As Rapaire has pointed out, he is not fencing words, and his point is well made, and certainly his post does not deserve to be denied the point; for that would be almost as bad as losing one's post altogether. But, and I say it whole-heartedly, I am touched, and moved by such touch to take up defence in this post of his point from his own. This makes me wholly, and deeply, responsible for opening my mouth, with haste, as a sort of post orifice, if you will. And though as deep as a hole, surely not as deep as a well, or a hale, as they say when they cry, "Hale, no!".. But, for a post, 't will serve.

A