*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x* *x* *x* Copyright (C) 1990 University of Pennsylvania *x* *x* *x* *x* The data in this file are part of a preliminary version of the *x* *x* Penn Treebank Corpus. Any research using this corpus or based *x* *x* on it should acknowledge that fact, as well as the preliminary *x* *x* nature of the corpus. *x* *x* *x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* ================================== [ Dan/NNP Morgan/NNP ] told/VBD [ himself/PRP ] [ he/PRP ] would/MD forget/VB [ Ann/NNP Turner/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD well/RB rid/JJ of/IN [ her/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] certainly/RB did/VBD n't/RB want/VB [ a/DT wife/NN ] [ who/WP ] was/VBD fickle/JJ as/IN [ Ann/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== If/IN [ he/PRP ] had/VBD married/VBN [ her/PRP ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] 'd/MD have/VB been/VBN asking/VBG for/IN [ trouble/NN ] ./. ================================== But/CC [ all/DT ] of/IN [ this/DT ] was/VBD [ rationalization/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Sometimes/RB [ he/PRP ] woke/VBD up/IN in/IN [ the/DT middle/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT night/NN thinking/NN ] of/IN [ Ann/NNP ] ,/, and/CC then/RB could/MD not/RB get/VB back/RB to/TO sleep/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ His/PRP$ plans/NNS ] and/CC [ dreams/NNS ] had/VBD revolved/VBN around/IN [ her/PRP ] so/RB much/RB and/CC for/IN so/RB long/JJ that/IN now/RB [ he/PRP ] felt/VBD as/IN if/IN [ he/PRP ] had/VBD [ nothing/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT easiest/JJS thing/NN ] would/MD be/VB to/TO sell/VB out/IN to/TO [ Al/NNP Budd/NNP ] and/CC leave/VB [ the/DT country/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ there/EX ] was/VBD [ a/DT stubborn/JJ streak/NN ] in/IN [ him/PRP ] [ that/WP ] would/MD n't/RB allow/VB [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT best/JJS antidote/NN ] for/IN [ the/DT bitterness/NN ] and/CC [ disappointment/NN ] [ that/WP ] poisoned/VBD [ him/PRP ] was/VBD [ hard/JJ work/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] found/VBD that/IN if/IN [ he/PRP ] was/VBD tired/VBN enough/RB at/IN [ night/NN ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] went/VBD to/TO sleep/VB simply/RB because/IN [ he/PRP ] was/VBD too/RB exhausted/VBN to/TO stay/VB awake/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Each/DT day/NN ] [ he/PRP ] found/VBD [ himself/PRP ] thinking/VBG less/RBR often/RB of/IN [ Ann/NNP ] ;/: ;/: [ each/DT day/NN ] [ the/DT hurt/NN ] was/VBD [ a/DT little/RB duller/JJR ] ,/, [ a/DT little/RB ] less/RBR poignant/JJ ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] had/VBD [ plenty/NN ] of/IN [ work/NN ] to/TO do/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Because/IN [ the/DT summer/NN ] was/VBD unusually/RB dry/JJ and/CC [ hot/JJ ] ,/, [ the/DT spring/NN ] produced/VBD [ a/DT smaller/JJR stream/NN ] than/IN in/IN [ ordinary/JJ years/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT grass/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT meadows/NNS ] came/VBD fast/RB ,/, now/RB that/IN [ the/DT warm/JJ weather/NN ] was/VBD here/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] could/MD not/RB afford/VB to/TO lose/VB [ a/DT drop/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT precious/JJ water/NN ] ,/, so/IN [ he/PRP ] spent/VBD most/RBS of/IN [ his/PRP$ waking/VBG hours/NNS ] along/IN [ the/DT ditches/NNS ] in/IN [ his/PRP$ meadows/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] had/VBD [ no/DT idea/NN ] how/WRB [ much/JJ time/NN Budd/NNP ] would/MD give/VB [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== In/IN [ any/DT case/NN ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] had/VBD [ no/DT intention/NN ] of/IN being/VBG caught/VBN asleep/RB ,/, so/IN [ he/PRP ] carried/VBD [ his/PRP$ revolver/NN ] in/IN [ its/PRP$ holster/NN ] on/IN [ his/PRP$ hip/NN ] and/CC [ he/PRP ] took/VBD [ his/PRP$ Winchester/NNP ] with/IN [ him/PRP ] and/CC leaned/VBD [ it/PRP ] against/IN [ the/DT fence/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] stopped/VBD [ every/DT few/JJ minutes/NNS ] and/CC leaned/VBD on/IN [ his/PRP$ shovel/NN ] as/IN [ he/PRP ] studied/VBD [ the/DT horizon/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ nothing/NN ] happened/VBD ,/, [ each/DT day/NN ] dragging/VBG out/IN with/IN [ monotonous/JJ calm/NN ] ./. ================================== When/WRB ,/, in/IN [ late/JJ afternoon/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT last/JJ day/NN ] in/IN [ June/NNP ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] saw/VBD [ two/CD people/NNS ] top/VB [ the/DT ridge/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT south/NN ] and/CC [ walk/NN ] toward/IN [ the/DT house/NN ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] quit/VBD [ work/NN ] immediately/RB and/CC strode/VBD to/TO [ his/PRP$ rifle/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] could/MD be/VB [ some/DT kind/NN ] of/IN [ trick/NN Budd/NNP ] had/VBD thought/VBN up/IN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ No/DT one/NN ] walked/VBD in/IN [ this/DT country/NN ] ,/, [ least/JJS ] of/IN [ all/DT Ed/NNP Dow/NNP ] or/CC [ Dutch/NNP Renfro/NNP ] or/CC [ any/DT ] of/IN [ the/DT rest/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT Bar/NNP B/NNP crew/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Morgan/NNP ] watched/VBD [ the/DT two/CD figures/NNS ] for/IN [ a/DT time/NN ] ,/, puzzled/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== When/WRB [ they/PRP ] were/VBD closer/JJR and/CC [ he/PRP ] saw/VBD that/IN [ one/CD ] was/VBD [ a/DT woman/NN ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] was/VBD more/RBR puzzled/JJ than/IN ever/RB ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] cleaned/VBD [ his/PRP$ shovel/NN ] ,/, left/VBD [ it/PRP ] against/IN [ the/DT fence/NN ] ,/, picked/VBN up/IN [ his/PRP$ Winchester/NNP ] ,/, and/CC started/VBD downstream/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ His/PRP$ visitors/NNS ] had/VBD crawled/VBN through/IN [ the/DT south/JJ fence/NN ] and/CC were/VBD crossing/VBG [ the/DT meadow/NN ] ,/, angling/VBG toward/IN [ the/DT house/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Now/RB [ he/PRP ] saw/VBD that/IN [ both/DT ] [ the/DT man/NN ] and/CC [ woman/NN ] were/VBD moving/VBG slowly/RB and/CC irregularly/RB ,/, staggering/VBG ,/, as/IN if/IN [ they/PRP ] found/VBD [ it/PRP ] [ a/DT ] struggle/VB to/TO remain/VB on/IN [ their/PRP$ feet/NNS ] ./. ================================== Reaching/VBG [ the/DT house/NN ] ahead/RB of/IN [ them/PRP ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] waited/VBD with/IN [ his/PRP$ Winchester/NNP ] in/IN [ his/PRP$ hands/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] crawled/VBD through/IN [ the/DT north/JJ fence/NN ] and/CC came/VBD on/IN toward/IN [ him/PRP ] ,/, and/CC now/RB [ he/PRP ] saw/VBD that/IN [ both/DT ] were/VBD young/JJ ,/, not/RB more/JJR than/IN [ nineteen/CD ] or/CC [ twenty/CD ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] were/VBD dirty/JJ ,/, [ their/PRP$ clothes/NNS ] were/VBD torn/VBN ,/, and/CC [ the/DT girl/NN ] was/VBD so/RB exhausted/VBN that/IN [ she/PRP ] fell/VBD when/WRB [ she/PRP ] was/VBD still/RB [ twenty/CD feet/NNS ] from/IN [ the/DT front/JJ door/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] lay/VBD [ there/EX ] ,/, making/VBG [ no/DT effort/NN ] to/TO get/VB back/RB on/IN [ her/PRP$ feet/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT boy/NN ] came/VBD on/IN to/TO [ the/DT porch/NN ] and/CC sat/VBD down/IN ,/, [ his/PRP$ gaze/NN ] on/IN [ Morgan/NNP ] as/IN if/IN [ half/DT ] expecting/VBG [ him/PRP ] to/TO shoot/VB and/CC not/RB really/RB caring/VBG ./. ================================== [ Morgan/NNP ] hesitated/VBD ,/, thinking/VBG that/IN if/IN [ this/DT ] was/VBD [ a/DT trick/NN ] ,/, [ it/PRP ] was/VBD [ a/DT good/JJ one/CD ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] did/VBD n't/RB think/VB [ it/PRP ] was/VBD possible/JJ for/IN [ this/DT couple/NN ] to/TO be/VB pretending/VBG ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT boy/NN ] licked/VBD [ his/PRP$ dry/JJ lips/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] asked/VBD ,/, "/" Could/MD [ we/PRP ] have/VB [ a/DT drink/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== [ Morgan/NNP ] jerked/VBD [ his/PRP$ head/NN ] toward/IN [ the/DT front/JJ door/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" In/IN [ the/DT kitchen/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Leaning/VBG [ his/PRP$ Winchester/NNP ] against/IN [ the/DT front/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT house/NN ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] walked/VBD to/TO [ the/DT girl/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" Get/VB up/IN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] 's/VBZ [ water/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT house/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ She/PRP ] did/VBD n't/RB move/VB or/CC say/VB [ anything/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Her/PRP$ eyes/NNS ] were/VBD glazed/VBN as/IN if/IN [ she/PRP ] did/VBD n't/RB hear/VB or/CC even/RB see/VB [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] had/VBD reached/VBN [ a/DT point/NN ] at/IN [ which/WDT ] [ she/PRP ] did/VBD n't/RB [ even/JJ care/NN ] how/WRB [ she/PRP ] looked/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Her/PRP$ face/NN ] was/VBD very/RB thin/JJ ,/, and/CC burned/VBD by/IN [ the/DT sun/NN ] until/IN [ much/JJ ] of/IN [ the/DT skin/NN ] was/VBD dead/JJ and/CC peeling/VBG ,/, [ the/DT new/JJ skin/NN ] under/IN [ it/PRP ] red/JJ and/CC [ angry/JJ ] ./. ================================== [ Her/PRP$ blond/NN hair/NN ] was/VBD frowzy/JJ ,/, [ her/PRP$ dress/NN ] torn/VBN in/IN [ several/JJ places/NNS ] ,/, and/CC [ her/PRP$ shoes/NNS ] were/VBD so/RB completely/RB worn/VBN out/IN that/IN [ they/PRP ] were/VBD practically/RB [ no/DT protection/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] must/MD have/VB hurt/VBN [ her/PRP ] even/RB to/TO walk/VB ,/, for/IN [ the/DT sole/NN ] was/VBD completely/RB off/IN [ her/PRP$ left/JJ foot/NN ] and/CC [ Morgan/NNP ] saw/VBD that/IN [ it/PRP ] was/VBD bruised/VBN and/CC bleeding/VBG ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] picked/VBD [ her/PRP ] up/IN ,/, sliding/VBG [ one/CD hand/NN ] under/IN [ her/PRP$ shoulders/NNS ] ,/, [ the/DT other/JJ ] under/IN [ her/PRP$ knees/NNS ] ,/, and/CC carried/VBD [ her/PRP ] into/IN [ the/DT house/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] was/VBD amazingly/RB light/JJ ,/, and/CC so/RB relaxed/VBN in/IN [ his/PRP$ arms/NNS ] that/IN [ he/PRP ] was/VBD n't/RB even/RB sure/JJ [ she/PRP ] was/VBD conscious/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Any/DT ] [ lingering/VBG suspicion/NN ] that/IN [ this/DT ] was/VBD [ a/DT trick/NN Al/NNP Budd/NNP ] had/VBD thought/VBN up/IN was/VBD dispelled/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ No/DT girl/NN ] would/MD go/VB [ this/DT ] far/RB to/TO fool/VB [ a/DT man/NN ] so/IN [ she/PRP ] could/MD kill/VB [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Besides/IN ,/, [ she/PRP ] had/VBD [ a/DT sweet/JJ face/NN ] [ that/WP ] attracted/VBD [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] put/VBD [ her/PRP ] down/IN on/IN [ the/DT couch/NN ] ,/, and/CC going/VBG into/IN [ the/DT kitchen/NN ] ,/, saw/VBD that/IN [ the/DT boy/NN ] had/VBD dropped/VBN into/IN [ a/DT chair/NN ] beside/IN [ the/DT table/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] looked/VBD [ a/DT good/JJ deal/NN ] alike/RB ,/, [ Morgan/NNP ] thought/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Both/DT ] had/VBD [ blonde/JJ hair/NN ] and/CC [ blue/JJ eyes/NNS ] ,/, and/CC [ there/EX ] was/VBD even/RB [ a/DT faint/JJ similarity/NN ] of/IN [ features/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ Morgan/NNP ] filled/VBD [ the/DT dipper/NN ] from/IN [ the/DT water/NN bucket/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT shelf/NN ] ,/, went/VBD back/RB into/IN [ the/DT front/NN room/NN ] ,/, lifted/VBD [ the/DT girl/NN 's/POS head/NN ] ,/, and/CC held/VBD [ the/DT edge/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT dipper/NN ] to/TO [ her/PRP$ mouth/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] drank/VBD greedily/RB ,/, and/CC murmured/VBD ,/, "/" Thank/VB [ you/PRP ] ''/'' ,/, as/IN [ he/PRP ] lowered/VBD [ her/PRP$ head/NN ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] stood/VBD looking/VBG down/IN at/IN [ her/PRP ] for/IN [ a/DT moment/NN ] ,/, wondering/VBG [ what/WDT ] could/MD have/VB reduced/VBN [ her/PRP ] to/TO [ this/DT condition/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] had/VBD seen/VBN [ a/DT few/JJ nester/NN wagons/NNS ] go/VB through/IN [ the/DT country/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT families/NNS ] almost/RB starving/VBG to/TO [ death/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ he/PRP ] had/VBD never/RB seen/VBN [ any/DT ] of/IN [ them/PRP ] on/IN [ foot/NN ] and/CC as/IN [ bad/JJ ] off/IN as/IN [ these/DT two/CD ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT girl/NN ] dropped/VBD off/IN to/TO sleep/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Morgan/NNP ] returned/VBD to/TO [ the/DT kitchen/NN ] ,/, built/VBD [ a/DT fire/NN ] ,/, and/CC carried/VBD in/IN [ several/JJ buckets/NNS ] of/IN [ water/NN ] from/IN [ the/DT spring/NN ] [ which/WDT ] [ he/PRP ] poured/VBD into/IN [ the/DT copper/NN boiler/NN ] that/IN [ he/PRP ] had/VBD placed/VBN on/IN [ the/DT stove/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] brought/VBD [ his/PRP$ Winchester/NNP ] in/IN from/IN [ the/DT front/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT house/NN ] ,/, then/RB faced/VBD [ the/DT boy/NN ] ./. ================================== "/" [ Who/WP ] are/VBP [ you/PRP ] and/CC [ what/WDT ] happened/VBD to/TO [ you/PRP ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] asked/VBD ./. ================================== "/" [ I/PRP ] 'm/VBP [ Billy/NNP Jones/NNP ] ''/'' ,/, [ the/DT boy/NN ] answered/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ That/DT ] 's/VBZ [ my/PRP$ wife/NN Sharon/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ We/PRP ] ran/VBD out/IN of/IN [ money/NN ] and/CC [ we/PRP ] have/VBP n't/RB eaten/VBN for/IN [ two/CD days/NNS ] ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" [ What/WDT ] are/VBP [ you/PRP ] doing/VBG here/RB ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== "/" Are/VBP [ we/PRP ] in/IN Wyoming/VBG ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== [ Morgan/NNP ] nodded/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" About/IN [ five/CD miles/NNS ] north/RB of/IN [ the/DT line/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ Jones/NNP ] sighed/VBD as/IN if/IN relieved/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ We/PRP ] 've/VB been/VBN looking/VBG for/IN [ work/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ all/DT the/DT ranchers/NNS ] have/VB turned/VBN [ us/PRP ] down/IN ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" [ You/PRP ] mean/VB [ you/PRP ] dragged/VBN [ your/PRP$ wife/NN ] [ all/DT ] over/IN [ hell/NN 's/POS half-acre/JJ ] looking/VBG for/IN [ work/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Morgan/NNP ] demanded/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ The/DT town/NN ] of/IN [ Buckhorn/NN ] 's/VBZ only/RB about/IN [ six/CD miles/NNS ] from/IN here/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Why/WRB did/VBD n't/RB [ you/PRP ] go/VB there/RB ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== "/" [ We/PRP ] did/VBD n't/RB want/VB [ town/NN work/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ Jones/NNP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== "/" [ This/DT ] is/VBZ [ a/DT mighty/RB empty/JJ country/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ Morgan/NNP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ There/EX ] 's/VBZ only/RB [ one/NN ] more/RBR [ ranch/NN three/CD miles/NNS ] north/JJ of/IN here/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ You/PRP ] 'd/MD have/VB starved/VBN to/TO [ death/NN ] if/IN [ you/PRP ] 'd/MD missed/VBD [ both/DT ] [ places/NNS ] ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" Then/RB [ we/PRP ] 're/VBP lucky/JJ [ we/PRP ] got/VBD here/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Could/MD [ you/PRP ] give/VB [ us/PRP ] [ a/DT job/NN ] ,/, [ Mr./NNP ''/'' ] "/" [ Morgan/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Dan/NNP Morgan/NNP ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD silent/JJ [ a/DT moment/NN ] ,/, thinking/VBG [ he/PRP ] could/MD use/VB [ a/DT man/NN ] [ this/DT time/NN ] of/IN [ year/NN ] ,/, and/CC if/IN [ the/DT girl/NN ] could/MD cook/VB ,/, [ it/PRP ] would/MD give/VB [ him/PRP more/JJR time/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT meadows/NNS ] ,/, but/CC [ he/PRP ] knew/VBD [ nothing/NN ] about/IN [ the/DT couple/NN ] ./. ================================== [ They/PRP ] might/MD kill/VB [ him/PRP ] in/IN [ his/PRP$ sleep/NN ] ,/, thinking/VBG [ there/EX ] was/VBD [ money/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT house/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] dismissed/VBD [ the/DT possibility/NN ] at/IN once/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT girl/NN 's/POS thin/JJ face/NN ] haunted/VBD [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] [ was/VBD n't/RB ] [ the/DT face/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT killer/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD n't/RB so/RB sure/JJ about/IN [ the/DT boy/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] had/VBD n't/RB shaved/VBN for/IN [ several/JJ weeks/NNS ] ,/, [ his/PRP$ sparse/JJ beard/NN ] giving/VBG [ his/PRP$ face/NN ] [ a/DT pathetic/JJ ] ,/, [ woebegone/JJ expression/NN ] ./. ================================== [ There/EX ] was/VBD more/JJR to/TO [ this/DT ] than/IN [ Jones/NNP ] had/VBD told/VBN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] were/VBD running/VBG from/IN [ something/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] 'd/MD be/VB [ an/DT idiot/NN ] to/TO let/VB [ them/PRP ] stay/VB [ he/PRP ] thought/VBD ,/, but/CC [ he/PRP ] could/MD n't/RB send/VB [ them/PRP ] on/IN ,/, either/RB ./. ================================== "/" [ I/PRP ] could/MD use/VB [ some/DT help/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ Morgan/NNP ] said/VBD finally/RB ,/, "/" but/CC [ I/PRP ] can/MD n't/RB afford/VB to/TO pay/VB [ you/PRP ] [ anything/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] guess/VB [ you/PRP ] 'd/MD better/RB go/VB on/IN in/IN [ the/DT morning/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" [ We/PRP ] 'll/MD work/VB for/IN [ our/PRP$ keep/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ the/DT boy/NN ] said/VBD eagerly/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ I/PRP ] 've/VB been/VBN mucking/VBG in/IN [ a/DT mine/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT San/NNP Juan/NNP ] ,/, but/CC [ I/PRP ] used/VBD to/TO work/VB on/IN [ a/DT ranch/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Sharon/NNP ] ,/, [ she/PRP ] 's/VBZ cooked/VBN in/IN [ a/DT restaurant/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ We/PRP ] 'll/MD work/VB hard/RB ,/, [ Mr./NNP Morgan/NNP ] ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" [ I/PRP ] 'll/MD see/VB ''/'' ,/, [ Morgan/NNP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" Right/RB now/RB [ you/PRP ] need/VB [ a/DT meal/NN ] and/CC [ a/DT bath/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Your/PRP$ wife/NN ] 's/VBZ in/IN [ terrible/JJ shape/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" [ I/PRP ] know/VB ''/'' ,/, [ Jones/NNP ] said/VBD dejectedly/RB ./. ================================== [ Morgan/NNP ] filled/VBD [ the/DT fire/NN box/NN ] with/IN [ wood/NN ] again/RB ,/, then/RB started/VBN [ supper/NN ] and/CC set/VBD [ the/DT table/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== When/WRB [ the/DT meal/NN ] was/VBD ready/JJ ,/, [ he/PRP ] told/VBD [ Jones/NNP ] to/TO wash/VB up/IN ,/, and/CC going/VBG into/IN [ the/DT front/NN room/NN ] ,/, woke/VBD [ the/DT girl/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] said/VBD ,/, "/" [ I/PRP ] 've/VB got/VBD [ some/DT supper/NN ready/JJ ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ She/PRP ] rubbed/VBD [ her/PRP$ eyes/NNS ] and/CC stretched/VBD ,/, then/RB sat/VBD up/IN ,/, [ her/PRP$ hands/NNS ] going/VBG to/TO [ her/PRP$ hair/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ I/PRP ] 'm/VBP [ a/DT mess/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ she/PRP ] said/VBD ,/, and/CC suddenly/RB [ she/PRP ] was/VBD alarmed/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ Who/WP ] are/VBP [ you/PRP ] ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== How/WRB did/VBD [ we/PRP ] get/VB here/RB ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== "/" [ I/PRP ] 'm/VBP [ Dan/NNP Morgan/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT ] is/VBZ [ the/DT Rafter/NNP A[fj]/SYM ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ You/PRP ] fell/VBD down/IN in/IN [ front/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT house/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ I/PRP ] carried/VBD [ you/PRP ] in/IN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] gave/VBD [ you/PRP ] [ a/DT drink/NN ] and/CC then/RB [ you/PRP ] went/VBD to/TO sleep/VB ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" Oh/UH ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] stared/VBD at/IN [ him/PRP ] ,/, [ her/PRP$ eyes/NNS ] wide/JJ as/IN [ she/PRP ] thought/VBD about/IN [ what/WDT ] [ he/PRP ] had/VBD said/VBD ;/: ;/: then/RB [ she/PRP ] murmured/VBD :/: "/" [ You/PRP ] 're/VBP very/RB [ kind/NN ] ,/, [ Mr./NNP Morgan/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Do/VB [ you/PRP ] take/VB in/IN [ all/DT the/DT strays/NNS ] [ who/WP ] come/VB by/IN ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== "/" [ I/PRP ] do/VBP n't/RB have/VB [ many/JJ strays/NNS ] coming/VBG to/TO [ my/PRP$ front/JJ door/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" Think/VB [ you/PRP ] can/MD walk/VB to/TO [ the/DT table/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== "/" Of/IN [ course/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ She/PRP ] got/VBD to/TO [ her/PRP$ feet/NNS ] ,/, staggered/VBN ,/, and/CC almost/RB fell/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] caught/VBD [ her/PRP ] by/IN [ an/DT arm/NN ] and/CC helped/VBD [ her/PRP ] into/IN [ the/DT kitchen/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] sat/VBD down/IN at/IN [ the/DT table/NN ] ,/, shaking/VBG [ her/PRP$ head/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ I/PRP ] 'm/VBP sorry/JJ ,/, [ Mr./NNP Morgan/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] 'm/VBP usually/RB [ a/DT very/RB strong/JJ woman/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ I/PRP ] 'm/VBP awfully/RB tired/VBN ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" And/CC [ hungry/JJ ] ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" Start/VB in/IN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] 's/VBZ not/RB much/JJ of/IN [ a/DT meal/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ it/PRP ] 's/VBZ [ what/WDT ] [ I/PRP ] eat/VB ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" Not/RB much/JJ of/IN [ a/DT meal/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT girl/NN ] cried/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ Mr./NNP Morgan/NNP ] ,/, [ it/PRP ] 's/VBZ [ the/DT best-looking/JJ food/NN ] [ I/PRP ] ever/RB saw/VBD ''/'' ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] told/VBD [ himself/PRP ] [ he/PRP ] had/VBD never/RB seen/VBN [ two/CD people/NNS ] eat/VB so/RB much/RB ./. ================================== When/WRB [ they/PRP ] were/VBD finally/RB satisfied/VBN ,/, [ Jones/NNP ] said/VBD ,/, "/" [ I/PRP ] think/VB [ he/PRP ] 's/VBZ going/VBG to/TO give/VB [ us/PRP ] work/VB ''/'' ./. ================================== [ The/DT grateful/JJ way/NN ] [ she/PRP ] looked/VBD at/IN [ Morgan/NNP ] made/VBD [ him/PRP ] ashamed/JJ of/IN [ himself/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== When/WRB [ he/PRP ] saw/VBD [ the/DT expression/NN ] in/IN [ her/PRP$ eyes/NNS ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] knew/VBD [ he/PRP ] could/MD n't/RB send/VB [ them/PRP ] on/IN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] said/VBD ,/, "/" [ I/PRP ] guess/VB [ the/DT Lord/NN ] looks/VBZ out/IN for/IN [ fools/NNS ] ,/, [ drunkards/NNS ] ,/, and/CC [ innocents/NNS ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ Morgan/NNP ] laughed/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ Which/WDT ] are/VBP [ you/PRP ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== "/" [ We/PRP ] 're/VBP not/RB [ drunkards/NNS ] ''/'' ,/, [ she/PRP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ That/DT ] 's/VBZ [ all/DT ] [ I/PRP ] 'm/VBP sure/JJ of/IN ''/'' ./. ================================== [ She/PRP ] helped/VBD [ him/PRP ] with/IN [ the/DT dishes/NNS ] ,/, then/RB [ he/PRP ] brought/VBD [ more/JJR water/NN ] in/IN from/IN [ the/DT spring/NN ] before/IN [ it/PRP ] got/VBD [ dark/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] carried/VBD [ the/DT tub/NN ] from/IN [ the/DT back/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT house/NN ] where/WRB [ it/PRP ] hung/VBD from/IN [ a/DT nail/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT wall/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] said/VBD :/: "/" [ You/PRP ] 'll/MD feel/VB [ a/DT lot/NN ] better/RB after/IN [ you/PRP ] have/VB [ a/DT bath/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Your/PRP$ feet/NNS ] are/VBP in/IN [ bad/JJ shape/NN ] ,/, [ Mrs./NNP Jones/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ You/PRP ] 'll/MD have/VB to/TO go/VB to/TO [ town/NN ] to/TO see/VB [ the/DT doc/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" No/RB ,/, [ she/PRP ] 'll/MD be/VB all/RB right/JJ ''/'' ,/, [ Jones/NNP ] said/VBD quickly/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ I/PRP ] mean/VB ,/, [ we/PRP ] do/VBP n't/RB have/VB [ any/DT way/NN ] to/TO get/VB there/RB and/CC [ we/PRP ] can/MD n't/RB expect/VB [ you/PRP ] to/TO quit/VB [ work/NN ] just/RB to/TO take/VB [ us/PRP ] to/TO [ town/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" [ We/PRP ] 'll/MD see/VB ''/'' ,/, [ Morgan/NNP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== "/" Could/MD [ you/PRP ] find/VB [ me/PRP ] [ a/DT needle/NN ] and/CC [ thread/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT girl/NN ] asked/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ My/PRP$ dress/NN ] needs/VBZ [ some/DT work/NN ] on/IN [ it/PRP ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] nodded/VBD and/CC ,/, going/VBG into/IN [ the/DT bedroom/NN ] ,/, brought/VBD [ a/DT needle/NN ] ,/, [ thread/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ scissors/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] said/VBD :/: "/" [ I/PRP ] 'm/VBP going/VBG to/TO bed/VB ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] nodded/VBD at/IN [ the/DT door/NN ] in/IN [ front/NN ] of/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ That/DT ] 's/VBZ [ my/PRP$ spare/JJ bedroom/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT bed/NN ] is/VBZ n't/RB made/VBN ,/, but/CC [ you/PRP ] 'll/MD find/VB plenty/RB of/IN [ blankets/NNS ] there/RB ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" [ You/PRP ] 're/VBP awfully/RB [ kind/JJ ] ''/'' ,/, [ the/DT girl/NN ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ We/PRP ] 'll/MD pay/VB [ you/PRP ] back/RB if/IN [ you/PRP ] 'll/MD let/VB [ us/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Some/DT way/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" [ It/PRP ] 's/VBZ all/RB right/JJ ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ I/PRP ] get/VB up/IN early/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ You/PRP ] 'd/MD better/RB sleep/VB ''/'' ./. ================================== [ Jones/NNP ] followed/VBD [ him/PRP ] into/IN [ the/DT front/NN room/NN ] ,/, closing/VBG [ the/DT door/NN ] behind/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] said/VBD :/: "/" If/IN [ it/PRP ] 's/VBZ all/RB right/JJ with/IN [ you/PRP ] ,/, [ Mr./NNP Morgan/NNP ] ,/, [ I/PRP ] 'll/MD sleep/VB out/IN here/RB on/IN [ the/DT couch/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ We/PRP ] have/VBP n't/RB slept/VBN together/RB since/IN [ we/PRP ] started/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] just/RB can/MD n't/RB take/VB [ any/DT chances/NNS ] on/IN getting/VBG [ her/PRP$ pregnant/JJ ] ,/, and/CC if/IN [ we/PRP ] were/VBD sleeping/VBG together/RB ''/'' [ He/PRP ] stopped/VBD ,/, embarrassed/VBN ,/, and/CC [ Morgan/NNP ] said/VBD ,/, "/" [ I/PRP ] understand/VB [ that/DT ] ,/, but/CC [ I/PRP ] do/VBP n't/RB savvy/VB why/WRB [ you/PRP ] 'd/MD go/VB off/IN and/CC leave/VB [ your/PRP$ jobs/NNS ] in/IN [ the/DT first/JJ place/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== "/" [ We/PRP ] got/VBD fired/VBN ''/'' ,/, [ Jones/NNP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== "/" [ We/PRP ] had/VBD to/TO do/VB [ something/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ They/PRP ] were/VBD [ a/DT pair/NN ] of/IN lost/VBN ,/, whipped/VBN [ kids/NNS ] ,/, [ Morgan/NNP ] thought/VBD as/IN [ he/PRP ] went/VBD to/TO [ bed/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ==================================