Re Richard Edwards' statement that Lewis was "half-American": Lewis writes: "I was born an empire-builder, and was destined to be a pukka sahib. My parents willed it so--they saw me at one of the outposts of empire, shading my eyes against the tropical sun, and stopping a rush of Afridis revolver in hand." Lewis attended a British "public" school, and fought in the British army during WWI. See BLASTING AND BOMBARDIERING for details. Tim Romano