“By now, when the nickname "Boysy" appears in correspondence between himself and his wife, it is no longer used merely as a term of endearment; rather, it refers to a specific part of his anatomy, the female equivalent of which is "lady." So now he writes to Alix: "Fancy Boysy is so sad that he is alone, that it has made me forget about his very existence. He sends his respects to lady." Boysy was clearly full if vigour once reunited with lady, for by the end of November Alix was again pregnant.”