Al, Yes that was a funny turn of phrase 'pregnant by court order' - hope you laughed. However, by elderly I meant just that. Graham was 70 and Camille had been Graham's lover for thirty years (it was alleged) without becoming pregnant. The child's legitimacy - do you have trouble accepting the elision of 'birth'? The language is 19th cent when they referred to 'illegitimate' children rather than children of illegitimate birth. Jane (spring chicken) -----Original Message----- From: b1caez01 <b1caez01@home.com> To: Jane Macgillivray <jane@providence2000.freeserve.co.uk> Date: 26 June 2000 17:56 Subject: Re: Mitchell >To be taken in humorous jest please, but I could not pass the >opportunity of commenting on the wonderful image you created in your >letter today. > >This couple must have been something. And dear Camille...ooh, la, la! > >"They had a child when they were quite elderly" >"the child's legitimacy was disputed" >"examined by the doctor at the British Embassy every time she became >pregnant by court order." > >That must have been some court order, to carry the sperm or the power of >impregnating Camille. To have the court, order a pregnancy, is unheard >of in modern times. > >All in jest...Al