I'll look forward to it, Deskjet.

That's one of the fascinating things about ballads. There is almost always a substantial element of ambiguity in them. For example, why did Lord Randal's sweetheart poison him? No explanation in the ballad. Or "A little bit of bush," indeed! Why did Edward really kill his brother-in-law? Incest? Infidelity? And who was the brother-in-law, anyway? Edward's wife's brother? His sister's husband? And who's asking the questions? The ballad doesn't say.

Plenty of room for speculation and darned few solid answers.

"Fascinating!"
         —Mr. Spock

Don Firth