In a message dated 98-02-16 14:46:30 EST, you write: << For the record, I'm staying out this "debate" this time. I said my piece (peace?) on this topic some time ago. Despite my rather loud (and annoyingly grating, too) internal warnings about this topic, I firmly believe that Franny was not pregnant. no matter what Mr. Updike (whom I haven't read enough of to judge) may or may not have written or said. Don't ask me, I'm not participtating this time! >> I'm the horrible person who made the initial posting Friday, only because I was looking through the archives and saw a passing mention of "pregnant Franny" Updike is the only fool I'd ever seen advance this idea. I was looking to see if someone could give me a reasonable explanation, because Updike's was crap. At this point I'm nearly sorry I brought it up, as it's disintegrating into a lot of What if's and perhaps, if it was me, Lane might be a really good guy etc.etc. My point of view is that if this is a story about unwanted pregnancy, it's not half the story I think it is. It's no "Hills Like White Elephants" for instance. I didn't mean to restart an old debate. Perhaps we can start speculation about the lost Waker Glass stories or something. Nearly, sorry I brought it up. Robert