response 76 of 207:

Nov 4 13:00 UTC 1998

brilliant!  you've no idea how pleased i am to see you! it was: When
I opened my eyes we were by a bend in the road, and a peasant girl in a 
black shawl waved to us; I can see her now, her dusty skirt, her 
gleaming, friendly smile, and in a second we had passed the bend and 
could see her no more. Already she belonged to the past, she was only a 
memory.
or at least that was the end of it - and ye gods, i don't know either of 
those (rebecca being the exception)!  hey ho; here was me thinking it 
sounded familiar...<hollow laugh>...
so which, please please, and authors?...)
                                         ...thank-you!