Why, thank you for the compliment, lox. But then again, someone with your handle might appreciate a food metaphor ; > ) A little cream cheese, a poppy seed bagel and a song of yourself, lightly toasted, might make the pages taste better. However, a croissant and apricot jam would be culturally more correct, in Colette's case. On the other hand, her last husband was Jewish, so a bagel with lox and cream cheese might be okay. Oh, the hell with it. I'm getting hungry. This could be a whole new thread: what to eat while reading specific books. It certainly would combine two of my favorite activities.

Elmer