E nunc, Terry abusa Ambrose Bierce.... ==================== Le Fur Penitente Un Puero qui era inseniate per su Matre a furar, se cresceva esser un viro, e era un official public professional. Un die ille era attappate in le acto e condemnate a morir. Como ille vadeva al loco de execution, ille passava su Matre e diceva a illa: "Ecce tu obra! Si tu non me inseniava a furar, io non venirea a isto." "Ja?" diceva le Matre. "E qui, prece, te inseniava esser discoperite?" ==================== The Penitent Thief A Boy who had been taught by his Mother to steal grew to be a man and was a professional public official. One day he was taken in the act and condemned to die. While going to the place of execution he passed his Mother and said to her: "Behold your work! If you had not taught me to steal, I should not have come to this." "Indeed!" said the Mother. "And who, pray, taught you to be detected?" ===================== tjones