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And then a curious postscript: I share your dislike of the shortening of names but I must say that I'm not sure 'Alexandra' is entirely suitable for you. It seems to me that you require a name with rather more brio. I see you as a 'Lexie'. What do you think?

He brought him through a darksom narrow strayt, / To a broad gate all built of beaten gold:

Long may they search ere that they find that they after cape. (Geoffrey Chaucer)