I don't know if the agenbit of inwit which I now suffer will allow me to produce *anything tomorrow

Calme-toi, Chéri, calme-toi. 'Tisn't necessary, beating yourself up over something that does no more than reveal that you're human. Truly. We are very grateful indeed, for the parts of your vast storehouse of knowledge that you have shared with us. [blowing kiss]

Dr. Bill, thank you so much for posting this! I did know malefic, as it happens, but I have never heard of the
"achin' bite of introspection"---cool term!

Joyce got it from Dan Michel, who used it as the title of his 1340 translation of a French treatise.
Faldage, I am impressed. Not for the first time by you.