Help me, Will

[Tod Mahony]

Outbuildings -> Outhouses?

> On Tue, 1 Apr 1997 Dkipen at aol.com wrote:
> > Oh and by the way, forgive me for intruding on a lot of really fascinating
> > internecine warfare here, some of it even-Pynchon-related, but would
anybody
> > care to read the first sentence of a little tossoff from Henry Holt called
> > "Mason & Dixon"? Here goes:
> > 
> > "Snow-Balls have flown their Arcs, starr'd the Sides of Outbuildings,
carried
> > Hats away into the brisk Wind off Delaware,-- the Sleds are brought in and
> > their Runners carefully dried and greased, Shoes deposited in the back
Hall,
> > a stocking'd-foot Descent made upon the great Kitchen, in a purposeful
Dither
> > since Morning, punctuated by the ringing Lids of Boilers and Stewing-Pots,
> > fragrant with Pie-Spices, peel'd Fruits, Suet, heated Sugar,-- the
Children,
> > having all upon the Fly, among rhythmic slaps of Batter and Spoon, coax'd
and
> > stolen what they might, proceed, as upon each afternoon all this snowy
> > Winter, to a comfortable room at the rear of the House, years since given
> > over to their carefree Assaults."
> > 
> > It came yesterday morning. Go to town. Beware, though. In hopes of adding
a
> > little I.A. Richards/Gene Rayburn piquancy to the whole affair, I've taken
> > the liberty of replacing one of the words with a near-synonym. Any
guesses,
> > Pynchomanes?