

	Two/cd letters/nns had/hvd arrived/vbn for/in Miss/np Theresa/np Stubblefield/np :/: she/pps put/vbd them/ppo in/in her/pp$ bag/nn ./.
She/pps would/md not/* stop/vb to/to read/vb them/ppo in/in American/jj-tl Express/nn-tl ,/, as/cs many/ap were/bed doing/vbg ,/, sitting/vbg on/in benches/nns or/cc leaning/vbg against/in the/at walls/nns ,/, but/cc pushed/vbd her/pp$ way/nn out/rp into/in the/at street/nn ./.
This/dt was/bedz her/pp$ first/od day/nn in/in Rome/np and/cc it/pps was/bedz June/np ./.


	An/at enormous/jj sky/nn of/in the/at most/ql delicate/jj blue/nn arched/vbd overhead/rb ./.
In/in her/pp$ mind's/nn$ eye/nn --/-- her/pp$ imagination/nn responding/vbg fully/rb ,/, almost/ql exhaustingly/rb ,/, to/in these/dts shores'/nns$ peculiar/jj powers/nns of/in stimulation/nn --/-- she/pps saw/vbd the/at city/nn as/cs from/in above/rb ,/, telescoped/vbn on/in its/pp$ great/jj bare/jj plains/nns that/cs the/at ruins/nns marked/vbd ,/, aqueducts/nns and/cc tombs/nns ,/, here/rb a/at cypress/nn ,/, there/rb a/at pine/nn ,/, and/cc all/abn around/rb the/at low/jj blue/jj hills/nns ./.
Pictures/nns in/in old/jj Latin/jj books/nns returned/vbd to/in her/ppo :/: the/at Appian/np-tl Way/nn-tl Today/nr ,/, the/at Colosseum/np ,/, the/at Arch/nn-tl of/in-tl Constantine/np-tl ./.
She/pps would/md see/vb them/ppo ,/, looking/vbg just/rb as/cs they/ppss had/hvd in/in the/at books/nns ,/, and/cc this/dt would/md make/vb up/rp a/at part/nn of/in her/pp$ delight/nn ./.
Moreover/rb ,/, nursing/vbg various/jj Stubblefields/nps --/-- her/pp$ aunt/nn ,/, then/rb her/pp$ mother/nn ,/, then/rb her/pp$ father/nn --/-- through/in their/pp$ lengthy/jj illnesses/nns (/( everybody/pn could/md tell/vb you/ppo the/at Stubblefields/nps were/bed always/rb sick/jj )/) ,/, Theresa/np had/hvd had/hvn a/at chance/nn to/to read/vb quite/abl a/at lot/nn ./.
England/np ,/, France/np ,/, Germany/np ,/, Switzerland/np ,/, and/cc Italy/np had/hvd all/abn been/ben rendered/vbn for/in her/ppo time/nn and/cc again/rb ,/, and/cc between/in the/at prescribed/vbn hours/nns of/in pills/nns and/cc tonics/nns ,/, she/pps had/hvd conceived/vbn a/at dreamy/jj passion/nn by/in lamplight/nn ,/, to/to see/vb all/abn these/dts places/nns with/in her/pp$ own/jj eyes/nns ./.
The/at very/ap night/nn after/in her/pp$ father's/nn$ funeral/nn she/pps had/hvd thought/vbn ,/, though/cs never/rb admitted/vbd to/in a/at soul/nn :/: Now/rb I/ppss can/md go/vb ./.
There's/ex+bez nothing/pn to/to stop/vb me/ppo now/rb ./.
So/cs here/rb it/pps was/bedz ,/, here/rb was/bedz Italy/np ,/, anyway/rb ,/, and/cc terribly/rb noisy/jj ./.


	In/in the/at street/nn the/at traffic/nn was/bedz really/ql frightening/vbg ./.
Cars/nns ,/, taxis/nns ,/, buses/nns ,/, and/cc motorscooters/nns all/abn went/vbd plunging/vbg at/in once/rb down/in the/at narrow/jj length/nn of/in it/ppo or/cc swerving/vbg perilously/rb around/in a/at fountain/nn ./.
Shoals/nns of/in tourists/nns went/vbd by/in her/ppo in/in national/jj groups/nns --/-- English/jj school/nn girls/nns in/in blue/jj uniforms/nns ,/, German/jj boys/nns with/in cameras/nns attached/vbn ,/, smartly/rb dressed/vbn Americans/nps looking/vbg in/in shop/nn windows/nns ./.
Glad/jj to/to be/be alone/rb ,/, Theresa/np climbed/vbd the/at splendid/jj outdoor/jj staircase/nn that/wps opened/vbd to/in her/pp$ left/nr ./.
The/at Spanish/jj-tl Steps/nns-tl ./.


	Something/pn special/nn was/bedz going/vbg on/rp here/rb just/rb now/rb --/-- the/at annual/jj display/nn of/in azalea/nn plants/nns ./.
She/pps had/hvd heard/vbn about/in it/ppo the/at night/nn before/rb at/in her/pp$ hotel/nn ./.
It/pps was/bedz not/* yet/rb complete/jj :/: workmen/nns were/bed unloading/vbg the/at potted/vbn plants/nns from/in a/at truck/nn and/cc placing/vbg them/ppo in/in banked/vbn rows/nns on/in the/at steps/nns above/rb ./.
The/at azaleas/nns were/bed as/ql large/jj as/cs shrubs/nns ,/, and/cc their/pp$ myriad/jj blooms/nns ,/, many/ap still/rb tight/jj in/in the/at bud/nn ,/, ranged/vbd in/in color/nn from/in purple/jj through/in fuchsia/nn and/cc rose/jj to/in the/at palest/jjt pink/jj ,/, along/in with/in many/ap white/jj ones/nns too/rb ./.
Marvelous/jj ,/, thought/vbd Theresa/np ,/, climbing/vbg in/in her/pp$ portly/jj ,/, well-bred/jj way/nn ,/, for/cs she/pps was/bedz someone/pn who/wps had/hvd learned/vbn that/cs if/cs you/ppss only/rb move/vb slowly/rb enough/qlp you/ppss have/hv time/nn to/to notice/vb everything/pn ./.
In/in Rome/np ,/, all/abn over/in Europe/np ,/, she/pps intended/vbd to/to move/vb very/ql slowly/rb indeed/rb ./.


	Halfway/rb up/in the/at staircase/nn she/pps stopped/vbd and/cc sat/vbd down/rp ./.
Other/ap people/nns were/bed doing/vbg it/ppo ,/, too/rb ,/, sitting/vbg all/abn along/in the/at wide/jj banisters/nns and/cc leaning/vbg over/in the/at parapets/nns above/rb ,/, watching/vbg the/at azaleas/nns mass/vb ,/, or/cc just/rb enjoying/vbg the/at sun/nn ./.
Theresa/np sat/vbd with/in her/pp$ letters/nns in/in her/pp$ lap/nn ,/, breathing/vbg Mediterranean/np air/nn ./.
The/at sun/nn warmed/vbd her/ppo ,/, as/cs it/pps seemed/vbd to/to be/be warming/vbg everything/pn ,/, perhaps/rb even/rb the/at underside/nn of/in stones/nns or/cc the/at chill/nn insides/nns of/in churches/nns ./.
She/pps loosened/vbd her/ppo tweed/nn jacket/nn and/cc smoked/vbd a/at cigarette/nn ./.
Content/jj excited/vbn ;/. ;/.
how/wrb could/md you/ppo be/be both/abx at/in once/rb ?/. ?/.
Strange/jj ,/, but/cc she/pps was/bedz ./.
Presently/rb ,/, she/pps picked/vbd up/rp the/at first/od of/in the/at letters/nns ./.


	A/at few/ap moments/nns later/rbr her/pp$ hands/nns were/bed trembling/vbg and/cc her/pp$ brow/nn had/hvd contracted/vbn with/in anxiety/nn and/cc dismay/nn ./.
Of/in course/nn ,/, one/pn of/in them/ppo would/md have/hv to/to go/vb and/cc do/do this/dt !/. !/.
Poor/jj Cousin/nn-tl Elec/np ,/, she/pps thought/vbd ,/, tears/nns rising/vbg to/to sting/vb in/in the/at sun/nn ,/, but/cc why/wrb couldn't/md* he/pps have/hv arranged/vbn to/to live/vb through/in the/at summer/nn ?/. ?/.
And/cc how/wrb on/in earth/nn did/dod I/ppss ever/rb get/vb this/dt letter/nn anyway/rb ?/. ?/.


	She/pps had/hvd reason/nn indeed/rb to/to wonder/vb how/wrb the/at letter/nn had/hvd managed/vbn to/to find/vb her/ppo ./.
Her/pp$ Cousin/nn-tl Emma/np Carraway/np had/hvd written/vbn it/ppo ,/, in/in her/pp$ loose/jj high/jj old/jj lady's/nn$ script/nn --/-- t's/nn carefully/rb crossed/vbn ,/, but/cc l's/nn inclined/vbn to/to wobble/vb like/cs an/at old/jj car/nn on/in the/at downward/rb slope/nn ./.
Cousin/nn-tl Emma/np had/hvd simply/rb put/vbn Miss/np Theresa/np Stubblefield/np ,/, Rome/np ,/, Italy/np ,/, on/in the/at envelope/nn ,/, had/hvd walked/vbn up/rp to/in the/at post/nn office/nn in/in Tuxapoka/np ,/, Alabama/np ,/, and/cc mailed/vbd it/ppo with/in as/ql much/ap confidence/nn as/cs if/cs it/pps had/hvd been/ben a/at birthday/nn card/nn to/in her/pp$ next-door/jj neighbor/nn ./.
No/at return/nn address/nn whatsoever/wps ./.
Somebody/pn had/hvd scrawled/vbn American/jj-tl Express/nn-tl ,/, Piazza/fw-nn-tl di/fw-in-tl Spagna/fw-np-tl ?/. ?/.
,/, across/in the/at envelope/nn ,/, and/cc now/rb Theresa/np had/hvd it/ppo ,/, all/abn as/ql easily/rb as/cs if/cs she/pps had/hvd been/ben the/at President/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Republic/nn-tl or/cc the/at Pope/nn-tl ./.
Inside/rb were/bed all/abn the/at things/nns they/ppss thought/vbd she/pps ought/md to/to know/vb concerning/in the/at last/ap illness/nn ,/, death/nn ,/, and/cc burial/nn of/in Cousin/nn-tl Alexander/np Carraway/np ./.


	Cousin/nn-tl Emma/np and/cc Cousin/nn-tl Elec/np ,/, brother/nn and/cc sister/nn --/-- unmarried/jj ,/, devoted/vbn ,/, aging/vbg --/-- had/hvd lived/vbn next/ap door/nn to/in the/at Stubblefields/nps in/in Tuxapoka/np from/in time/nn immemorial/jj until/cs the/at Stubblefields/nps had/hvd moved/vbn to/in Montgomery/np fifteen/cd years/nns ago/rb ./.
Two/cd days/nns before/cs he/pps was/bedz taken/vbn sick/jj ,/, Cousin/nn-tl Elec/np was/bedz out/rp worrying/vbg about/in what/wdt too/ql much/ap rain/nn might/md do/do to/in his/pp$ sweetpeas/nns ,/, and/cc Cousin/nn-tl Elec/np had/hvd always/rb preserved/vbn in/in the/at top/jjs drawer/nn of/in his/pp$ secretary/nn a/at mother-of-pearl/nn paper/nn knife/nn which/wdt Theresa/np had/hvd coveted/vbn as/cs a/at child/nn and/cc which/wdt he/pps had/hvd promised/vbn she/pps could/md have/hv when/wrb he/pps died/vbd ./.
I'm/ppss+bem supposed/vbn to/to care/vb as/ql much/rb now/rb as/cs then/rb ,/, as/ql much/rb here/rb as/cs there/rb ,/, she/pps realized/vbd ,/, with/in a/at sigh/nn ./.
This/dt letter/nn would/md have/hv got/vbn to/in me/ppo if/cs she/pps hadn't/hvd* even/rb put/vbn Rome/np ,/, Italy/np ,/, on/in it/ppo ./.


	She/pps refolded/vbd the/at letter/nn ,/, replaced/vbd it/ppo in/in its/pp$ envelope/nn ,/, and/cc turned/vbd with/in relief/nn to/in one/cd from/in her/pp$ brother/nn George/np ./.


	But/cc alas/uh George/np ,/, when/wrb he/pps had/hvd written/vbn ,/, had/hvd only/rb just/rb returned/vbn from/in going/vbg to/in Tuxapoka/np to/in Cousin/nn-tl Elec's/np$ funeral/nn ./.
He/pps was/bedz full/jj of/in heavy/jj family/nn reminiscence/nn ./.
All/ql the/at fine/jj old/jj stock/nn was/bedz dying/vbg out/rp ,/, look/vb at/in the/at world/nn today/nr ./.
His/pp$ own/jj children/nns had/hvd suffered/vbn from/in the/at weakening/nn of/in those/dts values/nns which/wdt he/pps and/cc Theresa/np had/hvd always/rb taken/vbn for/in granted/vbn ,/, and/cc as/in for/in his/pp$ grandchildren/nns (/( he/pps had/hvd one/cd so/ql far/rb ,/, still/rb in/in diapers/nns )/) ,/, he/pps shuddered/vbd to/to think/vb that/cs the/at true/jj meaning/nn of/in character/nn might/md never/rb dawn/vb on/in them/ppo at/in all/abn ./.
A/at life/nn of/in gentility/nn and/cc principle/nn such/jj as/cs Cousin/nn-tl Elec/np had/hvd lived/vbn had/hvd to/to be/be known/vbn at/in first/od hand/nn ./.


	Poor/jj George/np !/. !/.
The/at only/ap boy/nn ,/, the/at family/nn darling/nn ./.
Together/rb with/in her/pp$ mother/nn ,/, both/abx of/in them/ppo tense/jj with/in worry/nn lest/cs things/nns should/md somehow/rb go/vb wrong/jj ./.
Theresa/np had/hvd seen/vbn him/ppo through/in the/at right/jj college/nn ,/, into/in the/at right/jj fraternity/nn ,/, and/cc though/cs pursued/vbn by/in various/jj girls/nns and/cc various/jj mammas/nns of/in girls/nns ,/, safely/rb married/vbn to/in the/at right/jj sort/nn ,/, however/wql much/rb in/in the/at early/jj years/nns of/in that/dt match/nn his/pp$ wife/nn ,/, Anne/np ,/, had/hvd not/* seemed/vbn to/to understand/vb poor/jj George/np ./.
Could/md it/pps just/rb be/be ,/, Theresa/np wondered/vbd ,/, that/cs Anne/np had/hvd understood/vbn only/rb too/ql well/rb ,/, and/cc that/cs George/np all/abn along/rb was/bedz extraordinary/jj only/rb in/in the/at degree/nn to/in which/wdt he/pps was/bedz dull/jj ?/. ?/.


	As/in for/in Cousin/nn-tl Alexander/np Carraway/np ,/, the/at only/ap thing/nn Theresa/np could/md remember/vb at/in the/at moment/nn about/in him/ppo (/( except/in his/pp$ paper/nn knife/nn )/) was/bedz that/cs he/pps had/hvd had/hvn exceptionally/ql long/jj hands/nns and/cc feet/nns and/cc one/cd night/nn about/in one/cd o'clock/rb in/in the/at morning/nn the/at whole/jj Stubblefield/np family/nn had/hvd been/ben aroused/vbn to/to go/vb next/ap door/nn at/in Cousin/nn-tl Emma's/np$ call/nn --/-- first/rb Papa/np ,/, then/rb Mother/nn-tl ,/, then/rb Theresa/np and/cc George/np ./.
There/rb they/ppss all/abn did/dod their/pp$ uttermost/nn to/to help/vb Cousin/nn-tl Elec/np get/vb a/at cramp/nn out/in of/in his/pp$ foot/nn ./.
He/pps had/hvd hobbled/vbn downstairs/rb into/in the/at parlor/nn ,/, in/in his/pp$ agony/nn ,/, and/cc was/bedz sitting/vbg ,/, wrapped/vbn in/in his/pp$ bathrobe/nn ,/, on/in a/at footstool/nn ./.
He/pps held/vbd his/pp$ long/jj clenched/vbn foot/nn in/in both/abx hands/nns ,/, and/cc this/dt and/cc his/pp$ contorted/vbn face/nn --/-- he/pps was/bedz trying/vbg heroically/rb not/* to/to cry/vb out/rp --/-- made/vbd him/ppo look/vb like/cs a/at large/jj skinny/jj old/jj monkey/nn ./.
They/ppss all/abn surrounded/vbd him/ppo ,/, the/at family/nn circle/nn ,/, Theresa/np and/cc George/np as/ql solemn/jj as/cs if/cs they/ppss were/bed watching/vbg the/at cat/nn have/hv kittens/nns ,/, and/cc Cousin/nn-tl Emma/np running/vbg back/rb and/cc forth/rb with/in a/at kettle/nn of/in hot/jj water/nn which/wdt she/pps poured/vbd steaming/vbg into/in a/at white/jj enamelled/vbn pan/nn ./.
``/`` Can/md you/ppss think/vb of/in anything/pn to/to do/do ''/'' ?/. ?/.
She/pps kept/vbd repeating/vbg ./.
``/`` I/ppss hate/vb to/to call/vb the/at doctor/nn but/cc if/cs this/dt keeps/vbz up/rp I'll/ppss+md just/rb have/hv to/to !/. !/.
Can/md you/ppss think/vb of/in anything/pn to/to do/do ''/'' ?/. ?/.
``/`` You/ppss might/md treat/vb it/ppo like/cs the/at hiccups/nns ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Papa/np ./.
``/`` Drop/vb a/at cold/jj key/nn down/in his/pp$ back/nn ''/'' ./.
``/`` I/ppss just/rb hope/vb this/dt happens/vbz to/in you/ppo someday/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Cousin/nn-tl Elec/np ,/, who/wps was/bedz not/* at/in his/pp$ best/jjt ./.
``/`` Poor/jj Cousin/nn-tl Elec/np ''/'' ,/, George/np said/vbd ./.
He/pps was/bedz younger/jjr than/cs Theresa/np :/: she/pps remembered/vbd looking/vbg down/rp and/cc seeing/vbg his/pp$ great/jj round/jj eyes/nns ,/, while/cs at/in the/at same/ap time/nn she/pps was/bedz dimly/rb aware/jj that/cs her/pp$ mother/nn and/cc father/nn were/bed not/* unamused/jj ./.
``/`` Poor/jj Cousin/nn-tl Elec/np ''/'' ./.


	Now/rb ,/, here/rb they/ppss both/abx were/bed ,/, still/rb the/at same/ap ,/, George/np full/jj of/in round-eyed/jj woe/nn ,/, and/cc Cousin/nn-tl Emma/np in/in despair/nn ./.
Theresa/np shifted/vbd to/in a/at new/jj page/nn ./.


	``/`` Of/in course/nn (/( George's/np$ letter/nn continued/vbd )/) ,/, there/ex are/ber practical/jj problems/nns to/to be/be considered/vbn ./.
Cousin/nn-tl Emma/np is/bez alone/rb in/in that/dt big/jj old/jj house/nn and/cc won't/md* hear/vb to/in parting/vbg from/in it/ppo ./.
Robbie/np and/cc Beryl/np tried/vbd their/pp$ best/jjt to/to persuade/vb her/ppo to/to come/vb and/cc stay/vb with/in them/ppo ,/, and/cc Anne/np and/cc I/ppss have/hv told/vbn her/ppo she's/pps+bez more/ap than/in welcome/jj here/rb ,/, but/cc I/ppss think/vb she/pps feels/vbz that/cs she/pps might/md be/be an/at imposition/nn ,/, especially/rb as/ql long/jj as/cs our/pp$ Rosie/np is/bez still/rb in/in high/jj school/nn ./.
The/at other/ap possibility/nn is/bez to/to make/vb arrangements/nns for/in her/ppo to/to let/vb out/rp one/cd or/cc two/cd of/in the/at rooms/nns to/in some/dti teacher/nn of/in good/jj family/nn or/cc one/cd of/in those/dts solitary/jj old/jj ladies/nns that/wps Tuxapoka/np is/bez populated/vbn with/in --/-- Miss/np Edna/np Whittaker/np ,/, for/in example/nn ./.
But/cc there/ex is/bez more/ap in/in this/dt than/cs meets/vbz the/at eye/nn ./.
A/at new/jj bathroom/nn would/md certainly/rb have/hv to/to be/be put/vbn in/rp ./.
The/at wallpaper/nn in/in the/at back/jj bedroom/nn is/bez literally/rb crumbling/vbg off/rp ./.
''/'' (/( Theresa/np skipped/vbd a/at page/nn of/in details/nns about/in the/at house/nn ./.
)/) ``/`` I/ppss hope/vb if/cs you/ppss have/hv any/dti ideas/nns along/in these/dts lines/nns you/ppss will/md write/vb me/ppo about/in them/ppo ./.
I/ppss may/md settle/vb on/in some/dti makeshift/jj arrangements/nns for/in the/at summer/nn and/cc wait/vb until/cs you/ppss return/vb in/in the/at fall/nn so/cs we/ppss can/md work/vb out/rp together/rb the/at best/jjt ./.
''/'' 

	I/ppss really/rb shouldn't/md* have/hv smoked/vbn a/at cigarette/nn so/ql early/rb in/in the/at day/nn ,/, thought/vbd Theresa/np ,/, it/pps always/rb makes/vbz me/ppo sick/jj ./.
I'll/ppss+md start/vb sneezing/vbg in/in a/at minute/nn ,/, sitting/vbg on/in these/dts cold/jj steps/nns ./.
She/pps got/vbd up/rp ,/, standing/vbg uncertainly/rb for/in a/at moment/nn ,/, then/rb moving/vbg aside/rb to/to let/vb go/vb past/in her/ppo ,/, talking/vbg ,/, a/at group/nn of/in young/jj men/nns ./.
They/ppss wore/vbd shoes/nns with/in pointed/vbn toes/nns ,/, odd/jj to/in American/jj eyes/nns ,/, and/cc narrow/jj trousers/nns ,/, and/cc their/pp$ hair/nn looked/vbd unnaturally/rb black/jj and/cc slick/jj ./.
Yet/rb here/rb they/ppss were/bed obviously/rb thought/vbn to/to be/be handsome/jj ,/, and/cc felt/vbd themselves/ppls to/to be/be so/rb ./.
Just/rb then/rb a/at man/nn approached/vbd her/ppo with/in a/at tray/nn of/in cheap/jj cameos/nns ,/, Parker/np fountain/nn pens/nns ,/, rosaries/nns ,/, papal/jj portraits/nns ./.
``/`` No/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Theresa/np ./.
``/`` No/rb ,/, no/rb ''/'' !/. !/.
She/pps said/vbd ./.
The/at man/nn did/dod not/* wish/vb to/to leave/vb ./.
He/pps knew/vbd how/wrb to/to spread/vb himself/ppl against/in the/at borders/nns of/in the/at space/nn that/wps had/hvd to/to separate/vb them/ppo ./.
Carrozza/fw-nn rides/nns in/in the/at park/nn ,/, the/at Colosseum/np by/in moonlight/nn ,/, he/pps specialized/vbd ./.
Theresa/np turned/vbd away/rb to/to escape/vb ,/, and/cc climbed/vbd to/in a/at higher/jjr landing/nn where/wrb the/at steps/nns divided/vbd in/in two/cd ./.
There/rb she/pps walked/vbd to/in the/at far/ql left/nr and/cc leaned/vbd on/in a/at vacant/jj section/nn of/in banister/nn ,/, while/cs the/at vendor/nn picked/vbd himself/ppl another/dt well-dressed/jj American/jj lady/nn ,/, carrying/vbg a/at camera/nn and/cc a/at handsome/jj alligator/nn bag/nn ,/, ascending/vbg the/at steps/nns alone/rb ./.
Was/bedz he/pps ever/rb successful/jj ,/, Theresa/np wondered/vbd ./.
The/at lady/nn with/in the/at alligator/nn bag/nn registered/vbd interest/nn ,/, doubt/nn ,/, then/jj indignation/nn ;/. ;/.
at/in last/rb ,/, alarm/nn ./.
She/pps cast/vbd about/rb as/cs though/cs looking/vbg for/in a/at policeman/nn :/: this/dt really/rb shouldn't/md* be/be allowed/vbn !/. !/.
Finally/rb ,/, she/pps scurried/vbd away/rb up/in the/at steps/nns ./.


	Theresa/np Stubblefield/np ,/, still/rb holding/vbg the/at family/nn letters/nns in/in one/cd hand/nn ,/, realized/vbd that/cs her/pp$ whole/jj trip/nn to/in Europe/np was/bedz viewed/vbn in/in family/nn circles/nns as/cs an/at interlude/nn between/in Cousin/nn-tl Elec's/np$ death/nn and/cc ``/`` doing/vbg something/pn ''/'' about/in Cousin/nn-tl Emma/np ./.
They/ppss were/bed even/rb ,/, Anne/np and/cc George/np ,/, probably/rb thinking/vbg themselves/ppls very/ql considerate/jj in/in not/* hinting/vbg that/cs she/pps really/rb should/md cut/vb out/rp ``/`` one/cd or/cc two/cd countries/nns ''/'' and/cc come/vb home/nr in/in August/np to/to get/vb Cousin/nn-tl Emma's/np$ house/nn ready/jj before/cs the/at teachers/nns came/vbd to/in Tuxapoka/np in/in September/np ./.
Of/in course/nn ,/, it/pps wasn't/bedz* Anne/np and/cc George's/np$ fault/nn that/cs one/cd family/nn crisis/nn seemed/vbd to/to follow/vb another/dt ,/, and/cc weren't/bed* they/ppss always/rb emphasizing/vbg that/cs they/ppss really/rb didn't/dod* know/vb what/wdt they/ppss would/md do/do without/in Theresa/np ?/. ?/.
The/at trouble/nn is/bez ,/, Theresa/np thought/vbd ,/, that/cs while/cs everything/pn that/dt happens/vbz there/ex is/bez supposed/vbn to/to matter/vb supremely/rb ,/, nothing/pn here/rb is/bez supposed/vbn even/rb to/to exist/vb ./.
They/ppss would/md not/* care/vb if/cs all/abn of/in Europe/np were/bed to/to sink/vb into/in the/at ocean/nn tomorrow/nr ./.
It/pps never/rb registered/vbd with/in them/ppo that/cs I/ppss had/hvd time/nn to/to read/vb all/abn of/in Balzac/np ,/, Dickens/np ,/, and/cc Stendhal/np while/cs Papa/np was/bedz dying/vbg ,/, not/* to/to mention/vb everything/pn in/in the/at city/nn library/nn after/in Mother's/nn$-tl operation/nn ./.
It/pps would/md have/hv been/ben exactly/rb the/at same/ap to/in them/ppo if/cs I/ppss had/hvd read/vbn through/in all/abn twenty-six/cd volumes/nns of/in Elsie/np Dinsmore/np ./.


	She/pps arranged/vbd the/at letters/nns carefully/rb ,/, one/cd on/in top/nn of/in the/at other/ap ./.
Then/rb ,/, with/in a/at motion/nn so/ql suddenly/rb violent/jj that/cs she/pps amazed/vbd herself/ppl ,/, she/pps tore/vbd them/ppo in/in two/cd ./.


	``/`` Signora/fw-nn ''/'' ?/. ?/.


	She/pps became/vbd aware/jj that/cs two/cd Italian/jj workmen/nns ,/, carrying/vbg a/at large/jj azalea/nn pot/nn ,/, were/bed standing/vbg before/in her/ppo and/cc wanted/vbd her/ppo to/to move/vb so/cs that/cs they/ppss could/md begin/vb arranging/vbg a/at new/jj row/nn of/in the/at display/nn ./.


	``/`` Mi/fw-ppo diapiace/fw-vbz ,/, Signora/np ,/, ma/fw-cs insomma/uh ./.
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	``/`` Oh/uh put/vb it/ppo there/rb ''/'' !/. !/.
She/pps indicated/vbd a/at spot/nn a/at little/ap distance/nn away/rb ./.

