Thanks to Boccaccio for his fine comments on our past writings. While I cannot say that I have read all of his work, what I have has shown itself to be crafted by a fine intellect and wordsmith.

What Boccaccio had the good grace not to mention in his post here was my expressed pessimism over the likelihood of his stories acceptance in this venue. Obviously wrong, again drat it!

Earlier comments to this forum of other readers' appreciation of Boccaccio must be not only gratifying, but also, richly deserved fruits of a fine writer's toils.

F.