It helps that the idea was evoked by a sentence about Lew in the text: "In an ignorance black as night," (p. 38) On Mar 21, 2007, at 10:08 PM, John BAILEY wrote: I love love love the B(lack)asnight possibility. Even if P didn't intend it, having the name make sense by reinserting a "missing" LACK is just too much fun.