I think Jim's post has cleared this whole thing up. Even if I was not COMPLETELY sure that pool was empty and that Teddy ended up at the bottom of it by his own will (?), I am now. Thank you Jim, I'll be digging my book out tonight. ---------- From: Hapworth2 To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu Subject: Re: Teddy Date: Friday, January 02, 1998 3:37PM In a message dated 98-01-02 13:39:56 EST, you write: << Of course the pool was empty, why else would it have been mentioned. >> It kinda seems Salingeresque to me that it is a possibility that the pool had water in it...dont you think??