…. who faced his repeated misfortunes by saying that he was merely taking a step backwards in order the better to spring forward? (I know it is originally French, but I’ve forgotten the source of that also.) Whatever: I think that this describes my situation very well at the moment, and my approach to it. Following a very busy period, facing confusing and contradictory demands on my time, I like to think that I am gathering my forces for a significant advance. I’m not quite sure in which direction I expect to leap, but leap I will. This will become easier, of course, now that the snooker is finished.