VV(19) Limeys and Kilroys
David Gentle
Gentle_Family at btinternet.com
Mon Jul 9 00:37:20 CDT 2001
> I find that bit puzzling. Fausto is writing this letter to Paola. Paola
> has the Ivory Comb. Was Paola the little girl? And if so, is this Fausto
> and Paola's secret... not even to be mentioned in the letter (it is not her
> confession, but his)? Or, does he not recognize that the little girl is his
> daughter? Obviously this information would have been important to
> Stencil... He could have inquired about the comb, never needed to make that
> trip to Malta.
There are a lot of possibilities about that. Maybe the girl with the comb just gave it to Paola.
(by the way: this is my first posting to the list. And I've only read V once so I could ahve missed
something)
David Gentle
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