Hey, Olivier! >"Hi, Joe! Hi, Dave! Hello, Mike!" > >(that's not a random quote; it has to do with the story's structure) I don't have my references together, but... Is this "The Thrifty Spendthrift," with the lords a-leaping (and their actual names are Joe Lord, Mike Lord, and/or whatever)? If not, then I'm flummoxed! David