<<my point is: what has age got to do with it??? I could go through endless examples - Edgar Allen Poe and his wife, etc etc etc ... but I don't feel like it. A thought though: is this woman the `housewife' that Ian Hamilton mentions in `In Search of JD Salinger' having finally realised the moneymaking potential in having known him? Camille >> I didn't think the response had anything to do with age difference, but with how big a jackass Salinger was. That was my first impression, anyways... Jim _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]