On Sun, 23 Feb 2003, David Silberstein wrote: #500YA, pg 536 (PB ed): # # [...] the Count of Tree-by-the-Sea and the Baroness of Clover, # together on his wide bed in the Dzur Wing, she wondering if she # would see him again, he wondering how to go about learning from # her the whereabouts of the Baroness of Newhouse, to whom he # found himself attracted. # #I bring this up because I suddenly realized that "Newhouse" might well #translate to someting like "casa nuova" => "Casanova". D'oohhhh!!! It certainly does!!! #I wonder if the other names signify those of some of Casanova's #lovers, or perhaps indicate other (in)famous libertines? Well worth looking into. (Anyone up to it?) -- Mark A. Mandel http://world.std.com/~mam/Cracks-and-Shards/ a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website