Dear All,

"Mlle Larivière, Lucette's governess. Her real name comes from rivière,  
French for "river"."

Actually, Old McNab is having a go at Guy de Maupassant (Guillaume de  
Monparnasse)and his 'worst short story ever written',
"La Parure" (usually trans as "The Diamond Necklace") in which a young  
functionary's wife borrows
a 'riviere de diamants' to wear to the ministry ball -- then loses it.

Hugs and kisses from vuvuzela-deafened Tom Rymour in Joburg.