""Balzac's characters", Robb notes, "were as real to him as if he were observing them in the outside world.
1	"	"	PUNCT	FB	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	FB	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Balzac	Balzac	PROPN	SP	_	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	PART	_	3	case	_	_
5	characters	character	NOUN	S	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	FB	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	5	punct	_	_
8	Robb	Robb	PROPN	SP	_	9	nsubj	_	_
9	notes	note	VERB	V	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	9	punct	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	FB	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	were	be	AUX	V	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	as	as	ADV	B	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	real	real	ADJ	A	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	E	_	16	case	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PE	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
17	as	as	ADV	B	_	21	advmod	_	_
18	if	if	SCONJ	CS	_	21	mark	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PE	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	were	be	AUX	VA	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	observing	observing	VERB	V	VerbForm=Ger	14	advcl	_	_
22	them	they	PRON	PE	Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	E	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	RD	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	outside	outside	ADJ	A	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	world	world	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	FS	_	14	punct	_	_
