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	Beth/np was/bedz very/ql still/jj and/cc her/pp$ breath/nn came/vbd in/in small/jj jerking/vbg gasps/nns ./.
The/at thin/jj legs/nns twitched/vbd convulsively/rb once/rb ,/, then/rb Kate/np felt/vbd the/at little/jj body/nn stiffening/vbg in/in her/pp$ arms/nns and/cc heard/vbd one/cd strangled/vbn sound/nn ./.
The/at scant/jj flesh/nn grew/vbd cool/jj beneath/in her/pp$ frantic/jj hands/nns ./.
The/at child/nn was/bedz gone/vbn ./.


	When/wrb Juanita/np awoke/vbd ,/, Kate/np was/bedz still/rb rocking/vbg the/at dead/jj child/nn ,/, still/rb crooning/vbg in/in disbelief/nn ,/, ``/`` No/rb ,/, no/rb ,/, oh/uh ,/, no/rb !/. !/.
''/'' 

	They/ppss put/vbd Kate/np to/in bed/nn and/cc wired/vbd Jonathan/np and/cc sent/vbd for/in the/at young/jj Presbyterian/jj minister/nn ./.
He/pps sat/vbd beside/in Kate's/np$ bed/nn with/in the/at others/nns throughout/in the/at morning/nn ,/, talking/vbg ,/, talking/vbg of/in God's/np$ will/nn ,/, while/cs Kate/np lay/vb staring/vbg angrily/rb at/in him/ppo ./.
When/wrb he/pps told/vbd her/ppo God/np had/hvd called/vbn the/at child/nn to/in Him/ppo ,/, she/pps rejected/vbd his/pp$ words/nns rebelliously/rb ./.


	Few/ap of/in the/at neighbors/nns came/vbd ,/, but/cc Mrs./np Tussle/np came/vbd ,/, called/vbn by/in tragedy/nn ./.
``/`` It/pps always/rb comes/vbz in/in threes/nns ''/'' ,/, she/pps sighed/vbd heavily/rb ./.
``/`` Trouble/nn never/rb comes/vbz but/in in/in threes/nns ''/'' ./.


	They/ppss held/vbd the/at funeral/nn the/at next/ap morning/nn from/in the/at crossroads/nns church/nn and/cc buried/vbd the/at little/jj box/nn in/in the/at quiet/jj family/nn plot/nn ./.
Kate/np moved/vbd through/in all/abn the/at preparations/nns and/cc services/nns in/in a/at state/nn of/in bewilderment/nn ./.
She/pps would/md not/* accept/vb the/at death/nn of/in such/abl a/at little/jj child/nn ./.
``/`` God/np called/vbd her/ppo to/in Him/ppo ''/'' ,/, the/at minister/nn had/hvd said/vbn ./.
God/np would/md not/* do/do that/dt ,/, Kate/np thought/vbd stubbornly/rb ./.


	Jonathan's/np$ letter/nn came/vbd ,/, as/cs she/pps knew/vbd it/pps would/md ,/, and/cc he/pps had/hvd accepted/vbn their/pp$ child's/nn$ death/nn as/cs another/dt judgment/nn from/in God/np against/in both/abx Kate/np and/cc himself/ppl ./.
In/in blind/jj panic/nn of/in grief/nn she/pps accepted/vbd Jonathan's/np$ dictum/nn ,/, and/cc believed/vbd in/in her/pp$ desperation/nn that/cs she/pps had/hvd been/ben cursed/vbn by/in God/np ./.
She/pps held/vbd Jonathan's/np$ letter/nn ,/, his/pp$ words/nns burning/vbg like/cs a/at brand/nn ,/, and/cc knew/vbd suddenly/rb that/cs the/at bonds/nns between/in them/ppo were/bed severed/vbn ./.
She/pps had/hvd nothing/pn left/vbn but/in her/pp$ duty/nn to/in his/pp$ land/nn and/cc his/pp$ son/nn ./.
Joel/np came/vbd and/cc sat/vbd mutely/rb with/in her/ppo ,/, sharing/vbg her/pp$ pain/nn and/cc anguish/nn ,/, averting/vbg his/pp$ eyes/nns from/in the/at ice/nn packs/nns on/in her/pp$ bosom/nn ./.


	Juanita/np and/cc Mrs./np Tussle/np kept/vbd Kate/np in/in bed/nn a/at week/nn until/cs her/pp$ milk/nn dried/vbd ./.
When/wrb she/pps returned/vbd to/in life/nn in/in the/at big/jj house/nn she/pps felt/vbd shriveled/vbn of/in all/abn emotion/nn save/in dedication/nn to/in duty/nn ./.
She/pps disciplined/vbd herself/ppl daily/rb to/to do/do what/wdt must/md be/be done/vbn ./.
She/pps had/hvd even/rb steeled/vbn herself/ppl to/to keep/vb Juanita/np upstairs/rb in/in the/at nurse's/nn$ room/nn off/in the/at empty/jj nursery/nn ,/, although/cs the/at girl/nn tried/vbd to/to insist/vb on/in moving/vbg back/rb to/in the/at quarters/nns to/to spare/vb Kate/np remembrance/nn of/in the/at baby's/nn$ death/nn ./.


	Juanita/np drooped/vbd about/in the/at place/nn ,/, wearing/vbg a/at haunted/vbn ,/, brooding/vbg look/nn ,/, which/wdt Kate/np attributed/vbd to/in the/at baby's/nn$ death/nn ,/, until/cs the/at day/nn a/at letter/nn came/vbd for/in her/ppo addressed/vbn to/in ``/`` Miss/np Juanita/np Fitzroy/np ''/'' ,/, bearing/vbg a/at Grafton/np postmark/nn ./.
Seeing/vbg the/at slanting/vbg hand/nn ,/, Kate/np knew/vbd uneasily/rb that/cs it/pps was/bedz from/in the/at Yankee/jj colonel/nn ./.
The/at Federal/jj-tl forces/nns had/hvd taken/vbn Parkersburg/np and/cc Grafton/np from/in the/at Rebels/nns-tl and/cc were/bed moving/vbg to/to take/vb all/abn the/at mountains/nns ./.
Kate/np tried/vbd to/to contain/vb her/pp$ curiosity/nn and/cc foreboding/nn at/in what/wdt the/at letter/nn portended/vbd ,/, at/in what/wdt involvement/nn existed/vbd for/in Juanita/np ./.


	Uncle/nn-tl Randolph/np and/cc Joel/np had/hvd replanted/vbn the/at bottom/nn lands/nns with/in difficulty/nn ,/, for/cs more/ap of/in the/at slaves/nns ,/, including/in Annie/np ,/, had/hvd sneaked/vbn off/rp when/wrb the/at soldiers/nns broke/vbd camp/nn ./.
Joel/np worked/vbd like/cs a/at field/nn hand/nn in/in the/at afternoons/nns after/in school/nn ./.
He/pps had/hvd been/ben at/in lessons/nns in/in the/at schoolhouse/nn since/cs they/ppss returned/vbd from/in Harpers/np$-tl Ferry/nn-tl ./.
Kate/np felt/vbd she/pps had/hvd deserted/vbn the/at boy/nn in/in her/pp$ own/jj loss/nn ./.
She/pps loved/vbd him/ppo and/cc missed/vbd his/pp$ company/nn ./.


	Uncle/nn-tl Randolph/np had/hvd been/ben riding/vbg out/rp every/at evening/nn on/in some/dti secret/nn business/nn of/in his/pp$ own/jj ./.
What/wdt it/pps was/bedz Kate/np could/md not/* fathom/vb ./.
He/pps claimed/vbd to/to be/be visiting/vbg the/at waterfront/nn saloon/nn at/in the/at crossroads/nns to/to play/vb cards/nns and/cc drink/vb with/in his/pp$ cronies/nns ,/, but/cc Kate/np had/hvd not/* smelled/vbn brandy/nn on/in him/ppo since/cs Mrs./np Lattimer's/np$ funeral/nn ./.
Joel/np knew/vbd what/wdt he/pps was/bedz about/rb ,/, however/wrb ./.


	``/`` You're/ppss+ber gonna/vbg+to get/vb caught/vbn ''/'' ,/, she/pps heard/vbd Joel/np say/vb to/in Uncle/nn-tl Randolph/np by/in the/at pump/nn one/cd morning/nn ./.


	``/`` Not/* this/dt old/jj fox/nn ''/'' ,/, chuckled/vbd Uncle/nn-tl Randolph/np ./.
``/`` Everybody/pn knows/vbz I'm/ppss+bem just/rb a/at harmless/jj ,/, deaf/jj old/jj man/nn who/wps takes/vbz to/to drink/vb ./.
I/ppss aim/vb to/to keep/vb a/at little/jj whisky/nn still/nn back/rb in/in the/at ridge/nn for/in my/pp$ pleasure/nn ''/'' ./.


	``/`` Whiskey/nn still/nn ,/, my/pp$ foot/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Joel/np ./.
``/`` You're/ppss+ber back/rb there/rb riding/vbg with/in the/at guerrillas/nns ,/, the/at Moccasin/nn-tl Rangers/nns-tl ''/'' ./.


	``/`` Hush/uh ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Uncle/nn-tl Randolph/np ,/, smiling/vbg ,/, ``/`` or/cc I'll/ppss+md give/vb you/ppo another/dt black/jj eye/nn ''/'' ./.
He/pps patted/vbd the/at eye/nn Joel/np had/hvd had/hvn blackened/vbn in/in a/at fight/nn over/in being/beg Rebel/nn-tl at/in the/at crossroads/nns some/dti days/nns back/rb ./.


	Kate/np had/hvd no/at idea/nn what/wdt they/ppss were/bed talking/vbg of/in ,/, although/cs she/pps had/hvd seen/vbn the/at blue/jj lights/nns and/cc strange/jj fires/nns burning/vbg and/cc winking/vbg on/in the/at ridges/nns at/in night/nn ,/, had/hvd heard/vbn horsemen/nns on/in the/at River/nn-tl Road/nn-tl and/cc hill/nn trails/nns through/in the/at nights/nns till/cs dawn/nn ./.
Stranger/nn ,/, Uncle/nn-tl Randolph/np began/vbd riding/vbg home/nr nights/nns with/in a/at jug/nn strapped/vbn to/in his/pp$ saddle/nn ,/, drunkenly/rb singing/vbg ``/`` Old/jj-tl Dan/np-tl Tucker/np-tl ''/'' at/in the/at top/nn of/in his/pp$ voice/nn ./.
Hearing/vbg his/pp$ voice/nn ring/vb raucously/rb up/rp from/in the/at road/nn ,/, Kate/np would/md await/vb him/ppo anxiously/rb and/cc watch/vb perplexed/vbn as/cs he/pps walked/vbd into/in the/at house/nn ,/, cold/jj sober/jj ./.
What/wdt he/pps was/bedz about/rb became/vbd clear/jj to/in her/ppo with/in the/at circulation/nn of/in another/dt broadside/nn proclamation/nn by/in General/nn-tl McClellan/np ,/, threatening/vbg reprisals/nns against/in Rebel/nn-tl guerrillas/nns ./.
She/pps was/bedz taken/vbn up/rp in/in worry/nn for/in the/at reckless/jj old/jj man/nn ./.


	Kate/np drew/vbd more/rbr and/cc more/rbr on/in her/pp$ affection/nn for/in Joel/np through/in the/at hot/jj days/nns of/in summer/nn work/nn ./.
She/pps had/hvd taken/vbn him/ppo out/in of/in the/at schoolhouse/nn and/cc closed/vbn the/at school/nn for/in the/at summer/nn ,/, after/cs she/pps saw/vbd Miss/np Snow/np crack/vb Joel/np across/in the/at face/nn with/in a/at ruler/nn for/in letting/vbg a/at snake/nn loose/jj in/in the/at schoolroom/nn ./.
Kate/np had/hvd walked/vbn past/in the/at school/nn on/in her/pp$ morning/nn chores/nns and/cc had/hvd seen/vbn the/at whole/jj incident/nn ,/, had/hvd seen/vbn Joel's/np$ burning/vbg humiliation/nn before/in Miss/np Snow's/np$ cold/jj ,/, bespectacled/jj wrath/nn ./.
He/pps had/hvd the/at hardest/jjt pains/nns of/in growing/vbg before/in him/ppo now/rb ,/, as/cs he/pps approached/vbd twelve/cd ./.
These/dts would/md be/be his/pp$ hardest/jjt years/nns ,/, she/pps knew/vbd ,/, and/cc he/pps missed/vbd his/pp$ father/nn desperately/rb ./.


	She/pps tried/vbd to/to find/vb some/dti way/nn to/to draw/vb him/ppo out/rp ,/, to/to help/vb him/ppo ./.
Whenever/wrb she/pps found/vbd time/nn ,/, she/pps went/vbd blackberry/nn picking/nn with/in him/ppo ,/, and/cc they/ppss would/md come/vb home/nr together/rb ,/, mouths/nns purple/jj ,/, arms/nns and/cc faces/nns scratched/vbn ,/, tired/vbn enough/qlp to/to forget/vb grief/nn for/in another/dt day/nn ./.
He/pps tended/vbd the/at new/jj colts/nns Beau/np had/hvd sired/vbn ./.
He/pps helped/vbd Kate/np and/cc Juanita/np enlarge/vb the/at flower/nn garden/nn in/in the/at side/nn yard/nn ,/, where/wrb they/ppss sometimes/rb sat/vbd in/in the/at still/jj evenings/nns watching/vbg the/at last/ap fat/jj bees/nns working/vbg against/in the/at summer's/nn$ purple/jj dusk/nn ./.


	No/at one/pn went/vbd much/rb to/in the/at crossroads/nns now/rb except/in Uncle/nn-tl Randolph/np ./.
They/ppss stayed/vbd in/in their/pp$ own/jj world/nn on/in the/at bluff/nn ,/, waiting/vbg for/in letters/nns and/cc the/at peddler/nn ,/, bringing/vbg the/at news/nn ./.
Jonathan/np wrote/vbd grimly/rb of/in the/at destruction/nn of/in Harpers/np$-tl Ferry/nn-tl before/cs they/ppss abandoned/vbd it/ppo ;/. ;/.
of/in their/pp$ first/od engagement/nn at/in Falling/vbg-tl Waters/nns-tl after/cs Old/jj-tl Jack's/np$ First/od-tl Brigade/nn-tl had/hvd destroyed/vbn all/abn the/at rolling/vbg stock/nn of/in the/at B/np-tl &/cc-tl O/np-tl Railroad/nn-tl ./.
The/at men/nns were/bed restive/jj ,/, he/pps wrote/vbd ,/, ready/jj to/to take/vb the/at battle/nn to/in the/at enemy/nn as/cs Jackson/np wished/vbd ./.


	The/at peddler/nn came/vbd bawling/vbg his/pp$ wares/nns and/cc told/vbd them/ppo of/in the/at convention/nn in/in Wheeling/np ,/, Which/wdt had/hvd formed/vbn a/at new/jj state/nn government/nn by/in declaring/vbg the/at government/nn at/in Richmond/np in/in the/at east/nr illegal/jj because/cs they/ppss were/bed traitors/nns ./.
Dangling/vbg his/pp$ gaudy/jj trinkets/nns before/in them/ppo ,/, he/pps told/vbd of/in the/at Rebel/nn-tl losses/nns in/in the/at mountains/nns ,/, at/in Cheat/np and/cc Rich/np mountains/nns both/abx ,/, and/cc the/at Federal/jj-tl march/nn on/in Beverly/np ./.


	``/`` Cleaned/vbd all/abn them/ppo Rebs/nps out'n/rp+in the/at hills/nns ,/, they/ppss did/dod !/. !/.
They/ppss won't/md* never/rb git/vb over/in inter/in loyal/jj western/jj Virginia/np ,/, them/ppo traitors/nns !/. !/.
The/at Federals/nps is/bez making/vbg everybody/pn take/vb the/at oath/nn of/in loyalty/nn around/in these/dts parts/nns too/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps crowed/vbd ./.


	After/cs he/pps had/hvd gone/vbn ,/, Kate/np asked/vbd Uncle/nn-tl Randolph/np proudly/rb ,/, ``/`` Would/md you/ppss take/vb their/pp$ oath/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/.


	And/cc the/at old/jj man/nn had/hvd given/vbn a/at sly/jj and/cc wicked/jj laugh/nn and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Hell/uh ,/, yes/rb !/. !/.
I/ppss think/vb I've/ppss+hv taken/vbn it/ppo about/rb fifty/cd times/nns already/rb ''/'' !/. !/.
Winking/vbg at/in Joel's/np$ look/nn of/in shock/nn ./.


	Her/pp$ mother/nn wrote/vbd Kate/np of/in her/pp$ grief/nn at/in the/at death/nn of/in Kate's/np$ baby/nn and/cc at/in Jonathan's/np$ decision/nn to/to go/vb with/in the/at South/nr-tl ``/`` And/cc ,/, dear/jj Kate/np ''/'' ,/, she/pps wrote/vbd ,/, ``/`` poor/jj Dr./nn-tl Breckenridge's/np$ son/nn Robert/np is/bez now/rb organizing/vbg a/at militia/nn company/nn to/to go/vb South/nr-tl ,/, to/in his/pp$ good/jj father's/nn$ sorrow/nn ./.
Maj./nn-tl Anderson/np of/in Fort/nn-tl Sumter/np-tl is/bez home/nr and/cc recruiting/vbg volunteers/nns for/in the/at U.S./np-tl Army/nn-tl ./.
In/in spite/in of/in the/at fact/nn that/cs the/at state/nn legislature/nn voted/vbd us/ppo neutral/jj ,/, John/np Hunt/np Morgan/np is/bez openly/rb flying/vbg the/at Confederate/jj-tl flag/nn over/in his/pp$ woolen/nn factory/nn ''/'' !/. !/.


	Rumor/nn of/in a/at big/jj battle/nn spread/vbd like/cs a/at grassfire/nn up/in the/at valley/nn ./.
Accounts/nns were/bed garbled/vbn at/in the/at telegraph/nn office/nn when/wrb they/ppss sent/vbd old/jj George/np down/rp to/in Parkersburg/np for/in the/at news/nn ./.


	``/`` All/abn dey/ppss know/vb down/rp dere/rb is/bez it/pps were/bed at/in Manassas/np-tl Junction/nn-tl and/cc it/pps were/bed a/at big/jj fight/nn ''/'' ,/, the/at old/jj man/nn told/vbd them/ppo ./.


	In/in the/at next/ap few/ap days/nns they/ppss had/hvd cause/nn to/to rejoice/vb ./.
It/pps had/hvd been/ben a/at big/jj battle/nn ,/, and/cc the/at Confederate/jj-tl forces/nns had/hvd won/vbn ./.
Jonathan/np and/cc Ben/np were/bed not/* on/in the/at lists/nns of/in the/at dead/jj or/cc on/in that/dt of/in the/at missing/nn ./.
Kate/np and/cc Mrs./np Tussle/np waited/vbd for/in letters/nns anxiously/rb ./.
Joel/np went/vbd to/in the/at crest/nn of/in a/at hill/nn behind/in the/at house/nn and/cc lit/vbd an/at enormous/jj victory/nn bonfire/nn to/to celebrate/vb ./.
When/wrb Kate/np hurried/vbd in/in alarm/nn to/to tell/vb him/ppo to/to put/vb it/ppo out/rp ,/, she/pps saw/vbd other/ap dots/nns of/in flames/nns among/in the/at western/jj Virginia/np hills/nns from/in the/at few/ap scattered/vbn fires/nns of/in the/at faithful/jj ./.
They/ppss all/abn prayed/vbd now/rb that/cs the/at North/nr-tl would/md realize/vb that/cs peace/nn must/md come/vb ,/, for/cs Virginia/np had/hvd defended/vbn her/pp$ land/nn victoriously/rb ./.


	The/at week/nn after/in Manassas/np the/at sound/nn of/in horses/nns in/in the/at yard/nn brought/vbd Kate/np up/rp in/in shock/nn from/in an/at afternoon's/nn$ rest/nn when/wrb she/pps saw/vbd the/at Federal/jj-tl soldiers/nns from/in her/ppo upstairs/jj window/nn ./.
They/ppss had/hvd already/rb lost/vbn most/ap of/in their/pp$ corn/nn ,/, she/pps thought/vbd ./.
Were/bed they/ppss to/to be/be insulted/vbn again/rb because/cs of/in the/at South's/nr$-tl great/jj victory/nn ?/. ?/.
She/pps remembered/vbd McClellan's/np$ last/ap proclamation/nn as/cs she/pps hurried/vbd fearfully/rb down/in the/at stairs/nns ./.


	At/in the/at landing/nn she/pps saw/vbd Juanita/np ,/, her/pp$ face/nn flushed/vbn pink/jj with/in excitement/nn ,/, run/vb down/in the/at hall/nn from/in the/at kitchen/nn to/in the/at front/jj door/nn ./.
Juanita/np stopped/vbd just/rb inside/in the/at open/jj door/nn ,/, her/pp$ hand/nn to/in her/pp$ mouth/nn ./.
As/cs Kate/np came/vbd swiftly/rb down/in the/at stairs/nns to/in the/at hall/nn she/pps saw/vbd Colonel/nn-tl Marsh/np framed/vbd in/in the/at doorway/nn ,/, his/pp$ face/nn set/vbn in/in the/at same/ap vulnerable/jj look/nn Juanita/np wore/vbd ./.
Kate/np greeted/vbd him/ppo gravely/rb ,/, uneasy/jj with/in misgivings/nns at/in his/pp$ visit/nn ./.


	``/`` What/wdt brings/vbz you/ppo here/rb again/rb ,/, Colonel/nn-tl Marsh/np ''/'' ?/. ?/.
She/pps asked/vbd ,/, taking/vbg him/ppo and/cc Juanita/np into/in the/at parlor/nn where/wrb the/at shutters/nns were/bed closed/vbn against/in the/at afternoon/nn sun/nn ./.


	``/`` I/ppss stopped/vbd to/to say/vb goodbye/uh ,/, Mrs./np Lattimer/np ,/, and/cc to/to tell/vb you/ppo how/ql sorry/jj I/ppss was/bedz to/to hear/vb about/in your/pp$ baby/nn ./.
I/ppss wish/vb our/pp$ doctor/nn could/md have/hv saved/vbn her/ppo ''/'' ./.


	``/`` It/pps was/bedz a/at terrible/jj loss/nn to/in me/ppo ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Kate/np quietly/rb ,/, feeling/vbg the/at pain/nn twist/vb again/rb at/in the/at mention/nn ,/, knowing/vbg now/rb that/cs Juanita/np must/md have/hv written/vbn to/in him/ppo at/in Grafton/np ./.
``/`` Where/wrb will/md you/ppss go/vb now/rb that/cs you're/ppss+ber leaving/vbg Parkersburg/np ''/'' ?/. ?/.
She/pps asked/vbd him/ppo ,/, seeing/vbg Juanita's/np$ eyes/nns grow/vb bleak/jj ./.


	``/`` As/cs you/ppss know/vb ,/, General/nn-tl McClellan/np has/hvz been/ben occupying/vbg Beverly/np ./.
He/pps has/hvz notified/vbn me/ppo that/cs he/pps has/hvz orders/nns to/to go/vb to/in Washington/np to/to take/vb over/rp the/at Army/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Potomac/np-tl ./.
I/ppss am/bem to/to go/vb to/in Washington/np to/to serve/vb with/in him/ppo ''/'' ./.


	``/`` When/wrb are/ber you/ppss to/to leave/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/.
Kate/np asked/vbd ,/, watching/vbg them/ppo both/abx now/rb anxiously/rb ./.
Their/pp$ eyes/nns betrayed/vbd too/ql much/ap of/in their/pp$ emotions/nns ,/, she/pps thought/vbd sadly/rb ./.


	``/`` Tomorrow/nr ./.
Would/md you/ppss permit/vb Juanita/np to/to walk/vb about/in the/at grounds/nns with/in me/ppo for/in a/at short/jj spell/nn ,/, Mrs./np Lattimer/np ''/'' ?/. ?/.


	``/`` Stay/vb here/rb in/in the/at parlor/nn where/wrb it's/pps+bez cool/jj ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, trying/vbg to/to be/be calm/jj ./.
It/pps would/md be/be better/jjr for/in Joel/np and/cc Uncle/nn-tl Randolph/np and/cc Mrs./np Tussle/np not/* to/to see/vb them/ppo ./.


	Kate/np went/vbd back/rb and/cc reminded/vbd the/at kitchen/nn women/nns of/in the/at supper/nn preparations/nns ./.
Then/rb she/pps took/vbd iced/vbn lemonade/nn to/in Marsh's/np$ young/jj aide/nn where/wrb he/pps sat/vbd in/in the/at cool/nn of/in the/at big/jj trees/nns around/in the/at flower/nn garden/nn ./.
When/wrb Marsh/np called/vbd to/in his/pp$ aide/nn and/cc the/at pair/nn rode/vbd off/rp down/in the/at River/nn-tl Road/nn-tl where/wrb the/at gentians/nns burned/vbd blue/jj ,/, Juanita/np was/bedz shaken/vbn and/cc trying/vbg not/* to/to cry/vb ./.
She/pps sought/vbd Kate/np out/rp upstairs/rb ,/, her/pp$ lips/nns trembling/vbg ./.


	``/`` He/pps wants/vbz me/ppo to/to go/vb with/in him/ppo tomorrow/nr ''/'' ,/, she/pps told/vbd Kate/np ./.


	``/`` What/wdt do/do you/ppss want/vb to/to do/do ''/'' ?/. ?/.
Kate/np asked/vbd ,/, uneasy/jj at/in the/at gravity/nn of/in the/at girl's/nn$ dilemma/nn ./.


	``/`` I/ppss could/md go/vb with/in him/ppo ./.
He/pps knows/vbz me/ppo as/cs your/pp$ niece/nn ,/, which/wdt ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, I/ppss am/bem ./.
But/cc I/ppss am/bem a/at slave/nn !/. !/.
You/ppss own/vb me/ppo ./.
It's/pps+bez your/pp$ decision/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Juanita/np ,/, holding/vbg her/pp$ face/nn very/ql still/jj ,/, trying/vbg to/to contain/vb the/at bitterness/nn of/in her/pp$ voice/nn as/cs she/pps enunciated/vbd her/pp$ words/nns too/ql distinctly/rb ./.


	``/`` No/rb ,/, the/at decision/nn is/bez yours/pp$$ ./.
I/ppss have/hv held/vbn your/pp$ papers/nns of/in manumission/nn since/cs I/ppss married/vbd Mr./np Lattimer/np ''/'' ./.