN is/VBZ situated,/VBN but/CC some/DT ten/CD miles/NNS up-stream/RB to/TO the/DT east--quite/NN in/IN the/DT heart/NN of/IN the/DT Sierra/NNP foot-hills./NN It/PRP would/MD be/VB the/DT part/NN of/IN wisdom/NN to/TO press/VB on,/NNP cross/VBP that/IN arroyo/RB tonight/RB and/CC make/VBP camp/NN in/IN the/DT timber/NN on/IN the/DT north/NN bank,/NN for/IN the/DT reason/NN that/IN if/IN this/DT storm/NN continues/VBZ all/DT night/NN the/DT stream/NN will/MD not/RB be/VB fordable/JJ by/IN morning."/NNS The/DT pack/NN master/NN pondered./VBN "This/DT is/VBZ the/DT first/JJ storm/NN o'/IN the/DT season,"/NN he/PRP decided,/VBD "an'/NN more'n/NN likely/JJ it'll/TO pour/VB for/IN a/DT week/NN or/CC two./DT Reckon/NNP you're/NNP right,/, Mr./NNP D'Arcy./NNP We/PRP better/RB get/VB across/IN that/DT arroyo/NN while/IN we/PRP can.""Meanwhile,"/MD D'Arcy/NNP added,/JJ "we'll/NN build/VB a/DT couple/NN of/IN large/JJ camp-fires/NNS in/IN this/DT grove/NN and/CC leave/VB them/PRP burning/VBG when/WRB we/PRP push/VBP on./DT That/DT will/MD give/VB Cannon/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ men/NNS the/DT impression/NN that/IN we/PRP have/VBP halted/VBN for/IN the/DT night./NN They'll/DT follow/VBP on/IN our/PRP$ trail/NN in/IN the/DT morning,/NN of/IN course,/NN but/CC if/IN our/PRP$ luck/NN holds,/NN they/PRP will/MD be/VB balked/VBD at/IN the/DT arroyo./NN Meanwhile/RB we/PRP will/MD have/VB had/VBD a/DT start/NN at/IN daylight./NN I'm/IN sure/JJ we/PRP can/MD manage/VB to/TO circle/VB around/RB to/TO the/DT north/NN and/CC come/VB down/RP on/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP without/IN Cannon/NNP discovering/VBG in/IN which/WDT direction/NN we/PRP have/VBP disappeared./VBN And/CC this/DT heavy/JJ rain/NN will/MD obliterate/VB our/PRP$ trail/NN very/RB soon."The/RB pack/VB master/NN agreed,/NN largely/RB because/IN he/PRP was/VBD as/RB anxious/JJ to/TO avoid/VB their/PRP$ pursuers/NNS as/IN D'Arcy/NNP himself,/, having/VBG no/DT desire/NN to/TO meet/VB them/PRP en/IN route/NN back/RB to/TO Nye's/NNP Ferry/NNP after/IN delivery/NN of/IN his/PRP$ load./VBN He/PRP feared/VBD for/IN the/DT gold/NN he/PRP would/MD be/VB carrying/VBG then./DT Accordingly/RB a/DT quantity/NN of/IN dead/JJ branches/NNS was/VBD gathered/VBN and/CC three/CD camp-fires/NNS were/VBD lighted;/IN the/DT tired/JJ mules/NNS were/VBD left/VBN in/IN their/PRP$ packs/NNS and/CC supper/NN was/VBD prepared/VBN and/CC eaten./DT About/IN ten/CD o'clock/RB they/PRP pressed/VBD forward/RB through/IN the/DT driving/VBG rain./NN The/DT waters/NNS of/IN the/DT arroyo/NN were/VBD up/RB to/TO the/DT mules'/JJ bellies/NNS when/WRB they/PRP forded/VBD it/PRP 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on/IN the/DT road/NN ever/RB since;/IN I/PRP was/VBD broke/JJ and/CC my/PRP$ grub/NN give/VB out/RP the/DT day/NN after/IN I/PRP passed/VBD Nye's/NNP Ferry./NNP Then/RB the/DT dog-goned/JJ burro/NN up/RB and/CC died/VBD on/IN me,/NN so/IN I/PRP hoofed/VBD it/PRP on/IN to/TO the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP figurin'/NN to/TO get/VB a/DT couple/NN o'/IN square/NN meals,/NNS a/DT night's/NN lodgin'/NN and/CC the/DT loan/NN of/IN a/DT horse/NN and/CC saddle/NN for/IN the/DT rest/NN o'/IN the/DT journey."/NNS He/PRP paused/VBD and/CC glanced/VBD significantly/RB at/IN D'Arcy./NNP "Well?"/IN the/DT latter/JJ queried./NN "They/PRP wouldn't/MD let/VB me/PRP in,/VB and/CC old/JJ Don/NNP Jos$/NNP tried/VBD to/TO sick/JJ his/PRP$ hound/NN dogs/NNS on/IN to/TO me./PRP$ I/PRP was/VBD as/RB welcome/JJ as/IN the/DT flowers/NNS in/IN spring/NN until/IN I/PRP told/VBD 'em/PRP I/PRP was/VBD your/PRP$ pardner--and/NN inmediatamente/IN the/DT big/JJ freeze/NN came/VBD on.""So/IN you/PRP had/VBD to/TO pull/VB out/RP as/RB hungry/JJ as/IN when/WRB you/PRP pulled/VBD in?"/RB D'Arcy/NNP asked./POS "I/NNP sure/JJ did,"/VBD the/DT little/JJ man/NN replied./VBN "Somehow,/IN they/PRP got/VBD me/PRP connected/VBN up/RP with/IN the/DT hangin'/NN o'/IN that/DT vaquero/NN at/IN Nye's/NNP Ferry./NNP I/PRP explained/VBD all/DT about/IN that/DT and/CC how/WRB hard/RB I/PRP tried/VBD to/TO save/VB the/DT boy,/NN but/CC they/PRP wouldn't/MD hear/VB to/TO it/PRP nohow,/, and/CC Don/NNP Jos$/NNP give/VBP me/PRP five/CD minutes/NNS to/TO make/VB myself/PRP scarce./RB Then/RB he/PRP went/VBD back/RB on/IN his/PRP$ word,/NN because/IN I/PRP wasn't/VBD more'n/RB a/DT hundred/CD yards/NNS from/IN the/DT house/NN when/WRB he/PRP took/VBD a/DT shot/NN at/IN me./PRP That/DT bein'/NN teetotally/RB ag'in'/JJ law/NN and/CC order,/NN I/PRP went/VBD back/RB and/CC I/PRP went/VBD a-smokin',/VBG a/DT revolver/NN in/IN each/DT hand./NN I/PRP reckon/VBP Don/NNP Jos$/NNP was/VBD all/DT out/IN of/IN ammunition/NN or/CC else/RB I/PRP bluffed/VBD him/PRP good/JJ and/CC plenty,/JJ for/IN him/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ gang/NN lit/VBD out/RP for/IN the/DT back/NN country/NN muy/NN pronto.""The/VBG girl/NN stuck,"/VBD D'Arcy/NNP predicted/VBD confidently./NN "You're/IN right./NNP It/PRP requires/VBZ a/DT lot/NN to/TO stampede/VB that/IN damsel./NN Findin'/NNP myself/PRP alone/RB with/IN her,/PRP$ I/PRP put/VBD up/RP my/PRP$ weepons/NNS and/CC bowed/VBD to/TO her/PRP$ real/JJ polite./NN 'What/WP you-all/JJ mean/JJ by/IN such/JJ actions?'/NNS I/PRP says./VBP 'You'd/JJ drive/NN a/DT desperate/JJ man/NN to/TO murder./MD What's/IN a/DT mess/NN o'/IN dried/JJ beef/NN and/CC beans/NNS and/CC coffee/NN and/CC some/DT tortillas/NNS between/IN enemies,/NN anyhow?/RB If/IN you/PRP want/VBP me/PRP to/TO light/VB out/RP o'/IN here/RB under/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ power,/NN rustle/VB me/PRP some/DT grub/NN and/CC I'll/NNP go/VBP peaceable./NN I/PRP was/VBD goin'/VBG anyhow/RB when/WRB war/NN was/VBD declared.'"She/VBG smiled/VBD at/IN that/DT and/CC says:/JJ 'Very/JJ well,/NN gringo./VBD There/EX is/VBZ reason/NN in/IN what/WP you/PRP say/VBP and/CC it/PRP is/VBZ true/JJ my/PRP$ father/NN should/MD not/RB have/VB shot/VBN at/IN you./PRP For/IN the/DT sake/NN of/IN Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP I/PRP will/MD give/VB you/PRP food.'"[sic]Never/IN mind/NN him,/, se$orita,'/VBD I/PRP says./VBD 'I'm/VBN a/DT good/JJ man/NN myself,/, in/IN my/PRP$ way,/NN so/RB give/VB me/PRP my/PRP$ rations/NNS for/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ sake./NN You/PRP got/VBD any/DT message/NN to/TO send/VB to/TO my/PRP$ pardner?'"'Yes,'/'' says/VBZ she,/RP after/IN yellin'/NN for/IN the/DT cook/NN to/TO come/VB me/PRP back/RB in/IN and/CC serve/VB me./RP 'You/PRP tell/VB Don/NNP Dermod/NNP to/TO remember/VB he/PRP is/VBZ not/RB welcome/JJ here./. It/PRP would/MD be/VB like/IN that/DT fellow/NN to/TO return/VB some/DT day,/NN electing/VBG to/TO forget/VB that/IN all/DT is/VBZ not/RB as/IN it/PRP should/MD be./VB Tell/VB him/PRP he/PRP risks/VBZ his/PRP$ life/NN to/TO come/VB to/TO the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP and/CC that/IN I/PRP have/VBP no/DT desire/NN to/TO see/VB him/PRP until/IN I/PRP feel/VBP that/IN I/PRP may/MD invite/VB him/PRP here/RB with/IN the/DT same/JJ feeling/NN of/IN hospitality/NN as/IN heretofore.'"So/RB I/PRP promised/VBD I'd/NNP tell/VB you,/PRP and/CC she/PRP fed/VBD me./PRP Then/RB she/PRP let/VB me/PRP have/VB a/DT horse,/NN tellin'/IN me/PRP to/TO turn/VB him/PRP loose/RB at/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP and/CC he'd/VBD come/VBN home/NN by/IN himself./PRP As/IN I/PRP was/VBD ridin'/VBN off,/IN she/PRP said:/VBD 'I/PRP do/VBP not/RB think/VB you/PRP are/VBP a/DT bad/JJ man./NN One/CD as/IN brave/JJ as/IN you/PRP would/MD not/RB be/VB likely/JJ to/TO hang/VB an/DT innocent/JJ man.'"'Which/JJ I/PRP don't/VBP believe/VB that/IN vaquero/NN was/VBD innocent,'/IN I/PRP says./VBD 'I/PRP think/VB he/PRP was/VBD as/RB crooked/VBN as/IN a/DT bed-spring,/NN butI/NN couldn't/MD prove/VB it/PRP and/CC far/RB be/VB it/PRP from/IN me/PRP to/TO hang/VB any/DT man/NN without/IN proof./NN Me,/NNP I'm/NNP for/IN law/NN and/CC order,/NNS every/DT time.'/NNS Then/RB I/PRP rode/VBD off/RB and/CC here/RB I/PRP am.""You're/VBP a/DT welcome/JJ sight,/NN Bejabers./NNP What's/IN the/DT news/NN from/IN down/IN below?"Bejabers/NNS knocked/VBD the/DT head/NN off/IN another/DT bottle/NN of/IN champagne./NN "The/DT news/NN comes/VBZ so/RB fast/RB in/IN Frisco/NNP town,/, Dermod,/NNP that,/, in/IN a/DT manner/NN o'/IN speakin',/VBG it/PRP telescopes/VBZ itself./PRP There/EX ain't/VBP no/DT room/NN for/IN little/JJ triflin'/JJ items,/NN like/IN that/DT about/IN some/DT feller/NN stealin'/VBD my/PRP$ horse/NN and/CC saddle/NN while/IN I/PRP was/VBD in/IN the/DT juzgado./NNP Gentlemen,/NNP that/IN city's/VBG a/DT madhouse./JJ And/CC when/WRB I/PRP say/VBP city/NN I/PRP mean/VBP city./VBG Two/CD years/NNS ago/IN she/PRP was/VBD a/DT camp./NN Last/JJ summer/NN she/PRP was/VBD an/DT overgrown/JJ village,/NN but/CC today/NN she's/IN a/DT city/NN and/CC there/RB to/TO stay./VB A/DT feller's/JJ lucky/JJ to/TO get/VB a/DT meal/NN and/CC a/DT place/NN to/TO sleep./VB "She's/IN a/DT rip-roarin',/JJ up-and-comin',/JJ bran-new/JJ constellation/NN in/IN the/DT galaxy/NN o'/IN star/NN performances./. She/PRP don't/VBD give/VB back/RP no/DT change./NN About/IN four-fifths/NNS of/IN the/DT folks/NNS that/WDT went/VBD to/TO the/DT diggin's/NNS after/IN the/DT discovery/NN came/VBD back/RB to/TO town/NN for/IN the/DT winter,/NN but/CC about/IN now/RB they're/DT headed/VBN into/IN the/DT hills/NNS again./WP I/PRP see/VBP in/IN the/DT Californian/JJ that/IN there/EX was/VBD supposed/VBN to/TO be/VB about/IN four/CD thousand/CD miners/NNS in/IN the/DT hills/NNS by/IN the/DT fall/NN o'/IN 1848,/CD but/CC you/PRP take/VBP my/PRP$ word/NN for/IN it,/PRP there'll/MD be/VB forty/CD thousand/CD there/EX before/IN the/DT Fourth/JJ o'/IN July/NNP this/DT year./NN Man,/IN the/DT flight/NN o'/IN the/DT Hebrews/NNP into/IN Egypt/NNP ain't/IN goin'/NN to/TO be/VB a/DT marker/NN compared/VBN with/IN the/DT flight/NN o'/IN the/DT Gentiles/NNP into/IN California./NNP "Here,/NNP last/JJ May,/NNP the/DT Californian/NNP had/VBD to/TO suspend/VB publication/NN because/IN everybody/NN had/VBD gone/VBN to/TO the/DT diggin's./NN Now/RB she's/DT bein'/NN published/VBN ag'in/IN bigger/JJR and/CC better./JJR All/PDT the/DT men/NNS you/PRP meet/VBP are/VBP spendin'/VBN their/PRP$ dust/NN with/IN both/DT hands--just/JJ a-rollin'/NN from/IN one/CD saloon/NN and/CC gamblin'-house/NN to/TO the/DT other./NNP There/EX ain't/VBP no/DT American/JJ women/NNS yet,/, but/CC we/PRP got/VBD a/DT right/RB smart/JJ smatterin'/NN o'/IN Mexicans,Chilenos/NNP and/CC Kanakas./NNP Ships/NNP are/VBP arrivin'/VBN daily,/JJ in/IN bunches,/NN from/IN the/DT Sandwich/NNP Islands,/NNP Mexico,/NNP Chile/NNP and/CC Peru,/NNP and/CC just/RB before/IN I/PRP left/VBD town/NN a/DT lot/NN o'/IN wuthless/JJ characters/NNS arrived/VBD from/IN Australia.""Why/NNP do/VBP you/PRP call/VB them/PRP worthless?"/VB the/DT Bart/NNP queried./NN "Australians/NNS are/VBP worthy/JJ British/JJ subjects.""Because/NN right/NN off/IN we/PRP have/VBP a/DT series/NN o'/IN murders/NNS and/CC robberies.""What/NN are/VBP the/DT police/NN doing/VBG about/IN it?"Man,/PRP there/RB ain't/VBP no/DT law/NN or/CC order./NN While/IN Mason,/NNP who/WP was/VBD app'inted/VBN governor/NN by/IN President/NNP Polk,/NNP is/VBZ issuin'/RB solemn/JJ pronouncements/NNS and/CC staggerin'/NN along/IN with/IN a/DT private/JJ government/NN of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ at/IN Monterey,/NNP nobody's/NN payin'/NN any/DT attention/NN to/TO him./PRP A/DT killin'/NN don't/RB mean/VBP anything;/RB it/PRP don't/VBD even/RB excite/JJ comment,/NN provided/VBD it's/PRP pulled/VBD fair./. 'Tain't/VBN no/DT unusual/JJ sight/NN to/TO see/VB a/DT pair/NN o'/IN gents/NNS step/VB out/RP on/IN the/DT sidewalk,/JJ stand/NN back/RB to/TO back,/VB walk/VB an/DT agreed/VBN number/NN o'/IN paces,/NN turn/NN and/CC commence/NN shootin'./NN Nobody/NN thinks/VBZ o'/IN askin'/VBG the/DT survivor/NN how/WRB come/VBN he/PRP takes/VBZ the/DT law/NN into/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ hands./. And/CC there/EX ain't/VBP no/DT money/NN in/IN circulation/NN to/TO speak/VB of.""Gold-dust,/NNP I/PRP suppose,"/VBP D'Arcy/NNP ventured./VBN "At/RB sixteen/CD dollars/NNS an/DT ounce./NN A/DT drink's/NN a/DT pinch/NN o'/IN dust/NN out/IN o'/IN your/PRP$ poke,/NN and/CC the/DT barkeeps/NNS that/WDT do/VBP the/DT pinchin'/NN got/VBD the/DT most/RBS amazin'/JJ big/JJ thumbs/NNS and/CC forefingers/NNS I/PRP ever/RB did/VBD see./DT Common/JJ labor/NN is/VBZ mighty/JJ scarce,/NN and/CC them/PRP that/DT labors/NNS only/RB do/VBP it/PRP long/RB enough/RB to/TO get/VB a/DT stake/NN so/IN they/PRP can/MD start/VB for/IN the/DT diggin's,/NN while/IN them/PRP that/DT has/VBZ any/DT dust/NN left/VBN scorns/NNS labor/NN until/IN they're,/NN broke./VBD The/DT easiest/JJS job/NN to/TO get/VB is/VBZ unloadin'/JJ ships/NNS in/IN the/DT harbor./NN As/RB soon/RB as/IN the/DT anchor's/NNS down,/IN the/DT sailors/NNS desert/NN to/TO go/VB minin',/NN and/CC the/DT harbor's/NNS filled/VBN with/IN ships,/NN loaded/VBN and/CC empty,/NNS and/CC most/JJS of/IN them/PRP abandoned./. For/IN every/DT dollar/NN that's/WDT made/VBD in/IN San/NNP Francisco/NNP somebody/NN else/JJ loses/VBZ two.""Is/JJ food/NN plentiful?""Plentiful,/NN but/CC prices/NNS are/VBP sky-high./. And/CC they'll/RB be/VB higher/JJR than/IN ever/RB about/IN now,/NNS on/IN account/NN o'/IN so/RB many/JJ men/NNS startin'/NN for/IN the/DT mines.""How/NN about/IN health/NN conditions?"/NN the/DT Bart/NNP queried./VBZ "Pretty/RB fair/JJ in/IN San/NNP Francisco,/NNP considerin',/NN but/CC not/RB so/RB good/JJ in/IN the/DT camps,/NN from/IN what/WP I/PRP hear./VBD They've/PRP had/VBD smallpox/JJ and/CC scurvy,/NNS and/CC I/PRP hear/VBP that/DT starvation's/NNS pretty/RB rife/JJ among/IN some/DT that/IN elected/VBN to/TO winter/NN in/IN the/DT hills.""Did/NN you/PRP meet/VBP any/DT prospectors/NNS on/IN your/PRP$ way/NN up/IN the/DT valley?""Dermod,/NN I/PRP passed/VBD a/DT plenty/NN o'/IN them./PRP$ I/PRP reckon/VBP it/PRP won't/VBD be/VB long/JJ before/IN this/DT here/RB stream/NN is/VBZ overrun./NNP By/IN fall/NN I/PRP wouldn't/MD be/VB surprised/VBN to/TO see/VB a/DT hundred/CD thousand/CD people/NNS in/IN California."/NNP "Then,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP decided,/, "that/DT means/VBZ that/IN we/PRP Californians/NNPS must/MD promptly/RB set/VB up/RP a/DT government/NN of/IN our/PRP$ own/JJ and/CC not/RB wait/VB for/IN the/DT politicians/NNS at/IN Washington/NNP to/TO do/VB it/PRP for/IN us./NNP With/IN a/DT hundred/CD thousand/CD inhabitants/NNS in/IN California,/NNP this/DT territory/NN will/MD enter/VB the/DT Union/NNP as/IN a/DT state/NN in/IN 1850."Bejabers/DT nodded./VBG "A/NNP hundred/CD thousand/CD will/MD be/VB easy,/RB Dermod./. The/DT whole/JJ world's/JJ rushin'/NN to/TO California,/NNP as/RB near/IN as/IN I/PRP can/MD figger/VB out./RP Last/JJ year/NN when/WRB we/PRP passed/VBD through/IN Frisco/NNP most/JJS o'/IN the/DT stores/NNS was/VBD abandoned/VBN and/CC the/DT price/NN o'/IN real/JJ estate/NN had/VBD gone/VBN to/TO nothin'./DT Now/RB the/DT stores/NNS are/VBP all/DT open/JJ and/CC doin'/VBG a/DT rushin'/NN business,/NN real/JJ estate/NN is/VBZ boomin'/NN and/CC some/DT folks/NNS are/VBP figgerin'/NNS there's/RB bigger/JJR fortunes/NNS to/TO be/VB made/VBN in/IN trade/NN than'll/, ever/RB be/VB took/VBD out/RP of/IN any/DT creek.""Undoubtedly,"/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP acquiesced./VBD "These/DT golden/JJ hills/NNS are/VBP God's/NNP harvest/NN to/TO the/DT plain/JJ man/NN accustomed/VBN to/TO toil.""And/NN when/WRB the/DT harvest/NN has/VBZ been/VBN gathered?""Some/DT will/MD have/VB golden/JJ grain,/NN but/CC by/IN far/RB the/DT great/JJ majority/NN will/MD have/VB weeds/NNS and/CC tares,/NN D'Arcy.""Easy/NNP come,/VBD easy/JJ go./NN That's/NNP my/PRP$ motto,"/NN the/DT Bart/NNP declared./VBD "So!"/NNP Bejabers/NNP cried./VBD "Dermod,/IN you/PRP been/VBN lettin'/VBG the/DT Bart/NNP here/RB take/VBP life/NN easy?""I've/NN never/RB worked/VBD so/RB hard/RB in/IN my/PRP$ life,"/NN her/PRP Britannic/JJ Majesty's/NNP late/JJ servant/NN protested./VBN "However,/NNP there's/POS an/DT end/NN to/TO all/DT things,/NNS and/CC once/RB I've/NN made/VBD my/PRP$ fortune/NN I'll/NN take/VB my/PRP$ ease.""Hum-m!/NN I/PRP bet/VBP you/PRP will./MD Dermod,/VB what/WP you/PRP boys/NNS been/VBN doin'/RB since/IN I/PRP been/VBN gone?""We've/NN got/VBD our/PRP$ wing-dam/NN in/IN and/CC about/IN a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT mile/NN of/IN fluming/VBG constructed/VBN and/CC laid./VBN This/DT gives/VBZ us/PRP a/DT fine/JJ swift/JJ head/NN of/IN water/NN for/IN our/PRP$ sluicing/VBG operations,/NN our/PRP$ riffle/NN box/NN is/VBZ made/VBN and/CC tomorrow/NN morning/NN we/PRP commence/NN mining/NN under/IN new/JJ and/CC improved/JJ methods."Jim/NN Toy/NNP set/VBD food/NN before/IN the/DT famished/JJ Bejabers./NNP "Lot/NNP o'/IN newspapers/NNS in/IN that/DT pack/NN o'/IN mine,"/NN he/PRP announced,/VBD and/CC fell/VBD to/TO the/DT victuals/NNS while/IN the/DT remainder/NN of/IN the/DT company/NN eagerly/RB fell/VBD upon/IN the/DT pack./NN His/PRP$ meal/NN finished,/NN Bejabers/NNP sought/VBD his/PRP$ bunk,/NN but/CC until/IN late/JJ in/IN the/DT night/NN D'Arcy/NNP crouched/VBD before/IN the/DT fireplace,/NN by/IN its/PRP$ flickering/VBG light/NN reading/VBG aloud/RB to/TO the/DT company/NN every/DT scrap/NN of/IN news/NN contained/VBN in/IN the/DT two/CD dozen/NN old/JJ newspapers/NNS the/DT thoughtful/JJ Bejabers/NNP had/VBD packed/VBN in./RP The/DT arrival/NN of/IN every/DT ship/NN in/IN San/NNP Francisco/NNP Bay/NNP had/VBD been/VBN duly/RB chronicled,/RB together/RB with/IN the/DT passenger/NN lists./VBD The/DT columns/NNS teemed/VBD with/IN "Notices/NNS of/IN Arrivals/NNS of/IN Goods"--and/NNP such/JJ goods!/JJ Foodstuffs,/NNP dress-goods,/NN pianos,/NN organs,/NNS gold-mining/JJ contraptions,/NN jewelry,/NN wines,/NN liquors,/NN cigars,/NN pistols,/NN knives,/NN rifles,/NN blasting/VBG powder,/NN needles/NNS and/CC pins./DT The/DT shrewd/JJ traders/NNS of/IN New/NNP England/NNP already/RB were/VBD finding/VBG a/DT new/JJ market/NN for/IN their/PRP$ wares!/NN This/DT first/JJ remote/JJ touch/NN with/IN the/DT outside/JJ world/NN in/IN nearly/RB seven/CD months/NNS was/VBD almost/RB awe-inspiring/JJ to/TO themen/PRP$ of/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP D'Arcy's/NNP swift/JJ computation/NN of/IN the/DT number/NN of/IN ships/NNS and/CC emigrants/NNS arriving/VBG in/IN them/PRP during/IN the/DT twenty-four/CD days/NNS of/IN which/WDT the/DT Californian/NNP had/VBD brought/VBN them/PRP the/DT record/NN amazed/VBN and/CC disturbed/VBN them;/, for/IN the/DT first/JJ time/NN they/PRP gleaned/VBD an/DT idea/NN of/IN the/DT tremendous/JJ multitude/NN that,/IN in/IN ship/NN and/CC covered/VBN wagon,/NN was/VBD bound/VBN for/IN California./NNP "We/NNP got/VBD to/TO clean/VB up/RP our/PRP$ claims/NNS an'/IN stake/NN new/JJ ones/NNS before/IN the/DT big/JJ rush/NN arrives,"/IN McCready/JJ decided./VBN "There/RB ain't/IN goin'/NN to/TO be/VB gold/JJ enough/RB for/IN half/PDT the/DT people/NNS that's/IN comin'.""And/JJ four-fifths/NNS of/IN them/PRP will/MD not/RB know/VB how/WRB to/TO mine/PRP it,"/IN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP decided./VBD "Well,/NNP thank/VB heaven,/PRP we're/VB on/IN the/DT ground/NN first./, I/PRP know/VBP what/WP I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO do/VB with/IN my/PRP$ share/NN of/IN it?""Git/DT drunk,/NN I/PRP suppose,"/VBP Bejabers/NNP suggested/VBD sleepily/RB from/IN his/PRP$ bunk./NN "That/IN remark/NN is/VBZ unworthy/JJ of/IN you,/JJ Brother/NNP Harmon./NNP I/PRP came/VBD West/NNP to/TO make/VB a/DT new/JJ start./NN As/IN a/DT minister/NN of/IN the/DT gospel,/NNS I/PRP admit/VBP I/PRP was/VBD cast/VBN in/IN the/DT wrong/JJ r$le,/NN but/CC in/IN this/DT new/JJ environment/NN it/PRP would/MD be/VB strange,/JJ indeed,/NN if/IN I/PRP did/VBD not/RB succeed/VB in/IN establishing/VBG myself/PRP in/IN a/DT line/NN of/IN endeavor/NN to/TO which/WDT I/PRP am/VBP naturally/RB suited."/VBN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP sighed./VBD "There's/IN a/DT girl/NN back/RB home/NN waiting/VBG for/IN me/PRP to/TO make/VB good,"/NNS he/PRP continued./VBD "She/PRP stuck/VBD to/TO me/PRP after/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ family/NN had/VBD given/VBN me/PRP up/RP in/IN despair./NN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB worthy/JJ of/IN this/DT fine/JJ woman,/NN but--I/CC hope/NN to/TO be./MD And/CC when/WRB it/PRP seems/VBZ I/PRP have/VBP conquered/VBN the/DT devil/NN in/IN me,/NNS I'm/IN going/VBG to/TO send/VB for/IN Martha./NNP She's/NNP the/DT one/CD human/NN being/NN in/IN this/DT world/NN who/WP will/MD always/RB give/VB me/PRP another/DT chance./NN Ah,/RB what/WP a/DT wonderful/JJ thing/NN is/VBZ faith!""What/IN a/DT foolish/JJ thing/NN it/PRP is!"/VBZ Bejabers/NNP retorted./NNP "If/IN you/PRP got/VBD any/DT conscience/NN left,/VBN Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP you'll/MD let/VB the/DT company/NN here/RB be/VB the/DT jedge/NN o'/IN whether/IN or/CC not/RB you're/JJ to/TO be/VB trusted/VBN with/IN an/DT innercent/JJ and/CC confidin'/NN female.""But,/NNS dear/JJ chap,"/NN the/DT amiable/JJ Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP interjected,/, "Poppy/JJ hasn't/TO been/VBN drunk/JJ since/IN we/PRP left/VBD San/NNP Francisco.""That's/NNP because/IN he/PRP ain't/RB had/VBD a/DT chance,/NN Bart./NNP It's/NNP a/DT mite/NN too/RB early/RB for/IN you/PRP and/CC him/PRP to/TO start/VB pinnin'/NN crowns/NNS o'/IN glory/NN on/IN yourselves./PRP$ One/CD night/NN in/IN Frisco/NNP town'd/NN knock/NN all/DT your/PRP$ good/JJ resolutions/NNS to/TO pieces./NN You/PRP two/CD just/RB couldn't/JJ stand/VBP the/DT pressure.""You/NNS clap/VBP a/DT stopper/NN on/IN your/PRP$ jaw/NN tackle!"/VB the/DT Bart/NNP cried/VBD furiously./RB "Permit/VB me/PRP to/TO remind/VB you,/JJ Mr./NNP Harmon,/NNP that/IN this/DT was/VBD a/DT happy/JJ and/CC contented/JJ company/NN during/IN your/PRP$ absence./NN For/IN my/PRP$ part/NN I/PRP wish/VBP you/PRP had/VBD not/RB returned./VBN I/PRP consider/VBP you/PRP owe/VBP both/DT of/IN us/PRP an/DT apology,/NN sir.""Dermod,"/IN the/DT straight-thinking/JJ little/JJ man/NN urged,/VBD "tomorrow/NN you/PRP leave/VBP all/DT our/PRP$ stock/NN o'/IN liquor/NN out/IN in/IN plain/JJ sight/NN where/WRB anybody/NN can/MD help/VB himself/PRP to/TO a/DT drink/NN whenever/WRB he/PRP wants/VBZ it./PRP If/IN the/DT Bart/NNP and/CC Poppy/NNP don't/VBD git/JJ away/RB with/IN more'n/JJR their/PRP$ fair/JJ share/NN inside/IN a/DT week,/NN I'll/NN 'pologize/VBP to/TO both/DT of/IN 'em.""Within/JJ a/DT week,/NN sir,"/IN the/DT Bart/NNP replied/VBD severely,/JJ "I/RB shall/MD call/VB upon/IN you/PRP for/IN that/DT apology./NN Failing/VBG to/TO secure/VB it/PRP I/PRP shall/MD have/VB no/DT hesitancy/NN in/IN challenging/VBG you/PRP to/TO a/DT duel,/JJ sir./NN I/PRP will/MD have/VB you/PRP understand/VB that/IN no/DT commonplace/JJ person/NN can,/NN with/IN immunity,/JJ cast/NN aspersions/NNS upon/IN a/DT gentleman."Bejabers/NNS sighed./. "I/NN wouldn't/MD have/VB cast/VBN no/DT aspersions,"/NN he/PRP explained,/VBD "if/IN you/PRP and/CC Poppy,/NNP thinkin'/NN I/PRP was/VBD sound/JJ asleep/RB and/CC takin'/VB advantage/NN o'/IN the/DT interest/NN o'/IN the/DT rest/NN o'/IN the/DT company/NN in/IN what/WP Dermod/NNP was/VBD readin'/VBN from/IN the/DT newspaper,/NN hadn't/VBD each/DT quietly/RB hid/VBN a/DT quart/NN o'/IN champagne/NN in/IN your/PRP$ bunks./NN You/PRP two/CD pipe/NN down/RP and/CC instead/RB o'/IN gittin'/NN on/IN your/PRP$ high/JJ horse/NN be/VB grateful/JJ I/PRP don't/VBP call/VB a/DT meetin'/NN o'/IN the/DT Happy/NNP Camp/NNP Mining/NNP District/NNP and/CC read/VBD you/PRP both/DT out/RP o'/IN the/DT party.""Peace,/NN peace!"/NN D'Arcy/NNP urged./VBD "Everybody/NN to/TO bed/NN before/IN we/PRP have/VBP a/DT real/JJ quarrel."/NN He/PRP rose/VBD and/CC laid/VBD a/DT hand/NN fraternally/RB on/IN Mr./NNP Poppy's/NNP shoulder./MD "You/RB stick/VB by/IN your/PRP$ good/JJ resolution,/NN domine,"/NN he/PRP urged./VBD "If/IN there's/TO a/DT spark/NN of/IN good/JJ in/IN any/DT man,/NN a/DT good/JJ woman/NN can/MD fan/VB it/PRP to/TO a/DT flame./NN I/PRP suppose/VBP your/PRP$ girl's/NNS a/DT good/JJ woman?""She's/NNS a/DT saint,"/VBD Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP replied,/VBD with/IN a/DT catch/NN in/IN his/PRP$ voice./NN "I/JJ miss/NN her./PRP I'm/VBP lonesome/JJ for/IN her./PRP She/PRP can't/MD write/VB to/TO me/PRP because/IN she/PRP doesn't/RB know/VBP where/WRB I/PRP am,/VBP and/CC I/PRP can't/MD write/VB to/TO her/PRP because/IN there/EX are/VBP no/DT post-offices/NNS in/IN this/DT horrible/JJ country."/NN Suddenly/RB he/PRP leaned/VBD on/IN the/DT table/NN and/CC buried/VBD his/PRP$ face/NN in/IN his/PRP$ arm./NN Sobs/NNP shook/VBD his/PRP$ spare/JJ frame,/NN and/CC an/DT embarrassing/JJ silence/NN descended/VBD upon/IN the/DT company./NN "Homesick,"/IN McCready/NNP murmured./VBD "I'll/RB be/VB charitable,"/VBN Bejabers/IN agreed./VBN "He's/NNP homesick."Jim/NN Toy/NNP eyed/VBD Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP owlishly./NNP "Him/NNP dlunk,"/, he/PRP announced./VBD "Him/PRP no/DT good,/JJ anyhow./DT Him/NNP heap/NN lazy./, Him/PRP no/DT b'long/JJ hard/JJ workee./NN Him/PRP lie/VBP down/IN 'lon'side!""You/PRP shut/VBD up,/VBN Jim/NNP Toy,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP warned/VBD the/DT Chinaman./NNP He/PRP ruffled/VBD Mr./NNP Poppy's/NNP head./, "You/PRP take/VBP a/DT day/NN off/RB and/CC write/VB her/PRP a/DT long/JJ letter,/NN Mr./NNP Poppy,"/NNP he/PRP advised,/VBD "and/CC when/WRB we/PRP go/VBP out/RP with/IN the/DT pack-train/NN for/IN a/DT new/JJ supply/NN of/IN provisions/NNS I'll/RB find/VBP a/DT way/NN to/TO mail/VB your/PRP$ letter/NN at/IN Nye's/NNP Ferry./NNP Pay/NN no/DT attention/NN to/TO Bejabers./NNP He's/NNP tired/JJ and/CC irritable/JJ and/CC perhaps/RB the/DT champagne/NN is/VBZ talking./VBG Come,/NNP now./. Roll/NNP into/IN your/PRP$ blankets/NNS and/CC tomorrow/NN the/DT world/NN will/MD be/VB bright/JJ and/CC sunny/JJ again."The/IN Bart/NNP assisted/VBD D'Arcy/NNP in/IN rolling/VBG the/DT broken-hearted/JJ Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP into/IN his/PRP$ blankets./NN Then/RB the/DT others/NNS turned/VBD in/IN and/CC silence/NN descended/VBD over/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP THE/DT vanguard/NN of/IN the/DT greater/JJR gold-rush/NN reached/VBD them/PRP two/CD weeks/NNS later./, Up/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP one/CD afternoon/NN marched/VBD a/DT company/NN of/IN ten/CD men,/NNS although/IN at/IN first/JJ glance/NN one/NN might/MD have/VB been/VBN pardoned/VBN for/IN suspecting/VBG that/IN they/PRP were/VBD pack-mules,/NNS for/IN their/PRP$ worldly/JJ possessions/NNS were/VBD carried/VBN in/IN knapsacks/NNS on/IN their/PRP$ backs./NN On/IN their/PRP$ shoulders/NNS they/PRP carried/VBD rifles,/JJ picks,/NN and/CC shovels;/NN from/IN the/DT belt/NN of/IN each/DT a/DT gold-pan/NN depended;/IN each/DT carried/VBD a/DT knife/NN and/CC a/DT six-shooter./JJ As/IN they/PRP turned/VBD the/DT bend/NN in/IN the/DT stream/NN and/CC caught/VBD sight/NN of/IN the/DT mining/NN operations/NNS of/IN the/DT D'Arcy/NNP party,/NN they/PRP cheered/VBD lustily/RB and/CC broke/VBD into/IN a/DT run./NN The/DT men/NNS of/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP ceased/VBD shoveling/VBG gravel/NN into/IN the/DT long/JJ flume/NN and/CC awaited/VBD their/PRP$ arrival./NN The/DT first/JJ man/NN to/TO reach/VB them/PRP was/VBD Alvah/NNP Cannon./NNP Recognizing/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP he/PRP paused/VBD in/IN momentary/JJ embarrassment,/NNS then/RB his/PRP$ natural/JJ aggressiveness/NN asserted/VBD itself./PRP "Well,/IN here/RB we/PRP are,/VBP D'Arcy,"/NNP he/PRP announced./VBD "What're/NNP ye/PRP goin'/NNS to/TO do/VB about/IN it?""Nothing--while/RB you/PRP behave/VB yourself,/JJ Cannon./NNP You/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ party/NN have/VB as/RB much/RB right/RB here/RB as/IN mine./PRP There's/DT plenty/NN of/IN rich/JJ ground/VBN up/RB the/DT creek,/NN and/CC I/PRP suggest/VBP that/IN you/PRP stake/NN your/PRP$ claims./NN Before/IN doing/VBG so,/RB however,/RB permit/VB me/PRP to/TO remind/VB you/PRP that/IN you/PRP have/VBP arrived/VBN in/IN what/WP is/VBZ known/VBN as/IN the/DT Happy/NNP Camp/NNP Mining/NNP District./NNP The/DT district/NN has/VBZ certain/JJ written/VBN and/CC ratified/VBN rules/NNS and/CC regulations/NNS covering/VBG mining/NN on/IN this/DT creek,/NN and/CC we/PRP will/MD expect/VB you/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ friends/NNS to/TO sign/VB the/DT book/NN and/CC abide/NN by/IN the/DT local/JJ laws.''Cannon/NN considered/VBN this./DT "What/RB right/RB have/VBP you/PRP to/TO make/VB laws?"/NNS he/PRP demanded./VBD "This/DT is/VBZ a/DT free/JJ country.""The/NN majority/NN rules,/NN Cannon./NNP Law/NNP has/VBZ its/PRP$ genesis/NN in/IN the/DT voluntary/JJ association/NN of/IN free/JJ men/NNS for/IN mutual/JJ protection/NN and/CC justice./RB Since/IN we/PRP were/VBD the/DT first/JJ here,/, we/PRP have/VBP elected/VBN to/TO plant/VB the/DT seeds/NNS of/IN law/NN and/CC order/NN and/CC we/PRP have/VBP endeavored/VBN to/TO be/VB just.""Hum-m-m!/JJ Don't/NNP look/NN to/TO me/PRP like/IN you/PRP was/VBD in/IN the/DT majority./NN How/WRB big/JJ a/DT claim/NN does/VBZ your/PRP$ private/JJ law/NN allow/VBP a/DT feller?"D'Arcy/NN informed/VBN him./NN "'Tain't/RB big/JJ enough,"/RB the/DT newcomer/NN decided./VBN "Very/RB well,/JJ Cannon./NNP Take/VB as/IN much/RB ground/NN as/IN you/PRP please--until/VBP we/PRP have/VBP more/JJR miners/NNS in/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP Then/RB you'll/JJ conform/VBP to/TO our/PRP$ mining/NN regulations/NNS or/CC get/VB out./NNP I'm/NNP not/RB ready/JJ for/IN a/DT quarrel/NN with/IN you/PRP yet.""Any/RB place/VB to/TO buy/VB grub/NN around/IN here?""No./PRP I/PRP imagine/VBP you'll/JJ have/VBP to/TO freight/VB it/PRP in/IN from/IN Nye's/NNP Ferry."Cannon,/NNP with/IN a/DT jerk/NN of/IN his/PRP$ shaggy/JJ head,/NN ordered/VBD his/PRP$ party/NN forward/RB and/CC they/PRP disappeared/VBD up/IN the/DT arroyo./NN The/DT following/VBG day/NN three/CD men,/NNS afoot/RB but/CC leading/VBG three/CD heavily/RB laden/JJ burros,/NN came/VBD down/RB over/IN the/DT ridge/NN to/TO the/DT south./NN They/PRP accosted/VBD D'Arcy/NNP politely,/, inquired/VBD as/IN to/TO the/DT desirability/NN of/IN staking/VBG claims/NNS on/IN the/DT stream/NN and/CC were/VBD encouraged/VBN by/IN him/PRP to/TO do/VB so./DT There/EX were/VBD just/RB three/CD claims/NNS lying/VBG above/IN those/DT staked/VBN by/IN D'Arcy/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ party,/NN and/CC across/IN these/DT the/DT flume/NN ran./VBD "We/PRP can't/MD use/VB that/DT flume,/NN so/IN it/PRP would/MD be/VB in/IN our/PRP$ way,"/NN one/NN of/IN the/DT newcomers/NNS suggested,/VBP "and/CC we/PRP would/MD be/VB in/IN your/PRP$ way./NN We'll/CC try/VB the/DT stream/NN farther/RB up./. Got/VBD any/DT rules/NNS and/CC regulations/NNS here?/VBP If/IN so,/JJ we'd/NN like/IN to/TO read/VB them,/, and/CC if/IN they're/DT just,/RB we'll/JJ sign/NN them/PRP and/CC play/VB fair."They/PRP signed/VBD them/PRP and/CC erected/VBD a/DT small/JJ tent/NN in/IN the/DT meadow/NN close/RB to/TO Happy/NNP Camp;/NNP at/IN D'Arcy's/NNP invitationthey/NN turned/VBD their/PRP$ burros/NNS loose/RB in/IN the/DT meadow./NN The/DT following/VBG day/NN they/PRP staked/VBD claims/NNS up/IN the/DT stream/NN around/IN the/DT bend;/NN the/DT day/NN after,/IN five/CD more/JJR fortune-hunters/NNS arrived/VBD afoot,/JJ and/CC from/IN them/PRP D'Arcy/NNP learned/VBD that/IN men/NNS were/VBD wandering/VBG by/IN the/DT hundreds/NNS through/IN the/DT hills,/NN prospecting/VBG every/DT stream/NN they/PRP came/VBD to./TO These/DT latest/JJS newcomers/NNS were/VBD orderly/JJ men,/NNS accustomed/VBN to/TO discipline,/VB and/CC well/RB armed./VBN Cheerfully/NNP they/PRP subscribed/VBD to/TO the/DT Happy/NNP Camp/NNP mining/NN regulations/NNS and/CC staked/NN claims/NNS up/IN the/DT stream./NN Then/RB they/PRP borrowed/VBD axes/NNS and/CC whipsaws/NNS from/IN D'Arcy/NNP and/CC in/IN an/DT incredibly/RB short/JJ space/NN of/IN time/NN had/VBD erected/VBN a/DT small/JJ log/NN cabin./NN Thus/RB a/DT town/NN was/VBD founded./VBN They/PRP had/VBD very/RB little/JJ food,/NN so/RB D'Arcy,/NNP with/IN the/DT large/JJ hospitality/NN of/IN that/DT day/NN and/CC generation,/NN supplied/VBN their/PRP$ wants/NNS on/IN credit./NN The/DT result/NN of/IN their/PRP$ labors/NNS the/DT first/JJ week/NN paid/VBN the/DT score;/NN whereupon/IN one/CD of/IN them/PRP rented/VBN Francisco's/NNP mustang/, and/CC rode/VBD down/RB to/TO Nye's/NNP Ferry./NNP When/WRB he/PRP returned/VBD it/PRP was/VBD with/IN a/DT pack-train,/NN heavily/RB laden./VB About/IN the/DT first/JJ of/IN May/NNP a/DT pack-train/NN of/IN twenty/CD mules/NNS came/VBD up/RP the/DT arroyo,/NN and/CC in/IN the/DT meadow/NN back/RB of/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP a/DT large/JJ tent/NN was/VBD erected/VBN and/CC a/DT general/JJ store/NN opened./NN For/IN a/DT mile/NN up/RB and/CC down/IN the/DT stream/NN from/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP hundreds/NNS of/IN men/NNS now/RB toiled/VBN in/IN the/DT gravel/NN bars;/NN there/RB was/VBD constant/JJ migration./. Men/NNP came,/VBD worked/VBN a/DT week/NN or/CC two,/NNS failed/VBD to/TO find/VB the/DT ground/NN as/RB rich/JJ as/IN their/PRP$ expectations/NNS and/CC departed./VBG Others/NNS promptly/RB took/VBD over/RP their/PRP$ claims./NN The/DT three/CD horse-thieves,/NN Ord,/NNP Lundy/NNP and/CC Sargent,/NNP and/CC the/DT cockney/NN ex-sailor/NN Pye/NNP caught/VBD the/DT fever/NN of/IN migration/NN about/IN this/DT time,/NN and/CC to/TO D'Arcy's/NNP gratification/NN sold/VBD out/RP to/TO the/DT others./NNP Meanwhile,/NNP D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD seen/VBN Alvah/NNP Cannon/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ party/NN but/CC once/RB and/CC that/IN on/IN a/DT day/NN when/WRB the/DT former/JJ called/VBN to/TO inform/VB Cannon/NNP that/IN he/PRP was/VBD decidedly/RB in/IN the/DT minority/NN along/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP Thereupon/NNP D'Arcyand/NNP the/DT deputation/NN with/IN him/PRP measured/VBN and/CC restaked/VBN the/DT claims/NNS of/IN the/DT Cannon/NNP party/NN and/CC presented/VBN to/TO them/PRP the/DT book/NN of/IN regulations/NNS for/IN the/DT Happy/NNP Camp/NNP Mining/NNP District./NNP "Sign,"/NNP he/PRP commanded./RP In/IN silence/NN Cannon's/NNP party/NN signed./VBD At/IN first/JJ the/DT general/JJ store/NN sold/VBN provisions/NNS only,/RB but/CC when/WRB the/DT storekeeper's/NNS long/RB pack-train/RB again/RB wound/VBD its/PRP$ way/NN up/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP fully/RB half/PDT the/DT cargo/NN it/PRP carried/VBD was/VBD whisky./DT Another/DT tent/NN went/VBD up,/RB and/CC a/DT heavy/JJ whipsawed/JJ plank/NN laid/VBN across/IN two/CD five-foot/JJ sections/NNS of/IN logs,/JJ upended,/NNS did/VBD duty/NN for/IN a/DT bar./NN Bejabers/IN Harmon/NNP brought/VBD news/NN of/IN this/DT additional/JJ evidence/NN of/IN civilization/NN to/TO his/PRP$ fellows./NN "That/IN storekeeper's/NNS buyin'/NN gold-dust,/NN too,"/, he/PRP added./VBD "Sixteen/VBN dollars,/NNS in/IN coin/NN or/CC goods,/NN for/IN an/DT ounce/NN of/IN gold./NN Whisky's/IN a/DT dollar/NN a/DT drink.""Good/NN whisky?"/IN the/DT Bart/NNP queried./NNP "Rotgut./NNP Leave/VB it/PRP alone,/RB Bart.""I'm/NNP old/JJ enough/JJ to/TO know/VB my/PRP$ way/NN about."/IN Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP was/VBD a/DT bit/NN acidulous./NN Bejabers/NNS winked/VBD at/IN D'Arcy/NNP and/CC continued:/NN "A/NNS feller/VBD come/VBN up/IN the/DT creek/NN this/DT morning/NN with/IN a/DT wagon/NN and/CC an/DT eight-horse/CD team./NN He's/NNP got/VBD a/DT little/JJ portable/JJ sawmill/NN and/CC aims/VBZ to/TO go/VB into/IN the/DT lumber/NN business./NN He/PRP tells/VBZ me/PRP he's/JJ sold/VBD a/DT bill/NN o'/IN lumber/NN already./. Feller's/NNP comin'/NN in/IN here/RB to/TO establish/VB a/DT dance-hall.""Where's/NN he/PRP going/VBG to/TO get/VB the/DT girls?""They'll/NN turn/NN up/RB from/IN somewhere,/NN like/IN the/DT gamblers./NN They/PRP follow/VBP the/DT law/NN o'/IN supply/NN and/CC demand."Mr./NN Poppy/NNP pricked/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ ears,/NNS so/RB to/TO speak./RP "The/DT daughters/NNS of/IN Shiloh,"/NNP he/PRP murmured./VBD "God/NNP have/VBP pity/NN on/IN them.""Well,/PRP I'm/IN here/RB to/TO say/VB they'll/RB be/VB a/DT welcome/JJ note/NN in/IN my/PRP$ humdrum/NN life,"/NN Bejabers/NNP confessed./VBD "I'm/PRP out/RP tohave/VB a/DT good/JJ time/NN while/IN I'm/NNP young./NNP Let/VB other/JJ people/NNS look/VBP after/IN their/PRP$ own/JJ souls,/NN and/CC never/RB worry/VB yourself/PRP about/IN yours./PRP That's/DT my/PRP$ policy."To/NN D'Arcy,/NNP as/IN they/PRP walked/VBD together/RB down/IN to/TO the/DT claims/NNS after/IN the/DT midday/NN meal,/NN Bejabers/NNP made/VBD a/DT prophecy./NN "We'll/RB soon/RB come/VB to/TO the/DT partin'/NN o'/IN the/DT ways/NNS with/IN Poppy/NNP and/CC the/DT Bart./NNP The/DT world,/NN the/DT flesh,/NN and/CC the/DT devil's/NNS too/RB much/RB for/IN them./PRP Poppy/JJ can't/IN stand/NN temptation/NN and/CC the/DT Bart/NNP can,/NN but/CC won't./VBD We'll/NNP have/VBP to/TO give/VB 'em/PRP their/PRP$ share/NN o'/IN the/DT swag/NN and/CC make/VB 'em/PRP turn/VB over/RP their/PRP$ claims/NNS to/TO us./NNP Then/RB we'll/MD hire/VB labor/NN and/CC work/NN 'em.""If/IN the/DT parting/NN is/VBZ to/TO come,/VB I/PRP hope/VBP it/PRP comes/VBZ soon,/RB Bejabers./NNP We've/NNP made/VBD good/JJ money/NN to/TO date,/NNS but/CC I/PRP have/VBP a/DT suspicion/NN that/IN after/IN we've/NN cleaned/VBD up/RP the/DT gravel/NN bars/NNS and/CC diverted/VBN the/DT channel/NN of/IN the/DT stream/NN to/TO the/DT south/JJ bank,/NN we'll/MD make/VB a/DT fortune/NN in/IN the/DT present/JJ bed/NN of/IN the/DT stream./NN Our/PRP$ two/CD friends/NNS handle/VBP fully/RB two-thirds/NNS less/JJR gravel/NN than/IN any/DT of/IN us,/NN yet/CC they/PRP have/VBP an/DT equal/JJ share/NN in/IN the/DT profits./NN However,/IN they/PRP know/VBP the/DT agreement/NN between/IN us,/NN and/CC if/IN they/PRP break/VBP it--""Seen/DT anything/NN of/IN Cannon/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ gang/NN lately?"D'Arcy/RB shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "I/RB avoid/VB him,/PRP Bejabers.""How/VB much/JJ dust/NN we/PRP got/VBD in/IN the/DT kitty?""Perhaps/NN fifty/CD thousand/CD dollars'/NNS worth./, So/RB much,/RB in/IN fact,/NN that/IN I'm/NNP worried/VBD about/IN it./PRP I/PRP wish/VBP I/PRP had/VBD a/DT safe/JJ place/NN to/TO store/VB it.""Shucks,/IN this/DT is/VBZ an/DT honest/JJ community,/NN Dermod.""It/NNP is--remarkably/, honest./. But/CC then,/JJ Bejabers,/NNP that/WDT is/VBZ a/DT somewhat/RB unnatural/JJ condition./NN Each/DT man/NN is/VBZ so/RB helpless/JJ to/TO guard/VB his/PRP$ treasure/NN and/CC so/RB dependent/JJ upon/IN his/PRP$ neighbor's/NNS honesty/NN that/IN honesty/NN has/VBZ become/VBN a/DT virtue/NN each/DT man/NN enforces/VBZ upon/IN himself./PRP If/IN there/EX are/VBP dishonest/JJ men/NNS in/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP they/PRP are/VBP afraid/JJ to/TO reveal/VB their/PRP$ weakness./NN A/DT thief/NN would/MD be/VB hanged/VBN within/IN anhour/NN after/IN the/DT discovery/NN of/IN his/PRP$ crime,/NN and/CC the/DT laws/NNS of/IN evidence/NN would/MD be/VB apt/JJ to/TO receive/VB a/DT stretching,/NN too./. "I/PRP hear/VBP that/IN two/CD men/NNS named/VBD Wells/NNP and/CC Fargo/NNP have/VBP established/VBN an/DT express/JJ company/NN and/CC are/VBP going/VBG to/TO put/VB in/IN a/DT system/NN of/IN stage-coaches/NNS from/IN all/PDT the/DT principal/JJ mining/NN centers/NNS to/TO Sacramento/NNP and/CC that/DT new/JJ camp,/NN Stockton./NNP The/DT stages/NNS will/MD carry/VB passengers/NNS and/CC treasure,/NN with/IN a/DT messenger/NN to/TO guard/VB it/PRP en/IN route./NN Once/RB the/DT company/NN takes/VBZ over/IN the/DT gold/NN it/PRP will/MD be/VB responsible/JJ for/IN its/PRP$ safe/JJ delivery./NN There/EX is/VBZ a/DT crying/VBG necessity/NN for/IN such/JJ a/DT service.""Where're/NN we/PRP goin'/VBD to/TO send/VB our/PRP$ gold?""I'm/NN going/VBG to/TO send/VB mine,/NN by/IN ship,/NN to/TO the/DT United/NNP States/NNP Mint/NNP at/IN Philadelphia./NNP The/DT gold/NN on/IN Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP will/MD run/VB about/RB nineteen/CD dollars/NNS fine,/, and/CC I/PRP do/VBP not/RB intend/VB to/TO lose/VB three/CD dollars/NNS an/DT ounce/NN by/IN selling/VBG it/PRP to/TO local/JJ speculators.""The/NNS dog-gone/, ship/NN might/MD sink.""That's/VB a/DT risk/NN I'll/NN have/VBP to/TO take./VB A/DT company/NN calling/VBG itself/PRP the/DT Pacific/NNP Mail/NNP Steamship/NNP Company/NNP is/VBZ now/RB building/VBG a/DT fleet/NN of/IN large/JJ steamers./NN They/PRP will/MD ply/RB between/IN New/NNP York/NNP and/CC Aspinwall,/NNP Panama./NNP The/DT passengers/NNS will/MD transship/VB at/IN Aspinwall/NNP and/CC be/VB carried/VBN across/IN the/DT isthmus/NN in/IN canoes/NNS to/TO the/DT Pacific/NNP side,/NN via/IN the/DT Chagres/NNP River,/NNP where/WRB other/JJ steamers/NNS of/IN the/DT fleet/NN will/MD transport/VB them/PRP to/TO San/NNP Francisco./NNP Those/DT steamers/NNS should/MD be/VB rather/RB safe."Bejabers/NNS looked/VBD up/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP On/IN every/DT claim/NN men/NNS toiled/VBD in/IN the/DT summer/NN sun--a/NN ragged,/NN bearded,/NN red-shirted/JJ crew./NN Recent/JJ arrivals/NNS trudged/VBD along/IN asking/VBG questions,/NN seeking/VBG unstaked/JJ ground,/NN bargaining/NN with/IN some/DT faint-hearted/JJ fortune-hunter/NN for/IN the/DT claim/NN he/PRP already/RB had/VBD staked/VBN and/CC was/VBD as/RB quickly/RB growing/VBG weary/JJ of./NN From/IN the/DT whisky/NN shop/NN in/IN the/DT meadow/NN came/VBD the/DT sound/NN of/IN drunken/JJ singing/NN and/CC the/DT firing/NN of/IN pistols./DT "She's/NNP gettin'/NN to/TO be/VB a/DT bedlam,"/NN Bejabers/IN sighed./NN "And/CC at/IN that/IN she/PRP ain't/VBP really/RB started./VBN Them/NNP two/CD fellers,/VBD Wells/NNP and/CC Fargo,/NNP had/VBD ought/MD to/TO be/VB told/VBN about/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP There's/DT big/JJ business/NN awaitin'/NN 'em/PRP here."They/PRP have/VBP an/DT office/NN in/IN Sacramento,/NNP Bejabers./NNP I'm/NNP going/VBG to/TO mount/VB Pathfinder,/NNP ride/VB down/RB there/RB and/CC induce/VB them/PRP to/TO extend/VB their/PRP$ service/NN to/TO Happy/NNP Camp,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP decided/VBD suddenly./RB "Somebody's/NNP got/VBD to/TO do/VB a/DT public/JJ service/NN for/IN the/DT district,/NN because/IN everybody's/NN too/RB busy/JJ at/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ affairs."He/NN turned/VBD abruptly,/RB caught/VBN up/RP his/PRP$ horse,/NN saddled,/NN mounted/VBD and/CC rode/VBD away/RB into/IN the/DT south./NN A/DT well-beaten/JJ trail/NN now/RB led/VBD down/IN the/DT valley/NN of/IN the/DT Sacramento,/NNP and/CC along/IN this/DT trail/NN a/DT motley/NN company/NN proceeded/VBD in/IN both/DT directions./NN A/DT majority/NN of/IN them/PRP were/VBD afoot,/IN carrying/VBG packs;/VBN some/DT rode/VBD horses/NNS and/CC mules,/NNS and/CC the/DT more/RBR fortunate/JJ drove/VBD packed/VBN burros/NNS before/IN them./PRP Here/RB and/CC there/EX men/NNS far/RB beyond/IN the/DT prime/JJ of/IN life/NN fought/VBD their/PRP$ way/NN through/IN the/DT rout/NN of/IN fortune-hunters,/JJ but/CC there/EX were/VBD few/JJ of/IN these./DT A/DT fever/NN of/IN excitement,/NNS of/IN rare/JJ good/JJ nature/NN born/VBN of/IN high/JJ hopes,/NN pervaded/VBD them/PRP all,/RB and/CC D'Arcy,/NNP who/WP could/MD be/VB brother/NN to/TO all/DT men,/NNS found/VBD his/PRP$ fellow/NN travelers/NNS eagerly/RB communicative./. He/PRP listened/VBD to/TO all/DT of/IN the/DT latest/JJS gossip/NN of/IN the/DT now/RB widely/RB scattered/VBN diggings,/NN to/TO tales/NNS of/IN unbelievably/JJ rich/JJ strikes,/NN of/IN sorry/JJ failures,/NN of/IN disillusionment/NN and/CC disappointment./VBD He/PRP learned,/VBD for/IN the/DT first/JJ time,/NN some/DT of/IN the/DT details/NNS of/IN the/DT almost/RB unbelievable/JJ emigration/NN to/TO California,/NNP not/RB only/RB from/IN the/DT Atlantic/NNP seaboard/NN and/CC the/DT still/JJ sparsely/JJ settled/VBN country/NN east/RB of/IN the/DT Mississippi,/NNP but/CC also/RB from/IN Europe,/NNP Mexico,/NNP South/NNP America,/NNP and/CC Australia./NNP He/PRP had/VBD made/VBN that/IN journey/NN himself/PRP and/CC he/PRP knew/VBD the/DT terror/NN of/IN it/PRP for/IN grown/VBN men;/NNS yet,/RB if/IN what/WP he/PRP heard,/VBD were/VBD true,/JJ women/NNS and/CC children/NNS were/VBD risking/VBG it/PRP now./. He/PRP passed/VBD the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP glistening/VBG whitely/NN among/IN the/DT oaks,/JJ and/CC at/IN sight/NN of/IN it/PRP the/DT old/JJ ache,/NN the/DT old/JJ unstilled/JJ longing/NN came/VBD back/RB to/TO him./PRP He/PRP had/VBD thought/VBN that/IN the/DT excitement/NN and/CC romantic/JJ lure/NN of/IN life/NN at/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP had/VBD stilled/VBN it/PRP at/IN last,/JJ but/CC he/PRP knew/VBD now/RB that/IN it/PRP had/VBD not./NN From/IN the/DT hacienda/NN he/PRP saw/VBD five/CD persons,/JJ mounted,/NN ride/NN out/RB across/IN the/DT plain,/NN making/VBG for/IN the/DT road/NN to/TO Sacramento,/NNP and/CC while/IN he/PRP was/VBD still/RB too,/RB distant/JJ to/TO recognize/VB them,/, he/PRP saw/VBD that/IN two/CD of/IN them/PRP were/VBD women./VBG He/PRP pulled/VBD Pathfinder/NNP down/IN to/TO a/DT walk/NN to/TO permit/VB the/DT party/NN to/TO reach/VB the/DT road/NN ahead/RB of/IN him;/NN when/WRB he/PRP saw/VBD that/IN they/PRP had/VBD turned/VBN south/RB he/PRP urged/VBD Pathfinder/NNP into/IN an/DT easy/JJ trot/NN and/CC gradually/RB overtook/VBD them,/, whereupon/IN he/PRP recognized/VBD Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ daughter/NN riding/VBG ahead,/RB while/IN an/DT older/JJR woman,/NN a/DT relative/JJ probably,/NN with/IN two/CD vaqueros,/NNS followed/VBD behind./VBN D'Arcy/NNP lifted/VBD his/PRP$ hat/NN as/IN he/PRP passed/VBD them,/, but/CC he/PRP did/VBD not/RB look/VB at/IN them/PRP nor/CC did/VBD he/PRP speak./VBZ He/PRP knew/VBD they/PRP would/MD recognize/VB his/PRP$ horse,/NN if/IN they/PRP failed/VBD to/TO catch/VB a/DT glimpse/NN of/IN his/PRP$ face./NN Very/RB well,/RB then./DT If/IN they/PRP cared/VBD to/TO speak/VB to/TO him,/VB they/PRP would/MD do/VB so./DT If/IN they/PRP did/VBD not/RB speak,/VB it/PRP would/MD be/VB evident/JJ they/PRP did/VBD not/RB wish/VB to./TO "Good/NNP day,/, Don/NNP Dermod!"Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP hearty/NN voice/NN was/VBD hailing/VBG him./PRP He/PRP pulled/VBD up,/RB swung/VBN his/PRP$ horse,/NN faced/VBD them/PRP and/CC again/RB gravely/RB lifted/VBD his/PRP$ hat/NN and/CC bowed/VBD low/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ saddle./NN "Blood/NN of/IN the/DT devil!/NN You/PRP are/VBP a/DT true/JJ gringo./NN You/PRP hurry!/VBP It/PRP is/VBZ long/RB since/IN we/PRP have/VBP seen/VBN you/PRP and/CC the/DT country/NN is/VBZ overrun/VBN with/IN maniacs./NN Since/IN you/PRP travel/VBP our/PRP$ way,/NNS why/WRB not/RB share/VB the/DT road/NN with/IN us?""You/PRP are/VBP very/RB kind,/JJ Don/NNP Jos$--kinder,/NNP in/IN fact,"/NN he/PRP added/VBD with/IN a/DT searching/VBG glance/NN at/IN Josepha,/NNP "than/IN I/PRP have/VBP any/DT right/JJ to/TO expect.""You,/VB at/IN least,/JJS are/VBP sane./DT Don/NNP Dermod/NNP is/VBZ welcome,/RB is/VBZ he/PRP not,/RB Josepha?""The/NNP highroad/NN is/VBZ free/JJ to/TO all/DT who/WP choose/VBP to/TO travel/VB it,/IN my/PRP$ father."/NN There/EX was/VBD no/DT sign/NN of/IN friendliness,/NN of/IN pleasure,/NN at/IN this/DT chance/NN meeting,/NN showing/VBG in/IN the/DT girl's/NN proud/JJ face./NN She/PRP pulled/VBD her/PRP$ horse/NN and/CC fell/VBD back/RB alongside/IN her/PRP$ duenna,/JJ and/CC D'Arcy/NNP saw/VBD that/IN the/DT action/NN of/IN her/PRP$ good-natured/JJ and/CC mercurial/JJ father/NN had/VBD piqued/VBN her./PRP A/DT light/NN of/IN devilish/JJ mirth/NN danced/VBD in/IN D'Arcy's/NNP black/JJ eyes/NNS as/IN they/PRP roved/VBD hungrily/RB over/IN her./PRP$ "Thank/NNP you,/NNP Don/NNP Jos$./NNP Since/IN it/PRP seems/VBZ my/PRP$ life,/NN for/IN the/DT present,/NN is/VBZ not/RB threatened,/IN I/PRP shall/MD be/VB delighted/VBN to/TO ride/VB with/IN you./PRP I/PRP trust/VBP that/IN all/DT is/VBZ well/RB with/IN you/PRP and/CC yours?"Don/NNP Jos$/NNP shrugged,/VBD as/IN if/IN to/TO reply/VB that/IN most/JJS decidedly/RB all/DT was/VBD not/RB well,/JJ but/CC why/WRB complain/VBP about/IN it?/PRP "You/RB ride/VB from/IN where,/DT Don/NNP Dermod?""From/NNP up/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP I/PRP am/VBP engaged/VBN in/IN mining/NN there.""So!/DT And/CC are/VBP your/PRP$ activities/NNS amply/RB rewarded?""I/VB cannot,/NNS with/IN justice,/JJ complain.""You/NNS grow/VBP rich,/JJR perhaps?"/NN D'Arcy/NNP shrugged/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ turn./NN "I/NNS have/VBP heard/VBN of/IN your/PRP$ activities,"/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP went/VBD on/IN with/IN a/DT sort/NN of/IN passive/JJ insistence./NN "I/NN sent/VBD a/DT man/NN up/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP to/TO investigate,/VB and/CC it/PRP seems/VBZ you/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ friends/NNS take/VBP gold/NN from/IN my/PRP$ land,/NN and/CC without/IN my/PRP$ permission.""I/NN was/VBD not/RB aware/JJ that/IN your/PRP$ grant/NN ran/VBD so/RB far/RB up/IN into/IN the/DT hills./NN Moreover,/IN Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP it/PRP appears/VBZ not/RB to/TO be/VB the/DT custom/NN to/TO ask/VB permission/NN of/IN landowners./JJR It/PRP is/VBZ felt/VBN that/IN the/DT right/NN to/TO mine/PRP is/VBZ one/CD paramount/JJ to/TO that/DT of/IN the/DT mere/JJ landholder.""I/NN would/MD not/RB descend/VB to/TO argue/VB with/IN such/JJ fellows,"/JJ Don/NNP Jos$/NNP replied/VBD with/IN dignity,/JJ "but/CC in/IN the/DT case/NN of/IN Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP who/WP is,/VBZ so/IN it/PRP seems/VBZ to/TO me,/VB a/DT man/NN of/IN honor,/NN I/PRP have/VBP not/RB deemed/VBN an/DT argument/NN necessary./, Surely,/JJ as/IN the/DT owner/NN of/IN this/DT gold-bearing/NN ground,am/NN entitled/VBN to/TO a/DT reasonable/JJ royalty/NN which/WDT no/DT reasonable/JJ man/NN will/MD withhold./NNPS In/IN fact,/NN I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN expecting/VBG you/PRP to/TO call/VB at/IN my/PRP$ hacienda/NN with/IN my/PRP$ share./NN Evil/NN days/NNS are/VBP upon/IN us,/NNS and/CC it/PRP would/MD be/VB a/DT convenience/NN if/IN you/PRP could/MD settle/VB the/DT matter/NN at/IN an/DT early/JJ date."D'Arcy/NN glanced/VBD over/IN his/PRP$ shoulder/NN and/CC met/VBD Josepha/NNP Guerrero's/NNP glance./VBD She/PRP was/VBD flushing/VBG painfully./NN "I/NNS have/VBP been/VBN too/RB busy/JJ to/TO call/VB upon/IN you,/NNP Don/NNP Jos$,"/NNP he/PRP explained/VBD lightly./. And,/NNP moreover,/, the/DT last/JJ time/NN I/PRP called/VBD I/PRP was/VBD not/RB welcome/JJ and/CC was/VBD apprized/VBN of/IN that/DT fact.""But/NN this/DT is/VBZ an/DT affair/NN of/IN business.""Quite/NN so./. And/CC since/IN it/PRP is/VBZ an/DT affair/NN of/IN business/NN I/PRP must/MD first/RB discuss/VB the/DT matter/NN with/IN my/PRP$ associates/NNS and/CC verity/RB your/PRP$ statement/NN that/IN we/PRP are/VBP taking/VBG gold/NN from/IN your/PRP$ land./NN "You/IN dispute/NN my/PRP$ word?"/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP grew/VBD haughty./PRP "By/IN no/DT means,/NN Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP but/CC I/PRP would/MD verify/RB it,/RB since/IN no/DT man/NN is/VBZ infallible./NN I/PRP would/MD look/VB at/IN the/DT record/NN of/IN the/DT title/NN to/TO your/PRP$ lands/NNS and/CC verify/VB the/DT eastern/JJ boundaries./NN That/DT matter/NN settled,/VBD an/DT answer/NN to/TO your/PRP$ demand/NN will/MD be/VB promptly/RB forthcoming."Don/IN Jos$/NNP nodded/VBD assent./NN Matters/NNS appeared/VBD to/TO be/VB going/VBG more/RBR smoothly/RB than/IN he/PRP had/VBD anticipated,/VBN so/IN he/PRP was/VBD content/JJ to/TO be/VB patient./DT "How/NN is/VBZ the/DT cattle/NNS business?"/NN D'Arcy/NNP pursued./, "It/NNP has/VBZ gone/VBN to/TO the/DT devil,/NN Don/NNP Dermod./NNP These/DT wandering/VBG gringos/NNS help/VBP themselves/PRP to/TO my/PRP$ cattle,/NNS whose/WP$ carcasses/NNS dot/VBP the/DT plain,/NN and/CC there/EX is/VBZ no/DT law/NN and/CC no/DT relief./NN The/DT scoundrels/NNS have/VBP driven/VBN me/PRP to/TO the/DT verge/NN of/IN insolvency./VBG Indeed,/IN I/PRP ride/VBP today/RB to/TO call/VB upon/IN Johann/NNP Sutter/NNP for/IN the/DT purpose/NN of/IN negotiating/VBG a/DT loan/NN upon/IN my/PRP$ lands./NN He/PRP will/MD drive/VB a/DT hard/JJ bargain.""If/NN it/PRP is/VBZ permitted/VBN to/TO ask/VB the/DT question,/NN Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP what/WP is/VBZ the/DT amount/NN of/IN this/DT loan/NN you/PRP seek?""Ten/VBP thousand/CD dollars.""And/CC the/DT security?""A/NN first/JJ mortgage/NN upon/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP Land/NNP is/VBZ worth/JJ fifty/CD cents/NNS an/DT acre,/NN and/CC I/PRP have/VBP eight/CD square/JJ leagues./NN A/DT loan/NN of/IN ten/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS is/VBZ not/RB unreasonable.""How/JJ do/VB you/PRP purpose/NN repaying/VBG the/DT loan?"Apparently/RB that/IN aspect/NN of/IN the/DT matter/NN had/VBD not/RB occurred/VBN to/TO Don/NNP Jos$./NNP He/PRP pondered/VBD the/DT situation/NN now./RB "In/IN a/DT few/JJ years/NNS my/PRP$ lands/NNS will/MD be/VB worth/JJ a/DT dollar/NN an/DT acre,"/NN he/PRP suggested,/VBD "possibly/RB more./JJR I/PRP will/MD then/RB make/VB a/DT new/JJ mortgage/NN for/IN more/JJR money/NN and/CC repay/VB the/DT first/JJ loan."D'Arcy/NN rode/VBD on/IN in/IN silence/NN for/IN several/JJ minutes;/NNS from/IN time/NN to/TO time/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP shot/VBD sharp,/RB penetrating/JJ glances/NNS at/IN him./PRP Then:"Perhaps/RB Don/NNP Dermod/NNP seeks/VBZ a/DT sound/NN investment/NN for/IN his/PRP$ gold./NN For/IN the/DT present/NN I/PRP hear/VBP that/IN too/RB much/JJ gold/NN is/VBZ an/DT embarrassment./NN It/PRP may/MD be/VB stolen./DT But/CC he/PRP would/MD be/VB a/DT strong/JJ fellow/NN who/WP carried/VBD away/RB the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico!""I/NNP will/MD investigate/VB your/PRP$ title,/NN Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP and/CC if/IN it/PRP appears/VBZ to/TO be/VB sound,/JJ I/PRP will/MD make/VB you/PRP the/DT loan./NN Under/IN the/DT Treaty/NNP of/IN Guadalupe/NNP Hidalgo/NNP the/DT government/NN of/IN the/DT United/NNP States/NNP is/VBZ pledged/VBN to/TO guarantee/VB all/DT legitimate/JJ land/NN titles/NNS given/VBN during/IN the/DT Spanish/JJ and/CC Mexican/JJ r$gimes.""There/RB are/VBP some/DT spurious/JJ titles,/NN I/PRP admit,/VBP Don/NNP Dermod."/NNP Don/NNP Jos$/NNP winked;/, and/CC with/IN his/PRP$ tobacco-stained/JJ fingers/NNS made/VBD a/DT movement/NN as/IN of/IN one/CD who/WP counts/VBZ money./JJ "Since/IN the/DT land/NN had/VBD no/DT value,/NN the/DT gobernadores/NNS often/RB gave/VBD it/PRP to/TO their/PRP$ friends/NNS and/CC favorites/NNS without/IN troubling/VBG to/TO have/VB the/DT home/NN governments/NNS certify/VBP the/DT grants./NNP But/CC I/PRP was/VBD careful./VBG Politics/NNS are/VBP productive/JJ of/IN enemies,/NN so/IN I/PRP had/VBD my/PRP$ title/NN certified/JJ and/CC duly/RB recorded.""I/JJ suppose/VBP I/PRP would/MD have/VB to/TO proceed/VB to/TO the/DT capitol/NN at/IN Monterey/NNP to/TO examine/VB the/DT archives.""You/NNS have/VBP a/DT good/JJ horse,/NN Don/NNP Dermod./NNP You/PRP could/MD make/VB the/DT journey/NN and/CC return/NN in/IN two/CD weeks.""What/JJ rate/NN of/IN interest/NN is/VBZ customary/JJ on/IN such/JJ loans?"Don/NN Jos$/NNP threw/VBD up/RP both/DT hands/NNS in/IN an/DT attitude/NN of/IN indifference./NN It/PRP was/VBD beneath/IN his/PRP$ dignity/NN to/TO descend/VB to/TO such/JJ sordid/JJ details/NNS of/IN barter/NN and/CC trade./NN "If/IN I/PRP make/VBP the/DT loan,/NN I/PRP will/MD charge/VB you/PRP seven/CD percent.''"I/NNS am/VBP not/RB a/DT miser,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod."/NNP The/DT Californian/NNP pulled/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ horse./NN "It/NN is/VBZ fortunate/JJ that/IN we/PRP met,"/VBD he/PRP declared/VBD grandiosely./VBG "Since/IN I/PRP know/VBP the/DT title/NN is/VBZ sound,/JJ I/PRP know/VBP also/RB that/IN you/PRP will/MD make/VB the/DT loan./NN You/PRP are/VBP not/RB a/DT man/NN to/TO make/VB idle/JJ promises./NN I/PRP will,/MD therefore,/RB return/VB to/TO my/PRP$ hacienda,/NN since/IN there/EX is/VBZ no/DT further/JJ reason/NN for/IN continuing/VBG my/PRP$ journey."/NN He/PRP considered/VBD the/DT matter/NN a/DT moment/NN longer./, "A/NNP favor/NN accepted/VBN is/VBZ a/DT favor/NN to/TO be/VB repaid./VBN We/PRP will/MD say/VB no/DT more/JJR of/IN the/DT matter/NN of/IN which/WDT I/PRP first/RB spoke--that/DT of/IN a/DT royalty/NN on/IN the/DT gold/NN you/PRP have/VBP extracted/VBN from/IN my/PRP$ lands.""Thank/NN you./, I/PRP shall/MD have/VB the/DT mortgage/NN prepared/VBN in/IN Monterey/NNP and/CC within/IN a/DT month/NN I/PRP shall/MD call/VB at/IN your/PRP$ rancho/NN for/IN your/PRP$ signature/NN to/TO the/DT mortgage/NN and/CC the/DT promissory/JJ note,/NN and/CC deliver/VB to/TO you/PRP the/DT ten/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS in/IN gold.""I/JJ thank/VB you,/PRP Don/NNP Dermod."/NNP Don/NNP Jos$/NNP did/VBD not/RB offer/VB to/TO shake/VB hands,/NN but/CC lifted/VBD his/PRP$ sombrero/NN with/IN all/PDT the/DT grace/NN of/IN the/DT born/VBN cavalier,/NNS wheeled/VBD his/PRP$ horse/NN and/CC proceeded/VBD to/TO retrace/VB his/PRP$ steps./NN But/CC his/PRP$ daughter/NN sat/VBD her/PRP$ horse,/NN facing/VBG D'Arcy,/NNP and/CC in/IN her/PRP$ eyes/NNS he/PRP saw/VBD a/DT helpless,/NN fury./NN "Yes,/IN gringo,/VBG you/PRP are/VBP cunning./RB You/PRP play/VBP your/PRP$ cards/NNS well/RB and/CC well/RB do/VB you/PRP read/VB the/DT weakness,/NN the/DT lack/NN of/IN business/NN acumen/NNS in/IN our/PRP$ people./NNS Some/DT day/NN you/PRP willown/MD the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP and/CC it/PRP will/MD have/VB cost/NN you/PRP ten/CD thousand/CD dollars./, Thou/NNP bandit!"His/. face/NN flamed/VBN scarlet./NN "Once,/IN it/PRP seems,/VBD I/PRP brought/VBD pain/NN to/TO your/PRP$ excellent/JJ father./NN I/PRP would/MD erase/VB the/DT memory/NN of/IN that/DT act/NN by/IN favoring/VBG him/PRP now.""I/RB know/VBP the/DT reason/NN for/IN this/DT kindness./NN It/PRP is/VBZ land--land!/JJ Your/PRP$ kind/NN are/VBP mad/JJ for/IN it./PRP You/PRP are/VBP brilliant/JJ and/CC prudent./JJ You/PRP look/VBP into/IN the/DT future/NN and/CC see/VB clearly,/JJ but/CC my/PRP$ father/NN looks/VBZ only/RB into/IN the/DT past./NN To/TO him/PRP tomorrow/NN is/VBZ always/RB another/DT day./NN You/PRP take/VBP advantage/NN of/IN his/PRP$ distress--and/NN when/WRB he/PRP cannot/MD pay/VB you,/IN you/PRP will/MD dispossess/VB him./NN That/DT is/VBZ the/DT reason/NN behind/IN this/DT magnificence./NN "That/NN is/VBZ not/RB true,/JJ Josepha./NNP I/PRP do/VBP this/DT thing/NN because/IN I/PRP love/VBP you!"Her/PRP lovely/JJ lips/NNS curled/VBN in/IN scorn./NN "You/PRP would/MD buy/VB your/PRP$ way/NN back/RB into/IN my/PRP$ good/JJ graces./NN So?""You/PRP are/VBP quite/RB wrong,/JJ but/CC there/EX shall/MD be/VB no/DT argument./NN It/PRP is/VBZ much/RB easier/JJR for/IN me/PRP to/TO find/VB the/DT title/NN to/TO your/PRP$ father's/NN rancho/NN defective./NN As/IN for/IN the/DT gold/NN I/PRP planned/VBD to/TO lend/VB him,/PRP know/VB that/IN to/TO earn/VB it/PRP I/PRP have/VBP done/VBN what/WP no/DT Californian/NNP has/VBZ ever/RB done./, I/PRP have/VBP labored/VBN for/IN it./PRP I/PRP have/VBP won/VBN it/PRP in/IN blinding/JJ sweat/NN and/CC weary/JJ muscles,/NNS in/IN coarse/JJ food,/NN in/IN heat/NN and/CC snowfall,/NN and/CC when/WRB at/IN night/NN I/PRP seek/VBP my/PRP$ rest/NN I/PRP find/VBP it/PRP on/IN a/DT bed/NN as/RB hard/RB as/IN your/PRP$ indictment./NN Since/IN you/PRP bade/VB me/PRP begone,/IN I/PRP have/VBP not/RB sought/VBN your/PRP$ favor./NN Nor/CC shall/MD I,/NNP for/IN I,/NNP too,/, come/VBN of/IN a/DT prideful/JJ race./NN From/IN those/DT we/PRP esteem/VBP our/PRP$ enemies,/NN we/PRP solicit/VB no/DT favors./NN I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP I/PRP have/VBP labored--and/NN I/PRP planned/VBD a/DT labor/NN of/IN love.""I/NN am/VBP not/RB to/TO be/VB bought,/VBN like/IN a/DT steer/NN in/IN the/DT marketplace!/NN If/IN my/PRP$ harassed/JJ and/CC worried/JJ father/NN is/VBZ weak,/IN I/PRP am/VBP not./DT Tomas/NNP Espinosa/NNP will/MD lend/VB us/PRP the/DT money./NN His/PRP$ father/NN will/MD gladly/RB furnish/VB it!""If/IN you/PRP ask/VBP him,/PRP yes./. But/CC there/EX will/MD be/VB a/DT string/NN to/TO the/DT favor/NN he/PRP grants./VBD You/PRP will/MD marry/VB him!""Well?""I/PRP thought/VBD you/PRP were/VBD not/RB for/IN sale!"/NNS He/PRP lifted/VBD his/PRP$ hat,/NN whirled/VBD Pathfinder/NNP and/CC rode/VBD from/IN her/PRP at/IN a/DT furious/JJ gallop./NN "Don/IN Dermod!"/NNP she/PRP called,/VB but/CC the/DT thud/NN of/IN hoofs,/NNS the/DT wild,/JJ rageful/JJ beating/NN of/IN the/DT blood/NN in/IN his/PRP$ brain,/NN stilled/VBD that/IN pleading/VBG call./NN So/IN she/PRP drew/VBD her/PRP rebozo/VB over/IN her/PRP$ face/NN to/TO hide/VB its/PRP$ pallor/NN and/CC the/DT tears/NNS that/IN flooded/VBD her/PRP$ eyes,/NN and/CC rejoined/VBD her/PRP$ father./NN "That/NN is/VBZ an/DT excellent/JJ fellow,"/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP observed/VBD sagely./JJ "It/NN is/VBZ true/JJ that/IN I/PRP was/VBD incensed/VBN with/IN him,/NN following/VBG that/DT affair/NN with/IN Romauldo/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ clandestine/JJ meeting/NN with/IN you,/JJ 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while/IN Romauldo's/NNS weapon/NN swept/VBD the/DT circle/NN of/IN players/NNS in/IN a/DT menacing/NN arc./NN Then/RB he/PRP recovered/VBD the/DT deck/NN of/IN cards,/NN thrust/VBD the/DT bag/NN of/IN gold/NN inside/IN his/PRP$ shirt,/NN drew/VBD another/DT pistol/NN and/CC backed/VBD swiftly/RB out/IN of/IN the/DT house,/NN covering/VBG everybody/NN as/IN he/PRP did/VBD so./. And/CC then,/JJ for/IN the/DT first/JJ time,/NN he/PRP saw/VBD D'Arcy,/NNP and/CC flashed/VBD his/PRP$ white/JJ teeth/NNS in/IN an/DT evil/JJ smile./NN D'Arcy's/NNP eyes/NNS held/VBD his./PRP Suddenly/RB Romauldo's/NNP savoir-faire/NN broke;/VBD his/PRP$ pistol/NN came/VBD up/RB and/CC as/IN D'Arcy/NNP threw/VBD himself/PRP flat/JJ on/IN the/DT floor/NN a/DT bullet/NN sang/VBD by/IN his/PRP$ cheek./NN But/CC he/PRP was/VBD behind/IN the/DT table/NN now,/, the/DT other/JJ players/NNS shielding/VBG him/PRP from/IN sight,/NN so,/NN between/IN the/DT legs/NNS of/IN the/DT table/NN and/CC the/DT legs/NNS of/IN one/CD of/IN these/DT men,/NNS he/PRP fired/VBD twice/RB as/IN Romauldo/NNP backedout/NN of/IN the/DT door./NN He/PRP saw/VBD one/CD of/IN Romauldo's/NNP legs/NNS buckle/NN under/IN him/PRP for/IN an/DT instant;/NN then/RB the/DT door/NN closed./VBD D'Arcy/NNP rose/VBD to/TO follow,/VB but/CC the/DT players/NNS seized/VBD him./PRP "Don't,"/IN they/PRP implored./VBZ "That/IN greaser'll/RB get/VB you/PRP the/DT minute/NN you/PRP open/RP the/DT door./NN Try/VB the/DT back/NN way."/NN They/PRP indicated/VBD a/DT side/NN door/NN to/TO him./PRP He/PRP leaped/VBD for/IN it,/PRP emerged/VBD in/IN a/DT vacant/JJ lot/NN and/CC ran/VBD around/RB toward/IN the/DT front./NN Half/NN a/DT block/NN down/IN the/DT street/NN Romauldo/NNP Guerrero,/NNP mounted,/NN was/VBD galloping/VBG furiously,/JJ while/IN men/NNS scurried/VBD out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ way./NN "Too/RB late,"/RB D'Arcy/NNP muttered./, "If/IN I/PRP miss/VBP him/PRP I/PRP may/MD kill/VB some/DT innocent/JJ man."/NN He/PRP walked/VBD to/TO the/DT front/JJ door/NN and/CC from/IN there/RB followed/VBD a/DT trail/NN of/IN blood/NN to/TO a/DT point/NN where/WRB he/PRP had/VBD observed/VBN a/DT horse/NN standing/VBG earlier/RB in/IN the/DT evening./NN "Well,/NN I've/NN put/VBD my/PRP$ mark/NN on/IN the/DT scoundrel,/NN at/IN any/DT rate,"/NN he/PRP decided,/VBD and/CC returned/VBD to/TO the/DT gambling/NN table./NN Romauldo's/NNP victim/NN was/VBD dead./VBN Nobody/NN knew/VBD him/PRP and/CC nobody/NN was/VBD interested/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ demise,/NN beyond/IN expressing/VBG a/DT few/JJ perfunctory/JJ regrets/NNS at/IN the/DT suddenness/NN of/IN its/PRP$ arrival./NN The/DT barkeeper/NN and/CC a/DT miner/NN who/WP volunteered/VBD to/TO help/VB him/PRP removed/VBN the/DT body/NN to/TO the/DT vacant/JJ lot/NN outside/IN and/CC laid/VBD it/PRP on/IN the/DT grass,/NN while/IN inside/IN men/NNS discussed/VBD the/DT affray./NN D'Arcy/NNP said/VBD nothing./DT He/PRP was/VBD suddenly/RB ill,/JJ depressed/VBN by/IN a/DT feeling/NN that,/IN because/IN once/IN he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN weak/JJ enough/RB to/TO permit/VB the/DT killer/NN to/TO survive,/NN he/PRP was/VBD morally/RB responsible/JJ now/RB for/IN the/DT death/NN of/IN this/DT unknown/JJ miner./NN He/PRP left/VBD the/DT gambling-house/NN and/CC returned/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ room/NN at/IN the/DT hotel,/NN where/WRB he/PRP slept/VBD on/IN the/DT floor/NN in/IN company/NN with/IN half/PDT a/DT dozen/NN others./NNP In/IN the/DT morning/NN he/PRP purchased/VBD several/JJ flasks/NNS of/IN quicksilver/NN and/CC departed/VBD for/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP At/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP he/PRP paused/VBD long/RB enough/JJ to/TO buy/VB half/PDT a/DT dozen/NN stiff,/JJ dry,/NN cattle/NNS hides,/, which/WDT Don/NNP Jos$/NNP engagedto/VBD deliver/VB to/TO him/PRP by/IN pack-horse/NN next/JJ day,/NN and/CC then,/DT declining,/NN Don/NNP Jane's/NNP invitation/NN to/TO remain/VB for/IN luncheon,/NN rode/VBD away./RB He/PRP had/VBD not/RB seen/VBN Josepha/NNP during/IN his/PRP$ visit,/NN nor/CC had/VBD he/PRP begged/VBD Don/NNP Jos$/NNP to/TO present/VB his/PRP$ compliments/NNS to/TO her./PRP$ He/PRP was/VBD greeted/VBN at/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP by/IN Bejabers,/NNP it/PRP being/VBG his/PRP$ day/NN at/IN housekeeping./NN "Glad/NN you're/PRP back,/RB Dermod,"/NNP he/PRP announced./VBD "We/PRP got/VBD to/TO have/VB a/DT meetin'/NN of/IN our/PRP$ company/NN tomorrow/NN mornin'/NN and/CC try/VB the/DT Bart/NNP and/CC Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP for/IN malfeasance/NN in/IN office,/NN rebellion,/NN layin'/VBD off/RP work/NN and/CC bein'/NN drunk/NN and/CC disorderly./NN I/PRP knew/VBD that/DT whisky/NN pedler/NN would/MD bust/VB up/RP our/PRP$ happy/JJ home."D'Arcy/NN looked/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ friend/NN in/IN whimsical/JJ interrogation./NN "The/DT minute/NN they/PRP found/VBD out/IN you/PRP was/VBD gone,"/VBN Bejabers/NNP continued,/NN "them/IN two/CD declared/VBD for/IN a/DT vacation./NN As/IN next/JJ in/IN command,/NN they/PRP asked/VBD me/PRP to/TO declare/VB a/DT dividend/NN on/IN the/DT company's/NN gold./NN You/PRP know/VBP what/WP I/PRP told/VBD 'em!/PRP So/IN they/PRP cussed/VBD a/DT little/JJ and/CC went/VBD over/IN to/TO that/DT grog/NN shop/NN to/TO wash/VB down/IN their/PRP$ sorrows./NN When/WRB they/PRP didn't/VBD come/VBN in/IN for/IN dinner,/NN I/PRP went/VBD over/RP to/TO investigate/VB and/CC found/VB them/PRP treatin'/VB all/DT hands/NNS and/CC payin'/NN for/IN it/PRP in/IN coarse/JJ gold./NN "While/IN I'm/PRP there/EX they/PRP spend/VBP a/DT hundred/CD dollars/NNS if/IN they/PRP spend/VBP a/DT cent,/NN and/CC as/IN I'm/NNP naturally/RB curious/JJ to/TO know/VB how/WRB come/VBN they/PRP got/VBD that/IN much/JJ gold/NN in/IN their/PRP$ possession,/NN I/PRP wait/VBP until/IN they're/DT mighty/JJ drunk/JJ and/CC ask/VB 'em./PRP So/RB they/PRP tell/VBP me/PRP they/PRP found/VBD a/DT pocket/NN on/IN the/DT Bart's/NNP claim./NN This/DT they/PRP panned/VBD special,/JJ neglectin'/NN to/TO throw/VB that/DT rich/JJ dirt/NN into/IN the/DT flume,/NN as/IN per/IN agreement./NN They/PRP been/VBN holdin'/VBG out/RP on/IN their/PRP$ pardners,/NNS that's/IN what.""What/WP have/VBP you/PRP done/VBN about/IN it/PRP thus/RB far,/RB Bejabers?""I've/VB hove/VBP 'em/PRP out/IN of/IN the/DT nest/NN and/CC refused/VBD to/TO feed/VB 'em./PRP No/DT workee/NN no/DT eatee,/NN as/IN Jim/NNP Toy/NNP says./VBZ So/RB they/PRP been/VBN buyin'/NN canned/VBN goods/NNS and/CC hardtack/NN at/IN the/DT generalstore,/NN although/IN I/PRP reckon/VBP they/PRP don't/VBP take/VB any/DT time/NN off/RP to/TO speak/VB of/IN in/IN order/NN to/TO eat./DT Liquid/NN nourishment's/VBD their/PRP$ long/JJ suit.""'Where/NN do/VBP they/PRP sleep?""'Where/VB their/PRP$ legs/NNS fail/VBP 'em.""What/. got/VBD them/PRP started/VBN on/IN the/DT road/NN to/TO ruin?"Bejabers/NNS scratched/VBN his/PRP$ ingenious/JJ head./NN "Well,/IN I/PRP got/VBD to/TO admit/VB they/PRP had/VBD a/DT sound/JJ reason/NN for/IN startin'./VBG This/DT here/RB feller/VBN with/IN the/DT portable/JJ sawmill's/NNS been/VBN sawin'/JJ lumber/NN day/NN and/CC night,/NN and/CC as/RB fast/RB as/IN he/PRP saws/VBZ it/PRP the/DT feller/NN that/WDT aims/VBZ to/TO open/VB the/DT dance-hall's/NNS been/VBN knockin'/IN the/DT dance-hall/NN together./. The/DT night/NN after/IN you/PRP left/VBD we/PRP had/VBD the/DT grand/JJ openin'/NN and/CC for/IN that/DT first/JJ night/NN all/DT drinks/NNS was/VBD on/IN the/DT house.""Who/NN did/VBD the/DT dancing?/NN Are/VBP there/RB girls/NNS in/IN camp?""Nary/NN gal./NN We/PRP started/VBD off/RP with/IN hornpipes/NNS and/CC jigs;/RB then/RB somebody/NN yelled/VBD for/IN a/DT Virginia/NNP reel,/NN so/IN a/DT lot/NN o'/IN fellers/NNS tied/VBN red/JJ sashes/NNS around/IN their/PRP$ middles/NNS and/CC acted/VBD as/IN ladies,/NNS and/CC we/PRP cut/VBD her/PRP loose./, I/PRP was/VBD one/CD o'/IN the/DT ladies,/NN and/CC Poppy/NNP and/CC the/DT Bart/NNP was,/VBD too./TO Of/IN course,/NN after/IN every/DT dance/NN the/DT gents/NNS had/VBD to/TO treat/VB the/DT ladies---and/NN while/IN I/PRP kept/VBD a/DT grip/NN on/IN myself/PRP and/CC tried/VBD to/TO keep/VB the/DT Bart/NNP and/CC Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP within/IN bounds,/NN they/PRP got/VBD away/RB from/IN me."/NNS Bejabers/NNP sighed/VBD at/IN the/DT sad/JJ recollection./NN "Are/IN they/PRP still/RB on/IN their/PRP$ spree?""No,/NN they're/DT busted/JJ and/CC sober,/JJ but/CC too/RB shaky/JJ to/TO work,/VB even/RB if/IN I'd/NNP let/VB 'em,/, which/WDT I/PRP wouldn't./MD Last/RB night,/VB this/DT mornin'/NN and/CC at/IN noon/NN today/NN I/PRP made/VBD 'em/PRP eat/VB outside/RB on/IN a/DT stump,/NN like/IN a/DT pair/NN o'/IN tramps./VBG The/DT Bart's/NNP cussin'/NN and/CC Mr./NNP Poppy's/NNP cryin',/, but/CC if/IN we're/NN to/TO have/VB law/NN and/CC order/NN while/IN I'm/NNP the/DT alcalde/NN o'/IN Happy/JJ Camp,/NNP we/PRP got/VBD to/TO maintain/VB it.""Very/DT well,/NNS we'll/MD dissolve/VB partnership/NN with/IN those/DT two/CD in/IN the/DT morning."The/NN disgraced/VBN ones/NNS were/VBD not/RB permitted/VBN to/TO occupy/VB thecabin/RB that/IN night/NN and/CC were/VBD forced/VBN to/TO build/VB a/DT fire/NN and/CC sleep/NN in/IN the/DT open./NN Jim/NNP Toy/NNP solemnly/RB set/VBD their/PRP$ dinner/NN and/CC breakfast/NN outside/NN on/IN a/DT tree/NN stump/NN and/CC later/RB delivered/VBN to/TO them/PRP a/DT letter/NN from/IN D'Arcy,/NNP summoning/VBG them/PRP to/TO a/DT meeting/NN of/IN the/DT company/NN immediately/RB after/IN breakfast./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT weary,/JJ unhappy,/JJ and/CC bleary/JJ duo/NN that/WDT faced/VBD the/DT jury/NN of/IN their/PRP$ peers./VBP D'Arcy/NNP read/VBD the/DT indictment,/NN which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD drawn/VBN up/IN the/DT night/NN before/IN and/CC which/WDT the/DT witnesses/NNS had/VBD signed./VBN "Do/IN you/PRP plead/VB guilty/JJ or/CC not/RB guilty?"/NN he/PRP demanded/VBD of/IN them./DT They/PRP pleaded/VBD guilty,/JJ but/CC advanced/JJ extenuating/NN circumstances/NNS for/IN their/PRP$ lapse/NN to/TO inebriety./DT "You're/NN not/RB being/VBG tried/VBN for/IN that,"/DT D'Arcy/NNP reminded/VBD them./PRP "This/DT is/VBZ a/DT cooperative/JJ company/NN and/CC you/PRP two/CD have/VBP operated/VBN on/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ to/TO the/DT tune/NN of/IN several/JJ hundred/CD dollars'/NNS worth/JJ of/IN community/NN gold.""We'll/NN not/RB do/VB it/PRP again,/RB Dermod,/NNP me/PRP boy,"/VBD the/DT Bart/NNP promised/VBD lightly./NN "Deduct/NN it/PRP from/IN our/PRP$ share/NN of/IN the/DT gold/NN we/PRP are/VBP justly/RB entitled/VBN to,"/TO Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP suggested./VBZ But/CC D'Arcy/NNP shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "You've/NN violated/VBD your/PRP$ contract/NN with/IN those/DT who/WP have/VBP befriended/VBN you/PRP and/CC fed/VBD you/PRP and/CC housed/VBD you/PRP and/CC placed/VBD you/PRP in/IN the/DT way/NN of/IN making/VBG an/DT independent/JJ fortune./NN Therefore,/RB you/PRP must/MD withdraw/VB from/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP I/PRP have/VBP weighed/VBN our/PRP$ gold,/NN cast/VBD up/RP our/PRP$ accounts,/NN and/CC arrived/VBD at/IN a/DT balance./NN The/DT record/NN is/VBZ open/JJ for/IN your/PRP$ inspection.""To/NN the/DT devil/NN with/IN it!"/PRP$ the/DT Bart/NNP cried/VBD in/IN agony./DT "My/JJ people/NNS have/VBP known/VBN your/PRP$ people/NNS for/IN centuries,/NN and/CC there/EX was/VBD never/RB a/DT dishonest/NN D'Arcy."Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP said/VBD he/PRP knew/VBD nothing/NN of/IN accounting/NN and/CC was/VBD willing/JJ to/TO accept/VB D'Arcy's/NNP figures./POS "Here/EX is/VBZ your/PRP$ share/NN of/IN the/DT gold,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP replied,/NN and/CC handed/VBD each/DT of/IN them/PRP a/DT bag/NN of/IN it./DT "You/NNS may,/MD ofcourse,/RB continue/VB to/TO work/VB your/PRP$ claims,/NN but/CC I/PRP warn/VBP you/PRP not/RB to/TO use/VB our/PRP$ flume.""Then,"/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP suggested/VBD humbly,/RB "why/VB not/RB remove/VB it/PRP from/IN our/PRP$ claims?/NN It/PRP runs/VBZ across/IN them.""Perhaps/PRP$ you/PRP two'd/MD better/RB sell/VB out/RP to/TO us/PRP before/IN I/PRP kill/VBP two/CD or/CC three/CD of/IN you,"/PRP$ the/DT killer/NN McCready/JJ suggested/VBD in/IN a/DT flat/JJ level/NN tone./NN "That's/RB good/JJ logic,"/NN the/DT other/JJ killer,/NN Judson,/NNP suggested./VBD "In/JJ case/NN of/IN a/DT showdown/NN I/PRP want/VBP this/DT here/RB renegade/NN preacher/NN for/IN my/PRP$ victim."There/EX was/VBD no/DT further/JJ argument./NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP said/VBD he/PRP thought/VBD each/DT of/IN their/PRP$ claims/NNS was/VBD worth/JJ a/DT thousand/CD dollars;/NNS the/DT Bart/NNP agreed./VBD D'Arcy/NNP weighed/VBD out/RP the/DT gold,/NN and/CC the/DT pair/NN departed/VBD for/IN the/DT Happy/NNP Camp/NNP Dance-Hall,/NNP after/IN giving/VBG a/DT bill/NN of/IN sale/NN for/IN their/PRP$ claims./NN "Now,/IN then,"/DT D'Arcy/NNP announced/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ fellows,/NN "it's/NNS against/IN the/DT regulations/NNS of/IN the/DT district/NN for/IN one/CD man/NN or/CC one/CD company/NN to/TO own/VB more/JJR than/IN one/CD claim/NN per/IN man./NN Therefore,/IN we/PRP shall/MD all/DT abandon/VB our/PRP$ claims/NNS and/CC concentrate/NN on/IN the/DT claims/NNS of/IN the/DT dear/JJ departed./NN No/DT man/NN may/MD jump/VB our/PRP$ abandoned/VBN claims/NNS until/IN after/IN the/DT expiration/NN of/IN thirty/CD days,/NN and/CC before/IN the/DT expiration/NN of/IN that/DT period/NN we/PRP will/MD restore/VB our/PRP$ title/NN by/IN commencing/VBG work/NN on/IN them/PRP again.""You/RB mean/VBP we/PRP got/VBD to/TO make/VB the/DT dirt/NN fly/VBP and/CC clean/JJ up/IN them/PRP two/CD claims/NNS in/IN thirty/CD days?""If/NN possible,/NN Bejabers,/IN we/PRP must/MD clean/VB up/RP the/DT sand-bar./NN Later,/RB when/WRB we/PRP turn/VB the/DT channel/NN of/IN the/DT stream,/NN we'll/NN mine/NN that/IN portion/NN of/IN the/DT claims/NNS that/WDT lies/VBZ submerged./VBN And,/NNP by/IN the/DT way,/NN while/IN I/PRP was/VBD in/IN Sacramento/NNP I/PRP learned/VBD of/IN some/DT improved/VBN methods/NNS of/IN mining/NN this/DT tough,/JJ blue/JJ auriferous/JJ clay/NN that/WDT lies/VBZ on/IN bed-rock/NN beneath/IN the/DT gravel./JJS We/PRP must/MD work/VB fast,/RB hence/RB we/PRP must/MD employ/VB advanced/VBN methods./RP I'll/NNP build/VBP new/JJ equipment/NN today."He/VBN did./RP From/IN the/DT local/JJ sawmill/NN man/NN he/PRP purchased/VBD lumber/NN and/CC built/VBD what/WP was/VBD known/VBN in/IN those/DT days/NNS as/IN a/DT "Long/NNP Tom."/NNP This/DT consisted/VBD of/IN a/DT shallow/JJ trough/NN about/IN eighteen/CD inches/NNS wide/JJ and/CC increasing/VBG in/IN width/NN toward/IN the/DT end./VBN This/DT Long/NNP Tom/NNP he/PRP set/VBD under/IN the/DT flow/NN of/IN water/NN from/IN his/PRP$ flume,/NN so/RB that/IN a/DT continuous/JJ stream,/NN flowing/VBG swiftly,/RB passed/VBN over/IN it/PRP and/CC through/IN a/DT screen/NN at/IN the/DT lower/JJR end./VBN This/DT screen/NN D'Arcy/NNP made/VBD from/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT dried/JJ bullock/NN hides,/NNS which/WDT a/DT vaquero/NN from/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP delivered/VBD late/RB that/IN day,/NN by/IN punching/VBG half-inch/JJ holes/NNS in/IN it./PRP$ A/NNP shallow/NN box/NN placed/VBN below/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT Long/NNP Tom/NNP had/VBD wooden/JJ cleats,/RB evenly/RB spaced,/JJ nailed/VBN across/IN it,/, and/CC was/VBD 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virgin/JJ gold./NN From/IN daylight/NN until/IN twilight/VBG the/DT partners/NNS toiled,/VBP begrudging/VBG the/DT brief/JJ periods/NNS they/PRP allowed/VBD themselves/PRP for/IN meals./PRP Returning/VBG from/IN their/PRP$ labors/NNS at/IN night,/NN it/PRP was/VBD their/PRP$ custom/NN to/TO drop/VB in/IN at/IN the/DT local/JJ dance-hall/NN and/CC saloon/NN for/IN a/DT few/JJ drinks/NNS and/CC the/DT exchange/NN of/IN the/DT creek/NN gossip/NN with/IN neighbors/NNS as/RB weary/JJ as/IN themselves./PRP At/IN such/JJ meetings/NNS D'Arcy/NNP seized/VBD the/DT opportunity/NN to/TO tell/VB the/DT miners/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ conversation/NN with/IN the/DT Sacramento/NNP agent/NN of/IN Wells/NNP Fargo/NNP &/CC Company./NNP He/PRP impressedupon/VBZ them/PRP the/DT necessity/NN for/IN contact/NN with/IN the/DT outside/JJ world,/NN of/IN an/DT express/JJ service/NN that/WDT would/MD insure/VB the/DT safe/JJ and/CC regular/JJ delivery/NN of/IN their/PRP$ gold/NN to/TO market./NN By/IN degrees/NNS 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active./JJ Men/NN whose/WP$ claims/NNS along/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP were/VBD yielding/VBG them/PRP rich/JJ returns/NNS sold/VBD them/PRP if/IN they/PRP could/MD or/CC casually/RB abandoned/VBN there/RB at/IN the/DT first/JJ whisper/NN of/IN richer/JJR ground/NN elsewhere./RB There/EX was/VBD no/DT claim-jumping/NN while/IN the/DT Goddess/NNP of/IN Fortune/NNP continued/VBD to/TO smile;/VB envy,/NN jealousy,/NN and/CC greed/NN were/VBD not;/JJ men/NNS rejoiced/VBD in/IN the/DT good/JJ luck/NN of/IN a/DT neighbor/NN and/CC gathered/VBD renewed/VBN confidence/NN in/IN their/PRP$ own/JJ luck/NN because/IN of/IN it./DT Presently/RB D'Arcy/NNP heard/VBD that/IN Cannon/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ men/NNS had/VBD pulled/VBN out/RP for/IN the/DT Shasta/NNP country/NN and/CC was/VBD relieved/VBN to/TO hear/VB it,/VBN for/IN while/IN Cannon/NNP remained/VBD on/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP he/PRP could/MD not/RB divest/VB himself/PRP of/IN a/DT feeling/NN that/IN sooner/RBR or/CC later/RB a/DT decisive/JJ clash/NN would/MD occur/VB between/IN them./PRP On/IN the/DT twenty-ninth/JJ day/NN of/IN their/PRP$ operations/NNS on/IN the/DT claims/NNS of/IN the/DT Bart/NNP and/CC Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP the/DT company/NN ceased/VBD work/NN on/IN them/PRP and/CC returned/VBD to/TO the/DT operation/NN of/IN their/PRP$ own/JJ claims./NN Other/JJ miners,/NNS observing/VBG the/DT abandoned/VBN claims,/NN jumped/VBD to/TO the/DT conclusion/NN that/IN they/PRP had/VBD been/VBN worked/VBN out/RB and/CC paid/VBD no/DT further/JJ attention/NN to/TO them./PRP That/DT day/NN D'Arcy/NNP and/CC Bejabers/NNP labored/VBD until/IN past/JJ midnight/NN melting/VBG their/PRP$ gold/NN in/IN a/DT crucible/JJ and/CC pouring/VBG it/PRP into/IN ingots/NNS by/IN the/DT simple/JJ process/NN of/IN emptying/VBG the/DT molten/JJ metal/NN into/IN a/DT bucket/NN of/IN cold/JJ water./NN Then/RB they/PRP borrowed/VBD the/DT storekeeper's/NNS scales/NNS and/CC weighed/VBD their/PRP$ treasure./NN There/EX were/VBD no/DT debts/NNS owing/VBG by/IN the/DT company/NN except/IN to/TO D'Arcy/NNP for/IN his/PRP$ original/JJ financing,/NN and/CC this/DT sum/NN he/PRP now/RB deducted/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ calculations/NNS as/IN to/TO the/DT total/JJ value/NN of/IN the/DT gold/NN on/IN hand./NN When/WRB he/PRP had/VBD concluded/VBN his/PRP$ figuring/VBG he/PRP looked/VBD up/RP at/IN Bejabers./NNP "About/IN twenty-five/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS each--and/DT we/PRP haven't/VBP scratched/VBN our/PRP$ claims,"/NN he/PRP exulted./VBD "That's/NNP our/PRP$ reward/NN for/IN remaining/VBG on/IN our/PRP$ claims/NNS and/CC not/RB wandering/VBG around/RB like/IN the/DT lost/VBN tribes/NNS of/IN Israel,/NNP as/IN our/PRP$ neighbors/NNS do./VBP Bejabers,/IN if/IN we/PRP stick/VBP to/TO our/PRP$ program/NN the/DT finish/NN of/IN the/DT gold-rush/NN will/MD find/VB us/PRP all/DT rich,/JJ whereas/IN ninety/CD percent/NN of/IN the/DT gold-hunters/NNS will/MD retire/VB in/IN disillusion/NN and/CC disappointment."Bejabers/NNS nodded./VBD "Two/CD o'clock/RB in/IN the/DT mornin',"/NN he/PRP replied,/VBD "and/CC just/RB listen/VB to/TO the/DT racket/NN goin'/NN on/IN in/IN that/DT dance-hall!/NN Why,/IN it/PRP can't/MD take/VB care/NN o'/IN the/DT trade,/NN and/CC I/PRP hear/VBP two/CD more/JJR are/VBP comin'./DT We/PRP got/VBD four/CD more/JJR saloons/NNS and/CC nine/CD gamblin'-houses,/NNS and/CC all/DT that's/DT needed/VBN now/RB is/VBZ some/DT good-lookin'/JJ white/JJ women/NNS to/TO clean/VB up/RP the/DT rest/NN o'/IN the/DT gold/NN on/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico."/NNP He/PRP glanced/VBD seriously/RB at/IN D'Arcy./NNP "Durn/NNP it,/, I/PRP wish/VBP they'd/DT come/VBN in/IN a/DT hurry,/NN Dermod./NNP I'm/NNP sure/JJ lonesome./RBR I/PRP hear/VBP there's/RB a/DT white/JJ woman/NN over/IN to/TO Rough/NNP and/CC Ready./NNP She's/NNP runnin'/NN a/DT hotel/NN there./DT The/DT first/JJ chance/NN I/PRP get/VBP I/PRP aim/VBP to/TO go/VB over/IN there/RB and/CC visit/VB with/IN her."D'Arcy/PRP disregarded/VBD his/PRP$ partner's/NNS vain/JJ repinings./, "The/DT Bart/NNP and/CC Poppy/NNP have/VBP pulled/VBN out,"/RP he/PRP said./VBD "They/PRP won't/MD go/VB far,/RB after/IN bein'/NN drunk/NN for/IN a/DT month./NN I/PRP hear/VBP Poppy/NNP had/VBD the/DT snakes/NNS last/JJ week./NN I/PRP reckon/VBP they're/DT both/DT broke/JJ by/IN now.""If/JJ Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP would/MD build/VB a/DT cabin,/NN stock/NN it/PRP up/RP with/IN a/DT few/JJ simple/JJ remedies/NNS and/CC surgical/JJ instruments/NNS and/CC hang/VB out/RP his/PRP$ shingle,/NN he'd/NN make/VBP a/DT fortune,/JJ Bejabers.""Nobody/NNP can/MD reform/VB a/DT fool./NN Dermod,/NNP what're/WP we/PRP goin'/VBD to/TO do/VB with/IN all/PDT this/DT gold?/NN A/DT few/JJ months/NNS ago/IN I/PRP wouldn't/MD have/VB worried/VBN about/IN leavin'/NN it/PRP in/IN the/DT cabin,/NN but/CC from/IN all/DT I/PRP hear/VBP 'tain't/PRP safe/JJ to/TO trust/VB strangers/NNS no/DT more./RBR I/PRP hear/VBP there's/RB a/DT regular/JJ organized/JJ gang/NN o'/IN cutthroats/NNS ridin'/VBN around/IN among/IN the/DT camps,/NN robbing/VBG returning/VBG miners/NNS and/CC stages,/NN shootin'/NN up/IN gamblin'-houses/NNS and/CC what-all./WP They/PRP tell/VBP me/PRP there's/TO a/DT young/JJ greaser/NN at/IN the/DT head/NN o'/IN this/DT gang.""Who/NN was/VBD telling/VBG you?""Feller/NNP that/IN come/VB up/RB from/IN Sacramento/NNP yesterday./NNP He's/NNP passin'/VBD the/DT word/NN to/TO look/VB out/RP for/IN this/DT outfit./NN The/DT greaser/JJR can/MD ride/VB and/CC shoot/VB one/CD hundred/CD percent/NN perfect/JJ and'll/CC take/VB a/DT chance/NN at/IN anything./DT He's/NNP got/VBD one/CD game/NN leg./. That/DT sounds/VBZ like/IN our/PRP$ young/JJ friend/NN Romauldo/NNP Guerrero./NNP You/PRP busted/VBD him/PRP in/IN the/DT leg/NN at/IN Sacramento,/NNP didn't/VBD you?""Yes,/PRP I'm/IN a/DT miserable/JJ shot./NN However,/RB to/TO get/VB back/RB to/TO business./DT Tomorrow/NN you,/, Judson,/NNP McCready/NNP and/CC I/PRP will/MD mount/VB our/PRP$ horses,/NNS take/VBP some/DT pack-mules/NNS and/CC go/VB down/RB to/TO Sacramento/NNP with/IN this/DT gold,/NN where/WRB we'll/JJ turn/NN it/PRP over/RP to/TO Wells/NNP Fargo/NNP &/CC Co./NNP to/TO be/VB sent/VBN to/TO the/DT United/NNP States/NNP Mint/NNP at/IN Philadelphia;/NNP that/IN is,/VBZ all/DT but/CC about/IN ten/CD thousand/CD dollars'/NNS worth/JJ I'm/IN going/VBG to/TO use/VB locally.""An/JJ investment?"D'Arcy/NN nodded./VBD Bejabers,/NNP looked/VBD curious,/RB but/CC it/PRP was/VBD alien/JJ to/TO his/PRP$ nature/NN to/TO ask/VB personal/JJ questions,/NN so/IN he/PRP was/VBD silent/JJ until/IN D'Arcy,/NNP unable/JJ longer/JJR to/TO bear/VB the/DT little/JJ man's/NN sufferings,/NN told/VBD him/PRP of/IN his/PRP$ plan/NN to/TO lend/VB ten/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS to/TO Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero,/NNPS to/TO be/VB secured/VBN by/IN a/DT mortgage/NN on/IN the/DT letter's/NNS ranch./NN "He'll/NNP never/RB pay/VBP it/PRP back,"/RB Bejabers/. protested./VBN He/PRP was/VBD scandalized./VBN "His/NNS kind/NN are/VBP honest/JJ enough./NN They'll/DT never/RB repudiate/VBP a/DT debt,/NN but/CC they'll/MD never/RB pay/VB it/PRP if/IN they/PRP can/MD renew/VB it/PRP and/CC keep/VB on/IN payin'/NN interest./NN Dermod,/NNP I/PRP don't/VBP regard/NN that/IN as/IN a/DT good/JJ investment.""The/NN best/RB investment/NN in/IN the/DT world,/NN my/PRP$ dear/JJ Bejabers./NNP When/WRB I'm/PRP through/IN mining/NN I'll/NN turn/NN my/PRP$ eye/NN to/TO other/JJ riches./JJR They/PRP lie/VBP down/RB in/IN the/DT valley./NN Why,/IN man,/NN in/IN days/NNS to/TO come,/VB the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP will/MD be/VB worth/JJ millions.""But/VBN you/PRP can't/MD foreclose/VB on/IN the/DT old/JJ man,/NN son./NN You're/RB in/IN love/NN with/IN his/PRP$ daughter./NN I/PRP know/VBP you/PRP are,/VBP son./NN I've/NN seen/VBN it/PRP in/IN your/PRP$ eyes.""There/NN is/VBZ no/DT sentiment/NN in/IN business,/NN Bejabers.""I/IN know/VBP it,/, but/CC there's/DT sentiment/NN in/IN you,/NNP so/IN you/PRP can't/MD do/VB business/NN that/IN way./DT You/PRP just/RB couldn't.""Well,/IN the/DT girl's/NNS given/VBN me/PRP the/DT mitten,/NN hasn't/IN she?""I/PRP reckon/VBP so,/JJ from/IN what/WP she/PRP said/VBD to/TO me,/VB but/CC even/RB if/IN she/PRP has/VBZ you/PRP ain't/IN the/DT sort/NN o'/IN man/NN to/TO make/VB war/NN on/IN a/DT woman.''"Well,/NN the/DT old/JJ man/NN wants/VBZ the/DT money/NN and/CC I'm/NN going/VBG to/TO oblige/VB him./PRP If/IN woe/NN results,/NN on/IN his/PRP$ head/NN be/VB it.""How/RB do/VB you/PRP know/VB his/PRP$ title's/NNS good?""I/JJ haven't/IN time/NN to/TO investigate/VB it,/IN Bejabers./NNP I'm/NNP going/VBG to/TO take/VB a/DT chance/NN that/IN it's/PRP good./VBZ The/DT old/JJ don/NN says/VBZ he/PRP had/VBD it/PRP recorded/VBD and/CC certified/JJ by/IN the/DT Mexican/NNP government,/NN which/WDT is/VBZ more/JJR than/IN can/MD be/VB said/VBN for/IN a/DT lot/NN of/IN these/DT old/JJ California/NNP land/NN grants,/NN if/IN half/NN I/PRP hear/VBP be/VB true./VBG Your/PRP$ native/JJ Californian/NNP is/VBZ not/RB a/DT very/RB thorough/JJ business/NN man.""What's/NNS Don/NNP Jos$/NNP goin'/NN to/TO do/VB with/IN the/DT ten/CD thousand?""Gamble/NN with/IN it,/PRP buy/VBP some/DT good/JJ wines/NNS and/CC liqueurs/NNS and,/CC perhaps,/RB get/VB himself/PRP a/DT black/JJ velvet/NN cloak/NN with/IN scarlet/JJ silk/NN lining./NN He'll/NNP probably/RB get/VB Josepha/NNP somenew/NN clothes,/NN too./. Then/RB he'll/RB ride/VB south/RB to/TO visit/VB his/PRP$ kin/NN and/CC dazzle/VB them/PRP with/IN a/DT display/NN of/IN wealth.""Ever/NN since/IN that/DT old/JJ razorback/NN shot/NN at/IN me/PRP I/PRP don't/VBP like/IN him,"/PRP Bejabers/. protested./. "I/PRP hate/VBP to/TO see/VB him/PRP enjoy/VB my/PRP$ pardner's/NNS money.""In/JJ days/NNS to/TO come/VB your/PRP$ partner/NN will/MD enjoy/VB his/PRP$ rancho./NN I'm/IN a/DT bucolic/JJ person,/NN Bejabers.""Whatever/IN that/DT means,/NN I/PRP hadn't/VBP noticed/VBN it.""I/PRP like/IN country/NN life./NN I'd/NN like/IN to/TO be/VB a/DT ranchero;/NN raise/NN fine/JJ cattle/NNS and/CC horses/NNS and/CC make/VB two/CD blades/NNS of/IN grass/NN grow/VBP where/WRB none/NN grew/VBD before./. Don/NNP Jos$/NNP owns/VBZ fifty/CD thousand/CD acres/NNS of/IN rich/JJ river-bottom/NN land./NN I/PRP covet/VBP it,/RB so/RB I/PRP have/VBP concluded/VBN to/TO get/VB my/PRP$ hands/NNS on/IN it/PRP before/IN he/PRP dissipates/VBZ it/PRP for/IN less/JJR money/NN to/TO somebody/NN else.""He's/RB bound/VBD to/TO go/VB under./NNP All/DT his/PRP$ people/NNS are./. The/DT American/NNP invasion'll/NN smother/NN them/PRP all./DT They/PRP ain't/VBP got/VBN enough/JJ business/NN sense/NN to/TO pound/VB sand/NN in/IN a/DT hole!""I/NN do/VBP not/RB care/VB to/TO see/VB it/PRP smother/VB Josepha./NNP I/PRP look/VBP into/IN the/DT future/NN and/CC see/VB the/DT shadow/NN of/IN misfortune/NN hovering/VBG over/IN her,/PRP$ Bejabers.""Oh!"/'' A/DT long/JJ silence./NN Then:/DT "You/NNS figure/VBP if/IN you/PRP get/VBP the/DT ranch/NN you/PRP can/MD induce/VB her/PRP to/TO marry/VB you?""I/PRP shall/MD never/RB ask/VB her./PRP She/PRP is/VBZ not/RB a/DT woman/NN to/TO be/VB bought/VBN like/IN a/DT fat/JJ steer."Bejabers/NNS disliked/VBD mysteries./PRP "Let's/RB turn/VB in,"/IN he/PRP suggested./VBD "What/RB with/IN the/DT burden/NN of/IN all/PDT this/DT here/RB wealth,/JJ I'm/NNP wore/VBD out."/RB FOR/IN a/DT week/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero/NNP had/VBD been/VBN scratching/VBG his/PRP$ head/NN in/IN profound/JJ perplexity./NN His/PRP$ perturbation/NN had/VBD its/PRP$ genesis/NN in/IN the/DT receipt,/NN via/IN the/DT hand/NN of/IN a/DT mounted/VBD messenger,/NN of/IN a/DT letter/NN from/IN Don/NNP Emilio/NNP Espinosa./NNP Nothing/NNP irritated/VBD Don/NNP Jos$/NNP more/RBR than/IN the/DT receipt/NN of/IN a/DT letter,/NN for/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP like/IN many/JJ another/DT proud/JJ Hispano-Californian/JJ of/IN that/DT day/NN could/MD neither/RB read/VB nor/CC write;/VB and/CC when/WRB his/PRP$ friends,/NN who/WP were/VBD perfectly/RB well/RB aware/JJ of/IN this,/DT sent/VBN him/PRP a/DT letter,/NN he/PRP considered/VBD them/PRP a/DT little/JJ unkind,/JJ for/IN equally/RB well/RB they/PRP knew/VBD he/PRP must/MD ask/VB his/PRP$ daughter/NN to/TO read/VB the/DT letter/NN for/IN him--and/NN upon/IN occasion/NN there/RB are/VBP matters/NNS one/CD does/VBZ not/RB care/VB to/TO confide/VB in/IN one's/NNP daughter./NN For/IN a/DT week,/NN therefore,/, he/PRP suffered/VBD agonies/NNS of/IN apprehension,/NN carrying/VBG the/DT letter/NN about/IN with/IN him;/JJ then,/, with/IN the/DT fatalism/NN characteristic/NN of/IN his/PRP$ race,/NN suddenly/RB he/PRP handed/VBD it/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ daughter/NN and/CC bade/VB her/PRP acquaint/VB him/PRP with/IN its/PRP$ contents./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT courteous/JJ letter,/NN almost/RB ornate/JJ in/IN its/PRP$ expressions/NNS of/IN affection/NN and/CC solicitude,/VBD the/DT letter/NN of/IN a/DT diplomat./NN Don/NNP Emilio/NNP said/VBD that/IN his/PRP$ son/NN Tomas/NNP was/VBD in/IN an/DT uncertain/JJ mental/JJ and/CC physical/JJ condition/NN due/JJ to/TO the/DT lax/JJ manner/NN in/IN which/WDT the/DT arrangements/NNS for/IN his/PRP$ betrothal/JJ and/CC marriage/NN to/TO Josepha/NNP were/VBD being/VBG handled./VBN In/IN a/DT word,/NN Don/NNP Emilio/NNP let/VBD it/PRP be/VB known/VBN that/IN he/PRP too/RB was/VBD weary/JJ of/IN the/DT inexplicable/JJ and/CC unnecessary/JJ delay,/NN and/CC unless/IN his/PRP$ messenger/NN could/MD bring/VB him/PRP Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP assurance/NN that/IN the/DT matter/NN would/MD move/VB forward/RB immediately,he,/JJ Don/NNP Emilio,/NNP must/MD reluctantly/RB decline/VB to/TO proceed/VB further/RB in/IN the/DT negotiations,/NN which/WDT once/RB abandoned/VBN could/MD not/RB be/VB resumed./VBN "It/RB is/VBZ your/PRP$ stubbornness,/NN your/PRP$ lack/NN of/IN obedience/NN to/TO the/DT lawful/JJ wishes/NNS of/IN your/PRP$ father,/NN that/WDT has/VBZ brought/VBN this/DT unpleasant/JJ demand/NN upon/IN me,"/JJ Don/NNP Jos$/NNP complained/VBD to/TO Josepha./NNP "What/IN else/RB does/VBZ Don/NNP Emilio/NNP say?""He/NN says,"/VBZ the/DT girl/NN read/VBD calmly/RB on,/, "that/IN he/PRP is/VBZ aware/JJ that/IN affairs/NNS with/IN the/DT rancheros/NNS of/IN California/NNP have/VBP not/RB been/VBN going/VBG well/RB the/DT past/JJ few/JJ years/NNS due/JJ to/TO political/JJ disturbances,/NN and/CC for/IN that/DT reason/NN he/PRP is/VBZ willing/JJ that/IN the/DT subject/NN of/IN a/DT wedding-dowry/NN should/MD not/RB be/VB discussed./VBN He/PRP is/VBZ quite/RB agreeable/JJ to/TO any/DT sum/NN you/PRP may/MD mention.""Our/VB family/NN pride/NN could/MD not/RB possibly/RB permit/VB me/PRP to/TO consider/VB a/DT centavo/NN less/RBR than/IN ten/CD thousand/CD dollars."/NNS He/PRP pondered/VBD a/DT minute./NN "It/NN is/VBZ past/IN the/DT time/NN when/WRB Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP should/MD come/VB to/TO consummate/VB the/DT loan/NN I/PRP arranged/VBD with/IN him./PRP Blood/NN of/IN the/DT devil!/NN His/PRP$ delay/NN embarrasses/NNS me.""He/PRP will/MD not/RB come,"/VB the/DT girl/NN informed/VBD her/PRP$ father/NN confidently./VBD "He/PRP has/VBZ changed/VBN his/PRP$ mind.""If/NN he/PRP has/VBZ he/PRP should/MD notify/VB me."/JJ Don/NNP Jos$/NNP was/VBD disturbed./VBN "I/NNP have/VBP had/VBN all/DT things/NNS prepared/VBD and/CC await/VB now/RB but/CC the/DT receipt/NN of/IN the/DT money./NN My/PRP$ daughter,/NN we/PRP can/MD no/RB longer/RB delay/VB your/PRP$ marriage./NN To/TO do/VB so/RB would/MD be/VB fatal.""I/JJ shall/MD not/RB wed/VBN with/IN Tomas/NNP Espinosa."Don/NNP Jos$/NNP raised/VBD heavy/JJ eyes/NNS to/TO hers./RP His/PRP$ face/NN was/VBD cold/JJ and/CC a/DT bit/NN cruel./, "You/PRP will/MD obey/VB your/PRP$ father,"/NN he/PRP said,/VBD and/CC stalked/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT room./NNP To/TO disobey/VB was/VBD simply/RB not/RB done/VBN among/IN well-bred/JJ ladies;/NNS hence,/RB he/PRP considered/VBD that/IN by/IN morning/NN his/PRP$ daughter/NN would/MD have/VB considered/VBN from/IN every/DT angle/NN the/DT advantages/NNS of/IN an/DT alliance/NN with/IN the/DT heir/NN to/TO the/DT Espinosa/NNP acres/NNS and/CC be/VB in/IN a/DT tractable/JJ frame/NN of/IN mind./NN Alas,/NNP morning/NN found/VBD her/PRP as/IN recalcitrant/NN as/IN ever!/DT "I/NN will/MD give/VB you/PRP one/CD week/NN to/TO conform/VB to/TO my/PRP$ desires,"/NN her/PRP father/NN informed/VBD her/PRP furiously./RB "If/IN then/RB you/PRP are/VBP still/RB wilful/JJ you/PRP shall/MD be/VB locked/VBN up/RP until/IN you/PRP change/VBP your/PRP$ mind./NN Your/PRP$ father/NN knows/VBZ where/WRB your/PRP$ best/JJS interests/NNS lie./VBD Blood/NN of/IN the/DT devil!/NN Would/MD you/PRP be/VB an/DT old/JJ maid?""Rather/NN than/IN marry/VB Tomas/NNP Espinosa/NNP I/PRP would/MD enter/VB some/DT religious/JJ order./NN I/PRP would/MD wed/VBN myself/PRP to/TO our/PRP$ holy/JJ religion.""Bah!"/NN her/PRP father/NN replied/VBD rudely,/JJ and/CC fell/VBD to/TO thinking./DT "You/PRP love/VBP the/DT gringo,/NN D'Arcy?"'/NNP he/PRP challenged/VBD suddenly./RB "He/NNP has/VBZ told/VBN me/PRP that/IN he/PRP loves/VBZ me;/NN he/PRP has/VBZ asked/VBN me/PRP to/TO marry/VB him,/PRP but/CC mentioned/VBN no/DT particular/JJ time./NN I/PRP refused/VBD him./RP His/PRP$ nature/NN is/VBZ such/JJ that,/IN although/IN my/PRP$ heart/NN went/VBD out/RB to/TO him/PRP at/IN our/PRP$ first/JJ meeting,/NN I/PRP realize/VBP that/DT were/VBD I/PRP to/TO marry/VB him/PRP my/PRP$ love/NN in/IN time/NN would/MD perish."Don/RB Jos$/NNP took/VBD his/PRP$ daughter/NN in/IN his/PRP$ arms/NNS and/CC kissed/VBD her./PRP "You/RB have/VBP relieved/VBN me/PRP of/IN a/DT great/JJ worry;"/NN he/PRP declared./VBD "It/PRP is/VBZ high/JJ time/NN that/IN D'Arcy/NNP should/MD have/VB returned/VBN from/IN Monterey,/NNP whither/, he/PRP suggested/VBD going/VBG to/TO examine/VB into/IN the/DT title/NN to/TO the/DT rancho./NN Today/NN I/PRP shall/MD ride/VB to/TO his/PRP$ camp/NN on/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP to/TO discuss/VB the/DT matter/NN again./RB Will/MD you/PRP ride/VB with/IN me,/JJ little/JJ dove?"Most/NN certainly,/IN my/PRP$ father./NN For/IN a/DT long/JJ time/NN I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN consumed/VBN with/IN curiosity/NN to/TO see/VB these/DT gringos/NNS at/IN their/PRP$ mining/NN operations."With/NN a/DT light/NN heart/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP summoned/VBD Patricio/NNP and/CC bade/JJ him/PRP prepare/VBP horses/NNS for/IN the/DT journey/NN immediately./VBD The/DT midday/NN meal/NN had/VBD been/VBN consumed/VBN at/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP and/CC D'Arcy/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ partners/NNS were/VBD seated/VBN on/IN the/DT long/JJ bench/NN outside/IN their/PRP$ cabin/NN door/NN smoking,/NN when/WRB Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ daughter,/NN with/IN two/CD vaqueros/NNS following,/IN rode/VBD up./RP Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP rose/VBD on/IN the/DT instant./NN "Guess/IN we/PRP can/MD all/PDT finish/VB our/PRP$ noon-hour/NN rest/NN down/IN at/IN our/PRP$ claims,"/NN he/PRP suggested./VBD "Dermod's/NNP got/VBD company/NN comin'."/IN He/PRP walked/VBD away/RB followed/VBN by/IN the/DT others,/JJ and/CC D'Arcy/NNP rose/VBD to/TO greet/VB the/DT Guerreros,/NNP lifting/VBG his/PRP$ shabby/JJ hat/NN in/IN grave/JJ salutation./NN Since/IN she/PRP wanted/VBD nothing/NN that/IN he/PRP possessed/VBD Josepha/NNP favored/VBD him/PRP with/IN a/DT cool/JJ nod./NN He/PRP father's/VBD greeting,/JJ however,/, was/VBD more/RBR expansive./RBR "Ah,"/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP boomed/VBD unctuously./NNP "It/NNP is/VBZ a/DT pleasure/NN to/TO my/PRP$ old/JJ eyes/NNS to/TO behold/VB you,/PRP Don/NNP Dermod./NNP I/PRP thought/VBD perhaps/RB you/PRP might/MD have/VB returned/VBN from/IN Monterey."/NNP He/PRP proffered/VBD his/PRP$ hand,/NN which/WDT D'Arcy/NNP received/VBD grimly./RBR "I/JJ trust,"/IN the/DT latter/JJ mumbled/VBN embarrassedly,/NNS "that/IN your/PRP$ daughter/NN enjoys/VBZ the/DT best/JJS of/IN health/NN and/CC spirits."The/DT lady/NN favored/VBD him/PRP with/IN a/DT wintry/NN affirmative/JJ nod,/NN although/IN D'Arcy/NNP thought/VBD her/PRP$ glance/NN somewhat/RB less/RBR belligerent/JJ than/IN when/WRB they/PRP had/VBD last/JJ met./NN "I/IN am/VBP in/IN excellent/JJ health/NN myself,"/NN he/PRP added/VBD lamely./, "Will/RB you/PRP not/RB alight/JJ and/CC rest/NN awhile/RB in/IN our/PRP$ poor/JJ house?/NN It/PRP is/VBZ past/IN the/DT luncheon/NN hour,/NN but/CC if/IN you/PRP will/MD have/VB a/DT little/JJ patience/NN I/PRP will/MD have/VB a/DT meal/NN served.""You/PRP are/VBP very/RB kind,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod."/NNP Without/IN hesitation/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP dismounted,/, while/IN D'Arcy/NNP advanced/VBD to/TO assist/VB Josepha/NNP to/TO do/VB likewise./. But/CC her/PRP little/RB feet/NNS had/VBD touched/VBN the/DT ground/NN before/IN he/PRP could/MD reach/VB her;/IN she/PRP drew/VBD the/DT reins/NNS over/IN her/PRP$ horse's/NNS head/NN and/CC dropped/VBD them./, "It/NNP is/VBZ pleasant/JJ here/RB in/IN the/DT sunshine,"/NN she/PRP murmured,/VBD and/CC seated/VBN herself/PRP on/IN the/DT bench;/NN with/IN a/DT satisfied/JJ sigh/NN her/PRP father/NN sat/VBD down/RB beside/IN her,/PRP while/IN D'Arcy/NNP entered/VBD to/TO ask/VB Jim/NNP Toy/NNP to/TO prepare/VB a/DT meal./NN "Well,/IN Don/NNP Dermod,"/NNP Don/NNP Jos$/NNP began,/VBD as/RB soon/RB as/IN his/PRP$ host/NN had/VBD rejoined/VBN them,/, "you/PRP are/VBP still/RB of/IN the/DT same/JJ mind/NN regarding/VBG the/DT mortgage/NN loan/NN which/WDT we/PRP discussed/VBD on/IN the/DT road/NN recently?"D'Arcy's/JJ glance/NN flickered/VBD to/TO Josepha's,/NNP and/CC her/PRP$ eyes/NNS pleaded/VBD with/IN him/PRP to/TO say/VB no./DT Instead/RB he/PRP answered,/VBD "Business/NNP called/VBD me/PRP back/RP here,/RB Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP before/IN I/PRP had/VBD time/NN to/TO ride/VB to/TO Monterey/NNP and/CC investigate/VB your/PRP$ title.""Ah,/NN that/WDT is/VBZ most/RBS unfortunate--for/JJ me!"/NN For/IN a/DT moment/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP appeared/VBD to/TO be/VB profoundly/RB depressed./VBN But/CC only/RB for/IN a/DT moment./NN "I/NN have/VBP brought/VBN with/IN me/PRP the/DT grant/NN given/VBN me/PRP by/IN the/DT Mexican/NNP government,/NN Don/NNP Dermod./NNP Perhaps/RB you/PRP would/MD care/VB to/TO read/VB it,/RB no?"From/IN a/DT capacious/JJ inner/JJ pocket/NN he/PRP brought/VBD it/PRP forth--a/DT yellowish/JJ parchment./NN D'Arcy/NNP read/VBD it/PRP carefully,/RB noting/VBG the/DT boundaries/NNS of/IN the/DT grant,/NN the/DT date/NN of/IN issue,/NN the/DT signature/NN of/IN the/DT gobernador/NN of/IN that/DT period/NN and/CC the/DT seal/NN of/IN his/PRP$ office;/NN noting,/NN too,/, the/DT fact/NN that/IN the/DT reverse/NN of/IN the/DT document/NN bore/VBD the/DT notation/NN of/IN the/DT recording/NN officer/NN at/IN Monterey,/NNP as/RB well/RB as/IN an/DT official/JJ certification/NN and/CC the/DT Great/JJ Seat/NNP of/IN the/DT Republic/NNP of/IN Mexico./NNP Certainly/RB Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP title/NN appeared/VBD to/TO be/VB genuine/JJ enough.""'I/RB am/VBP quite/RB satisfied/JJ your/PRP$ title/NN is/VBZ good,/JJ Don/NNP Jos$,"/NNP he/PRP told/VBD the/DT don/VBP presently./NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP bowed/VBD is/VBZ acknowledgment/NN of/IN the/DT compliment/NN implied./VBN "Then/RB you/PRP are/VBP still/RB willing/JJ to/TO make/VB the/DT loan?""Yes,/NN but/CC I/PRP have/VBP no/DT money./NN All/DT I/PRP have,/VBP Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP is/VBZ virgin/JJ gold."/NN Again/RB his/PRP$ glance/NN flickered/VBD for/IN a/DT split/JJ second/JJ to/TO the/DT girl's./NN "The/IN raw/JJ gold/NN will/MD not/RB do,/VB Don/NNP Dermod,"/NNP she/PRP murmured./VBD "One/PRP must/MD have/VB minted/VBN gold.""I/NN am/VBP not/RB one/CD to/TO stand/VB on/IN trifles,/JJ my/PRP$ daughter."/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP looked/VBD at/IN the/DT girl/NN with/IN a/DT glance/NN faintly/RB hostile./. "You/PRP have/VBP scales,/VBN have/VBP you/PRP not,/RB Don/NNP Dermod?/NNP And/CC the/DT rate/NN of/IN exchange/NN is,/IN I/PRP believe,/VBP sixteen/CD dollars/NNS to/TO the/DT ounce.""But/NN my/PRP$ gold/NN is/VBZ worth/JJ nineteen/CD dollars/NNS to/TO the/DT ounce,/NN Don/NNP Jos$.""Not/NNP in/IN California,/NNP my/PRP$ boy./NN However,/RB men/NNS like/IN ourselves/PRP never/RB argue/VBP over/IN trifles."/JJ He/PRP laid/VBD his/PRP$ great/JJ hand/NN affectionately/RB upon/IN D'Arcy's/NNP knee./VBD "Let/JJ us/PRP say/VBP that/IN the/DT rate/NN of/IN exchange/NN shall/MD be/VB seventeen/CD and/CC a/DT half.""That/NN is/VBZ acceptable,/VBN Don/NNP Jos$.""Thank/NNP you./, I/PRP lack/VBP words/NNS to/TO express/VB my/PRP$ appreciation/NN of/IN such/JJ noble/JJ acquiescence./NN I/PRP have/VBP had/VBD an/DT American/JJ attorney/NN in/IN Sacramento/NNP prepare/VBP the/DT mortgage/NN and/CC the/DT note;/NN already/RB I/PRP have/VBP attested/VBN my/PRP$ signature/NN before/IN the/DT alcalde/NN there./. Here,/. read,/VBD my/PRP$ boy."/NNS He/PRP thrust/VBD the/DT documents/NNS into/IN D'Arcy's/NNP hands./, D'Arcy/NNP read/VBD them/PRP carefully/RB and/CC deliberately,/VB comparing/VBG the/DT legal/JJ description/NN of/IN the/DT lands/NNS mortgaged/VBD with/IN that/DT in/IN the/DT old/JJ grant./NN Everything/NN appeared/VBD to/TO be/VB in/IN perfect/JJ order,/NN including/VBG the/DT barely/RB decipherable/JJ signature/NN of/IN Don/NNP Jos$./NNP "You/. are/VBP satisfied,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod?""Yes,/NNP Don/NNP Jos$.""Is/NNP it/PRP permitted/VBD to/TO inquire/VB if/IN you/PRP have/VBP the/DT gold/NN on/IN hand?""I/NNS have/VBP it,/VBN Don/NNP Jos$./NNP I/PRP can/MD weigh/VB it/PRP for/IN you/PRP immediately?""If/IN you/PRP will/MD be/VB so/RB kind."As/JJ D'Arcy/NNP departed/VBD he/PRP caught/VBD in/IN Josepha's/NNP eyes/NNS a/DT look/NN of/IN dumb/JJ helplessness,/NN of/IN misery,/NN of/IN anger/NN and/CC cold/JJ contempt./NN "You/NNS will/MD persist/VB in/IN doing/VBG this/DT when/WRB I/PRP have/VBP told/VBN you/PRP I/PRP object?""It/VBP is/VBZ business,"/NN he/PRP pleaded./VBD "You/PRP say/VBP you/PRP love/VBP me?"He/PRP nodded./VBD "I/PRP do/VBP not/RB understand/VB such/JJ love./NN I/PRP reject/VBP it."Don/PRP Jos$,/NNP following/VBG D'Arcy,/NNP growled/VBD to/TO her/PRP a/DT warning/NN to/TO be/VB silent./NN On/IN the/DT cabin/NN table/NN D'Arcy/NNP weighed/VBD out/RP the/DT requisite/JJ amount/NN of/IN gold,/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP signed/VBD the/DT note,/NN and/CC D'Arcy/NNP placed/VBD the/DT gold/NN in/IN a/DT number/NN of/IN stout/JJ canvas/NN bags/NNS and/CC tied/VBD the/DT mouths/NNS securely./. "I/NN will/MD lend/VB you/PRP a/DT pack-mule/NN to/TO carry/VB this/DT treasure,/NN Don/NNP Jos$,"/NNP he/PRP suggested./VBD "Ten/RB thousand/CD thanks./, I/PRP will/MD have/VB him/PRP returned/VBN to/TO you/PRP tomorrow."Jim/NN Toy/NNP removed/VBD the/DT scales,/NN spread/VBD a/DT newspaper/NN across/IN one/CD end/NN of/IN the/DT table/NN and/CC placed/VBD thereon/DT tin/NN plates,/NN a/DT tureen/NN of/IN venison/NN stew,/NN soda-biscuits/NNS and/CC coffee./NN D'Arcy/NNP stepped/VBD outside./RP "If/IN you/PRP will/MD now/RB enter,"/VB he/PRP suggested,/VBD "you/PRP may/MD find/VB it/PRP possible/JJ to/TO partake/VB of/IN our/PRP$ coarse/JJ fare./NN I/PRP am/VBP sorry/JJ it/PRP is/VBZ not/RB worthy/JJ of/IN you.""I/PRP do/VBP not/RB break/VB bread/NN with/IN my/PRP$ enemy,"/NN Josepha/NNP replied,/, and/CC there/EX was/VBD a/DT catch/NN in/IN her/PRP$ voice./NN "I/NN came/VBD here/RB today,/VBN hoping/VBG you/PRP would/MD change/VB your/PRP$ mind/NN and/CC refuse/VB to/TO let/VB my/PRP$ father/NN walk/VB into/IN your/PRP$ snare,/NN as/IN a/DT poor/JJ fly/NN calls/VBZ upon/IN the/DT spider./NN You/PRP think,/VBP by/IN control/NN of/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP some/DT day/NN you/PRP will/MD control/VB me--is/NNS that/IN so?"He/NN nodded/VBD affirmation./NN "God/NNP of/IN my/PRP$ soul,"/NN she/PRP almost/RB hissed,/NNS "he/, boasts/VBZ of/IN it!/PRP So/IN you/PRP would/MD marry/VB Josepha/NNP Guerrero,/NNP no?""To/RB marry/VBP you/PRP is/VBZ the/DT dearest/NN wish/NN of/IN my/PRP$ heart.""Then/NN listen,/NN gringo."/NNS She/PRP drew/VBD him/PRP aside./RB "You/RB may/MD perhaps/RB wonder/VB why/WRB my/PRP$ father/NN is/VBZ so/RB anxious/JJ to/TO borrow/VB this/DT money/NN that/IN he/PRP has/VBZ mortgaged/VBN his/PRP$ rancho./NN It/PRP is/VBZ because/IN he/PRP feels/VBZ a/DT great/JJ shame/NN that/IN when/WRB his/PRP$ daughter/NN weds/NNS with/IN Tomas/NNP Espinosa/NNP it/PRP may/MD be/VB said/VBN that/IN she/PRP came/VBD to/TO her/PRP$ husband/NN with/IN but/CC the/DT shirt/NN on/IN her/PRP$ back./NN "Fool/NN of/IN a/DT gringo,/NN that/IN gold/NN is/VBZ my/PRP$ dowry./NN You/PRP do/VBP not/RB know/VB our/PRP$ people./NNS The/DT word/NN of/IN the/DT men--it/NN is/VBZ the/DT law./NN So/RB now/RB I/PRP go/VBP to/TO Tomas./NNP Once/RB that/IN thought--ah,/, it/PRP hurt/VBD after/IN I/PRP had/VBD met/VBN you./PRP But/CC now--well,/JJ it/PRP doesnot/RB hurt/VBD so/RB much./JJ One/CD has/VBZ pleasure/NN that/IN one/NN has/VBZ escaped/VBN marriage/NN with/IN a/DT fool/NN and/CC a/DT rogue,/NN a/DT babbler/NN of/IN empty,/JJ meaningless/JJ words.""I/NNS am/VBP sorry/JJ I/PRP am/VBP not/RB to/TO have/VB the/DT pleasure/NN of/IN entertaining/VBG you,"/IN he/PRP replied,/VBD and/CC left/VBD her/PRP to/TO report/VB to/TO Don/NNP Jos$/NNP that/IN his/PRP$ daughter/NN was/VBD not/RB hungry./JJ While/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP ate,/IN D'Arcy/NNP caught/VBD up/RP a/DT mule/NN and/CC cinched/VBD a/DT pack-saddle/NN with/IN heavy/JJ canvas/NN kyacks/NNS on/IN the/DT animal./NN Into/IN these/DT kyacks/NNS later/RB he/PRP helped/VBD Don/NNP Jos$/NNP transfer/NN the/DT gold./NN As/IN the/DT don/NN and/CC his/PRP$ daughter/NN mounted/VBD and/CC prepared/VBD to/TO depart,/VB D'Arcy/NNP laid/VBD a/DT hand/NN on/IN the/DT girl's/NN horse's/NNS bridle./. "Your/NN half-brother,"/NN he/PRP murmured,/VBD "is/IN an/DT outlaw./NN It/PRP is/VBZ said/VBD that/IN he/PRP has/VBZ committed,/VBN together/RB with/IN certain/JJ companions,/NN many/JJ murders/NNS and/CC robberies.""Until/NN that/WDT has/VBZ been/VBN proved,"/VBN she/PRP answered/VBD coldly,/JJ "his/IN people/NNS prefer/VBP not/RB to/TO talk/VB about/IN him.""It/PRP has/VBZ been/VBN proved,/VBN Josepha./NNP I/PRP saw/VBD him/PRP kill/VB one/CD man/NN and/CC he/PRP has/VBZ tried/VBN to/TO kill/VB me/PRP twice./RB Some/DT day/NN the/DT rascal/NN will/MD be/VB hanged."She/VBG glanced/VBD down/RB at/IN him/PRP scornfully./VBD "When/RB that/IN happens,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP you/PRP will/MD perhaps/RB be/VB so/RB good/JJ as/IN to/TO bring/VB his/PRP$ body/NN to/TO the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico?/NNP We/PRP have/VBP the/DT family/NN cemetery.""If/NN he/PRP is/VBZ hanged/VBN where/WRB I/PRP can/MD gain/VB possession/NN of/IN his/PRP$ body/NN I/PRP shall/MD most/RBS certainly/RB deliver/VB it/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ family."/NN He/PRP favored/VBD her/PRP with/IN a/DT little/JJ impudent/NN grin./VBD "So/IN you/PRP are/VBP going/VBG to/TO marry/VB that/DT boy,/NN Tomas,/NNP after/IN all?""I/PRP will/MD marry/VB him/PRP now--for/JJ a/DT reason.""A/NN woman's/NN reason./NN One/CD may/MD not/RB question/VB that./DT Well,/NNP I/PRP have/VBP this/DT to/TO say,/VB my/PRP$ proud/JJ Castilian/NNP beauty./. You/PRP will/MD never/RB marry/VB Tomas/NNP Espinosa;/NNP no,/, not/RB even/RB if/IN I/PRP supply/VBP the/DT wedding-dowry.""No?/NN You/PRP make/VBP me/PRP laugh./VB Why/WRB shall/MD I/PRP not/RB marry/VB him?""Because/IN you/PRP love/VBP me.""Fool./PRP I/PRP say--well,/VBP once/RB I/PRP liked/VBD you/PRP very/RB much,/RB because/IN I/PRP thought/VBD to/TO myself,/VB Josepha,/NNP this/DT gringo/NN is/VBZ different./VBG But/CC no./DT All/DT the/DT gringos/NNS are/VBP the/DT same--like/JJ beans./NN You/PRP are/VBP not/RB simp$tico./RB You/PRP have/VBP the/DT big/JJ head/NN when/WRB you/PRP think/VBP of/IN women./NN You/PRP think:/VBP 'This/. woman/NN will/MD come/VB to/TO me/PRP when/WRB I/PRP say/VBP come.'/IN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB one/CD of/IN those/DT women.""That/JJ is/VBZ why/WRB I/PRP love/VBP you,/IN you/PRP darlin'./VBD As/IN for/IN this/DT gold/NN I/PRP have/VBP lent/VBN your/PRP$ father,/NN know/VBP you/PRP that/IN I/PRP do/VBP it/PRP for/IN your/PRP$ protection./NN But/CC to/TO get/VB back/RB to/TO the/DT question/NN of/IN your/PRP$ rascally/RB half-brother./JJ When/WRB that/DT boy/NN and/CC I/PRP meet/VBP again/RB one/CD of/IN us/PRP will/MD die./VB Is/VBZ that/IN understood?"Her/JJ eyes/NNS widened/VBD in/IN fright./NN "You/PRP must/MD not/RB fight,"/VB she/PRP quavered./VBN "He/PRP is/VBZ quick/JJ with/IN the/DT pistol."Despite/NN the/DT obvious/JJ displeasure/NN manifested/VBD in/IN Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP glance,/IN D'Arcy/NNP came/VBD close/RB to/TO her./PRP "I/RB want/VBP you/PRP so/RB much/RB my/PRP$ heart/NN aches/VBZ for/IN you,"/PRP$ he/PRP confessed,/VBD ignoring/VBG her/PRP$ warning./NN "At/IN night/NN I/PRP lie/VBP awake/RB and/CC dream/VB of/IN you./PRP$ I/PRP work/VBP for/IN you,/PRP I/PRP fight/VBP nature/NN for/IN you,/PRP$ I/PRP endure/VBP privations/NNS for/IN you./PRP But/CC I/PRP will/MD not/RB be/VB a/DT weak/JJ man/NN for/IN the/DT finest/JJS woman/NN in/IN the/DT world./NN First,/IN I/PRP will/MD be/VB a/DT man/NN and/CC then,/RB if/IN God/NNP is/VBZ good,/JJ I/PRP may/MD be/VB your/PRP$ husband./NN And/CC I/PRP tell/VBP you/PRP again/RB you/PRP will/MD not/RB marry/VB the/DT boy/NN Tomas.""Why/NNP do/VBP you/PRP think/VB that?""Because,"/IN he/PRP replied/VBD with/IN the/DT charming/JJ egotism/NN of/IN his/PRP$ race,/NN "you/NNS are/VBP too/RB much/RB of/IN a/DT woman/NN to/TO be/VB satisfied/VBN with/IN half/PDT a/DT man--now/NN that/IN you/PRP have/VBP met/VBN a/DT full-grown/JJ man./NN Once/RB you/PRP came/VBD to/TO me/PRP when/WRB stupidly,/JJ I/PRP confess,/VBP I/PRP attempted/VBD to/TO play/VB the/DT Latin/NNP lover./NN I/PRP have/VBP not/RB forgotten/VBN and/CC neither/RB have/VBP you./PRP Some/DT day/NN you/PRP will/MD send/VB for/IN me/PRP and/CC when/WRB you/PRP do,/VBP I/PRP will/MD come./VB And/CC you/PRP will/MD not/RB then/RB send/VB me/PRP away."/RB Before/IN she/PRP could/MD realize/VB his/PRP$ intention/NN he/PRP seized/VBD her/PRP$ little/JJ hand/NN and/CC kissed/VBD it/PRP gallantly./VBD "I/PRP have/VBP little/JJ time/NN for/IN love-making,/JJ light/NN ofmy/IN life,"/NN he/PRP reminded/VBD her,/PRP "but,/RB by/IN the/DT powers,/NN I/PRP can/MD love/VB when/WRB I/PRP have/VBP opportunity."Don/NN Jos$/NNP spurred/VBD up./RP "We/RB thank/VB you,/PRP Don/NNP Dermod,"/NNP he/PRP said/VBD coolly./, "Pepita,/`` we/PRP go."D'Arcy/NNP watched/VBD them/PRP ride/VB along/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP pausing/VBG from/IN time/NN to/TO time/NN to/TO gaze/VB curiously/RB at/IN the/DT mining/NN operations;/NN then/RB he/PRP went/VBD down/RB to/TO Bejabers's/NNP claim/NN to/TO tell/VB him/PRP the/DT object/NN of/IN the/DT don's/NNS visit./VBD "That/IN wasn't/IN a/DT loan,"/NN the/DT astute/NN Bejabers/NNP declared./VBD "It/PRP was/VBD a/DT bet!"D'Arcy/NN chuckled./VBN Bejabers/NNP had/VBD a/DT way/NN of/IN going,/NNS with/IN unerring/JJ certainty,/JJ to/TO the/DT heart/NN of/IN things./DT "Well,/NN I/PRP wouldn't/MD be/VB surprised/VBN if/IN you/PRP win/VBP your/PRP$ bet,"/NN Bejabers/IN ruminated,/NN and/CC flipped/VBD a/DT shovelful/JJ of/IN gravel/NN into/IN the/DT sluice./NN "But/IN you/PRP should/MD have/VB made/VBN him/PRP give/VB you/PRP twenty/CD dollars/NNS an/DT ounce./NN He'd/PRP have/VBP done/VBN it/PRP if/IN you'd/PRP insisted,/VBP because/IN all/DT them/PRP people/NNS ever/RB want/VBP is/VBZ cash/NN money./NN Still,/RB if/IN you/PRP figger/VBP on/IN loanin'/NNS him/PRP any/DT more,/JJR better/JJR have/VBP the/DT title/NN searched./VBD If/IN it's/DT good/JJ I'd/NNP loan/NN him/PRP another/DT ten/CD thousand/CD because/IN the/DT ranch/NN will/MD be/VB worth/JJ it,/IN if/IN not/RB now,/RB a/DT few/JJ years/NNS from/IN now./DT And/CC if/IN you're/PRP figurin'/NN on/IN ownin'/NN that/IN ranch/NN some/DT day/NN you/PRP might/MD as/RB well/RB get/VB him/PRP as/IN deep/JJ in/IN the/DT money-mire/NN as/IN you/PRP can.""I/MD suppose/VB so."/NN D'Arcy's/NNP mind/NN was/VBD not/RB on/IN business/NN affairs./NN For/IN that/DT matter,/NN neither/CC was/VBD Bejabers's./NNP "What/IN you/PRP quarrelin'/NN with/IN that/DT girl/NN for?"/IN he/PRP complained./MD "You/RB give/VB her/PRP$ her/PRP$ own/JJ way/NN and/CC she'll/NN came/VBD flutterin'/NN into/IN your/PRP$ hand/NN no/DT matter/NN what/WP her/PRP$ family/NN says.""She'll/NN respect/VB me/PRP more/RBR in/IN the/DT long/JJ run/NN for/IN being/VBG my/PRP$ own/JJ man,/NN not/RB hers,/PRP me/PRP lad.""I/JJ hope/NN so./NN All/DT I/PRP got/VBD to/TO say/VB is/VBZ that/IN if/IN you/PRP two/CD ever/RB marry,/NN I/PRP want/VBP to/TO be/VB on/IN hand/NN to/TO see/VB what/WP the/DT harvest's/NN goin'/NN to/TO be./VB You're/PRP both/DT so/RB dog-gone/JJ proud/JJ I/PRP expect/VBP you'll/JJ breed/VBP a/DT race/NN of/IN peacocks."/JJ BEFORE/NNP retiring/VBG that/DT night/NN D'Arcy/NNP took/VBD a/DT dipper/NN from/IN the/DT wall/NN and/CC stepped/VBD out/IN into/IN the/DT night./NN He/PRP was/VBD bound/VBN for/IN a/DT drink/NN at/IN the/DT little/JJ creek/NN which/WDT ran/VBD through/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP and/CC emptied/VBN into/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP Having/VBG slaked/VBN his/PRP$ thirst,/NN he/PRP stood/VBD for/IN a/DT little/JJ while/IN screened/VBN by/IN the/DT darkness,/NN which/WDT in/IN the/DT shadow/NN of/IN the/DT towering/VBG sugar-pines/NNS was/VBD profound,/JJ and/CC gazed/VBD across/IN the/DT meadow/NN at/IN the/DT dance-hall./NN Late/RB as/RB was/VBD the/DT hour,/NN Bacchus/NN and/CC Terpsichore/NNP still/RB held/VBD revel/NN under/IN the/DT swinging/VBG hurricane-lamps,/NN in/IN which/WDT the/DT rancid/JJ odor/NN of/IN burning/VBG whale-oil/NN dominated/VBD the/DT air/NN that/IN for/IN ages/NNS had/VBD been/VBN fragrant/JJ with/IN the/DT pungent/JJ aroma/NN of/IN trees,/NN sweet/JJ grasses,/NN and/CC earth/NN undefiled./VBN Through/IN the/DT open/JJ door/NN D'Arcy/NNP could/MD see/VB a/DT gaily/NN clad/VBN Chilean/NNP girl/NN dancing/VBG with/IN a/DT drunken,/JJ gray-haired/JJ man./NN Miners,/NNP dancing/NN together,/RB clumped/VBD noisily/RB over/IN the/DT puncheon/NN floor,/NN and/CC all/DT to/TO the/DT music/NN of/IN a/DT guitar/NN and/CC a/DT flute./NN At/IN the/DT bar/NN other/JJ men/NNS argued/VBD noisily,/RP fighting/VBG good-naturedly/RB with/IN each/DT other,/JJ beginning/VBG a/DT habit/NN that/WDT was/VBD to/TO become/VB peculiar/JJ to/TO California--the/DT habit/NN of/IN "treating"/NNP everybody/NN in/IN sight./NN Rough/IN laughter,/NN shouts,/NN shrill/JJ feminine/JJ cries/NNS of/IN spurious/JJ delight/NN punctuated/VBD the/DT night./NN These/DT men/NNS had/VBD toiled/VBN from/IN morn/NN to/TO eve/NN for/IN the/DT gold/NN they/PRP now/RB tossed/VBD away/RB for/IN a/DT few/JJ hours'/NNS forgetfulness/IN of/IN the/DT travail/NN of/IN their/PRP$ unrestrained/JJ Odyssey./NNP "Curse/NNP them/PRP and/CC their/PRP$ mad/JJ confusion,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP growled./NNP "There/RB are/VBP tired/JJ miners/NNS in/IN all/DT these/DT cabins/NNS and/CC tent/NN houses/NNS hereabout./. I'd/NN offer/NN no/DT objection/NN if/IN that/DT devil's/NN hole/NN kept/VBD open/JJ until/IN nine/CD o'clock/RB on/IN week-days/NNS and/CC midnight/NN on/IN Saturdays./NNP But/CC their/PRP$ all-night/JJ riots/NNS are/VBP robbing/VBG Happy/NNP Camp/NNP of/IN its/PRP$ rest./NN We're/. not/RB all/DT drunkards/NNS and/CC gamblers."He/NN dipped/VBD into/IN the/DT little/JJ stream/NN and/CC took/VBD another/DT sip/NN of/IN water,/NN then/RB paused/VBD at/IN attention/NN with/IN the/DT dipper/NN at/IN his/PRP$ lips./NN From/IN up/IN the/DT little/JJ meadow/NN came/VBD the/DT sound/NN of/IN galloping/VBG hoofs./NN "Something/NN or/CC somebody/NN milling/NN the/DT horses/NNS and/CC mules/NNS around,"/IN he/PRP decided./VBD "What/IN for?/IN Steal/NNP one/CD of/IN them,/PRP$ perhaps."He/NN ran/VBD to/TO the/DT cabin,/NN informed/VBD Bejabers/NNP of/IN his/PRP$ suspicions/NNS and/CC buckled/VBN on/IN his/PRP$ two/CD long-barreled/JJ pistols./NN Bejabers/NNP had/VBD similarly/RB armed/VBN himself./PRP Together/RB they/PRP left/VBD the/DT cabin,/NN closing/VBG the/DT door/NN behind/IN them,/PRP and/CC started/VBD up/IN the/DT meadow/NN taking/VBG care/NN to/TO walk/VB in/IN the/DT shadows/NNS of/IN the/DT fringe/NN of/IN woods,/NN for/IN stars/NNS dimly/RB lighted/VBD the/DT open./NN Presently/RB a/DT number/NN of/IN horses,/NN mules/NNS and/CC burros/NNS galloped/VBD past/IN them,/PRP pulled/VBD up/RP in/IN time/NN to/TO avoid/VB crashing/VBG the/DT fence/NN just/RB back/RB of/IN the/DT dance-hall,/NN then/RB turned/VBD and/CC retreated/VBD up/IN the/DT opposite/JJ side/NN of/IN the/DT meadow./NN Two/CD men/NNS on/IN horseback/NN were/VBD following/VBG and/CC one/CD was/VBD swinging/VBG a/DT rope./NN Suddenly/RB the/DT moon/NN came/VBD out/RP from/IN behind/IN a/DT cloud,/NN and/CC the/DT rider/NN made/VBD his/PRP$ cast./NN "Very/RB well,"/RB he/PRP called/VBD softly/RB to/TO his/PRP$ companion./NN "I/NNS think/VBP this/DT is/VBZ the/DT horse./NN You/PRP have/VBP already/RB delivered/VBN the/DT black/JJ mare/NN to/TO El/NNP Diablo./NNP Is/VBZ he/PRP satisfied?""For/JJ tonight,/NN yes./. He/PRP will/MD have/VB this/DT stallion/NN in/IN the/DT morning.""Good./NN Then/RB I/PRP shall/MD ride/VB him/PRP tonight./. That/DT rat/NN of/IN mine/NN is/VBZ leg-weary./JJ We/PRP will/MD drive/VB all/DT of/IN these/DT horses/NNS and/CC mules/NNS out/IN of/IN the/DT meadow/NN at/IN the/DT upper/JJ end/NN and/CC scatter/NN them./, Those/DT are/VBP El/NNP Diablo's/NNP instructions--and/CC wise/JJ ones,/NNS too,/RB in/IN the/DT event/NN of/IN a/DT pursuit."They/NN jogged/VBD away/RB in/IN the/DT darkness,/NN hazing/VBG the/DT accumulated/VBN animals/NNS of/IN the/DT district/NN ahead/RB of/IN them./PRP "Quick,/. Dermod,"/NNP Bejabers/NNP charged./, "You/PRP heard/VBD him/PRP speak/VB of/IN El/NNP Diablo?/NNP That's/NNP what/WP they/PRP call/VBP this/DT greaser/NN bandit/NN that's/IN sprung/VBN up/IN lately./RB He's/NNP goin'/NN to/TO put/VB over/RP a/DT raid/NN on/IN Happy/JJ Camp/NNP tonight./NN Never/RB mind/VB your/PRP$ horse./NN They'll/. come/VB back/RB here/RB with/IN him/PRP to/TO do/VB their/PRP$ job/NN and/CC we'll/NN recapture/NN him./PRP Stay/VB here/RB and/CC watch/VB developments,/NN while/IN I/PRP rouse/VBD out/IN the/DT boys/NNS at/IN our/PRP$ cabin.""Have/NN Mac/NNP and/CC Judson/NNP guard/NN our/PRP$ cabin./NN We/PRP have/VBP too/RB much/JJ gold/NN there/RB to/TO be/VB careless,"/JJ D'Arcy/NNP cried/VBD after/IN him./PRP "Of/IN course/NN they'll/DT tackle/NN the/DT dance-hall,/NN too,/, but/CC you/PRP and/CC I/PRP can/MD handle/VB them/PRP there/RB if/IN they/PRP are/VBP not/RB too/RB many./JJ Hurry/NNP back!"Bejabers/NNS returned/VBD in/IN five/CD minutes/NNS accompanied/VBN by/IN Jim/NNP Toy,/NNP and/CC together/RB the/DT trio/NN waited./VBD Presently/RB six/CD men/NNS rode/VBD down/IN the/DT meadow/NN with/IN a/DT led/VBN horse;/NN they/PRP let/VBD down/RP the/DT rude/JJ bars/NNS that/IN formed/VBN an/DT exit/NN from/IN the/DT field/NN and/CC with/IN creak/NN of/IN leather/NN and/CC jingle/NN of/IN spur/NN rode/VBD straight/RB to/TO the/DT roaring/NN dance-hall./, Here/RB five/CD dismounted/VBD and/CC handed/VBD their/PRP$ reins/NNS to/TO one/CD who/WP remained/VBD as/IN horse-holder./NN "There's/NNS but/CC one/CD way/NN to/TO get/VB out/IN of/IN that/DT dance-hall/NN and/CC that/DT is/VBZ the/DT way/NN they/PRP went/VBD in,"/RB D'Arcy/NNP told/VBD Bejabers/NNP grimly./NNP "Come/NNP with/IN me./PRP I'll/RB do/VBP for/IN the/DT laddybuck/NN on/IN the/DT horse;/NN then/RB you/PRP and/CC Jim/NNP Toy/NNP lead/VBP their/PRP$ horses/NNS quickly/RB off/IN into/IN the/DT darkness/NN of/IN the/DT meadow./NN Jim/NNP Toy/NNP will/MD hold/VB them/PRP there/RB whilst/IN you/PRP run/VBP back/RB and/CC join/VB me/PRP outside/IN the/DT door./NN I'll/NNP hold/VBP them/PRP within,/IN never/RB fear,/JJ but/CC I/PRP might/MD need/VB help/VB if/IN reinforcements/NNS come/VBP from/IN the/DT outside."The/NNP trio/NN walked/VBD boldly/RB toward/IN the/DT door,/NN making/VBG no/DT attempt/NN to/TO conceal/VB their/PRP$ approach/NN from/IN the/DT horse-holder,/NN who,/, regarding/VBG them/PRP as/IN three/CD more/JJR potential/JJ victims/NNS the/DT moment/NN they/PRP entered/VBD the/DT dance-hall,/NN gazed/VBD at/IN them/PRP idly./VBD "Good/JJ evening,/RB my/PRP$ friend,"/NNS 'D'Arcy/. hailed/VBD him./PRP "Will/VB you/PRP oblige/VB me/PRP with/IN a/DT cigarette?""With/NN pleasure,"/VBG the/DT fellow/NN replied,/NN and/CC reached/VBD for/IN the/DT packet/NN in/IN the/DT breast/NN pocket/NN of/IN his/PRP$ shirt./NN As/IN he/PRP reached/VBD to/TO hand/VB it,/PRP D'Arcy/NNP seized/VBD his/PRP$ wrist/NN and/CC jerked/VBD him/PRP toward/IN him;/PRP simultaneously/RB his/PRP$ pistol/NN descended/VBD upon/IN the/DT fellow's/JJ skull/NN before/IN he/PRP could/MD cry/VB out./RP He/PRP slid/VBD down/IN into/IN D'Arcy's/NNP arms/NNS and/CC was/VBD carried/VBN out/IN of/IN the/DT band/NN of/IN light/NN that/WDT came/VBD through/IN the/DT dance-hall/NN door,/NN and/CC there/EX dropped./VBD D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD a/DT peep/NN at/IN the/DT five/CD men/NNS lined/VBD up/RP at/IN the/DT rude/JJ bar./NN Meanwhile/RB Bejabers/NNP had/VBD gathered/VBN the/DT reins/NNS of/IN the/DT horses/NNS together/RB and/CC handed/VBD them/PRP to/TO Jim/NNP Toy,/NNP who/WP led/VBD them/PRP quietly/RB away./VBD "They/PRP scattered/VBN our/PRP$ transportation,"/NN Bejabers/NNP whispered/VBD exultantly,/JJ "and/CC now/RB we/PRP have/VBP theirs./DT What're/IN they/PRP waitin'/VBD for?/IN A/DT signal?""I/JJ think/NN so./NN Ah,/IN there/RB it/PRP goes!"From/IN the/DT direction/NN of/IN their/PRP$ cabin/NN came/VBD a/DT fusillade/NN of/IN pistol-shots./NN Instantly/RB shooting/VBG commenced/VBN in/IN the/DT dance-hall./NN "A/IN volley/NN to/TO make/VB 'em/PRP listen/VB to/TO reason,"/VB Bejabers/NNP suggested./VBP "Don't/RB reckon/VBP they/PRP aim/VBP to/TO hurt/VB anybody,/NN so/RB let's/VBD not/RB interfere./WP We'll/NNP fix/VBP their/PRP$ clocks/NNS as/IN they/PRP come/VBP out."The/RB shooting/VBG within/IN the/DT dance-hall/NN ceased,/RB and/CC a/DT sinister/JJ silence/NN fell./VBD Then/RB a/DT voice/NN said/VBD in/IN English:/NNP "You/NNP will/MD behave/VB yourselves,/JJ gentlemen,/NNS while/IN my/PRP$ friends/NNS relieve/VB you/PRP of/IN your/PRP$ gold-dust./NN The/DT man/NN who/WP makes/VBZ one/CD little/JJ move/NN dies."Followed/VBD the/DT soft/JJ thud/NN of/IN footfalls/NNS and/CC the/DT jingling/NN of/IN spurs/NNS as/IN the/DT bandits/NNS went/VBD from/IN gaming-table/JJ to/TO gaming-table/JJ and/CC patron/NN to/TO patron,/VB collecting/VBG the/DT pokes/NNS of/IN gold-dust./NN Presently/RB a/DT Hispano-Californian/JJ stepped/VBD out/IN the/DT door./NN In/IN the/DT hollow/NN of/IN his/PRP$ left/JJ arm/NN he/PRP carried/VBD a/DT num-ber/NN of/IN bags/NNS of/IN gold-dust;/JJ his/PRP$ right/JJ hand/NN held/VBD a/DT cocked/VBN pistol./NN From/IN the/DT side/NN of/IN the/DT door/NN D'Arcy/NNP struck/VBD him/PRP down,/RB seized/VBD him/PRP as/IN he/PRP sagged/VBD and/CC threw/VBD him/PRP to/TO the/DT ground/NN beside/IN him./PRP The/DT man/NN lay/VBD quite/RB still./RB Almost/RB immediately/RB two/CD more/JJR men/NNS appeared,/IN an/DT American/NNP and/CC a/DT Hispano-Californian,/JJ backing/NN out,/IN their/PRP$ pistols/NNS at/IN the/DT ready./NNP D'Arcy/NNP took/VBD the/DT fellow/NN on/IN his/PRP$ side,/NN while/IN Bejabers/NNP helped/VBD himself/PRP to/TO the/DT other./NNP "That's/NNP four/CD of/IN the/DT brave/JJ lads/NNS accounted/VBD for,"/IN D'Arcy/NNP murmured/VBD across/IN the/DT beam/NN of/IN light/NN to/TO his/PRP$ partner./NN "I'm/IN thinking/VBG the/DT other/JJ two/CD will/MD take/VB it/PRP on/IN the/DT run./NN One/CD did./VBN He/PRP appeared/VBD so/RB suddenly,/RB clearing/VBG the/DT door/NN with/IN a/DT magnificent/JJ leap,/NN that/IN there/EX was/VBD no/DT chance/NN to/TO strike/VB him/PRP down./RP D'Arcy's/NNP pistol/NN barked/VBD once,/RB and/CC the/DT man/NN slid/VBD forward/RB on/IN his/PRP$ face./NN Then/RB the/DT last/JJ man/NN came/VBD through/IN on/IN the/DT jump,/NN and/CC Bejabers/NNP leaped/VBD upon/IN him/PRP with/IN tigerish/JJ ferocity,/NN hurled/VBD him/PRP violently/RB to/TO the/DT ground/NN and/CC disarmed/VBD him./PRP D'Arcy/NNP looked/VBD into/IN the/DT dance-hall./NN "If/IN anybody/NN here/RB is/VBZ sober/JJ enough/RB to/TO do/VB it,/RB come/VB out/RB and/CC help/VB with/IN these/DT prisoners,"/NNS he/PRP commanded./VBD From/IN behind/IN the/DT rough/JJ bar,/NN from/IN behind/IN cases/NNS and/CC barrels/NNS of/IN liquor,/NN heads/NNS appeared./VBN "They've/NN killed/VBD both/DT barkeeps,"/NN somebody/NN complained,/NN "an'/NN wounded/VBN two/CD miners."Bejabers/NNS shoved/VBD his/PRP$ latest/JJS victim/NN back/RB into/IN the/DT dance-hall./NN "Drag/NN all/DT the/DT prisoners/NNS inside,"/RB he/PRP commanded,/VB "and/CC guard/VB them/PRP well./. There's/. another/DT robbery/NN bein'/NN attempted/VBD at/IN our/PRP$ cabin,/NN but/CC I/PRP imagine/VBP that/DT situation's/NN well/RB in/IN hand.""Seguro,/NN se$or,"/VBD a/DT voice/NN answered/VBD him,/, and/CC the/DT Texan,/NNP Judson,/NNP strolled/VBD in./DT "McCready/JJ and/CC I/PRP put/VBD the/DT kibosh/NN on/IN that/DT deal.""How?""It/NN was/VBD too/RB easy./JJR They/PRP come/VBP up/RB to/TO the/DT cabin,/NN afoot--five/NN of/IN 'em./PRP One/CD man/NN laid/VBD back/RB with/IN the/DT horses./NN The/DT five/CD pushed/VBD the/DT cabin/NN door/NN open/JJ quiet-like,/NN lit/VBD a/DT big/JJ bundle/NN of/IN straw/NN they/PRP carried,/VBD an'/RB tossed/VBN it/PRP inside/RB to/TO give/VB 'em/PRP shootin'/NN light./NN I/PRP reckon/VBP they/PRP figgered/VBD on/IN killin'/NN us/PRP all/DT as/IN we/PRP lay/VBD asleep/RB to/TO save/VB trouble,/NN because/IN the/DT light/NN from/IN that/DT burnin'/NN straw/NN wouldn't/MD have/VB lasted/VBN long/RB enough/RB for/IN them/PRP to/TO work/VB quiet/JJ an'/NN orderly--one/NN gang/NN searchin'/NN while/IN the/DT rest/NN held/VBD their/PRP$ guns/NNS on/IN us./PRP "They/PRP never/RB suspected/VBD us/PRP waitin'/VB off/RP in/IN the/DT dark,/NN so/IN me/PRP an'/IN Mac/NNP crept/VBD up/RB to/TO take/VB quick/JJ advantage/NN o'/IN the/DT good/JJ shootin'/NN light/NN while/IN Vilmont/NNP went/VBD after/IN the/DT horse-holder./NN It/PRP was/VBD fast/RB shootin',/VBN but/CC me/PRP an'/RB Mac/NNP don't/VBD ever/RB figger/VB to/TO be/VB careless/JJ in/IN a/DT pinch/NN an'/NN we/PRP wasn't/VBD then./DT Vilmont/NNP an'/IN the/DT horse-holder/NN exchanged/VBD shots,/VBN an'/IN the/DT Frenchman/NNP got/VBD one/CD through/IN the/DT arm./NN The/DT horse-holder/NN mounted/VBD an'/NN galloped/VBD off/RP down/IN the/DT arroyo.""I'll/NN get/VB him,"/PRP D'Arcy/NNP promised,/NN and/CC ran/VBD to/TO where/WRB Jim/NNP Toy/NNP stood/VBD with/IN the/DT outlaws'/JJ horses--the/NN recaptured/VBD Pathfinder/NNP among/IN them./PRP At/IN his/PRP$ call/NN the/DT intelligent/JJ animal/NN trotted/VBD up/RP to/TO him;/VB D'Arcy/NNP ran/VBD with/IN him/PRP to/TO the/DT cabin,/NN found/VBD his/PRP$ saddle/NN and/CC bridle/NN and/CC swiftly/RB placed/VBD them/PRP on/IN his/PRP$ horse./NN The/DT empty/JJ saddle-holster/NN he/PRP filled/VBD with/IN a/DT loaded/JJ pistol/NN from/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT bodies/NNS lying/VBG in/IN the/DT doorway,/NN mounted/VBD and/CC rode/VBD down/IN the/DT arroyo./NN It/PRP was/VBD an/DT overcast/NN night,/NN and/CC the/DT light/NN from/IN a/DT moon/NN in/IN the/DT last/JJ quarter/NN was/VBD dim/JJ and/CC intermittent,/JJ so/IN D'Arcy/NNP held/VBD his/PRP$ horse/NN to/TO the/DT waters/NNS of/IN the/DT arroyo,/NN which/WDT formed/VBD a/DT faint/JJ silvery/NN trail./NN He/PRP proceeded/VBD confidently/RB at/IN a/DT trot,/NN for/IN the/DT water/NN was/VBD but/CC a/DT few/JJ inches/NNS deep/RB along/IN the/DT south/JJ bank,/NN and/CC he/PRP knew/VBD the/DT bottom/NN to/TO be/VB of/IN gravel,/JJ offering/NN fairly/RB firm/JJ and/CC certain/JJ footing./NN It/PRP would/MD be/VB natural/JJ for/IN the/DT escaped/VBN desperado/NN to/TO assume,/VB D'Arcy/NNP reflected,/VBP that/IN if/IN a/DT pursuit/NN was/VBD organized/VBN it/PRP would/MD take/VB the/DT form/NN of/IN a/DT posse,/NN and/CC requirehours/NNS to/TO organize./NNP Moreover,/IN a/DT posse/NN would/MD wait/VB for/IN daylight/NN in/IN order/NN to/TO trail/VB him./PRP "Ah,/RB Pathfinder,/NNP me/PRP darlin',"/JJ he,/NN crooned/VBD to/TO the/DT noble/JJ animal,/NN "'tis/VBZ the/DT unexpected/JJ that/IN always/RB puts/VBZ out/RP the/DT well-laid/JJ plans/NNS of/IN men/NNS and/CC mice./NNS The/DT scoundrel/NN will/MD act/VB with/IN discretion,/NN no/DT doubt,/NN which/WDT means/VBZ he/PRP will/MD ride/VB as/IN I/PRP do;/VBP hence/RB the/DT sound/NN of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ splashing/NN will/MD drown/VB the/DT sound/NN of/IN mine."Two/NN miles/NNS down/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP he/PRP left/VBD the/DT timber-line/NN and/CC jogged/VBD between/IN willows/NNS on/IN both/DT shores./NN Here,/RB too,/, the/DT stream/NN widened/VBD and/CC offered/VBD opportunities/NNS for/IN greater/JJR speed/NN and/CC more/JJR certain/JJ footing./. But/CC D'Arcy/NNP did/VBD not/RB urge/VB his/PRP$ mount./NN He/PRP knew/VBD that/IN the/DT horse's/NNS long/RB easy/JJ trot/NN could/MD be/VB maintained/VBN mile/NN after/IN mile,/NNS covering/VBG the/DT ground/NN with/IN a/DT speed/NN and/CC ease/NN not/RB possible/JJ to/TO a/DT cold-blooded/JJ horse./NN Once/IN the/DT sky/NN cleared,/JJ and/CC in/IN the/DT increased/VBN radiance/NN he/PRP saw/VBD the/DT hoof-marks/NNS of/IN a/DT single/JJ horse/NN across/IN a/DT small/JJ sand-bar./NN He/PRP dismounted,/VBD struck/VBN a/DT match/NN and/CC examined/VBD them./PRP$ They/PRP were/VBD made/VBN by/IN an/DT unshod/JJ horse,/NN fast/RB ridden,/, and/CC were/VBD extraordinarily/RB recent;/JJ he/PRP observed/VBD that/IN the/DT left/JJ hind/NN hoof/NN had/VBD not/RB made/VBN as/IN deep/JJ an/DT impression/NN in/IN the/DT sand/NN as/IN the/DT others;/NNS also/RB that/IN this/DT hoof/NN scuffed/VBD the/DT sand/NN a/DT little,/JJ as/IN if/IN the/DT animal/NN favored/VBD it/PRP somewhat./RB "Wonder/IN if/IN the/DT beast/NN received/VBD a/DT bullet/NN while/IN Vilmont/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ man/NN were/VBD exchanging/VBG shots,"/NNS D'Arcy/NNP pondered,/NN and/CC lighted/VBD more/JJR matches./NN Sure/RB enough/RB he/PRP found/VBD a/DT small/JJ splotch/NN of/IN blood/NN on/IN a/DT little/JJ stone./NN It/PRP had/VBD not/RB yet/RB congealed!/JJ "Easy/NN now,"/RB he/PRP thought./VBD "We'll/NNP walk/VB a/DT bit,/JJ Pathfinder./NNP He'll/NNP not/RB be/VB apt/JJ to/TO suspect/VB a/DT single/JJ man/NN overtaking/VBG him/PRP if/IN we're/NN not/RB in/IN a/DT tearing/VBG hurry."He/NN knew/VBD there/EX was/VBD but/CC one/CD practical/JJ ascent/NN out/IN of/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP and/CC that/DT was/VBD the/DT one/CD he/PRP and/CC hispartners/NNS had/VBD picked/VBN down/RP the/DT banks/NNS the/DT year/NN before./IN It/PRP had/VBD since/IN become/VBN a/DT common/JJ crossing./NN D'Arcy/NNP reached/VBD it/PRP at/IN four/CD o'clock,/RB for/IN he/PRP was/VBD taking/VBG his/PRP$ time/NN now/RB and/CC saving/VBG his/PRP$ horse/NN for/IN the/DT furious/JJ pursuit/NN he/PRP felt/VBD awaited/VBD him./PRP In/IN the/DT gray/JJ dawnlight/NN at/IN the/DT crossing/NN he/PRP found/VBD the/DT trail/NN again;/RB when/WRB he/PRP climbed/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP he/PRP saw,/VBD in/IN the/DT grassy/JJ plain/JJ half/NN a/DT mile/NN in/IN front/NN of/IN him/PRP and/CC an/DT equal/JJ distance/NN off/IN the/DT main-traveled/JJ trail,/NN a/DT man/NN riding/VBG a/DT tired/JJ horse./NN In/IN the/DT uncertain/JJ light/NN they/PRP bulked/VBD indistinctly./, D'Arcy/NNP kept/VBD to/TO the/DT main-traveled/JJ trail,/NN paralleling/VBG the/DT other's/JJ southward/JJ course,/NN and/CC rode/VBD at/IN a/DT comfortable/JJ little/JJ jog./NNP And/CC now/RB as/IN the/DT dawnlight/NN slowly/RB flooded/VBD the/DT sky/NN D'Arcy/NNP saw/VBD that/IN the/DT man/NN he/PRP followed/VBD was/VBD a/DT Hispano-Californian/JJ mounted/VBN on/IN a/DT black/JJ horse/NN that/IN limped/VBD slightly/RB at/IN every/DT step./NN He/PRP was/VBD interested/JJ to/TO observe/VB that/IN when/WRB the/DT man/NN became/VBD aware/JJ of/IN his/PRP$ presence/NN on/IN the/DT plain/NN he/PRP pulled/VBD up/RP and/CC studied/VBD D'Arcy/NNP closely;/RB then,/, evidently/RB disturbed,/VBN turned/VBD his/PRP$ horse/NN west,/NN apparently/RB not/RB only/RB with/IN the/DT desire/NN to/TO put/VB more/JJR distance/NN between/IN them/PRP but/CC to/TO lose/VB himself/PRP in/IN the/DT heavy/JJ growth/NN of/IN oaks/NNS and/CC willows/NNS along/IN the/DT river-bank./NN "Well,/IN Pathfinder,/NNP we/PRP might/MD as/RB well/RB get/VB this/DT gossoon,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP observed/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ horse,/NN touched/VBD him/PRP with/IN the/DT spur,/NN and/CC headed/VBD him/PRP at/IN the/DT fugitive./NN As/IN the/DT animal/NN broke/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ long/JJ easy/JJ lope,/NN the/DT man/NN on/IN the/DT black/JJ horse/NN urged/VBD his/PRP$ animal/NN to/TO a/DT similar/JJ pace--and/NN the/DT race/NN was/VBD on./NNP D'Arcy/NNP called/VBD upon/IN Pathfinder/NNP for/IN all/DT that/IN the/DT gallant/NN animal/NN had,/NN and/CC to/TO his/PRP$ surprise/NN the/DT man/NN on/IN the/DT black/JJ horse/NN pulled/VBD up,/RB faced/VBN toward/IN him/PRP and/CC drew/VBD a/DT carbine/NN from/IN a/DT boot/NN swung/VBD along/IN his/PRP$ saddle/NN under/IN the/DT sweat-leather./NN Instantly/RB D'Arcy,/NNP realizing/VBG the/DT man's/JJ intention,/NN swung/VBD wide/JJ out/IN of/IN rifle/NN range/NN and/CC pulled/VBD up./RP "He'd/NNP put/VBD a/DT ball/NN in/IN you,/NNP Pathfinder,/NNP my/PRP$ boy,/NN and/CC set/VBD me/PRP afoot;/IN then/RB he'd/PRP put/VBD another/DT ball/NN in/IN me/PRP at/IN his/PRP$ leisure./NN We/PRP must/MD find/VB another/DT way/NN to/TO come/VB to/TO grips/NNS with/IN that/DT laddybuck,/NN so/IN we/PRP must."The/. two/CD men/NNS studied/VBD each/DT other;/JJ then/RB the/DT Hispano-Californian/JJ turned/VBD carelessly/RB and/CC moved/VBD off/RP at/IN a/DT walk,/NN his/PRP$ head/NN half/NN turned/VBD to/TO note/VB D'Arcy's/NNP movements./, D'Arcy/NNP followed/VBD him/PRP at/IN the/DT same/JJ pace,/NN cursing/VBG himself/PRP for/IN failure/NN to/TO have/VB brought/VBN his/PRP$ own/JJ carbine./NN Thus/RB for/IN two/CD hours/NNS the/DT strange/JJ pair/NN went/VBD forward,/IN the/DT pursued/JJ frequently/RB striving/NN to/TO elude/VB his/PRP$ pursuer,/NN but/CC never/RB succeeding./VBZ D'Arcy's/NNP pursuit/NN was/VBD slow,/JJ patient,/NN dogged./VBN It/PRP was/VBD apparent/JJ that/IN the/DT man/NN on/IN the/DT black/JJ horse/NN was/VBD saving/VBG his/PRP$ animal,/NN which,/, as/IN the/DT slow/JJ miles/NNS dropped/VBD behind/IN them,/PRP began/VBD to/TO show/VB more/JJR and/CC more/JJR the/DT evidences/NNS of/IN fatigue/NN and/CC a/DT greater/JJR lameness./JJR The/DT shiny/JJ black/JJ head/NN was/VBD drooping/VBG now,/RB and/CC from/IN time/NN to/TO time/NN the/DT jaded/JJ beast/NN halted,/NN only/RB to/TO be/VB driven/VBN forward/RB again/RB with/IN spur/NN and/CC quirt./NN "He'll/NN have/VBP to/TO have/VB a/DT fresh/JJ horse/NN within/IN the/DT hour,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP thought./VBD "Now,/NN where/WRB will/MD he/PRP get/VB the/DT animal?/NN At/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP of/IN course./NN And,/NNP by/IN the/DT powers,/NN there's/POS the/DT hacienda/NN gleaming/VBG white/JJ through/IN the/DT oaks./NN Pathfinder,/NNP me/PRP jewel,/IN the/DT chase/NN ends/VBZ here,/RB for/IN we/PRP must/MD have/VB breakfast,/NN and/CC if/IN that/DT rascal/JJ gets/VBZ to/TO friends/NNS he's/NNS lost/VBD to/TO us."He/PRP was/VBD again/RB the/DT cavalry/NN captain/NN charging/VBG with/IN raised/VBN pistol./NN On/IN the/DT instant/NN he/PRP started/VBD the/DT Hispano-Californian/JJ raised/VBD his/PRP$ rifle/NN and/CC took/VBD deliberate/JJ aim./. But/CC something/NN happened./VBZ The/DT weapon/NN was/VBD not/RB fired,/VBN and/CC D'Arcy's/NNP enemy/NN dropped/VBD the/DT rifle,/NN whirled/VBD his/PRP$ tired/JJ horse/NN and/CC fled/VBD widely/RB through/IN the/DT oaks,/JJ firing/NN with/IN his/PRP$ pistol/NN as/IN he/PRP did/VBD so./DT D'Arcy/NNP felt/VBD Pathfinder/NNP flinch/VB under/IN him/PRP and/CC knew/VBD the/DT horse/NN had/VBD been/VBN struck./VBG For/IN a/DT moment/NN he/PRP faltered,then/VBZ with/IN the/DT high/JJ courage/NN of/IN his/PRP$ royal/JJ blood,/NN leaped/VBD forward/RB again./RB But/CC the/DT other/JJ man's/JJ pistol/NN was/VBD empty/JJ now,/RB and/CC every/DT stride/NN was/VBD carrying/VBG D'Arcy/NNP closer/RBR to/TO his/PRP$ prey./NN It/PRP came/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ mind/NN to/TO take/VB this/DT man/NN alive,/RB to/TO bring/VB him/PRP back/RB to/TO Happy/NNP Camp,/NNP there/RB to/TO be/VB hanged/VBN with/IN his/PRP$ companions./NN His/PRP$ voice/NN rose/VBD in/IN a/DT wild/JJ Gaelic/NNP hunting/NN cry/NN as/IN they/PRP broke/VBD from/IN the/DT cover/NN of/IN oak-trees/NNS and/CC raced/VBD straight/RB for/IN the/DT main/JJ portal/NN of/IN the/DT Guerrero/NNP hacienda./VBD Fifty/CD yards/NNS from/IN it/PRP Pathfinder/NNP was/VBD at/IN the/DT black/JJ horse's/NNS tail;/NN thirty,/, and/CC he/PRP was/VBD at/IN the/DT black/JJ horse's/NN saddle-girth./NN The/DT Hispano-Californian/JJ leaned/VBD over,/IN drew/VBD his/PRP$ long/JJ knife/NN from/IN his/PRP$ bota,/NN turned/VBD in/IN the/DT saddle/NN and/CC slashed/VBD at/IN D'Arcy--and/NNP in/IN that/DT moment/NN the/DT latter/NN recognized/VBD Romauldo/NNP Guerrero!/NNPS His/PRP$ pistol/NN barrel/NN fell/VBD swiftly/RB on/IN the/DT wastrel's/NN wrist,/NN and/CC the/DT knife/NN clattered/VBD to/TO the/DT ground,/NN as/IN the/DT black/JJ horse/NN faltered,/NN staggered,/NN and/CC went/VBD to/TO its/PRP$ knees./NN Straight/NNP over/IN its/PRP$ neck/NN Romauldo/NNP slid/VBD and/CC turned/VBD a/DT somersault/NN in/IN front/NN of/IN his/PRP$ mount;/NN as/IN he/PRP struggled/VBD to/TO rise/VB D'Arcy/NNP pulled/VBD Pathfinder/NNP up/RP on/IN the/DT animal's/NNS hind/VBN legs/NNS and/CC shot/VBD out/RB of/IN the/DT saddle,/NN landing/NN on/IN his/PRP$ feet/NNS some/DT fifteen/CD feet/NNS in/IN advance/NN of/IN Romauldo./NNP His/PRP$ pistol/NN covered/VBD Guerrero,/NNPS whose/WP$ hands/NNS automatically/RB went/VBD upward./RB Romauldo,/NNP curiously/RB enough,/RB was/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ knees,/NNS his/PRP$ attitude/NN now/RB one/CD of/IN supplication./NN Around/IN the/DT pair/NN Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP dogs/VBZ raced,/JJ baying/NN furiously,/NNS arousing/VBG the/DT household/NN to/TO the/DT extraordinary/JJ events/NNS taking/VBG place/NN in/IN the/DT front/NN yard./NN "If/IN you/PRP move/VBP from/IN that/DT position/NN I/PRP will/MD kill/VB you,"/PRP D'Arcy/NNP warned./VBD Romauldo's/NNP horse/NN lay/VBD outstretched,/RB too/RB badly/RB dazed/VBN by/IN the/DT fall/NN to/TO attempt/VB to/TO rise./NN From/IN the/DT saddle/NN D'Arcy/NNP took/VBD the/DT riata,/NN passed/VBD the/DT loop/NN over/IN his/PRP$ prisoner's/NNS torso,/, imprisoning/VBG his/PRP$ arms,/NN and/CC then/RB made/VBD several/JJ half-hitches/NNS around/IN the/DT man/NN to/TO secure/VB him./PRP "You/PRP may/MD stand/VB up,"/IN he/PRP said./VBD With/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT riata/NN in/IN hand/NN he/PRP examined/VBD Romauldo's/NNP horse./NN It/PRP was/VBD the/DT mare/NN Kitty,/NNP stolen/VBN out/IN of/IN the/DT meadow/NN at/IN Happy/JJ Camp!/NNP So/IN that/WDT accounted/VBD for/IN the/DT royal/JJ race/NN Romauldo/NNP had/VBD given/VBN him!/PRP He/PRP looked/VBD at/IN Pathfinder./NNP The/DT big/JJ stallion/NN stood/VBD panting/VBG heavily,/JJ dripping/VBG perspiration/NN from/IN every/DT pore,/NN and/CC blood/NN from/IN a/DT pistol/NN wound/NN through/IN the/DT muscle/NN of/IN his/PRP$ off/JJ leg,/NNS high/JJ up/RB near/IN the/DT shoulder./NN Another/DT bullet/NN had/VBD notched/VBN one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ ears,/NNS and/CC blood/NN was/VBD running/VBG down/IN his/PRP$ blazed/JJ face./NN The/DT door/NN of/IN the/DT hacienda/NN opened,/NN and/CC Don/NNP Jos$/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ daughter/NN stood/VBD in/IN the/DT entrance./NN "Hah!/NN Romauldo!"/IN the/DT old/JJ don/IN cried./NN "A/IN prisoner,/NN eh?/NN Thou/NNP graceless/NNP one./. What/WP hast/PRP thou/VBD been/VBN doing/VBG now--God/JJ of/IN my/PRP$ soul,/NN Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy!""Your/NNP son/NN is/VBZ my/PRP$ prisoner,/NN Don/NNP Jos$./NNP I/PRP have/VBP but/CC this/DT moment/NN captured/VBN him./PRP He/PRP has/VBZ given/VBN me/PRP a/DT long/JJ race./NN Had/VBD I/PRP been/VBN able/JJ to/TO come/VB up/RP with/IN him/PRP off/RB in/IN the/DT valley/NN yonder/IN I/PRP would/MD not/RB have/VB subjected/VBN you/PRP and/CC Se$orita/NNP Josepha/NNP to/TO this/DT humiliating/JJ scene./NN At/IN your/PRP$ very/RB doorway/NN his/PRP$ horse/NN fell."Father/NN and/CC daughter/NN advanced/VBD and/CC looked/VBD Romauldo/NNP over/IN in/IN agonized/JJ silence./NN Josepha/NNP was/VBD the/DT first/JJ to/TO speak./VB "But/IN this/DT is/VBZ not/RB Romauldo's/JJ horse,/NN Don/NNP Dermod./NNP This/DT is/VBZ the/DT mare/NN Kitty./NNP Unless/IN it/PRP be/VB that/IN you/PRP have/VBP sold/VBN the/DT mare/NN to/TO my/PRP$ brother--""I/NN did/VBD not/RB sell/VB him/PRP the/DT mare,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP replied/VBD hotly./RB "He/RB stole/VBD her/PRP from/IN me./NN I/PRP have/VBP pursued/VBN him/PRP half/PDT the/DT night/NN from/IN my/PRP$ camp/NN on/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico.""Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP lies,"/, Romauldo/NNP replied/VBD coolly./. "He/PRP sold/VBD me/PRP the/DT mare./NN He/PRP cannot/MD prove/VB that/IN I/PRP was/VBD on/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP last/JJ night.""He/NN cannot/MD prove/VB where/WRB it/PRP was/VBD I/PRP sold/VBD Kitty/NNP to/TO him,/VB Don/NNP Jos$./NNP Not/RB only/RB was/VBD he/PRP there,/, but/CC I/PRP have/VBP trailedhim/VBN from/IN there./DT He/PRP was/VBD a/DT member/NN of/IN a/DT band/NN of/IN twelve/CD robbers/NNS and/CC murderers/NNS who/WP raided/VBD the/DT camp."/NNS And/CC D'Arcy/NNP told/VBD in/IN detail/NN the/DT story/NN of/IN the/DT fight./NN "Behold,"/IN he/PRP added,/VBD "this/DT liar/NN is/VBZ lame./JJ He/PRP has/VBZ a/DT pistol/NN wound/NN in/IN his/PRP$ leg./NN In/IN Sacramento/NNP recently/RB he/PRP killed/VBD a/DT man/NN who/WP caught/VBD him/PRP cheating/VBG at/IN cards./NN I/PRP was/VBD standing/VBG by/IN and/CC he/PRP tried/VBD to/TO kill/VB me./PRP I/PRP returned/VBD the/DT fire/NN as/IN he/PRP retreated/VBD and/CC shot/VBD him/PRP in/IN the/DT thigh.""Ah!/NN So/IN you/PRP figured/VBD in/IN that/DT affair,/NN Don/NNP Dermod./NNP I/PRP have/VBP heard/VBN of/IN the/DT occurrence,/NN but/CC you/PRP are/VBP the/DT first/JJ to/TO tell/VB me/PRP that/IN my/PRP$ son/NN was/VBD a/DT principal/NN in/IN it.""I/PRP speak/VBP the/DT truth,/NN Don/NNP Jos$./NNP On/IN my/PRP$ honor/NN as/IN a/DT gentleman."The/NN don's/NNS face/NN was/VBD a/DT wilderness/NN of/IN conflicting/VBG emotions./NN In/IN his/PRP$ heart/NN of/IN hearts/NNS he/PRP knew/VBD his/PRP$ son/NN for/IN the/DT scoundrel/NN the/DT boy/NN was,/VBD yet--he/, was/VBD a/DT father./NN Also,/IN he/PRP was--Don/WRB Jos$/NNP Guerrero./NNP He/PRP could/MD not/RB afford/VB to/TO side/NN with/IN a/DT gringo/NN against/IN the/DT blood/NN of/IN his/PRP$ blood./NN "Did/VBD my/PRP$ son/NN kill/VB or/CC rob/VB anyone/NN at/IN your/PRP$ camp?"/NN he/PRP inquired/VBD in/IN a/DT rather/RB small/JJ choked/VBD voice./NN "He/NN was/VBD an/DT accomplice/NN of/IN those/DT who/WP killed,/VBP and/CC as/RB such,/JJ as/IN guilty/JJ as/IN they./DT And/CC he/PRP has/VBZ robbed/VBN me/PRP of/IN a/DT horse.""In/NN the/DT matter/NN of/IN the/DT man/NN you/PRP say/VBP my/PRP$ son/NN killed/VBD in/IN the/DT gambling-house/NN at/IN Sacramento,/NNP I/PRP have/VBP it/PRP on/IN good/JJ authority/NN that/IN Romauldo/NNP killed/VBD to/TO avoid/VB being/VBG killed.""That/NN is/VBZ probably/RB true,/JJ but--he/, drew/VBD first/JJ and/CC fired/VBN first./. He/PRP knew/VBD the/DT penalty/NN in/IN that/DT company/NN for/IN cheating/VBG in/IN a/DT monte/NN game.""There/NN is/VBZ much/JJ to/TO be/VB said/VBN on/IN both/DT sides,/NN Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP and/CC naturally/RB I/PRP cannot/MD side/VB with/IN strangers/NNS against/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ flesh/NN and/CC blood./NN Be/VB good/JJ enough/RB to/TO unloose/VB my/PRP$ son."But/NN Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP only/RB shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "He/NN is/VBZ my/PRP$ prisoner/NN and/CC as/IN my/PRP$ prisoner/NN he/PRP shall/MD accompany/VB meback/NN to/TO Happy/NNP Camp/NNP and/CC there/RB stand/VB a/DT fair/JJ trial/NN for/IN his/PRP$ misdeeds.""In/NNS your/PRP$ camp,/NN Don/NNP Dermod,"/NNP Josepha/NNP said/VBD quietly,/JJ "this/IN foolish/JJ boy/NN will/MD be/VB without/IN friends./NN In/IN your/PRP$ camp/NN you/PRP will/MD hang/VB him.""I/PRP hope/VB so!"/RB The/DT words/NNS came/VBD angrily/RB and/CC fiercely./RB "For/IN my/PRP$ sake,/NN Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP would/MD you/PRP elect/VB to/TO go/VB back/RB to/TO your/PRP$ friends/NNS and/CC say/VB nothing/NN of/IN this/DT incident?""I/NN would/MD not/RB do/VB that/IN even/RB for/IN you,/JJ Josepha./NNP To/TO be/VB faithful/JJ to/TO you/PRP I/PRP would/MD have/VB to/TO be/VB faithless/JJ to/TO society,/VB to/TO my/PRP$ friends,/NN to/TO the/DT law.""There/NN is/VBZ no/DT law,"/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP reminded/VBD him/PRP fiercely./RB "This/DT boy/NN is/VBZ my/PRP$ son,/NN and/CC from/IN the/DT very/JJ shadow/NN of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ home/NN he/PRP shall/MD not/RB be/VB taken/VBN to/TO satisfy/VB your/PRP$ desire/NN for/IN vengeance.""There/RB is/VBZ a/DT law./NN True,/IN it/PRP is/VBZ not/RB as/RB yet/RB here,/, but--it/CC comes."/VB He/PRP pointed/VBD toward/IN the/DT dim/JJ blue/JJ sky-line/NN of/IN the/DT Sierras./NNP "Until/IN it/PRP comes/VBZ in/IN all/DT its/PRP$ cold/JJ majesty/NN and/CC in/IN its/PRP$ various/JJ forms,/NNS attended/VBN by/IN its/PRP$ accredited/VBN servants,/NN the/DT laws/NNS on/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP are/VBP but/CC two/CD in/IN number:/NN Thou/NNP shalt/MD not/RB steal./VBG Thou/PRP shalt/MD not/RB kill.""At/VB the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico,"/NNP Don/NNP Jos$/NNP reminded/VBD him,/PRP "I/RB am/VBP the/DT law."/NN He/PRP commenced/VBD lifting/VBG the/DT half-hitches/NNS of/IN the/DT riata/NNP over/IN Romauldo's/NNP shoulders,/NNS but/CC D'Arcy/NNP with/IN a/DT savage/JJ jerk/NN drew/VBD the/DT riata/NN tight/JJ again./NN "You/PRP will/MD force/VB me/PRP to/TO have/VB my/PRP$ servants/NNS take/VB my/PRP$ boy/NN from/IN you,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod."/NNP The/DT old/JJ man/NN was/VBD striving/VBG to/TO the/DT last/JJ to/TO be/VB courteous./DT "If/IN you/PRP resist/VBP them/PRP I/PRP shall/MD not/RB be/VB responsible/JJ for/IN what/WP may/MD happen/VB to/TO you."D'Arcy/NNP mounted/VBD Pathfinder,/NNP tied/VBD the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT riata/NN to/TO his/PRP$ saddle,/NN lifted/VBD his/PRP$ hat,/NN and/CC turned/VBD his/PRP$ horse/NN in/IN the/DT direction/NN he/PRP had/VBD come./VBN As/IN the/DT rope/NN drew/VBD taut/JJ Romauldo/NNP was/VBD jerked/VBN along;/RB in/IN order/NN to/TO avoid/VB being/VBG dragged/VBN on/IN his/PRP$ face/NN he/PRP had/VBD to/TO walk/VB behind/IN Pathfinder./NNP "I/NNP give/VBP the/DT mare,/NN Kitty,/NN to/TO you/PRP again,/RB se$orita,"/VBD D'Arcy/NNP called/VBD to/TO Josepha./NNP "She/NNP may/MD still/RB be/VB worth/JJ saving,/JJ but/CC I/PRP do/VBP not/RB want/VB her./PRP She/PRP reminds/VBZ me/PRP of/IN that/DT which/WDT today/NN I/PRP lost/VBD forever."Swiftly/RB the/DT girl/NN ran/VBD to/TO him/PRP and/CC laid/VBD a/DT detaining/VBG hand/NN on/IN the/DT reins./NN "That/IN which/WDT you/PRP have/VBP lost/VBN may/MD be/VB regained,"/RB she/PRP whispered./MD He/PRP understood/VBD perfectly./DT "I/NNP would/MD give/VB this/DT young/JJ animal/NN to/TO his/PRP$ people,"/NNS he/PRP assured/VBD her,/PRP "did/VBD not/RB the/DT sorry/JJ gift/NN carry/NN with/IN it/PRP the/DT lives/NNS of/IN other/JJ men./NN Already/RB my/PRP$ weakness/NN for/IN you/PRP has/VBZ cost/VBN the/DT life/NN of/IN one/CD man,/NN but/CC today/NN this/DT scurvy/NN dog/NN shall/MD not/RB escape/VB to/TO kill/VB again.""I/RB know,"/VB she/PRP pleaded./VBD "For/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ sake/NN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB ask,/VB but/CC for/IN the/DT sake/NN of/IN my/PRP$ father,/NN for/IN the/DT sake/NN of/IN our/PRP$ family/NN pride,/NN I/PRP ask/VBP it./PRP I/PRP shall/MD pray/VB for/IN you,/NNP Don/NNP Dermod./NNP I/PRP shall/MD ask/VB the/DT Virgin/NNP and/CC all/DT the/DT saints/NNS to/TO guard/VB you/PRP and/CC bless/VB your/PRP$ enterprises,/NN if/IN you/PRP will/MD but/CC spare/VB my/PRP$ father/NN this/DT disgrace./NN And/CC I/PRP will/MD not/RB wed/VBN with/IN Tomas/NNP Espinosa."He/NNP removed/VBD her/PRP$ hands/NNS from/IN the/DT reins/NNS and/CC with/IN a/DT gentle/JJ sweep/NN of/IN his/PRP$ powerful/JJ arm/NN thrust/VBD her/PRP$ aside/RB and/CC rode/VBD on,/RB with/IN his/PRP$ prisoner/NN trudging/VBG at/IN Pathfinder's/NNP heels./, Behind/IN him/PRP he/PRP heard/VBD the/DT hue/NN and/CC cry/NN as/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP sought/VBD to/TO rouse/VB his/PRP$ retainers,/NN so/IN he/PRP drew/VBD his/PRP$ pistol/NN and/CC began/VBD to/TO reload/VB the/DT empty/JJ chambers./NN Suddenly/RB he/PRP felt/VBD the/DT riata/NN slacken./VBD He/PRP looked/VBD back./RB Josepha/NNP had/VBD found/VBN the/DT knife/NN her/PRP half-brother/NN had/VBD dropped/VBN a/DT few/JJ yards/NNS before/IN the/DT mare/NN had/VBD fallen/VBN with/IN him;/NN she/PRP had/VBD cut/VBN the/DT riata,/NN and/CC Romauldo/NNP was/VBD running/VBG for/IN the/DT house/NN at/IN his/PRP$ best/JJS speed./VBN D'Arcy/NNP overtook/VBD him/PRP with/IN ease,/NN leaned/VBD from/IN the/DT saddle,/NN swept/VBD Romauldo/NNP up/RB and/CC across/IN Pathfinder's/NNP neck,/NN whirled/VBD again/RB and/CC galloped/VBD away./RP He/PRP had/VBD a/DT brief/JJ vision/NN of/IN Josepha/NNP Guerrero/NNP standing/VBG in/IN the/DT dusty/JJ tarweed,/NN her/PRP lovely/JJ face/NN deathly/RB white,/IN her/PRP$ eyes/NNS brimming/VBG with/IN tears./DT But/CC the/DT surpris-ing/JJ thing/NN was/VBD that/IN she/PRP was/VBD not/RB beside/IN herself/PRP with/IN baffled/JJ rage./NN He/PRP pulled/VBD up./RP "I/DT would/MD die/VB for/IN you,"/JJ he/PRP called/VBD to/TO her,/RP "but/IN I/PRP will/MD not/RB be/VB weak/JJ for/IN you.""When/PRP you/PRP have/VBP finished/VBN with/IN his/PRP$ poor/JJ body,"/NN she/PRP sobbed/VBD in/IN English,/NNP "bring/VBG it/PRP back/RB to/TO us,/VB please./NN Adios,/IN hermano/PRP mio!/MD Vaya/NNP usted/JJ con/NN Dios!/NNP "Into/NNP D'Arcy's/NNP thigh/NN Romauldo/NNP Guerrero/NNP sunk/VBN his/PRP$ sharp/JJ white/JJ teeth./NNS He/PRP was/VBD a/DT fighter/NN to/TO the/DT last/JJ and/CC scorned/VBD no/DT weapons./NN D'Arcy/NNP brought/VBD the/DT barrel/NN of/IN his/PRP$ pistol/NN down/RB on/IN the/DT defenseless/JJ head,/NN and/CC Romauldo/NNP loosened/VBD his/PRP$ hold./NN Pathfinder,/NNP despite/IN his/PRP$ wound,/NNS swung/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ long/JJ fast/JJ canter,/NN and/CC D'Arcy/NNP headed/VBD him/PRP north/RB for/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP A/DT mile/NN out/RB in/IN the/DT plain/NN he/PRP looked/VBD back./RB Half/RB a/DT dozen/NN horsemen/NNS were/VBD just/RB emerging/VBG from/IN the/DT fringe/NN of/IN oaks/NNS and/CC in/IN their/PRP$ leader/NN D'Arcy/NNP recognized/VBD Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero./NNP "If/IN I/PRP can/MD but/CC reach/VB the/DT trail/NN the/DT miners/NNS travel,/NN surely/RB there/EX will/MD be/VB men/NNS there/RB to/TO protect/VB and/CC help/VB me/PRP preserve/VB justice,"/RB he/PRP thought,/VBD and/CC headed/VBD that/IN way./DT The/DT road/NN was/VBD deserted/VBN when/WRB he/PRP reached/VBD it,/RB but/CC far/RB up/IN the/DT trail/NN he/PRP saw/VBD three/CD horsemen/NNS coming/VBG toward/IN him/PRP and/CC rode/VBD to/TO meet/VB them./PRP To/TO his/PRP$ relief/NN the/DT approaching/VBG horsemen/NNS suddenly/RB broke/VBD into/IN a/DT hard/JJ gallop./NN Behind/IN him/PRP pistols/NNS and/CC rifles/NNS spoke,/NN and/CC bullets/NNS whined/VBD over/IN him/PRP or/CC threw/VBD dust/NN up/RP in/IN the/DT road/NN in/IN front/NN of/IN him./PRP Then/RB he/PRP was/VBD passing/VBG the/DT horsemen/NNS who/WP swerved/VBD to/TO let/VB him/PRP by,/VB and/CC his/PRP$ heart/NN leaped/VBD to/TO hear/VB Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP shout:"Crack/NN on,/IN Dermod./NNP We'll/NNP take/VBP care/NN of/IN the/DT greasers.""Don't/JJ hurt/NN the/DT old/JJ man!"/NN D'Arcy/NNP cried/VBD back,/RB and/CC pulled/VBD up./RP Straight/NNP at/IN the/DT advancing/VBG Californians/NNPS rode/VBD Bejabers,/NNP Judson/NNP and/CC McCready--three/NNP armed/JJ men/NNS against/IN six/CD who/WP had/VBD already/RB foolishly/RB emptied/VBN theirweapons./DT As/IN one/CD man/NN the/DT Californians/NNPS turned/VBD and/CC fled/VBD before/IN that/DT furious/JJ charge./NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP alone/RB hesitated,/, but/CC a/DT volley/NN of/IN bullets/NNS whistling/VBG over/IN his/PRP$ head/NN decided/VBD him;/RB he/PRP too/RB turned/VBD and/CC fled/VBD with/IN his/PRP$ men./NN "If/IN they/PRP load/VB up/RP and/CC tackle/VB us/PRP again,"/IN Bejabers/NNP warned/VBD as/IN he/PRP rejoined/VBD D'Arcy,/NNP "they're/NNP bigger/JJR fools/NNS than/IN I/PRP think/VBP they/PRP are./VBP Who/WP you/PRP got/VBD there,/DT son?""The/NN horse-holder/NN who/WP shot/VBD Vilmont/NNP and/CC escaped./VBN Romauldo/NNP Guerrero./NNP I/PRP trailed/VBD him/PRP and/CC we/PRP had/VBD a/DT running/VBG fight.""His/NN family/NN know/VBP you/PRP got/VBD him--and/JJ why?""I/NN told/VBD them.""I'll/NN spell/NN you/PRP a/DT few/JJ miles/NNS with/IN the/DT prisoner,"/NN Judson/NNP suggested/VBD and/CC lifted/VBD Romauldo/NNP across/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ saddle./NN "Your/NN horse/NN is/VBZ well-nigh/JJ spent."Bejabers/NNS grinned/VBD into/IN D'Arcy's/NNP pale,/, tortured/VBD face./NN "The/IN Lord/NNP moves/VBZ in/IN mysterious/JJ ways/NNS His/PRP$ wonders/NNS to/TO perform./VB When/WRB I/PRP found/VBD you'd/JJ gone/VBN trailing/VBG this/DT wolf/NN I/PRP give/VBP orders/NNS to/TO the/DT boys/NNS to/TO hold/VB the/DT prisoners/NNS we/PRP had/VBD until/IN I/PRP could/MD see/VB if/IN we'd/PRP get/VBP enough/RB for/IN a/DT mess./NN I/PRP was/VBD afeared/VBN something/NN might/MD happen/VB to/TO you,/VB so/IN me/PRP and/CC Mac/NNP and/CC Jud/NNP saddled/VBD up/RB and/CC lit/VBD out/RP after/IN you./PRP We/PRP followed/VBD that/DT bloody/JJ trail,/NN too./, I/PRP knew/VBD you'd/PRP get/VB your/PRP$ man/NN if/IN you/PRP had/VBD to/TO foller/VB him/PRP to/TO Mexico."McCready/NNP rode/VBD up/RP beside/IN Bejabers/NNP and/CC nudged/VBD him./PRP "Drop/VB back,/RB you/PRP born/VBN eediot,"/NN he/PRP hissed./MD "Can't/RB you/PRP see/VBP the/DT chief's/JJ cryin'?"/NN LATE/RB in/IN the/DT afternoon/NN the/DT four/CD partners,/NNS with/IN their/PRP$ prisoner,/NN arrived/VBD at/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP No/DT work/NN had/VBD been/VBN done/VBN on/IN the/DT stream/NN that/IN day,/NN and/CC every/DT miner/NN and/CC hanger-on/NN in/IN the/DT district/NN was/VBD eagerly/RB awaiting/VBG their/PRP$ return./NN Bejabers,/CC who/WP now/RB carried/VBD the/DT prisoner/NN behind/IN him,/PRP rode/VBD up/RP to/TO the/DT dance-hall/NN door/NN and/CC threw/VBD Romauldo/NNP roughly/RB off./, Then/RB he/PRP leaned/VBD from/IN his/PRP$ horse/NN and/CC with/IN the/DT butt/NN of/IN his/PRP$ revolver/NN hammered/VBN on/IN the/DT dance-hall/NN wall./NN "Comp'ny!/CC 'Tenshun!/JJ "/'' he/PRP shouted,/VBD in/IN that/DT dramatic/JJ moment/NN reverting/VBG to/TO type/NN and/CC becoming/VBG again/RB that/IN which/WDT he/PRP once/RB was--an/VBD old/JJ Marine/NNP Corps/NNP sergeant./NN "When/NNP me/PRP and/CC my/PRP$ pardners/NNS first/RB discovered/VBD these/DT diggin's/NNS we/PRP formed/VBD the/DT district/NN and/CC put/VBD in/IN a/DT few/JJ simple/JJ rules/NNS and/CC regulations/NNS for/IN business/NN and/CC social/JJ guidance,/NNS as/IN decent/JJ men/NNS should./MD Also,/RB my/PRP$ pardners/NNS unanimously/RB elected/VBD me/PRP alcalde/VB o'/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP "This/NNP is/VBZ to/TO be/VB the/DT first/JJ trial/NN where/WRB Alcalde/NNP Harmon/NNP presides/VBZ and,/RB by/IN the/DT holy/JJ poker,/NN he's/VBD goin'/NNS to/TO be/VB a/DT presidin'/NN officer./NN Don't/NNP let/VBD me/PRP hear/VB no/DT interruptions/NNS or/CC loose,/JJ undignified/JJ talk./NN Everythin'/NN about/IN this/DT here/RB trial's/VBZ goin'/NN to/TO be/VB done/VBN regular,/JJ and/CC if/IN any/DT gent/JJ present/JJ thinks/VBZ he's/NNS equipped/VBN with/IN better/JJR notions/NNS o'/IN law/NN and/CC order/NN than/IN the/DT alcalde/NN o'/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP he'd/VBD better/JJR make/VB his/PRP$ will/NN here/RB and/CC now!/RB "Hear/JJ ye,/NNS hear/VBP ye,/NNS hear/VBP ye!/JJ This/DT honorable/JJ court/NN is/VBZ now/RB in/IN session./NN Draw/NNP near/IN and/CC pay/VB strict/JJ attention./NN I/PRP app'int/VBP Judson/NNP and/CC McCready/NNP sergeants-at-arms/NNS and/CC direct/JJ them/PRP to/TO produce/VB the/DT prisoners/NNS immediately./RB Iapp'int/NNP as/IN prosecutin'/NN attorney/NN Henry/NNP Whittell./NNP I/PRP app'int/VBP as/IN defense/NN attorney/NN Joe/NNP Murphy./NNP I/PRP app'int/VBP as/IN clerk/NN o'/IN the/DT court,/NN with/IN power/NN to/TO administer/VB oaths,/NN Orson/NNP Watson./NNP I/PRP app'int/VBP as/IN interpreter/NN for/IN them/PRP prisoners/NNS that/WDT mebbe/VBD can't/NN speak/VBP English,/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP and/CC I/PRP app'int/VBP the/DT men/NNS o'/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP Minin'/NNP District/NNP the/DT gentlemen/NNS o'/IN the/DT jury."The/NNP prisoners/NNS emerged/VBD from/IN the/DT dance-hall--propelled/JJ somewhat/RB violently,/IN it/PRP must/MD be/VB confessed,/VBN by/IN the/DT willing/JJ sergeants-at-arms./NN Bejabers/NNP eyed/VBD them/PRP coldly/RB and/CC one/CD by/IN one/CD asked/VBD them/PRP if/IN they/PRP spoke/VBD and/CC understood/VBD English./NNP Three/CD admitted/VBD they/PRP did./VBD "Are/RB you/PRP guilty/JJ or/CC not/RB guilty/JJ o'/IN the/DT crime/NN herein/RB charged:/VB to/TO wit,/VB murder/NN and/CC robbery/NN under/IN arms,/NN committed/VBN here/RB shortly/RB after/IN midnight/NN this/DT mornin'?"D'Arcy/NN repeated/VBD the/DT question/NN in/IN Spanish/NNP to/TO the/DT others,/JJ and/CC all/DT six/CD pleaded/VBD not/RB guilty./NN "The/DT clerk/NN has/VBZ a/DT list/NN o'/IN witnesses/NNS to/TO the/DT hold-up/NN in/IN this/DT here/RB dance-hall./, Call/VB the/DT witnesses/NNS and/CC swear/VB 'em."The/PRP witnesses/NNS stepped/VBD forward/RB promptly,/VBN told/VBD their/PRP$ stories/NNS in/IN brief/JJ terse/JJ sentences/NNS and/CC identified/VBN all/DT the/DT prisoners./NN Joe/NNP Murphy,/NNP the/DT defense/NN attorney,/NN who/WP had/VBD once/RB practiced/VBN law/NN in/IN Ohio,/NNP endeavored/VBD adroitly/RB to/TO shake/VB their/PRP$ testimony/NN but/CC failed;/RB as/IN prosecuting/VBG attorney,/NN Henry/NNP Whittell/NNP merely/RB asked/VBD a/DT few/JJ questions./NNS He,/IN Bejabers,/NNP and/CC Francisco/NNP were/VBD the/DT last/JJ to/TO testify./DT Again/RB Bejabers/NNP rapped/VBD the/DT dance-hall/JJ wall/NN with/IN the/DT butt/NN of/IN his/PRP$ pistol./NN "There/RB bein'/IN no/DT further/JJ nominations/NNS I/PRP hereby/RB declare/VBP nominations/NNS closed./VBN Joe,/IN you/PRP got/VBD anything/NN to/TO say?""What/VB the/DT devil/NN can/MD I/PRP say?"/VB Murphy/NNP replied/VBD disgustedly./NN Bejabers's/NNP bleak/JJ glance/NN roved/VBD over/IN D'Arcy,/NNP who/WP shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "Somebody/NN make/VBP a/DT motion,"/NN Bejabers/IN pleaded./VBN "I/NNS move/VBP that/IN they/PRP be/VB found/VBN guilty/JJ an'/NN sentenced/VBN to/TO git/VB hung!"/IN a/DT voice/NN in/IN the/DT crowd/NN cried./VBD "Any/JJ second/JJ to/TO that/DT motion?"/NN Bejabers,/IN it/PRP appeared,/VBD had/VBD once/RB in/IN his/PRP$ mixed/JJ past/JJ studied/JJ rules/NNS of/IN order./NNP There/EX was/VBD a/DT vociferous/JJ second/NN from/IN twenty/CD men./NN "It/NN has/VBZ been/VBN regularly/RB moved/VBN and/CC seconded/VBN that/IN these/DT here/RB skunks/VBZ be/VB found/VBN guilty/JJ and/CC stretch/NN hemp./NN All/DT in/IN favor/NN o'/IN the/DT motion/NN signify/RB by/IN raisin'/VBG their/PRP$ right/JJ arms."Three/NNS hundred/CD right/JJ arms/NNS were/VBD upthrust./NNP "Contrary-minded?"/CC the/DT alcalde/NN shouted./MD The/DT forest/NN of/IN arms/NNS descended;/IN the/DT crowd/NN remained/VBD motionless./PRP "Carried/JJ unanimous,"/JJ Bejabers/NNS announced./VBN "The/RB alcalde/RB desires/VBZ to/TO express/VB his/PRP$ thanks/NNS and/CC the/DT thanks/NNS o'/IN the/DT community/NN to/TO the/DT jury./NN Also,/RB as/IN presidin'/NN officer/NN o'/IN this/DT court,"/NN he/PRP added,/VBD turning/VBG to/TO the/DT prisoners,/NN "it/NN becomes/VBZ my/PRP$ solemn/JJ duty/NN to/TO sentence/NN you/PRP fellers/VBD to/TO git/VB hung./PRP Desirin'/NN to/TO temper/VB justice/NN with/IN mercy,/NN I/PRP hereby/RB announce/VBP that/IN the/DT necktie/NN party'll/NN take/VB place/NN in/IN one/CD hour,/NN in/IN order/NN to/TO give/VB you/PRP condemned,/VB no-good,/RB worthless/JJ coyotes/NNS a/DT chance/NN to/TO make/VB your/PRP$ peace/NN with/IN God/NNP and/CC write/VB any/DT loved/VBN ones/NNS you/PRP figger/VBP would/MD be/VB glad/JJ to/TO have/VB final/JJ news/NN from/IN their/PRP$ wanderin'/NN boys./VBD The/DT prisoners/NNS are/VBP remanded/VBN in/IN the/DT custody/NN o'/IN the/DT sergeants-at-arms,/NN who/WP will/MD produce/VB 'em/PRP in/IN that/DT grove/NN o'/IN sugar-pines/NNS yonder/IN at/IN my/PRP$ order./NN If/IN there's/DT a/DT preacher/NN in/IN this/DT camp/NN he/PRP might/MD step/VB forward./RP The/DT details/NNS o'/IN the/DT execution'll/NN be/VB arranged/VBN by/IN me/PRP later/RB on.""Curses,/RB what's/IN the/DT use/NN delayin'/NN matters?"/NN a/DT miner/NN growled./VBN "Let's/NNP swing/VBP 'em/PRP an'/RB git/VBP back/RB to/TO work."Without/VB an/DT instant's/JJ hesitation/NN Bejabers/IN Harmon/NNP dismounted,/VBD walked/VBN to/TO that/DT man/NN and/CC knocked/VBD him/PRP down,/RP removed/VBD the/DT man's/JJ pistol/NN and/CC knife/NN and/CC walked/VBD back/RB to/TO his/PRP$ horse./NN "I/RB am/VBP the/DT alcalde/NN o'/IN Happy/NNP Camp,"/NNP he/PRP announced/VBD quietly./NNP "The/DT first/JJ man/NN that/IN lays/NNS violent/JJ hands/NNS on/IN them/PRP prisoners/NNS until/IN I/PRP give/VBP the/DT words/NNS gits/NNS shot."/VBP He/PRP gazed/VBD around/IN him/PRP until/IN his/PRP$ glance/NN rested/VBD on/IN the/DT clerk/NN of/IN the/DT court./NN He/PRP raised/VBD his/PRP$ horny/JJ hand/NN in/IN a/DT military/JJ salute./NN Once/RB more/RBR he/PRP reverted/VBD to/TO type./DT "The/NNP first/RB sergeant,"/VBD he/PRP announced/VBD absently,/JJ "will/NN dismiss/VBP the/DT company.""Hear/NN ye,/NNS hear/VBP ye,/NNS hear/VBP ye!"/IN the/DT clerk/NN yelled./VBD "Court's/NNP over.""Grave-diggers,/JJ front/NN and/CC center,"/NN Bejabers/NNS commanded./VBN "All/PDT hands/NNS fall/VB in/IN with/IN picks/NNS and/CC shovels/NNS and/CC follow/VB me,/NNS but/CC before/IN we/PRP do,/VBP lemme/NN say/VBP this:/DT As/IN the/DT presidin'/NN magistrate/NN o'/IN this/DT district,/NN the/DT assets/NNS o'/IN the/DT late/JJ proprietor/NN o'/IN this/DT here/RB dance-hall/NN are/VBP in/IN my/PRP$ jurisdiction./NN Does/VBZ anybody/NN here/RB know/VB who/WP his/PRP$ heirs/NNS are?"Nobody/RB appeared/VBD to/TO know./DT Bejabers/NNP talked/VBD on./NNP "This/VBZ appears/VBZ to/TO be/VB a/DT job/NN for/IN the/DT public/JJ administrator,/NN which/WDT I'm/NNP him./VBD Consequently/RB the/DT probate/NN o'/IN the/DT estate--at/NN least/JJS all/PDT that/DT portion/NN o'/IN the/DT estate/NN that's/IN liquid,/NN will/MD be/VB distributed/VBN to/TO Happy/NNP Camp/NNP right/NN after/IN the/DT obsequies./NNP The/DT gold/NN will/MD be/VB held/VBN by/IN this/DT honorable/JJ court/NN until/IN an/DT heir/NN shows/VBZ up./RP No/DT heir/NN showin'/VBD up/RP at/IN the/DT end/NN o'/IN one/CD year,/NN said/VBD gold/NN will/MD be/VB given/VBN to/TO any/DT public/JJ charity/NN that/IN raises/VBZ its/PRP$ head./NN Any/DT objections/NNS to/TO that/DT program?"A/NN round/RB of/IN cheers/NNS appearing/VBG to/TO indicate/VB unanimous/JJ approval,/NN Bejabers/NNP formed/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ grave-diggers/NNS and/CC led/VBD them/PRP to/TO the/DT extreme/JJ end/NN of/IN the/DT Happy/NNP Camp/NNP meadow,/, where/WRB already/RB a/DT few/JJ graves/NNS formed/VBD the/DT nucleus/NN for/IN a/DT cemetery./NN Bejabers/NNP indicated/VBD an/DT area/NN some/DT two/CD hundred/CD yards/NNS from/IN these/DT original/JJ inhabitants./NN "This'll/NN be/VB the/DT Potter's/NNP Field,"/NNP he/PRP announced./VBD "No/IN plantin'/NN o'/IN cattle/NNS like/IN this/DT with/IN honest/JJ miners/NNS while/IN I'm/NNP the/DT alcalde/NN o'/IN Happy/NNP Camp.""How/NNP about/IN coffins?"/NN someone/NN suggested./VBZ "We'll/DT roll/NN 'em/PRP in/IN their/PRP$ saddle-blankets."Truly,/NN Bejabers/IN Harmon/NNP had/VBD been/VBN born/VBN to/TO leadership./VB The/DT execution/NN of/IN the/DT survivors/NNS of/IN the/DT raid/NN on/IN Happy/JJ Camp/NNP was/VBD accomplished/VBN silently/RB and/CC expeditiously./VBD Each/DT was/VBD mounted/VBN bareback/NN on/IN a/DT mule,/NN the/DT hangman's/NNS knot/NN adjusted/VBN under/IN his/PRP$ ear,/NN and/CC the/DT other/JJ end/NN of/IN the/DT rope/NN fastened/VBN to/TO a/DT stout/NN limb./NN None/NN of/IN the/DT doomed/VBN men/NNS weakened/VBD at/IN the/DT finish,/NN and/CC with/IN the/DT nonchalance/NN typical/JJ of/IN his/PRP$ mixed/JJ blood/NN Romauldo/NNP Guerrero/NNP calmly/RB smoked/VBD a/DT cigarette/NN while/IN the/DT rope/NN was/VBD being/VBG adjusted./VBN Bejabers/IN looked/VBN around/RB at/IN the/DT mules,/NN held/VBN by/IN his/PRP$ helpers,/NN standing/VBG calmly/RB under/IN their/PRP$ respective/JJ trees./NN "Are/IN you/PRP all/DT set?"/NN he/PRP shouted./MD "Ready!"Romauldo/VB spat/VBD out/RP his/PRP$ cigarette--his/WRB hands/NNS were/VBD tied/VBN behind/IN him./PRP "Adios,/RB se$ores,"/VBD he/PRP shouted/VBD grandly./NNP "I/NNP forgive/VBP you/PRP all.""Will/VB you/PRP listen/VB at/IN that/DT hoss-thief,/JJ tin-horn,/NN and/CC killer,"/NN Bejabers/NNP cried/VBD in/IN huge/JJ disgust,/NN "a-tryin'/NN with/IN his/PRP$ last/JJ breath/NN to/TO intimate/VB that/IN everythin'/NN hasn't/VBP been/VBN done/VBN in/IN a/DT lawful/JJ and/CC orderly/JJ manner./NN Mule-holders!/NNP 'Tenshun!/. Hands/NNS off/IN the/DT head-stalls!/JJ Ring-masters!/NNP 'Tenshun!/. Raise/NNP whips!/. Yow-w-w-w!"The/. men/NNS laid/VBD the/DT willow/JJ gads/NNS smartly/RB across/IN the/DT rumps/NNS of/IN the/DT mules;/JJ the/DT frightened/JJ animals/NNS sprang/VBD forward;/IN the/DT ropes/NNS tautened/VBN with/IN a/DT savage/JJ jerk/NN as/IN the/DT condemned/VBN men/NNS slid,/VBD kicking,/VBN over/IN the/DT mules'/JJ rumps/NNS and/CC dropped/VBD with/IN a/DT thud./NN They/PRP twisted/VBD spasmodically/RB two/CD or/CC three/CD times,/NNS then/RB their/PRP$ legs/NNS straightened/VBD and/CC they/PRP swung/VBD gently/RB in/IN the/DT night/NN breeze/NN that/IN blew/VBD down/RP the/DT ca$on./NN Out/IN in/IN the/DT meadow/NN the/DT mules/NNS paused,/VBP turned/VBN and/CC snorted,/NN but/CC save/VB for/IN this/DT and/CC the/DT rustle/NN of/IN the/DT pines/NNS the/DT silence/NN of/IN death/NN lay/VBD over/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP broke/VBD that/IN silence./NN "All/NN hands/NNS down/RB to/TO the/DT dance-hall/NN where,/, as/IN public/JJ administrator,/NN I/PRP purpose/NN distributin'/NN the/DT liquid/JJ assets/NNS of/IN our/PRP$ late/JJ feller/NN citizen,/NN whose/WP$ murderer/NN has/VBZ just/RB paid/VBN the/DT penalty/NN of/IN his/PRP$ crime/NN in/IN a/DT highly/RB legal/JJ and/CC technical/JJ manner."The/NNS crowd/NN followed/VBD him/PRP silently/RB away./RB As/IN it/PRP passed/VBD the/DT cabin/NN of/IN D'Arcy/NNP and/CC company,/NN Bejabers/NNP looked/VBD in/IN at/IN D'Arcy/NNP seated/VBN before/IN the/DT fireplace,/NN his/PRP$ chin/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hands./NN "Wasn't/RB you/PRP to/TO the/DT party,/NN ol'-timer?"/, he/PRP queried"No,/VBZ Bejabers.""Well,/IN you/PRP missed/VBD a/DT good/JJ hangin'./NN Everythin'/NN went/VBD off/RP as/RB slick/JJ as/IN a/DT new/JJ red/JJ buggy,/NN and/CC that/DT saddle-colored/JJ Romauldo/NNP said/VBD he/PRP forgave/VBD to/TO all./DT You/PRP feelin'/VBZ a/DT mite/NN disturbed/VBN below/IN decks,/VBN son?""My/NN heart's/NNS broken,/VBD Bejabers./NNP I/PRP traded/VBD love/NN and/CC happiness/NN with/IN Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNP for/IN law/NN and/CC order/NN and/CC the/DT body/NN of/IN her/PRP$ half-brother.""Stood/NN between/IN your/PRP$ love/NN and/CC dooty,/NN eh?/NN Well,/IN the/DT luck/NN runs/VBZ that/DT way/NN for/IN a/DT while/NN and/CC then/RB it/PRP gits/VBZ worse,/JJ don't/NN it?"/IN He/PRP eyed/VBD his/PRP$ partner/NN sympathetically./NN "What/IN you/PRP need/VBP is/VBZ a/DT drink!"/NN he/PRP suggested./VBD D'Arcy/NNP ignored/VBD the/DT suggestion./NN "I/NN promised/VBD her/PRP I'd/NNP bring/VB the/DT body/NN back/RB to/TO the/DT rancho/NN for/IN an/DT interment/NN in/IN their/PRP$ little/JJ family/NN cemetery,/NN Bejabers./NNP Will/MD you/PRP help/VB me?""Have/VB I/PRP got/VBD to/TO go/VB traipsin'/NN around/IN the/DT country/NN with/IN that/DT feller's/NNS carcass?"/VBD the/DT little/JJ man/NN complained./VBN "He's/NNP as/IN big/JJ a/DT nuisance/NN dead/JJ as/IN he/PRP was/VBD alive.""I/RB promised/VBN the/DT girl.""Well,/NN I/PRP reckon/VBP you/PRP got/VBD to/TO make/VB good/JJ on/IN your/PRP$ promise./NN I'll/. help/VB you./PRP But/CC we/PRP got/VBD to/TO wait/VB till/IN mornin'./RBR Our/PRP$ horses/NNS got/VBD to/TO have/VB a/DT rest./NN Dog-gone/NNP it,/, if/IN we/PRP could/MD only/RB start/VB while/IN he's/PRP limber,/VBP it/PRP wouldn't/MD be/VB no/DT trick/NN at/IN all/DT to/TO drape/VB him/PRP over/IN a/DT mule.""We'll/NN make/VB a/DT sort/NN of/IN stretcher/NN with/IN blankets/NNS tied/VBN between/IN two/CD long/JJ stout/NN lodge/NN poles;/NN then/RB we'll/VBD swing/NN this/DT stretcher/NN between/IN two/CD mules,/JJ fore/NN and/CC aft,/NN and/CC thus/RB make/VB shift/NN to/TO deliver/VB Romauldo."Bejabers/NNS scratched/VBN his/PRP$ ingenious/JJ head./NN "I/IN reckon/VBP I'd/JJ better/JJR not/RB let/VB him/PRP hang/VB more'n/NN an/DT hour,/NN or/CC he'll/RB be/VB hard/JJ to/TO lay/VB out/RP and/CC make/VB look/VB pretty./RB Won't/IN you/PRP come/VBP along/RB and/CC help/VB celebrate/VB the/DT biggest/JJS day/NN in/IN Happy/NNP Camp?"But/NNP D'Arcy/NNP declined,/VBD so/IN Bejabers/NNP departed/VBD to/TO manage/VB the/DT distributing/NN of/IN the/DT estate./NN Two/CD hours/NNS later/RB he/PRP came/VBD in,/RB and/CC D'Arcy/NNP noticed/VBD he/PRP was/VBD a/DT little/JJ drunk./NN "Had/VBD to/TO work/VB myself/PRP up/RP to/TO it,/DT son,"/NN he/PRP apologized./VBD "The/DT fellers/NNS are/VBP holdin'/VBG a/DT grand/JJ wake/NN over/IN Romauldo--in/NNP the/DT dance-hall./NN After/IN the/DT hard/JJ work/NN I/PRP done/VBD on/IN him/PRP I'm/IN layin'/NN you/PRP ten/CD to/TO one/CD he/PRP looks/VBZ ca'm/VBN and/CC beautiful/JJ when/WRB we/PRP hand/NN him/PRP over."D'Arcy/NNP was/VBD touched./VBN "Thank/NNP you,/, Bejabers,"/IN he/PRP murmured./MD "You're/VB a/DT thoughtful/JJ little/JJ man,/NN so/IN you/PRP are.""Ain't/VBP no/DT sense/NN inflictin'/IN needless/JJ shocks/NNS ter/IN the/DT innercent,/JJ son./NN Woops!/NNP Cracky,/NNP I'm/NNP tight./JJS Prove/VB the/DT love/NN of/IN a/DT pardner/NN fer/IN his/PRP$ pardner--and/NN snake/NN off/IN my/PRP$ boots!"D'Arcy/NN undressed/VBD him/PRP and/CC tucked/VBD him/PRP in/IN his/PRP$ bunk./NN "Law/NN an'/NN order's/NNS established,"/VBN Bejabers/NNP cried/VBD drowsily./VBG "We/RB set/VBN a/DT precedent./NN Only/RB regret/NN I/PRP got--dug/VBD one/CD grave/NN too/RB many--love's/JJ labor/NN lost!/VBN Whoops,/JJ I'm/NNP tight./JJS Had/VBD to/TO do/VB it,/DT son./NN Dirty/NNP work,/, sober--because/NN I/PRP ain't/VBP no/DT undertaker!"/IN His/PRP$ mind/NN now/RB took/VBD a/DT legal/JJ turn./NN "Lordy,"/IN he/PRP murmured,/VBD "how/IN I/PRP do/VBP hate/VB to/TO monkey/VB with/IN a/DT corpus/JJ delicti!"After/IN breakfast/NN next/JJ morning/NN the/DT pack-mules/NNS were/VBD rounded/VBN up/RP together/RB with/IN four/CD saddle-horses./. The/DT gold/NN was/VBD packed/VBN in/IN the/DT kyacks;/NN then/RB the/DT rude/JJ cacolet,containing/NN Romauldo's/NNP body,/NN was/VBD swung/VBN between/IN two/CD of/IN the/DT mules/NNS and/CC D'Arcy,/NNP Bejabers,/NNP Judson/NNP and/CC McCready,/NNP fully/RB armed,/VBP mounted/VBD their/PRP$ horses/NNS and/CC rode/VBD for/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP Pathfinder/NNP was/VBD left/VBN at/IN home/NN this/DT time./NN His/PRP$ wound,/NNS like/IN Vilmont's,/NNP proved/VBD to/TO be/VB superficial/JJ and/CC D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD dressed/VBN the/DT wounds/NNS of/IN man/NN and/CC beast/NN by/IN washing/VBG them/PRP with/IN raw/JJ whisky/NN and/CC binding/NN them/PRP up/RP with/IN the/DT tails/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ last/JJ two/CD fine/JJ linen/NN shirts./NN Bejabers,/CC watching/VBG both/DT operations,/NNS cursed/VBD the/DT Bart/NNP for/IN not/RB being/VBG on/IN hand/NN to/TO do/VB the/DT dressings/NNS in/IN a/DT workmanlike/JJ manner./NN "Which/IN I/PRP hear,"/VBD he/PRP added,/VBD "that/IN him/PRP and/CC Poppy's/NNP struck/VBD some/DT good/JJ ground/NN on/IN a/DT little/JJ creek/NN about/IN ten/CD mile/NN from/IN here,/PRP$ off/JJ yonder/NN on/IN the/DT north/NN fork./, Consequently,/IN I/PRP reckon/VBP we'll/RB be/VB seein'/VBG them/PRP two/CD useless/JJ citizens/NNS about/IN as/RB often/RB as/IN they/PRP make/VBP a/DT clean-up."The/JJ long/JJ march/NN to/TO the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP was/VBD a/DT silent/JJ one./NNP In/IN midafternoon/NN they/PRP came/VBD again/RB to/TO the/DT hacienda/NN and/CC again/RB the/DT chorus/NN of/IN yelps/NNS from/IN the/DT dogs/NNS brought/VBD the/DT household/NN to/TO the/DT front/NN door./NN Behind/IN Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP stalwart/JJ shoulder/NN D'Arcy/NNP saw/VBD the/DT pale/JJ lovely/JJ face/NN of/IN his/PRP$ daughter./NN He/PRP bowed/VBD low/JJ in/IN his/PRP$ saddle./NN "Don/IN Jos$,"/NNP he/PRP announced,/VBD "in/IN conformity/NN with/IN the/DT promise/NN I/PRP made/VBD your/PRP$ daughter--"But/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP had/VBD seen/VBN the/DT cacolet/NN and/CC knew/VBD what/WP it/PRP contained./VBD "In/IN heaven's/JJ name,/NN depart/NN with/IN that/DT which/WDT you/PRP bring!"/VBP he/PRP cried/VBD hoarsely./RB "To/IN the/DT grove/NN yonder,/IN I/PRP beg/VBP of/IN you./PRP$ I/PRP will/MD meet/VB you/PRP there./DT There/RB is/VBZ a/DT reason!/NN Quickly,/NNP Don/NNP Dermod.""About/NNP face!/IN Forward!/NNP March!"/NNP Bejabers/NNP gave/VBD the/DT commands./NN "Better/NN fightin'/NN ground/NN among/IN the/DT oaks/NNS than/IN here/RB in/IN the/DT open,"/NN he/PRP suggested./VBD "What/IN d'ye/NN suppose/VBP has/VBZ run/VBN up/RP the/DT old/JJ man's/NNS back?""He/RB may/MD have/VB company,/VBN Bejabers."In/IN the/DT grove/NN of/IN oaks/NNS two/CD hundred/CD yards/NNS beyond/IN thehouse/NN the/DT little/JJ cavalcade/NN halted./VBN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP procured/VBD his/PRP$ hat/NN and/CC walked/VBD out/RB to/TO meet/VB them./PRP "You/RB have/VBP the/DT body/NN of/IN my/PRP$ son?"/NN he/PRP queried/VBD in/IN a/DT husky/JJ voice./NN D'Arcy/NNP nodded./, Don/NNP Jos$/NNP leaned/VBD against/IN the/DT trunk/NN of/IN an/DT oak/NN and/CC buried/VBD his/PRP$ face/NN in/IN his/PRP$ arms./NN "He/NN was/VBD tried/VBN regular,/JJ found/VBD guilty/JJ by/IN a/DT jury/NN of/IN his/PRP$ peers,/NN and/CC hung,"/VBD Bejabers/NNP declared/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ barbarous/JJ Spanish./NNP Then/RB to/TO D'Arcy':/NNP "Poor/NNP old/JJ chap,/NN I/PRP hate/VBP to/TO rasp/VB his/PRP$ feelin's/NNS but/CC it/PRP can't/MD be/VB helped.""I/VBN cannot/IN receive/VB the/DT body,"/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP cried/VBD sobbingly./RB "Don/JJ Emilio/NNP Espinosa/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ son,/NN Tomas,/NNP are/VBP here/RB to/TO arrange/VB the/DT details/NNS of/IN my/PRP$ daughter's/NNS marriage./, Fortunately/RB they/PRP were/VBD not/RB aroused/VBN from/IN the/DT siesta/NN when/WRB you/PRP approached,/VBP but/CC my/PRP$ daughter/NN and/CC I/PRP have/VBP not/RB slept./NN We/PRP have/VBP been/VBN expecting/VBG you--"He/JJ broke/VBD down/RP completely,/NN and/CC D'Arcy/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ party/NN waited/VBD patiently/RB until/IN he/PRP could/MD control/VB himself./PRP "You/PRP have/VBP met/VBN Don/NNP Emilio,"/NNP he/PRP charged./VBD "You/PRP know/VBP that/IN he/PRP is/VBZ a/DT proud/JJ man,/JJ jealous/JJ of/IN the/DT honor/NN of/IN his/PRP$ house./NN Rather/RB than/IN ally/VB his/PRP$ family/NN with/IN one/CD that/WDT has/VBZ bred/VBN an/DT outlaw/NN he/PRP would/MD thrust/VB his/PRP$ right/JJ hand/NN into/IN a/DT fire./NN He/PRP must/MD not/RB know/VB of/IN this./DT I/PRP beseech/VBP you,/PRP Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP protect/VBP me/PRP and/CC the/DT honor/NN of/IN my/PRP$ house.""How?"/NNS The/DT practical/JJ Bejabers/NNP had/VBD spoken./NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP ignored/VBD him./PRP "Ah,/RB no,"/RB he/PRP wailed/VBD piteously,/VBN "not/RB this/DT disgrace./NN I/PRP cannot/MD bear/VB it./DT You/PRP must/MD keep/VB our/PRP$ horrible/JJ secret,/NN Don/NNP Dermod./NNP Tell/VB me,/PRP my/PRP$ friend,/NN you/PRP will/MD not/RB bring/VB sorrow/NN and/CC humiliation/NN upon/IN a/DT man/NN of/IN my/PRP$ years./NN I/PRP am/VBP old,/JJ I/PRP have/VBP not/RB long/JJ to/TO live;/VB I/PRP would/MD see/VB Pepita/NNP safely/RB settled/VBD in/IN life/NN before/IN I/PRP die."D'Arcy's/VBD heart/NN bled/VBD for/IN the/DT don./NN "I/NN will/MD keep/VB your/PRP$ secret,/NN Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP but/CC others/NNS will/MD not./DT Five/CD of/IN his/PRP$ companions/NNS were/VBD hanged/VBN with/IN Romauldo,/NNP and/CC six/CD others/NNS were/VBD killed/VBN in/IN the/DT attempted/JJ robbery./NN This/DT newscannot/RB be/VB stifled./VBN The/DT identity/NN of/IN your/PRP$ son/NN is/VBZ known;/VBN this/DT affair/NN will/MD be/VB told/VBN in/IN every/DT mining-camp/NN in/IN California/NNP within/IN a/DT month.""Within/NN a/DT month--yes./FW But/CC not/RB now./RB Tomorrow/RB I/PRP ride/VBP with/IN my/PRP$ daughter,/NN Don/NNP Emilio/NNP and/CC Tomas/NNP to/TO San/NNP Juan/NNP Bautista,/NNP there/RB to/TO consummate/VB the/DT marriage./NN It/PRP is/VBZ possible/JJ to/TO forestall/VB this/DT news,/NN for/IN we/PRP ride/VBP before/IN it,/PRP and/CC since/IN Don/NNP Emilio/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ son/NN do/VBP not/RB speak/VB English/NNP and/CC are/VBP not/RB in/IN the/DT habit/NN of/IN conversing/VBG with/IN gringos,/VBG it/PRP may/MD be/VB long/RB before/IN it/PRP comes/VBZ to/TO them.""But/PRP when/WRB Don/NNP Emilio/NNP learns/VBZ the/DT truth--""It/NN will/MD then/RB be/VB too/RB late./, The/DT marriage/NN will/MD already/RB have/VB been/VBN accomplished/VBN and/CC there/EX is/VBZ no/DT divorce/NN among/IN our/PRP$ people./NNS The/DT Espinosas/NNP will/MD rage/VB for/IN a/DT period,/NN then/RB make/VB the/DT best/JJS of/IN the/DT sad/JJ affair."Bejabers/NNS cocked/VBD his/PRP$ short/JJ leg/NN over/IN the/DT pommel/NN of/IN his/PRP$ saddle/NN and/CC eyed/VBD Don/NNP Jos$/NNP disapprovingly./VBD "'If/IN you're/PRP so/RB anxious/JJ to/TO see/VB your/PRP$ daughter/NN settled/VBD in/IN life,"/NN he/PRP demanded,/VBD "why/RB don't/VBN you/PRP marry/VB her/PRP to/TO Don/NNP Dermod?/NNP He's/IN a/DT gentleman./NN His/PRP$ people/NNS was/VBD fraternizin'/NN with/IN kings/NNS centuries/NNS before/IN your/PRP$ people/NNS had/VBD quit/VBN bein'/NN sheep-herders./. He's/. rich,/JJR good-lookin'/NN and/CC don't/RB believe/VB in/IN divorce./NN If/IN you/PRP got/VBD to/TO get/VB rid/JJ o'/IN the/DT girl,/NN why/WRB don't/RB you/PRP saw/VBD her/PRP off/RP on/IN a/DT life-sized/JJ man?""Hush,/NN Bejabers,"/IN D'Arcy/NNP protested./, "He/NN cannot/IN understand/VB your/PRP$ logic.""My/NN daughter/NN loves/VBZ not/RB Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,"/IN the/DT old/JJ man/NN reminded/VBD them/PRP both./DT "She/NN loves/VBZ not/RB young/JJ Tomas/NNP Espinosa,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP charged./, "You/PRP would/MD break/VB her/PRP$ heart,/NN Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP by/IN this/DT enforced/VBN marriage"/NN [sic]"She/PRP will/MD think/VB better/JJR of/IN the/DT matter/NN later,/RB for/IN look/NN you,/IN Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP she/PRP must/MD accept./VB No/DT Californian/JJ gentleman/NN will/MD seek/VB her/PRP$ hand/NN in/IN marriage/NN after/IN this/DT news/NN gets/VBZ abroad/RB in/IN the/DT land."Bejabers/NNS sighed./VBD "Reckon/IN the/DT old/JJ codger's/NN right,/NN Dermod./NNP You/PRP don't/VBP stand/VB no/DT show/NN on/IN earth/NN with/IN the/DT girl/NN now,/RB after/IN disgracin'/NN the/DT family/NN the/DT way/NN you've/JJ done."/NNS Then/RB to/TO Don/NNP Jos$:/NNP "Well,/IN what/WP about/IN this."/DT He/PRP pointed/VBD to/TO the/DT thing/NN swung/VBD between/IN the/DT mules./NN "Bury/IN it/PRP far/RB from/IN here,"/PRP Don/NNP Jos$/NNP pleaded./, "It/NNP seems/VBZ Don/NNP Emilio/NNP has/VBZ heard/VBN whispers/NNS of/IN my/PRP$ son's/NNS rascality;/VBD that/DT is/VBZ why/WRB suddenly/RB he/PRP decided/VBD to/TO come/VB in/IN person/NN to/TO investigate/VB the/DT desirability/NN of/IN considering/VBG this/DT alliance/NN further./, He/PRP has/VBZ questioned/VBN me/PRP about/IN Romauldo,/NNP and/CC I/PRP have/VBP assured/VBN him/PRP otherwise/RB on/IN my/PRP$ word/NN of/IN honor./NN I/PRP have/VBP shown/VBN him/PRP the/DT dowry;/NN I/PRP have/VBP pressed/VBN for/IN an/DT immediate/JJ marriage./NN And/CC now,/RB if/IN you/PRP betray/VBP me,/, I/PRP am/VBP lost.""You/VBN should/MD have/VB thought/VBN of/IN that,/DT Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP when/WRB you/PRP and/CC your/PRP$ men/NNS shot/VBD at/IN him/PRP yesterday,"/RB Bejabers/NNP retorted./VBD "However,/NNP pardner,"/, he/PRP added/VBD in/IN English/NNP to/TO D'Arcy,/NNP "the/NNP matter's/VBZ up/RP to/TO you.""Very/NNP well,/, Don/NNP Jos$./NNP I/PRP will/MD do/VB as/IN you/PRP desire,/VBP although/IN it/PRP is/VBZ hard/JJ for/IN me/PRP to/TO stay/VB my/PRP$ hand/NN when/WRB it/PRP is/VBZ a/DT winning/VBG one./NN Has/VBZ it/PRP occurred/VBD to/TO you,/NNP Don/NNP Jos$,/NNP that/IN Tomas/NNP will/MD accept/VB this/DT deplorable/JJ situation/NN when/WRB he/PRP discovers/VBD it?""Before/IN marriage/NN the/DT news/NN would/MD be/VB fatal./DT Tomas/NNP is/VBZ proud/JJ of/IN his/PRP$ blood/NN and/CC would/MD immediately/RB break/VB the/DT betrothal./JJR But/CC after/IN the/DT marriage--well,/NN he/PRP would/MD pretend/VB it/PRP was/VBD but/CC the/DT idle/JJ gossip/NN of/IN fools.""Then/NN he's/IN what/WP I/PRP suspect/VBP him/PRP to/TO be/VB at/IN heart--a/JJ cad./NN However,/RB I'm/NNP out/IN of/IN the/DT race./NN I/PRP realize/VBP that."/IN He/PRP glanced/VBD at/IN his/PRP$ partners./NN "Well,/IN let's/NNS play/VBP the/DT game,/NN gentlemen.""You/PRP mean/VBP you/PRP want/VBP us/PRP to/TO dig/VB a/DT grave/NN somewhere/RB without/IN tools,"/DT Bejabers/NNP roared./NNP "Dang/NNP you,/, son,/NN you/PRP got/VBD a/DT heart/NN like/IN a/DT child./NN Sometimes/RB I/PRP swear/VBP I/PRP grow/VBP plumb/RB weary/JJ o'/IN humorin'/NN you.""I/PRP have/VBP a/DT plan,/NN Bejabers./NNP We/PRP will/MD carry/VB the/DT body/NN to/TO the/DT river/NN and/CC throw/VB it/PRP in./. Then/RB Don/NNP Jos$/NNP can/MD arrange/VB to/TO have/VB one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ men/NNS find/VBP it./DT It/PRP will/MD appear/VB to/TO be/VB a/DT clear/JJ case/NN of/IN murder--a/NN situation,/NN at/IN any/DT rate,/NN that/WDT will/MD enable/VB Don/NNP Jos$/NNP to/TO cast/VB grave/JJ doubt/NN upon/IN the/DT story/NN that/IN his/PRP$ son/NN was/VBD hanged/VBN at/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP The/DT body/NN must/MD be/VB recovered/VBN from/IN the/DT river/NN while/IN Don/NNP Emilio/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ son/NN are/VBP here./RB Then/RB it/PRP can/MD be/VB buried/VBN decently,/NN and/CC the/DT suspicions/NNS of/IN the/DT Espinosas/NNP will/MD have/VB been/VBN thoroughly/RB lulled."He/NN turned/VBD to/TO Don/NNP Jos$/NNP and/CC explained/VBD his/PRP$ plan./NN Eagerly/RB the/DT old/JJ don/IN accepted/VBN it;/IN indeed,/JJ tears/NNS of/IN gratitude/NN welled/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ eyes,/NN and/CC he/PRP departed/VBD at/IN once/RB to/TO arrange/VB with/IN one/CD of/IN his/PRP$ faithful/NN retainers/NNS to/TO find/VB the/DT body./NN Presently/RB a/DT vaquero/NN rode/VBD out/RB and/CC joined/VBD D'Arcy's/NNP party,/, which/WDT then/RB moved/VBD off,/RB skirting/VBG the/DT hacienda/NN in/IN a/DT wide/JJ circle/NN and/CC heading/VBG west/RB for/IN the/DT Sacramento/NNP River./NNP At/IN the/DT bank/NN the/DT body/NN was/VBD removed/VBN from/IN the/DT cacolet,/NN Bejabers/NNP put/VBD a/DT bullet/NN through/IN its/PRP$ chest,/NN the/DT vaquero/NN fastened/VBD his/PRP$ rawhide/NN riata/NN to/TO it,/PRP and/CC McCready/NNP and/CC Judson/NNP tossed/VBD it/PRP out/RP into/IN the/DT water./NN Solemnly/RB the/DT vaquero/NN towed/VBD it/PRP down-stream/RB a/DT little/JJ way,/NN then/RB hauled/VBD it/PRP into/IN the/DT soft/JJ mud/NN close/NN to/TO the/DT bank/NN and/CC secured/VBN the/DT other/JJ end/NN of/IN his/PRP$ riata/NN to/TO a/DT tree,/NN after/IN which/WDT he/PRP galloped/VBD off/RP to/TO the/DT hacienda,/NN there/RB excitedly/RB to/TO report/VB to/TO Don/NNP Jos$/NNP the/DT finding/NN of/IN his/PRP$ son's/NNS body/NN in/IN the/DT river./NNP The/DT cacolet/NN Bejabers/NNP threw/VBD into/IN the/DT river/NN and/CC stood/VBD for/IN a/DT moment/NN watching/VBG it/PRP float/VB away./RB "Well,/IN that/DT job's/NNS done,"/VBP he/PRP growled,/VB "and/NNP as/RB long/RB as/IN I/PRP live/VBP I/PRP ain't/VBP never/RB goin'/VBN to/TO feel/VB the/DT same./JJ This/DT here/RB job's/VBZ sort/NN o'/RB like/IN body-snatchin'./DT Let's/NNP wash/VBP our/PRP$ hands."They/NN camped/VBD on/IN the/DT trail/NN that/WDT night,/VBP their/PRP$ camp-fire/NN twinkling/NN in/IN the/DT long/JJ line/NN with/IN those/DT of/IN other/JJ miners/NNS bound/VBN to/TO the/DT new/JJ diggings/NNS farther/RB north./RB At/IN Sacramento/NNP next/JJ day/NN they/PRP deposited/VBD their/PRP$ gold/NN with/IN the/DT agent/NN of/IN Wells/NNP Fargo/NNP &/CC Co./NNP for/IN shipment/NN to/TO the/DT Philadelphia/NNP mint,/NN retaining/VBG only/RB sufficient/JJ to/TO purchase/VB a/DT supply/NN of/IN provisions./NN Then,/RB following/VBG a/DT night/NN of/IN the/DT sort/NN of/IN gaiety/NN peculiar/JJ to/TO the/DT masculine/JJ population/NN of/IN Sacramento,/NNP they/PRP packed/VBD their/PRP$ provisions/NNS on/IN the/DT mules/NNS and/CC returned/VBD to/TO Happy/NNP Camp./NNP ./. ./. ./. As/IN they/PRP rode/VBD north/RB they/PRP met/VBD on/IN the/DT trail,/NN a/DT few/JJ miles/NNS south/RB of/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP Don/NNP Emilio/NNP Espinosa,/NNP his/PRP$ son/NN Tomas/NNP and/CC a/DT body-guard/NN of/IN six/CD vaqueros/NNS riding/VBG south./NN Without/IN an/DT instant's/JJ hesitation/NN D'Arcy/NNP made/VBD himself/PRP known/VBN to/TO them./POS "Hah!/NNP Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy."/NNP Don/NNP Emilio/NNP feigned/VBD a/DT heartiness/NN he/PRP was/VBD far/RB from/IN feeling/NN and/CC proffered/VBD his/PRP$ hand/NN to/TO his/PRP$ quondam/NN guest./NN Tomas/NNP merely/RB bowed/VBD and/CC raised/VBD his/PRP$ hat./NN "What/RB do/VBP you/PRP in/IN this/DT country,/NN my/PRP$ friend?""With/IN my/PRP$ friends/NNS here/RB I/PRP am/VBP engaged/VBN in/IN mining,/JJ Don/NNP Emilio!""You/NNP prosper?""Exceedingly./'' But/CC the/DT labor/NN is/VBZ very/RB great./JJR And/CC you?/PRP What,/WP if/IN I/PRP may/MD ask,/RB brings/VBZ you/PRP into/IN Alta/NNP California?""We/NNP have/VBP been/VBN visiting/VBG with/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP Guerrero,/NNPS but/CC departed/VBD sooner/RB than/IN we/PRP had/VBD anticipated./VBN You/PRP have/VBP heard/VBN of/IN the/DT murder/NN of/IN his/PRP$ son/NN Romauldo?""One/NNP never/RB hears/VBZ of/IN the/DT tragedies/NNS in/IN the/DT Californian/JJ families/NNS hereabouts,"/, D'Arcy/NNP replied/VBD guardedly./NN "You/PRP say/VBP the/DT boy/NN has/VBZ been/VBN murdered?""Murdered/VBN and/CC his/PRP$ body/NN cast/VBD into/IN the/DT river./NNP One/CD of/IN Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP vaqueros,/IN working/VBG cattle/NNS along/IN the/DT river,/NN found/VBD it./PRP The/DT boy/NN had/VBD been/VBN dead/JJ perhaps/RB two/CD days./NN Shot/VBN through/IN the/DT chest./NN We/PRP remained/VBD only/RB long/JJ enough/RB to/TO attend/VB the/DT funeral/NN and/CC then/RB departed,/VB leaving/VBG our/PRP$ poor/JJ friend/NN immersed/VBD in/IN grief./NN It/PRP is/VBZ very/RB sad.""I/JJ grieve/NN for/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ daughter./NN I/PRP remember/VBP meeting/VBG the/DT dead/JJ boy/NN not/RB long/RB after/IN I/PRP had/VBD the/DT good/JJ fortune/NN to/TO be/VB your/PRP$ guest/NN last/JJ year/NN at/IN San/NNP Juan/NNP Bautista./NNP If/IN I/PRP remember/VBP aright,"/IN he/PRP added,/VBD turning/VBG graciously/RB to/TO Tomas,/NNP "your/IN estimable/JJ son/NN was/VBD spoken/VBN of/IN at/IN that/DT time/NN as/IN betrothed/JJ to/TO Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP beautiful/JJ daughter./NN What/WP a/DT fortunate/JJ fellow/NN you/PRP are,/VBP Tomas!""The/DT marriage/NN must,/NN of/IN necessity,/NNS be/VB delayed/VBN in/IN view/NN of/IN her/PRP$ brother's/NNS death,"/IN Don/NNP Emilio/NNP replied/VBD for/IN his/PRP$ son./NN "A/NNP due/JJ period/NN for/IN mourning--""How/NN very/RB unfortunate."/JJ D'Arcy/NNP held/VBD out/RP his/PRP$ hand/NN to/TO Tomas,/NNP who/WP appeared/VBD not/RB to/TO see/VB it./PRP "Well,/IN we/PRP ride/VBP far/RB today/NN and/CC must/MD be/VB moving/VBG on./DT It/PRP is/VBZ a/DT signal/NN pleasure/NN to/TO renew/VB our/PRP$ happy/JJ acquaintance,/NN Don/NNP Emilio,/NNP even/RB for/IN so/RB brief/JJ a/DT period./VBN And/CC I/PRP am/VBP glad/JJ to/TO have/VB this/DT early/JJ news/NN of/IN the/DT sorrow/NN which/WDT has/VBZ descended/VBN upon/IN the/DT Guerrero/NNP family./NN I/PRP must/MD call/VB upon/IN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP as/IN I/PRP ride/VBP past/IN his/PRP$ hacienda,/NN and/CC express/VB to/TO him/PRP and/CC his/PRP$ daughter/NN my/PRP$ profound/JJ sympathy.""That/NN would/MD be/VB very/RB gracious/JJ of/IN you,/NNP Don/NNP Dermod."/NNP Don/NNP Emilio/NNP raised/VBD his/PRP$ red/JJ vicu$a/NN sombrero/NN and/CC they/PRP parted./MD "Who're/VB those/DT two/CD hombres?"'/NNS Bejabers/IN wanted/VBD to/TO know./DT D'Arcy/NNP told/VBD him/PRP and/CC related/VBD the/DT gist/NN of/IN their/PRP$ conversation./NN "You're/IN a/DT two-faced/JJ sort/NN of/IN cuss,/JJ Dermod.""I/NNP am/VBP not./RB I'm/IN a/DT diplomat.""Well,/NN you/PRP got/VBD a/DT stay/NN o'/IN judgment/NN with/IN the/DT gal,/NN 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approval/NN o'/IN this/DT honorable/JJ court."/NN At/IN this/DT juncture/NN Bejabers/NNP removed/VBD his/PRP$ battered/VBN hat/NN and/CC bowed/VBD low/JJ to/TO the/DT defendant./NN "However,/NN taken'/NN the/DT law/NN into/IN one's/NNS own/JJ hands/NNS ain't/VBP to/TO be/VB tolerated/VBN where/WRB I'm/PRP the/DT alcalde./NN If/IN the/DT lady/NN had/VBD took/VBD her/PRP trouble/NN to/TO me/PRP in/IN the/DT first/JJ place/NN I'd/NNP have/VBP made/VBN Chico/NNP Dan/NNP hard/JJ to/TO catch,/VB as/IN a/DT matter/NN o'/IN public/JJ policy,/NN but/CC when/WRB she/PRP slips/VBZ her/PRP dirk/NN into/IN him/PRP I/PRP got/VBD to/TO rise/VB in/IN my/PRP$ place/NN and/CC protest/NN said/VBD action/NN as/IN savorin'/NNS of/IN the/DT assumption/NN o'/IN judicial/JJ rights/NNS vested/VBN only/RB in/IN me./NN I/PRP therefore/RB sentence/NN this/DT lady/NN to/TO chuck/VB her/PRP$ dirk/NN into/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP and/CC I/PRP further/RB fine/VB her/PRP$ an/DT ounce/NN of/IN gold."The/DT defendant/NN thereupon/RB protested/VBD that/IN she/PRP did/VBD not/RB possess/VB the/DT required/JJ ounce/NN of/IN gold"Then/NN you/PRP git/VBP busy/JJ and/CC act/NN as/IN the/DT alcalde's/NNS laundress,"/VBD his/PRP$ Honor/NNP thundered./, "I/NNP got/VBD six/CD shirts/NNS in/IN the/DT wash/NN and/CC no/DT time/NN to/TO monkey/VB with/IN 'em/PRP myself.""Si,/PRP se$or,"/VBD the/DT defendant/NN murmured,/NN and/CC proceeded/VBD meekly/RB to/TO her/PRP$ punishment./NN "As/NNS for/IN you,/JJ Chico/NNP Dan,/NNP the/DT alcalde/NN continued,/NN "you're/VBD a/DT tin-horn/NN and/CC a/DT perpetual/JJ drunk/NN and/CC no/DT good/JJ in/IN other/JJ ways./NN I/PRP fine/VB you/PRP five/CD ounces.""I/JJ appeal/NN from/IN the/DT verdict/NN o'/IN the/DT court,"/NN the/DT unhappy/JJ Chico/NNP Dan/NNP replied/VBD belligerently./PRP "I/RB fine/VB you/PRP another/DT two/CD ounces/NNS for/IN contempt/NN o'/IN court/NN by/IN darin'/NN to/TO appeal/VB from/IN my/PRP$ decision./NN Come/VB through/RP with/IN seven/CD ounces,/NNS muy/RB pronto,/VBD amigo.""I/IN ain't/NN got/VBD nary/JJ ounce,/NN jedge.""Then/RB go/VB to/TO work/VB on/RP my/PRP$ claim/NN and/CC earn/VB it."Thereupon/IN Chico/NNP Dan/NNP was/VBD led/VBN away/RB to/TO his/PRP$ labors/NNS by/IN the/DT honorable/NN court./NN In/IN addition/NN to/TO being/VBG the/DT alcalde,/NN Bejabers/NNP was/VBD not/RB the/DT least/JJS loath/JJ to/TO carry/VB out/RP the/DT sentences/NNS he/PRP imposed./VBD On/IN one/CD occasion/NN a/DT resolute/NN individual,/NN sentenced/VBN to/TO banishment/VB for/IN a/DT particularly/RB flagrant/JJ case/NN of/IN claim-jumping,/NN refused/VBD to/TO heed/VB the/DT sentence/NN of/IN the/DT court,/NN adding/VBG that/IN Bejabers/NNP hadn't/VBD any/DT more/RBR legal/JJ authority/NN than/IN a/DT chipmunk/NN and/CC that,/IN in/IN the/DT event/NN of/IN further/JJ unwarranted/JJ attempt/NN at/IN legal/JJ interference/NN in/IN his/PRP$ sovereign/JJ rights/NNS as/IN an/DT American/JJ citizen,/NN Bejabers/NNP might/MD confidently/RB expect/VB to/TO be/VB numbered/VBN with/IN the/DT angels./NN It/PRP was/VBD an/DT embarrassing/JJ moment./NN At/IN least/JJS it/PRP would/MD have/VB been/VBN an/DT embarrassing/JJ moment/NN for/IN anybody/NN except/IN Bejabers/IN Harmon./NNP He/PRP scratched/VBD his/PRP$ ingenious/JJ head/NN for/IN a/DT moment/NN and/CC then/RB solved/VBD the/DT problem./NN "All/NN right,/RB pardner,"/VBD he/PRP announced./VBD "We'll/RB assume/VB I/PRP ain't/VBP got/VBD any/DT legal/JJ authority/NN to/TO enforce/VB law/NN and/CC order/NN in/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP I/PRP could/MD appeal/VB to/TO public/JJ opinion/NN and/CC have/VBP you/PRP strung/VBG up/RP in/IN jig/JJ time/NN or/CC flogged,/NN but/CC here/RB ag'in/IN I'd/NNP be/VB runnin'/VBN counter/RB to/TO your/PRP$ notions/NNS o'/IN law/NN and/CC order./NN So/RB we'll/RB assume/VB I/PRP ain't/IN the/DT alcalde/NN o'/IN Happy/NNP Camp,/NNP but/CC jest/VB a/DT plain/JJ citizen/NN about/IN to/TO invoke/VB the/DT doctrine/NN o'/IN personal/JJ responsibility./NN You're/RB personally/RB responsible/JJ for/IN whatever/WDT you/PRP do,/VBP I/PRP reckon?""I/VBP certainly/RB am.""You're/VBP challenged/VBN to/TO a/DT duel,/JJ pardner."/NN Without/IN waiting/VBG for/IN an/DT acceptance,/NN Bejabers/IN scuffed/VBN a/DT line/NN in/IN the/DT dusty/JJ street,/NN marched/VBD thirty/CD paces/NNS and/CC scuffed/VBD another/DT line./NN "Here's/IN your/PRP$ position,"/NN he/PRP announced./VBD "Stand/NNP with/IN your/PRP$ back/NN toward/IN me./PRP I'll/VBP stand/VB here/RB with/IN my/PRP$ back/NN toward/IN you./PRP It's/RB now/RB a/DT minute/NN of/IN twelve./NN When/WRB the/DT Chinee/NNP cook/NN at/IN the/DT Mansion/NNP House/NNP starts/VBZ ringin'/NN the/DT dinner-bell,/NN we/PRP turn/VBP and/CC fire/NN and/CC continuefirin'/NN until/IN our/PRP$ guns/NNS are/VBP empty./VBG And/CC the/DT survivor's/NNS the/DT alcalde/NN o'/IN Happy/NNP Camp."The/NNP challenged/VBD man/NN gazed/VBD into/IN the/DT stern,/NN unsympathetic/JJ faces/NNS of/IN the/DT men/NNS on/IN the/DT Mansion/NNP House/NNP porch./NN "I/NNP guess/NN you're/IN the/DT alcalde,/NN Harmon,"/IN he/PRP admitted/VBD huskily./VBG "I'll/NNP obey/VB the/DT order/NN of/IN the/DT court.""I/NNS find/VBP you/PRP guilty/JJ o'/IN contempt/NN o'/IN court,"/NN Bejabers/NNP flung/VBD back/RB at/IN him./PRP$ "You're/NN fined/VBN whatever/WDT dust/NN you/PRP got/VBD on/IN your/PRP$ person./NN Fork/. her/PRP over."Silently/RB the/DT man/NN tossed/VBD his/PRP$ poke/NN to/TO Bejabers/NNP and/CC walked/VBD away/RB down/IN the/DT creek./NN Bejabers/NNP entered/VBD the/DT Stage/NN Drivers'/NNP Retreat,/NNP as/IN the/DT hotel/NN bar/NN was/VBD called,/VBN and/CC cast/VBN the/DT poke/NN upon/IN the/DT bar./NN "Drinks/VBZ for/IN the/DT camp/NN while/IN it/PRP lasts!"'/VBZ he/PRP roared./VBD It/PRP was/VBD his/PRP$ humor/NN never/RB to/TO retain/VB for/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ use/NN and/CC benefit/VB the/DT fines/NNS he/PRP collected./VBD All/DT offenses,/NN he/PRP argued,/MD were/VBD against/IN the/DT community;/NN hence/RB the/DT community/NN should/MD share/VB in/IN the/DT fines/NNS assessed/VBN against/IN all/DT offenders,/NN and/CC the/DT most/RBS equitable/JJ method/NN of/IN doing/VBG this/DT was/VBD by/IN "settin'/NN up/IN the/DT drinks."The/NN winter/NN of/IN 1849-50/CD was/VBD an/DT unusually/RB severe/JJ one./NNP On/IN account/NN of/IN its/PRP$ low/JJ altitude/NN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP was/VBD not/RB buried/VBN in/IN snow,/NN and/CC the/DT stage/NN road/NN into/IN camp/NN remained/VBD open/JJ all/DT winter./NN Among/IN the/DT diggings/NNS far/RB up/RB in/IN the/DT Sierra/NNP foot-hills,/NN however,/IN the/DT first/JJ snowfall/NN early/RB in/IN November/NNP caused/VBD a/DT cessation/NN of/IN all/DT mining/NN operations./NN Succeeding/VBG snowfalls,/NN at/IN short/JJ intervals,/NN soon/RB blocked/VBD the/DT trails/NNS along/IN which/WDT the/DT pack-trains/NNS from/IN below/RB were/VBD wont/JJ to/TO freight/VB in/IN supplies,/NN and/CC by/IN Christmas/NNP there/EX was/VBD a/DT general/JJ exodus/NN of/IN miners/NNS from/IN the/DT higher/JJR altitudes/NNS because/IN of/IN a/DT scarcity/NN of/IN food./DT The/DT majority/NN were/VBD bound/VBN to/TO San/NNP Francisco,/NNP there/RB to/TO spend/VB the/DT winter,/NN or/CC at/IN least/JJS as/IN much/JJ of/IN the/DT winter/NN as/IN their/PRP$ luck/NN and/CC prodigal/NN natures/NNS would/MD permit./VB Happy/NNP Camp/NNP was/VBD their/PRP$ first/JJ stop/NN on/IN the/DT way/NN out;/IN hence/RB HappyCamp/NNP buzzed/VBD with/IN excitement/NN and/CC lavish/JJ spending./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT paradise/NN for/IN the/DT gamblers/NNS there/RB installed./RB The/DT day/NN before/IN Christmas,/NNP in/IN the/DT van/NN of/IN this/DT outward-bound/JJ hegira,/, the/DT Bart/NNP and/CC Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP arrived./. They/PRP came/VBD to/TO the/DT cabin/NN of/IN D'Arcy's/NNP company/NN as/IN it/PRP was/VBD seated/VBN at/IN dinner./NN "God/NNP bless/VBD all/DT here,"/IN the/DT Bart/NNP boomed/VBD jovially./NNP Immediately/RB he/PRP hung/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ hat/NN and/CC coat,/NN slid/VBD into/IN a/DT vacant/JJ space/NN on/IN the/DT dinner/NN bench/NN and/CC eyed/VBD Jim/NNP Toy/NNP benevolently./, Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP did/VBD likewise./. Said/NNP he,/, quoting/VBG from/IN St./NNP Luke:/NNP "Blessed/CC are/VBP ye,/NNS when/WRB men/NNS shall/MD hate/VB you/PRP and/CC when/WRB they/PRP shall/MD separate/VB you/PRP from/IN their/PRP$ company,/NN and/CC shall/MD reproach/VB you,/PRP and/CC cast/VBD out/RP your/PRP$ name/NN as/IN evil,/NN for/IN the/DT Son/NN of/IN man's/NN sake.""Shet/NN up,/IN you/PRP blitherin'/RB sky-pilot,"/JJ Bejabers/NNP roared./NNP "Merry/NNP Christmas/NNP and/CC see/VB how/WRB you/PRP like/VBP it.""I/PRP can/MD quote/VB a/DT little/JJ Scripture/NNP myself,"/, D'Arcy/NNP laughed./VBD 'Blessed/VBN are/VBP ye/PRP that/IN hunger/NN now;/NNS for/IN ye/PRP shall/MD be/VB filled./VBN Blessed/CC are/VBP ye/PRP that/IN weep/NN now;/NNS for/IN ye/PRP shall/MD laugh.'/VB Jim/NNP Toy,/NNP feed/NN these/DT prodigals.""Ah,/NNS Dermod,/VBP ye're/RB a/DT true/JJ son/NN of/IN your/PRP$ father./NN Divil/NNP a/DT man/NN ever/RB turned/VBD hungry/JJ from/IN his/PRP$ door--or/NN thirsty,/NN for/IN that/DT matter./NN What/WP the/DT divil's/NNS come/VBN over/IN this/DT house?/NN Have/VBP ye/PRP nothing/NN to/TO welcome/VB a/DT man/NN with?""'Wine/NN is/VBZ a/DT mocker/NN and/CC strong/JJ drink/NN is/VBZ ragin'--'"/JJ Bejabers/NNP began,/, but/CC a/DT weary,/JJ pathetic/JJ look/NN in/IN Mr./NNP Poppy's/NNP eyes/NNS halted/VBD his/PRP$ quotation./NN "Mr./NNP Poppy,"/NNP he/PRP said/VBD with/IN rough/JJ tenderness,/NN "ain't/IN you/PRP well?""I'm/RB worried,"/VB Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP admitted./VBD "Which/IN the/DT same/JJ is/VBZ no/DT proper/JJ state/NN to/TO be/VB in/IN at/IN this/DT season/NN o'/IN the/DT year./NN Nothin'/NN like/IN a/DT scuttle/VB o'/IN hot/JJ grog/NN to/TO drown/VB worry./DT Bart,/NNP the/DT whisky/NN jug's/NNS over/IN in/IN the/DT same/JJ ol'/JJ corner,/NN and/CC if/IN your/PRP$ hand/NN ain't/NN lost/VBD its/PRP$ cunnin'/NN you/PRP might/MD git/VB busy/JJ and/CC brew/VB a/DT Yuletide/NNP noggin/NN for/IN the/DT gentlemen./NN Jim/NNP Toy's/NNP got/VBD hot/JJ water/NN in/IN the/DT kettle."The/NN Bart/NNP stood/VBD up./RP There/EX was/VBD a/DT mist/NN of/IN emotion/NN in/IN his/PRP$ eyes./NN "We/NN have/VBP marched/VBN thirty/CD miles/NNS through/IN the/DT snow/NN and/CC without/IN food,/NN boys,"/NNS he/PRP said,/VBD "and/NNP for/IN a/DT week/NN before/IN that/IN we/PRP have/VBP lived/VBN on/IN short/JJ rations./NN I/PRP need/VBP scarcely/RB say/VB how/WRB deeply/RB this/DT welcome/JJ affects/VBZ Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP and/CC me./VBD As/IN we/PRP approached/VBD the/DT old/JJ homestead,/NN where/WRB together/RB we/PRP spent/VBD so/RB many/JJ happy/JJ hours/NNS last/JJ year,/NN it/PRP was/VBD our/PRP$ first/JJ intention/NN to/TO avoid/VB contact/NN with/IN you./PRP But/CC upon/IN further/JJ consideration--""You/NNS talk/VBP too/RB much,/RB Sir/NNP Humphrey,/NNP at/IN a/DT time/NN when/WRB action/NN is/VBZ required,"/VBN D'Arcy/NNP interrupted/VBD good-naturedly./NN Mix/NNP the/DT nepenthe,/NN and/CC then/RB tell/VB us/PRP what/WP you/PRP and/CC Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP have/VBP been/VBN doing.""We/JJ haven't/RB been/VBN doing/VBG much,/RB Brother/JJ D'Arcy,"/NNP Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP admitted/VBD sorrowfully./. "I/VBN fear/NN God/NNP did/VBD not/RB intend/VB my/PRP$ partner/NN and/CC me/PRP for/IN miners./PRP We/PRP have/VBP lacked/VBN equipment/NN and/CC supplies.""Likewise/VB guts/NNS an'/VBN enterprise,"/RB Judson/NNP suggested./VBD "What/IN you/PRP two/CD weaklin's/JJ been/VBN doin'?""We/RB have/VBP a/DT claim/NN on/IN Hot/JJ Creek--so/NNP called/VBN by/IN some/DT idiot/NN who/WP fell/VBD into/IN it/PRP while/IN drunk/JJ and/CC almost/RB froze/VBD to/TO death./RP We/PRP believe/VBP it/PRP to/TO be/VB a/DT very/RB rich/JJ claim,/NN but--er--ah--""How/NN long/RB have/VBP you/PRP panned/VBN on/IN your/PRP$ claim?""Five/NN months,/NN Bejabers.""Well,/IN you/PRP must/MD have/VB a/DT healthy/JJ poke/NN by/IN now.""Alas/NNS for/IN human/JJ frailty,/NN no!/NN Permit/NNP me/PRP to/TO explain./VB Hot/JJ Creek/NNP lies/VBZ in/IN a/DT deep/JJ ca$on/NN and/CC flows/VBZ from/IN northeast/RB to/TO southwest/RB into/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP near/IN the/DT headwaters/NNS of/IN the/DT latter/NN stream./VBD In/IN coming/VBG from/IN our/PRP$ claim/NN to/TO Happy/NNP Camp,/NNP however,/, one/CD does/VBZ not/RB follow/VB down/RP Hot/NNP Creek/NNP to/TO the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP and/CC thence/DT down/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP to/TO Happy/NNP Camp./NNP There/RB is/VBZ too/RB much/JJ timber/NN along/IN both/DT streams,/NNS and/CC the/DT stream/NN bed,/NN which/WDT is/VBZ the/DT only/RB open/JJ path,/NN is/VBZ not/RB passable./VB Not/RB even,I/RB might/MD say,/VB jackass-able!/JJ The/DT alternative/NN route/NN is/VBZ straight/RB up/IN a/DT three-thousand-foot/JJ hill/NN to/TO the/DT summit/NN of/IN the/DT ridge;/NN then/RB one/CD follows/VBZ along/IN the/DT ridge/NN through/IN the/DT open/JJ timber/NN on/IN a/DT mule/NN trail/NN which/WDT gradually/RB winds/VBZ down/RP to/TO Happy/NNP Camp.""What's/NNP all/DT this/DT got/VBD to/TO do/VB with/IN makin'/NN a/DT livin'?""Nothing,/NN my/PRP$ dear/JJ Brother/NNP Harmon,/NNP nothing;/NN but/CC a/DT great/JJ deal/NN to/TO do/VB with/IN hanging/VBG on/IN to/TO one's/NNS living/VBG after/IN one/NN has/VBZ acquired/VBN it./DT On/IN the/DT summit/NN of/IN the/DT ridge/NN a/DT godless/JJ wretch/NN has/VBZ erected/VBN a/DT rest/NN station,/NN where,/, at/IN usurious/JJ rates,/NN he/PRP dispenses/VBZ liquor/NN to/TO wayfarers./DT Twice/RB since/IN leaving/VBG Happy/NNP Camp/NNP Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP and/CC I/PRP have/VBP essayed/VBN to/TO run/VB the/DT gantlet/NN of/IN this/DT deadfall/NN with/IN our/PRP$ full/JJ pokes,/NN but/CC each/DT time--"/NN He/PRP sighed./VBD "Tempted/VBN beyond/IN your/PRP$ strengt',/NN eh?""Even/RB so,/RB my/PRP$ good/JJ Bejabers,/NNP even/RB so.""Was/VBD this/DT here/RB saloon/NN in/IN runnin'/NN order/NN when/WRB you/PRP two/CD passed/VBD it/PRP recently?"Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP nodded./, Bejabers/NNP stared/VBD around/RB at/IN the/DT company./NN "Seems/VBZ like/IN we/PRP got/VBD a/DT pair/NN o'/IN paupers/NNS on/IN our/PRP$ hands,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD sadly./. And/CC then/RB the/DT little/JJ man/NN threw/VBD back/RB his/PRP$ head/NN and/CC laughed./VBD "As/IN the/DT alcalde/NN o'/IN Happy/NNP Camp,"/NNP he/PRP cried,/VBD "I/JJ charge/NN these/DT two/CD human/JJ misfits/NNS with/IN vagrancy./DT Bart,/NNP are/VBP you/PRP guilty/JJ or/CC not/RB guilty?""Guilty,/JJ I/PRP very/RB much/RB fear,"/VB the/DT Bart/NNP replied/VBD amiably./DT He/PRP was/VBD not/RB a/DT whit/JJ abashed./NN "Then/RB listen/VB to/TO the/DT sentence/NN o'/IN this/DT honorable/JJ court,"/NN Bejabers/IN continued,/NN and/CC banged/VBD the/DT table/NN with/IN his/PRP$ fist./NN "What/IN this/DT camp/NN needs/NNS is/VBZ a/DT doctor/NN and/CC a/DT preacher./NN We/PRP had/VBD a/DT doctor,/NN and/CC a/DT good/JJ one,/NN with/IN all/DT his/PRP$ tools/NNS o'/IN trade/NN and/CC an/DT assortment/NN o'/IN drugs/NNS and/CC what-all/DT that'd/DT 'a'/JJR done/VBN credit/NN to/TO a/DT city/NN apothecary/JJ shop,/NN but/CC the/DT durned/JJ fool/NN can't/MD stand/VB prosperity./RBR He/PRP wants/VBZ to/TO sell/VB out/RP his/PRP$ practice/NN and/CC go/VB down/RB to/TO San/NNP Francisco/NNP for/IN the/DT winter./NN "D'Arcy/NN and/CC company'll/NN buy/VBP him/PRP out,/RB clothe/VBD you/PRP in/IN fine/JJ raiment,/NN Bart,/NNP and/CC install/VB you/PRP as/IN the/DT local/JJ medico./NN I'll/NN arrange/VB the/DT schedule/NN o'/IN fees/NNS and/CC we'll/MD give/VB you/PRP board/NN and/CC lodgin'/NN here./, Your/PRP$ old/JJ bunk/NN ain't/VBD been/VBN slept/VBN in/IN since/IN you/PRP left./VBD Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP we/PRP sets/VBZ up/RP in/IN business/NN as/IN a/DT regular/JJ parson,/NN holdin'/NN services/NNS in/IN the/DT local/JJ dance-hall/NN every/DT Sunday,/NNP which/WDT the/DT Sunflower/NNP Kid/NNP plays/VBZ the/DT pianner/NN and/CC sings/NNS tenor/NN something/NN beautiful./VBD I'll/RB pass/VB the/DT contribution/NN plate/NN and/CC we/PRP make/VBP this/DT a/DT profitable/JJ enterprise;/NN between/IN the/DT doc's/NN fees/NNS and/CC your/PRP$ collections/NNS we/PRP reimburse/VB 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Over/IN her/PRP$ head/NN she/PRP held/VBD a/DT little/JJ parasol,/NN the/DT while/NN she/PRP gazed/VBD with/IN cool/JJ interest/NN upon/IN the/DT men/NNS of/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP "No/NNP fightin'/NN in/IN the/DT lady's/NN presence,"/NN somebody/NN warned./VBZ The/DT stage/NN driver/NN reined/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ mules,/NN and/CC the/DT express/NN messenger/NN casually/RB "threw"/VBD his/PRP$ sawed-off/NN shotgun/NN down/RB on/IN the/DT men/NNS still/RB standing/VBG in/IN the/DT open./NN "Is/NN this/DT a/DT private/JJ fight,/NN or/CC can/MD anybody/NN get/VB into/IN it?"/IN he/PRP demanded/VBD raucously./RB "For/IN shame!"/VBG the/DT lady/NN cried./VBN "Three/CD dozen/NN to/TO a/DT half-dozen./NN You/PRP cowards!"The/RB Bart/NNP picked/VBD himself/PRP up/RP on/IN hands/NNS and/CC knees/NNS from/IN among/IN the/DT fallen/VBN and/CC scuttled/VBN like/IN a/DT gigantic/JJ land-crab/NN to/TO the/DT shelter/NN of/IN the/DT cabin./NN "A/IN grand/JJ battle,"/NN he/PRP croaked./VBD "What/IN a/DT 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arms./NN Instantly/RB be/VB lifted/VBN her/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ shoulder/NN and/CC bore/VBD her/PRP$ in/IN triumph/NN into/IN the/DT Stage/NNP Drivers'/NNP Retreat,/NNP where/WRB he/PRP set/VBD her/PRP carefully/RB on/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT bar./NN Then/RB he/PRP pounded/VBD on/IN the/DT bar/NN for/IN silence./NN "Gentlemen,/IN this/DT is/VBZ indeed/RB an/DT occasion./NN Happy/NNP Camp's/NNP been/VBN honored/VBN by/IN a/DT visit/NN from/IN a/DT lady,/NN a/DT lady/NN of/IN our/PRP$ own/JJ kind,/NNS a/DT lady/NN fair/JJ and/CC beautiful./JJ To/TO us/PRP whofor/IN a/DT year/NN and/CC mebbe/RB longer/RB ain't/VB feasted/VBN our/PRP$ eyes/NNS on/IN a/DT single/JJ solitary/JJ reminder/NN o'/IN all/DT that's/DT sweet/JJ and/CC fine/JJ and/CC noble/JJ in/IN this/DT dog-gone/JJ world,/NN the/DT arrival/NN of/IN this/DT here/RB charmin'/JJ person/NN in/IN our/PRP$ midst/NN is/VBZ as/IN soothing/VBG and/CC comforting/VBG as/IN the/DT first/JJ blossomin'/NN of/IN the/DT dogwoods/NNS along/IN 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the/DT eyes/NNS of/IN many/JJ a/DT sentimental/JJ ruffian/JJ tears/NNS welled/VBN unrestrained./VBG News/NNP of/IN the/DT tremendous/JJ event/NN percolated/VBN through/IN the/DT camp/NN and/CC along/IN the/DT creek;/JJ new/JJ contingents/NNS of/IN miners,/JJ dog-dirty/JJ and/CC excited,/JJ crowded/VBD the/DT Stage/NNP Drivers'/NNP Retreat/NNP to/TO feast/VB their/PRP$ longing/VBG eyes/NNS upon/IN the/DT unaccustomed/JJ spectacle./NN For/IN an/DT hour/NN the/DT lady/NN remained/VBD perched/VBN on/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT bar,/NN while/IN corks/NNS popped/VBD about/IN her/PRP and/CC hard,/VB soiled/VBD hands/NNS were/VBD upthrust/JJ to/TO hers./PRP Then/RB amidst/IN wild/JJ cheering/NN she/PRP was/VBD permitted/VBN to/TO depart/VB for/IN the/DT room/NN which/WDT the/DT proprietor/NN of/IN the/DT Mansion/NNP House/NNP insisted/VBD upon/IN placing/VBG at/IN her/PRP$ disposal/NN without/IN cost./NN Gradually/RB Happy/NNP Camp/NNP returned/VBD to/TO normalcy./DT The/DT antiforeign/JJ sentiment/NN had/VBD died,/VBN as/IN Bejabers/NNP expressed/VBD it,/IN "a-bornin',"/NN effectually/RB stifled/VBN by/IN this/DT amazing/JJ new/JJ interest./NN About/IN nine/CD o'clock/RB that/DT night/NN Bejabers/NNP returned/VBD from/IN a/DT round/NN of/IN the/DT local/JJ halls/NNS of/IN Not/RB a/DT Chance/NNP and/CC awakened/VBD his/PRP$ partners./NN "I/NN got/VBD a/DT horrible/JJ announcement/NN to/TO make,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD tragically./NN "That/IN there/RB rose/VBD of/IN a/DT white/JJ woman/NN we/PRP welcomed/VBD to/TO camp/NN today/NN ain't/IN a/DT lady./NN She's/IN the/DT imported/VBN consort/NN o'/IN Feather/NNP River/NNP Henry--him/NNP that/IN deals/NNS faro-bank/NN at/IN the/DT Sluice-Box./NNP I'm/NNP dogged/VBD if/IN she/PRP didn't/VBD go/VB on/IN shift/NN at/IN eight/CD o'clock./NNP Yes,/NNP sir,/RB right/RB now/RB she's/PRP a-settin'/NN up/RP on/IN the/DT dais/NN actin'/NN as/IN lookout/NN on/IN his/PRP$ game./NN And/CC nary/JJ a/DT weddin'-ring!""Oh,/NN my/PRP$ heavens!"/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP moaned./VBD Bejabers/NNP sat/VBD down/RB and/CC kicked/VBD off/RP his/PRP$ boots./NN "I/NN never/RB was/VBD so/RB deceived/VBN in/IN my/PRP$ born/VBN life,"/NN he/PRP lamented./VBD "Us/NNP a-buyin'/NN champagne/NN for/IN her/PRP and/CC a-draggin'/NN of/IN her/PRP around/IN the/DT camp/NN by/IN hand/NN in/IN the/DT stage-coach!/JJ I'll/NNP never/RB git/VBP over/IN this./DT Everybody's/NNP a-blamin'/NN me/PRP for/IN it,/DT too,/NN on/IN account/NN o'/IN me/PRP sort/VB o'/RB puttin'/JJ myself/PRP forward./RB It's/. hurt/VB my/PRP$ standin'/NN as/IN alcalde./DT Didn't/NNP all/DT o'/IN you/PRP boys/NNS think/VB she/PRP was/VBD a/DT lady?""I/NN thought/VBD she/PRP was/VBD wearing/VBG too/RB many/JJ diamonds,"/IN the/DT Bart/NNP replied,/NN "but/CC at/IN the/DT time/NN of/IN gazing/VBG upon/IN the/DT lady/NN I/PRP was/VBD seeing/VBG so/RB many/JJ stars,/NNS due/JJ to/TO a/DT blow/NN on/IN the/DT head,/NN that/IN I/PRP gave/VBD the/DT dear/NN colleen/IN the/DT benefit/NN of/IN the/DT doubt,/NN but/CC refrained/VBD from/IN attending/VBG the/DT soir$e/NN in/IN her/PRP$ honor.""Nor/NN did/VBD I,/NNP Bejabers,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP added./VBD I/PRP realized/VBD instantly/RB she/PRP was/VBD not/RB a/DT lady.""Why/NN didn't/NN you/PRP tell/VBP me?/PRP You're/JJ a/DT hell/NN of/IN a/DT pardner.""I/NN was/VBD too/RB busy/JJ thanking/IN our/PRP$ lucky/JJ stars/NNS she/PRP had/VBD appeared/VBN on/IN the/DT scene/NN in/IN time/NN to/TO avert/VB a/DT massacre;/NN when/WRB I/PRP realized/VBD you/PRP were/VBD starting/VBG a/DT diversion/NN that/WDT would/MD cool/VB a/DT great/JJ deal/NN of/IN hot/JJ blood,/NN I/PRP permitted/VBD you/PRP to/TO proceed.""Too/VB many/JJ diamonds,/NN eh?/NN Is/VBZ that/IN a/DT sign,/NN Bart?""In/IN daylight--yes."Bejabers/NNS groaned./VBN "And/CC I'm/IN one/CD o'/IN the/DT fools/NNS that/IN wept/VBD jest/NN to/TO look/VB at/IN her./PRP When/WRB I/PRP think/VBP o'/IN wastin'/NN my/PRP$ sweetest/JJS sentiments/NNS like/IN that/IN I/PRP could/MD drownd/VB myself/PRP in/IN the/DT creek.""I/NN have/VBP heard/VBN some/DT gossip/NN to/TO the/DT effect/NN that/IN not/RB less/JJR than/IN half/PDT a/DT dozen/NN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP citizens/NNS proposed/VBD marriage/NN to/TO the--ah--lady/JJ before/IN supper./NN Were/VBD you/PRP one/CD of/IN them,/PRP$ Mr./NNP Harmon?"/NNP Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP inquired./VBD "The/DT dee-bate's/JJ closed,"/NN Bejabers/NNP replied/VBD doggedly./. "That/WDT settles/VBZ it./RP You/PRP proposed/VBD to/TO her.""Undoubtedly,"/PRP$ the/DT Bart/NNP agreed./VBD Bejabers/NNP remained/VBD silent./JJ He/PRP was/VBD too/RB honest/JJ to/TO tell/VB a/DT lie,/NN too/RB ashamed/JJ to/TO admit/VB his/PRP$ guilt./NN D'Arcy/NNP intervened./, "You/PRP lovable/JJ simpleton,/RB go/VB to/TO bed/NN and/CC get/VB your/PRP$ rest.""I/NN suppose/VB mebbe/PRP I'd/NNP better,/IN son./NN I/PRP got/VBD to/TO fight/VB a/DT duel/NN in/IN the/DT mornin'./NN Your/PRP$ old/JJ friend/NN Alvah/NNP Cannon's/NNP in/IN town/NN ag'in./NN He/PRP was/VBD with/IN that/DT mob/NN that/WDT called/VBD this/DT mornin'./NN That/DT feller's/NN too/RB frequent,/RB so/RB tonight/RB up/IN at/IN the/DT Sluice-Box/NNP I/PRP label/VBP him/PRP publicly/RB as/IN an/DT undesirable/JJ character/NN and/CC as/IN alcalde/NN I/PRP give/VBP him/PRP notice/NN to/TO quit/VB the/DT camp/NN for/IN the/DT greater/JJR good/JJ o'/IN the/DT camp/NN and/CC not/RB linger/NN pickin'/NN wild/JJ flowers/NNS on/IN his/PRP$ way/NN out./, I'm/NNP informed/VBD on/IN reliable/JJ authority/NN he's/IN the/DT feller/NN sicked/VBN that/IN mob/NN on/IN us/PRP and/CC worked/VBD up/RP the/DT sentiment/NN ag'in/IN Vilmont/NNP and/CC Jim/NNP Toy./NNP I/PRP reckon/VBP he/PRP was/VBD a-figgerin'/NN to/TO jump/VB Jim/NNP Toy's/NNP claim,/, because/IN it/PRP seems/VBZ all/PDT the/DT other/JJ fellers/NNS in/IN the/DT mob/NN got/VBD good/JJ claims/NNS o'/IN their/PRP$ own./NN I/PRP figger/VBP this/DT feller/NN Cannon's/IN a/DT disturbin'/JJ character/NN and/CC if/IN I/PRP let/VBD him/PRP linger/VB around/IN he'll/RB come/VBN to/TO a/DT bad/JJ end.""He/NN refused/VBD to/TO take/VB your/PRP$ hint,/NN eh?""Sure/NN did./VBD So/RB I/PRP insult/VB him/PRP all/DT I/PRP can/MD and/CC challenge/VB him/PRP to/TO shoot/VB it/PRP out/RP tomorrow/NN mornin'./NN He/PRP accepts/VBZ and/CC I'm/NNP satisfied./VBD I'm/PRP expectin'/VB you/PRP to/TO be/VB my/PRP$ second,/JJ Dermod.""You're/NNP not/RB going/VBG to/TO fight/VB him/PRP on/IN your/PRP$ own/JJ account/NN or/CC for/IN the/DT sake/NN of/IN society/NN in/IN general,"/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP charged./VBD "You've/NN challenged/VBD him/PRP to/TO make/VB certain/JJ Cannon/NNP and/CC D'Arcy/NNP do/VBP not/RB meet/VB sometime/RB later--perhaps/RB with/IN disastrous/JJ results/NNS to/TO our/PRP$ side.""Well,/NN ain't/NN I/PRP a/DT better/JJR shot/NN than/IN Dermod?"/NNP The/DT na$ve/JJ simplicity/NN of/IN the/DT man/NN brought/VBD a/DT lump/NN to/TO D'Arcy's/NNP throat./, "Anybody/NN that/WDT threatens/VBZ one/CD o'/IN my/PRP$ pardners--and/JJ Cannon/NNP threatened/VBD tonight/RB to/TO kill/VB Dermod/NNP on/IN sight--has/NN got/VBD to/TO face/VB me./PRP If/IN I/PRP ain't/VBP been/VBN present/JJ when/WRB this/DT skunk/NN makes/VBZ his/PRP$ brag/NN I'd/VBN sure/JJ accord/NN Dermod/NNP the/DT right/NN to/TO kill/VB his/PRP$ own/JJ snakes,/NN but/CC me/PRP bein'/IN present/NN I/PRP got/VBD to/TO take/VB his/PRP$ remarks/NNS as/IN an/DT insult/NN and/CC challenge/VB him/PRP in/IN public./NN So/IN there/EX ain't/VBP nothin'/NN to/TO it/PRP but/CC a/DT duel.""To/JJ sleep,/NN everybody,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP ordered./NNP "Sleep/NN before/IN a/DT fight/NN is/VBZ a/DT vital/JJ necessity./NN I'll/MD be/VB your/PRP$ second,/JJ Bejabers,/NNP and/CC if/IN he/PRP downs/VBZ you/PRP he'll/MD have/VB to/TO fight/VB me/PRP next.""True/JJ words."/NN Judson/NNP had/VBD spoken./NN "We/PRP need/VBP our/PRP$ sleep.""Them's/NNS my/PRP$ sentiments,/NN gentlemen."/NN This/DT from/IN McCready./NNP "Good/NNP night,/NN everybody,"/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP faltered./VBD Bejabers/NNP rolled/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ bunk,/NN and/CC silence/NN descended/VBD upon/IN the/DT cabin./NN D'Arcy/NNP waited/VBD until/IN the/DT sound/NN of/IN deep/JJ breathing/NN convinced/VBD him/PRP that/IN all/DT of/IN his/PRP$ partners/NNS slept/VBD soundly;/RB then/RB he/PRP dressed/VBD silently,/JJ buckled/JJ on/IN his/PRP$ pistol/NN and/CC started/VBD for/IN the/DT Sluice-Box./NNP Here/RB he/PRP found/VBD Alvah/NNP Cannon/NNP engrossed/VBD in/IN faro,/NNS with/IN Feather/NNP River/NNP Henry/NNP dealing,/NN while/IN the/DT latter's/JJ light-o'-love/NN watched,/NN from/IN the/DT dais,/NNS the/DT cards/NNS and/CC cases./DT D'Arcy/NNP tapped/VBD Cannon/NNP on/IN the/DT shoulder./NN "May/NN I/PRP speak/VBP privately/RB with/IN you,/JJ Cannon?"/NNP he/PRP asked./VBD "If/IN you/PRP got/VBD anything/NN to/TO say/VB to/TO me,/VB say/VB it/PRP here,"Cannon/IN retorted/JJ belligerently./NN He/PRP had/VBD been/VBN drinking/VBG and/CC was/VBD filled/VBN with/IN false/JJ courage./NN "I/NNS understand/VBP you/PRP are/VBP going/VBG to/TO fight/VB a/DT duel/NN with/IN Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP in/IN the/DT morning."/NN Cannon/NNP nodded./VBD "I/PRP just/RB wanted/VBD you/PRP to/TO know/VB that/IN if/IN and/CC when/WRB you/PRP have/VBP polished/VBN off/RP Bejabers/IN you/PRP have/VBP an/DT engagement/NN to/TO fight/VB another/DT duel/NN with/IN me./PRP Good/JJ night."He/NN backed/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT room/NN and/CC returned/VBD to/TO the/DT cabin./NN En/NNP route/NN a/DT figure/NN passed/VBN him;/IN he/PRP thought/VBD he/PRP recognized/VBD McCready,/NNP but/CC did/VBD not/RB hail/NN him./PRP He/PRP had/VBD just/RB retired/VBN again,/RB when/WRB he/PRP heard/VBD somebody/NN enter/VB the/DT cabin/NN and/CC climb/VB into/IN bed./NN A/DT little/JJ later,/JJ another/DT partner/NN stole/VBD softly/RB out/IN into/IN the/DT night,/NN returning/VBG in/IN about/IN ten/CD minutes,/NNS and/CC no/RB sooner/RBR did/VBD this/DT one's/JJ breathing/NN indicate/VBP he/PRP was/VBD asleep/RB than/IN the/DT Bart/NNP fared/VBD forth./DT Scarcely/NNP was/VBD he/PRP gone/VBN when/WRB Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP dressed/VBD and/CC followed;/VBD and/CC then/RB Jim/NNP Toy/NNP followed/VBD the/DT two./NN D'Arcy/NNP decided/VBD that/IN Vilmont,/NNP who/WP understood/VBD very/RB little/JJ English--not/NNP a/DT quarter/NN as/RB much/RB as/IN the/DT Chinaman--would/NNP not/RB go;/JJ and/CC in/IN this/DT assumption/NN he/PRP was/VBD right./RB Immediately/RB after/IN breakfast/NN Bejabers/NNP made/VBD his/PRP$ will,/JJ bequeathing/NN to/TO D'Arcy/NNP all/DT his/PRP$ worldly/JJ goods/NNS and/CC chattels./VBD The/DT Bart/NNP wrote/VBD it/PRP for/IN him./PRP "Now,/RB then,"/, the/DT little/JJ man/NN announced,/IN "we're/NN ready./VBD Cannon/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ friends/NNS are/VBP to/TO meet/VB us/PRP up/RP by/IN the/DT cemetery./NN You/PRP fellers/VBD comin'/NN to/TO the/DT show?"For/NN reasons/NNS best/RB known/VBN to/TO themselves,/POS his/PRP$ partners/NNS informed/VBD him/PRP that/IN they/PRP would/MD accompany/VB him,/PRP so/RB Bejabers/NNP strode/VBD ahead./RB Just/RB outside/IN the/DT door/NN a/DT miner/NN accosted/VBN him./PRP "I'm/IN one/CD of/IN Cannon's/NNP seconds,/NNS alcalde,"/RB he/PRP announced/VBD respectfully./NNP "My/NN principal/NN has/VBZ decided/VBN not/RB to/TO fight/VB you/PRP with/IN pistols./PRP He/PRP remembers/VBZ seeing/VBG you/PRP throw/VB your/PRP$ hat/NN in/IN the/DT air/NN yesterday/NN and/CC put/VBD three/CD holes/NNS through/IN it/PRP before/IN it/PRP came/VBD down./RP It/PRP seems/VBZ that/IN as/IN thechallenged/DT party/NN he/PRP has/VBZ the/DT right/JJ to/TO choose/VB the/DT weapons.""Whatever/NN he/PRP wants/VBZ goes/VBZ with/IN me.""He/NN wants/VBZ to/TO fight/VB you/PRP in/IN the/DT old/JJ Spanish-Californian/JJ style./NN You/PRP will/MD be/VB handcuffed/VBN together/RB by/IN your/PRP$ left/JJ wrists,/NN given/VBN a/DT bowie-knife/NN and/CC locked/VBN in/IN a/DT cabin./NN The/DT man/NN who/WP comes/VBZ out/RP wins.""Bring/VBG on/IN your/PRP$ handcuffs/NNS and/CC bowie-knives,"/NN the/DT alcalde/NN of/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP responded/VBD promptly./VBG "The/DT doctor,"/NN the/DT other/JJ suggested,/NN with/IN a/DT glance/NN at/IN the/DT Bart,/NNP "will/NNP doubtless/RB be/VB good/JJ enough/RB to/TO attend/VB in/IN his/PRP$ professional/JJ capacity?""I/NN am/VBP the/DT private/JJ surgeon/NN of/IN Bejabers/NNP Harmon,"/NNP Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP replied/VBD vigorously./. "I/PRP will/MD attend/VB as/IN a/DT belligerent/NN should/MD Bejabers/NNPS die/VBP and/CC Cannon/NNP survive/VBP unhurt./JJ I've/NN challenged/VBD the/DT dog/NN myself./PRP By/IN the/DT powers,/NN I/PRP never/RB thought/VBD I'd/PRP live/VB to/TO see/VB the/DT day/NN I'd/NNP fight/NN with/IN a/DT ruffian,/NN but--other/NN times,/NN other/JJ customs.""We/NN won't/NN need/VBP no/DT doctor,"/NN Bejabers/IN complained./VBN "If/IN anything/NN we'll/MD need/VB a/DT coroner/NN and/CC an/DT undertaker./NNP Lead/NNP me/PRP to/TO the/DT cabin/NN we/PRP fight/VBP in."Cannon's/JJ seconds/NNS pointed/VBD it/PRP out/IN and/CC departed/VBD to/TO bear/VB to/TO Cannon/NNP the/DT news/NN of/IN the/DT acceptance/NN of/IN his/PRP$ terms/NNS by/IN Bejabers./NNP A/DT little/JJ later,/JJ while/IN they/PRP waited,/VBD the/DT outgoing/JJ stage/NN swung/VBD down/IN the/DT main/JJ street/NN and/CC pulled/VBD in/IN at/IN the/DT express/JJ office./NN Suddenly/RB Alvah/NNP Cannon/NNP came/VBD out/IN of/IN the/DT Sluice-Box/NNP and/CC climbed/VBD into/IN the/DT coach/NN as/IN it/PRP rattled/VBD away!/RB D'Arcy,/NNP McCready,/NNP Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP Judson,/NNP the/DT Bart,/NNP and/CC Jim/NNP Toy/NNP commenced/VBD to/TO snicker./VB "What/IN you/PRP snickerin'/VBD about?"/IN Bejabers/NNP demanded/VBD irritably./RB "Last/JJ night/NN after/IN you/PRP had/VBD retired/VBN we/PRP all/DT arose,/IN one/CD by/IN one,/NNP went/VBD to/TO the/DT gambling-hall/NN and/CC challenged/VBD Cannon./NNP Honor/NNP forbade/VBD the/DT withdrawal/NN of/IN your/PRP$ challenge,/NN but/CC did/VBD not/RB prohibit/VB additional/JJ challenges./NN I/PRP imaginewe/VBP each/DT decided/VBD that/IN with/IN such/JJ an/DT accumulation/NN of/IN trade/NN our/PRP$ friend/NN Cannon/NNP would/MD decide/VB he/PRP couldn't/MD handle/VB it/PRP all/DT and/CC would/MD go/VB out/IN of/IN business!/NN He/PRP doesn't/RB lack/VBP a/DT certain/JJ courage;/NN he'd/NN have/VBP taken/VBN a/DT chance/NN on/IN you,/DT perhaps,/NN but/CC it/PRP was/VBD sure/JJ death/NN to/TO take/VB on/RP all/DT your/PRP$ partners."Mr./NN Poppy/NNP threw/VBD a/DT lank/NN arm/NN around/IN Bejabers./NNP "You/RB little/JJ fire-eater,"/NN '/'' he/PRP said,/VBD "we/IN all/DT love/NN you./PRP We/PRP couldn't/MD bear/VB to/TO see/VB you/PRP leave/VB us.""Did/PRP you/PRP challenge/VBP him,/IN Mr./NNP Poppy?"/NNP Bejabers/NNP was/VBD incredulous./VBG "I/NNP did--and/CC shook/VBD in/IN my/PRP$ boots/NNS while/IN doing/VBG so.""Why,/JJ Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP how/WRB could/MD you?/PRP You're/VB a/DT man/NN o'/IN God.""I/NNP am/VBP a/DT child/NN of/IN the/DT devil,"/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP answered/VBD grimly./RBR "When/RB one/CD finds/VBZ himself/PRP bound/VBN on/IN the/DT wheel/NN of/IN circumstance/NN one/CD is/VBZ helpless./VBG When/WRB in/IN Rome/NNP do/VBP as/IN the/DT Romans/NNPS do."Bejabers/NNS was/VBD profoundly/RB affected./VBN The/DT action/NN of/IN the/DT others/NNS was/VBD to/TO be/VB expected;/VBN they/PRP were/VBD fighting/VBG men,/NNS but/CC Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP he/PRP knew,/VBD must/MD have/VB fought/VBN a/DT terrible/JJ fight/NN with/IN his/PRP$ conscience,/NN must/MD have/VB suffered/VBN ten/CD thousand/CD deaths/NNS before/IN screwing/VBG up/RP his/PRP$ courage/NN to/TO the/DT point/NN of/IN issuing/VBG his/PRP$ challenge./NN "You're--you're/NN a/DT square/NN pardner,"/NN Bejabers/IN mumbled./VBN "I--ain't/NNP never/RB goin'/VBD to/TO criticize/VB you/PRP no/DT more.""He's/RB the/DT noblest/JJS Roman/NNP of/IN us/PRP all,"/DT D'Arcy/NNP added,/NN and/CC Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP blushed/VBD pleasurably/RB under/IN their/PRP$ earnest/JJ commendation./NN As/IN they/PRP were/VBD passing/VBG the/DT post-office/NN en/IN route/NN to/TO their/PRP$ cabin,/NN the/DT postmaster,/NN who/WP was/VBD also/RB the/DT proprietor/NN of/IN a/DT general/JJ store,/NN stopped/VBD Mr./NNP Poppy./NNP "I/. been/VBN wonderin'/VBN if/IN this/DT letter/NN ain't/NN for/IN you,/JJ reverend,"/NN he/PRP said/VBD and/CC handed/VBD Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP a/DT letter/NN for/IN his/PRP$ inspection./NN "Yes,/. thank/VB you,/PRP it's/RB for/IN me.""It's/NNS been/VBN here/RB three/CD months./NN I/PRP figgered/VBD if/IN you/PRP was/VBD in/IN camp/NN you'd/JJ call/NN for/IN your/PRP$ mail--and/NN when/WRB you/PRP didn't,/VBD I/PRP stuck/VBD it/PRP away/RB with/IN a/DT lot/NN of/IN other/JJ mail/NN that/IN don't/RB seem/VB to/TO have/VB no/DT owners./NNP Just/RB happened/VBD to/TO think/VB of/IN it.""I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN away/RB from/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP several/JJ months./NN I/PRP left/VBD before/IN the/DT postal/JJ system/NN was/VBD established/VBN and/CC neglected/VBN to/TO leave/VB a/DT forwarding/JJ address./NN Thank/VB you."He/PRP excused/VBN himself/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ friends/NNS and/CC commenced/VBD a/DT perusal/NN of/IN the/DT letter;/NN after/IN reading/VBG a/DT little/JJ while/IN he/PRP turned/VBD his/PRP$ back/NN upon/IN them./PRP$ "Come/NN away,"/RB D'Arcy/NNP whispered./, "It's/NNP from/IN his/PRP$ girl/NN back/RB East."When/RB Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP rejoined/VBD them/PRP at/IN the/DT cabin/NN it/PRP was/VBD apparent/JJ that/IN he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN weeping./DT The/DT Bart/NNP placed/VBD an/DT arm/NN around/IN the/DT derelict/NN but/CC said/VBD nothing./DT "Well,/NNP Mr./NNP Poppy,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP suggested/VBD presently,/NN "it/NN seems/VBZ you're/JJ in/IN trouble./NN We'll/. do/VB anything/NN humanly/RB possible/JJ to/TO get/VB you/PRP out/IN of/IN it,/PRP if/IN you/PRP care/VBP to/TO confide/VB in/IN us.""The/DT letter/NN was/VBD from/IN a/DT girl/NN back/RB East./NNP I--I/NNP think/VBP I/PRP told/VBD you/PRP something/NN about/IN her/PRP once.""You/RB did./VBD What/WP about/IN Martha?""She/NNP was/VBD due/JJ to/TO arrive/VB in/IN San/NNP Francisco/NNP a/DT month/NN ago./. Her/PRP$ parents/NNS have/VBP passed/VBN away--they/NN objected/VBN strongly/RB to/TO me,/VB you/PRP will/MD understand--and/VB as/IN Martha/NNP had/VBD no/DT human/NN being/NN to/TO consider/VB save/IN herself,/PRP she/PRP sold/VBD the/DT few/JJ effects/NNS they/PRP left/VBD her,/PRP and/CC with/IN a/DT few/JJ hundred/CD dollars/NNS thus/RB derived,/RB purchased/VBN a/DT ticket/NN to/TO San/NNP Francisco,/NNP to/TO join/VB me./PRP She/PRP wrote/VBD me/PRP two/CD months/NNS before/IN the/DT date/NN she/PRP was/VBD to/TO sail/VB from/IN New/NNP York,/NNP in/IN order/NN to/TO guard/VB against/IN any/DT reasonable/JJ delay/NN in/IN the/DT delivery/NN of/IN the/DT letter./NN She/PRP asked/VBD me/PRP to/TO meet/VB her/PRP$ in/IN San/NNP Francisco--we/NNP were/VBD engaged,/VBN you/PRP know./VBP She/PRP had/VBD an/DT idea/NN we'd/VBD both/DT be/VB better/JJR off/IN if/IN we/PRP got/VBD married./VBN ./. ./. ./. She/PRP didn'thave/VBD much/JJ money--and/NN if/IN she's/NNS been/VBN in/IN San/NNP Francisco/NNP waiting/VBG for/IN me/PRP the/DT past/JJ month/NN or/CC more/JJR the/DT Almighty/NNP only/RB knows/VBZ to/TO what/WP extremes/NNS she/PRP has/VBZ been/VBN driven.""You'll/RB have/VBP to/TO go/VB to/TO San/NNP Francisco/NNP immediately,/, Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP and/CC search/NN for/IN her."Bejabers,/PRP$ McCready,/NNP and/CC Judson/NNP nodded/VBD owlishly./, "I/PRP am/VBP destitute,"/VBN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP faltered./VBZ "You/PRP shall/MD have/VB sufficient/JJ gold/NN for/IN your/PRP$ needs,/NN Mr./NNP Poppy./NNP I/PRP will/MD advance/VB it/PRP personally--""You/DT won't/NN nuther,"/NN Bejabers/IN interrupted./DT "We'll/JJ charge/NN that/IN item/NN to/TO expense."D'Arcy/NN smiled/VBD at/IN him/PRP and/CC continued./VBN "We/NN will/MD therefore/RB send/VB you/PRP down/RB on/IN the/DT stage/NN to/TO Marysville/NNP tomorrow/NN morning./NN You/PRP will/MD take/VB passage/NN on/IN a/DT river/NN steamer/NN from/IN there."/DT He/PRP weighed/VBD out/RP two/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS in/IN gold,/NN placed/VBD it/PRP in/IN a/DT buckskin/NN poke/NN and/CC handed/VBD it/PRP to/TO Mr./NNP Poppy./NNP "You/. may/MD repay/VB this/DT when/WRB and/CC if/IN you/PRP desire./VBD No/DT thanks/NNS are/VBP necessary./JJ We/PRP all/DT hope/VBP you/PRP can/MD manage/VB to/TO pull/VB yourself/PRP together/RB and/CC play/VB the/DT game/NN with/IN this/DT girl/NN who/WP trusts/VBZ you/PRP so."/RB WHEN/WRB Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP "went/VBD below"/IN next/JJ day/NN the/DT Bart/NNP rode/VBD down/IN the/DT trail/NN a/DT couple/NN of/IN miles/NNS with/IN him,/NN giving/VBG him/PRP sound/JJ advice/NN and/CC heartening/NN the/DT poor/JJ devil/NN for/IN the/DT uncertain/JJ future/NN that/WDT lay/VBD before/IN him./PRP Returning/VBG to/TO Happy/NNP Camp,/NNP the/DT ex-surgeon/NN of/IN the/DT British/JJ Navy/NNP was/VBD met/VBN in/IN front/NN of/IN the/DT Stage/NNP Drivers'/NNP Retreat/NNP by/IN Feather/NNP River/NNP Henry's/NNP recently/RB arrived/VBD light/JJ o'/IN love,/NN who/WP accosted/VBD him./PRP "Are/VBP you/PRP the/DT doctor?""I/NN am.""Will/NN you/PRP call/VBP and/CC see/VBP Henry?/NNP He/PRP was/VBD taken/VBN very/RB ill/JJ about/IN three/CD o'clock/RB this/DT morning/NN and/CC has/VBZ been/VBN growing/VBG worse/JJR steadily./NN He/PRP is/VBZ really/RB a/DT very/RB sick/JJ man./NN He/PRP tells/VBZ me/PRP he/PRP hasn't/RB been/VBN feeling/VBG well/RB for/IN three/CD days."The/NN Bart/NNP accompanied/VBD her/PRP to/TO the/DT cabin/NN where/WRB her/PRP consort/NN lay/VBD tossing/VBG in/IN his/PRP$ blankets./NN It/PRP was/VBD not/RB at/IN all/DT a/DT difficult/JJ case/NN to/TO diagnose./VB Feather/NNP River/NNP Henry/NNP complained/VBD of/IN having/VBG been/VBN seized/VBN with/IN a/DT severe/JJ chill/NN twenty-four/CD hours/NNS previous;/RB since/IN then/RB he/PRP had/VBD suffered/VBN from/IN an/DT intense/JJ headache/NN and/CC pains/NNS in/IN the/DT back/NN and/CC limbs;/NN he/PRP had/VBD a/DT high/JJ fever/NN and/CC his/PRP$ tongue/NN was/VBD furred./VBN The/DT Bart/NNP examined/VBD the/DT palms/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ hands,/NN the/DT soles/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ feet,/NNS and/CC his/PRP$ abdomen,/NN and/CC found/VBD a/DT rash./NN "I'll/RB know/VBP more/RBR about/IN him/PRP tomorrow,"/RB he/PRP informed/VBD the/DT woman./NN "I/IN know/VBP now,/RB of/IN course,/NN that/IN he/PRP has/VBZ smallpox./JJR If/IN it's/DT varioloid/JJ we'll/NN not/RB worry/VB particularly,/NN but/CC if/IN it's/DT confluent/JJ or/CC hemorrhagic/JJ and/CC the/DT infection/NN spreads,/NN then/RB heaven/NN help/NN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP There/RB isn't/RB anything/NN much/JJ I/PRP can/MD do/VB for/IN him,/PRP except/IN give/VB him/PRP alittle/JJ opium/NN to/TO relieve/VB the/DT pains/NNS in/IN his/PRP$ head/NN and/CC back,/NN and/CC a/DT little/JJ whisky/NN to/TO keep/VB his/PRP$ heart-action/NN up/RP during/IN the/DT high/JJ fever./NN "Ye've/NN been/VBN so/RB generally/RB exposed/VBN to/TO the/DT infection/NN that/WDT ye'll/MD have/VB to/TO remain/VB in/IN this/DT cabin,/NN otherwise/RB ye'll/RB spread/VBD the/DT infection./NN So/IN I/PRP suppose/VBP ye'll/NN nurse/NN him./VBD Keep/VB him/PRP clean/JJ and/CC give/VB him/PRP lots/NNS of/IN cold/JJ water/NN to/TO drink./VB Have/VBP ye/PRP ever/RB been/VBN vaccinated?"The/DT girl/NN shook/VBD her/PRP head;/NN she/PRP had/VBD grown/VBN pale,/JJ and/CC fright/JJ shone/NN in/IN her/PRP$ eyes./NN "What's/IN your/PRP$ name,/NN my/PRP$ dear?"/NN the/DT Bart/NNP queried/VBD paternally./DT "Madge./NNP Madge/NNP Minturn.""What's/NNP Henry's/NNP full/JJ name?""Henry/NN Paul/NNP Thompson.""Any/NNP people--I/NNS mean,/NN is/VBZ there/RB somebody/NN ye'd/JJ care/NN to/TO have/VB me/PRP write/VB to?/RB Of/IN course/NN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB mean/VB to/TO be/VB an/DT alarmist,/JJ but--Henry/NN is/VBZ a/DT very/RB sick/JJ man/NN and/CC ye/PRP may/MD soon/RB be/VB a/DT very/RB sick/JJ woman.""Nobody,"/NNS she/PRP answered/VBD dully./RBR "Henry/JJ and/CC I/PRP have/VBP taken/VBN our/PRP$ lives/NNS in/IN our/PRP$ own/JJ hands./NN We/PRP are/VBP outlawed/VBN among/IN our/PRP$ people.""I'll/NNS see/VBP if/IN my/PRP$ predecessor/NN in/IN this/DT camp/NN left/VBD any/DT vaccine/NN among/IN his/PRP$ stock/NN of/IN medicines,/NNS Madge,"/IN the/DT Bart/NNP suggested./VBD "If/IN he/PRP has/VBZ I'll/JJ vaccinate/NN ye/PRP and/CC if/IN we/PRP get/VBP a/DT quick/JJ 'take'/JJ we'll/JJ all/DT feel/VBP very/RB much/RB happier/JJR about/IN the/DT situation."He/NN hurried/VBD away/RB to/TO his/PRP$ little/JJ combination/NN office/NN and/CC drug/NN store,/NNS there/RB to/TO search/VB around/IN in/IN his/PRP$ pitifully/JJ inadequate/JJ supply/NN of/IN medicine,/NNS for/IN vaccine./VBG To/TO his/PRP$ great/JJ joy/NN he/PRP found/VBD some--sufficient/NN to/TO vaccinate/VB seven/CD persons./NNS Immediately/RB he/PRP vaccinated/VBD the/DT girl/NN Madge;/IN then/RB promptly/RB repaired/VBD to/TO the/DT cabin/NN of/IN D'Arcy/NNP and/CC company,/NN to/TO whom/WP he/PRP explained/VBD the/DT situation/NN confronting/VBG the/DT camp./NN "We/NN have/VBP all/DT been/VBN exposed/VBN to/TO infection,"/NN he/PRP went/VBD on,/RB "because/IN we/PRP all/DT called/VBD upon/IN Cannon/NNP while/IN he/PRP was/VBD playing/VBG faro/NN at/IN Feather/NNP River/NNP Henry's/NNP table/NN last/JJ night./NN Henry/NNP told/VBD me/PRP then/RB that/IN he/PRP had/VBD a/DT fever/NN and/CC a/DT headache,/NN and/CC I/PRP felt/VBD his/PRP$ pulse./NN So,/RB now/RB then,/. me/PRP lads,/, I/PRP have/VBP a/DT small/JJ supply/NN of/IN vaccine/NN here./. Come/VB over/RB to/TO my/PRP$ office/NN and/CC I'll/NNP vaccinate/VBP all/DT of/IN ye,/NN with/IN the/DT exception/NN of/IN Jim/NNP Toy,/NNP who/WP has/VBZ had/VBN smallpox/JJ and/CC is/VBZ now/RB immune."He/JJ vaccinated/VBD the/DT company./NN "How/NN about/IN you,/PRP Bart?"/NNP Bejabers/NNP queried,/NN "You/IN immune,/JJ too?""Goodness/NN knows./, Time/NNP will/MD tell.""Have/VB you/PRP vaccinated/VBD yourself?""Divil/NNP a/DT hair.""You/NNS old/JJ idiot!/NN Vaccinate/NNP yourself,/NNP Sir/NNP Humphrey,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP urged./NNP "We/NNP cannot/MD run/VB the/DT risk/NN of/IN losing/VBG you/PRP now./RB You're/VB the/DT most/RBS important/JJ man/NN in/IN Happy/NNP Camp.""'Tis/NNP an/DT honor/NN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB deserve."/VB He/PRP smiled/VBD brightly/RB at/IN his/PRP$ friends./NN "I/IN haven't/VBG any/DT more/JJR vaccine,/IN me/PRP dear/RB children--and/CC how/WRB the/DT divil/NN my/PRP$ predecessor/NN ever/RB thought/VBD of/IN stocking/VBG up/RP with/IN the/DT little/JJ I/PRP found/VBD is/VBZ a/DT grand/JJ mystery./NN I/PRP hope/VBP the/DT stuff's/NNS good./VBN If/IN it/PRP isn't--why,/, ye're/RB just/RB as/RB well/RB off/IN as/IN I/PRP am."/VBP He/PRP sat/VBD down/RB and/CC lighted/VBD his,/PRP pipe./VBD "There/RB isn't/RB much/JJ that/IN a/DT doctor/NN can/MD do,"/VB he/PRP went/VBD on,/RB "and/CC that/DT little/JJ an/DT instructed/VBN layman/NN can/MD do./PDT Of/IN course/NN there'll/MD be/VB a/DT panic/NN in/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP when/WRB this/DT news/NN leaks/NNS out,/, and/CC in/IN time/NN of/IN trouble/NN 'twill/RB be/VB a/DT comfort/NN to/TO have/VB you/PRP lads/NNS at/IN my/PRP$ back./RP God/NNP grant/VB your/PRP$ arms/NNS may/MD be/VB killing/VBG ye/PRP three/CD days/NNS hence./RB ./. ./. ./. "Well,/RB go/VB back/RB to/TO the/DT cabin/NN now/RB and/CC remain/VB there/RB two/CD weeks./NN If/IN none/NN of/IN ye/PRP come/VBP down/RP with/IN smallpox/JJ in/IN that/DT period--and/NN the/DT vaccination/NN should/MD take/VB in/IN the/DT meantime--'tis/NN the/DT happy/JJ man/NN I'll/NNP be.""It/IN looks,"/VBG Bejabers/NNP murmured/VBD thoughtfully,/IN "likea/NNP hard/JJ winter./NN I'd/NNP just/RB as/RB soon/RB pull/VB out/IN of/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP till/IN spring,/RB if/IN it/PRP wasn't/VBD for/IN sort/NN o'/IN goin'/NN back/RB on/IN the/DT community./NN When/WRB a/DT feller's/VBD the/DT alcalde/NN he's/NN got/VBD to/TO set/VB an/DT example--"D'Arcy/NN laughed--a/NN short/JJ and/CC slightly/RB bitter/JJ laugh./NN "We/JJ haven't/IN sufficient/JJ gold/NN on/IN hand/NN to/TO support/VB ourselves/PRP in/IN Sacramento/NNP or/CC San/NNP Francisco/NNP until/IN spring,"/NN he/PRP reminded/VBD Bejabers./NNP "That/IN gold/NN we/PRP gave/VBD Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP left/VBD us/PRP a/DT little/JJ bit/NN short./VBD I/PRP shipped/VBD all/DT but/CC enough/JJ to/TO carry/VB us/PRP through/IN the/DT winter,/NN and/CC we/PRP cannot/MD get/VB more/JJR until/IN we/PRP resume/VBP mining/VBG in/IN the/DT spring."They/NN found/VBD a/DT deserted/JJ cabin/NN and/CC moved/VBD the/DT Bart/NNP and/CC Jim/NNP Toy/NNP into/IN it,/DT supplying/VBG them/PRP with/IN blankets,/JJ food,/NN and/CC a/DT few/JJ cooking/NN utensils/NNS from/IN their/PRP$ own/JJ stock./NN "Mind/CC what/WP I/PRP tell/VBP you,"/PRP the/DT Bart/NNP warned/VBD at/IN parting./NN "Put/IN a/DT quarantine/NN on/IN yourselves/PRP and/CC stay/VB in/IN your/PRP$ cabin;/NN don't/RB let/VB anybody/NN in."Two/IN days/NNS later/RB the/DT prisoners/NNS heard/VBD a/DT rock/NN bounce/NN off/IN their/PRP$ cabin/NN door./NN D'Arcy/NNP opened/VBD it/PRP a/DT few/JJ inches/NNS and/CC peered/VBD out./RB Standing/VBG down/RP wind/NN from/IN him/PRP was/VBD the/DT Bart./NNP "Feather/NNP River/NNP Henry/NNP has/VBZ just/RB blinked/VBD out,/RB lad!"/, the/DT surgeon/NN shouted./MD "It's/NNP confluent/JJ smallpox,/NN God/NNP help/VB us./PRP I'm/IN going/VBG to/TO pile/VB pitch-pine/JJ cord-wood/NN in/IN his/PRP$ cabin,/NN lay/VBD him/PRP on/IN top/NN of/IN it,/RB soak/VB the/DT lot/NN with/IN coal-oil/NN and/CC burn/VBP the/DT cabin./NN Set/VB a/DT can/NN of/IN oil/NN outside/IN your/PRP$ door./NN I/PRP can't/MD go/VB to/TO the/DT store/NN for/IN it.""You'll/DT burn/NN Happy/NNP Camp,/NNP Sir/NNP Humphrey.""I/NNP think/VBP not./PRP All/PDT the/DT cabins/NNS are/VBP built/VBN of/IN green/JJ timber/NN and/CC are/VBP wet/JJ with/IN the/DT melting/VBG snow./NN To/TO burn/VB the/DT cabin/NN with/IN the/DT corpse/NN in/IN it/PRP is/VBZ the/DT best/JJS way/NN to/TO stamp/VB out/RP the/DT disease,/NN although/IN I/PRP have/VBP four/CD new/JJ patients/NNS and/CC three/CD more/JJR coming/VBG down/RP with/IN it,/DT I'm/NN afraid./VBN How/WRB are/VBP ye/PRP boys?""Fit/NN as/IN fiddles,/NN Sir/NN Humphrey./NNP Our/PRP$ vaccinations/NNS are/VBP all/DT very/RB itchy/JJ and/CC feverish.""Hurroo!"/JJ The/DT Bart/NNP tossed/VBD his/PRP$ battered/JJ old/JJ hat/NN in/IN the/DT air/NN and/CC caught/VBD it/PRP again/RB as/IN it/PRP came/VBD down./RP "They're/NN taking!/NN Glory/NN be/VB to/TO God!/NNP Madge/NNP has/VBZ an/DT arm/NN on/IN her,/PRP$ too./NN By/IN the/DT way,/NN I'm/NNP worried/VBD to/TO know/VB what/WP to/TO do/VB with/IN the/DT woman./NN I/PRP can't/MD send/VB her/PRP to/TO the/DT Mansion/NNP House--they'd/NNP shoot/VB me/PRP if/IN I/PRP did--and/VBD I/PRP can't/MD induce/VB her/PRP to/TO remain/VB longer/RB in/IN my/PRP$ cabin,/NN for/IN the/DT silly/JJ wench/NN has/VBZ no/DT confidence/NN in/IN Jim/NNP Toy./NNP Could/MD I/PRP send/VB her/PRP over/IN here?""Desperate/JJ circumstances/NNS require/VBP desperate/JJ measures,/NNS my/PRP$ friend./NN If/IN she'll/JJ come/VBN she'll/RB be/VB welcome,/JJ and/CC we'll/JJ treat/NN her/PRP as/IN we/PRP would/MD a/DT sister."A/NN groan/NN burst/NN from/IN Bejabers./NNP "And/CC that/IN isn't/RB the/DT worst/JJS news/NN I/PRP have/VBP for/IN ye,/NN either,"/CC the/DT Bart/NNP went/VBD on/IN mercilessly./NN "There's/IN a/DT dashing/VBG young/JJ Hispano-Californian/JJ woman,/NNS attended/VBN by/IN a/DT vaquero,/NN waiting/VBG to/TO see/VB you,/PRP Dermod./. She/PRP arrived/VBD a/DT few/JJ minutes/NNS ago."It/RB was/VBD now/RB D'Arcy's/NNP turn/NN to/TO suffer./RP "Send/VB her/PRP away!"/RB he/PRP shouted./MD "In/VB pity's/NNS name,/VBN send/VB her/PRP$ away.""That,"/NN Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP replied,/VBD "is/NNP impossible./, We're/NNP in/IN a/DT great/JJ fix,/NN lad./VBN A/DT man/NN has/VBZ just/RB ridden/VBN into/IN camp/NN to/TO inform/VB us/PRP that/IN he/PRP represents/VBZ the/DT people/NNS down/IN country./NN It/PRP seems/VBZ that/IN animal/NN Cannon/NNP was/VBD taken/VBN off/RP the/DT stage/NN at/IN Marysville/NNP very/RB ill,/JJ and/CC the/DT local/JJ doctor/NN has/VBZ diagnosed/VBN his/PRP$ case/NN as/IN confluent/JJ smallpox./NN Cannon/NNP informed/VBD them/PRP he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN in/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP for/IN three/CD weeks/NNS prior/RB to/TO coming/VBG to/TO Marysville,/NNP and/CC as/IN it/PRP requires/VBZ from/IN ten/CD to/TO twelve/CD days/NNS for/IN the/DT disease/NN to/TO incubate,/VB a/DT fool/NN would/MD realize/VB he/PRP contracted/VBD the/DT disease/NN here./PRP "There's/VBZ a/DT guard/NN on/IN the/DT hills/NNS to/TO the/DT north/NN and/CC the/DT south/NN of/IN us,/NNP and/CC on/IN the/DT trail/NN down/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP Nobody/NN can/MD escape/VB to/TO the/DT high/JJ country/NN east/RB of/IN us/PRP and/CC circle/VB down/RB to/TO the/DT valley/NN again,/RB because/IN the/DT snow/NN is/VBZ twenty/CD feet/NNS deep/JJ there./, Begob,/IN we/PRP have/VBP our/PRP$ orders./NN Nobody/NN can/MD leave/VB this/DT camp/NN until/IN the/DT epidemic/NN has/VBZ run/VBN its/PRP$ course./NN The/DT Hispano-Californian/JJ girl/NN arrived/VBD just/RB in/IN advance/NN of/IN the/DT guard--and/NN now/RB she/PRP can't/MD go/VB out!/JJ The/DT guards/NNS will/MD challenge/VB at/IN a/DT hundred/CD yards,/NN and/CC if/IN the/DT challenged/VBN party/NN doesn't/RB turn/VB back/RP they'll/DT shoot/NN to/TO kill.""Send/VB that/DT messenger/NN and/CC Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNP over/IN here,"/PRP Bejabers/NNP called/VBD to/TO the/DT Bart./NNP "Dermod/NNP will/MD talk/VB to/TO her/PRP$ if/IN she'll/NN forgive/VB his/PRP$ bad/JJ manners/NNS talkin'/NN through/IN a/DT crack/NN in/IN the/DT door./NN And/CC I'll/NNP argy/VBP a/DT little/JJ with/IN that/IN there/EX messenger/NN from/IN the/DT folks/NNS below./IN Send/NNP the/DT girl/NN first."The/RB Bart/NNP departed,/NN and/CC in/IN a/DT little/JJ while/IN Josepha/NNP Guerrero/NNP came/VBD into/IN view,/NN riding/VBG the/DT black/JJ mare/NN Kitty./NNP "Don/NNP Dermod,"/NNP she/PRP called./VBD "I/RB am/VBP here,/RB Josepha."/NNP He/PRP opened/VBD the/DT door/NN wide./VBD "My/JJ father/NN is/VBZ dead,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod./NNP A/DT week/NN ago,/RB while/IN riding/VBG a/DT colt,/NN the/DT animal/NN reared/VBD and/CC fell/VBD backward/RB with/IN him./PRP I/PRP have/VBP called/VBN to/TO return/VB to/TO you/PRP the/DT gold/NN you/PRP lent/VBD him./PRP There/EX will/MD be/VB no/DT need/NN of/IN it/PRP now./, As/IN for/IN the/DT interest,/NN I/PRP shall/MD sell/VB some/DT cattle/NNS to/TO the/DT Americans/NNPS at/IN Sacramento/NNP or/CC Marysville/NNP and/CC pay/VB that/DT later./, I/PRP would/MD have/VB the/DT mortgage/NN returned/VBD to/TO me/PRP then.""You/PRP shall/MD have/VB it/PRP returned/VBD to/TO you/PRP now./DT It/PRP has/VBZ never/RB been/VBN recorded,/VBN nor/CC did/VBD I/PRP ever/RB intend/VB to/TO record/VB it,/RP even/RB though/IN such/JJ record/NN might/MD have/VB been/VBN made/VBN with/IN the/DT secretary/NN of/IN state,/NN under/IN the/DT old/JJ government,/NN at/IN San/NNP Jos$./NNP As/IN for/IN the/DT interest,/NN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB want/VB it."The/DT girl/NN rode/VBD a/DT little/JJ closer/JJR to/TO the/DT door/NN and/CC flung/VBD bag/NN after/IN bag/NN of/IN gold/NN at/IN the/DT threshold./NN "You/PRP shall/MD have/VB your/PRP$ interest,/NN Don/NNP Dermod,"/NNP she/PRP assured/VBD him./PRP "I/PRP would/MD not/RB be/VB under/IN a/DT debt/NN to/TO you.""As/VB you/PRP will./MD I/PRP am/VBP sorry/JJ for/IN your/PRP$ father's/NN death./NN I/PRP grieve/VBP for/IN you,/JJ Josepha./NNP If/IN you/PRP will/MD wait/VB a/DT moment/NN I/PRP will/MD get/VB the/DT mortgage."/JJ He/PRP thrust/VBD it,/RB opened,/JJ throughthe/IN door./NN "Observe/NN it,"/IN he/PRP commanded./MD "Do/VB you/PRP recognize/VB this/DT document?/NN Come/VB close/RB enough/RB to/TO see,/VB but/CC not/RB too/RB close.""It/RB is/VBZ the/DT mortgage/NN my/PRP$ father/NN gave/VBD you,/PRP Don/NNP Dermod.""You/NNP may/MD not/RB touch/VB it,/DT Josepha."/NNP He/PRP turned/VBD the/DT pages/NNS slowly,/VBD one/CD by/IN one./NNP "You/NNS observe/VBP it/PRP has/VBZ not/RB been/VBN recorded?/VBN It/PRP is/VBZ as/IN your/PRP$ father/NN gave/VBD it/PRP to/TO me,/VB is/VBZ it/PRP not?""It/RB is,/VBZ Don/NNP Dermod."He/NNP struck/VBD a/DT lucifer-match/NN and/CC touched/VBD the/DT tiny/JJ flame/NN to/TO the/DT document,/NN holding/VBG it/PRP until/IN but/CC a/DT corner/NN of/IN it/PRP remained/VBD unconsumed,/JJ and/CC this/DT he/PRP tossed/VBD away./RP "You/NNS have/VBP destroyed/VBN the/DT evidence/NN of/IN indebtedness/NN before/IN weighing/VBG the/DT gold/NN I/PRP have/VBP returned,"/VBN the/DT girl/NN chid/VBD him/PRP gently./, "Occasionally/RB you/PRP will/MD meet/VB a/DT gringo/NN who/WP does/VBZ not/RB doubt/VB a/DT lady's/NN word./. And/CC now/RB that/IN our/PRP$ business/NN has/VBZ been/VBN consummated,/IN I/PRP must/MD tell/VB you/PRP that/IN there/EX is/VBZ in/IN this/DT camp/NN a/DT violent/JJ and/CC very/RB fatal/JJ epidemic/NN of/IN smallpox./JJR The/DT doctor/NN who/WP brought/VBD you/PRP here/RB has/VBZ explained/VBN the/DT situation/NN to/TO you,/NNP has/VBZ he/PRP not?""A/RB very/RB little./. He/PRP speaks/VBZ English/NNP very/RB fast/RB and/CC with/IN a/DT certain/JJ accent./NN I/PRP did/VBD not/RB understand/VB him/PRP well.""Then/RB I/PRP will/MD explain,"/VB and/CC D'Arcy/NNP proceeded/VBD to/TO do/VB so./DT "So!/NN I/PRP may/MD not,/RB then,/RB return/VB to/TO my/PRP$ home?/NN This/DT is/VBZ not/RB pleasant."/VB Her/PRP$ pale/JJ features/NNS predicated/VBN fright./DT "Accommodations/NNS of/IN a/DT sort/NN may/MD be/VB had/VBN at/IN the/DT hotel./NN I/PRP am/VBP sorry/JJ for/IN this/DT quarantine,/NN but/CC it/PRP is/VBZ a/DT just/RB measure/NN and/CC very/RB necessary.""It/JJ is/VBZ better/RB that/IN a/DT few/JJ should/MD die/VB than/IN that/IN the/DT country/NN should/MD be/VB swept/VBN by/IN this/DT scourge,/NN Don/NNP Dermod."/NNP And/CC that/DT was/VBD her/PRP$ sole/JJ comment/NN in/IN the/DT face/NN of/IN her/PRP$ truly/RB desperate/JJ situation./NN "The/DT guards/NNS on/IN the/DT road/NN will,/MD per-haps,/RB be/VB good/JJ enough/RB to/TO send/VB to/TO the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP the/DT news/NN of/IN my/PRP$ enforced/VBN stay/NN here;/RB otherwise/RB my/PRP$ poor/JJ people/NNS will/MD be/VB sadly/RB worried./VBN The/DT majordomo/NN will/MD care/VB for/IN the/DT rancho,/NN of/IN course./NN He/PRP knows/VBZ no/DT other/JJ home,/NN no/DT other/JJ loyalty./NN But/CC I/PRP talk/VBP too/RB much/RB of/IN myself,/PRP Don/NNP Dermod./NNP Are/VBP you/PRP ill?/JJ Have/VBP you/PRP been/VBN ill?""No,/JJ thank/VB you./PRP I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN vaccinated/VBN and/CC it/PRP is/VBZ now/RB improbable/JJ that/IN I/PRP shall/MD have/VB smallpox;/JJ if/IN so,/NN it/PRP will/MD be/VB a/DT very/RB light/JJ case./. But/CC I/PRP shall/MD be/VB very/RB distressed/JJ until/IN I/PRP know/VBP you/PRP have/VBP escaped/VBN contagion."She/PRP threw/VBD her/PRP$ little,/JJ hand/NN up/IN in/IN a/DT gesture/NN suggestive/NN of/IN fatalism./NN "It/IN matters/NNS little/RB now/RB what/WP becomes/VBZ of/IN me./PRP The/DT covered/VBN wagons/NNS of/IN the/DT emigrants/NNS crowd/VBP the/DT highways;/NNS they/PRP camp/NN on/IN the/DT rancho;/NN they/PRP help/VBP themselves/PRP to/TO our/PRP$ cattle./NNS Some,/RB even,/RB attracted/VBN by/IN the/DT land,/NN have/VBP built/VBN habitations/NNS upon/IN it/PRP and/CC are/VBP tilling/VBG it./DT It/PRP will/MD require/VB time,/NN money,/NN and/CC the/DT law,/NN to/TO rid/VB myself/PRP of/IN these/DT people./NNS They/PRP defy/VBP my/PRP$ majordomo;/NN soon/RB they/PRP will/MD impoverish/VB me./PRP I--I--cannot/NNP dwell/VBP in/IN poverty.""When/NN I/PRP am/VBP free/JJ to/TO leave/VB Happy/NNP Camp,/NNP Josepha,/NNP I/PRP will/MD rid/VB you/PRP of/IN these/DT unwelcome/JJ visitors./NN They/PRP are/VBP called/VBN squatters,/RB and/CC in/IN the/DT absence/NN of/IN government/NN they/PRP have/VBP elected/VBN to/TO ignore/VB all/DT land/NN titles./. But/CC soon/RB we/PRP shall/MD have/VB a/DT government/NN functioning;/NN even/RB now/RB it/PRP is/VBZ in/IN the/DT making./NN But,/CC as/IN you/PRP say,/VBP it/PRP will/MD require/VB time/NN and/CC money/NN to/TO protect/VB your/PRP$ interests.""I/NN will/MD not/RB trouble/VB you,/PRP Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP to/TO risk/VB your/PRP$ life,/NN your/PRP$ time,/NN or/CC your/PRP$ money/NN in/IN my/PRP$ behalf.""I/NN shall/MD require/VB no/DT reward,"/NN he/PRP replied/VBD coldly./, "You/PRP are/VBP no/RB longer/RB in/IN my/PRP$ debt;/NN I/PRP hope/VBP you/PRP will/MD not/RB again/RB be/VB indebted/JJ to/TO me,/VB but/CC I/PRP should/MD like/VB to/TO be/VB indebted/JJ to/TO you/PRP for/IN permission/NN to/TO serve/VB you.""But/IN your/PRP$ pride--"/NN she/PRP began./VBD "I/IN guard/NN it/PRP well./MD No/DT woman/NN shall/MD ever/RB trample/VB upon/IN it,/PRP$ I/PRP assure/VBP you./PRP It/PRP is/VBZ that/IN I/PRP have/VBP a/DT code./NN No/DT man/NN maytrample/NN upon/IN the/DT rights/NNS of/IN the/DT unfortunate/JJ and/CC the/DT helpless/JJ while/IN I/PRP turn/VBP a/DT deaf/JJ ear/NN and/CC an/DT unseeing/JJ eye/NN to/TO such/JJ oppression./NN For/IN that/IN I/PRP seek/VBP no/DT reward/NN save/IN the/DT delight/NN of/IN knowing/VBG I/PRP have/VBP played/VBN the/DT man's/JJ part.""Perhaps,/NN Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP you/PRP will/MD expect/VB a/DT reward.""In/JJ that/IN event/NN I/PRP shall/MD not/RB reveal/VB my/PRP$ expectations./NN I/PRP have/VBP told/VBN you/PRP that/IN no/DT woman/NN may/MD trample/VB on/IN my/PRP$ pride./NN I/PRP shall/MD hope/VB to/TO have/VB the/DT honor/NN of/IN serving/VBG you,/JJ and/CC when/WRB my/PRP$ service/NN is/VBZ done/VBN I/PRP shall/MD ride/VB away,/RB nor/CC seek/VB to/TO remind/VB you/PRP of/IN it.""You/PRP are/VBP a/DT strange/JJ gringo,/NN Don/NNP Dermod./NNP Sometimes/RB I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP am/VBP close/RB to/TO an/DT understanding/NN of/IN you./NNP ./. ./. ./. Well,/NNP we/PRP are/VBP prisoners/NNS together,/RB it/PRP seems./VBD I/PRP will/MD pray/VB for/IN your/PRP$ liberty."/NN She/PRP waved/VBD her/PRP$ gauntleted/JJ glove/NN at/IN him/PRP and/CC rode/VBD up/RB into/IN the/DT heart/NN of/IN the/DT camp./NN Presently/RB the/DT messenger/NN from/IN the/DT quarantine/NN guard/NN rode/VBD up./NNP Bejabers/NNP Harmon/NNP strode/VBD out/RP to/TO meet/VB him./PRP "The/DT doctor/NN tells/VBZ me/PRP you/PRP fellers/VBD want/VB to/TO see/VB me,"/, the/DT messenger/NN shouted./MD "Don't/RB be/VB afraid/JJ to/TO come/VB close/RB to/TO me./RP I've/NN had/VBD smallpox,/JJ and/CC it/PRP ain't/RB so/RB ketchin'/NN with/IN me./PRP If/IN I/PRP get/VBP it/PRP I'll/RB get/VB over/IN it./PRP What/WP do/VBP you/PRP boys/NNS want?""I'm/VB the/DT alcalde,"/NN Bejabers/NNP informed/VBD him/PRP with/IN great/JJ dignity./NN "As/IN the/DT representative/NN of/IN law/NN and/CC order/NN in/IN Happy/NNP Camp,/NNP I/PRP received/VBD your/PRP$ message./NN It's/IN a/DT fair/JJ message/NN and/CC the/DT sensible/JJ thing/NN to/TO do;/VB I'll/NNP spread/VBD the/DT news/NN and/CC do/VB my/PRP$ best/JJS to/TO see/VB to/TO it/PRP that/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP respects/VBZ the/DT wishes/NNS o'/IN the/DT majority./NN Caramba,/NNP stranger,/NN but/CC you're/PRP certainly/RB pockmarked./VBD I/PRP suppose/VBP that's/IN why/WRB you/PRP got/VBD elected/VBN to/TO carry/VB the/DT message/NN to/TO us,/VB ain't/RB it?""You've/PRP guessed/VBD it.""Welcome/PRP to/TO Happy/NNP Camp./NNP She's/NNP a/DT mite/NN depressed/VBD now,/RB I/PRP admit,/VBP but/CC ordinarily/RB she's/PRP a/DT hummer./NN You're/IN the/DT guest/NN of/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP from/IN now/RB until/IN I/PRP let/VBP you/PRP go,/VB mister./. If/IN none/NN o'/IN the/DT rest/NN of/IN us/PRP can/MD go/VB out,/JJ 'twouldn't/RB be/VB fair/JJ to/TO make/VB an/DT exception/NN in/IN your/PRP$ favor.""But/NN I/PRP must/MD rejoin/VB my/PRP$ friends,/JJ to/TO report/VB to/TO them/PRP the/DT delivery/NN of/IN their/PRP$ ultimatum--""Sho,/JJ boy./NN Pull,/NNP up./NNP You're/NNP tryin'/VBD to/TO back/VB out/RP o'/IN the/DT saddle./NN How/WRB do/VBP you/PRP know/VB the/DT wind/NN ain't/VB blown/VBN some/DT smallpox/JJ germs/NNS on/IN you?/JJ And/CC yet,/RB here/RB you/PRP are/VBP a-fixin'/NN to/TO carry/VB 'em/PRP back/RB to/TO your/PRP$ friends."/NNS He/PRP came/VBD closer/RBR to/TO the/DT pockmarked/VBN man./NN "Git/NN off'n/IN that/DT horse/NN and/CC make/VB yourself/PRP to/TO home/NN the/DT best/RBS you/PRP can,/MD stranger./VB I'm/NNP goin'/NNS to/TO put/VB a/DT guard/NN of/IN our/PRP$ own/JJ on/IN that/DT trail/NN with/IN orders/NNS to/TO kill/VB the/DT first/JJ man/NN that/IN tries/VBZ to/TO break/VB quarantine./NN Your/PRP$ people/NNS can/MD halt/VB them/PRP that's/IN tryin'/NN to/TO get/VB into/IN Happy/NNP Camp,/NNP but/CC Happy/NNP Camp'll/NNP 'tend/PRP to/TO them/PRP as/IN tries/VBZ to/TO get/VB out./RP 'Tain't/. often/RB we/PRP get/VBP sick/JJ a/DT pockmarked/VBD visitor,"/NN he/PRP added/VBD with/IN grim/JJ irony,/NN "and/CC when/WRB we/PRP git/VBP one,/IN particularly/RB at/IN this/DT season/NN o'/IN the/DT year,/NN we/PRP certainly/RB do/VBP cherish/JJ him./PRP Seems/VBZ like/IN it's/PRP awful/RB hard/JJ to/TO git/VB male/JJ nurses/NNS here/RB lately."The/RB stranger/NN laughed./VBD "You/PRP win,"/IN he/PRP replied./VBD 'Your/PRP$ argument's/NNS fair./VBD I/PRP wasn't/VBD figuring/VBG on/IN spending/VBG the/DT winter/NN in/IN this/DT hell-hole,/NN but/CC since/IN you/PRP insist,/VBP why,/PRP have/VBP it/PRP your/PRP$ way."Each/NN day/NN the/DT Bart/NNP threw/VBD a/DT rock/NN at/IN their/PRP$ door;/NN when/WRB they/PRP opened/VBD it/PRP he/PRP gave/VBD them/PRP news/NN of/IN the/DT progress/NN 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go/VB to/TO Happy/NNP Camp,/NNP she/PRP had/VBD followed/VBN as/RB soon/RB as/IN he/PRP had/VBD become/VBN settled/VBN there./. Madge/NNP cooked/VBD for/IN them,/PRP mended/VBD their/PRP$ clothes,/NNS so/RB sadly/RB in/IN need/NN of/IN her/PRP$ womanly/NN attentions,/NN scolded/VBD them/PRP for/IN their/PRP$ disorder,/NN treated/VBD them/PRP like/IN so/RB many/JJ small/JJ boys./NN It/PRP was/VBD impossible/JJ not/RB to/TO like/VB her--and/PRP$ little/JJ bylittle/NN the/DT thought/NN found/VBD haven/NN in/IN Bejabers's/NNP brain/NN that/IN Madge/NNP really/RB was/VBD a/DT lady,/NN provided/VBN one/NN did/VBD not/RB draw/VB the/DT lines/NNS too/RB fine./VB When/WRB a/DT week/NN had/VBD passed/VBN he/PRP ventured/VBD the/DT opinion/NN to/TO D'Arcy/NNP that/IN their/PRP$ guest/NN was/VBD a/DT fine/JJ woman/NN and/CC would/MD never/RB have/VB stubbed/VBN her/PRP$ toe/NN socially/RB if/IN she/PRP had/VBD had/VBD the/DT right/JJ sort/NN of/IN husband/NN in/IN the/DT first/JJ place,/NN and/CC had/VBD not/RB been/VBN left/VBN at/IN the/DT mercy/NN of/IN a/DT masculine/JJ world./JJ D'Arcy/NNP observed/VBD that/IN when/WRB Madge/NNP renewed/VBD the/DT dressing/VBG on/IN Bejabers's/NNP inflamed/VBD arm/NN a/DT look,/NN bordering/VBG on/IN beatitude,/NN appeared/VBD in/IN Mr./NNP Harmon's/NNP none/NN too/RB lovely/JJ orbs;/NNS from/IN which/WDT he/PRP surmised/VBD that/IN the/DT scandalously/NN naked/JJ little/JJ cherub/NN with/IN the/DT bow/NN and/CC arrow/NN was/VBD stalking/VBG the/DT alcalde/NN of/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP When,/NNP at/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN eight/CD days,/NN none/NN of/IN the/DT vaccinated/JJ men/NNS had/VBD developed/VBN symptoms/NNS of/IN smallpox/JJ infection,/NN the/DT Bart/NNP came/VBD to/TO a/DT decision./NN "Ye'll/NN have/VBP to/TO help/VB me/PRP now,"/RB he/PRP informed/VBD them./PRP "I've/NN done/VBN the/DT best/RBS I/PRP can/MD for/IN you;/PRP now/RB ye'll/RB have/VBP to/TO stand/VB shoulder/NN to/TO shoulder/VB with/IN me/PRP and/CC do/VB the/DT best/JJS ye/PRP can/MD by/IN your/PRP$ fellow/NN man./NN There/RB are/VBP twenty/CD cases/NNS up/IN the/DT arroyo,/NN scattered/VBN over/IN a/DT distance/NN of/IN three/CD miles./, I/PRP need/VBP more/RBR nurses;/JJ this/DT devilish/JJ scourge/NN is/VBZ getting/VBG away/RB from/IN me/PRP fast./RB The/DT miners/NNS are/VBP in/IN a/DT grand/JJ funk/NN and/CC will/MD no/RB longer/RBR come/VB near/IN the/DT afflicted./NN Everybody's/NNP staying/VBG indoors;/JJ like/IN you/PRP lads,/VBP they/PRP only/RB venture/VB out/RP to/TO get/VB water/NN and/CC fuel,/NN or/CC stand/VB by/IN outside/IN their/PRP$ cabins/NNS with/IN buckets/NNS of/IN water/NN when/WRB I'm/PRP burning/VBG the/DT cabins/NNS of/IN the/DT dead.""Come/NN in,/IN Sir/NNP Humphrey./NNP Don't/NNP stand/VBP out/IN there/RB shouting/VBG at/IN us.""So/RB I/PRP am,/VBP so/RB I/PRP am./VBP That's/DT how/WRB a/DT habit/NN grows/VBZ on/IN a/DT man."/NN He/PRP entered/VBD and/CC sat/VBD down./RP Silently/RB Bejabers/NNP handed/VBD him/PRP a/DT brimming/NN bumper/NN of/IN whisky./DT The/DT Bart/NNP eyed/VBD it/PRP tragically/RB but/CC shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "My/IN nerves/NNS aregone,/VBP me/PRP dear/JJ Bejabers./NNP If/IN I/PRP took/VBD one/CD drop/NN now/RB I'd/NNP kill/VB the/DT man/NN that'd/MD keep/VB me/PRP away/RB from/IN a/DT gallon/NN of/IN it./PRP Pay/VB attention/NN to/TO me/PRP now,/RB all/DT o'/IN ye./NNP The/DT quarantine/NN on/IN this/DT cabin/NN is/VBZ lifted/VBN and/CC the/DT fight's/NNS really/RB begun./VBD Listen/VB to/TO my/PRP$ lecture/NN on/IN the/DT care/NN of/IN smallpox/NN patients/NNS and/CC remember/VB what/WP I/PRP tell/VBP ye."He/PRP lectured/VBN to/TO them/PRP briefly;/IN then/RB led/VBD them/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ patients,/NN one/NN by/IN one,/NNP assigning/VBG a/DT certain/JJ number/NN of/IN sick/JJ to/TO each./DT "Jim/NNP Toy,/NNP the/DT pockmarked/VBN man,/NN and/CC I/PRP are/VBP exhausted./VBN We/PRP must/MD have/VB a/DT night/NN of/IN complete/JJ rest,''/NNS he/PRP reminded/VBD them./, "Dermod,/NNP and/CC ye,/NNP Bejabers,/NNP will/MD take/VB charge/NN of/IN the/DT patients/NNS up/IN the/DT creek./NN Look/VB for/IN them/PRP yourselves./. I'm/PRP too/RB tired/JJ to/TO show/VB you/PRP the/DT way."In/NN the/DT terrible/JJ situation/NN which/WDT faced/VBD him,/IN the/DT Bart/NNP had/VBD accomplished/VBN miracles./NN Upon/IN the/DT death/NN of/IN Feather/NNP River/NNP Henry/NNP he/PRP had/VBD commandeered/VBN the/DT entire/JJ stock/NN of/IN lumber/NN on/IN hand/NN at/IN the/DT little/JJ portable/JJ sawmill;/NN then/RB he/PRP had/VBD organized/VBN the/DT men/NNS of/IN the/DT camp/NN and/CC proceeded/VBD swiftly/RB to/TO the/DT erection/NN of/IN an/DT isolation/NN hospital,/NN in/IN an/DT adjacent/JJ ca$on,/NN from/IN which/WDT the/DT prevailing/JJ winds/NNS could/MD not/RB blow/VB the/DT germs/NNS back/RB upon/IN Happy/JJ Camp./NNP He/PRP had/VBD commandeered/VBN blankets/NNS for/IN the/DT rough/JJ board/NN bunks/NNS and/CC issued/VBD an/DT order/NN that/IN any/DT man/NN feeling/VBG ill,/JJ and/CC particularly/RB with/IN a/DT mounting/VBG fever,/NN a/DT severe/JJ headache,/NN and/CC pains/NNS in/IN the/DT back/NN and/CC legs,/NN was/VBD to/TO walk/VB to/TO this/DT isolation/NN camp/NN and/CC remain/VB until/IN permitted/VBD to/TO return./VB In/IN the/DT face/NN of/IN a/DT pitiful/JJ scarcity/NN of/IN even/RB the/DT most/RBS rudimentary/JJ means/NNS of/IN combating/VBG the/DT epidemic,/NN the/DT Bart/NNP had/VBD taken/VBN the/DT sole/JJ means/NNS left/VBN to/TO him,/VB that/IN of/IN isolation/NN and/CC prompt/JJ destruction/NN by/IN fire/NN of/IN every/DT cabin/NN in/IN which/WDT a/DT smallpox/JJ case/NN originated./VBN He/PRP had/VBD had/VBN dug/VBN a/DT short/JJ distance/NN from/IN the/DT isolation/NN camp/NN a/DT long/JJ trench,/NN to/TO which/WDT he/PRP and/CC Jim/NNP Toy/NNP and/CC the/DT pockmarked/JJ man/NN had/VBD been/VBN carrying/VBG the/DT dead/JJ and/CC covering/VBG them/PRP with/IN about/IN eighteen/CD inches/NNS of/IN dirt./NN "I/NNS have/VBP one/CD complete/JJ layer/NN down/IN the/DT full/JJ length/NN of/IN the/DT trench,"/NN he/PRP informed/VBD D'Arcy/NNP and/CC company./NN "We'll/RB start/VB a/DT layer/NN on/IN top/JJ of/IN that/DT today./NN I/PRP have/VBP forty/CD cases/NNS now;/RB we've/NN had/VBD twenty-seven/CD deaths,/NN and/CC a/DT census/NN of/IN the/DT camp/NN reveals/VBZ a/DT hundred/CD and/CC eighty-two/CD people/NNS not/RB yet/RB affected./VBN A/DT man/NN tried/VBD to/TO run/VB the/DT guard/NN last/JJ night./NN He/PRP got/VBD by/IN our/PRP$ men/NNS but/CC the/DT down-country/NN guard/NN killed/VBD him./PRP 'Twill/MD be/VB a/DT lesson/NN to/TO the/DT weaklings.""Who/NN was/VBD the/DT man?""The/JJ Indian/NNP vaquero/NN who/WP accompanied/VBD Se$orita/NNP Guerrero.""Have/VBP you/PRP seen/VBN the/DT se$orita/NN lately?/RB Is/VBZ she/PRP well?""She/RB isn't/RB in/IN my/PRP$ isolation/NN camp,/NN Dermod./NNP I/PRP have/VBP no/DT time/NN for/IN social/JJ diversions.""Have/NN there/RB been/VBN any/DT cases/NNS taken/VBN out/IN of/IN the/DT Mansion/NNP House?""The/NNP only/RB cases/NNS taken/VBN out/RP have/VB been/VBN cases/NNS of/IN whisky./DT I've/NN commandeered/VBD it/PRP all/DT for/IN my/PRP$ patients./NN Nothing/NN like/IN a/DT drop/NN o'/IN the/DT craythure/NN to/TO keep/VB up/RP the/DT heart-action."/NN He/PRP turned/VBD to/TO Madge./NNP "Ye're/NNP chief/NN nurse,/NN lass,"/NN he/PRP informed/VBD her,/PRP "and/CC the/DT others/NNS will/MD take/VB orders/NNS from/IN you/PRP in/IN my/PRP$ absence.""You're/NN a/DT rare/JJ old/JJ sport,"/NNS Madge/NNP replied,/VBD and/CC kissed/VBD him./PRP "We'll/RB not/RB let/VB you/PRP down./RP Go/VB pound/VB your/PRP$ tired/JJ old/JJ head./VBN My/PRP$ word,/NN that/IN little/JJ Chinaman/NNP looks/VBZ like/IN a/DT wraith./NN Somebody/NN give/VB the/DT poor/JJ heathen/NN a/DT drink.""And/NN there/EX were/VBD men/NNS in/IN this/DT camp/NN who/WP would/MD have/VB deported/VBN him,"/PRP D'Arcy/NNP reflected./NNP He/PRP rumpled/VBD Jim/NNP Toy's/NNP black/JJ head./NN "Jim/NNP Toy,/NNP you/PRP heap/NN velly/RB fine/JJ boy.""You/NNS heap/NN velly/RB fine/JJ boss,"/NN Jim/NNP Toy/NNP replied,/NN and/CC staggered/VBD away/RB to/TO the/DT cabin/NN with/IN the/DT Bart./NNP Sometime/RB during/IN the/DT night,/NN as/IN Madge/NNP was/VBD sponging/VBG a/DT delirious/JJ patient/NN with/IN snow-water,/JJ the/DT Bart/NNP came/VBD into/IN the/DT isolation/NN hospital./NN "Anyone/NN blink/NN out/IN while/IN I/PRP was/VBD gone,/VBN lass?"/RB he/PRP queried./VBZ The/DT girl/NN pointed/VBD to/TO a/DT bunk,/NN and/CC the/DT Bart/NNP staggered/VBD over/RB and/CC looked/VBD down/RB into/IN the/DT horrible,/JJ swollen/JJ face/NN of/IN the/DT dead/JJ man./NN Judson/NNP and/CC McCready/NNP joined/VBD him./PRP "He/RB just/RB died,/VBD doc,"/NN Judson/NNP volunteered./, "Me/NNP an'/JJS Mac'll/NNP carry/VB him/PRP out/RP at/IN daylight."Sir/NN Humphrey/NNP nodded,/, sat/VBD down/RP on/IN a/DT bench/NN and/CC leaned/VBD back/RB against/IN the/DT wall./NN He/PRP closed/VBD his/PRP$ eyes/NNS and/CC appeared/VBD to/TO sleep,/VB but/CC at/IN daylight/NN when/WRB Judson/NNP and/CC McCready/NNP carried/VBD out/RP to/TO the/DT trench/NN the/DT last/JJ to/TO die,/VB he/PRP came/VBD awake./RB Madge,/NNP alannah!""Yes,/. doc./-RRB- What/WP is/VBZ it?""I've/PRP got/VBD it,/VBN darlin'./NN For/IN two/CD days/NNS I've/NN suspected/VBD I/PRP had/VBD it./DT The/DT initial/JJ rash/NN is/VBZ coming/VBG out/RP now."/RB He/PRP held/VBD his/PRP$ hands/NNS before/IN her,/PRP palms/NNS up./WDT "If/VBP ye/PRP please,/VBP I/PRP think/VBP I--might/JJ dare--to/NN take/VB a/DT drink/NN now./, I'm/IN a/DT bit/NN wobbly./NN ./. ./. ./. Ye're/NN a/DT fine/JJ brave/JJ girl,/NN Madge,/NNP me/PRP dear./, Ye'll/RB do/VBP the/DT best/JJS ye/PRP can/MD by/IN me,/NN I/PRP know,/VBP but--don't/CC bother/VBP too/RB much./RB There's/DT others/NNS that'll/MD be/VB more/JJR of/IN a/DT loss/NN to/TO the/DT world/NN than/IN ould/DT me!/NN Give/VB me/PRP a/DT long/JJ drink/NN of/IN cold/JJ water/NN now,/NNS Madge,/VBP ye/PRP poor/JJ innocent,/JJ and/CC go/VB back/RB to/TO your/PRP$ patients./NN Remember/VB what/WP I/PRP told/VBD ye,/NNS there's/TO a/DT good/JJ girl./NN Keep/VB their/PRP$ eyes/NNS sponged/VBN out./RP Don't/NNP let/VB the/DT secretions/NNS gather/VBP in/IN them,/PRP$ else,/NN should/MD they/PRP survive,/VB 'tis/PRP blind/JJ they/PRP may/MD be!"He/VB drank/VBD the/DT tin/NN cup/NN of/IN snow-water/NN she/PRP held/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ hot/JJ lips/NNS and/CC lay/VBD back/RB against/IN the/DT wall,/NN but/CC he/PRP was/VBD not/RB cold./VBN Madge/NNP spread/VBD a/DT pair/NN of/IN clean/JJ blankets/NNS in/IN the/DT bunk/NN so/RB recently/RB vacated,/VBN led/VBD him/PRP to/TO it/PRP and/CC tucked/VBD him/PRP in./, "What/IN a/DT pity/NN to/TO Spoil/VB these/DT fine/JJ blankets,"/NN he/PRP murmured/VBD humbly,/RB "when/VBN some/DT better/JJR man'll/NN soon/RB be/VB needing/VBG them."He/PRP slept./VBD When/WRB he/PRP awakened/VBD a/DT woman/NN was/VBD leaning/VBG over/IN him,/PRP wiping/VBG his/PRP$ hot/JJ brow/NN with/IN a/DT cold/JJ towel./NN TheBart/NNP gazed/VBD at/IN her/PRP a/DT little/JJ bewildered,/NN for/IN his/PRP$ fever/NN was/VBD very/RB high./JJR "Ye're/NN not/RB Madge,"/IN he/PRP charged/VBD weakly./. "No,/VBN se$or/NN doctor,/NN I/PRP am/VBP Josepha/NNP Guerrero./NNP I/PRP am/VBP weary/JJ of/IN that/DT hotel./NN It/PRP is/VBZ lonely.""Ye/JJ shouldn't/NN have/VBP come/VBN here!/RB Ye're/RB not/RB sick,/JJ are/VBP ye?""Gracias/NNS a/DT Dios,/NNP no,/NN se$or/NN doctor./, But/CC it/PRP is/VBZ not/RB the/DT part/NN of/IN a/DT woman/NN to/TO hide/VB like/IN the/DT rat/NN in/IN his/PRP$ hole/NN while/IN brave/JJ men/NNS do/VBP the/DT woman's/NNS work./, I/PRP have/VBP seen/VBN from/IN the/DT window/NN Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ friends/NNS come/VBP out/RP from/IN their/PRP$ little/JJ house./NN 'Ah,'/'' I/PRP say/VBP to/TO myself,/VB 'these/PRP men/NNS do/VBP the/DT big/JJ thing,/NN the/DT brave/JJ thing./NN I/PRP must/MD help,/VB too.'/RB Well,/IN I/PRP am/VBP here,/RB se$or/JJ doctor."The/NN Bart/NNP had/VBD no/DT answer./NN He/PRP closed/VBD his/PRP$ eyes/NNS and/CC sighed/VBD deeply./RB Then,/DT quite/RB suddenly,/JJ he/PRP commenced/VBD to/TO weep./DT Perhaps/RB he/PRP was/VBD thinking/VBG of/IN his/PRP$ wasted/VBN life./NN D'ARCY/NNP and/CC Bejabers/NNP Harmon,/NNP having/VBG prepared/VBN a/DT funeral/NN pyre/NN within/IN an/DT isolated/VBN cabin,/NN were/VBD cremating/VBG its/PRP$ late/JJ occupant,/NN when/WRB McCready/NNP came/VBD up/IN the/DT creek/NN and/CC joined/VBD them./PRP "Madge/NN sent/VBD me/PRP up,"/IN he/PRP explained,/VBD "to/TO relieve/VB you/PRP an'/IN Bejabers/NNS long/RB enough/RB for/IN you/PRP to/TO go/VB down/RB to/TO the/DT pest-house/NN an'/NN say/VBP good-by/UH to/TO the/DT Bart./NNP He's/NNP down/IN with/IN it/PRP at/IN last."Bejabers/NNS grimaced/VBD in/IN distress./NN "That's/IN the/DT price/NN he/PRP pays/VBZ for/IN bein'/NN a/DT gentleman,/JJ Mac./NNP He/PRP could/MD have/VB been/VBN selfish/JJ and/CC vaccinated/JJ himself,/NN but--he/, wouldn't./MD Preferred/VBN to/TO save/VB his/PRP$ friends--the/JJ danged/JJ ol'/RB worthless/JJ skunk!/NN I'm/IN sure/JJ goin'/NN to/TO give/VB him/PRP the/DT devil!"/NN Together/RB D'Arcy/NNP and/CC Bejabers/NNP reported/VBD to/TO Madge,/NNP who/WP led/VBD them/PRP at/IN once/RB to/TO the/DT bunk/NN where/WRB the/DT Bart/NNP lay/VBD quietly/RB gazing/VBG at/IN the/DT ceiling./NN Bejabers/NNP ran/VBD a/DT hand/NN over/IN the/DT noble/JJ old/JJ brow,/NN already/RB disfigured/VBN with/IN the/DT telltale/NN rash./NN "Bart,"/'' he/PRP said/VBD huskily,/NN "when/RB you/PRP git/VBP well/RB I'm/IN a-goin'/NN to/TO call/VB a/DT meetin'/NN of/IN the/DT company/NN and/CC have/VBP you/PRP read/VB out/RP o'/IN the/DT party./NN You/PRP just/RB ain't/RB got/VBD good/JJ sense./NN D'ye/. think/VB anybody'd/CC done/VBN for/IN you/PRP what/WP you/PRP done/VBN for/IN them?/NN How/WRB many/JJ lives/NNS you/PRP got/VBD to/TO live/VB to/TO know/VB it/PRP don't/RB pay/VB to/TO take/VB the/DT short/JJ end/NN o'/IN the/DT deal/NN when/WRB you/PRP can/MD just/RB as/RB well/RB take/VB the/DT long/JJ end?/NN You/PRP ornery,/JJ worthless,/NN good-for-nothing/JJ old/JJ he-angel,/NN what/WP d'you/VBP mean/JJ by/IN gittin'/NN sick,/JJ eh?"The/RB Bart/NNP kept/VBD his/PRP$ eyes/NNS closed/VBD but/CC smiled/VBD a/DT thin/JJ ghost/NN of/IN his/PRP$ old/JJ waggish/NN leer./VBD "Dear,/JJ honest,/NN brave,/NN primitive/JJ Bejabers!''/IN he/PRP murmured./VBD "What/IN a/DT fraud/NN ye/PRP are!/VBP I'm/IN so--sorry/JJ now--I/JJ didn't/NNS try/VBP harder/JJR to/TO be/VB a--goodpartner./DT I've/NN just/RB discovered--what/, the/DT word/NN means--I--I--""You/. shet/VB up,"/RB Bejabers/IN commanded,/NN and/CC then/RB choked/VBD and/CC turned/VBD away/RB that/IN his/PRP$ friends/NNS might/MD not/RB see/VB how/WRB weak/JJ he/PRP was./VBD D'Arcy/NNP took/VBD the/DT Bart's/NNP hot/JJ hand/NN in/IN his./PRP$ "I'm/NNP here,/, Sir/NNP Humphrey.""Aye,/NNP lad,/NN I/PRP sent/VBD for/IN you./NNP Well,/NNP Dermod,/NNP the/DT old/JJ ship/NN is/VBZ hit/VBN below/IN the/DT water-line;/JJ she's/NNS sinking/VBG fast,/IN me/PRP boy./. The/DT day/NN the/DT first/JJ case/NN developed/VBN I---sent/JJ a/DT man/NN below/IN to/TO get/VB vaccine./NN There/EX is/VBZ none./DT Every/DT blessed/VBN article/NN under/IN heaven/NN comes/VBZ to,/TO us/PRP in/IN ships,/NN but--no/, vaccine./NN If/IN we/PRP could/MD find/VB a/DT healthy/JJ young/JJ heifer/NN with/IN a/DT good/JJ case/NN of/IN cowpox/NN we/PRP could/MD inoculate/VB with/IN lymph/NN from/IN the/DT vesicles/NNS on/IN her/PRP abdomen--but/CC the/DT cursed/VBN cows/NNS of/IN California/NNP are/VBP without/IN cowpox!/NN So/IN the/DT disease/NN must/MD run/VB its/PRP$ course./NN "Ye've/NN been/VBN vaccinated/VBN successfully;/JJ ye'll/NN not/RB be/VB liable/JJ to/TO contract/VB the/DT disease,/NN lad,/VBD so/RB promise/VB me/PRP ye'll/JJ stick/NN by/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP These/DT miners/NNS are/VBP ignorant/JJ men/NNS and/CC badly/RB frightened,/JJ but/CC soon/RB they'll/MD be/VB ashamed/JJ of/IN their/PRP$ fright/NN and/CC there/EX will/MD not/RB be/VB lacking/VBG men/NNS to/TO help/VB ye./NNP Keep/VB them/PRP away,/RB however,/RB while/IN ye/PRP and/CC Madge/NNP and/CC the/DT boys/NNS can/MD handle/VB the/DT situation/NN alone./RB Poor/NNP Happy/NNP Camp!/NNP 'Tis/. Camp/NNP Sorrowful/NNP now,/RB begob!""Together/IN we/PRP established/VBD Happy/JJ Camp,/NNP Sir/NNP Humphrey./NNP I/PRP shall/MD not/RB abandon/VB it/PRP in/IN its/PRP$ extremity.""Good/JJ lad./NN Ye/NN weren't/VBD born/VBN a/DT D'Arcy/NNP for/IN nothing./NN Ye'll/RB make/VBP yer/NN pile,/NN lad,/NN and/CC some/DT day/NN yell/NN be/VB going/VBG home./RB I've/. been/VBN coming/VBG home/NN from/IN sea/NN forty/CD years,/NNS but--I'll/CC not/RB see/VB Kinsale/NNP Head/NNP again./VBD To/TO be/VB sure/JJ I'm/NN in/IN the/DT black/JJ book/NN with/IN my/PRP$ people/NNS for/IN deserting/VBG the/DT country's/NNS service--I/NN who/WP was/VBD decorated/VBN for--but/CC no/DT matter./NN "Ye'll/RB be/VB calling/VBG on/IN them,/PRP no/DT doubt--the/JJ D'Arcys/NNP were/VBD always/RB welcome/JJ at/IN Galtee/NNP Manor./NNP 'Tis/. possible/JJ they/PRP may/MD not/RB mention/VB me,/NNS Dermod,/NNP but/CC if/IN they/PRP should--tell/VBP them/PRP I/PRP finished/VBD like/IN a/DT decent/JJ man,/NN for/IN all/DT the/DT roving,/NN devil-may-care/NN vagabond/NN I've/NN been./, The/DT navy/NN was/VBD no/DT place/NN for/IN the/DT like/JJ o'/IN me./NN I/PRP never/RB could/MD stand/VB discipline./NN ./. ./. ./. 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"Yere/RB hand,/JJR son/NN of/IN my/PRP$ boyhood's/NNS friend./. Ye've/NN been/VBN a/DT dear/JJ lad/NN to/TO a/DT very/RB trying/VBG old/JJ scalawag./NN I'm/IN leaving/VBG my/PRP$ poor/JJ people/NNS to/TO you--ye'll/VB do/VB your/PRP$ best,/'' I/PRP know--poor/VBP helpless/JJ souls/NNS ./. ./. ./. And/CC the/DT Spanish/NNP girl!/NN My/PRP$ word,/NN Dermod,/NNP there's/POS a/DT woman!/NN Ye/NN could/MD go/VB farther/RB and/CC fare/NN worse./. "Tell/'' Bejabers/NNP I've/NNP loved/VBD him./PRP Parting/NNP is/VBZ at/IN best,/RB as/IN the/DT French/JJ say,/NNS a/DT little/JJ bit/NN of/IN dying,/VBG so/RB I'll/JJ not/RB say/VB good-by./JJ Remember,/NNS if/IN my/PRP$ people/NNS should/MD mention/VB me--""Yes,/JJ Yes,/NN I/PRP shall/MD remember,/VB Sir/NNP Humphrey.""Caid/NNP mille/, faltha!/VBG A/DT bottle/NN of/IN the/DT best,/JJS Michael,/NNP lad./VBD 'Tis/. not/RB often/RB I'm/IN home,/NN more's/VBD the/DT pity,/NN to/TO offer/VB a/DT sup/NN and/CC a/DT bite/NN to/TO my/PRP$ friends./NN ./. ./. ./. Dermod,/NNP lad,/, where/WRB was/VBD I?/NNP Not/RB home,/RB surely./VBD Ah,/NNP yes,/, I/PRP remember./VBD That/DT Spanish-Californian/JJ girl--worth/NN a/DT king's/NN ransom./NN Don't/NNP be/VB a/DT fool./NN If/IN she/PRP lives/VBZ ./. ./. ./. 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Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP you,/, look/VBP hurt.""You/PRP do/VBP not/RB understand,"/VB he/PRP said./VBD "Well,/IN I/PRP have/VBP my/PRP$ work/NN awaiting/VBG me/PRP far/RB up/RP the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico;/IN we/PRP shall/MD not/RB meet/VB often/RB until/IN this/DT scourge/NN is/VBZ stamped/VBN out./RP I/PRP am/VBP very/RB proud/JJ of/IN you,/JJ Pepita,/NNP and/CC I/PRP am,/VBP too,/RB very/RB proud/JJ of/IN myself./PRP I/PRP am/VBP a/DT discerning/NN fellow,/NN for/IN long/RB ago/IN I/PRP said/VBD to/TO myself,/PRP gazing/VBG at/IN you:/JJ 'This/. woman/NN shall/MD be/VB the/DT mother/NN of/IN my/PRP$ son.'/NNS One/CD would/MD not/RB have/VB his/PRP$ son/NN born/VBN of/IN ignoble/JJ blood."The/NN same/JJ lambent/JJ glow/NN that/WDT had/VBD been/VBN in/IN the/DT glance/NN she/PRP had/VBD bestowed/VBN upon/IN him/PRP that/DT night/NN so/RB long/RB ago,/RB when/WRB with/IN young/JJ Tomas/NNP Espinosa/NNP she/PRP danced/VBD beneath/IN the/DT torchlight/NN at/IN San/NNP Juan/NNP Bautista,/NNP was/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ eyes/NNS now./. 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they/PRP tumbled/VBD down/RB from/IN the/DT Sierra,/NNPS but/CC the/DT broad/JJ deep/JJ Sacramento/NNP flowed/VBD silently/RB to/TO the/DT sea!/NN Could/MD it/PRP be/VB that/IN this/DT man,/NN because/IN of/IN racial/JJ pride,/NN modesty,/NN shyness,/NN or/CC a/DT queer/JJ belligerency/NN would/MD not/RB proclaim/VB himself/PRP a/DT woman's/NN captive?/NN Was/VBD he/PRP one/CD to/TO hide/VB his/PRP$ love,/NN making/VBG a/DT shrine/NN for/IN it/PRP in/IN some/DT deeply/RB hidden/JJ recess/NN of/IN his/PRP$ nature?/NN She/PRP wondered--and,/JJ wondering,/NNS said:/VBD "It/PRP is/VBZ good/JJ to/TO think/VB at/IN last/JJ we/PRP fight/VBP side/NN by/IN side/NN against/IN the/DT common/JJ enemy/NN and/CC not/RB between/IN ourselves,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod."She/NNP saw/VBD him/PRP gulp/VB slightly;/RB his/PRP$ slow/JJ glance/NN was/VBD one/CD of/IN suffering/NN and/CC pity./NN "It/NN was/VBD a/DT bitter/JJ day/NN for/IN you--that/JJ day/NN you/PRP met/VBD me,"/, he/PRP murmured/VBD tragically./NN "You/PRP asked/VBD me/PRP to/TO spare/VB Romauldo--and/NNP I/PRP did/VBD not/RB do/VB it./PRP I/PRP realized/VBD that/DT moment/NN the/DT price/NN I/PRP had/VBD to/TO pay/VB for/IN the/DT refusal./NN Ah,/IN 'twas/PRP a/DT bitter/JJ day/NN for/IN both/DT of/IN us--that/JJ day/NN we/PRP met./VBD Now,/RB because/IN of/IN me,/NN you/PRP are/VBP here,/RB trapped,/VBN walking/VBG with/IN a/DT dreadful/JJ death--and/NN if/IN death/NN spares/NNS you,/VBP doomed/VBN to/TO disfigurement.""I/NNS should/MD not,/RB in/IN that/DT case,/NN be/VB pleasant/JJ to/TO look/VB upon/IN Don/NNP Dermod./NNP It/PRP is/VBZ not/RB the/DT nature/NN of/IN men/NNS to/TO seek/VB marriage/NN with/IN ugly/JJ women./NN You/PRP would/MD then/RB forget/VB me/PRP readily.""I/NNS should/MD always/RB remember/VB your/PRP$ face/NN as/IN it/PRP is/VBZ now,"/RB he/PRP said/VBD with/IN a/DT curious/JJ dispassionate/JJ calmness./NN "And/CC when/WRB I/PRP gazed/VBD upon/IN the/DT record/NN of/IN your/PRP$ sacrifice,/NN I/PRP should/MD see/VB beyond/IN the/DT record/NN your/PRP$ shining,/VBP beautiful/JJ soul;/NN I/PRP should/MD want/VB to/TO kneel/VB and/CC kiss/VB the/DT hem/NN of/IN your/PRP$ garment,/NN that/IN I/PRP too/RB might/MD be/VB ennobled./VBN Dear/JJ little/JJ saint,/NN you/PRP shame/NN me!/, I/PRP waited/VBD until/IN the/DT vaccinationhad/NN taken/VBN effect./NN I/PRP should/MD have/VB been/VBN braver--brave/JJ enough/RB to/TO disobey/VB that/DT old/JJ martyr/NN lying/VBG yonder--and/JJ come/VBN sooner/RB to/TO the/DT aid/NN of/IN these/DT afflicted/VBN ones."She/PRP appeared/VBD to/TO disregard/VB this/DT speech./NN "If/IN you/PRP stood/VBD this/DT moment/NN where/WRB you/PRP stood/VBD that/DT day/NN I/PRP begged/VBD you/PRP for/IN Romauldo's/NNP life,/NN would/MD you/PRP grant/VB my/PRP$ desire?"He/NN shook/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN in/IN negation./NN "I/NN was/VBD ever/RB the/DT leader/NN here--and/CC it/PRP is/VBZ the/DT fate/NN of/IN leaders/NNS to/TO be/VB born/VBN to/TO circumstances/NNS far/RB less/RBR fortuitous/JJ than/IN they/PRP would/MD order/VB for/IN themselves,/PRP had/VBD they/PRP that/DT power./NN I/PRP would/MD not/RB sell/VB myself/PRP for/IN a/DT woman's/NN smile.""That/NN is/VBZ bravely/RB spoken./NN Why/WRB did/VBD you/PRP lend/VB my/PRP$ father/NN the/DT gold?""For/NN your/PRP$ sake./NN Your/PRP$ good/JJ father/NN knew/VBD not/RB the/DT value/NN of/IN money./NN I/PRP desired/VBD to/TO get/VB him/PRP into/IN my/PRP$ power;/NN to/TO plunge/VB him/PRP deeper/RBR into/IN my/PRP$ debt,/NN that/IN others/NNS might/MD not/RB have/VB opportunity/NN to/TO accord/VB him/PRP less/RBR consideration/NN on/IN the/DT day/NN of/IN settlement/NN than/IN I/PRP would/MD have/VB accorded/VBN him./PRP I/PRP feared/VBD he/PRP would/MD waste/VB your/PRP$ birthright,/NN not/RB realizing/VBG he/PRP was/VBD wasting/VBG it--and/CC when/WRB you/PRP read/VBD another/DT motive/NN in/IN my/PRP$ action/NN it/PRP pleased/VBD me/PRP not/RB to/TO protest/VB against/IN the/DT injustice/NN of/IN your/PRP$ thought./NN It/PRP was/VBD necessary/JJ to/TO my/PRP$ plan/NN that/IN you/PRP should/MD not/RB dissuade/VB me.""It/PRP is/VBZ true/JJ that/IN in/IN my/PRP$ resentment/NN that/IN day/NN we/PRP met/VBD you/PRP on/IN the/DT road/NN I/PRP did/VBD not/RB tell/VB you/PRP why/WRB my/PRP$ father/NN desired/VBD the/DT loan.""I/NNS understand/VBP your/PRP$ reason./NN A/DT proper/JJ womanly/NN pride/NN forbade/VBD that/IN you/PRP should/MD warn/VB me/PRP that/IN by/IN my/PRP$ action/NN I/PRP risked/VBD losing/VBG you./NNP You/PRP would/MD not/RB plead/VB with/IN me/PRP to/TO save/VB you/PRP for/IN myself.""And/PRP yet,/RB on/IN the/DT day/NN my/PRP$ father/NN called/VBD here/RB to/TO see/VB you/PRP and/CC you/PRP gave/VBD him/PRP the/DT loan/NN he/PRP sought,/VBD did/VBD I/PRP not/RB warn/VB you?/PRP And/CC did/VBD you/PRP not/RB turn/VB a/DT deaf/JJ ear/NN to/TO my/PRP$ pleading?""I/NN had/VBD passed/VBN my/PRP$ word/NN to/TO your/PRP$ father./NN I/PRP could/MD notwith/RB honor/VB repudiate/VBN my/PRP$ promise./NN I/PRP could/MD only/RB trust/VB to/TO you/PRP to/TO refuse/VB to/TO marry/VB Tomas/NNP Espinosa./NNP Curiously/RB enough,/RB I/PRP had/VBD a/DT profound/JJ faith/NN that/IN you/PRP would/MD not/RB sacrifice/VB yourself--or/PRP$ me.""But/NN if/IN I/PRP had?""I/VBP would/MD have/VB sent/VBN you/PRP that/IN unrecorded/JJ mortgage/NN for/IN a/DT wedding/NN gift."Her/NN eyes/NNS opened/VBD widely./DT "To/RB break/VBP my/PRP$ heart/NN on/IN my/PRP$ wedding-day,/NN Don/NNP Dermod?"/NNP she/PRP queried/VBD softly./DT "It/NN would/MD already/RB have/VB been/VBN broken,"/VBN he/PRP reminded/VBD her./PRP "Well,/IN I/PRP refused/VBD to/TO marry/VB him./PRP I/PRP loved/VBD him/PRP not./. And/CC now/RB there/EX is/VBZ no/DT one/NN to/TO advocate/NN his/PRP$ cause,/NN unless/IN it/PRP be/VB that/IN Don/NNP Emilio,/NNP when/WRB he/PRP learns/VBZ of/IN my/PRP$ father's/NN death,/NN will/MD ride/VB north/RB to/TO urge/VB that/IN I/PRP return/VBP with/IN him/PRP to/TO dwell/VB with/IN his/PRP$ family/NN until,/IN the/DT period/NN of/IN mourning/VBG over,/IN I/PRP marry/VBP his/PRP$ son.""And/NN if/IN he/PRP does?""I/VBZ shall/MD refuse./VB I/PRP shall/MD remain/VB at/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico--alone,/NNP and/CC manage/VB it/PRP as/IN best/RB I/PRP can./MD But/CC tell/VB me,/PRP my/PRP$ friend./NN How/WRB much/JJ gold/NN would/MD you/PRP have/VB lent/VBN my/PRP$ father/NN with/IN the/DT rancho/NN as/IN security?""I/NNS would/MD have/VB lent/VBN him/PRP fifty/CD thousand/CD dollars--a/NNS dollar/NN an/DT acre--and/NN no/DT land/NN in/IN California/NNP is/VBZ worth/JJ that/IN as/IN yet./NNP But/CC in/IN the/DT days/NNS to/TO come/VB that/IN fifty/CD thousand/CD acres/NNS will/MD be/VB worth/JJ a/DT great/JJ fortune;/NN it/PRP was/VBD well/RB to/TO plan/VB to/TO have/VB it/PRP slip/VB through/IN your/PRP$ father's/JJ fingers/NNS into/IN my/PRP$ outstretched/JJ hand./NN In/IN the/DT fulness/NN of/IN time/NN I/PRP would/MD have/VB foreclosed.""And/VBN the/DT Guerreros--penniless,/NNP left/VBD to/TO the/DT cold/JJ mercy/NN of/IN the/DT gringo!""I/NNS did/VBD not/RB plan/NN for/IN that./DT I/PRP hoped/VBD you/PRP would/MD marry/VB me--""I/JJ told/VBD you/PRP I/PRP was/VBD not/RB to/TO be/VB bought/VBN like/IN a/DT steer.""I/JJ understood/VBN that,/IN thoroughly./DT When/WRB the/DT RanchoArroyo/NNP Chico/NNP should/MD have/VB come/VBN into/IN my/PRP$ possession,/NN it/PRP would/MD have/VB represented/VBN the/DT fruits/NNS of/IN my/PRP$ labor,/NN would/MD it/PRP not?/RB Surely,/RB you/PRP realize/VBP how/WRB I/PRP toil/VBP for/IN the/DT gold/NN I/PRP planned/VBD to/TO pay/VB for/IN it?""Yes,/IN I/PRP suppose/VBP that/DT is/VBZ true,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod!""It/NNP seemed/VBD to/TO me,/VB in/IN that/DT event,/NN I/PRP might/MD have/VB the/DT poor/JJ privilege/NN of/IN having/VBG toiled/VBN for/IN you./PRP Josepha,/IN I/PRP have/VBP dreamed/VBN such/JJ dreams./NN I/PRP have/VBP looked/VBN into/IN the/DT future/NN and/CC found/VBD it/PRP a/DT future/JJ rosy/JJ for/IN the/DT conqueror/NN but/CC drab/NN and/CC unlovely/RB for/IN the/DT conquered./NN Even/RB now/RB the/DT ruthless/JJ invaders/NNS occupy/VBP your/PRP$ heritage,/NN fattening/NN upon/IN it,/DT planning/NN to/TO deprive/VB you/PRP of/IN it./DT "You/NNS will/MD have/VB to/TO defend/VB your/PRP$ title/NN against/IN every/DT trick/NN of/IN legislation,/NN the/DT law's/NN delay,/NN and/CC scheming/NN lawyers/NNS who/WP will/MD betray/VB you./PRP Without/IN the/DT funds/NNS necessary/JJ for/IN battle,/NN you/PRP will/MD be/VB forced/VBN to/TO give/VB to/TO these/DT defenders/NNS half/NN or/CC more/JJR of/IN what/WP you/PRP have/VBP in/IN order/NN to/TO preserve/VB the/DT remainder./NNP When/WRB the/DT streams/NNS have/VBP been/VBN looted/VBN of/IN their/PRP$ treasure/NN this/DT new/JJ tide/NN of/IN empire/NN that/WDT flows/VBZ in/RP covered/VBN wagons/NNS across/IN the/DT passes/NNS of/IN the/DT Sierra/NNP will/MD recede/VB to/TO the/DT fertile/JJ valleys/NNS where/WRB the/DT Hispano-Californians/NNPS have/VBP dwelt/VBN for/IN two/CD centuries/NNS in/IN peace./NN "In/IN his/PRP$ pursuit/NN of/IN territory/NN the/DT Anglo-Saxon/NNP is/VBZ ruthless,/JJ Josepha,/NNP justifying/, his/PRP$ ruthlessness/NN on/IN the/DT ground/NN of/IN greater/JJR efficiency,/NN the/DT taking,/NN by/IN force/NN if/IN necessary,/NNS from/IN the/DT few/JJ for/IN the/DT greater/JJR good/NN of/IN the/DT greatest/JJS number./NN When/WRB that/DT day/NN comes/VBZ to/TO you,/PRP darling,/RB come/VBP to/TO me/PRP and/CC I/PRP will/MD protect/VB you--without/JJ price,/NN without/IN hope/NN of/IN reward/NN other/JJ than/IN the/DT joy/NN and/CC pride/NN I/PRP shall/MD have/VB in/IN 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glad/JJ to/TO have/VB had/VBN this/DT understanding./NN I/PRP think,/VBP perhaps,/RB I/PRP shall/MD never/RB know/VB a/DT more/RBR noble/JJ gringo,/NN or/CC a/DT more/JJR foolish/JJ one,/NN or/CC one/CD more/JJR undiplomatic/JJ and/CC belligerent./NN ./. ./. .Well,/NN that/IN which/WDT is/VBZ to/TO be/VB will/MD be,/VB thou/DT childish/JJ one./NNP Go,/NNP with/IN thy/DT strange/JJ dreams,/NN to/TO the/DT dreadful/JJ tasks/NNS that/WDT call/VBP to/TO thee--and/DT I/PRP will/MD pray/VB that/IN the/DT good/JJ God/NNP will/MD give/VB to/TO thee/PRP all/DT that/IN thou/DT dost/NN desire."Abruptly/RB she/PRP turned/VBD from/IN him,/PRP took/VBD up/RP a/DT bucket/NN and/CC departed/VBD with/IN it/PRP for/IN a/DT distant/JJ spring./NN Across/IN the/DT room,/NN he/PRP saw/VBD Bejabers/NNP engaged/VBD in/IN low-voiced/JJ earnest/JJ conversation/NN with/IN the/DT girl/NN Madge./NNP The/DT Bart,/NNP still/RB immersed/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ delirium,/NN was/VBD watching/VBG a/DT horse-race/NN at/IN the/DT Curragh/NNP of/IN Kildare./NNP In/IN the/DT long,/JJ drafty,/NNS hastily/RB constructed/VBD ward/NN men/NNS moaned/VBD and/CC cursed/VBD and/CC wept,/VBD or/CC were/VBD silent,/JJ according/VBG to/TO their/PRP$ natures./NN He/PRP stepped/VBD outside/JJ and/CC gazed/VBD down/IN the/DT little/JJ ca$on/NN at/IN the/DT yellow/JJ flood/NN of/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP roaring/NN by/IN on/IN its/PRP$ way/NN to/TO the/DT sea/NN via/IN the/DT Rio/NNP Sacramento;/NNP at/IN the/DT encompassing/NN forest,/IN sparkling/VBG with/IN snow-crystals,/NN at/IN the/DT gray/JJ forbidding/VBG sky,/NN at/IN the/DT white/JJ lonely/JJ crest/NN of/IN the/DT Sierra/NNP peaks/NNS far/RB to/TO the/DT east./NN He/PRP smelled/VBD the/DT aroma/NN of/IN damp/JJ earth,/NN the/DT balsam/NN of/IN fir/NN and/CC pine/NN and/CC hemlock/NN and/CC bay-tree,/NN the/DT odor/NN of/IN wood-smoke/NN coming/VBG from/IN at/IN funeral/NN pyre./NN ./. ./. ./. 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Let's/NNP git/VBP goin'."/VBG SPRING/NNP of/IN 1850./DT Along/IN the/DT streams/NNS the/DT gaunt/NN willows/VBZ had/VBN put/VBN forth/RB their/PRP$ buds;/NNS bears,/IN released/VBN from/IN their/PRP$ winter/NN sleep,/NN prowled/VBD among/IN them,/PRP biting/VBG off/IN the/DT tender/JJ green/JJ shoots;/NN deer/NNS coughed/VBD in/IN the/DT timber,/NN and/CC in/IN the/DT valley/NN of/IN the/DT Sacramento/NNP calves/VBZ protested/VBN mournfully/RB to/TO their/PRP$ wild/JJ mothers,/NN intent/NN on/IN the/DT spring/NN migration/NN to/TO the/DT foot-hills./NN Along/IN the/DT trail/NN up/IN the/DT valley/NN caravan/NN after/IN caravan/NN of/IN covered/VBN wagons/NNS crawled,/VBD northbound/RB to/TO some/DT fancied/JJ El/NNP Dorado,/NNP after/IN having/VBG passed/VBN the/DT winter/NN in/IN the/DT lowlands./NN Everywhere/RB one/CD heard/VBD the/DT bellowing/NN of/IN oxen,/NNS the/DT ring/NN of/IN axes/NNS and/CC the/DT eager/JJ queries/NNS of/IN new/JJ arrivals,/NN the/DT greetings/NNS between/IN former/JJ friends/NNS and/CC neighbors./DT One/CD smelled/VBD the/DT wood-smoke/NN of/IN a/DT thousand/CD camp-fires,/NN one/CD sensed/VBD spring/NN in/IN his/PRP$ heart/NN even/RB as/IN he/PRP sensed/VBD it/PRP in/IN this/DT new/JJ fat/JJ land./NN But/CC it/PRP was/VBD not/RB spring/NN in/IN the/DT heart/NN of/IN Mr./NNP Poppy./NNP It/PRP was/VBD winter./VBG On/IN a/DT day/NN in/IN April,/NNP after/IN a/DT march/NN from/IN Stockton/NN during/IN which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD earned/VBN his/PRP$ meals/NNS and/CC the/DT use/NN of/IN a/DT blanket/NN o'/IN nights/NNS by/IN prodding/VBG six/CD yoke/NN of/IN oxen/NNS hitched/VBN to/TO a/DT prairie/NN schooner,/NN he/PRP halted/VBD his/PRP$ teams/NNS at/IN the/DT crossing/NN of/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP and/CC handed/VBD his/PRP$ ox-goad/NN to/TO the/DT Illinois/NNP farmer/NN who/WP had/VBD engaged/VBN him/PRP in/IN the/DT dual/JJ capacity/NN of/IN bull-whacker/NN and/CC guide./NN "Here's/NNS where/WRB we/PRP part,"/NN said/VBD Mr./NNP Poppy./NNP "I'm/NNP headed/VBD for/IN Happy/NNP Camp,/NNP up/IN the/DT creek.""Wait/NN a/DT minute,"/NN the/DT argonaut/NN suggested./VBN "Read/RB that/IN there/EX sign."Beside/RB the/DT trail/NN that/IN branched/VBD off/RP to/TO Happy/NNP CampMr./NNP Poppy/NNP saw/VBD a/DT sign,/NN with/IN a/DT crudely/RB drawn/VBN finger/NN pointing/VBG up/RP the/DT arroyo./NN He/PRP read:The/VBD Illinois/NNP farmer/NN grinned/VBD and/CC made/VBD as/IN if/IN to/TO hand/VB the/DT ox-goad/NN back/RB to/TO Mr./NNP Poppy./NNP But/CC he/PRP waved/VBD it/PRP aside./RP "I/PRP have/VBP friends/NNS in/IN Happy/NNP Camp,/NNP and/CC whether/IN they/PRP are/VBP dead/JJ or/CC alive,/JJ I'm/NN going/VBG to/TO call/VB on/IN them./DT Smallpox/NNP or/CC ravening/NN tigers,/NN it's/IN all/PDT the/DT same/JJ to/TO me./PRP I'm/IN going/VBG home./RP Good-by/NNP and/CC good/JJ luck/NN to/TO you."He/PRP turned/VBD into/IN the/DT trail,/NN but/CC suddenly,/RB discovering/VBG a/DT curious/JJ weakness/NN stealing/VBG over/IN him,/PRP sat/VBD down/RB on/IN the/DT low/JJ cut-bank/NN to/TO rest/VB and/CC watch/VB the/DT endless/JJ tide/NN of/IN new/JJ destinies/NNS flowing/VBG across/IN the/DT ford/NN of/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP For/IN an/DT hour/NN he/PRP sat/VBD there,/, but/CC no/DT man/NN turned/VBD east/RB up/IN the/DT trail/NN to/TO Happy/NNP Camp,/NNP nor/CC did/VBD any/DT man/NN come/VB down./RP In/IN fact,/NN as/IN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP presently/RB discovered,/VBD no/DT traffic/NN of/IN any/DT kind/NN had/VBD passed/VBN over/IN the/DT Happy/NNP Camp/NNP road/NN for/IN several/JJ days,/NN and/CC this/DT knowledge/NN added/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ perturbation/NN and/CC unhappiness./NNP He/PRP felt/VBD fey/JJ with/IN tragedy,/NN weak/JJ with/IN a/DT premonition/NN of/IN approaching/VBG doom./NN So/RB presently/RB he/PRP had/VBD recourse/NN to/TO the/DT last/JJ comfort/NN left/VBD to/TO him--prayer./PRP$ He/PRP prayed/VBD for/IN strength,/NN moral/JJ and/CC physical,/NN he/PRP prayed/VBD for/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP and/CC he/PRP sent/VBD forth/RB a/DT special/JJ prayer/NN for/IN his/PRP$ friends/NNS there./, Then,/DT his/PRP$ weakness/NN passing,/NN he/PRP rose/VBD and/CC swung/VBD away/RB up/IN the/DT deserted/VBN road,/NN his/PRP$ long/JJ legs/NNS stretched/VBD in/IN a/DT strenuous/JJ stride./NN As/IN he/PRP came/VBD up/RB from/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP to/TO the/DT littlemeadow/JJ where/WRB Happy/NNP Camp/NNP had/VBD once/RB sprawled/VBN in/IN joyous/JJ disorder,/NN he/PRP was/VBD appalled/VBN by/IN a/DT fear/NN that/IN it/PRP was/VBD deserted./VBN The/DT camp/NN had/VBD shriveled/VBN to/TO a/DT quarter/NN of/IN its/PRP$ former/JJ size,/NN the/DT Mansion/NNP House/NNP porch/NN was/VBD deserted,/IN the/DT door/NN of/IN the/DT Stage/NNP Drivers'/NNP Retreat/NNP was/VBD closed,/RB and/CC not/RB a/DT soul/NN walked/VBD the/DT single/JJ winding/VBG street./NN Smoke/NNP rose/VBD from/IN but/CC one/CD cabin/NN chimney,/NN and/CC with/IN a/DT thrill/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP realized/VBD that/IN this/DT was/VBD the/DT cabin/NN he/PRP called/VBD home./RP He/PRP broke/VBD into/IN a/DT dog-trot,/JJ shouting/NN as/IN he/PRP came/VBD the/DT names/NNS of/IN all/DT of/IN his/PRP$ friends/NNS and/CC wondering/VBG in/IN a/DT bewildered,/JJ terrified/JJ way/NN how/WRB many/JJ of/IN them/PRP would/MD answer/VB him./PRP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP came/VBD to/TO the/DT door./NN "You/IN good/JJ old/JJ human/NN scarecrow!"/NN he/PRP yelled,/VBD and/CC ran/VBD out/IN to/TO clasp/VB Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP in/IN his/PRP$ young/JJ arms/NNS and/CC give/VB him/PRP a/DT bearlike/JJ hug./, "So/IN you/PRP came/VBD back/RB to/TO us!/VB Couldn't/NNP scare/VBP you/PRP away,/RB could/MD they?""O/PRP God,/VB I/PRP thank/VB thee!"/TO Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP had/VBD drifted/VBN far/RB from/IN his/PRP$ ecclesiastical/JJ youth,/NN but,/, like/IN most/JJS sinners,/JJ in/IN moments/NNS of/IN stress/NN he/PRP remembered/VBD his/PRP$ old/JJ allegiance/NN and/CC gave/VBD thanks/NNS where/WRB it/PRP belonged./VBD He/PRP was/VBD shaken/VBN with/IN emotion,/RB not/RB only/RB to/TO see/VB D'Arcy/NNP again/RB but/CC to/TO receive/VB such/JJ an/DT enthusiastic/JJ welcome./NN "The/IN rest/NN of/IN the/DT boys,"/NN he/PRP pleaded./VBD "Where/RB are/VBP they?""All/DT safe/JJ and/CC sound,/JJ with/IN the/DT exception/NN of/IN the/DT Bart./NNP He's/NNP with/IN us/PRP but--he's/. blind./. Do/VB not/RB appear/VB to/TO notice/VB it,/IN Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP and/CC whatever/WDT you/PRP do,/VBP don't/RB sympathize/VB with/IN him./PRP He/PRP can/MD stand/VB anything/NN but/CC that./DT Don't/NNP permit/VB his/PRP$ appearance/NN to/TO shock/NN you."Together/IN they/PRP entered/VBD the/DT cabin/NN and/CC found/VBD the/DT company/NN at/IN the/DT midday/NN meal./VBD Two/CD women/NNS sat/VBD with/IN them./PRP Bejabers/IN relieved/VBN himself/PRP of/IN a/DT hearty/NN piece/NN of/IN profanity,/NN McCready/JJ and/CC Judson/NNP yelled/VBD lustily/RB and/CC Vilmont/NNP and/CC Jim/NNP Toy/NNP grinned/VBD at/IN him/PRP like/IN a/DT pair/NN of/IN gargoyles,/NN before/IN falling/VBG upon/IN the/DT prodigal/NN to/TO grasp/VB his/PRP$ hand/NN andshower/NN upon/IN his/PRP$ thin/JJ back/RB many/JJ a/DT hearty/NN thump/NN and/CC slap./VBD "Dermod,/IN you/PRP interduce/VBP him/PRP to/TO the/DT ladies,/NN while/IN I/PRP rustle/VBP up/RP a/DT plate/NN and/CC some/DT grub/NN for/IN our/PRP$ wanderin'/NN boy,"/NN Bejabers/NNP ordered./NNP "Hell's/NNP fire,/NN dominie,/VBD you/PRP look/VBP like/IN you/PRP been/VBN rustlin'/NNS around/IN with/IN the/DT husks/NNS and/CC the/DT swine.""I/NNS have/VBP been,/VBN Bejabers."/IN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP bowed/VBD as/IN D'Arcy/NNP introduced/VBD him/PRP to/TO Madge/NNP and/CC Josepha/NNP Guerrero./NNP "Where's/NNP the/DT Bart?"/NNP he/PRP demanded./VBD "I'm/NNP over/IN here,"/PRP$ Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP cried/VBD from/IN the/DT shadows/NNS at/IN the/DT rear/NN of/IN the/DT cabin./NN "I/IN eat/VBP alone/RB these/DT days./NN While/IN I/PRP haven't/VBP seen/VBN myself/PRP I've/VB seen/VBN enough/RB others/NNS in/IN my/PRP$ fix/VBP to/TO know/VB what/WP I/PRP look/VBP like./PRP Far/RB be/VB it/PRP from/IN me/PRP to/TO spoil/VB the/DT appetites/NNS of/IN my/PRP$ friends.""You/NNS blithering/VBG old/JJ picture/NN of/IN misfortune,/NN you/PRP look/VBP good/JJ to/TO me!"/VB Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP yelled,/, and/CC fell/VBD upon/IN his/PRP$ partner./NN "Bless/IN your/PRP$ heart,/NN I'm/IN glad/JJ to/TO see/VB you/PRP again,/RB Sir/NNP Humphrey.""Same/NNP here,"/, the/DT Bart/NNP replied/VBD with/IN grim/JJ irony,/NN and/CC hugged/VBD his/PRP$ friend./NN "Where's/NNP Martha?""I--I/NNP couldn't/MD find/VB her,"/PRP$ Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP quavered./NNP "I/NNP spent/VBD all/PDT the/DT gold/NN the/DT boys/NNS gave/VBD me/PRP seeking/VBG her./PRP On/IN my/PRP$ word/NN of/IN honor,/NN I/PRP have/VBP behaved/VBN myself.""Ye're/PRP the/DT unluckiest/JJS lad/NN I've/NN ever/RB known./VBZ I'm/PRP sorry,/JJ partner."/NNS The/DT Bart/NNP patted/VBD the/DT thin/JJ shoulder/NN paternally./NN "But/IN this/DT is/VBZ no/DT time/NN for/IN discussion./NN Ye're/NN hungry./VBD Fall/NNP to/TO it."During/EX the/DT meal/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP listened/VBD to/TO the/DT story/NN of/IN the/DT dreadful/JJ happenings/NNS of/IN the/DT last/JJ winter,/NN and/CC then/RB related/VBD the/DT brief/JJ tale/NN of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ adventures./NN He/PRP had/VBD got/VBN track/NN of/IN Martha/NNP at/IN a/DT cheap/JJ hotel/NN in/IN San/NNP Francisco,/NNP from/IN which/WDT she/PRP had/VBD departed/VBN three/CD weeks/NNS prior/RB to/TO his/PRP$ arrival/NN in/IN that/DT city,/NN leaving/VBG no/DT forwarding/JJ address./NN He/PRP had/VBD searched/VBN San/NNP Francisco/NNP and/CC followed/VBD faint/JJ clues/NNS to/TO Stockton,/NNP Sacramento,/NNP and/CC Marysville;/NNP he/PRP had/VBD beenas/RB far/RB south/RB as/IN Sonora,/NNP and/CC he/PRP had/VBD returned/VBN to/TO Happy/NNP Camp/NNP broken/VBN in/IN purse/NN and/CC spirit./NN "I/NNS had/VBD a/DT faint/JJ hope/NN she/PRP might/MD be/VB here,"/RB he/PRP quavered,/VBD "so/IN I/PRP came/VBD back./RB Is/VBZ she/PRP here?""We/PRP have/VBP not/RB seen/VBN her,"/PRP D'Arcy/NNP replied./VBD "She/PRP would/MD not/RB be/VB likely/JJ to/TO come/VB here/RB on/IN account/NN of/IN the/DT smallpox./JJR However,/IN she/PRP may/MD come/VB later/RB when/WRB it/PRP becomes/VBZ known/VBN that/IN the/DT disease/NN is/VBZ apparently/RB wiped/VBN out./RP We/PRP haven't/VBP had/VBD a/DT new/JJ case/NN in/IN a/DT month---and/NN last/JJ week,/NN when/WRB the/DT quarantine/NN was/VBD lifted,/VBN every/DT man/NN and/CC woman/NN in/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP pulled/VBD out./RP They/PRP were/VBD afraid/JJ of/IN the/DT place,/NN afraid/JJ of/IN a/DT recurrence/NN of/IN the/DT disease.""The/NN camp/NN does/VBZ look/VB rather/RB haunted,/JJ Dermod./NNP When/WRB are/VBP you/PRP boys/NNS pulling/VBG out?""When/RB the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP is/VBZ bare/JJ of/IN gold,/JJ Mr./NNP Poppy./NNP Why/WRB should/MD we/PRP abandon/VB Happy/JJ Camp?/NNP We've/NNP been/VBN down/RB into/IN the/DT Valley/NNP of/IN Death/NNP with/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP and/CC have/VB emerged/VBD unscathed,/JJ with/IN the/DT exception/NN of/IN the/DT Bart--and/NNP he's/VBD a/DT sacrifice/NN to/TO his/PRP$ own/JJ nobility/NN of/IN soul,/NN his/PRP$ own/JJ monumental/JJ unselfishness./NNP The/DT winter/NN was/VBD a/DT nightmare,/NN the/DT apotheosis/NN of/IN all/DT that/DT is/VBZ hideous./, And/CC these/DT two/CD women/NNS fought/VBD the/DT fight/NN shoulder/NN to/TO shoulder/VB with/IN us,/PRP never/RB whimpering,/RB never/RB flinching,/VB attending/VBG the/DT sick,/JJ dragging/VBG out/IN the/DT dead,/NN cooking,/NN washing,/VBD comforting/VBG and/CC cheering./VBG Two-thirds/NNS of/IN the/DT population/NN of/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP died/VBD of/IN smallpox;/JJ perhaps/RB not/RB more/JJR than/IN a/DT dozen/NN who/WP had/VBD it/PRP survived.""The/RB Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP will/MD not/RB be/VB overrun/VBN with/IN miners/NNS this/DT year,"/NN Bejabers/IN prophesied./VBN "They'll/NN all/DT be/VB scared/VBN the/DT disease'll/NN bust/NN out/IN ag'in./DT Better/NNP stake/NN yourself/PRP a/DT claim,/NN Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP and/CC git/VB busy./PRP The/DT water'll/NN soon/RB be/VB down/RB to/TO normal,/RB and/CC if/IN you/PRP work/VBP hard/JJ you'll/NN forgit/VB your/PRP$ misfortune."But/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "The/IN Bart/NNP and/CC I/PRP each/DT have/VBP a/DT better/JJR claim/NN off/IN yonder/NN in/IN the/DT hills./NN Thegold's/NNP coarser,/, more/RBR plentiful,/RB and/CC easier/JJR to/TO get/VB at./DT I'd/NNP rather/RB operate/VBP there,/, my/PRP$ friends./NN It's/. lonelier,/RBR but/CC the/DT temptations/NNS are/VBP not/RB so/RB numerous.""Mebbe/JJ somebody's/NN jumped/VBD your/PRP$ claim?""Not/NN probable,/NN Bejabers./NNP It's/. been/VBN twenty/CD feet/NNS under/IN the/DT snow/NN all/DT winter./NN We/PRP have/VBP a/DT cabin/NN of/IN sorts/NNS there/RB and/CC if/IN I/PRP could/MD get/VB in/IN a/DT jag/NN of/IN provisions,/VBG some/DT new/JJ tools,/NNS and/CC blankets/NNS I'd/CC settle/VB down/RB and/CC soon/RB get/VB out/RP enough/RB gold/JJ to/TO reimburse/VB you/PRP boys/NNS for/IN your/PRP$ loan.""To/NN hell/NN with/IN the/DT loan./NN It/PRP was/VBD a/DT gift."/NN Thus/RB McCready./NNP But/CC Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP ignored/VBD him./PRP "I'm/IN all/DT through/IN with/IN being/VBG the/DT man/NN I/PRP was./VBD From/IN now/RB on/IN I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO stand/VB on/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ feet/NNS and/CC not/RB lean/VB on/IN my/PRP$ friends./NN Sir/NNP Humphrey,/NNP would/MD you/PRP care/VB to/TO go/VB back/RB on/IN Hot/JJ Creek/NNP with/IN me?/NN You're/NNP still/RB my/PRP$ partner/NN and/CC I'm/NN going/VBG to/TO need/VB you/PRP so--if/JJ only/RB to/TO remind/VB me/PRP of/IN my/PRP$ responsibility/NN toward/IN life./NN I'll/CC take/VB care/NN of/IN you,/PRP$ partner./NN Generous/NNP and/CC charitable/JJ as/IN our/PRP$ friends/NNS here/RB have/VBP been/VBN to/TO us,/VB I/PRP would/MD rather/RB not/RB impose/VB on/IN them/PRP further./, Life's/NNP a/DT battle--and/NN to/TO date/NN I/PRP haven't/VBP fought/VBN the/DT good/JJ fight./NN Some/DT day/NN I/PRP may/MD meet/VB Martha--and/NNP when/WRB I/PRP do/VBP I/PRP want/VB her/PRP to/TO meet/VB a/DT man/NN who/WP is/VBZ as/RB good/JJ as/IN the/DT next--a/JJ man/NN who's/WP fighting--and/CC winning."The/DT company/NN looked/VBD around/RB at/IN the/DT Bart/NNP and/CC he,/PRP$ poor/JJ sightless,/NN helpless/JJ man,/NN realized/VBN this./DT "I'll/NN go/VB with/IN Obie,"/NNP he/PRP answered./VBD "Together/IN we/PRP got/VBD into/IN the/DT mining/NN excitement/NN and/CC together/RB we'll/VB stick./JJR At/IN least,/VBN by/IN my/PRP$ presence/NN and/CC with/IN a/DT little/JJ futile/JJ puttering/VBG around/IN it,/IN I/PRP can/MD hold/VB my/PRP$ claim/NN until/IN his/PRP$ is/VBZ cleaned/VBN out;/RB then/RB he/PRP can/MD work/VB on/IN mine./NN After/IN that--""Don't/DT borrow/VB trouble,"/IN D'Arcy/NNP interrupted./, "I/NN admire/NN you/PRP for/IN your/PRP$ splendid/JJ intentions,/NN Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP and/CC your/PRP$ friends/NNS here/RB will/MD see/VB you/PRP to/TO your/PRP$ old/JJ claim,/NN pack/NN in/IN provisions/NNS for/IN you/PRP and/CC build/VB you/PRP a/DT cabin./NN Ithink/PRP perhaps/RB Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP will/MD prefer/VB to/TO be/VB his/PRP$ own/JJ man/NN again,/RB even/RB in/IN a/DT limited/JJ sense./NN He/PRP can/MD no/RB longer/RB be/VB the/DT doctor/NN of/IN Happy/NNP Camp--and/NNP he/PRP has/VBZ a/DT fondness/NN for/IN theological/JJ argument./NN You're/IN a/DT queerly/JJ assorted/JJ pair,/NN but--you're/, partners./. If/IN Martha/NNP should/MD ever/RB come/VB to/TO Happy/NNP Camp/NNP seeking/VBG you,/PRP I'll/JJ send/VB word/NN up/IN to/TO you/PRP to/TO come/VB down/RB to/TO her.""Thank/VB you,/PRP Dermod,/NNP me/PRP boy,"/VBD the/DT Bart/NNP murmured./VBD "Ye've/NN a/DT deal/NN of/IN understanding/NN in/IN that/DT wild/JJ Irish/JJ head./NN I/PRP know/VBP we're/PRP both/DT welcome/JJ here,/, but--dear/JJ old/JJ Poppy/NNP should/MD not/RB be/VB hindered/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ laudable/JJ intentions./, And/CC I/PRP would/MD prefer/VB the/DT solitude/NN of/IN a/DT higher/JJR altitude."There/NN was/VBD no/DT further/JJ argument./NN When/WRB the/DT meal/NN was/VBD finished/VBN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP went/VBD with/IN Bejabers,/NNP McCready/NNP and/CC Judson,/NNP Vilmont/NNP and/CC Jim/NNP Toy/NNP for/IN a/DT stroll/NN about/IN the/DT camp,/NN leaving/VBG D'Arcy/NNP with/IN the/DT others./NNP Presently/RB D'Arcy/NNP turned/VBD to/TO Madge/NNP Minturn./NNP "Well,/NNP Madge,/IN it/PRP appears/VBZ we/PRP have/VBP completed/VBN the/DT vicious/JJ circle,/NN and/CC from/IN thoughts/NNS of/IN misery/NN and/CC death/NN we/PRP must/MD now/RB turn/VB to/TO thoughts/NNS of/IN happiness/NN and/CC life./NN Have/VBP you/PRP any/DT plans/NNS for/IN the/DT future,/NNS and/CC do/VBP you/PRP object/VB to/TO discussing/VBG them/PRP with/IN me?"There/PRP was/VBD a/DT touch/NN of/IN grimness/NN in/IN the/DT girl's/NNS smile./VBD "I/NNP fell/VBD into/IN a/DT small/JJ fortune/NN when/WRB Henry/NNP died,"/VBD she/PRP replied./VBD "I'm/NNP not/RB his/PRP$ legal/JJ heir,/NN but/CC I/PRP do/VBP not/RB know/VB who/WP is--and/CC I/PRP suppose/VBP I'm/PRP entitled/VBN to/TO his/PRP$ gold./NN After/IN all,/DT I/PRP did/VBD the/DT best/RBS I/PRP could/MD by/IN Feather/NNP River/NNP Henry./NNP When/WRB you're/PRP taking/VBG Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNP back/RB to/TO her,/PRP$ ranch/NN you/PRP might/MD lend/VB me/PRP a/DT mule/NN and/CC I'll/NN go/VBP below/IN with/IN you./PRP I'll/RB just/RB be/VB moving/VBG on.""Well,/RB wherever/WRB you/PRP wander,/VBP Madge,/NNP never/RB forget/VB that/DT you're/NN near/IN to/TO us/PRP and/CC dear/JJ to/TO us;/VB if/IN the/DT world/NN should/MD ever/RB hear/VB heavily/RB upon/IN you,/PRP come/VBP back/RB to/TO your/PRP$ comrades/NNS of/IN the/DT dark/JJ days./NN We'll/MD see/VB you/PRP over/IN the/DT rough/JJ part/NN of/IN the/DT trail."Josepha/NN Guerrero's/NNP glance/NN rested/VBD upon/IN him/PRP like/IN a/DT benediction/NN as/IN her/PRP$ hand/NN sought/VBD that/IN of/IN the/DT lady/NN who/WP was/VBD not/RB quite/RB a/DT lady./NN "At/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP Madge,/NNP there/RB always/RB will/MD be/VB a/DT welcome/JJ for/IN you./PRP I/PRP shall/MD be/VB lonesome/JJ for/IN you/PRP who/WP have/VBP lived/VBN a/DT full/JJ life,/NN but--it/NN is/VBZ always/RB one/CD place/NN where/WRB you/PRP can/MD come/VB to/TO rest/VB and/CC think:/VB 'Well,/JJ now,/RB what/WP do/VBP I/PRP do/VB next?'/RB And/CC what/WP you/PRP do/VBP next/JJ is/VBZ no/DT business/NN of/IN mine."Madge/NN laughed--a/. little/RB harshly./JJR "Thank/NN you,/, dearie,/NN but/CC I/PRP think/VBP I'd/PRP better/RBR not/RB disgrace/VB you/PRP by/IN accepting./VBG You're/PRP a/DT sweet/JJ thing/NN to/TO ask/VB me,/PRP though.""I/IN am/VBP already/RB disgraced,"/JJ Josepha/NNP protested./NN "I/NNS have/VBP lived/VBN here/RB all/DT winter/NN with/IN these/DT gringos./VBG All/PDT my/PRP$ people/NNS will/MD say;/VB 'Ah,/VBN this/DT girl/NN is/VBZ spoiled./VBN She/PRP has/VBZ lost/VBN her/PRP$ reputation."/NN [sic]"If/IN I/PRP was/VBD you,/JJ honey,"/NN Madge/NNP suggested/VBD in/IN her/PRP$ blunt/JJ and/CC worldly/RB fashion,/JJ "I'd/'' tell/VBP 'em/PRP all/PDT to/TO go/VB to/TO blazes./DT Who/WP cares/VBZ what/WP they/PRP think?/VBP You/PRP have/VBP your/PRP$ gringo/NN friends,/IN haven't/RB you?/JJ And/CC if/IN you/PRP ask/VBP me,/RP I'll/RB tell/VB you/PRP there/RB ain't/VBP a/DT woman/NN in/IN California/NNP too/RB good/JJ for/IN any/DT of/IN them--and/PRP$ that/WDT bet/VBP goes/VBZ for/IN the/DT little/JJ Chink,/NNP too./VBD "You/PRP listen/VB to/TO me,/VB dearie./NN I've/NN been/VBN about/IN this/DT world/NN at/IN least/JJS a/DT dog-watch/NN and/CC I/PRP know/VBP men./PRP When/WRB you/PRP find/VBP a/DT man/NN what/WP plays/VBZ the/DT game/NN on/IN the/DT level/NN you/PRP tie/VB to/TO him;/NNS but/CC pass/NN by/IN them/PRP that/IN feels/VBZ sorry/JJ for/IN themselves,/PRP the/DT kind/NN that's/RB got/VBD a/DT thousand/CD excuses/NNS for/IN every/DT cold/JJ hand/NN they/PRP deal/VBP you./PRP "Take/VB for/IN instance/NN the/DT young/JJ California/NNP fellers/NNS you/PRP been/VBN brought/VBN up/RP with./DT They/PRP won't/VBD work/NN and/CC they/PRP don't/RB want/VBP to/TO learn./VB They're/DT peacocks,/NN that's/IN what/WP they/PRP are./VBP While/IN they're/DT trying/VBG to/TO win/VB a/DT girl/NN they'll/MD roll/VB around/RB at/IN her/PRP$ feet/NNS like/IN a/DT poodle/NN pup,/NN do/VBP anything/NN she/PRP asks/VBZ them/PRP to/TO do/VB and/CC tell/VB her/PRP$ their/PRP$ love/NN is/VBZ so/RB great/JJ they/PRP can't/MD refuse./VB They're/PRP all/DT for/IN love./NN "But/IN the/DT day/NN after/IN you/PRP marry/VBP one/CD o'/IN them/PRP you/PRP findout/RB who's/. boss./. You/PRP been/VBN walking/VBG a/DT chalk-line/NN for/IN men/NNS all/DT your/PRP$ life,/NN dearie,/NN but/CC I/PRP haven't./VBD I'm/NNP free./. But/CC I/PRP don't/VBP like/IN it,/DT dearie./NN All/DT I'm/NNP hoping/VBG is/VBZ that/IN some/DT day/NN I/PRP can/MD surrender/VB my/PRP$ freedom/NN to/TO some/DT brute/NN of/IN a/DT man/NN that's/IN all/DT man/NN and/CC never/RB pretends/VBZ I'm/PRP going/VBG to/TO be/VB the/DT head/NN of/IN the/DT house./NN "You/PRP take/VBP my/PRP$ tip,/NN dearie,/NN and/CC marry/VB the/DT man/NN that/WDT tells/VBZ you,/PRP in/IN the/DT same/JJ breath/NN he/PRP asks/VBZ you/PRP to/TO marry/VB him,/NN that/IN he/PRP intends/VBZ to/TO run/VB the/DT partnership/NN for/IN the/DT best/JJS interests/NNS of/IN the/DT partnership/NN and/CC not/RB merely/RB to/TO hold/VB onto/IN your/PRP$ love./NN Love/NN that's/WDT got/VBD to/TO be/VB held/VBN onto/IN ain't/NN worth/JJ holding./. Them's/. my/PRP$ sentiments."Josepha/NN stared/VBD at/IN her,/PRP torn/VBN between/IN bewilderment/NN and/CC a/DT desire/NN to/TO laugh./NN "Which/NNP reminds/VBZ me/PRP of/IN another/DT piece/NN of/IN advice/NN I'll/CC give/VB you,/PRP Se$orita/NNP Guerrero,"/NNPS Madge/NNP finished./VBD "Don't/RB you/PRP never/RB marry/VB a/DT man/NN that/WDT can/MD throw/VB your/PRP$ past/NN up/RP to/TO you./PRP Keep/VB your/PRP$ independence.""You/NNS chattering/VBG magpie,/NN she/PRP hasn't/VBP any/DT past,"/NN the/DT Bart/NNP roared./NNP "And/CC you're/VB talking/VBG revolution/NN and/CC treason."/NN He/PRP turned/VBD to/TO Josepha./NNP "Will/VB you/PRP take/VB me/PRP out/RP for/IN a/DT little/JJ walk,/NN my/PRP$ dear?/NN If/IN I/PRP stay/VBP here/RB listening/VBG to/TO this/DT hussy,/NN Madge,/NNP I'll/NNP not/RB be/VB responsible/JJ for/IN what/WP I/PRP say.""Surely,/VBP se$or/JJ doctor."/NN Josepha/NNP took/VBD his/PRP$ arm/NN and/CC led/VBD him/PRP out/IN into/IN the/DT sunlight,/NN leaving/VBG D'Arcy/NNP alone/RB with/IN Madge./NNP "Do/IN you/PRP think/VBP the/DT Bart/NNP really/RB wants/VBZ to/TO go/VB up/RP to/TO his/PRP$ old/JJ claim/NN with/IN Mr./NNP Poppy?''/NNP Madge/NNP asked/VBD him./PRP "Yes,/IN I/PRP do./VBD There's/RB a/DT queer/JJ friendship/NN existing/VBG between/IN those/DT two--the/JJ sort/NN of/IN friendship/NN that/IN men/NNS of/IN opposite/JJ mental/JJ habits/NNS sometimes/RB have/VBP for/IN each/DT other./NNP Deep/NNP down/RB in/IN Poppy's/NNP shredded/VBD soul/NN the/DT spirit/NN of/IN self-sacrifice/NN is/VBZ burgeoning;/VBG he/PRP feels/VBZ it/PRP his/PRP$ duty/NN to/TO care/VB for/IN Sir/NNP Humphrey./NNP And/CC Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP knows/VBZ it,/VBN knowsthat/IN his/PRP$ presence/NN will/MD have/VB a/DT beneficial/JJ effect/NN on/IN Mr./NNP Poppy--hold/NNP him/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ true/JJ course,/NN as/IN it/PRP were./VBD Of/IN course,/NN whatever/WDT happens,/VB I/PRP shall/MD see/VB to/TO it/PRP that/IN Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP wants/VBZ for/IN nothing./DT And/CC I/PRP shall/MD not/RB be/VB giving/VBG charity./DT The/DT Bart/NNP has/VBZ paid/VBN his/PRP$ way./NN I/PRP have/VBP met/VBN some/DT men/NNS in/IN my/PRP$ time/NN but/CC never/RB a/DT man/NN like/IN Sir/NNP Humphrey./NNP And,"/NNP he/PRP added,/VBD "never/RB two/CD women/NNS like/IN you/PRP and/CC Se$orita/NNP Guerrero./NNP How/WRB she/PRP escaped/VBD contagion/NN is/VBZ a/DT miracle.""God/NN looks/VBZ after/IN her/PRP$ kind,/NN Dermod./NNP Did/VBD you/PRP know/VB she/PRP is/VBZ in/IN love/NN with/IN you?""Do/PRP you/PRP think/VBP so?"/RB he/PRP replied/VBD guardedly./VBG "That's/RB interesting.""Don't/RB try/VB to/TO dissemble/VB with/IN me,"/NNS the/DT worldling/NN charged/VBD sharply./RP "No/DT man/NN can/MD fool/VB an/DT intelligent/JJ woman./NN You're/RB in/IN love/NN with/IN her,/PRP too.""Not/RB to/TO love/VB her/PRP would/MD border/NN on/IN sacrilege.""Not/NN to/TO marry/VB her/PRP would/MD be/VB a/DT crime,/NN Brother/IN Dermod.""I/NNP am/VBP not/RB yet/RB ready/JJ to/TO marry/VB and/CC neither/DT is/VBZ she./DT We'll/NNP leave/VBP that/DT matter/NN in/IN the/DT lap/NN of/IN the/DT gods,/NN if/IN you/PRP please,/VBP Madge.""Oh,/NNP I/PRP didn't/VBD intend/VB to/TO be/VB presuming./, I/PRP thought/VBD perhaps/RB you/PRP might/MD not/RB know/VB how/WRB she/PRP feels/VBZ about/IN it.""How/PRP do/VBP you/PRP know/VB how/WRB she/PRP feels/VBZ about/IN it?/PRP Has/VBZ she/PRP given/VBN you/PRP her/PRP$ confidence?""Lord/JJ love/NN you,/NNP no!/, What/WP a/DT silly/JJ boy/NN you/PRP are!/VBP I've/NN seen/VBN her/PRP looking/VBG at/IN you/PRP when/WRB your/PRP$ back/NN was/VBD turned.""Oh!"Madge/NN saw/VBD that/IN he/PRP was/VBD not/RB disposed/VBN to/TO pursue/VB the/DT subject/NN further/RB and,/RB womanlike,/VB the/DT knowledge/NN irritated/VBD her./PRP "You're/VB a/DT fine/JJ lad,/NN Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP but/CC you're/NNP cold,"/JJS she/PRP accused./VBZ "Yes,/IN you/PRP are./VBP You're/PRP cold.""I'm/JJ not./NN I've/NN asked/VBD Josepha/NNP Guerrero/NNP to/TO marry/VB me,/NN and/CC the/DT suggestion/NN has/VBZ not/RB been/VBN pleasing/VBG to/TO her--for/POS a/DT number/NN of/IN reasons/NNS of/IN which/WDT I/PRP am/VBP aware/JJ and/CC with/IN which/WDT I/PRP can/MD sympathize.""Ah,/VB so/RB that's/IN the/DT way/NN the/DT wind/NN blows./VBD Well,/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP let/VB me/PRP tell/VB you/PRP something./RB I/PRP know/VBP men./PRP I'm/IN a/DT woman/NN of/IN the/DT world/NN and/CC I/PRP know/VBP women,/NNS too./TO Don't/NNP listen/VB to/TO her./PRP Rush/IN her/PRP off/RP her/PRP$ feet./NN She's/NNP dying/VBG to/TO be/VB rushed.""All/JJ in/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ time,/NN my/PRP$ dear.""Bah!/JJ You're/NNP positively/RB disgusting.""Well,/JJ I'm/NN riding/VBG home/NN with/IN her/PRP$ tomorrow,/NN am/VBP I/PRP not?""So/RB I/PRP understand./VBD Well,/PRP see/VB to/TO it/PRP that/IN you/PRP return/VBP an/DT engaged/VBN man.""And/NN if/IN I/PRP do/VBP not?""I'll/RB be/VB tempted/VBN to/TO poison/NN you!"He/PRP smiled/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ mischievously./NN "Did/VBD you/PRP know/VBP that/IN Mr./NNP B./NNP Jabez/NNP Harmon/NNP is/VBZ head/NN over/IN heels/NNS in/IN love/NN with/IN you?""Lord,/NNP no!/RB The/DT poor/JJ silly!/NN How/WRB do/VBP you/PRP know?""I've/VB seen/VBN him/PRP looking/VBG at/IN you/PRP when/WRB your/PRP$ back/NN was/VBD turned.""Of/IN all/DT things!/NNS Well,/NNP Bejabers/NNP is/VBZ a/DT dear/JJ man,/NN but/CC when/WRB it/PRP comes/VBZ to/TO picking/VBG a/DT wife/NN he's/NN not/RB the/DT sort/NN of/IN man/NN to/TO choose/VB the/DT like/JJ o'/IN me.""You/PRP think,/VBP then,/, that/IN Bejabers's/NNP wife/NN must/MD be/VB like/IN Caesar's--above/JJ suspicion?/NN Well,/NNP perhaps!/. But/CC somehow,/RB knowing/VBG Bejabers/NNP as/IN I/PRP know/VBP him,/PRP I/PRP have/VBP a/DT suspicion/NN he/PRP thinks/VBZ you/PRP are/VBP above/IN suspicion./NN Rather/RB an/DT understanding/NN person,/NN Bejabers!/IN What/WP do/VBP you/PRP think/VB of/IN him,/NN Madge?""He's/NNP all/DT man./NN He'd/. be/VB faithful.""Well,/RB he's/JJ dying/VBG to/TO be/VB rushed/VBN off/RP his/PRP$ feet./NN Hasn't/IN he/PRP asked/VBD you/PRP to/TO marry/VB him?""He/PRP did--the/. first/JJ day/NN I/PRP arrived/VBD in/IN camp./NN Then,/RB when/WRB he/PRP learned/VBD about/IN Feather/NNP River/NNP Henry--he/NNP changed/VBD his/PRP$ mind."/NNS The/DT girl's/NNS face/NN flushed/VBN painfully/RB and/CC in/IN her/PRP$ friendly/JJ eyes/NNS D'Arcy/NNP saw/VBD a/DT hint/NN of/IN deep/JJ emotion./NN "I/NN could/MD be/VB a/DT good/JJ wife/NN to/TO Bejabers,"/NNP she/PRP admitted/VBD presently,/NNS "but/CC I'll/NNP not/RB marry/VB him./PRP It/PRP wouldn't/MD be/VB fair/JJ to/TO him./PRP Somebody/NN would/MD always/RB be/VB remembering/VBG me--and/JJ Bejabers/NNS would/MD not/RB be/VB likely/JJ to/TO forget./VB I/PRP shouldn't/MD like/VB any/DT man/NN to/TO take/VB me/PRP on/IN probation."D'Arcy's/NNS hand/NN closed/VBD over/IN hers./PRP "Madge,/IN I'd/NNP rather/RB have/VBP a/DT woman/NN like/IN you/PRP to/TO wife/NN than/IN any/DT number/NN of/IN fine/JJ women/NNS with/IN a/DT clean/JJ but/CC untried/JJ past./NN Whatever/WDT sin/NN you/PRP have/VBP committed/VBN against/IN puritanic/JJ society/NN is/VBZ a/DT small/JJ thing/NN compared/VBN with/IN what/WP you/PRP have/VBP done/VBN for/IN that/DT same/JJ society./NN And/CC Bejabers/NNP is/VBZ no/DT angel./NN He's/. as/IN free/JJ of/IN religious/JJ sentiment/NN as/IN a/DT wild/JJ horse,/NN but/CC he/PRP has/VBZ a/DT man's/JJ code./NN He's/IN no/DT mealy-mouthed/JJ hypocrite/NN and/CC he/PRP uses/VBZ his/PRP$ head/NN entirely/RB for/IN thinking./DT I'd/NNP consider/VBP him/PRP very/RB seriously/RB if/IN I/PRP were/VBD you,/JJ Madge.""I/NNP wouldn't/MD encourage/VB him/PRP for/IN all/DT the/DT gold/NN in/IN California.""Well,/NNP have/VBP it/PRP your/PRP$ own/JJ way./NN I/PRP thought/VBD I/PRP should/MD mention/VB the/DT matter,/NN however,/RB because/IN on/IN occasion/NN I/PRP have/VBP surprised/VBN something/NN in/IN your/PRP$ eyes/NNS when/WRB you/PRP looked/VBD at/IN Bejabers.""Bejabers/NNP is/VBZ your/PRP$ friend/NN and/CC partner./NN Would/MD you/PRP be/VB glad/JJ to/TO see/VB him/PRP married/VBN to/TO me?""Of/PRP course/NN I/PRP would./MD You're/VB one/CD of/IN the/DT two/CD finest/JJS women/NNS in/IN the/DT world.""You/NNS really/RB mean/VBP that,/DT Dermod?"He/NNP came/VBD over/IN to/TO her,/PRP put/VBD his/PRP$ arm/NN around/IN her/PRP and/CC kissed/VBD her./PRP "Dear/JJ sister/NN o'/IN mine,"/PRP he/PRP whispered,/MD "you/RB have/VB a/DT right/JJ to/TO happiness./VB Take/VB it!"And/CC then/RB he/PRP took/VBD a/DT can/NN of/IN coal-oil,/NN walked/VBD over/IN to/TO the/DT old/JJ isolation/NN camp,/NN drenched/VBD the/DT walls/NNS and/CC set/VBN itafire./PRP Presently/RB Bejabers/NNP joined/VBD him./PRP The/DT little/JJ man/NN was/VBD in/IN a/DT solemn/JJ mood./NN "I/NN looked/VBD in/IN at/IN the/DT cabin/NN a/DT few/JJ minutes/NNS ago,/RB and/CC Madge/NNP was/VBD a-settin'/NN there/RB cryin'./VBD I/PRP wonder/VBP what's/WP up,/RB Dermod.""She/NNP thinks/VBZ you/PRP dislike/VBP her.""Ain't/PRP that/IN just/RB like/IN a/DT woman?/NN Why,/IN boy,/NN I/PRP ain't/VBP fit/VBN to/TO set/VB at/IN the/DT same/JJ table/NN with/IN her!/PRP How/WRB do/VBP you/PRP know/VB she/PRP thinks/VBZ I/PRP don't/VBP like/IN her?""She/PRP mentioned/VBD something/NN to/TO that/DT effect/NN to/TO me/PRP recently./, I/PRP assured/VBD her/PRP$ she/PRP was/VBD mistaken;/VBN that/IN not/RB only/RB did/VBD you/PRP like/IN her/PRP but/CC that/IN you/PRP loved/VBD her./PRP I/PRP gave/VBD her/PRP to/TO understand/VB we/PRP all/DT loved/VBD her/PRP like/IN a/DT sister.""Well,/NN you/PRP were/VBD wrong/JJ as/RB far/RB as/IN I'm/NNP concerned./VBD This/DT sister/JJ love/NN don't/VBN go/VB in/IN the/DT Harmon/NNP family./NN Me,/IN I/PRP think/VBP Madge/NNP comes/VBZ dog-gone/RB close/JJ to/TO bein'/VB a/DT hundred/CD and/CC fifty/CD percent/NN fine.""And/NN yet,/RB three/CD months/NNS ago,/IN you/PRP got/VBD drunk/JJ to/TO hide/VB your/PRP$ grief/NN when/WRB you/PRP discovered/VBD your/PRP$ idol/NN had/VBD feet/NNS of/IN clay./NN I/PRP remember/VBP how/WRB you/PRP came/VBD rolling/VBG in/IN one/CD night/NN and/CC told/VBD us/PRP all/DT she/PRP wasn't/VBD a/DT lady."Bejabers/NNS squirmed,/RB mentally/RB and/CC physically./RB "But/IN you/PRP got/VBD to/TO admit/VB I/PRP also/RB said/VBD she'd/PRP been/VBN a/DT lady/NN oncet,"/IN he/PRP protested./VBD "And/NNP that's/IN a/DT good/JJ sound/NN reason/NN why/WRB she/PRP can/MD be/VB a/DT lady/NN ag'in,/IN ain't/NN it?""I/PRP have/VBP never/RB decried/VBN the/DT lady's/NN character,/NN Bejabers."Bejabers/NNP sat/VBD down/RP on/IN an/DT adjacent/JJ stump./NN "Dog/NNP my/PRP$ cats,"/NN he/PRP confessed,/VBD "a/DT feller/NN might/MD do/VB worse/JJR than/IN marry/VB Madge.""If/NNP he/PRP wasn't/VBD afraid/JJ that/IN in/IN days/NNS to/TO come/VB some/DT low/JJ brute/NN of/IN a/DT man/NN who/WP knew/VBD her/PRP here/RB three/CD months/NNS ago/RB would/MD have/VB a/DT good/JJ time/NN telling/VBG your/PRP$ friends/NNS about/IN her.""Who/PRP said/VBD I/PRP was/VBD goin'/VBG to/TO marry/VB her?/PRP I/PRP said/VBD a/DT feller.""You're/NN a/DT dear/JJ jackass,/NN Bejabers.""Now/NNP look/NN here,/RB son./. You're/PRP closer'n/VB a/DT brother/NN to/TO me./PRP Would/MD it/PRP sort/VB o'/RB cramp/VB your/PRP$ friendship/NN for/IN me/PRP if/IN I/PRP was/VBD to/TO proposition/NN Madge?""I/NNP refuse/NN to/TO answer/VB that/DT question./NN Ask/VB Madge/NNP to/TO answer/VB it,/RB and/CC whatever/WDT she/PRP tells/VBZ you/PRP will/MD be/VB the/DT right/JJ answer.''"Oh,/NN I/PRP ain't/VBP in/IN no/DT particular/JJ hurry,/NN Dermod.""Then/NNP McCready/NNP or/CC Judson/NNP are/VBP both/DT liable/JJ to/TO propose/VB to/TO her./PRP She/PRP has/VBZ the/DT utmost/JJ respect/NN for/IN them,/NN and/CC you/PRP know/VBP how/WRB it/PRP is/VBZ in/IN California/NNP these/DT days./NN Almost/RB any/DT kind/NN of/IN woman/NN can/MD have/VB almost/RB any/DT kind/NN of/IN man/NN for/IN the/DT taking./NN I/PRP wouldn't/MD delay/VB if/IN I/PRP were/VBD you."Bejabers/NNP was/VBD nothing/NN if/IN not/RB a/DT man/NN of/IN action./NN He/PRP rose/VBD from/IN the/DT stump/NN and/CC hurried/VBD down/RB to/TO the/DT cabin./NN In/IN about/RB half/PDT an/DT hour/NN he/PRP returned/VBD and/CC found/VBD D'Arcy/NNP still/RB watching/VBG the/DT embers/NNS of/IN the/DT fire./NN Without/IN a/DT word/NN he/PRP walked/VBD up/RB to/TO his/PRP$ friend/NN and/CC thrust/VB out/RP a/DT horny/NN hand./VBN In/IN equal/JJ silence/NN D'Arcy/NNP shook/VBD it,/, and/CC Bejabers/NNP resumed/VBD his/PRP$ seat/NN on/IN the/DT stump./NN Presently/RB he/PRP said:"Sort/VBD o'/IN looks/NNS like/IN we'd/NN ought/MD to/TO be/VB able/JJ to/TO start/VB minin'/NN ag'in/NN in/IN a/DT few/JJ days."/NNS He/PRP glanced/VBD around/IN him,/PRP and/CC added:/VB "The/DT spring's/NNS sure/JJ pretty,/NN Dermod--more/NNP particular/JJ after/IN the/DT sort/NN o'/IN winter/NN we/PRP been/VBN through./DT Today's/NNP the/DT first/JJ time/NN I've/NN felt/VBD I/PRP ain't/VBP been/VBN camped/VBN in/IN a/DT graveyard./NN Yah-yah-yah--ya-hooooooooo!/NN I'm/IN the/DT Queen/NNP of/IN the/DT May./NNP Me/NNP and/CC Madge/NNP is/VBZ off/RB to/TO Sacramento/NNP in/IN the/DT morning/NN to/TO git/VB hitched,/NN and/CC I/PRP hope/VBP to/TO tell/VB you,/PRP boy,/NN we're/VBD sure/JJ goin'/NN to/TO roll/VB 'em/PRP high,/RB wide/JJ and/CC handsome/JJ on/IN our/PRP$ honeymoon!""On/NN your/PRP$ way/NN down/IN to/TO Sacramento/NNP tomorrow/NN with/IN Madge"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP suggested,/VBD "you/PRP might/MD escort/VB Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNP home./NN You'll/RB be/VB putting/VBG up/RP for/IN the/DT night/NN there,/, anyhow.""Hell's/RB bells!/IN Madge/NNP expects/VBZ her/PRP to/TO be/VB the/DT bridesmaid/NN and/CC I/PRP was/VBD figgerin'/VBN on/IN havin'/NN you/PRP for/IN best/JJS man.""Thanks./JJ That/DT suggestion/NN does/VBZ credit/NN to/TO your/PRP$ sentiment,/NN Bejabers,/CC but/CC it/PRP is/VBZ scarcely/RB practical./NN I/PRP suggest/VBP that/IN you/PRP be/VB married/VBN quietly/RB and/CC go/VB away/RB on/IN your/PRP$ honeymoon,/NN while/IN I/PRP remain/VBP here/RB to/TO build/VB you/PRP a/DT home/NN and/CC have/VBP it/PRP furnished/VBN and/CC quite/RB ready/JJ for/IN you/PRP and/CC Madge/NNP to/TO occupy/VB upon/IN your/PRP$ return./NN "I'm/NN going/VBG to/TO burn/VB all/PDT the/DT buildings/NNS still/RB standing/VBG in/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP tomorrow,/, together/RB with/IN their/PRP$ contents./NN The/DT sunlight/NN is/VBZ nature's/JJ great/JJ disinfectant/NN but/CC the/DT Bart/NNP tells/VBZ me/PRP germs/NNS will/MD live/VB indefinitely/RB in/IN dark,/NN damp/JJ corners/NNS of/IN rooms,/NN so/RB in/IN order/NN to/TO provide/VB against/IN a/DT recrudescence/NN of/IN smallpox/JJ Happy/NNP Camp/NNP must/MD be/VB destroyed/VBN and/CC rebuilt./VBG "Then,/RB too,/, I/PRP have/VBP the/DT Bart/NNP and/CC Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP to/TO get/VB settled/VBN on/IN their/PRP$ claims./NN You/PRP understand,/VBP do/VB you/PRP not,/RB Bejabers?/NNP Please/RB be/VB married/VBN quietly,/RB without/IN the/DT usual/JJ trimmings./NN I'll/NN swim/NN a/DT bloody/JJ river/NN for/IN you/PRP but/CC I'll/NNP not/RB be/VB in/IN attendance/NN at/IN your/PRP$ wedding/NN with/IN Josepha/NNP Guerrero/NNP present./NN It/PRP would/MD be/VB embarrassing/VBG to/TO us/PRP both.""All/DT right./NN You/PRP win,/VBP son./. But/CC what/WP gravels/VBZ me/PRP is/VBZ this:/DT ain't/NN you/PRP figurin'/NN on/IN ever/RB makin'/VBN any/DT headway/NN with/IN that/DT Guerrero/NNP girl?""The/NNP answer/NN to/TO your/PRP$ question/NN is:/IN I/PRP traded/VBD her/PRP$ love/NN and/CC her/PRP$ voluntary/JJ surrender/NN to/TO me/PRP for/IN the/DT privilege/NN of/IN hanging/VBG her/PRP$ scoundrel/NN of/IN a/DT half-brother./JJ And/CC the/DT day/NN I/PRP did/VBD that/IN I/PRP cast/VBD my/PRP$ bright/JJ day-dreams/NNS behind/IN me."Bejabers's/JJ simple/NN and/CC direct/JJ soul/NN was/VBD still/RB in/IN a/DT state/NN of/IN bewilderment./VBG "But/IN how/WRB could/MD you/PRP give/VB her/PRP up,/IN son,/NN after/IN seeing/VBG the/DT way/NN she/PRP played/VBD the/DT game/NN with/IN us?/NNP With/IN nary/PDT a/DT vaccination/NN and/CC with/IN no/DT more/JJR chance/NN for/IN her/PRP$ life/NN than/IN a/DT one-legged/JJ white/JJ man/NN at/IN an/DT Indian/JJ war-dance,/NN she/PRP puts/VBZ her/PRP$ shoulder/NN to/TO the/DT wheel/NN and/CC asks/VBZ no/DT odds/NNS of/IN anybody./DT However,/NNP it's/POS your/PRP$ business,/NN son./NN You/PRP got/VBD that/DT old/JJ tin/NN flute/NN yet?""It's/RB down/RB at/IN the/DT cabin.""Then/NN let's/NNS go/VBP down/RB to/TO the/DT cabin./NN I/PRP want/VBP you/PRP to/TO play/VB me/PRP something/NN sort/RB o'/IN soft/JJ and/CC sad/JJ and/CC wailin'-like./JJ Seems/NNS as/IN if/IN this/DT here/RB spring's/VBZ made/VBN me/PRP feel/VB more/RBR meller/NN than/IN usual."/JJ IN/IN the/DT morning/NN D'Arcy/NNP groomed/NNP and/CC saddled/VBD the/DT mare/NN Kitty,/NNP now/RB thin/JJ and/CC long/JJ of/IN coat/NN following/VBG a/DT winter/NN of/IN short/JJ feed/NN and/CC enforced/VBN neglect./NN When/WRB he/PRP mounted/VBD her/PRP and/CC rode/VBD her/PRP around/IN the/DT camp,/NN she/PRP was/VBD no/RB longer/RB the/DT airy/JJ prancing/NN horse/NN of/IN other/JJ days,/NN and/CC D'Arcy/NNP concluded/VBD Josepha/NNP might/MD be/VB trusted/VBN to/TO ride/VB the/DT mare/NN home/NN in/IN safety./NN So/IN he/PRP rode/VBD Kitty/NNP around/IN to/TO the/DT Mansion/NNP House/NNP where/WRB Madge/NNP and/CC Josepha/NNP dwelt,/VBP guests/NNS without/IN a/DT host,/NN and/CC here/RB he/PRP found/VBD Bejabers/NNP loading/VBG a/DT pack-mule/NN with/IN baggage,/NN while/IN two/CD saddled/JJ horses/NNS were/VBD tied/VBN to/TO the/DT hitching-rack/NN in/IN front./DT Josepha/NNP came/VBD out/RP first./RB Throughout/IN her/PRP$ stay/NN in/IN camp/NN she/PRP had/VBD worn/VBN clothing/NN supplied/VBN by/IN Madge/NNP from/IN her/PRP$ own/JJ generous/JJ stock,/NN but/CC this/DT morning/NN she/PRP had/VBD donned/VBN again/RB the/DT black/JJ velvet/NN riding-habit/NN and/CC the/DT wide-brimmed/JJ red/JJ vicugna-wool/NN hat/NN she/PRP had/VBD worn/VBN on/IN that/DT dreadful/JJ day/NN when/WRB the/DT quarantine/NN closed/VBD in/IN behind/RB her./PRP She/PRP wore/VBD beautiful/JJ black/JJ calfskin/NN boots,/NN on/IN the/DT heels/NNS of/IN which/WDT little/JJ silver/NN spurs/VBZ tinkled/VBN as/IN she/PRP walked;/VBD tucked/VBN in/IN her/PRP$ belt/NN was/VBD a/DT pair/NN of/IN white/JJ fringed/JJ buckskin/NN gauntlets/NNS of/IN Indian/NNP workmanship./VBD She/PRP had/VBD grown/VBN very/RB thin/JJ under/IN the/DT strain/NN to/TO which/WDT she/PRP had/VBD so/RB gallantly/RB subjected/VBN herself;/PRP D'Arcy/NNP noted/VBD the/DT deep/JJ shadows/NNS under/IN her/PRP eyes,/RB the/DT ivory/NN paleness/NN of/IN her/PRP$ face,/NN and/CC the/DT consequently/RB enhanced/JJ brilliance/NN of/IN her/PRP$ eyes./NN He/PRP lifted/VBD his/PRP$ battered/JJ old/JJ hat./NN "I/NNS have/VBP brought/VBN Kitty/NNP to/TO you,"/VB he/PRP informed/VBD her./PRP "She,/RB like/IN yourself,/PRP is/VBZ thin/JJ and/CC worn/JJ and/CC tired./VBN She/PRP should/MD be/VB given/VBN grain/NN when/WRB you/PRP reach/VBP home./NN Bejabers/NNS and/CC Madge/NNP will/MD ridewith/VB you,/JJ Josepha,/NNP and/CC see/VB you/PRP safely/RB to/TO the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico.""You/NNP do/VBP not/RB ride/VB with/IN us,/NNS Don/NNP Dermod?""No,/NNP I/PRP have/VBP much/RB to/TO do/VB here."She/PRP came/VBD to/TO the/DT side/NN of/IN the/DT mare/NN and/CC placed/VBD her/PRP$ little/JJ left/JJ foot/NN in/IN the/DT hand/NN he/PRP proffered./VBD He/PRP lifted/VBD her/PRP gently/RB into/IN the/DT side/NN saddle,/NN and/CC when/WRB she/PRP had/VBD arranged/VBN her/PRP skirts,/NN she/PRP sat/VBD looking/VBG gravely/RB down/IN at/IN him./PRP "You/PRP will/MD be/VB happy/JJ to/TO leave/VB this/DT dreary,/NN dreadful/NN spot,"/NN he/PRP suggested,/VBD to/TO bridge/VB an/DT embarrassing/JJ silence./NN "I/NNS have/VBP not/RB been/VBN unhappy/JJ here./PRP Never/RB before/RB had/VBD I/PRP worked,/VBD never/RB had/VBD I/PRP been/VBN called/VBN upon/IN to/TO give/VB thought/VBN to/TO the/DT sufferings/NNS of/IN others--so/JJ the/DT unusual/JJ experience/NN was/VBD a/DT novelty./NN Never/RB had/VBD I/PRP met/VBD or/CC lived/VBD on/IN terms/NNS of/IN intimacy/NN and/CC comradeship/NN with/IN a/DT woman/NN like/IN Madge;/NNP in/IN all/PDT the/DT world/NN there/RB could/MD not/RB exist/VB one/CD so/RB noble,/JJ so/IN uncomplaining/JJ and/CC so/RB brave/JJ as/IN that/DT Irish/JJ doctor;/NN while/IN his/PRP$ affliction/NN saddens/VBZ me,/JJ his/PRP$ mighty/JJ humor/NN makes/VBZ me/PRP forget/VB I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN saddened/VBN by/IN him./NN I/PRP have/VBP learned/VBN much/RB about/IN the/DT gringo/NN that/WDT is/VBZ a/DT closed/JJ book/NN to/TO my/PRP$ people/NNS and/CC I/PRP am/VBP pleased/VBN with/IN what/WP I/PRP have/VBP learned.""That/NN is/VBZ comforting./, I/PRP know/VBP of/IN one/CD gringo/NN who/WP values/VBZ your/PRP$ good/JJ opinion/NN greatly./, Perhaps/RB you/PRP will/MD tell/VB him/PRP which/WDT of/IN our/PRP$ strange/JJ characteristics/NNS impressed/VBD you/PRP most.""The/RB gringo/VBP you/PRP refer/VBP to/TO is/VBZ ruthless./NNP He/PRP takes/VBZ what/WP he/PRP can/MD and/CC holds/VBZ it/PRP while/IN he/PRP may./VBD But/CC he/PRP is,/VBZ most/RBS of/IN all,/DT ruthless/JJ with/IN himself./PRP In/IN him/PRP there/RB is/VBZ no/DT self-pity/NN but/CC a/DT very/RB great/JJ pity/NN for/IN the/DT helpless./NN He/PRP has/VBZ a/DT vast/JJ pride/NN in/IN the/DT correct/JJ consummation/NN of/IN great/JJ things;/JJ little/JJ things/NNS he/PRP scorns/VBZ and/CC despises./VBZ He/PRP seasons/NNS his/PRP$ life/NN with/IN victory/NN as/IN one/CD seasons/NNS a/DT steak/NN with/IN salt./NN "He/NN can/MD feel/VB deeply--love/JJ deeply--but/CC he/PRP hides,/VBD as/RB bashful/JJ as/IN a/DT nun,/NN behind/IN his/PRP$ finer/NN feelings./VBD And/CC he/PRP does/VBZ not/RB run/VB from/IN the/DT fight,/NN preferring/VBG honorable/JJ de-feat/NN to/TO dishonorable/JJ flight./NN ./. ./. ./. Yes,/RB I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP know/VBP that/IN gringo/NN better/RB than/IN I/PRP did/VBD before/IN I/PRP came/VBD to/TO Happy/NNP Camp."He/NNP gazed/VBD up/RP at/IN her/PRP$ with/IN boyish/NN eagerness./, "Do/RB you/PRP like/VBP this/DT particular/JJ gringo/NN more/RBR than/IN you/PRP once/RB did?"She/RB shook/VBD her/PRP$ head./NN "That/NN would/MD be/VB impossible,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod./NNP But/CC I/PRP have/VBP great/JJ respect/NN for/IN him./PRP He/PRP has/VBZ faults,/JJ but/CC they/PRP are/VBP not/RB the/DT faults/NNS of/IN a/DT weak/JJ man./NN It/PRP is/VBZ too/RB bad/JJ he/PRP hanged/VBD my/PRP$ brother,/NN Don/NNP Dermod.""I/NNP have/VBP no/DT regret/NN for/IN that/DT act,"/NN he/PRP retorted/VBD fiercely./, "You/PRP should/MD be/VB grateful/JJ to/TO me/PRP for/IN ridding/VBG the/DT world/NN of/IN a/DT venomous/JJ reptile,/NN for/IN ridding/VBG you/PRP of/IN a/DT relative/JJ who,/NN had/VBD he/PRP lived,/VB would/MD even/RB now/RB be/VB busy/JJ gambling/NN with/IN your/PRP$ patrimony.""If/NN today/NN were/VBD that/DT day/NN you/PRP rode/VBD from/IN my/PRP$ father's/NN door/NN with/IN the/DT body/NN of/IN Romauldo/NNP across/IN your/PRP$ saddle,/NN and/CC if/IN today/NN you/PRP could/MD listen/VB again/RB to/TO the/DT offer/NN I/PRP made/VBD you/PRP in/IN return/NN for/IN the/DT surrender/NN of/IN that/DT misguided/JJ boy--would/NN you/PRP listen/VBP to/TO me,/VB Don/NNP Dermod?""No!"/NNP He/PRP spoke/VBD the/DT word/NN almost/RB savagely./VBD "I/JJ place/NN my/PRP$ duty/NN to/TO society/NN far/RB above/IN my/PRP$ own/JJ happiness.""But/NN have/VBP you/PRP not/RB been/VBN unhappy/JJ since?""Sacrifices/NNS that/WDT involve/VBP a/DT man's/JJ happiness/NN are/VBP not/RB lightly/RB made/VBN or/CC lightly/RB forgotten./, I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN unhappy,/JJ but--I/CC shall/MD in/IN time/NN recover.""And/NN forget?""No,/IN I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP shall/MD always/RB remember.""And/VB regret--ah,/NN just/RB a/DT little,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod?""A/NNP very/RB great/JJ deal./NN I/PRP am/VBP human,/JJ Josepha./NNP But/CC I/PRP shall/MD never/RB be/VB sorry/JJ for/IN myself,/PRP never/RB regret/VBP that/IN I/PRP ruined/VBN my/PRP$ own/JJ happiness,/NN because/IN I/PRP would/MD rather/RB be/VB an/DT unhappy/JJ man/NN than/IN a/DT weak/JJ one./, I/PRP shall/MD always/RB grieve/VB in/IN the/DT knowledge/NN that/IN I/PRP have/VBP lost/VBN you.""You/PRP will/MD come/VB again,/RB in/IN time,/NN to/TO the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico?"He/NNP shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "You/PRP will/MD not/RB come,/VB even/RB if/IN I/PRP send/VBP for/IN you?"/NNP she/PRP pleaded./VBD "I/PRP will/MD come/VB from/IN the/DT ends/NNS of/IN the/DT earth/NN to/TO do/VB you/PRP a/DT service.""You/NNS love/NN me,/NN then,/, Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy?""God/NNP help/NN me,/, I/PRP do.""Let/VBP us,/VBN then,/TO be/VB friends./JJR Yonder/IN come/VBN the/DT blind/JJ doctor/NN and/CC the/DT others./NNP They/PRP come,/VBP I/PRP think,/VBP to/TO bid/VB me/PRP farewell."They/RB did./VBD One/CD by/IN one/CD they/PRP shook/VBD her/PRP$ hand,/NN thanked/VBD her/PRP in/IN their/PRP$ curious/JJ restrained/JJ way,/NN wished/VBD her/PRP$ luck./NN Only/RB the/DT two/CD killers,/NNS McCready/JJ and/CC Judson,/NNP went/VBD a/DT step/NN further./RBR "If/IN you/PRP ever/RB want/VBP some/DT skunk/NN dry-gulched,"/JJ Judson/NNP assured/VBD her/PRP earnestly,/MD "just/RB send/VB for/IN me.""You'll/NN split/NN that/IN contract/NN with/IN me,/JJ Jud,"/NNP McCready/NNP warned/VBD him/PRP jealously./VBG "What/RB do/VBP you/PRP mean--to/, dry-gulch/JJ a/DT skunk?"/NN Josepha/NNP queried./VBZ "Busted/VBN wide/JJ open--killed./NN Your/PRP$ enemies/NNS are/VBP ours,/JJ ma'am,"/JJ McCready/JJ explained./NN "Ah,/IN the/DT fierce/JJ ones!/NNS But/CC I/PRP understand/VBP and/CC I/PRP am/VBP very/RB grateful./JJR One/CD always/RB has/VBZ need/NN of/IN good/JJ friends--and/NN we/PRP have/VBP been/VBN a/DT sad/JJ big/JJ family/NN in/IN this/DT great/JJ misery./NN So/IN I/PRP love/VBP you/PRP all,/DT amigos/NNS m$os."/VBP To/TO Judson,/NNP Vilmont,/NNP and/CC McCready/NNP she/PRP administered/VBN a/DT gentle/JJ slap/NN on/IN each/DT leathery/NN cheek;/NN to/TO Jim/NNP Toy/NNP she/PRP gave/VBD a/DT friendly/JJ little/JJ tug/NN at/IN the/DT pigtail./NN "And/CC now,/RB thou/IN sweet,/JJ unselfish,/JJ uncomplaining/NN one,"/IN she/PRP continued,/VBP turning/VBG to/TO Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP and/CC addressing/VBG him/PRP in/IN Spanish,/NNP "come/NNP thou/VBD to/TO me."D'Arcy/PRP translated/VBN and/CC the/DT Bart/NNP moved/VBD toward/IN her,/IN his/PRP$ hands/NNS outstretched/VBN before/IN him,/PRP his/PRP$ feet/NNS lifted/VBD unnaturally/RB high/JJ at/IN every/DT step,/NN after/IN the/DT manner/NN of/IN thenewly/RB blind./VBN Josepha/NNP leaned/VBD from/IN her/PRP$ saddle/NN and/CC took/VBD the/DT leonine/JJ old/JJ head/NN to/TO her/PRP$ breast;/NN thrice/NN she/PRP kissed/VBD the/DT sightless/JJ eyes/NNS and/CC murmured,/VB "Vaya/NNP usted/VBN con/RB Dios"--"Go/JJ you/PRP with/IN God!"/NNP Then/RB she/PRP straightened/VBD in/IN the/DT saddle/NN and/CC touched/VBD heel/NN to/TO her/PRP$ mare's/NNS flank./. But/CC Dermod/NNP D'Arcy's/NNP left/VBD hand/NN was/VBD on/IN her/PRP$ bridle/NN reins,/VBD his/PRP$ right/JJ upthrust/NN to/TO her./PRP$ "At/NN least,"/, he/PRP pleaded,/VBD "you/PRP might/MD say/VB farewell/NN to/TO a/DT friend."She/NN looked/VBD down/RB at/IN him/PRP through/IN eyes/NNS that/IN brimmed/VBN with/IN tears./DT "Ah,/RB thou/VBN stubborn/JJ one!/IN Thou/DT doer/NN of/IN deeds!/NN Thou/NNP leader/NN of/IN men!"/NNS He/PRP thrilled/VBD at/IN her/PRP$ use/NN of/IN the/DT solemn/JJ style,/NN in/IN Spanish/NNP so/IN variable/JJ in/IN its/PRP$ implications,/NNS so/RB strangely/RB beautiful/JJ when/WRB employed/VBN in/IN the/DT affectionate/JJ sense,/NN so/IN redolent/NN of/IN contempt/NN when/WRB employed/VBN toward/IN an/DT enemy./NN "Thou/RB too/RB art/NN blind,/RB even/RB as/IN this/DT poor/JJ one!"She/NNP extended/VBD her/PRP$ hand/NN and/CC he/PRP kissed/VBD it./PRP Then/RB Bejabers/NNP and/CC Madge/NNP mounted/VBD and/CC the/DT trio/NN rode/VBD off/RP down/IN the/DT trail./NN WHEN/WRB Bejabers/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ bride/NN returned/VBD to/TO Happy/NNP Camp/NNP they/PRP discovered/VBD that/IN every/DT original/JJ building/NN had/VBD been/VBN burned,/VBN including/VBG the/DT cabin/NN D'Arcy/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ friends/NNS had/VBD built/VBN in/IN the/DT summer/NN of/IN '48./PRP$ But/CC on/IN its/PRP$ ashes/NNS a/DT newer/JJR and/CC larger/JJR cabin/NN had/VBD been/VBN erected,/JJ and/CC hard/JJ by/IN it/PRP a/DT three-room/NN shanty/NN for/IN the/DT first/JJ married/JJ couple/NN in/IN Happy/NNP Camp./NNP The/DT Bart/NNP and/CC Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP were/VBD gone,/VBN having/VBG been/VBN helped/VBN over/IN the/DT trail/NN to/TO their/PRP$ claim/NN on/IN Hot/JJ Creek/NNP by/IN Judson/NNP and/CC McCready,/NNP who/WP had/VBD remained/VBN with/IN them/PRP a/DT week/NN to/TO erect/VB for/IN them/PRP a/DT suitable/JJ summer/NN camp./NN D'Arcy,/NNP Jim/NNP Toy,/NNP Vilmont,/NNP and/CC Francisco/NNP were/VBD again/RB busy/JJ washing/VBG the/DT auriferous/JJ gravel/NN through/IN the/DT long/JJ sluice./NN Bejabers/NNP brought/VBD with/IN him/PRP all/DT the/DT latest/JJS political/JJ news./NN The/DT legislature/NN was/VBD in/IN session,/NN order/NN was/VBD rapidly/RB coming/VBG out/IN of/IN chaos,/NN and/CC in/IN Sacramento/NNP there/EX had/VBD been/VBN some/DT squatter/NN troubles./NN Crime/NN was/VBD rampant;/JJ Bejabers/NNP told/VBD tales/NNS of/IN many/JJ hangings/NNS in/IN many/JJ camps./, But/CC the/DT ship/NN of/IN state/NN was/VBD going/VBG ahead/RB under/IN full/JJ sail/NN and/CC Bejabers/NNP was/VBD filled/VBN with/IN optimism/NN for/IN the/DT future./NN He/PRP and/CC Madge/NNP had/VBD had/VBN a/DT glorious/JJ honeymoon/NN and/CC had/VBD spent/VBN five/CD thousand/CD dollars./, Madge/NNP had/VBD a/DT diamond/NN engagement/NN ring,/NN and/CC Bejabers/NNP had/VBD brought/VBN back/RB with/IN him/PRP three/CD complete/JJ outfits/NNS of/IN clothing;/NN the/DT pair/NN were/VBD deliriously/RB happy./VBG For/IN a/DT month/NN they/PRP were/VBD alone/RB in/IN Happy/NNP Camp;/NNP then/RB a/DT few/JJ of/IN the/DT old-timers/NNS drifted/VBD back,/RB appropriated/VBN the/DT little/JJ deserted/JJ portable/JJ sawmill/NN and/CC commenced/JJ gettingout/IN lumber/NN for/IN new/JJ shanties./NN Soon/RB a/DT dozen/NN strangers/NNS came/VBD up/IN the/DT trail/NN from/IN the/DT Sacramento/NNP Valley,/NNP and/CC the/DT sibilant/NN whine/NN of/IN the/DT sawmill/NN resounded/VBN through/IN the/DT ca$on/NN from/IN daylight/NN till/IN dark./RB Happy/NNP Camp/NNP was/VBD being/VBG born/VBN again./RB Each/DT day/NN saw/VBD the/DT old/JJ half-worked/JJ and/CC abandoned/VBN claims/NNS along/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP restaked/VBD by/IN the/DT men/NNS who/WP came/VBD in/IN the/DT covered/JJ wagons./NN By/IN the/DT first/JJ of/IN June/NNP Happy/NNP Camp/NNP was/VBD again/RB the/DT same/JJ old/JJ center/NN of/IN mining/NN activity/NN and/CC distribution;/JJ mail/NN and/CC express/JJ service/NN had/VBD been/VBN resumed,/VBG a/DT new/JJ Mansion/NNP House/NNP had/VBD arisen/VBN on/IN the/DT ashes/NNS of/IN the/DT old,/NNS a/DT new/JJ Stage/NN Drivers'/NNP Retreat/NNP catered/VBD to/TO the/DT parched/VBN throats/NNS of/IN the/DT daily/JJ arrivals./NN New/NNP dance-halls/NNS and/CC gambling-halls/NNS and/CC saloons/NNS on/IN a/DT grander/NN scale/NN flanked/VBD the/DT Mansion/NNP House;/NNP the/DT winding/VBG street/NN echoed/VBD again/RB to/TO the/DT thud/NN of/IN dancing/VBG miners'/NNS boots,/VBD the/DT whine/NN of/IN fiddles,/NN the/DT plunk/NN of/IN guitars,/VBG the/DT rattle/NN of/IN poker/NN chips,/NN dice,/NNS and/CC roulette/NN balls,/NN the/DT popping/VBG of/IN corks,/NN a/DT few/JJ pistol-shots,/NN the/DT whoops/NNS of/IN intoxicated/JJ men,/NNS and/CC the/DT spurious/JJ laughter/NN of/IN the/DT imported/JJ daughters/NNS of/IN joy./NNP Nothing/NNP had/VBD really/RB changed./VBN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP was/VBD the/DT same/JJ old/JJ riotous/JJ ruinous/JJ route/NN of/IN fortune./NN On/IN their/PRP$ claims/NNS D'Arcy/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ partners/NNS labored/VBD from/IN dawn/NN till/IN dark./RB By/IN the/DT first/JJ of/IN July/NNP they/PRP had/VBD sluiced/VBN all/DT but/CC the/DT very/RB fine/JJ flour-gold/NN from/IN the/DT gravel/NN on/IN the/DT ancient/JJ bars./NN Having/VBG put/VBN in/IN their/PRP$ wing-dam,/NN they/PRP altered/VBD the/DT course/NN of/IN the/DT stream/NN until/IN it/PRP flowed/VBD down/RB across/IN the/DT denuded/VBN bar/NN and/CC along/IN the/DT opposite/JJ bank;/NN then/RB they/PRP fell/VBD to/TO work/VB upon/IN the/DT former/JJ bed/NN of/IN the/DT stream./NN As/IN D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD predicted,/VBN it/PRP proved/VBD to/TO be/VB immensely/RB rich./JJR There/EX was/VBD no/DT scarcity/NN of/IN labor/NN now,/NNS for/IN the/DT land/NN was/VBD filled/VBN with/IN men/NNS who/WP preferred/VBD the/DT certainty/NN of/IN incredibly/RB high/JJ wages/NNS and/CC steady/JJ employment/NN to/TO the/DT mad/JJ competition/NN and/CC a/DT will-o'-the/JJ wisp/NN career/NN seeking/VBG goldfor/NN themselves./, D'Arcy/NNP and/CC his/PRP$ partners/NNS built/VBD a/DT huge/JJ bunk-house/NN and/CC dining-hall/NN for/IN the/DT fifty/CD men/NNS they/PRP employed./MD When/WRB their/PRP$ claims/NNS had/VBD been/VBN cleaned/VBN up/RB and/CC they/PRP realized/VBD there/EX was/VBD no/DT more/JJR ground/NN along/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP worth/IN their/PRP$ attention,/NN they/PRP found/VBD themselves,/PRP on/IN a/DT day/NN in/IN mid-December,/NN no/RB longer/RB gold-miners./, Bejabers/NNP was/VBD still/RB the/DT alcalde,/NN but/CC a/DT regularly/RB elected/VBN one/CD now./DT Also,/RB since/IN he/PRP was/VBD the/DT most/RBS sociable,/JJ and/CC gregarious/JJ of/IN men,/NNS his/PRP$ marriage/NN to/TO Madge/NNP had/VBD not/RB operated/VBN to/TO halt/VB his/PRP$ peregrinations/NNS around/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP at/IN night./NN He/PRP knew/VBD everybody;/RB no/DT figment/NN of/IN gossip/NN escaped/VBD him,/RB and/CC as/RB fast/RB as/IN he/PRP gathered/VBD it/PRP he/PRP called/VBD at/IN the/DT cabin/NN of/IN his/PRP$ partners/NNS to/TO retail/VB it./PRP The/DT day/NN after/IN D'Arcy/NNP had/VBD paid/VBN off/RP his/PRP$ men/NNS and/CC was/VBD making/VBG plans/NNS for/IN his/PRP$ future,/JJ Bejabers/NNP bounced/VBD into/IN the/DT cabin/NN in/IN a/DT state/NN of/IN wild/JJ excitement./NN "Martha's/NNS here,"/IN he/PRP announced./VBD "Mr./NNP Poppy's/NNP gal/NN has/VBZ got/VBN to/TO Happy/NNP Camp/NNP at/IN last."D'Arcy/PRP was/VBD profoundly/RB interested./VBN "How/RB do/VBP you/PRP know?""Met/VB up/RP with/IN her/PRP$ casual-like/JJ about/IN a/DT week/NN ago/RB and/CC I/PRP been/VBN seein'/VBG her/PRP every/DT night/NN since./. Well,/UH son,/. every/DT time/NN I/PRP look/VBP at/IN that/DT gal/JJ something/NN tells/VBZ me/PRP I've/NN seen/VBN her/PRP before;/IN her/PRP$ face/NN is/VBZ sure/JJ familiar,/NN but/CC I/PRP can't/MD place/VB her/PRP until/IN about/IN half/PDT an/DT hour/NN ago/IN I/PRP meet/VBP her/PRP at/IN the/DT post-office/NN and/CC then/RB something/NN clicks/VBZ in/IN my/PRP$ fool/NN head/NN and/CC I/PRP have/VBP her/PRP spotted./VBN You/PRP remember/VBP that/DT photograph/NN of/IN her/PRP$ Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP had?/VBD Mebbe/NNP he/PRP never/RB showed/VBD it/PRP to/TO you./NNP But/CC he/PRP showed/VBD it/PRP to/TO me/PRP one/CD night/NN when/WRB he/PRP was/VBD drunk./JJR "Well,/IN I/PRP ups/RB and/CC says/VBZ to/TO this/DT damsel:/NN 'Excuse/. me,/. miss,/NN but/CC aren't/RB you/PRP Martha?'/NNP She/PRP admits/VBZ she/PRP is,/RB and/CC I/PRP says:/VBP 'Be/VBN you/PRP lookin'/VB for/IN Mr./NNP Poppy?'/NNP She/PRP turns/VBZ white/JJ as/IN milk/NN at/IN that/WDT and/CC says:/VBD 'Is/. he/PRP livin'?'/VBD I/PRP tell/VB her/PRP the/DT general/JJ impression/NN among/IN his/PRP$ friends/NNS is/VBZ thathe's/DT minin'/NN over/IN to/TO Hot/JJ Creek,/NNP and/CC then/RB I/PRP relate/VBP how/WRB he/PRP went/VBD down/RB to/TO San/NNP Francisco/NNP lookin'/NN for/IN her/PRP and/CC couldn't/MD find/VB her/PRP and/CC come/VB back/RB to/TO Happy/NNP Camp/NNP all/DT broke/VBD in/IN heart/NN and/CC pocket./NN Which/WDT Martha/NNP then/RB cries/VBZ quite/RB a/DT bit/NN and/CC begs/VBZ me/PRP not/RB to/TO mention/VB to/TO Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP I've/NNP met/VBD her./PRP Which/WDT I/PRP promise/VBP her/PRP I/PRP won't,/VBD but/CC that's/IN no/DT reason/NN why/WRB some/DT other/JJ friend/NN of/IN Poppy's/NNP can't/MD tell/VB him.""Where/PRP is/VBZ Martha/NNP staying,/NN Bejabers?"The/IN little/JJ man/NN scratched/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "Well,/NN I/PRP hate/VBP to/TO tell/VB you,/PRP son,/NN but/CC I/PRP reckon/VBP this/DT here/RB gold-fever/JJ has/VBZ sort/NN o'/RB turned/VBD Martha's/NNP head./, She's/NNP up/RP in/IN the/DT Bird/NNP Cage.""Oh,/NNP Bejabers!/NNP The/DT poor/JJ thing!/NN How/WRB did/VBD that/DT happen?""Busted/VBN in/IN a/DT strange/JJ land--couldn't/NN meet/VBP up/RP with/IN Mr./NNP Poppy--and/NNP the/DT pressure/NN got/VBD pretty/RB strong,/JJR I/PRP reckon./VBP Anyhow,/DT she's/NNS workin'/NN with/IN the/DT rest/NN o'/IN the/DT girls/NNS up/IN to/TO the/DT Bird/NNP Cage.""It/NNP would/MD probably/RB be/VB a/DT favor/NN to/TO Poppy/NNP not/RB to/TO tell/VB him,/PRP Bejabers,"/IN D'Arcy/NNP suggested./VBD "Since/IN it/PRP seems/VBZ his/PRP$ romance/NN has/VBZ gone/VBN on/IN the/DT rocks,/NN he/PRP will/MD be/VB happier/JJR if/IN he/PRP never/RB knows/VBZ of/IN Martha's/NNP tragedy.""Seems/NNS like/IN she/PRP figgered/VBD Mr./NNP Poppy's/NNP kicked/VBD the/DT bucket,/NN and/CC havin'/VBD no/DT friends,/NN no/DT money/NN and/CC nobody/NN to/TO care,/VB she/PRP sort/VB o'/RB drifted./VBN But/CC she's/NNS still/RB in/IN love/NN with/IN that/DT weak/JJ vessel--at/NN least,/NNS enough/RB to/TO want/VB to/TO spare/VB him/PRP the/DT news/NN of/IN her/PRP$ downfall."The/NN partners/NNS sat/VBD looking/VBG at/IN each/DT other,/JJ distressed/JJ at/IN this/DT crisis/NN in/IN the/DT affairs/NNS of/IN the/DT weakling/NN for/IN whom/WP they/PRP had,/VBD despite/IN his/PRP$ faults,/NN a/DT genuine/JJ affection./NN "Martha's/IN a/DT right/JJ nice-lookin'/JJ girl,/NN too,"/NN Bejabers/NNP resumed/VBD presently./NN "Raised/JJ strict--never/NN had/VBD no/DT leeway/NN in/IN her/PRP$ home/NN life,/NN so/RB when/WRB she/PRP lands/NNS in/IN California/NNP and/CC finds/VBZ herself/PRP on/IN the/DT loose/JJ I/PRP reckon/VBP she/PRP says/VBZ toherself,/, when/WRB the/DT goin'/NN got/VBD hard/JJ and/CC slippery:/JJ 'Oh,/JJ what's/NNS the/DT use?/NN I'll/NN clean/VB up/RP a/DT fortune/NN in/IN quick/JJ money,/NNS go/VBP back/RB East/NNP and/CC nobody/NN will/MD ever/RB know/VB the/DT difference./NN I/PRP been/VBN poor/JJ all/PDT my/PRP$ life/NN and/CC now/RB I'm/NNP goin'/NN to/TO have/VB it/PRP easy/JJ in/IN my/PRP$ old/JJ age,/NN even/RB if/IN I/PRP pay/VBP a/DT high/JJ price/NN for/IN it/PRP in/IN my/PRP$ youth.'/JJ So/CC she's/POS been/VBN driftin'/NN around/IN to/TO all/PDT the/DT rich/JJ strikes./NN She/PRP sings/VBZ right/JJ sweet/JJ when/WRB somebody/NN plays/VBZ the/DT pianner/NN for/IN her."D'Arcy's/PRP$ fist/NN came/VBD down/RB on/IN the/DT table./NN "Bejabers,/IN I'm/NNP through.""Through/IN what?"'"Mining./DT It's/NNP time/NN to/TO quit./NNP It's/IN a/DT mad,/JJ sad,/NN sordid/VBD scramble;/JJ men/NNS go/VBP insane/JJ with/IN suddenly/RB acquired/VBN wealth/NN and/CC toss/VB it/PRP away/RB in/IN calm/JJ confidence/NN that/IN they/PRP can/MD gather/VB new/JJ fortunes/NNS indefinitely./, I'm/IN weary/JJ of/IN the/DT atmosphere/NN of/IN drunkenness/NN and/CC depravity/NN in/IN which/WDT a/DT miner/NN has/VBZ to/TO operate./DT The/DT jackals/NNS follow/VBP the/DT tiger--and/NN the/DT placers/NNS are/VBP already/RB showing/VBG signs/NNS of/IN petering/VBG out,/JJ leaving/VBG the/DT tiger's/JJ kill/NN in/IN the/DT maw/NN of/IN the/DT jackals./NN "As/IN many/JJ people/NNS as/IN enter/VBP California/NNP by/IN steamer/NN now/RB leave/VBP it;/RB there/RB is/VBZ disillusionment,/JJ despair,/NN and/CC unhappiness./NNP The/DT gold/NN is/VBZ a/DT curse/NN to/TO most/JJS of/IN the/DT men/NNS who/WP have/VBP sought/VBN it;/IN it/PRP has/VBZ sapped/VBN their/PRP$ vitality,/NNS bred/VBD a/DT new/JJ race/NN of/IN scoundrels,/NN first/JJ exalting/JJ men/NNS and/CC then/RB dropping/VBG them/PRP to/TO the/DT depths/NNS of/IN despair./JJ The/DT state/NN is/VBZ swarming/VBG with/IN men/NNS who/WP call/VBP themselves/PRP miners/NNS and/CC yet/RB know/VB nothing/NN of/IN mining./NN Good/JJ ground/NN is/VBZ becoming/VBG increasingly/RB hard/JJ to/TO find;/VB more/JJR time/NN is/VBZ required/VBN for/IN exploration/NN than/IN can/MD be/VB profitably/RB expended/VBN in/IN mining/NN before/IN the/DT snows/NNS drive/VBP men/NNS out/IN of/IN the/DT Sierras./NNP "On/IN the/DT ninth/JJ day/NN of/IN last/JJ September/NNP California/NNP was/VBD admitted/VBN into/IN the/DT Union/NNP and/CC now/RB the/DT politicians/NNS are/VBP gathering/VBG for/IN their/PRP$ harvest./NN There/EX was/VBD a/DT man/NN around/IN yesterday/NN trying/VBG to/TO collect/VB an/DT infamous/JJ and/CC excessive/JJ mining/NN tax/NN from/IN Vilmont/NNP and/CC Jim/NNP Toy,/NNP because/IN theyare/DT foreigners./NN I'm/IN a/DT foreigner/NN too,/NN for/IN that/DT matter,/NN but/CC they/PRP know/VBP better/JJR than/IN to/TO try/VB such/JJ extortion/NN on/IN me/PRP even/RB if/IN the/DT legislature/NN has/VBZ authorized/VBN it./DT "We/NNP were/VBD on/IN the/DT job/NN first,/RB we/PRP have/VBP skimmed/VBN the/DT cream/NN of/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP and/CC because/IN we/PRP stuck/VBD to/TO our/PRP$ claims,/NN refusing/VBG to/TO waste/VB our/PRP$ time/NN and/CC our/PRP$ strength/NN wandering/VBG in/IN search/NN of/IN something/NN better,/IN every/DT man/NN in/IN our/PRP$ company/NN is/VBZ now/RB independently/RB rich./JJR Bejabers,/NNP tomorrow/NN we're/NN going/VBG to/TO dissolve/VB partnership/NN and/CC divide/VB the/DT spoils.""How/NN much/RB spoils/IN we/PRP got/VBD to/TO divide?"/VB Strangely/RB enough/RB it/PRP had/VBD never/RB occurred/VBN to/TO Bejabers/NNP to/TO ask/VB before,/IN nor/CC had/VBD he/PRP even/RB evinced/VBD a/DT desire/NN to/TO look/VB over/IN the/DT company's/NNS books./. "More/NN than/IN a/DT quarter/NN of/IN a/DT million/CD dollars/NNS each.""Jumpin'/DT Judas!/NNP Am/VBP I/PRP that/IN rich?""You/PRP certainly/RB are,/VBP Bejabers./NNP And/CC we/PRP owe/VBP not/RB a/DT cent/NN in/IN the/DT world.""What/NN you/PRP goin'/VBD to/TO do/VB with/IN yours?"D'Arcy/NNP smiled/VBD brightly./. "A/VBN commission/NN has/VBZ been/VBN appointed/VBN by/IN the/DT President/NNP of/IN the/DT United/NNP States/NNP to/TO investigate,/VB report/NN upon,/IN certify/JJ or/CC reject/VB the/DT titles/NNS to/TO all/PDT the/DT old/JJ Spanish/JJ and/CC Mexican/JJ land/NN grants/NNS in/IN California./NNP All/DT of/IN the/DT holders/NNS of/IN such/JJ grants/NNS are/VBP required/VBN to/TO present/VB their/PRP$ claims,/NNS with/IN proofs/NNS of/IN title,/NN to/TO this/DT commission/NN within/IN six/CD months/NNS after/IN its/PRP$ first/JJ sitting;/NN if/IN they/PRP fail/VBP to/TO do/VB that/IN their/PRP$ titles/NNS may/MD not/RB later/RB be/VB certified./VBN There'll/RB be/VB unexcelled/JJ opportunities/NNS for/IN the/DT crowd/NN of/IN spoilers/NNS this/DT situation/NN will/MD attract;/VB swindling/VBG the/DT Hispano-Californian/JJ will/MD be/VB raised/VBN from/IN an/DT industry/NN to/TO the/DT realm/NN of/IN high/JJ art./NN Well,/NNP Josepha/NNP Guerrero's/NNPS down/RP at/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP waiting/VBG for/IN me/PRP to/TO come/VB down/RB and/CC help/VB her/PRP in/IN this/DT emergency--""So/NN she/PRP finally/RB sent/VBD for/IN you,/JJ eh?/NN Boy,/NNS you/PRP keep/VBP up/RP that/IN gait/NN and/CC you'll/JJ win/VBP her/PRP$ yet./NN Of/IN course,/NN whilethe/IN old/JJ man/NN lived/VBD he'd/PRP talk/VB her/PRP$ out/IN of/IN it,/PRP$ but/CC with/IN him/PRP gone/VBN she/PRP just/RB can't/MD keep/VB up/RP the/DT old/JJ resentment.""She/NN has/VBZ not/RB sent/VBN for/IN me,/NN Bejabers./NNP And/CC I/PRP doubt/VBP if/IN she/PRP ever/RB will./MD I/PRP doubt/VB if/IN she/PRP realizes/VBZ she/PRP is/VBZ in/IN danger/NN of/IN losing/VBG her/PRP$ ranch/NN if/IN she/PRP delays/VBZ action./. She/PRP needs/VBZ a/DT gringo/NN on/IN this/DT job--and/NN a/DT gringo/NN who/WP will/MD play/VB her/PRP$ fair./NN So/IN I/PRP thought/VBD I'd/PRP take/VB over/RP her/PRP$ battles.""And/NN then--what?""I/DT don't/NN know,/VBN Bejabers./NNP Probably/RB I/PRP shall/MD go/VB to/TO San/NNP Francisco/NNP and/CC get/VB into/IN some/DT sort/NN of/IN business./NN If/IN I/PRP employ/VBP my/PRP$ capital/NN shrewdly/NN I/PRP imagine/VBP I/PRP can/MD make/VB a/DT far/RB larger/JJR fortune/NN in/IN trade/NN than/IN will/MD ever/RB be/VB made/VBN in/IN a/DT placer-mine./NN What/WP are/VBP your/PRP$ plans,/NN Bejabers?/IN Want/JJ to/TO throw/VB in/RP with/IN me?""I'd/JJ love/NN to,/, son,/NN but/CC I/PRP never/RB did/VBD have/VB no/DT head/NN for/IN business./NN I/PRP like/VBP public/JJ life,/NN Dermod./NNP I'm/NNP pretty/RB well/RB known/VBN and/CC I/PRP figger/VBP on/IN runnin'/NN for/IN sheriff./PRP I've/NN had/VBD practical/JJ experience/NN as/IN a/DT jailer,/NN I'm/IN strong/JJ for/IN discipline,/NN quick/JJ on/IN the/DT trigger/NN and/CC just/RB naturally/RB hell-bent/JJ on/IN law/NN and/CC order./NN Thanks,/IN Dermod,/NNP but/CC I/PRP reckon/VBP I'll/JJ stay/NN here."That/IN night/NN D'Arcy/NNP cast/VBD up/RP the/DT company's/NN accounts/NNS and/CC divided/VBN the/DT product/NN of/IN their/PRP$ incredible/JJ toil/NN and/CC privation./NN They/PRP had/VBD some/DT fifty/CD thousand/CD dollars/NNS in/IN gold/NN on/IN hand,/NN and/CC he/PRP issued/VBD checks/NNS on/IN a/DT New/NNP York/NNP bank/NN for/IN the/DT remainder,/NNS each/DT partner/NN signing/VBG the/DT checks./NN None/NN of/IN his/PRP$ associates/NNS accepted/VBD his/PRP$ invitation/NN to/TO inspect/VB the/DT books;/NN indeed,/NN McCready/NNP and/CC Judson/NNP were/VBD slightly/RB hurt/VBN at/IN his/PRP$ suggestion/NN that/IN they/PRP do/VBP so./DT The/DT next/JJ day/NN they/PRP parted./VBD Jim/NNP Toy/NNP accepted/VBD one/CD of/IN the/DT pack-mules/NNS and/CC departed/VBD into/IN the/DT north/NN to/TO seek/VB a/DT new/JJ claim,/NN while/IN Vilmont/NNP departed/VBD via/IN the/DT stage-coach./NN He/PRP was/VBD seeing/VBG a/DT vision/NN of/IN a/DT vineyard/NN and/CC winery/NN in/IN some/DT fertile/JJ interior/NN valley./NN McCready/NNP and/CC Judson/NNP dreamed/VBD of/IN a/DT cattle/NNS ranch,/NN forin/IN the/DT beginning/NN they/PRP had/VBD been/VBN cow-men/NNS in/IN the/DT Southwest/NNP and/CC it/PRP is/VBZ written/VBN in/IN the/DT Book/NNP of/IN Things/NNS that/IN a/DT cow-man/NN shall/MD return/VB to/TO his/PRP$ cows./NN Francisco/NNP had/VBD no/DT plans/NNS beyond/IN the/DT purchase/NN of/IN a/DT thoroughbred/JJ horse/NN which/WDT he/PRP might/MD bedeck/VB with/IN a/DT silver-mounted/JJ saddle/NN and/CC bridle;/VBD a/DT few/JJ excellent/JJ game-cocks/NNS and/CC a/DT pleasantly/RB situated/VBN adobe/IN casa/NN where,/, while/IN his/PRP$ money/NN lasted,/, he/PRP could/MD live/VB the/DT life/NN of/IN a/DT Hispano-Californian/JJ gentleman./NN AS/IN D'Arcy/NNP rode/VBD south/RB with/IN McCready,/NNP Judson,/NNP and/CC Francisco,/NNP he/PRP realized/VBD the/DT truth/NN of/IN what/WP he/PRP had/VBD so/RB often/RB prophesied:/VBN that/IN the/DT discovery/NN of/IN gold/NN in/IN California/NNP was/VBD but/CC a/DT prelude/NN to/TO the/DT discovery/NN of/IN California./NNP On/IN the/DT fat/JJ lands/NNS of/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP the/DT wild/JJ cattle/NNS which/WDT once/RB could/MD have/VB been/VBN counted/VBN by/IN the/DT thousands/NNS were/VBD now/RB numbered/VBN in/IN the/DT hundreds;/NNS evidently,/VBP to/TO forestall/VB wholesale/JJ appropriation,/NN Josepha/NNP was/VBD rounding/VBG up/RP and/CC disposing/VBG of/IN her/PRP$ cattle/NNS as/RB fast/RB as/IN she/PRP could/MD at/IN whatever/WDT price/NN was/VBD obtainable./VBG Squatters/NNP had/VBD settled/VBN upon/IN her/PRP$ land/NN and/CC thousands/NNS of/IN acres/NNS of/IN grain/NN were/VBD being/VBG planted;/VBN the/DT shanties/NNS of/IN the/DT homesteaders/NNS dotted/VBN the/DT plain/JJ and/CC before/IN their/PRP$ axes/NNS the/DT lovely/JJ valley/NN oaks/NNP were/VBD fast/RB disappearing./, D'Arcy/NNP engaged/VBD several/JJ squatters/NNS in/IN conversation/NN as/IN he/PRP rode/VBD through/IN and/CC was/VBD enabled/VBN to/TO glean/VB a/DT knowledge/NN of/IN their/PRP$ peculiar/JJ viewpoint./NN Because/IN the/DT wish/NN was/VBD father/NN to/TO the/DT thought/NN they/PRP elected/VBD to/TO believe/VB that/IN all/DT Spanish/JJ and/CC Mexican/JJ grants/NNS were/VBD of/IN fraudulent/JJ title;/NN the/DT gobernadores/NNS had/VBD given/VBN away/RP the/DT land/NN to/TO whosoever/WP$ had/VBD asked/VBN for/IN it;/RB and/CC since/IN lands/NNS belong/VBP to/TO the/DT people/NNS as/IN a/DT whole,/NN they/PRP were/VBD not/RB the/DT gobernadores'/JJ to/TO give./VB Some/DT appeared/VBN quite/RB genuine/JJ in/IN their/PRP$ belief/NN that/IN the/DT conquest/NN had/VBD nullified/VBN all/DT previously/RB existing/VBG titles;/NN hence/RB all/DT lands/NNS were/VBD public/JJ lands/NNS and/CC subject/NN to/TO preemption./NN Pending/NNP the/DT operation/NN of/IN land/NN laws/NNS they/PRP considered/VBD it/PRP a/DT wise/JJ move/NN to/TO take/VB possession,/JJ since/IN suchpossession/NN might/MD tend/VB to/TO establish/VB the/DT priority/NN of/IN their/PRP$ claims/NNS over/IN those/DT of/IN their/PRP$ competitors./NN Seemingly,/NNS they/PRP operated/VBD under/IN the/DT ancient/JJ principle/NN that/IN possession/NN is/VBZ nine/CD points/NNS of/IN the/DT law./NN D'Arcy/NNP smiled/VBD sadly./NN "There'll/RB be/VB work/NN here/RB for/IN Bejabers/NNP when/WRB he's/PRP elected/VBD sheriff,"/NN he/PRP decided./VBD "These/DT ruthless/JJ people/NNS will/MD not/RB be/VB dispossessed/VBN without/IN battle./VBG The/DT gold-lust/NN has/VBZ given/VBN way/NN to/TO the/DT land-hunger."Frequently/RB they/PRP passed/VBD the/DT carcasses/NNS of/IN cattle,/NNS and/CC McCready/JJ hazarded/VBN the/DT opinion/NN that/IN they/PRP had/VBD died/VBN of/IN disease/NN carried/VBD into/IN the/DT state/NN by/IN the/DT oxen/NNS that/IN drew/VBD the/DT covered/JJ wagons./NN "Poor/NNP Josepha,"/NNP D'Arcy/NNP reflected./NNP "She/NNP is,/, indeed,/RB sadly/RB beset."He/IN realized/VBN that,/IN despite/IN their/PRP$ ruthlessness,/NNS their/PRP$ ignorance/NN and/CC arrogance,/VB their/PRP$ lack/NN of/IN education/NN and/CC refinement,/NN these/DT squatters/NNS were/VBD of/IN the/DT same/JJ hardy/JJ breed/NN that,/IN for/IN two/CD centuries,/NNS had/VBD been/VBN pressing/VBG back/RB the/DT outposts/NNS of/IN civilization/NN along/IN the/DT Atlantic/NNP seaboard,/NN until,/IN now,/RB at/IN last,/JJ they/PRP had/VBD reached/VBN the/DT Pacific./NNP Sons/NNPS of/IN the/DT soil,/NN these--proud,/, fiercely/RB independent,/JJ reckless,/NN courageous,/NN curious,/NN adventurous,/NNS eager/JJ for/IN the/DT battle/NN with/IN the/DT wilderness./NN It/PRP was/VBD obvious/JJ that/IN they/PRP constituted/VBD a/DT horde/NN of/IN Nature's/NNP own/JJ selective/JJ breeding,/NN for/IN in/IN the/DT battle/NN to/TO win/VB the/DT West/NNP the/DT cowards/NNS had/VBD never/RB started/VBN and/CC the/DT weaklings/NNS had/VBD died/VBN on/IN the/DT way;/NN in/IN these/DT survivors/NNS Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP saw/VBD glorious/JJ seed/NN for/IN this/DT new/JJ land/NN at/IN the/DT setting/NN sun./NN Evidently/RB thoughts/NNS similar/JJ to/TO his/PRP$ were/VBD animating/VBG McCready,/NNP for/IN presently/RB he/PRP said:"We'd/VBD better,/RB not/RB delay/VB locatin'/VBN our/PRP$ cattle/NNS range,/VBD Jud./NNP The/DT way/NN this/DT state's/NN fillin'/NN up/IN the/DT price/NN o'/IN land/NN will/MD soon/RB start/VB climbin'./VBG Hello!/NNP There's/NNP some/DT of/IN our/PRP$ little/JJ gal's/NN vaqueros/NNS workin'/NN cattle."D'Arcy's/NNS glance/NN followed/VBD his/PRP$ pointing/VBG finger./NN "Thosearen't/IN Se$orita/NNP Guerrero's/NNPS cholos,/NN Mac,"/IN he/PRP decided./VBD "They're/NNP Americans."Judson/NNP arched/VBD his/PRP$ eyebrows/NNS comically./VBP "You/IN don't/RB suppose/VB Americans/NNPS would/MD do/VB anything/NN like/IN that,/DT do/VBP you,/JJ Dermod?"''Americans/NNS have/VBP no/DT monopoly/NN on/IN virtue,/NN my/PRP$ friend./NN It/PRP would/MD seem/VB to/TO me/PRP that/IN those/DT cattle/NNS should/MD wear/VB the/DT Guerrero/NNP brand,/NN for/IN I/PRP have/VBP never/RB seen/VBN any/DT other/JJ brand/NN on/IN the/DT rancho./NN Also,/RB if/IN Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNP had/VBD sold/VBN them/PRP would/MD she/PRP not/RB have/VB her/PRP$ own/JJ vaqueros/NNS gather/VBP and/CC deliver/VBP them?"They/PRP pulled/VBD up/RP to/TO consider/VB the/DT situation./NN McCready/JJ and/CC Judson,/NNP shrewd/JJ judges/NNS of/IN cattle/NNS in/IN bulk,/NN estimated/VBN that/IN the/DT herd/NN contained/VBD not/RB less/JJR than/IN two/CD hundred/CD head./VBN "They're/RB worth/JJ twenty/CD dollars/NNS in/IN Sacramento,"/NNP McCready/NNP added,/NN "which/WDT means/VBZ that/IN if/IN them/PRP fellers/VBD yonder/NN are/VBP rustlers/NNS our/PRP$ little/JJ lady/NN stands/VBZ to/TO lose/VB about/IN four/CD thousand/CD dollars.""Sort/NN o'/IN looks/VBZ like/IN we're/NN a/DT committee/NN of/IN investigation,"/JJ Judson/NNP answered/VBD laconically./. "That/IN girl's/JJ fights/NNS are/VBP my/PRP$ fights./NN Dermod,/IN I/PRP reckon/VBP you're/PRP still/RB our/PRP$ leader./NN Explain/VBZ the/DT layout/NN to/TO Francisco/NNP and/CC ask/VB him/PRP if/IN we/PRP can/MD depend/VB on/IN him/PRP in/IN a/DT fight."Francisco,/NN apprized/VBN of/IN the/DT situation,/NN nodded/VBD with/IN mixed/JJ Indian/NNP and/CC Castilian/NNP gravity./NNP D'Arcy/NNP studied/VBD the/DT herd./NN "Two/IN men/NNS riding/VBG in/IN the/DT rear,/NN one/CD on/IN each/DT flank/NN and/CC two/CD on/IN point./NN We'll/NNP ride/NN across/IN the/DT front/NN of/IN the/DT herd,/NN and/CC if/IN the/DT brand/NN is/VBZ a/DT 'G'/JJ on/IN the/DT right/JJ side,/NN with/IN a/DT swallowtail/NN in/IN the/DT left/JJ ear/NN and/CC the/DT top/NN of/IN the/DT right/JJ ear/NN cut/NN clean/JJ off,/NN we'll/NN ask/VBP the/DT leaders/NNS to/TO show/VB a/DT bill/NN of/IN sale./NN If/IN they/PRP can't/MD do/VB that/DT we'll/NN have/VBP an/DT argument,/NN I/PRP dare/MD say./VB Forward!"They/PRP rode/VBD at/IN a/DT walk/NN across/IN the/DT plain./NN When/WRB they/PRP were/VBD within/IN two/CD hundred/CD yards/NNS of/IN the/DT head/NN of/IN the/DT herd/NN the/DT nearest/JJS vaquero/NN reined/VBN in/IN his/PRP$ horse/NN and/CC shouted/VBD atthem,/NN at/IN the/DT same/JJ time/NN raising/VBG his/PRP$ hand/NN in/IN the/DT gesture/NN that/IN means,/NN "Halt!"The/IN four/CD declined/VBD to/TO halt./VB "What/RB do/VBP you/PRP want?"/VB the/DT vaquero/NN shouted./MD "None/VB of/IN your/PRP$ business?"/NN D'Arcy/NNP shouted/VBD back./NN "Who/RB are/VBP you/PRP to/TO ask/VB questions?"/NNP To/TO his/PRP$ companions/NNS he/PRP said:/VBD "Suspicious/JJ already./. I'm/PRP certain/JJ they're/NN rustlers."Instantly/RB the/DT rider/NN on/IN the/DT near/JJ flank/NN of/IN the/DT herd/NN closed/VBD up/RP on/IN the/DT man/NN riding/VBG point,/NN while/IN the/DT two/CD riders/NNS in/IN the/DT same/JJ positions/NNS on/IN the/DT other/JJ flank/NN started/VBD galloping/VBG around/IN the/DT head/NN of/IN the/DT herd/NN to/TO reinforce/VB their/PRP$ companions./NN Meanwhile/RB the/DT man/NN who/WP had/VBD halted/VBN them/PRP drew/VBD a/DT rifle/NN from/IN a/DT bucket/NN slung/NN along/IN the/DT side/NN of/IN his/PRP$ stock-saddle./NN "If/IN you/PRP come/VB closer/RBR I'll/JJ fire,"/NN he/PRP warned./VBD "I/PRP never/RB knew/VBD a/DT man/NN who/WP could/MD shoot/VB accurately/RB from/IN the/DT back/NN of/IN a/DT nervous/JJ horse,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP called/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ companions,/NN and/CC drove/VBD straight/RB at/IN the/DT fellow./NN The/DT vaquero/NN fired/VBD and/CC the/DT bullet/NN ripped/VBD along/IN D'Arcy's/NNP side,/NN searing/VBG him/PRP like/IN a/DT branding-iron./NN But/CC the/DT enemy's/NN rifle/NN was/VBD empty/JJ now/RB and/CC he/PRP had/VBD no/DT time/NN to/TO reload/VB it;/IN he/PRP thrust/VBD it/PRP back/RB in/IN the/DT bucket/NN and/CC drew/VBD a/DT pistol./NN D'Arcy/NNP pulled/VBD up/RB and/CC his/PRP$ friends/NNS did/VBD the/DT same./JJS "That/IN man's/NNS fair/JJ game/NN for/IN us/PRP now/RB and/CC he/PRP can't/MD hit/VB me/PRP with/IN his/PRP$ pistol/NN at/IN this/DT range,"/NN he/PRP explained,/VBD and/CC slid/VBD off/IN Pathfinder./NNP He/PRP drew/VBD his/PRP$ rifle./NN Instantly/RB the/DT other/JJ man/NN spurred/VBD his/PRP$ horse/NN to/TO get/VB out/IN of/IN range,/NN but/CC D'Arcy's/NNP bullet/NN brought/VBD the/DT horse/NN crashing/VBG to/TO earth,/VB precipitating/VBG his/PRP$ rider/NN over/IN his/PRP$ head/NN in/IN the/DT fall./NN The/DT man/NN lay/VBD still,/RB evidently/RB stunned./VBN The/DT fellow/NN who/WP was/VBD galloping/VBG to/TO his/PRP$ aid/NN now/RB fired/VBD and/CC missed;/NNS before/IN he/PRP could/MD return/VB his/PRP$ empty/JJ rifle/NN to/TO the/DT bucket/NN McCready/NNP had/VBD tumbled/VBN him/PRP out/IN of/IN his/PRP$ saddle./NN "That/IN evens/NNS the/DT odds,/NNS Dermod,"/IN he/PRP cried/VBD grimly./RB "Rustlers/NNS or/CC honest/JJ men,/NNS they've/NN fired/VBD on/IN us/PRP and/CC now/RB it's/IN a/DT fight/NN to/TO a/DT finish./NN Mount/NNP up./NNP The/DT cattle/NNS are/VBP stampeding,/NNS and/CC the/DT two/CD riders/NNS on/IN the/DT flank/NN can't/NN run/VBP fast/RB enough/RB to/TO get/VB around/IN the/DT front/NN of/IN the/DT herd/NN at/IN us;/NNS they'll/MD be/VB overrun/VBN if/IN they/PRP don't/VBP watch/NN out.""To/IN the/DT rear,"/NN D'Arcy/NNP ordered./NNP "You/NNP and/CC Judson/NNP take/VBP care/NN of/IN the/DT two/CD riders/NNS there./DT Francisco,/NNP follow/VBP me./PRP The/DT herd,/NN crazed/VBN by/IN the/DT sudden/JJ firing,/NN had,/VBD indeed,/RB stampeded./VBN Realizing/VBG that/IN they/PRP had/VBD now/RB nothing/NN left/VBD to/TO fight/VB for,/NNS since/IN the/DT cattle/NNS would/MD run/VB miles/NNS and/CC scatter/NN widely,/IN the/DT two/CD men/NNS riding/VBG in/IN the/DT rear/NN decided/VBD there/EX could/MD be/VB no/DT profit/NN for/IN them/PRP in/IN a/DT fight./NN They/PRP fled,/VBD galloping/VBG toward/IN the/DT river/NN where/WRB a/DT heavy/JJ oak/NN and/CC willow/NN growth/NN offered/VBD protection./. But/CC their/PRP$ horses/NNS were/VBD weary;/IN the/DT task/NN of/IN gathering/VBG those/DT wild/JJ cattle/NNS had/VBD taken/VBN the/DT edge/NN off/IN their/PRP$ stamina/NN and/CC the/DT fresher/NN mounts/NNS of/IN McCready/JJ and/CC Judson/NNP gained/VBD rapidly/RB upon/IN them./PRP "We're/VBP goin'/NNS to/TO cut/VB 'em/PRP off/RP from/IN the/DT river,/NN Mac,"/NNP Judson/NNP warned./VBD "They'll/RB fight/VB if/IN they/PRP have/VBP to--an'/JJ they're/DT goin'/NN to/TO have/VB to./DT Their/PRP$ best/JJS chance/NN is/VBZ to/TO turn/VB an'/DT charge/NN us./PRP If/IN they/PRP do,/VBP lay/VBD along/IN the/DT side/NN o'/IN your/PRP$ horse,/NN presenting/VBG a/DT small/JJ target,/NN then/RB they'll/MD do/VB the/DT sensible/NN thing--shoot/NN our/PRP$ horses,/NN hopin'/NN the/DT horses/NNS an'/IN us'll/JJ roll/NN together--while/RB they/PRP pass/VBP us/PRP in/IN the/DT confusion,/NN savin'/NN their/PRP$ ammunition/NN an'/NN ridin'/NN to/TO help/VB them/PRP other/JJ two/CD Dermod/NNP an'/NN Francisco/NNP are/VBP after./VBG If/IN they/PRP can/MD put/VB us/PRP out/RP o'/IN the/DT runnin'/NN they/PRP won't/VBD wait/VB to/TO kill/VB us.""Seguro,"/PRP McCready/JJ replied./NN "An'/NN here/RB they/PRP come."/VBP He/PRP waited/VBD until/IN he/PRP saw/VBD the/DT man/NN who/WP must/MD attack/VB him/PRP raise/VB his/PRP$ pistol;/NN then/RB he/PRP whirled/VBD his/PRP$ horse/NN across/IN the/DT advancing/VBG man's/NNS front/RB and/CC swung/VBD low/RB on/IN the/DT opposite/JJ side/NN of/IN the/DT animal,/NN after/IN the/DT fashion/NN of/IN one/CD who/WP stoops/VBZ to/TO pick/VB up/RP some/DT object/NN from/IN the/DT ground./VBN He/PRP heard/VBD a/DT pistol-shot/NN and/CC felt/VBD his/PRP$ horse/NN flinch;/VB instantly/RB he/PRP rolledout/NN of/IN the/DT saddle,/NN landing/NN on/IN his/PRP$ feet./NN As/IN the/DT galloping/NN rustler/NN flashed/VBD by,/RP McCready's/JJ pistol/NN lifted/VBD him/PRP out/IN of/IN the/DT saddle;/NNS a/DT second/JJ later/RB the/DT other/JJ assailant,/NN having/VBG downed/JJ Judson's/NNP horse,/NN fled/VBD past/IN McCready./NNP Their/PRP$ pistols/NNS barked/VBD in/IN an/DT exchange/NN of/IN shots,/NN but/CC McCready/NNP was/VBD prone/JJ in/IN the/DT grass/NN now,/, presenting/VBG a/DT negligible/JJ target/NN to/TO the/DT galloping/NN horseman./NN He/PRP fired/VBD upward/RB twice/RB and/CC saw/VBD his/PRP$ enemy/NN pitch/NN forward/RB on/IN his/PRP$ horse's/NNS neck,/RB cling/VBP there/RB for/IN some/DT fifty/CD yards/NNS and/CC then/RB slide/VB helplessly/RB off./, "You/PRP hit,/VBD Jud?"/NNP McCready/NNP called./VBD Judson/NNP was/VBD picking/VBG himself/PRP up/RP off/IN his/PRP$ hands/NNS and/CC knees./VBD He/PRP held/VBD up/RP his/PRP$ right/JJ hand/NN and/CC showed/VBD a/DT shattered/VBN index/NN finger./, "Good/JJ thing/NN you/PRP got/VBD my/PRP$ man,/NN Mac,"/IN he/PRP answered/VBD cheerfully./. "The/PRP skunk's/VBD ruined/VBN my/PRP$ trigger/NN finger--for/NN keeps,/, I/PRP reckon./VBD Cripes,/NNP I'll/NNP have/VBP to/TO behave/VB from/IN now/RB on!"McCready/JJ paid/VBN no/RB further/JJ attention/NN to/TO his/PRP$ friend./NN A/DT few/JJ feet/NNS away/RB his/PRP$ horse/NN stood,/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN hanging/VBG low,/RB for/IN he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN shot/VBN through/IN the/DT neck./NN "You'll/NN last/JJ a/DT little/JJ while,"/NN the/DT killer/NN murmured/VBD sympathetically,/NN and/CC caressed/VBD the/DT poor/JJ brute's/NNS nose./VBG Then/RB he/PRP swung/VBD into/IN the/DT saddle,/NN uncoiled/VBD his/PRP$ riata/NN and/CC trotted/VBD away/RB on/IN the/DT enemy's/NN trail;/NN when/WRB he/PRP had/VBD lassoed/JJ one/CD of/IN the/DT thieves'/NNS horses,/NN he/PRP mounted/VBD it/PRP and/CC roped/VBD the/DT other./NNP Meanwhile/RB Judson,/IN his/PRP$ pistol/NN in/IN his/PRP$ left/JJ hand,/NN had/VBD made/VBN a/DT swift/JJ reconnaissance/NN of/IN the/DT fallen./NN "Good/NN clean/JJ shootin',/NN Mac,"/IN he/PRP complimented/VBD his/PRP$ friend./NN "Unhorsed,/IN horsed,/NN an'/NN on/IN our/PRP$ way/NN again."/IN He/PRP mounted/VBD the/DT other/JJ captive/NN horse;/NNS they/PRP paused/VBD long/RB enough/RB to/TO put/VB their/PRP$ own/JJ wounded/VBN horses/NNS out/IN of/IN their/PRP$ misery,/NN and/CC galloped/VBD away/RB on/IN the/DT trail/NN of/IN D'Arcy/NNP and/CC Francisco./NNP They/PRP retraced/VBD their/PRP$ steps/NNS a/DT half-mile/JJ and/CC came/VBD upon/IN Francisco/NNP sitting/VBG his/PRP$ horse/NN quietly/RB under/IN an/DT oak-tree./NN His/PRP$ white/JJ teeth/NNS illumined/VBD his/PRP$ swarthy/JJ face/NN as/IN he/PRP met/VBD them/PRP with/IN a/DT smile./NN "The/DT man/NN who/WP went/VBD down/RB first/RB lies/VBZ where/WRB he/PRP fell./VBD He/PRP moves,/, but/CC I/PRP have/VBP not/RB been/VBN near/IN him./NN When/WRB the/DT tail/NN of/IN the/DT herd/NN went/VBD by/IN us/PRP Don/NNP Dermod/NNP and/CC I/PRP rode/VBD to/TO the/DT opposite/JJ flank/NN and/CC pursued/VBD the/DT two/CD there./, They/PRP emptied/VBD their/PRP$ pistols/NNS at/IN us./NNP There/EX is/VBZ a/DT hole/NN in/IN my/PRP$ sombrero/NN and/CC another/DT in/IN my/PRP$ leg./NN I/PRP think,/VBP too,/RB Don/NNP Dermod/NNP was/VBD hit,/VBN for/IN I/PRP saw/VBD him/PRP sway/VB in/IN the/DT saddle./NN But/CC he/PRP did/VBD not/RB pull/VB up./RP He/PRP picked/VBD for/IN himself/PRP the/DT man/NN on/IN the/DT roan/NN horse,/NN who/WP fled./VBD That/DT roan/NN can/MD run./VB For/IN myself,/PRP my/PRP$ pistol/NN being/VBG empty,/JJ I/PRP continued/VBD to/TO pursue/VB the/DT man/NN allotted/VBN to/TO me./PRP Caramba!/IN I/PRP roped/VBD that/DT fine/JJ fellow/NN and/CC dragged/VBD him/PRP for/IN half/NN a/DT mile./NN By/IN that/DT time/NN he/PRP was/VBD dead/JJ and/CC I/PRP came/VBD to/TO the/DT shade/NN to/TO rest./NNP Oblige/NNP me,/, my/PRP$ friends,/NN and/CC remove/VB my/PRP$ riata/NN from/IN the/DT animal/NN who/WP lies/VBZ yonder./NNP It/PRP is/VBZ a/DT good/JJ riata/NN and/CC I/PRP would/MD not/RB lose/VB it./, I/PRP regret/VBP I/PRP may/MD not/RB dismount/VB in/IN my/PRP$ present/JJ condition./NN It/PRP would/MD be/VB difficult/JJ to/TO mount/VB again./RB I/PRP bleed/VBP but/CC not/RB too/RB much./, I/PRP will/MD ride/VB to/TO the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP for/IN aid./DT You/PRP would/MD do/VB well/RB to/TO fallow/VB on/IN the/DT trail/NN of/IN Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP my/PRP$ friends."/JJ He/PRP lifted/VBD his/PRP$ hat/NN politely/RB and/CC rode/VBD away/RB through/IN the/DT oaks./NNP McCready/NNP and/CC Judson/NNP loped/VBD away/RB in/IN a/DT general/JJ southerly/JJ direction./NN Presently/RB they/PRP came/VBD to/TO a/DT stretch/NN of/IN grassy/JJ plain,/NN with/IN only/RB an/DT occasional/JJ oak,/NN and/CC at/IN the/DT distance/NN of/IN a/DT mile/NN they/PRP descried/VBD a/DT saddled/JJ horse/NN grazing;/NN as/IN they/PRP came/VBD closer/RBR they/PRP saw/VBD it/PRP was/VBD Pathfinder./NNP They/PRP were/VBD free/JJ of/IN the/DT stampeded/JJ herd/NN now/RB and/CC could/MD follow/VB the/DT trail/NN of/IN the/DT pursuit/NN through/IN the/DT luxuriant/NN grass./VBD And/CC in/IN this/DT trail/NN presently/RB they/PRP came/VBD upon/IN the/DT body/NN of/IN Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,/NNP lying/VBG face/NN down./NN Judson/NNP rolled/VBD him/PRP over/IN tenderly./DT "He's/NNP alive,/NN but/CC not/RB very/RB much,/JJ Mac,"/IN he/PRP decided./VBD "The/DT man/NN on/IN the/DT roan/NN horse/NN downed/VBD him,/PRP Jud./NNP Well,/NNP you/PRP take/VBP care/NN of/IN him./NN I/PRP got/VBD other/JJ business."/NNS He/PRP caught/VBD up/RP Pathfinder,/NNP and/CC was/VBD rejoiced/VBN to/TO note/VB that/IN that/DT horse/NN was/VBD unhurt./RB Then/RB he/PRP loaded/VBD his/PRP$ pistol/NN and/CC rifle,/NN mounted/VBD Pathfinder/NNP and/CC galloped/VBD away/RB on/IN the/DT trail/NN of/IN the/DT rustler,/NN which/WDT showed/VBD plainly./NN For/IN an/DT hour/NN he/PRP followed/VBD it/PRP through/IN open/JJ country/NN without/IN catching/VBG sight/NN of/IN his/PRP$ quarry,/NN although/IN from/IN certain/JJ signs/NNS he/PRP knew/VBD his/PRP$ man/NN could/MD not/RB now/RB be/VB more/RBR than/IN ten/CD minutes/NNS ahead/RB of/IN him./PRP When/WRB the/DT trail/NN entered/VBD a/DT district/NN studded/VBN with/IN oaks,/JJ McCready/JJ did/VBD not/RB follow,/VB but/CC rode/VBD around/RB it,/, bearing/VBG gradually/RB toward/IN the/DT Sacramento/NNP River./NNP "His/NNP horse'll/NN need/NN water,"/NN he/PRP decided,/VBD "and/CC the/DT Sacramento/NNP is/VBZ the/DT nearest/JJS water./NN And/CC if/IN he's/PRP smart/JJ he'll/NN swim/IN his/PRP$ horse/NN across/IN and/CC lose/VB his/PRP$ trail./NN I'd/NNP do/VBP that./DT Let's/NNP see/VBP if/IN he's/PRP done/VBD it."Three/DT hundred/CD yards/NNS down/IN the/DT river-bank/NN from/IN the/DT point/NN where/WRB he/PRP emerged/VBD he/PRP caught/VBD sight/NN of/IN his/PRP$ quarry./NN Instantly/RB he/PRP drew/VBD back/RB into/IN the/DT shelter/NN of/IN the/DT oaks/NNS again./RB The/DT rustler/NN was/VBD resting/VBG his/PRP$ horse;/NN he/PRP stood/VBD beside/IN the/DT heaving/JJ animal,/NN from/IN which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD stripped/VBN the/DT heavy/JJ stock-saddle,/NN and/CC with/IN wisps/NNS of/IN dry/JJ grass/NN was/VBD grooming/VBG the/DT tired/JJ brute./NN "He'll/RB camp/NN there/EX tonight,"/RB McCready/JJ decided./NN "He/NN has/VBZ to./DT His/PRP$ horse/NN is/VBZ done/VBN in./RP He'll/NNP watch/VB his/PRP$ trail,/NN he/PRP won't/VBD be/VB expecting/VBG me/PRP down/IN the/DT river-bank."He/NN tied/VBN Pathfinder/NNP and/CC pistol/NN in/IN hand/NN proceeded/VBD to/TO stalk/VB his/PRP$ quarry./NN From/IN oak/NN to/TO oak/NN he/PRP glided/VBD with/IN the/DT stealth/NN of/IN an/DT Indian,/NNPS watching/VBG where/WRB he/PRP set/VBD his/PRP$ feet,/NNS in/IN order/NN that/IN no/DT dry/JJ twig/NN might/MD snap/VB under/IN him./PRP$ He/PRP was/VBD a/DT half-hour/NN negotiating/VBG that/IN three/CD hundred/CD yards./NNP By/IN that/DT time/NN the/DT rustler/NN had/VBD cooled/VBN out/IN his/PRP$ horse/NN and/CC decided/VBD to/TO let/VB the/DT thirsty/JJ animal/NN drink./NN As/IN he/PRP stood/VBD on/IN a/DT little/JJ sand-bar,/NN with/IN the/DT halter-shank/NN in/IN hand/NN McCready/JJ stepped/VBD out/IN into/IN the/DT open./NN "Hands/NNS up,"/IN he/PRP commanded./VBD "Stand/NNP right/RB where/WRB you/PRP are/VBP and/CC do/VBP not/RB turn/VB around."/IN He/PRP walked/VBD up/RB and/CC relieved/VBD his/PRP$ prisoner/NN of/IN his/PRP$ pistol./NN "Now/RB then,"/, he/PRP continued,/VBD "turn/VBN around/RB and/CC let/VB me/PRP have/VB a/DT look/NN at/IN you."The/DT man/NN turned,/VBD and/CC McCready/NNP looked/VBD into/IN a/DT face/NN terribly/RB disfigured/VBN from/IN a/DT not/RB very/RB distant/JJ attack/NN of/IN smallpox./NN For/IN nearly/RB a/DT minute/NN the/DT two/CD men/NNS stared/VBD at/IN each/DT other;/JJ then/RB in/IN McCready's/NNP agile/JJ brain/NN a/DT chord/NN of/IN memory/NN twanged./DT "You're/NNP Cannon,/NNP aren't/RB you?"/VBP His/PRP$ prisoner/NN nodded./VBD "I/PRP might/MD have/VB knowed/VBN you'd/PRP come/VB to/TO a/DT bad/JJ end./NN McCready's/NNP voice/NN was/VBD husky/JJ with/IN a/DT sad/JJ disappointment./NN "Well,/IN saddle/NN your/PRP$ horse,"/NN he/PRP commanded,/MD "mount/VB up/RP and/CC let's/NNS get/VBP goin'.""Where?"/NNS Cannon,/IN demanded./NN "To/IN a/DT hangin',/NN you/PRP skunk./VBD Where/WRB d'ye/VBP s'pose?/VBN A/DT grand/JJ ball?""I've/NN done/VBN nothing./NN You/PRP haven't/VBP an/DT evidence/NN on/IN me,/NNS mister,"/NNS Cannon/NNP blustered./VBD "I/PRP think/VBP I/PRP have./VBD Saddle/NNP up."Cannon/NNP saddled/VBD up,/NNP and/CC leading/VBG his/PRP$ leg-weary/JJ roan/NN walked/VBD up/IN the/DT river-bank/NN to/TO where/WRB Pathfinder/NNP was/VBD tied./VBN McCready/JJ mounted/VBD the/DT stallion./NN "The/IN next/JJ time/NN you/PRP make/VBP a/DT run/NN for/IN it/PRP see/VB that/IN you/PRP have/VBP a/DT thoroughbred,"/NN he/PRP suggested./VBD "These/DT cold-blooded/JJ cayuses/NNS are/VBP good,/JJ but/CC about/IN the/DT time/NN they're/, quittin',/RB a/DT thoroughbred/NN is/VBZ just/RB beginning/VBG to/TO warm/VB up./RP Mount/NNP up/IN an'/NN ride/NN your/PRP$ back-trail."He/JJ looped/JJ his/PRP$ riata/NN around/IN Cannon's/NNP torso/NN and/CC made/VBD a/DT half-hitch;/NN the/DT other/JJ end/NN he/PRP tied/VBD to/TO his/PRP$ pommel/NN and/CC followed/VBD behind/IN the/DT prisoner./NN About/IN sunset/NN he/PRP rejoined/VBD Judson,/NNP of/IN whom/WP his/PRP$ somber/NN eyes/NNS asked/VBD a/DT question./NN Francisco/NNP made/VBD it/PRP to/TO the/DT rancho,"/NN Judson/NNP answered/VBD the/DT unspoken/JJ query./NN "He/NN told/VBD Se$orita/NNP Guerrero/NNPS about/IN our/PRP$ little/JJ ruckus,/NN so/IN she/PRP had/VBD a/DT team/NN hitched/VBN to/TO an/DT oldfamily/RB carriage,/NN and/CC after/IN she'd/PRP had/VBD Francisco's/NNP leg/NN bandaged/VBN he/PRP led/VBD her/PRP on/IN our/PRP$ trail./NN She's/NNP taken/VBN D'Arcy/NNP back/RB to/TO the/DT hacienda./NN He's/NNP got/VBD a/DT rip/NN along/IN his/PRP$ ribs/NNS and/CC a/DT bullet/NN through/IN his/PRP$ right/JJ lung./NN He/PRP was/VBD conscious/JJ when/WRB the/DT girl/NN took/VBD him/PRP away./RB Me,/RB I/PRP wasn't/VBD any/DT more/JJR use,/NN so/IN I/PRP waited/VBD here/RB for/IN you./NNP I/PRP had/VBD an/DT idea/NN you'd/IN git/JJ your/PRP$ man/NN an'/RB be/VB back.""I'd/RB have/VB been/VBN back/RB sooner/RBR if/IN I'd/NNP followed/VBD my/PRP$ natural/JJ inclination,/NN which/WDT was/VBD to/TO shoot/VB this/DT skunk/NN the/DT minute/NN I/PRP sighted/VBD him./PRP But/CC I/PRP hadn't/VBP the/DT heart/NN to/TO deprive/VB you/PRP of/IN a/DT whole/JJ lot/NN o'/IN pleasure/NN you/PRP got/VBD comin'/NN to/TO you,/VB Jud./NNP This/DT here's/VBZ Cannon,/IN the/DT great,/JJR big,/JJ chief/NN thief/NN of/IN them/PRP all,/IN I/PRP reckon./VBP I/PRP suppose/VBP there/EX ain't/VBP no/DT doubt/NN about/IN them/PRP cows/NNS belongin'/VB to/TO Se$orita/NNP Guerrero?""Nary/NNP doubt./VBD She/PRP tells/VBZ me/PRP somebody's/RB been/VBN rustlin'/NNS her/PRP cattle/NNS for/IN months,/NN so/IN I/PRP reckon/VBP it's/IN this/DT feller./VBD Let's/NNP string/NN him/PRP up,/RB Mac./NNP There's/. another/DT riata/NN on/IN your/PRP$ saddle."He/NN passed/VBD the/DT loop/NN around/IN Cannon's/NNP throat/NN and/CC drew/VBD it/PRP taut./VBD Then/RB be/VB climbed/VBN an/DT adjacent/JJ oak,/NN passed/VBD the/DT other/JJ end/NN over/IN a/DT high,/JJ stout/NN limb,/NN drew/VBD it/PRP down/RB and/CC fastened/VBD it/PRP to/TO Judson's/NNP pommel./, Cannon/NNP commenced/VBD to/TO plead/VB for/IN mercy;/NN he/PRP threw/VBD himself/PRP from/IN the/DT roan's/NNS back/RB and/CC groveled/VBD on/IN his/PRP$ knees;/NN he/PRP wept,/VBD and/CC when/WRB he/PRP saw/VBD that/IN mercy/NN was/VBD as/IN alien/JJ to/TO his/PRP$ captors/NNS as/IN it/PRP is/VBZ to/TO a/DT hungry/JJ tiger,/NN he/PRP commenced/VBD to/TO shriek./VB "I/PRP never/RB knew/VBD a/DT bluff/NN an'/IN a/DT bully/NN an'/IN a/DT sneakin'/NN dirty/JJ dog/NN that/IN knew/VBD how/WRB to/TO die/VB well,"/RB McCready/JJ told/VBD him/PRP disgustedly./, "You're/RB a/DT natural/JJ thief/NN an'/NN murderer,/NN an'/NN there's/RB too/RB many/JJ o'/IN your/PRP$ kind/NN clutterin'/NN up/IN the/DT state/NN anyhow./. We/PRP know/VBP your/PRP$ record./VBN All/DT right,/JJ Jud,/NNP lead/NN out."Judson/NN led/VBD his/PRP$ horse/NN out/RB from/IN under/IN the/DT tree/NN and/CC Cannon/NNP rose,/VBD shrieking/VBG in/IN horrible/JJ terror,/NN to/TO his/PRP$ feet;/NNS he/PRP ran/VBD along/IN four/CD or/CC five/CD steps,/NNS then/RB his/PRP$ chin,/NN tiltedand/VB his/PRP$ cries/NNS became/VBD a/DT momentary/JJ gurgle;/NN his/PRP$ toes/NNS scuffed/VBN the/DT grass/NN tops;/RB slowly,/JJ inexorably/RB he/PRP rose/VBD until/IN he/PRP dangled/VBD six/CD feet/NNS from/IN the/DT ground./NNP McCready/NNP grasped/VBD the/DT riata./NN "Come/NN in,/IN Jud,"/NNP he/PRP ordered./VBD Judson/NNP backed/VBD the/DT horse/NN and/CC cast/VBD the/DT riata/NN off/IN the/DT pommel,/NN while/IN McCready/NNP held/VBD the/DT body/NN suspended;/VBD then/RB Judson/NNP passed/VBD the/DT riata/NN securely/RB around/IN the/DT bole/NN of/IN the/DT tree/NN and/CC tied/VBD it/PRP there./DT They/PRP mounted./MD "Man/VB born/VBN o'/IN 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to/TO white/JJ men,/NNS Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP believed/VBD him./PRP Nevertheless,/RB even/RB though/IN no/DT snow/NN had/VBD fallen/VBN by/IN the/DT first/JJ of/IN December,/NNP he/PRP became/VBD anxious./DT Such/JJ little/JJ practical/JJ common/JJ sense/NN as/IN he/PRP possessed/VBD warned/VBN him/PRP that/IN he/PRP and/CC the/DT Bart/NNP should/MD go/VB down/RB to/TO Happy/NNP Camp/NNP before/IN the/DT snow/NN flew;/VBD that/IN delays/NNS were/VBD dangerous./VBG But/CC the/DT Bart/NNP had/VBD gout/NN and/CC was/VBD unable/JJ to/TO make/VB the/DT journey/NN afoot,/RB so/IN Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP pinning/VBG his/PRP$ faith/NN in/IN the/DT Indian's/NNP prophecy,/NN decided/VBD to/TO wait/VB until/IN the/DT fifteenth/NN of/IN December/NNP for/IN Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP to/TO recover/VB sufficiently/RB to/TO make/VB the/DT long/JJ march,/NN nor/CC considered,/NN in/IN his/PRP$ innocence,/NN that/IN while/IN the/DT keg/NN of/IN whisky/NN the/DT last/JJ pack-train/NN of/IN the/DT season/NN had/VBD 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Company/NNP had/VBD dissolved/VBN partner-ship/NN and/CC departed./VBN He/PRP concluded/VBD they/PRP must/MD all/PDT be/VB uptown./DT So/RB to/TO the/DT principal/JJ dance-hall/NN and/CC saloon/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP wended/VBD his/PRP$ way,/NN for/IN he/PRP needed/VBD a/DT drink/NN very/RB badly./RB Just/RB one/CD drink--well,/NN perhaps/RB two,/, but/CC not/RB more/JJR than/IN that;/IN he/PRP would/MD then/RB return/VB to/TO his/PRP$ friends'/NNS cabin/NN and/CC Jim/NNP Toy/NNP would/MD shake/VB him/PRP up/RP a/DT meal./NN He/PRP was/VBD certain/JJ of/IN a/DT welcome./NN As/IN he/PRP entered/VBD the/DT Bird/NNP Cage/NNP he/PRP presented/VBD an/DT incongruous/JJ figure./NN He/PRP was/VBD dog-dirty/JJ and/CC ragged,/JJ his/PRP$ hair/NN hung/VBD down/RB on/IN his/PRP$ shoulders;/NNS his/PRP$ whiskers/NNS were/VBD long/JJ and/CC unkempt,/JJ he/PRP was/VBD red-shirted,/JJ jack-booted/JJ and/CC brown/JJ as/IN the/DT trunk/NN of/IN a/DT madro$a-tree./JJ Hence,/IN the/DT sirens/NNS of/IN the/DT Bird/NNP Cage/NNP knew/VBD instantly/RB that/IN here/RB was/VBD one/CD but/CC this/DT moment/NN returned/VBD to/TO the/DT flesh-pots/NNS after/IN a/DT long/JJ absence/NN in/IN the/DT wilderness--a/JJ man,/NN forsooth,/IN likely/JJ to/TO have/VB in/IN his/PRP$ possession/NN a/DT poke/NN well/RB filled/VBN with/IN dust/NN and/CC nuggets./NN From/IN across/IN the/DT huge/JJ roam/NN they/PRP called/VBD to/TO him/PRP and/CC waved/VBD enticingly,/NN but/CC resolutely/RB he/PRP turned/VBD his/PRP$ back/NN upon/IN their/PRP$ spurious/JJ blandishments/NNS and/CC headed/VBD for/IN the/DT long/JJ bar./NN A/DT hand/NN slipped/VBD into/IN the/DT crook/NN of/IN his/PRP$ elbow,/POS his/PRP$ progress/NN was/VBD checked./VBN "Hello,/NNP darling,"/NN a/DT feminine/JJ voice/NN cooed./VBD "Welcome/VBN to/TO Happy/JJ Camp./NNP You/PRP certainly/RB look/VBP like/IN a/DT man/NN that/WDT needs/VBZ a/DT drink./NN Suppose/VB we/PRP have/VBP a/DT quart/NN of/IN champagne/NN together/RB and/CC then/RB a/DT little/JJ dance?/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP shook/VBD her/PRP$ roughly/RB off./NN "You/NNS Jezebel,"/IN he/PRP growled./VBD "Now,/NNP that's/IN no/DT way/NN to/TO address/VB a/DT lady,"/NN the/DT girl/NN protested/VBD good-naturedly./DT "Suppose/NN I/PRP buy/VBP you/PRP a/DT drink/NN of/IN Angelica/NNP and/CC make/VB you/PRP sweet?""A/VB lady!"/NN Mr./NNP Poppy's/NNP tones/NNS were/VBD icy/JJ with/IN contempt./NN "A/NN lady!"/NN He/PRP was/VBD so/RB disgusted/VBN he/PRP turned/VBD to/TO wither/VB the/DT importunate/JJ female/NN with/IN his/PRP$ most/JJS virtuous/JJ glance./NN He/PRP failed./VBD Instead/RB his/PRP$ eyes/NNS popped/VBD with/IN hor-ror,/JJ his/PRP$ mouth/NN sagged/VBD loosely,/RB and/CC a/DT great/JJ trembling/VBG seized/VBN him./RB When/WRB he/PRP could/MD speak/VB he/PRP croaked:"Oh,/VB Martha,/NNP Martha!/NNP You!/NNP Oh,/NNP my/PRP$ God!""Obadiah!/NNP I--didn't/NNP think--I--Bejabers/NNS Harmon/NNP told/VBD me/PRP of/IN your/PRP$ search--before/NN that/IN I/PRP thought/VBD you/PRP dead./, I--I/NNP was/VBD going/VBG away/RB soon--so/RB I/PRP wouldn't/MD meet/VB you--/DT Oh,/NNP my/PRP$ dear,/NN my/PRP$ dear,/NN I/PRP didn't/VBD want/VB to/TO hurt/VB you!"/PRP She/PRP commenced/VBD to/TO sob./VB Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP laid/VBD a/DT dirty/JJ paw/NN on/IN her/PRP$ silken/JJ shoulder./NN "Come/NN away/RB from/IN this/DT place,"/NN he/PRP commanded,/VBD and/CC almost/RB thrust/VBD her/PRP out/IN the/DT door/NN into/IN the/DT frozen/JJ night./NN "She/PRP ain't/VBP dressed/VBN for/IN an/DT open-air/JJ conference,"/NN a/DT familiar/JJ voice/NN warned/VBD him./PRP Bejabers/IN Harmon/NNP stood/VBD in/IN the/DT entrance./NN He/PRP removed/VBD his/PRP$ overcoat,/JJ and/CC Martha/NNP slipped/VBD into/IN it./PRP "Our/RB old/JJ cabin's/NN deserted,/NN Poppy,"/NNP he/PRP explained./VBD "Come/VBN over/IN to/TO my/PRP$ house./NN Madge'll/NNP turn/VB the/DT front/JJ room/NN over/IN to/TO you/PRP and/CC we'll/MD leave/VB you/PRP two/CD alone/RB to/TO talk/VB it/PRP all/DT over/IN quiet-like."/JJ He/PRP glared/VBD meaningly/RB at/IN Mr./NNP Poppy./NNP "A/RB little/RB Christian/JJ charity/NN mebbe/NN goes/VBZ a/DT long/JJ way/NN tonight,"/RB he/PRP whispered,/MD "and/VB you/PRP got/VBD to/TO remember/VB you/PRP ain't/VBP no/DT sweet-smellin'/JJ vi'let/NN yourself."In/IN the/DT privacy/NN of/IN the/DT Harmons'/NNP "front/NN room,"/NN while/IN Bejabers/NNP and/CC Madge/NNP retired/VBD to/TO the/DT Mansion/NNP House/NNP parlor,/, Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP and/CC Martha/NNP faced/VBD each/DT other./JJ It/PRP was/VBD a/DT terrible/JJ moment--terrible/JJ because/IN of/IN the/DT silence./NN Then/RB Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP spoke:"I/. suppose/VB there/EX was/VBD nothing/NN else/RB for/IN you/PRP to/TO do,/VB Martha?""I/NNP have/VBP no/DT explanation,/NN Obadiah./. It--it/. happened.""It's/VBD what/WP I/PRP deserve,/VBP not/RB you,/JJ Martha./NNP I/PRP have/VBP a/DT half-interest/NN in/IN a/DT rich/JJ claim./NN I'm/NN not/RB worthy/JJ of/IN you,/JJ but/CC if/IN you'll/NNP marry/VBP me/PRP I'll/. go/VB straight./RB Oh,/IN my/PRP$ God,/NNP I/PRP know/VBP I/PRP will!/MD I'll/RB have/VB to--for/JJ both/DT our/PRP$ sakes."Martha's/JJ tones/NNS were/VBD tipped/VBN with/IN contempt./NN "Tomake/IN an/DT honest/JJ woman/NN of/IN me?/NN I/PRP am/VBP not/RB low/JJ enough/RB for/IN that,/DT my/PRP$ dear./RP There/EX is/VBZ no/DT necessity/NN for/IN you/PRP to/TO think/VB you/PRP are/VBP called/VBN upon/IN to/TO sacrifice/VB yourself./PRP And/CC I'll/NNP make/VBP no/DT explanations,/NNS present/VB no/DT apologies./NN What/WP I've/NN done/VBN I've/NN done/VBN deliberately./NN I/PRP could/MD have/VB protected/VBN my/PRP$ virtue/NN by/IN marriage/NN long/JJ ago.""I/IN love/NN you,"/IN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP replied/VBD with/IN sad/JJ simplicity./NN "The/IN finest,/NNS the/DT loveliest/NN impulses/NNS of/IN my/PRP$ worthless/JJ life/NN I/PRP owe/VBP to/TO you./PRP I'm/IN a/DT fool/NN and/CC a/DT sham/NN and/CC a/DT weakling;/NN the/DT only/RB sincere/JJ thing/NN in/IN my/PRP$ heart/NN has/VBZ been/VBN my/PRP$ love/NN for/IN you./PRP$ I/PRP used/VBD to/TO think/VB I/PRP knew/VBD all/DT there/EX was/VBD to/TO be/VB known/VBN about/IN virtue--that/JJ is,/, the/DT sort/NN of/IN virtue/NN that/WDT is/VBZ the/DT product/NN of/IN a/DT fear/NN of/IN hell-fire./NN I--I/CC think--I/JJ want/VBP to/TO be/VB a/DT human/JJ being/NN now./, I/PRP don't/VBP care/NN for/IN anything/NN or/CC anybody./DT I/PRP want/VBP you/PRP because/IN I/PRP love/VBP you,/PRP because/IN what/WP you/PRP are/VBP I've/NNP made/VBD you./PRP I/PRP want/VBP my/PRP$ own./NN "Once/IN you/PRP had/VBD me/PRP upon/IN a/DT pedestal./NN The/DT man/NN of/IN God!/NNP And/CC all/PDT the/DT time/NN I/PRP was/VBD a/DT child/NN of/IN the/DT devil./NN ./. ./. ./. What/WP did/VBD I/PRP know/VB of/IN humankind?/NN What/WP did/VBD I/PRP know/VB of/IN the/DT trials/NNS and/CC temptations/NNS of/IN this/DT world,/NN when,/, with/IN a/DT forked/JJ tongue,/NN I/PRP thundered/VBD in/IN a/DT pulpit/NN my/PRP$ denunciation/NN of/IN sin?/JJ Martha,/NNP will/MD you/PRP marry/VB me--as/. an/DT act/NN of/IN sweet/JJ charity?/NN I/PRP need/VBP you/PRP so--and/JJ perhaps,/NNS after/IN all,/DT you/PRP need/VBP me./PRP If/IN there's/EX a/DT human/JJ being/NN who/WP can/MD help/VB me/PRP upward/RB and/CC onward,/RB it's/IN you,/PRP$ dear/JJ heart./, And/CC I/PRP don't/RB want/VBP any/DT explanations./NN Can't/IN we/PRP start/VBP all/DT over/IN again--together--now?""You're--not--ashamed/JJ of/IN me?"/NNS the/DT girl/NN cried/VBD incredulously./RB He/PRP shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "The/DT world/NN I/PRP knew/VBD is/VBZ very/RB distant/JJ now,/, Martha./NNP One/CD gets/VBZ very/RB close/JJ to/TO the/DT sublimates/NNS of/IN life/NN in/IN California./NNP A/DT new/JJ land/NN with/IN new/JJ aspirations,/JJ new/JJ ideals/NNS and/CC a/DT kindlier,/RB broader/JJR outlook./NN That/DT is/VBZ one/CD of/IN the/DT blessings/NNS of/IN the/DT gold;/NN we/PRP will/MD not/RB discuss/VB its/PRP$ curses./NN I'm/IN waiting/VBG for/IN my/PRP$ answer,/NN Martha."She/NNP crept/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ arms,/NN took/VBD his/PRP$ shaggy/JJ head/NN in/IN both/DT hands/NNS and/CC drew/VBD the/DT long/RB sad/JJ face/NN down/IN to/TO her/PRP$ carmined/JJ lips./NN "Oh,/IN sweetheart,"/NN she/PRP assured/VBD him,/PRP "it's/VBZ been/VBN worth/JJ it/PRP all/DT to/TO know,/VB beyond/IN a/DT doubt,/NN that/IN you're/PRP really/RB the/DT man/NN I/PRP loved--that/VBD you/PRP really/RB have/VBP in/IN you/PRP the/DT quality/NN for/IN which/WDT I/PRP loved/VBD you./PRP Take/VB me,/PRP Obadiah,/RB oh,/RB take/VB me/PRP away,/RB take/VB me/PRP away."He/RB held/VBD her/PRP close/RB and/CC in/IN the/DT silence/NN the/DT clock/NN on/IN Bejabers's/NNP mantel/NN ticked/VBN like/IN thunder./DT No,/NN they/PRP had/VBD nothing/NN more/JJR to/TO say/VB to/TO each/DT other./JJ They/PRP could/MD only/RB feel./VB They/PRP were/VBD married/VBN in/IN the/DT morning/NN in/IN the/DT parlor/NN of/IN the/DT Mansion/NNP House,/NNP with/IN Madge/NNP and/CC Bejabers/NNP for/IN witnesses./DT The/DT weather/NN was/VBD still/RB clear,/JJ the/DT sky/NN not/RB overcast;/IN beyond/IN a/DT doubt/NN that/IN Indian/NNP was/VBD an/DT excellent/JJ weather/NN prophet./NN Within/IN an/DT hour/NN after/IN their/PRP$ marriage/NN the/DT Poppys,/NNP mounted/VBD on/IN horses/NNS supplied/VBN by/IN Bejabers,/NNP and/CC leading/VBG another/DT horse/NN for/IN the/DT Bart,/NNP were/VBD bound/VBN up/IN the/DT trail/NN for/IN Hot/NNP Creek./NNP And/CC as/IN they/PRP rode,/VBD a/DT leaden/JJ hue/NN suffused/VBD the/DT sky/NN and/CC an/DT icy/JJ wind/NN blew/VBD down/RP out/IN of/IN the/DT north;/JJ presently/RB a/DT snowflake/NN fluttered/VBD against/IN Mr./NNP Poppy's/NNP cheek./VBD "We'll/RB have/VB to/TO hurry,"/VB he/PRP said./VBD Softly,/NNP slowly/RB the/DT snow/NN commenced/VBD to/TO fall;/VB by/IN the/DT time/NN they/PRP reached/VBD the/DT cabin/NN it/PRP was/VBD whirling/VBG viciously./RB The/DT Bart/NNP welcomed/VBD them,/, and/CC realizing/VBG that/IN here,/PRP$ indeed,/NN was/VBD an/DT auspicious/JJ occasion,/NN one/NN which/WDT required/VBD due/JJ celebration,/NN he/PRP begged/VBD Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP to/TO brew/VB a/DT pot/NN of/IN "the/DT craythure."/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP obeyed,/, but/CC it/PRP was/VBD an/DT empty/JJ glass/NN he/PRP hoisted/VBD in/IN response/NN to/TO Sir/NNP Humphrey's/NNP ornate/JJ toast/NN to/TO the/DT long/JJ life,/NN happiness/NN and/CC prosperity/NN of/IN his/PRP$ partners,/NN for/IN with/IN that/DT large/JJ prodigality/NN of/IN his/PRP$ he/PRP had/VBD instantly/RB included/VBN Martha/NNP in/IN the/DT partnership./NN When/WRB Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP was/VBD comfortably/RB intoxicated/VBN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP put/VBD him/PRP to/TO bed/NN and/CC returning/VBG to/TO the/DT fire/NN satbeside/VBD it/PRP with/IN Martha/NNP and/CC planned/JJ with/IN her/PRP for/IN their/PRP$ future./NN When/WRB he/PRP ventured/VBD out/RP in/IN the/DT morning/NN he/PRP found/VBD the/DT cabin/NN half/NN buried/VBN in/IN snowdrifts,/NN with/IN the/DT snow/NN falling/VBG so/RB thickly/RB that/IN it/PRP was/VBD with/IN extreme/JJ difficulty/NN he/PRP found/VBD his/PRP$ way/NN to/TO the/DT little/JJ grove/NN of/IN pines/NNS in/IN which/WDT he/PRP had/VBD tethered/VBN the/DT horses/NNS the/DT night/NN previous./'' This/DT grove/NN constituted/VBD the/DT only/JJ possible/JJ shelter,/NN and/CC although/IN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP had/VBD tied/VBN the/DT saddle-blankets/NNS on/IN them/PRP the/DT horses/NNS were/VBD almost/RB frozen./. He/PRP would/MD have/VB lighted/VBN a/DT couple/NN of/IN bonfires/NNS to/TO warm/VB them,/, but/CC he/PRP could/MD not/RB find/VB any/DT dry/JJ wood;/NN the/DT best/JJS he/PRP could/MD do/VB was/VBD to/TO melt/VB snow/NN and/CC water/NN them--a/, long/RB and/CC tedious/JJ process./NN He/PRP had/VBD three/CD feeds/VBZ of/IN grain/NN with/IN him/PRP and/CC this/DT he/PRP divided/VBD into/IN six/CD feeds/VBZ and/CC gave/VBD one/CD to/TO the/DT famished/JJ beasts./NN He/PRP returned/VBD to/TO the/DT frail/JJ cabin/NN half/NN frozen,/, but/CC when/WRB Martha/NNP suggested/VBD that/IN he/PRP take/VB a/DT drink/NN of/IN whisky/NN to/TO revive/VB himself/PRP he/PRP shook/VBD his/PRP$ head./NN "I'm/NN done/VBN with/IN that,"/DT he/PRP told/VBD her./PRP "Whisky/NN is/VBZ my/PRP$ old/JJ lost/VBN love--and/NN I/PRP do/VBP not/RB want/VB it/PRP back."It/RB snowed/VBD for/IN a/DT week/NN without/IN cessation./DT The/DT tiniest/JJS vestige/NN of/IN the/DT trail/NN to/TO Happy/NNP Camp/NNP was/VBD obliterated,/JJ and/CC on/IN the/DT third/JJ day/NN the/DT horses/NNS perished./VBN The/DT snow/NN was/VBD twenty/CD feet/NNS deep/JJ and/CC completely/RB covered/VBN the/DT cabin,/NN and/CC when/WRB a/DT lack/NN of/IN fuel/NN made/VBD a/DT sortie/NN necessary/JJ Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP had/VBD to/TO dig/VB a/DT tunnel/NN to/TO the/DT surface./NN Laboriously/RB he/PRP shoveled/VBD the/DT snow/NN off/IN the/DT carcasses/NNS of/IN the/DT horses/NNS and/CC disemboweled/VBD them;/, then/RB he/PRP shoveled/VBD the/DT snow/NN back/RB on/IN them/PRP and/CC packed/VBD it/PRP down/RP with/IN his/PRP$ feet./NN For/IN it/PRP had/VBD occurred/VBN to/TO him/PRP that/IN they/PRP were/VBD snowed/VBN in/IN for/IN the/DT winter/NN and/CC that/IN a/DT supply/NN of/IN frozen/JJ horse-meat/NN might/MD avert/VB starvation/NN when/WRB their/PRP$ other/JJ rations/NNS should/MD be/VB gone./VBG It/PRP occurred/VBD to/TO him,/PRP too,/RB that/IN Bejabers/NNP would/MD lead/VB a/DT rescue/NN party/NN to/TO them/PRP 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of/IN the/DT towering/VBG pines,/NN and/CC made/VBD a/DT harness/NN for/IN himself/PRP from/IN the/DT l$tigo/NN on/IN one/CD of/IN the/DT saddles/NNS and/CC the/DT bridle-reins./NN Then/RB he/PRP fried/JJ sufficient/JJ horse-meat/NN to/TO last/JJ three/CD days/NNS and/CC announced/VBD his/PRP$ plan./NN "We've/NN got/VBD to/TO get/VB out,"/IN he/PRP declared./VBD "We/PRP must/MD take/VB a/DT gambler's/NN chance./NN I/PRP doubt/VBP if/IN anybody/NN in/IN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP is/VBZ familiar/JJ with/IN the/DT trail/NN up/IN here,/RB even/RB if/IN they/PRP could/MD find/VB it,/IN which/WDT they/PRP cannot./MD I/PRP have/VBP given/VBN up/RP hope/NN of/IN a/DT rescue/NN party./NN My/PRP$ plan/NN is/VBZ to/TO put/VB Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP on/IN this/DT sleigh,/JJ wrap/NN him/PRP in/IN blankets/NNS and/CC start/VB down/RP Hot/JJ Creek/NNP ca$on/NN to/TO the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP Hot/NNP Creek/NNP will/MD be/VB frozen/VBN over,/JJ and/CC there/EX will/MD be/VB several/JJ feet/NNS of/IN hard/JJ snow/NN over/IN the/DT ice./NN That/IN route/NN isn't/RB passable/JJ in/IN summer/NN but/CC I'll/NNP have/VBP to/TO chance/VB it/PRP is/VBZ passable/JJ in/IN winter./NN I/PRP know/VBP in/IN what/WP general/JJ direction/NN Happy/NNP Camp/NNP lies,/, but/CC I/PRP am/VBP not/RB certain/JJ I/PRP can/MD orient/VB myself/PRP if/IN we/PRP go/VBP straight/RB over/IN the/DT mountains./NN But/CC if/IN we/PRP can/MD get/VB down/RB to/TO the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP we'll/MD be/VB safe./JJR The/DT junction/NN of/IN Hot/JJ Creek/NNP with/IN the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP is/VBZ only/RB ten/CD miles/NNS above/IN Happy/NNP Camp;/NNP I/PRP can/MD walk/VB that/IN far/RB and/CC get/VB help."Sir/NN Humphrey/NNP spoke/VBD up/RP with/IN delightful/JJ cheerfulness./NN "My/IN dear/JJ Poppy,/NNP you're/, a/DT loving/JJ and/CC loyal/JJ ass./NN Of/IN what/WP manner/NN of/IN use/NN am/VBP I/PRP in/IN the/DT scheme/NN of/IN life?/JJ Leave/VB me/PRP here/RB to/TO Providence/NNP and/CC go/VB on/IN without/IN me./NN I'll/CC only/RB hinder/VB your/PRP$ chances/NNS of/IN escape.""You're/VBG my/PRP$ partner,"/NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP replied/VBD doggedly./. "You'd/NNP never/RB desert/VB me./PRP What's/WP your/PRP$ idea/NN of/IN the/DT situation,/NN Martha?""We'll/NNP stick/NN by/IN our/PRP$ partner,"/NN the/DT girl/NN replied./VBD At/IN daylight/NN next/JJ morning/NN they/PRP started./VBD Such/JJ timber/NN as/IN grew/VBD in/IN the/DT frozen/JJ bed/NN of/IN Hot/JJ Creek/NNP was/VBD sufficiently/RB sparse/JJ for/IN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP and/CC Martha/NNP to/TO haul/VB the/DT sleigh/NN between/IN it,/DT and,/NNS as/IN Poppy/NNP had/VBD suspected,/VBN thirty/CD feet/NNS of/IN snow/NN covered/VBD the/DT frozen/JJ rapids,/JJ pot-holes,/NN boulders,/NN and/CC waterfalls/NNS in/IN the/DT creek/NN bed./, But/CC the/DT weather/NN had/VBD turned/VBN warm,/RBR for/IN which/WDT they/PRP were/VBD grateful./VBG At/IN midday/NN they/PRP halted/VBD for/IN a/DT meal/NN of/IN tea/NN and/CC cold/JJ fried/JJ horse-meat./NN Martha/NNP was/VBD just/RB filling/VBG the/DT Bart's/NNP pipe/NN for/IN him/PRP when/WRB from/IN far/RB up/IN the/DT ca$on/NN of/IN Hot/NNP Creek/NNP a/DT thunderous/JJ roar/NN came/VBD to/TO them./PRP "What/IN the/DT devil's/NNS that?"/IN the/DT Bart/NNP cried/VBD sharply./. "A/'' windfall,"/VBD Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP answered./. "Trees,/NNP top-heavy/JJ with/IN snow,/NN crashing/VBG to/TO earth/NN through/IN other/JJ trees.""Too/NN many/JJ trees/NNS falling,/VBP I'm/NNP thinking,"/IN the/DT Bart/NNP replied./VBD "Are/IN you/PRP certain/JJ it/PRP isn't/IN an/DT avalanche?"Far/JJ up/IN Hot/JJ Creek/NNP ca$on/IN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP could/MD see/VB a/DT cloud/NN that/IN looked/VBD like/IN spray/NN thrown/VBN up/IN when/WRB giant/JJ waves/NNS hurl/VBP themselves/PRP upon/IN a/DT rocky/JJ coast./NN Martha/NNP crept/VBD into/IN his/PRP$ arms./NN "What/NN is/VBZ it,/RB Obadiah?"/RB she/PRP whispered./MD "It/VB frightens/NNS me./, "Hush'"/'' he/PRP warned/VBD her./PRP "Don't/RB let/VB Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP hear/VBP you./PRP Thank/VB God,/NNP he's/POS blind,/NNS and/CC cannot/MD see/VB it./PRP It's/IN an/DT avalanche,/JJ sweetheart--hundreds/NNS of/IN thousands/NNS of/IN tons/NNS of/IN frozen/JJ snow/NN from/IN the/DT mountains/NNS miles/NNS above/IN us./DT This/DT hot/JJ spell/NN has/VBZ thawed/VBN it,/IN I/PRP reckon--or/VBP perhaps/RB a/DT landslide/NN started/VBD it."/IN He/PRP drew/VBD her/PRP to/TO his/PRP$ heart./NN "It's/NNP coming,"/, he/PRP whispered,/VBD "coming/VBG down/IN the/DT ca$on--a/JJ wall/NN of/IN it/PRP a/DT hundred/CD feet/NNS high.""Are/VBP we/PRP going/VBG to/TO die,/VB Obadiah?"He/NNP nodded./, "We're/NNP down/RB in/IN the/DT ca$on./NN We/PRP cannot/MD escape.""I'm/VB not/RB afraid,"/IN the/DT girl/NN whispered,/, "not/RB with/IN you.""Poppy,/PRP my/PRP$ dear/NN boy,"/VBD the/DT Bart/NNP boomed,/NN "it/NN occurs/VBZ to/TO me/PRP we're/RB in/IN the/DT divil's/JJ own/JJ fix./NN It's/IN an/DT avalanche/NN and/CC it/PRP travels/VBZ fast./RBR I'm/IN thinking/VBG it's/PRP coming/VBG down/IN the/DT ca$on.""It/NN is,"/IN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP quavered./NNP "Indeed!/NNP What/WP a/DT damnable/JJ misfortune/NN to/TO be/VB deprived/VBN of/IN the/DT sight/NN of/IN such/DT a/DT magnificent/JJ spectacle!/NN Holy/NNP Moses,/NNP what/WP a/DT racket!/NN It's/IN sweeping/VBG the/DT timber/NN before/IN it./PRP Are/VBP we/PRP in/IN for/IN it,/DT lad?""We/NN will,"/, said/VBD Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP "be/VBD dead/JJ in/IN sixty/CD seconds.""I'm/JJ sorry/JJ for/IN you/PRP and/CC Martha./NNP Your/PRP$ hand,/NN partner./NN You've/NNP been/VBN faithful/JJ and/CC true,/JJ and/CC I/PRP was/VBD never/RB aught/VBN but/CC a/DT vagabond/NN and/CC not/RB worth/JJ saving./. God/NNP have/VB mercy/NN on/IN us./NNP Well,/NNP I/PRP came/VBD for/IN adventure/NN and/CC I've/NN had/VBD it/PRP and/CC I'm/NNP not/RB repinin'."Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP wrung/VBD his/PRP$ partner's/JJ hand/NN and/CC Martha/NNP bent/VBD and/CC kissed/VBD the/DT scarred/JJ red/JJ cheek/NN before/IN seeking/VBG again/RB the/DT comforting/VBG haven/NN of/IN her/PRP$ husband's/NNS arms./. "Ah,/NN love,"/NN she/PRP whispered,/, and/CC closed/VBD her/PRP$ eyes,/NN waiting./VBD In/IN that/DT supreme/JJ moment/NN Mr./NNP Poppy,/NNP strangely/RB enough,/RB did/VBD not/RB pray./DT He/PRP did/VBD not/RB even/RB think/VB of/IN God/NNP or/CC his/PRP$ soul/NN or/CC hell/NN or/CC heaven;/NN rather/RB he/PRP was/VBD sensible/JJ of/IN a/DT subtle/JJ peace/NN in/IN the/DT knowledge/NN that/IN at/IN last/JJ he/PRP was/VBD face/NN to/TO face/VB with/IN an/DT issue/NN which/WDT required/VBD no/DT wrench/NN upon/IN his/PRP$ will-power/NN to/TO decide./VB He/PRP glanced/VBD down/RB at/IN the/DT Bart,/NNP calmly/RB puffing/VBG his/PRP$ pipe./NN Whatever/WDT Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP was,/VBD whatever/WDT he/PRP had/VBD been,/VBN he/PRP had/VBD always/RB had/VBN in/IN full/JJ measure/NN that/IN quality/NN of/IN virtue/NN which/WDT Plato/NNP exalted--the/DT virtue/NN of/IN intelligence/NN and/CC courage./NN In/IN supreme/JJ moments/NNS he/PRP could/MD not/RB be/VB common;/VBN he/PRP did/VBD not/RB have/VB toremind/VBN himself,/PRP even,/RB that/IN once/RB he/PRP had/VBD been/VBN a/DT gentleman./NN His/PRP$ calm/JJ fascinated/VBD Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP and/CC drew/VBD his/PRP$ mind/NN from/IN thoughts/NNS of/IN his/PRP$ own/JJ imminent/JJ dissolution./NN "It's/IN the/DT end/NN of/IN the/DT trail,/NN Sir/NNP Humphrey,"/NNP he/PRP shouted/VBD above/IN the/DT rumbling/JJ roar/NN of/IN the/DT avalanche./NN "God/NN is/VBZ good/JJ and/CC the/DT divil/NN not/RB half/DT bad--when/RB you're/RBR acquainted/VBN with/IN him,"/NN Sir/NNP Humphrey/NNP replied/VBD blithely--and/JJ winked/VBD a/DT sightless/JJ eye./NN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP looked/VBD up/IN the/DT ca$on,/NN from/IN which/WDT there/EX was/VBD no/DT escape/NN because/IN of/IN its/PRP$ precipitous/JJ walls./NN A/DT great/JJ flurry/NN of/IN fine/JJ snow/NN rose/VBD a/DT hundred/CD yards/NNS in/IN the/DT still/RB air;/VBP a/DT wall/NN of/IN solid/JJ snow,/NN rolling,/NN billowing,/NN tumbling/VBG down/RP upon/IN him,/PRP bearing/VBG a/DT fringe/NN of/IN boulders,/NN timber,/NN and/CC earth/NN before/IN it,/PRP was/VBD fifty/CD yards/NNS distant./. He/PRP shook/VBD his/PRP$ head/NN and/CC looked/VBD down/RB into/IN the/DT sweet,/JJ pale/JJ but/CC untroubled/JJ face/NN of/IN his/PRP$ Mary/NNP Magdalen;/NNP he/PRP bent/VBD and/CC kissed/VBD the/DT closed/JJ eyes--and/NN waited/VBD in/IN a/DT sort/NN of/IN holy/JJ ecstasy,/NN holding/VBG her/PRP close/JJ to/TO him,/RP unafraid,/JJ defiant,/NN unrepentant,/IN a/DT free/JJ soul/NN at/IN last--a/JJ man!/NN In/IN April/NNP the/DT snow/NN melted/VBN and/CC the/DT freshet/NN carried/VBD them/PRP down/IN Hot/NNP Creek/NNP to/TO the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP and/CC the/DT Arroyo/NNP Chico,/NNP taking/VBG up/RP the/DT sad/JJ burden,/NN carried/VBD it/PRP ten/CD miles/NNS and/CC deposited/VBD it/PRP on/IN the/DT bar/NN where,/, in/IN the/DT summer/NN of/IN '48,/PRP$ the/DT Bart/NNP and/CC Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP had/VBD both/DT staked/JJ claims./NN Thus/RB the/DT poor/JJ little/JJ ones--el/JJ pobrecitos--came/JJ home/NN at/IN last/JJ to/TO Happy/NNP Camp,/NNP where/WRB Bejabers/NNP Harmon,/NNP now/RB coroner/NN and/CC sheriff,/NN staked/VBD for/IN all/DT three/CD a/DT claim/NN six/CD feet/NNS by/IN six/CD feet/NNS by/IN three/CD feet,/NNS and/CC left/VBD them/PRP alone/RB under/IN the/DT murmuring/VBG pines,/NN with/IN the/DT God/NNP that/IN Mr./NNP Poppy/NNP discovered/VBD at/IN the/DT last--the/JJ God/NNP of/IN gentleness/NN and/CC mercy/NN and/CC understanding!/JJ SPRING/NNP again--spring/NN of/IN '51./PRP In/IN the/DT lush/JJ lands/NNS of/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP the/DT last/JJ few/JJ cows/NNS left/VBD to/TO Josepha/NNP Guerrero/NNP nursed/VBD their/PRP$ new-born/JJ calves./NN Down/IN by/IN the/DT mighty/JJ Sacramento,/NNP running/VBG bank-full/JJ now/RB with/IN the/DT melting/VBG snow-water/NN of/IN the/DT high/JJ Sierras,/NNPS the/DT whistles/NNS of/IN sprig/NN and/CC teal,/VB the/DT plaintive/JJ whimper/NN of/IN trumpeter/NN swan,/NNS and/CC the/DT persistent/JJ honking/NN of/IN geese/NN filled/VBN the/DT land/NN with/IN sound,/NN for/IN the/DT waterfowl/NN were/VBD northbound/RB for/IN the/DT summer./NN The/DT land/NN was/VBD golden/JJ again/RB with/IN buttercups/NNS and/CC eschscholtzia./VBD But/CC it/PRP was/VBD no/RB longer/RB a/DT lonely/JJ land/NN nor/CC riotous/JJ with/IN the/DT clamor/NN of/IN the/DT adventurers;/NN it/PRP would/MD never/RB be/VB lonely/JJ again./TO At/IN least/JJS Dermod/NNP D'Arcy/NNP thought/VBD so,/RB as/IN he/PRP marked/VBD the/DT grain/NN fields/NNS planted/VBN by/IN the/DT squatters/NNS and/CC noted/VBD the/DT rude/JJ fences/NNS around/IN the/DT farms/NNS they/PRP had/VBD preempted./VBN For/IN four/CD months/NNS he/PRP had/VBD lain/VBN in/IN a/DT rude/JJ hospital/NN at/IN Sacramento,/NNP recovering/VBG from/IN the/DT wounds/NNS received/VBD in/IN his/PRP$ foray/NN with/IN the/DT cattle-thieves,/NNS but/CC now,/RB restored/VBN to/TO his/PRP$ old/JJ vigor/NN and/CC mounted/VBD on/IN Pathfinder,/NNP he/PRP was/VBD returning/VBG to/TO the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP And/CC he/PRP rode/VBD alone./RB Arrived/VBN at/IN the/DT hacienda/NN Don/NNP Jos$'s/NNP mongrel/NN hounds/NNS rose/VBD up/RB from/IN their/PRP$ place/NN on/IN the/DT veranda/NN and/CC bayed/VBD furiously/RB at/IN him./PRP$ He/PRP swung/VBD down/RB from/IN Pathfinder,/NNP as/IN Patricio,/NNP opening/VBG the/DT front/NN door,/NN glared/VBD darkly/RB out/IN at/IN him./PRP "Ah,/IN Don/NNP Dermod/NNP D'Arcy,"/NNP he/PRP murmured/VBD without/IN enthusiasm./NN "You/PRP didn't/VBD expect/VB to/TO see/VB me/PRP here/RB again,/RB did/VBD you?"/JJ D'Arcy/NNP greeted/VBD him/PRP with/IN malevolent/JJ cheerfulness./NN "Well,/IN I'm/PRP back/RB again,/RB like/IN a/DT bad/JJ penny./NN Is/VBZ your/PRP$ mistress/NN at/IN home?"Patricio/NN nodded/VBD and/CC emerged/VBD to/TO take/VB charge/NN of/IN the/DT guest's/NNS horse,/NN for/IN however/RB unwelcome/JJ this/DT gringo/NN might/MD be/VB to/TO him,/VB the/DT laws/NNS of/IN hospitality/NN were/VBD ever/RB sacred./VBN D'Arcy/NNP strode/VBD into/IN the/DT house./NN "Josepha!"/IN he/PRP called./MD She/PRP came/VBD to/TO him/PRP from/IN the/DT lean-to/JJ kitchen/NN where/WRB she/PRP had/VBD been/VBN giving/VBG some/DT orders/NNS to/TO the/DT cook./NN "You/PRP have/VBP been/VBN long/JJ coming,/NN Don/NNP Dermod,"/NNP she/PRP chid/VBD him,/PRP and/CC proffered/VBD him/PRP both/DT little/JJ hands./NN "I/NN had/VBD thought/VBN you/PRP had/VBD forgotten./DT Since/IN that/DT evil/JJ day/NN when/WRB the/DT terrible/JJ ones/NNS bore/VBD you/PRP away/RB to/TO Sacramento/NNP I/PRP have/VBP had/VBN daily/JJ news/NN of/IN you;/NN I/PRP thought/VBD perhaps/RB you/PRP might/MD come/VB a/DT week/NN ago."He/IN beamed/VBN down/RP at/IN her./PRP "Indeed!/IN And/CC who/WP bore/VBD you/PRP tidings/NNS of/IN me?"Each/JJ day/NN a/DT vaquero/NN has/VBZ left/VBN the/DT rancho/NN to/TO glean/VB news/NN of'/IN your/PRP$ condition/NN at/IN the/DT hospital;/NN each/DT day/NN a/DT vaquero/NN has/VBZ returned/VBN with/IN it./PRP You/PRP have/VBP been/VBN very/RB close/RB to/TO death,/NNS Don/NNP Dermod."He/NNP nodded/VBD and/CC led/VBD her/PRP to/TO a/DT seat./NN "And/CC I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN desolated,"/VBN Josepha/NNP continued,/NN "with/IN the/DT thought/NN that/IN you/PRP were/VBD to/TO die/VB in/IN my/PRP$ service.""I/NN couldn't/MD afford/VB to/TO die./VB You/PRP needed/VBN me./PRP Moreover,/RB we/PRP gringos/NNS do/VBP not/RB die/VB too/RB readily.""You/PRP are/VBP very/RB welcome,/JJ Don/NNP Dermod,/NNP if/IN only/RB for/IN a/DT little/JJ while./NN Whither/NNP are/VBP you/PRP bound/VBN now?""Sweetheart,"/RB he/PRP replied,/VBD "here/RB is/VBZ the/DT end/NN of/IN my/PRP$ journeying./NN A/DT long/JJ time/NN ago/RB did/VBD I/PRP not/RB tell/VB you/PRP that/IN I/PRP would/MD come/VB back/RB when/WRB my/PRP$ work/NN was/VBD finished?/RB I/PRP could/MD not/RB come/VB before,"/IN he/PRP added/VBD as/IN an/DT afterthought./NN "Once/NN I/PRP was/VBD a/DT penniless/JJ wanderer--""Ah,/JJ yes,/NN you/PRP were/VBD ever/RB prideful,/VBN Don/NNP Dermod./NNP Why/WRB have/VBP you/PRP not/RB returned/VBD sooner,/RB I/PRP ask?""I/RB have/VBP been/VBN in/IN San/NNP Francisco,/NNP dear/NN one./, I/PRP read/VBD in/IN the/DT paper/NN that/IN you/PRP had/VBD filed/VBN with/IN the/DT Federal/NNP Commis-sion/NNP on/IN Land/NNP Titles/NNP your/PRP$ claims/NNS to/TO the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico--so/NNP I/PRP have/VBP been/VBN looking/VBG into/IN the/DT matter/NN and/CC speeding/VBG a/DT decision./NN It/PRP has/VBZ been/VBN duly/RB investigated,/, and/CC a/DT decision/NN was/VBD handed/VBN down/RP five/CD days/NNS ago/RB by/IN the/DT commissioners.""I/NNS have/VBP not/RB been/VBN advised,/IN Don/NNP Dermod.""Well,/NNP I/PRP am/VBP advising/VBG you/PRP now./RP Your/PRP$ claim/NN has/VBZ been/VBN rejected,/VBN Josepha./NNP There/EX is/VBZ no/DT record/NN in/IN the/DT old/JJ archives/NNS to/TO substantiate/VB it./PRP Of/IN course/NN you/PRP can/MD appeal/VB to/TO the/DT courts,/NN but/CC I/PRP fear/VBP that/DT will/MD be/VB of/IN no/DT avail./NN I/PRP think/VBP the/DT commissioners/NNS have/VBP rendered/VBN an/DT honest/JJ decision./NN They/PRP had/VBD no/DT other/JJ alternative./NN Personally,/NNP I/PRP am/VBP delighted/JJ to/TO know/VB you/PRP are/VBP no/RB longer/RB the/DT mistress/NN of/IN the/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico."She/NNP looked/VBD up/RB at/IN him/PRP with/IN brimming/VBG eyes./NN "Why/RB do/VBP you/PRP say/VB this/DT thing?"/NN she/PRP demanded./VBD "You/PRP rejoice/VB that/IN I/PRP am/VBP what/WP the/DT gringos/NNS call/VBP go/VB bust?"He/NN nodded./. That/DT decision/NN gives/VBZ me/PRP the/DT right/JJ to/TO demand/VB that/IN hereafter/IN all/DT of/IN your/PRP$ worries/NNS shall/MD be/VB mine./NN Josepha,/IN I/PRP love/VBP you./PRP Surely/RB you/PRP must/MD know/VB that./DT I've/NN loved/VBD you/PRP since/IN that/DT day/NN I/PRP rode/VBD away/RB from/IN you/PRP at/IN San/NNP Juan/NNP Bautista./NNP I/PRP have/VBP labored/VBN for/IN you./PRP All/DT my/PRP$ life/NN I/PRP must/MD adore/VB you./PRP Ah,/DT sweetheart,/NN will/MD you/PRP not/RB marry/VB me/PRP now?/RB I/PRP have/VBP enough/RB for/IN both--enough/JJ to/TO last/VB us/PRP all/DT our/PRP$ days/NNS together--enough/RB for/IN happiness.""You/PRP are/VBP sure/JJ you/PRP love/VBP me--for/JJ myself?""More/NN than/IN ever--now/NN that/IN you/PRP are/VBP helpless/JJ and/CC alone/RB in/IN the/DT world.""I/JJ believe/VBP you,"/IN she/PRP answered/VBD slowly,/RB "and/CC believing,/VB I/PRP will/MD not/RB reject/VB the/DT labor/NN of/IN your/PRP$ love./NN Ah,/IN thou/DT gringo,/VBG thou/IN dominant/JJ one!/NNS Always/RB have/VBP I/PRP loved/VBD thee--and/DT oh,/NN how/WRB that/DT love/NN has/VBZ hurt,/VBN because/IN of/IN the/DT sad/JJ obstacles/NNS to/TO our/PRP$ loving!"He/NN put/VBD his/PRP$ strong/JJ arms/NNS around/IN her/PRP and/CC drew/VBD her/PRP$ to/TO him./PRP "Pobrecita,"/IN he/PRP murmured,/MD "rest/VB always/RB on/IN thisheart./DT I/PRP never/RB wanted/VBD you/PRP with/IN a/DT dowry,/NN for/IN it/PRP is/VBZ the/DT way/NN of/IN the/DT gringo/NN to/TO provide/VB his/PRP$ own.""Ah,"/JJ she/PRP murmured/VBD happily/RB when/WRB free/JJ at/IN last/JJ of/IN his/PRP$ caresses,/NN "but/IN you/PRP shall/MD have/VB a/DT dowry--the/JJ Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico./NNP Dear/NNP one,/, you/PRP do/VBP not/RB marry/VB a/DT fool,/NN but/CC you/PRP do/VBP marry/VB a/DT woman/NN who/WP has/VBZ much/RB curiosity./DT Always/RB I/PRP loved/VBD you,/PRP yet/RB I/PRP was/VBD resolved/VBN not/RB to/TO marry/VB you./PRP The/DT reasons?/NN Well,/IN you/PRP know/VBP them./. Once/RB they/PRP seemed/VBD very/RB good/JJ reasons,/NN but/CC who/WP can/MD argue/VB with/IN love?/JJ "I/NN knew/VBD that/IN some/DT day/NN you/PRP would/MD come/VB for/IN me;/NN I/PRP feared/VBD if/IN you/PRP did/VBD not/RB I/PRP would/MD come/VB to/TO you./PRP But/CC deep/RB in/IN my/PRP$ heart/NN I/PRP had/VBD a/DT great/JJ desire/NN to/TO know/VB that/IN you/PRP loved/VBD me/PRP because/IN I/PRP am/VBP your/PRP$ Pepita/NNP and/CC not/RB for/IN the/DT lands/NNS my/PRP$ father/NN left/VBD me./PRP For/IN it/PRP has/VBZ seemed/VBN to/TO me,/VB my/PRP$ lover,/NN that/IN the/DT gringo/NN is/VBZ too/RB eager/JJ for/IN land--and/NN I/PRP would/MD make/VB certain./JJ So/RB when/WRB I/PRP presented/VBD my/PRP$ claim/NN to/TO the/DT commission/NN I/PRP attached/VBD only/RB the/DT original/JJ grant./NN I/PRP knew/VBD the/DT claim/NN would/MD be/VB rejected,/VBN because/IN I/PRP knew/VBD that/IN in/IN the/DT archives/NNS at/IN Monterey/NNP there/EX was/VBD no/DT record/NN to/TO substantiate/VB it."She/PRP laughed/VBD merrily/RB at/IN her/PRP$ gigantic/JJ jest/NN and/CC went/VBD to/TO an/DT ancient/JJ iron/NN treasure-chest/NN wherein,/, in/IN happier/JJR days,/NN Don/NNP Jos$/NNP had/VBD been/VBN wont/JJ to/TO store/VB his/PRP$ money./NN She/PRP removed/VBD a/DT bundle/NN of/IN documents/NNS and/CC handed/VBD them/PRP to/TO him./PRP "Read,"/IN she/PRP commanded./MD He/PRP obeyed./VBZ "There/RB must/MD have/VB been/VBN somebody/NN with/IN brains/NNS and/CC forethought/NN on/IN this/DT ranch/NN once,"/RB he/PRP told/VBD her/PRP presently./NN "Somebody/NN who/WP did/VBD not/RB do/VB things/NNS in/IN the/DT casual,/JJ helter-skelter/JJ manner/NN of/IN your/PRP$ Spanish/NNP progenitors./NNPS The/DT Rancho/NNP Arroyo/NNP Chico/NNP has/VBZ been/VBN surveyed,/VBN its/PRP$ boundaries/NNS carefully/RB designated/VBN by/IN natural/JJ landmarks,/NN and/CC these/DT boundaries/NNS set/VBD forth/RB meticulously/RB in/IN the/DT deed/NN of/IN grant./NN This/DT obviates/VBZ the/DT 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