I also like DaSilva a bit more than some of the others here. He isn't the greatest but I have certainly enjoyed several of his performances. I had no problem with this one either. As for the story I thought it was entertaining. Not completely engrossing but enjoyable enough. I have listened to this story in various audio presentations (suspense, rmt, etc) so I was fairly familiar with the story. Thanks to Chris Conlin for the link to the original which I have never read. I am looking forward to reading it over the weekend. The discussion this (last?) week has been great. I have thoroughly enjoyed the input from everyone. I found mys42's comment about not being able to feel sympathetic for Jeanne interesting. This one i actually listened to twice. Once when I was working and a bit distracted, after which I had the impression that his drinking and behavior as a result of what they were participating in had driven her away. Upon listening to it undistracted however, it was fairly clear that her shallow behavior in this regard (how easy it was for him to talk her into "changing her dance card" for example) was certainly going on before his drinking problem developed. I should never listen while distracted.