Q & A 5

Cosmopolis, terrifically exciting mystery novels, my abstemious ways, Gary Wills and the New Testament...

[I have to ask those readers who have sent me questions to excuse the long delays between Q & A columns. I have found it hard to get around to them for any number of reasons, and even now I am providing answers only to the oldest queries still in my “Q” file. I shall attempt greater promptitude in future.]