i should try and get hold of elizabeth archibald and see if she says anything about the manuscripts of the latin text of apollonius of tyre. there is a particular point of punctuation that would make the greatest difference to my idea about "they riddles" that dupe one. it would not only make a case for my own pronoun-riddle taxonomy it would be of some paleographic interest and if i can argue it through i will be able to make a revision suggestion directly to something my independent study advisor wrote. oh curse it that it is two in the morning i cannot throw on a coat and rush off to widener but must sit here pretending i care about the social duties and domestic habits of women in england circa 1843. for heaven's sake! should anyone's enthusiasm be so thwarted? she demands, and heaves a heavy sigh.