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Dear Peter I just wasn't sure what passand' really meant. I presumed it related to the bear and wondered if it was high stepping; walking on back legs or pacing to and fro. My feeling is that this was a REED spectacle as you say, one way or another. It was good to see you, though I was definitely not myself at that time and could have been a more gracious host, for which I apologise. Best wishes to all John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Greenfield" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 10:50 PM Subject: Re: 13th century performing bears? > John-- > Belated thanks for your reply to my bear query. Indeed, we don't know > that it's performing--is it REED entertainment if it just stood there to be > gawked at, I wonder? With all the replies I got, surely Sally-Beth will > let Jane and I have one brief reference to a bear--with a half-page > endnote. And thanks again to you and Joan for taking pity on the lonely > researcher when I was in Southampton last fall. Cheers, > Peter >