Take heart, Voldi, Rochester can grow on you if you let him; or did me. In truth, he has a lot to be cantankerous about - though perhaps you will feel otherwise once you sail the Sargasso! Ultimately, his sacrifice exceeds that of Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy, but then it would have to since Charlotte Bronte did not like "Pride and Prej". I have been with you in spirit in the 19th century; re-reading favourite passages of Austen and Dickens. Take care, Elaine