MDDM18: German

[Dave Monroe]

"There, over the Evening, he will find, among the
Clientele, German Enthusiasts ..." (M&D, Ch. 30, p.
298)

"'These Data arriv'd but this Instant, by the German
Packet,--'" (M&D, Ch. 30, p. 299)

Cf., elsewhere in M&D, the "Falmouth Packet" (p. 96),
the "Halifax Packet" (p. 704) ...

"a 'packet' is a passenger boat carrying mail and
cargo on a regular schedule ..."

http://www.hyperarts.com/pynchon/mason-dixon/alpha/f.html

But what IS the deal with "German" here?  See also ...

http://www.baycom.org/bayweb/

http://www.baycom.org/bayweb/pr/

http://www.darc.de/distrikte/g/T_ATV/prreport.htm

Cf. that "Jesuit telegraph" (M&D, Ch. 28, p. 287)?

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0201&msg=64440&sort=date

Again, and as always, let me know ...

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