M&D Spoiler--Question p. 699

[davemarc]

> From: davemarc <davemarc at panix.com>
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> > As for Scott vs. Soames, my Advance Reading Copy sez:
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> > "No!  Please!  My little ones!  O Tiffany!  Jason!"
> > "Any more?"
> > "--Scott!"
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> > But my First Edition sez:
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> > "No!  Please!  My little ones!  O Tiffany!  Jason!"
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> > "--Soames!"
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> > Not sure if I "get' it, but interested to note that there's a
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> A consultation with the nascent but already excellent M&D Web Archive
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> So maybe this dude Soames is a little one of the Slave Driver?  Don't
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> why he'd refer to him by his last name, though.
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A theory:  Soames's first name is Jack, so maybe this is P having a little
fun with his own son's name.  Tiffany...Jason...Son Jack?

davemarc