To be honest, I always wondered a bit about that "Malcs". Just a teenshy bit twee, I thought, just a teeny-weeny bit A.A.Milne. But of course the explanation is now laid before us. As, indeed, is that of the Seattle connection. I'd assumed till now that the Crane boys were a brilliant parody of Pacific Western manhood but now I have an image to go with all that politico-sociological correctness. Niles? What I long to read are some further extracts of the Glasgow memoirs. I'm especially eager to read of all those invitations to make love with persons of the Scottish persuasion. Something of a riot, I venture. Not so much J.D. Salinger. More Rab. C. Nesbitt. (In-joke.) Scottie B.