V.V. (17) C&O compartment

[Dave Monroe]

Leaving aside the problem of waht or where "C&O
compartment" is for the moment, note that Pig is
"Scaffold bound" not in that he is "bound" on or to
the Scaffold, but in that he is on his way to the
U.S.S. Scaffold here, having been "dr[awn] out to
Virginia Beach," and, specifically, "chez Hanky
Panky," by "something Panky 'did' during the act of
love which turned Pig, as Pig put it, on" (pp. 374-5).
 Okay, I actually talked about the book today, very
good ...

--- Prokopis Prokopidis <prokopis at ilsp.gr> wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I need some help on the following.
> 
> From V., p 375. "Whatever it was it [Panky's
> supernal talent] drew Pig
> out to Virginia Beach all his liberty and a few duty
> nights. One duty
> night, Scaffold bound, he wandered down to C&O
> compartment after the
> movie to find the quartermaster [Groomsman] swinging
> from the overhead
> whooping like an ape" 
> 
> Now, I am aware of the following from Tim Ware's
> Guide to V.
> <http://www.hyperarts.com/pynchon/v/c.html#co>
> 
> > C&O compartment
> > 375; a cargo compartment from the Chesapeake &
> Ohio railroad; can be seen all over the central East
> Coast, distinctive for their truly weird logo, which
> is a vague blob in the shape of a cat, ostensibly
> named "Chessie." 
> 
> but I still can't get it. Pig is restrained on
> Scaffold, right? And
> after the movie (a regular entertainment for the
> crew, I guess) goes to
> ... a cargo compartment fron the Chesapeake & Ohio
> railroad? Where is
> this compartment from the ceiling of which Groomsman
> is swinging? Aboard
> the Scaffold? If yes, why is it there?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Prokopis


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