Did Byron have VD, do we know? That rather bizarre Fiona Macarthy biog (you know, the one that explained with regard to "Mad Jack"Byron that this proved 'incest tended to run in families' suggested the friend he'd been travelling round Europe with had picked up a nasty dose of clap in Lisbon, and then still suggested that the reason they split up in Athens was so Byron could explore his bisexuality, though plenty of interrailing holidays have come apart over "And you've been moaning about your embarassing itches for the last 800 miles" without needing any further embellishment.