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Universal Dependencies - English - LinES

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AnnotationAhrenberg, Lars

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s-102 Quinn told him.
s-103 He began at the beginning and went through the entire story, step by step.
s-104 The pressure had been building up in him since Stillman's disappearance that morning, and it came out of him now as a torrent of words.
s-105 He told of the phone calls for Paul Auster, of his inexplicable acceptance of the case, of his meeting with Peter Stillman, of his conversation with Virginia Stillman, of his reading Stillman's book, of his following Stillman from Grand Central Station, of Stillman's daily wanderings, of the carpetbag and the broken objects, of the disquieting maps that formed letters of the alphabet, of his talks with Stillman, of Stillman's disappearance from the hotel.
s-106 When he had come to the end, he said, Do you think I'm crazy?
s-107 No, said Auster, who had listened attentively to Quinn's monologue
s-108 If I had been in your place, I probably would have done the same thing.
s-109 These words came as a great relief to Quinn, as if, at long last, the burden was no longer his alone.
s-110 He felt like taking Auster in his arms and declaring his friendship for life.
s-111 You see, said Quinn, I'm not making it up. I even have proof.
s-112 He took out his wallet and removed the five-hundred-dollar check that Virginia Stillman had written two weeks earlier.
s-113 He handed it to Auster. You see, he said.
s-114 It's even made out to you.
s-115 Auster looked the check over carefully and nodded.
s-116 It seems to be a perfectly normal check.
s-117 Well, it's yours, said Quinn.
s-118 I want you to have it.
s-119 I couldn't possibly accept it.
s-120 It's of no use to me. Quinn looked around the apartment and gestured vaguely.
s-121 Buy yourself some more books. Or a few toys for your kid.
s-122 This is money you've earned.
s-123 You deserve to have it yourself. Auster paused for a moment.
s-124 There's one thing I'll do for you, though.
s-125 Since the check is in my name, I'll cash it for you.
s-126 I'll take it to my bank tomorrow morning, deposit it in my account, and give you the money when it clears.
s-127 Quinn did not say anything.
s-128 All right? Auster asked.
s-129 Is it agreed?
s-130 All right, said Quinn at last.
s-131 We'll see what happens.
s-132 Auster put the check on the coffee table, as if to say the matter had been settled.
s-133 Then he leaned back on the sofa and looked Quinn in the eyes.
s-134 There's a much more important question than the check, he said.
s-135 The fact that my name has been mixed up in this.
s-136 I don't understand it at all.
s-137 I wonder if you've had any trouble with your phone lately.
s-138 Wires sometimes get crossed. A person tries to call a number, and even though he dials correctly, he gets someone else.
s-139 Yes, that's happened to me before.
s-140 But even if my phone was broken, that doesn't explain the real problem.
s-141 It would tell us why the call went to you, but not why they wanted to speak to me in the first place.
s-142 Is it possible that you know the people involved?
s-143 I've never heard of the Stillmans.
s-144 Maybe someone wanted to play a practical joke on you.
s-145 I don't hang around with people like that.
s-146 You never know.
s-147 But the fact is, it's not a joke.
s-148 It's a real case with real people.
s-149 Yes, said Quinn after a long silence.
s-150 I'm aware of that.
s-151 They had come to the end of what they could talk about.
s-152 Beyond that point there was nothing: the random thoughts of men who knew nothing.
s-153 Quinn realized that he should be going.
s-154 He had been there almost an hour, and the time was approaching for his call to Virginia Stillman.
s-155 Nevertheless, he was reluctant to move.
s-156 The chair was comfortable, and the beer had gone slightly to his head.
s-157 This Auster was the first intelligent person he had spoken to in a long time.
s-158 He had read Quinn's old work, he had admired it, he had been looking forward to more.

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