================= HES POSTING ================= In Worldy Philosophers (6th Ed. 1986), Heilbroner comments on Smith's absentmindedness (p.45), eccentricity (p.47), poor French (pp.48-49) and observes "All his life Smith was troubled with a nervous affliction; his head shook, and he had an odd and stumbling manner of speech (p.45)." No mention of the brogue, but certainly a profile which might have been so troubled. Maybe Heilbroner's sources reveal more. ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]