Answer: History. Aunt Helen was abused by her father's friend when she was young. She took her abuse out on Charlie, touching him while his sister was asleep and telling him to be quiet was her way of telling him not to tell anybody about her touches.
"Early" and "reluctantly" are adverbs. "Early" helps the verb "retired" by telling when. "Reluctantly" describes how the baby boomers feel about "looking" for another job. Hope this helped. :D