No, no, no apologies needed. I think that, in posting anything, I give up at least some of the control over it — it is, after all, submitted to be perceived, read, and judged. I only comment as a mea culpa that unlike most of my other work, I wrote for history (or myself, or someone specific, perhaps), first, and for the story, second. Objectively, I think you're completely correct; I just can't bring myself to change it.