Maybe it is because I am an old man, but I find, M. Poirot, that there is something about the defenselessness of youth that moves me to tears. Youth is so vulnerable. It is so ruthless - so sure. So generous and so demanding.And all my fortunes at thy foot I'll layAnd follow thee, my lord, throughout the worldThere speaks love allied youth, in Juliet's words. No reticence, no holding back, no maiden modesty. It is the courage, the insistence, the ruthless force of youth.Juliet singles out Romeo. Des