> $ grep -i 0xa3 8859-1.txt
> 0xA3    0x00A3  #       POUND SIGN
>
> :)

:) At least it looks like I'm on the right track. Thanks for your help, I'll
keep pottering along.


> Use XTerm*background and XTerm*foreground

Aha, that's it! (I did say that I found this Xresources stuff a little
baffling). Thanks.