Extracts from The Diaries of 'Professor' Cornelius Crane
September 20th, 2001

My expectanthope and joy have been short lived.

The giftwhich I sent to Steve has been returned unopened!

How can Iprove to him the truth if he won’t even consider looking into it?

I must be theone person whom he despises the most (Or, taking Nikki into consideration, atleast with equal fervor.) in the whole world. The man obviously wishes to haveabsolutely nothing more to do with either of us ever again.

He hates myguts – and rightly so!

I guess yetanother verse from the Book of Proverbs is applied more truthfully to thissituation. Proverbs; chapter 6 and verses 34 & 35 states, ‘No gift can everbe large or wondrous enough to appease the jealousy and rage of the husband whohas discovered the treachery of his unfaithful wife.’

Still, Iwon’t give up!

I can’t!

My very lifemay depend on it!!!