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Susan Pryor's avatar

Very good advice to follow, indeed.

Melanie Bourne's avatar

I may just be really thick-headed, but now I'm very, very curious about the Apples of King John..,.

B. J. Pryor's avatar

Nobody, it appears, is sure what he meant. I think it was an "in joke" between Franklin and Brillon, probably alluding in some way to the lady's favors which, as she was married, were not to be had.