I can't remember about it but my daughter read it at school. It seemed to be one of those comments that linger....rather like Compo's matchbox and is one of those questions that are asked in quizzes. Maggie Surname interests: BICKER, MILLER, SPRATT, MARSH mainly in Kent MATTHEWS, COAFFEE, SWEENEY, GRANT, BERESFORD, RICHARDS in Middx, Bucks, USA and elsewhere