GRGR(6) - Ep. 15

[David Morris]

rj:
>[snip] Darlene works at St Veronica's. Slothrop
>only vaguely remembers Darlene and Mrs Quoad: they
>are "independent of his shorthand of stars." (115)
>Has Slothrop been set up here, the memory "planted"
>while he was in St Veronica's, perhaps?

This does seem to be the implication, but until just now I had thought it
pointless:  Where would it get you if it were or it weren't?  Is this all
just a ploy to get Slothrop into bed with Darlene?  If so, why?  But then
there's that retorical question rj pointed out at the end of the episode:

>the taunting question ("where ... *would* you say ...?"
>my emph.), [snip] Further, is it a rhetorical question?
>'On this house' being the obvious answer?

Yep.  Just stand back and wait.  Is that why they lured Slothrop to bed?
Just one more experimant to see if he really works.