GhostOrchid, thanks ... if only we could rock that dratted rocking chair!
Samira, merci. Wishful thinking indeed. While at it, she could also present him with the bill for all those bottles of glycerine and tell him, "The one thing that I could not have done without in my attempts to convince you ... glycerine. Harish kaka -- the make-up artist, the one who found you under the table -- supplied it to me. Never thought that I could bond so well with a senior make-up artiste. I even told him that I was putting together a scrap book to be saved for the 100th anniversary of your entry into the film industry. So, he happily supplied me with the "before" and "during" sneak shots of your make-up sessions. Another 95 years is a long time to wait. Sotheby will not be interested ever. But, do you think that my saut will be?"
Happy Fern: Did the sword survive its plunge?