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John,

Her name has just come into my mind - Lily Irvine, though we called her 
Miss.  She and her older (she looked older) sister were spinsters - the 
other was the music teacher.  They were nice old dears - firm, but never got 
rattled. Question is, did you pronounce the "r" in the middle of "soared"? 
There are two streets in Greenock - Shaw Street and Shore Street.  A certain 
type of voice on the BBC would give us Shaw as Shore and Shore as Shaw. 
They are far apart, so asking directions of a native could lead to a long 
walk for nothing.

Hugh.