Oh dear, sorry you didn't feel sorry for Miss H... (I spelt her wrong - tis years since I read GE..) cos I always thought she went all crabby and nasty cos she was --- hehe like I was - unloved and unwanted and deserted and.... so over the years she just got all bitter and twisted!!!

He's not my favourite author tho. I always got a feeling of dark unhealthiness from Dickens. Everyone was miserable. EVERYONE.

Am having a ball with the Existentialists tho right now... laughing me head off at their 'reasonings' and trying to find the answers to ... some damfool questions they don't really know!

And if you want terrific tense twisting writing for pleasure and excitement...I can recommend Robert Little. Honest. he's brilliant wth his characterisations.