Was it, for instance, due to public interest during the Crisis of a Few Months ago, or to an increasedsale spread generally over the year and thereby showing a generally enhanced interest?

It would be very satisfying to the men and women employed in this great industry to know where they stand and to know that their efforts are not being wasted, that they are not going to wake up in the middle of a financial Crisis in a Few Months' time and find that we are opting out and leaving it all to the French.