The C-Word, et cetera

Paul Mackin mackin at allware.com
Sun Jan 19 11:15:20 CST 1997


>From Henry:

> There is no indication that any of the characters you bring up are 
> even aware or care/would care. Slothrop certainly doesn't (and really 
> shouldn't, given his pins). Roger is a one woman man, but he doesn't 
> hold Beaver against Jessica (smirk), he just wants her back at the 
> end. Loss.
> 
> BTW - When I brought up the Anubis in passing the other day, I really 
> meant the ship that Mr. P. so gratuitously, metafictionally sends to 
> the bottom of the ocean at the end of V. Loss.
> Keep cool, but care. -- TRP

Agreed. No room for jealousy in GR.

What WAS the name of the boat referred to as
Mehemet's xebec. A sailor myself, I was
taken back by the unheard of absence of
a proper name.


			P.



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