Two Queries:

1) If a certain male character were to engage in some intense observation of his female partner and recently erstwhile lover, what visual or behavioral clues might lead him to (correctly) assume said partner was pregnant?

2) Ok, back in the day many a trashy romance novel and melodramatic television show had fainting as a possible indication of pregnancy. Can anyone tell me why a woman fainting would be considered a sign of impending motherhood? And if it's a legitimate indicator, what causes pregnant women to faint?


Quinolones!!