Rachel/np steered/vbd me/ppo along/rb toward/in a/at school/nn for/in young/jj boys/nns beginning/vbg to/to study/vb the/at Torah/np ./.
Bits/nns of/in trash/nn lay/vbd in/in the/at roadway/nn ./.
The/at air/nn smelled/vbd warmish/jj and/cc foul/jj ./.


	A/at young/jj man/nn appeared/vbd out/in of/in a/at side/nn alley/nn and/cc walked/vbd toward/in us/ppo with/in quick/jj strides/nns ./.
He/pps wore/vbd a/at long/jj double-breasted/jj coat/nn of/in a/at heavy/jj material/nn ,/, dark/jj trousers/nns ,/, and/cc black/jj boots/nns with/in buckles/nns ./.
His/pp$ black/jj hat/nn with/in its/pp$ wide/jj brim/nn ,/, high/jj crown/nn ,/, and/cc fur/nn trim/nn rode/vbd high/rb ./.
With/in his/pp$ head/nn erect/jj ,/, he/pps approached/vbd ,/, not/* glancing/vbg at/in us/ppo ,/, and/cc passed/vbd by/rb with/in his/pp$ clear/jj eyes/nns raised/vbn and/cc fixed/vbn straight/rb ahead/rb ./.
He/pps had/hvd a/at pinkish-white/jj complexion/nn ,/, a/at small/jj straight/jj nose/nn ,/, a/at short/jj black/jj beard/nn ,/, and/cc tightly/rb curled/vbn paot/fw-nn ./.
I/ppss was/bedz suddenly/rb conscious/jj of/in my/pp$ bare/jj arms/nns ./.
The/at girls/nns in/in the/at market/nn place/nn wore/vbd long-sleeved/jj dresses/nns and/cc covered/vbd their/pp$ legs/nns with/in cloth/nn stockings/nns ./.
I/ppss turned/vbd and/cc watched/vbd him/ppo stride/vb down/in the/at center/nn of/in the/at road/nn ./.
His/pp$ hands/nns were/bed swinging/vbg at/in his/pp$ sides/nns ,/, and/cc he/pps passed/vbd through/in the/at dingy/jj market/nn place/nn with/in his/pp$ back/nn straight/jj and/cc ,/, pivoting/vbg on/in his/pp$ heel/nn ,/, he/pps entered/vbd an/at old/jj stone/nn building/nn ./.


	Rachel/np had/hvd seen/vbn me/ppo watching/vbg the/at young/jj man/nn ./.
She/pps smiled/vbd ./.
``/`` When/wrb your/pp$ mother/nn was/bedz here/rb he/pps must/md have/hv been/ben a/at young/jj boy/nn ./.
Like/cs the/at ones/nns you/ppss will/md see/vb now/rb ''/'' ./.


	I/ppss swallowed/vbd hard/rb and/cc looked/vbd down/rp at/in my/pp$ feet/nns plodding/vbg along/rb beside/in Rachel/np ./.
She/pps led/vbd me/ppo into/in a/at twisting/vbg side/nn alley/nn ./.
The/at dirty/jj ,/, discolored/vbn buildings/nns looked/vbd boarded/vbn up/rp ,/, and/cc their/pp$ few/ap windows/nns stood/vbd high/rb above/in our/pp$ heads/nns ./.
Rachel/np said/vbd that/cs schools/nns and/cc synagogues/nns occupied/vbd most/ap of/in the/at buildings/nns ./.
We/ppss entered/vbd one/cd where/wrb the/at front/jj door/nn stood/vbd ajar/rb and/cc climbed/vbd a/at flight/nn of/in steep/jj steps/nns to/in the/at main/jjs floor/nn ./.
An/at old/jj man/nn with/in a/at white/jj beard/nn and/cc dressed/vbn in/in a/at long/jj shabby/jj coat/nn ,/, baggy/jj trousers/nns ,/, and/cc a/at black/jj skullcap/nn greeted/vbd us/ppo ./.
Rachel/np talked/vbd to/in him/ppo ./.
He/pps nodded/vbd ,/, clasping/vbg and/cc unclasping/vbg his/pp$ hands/nns over/in his/pp$ paunch/nn ,/, and/cc flicked/vbd glances/nns at/in me/ppo ./.
I/ppss thought/vbd he/pps would/md ask/vb us/ppo to/to leave/vb because/cs Rachel/np and/cc I/ppss were/bed bare-armed/jj ,/, but/cc he/pps looked/vbd down/rp into/in his/pp$ beard/nn and/cc preceded/vbd us/ppo down/in the/at corridor/nn ./.
His/pp$ toes/nns pointed/vbd out/rp toward/in the/at walls/nns ./.
He/pps stopped/vbd in/in front/nn of/in a/at door/nn ,/, placed/vbd a/at finger/nn on/in his/pp$ lips/nns ,/, and/cc ,/, still/rb peering/vbg down/rp into/in his/pp$ beard/nn ,/, pushed/vbd open/jj the/at door/nn to/in a/at classroom/nn ./.
We/ppss stepped/vbd inside/rb ./.
He/pps left/vbd us/ppo ./.


	Little/jj boys/nns crowded/vbd together/rb on/in long/jj wooden/jj benches/nns ,/, and/cc in/in the/at center/nn of/in the/at room/nn sat/vbd the/at teacher/nn ./.
His/pp$ black/jj beard/nn dripped/vbd down/rp over/in the/at front/nn of/in his/pp$ coat/nn ./.
One/cd white/jj hand/nn poised/vbd a/at stick/nn above/in his/pp$ desk/nn ./.
He/pps turned/vbd his/pp$ surly/jj ,/, half-closed/jj eyes/nns toward/in us/ppo ,/, stared/vbd for/in a/at second/nn ,/, then/rb shouted/vbd in/in Yiddish/np ,/, ``/`` One/cd ,/, two/cd ,/, three/cd ''/'' !/. !/.
Rapping/vbg the/at stick/nn against/in the/at desk/nn ./.
The/at little/jj boys/nns shrilled/vbd out/rp a/at Yiddish/jj translation/nn or/cc interpretation/nn of/in the/at Five/cd-tl Books/nns-tl of/in-tl Moses/np-tl ,/, which/wdt they/ppss had/hvd previously/rb chanted/vbn in/in Hebrew/np ./.
They/ppss chanted/vbd a/at fixed/vbn tune/nn in/in time/nn to/in the/at report/nn of/in the/at stick/nn ./.
Each/dt boy/nn opened/vbd his/pp$ small/jj mouth/nn wide/jj and/cc rocked/vbd back/rb and/cc forth/rb on/in the/at bench/nn in/in the/at way/nn his/pp$ grandfather/nn and/cc great-grandfather/nn had/hvd studied/vbn and/cc prayed/vbn in/in the/at ghettos/nns of/in Europe/np ./.
The/at boys/nns were/bed tiny/jj ./.
They/ppss had/hvd large/jj bright/jj eyes/nns ,/, the/at small/jj upturned/jj noses/nns of/in all/abn babies/nns everywhere/rb ,/, and/cc hair/nn cropped/vbn short/jj except/in for/in the/at long/jj ringlets/nns of/in paot/fw-nn framing/vbg their/pp$ little/jj white/jj faces/nns ./.
They/ppss bent/vbd over/rp yellowed/vbn prayerbooks/nns and/cc looked/vbd up/rp only/rb to/to watch/vb the/at teacher/nn ./.
Since/cs they/ppss did/dod not/* glance/vb curiously/rb at/in us/ppo once/rb ,/, I/ppss guessed/vbd that/cs there/ex was/bedz a/at penalty/nn for/in distraction/nn ./.
The/at guttural/jj language/nn from/in the/at ghetto/nn stopped/vbd ./.
The/at teacher/nn plunged/vbd the/at children/nns into/in a/at new/jj portion/nn ,/, this/dt time/nn in/in Hebrew/np ,/, rapping/vbg the/at stick/nn incessantly/rb ./.


	One/cd boy/nn who/wps rocked/vbd back/rb and/cc forth/rb over/in his/pp$ worn/vbn book/nn had/hvd bright/jj red/jj hair/nn and/cc freckles/nns ./.
His/pp$ tightly/rb curled/vbn paot/fw-nn hung/vbd down/rp to/in his/pp$ narrow/jj shoulders/nns ./.
In/in the/at center/nn of/in his/pp$ brilliant/jj curls/nns sat/vbd a/at small/jj black/jj skullcap/nn ./.
His/pp$ head/nn barely/rb rose/vbd above/in the/at table/nn ./.
I/ppss stared/vbd at/in him/ppo for/in a/at long/jj time/nn ./.
He/pps did/dod not/* return/vb my/pp$ interest/nn ./.
My/pp$ eyes/nns traveled/vbd over/in the/at bare/jj walls/nns and/cc up/in to/in the/at one/cd partially/rb open/jj window/nn high/rb above/in the/at little/jj figures/nns and/cc back/rb to/in the/at boys/nns ./.
Some/dti of/in them/ppo ignored/vbn the/at texts/nns and/cc had/hvd apparently/rb memorized/vbn the/at words/nns long/vb ago/rb ./.
They/ppss singsonged/vbd the/at portion/nn at/in the/at teacher/nn ,/, who/wps accompanied/vbd them/ppo in/in an/at off-key/jj baritone/nn and/cc spurred/vbd them/ppo on/rp with/in the/at stick/nn ./.
The/at tapping/nn defined/vbd the/at rhythm/nn and/cc kept/vbd the/at boys/nns awake/rb ./.
I/ppss could/md not/* keep/vb my/pp$ eyes/nns away/rb from/in the/at boy/nn with/in the/at red/jj hair/nn ./.
His/pp$ body/nn pitched/vbd back/rb and/cc forth/rb on/in the/at bench/nn ./.
His/pp$ front/jj teeth/nns were/bed missing/vbg ./.


	I/ppss shuddered/vbd and/cc backed/vbd out/in of/in the/at room/nn ./.
Rachel/np followed/vbd ,/, looked/vbd at/in me/ppo ,/, and/cc clucked/vbd with/in her/pp$ tongue/nn ./.
We/ppss walked/vbd down/in the/at cool/jj hall/nn silently/rb ./.
From/in behind/in us/ppo came/vbd the/at rapping/nn of/in the/at stick/nn and/cc the/at high-pitched/jj voices/nns of/in the/at boys/nns who/wps would/md grow/vb to/to devote/vb their/pp$ lives/nns to/in rigid/jj study/nn and/cc prayer/nn ./.


	I/ppss said/vbd ,/, ``/`` How/wrb long/jj do/do they/ppss keep/vb that/dt up/rp ''/'' ?/. ?/.


	``/`` All/abn day/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./.
``/`` Except/in for/in Shabbat/np ,/, when/wrb they/ppss are/ber praying/vbg all/abn day/nn ''/'' ./.


	I/ppss rubbed/vbd my/pp$ hands/nns together/rb ./.
They/ppss had/hvd turned/vbn numb/jj and/cc prickly/rb in/in the/at classroom/nn ./.
The/at old/jj man/nn in/in the/at baggy/jj clothes/nns waited/vbd at/in the/at foot/nn of/in the/at steps/nns ./.
He/pps glanced/vbd down/rp into/in his/pp$ beard/nn and/cc muttered/vbd something/pn in/in Yiddish/np ./.


	Rachel/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` He/pps asks/vbz for/in money/nn ''/'' ./.


	She/pps passed/vbd by/in him/ppo ./.
I/ppss reached/vbd into/in the/at pocket/nn of/in my/pp$ skirt/nn ,/, fingered/vbd ten/cd pruta/fw-nns ,/, and/cc dropped/vbd the/at coin/nn ./.
Then/rb I/ppss picked/vbd it/ppo up/rp again/rb and/cc handed/vbd it/ppo to/in the/at old/jj man/nn ./.
He/pps thanked/vbd me/ppo ./.
I/ppss didn't/dod* look/vb at/in him/ppo ./.


	I/ppss grinned/vbd at/in Rachel/np ./.
``/`` Does/doz this/dt bother/vb you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/.
I/ppss said/vbd ./.


	She/pps smiled/vbd to/in herself/ppl ./.
``/`` Most/ap of/in our/pp$ Sabras/nps think/vb it's/pps+bez horrible/jj ./.
When/wrb we/ppss were/bed fighting/vbg ,/, a/at few/ap of/in our/pp$ orthodox/jj people/nns were/bed lying/vbg down/rp in/in the/at roads/nns so/cs we/ppss could/md not/* pass/vb ./.
They/ppss said/vbd that/cs we/ppss must/md not/* fight/vb but/cc wait/vb for/in the/at Messiah/np ''/'' ./.


	I/ppss was/bedz amazed/vbn ./.
You/ppss had/hvd to/to have/hv convictions/nns to/to lie/vb down/rp in/in the/at road/nn in/in all/abn those/dts clothes/nns and/cc appear/vb as/cs though/cs you/ppss might/md wish/vb to/to turn/vb yourself/ppl out/in of/in your/pp$ own/jj home/nr ./.
You/ppss had/hvd to/to be/be stupid/jj or/cc crazy/jj or/cc immortal/jj ./.
And/cc I/ppss wasn't/bedz* ./.
I/ppss was/bedz American/jj ./.
You/ppss had/hvd to/to know/vb ,/, also/rb ,/, that/cs you/ppss were/bed going/vbg to/to fail/vb ./.
All/abn of/in it/ppo might/md have/hv been/ben heroic/jj ,/, but/cc they/ppss had/hvd done/vbn it/ppo in/in the/at wrong/jj place/nn ./.
I/ppss resented/vbd them/ppo ./.


	Rachel/np faced/vbd me/ppo ./.
Her/pp$ bright/jj eyes/nns were/bed twinkling/vbg ./.
She/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Sometimes/rb I/ppss think/vb they/ppss are/ber keeping/vbg religion/nn for/in us/ppo while/cs we/ppss play/vb around/rb ./.
Your/pp$ mother/nn hated/vbd this/dt way/nn of/in life/nn ./.
She/pps wished/vbd to/to change/vb much/rb for/in the/at children/nns here/rb ''/'' ./.


	I/ppss said/vbd quietly/rb ,/, respectfully/rb ,/, ``/`` What/wps did/dod she/pps do/do here/rb ?/. ?/.
In/in this/dt section/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/.


	Rachel/np clicked/vbd her/pp$ tongue/nn behind/in her/pp$ teeth/nns ./.
``/`` Here/rb ,/, nothing/pn ./.
But/cc when/wrb she/pps saw/vbd the/at children/nns you/ppss have/hv just/rb visited/vbn ,/, she/pps wanted/vbd to/to take/vb them/ppo away/rb and/cc put/vb them/ppo out/in in/in the/at country/nn ,/, in/in the/at kibbutzim/nns ./.
She/pps loved/vbd the/at children/nns ./.
She/pps was/bedz a/at strange/jj woman/nn ,/, your/pp$ mother/nn ./.
When/wrb she/pps loved/vbd ,/, it/pps was/bedz with/in a/at passion/nn that/wps drove/vbd her/ppo along/rb and/cc carried/vbd along/rb with/in her/ppo those/dts things/nns she/pps loved/vbd ./.
Nothing/pn was/bedz too/ql impossible/jj for/in her/ppo to/to do/do when/wrb she/pps wanted/vbd ./.
She/pps stayed/vbd here/rb to/to work/vb for/in Aliah/np ./.
For/in many/ap immigrants/nns ,/, for/in many/ap children/nns ,/, the/at first/od thing/nn they/ppss knew/vbd of/in Israel/np and/cc freedom/nn was/bedz your/pp$ mother/nn ./.
Sometimes/rb it/pps was/bedz dangerous/jj for/in her/ppo ''/'' ./.
Rachel/np grinned/vbd slyly/rb ./.
``/`` But/cc she/pps loved/vbd danger/nn ./.
She/pps took/vbd it/ppo with/in her/ppo wherever/wrb she/pps went/vbd ;/. ;/.
she/pps chose/vbd it/ppo ./.
And/cc I/ppss think/vb she/pps sought/vbd out/rp danger/nn as/ql much/rb as/cs she/pps sought/vbd out/rp helping/vbg other/ap people/nns ./.
She/pps was/bedz most/ql strange/jj woman/nn ./.
Ready/jj to/to follow/vb her/pp$ impulse/nn ./.
It/pps was/bedz an/at impulse/nn when/wrb she/pps was/bedz here/rb in/in Me'a/np She'arim/np --/-- I/ppss was/bedz with/in her/ppo --/-- that/wps led/vbd her/ppo to/to stay/vb in/in Israel/np ./.
Your/pp$ mother/nn wanted/vbd to/to bring/vb children/nns to/in Israel/np so/cs that/cs they/ppss could/md leave/vb their/pp$ ghettos/nns ./.
Here/rb they/ppss did/dod not/* need/vb to/to be/be in/in ghettos/nns ./.
If/cs she/pps could/md not/* take/vb the/at children/nns out/in of/in this/dt section/nn ,/, at/in least/ap she/pps could/md take/vb other/ap children/nns out/in of/in their/pp$ countries/nns and/cc put/vb them/ppo on/in the/at farms/nns ./.
She/pps set/vbd out/rp to/to make/vb sure/jj that/cs no/at Jewish/jj child/nn anyplace/rb in/in the/at world/nn had/hvd to/to live/vb in/in a/at place/nn such/jj as/cs this/dt ''/'' ./.


	I/ppss said/vbd quietly/rb ,/, gaining/vbg nerve/nn ,/, ready/jj to/to ask/vb any/dti question/nn at/in all/abn ,/, no/at matter/nn how/wrb intimate/jj ,/, ready/jj to/to be/be rebuffed/vbn ,/, ``/`` Then/rb why/wrb did/dod she/pps leave/vb Israel/np ?/. ?/.
I'd/ppss+md like/vb to/to know/vb that/dt very/ql much/rb ''/'' ./.


	Rachel/np clasped/vbd her/pp$ hands/nns together/rb and/cc slowed/vbd her/pp$ pace/nn ./.
The/at soles/nns of/in her/pp$ sandals/nns reported/vbd sharply/rb on/in the/at cobblestones/nns ./.
She/pps pursed/vbd her/ppo lips/nns ,/, then/rb clamped/vbd them/ppo together/rb so/ql tightly/rb that/cs I/ppss thought/vbd she/pps was/bedz angry/jj with/in me/ppo ./.
But/cc she/pps sighed/vbd and/cc her/pp$ face/nn relaxed/vbd ./.
``/`` Trouble/nn came/vbd into/in her/pp$ life/nn ./.
She/pps had/hvd good/jj friends/nns here/rb ,/, people/nns who/wps liked/vbd her/ppo ./.
Who/wps loved/vbd her/ppo ./.
But/cc she/pps had/hvd to/to go/vb out/rp and/cc hurt/vb herself/ppl ./.
There/ex was/bedz a/at man/nn here/rb in/in town/nn ./.
He/pps helped/vbd her/ppo meet/vb people/nns so/cs she/pps could/md go/vb out/rp and/cc do/do the/at work/nn she/pps wanted/vbd ./.
She/pps worked/vbd very/ql hard/rb ./.
There/ex was/bedz a/at refugee/nn who/wps was/bedz able/jj to/to come/vb here/rb because/cs of/in her/ppo ./.
He/pps came/vbd with/in his/pp$ son/nn ./.
At/in first/rb I/ppss thought/vbd they/ppss were/bed relatives/nns of/in your/pp$ mother/nn ,/, but/cc it/pps was/bedz not/* so/rb ./.
This/dt refugee/nn was/bedz a/at middle-aged/jj man/nn ,/, a/at big/jj ,/, handsome/jj man/nn with/in a/at strut/nn to/in his/pp$ walk/nn as/cs I/ppss have/hv never/rb before/rb seen/vbn ./.
He/pps had/hvd the/at black/jj numerals/nns on/in his/pp$ arm/nn ,/, so/cs he/pps had/hvd been/ben branded/vbn in/in a/at concentration/nn camp/nn ./.
Yet/rb he/pps walked/vbd like/cs a/at young/jj man/nn ./.
Often/rb he/pps was/bedz terribly/ql despondent/jj and/cc talked/vbd to/in no/at one/pn ./.
Then/rb he/pps would/md walk/vb off/rp for/in a/at few/ap days/nns alone/rb in/in the/at direction/nn of/in Europe/np ./.
All/abn his/pp$ family/nn was/bedz dead/jj ,/, except/in for/in his/pp$ son/nn ./.
Your/pp$ mother/nn would/md always/rb retrieve/vb him/ppo when/wrb he/pps wandered/vbd off/rp ,/, and/cc she/pps would/md send/vb him/ppo home/nr to/in his/pp$ son/nn ./.
He/pps loved/vbd the/at son/nn and/cc was/bedz always/rb glad/jj to/to be/be sent/vbn back/rb to/in him/ppo ./.
Then/rb his/pp$ son/nn did/dod something/pn ''/'' --/-- Rachel/np threw/vbd up/rp her/pp$ hands/nns --/-- ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb what/wdt ,/, but/cc something/pn ,/, to/in an/at official/nn here/rb --/-- it/pps was/bedz during/in the/at Mandate/nn-tl --/-- and/cc the/at son/nn was/bedz imprisoned/vbn ./.
A/at few/ap hours/nns after/cs the/at son/nn was/bedz arrested/vbn ,/, your/pp$ mother/nn was/bedz informed/vbn ./.
She/pps ran/vbd from/in a/at little/jj group/nn of/in us/ppo ./.
We/ppss were/bed sitting/vbg together/rb ,/, talking/vbg ./.
She/pps went/vbd to/in the/at father/nn and/cc found/vbd he/pps had/hvd hanged/vbn himself/ppl ''/'' ./.
Rachel/np paused/vbd ./.
It/pps was/bedz silent/jj in/in the/at stone/nn alley/nn ./.
Then/rb she/pps continued/vbd with/in energy/nn ,/, ``/`` I/ppss myself/ppl did/dod not/* see/vb her/ppo until/cs a/at week/nn after/cs she/pps had/hvd run/vbn off/rp to/to find/vb the/at father/nn ./.
No/at one/pn saw/vbd her/ppo except/in the/at man/nn Reuveni/np ''/'' ./.


	``/`` Yes/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./.
``/`` I/ppss know/vb him/ppo ''/'' ./.


	Rachel/np gave/vbd me/ppo a/at direct/jj ,/, bright-eyed/jj look/nn ./.
She/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Reuveni/np wanted/vbd your/pp$ mother/nn to/to give/vb up/rp her/pp$ deep/jj interest/nn in/in this/dt refugee/nn ./.
He/pps said/vbd she/pps would/md only/rb hurt/vb herself/ppl ./.
He/pps complained/vbd to/in me/ppo once/rb that/cs I/ppss must/md talk/vb to/in her/ppo ./.
When/wrb I/ppss did/dod ,/, she/pps shrugged/vbd her/pp$ shoulders/nns and/cc said/vbd that/cs Reuveni/np wanted/vbd her/ppo to/to marry/vb him/ppo ./.
I/ppss asked/vbd her/ppo if/cs she/pps would/md ,/, and/cc she/pps said/vbd she/pps would/md not/* ./.
He/pps had/hvd known/vbn when/wrb he/pps first/rb helped/vbd her/ppo to/to meet/vb the/at right/jj people/nns and/cc work/vb with/in them/ppo that/cs she/pps did/dod not/* intend/vb to/to marry/vb him/ppo ./.
Anyway/rb ,/, I/ppss did/dod not/* see/vb her/ppo until/cs two/cd weeks/nns after/cs the/at refugee/nn hanged/vbd himself/ppl ./.
She/pps came/vbd to/in me/ppo one/cd day/nn ./.
She/pps was/bedz pale/jj and/cc skinny/jj ;/. ;/.
she/pps was/bedz terribly/ql alone/rb ./.
And/cc she/pps said/vbd that/cs after/cs this/dt man/nn had/hvd been/ben dead/jj for/in a/at week/nn she/pps had/hvd gone/vbn to/in Reuveni/np and/cc accepted/vbd his/pp$ proposal/nn ./.
He/pps shouted/vbd at/in her/ppo and/cc told/vbd her/ppo he/pps loved/vbd her/ppo and/cc couldn't/md* understand/vb why/wrb she/pps had/hvd upset/vbn herself/ppl ./.
But/cc now/rb he/pps was/bedz happy/jj she/pps would/md let/vb him/ppo straighten/vb out/rp her/pp$ life/nn and/cc take/vb care/nn of/in her/ppo ./.
He/pps would/md never/rb let/vb her/ppo harm/nn herself/ppl again/rb ./.
For/cs one/cd whole/jj week/nn he/pps never/rb let/vbd her/ppo stay/vb alone/rb ./.
She/pps let/vbd him/ppo lead/vb her/ppo around/rb ./.
He/pps took/vbd her/ppo to/in a/at doctor/nn ,/, for/cs she/pps was/bedz run/vbn down/rp ,/, nervous/jj ,/, did/dod not/* care/vb where/wrb she/pps was/bedz ./.
Reuveni/np took/vbd her/ppo with/in him/ppo wherever/wrb he/pps went/vbd ./.
He/pps did/dod not/* let/vb her/ppo talk/vb to/in people/nns ;/. ;/.
he/pps did/dod not/* let/vb her/ppo choose/vb her/pp$ own/jj food/nn ./.
She/pps was/bedz limp/jj and/cc beaten/vbn from/in her/pp$ loss/nn ;/. ;/.
she/pps did/dod not/* care/vb ./.