Mr. B, I'm unclear: > > It's like finding a forgotten child after many years & > realising she has turned out to be a beautiful, merciless > young woman. > > Scottie B. > > > ...Are we supposed to guess the author of your quotation? (Are you the author? And, if so, what prompted that particularly 'noir' point of view?) Could it be Balzac? Cheers, Paul (I will consume a photocopy of FOR ESME if the author turns out to be JDS!)