MDDM Ch 76 "A Tartan never observ'd in the World"

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"...that no one can Clan up there be offended." {748.8]

Maskelyne's couches his unique position as R.A., certainly 
a position which involves "another level of Power" in 
concerns for local sensitivities. It is so easy for him to
seem magnanimous as he enjoys the prestige of his office,
which simply affords the best view in the world. This contrasts 
ironically with the fate that awaits Mason:

"Another small-town eccentric absorb'd back into the Weavery."
[748.18]


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