help! i am teaching nine stories as part of a high school english curriculum and have so far been able to do what i believe to be a good job. however, faced with de daumier smith's blue period and teddy i seem to be missing a bit. de daumier smith seems to be about buddhism, but i can't explain the episode w/ the girl falling. and is mrs. x, sargent x's ex-wife? i can't find any critical work on the web re: these two stories, esp. de daumier smith. the bananafish home page doesn't have anything re: de daumier smith. any suggestions? please email privately soon! john p.s. if this topic has been covered, i apologize.