What the bank sought in return, its own e-mail messages show, was the Stern family's banking business.

The column, which appeared May 24, included the first of those two paragraphs but dropped the second, the messages showed.

Another partner said that many messages showed how strongly partners felt about the firm.

But the message sent by the Senate shows that it has depreciated in value.

The third message showed that the Felk had not given up.

The message shows a humanoid alien making a speech, but no one can understand its bizarre language.

But one message shows a new generation's appreciation for urban syncopation: I've learned to like the music of the city.

But the e-mail messages also show that other changes resulted from telephone conversations.

It was an information call only, sir, that's why her message shows low priority.

The messages showed that her final report caused considerable concern within the department.