(kein Betreff)

[Tom Hickey]

Jeremy wrote
>
> David Morris wrote:
>
> > Mario Schweitar tries to sell him some in Zurich, (260.30) but there's
no
> > indication that Slothrop has any idea what it is.
>
> Funny, I got the impression he did know what it was -- the way he sort of
got
> his hackles up. He said something like "hey, that stands for pounds
shillings
> and pence" -- seemed to me like a kinda hip way of saying he was not
> interested. I see how this could be a misreading; but if he hadn't any
idea
> what it was I would have expected a response more on the order of "huh?"
>

The manner in which the LSD is offered is pretty sleazy.  Pounds, shillings
and pence.  It's all about the money.